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There are, however, a few rules of thumb to keep in mind. Recent studies have taught exercise physiologists a lot about what combinations of physical activities work best at different ages. But the same physiologists also warn that you shouldn't get so hung up on the new advice that you abandon your old routines. "Anything is better than nothing," says Wendy Kohrt, a professor of medicine at the Center on Aging at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center. "Whatever you will do to remain physically active is what I suggest...
...Allgemeine and Le Monde devoted big articles to his bravura performance. In Britain he has made too many media enemies to receive fawning reviews, but his victory in Washington got blanket coverage and enhanced his stature. Even among his detractors, there was admiration for how effectively he stuck his thumb in Bush's eye. He's aiming for Blair next. He says Respect will seek to win control of some local councils in London now under Labour control, and wants his party to become a "fighting, militant organization." Before a meeting of supporters he exulted: "We are the enemy within...
...ventriloquist dubbed the Dean of Magic by the Society of American Magicians; in Chicago. An opening act for performers from Frank Sinatra to Milton Berle and a frequent guest on the Ed Sullivan Show, he would banter with his brash puppet, Lefty, and perform signature tricks like the Jaspernese Thumb Tie, in which his crossed thumbs, securely interlocked, penetrated spectators' legs, chairs and other objects...
...raped by about 30 men, including neighbors, uncles, her father and grandfather. Marine's mother acted as banker, allege prosecutors, collecting envelopes full of cash. In their small voices, the children's excruciating account of their nightmare was shown in videotaped testimonies in the courtroom last week. Sucking her thumb at times, Marine V. described playing sexual games of "doctor" with visiting men. The children's details of their long ordeal are almost unbearable to hear. But equally disquieting are the apparent failures of the French social system: police failed to protect the children from nearly three years of abuse...
Mazza—who underwent surgery to repair torn ligaments in his left thumb on Feb. 9—returned to the field on the first day of practice at full-strength and well-ahead of schedule, participating in contact drills that he’d initially been projected to miss for the duration of spring ball...