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1342 Death thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
HOW TO LIVE LONGER
If you live close to the area you grew up in, the chances are you will live longer than most Americans.
Walter Pitkin, literary agent, Weston, Connecticut
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Current Rating: 5.3 out of 10 based on 19 reviews
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WRITING A POEM
When you're writing a poem, eliminate nine out of ten adjectives and adverbs in the first draft and cut everything you've heard before.
Jennifer Welch, poet and editor, Columbus, Ohio
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Current Rating: 4.5 out of 10 based on 22 reviews
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EATING WILD PLANTS
When harvesting wild plants, bigger means bitter.
Mary Ellen Parker, retired teacher, Cincinnati, Ohio
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Current Rating: 4.9 out of 10 based on 17 reviews
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UNDERSTANDING EVOLUTION
Organisms do not return to any ancestral condition or completely lose the effects of any ancestral condition.
John J. Chiment, paleobiologist and editor, Perry City, New York
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Current Rating: 4.4 out of 10 based on 15 reviews
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COOKING AN EGG
Never boil an egg. They need not go above 160 degrees F.
Kelly Yeaton, teacher and stage manager, State College, Pennsylvania
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Current Rating: 4.1 out of 10 based on 21 reviews
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2622 Farming thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
MAKING A SNOWSHOE
You can tailor-make a snowshoe by having the intended user hold his or her arms in a circle, just touching at the fingertips. The size of the loop formed by the arms is the size of the snowshoe frame.
Anonymous American Indian snowshoe-maker
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Current Rating: 4.9 out of 10 based on 15 reviews
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WINNING SCRABBLE
Never set up the triple word score.
steve, retired, glendale, utah, usa
(81) Contributions from this contributor since (2008-01-21)
Current Rating: 6.4 out of 10 based on 18 reviews
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WHEN TO PUBLISH
When most of the edits and/or feedback is about spelling, you know the content is ok. That's the time to run spell-check and publish it.
droid, engineer, franklin, ma, usa
(6) Contributions from this contributor since (2008-02-05)
Current Rating: 5.2 out of 10 based on 18 reviews
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THE COST OF THE BOOKS....
The more expensive the book(s) for the course....The less you will need/use them.
mary ann moorhouse, ranch manager, glencoe, nm, United States
(8) Contributions from this contributor since (2008-01-27)
Current Rating: 6.2 out of 10 based on 18 reviews
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4670 Business thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
80/20 ANALYSIS - ITS A GREAT TOOL!
If your business carries a inventory, statistically 20 percent of those inventory items constitute 80% of the value of your inventory. A different 20% represent 80% of your inventory transactions. If you carry an open accounts receivables, 20% of your clients that owe you money are responsible for 80% of all of your outstanding receivables.
Dick Gehring, Consultant, NY
(56) Contributions from this contributor since (2008-05-27)
Current Rating: 7.1 out of 10 based on 12 reviews
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LEAVING THE NEST
Your child is most apt to leave home at age 17.
Anonymous, West Chester, Pennsylvania
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Current Rating: 3.4 out of 10 based on 49 reviews
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