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I like this blog.
The writer is Canadian and his take on economics and the environment seem both insightful and provocative. That is not an easy combination to pull off.
Here is a taste test…
TED 2009 Prize winner Sylvia Earle discusses the state of the oceans, with striking footage. Her TED Prize wish:
I wish that you would [...]

It’s more common than I thought and the Great Recession is worsening the trend.
According to a new study by Sun Life Financial, more than 20% of American workers are forced into early retirement by layoffs, cutbacks, and shutdowns. In an age where pensions have gone by the wayside and the future of social security is [...]

A couple months ago, I spent my very last day on the job at UMBC with a special guest — Childs Walker, higher education reporter for The Baltimore Sun. I brought Childs to UMBC to meet the Erickson School’s amazing faculty, students and alumni.
Childs’ story ran on the front page of the Sun last week, [...]

Last week we took a look at people who dare to go gray, this week it’s a Malaysian politician who denies that he dyed his hair gray in order to win votes.

The chief minister of the state of Selangor, Mohamad Khir Toyo, rejected allegations that he had coloured his hair grey to give himself a [...]

From the comments, Tropigal notes…
I want skin that is supple and relatively free of age spots, without being obsessive about it.
I interviewed a topnotch dermatologist in my 20s, when I was reporter and seeking a fountain of youth for my skin. He was an older man with a beautiful complexion.
He said he [...]

Media types, well old media types, always tell you that older viewers/listeners/readers aren’t worth ANYTHING.
Nothing.
Nada.
Zilch.
That’s why this story caught my eye.
The Wall Street Journal notes that The View — with 3.8 million viewers each day — is “tilting away from simple celebrity plugs and devoting more time to weighty political topics.”
“ABC’s daytime talk show [...]

Our culture’s mainstream view of aging can be summed up in three words: old age sucks. At least, that’s what the cosmetic and anti-aging industry would have you believe.
In reality, study after study has concluded that the second half of life — “old age” — is the happiest part of our lives.
In a recent study tracking [...]

As a sequel to Bill’s question, “Who wants to live to be 100?”, I just finished reading “Blue Zones” by Dan Buettner, whom I heard at the AMDA conference in March. Buettner was part of a team that studied areas of the world where people live longer, healthier lives.
The team looked in on residents of [...]

Here’s a question — what does it take to “live a life worth living”? Riches? Health? Beauty? Youth?
As the Op-Ed below from The Boston Globe points out, there is much hand-wringing going on in the U.S. regarding our rapidly growing aging population and the potential economic repercussions of a shrinking labor force.
Certainly, we [...]

Testimony of the power of elders from the diary of Crystal Eyes on www.DailyKos.com:
Last night we went to Adam Smith’s (D) WA-9 town hall in Lakewood Washington. The event was held at the local high school football stadium with an estimated crowd of 2,000 people.
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Then an incident happened that I will never [...]

Today’s “Idea of the Day” from the New York Times blog of the same name offers a rare positive viewpoint on the globe’s aging population:
The Census Bureau’s recent finding that old people will soon outnumber the young globally is being greeted with dark foreboding, heralding “a crisis on one hand and a burden on the [...]

This week, I’m reporting from the incredible Rochester International Jazz Festival. First up, on the anti-aging front, is Maureen Dowd’s column from last Sunday’s NY Times
It appears that the HDTV revolution has movie stars and other high profile folk up in arms. Why? Because they look too real–every flaw and blemish is accurately portrayed, [...]

We’ve received a flood of response to Dr. Bill’s personal appeal, Hello Oprah and Oprah Challenge videos. Many readers sent us personal stories and a few inspired viewers have promised to create videos showing how aging has brought richness and depth to their lives. Please continue to share the videos, post comments, send us your [...]

From Darlene’s Hodgepodge blog
I know that most of you were introduced to Dr. Bill on Ronni Bennett’s blog, Time Goes By. His first video asked elders to sign a letter to Oprah requesting her to have him as a guest on his show. He has just made a new challenge to the elders. He wants [...]

Hello friends. Recently I made the case that Elders and the people who care about our Elders should find a place on Oprah’s show. To make that happen we need to share our stories about how aging has brought richness into our lives. Below is a special YouTube challenge I’ve prepared for you, ChangingAging readers. [...]

Wow, I’m overwhelmed with the response I’m getting for my appeal to Oprah. Thank you everyone for watching the video and commenting. Thanks especially to Ronni Bennett at TGB for not hesitating to tell it like it is.
Keep the comments coming!

This is my direct appeal to Oprah. I argue for giving Elders and the people who love Elders a place on her television show. Here’s hoping that she answers the call.

As the news bulletin indicates below, older adults have been hard hit by the current economic crisis. Food banks are down, Congregated Meal sites and Meals on Wheels, nutrition programs—open to all Americans 60 years and older— are in high demand.
For the past twenty years or more, the demand for Older American Act (OAA) home [...]

Last summer, ground was broken in Chelsea, Mass., to construct the nation’s first Green House designed for an urban setting.The Leonard Florence Center for Living will be home to 100 residents living in 10-room Green House apartments in a building on Admiral’s Hill overlooking Boston Harbor.
In another first, two of the Green House apartments will [...]