He is about to retire after 30 years.

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The Obama Administration has canceled plans it inherited to send astronauts back to the Moon, the Space Shuttle is about to retire, and the only near-term human space flight initiative on the books is a handout to rich California businessmen to update old technology.

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At 42, Nicholas Gerber is a little too young to retire, but he is already thinking about how to sell the business he started nine years ago.

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Of course the decision to retire is not always all about the money.

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If you and your spouse have stayed happily married into your golden years, meeting the usual hurdles of married life, there is one issue you may not have prepared for: married couples today are increasingly at odds about when is best for either or both of them to retire.

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Another reason people are expecting to retire at a later age is a growing skepticism about Social Security.

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Pacquiao has yet to make a public announcement about whether he will retire, but there is much hope for him after boxing whenever the end may come.

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Thad Allen was about to retire and he has answered the call on behalf of this country and is working as hard as anybody in this country right now to help deal with this crisis.

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Our film is about real people who cannot get married, cannot retire, experience depression and hopelessness because of their desire to get an education and better their future.

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However, Khan's promoter, Frank Warren, is less enthusiastic about the prospect of putting his charge in the ring with Hatton, who he feels would do better to retire than to fight on.

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