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...traditionally wanted it all, so why not eternal youth? As the "gray-by boomers" cross the 50-year line in record numbers, they are lapping up a freshet of books about how to turn back the clock. Life expectancy in the U.S. is at an all-time high. A newborn boy can expect to reach 73.4 years, and a newborn girl 79.3. But extensions of the average life span apparently just make us greedy for a longer, healthier life. That's where fountain-of-youth books come in. Depending upon the author, they promise to help you live longer...
...Rank of Monica on the list of most popular names for newborn girls...
...Rank of Monica on the list of most popular names for newborn girls...
Forget the freakish growth spurts of Amazon.com and Ebay -? the weirdest Internet stock of the moment is Broadcast.com. Even as a newborn the stock showed promise, setting a record for the biggest single-day gain of an IPO when it went public last July. When some of the froth settled back then, the CEO confidently said that he wanted the people who bought at the top on the first day to feel that they'd made a great investment. Boy, did they. MORE...
Last week former California congressman and almost Senator Michael Huffington announced, via a profile in Esquire magazine, that he is gay. Perhaps making up for lost time, the millionaire ex-husband of conservative political commentator Arianna Huffington appeared within days to become something of a newborn gay activist. He attended an AIDS fund raiser on Dec. 5, dined with gay political consultant and Clinton pal David Mixner on Dec. 10 and continued talks with national gay leaders about what his role in the movement might...