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3500 Animals thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
TELL SEVERITY OF THE WINTER BY SQUIRREL
If a squirrel's tail is thick and fluffy in the fall it will be a rough winter, if they are hiding their nuts in the ground very little snow, hidding up in the trees lots of snow.
Sally York, retired, Brighton, Michigan, USA
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Current Rating: 5.1 out of 10 based on 18 reviews
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3756 House and Home thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
DETERMINING KNIFE SHARPNESS
A sharp knife will slice newspaper, a very sharp knife will slice cigarette paper.
Terry Kranning, Professional Knife Maker, Pocatello, Idaho, USA
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Current Rating: 6.5 out of 10 based on 16 reviews
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WINDSHIELD WIPERS & HEADLIGHTS
If it's raining hard enough for you to turn on your windshield wipers, then you should turn on your headlights for safety, too.
jj berger, diva, KCMO
(4) Contributions from this contributor since (2008-04-13)
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4268 Survival thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
DON'T GO THERE
When an assailant intends to take you someplace else by force from the place of first encounter, the odds of your coming back alive are very poor. So fight hard for your life as soon as you find out the bad guy has a change of venue in mind; it’s about the only chance you’ve got.
Robert Keeler, Technical Writer, Chicago, IL, USA
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AVOID LOCKING YOUR KEYS IN YOUR CAR
If you drive a vehicle that has a remote for locking and unlocking your door, ALWAYS keep it on your keychain and use it to lock your car. That way, you'll never accidentally lock your keys in your car.
Chris Crawford, IT Support Technician, Springfield, MO, USA
(1) Contributions from this contributor since (2009-05-13)
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173 Exercise thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
SETTING THE WEIGHTS ON AN EXERCISE MACHINE
When you work out with an exercise machine, choose a weight setting that lets you do 8 to 12 repetitions comfortably. If you must struggle to get beyond 5, the setting is too heavy. If you complete 10 without feeling any fatigue at all, it is too light.
Bottom Line/Personal
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685 Computers thumb thumb thumb thumb
SIZING UP A SOFTWARE JOB
Finding out what kind of computer a person is using is 80 percent of a software job. Those who use odd or obsolete computers probably did everything else wrong, too.
Dave Chapman, computer consultant, Forestville, California
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Current Rating: 4.2 out of 10 based on 34 reviews
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941 Health thumb thumb thumb thumb
WATCHING YOUR BLOOD PRESSURE
Blood pressure levels vary with age and sex. A rule of thumb for estimating the normal systolic pressure in a male is to add 100 to the age of the patient, up to the level of 100 mm Hg.
John Fischer, volunteer fireman, Joliet, Montana
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1197 Grooming thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
BRUSHING YOUR TEETH
Get a new toothbrush as soon as your old one gets frayed. If you're not going through four toothbrushes a year, you're not brushing your teeth enough.
Gerald Gutlipp, mathematician, Chicago, Illinois
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1453 Joker thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
SELLING SOFTWARE
The difference between a used-car salesman and a software salesman is that the car salesman knows when he's lying.
Ben Cota, technology marketing guy, Oakland, California
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1709 Injuries thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
MEDICAL EMERGENCIES
Sometimes a tube down the throat is used to restore free breathing. For an emergency guess, the diameter of a child's smallest finger is about the diameter of the largest endotracheal tube that he or she can be intubated with.
The Blossoms, Fresno, California
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