"Japan is clearly participating in the global rebound, and its Asian neighbours in particular are lendingahelpinghand, " said Adrian Foster at Rabobank.
Both the state and federal government are lendingahelpinghand in the recovery of Newtown and surrounding communities affected by the violence at Sandy Hook.
At each stage the individual has the option of stepping off the conveyor, but cannot be expected to do so unless society finds a way of providing exit points and lendingahelpinghand.
The reasons older adults may have for volunteering may be different than those of boomers, but studies show they re no less involved in lendingahelpinghand: The volunteer rate for Americans ages 65 years and older jumped 64% between 1974 and 2005.