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Investors expect that another boost for American industries will come from the declining value of the U.S. dollar. any companies have had slow sales during the past five years because the overweight U.S. currency made their goods and services much more expensive than products from foreign competitors like Japan. But last week the dollar continued to fall sharply against Japan's currency, dipping to a value of 203 yen in Tokyo, the lowest closing level since February 1981. The decline is already showing some concrete results. Japan's Sony announced last week that it plans to raise its U.S. prices...
...There aren't many head-to-head studies of brand-name diet regimens, and now we know why. When scientists assigned 160 overweight or obese adults to one of four diets?Atkins, Ornish, Weight Watchers or Zone?the results were hardly dramatic. After a year of dieting, the average weight loss for women was about 2.25 kg and for men about 3 kg?and it didn't matter much which diet they were on. Perhaps the most significant finding was how many test subjects dropped out: half of the Atkins and Ornish groups, a third of Weight Watchers and Zone...
...minimalist setting A Starflyer Is Born In-flight comfort with an internet connection in every seat Take a Hike Destinations to restore your sense of wonder There aren't many head-to-head studies of brand-name diet regimens, and now we know why. When scientists assigned 160 overweight or obese adults to one of four diets - Atkins, Ornish, Weight Watchers or Zone - the results were hardly dramatic. After a year of dieting, the average weight loss for women was about 2.25 kg and for men about 3 kg - and it didn't matter much which diet they were...
...teachers, while fit, look more womanly than the typical hard-body fitness instructor. "Many fuller-figured women are afraid to go to aerobics classes because they're getting laughed at," says Sohaila, a teacher in San Diego whose real name is JoEllen Handelsman. "Even if students were considerably overweight, it wouldn't impede them from doing the same moves I do." In fact, one of her students, Debbie Freeman, weighed 300 lbs. when she started belly dancing about eight years ago. After one year, Freeman had dropped 90 lbs. What she likes is that you can belly dance anytime, anywhere...
...long, blond hair and was so sexy. I never was really like that. I may have worn a fabulous outfit, but I just never had that persona of the great beauty that I think my mom does. In a lot of ways, I see the world as an overweight 13-year...