Every January, millions of Americans make resolutions to lose weight or get in shape.
Mother and son continue to make resolutions for each other.
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Forty percent of people who make resolutions are usually still successful after six months, a comforting sign that people can change their behavior, and a lesson for us all.
The new year typically prompts us to make new resolutions, and our country certainly needs some resolve.
Ms. MORARJEE: Well, the Afghan parliament can make these resolutions but they don't have a binding power to see that they're carried out.
The New York Times, meanwhile, puzzled over why those who make financial resolutions have such a hard time following through with them, noticed that companies with high-quality balance sheets like Wal-Mart and Apple have not risen as much in the stock rally as those laden with debt, and showed that buying a foreclosed home can help you find a bargain but can come with risks.
The bottom line: If you cannot face up to temptations that make you break your resolutions, avoid them altogether.
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And as the spending cuts start kicking in, they have to stand around blinking at each other, wondering how the heck it is again that you make one of those resolutions where you change your mind about something you agreed on before.
Libbe HaLevey, a business coach, says she advises workers not to make New Year's resolutions because "resolution" makes it sound like the issue is quickly taken care of.
Looking at the pictures in our sample gallery, you'll be hard pressed to pick out any softness, because they've been shrunken down to a mere 800 x 600 pixels in size, a situation that's mirrored when viewing pictures on the phone, so you can definitely see HTC's motivation for optimizing its software to make things look good at lower resolutions.
Security Council seems to be handcuffed, passing resolutions that don't make a difference on the ground.
That's kind of a pre-September 10th mentality, to hope that somehow resolutions and failed inspections would make this world a more peaceful place.
The upstate counties passing the nonbinding resolutions say the law infringes on the right to bear arms and threatens to make criminals of law-abiding residents.
We want to make sure that there's full implementation of United States -- United Nations' resolutions that help keep the peace in the region and ensure Lebanon's stability.
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The Obama administration's moves to subordinate US foreign policy to the UN-based international community make it less clear that Israel can rely on the White House to veto anti-Israel resolutions in the Security Council.
Not all of these resolutions may be for you, but perhaps you can find one or two that will make the difference this year.
And since eating better, taking control of personal finances, traveling more and learning something new regularly top the list of New Year's resolutions, we've pulled together some of our best tips and tricks across Google to make 2013 the year you succeed with your goals.
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