| Stretching benefits
The ancient Indian tradition of yoga has quietly become a $3 billion a year business nationwide, and has made significant inroads in corporate America. At Abt, corporate yoga is a benefit offered to the company's 400 workers. For $6, employees can take a class. Abt provides the space, picks up the other half of the tab, and hires Diane Dymek, a certified instructor who operates Begin Within Yoga, of Waltham, to teach. "I look forward to Mondays because of it," Li said. Over the last 20 years, many employers have developed wellness benefits as a way to stave off rising insurance costs by improving worker health. Generally, they include discounted gym memberships, diet groups, or smoking-cessation courses. But in recent years, many Massachusetts companies, including Stride Rite Corp., Tufts Health Plan, and Dunkin' Brands Inc., have incorporated yoga into the workweek.
Kill the competition
With the prospect of competition inquiries in several markets, both Nike and Umbro have underlined the difficulty in defining the market for football products. Estimates show that in 2006 Adidas had a 35 per cent share of football shirts and equipment, Nike had 32 per cent, Umbro 8 per cent and Puma 5 per cent. Sobering move The battle for control of Scottish & Newcastle could be heading to the law courts, says The Daily Telegraph. The UK brewer claims Carlsberg has broken the terms of a joint venture between the two companies. S&N says it had given Carlsberg notice of breaches by the Danish brewer of the agreement governing the companies' ownership of BBH, their Russian joint venture. The move could stop in its tracks a plan by Carlsberg and Heineken, the Dutch company, to table a joint £7 billion bid for Britain's biggest brewer.
Becker carried load for a day for Salamanca
With the point system the state uses for wild-card selections to the state tournament, we didn't want to take a chance Josh would fall short. He was an alternate last year and we wanted to make sure he had every opportunity to get as many points as he could."SMETHPORT had three finalists in placing fifth at the North East Tournament last weekend. Tim Hubbard won the 125-pound title while Kevin Shunk (119) and Jon-Marc Burdick (135) placed second.Burdick lost 5-2 in OT to Sharon's returning regional runner-up and eighth-place state finisher Jordan Moss. Hubbard outlasted Conneaut Lake's Rickey Garrett, 12-10, in the finals. .
Recap of Saturday, January 19
That's the Fed's job and it's doing it. Mike Norman: Adam, maybe we don't need a stimulus, but if we have one now, it's good insurance for a growing economy. Neil Cavuto: You just said we might not need stimulus! (LAUGHTER) Mike Norman: I think we do! Neil Cavuto: Well, I think you're wrong. I'm the host. (LAUGHTER) Head to Head: Cloned Meat: Great for the Economy? Neil Cavuto: The FDA ok-ing cloned meat. That means in no time, you could be drinking milk from a cloned cow or eating a hot dog from a cloned pig. Sounds gross! But, could it offer the nutrition our weak economy needs? It's time to go "Head to Head." Pat Powell: I think anything that expands the food supply in a safe manner is a good thing.
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