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...KENNETH KOCH, 77, effervescent founding member, with John Ashbery and Frank O'Hara, of the 1950s' New York school of poets; of leukemia; in New York City. Famous for his boisterous, erudite and often erotic verse, Koch rejected the somber literariness of predecessors such as T.S. Eliot and Ezra Pound. He infused his 20 volumes with lyrical improvisations and exuberant homages to such items as business letterheads, furniture, lipstick and fudge...
SHOULD OLDER PEOPLE BE CAREFUL NOT TO LIFT TOO MUCH WEIGHT? Not progressing to heavier weights is the most common reason older adults don't realize the full benefits of strength training. You may start out by lifting only a pound or two with your hands or legs, but as you get stronger, you need to lift more...
...SHOULD OLDER FOLKS TAKE UP STRENGTH TRAINING? At around age 35, we start to lose about a third of a pound of muscle and gain that much body fat every year. This loss of muscle puts us at greater risk for numerous chronic conditions, such as osteoporosis, diabetes, obesity, heart disease, frailty and osteoarthritis. Strength training can increase muscle mass, muscle strength, balance and bone density and help reduce weight gain. In addition, it dramatically reduces pain in people with arthritis, improves glucose control in Type 2 diabetics, reduces depression and improves sleep patterns...
...HUPD officer was sent to the Pound Building after receiving a report of a suspicious person who left a duffle bag behind. The bag was impounded...
When Chase called McGaffigan from jail last summer, McGaffigan followed her friend’s instructions to remove a 50-pound bag of ammonium nitrate—a commercial fertilizer that was a key ingredient in the bomb that destroyed the Oklahoma City federal building—from the North End apartment that Chase and Felton shared. McGaffigan also removed a Nazi flag, a loaded gun and various documents from the apartment, she said...