What do I ask/tell my new doctor about my mental health?
I don't know what help I need anymore, or even if I need help. I have a lifelong history of depression and the past two and half years, I've experienced more life stressors than normal. The original...
View ArticleWhat's it really like living in extreme poverty in the developed world?
What's it really like living in extreme poverty in the developed (western) world? I am writing a dystopian sort of post-mini-apocalyptic novel. The themes are investigating something else, but for a...
View ArticleWhat are the possible bits of a book?
I would like a list of generic things in printed material (particularly educational material). I know about the regular types of bits: foreword, preface, tables, figures, plates, glossary, references,...
View ArticleFind me a health farm please?
I need help finding a place to stay for a month while i kick alcohol, develop healthy eating habits and learn about exercise. I don't have unlimited funds, but I can pay whatever I need to. Anywhere in...
View ArticleDaughter's boyfriend has made edits to her social media
Daughter's (21) boyfriend (of 7 months) has made edits to her social media accounts to block her (long ago) ex-boyfriend, without her permission or knowledge. What should I advise her? I did look for...
View ArticleCleaning up the massive mess the ex left
So, the ex just went to prison for 2 years, non-parole period of 1 for a despicable crime, that like everything else, he lied about - and I wouldn't be bothered except he's left a mess behind for his...
View ArticleHow do I do website documentation and maintenance tracking
I need a systematic way to track and show that sites are up to date, links checked, content updated or deleted. I have one (mostly static) website with 81 pages at the moment. It's hosted by Weebly, so...
View ArticleSuper short tips and tricks for ADHD and / or depression
I'm struggling today with both. The ADHD makes searching for help a little more difficult than normal. Can you give me (really short) one liner suggestions for making it through? Mostly focusing on...
View ArticleReconcile me to singledom
Tell me, how does one give up on a desire that's been there since childhood - to be in a long-term healthy loving domestic relationship? How do you work out how to plan the rest of your life when the...
View ArticleDocument conversion
How to turn 23 PDFs of at least 65 pages each, in column format, created in QuarkXpress into Word, without having the text made into nonsense by Word deciding there's only one column when there are...
View ArticlePolyandry - tell me everything
I'm writing a dystopian sci fi novel and it's coming along sparkingly. Yay. One of the plot lines involves a shortage of women, and the development of new family units utilising polyandry. I'm looking...
View ArticleWhy do publishers want formatted books split?
Why do publishers require academic authors to submit books with chapters as separate files and a contents page (separate file again) with page numbers that will be irrelevant once they apply their...
View ArticleIdeas for interactive presentation?
Professional presentation to 200 educators. Presenter would like to add audience participation through technology - probably phone/internet. What budget options available that will work anywhere...
View ArticleShould I change my job, and if so, to what?
Should I change my job, and if so, to what? *Or is it a symptom of something else, and how should I address it? I have my own office on campus, with software I require, challenging and interesting...
View ArticleBest bookmark
What tricky design makes you keep a promotional bookmark (or business card)? The university department I'm working for wants to give prospective and new (Teaching) students a promotional bookmark (the...
View ArticleSomething somewhere about being oblivious to flirting
Maybe here, maybe elsewhere on the Internet or in a book. Almost definitely text. Basically it was about (I think) people who oblivious to flirting and romantic advances until they were bluntly told,...
View ArticleResources for mentoring an employee in a protected class
I'm researching resources for a manager (M) who mentors with someone (S) who has experienced discrimination and disadvantage throughout their life. M wants to support S practically and with...
View ArticleDesign and audience
Hi, parents of young children. I've been commissioned to design and format a series of small books aimed at you and your kind. How do you want it to look? The focus of these book is fun activities at...
View ArticleStop harassing my dying friend
How do I help a dying friend discourage another friend (unknown to me)from pushing alternative medicine/cures for her incurable cancer on Facebook? I would normally not interfere but a recent (ish)...
View ArticleReliable demographic information on tertiary students globally
I need to find out accurate information showing the quantity of university/tertiary/higher education students and lecturers, by age, for Australia and internationally. I need to source data on...
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