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...have the Cleavers or the Bradys for relatives. "Family craziness" is a major reason people move away in the first place. When my mother's health started deteriorating, one of my sisters chose to take on the caregiving burden. Being separated geographically was my decision, made years beforehand. No one will make me feel guilty for not dealing with relatives I don't like being around...
Whether you're a manager, a parent or a civic leader, getting people to change can be tricky business. In Switch, brothers Chip and Dan Heath--authors of the best-selling Made to Stick--survey efforts to shape human behavior in search of what works...
...time to entice the nocturnal insects into the other key component of the trap: the overturned food-and-water dish on which the thermos sits. The bugs climb the outer surface of the dish, which can be scuffed with sandpaper for better traction, and get stuck in its moat, made slippery-smooth with a dusting of talcum powder...
This trap was designed to give consumers a cheap way to determine if they have - or, in many cases, still have - a bedbug problem that requires a proper extermination. Bedbugs have made a serious comeback in North America over the past few years, especially in big cities like Toronto and San Francisco. And they are notoriously hard to get rid of. As evidence, amid the enthusiastic talk on Bedbugger.com about the Rutgers invention, one commenter noted, "Dude, I am so going to try this once a month...
...they do. "We have to strengthen quality control," said Shinichi Sasaki, executive vice president for quality. It's a startling admission from a company that made reliability its quest. Toyota will fix its car problem soon. Restoring its reputation is going to take a lot longer...