Still, a revitalization could help buff up a lot of drab businesses downtown.

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Whether you want to cook like an Italian, buff up on wine or fight like a gladiator, there is a school ready to teach you how.

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The Republican response reflected in part a continuing split between conservatives resisting concessions to the president and GOP moderates trying to buff up the party's tarnished reputation in light of a growing public perception of congressional dysfunction.

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Actor turned up in several successful films last year, including Love in the Buff, An Inaccurate Memoir and White-Haired Witch.

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For this book, Mr. Crowley, a former litigator and fitness buff who confesses he still had a few pounds to lose himself, teamed up with Dr. Sacheck, a nutrition expert, to delve into the science of nutrition and its role, along with exercise, in weight loss.

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