October 13th, 2008
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Growing Bolder Insider Volume 46
We hope you'll make time for Growing Bolder this summer. This is a great time to log on and join in as we continue to tell the stories of people just like you. So what's going on with GB? Marc Middleton has this communique from the worldwide headquarters.
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Here They Come to Save the Day
A trip to Australia changed Bernie and Carl Moro's lives forever. When they returned, they came out of retirement and started a new business -- with worms. Worms eat and they excrete, and Bernie and Carl say they can make the world a better place.
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Beating a Death Sentence
Kim Hill Tsamoutales is the daughter of an NBA coach, but life has never been easy. Kim was 5 when she was diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis. Then, the life expectancy of a person with CF was 16. Today, Kim is 37. Come along as GB relives one of the happiest days in her life.
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ESPN's Stuart Scott Before He Made the Big Time
Major league baseball players can wear jewelry, but not high schoolers. In the '90s, a top pitcher in Florida was thrown out of the state tournament for wearing a necklace. So Stuart Scott and our own Marc Middleton made a tongue-in-cheek PSA to explain the dangers.
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Woman Loses Leg but Not Drive for Life
Angie Washo is the first woman and only amputee ever to compete in the AlCan Road Rally. Remarkable that two years before, her leg was severed when a hit and run driver hit her motorcycle. She remembers every detail of the crash, but refuses to let it slow her down.
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A Jolt of Java for Longer Life
Want to live longer? Drink up! A study just released finds that drinking up to six cups of coffee every day may actually cut your risk of dying from heart disease. But before you go order that double-tall quad skinny vanilla latte -- beware. Click here to read more, then weigh in by leaving a message on Growing Bolder's new forum discussion.
Your Friends, Your Way
GB just rolled out another great feature -- the ability to rearrange your friends on your profile page. Just click the MyHome link at the top of any page. Underneath the pictures of your friends, click the link that says rearrange. Now you can move people around however you want! If you want to find some new friends, just click the members button at the top of the page, and find people by age, marriage status and more.
Meet GB Member Stone
Now that you know how to move your friends around on your profile page, why not make some new ones? Stone is 51, single, and he loves to garden. He's also the moderator of a gardening group here on Growing Bolder, and is interested in sharing tips! So if you want to learn more about Stone, add him as a friend or send him a message today!
Meet GB Member runswithstilettos
From the display name alone, you know this is one woman who is always on the move -- and always looking good! A criminal prosecutor and author, runswithstilettos says her life started at the age of 40, and now presents her with daily adventures. You can follow along through her blogs!
Meet GB Member peter
He's from "down under," but through the Internet, peter is just a few keystrokes away! This 54-year-old lives in Australia and is very close with his family, including his elderly mother whom he takes care of. Peter loves to travel, and has been to 17 counties outside of Australia, so if you need a virtual travel guide, he's your guy!
Happy Birthday, GB Members!
Two of GB's most interesting story subjects -- motocross rider Lou and babyboomerbev -- are celebrating their birthdays this week. Check out their GB profiles and stories, or browse for other June babies here.
Lou (June 18) babyboomerbev (June 21)
In the next Growing Bolder Insider: He soared to the top of the charts with his hit "Hotel California." But now, Don Felder is talking about the bitter breakup that doomed one of the biggest bands in music history. Plus, putting the "cool" in old school. Don't throw out those old records -- they're making a comeback!
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Deep Thoughts
"I know the price of success: dedication, hard work and an unremitting devotion to the things you want to see happen."
-- Frank Lloyd Wright
A Look Back
June 15, 1923
Baseball Hall of Famer Lou Gehrig makes his major league debut with the New York Yankees.
June 15, 1995
"If it doesn't fit..." During his murder trial, O.J. Simpson struggles to don a pair of gloves that prosecutors say were worn by the killer of Simpson's ex-wife, Nicole, and her friend, Ronald Goldman.
June 16, 1963
The Soviet Union launches the first female space traveler, Valentina Tereshkova, into orbit aboard Vostok 6. Twenty years later, Sally Ride becomes America's first woman in space.
June 17, 1928
Amelia Earhart embarks on the first trans-Atlantic flight by a woman. She flies from Newfoundland to Wales in about 21 hours.
June 19, 1910
Father's Day is celebrated for the first time, in Spokane, Wash.
June 19, 1964
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 is approved after surviving an 83-day filibuster in the U.S. Senate.
June 20, 1967
Boxer Muhammad Ali is convicted in Houston of violating Selective Service laws by refusing to be drafted. The conviction is later overturned by the Supreme Court.
June 20, 1975
The movie "Jaws" is released. The movie, directed by Steven Spielberg, is known as the father of the summer blockbuster and one of the first "high concept" films.