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THE COLD WAR RULE FOR SPOTTING A SPY
One out of every three Soviet or Soviet-bloc diplomats in this country was a spy or had some sort of intelligence-gathering responsibility.
William Webster, FBI Director
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LOSING BEACHES
Along the eastern coast of the U.S., a one-foot rise in sea level moves beach erosion 100 feet inland.
Dr. Stephen P. Leatherman, Associate Professor of Geomorphology, University of Maryland, in the New York Times
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THE YOUNGEST AGE YOU SHOULD DATE
Dating anyone younger than one-half your age plus 7 years is asking for trouble.swiss replica watches
Mike, Ecdysiast, oenophile, coelacanth, Vapid City, CA, USA
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DISSOLVING (A LOT OF) SUGAR
To disolve, without cooking, 17 pounds of sugar requires 1 gallon of hot water. This makes two and a quarter gallons of liquid sugar.
Dale Scharpenberg, Candy Factory Worker, Bryan, OH, USA
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SAVE TIME, USE THE BEST PAINT AND BRUSH
When painting your home interior, buy the very best quality paint and use a high quality brush. You will not need to spend hours taping up all the edges because the paint will not drip and you will be able to paint dead straight lines.
Maitlen W. Montmarency, painter, kailua, hi, usa
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WHAT VENTURE CAPITALISTS WANT
Inventors need to remember that venture capitalism is all about the Investor and a return that can allow him to exit with twice his original investment in two or three years.
Scott Parker
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CHILDCARE AND RENT
When looking for an apartment remember that the monthly rent is related to how much childcare costs in that area for a month.
Cindy Hanlin, Dance Instructor, Sabattus, Maine, USA
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SPOTTING SINGLE WOMEN
A woman will mention the name of a significant other (husband, boyfriend, girlfriend) within the first 15 minutes of casual conversation, or will refer to herself in plural (as in "yes, we went to see that movie last week"). If she doesn't, and doesn't in the next 15 minutes of conversation, either, she's single.
John W Baldwin, Customer Service Agent, College Station, TX, USA
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HEATING A GARAGE OR WORKSHOP
Heaters are rated by BTU, which stands for British Thermal Unit (the amount of heat needed to heat one pound of water by 1 degree F). To find out how many BTU you need: Calculate the volume of the space to be heated by multiplying square footage by height then multiply that number by 4 if your insulation is poor, 3 if it's average, or 2 if it's good. The resulting number is a ballpark figure for how many BTU you'll need.
Joseph Bauer, Master Carpenter, Indian Hills, Ohio, USA
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SPOTTING A GOOD BOOK
You can tell a book by its cover. The nicer the cover, the better the publisher and the more experienced the author.
Carolyn Lloyd, 15-year-old student, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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RUNNING A DAIRY
A dairy operation uses a lot of water. You should plan on using 50 gallons of water per day for every cow in your herd.
Gary Pfaff, dairy farmer
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