Q: As soon as you've proofread your draft, and prior to sending it off, take a photo (transfer to pdf), save a draft online, or make a traditional copy of your letter. You may also want to write down the mail off date if it doesn't match the one at the top of the letter. File this copy somewhere safe for your personal record. Take your letter to the local post office, give it to your mail carrier, or drop it in a post box. If you want more assurance that your letter was received you can always request extra tracking services for an additional fee. If you are going to mail off a hard copy of your letter, make sure to print it out using a high quality printer with a good ink cartridge. A handwritten extension request is generally not acceptable. This is the probably the best way to send your request as it requires little time and is very reliable. Verify your recipient's email address before sending and include your identification number, if relevant, in the subject line. Your recipient may be able to see the exact time that you sent the email. Be aware of this if you like to send off emails very late at night. Keep your email formal and that includes the address that you use as well. Send this email from a professional-sounding account. For example, sending a work email from "John.k.Smith@yahoo.com" is appropriate. If you send your letter via fax, make sure to hold on to the confirmation page showing that your transmission was successfully sent and received. If your need for an extension is urgent or very last minute, you may be better served by talking to them in person or by calling. If this is the situation, continue to act formally and state your case in an organized way.
A: Make or save a copy of your letter. Place it in the standard mail. Email your extension request. Make a phone call instead of writing.

Q: When you first visit the sick person, it's important that you tell them you care for them and are rooting for them to get better. You should also offer to help them in a clear and direct way. Rather than ask, "What can I do?" or "Tell me what I can do to help", you can offer to help the person with specific things. For example, "I'm going to the grocery store later, I can pick up some chicken noodle soup for you" or "I'll be close to the pharmacy later, can I get your prescription for you?" This will make it easier for the person to accept your help with little effort. When trying to cheer the person up with words, avoid using phrases like "Look on the bright side" or "It could have been much worse". These phrases, though full of good intention, can make the person feel guilty for being sick or feel they do not have a right to be sick when there are other people less fortunate than them. Most sick people tend to feel better when they have someone who is willing to listen to them talk with empathy and understanding. Rather than tell the person that they look fine or that they don't seem all that sick, try to listen to the person and talk about their feelings and emotions about there sickness or illness. Avoid forcing an opinion on the person and focus instead on being there as a sympathetic ear. Many sick people find it helpful to know someone is sitting with them at least once a day and listening to them talk. Often, being sick can be a boring and lonely experience. Having someone who is willing to listen can help a sick person feel acknowledged and cared for. If the sick person is too weak to talk or sit up, you can comfort her by reading aloud from her favorite novel or story. This will help them remember that they are not alone in the room and that they have someone who cares about them.
A: Express your sympathy and desire to make them feel better. Be willing to listen. Read to her.

Q: While you're running, on an elliptical machine, or doing whatever exercise you do, work on a group of five words. Say them over and over to yourself and think about them as you work through the rhythm of your workout. Do the first one from your flashcard, and then repeat the word and definition without it 10-20 more times. If you're really have a tough time remembering some of the words, you could make up different gestures to go with each word. The gesture you choose might have something to do with the meaning, but it could also be tied to the rhythm of the word, the number of syllables, or how it sounds. Find the gesture that most accurately mimics the word for you. Keep doing it over and over with your word. Try kicks or jumps for the syllable with the most emphasis. Try hand gestures or head motions for the syllables that aren't emphasized. Sometimes you need to get out of your comfort zone and do something different to help yourself remember the words. If you normally work at a desk, choose a different place in your study area to sit cross-legged on the floor. In that position, think about one word that you want to remember. Focus on that word and its definition. Repeat 10-20 times. For the next word, find a different position standing by the window, sitting against the wall, leaning against the door the position doesn't matter. What matters is that then hopefully you will associate that word with being in that place and that position and remember the word.
A: Take your words and exercise. Make up gestures. Study in a different position.

Q: Washing your mosquito bite will clean the surrounding skin and reduce the chance of an infection. Both of these treatments can reduce itching. Calamine lotion is an antipruritic with zinc oxide and ferric oxide that is used to treat itching. Over-the-counter hydrocortisone has a small amount of steroid that helps relieve itching and is also widely used. Icing the mosquito bite will help reduce pain and swelling. Hold the ice pack on your bite for 10 minutes at a time.
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Wash the bite with soap and cold water as soon as possible. Apply calamine lotion or a Hydrocortisone (anti-itch) cream to the bite. Hold an ice pack over the bite.