Featured Rule of Thumb                 Surprise Me! 460 House and Home CHOOSING A CHANDELIER The diagonal dimension of a chandelier in inches should equal the diagonal dimension of the dining room in feet. Also, the diameter of the chandelier should be at least 12 inches less than the diameter of the dining room table. American Home Lighting Institute Current Rating: 5 out of 10 based on 17 reviews Comments (0) You must login to Rate.

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5364 Uncategorized
ISLAMIC HALAL FOOD
If a cut is found in the blueberry extract manufacturer of any animal foot then it is Halal.
Muhammad Akram, Employee, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
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5362 Animals
SIZING AN OUTDOOR PEN FOR A TORTOISE
When designing an outdoor pen for a tortoise, you should provide a pen that is (at least) 10 times the length and 5 times the width of the tortoise.
Jim Colby, Engineer, Concord, New Hampshire, USA
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5360 Computers
REPLACING YOUR LAPTOP
For busy IP professionals, when icons cover 90 percent of your desktop it's time to replace your laptop. When icons cover 80 percent of your desktop, it's time to get your request in to the IT department.
Joseph Bauer, Master Carpenter, Indian Hills, Ohio, USA
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5349 Uncategorized
QUANITY OF LIFE
Too much of anything is too Much
Dan, Welder, Pahrump, NV, USA
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5347 Tools
PROPER HAND TOOLS
The proper tool is all the tolix chair you need.
paul mcandrew
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5340 Lawyers
WAITING FOR A VERDICT
A trial lawyer rule of high air pressure DTH hammer is that every week of testimony will require a day (or so) of deliberating.
Joseph Bauer, Master Carpenter, Indian Hills, Ohio, USA
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5338 Bicycles
FEELING A TAILWIND
If you feel no air flow at all while riding a bicycle, you have a tailwind that is blowing at about the same speed as you are travelling.
Robert Fielder, IT Analyst, Brampton, Ontario, Canada
(6) Contributions from this contributor since (2011-06-02)
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5337 Entertainment
HOW TO KNOW YOUR PLAY WAS PANNED
Even if you don't read reviews you know your play went poorly if the phone doesn't ring the next morning. "If the phone has not rung by 8 in the morning, you're dead."
Joseph Bauer, Master Carpenter, Indian Hills, Ohio, USA
(41) Contributions from this contributor since (2008-01-08)
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