Tag Archives: Matures

Is nursing-home sex the last taboo?

July 17, 2012 – 4:40 pm

by Cree McCree WHAT’S HAPPENING Sexual desire doesn’t come to a screeching halt when people move into retirement homes, but expressing that desire is verboten at most facilities. That could change. A paper published in the Journal of Medical Ethics argues that sex is a basic human right which shouldn’t be denied to eldercare residents. […]

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Easy-riding trikes help older bikers hit the road

October 21, 2010 – 5:45 am

by Cree McCree WHAT’S HAPPENING Aging bikers don’t have to hang up their helmets when aches and pains make it tough to ride. Boomers and even Matures are taking to the streets on motorcycle trikes, which pack the power of a chopper with the comfort of a car (ABCNews.com 1.24.10). Trikes go easy on the […]

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More extended families are living under one roof

April 5, 2010 – 6:05 am

by Hans Eisenbeis WHAT’S HAPPENING With as much as 12 months’ worth of home inventory on the market, and empty apartments everywhere, one might ask where everyone went. The answer, in many cases, is “back home.” Analysts looking closely at Census Bureau information have learned that multigenerational living has increased dramatically since the beginning of […]

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PORTION PATROL

February 23, 2010 – 4:25 pm

by Lisa Pierce WHAT’S HAPPENING At a time when pennywise consumers have learned (reluctantly?) to stomach cutbacks in consumption, PepsiCo hopes to convince them to be pound smart. The global soda marketer is upsizing bottles of their low-sugar brands in the U.K. to “encourage” healthier drinking habits and help oversized Brits downsize their girth (FoodProductionDaily.com […]

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San Francisco to citizens: Recycle and compost or else

August 20, 2009 – 6:00 am

by Lisa Leonard WHAT’S HAPPENING In June 2009, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors approved a proposal for the most comprehensive mandatory recycling and composting law in the nation — part of the city’s effort to achieve zero waste by 2020 (SFGate.com 6.10.09). Beginning in fall 2009, every household and business must sort refuse into […]

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Payday loans: Even worse than critics say

August 7, 2009 – 6:00 am

by Hans Eisenbeis WHAT’S HAPPENING A new study by the Center for Responsible Lending finds that the payday loan industry is not nearly as good as advertised for unbanked and underbanked consumers (Consumerist.com 7.14.09). Payday loans are targeted at lower income consumers who have no other access to credit. They receive a loan in advance […]

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Competitive job seekers put on a fresh face

August 6, 2009 – 6:00 am

by Sarah Barker WHAT’S HAPPENING As the pressure to retain or land a new job increases, some job seekers are turning to a competitive-edge-in-a-needle, Botox (KGW.com 5.1.09). Advocates report that looking younger boosts both first impressions and personal confidence in job interviews. On June 5, Washington, DC-based aesthetics emporium Reveal offered a Botox Bailout — […]

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Pie power: Creating community through dessert

August 5, 2009 – 6:00 am

by Nina Elder WHAT’S HAPPENING Pie Lab — a pop-up dessert shop in Greensboro, Alabama — serves pie, with a little hope on the side. Hale County, where Greensboro is located, is one of the poorest counties in America and it still struggles with deep-seeded racial divides. The organizers of Pie Lab hope to create […]

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Reincarnated McMansion Project to upcycle a big abode into two eco-friendly digs

July 30, 2009 – 6:00 am

by Nissa Hanna WHAT’S HAPPENING A team of leading architects is asking Australian McMansion owners to enter the Reincarnated McMansion Project. The winner gets to have his obese abode dismantled … but in its place will stand two new eco-friendly accommodations. The project’s mission is to show Aussies an alternative to the existing unsustainable McMansion […]

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A “regular” cookbook for digestive troubles

July 24, 2009 – 6:00 am

by Tory Davis WHAT’S HAPPENING The Un-Constipated Gourmet: Secrets to a Moveable Feast — 125 Recipes for the Regularity Challenged cookbook by Danielle Svetcov promises to help consumers poo sans lectures on exercise, low-fat eating or odd food pairings involving Metamucil. Instead, the book offers gourmet recipes (the author boldly compares her tome to The […]

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Hard times at the Bunny Ranch

July 23, 2009 – 6:00 am

by Hans Eisenbeis WHAT’S HAPPENING While Americans are engaging in more hanky panky during the Great Recession, they seem to be doing it at home and on the cheap: The legal brothels of Nevada are suffering from the economic malaise (The Observer 6.28.09). According to the Nevada Brothel Owners’ Association, many of the state’s bordellos […]

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Gout makes an unwelcome comeback in overweight America

July 17, 2009 – 6:00 am

by Cree McCree WHAT’S HAPPENING Old-fashioned gout is back, and that’s not a good thing. Once the scourge of aristocrats bloated with fatty foods, the painful arthritis affliction is now stalking America’s overweight middle class. As many as six million Americans suffer from the disabling joint disease, which has doubled in incidence over the past […]

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Who walks away from an underwater mortgage?

July 16, 2009 – 6:00 am

by Hans Eisenbeis WHAT’S HAPPENING A June 2009 academic study from the University of Chicago looks very closely at the factors which influence some Americans with negative equity to walk away from their homes, even if they could afford to continue making mortgage payments. The mathematical tipping point: The researchers found that homeowners whose negative […]

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GS1 DataBars link shoppers to extra savings

July 10, 2009 – 6:00 am

by Nissa Hanna WHAT’S HAPPENING Watch out, single-line barcodes; GS1 DataBars will soon hit store shelves to help customers save money and prevent them from purchasing expired goods. The torqued DataBars pack extra info into two lines of barcodes, so stores can offer coupons with multiple product discounts. For example, one coupon could offer deals […]

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Smart billboards know the difference between boys and girls

July 9, 2009 – 6:00 am

by Paul Katz WHAT’S HAPPENING Smart billboards that can tell apart the men from the ladies are on the way. Singapore’s Agency for Science, Technology, and Research has developed facial recognition software that can separate the sexes and then program a digital board to display gender-specific ads (CNET.com 6.17.09). The software is in Beta but […]

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