He and his wife and their two boys and girl could often be seen playing outside and taking walks, "They are very good parents, always doing things with their kids, " said Marchell Watson, a retired public-transit worker and neighbor, who said the Richard children loved her dogs, named Diva and Lady Gaga.

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The 74-year-old outdoorsman was keen on taking long walks to clear his head.

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Creating routines or even rituals around our work helps in the same way making a routine out of tooth-brushing or taking daily walks helps in everyday living.

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Tigerlabs ended up using the robot, which it named Einstein, to drum up business by taking it for walks around Princeton, N.

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Or just taking some long walks after dinner.

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Mr Denness has given up running but is still taking part in charity walks.

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There will be 56 sponsored walks in total, taking in the whole of Devon and Cornwall, as well as Somerset and Dorset.

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Planning this event began with a group of over 200 people from all walks of life who assembled on Boston Common Tuesday evening to discuss taking action.

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