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...rising water forced the National Park Service to close the Washington, Jefferson and Lincoln monuments, and K Street in historic Georgetown was awash, as a giant low-pressure system moved up the Atlantic Seaboard last week, unloading ten to twelve inches of rain into the James, Potomac and Roanoke river basins. But while Washington was getting its feet wet, parts of Virginia, West Virginia and Maryland were devastated...
...incentive: a company-sponsored program that rewards employees for taking steps to safeguard health. By attending smoking or stress workshops, exercising for at least 20 minutes, keeping their weight down, wearing seat belts while driving, or installing smoke detectors at home, employees of the New Jersey consumer health-care giant can earn "Live-for-Life dollars," good for such items as clocks, fire extinguishers, Frisbees and sweat suits. Says Benda, who chalks up about 15 "dollars" a week for running and weight lifting: "The goodies are psychological incentives that can sometimes motivate me to work out when I might...
...probably the most widely read writer on the Source. But he is only one of the many unforgettable characters turning up on computer screens these days. Just as radio and television spawned new personalities and stars, the rapidly growing computer networks, from humble electronic bulletin boards to giant information supermarkets, are breeding their own celebrities...
Weisel still had time to take third place in his age group in the 1982 national championship for slalom, giant slalom and downhill. But he wants to win that title too, so he often takes Fridays off and flies in his Cheyenne IIXL turboprop to Sun Valley, Idaho, for practice. To get in shape for bicycle races, he pedals his trail bike up 2,600-ft. Mount Tamalpais, near his home. Weisel has boasted that his occasional riding partners are left with "their tongues hanging out." That goes likewise for his business rivals...
...company that covers the news, CBS has lately been making a remarkable number of headlines on its own. Last week the communications giant closed its toy, computer software and theatrical-film businesses, announced the early retirement of the No. 2 executive in its broadcast group and reported its first quarterly loss ($114.1 million) since the early days of the company in the 1930s...