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2183 Storage thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
GETTING ORGANIZED
Don't store anything in the way of retrieving something else.
Nils Oliver, cellist, Los Angeles, California
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2184 Texture thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
COOKING A STEAK
If you want a medium-rare steak, it should be as firm as the puffy area between your thumb and your index finger. If you want your steak rarer, it should be softer; more done, harder.
J. Harb, sous-chef, Restaurant La Residence, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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2185 Sales thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
MAKING A NEW CUSTOMER
Regardless of the product or the type of business, about one in three sales calls is to a new customer, and considering all costs - salaries, commissions, benefits, travels, advertising, and follow-up calls - it costs about $3,000 to close a sale.
Elisabeth Colford, Cahners Publishing Company, Des Plaines, Illinois
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2186 Money thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
REFINANCING A HOME
Homeowners should explore refinancing their homes if market rates drop two or three percentage points below their mortgage rate.
David Lane, Lincoln, Nebraska
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2187 Stock thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
THE RULE OF CONTRARY INVESTING
In the stock market--whatever the crowd does, do the opposite.
Lou Aleksich Jr., Billings, Montana
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2188 Cooking thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
MOVING FOOD
Transportation costs are 60 percent of the price of food.
Edward Martin, Davenport, Iowa
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2189 Dieting thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
CHECKING YOUR WEIGHT
A man who is 5 feet tall should weigh 106 pounds. If taller, add 6 pounds for every inch of height. For example, a man who's 5 feet 10 inches tall should weigh 166 pounds. A woman who's 5 feet tall should weigh 105 pounds. If taller, add 5 pounds for every inch of height.
Dr. Richard Freeman, vice chairman of medicine, University of Wisconsin in Madison, in USA Today
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2190 Farming thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
GRINDING WHEAT
One pound of wheat will make about three cups of flour.
Ronald MacInerney, Duluth, Minnesota
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2191 Weather thumb thumb thumb thumb
FINDING A LOW-PRESSURE SYSTEM
To determine the approximate direction of the center of a low-pressure system, stand with your back to the wind and your arm extended sideways. If you move your arm forward about 45 degrees, you will be pointing to the center of the low. If a low-pressure system is to the west of you, it often means you are in for poor weather.
Stephen Friends, meteorologist
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2192 Travel thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
STAYING IN A HOTEL
A hotel that cares about its customers will have a red message light on the telephones.
Bob Greene, author
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2194 Relationships thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
DOING THERAPY WITH FRIENDS
Let your friend be a client and you'll end up with neither.
Jeffrey A. Schaler, gestalt therapist, Silver Spring, Maryland
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