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• December 7th, 2008

  Is there an online dictionary that quotes actual passages from literature to show how words are used in context?

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• December 5th, 2008

  Does T-Mobile get good reception in the mission in SF?

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• December 5th, 2008

  What is the best way to get sap off of a rain coat?

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• August 17th, 2007

  What kind of paper should I buy for making my own lamp shade?

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• August 17th, 2007

  What is the most interesting type of plant that grows in a wetland?

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• December 8th, 2008

  Did a food journal help you?

  A food journal can serve several functions. It can serve as an emotional outlet for your thoughts and feelings and it can act as a record-keeping log to document details about the quantity and quality of food you are consuming. Whether you want your journal to read like a diary or an inventory sheet, the act of journaling is a cost-effective and useful way to reflect on your behavior.
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• December 7th, 2008

  What is your favorite pandora radio station?

  Pink Martini
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• December 5th, 2008

  Does T-Mobile get good reception in the mission in SF?

  I don’t believe the service charts either. I get spotty coverage in Seattle, even though the whole city is supposedly covered. I am moving to the mission in SF in January, but I wanted to renew my T-Mobile contract before then (because they are offering a free plane ticket before Christmas). I guess I will just risk it and hope for the best. Thanks.
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• December 21st, 2007

  How do I know which winter coat is the warmest?

  Feathered Friends is a company in Seattle that makes excellent clothes out of down. The birds have a longer, healthier life – which means that the feathers are of higher quality than those from large chains. Also, they sew all their clothes and sleeping bags in Seattle.
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• August 29th, 2007

  Is Costa Rica a good place to live?

  I lived in Costa Rica for 4 months studying environmental policy and sustainability at the University in San Jose. More retirees from the United States own real estate in Costa Rica than any other country abroad and the gap between rich and poor is widening quickly. Some Costa Rican’s have seen their wealth and well-being improve due to the influx of tourism, but most have not. My host family can no longer afford to visit the beach at Christmas, as they have for decades, because most of the waterfront property is owned by large real-estate companies like Windemere and RE Max. There has been little effort to build with local materials. Yes, most people know that CR has the most protected forests in Central America, but it also has the highest rate of deforestation in non-protected areas. It doesn’t have an army, but the number of armed private policeman has swelled larger than all the armed forces of their nieghbors. As with our own country, Costa Rica has a deep tradition of racism. Black people where not allowed to take the train into the central valley until the 1970’s and Nicaraguans are referred to as “Nicos” – short for a 5 cent coin. Hopefully tourism will bring more diversity and a stronger tradition of art and acceptance. I hope that if you choose to live in Costa Rica that you support fair land-use policies and local, small-scale agriculture. If you want to swim in the ocean on the Caribbean coast in a few years, then Chiquita and United Fruit Company will need to dramatically change the way they grow bananas. Right now the pesticide use is so extreme that blue bags lined with chemicals are found along miles of coast line. I interviewed dozens of workers that suffer from terrible health effects due to negligent corporate policies and indifferent consumers. Like every foreign country, it isn’t paradise, but your role as an educated resident could surely make a positive difference.
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