I'm having difficulty navigating very different cross-cultural (U.S./El Salvador) family dynamics. Can you please offer me books, links or your own best practices on keeping an international marriage strong?
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posted by Coffee Bean
on Dec 14, 2012 -
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What are some movie quotes that sound like mantras, maxims, or other sayings, and would thereby make good cross stitch samplers?
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posted by Ambrosia Voyeur
on Jun 10, 2012 -
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I want to travel, one way I have heard to do this is through organizations such as FEMA and the red cross. I am graduating with a Bachelors in English in 3 weeks and am 24 years old. There are no entry level jobs that I saw available on their websites, am I doing something wrong? Does anyone know where I can find entry level positions?
I had thought about teaching English in a Spanish speaking country, does anyone know of some reputable programs for someone wish bare-bones Spanish knowledge looking to improve?
posted by Nighthawk3729
on Apr 20, 2012 -
13 answers
Someone I know who is a volunteer would like a copy of the REACT/Red Cross produced video "Where Seconds Count". He had been told he could view it online, but repeated online searches have failed to find it, and neither the Red Cross nor individual REACT organizations seem to be selling physical copies via their websites. I've been trying to help him find it, but have had no luck. Anybody?
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posted by bunky
on Mar 24, 2012 -
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Help an anxious dude navigate cross country. I have to drive from Portland, OR to Portland, ME leaving the first week of December.
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posted by furnace.heart
on Sep 24, 2011 -
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I am interested in purchasing a gently used cross over vehicle for myself. I plan on paying cash and want to spend 10,000.00 or less. I prefer Honda or Toyota but am open to reliable well made vehicles.
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posted by gypseefire
on May 5, 2011 -
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I need to buy (gack!) my own health insurance. I'm in New York state. I'm looking for very good coverage. Would rather pay more for high-quality, flexible, non-nitpicky coverage (if such a thing exists), and then economize by opting for high deductibles.
I once lived in CT for a short while, and loved Anthem Blue Cross. But I've heard horror stories about Empire Blue Cross in NY. What other options are out there?
posted by Quisp Lover
on Apr 3, 2011 -
13 answers
I am in Ontario, Canada. Where can I buy reasonably priced - nay,
cheap - craft supplies online?
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posted by torisaur
on Mar 21, 2011 -
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How can I best transform myself into a more efficient and possibly faster skate skier? If you started as an adult and now feel competent at this task, what resources did you use and what did you do to improve and refine your technique?
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posted by charmedimsure
on Jan 3, 2011 -
3 answers
Interesting Latin inscription on medieval cross: CNA
ZARENUS REXIVDEOX - anyone know some shorthand?
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posted by RedReplicant
on Nov 24, 2010 -
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How do I mount cross-country ski bindings? I'm a technically adept individual with the appropriate tools, but info (beyond "take it to the shop and let a pro do it!) is seemingly hard to find online...
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posted by c0nsumer
on Feb 16, 2010 -
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We've just acquired a second colocation facility for redundancy and for geopolitical separation of our services (in other words, Canadian customers on Canadian boxes, US customers on US boxes for many pain in the ass reasons I won't get into here.). Our office is in Canada and the second colo facility is in Seattle. What sort of fresh hell will we unleash by taking servers purchased here across the border?
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posted by barc0001
on Sep 9, 2009 -
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I have a pair of old 75mm Nordic Norm cross country ski boots. They're leather on the lower half and 'foamy' synthetic on the upper half. The problem is, the 'foamy' synthetic is supposed to be covered with some kinda of vinyl, but like most older xc boots, it seems that the coating has flaked off of my boots.
Is there anyway I can make this foamy section weatherproof? Can I stop continued flaking?
posted by brandonjadams
on Mar 9, 2009 -
3 answers
Hey cross-stitchers: when you're working on a pattern that's more or less solid, do you do work on a blob of one color at a time, or on one row at a time?
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posted by tristeza
on Jan 5, 2009 -
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How do I operate early 90's vintage Salomon Automatic2 cross country/nordic ski bindings? Where can I find pictures/instructions on this binding? Can these bindings be adjusted or repaired? They're the original SNS standard and I still have the boots.
posted by Dreidl
on Jan 2, 2009 -
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I"m looking for a winter aerobic activity to keep my fitness level up for mountain biking. Cross country skiing is one of them. What should I buy and how hard is it going to be to learn?
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posted by unSane
on Nov 27, 2008 -
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MetaStyle: When using a superscripted dagger (cross) to indicate a footnote, should the footnote at the bottom of the page be preceded by a superscripted dagger or a regular-sized dagger? Should there be a space between the dagger and the footnote?
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posted by Shepherd
on Jul 14, 2008 -
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Do you know any tricks for skiing down small hills while cross-country skiing? I mean without falling down, which is my current style.
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posted by chippie
on Feb 24, 2008 -
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Looking for the designer/brand/model # of these specs comedian David Cross is wearing. Link to pics inside
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posted by stavx
on Jan 1, 2008 -
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Mystery surrounding a miracle in Coachella involving a cross which burns bright in a window, even at night?
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posted by vacapinta
on Dec 27, 2007 -
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I know very little about Christian gifts. Is there any taboo about getting my Catholic girlfriend a cross necklace?
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posted by Nerro
on Dec 21, 2007 -
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Adobe Premire 6.5 - How do I get a still image (5 seconds) to fade in from black (or out to black)? Bonus question - How do I get still images to fade into each other (smoothly, not dithered)?
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posted by sandra_s
on Dec 12, 2007 -
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In the first week of November, my boyfriend and I will be driving his '94 Volvo from San Diego to Chicago. We'll have Tuesday through Sunday to travel. What are the best places to stop and visit?
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posted by josingsinthehall
on Aug 29, 2006 -
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Can I drive across the USA in 12 days? Say a route from LA to Las Vegas to Salt Lake to Denver to Mt Rushmore to St Louis to Nashville and on to New York
posted by A189Nut
on May 10, 2006 -
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I've just been asked to deploy to New Orleans as a Red Cross volunteer (mi).
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posted by efalk
on Oct 22, 2005 -
9 answers
Are there any matching-gift channels to make a Red Cross donation for persons who do not have employer-match? This is obviously a propos to Katrina, but I am also interested to learn if there may be permanent programs of this sort.
posted by mwhybark
on Sep 5, 2005 -
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My car broke down while I was trying to drive it cross-country, and I had to catch a flight and carry on without it. Now the car is in Bloomington, Indiana and I am in New Haven, Connecticut; I would like the car to join me. How should I do this?
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posted by willbaude
on Aug 26, 2005 -
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An
article in my local newspaper on the removal of roadside crosses (and having just read Carl Hiassen's "Skinny Dip," in which a minor character collects roadside crosses and replants them in his backyard) made me wonder if non-Christians put up non-cross roadside memorials, and if there are websites with examples.
posted by Joleta
on Jul 14, 2005 -
14 answers
I used to live in Montreal, and heard somewhere that on certain nights the cross on top of the mountain would flash various colours (I never saw this happen myself). Rumour had it that this was for bulb-testing purposes, and that the city lit up the cross with different colours when certain rare and important events took place. Supposedly, one of these events was the death of a pope, which was purported to merit a purple cross. Is the cross purple right now? Is it really outfitted with various coloured bulbs, or is this all wild hearsay? Maybe someone was just pulling my leg.
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posted by painquale
on Apr 6, 2005 -
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How do you cross out words in Hypertext?
posted by semmi
on Oct 11, 2004 -
30 answers
Everyone has heard of mules, a cross between a donkey and a horse. I've even heard of ligers, a cross between a tiger and a lion. My question is, is it possible for an African elephant to cross breed with an Asian elephant?
posted by geekhorde
on Jun 19, 2004 -
11 answers
