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By Barbara Ruben Walter Shepherd’s career has been driven by traffic. He was a cabbie for a couple years when he was in his 20s, and then spent years as a traffic signal technician for the City of Alexandria, Va. When he retired four years ago, Shepherd spent a lot of time playing golf and working out. But he found he still had a lot of hours of the day to fill. Then Shepherd, who is 63 and lives in Ft. Washington, Md., saw that Uber was looking for drivers. Uber is the rapidly growing company with a smartphone application that lets people easily request a lift from drivers like Shepherd, who use their own cars. [For more details, see “How Uber and Lyft work” on page 6.] “I just wanted something I could do when I wanted. Not a job,” Shepherd said of his part-time work with the company. Older drivers are a growing component of Uber’s freelance workforce. In fact, nearly one in four are age 50 or older, according to Uber spokesperson Kaitlin Durkosh. It’s a popular option for older drivers who have both time on their hands and want the freedom to decide if and when they’ll work. For example, “if they aren’t comfortable with driving at night or rush hour, that’s OK,” Durkosh said of Uber’s older drivers. While most drivers quickly get the hang of the smartphone app for picking up riders, Durkosh said the company has support centers in Washington and Baltimore where new drivers can get help with technical issues. Danyelle Ludwig, a spokesperson for Lyft, a similar ride-providing company, said she could not share information about its drivers’ demographics. But she noted that, “drivers in the 55-plus age group value flexibility more than any other age group. They also value the community and meeting other people more than any other age group, which translates into fun, memorable rides for passengers.” This flexibility was one reason AARP’s Life Reimagined program — an initiative that encourages members to explore new directions in their careers and personal lives — partnered with Uber last year to spread the word about working for the company. “When you look at the Life Reimagined

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Stuff: one man’s show about his family; plus, premiere of a Pulitzer-finalist play in Olney, a comforting choir, and Bob Levey on the allure of TV Walter Shepherd, who retired in his 50s, earns about $300 a week driving Uber customers around the area in his Nissan Rogue. Nearly a quarter of Uber’s drivers are over the age of 50. Uber — and its rival on-demand ride service Lyft — are finding older drivers particularly enjoy the flexibility of the job and its social aspects.

audience — primarily people in their 40s, 50s, 60s — a lot of these people are facing unprecedented financial pressure,” said Adam Sohn, vice president for strategic initiatives at Life Reimagined. “We saw this as a great way for people who are in the midst of career-oriented transitions, or looking to stay connected to the community or meet new people, to stay plugged in and make a few dollars at the same time.”

Part of the “sharing” economy Sohn said that Life Reimagined wants to help older adults better take advantage of the new “sharing” economy. This includes not only earning extra income through services like Uber and Lyft, but also

Airbnb, which enables homeowners to rent out rooms to tourists to earn extra cash. Veronica Rose, who splits her time living with her father in Washington, D.C., and daughter in Upper Marlboro, Md., is similar to the Uber drivers Sohn has in mind. Rose retired at age 62 from a job working as a financial aid advisor for colleges, but discovered she needed more income in retirement than she had expected. Her granddaughter suggested she consider Uber. “At first, I thought she was a little crazy,” Rose said. “[I thought] that she should drive for Uber, not me. “It’s hard finding a job at 62. But for Uber, all I had to do was submit an application, See UBER, page 10

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Discover what’s next A recent survey of older adults in the business leaders, successful (and strugarea found that more than 40 percent ex- gling) entrepreneurs, creative high-tech product developers, as well pect to work full or part time as experts in aging and busiafter turning 65. ness for a one-day intensive Many want to work to stay seminar about opportunities active and engaged, but a sigin the “longevity economy” nificant percentage also say — that is, ways to capitalize they’ll need to work because intelligently on the growing their savings and investments are insufficient (especially needs of aging boomers and with the stock market as older Americans. volatile as it is now). This will be the 13th year There are local services, as for What’s Next (and my 7th we’ve reported in the Beacon, FROM THE to appear on the program, that can assist you in prepar- PUBLISHER speaking about how to comBy Stuart P. Rosenthal ing yourself for, and finding, a municate effectively with new job. older adults through print But nearly a quarter of all new business- media). The good news is, this year’s es are started by people age 55 to 64, ac- event will take place at the Omni Shorecording to a 2013 study, so entrepreneur- ham Hotel in Washington, D.C., so you ship is also alive and well. don’t need to travel far to attend. If you’ve thought about starting your The What’s Next summit is produced own business, and particularly if you each year by Dr. Mary Furlong, a profesmight consider a product or service aimed sor of entrepreneurship as well as serial at the 50+ consumer market, there’s an entrepreneur herself. Mary founded both event coming up soon (and nearby) that SeniorNet, the first social network and could be a good investment. computer training service for older adults, Called “What’s Next: the 2016 Boomer and Third Age Media, one of the first InterBusiness Summit,” this one-day event on net portals targeting boomers. The author of Turning Silver into Gold: Wednesday, March 23, will bring together

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How to profit in the new boomer marketplace, Furlong shares her expertise on 50+ consumers and their preferences as a consultant to major corporations, a resource for new businesses, and a matchmaker for business relationships at her annual conferences. So, what can a person learn at What’s Next this March? A good deal of the programming focuses on the latest technologies and services available both to address the needs of older consumers and to assist business owners in managing their businesses. I particularly enjoy hearing from entrepreneurs who have gotten off to a strong start, as well as valuable lessons from those who now know why they failed. Some venture capitalists who fund new business will be present, and you’ll hear how to craft a pitch they might even listen to. Speakers include bloggers like Laurie Orlov, who keeps tabs on the latest products for aging in place, and surveys older adults on their use of technology. Also speaking will be experts from established organizations like the Pew Research Center, AARP and Consumer Reports, as well as leaders from the new “sharing economy” businesses, such as Lyft and Airbnb. Find out what it means to have a “digital strategy,” to engage in “multi-media marketing,” and hear about the “riches in the niches.” Yes, there tends to be a lot of jargon at

these things, but learning what these terms mean and how to use them can be helpful, too. In addition to 18 break-out sessions — ranging from “funding and growing your start-up,” to “the business of caregiving,” to “focusing on financial security in later life” — you can sit down for lunch with your choice of speaker, author, analyst or entrepreneur. There’s one hosting each lunch table. I always leave What’s Next with my head bursting with ideas and my pockets full of business cards. The challenge is to actually pursue the relationships that start there and make something productive happen. If you’re just casually exploring the idea of starting a business, or have no interest in the “senior/boomer” market, you might not want to invest the time or money for a program of this type. But if you’re already investing in books and seminars, and are serious about going out on your own, the price is actually quite modest for what you can get out of this event. Early bird registration (through March 10) is $275. Our readers have been kindly offered 20 percent off (making it $220) by using this promo code: wn16beacon. For more information or to register, go to www.boomersummit.com.

Letters to the editor Readers are encouraged to share their opinion on any matter addressed in the Beacon as well as on political and social issues of the day. Mail your Letter to the Editor to The Beacon, P.O. Box 2227, Silver Spring, MD 20915, or e-mail to barbara@thebeaconnewspapers.com. Please include your name, address and telephone number for verification. Dear Editor: The publisher’s column “Out of Pocket, Part II” in February’s Beacon discusses why pharmaceutical companies have lobbied hard against importing drugs into the U.S. The first explanation is that pharmaceutical company manufacturers say that it costs $2.6 billion to bring a new drug to market. This widely quoted estimate is based on a November 18, 2014 announcement from the Tufts Center for the Study of Drug Development. But on the same day, a feature article in the New York Times, “$2.6 Billion to Develop a Drug? New Estimate Makes Questionable Assumptions,” by pediatrician Aaron E. Carroll, stated that, “We should take this announcement with a grain of salt.” One reason for the skepticism is that the Tufts study includes $1.2 billion as an “opportunity cost.” As Dr. Carroll explained, instead of investing in research and development, a pharmaceutical com-

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Using Internet Explorer®, Google Chrome®, and Google® search to teach how to more effectively use the World Wide Web. We will teach the basics but go beyond including setting up favorites and bookmarks, creating a bookmark bar, opening multiple tabs, and adding extensions to the browser. Learn many techniques to more precisely find the information you want.

MEET THE TECHNOLOGY GURUS! BRING US YOUR PROBLEMS!

Fee: $30 per individual session Limit: 8 # 465 Date and time to be determined by Tech Guru

Have a 1:1 lesson with our Tech Gurus. Experts are available to help individuals with hardware or software issues. Topics: Windows® 10, buying a new computer, securing your computer, backing up the cloud, laptop/desktop Issues, photos/videos, PowerPoint® and more. Your session will last 2 hours. After you register, you will be contacted to select a date and time for your session and to discuss the questions or issues you will be working on with one of our Tech Gurus.

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Have a 1:1 lesson with our MacTech Gurus. Experts are available to help individuals with hardware or software issues. Topics: iPhone®, iPad®, Apple® Laptops/computers. # 473 Tue Mar 1 1:00pm-3:00pm # 474 Tue Mar 8 1:00pm-3:00pm # 475 Tue Mar 15 1:00pm-3:00pm # 476 Wed Apr 6 10:00am-12:00pm # 477 Wed Apr 13 10:00am-12:00pm # 478 Wed Apr 20 10:00am-12:00pm # 479 Wed Apr 27 10:00am-12:00pm

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PRESENTATIONS AND DISCUSSIONS ON HOT TOPICS IN TECHNOLOGY

WINDOWS® 10: WHAT’S NEW Fee: $20 #517 Tue

1 session Apr 12

Limit: 25 10:00am-12:00 pm

Microsoft is offering free upgrades to existing Windows users to go to the new Windows 10 OS. In this 2 hour lecture and demonstration we will examine the new features that you will see in Windows 10 including: The new Start Menu and Desktop, Microsoft App Store,Tablet Mode, Using Multiple Desktops, Looking at the Upgrade process, New Windows Apps included in Windows 10.

HEALTH AND WELLNESS WEBSITES Fee: $20 # 519 Tues

1 session Apr 19

Limit: 8 10:00am-12:00pm

This class will introduce Websites that provide trustworthy information on a wide range of health, wellness and medical topics. A mix of Federal Government agency sites, and sites sponsored by prominent medical societies will be demonstrated and described. You will also learn how to begin to evaluate Websites for the quality, reliability and credibility of their content.

INTRODUCTION THE THE CLOUD Fee: $20 # 483 Tues

1 session Mar 15

Limit: 25 1:30pm-3:30pm

There has been a lot of talk about “the cloud” recently. Learn what the cloud is and how to use it for storage, backup and sharing of files, pictures and music.

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1750 Crystal Drive Shops, Crystal Square Arcade, Arlington, VA 703-941-1007 COMPUTER BASICS: INTRODUCTION TO THE PERSONAL COMPUTER USING WINDOWS© 10

Prerequisite: Bring a flash drive to class 6 sessions Limit: 8 Fee: $85 # 485 Tues Mar 1 — Apr 5 10:30am-12:30pm # 518 Thurs Apr 14 1:00-3:00pm

This course is intended for people seeking to refresh or expand their computer skills. It covers the start menu and taskbar, files and folders, the World Wide Web, and use of applications such as the word processor.

EXCEL—BEYOND BASICS

Prerequisite: Excel Basics or equivalent Fee: $50 3 sessions Limit: 8 # 487 Thurs Mar 3 — Mar 17 10:30am-12:30pm

Develop and format pie charts and columns charts. Use Excel as a database. Explore other subjects of interest.

FACEBOOK IS EASY WORKSHOP

Prerequisite: Bring a picture of yourself and a picture you’d like to share in digital form (jpg). Fee: $20 1 session Limit: 8 # 488 Thurs Feb 18 10:30am-12:30pm # 489 Thurs Apr 21 10:30am-12:30pm

Find out how set up a Facebook account and keep it as private or public as you want. Share pictures, thoughts, or quotations with chosen friends.

FILE MANAGEMENT WORKSHOP

Prerequisite: Basic computer skills Fee: $20 1 session Limit: 8 # 491 Wed Apr 14 10:30am-12:30pm

Learn how to manage your files—documents you’ve created or copied or downloaded, pictures, and everything else.

GRAPHICS EXPLORERS

Prerequisite: Knowledge of Photoshop® Elements software Elements 10 or 11 software Fee: $40 ongoing sessions Limit: 8 #493 Mon Mar 7-Apr 25 10:30am-12:30pm

Graphics Explorers is a series of meetings with no fixed agenda or syllabus. There is no instructor. Students use Photoshop Elements 10 or 11 to enhance photographs, using several workbooks. Students provide their own copies of Photoshop Elements and workbooks.

VOLUNTEER TO TEACH OR COACH We are looking for volunteers who are computer savvy, willing to share their knowledge, and would like to help people age 50+ learn new computer skills.

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DISCOUNT! STUDENTS RECEIVE A 10% DISCOUNT WHEN BILL IS PAID IN FULL 2 WEEKS PRIOR TO THE START OF CLASS. If you have questions, call 240-395-0916 or email seniortech@accessjca.org GUIDE TO BUYING A PERSONAL COMPUTER (WORKSHOP) Fee: $20 # 495 Thurs

1 session Apr 7

Limit: 8 10:30am-12:30pm

Learn about important issues to consider and features to look for when purchasing your next personal computer.

SECURING YOUR COMPUTER Fee: $20 # 497 Thurs

1 session Mar 10

Limit: 8 1:00pm-3:00pm

Learn about important security issues, including how hackers choose computers, phishing, spam email, website drive-by, botnets, passwords, administrative accounts, keeping applications updated, keeping the operating system updated, and malware protection.

ORGANIZING, EDITING, AND SHARING PHOTOS WORKSHOP

Prerequisite: Basic computer and mouse skills Fee: $50 3 sessions Limit: 8 # 499 Wed Mar 2, 9, 16 10:30am-12:30pm

Learn to import digital photos from cameras, phones, and tablets and use Picasa, a free photo-editing program.

TOURING THE INTERNET

Prerequisite: Computer Basics or equivalent 6 sessions Limit: 8 Fee: $85 # 502 Mon Mar 7 — Apr 11 1:00pm-3:00pm

This course introduces important Internet resources, which include sending and receiving email with or without attachments, using address books, browsers, Internet and email security, search, shopping, travel, entertainment, and utilizing government web-based resources.

UNDERSTANDING YOUR APPLE IPAD® (WORKSHOP)

Prerequisite: Bring a fully charged Apple iPad to class Fee: $50 3 sessions Limit: 8 # 504 Wed Apr 6-20 1:00pm-3:00pm

This course demystifies the iPad, starting with the hand gestures used to operate the device and the purpose of external buttons and switches, and progressing to hands-on use of a variety of standard iPad applications.

USING YOUR APPLE IPHONE® (WORKSHOP)

Prerequisite: Bring fully charged iPhone to class Fee: $20 1 session Limit: 8 # 506 Mon Apr 18 1:00pm-3:00pm

Learn how to use your iPhone to surf the Internet, take and share photos, play games, read books – and much more.

USING SKYPE® TO MAKE VIDEO OR AUDIO CALLS (WORKSHOP) Fee: $20 # 508 Tues

1 session Apr 19

Limit: 8 10:30am-12:30pm

Learn how to use the free Skype application to communicate with relatives and friends.

VIEWING MOVIES ON YOUR PC (WORKSHOP) Prerequisite: Basic computer skills Fee: $20 1 session # 510 Wed Apr 27

Limit: 8 1:00pm-3:00pm

This is your chance to find out how to view movies in your home and pay little or nothing for viewing.

WINDOWS® 10 HOW TO INSTALL IT WORKSHOP

Prerequisite: Ownership of a computer with Windows 7 installed and desire to update to Windows 10 1 session Limit: 8 Fee: $20 # 512 Thurs Apr 28 10:30am-12:30pm

An update to Windows 10 is available free for a limited time to anyone now using Windows 7 as their operating system. Students will learn how to download and install Windows 10.

WINDOWS® 10 HOW TO USE IT WORKSHOP

Prerequisite: Basic Computer Skills 1 session Limit: 8 Fee: $20 # 518 Thurs April 14 1:00pm-3:00pm

Students will learn how to use Windows 10, the latest Microsoft operating system, including comparisons with Windows 7 and Windows 8.1; how to customize Edge, the new Internet provider replacing Internet Explorer; and file management.

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FREE sessions: an integral part of your learning. You must be registered for at least one class to participate. When no classes are being offered, volunteers are available to help registered students practice what they learn in classes and workshops. Speak with your instructor for details.

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Students who wish to withdrawl and receive a full refund must notify JCA at least 48 hours before the first class begins. A 50% refund is given after the first class.

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The Microsoft operating systems vary by site and include Windows® 7 and Windows® 10. Classes are designed to help adults, 50+, refresh or advance their computer skills and learn to use social media. Courses are taught by volunteer instructors and coaches. Courses are almost always “hands on” in which students practice skills and techniques on a computer during class.

Notice: Within the limits of its resources, JCA serves people of all faiths and from all walks of life. Indeed, we try to be as inclusive as possible in all that we do. Sometimes, however, JCA may deny a person or group the option to enroll or to continue to participate in all or particular programs and services. We reserve the right to do so, at our sole discretion, should we believe that our action is in the best interest of the individual or program or for any other reason not precluded by applicable law.

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Uber From page 1 have them check my driving record and do a background check.” Soon she was able to start picking up riders in her 2012 Chevy Equinox. Uber and Lyft drivers do not have to buy extra insurance — they are protected by additional insurance from the companies. Drivers do, however, have to buy their own gas and pay their own taxes. [See “Tax issues affecting Uber drivers, others” on page 38.]

How much can you earn? Uber drivers keep “up to 80 percent of every fare,” according to Durkosh, although she declined to say how much drivers earn per hour on average. Lyft drivers do so as well and, unlike Uber drivers, are

allowed to accept tips. But just how much drivers actually earn after expenses is up for debate. Some D.C. Uber drivers went on strike last fall: They said they wanted fares to be raised, and to have an option to accept tips. An Uber study from last year showed that Washington-area drivers earn up to $17 an hour. A service called Sherpa Share, used by workers to help tabulate their on-demand work, found that Uber drivers in Washington made an average of $12.17 per trip after expenses, while Lyft drivers earned $13.95 on average. Julie Campbell, who drives for both companies about 20 to 30 hours a week, said she has found this to be true. A resident of Suitland, Md., she took early retirement from her job as an administrative assistant last year.

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“It’s convenient for me, but I wish it was a little more lucrative,” said Campbell, 61. “I’m averaging about $15 to $20 an hour. I’m grateful because something’s better than nothing.” But while Lyft may pay a bit better, it is a less popular company, so there are fewer takers for a ride in Campbell’s 2014 Ford C-Max hybrid. At the same time, increasing numbers of drivers are jumping at the chance to earn extra money, so there’s more competition on the road for getting passengers, she said. “It takes me longer to see the same amount of money [as before],” said Campbell, who began with Lyft two months ago, after her Uber income declined.

Other compensations Drivers say that, despite the area’s notoriously snarled traffic, they manage to stay calm and generally enjoy the drive. They particularly like interacting with their passengers. “I get different clientele and really enjoy conversations with people. I’m really, really enjoying the person-to-person contact,” Rose said. Shepherd likes the political repartee in

this election year in the nation’s capital as he drives his blue 2009 Nissan Rogue. He calls himself a social democrat, but enjoys hearing other views. He recently had three trips with people in their 20s, who were all Republicans. “They had some interesting ideas I would never have heard otherwise,” he said. And then there are the fellow Redskins fans: “We’re just so happy talking about [the team]. It really makes the ride fun.” Shepherd, who makes about $300 per week, has had only one bad experience. “There was one woman who just slammed the door and said, ‘I don’t want to talk to you.’” Both drivers and customers can rate each other following the trip, using a fivepoint scale. A driver’s rating is shown on the smartphone app when a ride is requested, enabling the requester to decide whether to accept the first driver who pops up, or to wait a bit for another one. Drivers’ accounts can be deactivated if their ratings fall below a certain threshold. It’s meant to be a deterrent to bad behavior and bad driving, and it seems to work. “I try to be sunny and welcome people,” Shepherd said. “This is a consumer-driven country.”

Volunteer drivers address a need Hrand Kurkjian retired from a career in international development at age 82, and was doing well until a decade later, when he suffered a stroke. Now he’s unable to drive himself to his myriad doctor and therapy appointments. But as a member of the Potomac Community Village in Maryland, he’s never missed an appointment. That’s because the village’s volunteer drivers take him where he needs to go. And if one of the village’s volunteers isn’t available, a new program called VillageRides can now help him find a driver from among 10 villages and organizations throughout Montgomery County. Villages are intergenerational neighbor-to-neighbor support systems that, among other things, provide older adults with occasional help they need to be able to remain in their homes. “From the calls we get, I realize there is a tremendous gap in available transportation,” said Trey Johanson, coordinator of VillageRides, a program of the Jewish Council for the Aging. “These are people whose health is frail, and walking even a quarter mile to catch a bus is not an option,” Volunteer drivers can offer as little as one ride a month, she said. Riders need to request rides at least 48 hours in advance.

Volunteer drivers can access an online database of ride requests to find ones that meet their availability. Paul Jones is one such driver. He both gives rides and serves as the database’s coordinator. He works with Gaithersburg HELP which, in addition to rides, offers emergency help to people of all ages. “From the number of requests we get, I know we can use a lot more drivers,” said Jones. A similar network of volunteer drivers in Northern Virginia is coordinated through NV Rides. Both NV Rides and VillageRides do background screenings of drivers. For Kurkjian, the value of VillageRides is more than getting from point A to point B. “I am so thankful to everyone who drives me. They wait for me and take me home,” he said. “I have met a physicist and someone who worked for the government for 30 years. “It is so interesting to be with such people, to realize they are humbling themselves to drive me and share their time with me.” For more information about VillageRides, call (301) 255-4212 or visit www.accessjca.org/programs/transp ortation. For NV Rides, call (703) 537-3071, or visit www.nvrides.org. — Barbara Ruben

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SURVIVING CARDIAC ARREST Sudden cardiac arrest may not be so sudden; warnings signs to watch for HONEST TEA Dispelling five myths about tea: from shelf life, to adding milk and honey MINDING YOUR DIET The MIND diet, focusing on healthy foods, may prevent cognitive decline FUN FOLK REMEDIES Can a banana peel control rashes or vodka fix stinky feet?

Can lab-grown vocal cords restore voice? By Lauran Neergaard From mom’s comforting croon to a shout of warning, our voices are the main way we communicate, and are often something we take for granted unless something goes wrong. Now researchers have grown human vocal cords in the laboratory that appear capable of producing sound — in hopes of one day helping people with voice-robbing diseases or injuries. Millions of people suffer from voice impairments, usually the temporary kind — such as laryngitis from a virus or a singer who overdoes the performing. But sometimes the vocal cords become too scarred and stiff to work properly, or even develop cancer and must be removed. There are few treatments for extensive damage. Your voice depends on tiny but complex pieces of tissue that must be soft and flexible enough to vibrate as air moves over them — that’s the way they make sound — but tough enough to survive banging together hundreds of times a second.

Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison reported the first lab-grown replacement tissue that appears pretty close to the real thing: It produced some sound when tested in voice boxes taken from animals. “There is no other tissue in the human body that is subject to these types of biomechanical demands,” said Dr. Nathan Welham of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, who led the work published in Science Translational Medicine. “This lends promise or hope to one day treating some of the most severe voice problems that we face.”

How they did it The vocal cords, what scientists call “vocal folds,” sit inside the larynx or voice box, near the Adam’s apple in the neck. Welham’s team started with some rare donations of vocal cords from four patients who had had their larynx removed for noncancerous reasons, and from one deceased donor. The researchers culled two types of cells that made up most of the tissue, and grew a large supply of them. Then they arranged the cells on 3-D col-

lagen scaffolding, and the two cell types began mixing and growing. In 14 days, the result was tissue with the shape and elasticity of human vocal cords, and with similar chemical properties. But could it work? To tell, the researchers turned to a technique that sounds, well, strange but is a staple in voice research. They took a larynx that had been removed from a large dog after its death and attached it to a plastic “windpipe” that blew in warm air to simulate breath. A dog’s voice box is pretty similar to a human’s, Welham said. So the researchers cut out one of the native canine vocal folds and glued a piece of the new bioengineered tissue in its place. Sure enough, the human tissue vibrated correctly and made sound — a buzzing almost like a kazoo, the recordings show. It didn’t sound like a voice because it takes all the resonating structures of the mouth, throat and nose to “give the human voice its richness and individuality, and make my voice sound recognizable to my loved ones and you to yours,” Welham explained.

But that raw sound was essentially the same when the researchers tested the unaltered dog larynx and when they substituted the newly grown human tissue, suggesting the sound should be more normal if it were placed inside a body, Welham said.

Rejection may not be an issue Wouldn’t the body reject tissue grown from someone else’s cells? Further study using mice engineered to have human immune systems suggested this bioengineered tissue may be tolerated much like corneal transplants, less rejection-prone than other body parts. This is a first-stage study, and it will take far more research before the approach could be tested in people, cautioned Dr. Norman Hogikyan, a voice specialist at the University of Michigan, who wasn’t involved in the new research. But “I was impressed,” Hogikyan said. Growing replacement tissue “is an important step that’s potentially useful in treating scarring from a wide range of reasons.” — AP

Gum disease may lead to heart problems People with gum disease — which begins when the sticky, bacteria-laden film known as plaque builds up around your teeth — are almost twice as likely to have heart disease as those without it. The reasons behind this link aren’t completely clear. One possibility is that people without access to good dental care may also lack the resources to keep heart disease at bay. Still, some researchers suspect a common thread between the two conditions: inflammation, the body’s natural response to infection or injury. If you have gum disease (also known as periodontal disease), chewing and tooth brushing can release bacteria into your bloodstream. Several species of bacteria that cause gum disease have been found in the cholesterol-laden plaque that clogs arteries in people with heart disease.

A bite off your healthcare bill? Now, new research suggests that if you have cardiovascular disease, treating gum disease may lower your healthcare costs

and the number of times you end up in the hospital. The study, published in the August American Journal of Preventive Medicine, looked at health and dental insurance records from nearly 339,000 people with periodontal disease and one of five conditions: type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, cerebrovascular disease (usually a stroke), rheumatoid arthritis or pregnancy. Except for those with rheumatoid arthritis, all study participants who had at least one periodontal disease treatment had lower medical costs and fewer hospitalizations within four years of the treatment compared with people who weren’t treated. For cerebrovascular or cardiovascular disease, healthcare costs were between 10 and 40 percent lower. “This is a really solid finding, and a testimony to what we’ve been preaching for years,” said periodontist Dr. Alpdogan Kantarci, of the Harvard-affiliated Forsyth Institute, a not-for-profit research organization focused on oral health. Treating gum disease reduces the body’s burden of infection and inflammation, which seems

to help people respond better to treatments for other health conditions, like heart disease, he explained. “As we’re always telling our physician colleagues, ‘Make sure your patients are getting regular dental care,’ because we may be able to help improve their overall health,” Kantarci said.

Preventing periodontal disease Most people have at least mild gingivitis, the earliest form of gum disease. But daily tooth brushing and flossing can prevent and even reverse the problem, Kantarci said. Twice-yearly cleanings by a dentist or hygienist are also a good idea. However, some people have an aggressive response to bacteria and develop plaque more easily, and would benefit from a cleaning every two to three months. Left untreated, gingivitis can turn into periodontal disease. The gums pull back from the root of the tooth, creating a tiny pocket that gradually widens. Eventually, the infection and inflammation attack the tissue that holds the tooth to the jawbone, which can cause the

tooth to loosen and possibly fall out. Dentists and hygienists can treat periodontal disease by cleaning the teeth above and below the gum line, a procedure called scaling and root planing (sometimes referred to as a deep cleaning). They use manual scalers or ultrasound devices to scrape away hardened plaque (tartar). Most people need only local anesthesia, such as a shot of Novocain. Be sure to tell your dentist or hygienist if you’re taking any medications that might increase your risk of bleeding, such as warfarin, aspirin or clopidogrel (Plavix). The current evidence suggests — but still doesn’t definitely prove — that treating gum disease will lessen complications from cardiovascular disease. Either way, it’s still important to brush and floss every day to keep your gums healthy. Be on the lookout for signs of gum disease, especially if you have a history of heart disease or stroke, and seek treatment. © 2015. President and Fellows of Harvard College. All Rights Reserved. Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.

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Don’t ignore symptoms of cardiac arrest By Lauran Neergaard Sudden cardiac arrest may not always be so sudden: New research suggests a lot of people may ignore potentially life-saving

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worse: The heart abruptly stops beating, its electrical activity knocked out of rhythm. CPR can buy critical time, but so few patients survive that it’s been hard to tell if the longtime medical belief is correct that it’s a strike with little or no advance warning. An unusual study that has closely tracked sudden cardiac arrest in Portland, Oregon, for over a decade got around that roadblock, using interviews with witnesses, family and friends after patients collapse and tracking down their medical records. About half of middle-aged patients for whom symptom information could be found had experienced warning signs, mostly chest pain or shortness of breath, in the month before suffering a cardiac arrest. The research offers the possibility of one day preventing some cardiac arrests if doctors could figure out how to find and treat the people most at risk.

When to head to the ER “By the time the 911 call is made, it’s much too late for at least 90 percent of people,” said Dr. Sumeet Chugh of the CedarsSinai Heart Institute in Los Angeles, who led the study reported in Annals of Internal Medicine. “There’s this window of opportunity that we really didn’t know existed.” Importantly, a fraction of patients considered their symptoms bad enough to call 911 before they collapsed, and they were most likely to survive. That’s a reminder to the public not to ignore possible signs of heart trouble in hopes they’re just indigestion, said University of Pittsburgh emergency medicine specialist Dr. Clifton Callaway, who wasn’t involved in the study but praised it. “Chest pain, shortness of breath — those are things you should come in the middle of the night to the emergency de-

partment and get checked out,” said Callaway, who chairs the American Heart Association’s emergency care committee. “We strongly recommend you don’t try to ride it out at home.” Previous heart attacks, coronary heart disease, and certain inherited disorders that affect heartbeat all can increase the risk of sudden cardiac arrest. People known to be at high risk may receive an implanted defibrillator to shock the heart back into rhythm. But cardiac arrest is such a public health problem that the Institute of Medicine last summer urged a national campaign to teach CPR, so more bystanders know how to help.

Many get early warnings The data from the Oregon Sudden Unexpected Death Study examined records for nearly 1,100 people ages 35 to 65 who suffered a cardiac arrest between 2002 and 2012. For about a quarter of patients, researchers could find no information about whether they experienced symptoms — making it impossible to say just how common warning signs really are. But of the remaining 839 patients, half had evidence of at least one symptom in the previous month, the study found. For most, the symptoms began within 24 hours of their collapse, although some came a week before and a few up to a month. Chest pain was most common in men, while women were more likely to experience shortness of breath. Other symptoms included fainting and heart palpitations. Chugh had no way to determine symptom severity. But only 19 percent of paSee CARDIAC WARNINGS, page 14

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Five myths about the health benefits of tea By Kerri-Ann Jennings You probably already know that tea is an incredibly healthy beverage. In fact, studies show that if you drink tea regularly, you may reduce your risk of Alzheimer’s and diabetes, plus have healthier teeth and gums and stronger bones. But not everything you’ve heard about tea is true. Here we bust five myths about tea: Myth 1: Adding milk to tea negates the health benefits. Although some studies have suggested adding milk to tea undoes its heart-healthy benefits, recent research says that’s not necessarily the case. Roughly the same amount of catechins (antioxidants linked with a reduced risk of some cancers) were absorbed from milk-tinged tea as from plain black tea, according to a study published in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. Myth 2: Peppermint tea is a good choice for tummy troubles. While a cup of herbal tea can help to soothe an upset stomach, mint is not necessarily the best choice. Peppermint aggravates a condition known as GERD (gastrointestinal reflux disease) — recurrent heartburn. A better choice for an upset stomach — especially nausea or motion sickness — is ginger tea. Just steep a quarter-size piece of fresh ginger in boiling water.

Myth 3: Tea is healthiest when nothing is added to it. The citric acid in a squeeze of lemon juice — or lime or orange juice — will help to preserve the flavanoids in tea if you’re brewing it ahead (such as if you’re making iced tea). The flavanoids are the compounds deemed responsible for many of tea’s health boons. Also, adding honey to your tea may make you more productive on the job, suggests a small 2010 study published in the journal Human Psychopharmacology: Clinical and Experimental. When study participants drank the two together, researchers found that areas of the brain associated with attention worked more efficiently than when tea was sipped solo. Myth 4: Herbal tea is tea. Actually, true tea comes from the plant Camellia sinensis. While black, green, oolong and white teas come from this plant, herbal varieties are usually made from the flowers and even bark of other plants. Herbal teas are technically tisanes. Myth 5: Tea doesn’t go bad. Tea does have a shelf life: six months. After that, it starts to lose its antioxidants. A 2009 study in the Journal of Food Science showed that catechins in green tea decreased markedly over time. After six months, catechin levels were 32 percent lower.

Make the most of the antioxidants by storing tea in a sealed container in a dark, cool place. EatingWell is a magazine and website de-

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Health Shorts Dietary supplements can be hard to swallow A study in the New England Journal of Medicine casts light on a little-known hazard associated with America’s multibilliondollar dietary supplement habit: difficulty swallowing among older people who take vitamin and mineral supplements — particularly calcium supplements. Using a decade of records from 63 hospitals, researchers with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) estimated that 23,000 Americans end up in the emergency room because of bad reactions to dietary supplements. This includes herbal supplements and those containing vitamins, minerals, and other nutrients (such as amino acids). Among people 65 and older, choking and swallowing difficulties accounted for 38 percent of emergency room visits associated with dietary supplements. Calcium supplements are common offenders, which is not surprising given the “horse pill” jumbo-sized form they often come in. In the case of iron and potassium pills, the more likely problems were nausea,

Cardiac warnings From page 12 tients called 911 about symptoms, mostly people with already diagnosed heart disease or who were having recurrent symptoms. Their survival was 32 percent, compared with 6 percent for other patients. Partly that’s because a fifth of those 911

vomiting and stomach pain. Many people also complained of mild to moderate allergic reactions to vitamin and mineral supplements, possibly because of ingredients added to hold the pills together. Older men often take vitamin and mineral supplements for good reasons, but it’s important to take only the recommended doses, and to ingest the pills one at a time and with lots of water. It may also help to take large pills with a little applesauce or pudding. If your pharmacist says it’s OK, you might be able to split some tablets into two pieces for easier swallowing. — Harvard Men’s Health Watch

Beware non-invasive pelvic mesh surgery Mesh implants used to repair pelvic collapse in women will face new federal scrutiny, under rules responding to thousands of injuries reported with the problem-prone devices. In January, the FDA said that makers of pelvic mesh must submit new applications demonstrating the safety and effectiveness of their products. The change follows years of reports of pain, bleeding and infection among women receiving the imSee HEALTH SHORTS, page 16

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Peace of Mind for Diane After Gynecologic Surgery When 74-year-old Diane found a small external vaginal lump, she was concerned. Her day-to-day life was already jammedpacked taking care of critical health issues, including diabetes and kidney dialysis three days each week.

“Holy Cross Germantown Hospital’s experienced surgeons use the most advanced technology and techniques, including robotic surgery, to successfully treat a wide range of conditions,” says Ricardo Cook, MD, chair of the hospital’s department of Surgery.

“I knew I had to take care of it,” Diane says. “Fortunately, I also knew the right doctor to call. A few years ago, a friend had recommended Dr. James Barter to me.”

This advanced treatment is blended with compassionate care delivery. That translates into private rooms, a spacious preoperative area for patients and families, and a Post Anesthesia Care Unit staffed with skilled critical care nurses.

Renowned Expertise James Barter, MD, medical director, Gynecologic Oncology Research, Holy Cross Health, is a gynecologic oncologist—a research-clinician with specialized training in the diagnosis and treatment of gynecologic cancers. “Any genital lump should be looked at carefully,” he says. “The only way to confirm whether the growth is cancerous, precancerous—or benign—is to remove it and examine the tissue,” Dr. Barter adds. Diane was relieved when Dr. Barter told her he could perform the procedure at Holy Cross Germantown Hospital, just a few miles from her home. She chose to schedule her surgery for August.

After having surgery at Holy Cross Germantown Hospital, Diane Wright of North Potomac says, “It’s a beautiful hospital and I’d recommend it to anyone.”

Innovative Care Holy Cross Health specialists at Holy Cross Hospital and Holy Cross Germantown Hospital perform more than 1,100 gynecologic and gynecologic oncology inpatient surgeries each year—more in Maryland than any other health system or hospital.

For Diane, her surgical experience was outstanding. “After a short time in the operating room and recovery, my husband was driving me home.” The most important part of the experience was Dr. Barter’s good news. “It was a noncancerous cyst,” a much-relieved Diane says. “I’m so very grateful to Dr. Barter—and everyone for helping me through the process.”

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Health shorts From page 14 plants. Those complications sometimes require multiple surgeries to remove or reposition the mesh. Plastic mesh is often used to strengthen the pelvic wall in cases of so-called pelvic organ prolapse. That’s a condition in which the bladder or other reproductive organs slip out of place, causing pain, constipation and urinary issues. The mesh is often inserted through the vagina, using a small surgical incision. This is the procedure that has resulted in

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ments. Previously, the implants were considered “moderate-risk” devices. — AP

Implanted coils help some lung patients A novel, minimally invasive way to treat severe breathing problems caused by lung disease showed modest but promising benefits in a small French study. The technique involves inserting several small metal alloy coils through a scope into the lungs, aiming to tighten diseased tissue and open up healthy airways. It’s among experimental alternatives to major lung-reduction surgery for patients with emphysema, a common feature of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD. The treatment helped patients to walk further and reduced symptoms including coughing and breathlessness, the French researchers reported. The coil manufacturer, London-based BTG PLC, announced similar benefits last month in preliminary results from a U.S. study. The French results suggest that coil treatment may provide real benefits for a select group but won’t work for many COPD patients, said Dr. Ravi Kalhan, a Northwestern University lung specialist who was involved in the U.S. study. “Every little increment of something that could work in COPD is significant. There are a

lot of people with this disease,” he said. COPD, which includes emphysema and chronic bronchitis, causes normally elastic airways to stiffen and sometimes swell. It affects 65 million people worldwide, including at least 15 million mostly older Americans, and is a leading cause of death and disability. Patients often have difficulty climbing stairs, showering or even dressing without feeling out of breath. Usual treatment may include exercise, inhaled medicine, often steroids, breathing assistance with portable oxygen tanks, or sometimes major surgery to removed diseased lung tissue. The study, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, involved 100 patients randomly assigned to receive usual care or coil treatment at 10 hospitals in France. Coil patients each got about 20 of the devices. The coils are a few inches long outstretched, but spring into a circular shape in the lungs. After six months, patients were given a six-minute walking test to see they could walk at least 59 yards farther than they did at the start. Only 18 coil patients achieved the goal, but that was twice as many as in the usual treatment group. At six months, coil patients could walk on average 23 yards farther than the other group. Their scores on a questionnaire about symptoms and quality of life were also better than the other group, although that wasn’t the study’s main measure. — AP

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This diet helps prevent cognitive decline

MIND stands for Mediterranean-DASH Intervention for Neurodegenerative Delay. It includes aspects of a Mediterranean diet, as well as the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension, or DASH, diet. A Mediterranean diet is rich in fruits, vegetables, olive oil, legumes, whole grains and fish. The DASH diet, often recommended for people who need to lower their blood pressure, emphasizes vegetables, fruit and low-fat dairy foods, along with moderate amounts of whole grains, fish, poultry and nuts. To evaluate the benefits of the MIND diet, researchers monitored the eating habits of 900 older adults for several years. Specifically, they assessed a pattern of eating that emphasizes foods associated with cognitive benefit and limits foods associated with cognitive decline. This pattern of eating includes relatively high amounts of green leafy vegetables, as well as other vegetables, berries, fish, olive oil, whole grains, beans, nuts and poultry, along with moderate amounts of wine. It also included low amounts of red

the benefits on your mind, your overall health and your quality of life can be tremendous. Because the MIND diet incorporates a wide variety of healthy food choices, it is

safe for most people. If you have a chronic medical condition that requires you to eat See MIND DIET page 19

Benefits other conditions, too The results also are consistent with many studies that show benefits from this pattern of eating on other health conditions. It helps lower blood pressure and serum cholesterol, and it follows guidelines to lower the risk of heart disease and cancer. Following the Mediterranean diet, on which the MIND diet is partially based, can be a very tasty way of eating that incorporates different types of salads with olive oil, whole-grain pasta or rice with vegetables, and fish, poultry or beans. But making beneficial dietary changes and transitioning to a diet that relies more heavily on plants may seem challenging. There are strategies you can use to make it easier. For example, plan ahead before you shop or make meals. Try new recipes that incorporate MIND diet foods. Keep different types of berries and mixed nuts on hand to snack on, rather than potato chips or processed crackers. When you eat at a restaurant, try grilled fish or chicken rather than fried. Start off with a salad and include generous amounts of vegetables. Stick to whole-grain bread with a little olive oil rather than white bread with butter. Opt for berries for dessert instead of pastries or other sweets. Eating in this way can be enjoyable, and

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What screening tests do you really need? By Dr. Michael Rabovsky Recently, during her annual “well woman” exam, Mary, a healthy 50-year-old schoolteacher, asked me about screening her for ovarian cancer. Tragically, one of Mary’s friends recently died from ovarian cancer. Mary has no risk factors for ovarian cancer and no family history of ovarian cancer or other cancers. I explained to Mary that, unfortunately, there are no reliable screening tools to diagnose ovarian cancer. We went on to have a discussion about screening and the characteristics of reliable medical screening tests. The purpose of screening is to identify an unrecognized disease or condition in people who feel well and have no symptoms.

Deciding factors Screening tests should be applied to those conditions that meet the following criteria:

Mind diet From page 17 or avoid certain foods, however, it would be a good idea to talk with your healthcare provider before you make significant changes to your diet. — Donald Hensrud, M.D., M.P.H., Preventive Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn.

1. Consider the treatment options. Acceptable methods of treatment must be available. 2. Look at the impact of the illness. The disease or condition must have a significant effect on the quality of life and life expectancy. 3. Determine whether treating asymptomatic disease will help. The disease must have a period during which there are no symptoms, when detection and treatment will significantly reduce illness and/or death. Furthermore, treatment in this asymptomatic phase must yield a therapeutic result superior to that obtained by delaying treatment until symptoms appear. 4. The disease incidence must be high. The incidence, or the number of new cases identified, must be significant to justify the cost of screening to a population of people.

Mayo Clinic Q & A is an educational resource and doesn’t replace regular medical care. E-mail questions to MayoClinicQ&A @mayo.edu. For more information, visit www.mayoclinic.org. © 2016 Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research. All Rights Reserved. Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.

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5. Screening must be easy to do. The screening tests must be simple to perform, simple to interpret and relatively comfortable to people. 6. The costs must be reasonable. The tests must be available at a reasonable cost. This not only applies to the monetary cost of performing the tests, but also to the evaluation of false positive tests, the psychological impact on a person of a falsepositive test, and consideration of the medical risk incurred in performing the test as

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Ovarian cancer Ovarian cancer is the leading cause of gynecologic cancer deaths in the United States. Approximately 22,000 U.S. cases of ovarian cancer are diagnosed annually, with 14,000 deaths each year. If diagnosed in an earlier stage, the fiveSee SCREENINGS, page 20

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Screenings From page 19 year survival rate (the percentage of people alive five years after diagnosis) can be as high as 90 percent. The five-year survival rate drops to 25 percent if the diagnosis is made at a later stage. The goal of screening would, therefore, be to diagnose ovarian cancer in its earlier stages, when treatment would have a beneficial effect on outcomes. Several tests have been used to screen for ovarian cancer. But three large studies failed to show that screening resulted in earlier diagnosis of ovarian cancer. So, although there is evidence to show that diagnosing ovarian cancer at its earlier asymptomatic stages leads to better survival, there have been no tests shown to

detect ovarian cancer in these earlier stages. Furthermore, positive tests for ovarian cancer generally lead to surgical procedures. One study revealed that 15 percent of women undergoing a surgical procedure for a false-positive screen experienced a serious complication related to the surgery. So I explained to Mary that not only was there no evidence that screening led to better outcomes, but that with the tests currently available to diagnose ovarian cancer, screening could lead to significantly more potential harm than good.

Colon cancer In contrast, colorectal cancer is a condition that meets the aforementioned screening criteria. Most colorectal cancers develop slowly

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over several years. Before a cancer develops, a growth of tissue or tumor usually begins as a noncancerous polyp on the inner lining of the colon or rectum. A polyp is a benign, noncancerous tumor. Some polyps can progress into a cancer but not all do. There are generally no symptoms associated with polyps. When a precancerous polyp is identified by a screening test, progression to cancer is prevented, and there is no effect on health or life expectancy. However, when colorectal cancer is diagnosed after symptoms develop, the fiveyear survival rate can range from 6 percent to 74 percent, depending on the stage of the cancer at the time of diagnosis. Colon cancer affects a significant number of people, there are acceptable screening methods and treatments, and identifying and treating precancerous or earlystage cancer in the asymptomatic period leads to better outcomes. Because it meets screening criteria and the incidence of colorectal cancer starts to increase at age 50, I recommended that

Mary get screened for it.

Other critical screening tests In addition to screening for colorectal cancer, I also advised Mary to be screened for breast cancer, with an annual mammogram, and for cervical cancer, with a Pap smear, and HPV, or human papillomatous virus, test every five years. We reviewed the warning signs of skin cancer, as well, and I also counseled Mary to have a blood test, to check her lipid profile, and a fasting blood sugar test as a screen for diabetes. The message here is that screening recommendations vary, and it’s important to discuss the appropriate screening tests with your doctor. WhatDoctorsKnow is a magazine devoted to up-to-the minute information on health issues from physicians, major hospitals and clinics, universities and health care agencies across the U.S. Online at www.whatdoctorsknow.com. © 2016 Whatdoctorsknow.com. Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.

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Studying head and neck cancer treatment By Barbara Ruben Cancers that are known collectively as head and neck cancers usually begin in the squamous cells that line the moist, mucosal surfaces inside the head and neck, such as inside the mouth, nose and throat. While head and neck cancers account for approximately 3 percent of all cancers in the United States, these cancers are nearly twice as common in men as they are in women. Head and neck cancers are also diagnosed more often among people over age 50 than they are in younger people. At least 75 percent of head and neck cancers are caused by tobacco and alcohol use, and people who use both are at greater risk of developing these cancers than people who use either tobacco or alcohol alone. Alcohol and tobacco use are not risk factors for salivary gland cancers. Infection with cancer-causing types of human papillomavirus (HPV) is a risk factor for some types of head and neck cancers, particularly oropharyngeal cancers that involve the tonsils or the base of the tongue. While head and neck cancers do not often recur, “when they do, they can be devastating,” said Dr. Alex I. Spira, principal investigator for two studies looking at new drugs to combat the cancers if they recur. Current treatments for cancers that come back “are relatively toxic, with low efficacy,” he said. The two studies being undertaken by

Virginia Cancer Specialists in Fairfax are part of a group of studies for head and neck cancers named for raptors. They are dubbed the Hawk and Condor studies.

Immunotherapy drugs studied Both studies are looking at a new drug in development by AstraZeneca, so far known as MEDI4736. This drug is a kind of immunotherapy that may boost the ability of the immune system to detect and fight cancer. In the Hawk study, patients with recurrent or metastatic cancer will be given MEDI4736 every two weeks for up to two years. All patients in the study will get the drug. The study will look at the drug’s safety, how well the disease is controlled and quality of life. Patients in the study must be over age 18 and have been treated with a chemotherapy that contains platinum. Unlike that therapy, immunotherapy drugs are much better tolerated, according to Spira. “Relatively minor diarrhea and mild breathing issues are most common [side effects],” he said. Among other restrictions, those in the study cannot have had prior exposure to immunotherapy and cannot be taking any other chemotherapy, biological, hormonal or investigational therapies during the trial. They cannot have active or prior documented autoimmune diseases or have inflammatory disorders or active infection

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The Condor study The Condor study is also investigating MEDI4736, but there are three arms to the study, to which participants will be randomly assigned. One group will take MEDI4736, a second group will take another immunotherapy drug that is not yet approved called Tremelimumab, and the third group will receive a combination of both drugs.

Patients will receive the drugs every two weeks for a year, unless their disease progresses. Tumors will be assessed every eight weeks with a CAT scan or MRI. Those in the Condor trial have basically the same qualifying factors as the Hawk study. No compensation is offered for taking part in the studies, but the cost of the study drugs is covered. For more information, or to see if you qualify to participate, call Virginia Cancer Specialists at (703) 208-3192.

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teenagers are bad drivers and succumb to always taking and never giving.” “They think the world owes them a living.” peer-pressure. In fact, Bradley said that such broad “They’re never satisfied, always complaining about something.” “Why generalizations are very are they always so forgetful?” rarely accurate, as they are “The teens playing the typically based on a percepgame had strong opinions as tion of one or two people that to whether each phrase resomeone knows, and then exferred to youths or seniors tended with little thought to a when, in fact, all of the stategeneration as a whole. ments are said stereotypically While people often find about both older and younger stereotypical statements to be generations,” Bradley noted. humorous and laugh at them, The students were surnegative stereotypes can afGENERATIONS prised at first to learn that fect a person’s self-esteem and TOGETHER many people held these confidence, Bradley told me. By Alexis Bentz stereotypes about teenagers. It hurts when a person is not “But as we talked about seen for who he or she really is, but instead is assumed to be a certain stereotypes in general, they came to untype of person based on his or her age or derstand that teenagers are no different than any other group, in that others have age group. I asked Bradley, “What can be done to strong opinions about the group as a stop the use of unfair stereotypes about whole, rather than seeing them as diverse individuals,” she said. seniors and teens?” The point Bradley was trying to make Not surprisingly, she replied that intergenerational programs — intentional con- was that we, as people, are more alike than nections between the generations — can different, regardless of age. So why don’t you get together with a dispel stereotypes. “When people get to know each other as individuals, they often younger friend and talk about stereotypes stop making unfair stereotypes,” she said. and snap judgments you may have made Prior to one such intergenerational pro- about others and others may have made gram, Bradley played a game with a group about you? You can also follow Bradley’s advice and of high school seniors that was designed join an intergenerational program, like the to unravel stereotypes. First, they discussed stereotypes and bi- ones at Interages. That way you will be ases that the students may have about older able to get to know teens as individuals, as individuals, as well as stereotypes and bias- well as make some new friends. For more information about the JCA Heyes that they believed the older adults may have about them. Then, Bradley read a man Interages Center, call (301) 949-3551. Send comments to Alexis Bentz by emailstatement aloud and asked them which generation (teens or older adults) the state- ing info@thebeaconnewspapers.com or writing to her c/o The Beacon, P.O. Box 2227, ment was describing. Some of the statements were: “They’re Silver Spring, MD 20915-2227.

years through mentoring and social programs. Bradley is very knowledgeable about stereotypes regarding teens and seniors and their effects on others. She told me there are many stereotypes that individuals of all ages — including many older adults themselves — have about seniors, such as that they eat dinner early and go to bed early. Or that they have trouble hearing and seeing. Similarly, she pointed out many stereotypes people of all ages, including many teenagers, have about young people. For instance: that all teenagers spend most of their free time on their phones and can’t have an eye-to-eye conversation. Or that all

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Some harmless folk remedies to try (or not) Dear Readers: (Alcohol is an antiseptic and kills surface Today is going to be fun. I’m sharing fungus by starving them. That is probably why some rather outlandish natural remedies this helped her husband. I wonder if she drank that just might help you. the shots of vodka too, lol). But please don’t take this 4. If a bug bites you, like a as being medical advice. Just mosquito or wasp, apply debecause something is natural, odorant. It takes the sting out. doesn’t mean it’s necessarily Jenny L. safe or effective. 5. If you have hyperthyI’m just passing along 10 roidism (Graves’ disease), eat home remedies that readers a dish of raw or very lightly have shared with me. I’ve put steamed broccoli every day to my comments in parentheses. reduce symptoms. Yvonne M. Enjoy! (There’s actually some proof DEAR 1. If you get a minor burn PHARMACIST for why this works, but it may not that doesn’t expose any skin, By Suzy Cohen be enough for full blown hyperthyquickly rub some toothpaste roidism. Broccoli contains sulfur on it. Rob K. compounds called “thiocyanates,” 2. I used to get little skin bumps or rash- which reduce thyroid hormone production.) es on my legs. Now I know to rub the in6. Every spring I get at least one sinus side of a banana peel on them to control infection. Put a teaspoon of oregano in 4 the itch and redness. This also works for cups of water and boil it for 10 minutes little bug bites. Paul W. gently. Cool mixture to room temperature. (FYI, essential oil of myrrh would be my Strain it into a spray bottle and shoot it up recommendation, with or without the ba- there once daily. Brenda K. nana peel!) 7. I drink cinnamon tea instead of coffee 3. My husband has the worst smelly feet to get me going. I simmer a cinnamon in the world. I almost left him for this, until stick in water for 15 minutes and chill it for my aunt told me to rub his feet with some al- the next day. Ellen T. cohol, like the kind you drink. So we tried 8. I used to get cold sores on my lip vodka, and put it on a washcloth every night. every month. Take lemon balm suppleWe’ve been married 32 years. Patricia B. ments as a cure, at night though. You can

apply used teabags to your sores too. Melinda J. (I’ve also heard that applying an ice cube at the onset of tingle will also mitigate these oral lesions.) 9. I had irritable bowel syndrome for six years, and one day I tried a peppermint capsule from a passenger on my flight to Sacramento. One capsule and I enjoyed the rest of the flight! Now I take a pill whenever I’m having a bad day, and it works. Don L. (Peppermint is known to support gastrointestinal health. Please don’t attempt this if

you have reflux or heartburn, however, as peppermint can exacerbate those conditions.) 10. Ginger extract is really good for gas and diarrhea. You can buy it as a dropper, or make tea out of fresh ginger root. John J. This information is opinion only. It is not intended to treat, cure or diagnose your condition. Consult with your doctor before using any new drug or supplement. Suzy Cohen is a registered pharmacist and the author of The 24-Hour Pharmacist and Real Solutions from Head to Toe. To contact her, visit www.SuzyCohen.com.

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Cancer update: pomegranates and gluten Q: Is it true that pomegranates help prostate cancer cell growth and ability to prevent prostate cancer? spread. Some studies in people have A: Research showing possishown that pomegranate juice ble effects of pomegranates or extract raises levels of anand pomegranate juice tioxidant compounds in the against prostate cancer is unblood, but research shows derway, but results are tentathat people vary in how well tive. The majority of research they absorb these comcomes from cell and animal pounds. studies, with few cancer-speIn human studies, the most cific studies in people. promising — but still prelimiPomegranates have a high nary — research comes from amount of polyphenols — a a few small intervention trials group of compounds that NUTRITION that looked at the effect of have shown antioxidant and WISE pomegranate juice on men anti-inflammatory effects in By Karen Collins, with early stage prostate canlab studies. One polyphenol, MS, RD, CDM cer. These men were either called punicalagin, is unique previously treated and had risto pomegranates. During diing PSA levels (an indicator of gestion, our body produces urolithins prostate growth or inflammation) or were from punicalagin and related polyphenols. taking a “watchful waiting” approach. In laboratory studies, these urolithins Overall the studies reported that drinkproduced by our body have decreased ing eight ounces of pomegranate juice

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daily significantly slowed the rise of PSA levels. The high polyphenol content of pomegranates and anti-cancer effects in the lab mean they could play a role in reducing risk of other cancers, too, but that evidence is even more sparse. While we wait for more research, enjoy the juice and the arils, the red seed pods inside the fruit, for great nutrition and taste. Mix the arils in salads, hot or cold cereal, yogurt, smoothies, rice and many other foods. Q: What role does a gluten-free diet play in reducing cancer risk? A: Gluten is a protein in wheat, rye and barley that poses no risk to most people. For people who have celiac disease, gluten sets off a reaction in which the body’s immune system attacks its own cells, creating damage in the intestines that could increase risk of cancer. For those with this disease, closely following a gluten-free diet is vital. There may be a spectrum of other, separate gluten-related disorders, called “nonceliac gluten sensitivity” (NCGS) based on emerging research. For these people,

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Roast salmon, green bean & potato salad This recipe pairs fresh yellow potatoes with protein-rich roasted salmon. Leaving the skins on the potatoes provides more fiber and phytonutrients like phenolics, flavonoids and carotenoids. Instead of drowning these healthy ingredients in a heavy dressing, serve it with this flavorful blend of creamy buttermilk, Dijon mustard and shallots.

Ingredients 3/4 lb. farmed salmon filet, skinned 1/2 tsp. salt, divided Freshly ground black pepper 1 lb. yellow potatoes, the smaller the better 1/4 lb. fresh green beans 2 Tbsp. finely chopped shallots 3/4 cup buttermilk, light or regular 4 tsp. Dijon-style mustard 2 Tbsp. snipped fresh chives, for garnish

Directions Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Place salmon in the center of a 16- to 18inch piece of foil. Sprinkle fish with 1/4 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of pepper. Loosely seal foil and place salmon in oven. Roast until it is opaque pink in center at thickest point, 20-22 minutes, depending on thickness of fish. Start check-

ing it at 18 minutes. Open foil and set salmon aside until cool enough to handle. Meanwhile, place potatoes in large saucepan and cover them by 2 inches with cold water. Cover, bring to boil over medium-high heat, reduce heat and boil gently until small knife easily pierces largest potatoes, about 25 minutes. Drain potatoes and place in large mixing bowl. When cool enough to handle, cut potatoes into 1½inch chunks. At the same time, in covered medium saucepan, boil 2 inches cold water over medium-high heat. Add beans, cover and cook until tender but not soft, about 4 minutes. Immediately transfer beans to medium bowl and place under cold running water until cool, 1 minute, (or place them in bowl of ice water). Drain and dry beans, then cut them into 1½-inch pieces. Add beans to potatoes. Add chopped shallots. Holding large chunks of warm salmon over bowl with potatoes, break them into bite-size pieces and large flakes. In small bowl, whisk together buttermilk, mustard, remaining salt and a generous amount of pepper. Pour dressing over salad and, using two forks, mix gently to combine. Garnish with chives and serve immediately, while potatoes and salmon are still warm, or at room

temperature within 1 hour. Makes 4 Servings. Per serving: 286 calories, 10 g. total fat (2 g. saturated fat), 26 g. carbohydrate, 22

g. protein, 3.5 g. dietary fiber, 507 mg. sodium. Courtesy of the American Institute for Cancer Research.

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When you truly listen, intimacy develops Dear Solutions: My wife keeps telling me I don’t listen. I don’t know how she can say I don’t listen — I certainly hear her complaints! I’m semi-retired now, and we’re living in an adult community. When I come home, I look at the newspaper while she talks, but I hear her. She says I don’t pay attention to her and that I’m an L.L. — a lousy listener. She tells me all the gossip. I don’t say much because I don’t want to be what she herself calls a “busybody.” I don’t know how to please her. — L.L. Dear L.L.: You don’t have to be a busybody. But to

be a good listener you have to keep your body busy! Stop reading the paper and make eye contact. Stop listening with the corner of your ear and hear the tone of her voice and the emotion. Stop facing the newspapers and turn toward her. Above all, stop thinking of her as a busybody, and open your heart to what she’s really saying, which is probably, “I want to connect with you, to share with you to establish intimacy.” Gossip is two-faced. On the one hand, it has earned a bad rap over the years as being mean-spirited. On the other hand, it is often women’s (mostly) way of observing, talking about, and trying to understand human behavior. Since your wife is not working outside

the home, the only news she can share that you love seeing him, but since he can’t with you about “her day” is what she hears make a definite appointment, you’ll follow about and /or experiences in his advice. Each time he advisthe community. If you hear es you to “make other arrangeher reason for telling you all ments,” make other arrangethis — which is to get closer ments! to you — you’ll stop having to After once or maybe twice hear her complaints. of you being busy when he deDear Solutions: cides he wants to come, he’ll Every time I invite my son begin to get the idea that out he says, “I’ll let you you’re not really “all alone at know.” When I tell him that the telephone” like a yearning if he’s not coming I want to girlfriend, and he won’t feel so SOLUTIONS make other arrangements, threatened by your requests. By Helen Oxenberg, he says (nicely), “I don’t When we act needy, we MSW, ACSW want to hold you up, so hand power over ourselves to please make your own the nearest despot. Your son arrangements. Then if I decide to come may not mean to be a despot, but he cerand you don’t have other arrangements, tainly is inconsiderate. His attitude is hurtI’ll come.” ful, but you can’t force this issue. This leaves me hanging because I The more you let go and make your own don’t want to make other arrangements plans, the freer he’ll feel to be there. Good if there’s a chance that he’ll come. I find luck. myself waiting at the phone. I can’t get © Helen Oxenberg, 2016. Questions to be him to make a commitment, and I’m considered for this column may be sent to: just… The Beacon, P.O. Box 2227, Silver Spring, — Hung Up MD 20915. You may also email the author Dear Hung Up: at helox72@comcast.net. To inquire about Hang up, calm down and tell him clearly reprint rights, call (609) 655-3684.

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Celebrating 40 Years

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA OFFICE ON AGING

Spotlight On Aging VOLUME XXVII, ISSUE 3

A newsletter for D.C. Seniors

ACTING EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S MESSAGE By Laura Newland Acting Executive Director, D.C. Office on Aging Last month, I had the pleasure of presenting testimony before the Committee on Housing and Community Development and Chairperson Anita Bonds on the Performance of the District of Columbia Office on Aging in Fiscal Year 2015 and Fiscal Year 2016 to date. Because I want you to know what we’ve accomplished in 2015, and where we’re headed in 2016, I’m providing a brief overview of my testimony. Through the unwavering support and leadership of Mayor Muriel Bowser, the agency has had significant success in Fiscal Year 2015, and has set an ambitious agenda for Fiscal Year 2016. Our major accomplishments in Fiscal Year 2015 involve improving collaborations and partnerships with private and public entities in order to better meet the needs of District seniors and people with disabilities. To address nutrition needs for seniors most at risk of hunger, DCOA formed the Nutrition Task Force, comprised of government and community stakeholders. Through the Task Force, DCOA was able to implement a city-wide priority scale to categorize current clients and new referrals by need and risk of hunger. To address long-term care access issues, DCOA strengthened its partnership with the Department of Health Care Finance. Through our partnership, we improved communication and outreach to seniors, people with disabilities, caregivers and other professionals about long-term care options; streamlined access to long-term care; and expanded person-centered planning for Medicaid recipients. To address the desire for people to age in place in the community, DCOA

has improved its relationships with nursing homes and hospitals, helping to connect people to resources as they transition from institutional settings back to a community-based setting. DCOA also provides consultations to nursing homes and hospitals on discharge planning issues — particularly for people with complex medical needs or other issues that might make the discharge planning process more difficult. To promote and enhance the development of senior villages across the District, DCOA published the first ever “how to” guide to support organizations interested in replicating villages in the District. We also provided technical assistance, tools, resources, and peer-to-peer knowledge exchange opportunities to the entire D.C.-based village network. To address concerns about accessing senior transportation, DCOA replaced “Call-N-Ride,” a subsidized paper coupon system for low- to moderate-income residents, with the ConnectorCard, which is a DCOA-subsidized debit card. ConnectorCard is an award-winning program recognized as an innovative transportation mode that offers choice, flexibility and broader access without a reservation. In alignment with the Bowser Administration’s goals and priorities, DCOA will review internal and external accountability measurements this fiscal year. Everything that DCOA does, including grants, contracts and staffing, will be reviewed to improve efficiency and effectiveness of our programs and services that our residents rely on. We must first find out the true needs and wants of our seniors, and then ask whether those needs and wants are being met by the

March 2016

Searching for Ms. Senior DC 2016 We are searching for the elegant lady who will represent the District of Columbia as Ms. Senior DC. If you are a District resident age 60 or older who is interested in competing for the title, go online to apply at w w w. d c o a . d c . g o v o r call 202-724-5622 for more information.

Search for Centenarians The District of Columbia is seeking District residents 100 years of age or older to honor at a special event to be held this spring. To register a centenarian with the office so that they may be honored, call 202-724-5622 or email Darlene.nowlin@dc.gov.

District — by DCOA or another sister agency. To that end, DCOA has issued a request for a needs assessment to review current aging programs, senior centers and wellness facilities, and other programming specific to seniors within the District. Core programming needs will be identified to drive funding allocation decisions across programs and by ward. The assessment will serve as a strategic road map to help meet seniors where they are, rather than requiring them to meet us where we are. This year, DCOA partnered with the Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) to provide a grant of up to $10,000 for accessibility modifications to reduce the risk of falls and reduce barriers that limit mobility for District seniors and

adults with disabilities. Since the launch in January, over 300 calls were received from residents and caregivers. Mayor Bowser gave us a very clear mandate: make this program work. And make it nimble. I’m proud to say that we’ve done so, and the District is once again an innovator and leader in senior services. I am pleased with the accomplishments from last year, and I know we still have serious work ahead to make sure that we are meeting the needs of District residents. With the support of Mayor Bowser, I am confident that we are well-positioned to meet the needs of the District’s seniors and people with disabilities, and we look forward to our continued partnership to make D.C. an AgeFriendly City!

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AGING NEWSLETTER

IN THE COMMUNITY DCOA provided a resource table, and the Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management provided helpful tips, as part of the North Michigan Park Annual Valentineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Celebration. Ms. Senior D.C. Wendy Bridges was also there to greet the seniors and joined in the line dances and festivities.

The Office on Aging has been providing health and resource fairs connecting residents with government services, programs, and health and safety screenings across the city. If you are interested in having an event in your area, call 202-724-5622.

DCOA Acting Executive Director Laura Newland and Joan McCarley of Terrific Inc. participate in the dragon ceremony as part of the Lunar Celebration at the Asian and Pacific Islander Senior Service Center.

Members of the DC Seniors Cameo Club and Ms. Senior D.C. Wendy Bridges entertained at the Hayes Senior Wellness Center for their monthly meeting. The Cameo Club consists of past participants in the annual Ms. Senior D.C. Pageant.

As part of the Hattie Holmes Senior Wellness Center Annual Black History Program, Acting Executive Director Laura Newland greets seniors at the center. The event featured reenactments, trivia and information on the accomplishments and contributions of many.

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D.C. OFFICE

AGING NEWSLETTER

The District’s Office of Tax and Revenue Takes Additional Steps to Help Protect Taxpayer Identities The District of Columbia Office of Tax and Revenue (OTR) is implementing two new programs to improve protection of taxpayers’ identities when filing their DC income tax returns. “The programs are implemented to help protect identities of District taxpayers at a time when identity theft crimes are a growing threat,” said Stephen Cordi, head of the District’s tax office. “The Office of Tax and Revenue is dedicated to protecting taxpayers’ identities while preventing refunds from being sent to identity criminals.”

Identities to be Verified OTR is using the automated identity verification services of LexisNexis Risk Solutions to help confirm the identities of all District taxpayers due a refund in 2016. Information will be submitted to the LexisNexis Risk Solutions identity confirmation database. Some taxpayers will be selected to confirm their identities. Those selected will receive a letter from OTR with instructions on how to take the Identity Confirmation Quiz. It is important that those required to take the quiz contact our agent, InterGlobal, at 1-800-343-2778. Refunds — including the refunds of taxpayers who took the Identity Confirmation

Making D.C. Safer and Stronger, One Camera at a Time As a part of Mayor Bowser’s Safer, Stronger D.C. initiative (and with the support of the Council of the District of Columbia), the Office of Victim Services and Justice Grants has launched the Private Security Camera Incentive Program. The District will provide rebates for the purchase, installation and registration of a security camera system on the exterior of a building owned or leased by a resident, business, nonprofit, or religious institution. The program provides a rebate of up to $200 per camera, with a maximum rebate of up to $500 per residential address and $750 for all other addresses. The goal is to deter crime and assist the Metropolitan Police Department during criminal investigations. Applications and complete information about the rebate program can be found at www.ovsjg.dc.gov. For additional information, contact the Program at security.cameras@dc.gov or 202-727-5124.

Quiz — should still be received within 10 to 14 days if the taxpayer filed electronically.

Fraud Management As an additional level of protection, other taxpayers will be selected to confirm their identities. Those selected will receive a letter from OTR with a request for additional documentation. Taxpayers who may have concerns regarding the letters should contact OTR’s Customer Service Administration at 202727-4TAX (4829). To learn more about how to protect your identity during this tax season, visit OTR’s website at otr.cfo.dc.gov.

New D.C. tax rates The tax rates for individuals for tax years beginning after 12/31/2014 are: If the taxable income is:

The tax is:

Not over $10,000

4% of the taxable income

Over $10,000 but not over $40,000

$400, plus 6% of the excess over $10,000.

Over $40,000 but not over $60,000

$2,200, plus 7% of the excess over $40,000.

Over $60,000 but not over $350,000

$3,600, plus 8.5% of the excess over $60,000.

Over $350,000

$28,250, plus 8.95% of the excess above $350,000.

New filing status added: Qualifying widow(er) with dependent child

Pension Exclusion Repealed The up-to-$3,000 exclusion from federal adjusted gross income of mil-

itary, D.C., or federal retirement payments to retirees 62 years or older has been repealed. For more information, contact OTR’s Customer Service Center at 202-727 4TAX (4829) or visit www.taxpayerservicecenter.com.

CLU UB MEMORY M Stigma-free, informal, supportivve and social.

WHER W RE:: Ward 1: Bernice Fonte t neau Senior Wellness e Center st rd Every 1 & 3 Thursday, 1 to 3 p.m.

WHO: x For peo ople with memory problem ms and their care partnerrs (spouse, partnerr, neighbo or, faamily or friend d) x You may a join Club Memo ory whethe er or not you have e alreadyy been to the doctor o and he//she has told you that you have a memory problem m

WHAT: Visit us if you are struggling orr have concerns about your memory. Briing your care partner.

Some activitties include: x Brain Games x Music x Converrsation x Reminiscing x Dancing This program does not provide medical care or o advice.

Ward 2 & 3: 3 Metropolitan n Memorial United Met M hodist Church Every 2nd & 4th Wednesday, 1 to 3 p.m. Ward 4: Hattie Holmes e Senior Wellness Center nd Every 2 & 4th Wednesday, 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Ward 5: Model Cities Senior Wellness Cen e ter nd th Every 2 & 4 Thursday, 1 to 3 p.m. Ward 6: Hayes Seniorr Wellness Center Everyy 1st & 3rd Tuesdayy, 3 to 5 p.m m. Ward 7: Washington Seniors Wellness Cen e ter st rd Every 1 & 3 Wednesday, 1 to 3 p.m.

Ward 8: Conggress He eigghts Senior Wellnesss Center nd Every 2 & 4th Tuesday, 2:30 to 4:30 p.m.

Call a Sharon or Miz zuki at 202-364-7602 ffor more in i formatiiion.

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D.C. OFFICE

AGING NEWSLETTER

Community Calendar March 1st, 15th, 29th • noon The D.C. Caregivers Online Chat at Noon is a great resource for caregivers. Log on for advice, resources and tips to assist you with your caregiving responsibilities. On March 1 the topic is “Tips for Caregiving for Someone with Multiple Sclerosis.” The March 15 topic is “Caregiving for Someone with Traumatic Brain Injury.” The March 29 topic is “A Caregivers Personal Story on Caregiving for Someone with an Intellectual/Developmental Disability. If you are not available at 12 p.m., check back at your convenience and hit replay to see the entire chat. Join the discussion at www.dcoa.dc.gov/page/caregiverchat. For more information, contact Linda Irizarry at 202-535-1442 or linda.irizarry@dc.gov.

8th • 11 a.m. There will be a presentation about the National Museum of African American History and Culture at Kibar, 1519 4th St. NW. For more information, call Norma Hardie at 202-529-8701.

tal Center at Kibar, 1519 4th St. NW. For more information, call Norma Hardie at 202-529-8701.

4850 Blagden Ave. NW. For more information, call Alice Thompson at 202535-1321.

tal Center at Sr. Village I, 3001 Bladensburg Rd. NE. For more information, call Norma Hardie at 202-529-8701.

11th • 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

17th • 10 a.m. to noon

23rd • 11 a.m.

The 7th Annual Moving Forward Together Secondary Transition Community Forum will be held at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, 801 Mount Vernon Pl. NW. Email Leila.peterson@schooltalkdc.org for more information.

Are you interested in making a difference in your community? Train to become a DCOA Ambassador, and help connect your neighbors, friends and family members to DCOA programs and services. DCOA has valuable programs, services and resources to help residents age 60 and older remain in their communities, as well as assistance for their caregivers. Resources are also available for persons living with disabilities age 18 and older. Call 202-724-5622 to register.

Seabury Resources for Aging Ward 5 presents a kidney disease prevention workshop with United HealthCare at North Capital at Plymouth, 5233 N. Capital St. NE. For more information, call Norma Hardie at 202-529-8701.

21st • 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

April

11th • 11 a.m. Seabury Resources for Aging Ward 5 presents a cancer prevention workshop with MedStar Washington Hospital Center at Petersburg, 3298 Fort Lincoln Dr. NE. For more information, call Norma Hardie at 202-529-8701.

15th • 11 a.m. A seminar on senior financial fraud will be presented by the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, in conjunction with the 5th District Community Prosecution Team. The event will be held at Vicksburg, 3005 Bladensburg Rd. NE. For more information, call Norma Hardie at 202-529-8701.

16th • 11 a.m. 9th • 1 to 2 p.m. A presentation on the D.C. Office on Aging’s Resources will be made at North Capital at Plymouth, 5233 N. Capital St. NE. To learn more, contact Julia Hutcherson at 202-541-0553.

Seabury Resources for Aging Ward 5 presents a kidney disease prevention workshop with United HealthCare at Edgewood Commons, 635 Edgewood St. NE. For more information, call Norma Hardie at 202-529-8701.

10th • 11:30 a.m.

17th • 10 a.m. to noon

Seabury Resources for Aging Ward 5 presents a cancer prevention workshop with MedStar Washington Hospi-

A program called Safe at Home will be hosted by the D.C. Office on Aging and Homeland Security & Emergency Management at Zion Baptist Church,

SPOTLIGHT ON AGING Spotlight On Aging is published by the Information Office of the D.C. Office on Aging for D.C. senior residents. Advertising contained in the Beacon is not endorsed by the D.C. Office on Aging or by the publisher.

500 K St. N.E., Washington, D.C. 20002 202-724-5622 • www.dcoa.dc.gov Acting Executive Director Laura Newland Editor Darlene Nowlin Photographer Selma Dillard The D.C. Office on Aging does not discriminate against anyone

based on actual or perceived: race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, marital status, personal appearance, sexual orientation, familial status, family responsibilities, matriculation, political affiliation, disability, source of income, and place of residence or business. Sexual harassment is a form of sex discrimination which is prohibited by the Act. In addition, harassment based on any of the above protected categories is prohibited by the Act. Discrimination in violation of the Act will not be tolerated. Violators will be subjected to disciplinary action. The Office on Aging is in partnership with the District of Columbia Recycling Program.

The D.C. Office on Aging will make a presentation on its resources and services at the VA Hospital, Room C236, 30 Irving St. NW. For more information, call Maurice Harrison at 202745-8000, ext. 55707.

22nd • 11 a.m. Seabury Resources for Aging Ward 5 presents an obesity prevention workshop with MedStar Washington Hospi-

30th • 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Family Matters of Greater Washington hosts a spring fling at the Bald Eagle Recreation Center, 100 Joliet St. SW. For more information, call Cherelle Fennell at 202-562-6860.

16th • noon to 3 p.m. The D.C. Seniors Cameo Club will celebrate its 20th anniversary at Ft. McNair Officer’s Club, 4th & P Streets SW, Bldg 60. The event will feature food, live entertainment and more. Cost is $40/person. For ticket information, contact Shirley Rivens Smith, 202635-3138.

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Try to beat the market in 2016 with these By Steven Goldberg Even after the sharp sell-off so far this year, the stock market isn’t bargain-priced. But many stocks are cheaper than they were at the first of the year — making this a good time to beef up your investments in solid companies like the ones I recommend below. These five picks, in my view, ought to beat the market — whether the sell-off accelerates or ends today. I have a lot of confidence in my fund picks. But when I’m hunting for stocks, I often turn to Morningstar. Morningstar is far better known for its fund coverage, but it employs more than 100 stock analysts. More important: The track record of Morningstar’s stock picks is superb. Over the past 10 years, the recommendations of Morningstar Stock Investor, which draws on the work of the firm’s analysts, returned an annualized 9.6 percent — an average of 2.3 percentage points per year better than Standard & Poor’s 500stock index. (The figures are through December 31, the last date for which returns for the newsletter are available.)

What’s more, the clearly written newsletter, which costs $125 a year, doesn’t have a huge audience. Unlike what happens when a big brokerage makes a call, the price of a stock rarely pops or drops dramatically when Morningstar makes a buy or sell recommendation. Editor Matt Coffina, like most market analysts, sees stocks as close to fully valued. But below are a few of his best picks for 2016. Returns, prices and related data are as of Feb. 16.

Berkshire Hathaway Berkshire Hathaway Class B (symbol BRK.B $130.20). Warren Buf fett, who painstakingly assembled this sprawling conglomerate, with annual sales of about $212 billion, over the past half-century, is 85 years old and irreplaceable. But he’s done as much as any CEO could to prepare the firm for his successors, including delegating most of the stock picking to two much younger men. Berkshire lost 15 percent over the past year, setting up an attractive buying opportunity.

Cooper Companies Cooper Companies (COO $139.33) is the third largest manufacturer of contact lenses in a business that four global companies dominate. It stands to benefit from the growing number of people in emerging markets who are getting contacts and the shift in developed nations to more expensive lenses that are disposed of daily. Coffina says Cooper should generate double-digit-percentage annual earnings growth over the next five years. The stock trades at 16 times estimated 2016 earnings, a bit more than the price-earnings ratio of Standard & Poor’s 500-stock index.

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The stock trades at 1.2 times book value (assets minus liabilities). In Buffett’s view, Berkshire is undervalued when it trades at 1.2 times book value, and he will buy back shares when its valuation falls to that level or below. That effectively sets a floor under the stock’s price unless, of course, book value falls.

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Healthcare stocks in the S&P 500 gained 7 percent last year, handily beating the S&P 500’s 1.4 percent return. Healthcare continues to be my favorite sector. Unlike some big drug makers, Switzerland-based Novartis (NVS $73.26) has remained innovative, and most of its patent losses are behind it. It has a large a pipeline of potentially important drugs in development, including treatments for heart failure and cancer. Novartis’s American depositary receipts trade at 16 times forecasted 2016 profits, a bargain if even only a couple of those development-stage chemicals become blockbuster drugs.

Express Scripts Another defensive pick is Express Scripts Holding (ESRX $69.39), the largest U.S. pharmacy benefit manager, with more than 1.3 billion claims processed in 2014. It contracts with major insurance companies and employers to provide prescription medications. Its size in this fast-growing industry gives it unrivaled power to negotiate prices with drug companies. Its growing mail-order business, which supplies prescription drugs directly to consumers, boasts especially healthy profit margins. The stock, at 13 times estimated 2016 earnings, looks like a good deal.

Ventas Ventas (VTR $50.41) is a real estate investment trust that owns 1,600 senior-living communities, assisted-living and skilled-nursing facilities, and other medical buildings in the U.S. and Canada. It rents out most of its facilities, but derives about one-third of its revenues from facilities it operates itself. Most of the occupants of all of these facilities are relatively affluent patients with private insurance, meaning Ventas has little exposure to the vagaries of Medicare and Medicaid funding. Coffina says that the high quality of the REIT’s properties will also protect Ventas from overbuilding in senior housing. The stock yields 5.3 percent, and Ventas has boosted its dividend at an annual rate of 6.4 percent over the past five years. Steve Goldberg is an investment adviser in the Greater Washington area. He, one or more clients, or both own these stocks except for Cooper and Ventas. All contents © 2016 the Kiplinger Washington Editors, Inc. Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC

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To deduct contributions, follow the rules By Carole Feldman Did you donate a car to a charitable organization in 2015, or some clothing to the church thrift shop? Maybe you made a cash contribution to your alma mater or in memory of a loved one. If you want to take a deduction for the donation, you have to itemize deductions on your tax return. But there’s more to it than that. First, you have to make sure the organization to which you’re donating is a qualified charity.

Furthermore, the money can’t be targeted to a particular individual, even if it’s going through that charity, said Dave Du Val, vice president for consumer advocacy at taxaudit.com. He uses this example: Say you’re driving to Goodwill to drop off some clothes and you see a homeless man in the street. You give him one of the coats that you were planning to donate. “It suits [you] well in the next life, but it’s not a deduction,” he said. Similarly, if your neighbors’ house burns

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Charge or check, but not cash For a contribution of money to be deductible, you need proof that you made the donation. That could be a canceled check or an itemized line on your credit card statement. So, Du Val said, if you put a $10 bill in the bucket of a Salvation Army bell ringer, that’s not deductible. But if you wrote out a check to the Salvation Army and put that in the bucket, it is. If the contribution is more than $250, you also will need a receipt from the organization. If the charity sends you a “gift” to entice your contribution, or you attend a fundraising banquet, your deduction will be affected. The Internal Revenue Service makes clear, “If you get something in return for your donation, your donation is limited. You can only deduct the amount of your gift that is more than the value of what you got in return.” The IRS lists possible items received for donations, including meals, merchandise or tickets. Charitable organizations often will include on your receipt the amount that is deductible. Congress, as part of the tax extender bill passed late last year, made permanent the ability of people 70½ years old or older to roll over up to $100,000 from their IRA to a charity tax-free. Those who take advantage of that provision won’t have to count the distribution from the IRA as income. But there’s no double-dipping. If you make the direct donation, you can’t also deduct it on your return. Still, Du Val said taxpayers who want to donate are “generally better off” if they don’t have to deal with

the extra income and the resulting taxes. He said the distribution also counts toward the required minimum distribution that IRA holders have to start taking at that age.

Non-cash donations What about deductions for contributions of clothing and other property? You can only deduct the fair market value of an item — what it would sell for at a thrift store, for example. “Even if the shirt is new and still has the tag on it, people aren’t going to go into the thrift store and pay $100 for it,” Du Val said. And there’s no deduction for sentimental value. If the non-cash donation is more than $500, you must fill out Section A of Form 8283 and file it with your return. If it’s valued at more than $5,000, Section B also is required, and you’ll need a valid appraisal of the item in hand when you file your taxes, Du Val said.

Special rules for cars If you donate a car, the deduction is not the fair value of the car but what the charitable organization sells it for, according to Du Val. However, there is an exception: If the organization gives the car to a needy family, for example, or uses it for an ambulance, you can take the fair market value, he said. In either case, you have to substantiate the vehicle’s value. Don’t forget that if you’re delivering the donation or doing other work for a charitable organization, you can deduct the mileage. The rate for 2015 was 14 cents a mile for using your car for charitable work. As the presidential campaign heats up, taxpayers should be aware that donations to political candidates are not deductible. Neither the candidates nor the political parties themselves are charitable organizations. — AP

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Tax issues affecting Uber drivers, others By Carole Feldman Did you start driving for Uber or Lyft last year? Rent your house out through Airbnb? You could be in for some surprises come tax time if you didn’t pay any estimated taxes. About 14.6 million people — roughly 10 percent of the U.S. workforce — were selfemployed in 2014, according to a Pew Research Center analysis of Census Bureau data. Of those, about 3.2 million are working in the so-called “on-demand” or gig economy, accord to Intuit, the software company that produces TurboTax. The company defines the on-demand economy “as an online marketplace or application that connected providers-freelancers with cus-

tomers.” In addition to transportation services and renting out your home or apartment, the gig economy also includes job sites like TaskRabbit and Instacart, where you provide services to individuals for pay, and are responsible for your own taxes. Some people just starting out with Uber, Airbnb or another on-demand service might not realize they’re in a business or are a business owner, said Lisa GreeneLewis, a CPA and editor of the TurboTax blog. “It’s new and different, and everyone is super-excited about it,” said Kathy Pickering, executive director of the Tax Institute at H&R Block. But the tax implications can catch people by surprise.

Tax are your responsibility Drivers for Uber and similar companies are often considered independent contractors who are self-employed. Rather than receive a W-2, they’ll get a Form 1099 reporting their income. “It’s different from being an employee, where income taxes are automatically withheld, where Social Security and Medicare taxes are automatically withheld,” said Barbara Weltman, a consultant and author of J.K. Lasser’s Guide to SelfEmployment, and other books on taxes, law and finance. “The money comes in and they think it’s theirs to spend. They don’t figure that a portion of what they take in has to be apportioned to taxes,” she said. Independent contractors are subject not only to regular income taxes but also to the self-employment tax, which the Internal Revenue Service says “is a Social Security and Medicare tax primarily for individuals who work for themselves.” The taxes are figured on the business’ net profit. “The good news with Uber is everything is automated and tracked,” Pickering said. That makes it easier to keep track of business mileage. Keep track of other expenses too, like the cost of a car wash, or providing water or snacks for riders. “You want to keep the

best records you can so you don’t pay more taxes than you have to,” she said. But if the car also is used for personal use, you’ll have to determine how much, and deduct only a percentage for business use. Schedule C is used to report profit and loss from business income. Schedule SE is used to compute the self-employment tax.

If you rent out rooms Renting your home out through sites like Airbnb also can have tax implications, depending on how many days you rent it out. People who live near the site of the Super Bowl, for instance, rented their homes out for the long football weekend and took in “huge bucks,” Weltman said. But if that’s all they do for the year, they’re not required to report the rental income for taxes. The threshold for reporting rental income is more than two weeks. “If you rent your home out for 15 days or more now, you need to start reporting that rental income and the expenses associated with it,” Pickering said. Deductible expenses like utilities must be allocated according to the proportion of business versus personal use. See TAX ISSUES, page 39

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Expert advice From page 37 es: “Stock market returns have been considerably lower during periods of rising interest rates than during periods of falling interest rates. “In my book Invest with the Fed (McGraw-Hill), I found that, from 1966 through 2013, the S&P 500 returned on average 15.2 percent annually when rates were falling, but only 5.9 percent when rates were rising. I’d counsel investors to expect lower returns on stocks in 2016. “The best way to build true wealth is to invest in the stock market over the long term. Over the past 90 years, stocks on average

Tax issues From page 38 Weltman recommends that people working in the on-demand economy set aside money to pay their tax bill so it “doesn’t snowball into an amazing

have returned over 10 percent compounded annually. To put this into perspective, 39 of the last 50 years have seen the S&P 500 index have a positive return. The old adage, ‘Time in the market is more important than timing the market,’ is definitely true. “If you are approaching retirement, it is prudent to lighten your stock-market exposure. People near retirement simply can’t afford a big market decline. Known as ‘sequence of returns’ risk, a major decline close to retirement date can have a huge impact on your financial health.” Elliot Raphaelson welcomes your questions and comments at elliotraph@gmail.com. © 2016 Elliot Raphaelson. Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.

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Great Wolf Lodge in Williamsburg has waterslides and rides galore. See story on page 41.

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Bringing history to life The courtroom scene involving James Hubbard is repeated today exactly where it took place when Virginia was a colony. The real James Hubbard actually lived and prac-

ticed law in Williamsburg, and the actor-impersonator who depicts him today bases his interpretation on documented facts. Hubbard plays but a small part in a fascinating tableau of reenactments, as well as tours led by factually-based characters and a wide variety of other interpretive programs that combine to make Colonial Williamsburg unique. For nearly a century, from 1699 to 1780, Williamsburg, which was named for King William III of England, served as the capital of the Virginia Colony. That sprawling settlement encompassed the territory of eight present-day states, stretching west to the Mississippi River and north as far as the Great Lakes. In its heyday, the town of about 2,000 residents was the cultural, social and political center of the 13 colonies. Before Thomas Jefferson relocated the Virginia capital to Richmond in 1781, he and other patriots, including George Washington and Patrick Henry, frequented its shops, taverns and other establishments. While Williamsburg’s fortunes declined after the Revolution, the town and the important role it played in the New World were not forgotten. In 1926, John D. Rockefeller, Jr. launched an effort to restore the setting to its former splendor. Surviving Colonial structures were meticulously renovated to their 18th century appearance, and missing buildings were reconstructed

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By Victor Block It is the 1770s in England’s Virginia Colony as the pounding of a sheriff’s wooden staff on the floor calls the court to order. Attorney James Hubbard prepares to defend his client. Centering his neat wig and smoothing the frilly lace sleeves of his shirt, Hubbard bows to the bench and begins to plead his case. Not far away sits a quaint village reminiscent of Renaissance Italy. It is adorned by statuary and fountains against a backdrop of lush gardens. Replicas of ancient ruins and the mouth-watering aroma of pizza add to the illusion of having been transported to Europe. These imaginary trips — one back in time, the other to another continent — are among the reasons those with an interest in history and travel are attracted to Williamsburg, Va. In Colonial Williamsburg, the well-preserved original setting enables a realistic immersion in early American history. Busch Gardens, a short drive away, entertains guests in “hamlets” that depict aspects of life in six European countries, combining Old World charm with the 21st century thrills of an adventure park.

Live interpreters and artisans bring the 18th century to life at Colonial Williamsburg, portraying everything from court defendants to blacksmiths to cooks. Williamsburg served as the capital of the Virginia Colony from 1699 to 1780, and many buildings have been restored to their former glory.

on their original sites. Today, more than 500 history-touched buildings — imposing public structures and modest dwellings, bustling taverns and crowded shops — line tree-shaded streets that echo the clip-clop of horsedrawn carriages.

Costumed cooks and carpenters PHOTO COURTESY OF BUSCH GARDENS

Irish dancers are among the many performing groups at Busch Gardens in Williamsburg, whose “hamlets” depict aspects of life in six European countries.

But it is primarily the people who bring Williamsburg to life. Character interpreters dressed in Colonial style clothing depict real-life former residents of the town, conversing with visitors in period grammar as they go about their daily tasks. Cooks in the George Wythe House follow “receipts” (recipes) from 18th-century cookbooks to prepare authentic dishes on the hearth. Half of Colonial Williamsburg’s population was black, and many interpreters demonstrate aspects of their lives as well. Costumed artisans use 18th century tools to fashion items that closely resemble those made by their Colonial predecessors, including reproduction toys, pottery and pewterware. The bookbinder carefully hand-stitches cover boards for a new volume. A silversmith creates wares that would have appealed to the colony’s wealthier members. A shoemaker fashions men’s

boots “with good thread well-twisted.” Among other historic tradespeople are a basket weaver, cabinet maker and milliner. The results of all these craftsmen’s efforts are available for purchase in stores along Duke of Gloucester Street. Leaving no stone unturned, figuratively as well as literally, historians, archaeologists and others transform research and construction projects into learning experiences for the public. For example, trials take place in the courthouse which has been reconstructed as closely as possible to its original form. Architectural historians scoured plans, court records and other documents for clues to its former appearance. Then costumed carpenters used tools and techniques of Colonial times to restore the building, as visitors looked on. You may also find yourself attending a theatrical comedy or a traveling magic show reminiscent of entertainment in the 18th century.

Europe from a roller coaster While Colonial Williamsburg is a living history museum that introduces visitors to See WILLIAMSBURG, page 42

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Join the kids in this waterpark adventure By Fyllis Hochman “You want me to get on that and go down to where?” I cried from high atop the Alberta Falls waterslide, looking down to an alleged pool that was well out of visual range. My 11year-old granddaughter nodded with a look of both consternation and resignation that I tried very hard to take in stride. Such was my introduction to a vast array of unusual children’s activities that mesmerized the 70-year-old kid in me as much as they did Dalya, 14, and Mollie, 11, as we frolicked through the indoor waterpark at Great Wolf Lodge in Williamsburg, Va. There is so much going on at the waterpark that I didn’t know where to look first. The pool basketball game, the lazy river, the wave pool, the kiddie pool, the fourstory interactive treehouse with a section of ascending inter-connected rope tunnels leading to two winding slides, and, of course, the three waterslides that dominate the park and stretch both inside and outside the building. (The outside waterpark area opens in late Spring.) And everywhere the smiles were as

wide as the lazy river was long. No matter what the activity, you’re never too far from a potential dousing from overhead buckets both large and small, eliciting cries of surprise from bathers of every age. Once our skins unpruned, we were ready for more land-based adventures — and there were as many of those as there were waterpark options. The piece de resistance is the MagiQuest — a hard-to-describe adventure that takes kids throughout all four floors of the hotel as they seek magical powers, potions and portents (all enabled by their magic wand) to satisfy the demands of the Questmaster, a Merlin-like presence ensconced in a computer inside a tree. You don’t dare not follow his instructions! There are multiple quests, with multiple clues to each quest, that require you to visit the Enchanted Forest, Tangled Woods, Piney Path and Whispery Woods, all located throughout the hotel. “The Ancient Book of Wisdom,” which you get when you sign up for MagiQuest, directs you to the clues. It’s a good thing I

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was with Dalya and Mollie: I never could have figured out what to do! And the list of the things we didn’t do was almost as long as those we did. We did not go to the Scoops Kid’s Spa, where the nail polish for mini-manicures all come with ice cream flavor names, the pedicures are done while seated in giant banana-split thrones, the facials, bath balms and scrubs are either vanilla, chocolate or strawberry, and the glitter make-up application comes with a tiara. We didn’t try the life-size time challenge game, where you race both against the clock and your opponents to push out balloon-size blinking light buttons. We didn’t bowl at Ten Paw Alley with five pound balls and bumpers along the pint-size lanes. We

didn’t attend any of the several 4D-movies offered at the Howly Wood Theater. We could have spent a week there and never gotten bored, but hey, Williamsburg and Busch Gardens beckoned, and I reluctantly followed. Room rates vary widely, depending on the date chosen and room style. There are also numerous special discounts that vary by date. In mid-March, the least expensive room is $249 a night on weekdays and $349 on weekends without discounts. All rooms include passes to the waterpark. For more information about Great Wolf Lodge, visit www.greatwolf.com/Williamsburg or call 1-800-551-9653.

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Williamsburg From page 40 England’s Virginia Colony, an area of nearby Busch Gardens transports guests to a replica of the Mother Country itself. Banbury Cross is one area in that combination theme and adventure park. It recalls and replicates an English market

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town, and incorporates familiar touches like red telephone booths and a reproduction of the famous clock tower. For daredevils of all ages who enjoy action-packed excitement, the park promises, and delivers, plenty of thrills. Rides range from tame to terrifying, including an extensive collection of roller coasters. Among the choices are the Tempesto, which transports

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passengers through a complete inversion, Apollo’s Chariot, with a top speed of 73 miles per hour, and the 13-story tall Loch Ness Monster, with its double-looping ride. Back at ground level, the scene is much more tranquil. The setting includes 10 “hamlets” that present inviting mini-environments themed to villages in England, Scotland, Ireland, France, Germany and Italy. Each of these areas reflects the architecture, culture and even foods of the country it represents. The most prominent attraction in “England” is a double-size reproduction of the Globe Theater — which was originally built in 1599 and became world famous as the stage where the plays of William Shakespeare were performed. A popular feature in “Scotland” is the Highland Stables, where guests may interact with border collies, sturdy Clydesdale horses and black-faced sheep. A three-story tall representation of a 17thcentury glockenspiel is a highlight of the “German” village, and its marching knights,

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Gardens galore Along with their many other attractions, both Colonial Williamsburg and Busch Gardens have great appeal to garden lovers. Plantings in Colonial Williamsburg range from the formal splendor surrounding the Governor’s Palace, to utilitarian kitchen plots that once provided a bounty of fruits, vegetables and herbs. As with all other aspects of the outdoor living history museum, meticulous research resulted in the re-creation of historically accurate layouts, flowers and trees. Visitors to Busch Gardens soon understand the reason for the second word in its name. Its lush, rolling forested landscape has been named the “World’s Most Beautiful Theme Park” by the National Amusement Park Historical Association every year since 1990. In keeping with attention to authenticity, many of the plants that adorn the setting are native to Western Europe. Such small details add to the appeal of both Colonial Williamsburg and Busch Gardens, and help to provide experiences that combine historically based charm with present-day entertainment. Throw in the multi-generational family fun available at neighboring Great Wolf Lodge (see “Join the kids in this waterpark adventure” on page 41), and it’s easy to understand the combined attraction of the three for people of all ages.

If you go Visitors to Colonial Williamsburg have a choice of accommodations at hotels, more intimate inns and guest houses. The most meaningful immersion in history is available for those who overnight in refurbished and reconstructed original buildings that in Colonial days served as taverns, kitchens and slave quarters, among other practical uses. Economy accommodations for standard rooms begin as low as $40 a night and escalate to a maximum of $849 for a luxury suite. The selection of places to eat is equally varied. At the colorfully named Huzzah! BBQ Grille, light fare includes chicken or pork quesadillas ($8.95) and Caesar or house salad ($7.95). More formal settings and servings are available at four historic taverns. Chowning’s is a reconstructed alehouse named for its original proprietor, Joseph Chowning, who opened for business in the mid18th century. A large bowl of bean soup ($9) is hearty enough to serve as a meal, as are Welsh rarebit ($9), whose name originated in 18th century Great Britain, and a Virginia pork barbeque sandwich ($11). For more information about Colonial Williamsburg, call 1-844-574-2733 or visit www.colonialwilliamsburg.com. For information about Busch Gardens, call 1-800343-7946 or see buschgardens.com/va.

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Visiting Liverpool (not to see the Beatles) By Susan Gallagher The last time I was in Liverpool, 40 years ago, the city was synonymous with the Beatles. But on a trip there last year, I decided to avoid the Fab Four commerce that has swelled since my last visit and helped the city shed some of its grittiness. For me, no Magical Mystery Tour, no walk through the Beatles Story museum, nor ticketed entry to the boyhood homes of John and Paul. With a week to look around, I wanted to take in personal touchstones, see new places, and maybe get a bowl of scouse — the meat stew that gives Liverpudlians their nickname: scousers. (The term is also used to describe their distinctive accent.)

I was born here in the city where the River Mersey meets the Irish Sea, though I grew up in the U.S. So I had rich memories of childhood visits to relatives. But Liverpool also served as my base for the summer of 1975, when I toured Britain on a rail pass, on a final fling between finishing college in Oregon and looking for work. So when a hotel reservation service emailed me some months ago that “Liverpool is calling your name” after I browsed and then left the website without buying, my usual resistance to sales pitches didn’t flare. I took out my credit card and booked the trip. Aside from the looking-back part of the itinerary, my visit ended up heavy on architecture and museums. They included

the Museum of Liverpool, showing life here through wartime and peacetime, economic hardship and strength; the Merseyside Maritime Museum, an in-depth look at seafaring, shipbuilding and shipping; and the International Slavery Museum, covering the slave trade, in which Liverpool was pivotal.

Renovated waterfront All are on the Mersey waterfront, where the dereliction that I remembered has been replaced not just by the museums, but by spaces that invite walking, and by modern buildings alongside the historic. Restaurants and bars occupy some of Albert Dock’s old warehouses. Nearby, the

196-foot Big Wheel (a Ferris wheel) offers riders an overview from its 42 capsules. Sites in six areas of the docklands and the historic city center are on the UNESCO World Heritage List. That recognition includes the Pier Head and its stunning Three Graces: They are the Royal Liver Building, with Liverpool’s symbolic, copper-sheathed birds on top; the Cunard Building, once headquarters of the Cunard Steamship Co.; and the Port of Liverpool Building. All date to the early 20th century. Nearby, Mersey Ferries’ 50-minute river cruise aboard the Snowdrop provides a suSee LIVERPOOL, page 44

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The Fairfax Commission on Aging meets on Wednesday, March 16 at noon at the Hunter Mill District Office, located at 1801 Cameron Glen Dr., Reston, Va. The public is welcome to attend and join in the comment period that begins each session. For more information, visit www.fairfaxcounty.gov/dfs/olderadultservices/coa.htm or call (703) 324-5403, TTY 711.

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Montgomery County Senior Outdoor Adventures in Recreation (SOAR) presents a daytrip to ride the Cherry Blossom Cruise on Wednesday, April 13. Participants will enjoy a buffet lunch aboard Spirit Cruise lines and see the cherry blossoms in full bloom. The captain will narrate the many historic sites along the Potomac River, and there will be light entertainment by the crew who will sing and dance (along with those who would like to participate). The trip cost is $85 for county residents and $100 for non-residents. The van will depart from Olney Manor Park, 16601 Georgia Ave., Olney, Md. at 10 a.m. and return at 4:15 p.m. For more information, call (240) 777-4926.

perb view of the Three Graces and their neighbors. The Snowdrop’s kaleidoscopic paint commemorates the centenary of World War I, during which British ships were painted in “dazzle camouflage” to confuse the enemy. The creator of the Snowdrop’s paint scheme, Peter Blake, was co-artist for the cover of the Beatles’ album, “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band.” For more art to think about, visit Crosby Beach near the north end of Liverpool and take in the 100 life-size figures made of iron with casts of British sculptor Antony Gormley’s body. Scattered along nearly two miles of shore and about half a mile out to sea, the sculptures’ exposure changes with high and low tide. The permanent exhibit is titled “Another Place.” Other high points in a Liverpool visit include the massive Liverpool Anglican Cathedral, and the Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King, a Roman Catholic house of worship that is circular and modern. Fittingly, they are at the south and north ends of Hope Street. Near the Lime Street train station downtown stands the neoclassical St. George’s

Hall, built in the 19th century for courts of law and for performances. If you need help with directions in Liverpool, spurn technology for the moment and ask people on the street in order to hear a delightful custom. Typically, locals provide the directions and then considerately bolster with a concise recap, before continuing on their way.

If you go For scouse, check the menu at any number of pubs and restaurants. To get it for free, walk half a mile northwest of Lime Street Station and stop at the Ship & Mitre (www.theshipandmitre.com) on Wednesday evenings, when the pub offers scouse on the house. The closest airport is in Manchester. Rail service is about a one-hour ride from Manchester Airport to Liverpool Lime Street Station. Flights in early March to Liverpool start at about $1,250. The Jurys Inn chain operates a full-service, modern hotel next to Albert Dock; www.jurysinns.com. Rooms start at $155 a night. In the city center, try the Britannia Adelphi Hotel built in 1914, www.britanniahotels.com. Rooms start at $81 a night. — AP

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BALTIMORE BUS TRIP The Laurel Senior Friendship Club (LSFC) presents a one-day bus

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to the top of the World Observation Tower. The cost is $70 per person (due at sign-up) and includes motor coach transportation, lunch, entrance tickets to museum and tower, and tax and gratuity. The bus departs at 9:15 a.m. and returns at 3:30 p.m. to the employee parking lot of Laurel Regional Hospital, located off Contee Rd. All welcome. For more information, call (301) 206-3380.

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Walking again: an astonishing turn-around “After a year and a half of not being able to walk down steps, in just a few weeks of therapy I can do that…and so much more,” says Roberta Petro, 53, elated with her progress at the Post-Acute Care Center at the Hebrew Home of Greater Washington. Petro is a good judge of good care. She says she endured years of chronic pain and disappointing outcomes following 28 surgeries close to her home in Medford, New Jersey. Petro did her research and chose to travel to this area for corrective knee surgery and rehabilitation. She arrived at the Post-Acute Care Center in December of 2015 from Georgetown University Hospital. She required two bi-lateral platform walkers to navigate through the front door. By mid-January she was fully mobile, her pain level manageable. She and her husband were moved to tears by her recovery, incredulous that she could stride briskly down the hallway unassisted and easily manage stairs. Surgery on the second knee and a return visit to the Post-Acute Care Center are scheduled for March. Petro’s progress and optimistic outlook are inspiring, especially as she describes how she has coped with severe rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, and related illnesses. Her challenges and goals were always an integral part of her care plan here. Ann Matesi, who directs therapy services, explains, “Our quality outcomes are accomplished by implementing proven clinical programs and providing compassionate, individualized care for our patients.” “This place is excellent. I’d highly recommend it to all my friends,” says Petro, adding praise for Echebe “Tommy” Ekpo, the Center’s assistant physical therapist who worked

tirelessly with her throughout her stay. In a demanding, daily rehabilitation regimen, the focus was on restoring strength, balance, and range of motion to her knee. Using state-ofthe-art equipment, including the Biodex Balance System to improve balance and muscle tone and the innovative NuStep machine for boosting endurance and flexibility, she has experienced dramatic functional gain. “I don’t let anything bother me,” Petro asserts. “I just keep going.” She operates a bird store, volunteers at a Camden soup kitchen, attends Bible classes, serves as a greeter at church services, and still makes time to help her elderly parents in Florida. In addition, she gives motivational talks to groups of people diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis, stressing her belief that there’s always hope.

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Last year, 1,203 individuals chose the Post-Acute Care Center at the Hebrew Home for rehabilitation and recovery. Like Petro, many arrive on stretchers or in wheelchairs, yet at discharge they can walk with little to no assistance and are prepared to live independently. For more information about the Center, call 301.770.8476. n Therapist Tommy Ekpo helps Roberta Petro improve balance, agility, and muscle tone using the Biodex Balance System at our Post-Acute Care Center, where individualized therapy yields positive outcomes.

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Celebrate Purim | March 23-24 Delicious hamentaschen baked in our campus kitchens will be a central part of the holiday. Enjoy this recipe in your own homes: Sift together: 4 C flour, 3 tsp baking powder, 1/4 tsp salt, and 3/4 C sugar. Break 3 eggs into center; add 1/3 C oil and grated rind of 1 lemon or orange. Mix and knead until smooth. Roll out to 1/8” thick on a floured board and cut into rounds with cookie cutter. Place heaping tsp of poppy seed

First person Celebrating milestone moments What milestone moments do you celebrate in your family? Births, weddings, and anniversaries, of course; a career move, a graduation, or a toddler’s first step? At Charles E. Smith Life Communities we celebrate the obvious things – the launch of new services, wellearned awards, and recognition – and also the less-heralded milestone moments. We celebrate the accomplishment of a post-acute patient returning home, the arrival of new buses that will open up the whole city to our residents, and the impressive response of our staff to the recordWarren Slavin, President/CEO setting snow of winter that shut down the federal government, while services on our campus continued uninterrupted. Individuals imbued with our sense of mission and values make these milestone moments on our campus happen, and in this issue you will meet some of them. Our cover story is about a patient who did her research and chose to recover here from her New Jersey home. On page five, read about Musician-in-Residence Lauren Latessa’s award-winning Music of Shabbat program. Page six introduces you to two donors who have found our organization embodies their respect for older adults, and shares their desire to encourage young people to perpetuate this value. In People in the News, meet two behind-the-scenes workers who have served our residents for a total of 85 years, making our values a major part of their lives. In another milestone moment, it has been ten years since the launch of the name Charles E. Smith Life Communities. This name was introduced in 2006 to unite the Hebrew Home of Greater Washington, founded in 1910, and all of the affiliated residences and services in its healthcare system. I invite you to celebrate with us and to share with us the milestone moments both large and small.

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Generously hosted by the Harold and Shirley Robinson Philanthropic Fund, Bruce, Paula, and Debra Robinson. Proceeds from this concert will benefit the Harold and Shirley Robinson H2YP Youth Philanthropy Program at Charles E. Smith Life Communities. Music Center at Strathmore 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD Metro-accessible | Free parking

Tickets available at www.smithlifecommunities.org Information: 301.770.8329 Olivia Kitcher-Yamikeh, assistant director, Nursing Services and Elisa Gil-Pires, MD, VP Medical Affairs/ Medical Director were among the 200 employees who kept operations and care running smoothly in the midst of January’s historic snowfall.

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Community Minyan We warmly invite members of the community to worship with residents the second Thursday of each month at a Community Minyan. Services take place 3:30 p.m. in the Sam and Minnie Feldman Synagogue, Wasserman Residence, Charles E. Smith Life Communities. Light refreshments follow the service. Questions: 301.770.8329

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Music Festival hits a high note with residents, community, and visiting musicians If you missed the inaugural Chamber Music Festival held at Ring House, Landow House, and Cohen-Rosen House in December, don’t despair. Plans are now in full swing for a spring edition of the special program, partially funded by a Tarisio Trust Young Artists Grant awarded to Musician-in-Residence Lauren Latessa. Latessa, an accomplished cellist, along with visiting musicians lived at Ring House and dined with residents for several days in December as they led a series of open rehearsals, lectures, and recitals. For Latessa, a performance at Cohen-Rosen House proved to be especially powerful as residents in the memory care residence played along with drums, egg shakers, and tambourines to the first movement of Dvorak’s American Quartet. “It’s hard to describe the impact of that moment, but all of us—quartet members, residents, and staff members—could feel it,” said Latessa. “We saw first-hand the potential of using classical music to engage residents in the creative process, even those living with advanced stages of memory loss.” Visit Charles E. Smith Life Communities’ YouTube channel to see a clip from the quartet’s public recital at Ring House, and keep an eye on our Facebook page for more information about the spring session of the Chamber Music Festival and quartet-in-residence program, to be held the week of April 18-22, 2016. A formal concert open to the public is planned for Thursday, April 21, at 8:00 p.m., featuring Schubert’s Quartettsatz, Gershwin’s Lullaby, and Beethoven’s String Quartet, Opus 18 No. 1. The program is free and open to the community. To RSVP, call 301.816.5086. n

Pictured from left: Isabella Mensz, violist based in New Haven, CT; Ealain McMullin, violinist and co-director of the Newport (RI) String Project; Lauren Latessa, cellist and musician-in-residence at Charles E. Smith Life Communities; and EmmaLee Holmes-Hicks, violinist and co-director of the Newport (RI) String Project. The next public performance is April 21 at Ring House.

Musician-in-Residence Lauren Latessa.

Music program receives AJAS Award Congratulations to Manager of Lifestyle and Leisure Stacey Watson, Musician-in-Residence Lauren Latessa, and all the residents involved with The Music of Shabbat / Exploring Jewish Music program at Ring House that earned Charles E. Smith Life Communities the prestigious 2016 Jewish Programming Award from AJAS, the Association of Jewish Aging Services. The award recognizes Jewish programs developed and implemented by AJAS organizations that are innovative, creative, and specificallydesigned to enhance the well-being of the older adults they serve. In this evolving program, Watson and Latessa explore with residents different types of Jewish composition, including Yiddish folk, Israeli folk, Sephardic and Ladino, and modern Jewish music. They study the lives of Jewish-American and liturgical composers as well as distinctive musical traditions in order to define “Jewish music” and understand how it strengthens connections to religion, spirituality, and community. “This program has offered us a chance to reminisce about what music has done for us, what it means to us. It keeps us connected to our memories while giving us a new way to think about things,” noted one resident. “It’s been nice to see this program evolve. And it’s because of us! I’ve seen my neighbors come out of their shells. No one used to talk at first; now we sometimes get into a heated discussion about whether or not a song is Jewish,” said another. n

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for Memory Care Patients and Their Caregivers

May 3, 2016 at Landow House | 5:30 p.m. supper | 6:00 p.m. program Join us for this free program, providing individuals coping with memory loss and their caregivers the opportunity to meet local providers of area day care programs, in-home services, support groups, and case management services. RSVP 301.816.5052.

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Sharing our expertise Sixth annual symposium focuses on newest approaches to memory care

Paula and Bruce Robinson combine passions for serving older adults and for encouraging youth to participate.

Core values support one amazing concert For Community Concert hosts Paula and Bruce Robinson, the April 10 family event featuring Rick Recht furthers an advancement of two of the couple’s core values: the care and respect of older adults and the perpetuation of this value by the next generation. Paula serves on the Board of Governors and Development Committee. Bruce is engaged in planning the concert and learned the mitzvah of caring for older adults from his parents, Shirley and Harold Robinson. Bruce grew up in Pittsburgh, where his parents were generous supporters and leaders of the Jewish Home and Hospital for the Aged, now the Jewish Association on Aging. Paula grew up in Montgomery County and remembers volunteering here as a Candy Striper alongside her mother and sister Debbie when the Wasserman Residence first opened. Bruce and Paula experienced first-hand the challenges that families face when his late parents were affected by the debilitation and anxiety brought on by chronic illness. Their experience strengthened a jointly-held belief that it is essential that quality wellness and living options are available for all older adults. Today, through their exceptional support of our campus, they are striving to ensure that residents have access to the services they need. As Bruce said, “I realized I was lucky in a lot of ways, and I want to help people who need it.” Bruce and Paula also want to make sure the next generation continues to help our aging population. Their son Brandon, now a sophomore in college, regularly volunteered with older adults and participated in the youth philanthropy program on our campus for five years. After seeing the impact of this grant-making and volunteer program for high school students, the Robinsons established an endowment in memory of Bruce’s parents to provide continuous annual support. Paula and Bruce are pleased that the proceeds from the Community Concert will benefit the Harold and Shirley Robinson H2YP Youth Philanthropy Program. n

Charles E. Smith Life Communities, in partnership with Suburban Hospital, and Sibley Memorial Hospital, both members of Johns Hopkins Medicine, is pleased to convene the sixth annual Sara and Samuel J. Lessans educational symposium, On the Horizon: New Approaches in Alzheimer’s Prevention, Treatment, and Research. The symposium will be Friday, April 15, 2016, at 7:00 a.m. at Woodmont Country Club. The symposium was generously endowed by Ellen and Stuart Lessans in 2015. Returning to the compelling topic of the first symposium in the series, this program focuses on the Richard S. Isaacson, MD newest approaches in the prevention and treatment of Keynote speaker Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. Leading experts in the field will review clinical research on the effects of diet, medications, and alternative therapies, available now and in the near future. Discussion will center on how the most current information is being applied in a clinical setting to help those with dementia and those hoping to prevent it. The keynote speaker is Richard S. Isaacson, MD, associate professor of Neurology and director of the Alzheimer’s Prevention Clinic at Weill Cornell Medical College/New York-Presbyterian Hospital. He is also a respected author of Alzheimer’s Treatment Alzheimer’s Prevention: A Patient & Family Guide, and most recently, The Alzheimer’s Diet: A Step-by-Step Nutritional Approach for Memory Loss Prevention & Treatment. New this year, the symposium will include an early morning track designed for physicians on how to incorporate clinical trial and research results into medical practice. Following the keynote address, two breakout tracks will discuss advances in medications and alternative approaches to slowing memory loss. The event concludes with a luncheon presentation which will review innovative companies focused on the dementia field. Registration includes a networking breakfast, all sessions, and the luncheon presentation. Four CMEs and continuing education credits are offered to healthcare professionals. Family caregivers who do not need CEU credits are also welcome to attend at a reduced cost. For questions contact 301.770.8329. n

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Join us for Game Day at Ring House Wednesday, March 9 | 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Featuring Mah Jongg, Canasta, Bridge, Scrabble and more. All levels of experience welcome. Lunch, $5. Free bus transportation from Leisure World Clubhouse 1. RSVP: 301.816.5052

On our campus All aboard! New buses keep residents on the move It’s a milestone moment that really is all about the miles! Transportation Coordinator Scott Globerman and his team of drivers picked up three new vehicles in February. These replace the campus buses that for the past decade have regularly shuttled folks from all residences of Charles E. Smith Life Communities to shopping, dining, field trips, and cultural outings. The new buses are branded with the I’m looking forward to organization’s logo and feature several the increased reliability, ergonomic, structural, and safety upgrades including back-up cameras, self-retracting simplicity, comfort... seatbelts, and lower entry steps and — Scott Globerman handrails to make it easier for residents to get on and off the bus. “I’m looking forward to the increased reliability, simplicity, comfort, and cost savings of the everyday operation of these new buses,” said Globerman, who joined

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Transportation Coordinator Scott Globerman says he is on “cloud ten!” after picking up the new buses. Below, one of the new buses parked outside the Hebrew Home, ready to give residents a lift.

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our staff 26 years ago. He carefully inspected each of the new vehicles before taking final delivery from the Wolfington Body Company in Exton, Pennsylvania. The buses measure 33 feet bumper to bumper, have a gross vehicle weight rating of 19,500 pounds, and can accommodate up to two dozen passengers and four to six wheelchairs. In 2015, Globerman and his fellow drivers Daniel Feldman and Mario Cruz logged more than 27,000 miles – taking residents everywhere: shops around the corner, restaurants in Annapolis and across the Bay Bridge, diverse cultural venues, and performances in Washington, DC, and Philadelphia, and much more. Globerman says scenic rides, where residents don’t have to get off the bus at all, are equally popular. “Some residents just like to hang out with the drivers and get out of the building for a ride,” said Globerman. Transportation programs are supported by philanthropy. Art Brisker of the William E. Cross Foundation, which supported the bus purchase, said “it’s important for independence and quality of life for older adults to have access to safe, free, reliable transportation and we’re honored to help support it.” n

Transportation Coordinator Scott Globerman, left, shows off the new buses to Director of Recreational Therapy Russell Rogers and President/CEO Warren Slavin.

Landow House residents Elliott and Carole Perlin enjoyed the ride on the new bus to the Sweetheart Social at The Fillmore Silver Spring.

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The first step in elder abuse prevention is awareness. Source: Maryland Department on Aging

The ElderSAFE Center at Charles E. Smith Life Communities steps in to assist victims of abuse who are referred to the program with safe temporary shelter and also works to prevent abuse through advocacy and community education. ElderSAFE helpline: 301.816.5099.

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Home of Greater Washington Thank you to everyone at the Hebrew for many priceless memories. at the Hebrew

s that my Mom lived Next to my childhood years, the eight year her. She was always content and was Home were the best years of my life with Residence. I think everyone from every often happy on 4 East in the Smith-Kogod d for. department made her feel at home and care me with a warm welcome. Someted gree ber mem Each time I visited, a staff ific that let me know how Mom was one would usually tell me something spec onality. Everyone knew and respected doing — something that reflected her pers eating, dressing, decorating, socializing, Mom’s preferences and quirks for foods, encouraged her to do as much as she recreation, and tempo. And they always wanted and could do herself. Mom made helping her a challenge, Sometimes, particularly in the last years, I was amazed by the professionalism, and then I got to see caregiving as an art. help with her own care. efficiency, and creativity used to help Mom e and I treasure many priceless Mom was lucky to live at the Hebrew Hom was different and on every visit I saw or memories of visiting her there. Each visit actions between Mom, other residents, experienced something heartwarming. Inter let me leave feeling uplifted. staff, volunteers, or other visitors always

Welcoming a new physician We are pleased to announce Robert Singer, MD, board-certified in Geriatrics and Family Medicine, has joined the medical staff of Charles E. Smith Life Communities. “It’s absolutely fantastic working here,” says Dr. Singer, who recently retired from Massachusetts General Hospital, Everett Family Care, to move closer to family in Rockville. He says the opportunity to work in geriatrics, spend time with patients and listen to their stories, make house calls, and work for a Jewish non-profit organization is more Robert Singer, MD than he ever could have hoped. Dr. Singer brings his wealth of experience and knowledge to residents in the Hebrew Home, to patients at Hirsh Health Center, and to Hirsh patients living at Revitz House. For Dr. Singer, being a doctor has been “about a life of service, about a life of offering kindness, about a life of offering hope.” n

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Many, many heartfelt thanks! th Cherie Worth, daughter of Margaret Wor

Margaret Worth and her grandson Colin Hazard at a July 4th celebration at the Hebrew Home. Photos submitted by Cherie Worth.

For her 90th birthday party at the Hebrew Home, Margaret Worth was surrounded by loving family members.

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Discover how just the right amount of assistance can make a big difference in life at Cohen-Rosen House, memory care, or Landow House, assisted living. For information call 301.816.5050 or visit www.smithlifecommunities.org

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Thinking about taxes and income streams as tax day nears? Make a gift that gives back to you and to older adults served by Charles E. Smith Life Communities. Your benefits: U Current, substantial tax deduction U 5.1% - 9% unchanging payout rate U Satisfaction of helping older adults in your community To obtain a no-obligation, personalized charitable gift annuity illustration, contact Elana Lippa, director, Gift Planning, at 301.770.8342 or lippa@ceslc.org.

People in the news For a remarkable 45 years, Minnie Jones has cooked, served, and supervised others in the Hebrew Home’s Food and Nutrition Department, becoming an expert at making cheese blintzes, latkes, chopped liver, and other Jewish favorites. Today, as concierge, she schedules regular personal visits to every resident in Wasserman to gather feedback about the food.

Minnie Jones

“L’chaim,” says Hebrew Home resident Dora Schneider, 103, at the Community Minyan in the Sam and Minnie Feldman Family Synagogue. Members of the community are invited to join Dora and other residents for this service in the Wasserman Residence, followed by refreshments, the second Thursday of each month at 3:30 p.m. The next Community Minyan is March 10.

Linda Pate

“I love the people, the job, and the atmosphere,” says Linda Pate, who for 40 years has worked with exceptional dedication in the campus Laundry and now supervises a staff of 13. The laundry processes 635 tons of clothing, bedding, and towels per year. Both women will be honored on April 14 at the Employee Awards Banquet for their exemplary dedication and for having reached milestone years.

Sophie Schulman, center, loved the stories her mother Marla told about the fun she experienced as a child visiting her grandmother (Sophie’s great-grandmother) Genia Zalesky at Revitz House. As a bat mitzvah project, Sophie and her parents established the Sophie Schulman Revitz Social Hour Fund to provide snacks for a monthly gathering at the independent living residence. Three years later, Sophie, now 16, is thrilled that residents are still enjoying the benefits of her philanthropy. Pictured with Sophie are Sid Levy and Shirley Klavan, two of the regulars at the Revitz Social Hour.

Rabbi James Michaels, director of Pastoral Care, reconnected with several graduates (noted with an *) of his Clinical Pastoral Education Program at the Association of Jewish Chaplains’ annual conference in Baltimore. From left, Linda Yitzchak*, JFGH; Sabrina Sojourner*, Frederick Memorial Hospital; Rabbi Michaels; Tamar Jaffe*, Holy Cross Hospice; Rabbi Sandra Rubenstein, Montgomery Hospice; Rabbi Yaffa-Shira Sultan, JSSA Hospice; and David Balto*, Washington Hospital Center. Since 2005, more than 85 trainees of all faiths have completed the CPE course and now serve as chaplains in healthcare, educational, and hospice settings, and as congregational leaders. n

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Churchill High School student Jennifer Chen organized the Adopt-A-Grandparent Program several years ago when she noted how positively residents responded to her visits. She continues these visits, and has encouraged her friends to join her. Students may contact the Volunteer Department at 301.770.8333 to learn about a wide range of worthwhile opportunities for fulfilling community service requirements.

At the sixth annual Holocaust Survivor Tribute, at Ring House on April 17, sponsored by the Progress Club of Rockville, Sonia and Bud Brodecki will be recognized along with all the Holocaust survivors who reside on the campus of Charles E. Smith Life Communities. The Brodeckis experienced tragic loss, but from the moment they met and fell in love in a displaced persons camp in Germany in 1945, they began building a joyful life together. Their unique story will be featured in the June issue of LifeTimes.

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MARCH

Music 21 Chamber Festival Concert

Game Day at Ring House Mah Jongg, Bridge, Canasta, & More 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Lunch, $5 Free transportation from Leisure World RSVP: Jill Berkman, 301.816.5052 Interfaith Clergy Luncheon: Spirituality and Dementia How Faith Leaders Can Help and Support Their Community 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Smith-Kogod Residence Registration: www.smithlifecommunities.org

8:00 p.m. Ring House | Free Open to the community Call 301.816.5086

Seniors from Financial Abuse: 17 Protecting How Cognitive Changes Can Put Seniors at Risk Seminar for financial and legal services professionals (Continuing education credits offered) 7:30 – 9:30 a.m., Wasserman Residence Registration: www.smithlifecommunities.org

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Community Concert for the entire family We are Blessed, with Rick Recht | 6:00 p.m. Strathmore Music Center, North Bethesda Hosted by Harold and Shirley Robinson Philanthropic Fund, Bruce, Paula, and Debra Robinson Registration: www.smithlifecommunities.org

Annual Sara and Samuel J. Lessans 15 Sixth Healthcare Symposium New Approaches in Alzheimer’s Prevention, Treatment, and Research In partnership with Suburban Hospital and Sibley Memorial Hospital, Johns Hopkins Medicine 7:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m., Woodmont Country Club Registration: www.smithlifecommunities.org Appreciation Luncheon 15 Volunteer By invitation | 11:30 a.m. | Wasserman Residence Left, Volunteer Luncheon invitation artwork by Revitz House resident Miriam Rosen

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MAY This 3 Remember Community Resources for Memory Care Patients and Their Caregivers Meet local providers of day programs, in-home services, support groups, and care management. Landow House | Free 5:30 p.m. supper | 6:00 p.m. program RSVP: Jill Berkman, 301.816.5052

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of the Future Luncheon 25 Builders Wasserman Residence, by invitation Call 301.770.8342

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OTHER EVENTS 1st Sunday of the month — Jewish War Veterans Meeting 10:00 a.m. | Ring House Veterans and interested persons welcome. 2nd Monday of the month — Family Caregiver Support Group Presented jointly by Ring House and JSSA Senior Services. Free, open to the community | Noon – 1:30 p.m. | Ring House Call 301.816.2635 2nd Thursday of the month — Community Minyan Community invited to worship with residents March 10, April 14, and May 12 | 3:30 p.m. | Wasserman Residence Refreshments follow services

Survivors Tribute 17 Holocaust Sixth annual brunch sponsored by the Progress Club 10:30 a.m. | Ring House RSVP: swatson@ceslc.org

Online now at www.smithlifecommunities.org: • Sign up for Community Concert • Register for Healthcare Symposium • Volunteer opportunities

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Stuff: one man’s show about his family Emotional and physical “stuff” “Your parents accumulate all these things,” he continued. “When they pass away, it’s like a tsunami. It’s all this stuff and you have to deal with it. It has so much emotional value to it, so much personal baggage, not only for your parents but for you as well. A lot of the stuff I grew up with. Furniture, documents, paintings, all sorts of stuff.” Dealing with his mother’s belongings after she passed was the catalyst for emotional discovery, negotiation, thoughtful consideration and revelation. Feffer found diaries Edith began writing as an older woman, frustrated that the life she ended up having did not have space in it for the life as a published writer she envisioned. The Feffers seemed to be an intellectually engaged family, with a worldly outlook. For instance, Feffer discovered stamp collecting as a boy; those little objects, he says, helped sparked his interest in the world. Travel and living overseas required by his profession made faraway places real. He no longer needed the stamps. Some things Feffer is still drawn to, such as books. The knowledge in them

has always represented lifelong possibilities of what he might become, and those ambitions are bound up in his personal identify. Such is the stuff of dreams. The play, which debuted at the 2015 Capital Fringe Festival, has 18 thematically segmented scenes. Scene transitions are accompanied by tidbits of facts projected onto a large screen. (Did you know the average American home now contains 300,000 separate objects?) The show has an unusual multi-media facet. Objects from Feffer’s home are passed around, and some of the stuff is allowed to be taken away by audience members. But won’t that limit the number of future performances? Not to worry, he says; he still has a basement full of “stuff.”

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By Michael Toscano “At 65, I realize that I made some terrible choices, none of them for me.” From the diary of Edith Feffer, October 1988 That excerpt from the long-secret journals of playwright John Feffer’s mother is at the heart of his idiosyncratic, but sometimes absorbing, play titled Stuff. It returns to the area in a limited run this month at Studio 1469 in D.C.’s Columbia Heights. Stuff is a one-person show performed by the playwright, who combines writing and performing with his day job as a foreign policy analyst for a Washington think tank. Well, it should actually be said it’s a play performed by one person, but visited by several characters and with the vibrant presence of his late mom floating through it. Feffer, 52, is telling her story based on the way she apparently saw herself: a woman who struggled to assert her own identity but ultimately failed. And he has chosen the subject of objects, or “stuff,” as his vehicle to get us there. “Stuff,” he said during a wide-ranging conversation, “created a trail that led to her secrets. And her diaries were part of the stuff.”

John Feffer’s one-man play, Stuff, explores both the physical things and emotional baggage his mother left behind after her death. During the show, Feffer reads from her diaries, portraying her and other characters, and passes some of her possessions around the audience.

We meet Feffer at the top of the play in the role of Edith. As a photo of her at tea fills the screen behind him, the slender writer is a stooped, rather frail figure. A hat

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Premiere of Pulitzer-finalist play at Olney By Robert Friedman Marjorie Prime, which opens March 10 at the Olney Theatre Center in Olney, Md., is a play set in the future that looks at the ever-present problem of aging and how we remember the past. Among other things, the plot involves an 85-year-old woman nearing dementia who — this being years from now — has access to a digital, three-dimensional, version of her recently deceased husband when he was but 30 years old. He’s very life-like, but only has memories of their times together that were programmed into him by the woman’s daughter and son-in-law — which is not how the elderly woman remembers the way they were. The 2015 Pulitzer Prize-finalist play, by

playwright Jordan Harrison, got high praise from New York Times critic, Ben Brantley, who called the play an “elegant, thoughtful and quietly unsettling drama.”

Washington premiere Jason Loewith, Olney’s artistic director, who will direct the production, said he “fell in love” with the play after reading the script. “When you read a play that grabs you with quiet intensity on page one and refuses to let go until the curtain falls, you know you’ve found something extraordinary,” he said. While the premise might seem science fiction-like, that’s not the category in which the director would put the play. Rather, Loewith calls the work “a very beautiful family drama with some comedy in it.”

The play, he said, “is about a family trying to cope with loss of love. It examines whether our memories are what make us human. What are true memories? Where are the lies and the half-truths? If you could wipe away painful memories from your brain, would you?” In a recent interview, playwright Harrison discussed the possible future reality of his play’s premise: “I guess I think it’s possible that computers will feel something down the road. I mean, you and I have been designed, whether by a sentient being or by accident, and it happened to us. Why not to some-

thing that is made of zeroes and ones?” The cast at Olney will include Kathleen Butler, who has appeared in several offBroadway productions of Edward Albee plays, as the 85-year-old Marjorie; JulieAnne Elliot as Marjorie’s daughter, Tess; Michael Willis as Marjorie’s son-in-law, Jon, and Michael Glenn as Walter, the computeroriginated hologram called a “Prime.”

Dates and times The 80-minute play runs from March 10 See MARJORIE PRIME, page 55

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CELTIC CONCERT

Concerts from Kirkwood presents a Celtic concert featuring the Beau Soir Ensemble on Saturday, March 12 at 3 p.m. The concert will take place in the sanctuary of Kirkwood Presbyterian Church, located at 8336 Carrleigh Parkway, Springfield, Va. The concert is free to the public, but donations are accepted. For more information, visit www.kirkwoodpres.com or call (703) 451-5320.

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March’s Cafe Muse, a free monthly poetry reading series, will take place on Monday, March 21 from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Friendship Heights Village Center, located at 4433 S. Park Ave., Chevy Chase, Md. Poets Anders Carlson-Wee and Richard Peabody will read from their work. The evening starts with classical guitar and includes refreshments. An open mic will follow. For more information, call (301) 656-2797.

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Stuff From page 53 chunky baubles are his only concessions to costume. As Edith fusses about who will sit where at tea, Feffer’s recorded voice, as himself, engages in conversation with her. The disembodied voice seems stiff and formal, especially compared to the animated elderly woman he portrays live. But when Feffer transitions back to himself as a monologist and story-teller, he is more at ease and seemingly spontaneous. And for much of the show’s 75 minutes or so, Feffer’s earnest presence fills the space as a man recounting old, familiar stories rather than as someone reciting history. Some of the stories are funny, yet poignant. Edith insists that John take her prized wooden sideboard. He’s less than thrilled with the prospect, knowing the piece is too massive for his dining room. “I want it to stay in the family,” she insists. He points out she bought it in 1967, and it’s hardly a collector’s item. But stuff has its own power, and the thing is now wedged into his home. A connection between the influence of objects with the regrets of his mother

Marjorie Prime From page 54 through April 10 in Olney Center’s MulitzGudelsky Theatre Lab. Performances are Wednesdays through Saturdays at 7:45 p.m., plus matinees at 1:45 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays. There is also a Wednesday, March 30 matinee at 1:45 p.m. Post-show discussions will be held after the Saturday matinees on March 19, 26 and April 9. The playwright’s credits include, among other works, the play Maple and Vine and

sometimes seems a bit contrived. But that doesn’t mean the disparate themes are not individually interesting. For example, a discussion about what to do with a lacquer box as Feffer and his wife closed down a home in Japan opens up whole rivers and tributaries of contemplation and reflection. Edith’s diaries ultimately unearthed startling revelations. They, along with love letters written home to Edith by her faraway husband during World War II, changed Feffer’s perceptions of family history (spoilers will not be divulged in this space). “Writing was her aspiration, and it was basically submerged in order to raise a family, and to help my father achieve his career objectives,” Feffer explained. But it proved difficult to get things published, so Feffer says she began writing diaries, letting loose decades of pent-up feelings. “Into those diaries, she poured all of her frustrations and disappointments, and other things, as well. But what it turned out to be for her children was a kind of secret history, because my mother put into her diaries everything she didn’t tell us.” Perhaps the most tangible link between “stuff” and Edith’s discontent is the fact that she wanted many of her household objects

to live on in the family. Much of it has. She also wanted to be someone whose writing would achieve a kind of immortality by being published. That is something she failed to accomplish. But Feffer has given his mother a gift: for a time, at least, some things she wrote hold an audience’s attention. Stuff will be performed at Studio 1469, located at the rear of 1469 Harvard St. NW in Washington, D.C., in the Columbia Heights neighborhood.

Onstage March 3 to 19 Performance dates: Thursday and Friday,

March 3 and 4; Thursday, March 10; Sunday, March 13; Thursday, March 17; and Saturday, March 19. All performances are at 8 p.m. All tickets are $20 and are available at www.brownpapertickets.com (event 2500185) or at the door. For more information about the play, visit www.johnfeffer.com/stuff. Studio 1469 is located two blocks from the Columbia Heights Metro station. There is no on-site parking available. Enter via the alley off 15th Street, between Harvard Street and Columbia Road. For more information about the theater, email info@studio1469.com or call (202) 518-0804.

the TV drama “Orange is the New Black.” Those wishing to meet him may attend a cocktail party to be held in the Theatre Lab on Saturday, March 12 at 5 p.m. There will be a cash bar. The get-together will be free to Olney Theatre members, $5 for theater professionals, and $10 for the general public. Tickets for the play are $38 to $65, with a $5 discount for seniors (62+? CONFIRM). The Olney Theater Center is located at 2001 Sandy Spring Rd, Olney, MD 20832. Buy tickets online at http://olneytheatre.org or by calling (301) 924-3400.

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SATURDAY, MARCH 19, 3 P.M. Smithsonian National Gallery of Art Constitution Ave. and 6th St. NW East Building Atrium Washington, D.C.

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I was seven years old when Phil and I met. He was the first television set owned by any family on our block. I named him Phil because he had been made by Philco, a major TV manufacturer of that era. The day that Phil was delivered, all the kids in the neighborhood gathered out front to watch him being unloaded from a truck. Of course, in the years since, TV sets have slimmed down considerably. But Phil cornered the market on bulky. He was about four feet high and four feet wide. He was encased in a dark, highly polished mahogany cabinet. Phil wasn’t just a way for all of us to watch shows. He was a serious piece of furniture. The family that bought Phil did so because Daddy Jones liked to watch baseball games on weekends. But at 4 p.m. on weekdays, when school had just ended, Daddy Jones wasn’t home from work yet. So all the kids on the block would gather in the darkened living room of the Joneses. Mrs. Jones would serve us chocolate milk and cookies and turn a maroon knob. Phil would ever so slowly spring to life. We watched cartoons. We watched Captain Video and the Video Ranger (the “Star Trek” of its day). We watched Jerry Lewis movies until we could recite the entire dialogue from memory. It was an absolutely astonishing, absolute-

ly wonderful, absolutely revolutionary blast. The Phil-fest lasted for about two years. The Joneses moved away, taking Phil with them. And, glory be, our family finally bought our own Phil. But in just those few months we spent at the Joneses, television grew up. It moved from being trivial and technologically rudimentary to broadcasting college courses, news shows and top-shelf entertainment. I’ll never forget the night that the Joneses invited all of us to get into our jammies and come over on a Sunday night. We watched Ed Sullivan! He talked kind of funny, but that wasn’t the point. Thanks to good old Ed, we saw live singing, live dancing, and all sorts of circus acts — all in what my 21st century friend would call “real time.” When Ed Sullivan announced that tonight, he had a really-really-really big show, the kidlets in their jammies burbled with delight. Please note, Mr. 21st century: Television as provided by Phil was a social event. It was an occasion to be shared by all the kids on the block. It wasn’t anything like what you do — tucking into your handheld device and never uttering a word. And please note this, too: The shows we watched were wholesome and uplifting. See BOB LEVEY, page 59

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Anne Akiko Meyers

Nikolaj Znaider

Jean-Yves Thibaudet plays Liszt Brahms’s Symphony No. 3

Nikolai Lugansky plays Brahms Beethoven’s “Pastoral” Symphony

Anne Akiko Meyers plays Bates Ives’s Symphony No. 2

Christoph Eschenbach, conductor Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano

Osmo Vänskä, conductor Nikolai Lugansky, piano

Hugh Wolff, conductor Anne Akiko Meyers, violin

PICKER: Opera without Words LISZT: Piano Concerto No. 2 BRAHMS: Symphony No. 3 BRAHMS: Three Hungarian Dances

BRAHMS: Piano Concerto No. 1 BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 6, “Pastoral”

BARBER: The School for Scandal Overture BATES: Violin Concerto IVES: Symphony No. 2

MARCH 10–12 March 10: AfterWords free post-concert discussion

COFFEE CONCERT Mar. 11 at 11:30 a.m.

Bach, Brahms, and More A RUBENSTEIN FAMILY ORGAN RECITAL

Paul Jacobs, organ

J.S. BACH: Sinfonia from Cantata “Wir danken dir, Gott, wir danken dir” J.S. BACH: Trio Sonata No. 4 in E minor BRAHMS: Chorale Prelude “O, wie selig seid ihr doch” BRAHMS: Prelude and Fugue in G minor BRAHMS: Chorale Prelude “Es ist ein Ros’ entsprungen” REGER: Fantasia and Fugue on B-A-C-H MOZART: Andante in F minor REUBKE: Sonata on the 94th Psalm

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Benjamin Grosvenor plays Mozart Nikolaj Znaider conducts Mahler

James Gaffigan, conductor Storm Large, vocals Hudson Shad, vocal quartet

RODGERS: Carousel Waltz WEILL: The Seven Deadly Sins DVORˇÁK: American Suite RAVEL: La valse

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Nikolaj Znaider, conductor Benjamin Grosvenor, piano

MOZART: Piano Concerto No. 27 MAHLER: Symphony No. 1

APRIL 7 & 9 Part of the Nikolaj Znaider Residency No late seating until intermission. April 7: Organ Postlude free post-concert mini-recital

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Storm Large sings Weill’s The Seven Deadly Sins Classics by Rodgers, Dvorˇák, and Ravel

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Choirs will use music to offer comfort ously. It’s giving you an experience that nothing else could do.” Dressler said joining a threshold choir is a powerful service. “Family and caregivers say for them it sounds like angels,” she said. “It’s helping someone leave this life.” Threshold choir members sing for a variety of people — from long-term terminal patients who enjoy performances for years, to those on their deathbed, Dressler said. They also sing to other groups, like

threshold of life, and their loved ones.

In Prince George’s County The Anne Arundel County Threshold Choir and the Prince George’s GIFTS Choir are two such groups formed through Hospice of the Chesapeake. Heidi Dressler, executive director of the California-based Threshold Choir organization, said the network started 15 years ago when the founder crooned to a friend dying of HIV/AIDS. “People get agitated when transitioning,” she said. “What we notice is that people will be tossing and turning, they’re not verbal, and you start singing and they calm down almost immediately....We do know that music is the one thing that activates every part of your brain simultane-

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infants in neonatal intensive care or those who are incarcerated. “Those are also life thresholds,” she said. “Sometimes it’s about coming in, or the changes happening in your life.”

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By Christina Jedra About 40 years ago, aspiring nurse Sharon Igoe Von Behren found herself in a nursing home with an elderly husband and wife. “He was actively dying, and she knew it,” said Von Behren, 60, a Baltimore City resident. “He was still breathing but not responsive.” The man’s wife had tears in her eyes and said she wished she could sing to him. Von Behren, a lifelong musician, asked what she’d like to hear. “I sang ‘Let Me Call You Sweetheart,’ and his wife sat there and cried the whole time,” she said. Von Behren is now bringing bedside singing to the area with a new “threshold choir” — a group of vocalists who use music to bring comfort to those at the

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Bob Levey From page 56 No gory video games where entire civilizations get wiped out with one push of a button. No violent movies where people get insulted, smacked, shot and beaten. If you can find some early Howdy Doody episodes via Google, Mr. 21st Century, give a listen. No cursing. No leering. No sexualization of characters. Just bumbling old Clarabelle and innocent young

Choirs From page 58 have a “spiritual connection” to the patient, the caregivers and the family members present. These intense visits require training to know how to respond to cues. “When we train them, we talk about how to physically position yourself, how you pay attention to the signals the patients are giving you,” she said. “Some patients will say, ‘I don’t want to hear that song. Sing “Take Me Out to the Ballgame.’” Some want to remember when they were younger and in a more positive place.” Most choirs know songs in many different languages to accommodate requests from different cultures and religions, Dressler said. Von Behren said she began volunteering with Hospice of the Chesapeake in August, and jumped at the opportunity to direct the local threshold choir. She has directed the Arundel Singers since 1978, and has sung with the Maryland State Chorus, the Baltimore Symphony Chorus and the Phoenix Choir of Baltimore. She said that during an Arundel Singers performance at a nursing home years ago,

Princess Summerfallwinterspring. Via Phil, we learned to laugh without laughing at anyone’s expense. I can certainly see the appeal of your handheld device, my arrogant young friend. It connects you to the world very nicely. And, unlike Phil, it can fit in your shirt pocket. But do you ever invite your neighbors over to watch you punch up an app? I didn’t think so. Bob Levey is a national award-winning columnist. a resident quietly passed away during the concert. “The daughter told me her mom passed away doing what she loved most, which was listening to music,” she said. “That really set me into motion with threshold choirs.” Von Behren said the county threshold choir will learn the national organization’s repertoire, but will also tailor performances to their audience, which, in Maryland, will likely include veterans. “I would guarantee we’ll be asked to sing the Army hymn, the Navy hymn, the Marine hymn,” she said. The county threshold choir is open to men and women of any voice part and ability, Von Behren said. All that is required is availability to attend rehearsals and a desire to sing. “I’ve been directing community chorus for 27 years, and I’ve worked with all kinds of voices, all kinds of ranges, and all kinds of circumstances,” she said. “I’m convinced there’s no voice that can’t sing.” To join or learn more about the choir, contact Kris Carpenter-Zyla at kcarpenterzyla@hospicechesapeake.org or (410) 987-2003. — The Capital Gazette, via AP

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The Little River Glen Senior Center in Fairfax, Va. needs a computer lab assistant. For this and other volunteer opportunities, call (703) 324-5406, TTY 711, or visit www.fairfaxcounty.gov/olderadults and click on Volunteer Solutions.

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ARLINGTON AGING MEETING

There will be a community meeting for Arlington, Va. residents on Monday, March 21 at 10 a.m. Discuss agefriendly services with the Arlington Commission on Aging, County Staff and their community partners. There will be a tour and hot lunch. Suggested contribution is $7. Reservation is required. The meeting will take place at the Walter Reed Community Center, located at 2909 16th St. South. For more information or to RSVP, call (703) 228-1747 or email arlaaa@arlingtonva.us.

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FURNITURE PAINTING WORKSHOP Stifel and Capra presents an interactive furniture painting work-

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NORTH POTOMAC VILLAGE CONDOMINIUM – $289,900. Attn: Empty Nesters. Great senior living! Sunny, quiet/wooded rearcorner 2BR/2FB apt. in secure elevator building with secure underground garage parking. Updated kitchen appliances, carpeting. Balcony, gas cooking, heat. Handicap accessible. Conveniently located across from Kentlands. Nr. Seneca PT & Wellness Center. 62 year old+ community. Michael Greenberg, Weichert, Realtors. 301-674-7928.

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VINYL RECORDS WANTED from 1950 through 1985. Jazz, Rock-n-Roll, Soul, Rhythm & Blues, Reggae and Disco. 33 1/3 LPs, 45s or 78s, Larger collections of at least 100 items wanted. Please call John, 301-596-6201.

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I PURCHASE GOLD AND SILVER JEWELRY and coins for my company Gold 4 Good. I will come to your home and provide a no-fee, noobligation estimate. If you decide to sell, I will transport you to and from my shop in Silver Spring. Local references. Montgomery County license #2327. Call Bob, 240-938-9694.

FOR RENT: LARGE 6TH FLOOR, 2-Bedroom, 2-bath condo in gated age 55+ community. Beautiful light laminate and ceramic tile floors, stainless steel appliances. Washer/dryer. Great view from enclosed glass balcony. Includes garage parking space, storage unit. $1,675 per month. Roberta Campbell, Weichert, Realtors, 301-681-0550, 301-801-7906. LEISURE WORLD® – $269,000. 2 BR 2 FB EE in “Creekside,” open kitchen, enclosed balcony, lots of light, move-in ready. 1433 sq ft. Stan Moffson, Weichert, Realtors. 301-928-3463. LEISURE WORLD® – $81,000. 1 BR 1 FB Raleigh Co-op. Updated kitchen, new paint, view of the walking paths and green space. 990 sq ft. Stan Moffson, Weichert, Realtors. 301-928-3463.

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WANTED: OLDER VIOLINS, Guitars, Banjos, Mandolins, etc. Musician/collector will pay cash for older string instruments. Jack, 301279-2158.

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PAID RESEARCH STUDY: Participants needed for hearing experiments conducted at the University of Maryland, College Park. We are seeking people ages 65-85 with normal hearing. Hearing evaluation included as part of the study. Participation time is 16 hours, with reimbursement of $12/hour. Contact The Hearing Brain Lab (301-405-8362; hearingbrainlab@gmail.com). Please mention the “Neuroplasticity Study” when you contact us.

SELL YOUR GOLD AND SILVER JEWELRY and old coins. Licensed dealer in Silver Spring buys gold and silver. I will meet you at your home or bank, analyze your jewelry, or coins, and tell you how much I can pay if you should decide to sell. No fees or obligation. Call Bob, 240-938-9694. Gold 4 Good. 8431 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring. License #2327. I have references.

Home/Handyman Services GARDEN ANGLE LANDSCAPING SERVICE: Lawn and yard cleanups etc. Hauling anything. For all your household needs, please give Robert a call at 240-477-2158 or 301-987-1277. Free estimate. JUNK HAULING AND CLEANING R US – Serving Metropolitan Area with trash removal from garage, basement, yard, etc. Haul almost anything. Please call 1-855-321-2100.

BUYING MILITARY MEMORABILIA WW2, WW1, Civil War uniforms, weapons, photos and items associated with US, German, Japanese or items of other Military History. DAVE, 240-4640958. HIGHEST CASH PAID FOR ANTIQUES, JEWELRY, ESTATES. I have been advertising in the Beacon for 20 years. Montgomery County resident – will travel to D.C., MD, VA. Buying following items: Furniture, art, jewelry, gold, sterling silver, old coins, vintage pocket and wrist watches, old tools, books, camera, military items – guns, rifles, knives, pocket knives, swords etc. Also buying: old toys, dolls, trains, comic books, photographs, autographs, musical instruments, guitars, violins, etc. Also old sports memorabilia and equipment – baseball, golf, football, fishing etc. Please call Tom at 240-476-3441. CASH FOR ESTATE BUYOUTS, estate clean-outs, jewelry to furniture, one item or whole estate. Free Estimate, Will Travel. 301520-0755. CASH FOR JEWELRY: Buying jewelry, diamonds, gold, platinum, silver, watches, coins, flatware, etc. We make house calls. Ask for Tom. Call anytime 301-654-8678 or 301-654-0838. STAMP COLLECTIONS, AUTOGRAPHS purchased/appraised – U.S., worldwide, covers, paper memorabilia. Stamps are my specialty – highest price paid! Appraisals. Phone Alex, 301309-3622. Stampex1@gmail.com. FINE ANTIQUES, PAINTINGS AND QUALITY VINTAGE FURNISHINGS wanted by a serious, capable buyer. I am very well educated [law degree], knowledgeable [over 40 years in the antique business] and have the finances and wherewithal to handle virtually any situation. If you have a special item, collection or important estate, I would like to hear from you. I pay great prices for great things in all categories from Oriental rugs to Tiffany objects, from rare clocks to firearms, from silver and gold to classic cars. If it is wonderful, I am interested. No phony promises or messy consignments. References gladly furnished. Please call Jake Lenihan, 301-2798834. Thank you. MILITARY ITEMS WANTED: Collector seeks to purchase military uniforms; flight jackets, patches, insignia, medals, etc. from the Civil War through Vietnam. Especially seeking U.S. Army Air Corps, USMC, Airborne, and German/Japanese/Italian items from WWII. ALSO BUYING old Boy Scout, Airline Items, Toys, Lighters. Call Dan, 202-841-3062. LADY WHO LOVES DISHES and figurines wants to buy yours. Especially Royal Copenhagen, Deco Noritake, Limoges, Herend and English bone china. Do you have a collection of cup and saucers, dog and cat figurines, Royal Doulton ladies or salt and pepper shakers? Also mid-century Scandinavian ceramics and glass, Asian items, silver, paintings and costume jewelry. Anything else old and interesting, please call me. 301-785-1129. COLLECTOR BUYING MILITARY ITEMS: Helmets, weapons, rifles, shot guns, knives, swords, bayonets, web gear, uniforms, etc. from all wars and countries. Large quantities are okay. Will pay top prices for my personal collection. Discreet consultations. Call Fred, 301-910-0783. TOP DOLLAR PAID IN CASH FOR ANTIQUES, “Mid-Century Modern” and quality used furniture, art, sterling + gold, jewelry, paintings, military, firearms, clocks, rugs, etc. One piece or entire estate. I am a collector, dealer, shop owner for over 30 years. Please call Chris, 301-262-1299.

BEACON BITS

Mar. 20

MOZART’S “REQUIUM”

The National Presbyterian Festival Choir and Orchestra presents a free concert of Mozart’s “Requiem” on Sunday, March 20 from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Tickets are not required. The church is located at 4101 Nebraska Ave. NW, Washington, D.C. For more information, visit www.nationalpres.org or call (202) 537-0800.

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Mar. 12

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FINANCIAL FITNESS CONFERENCE

A free Women’s Wellness and Wealth Conference focusing on financial fitness will take place on Saturday, March 12 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Participants will learn how to build and protect their finances, save taxes in retirement, determine the type of life insurance they need, and become physically and mentally fit. This event will take place at the Harborside Hotel, located at 6400 Oxon Hill Rd., Oxon Hill, Md. Register early because space is limited. For more information, call Renee at (301) 776-1506.

Ongoing

FREE TECH TRAINING

Arlington County Public Libraries offers free one-on-one technology training in half-hour increments by appointment at the Central Library, located at 1015 N Quincy St., and the Columbia Pike branch, located at 816 South Walter Reed Dr. Tech assistants can assist with basic computer tasks, using Microsoft office programs, troubleshooting issues, downloading e-books or audiobooks, creating email accounts and more. For more information or to schedule a session at an area branch, visit http://library.arlingtonva.us/2014/ 09/03/by-appointment-one-on-one-tech-help.

Deadlines and Payments: Ad text and payment is due by the 20th of each month. Note: Only ads received and prepaid by the deadline will be included in the next month’s issue. Please type or print your ad carefully. Include a number where you can be reached in the event of a question. Payment is due with ad. We do not accept ads by phone or fax, nor do we accept credit cards. Private Party Text Ads: For individuals seeking to buy or sell particular items, or place a personal ad. Each ad is $15 for 25 words, 25 cents for each additional word. Business Text Ads: For parties engaged in an ongoing business enterprise. Each ad is $35 for 25 words, 50 cents for each additional word. Note: Each real estate listing counts as one business text ad. Send your classified ad with check or money order, payable to the Beacon, to:

The Beacon, D.C. Classified Dept. P.O. Box 2227, Silver Spring, MD 20915-2227 For information about display advertising, or to request a media kit, call (301) 949-9766.

ADVERTISERS IN THIS ISSUE Clinical Research Studies

Diabetes Clinical Studies . . . .21 Cognitive Impairment Study . .21

Computer Classes

JCA SeniorTech . . . . . . . . . . .7-9

Dental Services

Friedman, Stephen, DDS . . . .26 Oh, Judy, DDS . . . . . . . . . . . .12 Sklar, Andrew, DDS . . . . . . . .21

Employment/ Volunteers

Home Instead Senior Care . . .10 JCA VillageRides . . . . . . . . . .10 Meals on Wheels . . . . . . . . . . .42

Events

50+ Employment Expo . . .27-30

Financial Services

Children’s National Hospital . .39 Eversafe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37 Group Benefit Resources . . . .17 Jefferson Mortgage Group . . . .6 PENFED Credit Union . . . . . .36

Funeral Services

Fairfax Memorial . . . . . . . . . .54 Fram Monuments . . . . . . . . . .39 Going Home Cremation . . . . .56

Government Services

DC Office on Aging . . . . . .31-34 Montgomery County Aging and Disability Services . . . . . . . .20 Montgomery County Information & Services/311 . . . . . . . . . . .35

Hearing Services

Auditory Services, Inc . . . . . .25 Mendelson Group . . . . . . . . . .19 Sound Hearing Centers . . . . . .20

Home Health Care

Best Senior Care . . . . . . . . . . .24 Elder Caring . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22 Home Care Assistance . . . . . .13 Home Instead . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 Options for Senior America . .43

Housing

Almost Home . . . . . . . . . . . . .39 Arden Courts . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 Ashby Ponds . . . . . . . . . . . .6, 60 The Bonifant at Silver Spring . .10 Brooke Grove Retirement Village . . . . . . . .18 Buckingham’s Choice . . . . . . .44 Chesterbrook Residences . . . .16 Churchill Senior Living . . . . .19 Culpepper Garden . . . . . . . . . .24 Fairhaven . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44 Friendship Terrace . . . . . . . . . .14 Glover Park Senior Living . . . .6 Greenspring . . . . . . . . . .6, 23, 60 Homecrest House . . . . . . . . . .24 Olney Assisted Living . . . . . . .14 Park View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42 Potomac Place . . . . . . . . . . . . .43 Quantum Property Mgmt . . . .59

Riderwood . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6, 60 Springvale Terrace . . . . . . . . .22 Tribute at Heritage Village . . .64 Tysons Woods . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 Waltonwood . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

Five Colors Science & Tech. . .44 Four Sales LTD . . . . . . . . . . . .38 Partners Estate Sales . . . . . . . .36 Patriot Coins USA . . . . . . . . .37 SAS Shoes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

Legal Services

Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation

Law Firm of Evan Farr . . . . . .37 Law Offices of Paul Riekhof .39

Medical/Health

Grace in Motion . . . . . . . . . . .17 Holy Cross Hospital . . . . . . . .15 Medical Eye Center . . . . . . . . .19 Montgomery Medical Clinic . . .5 Next Steps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 SI Back Pain . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 Silver Spring Medical Center .13 Stem Cell Arts . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

Pet Care

Sampson Smiles Pet Care . . . .14

Real Estate Services

In Order . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54 Long & Foster/Eric Stewart 38,58 Long & Foster/Inderjeet Jumani36 Weichert/Doug Brasse . . . . . . .16 Weichert/Sue Heyman . . . . . . .22

Communicare Health . . . . . . .12 Greenspring/Erickson . . . . . . .23 HealthSouth Rehab Hospital . .25 Manor Care Health Services . .23 Misler Adult Day Center . . . . .26

Subscriptions

Beacon Subscription . . . . . . . .61 Washington Jewish Week . . . .56

Theatre/ Entertainment

Metro Ballet Theatre . . . . . . . .53 National Symphony Orchestra 57 Toby’s Dinner Theatre . . . . . .53 US Navy Band . . . . . . . . . . . .55 Washington City Choir . . . . . .58

Tour & Travel

Restaurants/ Food Service

Original Pancake House . . . . .61

Eyre Travel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41 Festive Holidays . . . . . . . . . . .41 Tripper Bus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41 US Navy Memorial . . . . . . . . .55 Vamoose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43

Retail/Pawn/Auction

Utilities

City of Fairfax . . . . . . . . . . . . .55

Verizon DC Lifeline Program . .44

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