Believe it or not, being designated a muscle car isn’t an automatic entry into the “cool” club. Some tried, failed, and live on as inside jokes and quips. Today, we look through a handful of … Read more
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I am a photo fellow at the L.A. Times, and recently spent three days photographing for the Motel California project at the Skyview Los Alamos. What immediately struck me was how tucked away in the hills the motel was, even with its close proximity to the freeway.
While only two hours away from L.A., I felt like I was in a totally different place.I captured the iconic yellow “Motel” sign by the pool, the turquoise Moke shuttle, and lots of unique fixtures.
Having three days to photograph an assignment is rare in daily news, so I felt lucky to be able to
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Retirement isn’t what it used to be – and that’s a good thing.
The old model of leaving the workforce entirely at 65 and spending your days on the golf course is being replaced by something more flexible, more fulfilling, and more financially sustainable.
Today’s retirees are reimagining what this next chapter looks like, blending work and leisure in ways that fit their lifestyle, goals, and values.
This new approach is called a hybrid retirement, and it’s transforming how
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Healthy eating supports healthy aging: Canada’s Food Guide recommends daily intake of fruits and vegetables as a way to help prevent multiple chronic conditions that typically affect older adults.
We know that healthy eating is strongly influenced by our social connections and different settings. But aging often brings losses to different social connections that can put healthy eating at risk.
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What we know:Audrey Backeberg was last seen in Indianapolis, Indiana in July 1962.Backeberg, then 20, had hitchhiked with the family babysitter from her home in Reedsburg, Wisconsin to Madison, then took a bus to Indiana. Reedsburg is just southwest of Wisconsin Dells.
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A former wirehouse advisor has been accused of abusing his role as a fiduciary to further a sexual relationship with a client and compel her to recruit other clients on his behalf.A statement of claim filed Thursday in the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority’s dispute-resolution system accuses San Francisco–based advisor Sam Su of assault, sexual battery and sexual harassment during a long-running extramarital affair with a client.
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Imagine tiny robotic bees buzzing around fields of wildflowers, helping real bees carry out their crucial pollinating duties decades in the future.
It’s a vision that Harvard’s Microrobotics Laboratory has been working on for years. The barrier? Until recently, the only landing
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The Vatican announced on April 21 that Pope Francis died at the age of 88. He served in the position since being elected in 2013.
“Dearest brothers and sisters, with deep sorrow, I must announce the death of our Holy Father Francis,” His Eminence, Cardinal Farrell, shared in a statement. “At 7:35 this morning (local time), the Bishop of Rome, Francis, returned to the house of the Father. His entire life was dedicated to the service of the Lord and His Church.
He taught us to live the values of the Gospel with fidelity, courage and universal love, especially in favour of the poorest and most marginalised.”
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The sit-to-stand test takes just 30 seconds to complete, but its results can provide profound insights into your health.
Getting out of a chair may seem too trivial a task to pay much attention to, but your ability to do so actually reveals a great deal about your health. To assess this, doctors use the sit-to-stand test (STS), which measures how many times you can rise to a standing position from a seated position within 30 seconds.
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Every single person who is reading this has a birthday. Some celebrate the day while others avoid it at all costs, wanting to ignore the passing of time. I have at least a couple of friends who don’t just celebrate the day they were born, but the entire month.
A birthday feels special until you remember there are about 17.7 million people around the world who have the same birthday you do. That’s not to say it shouldn’t be
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Somewhere along the winding banks of the Yellowstone River, there’s a town where the mail still arrives by hand, the general store has been serving locals for more than a century, and the cabins carry the scent of freshly cut pine. It’s called Pray, Montana—and for the right buyer, it could all be yours.
This five-acre town, just 45 minutes from Yellowstone National Park, offers more than just property lines. Pray offers a functioning U.S. post office, giving it its own zip code and
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If you want to understand Kansas City, you better understand barbecue.
One Kansas City man has made educating the masses on the topic of KC’s gift to the culinary world his mission.
After six years of hard work, Jonathan Bender’s dream of opening the Museum of BBQ in Kansas City is coming to fruition. Bender’s passion project is set to open Saturday on the second floor of the Crown Center Shops.
The Museum of BBQ is located on the second floor of the Crown Center Shops. It will open to the public on Saturday, April 12.
“It’s been six years in the making, so the idea that the day is almost here, when we can welcome people in, is really joyous,” Bender said. The local author and foodie was excited to greet guests Wednesday during a soft opening for family and friends.
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At 101 years old, Dr. John Scharffenberg drives a red Toyota Prius and is a YouTube star, sharing healthy living tips he himself follows, like intermittent fasting and eating a plant-based diet.
The physician, who is an adjunct professor at Loma Linda University’s school of public health, travels the world to give lectures about living longer with simple lifestyle changes.
He was in Madagascar last summer,
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Gretchin Rubin, happiness researcher and bestselling author of “The Happiness Project” shares her favorite life tips that take little time, energy or money.
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Bill Van Sant has seen it many times among those he has helped with retirement planning. As a managing director at Girard, a Univest Wealth Division, Van Sant has worked with several retirees sitting on piles of cash in retirement but are scared to spend.
There’s the one client who continued to pour money into an old car even though he could afford a newer one that was more reliable. Or the multiple clients who planned to travel in retirement but kept putting it off out of fear they would outlive their savings only to suffer an illness or medical condition that prevented them from realizing their dream.
Even Van Sant’s own father keeps delaying the purchase of a newer boat that has a bathroom even though he has the resources to upgrade.
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