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PLAYING IN HIS 21ST consecutive U.S. Open, the last tournament of his pro career, Andre Agassi reminded fans why they had come to love the former denim-clad, punk pariah. Although he was dogged by a bad back, Agassi outlasted a younger, faster Marcos Baghdatis in a five-set, second-round thriller that took almost four hours. The raucous New York City crowd roared with every winning shot; after losing a few days later, a weepy Agassi thanked fans for inspiring...
...those younger students are collecting paychecks just as hefty as their classmates?...
...parties can agree that covert consumption of alcohol is dangerous, but a lower MLDA would not solve it. Although 18-to-20-year-olds would feel more comfortable seeking medical assistance for alcohol poisoning, younger teenagers, whose chances of becoming a victim of alcohol poisoning would increase, would not. Also, given that 98 percent of conclusive studies found an inverse relationship between MLDA and drunk-driving accidents, lives saved in hospitals may still be lost behind the wheel...
...Furthermore, spillover creates another problem. Younger brains are still developing and thus at higher risk from alcohol. Drinking from an early age can even inhibit the brain’s neurological defense against alcoholism. Unsurprisingly, then, those who start drinking before age 15 are four times more likely to display symptoms of that disease. Self-selection probably plays a role in that result, but it is better to spare high school freshmen from potential danger...
...been about 800 documented "supercentenarians" in history, those who lived past 110. Life expectancy shot up in the last century, but mainly because fewer babies died, not because we've found the cure for aging. If rates of obesity keep rising, some experts think we'll soon be dying younger. But if you believe the apostles of what is modestly called "the immortalist movement," it's easy to imagine that our children and grandchildren will routinely live well into a second century - living well being the next great challenge. The Methuselah Foundation has established a $4 million prize...