What Boomers Want: Insights into Cinema Experience Preferences and Behaviors

Thats just some of the telling information garnered from anAARP Movies for Grownupssurvey about movie-going habits of Americans. Among younger (ages 54-62) Boomers, 29% attend the movies at least once a month. What draws Boomers to the theater? About one-third said they go just for something to do. Notably, the story concerning modern theater amenities is one of appeal and awareness. The experience Saturday is the most popular day that Americans hit the theaters....

April 20, 2018 · 2 min · 220 words · Alan Lopez

Por qué necesitas un testamento

Todo el mundo necesita untestamento? La respuesta concreta es si. Eso es cierto incluso para las personas que piensan que no tienen un centavo para dejarle a nadie. Quien recibe el dinero? Es cierto, eso no es muy realista. Membresia de AARP: $15 por tu primer ano cuando te inscribes en la renovacion automatica. Para empezar, casi siempre aparece un activo financiero inesperado. Los ejemplos pueden ser un deposito de alquiler devuelto o un reembolso medico....

April 17, 2018 · 2 min · 244 words · Randy Peck

La olla de cocina que todos quieren tener

Haganse a un lado, ollas de coccion lenta y a presion. La olla “multipot” ha combinado sus mejores caracteristicas en una herramienta de cocina integral programable. Ademas, ciertos modelos de Instant Pot han sido retirados del mercado por sobrecalentarse).

April 16, 2018 · 1 min · 39 words · Veronica Gilbert

¿Recuerdas los aparatos de cocina que debías tener?

Hay varios fabricantes de estas ollas todo en uno, incluida la marca popular Instant Pot. Pero recordamos los tiempos en que los aparatos de cocina hacian una cosa (y solo una). Si tan solo este proceso no le aumentara tiempo a la coccion cuando uno quierepizzaal instante. Eso y lo engorroso que es limpiarla la relegaron a un articulo novedoso para usar de vez en cuando. Ponlo a la temperatura que no es o dejalo por mucho tiempo y obtendras un desastre pegajoso y quemado....

April 16, 2018 · 1 min · 178 words · Jason Kirby

Taking It to the Next Level: Using Innovative Strategies to Expand Options for Self-Direction

Just over 1 million people were enrolled in Medicaid-funded and Veteran-Directed Home- and Community-Based Services self-directed programs in 2016. Evidence shows that self-direction is an effective way to provide long-term services and supports (LTSS). This paper is the fourth in a series of innovative and promising practices reports.

April 12, 2018 · 1 min · 48 words · Rebecca Harvey

2018 AARP Survey: Experience and Knowledge of Medicare Card Scams

Key findings include the following: This survey was conducted between March 12 and March 19, 2018. A total of 800 telephone interviews (560 via landline telephones and 240 via cell phone) were completed. Survey length averaged 10 minutes. For more information contact Jennifer Sauer atJSauer@aarp.org. Many are unaware of the PACT Act benefit.

April 10, 2018 · 1 min · 53 words · Carolyn Skinner

Alex Goldman's Call Center Scam

I like to think is that we need to have the computer so we canrectify this kind of issues. Is that possible we can enter the computer,yo? [00:00:16] Yeah, I’mstanding right in front, I’m sitting right in front of it. Just to be clear,you guys are from Apple. [00:00:21] Yes, sir,I’m a certified technician to support Apple, that’s right. What would it be like to meetthem in person? What would you say?...

April 6, 2018 · 7 min · 1308 words · Miss Erica Hernandez

Martha’s Jury Duty Scam

so you can avoid being arrestedj, she needs to send $1,000 to the courthouse immediately. The Takeaway Caller ID can be manipulated. [00:00:04] After I did that, then I hung up, then I realized what had happened. I started playing it back inmy head. I said, no, this doesn’t make any sense. [00:00:11] HOST: Most of us know that jury duty is just a fact of life. If this makes you suspicious, you are right to be....

April 6, 2018 · 6 min · 1275 words · Casey Holloway

The Grandparent Scam

Todaythere are millions of scams and millions of us are falling for them. We’ll pull back the curtain on how scammers operate and how you canprotect yourself. [00:00:24] This call center scam works. These people have figured out away to make a lot of money off of this. [00:00:31] I don’t think anyone realized to the degree that he wasliving a double life. I never had a clue he was living a double life....

April 6, 2018 · 8 min · 1513 words · Paula Bennett

Scam Artists Will Say Anything

Be prepared to be offended. Take the handcuffs off me, Jim. Let me go to work for you. Financial investment pitch “We have a coin that was minted in 1860. Its a $2.50 gold piece. This coin is currently tradingat $3,135. Oil-and-gas investment pitchListen, why dont you pick up the phone. I know you are there. Pick up the phone and stop playing games. Want me to come over there and set your home on fire?...

April 2, 2018 · 2 min · 399 words · Cynthia Flores

Tracy Morgan Is Back

Brain reboot My comedy got sharper after the accident. I see more clearly now. I see the jokes, and I see the wisdom. Comedy is tragedy turned inside out like a sock. Same thing that makes you laugh makes you cry. It all depends on how you look at it. A higher power Recovery is an inspiration. I thought God got me here to spread comedy. Naw, it was really to spread love....

April 2, 2018 · 2 min · 359 words · Travis Lee

Private Galen Grethen

Every day we would go out on patrol or on a mission. We were lost one time and had no cigarettes, food or water for about three days. Id dream I was back in Phoenix enjoying a summer night, then wake up in that hellhole. When they finally found us, they dropped some water and food. Those cans of lima beans that we hated, they tasted so good! And every day we knew we may get killed today; we may get killed tomorrow....

March 30, 2018 · 2 min · 351 words · Monica Rogers

Sergeants Tommy Field and Bill Cleveland

Bill and Tommy were the crew chiefs aboard, the door gunners. Mike joined me and orbited for just a few minutes before he was hit, too. He and Ray Frank, the copilot, maintained control and tried to make it back to the airfield. They got about a mile away when the tail rotor came apart and they crashed. The first convoys that attempted to reach them came under heavy fire and turned back....

March 30, 2018 · 1 min · 208 words · Larry Jones