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...interested in activities that require skill, be willing to bend the rules a little so you can keep up--allow the tennis ball to take an extra bounce, play half-speed hoops on just a portion of the court. Also, don't choose activities that are seasonal, expensive or too solitary--each one a handy excuse for not sticking with your workout program. If you can afford it or if your gym or health club offers it, try to work with a personal trainer at least some of the time--someone who can rein you in when you're doing...
...true foodie dads like Stoloff, restraint, not extra enthusiasm, is what's required to keep the home running smoothly. One recent weeknight, for example, Stoloff decided to use some ricotta he had on hand to make cheesecake instead of just focusing on the meal. "That decision to make one thing extra," he freely admits, "messes everything up. But mostly, I keep myself in check--unless we're having a dinner party. Then I go nuts...
...understand not only what poor consumers can afford but also what they want and can use. Motorola's Burnes says the company went through four redesigns to develop a low-cost cell phone with battery life as long as 500 hours (for villagers without regular electricity) and an extra-loud volume for use in noisy markets. The poor need innovative models of financing too. When cement supplier Cemex, based in Monterrey, Mexico, was looking to kick-start sales after Mexico's mid-1990s financial crisis, it founded Patrimonio Hoy, a combination builder's "club" and financing plan that targets homeowners...
Exam proctors gave the students an extra 10 minutes to complete the exam to make up for the disruption. Some students said that they were surprised that there had been so little supervision in the time that they were outside...
Along with cleaning an estimated two-thirds of the private bathrooms on campus, the extra programs Dorm Crew runs are what make it the largest student-run fee-for-service organization in the world, according to Orfitelli...