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...safety centers around the country following the Santa Monica horror. For years, experts on highway safety and aging had been crying, "The boomers are coming! The boomers are coming!" But until Santa Monica, government and foundations had been sluggish in responding to the scary statistics. In seven years, the oldest boomers will turn 65; by 2030, 1 out of 4 drivers will be 65 or older. Not all older drivers pose safety hazards, but people 75 and older have more fatal crashes than any other group except teenagers. And drivers who are cognitively impaired--about...
...years of fossilized dinosaur embryos, the oldest yet found, discovered in South Africa...
...What has riveted archaeologists since the 2003 discovery of this ancient cemetery at Teouma, on the main island of Efate, is that it's not only the oldest burial ground ever found in the region but dates back around 3,000 years - to when people first arrived in this part of the world. Never before has such a large collection of skeletal remains from these early wanderers, known as the Lapita people, been found. Excavations by an international team working with the Vanuatu National Museum began last year, followed by a second, more extensive dig, which finished last week...
...member of the U.S. merchant marine who has been sailing to China regularly for the past six years, I greatly appreciated your report. I see firsthand not only the effects of trade but also its impact on the Chinese people. China has one of the oldest cultures as well as a young and optimistic work force that sees no limits. It is a nation of hope and vitality. We can only trust that China's leadership will steer the country wisely into the future. Ted C. Soderberg San Francisco...
...that it's kind of a litany of bad fathers. That's where evil seems to flourish, in places where people didn't get good fathering." Some of that must surely flow from her own experiences: her relationship with her father has been uneven, and the father of her oldest daughter is no longer part of Rowling's life...