A nearly 90-year-old building on prime Atlanta real estate is poised to be brought back to life. Newer Atlantans will recognize the property as being home to downtown’s Hooters, sitting across from the Hard Rock Cafe and Westin Peachtree Plaza Hotel at the intersection of Peachtree Street and Andrew Young ... Read More »
If it is common place for you to fall asleep while watching TV, or to groan while bending to pick up a magazine from the floor or forgetting people’s names quite often, then these are tell tale signs that you’re getting old. According to a research, choosing comfort over style ... Read More »
If you wish to remain attentive and focused in your old age, regular meditation is the key, according to a study. The research evaluates the benefits that people gained after three months of full-time meditation training and whether these benefits are maintained seven years later. Lead author Anthony Zanesco, now ... Read More »
Older persons who have acquired positive beliefs about old age from their surrounding culture are less likely to develop dementia, a study has found. The research, published in the journal PLOS ONE, examined whether culture-based age beliefs influence the risk of developing dementia among older people, including those who carry ... Read More »
The financial services giant is selling its single strategy asset management business for around £600m Old Mutual is to sell its single strategy asset management business to private equity firm TA Associates and the unit’s management team, which includes star fund manager Richard Buxton, for an expected £600m. The FTSE 100 finance ... Read More »
This time, let the popular adage read, ‘new idea in an old bottle’. For, the unused bottles you might have wanted to throw away can actually be used to enhance the green quotient in your home. Simply place a plant or long-stemmed flowers in a bright coloured bottle on your ... Read More »
The cinema was a 20th century phenomenon, the place where millions flocked to laugh, weep and tremble – but now it’s back. Long before TV, local movie houses brought entertainment that ordinary people could afford to every high street. They also offered newreel reports of wars, disasters and celebrities. And ... Read More »
Older people should consider working until their 70s for the good of their health, the chief medical officer will pronounce today in new advice to today’s baby boomers. Prof Dame Sally Davies will tell those aged 50 to 70 that they are better off staying in work, or else taking up ... Read More »
Hundreds of tonnes of gold could be recovered from old electronic devices such as smartphones, TV sets and computers each year, thanks to a simple chemical method developed by researchers. Current methods for extracting gold from old gadgets are inefficient and can be hazardous to health, as they often use ... Read More »
IAN Lundy and Miranda Hunt’s historic home is the type of property that feels harmonious in every possible way. There is a harmony between the rustic original 1800s farmhouse and the sleek new addition at the home’s rear as well as a special kind of harmony that comes from the ... Read More »
This renovation project of an old farmhouse is entrusted to the renowned JUMA architects and sits on the well-balanced edge of modern luxury and old-time romantic classic. The combination and balance between old and new is cleverly underlined and visible. Starts from the facade with its classic brown brick construct and ... Read More »
It wasn’t quite Wembley Arena and his guitar was off at times, but Raghav Prabhu finally lived his dream before an appreciative audience of 50-odd neighbours at their senior housing campus last month. Now he’s thinking of starting a band. Growing up in the 1960s, Prabhu, a Beatles fan, deepfroze ... Read More »
