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The Wall Street Journal has performed a great service for beer drinkers. Veteran imbibers know that the fresher the beer is, the better it tastes. The problem is, how can you tell how fresh the beer is before you buy it? Now comes the Journal with an explanation of the code on the label that reveals the date by which the beer should be consumed. In the cases of three of my favorites--Miller Genuine Draft, Pabst Blue Ribbon, and Pilsner Urquell--the codes are easy to understand: The month, day,...

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Use it or lose it!" For decades, health and fitness experts have chanted this mantra to promote fitness and good health. And it is sound advice, especially as we age. Unfortunately, the idea of walking, bicycling, kicking, stepping, running, "feeling the burn," or wriggling into a leotard becomes less attractive with each passing birthday. But there is one activity that is so universally enjoyable and beneficial few people consider it exercise: dancing. Every generation has a tempo of its...