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Sage advice
“If it is not right, do not do
it,
if it is not true, do not say it.” – Marcus
Aurelius, Stoic Philosopher Seneca
“I judge you
unfortunate because you
have never lived through misfortune. You have passed through life
without an opponent—no one can ever know what you are capable of, not
even you.” -Seneca
If anyone tells you that a certain person speaks
ill of you, do not make excuses about what is said of you but answer,
‘He was ignorant of my other faults, else he would have not mentioned
these alone. – Epictetus
Tip of the Moment:
Avoid reading or watching too much fear-inspiring news, it can make you
a
more fearful person, and it can actually increase the part of your
brain associated with those emotions. My newspaper of choice, the
normally sober I-Paper, today is telling me that Mr Putin's attack on
the UK is getting ever closer. See the scientific article in PubMed
Central "Amygdala volume correlates with fearfullness... -- Erica
Marconi
Removing
Permanent Marker.
Many parents with kids, or people working in offices, will have
experienced the problem of someone using permanent marker on a
dry-erase board or other similar surface. Removing the
“permanent” ink is remarkably simple. Just scribble over top of the
permanent ink with a Dry Erase marker. It will almost instantly
dissolve the permanent ink and you can just wipe the surface clean with
a dry cloth or whiteboard eraser. -- Matt
Wilkins,
Wash
your hands. The Ebola Scare should remind all of us that simply washing our
hands before eating or handling food can help us to avoid disease. By
the way wetting the hands before before squirting can reduce the
absorption of hand cleaning liquids through the skin. Also note that
excessive protection of children from "good dirt" is believed by many
experts to be the main cause of the of the massive increase in
allergies in our populations. David Edmunds MK UK
Rust
Removal Tip - Rust spots and pitting on chrome can be
easily removed by balling up a piece of aluminum foil, wetting it with
Coke and rubbing. Best to use gloves if there is a lot of rust -- Carla
S
Garden
Tip - When coiling up
a long hosepipe don't try to achieve a loop in one go, first feed it
into a figure of eight, then bring the two coils together. This way you
can avoid the tendency to twist. I saw some workmen pulling an
extremely long cable out of a pipe in the the ground and now copy their
method. You can do the same thing with ropes and cables. -- Annie
Weston
Red Wax Stain
in carpet: I have the
answer and it takes less than 5 minutes. No hot irons required. If you
have a small shampooer, boil water in a kettle and pour it directly on
the wax. Suck it up immediately. I did this on a white wool rug and was
amazed to see the wax and the colour disappear totally. Lynne L. Lowe
Hi, Very
helpful site -- Heynspyou35
