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...postmenopausal women and older men, lose density and weaken; cholesterol levels begin angling upward; the walls of the heart thicken, reducing its ability to pump blood by 25% over the life-span; the eyes' pupils diminish, making it harder to see in dim light. And more serious things can sneak up. Around age 50, polyps in the lower intestine, precursors to colorectal cancer--the second leading cause of cancer death for men and women taken together--are more likely to appear. With each passing year, a man's risk of developing prostate cancer rises. It is that time of life...
...keep the superpower rivalry in check. Over four decades, the U.S. and the Soviet Union built spy satellites to watch each other's weapons, installed a hot line so the two leaders could communicate directly during crises, and negotiated treaties to contain their arsenals and reduce fears of a sneak attack. India and Pakistan, which have fought three wars in the past 50 years, have no such arms-control measures in place. "MAD requires a level of rationality that we may not have in this region," notes a State Department official...
...heavy price might discourage other countries from testing nukes, "it's in nobody's interests to isolate nuclear states, and it's dangerous to destabilize them with sanctions." Which means that although they're unlikely ever to be welcomed through the front door, India and Pakistan may eventually sneak into the clubhouse anyway...
...wouldn't hang around for the other actors in a scene to finish up. But in a film career that spanned some 40 years, he gave an impressive number of unforgettable performances. On the Town had good sport casting the kid who used to jump the Hoboken ferry to sneak into Manhattan. From Here to Eternity, which won him an Oscar, put his stalled career back into overdrive and led, through rumor and myth, to a memorable subplot in The Godfather...
...those of us who don't yet have too many wedding anniversaries or funerals to commemorate the demarcations of our own personal histories, holidays offer a rare opportunity for adding a dramatic subtext to the calendar. At Halloween, for example, we sneak about, looking up at the stars, comparing preteen trick or treating expeditions with our current pranks...