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Convection cells occur due to that fact that the earth is heated differentially. At the poles, sunlight shines at an angle and is spread out over a much larger area. This creates a high pressure area of colder, denser air. As the cold air sinks, it becomes even colder. It moves away from the poles to low pressure areas with warmer, less dense air. This warm air is pushed up by the buoyant force of the colder denser air. As the warm air rises, it cools, and the convection cell recycles itself, over and over again.

-due to THE fact
-Earth (capital "E") is heated UNEVENLY
-buoyant force of the cold air (or add a comma: colder, denser)
-it cools, and the process repeats.

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I just went to my C:\Documents and Settings\Isaac\Recent folder and it shows things such as ANTIGEN.dll, ANTIGEN.tmp, CLSV, CLSV.dll and many more. Are you sure this is fake?

Yes. Those were placed there by the fake AV. Run MalwareBytes.

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Ok. So, this CleanUp Antivirus thing is fake. Does that mean it can be harmful? Or just getting me to to pay money and give personal info? Because whenever I do anything with it, it opens the internet and asks for me to buy activation code.

It's just trying to get you to buy garbage.

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I just got a popup on my computer saying I have 21 critical viruses. Things like Trojan-PSW.VBS.HALF and Virus.BAT.IBBM.CLsV. Just to name 2 out of 21. I know this is a really bad problem but I am kinda skeptical about this virus program. It is called CleanUp Antivirus. Is it actually a protecting software or a harmful one?

That's a fake one; it's lying. MalwareBytes will probably be able to remove it:
http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam-download.php

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how can i be a admin for facebook i give facebok 100%

You can't. It's a paid position that few are hired for. And there's no way they would hire someone who can't write a proper sentence.

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my laptop has hibernated and wont switch on again

That happens when the hibernation file is corrupted or modified during hibernation. Windows needs to be reinstalled, but the data is probably recoverable. Take it to a computer repair place.

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I've been curious of how to mod a PS3 game after watching some videos. But I just cant find any website that gives a tutorial. I am trying to mod GTA 4.

I have no idea. Sorry.

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I have a Dell computer and everytime I put in a disk it vibrates and ejects I try rebooting but it still does not work is there anything else I can do

Get a new CD drive. They're really cheap.

You might try taking the drive apart and seeing if there is anything jamming it, but you'll probably break it.

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i need help with my mac i play a game called blockland and in order to host a game i need to forward my ports could you tell me step by step how to do that? my router is a netgear and also i might need to disable my fire wall how do i do that......

Verify that all incoming connections are allowed in the firewall:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1810

Find your router model number here (or the closest model number they have):
http://portforward.com/
If PortForward has specific instructions for Blockland, use them. Otherwise, use the "default guide" to forward port 28000 TCP and UDP.

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Ok so I figured the other stuff out...but What I still need to know is how I can use those songs from MP3 Panda...is there a way I can convert them to whatever they need to be for me to be able to use them for the movie maker. Thanks!

Install K-Lite Codec Pack Full:
http://www.codecguide.com/download_kl.htm
Read my answer here for configuration instructions:
http://www.advicenators.com/qview.php?q=554566

Alternatively, you could convert the MP3 file to WAV. You can do this with Zamzar or Media-Convert online. You can do it offline with MediaCoder or by giving LAME this simple command:
lame --decode yourfile.mp3

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I've gotten emails in the past that have videos embedded at the bottom of the email. No matter what I search, I keep reading that this is supposedly impossible to do, and obviously they are wrong, because I've seen it with my own eyes. I've sat and watched videos play on my emails!

I want to embed a video from youtube. I can do it through gmail, in a fashion, but it seems to only work with gmail accounts.

Do you know how I do this? Do I have to have a certain type of program, or something?
If it helps, I use Windows XP. The emails I've gotten in the past came through my gmail account, which sends my mail to my Incredimail.

Thanks in advance. :-)

It is possible to put HTML into email, so Youtube embed codes can be used. You'll need to be in the "rich text" or "HTML" mode (the mode which allows formatting), and then figure out how to modify the source. Each mail client does this differently, and many don't even offer the option.

If the video is on Youtube, just use the embed code that Youtube gives you. If it's a video you own, upload it to DivShare and they'll give you a private embed code if your video is in a supported format (run it through Windows Movie Maker if it's not).

Many mail clients will not display embedded content, and some email providers will not allow you to send email with embedded stuff. You should at least include a regular link with the embedded video.

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I currently have about 28GB of photographs and need somewhere to store them. There will be more to come. They're saved onto CDs right now, but the whole thing is getting tedious what with CDs not holding very much. Would a 64GB flashdrive be a good investment? What else can you recommend? I'm hoping not to spend over a hundred dollars, but I'm willing to if necessary. I don't want to lose these pictures!!

Just get another hard drive; they're cheap. I like Western Digital:
http://tinyurl.com/26ep5j
http://tinyurl.com/2o9d54
http://tinyurl.com/34okzn

You need to examine (or have someone else examine) your motherboard specifications to determine what hard drive interface you require. The ones I linked won't work unless you motherboard supports SATA 3.0Gb/s. If you buy an OEM hard drive like those you'll also need to buy power and data cables separately.

If you need portability, just put a hard drive into an external enclosure like these (compatible with the drives I linked before):
http://tinyurl.com/2ee3ky
http://tinyurl.com/3ykn7v

Contact me by IM if you need any help.

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hey if you buy something online like access to a website (online membership) can they trace it to the computer it was purchased on from their computers without going through the actual computer or will it just go to the modem if you have a home network?

If multiple computers are connected to the modem/router, it would not be immediately apparent which computer made the purchase (although they could tell that the purchase did come from that network).

However, if they were *really* interested, there are a number of ways they could find out. For example, the version of your browser (Internet Explorer 8.0, Firefox 3.5.3, etc.) and all of its plugins (Java 1.6.0_15-b03, Flash 11.5.1r601, etc.) will be available to them, and if only one of your computers has that specific combination of versions, it will be obvious who made the purchase. You shouldn't have to worry about this unless you're doing something very illegal, though. Ask me another question if you want details on these methods.

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hey i think my desktop moniter died. i have a old laptop that wont load up could it be possible to use that just as a moniter for the desktop computer?

No.

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I just recently downloaded the new version of limewire. Well, it starts up when I turn on my computer and it takes forever for me to go on the internet or to do anything. How can I change it so it won't start up when I turn on log on to my computer Thanks in advance !

Go to start -> run (or press WinKey+R). Type:
msconfig
Press enter. Go to the "startup" tab. Uncheck limewire.exe and everything else you don't need to start with Windows (you can't break anything in this tab). Click OK.

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my brothers go on websites that have viruses on them & they are really bad and they broke our computer even, & they still do it, and my mom won't listen or doesn't really care or understand, whatever. Anyway, is there a way to block certain websites??

Open this file in Notepad:
C:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts

To the bottom of that file, add a line like this:
127.0.0.1 google.com
Replace google.com with the site you want to block. Do not include "http", "www", or anything after the com/org/net. There should be no /slashes/ in the address. Don't change the number. Don't remove the localhost entries that are already in the file.

After you've added the sites, save the file and run this command (WinKey+R):
ipconfig /flushdns
If you do not run that command, the sites will only be blocked after you reboot.

Spybot S&D's immunize function and SpywareBlaster will add a large number of dangerous sites to the HOSTS file for you.

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how to get rid of the "send link.."

http://img401.imageshack.us/img401/521/98096844.jpg

when right-clicking a mouse?

is it possible to delete that option?

You can change the layout of the right-click menu (and remove items) with Menu Editor:
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/710

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I was told to log on to this htt address & enter my ID# in order to get more sisters added or my self added to Sorority Life House. Is this the wrong site???

Evie

This is the wrong site. Advicenators has nothing to do with that.

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hey i have a hidden file on my flash drive but i forget the name..how do i get it up?

Control panel -> classic view -> folder options -> view -> show hidden files and folders -> ok.

You can also use "dir" in a command prompt.

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So I just got internet on my LG Xenon, but I feel like there are hardly ANY free apps. And I think I need to get JavaScript but I have no idea how to. Also, I want the Facebook app, but I can't find it.. Is it because I don't have JavaScript? Thanks!!

You're thinking of Java, which is completely different from JavaScript.

Try this:
http://tinyurl.com/mywple

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