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...With young French so frustrated and angry, it's little wonder that the new protest movement is growing in popularity. "We had little choice but to step into that void and get something done ourselves, because it was clear we were going to be left to rot as these older forces focused on their usual agendas," Bayou says. While unions are the movement's natural allies, organized labor is not the answer: "Unions represent less than 5% of the workforce, and average member age is over 50. And, unlike us, they tend to be morose, boring, preachy - and usually lose...
...analysis of price-to-rent ratios. "It's when you see large divergences that it matters." After all, there are other considerations that go into the decision to buy a house. When Choe bought last fall, he figured the air was still coming out of real estate, but his older son was about to start kindergarten, and he wanted to settle into the right school district. "My thinking was, It's not the bottom, but it's gone down enough," he says. (See pictures of modernist houses available for rent...
...aware, though, that according to dealers, used-car prices - especially for popular foreign makes - have climbed more than 10% in the past year. Recession-scarred consumers are holding on to vehicles longer, and the clunkers program is destroying a fair number of older models. Dealers, in turn, are paying more for units at auctions and at trade-in time, and they're not shy about passing their costs on to you. "It may get to the point where used cars are so expensive that it may be worth buying a new car for a few thousand dollars more...
...alkaline type foods like raw almonds and greens and those sort of things as much as possible. Stay away from the dairies, the sugars and processed food, but keep it simple. I'm not one of those guys who likes to measure all that crap." As he's gotten older, Couture has also paid more attention to blood chemistry. He's now cutting down on his iron intake. "I had way too much iron in my system," Couture says. Of course, it's natural to wonder if a 46-year-old man can last without performance-enhancers like steroids...
...Whether you're a rabid MMA fan, or one of those people who finds the fight craze mysterious, even repellent, Couture offers practical advice. "A lot of guys get older and they just start to feel a little bit different," he says. "They're like s--t; I'm just old. Don't give up that fight. You can still get a lot out of your body. Why shouldn't you fight...