Nearly 9 million Americans 50 and older face the risk of hunger according to new research commissioned by AARP Foundation. The report, “Food Insecurity Among Older Adults,” found more than nine percent of older Americans were at risk of hunger in 2009—a 79 percent increase since 2001. The research, produced by James P. Ziliak of [...]
Katy Perry and Adele each took home three VMA Moonmen and Lady Gaga two. Katy Perry won the biggest prize of the night, “Video of the Year,” with her pop anthem, “Fireworks,” as well as honors for “Best Collaboration” and “Best Special Effects” for “E.T.” featuring Kanye West. Adding to her reign atop the album [...]
More than 27,000 people spent Saturday night in shelters opened or supported by the American Red Cross as Hurricane Irene moved up the East Coast. The storm is shaping up to become a large flood relief operation and thousands of people across multiple states have already turned to the Red Cross for help. “Our main [...]
The 2011 MTV Video Music Awards will be LIVE Sunday night at Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles. See below the full list of MTV Video Music Awards 2011 Nominee List: Video of the Year Adele — “Rolling in the Deep” Beastie Boys — “Make Some Noise” Bruno Mars — “Grenade” Katy Perry — “Firework” Tyler, [...]
As the 10th anniversary of the attacks on the World Trade Center looms, a noted New York psychologist who provided psychological first aide after 9/11, warns about “anniversary reactions” spelling trouble for couples and children. “Symptoms like anxieties, fears and depression, and problems in relationships and work, are triggered on the date of a past [...]
Many Patients Say Treatments Can Be Worse Than the Disease In an extensive article reviewing the most popular prostate cancer treatments available to men today, South Florida urologist Dr. Bert Vorstman takes a critical view on manufacturers, hospital systems and some colleagues who minimize the after effects of radical surgeries while continuing to endorse the [...]
SteelSeries introduced the most customizable mouse to ever hit the competitive gaming industry – the SteelSeries Sensei. Its 32 bit ARM processor allows for the advanced SteelSeries ExactTech calculations to be done directly on the mouse and allows for easy configurations via its LCD screen. Perfected with the world’s most successful, professional gaming teams, the [...]
According to a study of consumer sentiment toward online shopping and security released by McAfee, and conducted by Harris Interactive, only about a third of online consumers believe that most websites are safe for shopping, an 11 percent decrease since McAfee conducted the survey in 2009. The majority of online consumers, 84 percent, continue to [...]
The Infiniti JX Concept, a preview of an innovative new 7-passenger/3-row luxury crossover that joins the Infiniti lineup in spring 2012, made its world debut last evening at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. The JX Concept was unveiled by Senior Vice President and Chief Creative Officer Shiro Nakamura prior to its display throughout the weekend’s [...]
IBM researchers unveiled a new generation of experimental computer chips designed to emulate the brain’s abilities for perception, action and cognition. The technology could yield many orders of magnitude less power consumption and space than used in today’s computers. In a sharp departure from traditional concepts in designing and building computers, IBM’s first neurosynaptic computing [...]