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  How do you stop a persistent scam/spam caller from calling your place of business?

  2 0 FTC to the rescue: http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/consumer/credit/cre18.shtm From the doc: "A debt collector may not contact you at inconvenient times or places, such as before 8 in the morning or after 9 at night, unless you agree to it. And collectors may not contact you at work if they’re told (orally or in writing) that you’re not allowed to get calls there." Also, you can sue the collector to recover interrupted work/wages. emily answered in Work Life 24 days ago Answer, comment & read 4 more answers »

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  Where can I get a pet tag that is saltwater-proof?

  1 0 You can get a tag that you attach to the collar directly. The one I linked to below uses a velcro attachment; I've also seen ones that you sew onto the collar (I saw that one in the checkout line at Petco last time I went). I don't know how much that might help, because you might still get corrosion of the metal tag itself, but it would get around the small loop rusting off. http://www.amazon.com/Collar-Tag-engraved-attaches-available/dp/B003MLBLKC/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1328219637&sr=8-1 emily answered in Dogs 3 months ago Answer, comment & read 4 more answers »

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  Why do we need to conserve water in Western Washington?

  7 0 Actually, Western Washington does "run out of rain" during the summers. I believe the region is considered semi-arid or arid during June - September. As local gardeners know, you need to be vigilant about watering your plants in the summer, if they're not of the wet-winter, dry-summer liking types. As many Seattlites like to point out, we get less rainfall on a yearly basis than New York City, but most of it falls during the winter months. During winter, Western Washington relies on rain for water. In summer, we rely mainly on melting mountain snowpack as the water source. This means that if there is a relatively dry winter with little snow in the mountains, there will be less water available during the summer months, especially when you consider increased evaporation effects and demand during that time. We have reservoirs that we fill up in the winter and spring, and draw on during the dry months, which helps with supply, but this can only help so much. There's also population growth and climate change effects. An increase in population means and increased demand for water. Climate models have predicted that the weather will become more extreme in the Pacific NW, meaning there would be more floods and more droughts than we currently see. Seattle has grown a lot over the last 50 years, but the overall use of water has remained steady, which is attributed (mostly or at least in part) to individual water conservation efforts. emily answered in Whatever 5 months ago Answer, comment & read 3 more answers »

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  Have I exhausted all my job options, or are there other places to look?

  2 0 Have you considered contacting individual researchers at various schools? There are sometimes jobs for non-phd science people in research groups that often aren't advertised. But, this may not be super-permanent--it may be that a group has funding for something like 2 years for a full-time research assistant. Related, i think there are several manufacturers of science equipment based in Seattle--have you tried looking these folks up? Have you gone through your college department to see what job contacts they might have in the Seattle area? Were you/are you a member of any professional societies that you can go to for job search help or mentoring? You should also see if you can find government contractors, who might have contracts with Ecology, DNR, etc, to fill various positions and who might be hiring. There's a guide that publish the top earning businesses in various fields in the Seattle area, you might want to look at that to get a sense of what's available privately. emily answered in Job Hunting 8 months ago Answer, comment & read 5 more answers »

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  What do you hate the most about the Blue Angels?

  5 1 Screwing up traffic. emily answered in Whatever 9 months ago Answer, comment & read 9 more answers »

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  If voters reject the $20.00 car tab fee to support public transit will that force you to end up buying a car?

  5 1 You could always opt for using zipcar. Includes insurance & gas. emily answered in Whatever 10 months ago Answer, comment & read 5 more answers »

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  Best restaurant in Seattle for a rehersal dinner of 15 people?

  0 0 A couple of thoughts: Wild Ginger Andaluca / Mayflower hotel emily answered in Eating Out 10 months ago Answer, comment & read 4 more answers »

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  -125^(2/3)

  2 0 (-125)^2 is positive. -(125^2) is negative. The initial expression you wrote should be shown as: (-(125^2))^(1/3). Thus, the answer is negative. Note: you can put mathematical expressions into google and get the result. emily answered in Science & Math 10 months ago Answer, comment & read 3 more answers »

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  What's a reasonable amount to pay for a teenage girls' trip to the hair salon?

  0 0 If she's willing to go DIY, she and your wife or another friend, can put highlights/stripes in her hair herself. If she has dark hair, she'll need to bleach her hair first so that the color shows up: Get some hair bleach from a drug or beauty supply store. Either use the showercap with holes and the hooks provided, or get a hair-coloring/flat brush and do the tinfoil wrap thing to get chunky highlights. Wash that out, then use the dye all over the head (if she wants really colorful colors, go to a salon like Vain and pick up a tub of manic panic/special effects/etc, and not the colors they have at the store. If she has light hair, then the bleach step can be skipped, and the color can be applied to the chunky/stripy area herself. This DIY approach can be really fun, I did stuff like this all the time when I was a teenager (blue! green! red!). But, if something goes wrong...well, let's just say that a girl's hair is very important to her, and you'll be wanted to get a professional to correct any mistakes. (Seconding the aveda school for reasonable prices.) emily answered in Teens & Tweens about 1 year ago Answer, comment & read 6 more answers »

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  What's a good way to find house-sitting gigs?

  1 0 Know people who know people. Personal/character references from people who can vouch for you really counts for a lot. Start out with telling your friends and passing along business cards, and ask them to be on the lookout for you. Also, be licensed/bonded/insured, makes you (more) legit, although I don't know how this works for house-sitting. I certainly wouldn't trust anyone I don't know, or who a trusted friend can't vouch for, with house-sitting. emily answered in Other - House & Home about 1 year ago Answer and comment »

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