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...back by putting his job on the line and calling for national elections in September, a year earlier than originally scheduled. Was Schröder, who has served as Chancellor since 1998, cannily distracting voters from his party's loss or, as a commentator put it, committing "political suicide to avoid murder...
...home-in the Caribbean, which, despite its relaxed image in TV ads, has been rife with homophobic acts, like the stabbing last year of a gay activist in Jamaica. The Cayman Islands has turned away gay cruises in recent years, and travel agents often remind gay couples to avoid public affection or face fines and harassment on islands like Barbados, where homosexuality is outlawed. In March passengers on a gay cruise from Miami were barred from disembarking on Nevis, part of St. Kitts-Nevis, where a port official, according to the ship's captain, told them gays were a threat...
...days of the week. Go for a walk, climb the stairsanything to elevate your heart rate a bit. Plan to do muscle-strengthening exercises at least twice a week. You can probably get away with fewer exercises that target your trunk muscles or stretch your tendons and ligaments, but avoid the temptation to ignore these altogether. Your natural sense of balance--which depends on muscles as well as nerves--begins to fade earlier than you might think, at about...
Whatever your age, spice up your routines with variety, both to keep from getting bored and to avoid injury. "If you get tired of running, go swim," says Michael Dawdy, a trainer at the Baylor Tom Landry Fitness Center in Dallas. "If you get tired of swimming, get on the cycle." Change sports with the seasons--and make time to enjoy life. "When I turned 50, I made a list of 50 things that I wanted to accomplish," says Franzen, the former triathlete. "There were some sports things, like rowing and trying to snowboard. But there were other things, like...
...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