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Cindy Rohkamm LHP’s Own Bird Lady

Flag Day at Bonefish Mac's Exchange Club & NFL Charity Our Mongolian Diary Part 2 LHP Chamber Event

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Six Scouts In Same Troop Earn Highest Rank On Wednesday, August 21, six scouts were awarded the rank of Eagle Scout at St. Paul the Apostle Church Hall. The fact that a boy is an Eagle Scout has always carried with it a special significance, not only in Scouting but also as he enters higher education, business or industry, and community service.

The award is a performance-based achievement whose standards have been well-maintained over the years. Not every boy who joins a Boy Scout troop earns the Eagle Scout rank; only about five percent of all Boy Scouts do so.This represents more than two million Boy Scouts who have earned the rank since 1912.

Nevertheless, the goals of Scouting—citizenship training, character development, and personal fitness—remain important for all Scouts, whether or not they attain the Eagle Scout rank.

Scouts Awarded the Eagle Rank: Mr. Robert Calhoun; 16 years old, 11th Grade at Westminster Academy, Ft. Lauderdale Mr. Daniel Chaples; 16 years old, 10th Grade at Cardinal Gibbons HS, Ft. Lauderdale Mr. Dan Gest; 16 years old, 11th Grade at Cardinal Gibbons HS, Ft. Lauderdale Mr. Walker Hajdic; 16 years old, 11th Grade at Cardinal Gibbons HS, Ft. Lauderdale Mr. Jackson Moore; 15 years old, 9th Grade at Westminster Academy, Ft. Lauderdale Mr. Jeffrey Zimmerman; 17 years old, 12th Grade at Pompano HS, Ft. Lauderdale

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Garden Club of Lighthouse Point Regular meeting will be on October 17 at 11 a.m. at St. Paul’s Education Hall, 2700 E. Sample Rd. in Lighthouse Point.

The program for this meeting will be “Fall Floral Designs,” presented by Cindy Reiger, NGC Master Judge and FFGC Floral Design Instructor with Horticulture Tips by Mona Johnston, BC Master Gardener/MN. Following the regular meeting, a “MAKE & TAKE” FLORAL DESIGN program called “Halloween Fun With Flowers” workshop will start at 2 p.m. COST: $17.00/PP includes instruction by Cindy Rieger and all supplies. (Bring a scissor) Reservations are required. Make your reservation no later than OCTOBER 14th. RSVP: Inger Jones, 954.942.9310 NO LATER THAN OCTOBER 14th.

Kevin Mendez National Diving Champion!

Kevin Mendez Jr, 10 years old, of Lighthouse Point, son of Drs. Kevin and Kellie Mendez, recently placed 1st on the 1 meter springboard and 5 meter platform board at the USA Junior Olympic national diving championships held at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis on August 4-10, 2013.

Kevin beat out 32 other boys in his 11 and under age group to become the national champion. He was also selected by the USA dive team to represent the United States at the international Pan Am games that helped in the U.S. for the first time in over 5 years in Tucson, Arizona on September 26 and 29.

He is one of only 15 divers in the USA that will be part of the USA dive team. Kevin will also be named to a special Olympic training squad specifically selected by the Olympic committee to train athletes on the road to future Olympic Games.

This special young athlete will also be named to a special Olympic training squad specifically selected by the Olympic committee to train athletes on the road to future Olympic Games.

Kevin is a 4th grade at Pinecrest School in Fort Lauderdale and trains at Pinecrest School. His coach, Janet Gabriel, is also a resident of Lighthouse Point.

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Features

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From the

10 LHP’s Own Bird Lady Cindy Rohkamm 15 Flag Day at Bonefish Mac’s 18 Exchange Club & NFL Charity 30 Our Mongolian Diary Part 2 58 LHP Chamber Event

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Scoundrels, Thieves And Rip-Off Artist Prey On Veterans

If you have the unmitigated gall to steal from our American disabled veterans who risked their lives to protect our country, be prepared to pay a heavy price in the end. An investigative news service called News21 has recently broken a story regarding local charities stealing huge amounts of funds meant for disabled veterans. Local and national veteran organizations are in the process of banning together to make sure that we rid our planet of these parasites.

Space restrictions in our magazine prevented us from printing the entire article (See page 58), but be sure to check out this link at http://backhome.news21.com/article/questionable-charities/ to get the complete eye-opening report, complete with photos that will shock and disgust you, as you learn that these heinous criminal activities have been perpetrated against our disabled veterans right here under our very noses.

What a great pleasure it was to meet and interview Cindy Rohkamm for this issue (see page 10). At 74 years old, this marvelous humanitarian still has the strength, desire and stamina to administer help and care to birds and animals left on her doorstep. There are enough “Bird Lady” stories floating around Broward County to write a book or two. Thank you, Cindy, for the opportunity!

The “Bird Lady” Is A Joy!

A Deadly Shrimp Cocktail?

Drop that shrimp! More and more food is being imported from all over the world where factory conditions are deplorable. We currently import food from over 150 foreign countries, leaving us vulnerable to toxic or disease-ridden fish. 80 to 90 percent of our seafood is now imported, and the FDA is only able to inspect less than 2 percent.

The few states that do inspect their imports have found that 40-50 percent of the fish brought in are unfit for human consumption. In the states that don’t rigorously inspect their imports, those same contaminated or rotten fish are making their way to supermarkets and restaurants, ready for the dinner table.

There have been an increasing number of reports of restaurants and grocery stores substituting cheaper or more readily available fish without informing their customers.

But even the most reputable and well-intentioned merchants may have trouble providing safe fish, as the problem starts at our border.

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Contents

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A Pet Who Needs Love Al’s Corner

A pet who needs love Please Rescue Me

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Through this cage that keeps me bound, Slowly as I look around, Into your eyes I hope you’ll see, I need your love so desperately!

Hold me close, take me away, Into your loving home, this I pray, I’ll make your life a joy, Oh, please adopt me today!

By Charmaine Haines-Hills

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Around the Point

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As I Was Saying

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Auto Chat

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Beauty Spot of the Month

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Cantankerously Yours

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Cookin’ with the Community

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Florida Sport Fishing

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From the Editor

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Garden Lady

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Grid Iron Griller

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Happy Birthday

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Identity Theft

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Incredible Facts

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Legal Matters

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Life’s Journey

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On-Line Marketing

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Out & About

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Pet Birthday Gallery

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Senior Shout Out!

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Sheriff’s Report

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Skin Care

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Healthwise

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Bentley My name is Bentley and I am a 1 ½ year old neutered male, domestic shorthair. I am very loving to people but want to be an only cat. I am told this because I’m a large boy and I sometimes play too rough.

Please stop by and see me at Petsmart in Coral Spring, where Florida Humane has cats up for adoption.

Other cats and dogs can be seen at the Florida Humane Society, 12-4 Thursday-Sunday, located at 3870 North Powerline Road, Pompano Beach on the northeast corner of Sample and Powerline Road next to the Citco car wash. You can also view us online at

floridahumanesociety.org or call 954 974 6152 and like us on facebook at www.facebook.com/floridahumanesociety

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Cindy Rohkamm The Bird Lady Article by Jon Frangipane

Photos by Debra Todd

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aving met Lighthouse Point resident Cindy Rohkamm for the very first time a short while ago, I believe, and so do the many I’ve spoken to since, think we may very well be speaking about an angel — especially to birds and animals.

The dictionary tells us a person having qualities such a beauty, purity and kindness is an Angel of Mercy sent by God. Cindy Rohkamm’s passion, love and dedication to all living creatures have already made her a legend, far beyond our borders.

Born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire 74 years ago, Cindy has brought a multitude of joy and relief to hundreds of people that have left injured wild birds and a big assortment of other Florida wildlife on her doorstep through referrals, knowing they would have the best chance of surviving in her capable hands. “Because of all the bird and animal care I’ve given through the years, I became a vegetarian 30 years ago. I certainly could not just ‘treat ‘um and eat ‘em’.”

Cindy has been a happy resident in Lighthouse Point for 49 years.

Early on, she worked at a few odd jobs, but decided to run her own catering business for about eight years to help pay for her youngest son to go to college. “Some of the LHP residents should remember me for doing parties in their homes.”

Her intense love for birds eventually led her to become a volunteer at the South Florida Wild Life Center (formerly known as Wild Life Care

Center). “Soon, I found myself rescuing every creature imaginable by climbing trees, jumping into canals and running them down with a net,” she declared. Cindy also has taught a class at the center called ‘What You Should Do When You Find Injured or Orphaned Wildlife.’ The center has two ambulances to deliver and pick up wild life, usually stopping by Cindy’s house around noon each day for pick up and delivery. During the week, granddaughters Brooke, Samantha and Alexandra come by to help grandma with certain tasks.

“The love for all living creatures is the most noble attribute of man” — Charles Darwin Screech Owl

Cindy teaching children about wildlife at a park.

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“The center sometimes delivers wild rabbits and baby owls for me to raise. Raising baby owls requires two weeks in an incubator, an animal carrier for two weeks, and then outside to a flight cage that allows them to get strong, learn to fly and catch crickets,” she said.

“After three months they are released at dusk during an event called ‘hacking them out’ when we invite school children to witness this very emotional event. We get 25 to 35 owls each year. Having these

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Parakeets and finches hacking event classes at schools grounds relating to the release of birds became just as important as it was to educate them inside the schools and churches.”

25 years ago, Cindy became state-licensed as a Wildlife Rehabilitator and has a Federal Permit with the Florida Department of Interior. This gave her permission to handle the migrating birds she adores so much.

Her fascination with birds started early in life when she became especially fond of finches, cockatiels, parrots, sulphur-crested cockatoos, blue and gold macaws, and scarlet macaws. But her interest does extend to all living things, including raccoons, opossums, squirrels, roosters, iguanas and ball pythons, as well as coatimundi (South American), many of which have been left on her door step.

The South Florida Wild Life Center provides Cindy with food, such as frozen mice for owls, fish for pelicans, insects for baby birds, crickets and meals worms for opossums, formula for baby squirrels, opossums, raccoons, baby cottontails and marsh rabbits. The center itself often drops off injured animals and birds almost daily at her home for care and rehabilitation.

“A problem called imprinting shows up occasionally when a bird or animal becomes attached to the first person they become acquainted with,” she said. This phenomenon occurs if a bird focuses and becomes attached to a person instead of the parenting bird, and as a result makes releasing that bird a serious problem. “I personally began raising birds of prey, so they could be releasable — to be free! This eliminated the problem of a bird focusing on a particular person,” Cindy explained.

A few years back Cindy was presented with the Lighthouse Point Keepers Award for her generous humanitarian effort in the community for almost 50 years, during the Keeper Day ceremonies.

“I have some happy stories and some sad stories I’ve carried with me through years, such as the time Lighthouse Point policemen brought a goat to my home they had loaded into the back of their patrol car. Then one day, I was called to pick up a pelican at the Deerfield pier. I placed him in a box, and drove off in a conversion van. Somehow the pelican escaped and began poking his head out the driver’s side window to

the amazement of other motorists who laughed, hysterically.”

Cindy’s life is filled with surprises.

“Another day, I received a phone call regarding a huge parrot that was seen on a railing on the Intracoastal at Riverside Drive. As I arrived, people were feeding him cocktail peanuts. Slowly, I approached this beautiful scarlet macaw, and without hesitation he hopped right onto my outstretched hand and I placed him on the passenger side armrest. He seemed fine, but in a few minutes as I’m driving toward home, he moved over toward me, laid his head on my shoulder and said, ‘Ooh.’ For the next few days, the parrot said nothing, but one day as I was ironing he suddenly blurts out, ‘Hi Barbara, hi Pedro.’”

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Cindy Rohkamm The Bird Lady Continued from page 11 “Every so often a person comes to the door not really knowing too much about animals such as the woman who came to my doorstep and said, ‘Here, these are baby squirrels.’ They were baby rats.”

Some stories are more unique than others. “There was this one evening, two bikers dressed in leather and chains came to my home to tell me there was a vulture in this little box they handed me. Opening the box, all I saw was an injured pigeon. I didn’t have the heart to tell them it was just a pigeon.”

There are times when danger lurks. “On a trip to the Galapagos Islands, I was able to cut about 30 feet on monofilament line off a baby Galapagos sea lion while the rest of the tour group distracted the Beach Master from running me down. A Beach Master is the big male sea lion that protects his harem of ladies and the kids from harm.”

One day in Pompano, Cindy picked up an injured kestrel (our smallest falcon) and kept it for two weeks while it recovered from its injuries.

When she brought it back, out of the tree across the street flew its mate.

She had waited all that time for him to return. ‘These are some of the things I will never forget,” she exclaimed.

“Years ago, they had exotic pet shows in the area. During those times, a few foxes were found wandering around; one in Hollywood trailing a chain, and another in Coral Springs with a rope around her neck and missing her tail. When it was decided they were brother and sister, the foxes were sent to me to foster until a home could be found. Since it was August, I kept them inside in the daytime and at night outside in the flight cage with a block of ice for exercise. Two weeks later, a wonderful man offered to fly them to their new home in Virginia in his private jet. Months later, I received a photo of the foxes in their new white coats, playing in the snow. Some stories I will remember forever.”

Cindy would like to see more empathy toward her precious birds. “There are the times I could really cry like the time tree trimmers cut down a big ficus tree and in it were five different nests with a total of twenty-six common grackles. Their mom would have done such a good job it only given a couple more weeks.”

Five years ago, Cindy released a screech owl in her yard. Well, four years later, she was still putting out the food for the same bird. “Three years ago the owl brought a mate along, so I put two mice out instead of one. Then there was this great horned owl that was

“Some mornings I wake to find injured wild birds that neighbors had left on my doorstep.”

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Kevin Horkheimer and Bill Elliott Flag Day Celebration

As friends and family gathered, facing the newly dedicated flagpole at Bonefish Mac's Sports Grille in Lighthouse Point, the Pledge of Allegiance was led by Chuck McLaughlin, followed by Broward County Commissioner Chip LaMarca’s reading of the proclamation that dedicated August 7th as Kevin Horkheimer and Bill Elliot Flag Day. Being honored posthumously at the dedication was Firefighter Bill Elliot, a Lighthouse Point resident who served with the LHP Fire Department and then joined the Pompano Beach Fire Department where he served for 23 years. He tragically lost his life in a training accident in January 2012. Also honored was LHP firefighter, Lieutenant Kevin Horkheimer, who lost his battle to cancer in October

The Elliott family, Chuck and Jane McLaughlin and Commissioner Chip LaMarca.

2012. Kevin served for 37 years with the LHPFD and also volunteered and coached with the Recreation Department during that time.

Both the members of the Horkheimer family and Elliott family were on hand to receive proclamations. Also present to honor their fallen comrades were members of the Lighthouse Point and Pompano Beach Fire Departments.

Bonefish Mac’s Sports Grille in Lighthouse Point, a popular local restaurant with strong ties to the community, hosted the Exchange Club of Pompano Beach as its owners, Chuck, Jane and CJ McLaughlin, dedicated the Bonefish Mac’s flagpole to the memory of two local hometown heroes.

The Horkheimer family and Bonefish Macs Owners, Chuck and Jane McLaughlin, and Commissioner Chip LaMarca.

The Elliott family, Commissioner Chip LaMarca, Chuck and Jane McLaughlin and members of the Lighthouse Point and Pompano Beach Fire Departments.

The Pledge of Allegiance being led by Chuck McLaughlin before the dedication at Bonefish Mac’s Sports Grille, Lighthouse Point.

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Exchange Club and NFL Alumni Raise Funds

By Brian Rask

Photos by Jon Frangipane

On Sunday, August 11th at Sawgrass Lanes, the Pompano Beach Exchange Club partnered with the NFL Alumni South Florida Chapter to raise money for the Broward Children's Center and several other charities in their 6th annual bowling tournament. There were over 30 teams of bowlers, accompanied by many former NFL players, including several retired Miami Dolphins.

The Exchange Club cooked hamburgers and hotdogs and served chips and drinks. Money for the charities was also raised by a 50/50 drawing, Chinese auction, and a wine wagon raffle. After the day was done, around $20,000 was raised to help out our local communities. For more information on this event, contact Howard Fabian at 305-987-6041 or Brian Rask at 954-782-1864.

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LHP Chamber News Body & Soul Boutique Celebrates 10 Years Body & Soul Boutique owner Millie Walsh welcomed Lighthouse Point Chamber members for the monthly social gathering, celebrating 10 years at her store in The Shoppes of Beacon Light.

Walsh welcomed everyone to her fashionable women’s boutique (plenty of products made in the U.S.A.) with a spread of delicious food from several local restaurants including Lito’s Turf & Surf, Offerdahl’s, as well as a new restaurant called Hot Leggz.

Lighthouse Point Chamber recently made a $500 donation to Norcrest Elementary that will help purchase supplies and other items at the school. Chamber President Rene Sabatini of Azure Realty presented the check to Norcrest PTA president Kerry Keene and her children Eaden Keene and Ava Underwood.

Planning is already underway for the Lighthouse Point Chamber’s annual “Taste of Lighthouse Point.” With this year’s event being the 10th anniversary, expect it to be smashing. During a recent planning meeting, the committee named Brett Hart chair of this year’s event. Hart, who is a Financial Advisor with National Planning Corporation, has been involved in the Lighthouse Point Chamber a number of years and is looking forward to the opportunity. “The Taste of Lighthouse Point has been one of my favorite events for years,” said Hart. “The Lighthouse Point Chamber of Commerce and our great local restaurants work hard to support our local community. Joining him as co-chair is Chris Wood, sales & service manager at GFS Marketplace. Wood will be helping coordinate all the restaurants for this year’s event with anticipated 25-30 delicious local eateries tantalizing your taste-buds.

Millie and Brian Walsh

For more information, please email lhpchamberoffice@gmail.com for more information and visit www.lhpchamber.com for the latest on the 10th Anniversary Taste of Lighthouse Point.

Lighthouse Point Chamber recently made a $500 donation to Norcrest Elementary that will help purchase supplies and other items at the school.

Chamber President Rene Sabatini of Azure Realty presented the check to Norcrest PTA president Kerry Keene and her children Eaden Keene and Ava Underwood.

Chris Wood and Brett Hart

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A s I Wa s S ay i n g Stoning

By Alan Williamson The human body is a mysterious thing. One minute it can be lying comfortably in bed without a care in the world. The next, it can be mimicking the feeling of a knife in the back, causing its owner to stagger into a bathroom, clutch a towel rack like a boxer on the ropes, and debate whether to die quietly or cry out to others.

But what exactly should I yell?

“I’ve been stabbed—please come quickly!” (That wasn’t really accurate, and the request for assistance felt halfhearted.)

“Someone help me—it’s an emergency!” (Using the universal someone allows everyone to tune out, and one man’s true emergency is another man’s search for toilet paper.)

“Help—I’m in pain!” (This is a plea that lacks context, inviting a range of off-target responses from “Can I get you some antacids?” to “Here’s my therapist’s card—she’s easy to talk to and very affordable.”)

By the time I finished debating what to yell the pain had subsided. So I took some aspirin, continued on with my morning, and chalked it all up to a strained back muscle.

Bad diagnosis, Dr. Alan.

On average each year, kidney stones are responsible for more than 600,000 emergency rooms visits in the U.S. Two nights after my mysterious back pain first surfaced, I became part of that stone cold stat.

“You have a 7 millimeter kidney stone in your right ureter,” the ER doctor confirmed.

“Is that considered big?” I asked, not sure if I should picture a poppy seed or pop corn.

“Anything below 5 millimeters usually passes on its own,” he explained. “Above 5 millimeters and it’s less predictable.”

He had that right. After those first few hours in the ER, I was hospitalized for three days; put on IV fluids, morphine and nausea meds; released from the hospital with new pain meds; given home care instructions to flush the stone out naturally; and endured four days of excruciating discomfort and nausea as the pain would ramp up before the next doses of meds could be taken. And still, the stone loitered stubbornly in my ureter making my life a living hell.

Finally, a week after my trip to the emergency room, my urologist scheduled me to undergo shockwave lithotripsy, a procedure where you’re hooked up to a machine that generates high intensity sound waves to shatter the stone

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into smaller pieces inside your urinary tract. Sound like fun?

Not unless you consider your body a video game battleground where the one who bags the biggest rock collection wins.

“How’d it go?” I asked back in the foggy ambiance of the recovery area. “Did the shockwaves work?”

“The stone wouldn’t shatter that way, but I nailed it,” the urologist reported with the cocky air of a video game scoring champ.

“You used a nail?” I probed uncomprehendingly, still dopey from the anesthesia.

“I put in a catheter and attacked it arthroscopically,” he clarified. “After I pushed it back into your kidney, it fragmented into a pile of powder and gravel.”

“Clutch move,” I murmured. “Sorry I slept through it.”

My post-procedure homework assignment was to carefully strain my urine for a week so I could bring in my game-winning gravel for analysis. I don’t mean to brag, but after handing over a sample for the lab tests I had enough left over to start my own line of kidney stone jewelry and collectibles.

The brochure the doctor gives you says that once you’ve had one kidney stone there’s about a 60 to 70% chance you’ll have another. The good news is that you can greatly lower the odds of recurrence by taking certain preventative steps.

Having been through one stoning and lived to tell about it, I’m in.

Reduce animal proteins? Done deal.

Cut down on sodium? No sweat.

Watch my oxalate intake? A-okay.

Drink enough water each day to fill the killer whale tank at Miami Seaquarium? Gulp ... I’m working on it.

Hey, if it will dilute my urine enough to keep crystals from gradually building into a rock-like mass that can send me back to kidney stone purgatory, I’m all for it.

Which reminds me. I need to find a bathroom. Wait, who am I kidding? With this kind of fluid intake, I need to find every bathroom. LHP

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Orchids Anyone?

The Garden Lady Says…

By Donna Torrey

The mere mention of the word conjures up delicate “hothouse” flower images. Well, Florida is a hothouse, but orchids aren’t delicate at all! In fact, orchids are some of the toughest plants around and especially well suited to South Florida.

Orchids make up the second largest family of plants. There are over 20,000 species, not including hybrids. The array is astounding. They come in all shapes and sizes and colors of the rainbow, literally, but not those goofy blue ones; they are fake!

Most orchids are epiphytes, which means that they live on trees. Epiphytes are not to be confused with Parasites, such as mistletoe, which live off of trees, by actually deriving nutrients from the tree itself. An epiphyte does not take nutrients from the tree, but from the air, thus, the nickname, air plant.

Orchids have specialized roots, which have a coating called velamen, enabling them to hold water more efficiently, and to absorb nutrients. In the tropical rainforests, where most originate, they are often found in the treetops, “hanging out”.

They adhere to the trunks of trees with their special roots, reaching for the light and air, collecting leaf debris and bird droppings in their leaves, catching the first raindrops and winds of change.

Cattleya orchid blooming happily on a small tree, where it gets a few hours of sunlight per day.

If you have a tree, even a small patio tree in a pot, you can grow an orchid upon it, and then you will see how different, yet how easy orchids are.

They ask practically nothing except moisture and good air circulation. If you want to try growing orchids on trees, first gently shake the potting medium from the roots, if there is any.

Potting medium is mainly to stabilize the plant. It would much rather be growing on a tree, Cut some strips of old panty hose or a t-shirt (These work well because they are flexible, won’t damage plant tissue, and biodegrade.) and tie it snugly to a branch, somewhere where you can water it easily, and enjoy the blooms. Be sure to place it where it gets the appropriate amount of light, depending on the type of orchid.

Now, look again at your trees, and suddenly you will notice all these perfect nooks and crannies where a future orchid could nest.

This is real South Florida. Embrace it! LHP Garden gate Nursery is located in the Pompano Citi Centre. Donna can be reached at 954-783-GATE, or at www.donnasgardengate.com

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Mongolian Safari in the Steppes: Footsteps of Genghis Khan “It is not sufficient that I succeed—all others must fail.”

—Genghis Khan

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A Judy & Bill Sullivan Travel Story

WE BOARDED THE BUSES TODAY FOR ANOTHER LONG RIDE. The cry of “Ladies, wear your good bras today” rang out from one of our more candid travelers! Today’s destination: the Flaming Cliffs of Bayanzag (that look much like America’s west) and the Saxual Forest.

Naturalist Roy Chapman Andrews was the first to discover 80 million year-old dinosaur eggs here in the 1920s. Fossils cover the rocks and traces of the Stone Age have been found in what is thought to have been the floor of a sea. The Saxual Tree rarely reaches a height of over six feet and they exist in all areas of the Gobi. The trunks are dense and

a dull gray with a knotty, crooked trunk. They are frequently cut for fuel since they will burn hot and long much like coal. Their density allows them to flourish in arid, windy conditions and its saturated bark can be squeezed for drinkable water, helpful to nomads of the Gobi.

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the trough for the grazing, free-range herds. There was a large herd of horses that came immediately to the trough upon seeing the visitors there. There are no fences throughout the country, so cattle, horses, sheep and goats can amble across the roads, even sleep in the roads at any time. The herder soon arrived via motorbike to finish the job.

After a flight back to Ulaanbaatar in the morning, we travelled overland through rolling hills home to mostly sheepherders on a much more comfortable bus. With its wide, grassy steppes, it is the largest stretch of open grasslands in the world where acres of Safflower fields stretch bright yellow by the road. We made a stop at a large Ovoo located alongside the road. Ovoo are ritual sites; piles of rock containing all manner of odds and ends and topped with a pole and prayer scarves. Though prayer scarves come in red, yellow, green, white and blue, the most popular are the blue. The blue scarves represent the Tenger, or sky, and the belief is that as long as the wind is blowing the scarf, the prayers ascend, much like the prayer wheels. The scarves were tied to everything from trees to stop signs to monastery doors. One gathers three stones, circles the pile three times in a clockwise direction, tossing a stone on the pile each time with a simple prayer. This one had a plethora of paraphernalia from crutches to money, candy to steering wheels, and tires to goat horns. Amazingly, they frequently contain money, weighted with stones, that is never stolen.

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there were camel and horse rentals available outside the camp. A fellow traveler and I were awakened very early in the morning by the pitiful braying of a camel. Seeming more pitiful than usual, we followed the sound over the dunes and through a small wood to find the poor beast lying on his side with a rear foot entangled in discarded fencing wire. Through sign language we managed to get the security guard to bring his wire cutters and free him. He rose up, shook his leg a few times, munched some leaves from a nearby tree then ambled off across the dunes without a backward glance.

Ovoo are ritual sites; piles of rock containing all manner of odds and ends and topped with a pole and prayer scarves.

Our next destination was Karakorum, the ancient Mongol capital founded by Genghis Khan around 1220. Genghis, traditional to his nomadic ways, never embraced the permanence of a city but his son and successor Ogedai delighted in the city (“Perhaps my children will live in stone houses and walled towns—Not I." Genghis Khan). He found cities stifling compared to the open plains and loved the open lands without the confines of civilization. Though remote for a capital

city, the area was well suited for a nomadic society, located in the rich valley surrounded by grass for grazing, wide-open spaces for thousands of gers, as well as for growing grain.

Erdene Zuu is the oldest surviving monastery. Basically a museum with a Tibetan-style Temple, it is built of stones from the ruins of ancient Karakorum that is surrounded by a brick wall, topped with stupas. There are four gates each with wooden doors. During the Communist purges in the 1930s most of the temples within the monastery were destroyed and the monks executed. It was allowed to open in 1965 as a museum where only three of the temples remain.

The temples are filled with religious statues to the Sun, Moon and God of Medicine, as well as tombs of the founder Avtai and his descendants.

Monks at prayer and giving private blessings were observed in the small temple.

The gold and white Laviran Temple is the only active part of Erdene Zuu. Visitors are welcome to enter during the services, listen to the chants and even receive a private blessing by a monk. The Kahn’s palace of Karakorum is not visible here, since it is thought that the monastery is built on top. To excavate would require the destruction of some of the monastery. There is a museum built in conjunction with the Japanese and a thriving market/bazaar outside the gates.

Following our visit, we made a short trip to the local market where we tried dried goat curds. There were stores selling everyday goods, as well as supplies for gers. All the stores were in metal Conex containers like those used in overseas transport.

Arriving at the sacred mountain of Khogno Khan, we entered a nature preserve. The remains of the monastery on the site are visible high on the hills.

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Part Two During the 9th century, it was established by Tibetan Monk Erdene Khamba.

As Eastern and Western tensions grew in the middle ages, it was destroyed and the monks murdered.

In 1937, it was

On this day, we stopped to experience the foal-line and milking of the mares.

The foals are brought to their mothers to nurse, thus beginning the flow of milk, and then taken away. The mares are milked, obtaining about one cup. The milk is then fermented with the aid of a starter, a process caused by a combination of lactic acid bacteria and yeast similar to Kefir. It must be stirred constantly to make sure that all parts of the milk are fermented equally, a process which takes about two days. We tried this Airag at dinner following the Festival.

Tasting like warm, sour milk, suffice it to say, it will never replace beer!

The selling of Airag is a cottage industry throughout the country and the stands are all along the roads.

Curds at market. rebuilt, only to be Ger supplies at a local market. destroyed again during the communist purges.

Hidden in the hills, it escaped detection for many years, only to be discovered quite by accident by the reflection of the sun off its gold and yellow roofs.

A hike took us to the small meditation temple on the hill. We prepared to scramble over large rocks, navigate slippery gravel and pull up the steep path to reach the top. The view from the top gave a view, not only of the surrounding hills and valleys, but of the ruins below. Devout Buddhist pilgrims come here and some have settled nearby.

Superstition dictates that its Erdene Khumba monastery name is never mentioned close to or within the area.

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Today, luckily, we happened upon a local village celebrating their anniversary with a horse race. The race was for two-year-olds with jockeys ranging in age from 7 to 11. It was a 4-1/2 mile cross-country course and we watched as the participants prepared and signed in with race officials and purchased their insurance (a new rule this year!). The field of 110 riders disappeared out of sight for the starting line, so we mingled with the crowd and bought and ate typical “fair food” of mutton pies. The ground, seasoned meat is fried in a crust similar to an empanada. Delicious! I met a young girl, Amelia, eager to practice her English. She pointed out “mother, father, sister” who waved, shyly. I took her picture and she mine with her cell phone! We met an old man proudly displaying all his medals on his traditional deel (pronounced dell). He was especially proud of one, “police,” he said.

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Cindy Rohkamm The Bird Lady Continued from page 12 accidentally raised on white mice instead of black mice and when released went to the nearest golf course and chased down golf balls, thinking he was chasing white mice. He had to be recaptured and retrained.”

For the last ten years Cindy’s goal has been to get as many people to put up nesting boxes at schools and other educational institutions, such as Gumbo Limbo. “A screech owl needs a hole in a tree to raise their young. They do not build the traditional nest. People do not seem to leave up dead trees with nice holes in them. So nesting boxes are the answer.” Cindy has delivered nesting boxes to every single park in Lighthouse Point.

Through the years, she has held programs at the library for the LHP Recreation Department for their summer programs, and the Boy Scouts, as well. Until two years ago, Cindy retired from a five-year teaching assignment at the Trinity Learning Center. “I find that teaching children about wildlife, teaches them about life itself and how to become a kinder and gentler person.” This lady is certainly the perfect role model.

“People are so thankful they can find a place to bring their injured animals and birds. And I am so thankful and thrilled I have the South Florida Wild Life Center.

Sometimes children bring me dead animals or birds. You don’t tell children that they are dead, you thank them for being so kind.”

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After a long travel day, we arrived at Khustai Nuruu Park a natural preserve with the last remaining species of the wild Przewalski horse.

The horses are named for their discoverer, Nikolai Przewalski. Coming across this strange type of horse, he studied them and discovered that they had a much blockier head, were shorter in the legs and actually had an extra chromosome. Herds have been virtually destroyed by poaching, being shipped to zoos all over the world. But some of these horses now living in captivity have allowed the species to breed and be reintroduced. The number of free-range horses has now reached approximately 400. The trip to their favorite watering place that evening rewarded us with the sight of the herds going to the river to drink.

Our late morning flight today took us to the city of Muron, and an overland drive to Lake Khuvsgul near the Russian border. We were again in three vans and a road rougher than the previous ones. So rough in fact that after a large rut the middle seat broke free from its floor bolts and sent us in backward onto the laps of the passengers behind with our feet in the air. A quick stop and adjustment with his tool kit and we were off again. Drivers must be prepared for all possibilities.

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This region is an Alpine landscape, complete with deep forest and snow-capped mountains sacred to Mongolians. It is home to ethnic peoples. Shamanists, or “Reindeer people,� have inhabited this area for millennia and use the reindeer in all aspects of their daily lives. They are the smallest ethnic minority and are thought to be the first humans in history to domesticate animals. Only an estimated 100 of these families remain and their way of life is severely threatened by economic pressures, climate change and disease. A boat trip across the lake took us to the summer location of one of the families who gave us all an insight into their traditional way of life. We could not resist the opportunity to ask about Santa Claus that resulted in a huge smile. They even knew about Rudolph! Unlike other Mongolian herders, they live in teepees like the American Indians. She had a cellphone taped to the teepee pole and indicated that this particular location is the only one she can ever get reception!

We also made a visit to a local Yak herder with a hike across a large meadow and over a small hill. He had not only yaks, but cows as well and a hybrid of cow and yak we all called a yow. The young girls milked the yaks and

we tasted the milk and yogurt. This herder lived in a cottage with a fenced enclosure for his animals.

Very rare!

Today we made a trip to the Tuul Riverside Lodge. As we transferred to trucks with huge tires, requiring a ladder to board, we were curious as to their need.

It soon became clear as we passed

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through the “suburbs” of the city, family campgrounds and finally reached and crossed the river without benefit of bridge! The beautiful lodge camp is set in rolling hills above the Tuul River that is the main watersource for Ulaanbaatar.

What a treat greeted us! Each of our gers contained a full ensuite bath. We were warned that power was available only from 6 to 9 AM and 6 to 10 PM and that running water was available only during those times. That, they cautioned, meant only one flush per night! Our ger had a king-sized bed (still hard) and a large floor candle stand holding a series of tea candles.

We learned to make a traditional Mongolian Buuz, or steamed dumplings, tried our hands at archery, using the Mongolia-style bows and took a beautiful horseback ride over the hills, across the meadows and through a herd of cattle to the river where the horses stopped to drink. These horses are smaller animals and though spirited, were an easy ride. Despite what we had all read that the Mongolians called their horses ponies, we were corrected each time with “they are not ponies, they are horses”! For dinner we had a Mongolian Hot Rock supper. Rocks are heated in the fire then dropped into a large pot.

Water is added then the meat and vegetables. The lid is secured and the pot returned to the fire to cook for a few additional hours. The Mongolian crock pot! After dinner we had a huge bonfire.

We were off this morning for a busy last day in the city. We would tour the war memorial where many of us climbed the 284 steps (yes,

we all counted!) to the top with its mosaic rotunda, honoring the accomplishments of the Soviets, and visited mostly for its fabulous view of the city. A visit to the winter and summer palace of the 8th Bogd Kahn showed us a compound of temples restored but basically untouched over the last 40 years! In front is the Yampai, a picture wall of bricks thought by Tibeto-Mongolian worshipers to discourage the entrance of evil spirits. Beautifully painted wooden doors, constructed without the use of a single nail lead into the compound. Of special interest was the bizarre collection of stuffed animals prepared by a German taxidermist, a ger covered with the skins of over 150 Snow Leopards, and the immense fur cloak made from 80 black fox skins and decorated with coral flowers and pearls. We then did our last-minute shopping at the State Department Store. The store is a mecca of shopping; six floors of goods from foods and liquors on the ground floor to the top floor with typical Mongolian souvenirs. After an excellent folklore show at the theatre with music, dancing, throat singing, and a world-class contortionist, we had a buffet dinner at a club. Later we arrived at the airport at 9:30 for our departure at midnight.

Mongolians eat a calcium rich diet. They consume milk, cheese and yogurt of all kinds: cow, yak, goat, and horse. They grow very little in the way of vegetables for themselves, although we enjoyed cucumbers, tomatoes and cabbage throughout the trip. Being warned not to eat the vegetables or drink the unpasteurized milk, after a couple days we all relented and none of us suffered any ill effects.

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breads, meats (some were horsemeat) cereal, cucumbers, tomatoes and cheeses. They served a delicious pancake with fresh honey and homemade jams and crepes! There was always a large jar of peanut butter or Nuttella. They must have heard that Americans love candy because our dessert for lunch each day was a snack size candy bar.

The tugrik is the official currency of Mongolia (MNT). The exchange rate during our stay was about 1462 to the US dollar. This made for a lot of zeros in prices and the mental conversions difficult. Gas prices were about 1530 per liter making it close to $5.00 per gallon. Sadly, there exists a terrible litter problem there. All of their roads, historic sites, even monasteries and temples overflow with piles of discarded plastic and glass bottles, cans, plastic bags and paper. There is no attempt at landscaping or even maintenance anywhere, so weeds and grass grow without check. We were asked to bring small gifts for the families, so we brought toiletry items, small toys, and school supplies, as well as postcards of our home states and towns.

This was not a trip for the faint of heart, the weak of bladder, or the sensitive of bottom. The roads were rough, the days long and the toilet facilities on the road primitive at best. Creature comforts are put on hold for a while and little things like that sudden burst of hot water or an empty outlet to charge the camera battery were cause for celebration. We soon termed the “ladies rooms” along the way the “loo with a view,” as it was the nearest rock, bush or rise and beware the nettle bushes! Emerging from the van covered in a thin layer of red dust, your hair crisp with dust and dumping the sand out of your shoes became part of the charm.

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The nights were short and very dark, but you were rewarded with the most magnificent night sky imaginable. Millions of stars tossed across a black velvet sky with the Milky Way visible from horizon to horizon, reminiscent of Van Gogh’s Starry Night. A full moon rose above the mountains, painting the clouds pink, orange and red, bloomed over the lake then set over the mountains in the west.

Sunrises over the dunes were like watching a kaleidoscope of colors on the sand. Our group quickly became friends with lively conversations about past travels and future plans.

We all parted swapping email addresses and promising to keep in touch. Perhaps some of us will, but even if we don’t, it was an experience few will ever have and all will remember fondly, forever.

When we’re asked why we considered this a vacation and paid for the experience, we quote George Mallory who, when asked about climbing Mt. Everest said, “Because it’s there!”

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Tony “Goose” Siragusa Films Man Cave Episode in LHP Article by Bill Niemann

Photos by Debra Todd

On a recent trip down here, back in March, “Goose” (Tony Siragusa) and a bunch of us went to the Hard Rock Café in Hollywood, Florida, to attend a John Legend concert. Afterward, we had a great meal at Council Oaks and did a little gambling. The main purpose of Tony’s trip was to scout for his TV show, “Man Cave, ” at the Hardrock Cafe for a future show. At the end of a great evening, I mentioned to Goose, “How bout doing a Man Cave at my house? In fact, let’s do my master bedroom!” He called me the next morning and said, “Your on, I’ll have the producer call you from New York tomorrow!”

Sure enough, the following morning I received a call from Mike, the show’s producer, who made arrangements for their head designer, production assistant and construction supervisor to fly down from New York for one afternoon, just to layout and photograph my bedroom. The theme was to be nautical.

When the time arrived, the entire crew came down to south Florida shoot the production. They arrived bright and early on a Thursday morning. The shows production assistant had breakfast delivered from Patti and Lou’s Red Fox Diner. Then for a lunch that Le Bistro catered. It was great to see local LHP businesses being used for these services.

While I would love to show finished pictures of the production, we are required to wait until the episode has aired. The entire production crew was great! The show’s partners Jason Cameron and Goose are hilarious together and really make it work. We did all kinds of filming, from my son Fisher showing his hamster’s Man Cave home and fishing in the backyard, to just general clowning around. It’s amazing what goes into the organizing, filming, sound, production and scripts (never written, just ad-libbed). Debra Todd, local LHP resident and

Tony Seregusa and Bill Nieman

All I can say at this point is, when you walked into my master bedroom, it was like walking into the master salon of an 80’ Merritt Yacht. I couldn’t be more pleased with the finished product.

fantastic photographer, came by to get a couple of action shots for the Lighthouse Point Magazine, since no photos were allowed to be taken at the actual production site.

All I can say at this point is, when you walked into my master bedroom, it was like walking into the master salon of an 80’ Merritt Yacht. I couldn’t be more pleased with the finished product. I do not have a date when the show will be aired, but when I do, we’ll have a screening party at Bonefish Macs!

Oh, did I forget to mention that my name is Bill “Nemo” Niemann? I grew up in south Florida and was raised in the Deerfield Beach/Lighthouse Point area. I work for and with John Tight and Bill Campbell at Campbell Property Management and Real Estate. My son, Fisher and I live on 44th street, in a two-story duplex on the water in LHP. We love residing in Lighthouse Point and try to attend every activity that the city puts on for the residents. We love our city, the mayor, police and fire, parks and recreation and all residents. Our fine city has been placed on the map for many things, now it’s finding its way to the DIY network and the Man Cave Show with Tony Siragusa and Jason Cameron.

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Kiku Martinson’s Accomplishments Awarded!

It is with great pleasure to report that Kiku Martinson has been recognized and awarded Deerfield Beach's Small Business' Person of the Year.

Kiku has put a lot of time and energy into Deerfield Beach because, as she says, “It’s my town and I have had a wonderful life here for 34 years.” Nevertheless, it was a surprise and a thrill when the Broward County Council of Chambers honored her for her outstanding career and community involvement. Naming her Deerfield Beach’s Small Business Person of the Year was no surprise to those who have worked and volunteered with her.

Jim Rosemurgy, an owner of Campbell & Rosemurgy says, “I think the world of Kiku! She has benefited greatly by her association with Campbell & Rosemurgy and vice versa! I am proud of her and all of her accomplishments.”

As a long time resident of Deerfield Beach, Kiku graduated from Florida Atlantic University where she earned a Bachelor of Arts and a Masters' degree in Education. She then started her real estate career as a sales associate at Campbell & Rosemurgy Real Estate in 1987.

Her continued reputation for hard work and integrity allowed her to quickly become one of the area's top producers. In 1989, Kiku became a graduate of the Realtor Institute followed by becoming a Certified Residential Specialist in 1991.

Kiku is now the Director of Real Estate division for two of Campbell & Rosemurgy's three real estate's offices. As such, Kiku is responsible for administrating and implementing the company's policies, establishing budgets, formulating advertising plans, supervising associates along with the recruitment and training of new associates.

“Kiku’s dedication to the community is well recognized by the City, the Chamber and Campbell & Rosemurgy”, says Larry DeVille, Executive Director of the Deerfield Beach Chamber of Commerce. Kiku and her husband, Mart, have two children, both of whom were born and raised in Deerfield Beach.

Exchange Club Raising Money for Child Abuse Prevention The Exchange Club of Pompano Beach is having its 57th Annual 150 Dinner & Auction fundraiser on November 16th 2013 at 5:00 PM. The event will be held in Exchange Club Park on the Intracoastal between Pompano Beach and Lighthouse Point. This year’s theme is going to be Country Hoe Down and will include live country music, dancing, auction and a variety of different activities. Tickets are $150 each for this event and it is sure to be a great time. Sponsorship opportunities are also available.

For more information regarding tickets and sponsorship please contact Scott Alford at 954-401-3399. The Exchange Club of Pompano Beach is a local, nonprofit service organization raising money to support children’s programs throughout South Florida with an emphasis on child abuse prevention.

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Skin Care

Pediatric Melanoma: Is it on the Rise?

Taking Precautions

While it may seem that the incidence of childhood melanoma is on the rise, it is not definitive whether it actually is occurring more often or if it is simply being reported more frequently. One physician noted in a recent article that he has seen more pediatric melanomas in the last 8 years in practice than in the previous 22 years of his Dermatology practice. Unfortunately, the data from 2030 years ago is not good regarding melanoma occurrence in patients less than 18 years of age. The good news is that in recent years, data is now being collected to look specifically at the rate of melanoma in the pediatric population.

Pediatric melanomas are uncommon; however it is important to be vigilant for them in children, especially with living in Florida.

Because melanoma is not as easily diagnosed in children as in adults, it is important to perform biopsies for pediatric patients just as one would for adults. Therefore, suspected pediatric melanomas should be biopsied as they would be in adults.

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Pediatric melanoma presents very differently than melanomas seen in adults because in adults the majority are sun-induced. Adult melanomas start as superficial spreading melanomas that really are not common in children until they pass the age of 15 years old.

By David Hecker, MD

Superficial spreading melanomas are more broad than deep. Melanomas in children tend to be nodular melanomas that grow thicker rather than broader and this type represents nearly half of all pediatric melanomas. Nodular melanomas can be rapidly growing red, brown or black lumps and it is often not until they are broken, bleeding or ulcerated that they are first diagnosed. Unfortunately, that can be late in the disease process whereby the melanoma has spread and may even be fatal.

The second most common form of melanoma in children occurs in congenital nevi (or moles that have been present since early childhood). This is why it is very important to have annual mole checks, even in children, by a Dermatologist. A Dermatologist is specially trained to examine moles and look for atypical features that the less trained may not find on a cursory examination.

The only treatment for childhood melanoma is early diagnosis and removal therefore it is recommended that if your child does have numerous moles that they have a total body skin examination by a Dermatologist. LHP For more information about pediatric melanoma, please contact us at Hecker Dermatology Group, P.A. Most insurances accepted and new patients are welcome. Call for an appointment at: 954-783-2323 or visit us on-line: www.heckerderm.com.

He a l t hw i s e

Misalignments Can Cause More Than Just Pain

By Kelly Doyle

Our bodies are constantly trying to stay in a state of equilibrium. We challenge that state on a daily basis in many ways, but one challenge we give our bodies daily is the way we move our selves. None of us is perfectly proportioned. But what happens to the rest of your body if your shoulder is a half inch lower on the right side from carrying your child, or a briefcase the same way every day? What is the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;domino effectâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; of these misalignments?

You are much more than a collection of parts - legs, arms, torso and a head joined together. There is a pattern, an order. That pattern, how parts fit and work together as a whole, is known as body alignment. Our bodies have something called proprioception which provides feedback solely on the status of the body internally. Proprioception is known as the third sense, and indicates whether the body is moving with the correct effort, as well as where the various parts of the body are located in relation to each other. This unconscious perception of movement also tells you if something in your body is off. Without proper body alignment you are exercising, golfing and going through your daily routine creating a negative domino effect throughout the body.

Most of us ignore pain and blame age, or an injury that we are sure will heal on its own. If you picture your skeleton, you see how everything in your body is aligned in a certain pattern. What 52

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happens if you keep moving when these patterns are off? The pelvis connects the spine to the femur bones (the femur connects to the hip with a ball and socket joint and lengthens down to the knee). If the muscles are being worked more often on one side most likely they are shorter, slightly larger, tighter. These shorter, tighter muscles can pull more on a bone or joint causing misalignments.

Every time you lift a heavy object, or do something as simple as walk through the grocery store, you are putting stress on bones out of pattern which if ignored can cause pain and eventually injury. So what do you do? Get familiar with how your body feels and looks. Pay attention to your movements and how you stand.

Awareness can fix many problems or catch something before it becomes a problem.

If you do have pain, speak with your doctor. When we see new clients and recognize that they are not moving correctly, we do our best to realign the body and strengthen weak areas, but at times I send them to our off-site Neuromuscular Therapist to reconnect theses patterns.

Pain is the bodyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s way of telling us that something is wrong.

It is important to be aware of your body and try to keep it healthy, strong and aligned. LHP For more information please contact, Kelly Doyle, dfp Pilates Studio, 954-648-5831,Galt Ocean Mile and Thermae 604, 954-604-7930,

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Legal Matters

Do Not Prepare Your Own Legal Documents

By Martin Zevin, Attorney

In this age of the internet, I see many people attempting to prepare their own legal documents. Typically, this involves accessing a do-ityourself legal website which provides generic forms. These forms include the Durable Power of Attorney, Designation of Health Care Surrogate, Living Will, Quit Claim Deed, Revocable Living Trust and Last Will and Testament.

In my forty years of experience as a Florida attorney, I have seen very few non-lawyers successfully create and properly execute any of the above documents. Documents are created and/or executed improperly, resulting in a legal can of worms.

Deeds are a common example of trying to save a few dollars in attorney’s fees and ending with major title defects. Properties are improperly transferred, creating a defect in the title which needs to be corrected either while someone is alive or during a probate process after death. The defects can involve improper dates, names, lack of proper witnessing and/or notarizing, incorrect legal descriptions, etc. Lawyers make mistakes, too, particularly those who are not experienced in real estate.

Each of our fifty states has its own unique set of laws. Therefore, attempting to use a generic form for Florida is asking for trouble.

In October of 2011, the Florida Legislature passed a new law regarding the Durable Power of Attorney. This law makes the document much more complicated than it used to be. I worked with

other law firms for many months to create a proper document to conform to the complex new law. It would shock me if such a document (our current format is approximately 26 pages) is available on the internet.

Likewise, there is specific language regarding the Federal HIPAA Act that must be included in all Florida Designation of Health Care Surrogates to make them “HIPAA compliant.” Such language is not likely to exist on the generic Health Care Surrogate forms.

Regarding Revocable Living Trusts, attempts to create this document and then transfer property frequently results in a total mess that requires that a lawyer revoke all of the previous documents and start from scratch.

There are individuals and companies that advertise themselves as paralegals and claim they are not providing legal advice but only forms. In my opinion, it is virtually impossible to provide a legal form without providing legal advice.

The bottom line is: there is no guarantee that hiring a lawyer will mean a good result. However, you certainly stand a much better chance than doing it on your own. LHP

For further information, please call me at 954-569-4878 for a free consultation. We are located 3275 W. Hillsboro Blvd., Suite 204, Deerfield Beach, Florida 33442 (just East of Powerline Road). Our web site is www.martinzevinpa.com and our e-mail address is artinzevin@netzero.com

On-Line Marketing

Video…Because We’re Lazy

By Jennifer M. Garcia

If it’s something we can search, we go to Google. If it’s something we need to see, we go to YouTube (or Google takes us to YouTube). It’s true that content is King, but what is also true is viewers are lazy. How do I work a French press to make my coffee this morning? It doesn’t seem complicated, let me just look it up. Oh there’s a video on YouTube, sweet! It’s too early to read instructions, because as I just mentioned, I haven’t had my coffee yet.

YouTube has become more than a visual step by step tutorial, it is the 2nd largest Search Engine in the world. Since it was purchased by Google in 2006, it has also become a major marketing vehicle. Individuals and Businesses now have their own channels where they can control and market information.

So, what does this mean for your business? It means pick up that smart phone sitting next to your cup of coffee and start shooting some videos. I know you are going to say who has time?

I am not a videographer. I don’t know what to post. Well, those excuses have been used and heard thousands of times; we’re over it. If you have time to take pictures of family outings, or your adorable new puppy, then you have time to record a 2-minute video to help promote your growing business.

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personality profile. Let’s take one of the least creative fields— Medical, no offense Dr. Oz. You can do your ‘Medical Minute of the Week’ or Day if you’re a Superstar. In that minute, you can talk about ways to fight Flu Season, or the newest Superfood to help reduce Arthritis.

Now if you are in a creative industry, say you’re a Florist. Do a 2-minute DIY Tutorial on putting together a tradition wreath with a modern spin on it for the Holidays. Give just enough to let your audience know you’re the expert and you have all the answers (even if you don’t). So, why would they need to go to anyone else. Right?

It is a simple and easy way to integrate a new form of media into your marketing plan.

People don’t want to read through paragraphs and paragraphs of content on your website, they want you to tell them the who, what, where, why and how in the simplest way to understand. What better way than through a short video? Need a video on how to start working on your business video? Google ‘YouTube Videos for Business – How To.’ Be sure to include your next feature film in a link on your email signature. Get those clicks and views you need to see a response. LHP For more information, please call 954-533-0283 or 954-547-2175, or email jenn@opt2web.com.

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Cantankerously Yours

The Phrase, “Air costs,” Is Not An Oxymoron

By Wendell Abern

Dear Fellow Breathers, Last week, before driving over to Naples, I decided to fill my gas tank and my tires.

So, I went to my local station that provides air from what looks like a sawed-off gas pump. The air hose is attached to the other side of a car vacuum machine that requires $1.25 (quarters only) for a three-minute vacuum.

The air is free. Rather, it used to be. To my utter astonishment, I now had to pay 75 cents for air. I had to pay for air!

I took a deep breath and looked around, curious to see if anyone would come charging at me, insisting I pay for the air I was inhaling. I was safe. No one was lurking.

I fed the machine its three quarters, simultaneously unleashing a stream of epithets rarely heard outside of locker rooms or divorce courts. I was paying for air!

I decided to see if my station was some kind of exception, and checked out five other stations and discovered that the previous vacuum company had a competitor! At two other stations, another company was also charging 75 cents for air and $1.25 for the vacuum. Two others had the same air/vac pump as my station. The fifth was offering free air, but their pump was broken. The phrase, “Air costs” was no longer an oxymoron!

On my 90-minute drive across Alligator Alley, it became clear to me what the future holds. One can easily envision headlines, articles and television news reports in the coming months and years: January, 2014, from the Miami Herald.

GRAD STUDENTS SUE AIR/VACUUM COMPANIES Two recent graduates from the University of Miami recently filed an anti-trust lawsuit against Commercial Vacuum, Inc. and Ase Communications, accusing the air-vac companies of being “air criminals,” and claiming they are in violation of the Sherman Anti-Trust Law. "These companies have established a monopoly on the distribution and provision of air,” the students’ attorney told reporters on the steps of the South Florida federal building.

“My clients are confident they can supply air to automobile and bicycle owners at half the price the current corporations are charging, but every device they have developed to do so infringes on the patents held by their competitors.”

When contacted, lawyers for both companies scoffed, deeming the lawsuit “infantile,” and sent each of the grad students a box of Pampers.

March 2014, from the Ft. Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel.

AIR SUPPLY VS. AIR SUPPLY Three Chicago suburbanite retirees, who recently incorporated a new enterprise under the name, “Air Supply,” were immediately hit with a lawsuit by the soft rock group of the same name. “This is a clear case of exploitation,” a spokesman for the musical group contended. “It is shameful, outrageous and, we believe, illegal.”

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songbirds crying about? We’re giving them mountains of free publicity!

Twelve, fourteen- and sixteen-year old kids didn’t even know they existed until my clients reignited their popularity! This is absurd. All those musicians provide is music, all my clients provide is air. The plaintiff's lawsuit is idiotic.”

The attorney also denied as a vicious rumor that his clients intended to override the singing group’s website audio segments with Lawrence Welk recordings.

June 2014, from NBC network news.

The Department of Transportation, recently named as federal oversight regulator of air prices, announced today that the cost of air has hit a new all-time high, with the national average price now at $2.38 per fill-up.

“As we prepare for the busy summer travel season,” a department spokesman told NBC, “we expect to see a twenty-five to thirty-five cent increase across the country.”

The DOT report does not include the state of Florida, where figures remain inconclusive because so many consumers cannot remember where they obtained their air or how much they paid for it.

December 2014, local news Well, it used to be that “air war” meant a battle between fighter planes. But two Pompano Beach mothers, Karen and Susie, have given a whole new meaning to the phrase, thanks to the air enterprises their daughters recently began. We cannot give last names at this time, but it seems that Karen’s daughter, an enterprising ten-year old, branched out from her lemonade stand with an air fill-up station, filling bicycle tires with her own air pump for fifteen cents per fill-up.

When Susie’s daughter, a close friend and also ten years old, saw the kind of success Karen was having, she set up a competing stand across the street, offering a BOGO: fill one tire for ten cents, get the other tire filled free. And Karen’s daughter responded by giving away free balloons at her stand. That’s when the mothers got involved.

Karen confronted Susie in the produce section of a neighborhood Publix super market. “My daughter was there first!”

Karen complained loud enough for all shoppers to hear.

“Your daughter could have set up her station a block away.”

“Oh, please,” Susie shouted back. “This is just free enterprise. My daughter can set up her stand anywhere she wants.” The argument became very heated, and before store security could restore order, Karen had launched a barrage of tomatoes, and Susie was retaliating with heads of Romaine lettuce. No one was hurt, but when asked about the melee, one security officer said, “I got a little nervous when the one was going to attack the other with a carrot."

By the time I arrived in Naples, I had conjured up a dozen more scenarios. At this point, all I can do is wonder if we will all end up paying as much for air as we do for water.

Cantankerously Yours, Wendell Abern

Wendell Abern can be reached at dendyabern@comcast. net.

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2014 Relay for Life Wants Volunteers We are starting early to reach out to our friends, neighborhoods, companies and organizations to form teams for our 2014 Relay. These teams raise money for important American Cancer Society programs and fund research to find a cure.

It is local companies and organizations helping with sponsorships.

D E T N A W

Then on a magic night in April 4 & 5, 2014 at Quiet Waters Park, we all come together, along with survivors, caregivers, community leaders and the general public. It’s night of music, food and celebration. It’s a night of tenacious survivor stories and solemn remembering.

It’s a night when we walk as one community in the fight against cancer.

We want all survivors to join us, as well as volunteers to join the planning committee, companies, organizations and individuals to form teams, and we need sponsors.

Please call me directly Suzanne Newman at 954-816-4774 or send me an e-mail at newberk@bellsouth.net

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‘Scoundrels, Thieves and Rip-off Artists’ Prey on Veterans

by Chad Garland and Andrew Knochel (Reprinted with permission from News21/ Published Aug. 24, 2013)

Over four years, as increasing numbers of veterans returned home from wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, a charity called Disabled Veterans Services of Pompano Beach, Fla., reported raising more than $8 million in cash and nearly $4 million in donated goods that it claimed would help disabled and homeless veterans.

But barely a nickel of each dollar the charity raised in cash went directly to help veterans, a News21 analysis shows. Although it claimed to have sent about $2.5 million in donated drugs and medical supplies to a Boston homeless shelter, the shelter said it received just one shipment worth about $210,000.

Another charity, Help Hospitalized Veterans of Winchester, Calif., spent only 25 cents of every dollar it raised on arts-and-crafts kits and “craft care specialists” as “diversion therapy for veterans facing extended hospitalization.” Most of the rest of the money, according to the charity’s filings with the Internal Revenue Service, paid for mass mailings soliciting more money and urging Americans to volunteer at veterans’ hospitals and become pen pals with patients.

In the years that the country has been at war, Americans have given more than $12 billion to veterans’ and military charities. Donations grew nationwide from more than $615 million in 2001 to more than $1.6 billion in 2011 alone.

Federal and state laws demand financial reporting from all charities, but they require little in the way of reporting the results of services the charities claim to provide, the News21 investigation shows. Though many charities offered needed help, others spent much of their money — sometimes most of it — on the organization’s overhead expenses, rather than services promised to veterans.

“The scoundrels and the thieves and the rip-off artists … that want to make a lot of money know that these are categories of charities where the American public is gravitated, it pulls at the heartstrings and they know that the tendency of Americans is to give impulsively, emotionally with that pull,” said Ken Berger, president and chief executive officer of Charity Navigator, an independent charity evaluator. “They exploit that and they use that.”

Using federal tax filings, News21 identified more than 1,900 public charities across the country working to support veterans, service members and their families between 2001 and 2011.

A review of those filings, called Form 990s, shows charities claim to provide everything from cash assistance and craft kits to housing help and wheelchair repair. But descriptions of their programs often are cursory, which means donors may know little about how their money actually is spent.

Charity experts and watchdogs say at least 70 percent of a charity’s expenses generally should go to programs or services and no more than 30 percent should be used to pay for its management and fundraising.

News21 found that seven of the top 12 charities that raised the most in donations from 2001 to 2011 spent 75 percent or more on programs and services from 2001 to 2011.

The Fisher House Foundation, for example, which builds accommodations for families of service members and veterans receiving medical treatment at military bases and VA medical centers, directed more than 95 percent of its spending, about $230 million, to its programs from 2001 to 2011. It spent less than $4 million on fundraising.

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The Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society, which helps military veterans or their families during tough times, raised more than $185 million, but spent just 2 percent on fundraising, among the best rates of the charities analyzed for this story.

“We could really care less if you’re collecting millions and millions of dollars. What are the results — are they significant?” asked Kimberly Mitchell, who was deputy director of the Office of Warrior and Family Support for the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff until early 2012. She is now president of the Dixon Center for Military and Veterans Community Services, a program of Easter Seals.

The business address listed on the Disabled Veterans Services website and in business filings with the state of Florida was vacant in mid-July.

Neighboring business owner Martha Innes said the suite had been vacated six months earlier.

Though still listed in mid-July on the directory of a Pompano Beach, Fla. office building, the office of Disabled Veterans Services was vacant when visited by News21 reporters.

Disabled Veterans Service, for example, which until recently operated out of a single room in a suburban Florida office building, spent 86 cents of every dollar on private fundraising companies and telemarketers tasked with drumming up more money between 2008 and 2011. Another 9 cents of every dollar was paid to private management consultants to keep the books and prepare state and federal filings.

In four years, with no paid staff or volunteers of its own, DVS reported that it had raised more than $12 million in cash and donated goods for its stated mission, “to help motivate, and offer assistance programs to disabled veterans in order to assist the service related disabled veteran in regaining their position back into society.”

DVS’ primary service involved paying for the shipping of donated goods to homeless veterans shelters. It claims to have received about $3.9 million in such donations, mostly “drugs and medical supplies,” between 2009 through 2011, according to tax returns.

But though DVS says it sent about $2.5 million in supplies to the New England Center for Homeless Veterans in Boston, the center could confirm only one shipment, which DVS valued at about $210,000, was ever received. It has no record of receiving the remaining $2 million or more that DVS says it shipped, she said.

These types of in-kind donations have been the subject of concern, according to the IRS exempt organizations division’s 2012 annual report, because of “poor record keeping of the gifts-in-kind, inaccurate reporting of this activity” and “inadequate discretion and control over the final disposition of the items.” It did not mention any specific organization.

A complex in Pompano Beach, Fla. was owned by Disabled Veterans Services President Glen Svensson before a bank foreclosure in May 2013.

Records show its president is Glen Svensson, who also could not be reached. Efforts to contact him at his last known address in Pompano Beach were unsuccessful; his house was foreclosed on in May. For the entire NEWS21 article and photos, please go to the link this link: http://backhome.news21.com/article/questionable-charities/

Chad Garland was a Donald W. Reynolds Foundation Business Journalism News21 Fellow and Andrew Knochel was a Hearst Foundations Fellow this summer for News21

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Here is an opportunity to get connected. The Senior Connection Club is a community outreach program for all seniors and is coordinated by John Knox Village in Pompano Beach.

With its 900 residents, The Village has the staff and experience in planning activities that are interesting, fun and inexpensive for South Florida seniors.

According to Christopher Miller, Public Relations Manager for John Knox Village, the Senior Connection Club is about building connections and friendships among people who share common interests.

“The Senior Connection is designed to get you out and about,” Mr. Miller said. “John Knox Village has an activities and marketing department that knows how to plan events. We can get you back to enjoying life to its fullest potential. You can do the things you enjoy with like-minded people. Maybe even try some new ideas that may interest you but you have never done before.”

The focus of the Senior Connection Club is to provide answers and options for three questions: Where do you want to go? What do you want to do?

Do you still have dreams?

In answering: Where do you want to go? Miller explained that John Knox Village has an extensive travel program. “In connection with Isings Travel, you can enjoy a different trip each month,” Miller said. “Cruises, bus tours in the States, and travel abroad are all carefully planned with everything taken care of. Just pack your bag, bring your camera and enjoy.”

A series of local day long events are also planned including visits to the Morikami Gardens and Museum, Butterfly World and Vizcaya.

In answer to: What do you want to do? A variety of shows, concerts, festivals and dinner outings are being planned. Perh a p s y o u e n jo y g o l f o r t e n n i s , b u t h a v e l o s t t o uc h w i t h y o u r foursome. The Senior Connection Club has membership at three area golf clubs where regular golf outings will be planned.

Do you still have dreams? At John Knox Village there are so many residents who get involved in a variety of activities. Perhaps you love to sing and would like to join a vocal group.

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There is no membership fee to join the Senior Connection Club. The club will seek the best group rates at attractions, dinner outings, performances and recreational opportunities. All you have to do is sign up, pay your own way and get involved.

Some of the upcoming events planned: • Saturday, October 19th: Memphis Music-Fest & Barbecue at John Knox Village at 2 p.m.

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A giant squid’s eyes have a diameter of 15 inches which are the largest of any animal.

A zebra is white with black stripes.

Mayflies live for a year or more as larvae; but as adults they live for only a few hours.

Bats always turn left when leaving a cave.

3 out of 10 Dalmatian dogs suffer from hearing loss due to inbreeding.

Hummingbirds are the only animal that can also fly backwards.

Polar bears are the only mammal with hair on the soles of its feet.

The African Elephant has a gestation period of 22 months while a short-nosed bandicoot gestates for 12 days.

The cockroach is the fastest animal on 6 legs covering a meter a second.

The mortality rate if bitten by a Black Mambo snake is over 95%.

Ticks are second only to the mosquito as the most dangerous parasites to humans.

According to one study, plant and animal species are becoming extinct at the rate of 17 per hour.

Coupons are Great!

Senior Shout Out!

By Emily Jancura

Do you LOVE to save a dollar? Do you weed through the junk mail, happily hunting for the best deals on laundry detergent? If you do, call yourself SMART! Smart shoppers are coupon savvy. Smart shoppers FIND the best deals, PLAN for the cheapest bargains, and USE coupons to get the best price.

And did I mention dedicated? The smart shopper never gets intimidated by a grumpy cashier, or a line of sour puss shoppers waiting their turn.

The great thing about coupons is they’re not limited to anything specific. There’s one for nearly every type of item; from milk and cookies, to steak and salad. Don’t forget; health, beauty, electronics, restaurants, pet supplies, services, clothes, planes, trains and automobiles!

And they’re so easy to find. They’re in the newspapers, mailed to your house, attached to your receipts, rolled up and left on your door step, even tossed on the boat. I’m sure that next they’re going to be thrown from the sky and float precisely down to land directly on our heads. The savvy shopper can save an average of 65% - 70% per month on grocery bills. And with the help of the internet, there are even more grocery coupons at the touch of your fingertips. Deal hunting has never been easier, and the savings have never been this generous! If you want to tap into more coupons, you can even visit websites, such as smartsource.com, redplum.com, and coupons.com. Here you’ll find a wealth of coupon clipping, and it’s free! And you can usually print multiple coupons.

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The only 2 animals that can see behind itself without turning it's head are the rabbit and the parrot.

A dog’s sense of smell is 1,000 times stronger than humans.

Killer Whales (Orcas) kill sharks by torpedoing up into the shark’s stomach from underneath, causing the shark to explode.

Bald eagles can actually swim! They use an overhand movement of the wings that is very much like the butterfly stroke.

Hummingbird’s consume half of their weight in food daily.

A hippopotamus can run faster than a man.

A large swarm of locusts can eat 80,000 tons of corn in a day.

Most elephants weigh less than the tongue of a blue whale.

Female fleas consume fifteen times their weight daily.

A cockroach can survive for about a week without its head before dying of starvation.

When a dolphin is sick or injured, its cries of distress summon immediate aid from other dolphins, who try to support it to the surface so that it can breathe.

The whale shark has over 4,000 teeth. Each tooth is only 3mm long.

A dragonfly can spot an insect moving 33 feet away.

The internet is also a great way to find travel deals because discounts on hotel accommodations aren’t typically mailed to us. Remember, you don’t have to over spend just because you’re on vacation.

For example, this summer I saved 50% on a room at a five star hotel by using priceline.com. Needless to say, I was feeling extra smart on that trip! And don’t forget about car rentals. I discovered Bluepromocode.com offers car rental discounts at 30% off. Go ahead, jot that one down!

I recently discovered Groupon.com. Now I’m hooked! Groupon offers great discounts for shoppers at local businesses like those in the LHP area. You’ll find terrific bargains on services you may need like dental cleaning, eye exams and glasses. And you’ll find bargains on services you might just want like restaurants, yoga, ballroom dancing, and even massages. Remember, if you’re saving where it counts, you’re still smart if you splurge a little too.

So, all of you smart shoppers, I hope I’ve inspired you to clip a few more extra coupons this month. I know I will! As a matter of fact, as soon as I’m done writing this piece I’m going coupon hunting. I hope to see you ahead of me in line at the grocery store.

And don’t worry, I’ll be patient. LHP This article is brought to you by Emily Jancura owner of Florida’s Finest Home Care for seniors. If you, or your loved one, is in need of a compassionate, well-matched Senior Companion, please call Florida’s Finest Home Care at 561-929-0123.

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Cookin’ With The Community

We encourage those who can perform magic in their kitchens to submit favorite creations that can be enjoyed by readers of our magazine.

To submit your recipe, please email us at: LHPnews@bellsouth.net and type “RECIPE” in the subject line.

Jane Coxwell’s Summer Salad Serves 4 Ingredients: • 1 Cup uncooked quinoa • 1/2 Cup macadamia nuts • 1 Small garlic clove, minced • 1 Small green onion, chopped • 3/4 Cup seeded diced cucumber • 1 Cup diced green apple • 1/2 Cup diced green pepper • 1/4 Cup diced celery • 1/2 Red serrano chili, seeded and diced (I couldn’t find so I used Jalepeno. I also used 2 because I like the extra kick) • Juice of 1 lemon • 1 Tbsp agave nectar • Salt and pepper, to taste Method: Prepare quinoa according to package directions. In a small, dry skillet, toast the macadamia nuts until evenly browned, 3-4 minutes stirring often to prevent burning. Crush the nuts lightly with a knife.

In a large bowl, combine the cooked quinoa, nuts, and remaining ingredients. Toss and check for seasoning; add more lemon, salt, or agave nectar if necessary.

Serve room temp or chilled.

Grilled Hot Sausage and Veggies This was so easy and tasty. You can make it with fully cooked frozen sausage and any vegetables you have in your kitchen!

Serves 4 Ingredients: • 13oz package fully cooked smoked hot sausage • 1 Large vidalia onion, cut into 1" thick slices • A handful of asparagus, cleaned and cut into thirds • 1 large red bell pepper, cut into 1" thick slices • 4 Tbsp olive oil • 4 Tbsp balsamic vinegar • 1 Tsp crushed red pepper • 1 Tsp garlic powder • 1 Tsp dried parsley • Salt • Pepper Method: Toss all ingredients together and marinate at least an hour.

Set out to get to room temperature before cooking. Place on a grill pan in foil, uncovered, and grill on med-high heat for about 15 minutes or until just browned.

Lighthouse Point resident, Courtney Stephens, shares some of her favorite recipes. You can find all of these and many more recipes on her blog at www.floridagirlfood.blogspot.com

Fruit and Veggie Smoothies I’ve been having difficulty getting my one-year-old to eat his veggies, so my dear friend Jess told me to make him a smoothie. It worked! I added ice so it was like a frozen treat.

I even tried it and enjoyed it.

Note: measurements are approximate. Use whatever fruits and veggies you have.

Ingredients: • 1 6oz container of YoBaby drinkable yogurt • 1 Banana • 2 Cups packed baby spinach • 1/2 Cup shredded carrots • 1/4 Cup frozen or fresh blueberries • 1/4 Cup frozen or fresh strawberries • Handful of ice Method: Puree in a blender and serve in a sippy cup, or if too thick, spoon feed or add more ice. Freeze the leftovers for future use.

Kids “Macaroni & Cheese” with White Beans and Parmesan Serves 8-10 in 4oz portions Ingredients: • 1/2 Box of Elbow macaroni noodles • 1 10.5 oz can low sodium chicken broth • 1 15 oz can Great Northern white beans • 2 Tbsp butter or margarine • 1/4 Cup heavy cream • 1/2 Cup grated parmesan cheese • 1 Tbsp garlic powder • 1 Tsp onion powder • 1 Tsp salt • 1 Tsp pepper Method: Cook pasta according to package. Rinse, drain, and set aside.

Melt butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add beans, broth, and cream. Bring to a boil then reduce to simmer. Transfer mixture to a blender or food processor and puree until creamy.

Return to pan and add parmesan and seasonings. Add pasta to saucepan and toss. Add more parmesan if needed. Will thicken upon standing.

WE ALWAYS WELCOME YOUR FAVORITE RECIPES PLEASE SHARE THEM WITH YOUR NEIGHBORS!!

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John Offerdahl is…

The Gridiron Griller

John Offerdahl, Chef Jimmy Dean of Bokamper’s Sports Bar & Grill with Kim Bokamper.

It’s not often that an NFL player has a post-football career as successful as his playing career.

Kim Bokamper breaks all the records as a stellar sports announcer and owner of the wildly popular sports bar chain, Bokamper’s. On the gridiron, Bokamper buzzed the fields of the NFL as a member of the “Killer B” defense from 1977-1985. Two Super Bowl appearances and 39.5 quarterback sacks left Kim with a tough act to follow. However, if you try his Smoke House BBQ Ribs, at his restaurant or off your own grill, you will be impressed!

Bo’s Smoke House BBQ Ribs READY…Line up your ingredients • 1/4 c black pepper 1/2 c kosher salt • 3 T cinnamon powder 1/4 c cumin 2 c light brown sugar 3 T dry mustard Smoker: bag lump charcoal; bag apple wood chips

1 c granulated garlic 2 T cayenne pepper 4 racks baby back ribs

1/2 c granulated onion 1 paprika

PREP…Prepare Your Entreé, Rubs, Dressings & Sauces…

Combine all dry ingredients in mixing bowl and mix well. Rinse ribs off with cold water and pat dry with paper towel. Liberally rub in the dry rub on both sides of the ribs. Temper the meat at room temperature before cooking.

LET’S GRILL…Take it to the Grill…

Place charcoal in smoker in a pile and light. While the charcoals are getting hot, soak the apple wood chips in water for 20 minutes before use. Once charcoal is hot, place ribs in smoker and place two handfuls of wood chips directly on the charcoal. Close the lid and let the magic happen. Continually add charcoal and wood chips to smoker, keeping it a constant temperature of 275°-300°.

After the first hour and a half, turn the ribs over. Ribs should take approximately 3 hours to smoke. Test ribs by picking up a rack of ribs and bending it to see if it starts to break in half, if so, they are done. If not, they need more time. Once done, glaze with your favorite BBQ sauce and serve.

Recommended wine pairing…

John Offerdahl will be inducted into Red Hook Long Hammer Beer JOHNNY SAYS… “I like my own Baby Backer Rib recipe a whole lot, but it doesn’t compare with Bo’s Smoke House BBQ Ribs!

These are absolutely my favorite!”

the Miami Dolphins Ring of Honor during the Cincinnati Bengal vs Dolphins game October 31! (Halloween!)

John Offerdahl’s Broward Health Gridiron Grill-Off Food, Wine & Tailgate Festival Country Artist Lee Brice performance 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm • Saturday, November 9 Pompano Beach Amphitheater & Park • 1:00 pm – 9:00 pm For info & tickets go to www.GridironGrillOff.com

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The Amazing Race

Florida Spor t Fishing

Florida’s Most Important Migration Is On!

By Capt. Mike Genoun

other microorganisms found throughout inshore estuaries. These microorganisms are then converted into energy to feed their massive migration, which results in protein intake for predators across waters both inshore and offshore. As a significant food source to upper level predators, mullet are one of the only species of large finfish that convert plant matter into protein through direct predation with large game fish.

Just as we predict the mullet run, with the first cold fronts and falling water temperatures triggering massive movements of mullet, game fish were also well aware of the changes on the horizon. You should know that the mullet migration doesn’t happen all at once, rather waves of giant schools filter south as the fall season continues. You likely noticed that the first schools of mullet training south were devoid of predators, but once the scaly bait schools caught the attention of one predator fish many more are now taking part in the action.

In northeast Florida anglers saw the first signs on mullet in mid-august, while South Floridian’s know that by now, it’s game on. While Florida anglers have been patiently waiting for the action, mullet have been on As millions of mullet make their way south, local anglers high alert for weeks as they fought can expect explosive feeding frenzies. for their freedom while exiting coastal shallows of Mid-Atlantic States. Once they left the safety of those Mullet live their lives in backwaters inshore estuaries, roe-filled females and and freshwater marshes but spawn in milt-stuffed males gathered along the coast saline habitats and travel enormous before heading offshore to spawn. Mullet in distances to do so. While salmon in the the Atlantic swim south to spawn and Pacific are andromodous and venture release their eggs in the Gulf Stream, where to freshwater to spawn, mullet in the they are taken northward where they once Atlantic are catadromous, meaning again settle in the shallows of the Midthey leave freshwater bodies in search of Atlantic, effectively continuing the cycle saltwater to spawn. of life.

While mullet ignite impressive feeding It is believed that females can release frenzies, these schooling forage fish play a over 2.5 million eggs per spawning event. critical role in the health of estuarine Studies have also uncovered that hatching habitats. Like you learned in elementary occurs only 48 hours after accompanying school science class, the web of life is critical males fertilize the eggs. It is only through to the well being of all members of the these amazing reproduction capabilities ecosystem and lowly mullet are more that mullet are able to withstand the important than you think. Mullet feed on onslaught year after year and can continue decayed plant material, phytoplankton and To the collective surprise of no one, the fall mullet run is in full force. Like the changing of seasons, Florida anglers know that every year mullet train south and cloud waters along the coast. However as predictable as this annual migration is, it never ceases to amaze. Cruising helplessly in large masses through bays, inlets and backwaters as they make their way to the coast, mullet are on their way to one of the world’s most incredible migrations. Like wildebeest running the gauntlet of killer crocs and ferocious lions in Africa en route to their seasonal watering holes, mullet must traverse savage waters ripe with relentless game fish.

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to dazzle anglers with their predictable annual migration.

While there are many species of mullet, we generally only encounter three – striped mullet, white (silver) mullet and fantail mullet. With fish from 3 to 14-inches migrating south, it’s no surprise this scaly mass attracts a serious slaughtering from countless predators. Nearly every carnivore along the eastern seaboard will engulf a mullet given the opportunity. The largest and most robust mullet are always striped mullet and just to provide some clarification; there’s no such thing as an authentic finger mullet.

Striped mullet are distinguishable from silver and fantail mullet in that they grow larger and have discernible horizontal black stripes. However, these stripes aren’t present until they reach around 8-inches. All three species can be difficult to distinguish at young ages and that’s why juvenile fish only a few inches long are commonly called finger mullet. Along the Atlantic Coast, striped mullet are the most common species. In fact, striped mullet are found around tropical parallels throughout the world and mullet is common verbiage in over 100 languages worldwide. They are also unique in the fact that they can be found in pure freshwater springs all the way out to the deep blue.

No matter what you choose to call them, which particular species you encounter or where you are in the state, as mullet migrate some choose to enter area inlets and passes and get crushed along docks, bridges, seawalls, jetties and other ambush points.

Those that choose to ride it out in the open ocean will succumb to the liking of tarpon, jack, cobia, sharks and king mackerel. The largest striped mullet found offshore are often decimated by the ocean’s most capable predators like wahoo, sailfish and dolphin. The bottom line is that the current fall season is a bad time to be a mullet. LHP

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Identity Theft

October Reminds Us Cybersecurity is Our Shared Responsibility

By Denise Richardson

When the White House proclaimed October 2004 to be National Cyber Security Awareness Month (NCSAM), Americans connected to the Internet very differently than they do today. Facebook was only a few months old, and no one had heard of the iPhone or Twitter. They didn’t exist yet.

Smartphones and social networks have dramatically changed how Americans go online. According to separate 2013 studies by Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project, 56 percent of all American adults have a smartphone, and 72 percent of online adults use social networking sites – even 43 percent of those ages 65 and older! Americans young and old are communicating more frequently, with more people, and sharing more personal information online than ever before.

An online society offers greater convenience, but it also poses serious risks—to our devices in the form of viruses and malware, and to our own mental and physical wellbeing as crimes like identity theft and stalking proliferate online. That’s why practicing safe online habits and sharing sound cybersecurity advice has never been more important as we commemorate the 10th anniversary of National Cyber Security Awareness Month.

This October, National Cyber Security Awareness Month 2013 has five weekly themes: General Online Safety & STOP. THINK. CONNECT. (Oct. 1-6), Being Mobile: Online Safety & Security (Oct. 7-13), Education & Workforce Development (Oct. 14-20), Cybercrime (Oct. 21-27) and Critical Infrastructure (Oct. 28-31). These weekly themes give us a chance to reflect on how the Internet has changed the ways we live, work and play, and also discover new resources to help us stay safe and secure online.

Protecting our online society is a shared responsibility. No individual, business, or government agency is solely responsible for securing the Internet. Everyone has a role in securing their part of cyberspace, including the devices and networks they use. Individual actions have a collective impact, and when we use the Internet safely, we make it more secure for everyone. If each of us does our part—implementing stronger security practices, raising community awareness, educating young people, training employees—together we will create a safer and more resilient online society.

Ways to Promote Cybersecurity Awareness in October

1. Hold a family conference. Use online safety tip sheets from the national cybersecurity education and awareness campaign, STOP. THINK. CONNECT., to guide a family conference about how each family member can use their Internet-enabled devices safely, securely and respectfully.

Find resources at StopThinkConnect.org.

2. Send an email. When appropriate, share with your employer, coworkers, child’s teachers, and other people you communicate with frequently that October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month. Remind them that cybersecurity is our shared responsibility and encourage them to look at ways they can support NCSAM. 3. Promote NCSAM on social media. StaySafeOnline.org has a number of social media materials for NCSAM that you can use to raise cybersecurity awareness, including a list of online safety tips to share each day of October, plus

NCSAM profile images for Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Google+. Remember to use the hashtag #NCSAM throughout October!

A Simple Message for Year-Round Online Safety: Stop. Think. Connect.

Cybersecurity begins with a simple message everyone using the Internet can adopt: STOP. THINK. CONNECT. The following STOP. THINK. CONNECT. tips and advice can help you protect your personal information.

• Secure your device. Use a strong passcode to lock your smartphone or tablet.

• Make passwords long, strong and unique: Combine capital and lowercase letters with numbers and symbols to create a more secure password.

• Back it up: Protect anything you have saved on your computer (personal documents, music, photos, etc.) by making an electronic copy and storing it safely on a cloud service or backup hard drive.

• Keep software current. Running the most recent versions of your operating system, security software, apps and browsers is the best defense against malware, viruses and other online threats.

• Think before you app. Understand what information (location, social networking profiles, etc.) a mobile app would access and share before you download it.

• When in doubt, throw it out. Delete any online communications (texts, emails, social media posts) that look suspicious, even if you think you know the source.

• Disable auto-connect. Check your Wi-Fi and Bluetooth settings to be sure you connect manually to networks you trust. Automatically connecting to Wi-Fi can leave your device vulnerable to hackers and others.

• Get savvy about Wi-Fi hotspots. If you’re online through an unsecured or unprotected network, be cautious about the sites you visit and the information you release.

• Protect your money. When banking or shopping online, use only trusted apps or websites that begin with https://.

• Own your online presence. Set privacy and security settings on social networks and websites to your comfort level of information sharing.

• Help authorities fight cybercrime: Report stolen finances and other cybercrime to the Internet Crime Complaint Center at http://www.ic3.gov or the Federal Trade Commission at http://www.onguardonline.gov/file-complaint.

• Be a good online citizen. What you do online has the potential to affect everyone – at home, at work and around the world. Practicing good online habits benefits the global digital community. LHP You can learn more about how to participate in National Cyber Security Awareness Month at www.StaySafeOnline.org/ NCSAM. Get the latest Stop. Think. Connect. online safety resources at www.StopThinkConnect.org and on Twitter at @STOPTHNKCONNECT. For additional information visit my site at GiveMeBackMyCredit.com and on Twitter @DeniseRichFL

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Life’s Journey

The Adventure By Reverend Jack Noble

The only thing we know about the future is that it will be different.

Life is a wondrous journey, filled with all kinds of moments and experiences. It can be a thrilling ride if we are open to exploring all its attendant opportunities. It can be an adventure if we would face it with enthusiasm and spirit.

I am discovering that the “adventure” is any experience that takes us beyond our level of comfort. Adventure is that which makes our blood race and our hearts beat with anticipation as we expand beyond our perceived limitations. The adventure causes us to expand out our horizons and takes us to new and exciting worlds. There is a certain aliveness that comes to us as we take on new risks, as we explore new possibilities.

Is it not true that our life is what we make it? Consequently, it can either be one filled with miraculous adventures, or one safely huddled in whatever little cubbyhole of existence we might find.

A life devoid of adventure may be secure, but it is also a life lacking in texture and color.

One of the things I think we all admire in little children is their sense of adventure. I believe that we are all born with this innate ability to wonder which propels us to explore. Most little ones are naturally curious, ready to try anything. Yet, as they mature the world imposes its fears and limitations on them. And that spark is dimmed as they become responsible adults.

I am coming to see that this childlike sense of wonder must be reignited, so that we can remember the thrill of discovering new worlds. Yet, that spark of inspiration that comes to each and all from time to time is often dismissed as silly or imprudent —like

the urge to windsurf or to see Alaska. With that said, however, the more we allow ourselves to reconnect with that spark, the wider we open the door to wonderful experiences and magical connections.

There was a time when I was unwilling to heed those sparks as they came. I focused all my attention on being responsible and doing the right thing. Eventually, overtime, life became this dull endless parade. I had lost that innate sense of adventure. Recently, I have come to the realization that I must remain conscious to the opportunities that life places before me every single day.

A year ago I was in Rome and while I was there I revisited St Peters’. I had been told that it was possible to climb to the very top of the dome. This time I suddenly felt the urge to “go and see.”

I knew from my past experiences that urge, that impulse, was a clear signal that I was in touch with my sense of adventure. So, despite my inborn fear of heights, I climbed what seemed like a thousand steps to the very top. It was glorious! Just as I had imagined. It was magnificent.

Think back on the adventures of your own lifetime. Those moments in which you moved beyond your zone of comfort, when you took a leap of faith, as it were. Aren't those some of the most precious and important moments of your life?

I had an older and wiser friend who used to advise, "We only regret that which we don't do."

Could you use more adventure in your life? LHP

Al ’s Co r n e r

Real Estate Inspections

By Al Siefert

When buying a house these days, it is very important that you get a real estate whole house inspection before closing on the contract. But be aware as we have found that not all home inspection companies are completely thorough. Most inspections usually take around two hours, which is not very long if you consider all the elements that need to be inspected.

Last week I was asked to quote some repairs that were listed on an inspection report. When I looked at the report, I found it contained many errors and omissions as to what was needed to make the house safe. It was obvious that there had been some kitchen cabinets installed without a permit.

However, the report did not address the number of outlets required by code over the counter top, only that the dishwasher would not operate because the counter top GFCI was defective.

The report should have stated that there was counter space that required a GFCI receptacle and the dish washer should be on its own circuit. The report also stated that the ground wires and neutral wires in the electrical panel needed to be separated, but failed to mention that the panel was a Federal Pacific and needed to be changed. There was also a wall that had been installed right up to the edge of the window leaving no room to hang a curtain.

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due to a roof leak. When the restoration company checked the room, they found that the roof had been leaking for a while and the walls were full of mold and had to be removed. The seller had also rigged a cord and receptacle at the main service to use with a generator. The installation was extremely dangerous and it was unfortunate for the buyer that the home inspector missed it.

The new owners were extremely upset and looking at thousands of dollars in repairs. We have not heard back on the results of who will ultimately be responsible for the repairs, but the insurance company is involved.

Florida has required a license for this type of business for the past few years. They also require that the home inspection companies carry Liability and Workman Compensation Insurance. They do not require an Errors and Omission Insurance, but as the previous example shows, it may be a good practice. When selecting a home inspection company check to see if they are licensed and get references to be sure that they will stand behind their inspections with a written guarantee. LHP Al is a State Licensed Electrical Contractor and owner of Al Siefert Electric. The articles he writes are about items of interest and questions from his customers. Please call Al if you have questions concerning electric service, installation and repair.

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S h e r i f f ’s R e p o r t

Building a Stronger Community

By Sheriff Scott Israel

The Broward Sheriff’s Office is committed to public safety and enhancing the quality of life for all residents of Broward County.

For the most part, people interact with law enforcement when they are in need of immediate help. While emergency response is an important part of the job, community involvement, partnerships and collaboration efforts are important as well.

Broward County is diverse - with people from many races, religions and cultures - and all those voices deserve to be heard.

One of the main focuses of my administration is building a stronger partnership with all of our communities, and I feel this can only be accomplished by recognizing, valuing and respecting our differences and shared concerns. With that in mind, I have assembled a Community Outreach team to help bridge the gap between our enforcement perspective to public safety and the needs of the community. I know Broward County residents have concerns and suggestions to help improve the quality of their neighborhoods, and I want to hear them.

The Community Outreach team is a crucial part of the twoway street of communication that can enhance public safety. The unit is comprised of sworn law enforcement deputies and civilians who are diverse in backgrounds and skills and provide valuable crime prevention information to our residents in their native language. Serving as a liaison between the Broward Sheriff’s Office and the community, one of their main goals is to acquire valuable feedback and suggestions that can strengthen our relationships with the community and enhance the public’s trust in law

enforcement. Utilizing a proactive approach, this group is connecting with residents one-on-one by providing the attention deputies sometimes cannot offer because they are responding to their next call.

Every day, members of the team attend various events - from homeowners’ association meetings to annual celebrations - to discuss important educational and crime prevention information offered by the Broward Sheriff’s Office. They also provide information about free services and community involvement opportunities available to all Broward County residents - such as the Citizens Academy, child car seat inspections, the vacation home watch program, Operation Medicine Cabinet and ShredA-Thon programs.

Public safety requires involvement from the community, and the efforts of the Community Outreach team are ensuring that we are keeping the lines of communication open. Public awareness of BSO’s initiatives can help build a foundation of trust and support; likewise, BSO’s awareness of community concerns will help strengthen relationships and build a culture of positive growth. I want every member of our community to know that they have my attention, my ear and my respect. LHP For more information about the Department of Community Outreach or services offered by the Broward Sheriff’s Office, please visit www.sheriff.org.

Au to Ch at An Emergency Kit For All Ages A Must

By Jay Ghanem

It is “Back to School time” and many of us were eager and excited to send our kids back to school or away to college! Many of the high school and college kids are driving to and from school these days. One of the main things we need to think of is to have an emergency preparedness plan in case of a mechanical breakdown. We need to discuss it with our kids and supply them with all the tools A roadside emergency can happen at any time, whether your car is new or old. A range of problems can cause it, from a flat tire, dead battery to running out of fuel. Being prepared with a basic emergency kit can increase your safety, reduce stress, and help you get back on the road safely.

Even if you have roadside-assistance coverage, or an automobile-club membership with roadside assistance such as AAA, you may have to wait on the side of the road for an hour or more before help arrives. That's why we recommend that drivers carry certain items in their vehicle.

An emergency kit (preferably a hard plastic case) should have the following: • A booster cable (in case of a dead battery) • An Air compressor or a “fix-a-flat” can (in case of a flat tire) • A reflective warning triangle (in case you are stranded on the side of the street and it—alerts drivers / incoming traffic) • 10 pieces automotive fuses (incase you have a burned fuse/ you can replace it manually) • First aid kit (5 pieces band aid, alcohol swabs, antibiotic cream, 2 pairs of medical graded gloves, eye drops) • Emergency lamp/ flash light with strobe function (check the batteries on a regular basis) • Fire Extinguisher (in case of car overheating/ fire) • Make sure you have a cell phone in case of emergency to call 911 and have a AAA or an insurance card that has a towing or basic mechanical assistance capability.

Have some piece of mind, be road ready and safe.

LHP

Jay Ghanem is the President of AUTO TECH AND BODY, INC., 429 N. Dixie Hwy in Pompano Beach, FL 33060.

For further information, please call 954-946-9730

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