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...Children learn a lot just by observing their parents' behavior, so mom and dad need to set a good example, too. Carl Tancaktiong, son of the founder of Philippine fast-food empire Jollibee, admits his childhood was pretty plush. "I don't remember not getting anything I wanted," he says. Yet Tancaktiong, 28, says he has grown up to be reasonably frugal, not because his parents lectured about money, but because they had down-to-earth spending habits themselves, eschewing luxury-brand clothing and expensive cars. Tancaktiong, a general manager of one of the company's Chinese chains, says...
...knack for finding avenues to greener pastures. One afternoon during his mid-teens, he announced to his family that he was taking up golf. "No one we knew played the game," says Cave, "certainly no one in our neighborhood. But he said businessmen played golf and he needed to learn it now so he would be ready...
...have to take what you can learn from last season to lay the foundation for this season,” senior forward Katie Rollins adds. “You let it motivate you in preparing, and once you’ve done everything you can to get ready, you put it behind you. It’s a new season...
...players crowded around the television on the second floor of Dillon Fieldhouse, waiting to hear the fate of their season. Across town, 29 Huskies were also anxiously tuned into ESPN to see what team they would draw for the first round of regional play. Neither team was surprised to learn its opponent. “We were all kind of thinking that it was going to be a Beanpot,” Harvard coach Ray Leone said. The Crimson (10-3-4, 5-1-1 Ivy) earned the Ivy League’s automatic bid into the tournament after defeating...
...school report, he gets an “F” in just about every other category. Perhaps he should wait a few years for when he might actually be able to rap. Perhaps his voice should drop. Perhaps he should learn how to write lyrics. Perhaps he should realize that he’s making a mockery of himself. Whatever the case may be, Brown may be able to get Smiff good grades, but not even his presence in the music video can make Smiff seem remotely cool. —Edward F. Coleman