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• in Lifestyle
  To Comb Over or Not to Comb Over
  Americans spend billions on growing and replacing our Samson symbol of virility. Are we any closer to a "cure?"
  by docentman / on Jun 5, 2010

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “boomers”

 

• My Generation: Hobbes and Locke on the 6:13

  
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  “I may be in the minority, but I believe New Yorkers are an unusually civil group of people. It’s all the practice we get. So often, we are squeezed together into such tight spots, we have little alternative: Be civil or be squashed.”        
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• Dont Worry About Todays Retirees: Boomers Are Fine, (but Gen X Isnt)

  
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  Filed under: Retirement Plans , Saving Alamy By NIN-HAI TSENG When the nations financial system almost crashed back in 2008, its easy to see why anyone approaching retirement would have panicked. They saw their lifelong savings plummet as home and stock prices spiraled. For 60-somethings, it seemed there ...
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• Baby Boomers And Marijuana: Blunts Over Booze Is The Newest Trend

  
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  Marijuana has become a highly accepted legalization movement by teens across America, and now baby boomers are joining in as they return to lighting “spliffs” over enjoying a few drinks after work. Most baby boomers gave up marijuana as they ventured into their careers, but after a wave of acceptance and ...
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• Pew survey questions Gen X, baby boomer savings

  
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  The study found that members of Generation X, who are now between 38 and 47 years old, lost almost half their wealth between 2007 and 2010.
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• Is True Retirement an Outdated Concept?

  
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  New research shows that investment savings and financial security, rather than age, now determine when near-retirees feel ready to retire. Despite improving economic conditions, Maritz Research ‘s recent Retirement Study marks $500,000 as the tipping point at which people feel comfortable to retire, and many ...
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• Kerry Washington at GWU commencement: Grads must be heroes of own lives

  
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  Now this is how you want to return to your alma mater: On stage, as commencement speaker, at the moment your red-hot career has just catapulted you to superstar status, thousands of young fans cheering and calling your name. Read full article >>        
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• Boomer Business Owners’ Retirement Accelerates

  
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  Pepperdine University, in cooperation with the International Business Brokers Association and the M&A Source, publishes a quarterly Market Pulse Survey on the sale of small businesses in the United States. The most recent report, covering the fourth quarter of 2012, … Continue reading →
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• Top Selling Mystery Now Available in Audio Book Format

  
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  Hendersonville, NC, May 16, 2013 –(PR.com)– “As the Twig is Bent,” the first in the Matt Davis Mystery Series by Joe Perrone Jr, is now available in audio book format... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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• What Am I??

  
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  I’m reading the cover story of the May 20th issue of Time , about the Millennial generation. It’s interesting, but I’m not quite done with it yet, so can’t really comment on it. What surprised me was that one of the graphics included says that rather than being a tail-end Baby Boomer, as I’ve ...
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• The Profitable Blogging Formula = Great Content + Smart Marketing + Monetization Plan

  
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  I hope with this series of posts to provide you with some new ideas and perspectives for profitable blogging. When you think about it, it really comes down to a couple of things. Great Content: As a blogger, you aren’t going to get anywhere with substandard content. That’s no secret and I doubt that’s a ...
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• New Study Reports Grim Numbers on Early-Boomer and Gen-X Retirement

  
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  Replacement rate analysis shows that the youngest cohorts of baby boomers–those born between 1956 and 1965–may not have enough assets for a secure retirement, and that early boomers–those born between 1946 and 1955–may be the last cohort on track to retire with enough savings and assets to maintain their ...
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• Exercising Solution

  
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  Note from Sue: This was sent to me by a student in her 80s with the title "Exercise for Old People." But as I have been teaching elder fitness for a very long time and know plenty of older people who could whup the butts of their juniors, I changed the title to something more general. Begin by ...
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• The Baby Boomer Retirement Crunch is Starting

  
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  Everything we’ve said about our generation is true: we might not feel like it, but we are an “aging population.” And, many people age 65 and older are already struggling to live off the amount they have saved for retirement. The oldest baby boomers have already turned 65, and the older population of the U.S. ...
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• Stephen Colbert to UVA graduates: Choose the hard path

  
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  The day before the University of Virginias real graduation -- formally called " Final Exercises " -- the school hosts the "Valedictory Exercises" to recognize top students and favorite professors and feature a speaker who is sometimes a little more fun than the formal commencement speaker. Read full article >> ...
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• Official: Another study shows young people not so keen on driving

  
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  Filed under: Manufacturing/Plants , Transportation Alternatives , USA The automotive industry is getting more evidence that its time to expand product offerings or switch over to another business. A new study by the US Public Interest Research Group (PIRG) says the "driving boom" is over. While Baby Boomers ...
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• Baby Boomers: Digital photos and a fast disappearing past

  
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  Baby Boomers: Digital photos and a fast disappearing past By Ray Hanania I still have photographs of my family taken at the turn of the century in Palestine. I have photos of my dad, George, and uncle, Moussa, serving during World War II to defeat the Nazis. I have photos of when I was born, as a child, as a ...
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• Social media usage sees big gains among seniors

  
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  Technology News For The Boomer Generation. Who’s getting connected with social media? That’s the question more boomers and seniors are asking each other. More and more, we are realizing that boomers and seniors are starting to catch-up to the social media train, by doubling in the amount of users from 25% in ...
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• Senior social media

  
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  Technology News For The Boomer Generation. Connecting via social media is growing among baby boomers and seniors. According to an AARP survey, social media use among boomers and seniors grew from 25 percent in 2010 to 51 percent in 2011 — the fastest growth rate of any generation. Shirin Mostaghim, author of ...
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• Here’s How to Save Your 401k From Getting Wiped Out

  
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  The recession threw a huge wrench in the American retirement plan. Defined-benefit pensions have never been as widespread as commonly believed. After hitting a high of 112,000 private-sector pension plans in the 1980s, that level has now dropped close to 30,000. In particular, government action has served to ...
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• Harley-Davidson Looks Ridiculous With The You’re Too Old Slam

  
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  The Baby Boomer generation is a source of trends, research and discussion of and by people born from 1946 – 1964. The “Boomers” are a key demographic, with plenty of disposable income and make up a major share of people who buy and ride Harley-Davidson motorcycles. So, it’s rather ironic when Dan Aykroyd ...
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