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Study: Diuretics a Net Plus for Elderly
(AP)

Study: Diuretics a Net Plus for Elderly
(AP) 01/03/2005 07:55 PM
AP - Diuretics, pills used by millions of elderly people to lower high blood pressure, clearly reduce the long-term risk of death from heart attacks and strokes, according to a study that could ease fears that the medication's risks outweigh its benefits.

Elderly urged to catch net bug

Elderly urged to catch net bug 05/21/2004 03:45 AM
Events are taking place across the UK to encourage the over fifties to go online.

Pearl, a Robot for the Elderly

Pearl, a Robot for the Elderly 04/10/2004 07:17 PM

Robots seen as companions for elderly

Robots seen as companions for elderly 04/11/2004 01:09 PM

Google Accused of Elderly Discrimination

Google Accused of Elderly Discrimination 07/23/2004 05:57 PM
Forbes Jul 23 2004 10:44PM GMT

Elderly Fla. Man Robbed Bank to Pay
Bills (AP)

Elderly Fla. Man Robbed Bank to Pay
Bills (AP) 02/11/2004 07:28 AM
AP - An elderly man told police he robbed a bank to pay his wife's medical bills.

Elderly couple die in house fire

Elderly couple die in house fire 05/30/2004 11:52 AM
The Shetland community of Yell is in mourning after two elderly people are killed in a house fire.

Elderly couple injured in robbery

Elderly couple injured in robbery 09/11/2004 03:44 AM
A couple in their 80s are assaulted by a man during an armed robbery at their north Belfast home.

Tech firms want to help elderly and cash
in

Tech firms want to help elderly and cash
in 02/11/2004 06:13 AM
USA Today Feb 11 2004 10:02AM GMT

Elderly Wis. Man Accused of Roller Rage
(AP)

Elderly Wis. Man Accused of Roller Rage
(AP) 12/24/2004 01:13 PM
AP - A 77-year-old man is accused of running a group of roller skiers off a rural road. Eugene A. Hruby told a detective he was tired of seeing roller skiers on the road, according to a criminal complaint filed Wednesday.

Elderly sisters' burglary shock

Elderly sisters' burglary shock 04/10/2004 01:55 PM
Two elderly sisters are treated for shock after being confronted by burglars at their home in County Down.

Elderly Man Gets 12 Years for Bank
Robbery

Elderly Man Gets 12 Years for Bank
Robbery 01/24/2004 01:14 AM
Reuters via Wired News Jan 24 2004 5:37AM GMT

Elderly Man Gets 12 Years for Bank
Robbery (AP)

Elderly Man Gets 12 Years for Bank
Robbery (AP) 01/24/2004 12:10 AM
AP - A 92-year-old man who pleaded guilty to robbing a bank was sentenced Friday to 12 1/2 years in prison.

Google Accused of Discriminating Against
the Elderly

Google Accused of Discriminating Against
the Elderly 07/24/2004 04:13 PM
Red Nova Jul 24 2004 7:41PM GMT

'Half a million' elderly abused

'Half a million' elderly abused 04/19/2004 07:08 PM
Up to half a million elderly people may be being abused, a House of Commons report says.

Groups Try to Aid Elderly Charley
Victims (AP)

Groups Try to Aid Elderly Charley
Victims (AP) 08/18/2004 08:25 PM
AP - The devastation brought on by Hurricane Charley has been especially painful for an elderly population that is among the largest in the nation.

Elderly patient scheme a success

Elderly patient scheme a success 05/02/2004 06:16 PM
The NHS has teamed up with an American company to try to cut elderly admissions to hospital.

Buggy Racing for the Elderly (Reuters)

Buggy Racing for the Elderly (Reuters) 07/28/2004 08:04 AM
Reuters - A team led by an 82-year-old pensioner won the first Dutch championship for battery-powered electric scooter racing.

Pacemakers + Electricity == Elderly
Bloopers

Pacemakers + Electricity == Elderly
Bloopers 04/20/2004 11:13 AM
The Times has a short ditty warning of the dangers of modern electronics and pacemakers, ending up with an unintentional 'chuckle at the unfortunate elderly' piece, including the story of a man whose use of an 'alternative medicine' device called the Zapper (dude!) would stop his pacemaker until he fainted...

Defending The Skies Against Congress And
The Elderly

Defending The Skies Against Congress And
The Elderly 08/22/2004 07:22 PM

Intel finds RFID use for elderly

Intel finds RFID use for elderly 05/05/2004 06:45 AM
SiliconValley.com May 5 2004 11:00AM GMT

Making computers more elderly friendly

Making computers more elderly friendly 05/15/2004 02:45 AM
IHT May 15 2004 6:42AM GMT

Google Accused of Elderly Discrimination
(AP)

Google Accused of Elderly Discrimination
(AP) 07/23/2004 08:09 PM
AP - Online search engine leader Google Inc. casts itself as an enlightened employer that pampers its employees with free meals to supplement plentiful helpings of stock options that could soon be worth millions of dollars.

US Senate kills move to attach energy
bill to Internet tax bill

US Senate kills move to attach energy
bill to Internet tax bill 04/29/2004 02:46 PM
Platts Apr 29 2004 6:07PM GMT

Bush Appeals to Military and Elderly in
Florida

Bush Appeals to Military and Elderly in
Florida 08/10/2004 06:02 PM
President Bush campaigned today in the Florida Panhandle, where he appealed to the region's many military people and the state's older residents.

Smart Home Of The Future Designed For
Elderly

Smart Home Of The Future Designed For
Elderly 05/19/2004 04:23 AM
The BBC has an article about yet another "smart home of the future" with the focus here being on building technology to help care for the elderly. Some of it seems pretty cool (whether for the elderly or not), but much of it seems to be based on the idea that the elderly people using the smart home of the future will have little to no computer experience. While that may be true for some older users today, you have to wonder how long that will be true. Especially in developed countries (where these things are more likely), more and more people joining the ranks of the elderly will have some basic computing experience.

Respect Sick and Elderly, Pope Says in
Lourdes

Respect Sick and Elderly, Pope Says in
Lourdes 08/14/2004 06:43 PM
Reuters via Wired News Aug 14 2004 10:38PM GMT

Fla. Family Settles Elderly Neglect Case

Fla. Family Settles Elderly Neglect Case 12/24/2003 07:40 AM
Reuters via Wired News Dec 24 2003 6:35AM ET

MySQL Kicks Puppies And Steals From The
Elderly

MySQL Kicks Puppies And Steals From The
Elderly 09/06/2004 04:37 PM

Chu Yeow rounds up a couple of sites that have a bone to pick with MySQL. They outline a couple of them that I didn't know about that sound like real scalability problems, like:

• Making changes to a table definition causes a temporary copy of the table to be created. If you have a very large table, that could be a problem.
• Hanging up on a long running query doesn't stop it. If one of your queries goes broken arrow, you have to use mysqladmin to shut it down.

Chu has this to say:

I work extensively with MySQL and there are times when I wish for stuff like referential integrity (available with InnoDB tables, but most hosts don?t provide it) so I don?t have to code constraint checks in the application. [...] And after reading [these MySQL gotchas], I?ll never trust what MySQL does to my data again (silently change my data would you, mysqld?

This is definitely stuff that you need to keep in mind when you're writing apps that use MySQL. While it's not always feasible, it's always smart to code your apps to be able to use multiple storage mechanisms. I don't completely follow with Chu's take, though, that MySQL can't be trusted. You just have to know what it is you're dealing with when you start using it. Some of the MySQL folks will tell you that MySQL is great for everything. Nothing is great for everything.

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Gambling Linked to Good Health in
Elderly (AP)

Gambling Linked to Good Health in
Elderly (AP) 09/14/2004 05:06 PM
AP - According to a surprising Yale University study, older recreational gamblers seem to be healthier than non-gamblers.

Elderly Mexicans to Assist Smog Study

Elderly Mexicans to Assist Smog Study 07/14/2004 01:19 AM
Abcnews.go.com - Tue Jul 13, 08:23 pm GMT

Rat Population Dilemma for Elderly, City
(Reuters)

Rat Population Dilemma for Elderly, City
(Reuters) 07/01/2004 10:31 AM
Reuters - The number of rats in Tokyo is surging, but it's their choice of abode that is most worrying to city officials: the long-tailed rodents appear to prefer homes occupied by the elderly.

Elderly Pa. Woman May Face Murder Charge
(AP)

Elderly Pa. Woman May Face Murder Charge
(AP) 03/24/2005 07:51 PM
AP - Prosecutors are considering whether to make Kathy MacClellan one of the oldest U.S. defendants in modern times to stand trial on a capital murder charge.

Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council
funds web for elderly

Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council
funds web for elderly 05/18/2004 08:54 AM
PublicTechnology.net May 18 2004 1:27PM GMT

Brando Ends Film Career As Elderly Woman
(AP)

Brando Ends Film Career As Elderly Woman
(AP) 07/14/2004 05:26 PM
AP - Marlon Brando started his screen career as a muscular leading man, and ended it as ... an elderly woman. The actor's last role was a voice performance for the animated comedy "Big Bug Man," about a candy factory worker (Brendan Fraser) who gets superpowers after insects bite him. The film is set for release in 2006.

Dutch launch buggy racing for the
elderly (Reuters)

Dutch launch buggy racing for the
elderly (Reuters) 07/27/2004 05:58 PM
Reuters - A team led by an 82-year-old pensioner has won the first Dutch championship for battery-powered electric scooter racing.

For Elderly, Independent Living Can
Carry a Threat of Eviction

For Elderly, Independent Living Can
Carry a Threat of Eviction 02/14/2004 04:07 PM
Some apartment dwellers are facing eviction by landlords and co-op boards concerned about liability if a resident is hurt or harms the neighbors.

Elderly couple leads police on merry
hunt (Reuters)

Elderly couple leads police on merry
hunt (Reuters) 06/05/2005 11:46 PM
Reuters - An elderly Australian couple evaded police on a 1,400 mile journey by car and bus after setting off in protest when the wife was denied an extension of her driving license because of old age.

Japanese firm sets up high-tech home for
the elderly

Japanese firm sets up high-tech home for
the elderly 05/31/2004 11:28 PM
Channel NewsAsia Jun 1 2004 2:58AM GMT
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