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879 Children thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
SETTING A CHILD'S ALLOWANCE
A child's allowance should be large enough to cover some basics with a little left over, yet small enough to require choices. Too little or too much of an allowance will not teach a child how to deal with money.
Dian Nafis, New York State Cooperative Extension
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1135 Temperature thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
CHECKING YOUR CHARCOAL
Your fire is ready when the charcoal is light gray. Test the heat by holding your hand, palm side down, over the coals at grid level and counting the seconds you can hold it there. Five seconds indicates a low temperature fire, four seconds - medium temperature, three seconds - medium-high, two seconds - hot, and one second indicates a fire that is too hot.
Carolyn Flournoy, Gannett News Service
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1391 Holidays thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
CHOOSING A CHRISTMAS TREE
When you're choosing a Christmas tree, rotate the end of a branch between your forefinger and thumb. If the tree is fresh, you won't end up with a handful of needles.
David and Penny Russell, Dilltown, Pennsylvania
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1647 College thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
RAISING MONEY
University fund raisers plan on getting one-third of their money from 10 big contributors, one-third from 100 medium contributors and one-third from everyone else.
Anonymous university fund raiser
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1903 Weather thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
WATCHING YOUR COWS
Expect a storm when your cows become agitated, start to bawl, and head for the barn.
Anonymous talk-show respondent, Burlington, Iowa
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2159 Storage thumb thumb thumb thumb
DESIGNING A CLOSET
As family income rises, the ratio of women's shoes to men's shoes increases accordingly.
Bob Horton, consultant and writer, Largo, Florida
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2415 Handwriting thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
ANALYZING HANDWRITING
If a person's handwriting is printed just as printing is taught in elementary school, the writer is either an elementary-school teacher, an able 6- or 7-year-old, or mentally retarded.
Kate Gladstone, Brooklyn, New York
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2671 Wind thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
FLYING A KITE
A wind that rustles leaves and that you can barely feel on your face is blowing from 4 to 7 miles an hour. A wind moving about 12 miles an hour will keep tree leaves in constant motion. This is the upper limit for most kite flying. If the wind is lifting loose paper off the ground and raising dust, it is too strong for the average kite.
Tal Streeter, kite builder
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2927 Safety thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
WHEN TO USE CFLS AND REGULAR LIGHTBULBS
Regular (incandescent) lightbulbs should be used anywhere that requires instant, bright light. Basement stairways, porches and garages are ideal for incandescent bulbs. Compact Flourescent Lightbulbs (CFLs)are ideal for living rooms, bedrooms and general use areas of your home.
Rob Walker, Small Business Owner, Eureka, CA, USA
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3439 Relationships thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
CONTROL IN A RELATIONSHIP
The one that loves the least, has all the power in a relationship.
Sharon Franklin, Graphic Anaylst, MIami, Florida, USA
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3695 Writing thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
GET A RUNNING START RULE
At the end of a long writing day (and with more to come), leave your final thoughts, concepts, etc. unwritten - save them for the next day's beginning. This helps to stir up the writing juices, particularly re: dealing with Blank White Page Dread.
Will Musham, composer/writer, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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