In 2011 people 45 and older rocked the vote as the majority of the voter population. The Seniors are here and they are voting in large numbers. 
According to the United States Census Bureau "About 1 in 8 Americans were elderly in 1994, but about 1 in 5 would be elderly by the year 2030." 
Quoted from the Dept. of State site:
In an effort to create "professional peacemakers" and to help the more than 10,000 veterans with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and other illnesses caused by war, David Lynch is launching Operation Warrior Wellness.
In Zanzibar women use nutmeg instead of alcohol to get in the mood. It's legal under Islamic law and according to scientific studies it works .
Studies have shown that the chemicals that trees produce to protect themselves from decay and insects also benefit humans. Phytoncides released by trees have shown to lower blood pressure, cortisol, pulse rate, and more.
"Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao on Tuesday agreed with other Asian nations to try to double the world's wild tiger population by 2022 and save it from extinction. Just 3,200 tigers now live in the wild, down from 100,000 a century ago..."
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Evan Williams co-inventor of Twitter and Blogger describes his work history including losing his Dad's investment on his first company, being broke for ten years and after working all night, in the morning fishing under couch cushions for money to buy coffee.
Stroke victims who have lost the ability to speak are able to verbalize a simple sentence in only one therapy session if they sing the words. Tapping the melody with their finger makes the speech therapy even more effective.
In drug development trials in growing numbers, the placebo effect is at least as effective as the drug being tested. "Half of all drugs that fail in late-stage trials drop out of the pipeline due to their inability to beat sugar pills."
The first utility sized solar plant may be built on native land. The Jemeze Pueblo are planning on using 30 acres of tribal land to install 14,850 solar panels and to sell the expected four megawatt of electricity to the public.
The Icelandic Parliament is considering creating laws that will make Iceland a center for journalists, human rights groups, Internet data centers and international press organizations by passing a "legislative package to create a haven for freedom of expression,".
Many plants naturally provide flower nectar containing caffeine and nicotine. A study conducted by the University of Haifa found that bees prefer flower nectar containing these substances.
Sonic the squirrel, named after the Roller coaster he enjoyed riding at Alton Towers theme park has been banned.
A group of women in India, in response to their morals being policed and having been physically attacked for entering bars alone, by members of Sri Ram Sena (Lord Ram’s Army) an ad hock group of radical vigilantes, sent pink panties to the offices of Sri Ram. Thus valentines Day in India is now Pink Chaddi day (Pink Underware Day).
Somehow the use of Botox to paralyze the frown muscles in the forehead interrupts or confuses the emotional centers in the brain. It's part of the science of embodied emotion, how our emotions are processed by our bodies. If we smile we feel better. It turns out that if we are unable to frown we don't connect with the depth of the emotion that caused the frown.
The "Definitive Global Rejection of GM Wheat" statement was created in June of 2009 and has now been signed by 233 consumer and farmer groups in 26 countries". The purpose of the document is to stop the commercialization of genetically modified (GM) wheat and to clearly communicate with the Monsanto Company that development of GM wheat is not acceptable.
