Mitch Katowitz | October 28, 2009

To convert miles to kilometers in your head, double the number of miles four times and then divide by 10.
To convert kilometers to miles, halve the number 4 times and multiply by 10.

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Mitch Katowitz | October 26, 2009

Truth or Delusion?
If you provide good customer service,
people will refer business to you.
Delusion: Here’s the reason.  Good customer service is prerequisite.  It’s a minimum expectation.
Think about it.  Would you refer somebody to me if I provided lousy customer service?  Of course not.  You’ll end up looking like a dope in the eyes of [...]

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Mitch Katowitz | October 22, 2009

It is easy to tell wheather the moon will be bigger or smaller tomorrow night.
In the Northern Hemisphere, the moon spells DOC each month.
First it looks like a D (waxing moon and gets bigger each night), then an O (full), then a C (waning moon and getting smaller each night).
South of the equator, it’s reversed [...]

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Mitch Katowitz | October 21, 2009

If you are flying over a rural area and need to know the wind direction at ground level, look at the cows.  They normally stand with their heads downwind.
- Elaine Gibbons
Sponsored by Major Bucks and Company
 

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Mitch Katowitz | October 20, 2009

Every dollar you save in your twenties supplies one dollar of monthly retirement income in your sixties
- Elaine Lyon, Tax Advisor
Sponsored by ShopRMall – Online Shopping Mall

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Mitch Katowitz | October 19, 2009

No!
All CPAs are accountants, but not all accountants are CPAs.  CPA is the abbreviation for Certified Public Accountant.
The principal differences between accountants and CPAs are education and experience. In order to become a CPA, there are education and experience requirements needed to be fulfill.  In addition, a Uniform CPA Exam must be passed.
CPAs are many [...]

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Mitch Katowitz | October 15, 2009

A leak from a toilet tank into the bowl can waste hundreds of gallons of water.
To check for a leak, put three drops of food coloring in the tank and wait a half hour.
If the color appears in the bowl, it is time to replace the tank’s flapper valve.
– Jack Romig, green writer

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