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5440 Real Estate
WHAT QUALIFIES AS A
A deal on a [troubled real estate auction] home is 20 percent below market value. A deal on a condo is 30 percent below market value. Panda Mascot Costume
Scott Parker
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5439 Cooking
MICROWAVING BACON
To cook bacon in a microwave, figure one minute on high for each strip of bacon for up to five or six strips placed flat between paper towels. mascot csotumes
Joseph Bauer, Master Carpenter, Indian Hills, Ohio, USA
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5438 Habits
CONTRACTOR TIP
Never go back to the truck empty handed. mascot costume for sale
Erik Hoover, Binghamton, NY, United States
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5437 Conversations
REMEMBERING A PERSON'S NAME
There is a greater likelihood that you will recall a person's name at some future time if you verbally say their name when you meet them for the first time. Apparently there is a section of the brain that registers and links verbal & visual information.
Dave Agresti, Prof Criminology (retired), Tampa, Florida, United States
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5436 College
GRADUATE SCHOOL GRADING
In college courses at the Bachelors level the grade of "C" is considered to be average. However, in graduate school (Masters & Doctorate level) a "C" grade is not average; it's like the kiss of death for students. Receiving "C's" in two graduate courses probably will result in dismissal.
Dave Agresti, Prof Criminology (retired), Tampa, Florida, United States
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5435 Landscaping
CALCULATING GARDEN MULCH COVERAGE
It takes 1/3rd of a cubic yard of mulch to cover 100 square feet of space at a 1 inch depth. Landscapers normally recommend a 3 inch depth for most gardens, so 1 cubic yard is needed for every 100 square feet. Please see Comments for further detail.
Dave Agresti, Prof Criminology (retired), Tampa, Florida, United States
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5434 Miscellaneous
WHAT WENT WRONG
If a System/Thing is now broke/not working: What was the last thing touched and by who. Look there - don't invent things wrong right off the bat.
MJ, Military, Borden, On, Canada
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5433 Business
POTENTIAL CUSTOMERS
In the world of business, the single most descriptive, simple and easily accessible piece of information about a customer is their zip code. I am 33613.
Dave Agresti, Prof Criminology (retired), Tampa, Florida, United States
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