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STORING CHEESE
The harder the cheese, the longer it will keep.
Dean Sheridan, electronics technician and deaf actor, Torrance, California
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Current Rating: 6.3 out of 10 based on 25 reviews
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WORKING IN YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK
If you are looking for experience, working 1 year as a park ranger in Yosemite is equal to working 12 years in any other national park.
Scott M. Kruse, biogeographer, Fresno, California
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Current Rating: 5.3 out of 10 based on 19 reviews
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USING SCREWS
To avoid splits when using lag screws in soft wood, drill a pilot hole that is one-half the diameter of the screw thread.
Joseph Smith, carpenter
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Current Rating: 5.8 out of 10 based on 21 reviews
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KNEADING BREAD
Knead bread dough until your arm is tired and then do 25 more punches.
J. Michaelson, asset manager, Phoenix, Arizona
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Current Rating: 4.1 out of 10 based on 17 reviews
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LEAVING A TIP
Tip the waiter 20 percent of the bill minus 2 percent for each instance of poor service (minus 5 percent for anything spilled on you).
Paul Egert, South Plainfield, New Jersey
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Current Rating: 4.2 out of 10 based on 21 reviews
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LISTENING TO YOUR ENGINE KNOCK
If your engine knocks during acceleration, it's probably the connecting rod. If the engine knocks during deceleration, it's probably the piston wrist pin. If you have piston slap (too much room between the piston and cylinder wall), the knock will be loudest when the engine is cold and idling.
Ray Hill, car-care columnist
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Current Rating: 4.9 out of 10 based on 16 reviews
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MOTORCYLCE JACKET SAFETY
When the zipper or buttons on your jacket are broken, never put it on backwards to keep warm while riding a motorcyle. If you are then in an accident and survive the incident you won't survive some good intentioned rescuers trying to turn your head around the "right way."
Gerry Flick, MD, JC, BCLM, Ship's Surgeon, Tacoma, WA, USA
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Current Rating: 4.1 out of 10 based on 16 reviews
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WRITING BELIEVABLE PLOT TWISTS
Coincidences in fiction will only be accepted as plausible by the reader if they harm or set back the protagonist. The only luck the reader will believe is bad luck.
David Malki !, Filmmaker, cartoonist, pilot, Los Angeles
(11) Contributions from this contributor since (2008-01-09)
Current Rating: 6.7 out of 10 based on 24 reviews
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TIP TOP TOMATOES!
When planting tomato seedlings, wait until you have at least two sets of leaves, preferably three or more sets. Remove the bottom set(s) of leaves so that you have only one pair of leaves remaining. Crush some egg shells (1-2 eggs worth) and put them in a hole that is deep enough to plant your seedling to within 1/4 inch of the leaves. The ENTIRE underground part will grow roots and develop a great root structure as a result. The egg shells will promote large fruits.
Waldo Weyeris, Engineer, Boulder, CO, USA
(48) Contributions from this contributor since (2008-01-22)
Current Rating: 6.0 out of 10 based on 14 reviews
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TRAVELING SAFELY IN A BAD NEIGHBORHOOD
Keep your head on a swivel. Know your surroundings and your location incase you need to call 911 for help. It sounds cynical but treat everybody and everything as if they are out to hurt you. Walk brisk, not panicked. Know where you are going and how to get there. Stay on medium/high traffic main roads. Avoid long drawn out conversations on your cell phone. If you must listen to your iPod keep it at a very low volume. Look up. Keep your head up and be on alert when you walk
John Broderick, Police Officer, Boston, MA, USA
(2) Contributions from this contributor since (2008-12-26)
Current Rating: 8.5 out of 10 based on 13 reviews
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KEY
The most important thing you will learn at a university is not knowledge but a method to learn what you want to learn.
sally
(1) Contributions from this contributor since (2009-05-15)
Current Rating: 6.5 out of 10 based on 12 reviews
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