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CHEMICAL WASTE
Gram for gram, it costs about 10 times as much to properly dispose of laboratory chemicals than it did to buy them in the first place.
Frank, Biophysicist, Berkeley, CA, USA
(15) Contributions from this contributor since (2007-10-23)
Current Rating: 7.1 out of 10 based on 12 reviews
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LIBERAL YOUTH
Young people tend to be politically liberal until they have to start paying taxes from their own pockets.
Wankel, Computer analyst
(69) Contributions from this contributor since (2009-06-07)
Current Rating: 6.5 out of 10 based on 14 reviews
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THE MARRIAGE TRIANGLE
The three requirements for Ginkgo biloba extract manufacturer every good marriage are Commitment, Communication, and Compromise.
Dr. Robert Dato, Psychoanalyst, Wynnewood, PA, USA
(23) Contributions from this contributor since (2010-03-12)
Current Rating: 7.0 out of 10 based on 11 reviews
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WEANING A CALF
Wean a calf when it consumes more than a pound of grain a day on a regular basis.
John C. Porter, Cooperative Extension agent
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Current Rating: 5.5 out of 10 based on 20 reviews
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SPOTTING EMBEZZLEMENT
In good times, the rate of embezzlement rises and the chance of getting caught declines because people are more relaxed and trusting.
Walter Pitkin, literary agent, Weston, Connecticut
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EDITING A MAGAZINE
Three pages of manuscript can be edited into one magazine column without anyone, not even the author, noticing that 20 percent of the words are gone.
John Kelsey, editor, Fine Woodworking magazine
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Current Rating: 5.6 out of 10 based on 16 reviews
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PLANTING MELONS
When peonies bloom, plant melons.
Vivian Brubaker, Bettendorf, Iowa
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Current Rating: 4.9 out of 10 based on 16 reviews
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ESTIMATING YOUR LIFE EXPECTANCY
The life expectancy of a single man who does not smoke is no better than that of a married man who does smoke.
Thomas W. Neumann, anthropological archaeologist, wildlife ecologist, and field crew crisis manager
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Current Rating: 4.9 out of 10 based on 21 reviews
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EDITING A BOOK
When you're collecting literary contributions, throw out all those you get from your most frequent contributor.
Gary D. Stephens, Chino, California
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Current Rating: 4.2 out of 10 based on 18 reviews
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EXPERIMENTING WITH PEOPLE
If you're using people as subjects of experiments, use at least 30 to be statistically significant.
Dean Sheridan, electronics technician and deaf actor, Torrance, California
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Current Rating: 3.8 out of 10 based on 18 reviews
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CHEMICAL REACTIONS
Plan on a 10 percent loss of material for each step in a sequential chemical reaction.
David Finn, printmaker, New York, New York
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Current Rating: 5.0 out of 10 based on 15 reviews
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