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		<title>‘Granny Nannies’ pitching in with grandkids</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:54:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sondra Shapiro</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Though this seems an ideal setup, grandparents, who provide childcare, may find that some things have changed since they were busy raising their own children.
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		<title>7 resolutions for retirees in 2012</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:48:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sondra Shapiro</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Retirees may be past the days of resolving to work out more or buy fewer $4 coffees. Yet when it comes to money in particular, resolutions may be even more important for those living on fixed income.]]></description>
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		<title>How to lower breast your breast cancer risk</title>
		<link>http://fiftyplusadvocate.com/archives/5263</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:48:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sondra Shapiro</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Women concerned about breast cancer should worry less about cellphones and hair dyes and worry more about weighing or drinking too much, exercising too little, using menopause hormones and getting too much radiation from medical tests.]]></description>
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		<title>Ask a Designer: Tips on bookcases, other built-ins</title>
		<link>http://fiftyplusadvocate.com/archives/5257</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:48:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sondra Shapiro</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Back Therapy]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[decorating]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The popularity of custom, built-in pieces may be partly a backlash against the cookie-cutter conformity of furniture at many major retailers.  Small spare rooms or awkward spaces can take on new life when a built-in is added.]]></description>
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		<title>Hiking and driving the Dolomites Great Road</title>
		<link>http://fiftyplusadvocate.com/archives/5253</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:48:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sondra Shapiro</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Raniero Campigotto, the owner of a mountain hut nearly 7,000 feet up in the Dolomites range, has resigned himself to the impossibility of serving dinner without having his guests jump up mid-fork through the polenta and grilled sausage and run outside.]]></description>
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		<title>Setting goals for New Year’s and how to keep them</title>
		<link>http://fiftyplusadvocate.com/archives/5248</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:48:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sondra Shapiro</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Just My Opinion]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[At its heart, a resolution is a practice in self-delusion, doomed to failure. Right?]]></description>
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		<title>Aging Americans stay home with aid of ‘villages’</title>
		<link>http://fiftyplusadvocate.com/archives/5277</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:48:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sondra Shapiro</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With the help of nonprofit groups known as “villages,” retirees are enjoying many of the perks that residents of retirement or assisted-living communities receive, at a fraction of the cost.]]></description>
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		<title>The payroll tax holiday should end</title>
		<link>http://fiftyplusadvocate.com/archives/5287</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:48:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sondra Shapiro</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Push Back]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Al Norman I think Congress has it totally wrong on the issue of the Social Security payroll tax. The House and the Senate both passed bills extending the so-called “payroll tax holiday,” which was a misguided idea in the first place. In 2010, workers paid 6.2 percent of their earnings as a Social Security [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Minimize the risk for elder family members</title>
		<link>http://fiftyplusadvocate.com/archives/5245</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:48:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sondra Shapiro</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Home Care]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Angela Rocheleau It may be a topic you have already thought about or perhaps discussed with family members. The start of a new year is a good time to plan out how you choose to deal with minimizing the risk for family elders How are your aging parents or relatives doing these days? Is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How an Alzheimer’s support group can help caregivers</title>
		<link>http://fiftyplusadvocate.com/archives/5242</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:48:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sondra Shapiro</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Caregiving Tips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alzheimer's]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Micha Shalev Caring for someone with Alzheimer’s disease impacts every aspect of daily life. As Alzheimer’s patients lose one ability after another, caregivers face tests of stamina, problem solving and resiliency. During this long and difficult journey, communication diminishes, rewards decrease, and without strong support, caretakers face challenges to their wellbeing. Maintaining emotional and physical [...]]]></description>
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