Until recently, losing an hour of daylight in the fall presented a problem for the candy industry. That’s because Daylight Saving Time traditionally ended on the last Sunday in October, a.k.a. before Halloween night. Intense lobbying to push back the date went on for decades. According to one report, candy lobbyists even went so far as to […]
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Bradbury’s title refers to the auto-ignition point of paper—the temperature at which it will catch fire without being exposed to an external flame. Bradbury asserted that “book-paper” burns at 451 degrees, and it’s true that different kinds of paper have different auto-ignition temperatures
The lost camel No sooner do the three princes arrive abroad than they trace clues to identify precisely a camel they have never seen. They conclude that the camel is lame, blind in one eye, missing a tooth, carrying a pregnant woman, and bearing honey on one side and butter on the other. When they
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In 1984, a researcher named Roger Ulrich noticed a curious pattern among patients who were recovering from gallbladder surgery at a suburban hospital in Pennsylvania. Those who had been given rooms overlooking a small stand of deciduous trees were being discharged almost a day sooner, on average, than those in otherwise identical rooms whose windows
Amendment IV (4): Search and arrest warrants The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the
The portion of the flag denoting honor is the canton of blue containing the stars representing states our veterans served in uniform. The field of blue dresses from left to right and is inverted only when draped as a funeral cloth over the casket of a veteran who has served our country honorably in uniform.
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Writing a novel in three weeks. Getting a six-pack over the summer. Recording an album in a week. Writing a new poem every day.
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The Pomodoro Technique® Daily/Weekly Process The Pomodoro Technique book is organised into six incremental goals. The objectives should be achieved in the order in which they are given here: 1. Find out how much effort an activity requires Ever wonder where all your time goes? Wonder no more: it’s all on the page. Your Pomodoro To-Do sheet
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#7-9 Focus on Getting Better, Rather than Being Good — Think about your goals as opportunities to improve, rather than to prove yourself Be a Realistic Optimist — Visualize how you will make success happen by overcoming obstacles Don’t Tempt Fate — No one has willpower all the time, so don’t push your luck Roughly two years ago,
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