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1682 Money thumb thumb thumb thumb
CALCULATING PAY
If your hourly pay rate includes dollars and cents, and the cents are evenly divisible by 5, then your gross pay for an 80-hour pay period will be an even number of dollars with no cents.
Ernst Luposchainsky III, penniless polyhistor, inter alia, Hollywood, California
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1683 Real Estate thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
SIZING-UP THE REAL ESTATE MARKET
To size up an area's real estate market, compare the difference between the original asking price and the final selling price on recent home sales. A difference of 1 to 4 percent means it's a seller's market. A difference greater than 5 percent means it's a buyer's market.
Susan Bondy, financial columnist, News America Syndicte (or Syracuse Post-Standard)
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1684 Cooking thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
MAKING HOT FUDGE
Your hot fudge is ready when you can write your name in the surface with a spoon without the letters disappearing before you finish writing.
Robin Masson, attorney and law professor, Ithaca, New York
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1685 Injuries thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
CHECKING FOR NERVE DAMAGE
Skin with damaged nerves doesn't wrinkle in warm water.
Scott Parker, data specialist, Beaumont, Texas
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1686 Mathematics thumb thumb thumb thumb
PUBLISH OR PERISH
For mathematics professors, each published math paper is worth $10,000 in salary.
Scott Parker, data specialist, Beaumont, Texas
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1687 Weather thumb thumb thumb thumb
FORECASTING THE WEATHER
A curdly sky never leaves the ground dry.
Anonymous
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1688 Travel thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
GETTING SOMEWHERE
Go the way you know, it will always be faster.
Anonymous
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1689 Driving thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
NOSING YOUR CAR TO A WALL
When you are parking a car head on to a wall, turn on your high beams and look at the reflection on the wall as you slowly move closer. When the brightest part, the umbra, falls out of view, you are close enough.
Jon Roppolo, student, Flushing, New York
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1690 Marriage thumb thumb thumb thumb
CHOOSING A MATE
When choosing a mate, consider not only what kind of spouse he or she will make, but also what kind of ex-spouse he or she will be.
Robin Masson, attorney and law professor, Ithaca, New York
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1691 Dogs thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
CHOOSING A PUPPY
If a dog tolerates gentle handling between its toes, it probably is suited for children.
The Pets Are Wonderful Council
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1692 Carpentry thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
SELECTING A NAIL
Choose a nail that's 2 1/2 to 3 times longer than the thickness of the piece of wood you want to nail.
Alan H. Haeberle, quoting Blair & Ketchum's Country Journal, Ithaca, New York
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