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is there any way to delete really old answers on my column

No, you can't. People who use a search engine to find answers sometimes end up at advicenators, and deleting your answers will give them less content to find. DangerNerd might be willing to move your answers to a different account if you really don't want them connected to you. You can email him at dangernerd@gmail.com .

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What is the code to put scrollboxes on your myspace profile?

Here's my ImageBox, which you can use to put anything in a scrolling box:
http://geocities.com/theymos/imagebox.html

For just text, you can use:

your text

Change rows and cols to change the size. The number is in characters, not pixels.

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ok i heard this myth that if an elevator breaks down and then when it starts to fall, if you jump before it hits the first floor, then you wont get hurt. is that true?

No. It's not just the elevator that's falling, you are too. When you jump, you're just moving away from the elevator; you're still falling. It would be much safer to lie down on the floor of the elevator, since you'd have more surface area to distribute the g-forces(you probably wouldn't have time to do this, though). Elevators have a whole bunch of safety mechanisms that prevent you from falling, so don't worry about it.

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im 15, if i wanted to buy shares in a company would i be able to? and how does it work, if they make profit, i get money, and if they make a loss, i lose money? and how do i actually recieve money? thanks a lot.

You can, but your parents need to sign some of the paperwork.

If you buy a share of some company at $15 dollars, and they are successful, the price of the shares will go up(to $20, for example); if you wanted to buy more shares you'd have to pay $20 instead of $15. You can then sell your shares for $20, and you've made $5 profit per share. You have to actually sell the shares to make money, they don't just send you a check.

You want to buy when the company is doing poorly, but you think they will make money soon. You want to sell when the company is doing very well, but you don't think they could do any better. Take a look at this:
http://finance.google.com/finance?q=microsoft&hl=en
A good time to buy would be Jun 8, a good time to sell would be Jun 11.

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whats it mean if they have a gold star by there name? when you click on columnists, and they have that gold star. can anyone get one of those?

They purchased a paid account:
http://www.advicenators.com/paidaccounts.php

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I was wondering if anyone knows how to get videos from youtube onto movie maker,(like clips or something) and then when you were done with the movie, how would you upload it? Thanks!

Put the URL of the video here:
http://zamzar.com/url/
Click "add URL". In the next box select "wmv". Put in your email address, click "convert", and wait. It'll email you when it's done. Download the video and use it in Movie Maker. Good luck!

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For my final tommorrow at school I have to know how many sonnets are in each act of Romeo and Juliet. I have no idea. If anyone knows I will thank you forever =]. Please help!

The prologue to Acts I and II are sonnets, and so is Romeo and Juliet's first dialog in Act I scene 5. That's all there are, there isn't one(or more) per act, just the three.

Sorry if I was too late for your final.

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on ebaumsworld.com they have those roleplaying games? are there any other websites like that for free?

http://www.newgrounds.com/game/adventuregames.html
only search advicenators.com

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Hey, im 14/f and and i have a Canon PowerShot SD630 Digital Elph andi was wondering if it is waterproof or not. It has an underwater setting, but i dont want to mess it up trying figure it out. Thanks!

No, it either comes with a waterproof case or you can buy one separately. The case is a clear box that goes around your camera. It's probably not too expensive if you want one.

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Whenever I'm on MySpace, I'll be doing something and it will redirect to a site like this:
http://ad.yieldmanager.com/imp%3Fz
What's wrong and how do I stop it? Thanks in advance!

It's adware. Run scans using this free software:
http://spybot.info
http://www.download.com/3000-2144-10045910.html
http://www.superantispyware.com/

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ok so im making a graphics site and i have images as links and i want to make the image have a cute design when you scroll over it so whats the code to make the image change when you scroll over it?

Here's an example of that effect. I've replaced http colon slash slash with hxxp\\ so it doesn't change it into a link:




function animate()
{
document.advicenators.src ="hxxp\\www.google.com/intl/en_ALL/images/logo.gif" /*advicenators is the name of the element I want to change*/
}
function unanimate()
{
document.advicenators.src ="hxxp\\www.advicenators.com/img/hsingle.gif"
}










It switches between the advicenators and google logos. This won't work on myspace, only sites that allow javascript. There's no way to do it without javascript. There might be a more elegant solution for what you need(so you don't have to make two new functions for each image), but I don't want to mess with it right now.

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My whole life I've been told and thought I'm stupid. Because I'm not school-book smart. I don't get good grades in the "smart subjects" like science, math and so on. I am so sick of believing this. I'm a different type of smart. I know I can make something of myself.

I am especially good at 3 things; public speaking & reaching out to people, languages (I know 4 different languages and intend on learning several more) and I sympathize, more than anything. People always turn to me because of that, I long to help. More than anything.

I've researched at least a hundred different professions in my attempt to find a major that will equip me with the right tools to help save the innocent from the corrupt and ultimatley change the world. I need a profession that will make me come alive. I have a picture of myself speaking infront of thousands of people, touching their hearts, or working at a homless shelter, somehow helping those who have been used, or anything of that kind. But in BIG levels, it wouldn't mean anything to me as a doctor or anything like that. It's not the kind of thing that would make me come alive, it wouldn't matter to me. I don't want to help one person at a time, I want to help thousands.. at once. I want to do something that would end homelessness and stimulate world peace!

I am compassionate and am able to provide stability in people's lives when they are shaken up. I am 16 years old, female, and more than anything.. I want to do something with my life.

No one believes in me, because I am not suited for the typical "good jobs" I will never have the grades to become a Lawyer, Doctor, Journalist or any of the sort.

Help me, what can I become? And how do I get there?

Thank you so much! And please, don't read this and think "what a dreamer, everyone thinks they'll save the world.. this one doesn't even have good enough grades.. she doesn't even know how to spell" Please, I have enough people thinking that way, if you can't help me, fine. But I'm begging you, don't think like that.

**I'm glad I was able to help. If you want to create a website, please try to contact me via IM(info is on my column), so I can set everything up for you speedily. Have a few pages of your website complete(text and images only, no need to use html).**

Some charitable organizations pay, just like any other job. You might like that. Or you could start your own organization. I could even host and design a site for you, for free. You might be good in politics, not all polititians were lawyers and had good grades. Click my name and scroll down for my contact info, if you want a website(for any reason). Good luck!

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what is the symbol for decagram and decigram?

When I made the chart for you in your other question I showed the symbols for all of them:

kilo k
hecto h
deca Da
g,m,L
deci d
centi c
milli m

The symbol is on the far right, it's 1 or 2 letters. 5 decagrams=5deg, 5 decigrams=5dg. Put the prefix symbol(above) and then the symbol for gram(g), meter(m), or liter(L).

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i downloaded a movie good quality and stuff but when i play it ! it doesn't have sound! what can i do? i downloaded john tucker must die

Download the CCCP and it will work in most players:
http://www.cccp-project.net/
If it doesn't work in your player of choice, use the included Media Player Classic. The CCCP works on more things than VLC.

If it doesn't work after installing the CCCP, then it's using some obscure codec. Send me a private question if that happens.

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how do i look good in pics? i hate getting my pic taken bc i always look ridicouslty bad. and i dont think im ugly. people tell me im pretty all the time.

hellpp?

http://www.wikihow.com/Be-Photogenic

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but what exactly does is mean "symbol" meaning and "name" meaning??? i understand most everything else

Symbol meaning would be with the abbreviation: 4hm, for example. Name meaning is with the spelled out name, like 4 hectometers.

In your schoolwork, I think they want you to simplify the number they give you into the nearest symbol or name. .1m to 1dm(decimeter), for example.

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if i were to read kurt vonnegut, what books should i read first to get into his work? and what are the most popular of his?

He just died recently, very sad :'(. I made a torrent containing almost all of his work, so you don't have to select one. You can download it here:
http://www.demonoid.com/files/details/1110919/6976998/
You must open the torrent in a bittorrent application, here's my bittorrent guide:
http://www.advicenators.com/talkaboutmetopic.php?t=94&userboard_id=38985

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My computer will not allow me to download internet explorer 7! It always says "The blah blah blah file was not found, cannot continue donwload." Does anyone know what to do?


-THANKS, ally.

Give us the filename, or whatever was said instead of "blah blah blah".

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i have all this work to do for biology and i dont understand what they are asking and how to solve it. can anyone explain what they are asking and solve some if you can??thank you!

1. Give the SI Base Unit an symbol for:
a. mass
b. volume
c. length

2. Give the Relationship Between These Quantities:
a. 1 decaliter= ? liters
b. 1 hectometer= ? meters
c. 1 milligram= ? grams
d. 1 decigram= ? gram
e. 1 centiliter= ? milliters
f. 1 hectogram= ? kilogram

3. Give the Relationship Between These Quanities:
a. 1 dam= ? m
b. 1hL= ? L
c. 1dg= ? g
d. 1 daL= ? hL
e. 1cg= ? mg

4. Write the "name" meaning:
a. 0.1 gram=
b. 0.01 meter=
c. 0.000001 liter=
d. 100 liters=
e. 1,000,000 grams=
f. 10 meters

5. Write the 'symbol' meaning:
a. 0.001 L
b. 0.1 g
c. 0.01 m
d. 10 m
e. 1000 g
f. 1,000,000 L

1: the base units are the units that have no prefixes, like gram is to milligram.
a. gram
b. liter
c. meter
2: these are prefix conversions. You move the decimal depending on which prefix. Memorize this:
kilo ←3 k
hecto ←2 h
deca ←1 Da
no movement
deci →1 d
centi →2 c
milli →3 m
The number to the right is how far you move the decimal, and in which direction, to get to the base. So:
a. deca is ←1, so 1.0 decaliter=10.0 liters(the decimal moved 1 to the right)
b.100
c. Mili is →3, so 1.0 milligram=.001 grams, the decimal moved 3 to the left.
d. 1 deci=.1 gram
e. The difference between centi and milli is →1, so it's 10 milliliters
f. difference between hecto and kilo is ←1, so it's .1 kilograms
3. This is the same as above, but using abbreviations. The abbreviations are on the list I just wrote.
4. Doing the opposite of #2
a .1g=1 decigram
b. .01m=1centigram
c. .0000001L=.1 microliter(but you probably don't need to memorize that.
d. 100L=1kL
e.1000000g=1megagram(you probably don't need to know that, either)
f.10m=1decameter
5. Combines #3+#4
a. 1mL(milliliter)
b.1 dg(decigram)
c.1cm(centimeter)
d.1dam(decameter)
e.1kg(kilogram)
f.1Mg(megagram, you don't need to know this)
Good luck!

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I've seen pictures where it's black and white and has like a spot of color or a little bit of color.
Is it something you can make, like a code or something or photoshop. Or a setting on people's camera? Please tell me. If it is a code, can you tell me it? Thanks.

Here's how you do it in the GIMP(which is free, by the way):
http://mmmaybe.gimp.org/tutorials/Selective_Color/
You can probably in do it photoshop with a similar method.

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