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...functioning individuals who had lives that were ordinary in most senses. They had a need to join an organization where they were doing something meaningful. Keep in mind that this was in the post-civil rights and post-Vietnam eras, and a lot of young people, in particular, and older ones, too, were looking for some outlet for their desire to do things for their fellow...
...year increase in the median retirement age - from 62.6 to 64.1 over the next decade - would add nearly $13 trillion to real U.S. GDP during the next 30 years while reducing by half the number of boomers who would find themselves without enough money for retirement. Two-thirds of older boomers have not prepared sufficiently for their golden years, and many don't even realize it, according to the report. (Find out 10 things to do with your money...
...Journal of the American Medical Association, Dr. Steven DeKosky, dean of the school of medicine at University of Virginia, found that taking 120 mg of gingko biloba twice a day did not prevent the development of dementia in a group of 1,545 seniors 75 years and older; there was no difference in rates of dementia among the intervention group and a similar group of 1,524 participants who took identical placebos. This was the largest and longest investigation into the effects of gingko biloba, and the first study to explore whether a supplement could prevent Alzheimer's disease...
...John [Kapusta] is exactly the age of all these young men who were slaughtered on the field,” he said. “The meditation I was experiencing while listening to this performance—it’s basically older men sending younger men to battle...
...United States’ youngest county treasurer in over 130 years, and her election sets an example for participation in local politics, and for college students particularly. It’s too often assumed that age is a prerequisite for getting involved in politics. But as history shows, older candidates aren’t necessarily the most qualified. Nor are they the most likely to win. In 1818, one John Henry Eaton was accidentally sworn into the Senate at 28 years of age; and in 1935, Rush Holt waited six months into the Senate session before being old enough...