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Older workers, you have solid advantages when it comes time to find a job (years of amazing experience), but it can also be a challenge—especially if you haven’t had an interview for a job in a very long time. It is a very different landscape than it was even 10 years ago, and for many in that demographic, it has been longer than 10 years, The key is to make sure that you are presenting yourself for today's market. There are those who think finding a job is the same as it was in the 1980s. With 55% of workers saying they plan to work past age 65, according to a recent  Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies survey , that’s all the more reason to keep your job interviews fresh so you can keep striving for new career goals in your 50s and beyond. Here’s what you need to know: Stay on point In a  behavioral interview format , older workers likely to have many experiences to discuss. The key is to answer these questions in a very tight and clear format. You must re...

Merriam-Webster dictionary defines a dream as "a series of thoughts, images, or emotions occurring during sleep." Everyone dreams. Some dreams we remember, but most are lost to us once we wake up, or perhaps remain dormant within us, awaiting future recollection. Fleeting and unconscious though dreams may be, they possess immense importance in cultures around the world. Prophetic or revelatory dreams play pivotal roles in ancient literary and religious texts, from Mesopotamia's Epic of Gilgamesh; to the Old Norse Poetic Edda; to Homer's ancient Greek Odyssey; to Imperial China's Journey to the West and Dream of the Red Chamber; to the Middle High German Nibelungenlied; to the holy books of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. And yet, when seeking to understand that which surpasses everyday experience – whether in ancient manuscripts, shamanic rituals, or purported dream telepathy – it can prove difficult to distinguish between dreams and visions, between sensati...

Everyone eats, yet cultures around the world have developed strikingly different traditions surrounding food and drinks, ranging from customs, concerning the slaughtering of animals to food preparation, snacks, meals, and toasts. Foodways may be localised, but they have also long been globalised, with trading routes transporting both staple and luxury ingredients and produce between far-flung destinations: Bronze Age salt roads, ancient intercontinental spice routes, the Classical Mediterranean's wine and garum trades, and the introduction of New World produce into Old World kitchens all evidence of the historical significance of food and drink for economies and societies. Eating and drinking customs continue to travel, intermingle, and influence one another to this day through the increased ease with which people and their food and drinks can be transported around the world. At the same time, however, people are embracing elements of their traditional foodways as a means of rein...