Archive for the ‘Longevity’ Category

Mormon woman says Quaker Oats led to longevity

Wednesday, August 18th, 2010

KALISPELL, Mont. Gladys Simpson, who turned 100 on Monday, was born in Battle Creek, famous for Kellogg Corn Flakes, but she swears by Quaker Oats as a major source of her longevity.

Longevity rules

Monday, August 16th, 2010

The people of Bama in China live such long lives that at age 70, one is still considered young enough to carry out demanding physical work.

Safety and longevity

Saturday, August 14th, 2010

More than forty trips around the Earth’s equator.  Better than two round-trips to the moon.  That’s the equivalent distance that West Frankfort truck driver Larry Isaacs has driven his big rig since 1996all without so much as a fender bender. Isaacs is a driver sales representative for Con-way Freight and he recently breached the one million mile-mark of safe driving, the ultimate industry …

Dr. Maoshing Ni: How to Achieve Longevity in Your Busy Life Right Now

Saturday, August 14th, 2010

Adopt an attitude of wu wei and make tiny incremental changes in your day, fitting the items in where you can. Here are some simple tips to get you started on your longevity quest.

Katahdin – a tradition in longevity

Saturday, August 14th, 2010

What’s the secret to longevity? It’s a question that has been pondered for centuries; it’s even driven people to the ends of the earth in search of the Fountain of Youth.

Kendall’s longevity celebrated by Royals

Saturday, August 14th, 2010

Kendall’s longevity celebrated by Royals

Kevin Keith clemency hearing stretches around the clock

Thursday, August 12th, 2010

COLUMBUS — Kevin Keith’s marathon 12-hour clemency hearing Wednesday might have set a record for longevity. It also gave his supporters one of their last chances to help the convicted triple murderer avoid a lethal injection Sept. 15.

Kevin Keith decision due after Aug. 18

Thursday, August 12th, 2010

COLUMBUS — The 12-hour Kevin Keith clemency hearing Wednesday may have set a record for longevity. It also gave his supporters one of their final chances to help the convicted triple murderer escape lethal injection Sept. 15.

Accel Inc. Celebrates 15 years of Innovation from Tiny Studio To 580,000-Square-Foot Company Serving the Fortune 500

Thursday, August 12th, 2010

Accel Inc., the contract packaging leader, celebrates its 15 year longevity by demonstrating how small businesses can thrive by nimbly adapting their strengths to the changing marketplace. Case in point:

BUILT TO LAST — How did the NCIC remain constant for 42 years?

Thursday, August 12th, 2010

Longevity in sports, particularly at the high school level, is rapidly becoming a thing of the past. While it was once commonplace for coaches to work in the same sport at the same school for 25, 30, even 40 years,

Revealed! The Secret of Japanese Longevity

Thursday, August 12th, 2010

Japan has the greatest life expectancy of any country in the world, clocking some 82.6 years on average (and a whopping 86.1 for the womenfolk!) compared to a paltry 78.2 (plus a two-and-a-half-year lady dividend) for Americans. A number of theories have been floated to explain these numbers, including a diet heavy on fish, vegetables and rice; plenty of exercise; sake sipping; genetic luck …

Woman shares secrets to longevity on 102nd birthday

Thursday, August 12th, 2010

With 102 years under her belt, Anna Kubita may be the Lowcountry’s expert on longevity.   “I didn’t do boats- no cruises- that was out for me,” Kubita said Friday on her 102nd birthday.   That might not be what you wanted to hear but that’s also what makes her …

Emmett Myhre turns 100

Thursday, August 12th, 2010

CHRIS PETERSON / Hungry Horse News Longevity is a simple formula, said Emmett Myhre. “Live a clean life,” he said last week. “I never smoked. I’m not a boozer. I might have had a high ball if I went out to dinner. And don’t eat a lot of junk food.”

As Japan hunts for missing centenarians, pride in longevity turns to angst over aging

Thursday, August 12th, 2010

Japan prides itself on the world’s longest life expectancy but is struggling with a disturbing footnote to that statistic revelations that hundreds of people listed as its oldest citizen…

Research and Markets: Lipton Teas Case Study: Achieving Longevity in the Growing Tea Market

Thursday, August 12th, 2010

DUBLIN—-Research and Markets has announced the addition of the “Lipton Teas Case Study: Achieving Longevity in the Growing Tea Market” company profile to their offering.

Studies show close relationships boost longevity

Thursday, August 12th, 2010

Family and friends may do more than provide companionship: They also may boost your longevity, making as much of a difference as not smoking, a new analysis of studies suggests.

Legal longevity

Friday, August 6th, 2010

On the third floor of the Lane County courthouse, the walls are lined with the portraits of circuit court judges that have been on the bench. Ralph Cobb has worked with all but a few. I tell everybody I think I was around when the Dead Sea was sick, Cobb

Bet Against Your Early Death

Friday, August 6th, 2010

Longevity insurance can prevent you from running out of money in retirement.

‘Longevity pay’ pushes El Dorado County official higher on salary survey

Friday, August 6th, 2010

In El Dorado County, it pays to stick around. The county’s response to a Bee inquiry last week into the compensation of top city and county managers omitted the county administrator’s “longevity pay.”

State workers union sues for longevity pay

Thursday, August 5th, 2010

The Maine State Employees Association has sued the state in federal court to try to get members reimbursed for longevity pay they lost during this past fiscal year.