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Putting the lure of financial independence aside for a moment, with the average life-span increasing for both men and women, we still have to wonder what this kind of promised "freedom" would ultimately mean for such young retirees.

Alex Pattakos: Betty White: Proving It's Never Too Late To Live Alex Pattakos 2011

Putting the lure of financial independence aside for a moment, with the average life-span increasing for both men and women, we still have to wonder what this kind of promised "freedom" would ultimately mean for such young retirees.

Alex Pattakos: Betty White: Proving It's Never Too Late To Live Alex Pattakos 2011

Mrs. Merkel last week ordered a review of safety standards and a three-month moratorium on an earlier decision by her government to extend the life-span of the country's 17 nuclear plants.

Merkel: EU Agrees to Carry Out Nuclear Stress-Tests Bernd Radowitz 2011

Read more The Source: Nuclear Energy Exit Generates Hot Air But operators of nuclear plants in Germany stopped their payments into the fund due to the government's decision to suspend the life-span extension.

Germany Plans Faster Nuclear Exit Bernd Radowitz 2011

I sincerely doubt there is any credible evidence that shows a low-fat diet increases life-span.

The Volokh Conspiracy » Are Carbs Worse than Fat? 2010

(That may or may not still exist, given the short life-span of these heartfelt, time/dollar-wrenching, often thankless endeavors).

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"I can't make a definitive statement on life-span extensions today—we don't know what the result of our safety review will be," Ms. Merkel said after meeting with governors from the five states that are home to nuclear reactors.

Germany to Shut Seven Reactors Patrick McGroarty 2011

One might think that the scientific man of the twentieth century would have learned to deal with this uniform fear as successfully as he has been able to add years to his life-span, or to replace human organs, or to produce children through artificial insemination.

The Truth About Grief Ruth Davis Konigsberg 2011

In Germany, Ms. Merkel last week had announced a three-month moratorium to an earlier decision by her government to extend the life-span of nuclear plants by, on average, 12 years.

German Panels to Discuss Nuclear-Safety Issues Jan Hromadko 2011

More money also would flow into an energy and climate fund, set up in January and to be financed with payments from energy utilities in exchange for the nuclear life-span extension.

Germany Plans Faster Nuclear Exit Bernd Radowitz 2011