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12 UF Researchers Score Competitive Grant for Concussion Research 18 The Baird Theater Building 24 A Haven for Pets: St. Francis Pet Care 26 Bullying: Is your child a victim?
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28 The Right Pet for Your Family 29 Make the Most of a Gamey Situation 30 A Weekend with: Old College Buddies 32 No More Boring Dates 33 How to Accelerate Muscle Recovery
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22 Dog parks for Gainesville Pups 23 Gainesville’s Greatest Running Routes
06 Go Figure: Buchholz High’s Math Team Continues Adding State, Nationals Championships by Outworking Competition
10 A New Era Begins: Gators Football Preview
34 How Well Do You Know Football?
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Go Figure Buchholz High’s Math Team Continues Adding State, Nationals Championships By Outworking Competition By Mike Capshaw Photos by Bonnie Valenzuela
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Now and then it’s good to pause in our pursuit of happiness and just be happy. Guillaume Apollinaire
What began by chance nearly two decades ago has became Buchholz High School dynasty. The BHS Math Team has won 11 consecutive state championships and nine straight national championships. That level of success by a traditional sports program would land it on SportsCenter or even earn the squad a trip to The White House. Too bad society doesn’t celebrate brains as much as brawn. The BHS “athletes” don’t mind. They’re rewards come in the form of full scholarships to Ivy League schools and other top universities. Before Will Frazer came across a flyer for a math competition “kinda by accident” in 1998, that wasn’t the case for most Buchholz students. “Almost everyone went to (the University of Florida),” said Will Frazer, who coaches the team along with Ziwei Lu. “Not that there is anything wrong with that. I went to UF. But now these kids are putting together such awesome resumes of accomplishments that they are getting to go to these schools and their lives are changing because of it.” Seniors on the past year’s team are proof. They are Jason Ai (Berkeley), Josh Chipman (Brown), Spencer Douglas (Alabama), Nicholas Klugman (MIT), Lisa Lu (Harvard) and Michael Wong (Georgetown). There is no secret formula behind the team’s success or something in the City of Gainesville’s water that produces the best young math minds in the country. It all boils down to good ‘ol fashioned cerebrum grease. “Not a lot of other teams are willing to sacrifice their summer doing math for four hours a day, but we do,” said Lisa Lu, who successfully tried out for the team in eighth grade. Peace begins with a smile. Mother Teresa
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“We went extremely fast and hard,” Frazer said. “We changed the curriculum to match more of the competitive type questions … We weren’t going to be successful if we didn’t match the difficulty of the kind of questions we were going to run into (in competitions).” The team simulates competitions during practice by tackling questions from previous competitions. Frazer said the only advantage BHS has is its summer program where team members practice four hours a day, five days a week. “We try to outwork people,” Frazer said. “Most people don’t have a summer program. Then you go to nationals in late July and you’re kids aren’t ready. “It’s no different than a sport. You can’t just put it down for six weeks and then show up and compete. We’re here everyday.”
“We have people who work really hard,” said Jason Ai, who also made the team in middle school. “A lot of people think that the math team just takes a bunch of geniuses, but it’s the program that’s made it so successful. That’s why we do well and we owe a lot to Mr. Frazer and Mr. Lu for doing this – I don’t even know how many hours they spend.” Ai said he was “pretty average” in math before joining the team. “Just being on the math team made me push myself more, because I’m super lazy,” Ai said. “I wasn’t very motivated at all but being around so many people who are really motivated, it rubs off on you … it’s made me do better in a lot of fields that I probably wouldn’t have been as good in.” 8
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After a successful career on Wall Street, Frazer began teaching at BHS in 1997. The following school year was when he came across a math competition flyer and put together a team for the contest. “We got killed,” Frazer said. “The kids were asking me on the bus home how to solve some of the problems, and I couldn’t do it. Then they said, ‘Can we do another competition to see if we can do better?’ And the next thing you know I said, ‘If we are going to do this, we’re going to do it right,” and that’s kinda how we got started.” However, the team didn’t “get serious about trying to win” until Frazer changed the program in 2002. He created a “competition program” by combining the best kids from each class into one.
The cost of going to as many as 50 competitions per year can be a burden. This year’s budget was $80,000, with more than half of that being used for the 47 kids who went to nationals in Salt Lake City. While some parents can afford it, Frazer said “kids on the lower end of the economic spectrum” receive help from folks in the community like Mike Warren, owner of AMJ Inc. who set up the Buchholz Math Club Trust Fund last year for donations. “I think there is a thirst for this (in Gainesville),” Frazer said. “A lot of people in this community love education and they don’t know where to go to try to help, but here they see success and people want to glob onto success and support it. “We’ve been very fortunate and are very appreciative.”
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GATORS FOOTBALL PREVIEW
9/5 New Mexico State 9/12 East Carolina 9/19 @ Kentucky 9/26 Tennessee 10/3 Ole Miss 10/10 @ Missouri 10/17 @ LSU 10/31 vs. Georgia (in Jacksonville) 11/7 Vanderbilt 11/14 @ South Carolina 11/21 Florida Atlantic 11/28 Florida State
By Mike Capshaw Photos courtesy UAA Communications/ Tim Casey
New Era Begins The Jim McElwain Era of Florida football will begin under the lights with the Gators’ first three games scheduled for primetime kickoffs. The Sept. 5 season opener against New Mexico State at home will start at 7:30 p.m., followed by East Carolina at home at 7 p.m. on Sept. 12 and a road trip to Kentucky for a 7:30 p.m. kickoff on Sept. 19. Both 7:30 games will air on the SEC Network while the 7 p.m. game will be on ESPN2.
Coach Jim McElwain Heads Into First Season at Florida
The prognosis is much of the same as it has been in recent years: The defense is strong with several key returning starters while the offense is a question mark, especially at quarterback and along the offensive line.
QUARTERBACK Despite starting the final six games in As far as expectations, they’re not 2014, sophomore Treon Harris was too flattering. Vegas oddsmakers are pushed all offseason by redshirt putting Florida’s over/under at 7.5 as freshman Will Grier for the starting far as number of wins, which would job. The Davidson, N.C., native passed be an improvement after coming off a for 4,989 yards and a national-best 77 4-8 finish — UF’s first losing season touchdowns to earn four national since 1979. high school player of the year honors 10 Flourish Magazine | September/2015
Jim McElwain makes his debut as Florida head coach against New Mexico State at 7:30 p.m. on Sept. 5.
as a senior. As a junior, Grier set a national record for single-game passing yardage with 837 yards and 10 touchdowns in a playoff game. Though not as mobile as Harris, Grier appears to be a more accurate passer, especially on short, quick routes that have fueled McElwain’s offenses. Still, coaches said the duo “were splitting reps” with the first team midway through fall camp.
RUNNING BACK With Matt Jones leaving early for the NFL and Adam Lane transferring, the backfield belongs to Kelvin Taylor,
Why can’t people just sit and read books and be nice to each other? David Baldacci
who started twice while playing in all 12 games last season. He averaged an impressive 4.9 yards per carry (565 yards on 116 attempts) and had a career-best 197 yards and two touchdowns on 25 carries against Georgia. McElwain prefers to rotate “2-3 backs” and go with the hot hand late. That means true freshmen Jordan Scarlett and Jordan Cronkrite could be in the rotation as well as Mark Herndon, a senior from Ocala.
RECEIVER Demarcus Robinson (6-2, 197) started 11 of 12 games and finished with 53 receptions for 810 yards and seven touchdowns, which was the best season for a UF receiver in six years. To prevent defenses from keying on Robinson, the Gators will need one or more receivers from the pool of Latroy Pittman, Ahmad Fulwood and Brandon Powell, among others, to step up. Fulwood (6-4, 208) has shown big-play ability as his 16.6 yards per reception serving as the team’s best among the returning players. Freshman Antonio Callaway has impressed early in fall camp. TIGHT END Playing a position that has traditionally thrived under McElwain, senior Jake McGee has the ability to take the pressure off of Robinson in the passing game. Before transferring to UF in 2014, he caught a team-high 43 receptions for 395 yards as a junior at Virginia, with 26 of those catches for a first down or a touchdown. A pair of second-year players in Deandre Goolsby and C’yontai Lewis add depth. OFFENSIVE LINE McElwain did just about everything in his power to try to bolster a thin
offensive front by signing six prospects and receiving transfers from Mason Halter and TJ McCoy. According to stats guru Phil Steele, the Gators have the third-fewest career starts of any offensive line in college football with all 10 belonging to Trip Thurman, who missed spring with an injury. Halter is a 6-8, 300-pound left tackle who graduated from Fordham, where he was a two-time FCS AllAmerican. Halter, Thurman, Cam Dillard, Antonio Riles and David Sharpe were first-teamers midway through fall practices, according to GatorZone.com’s Scott Carter.
DEFENSIVE LINE Defensive end Jonathan Bullard skipped the NFL Draft to return for his senior season. He’s joined by Alex McCalister, Bryan Cox Jr., Caleb Brantley, Jordan Sherit and Joey Ivie, who all return with valuable experience. McCalister, a 6-6, 238-pound redshirt junior, played in all 12 games a year ago. Cox, Brantley and Ivie usually line up along the interior while Sherit can back up McCalister at rush end. Taven Bryan, Khairi Clark and Justus Reed are vying for time. Other players to watch are true freshmen Luke Ancrum and CeCe Jefferson.
Anthony Harrell and freshman Rayshard Jackson also could factor into the mix.
SECONDARY All-everything Vernon Hargreaves III likely will play his last season in a Gators uniform as many project the junior as a high first-round pick in next spring’s NFL Draft. Jalen Tabor returns at the other conerback spot after starting five games as a true freshman in 2014. Sophomore Quincy Wilson also logged two starts at cornerback. Keanu Neal and Marcus Maye started a combined 17 games at the safety spots where Duke Dawson started one game. SPECIAL TEAMS Hargreaves is explosive in the return game. Austin Hardin has a strong leg — handling kickoff duties and taking over field-goal duties late in the season, but has struggled with accuracy. He hit a career long of 52 yards against Florida State. Johnny Townsend punted in the final six games of 2013, averaging 42 yards on 29 punts, including six inside the 20.
LINEBACKER Senior Antonio Morrison, who led the Gators with 101 tackles in 2014, has recovered quicker than expected from a pair of offseason surgeries on the same knee and leads a solid group of upperclassmen that Many are predicting a breakout includes Alex Anzalone, season from linebacker Alex Anzalone, who was a high school All-American. Jarrad Davis, Daniel McMillian, Jeremi Powell and Matt Rolin. Insiders believe Anzalone is primed for a breakout season. Georgia Tech transfer
Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without. Gautama Buddha
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Score UF Researchers
UF one of 16 grant recipients in GE and NFL’s $20 million Head Health Challenge
Competitive Grant
for Concussion Research By Elizabeth Putfark
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You may choose to look the other way but you can never say again that you did not know. William Wilberforce
Mild traumatic brain injury has jumped to the forefront of contact sport debates everywhere from junior highs to professional leagues in recent years. With players retiring as young as 24 for fear of long term neurological side effects, many parents question whether helmet sports are worth the risk. In answer, General Electric and the National Football League have combined their ongoing efforts into concussion research for an innovative Head Health Challenge – a challenge the University of Florida has been honored to accept.
to see whether there were objective ways to diagnose concussion.”
neurological studies, which due to higher technological demands have lagged about 50 years behind advances in our understanding of cancer. “We know from cancer because of decades of research that this disease is a continuum – there’s more in common among various strands than there is different. Frankly, we believe that’s the case in neurology,” Gilbert explains. “We think that moving into this space in traumatic brain injury research will advance all our research, and we’ll be able to apply all these learnings not only to sports related concussions, but also to help us better understand Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s and ALS.”
The promise of UF’s research, which has been underway for the past year and a half, has been to create a finger-prick test that diagnoses brain injuries within 30 minutes of the time of impact by detecting specific “[The Head Health Challenge] is proteins in the blood. Such a test giving up to $20 million to looking would offer a fast, reliable sideline at ways to make the game safer,” measure for identifying concussions explains Alan Gilbert, Director of As far as athletics are concerned, Miller in contact sports like football, lacrosse, encourages parents to take heart in Global Government and NGO soccer and many others. Strategy at GE’s Healthymagination. both the scientific advances already “The goal is to look for, find and fund made as well as those in progress at new ideas, new technology and new After submitting their preliminary research centers like UF. USA Football’s findings in May, UF is waiting along devices, that will lead to better “Heads-Up” instructional videos, for with the other 16 semi-finalists to diagnoses and prognoses for example, currently offer certification mild traumatic brain injuries.” find out if their efforts have earned to youth football coaches that’s been them one of up to six final grants shown to decrease injuries by 76 percent and concussions by 30 percent. The process began with of $500,000 awarded for exceptional research. over 450 candidate “To parents I would say that there has groups from 27 Expectations and hopes are high that never been a safer time for kids to countries applying play,” Miler claims. “Talk to your coach with ideas for how to among so many exciting projects, improve diagnostics several will emerge to make a serious and make sure they’re trained and difference in the safety of sports. certified, but once you know that they and treatment of are, there’s no better time to have concussions, “Contact sports and team sports your kid playing youth football.” particularly in ways are great and valuable at all levels, that fit within the especially in this day and age” context of contact With the Head Health Challenge in full suggests Miller, whose son is preparing swing, it seems like times are only sports. Four rounds of for his first season of football. “It’s also going to get better from here. evaluations by industry true that if the sports can be made leaders in neurological safer, we should look to do that. science whittled the field Diagnosing the injury is one way.” down to just 16 grant recipients, of which UF was one. While much of the Head Health “The [concussion diagnostic] tests that Challenge addresses concerns specific to the athletic community, many are currently used, while very good if believe in the potential for benefits to applied by experts, are subjective in reach far beyond the world of sports. nature,” says Jeff Miller, Senior Vice President for Health and Safety Gilbert suggests we look at cancer Policies at the NFL. “So this first of the Head Health Challenges was designed research as analogous to current It is not enough to win a war; it is more important to organize the peace. Aristotle
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Olympic rower Henry Pearce once won a race even after stopping to let a family of ducks pass in front of him along the way.
Random
By Truman Carter
On average, 12 newborns will be given to the wrong parents each day.
Knowledge The next time you’re the victim of an uncomfortable silence, toss out one of these facts to open up the conversation.
The phrase “Rule of Thumb” is derived from an old English law that said you couldn’t beat your wife with anything larger than your thumb.
The reality show The Biggest Loser has resulted in more long-lasting relationships than The Bachelor or The Bachelorette.
If you find a lost driver’s license, you can drop it in the mailbox as is and the U.S. Postal Service will deliver to the owner.
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A raisin dropped into a freshly poured glass of champagne will bounce up and down from the bottom to the top.
Peace is the only battle worth waging. Albert Camus
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Monthly Market Detail - July Closed 2015 Sales Single Family Homes Paid in Cash Florida
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July 2015
Closed Sales
26,916
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Average Sale Price 2011
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Percent Change Year-over-Year
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Peace is always beautiful. Walt Whitman
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The Baird Theater Building
The Old Baird Theater, still standing at 19 SE First Avenue, has seen its fair share of uses through the years.
the years, it was the second-story theater that received the bulk of Baird’s early entrepreneurial efforts.
Constructed in 1887 by J. Simonson, it was originally known as Simonson’s Opera House until Eberle Baird purchased it in 1905. Baird was already a well-to-do figure in Alachua, where he’d relocated from Iowa as an adult to start a lumber mill.
He quickly set about a thorough remodel. A third story and a balcony were added that increased seating to 1,000 per audience. The interior was redesigned in a color scheme of gold and white, with red seats lining the aisles and wicker chairs in every opera box.
He purchased the theater along with the block of buildings on the south side of the Courthouse Square. The lower storefronts included Dorsey’s Bakery, DeLores Beauty Supply and McCollum’s Drug Store. While the other buildings continued to change and shift through
Baird’s drew audiences from all around Alachua County. Guests crowded into the ornate building to watch vaudeville acts, minstrel shows, local talent and traveling opera companies.
With the rise of film, Baird adapted his theater to feature silent films accompanied by music, sometimes even live orchestras. After a fire in 1938, Cox’s furniture store combined the three other storefronts into a single retail space. The theater was converted into a restaurant in 1994, and has since become home to Lillian’s Music Store and Harry’s Seafood Bar and Grill. The east side of the building still boasts the original 1887 cornice line, giving the historic downtown square an added touch of aged elegance. By Elizabeth Putfark State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory, http://floridamemory.com/items/show/3619
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Rest and be thankful. William Wordsworth
Money Talks That Will Save Your Marriage By Kirsten Nielsen
20 Flourish Magazine | September/2015
There is peace even in the storm. Vincent van Gogh
Finances: a scary word, and one that couples often go to great lengths to avoid. Maybe you feel overwhelmed by the information you don’t know about budgeting and investing. Maybe you have a negative gut reaction to all financial matters based on bad choices you or your family made in the past. Whatever the case, talking about money can often be unpleasant and uncomfortable, especially when you are working with someone you love. However, this is one talk you simply can’t skip: money issues are the number one reason for divorce. The good news is that every single couple is capable of taking control on their finances and making money work for them. No matter what state your finances are currently in, or how little you have talked about them, it is possible to become a team that seamlessly works with the money you have. Whether you are contemplating marriage, or have been married for decades, follow these guidelines to ease money troubles and have a happier, wealthier relationship!
Talk About Your Habits People’s approaches can vary wildly in how they think about money; one person might love to spend every penny, while others stress about spending a single dime. Talk with your partner about your personal money habits, and get their thoughts as well. You want an open line of communication between where each of you stand in terms of views about money. Questions to Ask: • Do you have a budget? • Do you have a “rainy day” fund? • W hat do you think is the optimal percentage of savings? • What do you like spending your extra money on? Be Transparent About Income and Debts Nothing sours a marriage quicker than one spouse finding out the other has hidden credit card debt of over $30,000. Don’t hide or be embarrassed about debt; student loans are so ubiquitous, that it is almost uncommon to have no debt at all. Be honest about your current situation, and trust your partner not to judge you.
Questions to Ask: • W hat is your current income? • W here do you expect your income to be in five years? Ten years? • Do you currently have any debt? • W hat are you plans for paying down that debt? Talk About Marriage Expectations Whether you’ve talked about it or not, you both have some vision of your joint finances in the future. One of you might assume that everything will be combined – paychecks, bills, expenses, and accounts – while the other person might assume that you will keep completely separate books. Ask you partner what they think will happen when you get married in terms of your financial accounts and expenses. Questions to Ask: • Do you think we’ll have one joint account, two separate accounts, or some combination of the two? • W ho do you think will be responsible for paying bills on time? • Will we have one budget or two? • How will we split expenses? Directly in half? Percentage based on income?
sure to ensue. Talk about your financial goals and what you want your money to accomplish. Both of you need to be on board with goals such as house ownership, paying for your children’s education and retirement.
Questions to Ask: • W hat are the large financial expenses you are expecting in your life? • How much do you want to save per paycheck? • W hen do you want to retire? • W hat does your retirement look like in your mind? Talking about money can be an emotional and difficult experience, but it is one that will make you a happier and stronger couple. If you work through these questions, you’ll figure out how to create mutual goals for your money, your family and your future.
Talk About Future Goals This is the one that often trips up couples and causes tension. If one partner has the goal to spend every dime they make by time they die and the other partner wants to save half of every paycheck, constant fights are
Peace and trust take years to build and seconds to shatter. Mahogany SilverRain
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Gainesville’s Greatest
Running By Elizabeth Putfark
Routes
Tired of pounding the pavement in your own neighborhood, but don’t know where to run next? Change things up with a jaunt down one of Gainesville’s greatest local trails. Running outside your comfort zone offers scores of benefits. It keeps you outside, soaking up vitamin D and boosting your immune system. It forces you to cross paths with other Gainesville runners who can help you stay motivated through summer’s hottest months. And, best of all, it gets you out and enjoying the best out area has to offer.
Loblolly Woods Nature Park
Morningside Nature Center
The recently updated raised wooden walkways of Loblolly provide easy access to the shaded trails of Loblolly Woods. Follow the three-mile loop through Gainesville’s least-developed forests for a refreshing break from modernity.
Take a tour around the three mile perimeter loop and enjoy shaded trails through quintessential Florida landscape.
You’ll be surprised how quickly the miles melt away in the scenic beauty of natural surroundings!
Lake Alice Take a spin around this conveniently located nature preserve, nestled near the UF campus in the heart of downtown. For a longer run, take a loop through the gothic brick buildings on campus before returning to the lily pad studded lake.
San Felasco Park
Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park
Sweetwater Preserve
For a long distance day, splurge a little on a trip to San Felasco Park ($4 entry fee at the gate). The 10-mile loop winds you through varying landscape that will keep you eager to see what’s around every turn.
With routes from one to nine miles long, there’s a loop for everyone at Paynes Prairie. Keep an eye out for local wildlife – alligators and wild horses might be join you on the trails!
Get off the beaten path at Sweetwater Preserve, where experienced runners will delight in mixed terrain and elevation changes to keep things interesting out on the trail.
For more great running trails, visit www.mapmyrun.com/us/gainesville-fl, where you can find a route near you tailor-made for your running needs.
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Courage is the price that life exacts for granting peace. Amelia Earhart
By Elizabeth Putfark
Dog Parks Gainesville Pups for
Tired of the same old tennis ball routine? Bring your playful pooch to one of Gainesville’s greatest dog-friendly parks, where she can run, play and socialize while you relax in the shade!
Squirrel Ridge Park This park features separate fenced areas for large and small dogs and promises hours of unleashed fun. Each run has ample shade, benches and water bowls to fight the Florida heat, and even boasts a few kitty-pool ponds for the dogs who like to splash.
Forest Park Forest Park offers amenities for the whole family – Fido included. Let your playful pup frolic in the fenced, off-leash areas as athletic members of your crew square off on the basketball court, soccer or
football field, then reconvene for snacks in the covered picnic areas.
Alfred A. Ring Park Not exactly a dog park, but your pup won’t know the difference on the trails of this dog-friendly nature walk. Shade trees and pathways abound, as do the convenient dog poop receptacles lining each walkway.
Dogwood Park This fully fenced park comes with the works: two swimming pools and agility equipment spread over 10 acres of canine paradise. You’ll want to make use of the self-service bath after playtime to keep tired, muddy paws from tracking up your car. (Hint: Save this dog-day adventure for a special treat as admissions fees do apply.)
Action is the foundational key to all success. Pablo Picasso
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A Haven for Pets By Elizabeth Putfark Photos by Andrew Stanfill
If you were to drive by 501 SE 2nd Street in Gainesville on a Tuesday morning, you might wonder what all the ruckus is about. That’s because every Tuesday from 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM, Gainesville locals with demonstrable need line up outside the St. Francis Pet Care volunteer clinic to receive free veterinary care for their four-legged friends. 24 Flourish Magazine | September/2015
A Hope for Community
St. Francis Pet Care gives back to local pets, families in need
“I usually pull up at 8 AM and there are people all up and down the sidewalk,” says Chris Machen, one of St. Francis’s founding members. “We start putting out numbers at 8:15, and it’s firstcome-first-serve from there.”
Despite a sometimes lengthy wait, homeless, low income, disabled and veteran pet owners are more than willing to put in the time. While an average trip to a vet clinic starts out around $100, at St. Francis, animals are
Let the peace of this day be here tomorrow when I wake up. Thomas Pynchon
given non-emergency treatments, vaccines, flea, tick and heartworm preventatives, spay and neuter services and even weekly allotments of dog and cat food, all for no charge whatsoever.
gifts from individuals and institutions. The clinic’s staff and volunteer veterinarians use those monetary gifts and supplies to treat over 1,000 pets a year – pets who would otherwise receive no treatment at all.
Yet for volunteers who commit to giving weekly of their time, it’s the dedication of the pet owners that keeps everyone’s spirits high.
The clinic started in 2007 as the result of an often repeated conversation between two friends who rode horses together – Machen and veterinarian Dale Kaplan-Stein. When they first rode out, Kaplan-Stein “When I first started volunteering, my philosophy mentioned a homeless man she regularly saw on an exit off I-75 who was that if you can’t take kept a dog with him. Knowing that care of yourself, why would you have a pet?” admits Alexis such a pet couldn’t possibly be receiving adequate health care, the Rothman, who began helping out at St. Francis last August. “But two began to speculate about ways they could combine efforts and since I’ve been here, I’ve learned garner support in in order to care for that the pet is often the only the pets of local people in need. companion people have, and they’re incredible devoted to them. So my “I’ve always felt that a little of this or a thought process totally changed.” little of that would really improve the life of these animals on the other side, and that would then improve the life of their owners,” says founding vet Kaplan-Stein. “I think as we teach the owners about pet health, it’s also teaching them how to be healthier individually. This is not an enabling program – this is about support and education. Machen agrees, and describes being regularly amazed by the lengths people will go to in order to take care of their animals. “Just last week a man came in with a 50 pound dog that he’d put on a little mattress in a grocery cart. He pushed that dog five miles to get him here,” she exclaims. “I just can’t get over it!”
“I honestly believe that as pets bring us together and break down barriers, it makes us a better community – a healthier community.”
Kaplan-Stein suggests that those who want to help consider making a financial contribution to the clinic, where it’s guaranteed to be put to use in service of local pets and their owners. Thanks to the clinic’s volunteer work force and multiple grants, one $200 donation could cover the care and treatment of a single pet for an entire year. St. Francis is in the process of relocating to a new lot just down the street from their current location. “We’re about ready to break out of here!” laughs Machen, gesturing towards their small converted corner apartment, where even the bathroom and storage closet double as an exam rooms. Wherever they are, the volunteer staff and vets at St. Francis Pet Care are sure to be making a difference – in the lives of pets, and the health and welfare of our community. To find out more and make your donation, visit stfrancishousepetcare.org.
As a 501c3 charity, the clinic is run entirely on donations, grants and The antidote for fifty enemies is one friend. Aristotle
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By Jennifer Anchors
Bullying
Is your child a victim?
For every child eager to reconnect with classmates and meet new friends with the start of a school year, there’s another dreading the day she’ll have to once again face the taunting, teasing and turmoil that await her the moment she steps off the school bus.
She may try to put on a brave face one more time ... but, before long, even that requires too much effort, too much courage.
Most victims won’t share their pain. They’ll bury it and, eventually, it manifests in frightening ways. Selfharm. Suicide.
She tries her best hide her pain ... from her bullies, from her teachers, from her parents.
This is serious.
But what if she’s your child? Would you know what to do? Would you even know her painful secret?
Again I ask, would you know if your child is a victim of bullying?
Now is the time to start paying attention. Watch for common warning signs, including: Though she may feel as though no • Withdrawing from friend groups one could possibly understand the • Losing interest in activities once torment she endures, bullying is, sadly, considered important or exciting far too common. It remains a very real without replacing them with problem in our schools, and we – as new activities parents, aunts, uncles and neighbors • Physical bruises, cuts or scratches – must be aware of its presence, • Wearing long pants and longcognizant of its consequences. sleeved shirts in warm weather • Dropping out of clubs or teams Despite hefty campaigns, speeches without explanation and zero-tolerance stances • Increased crying throughout our country, bullying • Increased isolation steals the self-esteem, self-worth • Giving away possessions previously and identity of children every day. considered very important 26 Flourish Magazine | September/2015
If you think your child may be a victim, don’t brush it off. Talk with your child. Engage the community of support around you. Call us at Children's Home Society of Florida. We can be your child’s advocate. We can provide counseling – in the comfort of your home or even at your child’s school – and help your child work through the pain inflicted through bullying. We’ll even meet with the school on behalf of your child. Contact Children’s Home Society of Florida for bullying resources at (352) 334-0955 or helpfloridachildren@chsfl.org.
As technology now provides even more opportunities for bullies to belittle their victims, the taunting reaches far beyond the schoolyard. If it reaches your child, you don’t have to handle it alone. You have an entire community ready to help. Jennifer Anchors is executive director of Children’s Home Society of Florida, serving children and families throughout the Mid-Florida region.
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The Right Pet For Your Family By Kirsten Nielsen
You’ve talked it over and decided that your family is ready for a long-term commitment to a pet. Now the big question: what kind of pet should you get? From puppies to gerbils, there are a million choices and any one of them could be the correct fit for you depending on your family. Choose a DOG if: • You want a pet that will • You have a yard, or are willing participate with you in to go on walks every day outdoor activities (hiking, • Someone is home for most fishing, running, etc.) of the day • You or your partner has had • You can afford ongoing costs experience with training and of vet care and food, along taking care of a dog with initial costs of adoption • You are looking for a pet you fees, toys, and training will have for many years
Choose a HAMSTER if: • Your house or apartment is on the small side • You are looking for a low maintenance pet • You don’t have time to exercise a pet every day • You do not want to spend much money on a pet • You want a pet that will be around for only a few years
Choose a FISH if: • Your living space is very limited • You are looking for the most low maintenance pet you can get • You have very small kids that might injure a puppy or kitten • You want a pet that is highly affordable • You do not have any experience with pets, and want to start slow Choose a CAT if: • Your living situation requires you to only have a small pet • Your pet will be home alone for long periods every day • You can afford ongoing costs of vet care, food and litter, along with initial costs of adoption fees and toys • You want a quiet, low energy lap pet • You have room for a litter box • You are looking for a pet you will have for many years Keep in mind that animals can vary greatly in disposition and upkeep depending on breed and age. Take your time to do some research so you can find the perfect companion for your family.
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The secret of getting ahead is getting started. Sally Berger
makes them like it so much. By giving them the chance to explain it in their own words, you are actively encouraging their literacy and teaching skills while simultaneously getting informed on the subject. Best of all, they will enjoy getting to play the expert for once! And once you know how to play, there’s only one thing left to ask…
Make the Most of a
Gamey Situation
If you’re old enough to have school-aged kids, you’re old enough to be behind the gaming times. Sure, you might have played Nintendo growing up, but that was nothing compared to the unregulated world of cyber play that has modern kids hooked.
Question #3: Can I play, too? Too often parents make gaming time private time for kids, and researchers now argue that doing so builds a rift where there could be a bond. Psychologists working on the 2014 study published in American Psychology found that parents who participated in video games with their children regularly were better able to communicate with their kids following the shared experience.
Playing video games with your children allows you to interact with them in unique ways. At first, they According to a 2014 study, 97 percent through in school. Communicating with other players, allocating resources, can help you hone your skills by of American children play video explaining the rules and functions games for at least one hour every day. learning and abiding by rules – all of these schoolyard virtues are acted out (probably a couple times over!). Later, While you might be tempted to pull as you navigate complex situations the plug on your child’s gaming habits, on screen, albeit in extreme together, you can observe and impact research suggests that there are better circumstances! their patterns of learning. Best of all, ways to handle a persistent gamer. you’ll have a front-row seat to the Knowing what your child is playing will help you determine if the game is content they see and share and will The next time slashing swords, thus be able to monitor it, only now appropriate for reinforcing ageexploding mines or battling armies appropriate skills. Of course to do that, as an understanding parent instead of echo through the living room on a a behind-the-times warden peering you need to know how the game lazy afternoon, replace your rebuke over their shoulder. works – not simply how silly the with the following questions. You figures look on screen. might be surprised by the results! Even if you never make it past the Question #1: What are Question #2: How does it work? lower levels, your child will appreciate you playing? the time you spend investing in their The best way to find out more about interests instead of trying to discredit Not all games are created equal. In fact, your child’s favorite games isn’t them. Who knows – they may even many mirror the kinds of cognitive, necessarily to read every parental be willing to play some of your social and emotional struggles that review online. Instead, ask your child favorite games in return! young people are encouraged to work how they play the game and what Thankfulness creates gratitude which generates contentment that causes peace. Todd Stocker
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By Elizabeth Putfark
A Weekend with:
Old College
You never know what to expect when old college buddies come into town. No matter how much your social media presence has matured, as a group, you might find yourselves reverting to old habits – the kind of habits only a 21-year-old metabolism can support.
Buddies
Keep everyone on track with changing scenery and energetic activities, particularly during daytime hours. That way, you’ll save the babysitter an uncomfortably late night, and yourselves some embarrassing Facebook tags that you might regret on Monday.
Day One You’ve probably got enough catching up to do to keep things rolling for a while, so find an outdoor space for a light cocktail hour. Have dinner ready to pop in the oven as soon as your guests arrive, and dine alfresco to keep the mood light. When conversation runs dry, move the party to Rockey’s Dueling Piano Bar, where the live and eccentric entertainment will give everyone something to chat about.
Day Two Get ready for a long day with a big breakfast at The Flying Biscuit Café, but don’t be surprised if there’s a wait. Stroll through the Fresh Market next door to kill time and reflect on all the things you didn’t eat in school, and others that may have contributed to that freshman fifteen. 30 Flourish Magazine | September/2015
You know you’re going to end up at a bar later tonight, so get your rowdy friends a little tired first. Head to The Devils Millhopper, a geological State Park just outside of town where you can hike down to see a giant sinkhole filled with a dense, rainforest-like plant life. The trek up and down the stairs will have everyone ready to take a seat by afternoon, and what better place than at Alfred A. McKethan Stadium, where the Gators play baseball under the springtime sun. Reminisce on the good ole’ days of watching games from the student section while indulging in a ballpark hot dog smeared with mustard and onions. By the seventh inning stretch you’ll be ready for an easy driving tour around town (napping allowed!) followed by dinner at Loosey’s Downtown Gainesville, where you’ll find great food, open mic nights and a tap room for that one buddy in the bunch who just won’t quit.
Day Three Start your final day together by making breakfast together as a group. Be ready with
potatoes for frying, biscuits for baking, eggs for cracking and plenty of fruit to counter the extra carbs consumed the day before. Friends can build their own omelettes as you stretch out those morning hours. Once everyone’s energy is stirring again, head to the University of Florida campus for final reflections on your own college years. Look for your group’s doppelgangers in the faces of disheveled students wandering back to the dorms, or flocking to the library to cram for a Monday morning test. Choose from the variety of lunch options in the Reitz Union before heading to the Samuel P Harn Museum of Art. Soak in the culture you might have missed as undergrads as you stroll through the collections and seasonal exhibits. No college party is complete without a parting gift, so don’t let your friends leave without an alumni tee shirt, koozie or other inexpensive piece of memorabilia. Take a final picture together sporting your collegiate gear, and promise, as always, not to drink so much next time.
Better to die fighting for freedom then be a prisoner all the days of your life. Bob Marley
Podcasting 101 The Basics
Podcasts are a kind a digital media file (usually audio, sometimes video), which come out in a series for the entertainment and education of listeners. You can download them through a number of different podcatchers (including iTunes and Podfy) each of which updates your content periodically to keep you up to speed on recent episodes from your favorite shows.
Why it’s cool Podcasting provides an alternative to traditional radio and TV, each of which carry large budgets and long lists of clients that restrict the kinds of content they provide. Podcasts, on the other hand, are super low budget, which allows many more viewpoints to be voiced.
Best of all, you can find just about anything that interests you being discussed by everyone from college students to industry leaders.
Why now More than ever, audiences want to be in charge of the content they consume. They want to hear it on their watch, select it based on their interests and have access to it anywhere. Podcasts allow listeners and viewers the freedom and mobility they crave, while also catering to diverse viewpoints through targeted, small-scale productions. Even better, podcasts foster community by allowing enthused and enraged listeners to share their feedback instantly, and expect a reply.
How do I start? Download a podcatcher that fits your laptop, pc or mobile device then browse for your interests – sports, news, comedy, science, psychology, stories, arts and culture. Then, just start listening! You may soon find yourself inspired to start a podcast of your own, either as an individual or an entrepreneur. Many companies are now embracing podcasts as a way to appeal to customers and advertisers in a targeted, individualized way.
However you use them, it looks like Podcasts are here to stay. With personalized content to entertain and intrigue, we promise you’ll be hooked in no time!
Every Day is Gameday
In Gainesville every day is Gameday, only the venues change! So whether you love going outdoors or simply going out to eat, we’ve got just what you’re looking for. Paddle the Santa Fe River, dine at one of our delicious local restaurants or search for treasures at local boutiques and vintage shops downtown. Gainesville, where nature and culture meet.
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No More
Boring By Susan Meeker
Dates
If your new relationship lacks luster after the first sparks wear away, heat things up again with creative date ideas. Breaking free from the standard restaurant and movie routine will help you get to know your partner on a different level, and keep you both interested in your budding romance!
deflating – especially if you picked the spot! Instead, put the ball in their court with a gift-card to your local grocery store. Go shopping for ingredients Sports fanatic together and let them take the lead on Take your athletic partner to the court ingredient selection and menu design. for a friendly game of tennis. You’ll get Then bring everything back to your to know each other on a competitive place for an hour of tag-team level, all while bringing charming cooking followed by an intimate Outdoor enthusiast color to your cheeks. After burning all candle-light dinner. If you’re dating a lover of open air, rent those calories, cool off with a sweet kayaks for a paddle down the Santa treat of frozen yogurt or ice cream. Once you’re off the beaten path, keep Fey River near High Springs, followed looking for alternative date ideas that by a tailgate picnic. You’ll have to drive Foodie keep you and your partner active, separately, but you can paddle the If you’re dating a food connoisseur, interested and engaged. There are far same canoe down the gentle current dinner out can devolve into a critical more options out there than you think! for a romantic half-day adventure. restaurant review that can feel 32 Flourish Magazine | September/2015
Make sure to pack a bottle of wine with the lunch materials and a blanket to spread on the ground.
Nothing is more difficult, and therefore more precious, than to be able to decide. Napoléon Bonaparte
Fitness Knowledge Quiz When you lift weights, you should: A) Inhale as you are lifting B) Exhale as you are lifting C) Hold your breath ANSWER: B Fitness Knowledge Quiz Aerobic exercises: A) Increase your rate of breathing B) Decrease your rate of breathing C) Don’t change your rate of breathing ANSWER: A
By Sarah G. Mason
How to
Accelerate Muscle Recovery Whether you’re a seasoned athlete or you’re just getting started, the key to a healthy workout regime includes smart muscle recovery. Knowing how to prepare your muscles pre and post workout will enable you to fly through those sore days and stay on your fitness track. Work’s the curse of the drinking classes. Oscar Wilde
Stretch Those Muscles Stretching is an often neglected step in muscle recovery, but it is certainly a necessary one. You can get the job done in less than five minute by concentrating on the major muscle groups and working them until they’re warm.
Restore Glycogen You may have heard of this muscle Rest and Repair fuel that gives you the energy you You finally threw up a weight you’ve need for a strong workout. Glycogen never seen before, and while it felt is stored in the muscles and liver, and great, you’re paying for it now. Sore is what your body will call upon later muscles are a sign of microscopic tears in your workout when you need that that occur naturally during exercise. In extra push. In order to recover these order to prevent injury and to ensure stores, eat plenty of high quality repair, respect your rest days. carbohydrates immediately following your workout. Refuel with Fluids You’re working hard and pushing Restore Muscle Protein yourself, and the proof is in the sweat. Glycogen isn’t the only fuel your Sweating during exercise is a natural muscles need; they will call upon and healthy process, but once your protein during an intense session, workout is over, it’s vital to replace the too. Protein intake is essential for fluids and electrolytes that you lost. rebuilding muscles, so to jump start Drink plenty of water throughout the the recovery process you should mix day to rehydrate your muscles. in plenty of protein with those carbs. Flourish Magazine | September/2015 33
You might have logged your hours at the tailgate lot, but as any college freshman proves, that doesn’t make you an expert. Find out where you fall on the football fanatic scale with our 10 question quiz!
How well do YOU know
Football? What award is given to the Super Bowl Champions? a) Madden Trophy b) Piccolo Trophy c) Marino Trophy d) Lombardi Trophy Who of the following players was a Quarterback? a) Deion Sanders b) Jerry Rice c) John Elway d) Ty Law Which is the only team to have an undefeated season? a) Miami Dolphins b) New England Patriots c) Pittsburg Steelers d) Dallas Cowboys
Which of the following will earn you a 15 yard penalty? a) Delay of game b) Intentional grounding c) Personal foul d) Encroachment What is the maximum number of points a team can score in a single play? a) 7 points b) 6 points c) 8 points d) 3 points Which of the following is NOT a defensive position? a) Nose Tackle b) Cornerback c) Guard d) Safety
How long is a football field? a) 100 yards b) 150 yards c) 80 yards d) 120 yards The first professional football contract was signed in… a) 1920 b) 1892 c) 1919 d) 1935 How many players are allowed on a single NFL team? a) 53 players b) 49 players c) 45 players d) 60 players The helmet rule is nicknamed after which NFL player, who used to rip off his helmet in celebration on the field? a) Troy Aikman b) Emmitt Smith c) Tony Romo d) Jerry Rice Answer Key: d, c, a, c, b, c, d, b, a, b
Answers <4 correct
The Polite Clapper You love football for lots of reasons – there’s the food, the beer, and the… other stuff, too. And who needs more? So long as you’re enjoying the game with family and friends, you’re pleased to offer your modest cheers without bothering with the niceties of the game. 34 Flourish Magazine | September/2015
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The Tailgate Enthusiast You’ve watched enough ESPN and game footage to comfortably hold your own among your fellow fans. You have a couple teams you follow and a few players you like, but the leagues are too big to keep up with everything. Besides, you’ve got a cornhole game to win!
8 – 10
The Die-Hard Fan We’re surprised you had time to take this quiz here in the heart of September. It must be a weekday, otherwise you’d be by the rail in the student section you snuck into or upsetting your neighbors again with your angry outbursts after every play. Good luck this weekend, and we’re sorry we couldn’t think up tougher questions. When all else fails, take a vacation. Betty Williams
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Events Sept. What’s Happening:
September 1st 5:40PM Joyful Motion for Health @ Criser Cancer Resource Center (Add. Dates) 6PM The Look of Silence @ Hippodrome Theatre (Add. Dates) 7PM Shambhala Meditation @ Gainesville Shambhala (Add. Dates) 7PM Paynes Prairie FNPS Chapter Meeting @ Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Gainesville All Day Saving the Sunshine State @ Matheson History Museum (Add. Dates) All Day The Tribe @ Hippodrome Theatre (Add. Dates)
September 2nd 9AM Pine Needle Baskets @ Dudley Farm Historic State Park 7PM Peter and the Starcatcher @ The Hippodrome (Add. Dates) All Day Second Annual Elements of Inspiration Art Show @ Headquarters- Alachua County Public Library (Add. Dates)
September 3rd 11AM Collegiate Veterans Success Center Resource Fair @ University of Florida 6PM Pops for SPOHP: A Benefit at First Magnitude @ First Magnitude Brewing Company 7:30PM Peggy Macdonald @ Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Gainesvill
September 4th 9AM The Reconstruction Era @ Dudley Farm Historic State Park 8PM Opening Night: Peter and the Startcatcher @ The Hippodrome (Add. Dates)
September 5th 7:30PM UF Football New Mexico State (Green Game)
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September 10th 5PM Bikers On Parade Kick-Off Party & Chamber After Hours @ Gainesville Harley-Davidson 6PM Tools to Quit Tobacco @ The Cancer Center at North Florida Regional Medical Center 6PM The Literary Legacy of Zora Neale Hurston @ Matheson Museum
September 11th 8AM Christopher Titus @ University AuditoriumUniversity of Florida 8PM The 39 Steps @ Vam York Theater (Add. Dates)
September 12th 7PM UF Football East Carolina
September 14th 8AM What Colors Do You Bleed? @ LifeSouth Community Blood Centers 6:15PM Shakespearean Scene Study @ Hippodrome Theatre
September 15th 7PM Florida Volleyball @ Stephen C. O’Connell Center
September 17th 7PM Florida Volleyball @Stephen C. O’Connell Center
September 18th 9:30AM Florida Local Food Summit @ UF/IFAS Straughn Center
September 19th 8AM Florida Local Food Summit @ UF/IFAS Straughn Center 8AM Biking Thru Addiction Fun Bike Ride @ Boulware Springs Nature Park 10AM 10th Annual ButterflyFest @ Florida Museum of Natural History
& Oct.
12PM Gainesville HarleyDavidson’s Customer Appreciation Party @ Gainesville Harley-Davidson 2:30PM Saving Florida @ Matheson History MuseuM 7:30PM UF Football @ Kentucky
September 21st 6PM Florida Volleyball @ Stephen C. O’Connell Center
September 25th 7PM Florida Volleyball @ Stephen C. O’Connell Center
September 26th
October 17th UF Football @ LSU 9AM Halloweener Derby @ Kanapaha Park 9AM Senior Center Art & Craft Show @ Alachua Senior Recreation Center 10AM ReptiDay Reptile & Exotic Animal Show @ Paramount Plaza Hotel 8PM Swing Dancing @ UF Music Building
September 27th 1:30PM Florida Volleyball @ Stephen C. O’Connell Center
October 19th
October 1st 5:30PM Restoration of Civil Rights Workshop @ Library Partnership All Day Saving the Sunshine State @ Matheson History Museum (Add. Dates)
October 1st UF Football Ole Miss
October 9th 8:30AM Live2Lead:Gainesville @ Paramount Plaza Hotel and Suites 7PM Florida Volleyball @ Stephen C. O’Connell Center All Day 15th Annual Gainesville Senior Games @ various locations
October 10th UF Football @ Missouri 8:30AM Pink Pumpkin Pedal Off @ UF Campus Cancer and Genetics Research Complex 10AM Repticon Gainesville Reptile & Exotic Animal Show @ Paramount Plaza Hotel
October 11th
Hippodrome (Add. Dates)
October 18th
UF Football Tennessee
1:30PM Florida Volleyball @ Stephen C. O’Connell Center
October 14th
7PM All-Girl Frankenstein @ The
4PM Fall After School Acting Series @ Hippodrome Theatre 6:15PM Shakespearean Scene Study @ Hippodrome Theatre
October 22nd 9AM Annual UN DAY Meeting @ Gainesville Woman’s Club 6PM League of Women Voters Panel Discussion @ Matheson History Museum (Add. Dates)
October 25th 1:30PM Florida Volleyball @ Stephen C. O’Connell Center 3PM Sunny’s 27th Annual Howl-A-Palooza @ Sun Country Sports Center
October 28th 10:30AM Ladybug: Action Hero @ Curtis M Phillips Center
October 30th 6PM Black Swan Cafe @ Curtis M Phillips Center for Performing Arts 7:30PM A Haunted Swan Lake @ Curtis M Phillips Center for Performing Arts
October 31ST 3:30PM UF Football @ Georgia I’ve got nothing to do today but smile. Paul Simon
The plot and the setting may change, but the basic cast for every horror film stays the same. Find out which archetypal horror character you’d be with our quick quiz!
Which
Scary Movie
Character Are You?
1) Your friends describe you as… A) Infinitely optimistic B) Clever, but guarded C) A born leader D) Normal 2) Something goes bump in the night. You… A) Investigate, breathing heavily in revealing clothing B) Use it as an excuse to scare your bedfellow C) Arm and clothe yourself, then investigate D) Sleep on 3) Your senior quote was written by… A) Someone named Anon B) Edgar Allen Poe C) Teddy Roosevelt D) Cormac McCarthy
Results: Mostly A’s The First Victim Sorry to say, you’re the naïve but relatable goodtime guy or gal that gets whacked first. Hey, at least you don’t have to suffer!
7) Your secret fear is… A) Heights, snakes, spiders, drowning, entrapment, fire, and other people who are scared B) Emotional closeness C) Heights, but you can deal with it D) A secret for a reason
8) You don’t watch scary movies because… 4) It’s Friday night. You could be found… A) You wouldn’t sleep for a year A) Stumbling home from the bar, alone. B) They’re too predictable B) I n the darkest corner of the C) T hey make you angry bar, watching. over injustice C) Defending innocents being D) Your laughter makes people prayed on at the bar. uncomfortable D) Correction – you could not be found. 9) At this moment in the quiz, you’re feeling… 5) When it comes to A) Pretty distracted. What’s it enemies, you have… about again? A) None – you’re positive B) Unimpressed by the questions B) Quite a few, it feels like C) Like you should be doing C) A jealous hater here or there something more productive D) Better things to worry about D) Like no one in their right mind would choose a – c 6) The best place to hide from an intruder is… 9) If you saw someone in distress, you would… A) 75 percent of the way under the bed A) Join them in their distress B) Outside in the bushes B) Look on coolly, then walk away C) In the rafters, air duct, or C) Assess the situation, then assist spider-man style in the shower with caution D) Behind someone slower D) Feel amused then disgusted by and weaker their weakness
Mostly B’s The Primary Suspect Unfortunately for you, your aloof manner and emotional reserve have everyone thinking you’re the killer…until it’s too late.
I’m happy. Which often looks like crazy. David Henry Hwang
Mostly C’s The Hero/Lone Survivor Your noble impulses are your saving grace in Hollywood versions of horror. You’ll make it out with a puppy under your arm for sure.
Mostly D’s You-Done-It You have a talent for flying under the radar, but once the truth is out everyone sees that all the signs were there. Flourish Magazine | September/2015 45
Unhealthy
Body Image? By Isabella Crane
GET OFF THE INTERNET!
It’s no secret everyone worries about their looks – men, women, teens and young adults. We obsess over our size, our clothes and the way we look in the mirror, and wonder why it never fulfills our own expectations for beauty, let alone the expectations of others.
No matter who you blame for your insecurities (mom, dad or that bully in middle school), studies show that at least one common cause has us all primping towards impossible ideals: the internet. Just by answering the following three questions, you’ll probably agree that web browsing has a greater influence on your concept of beauty than anyone in your social circle – even you!
How Big is your Network? Do you remember the expression “small town beauty”? Whoever she was in your home town, she’s lost in the age of online communities, which put the girl-next-door in awkward juxtaposition to top-paid models and actresses. In fact, a 2014 study found that people who live in-sync with the internet for the majority of their lives had markedly different (and more exacting) ideas about ttractiveness than those who live off the grid. In order to isolate online browsing as a cause, researchers from the University of Saint Andrews took their study to Nigeria, where socioeconomic differences are stark but the culture constant. They showed participants a series of images adjusted relative to Western standards of beauty – that is, ranging from feminine/thin to masculine/average for women, and feminine/soft to masculine/robust for 42 Flourish Magazine | September/2015
If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world. J.R.R. Tolkien
men. They found that those with regular internet access consistently preferred images that conformed to mass-media’s beauty ideals (skinny, soft-featured women, and masculine, strong-looking men), but that those without online influence chose more “average” beauties across the board – that is, healthy weight and non-specific gender determination.
How Real are Your Expectations? One side effect of regular media bombardment is that we lose track of the beauty in everyday people and places around us. As you look in the mirror, what are you expecting to see? Is it
flawless skin? Perfect teeth? A narrower waist? Shapelier arms and legs? Chances are, you’re not only comparing yourself to people who have made their living off their unique bone structure and build, but also against photoshopped and enhanced images of those individuals. By constantly placing yourself in comparison with unrealistic standards of beauty, you may find it impossible to love all the unique features about yourself, or even the person you’re dating, and instead maintain a negative attitude towards your appearance than can wreak havoc on your self-esteem.
Are You Ready to be Positive? While many celebrities and fashion icons continue to push for more diversity in the world of advertising, fashion and media, it’s up to us to find ways to focus on the beauty of the people around us more, and on the impossible beauty of photo-shopped images and professional models less.
fashionistas are giving out free knowledge and advice to everyday women (who aren’t necessarily shopping for a size two). Then, when you decide on a wardrobe update, go in-store instead of online. You’ll see store workers modeling the shop’s wares in real, approachable fashion, and get styling tips tailor-made to your body shape.
An easy way to foster some distance between yourself and mass-produced standards of beauty is to change the way you seek fashion advice. Instead of browsing online catalogues and high-profile fashion sites, get involved in the blogosphere, where real-life
Above all, be aware of the media outlets you’re taking in and how they’re influencing the way you see yourself in the mirror. Look for beauty in your friends and family instead of on-screen, and soon you’ll be seeing beauty in a whole new light!
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’ s i v a r T e Home i b Deb se To Hou
Table By Debbie Travis
Dear Debbie: We are looking at a big move from a house to a newly built condominium and are struggling with design ideas for the combination living/dining/kitchen area. We enjoy cooking and would still like to have a few friends for dinner. – Jacky
Dear Jacky: This is your new home, so take the time to arrange the space to fit what you love and how you enjoy entertaining. Dining is more relaxed today, and you can utilize table and seating options in your new space that ensure you and your guests feel pampered and special. You don’t require a large kitchen to enjoy cooking if both you and the space are well organized. Think about the output that short-order chefs handle, or the mouthwatering meals that are stirred up in a tiny-perfect boat galley. You might have to pare down on extra appliances that take up a lot of room; the same for dishes. Be judicious about your requirements now that you will be cooking on a smaller scale, and make the most of available counter space for preparation. 40 Flourish Magazine | September/2015
Many condos have a large, pass-through or window-style opening to the dining area, which is a clever way to keep guests out of the small kitchen area while you are preparing food, and also presents a practical solution for seating. Instead of the traditional dining table, why not opt for a custom-built counter table that sits flush to the wall as shown here in Neil Kelly Design’s wellplanned condo space, www.neilkelly.com. This plan includes storage under the counter for wine, and from the kitchen side, a large cabinet for pantry items. (By omitting the wine storage there would be leg room for a fourth chair.) The slightly oval shape allows for angled views that keep everyone in touch with each other, and also facing open space rather than a wall. The lighting was planned so that pendants focus on the counter, sleek and simple. Plan to seat four to six people comfortably in the living-room space. Select love seats and small occasional chairs to make up the grouping. Ottomans work well as extra seating, storage and tabletops. If the furniture is streamlined, you won’t feel crowded. Take advantage of ceiling and wall lighting to free up more space.
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Creative designs for small spaces take the sting out of downsizing and allow you to hang onto what you love.
Dear Debbie: I’m wondering if I can mix two large armless, wingback dining-room chairs with two smaller armed dining chairs around the table. There is a difference in height of 10 inches. Thank you. – Cindy
Dear Cindy: Mixing and matching dining chairs is a very popular solution for seating today. In fact, it gives you the advantage of using chairs in both living and dining areas. Your arrangement will work if you place the larger chairs at the ends of the table and the smaller at the sides. The size of the chair backs can vary: however, be sure that the seats are the same height so that everyone is sitting at the same level. Choose a fabric or design for the chairs that links them in some way – either by color or motif – to contribute to a cohesive style throughout your rooms. Keep in mind that dining chairs should offer good, solid support; it is difficult and uncomfortable to eat in a lounge chair.
No medicine cures what happiness cannot. Gabriel García Márquez
By Elizabeth Putfark
What Your
Humor Says to Others Does weakness betrays strength? According to researchers at the University of New Mexico, making fun of yourself is a kind of “costly signaling” – a display of weakness in order to signify your overall strength. So for a high-status man in the office or on a date, flashing a soft spot or two functions as an endearing sign of comradery. Similarly, teachers and professors who offer self-effacing yarns find greater favor with students than those who maintain a façade of complete authority. Or belies it? Yet the results change for others whose gender, salary or age make their status more questionable. A study published in the Journal of
One of the best ways to lighten the mood in a business setting is to offer up a bit of self-deprecating humor – a laughing nod to your own shortcomings to put everyone on ease about their own. Unfortunately for women, studies show that only men with secure upper-level status are able to successfully pull of personal jabs aimed at themselves.
Evolutionary Psychology found that lower status men were less attractive to women when they made fun of themselves in conversation. Things get even worse for women in the office, according to findings by Ashton University. Based on their research, 70 percent of female senior professionals who poke fun at themselves end up being seen in a negative light by their coworkers. It seems that instead of appearing humble, women, historically excluded from leadership roles, accidentally call their authority into question with self-effacing remarks. Similarly, labeled as the “fairer sex,” women are more likely to be misinterpreted by
Happiness is having a large, loving, caring, close-knit family in another city. George Burns
audiences who read their personal jests as evidence of true self-doubt, and thus feel obliged to reassure them.
You decide. So does this mean you need to permanently change the way you joke? Absolutely not. Your sense of humor is part of what makes you unique, however, it’s also important to note how you’re perceived. If your boss, coworkers or family seem uncomfortable amongst jokes made at your own expense, dial back the self-effacement for their sake. Once they stop worrying about your actual confidence level, they’ll be able to see the funny side of all your humble quirks and quips. Flourish Magazine | September/2015 41
Get Your
Kids Excited About
Exercising
By Kirsten Nielsen
Studies have shown that healthy habits are often formed during childhood. Use our tips to get your kids excited about exercising and start them on a healthy and happy journey for life! 38 Flourish Magazine | September/2015
Focus on Fun (Rather than Winning) Start off Slow Even if your child is naturally With Sports competitive, there is no Whether your little ones are need to focus on winning outgoing and energetic or so early. Even natural more quiet and cautious, athletes can benefit from joining a sports team for the learning how to relax and first time can be daunting. simply play for fun. If your Start them off slow and let child is not competitive, them choose which sport then they will thrive in an most interests them. Often environment where they this will simply be whichever are not forced to compete sport their friends are doing, against their friends. The and that's fine! Having a focus early on should be buddy on the team will on fun, learning and make them look forward to spending time running going to practices. around outside.
The most important thing is to enjoy your life – to be happy – it’s all that matters. Audrey Hepburn
Personality Matters Sports can vary wildly on how rowdy and social they get, so take into consideration your child's personality and guide them towards sports they would enjoy. You know your quiet reader would be overwhelmed with football, so start them off with tennis. If your kid loves to run screaming around the playground, start them in soccer! Also, don't be bogged down by gender roles. If your little boy isn't into basketball and football, don't force it! You'll find another sport he truly enjoys.
so many great parks around and they are often filled with neighborhood kids itching for a game of tag. Clubs can also be a great alternative to high-energy sports teams: a local rock climbing club for kids can be a great way for your little one to make some new friends.
Get Everyone Involved Who likes to exercise alone? Beyond sports teams, look for ways to get everyone outside and having fun. Instead of having an indoor birthday party, plan an outing such as mini golf, horseback riding or canoeing! Whenever you go on a family trip, Look Beyond Sports Teams plan at least one outdoor activity such If your little one isn't interested in sports teams or there are none in your as a hike or bike ride around the area. area, find family activities that you can On top of teaching your children that do together! Take family walks or bike exercising is a fun part of everyday life, you'll get yourself up and rides, or find a short and easy local moving as well! hike that everyone can do. There are
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Ancient Greeks soaked thyme in their bathwater as a source of courage Count your age by friends, not years. Count your life by smiles, not tears. John Lennon
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SPECIAL ADVERTISING FEATURE
How to Choose an Implant Dentist By Dr. Arthur Mowery
Well known as an accomplished cosmetic dentist and former University of Florida instructor, Dr. Art Mowery also places hundreds of dental implants each year. A recent increase in dental implant marketing has prompted many to ask how does one chooses the right dentist to place single-tooth implants or implant secured dentures.
Experience—is
certainly one of the most important factors in choosing a dentist. In the long run, experience means the professional is able to draw from his or her knowledge to assess the person, the procedure, the materials and the situation to create the optimal outcome. When it comes to performing dental implant surgery, there are many variables to consider including the type, length, thickness, and durability of the implant itself. Then there’s the patient. How much bone is there to work with? Are the sinus cavities close to where the implant will be located? How will the doctor make the implant look natural with the rest of the patient’s teeth? What are the patient’s expectations? These are but a few considerations for the
implant dentist. Experience is the great teacher, and great results are generally associated with great experience.
Before and After Photos—one of the first things to notice about most dental marketing is that they almost always contain ‘stock photography’. This means the photos were purchased or have come from a dental vendor of someone else’s work; or they just use happy smiling face photos. This may be fine for marketing, however, when meeting with a dental office during a dental implant consultation you should ask to see before and after photos of the dentist’s actual work and patients. You should ask to see specific examples of the procedure being recommended to you so you can see the level of experience (how many case
photos do they have), and do the end results look natural?
Part-time versus Full-time—another trend in dentistry is part-time doctors. These doctors are usually trying to figure out their career path (which practice do they like or likes them), or do not want the responsibility of owning their own office. It’s not unusual for these practice associates to leave the office they are part-timers in for a full-time position, obviously leaving their patients behind, sometimes in the middle of treatment. It may be prudent to ask how long an associate or part-time doctor has been in the practice and whether they can guarantee they will be there for you in the long run. Again, implant dentistry is complex; I mean we are replacing a body part! It could be very important months or years down the road to see the same doctor in cases of dental implant maintenance or if you have a complication.
Type of Implants—this
may be a difficult piece of the puzzle to understand and get answers too. I have seen some crazy stuff used as implants. The worst cases I have seen are from countries that solicit dental/medical tourism. The best advice here is to ask what name-brand of implants the doctor uses so you can do a little research about them. Is it a generic copy of a name brand implant? I suggest implants made by a large experienced company so that in the case of an implant failure (less likely with an established company), they are guaranteed and improved replacement
parts are easily found. I use BioHorizon or Strauman dental implants.
One Comprehensive Doctor—it
is common practice for general dentists to refer their patients to a prosthodontist to place a dental implant; usually in another office. There’s absolutely nothing wrong with this practice. However, some dentists have continued their dental education well beyond their original training so they can help their patients with most any dental necessity. The advantages to having one comprehensive doctor is that doctor knows you and your dental past. You go to one office and one doctor for all your dentistry needs. You won’t need to see multiple doctors in multiple locations. This can reduce your number of visits and speed up treatment time.
Sedation—whether
you have a fear of the dentist or want to be more relaxed during surgery, sedation is a wonderful option. Not all dental practices offer sedation and very few offer IV sedation. Again, the experience of the doctor will help determine your experience in the chair. A qualified IV sedation dentist could actually make your dental implant surgery the best dental visit you’ve ever had. IV sedation helps the patient relax, recover to alertness more quickly with less memory of the procedure than some forms of sedation. You may want to choose a dentist that can offer this option based on your dental experience.
I hope this article helps potential dental implant recipients understand how to find the dentist that is right for them. Dental advertising is designed to create a perception. It’s important to read between the lines and ask lots of questions. Visit several offices for consults and go with experience, how they treat you during your visit, and your gut feeling.
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As a part of the YOU+ healthy lifestyle coaching platform, Steven Willey’s new book is ready to transform the way you think about health.
Your Life: Bioscience for a Healthier You
Going against the grain of fad diets and quick fixes, Reprogram Your Life offers a combined approach to health that balances up-todate findings from reliable clinical studies with practical advice based on what actually works. Willey begins with the assumption that lack of effort or desire is not the reason most people fail to achieve their health and fitness goals. In fact, he suggests that misdirected and unguided efforts, egged on by the million dollar marketing campaigns lead by every new miracle pill or powder on the block, are far more debilitating than anything we might call “laziness.”
exercise programs, Willey explains why what we’ve been doing so far – crash dieting, eliminating fats, counting calories and blaming ourselves, among other reasons – isn’t working. Then, he explains how all that can change.
“Today we’re faced with so much information about exercise and fitness that we can become paralyzed by choice,” he explains in his introduction.
Reprogram Your Life, in combination with the innovative YOU+ app and website, is designed to work from the root. Its goal is to help improve not just the way we diet and exercise but more importantly our body’s natural fueling process – that is, by improving our insulin efficiency and lowering insulin resistance. As a result, our bodies are able to send and interpret messages (think: I’m hungry, or I need to rest) at the right time, making healthy living easier rather than harder over the long run.
So before going into the specifics of how we should change our diet and
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significant scientific research and supported by serious medical expertise,” writes Willey, who after decades of helping patients turn their lives around is now committed to spreading the word even further. The YOU+ app approach to health asks readers to reprogram the way they think about their food, diet and exercise and how the
three affect their bodies, and promises that they will start to look better and feel better as a result. Best of all, Willey firmly declares that you can do all that without giving up your life, sanity, or the foods you love. Find out more about the book and YOU+ program and app at youplus.com nd insulinefficiency.com. Reprogram Your Life can also be ordered at GoodHealth.pub.
Time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time. Marthe Troly-Curtin
What you’re
Not Cleaning, and should be
By Elizabeth Putfark
It’s hard enough to make time to deep-clean, let alone time to improve how you do it. Take the next five minutes to learn about four easily missed but easily added necessities to bring to your cleaning routine.
Your Washing Machine: Washers should be cleaned at least twice a year to avoid buildup of hair, cleaning products and grime. Wipe out the entire drum and tub using white vinegar and cloth, and don’t forget to clean out the detergent and bleach compartment.
Bedroom Pillows: Most non-feather, non-foam pillows can be washed in your machine. The pillows we sleep on are magnets for all manner of germs and deserve regular washing.
Hometalk.com recommends drying washed pillows on low with towels and a tennis ball or two to achieve maximum fluffiness.
Your Refrigerator: It’s easy to forget the area above and below our home coolers, but those spots are particularly deft at trapping dust and dander. Take the time to roll your refrigerate out for an all-over sprucing at least twice a year, paying close attention to the top, bottom and coils in the back.
Air Vents: Don’t just replace – refresh! Use the roller tool attachment on your vacuum’s wand to get in the crevices of your household lint-trap.
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Easy Ways For Busy Moms to Live A Healthier Life By Alisa Wyatt, Pilatesology.com
Living a healthier life is a conscious choice, but moms are busy and it can be tough for them to juggle all of their responsibilities each day. Yet with a proper plan, living healthy is attainable – and even fun! Check out these 10 easy ways for living a healthier life: Make a meal plan. Families who are busy tend to eat on the go. Grab-and-go eating makes it tough to maintain health goals, so sit down each week to make a meal plan. Shop with a list and stick to it. Also, spend some time over the weekend doing prep work so cooking dinner doesn’t eat up all of your family time each evening. Drink plenty of water. Our bodies need water to maintain a healthy temperature, to stay properly hydrated to keep your system regular. Water washes toxins out of our bodies and helps us maintain good health, so skip sugary drinks and incorporate infused water into your daily diet. Adding some fresh berries, lemon or cucumber will also make water more refreshing. 30 Flourish Magazine | September/2015
Unplug from technology and keep moving. Kids follow their parents’ example when it comes to watching television, playing video games and exercising. Limit the amount of time you and your family participate in technology-based activities. Plan time each day to be active with your kids – even 30 minutes a day makes a difference. Take time to relax. Find time each week to unwind and refresh. Read a book, take a long bath or go for a hike. It’s important to refuel your energy level to maintain proper mental health. Taking care of yourself is even more vital when you have a family to care for.
Find time for fun! Enjoy a hobby that enables you to grow, such as taking a creative writing class, learning to paint or taking a pottery class. It’s important to participate in activities that enhance your quality of life. Get fit on the go. It’s easy and fast to hop in the car, but if you're going to a destination that's close to home, choose a healthier alternative. Bike or walk with the kids to school instead of driving, as it’s good for you and good for them. If you need to drive the little ones to soccer practice, bring along your running shoes or scope out the nearest gym. This will enable you to get the most out of that hour by getting in a quick workout yourself.
For every minute you are angry you lose sixty seconds of happiness. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Put your workouts in your calendar! So much of our life is scheduled (work, kids’ activities, social events, etc.) that our bodies and minds are trained to live by that schedule. If you wait for free time to magically appear in your schedule so you can exercise, it likely won’t happen.
Fitness to fit your life. Know yourself and don’t sign up for a class at the gym if you have to turn your life upside-down to get there. The added stress will be de-motivating and the result may be that you won’t go at all. If the schedule is an issue, choose workouts that offer some flexibility. Power walking, jogging or online video workouts are good options that you can do anytime and anywhere. You won't be locked into a specific class time or length.
Life is filled with interruptions, so make fitness and health a priority by starting your day with some type of activity. Listen to energetic music on your iPod and go
Two is better than one! Find a workout buddy, as having an accountability partner will help keep you on track. Reporting your activity and progress to a friend can make a real difference to your commitment level and you can motivate one another to stick with your routines. Explore! Try out some different activities to discover what you enjoy. Also, don’t give up if the first classes or sports you try aren’t a good fit. All your friends might be signing up for yoga, but you might find out that you prefer a team sport, tennis, dancing or pilates. The opportunities are endless. The key is not to sign up for the latest fad, but to figure out what makes you feel good mentally and physically. Folks are usually about as happy as they make their minds up to be. Abraham Lincoln
for a walk before the kids get up, as it will release endorphins that will enhance your mood and boost your energy level. Make sure to also fuel your body with nutrient-dense foods to keep your metabolism working throughout the day. You’ll see that you will feel better and have more energy for your busy life as a mom!
About Alisa Wyatt Fitness & Health Expert Alisa Wyatt is the founder of Athleticulture.com and Pilatesology.com, offering online Pilates and other fitness classes that help you transform your body and your wellbeing, anytime, anywhere. She lives the philosophy that health and fitness is a way of life and shares it by educating others on ways to relax, tips on carving out time to exercise, and healthy, active family activities. Flourish Magazine | September/2015 31
Color Away
Anxiety
By Elizabeth Putfark
How a simple kids’ activity counters stress in the adult world Remember those hours you spent as a kid doodling away in your favorite coloring book? Whether it featured Mickey Mouse, Power Rangers or ocean scenes, it centered your careening thoughts on a simple yet creative task, rewarding you with an image brought to life with color.
"The action involves both logic, by which we color forms, and creativity, when mixing and matching colors. This incorporates the areas of the cerebral cortex involved in vision and fine motor skills [coordination necessary to make small, precise movements]. The relaxation that it provides lowers the activity of the Many psychologists now believe that amygdala, a basic part of our brain those calming effects don’t decrease involved in controlling emotion that is with age. In fact, the basic activity you affected by stress." thought you grew out of could be your ticket to distressing amidst the As a result, adults who color are likely pressures of adult life. to come away from the experience with similar benefits to those who Psychologist Gloria Martinez Ayala engage in more socially sanctioned explained the benefits of coloring to creative hobbies. In all such activities the Huffington Post as follows: the underlying benefit is that by focusing on a feasible task that is both artistic and self-contained (i.e. not related to any achievements or goals), we distance ourselves from the stressors in our daily lives and connect with our inner child – the one who chose to do or not do on the basis of enjoyment alone.
Although a relatively recent phenomenon, coloring books for adults have seen a sharp rise in production and demand in recent months, both in the United States and abroad. These new products offer more intricate and detailed patterns that engage the adult psyche without abandoning the nostalgic comforts that come along with traditional coloring books. So whether you’re looking for a break in the pick-up line or a way to decompress after work, consider breaking out the crayons and a blank design. It’s not just for kids anymore!
COLOR ME CRAZY:
Insanely Detailed Creations to Challenge Your Skills and Blow Your Mind All amateur, aspiring and accomplished artists take note – the new fad has something to offer you, too. In his new book Color Me Crazy, YouTube sensation Peter Deligdisch brings the blocked creative a productive 28 Flourish Magazine | September/2015
way to get their juices flowing. Fifty hand-crafted pieces of art bring together all aspects of the creative process – combining aimless doodles and imperfections with symmetry, harmony and skillful design. Add in
your own colorful contributions and you’ll be thinking more clearly and creatively in no time! Color Me Crazy is available at all major booksellers and Amazon.com.
Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony. Mahatma Gandhi
Who’s doing the Your family might talk the talk when it comes to gender equality, but do you walk the walk? New research shows that actions speak louder than words when it comes to empowering young girls to think beyond stereotypically female – and generally lower paid – working roles.
In-Home Influence Gender differences in the workforce are well documented – women tend to work in lower-paid fields and low-level positions, where men dominate in top-dollar jobs and industries. We know how these trends started, but how do they get perpetuated? Scientists at the University of British Columbia looked beyond discrimination in the workplace itself and into the home, hoping to discover how early childhood experiences influence the future career paths of women. Remarkably, the strongest household predictor of whether or not
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girls would break through the glass ceiling – both in terms of working status and field – was the division of labor within the household. Specifically, when dads regularly contributed to chores around the house (doing the dishes, the laundry and participating in all aspects of childcare) their daughters were more likely to pursue nontraditional, higher paying careers.
Equal from the Start If girls learn about workplace genderroles in direct reference to what they see in the home, empowering our daughters means more than offering verbal encouragement – they need to
There is nothing wrong with America that cannot be cured by what is right with America. William J. Clinton
By Elizabeth Putfark
see gender equality in the our daily routine. That means finding more than gendered reasoning behind who gets to relax after work, and who has to make dinner; who works in the yard, and who works in the kitchen; who cleans up morning messes, and who keeps drinking their coffee. So the next time you or your partner feels overtaxed by their responsibilities at home, take the opportunity to renew your commitment to sharing the load. After all, your kids are taking notes! Flourish Magazine | September/2015 29
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Your Kids Won’t Stop Playing
Do you know a song that gets on everybody’s nerves? Jennifer Lee, director of the instant Disney classic, Frozen, recently apologized to parents for the undying fanaticism her film’s songs have inspired – including the hours upon hours of play time of Academy Award Winning title track, “Let it Go.” While she used to get compliments from families on the song’s popularity, she told The Hollywood Reporter that now she says “I’m sorry!” to parents she meets whose kids won’t take Elsa’s ballads off repeat. Yet hers is not the only soundtrack to inspire unending sing-along sessions. If you’re the parent of a child between ages four and 14, we bet you know all the words to a least a few of these popular tunes – and really wish you didn’t!
The Hamster Dance Song, Hampton the Hamster You thought it would go away six years ago, but this funky techno song just won’t get off the kid’s charts.
Happy, Pharrell Williams Once, and this song is great. Twice, it’s pretty good. Three times, it’s stuck in your head and you’re afraid you’ll never feel “happy” again.
Nyan Cat If you’re children missed this YouTube sensation, hide this magazine now! If they didn’t, we’re sorry for the hours of agony that you must endure on every road trip listening to “Nyan nyan nyan nyan nyan” ad infinitum.
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All About That Bass, Meghan Trainor Admit it – the chorus of this bubblegum pop song gets stuck in your head after just one listen.
Roar, Katy Perry The unmistakable beat of this hit number never gets old to preteen daughters, but boy does it ever to those over the age of 13.
Baby Monkey, Parry Gripp Did you know there’s a 10 hour version of this on YouTube? We hope you didn’t …
Shake it Off, Taylor Swift
Gangnam Style, PSY
The non-stop energy of this power-girl dance hit will have your head spinning after two repeats. If only you could shake it out of your head later!
The best way to get through this one is to join in the dancing. It’ll go by faster that way.
Blank Space, Taylor Swift
Friday, Rebecca Black This song seems to be on the way out, and good riddance. If your girls threaten to bring it back, encourage them to write their own song about a daily routine instead!
It’s no surprise that Swifty makes the list twice. Your kids are probably practicing their click/wink for the chorus of Taylor’s newest release, which must have been adorable … for the first two hours.
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course, there are official rules and regulations, but for the sake of tailgating you’ll have just as much fun with a semi-disposable version. Earn points by tossing washers towards your opponent’s box, located approximately 10 paces from your own. Ringers earn you three points, while any washer inside the box earns one. First to 21 wins.
Washers You probably have the materials for this humble game lying around your garage right now. All you need to play are two short, square boxes of identical size (one cardboard box cut in half will work), two slices of 5-inch wide PVC pipe, and a handful of the largest washers you can find. Of 24 Flourish Magazine | September/2015
Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves. Abraham Lincoln
500 Practice your receiving skills with a game of 500. Everyone assembles in a pack or group and waits for the ball to be hurled into the air, at which point there’s a free-for-all to catch it. Catching the ball in the air is 100 points, and after a single bounce is 50. The first to 500 points wins and secures the role of QB for the next round. (Hint: There’s no such thing as pass interference, though you might need to improvise a set of rules to keep things convivial between siblings and neighbors, who will soon be joining in!) Cornhole An oldie but a goodie, this game promises low exertion entertainment that all ages can enjoy. All you need are two rectangles of plywood angled upwards (12 inches at the back) with a hole in the center and two sets of different colored bean bags. Playing one-on-one or in teams, you score one point for every sandbag that lands on the board and three for every one you sink. First to 21 wins.
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Spikeball You will need to purchase some equipment for this, but you’ll likely find your family wants to reuse it again and again. To play, teams of two oppose each other across an ankleheight, miniature trampoline net. The game is structured like a volleyball match, only instead of sending the ball over the net, you spike it towards the other team on the mini trampoline. Every spike that’s unreturned after three volleys or less earns your team a point.
Tackle Buddy Show your team spirit with a Tackle Buddy: an inflatable target for any variety of attack. Punch it, wrestle it and knock it down with Frisbees and Nerf footballs. However you assault this forgiving inflatable, it’s (almost) certain to bounce back up, ready for more action. (Hint: take along a pool toy patch-up kit, just in case!) Ladder Toss This straightforward game is harder than it looks. Each team or individual gets a set of plastic balls linked two-by-two by a rope. The goal is to sling each pair toward a three-wrung ladder placed at an age appropriate distance and hook the rope around it. The highest wrung is three points, the middle two and the lowest three. It might take some practice, but soon you’ll all get the hang of it.
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Examine your diet. The first 12 weeks are hugely important to your baby’s development, so take stock of your eating habits as they exist right now. Find out which of your splurges are okay in moderation and which one you need to change right away.
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No joke: there actually is a “Color of the Year” every year. Pantone, a company famous for its standardized color reproduction system, decides on a color at the beginning of every year and companies flock to put out products in the shade. What does this mean for you? Every year you’re going to be inundated with clothes, makeup, and accessories in a certain color, and often it can be challenging to fit this new hue into your existing wardrobe. If you’re interested in the 2015 shade, here are some great ways to incorporate it into your life!
matching Marsala flats with white or grey jeans. If you prefer to stick with neutrals, use the 2015 shade to add a pop of color to your look with earrings, a purse or a thick bracelet!
Makeup With its earthy undertones, Marsala can be flattering against nearly every skin tone. Wear it on your lips for a And we hope you like wine, dramatic pout, or use it as a shimmery because this year’s color is… eye shadow to bring drama to your (drumroll please)…Marsala! face. If you generally prefer muted Clothing shades, look for a matte and subtle The rich wine shade of Marsala is take on the color; if you look best in naturally sophisticated and thus can bright hues, look for a vibrant version be used with almost any clothing item. that has some shine. Or, if you just Keep the colored pants trend going by want to dip your toes into the color wearing skinny or cigarette pants in of the year, look for a nail polish in the shade, or get a little preppy by an earthy red shade! 18 Flourish Magazine | September/2015
Interiors For the bold, this color can be a great addition to your house or furnishings. Pillows and throws in the deep red hue can provide a great pop of color against white or beige couches, while Marsala-colored flowers are a classy addition to a dinner table. If you’re crazy in love with the shade, go big and paint an accent wall in the color! The 2015 Color: Marsala This rich wine color has earthy, red-brown roots that are universally flattering.
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What do you think has been the key to your success so far? I have a very supportive family. I had to do it – I had to move to LA, I had to audition – but if it were not for my family I would not have been comfortable enough and confident enough to make such bold choices. I’m very grateful for the foundation that I have, and that my family has been there through and through in my life. What’s been your biggest challenge? Balancing a career and a love life! I’ve always wanted to have marriage and just a thriving, flourishing relationship. But especially at the beginning, it was hard trying to pursue such a tough business that had so many people competing in it. And then once things started to happen, the challenge became that when I meet someone, and they see this success that I’ve worked so hard to get, they don’t see a place for them. I think it’s hard to have both a thriving career and a thriving relationship – most of the time in my life it’s been one or the other. If you had to name one thing, what do you think Hollywood is missing today that you’d like to see more of? Families. I think if Hollywood was more supportive of trying to make both family and career important, that would be a good thing. Also, more people creating films – more actors being proactive in creating work versus actors auditioning only. I’d like to see more independent stuff just to keep the amount of work available bigger and to keep our creative juices flowing. What’s the best advice you received at the start of your career, and what might you add to that now? Stay true to yourself. Don’t follow the crowd and continue to be confident in your uniqueness. And I’ve stuck with that, because many times, as with anything, stuff comes in trends. So I would say try not to tailor yourself to what’s trendy but just be confident that who you are is going to be “in” at some point. If you try to convert yourself to what’s in, it’s not going to be true. You’re not going to be your highest, best self. If you wait and keep at it, your time is going to come. What’s up next for you? I just want to do bigger and longer projects, and I also want to make and produce my own films. I definitely want to do more film. I’d like to do a period piece, an action film, and you know, just continue to grow. I would love to do a Broadway show even though I’m not a singer! I just want to continue being a working actress and being able to try my hand at different things. I just love the business – I just love working! 14 Flourish Magazine | September/2015
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Interview by Elizabeth Putfark
For the Love of the Craft
An interview with “For Better or Worse” star Kiki Haynes
Best known as the hilarious Keisha Jones on Tyler Perry’s
For Better or Worse, Kiki Haynes has been in love with her craft since middle school. Her relentless pursuit has led her to multiple roles on the small and silver screen, culminating in two hot new releases this year, My First Love and Message from a Mistress.
When she’s not busy in the studio, she’s hard at work giving back to her community through organizations like “HerShe,” which prepares girls in foster care for successful transitions into the adult work. Here, the NAACP Image Award nominee shares more about her steady rise to fame, and the support system that’s seen her through it.
Tell me about how you decided to become an actress. A part of it is because both of my parents are artists. I think growing up seeing both my parents on stage was
inspiring for me and made think I could do the same thing. I loved movies, and I found myself reenacting the scenes. I eventually confirmed that curiosity for the first time in sixth grade when I joined the drama club. I won this contest for acting and the prize was a trip to see a live screening of The Cosby Show. At that time The Cosby Show was everything, all my friends and I watched, so to see these actors live on stage, everything in me was like, I can do that! I want to do that!
12 Flourish Magazine | September/2015 A love for tradition has never weakened a nation, indeed it has strengthened nations in their hour of peril. Winston S. Churchill
TV series! Being seen on a weekly basis by people nationally and internationally – I can’t even begin to explain the feeling! That’s just awesome in and of itself. But, since I play the villain on the show, people also tend to think that I’m really that person! So when they meet me, these avid fans of the show, I have to explain that that’s not really me. It’s almost like I don’t get a chance to introduce myself, and instead I have to change their minds about who they already think I’m supposed to be.
classes, I started using the same techniques from my drama background and finding some really funny stuff – people were laughing! So I discovered I was funny, I never thought I could be so funny!
Tell me about your upcoming projects. There are two movies that I did recently that are coming out: one is called My First Love, and the other is Message from a Mistress. In My First Love, I play a coworker of a gentleman who has recently decided to divorce his wife. I’ve always had a crush on him, so it’s a love story about timing and opportunity.
The other one is Message from a Mistress, which isn’t getting released until the end of this year. It’s about How do you get into character? four young ladies who are all friends when one of them sends the others a In general, the best thing to video. In it, she says that she’s been do to get into character is research. If it’s a character that sleeping with one of our husbands. I can relate to, then it’s a bit Even though none of us know who it easier, but if it’s a character that I is, you start to realize that even with don’t really relate to it’s harder. Like your girlfriends everyone puts up a Keisha – I’m so opposite of Keisha! front. Instead, we have to start to But even if you can’t find similarities in remember some of the grittier details. the more concrete aspects, you try to We go from thinking it’s none of us, find similarities in some of the to thinking it’s all of us! emotional aspects. So sure, she’s a villain, but nobody is a villain just because. There’s a reason, and it usually has to do with the heart. So for me, I’ve had my heart broken. So you find a way to relate, and then also, you create a backstory – what your childhood was like, your first boyfriend – and that allows you to pull from more emotionally.
What attracted you to the role of Keisha on For Better or Worse? I can’t say that I was attracted to the role because the way the opportunity was presented to me. When I got the role, and once I found out more about who she is it was so intriguing because I’d never gotten to play the bad girl. I’d always played the goodyDid you always have an two-shoes in everything. So it was fun interest in doing comedy? – just to grow and try something new. Growing up in New Jersey and starting out, everything was all about What would you say are the drama – getting these serious roles “best” and “worst” aspects of and being intense, being able to cry. staring in a television series? Once I moved to LA and started getting scenes and taking acting The best thing is you’re starring in a
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Parents and mentors of teens and tweens: this is an interview you don’t want to miss. Vivian Lamolli, the singing and dancing star of Hulu’s East Los High, has pushed through all the uncertainties of youth and arrived on the other side, confident and ready to empower the next generation behind her. This National Spanish History month, the vivacious Latina starlet shares what she’s learned about the struggles of youth, both through her own coming-of-age and through her return to high school life in East Los High. For this former Gator, the solution to teenage angst is simple, but still in high demand: “support, support, support!”
Proud
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An Interview with Vivian Lamolli
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A patriot must always be ready to defend his country against his government. Edward Abbey
How did you get started in acting? Ever since I was little I’ve always been a performer. Singing, dancing acting – I fell into all of it at a really young age. I was always putting on little shows for my family and their friends. It’s weird though, because then I went to high school and suddenly decided I wanted to be a lawyer! So going into college I kind of followed that path, but then I realized where my heart and dreams were. At the end of the day I switched majors and continued on that track. That’s when I started consistently studying at the conservatory at the University of Florida.
Not every performer goes to college before pursuing their Hollywood dreams. What do you think has your degree done for you? I’ve actually been reflecting on that a lot recently. I find that you go back to those studies often when you’re working on projects. I learned a lot while I studied at UF. They’re were certain professors who changed the way I view performing arts and the way I view acting. Because with acting, you’re basically just breathing life into another character, another human being. So I think it made a huge impact on my life to have that time to really study and hone my skill – time to take dance classes and just know that I had it all right and tight!
Tell me about East Los High. We’re now filming the 3rd season and I’m super excited to be jumping right into it. I go to East Los High, and it’s awesome! I love all
of my cast mates. We’re all really able to step into a high schooler’s shoes and go through all the things that high schoolers deal with every day. Tough things: like bullying, going through difficult studies, having issues with our sexuality and our age and what’s appropriate and just how you feel. It’s all about just finding out who you are, and I think that’s the most important thing for youth – empowering them and letting them know that we’re always willing to let them be who they are in high school.
What’s it like working on an all Latino cast? Having an all Latino cast makes it pretty feisty on the set, I’m not going to lie! All of us have those big personalities! It’s an awesome thing though because we’re all speaking English and people can really relate to us and what we go through. That’s had such a huge impact on my life, because I am Puerto Rican, and Cuban and Italian. It’s so beautiful to be able to play my own nationality on camera. I feel really proud of my background – who I am and where I come from. It just lifts you that much more in confidence letting everyone know, I am Latina, and I am a strong woman!
Tell me about your move from Florida to Los Angeles. What’s that been like? I grew up in Miami. I was actually born on Coconut Grove, and my mom loves telling that story. Her water broke around the ritziest area and she’s always like, “You were born in the nice area!” It’s cool because I feel like I’ve always had that taste of Florida, even when we moved around (and we’re a military family so that happened quite a bit). I lived in central Florida for a lot of my life. Now that I’m in LA, I still really exude being a Floridian! Everyone’s always like “you’re definitely not from here!” And it’s really nice to have that East Coast vibe.
How do you see yourself influencing young women and young Latinos, both through your social media presence and your role on the show? I think just being able to let everyone know who I am and where I come from is the biggest part of it all. Because once they found that out, they’re more comfortable being themselves as well – to embrace their nationality and their culture. I think that it
gives them an even stronger voice in the Latino community – to let them know that we do have a presence in the media industry and it’s only getting bigger, only getting better! Right now, it’s wonderful to be able to put out that Cuba is having better relations with the U.S. and that politically, it’s okay to let everyone know I’m proud to be Latina! I have always looked up to J-Lo. She’s Puerto Rican as well, and she’s been able to be a successful business woman, and been so successful in building her craft. I hope the young girls will look up to me in just the same way!
What are some of the challenges you’ve faced in the acting industry and how have you overcome them? There are always going to be ups and downs; it’s a huge roller coaster ride. The challenge for me is to know that when you’re on those lows, that’s when you learn the biggest lessons. Those challenges you face on your lows only lift you up higher when you get to those highs. And then you’re able to differentiate: okay, I’m at my high, and okay, I’m in a low. You struggle, but you work harder to do better. So I think it would just be knowing that when I am at a low point, it’s ok!
Having performed as a teenager for some time now, what advice would you give the parents of high school teens? I would just say be patient. I feel like as a high school student, there are so many influences, so many things in our lives that are shaping us into the people we’re going to be. So I would say patience is a virtue because we’re chameleons: we’re going to transform and wear different things and do different things and experiment, but that doesn’t say that’s who they’re going to be at the end of the day. To parents, I’d just remind them not to lose the faith. And support, support, support! Whatever it is, whatever dream it is that your daughter or your son has.
What are some of your goals for the future? I love, love, love where I’m at right now, but getting to that silver screen is a huge goal of mine. I know I can see it now and it’s getting nearer and nearer, so definitely transitioning into a successful film career is where my head is now
Do not let selfish men or greedy interests skin your country of its beauty, its riches or its romance. Theodore Roosevelt
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“It is time for parents to teach young people early on that in diversity there is beauty and there is strength.”
“One of the greatest regrets in life is being what others would want you to be, rather than being yourself.”
“Recognize yourself in he and she who are not like you and me.”
“I resist any thing better than my own diversity.”
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Asking for a
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Want a raise but not sure how to ask for it? It’s no small wonder – after all, budget cuts and company downsizes are in the news all the time. Still, the time comes in every job when you know you’re due for a pay upgrade, and more often than not it’s up to you to take Gather evidence before lodging the initiative.
How to request a salary bump without risking awkwardness or offense…
Use what you know about your boss to determine whether you need to be ready to make a quick pitch on the fly, your request. Be prepared with records or to schedule a meeting to sit down of your achievements, the current and discuss a raise. market, or new duties allocated your The good news is, with just a little way before scheduling a meeting. Sites Request, don’t demand preparation and a lot of tact, you can like Salaryfairy.com offer online wage leave your boss’s office looking even Emphasize that you want to discuss, evaluations based on experience, better than before (whether with or reconsider or revisit your current education, location and the present without the requested raise). salary when you broach the topic, and market, and may provide valuable focus on positives. Keep in mind the Know your worth evidence for presenting your case. difference in perspective that you’re Before you even think about talking both bringing to the table, and let the to your boss, consider why you Pick your moment tone be informative rather than deserve more than you’re making Find out when your company persuasive. Chances are, the reasons now. According to Forbes, three typically doles out pay raises. you offer won’t have been on your answers are generally acceptable: Most companies budget for annual boss’s radar until now. 1) you’ve consistently outshined other increases, although bi-annual raises employees in your pay bracket for are common in high-turnover If denied, remember to ask how you some time, 2) new duties have been industries like retail and food-service. can improve your performance to added to your job description that Once you know, schedule your secure a raise in the future. Your boss entitle you to more benefits, or 3) your conversation a few months in will appreciate your understanding advance; if you wait for your annual job title has experienced a dramatic and initiative, and you’ll be at the rise in demand within your industry performance review, the budget forefront of her mind the next time (think mostly tech and finance). might already be set. raises come around!
Loyalty to country ALWAYS. Loyalty to government, when it deserves it. Mark Twain
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It’s finally fall and everything smells like cinnamon. It’s finally fall and everything smells like cinnamon. Sure, short sleeves are still an option, but so are festive scarves, pumpkin lattes and late night bonfires (if you can take the heat!). With this edition of Flourish we’re bringing stories to inspire and research to motivate you during the busy prelude to the holidays. Read about the exciting new breakthroughs in concussion research going on at the University of Florida as well as the careers of breakout actresses Kiki Haynes and Vivian Lamolli. You’ll also find tailgating games for your family to enjoy and even a few books to add to your autumn reading list. It’s a newer, cooler day here in Gainesville, and we hope you’re ready to enjoy it!
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What’s Inside… Relationships
19 Am I Ready to Tie the Knot? 41 What Your Humor Says to Others
Family
22 I’m Pregnant (Now What?) 24 8 Tailgating Games the Whole Family Can Enjoy 26 Top 10 Songs Your Kids Won’t Stop Playing 38 Get Your Kids Excited About Exercising 40 House to Home: Table Talk with Debbie Travis
Health & Happiness
23 Peanut Butter Granola Bars 32 Reprogram Your Life: Bioscience for a Healthier You 42 Unhealthy Body Image? Get Off the Internet!” from Relationships
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21 Cute, Custom Cookie Cutters from CookieCutter Kingdom 23 5 Ingredient Peanut Butter Granola Bars 27 Homemade Vanilla Ice Cream 33 What You’re Not Cleaning and Should Be 36 Plant of the Month: Thyme 08 Proud to Be Me: Vivian Lamolli
Fashion & Beauty
An Interview with” before “Vivian Lamolli
12 For the Love of the Craft: Kiki Haynes An Interview with
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18 Color Away Anxiety 20 No-Heat Curls
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“For Better or Worse” star” before Kiki Haynes
45 Which Scary Move Character Are You?
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