Word: doings
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5 DON'T TRY THIS AT HOME, Britain. People are given challenges, such as rappelling down a building or eating a live maggot. If the presenter can't persuade someone else to do it, he does it himself. (ESPN)
The decline in workplace homicides can be credited in part to tough initiatives by companies after a string of postal-worker shootings in the early '90s. Most of these programs involve zero tolerance for threats or violence, require conflict resolution among colleagues and offer tips on what workers should do...
Sometimes less is more when it comes to parental involvement, say the experts. "We have to separate our children's responsibilities from our own," advises Nancy Samalin, author of Loving Your Child Is Not Enough. "If you're more involved in your child's report card than he is, he...
Accentuate the positive, advises Jennifer Richard Jacobson, author of How Is My First Grader Doing in School? "Say, 'Look at all you learned!'" Even if the grades are poor, parents can ask, "What do you think you've done well? What are you proud of?" says Jacobson. Then ask, "What...
Nefra Faltas, 20, a human-biology and philosophy major, could have gone to the University of Virginia as an in-state student three years ago but chose to attend the University of Toronto instead. "It was time," she decided, "to be exposed to something completely different." Rachel Polner, 21, a...