Featured Rule of Thumb                 Surprise Me! 1504 Jobs RAISING YOUR SALARY When negotiating salary with a recruiter, make your opening figure at least 30 percent more than your present package (including bonus, perks, and next raise). If the new job will involve moving to a larger city or to the Northeast or West coast, add another 10 percent. Charles Fleming, author of Executive Pursuit Current Rating: 5.1 out of 10 based on 15 reviews Comments (0) You must login to Rate.

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5521 Restaurants
A TIP ABOUT DINING OUT
Customers generally leave a larger tip if they directly pay the wait staff rather than paying at the counter on the way out.
Dave Agresti, Prof Criminology (retired), Tampa, Florida, United States
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5520 Farming
BOARDING HORSES VS RAISING LAMBS
Boarding one horse for a month provides as much income as one lamb a year.
Joseph Bauer, Master Carpenter, Indian Hills, Ohio, USA
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5519 Electricity
TRASH TALK
Every 2 tons of trash burned instead of thrown in a dump generates roughly 1 megawatt of energy which can provide power to 45,000 homes for 1 day.
Dave Agresti, Prof Criminology (retired), Tampa, Florida, United States
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5518 Miscellaneous
WHEN IN DOUBT, TAKE THE GARBAGE OUT.
When in doubt, take the garbage out.
Marc Levine, gardener/artist/poet, New Alexandria, PA, United States
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5517 Temperature
HIGH & LOW TEMPERATURE COMFORT ZONE
One major item missing from on-line dating questionnaires pertains to their temperature comfort . If there is more than a 5 degree difference between a couple’s high and/or low temperature comfort zone, forget about a long term relationship.
Dave Agresti, Prof Criminology (retired), Tampa, Florida, United States
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5516 Weather
PARKING AND SNOW PLOWS
If you’re experiencing snowmeggedon (and who isn;t this time of the year?), wait until a main or secondary street is plowed and then move your car from your side street to one of those streets. Then, when the plow gets to your street - you have a clear parking space!
Neil J Salkind, LAWRENCE, KS - Kansas, USA
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5515 Body Rules
HAIR PARITY AND HANDEDNESS
If a person has a whorl (hair growth origin in the back of head) on the left, then right-handedness is more likely. If the whorl is on the right, left-handedness will be present in excess.
Francis Dillon, physician, Tampa, FL, USA
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5514 Games
EXECUTING A PERFECT HIGH-FIVE
To execute a relaxed and well-aimed high-five that works every time without awkward misses, focus your attention on your fellow celebrant's elbow, not his or her hand.
Joseph Bauer, Master Carpenter, Indian Hills, Ohio, USA
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