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1693 Durability thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
KEEPING YOURSELF IN SHOES
If you switch back and forth between three pairs of shoes, they will last as long as five pairs worn out one pair at a time.
Joe Cosentini, shoe store owner, Ithaca, New York
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1694 Writing thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
WRITING A TECHNICAL MANUAL
A technical manual takes about one hour to write and three hours to edit per page, after the basic research is done.
Bruce Nevin, editor and technical writer, Gloucester, Massachusetts
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Current Rating: 6.1 out of 10 based on 42 reviews
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1695 College thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
OUTFITTING A COLLEGE STUDENT
Three pairs of jeans and three pairs of sweatpants are all that a college student needs 90 percent of the time.
Dennis Palaganas, Gainesville, Florida
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Current Rating: 5.3 out of 10 based on 25 reviews
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1696 Jobs thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
SETTING YOUR HOURS
If a person's job ends at 5, it's a job. If it goes beyond that time, it's a career.
Steven M. Keisman, New York City high school resource coordinator
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Current Rating: 5.7 out of 10 based on 17 reviews
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1697 Language thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
CRACKING A SECRET CODE
If the high-frequency letters ETOANIRSH occur very often, in this order, you can assume that you are dealing with a transposition cipher in which the letters remain the same but are rearranged in a new pattern. On the other hand, the repeated appearance of low-frequency letters indicates that a message has been written in a substitution code.
John Laffin, cryptologist
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Current Rating: 5.7 out of 10 based on 42 reviews
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1698 Scuba Diving thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
SCUBA DIVING
A scuba diver should never ascend faster than 60 feet per minute.
Jack T. Marshall, professional diving instructor, Trumansburg, New York
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Current Rating: 4.5 out of 10 based on 14 reviews
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1699 Fruit thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
BUYING FRUIT
To choose a ripe pineapple, tap it with your finger. If the sound is the same as when you tap the inside of your wrist, it's ripe.
Jack Fleming, formerly from Maui, Hawaii, Aliquippa, Pennsylvania
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Current Rating: 4.8 out of 10 based on 15 reviews
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1700 Quality thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
JUDGING FIREWORKS
To judge the quality of a fireworks display, watch for color, especially blue. If you see good blues, you are watching a topnotch fireworks display.
Dr. John A. Conkling, Executive Director, American Pyrotechnics Association
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Current Rating: 6.1 out of 10 based on 32 reviews
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1702 Weapons thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
GROUPING YOUR BULLETS
A gun shooting at its best usually produces round, uniform bullet patterns on a target. If your bullet groups are generally uniform but with an occasional random flyer, the problem is probably ammo. But if the flyers tend to go in the same direction, the problem is more likely caused by the rifle.
Jim Carmichel, Shooting Times
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1703 Religion thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
ANTICIPATING A PASTORATE
As a general rule, a long pastorate is followed by a short one.
The Very Rev. Emmet C. Smith, Largo, Florida
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Current Rating: 4.8 out of 10 based on 18 reviews
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1704 Horses thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
CARING FOR A HORSE
You should allow at least one hour per day to feed and groom a horse.
Mary Flinn, Starlane Farms, Lansing, New York
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Current Rating: 5.3 out of 10 based on 16 reviews
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