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...same year, Henry Ford shocked the world with what probably stands as his greatest contribution ever: the $5-a-day minimum-wage scheme. The average wage in the auto industry then was $2.34 for a 9-hr. shift. Ford not only doubled that, he also shaved an hour off the workday. In those years it was unthinkable that a guy could be paid that much for doing something that didn't involve an awful lot of training or education. The Wall Street Journal called the plan "an economic crime," and critics everywhere heaped "Fordism" with equal scorn...
...Perms--$75+ Colors--$35+ 60-40 female-male 6 Strongly Recommended N/A Great Cuts One Eliot Sq. M-F 9-9 Sa 9-6 Su 10-6 $9.95 for a basic cut Shampoo--add $3 Blow Dry--add $4-$7 More male than female 12 No 15 min. - 1 hr., longest on weekends Gino's 20 Holyoke St. Tu 9-5 W-F 8:30-5:30 Sa 8:30-4 $40-$55 wash, cut and dry Cuts by experts run higher--$80-$95 Colors--$55--$250 Perms--$75+ Makeup--$35 Most female, some male 20 Recommended 20 min., shortest...
...every kid has Nathan's seemingly innate ability to budget his time. Many others are overwhelmed by the intense pressure, and that is when parents need to step in. Caitlin Nish, 17, of Westfield, N.J., baby-sits 2 hr. every day, tutors three students in math 3 to 6 hr. a week, plays sports, belongs to clubs and edits an award-winning high school newspaper. She does homework for 6 hr. till 1:30 a.m. "Sometimes I am about to break into tears," she says. "Just having my mother put her arm around me and say that...
...notebook sales over the next few years. The new "Jupiter class" notebooks that run on the Windows CE operating system are just as svelte but cost a mere $1,000. They can run only limited "pocket" versions of Windows applications, but their long, 10-to-12-hr. battery life and low cost make them a good fit for lots of mobile workers...
...senior consultant at PricewaterhouseCoopers in Fort Lee, N.J., took advantage of the firm's flextime policy because she wanted to pursue an outside interest--becoming an emergency medical technician with a volunteer ambulance corps. In September she took a 40% pay cut and went from a 55-hr. workweek to a 24-hr. workweek at the consulting firm. She spends the rest of the week in training to become an EMT. She has an understanding with the company that she can go back to work full time when, and if, she wants...