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YO-YOING
There is a certain "tightness" which the string should be kept at. If you unwind a few inches of string and remove all tension from that few inches; and the string has a propensity to wind about itself, it is not at the right tension. About sixteen twists per inch is right for most strings.
Bill Alton, Yoyo Newsletter Editor, Portsmouth, NH, USA
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DIRECTION CONVEYS TIME AND EMOTION
In advertising, art and photography, the direction the subject is looking or the flow of the composition can affect the tone of the image. Left is the past, right is the future, up is positive, down is negative. For example: a subject looking up and to the right is looking positively into the future.
Jeremy Reid, Graphic Designer, Belleville, Ontario, Canada
(5) Contributions from this contributor since (2008-01-08)
Current Rating: 5.4 out of 10 based on 17 reviews
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ARGUING A CASE
If you have the facts, pound the facts; if you have the law, pound the law; if you have neither, pound the table.
steve, retired, glendale, utah, usa
(81) Contributions from this contributor since (2008-01-21)
Current Rating: 6.8 out of 10 based on 18 reviews
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AVOIDING TRAFFIC ANXIETIES
THEM: When someone is tail-gating your car, slow down. It's a safe bet they'll simply pass around yours. YOU: Always take your foot off the accelerator when you see a red light up ahead (no matter how far away). After all, why speed towards a red light? And don't count telephone poles; just stay way back of cars ahead of you. Rub elbows at parties; but be an island on the road.
Tonea Altos, Pilot, Conroe, TX, US
(3) Contributions from this contributor since (2008-01-28)
Current Rating: 6.3 out of 10 based on 25 reviews
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SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT
If you write the user documentation *before* you write the code, the code will be shorter and better-designed.
Ray Valdes, USA
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Current Rating: 6.0 out of 10 based on 14 reviews
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INTERFACE DESIGN
When assessing software usability, if the most experienced business user in your test group can't figure out what to do on the screen presented, the interface isn't friendly enough.
S L Young, Project Manager, Indianapolis, IN, USA
(16) Contributions from this contributor since (2008-02-10)
Current Rating: 4.6 out of 10 based on 13 reviews
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JET AIRCRAFT CROSSING RESTRICTIONS
To calculate when to commence descent for an altitude crossing restriction: Drop last 3 zeros of the altitude change required. Multiply this number by 3. This figure represents the number in miles prior to the crossing fix necessary to safely arrive at the new assigned altitude.(Predicated on standard 2000 FPM ATC expectation for jet transport aircraft). Example: Cruising at 30,000 feet(FL 300) when Omega Speedmaster réplique montre issues the following: "Cross XYZ at 10,000 feet." 30 - 10 = 20. 20 x 3 = 60. Begin 2000 FPM descent 60 miles out. I add a 5 mile "cushion" and would start descent 65 nm from fix.
Vern Weiss, Airline Captain, USA
(3) Contributions from this contributor since (2008-10-03)
Current Rating: 5.9 out of 10 based on 11 reviews
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TOLL BOTHS LANES
In rush hour traffic, the truck lanes are faster. One Tractor/trailer can move as fast as ten cars.
Perry, Truck Driver, Indianapolis, Indiana, US
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IF YOU ORDER A CAPPUCCINO...
...and it arrives with whipped cream on top, you should return it to the barista.
Wankel, Computer analyst
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Current Rating: 6.7 out of 10 based on 11 reviews
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HOW LONG TO REHEAT FOOD IN THE OVEN
The food you're reheating is ready when you can smell it while standing in front of the oven.
Matthew Butterick, writer
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Current Rating: 5.1 out of 10 based on 10 reviews
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BIRDWATCHING
You will hear one-third to one-half again as many chickadees and juncos as you will actually see, and there are one-third again as many out there that you neither hear nor see.
Ellen Klaver, musician, Boulder, Colorado
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