Q: What causes dandruff?
A: The condition of your hair is a reflection of your body's general health. Its condition changes for the worse with stress, nutritional deficiencies, hormone shifts, and environmental factors. The real culprit when it comes to dandruff may be a fat-eating, yeast-like fungus called molasses, formerly known as pityro sporum.
Molasses lives on the scalps of most healthy adults without causing problems. But sometimes it grows out of control, feeding on the oils secreted by your hair follicles and causing irritation that leads to increased cell turnover.
All skin cells die and are replaced by new cells. Normally, it takes about a month for new cells to move from the lowest layer of your skin, where they form, to the outermost layer, where they die and scale off in flakes. Because cells renew themselves slowly, this process usually isn't noticeable.
But on scalps where malassezia thrives, the whole process can take as little as 11 days. The result is a large number of dead skin cells. As the cells fall off, they tend to clump together with oil from your hair and scalp, making them appear white, flaky and all too visible.
Mayo Clinic's recommendations for dandruff self-care are:
Learn to manage stress.
Shampoo often.
Cut back on styling products.
Eat a healthy diet.
Get a little sun.
May 31, 2009
May 7, 2009
How can i quickly make water safe for fish without a dechlorinator?
Q: I got a goldfish from a fair. I have a fishbowl but i cant get to a pet store any time soon to buy dechlorinator. If i boil water for 10 minutes and cool it to room temp will it be safe for my fish?
A: It depends on what your water source is and how it is treated to make it safe to drink. If you are on well water, you're possibly good to go as is. If you are on city water, you may be in for some trouble. The old method was to "age" water, you let it set for at least 24 hours and the chlorine would evaporate out. Now though, many places use chloramines instead of or in addition to chlorine, and it HAS to be chemically deactivated.
Distilled is not a good choice, as it can cause something called osmotic shock, which can kill your fish. If you absolutely have to use distilled water, change only half the water. It will still shock your fish some, but it's better than the ammonia buildup.
If you want your Goldie to live a long healthy life, it will need an absolute minimum 10 gallon tank if it is a fancy type, 20 if it's a common (they get bigger).
Source: www.video-to-flash.com
A: It depends on what your water source is and how it is treated to make it safe to drink. If you are on well water, you're possibly good to go as is. If you are on city water, you may be in for some trouble. The old method was to "age" water, you let it set for at least 24 hours and the chlorine would evaporate out. Now though, many places use chloramines instead of or in addition to chlorine, and it HAS to be chemically deactivated.
Distilled is not a good choice, as it can cause something called osmotic shock, which can kill your fish. If you absolutely have to use distilled water, change only half the water. It will still shock your fish some, but it's better than the ammonia buildup.
If you want your Goldie to live a long healthy life, it will need an absolute minimum 10 gallon tank if it is a fancy type, 20 if it's a common (they get bigger).
Source: www.video-to-flash.com
May 6, 2009
How do I respond?
Q: I made a video for All American Rejects' Gives You Hell Video Contest and uploaded it as a video response as instructed. Now, months later, YouTube is sending me a copyright warning, even though I clearly had permission to upload it, along with the other 96 fans who had permission to upload theirs. How do I respond to this?
A: Aruna:
We need to cover a few issues.
A. Is the video content yours? As in, did you shoot the video on your own camera and edit the video yourself?
B. You used the song "Gives You Hell," only, and no other audio? Or did you include other audio elements?
C. Did you post the video as a RESPONSE to the original AAR video on YouTube? (That is a requirement from Interscope Records.. see http://www.video-to-flash.com/flv_video_converter/ your video must be a RESPONSE to that video.)
IF your video content is original. And IF the only audio in the clip is the AAR song. And IF you uploaded your video as a "response" to the video above, you should respond as such to YouTube.
Generally speaking, YouTube only issues copyright violation notifications if a copyright holder notifies them first.
In other words, Interscope Records likely initiated the complaint against you.
Let me know if you need more help.
A: Aruna:
We need to cover a few issues.
A. Is the video content yours? As in, did you shoot the video on your own camera and edit the video yourself?
B. You used the song "Gives You Hell," only, and no other audio? Or did you include other audio elements?
C. Did you post the video as a RESPONSE to the original AAR video on YouTube? (That is a requirement from Interscope Records.. see http://www.video-to-flash.com/flv_video_converter/ your video must be a RESPONSE to that video.)
IF your video content is original. And IF the only audio in the clip is the AAR song. And IF you uploaded your video as a "response" to the video above, you should respond as such to YouTube.
Generally speaking, YouTube only issues copyright violation notifications if a copyright holder notifies them first.
In other words, Interscope Records likely initiated the complaint against you.
Let me know if you need more help.
May 5, 2009
How to convert WMM videos to a format YouTube will accept?
Q: So, I made a bunch of videos on windows movie maker, and youtube is saying "Failed (unable to convert video file)". How can I convert it (for free, please) to something that will work?
A: YouTube likes FLV video most, so before you upload them please make sure your video is compatible with YouTube, otherwise youtube will convert the video on its sever, this process will take a long long time.
I suggest you to convert your video on your computer before you upload them, it would be much faster.
You can try Moyea Flash Video MX, it can convert nearly every video format and DVD directly to FLV.
Source(s):
More details can be found:
http://www.video-to-flash.com
A: YouTube likes FLV video most, so before you upload them please make sure your video is compatible with YouTube, otherwise youtube will convert the video on its sever, this process will take a long long time.
I suggest you to convert your video on your computer before you upload them, it would be much faster.
You can try Moyea Flash Video MX, it can convert nearly every video format and DVD directly to FLV.
Source(s):
More details can be found:
http://www.video-to-flash.com
May 4, 2009
Is it still littering if it's biodegradable?
Q: Is it okay to throw like an apple core on the ground, for example?
A1 : Yes it is littering, even if you are out in the woods and you know it will be eaten by animals. You would be providing a food that isn't part of the animals natural diet and unless you are a stickler about organic, you would be dosing the animal with pesticides.
In a populated area you are providing food for rats and other undesirable creatures. There populations are controlled by the amount of food available.
A2 : It's still littering (putting something on the ground in a public space!), but I never feel guilty about throwing things like orange peels or apple cores on the ground if there's no garbage to hand and I don't have a convenient place to store it until I get to one. Things like biodegradable bags or cardboard or whatnot are a different story- they take way longer to decompose, and belong someplace where they can do that without marring the scenery.
A3 : It is still littering, by law but it will help the environment... unless it gets in the ocean and small animals try to eat it and it gets caught in their system.
Instead of doing that you could wait to take it home and even better than throwing it in the garbage: Composting! For vermicomposting: You just have to get a large bin and soil. Then put in some Red Wiggler or Indian Blue worms. Throw all of your vegetable and fruit peelings and leftovers in there, eventually the worms will eat it an poop. The poop is called vermicast and it is rich, nutrient full soil.
A4 : I would say that this is still littering in its technical defition. However, if you want to throw an apple core on the ground, you can do so in your front or backyard. But in public spaces, i wouldn't. Although I see what you mean, just because feces are good for the Earth doesn't mean that we leave it lying around!! (Sorry that was the only example i could come up with=P)
I would also say that instead of throwing it on the ground, you can speed up the process by composting it. So instead of throwing a biodegradable object on the ground, go compost it!!
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A1 : Yes it is littering, even if you are out in the woods and you know it will be eaten by animals. You would be providing a food that isn't part of the animals natural diet and unless you are a stickler about organic, you would be dosing the animal with pesticides.
In a populated area you are providing food for rats and other undesirable creatures. There populations are controlled by the amount of food available.
A2 : It's still littering (putting something on the ground in a public space!), but I never feel guilty about throwing things like orange peels or apple cores on the ground if there's no garbage to hand and I don't have a convenient place to store it until I get to one. Things like biodegradable bags or cardboard or whatnot are a different story- they take way longer to decompose, and belong someplace where they can do that without marring the scenery.
A3 : It is still littering, by law but it will help the environment... unless it gets in the ocean and small animals try to eat it and it gets caught in their system.
Instead of doing that you could wait to take it home and even better than throwing it in the garbage: Composting! For vermicomposting: You just have to get a large bin and soil. Then put in some Red Wiggler or Indian Blue worms. Throw all of your vegetable and fruit peelings and leftovers in there, eventually the worms will eat it an poop. The poop is called vermicast and it is rich, nutrient full soil.
A4 : I would say that this is still littering in its technical defition. However, if you want to throw an apple core on the ground, you can do so in your front or backyard. But in public spaces, i wouldn't. Although I see what you mean, just because feces are good for the Earth doesn't mean that we leave it lying around!! (Sorry that was the only example i could come up with=P)
I would also say that instead of throwing it on the ground, you can speed up the process by composting it. So instead of throwing a biodegradable object on the ground, go compost it!!
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May 3, 2009
How long will it take to upload video to YouTube?
Q: I have a WMV file but when I upload it onto YouTube, it takes me nearly 1 hour. Why?
A: YouTube likes FLV video most, so before you upload them please make sure your video is compatible with YouTube, otherwise youtube will convert the video on its sever, this process will take a long long time.
I suggest you to convert your video on your computer before you upload them, it would be much faster.
You can try Moyea Flash Video MX, it can convert nearly every video format and DVD directly to FLV.
More details can be found:
http://www.video-to-flash.com/video_to_flash/
Here are some useful guides:
http://www.video-to-flash.com/dvd_to_flash_converter/
http://www.video-to-flash.com/dvd-to-swf/
http://www.video-to-flash.com/dvd-to-flv/
A: YouTube likes FLV video most, so before you upload them please make sure your video is compatible with YouTube, otherwise youtube will convert the video on its sever, this process will take a long long time.
I suggest you to convert your video on your computer before you upload them, it would be much faster.
You can try Moyea Flash Video MX, it can convert nearly every video format and DVD directly to FLV.
More details can be found:
http://www.video-to-flash.com/video_to_flash/
Here are some useful guides:
http://www.video-to-flash.com/dvd_to_flash_converter/
http://www.video-to-flash.com/dvd-to-swf/
http://www.video-to-flash.com/dvd-to-flv/
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