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830 Magazines thumb thumb thumb thumb
SPOTTING A GOOD MAGAZINE
If you find one interesting thing in a magazine, then it's worth getting a subscription.
Cally Arthur, managing editor, American Demographics
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Current Rating: 4.4 out of 10 based on 21 reviews
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PUNISHING A CHILD
When you use the time-out method to discipline a child, use one minute for each year of the child's age.
John Fischer, volunteer fireman, Joliet, Montana
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Current Rating: 6.7 out of 10 based on 50 reviews
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MAKING A GOOD CUP OF COFFEE
If your coffee is too strong, the grind is too fine. If your coffee is too weak, the grind is too coarse. The faster the brewing method, the finer the grind.
Dean Sheridan, electronics technician and deaf actor, Torrance, California
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Current Rating: 5.2 out of 10 based on 17 reviews
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FEEDING LARGE GROUPS
Three tofu buckets of chopped vegetables will feed 100 people.
Christiann Dean, sociologist
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Current Rating: 4.3 out of 10 based on 17 reviews
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PAYING FOR AN AIRPLANE
On all airplanes, from little ones to 747s, the price of the engine, or engines, is from 20 to 25 percent of the retail price of the airplane.
Richard L. Collins, aviation writer
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MAKING MONEY FROM A MOVIE
Movies must make three times their cost of production to cover distribution costs.
Norman Brenner, Fleetwood, New York
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Current Rating: 4.2 out of 10 based on 17 reviews
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RUNNING A PHOTOGRAPHY STUDIO
For every hour photographers are on the job shooting film, they spend four hours working in the studio.
Jon Reis, photographer, Ithaca, New York
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Current Rating: 5.5 out of 10 based on 18 reviews
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SOUTH-FACING WINDOWS
One square foot of a south-facing window that is insulated at night will provide about 100,000 BTUs of heat per winter.
Robert Mendenhall, Boulder, Colorado
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Current Rating: 5.1 out of 10 based on 16 reviews
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CATCHING A PYROMANIAC
A pyromaniac is proud of his work, and may be found in the crowd watching the fire. The professional will be somewhere else, establishing an alibi.
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ESTIMATING YOUR HEIGHT
As a rule, the distance between your fingertips, with your arms outstretched at shoulder height, is equal to your height.
C. Dees, Stockton, California
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RUNNING A PRODUCTIVE MEETING
At a meeting, productivity is inversely proportional to the number of people attending above four 40mm Rolex Yachtmaster II réplique.
Steven M. Keisman, New York City high school resource coordinator
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