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AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2012

Serving and Empowering the Women of Summit, Portage and Stark Counties

Sandra Lee talks to Attorney Susan Lax about Divorce and Spousal Abuse Read all about it on page 4

In This Issue - Women You Should Know.. Emily Kelly – RAINMAKERS Carolyn Santos – SMALL WORLD COMMUNICATIONS Mary Faktor – ACTRESS Dee Seigferth – ESTATE PLANNING Gloria Williams – TRUTH EDUCATE | INSPIRE | EMPOWER

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Young For The First Time By Sandra Lee

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I was not “young again” last night at the Janis Joplin show at the Cleveland Playhouse. I was young for the first time. My childhood and teen years were over protected. Girls in my family did not date, go to concerts or go to college. I managed to do all three, but not without a constant struggle to win my independence. I married a rock and roll singer whose talent was staggering. He played Judas in Jesus Christ Superstar to hundreds of standing ovations! I loved that show, but most hard rock was not appealing to me. I was a borderline “elevator music” kind of chic. My poor husband was so exasperated trying to expand my musical appreciation. I just didn’t get it! He smuggled hashish into my brownies and LSD into my tea, but I was impervious. My consciousness would not raise, expand or budge! Last night, Mary Bridget Davies, who played the role of Janis Joplin, brought the house down and turned the lights on in my soul. I was deeply moved by Joplin’s song lyrics, her connection to African soul music, her passion of raging self expression, the power and strength and gutsiness of rock women. God bless them! They scream and preach and howl and emote and command the stage. They do not tiptoe like good little girls. They take over like lead dogs…bold and brave and brilliant. They are women you should know. I listen to them and I am young for the first time. I vow to gather their records and taped concerts and memoirs and to drink wildly of their gorgeous natures. This is new for me, like being born again. Every time I go to the new Cleveland Playhouse at the Allen Theater, I have this experience of metamorphosis. The theater is smart and edgy and the art presented there is utterly transforming. Go!

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The Cover "Class Acts" Attorney, Susan Lax and I have been working together for a long time. We are delighted to have her featured again in The Womens Sandra Lee Journals. I had The Hair Specialist of Hudson talks to Attorney smooth out my hair and wore a smart designer Susan Lax about Divorce and Spousal tweet jacket from my favorite consignment Abuse shop, Twila’s Treasure. Help me out here girls! We have to class it up for elegant Susan. Her In This Issue - Women You Should Know.. handsome Akron office is always buzzing. Susan is a very busy gal working with divorce, bankruptcy, and personal injury. See her article on p.4. She is brilliant, beautiful, warm and real. We had so many “Women You Should Know” we couldn’t fit them all on the cover, so cozy up and read every page. You’re about to meet some very special ladies. It’s Free.... It’s Priceless ....Take One!

AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2012

Serving and Empowering the Women of Summit, Portage and Stark Counties

Read all about it on page 4

Emily Kelly – RAINMAKERS Carolyn Santos – SMALL WORLD COMMUNICATIONS Mary Faktor – ACTRESS Dee Seigferth – ESTATE PLANNING Gloria Williams – TRUTH EDUCATE | INSPIRE | EMPOWER

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Is Divorce the Answer to Spousal Abuse? of choice for battered wives. Instead, most women would rather cling to the hope that

an oppressed person is one who is crushed, injured and afﬂicted. To oppress someone

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Most women will ﬁght ﬁercely to keep their marriage intact. They have an innate moral attachment to their religious teaching and to cultural notions that good women keep their families together no matter what.

By Sandra Lee for Susan Lax “For the abused woman, divorce looms as the death knoll to all her strenuous efforts at keeping her family intact. It is also a frightening prospect as many abusers are so obsessed with controlling their wives that they would refuse a divorce even if it meant killing their wives instead. Watching the courageous women in my support group trudge week after week into the police stations and courthouses to ﬁle yet another criminal charge, another court order, another motion to keep them and their children safe from these men with whom they had once shared a home, a life, their beds, helped me to understand that divorce is never the option

our abusers will one day wake from their self-centered and destructive sleep and see us for who we really are, love us as ved and we desire to be loved we would live happily ever after. The realization that this outcome is never to be is a crushing defeatt d for the abused woman. Hope iss er what has kept her he going through the al beatings and verbal pe lashings. Hope is what has held eld her captive. Hope ope has been her only nly reason for living. ng. To lay hope asidee is utter defeat for the abused wife.” By Ginny Hunt members.aol.com/Wings2Fly/ divorce.html Most

How to know if you are hiring the right attorney. Hiring the right attorney can make all the difference. Here are some questions to ask: How many years has she been in practice? How much experience does she have in the area of family law? Would she be able to represent your particular view? Why would she be a good attorney for you? What is her fee schedule?

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women will ﬁght ﬁercely to keep their marriage intact. They have an innate moral attachment to their religious teaching and to cultural notions that good women keep their families together no matter what. It is interesting to note that the Bible regularly deplores violence and abuse, especially of those weaker and in less of a position to defend themselves. The state in which a battered woman lives daily can be accurately described as a state of oppression. Biblically,

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means to press upon, defraud, violate, deceive, drink up, to use and to do violence or wrong. Other meanings include

When it comes to family law, complex and sensitive issues can result in outcomes with lifelong emotional and ﬁnancial consequences. We have the experience and resources to address and resolve your family’s needs and legal concerns. To ﬁnd out how we can lend you strength when you need it the most, call us today.

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Harmony Pointe 755 White Pond Dr., Suite 403 Akron, Ohio 44320 cracking in pieces, literally or ﬁguratively. To break, bruise, crush, discourage, oppress, and struggle together. These words paint an accurate picture of what happens to the victim of abuse. So, while many think the Bible is virtually silent on the topic of domestic violence, it isn’t. In fact it has much to say. It repetitively chastises a spouse’s treacherous manner against his wife. IS DIVORCE THE ANSWER TO SPOUSAL ABUSE? Such a decision is a highly personal one but every woman needs to know that she is in no way morally bound to keep herself or her children in an abusive situation. However, she must also note that 75% of all the domestic homicides against women occur during the time when the victim is

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in the process of leaving her abuser. She must select a competent divorce attorney who has experience in family law and domestic violence cases. Domestic violence cases raise a host of complicating circumstances which need to be dealt with by a compassionate and skilled attorney. Hiring the right attorney can make all the difference. Here are some questions to ask: • •

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And so it may be necessary for an abused woman to ﬁle for and secure a divorce from her abusive husband. In doing so, she is participating not in sin but in breaking the yoke of bondage and oppression upon herself and her children. In fact, to stay and remain a victim of the abuser’s violence would be a kind of participation in his sin, if only by remaining his victim. Ultimately, the decision remains with the abused woman and it is one that should be free from judgment from those she needs to support her in her stance against oppression – including her religious community.

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Rainmaker Consulting Hope is not a strategy and everyone is not your target market. Emily’s biggest role model was her father, Owen. Owen was also an entrepreneur, who shared ownership in a local manufacturing company. All her life, Emily was interested in her father’s career and what made him successful. Owen was a brilliant salesman and marketer and it was two years after his passing when the opportunity presented itself for her to go out on her own.

Emily Kelly In a nutshell, Rainmaker Consulting was born as a result of a demand for local marketing services “a la carte”. CEO, Emily Kelly, had been building a brand as a marketing director for a local CPA firm when clients started asking for her help with their social media, marketing plans and websites. “The rest of the story” is that Emily comes from a long line of entrepreneurs on both sides of her family … entrepreneurs that started the Van Roy Coffee Company, the Pfitzenmaier and Jablonski engineering firm, The Fine Line clothier, and many more. This family legacy of entrepreneurs fuels Emily’s passion for the small business owner and their struggle to wear “all the hats” and “beat the odds” to be successful in a very competitive environment. Emily believes in the “mom and pops” and truly wants to see them succeed. One client has said, “The focus and attention to detail Emily puts into her work with each individual client sets her above others in her field. She understands that there is no mold to achieving success with every individual. You must structure each client’s marketing strategy differently to get the best results … Emily is a very driven individual. Not only does she want to succeed in her business, she wants that success to rub off with everyone she decides to have a work relationship with.” And it’s true.

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In addition to her Bachelor of Business Administration (Marketing) from Ohio University, and over a decade of demonstrated success in fundraising, direct sales, industrial sales and professional services marketing, she had made great connections in the community through the local chambers and she felt she was ready to take the leap of faith. In the beginning, Emily did her research on existing marketing and sales coaching companies. She didn’t want to come into the marketplace competing with other firms. She wanted to collaborate with them, and to provide a service that met a need that was not being addressed in the marketplace. She realized that there were many excellent ad agencies, web design companies, printers and graphic designers available to help tackle a task, but few and far between are those who will help you execute a brand strategy … affordably. She couldn’t find a company locally that would help you define your target market and deliver a consistent message in order to increase your revenue and visibility, so she set out to help the local community create a better economy one small business at a time. Emily’s target market is the small business owner who is not yet in a place in their business to hire a full time staff person, or a large agency, but who needs help executing an effective marketing plan, or who has a special project and needs some insight, someone who needs advice in order to stretch their marketing dollars for the greatest return on investment so that they can get back to doing whatever it is that they do best. Emily comes alongside these companies to craft a brand strategy that is attainable, measurable, and realistic, and

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to help them implement that strategy with their existing resources and/or the resources she brings to the table through her broad network of contacts. Emily sticks to what she knows best – strategy, and she partners with marketing companies whose expertise is different than her own to bring the very best benefit to the client’s bottom line objectives and in order to help those small businesses in her industry succeed as well. That means that no job is too big for Rainmaker, and no job is too small either. Since its inception in 2011, Rainmaker has helped over 40 companies with their sales and marketing strategies. Emily has been asked to speak to the Center for Principled Family Advocacy, Ohio Society of CPAs, Greater Akron Chamber Knowledgeable Network of Women, Greater Akron Business Breakfast, Women’s Network, and Working Women Connection, among others. She has taught classes on social media, vision casting and goal setting, coached direct sales teams, and developed her very own course called “Small Business Marketing 101” designed to equip small business owners with a comprehensive look at their brand strategy in person, on land, in print and online. The old adage says, “Give a man a fish, feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, feed him for a lifetime,” and this class was engineered to do just that. She describes marketing as a fishing trip and teaches attendees how to define who they are “fishing for” and how to go about it with the greatest success. You can learn more about Emily and Rainmaker by going to her “splash page”, which includes links to all her social media platforms, blog, interviews, slide shows and videos: about.me/emilykelly. The heart and soul of Rainmaker is helping people find what it is that they were put on this earth to do, and to help them do it well, and within their budget. If you need assistance getting back to what it is that you do best, she can be reached by phone at 330-603-0086 or by email at Emily@EMK-TheRainmaker.com.

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A “360 Life Plan” for Financial Security After talking to women at all stages of their lives or their loved one’s lives, I have come to the conclusion that what seems to matter the most when faced with any life event is financial security. As we all know, none of us can predict when a future life event will happen to yourselves or those you love. To achieve true financial security, women especially have to be prepared .

Dee Siegferth President and CEO The Milestone Center for Retirement and Estate Planning, LLC 2780 S. Arlington Road Suite 201 Akron, Ohio 44312 330-644-0284 www.themilestonecenter.com

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Unexpected Life Events Happen! Let’s face it, women are different. Women Plan! Do you find yourself making and following lists, schedules, events or even minute details of a vacation while completing a multiple of other tasks The problem is Women Do Not seem to take the time for themselves to ensure that their own Personal Financial Security Plan is completed for themselves or the ones that they love. I am sure you know someone who has lost a job; gone through a divorce; has become a widow too soon or experienced an illness or an accident. You may have even lost some of your savings and investments during this stock market downturn. Since Women are planners and different than men, our challenge is to take the time to take control of our own financial future by following a simple “360 Life Plan.” Your security file ensures that your investment file and wishes files are completed. By taking these few simple steps, you will have the confidence and peace of mind that you can not only carry on but thrive if and when a life event happens.

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A “360 Life Plan” requires some Thought! Have you thought about the following? 1. Why is money and financial security important to you? 2. What will it provide for you? 3. If it were 5, 10, 20 years from today, what would you like to see happen personally, financially and professionally. What would make you feel most financially secure? 4. What issues could adversely affect your plan. Your answers will help you identify what you value, your wishes and your concerns. A “360 Life Plan” will provide you all the tools necessary get where you want to be. Call or email our office to request a No-Cost complementary consultation, additional information on the “360 Life Plan” or inquire about the next “360 Women’s Rountable Discussion.” Contact us at education@themilestonecenter.com of 330.644.0284 Dee Siegferth has a MA with MA Certification Gerontology, U Akron, Charter Masters IRA Elite Advisor with Ed Slott CPA’ Advisory Group; Investment Advisor Representative: Securities offered through Wall Street Strategies, Inc. 132 N Main St. Huron Ohio 44839 (419-433-5291).

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SMALL WORLD COMMUNICATIONS Bringing The Complex World of Communications Down to Size Understanding the people around you Carolyn Santos Let me tell you about Carolyn Santos. I had her deliver her workshop to my staff and it was wonderful. We understand ourselves better and one another and now have tools that we can bring into every personal and business relationship. Imagine how you would feel if the relationships in your life were free of communication issues. Would you like to have the tools you need to repair damage and prevent future communication problems in all your relationships? Small World Communications offers a system which is complete, accurate, and user-friendly. It can help you not merely diagnose problems, but give you concrete solutions that work to restore damage, rebuild connection, and maintain health in all relationships. This tool is the Kendall 7Life Languages.

measuring communication and identifying problem areas and how to fix them. If you were to learn only four things about each of the 7Life Languages, you would be able to become up to 100% effective in communicating with every person in your life and know how to bring healing to damaged or decaying relationships with laser precision or to make good relationships even better. You may sometimes feel like there’s an impassible chasm between you and that co-worker or family member you can never seem to see eye-to-eye with. But what if you had the tool to find common ground with that person and build up a bridge of mutual respect and understanding? It may seem to good to be true, but the Communication Intelligence Program helps you

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learn to do just that – even if the other person has not taken the profile! You’ll be amazed at how easily you can diffuse communication conflicts by learning simple, yet specific strategies to speak to the needs of that person and build them up in a positive way. Carolyn Santos helps you to build character, solve problems, and respectfully celebrate each other’s differences. How exciting would it be if you and everyone in your life chose to understand and appreciate each other, to identify and meet each other’s needs, to encourage each other’s desires and validate each other’s passions? You’ll be amazed at the difference it can make in your life, family or business!

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WHAT: THE SIX AGES OF WOMAN Comedy Show with Mary Faktor WHEN: Thursday, November 15 SHOW TIME: 7:30pm OPTIONAL DINNER TIME: 5pm - 6:30pm For Dinner Reservations, call 330-454-5000 WHERE: The McKinley Grand Hotel, 320 Market Avenue South, Canton, Ohio, 44702 SHOW TICKETS: $25 (order online with Visa, Master Card or Discover) at: www.SummitCountyWomensJournal.com CASH BAR: Special price cocktails in the pub and ballroom before, during and after the show

Canton is delighted to welcome Mary Faktor’s One Woman Comedy Show, THE SIX AGES OF WOMAN, to the beautiful, historic, McKinley Grand Hotel Ballroom on Thursday, November 15, 2012. This popular PG-13 comedy show is praised as the perfect “Gals Night Out or Couples Date Night.” A member of the Screen Actors Guild and Global Speakers Federation, Professional actor and motivational speaker, Mary Faktor brilliantly delivers her hilarious presentation to sell-out audiences of all ages throughout the United States. You’ll “laugh til your face hurts” with her portrayal of her character, “Vicki Zawicki” as she ages 50 years through a series of six phone calls to her best friend, Madge. Although you never see Vicki’s husband or kids, you’ll know them all quite intimately by the end of this smash-hit 75 minute show.

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Watch time pass before your eyes as Vicki changes from starry-eyed teenager discovering love, to newly wed bride full of romantic dreams, to expectant mother anticipating her ideal family, to harried housewife of overly active children, to menopausal working woman, to grandmother trying to recapture the romance with her husband now that the kids are grown. You’re sure to see your own life during some part of Vicki’s metamorphosis, and you will no doubt laugh at yourself while doing so.

“Laugh and the world laughs with you. Cry…and your doctor will prescribe Prozac.” If you’re looking for a fun, entertaining, stress-relieving night out, the universal humor of THE SIX AGES OF WOMAN is the perfect solution. It’s been praised

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as a great “bonding” experience for multi-generations of women...young mom, middle-aged grandma, greatgrandmother, favorite sister or aunt. And don’t let the title fool you...MEN LOVE IT TOO! A specially priced, OPTIONAL DINNER is available for those who wish to dine in the McKinley Pub prior to the performance. DISCOUNTED DRINKS are also available before AND after the show, where Mary will join the party. For OPTIONAL DINNER RESERVATIONS, call the McKinley Hotel at: 330-454-5000 To order THE SIX AGES OF WOMAN show tickets, go to: www. summitcountywomensjournal. com - (Master Card, Visa or Discover accepted) Don’t delay...order your tickets today. Seating is limited and Mary’s show is usually a sell-out. To advertise call 440-390-8778 or email brandy717@cox.net

WHO IS MARY FAKTOR? Mary is an actor, speaker, writer, workshop facilitator, business owner, life coach, and acting coach. She is a member of SAG-AFTRA, Global Speakers Federation, and is a graduate of The Second City. Mary is featured in several films, including American Splendor (with Paul Giamatti), The Winner Is (with Jerry Springer), Light Up Like Las Vegas (with Wayne Newton) and two soonto-be released indie films, Cleveland, I Love You (with Robin Svoboda & Leon Bibb), and The Wind Is Watching. Mary books other variety entertainers and speakers through her agency, Faktor’s Talent Network in Hudson. For more information on Mary, visit www.MaryFaktor.com

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Truth as I Perceive It Even the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Lion-heartedâ&#x20AC;? Feel Like Giving Up at Times! By Gloria A. Williams Lions are powerful mammals known to be Kings of the Jungle. They possess enormous strength and a magnificent beauty. Lions both intrigue and captivate me! They are such icons of bravery that to be called lion-hearted is to be perceived as a person of such courage that you can plow through the most stressing life situations without fear or sadness. The truth, however, has brought me to a place of acceptance that even the lion-hearted feel like giving up at times. Yes, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s true; the strong, spiritually planted who may maintain a positive posture in the face of all kind of adversities, who may manage to find value in the mundane, read the Bible consistently, pray without ceasing or cling to some other form of comfort, yes, even this poised person is vulnerable to despondency. I know because I became this person. I think no one was more surprised than me to watch as I slowly withdrew from the people I love and the life I enjoy. A number of disheartening situations occurring gradually over time wore away my faith, physical strength, and emotional well being. One

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Adult Children Caring for Aging Parents Face Role Reversal American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) found that an estimated 22.4 million U.S. households, nearly 1 in 4 are providing care to someone age 50 or older or have provided care within the last 12 months. As these family caregivers have discovered, it takes a lot of time, energy and patience to care for an aging loved one, and often it can seem like all of these attributes are in short supply. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not surprising, then, that guilt coupled with resentment are prevalent emotions among family caregivers. A caregiverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s life can be turned upside down. Despite the fact that they love their parents, caring for a parent is a big responsibility that affects the whole family. Plans for the immediate future go out the window. Schedules that were already jam packed and complicated need reworked. Children

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Chemotherapy and Hair Loss What to expect Most people take their hair for granted until they are faced with losing it from chemotherapy treatments. A diagnosis of cancer is devastating to anyone and suffering through effects of chemotherapy is a difficult road to being well again. However, both men and women report hair loss as one of the side effects they dread most after being diagnosed with cancer. Whether or not you have hair loss from your chemotherapy depends mostly on the type and dose of medication you receive. All the side effects from chemotherapy can be grueling and take a toll on you physically, emotionally and mentally. Maintaining a good body image is important to your health and when you look good,, you do feel better! If hair loss is a side effect of your treatment, your first indication will be excess shedding. Hair usually begins falling out two to three weeks after your first treatment. It could fall

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Grace School of Small Wonders By Gloria A. Williams The Grace School of Small Wonders was founded in 2012 by Gloria A. Williams and named by her daughter, Nikia L. Bridges, Doctor of Audiology, Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. The vision placed in Gloria’s heart was to develop a youth prevention program with a spiritual focus targeting at risk little girls ages 3 to 6. Some of the social issues the program will address are etiquette, child sexual abuse, bullying, promiscuity versus abstinence, date rape, self-esteem, self worth, eating disorders, nutrition/health and wellness, spiritual awareness, prayer, and faith. The program for the school was founded upon the premises that children need to be taught to be respectful of self, respectful of others, and respectful

of God’s created world. Teaching children self-discipline early and helping them understand the consequences to each choice made and the consequences for violating boundaries, will help them develop the needed critical thinking skills to make better choices for their own lives. This will also help the child improve processing the unavoidable life events of loss and hardship. By enabling the child to develop an inner belief system of spirituality rooted in something bigger than the child, it is believed the child will understand the world better, their value and role in the world, and develop a mindset of servanthood rather than a mind-set of self-centeredness. Through selfempowerment, the child’s ability to protect herself from sexual predators who may be individuals of trust, someone in her own family

or social environment, will also be improved. The ultimate objective of the Grace School of Small Wonders is to re-establish etiquette and self-empowerment within little girls helping them understand their value and worth is not in the external but in who they are internally. Developing that inner person on spirituality and a set of core values is the key. It is the founder’s theory that in developing this inner belief system early in the hearts and minds of little girls, it will be the catalyst from which they live and the inner compass guiding their attitudes and life choices throughout adulthood. A little girl will then grow into an empowered woman first valuing herself and then contributing in great measure to her surrounding communities. Classes are 6-week intervals Tuesday through Thursday starting

in September with class sizes limited to six (6) students per class per session. Each day is designated for a targeted age group. While the Grace School of Small Wonders is a grassroots project starting in Fairlawn, Ohio, the vision for the school is global. It is the founder’s vision the Grace School of Small Wonders will eventually be developed on continents around the world. For registration, please call Gloria A. Williams (330) 6700125.

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ProtectIfYourself From It Sounds TooCrime Good To Be True... By Sherri Bevan Walsh Summit County Prosecutor Finding scam victims is easy for criminals. They prey on people who are trusting or eager for a solution to a problem – or both. For example, one scam that hit Summit County this summer takes advantage of people who are struggling to pay their bills. Thousands of people across the country have given Social Security numbers and other personal identification information to strangers in the belief that President Obama will pay one household bill for every family in America. It is difficult for those who have never fallen for a scam to understand how someone would willingly pay money to collect a prize or lose their savings to a fraudulent investor. Being taken advantage of by an unscrupulous con artist doesn’t equate to stupidity. These criminals know that, although plenty of

people believe that if something sounds too good to be true it probably is, there are others out there who won’t fully think through their actions. Unfortunately, senior citizens are often the target of and fall victim to scams. Seniors tend to have assets, are more likely to be suffering the mental effects of age and are reluctant to report a crime of this nature at the risk of sounding foolish and incapable. But no matter how old you are, there is always the potential of being targeted. And the scams are not limited to doorto-door solicitations and the mail. Most of the common scams I’ve heard about lately involve emails, texts and social media postings.

• Don’t pay for free prizes. It is illegal for companies to charge you a tax on winnings. • Thoroughly research any new company with which you want to conduct business. • Be wary of businesses that use a post office box but do not provide a physical address. • Always ask for information in writing. • Don’t make spur-of-the-moment decisions. Legitimate businesses will not hassle you about taking time to consider an offer.

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The best way to avoid falling for a scam is to have a healthy dose of skepticism. Here are some practical tips on how to avoid becoming the next scam victim: • Never pay for services until they are rendered to your satisfaction.

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What is the App â&#x20AC;&#x153;Circle of 6â&#x20AC;?? In the June/July 2012 issue of this Journal, I discussed dating violence and its effects on teens. In this issue, I want to go high tech and discuss the application of the Circle of 6.

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Circle of 6 is an iPhone app for students and their friends to stay close, safe and prevent violence before it happens. Staying connected to a small group of people is critical to keeping students and friends informed and safe. Circle of 6 is a mobile app that makes it quick and easy to reach your circle and let them know where you are and what you need. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a fast, easy-to-use and a secure way to look out for each other. The design is simple. It takes two touches to get help, so no fumbling or digging around for the right number. Icons are used to represent actions so that no one can tell what you are doing if they see your phone. The design ensures safety, speed and privacy. GPS is integrated therein (using Google maps) and is only activated by you and sent to your own Circle of 6.

The app currently works on iPhones. The next generation will expand to multiple devices and operating systems such as Droids, Blackberries, etc. The app sends out three preprogrammed short message service (SMS) with two quick taps: â&#x20AC;˘ Select the car icon for the message â&#x20AC;&#x153;Come and get me. I need help getting home safely.â&#x20AC;? GPS coordinates are given. â&#x20AC;˘ Tap the telephone and up comes the message â&#x20AC;&#x153;Call me and pretend you need me. I need an interruption.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;˘ A third icon, a speech bubble, activates â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m looking up information about healthy relationships and respect. Just letting you know.â&#x20AC;?

In a critical situations, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an exclamation point that connects to pre-programmed national hotlines or the user can customize a local emergency number such as campus police. The following were instrumental in the appâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s design: Deb Levine, Exec. Director and Founder of ISIS, a non-profit organization using social and mobile media for sexual and reproductive health, and the development of healthy relationships. www. isis-inc.org And, Nancy Schwartzman, a nationally recognized documentary filmmaker and director of â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Lineâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;xoxosms.â&#x20AC;? She is the Founder and Executive Director of The Line Campaign, a movement that creates original media to inspire action and empowers young leaders to end sexual violence. www.whereisyourline.org

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I was delighted to visit Doggy Go Go and Kitty Ga Ga over the weekend. Wow! This is no ordinary pet grooming salon. The animals were literally breathtaking as they pranced into the waiting arms of their proud owners. This is as good as it gets in this field and I was really surprised at how reasonable the prices were. It was also a great shopping space for unusual gifts and gourmet items for pets. Let me tell you a little about it and about four women there that you should know. Vivian Lee, the owener is a highly trained, award winning groomer, skilled in hand scissoring and trained by a world famous champion groomer. To Vivian, grooming dogs is an art. Natalie is the first cat groomer in the state of Ohio who received the Master certification from the National Cat Grooming Institute of America. Monica is an animal rescuer and a well trained groomer. Her compassion enables her to offer extra help to special needs dogs. Sarah is a complete pet stylist and pet care specialist.

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Bullying By Sarah Rosenberger, Teen Librarian Akron-Summit County Public Library Bullying isn’t a new problem, but in recent years, social networking has given bullies new ways to hurt their victims and made it easier to share the victims’ humiliation with wider audiences. YouTube videos of bullying regularly receive tens of thousands of hits. Online hate groups, where classmates take turns posting cruel comments about someone, are a regular occurrence. Targets of bullies may be chosen at random or they may be chosen because of race, sexual orientation or disability, among others.

Most teens who are bullied don’t have thoughts of suicide. But, studies show that teens who are bullied can be up to 5 times as likely to think about or attempt suicide as other teens. Bullying alone is not the cause. Many issues can contribute to suicide risk, including depression, problems at home, and a history of trauma. Persistent bullying can lead to feelings of rejection, isolation and despair as well as anxiety and depression which, in turn, can contribute to thoughts of suicide. Teens who bully others also have an increased risk of suicide, making this an issue that requires intervention on multiple levels.

Studies show that an adult is notified in only about a third of bullying cases. Kids don’t tell adults for many reasons like humiliation, fear of being rejected or backlash from the bully so it is important to look for warning signs that a teen is being bullied. If or someone you know is being bullied, help is available. The Akron-Summit County Public Library maintains a site with links to organizations that support victimized teens, information for parents, teachers and others who work with youth and a comprehensive book list at http://ascplteens.akronlibrary.org/

anti-bullying/. The website http://www.stopbullying. gov/ is an excellent source for how to deal with bullying. If you are looking for a book to recommend to a bullied teen, try Dear Bully, (Megan Kelley Hall and Carrie Jones, eds). This book contains essays about being bullied as well as being a bully or a bystander and powerfully illustrates

that victims of bullying are not alone. If you or someone you know is in crisis, the Lifeline is available 24/7 at (800) 273-TALK (8255). If you are interested in becoming a part of the Summit County Suicide Prevention Coalition, call (330) 762-3500 or email at preventsuicide@ admboard.org.

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What Indiana Jones Taught Me By Amanda E. van Brakle

I have mixed feelings about Harrison Ford. First of all, I grew up (avidly) watching the Indiana Jones movies, so I saw him as this sort of outlaw fatherfigure. Secondly, the dude’s handsome. Thirdly (and perhaps most creeplily of all), the dude bears a striking resemblance to my own father. My sisters and I all have weird crush-type things on Harrison Ford and the three of us all feel really yucky about that. Weird feelings aside, but somewhat appropriately, the Indiana Jones movies taught me about moral ambiguity. Urban dictionary defines moral ambiguity as, “a lack of clarity in ethical decision making.” Like in Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark when Indiana Jones threatens to blow up the Ark of the Covenant with a grenade launcher in order to get it out of the Nazi’s clutches. Supposing that his only two options are to blow up the Ark or to let the Nazi’s have it, regardless of which course of action he chooses, he will be doing something morally “wrong.” If he chooses to blow up the Ark, not only is he possibly going to destroy other human lives in the process (though in the movie, Nazi lives are portrayed as substantially less valuable than non-Nazi lives), but he is also going to blow up the Ark of the Covenant (the material proof of the agreement between Moses and the Old Testament God). If he chooses not to blow up the Ark, he runs the risk of it staying in the wrong hands, possibly leading to the death and destruction of thousands and possibly millions of other living persons. Ultimately, (spoiler alert!) he doesn’t blow up the Ark. Instead, the plot runs its course and the Nazis end up destroying themselves with their own hubris. I’m not going to go into a detailed explanation of how this happens (even though I kind of want to). Speaking as an Indiana Jones enthusiast, I would strongly encourage you to watch the movie yourself. Moral ambiguity has shown examples of itself in people’s reactions to the recent shooting at To advertise call 440-390-8778 or email brandy717@cox.net

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a Colorado movie theater as well. I’ve found that, especially in the months leading up to a presidential election, that people will use anything they can get their hands on in order to make a point about their political leanings being correct (and, of course, the “other guy” being wrong). I’ve heard people reacting to this senseless act of violence in a number of different ways. For instance, a lot of people argue that if everyone simply had their concealed carry permit (and were packing during that particular movie), someone would have just killed the shooter before he had a chance to do so much damage. But then wouldn’t that vigilante be taking the life of a human being themselves? Then again, isn’t it better to prevent several murders even if that means committing one? Where is the line? I’ve also heard people going as far as to blame entire groups of people for the actions of one person. Some people blame the Occupy Wall Street movement. Some people are blaming the “liberal media” (sidebar: I still can’t figure out who the “liberal media” refers to – it seems to refer to anyone who makes a less-than-conservative point in a public forum, but I digress). Some people are blaming Tea Partiers and the conservatives, which seems equally inaccurate to me. I’ve heard a few folks suggest that an individual is capable of making his / her own choices and people should be held accountable for their own actions. This seems closer to the mark to me. For some reason, the way people have reacted to this particular event has really upset me. Maybe because too few people seem to be recognizing that those who are grieving the loss of their loved ones might want comfort absent of a political or social agenda. Maybe because too many people are hijacking the pain of others in order to attempt to show the world how “right” they are. And maybe I’m a hypocrite for making my own point about humanity in this article and using one particular tragedy as an example. I don’t know. The situation itself is somewhat ambiguous.

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One thing of which I am relatively certain is this: We are living in a very uncertain world and we are losing sight of our own humanity. Something tragic happens and human lives are lost and rather than recognizing that, we rush to make it “about” something else. We rush to lay blame, we rush to side with someone or something and we further entrench ourselves into this sense of staunch individualism which is starting to prevent us from recognizing each other as similar. As human. In the end, I just feel frustrated and sometimes as though there is nothing I can do about any of it. Sometimes it seems as though it is pointless to try to figure out how to be loving and compassionate even in terrible situations, because sometimes it seems like in a sea of millions of angry, frightened people, there are a serious minority of equally angry and frightened people who want to do whatever they can in order to make the world a more compassionate place. When we decide to remain at each other’s throats rather than finding ways to coexist, I feel like we all lose. But, as another Indiana Jones movie taught me, loss isn’t always permanent. There is a scene at the beginning of Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade in which the viewer gets to meet Indiana Jones as a teenager. While on a boy scout trip, he catches a band of grave robbers stealing artifacts. Since Indiana believes that these artifacts “belong in a museum” rather than on the black market, he takes it upon himself to steal these artifacts back from the grave robbers. Young Indiana calls the sheriff to tell him what happened, only to find out that the sheriff had been bought off by the grave robbers. As a newly disillusioned Indiana Jones begrudgingly hands the artifacts back to the thieves, their leader says something to young Indiana which, in the plotline, is supposed to have a hand in molding his character: “You lost today, kid. It doesn’t mean you have to like it.”

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They say, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Be careful what you wish for!â&#x20AC;? Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m sure youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve all heard that saying. When I was seven years old, I wished for a pony. My dad often promised heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d buy me one, but growing up in the city of Barberton, it was an empty promise. Finally, when I was 37 years old, I got my wish - a pony (along with a big Thoroughbred and a baby Belgian draft horse). Although it wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t until I was an adult that I got my first pony, I was probably as excited at age 37 as I would have been at age seven. In 2000, the same year I got my first pony, I started Happy Trails Farm Animal Sanctuary and began my work with abused, neglected and abandoned horses and farm animals. I quickly got a crash course in horse care and equine health as the abuse cases began pouring in. Over the past 12 years I personally helped rescue, rehabilitate and/or place nearly 400 horses. My wish went wild and though I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t â&#x20AC;&#x153;ownâ&#x20AC;? the horses, each one of them touched my life in a very profound way, and all taught me very valuable lessons. My work with abused horses and farm animals has been very rewarding over the years. While my wish for a horse has been fulfilled many times over, I often wonder how many women out there didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get the shiny black pony or the big, beautiful brown and white paint horse that they had always dreamed about? Please donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t let that dream die. 28

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