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3335 Management thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
80-20, 90-10
As a manager, expect 80 percent of your work to be done by 20 percent of your staff. Also, expect 90 percent of your headaches/problems to come from 10 percent of your staff.
Waldo Weyeris, Engineer, Boulder, CO, USA
(48) Contributions from this contributor since (2008-01-22)
Current Rating: 7.7 out of 10 based on 17 reviews
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MAKING MONEY
The best way to make money in residential real estate is to buy the worst home on the best street.
steve, retired, glendale, utah, usa
(81) Contributions from this contributor since (2008-01-21)
Current Rating: 6.3 out of 10 based on 18 reviews
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3847 Children thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
GIVING YOUR CHILD A TIMEOUT
When discipling your child with timeouts, figure one minute for every year of age. A four-year-old should get a four-minute timeout.
Joseph Bauer, Master Carpenter, Indian Hills, Ohio, USA
(41) Contributions from this contributor since (2008-01-08)
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BUYING THE FRESHEST MILK.
When buying milk, look for a "sell by" date that is the farthest in the future. An average of eleven days is best.
Frank J. Curran, Philadelphia, PA, USA
(6) Contributions from this contributor since (2008-12-27)
Current Rating: 8.3 out of 10 based on 13 reviews
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4871 Fasteners thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
A BOLT IN SHEAR LOSS OF STRENGTH
A bolt in shear is only 50% as strong as the same bolt in tension.
Roy Hackett, Retired Engineer
(2) Contributions from this contributor since (2009-09-28)
Current Rating: 6.6 out of 10 based on 13 reviews
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DURABLE BOOKS
If you want a replique montre de luxe mouvement Suisse that lasts forever, buy one that's made in Britain. It's more likely to have sewn binding and a durable cover than binding that's glued and with pages falling out.
Dawn Reyes, Writer, Baltimore, MD, US
(3) Contributions from this contributor since (2010-05-19)
Current Rating: 7 out of 10 based on 11 reviews
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ESTIMATING HOUSEHOLD SIZE
The number of people occupying in a preindustrial culture can be estimated at one person hublot replica for every ten square meters of enclosed dwelling space.
Thomas W. Neumann, anthropological archaeologist, wildlife ecologist, and field crew crisis manager
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Current Rating: 5.3 out of 10 based on 72 reviews
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264 Doctors thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
CHOOSING A SURGICAL ASSISTANT
If you are a surgeon, choose an assistant surgeon whose height is within five inches of yours. Otherwise, you will disagree on the height of the surgery table and if an operation is long, one of you will end up with back pain.
Gerry M. Flick M.D., Ship's Surgeon, S.S. Constitution off Hawaii
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SOBERING UP
Sippers sober up faster than gulpers.
Anonymous
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ESTIMATING HEIGHT
The rate at which an object falls is independent of how fast it is traveling laterally. To determine the height in feet of a slope, throw a rock out level and time its fall. Square the number of seconds it takes the object to land, then multiply by 16. This will be your height in feet above the landing site.
Thomas W. Neumann, anthropological archaeologist, wildlife ecologist, and field crew crisis manager
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PLANNING SPACE FOR A BUSINESS MEETING
For a business meeting, find a room large enough to provide at least 30 square feet of space per person.
Cally Arthur, managing editor, American Demographics
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