Manasquan Life May 2016

May 2016

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Making the Drop An Interview with DaveySky Surfboards

Parental Guidance Hope

The Book Report

“Personal” by Lee Child ...and much more! photo by: Jennifer Malpass

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Well, Why Not?

by Katherine Kehoe

A good friend of mine sent me a text the other night wanting to vent about something that had happened at work. She had basically been reprimanded for wearing a piece of clothing that was inappropriate for work - but her supervisor made it clear that one of her coworkers had brought the item to her attention. She was so upset that someone would have gone behind her back and “tattled” on her.

You know what my initial reaction was? Her coworker was jealous. My friend is a fun, bubbly, energetic and pretty young woman, and she looked fabulous in the clothing in question.

I told her that one of the grouchy old ladies she worked with was obviously intimidated by her, and it was really sad that she had to spend her time trying to make others as miserable as she was.

But when I thought about what I was saying, I realized that it is really sad that women feel the need to tear down other women. And the thing is, we’re all guilty of it. How many times have we seen a naturally thin woman chowing down on some cake and enviously thought, “Oh, I HATE her!”? How many times have we been interested in a man and found out that he was into some other woman, and immediately jumped to: “What does she have that I don’t have?”

And so it goes.

There are a lot of problems with this situation, but the first one that comes to mind is this: women and feminism have made some serious progress, but we still have a ways to go until we get that coveted equality. But if we’re always tearing each other down, then it just means it’s okay for everyone else to. This constant vicious competition we are in with each other is getting us nowhere - in fact, it’s holding us back.

I’ve heard a lot of women say that they don’t like other women.

Well, why not? Because they’re petty and silly and shallow and self absorbed. But you know what is petty, silly, and shallow? Judging someone based on their gender.

How about instead, we stop picking other women apart and start appreciating the beautiful things about them?

Every single woman, no matter who she is, what she does, or where she came from, has so much to offer.

And if we don’t start appreciating those gifts, then no one is going to.

I know that somewhere along the line, your mother really messed you up, or a best friend stabbed you in the back, or something happened to make you feel like you can’t trust other women. But you don’t have to trust them with your deep, dark secrets.

How about instead, just pick out one thing about them, and give them a compliment? Show a little appreciation and support. You’ll be surprised how much it will come back around to you if we begin to spread some love. But it has to start with us.

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Hope

By Maureen Whelan

This single word can provide light in the darkest of days, and strength for the most difficult battles in life.

Without hope, we have nothing but despair. Aristotle said that youth are easily deceived because they are quick to hope. It almost sounds as though he was describing a negative character trait. I disagree, hope is beautiful, it is innocent, it is promising and it is dreaming about something better beyond the horizon. Hope is something we all need.

I remember doing a clinical rotation just out of college 22 years ago. I was working in a rehabilitation facility and had a patient with a recent amputation. I was still so naive. During a team meeting, a surgeon had remarked that the patient wasn’t doing well, and additional amputations might be needed.

He was concerned that our current treatment goals may be giving his patient false hope. That moment stays with me, I couldn’t help but think, but what if hope is all this man has right now? I questioned my role as a therapist, was I to take hope away?

Parents struggle with finding this balance as well. On one extreme there are parents who will send their children off to college with the belief that unicorns prance and play at the end of the rainbow.

Unrealistic? Yes, but hopeful. On the other end there are children who are never provided with a glimmer of hope. They are told of all the worlds ills, wars, diseases, financial ruin, physical and emotional hurts.

I see some of these children in school. Many can talk about TV news stories with great detail, and the fear is visible in their eyes. Too much graphic talk and news stories can cause a young child to believe the horrors are occurring right outside their door. Their hope is chipped away, next anxiety and fear set in. As parents we need to remind our children of all the reasons to maintain hope. Remind them that there are police officers and soldiers fighting to keep us safe, doctors are finding cures and treatments, there are strangers helping each other rebuild, and that great people often rise in the darkest times.

Find the balance in your parenting style so that your child is prepared for the world, and hopeful that it can be made better.

Many years ago I worked with a child who was legally blind, autistic, had albinism and had just arrived in the US at the age of 5 saying only “Mama” and “pee-pee”. He previously lived in a remote area of his native country with his grandmother and many cousins. My boss at the time was dumbfounded.

Convinced there was little we could do to help he asked me to evaluate him and he would try to find a placement elsewhere. This year that young man is graduating from his public school, he speaks well, argues even better, runs cross-country, track and wrestles. He reads and he writes. He can make phone calls and send emails. He has friends and is an important part of his school community. He wants a job, a girlfriend with blond hair, and to be independent. He has hope. And he shared it with everyone who touched his life, because hope is contagious.

Hope. The longer you hold onto it, the more it can be shared. Catch it, nurture it and pass it onto to your children. Most importantly, never destroy it.

“I believe that imagination is stronger than knowledge.

That myth is more potent than history.

That dreams are more powerful than facts.

That hope always triumphs over experience.

That laughter is the only cure for grief.

And I believe that love is stronger than death.”

— Robert Fulghum

Maureen Whelan is a pediatric Occupational Therapist and mother of 4 children ages 15,13, 10 and 7.

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A column that simplifies areas of the legal industry for every day consumption.

This month’s topic...

DWI Series: DWI Penalties

by Christopher J. Grenda, Esq.

C. SECOND OFFENSE:

New Jersey has some of the toughest penalties for DWI and Refusal to Submit to Breath Test convictions. This month’s column acts as a guide to provide information on what someone charged with DWI (this months’ column does not address Refusal to Submit to Breath Testing) can expect if they plead guilty or are convicted.

FINE: $500.00 to $1,000.

COMMUNITY SERVICE: 30 Days.

INCARCERATION: “imprisonment for a term of not less than 48 consecutive hours, which shall not be suspended or served on probation, nor more than 90 days . . .”

The penalties, set forth in N.J.S.A. 39:4-50, vary depending on whether you have previously been convicted of DWI and the proven BAC reading as follows:

LOSS OF LICENSE: Two Years.

NEW JERSEY DMV SURCHARGE: $1,000 per year for three years.

A. FIRST OFFENSE – BAC OF .08% AND UNDER .10% OR “UNDER THE INFLUENCE.”

IGNITION INTERLOCK DEVICE: In the Court’s discretion, for one to three years following restoration. This is a device installed on a car that prevents operation if, when blown into, registers a predetermined blood alcohol concentration.

FINE: $250.00 to $400.00.

INCARCERATION: “not less than 12 hours nor more than 48 hours spent during two consecutive days of not less than six hours each day and served . . . [at] the Intoxicated Driver Resource Center . . . and, in the discretion of the Court, a term of imprisonment of not more than 30 days.”

REVOCATION OF REGISTRATION: For two years. The Court must either revoke the registration certificates or require the installation of an Interlock Device (above).

OTHER FINES & COSTS: $200.00 DWI Enforcement Fund, $50.00 Violent Crime Compensation Board Fund, $75.00 Safe Neighborhood Fund, 200.00 NJ MVC Restoration Charge(s), $150.00 Intoxicated Driver Resource Center (IDRC) Fee(s) (Additional fees for out-patient counseling as referred by the IDRC), and up to $33.00 in Court Costs.

LOSS OF LICENSE: Three Months.

NEW JERSEY DMV SURCHARGE: $1,000 per year for three years.

OTHER FINES & COSTS: $200.00 DWI Enforcement Fund, $50.00 Violent Crime Compensation Board Fund, $75.00 Safe Neighborhood Fund, 200.00 NJ MVC Restoration Charge(s), $150.00 Intoxicated Driver Resource Center (IDRC) Fee(s) (Additional fees for out-patient counseling as referred by the IDRC), and up to $33.00 in Court Costs.

D. THIRD OFFENSE: FINE: $1,000.

INCARCERATION: “imprisonment for a term of not less than 180 days.”

LOSS OF LICENSE: Ten Years.

B. FIRST OFFENSE – BAC OF .10% OR MORE OR UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF DRUGS.

NEW JERSEY DMV SURCHARGE: $1,000.00 per year for three years unless the conviction happened within three years of the last one in which case the surcharge is $1,500.00 per year for three years.

FINE: $300.00 to $500.00.

INCARCERATION: “not less than 12 hours nor more than 48 hours spent during two consecutive days of not less than six hours each day and served . . . [at] the Intoxicated Driver Resource Center . . . and, in the discretion of the Court, a term of imprisonment of not more than 30 days.”

IGNITION INTERLOCK DEVICE: In the Court’s discretion, for one to three years following restoration. This is a device installed on a car that prevents operation if, when blown into, registers a predetermined blood alcohol concentration.

REVOCATION OF REGISTRATION: For ten years. The Court must either revoke the registration certificates or require the installation of an Interlock Device (above).

LOSS OF LICENSE: Seven Months to One Year.

IGNITION INTERLOCK DEVICE: In the Court’s discretion, six months to one year following restoration. This is a device installed on a car that prevents operation if, when blown into, registers a predetermined blood alcohol concentration.

OTHER FINES & COSTS: $200.00 DWI Enforcement Fund, $50.00 Violent Crime Compensation Board Fund, $75.00 Safe Neighborhood Fund, 200.00 NJ MVC Restoration Charge(s), $150.00 Intoxicated Driver Resource Center (IDRC) Fee(s) (Additional fees for out-patient counseling as referred by the IDRC), and up to $33.00 in Court Costs.

When facing a traffic offense of serious magnitude, such as a DWI, it is advisable to obtain competent legal representation.

OTHER FINES & COSTS: $200.00 DWI Enforcement Fund, $50.00 Violent Crime Compensation Board Fund, $75.00 Safe Neighborhood Fund, 200.00 NJ MVC Restoration Charge(s), $150.00 Intoxicated Driver Resource Center (IDRC) Fee(s) (Additional fees for out-patient counseling as referred by the IDRC), and up to $33.00 in Court Costs.

Christopher J. Grenda, Esq. is an attorney licensed in the State of New Jersey with offices in Toms River, New Jersey. Mr. Grenda holds a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in History/Pre-Law from Limestone College in Gaffney, South Carolina and a Juris Doctorate (JD) from Thomas M. Cooley Law in Lansing, Michigan.

Mr. Grenda is a former municipal prosecutor who handled multiple towns throughout Ocean and Monmouth counties. Today, Mr. Grenda is a sole practitioner who primarily practices in DWI Defense; Criminal Defense; Real Estate; and Wills.

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Reasons to Start Meditating Now

by Allison Feehan, Owner of Integrative Healing and Wellness

Meditation has been gaining coverage in the media in recent years. It is being practiced in schools, corporations, hospitals, prisons, and various other facilities. There is a substantial amount of scientific research and evidence to document the many benefits of meditation.

These practices have been shown to help patients deal with chronic illness and pain.

In schools, students have been shown to be more focused, produce higher test scores, and lower violence in some environments. A lower burn out rate is noted in the corporate world.

I can personally attest to the healing benefits of meditation. The panic attacks that I suffered from since age eight have ceased. I can deal with stress and anxiety a lot better, and feel much more focused. It produces a general sense of well-being and compassion. Yes, meditation can do this. It is that powerful.

Think of it as an exercise for the mind. Practice and positive changes unfold.

There are various forms of meditation. Try a few and see which resonates with you.

A meditation practice can seem overwhelming and impossible when first beginning, it passes. We often think that our minds must be void of thoughts, but that is not the case. If you are breathing, alive, and human you have thoughts.

It is rather a shift in our mind pattern; what we do with our thoughts and how we view them.

Think of your inner, true self as a spy that is observing all that is going on in the mind and body, without attaching stories to them. Just noticing.

The following are some tips to get started. Find a comfortable seat in a chair, or on a cushion with hips higher than knees. Sit up tall, but relaxed, resisting the urge to contract muscles unnecessarily. Close the eyes, or gaze down the tip of the nose.

Present and Mindful Meditation Based on techniques taught by Rebecca Eldridge and Jon Kabat-Zinn 1. Begin to observe the body, physical body. Notice any sensations in the body without attaching any labels. Stiff, or painful areas may be noticed first, but then scan all areas of the body with your mind.

Observe any tingling, or areas void of stimulation. Notice the entire body. Remain here for ten breaths.

2. Next, observe the breath. Feel it flow in and out of the nostrils.

Paying attention to all of the spaces in the body it seems to fill.

Feel the rise and fall of the different spaces in the body that breath reaches. Notice all aspects of breath. Temperature, length, texture.

Remain here for ten breaths.

3. Shift the awareness to notice any sounds you are hearing. Perhaps it’s the sound of your own breath, or sounds in the room. Maybe you can hear more distant sounds. Notice all sounds without trying to label their sources. Remain here for ten breaths.

4. Notice the thoughts. Observe how quickly or slowly they enter and leave the mind. Notice the ones that seem to want to stick around longer. Try not to write a movie about the thoughts. Just simply notice them. You can use a visualization of thoughts turning into clouds and drifting away. Remain here for ten breaths.

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5. Bring your awareness to notice any feelings that may have arisen.

Just be able to sit with those feelings. Not concerned if good, bad, etc.

Just observe that you have feelings, as does every human. Remain here for ten breaths.

6. Now focus the attention to all of your senses. Touch, taste, smell, hearing, sight, and intuition, the all knowing, higher self. Notice your entire package, entire entity. Remain here for ten breaths.

7. Finally, let go of any focal point of attention and just remain here.

Present in the moment, using breath as the anchor to the here and now.

Just be. Remain here for ten breaths. *You can adjust the amount of breaths you wish to practice with. Begin with five breaths for each section if feeling restless, and expand over time. Perhaps twenty breaths can be reached at some point with regular practice. Additional resources can be found at surf4karma.com

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Second Chances

The lure of spring brings me outdoors to enjoy some activity, and grilling is one of my favorites. Grilled dough flats with vegetables are so versatile, this can be a whole meal simply by adding your favorite protein. We’ve used chicken, pork tenderloin, steak and seafood, and each is equally good. I usually buy my dough from a local deli or grocery store, but you could make your own if you are feeling like Martha Stewart. Each ball makes 6-7 generous servings.

by Lauren Kehoe

Unbreakable. If I could choose one word to describe a dog’s spirit, that would be it.

For the month of April, I worked with the adult dogs at a place in the sanctuary named The Clubhouse. This area has two buildings with the most diverse population of dogs. Some big, some small, some old, some young, some frightened, some friendly. From a large shepherd mix with pica, a disorder causing him to eat non-food materials like dirt and blankets, to a shih-tzu mix with heartworm, to a feral reservation dog, they certainly have it all.

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One who has truly touched my heart is a dog named Julius.

He originally came from a rescue group at a Petsmart in Louisiana.

Julius came from a horrible abuse situation. He was beaten so badly that it left him with permanent neurological damage and seizures.

He cannot walk in a straight line and spins in circles in his run for the majority of the day.

Drizzle a generous amount of EVOO in a shallow bowl.

Using kitchen shears cut room temperature bread dough into 6-8 pieces. Dip in olive oil and massage between your open palms until it is approximately 5 inches in diameter. Continue until all the dough is used. Slice the vegetables about one-quarter inch thick and brush with EVOO. Sprinkle with the herbed sea salt and place vegetables and bread on a hot grill. The bread will be done quickly, about 2 minutes on each side. Grill the vegetables to your desired doneness, usually about 3 minutes a side for the peppers and zucchini. The eggplant and onions are closer to 4 minutes per side.

Arrange the vegetables on the grilled dough flats. Add fresh tomatoes and a sprinkle of asiago cheese. Drizzle with balsamic vinegar, EVOO, or pesto.

First meeting Julius and hearing his story, I was crushed. The sadness quickly morphed into rage and an overwhelming desire to ensure his abusers had been properly dealt with. Then I realized that the rage wasn’t helping anyone. A more productive use of my energy would be to make Julius’s current life as happy as possible.

Turning my anger into a celebration of survival opened my eyes.

Despite the mental, physical, and emotional pain Julius has endured, he is resilient. He still wants to trust people. He wants to be outside in the fresh spring air, have his ears scratched, and munch on delicious treats. He reminded me of a lesson, that, in the hustle and bustle of daily life can be easily forgotten.

Enjoy!!

Julius is a symbol of second chances. He suffered intense neurological problems and seizures, and rescue groups pooled their efforts, worked hard, and secured him a second chance. Julius was hurt by people he initially loved and trusted, and gave people a second chance. He let the caregivers enter his life and gently formed a bond with them. He let me befriend him and shared with me his lessons of love, patience, and forgiveness.

Working in rescue is difficult, and we come across things we want to forget. We see things we wish could be unseen, but will be engraved somewhere in our brain forever.

It’s important to control our perspective.

We can let the sadness, anger, and trauma paralyze us and turn away from it all. Or, we can forge onwards, let all of our experiences motivate us and fuel our passion to become the best rescuers, animal lovers, pet parents, and people we can be. Everything in life can be a gift, we just have to see it as so.

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DaveySky Surfboards

by Steve De Jacimo

I love interviewing entrepreneurs. Young ones. Making their marks on an industry.

Guys like Dave Kaminsky, owner of DaveySky Surfboards in Manasquan, NJ. He’s a surfer, sure. But, he also studied underwater robotics and climate change at Rutgers University. This guy knows the ocean.

Surfers. Dave’s mission is pretty straight forward. He just wants you to have more fun doing what you love. Pretty simple, right? Well, it’s more than that.

But, we’ll let him tell you……

08742 — So, tell us about how you made the big leap, your own business…. building surfboards for a living?

DK — I had bad experience after bad experience with big name brand surfboards

throughout my life, coming to a pinnacle and breaking point with a very expensive surfboard that I had shipped to me while surfing in Australia. In small waves, boom, the indestructible surfboard wasn’t holding up whatsoever. So, after that, I decided to build my own boards, just for me. Then friends asked for me to build them one, the so on and so forth, before I knew it, I was in business.

08742 — So, off the rack surfboards just didn’t do it for you?

DK — No, I wanted to design and shape boards that we’re for the East Coast waves.

Designs and colors schemes that were more personal. Surfers actually like a board that is their own. Plus, durability was key to my build. I wanted to make surfing a better experience all around. Look, you (surfers) are in the water paddling 95% of the time, 1% waiting on the wave, and 4% actually surfing. So, I want to make that experience better all the way around.

08742 — “Over my dead body” is an old term. But, as long as you run this business you will never……

DK — Sacrifice quality. I refuse to budge on the durability of a surfboard.

08742 — What’s your true motivation?

DK — What stokes me out the most is when I can bring personalization to a surfboard.

When a client tells me how much the board has changed his or her surfing, and that they are just simply having more fun in the water.

08742 — Custom vs. off the rack. Tell us about your custom options.

DK — Every board starts off with the base model designed for your personal stats a very affordable top quality product with 100% American materials and built right here in my factory/shop in Manasquan. From there, there are a la carte options from construction materials, reinforcements, color work and finishing options, etc, to make your board 100% unique and personalized for you.

For more about DaveySky and their custom surfboards, go to daveyskysurfboards.com.

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“Personal” by Lee Child A book review by Brian Favretto

“Random death, out of nowhere, anytime, anyplace, no notice, no warning. Every minute of every day. No relief.

The stress becomes unbearable.” Snipers.

“Personal” is the nineteenth in a series of novels by Lee Child that stars his larger-than-life hero, Jack Reacher, a retired U.S. Army Military Policeman. He is a drifter, a nomad. He is nicknamed Sherlock Homeless by the peers of his past.

His possessions include one set of clothes, which he throws away and replaces every three days, as well as a pocket toothbrush. No house, no car, no credit cards, and not even a phone. He rides around the country on buses, hitches rides, and walks aimlessly, and trouble always seems to find him.

“Personal” begins with Reacher on a bus, lazily scanning an abandoned “Army Times” newspaper when he sees a message in the classifieds directed at him, which pulls him back into his military past. Returning a 20 year old favor for a General, he agrees to help track down a sniper (or snipers) who took a shot at the president of France in Paris, from 1,400 yards away. Why Reacher? There’s more to it than a 20 year old favor. Working with Russian and British Intelligence, the worldwide list of shooters good enough to land an accurate shot from that distance is about four; one of whom was recently released from a 15 year prison sentence, sent there by a U.S. Army Investigator — you guessed it…Jack Reacher.

An upcoming G8 Summit looms in London, as Reacher and his crew race to find the shooter (or shooters) before eight of the world leaders are gathered together as one target. As is par for the course, Reacher is teamed up with Casey Nice, a 28 year old woman who is a rookie CIA analyst with no field experience. As they head to Paris to comb the crime scene, and then to London to develop leads, Reacher can’t help but wonder if he has become the hunted rather than the hunter.

The bullet that splatters him with his neighbor’s blood comfirms this. “It’s not the same with a sniper out there”. For Jack Reacher it now becomes “personal”.

The bullet was meant for him.

With a partner that is learning as she goes, Reacher and Nice find themselves in several precarious situations, with the fast-thinking Reacher always keeping a step ahead. The leads become fruitful, and before I knew it, two local gang/ mafia factions have become a primary focus of the investigation. This seemed to have been thrown in as a subplot, but as the book progresses, one group becomes essential to leading Reacher to the shooter (s). For added drama, the leader of this gang, dubbed “Little Joey” because he is a 7 foot tall, pill-popping drug fiend, engages the otherwise abnormally large 6ft. 5in. tall Jack Reacher in an epic fistfight. The brawl goes on for pages, and rivals the battle of good vs. evil between Rocky Balboa and Ivan Drago in Rocky IV. In “Personal”, Lee Child displays his genius in detailing how to out-think your adversary, and how to tactfully overcome disadvantaged situations.

Child is also a master at ending almost each chapter in suspense, making it hard to put the book down, or causing me to at least peek at the first few lines of the next chapter.

This is not the first book I’ve read in the Jack Reacher series, but it is the first that left me confused in one or two places, yet all the loose ends are thoughtfully summarized in the last chapter, albeit abruptly.

This is also the first Reacher novel that I’ve read (out of order) that alluded to seemingly important parts of a previous novel. To the Reacher faithful this is not a big deal, but to a Reacher fan that indulges randomly, it can be a little disheartening. If you’re willing to give “Personal” a shot, reserve your copy at the Manasquan Public Library, and be sure to catch the small tribute Reacher pays to his mother (a Reacher rarity) in the first half of the book, and the interesting way in which Ms. Nice gets her first kill near the end.

“Personal” by Lee Child. Delacorte Press, 2014.

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Intellectual Property

by Christy Schmidt

Most small business owners completely ignore any aspects of intellectual property – unless he or she is an artist, writer or musician. Entrepreneurs see intellectual property – “IP” – as something to do with creative types – or engineers and scientists. What could IP have to do with a car dealership? A salon? A yoga studio?

You would be surprised as the amount of IP issues in each and every business. Perhaps we should begin with a definition: “Intellectual property” (IP) refers to creations of the mind: inventions; literary and artistic works; designs; and symbols, names and images used in commerce.

The categories are: Trade secrets, trademarks, copyrights and patents.

So IP is not just stories or photographs or paintings or songs. It’s your employee handbook. It’s your logo and letterhead. It’s the name of one of your events or a product you are offering. It’s your company newsletter or emails. It’s the construct of your website. I could go on and on.

And protection for IP exists at the state, federal and international levels.

(In fact, copyright and patent are protected directly in our Constitution!)

Here’s a quick “cheat-sheet” that will raise your awareness and help you evaluate if you have IP concerns: Trademark. Every business has at least one trademark – its name and logo! A trademark is created the minute you use it. So, you do not need to register it with the federal or state government – just put “TM” next to it to show your intention. However, by registering it, and getting the right to use the “Æ” you can ensure protection against others using your name and logo – to stop others from using the brand you worked so hard to create. You also need to make sure your “trademark” is not substantially similar to another’s trademark – because if they registered, they have very powerful laws to stop you from using it and to protect what they created.

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Copyright. Once you solidify an artistic expression, you have a copyright. No need to register that either. You scribble a poem on a bar napkin and it’s copyrighted. All it takes is putting it in that tangible form.

It does not need to be “good” – just original. Poems, company newsletters, company emails, articles you write, your employee handbook, the copy on your website – it’s all protected by copyright. However, again, registering it and being authorized to use “©” provides you more protection – including evidence when you created it so you can stop another from using it and arguing they had it first. At the very least, you should have a copyright notice (like the one at the bottom of this article!)

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Copyright C. Schmidt, 2016. All rights reserved. Christy A. Schmidt, Esq. is a local attorney and business consultant focusing on business, real estate and estate law. See more at: www.cschmidtlaw.com.

Copyright is probably the most important IP area to understand for most businesses. You need to know when you can use a photo on your webpage, if you can pipe-in music in your bar or restaurant, if you can show the football game in your salon…. These are areas that can expose you to legal action if you do not know the ropes.

Patent. Most small businesses are not concerned with patents. You cannot, for example, patent a recipe. But you can patent a process or new tool (design or function). Patents are a really complicated area of law – and it’s important you speak with a patent attorney before you market your new invention. Why? Once a new invention is released into the market, the creator has one year to get a patent or forever lose the rights to do so.

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“OLD ALE” For All Ages

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Chances are you’ve never heard of nor had an ”Old Ale”. The style isn’t commercially popular, though it gains some seasonal attention under its “Winter Warmer” and “Christmas Ale” derivatives.

Beer is one of the oldest man-made beverages on the historical record and the recipes and styles that populate the modern beer landscape are derived, almost exclusively, from a handful of European nations with unique and lasting brewing traditions. Of the many factors that have influenced brewing in countries such as Belgium, Germany and the UK, the most significant might be the harsh winters that encouraged the brewing of a style of beer that was fuller in body and maltier than their typical brews. “Old Ales,” as they’re known, are brewed with a heaping dose of barley malt. This traditional style was brewed darker, sweeter and stronger – typically 6 – 8% ABV – than the mild pale ales being served at English pubs.

Old Ale pours a deep and rich mahogany color caused by a heavy malt bill – caramel, chocolate and/or black malts are often added to traditional pale malt – and the carmelization of sugars during a protracted boiling time. Served best warm (i.e. >50°) to highlight its diverse flavor profile, this style can produce notes of dark fruit (raisins, plums, dates, prunes) and sugar (molasses, sweet malt, caramel).

In the seasonal “Winter Warmer” and “Christmas” versions of Old Ale, spices such as clove, coriander, cumin, or star anise are often added.

A fantastic contemporary take on the Old Ale is Curmudgeon from Founders Brewing. Available locally, Curmudgeon is an Old Ale brewed with molasses and an insane focus on the malt bill, then oak-aged. The pronounced boozy finish will warm the cockles of the shore-areas saltiest residents.

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Another locally available Old Ale is Great Divide’s Hibernation Ale. Hibernation combines a complex hop profile with a caramel- and chocolate-forward malt bill, producing toffee and coffee flavors and a mild hop finish. Although Hibernation is nearing the end of its seasonal run, Great Divide is bottling a barrel-aged Hibernation Ale that spent over a year in whiskey barrels to be released in March. The result should be amazing!

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An amazing “Winter Warmer” variation of this style is Carton Brewing’s Decoy.

Although I haven’t seen this in the stores, you can head on up to the brewery in Atlantic Highlands and pick up some cans. Decoy is a dark fruit and spice bomb, with little hop bitterness and a subtle boozy warmth that clearly hides the 12% ABV.

cold winter’s night”

As the late renowned beer writer Michael Jackson said of Old Ale, “it should be a warming beer of the type that is best drunk in half pints by a warm fire on a cold winter’s night.” He’d be pleased at the selection of these that we have locally in Manasquan and Point!

warming beer of the in half pints by a warm fire on a – Michael J. Jackson

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Motion is Life The human body is an amazingly complex system of bones, joints, muscles, and nerves, designed to work together to accomplish one thing: MOTION.

Remember that motion is life.

Everything about the human body is designed with motion in mind: your delicate nerve fibers stimulate your strong muscles to contract, then your strong muscles contract to move the hard bones, then your hard bones move around structured joints, and your nervous system, which is the brain and spinal cord‌controls it all.

As a matter of fact, research has shown that motion is so critical to your body’s health that a lack of motion has a detrimental affect on everything from your digestion to your emotional state, immune function, your ability to concentrate, how well you sleep and even how long you live.

If your lifestyle does not include enough MOTION, your body cannot function efficiently.

First, you will not be as physically healthy and will suffer from a wide variety of physical ailments, ranging from headaches to high blood pressure.

Second, you will not be as productive in your life because of reduced energy levels and the lack of ability to mentally focus.

Third, because you will have less energy, your activity level will tend to drop off even further over time, creating a downward spiral of reduced energy and less activity until you get to a point where even the demands of a sedentary job leave you physically exhausted at the end of the day.

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