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Jul 2, 2018, 9:44 PM

July 5 will mark the three-year anniversary of the most horrific day in the lives of my wife and I, a day no parent should have to endure. Eventually, the ordeal had a happy ending, but it was touch...

Carol Silver Elliott

Jun 29, 2018, 6:41 AM

Achievement at Any Age

I never cease to be amazed by the elders with whom we work. I am amazed by their stories, by their wisdom, by their energy and by the way they face challenges, both physical and emotional. Of course, not...

Jun 28, 2018, 7:14 PM

Noise-Induced Hearing Loss – Fireworks

One of my annoyances is when I see how many people are losing their hearing due to prolonged exposure to loud noises. If you live in a large city, as I have, it's difficult to avoid all forms of...

Jun 25, 2018, 12:32 PM

Krauthammer's keen sense of limitation

Charles Krauthammer (YouTube screenshot)

If you never watched Fox News, you missed a national treasure

Jun 19, 2018, 5:52 PM

This month in history – June

Below please find a list of historically significant events that occurred during the month of June. June 3, 1937 - After abdicating the British throne, The Duke of Windsor, formerly known as King Edward VIII, married Wallis Simpson, an American...

Jun 17, 2018, 7:29 AM

Listen to Your Children

The title of this blog, is hopefully, an obvious rule to most parents. We expect children to listen to their parents. But, it's equally, perhaps more important that parents listen to what their children are saying. When I was in...

Jun 15, 2018, 11:41 PM

I'd like to introduce myself in my first blog on this site. You can read my bio to learn a bit about me, so I'll avoid repeating much of what's there. In the bio, I mentioned that I am a...

Carol Silver Elliott

Jun 14, 2018, 5:27 AM

Combating elder abuse

Friday June 15 is World Elder Abuse Awareness Day. It’s a day when we work to get the larger community to focus on issues of elder abuse, to be not just aware of the problem but also to be...

Jun 4, 2018, 10:19 AM

ReSymmertry & WeWork: Revolutionizing the Lives of Wheelchair Users

Robots will play a prominent role in our future. As head of ReSymmetry, which has developed a robotic wheelchair that is designed to provide the feeling and freedom of movement to the wheelchair-bound, I have seen first-hand how robotics...

May 31, 2018, 8:04 PM

Israel at 70: More than a Start-Up Nation

Given all we have achieved in 70 years, from water technologies to cybersecurity, from academic research to medical breakthroughs, from agriculture to clean energy — I’m proud how Israel continues to inspire the world for a more diverse society,...

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