Boomers flock to central city loft living

alexmichaelis-timboyd DALLAS: When Alex Michaelis and Tim Boyd, the design duo behind Michaelis Boyd, installed a wind turbine on David Cameron’s roof in 2006, they captured a mid-noughties zeitgeist for modern middle-class living.

But it wasn’t their £600,000 eco makeover of the Cameron family’s North Kensington Read More »

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Age care compounds becoming soft crime targets

crime BOSTON: Retirement communities and skilled nursing homes imply a level of elevated safety in their commercial pitch to prospective customers.

But evidence is mounting that age-apartheid compounds are increasingly becoming soft crime targets and the care sector is trashing its reputation by doing nothing to effectively Read More »

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Nearly one in four deaths ‘avoidable’

report - mag PHILADELPHIA: Almost a quarter of all deaths in England and Wales are potentially avoidable, 2014 figures released by the Office for National Statistics suggest.

The report shows that out of some 116,000 avoidable deaths in total, more than a third were caused by tumours.

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Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

trophy NEW YORK: The three hundred and ninety-ninth entry for the seniors housing Global Awards 2016 has been received.

A $1.5 million 2.2ha lagoon will form the centrepiece of a new $200 million multigenerational residential development at Caravonica.

The Botanica project of Crystal Lagoons Oceania will feature Read More »

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