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• Fitness: Pull Your Weight

  - 2005-10-17

  Long used by Soviet athletes, kettlebells are catching on in gyms across the United States. They look like cannonballs with handles, and trainers say they melt fat and build muscle definition faster than traditional free weights. "More and more people are looking at this as really good functional training," says...

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• Lexington: Economy

  - 2005-01-01

  Lexington: EconomyMajor Industries and Commercial ActivityHorses are a billion-dollar industry in the Bluegrass Country. Home to more than 450 horse farms, Lexington is surrounded by the greatest concentration of thoroughbred horse farms in the world. Rich limestone soil, lush grasses, and a moderate climate combine to create an ideal spot...

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• Bomb-sniffing dog, motorcycles added to Kentucky policing arsenal.(Around the States)(University of Kentucky Police Department )(Brief Article)

  - 2004-10-01

  University of Kentucky UK Police Department will be better able to protect its campus from terrorist bomb threats and be better able to patrol campus through the addition of two new units: a bomb-sniffing dog and a motorcycle detail. UK is the second...

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• University of Kentucky to Launch New Nurse Training Program.

  - 2004-04-17

  By Barbara Isaacs, Lexington Herald-Leader, Ky. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 17--Tapping into a national trend that could help ease the nursing shortage, the University of Kentucky will soon offer a new nurse training program for people who already have bachelor's ...

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