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...Until the mid-'90s, that is, when productivity growth rebounded, from about 1.5% a year to more than 2.5%. The engine apparently was the rise of the computer and the Internet. And the boom continued even after the technology bust of 2001. In 2006-07, productivity growth slumped to pre-1995 levels, before rebounding somewhat in the first half of this year. But year-to-year numbers can be confusingly noisy; it's the trend that matters. Gordon, who doesn't buy that computers and the Internet are nearly as economically significant as cars, electricity and their ilk, thinks...
...cheapest option, makes sense if your biggest monthly expense is $75 for the Pill. But maternity care is rarely covered by these plans. So if you're already a member and find yourself pregnant, some insurers may let you upgrade. If not, good luck switching carriers with a pre-existing condition--which, in the case of a normal pregnancy and delivery, can cost $8,000 to $12,000. If instead you simply break your leg, all expenses are covered beyond your deductible. It's the same if you get cancer. And though a $7,500 deductible is really steep...
...farm is open every day from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. for apple picking, pumpkin picking and caramel apples. Wagon rides are provided on weekends and half a bushel of apples costs $25. The farm is 40 minutes from Boston, and if the drive is just too much, pre-picked fruit is available with no stigma attached. Fall FunFest at Faneuil Hall Marketplace Open Saturday through Sunday October 18 and 19, nearby Faneuil Hall will be hosting a capella groups, street performers and pumpkin decorating workshops. The activities are free of charge. The T and the food...
...national anthem is whistled will be stopped immediately". And when that happens during friendly matches, she intoned, such fixtures against "the country concerned will be suspended for a period yet to be determined" - though that risks leaving France with no one to play with should booing suddenly become a pre-game fad here. Worse still: French Interior Minister Michele Alliot-Marie on Wednesday night announced she'd ordered video footage of crowd shots be used to identify booers as evidence to try perpetrators in a court case for bringing "insult to the national anthem". So much for liberte...
...Graduated from Texas Christian University in 1959 with a degree in journalism; he started out taking pre-med classes in deference to his mother, but switched after two years...