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ON THE COVER – For our cover story on wellness, Katie Campione strikes a (yoga) pose. Read about how yoga and other types of exercise can lead to a long and healthy life.

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Tapas Community Page Charity of the Month

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Calendar of Events Theatre Listings Crossword Puzzle

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Dinosaur Encore

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Staying Alive

Round Two for a T. Rex Named Sue

The Infinite Possibilities of Exercise

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BY ELLIS AMBURN

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To Your Health!

As we embark on a new year it’s time again to think about health and happiness. I don’t know about you but I seem to have put on 20 lbs. just looking at all the goodies that have been flowing through my office and into my home (and into my mouth) during the holidays.

Truth be told, I’ve done a lot more than just look at the goodies. And I haven’t even thought about exercise. Well, that’s not exactly true. I’ve thought about exercise — I just haven’t done any. I would do well to follow my own advice.

With health in mind, we offer you a feature about the importance of exercise and the need to stick with an exercise routine. As I say every year, I plan on being more active and establishing some kind of exercise schedule. I’ll let you know how that works out. At least I used to ride my bicycle with our youngest boy — until we got motorcycles.

With holidays just behind us, if you’re like me you probably took a ton of pictures. Do you feel overwhelmed by all those digital photos you’ve got stored on your computer — or on your camera

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or cell phone? If so, we have an article that might help. In this issue we provide a feature on a couple of ways to manage all your images for both a Windowsbased computer and a Mac. Read about how to organize some folders as well as using iPhoto to keep track of those hundreds (or thousands!) of photographs.

And although we didn’t mention it in the article, please don’t forget to back up those priceless digital pictures.

Now that we are 15 years into the 21st Century, I’m surprised that there aren’t more people using solar energy — especially in the Sunshine State. They are getting less expensive and the technology is improving and not only that, once installed they don’t use another penny.

We visited with one couple that has been in the business of heating pools and powering homes for decades.

Speaking of decades, this month the Florida Museum of Natural History takes us back 6,700,000 decades (that’s 67 million years) with a visit by Sue — the most complete and best-preserved Tyrannosaurus rex ever found. The last time Sue was around these parts was in 2002, when she first paid a visit to the museum. This time you can see “A T. Rex Named Sue” from January 24th through September 13th. Learn all about Sue and other fun and fascinating things to be found at the Florida Museum of Natural History.

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TAPAS œ JANUARY

MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.

Bear with me.

January is the only month when the North Pole is on average colder than the South Pole.

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ing’s birth name was Michael, not Martin. The civil rights leader was born Michael King Jr. on January 15, 1929. In 1934, however, his father, a pastor at Atlanta’s Ebenezer Baptist Church, traveled to Germany and became inspired by the Protestant Reformation leader

Martin Luther. As a result, King Sr. changed his own name as well as that of his 5-year-old son.

King entered college at the age of 15; he was such a gifted student that he skipped grades nine and 12 before enrolling in 1944 at Morehouse College, the alma mater of his father and grandfather.

King was jailed 29 times for acts of civil disobedience and on trumped-up charges, such as when he was jailed in Montgomery, Alabama, in 1956 for driving 30 miles per hour in a 25-mile-per-hour zone.

According to the census information, January is the 3,265th most popular girl’s name in the United States.

His last public speech foretold his death. King had come to Memphis in April 1968 to support the strike of the city’s black garbage workers, and in a speech on the night before his assassination, he

That’s Cold!

told an audience at Mason Temple Church: “Like anybody, I would like to live a long life. Longevity has its place. But I’m not concerned about that now … I’ve seen the Promised Land. I may not get there with you. But I want you to know tonight, that we, as a people, will get to the Promised Land.

And I’m happy tonight. I’m not worried about anything. I’m not fearing any man. Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord.”

Much Ado About Nothing and A Winter’s Tale are the only Shakespeare plays that mention January.

King’s mother was also slain by a bullet. On June 30, 1974, as 69-year-old Alberta Williams King played the organ at a Sunday service inside Ebenezer Baptist Church, Marcus Wayne Chenault Jr. rose from the front pew, drew two pistols and began to fire shots. One of the bullets struck and killed King, who died steps from where her son had preached nonviolence.

In 1983 President Ronald Reagan signed a bill that created a federal holiday to honor King. The holiday, first commemorated in 1986, is celebrated on the third Monday in January, close to the civil rights leader’s January 15 birthday. George Washington is the only other American to have had his birthday observed as a national holiday.

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JAPAN: In Japan they decorate their homes for the New Year with pine branches symbolizing longevity, a bamboo stalk symbolizing prosperity, and a plum blossom showing nobility.

GREECE: In Greece they bake bread with a coin inside, and if the third slice has the coin, it is said that spring will be early that year.

Similarly, Norwegians make rice pudding with one whole almond, and whoever’s serving holds the almond is guaranteed wealth that year.

ENGLAND: The first guest to arrive at their home is believed to hold their good fortune. They believe it should be a man bearing gifts, such as coal for the fire or a loaf of bread for the table. The guest will enter through the front door and exit out the back.

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Diane Keaton JANUARY 5, 1946 Dia Keaton is best known for her work as a film actress, Diane director, producer, and screenwriter. She began her career d on the stage and transitioned to film with memorable roles including Kay Corleone in “The Godfather” and Annie in Woody Allen’s “Annie Hall,” for which she won the Academy Award for Best Actress in 1978. She was born in Years Old Los Angeles to Dorothy Deanna, a homemaker and amateur photographer, and John Hall, a real estate broker and civil p engineer. Keaton has had several romantic associations with noted entertainment industry personalities including Woody Allen, Warren Beatty and Al Pacino. She is very vocal on her thoughts about older woman remaining unmarried by saying, “That old maid myth is garbage.” Keaton has two adopted children, daughter Dexter and son Duke.

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January Birthdays

Lucinda Williams

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January 26, 1953

Robert Duvall

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Aaron Neville February 6, 1940

Born January 30, 1951, Phil Collins is an English singer, songwriter, multiinstrumentalist and actor. Collins’ first rose to prominence as the drummer and lead vocalist for the rock group Genesis.

As a solo artist, Collins received worldwide fame winning an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song with “You’ll Be in My Heart,” from the Disney animated film “Tarzan.”

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Boris Spassky

(78)

January 30, 1937

January 5, 1931 (74)

Carol Channing

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January 31, 1921

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The Hippodrome Theatre has been one of Gainesville’s gems since it opened its doors at the historic Federal Building in 1979. Since then, the 266-seat theatre has become a State Theatre of Florida, staging mainstage productions for more than 60,000 people annually. But what happens on the other side of the curtain, and how does a show go from the page to the stage?

This is the question that will be answered in a behind-the-scenes program of the Hipp’s production: “Mr. Burns, A Post Electric Play” by Anne Washburn.

The Hippodrome Theatre’s Play Observership first began in 2006 with the production of “Alice in Wonderland.”

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The program gives a behind-the-scenes look at how a regional theatre brings a production to life. During six meetings (including a preview performance), each lasting approximately two hours, the observers will be led through the creative process of a unique theatrical experience

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“Mr. Burns, A Post Electric Play” has been called “downright brilliant” by The New York Times as well as “a tribute to live theater.” The play begins shortly after a widespread catastrophic failure of all nuclear plants where a group of survivors gathers together and begins to recount the episode “Cape Feare” of the television show “The Simpsons.” “Mr. Burns” showcases the resilience of Bart Simpson

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through the ages, and is an exploration of how the pop culture of one era might evolve into the mythology of another.

Participants in the observership will witness designer presentations, the first rehearsal with cast read-through of the script, observation of additional rehearsals and other elements of the artistic process including a tour of the unique theatre building and the Hippodrome’s history in it. The program ends with a preview performance and post-show session with the cast and creative team.

Through the observership experience, participants will have gained a unique perspective on theatre as a collaborative art and the transformative power artists share in order to prepare a play for performance. Who wouldn’t want to get in on that action? s To register, call Hippodrome at 352-375-4477, or visit: thehipp.org/education/adult-programs/

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Dinosaur Encore Round Two for a T. Rex Named Sue

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he’s a beauty. At 42 feet long and 12 feet tall at the hips, Sue remains the largest, most complete and best-preserved Tyrannosaurus rex ever found. Since her discovery in the summer of 1990 by Susan Hendrickson, a paleontologist for whom the dinosaur was named, this fossil has long commanded respect and sparked curiosity in the mind of the public. It is no surprise then that “A T. rex Named Sue” has remained the Florida Museum of Natural History’s (FLMNH) most requested exhibit since it was first brought to Gainesville in 2002.

So step right up and enjoy the show because Sue’s back — once again at the top of Gainesville’s food chain.

Darcie MacMahon is the director of exhibits and public programs at the FLMNH. She said the reason visitors are drawn to this exhibit is quite simple.

“Giant dinosaurs have no end of appeal to public audiences.

Even the littlest kids who can just barely string a word or two together are somehow able to remember long scientific names for dinosaurs. It’s amazing,” she said. “So, even at a very young age the appeal of these extinct giants is just universal.”

This fascination with dinosaurs is a big reason why Sue is coming back to Gainesville for an encore performance. MacMahon said the FLMNH decided to bring back the exhibit in part because the public kept asking when it would return.

“And the other reason is that 13 years is a long time, especially if you’re talking about generations of children. So there’s a whole new crop of kids out there that have never seen Sue in their community,” MacMahon said. “And, in fact, our paleon-

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tologist Jonathan Bloch pointed out to me, ‘well, all three of my kids have been born since then and they haven’t seen Sue.’ So, you know, it really made us think — we would be able to introduce Sue and the story of dinosaurs in general to a whole new group of potential young scientists.”

Sue has a storied history just in her discovery with a controversial custody battle over who legally owned the fossil.

In 1992, the FBI and National Guard seized Sue from the Black Hills Institute, the scientific group first affiliated with its discovery. Since the South Dakota property the fossil had been found within was held in trust by the Unites States Department of the Interior, the land technically belonged to the government.

After a lengthy trial, the court decreed that Maurice Williams, who owned the land where Sue was found, retained ownership of the fossil, even though the Black Hills Institute had paid Williams $5,000 for the 67-millionyear-old skeleton upon its discovery.

In the end, Williams sold Sue through a Sotheby’s auction; the Field Museum in Chicago purchased the remains with the highest bid of $7.6 million — and a final cost of $8.3 million after seniortimesmagazine.com

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PHOTOS ©THE FIELD MUSEUM A fully articulated cast skeleton of the dinosaur is the centerpiece of “A T. rex Named Sue.”

Sotheby’s commission.

This sale made history as the highest amount ever paid for a fossil.

Sue’s fossilized bones remain in Chicago where visitors of the Field Museum can feast their eyes on the prehistoric relic year-round.

Her skull, however, is displayed separately because at 600 lbs. it is too heavy to be mounted on the rest of the remains. The Field Museum had Sue’s fossil skeleton cast so that multiple, fully articulated versions can travel to museums around the world. This includes the FLMNH, right here in North Central Florida.

“It’s remarkable,” MacMahon said. “First of all it’s a great cast. It has every little detail of the original bones. And it’s big, so it comes in these gigantic crates and it takes gigantic numbers of people and instruments to mount it and install it. Just finding the space to store the crates after the exhibit is mounted is a big effort on our part.”

MacMahon said it would take about two weeks for the staff to install the exhibit. The Field Museum sends a representative to help as well.

The exhibit will differ from its previous Gainesville stay by including interactive experiences such as a large dig pit for children of all ages.

“So you’ll be able to climb into this thing and excavate dinosaur bones,” MacMahon said.

Visitors will have the opportunity to learn about anatomy by uncovering the bones, identifying them and seeing how they fit together to create a dinosaur. Newly discovered information about dinosaurs will also accompany the exhibit.

“The field of looking at dinosaurs is fascinating right now,” MacMahon said. “The relationships between dinosaurs and birds are starting to become better known.”

She said interesting details are being revealed through fossil research that could change the public’s image of a dinosaur.

“We think that not only were a lot of

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“Giant dinosaurs have no end of appeal to public audiences. Even the littlest kids who can just barely string a word or two together are somehow able to remember long scientific names for dinosaurs.

It’s amazing.”

PHOTO BY ERICKA WINTERROWD

Darcie MacMahon stands in front of a Mammoth skeleton, the museum’s lobby centerpiece. MacMahon grew up in Central Florida and completed her studies at George Washington University in D.C. She has been a Gainesville resident since 1989.

dinosaurs feathered like birds, but they also may have been quite colorfully feathered,” MacMahon said. “And so the image that we all have of dinosaurs being this kind of leatheryskinned, alligator-like reptile turns out to not be the case at all. Imagine T. rex wandering around with some colorful plumage. So there are a lot of interesting things happening in the world of paleontology and we’ll be able to explore that through our programming.”

This programming includes an opening weekend celebration for Sue where paleontologists will speak one-on-one with the public.

MacMahon came to the museum in 1989 and is an archeologist by training. She has done everything from research to being out in the field to creating exhibitions. She said communicating science to public audiences is her real passion.

“It really is a magical moment when a child stands in front

of an enormous T. rex skeleton and just imagines encountering an animal like that. Or imagines what our planet might have been like when there were creatures like that roaming the Earth,” she said. “It’s an unlocking of the understanding of our Earth and its history. I can’t really put it into words very well but definitely just the skeleton of Sue evokes that kind of magical occurrence for people.”

MacMahon said the experience for Seniors is similar to that of child-like awe, layered with an understanding of how the past impacts the future.

“I’m almost getting goose bumps just talking about it, because I remember what it was like when it was uncrated the first time here,” MacMahon said. “The whole staff just stood there in awe, enjoying looking at it and learning about it — not just the story about Sue but really thinking about dinosaurs on our planet and their extinction and what that meant for life on Earth.” s January 2015

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Embracing Life Ten Items or Less

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n a recent manic Monday, I rushed into the supermarket during my lunch break. My mission was simple: purchase a couple of condiments needed for a recipe. By knowing exactly which rows the items were located, I was ready to check out in less than five minutes.

There were only four cashiers working, as Mondays are probably slow in the grocery business. This particular day was different. In the regular checkout lanes were mothers with young antsy children, many groceries and multitudes of miscellaneous coupons. The two supposedly speed lanes had lines of folks eager to buy a sub-sandwich and soda.

My brisk stride came to a sudden stop when I realized there was not a good choice of lanes. I flashed back to the time in my life when I took two babies to shop and matched nearly every purchase with a money-saving coupon.

To this day, I remember feeling bad for the people waiting behind me. Hence, I chose one of the 10 Items or Less lanes.

I selected the shorter of the two.

One person was already paying for his groceries, followed by a woman with a cart and two male customers behind her who held their lunch purchases. I simply accepted the fact that this errand would take a little longer to complete than anticipated.

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consumer would do, I pulled out my cell phone to look for messages. That task distracted me until the disgusted individual in front of me took a deep sigh and excused himself to go to another line. I did not pay much attention. My immediate selfish thought was of relief.

His leaving meant I was closer.

As I returned to my phone to check Facebook, the Latin man (now second in line) mumbled a foul word in Spanish.

Raised in South Florida, I understood what he said and knew it was time to pay attention. He too, politely pardoned himself and left.

When I moved ahead, I overheard the patient young man behind the register explaining to the elderly customer that she was in a speed lane and pointed to the sign. Her glare must have been a sufficient reply, because without a verbal response, she unloaded her goods.

She stated there were three orders in her cart. They were to be rang up separately, and then totaled, as she was paying the entire tab. In addition, she wanted the merchandise sorted according to the individual orders and the tops of the bags tied together. Note, since this was the fast lane, a bag person was not available to help.

Ironically, many of the items were in multiples of 10. For example, 10 each of: small cereal boxes, microwavable

soups, frozen dinners, cans of tuna and chicken, yogurt cups, etc. The clerk was required to scan each grocery separately, rather than type in 10 items @ $___ each.

When it came time to pay, it was by check. She did not carry cash, credit or debit cards. The store manager was not readily available and was summoned repeatedly over the intercom. We waited what seemed like an eternity, but finally a supervisor came to the rescue and approved her check.

Now this is definitely not the first time I have been in a similar scenario and probably not the last. This one, though, was remarkably different in many ways.

As I waited for the register receipt to print (which was longer than the height of the cashier), I pondered why the situation I just witnessed occurred.

Probably in her mid-80s, this proud woman exuded self-confidence, was dressed in professional clothing and her hair and nails groomed perfectly.

Perhaps, she was once a prominent businessperson in an era dominated by men.

My theory is that due to her success in life, she now helps those who are less fortunate. Of course, I knew without a doubt my being there was not a coincidence or mistake.

This encounter on a manic Monday was my reminder that rushing through life does not fulfill my purpose. Embracing life daily and sharing those experiences in this column is my goal. In recent years, it seems that every time I forget to avoid the fast lane of life there is a roadblock. When I was younger, I got angry at detours and delays. Today, though, I pause long enough to determine why God has placed them in my path. His speed bumps are always there for a reason. s Donna Bonnell is a freelance writer who moved to Newberry in 1983. She enjoys living and working in the town she now calls home. dbnewberry@aol.com

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Powered by the Sun Couple Survived the Dark Ages in Solar Energy

by Amanda Williamson

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om and Shirley Lane’s interest in solar power started with a solar oven in St. Louis, far away from their business, Energy Conservation Services of North Florida Inc. During a community event, a man baked a cake using only the sun. According to Shirley, her husband was hooked. Four years later, the couple founded ECS Solar Energy Systems.

“I feel like I’m helping people,” Tom Lane said. “We’re not just selling a product. We’re selling a solution.”

Now, decades after the company was founded in 1977, Tom has mostly given the company’s day-to-day operation over to Charlie Squires, the president. He now devotes most of his work time to traveling the world for consultation purposes.

But ECS has come a long way since its first year in business, Shirley said, when only one solar system was installed — at cost, for no profit. Tom just wanted to prove he could do it, she said.

The first energy crisis hit the United States in the late ‘70s when utility prices jumped. The government began offering a tax credit for solar energy the next year. Business boomed, and the industry flourished. Tom said he watched an influx of solar energy companies flood the market.

But in the mid 1980s, the tax credit ended. Gas prices dropped, and the public acted like the energy crisis was over. Nearly everybody in solar energy went out of business, but Tom and Shirley Lane continued to stay in operation. Builders and subdivision developers began putting in swimming pools — which needed to be heated.

“It wasn’t an option anymore,” Tom said. “It became more of a standard

PHOTO BY AMANDA WILLIAMSON Tom and Shirley Lane with the solar panels they installed next to their business.

The panels provide energy to a home owned by the couple. On some months, the home has a negative electricity bill.

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PHOTO BY AMANDA WILLIAMSON Tom and Shirley Lane, founders of Energy Conservation Services of North Florida Inc., stand in the main showroom of their business off 13th Street in Gainesville. ECS was founded in 1977 and remains 100 percent owned by the Lanes.

thing. Solar pool heating exploded because it was really the only cheap way to heat a pool.”

Despite the boom in solar pool heating, very few people were installing solar water heating for their homes. Tom said that more than 90 percent of all collector manufacturers and distributors outside of Florida, Hawaii, California and New Mexico went out of business. But even in these states, greater than 80 percent closed as well.

Tom and Shirley survived by latching onto the new craze in solar pool heating and repairing systems installed by other companies. Heating pools with passive solar energy became the only way to survive in the ‘80s in the solar business. During this time, Tom’s business was the only state-licensed solar contractor in North Florida.

It wasn’t until 2000 that the business saw a jump again, when Gainesville — the unofficial solar capital of Florida — allowed residents to connect to the grid; batteries were no longer needed to power the homes. The feed-in tariff meant that residents could sell excess electricity back to Gainesville Regional Utilities.

After weathering the dry years, Tom was inducted into the Solar Hall of Fame in 2006. An international award, the honor has been bestowed only on 45 men and women throughout the

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international community since its beginning in 1976. He is the only solar contractor in the group. The trophy, a glass statue with a glowing sun rising out of the top, still sits on Tom’s desk at work.

But starting in 2006, the federal government began offering to pay for 30 percent of the cost to install solar panels. New federal tax credits, depreciation allowance and local utility incentives started a revival, Tom said. The company has only seen business boom, and he expects the interest to continue until the tax credits end in 2017. In addition, the cost for the raw silicon material used to construct the panels has fallen dramatically.

The company is now installing systems that once cost $50,000 for approximately $18,000. Fifty percent of the cost can be covered in the first year, he added.

“The business has had its ups and downs,” Shirley said. “But after the first year putting in a system at cost, well, it’s only gotten better since then.”

Tom and Shirley Lane met in 1973, south of Mexico City, and the two have been together ever since. They lived in Tennessee for a while, and then Missouri before moving to Florida.

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PHOTO BY AMANDA WILLIAMSON Shirley Lane demonstrates a solar panel in the showroom of the business she co-founded with her husband Tom. The company offers solar electric, solar water heating and solar pool heating.

already inspired by the solar cooker he had seen in St. Louis, Tom used a grant to teach his students how to make solar energy collectors.

Though Tom taught for three years, his interest in solar power remained. Soon, he started working with a friend of the family, and then opened his own business. Since opening, ECS has installed solar panels for 4,000 customers. Now Tom’s book, “Solar Hot Water Systems, Lessons Learned 1977 to Today,” is used in community college classrooms throughout the country.

But his goal has always been to produce quality installations for customers.

“Years ago, people used to really take pride in their work, instead of just making money,” he said. “I’m doing a good job — for me. We try to set the highest standards so that the product will last.”

Through word-of-mouth and his book, he has acquired consulting jobs throughout the world. Once he traveled to a remote part of South America to visit an eco-tourism resort.

The resort had to fly in diesel fuel, but hoped to collect solar power instead. Tom said he can learn something from every community he visits.

No two situations are the same, he said. In every climate, landscape and geographic area, the trials vary. The mistakes

will be different. Products that might work best in Gainesville won’t be the best choice for a colder climate.

“I’m still learning,” he said.

And while solar hot water and pool heating are very mature industries, operating mainly using thermal energy, solar electricity has changed dramatically in the last 10 years. Tom said it continues to improve and is becoming more efficient and cost-effective.

“Tom just kind of follows his bliss,” Shirley said, “and I support Tom.” Shirley, however, is encouraging Tom to slow down, to start relaxing on a small boat he recently purchased. For Shirley, the business has always been about the customers.

“We have the best customers,” she said. “Truly, solar people are a delight.”

Her other love: The chickens that she keeps on the back corner of the property. Many mornings, she will use their eggs to feed the staff breakfast before they set out for the workday.

But Tom’s favorite has always been helping the customer, especially “seeing a customer when we’ve exceeded their expectations.”

“A lot of times,” he said, “people don’t even realize all the benefits solar can provide.” s January 2015

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Tinseltown Talks Costars Remember Elvis the Actor

by Nick Thomas

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or many, the title “King of Rock and Roll” is reserved for one man: Elvis Presley. Had he lived, the King would have celebrated his 80th birthday on January 8, 2015.

Unlike most departed singers who are remembered largely for their music, Elvis lives on through a phenomenal number of appearances in scripted motion pictures — 31 in all — beginning with “Love Me Tender” in 1956 and ending 13 years later with “Change of Habit” in 1969. His movies provide a unique glimpse into another dimension of one of the 20th century’s greatest entertainers.

Although his films were often dismissed due to weak and predictable scripts, critics generally regarded Elvis as a surprisingly good actor. But what did costars think about working with Elvis?

In 1966, 10-year-old Donna Butterworth costarred in “Paradise, Hawaiian Style,” the second Elvis film set in Hawaii.

“My mom and dad took me to see ‘Blue Hawaii’ when I was just a little girl and I fell in love with him right then and there,” said Donna. “I used to listen to his records and I couldn’t get enough Elvis.”

Donna recalls filming her first scene on the cliffs of Makapuu, on Oahu.

“I had to run up into Elvis’s arms and call out ‘Uncle Rick, Uncle Rick.’ But I had only met him a few minutes before that. So when the director called ‘action,’ I ran up and got in his arms and his face was about four inches from my face. After all the anticipation of meeting Elvis

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Marlyn Mason and Elvis in Trouble with Girls.

Presley and working with him, I just froze. I couldn’t believe I was so close to this beautiful man! All the crew cracked up because they knew I was so enamored. In fact, Elvis laughed the hardest — he just loved to laugh.”

Unlike Donna, 7-year-old Susan Olsen wasn’t an Elvis fan when she briefly appeared in the talent contest audition scene in Elvis’s second to last film, “The Trouble with Girls” (1969).

“I couldn’t understand all the hype over him and I didn’t even think he was goodlooking!” said Susan, who went on to play youngest daughter Cindy on the popular ‘60s TV show, “The Brady Bunch.”

That changed after their first brief encounter.

“I remember that a bunch of the kids’ mothers suddenly started screaming.

Elvis had come out of his dressing room and they crowded around him for autographs. So I thought, ‘What the heck!

I’ll get one too.’ So I went up to him — and I’m not making this up — when he looked at me I thought, ‘Oh, I get it! I see why they like him so much.’ He had this special aura about him. I was just dumbstruck. I couldn’t say anything. He signed the photo, handed it to me, and said ‘Here ya go darling.’”

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with Girls” came away with more than just an autograph. Marlyn Mason snagged an on-screen kiss.

“It was a comedy kiss,” said Marlyn, indicating that the only fireworks were the real ones in the movie scene.

She took an unusual approach to get the required reaction from Elvis. Just after the fireworks scene, Elvis came up behind her and started rubbing her shoulders.

“I just turned around, off camera, and started undoing Elvis’s belt and trousers!” Marlyn recalled.

“Well, I didn’t get very far because it wasn’t a long scene. Elvis got this funny look on his face, which you can see in the film. He was great fun to work with, because I could throw anything at him and he’d just throw it right back.”

She also recalls a private moment when Elvis shared thoughts about his acting.

“The saddest thing Elvis said to me was ‘I’d like to make one good film because I know people in this town laugh at me.’ I’ll never forget that,” she said. “But he was always down-to-earth and comfortable with himself. Some of that dialogue was so corny, but he managed to bring a realness to it. And I think that’s just how he was in real life. He was a natural comedian, and his timing was just impeccable. I just found him to be a very genuine person.”

Despite his fame, Will Hutchins says Elvis didn’t play the celebrity although he was usually accompanied on most of his films by pals — the so-called Memphis Mafia.

“On the set, Elvis was like a host — a Southern gentleman — making sure everyone was having a good time,” said Will, who first worked in “Spinout” (1966).

The following year he costarred with Elvis in “Clambake,” which featured a lot of ad-libbing and fooling around on the set.

“It was more-or-less a de facto stag party because Elvis was getting married soon after the filming was finished,” recalled Will. “Elvis and his buddies would set off firecrackers. It was pretty wild, but a lot of fun. For the director’s birthday, they had a cake and pushed it right in his face!”

Wilda Taylor appeared in three Elvis Presley films, but strutted into Elvis movie history as exotic dancer Little Egypt in “Roustabout” (1964).

“We rehearsed for about two weeks,” Wilda said. “Elvis was in and out of rehearsal hall every so often between his other busy filming days for the other scenes.

He knew his material and music well, and I grew to admire him a great deal. It’s amazing, through the years, how many people know about me and Little Egypt from that film. Oddly enough, I really didn’t know much about Elvis before we worked together, but I found him to be a lovely, darling person, and I was just pleased to be a small part of his life.”

With each passing decade since his death in 1977 at age 42, the Elvis legend and legacy continue to grow. When viewed in the context of the often zany ‘60s TV and film period, it is gratifying that there exists such an extensive film library of the most celebrated entertainer in history. s Nick Thomas teaches at Auburn University at Montgomery, Ala., and has written features, columns, and interviews for over 450 magazines and newspapers.

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Staying Alive The Infinite Possibilities of Exercise

By Ellis Amburn

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he verdict is in on exercise. Experts in virtually every field seem to agree that it is the key to health, longevity and mental acuity.

Many places in North Central Florida cater to Seniors eager to jump on the exercise and mental health bandwagon.

During an interview at Gainesville Health and Fitness’s palatial new Tioga Town Center branch, supervisor Zach Zedar explained the gym’s full body workout.

“We take you down the line,” he said, “each of the nine machines hitting a different muscle. It’s safe and controlled. The intensity level is up to the individual. Seniors go for the total body workout. Cardio and free weights are available upstairs.”

Zedar emphasized that “the line” is GHF’s main attraction “because we have floor instructors who supervise the workout. They give tips and exercise ideas, set machines, and record your weights and repetitions on progress cards. We gradually increase weights until you reach a point where you can safely perform eight to 12 repetitions. Everyone here encourages people to continue to improve. These personal services provided by Gainesville Health and Fitness are unique.”

Zedar added that an intense yoga class is for mixed age groups but they offer less intensive yoga as well.

Responding to a request for information about Senior programs at the Main Branch, Debra D. Lee, marketing director, stated in an email, “Here are some classes our Seniors really like.”

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PHOTO BY ERICKA WINTERROWD Debra Lones instructs a Tai Chi group at Gainesville Health and Fitness where she has been teaching since 2002. Tai Chi is said to encourage the proper flow of energy throughout the body, which brings about a state of mental calm and clarity.

strength without undue stress on joints; “slow and gentle” Tai Chi is ideal for arthritis sufferers; and Gentle Joints is a stretch class held in “the warm therapy pool.”

In nearby High Springs, yoga and massage are two of the specialties of the Wellness Spa. Interviewed as she gave a geriatric massage to a Senior, Suzie Ann Clark gently but vigorously worked on her client’s leg to stimulate the flow of lymphatic fluid, which cleanses the body of bacteria, viruses, cancer cells and other dangerous substances.

“Lymph is the basis of the immune system,” she said.

That’s where exercise comes in. It activates the immune system.

“The only thing lymph responds to is movement,” Clark said.

“Flap your arms and you’ll get the lymphatic fluid moving.”

Her friend Katie Campione arrived at the spa to conduct one of her hatha yoga classes. She agreed with Clark about the efficacy of lymph.

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“I was once in a Sioux sweat lodge and saw a man pass out from the heat,” she recalled. “Our guide pressed down just under his right ribs — going way in there — and it released the thoracic duct, which in turn released lymphatic fluid, and the man immediately regained consciousness.”

Campione called her yoga class to order and immediately created an atmosphere of love and trust by confiding that her mother had just died, and she’d been at her side, helping her make a serene transition.

Allison Horvath of High Springs has been attending the class once a week for five years.

“I don’t carry a lot of weight around anymore,” she said.

“Yoga helps me maintain flexibility.”

Campione told another of her students, Linda Evans of Branford, “You lost so much weight, Linda.”

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Mental Health Benefits of Exercise

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hris “Boris” Marhefka, owner of Body by Boris, maintains that people who exercise, regardless of age, report higher energy and improved sleep.

“They are happier, sleep better, have more energy throughout the day,” he said. Other mental benefits include “reduction in stress, better focus, and improved memory.”

The latter, he noted, “is an issue close to home for Seniors because mental functions decrease over the years. Physical activity slows that down and improves it.”

For yoga teacher Katie Campione, “Yoga is about homeostasis,” she said while conducting a yoga class at the Wellness Spa of High Springs. Dictionary.com defines homeostasis as “psychological equilibrium obtained when tension or a drive has been reduced or eliminated.” Through exercise, yoga takes away tension and through meditation and deep breathing replaces it with peace.

Deep breathing works wonders, like changing one’s mood from anxiety to comfort.

“Inhale to the count of four,” Campione recommended, “hold your breath to the count of four, and then exhale.”

Yoga is also about “mental balance, a whole sense of self,” she continued. “The basic tenet of yoga is ahimsa — being nonviolent with self and others.”

One of yoga’s key contributions to humankind is mindfulness, a byproduct of meditation that helps people lose weight.

One of Campione’s students, Alison Horvath, said, “Mindfulness makes you think about what you’re eating.”

Gainesville Health and Fitness’s Zach Zedar said, “I’ve seen exercise give people energy and stress reduction. They’re excited about getting in better shape and do more with their lives. Research shows exercise improves sleep, and sleep has a huge impact on cognitive sharpness and mood.”

Work on the treadmill reduces weight and increases selfesteem and confidence. A still-lovely Judy Feiffer, 85-year-old author of “Flame” and “A Hot Property,” said in a telephone interview, “I look and feel sexier when I’m slim.

Artists and writers will be glad to hear that exercise also boosts creativity. s

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The problem with exercise is how to stick to it after a good start. Americans who finally decide to start exercising drop it all too soon because they overdo it in the beginning. Dr. Michael Otto of Boston University states online, “If we [exercise] beyond the point when it gets hard to talk, we postpone exercise’s immediate mood boost by 30 minutes.”

However, if you start slow with a moderate plan, “within five minutes…you get a moodenhancement effect…[and] less anxiety.”

Be wary of high expectations with regard to either body or mind improvements.

“It takes months before any physical results of hard work are apparent,” Otto warned.

The great point for Seniors is to prevent falls, the No. 7 cause of death in people over 65, according to an article by Marian Anne Eure, accessible online at seniorhealth.about.com.

The best way to keep from falling is to strengthen core muscles for better balance.

ReQuest Physical Therapy has two locations in Gainesville and one in Tioga Town Center that address such loss of function issues.

Zach Zedar, during an interview at Gainesville Health and Fitness — Tioga, took special pride in showing off eight Pilates Reformer machines for total body core muscles or a good stretch.

“Sometimes the machines combine both,” he said. “Most are multiple-muscle activities that work the upper and lower body together. We recommend a total workout, which includes the line and cardiovascular exercise. Seniors like the line because it’s good for osteoporosis, putting bone and muscles under a safe level of stress or tension against the resistance of the exercise.”

If your New Year’s resolution is to begin an exercise regimen and follow through, you could do worse than going online and exercising to YouTube’s video “10 Minute Chair Workout for Seniors [HASfit].” It’s easy, takes only 10 minutes three times a week to get the desired results — quality of life and longevity — and requires nothing more than a straightbacked chair and two water bottles for painless weightlifting.

And it’s free. s

PHOTOS PROVIDED BY ELLIS AMBURN Gainesville Health and Fitness Supervisor Zach Zedar guides a Senior down the line of machines — the seated leg curl, pullover, and bicep curl.

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Healthy Edge How to Stop Sabotaging Your Own Goals

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ver wonder why dieting, being timely, or [insert here any other reputable changedriven goal we put our minds to] often landslides into a losing battle? Look no further… The human brain plays a starring role in our failed resolutions.

Although it seems counterintuitive, research shows that some of the human brain’s natural responses may work against your best intentions. Being able to identify when your brain takes on “a mind of its own” may help you keep your brain from holding your goals hostage.

Below are a few tips to keep your brain working with you in harmony: 1. Have positive expectations, but avoid fantasizing. Research performed by social psychologists Gabriele Oettingen and Doris Mayer shows that high effort and successful performance are associated with believing success is likely (a positive expectation). The researchers found that the opposite is true for “positive fantasies.” Positive fantasies — where you experience your thoughts and mental images about a desired future — let your brain taste success before you’ve reached your goal. It’s pleasurable, but it saps your motivation. Go for small wins as you work on your larger milestones. And, don’t forget to celebrate; that’s a mini-reward.

2. Lay off imagining about the most difficult (or scariest part) of your goal.

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When your brain starts envisioning uncompromising difficulties and impending doom, its natural response is to protect you by procrastinating. As an added reward to your brain, it thinks it’s helping you do something productive by imagining the worst; it’s not.

3. Want to beat procrastination? Then, just start! “Starting” may be the most important hurdle to overcome when going after a goal. Research by psychologist Bluma Zeigarnik shows that people are more likely to remember projects they start but have not yet completed (versus untouched tasks or tasks already completed). Why? The incompleteness makes your brain want closure. Another study by psychologists Kenneth McGraw and Jirina Fiala shows that the vast majority of people are inclined to continue things they start. So, start anywhere; just get going.

4. Change your environment. Your brain wants to take care of you in the most efficient way it can. Habits are how your brain makes completing tasks more efficient. So, instead of making your brain change to your will, focus on finding strategies to make your goals easier to achieve and your undesirable habits harder to do.

5. Make daily To-Do lists. Your brain simply wants to get things done.

It’s up to you to keep it on task. If it doesn’t have direction, it will do busy work and menial tasks to feel productive. Research by John Bargh and team shows that the brain will perform the goals of others or handle goals in the way others want — without your awareness — if you aren’t instructing it otherwise. Write down the tasks you need to do and instruct your brain to work on them. Remember: It’s YOUR brain.

6. Have a recovery plan in case you slip up. We all slip. However, the lapses entice the human brain to give up.

Ever tried to eat more nutritiously and then you buckled and ate junk food… and, then, you kept eating junk food? Or, you bought a one-year gym membership and went religiously for a week… and, then, you didn’t go back for the rest of the year? If you don’t plan for lapses, then your brain loses steam when they happen. A sample “recovery” plan from “Sparring Mind” founder Gregory Ciotti: “If I go over 2,000 calories in a day, I’ll finish the day as close to 2,000 as I can, and then the next morning, I’ll go for a 15 minute run as a ‘penance,’ make sure I eat an extra healthy breakfast, and then continue the rest of my day as normal.” s Kendra Siler-Marsiglio, PhD, HCC is the Director of Rural Health Partnership at WellFlorida Council.

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Digitizing Your Photo Library Basic Concepts and Best Practices

by Marisa Ross

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one are the days of rummaging through stacks of seldom-touched photo albums, brushing the dust off glossy pages just to find that one picture of you with your bowl cut in front of the neighbor’s house in 1959.

Nowadays, with digital photography’s higher accessibility and generally lower costs, it is no wonder people have abandoned former dependency on film to document memories. And along with the cyber world revolution comes a need to store these mass-produced images.

Sure, a digital photo library doesn’t have the same rustic charm or artistic flair as those old Polaroids, but once you get the hang of it, the convenience of this storage method is unmatched. Whether you have a cluttered mess on your computer or want to start completely anew, read on to learn how to optimize maintenance and organization of your digital photo library.

• For the PC user: Filing Made Easy On PCs running Windows from Microsoft, there are four main libraries to help you manage your media: Documents, Music, Pictures and Videos. By opening the “Pictures” library from your desktop Start menu, you can arrange all of your photos into named folders and search various properties. Here’s the basic breakdown of how to keep up with this simple, yet efficient storage method.

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UPLOADING When you upload images from a camera, USB drive or through your phone’s charger cord, your computer will prompt you to import the images into your library. It will create dated folders that you can later organize into other personalized areas.

ADDING FOLDERS & CONTENT Depending on your operating system, there are a couple of ways to add folders (and subfolders) within your library. On some computers, a large “New Folder” icon will appear at the top of the window, which you can rename.

You can also right click your mouse within the window on the screen and select “New Folder.” Repeat the same action to create subfolders, such as Travel, Countries, Cities or Family, Occasions, etc.

Select the pictures you want to transfer by dragging them either from a separate window or hovering over the desired folder tab on the left-hand side and drop them in.

Searching for Photos To make searching for specific photos easier, add tags, titles and ratings.

To add a tag, open a folder and click the photo you want to tag (hold down the “Ctrl” key to click multiple at a time), and click the text that says, “Add a tag” at the bottom of the winseniortimesmagazine.com

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dow and type in a tag. You can add multiple tags at a time by separating with semicolons. Tagged photos will be listed on a drop-down menu from the “Tags:” search filter in the top right corner of the window.

In the same location as tags, you can edit the date, name of the image and give it a rating based on five stars.

After you’ve added helpful information, use the search box from the Start menu on your desktop to search for an image without needing to open your library.

For more guidance, visit windows.microsoft.com/en-us/ windows/support.

• For the Mac User: A Guide for iPhoto Mac computers come equipped with a great digital archiving tool, from which you can manage thousands of photos. But if you’re new to iPhoto, arranging photos can seem overwhelming.

UPLOADING Plug in a memory card or USB drive containing images and iPhoto will open and prompt you to import your photos. Beside the optional event name text box at the top, there’s a checkbox that says “Split Events.” Checking this box will create multiple folders that catalog dates the photos were taken with your camera. If you leave it unchecked, your photos will upload together in the folder.

If you are moving pictures or folders containing pictures into iPhoto, hover your mouse over the picture/folder and

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without releasing, drag it over the iPhoto icon in your dock at the bottom of your screen and drop. When ready, import all or selected photos.

MANAGING “EVENTS” Uploaded photos are categorized into “events,” which separate your images by date. Depending on whether you selected the “Split Events” checkbox while uploading your photos or imported all of them together, you will have a number of squares in the “Events” tab (located in the upper left-hand corner) that feature the first photo in a series of photos grouped under a title with a date.

By hovering your mouse over these squares, you can gather information, such as a date or a range of dates of when the event(s) took place and how many pictures are filed within.

When you slowly glide your mouse from left to right over the main image, the photos inside the event will momentarily appear.

Events appear as “untitled event.” To change this, hover your mouse over the text, left click, type a new name and hit “enter.”

If you want to combine specific periods of time together into one event, place the mouse over the folder (square) you wish to move, left click (without releasing), drag it over the folder you want it to become a part of (which should highlight when you do) and then drop.

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MAKING ALBUMS Make an album by clicking on a photo (or hold the “command” key and click on multiple photos to select several at a time) and click the “Add To” button on the bottom right corner. Create a new album or add to an existing one. You can also add them to a slideshow.

EXTRA FEATURES You can also store extra information, edit photos within the program itself and directly share to social media.

face and click where indicated to type in a name. If the face is already identified, the program might ask you to confirm or deny a tag. The other option is to click the “Faces” tab and select the “Find Faces” button at the bottom of the screen. iPhoto will automatically register all unnamed faces in your photos and allow you to type in a name once you click over the “unnamed” text. Over time, iPhoto’s face recognition technology will save you time by simply asking you to confirm tags of people you already have on file. If you want to ignore unknown people in photos, hover over the image and click the X in the upper left corner to get rid of it.

In addition to tagging people in your photos, you can tag locations to display them on a map that allows you to view them by country, state, city, specific place or all at once. Just like with “Faces,” go to the “Info” of an image and click where it says, “Assign a place…” to type in the name of a location.

- Events Tab

In the upper left corner, you should find Events, Photos, Faces and Places. “Faces” and “Places” are useful for tagging people or creating a map.

- Places Tab

KEEPING IPHOTO CLEAN

- Faces Tab

In the “Faces” tab, you can assign names to the people (and pets, too!). You can manually add a name by opening the photo and clicking the “Info” button on the bottom of the screen.

Where it says “Faces,” click “Add a face…” A square box with changeable dimensions will appear. Move it over the desired

To delete unwanted photos to save space, right click on any photo and hit “Trash.” To get rid of several photos at once, hold down the “command” key and click on the photos you want to delete. Then, right click over the highlighted photos and hit “Trash.”

Once you’ve done this, go to the “Trash” tab on the left side to empty it out.

And don’t forget, if these methods don’t suit you, there is a large variety of free photo management software programs available for download. s For more guidance, visit www.apple.com/support/mac-apps/iphoto/ or call 1-800-275-2273 to speak to an Apple employee.

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SCANNING SERVICES Once you’ve established a digital photo library, you might want to start archiving your old printed photographs into it as well. A quick trip to Office Depot or Staples could supply you with a printer that has a built-in scanner, but don’t feel limited or pressured to do it yourself. While at-home scanning options are convenient, there are helpful services online and locally to digitize your photos for you. Here are some options to consider:

Harmon’s Photo · Hours: 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and closed on Sunday · Location: 4111 SW 35th Terrace, Gainesville · Phone: 352-336-4008 · What they offer: Depending on size and quantity of photos being scanned, either individually or compiled, prices could range from 50 cents to $15.95 per file · For more info: showprints.com/scanning.html

ScanCafe.com For specialized service without even leaving your home, visit scancafe.com to ship your photos to a professional service that will send

the files and original photos back to you within a couple of weeks. · What they offer: Re-orientation, cropping, scratch and dust removal, color correction and red-eye removal · Phone: 1-866-234-3909 · Phone support hours: 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday Pacific Time · Price: Individual prints starting at 22 cents · For more info: scancafe.com/services/photo-scanning

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SMARTPHONE PROS • Small and portable • Low cost • Easier to share photos and connect with social media • Offers panorama mode • Selection of small, cheap interchangeable lenses • 5 megapixels on average • Mirror camera (for selfies) SMARTPHONE CONS • Image quality suffers in low-light areas • Poor printing results • Low resolution (72 dpi) • Fixed frame size • Fixed shutter speed (exposure time)

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CHARITY OF THE MONTH

Phoenix Animal Rescue NOVEMBER 2014 WINNER

The dogs arrive broken.

They are abandoned, neglected and oftentimes sick.

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o make matters worse, many are pit bulls that must work against stereotypes to find new homes. But with the help of foster families and volunteers, Phoenix Animal Rescue works to make their lives whole again.

Phoenix Animal Rescue has done it again, winning the November SunState Federal Credit Union’s Charity of the Month contest.

Michelle Dunlap founded the Gainesville-based rescue in 2003. After adopting her own dog, Chance, in 1999, Dunlap left her job teaching and began working with animal rescues.

During this time, an unlikely relationship with a pit bull would impact her life forever.

The dog’s name was Phoenix. She had been stolen from her owner’s backyard and forced into dog fighting. When the original owner finally tracked down Phoenix, Dunlap helped to rehabilitate what had become an anxious, withdrawn and traumatized dog.

In 18 months, Phoenix grew. She not only recovered — she thrived.

Phoenix went from being an abused and unsocial dog to receiving the AKC Canine Good Citizens Award. Phoenix’s dramatic turnaround was symbolic of the positive effects that can come from the dedicated and compassionate work of animal rescuers. Phoenix became the rescue’s namesake, and to this day, the rescue works in memory of her story.

The rescue has since helped thousands of dogs find homes.

Last year alone, more than 150 dogs were adopted.

“We support each other and spend time with one another even outside of rescue,” Dunlap said.

Although the rescue receives dogs from a variety of places, it has become closely linked to Levy County Animal Services.

In a single year, they were able to reduce the euthanasia rate at the shelter by 70 percent, Dunlap said. At the same time, their own adoption rate went up by 126 percent.

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The rescue has also increased its exposure by participating in the Gainesville PetSmart adoption days on Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Many of the dogs that come to the facility on adoption days are pit bulls, and the events help visitors see the truth about the breed that Dunlap believes to be highly misunderstood.

Recently the rescue sent the credit union a video of a dog they saved named Gilligan. Gilligan was near death and unable to move because of a broken back. Through their community partnerships, they were able to get him an operation at the UF Vet School to fuse his spine. Not only can he walk, he now runs and has even figured out an ingenious way to get up the stairs at his home. s Learn more at www.facebook.com/phoenixanimalrescue.

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CALENDAR UPCOMING EVENTS IN ALACHUA & MARION

showcases approximately 50 objects acquired from 1965 to 1988 that were originally in the University Gallery collection and were later transferred to the Harn Museum of Art.

ALACHUA ACOUSTIC AND ARTS FESTIVAL Friday, January 9

TIOGA MONDAY MARKET

THE CRESTS

Mondays

Saturday, January 3

4:00pm - 7:00pm JONESVILLE - Tioga Center, 13005 W. Newberry Rd. Market features a selection of vegetables, crafts, organic food, fruits and local specialties.

7:30pm OCALA - Circle Square Cultural Center & Commons, 8405 SW 80th St. The Crests, featuring Tommy Mara, have been performing since the great Johnny Maestro passed the scepter to Tommy in 2000. Since then, they have been performing all over the country and keeping the great Doo Wop legacy alive that Johnny and The Crests began.

LADY GAMERS Fridays 1:00pm HIGH SPRINGS - New Century Woman’s Club, 40 NW 1st Ave. The Lady Gamers meet for fun, friendship and food. Everyone is invited.

Meet old friends and make some new ones.

FIRST DAY HIKE Thursday, January 1 9:00am – 11:30am FORT WHITE - Ichetucknee Springs State Park, 8294 Elim Church Rd. Ring in the New Year with a refreshing journey of renewal: an invigorating winter hike along the Ichetucknee River. Hike begins at the Ichetucknee Head Spring and follows its course adjacent the Trestle Point Trail. This two-mile hike promises a wonderful variety of wildlife through a cross-section of the park’s major plant communities. Sturdy hiking shoes and winter-appropriate clothing are highly recommended for this moderately easy hike in a nature trail setting. Pets are allowed on the trails on six-foot, hand-held leashes only. This ranger-led hike is open for all ages. Entrance fee is $6 per vehicle.

GAINESVILLE HARMONY SHOW CHORUS Thursday, January 1 7:00pm – 9:30pm GAINESVILLE - Grace Presbyterian Church, 3146 NW 13th St. Interested in learning and singing Women’s A Cappella Barbershop Harmony Music? Gainesville Harmony Show Chorus, of Sweet Adelines International, holds rehearsals Thursdays. For more information, call Beckie: 352-318-1281.

OCALA FARM MARKET Saturday, January 3 9:00am OCALA - Downtown Square, SE Watula Ave. Visit the market to reap locally grown farm fresh seasonal produce, homemade jellies and jams, delicious kettle corn, boiled peanuts, homemade crafts, and plants. 352-426-8244.

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QUILTERS OF ALACHUA COUNTY DAY GUILD MEETING Thursday, January 8 9:30am – 12:00pm GAINESVILLE - Senior Recreation Center, 5701 N.W. 34th Blvd. Celebrate favorite quilts and sewing projects! Bring projects you’ve worked on, bring sewing and quilting-related gifts you received or gave, bring projects you love that you haven’t shown in a while, bring whatever the spirit moves, for a BIG Showand-Tell to inspire and kickoff the new year.

Refreshments at 9:30 a.m., meeting begins 10 a.m. Guests are welcome. Beverley Hilton 352-373-7791, or visit www.qacdg.org.

PRIMETIME INSTITUTE CLASS Thursday, January 8 2:30pm - 4:00pm GAINESVILLE - Senior Recreation Center, 5701 NW 34th Blvd. Leadership Council Meeting.

PrimeTime is a non-profit organization of ElderCare of Alachua County and is operated by volunteers. This is a business meeting that will focus on plans for operating PTI for the next few months. Members of PTI may attend this business meeting if they wish to see how the Leadership Council operates. 352-332-6917.

UG AT 50: THE ROY CRAVEN LEGACY

6:00pm – 9:00pm ALACHUA - Downtown Alachua, Alan Hitchcock Park. Live Music and art sponsored by Alachua’s Music Junction and The Garden Gallery.

DUDLEY KIDS DAY Saturday, January 10 10:00am – 2:00pm NEWBERRY - Dudley Farm Historic State Park. That’s Wool. Children can participate in educational demonstrations and crafts. Come out to the farm on the second Saturday of the month for our Dudley Kids Day. Children and adults alike, ages 5 to 65, can join in the fun.

There are hands on demonstrations, crafts, old-fashioned games and even some education.

Learn about history, and a farming way of life.

COLLECTORS DAY Friday, January 10 10:00am – 3:00pm GAINESVILLE - Florida Museum of Natural History, 3215 Hull Rd. Collectors can share their passion with museum visitors. This free event is the museum’s longest-running public program and allows visitors to interact with regional collectors and learn about the identity, history and context of their collections.

Visitors will have the opportunity to view more than 100 collections, some containing objects that are more than a century old.

WRITING ABOUT PLACE Sunday, January 11 2:30pm GAINESVILLE - Millhopper Branch Library, 3145 NW 43rd St. Sandra Gail Lambert, author of fiction and memoir, will tell about writing her novel, “The River’s Memory” published by Twisted Road, in a meeting sponsored by the Writers Alliance of Gainesville and open to all who are interested in the written word.

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7:00pm -9:00pm. University Gallery, 1357 Stadium Rd. An opening reception will feature baked goods by Vine in Focus Gallery. Both the exhibition and reception are free and open to the public. UG at 50: The Roy Craven Legacy celebrates the 50th anniversary of University Gallery and the legacy of Roy Craven, the gallery’s founding and longest standing director of 25 years. The exhibition runs through Feb. 27

Tuesday, January 13 2:30pm - 4:00pm GAINESVILLE - Senior Recreation Center, 5701 NW 34th Blvd. The Art of Winnowing: Removing Clutter From the Inside Out! Do you feel trapped by all the THINGS that have accumulated in your home? Clinical social worker Barbara Berry will guide attendees through an experiential exercise and discussion that will give tools to go home

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and create a more peaceful and clutter-free environment. Please bring a grocery bag with 6-8 things from around your home. These can be anything – mail, a keepsake, a photo, etc – these will be used to help you prioritize what is meaningful and not so meaningful to you. There is no right or wrong answer! 352-332-6917.

GENTLE WALK AND TALK Thursday, January 15 9:00am MICANOPY - Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park, 100 Savannah Blvd. This gentle walk of approximately one mile will take you onto Paynes Prairie. Challenge yourself to identify birds, trees, and wildflowers, or just enjoy a peaceful stroll. If you are lucky, the sandhill cranes, bison, or wild horses may be seen. The pace is slow and comfortable. Limit 10 people. Registration required. Register at www.prairiefriends.org.

THE GAINESVILLE ORCHESTRA CONCERT Friday, January 16 7:30pm GAINESVILLE - Santa Fe Fine Arts Hall, 3000 NW 83rd St.The Gainesville Orchestra’s concert features Ottorino Respighi’s Pines of Rome and the American jazz artist and composer, Duke Ellington. Tickets: 352395-4181; www.sfcollege.edu/finearts.

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GAINESVILLE - Kanapaha Botanical Gardens, 4700 SW W5 58th Dr. This two-day day event features prize-winning camellias of all sizes, shapes and colors. There will be judged dged exhibits of japonicas, reticulatas, hybrids and species. In addition to their outstanding winter beauty, some of the varieties are fragrant. This show is geared toward educating the public about the care, culture and appreciation of camellias, both in the greenhouse and in the landscape. Regular admission price for non-members; members are admitted free of charge. Gainesville Camellia Society website: www.americancamellias.org.

RESTLESS HEART Saturday, January 17 7:00pm OCALA - Circle Square Cultural Center & Commons, 8405 SW 80th St. Restless Heart continues to celebrate 30 years with all five original members. They have delivered 26 Billboard Hits, 14 Top 10s, six #1s, plus Grammy, CMA and ACM group of the year awards and nominations. Hits include “The Bluest Eyes In Texas,” “When She Cries,” “That Rock Won’t Roll,” and many more. Tickets are $25.

THREE-ORGAN SPECTACULAR! Sunday, January 18 3:00pm GAINESVILLE - Holy Trinity Episcopal Church.

Church comes to life with the sound of three organs! Organists John T. Lowe, Jr., John Bradford Bohl, Timothy Denton and Peter Kinzie present this concert with musical guests The Holy Trinity Choir, presenting Charles-Marie Widor’s Mass for Two Organs and Choir. The concert is presented free of charge, and a reception (wine and hors d’oeuvres) follows the concert. A spaghetti dinner and old-fashioned hymn sing is offered Saturday, January 17 at 6 p.m. Tickets for the Saturday event are $20, and are available by calling 352-372-4721. www.holytrinitygnv.org.

Winter Sunrise Canoe Tour Friday, January 10

6:30am – 9:30am

FORT WHITE - Ichetucknee Springs State Park, 8294 Elim Church Rd. The Ichetucknee River is wonderful in the winter. The trees along the banks and in the floodplain are still showing off their fall colors, and the ducks are settling in for the season. Experience the magic as the mist rises off the warm spring waters. The tour will meet at the North Entrance, off Elim Church Road (County Road 238). Launch time will be as close to 7:00 a.m. as possible (sunrise is at 7:28 a.m.) $15 per person.

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PRIMETIME INSTITUTE CLASS Tuesday, January 27 2:30pm - 4:00pm GAINESVILLE - Senior Recreation Center, 5701 NW 34th Blvd. Egypt: From Luxor and Mt. Sinai to Cairo and Alexandria. Travel to this ancient, historical land with a view of the last days before the 2011 Revolution. Ms. Leveda Brown will share her visual travelogue of this fabled land, combined with the hospitality of an average Egyptian family’s home life. Her keen insights enable you to better understand where Egypt stands today. 352-332-6917.

PRIMETIME INSTITUTE CLASS Thursday, January 29

Hoggetowne Medieval Fair Starts January 24th GAINESVILLE - Alachua County Fair, 3100 NE 39th Ave. Medieval Faire Step back in time as the Middle Ages come to life. The Hoggetowne Medieval Faire will feature 160 artisans, 8 stages of performances, jousting on horseback, human chess game, birds of prey, human powered push rides, old world games, and food fit for a king. Tickets are $7 for ages 17 and under, $15 for 18 and up.

PRIMETIME INSTITUTE CLASS Tuesday, January 20 2:30pm - 4:00pm GAINESVILLE - Senior Recreation Center, 5701 NW 34th Blvd. Nutrition and You: What’s new? Nutrition information is always changing due to new research. Dr. Brenda Williams, from the Family and Consumer Sciences department of the UF/IFAS – Alachua County Extension Service will bring you up to date on the latest recommendations for healthy eating. 352-332-6917.

SECOND ANNUAL GINGERBREAD HOUSE WORKSHOP Wednesday, January 21 4:00pm ALACHUA - Alachua County Library District, 14913 NW 140 St. Kids, family and friends are invited to participate in the second annual Alachua Branch Gingerbread House workshop. You can make a delightful graham cracker house topped with candy goodies.

Then take your house home to enjoy!

ARBOR DAY CELEBRATION Wednesday, January 21 Noon GAINESVILLE - Gainesville Police Department, 545 NW 8th Ave. Sponsored by the City Beautification Board and the Four Seasons

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Garden Club, this celebration will be held at the new Headquarters with a ceremony and refreshments. All are welcome.

2:30pm - 4:00pm GAINESVILLE - Florida Tech Toybox, GTEC, 2153 Hawthorne Rd. Field Trip to the Florida Tech Toybox and Santa Fe College’s GTEC. Learn about the special equipment and tools at the Florida Tech Toybox that may be useful to hobbyists, such as wood workers, metal workers, screen printers and those who like to build electronic equipment or may need the use of a 3D plastic printer. See demonstrations of some of their equipment. The main purpose of this non-profit organization is to provide special resources for people and businesses that need to develop a working prototype. For safety, wear closed toe shoes in the lab. Sign up at a PTI program.

Limit of 20 participants. 352-332-6917.

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Thursday, January 22

Times Vary GAINESVILLE - University Auditorium, North South Drive and Museum Road. The University of Florida (UF) College of the Arts and UF Opera Theatre Program under the direction of Anthony Offerle is pleased to present a semi-staged concert version of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s masterpiece, The Phantom of the Opera. Tickets are $45 for VIP tickets, which includes an invitation to the sitzprobe (orchestra rehearsal with singers), reserved seating and a post-concert reception; $30 for general admission and $15 for students with ID. Tickets may be purchased at the Phillips Center Box Office, by phone at 352-392-ARTS (2787) or online at performingarts.ufl.edu.

2:30pm - 4:00pm GAINESVILLE - Senior Recreation Center, 5701 NW 34th Blvd. Controlling Disease Through Lifestyle. Stephen Anton, PhD, Asst. Professor and Chief of the Clinical Research Division in UF’s Institute on Aging, will present this month’s report on IOA research. 352-332-6917.

FAMILY FUNDAY Sunday, January 25 1:00pm – 4:00pm GAINESVILLE - Matheson History Museum, 513 East University Ave. The museum will celebrate the installation of the new permanent exhibition featuring a 1,500 year-old Timucuan canoe.

Experience a lesson and performance of Native American dancers, exhibitions on Florida history and ecology, face painting, tours of the second oldest house in Gainesville and Tison Tool Barn, as well as much more. This will also be your last chance to view the museum’s temporary exhibition entitled The Matheson Museum Family Tree, which commemorates the 20th anniversary of the Matheson. Admission is free. info@mathesonmuseum.org. 352-378-2280.

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“Race” follows three attorneys, two black and one white, offered a chance to defend a white man charged with a crime against a black woman. The plot unfolds as the three lawyers and defendant grapple with the evidence of the case and their own feelings about race. Mamet has said that the “theme is race and the lies we tell each other on the subject.”

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The Official Blues Brothers Revue January 17 at 7:30 pm In this blend of humor and music, the characters of Jake and Elwood Blues, along with the eight-piece Intercontinental Rhythm & Blues Revue Band, bring the passion of the Blues Brothers back to life.

Featuring the classics Soul Man, Rubber Biscuit, Gimme Some Lovin’ and more,

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the Official Blues Brothers Revue brings the hits from the original film and subsequent albums to the stage. They pay homage to Chicago’s rich history of blues, gospel and soul music in a way that is fun for audiences of all ages.

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Weisman says; in fact, more than 12 milPart of the reason is that, while you’ve lion people became victims last year. been warned at great length about idenSo what can you do to avoid joining tity safety, author Steve Weisman offers them? Weisman lists the ways… tips I doubt the average person would Online, use strong passwords and generally consider. Weisman is, after all, encryption and beware of sites you visit. an expert in this category — something Never open a link in an email unless you’ll notice, once you get past the comyou’re certain it’s “legitimate,” and have monsensical and into the quieter threats your antivirus program up-to-date at all that exist. times. By the way, Mac users shouldn’t It’s also helpful that Weisman doesn’t feel safe anymore; hackers assume anything about his are purposefully creatreaders; instead, his ing Mac viruses now. advice is methodiAlso, be cautious cal and simple to Know where the when clicking understand. The safest ATMs sit and on links you see info is especially online. “CuriosSenior-friendly, why you should never ity killed the cat,” although beware use public copiers for says Weisman. that the printimportant document “Let the cat live.” size isn’t.

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