Robert Knittel, a former editorial director of William Collins, a London-based publishing company, died June 15 of complications following surgery at the Hospital of Charity in Locarno, Switzerland. He was 69 years old. Born in England, Mr. Knittel graduated from Oxford University. He retired from Collins in 1979.
Check out the calorie counts for these common spring cleaning activities. (All calorie counts are estimates based on a 150-pound person, and will vary with intensity, body composition and weight.) 1. Mopping: Take care of those dusty, dirty floors with an hour of mopping and you'll shed 153 calories. 2. Washing floors: If your floors require a little extra elbow grease, you can shed as many as 187 calories in just 30 minutes.
Calories Per Half Hour. If your lawn mowing job takes a half hour and you use a manual mower, that translates to 114 burned calories for a 125-lb. person, 138 burned calories for a 150-lb. person and 156 calories for a 175-lb. person.