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RAISING YOUR CHILDREN
Parents teach more by example than by words. Reading parents have reading children; achieving parents have achieving children.
Denis Smith, high school counselor, Camarillo, California
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Current Rating: 7 out of 10 based on 29 reviews
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1039 Temperature thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
SQUEAKING SNOW
If snow squeaks when you walk on it, the temperature is 10 degrees F or less.
R.A. Heindl, design engineer, Euclid, Ohio
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Current Rating: 5.6 out of 10 based on 19 reviews
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1295 Finding Things thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
FINDING A MISSING PERSON
When looking for a missing person, remember that children usually go to a lower elevation. First-time runaways usually take off with a friend.
Marilyn Greene, finder of missing persons, Schenectady, New York
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Current Rating: 5.3 out of 10 based on 18 reviews
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GRABBING GRADES
Grab as many good grades as possible early in the academic year--they'll come in handy as the year wears on.
Dean Sheridan, electronics technician and deaf actor, Torrance, California
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Current Rating: 5.4 out of 10 based on 24 reviews
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BARAK'S OTHER WEATHER MEGARULE
Expect fair weather for at least 12 more hours if you see a red sky at night, bees swarming, a gray morning sky, very high clouds, a late-afternoon rainbow, steadily rising camp smoke, morning mist rising from mountain ravines, a sky full of stars, a sea that appears darker than the sky at dawn, or a large number of bats flying in the early evening.
Barak Rosenshine, professor of education, Urbana, Illinois
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Current Rating: 5.1 out of 10 based on 17 reviews
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2063 Sleep thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
CHANGING YOUR SLEEP SCHEDULE
It is easier to shift your regular bedtime to a later hour than an earlier hour. It's hard to go to sleep 30 to 60 minutes earlier per night, while you can easily stay up 60 to 90 minutes later.
Dennis Palaganas, Gainesville, Florida
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Current Rating: 5.5 out of 10 based on 17 reviews
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2319 Handwriting thumb thumb thumb thumb
SPOTTING A LEFT-HANDER
If you can spot even one right-to-left stroke in a handwriting sample, it was almost certainly written with the left hand. This does not apply to writing that reads right-to-left, such as Hebrew.
Kate Gladstone, Brooklyn, New York
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Current Rating: 4.3 out of 10 based on 19 reviews
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2575 Wind thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
WATCHING THE WIND AND TIDE
On the seashore, the wind rises when the tide changes.
David Lyon, writer and advertising authority, Westport, Connecticut
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ESTIMATING A DIY HOME PROJECT
Always double your original cost estimate and triple your original time estimate in work hours. Add a week of elapsed/calander lag time per 12 hours of work estimate.
Mr. Matt, Stuff and Junk, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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Current Rating: 6.0 out of 10 based on 17 reviews
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GIVING ADVICE TO A FRIEND
Nine out of ten times when a friend is discussing a problem, he or she is not looking for a solution from you. Listen carefully. It is only ten percent who actually need help. The rest just need to be heard and have an assurance that you stand by them.
manish, software professional, hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
(8) Contributions from this contributor since (2008-02-25)
Current Rating: 7.2 out of 10 based on 18 reviews
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HOW LONG A CUSTOMER USES A HEALTH CLUB
"...usually within 6 weeks, the average person stops exercising altogether after joining a gym."
Scott Parker
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Current Rating: 5.3 out of 10 based on 15 reviews
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