Military exercise with India not aimed at third parties: China
Amid intense pressure on its "all weather" ally Pakistan to come clean on the Mumbai terror attacks, China today said its impending joint anti-terror exercise with India had "no specified background and is not aimed at any third parties."

Military exercise with India not aimed at third parties: China
Amid intense pressure on its "all weather" ally Pakistan to come clean on the Mumbai terror attacks, China said on Thursday that its impending joint anti-terror exercise with India had "no specified background and is not aimed at any third parties."

Fun and exercise find good balance in YMCA fit zone
Lisa McComas started as the YMCA's Wellness Director in May, and she lost no time in implementing her pet project, the Kids Fit Zone, which has been open since September.

Dirt work begins at Hot Springs hospital site
HOT SPRINGS -- A massive earth-moving exercise has begun south of Hot Springs as work on the new Fall River Health Services hospital has begun in earnest. The equipment was moved in on Nov. 14 and digging began Monday, Nov. 17.

Campus Recreation hosts exercise to ease stress
Students experiencing finals stress can exercise their angst away by participating in the Pre-Exam Jam, hosted by Campus Recreation. Assistant fitness director Kala Markovich said the sessions benefit participants? health and grades.

Maryland Guard takes part in Africa Command exercise
For the first time since U.S. Africa Command stood up Oct. 1, the National Guard has deployed Citizen-Soldiers to an African nation to provide desperately needed medical care.

Company to create 142 jobs in Greensboro
An exercise equipment manufacturer will be adding 142 jobs to Greensboro during the next three years as part of its planned construction of a plant. Precor Inc., an international manufacturer of physical fitness equipment, is building a $26.2 million, 225,000-square-foot building. That followed a decision in November by the Guilford County Board of Commissioners to approve $294,000 in ...

5 ways to work out while shopping
Are you shopping when you'd really rather be working out? Here are five tips for making shopping as healthy for you as for the gift recipients: Test the fitness equipment: Not in the market for fitness equipment? Don't let that keep you from testing it.

142 new jobs coming to Greensboro
GREENSBORO -- A Seattle-based sports equipment company is building a manufacturing facility in Greensboro. Gov. Easley has announced that Precor Inc. will invest $26.2 million and create 142 jobs during the next three years.

Dirty air sickens people, economy, new study reveals
Take a breath. Hold it. Don't exhale. Take another breath. Hold it. Hold it. Don't exhale. There's no way to really mimic a real asthma attack, but that exercise will give you an idea of how it feels. That's according to Carol Linaweaver, 71, of Camarillo. Linaweaver was diagnosed with asthma five years ago. When she has an attack, her lungs simply won't fill with air, no matter how deeply ...

Bank's donation timely, Maryvale director says
Certain youngsters at Maryvale, a children's mental health centre in Windsor, should soon have more to say thanks to some new state-of-the-art communication equipment.

Exercise equipment arrives just in time
No need to feel guilty about eating delicious Thanksgiving turkey and trimmings this holiday. Just in time to work off the calories, the first pieces of the community exercise equipment have been installed and are now useable.

Erroneous news alert of bus crash on WGEM-TV part of system training exercise
An erroneous news alert that appeared briefly on WGEM-TV Monday afternoon, informing viewers of a bus crash involving more than 100 students, was part of a system training exercise at the television station.

Iran holds second stage of naval drills in Gulf of Oman
TEHRAN, December 3 (RIA Novosti) -- Iran has conducted the second stage of a four-stage, six-day naval exercise in the Gulf of Oman, a top military commander said on Wednesday.

Playground for 'young at heart'
A playground is being created for people over 60 in the seaside town of Eastbourne.

State's kids struggle to get fit without school gyms
Brittany Kieng, 8, works an exercise ball Monday at C.B. Wire Elementary School. Only about a third of California students met standards on annual fitness tests last school year. In elementary schools, the lack of an indoor space to exercise can be a problem. State law says elementary school students are supposed to get three hours and 20 minutes of physical education every two weeks. ...

PLA troops are here for Sino-Indian exercises
Joint Army training marks growing military cooperation

Sussex Family YMCA opens youth fitness center
The Sussex Family YMCA recently opened a fitness center aimed at keeping children physically active. Using interactive gaming equipment, the center provides children ages 8 to 13 with the opportunity to be more active while having fun.

Helicopter rescues women, dog mired in marsh near Route 80
Two women and a dog were hoisted out of a marsh today by a State Police helicopter after they became stuck in mud while rescuing a German short-haired terrier that had been lost for a week, police said.

Leave Scherer Park Space Natural
I attended a community meeting on Nov. 6 about three design options to take away additional ?open space? in Scherer Park.