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A photo illustration of a skateboarder in the 70s and and the aging skater today. Graying members of Generation X, and even their older brothers, are...

Bill Robertson, 49, an associate professor, skating the bowl at the Carolina Skate Park in El Paso, Texas, April 15, 2012. Graying members of Generati...

Bill Robertson, 49, an associate professor, skating at the Carolina Skate Park in El Paso, Texas, April 15, 2012. Graying members of Generation X, and...

Bill Robertson, 49, an associate professor, tries to land a skateboard maneuver at the Carolina Skate Park in El Paso, Texas, April 15, 2012. Graying...

Meir Dascalowitz, who has been charged with molesting a boy, in State Supreme Court in New York, on May 8, 2012. Prevented by Jewish laws that forbid...

Rabbi Nuchem Rosenberg, who maintains a phone number featuring support for sexual abuse victims and has been shunned by communal authorities, in the W...

From left in back: Mark Appel, Rabbi Yosef Blau and Rabbi Gershon Tannenbaum at a Seder for abuse victims and their advocates in New York, on March 29...

Mordechai Jungreis, whose mentally disabled teenage son was molested in a Jewish ritual bathhouse, in the Brooklyn borough of New York, on March 30, 2...

Mordechai Jungreis, right, walks with his mentally disabled son, 16, who was molested in a Jewish ritual bathhouse, home from school in the Brooklyn b...

President Barack Obama during an interview with Robin Roberts of ABC News in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, May 9, 2012. During th...

Charles Pollock, left, an industrial designer, and Jerry Helling, president of Bernhardt Design, with Pollock's new CP lounge chair in New York, April...

FILE -- Vidal Sassoon cuts hair in the window of his salon in New York, on Sept. 22, 1970. Sassoon, whose wash-and-wear cuts came into vogue in the 19...

FILE-- A model with hair styled by Vidal Sassoon hairdressers at the British Industries Fashion Fair on the Queen Elizabeth on Nov. 4, 1965. Sassoon,...

FILE -- Maurice Sendak, left, the author and illustrator of several famous children's books including "Where the Wild Things Are," with playwright Ton...

FILE -- Maurice Sendak, left, the author and illustrator of several famous children's books including "Where the Wild Things Are," with playwright Ton...

FILE -- A character created by Maurice Sendak, the author and illustrator of several famous children's books including "Where the Wild Things Are," lo...

FILE -- Maurice Sendak, right, the author and illustrator of several famous children's books including "Where the Wild Things Are," with playwright To...

FILE -- Maurice Sendak, the author and illustrator of several famous children's books including "Where the Wild Things Are," on April 22, 1963. Sendak...

FILE -- A character created by Maurice Sendak, the author and illustrator of several famous children's books including "Where the Wild Things Are," lo...

FILE -- Maurice Sendak, the author and illustrator of several famous children's books including "Where the Wild Things Are," at his home in Ridgefield...

FILE -- Maurice Sendak, the author and illustrator of several famous children's books including "Where the Wild Things Are," on April 22, 1963. Sendak...

New York Knicks forward-center Amar'e Stoudemire talks to reporters after a practice in Greenburgh, N.Y., May 8, 2012. The Knicks play Game 5 of the p...

The Brooklyn Botanic Garden's visitor center in New York, May 6, 2012. When the new visitor center and gateway that have been built at the northeast c...

The Brooklyn Botanic Garden's visitor center in New York, May 6, 2012. When the new visitor center and gateway that have been built at the northeast c...

The director David Ayer in Los Angeles, May 7, 2012. Ayer's new film, "End of Watch.", continues his exploration of police officers in the Los Angeles...

The director David Ayer in Los Angeles, May 7, 2012. Ayer's new film, "End of Watch.", continues his exploration of police officers in the Los Angeles...

The director David Ayer in Los Angeles, May 7, 2012. Ayer's new film, "End of Watch.", continues his exploration of police officers in the Los Angeles...

NATO Secretary-General Anders Fough Rasmussen speaks with reporters after a meeting with President Barack Obama at the White House in Washington, on M...

FILE -- Maurice Sendak, the author and illustrator of several famous children's books including "Where the Wild Things Are," at his home in Ridgefield...

FILE -- Maurice Sendak, the author and illustrator of several famous children's books including "Where the Wild Things Are," at his home in Ridgefield...

FILE -- Maurice Sendak, the author and illustrator of several famous children's books including "Where the Wild Things Are," at his home in Ridgefield...

FILE -- Maurice Sendak, the author and illustrator of several famous children's books including "Where the Wild Things Are," at his home in Ridgefield...

Visitors pose at the Site of the First National Congress of the Communist Party of China, in Shanghai, April 20, 2012. The three cities, Beijing, Hong...

Visitors view a porcelain display inside the Shanghai Museum, which also houses world-class collections of ancient jade, ceramics, bronze and imperial...

Tourists gather near a video screen at Tiananmen Square, in Beijing, April 25, 2012. The three cities, Beijing, Hong Kong and Shanghai, offer gateways...

Tourists gather at Tiananmen Square, one of the most surveilled spots in the world, in Beijing, April 25, 2012. The three cities, Beijing, Hong Kong a...

Manu Melwani measures a client's suit at Sam's Tailor in Kowloon, Hong Kong, April 23, 2012. The three cities, Beijing, Hong Kong and Shanghai, offer...

Irene Lam works on a pearl piece at the Jade Market in Hong Kong, April 23, 2012. The three cities, Beijing, Hong Kong and Shanghai, offer gateways to...

Visitors during a history tour at the Museum of Coastal Defense, in Hong Kong, April 22, 2012. The three cities, Beijing, Hong Kong and Shanghai, offe...

Visitors at a view point during a tour of the the Peak Tram, a funicular railway and a top attraction, in Hong Kong, April 22, 2012. The three cities,...

A display at the Song Fang teahouse, which is run by a French expatriate, in Shanghai, April 23, 2012. The three cities, Beijing, Hong Kong and Shangh...

Inside the Song Fang teahouse, which is run by a French expatriate, in Shanghai, April 23, 2012. The three cities, Beijing, Hong Kong and Shanghai, of...

A visitor exercises on the Bund, the historic riverfront district, in Shanghai, April 22, 2012. The three cities, Beijing, Hong Kong and Shanghai, off...

Xintiandi, a trendy bazaar filled with cafes, shops, bars and several restaurants, in Shanghai, April 21, 2012. The three cities, Beijing, Hong Kong a...

FILE -- A worker passes by a set of sculptures at the 798 Art District, which allows for a whirlwind tour of China's lucrative modern art world, in Be...

FILE -- Art at the 798 Art District, in a sprawling decommissioned military factory compound, which allows for a whirlwind tour of China's lucrative m...

President Barack Obama speaks at a campaign rally in Columbus, Ohio, May 5, 2012. For Obama, the rallies, in Ohio and in Virginia, are the symbolic ki...

President Barack Obama takes the stage at a campaign rally in Columbus, Ohio, May 5, 2012. For Obama, the rallies, in Ohio and in Virginia, are the sy...

President Barack Obama takes the stage at a campaign rally in Columbus, Ohio, May 5, 2012. For Obama, the rallies, in Ohio and in Virginia, are the sy...

President Barack Obama speaks at a campaign rally in Columbus, Ohio, May 5, 2012. For Obama, the rallies, in Ohio and in Virginia, are the symbolic ki...