| Vanessa Hudgens says her mum's her biggest inspiration Vanessa Hudgens has revealed that she is becoming more like her mother as she gets older because she always tries to have a positive attitude.
The 23-year-old actress said that her mom Gina is her... | |
| Australian footballer Mark Bosnich says no to India's Premier League Soccer Former Australian and Manchester United goalkeeper Mark Bosnich has no plans to come out of retirement and play for the money-spinning Premier League Soccer (PLS) in India.
He insists that he wants... |
| Reverse mortgage may be best option for elderly homeowner Dear Liz: My healthy and active 82-year-old mother is faced with having to sell her home this year because she's running out of money. She has lived a very minimal lifestyle for many years as... |
| Retirement savings plan: more transparency, more choice? Retirement savings plan - the 401(k) - would give clearer guidance on fees and offer retirees more options, according to new proposed rules. One proposal would allow part of a retirement savings plan... |
| A retirement home for Seattle fire engines THEN: Seattle's Fire Station No. 9 in Fremont replaced a volunteer force in 1901 with this stately box. Built on the west side of Linden Avenue North just south of North 39th Street, the... |
| Stage and screen star dies, aged 81 ACTOR Ben Gazzara, known for his brooding tough-guy presence in dozens of films, TV shows and stage productions, died of pancreatic cancer in a Manhattan hospital on Friday, his lawyer said... |
| Elderly woman robbed in daylight Source: ONE News An elderly woman was robbed and threatened with what's believed to be a gun, while walking home in Auckland's North Shore. The 77-year-old was walking along Beach Road... |
| Elderly woman shaken after gunpoint robbery in broad daylight An elderly woman is badly shaken after being robbed in broad daylight while walking in the Auckland suburb of Browns Bay. The 77-year-old victim was walking on the right hand side of Beach Road at... |
| UPDATE: Missing elderly Vancouver woman found Stuck in a parenting trap? Read Monday’s Vancouver Sun for advice from parenting expert Michele Kambolis. This week a mother is concerned about the impact of her 15-year-old’s inability... |
| STDs in baby boomers increasing U.S., Canadian and British baby boomers are not practicing safe sex and as a result are at risk for sexually transmitted diseases, researchers say. In an editorial in the Student British Medical... |
| Unilever boss defends scrapping of 'unjustified' final salary pension scheme The chief of the world's second-biggest consumer goods company has defended his position on scrapping the firm's final salary pension... |
| 19-year-old woman sexually assaulted in Abbotsford 2/4/2012 Abbotsford police are looking for suspects after a 19-year-old woman was sexually assaulted by two men driving a picktup truck. Police say the woman was walking downtown near Pauline... |
| 19-year-old woman hit by van in New Westminster 2/4/2012 New Westminster police say a 19-year-old woman is being treated in hospital for head injuries after being hit by a van last evening. The woman was in a marked crosswalk at Sixth Street... |
| 84-year-old woman assaulted in her Suitland home Police are searching for a suspect who attacked and robbed an 84-year-old woman inside her Suitland home. Prince George's County police say the attack happened Wednesday, but the woman... |
| Schools fear Quinn idea to shift pension costs Making local school districts pick up the employers' portion of teacher retirement benefits could save more than $1.3 billion a year for Illinois' beleaguered state treasury. It also could... |
| Catholic board will look at closer co-operation with city to support older communities EDMONTON -- The Catholic school board will look favourably on closer co-operation with the city to help support older neighbourhoods, says chairwoman Debbie Engel, reacting to a new report on... |
| Loan scheme to fix aged care funding A REVERSE mortgage scheme to protect seniors against a fire sale of the family home to pay for aged care is being considered by the... |
| Quinn looks to shift teacher pension funding to local school districts SPRINGFIELD, Ill. o Making local school districts pay the employers' portion of teacher retirement benefits could save more than $1.3 billion a year for Illinois' stressed state treasury.... |
| Fine Treatment Reveals Cause of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia and New... In order to improve the blood supply to an affected area in the prostate gland, the capillaries, i.e. small blood vessels, react by expanding spontaneously and thus turn into an additional tissue... |
| The Artist sparks Hollywood nostalgia boom for silent era The Artist, starring Jean Dujardin and Berenice Bejo, above, has been nominated for 10 Oscars. Photograph: Allstar/WARNER BROS/Sportsphoto... |
| Both sides file lawsuits in flap over city pension fund investments Five Chicago public pension funds have filed suit in Delaware to fire a controversial money management company created by a friend of President Barack Obama and a nephew of former Mayor Richard M.... |
| Anthony Hilton: There's a real headache in the true cost of paying for long-term care for elderly Andrew Dilnot, soon to be Warden of Nuffield College, Oxford, and one-time head of the Institute of Fiscal Studies, wrote a report last year on how society should handle the cost of the long-term... |
| Watchdog update: Chicago posts fire safety reports for older high-rises online In the aftermath of a fatal high-rise fire last month, Chicago city officials said Friday that fire safety reports for hundreds of older residential towers are now available online and will be... |
| State pension fund up 2% in '11 Last year's market volatility made for a small return for the state pension fund, which gained just over 2 percent in 2011.The fund clocked in at $71.8 billion at the end of December, State... |
| Pilot program helps DPS track seniors' college financial-aid forms Tracy Kiass assists her daughter Amira, not pictured, in filling out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid at a workshop Wednesday night at Denver's South High School. Amira would like to... |
| High school seniors smoke marijuana more than cigarettes, survey finds (AXcess News) - US teenagers are turning away from cigarettes and alcohol in favor of marijuana according to an annual study released Wednesday by the University of Michigan. The abuse of marijuana... |
| The Real Pension “Pay To Play” As we reported earlier this week, ';pay to play'; allegations leveled against S.C. Treasurer Curtis Loftis appear to be nothing more... |
| O'Leary to fight top-up of Aer Lingus pension fund Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary said his airline is initiating legal proceedings against its rival to prevent the injection of any fresh funds into a pension scheme deeply in deficit.In an open... |
| Military pensions may be cut A change in law that increased pension pay for top generals and admirals is being re-examined by U.S. lawmakers. The new pension rules were part of the 2007 Defense Authorization Act in an effort to... |
| Retirement a normal step for Hackney By Gregory Childressgchildress@heraldsun.com; 419-6645CHAPEL HILL - State Rep. Joe Hackney, D-Orange, dropped a bombshell Thursday when he announced that he would not seek re-election.And although... |
| Ben Gazzara dies aged 81 Ben Gazzara holds a lifetime achievement award at the San Sebastian film festival in 2005. Gazzara died on Friday 3 February of pancreatic cancer in New York City. Photograph: Pablo... |
| Millions face poor retirement 'unless annuity system reformed' Millions of workers who will be automatically enrolled into a government-sponsored pension scheme this year will be left with a "woeful" retirement income, unless there is urgent reform to... |
| State Lawmakers Get A Look At Brown’s Pension Reform Plan SACRAMENTO (CBS SF) – Gov. Jerry Brown has given state lawmakers his official proposal for pension reform. Depending on how things pan out in Sacramento – and beyond – the sweeping... |
| Dilemma for seniors in Florida primary PEMBROKE PINES, Florida (AFP) Florida's nearly four million retirees wield extraordinary voting power in the upcoming Republican presidential primary, but many face a dilemma with leading... |
| A Lonely Heart Can Make You Sick: Middle Aged Divorced Women Vulnerable to Contracting HIV -; Newly divorced middle aged women are more vulnerable to contract HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases, according to Christopher Coleman, PhD, MPH, RN, associate professor at the University... |
| Air Force aircraft retirement could affect Maxwell Cuts to the U.S. Department of Defense budget prompted an announcement from the U.S. Air Force that it would retire older aircraft - which could include seven of Maxwell Air Force Base's eight... |
| Two women ask to use bathroom, rob elderly man at knifepoint, Corpus Christi police say CORPUS CHRISTI -- Corpus Christi police are looking for two Hispanic women who asked to use the bathroom at a home Thursday night and then robbed the resident at knife point. Officers were called... |
