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Ever had the urge to make like a young Che Guevara and hop on a motorcycle to see what the world is made of? London marketing exec Simon Smith got that itch in 1999 and went scuffing around India to recalibrate his life. And the product of his two years of soul searching? A scheme he started in 2003 to help others to find their inner Che - and do some good along the way. Every February, Smith, an avid biker, leads 120 or so riders on the Enduro India tour, a two-week, 2,500-km motorcycle trek from...
...Ever had the urge to to make like a young Che Guevara and hop on a motorcycle to see what the world is made of? London marketing exec Simon Smith got that itch in 1999 and went scuffing around India to recalibrate his life. And the product of his two years of soul searching? A scheme he started in 2003 to help others to find their inner Che?and do some good along the way. Every February, Smith, an avid biker, leads 120 or so riders on the Enduro India tour, a two-week, 2,500-km motorcycle trek from...
...quite fit in and wasn’t sure I wanted to. But every time I prepared to step away from the Crimson brick road, I found something to reel me back in. I questioned if I could really take on the slew of responsibilities granted to each news exec, and if I could do it my way. Competition mingled with curiosity to keep my interest and enthusiasm alive. I didn’t want to admit it, but I was hooked...
...Oscar talk is starting now," says Marc Cherry, creator and executive producer of Desperate Housewives, for which Huffman won an Emmy for playing an ad exec turned frustrated stay-at-home mom. "People are starting to use the O word with Felicity--which upsets me because it would mean we'll have to pay her more." The Transamerica role is indeed the kind of thing Oscar voters love: a lady who looks like a dude who looks like a lady. But the most impressive thing is how, a few minutes into the film, you stop noticing Huffman's external transformations...
...commissioner of women's pro golf has worn many hats--salesman, marketing exec, cheerleader in chief--but until Carolyn Bivens, 52, took over in September, the LPGA's CEO had never worn heels. Its first female commish says the sport is stronger than ever: "Previous commissioners had to focus on the question, Is there a viable market for a women's golf league? That question has been forever answered." With Sorenstam still dominant and Wie whacking her way up, TV ratings are soaring, galleries are record breaking and corporate sponsors are clamoring to get in. So what's left...