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Ready to strap on a pedometer and give it a try? A good model will set you back anywhere from $10 to $25. The brand used most often in research is the Digi-Walker by Yamax, but you don't need all the fancy mileage and calorie-counter features (those measures are guesstimates at best). A no-frills pedometer is quite accurate if worn for walking, says Barbara Moore of Shape Up America! You'll get the best results if you keep the pedometer in line with what would be the crease line on a pair of trousers. But watch...
Cash laid the groundwork for succeeding troubadours who tell stories with their songs, in which the message is more important than album sales. Bob Dylan, Kris Kristofferson, Tom Petty and Steve Earle are just a few who followed the model of the Man in Black. MIKE VINSON McMinnville, Tenn...
...suicide bomber the night before her wedding, was a heartrending piece [WORLD, Sept. 22]. As an emergency-medicine physician, Applebaum showed absolute concern for victims, whether Palestinian or Israeli, and his work to build better, more efficient facilities to treat the sick and wounded made him a role model for the world. How tragic that his life was cut short by those who represent the antithesis of everything he stood for. ROBERT ISLER Fair Lawn...
Back in the dotcom boom days, Yahoo! was the model of the modern fun company. Why, they put an exclamation point at the end of the name just in case you missed the point that it was a crazy, happening place to work. Beer bashes every Friday. Skateboarding in the halls. Frisbee at lunchtime. This kind of culture was the epitome of the new economy, where the players worked hard and the workers played hard, all in a fuchsia-colored office turned Disneyland with all the caramel lattes you could swallow. There was oodles of money to be earned, even...
...going to have particularly strong growth. Something goes on that affects total factor productivity growth, and we don't fully understand it. Fiscal and monetary policy in the '90s made it cheaper for businesses to finance investments in productivity. But it was way beyond any economic model to predict...