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...flood-prone Aniene River washed away a good part of inhabited Tivoli in 1826, so Pope Gregory XVI, as sovereign of the Pontifical States, made the bold decision to dig a tunnel through Mount Catillo on the right bank, which diverted the river to the other side of the mountain and down a precipitous gorge. There, Cardinal Agostino Rivarola was given the assignment to create a landscaped public park. His design features terraced walkways and craggy steps, which lead to clearings with dazzling views of waterfalls and temples dedicated to Vesta, the goddess of the hearth, and Tiburnus, the mythical...
...century B.C. architecture, inspired such 17th and 18th century artists as Nicolas Poussin and Jean-Honoré Fragonard, and became a must-see stop on the Grand Tour. Later, Villa Gregoriana was admired as much for its role in averting floods as for its natural beauty. The flood-prone Aniene River washed away a good part of inhabited Tivoli in 1826, so Pope Gregory XVI, as sovereign of the Pontifical Loh and Behold Avant-garde murals and imaginative furnishings characterise a new Singapore hotel Identity Parade An iconic style magazine marks its quarter century Summits of Style Esoteric treatments...
...aerobics. Now that you've achieved balance and strength, start working on your cardiovascular system. Walk, bike, swim--do what you enjoy most. Don't go out in wet weather if you're prone to slipping. Avoid risky sports like downhill skiing, but choose an exercise you like enough to stick with. --By Sora Song
BENEFITS Makes the body burn more calories, even while at rest. Bones become denser and less prone to osteoporosis and injury. Joints are better protected from wear and tear. Strength training reduces arthritic pain, delays muscle loss, builds muscle mass, reduces body fat, increases metabolism and improves glucose tolerance and insulin sensitivity, thus reducing the risk of diabetes...
...lure of fatty, sugary fast food--available even in school cafeterias these days--and you've got a generation that's less fit and more prone to obesity than any in history. In the late 1970s, about 7% of U.S. kids were classified as obese; by 2000 that percentage had doubled...