Baby boomers, the generation born between 1946 and 1964, started reaching the conventional retirement age, 65, last year.

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If you're among the 60% of adults not already saving for a comfortable old age, conventional wisdom holds that you should halve your age to get the percentage of your salary to be set aside.

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Among this crowd, ABC Family had always struck me as a conventional teen-age girl, all white teeth and scrunchies.

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Others had non-conventional educations and displayed their unusual talents from an early age.

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Along with the conventional statistical comparisons and projections, a plethora of new-age calculations developed by sabermetricians will be used to ardently support positions presented by both parties during the negotiations.

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Yet in an age of instant communication, Britain remains faithful to a more conventional and leisurely mode of contact: the postcard.

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Conventional wisdom holds that the pounding from years of running leads to excessive wear and tear on the body as we age, resulting in joint injuries, knee replacements or arthritis.

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