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...early 1998, after she lost her husband of 38 years to leukemia, Brenda Andradzki Elliott found a way to start a new life. She went online and began making friends and learning. Elliott, now 58, would plug in at 3 a.m., when she couldn't sleep, and take an online course in a subject that had interested her for some time, navigating...
...Older people sometimes think, 'What am I doing trying to learn something new at this age?'" Elliott says. "But I was looking to keep my mind active, and I liked the companionship of others in the class...
...Elliott, who went back to school and got a bachelor's degree in psychology at 39 and then a master's in social work at 44, is the kind of person that people mean when they use the phrase lifelong learner. And she's not alone - in an American Association of Retired Persons study published in July, 9 of 10 adults ages 50 and over said they wanted to actively seek out learning opportunities to keep current, grow personally and enjoy the simple pleasure of mastering something new. "We're increasingly becoming aware that learning is a prescription...
...more time at Furlow's behest. She says Furlow told her Roxanne had changed her mind. But in the end, Roxanne's mother supposedly took the child. When Kiser-Mostrom returned home to Nebraska, she noticed an Internet posting that made inquiries about Furlow. She replied and met Charles Elliott, a Philadelphia fraud examiner who had been hired to investigate Furlow by another victimized couple. He had posted the inquiry to find Furlow's other clients. Within weeks, he handed over the names of 10 couples...
...sometimes a bit forced. The contest was held at the dance club Webster Hall, and the theme ingredient, Dungeness crab, was lowered from a disco ball. "Do they get the joke, or do they think it's serious?" asked Flay afterward. They hired Australian former talk show host Gordon Elliott as emcee. They get it, Bobby...