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Health and Fitness

The impact of hearing loss on life

By Gora Ganguli CEO, VitaSound Audio Inc. Hearing loss is an ever-growing problem that robs people of their quality of life. Because it takes away the capacity to communicate and reduces social interaction between people, studies have shown that untreated loss leads to increasing isolation, depression, and even dementia. Always thought of as an “elderly […]

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Books

Boomers: how bright is your future?

Millions of Baby Boomers face daunting career challenges, from multiple downsizings to the recession, and are fearful about the future. In “How Bright Is My Future?,” career consultant Jean Shaffer provides an assessment to help people take a realistic and proactive look at how they are managing the next chapters of their careers. The author […]

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‘Feed Your Mind’ set for Seattle stage

Seattle, WA—Mirror Stage’s popular Feed Your Mind staged reading series returns this fall with the incendiary RACE by David Mamet, presented in collaboration with Swimming Ophelia Ensemble and Pacific Science Center at the Ethnic Cultural Theatre Sept. 28-29. The Swimming Ophelia Ensemble partnership enables Mirror Stage to continue deepening its relationship with the University of […]

Health and Fitness Northwest Lifestyles

How to prevent diabetes

Current statistics on diabetes are very problematic as they continue to spiral out of control. As many as 5,225 new cases of diabetes are diagnosed each day according to the American Diabetes Association. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that as many as 79 million adults in the United States are pre-diabetic, […]

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My Lost Cuba

So often, we take where we live – where we come from – for granted. Our lives feel comfortable and secure, and for most, the idea of having to leave our home, all of our belongings, and everything we have worked so hard for is inconceivable; but many have been forced to do it before. […]

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Mt Tabor Park celebrates 10,000th visitor

(Portland, OR) –Portland Parks & Recreation (PP&R) and Friends of Mt. Tabor Park (FMTP) celebrated the 10,000th guest at the volunteer-staffed visitor center at PP&R’s Mt. Tabor Park in August. The Mt. Tabor Visitor Center, conceived and operated by Friends of Mt. Tabor Park (FMTP) has now been open most weekends and selected weekdays for […]

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Great Clips

www.greatclips.com 1403 Broadway, Seattle 5401 25th Ave, Seattle, 21 W Mercer St, Seattle (206)328-4789 (206)525-0725 (206)216-1956 Seniors (65+) Men & Women $12 seven days a week.  

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Washington

Washington wine industry faces threat

“It’s the single highest threat to sustainable wine grape production facing our industry,” says Todd Newhouse, owner of Upland Vineyards near Outlook, and one of the oldest vineyards in Washington. The threat Newhouse refers to is the lack of available clean plants for vineyard plantings. Viruses can reduce the life of a vineyard investment by […]