Suspect in museum shooting denied release Sep 3, 2009
WASHINGTON - An octogenarian white supremacist charged with killing a security guard at the US Holocaust Memorial Museum was ordered to remain in jail yesterday after prosecutors said the frail man was still dangerous because he had nothing to lose. A judge also ordered James von Brunn, 89, to undergo a competency evaluation despite objections from the suspect, who uses a wheelchair. (Boston Globe)
2-storey house as 'guru dakshina' for TN teacher Aug 26, 2009
I am moved by their gesture, says the octogenarian. More Stories from this section. (India Times, India)
The colours of Malaysia Aug 23, 2009
It was quite an impossible task for Mr Lee because of his old age and he wasnt sure he would be able to make it after he received the order, says Chew, who filmed all the obstacles faced by the octogenarian in his attempt at the huge task. Chew, a former cameraman with TV3, was already planning to produce a series of documentaries including this one when he decided to pitch it to Discovery Channels Eye on Malaysia. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Stan the Man knows his turf Aug 22, 2009
An octogenarian who carried the Olympic torch in Macau last year, Ho has never announced a successor. One obvious contender is his son Lawrence, whose Nasdaq-listed Melco Crown Entertainment, is 34 per cent owned by his Melco International Development and 34 per cent by Packer's Crown. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
New Credit Card Rules a Mixed Blessing? Aug 20, 2009
"It passes what I call the 'Dolores Test,"' explaining that Dolores is his octogenarian mother. "If most consumers read them and can actually understand them, it really does have the intended effect.". (CBS News)
State House Weekly Roundup: A post-Grabauskian world Aug 20, 2009
The T, derided forever for lousy service and callousness to the handicapped, is now exposed for providing service for a disabled octogenarian. A wonderful coda to what s been a high-minded debate over the fate of the state s transportation system. (Hamilton Wenham Chronicle, MA)
Obama seeks Egypt's help Aug 18, 2009
Obama has shown new deference to the octogenarian Egyptian leader, with his administration saying it wanted to consult with him before launching any major new initiative in the Middle East. In remarks published on Monday, Mubarak said he told Obama in June when the US leader chose Cairo as the backdrop for a landmark speech extending a hand to the Islamic world that Israel must freeze settlements. (iAfrica.com)
Why we love you... Aug 15, 2009
As the world's favourite octogenarian turns 90, we reflect on the characteristics and moments which have defined this great and beloved man. Eight reasons why we love Madiba. (iAfrica.com)
Granny, 87, Kills Venomous Rattler With Bare Hands... Aug 12, 2009
Tampa octogenarian takes matters into her own hands, kills snake. By. (The Drudge Report)
Kent Bush: Manson Family's 'Squeaky' should stay in prison Aug 8, 2009
Manson - who once called a hug from his mother after she was released from jail his one positive childhood experience - convinced Fromme to do mind-altering drugs, commit crimes and even provide sexually favors for an octogenarian who housed the Manson Family for a time. Now that she has been kept in the federal prison system for 34 years, what indication is there that she will be able to exist in society. (Medfield Press, MA)
The grand old man of softball Aug 8, 2009
Troy octogenarian Tony Soto's still got game, long after most have hung up their spikes. By BRYAN FITZGERALD, Special to the Times Union First published in print: Friday, August 7, 2009. (Albany Times Union)
Zimbabwe: Zanu-PF Power Struggle Intensifies Aug 8, 2009
Like his predecessors Joshua Nkomo and Simon Muzenda, Msika died in office as an octogenarian. Insiders say Zanu (PF) has an unwritten rule of having leaders for life, which is why Mugabe is effectively an undeclared life president. (allAfrica.com)
Country profile: Tonga Aug 7, 2009
Taufa'ahau Tupou IV, Tonga's octogenarian monarch who died in 2006. King Taufa'ahau Tupou IV died as one of the world's longest-serving monarchs. (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
* World News Quick Take Jul 29, 2009
AUSTRALIA Ski jump fells octogenarian. An 80-year-old man broke his hip while attempting a 2m ski jump at Mount Buller in Victoria state on Sunday, but says life is too short to skip the slopes. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
New Jersey's Corruption Scandal: The Israeli Connection Jul 28, 2009
In particular, Israeli commentators seized on the connection between several of those arrested and prominent figures in Shas, the ultra-orthodox Sephardi Torah Guardians Party, founded by the octogenarian Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, who remains its spiritual leader. Related. (Time.com)
Craving Pizza? Download Pizza Hut App Jul 19, 2009
Hearing aids often may be associated with the more mature, but soundAMP's developers insist their product is age neutral -- of equal value to the octogenarian hard of hearing and the college student stuck in the back of a large lecture class. (As a caveat, if you really are losing your hearing, you should probably visit a doctor -- soundAMP may be novel, but medically certified it is not. (ABC News)
Elderly Mableton man in shoot out with home invader Jul 16, 2009
John Wayne is what we call him now, said Danny Carlson, a tennis instructor who owns the home and who was shot in the right calf Tuesday as the octogenarian and the suspect exchanged gunfire. I don t know what that guy would ve done had he [Parrish] not come up here. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Obama's 'tough love' for Africa Jul 14, 2009
Cameroon's Paul Biya, Senegal's octogenarian President Abdoulaye Wade, Uganda's Yoweri Museveni and several others have also changed the rules in order to remain in office. Mutual responsibility. (BBC News -- Americas)
Senegal: Fistula Sufferers Left to Their Fate Jul 1, 2009
He tells IPS, "If a parent wants to marry off their 10, 11 or 12 year-old daughter to an octogenarian, we cannot refuse it. We simply see the process through and make sure it is conducted as tradition demands. I believe it is the state which is at fault here. The nursing complement is inadequate.". Relevant Links. (allAfrica.com)
Bad times good forMacau mogul Ho Jun 18, 2009
Macau's first decline in gross domestic product (GDP) in five years, global gaming gloom and continued restrictions on China mainland visitors to the gambling enclave are proving that the octogenarian remains the savviest operator in the territory, where he's done business for seven decades. Often called Doctor Ho, thanks to his decades-long string of honorary degrees, the former gambling-monopoly holder received the Asia Visionary Award at the opening session of the Global Gaming Expo (G2E)... (Asia Times Online)
Octogenarian gets 5 years for selling OxyContin Jun 16, 2009
FAIRBANKS, Alaska An 81-year-old man has drawn a five-year sentence for illegally selling the powerful prescription pain reliever OxyContin. Rayfield Dupree was sentenced Friday. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
Hoarding over 100 cats, approx 77 found dead Jun 16, 2009
The judge said he was reluctant to send an octogenarian to jail. But Howard County Circuit Judge J. Thomas Nissel did just that yesterday, sentencing 81-year-old Ayten Icgoren to six months behind bars for mistreating dozens of cats in the Columbia townhouse where she lived with her daughter. (Pet-Abuse.com)
Saudi Arabia Suffers Lack of Working Women as Oil Funds Prove Insufficient Jun 3, 2009
Under its octogenarian ruler, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques al-Saud, the country has been trying to modernize its economy. It wants to attract foreign investment -- including $500 billion for the new cities -- and has opened up industries such as insurance that were previously off-limits to foreign firms. (Bloomberg)
Ratings: Conan Off to Strong Start on 'TONIGHT'... Jun 3, 2009
Probably because he was appealing to you octogenarian hacks out there who want to dig up Danny Kaye and prop him up at the dinner table to make you laugh. I bet most of you feebs miss blackface too. (The Drudge Report)
Circus performer pulls one last surprise May 26, 2009
Even fewer knew that the quiet octogenarian who once headlined a dog act at Frontier Town was the millionaire next door. Hanneford left a $900,000 bequest, the bulk of her estate, to the Lake George Scholarship Fund. (Albany Times Union)
India: Singh when you're winning May 22, 2009
Mr Advani, an octogenarian Hindu hardman, who led the campaign that propelled the BJP to power in the 1990s, demanding that a Hindu temple be built on the site of a 16th-century mosque in UP, is more divisive. With Indians showing little appetite for Hindu chauvinism, he has downplayed it, but fitfully. (The Economist)
Congress party wins Indian elections May 17, 2009
Using what specialists called "the terror card," the BJP touted itself as a "strong leader, with decisive government." Campaign ads showed Advani, a white-haired octogenarian, pumping iron at the gym. His party also launched India's largest ever Internet and text messaging campaign. (Boston Globe)
Top US justice denies bid to block ex-Nazi's extradition May 8, 2009
In a dramatic twist last month, the octogenarian won an 11th-hour reprieve when a US federal appeals court stayed his deportation shortly after he was carried out of his suburban Cleveland, Ohio home in a wheelchair to be put on a flight to Munich. That reprieve was lifted last week when the court threw out an attempt to block deportation on health grounds. (Yahoo News -- Politics)
* FILM REVIEW: A French pastoral May 1, 2009
Octogenarian brothers Marcel and Raymond still tend sheep and cattle, though the herds diminish and their health declines. The arrival of Cecile, their nephews new wife, further complicates matters as the unmarried brothers feel uncomfortable with the presence of this strong-willed woman from the outside world. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Redstone Says U.S. on Brink of Bull Market Apr 30, 2009
The octogenarian media mogul also said he has no plans to step down anytime soon or give up his controlling positions in CBS or Viacom. "The one thing I would never do is lose control of CBS and Viacom," he said, adding, "I have no intention of retiring or dying. I could live and work forever," he said, attributing his robust health to antioxidants, exercise and a shot of vodka a day. (ABC News -- Wire)
Funny business Apr 30, 2009
Outrageous octogenarian Marilyn Riseman was among those raising a glass to J. Geils after the band's sold-out House of Blues show Tuesday. Others mingling with Geils guys were chef Michael Schlow, Davio's owner Steve DiFillippo, Raptor Investments' Alex Zecca, Rick Danong of Tudor Investments, Connecticut State Lottery couple Paul and Lisa Sternburg, the New England Mobile Book Fair's Jon Strymish, Charles Daniels (a. (Boston Globe)
Kim Jong-il opts for continuity Apr 16, 2009
Indeed, several octogenarian officials retained their posts ... Two other octogenarian officials also retained their seats in the National Defense Commission, while the assembly's chairman, Choe Thae-bok, 80, was also re-elected. (Asia Times Online)
Nazi guard stays in US Apr 15, 2009
Demjanjuk's lawyer has argued the octogenarian is in poor health, and that jailing and trying him in Germany would cause him pain amounting to torture. His family says he suffers from kidney disease and blood disorders. (iAfrica.com)
Harvard professor's North Pole pledge to Inuits never put on ice Apr 11, 2009
He later met Kali, the octogenarian half-Inuit son of Robert Peary. The Inuit men - "proud Eskimo hunters," as Counter describes them - told him they had always dreamed of meeting their fathers' relatives. (Boston Globe)
ITURI FIGHTING Apr 8, 2009
Reuters AlertNet - 30,000 Congolese flee to escape fresh conflict in Ituri district. Wed, 8 Apr 06:08:00 GMT. (AlertNet)
Sports Spasms Apr 7, 2009
She s a spry octogenarian who claims that she can still out-walk just about anybody in the family. More than that, she had a warm and welcoming personality that made me feel instantly at home. (Alva Review Courier, OK)
Condom stance bad for Benedict Mar 28, 2009
The controversy over Pope Benedict XVI's rejection of condoms in fighting the AIDS epidemic keeps growing despite the warm response the octogenarian pontiff received on a trip to Africa last week ... The controversy over Pope Benedict XVI's rejection of condoms in fighting the AIDS epidemic keeps growing despite the warm response the octogenarian pontiff received on a trip to Africa last week. (Insight on the News)
Scene and Herd: Forget Miss Daisy What about driving yourself? Mar 27, 2009
(Professionally Barbara worked with older adults long before she became an octogenarian herself. . (Lexington Minuteman, MA)
Isn't it Romantic Mar 25, 2009
The actor on the stage octogenarian Michel Bouquet is a national celebrity. Yet Moli;re's Imaginary Invalid is absurdly dated. (Concierge.com)
Register now for senior games Mar 19, 2009
Then she encountered an octogenarian in the power walking event who kept pace with her step for step. "I said: 'You're going fast.' "She said: 'You're going fast too. (Doylestown Central Bucks Life, PA)
After 68 years in footy, Lou's media career ends Mar 15, 2009
TWELVE months ago, this column examined the legacy of football's most enduring public servant Lou Richards and how his weekly appearances on Channel Nine served as a reminder of the massive debt the game owes the octogenarian. We said the network's decision to keep his cameo going strong throughout the AFL season on The Sunday Footy Show belied every rule of television and football and two industries' shared mantra dictating survival of the fittest. (The Age, Australia)
Anna Nicole Smith: The Opera Mar 13, 2009
Britain's august Royal Opera said it is planning a show based on the life of Anna Nicole Smith, the model and stripper who married an octogenarian oil tycoon, starred in her own TV show and died of a drug overdose in 2007. The company says the show will have music by respected British composer Mark-Anthony Turnage. (CBS News -- Early Show)
DA Ruling Clears Officer In Elderly Man's Death Mar 7, 2009
Another officer then shot the octogenarian at his home with an electric stun gun. Zavala, who suffered from dementia, pneumonia and chronic kidney disease, died in a hospital 30 days later of complications from blunt-force injuries inflicted by the beanbag projectiles. (TheSanDiegoChannel.com, CA)
Circling the Square, March 5 Mar 6, 2009
Octogenarian Manny Wise of Danvers, a drummer par excellence who has taught many youngsters and even oldsters how to handle those drumsticks, has a lifetime full of incredible stories and wonderful trivia. Manny, who has played at some of the swankiest hotels and supper clubs in Boston, including the Terrace Room in the old Statler Hotel in Boston (now the Park Plaza) had lots of acquaintances and friends from those gigs. (Danvers Herald, MA)
Taun Vijay: Aspire and assert Mar 6, 2009
In the evening the octogenarian leader of Vishwa Hindu Parishad Shri Ashok Singhal invited me to join a discussion on the agenda for Arundhati-Vashishtha Trust he has created to disseminate the scientific and Indic civilisational knowledge among the people. When we were leaving he said: "Its time to forget our internal differences for the sake of greater unity among Hindu nationalists." We will be sinning if driven by personal egos, we work to defeat our own ilk. (India Times, India)
Pelosi's List: Who's On Her Bad Side? Mar 4, 2009
John Dingell as chairman of the Energy and Commerce Committee after clashing with the octogenarian Michigan Democrat on energy policy and global warming. The list, Pelosi allies say, is real - even as they warn that overstating her vindictiveness feeds into the right-wing caricatures of Pelosi and perpetuates ethnic and gender stereotypes. (CBS News)
Tamil pride shines with Slumdogwin Feb 27, 2009
The octogenarian chief minister of the state, M Karunanidhi, who had been reduced by a worsening civil situation around him to desperate fire-fighting from his hospital bed, seized on the opening. Optimism was a scarce resource in these dire times, and here was a mood-lifter that came unannounced. (Asia Times Online)
Mugabe's Home Away from Zimbabwe: Hong Kong? Feb 24, 2009
In recent months, Zimbabwe's octogenarian autocrat has watched as his country was ravaged, first by chronic food shortages, hyperinflation and political turmoil, and then by a cholera epidemic that continues unabated. Although , most recently a deputy minister slated to be sworn into the new unity government, his rule has been weakened by a power-sharing agreement with an emboldened and entrenched opposition. (Time.com)
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EDITORIAL: NCT Roses and raspberries : North County Times - Californian 02-23-2009 (North County Times)
OSCAR'S BIG NIGHT: From 'Milk' to Viola Davis, T&D staffer offers top picks Feb 22, 2009
Also, the scenes between time-warped lovers -- an octogenarian and a child, then a mature woman and a young teen -- were borderline creepy. My biggest complaint, however, was the perpetual irritation of a leading character waiting in a hospital room for Hurricane Katrina to strike -- that's August in New Orleans -- who's wearing a long-sleeved shirt, a quilted vest and a jacket. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
A towering record, painstakingly built Feb 20, 2009
"He'd say, 'Oh no! Don't do that! We can work this out.' " If the septuagenarian Hatch called the octogenarian Shriver, she'd often call her brother and say, "Why are you being so mean to that nice young senator?". Still, many of Hatch's fellow Republicans believe Kennedy has gotten the better end of the pairing that Hatch has been seduced by Kennedy. (Boston Globe)
Celebrity And Opera Feb 18, 2009
Britain's august Royal Opera is planning a show based on the life of Anna Nicole Smith, the model and stripper who married an octogenarian oil tycoon, starred in her own reality TV show and died of a drug overdose in 2007 ... Britain's august Royal Opera is planning a show based on the life of Anna Nicole Smith, the model and stripper who married an octogenarian oil tycoon. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
S Dasgupta: An age-old political issue Feb 16, 2009
An unintended consequence of PM Manmohan Singh's heart surgery is that it is likely to deter the Congress and its dynastic cheerleaders from mocking L K Advani's octogenarian status. At 76, the PM may well be the epitome of youth compared to the BJP leader's 81 years but in terms of energy and vigour, the older man seems to have a clear edge. (India Times, India)
Vajpayee taken off ventilator, stable Feb 15, 2009
The octogenarian leader underwent a tracheotomy surgery for smoother airway management and was put on minimal ventilator support Saturday. Tracheotomy is a surgical procedure in the neck to open a direct airway through an incision in the trachea or windpipe. (India Times, India -- Community News)
Vajpayee on minimal ventilator support, breathing on his own Feb 14, 2009
NEW DELHI: Former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, who is being treated at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) for a chest infection, is on minimal ventilator support and is "breathing on his own", doctors attending on the octogenarian leader said Saturday. Hospital medical superintendent D K Sharma said the senior leader's vital parameters like blood pressure level, liver and kidney functions are normal. (India Times, India -- Community News)
Life of Anna Nicole Smith to become opera Feb 13, 2009
Britains august Royal Opera said Thursday it is planning a show based on the life of Anna Nicole Smith, the model and stripper who married an octogenarian oil tycoon, starred in her own TV show and died of a drug overdose in 2007. The company says the show will have music by respected British composer Mark-Anthony Turnage. (MSNBC -- Lifestyle)
India's election: Awaiting the democratic tide Feb 10, 2009
A string of state-election victories, and the nomination last year of L.K. Advani, a doughty octogenarian, as its prime-ministerial candidate had seemed to reverse the party s decline. But after some disappointing state-election results in December, and recent incidents of terrorism and vigilantism by Hindu fundamentalist thugs, the party s ideological chasm has reopened. (The Economist)
Life-loving octogenarian plunges into art exhibit Feb 8, 2009
Half Moon Bay Review. Half Moon Bay, CA Last updated on Wednesday, Feb 04, 2009 - 11:49:13 am PST. (Half Moon Bay Review, CA)
Column: The emergence of a suburb/the town of Norwell from 1945-1963 Feb 8, 2009
No account of Norwell in the decade and a half under discussion would be complete without again highlighting what William Gould Vinal, now an energetic octogenarian, had accomplished for the town and for that matter the whole area. It was Cap n Bill s voice warning through the years of the need to protect one of the region s most precious commodities from being destroyed if pollution from the towns upriver was not controlled. (Norwell Mariner, MA)
Generosity comes naturally Feb 8, 2009
He goes back to Kota Baru at least twice a month to visit his octogenarian mother. And because many of his friends and relatives are still there, he treasures the time that he has to visit them, while following up on the work of Yokuk there. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)
Looking For The Pony Feb 8, 2009
Multiple other roles are handled by Lori Funk and Debargo Sanyal, the latter terrific whether he's playing a philosophical octogenarian or an unctuous graduate-school professor. LOOKING FOR THE PONY. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Fewer Brain 'Tangles' May Mean Smarter Old Age Feb 7, 2009
They were considered super-aged if, at 80 years or older, they had the cognitive performance of a 50-year-old; if they had not declined cognitively in at least three years; if they were involved in social and personal activities and/or had achieved a major life accomplishment (such as writing and publishing a book) as an octogenarian or later. The brains of the super-aged had fewer neurofibrillary "tangles" than did those of people who had aged normally. (MEDLINEplus)
