Word: affords
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...marital obstacles. Marriage mentoring is a venerable practice that's going mainstream. It has roots in the Roman Catholic Church, has spread to other denominations and is growing in popularity among secular groups. Since the mentoring is done by volunteers, it can provide counseling for those who can't afford a couples therapist. Many like it because the process seems more relaxed. The only expense is a premarital inventory test ($15 or so), which a couple takes to assess the relationship's strengths and weaknesses. Afterward, the clients meet with a trained volunteer couple at least five times to talk...
Unlike giant defense contractors, many extreme-sports-gear companies are privately held and can't afford to hire Washington lobbyists or navigate the thickets of red tape involved in bidding for government contracts. Instead, they're getting their gear into military exchanges and booking sales to individual troops who want the equipment and pay for it out of their pockets. Army soldiers and Marines, for instance, are allowed to buy a handheld global positioning system, or GPS, unit (shown above) or sweat-wicking T shirts to wear under their fatigues...
...Eveline Kulczak, 35. She has lost her prestigious job organizing fashion shows in eastern Germany, been deprived of her free child care, and been left with a pile of debts by her husband. "As a family, we were better off before the Wall fell," she says. "If I could afford to, I would leave Germany altogether." A growing number of Germans are doing just that. Hardy Firl, 71, who spent three years in jail for his part in the 1953 uprising, also feels let down by what happened after the Wall fell. "I hated the East German system...
...been affected by the glum mood. Mike Stolz, co-owner of Guppi, a trendy bar in the Prenzlauer Berg neighborhood, complains that there has been no growth in his business. "People come here but consume less," Stolz says. "I have let part-timers go because I can't afford them anymore." Stolz, 37, sees a plus side to the downturn: mediocre night spots can no longer make it and only the quality places survive. Josef Laggner, 37, owner of the Lutter & Wegner restaurant in East Berlin, says he has to seek out customers. "West Berliners...
Pattie, a wealthy widow from California, can easily afford the best hotels. But she prefers to slum it in a small cottage in Dharamsala because it overlooks the monastery of the Dalai Lama, the exiled political and religious leader of Tibet. "I can just stand there with my arms stretched out," she says, "and feel the aura wafting up." A bright-eyed, diminutive 60-year-old, Pattie is planning to visit Tibet soon. She wants to get there "before all the good energy disappears because of those Chinese people...