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It is Sunday, February 11th, 2024.

Happy Super Bowl Sunday!

On This Day In History — On this day in 1990, after serving 27 years in prison, Nelson Mandela was released, and he subsequently began negotiations with President F.W. de Klerk that ended apartheid in South Africa.

Deal of the Day

Walmart End of Year Clearance — Up to 50% Off

• Walmart’s already-low prices are getting slashed even more. Even though it’s February, their “End of Year Clearance” is still going strong online, with fashion, tech, and furniture deals up to 50% off.

• Walmart End of Year Clearance — Up to 50% Off

RetireHub Poll

Yesterday’s Poll Results — What type of legacy project would you be most interested in starting?

“Writing a memoir or family history book” eeked out the win over “Planting a community garden or tree grove” with just over 38% of the vote.

Thanks to everyone who voted and commented!

Best of the Comments:

• “Turning empty malls and office space into affordable housing. ”

• “Trees are always growing and changing. Beautiful remembrance of those who have gone before us ”

• “I would enjoy starting a fundraiser for special needs children to help their families ability to pay for all their needs ”

We had our artist depict a beautiful, old-fashioned family history!

What We’re Reading

Throne of Deceit, by Richard Fierce and PDMAC

Price — $4.99 — $0

Overview: When their parents are killed, two royal siblings are separated to safeguard the kingdom’s future. As they discover the truth of their heritage, they set out to lead a rebellion against tyranny — and reclaim what is rightfully theirs… A spellbinding tale of destiny and magic!

• Get it on Amazon!

Senior Living News

The Hidden Life-Changing Power of Decluttering

Who could have guessed that the cathartic process of purging and decluttering one woman’s home one drawer, one closet, one room at a time could change the direction and trajectory of life forever?

What began as an attempt to help a client gradually declutter her home, that had become so overrun with clutter that she was overwhelmed to the point of feeling paralyzed and powerless to accomplish the task on her own, turned into an adventure and great revelation.

…Click Here to Read the Guide

Longevity Tip Of The Day

Eat like the Greeks — The Mediterranean diet, with its reliance on fruits, vegetables, olive oil, fish and nuts, is one of the healthiest diets for both overall health and longevity. Harvard researchers, reporting in the BMJ in 2014, found that those who followed the diet most closely had longer telomeres, which cap the end of each strand of DNA and protect chromosomes from damage. Even those who only sporadically followed the diet reaped longevity benefits, researchers found.

News of the Day

AI cannot be used to deny health care coverage, feds clarify to insurers

• Health insurance companies cannot use algorithms or artificial intelligence to determine care or deny coverage to members on Medicare Advantage plans, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) clarified in a memo sent to all Medicare Advantage insurers.

• The memo—formatted like an FAQ on Medicare Advantage (MA) plan rules—comes just months after patients filed lawsuits claiming that UnitedHealth and Humana have been using a deeply flawed AI-powered tool to deny care to elderly patients on MA plans. The lawsuits, which seek class-action status, center on the same AI tool, called nH Predict, used by both insurers and developed by NaviHealth, a UnitedHealth subsidiary.

• …read the full story

Salem seniors craft toy trucks for kids

• Tucked away in the basement of Salem’s Capital Manor is an approximately 300-square-foot woodshop filled with lathes, saws, and plenty of wood chips. Most days, resident Gene Derfler is hard at work in the shop.

• Derfler turns out startlingly lifelike wood carvings of trout, steelhead, and koi. He painstakingly adds details like scales and fins, and he displays them atop rocks—which are also carved out of wood. Some of Derfler’s favorite carvings are on display in the café at Capital Manor.

• …read the full story

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