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2128 Maple Syrup thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
MAKING MAPLE SYRUP
The more ice you pick out of sap buckets on cold spring days, the sweeter the sap and the less boiling it will need.
Walter Pitkin, literary agent, Weston, Connecticut
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Current Rating: 4.7 out of 10 based on 14 reviews
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2384 Time thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
CROWDING A DEADLINE
The more time you have to finish a project, the later you will start it.
Dean Sheridan, electronics technician and deaf actor, Torrance, California
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2640 Water thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
PROVIDING WATER FOR FAMILIES
A family of four uses roughly one acre-foot of water per year - that's the amount of water it takes to cover one acre of land with a foot of water.
William R. Doerner, writer
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Current Rating: 5.0 out of 10 based on 13 reviews
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3152 Writing thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
ESSAY LENGTH
Your essay should be like a woman's skirt - long enough to cover the subject, but short enough to keep it interesting.
Kim
(1) Contributions from this contributor since (2008-01-14)
Current Rating: 8.0 out of 10 based on 26 reviews
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3408 Gardening thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
CHECKING A LAWN FOR DRYNESS
One way to check your lawn for dryness is to push a screwdriver into the ground. If it goes down at least 6 inches without stiff resistance, then the soil is probably moist enough. Try this in several areas of your lawn to locate any dry spots.
James T. Dulley, USA
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Current Rating: 6.5 out of 10 based on 14 reviews
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3664 Gardening thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
PLANTING A SPRING BULB
Plant spring flowering bulbs so the top of the bulb is at a depth three times the bulb's diameter.
Anonymous, USA
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Current Rating: 6.6 out of 10 based on 13 reviews
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3920 Boats thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
MAXIMUM BOAT SPEED
The maximum speed of a single hull sailboat is limited by the length of its hull measured at the water line. The formula is Hull Speed = 1.34 * the square root of length of the hull at the waterline. A 20 foot boat cannot go faster than six knots.
Maitlen W. Montmarency, painter, kailua, hi, usa
(10) Contributions from this contributor since (2008-03-24)
Current Rating: 5.1 out of 10 based on 11 reviews
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4432 Driving thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
CHECK YOUR SPEEDOMETER WITH MILE MARKERS
If you go 60 mph (a mile a minute), then it should take you exactly 1 minute to reach the next mile marker. If it takes you more then a minute, your speedometer is reading low.
Dick Gehring, Consultant, NY
(56) Contributions from this contributor since (2008-05-27)
Current Rating: 6.6 out of 10 based on 13 reviews
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4688 Business thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
AMOUNT OF WORK
Any job will increase to fill the time alotted.
Randy, Product Manager, Pleasanton, ca, USA
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Current Rating: 6.0 out of 10 based on 13 reviews
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81 Automobiles thumb thumb thumb thumb
BUYING A USED CAR
Pick the type of car you want, choose the model that has the lowest resale value, then buy the best example you can find.
Steven M. Keisman, New York City high school resource coordinator
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Current Rating: 3.5 out of 10 based on 38 reviews
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WRITING AN ADVERTISEMENT
When writing an ad, use sentences of less than 12 words.
David Ogilvy, advertising expert, The Ogilvy and Mather Agency
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