The_MoUsY_spell_checker's Advice Column

i had a urinary tract infection and my doctor gave me this powder to put into a class of water three times a day, and it finally went away. it was gone for about a month and a half when it's returned. i know it's said that urinary tract infections can come back but i'm nervous that this is a serious problem because it's too soon.

You should go to the doctor again. Do mention that you've had it recently, and if you remember what the powder is called, mention that too.

To reduce the chance of it coming back again, make sure you drink enough water, and go to the toilet when you need to (that is, don't try to hold it in if you really need to go).
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theres these granola bars or nutrition bars that make you gain weight.
i want to see if it works because i think im really skinny. but i dont want those muscles that body builders have i just want normal you know
i want my arms to be not as skinny as it is now but my stomache is kinda fat and i dont want it to get bigger all i want to get bigger is my arms and legs
does it actually work like that
and if it does wat kind of nutrition bars work better

If your arms are really skinny, try weight training.

Don't worry, you will NOT get big muscles like body builders... as if it's that easy! ;) This is especially true for females, because testosterone is needed to build large muscles, and most females don't have as much of that as males do.

Swimming helps too.

Nutrition bars are high in energy (mainly carbohydrates), and often have added protein to help build muscles. Unless you actually need the extra energy, I wouldn't recommend them because they will just make you fat. Of course, you do have to eat to gain weight, but anything with protein (for example: meat, fish, milk, tofu, and beans, just to name a few) will do, and it doesn't have to be energy bars.
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i have this weird obsession with plucking my eyebrows and before i know it they're practically gone. so two questions

1)how do i break the habbit, i've even plucked them just using my finger nails and pulling the little hairs out. yeah i need help

2)i have to go to a wedding tomarrow. how do i fix what i've plucked? i plucked the end of them near my nose and it makes my face look weird and uneven. lol

help

This habit is known as "trichotillomania". If you've plucked your eyebrows to the point where they're practically gone, you should probably go see a doctor, who will probably prescribe medication or behavioural therapy.

Meanwhile, try finding something better to do with your hands. I suppose it would also be a good idea to wear a rattly bracelet so that it draws attention to your hand when you raise it up to pluck your eyebrows and remind you not to do it.

As for fixing the eyebrows, you can probably disguise the problem using an eyebrow pencil. Here's a link to a page with tips on eye make-up: http://beauty.ivillage.com/makeup/makeupartist/0,,nls3,00.html
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is it possible to still have the pictures of you that your friends took, even though they deleted them?

No. If your friends deleted pictures that they took, they will no longer be on the site.

If you want such pictures, try asking your friends if they still have a copy.
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Hey, am looking for someone who will create a myspace layout for me.

But I need to talk to the person though as I have an idea of what kind of layout I want

Thanks.

I can help. Tell me your email address and I'll email you.
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Is it dangerous to eat the same food every day?? I've been eating the same cereal every morning for breakfast for a few years. There's rumors that it can be bad for you, but I can't break the habit. Are these just rumors?? Anyone else do this?? Ideas/opinions?? Thanks!!

If it's just your breakfast cereal that's the same everyday, it shouldn't be "dangerous". Just make sure you have some variation in your other meals if you prefer to always have the same breakfast. If you always have the same food for your other meals as well, you would be at risk of nutritional deficiencies unless you happen to have a lot of variety in the foods that you eat everyday.

Either way, I would recommend checking the cereal's packaging for nutritional details. Make sure it doesn't have too much sugar, fat, or sodium. (Packaged breakfast cereals often do.)


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i have a creative zen micro and i plan on getting the new ipod nano. i want to put all the music from my zen micro into the ipod nano but how do i do that without putting all the music files on the computer or in my documents because my dad says that he doesnt want to waste any more space on the computer. is there any way just to transfer my music into the ipod?

First of all, connect the Zen Mirco and the iPod to your computer.

Explore the Zen Micro in Windows Explorer and locate the music files that you want to move to your iPod. Open iTunes, and click your iPod's name. Check the box next to "Manually manage music".

Now, click on "Music" under the iPod's name, and you should see a list of songs that are already on your iPod (which would be empty if you haven't already put anything on it). Drag the files from Windows Explorer to there. The songs should be copied to the iPod.

If that doesn't work, just copy the songs from the Zen Micro to the computer, copy them to the iPod and then delete them from the computer.
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So tomorrow we're going to some rich persons mc donalds, and when I say rich I mean millioniares.

I don't want to dress to impress HELL NO! Last time I went I wore tartan shorts, black skulls shirt and long stripy socks. Needless to say A LOT of glares were thrown my way.

But the thing is there is a dress code. However, I still have 2 shirts in my wardrobe which aren't under 'official offensive shirts' list, but at the same time they would piss off snobs at the same time.

Theres this show called "The Chaser's War on Everything" and because it's offensive satire, most rich people CANNOT STAND IT. Therefore I decided to wear one of my Chaser shirts. However I can't decide which one, so you can help me :)

(http://shop.abc.net.au/browse/product.asp?productid=474416) The deal with this shirt, is it's a mock of a politicians campaign "Kevin 07" it isn't really offensive, but it's recognisible, and they'd see I'm a Chaser lover straight away.

(http://shop.abc.net.au/browse/product.asp?productid=474456) This is a beauty, it's got a story behind it. During APEC these guys got past a $150US security barrier, by pretending to be a Canadian motorcade, and got within 10 metres of Bush's hotel until one of them jumped out, dressed as Osama Bin Laden. It's obviously a lot harder to recognise, but after they see it they will GO CRAZY. They were SO PISSED OFF when this happened!!

A dress code in Maccas? That's a surprise. Which suburb is that?

I like the first one better. With the election coming up in just 20 days (at the time of typing this answer), what better satire than to mention the election?

Also, the second one can be considered offensive because security is a sensitive issue, whereas joking about the election is fairly commonplace. Isn't it best to get your point across without being outright offensive?
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can you go on myspace on the internet on the iTouch?

The iPod Touch has a web browser, which allows you to go to any web page, including MySpace.

You can't use MySpaceIM on it though.
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ok i'm downloading iTunes and it's on 33.4MB and i use dial-up..


it's been downloading for almost 4 hours i think.
when is this going to be done?
ahh, thanks!

The iTunes installation file is about 47.6 MB, so you still have 14.3 MB to go. That would be about two hours.

Assuming that everything went normally, it should be done by now.
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I want to work in the health field as a doctor, later on. I'm 15 now, and am doing what I can to get some experience in the medical field. Not only is it useful in general, it will also show that I've had experience working in the medical field (a.k.a. makes me look better). I'm already volunteering at my local hospital and red cross, got all of my certification for CPR, etc.

What else can I do, if anything, to get more experience in the medical field?

Your fellow moderator,
LagunaBabe

P.S. If you don't know much about the medical field, just let me know. That'll be fine. =)

Sorry, I don't know much about the medical field. I think what you're already doing sounds good. Keep up with the good work, and good luck!
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how can i increase my sims's skill points in Sims 2? I have Deluxe (which is normal sims, and nightlife combined) and.. I dont understand the boolprop cheat, if thats the only way to increase skill points. how can i increase certain skills (to the max..) or even increase all my skills really quickly and with barely any effort? thanks alot. heh cause it takes forever to gain skill points when you need them but you also need to make relationships and stuff in the game. heh yeah im kinda lazy and use cheats alot but w/e i like having the sims have perfect lives lol.

You know what? If you use cheats to increase your Sims' skill points, they don't get the aspiration points from gaining the skill points.

That aside, this is how you use the boolprop cheat: type "boolprop testingcheatsenabled true" into the box, and then shift-click a Sim. There should be an option called "Spawn..." on the pie menu. Choose "Sim Modder" under that, and there should be a grave appearing next to your Sim. Click that and you should have a variety of options, including one that allows you to add skill points to your Sim.

Don't forget that if you want to make them gain skills faster without this cheat, you can get them the thinking cap under aspiration rewards. That way, they get good memories when they maximise their skills.
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He has a DZ-MV200A Hitachi DVD Cam I am able to record movies and pics but I am unable to download the movies to my PC. I can hook up the usb conection, it sees that it is there but, I guess it is still missing a driver b/c I can't read the disk, and I can't find another driver.

Can someone help me get my wedding off this thing?

If you need the driver, download it at this page: http://dvdcam-pc.support.hitachi.ca/en/download/dl.asp

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Can someone please explain to me how you find an equation of a tangent line at a given point?

For example, how would you find the tangent line to y=tan(x) at the point (pi/4, 1)? I know the answer is y=2x+1-.5(pi) but I don't understand how you get that from y=tan(x). I know it has something to do with taking the derivative but the derivative of tan(x) is sec^2(x), so how do you get the tanget line from that?

I'm sorry if this is confusing. I think if you understand calculus, you'll get what I'm asking. I just need someone to explain to me how you get the tangent line at the given point. I would really appreciate it. :) Thanks!

First of all, you're right in that you need to take the derivative of the equation. That gives you the gradient of the tangent.

So, in your example, you have the line y=tan(x), which has the derivative sec^2(x). Now, at the point (pi/4, 1), sec^2(x) is 2, so you know that the gradient of the tangent at that point is 2.

Now, substitute the values into the general form y=mx + c.

1 = 2 * pi/4 + c
c = 1 - pi/2

and that gives us the answer that you have, which is y = 2x + 1 - pi/2.
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Okay, it takes me forever in the morning to do my hair beacuse i can never find a hair style! Seriously, i try everything, ponytail, half up half down, piggy tails, headband, plain down, barettes, bun, EVERYTHING!
I need more hair styles!!
In case u were wondering, my hair is shoulder length.
AND
whenever i try to be creative, my family members make fun of me
Like last week i had this rly cute do and i thought it looked good, but just as i was leaving, my sister and mom bursted out laughing! It kinda hurt my feeelings, so ive been scared to try and be creative ever since!
I
NEED
IDEAS!

Try combining different ways of doing your hair. Say, tie some of your hair up into a bun, and then put the rest of your hair into pigtails.

Also, try having some of your hair clipped to the back of your head with a barrette so that it's standing upside down. The effect is usually the best with shoulder length hair because it'll stick upside down without flopping too much.

I normally braid two strands of my hair and then clip the rest to the back of my head so that it sticks up. I've done it this way for a while. My hair is now down to my waist so it sticks up quite high when I clip it up, but with shoulder length hair you get a more subtle effect which I think would be good if you're trying the style out.

Braiding your hair and then wrapping it around your head is also nice.

Finally, if you have any time to spare during the day, practise styling your hair. That way, you don't have to experiment in the morning when you would probably need to leave home on time.
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Can anyone tell me how to completely delete all the history on Mozilla. besides just going to history and deleting it day by day.

Go to Tools > Options > Privacy > click the "Clear Now..." button under "Clear Private Data". If a prompt comes up, check the "Browsing history" box and click "Clear Private Data Now".
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Is there any way to put music in your library from your iPod..I don't know if I can or not..I have 2 songs that aren't in my library, and I want to put it in my library. Is there any way?


thanks a bunch.

Here's a link to Apple's step-by-step instructions with screenshots:

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=300173
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is it considered geeky for a girl to play the sims on the computer. i play it a lot but i don't talk about it with friends or anyone really because nobody else plays it and i don't want to be considered a geek. i hate geeky guys who rather play video games than go out and party. i'm not geeky am i?

The Sims? Geeky? I bet if you ask real geeks they'd laugh at you for even suggesting that. The Sims is just too mainstream to really be considered "geeky".

Don't worry about people considering you as a geek. Just don't spend too much time playing.
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this has been asked before BEFORE the application trend came in. so i was wondering is there an application that i can add to my profile to get music that plays as soon as you open my page like on myspace???

thanx!

While having music on your profile is not something I would recommend, here are a few apps that allow you to do so:

http://facebook.com/apps/application.php?id=2436915755
http://facebook.com/apps/application.php?id=4655727987
http://facebook.com/apps/application.php?id=2510755794

Try them out and see which one you like the best.

These are just the ones from the first page of results from searching for "music" in the Facebook app directory. If you don't like the ones I've listed above, look through this list for more.

http://facebook.com/apps/index.php?q=music
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I got the new ipod nano for my birthday. It has been working really well except for I want music off my other ipod (that isn't in my files or library) onto my newer one. It won't let me drag it on!! It is agrivating me VERY much. This music I got from my sister's itunes. And I don't know how to put an album cover on if it doesn't come with out...please tell me how =P. And how to do delete photos you add onto your ipod??

Thanks in advance!!

Look at this article for instructions to transfer music off an iPod: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=300173

To delete photos, you'll have to remove the folder containing the photos you no longer want on your iPod from the list on iTunes, and then sync your iPod.

To add an album cover, if you have an iTunes account, open iTunes and use Advanced > Get Album Artwork. If you don't, find an image of the album cover you want, save it to your computer, look for the appropriate track in iTunes, right-click its name, choose "Get Info", go to the "Artwork" tab, click the "Add" button, and choose the image you want.
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