December 3rd, 2008
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Growing Bolder Insider Volume 34
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Changing Clutter Into Keepsakes
Mosaics Prove That Breaking up is Easy to Do!
Next time you break something, don't throw it away. Make it into art! Rosemary Rizzo discovered that broken plates could be used to create something special -- mosaics. As the art in her home began to transform, so did she. Rosemary Rizzo became Flamingo Fanny, one of the most popular mosaic instructors in the Southeast. Wait 'til you see how those dishes you're tired of can be transformed into keepsakes.
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Confronting Cancer: Part 2
Inside the Operating Room
Meg Gaffney is boldly battling breast cancer. As we first told you in Part 1, she surprised doctors and friends by rejecting chemotherapy, dropping out of radiation therapy after one treatment, and opting for a bilateral mastectomy. As a nurse and a patient, Meg is her own advocate, even moments before back-to-back surgeries. She invited GB to follow her journey as she went under the knife.
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One of a Kind
The Legend of Delma Cowart
GB believes it's not about the destination; it's about the journey. In racing terms, it's not about the checkered flag; it's about the green flag. That brings us to Delma Cowart, approaching his 67th birthday and still telling NASCAR tales. He never let having no money, no sponsors and no chance of winning diminish his enjoyment. In a GB exclusive, we relive his final attempt to drive in the biggest race of all.
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The Oldest Yankee Ever
A Special Look Back
Chet Hoff lived longer than any former professional athlete in history. But he was unknown until his 100th birthday in 1991 when a TV appearance and a photo taken in a Yankee uniform gained him worldwide attention. Chet died seven years later at the age of 107, but enjoyed his newfound celebrity until the end.
In a Growing Bolder Exclusive -- the day a former major leaguer became famous all over again.
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GB Radio: Marti Barletta
Helping Businesses Boom
The economy is taking a turn for the worse, but author Marti Barletta says she knows just the way to stay successful in the business world. It all starts with boomer women. Barletta is a marketing expert who says Americans over the age of 50 are on a constant shopping spree, but advertisers are wasting time chasing the wrong group of spenders. She lets GB in on her secret to the fast track of business success.
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GB Radio: Dr. Dean Ornish
Guru of Good Living
Making changes may be hard to do, but Dr. Dean Ornish says taking a step forward could mean reversing the effects of disease. He's already created a program for reversing heart disease and has written a book about freedom of choice. Dr. Ornish says everyone can make the decision to live a better life -- stress free. He may be going back against disease, but he's always looking to the future of healthy living.
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In the next Growing Bolder Insider: The doctor who made clowning around a respected medical concept tells GB what keeps him laughing, even during the saddest times. Meet Dr. Patch Adams -- the real man behind the Hollywood hit. Plus, mom may have liked Tommy best, but we think Dick Smothers is pretty cool! Hear what he told us on the Growing Bolder Radio Show.
Archive
Deep Thoughts
"The difference between what we do and what we are capable of doing would suffice to solve most of the world's problems."
-- Mahatma Gandhi
A Look Back
March 23, 1983
Dr. Barney Clark dies after living through 112 days and nearly 13 million beats with a permanent artificial heart. The 62-year-old had been the first to live with the device for an extended length of time, and his family says he achieved his goal -- helping surgeons with a medical breakthrough.
March 23, 1998
The movie "Titanic" wins 11 Academy Awards, including best picture, best director and best song, and ties the record set by 1959's "Ben-Hur." (The record is tied again by "Lord of the Rings: Return of the King" in 2003.) For this day, at least, 43-year-old director James Cameron truly is the "king of the world."
March 24, 2002
Halle Berry becomes the first black performer to win a best actress Oscar, for her work in "Monster's Ball."
March 25, 1965
Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. leads 25,000 civil rights activists to the state capitol in Montgomery, Ala. after a four day, 50-mile march from Selma to protest the denial of voting rights to blacks.
March 26, 1874
Poet Robert Frost is born. He's known for writing about rural life, but did you know he was born and raised in San Francisco? This city boy will lead a very bold life, speaking at John F. Kennedy's inauguration at the age of 86, and writing up until his death at age 88.
March 26, 1964
The musical ''Funny Girl,'' starring Barbra Streisand, opens on Broadway.
March 26, 1976
Queen Elizabeth II joins the new age and sends out the first royal e-mail from the Royal Signals and Radar Establishment.
March 27, 1972
Elvis Presley records what proves to be his last Top 10 hit, "Burning Love." It makes No. 2 on the U.S. chart and No. 7 in the UK.