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4860 Finding Things thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
WHERE DID I LEAVE THAT #!@%$* THING?
This assumes you had something in your hand just a few minutes ago. If you want to find it, the worst thing you can do is to turn the room upside down. You may well bury what you are looking for. Take a breath and think about where you have been, what you have been doing since the last time you had it in your hand. Look on top of tables, counters, book cases. Look on the FLOOR! Don't just MOVE things; if you DO move something, make certain you are not also moving what you ware looking for.
Frank Smith, Self-Employed, Scottsdale, AZ, USA
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253 Antiques thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
SELLING ANTIQUES
Those who are eating when they come in won't buy anything.
Anonymous
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509 Exercise thumb thumb thumb thumb
SWIMMING FOR EXERCISE
A swimmer needs to exert less energy than a runner to get the same aerobic benefit because his body is in a horizontal position and his heart pumps more blood per beat than it does when his body is upright. To calculate your ideal heart rate while swimming, subtract your age from 205 and multiply by .70. If your rate is higher than 205 minus your age times .85, you're working harder than you have to.
William McArdle, exercise physiologist, in American Health
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765 Energy thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
MAKING ELECTRICITY FROM COAL
It takes about a pound of coal to produce a kilowatt hour of electricity. Your electric bill will list the number of kilowatt hours you use every month. You can use this figure to find how much coal was burned to meet your demand for electricity.
John Kellog, electrical engineer
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1021 Computers thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
PICKING A PROGRAMMER
Never hire a computer programmer who knows only one programming language.
Andrea Frankel, computer scientist, engineer, holistic health practitioner, San Diego, California
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1277 Health thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
PUMPING BLOOD
Your heart pushes about five tablespoons of blood into your arteries with each beat.
L.M. Boyd, The San Francisco Chronicle
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1533 Music thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
BUYING MUSIC
If you like a new song when you first get it, you'll tire of it in four weeks; if you hate it at first, you'll like it in about six months; if you feel indifferent about it, you'll always feel that way.
Cliff Martin, Eugene, Oregon
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1789 Durability thumb thumb thumb thumb
BATHTUB TOYS
Bathtub toys from Singapore generally last longer than those from Taiwan.
Norman Bloom, Calois, Vermont
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2045 Dieting thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
LOSING WEIGHT
Don't try to lose more than two pounds per week. More than that is too much too soon.
Ned Frederick, writer, Exeter, New Hampshire
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2301 Running thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
RUNNING A MARATHON
You should be able to run 50 miles per week on a regular basis before you try running a marathon.
Jeff Furman, Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream, business consultant
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2813 Gambling thumb thumb thumb thumb
GAMBLING PROFITS
Gambling systems which claim to be successful should generate 10 percent profit of the total amount one bets in four hours.
Gerry Flick, MD, JC, BCLM, Ship's Surgeon, Tacoma, WA, USA
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