Word: mattered
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...music. In interviews, Backstreet and 'N Sync members stress the centrality of "their" music. As Pearlman says, "You have to be able to sing first or it doesn't matter how good-looking you are." The two groups share some of the same songwriters and producers, and both acts owe their most immediate debt to the somewhat more sophisticated R.-and-B. harmonizing of Boyz II Men. The hits are catchy, even compelling, but it's hard, once a girl has grown breasts, to make it through a whole album's worth; then again, to be fair, the same...
...least 400 micrograms of folic acid--one of the B vitamins--decreased their risk of colon cancer as much as 75% over 15 years. Intriguingly, folic acid, which is generally consumed in the form of folate, is commonly found in many vegetables and beans. But it didn't matter whether the women got their folic acid from food or dietary supplements...
...your most valuable asset--your career--also is linked to the health of your company and industry. While you should invest enough in your 401(k) to receive any match that your employer offers, it's generally a mistake to voluntarily buy more of your employer's stock--no matter how bright you consider its prospects. Rough times can hit a company or an entire industry without warning. A portfolio diversified among five or more industries, including some that are sensitive to the ups and downs of the economy (airlines, builders, equipment makers) and some that aren't (food, drugs...
Some companies own enough diverse businesses so as not to pose much risk no matter how much stock you own. GE, for example, is in at least six different industries at home and abroad, from finance to broadcasting (NBC) to medical equipment. And, with a little work, it is still possible to gain an edge on enough companies in other industries to properly diversify. Lynch says the average person can spot two or three opportunities a year just by keeping an eye open for a hot new product or a perpetually crowded new store. A few evenings' research into...
...parties, no matter how spirited, always come to an end, and by 1992, Mann had quit both drugs and Patrick and plunged into her studies in anthropology at a college in Santa Rosa, Calif. Mann says it was during this sober period that, as one last favor to her old sweetheart, she made a mistake she will forever regret. She mailed Patrick 30 sheets of LSD that she had bought from a local dealer. "I know people think, 'Here's this middle-class white girl who had everything going for her, and she screwed...