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...overwhelming majority [of students on SAC and senior associates] think that this move is rash, ill-conceived and unjustified," she said. "He should have consulted...
...also mean staying put. Postretirement moves can sever even the best of friendships, so seniors and their families are wise to weigh the social costs of relocating against the advantages of living near relatives. Thus far, Bill Boergerhoff, 78, a retired meatcutter in Villa Park, Ill., has resisted his daughter's pleas that he move to California to be closer to her. "I don't know anybody out there," he says. "Here, when I walk into the grocery store, at least 10 people say, 'Hi.'" Then there are his friends at the local Veterans of Foreign Wars post, with whom...
...culture ill prepares us for retirement--and the abrupt end of daily interaction with people who share a collective enterprise with us--but there are ways to continue meaningful communal activity. "The media's appeal to the self-interest of older people by saying 'Now's the time to play golf, have good sex, go on a cruise' is demeaning," says Msgr. Charles Fahey, professor of aging studies at Fordham University in New York City. "Friendships occur within the context of doing significant things, pursuing visions and dreams...
...Royal Courts of Justice long before the dissident Names trooped in to learn their fate. Despite Lloyd's legal army, the Names believed their side had clearly demonstrated fraud at Lloyd's the institution, as opposed to the syndicates. In court it also emerged that many Names had been ill-served by negligent syndicates. But they failed to prove to the satisfaction of the judge that Lloyd's itself had committed fraud. More specifically the judge rejected the allegation that Lloyd's Council was aware that exposure to asbestos-related claims required reserves "far in excess" of those reported...
...given it some thought, he probably would have made some bad choices favored by public opinion instead of doing what he thought needed to be done. History proved him right. Those concerned about a legacy will probably not leave a very good one. LARRY ERIKSON East Peoria, Ill...