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365 Exercise thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
PLANNING YOUR TRAINING
Never increase your training by more than 10 percent a week. Increases of 10 to 15 percent every three weeks make more sense.
Ned Frederick, writer, Exeter, New Hampshire
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Current Rating: 4.9 out of 10 based on 19 reviews
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366 Cattle thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
DAIRY
The average dairy farm needs about three acres of land per cow for buildings, crops, and pasture.
William Menzi, Cooperative Extension agent
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Current Rating: 6.6 out of 10 based on 18 reviews
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367 Precipitation thumb thumb thumb thumb
FORECASTING THE WEATHER
If the children are wild, it's going to rain or snow within 24 hours. This is a better barometer than the weather man.
Alice Chadwick, teacher, Bronx, New York
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Current Rating: 3.8 out of 10 based on 19 reviews
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368 Joker thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
USING CONDOMS
My daddy told me to always take condoms on camping trips. They are great for protecting wrist watches, safeguarding money and other things. One time he didn't.
Denis Smith, high school counselor, Camarillo, California
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Current Rating: 5.0 out of 10 based on 25 reviews
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369 Automobiles thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
BREATHING THROUGH YOUR HEATER COIL
Check your car's heater coil for obstructions after you backflush it. If you can blow through it as easily as you can breathe, it's free of debris.
Steve Overback, radio announcer
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Current Rating: 4.5 out of 10 based on 20 reviews
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370 Boats thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
MAKING A SCARF JOINT
Two pieces of wood can be attached end to end by tapering each piece and overlapping the replique montre Omega pas cher. The splice that is formed is called a scarf joint. For planking a boat, the length of the tapers should be 12 times the thickness of the boards being joined.
Larry Beck, joiner, Ludlowville, New York
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Current Rating: 6 out of 10 based on 16 reviews
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371 Birds thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
SETTING UP A CHICKEN COOP
Provide at least three square feet of floor space for each chicken.
Terry Hayward, medical technician
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Current Rating: 5.5 out of 10 based on 18 reviews
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372 Joker thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
SCULPTING WITH PAPER
You can sculpt a full-size likeness of two five-year-old kids from one copy of the Sunday New York Times, if you save the Book Review for yourself.
David Finn, printmaker, New York, New York
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Current Rating: 5 out of 10 based on 18 reviews
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373 Antiques thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
SELLING ANTIQUES
As a rule, people don't buy antiques at Christmas time.
Dean Miller, antique dealer
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Current Rating: 5.5 out of 10 based on 21 reviews
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374 Books thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
LIGHTING A BOOKSTORE
One continuous strip of fluorescent tube eight feet high above the center of the aisle is enough light for a bookstore.
Dave Ewan, Wind Chimes Book Exchange, Millville, New Jersey
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Current Rating: 4.9 out of 10 based on 23 reviews
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375 Children thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
RAISING CHILDREN
Never fill a child's glass more than half full.
L. Musselman, office manager and mother of young children
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Current Rating: 6.8 out of 10 based on 31 reviews
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