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With one sweeping markdown, Sears hoped to regain the loyalty of customers who have drifted to such discounters as K mart and Wal-Mart. Abandoning its decades-old philosophy of luring buyers with frequent sales, Sears is turning to "everyday low prices." To put new price tags on 1.5 billion pieces of merchandise, Sears recruited a temporary army of retirees and high school students. Together with regular Sears employees, the price changers wielded 29,000 label guns. Said Chris Skinner, a high school freshman who worked at the Sears outlet in Columbus' Northland Mall: "The worst was the screwdrivers...
...Transportation and the State Pharmaceutical Co. to transfer large bank deposits -- the country's money, in effect -- out of the big national banks into the Bank of Crete, then the / smallest private bank in the country. There, Koskotas says, he arranged for the government deposits to draw an exceptionally low rate of interest, only 2% or 3%. Bank savings accounts in Greece routinely draw 15% interest. The excess interest earned on the government deposits was siphoned off and went straight to the politicians, he says. In addition, protected and encouraged by Papandreou, Koskotas secretly plowed Bank of Crete funds into...
...Limit fats to 30% of daily calories, with saturated fats making up less than 10% of the intake. Keep cholesterol consumption below 300 mg daily. Diets should emphasize fish, skinless poultry, lean meats and low- or non-fat dairy products, and cut back on fried and other fatty foods such as pastries, spreads and dressings. To reduce cholesterol, limit consumption of egg yolks, certain shellfish and organ meats...
...five or more servings daily of vegetables, preferably the green or yellow kind, and fruits, particularly citrus. In addition, eat six or more daily servings of starches, like rice and potatoes, and other complex carbohydrates, including pasta, whole-grain breads and cereals, and legumes. These are generally low in fats and rich in vitamins, minerals and fiber. Five or six servings may seem a lot, but a single serving is just half a cup of vegetables, a medium-size piece of fruit or a slice of bread. Observes the University of Toronto's Dr. Anthony Miller, who helped draft...
...report says, there is no convincing evidence that calcium supplements help prevent osteoporosis, a crippling bone disease prevalent in older women. The calcium RDA is 800 mg; women now consume about three-quarters of that amount. They could make up the shortfall by drinking a 5-oz. glass of low-fat milk each...