Lifestyles After 50 Suncoast edition

Notes on the Olympics—from FedExing the Horses to the Oldest Participant

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everal months ago I met equestrian Michael Pollard and his wife. They’re both world-class riders, Janice Doyle, own very expensive Editor horses AND have four children age four and under. Months ago they began making preparations to be on the U.S. Olympic Equestrian Team. (At this writing, I do not know if Michael made the team or not.)

I learned from them some of what is involved in preparing to take our U.S Olympic team to the UK. Horses will be FedExed in custom-built stalls. Yes, FedExed! But the Pollards have to think about boarding stables, supplies, tack, grooms, riding schedules. And guess what? All four children travel with them, along with grandparents who go along to help, nannies, kid supplies—think of it.

I hope you are looking forward to watching at least some of the Olympics this month and next. No sporting event captivates such a widespread audience as the Olympics, and by late August a few new names will have become “household words.”

Remember Michael Phelps in Beijing just four years ago? Or Nadia Comaneci, the perfect 10 in 1976? Jim Thorpe, Carl Lewis.

Jesse Owens—household names because of the Olympics.

The Olympics have changed with the capabilities of media coverage.

An Olympian used to be a person who had talent, nerve and luck. Today an Olympic-level athlete has 10,000 hours of practice, a full-time coach and an on-call sports psychologist.

Historically speaking At 100 years old, Ingeborg Sjoqvist is today the oldest living Olympic competitor, and she still remembers her very bad dive 80 years ago.

She told Simon Kuper of the Financial Times that she watches the competitions on TV and shouts Lifestyles After 50 • July 2012 • page 22

advice at the divers, even though she says, “They never listen.”

Until the ‘80s, participants were amateurs. British runner Muriel Pletts practiced for the 1948 London Games by running to the bus stop every morning. One of the biggest Olympic upsets in track was Billy Mills, an unnoticed Native American who trained by running behind the garbage truck as he worked summers in South Dakota. In Tokyo 1964, he ran past two favorite runners at the last minute in the 10,000 metre race to break the tape and be greeted by officials saying, “Who are you?”

Mark Spitz won seven gold medals in swimming at the Munich Games of 1972. He found he couldn’t make any money from it and stopped swimming. (Those games were the first Olympic competitions watched

by U.S. television audiences.)

The oldest Olympic champion alive earned the gold in water polo. Sando Tarics, 98, represented Hungary in Berlin in 1936. He remembers walking in to find swastikas, uniformed soldiers and Hitler. He trained for the 1940 Olympics, but Hitler invaded Poland and war intervened. Tarics and his wife live in California, went to the Beijing Olympics in 2008 and will be in London this month to watch.

Trivia: Roughly 3,600g of gold worth more than $193,250 will be used to plate the medals that will be awarded at the 2012 London Olympic Games.

“Chariots of Fire,” 1981.

Movies Maybe you’d like to get ready for the London games by watching movies based on the Olympics. Over the

years, approximately 40 English language entertainment-based and documentary movies have been made that feature the Olympics in some way.

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Here are the top 10 modern Olympic movies as listed by IGN (a multimedia website) 10. International Velvet 9. Prefontaine

8. The Cutting Edge 7. Blades of Glory 6. Without Limits 5. Personal Best

4. Cool Runnings 3. Munich

2. Chariots of Fire 1. Miracle

Others, including some old black and whites: Champions, Geordie, It Happened in Athens, Freedom’s Fury, 2008 Olympics: Michael Phelps, Out of Left Field.

So, I’m hoping the Pollards get to go, and if they do, it will be my first time to check the Olympic equestrian schedules. You do it, too.

One way to stay active mentally is to engage fully in the moment. Even if you’re not all that interested in sports, choose one or more sports and become interested. Read the sports news about Olympians. Check the TV schedules and follow a sport or two.

Stay engaged in life! It does a mind and body good!

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ummer just wouldn’t be the same without cool, refreshing watermelon.Whether you serve it sliced, grilled, chopped in salsa or with a cold dessert, this versatile fruit is sure to be a hit at any family picnic or cookout.

Wow them with this creative recipe:

Materials needed:

1 watermelon—seeded or seedless Cutting board Kitchen and paring knives Green dry erase marker Large bowl and spoon Melon baller Beach theme cookie cutters

on its end. Be careful not to cut too deep into the white part of the rind—this would allow liquid to leak from the bottom of the carving.

3. Stand the watermelon on the cut end. With your dry erase marker, draw a line about 1/3 of the way down from the top, around the whole watermelon.

4. Pick a point on the line and find the corresponding point on the exact opposite side of the watermelon. From those points measure 1 inch to the right and to the left.

Connect those points Watermelon Beach Bucket (as pictured on the cover) by drawing two parallel Instructions: lines across the top forming the shape of the handle.

1. Wash the watermelon under cool running water and pat dry.

5. Use the paring knife to cut along the lines, being careful to not break 2. Placing the watermelon on or crack the handle. For best results, its side, cut off the bottom end hold the paring knife like a pen, but ¼” – ½” so that it can stand flat

only cut half way into the rind. Once you complete that first cut all the way around, then go back and cut the rest of the way through the rind.

Doing the cut in two steps will ensure a cleaner line and smoother cuts.

6. Carefully remove the trimmed rind and flesh. Try to remove as much flesh as possible in large portions that can later be sliced and used with the cookie cutters.

7. Scoop out all of the remaining flesh from the base, trying to leave as much flesh intact. Remove it in larger pieces that can be used for making watermelon balls or bite-sized chunks.

cut shapes from the watermelon.

To create light colored shapes, you can use slices of honeydew melons or cut decorative pieces from the white part of the watermelon rind.

Set aside and drain on paper towel.

10. With the remaining fruit, make either cubes or balls and drain. Toss with other cut fruit and berries and fill the bucket.

11. Decorate top of bucket with cut watermelon shapes and new, clean toys and shovels. Use light colored cake mix to resemble sand.

8. Take your channel knife and carve a channel about 1”– 2” from the top edge, creating the rim of the bucket.

9. Take the large removed pieces and trim off rind. From the flesh, cut rectangles about ½ inch thick.

Using beach-theme cookie cutters,

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She Shops There? Yes, Consignment Shopping Is Here To Stay!

BY EVELYN MACKEY

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nterior designers do it. Executives’ wives do it. Teachers do it. And so do thousands of other savvy consumers. Shop consignment, that is.

Sarasota hardly seems like a handme-down town, but the number of consignment shops popping up tells another story. It seems more and more people are going for seconds, buying resale rather than retail. It may be the clothing or accessories they’re after, perhaps even furniture. With consignment shopping, it could also be the fun of the chase—the thrill of the bargain.

“In consignment shops,” says savvy shopper and retired teacher, Julie Stephens, “it’s like finding gold at the end of the rainbow. They’re about the unexpected find as well as the needed item.”

Consignment stores differ from thrift stores. Items in a thrift store are donated items and the owner of the goods relinquishes all rights to them.

In a consignment shop, the person with unwanted items pays the shop owner a portion of the proceeds from the sale in return for having a place and staff to get them sold. Payment is not made until and unless the item sells. A contract typically allows the shop owner to lower the price at designated intervals before the item is either reclaimed by its owner or the seller can dispose of the item at her discretion. The shop owner earns a commission by selling clients’ clothing, furniture, shoes or accessories.

In other words, they split the profit.

Typically the store sets the price, although with furniture items the store will take the owners’ decision into consideration.

Because consignment shops are locally owned, profits from each store stay in the community. (Most thrift stores are owned by organizations where the money goes to a charity’s coffers, and the profits may or may not be used in the local community.)

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Most shoppers find consignment shops are a way to wear quality clothing or accessories at a fraction of the original price.

Consignment shop owners are selective about the merchandise they take—no rips, no stains, no long-out-of-date items allowed.

The consignment shopper knows that quality apparel and home furnishings outlast cheap brands. Quality clothing fits better and almost always looks better. So what if someone has worn it a few times? If it’s in mint condition, who’s to know?

In furniture, think of consignment shops as the perfect place to look for the oddball item, the unique find which gives pizzazz to your home. And if the desk you need is in the store too, all the better.

Here are tips for first-rate consignment shopping: • Choose the neighborhood—a higher income area will typically have higher quality merchandise on consignment.

• Shop seasonally. Due to limited space and high turnover, shops won’t have out-of-season items.

• Carry a list of what you need or want—if you can’t use an item, it doesn’t matter if it is a bargain price.

• Take your time—your perfect item may be there, but you have to go through the racks and check the corners.

• Try clothing on—consignment sales are usually final.

Are there disadvantages to consignment shopping? The biggest disadvantage is that consignment shopping may be addictive. Today, that designer piece might be in a shop waiting for me. I just have to go check!

Broadway Comes To Camp!

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new drama/summer camp project called “Broadway Comes To Camp” is coming to Lake county August 10 – 18. The 9-day camp features a cast assembled from eight states and two foreign countries and will produce Meredith Willson’s The Music Man on August 17 and 18.

Royce Chandler, the producer, directed Broadway shows at Florida College in Temple Terrace for eleven years. Those productions drew a large following from senior citizens living throughout central Florida. He and Hope Chandler directed summer camps for the college for twenty years as part of the school’s student recruitment work. Now, they have decided to combine the summer camp experience with that of producing a major Broadway musical.

The Chandlers formed The Chandler Family Corporation for the Fine Arts, a non-profit, tax-exempt corporation to produce the project.

Their mission statement: to provide a

rich, educational drama experience to individuals and families who want to participate in a Broadway musical on a creative, professional level in an environment of conservative spiritual values. Both individuals and families are invited to join in either on or off stage.

The Music Man will delight you with such famous songs as “The Wells Fargo Wagon,” “Ya Got Trouble,” “Goodnight My Someone,” “Lida Rose,” and “76 Trombones.”

The production will be given in the large, air-conditioned auditorium at ACA Camp Geneva in Fruitland Park, four miles south of Leesburg, off Hwy. 441 & 27. Seating capacity is 350 for each show. Reservations will be taken on a first-call basis.

Seniors receive a discount price of $12 on reserved seats, $15 for non-seniors. The public is invited to reserve seats now for the two performances on Friday night, August 17, and Saturday morning, August 18. Tickets/info at (813) 784-8387.

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aturdays Night in the Islands at the Sponge Docks in Tarpon Springs. 6 to 11 p.m. Outdoor dining, dancing, live music. Free admission. (727) 942-5605.

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undays Music Fest by the Bay at The Pier. 1 to 4 p.m. Free; family friendly. Info: (727) 821-6443.

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Sunset Beach Concert at Sunset Beach, Tarpon Springs. Bring lawn chairs. Free. Concessions available.

7 p.m. Information: (727) 942-5628.

and story by the Gilbert & Sullivan Players. $22 tickets at (727) 942-5605.

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The Nowhere Band: Beatles and Rolling Stones…

Together. Palladium Theater. $32/ day of show. (727) 822-3590.

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Coin & Currency Show by West Hernando Coin Club at Brooksville Elk’s Lodge. Free admission/parking. 14494 Cortez Blvd., Brooksville. Info at (813) 361-0740 or msentllc@tampabay.rr.com.

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Bird Walk with naturalist.

Boyd Hill Nature Preserve, 1101 Country Club Way S., St. Pete. 8 a.m. Free. Info at stpete. org/boyd or (727) 893-7326.

Summer Market at Williams Park, St. Pete, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

See saturdaymorningmarket.com for details. (727) 455-4921.

through Sept. 2 The Foreigner at American Stage Theatre. Comedy. $29 - $47 tickets. Phone: (727) 823-7529.

The Dukes of September, a concert for boomers and lovers of R&B and soul at Ruth Eckerd Hall. Tickets at (727) 791-7400.

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– 22 Nunsense II: The Second Coming by Eight O’Clock Theatre at Largo Cultural Center.

Comedy sequel to Nunsense. $25 tickets at (727) 587-6793.

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Meditation class based on books “The Power of Now” and “Your Head in the Tiger’s Mouth” with Rev. T. L. Leitho. Bring the books, paper, pen, cushion. 10 a.m.

Gulfport Library, 5501 28th Ave. S., St. Pete. Register at (727) 893-1074.

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Annual Sunrise Sale at downtown retailers. 6:43 to 10 a.m. Information online at stpetedowntown.biz. (727) 821-5166.

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– 29 Carousel by Rodgers and Hammerstein at Tarpon Springs Performing Arts Center. Great music

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Vegetable Gardening class

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• If you forget to take your dose of NovoLog® Mix 70/30, your blood sugar may go too high (hyperglycemia). If high blood sugar (hyperglycemia) is not treated it can lead to serious problems, like passing out (loss of consciousness), coma or even death. Follow your healthcare provider’s instructions for treating high blood sugar. Know your symptoms of high blood sugar which may include: • increased thirst • fruity smell on the breath • frequent urination • drowsiness • loss of appetite • a hard time breathing • high amounts of sugar and ketones in your urine • nausea, vomiting (throwing up) or stomach pain • Do not share needles, insulin pens or syringes with others.

• Check your blood sugar levels. Ask your healthcare provider what your blood sugars should be and when you should check your blood sugar levels.

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• Driving and operating machinery. You may have trouble paying attention or reacting if you have low blood sugar (hypoglycemia). Be careful when you drive a car or operate machinery. Ask your healthcare provider if it is alright for you to drive if you often have: • low blood sugar • decreased or no warning signs of low blood sugar What are the possible side effects of NovoLog® Mix 70/30?

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• Low potassium in your blood (hypokalemia) • Reactions at the injection site (local allergic reaction). You may get redness, swelling, and itching at the injection site. If you keep having skin reactions or they are serious talk to your healthcare provider.

• Serious allergic reaction (whole body reaction).

Get medical help right away, if you have any of these symptoms of an allergic reaction: • a rash over your whole body • have trouble breathing • a fast heartbeat • sweating • feel faint The most common side effects of NovoLog® Mix 70/30 include: • Skin thickening or pits at the injection site (lipodystrophy). Change (rotate) where you inject your insulin to help to prevent these skin changes from happening. Do not inject insulin into this type of skin.

• Weight gain • Swelling of your hands and feet • Vision changes These are not all of the possible side effects from NovoLog® Mix 70/30. Ask your healthcare provider or pharmacist for more information.

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What are the ingredients in NovoLog® Mix 70/30?

• Active Ingredients in NovoLog® Mix 70/30: 70% insulin aspart protamine suspension and 30% insulin aspart injection (rDNA origin).

• Inactive Ingredients in NovoLog® Mix 70/30: glycerol, phenol, metacresol, zinc, disodium hydrogen phosphate dihydrate, sodium chloride, protamine sulfate, water for injection, hydrochloric acid or sodium hydroxide.

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What If Your Man Wants To Do Something...“Crazy?”

BY EVELYN MACKEY

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hy don’t you run—run away from him?” is a question Heather Ulrich hears often. Her husband Marshall Ulrich’s feats are impressive, even legendary. At age 57, Marshall Ulrich went 3,063 miles on foot, running about 60 miles a day for 52 days straight, from San Francisco to New York City. He broke a world record set by a man half his age and completed the third fastest trans-American crossing in history.

Being married to a guy so driven and prone to extremes requires a strength of its own—a special brand of emotional endurance. Ulrich’s wife Heather not only puts up with this craziness but embraces it as an essential part of him.

How? Why? Heather says, “Because his running doesn’t define all of who he is. There’s more to him than being a runner.

The running helps make him who he is.”

Marshall met Heather late in life and says she taught him to love again after great personal tragedy and previous marriages. He credits her not only with helping him to become a better man, but also with being crucial to his completing his epic, record-setting transcontinental run. Ulrich also won the infamous Death Valley Badwater Ultramarathon an unparalleled four times and will run it for the 18th time this month with Heather as his chief support.

Heather has some “how to” tips for women in a relationship with a “crazy” man who, like her husband, has an extreme life purpose: Let men be men. All of us need to express ourselves in unique ways, and for one man, it may be running across the U.S., while for another, it may be watching a show about Bigfoot.

Respect that thing you think is silly or risky or even dangerous, as it can bring out the best in both of you. It isn’t anti-feminist to embrace the

dreams and aspirations of men who want to test their mettle, whether that’s in sport, business, finance or another classically male area of contest. This also applies to men who want to explore the arts and other creative pursuits. Men like to succeed; support them in it.

Marshall and Heather Ulrich

Agree that this is a reciprocal arrangement, where both partners are committed to seeing the other become the fullest versions of themselves. If you can find it in your heart to encourage

him in something you’d otherwise ignore or even dismiss, he can do the same for you. Who knows what you might accomplish together?

Copyrighted and One reason Heather Trademarked by DC Comics and Warner is such a supporter Brothers Pictures. of Marshall’s physical endeavors is that she joins him in his desire to raise funds for Religious Teachers Filippini, a group of sisters providing for children in Addis Abada, Ethiopia. The couple knows that the children provide perspective and give purpose to Marshall’s steps.

Running On Empty: an Ultramarathoner’s Story of Love, Loss and a Record-Setting Run Across America,

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Superman is

...Or Retires and Drops the Extreme Lifestyle?

BY GWEN ROLLINGS What happens when a Marine Infantry Officer with a black belt in karate, who completed 40,000 consecutive sit-ups to garner a world record for the U. S., who earned a Navy Cross, two Silver Stars, and Purple Hearts for his efforts in Viet Nam, who deployed from submarines in scuba operations, jumped HALO (High Altitude, Low Opening) from planes, competed in the JFK fifty-mile race and routinely commanded the most elite forces in the Marine Corps retires?

It is hard to top a lifetime of extreme physical feats expected as part of your job description.

For almost four decades, I lived with a man who went to work and jumped out of planes or rappelled from helicopters. When our children were small and heard their father talk about

what he had done that day, I think they thought he might change into a red suit with a cape and was faster than a speeding bullet and able to leap tall buildings at a single bound.

Gwen and Wayne Rollings

Retirement came and, like Clark Kent, he took off his suit (green not red) and began doing only what he wanted in this phase of his life: Working around the property, reading books he’d always wanted to read, working out at the fitness center, vol-

unteering – and spending time with his family. He was very agreeable to doing things I planned or suggested; however, I knew he would be just as content doing his own thing around the house.

Like Lois Lane, I had trouble reconciling the before and after retirement husband. I was blindsided by the man I had lived with for decades.

I thought I knew how he would respond in every situation. I didn’t.

Six years later, I have five tips for wives who find their working-world Superman has turned into a real-life Clark Kent.

• Discuss each person’s expectations of retirement (i.e. what do you want to do…bucket list?) and accept them.

• Determine you are not joined at the hip and one person’s interests should not be “forced” on another all the time.

• Decide one or two activity/interests you want to share with each other,

even if the other person is not jumping up and down with enthusiasm.

Love seeks the welfare of others.

• Dictate your own personal goals and dreams at this time in your life.

It’s o.k. to be selfish with dreams.

• Devote this season of your life to taking off the layers of doing what you’re expected to do or being who others think you should be and allow each other to live authentically who they want to be.

I wonder what Lois Lane did with Superman after he retired?

Gwen Rollings’ book Help, My Husband Retired is a humorous look at life when her husband turned the family decision-making over to her.

The fun comes when he decides how he will go along with her decisions.

It is available as an eBook on Amazon or at gwenrollings.com.

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A Lifetime of Road Trips

BY BARBARA BARNES

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n the 1960’s, on cross country road trips kids bounced unrestrained in the backseat; Coca-Cola and fries were consumed without fear of caffeine and cholesterol.

With no air conditioning, hot wind blasted through the car, bringing with it the smell of backyard barbecues and pig farms. Compared to today’s sanitary road trip, it’s the difference between the Flintstones and Jetsons.

In the drama of long family car trips, the scenery changes generation to generation but the characters are the same. Here’s what I mean: My parents pushed lessons of geography and geology on me and my two older sisters. Relentlessly clever, Dad subtly engaged me in learning.

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The kid . . .

As we drove through a cut in the road, I’d hear him say, “Look how there are lines in the rocks. It’s called strata and that was layers of sand or mud millions of years ago.” It didn’t mean a thing to me. But when we stopped for a picnic lunch at a state park, there was (miraculously) a wall of strata. I remember digging at the layers of rock and discovering a fossil. Whether it really was one or not didn’t matter. Back at school, I told the class about the strata and how fossils are formed.

Even tourist traps became learning opportunities. Each item became a lesson, a subtle education in geology, history or physics.

The parent . . .

Years later, I was the parent trying to instill knowledge in my children during endless road trips. The constant barrage

of “Are we there yet?” and “Can we watch another video?” convinced me that I didn’t have that same magic possessed by my dad. I just didn’t know how to engage my kids in the finer points of rock formation. Or the Civil War. Responses to my words of wisdom were blank stares from the back seat.

I’d try to make it fun: “Hey, did you know that Stonewall Jackson is buried over there, but his arm is buried miles away? And it has its own headstone!”

No dialogue; just that stare.

Then my kids grew up. As adults, they finally gave me the reward that I’d always sought. “Remember when we were on that trip to Disney and you told us about the salt marshes in Georgia? You told us that slaves worked in the rice fields there. After that, I was really interested in the Civil War. In fact, I always loved going to all those historical places.”

I never knew. They never let on.

So I’m the one who learned a lesson: Kids are good at hiding enthusiasm about learning. But even as they rolled their eyes and objected, something was sinking in.

A clever parent can apply the same principles along any route. It takes some research and planning but the deposits in your child’s memory bank are priceless.

The rest of the story . . .

My story doesn’t end there. Now there is a grandchild. At age six, she already has her nose in electronics, chats away on the cell phone and feigns disdain for anything other than princesses, fairies and unicorns. But now I know better.

Barbara Barnes publishes What’s Great About I-95: Maine to Florida.

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10 Baby Boomer Inventions That Rocked the World

2. The Jarvik 7: Dr. Robert Jarvik (born 1946) was inspired to create the implantable artificial heart after his father needed surgery for an ailing heart.

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BY KATE FORGACH body, came long before surgical methods to transplant other human organs. enerations Y and Z may not 3. Apple II: Thirty-five years ago, quite see it this way yet, but baby boomers created and baby boomers have made the Earth marketed the Apple II a better place to live, thanks to many personal computer. The ground-breaking inventions. Those milestone included a born between 1946 and 1965 have sound card, color graphseen more meteoric changes than our ics, expansion slots and parents could ever have conceived. other features that made it Here’s a list of the top 10 baby the earliest version of a PC. boomer inventions that rocked our world—in no particular order.

4. The WWW: The software 1. DNA Fingerprinting: Where would language that allowed for the creation of Web pages and the CSI be without DNA fingerprinting, first browser was invented by Sir invented by Sir Alec Jeffreys (born Tim Berners-Lee (born 1955).

1950)? The Knight of the British Empire discovered sequences 5. Free Shipping: No roundup is within strands of DNA that vary complete without a look at modern from one person to the next in a consumerism. Jeff Bezos (born 1964) unique ridge pattern on fingertips. revolutionized internet e-retailing

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when he pioneered the concept of free shipping with Amazon.

Today, consumers often abandon their online shopping carts if a merchant doesn’t offer this perk.

6. The Universal Serial Bus port: Better known as a USB, the device invented by Ajay Bhatt (born 1957) allows you to plug peripherals from printers to digital cameras into your computer as easily as plugging a lamp into the wall.

7. The Ethernet: Thank Robert Metcalfe (born 1946) and his ubiquitous invention for your ability to share documents, printers and connections to the Internet—roughly 250 million new Ethernet switch ports are shipped worldwide each year.

8. The Nanoscale Motor: A team led by Alex Zetti (born 1956) invented a motor that was just 500 nanometers across (roughly 300 times smaller than the diameter of a single human hair), meaning

increased computer speeds, performance of intricate surgeries and efficient generation of solar energy.

9. Synthetic Skin: Since the early 1980s, burn victims have sung the praises of Gail K. Naughton (born 1955) who invented a method of “tricking” cells into responding as if they were inside a human body.

This discovery led to synthetic skin that temporarily covers burn wounds until the body is able to regenerate skin on its own (and now synthetic skin spun from spider silk).

10. Flex Foot Prosthesis: Van Phillips (born 1954) lost his left leg in a waterskiing accident. Unhappy with the clumsy artificial leg with which he was fitted, Phillips invented a limb based on the C-shape of a cheetah’s rear leg.

The result was a flexible and strong artificial leg made of carbon graphite that allows users to jump and run.

The author is a consumer specialist for Kinoli Inc. She is a Cooperative Extension specialist on senior issues.

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aregivers often face tough questions asked by patients. Questions that fall into this category may include “Am I going home?” (especially when the answer is “No, nor will things ever be the same again”)…“Will I recover from this condition?”…“And oh, by the way: Is there an afterlife?”

“Winging it isn’t a good idea,” says Walter St. John, Ed.D., author of Solace: How Caregivers and Others Can Relate, Listen, and Respond Effectively to a Chronically Ill Person. Here’s a tip from the book: Let the tears flow (the patient’s and yours, too). Just as most of us are not comfortable with chronic illness, we are also not comfortable with crying.

When tears appear, we tend to whip out a tissue and murmur something along the lines of, “It’s okay. Don’t

cry.” From now on, continue to pass the tissue when your ill loved one starts to tear up, but don’t pressure him to stop sobbing. Tears are a natural release for emotions ranging from anger to sadness to fear, and can be very therapeutic.

“The best thing you can do for someone who is crying is to simply be present, and listen if the person wants to speak,” St. John advises. “It may go against your nature, but refrain from interrupting with supportive statements—you can make those after the crying spell is over. At this point, your presence is the crucial thing. Don’t be embarrassed to show emotion yourself, either; crying can also be beneficial for you. And after the tears are dried, encourage your loved one to talk about his feelings… unless, of course, he doesn’t want to.”

The Healthy Geezer: How Common Is Back Pain?

BY FRED CICETTI

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. Have you ever thrown your back out? I hear an awful lot of geezers complain about their backs.

How common is back pain?

A: Yes, I’ve had back problems most

of my adult life and I know how debilitating they are. When I was 30, I put myself in bed for a week by carrying heavy stacks of newspapers to the curb.

Back problems have been a recurring problem in the decades since then.

The first attack of low back pain usually happens to people between the ages of 30 and 40. Back pain becomes more common with age.

Back pain is very common. It affects about 8 out of 10 people. This affliction incapacitates so many people and the subject is so extensive that I’m going to do a three-part series on back pain. This first one is about causes.

Back pain is more common among people who are not physically fit.

Weak back and abdominal muscles

may not properly support the spine. If you’re sedentary most of the time and then exert yourself on rare occasions, you are more likely to injure your back than someone who exercises daily.

If you’re carrying a big belly, you put added stress on the muscles in your low back and are a candidate for agony.

Some back pain, including disc disease, may spring from your genes. Race can have an influence, too. AfricanAmerican women, for example, are two to three times more likely than white women to develop spondylolisthesis, a condition in which a bone—vertebra— of the lower spine slips out of place.

Your job can be a major influence on back health. If your work requires heavy lifting or sitting all day, you risk hurting your back. Many sanitation men and writers suffer from back troubles.

Once again, cigarette smoking is a health hazard. While smoking doesn’t cause back pain directly, it increases your risk of developing sciatica, a pain that runs down the back of your leg from spinal-disc pressure

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on a nerve. Smoking can block the body’s ability to deliver nutrients to the discs of the lower back.

Mechanical problems can cause back pain. Perhaps the most common mechanical cause of back pain is disc degeneration. The cushioning discs between the vertebrae of the spine break down with age. If there is stress on these compromised discs, they press against spinal nerves and you may experience what feels like a toothache in a buttock. At almost any age, an injury can force these discs to bulge or rupture causing the same kind of pain.

Spine injuries such as sprains and fractures can cause either short-lived or chronic pain. Fractured vertebrae are often the result of osteoporosis, a condition that causes weak, porous bones.

Many medical problems can cause back pain. They include scoliosis, which causes curvature of the spine; various forms of arthritis, and spinal stenosis, a narrowing of the spinal column that puts pressure on the spinal cord and nerves.

Your emotions have a major impact upon back pain Never underestimate how they can tighten muscles and elevate awareness of pain. I recall being free of sciatica when I received some troubling news. Within minutes, I couldn’t put my left foot down because the pain in my leg was so intense.

If you would like to read more columns, you can order a copy of “How To Be A Healthy Geezer” at www.healthygeezer.com. All Rights Reserved © 2012 by Fred Cicetti.

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Veterans Corner

Korean War Heroes Remembered

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alling all Korean War Veterans. Mark your calendars and make plans to join Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta and the Defense Department’s Korean War Commemoration Committee for a special program commemorating the 59th anniversary of the signing of the Korean War Armistice.

The event, open to the public, will take place at 9 a.m., July 27, 2012, at the Arlington National Cemetery Amphitheater.

The program will feature a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier followed by an event honoring the service and sacrifices of Korean War Veterans and their families.

This is an opportunity for Veterans of the “Forgotten Victory” to be recognized for their noble service and connect with fellow Veterans.

The Korean Demilitarized Zone

Armistice The Korean War was fought from June 25, 1950, to July 27, 1953. It was a war between the Republic of Korea (supported primarily by the U.S., with contributions from allied nations under the aegis of the United Nations) and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (supported by the People’s Republic of China, with material and aid from Russia).

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The on again, off again armistice negotiations continued from July 1953 to November 1954, first at Kaesong (southern North Korea), then relocated at Panmunjom. A major, problematic negotiation point was prisoner of war repatriation. In the final armistice agreement, signed on July 27, 1953, a Neutral Nations Repatriation Commission was set up to handle the matter.

The armistice resulted in the establishment of Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), which has been patrolled ever since. The war is considered to have ended at this point, even though there was no peace treaty, After the war, Operation Glory (July–November 1954) was conducted to allow combatant countries to exchange their dead.

Thanks to those who served during the Korean War, the Republic of Korea stands today as a powerful example of democracy and freedom and a beacon for other emerging nations around the globe. The world and this nation owe Korean War Veterans an unrepayable debt for their service.

To RSVP for the Arlington event, please visit koreanwar.defense.gov or contact koreanwar@conus.army.mil.

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Discover The Springs South Pasadena’s Hidden Treasure

Ask the Expert: Are There New Treatments for Depression?

BY SARAH HOLLINGSWORTH LISANBY, M.D.

Q What is ECT? :

Welcome to The Springs at Boca Ciega Bay, located in beautiful South Pasadena on the campus of The Fountains at Boca Ciega Bay. We’re not your typical skilled nursing facility.

We are a 109 bed Medicare certified Rehab Center offering a variety of health care services: • Skilled Nursing • Wound Care • Social Services • Full scale beauty salon • Individualized activities • State-of-the-art Rehab.

We offer Customized Rehab programs 7 days a week both in-patient and out-patient including Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapy.

We specialize in: • Orthopedic • Stroke/Neuro • Cardiac programs by utilizing state-of-the-art equipment including Anodyne therapy and Natilus equipment, just to name a few.

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A: ECT refers to the most effective

and rapidly acting treatment we have today for severe depression and other conditions. ECT is an approved medical treatment that involves using electricity to produce a brief seizure in a person under general anesthesia.

The seizure usually lasts about a minute or less and body movement is very little because of a strong muscle relaxant medication which is given following the anesthetic drug.

ECT is given two to three times per week, usually for 6 to 12 treatments. ECT is performed by medical physicians (a psychiatrist and an anesthesiologist), assisted by nurses and other medical staff. ECT is recommended when a severe clinical depression is not responding to other treatments (such as psychotherapy and medications), or when there is a need for a rapid response (such as when there is a high risk of suicide, or when the depression itself is threatening the health of the person). As such, ECT can be a life saving treatment.

Q: What are the benefits of ECT? A: ECT often quickly resolves the

symptoms of major depression, including depressed mood, lack of interest, appetite and weight distur-

bance, sleep disturbance, feelings of hopelessness and helplessness, loss of self esteem and thoughts of suicide. Remission (the likelihood of having complete resolution of symptoms), is reported to range from 70 to 90% with ECT. This is much more effective than any medication at present. ECT can also be used with conditions such as bipolar disorder, schizophrenia and Parkinson’s disease.

Q: What are the risks of ECT? A: The risks relate to the

anesthesia and to the seizure.

Seizures can include difficulty with memory as well as temporary headache or muscle aching.

Q: When is ECT the right treatment?

A: ECT is indicated for severe

clinical depression or bipolar disorder and other conditions. ECT is typically used when depression is very severe or has lasted a long time without improvement with psychotherapy and medications.

Sometimes a change in medication dosage or in the medication itself will be effective, but when it is not, there may be a role for ECT. Older age also predicts better response to ECT.

Dr. Lisanby is a Geriatric Behavioral Science Expert at Duke University School of Medicine and a leader in the field of brain stimulation. Information from Duke University Medical School.

Grief Support Groups

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ulfside Regional Hospice provides the following weekly grief support meetings in New Port Richey:

Tues. Newly Bereaved group, 3 p.m.

Tues. Patient Care Group, 10 a.m. every other week

Wed. Loss of a Child Group, 1 p.m.

Thurs. Parent’s Support Group, 5 p.m.

Held at 6224 Lafayette St., New Port Richey. For information for all groups, please call (727) 844-3946.

New Options for Your Cataracts

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ave you recently are seeing our best been informed by results ever,” he added. your eye doctor that you Traditional cataract and have a cataract? What lens replacement surgerexactly is a cataract? A ies at St. Michael’s Eye & cataract is a clouding of Laser Institute are among the lens in the eye that can the safest and most affect your vision. There successful procedures are several reasons why a in medicine today. Due cataract may form in your to our experience and eye. Diabetes, smoking or commitment to excelexcessive exposure to the lence, our complication sun are often the causes. and infection rates are Cataracts are very common among the lowest in the world. While and affect more than 20 million we will continue to offer cataract Americans over the age of 40. Acsurgery utilizing traditional techcording to the American Academy niques, blade-free LenSx laser cataract of Ophthalmology (AAO), cataract surgery at St. Michael’s offers signifisurgery is the most commonly cant advantages for many patients. performed ophthalmic procedure Dr. John Michaelos of St. Michael’s performed today in the United States.

Eye & Laser Institute is the surgeon Traditional cataract surgery is many of your friends and neighbors considered to be one of the safest and have trusted to improve their vision most successful procedures performed and create the flattering new face they in medicine today. Now, a technologi- happily show the world every day. cal breakthrough with bladeless laser It’s a tradition of excellence that was cataract surgery is availinstilled in Dr. John by his able and has significantly father, Dr. Louis Michaelos, improved the precision of one of the area’s most several of the most critical respected ophthalmolosteps in cataract surgery. gists for over 40 years.

St. Michael’s Eye & To learn more about Laser Institute of Largo Laser Cataract Surgery was pleased to be the first and St. Michael’s Eye practice in Central Florida & Laser Institute, please to perform the LenSx® visit stmichaelseye.net or laser cataract procedure. call 1-727-585-2200.

This procedure is a bladeless, computer-controlled laser that allows Dr. John L. Michaelos M.D. John Michaelos to plan and perform your surgery to exacting, individualized specifications not attainable by other surgical methods.

With laser cataract surgery, Dr. Michaelos will customize your procedure to your own eye’s unique characteristics, virtually resulting in better vision outcomes while potentially making your procedure even safer.

“Laser cataract surgery is the most precise and least invasive lens surgery we have ever performed at St. Michael’s Eye & Laser Institute,” said John Michaelos M.D. “Our patients

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With laser cataract surgery Dr. Michaelos at St. Michael's Eye & Laser Institute will customize your procedure to your eyes unique characteristics, resulting in better visual outcomes while potentially making cataract surgery even safer.

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The Complete Idiot’s Guide® to Using Your Computer—for Seniors will simplify computer use for seniors looking to brush up on tech skills.

Firearms Safety Classes

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he Hernando Sportsman’s Club is offering several firearms safety classes during the summer.

Class dates include July 11, July 21, August 1, and August 18. All classes are from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.

The course covers lessons about the basics of firearms safety around the home and the fundamentals of pistol shooting.

The class includes practice time on the range.

Successful completion of this class also provides required documentation to apply for a Florida concealed carry permit if desired.

Pre-registration is required. Please call (352) 597-9931 to pre-register. Cost: $60.

Classes held at:Hernando Sportsman’s Club, 16121 Commercial Way, Brooksville, FL 34614. hernandosportsmansclub.com

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This is a handcrafted reef made

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The work fills 1,200 square feet of the

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Summer Foot Care Tips

BY DR. BONNIE SANCHEZ, DPM Board Certified ABPOPPM.

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Please do not go barefoot, but beware of flip flops—they do not protect your toes and most do not support your foot properly. If you insist on wearing flip flops, please wear supportive flip flops that are approved by the AP MA. Find a link on my website: FitFeetFlorida.com

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During the summer I see a lot more cracked heels. Heel cracks can lead to serious infection. Please buff your heels in the shower and apply lotion. If your heel crack is painful or bleeds, please get medical attention immediately.

Lastly, do not forget to apply sunscreen to all your exposed skin. Skin cancer attacks the feet and toes, too. I see a lot of burned feet during the summer.

Enjoy your summer and all its activities. Stay foot smart and safe.

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Dr. Sanchez has been a health care professional since 1979. As seen on Channel 10 News and heard on 1250 WHNZ radio. Her telephone numbers are (727) 824-5100 in Pinellas and (813) 645-1993 in Hillsborough.

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Tips for Buying Sunglasses

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octors at Presbyterian Hospital/ Columbia University Medical Center advise everyone to protect their eyes from overexposure to harmful UV rays. They offer a five-point checklist to help you choose the best sun protection for your eyes during the summer and all year round: • Check the UV protection level.

UV and sunglass protection is recommended year-round, and they should also be used during daylight hours. Even on cloudy days the UV index can be dangerously high.

Your sunglasses should provide more than 95 percent UV protection and ideally 100 percent (sometimes labeled as UV400 on the glasses).

• Check the lens tint. Most people believe that darker sunglasses provide better protection against the sun, but

that is not true. The lens tint should block 80 percent of transmissible light but no more than 90 percent to 92 percent of light; neutral gray, amber, brown or green are good colors to choose from.

• Make sure they block all of the light. Choose sunglasses that wrap all the way around the temples, and/or wear a hat with at least a three-inch brim that can block the sunlight from overhead.

• Wear shades over your contact lenses. People who wear contact lenses that offer UV protection should still wear sunglasses. Sunglasses are helpful for preventing the drying effect most contact lens wearers get, which is caused by wind.

• Buy shades for children.

Children’s eyes are not able to block UV rays as well as adults.

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Adventure and Affordable Travel Can Go Hand in Hand

BY JANICE DOYLE

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eady for adventure? Love to save money? Instead of adding big hotel bills to the cost of your future trips, there are ways to make both where and how you stay overnight a part of the adventure—and save money on lodging.

Friendship Force visitors from Indonesia meet their hosts in Hartwell, Georgia, USA.

Try a hospitality club Single or married, hospitality clubs offer bed and breakfast for under $25 per night to members who love meeting new people.

Evergreen Hospitality Club is open to individuals over 50 who pool their guest rooms with over 2,500 other members in the U.S. and Canada to make traveling as simple as staying with friends you haven’t yet met.

Travel Here’s how it works. I have one or two guest rooms which I offer to other club members who may be planning to be in the area. Or, when I travel to New York or Missouri, I find a club member with lodging available in their home for a night or two when I need it. Contacts are found on an internet site or print directory followed by email and phone conversations between guests and hosts.

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of time directly with their hosts. Some hosts and guests are busy retirees; others are still working. Members might be marathoners, quilters, volunteers, photographers, bird watchers, teachers, accountants, etc.—active people!

Guests are expected to be selfsufficient, reasonable and considerate by planning outside activity during the day so hosts can carry on with their normal routines. However, guests and hosts often enjoy day-trip outings or dinner out together.

I’ve had a number of Evergreen members in my home, strangers who became friends. I once told a couple that I knew I’d be home from work late the day they would arrive. I also told them where they would find the key to let themselves in. They did and were napping when I arrived.

We had a delightful dinner together and the next day they attended a grandson’s college graduation.

For the solo traveler, hospitality clubs are a joy because someone is anticipating their arrival at the end of a day of travel. Evenings are spent in safe and companionable ways, rather than in the isolation of a hotel room.

Home-stay advantages: extremely low costs, insider’s view of the area, new friendships; breakfast included.

Hosts and amenities are screened.

Disadvantages: Additional planning and sticking at least reasonably close to your schedule; two-night limit for stay. There is always possible awkwardness between host and guest, night owl vs. early riser issues, etc.

Evergreen Club Membership is $75/ year. Gratuity paid to host: $10/single (one person/ 1 room). $15/double (2 people/ 1 room). Evergreenclub.com.

Other hospitality clubs: Wayside Hospitality Club: Christian club for age 50 and older (statement of faith required) at gowayside.com.

The Friendship Force: Formed

by President Carter in 1977; organizes one-week stays in over 40 countries for cultural exchange. thefriendshipforce.org.

Monastery in the village of St. Lambrecht, Styria, Austria.

. . . Or maybe a monastery For a quiet adventure, consider staying at a monastery or convent.

They are cheaper than hotels and very peaceful and clean. Monasteries that offer lodging are active religious communities, often in historical buildings. Some require attendance at religious services but many do not. Of course they expect guests to respect the faith of the monastery residents.

Two books, Good Night and God Bless, Vol. 1 and Vol. 2 by Trish Clark, provide details of guest rooms and amenities in hundreds of religious establishments in France, Italy, Austria, the United Kingdom,

Ireland and the Czech Republic. She says, “The sheer variety of facilities available makes staying in these welcoming guesthouses an attractive alternative. They provide cheap, safe and clean accommodation, and many are in stunning locations.” See her website at goodnightandgodbless.com.

Italy alone is dotted with monasteries and convents and they are an excellent option for good-value accommodation, particularly in Rome where some of the buildings are located in central positions. For more information, see monasterystays. com, which is a well-organized online booking center for 320 Italian monastery and convent stays.

. . . Or a home exchange Maybe you dream of spending a month in Ireland or South Africa.

Home exchangers trade their homes, conominiums or apartments at a time that is convenient to both parties.

There are many options and locations available, including a luxury yacht in the Caribbean, a villa in Italy or maybe an RV in Oregon. Try homeexchange.com which deals in over 50,000 home swaps a year.

A reminder Keep in good communication with hosts (or guests) before your trip as the best precaution against unfortunate experiences, cancellations, plan changes, etc.

It really all depends on you and your personality. If you love having people in your home and can adapt to other people well, join a hospitality club. If old European lodging appeals to you, you’ll gain your blessing in a monastery.

And if privacy and anonymity are important, you’ll be happier in a hotel.

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For more than two centuries, visitors have chosen New Hampshire’s Lake Sunapee Region as their ideal year-round vacation destination. Located in the western part of New Hampshire, this area offers a relaxed lifestyle and boasts a wide variety of activities for all ages.

Stroll through the charming New England villages with their fine inns, tasty restaurants and unique shops. Take advantage of a full calendar of activities and cultural events. For the outdoor lover in all of us, this region offers a wide array of things to do out of doors including boating, kayaking, biking, hiking, swimming, fishing, hunting, alpine and cross-country skiing, snowmobiling and ice boating.

In the warmer seasons, stroll through the historic Fells Estate. Named by its founder with the Scottish word for rocky upland pastures, The Fells is a fine example of an early 20th-century summer estate and one of the best preserved sites from the New Hampshire summer home movement. The estate features a 22-room Colonial Revival

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With current gas prices on the rise, you may be tempted to trade in your car for a scooter—or resort to pedaling your way to work.

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Retirement Living 1. Slow down. As a general rule, every 5 mph you drive above 60 mph is like paying an extra 30 cents per gallon of gas.

2. Be gentle. Avoid jack-rabbit starts and sudden stops, which can lower your gas mileage by 33 percent on the highway and by five percent around town.

3. Lighten your load. Each 100 pounds of extra weight can reduce fuel efficiency by up to two percent.

4. Scout out cheap gas. Avoid gas stations in affluent areas and near major freeway exits. Also, avoid service stations with on-site auto repair shops, which often charge more for gas.

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7. Avoid idling. For every hour a car idles, between a quarter-gallon to a half-gallon of fuel is consumed.

Restarting your vehicle only takes a few seconds’ worth of fuel. However, restarting your car excessively can cause starter wear.

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Keep your tires properly inflated and make sure you have them aligned periodically.

9. Choose the right oil. Using only the manufacturer’s recommended grade of motor oil cited in your owners manual can improve your fuel efficiency by one to two percent.

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orgive the grandiloquent title; we are not talking here about Lewis and Clark, nor the HMS Beagle, nor even Christopher Columbus. We merely refer to Declarer’s intelligent (but hardly epic) play of the ♣K in the following deal:

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Just in case it happens to be a really useful clue, we should point out that East’s 1NT showed 15-17 HCP. The defense cashes three Hearts, then East shifts to the ♦A followed by a low Diamond. How do you play the trump suit?

All things being equal, you would play a Spade over to the King, and

Voyage Of Discovery then finesse the Jack on the way back.

This might seem even more appealing when you remember that East opened 1NT and therefore has most of the missing HCP. But remember also that East has already shown up with ♥AKQ and ♦A. That’s 13 HCP. So you can see that if East has the ♣A that gives him 17 HCP and no room for the ♠Q … and if East does not have the ♣A then he must have the ♠Q for his 1NT opening.

What’s needed here is a socalled “discovery play” before tackling trumps. After winning the Diamond return, you play the ♣K in order to smoke out the Ace. When East shows up with that card, he’s up to his maximum quota of 17 HCP, and now it’s a certainty that West has the ♠Q. That being the case, you ruff East’s Club return and take an immediate finesse of the ♠9!

The ♠K is now cashed, then back to hand with a Club ruff (fortunately there is no overruff from West). The remaining trump is extracted and it’s 8 tricks for those who did some counting and discovering!

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Last Month’s Answers

June Sudoku

Gone: the Buggy Whip, the Amending a Living Trust Kerosene Lamp, and Live Keno

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BY MARK PILARSKI

Yes, it is common to amend a ear Mark: My favorite game trust from time to time as circumis keno. Unfortunately, casinos stances change. Some reasons for where I play have removed the live trust amendments are as follows: game and have replaced it with a few 1.

Changes in the number of over video keno games spread out either bykeno birth,is thefamily casinomembers, floor. Since video death, divorce or in marriage. now the only game town, is it a better gameinthan live keno?within In ad2.

Changes relationship dition, when drawing the family group. numbers, are the numbers drawn based on a ran3.

Changes financial or dom numberingenerator like slot and economic conditions. video poker machines? —Vicky F. 4. Change of circumstances or need of a beneficiary due to issues such as disability, handicap or special education needs that occurred since the creation of the trust.

5. New interests in charitable or educational institutions.

1. The preference or order of trustees.

2. Thespots distribution of theagainst assets hitting fewer so the odds of the trust estate. a winning ticket are not so astronomical.

Deliberately play at afor leisurely 3. Additional provisions pace, because the slower you grandchildren’s education play, theorless of your hard-earned money other special needs. plunks into the casino’s coffers.

4. The preference of contingent Finally, use your slot club card to beneficiaries upon the death of offset the losses you will experience any of the primary beneficiaries. on this negative-expectation game.

5.As Change any restrictive to yourofsecond question,powers like may be listedininvideo the trust. thethat cards displayed poker or symbols of ain slot Q.the What changes mymachine, “living a random number generator determines trust” are necessary if I move all numbers drawn in video keno. to another state?

All 80 numbers on a keno game have A. A simple amendment the same chance of being changing drawn. the situs of the trust and changing the articleMark: that states theItrust Dear Where play,shall theybe governed by the laws of the State of do not offer a full 9/6 video poker _______, usually that is necessary. game thatisyou oftenall recommend. trusts should be 8/6 InLiving its place, they havealso 9/5 and changed if there are tax laws that the Jacks-or-better machines. Between have which been passed that would change two, one is better?

David W. the tax status of your estate.

As mentioned often in this column, the numbers used to identify Jacksor-better video poker games usually refer to the payoffs for full houses and 3. You can teach an oldpays cat new tricks. flushes.

A 9/5 machine 9-for-1 They havehouse the attention spanonand imfor a full and 5-for-1 a flush. pulse thatwould makesbethem An 8/6control machine eighteasier for to trainfull than theirand youthful the house six forcounterparts. a flush. One machine lowers the payoff on already flushes, 4. A senior cat may very well the other the payout on full houses. know basic household etiquette The not difference in your the house (like attacking feet atedge between these two Jacks-or-better night) anyway! variations is so minuscule it overlooks 5. Senioroncats are often content to the caution switch-hitting between just relax in your company, unlike two. For the perfect basic strategy younger who may get98.44 into peruser, the cats, 9/5 version pays mischief they’reabored. cent, while an 8/6because game returns nickel less—98.39 percent. this, 6. Senior catsContrast often know David, with a marquee 9/6 paytable, that scratching posts (not which returns 99.5 percent the furniture) are for to scratching polished VPand player.

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Good news, Vicky...well, sort of.

The loss of flesh and blood dabbing f you’re thinking spots is your gain, toabout a point. The adopting a pet, justkeno know house edge on video is much that Senior Cats Rule! lower than that on a live keno game.

Live, it’s senior approximately 28 percent, 1. When cats are adopted, whereas with video keno it can be they seem to understand that they’ve as low as 7.5 percent simply due been rescued, and are all the moreto video keno better paytables. thankful forhaving it.

On the other hand, with a live lounge 2. A senior cat’s personality has game you can buy a ticket for as little already developed, so you’ll know if as a buck, drink free hooch and watch he or she is a good fit for family. sports in cushy chairs, andyour the most you can lose on a game with a 28 percent house edge is about $15 an hour. When playing video keno, the speed of the game increases almost tenfold, so that 7.5 percent casino advantage versus the 28 percent live game edge is deceiving because your hourly loss to the house can end up being much, much higher.

This leads me to dole out some advice when playing the cybernetic version. First, you want to search for the highest-paying paytables. The higher the payouts for the spots you play, the lower the house edge. Play

feet) are for biting.

Gambling Wisdom of the Week: Senior cats arenot some “The typical7.gambler might of the hardest to find really understand probabilistic homes for—so nuances of the wheel or the dice, but when you adopt such things seem a bit more tractable a senior than, say, trying to raise a childcat, in this truly lunatic society of ours.”you’re —Arthur S. saving a life.

Reber, “The New Gambler’s Bible”

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ustomer service is one of today’s facts of life. After you read this, just be sure and cancel your credit cards before you die!

A lady died this past January, and Citibank billed her for February and March for their annual service charges on her credit card. They added late fees and interest on the monthly charge. The balance had been $0 when she died, but by April it was somewhere around $60. A family member placed a call to Citibank. Here is the exchange:

Humor Family Member: I am calling to tell you she died back in January.

Citibank: The account was never closed and the late fees and charges still apply.

Family Member: Maybe you should turn it over to collections.

Citibank: Since it is two months past due, it already has been.

Family Member: So, what will they do when they find out she is dead?

Citibank: Either report her account to frauds division or report her to the credit bureau, maybe both!

Family Member: Do you think God will be mad at her?

Family Member: You mean you want to collect from her estate?

Citibank: (Stammer) Are you her lawyer?

Family Member: No, I’m her great nephew. Here’s her lawyer’s name.

Citibank: Could you fax us a certificate of death?

Citibank: Excuse me?

Family Member: Sure. Give me the fax number.

Family Member: Did you just get what I was telling you—the part about her being dead?

After they get the fax: Citibank: Our system just isn’t set up for death. I don’t know what more I can do to help.

Citibank: Sir, you’ll have to speak to my supervisor.

Supervisor gets on the phone. Family Member: I’m calling to tell you, she died back in January with a $0 balance.

Citibank: The account was never closed and late fees and charges still apply.

Word Search

Citibank: That might help...

Family Member: Odessa Memorial Cemetery, Highway 129, Plot Number 69.

Citibank: Sir, that’s a cemetery!

Family Member: And what do you do with dead people on your planet?

And you wondered why Citibank needed help from the Feds?

Family Member: Well, if you figure it out, great! If not, you could just keep billing her. She won’t care.

Citibank: Well, the late fees and charges will still apply.

Family Member: Would you like her new billing address?

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