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It is Saturday, February 10th, 2024.

On This Day In History — On this day in 1939, the American film classic Stagecoach, widely considered to be the first “adult” western, had its world premiere; one of director John Ford's defining movies, it also elevated John Wayne to stardom.

Deal of the Day

Lululemon (We Made Too Much Sale) — Up to 65% Off

• Lululemon is running a huge sale on most inventory items, dropping their typically premium prices to bargain shopper levels. Highly recommend checking out the selection at the link below.

• Lululemon — Up to 65% Off

RetireHub Poll

Yesterday’s Poll Results — What topic would you find most valuable in a seminar about enhancing retirement lifestyle?

Most RetireHub members agree — “Travel and Leisure” is the biggest thing on people’s minds, followed closely by “Health and Wellness” and “Financial Planning.”

Thanks to everyone who voted and commented!

Best of the Comments:

• “Without your health it’s hard to enjoy the other choices ”

• “I think we all want to age gracefully ”

• “Flexability”

We had our artist depict RetireHub members enjoying a Travel and Leisure club night in their local community!

What We’re Reading

Moose Be Love, by Jacqueline Winters

Price — $4.99 — $0

Overview: A quirky, heartwarming romance: After inheriting her great-aunt’s lodge in small-town Alaska, Cadence meets charming, rugged widower Ford. As the neighbors get to know each other — and Ford saves Cadence from getting trampled by a moose — neither can deny their simmering attraction…

• Get it on Amazon!

Senior Living News

7 Reasons a Simple Walk Will Keep Your Brain Fit After 60

Off to my fitness class I go. I have all the necessary gear in a bag on the car seat beside me. When I arrive, I drive around looking for a parking spot closest to the door. Participants from an earlier class are just coming out so I’m lucky to nab a good spot.

Where is the logic in that? Aren’t I going to an exercise class? Why don’t I walk those few extra steps? Is it dark? No, it’s mid-morning. Is it cold or rainy? No, it’s a beautiful day.

…Click Here to Read the Guide

Longevity Tip Of The Day

Save your pennies — Money might not make you happier, but it will help you live longer. A 2016 study by Stanford researchers published in JAMA found that people whose income bracket was in the top 1 percent lived nearly 15 years longer than those in the bottom 1 percent. The disparity could be attributed to healthier behaviors in higher-income groups, including less smoking and lower obesity rates, researchers say.

News of the Day

Christian Bale unveils plans to build 12 foster homes in California

• The Batman actor has been developing the idea since the birth of his daughter in 2005, after being ‘stunned and mad’ to learn how many children were in care in California

• Christian Bale has led a tour round the new village in California where he plans to build 12 foster homes, as well as two studio flats to help children transition into independent living, and a 7,000 sq ft community centre.

• The actor, who broke through aged 12 in Empire of the Sun before starring in films such as American Psycho and Christopher Nolan’s Batman series, has spearheaded the building of a unique complex of facilities with the aim of keeping siblings in the foster care system together, and ideally under the same roof.

• …read the full story

California sea otters nearly went extinct. Now they're rescuing their coastal habitat

• The California sea otter, once hunted to the edge of extinction, has staged a thrilling comeback in the last century. Now, a team of scientists has discovered that the otters' success story has led to something just as remarkable: the restoration of their declining coastal marsh habitat.

• "To me, it's quite an optimistic message," says Christine Angelini, a coastal ecologist at the University of Florida and one of the authors of the study published in the journal Nature.

• …read the full story

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