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SIZING UP A PATIENT
Therapy clients who make their first contact by mail have difficulty with intimacy. Those who make their first contact in person have few problems with intimacy. Phone contacts are somewhere in between.
Terry Larimore, writer and therapist, Houston, Texas
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7/10 INTEREST RULE
Your money will take about 10 years to double at 7% interest, or about 7 years to double at 10% interest.
David Mork, Vice President, Tempe, AZ, USA
(1) Contributions from this contributor since (2008-01-09)
Current Rating: 6.3 out of 10 based on 13 reviews
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OPTIONS
When options are few, the choice is easy. If presented with a choice to make where there are a lot of options, pare down the options to basic essentials, and the choice will be a lot easier.
linda fowler, retired, ohio
(2) Contributions from this contributor since (2008-01-27)
Current Rating: 5.5 out of 10 based on 15 reviews
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SHOES TREES
Buy cedar shoe trees. You only need one pair. Put them in the shoes you just took off. They will absorb moisture and help the shoes keep their shape. Increases lifespan by 50%.
fixedgear, bicyclist
(7) Contributions from this contributor since (2008-02-06)
Current Rating: 6.3 out of 10 based on 16 reviews
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CHOOSING A PINEAPPLE
If a pineapple at the market looks green, take a look at the base. If it has begun to turn a little orange or red there, you'll be able to ripen it at home. If there is no break, the pineapple was picked too green. It will have a woody texture and will never be very sweet.
Joy Veronneau, Programmer, Ithaca, NY, USA
(40) Contributions from this contributor since (2007-03-30)
Current Rating: 7.5 out of 10 based on 12 reviews
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WATCH THE COWS
If a majority of the cows in a field are lying down, a shower is likely to come. You also gauge the likelihood of a shower by the percentage of the cows lying down. It sounds unreliable, but the cows are never wrong.
Jeremy Teaberry, Attorney, Youngstown, Ohio, USA
(2) Contributions from this contributor since (2009-05-13)
Current Rating: 6.3 out of 10 based on 13 reviews
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MEETING DOGS & CATS
When first meeting a pet, stay still & wait for the pet to check you out first. Dogs' order of greeting: smell, then sight, then sound. Cats' order of greeting: sound, sight, smell.
Beth House, Ashburn, VA, USA
(1) Contributions from this contributor since (2010-01-27)
Current Rating: 7.6 out of 10 based on 10 reviews
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SWITCHING TO A SHORTER SAILBOARD
If the least experienced windsurfers are getting catapulted over their sails, then it's time to sail your shortboard.
Jeremy Bishop, windsurfing expert, Hood River, Oregon
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BUYING BUSINESS EQUIPMENT
To get turn-key quality business equipment instead of a do-it-yourself job, count on paying 14 percent more.
Steven Kropper, telecommunications consultant, Watertown, Massachusetts
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FLYING AN AIRPLANE
In a conventionally configured airplane with a tail surface one-sixth the size of the wing and located three wing chord lengths aft of it, the aerodynamic center of the ensemble would be at about 68 percent of chord.
Peter Garrison, writer and pilot
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SPOTTING A TROUBLEMAKER
Beware those who preface a suggestion with, "I don't see why you can't..."
Leonard Morgenstern, pathologist, Moraga, California
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