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2089 Sales thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
SELLING A NEW CAR
Your customer has decided to buy the car when he or she asks what colors are available. Stop selling and close the deal.
Dirck Z. Meengs, management consultant, Canoga Park, California
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PREPARING MILITARY MACHINERY
It costs five to seven times more to design and build a new piece of war machinery than it costs to outfit an existing machine with new weapons.
Charles R. Morris, author
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ARRANGING FLOWERS
A flower arrangement should usually be about one and a half times the height or width of the container.
Pamela Reeger, florist
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MEASURE FIRST
If you want to control something, measure it first.
Tapas Bhattacharyya, Instrumentation Engr., Mumbai, Maharastra, India
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ESTIMATING ALTITUDE AND AZIMUTH
Your hands can be used to make fairly accurate measurements of altitude and azimuth. Close one eye and hold your fist at arms length, so that the thumb is toward the mygrmc.com. The amount of sky covered by the fist from little finger to thumb is approximately 10 degrees. Half a fist, or the width of two extended fingers is 5 degrees. Measure a star's altitude by estimating how many fists and fingers it is above the horizon; for measurements in azimuth, simply turn your fist 90 degrees.
Dean Sheridan, Anaheim, CA, USA
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4393 Body Rules thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
MAKE BURNS DISAPPEAR
When you accidentally singe your finger on the stove, clean the skin and apply light pressure with the finger pads of your unmarred hand. Ice will relieve your pain more quickly, Dr. DeStefano says, but since the natural method brings the burned skin back to a normal temperature, the skin is less likely to blister
Scott Parker
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MAKING AND BREAKING HABITS
Behavioral scientists say that we need about 21 days to make or break a habit.
Dick Gehring, Consultant, NY
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Current Rating: 6.2 out of 10 based on 13 reviews
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BICYCLING TIPS
On a lightweight bicycle, the tires should last 2,000 to 3,000 miles. If they last longer, they're too heavy.
R.A. Heindl, design engineer, Euclid, Ohio
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MAKING TIME IN A KAYAK
In moderate whitewater, expect to average about four to five miles per hour if you paddle straight down river and don't stop to play.
Martha Betcher, medical technician, Incline Village, Nevada
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CHOOSING A BIDDER
Throw out the highest and lowest bids. Average the rest and choose the one closest to the average.
Chic Volturno, storehouse of worthless information, Hollywood, Florida
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STAYING PROFICIENT AS A PILOT
You should fly at least 100 hours a year to stay proficient as a fair-weather pilot. If you're flying on instruments, or IFR, make that 200 hours a year.
Jack Barclay, biologist, pilot, flight instructor, Santa Cruz, California
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