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Learn how grip training can aid your longevity

An enormous body of research links better grip strength in midlife and beyond to decreased risk of overall mortality.

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BOOKMARK: Signings and Events

Here is a listing of events designed for book lovers. Information is subject to change or cancellation without notice. Additions or changes to this listing must be submitted at least 10 days in advance of Sunday publication to Bookmark, Las Vegas Review-Journal, P.O. Box 70, Las Vegas, NV 89125. For more information, call 383-0306.

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Las Vegas youth musicians fascinated by visit to China

“They played magnificently and the Chinese just loved them,” says Bev Patton, executive director of the Las Vegas Youth Philharmonic, whose 58 members toured the communist country during a 10-day trip June 20-29, the organization’s second trip abroad, following a 2008 tour of Prague, Vienna and Salzburg, Austria.