Vol. 17, Issue 9, September 2021
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KnowledgePoints Helps Struggling Students Find Long-Term Success By Deborah Bostock-Kelley All tutors are not created equal. While some are content helping their students achieve short-term homework goals, KnowledgePoints is all about meeting long-term successes. A family-owned tutoring business started by businessman Rocky Contreras and wife Monica,
elementary school teacher, KnowledgePoints is celebrating 13 years in Land O’Lakes and six years in Trinity, FL. Catering to all ages of students enrolled in public school, Florida Virtual School, private or charter school, the knowledgeable tutors’ goal is to build a child’s confidence and skills
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Dr. Brown Warns: Protect your Skin from Harmful Rays year-round!
By Tom Bostock
The skin is one of the body’s most remarkable and complicated organs. This amazing collection of cells are some of the body’s original multi taskers. While helping to regulate your body’s temperature, it gathers sensory information from the surrounding environment while it plays an active role in the immune system to protect the body from disease. The skin’s primary function is to serve as a protective barrier that interacts with a sometimes-hostile environment.
INSIDE THIS ISSUE: From the Editor.............................5 Volunteer with SCORE....................6-7 Jacobson Culinary Arts...............10-11 Teen Hygiene Drive.........................12 Arts and Craft Fair............................14 SAT & ACT Improvement................18 Wayne Johnson’s Little Big Band...22-23 Tech Talk With Bob.....................24-25 Classifieds.........................................30
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Explore Tampa Bay - Support Local Businesses! I’ve lived in Tampa Bay since 2004, and I am still surprised at the amount of hidden local gems I have yet to explore. From adorable boutiques to food trucks and everything in between, Tampa Bay has numerous amazing small businesses just waiting for you to visit! With the pandemic numbers still rising, and with many business owners struggling to stay afloat, I am encouraging everyone to continue supporting your locally owned stores. Explore your neighborhood and surrounding areas for small shops that offer goods and services you would normally purchase online or at big chain corporations. There are hundreds of businesses around you that are dying for an opportunity to win you as a customer. People that will greet you by name when you first walk in, people that still believe in family values and that go above and beyond to make you feel appreciated for your business. During one of my “adventures” exploring local shops, I found myself at “Salty Paws” in Downtown Dunedin. It happens to be the first doggie ice cream shop in Florida, and it is a dream come true for any dog owner in town! Salty Paws Dunedin is owned and operated by Florida native Robyn Nackino, and Michelle Bimble, who has lived in Tampa since 1999. Robyn and Michelle are family-oriented women who enjoy supporting local businesses and have a passion for animals. I encourage everyone to spend a day exploring Dunedin and its multiple small local businesses, including Salty Paws! But be careful though, their “dog treats” look
so beautiful and delicious that you may be tempted to bite one! Recently, my mother and I have found ourselves on the fun quest to find Tampa Bay’s most unique “locally-owned coffee shop.” We spend every weekend supporting one new coffee shop/bakery in town, getting to know the owners, and exploring their menu options. Our dates are usually less than $20 and we leave having made new friends in a new place. By doing this we’re not only supporting small businesses, but we’ve also gotten to know our city better and all the wonderful things it has to offer. For information on art festivals, concerts, farmers markets, and other local events in town please get online and visit https://www.unation.com/fl/ tampa-bay or eventbrite.com for the latest information on local activities. Another great way to support local organizations is through volunteering. The scope of the need is unprecedented. If you have the time and resources to volunteer at any local non-profit, please don’t hesitate. In these trying times, your help is always needed. Metropolitan Ministries and Feeding Tampa Bay are organizations that are always looking for volunteers, and they help ensure that local families can find help when they need it most. If you’re ready to start, visit https:// www.metromin.org/volunteering-areas/ and https://feedingtampabay.org/ respectively. Stay safe and stay kind, always!
Carla Dubis Tedeschi
Volunteer with SCORE Share your Business Expertise with Small Businesses
your skills and strengths, put them to work for SCORE.
SCORE is America’s premier small business mentoring organization. The non-profit association is the leading source of free and confidential business advice. SCORE helps entrepreneurs and small businesses achieve their dreams by building strong, life-long relationships through mentoring, workshops and resources. Become one of SCORE’s more than 11,000 volunteer business experts. Since 1964, nationwide SCORE volunteers – both working and retired business professionals have helped more than 10 million clients.
Network with Local and National Business Experts
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With Pasco Hernando SCORE, you’ll be part of an extended team of volunteers representing all facets of the business community. Some volunteers have worked as top executives at Fortune 500 companies. Some have been entrepreneurs and small business owners. Others have valuable experience in universities, government or the military. Whatever
With SCORE, you’ll get to meet and build relationships with business leaders in your community and across the country. Leverage these relationships to develop new skills, to help small businesses, or to expand your personal and professional network. Build Deeper Connections to Your Community SCORE Volunteers feel the joy and fulfillment that comes with helping small businesses achieve
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their goals. You feel good knowing you’ve helped grow the local economy and helped someone live their dreams. Score volunteers take pride in their work and make a tremendous impact in the lives they touch. In 2020, SCORE mentors helped start 45,027 businesses, and create 74,535 non-owner new jobs. Develop New Skills with SCORE Training Whether you’re serving as a mentor, workshop presenter, or chapter support role, you’ll have the
opportunity to develop new skills. These include marketing, finance, management, relationship building, public speaking, leadership and more. You can learn amongst your peers or take online courses from the comfort of your home or office. Give Back in Many Ways Pasco Hernando SCORE is looking for people with diverse backgrounds and experiences to serve in a variety of roles. Review the descriptions of the volunteer
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roles and find the best for you, then apply. MENTOR: Use your industry based knowledge and expertise to help business owners who are looking for guidance. SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT: Collaborate with experienced mentors to offer advice in your specific are of expertise. WORKSHOP PRESENTER: Educate through giving presentations on specific small business topics. CHAPTER SUPPORT: Assist your chapter with marketing, finance, scheduling and other key support tasks. Join SCORE’s Volunteer Force to be part of helping small businesses start, grow and thrive. Visit our website: pascohernando. score.org and BECOME A VOLUNTEER Today!
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JACOBSON CULINARY ARTS ACADEMY AT TARPON SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL Triathlon Cookies • 4 cups all-purpose flour • 2 teaspoons baking powder • 2 teaspoons kosher salt • 3½ cups rolled old fashion oats (not instant) • 16 ounces of unsalted butter, room temperature • 2 cups granulated sugar • 2 cups light brown sugar
• 4 eggs • 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 2 cups of mixed dried cranberries, raisins,
cherries, or currants • 1 cup of walnuts
chopped fine • 1 cup whole pecans, walnuts, and sliced almonds Sift flour, baking powder, and salt together, set aside. With a mixer, cream butter until soft and smooth, add sugars and continue to mix together until fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, mixing well after each. Add vanilla. Add sifted dry ingredients, oats, and mix until incorporated Add cranberries, raisins, cherries, or currants, chopped walnuts, and whole walnuts, pecans, and sliced almonds. Scoop dough on sheet pan according to size of cookie wanted; using an ice cream scoop or tablespoon. Bake 10-12 minutes at 350° on a baking sheet, until lightly golden. Cool on rack and enjoy!
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“Teen Hygiene Drive” a Big Success!
weightlifting, and lacrosse. She’s about themselves for school. She
officer in the Mitchell Navy JROTC,
Mitchell High School and over
collected and delivered over 600
and captain of her soccer team at
the summer she heard Sheriff
items to the Pasco Sheriff Office
Tampa Bay United. Julie juggles
Nocco talking about the struggle
so they could distribute where
all this while maintaining a 3.9
of homeless teenagers in Pasco
help is most needed!
GPA. She volunteered over the
Julie Michael is a junior at JW
County and their challenges in returning to school.
summer at the new Starkey Ranch A few fun facts about Julie: in
K-8 school in the office and also
addition to this being her summer
for their football camp. She never
department to help and decided
outreach, she is the FIRST girl
stops and is always looking for ways
to run a “teen hygiene item
to ever play Varsity Football at
to help and to make an impact.
drive” so these students would
Mitchell High School. She also
have what they need to feel good
plays 3 other varsity sports: soccer,
Julie reached out to the Sheriff’s
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Julie’s Twitter: @ JulieMichael_00
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Love Your Neighborhood Connect Club In HERITAGE SPRINGS, Trinity Presents FIRST ANNUAL ARTS AND CRAFT FAIR Saturday October 9th 11am – 2pm We are excited to announce the 1st Annual Arts and Craft Fair presented by Love Your Neighborhood Connect (LYNC). There will be over 25 vendors with a variety of art and crafts to excite your senses and help you shop for that special gift. Just a sampling: Custom made Halloween items; Decoupage boxes; custom jewelry; all mediums of painting; dried flower art; custom Santa’s and many more. Plus for any donation amount you will be entered to win a beautiful handcrafted Santa with a real mink coat. All donation will benefit Pasco Counties Meals on Wheels program that delivers daily nutritious meals to many seniors in Pasco County who would otherwise be forgotten. LYNC is a group of volunteers in Heritage Springs whose focus is helping neighbors whether assisting our local neighbors with personal needs or hosting Charity Events to support organizations based in Pasco County. Our vision of entertainment with a purpose has successfully helped a variety of local charities with large donations. This event will be located
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at the Heritage Springs Clubhouse at 11345 Robert Trent Jones Pkwy, Trinity, FL 34655 (please note this is a gated community you may only enter through our front
gate on Robert Trent Jones Pkwy). Please join them for a fun day and stay for lunch in their awesome restaurant. If you have any questions please
feel free to contact Patti Clouden at pclouden3@ gmail.com. Look forward to seeing you.
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SAT AND ACT IMPROVEMENT: FALL OUTLOOKS Dr. Wayne Adams FALL EXAM DATES: SAT: October 2, December 4; PSAT October 13; ACT: September 11, October 23, December 11. Now that school has started and most schedules have settled down, we can all take a long breath and think about fall planning. Seniors and their parents are thinking about applying to colleges, the SAT and/or the ACT Exam, FASFA forms, Bright Futures, and other scholarships … on top of all the academics and activities that constantly demand attention. The “gorilla in Florida” is the UF deadline. According to the UF website, applications are due on November 1st, and any received after November 16 are accepted on a space-available basis, which is extremely limited. Most other schools are fine with a January 1st application and standard exam scores following soon behind. For those wanting to apply for early option or early decision, most of these programs are fine with exam scores coming in late November through December – but make sure to check the dates with your target schools to be absolutely sure. More important, with most schools your percentage of acceptances from Early Acceptance or Early Decision are roughly three times the rate of acceptances from the regular application dates. Juniors and Sophomores are simply looking forward to successfully completing their fall term, and doing their best on the PSAT coming in mid-October. Many are already preparing for the full exams, which gives them more time to prepare and experience the exams. On occasion, I have tutored seventh graders for the SAT and ACT, and it is becoming more common for me to start with ninth or tenth
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graders as well. When I am asked, “Wayne, what do you do?” most expect the answer, “I am a tutor.” Instead, my answer is, “I help my students have their best possible futures which includes doing their best on the SAT and/or ACT Exam.” This is why each of my students/parents receives a copy of two guides that I have written. The first is Negotiating with Colleges, which has saved many families from $1,000 to $10,000 a year in college costs. The second is How to Write College Application Essays that Colleges will Love, with 104 pages including how to write great essays and over 40 examples with my comments and explanations. My new guide Achieve and Maintain Your PEAK MENTAL PERFORMANCE ZONE on the SAT and ACT including HOW TO WIN OVER PERFORMANCE ANXIETY has proven to be very helpful for my students to do their best on these exams. Also, I help with college application information, ideas about possible schools, coaching for students in how to study most effectively, and special negotiating points. Many Florida parents and students are very surprised to
learn that it can easily cost less to attend a top university than a Florida public university. The reason is because top academic schools have large endowments, and adopted generous grant and assistance policies several years ago to help their students graduate “debt free” if possible, and make awards on a “net cost” basis that includes room and board. For example, if your student is admitted to Harvard and the family makes $75,001 - $110,000 a year, the net cost is $15,553 a year according to collegescorecard.com. That is often less than the net cost for UF on a 100% Bright Futures scholarship because students at UF must pay full room and board which can easily run more than the Harvard net cost. At Yale, the net cost is $11,492; Princeton, $16,989; Stanford, $10,631; U Chicago, $17,929; and MIT $14,381. If You Would Like To Talk More About How I Can Help You, please contact me at 727-253-0639 or at wwa0811@ mykolab.com. Dr. Wayne Adams is one of the leading SAT and ACT tutors in the country. His students normally improve 200 – 350 points on the Writing, Reading,
Writing and Essay, and Math, and 4 – 7 points on the ACT composite. They have been admitted to eight of the top ten universities in the country, seventeen of the top twentyfive, and many schools in Florida. These schools include Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Columbia, Stanford, U Chicago, Duke, U Penn, Johns Hopkins, Cornell, Notre Dame, Emory, UC Berkley, UCLA, USC, UNC (Chapel Hill), NYU, Northeastern (Boston), Boston College, Georgia Tech, Air Force and Merchant Marine Service Academies, Penn State, LSU, Auburn, UF, U Miami, FSU, USF, UCF, Florida Atlantic, Florida Gulf Coast, FIU, New College of Florida, Stetson, and Julliard – Manhattan - New England - and Berkley Conservatories of Music. Many have received academic, athletic, or music scholarships. This year, he also tutored three juniors who scored at the national merit finalist/semi-finalist levels on the most recent PSAT. He is a former Dean of a Graduate School of Business and Full Professor, and began college teaching at the University of Maryland in 1968. He has degrees and advanced studies at Harvard, Yale, Vanderbilt, Columbia International, and Luther Rice.
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Wayne Johnson’s Little Big Band - Small Band, BIG Talent!
By: Joy Bergman The magic of big band music is back, thanks to Tampa Bay’s new local big band, the “Wayne Johnson’s Little Big Band!” Now you can relive the excitement with classics like “Bubbles in Wine,” the band’s opening theme, or sing along to unforgettable hits like “New York, New York.” Grab a partner for the famous Liechtensteiner and Beer Barrel Polkas and fall in love all over again with ballads like “Let me Call you Sweetheart,” and “I love you Truly.” No matter your age or your favorite song or dance, you’ll find yourself swept away by the enchantment of the 1920s-40s music being kept
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alive by the band’s eight talented musicians and vocalists. Wayne Johnson’s Little Big Band was founded by leader Wayne Johnson, a gifted multi-instrumentalist and vocalist with over 25 years of big band experience. When Wayne was just a young boy in Two Rivers, Wisconsin, he was inspired by his three musically talented uncles and their band called the Doleysh Brothers. As part of the big band music era, which is said to have peaked in the 1930s through the end of WWII, the Doleysh Brothers were very successful in the Wisconsin/Midwestern area for 20 years. After Wayne was bit by the music bug
himself, he began focusing on performing and even touring with local bands in high school. Not long afterwards, his uncles retired from the group, leaving the up-and-coming performer to take over the band, which he later dubbed, “The Wayne Johnson Orchestra.” After more than twentyfive successful years of running the band, Wayne retired and moved to Florida with his wife Nancy. However, it wasn’t long before Nancy talked Wayne back into the music scene, and the idea for a new big band was born...After five years of searching for the right band members, Wayne finally found each one through local advertisement, including through our
very own magazine. With members aged 17 to 78 and everywhere in between, the “little big band” is now complete, and is looking forward to sharing their talents and unique sound with the Tampa Bay area. Wayne and his righthand man, David Hubbard, are both accomplished trumpet and clarinet players, alto saxophonists, and vocalists in the band. Full-time musician Wayne Pearson plays the Baritone Saxophone, as well as the Alto Saxophone and the Clarinet. Debbie Louise is a gifted vocalist in the group, while Gary Mobbs, the band’s drummer, thrills with his singing and drumming skills. Charlene Connelly is the band’s signature
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pianist, and member James Kannard is a Tenor Saxophone and Clarinet player. The band’s youngest member, Keith Scott, plays the Bass Guitar and Tuba. After a year and a half of practicing, the group is ready to perform! With their eyes set on Oktoberfest, the team is working hard on getting into the traditional German celebration. “No one is playing our style of music,” David Hubbard says. And this is true. Even at our city’s own Oktoberfest celebration, there have been no authentic polka bands. But Wayne Johnson’s Little Big Band is planning on changing that this fall. With lively polkas that get the crowd dancing, such as the popular Liechtensteiner polka, sung by David
in German, a variety of audiences will appreciate the band’s unique style. While the group excels with their polka music, they also specialize in waltzes and modern music. To top it off, the band even uses the same “library of music,” that Wayne’s uncles did in the 1940s, which means that some of the songs are more than a century old. In addition to being an ideal choice for Oktoberfest, Wayne Johnson’s Little Big Band is sure to impress for many other events. Whether you’re planning a church picnic, a wedding, a jazz party or a festival, you can assure that the group will be professional and ready to perform for every occasion. Reminisce with family and friends over
timeless hits like “I Left My Heart In San Francisco,” and “Just A Closer Walk With Thee.” Waltz along to classics like the “Anniversary Waltz,” and introduce the next generation to big band music with feel-good songs such as “Tiny Bubbles,” and Louis Armstrong’s “12th Street Rag.” Despite its size, the group really can “make a big band sound with a little band,” as well as play up to 3-4 hours per gig. While they are just getting started, big things are already in store for the band, such as a soon-tobe released demo tape featuring their talents. But don’t wait for the band to book up! Hire Wayne Johnson’s Little Big Band today, and bring home the excitement of the early
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to mid 20th century to your family, friends, and community. Though they may be small, they are here to stay and make a BIG impression on our local music scene. Break a leg, “little big band!” Wayne Johnson’s Little Big Band is looking to book for Oktoberfest now! Book a trip down memory lane today by calling Wayne Johnson’s Little Big Band at (727)3751444. Email the group for more information at wjlittlebigband@gmail. com, and sample their “Old Time, Toe Tapping, dance music” online at https://wjlittlebigband. com/.
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Tech Talk with Bob: Are you CyberSecure?
You rely on your computer every day to perform multiple tasks; some of which involve transmitting your confidential information over the internet. Online banking, staying in touch with your child’s school, working remotely, paying bills, reviewing the results of your most recent blood test, monitoring and managing your investment accounts, preparing and filing your taxes, even the simple act of ordering a pizza using your credit card. Each of these basic tasks, that most of us do every day is a potential security exploit. I am willing to bet that you are the type of person who is smart enough to wear a seatbelt while driving. That’s because you know that even though you are a safe and considerate driver, you are still at the mercy of the less considerate drivers or those who are not as vigilant
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as you. You know you need to protect yourself while driving and you know that you need to protect yourself while online, navigating your digital world. Now I know you might be thinking, “Bob, I’m pretty sure my computer is safe. We haven’t had any problems. I’ve been using such and such software from the store where I bought the computer,” or “the tech-savvy neighbor kid put something on my computer for me.” If you are doing any of the financial or medical transactions I mentioned earlier, you don’t you want to be “pretty sure” your computer is safe --- you want to be “certain” it is squeaky-clean! Some of my long-time clients who manage online banking and investment accounts that have balances from thousands to millions of dollars were “pretty sure” their computers were safe too. Every one
of these folks was shocked when my cybersecurity team discovered their systems still had security exploits. OK, time for some tough love. If you do anything online of a financial or medical nature, you need to stop procrastinating and be proactive about securing your system. I know that performing deep scans on your computer system is a time-consuming process. Many people do not have the knowledge, resources, and most of all the patience to properly execute a thorough scan. The completion time of these scans have taken a few hours to a few days thanks to the many variables involved: the storage capacity of the hard drive, the number of files on the hard drive, the number of threats discovered on the hard drive, just to name a few. In addition to the automated scans we perform, my team also manually inspects critical areas of your system for threats that are not typically discovered by anti-malware software. A lot of the more popularly known and usually all the FREE anti-malware usually complete their scans in 30 minutes or less, which can be very appealing. No one wants to wait for a long scan. But let’s be realistic, you’re not ordering a pizza; you’re protecting the device that holds the keys to your digital world. My cybersecurity team
performs a through security scan of your computer “so you know for certain” whether your system is clean or not. Since these security scans have taken from hours to days to complete, to be fair, I only charge one hour of bench time to perform these scans. Whether your scan takes a few hours or 30 hours, your only obligation is our onehour bench fee. Once my cybersecurity team completes your scan, I will personally review the results with you. If you require any additional work, I will discuss your options and costs. I want you to have all the facts regarding your computer’s security health so you can make a well-informed decision based on what solution best serves you. In observance of Cybersecurity Awareness Month, which happens to be October, I challenge you to “know for certain” whether your computer is in order security-wise. Starting right now and through the end of October I will do a security scan of your computer on my bench for only $99.00. Yes, for less than the cost of a onehour service appointment, my team will assess the security of your computer! Even if you think your computer is secure, I still challenge you to have my team check it. If I find that your system is squeakyclean, YOUR SCAN IS FREE! If we don’t find any potential
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threats on your computer, I won’t charge you the $99. If I do find something on your computer, then at least you get a meticulous, timeconsuming, supervised by professionals, security scan of your system for only 99 bucks. Never forget, cyber criminals will exploit the easy victims and unprotected systems. Whether you are a business or non-profit who keeps records about clients, customers, prospects, employees, vendors, sales, budgets, inventories… you get the idea. It is your responsibility to protect your personal network, your computer’s operation, and your data. Even a home user who may keep records about
club members, kids’ sports leagues, volunteer work, or just filing your income taxes on your home computer is a target. Are you certain your computer is safe? You don’t have to do this alone my Friend. My staff and I are here to keep your computer safer and keep it running. We have the best solutions already in place and we’re only a phone call away. Call us anytime at 727-5344000. We’ve been helping folks restore their peace of mind, and sanity, with their technology for decades. We Keep You Safer In Your Digital World!
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“Dr. Liza” story continued from page 1 The skin consists of three major layers, the epidermis (outermost layer), the dermis (supporting layer), and subcutaneous fat. The epidermis is the top layer of your skin. The dermis is thicker than the epidermis and contains all sweat and oil glands, hair follicles, connective tissue, nerve endings, and lymph vessels. The layer of skin beneath the dermis is sometimes called the subcutaneous fat, subcutis or hypodermis layer. (Bing.com). I know these are interesting facts, but why this should be important to you? In interviewing local dermatologist, Dr. Liza Brown, I asked her what was important for her magazine and online article. Without hesitation, dismissing the opportunity for self-promotion, “Tips on protecting your skin from the sun.” Now that you understand the important functions that your skin provides for your body’s health while you are outside soaking up the sun’s rays, did you also realize that overexposure to those same warming rays or even an artificial sun lamp has hidden
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dangers with both short, and long-term effects on your skin? Dr. Brown warned that the results of the sun are cumulative with roughly 25% of sun damage occurring before the age of 18. Dr. Brown warned that “severe sunburns during childhood and adolescence may increase one’s risk of melanoma; children should be especially protected from the sun. Experiencing five or more blistering sunburns between the ages 15 to 20 increases one’s risk of melanoma by 80% and Nonmelanoma skin cancer by 68%.” The effects of ultraviolet rays on skin will vary, depending on the length of exposure but, as a Bing. com article notes, “Over time, the sun’s ultraviolet (UV) light damages the fibers in the skin called elastin. When these fibers break down, the skin begins to sag, stretch, and lose its ability to go back into place after stretching. The skin also bruises and tears more easily -- taking longer to heal.” In fact, most of what we think is normal skin aging is actually caused by the sun. Dr. Brown differentiated between the two ultraviolet rays contained in sunlight and their consequences
from long-term or over exposure. UVA rays are the ones that contribute to the aging of the skin, she warned, while UVB rays can cause skin cancer. She also noted there are many things we can do to protect our skin when we are outside, exposed to the sun. Did you even realize prolonged exposure to the blue light emissions from our computers, televisions, and hand-held communications devices can also affect the skin? With COVID-19 restricting our access to schools and outdoor activities, virtual education has replaced a great deal of in-school education and with it,
the inherent risk of the invisible emissions. Our first line of defense should be, Dr. Brown suggests, the liberal application of a sunscreen, roughly one shot glass worth or 1 ounce as part of your daily routine. Each manufacturer’s product receives an SPF rating (Sun Protective Factor) based on the percentage of prevention to UVB exposure it provides. Dr. Brown recommends sunscreens should have at least an SPF rating of 30 to be effective. She also warned, even a 99% rating still allows a 1% exposure, so reapplication every 2 hours is crucial. UPF Clothing can also
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help control UV exposure, according to Dr. Brown. Hats should have a wide brim, and sunglasses should be worn to protect your eyes. She suggests. According to rei.com, a rating of less than 15 UPF means the product does not provide any protection. A typical white cotton T-shirt, for example, offers about a UPF 5 rating, which means that 20 percent of available UV radiation passes through it. “If you learn nothing else about UPF (Ultraviolet Protection Factor) consider
this: Always look for a garment’s lab-tested UPF rating (if available) to evaluate its true UV protection level.” Dr. Brown suggests that tighter weaved fabrics provide greater protection. The rei.com article added, “darker fabrics will usually perform better that light ones and polyester and nylon do better at sun protection than natural fibers.” Dermatology Associates of Palm Beach and Dr. Brown are committed to educating their patients
about the risks present in overexposure to the sun’s potentially harmful rays. Following Dr. Brown’s helpful tips can ensure a safe, and healthy Summer. Dr. Brown’s practice is a full-service dermatology one, offering a wide range of professional skin, hair, and nail services for patients in the Tampa Bay area. As one of her many satisfied patients noted: “I don’t visit the dermatologist all that often, only when I see something I don’t like. Dr. Brown was thorough, professional
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and without a doubt knew what she was doing. She spent a lot of time with me reviewing my medical history and the impact the drugs I am taking could affect my skin problem. She is a keeper, I now have a dermatologist for life.” Call or visit today for a better ‘you’ tomorrow. Dr. Liza Brown, Dermatology Associates of the Palm Beaches, 2160 Duck Slough Blvd, Ste 103, Trinity, FL 34555. (727) 807-9070. SEPTEMBER 2021 27
“Knowledge Points” story continued from page 1 and, by doing so, help him succeed. Rocky explained that many people think all tutors do the same thing, “homework help” to improve, short-term, and increase a grade in the classroom. “We look at that as a Band-Aid long-term. The way they teach in the school system is building skill on skill, one on top of the other, building on what they already know. When you see a child who struggles year after year in the same subject, especially, the issue is not what’s going on in the classroom today. The issue is that the child is missing fundamentals that the teacher is building on with the lesson. When you have these learning gaps, that’s when kids start running into trouble and when you have enough learning gaps, it becomes hard to keep up with what’s coming to them in the classroom daily. They start to slide further and further behind.” Add in an unprecedented year and a half, and even the most accelerated student may have fallen behind. Educators teaching a hybrid model are overburdened, simultaneously trying to give a sense of normalcy to their students in the classroom and their students learning in a virtual setting. “I feel for those teachers. They have a nearly impossible task, and they
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are working so hard to deliver. What happened last year and this with Covid only exacerbated the issue for struggling students. We’ve got so many kids dealing with this very difficult year. When you look at school stopping and then returning online, or kids in quarantine. The class hasn’t stopped, and they come back and try to catch up. More kids are struggling now than ever before. For the majority of kids, it has been a challenge.” A floundering student can easily fall in between the cracks. Studies have shown that students have lost six months to a year of math and reading skills during the pandemic on average. “Though there needs to be a recharge in the summer, for a lot of kids, this can be a critical time to help them catch up, get back on track, and experience more success next year and beyond.” Called the Summer Slide, a child loses the achievements, generally two months, he gained during the previous year. When the previous school year has been as unpredictable as 2020-2021, tutoring helps the student to catch up where he has fallen behind. During the pandemic, the centers have followed CDC guidelines, including tutoring stations spaced out and separated by plexiglass dividers, regular sanitizing, and sanitizer stations. With the new guidelines announced, masks worn by students and tutors may
become optional. KnowledgePoints offers tutoring year-round and recommends your child continue tutoring through the summer to keep the information fresh, get ahead of the curve, and prepare your child for the next school year when most, if not all, will be returning to the classroom. During summer, the student can focus on building up those fundamental skills needed to make the next year a better school year. KnowledgePoints addresses the underlying issue that is causing the student’s struggle. “We use a diagnostic approach to tutoring. Instead of being focused on ‘homework help,’ we start with a diagnostic assessment that uncovers his learning gaps and where his weaknesses are. We design a plan to address those, individual to each student, for what he needs. It’s really attacking those learning gaps and building up a foundation that not
only helps the student achieve today but long-term and develop the skills to succeed on their own.” The center makes recommendations as to what areas of tutoring would benefit him, and the amount of tutoring depends solely on the child’s individual needs. Unlike many other tutoring services, where it is the same process for everyone, at KnowledgePoints, a plan is custom-developed specifically for your child to address those skill deficits. The center also provides ACT and SAT preparation services. Now that testing is available during the summer, students can prep and not wait for months to take the exam, risking forgetting everything they studied. At KnowledgePoints, learning is stress-free, fun, and rewarding. Students earn success points for giving their best effort, which translates into shopping at Success Central for toys for the younger
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ones and gift cards for teens. “Skills and confidence go in hand. Our system is designed to build both. When the kids feel confident and believe in themselves, it just fuels the effort needed to continue building and growing,” said Rocky. “We understand the impact that self-confidence makes, and of course, as parents, we love to see our child’s self-confidence and self-esteem rise. KnowledgePoints equips each student with the tools needed to be successful on his own.”
KnowledgePoints is located at 2201 Collier Parkway, Land of Lakes. Hours of operation for the summer are 9:30 am7:30 pm Monday through Thursday and 9:30 am to 1:30 pm Friday. For information, call (813) 9090781 or visit landolakes. knowledgepoints.com. Rocky has a second KnowledgePoints location in Trinity. For information about KnowledgePoints in Trinity, located at 10720 State Road 54, Suite 110, call (727) 484-6178 or visit trinity.knowledgepoints. com. Affordable payment options are available at both locations.
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