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Every few seconds right now my Norten Anit-Virus pops up telling me thay "Auto Protect has blocked Downloader as a secruirty threat" and sometimes "A recent attack made against your computer was blocked."

I did a scan and deleted what was found, but it was just a cookie, and restarted the computer, only to have the same thing happen.

Also, in my internet explorer status bar it says Applet BaaaaBaa started. A quick google search told me that that is some sort of virus, but not what to do about it...

Does anyone have any tips? Or do I need to take my computer in to solve this? (link)
My McAfee AntiVirus program is doing just about the same thing. Though the "viruses" only pop up when going to advicenators.com. Hopefully the admin will fix this, so we'll just have to avoid the virus and wait for the admin to fix it for us.


I have photos that I want to put on the net from a CD, but they are in high resolution...how do I turn them into low resolution? (link)
If you have photoshop, you can go to File>Save to Web and change the image size. If not, then try getting GIMP (it's free!) and see how that works out.


Alright now that i know you can order your own DDR home set, im wondering when you order it does it come with 2 or 1 pads? i want one with 2 and not those double attached ones cause i dont want my brother or a friend to be cheating :P. also im getting the one that you just connect to a TV, does it have the songs already in it or do i need to buy like a disc for it? and will it come with some songs from like those regular DDR machines you see at arcades, the japanese/anime kind of songs.(those kind are my favorite ^_^.) and i decided to order one from the internet since probably i might have a low chance finding one at a store or mall. problem is does anyone know any sites where i can order one? i mean like an authnetic,real site i dont want any scamming ones, i found a few but im not sure if its a real site. i want a site that gives a lot of information and gives some examples of the songs they have in the machine. thanks! i just cant wait to get my own and start having fun and excercising at the same time! ^_^ !,,! (link)
I'm not sure how a double attached pad will help someone with cheating. The pads are controlled individually. If you step on any of the arrows on the 2nd pad while playing on the 1st pad, it won't affect Player 1's side. Each pad is like a different controller, unless you go through customizing your pads to function in such a way.

The ones that connect to your TV directly are usually the ghetto version of DDR. If it isn't from Konami, it won't have any regular DDR songs.

And virtually every video game store has DDR on sale unless for some odd reason they are sold out. But personally I'd buy the heavy duty pads from RedOctane (creators of In The Groove) The heavy duty pads don't slip while you're playing, they last much longer, and they are much less problem-prone than the original thin pads.

You will be hooked on DDR for awhile. You should also try In The Groove. They also have really cool songs and have much more difficult songs.


i have a guyfriend, brett. i just started getting to know him through IMs this past week, and he's really nice. he always tells me that i'm the only girl he can really talk to, and he really appreciates that i always compliment him (saying he's mature, smart, nice, a good friend, etc.) and i help him with his problems.

i have a crush, sean. i've liked him on and off for a while, but now i really like him again. i dont REALLY REALLY like him, but he's just a crush. i talk to him sometimes, little things like, if he wants a pencil or something i'm like, "oh, here i have one." i wouldnt consider us friends.

well, i know this was a terrible thing, but one of the reasons why i asked brett for his screen name was because i thought him and sean were friends. well it turns out that sean is actually really mean to brett, and brett pretends to be sean's friend. unfortunate, right?

well, after i realized that, i was like okay so brett isn't gonna help me at all getting to sean. well i dont want to just stop talking to brett cause he's so nice and everything, but i feel like we're getting too close too fast. we've exchanged lots of information and he really makes me feel different than anyone else - like i was really really upset the other night and i was talking to him about what heaven would be like and i was saying things like how i would want to see the world when i'm not in it, and he said something along the lines "dont go to heaven right now - i'd miss you too much" and like not even my closest guyfriends have said something like that to me.

& he said that he kind of likes someone, but he isn't sure yet. well i'm REALLY worried. i mean in the last three or four days, we've talked about everything from like, baking to bullying to grades to guinea pigs. but i've talked to him about sean... not using his name though. i'd just say like "oh my crush..." blah blah but i really hinted that it's not brett. like when brett asked who it was, i've said, "well i dont want to say his name cause i would be scared you'd tell him" so i mean that really hints that it's some other guy. but i'm just worried that brett likes me.. maybe i'm being selfish, maybe i haven't known him long enough. but now that i think about it, i think he might.

brett once said, "who would i ask to the 8th grade dance?" and i was just like ask a girl you think is pretty and he was like no one would go with me and i was like yeah someone will... was he hinting something?

and if brett DOES tell me he likes me and / or asks me out / to the 8th grade dance... i couldn't go. i just don't like him like that. but i dont know if he understands that i'm not the type of girl that you can just ask out without finding out if i like you or not. do you understand what i'm saying? so that's why i was hinting i dont like him... just in case.

i don't want to ask brett if he likes me or not - but should i tell him i like sean so he might back off a little? or would he be even MORE angry at sean?

sorry it's so long - but i will really appreciate your answer and you'll get rewarded with a 5 and / or feedback :]

thank youu. (link)
Ooooh if you tell him you like Sean, he WILL be mad. Maybe at you (I don't know what Brett is like) and he will definitely be mad at Sean. If you tell Brett that you like Sean, then Brett may become overprotective of you and make him stay away from you. Then when your name is mentioned, Sean will be clueless, while Brett will be even more mad thinking that Sean is acting like he's clueless. So therefore, telling Brett that you like Sean is definitely not a good idea. And if Brett actually likes you right now, and you tell him that you like Sean, that would break his heart. Besides, Brett seems like a much nicer guy than Sean. You want to make a better relation with Brett more than Sean right? I'm not sure whether or not you should take the next step, but maybe just stay back and see what's really going on before you take a step forward (i.e. The relation between Brett and Sean, etc.)

I hate situations where two of your friends are fighting against each other, and you don't have much of a choice except take one side over the other. You won't be able to make Brett and Sean become friends unless they want to do so themselves.

I hope you will be able to figure out what to do.


k so there was this techno song from i think the 90"s and its like a deep man voice telling a story about some girl who snuck out of her house and got raped by a guy at some rave and it starts off tlike this "there was a little girl only about 15 years old" and it tlks about crossing a bridge and stuff can anyone help me? (link)
Have you tried using Google? I don't think anyone would search it up for you, given that searching for children getting raped might get them in a lot of trouble.


Well I am trying to loose weight so I will be thinner so I look good for cheerleading next year but I do not know if I am doing it in the right way or not here is basically what Im doing I eat half a bagel in the morning with a little cream cheese that is reduced fat, then I drink water at school for lunch because Im never real hungry because it is at 10a.m. then for dinner I eat a tiny bit of food so my mom thinks I am eating still because she gets mad at me when I say I want to loose weight but I need to because I am 5'5" and I weight like 135ish. I have lost 16 pounds in 3 weeks is that too much or is that good? (link)
Umm, 16 pounds is a lot of weight lost. But less weight doesn't necessarily mean that you're skinnier. You should exercise insead of starving yourself to death. It's not good for you, and your body will force you to start eating more. Once you start eating more, you'll eat more than you ever have normally. In time you'll just end up gaining more weight and fat. Something we all don't want unless we're aiming for pro sumo wrestling.

Running or swimming are good cardiovascular exercises that helps burn calories and such. You might want to do swimming since you'll gain lean muscle (not bulky muscle) which will make you gain some weight, but not get you fat. Running on the other hand will make your legs bigger. It is much easier to do though, and you can run pretty much anywhere.

Well hopefully I convinced you not to starve yourself to death, or else you'll stun your growth and probably stay within that 5'5" range. Just drink a lot of cold water. Your body will automatically burn calories by warming up the cold water.

That's about everything I want to say. But if you really insist on starving yourself to death, then I won't stop you.


ok, i hate how everyone is like "omg, i'm so in because i'm wearing hello kitty, and tmnt" no. i don't care about stuff like that. i want to know some different styles, and ideas. something no one really has anymore, and is cute. you know? what are some things that aren't in,but are nice and make you more, well, stand-outish? i hate blending, but i can never think of things to actually make a style. any help is appreciated. (link)
Get one of those kiddy backpacks with ones like Bob the Builder, Teletubies or something. It also kind of depends what is "in" your school as well. Those kiddy backpacks were really "in" during my first two high school years.


ok does anyone know any good fast-like dance dance revolution songs? something like Butterfly and Waka Laka. i dunno i just some how developed a taste for this kind of music happened when i first tried that DDR machine :P. OH! while im talking about DDR is it possible to order/buy those machines? i want one in my basement lol. though are there..say shorter ones? cause the ones that are found at arcades seem pretty tall and maybe it wont fit well in my basement. i dont know about you guys, call me a loser but those things are kind of fun :P. also i think they might make a good addition to my excercising routines. if it is possible to buy one, what stores can they be possibly found at? i live in masschusetts if that helps. (link)
Okay, I'll make a quick list.

-Dynamite Rave
-Butterfly Red Butterfly Remix
-1998
-B4U
-D2R
-Synchronized Love
-Vol. 6
-Mugen
-Hana Ranman
-Bad Boy Bass
-Temple of Love
-Can't Stop Falling in Love
-Hot Limit
-Healing Vision Angelic Mix
-Sakura
-Chaos
-DoLL
-Candy
-Candy Vocal Mix
-Redzone

Those are a few of my favorite fast-tempo DDR songs. Oh, and when you get the chance, play In The Groove too. It's a fun American version of DDR with a bunch of cool songs as well.


Ok well i think i might be depressed but i don't know?
I was looking back on old pictures and i used to always be so happy and peppy. And now i'm just not
I'm only 14 so can i be depressed?
I don't know i'm kinda confused and my mom and i arn't close. And i have no other adult to really get me help or whatever? idk what to do. (link)
Perhaps you're experiencing a mood swing. Something that girls normally get. At a certain point they're really happy with their life, and the next thing they know they're drowning in misery.

Of course there are other factors that caused your depression, but mood swings tend to dominate the situation.

For the record, any person at any age can be diagnosed with depression.

You could talk to one of your counselors if you have any at your school, or maybe one of your favorite teachers would like to help.

Hope you feel better.


There have been rumors at my school that there will be a school shooting tommorrow, as it is the anniversary of Colombine. I know that many schools are having rumors such as this circulated, and that it probably won't happen. However, I don't feel safe going to school tommorrow. I'm terrified. My mother is making me go; she refuses to listen to me when I say that I'm scared. How can I convince her? (link)
Ahaha. There's a better chance of you getting hit by lightning than being shot at your school. There are hundreds of students in your school, and the most that have ever died in one shooting was 32. That's the most recent one at the Virginia Tech. 32 out of all the students on the campus were shot. That is a small percentage of people who got shot. Besides, the most likely person to be shot in a classroom is the teacher. He or she is the one in charge of the classroom, and on top of that he or she is standing. That should give you enough time to hide under your desk or something, if there is ever an EXTREMELY RARE case of a shooting.

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Okay, that's an irrational way of telling me that a shooting will happen at your school. I don't understand why an individual would be so swayed from a mere RUMOR. You don't really know that a shooting is ACTUALLY going to happen. Besides, if you don't have hundreds of students at your school, there's even less likely of a chance that one of your fellow classmates is a raging nutcase.

If a shooting really happens at your school, then I'll apologize with my forehead touching the ground. But giving me a 1 for my logical response is way too unfair. You can at least negate the score on my account.

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Well it seems like I'm being called a "retard" for my logical advice. Still being called a "retard" by someone who has no evidence to back the "high probability" of a school shooting and having my advice still receiving a low rating irritates me.

"American students have only one chance in two million of getting killed on school grounds."

So let's calculate that. Grab your calculator. Divide 1 death over 2,000,000. You'll end up with 0.0000005, which is 0.00005%. Wow, school shootings must happen a lot... NOT.

"The probability of being struck by lightning is 1 in 600,000."

This means that there is a 0.0001666% chance of being hit by lightning. Which means that you actually have a much better chance that you'll be struck by lightning than by a school shooting.

People, stop being so paranoid, do some research, and don't say anything before you think.


my name is Rachel and iam 18 and i want to lose weight 40 pounds by next April for my senior prom next school year becouse i want to find the right dress and to do that i need to lose alot of weight and i need to know how to do that a fast and safe way becouse i want to be 103 pounds by next year.
Iam 5'1 and i weigh 142 pounds and i want to be a size 4 when iam a size 10 now.
what i want to know is How many calories should i eat daily?what kinds of foods should i eat?
what kinds of exersizes should i do that would help me lose weight fast.

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I'm sorry to say this, but dropping 40 pounds within a year is extremely difficult. Not impossible, but you will need to have a lot of guts and will in order to accomplish such a feat.

You don't necessarily need to lose 40 pounds to fit into your dress. You can weight train a little bit. Now don't freak out when I say weight training. Weight training won't make you turn into one of those bulgy muscular women as long as you work in high repititions. That's how bodybuilders work out so that they get a cut look. Bodybuilders are not strong. They're just cut. You could weight train and be cut as well. You have to note that muscle mass will make you gain weight, but it will make you thinner. With the increased muscle mass, your muscles will use up more calories (which is what we want right?)

Typically, any exercises will help you lose weight, but it also depends on how rigorous and your workload as well. I suggest you do some long distance running. Get a good pair of running (it's important to run in running shoes or else you'll get injured!) shoes and start running for 10 minutes straight. Then build your way up to longer runs (30 minutes, an hour or maybe two. It all depends on what you want to do)and eventually you will burn up a lot of calories and carbs.

You should drink water and milk. If you really want to lose weight really fast, you're going to have to stop drinking soda too. Soda has a lot of artificial sugar in it which is really fattening. Diet sodas are bad for you as well. Soda is the worst thing to drink while you're on a diet. The food pyramid should also help guide you on what kind of foods you should eat and how much of it as well. Drinking cold water also helps burn calories as well.

If you want to go extreme on your diet, go look for some protein shakes that specifically builds lean muscles. They will help you lose weight and gain some lean muscles (not buldgy musles) but I can guarantee you that they won't taste good. You should mix water with the protein shake powder, not milk. If you drink milk at enormous amounts, you will lose weight slower.

That's all the advice I can give right now. I hope it helps though.


many of you may know now but i have a bf that i've been kind of nervous about because i dont really know if i like him or if i feel bad for him and i didnt want to go to the movies with him and his freinds b/c it seemed wierd.. but anyways i just got wind that i am adding another practice to my schedule and i dont have time to hang out with my bf at all! now i practice 4 times a week and i still wanna have time for my freinds. what is the best way to break up with a guy who you dont really like and you're too busy to hang out with him ever?

thanks so much!!

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The "best" way? That's sort of a vague question, but the best way might not be the easiest way. The best way to break up with your boyfriend is to talk to him face to face. If you do it anywhere else (i.e. IM, email, myspace) then he's only going to be asking a lot more questions. Talking to him face to face would clear things up and answer all of his questions all in one moment. Talking on the phone is also an option, but the best way is to talk to him face to face.


ok in the movie Hoot, why does everybody call Roy, Cowgirl? (link)
He told people he moved from Montana, so he's being teased about it. Cowgirl is apparently one of the names that his bullies picked up.


do you get high the first time you smoke weed? (link)
Smoking weed is kind of like smoking cigarettes. Some people can get into that state easier than other people. The first time around doesn't do much, or possibly anything at all. You'll have to smoke marijuana a few times to be able to grasp that feeling. Just don't do anything dumb and get caught at school. That's probably the worst place to smoke weed and get caught.

As for me, I have never smoked marijuana in my life, but I am a supporter of legal marijuana usage and sales. I speak from my friends' experiences.


okay so what should i wear tomorrow to get back at a guy. i know that wearing sexy things isnt the ANSWER but this is the only choice right now. really. THANKS! (link)
Not sure what you're trying to ask. Are you saying that you want revenge on this particular guy? If so, then how would wearing sexy clothings make him feel worthless and shameful? I'm very confused.


hah sorry for all of these math questions, but this is really my last one.

Which number completes this proportion?

6:4 = X : 28

What would X be?

A. 36
B. 42
C. 48
D. 92

thank you sooo much. (link)
Okay, I can't give you the direct answer to your homework, as it will get me banned.

So if you ever heard of cross multiplication, this is the kind of problem you should use it in. Get a piece of paper and write 6 over 4 equals X over 28. Don't grab your calculator and divide them. They are just there to set up the cross multiplication. Now multiply 6 with X and 4 with 28. Now you can grab your calculator to find out what 4 times 28 is. 6 times X will become 6x. Now divide what you got from 4 times 28 by 6 so you end up with X on only one side. X equals the number on the right side of the equation. It's sort of hard to explain with plain text, but once you get the right answer it's the easiest thing ever.


whats newer and cooler than an ipod? i dunno.. my cousin told me something, that like ipods arent really that "in" anymore and theres something else.. i forget what its called.. does anyone know the name? and no i dont live near my cousin and it would be weird to just call them to ask that question. thanks :)

like he said that on this thing you can also listen to the radio and such.. also where can i buy an ipod for the cheapest? (dont say ebay). a white ipod nano (can there be colors? unless thats just like the cover. if theres colors, then i'd like a green one.) (link)
Oooooh the Creative Zen? You can listen to the FM radio on it, AND record anything that is being broadcasted from your favorite radio stations. Basically, the Zens come with better stuff and you get more out of your money from them.

I'm not very fond of Apple products. My color photo iPod keeps corrupting my files, even though I haven't even dropped it a single time. Plus it costs 100 bucks just to replace the rechargeable batteries in an iPod. You don't pay anything close to that amount with a Creative Zen. But really it's up to you whether you want the hip iPod or the Zen.

If you want to get cheap computer stuff, try going to tigerdirect.com

http://creative.com/products/welcome.asp?category=213 (link to the Creative Zens)


Me and my bf have been going out for a long time now. i really love him and always have. Now a while back he asked me to marry him. We're both 15. I know we're young and all but we were so sure of it. But then one day not to long ago I randomly got a friend to ask him if it was still on. He said no that I had called it off along time ago. Well then my friends came back and told me and then she went back and told him that I never did and he kept saying that I did. Is he just unsure about it or something or do you think this is his way of telling me that he doesn't love me anymore? What should I do. I really love this guy. (link)
It sounds like there's a miscommunication going on between you two. You should talk to him face to face and see what's really going on.


my bf is in a facility, they have 0 tolerance for violence of course. well tonight when i talked to him, he said he threw an 8 ball at a guy and got written up, this is his last chance, then he goes to jail for 2-7 years. i know for a fact he didn't really mean to do it. it was his reaction. he isn't a fighter, but how can i help him and if he goes to jail what do i do to cope with it. (link)
If he really cares about you, then he wouldn't cause more trouble by throwing an 8-ball at someone because of his "reaction". That's an illogical reason to hurt someone like that. I have a friend who has been in juvenile hall before, but he thinks before he acts. If your boyfriend is causing you so much stress, I suggest you find a new boyfriend. Your current boyfriend seems like a huge troublemaker.


me and my boyfriend play this game on the phone where we ask each other questions like "have you ever been in love?" and stuff like that. i need a list of questions i can ask him. thanks :] (link)
What's your favorite car?
What's your favorite brands of clothings?
What is in your mind right now?


Those are just examples. Just go crazy and be creative!




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