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Virginia Beach is for Pet Lovers!

Pets are welcome to vacation in Virginia Beach all year long. During the Spring and Fall months (Before Memorial Day and after Labor Day weekend) dogs are invited to enjoy the public beaches and boardwalk area anytime. However, during the Summer months, (Friday before Memorial Day through Labor Day weekend) pets are limited to frolic on the north end of Virginia Beach above 42nd Street and the south end of Virginia Beach in the Sandbridge area before 10a.m. and after 6p.m. Fido must don a leash and human companions are required to clean-up after their furry friend.

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Baby Boomers For Your Parents - Senior Safe Premium Stair Lift

When you think about the SeniorSafe® Premium Stair Lift, think about today’s Baby Boomers who are taking care of their older parents, who might not necessarily have severe mobility limitations, but have difficulty safely or easily negotiating stairs. Why should they move out of their home just because they can’t easily or safely use the stairs?

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The Hard-boiled Pulp Renaissance

It was a time of tough guys and dangerous dames. Fedoras, bootleggers, jazz clubs and organized crime were the keywords to a way of life that was at once titillating and repugnant. The era was as hard-boiled as the tough, unsentimental and gritty prose that graced popular magazines like Black Mask.

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Baby Boomer Summer Birthdays

Baby Boomer Summer Birthdays to note -
Actor and Activist Sean Penn is 50 on August 17
Beatle’s Ringo Star is 70 on July 7 (older than a boomer)
Glee Star Jane Lynch is 50 on July 16
Huffington Post Liberal Arianna Huffington is 60 on July 15
Actor David Duchovny is 50 on August 7

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10 Trends Powering the Age Boom

Baby boomers have always been active and educated individuals. Think 1960’s protests, yoga, pilates, surfing, walking, highest percentage of voters, Jane Fonda aerobics craze and yes, the new exercise is pole dancing. Boomers will not be sitting around in retirement. In fact boomers are the reason why we have all the universities and highways in the U.S. They are smart, active and on the move. Boomers love to travel whether by airplane or automobile. Take a look at the top 10 Trends Powering Boomers from Mary Furlong and Associates.

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Presto Letterbox, It’s Magical!

We set up the Presto Mailbox for my parents last week - now they can receive emails and photos without logging into a computer - they love it and so do we. A New Kind of Mail Not having email means your Mom is left out of all the online communication that happens in your family. If you had an easier way to communicate with her, you could send her messages and photos more regularly so she would never miss a thing.

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Michael Knight Welcomes NASCAR Superstar Jeff Gordon to “The Race Reporters” on Power Up

Phoenix, AZ (March 8, 2010) – World Talk Radio, LLC, Internet broadcasting pioneer, producing and syndicating online audio and video, today announced that four time NASCAR Sprint Cup Champion Jeff Gordon appeared for an exclusive radio and video interview with Michael Knight on “The Race Reporters” that originally aired on March 3, 2010 and is available for on-demand listening and viewing on the Power Up Motorsports Channel and its associated Video On Demand Player.

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March 9, 2010 Show Features Marci Shimoff, a celebrated transformational Leader

Phoenix, AZ (PR-Inside) March 3, 2010—Marci Shimoff, one of the best selling female non-fiction writers of all time, has inspired millions of people around the world by sharing her breakthrough methods for personal fulfillment and professional success. Marci will join host Bonnie Marcus on Women Mean Business Radio Tuesday, March 9, 2010 at 2pm Eastern on the VoiceAmerica Business channel. Each week, Women Mean Business Radio features thought leaders and subject matter experts to help and inspire women to reach their full potential in their personal and professional lives.

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Key Life Benefits and Boomer Authority(TM) to Provide Supplemental Health and Lifestyle Benefits Dir

PHOENIX, March 8 /PRNewswire/—Boomer Authority™ and Key Life Benefits, a national resource for supplemental benefits, have partnered to offer businesses, individuals, social networking communities, and organizations health and lifestyle products and services at substantial cost saving prices.

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Silver Planet Launches Official Adult Day Services Directory Wednesday, March 3, 2010

Bainbridge Island, WA – Silver Planet®, a Web site empowering boomers and seniors to age with choice, is delighted to announce an exciting new partnership with the National Adult Day Services Association (NADSA). NADSA, a nonprofit group, is the leading voice of the rapidly growing adult day service industry, and it has created a database of more than 4,500 day service providers in every state and the District of Columbia. This brand-new directory is available exclusively at Silver Planet.

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