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310 Chess thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
WINNING AT CHESS
There are three principles for winning a chess game. The Principle of Force--the player who is ahead in pieces should win. The Principle of Mobility--the player who has more room for moving his pieces has an advantage. The Principle of Safety--the safety of the king is most important.
Walter Pitkin, literary agent, Weston, Connecticut
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311 Body Rules thumb thumb thumb thumb
ESTIMATING YOUR RING SIZE
At least for men, ring size equals glove size equals shoe size.
R. L. Liming, Indianapolis, Indiana
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312 Doctors thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
WAITING FOR A DOCTOR
To be safe, plan on sitting around for at least half an hour on any visit to a doctor or dentist. You can save yourself time by taking the first appointment of the day or the first appointment after lunch.
Peter F. Ayer, professor of music, West Bend, Wisconsin
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SPONSORING LARGE SPORTS EVENTS
There aren't any precise studies showing what sponsorship is worth, but the rule of thumb is that putting $1,000 behind a sports event will generate the same exposure as $10,000 in advertising.
The Wall Street Journal
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314 Business thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
SELLING A BUSINESS
A restaurant will sell for 0.25 to 0.5 times its gross income.
Terri Thompson, New York, New York
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315 Gambling thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
PLAYING POKER
It is time to quit playing poker when you get so sleepy that you can't remember your hole card and you have to keep checking it.
Bill Spivey, San Francisco, California
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316 House and Home thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
BUYING A HOUSE
You can afford to buy house that costs twice your annual income.
Blayne Cutler, editor, American Demographics
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317 Exercise thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
FINDING YOUR COLLAPSE POINT
Your collapse point is about three times the average distance you swim, cycle, or run each day. For example, if you run an average of three miles a day, you should be able to run nine miles without stopping.
Ned Frederick, writer, quoting statistician Ken Young, Exeter, New Hampshire
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318 Cattle thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
MAKING MILK
A cow needs about three pounds of water to make a pound a pound of milk.
Monica Crispin, Cooperative Extension agent
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319 Precipitation thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
FORECASTING THE WEATHER
If the temperature rises rapidly while it's raining, it will rain harder soon.
Walter Pitkin, literary agent, Weston, Connecticut
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320 Exploration thumb thumb thumb thumb
SQUEEZING THROUGH A HOLE
If a spelunker can get his head through a tight spot, the rest of his body will go through, too. However, this assumes that the passage is at least a yard wide and is really tight for eight inches or less.
David R. McClurg, speleologist
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