Age care compounds becoming soft crime targets

crimeHOUSTON: 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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How you and your dog can contribute to cognitive science

dog-03MIAMI: A new study shows that ordinary dog owners can conduct experiments in canine cognition. Dog owners successfully replicated studies conducted by trained scientists, and the results match.

Researchers engaged over 500 dog owners and their dogs online, via Dognition, a private startup designed to Read More »

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Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

trophy1NEW YORK: The eight hundred and twentieth entry for the seniors housing Global Awards for 2015 has been received.

Boomers are driving significant housing changes. The next 9 Global Award segments highlight the most outstanding individual housing designs in 2015.

The ninth is the Casa Malaparte Read More »

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Trend for neighbours to take on management of park space

grassSAN FRANCISCO: As authorities pull back from the costs and responsibilities of managing community parkland, increasingly adjacent neighbours are taking on both tasks.

But in a first step, a community is initiating its own park.

Plans for the new park are available for public consultation and Read More »

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