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"Study Of 8,000 Older People"

By Rob Winters - Published on Thursday, 12 May 2011 04:47

"The first results from The Irish Longitudinal Study on Aging (TILDA), a national study of 8,000 older people aged 50 and over, were launched May 9th by the Minister for Health and Children, Dr James Reilly.

TILDA is the most comprehensive study ever conducted on aging in Ireland. Between 2009- 2011, over 8,000 people aged 50 and over were randomly selected across the country and interviewed about many aspects of their lives including issues such as health, financial circumstances and quality of life."

Read more: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/225047.php

"I'm dead, and this is my last post..."

By Rob Winters - Published on Wednesday, 11 May 2011 09:30

"A B.C. blogger died on May 3, but not before leaving a final message to his family, friends and readers.

 Derek K. Miller lost his battle with cancer in Burnaby, B.C. at 41. His final request to his family and friends was for them to publish this blog post - 'The Last Post' - and allow him to be the one to notify his readers of his passing. Miller wrote:

"Here it is. I'm dead, and this is my last post to my blog. In advance, I asked that once my body finally shut down from the punishments of my cancer, then my family and friends publish this prepared message I wrote—the first part of the process of turning this from an active website to an archive."

Read more: http://ca.news.yahoo.com/blogs/dailybrew/final-blog-post-b-c-writer-died-cancer-204905300.html

"Canada, through the looking glass"

By Rob Winters - Published on Wednesday, 11 May 2011 08:18


"We're through the looking glass now, people," says Kevin Costner in JFK, Oliver Stone's conspiracy film. It was his way of saying that he was entering uncharted waters, another world.

Our cold, grey kingdom isn't Fantasyland, though politically speaking, Canada looks that way today. On May 2, Canadians threw up the cards in resignation, frustration and expectation. Who knows where they'll land?

In Quebec, Vivian Barbot, the vice-president of the Bloc Québécois, contemplated life among the ruins. She observed that "this complete turnaround in public opinion without any dialogue is surprising and it's something out of science fiction."

Science fiction. After all, it isn't as if Quebecers thought much about the people or the policies of the New Democratic Party, which explains why half the members of the McGill University NDP Club are heading to Parliament."

Read more: http://www.ottawacitizen.com/news/decision-canada/Canada+through+looking+glass/4763313/story.html#ixzz1M38KOmJA

"Ads Convince Consumers Of Nonexistent Experiences"

By Rob Winters - Published on Tuesday, 10 May 2011 19:48

"One way advertisers convince us to buy something is to remind us that we’ve enjoyed their product before. Unfortunately, we can have fond memories of a product that we’ve never even had. Or that doesn’t even exist.

A hundred volunteers looked at print ads for Orville Redenbacher's "Gourmet Fresh" popcorn—a variety that researchers made up. Some subjects saw an ad with a vivid description of the brand's “big white fluffy kernels." Others saw a less evocative ad.

A week later, subjects who saw the vivid ad were twice as likely to believe they'd tried this fictional product as were subjects who saw the plain ad."

Read more: http://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode.cfm?id=ads-convince-consumers-of-nonexiste-11-05-10

"Air Canada denies seat to N.S. man with nut allergy"

By Rob Winters - Published on Tuesday, 10 May 2011 19:43

"A Nova Scotia woman wants an explanation and a refund from Air Canada, after her son was denied a seat on a plane leaving Halifax last weekend because he's allergic to peanuts.

Matthew Burns, 19, of Louisdale, Cape Breton, who has a severe peanut allergy, was headed to Fiji for a two-week stint of volunteering. April Burns said her son is no stranger to travelling and has never been refused by an airline before."

Read more: http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/05/10/ns-peanut-allergy-air-canada.html?ref=rss&utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

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