Although Time Magazine proclaimed the death of the term yuppie, or young urban professional, in a mock obituary in 1991, groups continue to flourish across the globe, while the age limit has grown older. Following the rise in the number of 40-somethings attending young professional gatherings some organizations have formally upped their maximum age limit to 45. The Boston Young Professional Association is one of them. BostonEventGuide. com reported a growing number of inquiries about yuppie events from older professionals, said Jeff Popkin, the website's founder.

To curb the wave of crimes in the national capital, Washington Police Chief Cathy Lanier made a book on social epidemics a required reading for police officers. The book is "Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell. Its about New York City's efforts to stop its transit system from further decay by cleaning up its graffiti.

A 78-year-old legally blind man from northwest Iowa whose nickname is "The Hammer" bowled a perfect game in league play. Dale Davis pounded out 2 consecutive strikes for a 300 score Saturday evening, even though his vision is peripheral -- he can't see straight ahead. For the past decade, Davis has suffered from from macular degeneration, a chronic eye disease, which prevents him from seeing see out of his left eye and limiting peripheral vision in his right eye.

report from think tank Policy Exchange claims that most mothers of children under 3 years of age would rather get financial help to care for their children at home rather than use subsidized childcare. According to one of the authors of the report, Catherine Hakim, said that "One study showed that, in an ideal world, only one third of mothers in Britain would use any child care at all before their child's third birthday," according the Raisingkids website.

A man who found himself the winner of a Ł1. 3 million ($2. 6 million) lottery recently returned to his job at a local McDonald's after living a rich life, simply because he missed his co-workers. The man, 25-year old Luke Pittard, won the lottery with his girlfriend and co-worker, 29-year old Emma Cox, 18 months ago, leading Pittard to quit his job as the restaurant's staff trainer. However, he decided to return because of the fact that he simply loved his job.