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    Fish oil

    Algae is very similar minus the heavy metals
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    Iphone

    Carlosgreat/Damiancho: Internet: It used to work for me 6 months ago but now no more. I find I'm spending ~$10p/day somehow. I now buy 2 tarjetas in one go so I have a spare ready and only top up when I need to call. The billing could be delayed, it's not a smartphone so it's not transmitting...
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    Prop 8 OVERTURNED in California

    What's marriage for? Got a hunch it means different things to different people
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    Anybody want to sell a cheap Claro Phone ?

    By the way, seeing as I've no DNI, do you get GPRS/emails on Movistar or Claro with prepay? I'm on Personal and the Blackberry emails are very expensive.
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    Normal Laundromats?

    We use a combination of lavarap and hand washing. The lavorap is something like $25 pesos a bag. They use irritating perfume though I hate the smell of. As for hand washing... well I have to say I felt very 3rd world doing the asian squat for the first time.... but I'm converted now, seems...
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    Apartment breakins - what I've learnt. And your experiences?

    There's been at least 3 break-ins in our block of flats in the last 3 months. It's probably more than this; none of those breakins have been reported. I think people don't want to report it because they don't want to cause trouble and bring attention to the area. It's not something I fully...
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    Marriage & Visa questions

    When you say "letter to ask permission" is there anything else needed? I'll be at the civil registry tomorrow and I'd like to know
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    Expat Meetup- Let's have a picnic! December 10th

    i'm on cruzar PedroMontt/columbia looking at plazoleta jose a perez. Can see some tai chi martial arts & hear drums but can't see a sign, hear any english and cant see bills solar panel broadcasting, will look around the lake the otherside of the park now... Could do with a phone number...
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    Doing business in Argentina - Our quest to manufacture leather bags here!

    Luxury underwear, probably less than 200g! Price point approx $20
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    Used Mercadopago? Chargebacks?

    I am thinking of using Mercadopago (a branch of rapipago) to take payments to my UK website (haven´t got a work permit otherwise I would host in .ar)... ... but I am worried people will rip me off like Paypal by saying the goods haven´t arrived. Has anyone here used the service or taken...
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    Doing business in Argentina - Our quest to manufacture leather bags here!

    Can you share your experiences of getting the bags exported? Whats the easiest way to go about it? Can it be done black market sending item by item direct to customers or are the postage rates too high? What about shipping in bulk to a warehouse in the states for storage, does that simplify...
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    getting to la paloma- uruguay

    Was it cheap? I went BA-PDE then hired a car. I was there in winter... which was one of the most desolate places Ive been! I wonder what its like in summer... if there´s any surf too
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    Selling Something Without Getting Cheated

    This is my website I setup for this to take credit cards: http://pp.rv.vg/ I can set you up something like that if you like. However surely we still all have to learn how to spot hooky bills. Personnally as long as they are good enough to fool an expert I don't mind (!)
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    how do I watch online British tv?

    I put an old computer in my parents house in the UK and go through that
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    To wed or to wait (for work visa)

    ^ are you talking citizenship here or residency?
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    Roof garden & slightly bigger for a couple

    Possibly a long shot this but we are a couple (UK & Porteno) looking for: We need: - quieter than Av Santa Fe but 40mins or less travel to Consitution - around $2500pesos - an outdoors section for plants - enough space so that we not sharing a kitchen or bathroom with someone else and enough...
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    Dermatologist recs?

    This is handy, PM please x
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    Rate Your "Spiritual" Teacher in BA,yoga,reiki, your knitting class

    There´s a taoist tai chi teacher on Av Santa Fe circa 2750 gallaria. It´s not tuition. Just a tai chi class with a story, meditation or something similar. No real lessons but straightforward. Nice guy, friendly people and nice classes. For something more overt I´d get in touch with hari...
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    Argentine bank charges

    What is an Argentine bank account essential for? Receiving pay I suppose? Any tips on avoiding this? They are useful for: - skipping RapiPay or whatever it is queues - discounts - anything else? But with cash you have a physical connection with the money. It´s easier to visualize and tell...
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    My company is HIRING - English speakers NEEDED

    I notice there´s no Spanish language requirement in the positions I´ve looked at
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