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Do you have a mechanic to recommend near Arlington, MA? My beloved old Volvo has a bunch of little issues that need addressing. I'm in Arlington Heights, but I will go a bit out of my way if anyone has someone reliable, reasonable and fairly timely to recommend.
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at 2:29 PM on July 13, 2008
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Where can I purchase baby clothing featuring Miffy (Nijntje)? I am near Boston, Massachusetts in the United States of America, and have access to the Internet. I will also probably travel to Montreal before I need the clothing, in case there is a shop there that will best satisfy my Miffy needs
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at 2:28 PM on June 29, 2008
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Can anyone familiar with Taiwanese culture or Mandarin tell me if the Yankees' PR people changed the pronunciation of Chien Ming Wang's surname to "Wong" to prevent penis jokes? Or is it really some fluke of transliteration?
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at 5:36 PM on April 16, 2008
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Do you know Arlington, Massachusetts? I need some help finding the best stuff.
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at 4:32 PM on March 5, 2008
(24 comments)
I'm trying to make a flash file scale to the width of a div. Friends, Romans, Actionscript People, how do I make this happen?
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at 8:19 AM on December 7, 2007
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Where can I buy dulse in greater Boston? I'm aware of the Internet ordering sources, but is there someplace I can visit today or tomorrow and just buy it?
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at 9:28 AM on November 4, 2007
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I have heard several reference to a Soviet propaganda poster that I can't find. Maybe it's a hoax, perhaps you've seen it. You might even know where I can view it.
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at 9:17 AM on October 4, 2007
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I'm visiting Baltimore this weekend, and I have some questions about transportation and more general stuff.
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at 3:07 PM on September 5, 2007
(19 comments)
Where can I buy a pet rabbit near Newton, MA? I can't believe I have to come here to find out.
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at 7:11 AM on August 19, 2007
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Someone has made a variant of my "lost cat" poster for their own cat (I think). Can someone help me sort out what's going on here?
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at 3:16 PM on July 19, 2007
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Do I need a second medical opinion regarding an aspirin regimen? I can't figure out if this is minor or something I should look into.
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at 8:37 AM on June 7, 2007
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Does anyone know where I can find a rather big photo of Josef Stalin online? I'm making an iron-on transfer that will go on a babie's onesie, so it needs to print out at least 4 inches (10cm) wide at 300 dpi. Google image search ain't cuttin' it, but it must be out there.
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at 12:52 PM on May 18, 2007
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I have lived here for almost all of my adult life and don't know this-- What is the best package store in the Boston area for beer? I want something like Beers of the World outside Rochester, NY and I can't find it: beers from all over the world, and regional beers from the US. I know of some decent places, but nothing that makes me feel like I have just entered Mecca. Lets try to keep it in the 495 Loop, but I will drive further than that if the place sounds really fantastic. Baseball season is here and summer is coming so I am looking forward to some nice beer.
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at 9:42 AM on April 6, 2007
(34 comments)
Please tell me the name of an awful German or Austrian porno from the late 80's or early 90's (Dubbed version). NSFW (duh!)
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at 8:59 AM on February 26, 2007
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Can someone confirm that there's a pedestrian in the game "Grand Theft Auto 3" with a welsh accent who says something to the effect of "Hey! Where are you going?" (emphasis on the "you".) An acquaintance is accusing me of fabricating the story and I don't have a copy of the game handy. I'm know I heard it on the middle island.
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at 3:57 PM on February 1, 2007
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I ripped a DVD with Mac The Ripper. I have a collection of IFO and VOB files on my hard drive. I want to get a movie file that I can then import into iMovie to cut up. What program do I need and what file type should I shoot for?
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at 4:33 AM on December 21, 2006
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Work is paying for a Flash Actionscript class. What are the best ones available in or around Boston, Massachusetts USA? I am Straight Outta Newton and work in Allston, so I would like something in those areas, but I am willing to go anywhere in Metro Boston/city if the course is very good.
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at 10:01 AM on November 27, 2006
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What are the best childrens' books about Dr. King? Ages 4-14 or so.
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at 10:07 AM on November 16, 2006
(6 comments)
My cat's flea medication makes him ill. I need some alternatives to it to discuss at my next vet appointment.
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at 3:37 PM on October 26, 2006
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Does anyone have any tips for caring for an elderly rabbit?
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at 5:35 PM on September 26, 2006
(12 comments)
How do rest stops along US highways become liason places for homosexuals? I remember a rest stop near my hometown being notorious when I was a child before anyone could somehow blame the Internet.
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at 6:07 PM on September 10, 2006
(29 comments)
Is drinking mouthwash actually harmful to anything other than your social standing?
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at 7:43 PM on August 23, 2006
(14 comments)
I have an iRiver h110. Some of my mp3s files behave normally in winamp and Windows Media 10, but are seemingly rejected by the H110 when I try to add them (error message from WMP is something like "may be wrong file type" but they're mp3s, which are supported). I thought that maybe it was corrupt tags and I tried rewriting them, but to no avail.
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at 6:38 AM on August 13, 2006
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I just put together a pc from new parts. It won't post-- fans turn on, but that's it. No video signal, no power light, no beeps, cd trays won't open. Power supply is 400w and tested in another machine. What should my next steps be?
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at 3:58 PM on July 19, 2006
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I have been reading Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey-Maturin series, and I like it a lot. Now I want to play video games set in the era (or thereabouts). Are there any good ones that simulate the Napoleonic Wars or other European and Colonial wars of the general period? Or that have better sailing ship naval battles than the new Pirates!? I liked that a lot at first, but it's too simple and repetitive for me. I have modern computers running windows, OSX, and Linux and a PS2.
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at 3:41 PM on June 15, 2006
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I have come to be interested in classic reggae (in a suburban, lame-o, non-stoner fashion). Whose work should I look for? I generally prefer secular (not roots) songs (like most of The Maytals's songs) to religious stuff (like Junior Murvin's). Who else should I look into? Don't be afraid to be obvious, because I've covered about half of the artists that I am familiar with in the above comparison.
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at 4:53 PM on June 6, 2006
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I am in Philadelphia. My wife and I would like to travel from Reading Terminal Market to the zoo by public transportation. How do we best do it?
Also, we would like to get to Citizens Bank Park via public transport today. Is this possible? The web site has a lot of information about parking but nothing about getting there by public transport.
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at 6:21 AM on May 20, 2006
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My 1994 Volvo 940 wagon seems to have minor, intermittent electrical problems. The cruise control went a few months ago. The illumination on the transmission indicator went for a while and now it's back. The sunroof was a bit testy for a few days. Now the blower for the climate control is out. What's going on, you think? This last one's a pisser, and it might be fixed with a fuse, but it's been too cold and wet to try. But something sinister is going on even if I just need a fuse.
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at 9:25 AM on May 2, 2006
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What is your killer recipe for rum punch? Like they make in the Caribbean/Central America. Except that I am going to make it in suburban Boston and pretend that I am in the Caribbean.
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at 11:38 AM on April 8, 2006
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If a fever is the human body's response to pathogens, does taking medicine to bring down one's fever increase recovery time? If this is true, is it true of all medicines that treat cold/flu symptoms?
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at 10:50 AM on March 21, 2006
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I want personal recommendations for carwashes in Boston/Metro West. I like the kind where I put money in and get to soap up my car myself. But I will consider other kinds as long as you tell me that they are very effective. (I have been dissatisfied with conveyor/brushless carwashes in the past and I hate to waste money.)
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at 10:08 AM on February 28, 2006
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1. Am I wrong to think that $110.00 is too much to pay the vet for a 10-minute appointment to look at my cat's eye and hand me a 3.5 gram tube of erythromycin ointment?
2. If the answer to 1 is "yes," can you recommend a good vet near Newton Upper Falls, MA, USA?
3. What's the etiquette for changing vets when you think that your vet is more than competent but you don't want to pay his prices anymore?
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at 7:20 AM on February 16, 2006
(24 comments)
For a friend who is also doing a PVR project with an old machine:
I have a home made PC with an XGI Volari V3 128 mgb and a Magnavox (27MT3305/17) and I am trying to connect them through S-Video. The TV shows nothing but rolling grayscale ghosts of my desktop. I cannot find any means of configuring the video card to s-video, so I assume this is automatic.
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at 12:01 PM on January 20, 2006
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I've got a beater computer that I want to use to stream media to my tv (it's a 1.2 ghz P3). What do I need at the bare minimum (hardware/software) to get AVIs to my tv and feel like I'm watching cable instead of a computer file? Remember, I am looking for the simplest soultion.
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at 5:06 PM on January 11, 2006
(12 comments)
What can I get my wife for Christmas? I'm stuck so I'm thinking jewelery, but that kind of says "I couldn't think of anything else."
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at 9:16 AM on December 21, 2005
(38 comments)
What are some sites with nav bars that you like? I need some inspiration.
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at 12:26 PM on December 7, 2005
(5 comments)
I want as close to authentic Cornish pasties as I can get, as close to Boston (Massachusetts, USA, of course) as I can get. What's the best that I can do?
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at 10:13 PM on November 26, 2005
(14 comments)
Does it matter if you leave an audio player (hard drive) in the car overnight in a New England winter?
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at 7:26 AM on November 13, 2005
(9 comments)
Is there a product that will not mark clothing or upholstery but will repel domestic rabbits? How effective is it? We want a new sofa, but we want it because our pet rabbit has trashed our old one.
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at 9:59 AM on October 22, 2005
(6 comments)
Brits: Do you use sheets and blankets? Or does everyone use a duvet and cover now? Any ballpark guess on percentages of the population using each?
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at 2:07 PM on October 11, 2005
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MayorCurleyinZionFilter: What must I see in the surrounds of Bath, as well as south Wales and the Cotswalds?
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at 5:37 PM on September 13, 2005
(17 comments)
QuarkXclusive (variable data publishing)-- does anyone know of a good tutorial or guide? The offical documentation is longer than
Ulysses and harder to understand. Alternately, does anyone know a different extension that does similar tasks but is easier to master/not linked to HP stuff? Or an InDesign plugin that is similar?
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at 9:22 AM on August 15, 2005
(5 comments)
Do you know anyone in New England who can photograph a wedding? Professional photographers need not apply unless they are willing to work for $400.
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at 6:27 AM on August 5, 2005
(39 comments)
I have an Epson CX5200 multipurpose printer. It needed ink cartridges, so it sat idle for a while. Now I need to use it and the color of the ink catridge that I replaced (yellow) is only appearing in thin bands.
I've tried cleaning the jets, printing page after page of a 75% Y block from Illustrator and so far no change. Anyone have any fantastic tips?
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at 7:02 AM on July 17, 2005
(7 comments)
Using Mac OSX. I'm getting an annoying black outline around random stuff in the GUI-- like it was highlighting something, but it seems random and I can't control it. For instance, it's around the entry field of "short title for your question" as I'm typing this. It shows up around the "back" button of the file browser if the browser is active. And most annoyingly, it shows up as a thinnish column in QuarkXpress that is the height of the display. What is it and how do I get rid of it?
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at 11:31 AM on June 20, 2005
(6 comments)
Ant farmers must be excited because there is a bumper crop this year. We are currently infested and so is every other house on my street. We can't even leave the cat's dry food out!
How do
you deal with an ant problem?
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at 4:38 PM on June 12, 2005
(23 comments)
We are considering buying
Martinique Yellow dinnerware from Crate and Barrel. Some friends told us that they were less than impressed with the durability of Crate and Barrel plates.
Obviously, the quality will differ from product to product, but if you have Crate and Barrel dinnerware, please tell me what you think about the quality.
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at 2:51 PM on May 22, 2005
(18 comments)
People outside of New England but in an area where Dunkin Donuts has TV advertisements-- does an ad for Dunkin Donuts featuring Johhny Damon and Red Sox GM Theo Epstein play in your area? It's obviously an expensive ad, but it seems very regional.
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at 8:30 AM on May 8, 2005
(11 comments)
My girlfriend was rear-ended a few days ago and the rear of her car is damaged. It's still very driveable, but she has to do a ton of little things like meet with the adjuster, get estimates for repairs, etc. The insurance company of the guy who hit her has been decently accomodating so far, but I'm wondering if she's eligible for compensation for the time it will take to comply with their procedures? And how do we go about asking for that if indeed she is?
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at 6:21 AM on April 28, 2005
(17 comments)
In the
Spenser: For Hire TV series, what kind of gun did Hawk use? I'm referring to the big silver revolver that he would pull out of his coat. What kind of gun is that?
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at 1:05 PM on April 12, 2005
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