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...Granted, change is slow. For this silver-haired population the concept of "dating" is still largely masked by the innocuous rubric ocha nomi tomodachi (friends having tea together). And older people often need help meeting prospective mates. That's where specialized matchmaking services such as Ai Senior - "Love Senior" - come in. The Tokyo company represents 300 clients, aged 50 and up, who are members of a 6,000-person database of eligible elders. When Shunichi Ikeda started the online service three years ago, he was surprised by how many inquiries he was getting from people in their 60s. "I thought...
...embarrassed. And some still ask me, 'Am I too old? Is it O.K.?'" says Ikeda. "But I think that more older people are realizing that life is supposed to be enjoyable - not lonely." About 17% of the matchmaking clientele in Japan is over 50 years old, according to Ai Senior, and seniors' market share has more than doubled over the past three years...
...planning to slip below the lofty codified “standards” for admitting basketball players. It can’t. The Ivy League has a strict system based on a formula known as the Academic Index to govern the admission of athletes. An individual’s AI score is computed on a 240-point scale, with 80 points apiece based on SAT I scores, SAT II scores, and class rank, the most malleable of the categories. The guidelines of the Academic Index mandate that all admitted students have an AI score of at least 171, and that...
...Amsterdam exhibition presents 250 objects from four archaeological sites - Tepe Fullol, Ai Khanum, Tillya-tepe, and Begram - dating back as far as 4,000 years ago. It includes gold and silver vases from the Bactrian Bronze Age; a Greek limestone pillar and sundials from the 2nd century BC; Indian-related ivory figures and furniture from the 1st century AD; and a spectacular gold collection from Tillya-Tepe that includes bracelets, hearts, a crown, and even a pair of golden shoe soles meant to convey an aristocrat's disinclination for walking...
...Research, a technology research company based in Boston, estimates that 40% of all new manufacturing-related software already incorporates some form of AI. "Everyone is interested in analyzing large bodies of data to determine what is likely to happen," says McColl, the former Bank of America CEO. "NuTech has figured out how to do that." McColl joined NuTech's board in September and has invested in the company. He and Walesa will receive stock options that could prove valuable if the company successfully goes public. Michalewicz says the 126-employee firm has almost 100 customers and is turning a small...