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3660
Writing
CLARITY
Writing is God's way of showing you how sloppy your thinking is.
Ron, writer, NY, NY, USA
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Miscellaneous
IF YOU ARE A WOMAN SPEAKING TO A COUPLE
If you are a woman and find yourself addressing a couple,(man & woman) be it be a business or social situation......always make it a point to talk and pay attention to the woman just a little bit more ...you don't want her to think that you have any interest in her man.....( some women are quite insecure ...... no matter how older you are or what you look like)...
Tom Parker, Editor, Lansing, New York, USA
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Bicycles
TIRE SIZE AND ROLLING FRICTION
The bigger the tire the more friction is caused by the tread.
Max Vidrine, KDVS DJ, Davis, CA, USA
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5196
Writing
NEWSPAPER DEADLINE TIME
For every mile away from its market a newspaper is printed, the deadline must fall one minute earlier.
Don Marti, editor, Alameda, CA, USA
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Exercise
CALCULATING THE VALUE OF EXERCISE
For each hour that you're physically active, you can expect to live two hours longer.
Robert H. Thomas, writer, Northville, Michigan
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Appliances
ESTIMATING THE LIFE OF AN APPLIANCE
Dehumidifiers have the longest life expectancy of any home appliance, about 15 years. Humidifiers have the shortest life expectancy, just half that of dehumidifiers. Humidifiers burn out because they often are left running after the water has evaporated.
Steven M. Keisman, New York City high school resource coordinator
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Computers
LEARNING HOW TO USE SOFTWARE
If you can't figure out how to do it after ten minutes of reading the manual and trying, ask someone for help.
Norman Brenner, Fleetwood, New York
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Health
CHECKING OUT A NURSING HOME
If you smell urine when you enter a nursing home, it is not a place to put someone you care about.
Edward J. Garrison, nursing home administrator, Watsonville, California
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Grooming
CUTTING YOUR HAIR
People who wear their hair short will generally need a haircut within a week after their hair looks perfect.
Ann Kimbrough, Blaine, Tennessee
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Injuries
MASSAGING AN INJURED AREA
Don't heat or massage an injury if, when you hold your hand 1/2" from the skin, you can feel more heat in the injured area than the surrounding area.
Andrea Frankel, computer scientist, engineer, holistic health practitioner, San Diego, California
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Music
TUNING A MUSICAL INSTRUMENT
A stringed instrument is less apt to slip out of pitch if the strings are tuned up from flat than it is if the strings are tuned down from sharp.
Robbie Aceto, musician
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