Word: extras
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...good relationships between the trainers and their teams make the trainers willing to put in extra time for individual players, athletes...
...though," Kleinfelder quickly added. "It just means everybody can give 10-15 percent extra...
...extra help for students, particularly in crumbling urban schools, requires extra money. While most states have raised their education budgets since 1983, the Federal Government's contribution has been largely rhetoric. "I just wish that the policies of the President and Secretary matched . their verbal commitment," says Brademas. Bennett's talk of a conspiracy of "extortion," say his critics, closes the door to intelligent discussion of funding...
Many young dealers also use crack profits to help their struggling families -- and the extra cash that appears on the kitchen table can persuade parents to look the other way while their children are heading into trouble. Denise Robinson, founder of the Detroit community-action group Saving Our Kids, even recalls a mother who dissuaded her son from returning to high school. "He had been a good student. He had good grades," says Robinson. "((But)) he was making $600 a week dealing crack. So his mother wanted him to keep dealing." The incentive is powerful: "The kids...
...even in Seattle, not all culinary creativity meets with equal success. Take Le Gourmand, which despite its French name offers the local cuisine. Run for three years by Bruce Naftaly, 34, and Robin Sanders, 35, the restaurant produces lackluster food and some needless extra irritants. The tone of service is both chummy and didactic. An unsmilingly intent preppie waiter offers the "observation" that the regular coffee has far more flavor than the espresso. As for ice cream, one can have it "nestled" beside a poached pear, but in the waiter's opinion, "it is good enough to stand...