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A reader asks how to go back to a previous love as she embarks BACK to a second career, and wonders if she is too old for apprenticeship programs.

Consulting is a great way to supplement one's income, break into a new field and gain experience in a new industry. This can be especially advantageous to older workers.

Considering retirement, but not really ready to retire? Here are some alternative employment opportunities to consider.

Many retirees want to try consulting, writing, crafting or other at-home based careers full or part time. Here are some tips to a functional, efficient workspace.

Choosing nursing as a second career is becoming a popular move. Those who have chosen to do this often say that they always wanted to be a nurse, but life got in the way.

Looking for more meaning in their lives, people are turning to health care career options to provide purpose through expressing an art of caring.

More and more folks from a variety of professional backgrounds are making the switch to a career in education. Getting started, however, can be a daunting task.

The Trade Industry has often been overlooked as a lucrative job. Consider being retrained as a professional tradesperson - courtesy of the government.

Sometimes retirement doesn't work out the way we imagined. Older workers are rejoining the workforce in droves. Figure out the best path for your retirement career.

For many, "retirement" is coming to mean a new job - not "no job." Community Colleges are helping many with the transition.

It will be interesting to see how well Jamie McMurray can handle this stressful adversity.

If you are over 50 and were one of the people that fell victim to downsizing, early retirement or involuntary layoffs, use these guidelines to rediscover your potential.

As the population ages and technology advances, consumers demand more and better health care. As a result, jobs in health care are booming worldwide.

A closer look at outstanding wines from Australia's best regions

Big Brown has created a realistic Triple Crown buzz. Casino Drive, Roman Emperor, Denis of Cork, and Tomcito take on possible spoiler roles for the 140th Belmont.

What does it take to be a Virtual Administrator? Can you do this as your first job? What does a Virtual Admin actually do?

As advertising budgets continue to shrink, small business owners need to find innovative ways to reach customers.

Ricky Hatton's promoting company 'Brand Hatton' are preparing to put on their first world title fight when brother Matthew Hatton faces Lovemore N'Dou later this month.

Jack Kemp served nine years in Congress. He ran for President and Vice President . He died May 2, 2009 and was awarded the country's highest civilian honor in July 2009

The last 30 seconds of the climber's memory weren't pretty, nor were they the expected thoughts of survival and resignation. Instead they told a horrific tale of torture.

As always, the Ottawa Folk Festival features plenty of hidden gems

Exposure to radiation and a brush with a long-buried military cover-up shakes up blind psychic, Sherry Moore's quiet, contemplative world.

Dianne Reeves brings jazz to the big screen in Good Night And Good Luck - others, though, were there before her.

Being ace at an internship and training at botanic gardens or arboreta can lead to successful appointments in horticultural therapy practice and therapeutic horticulture.

If you are thinking of becoming a registered nurse, there are many different career options available to you. Find out about the exciting possibilities.

When a flight is delayed, overbooked, or canceled, people get angry. There's often an expectation that the airline is obligated to compensate them for their trouble.

Biography of English composer Dame Ethel Smith, known for operas The Wreckers and The Boatswain's Mate.

For those looking for out of the ordinary career advice, a new book by a professional career coach offers a few surprises.

Demand for nurses is high in the United States, and grants for nursing education can help defray costs. Knowing where to find money for nursing school lowers school debt.

Continuing education programs abound for adults who are lifelong learners or do not want to give up full time employment to continue their education.

Many jobs demand 24/7 of time and energy, even away from work. Taking an early retirement from the current job may offer the time needed to refocus on career aspirations.

UFC Fight Night 18 has an intriguing match-up between two evenly matched, up-and-coming 170 pound fighters.

Jan Sverák's film Vratné Lahve (Empties), starring Zdenek Sverák and Daniela Kolárová, is a haunting meditation on life, aging and marriage. 7/10.

Muscle Hill tied the Hambletonian world record speed mark and trashed the stakes record. Brian Sears won his first Hambo and first Oaks. Well Said faded in the Adios.

Neil Trifunovich, has worked in the film industry for over 30 years working with movie luminaries from director David Cronenberg to actor Jackie Chan.

Scientists are collecting data on the mesospheric phenomenon that is increasing in frequency and at lower latitudes.

On Sunday evening, January 7, 2007, former NASCAR Nextel Cup Series driver, and 2004 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series champion Bobby Hamilton passed away.

The Kansas City Royals have been perennial bottom feeders since Tony Pena led the 2003 squad to an 83-79 record, but right now the Royals are leading the division early.

Careers in the healthcare industry are in great demand due to the rapidly growing aging population. There is always a need for qualified medical professionals.

Being unemployed is not the end of your career. It's an opportunity to see what else is out there, and to upgrade or learn new skills to help your job search.

Van Wyck Brooks brought American literature to the notice of the world, thereby ensuring that writers such as Melville and Whitman were not forgotten. This is his story.

His dislike of starting gates seemed to give him the advantage in his match race with Seabiscuit, but War Admiral was beaten at the start. He later sired Busher.

The Boston Red Sox enter the 2008 season as the defending World Series champions. Can they repeat?

Brock Parker proved his first bracelet was no fluke as he won his second bracelet of the 2009 World Series of Poker in the $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em Six Handed event.

High expectations, surprising achievements, and baffling disappointments marked the return of baseball's top stars from the war.

Something's gotta give in April when Street Sense and Any Given Saturday duel again at Keeneland. Top rated Great Hunter will also be in the Derby prep Blue Grass.

This superior film does a nice job of recounting the rocky life story of a latter-day practitioner of what used to be called New Journalism.

Enthusiastic in his second career, John Macoun's extensive study of plant and animal life became the basis for today's Canadian Museum of Nature.

While some could have foreseen that the Red Sox would have the best record in the American League, nobody predicted the Milwaukee Brewers would lead the Senior Circuit.

Kasey Kahne's inconsistencies have kept him from being considered as an elite driver in NASCAR.