Category Archives: senior lifestyle

Hazel Tov 

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Our baby is being born tonight. Eliot bought me flowers and poured himself a drink. We are so proud of the entire Hazel team. We will see you Monday in Chicago. Hazel Tov !!!!!!

 

Ron Abel and Chuck Steffan, the creators

  
 
‘Hazel,’ a musical made for a maid, hopes to sweep families off their feet – Chicago Tribune Click here for story.
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Zaha Hadid

Photo by Eliot Hess

Miami mourns the loss of Zaha Hadid, one of the most brilliant architects in the world. Eliot took this photo as the sun set tonight near her latest Miami project, 1000 Museum. Click here for Miami Herald story.

Steve Jobs School

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Maurice with Mari and Daphne when she was a few months old. The others are Maurice’s adult children. 

My long-time friend, Maurice de Hond, born and raised in Amsterdam, Holland, has started a completely new type of school, called The Steve Jobs School. I wrote about this before in DigiDame, but I am updating it because Maurice has made great progress. I just received an email from Maurice which explains more.  He knows I am sharing it with you. 

Side note: (The Steve Jobs School uses the iPad to allow children to create their own curriculum with the help of parents and teachers. Young students learn vital social skills by working with other children on projects and by presenting  informative facts to the group).

Dear Lois, 

As you know, I started a completely new school model in 2013-2014. As a tribute to Steve Jobs, we named the school after him.

You can learn more about it on our website,  www.stevejobsschool.world.

(You will also find several of my speeches about this topic).
I started the school for my daughter Daphne, born in 2009, because I didn’t want her educated for the future with programs that were prepared 30 years ago. 

I always say, “We prepare children for the future, but we keep them in school imprisoned in the past.” 

We really reinvented the elementary school. We are named one of the 13 most innovative schools in the world by Tech Insider.

We are getting online visitors, almost on a daily basis, from all over the world.

At the end of the year, we will have 40 elementary schools in the Netherlands, with around 8000 children, using our education model.  

There are schools in Johannesburg and Spain who are currently using our system and we are discussing this method with representatives in more than 10 countries including Dubai and Qatar.

I am invited to give keynote speeches all over the world. In the last couple of months, I was in Taipei, Stavanger (Norway), London, and Berlin. Next week I will be in Bulgaria (Sofia). And the coming months I will be in Aruba, San Diego, Germany, and Johannesburg.

A journalist recently wrote a book about us in Dutch called “Each Child Is Different,  how the Dutch Reinvented Primary Education.”

The printed English versiion will be available in two weeks. Digital copies will also be issued 

Here are our accomplishments:

– Children like to go to school. They even  want to go to school on a Saturday.

– Many children with ADHD and ADD are not showing any symptons in our  educational approach.  I am getting mails from parents saying that their child has really improved.

– Children with Dyslexia are doing much better too..

– Parents tell us that their children are expressing themselves more.
– Parents are more involved in our schools (we let them give workshops about their hobby or profession).

Talk soon, 

 Maurice

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sidewalk Sentiments 

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I took these photos on my iPhone Saturday night when we were in Wynwood, Miami. These sayings are stenciled on the sidewalks of the famous art district. It’s interesting to see people stop and read the pavement signs.

It just proves that even in this world when most people are glued to their smartphones, you can get their attention if you just have something important to say.
    
    
        
    
   

Wynwood Arts District

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There is an area of Miami that is one of the most creative communities in the United States. Wynwood Arts District features more than 70 art galleries, retail stores, antique shops, bars, and fine restaurants. We took our 16 year old cousin, Hanna Young, to visit Wynwood on Saturday. She wanted to see the magnificent murals on many of the warehouses that grace this special place. Hanna is from Los Angeles and this was her first visit to Wynwood.  Here is her photo essay.

  
    
   

 
    

    
   

  

#ArtistsForBelgium

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Artists all over the world are sharing tributes to Belgium on Twitter with the hashtag #ArtistsForBelgium.

The image that is being used most  of the time is a “splatter-paint outline” of a Smurf in the colors of the Belgian flag. Others are using their own creativity.

According to Mashable, “The Smurfs are the creation of the late Belgian artist Peyo who debuted the small, blue creatures in the late 1950s and have since become a worldwide animation phenomenon.” 

   
 
   
    
    
  

 

    
   

Pillow Talk

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Images from Woollip

If you have trouble sleeping on airplanes, the Woollip may be a great solution. Instead of leaning back, try going forward. All you have to do is put your face down into an inflatable pillow. It’s made to sit on top of the tray table. Now, that makes sense.

You can also turn Woollip on its side if you have a window seat. The ultimate convenience is that you can slip your smartphone in the middle of the pillow to watch a movie until you fall asleep. How cool is that? 

If you have ever had a  professional massage in a chair, you know how incredibly comfortable this position can be. That’s where the idea came from.

The Woollip requires about five breaths to inflate and it folds up to the size of a brick .

Woollip will be available in July after its Kickstarter campaign. It will retail at $30.

Watch the video and read about it in Tech Crunch.

Have a good zzzzzz.

It’s A Submarine, It’s A Plane

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Just when you thought you knew everything about a drone, also known as an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, (UAV),  along comes John Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab team with a whole new upgrade. 

Drones can now swim. John Hopkins has developed a drone that can actually stay underwater for months at a time, swim to the surface and then fly when needed. I find this astonishing. This could be perfect for the military, plus security and surveillance companies. These new drones can reportedly also withstand water pressure and corrosion, a tremendous feat.

Pricing for this new advancement hasn’t been established yet. The John Hopkins team said it’s not as expensive as you might think. We certainly are living in times of great technological achievement. 

See the video for a demostration. Read more about it in Engadget.

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Sheryl Schultz Schlackman

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Congratulations to Sheryl Schultz Schlackman, the first HWH PR employee. Sheryl is profiled in the recent issue of Fortune magazine as a major financial force in the tech industry. The article profiles the challenges of business women over 50. Sheryl beat the system. She is simply amazing, always was.

Click here to read story.

 
Image: Fortune Magazine 

Sheryl is on the right. She walked into our 500 square foot offices at 16 East 52nd 40 years ago. She was recommended by Monroe Schulder and Victor Richenstein of Webcor Electronics. Her mother, Claire Rubloff, worked for them. 

Sheryl was a mini me for a number of years. Then she got married, moved away, and started her own tech PR agency outside of New York. It turns out that Sheryl had a head for finance as well as PR. 

She took a percentage of some of her most promising clients and hit the big time. Sheryl then reinvented herself into an angel investor. She is one of the most respected women in the tech financial business. She took me to one of her female investment groups, Golden Seeds, about 10 years ago. 

I felt like I walked into a different world, certainly nothing I was used to. It was like being in a female Shark Tank. In fact, Barbara Corcoran sat right across from me. Female led businesses pitched female angel investors. I loved it.

I was in awe. Watching Sheryl in action was no surprise. She is a self-made success story.

Lane Bryant Risqué?  

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Gary Arlen

 
My friend Gary Arlen sent me an email yesterday morning. He is President of Arlen Communications Inc., a Bethesda, Maryland, research and consulting firm known for its insights into the converging and sometimes conflicting worlds of media, telecommunications and interactive program content.

“Lois.. although this Lane Bryant’s TV commercial doesn’t deal with aging/seniors, it is the kind of thing you would rant about in your blog.”

Do I rant? Let’s assume I do. I decided to watch the Lane Bryant video. NBC and ABC banned it because they said it was too risqué.
Called “This Body,” the TV commercial features women talking about the parts of their body that makes them proud.

Now it’s your turn.


What do you think? 

Lane Bryant posted the ad to its Facebook page and has already generated 2.5 million views. 

I’m so proud of Lane Bryant because of its  creativity and commitment to women of all sizes and ages.

Thank you ! 

First Sign Of Old Age

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Stop worrying about your wrinkles, gray hair, and dark spots. That’s not giving away your age. It’s your politically incorrect emails that’s making you look like a dinosaur. 

For heaven’s sake, stop copying everyone’s email  in the carbon copy (cc:) line of an email. It’s not your place to reveal someone else’s email. I can’t begin to tell you how many emails of celebrities, politicians, and  business people I have collected because of exposed names like the one below.

The proper way to send a mass distribution email is to use the bcc: line which stands for blind copy. Put all of the names on that line where everyone is protected. Your message will get sent out to all of the targeted parties while your their identities stay private. 

Welcome to the civilized world of emails where “everyone doesn’t have to know your name.”