In the 1970s, the shave-up-or-ship-out policy was part of an effort to keep the hairy, wild members of the "Bronx Zoo" World Series teams in check.
So does one Frenchman in six, in addition to the after-shave lotion worn by two-thirds of them.
"When the hairs are soft there is minimal drag, which means you do not apply more pressure, " he says, revealing that for many years he practiced his wet-shave technique on a balloon.
The world was already on edge in anticipation of the close-shave flyby of the near earth asteroid 2012 DA14, which was unexpectedly followed within the next 72 hours by two other separate fireballs over Northern California and parts of Florida.
And the other thing is people know who you are everywhere -- obviously. (Laughter.) So you have to -- you always have to like shave and comb your hair and -- (laughter) -- you can't just roll out of bed and be out there. (Laughter.) So that kind of stuff can be a little tough.
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The veteran midfielder promised to shave his head if his team-mates extended his involvement in Euro 2000 and after they survived a close shave of their own against England, Hagi was as good as his word.
Cantalupo also sent 900 operations missionaries into the field, each visiting stores multiple times to fine-tune operations while also conducting daylong seminars where store managers could share tips from corporate kitchen gurus--such as where to place staff--that might shave precious seconds off average service times.
And singer Jessie J made good on a long-standing pledge to shave her head for charity.
In Iran men can choose whether to shave or not, but Afro-sporting youths avoid beards because they would carry a hint of conformity with authority.
The unique (and secret) agenda, researched by tour founder Jed Rothenberg, ties together three classic locations that focus on fading, male-oriented local arts -- the straight razor shave, a custom hat workshop and a classic cigar bar.
McKinsey reckons that better organisation and lay-out of factories could shave another 35% off the productivity gap.
Bond prices advanced by more than one full point and enough to shave 10 basis points off the 10-year yield, which slid to 3.04%.
For example, the new technology could help shave the typical price of a high-definition television to less than half its current price by this summer and fall.
Integration program costs will shave 31 cents from EPS, while spin-off transaction costs should subtract a further 2 cents.
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Bullimore, 67, who survived five days trapped in his capsized yacht during a 1997 ocean race, wants to shave a day off MacArthur's 71-day mark.
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The destination is an old-school barbershop where participants can enjoy one of the last remaining straight razor, hot towel shaves in Argentina -- it is recommended not to shave the day before the tour.
From its initial search product, the company has continually innovated to improve the quality of search results (preventing multiple searches), return those results in fewer milliseconds and then auto-complete as you type to shave off still more.
At a campaign event last October, McCain joked that Jack needed a "DNA check" because he had yet to receive a single demerit. (Jack McCain told GoMids.com that he did accumulate some demerits -- for wearing flip-flops outside and forgetting to shave).
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One problem (there are many, many others) is that all kinds of complicated rules shave off so much of the return in those good stock-market year that the protection in bad years comes at a very stiff price.
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Guiding a reporter through the crowded plant, the former manager of an IBM circuit-board factory points to places where Dell can shave off a few seconds of assembly time or move completed products out the door a couple of minutes faster.
Competitors shave costs and boost margins doing what for Thor would be unthinkable--sharing engineering, development and manufacturing.
He reckons that a 20% cut in drugs prices paid by Medicare, America's health-care system for the old and disabled, will shave profits at the biggest drugs firms by a mere 5%.
If all goes as planned, GM (nyse: GM - news - people ) hopes the coordinated global strategy will shave 30% to 50% off its engineering costs, which account for up to half of the costs of developing a new vehicle, according to James Queen , GM's engineering chief.
"They put down what t-shirt I am wearing and whether I have had a shave or a haircut, " he said.
These include a campaign promise to shave one percentage point from the sales tax, and a tax credit on public-transport tickets aimed at encouraging commuters to leave their cars at home.
That close shave spurred Villa into action and Dion Dublin headed the ball goalwards only for Neville to make a goal-line clearance.
Consumer-facing startups Forerunner has invested in include online pants company Bonobos, subscription razor company Dollar Shave Club, online gifting company Wantful, and online beauty company Birchbox.
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Indeed, it was this close shave that inspired the Colorados and the National Party (known as the Blancos), to introduce a run-off this year, with the declared aim of keeping the Front out.
He's a one-parent-household-ADHD misfit who scored 800 on his math SATs, dropped out of Caltech and never learned to shave or tie his tie properly.
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