HOW TO FIND ALMOST ANYONE
WALKING BAREFOOT ON HOT COALS
BEST WAY TO WATCH PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL
WHAT TO LEAVE OUT OF YOUR RESUME
HOW AN ELECTRIC METER WORKS
SECRET RECIPE
The most direct ways of getting an
unlisted phone number-from credit
applications, personnel records and
other nonpublic documents (includ-
ing, of course, the telephone company
records themselves)-are all illegal.
This is why information bureaus and
most private detectives don't handle
this kind of work. Those who do
charge at least $300 to find a single
number.
Warning: If you do hire a detective,
specif' in writing that payment is to be
made only for obtaining the number...
not trying and failing.
Key to doing it yourself: Finding a
public document on which the individ-
contain an individual's telephone
number.
These methods aren't guaranteed to
give you the access you seek, but with
persistence you ought to be able to
reach out and touch many people
whose telephone numbers are unlisted.
Source: Ralph charell, former ~EO of his own Wall Street
securities firm and a former network television executive.
Walking barefoot over coals with no
pain or burns has been used for cen-
turies by gurus to demonstrate the
power of mind over body.
Our observation: Coals are bad con-
ductors of heat. Although the tempera-
ture of coal cores can reach 1,5000F,
you can walk quickly over them without
sustaining burns. Experiment: In a
study at the University of California at
Los Angeles, hundreds of students
walked over coals without serious harm
-with no training.
Source: Dr. Paul Kurtt, chairman of The committee for the
Scientific Investigation of claims of the Paranormal, Box 229,
Buffalo, NY 14214, and professor of philosophy at the State
University of New York in Buffalo.
Although many fans believe football is
the ideal TV sport, there is no substi-
tute for being there. Only at the sta-
dium can you see the whole picture-
the minibattles within the larger war.
This is especially true for defense.
Television cameras focus on the line of
scrimmage, where offensive action
originates. But defensive players may
set up 10 or more yards away from the
line. You won't see them on TV until-
and unless-they near the offensive
man with the ball. By watching how the
defense lines up and then executes,
you can interpret (even anticipate)
how the game is progressing.
To predict the winner at halftime,
check one key statistic: The average
gain per pass completion. Anything
over 10 yards per completion means
the quarterback is getting good protec-
tion from his line and his receivers are
getting open downfield. If the Dol-
phins have completed ei g ht of 20
passes for 160 yards and the Oilers
have completed 13 of 15 for 105 yards,
you can bet that the Dolphins are in
control. The Oiler quarterback may
seem more accurate statistically, but
he's dumping off short passes to his
backs because the deep routes aren't
working. His numbers reflect despera-
tion, not strength.
Source: Bob Drury, former senior writer for Sport magazine.
Re has studied pro football for 18 years.
The style used for writing resurnes has
changed over the last few years to make
them more persuasive and concise.Goal:
Each resume entry should convince
readers that they should hire the
writer. What to omit:
Photos. A picture may let employers
form misleading impressions.
Salary requirements. Why should ap~
plicants price themselves out of a job
or show that they are a bargain?
Reasons for leaving jobs. These are
better explained in interviews.
Date of resume preparation or date
available to begin work. Both indicate
how long you have been looking for a
job. Exception: When looking for sea-
sonal work.
References or a statement that refer-
ences are available on request. Instead:
List them on a separate sheet and
adapt them to each individual employ-
ment situation.
Empty assurances. All applicants
think they are good, honest, loyal and
healthy workers. Demonstrate these
qualities through concrete examples
during interviews.
Vague references to time gaps. Em-
ployers look for holes. Explain them in
terms of accomplishments. Example:
Travel to improve a language capability
or research a specific project.
Hobbies and outside interests. Ex-
ception: Those that relate to profes-
sional interests or show traits that an
employer wants.
Source: Resumes: The Nifty Gntty, by Joyce Lain Kennedy,
Soborban Features Inc.. Cardiff, CA.
An electric meter has five numbered
dials. The pointers on three of the dials
turn clockwise, while the other two go
counterclockwise.
It is read from left to right. The poin-
ter always registers the number it has
just passe~. Example: If the pointer
rests between three and four read the
number as three. This holds true even
if the pointer is touching the four but
has not gone past it.
The numbers taken off each of the
dials gives you the reading of the meter
at that moment. When it is read again
(usually in a month), you know how
many kilowatt-hours of electricity have
been consumed.
Meters can be wrong. Electric meters
can wear out or be damaged during an
electrical storm. A dramatic increase in
your electric bill should signal a call to
the utility company.
Kentucky Fried Chicken's closely
guarded recipe can be re-created in
anybody's kitchen. The ingredients...
Skim milk, flour,, eggs, salt, black pepper,
monosodium glutamate. When a
sample of the coating mix-secretly
taken out of a KFC store-was lab~ana-
lyzed, there was no trace of the 11
herbs and spices mentioned in the
company's ads. But don't expect to
duplicate precisely the Colonel's re-
sults at home. His patented cooking
process is more complex than the
recipe and requires special pressure-
cooking equipment.
Source: William Poundstone, author of Bigger Secrets