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#1: I want my curls back!
I'm 18 years old and I wanted to lighten my hair a couple of years ago, but my mom said that she didn't want me bleaching it so we researched and found a way to do it with peroxide,baking soda, conditioner, and honey. This worked and I've been doing on occasion ( mostly during the summer) when I wanted hair change. I've always been very careful when doing this and always spent tons of time deep conditioning and doing protein treatments after. I only leave it in for about 45min to a hour, then rinse it out and put a protein/deep cond. treatment into my hair then go under the steamer for an hour. HOWEVER, this time I wanted my hair lighter so after doing it last week on Monday I did it again this week (on Monday), but I fell asleep for about 4 hours then got distracted for about another hour before I washed it out. I didn't notice anything until my hair was almost 100% dry because it normally looks almost straight when soaking wet. When it dried my ends were all puffy and my curls weren't bouncy, my hair is looking pretty dull and limp. I just want my curls back! I've done a honey & coconut oil treatment which has helped with the dryness, but I just want to know how to help my curls!
(I have 3b/c curls)
(I have 3b/c curls)


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Stec has released details of its first 1in solid-state-drive suitable for ultra-mobile PCs, blade servers and small portable devices. Expected to go into production in May, the 32GB Mach4 NAND memory drive features four independent flash channels offering read times of 90MB per second (MBps) and write speeds of 55MBps.
The Mach4, which will be priced at $45 (£22.50), supports serial ATA and ATA interfaces and offers encryption, write-protect, data purge and power-down protection.
Pat Wilkinson, vice president of marketing and business development at Stec said the company expects to double the drive's capacity to 64GB by the second half of 2009.
Stec also hopes the use of solid-state technology will revive the dormant 1in drive industry. Manufacturers have abandoned mechanical 1in drive technology in recent years due to capacity and latency issues.
"The 1in hard disk drive category is truly dead," Wilkinson said. "But we think we've figured out a way breathe new life into that storage form factor."
In January, Hitachi Global Storage Technologies announced plans to phase out its 1in hard drive business to focus on development of 2.5 and 3.5in drives due to the growth of flash memory technology and declining demand for small hard drives.
John Rydning, an analyst at IDC, agreed that NAND flash memory doomed the future of 1in hard drives by providing more capacity, lower costs and an ability to better deal with shock and temperature extremes.
Wilkinson said Stec's Mach4 SSD will probably be embedded in OEM products by the end of the second quarter. Wilkinson refused to identify OEMs planning to resell the product.
Earlier this year, EMC corp unveiled a line of solid-state drives that offered Stec technology as a flash memory option.

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The Federal Communications Commission announced a new plan yesterday that is supposed help you avoid unexpected phone bill fees. According to the FCC, almost all major wireless carriers have agreed to start sending warning messages to your phone when you're getting close to reaching your plan's quota for minutes, texts, international roaming or data usage.
Gizmodo writes that a second message will be sent "as soon as you exceed [the limit]. It's set to be rolled out in part by October, and then completely, across every US carrier, by 2013."
So the next time you're backpacking through Europe and forget to turn your roaming off, maybe you'll get one very life-saving (and probably expensive international) text letting you know you're about to get charged.


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By Kyra Smith-Cullen in Arts & Entertainment
April 26,2012
Participants at the Gay Strait Alliance's third annual drag show on Friday proved that it is not what you wear; it's how you feel while wearing it that matters.
The night included the diva drag queen Scarlet Feva, who had no less than three costume changes. While most of the outfits involved a lower neckline and short shorts, the final ensemble was a shoulder baring, floor length black dress. During a time for the audience to ask questions, Feva informed us that the jewelry, all large and sparkly pieces that were designed to catch the eye, was custom made for her. Another queen, Guadelupe, also favored thigh baring designs. One of her dresses involved a skirt with sectioned segments of fabrics to allow for a slightly tattered look that was interesting.
Other queens wore more demure dresses, like Fonda Cox. Both of her dresses were floor length, with purple being the dominant color choice. One of her outfits seemed to have hailed from a different time, where bold patterns and trumpet sleeves were the primary design. One of the other queens, Nikki Night, chose to wear a tiger print dress with one of those cat eared head bands in addition to the common cheerleader outfit and pompom she paraded on stage in.
However, there was no doubt that the most exposed drag queen was Kitty, who started in a red coat and ended in a thin skirt and a bra.
Then there was an appearance by the drag king band Blue balls, who took me back to the era of boy bands with facial hair and choreographed dance numbers. While the band member lip-synced the song – not that there haven't been rumors that Backstreet Boys did the same – the baggy jeans and loose shirts were definitely fashions reminiscent of the men that caused thousands of teenaged girls to scream. There was one other drag king present, dressed similar to the famed pirate, Jack Sparrow.
Being a drag performer is a lot of work, even if the participants made it look easy. Things get expensive, the ridicule can be overwhelming, and make up takes an hour and a half to apply. But even with all the hassle involved, the participants walked on stage with a confidence that is hard to match, no matter what they wear.


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TYLER (KYTX) - Hogg Middle School will be closed today due to a small electrical fire in the server room. Dismissal will begin immediately to ensure the safety of all students.
Bus transportation will begin at 9:30 a.m. and run throughout the day as needed. Students may ride the buses with parent permission.
Students who are unable to go home or do not have parent permission to ride the bus will be kept in safe, air conditioned portable rooms with restroom access until regular dismissal.
Lunch will be provided and ACE afterschool activities will run as normal in the portables. Students will be dismissed as normal at 4:30 p.m. if no parent contact has been made.
Parents are encouraged to call students on their cell phones or they may call the administration building at 903-262-1000 for more information. A decision about classes for tomorrow will be made as soon as possible and parents will be notified.