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Daughters of the American Revolution Meet Nearly 200 Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) flocked to the Marriott Harbor Beach Hotel to welcome new Florida Regent Cynthia Wolfe Symanek. A member of the Lighthouse Point Chapter of the DAR, the new state leader is a resident of Coral Springs. Chapter and state officers and members of the 101 Florida DAR chapters from as far as Pensacola and the Florida Keys traveled to Fort Lauderdale for the festive luncheon.
Cynthia Symanek, Kriss Barkley and Mary Taylor.
The new Regent was recently inducted as the head of the Florida State Society in Washington, DC, at the organization’s national meeting. The annual Congress is traditionally held in July in recognition of Independence Day. Regent Symanek’s home chapter, Lighthouse Point, hosted the festivities that began with the traditional white-glove receiving line and culminated with presentations and welcoming speeches. Dignitaries present for the three-course luncheon included national as well as state and local DAR leaders. The Mayor of Pompano Beach, Lamar Fisher, proclaimed the day Florida DAR Regent Cynthia Symanek Day in honor of the occasion. Following the receiving line, Regent Kriss Barclay of the Lighthouse Point Chapter, a Pompano Beach resident, gave the greeting. Those present recited the Pledge of Allegiance, led by Florida State Society DAR (FSS DAR) Chairman for the Flag of the United States Pam Smith-Gondek of Boca Raton. The American’s Creed was led by Sally Alshouse, Fort Lauderdale, National Vice Chairman of Units Overseas, and the Preamble to the Constitution was led by Kristin Foret, Vice Regent of Lighthouse Point Chapter and a resident of Boca Raton. Then attendees were treated to the singing of the National Anthem by international opera star Mary Allen of Boca Raton, the past regent of Estahakee Chapter in Boca Raton and immediate past FSS DAR Curator. Further information or inquiries may be directed to Lighthouse Point Chapter Registrar, Kim Zeman of Deerfield Beach, at kimzdar@yahoo.com.
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Dancer Determined to Beat the Odds! Ballroom dancer Moksha Colotelo, 48, suffers from a potentially fatal lung disease and desperately needs a double lung transplant. Her husband , Peter Freedman, carries Moksha’s oxygen tank as they continue to practice their ballroom dancing. Climbing stairs is almost impossible. Certain smells and animal fur have negative affects, and she finds a problem simply to breathe. She must be on oxygen for 24 hours-a-day. Once a week, if she finds the strength, Moksha continues to develop her talents on the ballroom floor. With a little help, this Delray Beach woman is determine to live a productive life, and fulfill her dream as a professional dancer. Please donate at: patients.transplant.org/mokshacolotelo, or make checks payable to NFT with a memo to Moksha Colotelo and mail to: NFT, 5350 Poplar Ave., suite 430, Memphis, TN 38119
You’re invited to the 10th Annual Miles for Smiles Walkathon 100% of proceeds support medical and educational programs serving infants, children, and young adults with disabilities. Starting at The Elk’s Lodge of Pompano Beach, walkers will circle the 5 mile Pompano Beach Air Park trail and celebrate at the finish line with family fun, food, and entertainment. Walkers, runners, joggers, wheelchairs, and strollers welcome!
When November 2nd, 2013 Registration starts at 8am, Walk starts at 9am Where The Elk’s Lodge 700 NE 10th Street • Pompano Beach
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10 Our Mongolian Diary 18 Exchange Club Installation 36 John Knox Village Couples Renew Vows 40 Lexi’s Fight
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When our photographer Debra Todd told me she was taking her daughter to New York City for Spring Break, I asked her to take some of her masterful shots of the city and write a story. As a result, the response to her story and marvelous photos (especially the July/August cover photo) has been enormously positive. We attribute Lighthouse Point Magazine’s success to the many hours spent by our staff at community functions and family events to give our readers a very personal perspective of what is happening every month. Our travel stories, written by local residents, make reading our magazine even more personal and pleasant to read. As always, if our readers have stories or photos of interest to the community, please send them to us. If we feel they are suitable for publication, they will appear in our magazine. Thank you for your loyalty and support. CNN reporter Anderson Cooper is challenging leaders of three so-called cancer charities to answer questions as to where the donation money ends up. Investigations into The Breast Cancer Society, Children’s Cancer Fund and Cancer Fund of America are now in progress. According to their own tax filings, The Breast Cancer Society took in $13 million in 2011 and just 2.4% of the money went to cancer patients. Every year, Kids Wish Network raises millions of dollars in the name of dying children and their families. Last year they raised $18.6 million and spent only $240,000 granting wishes…a mere 1% of the cash raised. Charities that claim to help children outside our country are more difficult to track. This is the main reason Lighthouse Point Magazine believes that reputable charities that address the needs of America’s starving and homeless children should be the focus of the American people. Charity scams are now at pandemic proportions, so before any donation decisions are made, your careful scrutiny of the financial workings of those charities is a must.
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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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The Arts
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As I Was Saying
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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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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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Legal Matters
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Life’s Journey
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On-Line Marketing
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Hello, my name is Daisy and I am a four year old Terrier mix. I am so glad the Florida Humane Society rescued me from Animal Control after my family left me there. I don’t understand why no one wanted me after my owner died and his children took me there. I am a happy girl who would love to be constantly by your side. If you are looking for a wonderful companion that will greet you with love and happiness whenever you come home then I am your girl. I am spayed and up to date on shots. Please help me find my forever home. Right now, she is staying at The Florida Humane Society, located at 3870 North Powerline Road Pompano Beach, 954-974-6152. If you would like to meet her, she would love to meet you. She can be seen Thursday-Sunday 12-4. Hope to see you there.
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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
ON OUR MOST RECENT TRIP ABROAD to Mongolia, we travelled with Odyssey’s Unlimited, a company well known for adventurous destinations with small groups ranging from 8 to 18. ur group of 16 modern day nomads consisted of well-travelled people from all walks of life. There were surgeons, nurses, retired businessmen, financial planners and teachers. Our guide, Damidaa,
right, was an interesting and engaging young man. As a young teen, he graduated from the state circus school and travelled throughout South Africa and London as an aerialist. After becoming disenchanted with the circus, he came to the US, travelled the width of the country from California to New York, working odd jobs as dishwasher and cook. His command of English, with all of its idioms and phrases, was remarkable. Mongolia has long been considered to be one of the most inhospitable locations in the world. For many, it is the place where, as a child, you wished to exile that little sister, or who’s starving children those uneaten Brussels sprouts would give life! To travel in this land of gravel and sand, is to experience much the same existence Mongolia has known for centuries; ever since the 13th century. It is a land that is remote and stunning; blessed with endless plains with fifteen times more livestock than people, most with the same simple ideas of ages gone by. A place where there still remains a nomadic tradition of moving circular felt tents called gers from place to place. There have been many dramatic changes in the recent history of Mongolia that explain the expanding city and the influx from the 10
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Diary
Part One
A Judy & Bill Sullivan Travel Story
country of people leaving the nomadic life. Until 1989, Mongolia was a communist country aligned with the Soviet Union. Though the socialist/communist rule had many positive influences, these unfortunately were coupled with many misguided ideas such as the destruction of monasteries and the murder, torture and jailing of the monks. With mass demonstrations in 1990, the first elections were held and Russians living in Mongolia were leaving. This abrupt USSR pullout took with it the financial and technical assistance and left them struggling. Their current policy is to retain friendly relations with both China and Russia, but to adopt the line of neither country. Today Mongolia is a stable parliamentary republic. The legendary Genghis Khan was a relentless warrior who forever marked his birthplace on the map. Genghis, born Timujin, united random tribes and successfully attacked and conquered the Chin Empire. Born in conflict, he spent his entire life at war and kept his nation together by slaughtering his enemies. At its height, the empire covered over 12.5 million square miles and 100 million people. He learned much from his conquests of the Chin lands that helped to continue his conquests and hold together his far-reaching empire. His combat strategies are legendary, due in no small part to some captured Chin generals. Our adventure, timed to coincide with the Naadam Festival, began after landing at Genghis Kahn International Airport in the capital city of Ulaanbaatar. The city has the distinction of being the coldest capitol city in the world. It is home to about one million of the less than three million in the country. A landlocked country about twice the size of Texas, it rests between Russia to the north and China
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Blue Sky hotel.
to the south. Inner Mongolia is China while Outer Mongolia is the People’s Republic of Mongolia. Ulaanbaatar is a relatively young city with few historic buildings, but is growing rapidly; a fact made obvious by all the cranes dotting the skyline. Somewhat drab and gray, the architecture consists
A Ger Zone where nomads who have moved to the city still live in the traditional felt tents, many without water and sewer hook-up. of soviet style buildings and modern glass skyscrapers sitting side by side. Most noticeable is the Blue Sky hotel, a huge curved glass building sometimes referred to as "the pregnant woman.” There are also Ger Zones where nomads who have moved to the city still live in the traditional felt tents, many without water and sewer hook-up. Gers (pronounced gares) are traditional circular wool felt tents. The felt is fixed over a wooden lattice frame supported inside by two upright poles. There is a circular wooden opening in the top with cross pieces that allow the stovepipe to exit. A separate piece can be
A ger with solar panel and dish.
drawn across this opening to keep out the rain and snow or remain open to allow the light to enter. There is a short, narrow wooden door in the front. Since gers are oriented SSE to take advantage of the NNW prevailing winds, the cross pieces in the top can work as a sort of clock. Superstition suggests that a sharp object be kept near the door. In the gers we visited it was usually a small saw. They can be very elaborately decorated and vary in size, but are completely movable. They are usually constructed around the furniture since the doors are so low and narrow. Cupboards, altars for worship and shelves, as well as the beds are found inside. There are high thresholds so one either quickly became used to picking up his feet and ducking his head, or was constantly sporting dents in the head or tripping out the door. As the nomadic herders follow the grass from their summer homes to their winter locations, the gers are disassembled, loaded on to trucks, horses or camels and reassembled at the new location. They always return to the same locations each year. Your space is never stolen by another family. They keep or carry no weapons, so we asked if there was ever theft of animals or personal goods. Our Local guide told us that this would be a rare occurrence, but that there are both “two- and four-legged wolves in Mongolia.” Sukhbaatar Square sits in the center of the city. The square is named for hero Damdin Sukhbaatar, remembered as one of the most Continues on page 12
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important figures in the struggle for Mongolian independence. At one side of the square is a government building with a huge statue of Chinggis Khan (Chinggis Kahn in Mongolia is known in other parts of the world as Genghis Khan). He is surrounded Chinggis statue. by statues of his son, Ogedai Khan and grandson, Kublai Khan. On the opposite side of the square, is a small dinosaur museum. This museum houses the complete skeleton of the T-Rex discovered in Mongolia and illegally smuggled out of Mongolia. The theft was discovered in 2012 when the auction to sell it was publicized. The auction did bring a million dollar bid, but the sale was eventually stopped through much Death Penalty statue. legal wrangling, and the artifact returned to its rightful place in Mongolia. Across the street is the Stock Exchange, open only two hours per day, up from one hour per day just a few years ago. A short walk around the corner took us to the National Museum of Mongolia, a treasure trove of ancient history artifacts and traditional costumes and culture as well as exhibits depicting the political history of the country. An interesting protest statue to the ban of the death penalty stands in front. Statue of a hero. The Gandan Monastery is one of the few Buddhist Monasteries to survive the destruction of the Communist regimeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cleansing in the 1930â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s. It then reopened in 1944 under strict supervision of the Soviet Government, and underwent reconstruction in 1990 after Mongolia regained its independence and Buddhism began to again flourish. It now has about 900 monks and 10 temples and buildings, including a library and Buddhist University. There are long rows of prayer wheels that are spun while saying your prayers. As long as the wheel turns, your prayers ascend. Some are large and ornate while others are small and simple. There are more pigeons living there than I have ever seen in any one place! 12
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A monastery. Facing hideous holiday traffic, we headed for the Naadam Festival area. The origins of the Naadam Festival can be traced to as early as 200 years BC. The holiday became a regular national event when all the nomad tribes would come together to show the best of their physical strength, riding and shooting skills, qualities vital for the survival of nomad herders and hunters. It first served as a way to train soldiers for battle. Now it commemorates the revolution when Mongolia declared itself a free country. The area surrounding the festival has a typical fair-like atmosphere with games of chance, vendors, food and childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s rides. The festival, termed the three
manly games: Mongolian wrestling, horse racing and archery, is held during the midsummer holidays. The wrestling takes place in the Naadam Stadium that holds about 20,000, archery in a smaller nearby stadium, and the horse racing on the open steppes alongside the highway west of the city. The festival begins with a ceremonious ride by medieval warriors bearing the Nine Yak Tail Banners of Chenggis Khan representing the nine tribes of the Mongols. Continues on page 30
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Dr. Brian Rask Becomes Exchange Club President Photos by Jon Frangipane
The Pompano Exchange Club installation proceedings took place at the Hillsboro Club on Friday, June 28th to an ebullient group of members and friends, on hand to witness the change of command. Outgoing President Robert Friedman gladly handed over the gavel to incoming President Brian Rask who shall take the reigns for the next year. During Robert Friedman’s tenure as president, the Exchange Club donated $40,000 to the Children’s Health Institute, $18,000 to Broward Children’s Center, Woodhouse received $5,000 and Bit by Bit getting $5,000. Total disbursements for the year totaled $75,000, and $500,000 over the past seven years. The following received Certificates of Appreciation: Patty Petrone won her award for her participation on The 150 Dinner planning committee. She was responsible for all the table and room decorations. Larry Crismond won his for creating two Excel Clubs at Zion Luthern and Pompano Beach High Schools and in doing so added 55 new members to the club. Jack Krutek won his for being the Entertainment Director and supply master, as well as his great work at The Pompano Beach Seafood Festival. Betsy and Earl Maucker won for their last minute use of their home for a eighty person New Member Dinner that had to be relocated due to Tropical Storm Issac at about noon the same day. Kyle Branyon won his for his overall participation and volunteering to work at events consistently over the course of the year.
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Lighthouse Point Summer Art Camp 2013
Th e Ar t s
Story By Mary Cavaioli Photos by Jon Frangipane
Once again the children from our community had an opportunity to participate in the 6th year of a summer art camp at the LHP library. The children ranged in age from 4-12 years. The children were able to advance their artistic abilities and participated in cooperative projects. The camp ran for four weeks with a theme for each week. The children learned a variety of art techniques and kept a sketch book of ideas that they can use at a future date. They learned how to create their own style of art and to put a personal spin on a project to express their ideas and interests. The creative spirit is alive and well in the children who attended and the parents who support them! The art camp was created by Mary Cavaioli who also an instructor at the Boca Art School Summer Art Camp and the Boca Museum of Art. During the school year, she is the Arts Integration Specialist for the Palm Beach County Schools working on professional development and training for K-12 teachers and schools. One of the highlights of the camp was to create a “rock garden” using their drawings of local plant materials and creating a 3-D garden based on their ideas using sculpy clay and large rocks. The intermediate students created a “cityscape” based on the artwork of Downe Burns. The children made friends while creating their artwork and shared many ideas with each other as they worked. One student,
Marlee, is visiting her grandmother from Texas this summer. She fit right into the class and gained art skills she can take back with her when she returns home! The best compliment any teacher can have is to have their students internalize their learning and take the skills to the next level of sharing and applying them outside the classroom walls. These children will do just that! A special thanks goes out to Christy Keyes and her staff at the LHP library for their continued support of this summer program and to Noah Leach, high school assistant to the children in the art camp this summer. A final art exhibit of all the student selected work was held on August 1st from 4:30-5:50pm. Each student received a certificate and refreshments were served. A special thanks goes out to Pam Kuntz, a mom who is creative in her own right making delicious desserts for the guests and families for the art reception. LHP
Mary Cavaioli, M.S., NBCT, Arts Integration Specialist, K-12 Curriculum, Palm Beach County Schools
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A s I Wa s S ay i n g The 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,
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a procedure where you’re hooked up to a machine that generates high intensity sound waves to shatter the stone 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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September in the Garden
The Garden Lady Says… By Donna Torrey
A long time ago, my husband gave me a little plaque that said: “A garden grows with love and patience.” I still have it and think of that saying often as I go about my tasks. There are very few endeavors that teach the great lessons of life as much as gardening does. A lesson from Donna’s garden: There is always room for one more plant! Sometimes people tell me that there just isn’t anymore room in their garden. Humph, I say: there’s always room for more. You just have to learn to look under plants, behind plants above plants, and on plants. Once you start to see the little nooks, you will find room for just about anything. Today I planted some bromeliads under some shrubs and put orchids on two trees. A landscape is like a favorite painting, rich in texture, color and composition. But unlike a painting, our work of art is living and changing, enchanting us everyday, and never quite done. At this time of year patience is required on our part as we wait for the cooler days and nights. September and October are great teases: autumn is here, but one can hardly tell. Although, one way we can see the approaching season is that the days are getting shorter. This
change in length of day is an important trigger for many plants to bloom. In fact, now is your last chance to trim poinsettias. The end of September is the latest they should be pruned in order for them to put out new growth, which will then become the beautiful bracts we know so well. The shorter days are what give them the 12 hours of complete darkness they need. Give them a touch of fertilizer also. September is a good time to do a good pruning of shrubs and give some control to the wild overgrowth of our summer. Use the clippings as free mulch to control weeds and give nutrients back to the soil. Towards the end of the month, you can start your tomato seeds and prepare your vegetable garden beds and containers. Don’t rush it; it’s better to wait until the weather has really cooled down, and this won’t happen for another month. For more veggie tips, go to my website. You can also sign up for my monthly newsletter. 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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our
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Continued from page 12 We arrived a bit late to the archery competition, but there were still participants there for photos and demonstrations. Mongols are almost born with archery skills and the Mongol warrior archerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s skill was legendary. It is said that the warriors could gallop their ponies, guided only with their knees, set their arrows and release them only at the split second that all four hooves of their horses are off the ground assuring that there is the least amount of movement to disrupt the accuracy of the arrowâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s flight. Mongolian bows are very tight requiring great strength to stretch. Naadam archery participants still use the same type of bow that Genghis Khan's armies used, carefully crafted of bone, birch, and deer sinew with glue made from fish bladders. Bows are drawn with a bone thumb ring.
The wrestling in the stadium was in full swing. Mongolian traditional wrestling is an untimed competition in which wrestlers lose if they touch the ground with any part of their body, other than their feet or hands. Wrestlers wear two-piece costumes, consisting of a tight shoulder vest and shorts. The current costume of the wrestlers came into use when a woman secretly entered the competition and did well enough to embarrass her male competitors. To prevent this from happening again, the current costume was designed to easily distinguish between the sexes! Women have started participating in the archery and girls in the horseracing games, but not in Mongolian wrestling where the winner becomes an immediate media star! Unlike Western horse racing, Mongolian horse racing in Naadam is a cross-country event. It is the highlight of any Naadam Festival taking full advantage of the wide open spaces. The length of each 30
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race is determined by age class, ranging from ten to seventeen miles. Up to 1,000 horses from any part of Mongolia can be chosen to participate. Racehorses are fed a special diet, their bloodlines seriously guarded. The Mongol horse, known as a pony, is shorter and stockier than the traditional racehorse. Children from 5 to 13 are chosen as jockeys who train in the months preceding the races. No special course is prepared, so the horses cover the distance jumping natural barriers. While jockeys are important, the main purpose of the race is to test the skill of the horses. Mongols have had a special relationship with their horses from the time of Chenggis when the loss of a horse, especially in a battle, could result in death. After an early departure in the morning and a flight of about 1-1/2 hours, we arrived in Dalanzadgad in the Gobi Desert. Though flights are notoriously unreliable, ours was right on time. We were aboard a 35-seat prop with our group accounting for about half the manifest. There is a strict 33 pound per person limit on baggage, including carry- on, so our larger pieces were left at the Odyssey headquarters and we took only a four-day supply. It was a smooth flight with the dessert visible below. The Gobi Desert is located about 500 km from the capitol. In reality, the Gobi desert is steppes abundant with wildlife and birds. Its inhabitants consist mainly of camel breeders and about 285,000 domesticated Bactrian camels. It receives less than 4 inches of rain per year and some areas see rainfall only every few years! Winds can gust
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Ger camp lake.
to 90 miles per hour. Only about 3% of the entire desert area is traditional sand dunes. We traveled overland to our ger camp located in the Gobi Gurvansaikkan National park, where we were housed in the typical circular wool felt gers. Now we are starting to get the flavor of living in Mongolia. We were met at the airport by three six-passenger Russian-made off-road vans. These would carry us throughout the Gobi. A kitchen truck followed us, carrying all the provisions for the entire time in the Gobi both on the road and in the camps. Our vehicles had never heard of shocks and the upkeep on tires must be unbelievable! Paved roads lead to and from the airport and to a few other destinations but by and large the Bearded Vulture Valley. way is unpaved, dusty, rocky and you navigate deep tire ruts and stream beds so rough that you hold on to straps inside to remain in your seats. It is much like travelling about 20 mph over a twisting waffle iron or washboard with the occasional pothole, or rut big enough to swallow a Volkswagen. The trip took about five hours. One soon learns that all distances in Mongolia are measured in time and not miles! Short distances can take long hours! Though our driver spoke no English, he always smiled broadly. The camps can accommodate between 75 to 100 guests. They are a series of gers, one for each couple or guest with shared facilities in the common bathhouse. Ladies to the right, men to the left! Each ger contained two small single platform beds with a thin pad on top and a duvet. Pillows were about the size of a hand towel and filled with bee-bees or beads. They seemed to weigh about ten pounds. There was also a small table or desk a tiny stool and sometimes a wood burning stove. Floors are dirt, covered with a layer of linoleum, carpets, indoor-outdoor carpet or a combination. They are snug and pleasant and we soon got used to the beds. Often at night, we could hear goats, yaks or cows munching the grass outside our ger, since we almost always shared our camp with some manner of herd. It was not unusual to have a family of tiny
Bath house. gerbils or ground squirrels living beneath your ger. In the northern areas where the nights were cooler, the staff would arrive about 10:00 PM and start a fire in the stove and it would soon be warm and toasty. They would come again between 5:00 and 5:30 AM to start another to take off the morning chill. Most operated on generator and/or solar power, so the availability of electricity was only for very short hours, usually about 3 hours in the evenings. This meant the competition for the few available outlets for charging camera and iPad batteries was fierce. Hot water was scarce as well, and in most places the pressure so low that you were afforded a mere trickle. Despite their advertising, Internet access was never available, nor was radio, TV or newspapers. We became completely devoid of any news of the outside world for two weeks. Did Princess Kate have her baby? What was it? What happened in the Zimmerman trial? Cocktail hour was usually just beer, and not icy cold but surely tasted great after a long day. Bearded Vulture, or Eagle Valley contains the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s only desert icecap that melts in the summer but in winter can reach up to 30 feet thick. Our exploration took place on foot. The valley opens with a wide entrance, then Continues on page 32 www.lhpmag.com | Lighthouse Point Magazine
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narrows forming a gorge with cliffs high enough to block out the sun. A hike of about 1-1/2 miles brought us to a small waterfall and the stream that we hopped across several times, is the result of the melting ice cap. Ground squirrels scurried all over the ground and wildflowers bloomed on the steep sides. A long and bumpy ride through the desert and along the Altai Mountain range to Khongoryn Els, home of the “singing dunes,” started our morning. Before our departure, a staff member blessed our vehicles with Airag to assure safe travel. These dunes are among about 30 locations in the world where the sand “sings.” Winds or footfalls cause the sands to emit a high-pitched drone. The dunes resemble a narrow ribbon of sand stretching for about 100 miles by half mile wide. The highest point is about 900 meters. The sands did not sing for us that day, as the recent rains had made them too wet. It was Blessing cars. hard to imagine they were “wet” but the water in the nearby oasis was convincing. To climb to the top would require about two hours, so we climbed only part way. Some climbers could be seen as tiny dots high on the dunes. This day gave us the most incredible blue skies!
on and off is rocky. These large animals are hardy and can go without water for months. When they do drink, they can consume up to 30 gallons of water, and can run up to 40 miles per hour for short durations. They have a pitiful bray that sounds like crying, but since at the age of three there is a pencil-sized wooden rod pierced through their noses, perhaps that is the reason. This is used in place of the bit in the mouth. Back at camp before dinner we learned some anklebone games. Families save and dry the anklebones from sheep and goats for use much like dice in various games. They can also be used for fortune telling. They are four-sided with each side given a name: sheep, goat, horse, or camel. At first, it is hard to distinguish but you become pretty good at it in time. We played a horse race game. There are several different games the rules of which were complicated. Damdiaa was accused of making them up as he went along. After dinner we took a short ride out onto the dunes to watch the sunset. Beautiful!
Oasisi Singing Sands. Singing sands with climbers.
Exciting day today. We made a short drive to visit the home of a local camel breeder and his family. This gave us our first glimpse into the life of the nomadic herders. We were served camel milk tea (not too tasty but a traditional hospitality treat), and a question and answer period thru our guide. We explored the dunes on the domesticated double-humped Bactrian Camels. They have a slow, easy stride and sitting between the double humps assures that you will stay atop! They kneel for mounting and dismounting, so getting 32
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(Please read the October issue for Part 2 of “Our Mongolian Diary.”)
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John Knox Village Couples Renew Vows Article by Chris Miller and Photos by Marty Lee
The afternoon of Thursday, June 20, was extremely special for 28 couples at John Knox Village. These amazing couples participated in the Renewal of Vows Ceremony, which only happens once every five years at John Knox Village, a continuing-care retirement community in Pompano Beach. The unique event was part of The Village’s 45th Anniversary that began last September. Typically, Renewal of Vows welcomes couples that have celebrated more than 50 years of marriage. However, the rule was changed to include those 45 and greater this year. The official longest married couple, Irwin and Paula Woolf, who celebrated their 75th Anniversary this year, cut the wedding cake. “We met at a sweet 16 party,” Paula recalls. “I went with a younger man and went home with Irwin.” Other John Knox Village couples share similar stories. WD and Vera Leip (59 years this October) met when they were in the 8th grade and have been together ever since. Married 75 years, Irwin and Paula Woolf have the honors of cutting the cake.
Richard and Gloria Tomey, who have been married for nearly 54 years, met when Gloria was dating a friend of Richard’s. When the friend left for military school, he asked Richard to keep an eye on Gloria for him. They were married three years later. Ron and Dee Davis met while attending Baldwin Wallace University near Cleveland, Ohio. They were married on June 19, 1954, in East Liverpool, Ohio, which is half way between Dee’s hometown of Pittsburgh and the University. As the ceremony began, each couple was announced as they walked into the John Knox Village Auditorium. And then, Reverend Greg Fitch, JKV Spiritual Life Director, performed the ceremony. This followed with cake, dancing, photo opportunities and entertainment provided by the Ted Knight Orchestra. John Knox Village is located at 651 SW Sixth Street in Pompano Beach.
The many anniversary couples gather on the dance floor in celebration.
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Vera and WD Leip celebrate 58 years of marriage.
Dee and Ron Davis celebrate 59 years of marriage.
Mark Rayner introduced Martha and Hib Casselberry who have been married for 58 years. Evelyn and Charlie Mennes celebrate their 67 years of marriage.
Some of the twenty-eight couples, representing more than 1500 years of marriage, who renewed their wedding vows.
Rosemary and William Wilson walk down the aisle celebrating 52 years of marriage.
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Taking Health Care To A New Home-Centered Level Earlier this summer, the John Knox Village Board of Directors approved a new state-of-the-art building. THE GREEN HOUSE® residences at The Village will transform how Elders are cared for in Florida. The $34-plus million skilled nursing care center will be located on the northwest corner of The Village’s 65-acre campus in Pompano Beach. The Green House residences at John Knox Village will be the first skilled nursing care center in the State of Florida to adopt The Green House model, core values and practices. The seven-story building, designed by RDG Planning & Design (Architects John Birge, Scott Pfeifer and Kevin Ruff), will have 144 private rooms divided into twelve “Homes,” on six floors. The ground floor features a community area complete with a multipurpose room, dining bistro and rehabilitation center. In addition to the architects, John Knox Village is working closely with an Owner ’s Authorized Representative (OAR). William Gallo of Gallo Herbert Architects in Deerfield Beach, will serve in this capacity as an advocate for The Village. William Gallo and his wife Susan have been residents of Lighthouse Point since 1996, where they raised their children Justin and Teresa. William Gallo of Gallo Herbert Architects has designed several independent living, assisted living and skilled nursing facilities in Florida, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. His experience in senior living dates back to 1974 and gives Gallo Herbert Architects the reputation and expertise to oversee the interests of John Knox Village management and residents on the project. As advocate for The Village, Gallo Herbert Architects will guide the project from inception to completion and occupancy, including developing and managing delivery methodology, document control, budget oversight and scheduling. The firm will also organize and manage the team memb bers of architects, construction managers, geotechnical and civil engineers, and other consultants. As Owner ’s Authorized Representative, Gallo will also manage all jurisdictional agency approvals and will serve as advisor to general and special councils, and as liaison to the Board, staff and residents of John Knox Village. Gallo said that the Green House Culture will completely change the manner in which care is given, by making the resident the center and emphasis of the process of delivery. “The Green House principle guides the design and operation of the facility,” he said. Fundamentally, if it didn’t exist in your HOME then it will not exist in a Green House Home.” “The concept is to create small home groups of residents that interact with h caregivers called Shahbazim, in a symbiotic, home centered, de-institutionalized environment. The direct caregiver will have primary responsibility for the day-to-day care 38
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Friends, family and strangers attended a wonderful cause at St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church on Saturday, June 8th to help raise money for Lexi Cantore, daughter of who was diagnosed with Hydrocephalus in 2006. Over one hundred donors contributed to the event that included fine food and wine, auction items and many services offered by caring local businesses. Lexi hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t been able to drink or eat anything by mouth for almost five years. Her days consist of physical therapy and numerous respiratory therapies since she is unable to swallow. For donations, please visit www.donationto.com/miles-for-lexi. Lexi, Barbara, Phil and Nicole Cantore
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21 Students Get Promoted to Black Belt and Higher at Elite Force Martial Arts
Row #1 (left to right): Tucker Goldstein, Trenner Tompkins III, Mac Mitchell, Sarah Ingate, Kaelyn Pannier, Daniel Parker Row #2 (left to right): Kalani Happel, Natalia Bray, Ryan Lansdale, Chase Doerfler, Marina Bray, Robert Scwharzkopf, Samantha A. Peterson, Row #3 (left to right): Shihan Craig Haley, Jenna Giaquinto, Alexander Lansdale, Joanne Calvarese, Christopher Kooker, Phoebe Ringo, Ian Peterson, Patricia Thorton, Eliane Biber, Shihan KC Colvin
Shihan Craig Haley, a sixth-degree black belt master instructor and co-owner of Elite Force Martial Arts, announced that 22 students graduated to Black Belt and higher at Elite Force Martial Arts between the two locations in Fort Lauderdale and Lighthouse Point. The journey to black belt takes between 3 ½ to 5 years and it’s more about developing strong attitude, behavior, and character than the physical attributes. According to Haley, “It’s not about the belt but the person you become in the process.” The graduates have been training in a well-rounded fitness program that focuses on improving their flexibility,
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strength, and endurance all while learning self-defense and how to handle stress in a positive, proactive manner. The graduates range in age from 9 nine years old to students in their late forties. Martial Arts training focuses on helping everyone reach their full potential. Everyone runs their own race and is on the quest to be their best. Elite Force Martial Arts, founded by Haley and Shihan KC Colvin, has locations in Lighthouse Point, Fort Lauderdale and Plantation. For more information, visit www.eliteforcemartialarts.com, www.facebook.com/ eliteforcemartialartslhp, or call 954-785-1348.
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Lighthouse Point Chamber News Story by Andrea Freygang
Photos by Jon Frangipane
Lighthouse Point Chamber members gathered at Bateman, Gordon and Sands for an informal social in June. Delicious food was provided by Don and Joan at Lito’s Turf & Surf. Planning for the 10th Annual Taste of Lighthouse Point is underway. Members of the chamber or community looking to get involved can email lhpchamberoffice@gmail.com for more information.
Rene Sabatini, Azure Realty, hostess Lynn Kelsey Smith of Bateman Gordon and Sands.
Lucille Pignataro, Bank United, Millie Walsh, Body & Soul Boutique and Charlie Davis, Beacon Light Jewelers.
Summer fun at Florida State Restoration Services and Bateman Gordon & Sands
It was fun and networking at Florida State Restoration Services when the Lighthouse Point Chamber of Commerce gathered there in July for the monthly social. Delicious sushi from El Tamarindo was served to a light on business gathering.
Welcome New Members!
Welcome to new members Dawne Kelleher with Silpada Jewelry and Tumminello’s Deli and Cafe which recently opened in Gateway Shopping Center. Look for details on a ribbon cutting in September!
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We wanted to offer you a quick update on our Shop the Point campaign. As you may know, the Chamber has sponsored this campaign as a way to encourage our members and residents to shop with Lighthouse Point Chamber members. Many of our members are participating with truly fantastic deals, and I encourage all of you to
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visit http://lhpchamber.com to learn more about them. From auto repair to real estate services, there is probably a discount there to meet your needs. If you are a business owner, and you have not yet submitted a discount, we want to encourage you to do so right away. Residents – be sure to check out these great deals designed just for you! Many of our members are offering separate member-to-member deals in addition to the resident discounts— all of them benefit our friends and neighbors as well as our own businesses. If you have not received or have misplaced your loyalty card, please contact us at lhpchamberoffice@gmail.com. You must be a member of Lighthouse Point Chamber or a resident of Lighthouse Point. We want to thank everyone for your participation in Shop the Point. This wide-reaching and innovative shop local campaign can go a long way towards strengthening local businesses and building a strong community base, but only if we all participate. Learn more about the program at www.lhpchamber.com.
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Christian Marerro Thanks John Knox Village Young Trumpeter gives praise During Performance Photos by Jon Frangipane
Christian Marerro
When young Christian Marerro, age 13 at the time, played at John Knox Village with the Sawgrass Middle School band in 2008, a resident attending a concert at John Knox Village stood up during the performance and declared, “I love the way this boy plays. I’m going to buy the trumpet he needs!” In February, 2009 the residents at the Village raised $2,229 toward the purchase of a professional trumpet for Christian. On this July 27th, Christian Marerro and his Jazz Orchestra returned to John
Knox Village in a Thank You Village concert. “Your gift has inspired me to be positive about my music and to push beyond the limits to achieve the unachievable,” he said. Christian is presently attending Berklee College of Music in Boston, MA on a full Presidential Scholarship for the next four years. Orchestra members, age 15 to 21 include the Saxophone section: Patrick Bartly, Alex Ramirez, Anthoney Burell, Sean Devivo and Jonathan Hainsworth; Trumpet section: Ricardo Esquilin, Billy Krebsbach, Kelly Gonzales and Robert Mutiel; Trombone section: Thomas Dover, Joel Parez, Mile Fielder and Sam Gelerstein; Rhythm section: Jesus Lazcano, Jake Ricke and Charlie Steiner.
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Skin Care
It’s Time for Bright Eyes!
By Melanie S. Hecker, MD, MBA
Multiple changes in the skin and the underlying tissue due to years of sun damage can contribute to the appearance of aging around the eyes. Although there are many products and procedures available that state they can improve or even prevent further aging around the eyes, often the best approach depends upon a combination of therapies. It is important that the combination plan for treatment of periocular aging should be individualized based upon findings from the physical examination of the aging eye area.
Periocular Aging
Injections around the eye area with neurotoxins (such as Botox, Dysport or Xeomin), injections of filler (Belotero, Radiesse, Juvederm, Restylane), skin resurfacing procedures (such as The Madonna Eye Lift), or ultrasound tightening (Ultherapy) are all technologies available for tightening lax skin and softening wrinkles specifically around the eye area. Depending upon the situation, using more than one of these treatments and addressing other areas of the face, may enhance the patient’s appearance even more. Careful pre-treatment evaluation is needed and realistic expectations discussed to make sure the outcome is optimal. The skin exam is performed with the face at rest and while having the patient make different facial expressions using various muscles. The goal is to identify symmetry in brow position and eye size, check
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the ability to raise the brows, and the presence of lines and wrinkles, skin laxity, volume loss, or any unsightly lesions around the eyes. Discussion of the mentioned treatment options takes place to ensure patients understand the risks and benefits of each type of treatment. Some treatments have minimal to no down-time; others may require up to a week to heal.
Injectable filler can be used for addressing hollowing below the eyes, which helps fill out the skin over the cheekbones. Neurotoxin injections can be used in various ways to rejuvenate the eyes including under the eyes for wrinkles or above the eye brow to enhance the eye brow position. If resurfacing is indicated, there are many options available and if skin tightening around the eyes is the main issue, there are different treatment modalities available to achieve this goal including Ultherapy. Laser procedures may also be indicated if there are growths or vascular lesions around the eyes contributing to an aging periocular area. LHP
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Dehydration and Proper Fluid Intake
He a l t hw i s e By Kelly Doyle
What is dehydration? The majority of the body is made up of water, with up to 75% of the body's weight due to H2O. Most of the water is found within the cells of the body (intracellular space). We lose water routinely. When we breath humidified air leaves the body, when we bring up the bodies temperature we sweat to cool the body and when we urinate or have a bowel movement to rid the body of waste products. What causes dehydration? Dehydration occurs because there is too much water lost, not enough water taken in, or most often a combination of the two. The body can lose significant amounts of water when it tries to cool itself by sweating. Depending upon weather conditions, a brisk walk will generate up to 16 ounces of sweat (a pound of water). As the level of water loss increases, more symptoms can become apparent such as: dry mouth, lack of tears, lack of sweat, muscle cramps, nausea and vomiting, heart palpitations, and lightheadedness (especially when standing). Fluid replacement is the treatment for dehydration. This may be attempted by replacing fluid by mouth, but if this fails, and too much fluid has left the body, or for some reason you are unable to rehydrate naturally, intravenous fluid (IV) may be required. Beverages that contain electrolytes can be helpful to athletes who are exercising at a high intensity for 60 minutes or more. It's really not necessary to replace losses of sodium, potassium and other electrolytes during exercise since you're unlikely to deplete your body's stores of these minerals during normal training. If, however, you find yourself exercising in extreme 52
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conditions over 3 to 5 hours (a marathon or Ironman for example), you may likely want to add a drink with electrolytes. The one I offer to our guests after a good sweat in the sauna is coconut water. I consider it the perfect drink of choice. It’s the amount of sweat that leaves the body that you need to consider when deciding if you need pure water or a drink with electrolytes. Finding the right amount of fluid to drink depends upon a variety of individual factors. There are, however, two simple methods of estimating adequate hydration; first, monitoring urine volume output and color. A large amount of light colored, diluted urine probably means you are hydrated; dark colored, concentrated urine probably means you are dehydrated. Second, weighing yourself before and after exercise. Any weight lost is likely from fluid. We recommend to our clients that are doing any kind of intense exercise, that checking weight before and after a competition or strenuous routine is a great way to determine if you are adequately replenishing your water supply. Weigh yourself before and after exercise and replace fluid losses. Drink 20-24 fl oz water for every 1 lb lost. For more Information: Call Thermae 604 at 954-604-7930 LHP For more information please contact, Kelly Doyle, dfp Pilates Studio, 954-648-5831,Galt Ocean Mile and Thermae 604, 954-604-7930, Downtown Ft. Lauderdale
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Legal Matters
Put Your House In Order If Your Spouse Dies By Martin Zevin, Attorney
The loss of a spouse is always a very traumatic event. It is most important for your physical and emotional health to give yourself some time for the grieving process. Once you feel mentally and emotionally able to do so, you should schedule an appointment with an attorney to review all legal documents. For the appointment, you should bring your Will and/or Revocable Living Trust, Deed to your home, certified copy of the death certificate and date of your marriage. If you have advanced care directives such as a Living Will, Durable Power of Attorney and Designation of Health Care Surrogate, you should bring those as well. If everything you owned was in both names, it is not necessary to probate your spouse's Will. However, regarding your home, it is a good idea to "Clear the Title." The lawyer will prepare and have you sign a "Continuous Marriage Affidavit" which is why you need the date of your marriage. This document will be recorded, along with an Affidavit of No Florida Estate Tax Due and the Death Certificate without the cause of death. If you have
a Revocable Living Trust with your spouse, the lawyer will also need to prepare a document called "Notice of Trust." If you do not have a Revocable Living Trust, this appointment will be a good opportunity for you to discuss the creation of a Trust and preparation of a Quit Claim Deed in order to avoid probate on your home. If you do have a Trust, this may be an appropriate time to consider doing an Amendment to the Trust based on new circumstances. You may also wish to make changes in your Living Will, Durable Power of Attor cuments if you do not have them. In most cases, there is no urgency to contact an attorney. It is much better to have peace of mind and clarity. Many lawyers, including myself, will offer a free consultation. This consultation should include options and give you the opportunity to sleep on it before finalizing any new legal documents. 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 martinzevin@netzero.com
On-Line Marketing
Are Facebook “Likes” Important? By Jennifer M. Garcia
Social media can be considered a popularity contest. We all know at this point that every business no matter what industry, no matter how many years of establishment, needs to be on Facebook. So, you have created a Facebook account, what next? You can cheat and buy “likes.” Or you can create a promotion on Facebook via a contest or game and engage your audience. By developing something users will be interested in, you can create a buzz about your page and encourage your friends to comment. It’s all about activity. It’s important to have a following, but it’s more important to have the right type of following—friends that will turn into customers. By giving your community a reason to visit your page, you not only build your social reputation but you have the opportunity to reach out to potential clients with a click of a button. Promoting an event or contest on Facebook can be affordable. So what does a Facebook contest look like? It can be photo submissions, trivia or a voting competition. There are sites like SnapApp, Shortstack and Woobox. Americans spend at least 8 hours a month on Facebook. According to the researchers at Huffington Post, “A new study suggests we use the social media site to cure a simple ailment: boredom.” 54
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In addition to satisfying our entertainment needs, Facebook also attracts us by providing an outlet for interpersonal communication and self-expression. And now Facebook, like Twitter, has hashtags. Hashtags are a great way to start or join a conversation, as we previously discussed in my article Twitter 101. In a seminar last week, I discussed trying new outlets. The summer is a slower time, generally speaking, so consider testing out the social waters. If you have a brick and mortar and in store traffic is important, incorporate Foursquare. It takes a few minutes to set up and by offering an in-store (or in restaurant) incentive you give people a reason to check in. However, the incentive needs to be in real time that means loosen up the purse straps and give them something for free. For example; buy two meals, get a dessert free when you check in, or buy x product, get y product half off when you check in. When users check in, it will get posted on their Facebook page, promoting your business while influencing a purchase. LHP For more information, please call 954-533-0283 or 954-547-2175, or email jenn@opt2web.com.
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Cantankerously Yours
To All The Grandchildren In The World
By Wendell Abern
EDITOR’S NOTE: This column first appeared shortly after the 9/11 tragedy in 2001. It has run every year since, with the author’s updates.
Dear Grandchildren, everywhere, Today, I am writing to apologize to all of you. Usually, I try to write humor. But twelve years ago, terrorists killed thousands of Americans by flying airplanes into buildings. And this month, memorials and other reminders of that horrendous day make it impossible to write anything funny. Instead, today, I want to apologize to everyone in your generation from everyone in mine. My generation inherited two world wars that killed millions of people. We should have learned something from those terrible wars. We should have made the world a better place for you. And we didn’t. More than 150 years ago, a man by the name of Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel said, “What we learn from history…is that we never learn from history.” True when Mr. Hegel said it. Just as true today. How pathetic. My generation, like all of those that preceded it, hasn't learned anything. We never learned the one thing that every human being on earth has in common: none of us asked to be here. We had no say in the matter at all. But once given the gift of life, no one should have the right to take it away. Yet human beings kill other human beings every day. Every hour. Every place on earth. Sometimes, we kill each other by the millions, usually in the name of some -ism, or –ology, or –ocracy. We have a name for these mass killings. It’s called “war.” One reason we keep warring is because of another lesson no generation has ever learned about its leaders: how to tell The Good Guys from The Bad Guys. That is just as dumb as it sounds. But it keeps happening. Every century. And it happens because we never understand how badly we want to believe in our leaders: our presidents, our prime ministers, our priests, our rabbis—any of our leaders. We want them to be smart, to be fair, to be honest, and always to be right. And because we want so badly to believe in what they tell us, we seemingly do anything they ask. Whenever we are told that our -ism is the true and righteous one, we believe it gives us license to kill those who believe otherwise. Frequently, our leaders use the hatred of others to galvanize us in a common cause, resulting in war. Millions of Americans protested our country's involvement in Viet Nam because we didn't understand who hated us. Conversely, if President Carter had declared war after Iranian zealots kidnapped 52 Americans, we would have responded with fervent jingoism. One thing the human race has learned—but sadly, ignored— is that history is written by the winners. So, how can we ever be sure the Good Guys won and the Bad Guys lost? Many centuries ago, a man named Alexander led an army that conquered other countries. Some history books still refer to him as Alexander The Great. No history book tells us 56
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what he was called by the thousands of widows and orphans his marauding armies left in their wake. If Germany had won World War II, the madman Adolph Hitler— arguably the most evil human being who ever lived—would be portrayed in today’s history books as a dynamic, righteous leader. My personal belief is that there is nothing as sacred as a human life; any human life. Yet, at some point in the history of our civilization, our leaders determined that our beliefs are more important than our lives. That has never changed. About seven thousand years ago, there were almost 27 million of us listening to a few leaders, telling us to go kill each other in the name of some -isms. About five hundred years ago, there were now 450 million of us, still listening to a few leaders, still telling us to go kill each other in the name of some new -isms. Today, there are almost seven billion of us, still listening to a few leaders, still telling us to go kill each other; still in the name of some –isms. When does it stop? When do we stop killing each other? Today, more than 60 years after the unspeakable atrocity known as The Holocaust...after a weary world swore, “Never again”...after a United Nations was created to bring peace to the whole planet...genocides continue to flourish. Ethnic cleansing occurs every decade or so. As I write this, the slaughter of innocent people continues in Africa, Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Asia, all in the name of some –isms. Leaders of these slaughters, of course, invoke hatred as a motivator. And why not? It always works. Some have tried to unite people by other means. For a while, Mahatma Gandhi brought people together with love instead of hatred. So did Martin Luther King. So have a precious few others. Unfortunately, too many leaders have discovered that hatred works better. And finally, here is a lesson we all should have learned in kindergarten: there is only one planet that supports life. This is where we all have to live. We should be taking care of this planet. And I must admit, your generation is doing a much better job of it than mine did; or any generation, for that matter. I hope you can start to turn other things around also. Most of all, I hope you can start...to stop...the killing. It will take many, many future generations to overcome cycles of hatreds generating hatreds; of broken alliances, shattered truces and unconscionable genocides. The end of these mass murders has to start sometime. I hope it starts with you. I hope you can make the world a tiny bit better. And a little bit cleaner. And much safer. I hope when you are my age, you never have to write a letter of apology to all the grandchildren in the world.
Cantankerously Yours, Wendell Abern Wendell Abern can be reached at dendyabern@comcast. net.
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Pompano Exchange Club Distributes Funds Photos by Jon Frangipane
The Pompano Exchange Club met on Wednesday, June 26th to donate funds to their favorite charities. Accepting checks were Melissa Lane of Broward Children’s Center receiving $18,00; Randall Bishop of Woodhouse receving $5,000; Susan Santos of Children’s Healing Institute receiving $40,000 and Diane LaMarca of Bit by Bit Hippotherapy receiving $5,000. Through the efforts of member Larry Crismond, the club added 66 new members, including two excel clubs, one at Zion Lutheran and the other at Pompano Beach High School.
Randall Bishop of Woodhouse.
Diane LaMarca of Bit By Bit.
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Melissa Lane of Broward Children's Center.
Susan Santos Lane of Childrens Healing.
Knox Pools Celebrates 25 Years Photos by Debra Todd
On July 26th, Knox Pools celebrated a quarter century in the pool industry with a ribbon cutting ceremony. A family-owned and operated establishment, it been serving Lighthouse Point and surrounding areas since 1988. Bill and Donna Knox, owners, take pride in serving the community keeping your back yards safe as well as beautiful. Their quality-minded company includes a wonderful retail store with a knowledgeable staff, and experienced pool service, repair, renovation and construction departments. The retail store staff will test your pool and spa water and help you maintain perfectly balanced water. Besides water chemistry, the educated staff can help you with pool equipment, automatic pool cleaners, and heaters, along with fun stuff like toys, furniture, and Big Green Eggs. Knox Pools renovation and construction departments are capable of turning your backyard into a paradise. Come into the beautiful showroom to see examples of endless possibilities. Bill Knox, a state certified pool contractor, oversees every renovation and new construction project to ensure a quality job. Knox Pools does it all, from water testing to waterfalls. If you have never stopped by the Knox’s establishment do so. The entire Knox Pool team is there to serve you. Located at 3826 N. Federal Hwy in Pompano Beach. Call 954-785-5622 58
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Bridget with Bill and Donna Knox.
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Incredible Facts! Animals, Birds & Insects
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Because beavers’ teeth never stop growing, they must constantly gnaw on objects to keep them at a manageable length. Their teeth would eventually grow into their brain if they didn’t maintain them.
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Beware an ant uprising! There are one million ants for every human in the world. These resilient creatures also never sleep and do not have lungs.
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Butterflies have two compound eyes consisting of thousands of lenses, yet they can only see the colors red, green and yellow.
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Elephants can smell water up to 3 miles away. They are also one of the three mammals that undergo menopause – the other two being humpback whales and human females.
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A bee must visit 4,000 flowers in order to make one tablespoon of honey.
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Humpback whales create the loudest sound of any living creature.
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Koala bears almost exclusively eat only eucalyptus leaves and nothing else.
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Bald eagles may use the same nest year after year, adding more twigs and branches each time. One nest was found that had been used for 34 years and weighed over two tons.
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Great White Sharks can go as long as three months without eating.
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Houseflies don’t allow their short lifespans (14 days) to hinder their musical abilities. They always hum in the key of F.
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Kangaroos use their tails for balance, so if you lift a kangaroo’s tail off the ground, it can’t hop.
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Fleas can jump up to 200 times their height. This is equivalent to a man jumping the Empire State Building in New York.
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A cat has 32 muscles in each ear. All the better for them to eavesdrop on your conversations and plot your demise.
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Senior Shout Out!
Get Creative with Indoor Plants
As I drive down Lighthouse Drive I notice the bougainvilleas and hibiscus thriving from the summer rains. Landscapes are lush, leaves are green…and I think, why not bring the outside— INDOORS?! Indoor plants offer a quick, low-cost way to add instant charisma to any room-with added health benefits. Sure we all know that it’s good to eat them, drink them, and breathe them— but did you know they’ve been proven to help reduce fatigue, coughs, and sore throats? There are many good reasons to own plants, but the best reason of all is that plants simply make us happy! Some no-fuss indoor plants include the weeping fig, the golden pathos, peace lilies, and my personal favorite, the lucky bamboo. You can find these at several nurseries within minutes of LHP—at reasonable prices. Have you ever considered an indoor carnivorous plant, like the native Sundew? They eat insects like gnats, fruit flies, and mosquitoes. Oh, and don’t worry if you don’t have any fruit flies in your kitchen, just buy some bananas, let them sit; watch them get brown, and the fruit flies will come! Simple. Or you can buy dried fruit flies on-line. For those of you who prefer a more personal touch indoors, you may want to decorate with terrariums. Anyone can make a terrarium, and it’s a perfect project for a lazy day. Terrariums look like delicate glass houses with miniature gardens inside. All you need is a wide mouth jar and lid, a few rocks, some potting soil, 60
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and your favorite itsy-bitsy plants. And voila! You’ve created a beautiful conversation piece that you can talk to your friends and guests about, and, best of all…it was fun to make! Another great project is an indoor water garden. Invite your grandkids over and try to make a fish pond. Just find an old fish aquarium or goldfish bowel, and arrange water lilies, water lettuce, and fairy moss in it. Next, cover the bottom with soil, pebbles, and some charcoal. Don’t forget, you have to add water and a couple of gold fish! There are many on-line sites that walk you through simple steps to indoor gardening. With a few clicks, you can find out how to grow avocado plants from seeds, or even grow your own wheat grass. You may want to start at: http://www.instructables. com/id/Indoor-Gardening or http://www.homemadesimple.com/ (Click indoor gardening). Remember, you don’t need special skills, just some free time, some inexpensive materials, and an open mind! So, why not, just roll up your sleeves, have some fun, and bring the outside, indoors! 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.
Arugula, Pear and Pancetta Salad with Champagne Vinaigrette Serves 4 (as a side dish) Ingredients: • 4 Cups arugula • 1 Medium pear, sliced into 1" pieces • 4 Slices pancetta (get from the deli at grocery store) • 1 Tbsp honey • 1 Tbsp champagne vinegar • 1/2 Tbsp fresh lemon juice • 3 Tbsp olive oil • Salt Pepper • Pecorino Romano cheese For the vinaigrette: Mix honey, vinegar, lemon juice, olive oil and salt and pepper. Set aside. For the salad: Brown pancetta in medium skillet over medium heat, about 4-5 minutes, turning once. Turn off heat, let cool. Toss arugula, pear, crumbled pancetta with vinaigrette and top with fresh shaved pecorino romano cheese.
Carrot Muffins with Spinach Makes about 16 muffins Ingredients: • 1 Cup flour • 1 Cup whole wheat flour • 1 Cup sugar • 2 Tsp baking soda • 2 Tsp baking powder • 2 Tsp cinnamon • 1/2 Tsp nutmeg • 1 Cup oil (vegetable or olive oil) • 4 eggs • 3 Cups grated carrots • 1/2 Cup chopped fresh spinach • 1/2 Cup raisins Method: Preheat oven to 350°. Line a baking pan with muffin cups. Mix all dry ingredients. In a separate bowl, beat eggs and oil. Combine dry ingredients with egg mixture and fold in spinach, carrots and raisins. Bake 22 minutes.
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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
Good Ole’ Fashioned Meatloaf Serves 6 - 8 Ingredients: • 1 Cup dry breadcrumbs • 1/3 Cup whole milk • 1 Medium onion, finely chopped • 3 Garlic cloves, minced • 1 Celery rib, chopped • 1 Carrot, chopped • 2 Tbsp butter • 2 Tbsp worcestershire • 1 Tbsp cider vinegar • 1/4 Tsp allspice • 2 Slices raw bacon, chopped • 1.5 Lbs ground beef chuck • 1/2 Lb ground pork • 2 Large eggs • 1/3 Cup flat-leaf parsley, finely chopped Method: Preheat oven to 350°. Soak breadcrumbs in milk. Cook onions, garlic, celery, carrot and butter over medium heat until tender. Remove from heat and stir in worcestershire, vinegar, allspice, salt and pepper. Add to breadcrumb mixture. Add the onion mixture to bacon, beef, pork, parsley and eggs in a large bowl and mix with your hands. Pack mixture into a 9x5" oval loaf in a 9x13" shallow baking dish. Bake about 1 1/4 Hours, or until meat thermometer reads 155F. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.
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John Offerdahl is…
The Gridiron Griller Grilled salmon is a winner when it comes to its health benefits and flavor profile. It’s no wonder Chef Michael Costello of Bimini Boat Yard in Fort Lauderdale chose it as the star of his Gridiron Grill-Off entry last December. Chef Costello teamed up with Miami Dolphin All-Pro A.J. Duhe to compete with their Miso Salmon recipe. You are going to love this Asian-inspired, gingerkissed dish. It is so simple to create on your grill, you will surely to make it often. If you serve it over Udon noodles, it will be equal kid/company-pleaser. John Offerdahl, Chef Michael Costello of Bimini Boat Yard and A.J. Duhe.
AJ Duhe’s Miso Salmon READY…Line up your ingredients MEAT: • 2 lb fresh salmon filets MARINADE • 1/4 cup white miso (fermented soybean paste) • 2 to 3 T soy sauce • 2 t toasted sesame oil
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• 2 T unseasoned rice vinegar • 1 1/2 T minced fresh ginger
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PREP…Prepare Your Entreé, Rubs, Dressings & Sauces… FOR SALAD: Cook udon noodles in salted water till firm cooked pasta consistency. Mix with the remainder of the salad ingredients. FOR MEAT: Marinate salmon for a minimum of 1 hour LET’S GRILL…Take it to the Grill… Pre-heat the grill 400° (medium high) and grill salmon 1-2 minutes on each side. Remove from grill and top salad with salmon.
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The Human Element
Florida Spor t Fishing
An Easy Step To A Healthier Environment By Capt. Mike Genoun
From coastal shallows to expansive blue water, treasured habitats and ecosystems around the world are under attack and threatened by a host of complex factors. While there are many challenges to overcome and numerous facets that contribute to the health of our seas, many of these aspects are out of our hands. However, as an environmentally conscious boater your direct interaction can have a significant impact on the surrounding environment. Respect nature and do your best to leave no trail or footprint while enjoying the great outdoors. With over 663 miles of beaches, 2,276 miles of tidal shoreline and the expansive open ocean, Florida offers plenty of ways to enjoy the outdoors. However, with more and more boaters spending time on the water these precious treasures are facing threats like never before. As responsible boaters it’s important we lead the way by demonstrating environmentally friendly boating practices to set the stage for future generations. We all have stake in the environment and if we set a good example for those around us we can make a serious impact in the environment we cherish. By operating as an eco-friendly boater you can September 21, 2013 is International Coastal Cleanup day organized by The Ocean Conservancy. Visit oceanconservancy.org to find a cleanup near you or take part in a local effort. Every piece of trash you remove makes a difference. ■ Top Ten Items Found ■ Cigarette Butts ■ Caps/Lids ■ Plastic Bottles ■ Plastic Bags ■ Food Wrappers/Containers ■ Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons ■ Glass Bottles ■ Straws ■ Beverage Cans ■ Paper Bags 66
make certain our grandchildren will be able to take pleasure in the waters as well. Enjoying the outdoors relies heavily on the experiences and acts that are highlighted by clean water and healthy habitats that enable game fish and animals to flourish.
Trash that makes its way to the water, to our shorelines and onto our beaches, whether deliberate or incidental, makes an immediate impact as an eyesore to the pristine natural environment, but it can also be detrimental to the health of the area’s marine animals and birds. Whether it is a cigarette butt, soda can, piece of plastic or much larger object, trash should never be thrown in the water and you should be fully responsible for items that may leave your boat while underway. If you use saltwater as your therapy you need to treat it with respect. Nothing ruins a pristine setting quite like the evidence of human interaction. No matter how insignificant you think your trash is, the water is not your garbage can and littering is completely preventable. Unfortunately, trash that makes its way to the water isn’t just a localized problem and the effects can be felt worldwide. Even worse, man-made debris often takes decades to breakdown so it’s a problem that will only compound unless put to an end. Perhaps the worst part of marine trash is the threat to marine wildlife. Whether entangling or eaten, trash can hurt wildlife in many ways so dispose of
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trash in the proper manner and promote and encourage others to do the same. While fisherman can’t be blamed for all marine debris, discarded monofilament fishing line is a direct impact of angler interaction. Monofilament line creates major problems for marine animals when ingested or entangled and to help combat the problem the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission established the Monofilament Recovery & Recycling Program. This statewide effort encourages anglers to decrease the amount of monofilament that is discarded in waters by way of numerous drop-off bins. Whenever possible, try to recover damage or entangled line and place it in an approved bin. From here the monofilament is shipped to Pure Fishing where it is melted and recycled for future use to create plastic line spools, tackle boxes and more. Look for FWC outdoor recycling bins at fishing piers, boat ramps and marinas throughout the state (visit mrrp.myfwc.com for locations near you). While you can make a difference by picking up after yourself and others, you also need to be aware of your surroundings. Anchoring and operating in shallow water can cause catastrophic damage to ecosystems that is completely avoidable. You may have had a great day on the reef only to leave a damaged habitat in your wake. Throughout your entire day on the water you need to think about your interaction with the environment and how to enjoy it in a respectful manner. Back at the dock it’s critical you support designated Clean Marinas and adopt green cleaning, fueling and maintenance measures. You can make a difference and a serious impact in the waters we cherish. It all starts with you, so don’t ruin it for future generations to come. LHP
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Identity Theft
Desperately Seeking Privacy? What Private Information is Available Online?
By Denise Richardson
What do you think would happen if you tried to search public records for information about yourself? You may be surprised by what you find. There is quite a bit of information that is considered public, either through public records or through information intentionally released in a public forum. However, it’s important to know which private details about your life are available online, so you can protect yourself and your reputation. Whether you want to research your child’s babysitter or that new person you started dating, there is lots of information available online that you may consider private.
Searching Public Records Online
Some of this “private” information may be available in public records. If you search public records, you can find information regarding court proceedings, bankruptcy cases, and all types of certificates including marriage, death, and birth records. This information can be used to reconnect with a lost loved one or learn more about your family history. While this information is public, it is not always easy to obtain. However, companies like PeopleFinders.com enable you to easily search public records online, as long as you have some basic information about the person.
Public Websites & "Private" Information
For better or worse, there is a lot of personal information available online due to the extensive reach of social media and networking sites. Political affiliations, religious organizations, and current location are just a few of the things that can be used to find a person, for private or professional means. Photos are easily recognizable items that, for most people, fall into the category of private information. Naturally, most networking sites are designed to allow users to mark such things private, but they can often be accessed through tagging and placement on other peoples’ accounts. In reality, anything placed on a social media or network website should be regarded as public information and treated as such. It is also important to remember that anything placed online, even for a short period of time, will likely live online forever. It is nearly impossible to completely erase online information.
How much information is “too much information” when sharing in our virtual communities?
Identity theft is a major problem, and most people try to keep their personal information out of the hands of thieves who would use it for illegal purposes. Unfortunately, many people may be giving out more information in their online profiles than they intend to. Social media sites are a great place to hang out, share photos, and chat with friends old and new. Unfortunately, they are also the place where many of us list our birthdates, post personal photos, and chat about where and when we’re going on vacation. Talk about TMI!
If you (or your kids) are sharing too many details about your whereabouts and plans for upcoming summer vacations on your Facebook status updates, Twitter, Foursquare, or any other online “sharing” site, you may be letting thieves know when it's safe to rob you. Have you given much thought to how much information you share online? If you haven’t, it may be time that you do, before it’s too late. We can’t control where the information goes, and once it’s out there, it’s easy for your information to go beyond the people you know and trust. To reduce the possibility of sharing “TMI,” discuss these issues with your family: “Tweets” and comments on social networking “walls” or “pages” can be easily used by criminals to target you. Each family member should be taught why they should not forecast absences that can compromise their or the family's physical or financial security. Vacation pictures can be posted once the vacation is over and you’re all back home. If you have kids, have them “friend” you to include you in their electronic social circle so you can keep an eye on what they and their friends are sharing.
The Pros & Cons of Public Access to Private Information
The fact that information most people consider to be “private” is actually available online, in a very public way, can be both good and bad. If the information is about you, and it’s personal, embarrassing, or ‘bad’ information, you need to carefully manage it. It’s a good idea to occasionally search online for any personal information about your life, so you can develop an understanding of what’s out there, and take any necessary steps to protect yourself. It is also very important to be diligent about managing privacy settings on social media websites, and to consciously limit the type of information that is shared. On the other hand, the fact that some private information is often available to the public may be good, especially if you’re trying to research someone new in your life, like a child care provider or a school teacher. You can search public records at websites like, PeopleFinders, for both personal and professional reasons, and you’ll most likely find extensive information on everyone from prospective employees and suspicious tenants, to new neighbors and old classmates. Who knows what you might find? You shouldn’t stop using social networking sites based on the risks of fraud, anymore than you should quit driving based on the number of traffic accidents. You just need to be alert to the risks and place barriers between you and any predators. LHP For additional information visit my site at GiveMeBackMyCredit.com or email me directly at deniserichardson@givemebackmycredit.com
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Life’s Journey
First Impressions By Reverend Jack Noble
Every time we meet someone for the first time, within those first moments, we form an impression. We are told by those who study such things that it happens within the first four minutes. We make a decision—and who knows on what that impression is based—the color of one's eyes perhaps, the scent of their cologne, or some past experience stored in our memory bank. I am coming to believe that our reaction to others is really just a barometer of how we perceive ourselves. Our reactions to “them” says more about ourselves than they do about others. We don’t love or hate another unless it reflects something that we either love or hate about ourselves. Of course, it goes without saying that we view others through the grid of our own experiences, feelings, and thoughts. Usually, we convince ourselves that our perceptions are objective and disconnected to any of our own issues. What would happen do you suppose if we began to see others as mirroring back to us important information about ourselves? This idea could be life-changing, whereby each encounter would reflect back to us an opportunity to explore our relationship with ourselves. Think for a moment. What if we saw those positive qualities we see in others—strengths, abilities, enthusiasms—as qualities we have already embraced in ourselves, and thereby allowed them to enlighten our own sense of self-worth?
Conversely, imagine that every time we were angered, or hurt, or irritated by another, we saw that as an opportunity to heal past injuries. What if, perhaps, in viewing the weaknesses of others we began to extend to them the embrace of friendship and compassion, and thereby, saw it as an opportunity to heal the unconscious judgements we have harbored against ourselves? I am becoming more and more convinced that approaching life in this manner offers us the opportunity of viewing others—be they people we admire or people we abhor—in an altogether healthier manner. And in the process, seeing ourselves differently as well. In so doing, we can begin to live life with more tolerance and clarity, we can find healing for ourselves and others, and we will find ourselves more supported and supporting. In this way we begin to focus our perspective off others and onto ourselves. Some wise person has said, we cannot love or hate something about another unless it reflects something we love or hate about ourselves. LHP
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Water Heater Connections
By Al Siefert
In the 1960s and 1970s it was common to wire water heaters in new homes and apartment buildings with a plug and cord connection. This method was less expensive and faster than hard wiring the units. The 1977 Electrical Code Article 4228 (c) stated: Other Appliances. Flexible cord shall be permitted (1) for connection of portable appliances; (2) for connection of stationary appliances to facilitate their frequent interchange or to prevent the transmission of noise or vibration; or (3) to facilitate the removal or disconnection of fixed appliances for maintenance or repair. Under the building officials interpretation back then they allowed the cord and plug connection. However, after review of the wording of the article it was decided that water heaters were not portable appliances. They did not need to be replaced regularly and there was no vibration, so noise was not an issue. I do not remember when the change was made to hard wire the water heaters with a switch disconnect and flexible conduit, but it was probably in the late 1980s. Today, we are still seeing cord and plug connections after over of twenty years since the changes were made. While the average life span of a water heater is around 10 to 12 years before they need to be changed, there are far too many heaters that have been 72
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changed and the wiring has not been brought up to code. This may be because the person changing these water heaters may not know the electrical code. They may not realize that they are leaving a hazardous situation and a possible liability. The biggest problem we have with the cord and plug is that the 20 Amp heaters will draw a continuous load while the heater is recovering. This overtime could overheat at the receptacle and plug that could cause a burning smell or a meltdown, which will cause the water heater not to work. In a few cases, fires were started by the overheating at the receptacle. We were called to a Leisureville home a while back because the water heater receptacle caused a fire in the garage. Lucky for the homeowner, he went to the garage, discovered the fire and called the fire department before a lot of damaged was done. The attached photo shows a receptacle that has heat damage that was in use in an apartment that had unrelated flood damage. As you can see, this would be a problem if it were not corrected in a timely manner. 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. For further information, please call (954) 493-9411
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S h e r i f f ’s R e p o r t
Our Youth. Our Future. Our Responsibility. By Sheriff Scott Israel
As the sheriff of Broward County, I made a commitment to the public that the Broward Sheriff’s Office would make it a priority to keep our kids in school and out of jail. In one of my first staff meetings with my new administration, we discussed the topic of juvenile civil citations. During the discussion, I began looking through youth arrest records and came across a name I recognized. It was one of the players I coached in football. Because his crime was a misdemeanor, he could have been eligible for a diversion program, which would have kept his name out of the courts and off the record. Unfortunately, he had been arrested instead. The focus of the Civil Citation Program is to educate youth about the consequences of their actions while addressing their needs and diverting cases from the criminal court system. While young people make up 30 percent of our population, they are 100 percent of our future. We need to work towards building this future. The direct benefits of the Civil Citation Program extend beyond the youthful offender. The program also saves millions of tax dollars that would otherwise be spent on other juvenile justice system operations. To move an offender through the traditional criminal court system costs about $5,000 and takes about eight months. In contrast, it costs only about $500 and takes 45-60 days to put someone through the Civil Citation Program. The lasting effect of a criminal record has the potential to derail the future of a child. It can affect future employment, military service or scholarship opportunities. In an effort to
address this concern, I mandated that all deputies issue a civil citation to any youthful offender who is suspected of committing a first-time misdemeanor offense. In lieu of an arrest, the youth agrees to participate in community service and any necessary intervention services. Any young individual in our community could one day grow to become a great sheriff, lawyer or teacher. However, this success could be hindered by a tarnished criminal record. The Broward Sheriff’s Office is committed to helping these kids get into the right programs and on the right track. Change can already be seen in the numbers. In the first half of 2013, 175 youth have been referred to the Civil Citation Program, which is a monumental comparison to only 68 who were referred in all of 2012. As law enforcement officers, our worth should be measured by how many children we keep out of jail, not how many we arrest. I firmly believe one mistake made in the teenage years should not invalidate or discourage anyone from a successful future. Today’s children are tomorrow’s future, and we must invest in every individual. Diverting first-time offenders through programs to help keep their records clean and teach them responsibility gives them a second chance for a better life. For more information about the Broward County Civil Citation Program, please visit http://www.broward.org/HumanServices/ CivilCitation. LHP
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If the “Check Engine”Light Is On In My Car, What Do I Do? By Jay Ghanem
First, Make sure not to mistake the “Maintenance Required” to a Check Engine light. The Maintenance Required light is your friendly remainder to perform the regular factory recommended service on your vehicle (doing so will save you lot of money down the road from breakdown repair bills). The Check Engine light is an indication of a failure within hundreds of components that the vehicle depends on for optimal running performance and maximum fuel efficiency. It could be as simple as a loose gas cap, or a repair costing thousands of dollars, but think of the light as a way to stay on top of problems and extend the life of your car. Often, it’s warning about problems that can be avoided by keeping up with regular maintenance. Since people today hang on to their cars longer, the average vehicle on the road is now 10.6 years old, up from 8.8 years a decade ago. Most common reasons your “check engine” light might come on is a loose or missing gas cap. If not closed or replaced, the fuel will evaporate from the car and decrease its gas mileage. A faulty Oxygen Sensor measures the amount of unburned oxygen in the exhaust and tells the car’s computer how much fuel is in the tank. If a faulty one is not repaired, the car’s gas mileage could drop, since the sensor is sending incorrect information to the car.
A misfiring spark plug, or a bad coil will trigger the Check Engine light on. Spark plugs and ignition coils are small but essential, since they make the car go by igniting the compressed fuel in an internal combustion engine. Misfiring spark plugs can affect engine power and fuel economy and can also damage the catalytic converter. A bigger concern would be a broken catalytic converter. The catalytic converter uses a catalyst — most often a precious metal such as platinum to convert harmful gases left over from combustion to less harmful emissions. In general, catalytic converters generally won’t fail unless a related part, such as a spark plug, malfunctions, so it’s wise to keep up with the car’s maintenance schedule. The most expensive cars to repair? Hybrids. They remain rare enough that their parts are pricier and fewer repair facilities are trained to fix them. 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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