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From the Editor's Desk How to Save Your Knees Without Giving Up Your Workout - The New York Times In the annals of unsolicited advice, few nuggets have been dispensed as widely and with less supporting evidence than this: “If you keep doing all that running, you’re going to ruin your knees.” Continued here TradeBriefs: Newsletters for Decision-Makers! Our advertisers help fund the daily operations of TradeBriefs. We request you to accept our promotional emails. Want the newsletters, without the promotional mailers? Get an (ad-free) subscription to TradeBriefs Premium for just $2 per month. Access to premium content | No advertisement mailers Work ASML: The biggest company in Europe you've probably never heard of The 37-year-old company is the only firm in the world capable of making the highly-complex machines that are needed to manufacture the most advanced chips. 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