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GREEN GURUS
Any guru who recommends downshifting, self-sufficiency or a green way of living will have already amassed enough money to go back to their old way of living if they need to.
UKJohn, UK
(7) Contributions from this contributor since (2008-06-21)
Current Rating: 6.2 out of 10 based on 15 reviews
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WHEN TO INVEST
A dollar invested in your twenties provides a dollar of annual income in your waterproof paint.
James Erwin, Editor, Des Moines, IA, USA
(38) Contributions from this contributor since (2008-01-08)
Current Rating: 5.2 out of 10 based on 11 reviews
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ATTENDING BROADWAY SHOWS
The first act of a Broadway show is an advertisement for the second act. If you reach the intermission hoping that the second act will be better, you should leave, because it never is.
Matthew Butterick, writer
(71) Contributions from this contributor since (2011-01-08)
Current Rating: 8.3 out of 10 based on 10 reviews
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BICYCLING SAFELY
Be especially cautious if you're bicycling near a hospital, movie theater, or nursing home. Visitors to those places are distracted and aren't paying attention.
Larry Gassan, Jolly Dino Art Direction, Los Angeles, California
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Current Rating: 6.5 out of 10 based on 30 reviews
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MAKING A SCARF JOINT
Two pieces of wood can be attached end to end by tapering each piece and overlapping the replique montre Omega pas cher. The splice that is formed is called a scarf joint. For planking a boat, the length of the tapers should be 12 times the thickness of the boards being joined.
Larry Beck, joiner, Ludlowville, New York
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Current Rating: 6 out of 10 based on 16 reviews
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MAILING FORMS TO EMPLOYEES
For every 150 W-2 forms you mail to employees at the end of the year, you should expect four or five returns. They'll need new addresses, corrections, or better carbon copies.
Jackie Creble, secretary, Burlington, Iowa
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Current Rating: 4.8 out of 10 based on 17 reviews
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LANDING AN AIRPLANE
To make every landing as much the same as possible, enter the ground cushion with the airplane trimmed to 1.2 to 1.3 times its stalling speed.
Richard L. Collins, aviation writer
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Current Rating: 4.4 out of 10 based on 14 reviews
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RULES OF ROMANCE
No date by 2:30 means a lonely night.
Joseph Liberkowski, ex-ocean lifeguard, Medford Lakes, New Jersey
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Current Rating: 3.9 out of 10 based on 26 reviews
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GETTING SOMETHING DONE
If you want something done, give it to a busy person.
Scott Parker, data specialist, Beaumont, Texas
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Current Rating: 5.8 out of 10 based on 19 reviews
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SCUBA DIVING IN SHALLOW WATER
You don't need to worry about decompression stops if you scuba dive at depths of 30 feet or less.
Alex Stewart, Atlanta, Georgia
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Current Rating: 4.8 out of 10 based on 17 reviews
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ESTIMATING POPULATION SIZE
The number of adult married women in a population is equal to the number of hearths. While women might share a husband, they will not share a hearth.
Thomas W. Neumann, anthropological archaeologist, wildlife ecologist, and field crew crisis manager
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Current Rating: 4.6 out of 10 based on 21 reviews
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