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2341 Politics thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
POLITICAL CAMPAIGNS
About 5 to 15 percent of the voters in a local race will cast a vote with no information at all (more if they are nearing the end of a long ballot). You can plan on getting a random half of these votes.
Tom Wilbur, county commissioner, East Lansing, Michigan
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2342 Eggs thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
OSTRICH EGGS
One ostrich egg will serve 24 people for brunch.
The Joy of Cooking
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2343 Handwriting thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
SPOTTING A FORGERY
The most legible handwriting is the least forgeable. A complicated style is easy to forge, even when legible. Calligraphy is nearly impossible to forge.
Kate Gladstone, Brooklyn, New York
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2344 Trees thumb thumb thumb thumb
ESTIMATING THE AGE OF A TREE
A tree is as old in years as its diameter is in centimeters, measured at 1.2 meters above the ground. For high water-table trees, like willows, cottonwoods, or sycamores, their age is generally half their diameter in centimeters.
Thomas W. Neumann, anthropological archaeologist, wildlife ecologist, and field crew crisis manager
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PREPARING MILITARY MACHINERY
It costs five to seven times more to design and build a new piece of war machinery than it costs to outfit an existing machine with new weapons.
Charles R. Morris, author
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2346 Sports thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
CHOOSING A TENNIS RACQUET
To choose the right grip for a tennis racquet, measure the distance from the tip of your middle finger to the crease in the middle of your palm. That equals the right size handle.
Dr. David Bachman, Tribune Media Services
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RENTING VIDEO EQUIPMENT
Video equipment rents for 5 percent per day. If you're planning to rent equipment for more than two months, you might as well buy it.
Brad Lowry, freelance producer of international video, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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2348 Restaurants thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
LOOKING AT PEPPER GRINDERS
The quality of food at a restaurant is inversely proportional to the size of the pepper grinders.
Morris J. Markovitz, A.C. Israel Enterprises, White Plains, New York
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JOGGING
If you can run 1 1/2 miles in 12 minutes, 6 days a week, you can run any distance you like.
Dr. Larry R. Hunt, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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2350 Telephones thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
ANSWERING THE TELEPHONE
If you say, "Mr Jones speaking," the caller will think you're a stuffed shirt. If you say, "Frank speaking," the caller will think you're a blue-collar worker. If you say, "Frank Jones speaking," the caller's impression of you will be neutral, which is what you want on the first contact.
Richard Malone, Vancouver, Washington
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PLANNING A KITCHEN
Plan about 12 square feet of cupboard space for glassware and china and an additional 6 square feet per family member for general storage.
Marcia Southwick, writer and builder
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