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A SIMPLE QUESTION
If someone starts with "I want to ask a simple question", nine out of ten times its not simple.
manish, software professional, hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
(8) Contributions from this contributor since (2008-02-25)
Current Rating: 7.2 out of 10 based on 11 reviews
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CLARIFICATION
A rule of Red ginseng extract manufacturer is useful; a diatribe is not.
Ann, CA
(29) Contributions from this contributor since (2009-12-16)
Current Rating: 6.2 out of 10 based on 10 reviews
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WINNING A SAILBOAT RACE
To be on the winning edge in sailing, you should cross the starting line early in one out of five starts.
Pete Lent, sailor
(LR) Legacy Rule of Thumb from previously published collections
Current Rating: 4.3 out of 10 based on 23 reviews
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SELLING A BUSINESS
A restaurant will sell for 0.25 to 0.5 times its gross income.
Terri Thompson, New York, New York
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Current Rating: 4.7 out of 10 based on 18 reviews
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FLYING AN AIRPLANE
Birds dive to avoid oncoming airplanes. To avoid them, climb and reduce your speed to give them more time to get out of the way.
Seth B. Golbey, author
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Current Rating: 6.2 out of 10 based on 21 reviews
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STARTING A BUSINESS VENTURE
The idea for a new venture is likely to be strategically unsound if it can't be put into one coherent sentence.
Kenichi Ohmae, The Mind of the Strategist
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MAXIMIZING YOUR ENDURANCE IN AN AIRPLANE
Maximum endurance in an airplane is attained at its "best-rate-of-climb" speed, or Vy. Vy, listed in the airplane's manual, approximates the maximum lift-over-drag ratio; it requires the least amount of power to maintain level flight. If you become lost, this speed will stretch the fuel supply and give you more time to spot landmarks or summon help by radio.
Bruce Landsberg, pilot and writer
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ANTICIPATING A DIVORCE
For each year in a person's life that marriage is delayed, the chances of separating fall by 1 percent.
Lory Peck, social worker, Alpine, New York
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Current Rating: 3.7 out of 10 based on 21 reviews
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SPOTTING A FAKE
Offer to buy a panhandler a meal on the spot. If he says he's not hungry but needs the money for his cat, smile and go on your way.
John H. Beauvais, Cambridge, Massachusetts
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Current Rating: 5.4 out of 10 based on 20 reviews
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CHOOSING SHOES FOR SPORTS
For sports requiring quick lateral movements, the older you get, the higher your shoes should extend up your ankle.
Alan T. Whittemore, YMCA Physical Director, South Deerfield, Massachusetts
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Current Rating: 5.3 out of 10 based on 16 reviews
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GETTING A GOOD DEAL
No deal is so good that you can't walk away from it. It will always be better the next time you sit down at the table.
Steven M. Keisman, New York City high school resource coordinator
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Current Rating: 5.0 out of 10 based on 18 reviews
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