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by Kathy Wolfe It happened at the World’s Fair! Some will recognize this as the title of a 1963 movie starring Elvis Presley, filmed on the site of the 1962 Seattle World’s Fair. Let’s look at the history of these expositions that have been staged for more than 160 years. * SAVE OUR ENVIROMENT

• The World’s Fair, officially known as the Universal Exposition or Great Exhibition, made its debut in London’s Hyde Park in 1851. It was designed as a way for nations to present their scientific innovations. The entire London exhibition was contained inside the Crystal Palace, an enormous greenhouse structure made from cast iron and glass. It was the brainstorm of Prince Albert, Queen Victoria’s husband. The inaugural America’s Cup yachting race was held in conjunction with the Exhibition.

The world’s first voting machine was on display as well as an early precursor to the fax machine.

• The first era of expositions from 1851 to 1938 focused on nations’ technological inventions, brought together in one place. In 1939, the focus shifted to cultural themes, with themes including “Building the World of Tomorrow” (1939), “Peace through Understanding” (1964), and “Man and his World” (1967). Starting in 1988, the fairs were used as a tool for nations to improve their image through their national pavilion displays.

• The first World’s Fair held in the United States was the Centennial International Exhibition of 1876 in Philadelphia, celebrating the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in that city. Close to 10 million visitors attended the fair, which was equal to about 20% of the U.S. population at that time. Several notable items made their debut at the fair, including Alexander Graham Bell’s telephone, Heinz ketchup, Hires root beer, a Remington typewriter, and a 1500-horsepower Corliss steam engine, which provided power for all the exhibits.

Four buildings from the Exhibition still remain at the site.

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• Scientific innovations making their debut at the 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition included the Xray machine, baby incubator, electric typewriter, and telephone answering machine.

• New York City has hosted three World’s Fairs – 1853, 1939, and 1964. At the 1853 exhibition, Elisha Otis de-

The Government Building at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition

• The entrance arch to the 1889 World’s Fair was highly criticized as an eyesore, yet it has become one of the most recognizable structures in the world. Paris’ Eiffel Tower was built as part of the exhibition commemorating the 100th anniversary of the French Revolution. The designer, Gustave Eiffel, had a permit for the Tower to stand for 20 years and it was set for demolition in 1909. However, the Tower proved valuable for purposes of communications and the City of Paris allowed it to remain. Upon its completion in 1889, at 1,063 feet tall (324 m), it was the tallest manmade structure in the world, an honor it held for 41 years. Today, it is the most-visited paid monument in the world, with 25,000 visitors daily, about 7 million annually.

• St. Louis was chosen as the site of the 1904 World’s Fair to celebrate the centennial of the 1803 Louisiana Purchase. The 1904 Summer Olympics were held there in conjunction with the fair, the first time they were held in the U.S. The field used for the track events is still in use today on the campus of Washington University.

monstrated his elevator equipped with a safety brake.

Three years later, America’s first passenger elevator was installed by Otis in a five-story New York department store. Flushing Meadows Corona Park in the borough of Queens was the site of both the 1939 and 1964 fairs.

The park was built on a site known as the Corona Ash Dumps, where ashes from coal-burning furnaces were dumped, along with horse manure and garbage. Some of the buildings from the 1939 fair were used from 1946 to 1951 as the United Nations’ first headquarters before their move to permanent offices in Manhattan.

• The Ford Motor Company presented its Mustang to the world for the first time at the 1964 New York fair.

Shea Stadium home of the New York Mets, opened in conjunction with the exposition across from the fairgrounds. The Unisphere was the focal point of the 1964 exposition, a 12-story, 140-ft. (43-m) tall, 700,000lb. (320,000-kg) stainless steel Earth, a landmark that remains in the park today. The fair featured a special tribute to John F. Kennedy, who had broken ground for the pavilion in 1962, but was assassinated five months before the fair’s opening.

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• At age 20, Davenport, Iowa native Otto Rohwedder moved to Chicago to pursue a degree in optometry at a college of ophthalmology in the Windy City. After a year in the profession, Otto made a drastic career change and began an apprenticeship with a local jeweler. At 25, he settled in St. Joseph, Missouri, and by 32, he had acquired three jewelry shops. In his spare time, he began tinkering with new inventions.

• At 36, Rohwedder got out of the jewelry business and set out to solve a common household complaint.

Loaves of bread were sold whole, and housewives didn’t like slicing it! Rohwedder devised a brief questionnaire to determine the thickness of a slice that housewives would like to see. He placed ads in several large newspapers and within a few months had received 30,000 responses.

• Work began on a prototype of a bread-slicing machine in 1916 in an abandoned warehouse. Rohwedder drew hundreds of blueprints with differing specifications. Tragedy struck in 1917 when his prototype and all of his blueprints were destroyed in a fire.

• It was 10 years before Rohwedder had another machine completed, but this one was much better.

While his first machine had used long metal pins to hold the sliced loaf together, the new machine tightly wrapped the loaves in waxed paper. The contraption was 5 feet wide (1.5 m), 3 feet high (.9 m), and 6 feet (1.8 m) deep. After being awarded a patent for the slicer, Rohwedder began searching for buyers and received mostly ridicule.ROHWEDDER (continued):

• He finally persuaded a friend whose bakery was on the verge of bankruptcy to give it a try. Frank Bench, owner of Chillicothe Baking Company produced the first slices in July, 1928, and put it on the shelves as “Kleen Maid Sliced Bread.” Within two weeks, his bread sales had increased by 2,000%.

The public loved sliced bread and the machine’s success was launched.

• A 1928 issue of Modern Mechanics explained how the machine worked: “Two banks of thin sharp steel blades are utilized…While one blade moves upward, its immediate neighbor moves downward. As the blades pass through the soft bread, the loaf closes immediately behind the blades and keeps the air out… thus retaining the freshness of the loaf.”

• Full-page ads declared that sliced bread was “the greatest forward step in the baking industry since bread was wrapped.” Before long, the slogan had been modified to include every new exceptional invention, referring to innovations as “the greatest thing since sliced bread.”

• Two years after the launch of the bread slicer, Continental Baking Company introduced Wonder Bread in its bright, balloon-imprinted wrapper, with the word “Sliced” emblazoned in large letters.

Their ad was a happy picture of families packing sandwiches for picnics.

• In 1933, Rohwedder sold his rights to Iowa’s Micro-Westco Company and became vice-president and sales manager of the bakery machine division.

• In 1960, a beer bottler bought the building that had formerly housed the Chillicothe Baking Company. In the storage area was a pile of metal the owner thought was junk, which he promptly disposed of. He later learned it was Rohwedder’s original slicer. The Smithsonian is home to one of Rohwedder’s second design machines.

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COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION The 1893 World’s Fair, held in Chicago, was officially known as the World’s Columbian Exposition, commemorating 400 years since the 1492 voyage of Christopher Columbus to the Americas. More than 28 million people paid the admission price to tour the exhibits of 46 nations, built at a cost of more than $28 million.

• The fairgrounds were referred to as the “White City,” because all buildings were covered with white stucco in order to resemble carved marble, and illuminated with 100,000 electric lights.

• Several commercial products were introduced at the fair, including Pabst Blue Ribbon beer, Cream of Wheat cereal, Juicy Fruit gum, Aunt Jemima pancake mix, and Cracker Jacks. Early versions of the dishwasher, fluorescent light bulbs, a milk sterilization machine, and the zipper also made their debut.

Please Support Our Advertisers • One of the main attractions was the world’s first Ferris Wheel, the invention of Pittsburgh bridge builder and steel magnate George Ferris, Jr. Towering 264 feet (804 m) in the air, the wheel had 36 cars that could accommodate 60 people each, allowing a total of 2,160 riders at a time. Each paid 50 cents for the nine-minute ride, providing a boost to the fair’s shaky financial status, generating $395,000 in profit. The Ferris Wheel proved so popular that, after the conclusion of the fair, it was moved to Chicago’s North Side, where it operated for another 10 years. It was then dismantled and moved to St. Louis for their World’s Fair, the Louisiana Purchase Exposition of 1904. After its tenure there, the wheel was dynamited with 300 lbs. (136 kg) of explosives and sold for scrap in 1906.

• In addition to its financial struggles, the fair experienced several other tragedies. A smallpox epidemic originated on the grounds in the summer of 1893 and had spread throughout Chicago by Autumn. Two days before the closing ceremonies, the city’s Mayor Carter Harrison was assassinated in his home. The ceremonies were cancelled and replaced with a public memorial service for the mayor. Shortly after the close

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• Of the more than 200 buildings constructed for the exposition, only one remains. Known as the Palace of Fine Arts in 1893, today it houses Chicago’s Museum of Science and Industry.

• Most folks have seen a machine that flattens a penny, embossing it with a picture of various tourist attractions. That machine was first seen at the Columbian Exposition, and featured seven different lettering designs for fairgoers to choose from for their souvenir.

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Please Support Our Advertisers *** DEAR DR. ROACH: I read and hear of great health benefits attributed to eating nuts. I have a very healthy heart, but no one can consider himself beyond the specter of cancer. Also, possibly my neurological or other systems that deteriorate with age could benefit from eating nuts. Unfortunately, eating nuts or peanuts results in constipation that can last for days. Foods with dairy or egg components give me the same problem. Do I do myself a disservice by not eating nuts? Should I consider episodes of constipation worth the benefits? -- J.M.

Prostate Often Blamed for Bladder Problems DEAR DR. ROACH: I'm 87 and have an enlarged prostate.

When I get the urge to urinate, which is often, I have to go at once. Do you think that taking a bladder-control medicine would interfere with the Cardura (doxazosin) I'm taking to keep my urine duct (urethra) open? It's getting to be a big problem. Hope you can help me. -CB ANSWER: Both men and women can have urinary urgency (the sensation of needing to go right away), and sometimes this can lead to accidents. In women, the problem usually is attributed to bladder spasm, and in men it may be attributed erroneously to the prostate.

Of course, it is possible to have both prostate problems like benign enlargement of the gland and bladder spasm, but oftentimes the problem in men is solely the bladder.

Some people need treatment for both, and there are no interactions I could find between doxazosin and bladder spasm agents like Detrol (tolterodine) or Ditropan (oxybutynin).

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ANSWER: I have carefully read the new studies on nuts, and they confirm previous studies showing that nut consumption is associated with a lower risk of heart disease and overall death and, as you note, reduced cancer risk as well. However, this doesn't prove that eating nuts reduces those risks. It is possible that people who eat nuts have other behaviors that are really responsible for their lower risk of disease. However, the authors of the study did as good a job as possible to reduce that possibility.

In your case, I would think of nuts as a medicine. You have to consider the benefits (possibly lower risk of cancer and other diseases) against the side effects (constipation, which can be very unpleasant and reduce quality of life). One estimate is that nut consumption may increase lifespan by as much as a year. You may have less benefit than other people from nut consumption because of your healthy heart. That would make me less likely to recommend nut consumption for you.

If your constipation were more than mildly annoying, I probably wouldn't "prescribe" nuts. Similarly, people with nut allergies, which are increasingly common, cannot enjoy the health benefits of nuts. Only you can determine if the modest improvement in (possible) life expectancy is worth the symptoms. ***

High cholesterol levels increase tendon complications and pain, according to a review published online in the British Journal of Sports Medicine. Researchers reviewed 17 studies that encompassed 2,612 participants with tendon pain or abnormal tendon structure. Those who experienced more pain had higher LDL and triglyceride levels and lower HDL levels, compared with those who had the least amount of pain. Tendon injuries, inflammation, and other complications also increased with higher cholesterol levels. These data suggest that high cholesterol in the blood causes cholesterol buildup in the cells to inhibit tendon utility, similar to the effects of high cholesterol levels on arterial function.

Red and Processed Meats Cause Cancer Red and processed meat products are linked to cancer, according to a report from the World Health Organization published today in Lancet Oncology. Researchers from around the world examined more than 800 studies looking at the cancer-causing properties of red and processed meats. The authors highlighted a meta-analysis that found a 17 percent increase in risk for colon cancer per 100 grams of red meat consumed and an 18 percent increase risk with 50 grams of processed meat consumed, and ultimately concluded that they are “probably carcinogenic to humans” and “carcinogenic to humans,” respectively.

Researchers also observed associations between red and processed meat products and stomach, pancreatic, and prostate cancers. Processing and other cooking methods for meat, including curing, pan-frying, and smoking, produce various carcinogenic chemicals.

Bouvard V, Loomis D, Guyton KZ, et al. Carcinogenicity of consumption of red and processed meat. Lancet Oncology. Published online October 26, 2015.

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Eating fruits and vegetables as a young adult prevents heart disease later in life, according to a study published online in Circulation. Researchers followed 2,506 participants as part of the Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults (CARDIA) study for a 20-year period and monitored fruit and vegetable intake and calcium buildup in their arteries, a precursor to heart disease. Those who consumed seven to nine servings of fruits and vegetables a day experienced less plaque accumulation and were 25 percent less likely to have heart disease, compared with those who consumed fewer servings of fruits and vegetables. Fruit and vegetable intake may lower plaque deposits by improving blood pressure, lowering cholesterol, and increasing intake of antioxidants. These findings support the benefits of healthful dietary patterns established early in life for disease prevention and how dietary interventions may better treat and prevent heart disease, specifically.

Vegetarian Diets Lower Cholesterol Levels A vegetarian diet is beneficial for heart health, according to a meta-analysis published in the Journal of the

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American Heart Association. Researchers reviewed 11 studies on the effects of vegetarian diets on cholesterol levels. Those assigned to a vegetarian diet experienced a significant reduction in total, LDL, and HDL cholesterol, which corresponded with about a 10 percent reduced risk of heart disease. The vegetarian diet was especially beneficial for healthy weight and overweight individuals but less effective for obese individuals, underscoring the importance of early dietary intervention for longterm risk reduction. This is the first meta-analysis to assess randomized-controlled trials to evaluate the effects of vegetarian diets on blood lipids and points to the efficacy of dietary interventions for hypercholesterolemia.

According to a corresponding editorial, vegetarian diets include high intakes of dietary fiber and healthpromoting phytochemicals, low intakes of dietary cholesterol and saturated fats, and complete avoidance of animal products, making it ideal for heart health.

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2. Meanwhile, in nonstick 10-inch skillet, combine brown sugar, margarine, remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt and ground red pepper; heat over medium heat, stirring, until margarine melts, about 1 minute. Stir in sherry, if using. Cook, stirring occasionally, 5 minutes longer.

5 jumbo red or white onions (1 1/4 pounds each), cut into 3/4-inch-thick rounds

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Cover with foil and bake 30 minutes, stirring halfway through baking. Remove foil and bake until syrup is dark and very thick, 30 to 40 minutes, stirring halfway through. Makes 8 servings.

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* Each serving: About 201 calories, 5g fat (3g saturated), 2g protein, 39g carbohydrate, 12mg cholesterol, 499mg sodium.

1. Heat oven to 400 F. Grease two jelly-roll pans with 2 tablespoons oil.

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Rotate pans between upper and lower racks, and roast until tender and golden, about 30 minutes longer.

4. In cup, combine brown sugar and vinegar. Brush onions with vinegar mixture and roast 5 minutes longer. Makes 12 accompaniment servings. * Each serving: About 93 calories, 1g protein, 10g carbohydrate, 6g total fat (1g saturated), 0mg cholesterol, 106mg sodium.

Crumb-Topped Onions Prepare as directed but omit vinegar mixture. In small bowl, combine 1 cup fresh bread crumbs (about 2 slices bread), 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley and 1 tablespoon vegetable oil. Top each onion slice with rounded tablespoon of crumb mixture. Roast until crisp, about 10 minutes longer.

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Creamed Onions and Peas: Prepare as directed but add 1 package (10 ounces) frozen peas, thawed, to onions with sauce.

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5. Six players hold the record of four goals in an NHL All-Star Game. Name four of them.

6. How many teams did Major League Soccer have in its first season in 1996?

7. Heavyweight boxing champion Larry Holmes suffered six losses during his 75-bout pro career. Name at least three of the fighters who beat him.

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1. Who holds the Marlins' career record for most complete games pitched?

2. Who had the most hits in one major-league season: Barry or Bobby Bonds?

2. Bobby Bonds had 200 hits for San Francisco in 1970; Barry's high was 181 hits for San Francisco in 1993.

Dontrelle Willis

3. Ameer Abdullah (2012-14).

3. Name the first player in University of Nebraska history to run for more than 1,000 yards in three consecutive seasons.

4. Who holds the Milwaukee Bucks' record for most career games played?

6. Ten. 4. Junior Bridgeman, with 711 games played.

5. Wayne Gretzky (1983), Mario Lemieux (1990), Vincent Damphousse (1991), Mike Gartner (1993), Dany Heatley (2003) and John Tavares (2015).

Missouri is lucky in the fact that it has a solid governor in Jay Nixon. Nixon, who sent the tin soldiers into Ferguson to quell violence and unrest while napalming CNN's Don Lemon -- a timetested, fail-proof tactic that always leads to de-escalation and hugs all around in riot situations -- approved of Wolf's resignation.

FIGHT TIGER When it came to the demands of a graduate student on a hunger strike and a football team on a general strike, exactly what did University of Missouri system President Tim Wolfe not know, and when did he not know it?

By now, you cannot be pardoned if you are unaware of the continued racially motivated unrest that appears to be occurring in Missouri on a regular basis. Ferguson, a satellite city of St. Louis, for instance, has managed to appear in the news once or twice during the past few years. Did you know that Ferguson is the birthplace of former Doobie Brother Michael McDonald? No, you probably didn't. That's because the lame-stream media chooses to focus on the negatives, narrowly focusing on the fact that the city also happens to be the death place of former black resident Michael Brown.

But let us give credit to Tim Wolfe for being both color blind and tone deaf. There were racially motivated incidents on the University of Missouri campus in Columbia.

Wolfe allegedly was a direct participant in one of the incidents. When he resigned, he said he did so out of "love" and he looked genuinely shocked at the level of concern.

There was a kid STARVING himself to death on campus for eight days by that time, and the entire Missouri football team was about to surround the chancellor's residence at Providence Point. How clueless was this guy? Who was his adviser? Rasputin? Did he pose for one last picture with his family in the basement?

Echoing the words of former United States President Richard Nixon, who once famously resigned office in order to "hasten the start of that process of healing which is so desperately needed in America," Gov. Nixon (no relation to the former president) wrote that Wolf's "resignation was a necessary step toward healing and reconciliation [in] Missouri" while outside, on campus, students literally were singing "We Shall Overcome." The only thing missing was Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young.

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Say what you will about Missouri, but make sure to give credit to the students there (I studied at UMKC myself for a time) and to the athletic department. In an intolerant world, this is the program that supported LGBT rights by supporting Michael Sam, and they have become, as far as I know, the first football team to ever kick a sitting university president out on his ass.

Keep up the fight Tigers ... right behind you, everyone is with you.

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On Nov. 25, 1990, after a howling wind- and rainstorm on Thanksgiving Day, Washington state's historic floating Lacey V. Murrow Memorial Bridge breaks apart and sinks to the bottom of Lake Washington. The bridge had been made of 22 floating pontoons. * On Dec. 1, 1990, 132 feet below the English Channel, workers drill an opening through a wall of rock, connecting the two ends of an underwater tunnel linking Great Britain with the European mainland for the first time in more than 8,000 years. (c) 2015 King Features Synd., Inc.

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Many Parkinson's patients begin to reduce the amount of time they spend moving. Whether it's a walk around the block, doing dishes or strolling the aisles of the grocery store, many prefer to forgo those daily activities to keep from falling or losing balance.

DOES EXERCISE DELAY PARKINSON'S DECLINE? People who have been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease might want to reconsider doing strenuous exercise as a means of keeping their physical abilities.

A recent short-term study concluded that normal, frequent movements are better for Parkinson's patients than working out. The study was funded by some power hitters -- the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Michael J. Fox Foundation and the National Institutes of Health -- and conducted by Parkinson's research teams at the University of Michigan. Their conclusions bear paying attention to, even though they might seem contrary to logic.

In the four-week study, using 48 participants, researchers looked at the result of non-exercise movement versus exercise activity. They did PET scans of the brain to look at dopamine levels and used questionnaires to learn about the participants' level of activity and the type they did -- daily routines or exercise.

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Kids will enjoy making the centerpiece with you this week. Swirling the nontoxic sticky glue, handling the wiry moss and arranging the succulents and add-ins make for artful fun.

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Pawsitive Service Day is for adult groups of 10 – 25 people to volunteer at the shelter on a weekday 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. The day includes a presentation, tour, working with the dogs and cats and an overview of the annual Walk for the Animals. The cost is $25 per person. Contact Darlene at 954-266-6848 or dfeldman@ hsbroward.com to book your service day or for more details.

Shelter Pets Come to You during an HSBC snuggle delivery! This is exactly what it sounds like. Not everyone can reap the benefits of snuggling with puppies and kittens so we came up with the idea to bring the adoptable little ones to you at your workplace. You can schedule our furry friends for a snuggle delivery for a minimum donation of $500 to the shelter. For more details visit humanebroward.com and visit the “Services” tab.

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Directions: Take I-95 and exit on Sheridan Street. Go east on Sheridan Street. Go south on U.S. 1 (Federal Highway). The church is located on the corner of U.S. 1 and Pierce Street.

The Taoist Tai Chi Society of USA in Hallandale is offering an ongoing Health Recovery Class dedicated to helping those who have been challenged with a disability, illness or injury.

BYOD, Bring Your Own Device Class Yappy Hour at the HSBC is a new program that enables businesses to bring their employees to the shelter for a night of fun and a chance to help out the homeless animals. Yappy hour is for groups of 10 or more (maximum 100) that would like to come and join us on a weekday from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. for wine, beer and cheese along with a tour, puppy/kitty snuggle and making toys for the homeless animals. The cost is $35.00 per person. Contact Katie at 954-266-6875 with any questions or learn more under the “Get Involved” tab on the website.

Office Cats are ready to move in. This unique program allows offices and small businesses in South Florida to essentially act as cat adoption counselors and foster a cat until they find it a new home. The HSBC will match your business with a cat that will interact well with your employees, customers, and office environment. The shelter provides food, litter box, bed, toys, veterinary care and other supplies. The employees provide the TLC. Interested? Email officecat@hsbroward. com Join a Pack…the Walk for the Animals is the shelter’s largest annual fundraiser and you and your coworkers can join together to make a team or “pack” and raise funds and awareness for the animals. The walk is March 5, 2016 and to learn more visit www.humanebroward.com and go to “Get Involved” to sign up.

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