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		<title>Facebook posters nasty to oldsters</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 20:06:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sondra Shapiro</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am a Facebook user. Mostly I post for this publication’s page. Occasionally I share a photo or two of my cats or peruse the pages of high school classmates and long lost friends. Facebook appeals to my nosey nature.]]></description>
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		<title>Uganda offers a different kind of life</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 20:05:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sondra Shapiro</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Enjoying a hot shower, buying meat at a market or strolling through a village may seem like commonplace occurrences. But in the African country of Uganda, these experiences are likely to be unlike life as you’re used to living it.
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		<title>Mutual Funds: Are you paying too much in fees?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 20:05:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sondra Shapiro</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It’s easy to overlook what’s important when it comes to saving money. Many people would sooner clip a coupon for shampoo than review the expenses they’re paying to invest in mutual funds.]]></description>
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		<title>Decorating: Make rental space your own</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 20:05:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sondra Shapiro</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Home Improvement]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Landlords often want their white walls to stay white. Many won’t let you do even the most minor construction. Some even ask renters not to nail anything to the walls.]]></description>
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		<title>Dementia tops cancer, heart disease in cost</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 20:05:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sondra Shapiro</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dementia is among the most costly diseases to society, and we need to address this if we’re going to come to terms with the cost to the Medicare and Medicaid system.]]></description>
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		<title>No one fix to slow hospital readmission epidemic</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 20:04:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sondra Shapiro</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[More than 1 million Americans wind up back in the hospital only weeks after they left for reasons that could have been prevented — a revolving door that for years has seemed impossible to slow.]]></description>
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		<title>Tips to help avoid a preventable hospital return</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 20:03:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sondra Shapiro</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Patients too often leave the hospital without knowing how to care for themselves, leading to a preventable return. Here are tips to improve your chances of a successful recovery at home: •Be sure you understand your illness and the care you received in the hospital. •Ask if you will require help at home. Can you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>PRIDE comes in all ages: LGBT community needs support</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 20:01:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sondra Shapiro</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Michael E. Festa The early days of June are always a wonderfully vibrant time in Boston. It’s when we celebrate PRIDE week. AARP staff and volunteers proudly participate in the annual festival, providing resources and information to older lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) residents. And now, more than ever, the needs of this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Beware of the one-legged stool, it isn’t enough to live on</title>
		<link>http://fiftyplusadvocate.com/archives/8031</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 20:01:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sondra Shapiro</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Push Back]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Al Norman In 1934, when President Franklin D. Roosevelt first pitched the idea of a Social Security program to Congress, he referred to “three principles” of the program: •Non-contributory old-age pensions for those who are now too old to build up their own insurance; •Compulsory contributory annuities, which in time will establish a self-supporting [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The high cost of Alzheimer’s care at home</title>
		<link>http://fiftyplusadvocate.com/archives/8028</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 20:01:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sondra Shapiro</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Caregiver]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Micha Shalev More than 35 million people worldwide will eventually forget the names of their children, spouses and friends. And those forgotten will witness with sadness and frustration as Alzheimer’s disease slowly steals away the loved one they once knew. Who Provides Alzheimer’s Care? A dilemma comes into play very quickly. Can we afford [...]]]></description>
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