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2608 Trees thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
TREE ROOTS
You can assume that the roots of normally shaped trees extend at least to the drip line of the branches.
Shelly Wade, tree specialist
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Current Rating: 5.9 out of 10 based on 16 reviews
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HOW TO STRING A YO-YO
Short strings help loops, and long strings are best for string tricks, but the belly button length string is the best compromise.
Bill Alton, Yo-yo Newsletter Editor, Portsmouth, NH, USA
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Current Rating: 6.3 out of 10 based on 13 reviews
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HANDRAILS AND STAIRS
When designing stairs, handrails are generally not required if the stairs have fewer than five steps or if the rise to tread ratio is less than 1:4.
Robin Berghuijs, student of architecture, Netherlands
(3) Contributions from this contributor since (2008-01-11)
Current Rating: 5.4 out of 10 based on 17 reviews
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INTERPRETING FOREIGN UNIFORMS
The more that local police uniforms resemble military uniforms, the less liberal and democratic that country is likely to be.
Sam Roggeveen, editor, www.lowyinterpreter.org
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Current Rating: 6 out of 10 based on 16 reviews
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4400 Relationships thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
ARE THEY MARRIED OR JUST DATING?
If you see a couple eating in a restaurant and the man is doing most of the talking while the woman nods her head a lot, they are just recently dating, just friends, or even co-workers. If SHE does the talking and HE does the NODDING, then they are married or a long-term couple, at least.
Doug, Retired, Missoula, MT, USA
(1) Contributions from this contributor since (2009-01-16)
Current Rating: 5.5 out of 10 based on 19 reviews
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INTEREST
When a guy seldom asks questions about you or is talking more about his own self in a first date, chances are he's not that into you. Instead, he's just into making known how cool he is or he's just simply ego-trippin!!
Christine, graduate nurse, Manila, Philippines
(2) Contributions from this contributor since (2009-05-26)
Current Rating: 5.8 out of 10 based on 12 reviews
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BUDGETING ADVERTISING
Advertising costs should not drop below 10 percent of sales until a business has been around 20 years.
Captain Haggerty, animal trainer, actor, author, and philosopher, New York, New York
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Current Rating: 5.7 out of 10 based on 40 reviews
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KNOWING WHEN YOU'RE BUSY
When you're booked ten days of the month, you're booked solid.
D. J., Pix 106
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Current Rating: 4.8 out of 10 based on 20 reviews
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561 Automobiles thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
TURNING OFF YOUR ENGINE
It pays to turn off your engine if it will be idling for more than one minute.
Owen Chambers, petroleum distributor
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GLAZING A BUTCHER SHOP
If you have a butcher shop with raw meat on display, the greener the glass in the window, the more the flies will stay away. Unfortunately, it has the same effect on customers.
Diana Souza, illustrator, Ithaca, New York
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Current Rating: 4.3 out of 10 based on 18 reviews
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INSPECTING SPECTACLES
When trying on glasses, put them on and look at your feet. If they start to slip off your face, they are too loose.
Paul Lampe, writer and poet, St. Louis, Missouri
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Current Rating: 5.7 out of 10 based on 21 reviews
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