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UNTANGLING SOMETHING
To untangle anything string-like, keep pulling the mess outward, making it larger and looser until the loops untangle themselves. This is your only hope of success.
Kevin Kelly, Athens, Georgia
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WATCHING YOUR HOTDOGS
Discard hotdogs when the liquid in the package becomes cloudy.
Zak Mettgar, writer and vegetarian, Washington, D.C.
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READING A MENU
The more adjectives on a menu, the worse the food.
Larry Tuttle, Elmira, New York
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MAINTAINING A HORSE PASTURE
Unless the weather has been very dry, mow your horse pasture every two weeks. This will make the grass thicker and break up the manure to reduce internal parasite reproduction.
Marie Stewart, Cedar Rapids, IA, USA
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PARTS OF HABITS
Many of the little rituals people have around addictive substances (coffee, cigarettes, alcohol) are caused by their brain trying to associate something of the process with the intangible pleasurable sensations.
Felix Mitchell, Architect, UK
(7) Contributions from this contributor since (2008-01-09)
Current Rating: 6.1 out of 10 based on 17 reviews
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LEGAL MALPRACTICE CLIENTS
If you accept a legal malpractice case, there is a strong likelihood the client will be unhappy no matter what the outcome and will sue and/or file a bar grievance against you.
Stephen Verbit, Attorney, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA
(7) Contributions from this contributor since (2008-01-19)
Current Rating: 5.4 out of 10 based on 17 reviews
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WATCHING YOUR GRASS GROW
Grass will double its size every week in spring and summer. In fall it will double every two weeks.
Daniel Lopez, Lawn mowing 11 year old, Norton, VA, USA
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DRIVING PARTICIPATION IN A CONTEST
People will enter a contest or participate in a promotion based on two factors: ease of entry, and incentive to win.
Charlie Kondek, Public Relations, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
(2) Contributions from this contributor since (2008-04-14)
Current Rating: 5.6 out of 10 based on 16 reviews
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PC COST PER EMPLOYEE
Citrix said it generally had been spending $2,500 to $2,600 to buy and manage a PC for each employee — a figure that analysts said likely is similar at other companies [as of 9/25/2008].
Scott Parker
(160) Contributions from this contributor since (2008-01-30)
Current Rating: 5.4 out of 10 based on 13 reviews
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INTERNSHIP
While attending a university, try to choose an internship with the option for full time employment after graduation.
JAMES STRATTON, FINANCE MANAGER, ZANESFIELD, OH, USA
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USING A BRICK BAKE OVEN
There are some traditional methods to tell when an oven is ready to use: (1) The bricks must all look red. If the black spots are not all burned off, it is not hot enough. (2) Sprinkle flour on the oven hearth; if it burns black right away, the oven is too hot. (3) Insert the tender part of your wrist toward the inner corners of the oven behind the front walls and count. If you cannot hold your hand in longer than to count to twenty, it is hot enough. If you can count to thirty, it is not hot enough for bread.
Richard Bacon, writer and historian
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