INDICATORS

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IN 1989 Americans switched from being predominantly employed in
manufacturing to being predominantly employed in retail [Moody's]

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NIGEL HAWKES, TIMES, UK - The risk of children becoming obese could be
halved with 15 extra minutes of moderately vigorous exercise each day,
study results have suggested. All that is needed is a short game of
football or a walk to school brisk enough to get slightly out of breath.
The effects are greater in boys than in girls, but both sexes benefit. .
. Researchers were surprised to find that boys have just 25 minutes of
activity each day on average, and girls only 16 minutes.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/health/article1539686.ece

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REUTERS - For a city with far more Sakamotos than O'Sullivans, Japan's
capital still manages to go all out to celebrate St. Patrick's Day.
Although many Japanese know little about Ireland -- some even confuse it
with chilly Iceland -- the small European nation has nonetheless
attracted a band of die-hard fans halfway around the globe. Again this
year thousands of Tokyoites took the streets on Sunday to watch what may
be the world's most unlikely St. Patrick's Day parade. . . Now in its
16th year, the parade shows how enamoured some Japanese have become with
Irish culture. . . The massive steel tower in central Tokyo was bathed
in a brilliant green on Saturday night to celebrate the 50 years of
diplomatic ties between the two countries.

http://news.scotsman.com/latest.cfm?id=422802007

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NY TIMES THINKING ABOUT A WAR ON BOOZE?
http://www.slate.com/id/2161992/fr/flyout

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