Lifestyles After 50 Polk Edition, November 2015

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he holidays are approaching, which means family will be coming to visit.

While you may be on fabulous terms with your in-laws, finding it difficult to spend extended periods of time together is not uncommon. So, how do you make it through a visit? Etiquette expert Diane Gottsman offers these tactful tips to help you get through the season with your sanity (and relationships) intact: 1. Create a flexible itinerary. Having planned events during their stay allows little time for sitting around. Lastminute planning may also make them feel unimportant.

2. Go to the movies or a sports event.

Opt for entertainment options that don’t require a great deal of personal interaction. By choosing to attend a local play or art exhibit, you are creating memories with your in-laws while avoiding awkward lulls in conversation.

3. Set up a special afternoon…without you. Buy tickets to a city tour or a local wine tasting. Give them suggestions for favorite delis, walking trails and small coffee shops, providing them the opportunity to explore

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the city by themselves.

Offer to meet up for dinner later at one of your favorite restaurants.

4. Have a backup plan to recharge. If you know you can become overwhelmed at times by visitors, have a pre-planned errand, chore or phone call to make, allowing yourself some breathing room. (Just make sure your spouse knows.)

5. Host a gathering in your in-laws’ honor.

Invite friends with similar interests to meet your in-laws. Your friends will create lively conversation over dinner and help the evening go smoothly, creating a buffer so you don’t have to entertain alone.

6. Allow your in-laws to get involved.

Don’t forget your in-laws are family.

More often than not they will want to help out when it comes to dinners or children. Ask if they would like a special night with the grandkids, so that you

and your spouse can go out for dinner.

It’s a win-win for both parties.

7. Retire to your room early. Simply say, “Today has been great, I am going to start winding down. Feel free to stay up as late as you would like. See you all in the morning!” This will allow you to reclaim your evening by relaxing in your room.

8. Worst Case Scenario. Pay for a hotel or point them in the direction of modestly priced lodging. If you have consistently

had bad experiences with hosting your in-laws, it may be worth the expense to offer to pay for comfortable accommodations close to your home. Say, “Our home is so small, and the kids really need their own space.

We’d like to make your stay as pleasurable as possible.” If money is tight, you might say, “We look forward to your upcoming visit.

I’m happy to research hotels close by if you give me a price point to stay within? We’d also like to offer the use of our car while you are here.” Bottom line, weigh your risk of hurting the relationship versus hurting your marriage.

“Though a one week stay with your in-laws may seem overwhelming, it’s in everyone’s best interest to maintain a healthy relationship,” Gottsman says.

Diane Gottsman is a speaker and author who specializes in executive leadership and etiquette training. Her advice is backed by a Master’s Degree in Sociology with an emphasis on adult behavior. To learn more, visit dianegottsman.com.

I Wanted To Say, “Thank You!” Dear Readers,

Our new editor is incredibly passionate about what she does and is very excited ’ve been the editor to be here! There are great things coming here for a little over a to Lifestyles After 50, and I know the year, and it has been too magazine is in the best of hands. short a time to spend QR Codes with such wonderful readers. Before that, Tracie Lukens, You may see these box-shaped patterns start to pop up in the magazine from time I worked behind the Editor to time. If you have a smartphone with a scenes to help put this magazine together. It was my first QR reader, check ‘em out sometime. It’s real job after graduating college about a quick and easy way to connect with ten years ago. I had the wonderful Lifestyles After 50’s digital community opportunity to meet many of you at our and other fun stuff. If you’ve never used Fun Fests and walk with you in the Fun QR codes before, it’s a snap; we’ll show Walks, to make new friends and listen you how. to your amazing stories.

I am writing all of this because this will be my last editorial with Lifestyles After 50, and for me, it’s been an incredible journey. If you remember your first real job— the one where you were out in the world for the first time, feeling like you had found a place where you could make a difference, you know where I’m coming from.

Our publisher, Kathy Beck, started this magazine in her garage and worked tirelessly to build it into the magazine it is today.

She did it to help seniors like her mother, and caregivers like herself, connect with each other and with helpful resources in their community. Give Thanks This month is certainly a time for It eventually grew into a celebration of all things great about life after 50—a thankfulness. This Veterans Day, Nov. handbook to aging triumphantly and 11, is a time to remember and honor all of the brave men and women who living vibrantly.

It will continue to do so with your have served this country. From WWII support, and with the hard work of to Afghanistan—if there is a veteran in its staff, who have become a second your life, take a moment to say thanks. family to me over the years. I have “Honor to the soldier and sailor never seen a group of people more everywhere, who bravely bears his dedicated to helping others and seeing country’s cause. Honor, also, to the something succeed. citizen who cares for his brother in the

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field and serves, as he best can, the same cause.” ― Abraham Lincoln “As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.” — John F. Kennedy “Without heroes, we are all plain people, and don’t know how far we can go.” — Bernard Malamud “I dream of giving birth to a child who will ask, ‘Mother, what was war?’”

—Eve Merriam Thanksgiving is just as important.

Inside, you’ll find ideas to help keep the holidays stress-free, so you have more time to spend making memories with your loved ones.

I find myself with much to be thankful for. There are places and experiences and people in your life that change you. They help you grow, or make you see the world in a different way, or help prepare you for what’s next. This magazine has been such a place. I am not the same person I was ten years ago. I have gained a new appreciation for a remarkable generation that many of my peers overlook. Members of this generation have shared their wisdom with me, their patience, their hardships and victories. I have letters from good senior friends that have passed on while I was here. I will never forget a single one of them.

I will miss all of you more than I can say. Thanks for everything!

—Tracie Lukens

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Around Town W H AT ’ S H A P P E N I N G N O V E M B E R 2 0 1 5

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ondays The Polk County Chapter of the Barbershop Harmony Society meets in the Adult Choir room at First United Methodist Church, Lakelande very Monday evening from 7 – 9 p.m. All men who like to sing are invited to join in an evening of A Capella Harmony. 863-608-7783; firstumc.org.

When Pigs Fly South BBQ Competition. Enjoy BBQ and beer, cars and airplanes. Experience the Warbird fly-in firsthand. Free admission/$5 parking. 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Sun-N-Fun Convention Campus, Lakeland. 863-644-2431.

Hometown Heroes. The Veterans Day Celebration Committee will be holding a “Salute to Our Hometown Heroes” appreciation luncheon, which will honor veterans of all military branches of service. Veterans of the greater Bartow area may register themselves and a guest to attend the complimentary luncheon. Non-veterans: $25. 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. Bartow Civic Center. 813-500-6925.

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Veterans Day Celebration and Parade. The parade will go through Lakeland, ending at Munn Park. Memorial Ceremony at Veterans Park: 10 a.m.; Parade step-off at 11 a.m.

Join this memorial event honoring our nation’s greatest heroes. 863-834-6000.

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– 15 Fall Florida Auto Feast.

Corral classic cars and auto auction. 300+ classics and other automobiles available to the highest bidder. Themed vendors, RVs, antique bicycles. 4175 Medulla Rd., Lakeland, 863-644-2431.

Walk to End Alzheimer’s. A major fundraiser to provide a support system for those affected

by Alzheimer’s disease or a related disorder through patient and family services, education, advocacy and research. No registration fee. 9 a.m. Call 863-686-7187 or visit fpclakeland.org for more information.

Last Comic Standing LIVE! Fans will have the opportunity to watch the series unfold. The show’s finalists will then perform as the national tour comes to The Lakeland Center.

8 p.m. 863-834-8100; thelakelandcenter. com/events/last-comic-standing.

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Caregiver Workshop & Support Group, Handling the Holidays.

Tips to reduce the stress the holidays might bring. Guest Speake: 9 – 10 a.m., Support Group: 10 – 11 a.m. Light breakfast will be served. Home Instead Senior Care, Lakeland. Please RSVP to 863-937-1500.

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Main Street Bartow Friday Fest.

This is a downtown Bartow block party featuring live music, vendor booths, children’s fun activities, food, beer and other drinks, Friday Fest Cruise-in Car Show with dash plaque awards for the first entrants. 6 p.m – 9 p.m. Downtown Bartow. Details at 863-519-0508.

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– 14 Horse Creek Festival and Invitational Art Show. Florida artists showcase along Allapaha Avenue and at the Davenport School of the Arts. Young artists will displaytheir work on the Williams Street Plaza.

Free. 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Davenport.

863-419-3300; horsecreekfestival.org.

Holiday Gift Expo. Featuring more than 100 specialty merchants and much more with holiday music. Bring your camera for photo with Santa. Free admission. 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Inside the Expo Hall on the Strawberry Festival Grounds in Plant City. Info at 727-674-1464.

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Autumn Arts and Crafts Bazaar.

Spend the day enjoying the works of artists and crafters, live music, food, and a student art exhibit. Free admission. 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Downtown City Park, Auburndale. 863-965-5545.

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Silver Lakes Craft Fair & Bake Sale. Over 30 vendors offering unique items to sell, along with coffee and donuts, a bake sale and a raffle for a beautiful, handmade queen-size quilt.

Free admission. 8 a.m. – 1 p.m. Silver Lakes, Lakeland. 863-816-5964.

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Less Stress, More Memories: Holiday Meal Tips Y

ou can easily prepare foods for a large family without breaking the bank. To save time, money and stress when making meals for your loved ones give one of these tips a try: 1. Keep it simple.

Healthy and creative meals don’t have to be complicated.

The simpler the menu, the less money and stress it will cost you in the end.

2. Allow your family to help.

Divide jobs among family members.

Remember—kids love to be in the kitchen! With help, you can get more done and have more time to enjoy with your family.

3. Enjoy yourself. If you feel yourself becoming stressed, take a deep breath.

Have fun and enjoy spending time with those closest to you.

4. Options for the holidays. Try having a brunch. Breakfast foods like eggs are less expensive and make a great protein for the main dish. Another fun idea is to have a yogurt parfait bar, where everyone can add their favorite toppings to yogurt.

5. Make it a potluck. Potlucks are a great option for large families.

Prepare a side dish and let each family member make the rest. It creates less work for you and allows everyone to make and sample each other’s creations.

Tired of counting pennies? Discover more about nutrition assistance programs and thrifty holiday recipes by visiting this helpful link: https://snaped.fns.usda.gov/ taxonomy/term/894/all/feed Information from choosemyplate.gov.

No-Cook Meal: Roasted Turkey Wraps with Green Apples and Brie ake it easy this holiday with this fun and simple no-cook turkey recipe.

This sophisticated sandwich will appeal to children as much as it will to adults. Crunchy apples, tangy Dijon and creamy Brie beautifully complement the savory roast turkey, while the whole-wheat wraps keep the meal manageable. If you can’t find watercress, feel free to Directions: substitute another leafy sandwich green. 1. Slather 1 side of each wrap with 1 tablespoon of the honey mustard.

Ingredients: 2. Place one-fourth of the turkey slices in 4 whole-wheat wraps the center of each wrap. Top each portion 4 tablespoons honey mustard, store- of turkey with 1 slice of cheese. Arrange bought or a mixture of equal parts the apple slices and then the watercress on honey and Dijon mustard top of the cheese, dividing them evenly.

1 pound roasted turkey, thinly sliced 3. Gently fold over the sides of the wrap 1/2 pound Brie cheese, cut lengthwise and press over the filling, tucking the edges into 4 equal slices snugly like a burrito. Cut each sandwich 1 Granny Smith apple, halved, cored in half diagonally and serve. Serves 4. and thinly sliced (Excerpt from “19 No-Cook Recipes”: 1 bunch watercress, tough stems removed grandparents.com)

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NOTICE The Fun Fest event to be held at the Heartland Community Church in Winter Haven on November 5 has been postponed.

Please look for our next event date in upcoming issues of Lifestyles After 50.

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10 Steps to Achieve Your Retirement Goals IRAs and 401(k)s to buy an annuity, without having this money included in mandatory withdrawals after age 70 1/2.

4. Factor in health care costs. Medical costs will rise. Medicare covers the majority of health care at 65 and older, though you must still pay deductibles and other expenses. The savings needed to cover most health care expenses in retirement, including premiums, is $116,000 for men and $131,000 for women, according to estimates. You can calculate health care costs online using AARP’s Health Care Costs Calculator at aarp.org/work/retirement-planning/ the-aarp-healthcare-costs-calculator.

By Eileen Ambrose, AARP Bulletin

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verybody wants to be safe from the buffeting that life can inflict upon retirement plans — to have the financial resilience to bounce back when things go awry. For starters, here are 10 mistakes to avoid in retirement planning.

1. Don’t take Social Security too early.

Claim Social Security benefits at 62 and your monthly check will be 76 percent less than if you wait until 70. Even so, many people take benefits before full retirement age. Some need the money, and some fear they won’t live long enough to collect what they paid into the system.

But wait as long as you can. Check out AARP’s Social Security calculator at aarp.org/work/social-security/socialsecurity-benefits-calculator.html.

2. Don’t say ‘Take this job and shove it.’ Even if you quit the 9-to-5 grind,

don’t entirely exit the workforce. “Find something that is fun for you, so you do not really call it a job,” says Scot Hanson of EFS Advisors in Shoreview, Minn. Part-time work at a golf course or local theater might generate only $4,000 to $12,000 a year, but will reduce how much you dip into savings and allow you to invest in a tax-friendly Roth IRA. 3. Don’t underestimate your lifespan.

More than half of Americans do, and may not save enough, according to a survey by the Society of Actuaries. One way to be safe is to buy a deferred-income annuity.

You give an insurance company a lump sum and then, perhaps 15 years later, you start receiving a lifetime income stream.

“You can spend a relatively small amount now and end up with a substantial amount of income down the road,” says David John at AARP Public Policy Institute.

Workers can transfer up to $125,000 from

5. Don’t ignore major expenses.

Whether you’re near or in retirement, beware of taking on large expenses that can wreck your budget. This includes digging deep into savings to help a child pay for graduate school or a dream wedding. Buying a second home can drain $20,000 to $30,000 a year for taxes, insurance, upkeep and mortgage payments, says Kristi Sullivan with Sullivan Financial Planning in Denver.

6. Consider long-term care. Medicare doesn’t pay for long-term care. Most people rely on family, says Donald Redfoot, a senior strategic policy adviser with AARP Public Policy Institute. Long-term care insurance could be an option for some, particularly those with assets to protect.

7. Don’t fall for scams. Older people can be financially devastated by con artists.

“You don’t have the years to recoup,” says Barry Korb with Lighthouse Financial Planning in Potomac, Md. Monitor credit reports for suspicious

activity. Tell credit reporting companies to put a security freeze on your report.

This can stop a thief from opening lines of credit in your name. Check out AARP’s Fraud Watch Network and sign up for watchdog alerts at aarp.org/money/scamsfraud/fraud-watch-network.

8. Simplify your finances. If you have multiple retirement accounts, consolidate them. Otherwise it is tough to determine your asset allocation— how much you own in stocks, bonds and cash—or to know if holdings overlap, says Rosa Kohler of Key Private Bank in Tarrytown, N.Y. When consolidating, make sure your fees don’t rise. You might be able to get lower fees—some firms cut expenses for larger accounts.

9. Keep track of pensions. If you think a former employer may be holding a pension or 401(k) for you, contact the HR department. Sometimes workers can’t find an old employer that was acquired, went bankrupt or just shut down. The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp., which insures private pensions, is holding about $280 million in unclaimed pensions owed to 37,587 people. Search online for unclaimed pensions. Advisers at the federal Employee Benefits Security Administration also can track down lost accounts.

10. Don’t miss your Medicare deadline. You generally have a sevenmonth window, starting three months prior to turning 65, to sign up. Not doing so could trigger late penalties and delay coverage—unless you are covered beyond 65 by insurance from your or your spouse’s current employer. To learn more, visit AARP’s Medicare Q&A tool at aarp.org/health/medicare-qa-tool.

Need-to-Know Financial Terms Financial planner: A financial planner assesses every aspect of your financial life and may also manage your investments.

The financial-planning profession doesn’t have its own regulator. But planners may be regulated based on the services they offer.

For example, financial planners who are also investment advisers would be regulated by the SEC or their own states.

Fiduciary: A fiduciary is required to act in the best interest of his or her client. Registered investment advisers must adhere to this rule; people known as broker-dealers (who may also call themselves advisers) generally do not.

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Registered investment adviser (RIA): An RIA is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) or state regulators and is compensated for providing advice on different types of investments. An RIA must be a fiduciary.

Broker: This financial professional traditionally buys and sells stocks, bonds and mutual funds and charges a fee or commission for handling orders submitted by an investor. Brokers are regulated by the SEC and by the states, and they must be members of FINRA, the securities industry’s self-regulating body.

401(k) plan: This employer-sponsored savings plan allows a worker to save for retirement and defer income taxes on both contributions and earnings until withdrawal.

Employees contribute a portion of their pretax wages; employers may match some or all of workers’ contributions.

Individual retirement account (IRA): A savings account for individuals, an IRA lets you contribute as much as $6,500 a year (for those 50-plus). Earnings are taxdeferred until you start taking out the money, after age 59 1/2. In a variation called the Roth IRA, contributions are

made with posttax money and earnings are tax-free in the future.

Mutual fund: This pooled-investment fund buys securities based on the fund’s objectives.

Load fund: A mutual fund with a sales charge or commission is called a load fund.

The investor pays the fee, which in turn compensates the broker. The load can be paid when the fund is purchased (called a front-end load) or when shares are sold (a back-end load). —Compiled by Tara Finnegan Coates, Online Executive Producer, AARP

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A Legacy Undone: How To Protect An Elderly Parent from a Financial Predator

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arried for 35 years, Terrie and Jon Hull were very close with Terrie’s mother, Jean. However, their happiness became tragedy in the span of just a few weeks.

First, Terrie’s elderly mother was in a car accident and suffered a severe traumatic brain injury, which critically impacted her short-term memory and left her frustrated and vulnerable. Terrie and Jon rose to the occasion and became her primary caregivers while she underwent additional surgeries and all it entailed. Then, Jean’s boyfriend stepped in and the real nightmare began.

In the months that followed the accident, Jean’s long-time friend “Billy” moved in, took advantage of Jean’s disability and confusion, and convinced her that Terrie was stealing money. Without evidence, he managed to persuade both a police officer and a judge that Terrie was the one taking advantage of Jean, and the judge issued a restraining order without a shred of proof.

Homecare workers also colluded with Billy, helping to make arrangements for a one-day visit to Las Vegas, where Billy and Jean were married.

Billy turned out to be a financial predator, and the Hulls were thrust into a 4-year legal battle to save Jean from ruin.

Fortunately, Jean and her first husband had put their estate plans in place through a family trust, which made it possible for Terrie to successfully fight for a conservatorship. But not before Billy closed all of Jean’s bank accounts, opened new joint accounts, cashed some bonds and even took Jean’s name off one of the accounts!

Terrie and Jon were able to make certain that Billy couldn’t drain Jean’s financial assets through the trust.

They prevented him from being able to inherit it, ensuring that Jean could live out her life financially comfortable.

Terrie and Jon share what they did and what they learned in their book, “A Legacy Undone…An Extraordinary True Life Experience That Will Make You Rethink Protecting Your Family.”

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1. Organize emergency information.

This includes more than just a list of doctors and contacts. Cataloging your digital assets, bank accounts, storage rentals, financial advisors, P.O. boxes and more can be a boon for loved ones facing critical decisions.

2. Create a solid estate plan. This is the best way to make sure your loved ones will be able to carry out your wishes when the time comes. Estate laws in the United States give people the right to put their affairs in order. Not exercising that right means you may forfeit your family’s legal right to help you.

3. Designate a durable power of attorney. This allows a person you trust to make legal decisions for an incapacitated individual. Without power of attorney, the courts or a third party designated by the courts will make legal decisions.

4. Prepare an advance medical directive to make your wishes known and to relieve family members of making difficult end-of-life decisions on your behalf.

5. Communicate. “If your parents are over 50 and haven’t talked with you about putting their affairs in order, you need to start the conversation,” Terrie says. “Find out what they have done while they are still young and aware.” The same is true for parents.

“Your children look up to you and assume you have been smart with your money,” she says. “Prove them right by putting your affairs in order. Then teach your adult children to put their affairs in order. This opens the door to productive conversations about other important decisions in life.”

6. Realize that this is all about life.

“Putting your affairs in order is not about death. It’s about making sure things get done your way,” she says. “It is one of the most important financial and lifestyle decisions of your life. It’s about writing the last chapter of your amazing legacy.”

Find their book, “A Legacy Undone,” online at amazon.com.

See “La Nouba” Again, For the First Time

By Tracie Lukens

cirque members, a show can still feel like their first. High-flying trapeze artist April Chodkowski says she magine you’ve been gets goosebumps from time to time. invited to the biggest “Oh yeah, every show,” she says. party you’ve ever seen.

“When I have to go on the top track Hundreds of people of the trapeze act, I’m still like, hold their breath as ‘Phew! It’s okay; you’re alright, just the cake arrives and relax.’ Then the music comes on and an unbelievable 8,000 you’re in it, and it’s easy-peasy.” candles are lit. The Not all of the performers audience cheers, the specialize in physical feats—some light blows out and the of them are vocal acrobats, like festivities begin! Such Selloane, one of the show’s main was the excitement in singers. Syncing her voice to the the air as Cirque Du movements and energy of the other Soleil’s “La Nouba” recently celebrated its Picture credit : © The Walt Disney Company. Costume credit : Dominique Lemieux performers is no small task. But she says that synergy is what makes 8,000th show.

That means you’re in for a surprise, everything flow so seamlessly.

“La Nouba,” from the French phrase “Sometimes they’re hyper and you feel ‘faire la nouba,’ means “to party” or “to whether you’re a first time attendee or their energy,” she says about the performers. live it up.” The show has been wowing long-time Cirque enthusiast. audiences in Orlando since 1998, but like Additions over the past few years have “If they are extra pumped up, vocally it’s included a pair of rambunctious clowns, easy...I get what they give me and I give any good party, they like to mix it up.

“Our shows evolve a lot,” says Artistic acrobatic jump ropers and a balancing/ them exactly what they give me.”

Here in Florida, we’re lucky to have Director Daniel Ross. “We let them juggling artist. Ross hints at more to grow, change and go places. When we come over the next few months, from one of the few permanent Cirque du Soleil theaters in the world. “La Nouba” have new people come in, we let them breakdancers to bamboo poles.

While you might think 8,000 shows is a thrilling, imaginative show for all influence the show. So ‘La Nouba’ is becomes routine for a performer, for many ages, and well worth a day trip. still fresh, still new.”

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Stay Close to the Action While Cirque du Soleil performs evenings, there’s plenty to do during the day. The Walt Disney World Swan & Dolphin Resorts (swandolphin. com) offer free bus transportation for their guests to La Nouba and all of the shops and restaurants Downtown Disney has to offer. The Swan has just finished its grand remodeling—with the Dolphin soon to follow—revealing updated accommodations that are chic, modern and comfortable. While you’re there, you can enjoy fresh seafood at Todd English’s BlueZoo, or get your fingers messy with gourmet barbecue at Cib’s Smokehouse.

Want something to wear for the main event? Macy’s at the nearby Mall at Millenia has you covered. Treat yourself and shop with a personal stylist (it’s free!). Learn more at http://l.macys.com/the-mall-atmillenia-in-orlando-fl.

The party continues in central Florida, and everyone’s invited! To learn more about “La Nouba,” or to experience the show yourself, visit cirquedusoleil. com/en/shows/lanouba/default.aspx..

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Managing Lung Disease During the Holidays

By Phoebe Brown, Staff Writer

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he holiday season brings people together for many celebrations. However, for people with lung disease, the holidays can seem daunting. Between traveling, cooking and eating, someone could easily become fatigued, which could make breathing difficult. One way to avoid excessive exhaustion is to practice moderation when eating. While indulging in holiday festivities, practicing moderation can help people with lung disease enjoy the holidays and improve their overall quality of life.

Triggers such as air pollution, overexertion and overeating can cause flare-ups. While some triggers are uncontrollable, others are manageable. Staying inside when air quality is poor can help with lung function. Overeating or eating foods that cause gas or bloating can make breathing uncomfortable, so even during the holiday season, it is important to keep moderation in mind.

It might seem like common sense but taking time to enjoy good food and company at the table could help someone feel satisfied instead of overfull.

Drinking plenty of non-caffeinated fluids can help control hunger and keep people hydrated. Eating smaller portions of foods, including desserts,

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could help reduce pressure, especially in someone who is short of breath. Extra pounds could cause extra heaviness and difficulty breathing.

For those suffering from debilitating lung diseases, options exist now to improve quality of life, such as diet and moderation. A clinic in the United

States, the Lung Institute, states they have helped lung disease sufferers by offering an additional treatment option in the form of stem cell therapy.

Stem cell therapy is a minimallyinvasive, outpatient treatment that harnesses the natural healing ability of the stem cells that already exist in the body. Stem cells are harvested from the patient’s own fat, blood or bone marrow, separated, and reintroduced into the body. Stem cells naturally fight infection and disease by repairing damaged tissue with new, healthy tissue.

This is a slow process, but stem cell therapy has the potential to expedite the natural healing process for those with certain progressive diseases, such as lung diseases.

People with lung disease have various options to help them take their health into their own hands, such as using an alternative treatment like stem cell therapy along with diet and moderation.

By controlling factors that exacerbate their symptoms, and by taking action to improve their lung function, people with lung disease can enjoy the holidays and improve their quality of life.

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urkey is a major symbol of an American celebration and our giving for the bounties we are fortunate to enjoy. Dr. Judith Rodriguez, registered dietitian and chairperson of the Department of Nutrition and Dietetics at the University of North Florida, discusses myths and facts about turkey and provides tips for including it in a healthy diet.

Myth: Eating turkey makes you sleepy.

Fact: Turkey contains tryptophan, an amino acid supplement that promotes sleep when taken alone (on an empty stomach). However, turkey contains many other amino acids that probably blunt the impact of tryptophan. If you ingested a large meal, your sleepiness is more likely the result of blood being diverted from throughout the body, including the muscles and brain, to the stomach for digestion.

Myth: Turkey skin is all made up of the bad “saturated” fat.

Myth: Turkey is indigenous to the country, Turkey.

Fact: Of the two wild species of turkey, one is indigenous to the areas from Canada to Mexico and the other is indigenous to the areas from the Yucatan to Guatemala. The Aztecs ate domesticated turkeys. Turkeys were found in the New World and taken back to Spain, where they quickly spread throughout Europe and other regions.

It was introduced to England in the 1500s, then the Pilgrims brought it back to North America in the 1620s on the Mayflower, not realizing that America was, indeed, the turkey’s point of origin.

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Fact: Turkey skin contains both saturated fat and cholesterol (the “bad”) fats, and also mono and polyunsaturated (the “good”) fats. So, if you are tempted to have some turkey skin, it’s important that you limit it to a small piece— indulge in a small amount, along with some lean turkey.

Myth: Check a whole turkey for doneness by pricking the leg to check for bleeding.

Fact: Cook the whole turkey in an oven at 325 degrees. Insert an oven safe thermometer in the lower part of the thigh and be sure to avoid touching the bone. Or place a thermometer in the center of the stuffing. A temperature of 180 degrees in the thigh and 165 degrees in the breast or stuffing indicates doneness. (UNF and Newswise)

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Historically, psychology has focused primarily on treating illness.

But researchers who are part of the ‘positive psychology’ movement— like social psychologists Monica Bartlett of Gonzaga University and Lisa Williams of the University of New South Wales, Australia—are trying to understand what makes people flourish.

Gratitude was the focus of their most recent study. A group of 70 university students were led to believe they would provide mentoring advice to a high school student by commenting on their university admission essay.

Afterward, all mentors received a handwritten note, supposedly from their mentee. In half the cases the note included the following expression of gratitude: “Thank you SO much for all the time and effort you put into doing that for me!”

The undergraduates who were thanked were more likely to want to continue their relationship with their mentee than

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O those who were not thanked. In addition, the grateful mentees were rated as having significantly warmer personalities.

Gratitude experienced more deeply and more often is also linked to many benefits, including increases in wellbeing and decreases in depression, research shows.

To reap these benefits, Bartlett suggests beginning a gratitude journal.

“Before you go to bed each night, write down three things that went well that day and why,” she says.

Some of her students asked if something so simple can be so effective.

“The answer is ‘yes,’” she said. “I think part of it is that after you do this long enough, you start to switch the way you are thinking.” (Newswise)

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is ‘congregation’ was located inside a North Korean POW camp. His ‘parishioners,’ made up of every faith, were hungry, ragged, emaciated prisoners of war. His ‘church’ was a lice-ridden mud hut. His uniform bore a small cross of the Corps of Chaplains rather than the crossed rifles of an infantry unit. Although he died in the POW camp at age 35, many credit him with their survival and Father Emil Joseph Kapaun, serving on the those fortunate ones refer to him battlefields of the Korean War. Image in the public domain. as a hero, martyr and saint.

Emil Joseph Kapaun was a farm boy who closest to him, enough to elicit charges called Pilsen, Kansas home. Ordained at that Kapaun was advocating resistance the age of 24 in 1940 for the Diocese of against their captors. When the tortured Wichita, Kansas, he entered the U.S. Army men were returned to the general POW as a chaplain during World War II, serving population, unsure of their welcome, it in Burma, China and India. Fr. Kapaun was was Fr. Kapaun who first greeted them discharged, but re-enlisted as the Korean saying: “You never should have suffered War broke out. In early November of 1950, a moment trying to protect me.”

Because of the accusations made by the his unit was overwhelmed by Chinese troops. Although he had an opportunity men, the POWs fully expected that Fr. to escape, Fr. Kapaun learned there was Kapaun would be executed. However, a pocket of American troops who were the captors merely called him in and unable to flee. He voluntarily made his threatened him with harm. Dowe writes: way to those trapped and injured men. “We realized then what we had half known There, he was captured and continued all along. They were afraid of him. They recognized in him a strength they could his ministry as a prisoner of war.

Lieutenant Ray M. Dowe, Jr., was one not break, a spirit they could not quell.”

Gradually, it became clear that Fr. of the POWs who survived and returned to tell of Fr. Kapaun’s ministry. The Kapaun was himself beginning to fail troops in the POW camp were being fed in strength. Pneumonia eventually took a starvation diet. At the risk of being shot, him, but before he passed he left his men Fr. Kapaun would sneak out of the camp with messages of hope. “Tell them back into nearby fields around the compound home that I died a happy death,” he said, where he scrounged for leftover ears and he gave his prayer book to another of corn, spoiled potatoes and grains to officer, saying: “You know the prayers. share with the troops. Kapaun begged for Keep holding the services. Don’t let cotton undershirts to make bandages for them make you stop.” Standing beside the wounded, and cared for the sick and Dowe was a Turkish lieutenant of the Muslim faith who said: “To Allah who dying as much as he was able.

Most importantly, Fr. Kapaun was is my God, I will say a prayer for him.”

Even after he died, Father Kapaun’s instrumental in giving hope to his fellow prisoners. Whenever it was safe, influence continued to affect the camp. A he conducted quiet prayer services. young Jewish marine was placed in the “He he would offer a prayer of thanks facility and said he couldn’t understand to God for the favors He had granted to why the men were taking care of each other, us, whether we knew about them or not, unlike other places where he had been held for the food and water we have received captive. He asked why and received this at the hands of our enemies,” recalls answer: “Padre Kapaun, Padre Kapaun.”

In April 2013, President Barack Obama Dowe. He would conclude with a short, simple sermon urging the men to hold posthumously bestowed Father Kapaun on and not lose hope that they would be with the Medal of Honor, saying: “This is the valor we honor today, an American freed and returned to their families.

Recognizing the influence Fr. Kapaun soldier who didn’t fire a gun, but who had over the other men, his captors wielded the mightiest weapon of all: a never punished him directly. However, love for his brothers so pure that he is they did not hesitate to torture those willing to die so that they might live.”

Tinseltown Talks: A ‘High Chaparral’ Thanksgiving with Henry Darrow

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ome November, Henry Darrow’s thoughts typically turn to turkeys… and burros.

Darrow, who turned 82 in September, played Manolito in the popular ‘60s western television series “High Chaparral.” He recalls the memorable Thanksgiving episode, “For What We Are About to Receive,” first broadcast on NBC on November 29, 1968.

Henry Darrow in his 2012 film, “Soda Springs.” Photo: 2C Entertainment

“I got lucky when he saw me in a play,” said Darrow, whose parents were from Puerto Rico although he was actually born in Manhattan.

Darrow was a teenager when his family returned to Puerto Rico, where he studied at the university before heading back to the U.S to take up acting.

“As a kid in Puerto Rico, I’d get out of school and go down to a small, local theater and, for a quarter, could see all the great cowboy stars like Charlie Starrett (the Durango Kid), Buck Jones, Gene Autry, and Roy Rogers,” he recalled. “Then, as a young adult, I got to play one on TV!” “High Chaparral” also starred Leif Erickson as head of the Cannon family’s Arizona ranch, as well as Linda Cristal, Mark Slade and Cameron Mitchell.

“Cam (Mitchell) was quite a character,” said Darrow. “He introduced me to horse and dog racing, and poker, but I learned a lot from watching him and his inventiveness on the set.”

Planning for the final banquet scene of the Thanksgiving episode, after a turkey is finally caught and cooked, Darrow remembers Mitchell saying he would serve the peas, leaving the mashed potatoes for Darrow.

“We spent that episode looking for a lost turkey that I’d won in a shooting contest,” said Darrow, from his home in North Carolina. “The bird falls off my wagon and in one scene we’re all out in the desert making various turkey sounds trying to catch it. That was a fun episode.”

Earlier in the plot, Manolito’s buckboard holding the turkey is stolen, forcing him to seek alternative transportation.

“A burro!” recalled Darrow, laughing. “I can still picture myself riding that animal—it was very boney and uncomfortable!”

Darrow appeared in all 98 “High Darrow and felllow High Chapparal cast in Chaparral” episodes, as well as over “For What We Are About to Receive.”

130 film and television roles, many “But Cam grabbed the potatoes,” discussed in his 2012 autobiography “Henry Darrow: Lightning in the laughed Darrow. “He was always doing Bottle” co-written with Jan Pippins (see something unexpected.”

The meal was also interrupted by henrydarrowbook.com).

“High Chaparral” was one of numerous neighbors and local native americans, TV westerns dominating network each claiming ownership of the turkey.

“Instead of fighting, we ended up television in the ‘60s.

“About 15 of the top 20 shows were sharing the meal,” explained Darrow. “It westerns,” said Darrow. But the series was like the first Thanksgiving all over stood out with its realistic treatment of life again—a wonderfully written episode and conflict in the old West. “It was also for the season.”

Nick Thomas teaches at Auburn the first show to feature a Hispanic family alongside an Anglo family in primetime.” University at Montgomery, Ala., and has The show was created by “Bonanza” written features, columns, and interviews producer David Dortort, who was looking for over 600 magazines and newspapers.

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