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    Quiet Strength Cover

    Tony Dungy's memoir, "Quiet Strength: The Principles, Practices & Priorities of a Winning Life," has now reached 1,000,000 copies in print.

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    The Unlikely Entrepreneur

    Jean Newell never set out to become an inventor. She simply needed a better way to carry around her stuff. So, fueled by little more than common sense and desire, Jean turned a $20,000 investment into a million dollar company.

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    Glenn Fenster

    Glenn Fenster took a 7,000-mile bike ride to raise awareness about a disorder afflicting his son.


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    The Prophet of Immortality

    English Researcher Says get ready for the 2,000 year old man.


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    Dr. Aubrey de Grey

    A geneticist from the University of Cambridge in England thinks the first person to live to 1,000 is alive today.


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    Rosemary Taugher

    Rosemary Taugher and her daughter are in the early stages of a 40,000-mile bicycle trip that will cover 40 countries and will take nearly three years to complete.


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    Adam Shupak

    Golfweek Magazine senior writer Adam Shupak takes us inside the world's biggest golf gathering.


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    Romancing the Road

    This is an unusual love story involving an 89-year-old woman and her beloved Chariot. The two have been together for decades and traveled more than 540,000 miles across this nation's highways and side streets.

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    Buy a Home, Get a Wife

    Think the real estate market is too rocky to buy a home? Well, if you take one woman's offer, you can get a 2,000 square-foot, four-bedroom home complete with the chance of true love. She's using the Internet to sell her home and her heart.


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    World Record Hanging By Thread

    In this day and age of high-tech, big-dollar toys, more than 2,000 people were drawn to a history museum to play with a low-tech, $4 toy that's almost half a century past its prime. The result? An event that will go down in history!

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    Steve Sigler

    Steve Sigler says softball never appealed to him, so he founded a men's baseball league that is now 45,000 members strong.


  • Let the Games Begin!

    More than 12,000 super-athletes from around the world gather for the Senior Games.


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    Picture of the Day: June 6

    As dawn broke on June 6, 1944, Allied troops stormed the beaches of Normandy, France in the largest single-day beach invasion in history - an invasion that began the liberataton of Western Europe from Nazi occupation.


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    Boomer's Buzz: Thursday, May 1, 2008

    Today's Buzz: Hillary Rap, 10 commandments for dropping 10 pounds, aspirin and breast cancer, the skyrocketing Latino population, the man who tried to cash a $360,000,000,000 personal check, and more.


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    Today's Buzz: Tuesday, February 5, 2008

    It's Super Tuesday! By the end of the day, the presidential candidates might be settled. While you're waiting for the dust to settle, get your day started with today's buzz.


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    Picture of the Day and Birthdays for July 6

    It slammed into the earth 50,000 years ago producing a massive explosion equivalent to a thermonuclear explosion 150 times stronger than the atomic bombs used at Hiroshima and Nagasaki. It's our picture of the day.


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    Thursday's Buzz: February 21, 2008

    In 1960, GB pal Joe Kittinger jumped from 102,000 feet, a record that still stands. Now a stuntman wants to break it. Read about the new attempt in Today's Buzz. Plus, an amazing Video of the Day.


  • Heart Attacks the Silent Killer

    When was the last time you felt a slight twinge of pain or burning in your stomach and throat, and dismissed it as. "just indigestion or a disagreement with a bit of spicy food which will soon pass."? Do you reach for an antacid with the belief it will...

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    The Villages Just Keeps Growing!

    A new government study finds that The Villages is the fastest-growing micropolitian area in all of America. Read the news release, then let us know -- is it too big, or just the right size?


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    The Lesson of Ruth1898

    Throughout 99% of human history, the average life expectancy was less than 18 years. That's changing. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, there are now 80,000 centenarians in the United States, and that number is projected to increase seven-fold...


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    Boomer's Buzz: Friday, May 9, 2008

    Clinton presses on as Dems line up behind Obama, the sneeze viewed 14 million times, the earth's three moons, hearing heart attack risk, spectacular water falls, and more.


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    Boomer's Buzz: Friday, April 25, 2008

    Today's Buzz: Slammer time for Snipes, rice shortage, Lasik concerns, great DVD commentaries, how to avoid medical mistakes, celebrity tats, and the freakiest collection of fish pics you'll ever see.


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    Pilar Gerasimo

    Five years ago Pilar Gerasimo took a lifestyle and turned it into Experience Life magazine. Now she has 600,000 people reading her ideals.


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    Ken Mitchell

    A former NFL linebacker who has had both knees replaced isn't sitting on the sidelines -- he's scaling the world's highest mountains.


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    Losing Weight

    I read a Reader's Digest article that made so much sense, that I have to share it with you. Ten best tips for easy slimming down. One of the best things you can do for your overall health is drop a few pounds. Or maybe more than a few pounds. Being...

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    Neighbors in Need

    Neighbors helping neighbors -- that's one of the things that keeps communities like The Villages alive, and is one of the biggest draws for people to move to the area.


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    Boomer's Buzz: Tuesday, March 11, 2008

    Governor's sex sting scandal, a new crop of Rock and Roll Hall of Famers, a centenarian stays behind the wheel, and an 800 pound man's date ruined on the road. It's all in Boomer's Daily Buzz, plus GB's twist on This Day In History.


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    Boomer's Buzz: Friday, March 21, 2008

    In Today's Buzz: Obama's passport breach, traits you'll need to become a leader, the woman who goes in for leg surgery and comes out with a new anus, happy marriage=happy heart.


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    Mel Tillis

    Country music legend Mel Tillis has been entertaining audiences for more than 50 years.


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    Glenn Fenster

    Like many fathers, Glenn Fenster wants the best for his son, Nyle. But unlike many fathers, he's embarking on an 8,000-mile bike ride dedicated to his 14-year-old boy.


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    The Fight Against Cancer Rolls On

    The American Cancer Society is fighting cancer with a 25,000 mile bus trip across the United States. Read on to see how this bus is encouraging politicians to make cancer a national priority.


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    Can You Live to 100? Would You Want To?

    Ready or not the age of the centenarian is here. There are about 70,000 centenarians in the U.S. and within 45 years there will be more than 1 million. Find out how you can one day blow out 100 candles.


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    Boomer's Buzz: Friday, April 18, 2008

    Today's Buzz: Clinton and Obama go for laughs, 1 in 5 U.S. troops suffers mental disorders, E Street band member dies, vitamin D protects against memory loss, incontinence drugs linked to memory loss, and more.


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    Can He Do It?

    64-year-old adventurer Michael Fournier, a retired French Army officer is ready for his big moment. Fournier has spent two decades and nearly $20 million in a quest to break American Joe Kittenger's 48-year-old record for highest parachute jump.


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    Best of The Rest - Isabella Rossellini "Green Porno"

    Italian actress Isabella Rossellini makes her directorial debut this month with a series of 1-minute films called "Green Porno" for The Sundance Channel.

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    Michelle Hynes

    What if your life experiences could better the life of a child?


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    Bob Lee

    When Bob Lee survived colon cancer, he put his pedals to the metal to raise money for the disease.


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    Fast Forwards - Where and When to Buy Gas

    This is making the rounds on the internet... Definitely some things to think about to squeeze the most you can out of the pumps!


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    RSVP: An Invitation to Volunteer

    As the volunteer coordinator for RSVP of Orange County, Florida, I have the privilege of working with some of the most interesting and diverse people in this area. Our volunteers range in age from 55 to 96, and each makes his or her own contribution to...

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  • Peace Corps Encore
    Chris Klose

    Many Peace Corps staffers from the first wave of volunteers in the 1960s are getting a second chance to make a difference.


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    Irv Gordon

    Think you've got a reliable car? We found someone who has put an amazing 2.6 million miles on his Volvo! Find out how.


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    World's Oldest Woman Had Normal Brain

    A Dutch woman who reached 115 years of age and remained mentally sharp throughout life had a healthy brain when she died. The new study suggests Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia are not inevitable, as had been suspected.


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    Watching Tiger Win On Two Wheels

    Blog Entry - June 16: Glenn Fenster is biking 8,000 miles to create awareness of Childhood Epilepsy. But what do you do when your body needs a break?


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    Marshall Ulrich

    For a man who has run more than 100 ultra-marathons and climbed to the top of all the seven summits of the world, it's hard to believe Marshall Ulrich was a bit of a couch potato until he was almost 30.


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    Senior Games

    This weekend, some of the best athletes in the world will be duking it out in Florida -- as part of the Florida Senior Games State Championships. It's going to be an incredible 9 days of competition, in events like basketball, cycling, swimming, tennis,...

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    The Hardest to Get Holiday Gift ... Ever?

    Better cross Wii off your Christmas list. Move over Furby and Tickle Me Elmo. The Nintendo Wii has not only become this season's must have gift -- it may be the hardest to get holiday gift of all time and is causing near mass hysteria.


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    Estelle Rees-Arroyo

    At an age when many are content to sit back and reflect on a long life, 90-year old Estelle Rees-Arroyo is a first-time college student. She commutes 140 miles every day as she pursues a bachelor's degree.


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    Sandy Yaguda

    Legendary rock star and founding member of the band Jay and the Americans, Sandy Yaguda is having fun bringing his band back to life.


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    Jean Newell

    Inventions and ideas unfortunately sometimes stay just that. But Jean Newell decided to turn her ideas into a business and changed her title to "entrepreneur."


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    Triple Digits?

    Throughout 99% of human history, the average life expectancy was less than 18 years. That’s changing. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, there are now 80,000 centenarians in the United States, and that number is projected to increase seven-fold, to...

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    Boomers Heading to Space?

    It looks like the next person on the moon may be someone a little older than usual. The European Space Agency is searching for a man or woman 45 years old or older to send into space. Will it be you?


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    Bill Boggs

    How much would it help if you understood the keys to success in life? A four-time Emmy Award winning TV host is asking if you've got what it takes.


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    Hot Dog, It's the 4th.

    What's for dinner? Americans will eat about 150 million hot dogs today, according to the National Hot Dog and Sausage Council. But the real action will be in Coney Island, New York.


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    Without a Transplant, They'll Die

    Several ago Ardell Lein was sleeping 18 hours a day. He was so weak he had to crawl up the steps to his bedroom.  "I couldn't even help my wife carry groceries into the house," he remembers. Ardell suffered from congestive heart failure and when his...

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    Celebration of Mother's Day

    None of us could be here without one; they come in all shapes, sizes and colors. Some are funny, some are sweet; some are older, and some have just received their titles. We're talking about moms.


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    Most Troubling Example of Ageism?

    Each week, Growing Bolder will ask top leaders, thinkers, writers, life coaches, entertainers and role models to weigh in on issues affecting your life.


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    High Drama

    The Phoenix has landed. The first spacecraft designed to acquire the water of an alien planet landed safely on Mars' northern pole Sunday evening.


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    Picture of the Day and Birthdays: June 11

    Wanna see the Great Blue Hole? It's a 480 foot deep and perfectly circular limestone sinkhole 60 miles off the coast of Belize. This incredible geographical phenomenon is one of the most astounding dive sites in the world.


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    Fast Forwards -- Three Scenes - One Important Message

    People sure stay busy trying to cheat us, don't they? Here's three stories from real life making the rounds on the Internet today. A good lesson for us all about watching our credit cards


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    Can You Live to 100?

    Would You Want to Live to 100?



 

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