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VOLUME 41, NUMBER 4
APRIL 2015
“Serving The Needs of Orange County & Long Beach Seniors Since 1974”
Susan
Lucci
“I always felt that I was
going to be an actress … I
didn’t know how tough the
business is.”
—Susan Lucci
Orange County • Long Beach
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Schneider the Writer
By Carine Nadel
Ilene Schneider has been a
writer and editor most of her
adult life. As the owner of
Schneider the Writer, her talents provide communications
for health care, high technology and service enterprises, as
well as Jewish organizations.
Her specialties include public relations, media relations,
advertising, journalistic writing, editing, grant writing and
corporate creativity consulting
services.
But how did it all begin? Schneider says that by six years of
age she had one of two careers
in mind, “One was to be a writer-the other was to be a dancer
on American Bandstand!
“Obviously I chose the writing. My first job was as editor
of the Cleveland edition of TV
Guide. Which sounded a lot
more glamorous than it actually was-but it was interesting
and I met a lot of great people.
I was also the associate editor of School Product News
(Penton Publishing) and senior
public relations representative
at Beckman Instruments, Inc.”
It was the last position that
made it possible to start her
business in 1985, “The job was
another great way to make lifelong friends and contacts. At
the time, my husband and I really wanted to have a child and
it was nerve-wracking to try
and deal with this personal issue, get back and forth to doctor’s appointments and work
full-time in a highly tense
business surrounding.
“I was able to secure some clients, enough to quit and work
from home. I even called them
“my little Beckmans”. It was
less than a year later when
our daughter Liora was born!
Working from home at the profession I loved made life pretty
darn great-Since the inception
in 1985 of Schneider the Writer, I’ve been going strong.
“What you do in life, it’s all
serendipity. I still count on
those same people today.”
Schneider was profiled in a
book, How to Open and Operate a Home-Based Writing
Business and listed in Who’s
Who of American Women,
Who’s Who in Advertising
and Who’s Who in Media and
Communications. She was
the recipient of the Women in
Communications, Inc. Clarion
Award in advertising.
Being able to create in both the
technical and journalistic genres has been a blessing according to Schneider. “I love the
variety, I’m able to write on a
technical level on projects that
very well may save people’s
lives and then do journalistic
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articles where I’m able to dig
into subjects and get into the
bottom of many serious issues
and get to the truth in ways
that most other investigators
just can’t.”
Even though her business
started in 1985, Schneider the
woman began her professional
career in 1971 right after graduating from the University of
Pennsylvania.
With a career spanning over
40 years, Schneider has her list
of most memorable stories-“I
was working when the Berlin
Wall came down. I got to write
about the Synagogue without
walls, it was very upsetting
and yet so interesting to be a
part of history. I’ve met the
most interesting and exciting
of people who were on both
sides of these historical events.
“I was able to talk to what we’d
all call the “regular” people
and obtain their viewpoints.”
Says Schneider.
Recently, Schneider decided that it was time for her to
change courses. While still
doing much of her public relations and technical work, she
has begun work with an online publication with someone
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and somehow finds time to enjoy the social media. “Thank
God for computers.”
Schneider admits that after being her own boss, she could
never see herself in a traditional 9-5 office setting. “I do
love to dress up when I go to
interview someone or to cover
a meeting, but most days I’m
very busy in my home office.
“Also, Friday night-as soon as
Shabbat begins at sundown, I
am able to shut down all the
electronics for the complete
24 hours. Our religion plays a
very important part in our life
and I’m so happy to be able to
show respect for that part of
our existence.”
It’s not the years in
your life that count . .
Recently Schneider turned 65
and still feels that writing is a
wonderful way to make a living. “I’m very lucky to have
made the connections that
have made my new chapter
possible. I’m fulfilled and so
fortunate- so many people find
themselves being told they’re
not hirable at this stage of life.
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“It’s just such a good feeling
to know that because of my
diverse background I still am
able to get out there and create.”
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who persuaded her that the fit
and idea of a news site geared
toward the Jewish community
in Orange County would be
just the ticket. “I’ve always
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But a writer never lives by the
written word alone! When
feeling stymied or slightly
burnt out Schneider has several hobbies, loves to go to
jazzercise, has many friends
A graduate of the University
of Pennsylvania, Ilene and her
family have lived in Irvine,
California, since 1978.
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April
Calendar of Events
Spring has spring and it officially arrived on March 20.
What’s that mean to Southern Californians? That there
are many outdoor activities
to check out and celebrate
this season of renewal from
whale watching to garden
fests it’s all at your door!
Whale Watching
in Newport
Many of the Gray Whales
will be heading north as
the Gray Whale migration
continues in April. Mothers and their calves are the
most frequent sightings
and are often found close
to shore. The sightings can
be extremely good with
gray whales found just outside the shoreline and even
playing in the surf. Along
with Gray Whales, Finback
Whales, and Humpback
Whales are also viewed
from whale-watching cruises from Newport Beach. At
Newport Landing Whale
Watching, 309 Palm, Suite
A, Newport Beach.
Annual ‘Gardenfest’
San Clemente
April 10
Hosted by the San Clem-
ente Garden Club come for
free and enjoy the day. This
year’s highlights include
annual plant sale and garden flea market, exhibits
demonstrating sustainable
practices for the garden,
community garden-related
opportunities, open to the
public ‘funky container’
and ‘floral design’ contests,
junior gardeners butterfly
exhibit and plant sale, QA
table with gardening celebrities and San Clemente artists demonstrating live. At
San Clemente Community
Center, Avenida Del Mar at
Calle Seville.
Pet Expo
Costa Mesa
April 10-12
A giant animal entertainment and education festival.
It’s the largest pet and pet
product expo in the world.
Watch more than 1,000 animals entertain you in stage
shows, competitions and
demonstrations including
dogs, cats, birds, fish, reptiles, rodents, goats, pigs,
llamas, rabbits, miniature
horses and more. There will
also be pet adoptions, pet
products for sale, petting
zoo, how-to workshops and
advice from animal experts.
It is presented by a nonprofit organization to promote responsible pet care.
Please do not bring your
pets. At OC Fair & Event
Center, 88 Fair Drive, Costa
Mesa. Call, (800) 999-7295.
Walk MS
University of
California, Irvine
April 11
Opens at 7 a.m.
Fun, festival-like event including food, drink, entertainment and a 2-mile walk
at UCI. The National MS
Society’s mission is to end
the devastating effects of
multiple sclerosis. Event
organizers are currently accepting registrations via,
email, mail or telephone. At
the University of California
Irvine, 513 Aldrich Hall,
No. 5, Irvine. Call, (800)
486-6762.
UCI Annual Open
House
Irvine
April 18
This spring event features an
outdoor festival, open house
and car show. Wayzgoose,
UCI’s oldest tradition, is a
student-run festival in Aldrich Park filled with live
entertainment, food, games
and rides for the community. Events and parking are
free. At UCI Campus, Irvine. Call, (949) 824-5182.
Green Scene Plant
and Garden ShowFullerton
April 18-19
10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Green Scene is a fun spot
for any gardener looking for
new ideas to improve their
gardens or outdoor habitats.
This is the only major outdoor sales event in Orange
County exclusively held for
the home gardener. See garden accessories, environmental education programs
and products. Ticket price:
$10 for all ages. At Fullerton Arboretum, 1900 Associated Road, Fullerton. Call,
(714) 278- 3407.
Dachshund Races
Huntington Beach
April 19
3 p.m.
(Doors open at 2 p.m.)
Come see the ‘wiener dogs’
race to the finish line once a
month at Old World Village.
Admission $2. Arrive early
and stay for lunch. At Old
World Village, 7561 Center
Ave., Huntington Beach.
Newport Beach
Film Festival
Newport Beach
April 23-30
Held in Newport Beach, a
few blocks away from spectacular coastline and less
than an hour from Hollywood, the festival annually
hosts several premieres and
galas for a singular festival
experience. Call, (949) 2532880.
SCC Hawks Golf
Tournament
Tustin
April 24
Presented by the Santiago
Canyon College Foundation
and Athletics Department.
Golf package includes
round of golf, on-cart lunch,
green fees, golf cart, driving
range, on-course beverages,
goodie gift bag and famous
Wrangler Grill dinner. At
Tustin Ranch Golf Club.
Call, (714) 628-4790.
Doheny Wood
Dana Point
April 25
8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Show is free to Woody owners and spectators. The state
beach does have a park entry fee. See more than 150
classic wooden cars and
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A ‘Berry’
Healthy
Way To
Help Your
Heart
A little heart-shaped fruit can
be a big help to your heart. According to research, strawberries may play an important role
in helping to reduce the risk of
heart disease.
Stretched State Budgets Require
More School Choice
The population of the U.S. is
aging in a way that may present some challenges for public education in the near future.
Fortunately, according to a
new report published by the
Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice and the Foundation for Excellence in Education, school choice offers
a way to address those challenges.
The report, “Turn and Face
the Strain: Age Demographic
Change and the Near Future of
American Education,” by Dr.
Matthew Ladner, contends the
aging of the U.S. population
between now and 2030—what
Ladner refers to as “Hurricane
Gray”—will profoundly impact all aspects of the financing and operation of American
social welfare functions.
He points to the fact that:
• Every day between now and
2030, 10,000 members of the
baby boom generation will
reach the retirement age of 65.
• The U.S. Census Bureau’s
2012 National Population
Projections indicate the country will gain over 4.6 million
residents ages 5 to 17 between
2010 and 2030.
• By 2030, 45 out of the 50
states will have a higher percentage of their population
aged 65 or older than the oldest state (Florida) did in 2010
and all 50 states’ elderly populations will be higher than they
were in 2010, also according
to the Census Bureau.
All of which means that the
percentage of those receiving
state benefits is growing while
the percentage of those who
are working and can be taxed
to fund benefits, such as public education and senior health
care, is shrinking.
Ladner argues that this reduced funding base will make
it difficult for public schools to
prepare all students adequately. Private and charter schools
of choice, he says, can help at
a fraction of the cost.
Ladner contends that expanding school choice for all families would reduce the cost of
public education and allow
government to increase funding for other services, particularly for seniors.
He further argues in favor of
shifting how states fund public education, from sending
tax dollars directly to public
schools to a system where
families receive those tax dollars in government-authorized
education savings accounts, or
ESAs. In Arizona and Florida,
parents can use ESA programs
to pay for their children’s
school tuition, tutors, therapists, online courses, curricula
or a combination of each. Because students receive 90 percent of their dedicated public
funding, ESA families actually
save the state money.
To learn more, visit www.edchoice.org/FaceTheStrain.
The age-dependency ratio of
taxpayers “pushing the carts”
of Americans dependent on
government services will
reach historic proportions over
the next 20 years.
“Strawberries are at the top of
the list of foods I recommend
for packing the most nutrition
into everyday meals, especially when considering cardiovascular health,” said Sylvia
Klinger, MS, RD, LDN. “It’s
an easy sell with their versatility and naturally sweet taste.”
Here are 12 more reasons to
enjoy California strawberries:
1. High in vitamin C (more per
serving than an orange) and
may boost immunity.
2. Considered a superfruit with
loads of antioxidants and anthocyanins.
3. Versatile and can be added to
both savory and sweet dishes.
4. Low in sugar, naturally
sweet with only 45 calories per
cup.
5. A source of potassium to
support healthy blood pressure.
6. A good source of dietary
fiber.
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understudy roles, day-player
roles on soap operas and extra
and stand-in work for movies.
“I always felt that I was
going to be an actress
… I didn’t know how
tough the business is.”
--Susan Lucci
Anybody on this planet who
is a daytime TV “soaps” fan
knows that Susan Lucci is a
household name. In fact, some
devotees of her long-standing
leading role on ABC-TV’s All
My Children still refer to her as
Erica Kane.
It is not hard to believe that
this talented, Emmy-award
winning actress played Erica
for 34 years. What is hard to
believe as you see her today is
that she just turned 69!
But as she once told reporters
in an interview: “Erica Kane
was a spectacular role for any
actress to play, and I felt so
lucky to be the one who got to
do it.”
to be a performer, her voice and
dance lessons during her teenage years and early community theater experience were
major factors in determining
her future acting career.
While growing up in Scarsdale, N.Y., she became an
ideal student at Garden City
High School where she took
honor classes, was a cheerleader, wrote for the school
newspaper, was a foreign exchange student to Norway and
performed in school musicals,
including Oklahoma and The
King and I.
Then, one day in 1969 she auditioned for a brand new soap
opera that was to be called All
My Children, and the rest, as
they say, is history. The show
was a daily fixture on TV until
September 2011, and Lucci’s
character. Erica Kane, held audiences spellbound for years
as the sexy, sassy, beautiful
“woman you love to hate.”
In its initial days, Erica was
a headstrong and selfish
15-year-old. The show’s writers designed her as one of the
bad characters, but not to be
evil or menacing. Since All My
Children was a “light hearted”
soap opera, the series’ villains,
Erica included, came across
as more fun and funny than
wicked.
Luck may have had something
to do with Lucci landing the
now iconic part, but her childhood dream of always wanting
Characterized as the “naughty
girl in town” from the start,
Erica’s motivations stemmed
from her relationship with her
father. Her abandonment by
him led her to be written as
sexually aggressive with men.
She needed to receive love
from men to prove she was not
unlovable.
One of Erica’s defining features was her extreme selfcentered point of view. Erica
was described as “imaginative,
adventurous, and brilliant,” yet
writers detailed her as appearing “scarcely rational enough
to cope with adulthood.”
At Marymount College in
Tarrytown, N.Y, noted for its
theater program, Lucci graduated with a bachelor of fine
arts degree in theater arts. She
moved to New York City and
began going to auditions.
One of her first jobs was that of
color girl for CBS. Every day
she would report to the studio
and sit on a stool as technicians
developed the new color cameras. Most of her acting work
consisted of Off-Broadway
was a kid who was one-dimensional, who was the rotten
seed, and she turned her into a
very fascinating character- the
character that everybody loves
to hate.”
The Lucci/Kane Effect
The Associated Press reported
in 1986 that 60 students at California State University, Fullerton of a group of 100 could
recognize Erica Kane but not
historical figures such as Alexander Hamilton, Geoffrey
Chaucer and Desmond Tutu
when asked by their English
teacher. During her time on
the show and afterward, Lucci
has been busy both in front of
and behind the cameras.
She hosted Saturday Night
Live in 1990 and in one sketch
played Kane as a contestant on
the fictional game show Game
Breakers. She seduced fictional game show host Jack Morgan (portrayed by the late Phil
Hartman), thus enabling her
to soundly beat her opponent.
Morgan came close to marrying Kane (in a ceremony presided over by Don Pardo), but
the wedding was interrupted
by real-life game show host
(and “current husband”) Gene
Rayburn.
Despite this, the character represented independence and
power.
Over time, Erica evolved into
a “heroine-vixen” who still did
bad things, but was also a character the audience rooted for.
Former associate producer
Felicia Minei Behr said, “The
Erica that Lucci started with
“I think of Erica as a go-getter,” Lucci said, “someone
who’s impatient to have a terrific life and have it yesterday.
I think a lot of people can identify with that.”
The Erica Kane character
provided inspiration for three
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April
Calendar
of Events
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try fee. See more than 150
classic wooden cars and
surf wagons that will be on
display. At Doheny State
Beach [south end of park].
Call, (714) 968-9798.
San Clemente
Micro-Brew Fest
San Clemente
April 25
12 to 5 p.m.
Presented by Left Coast
Brewing Co., this cool event
features micro-brews from
all over Southern California. While there enjoy micro-brew samplings, homemade food provided by
various non-profit organizations and live entertainment.
VIP tours/special samplings
available. At Left Coast
Brewing Co., 1245 Puerta
Del Sol, San Clemente.
Floral Park Home &
Garden Tour
Santa Ana
April 25-26
Time again for the Floral
Park Neighborhood’s annual home and garden tour.
Experience a stroll through
its beautiful vintage homes
and gardens, hunt for treasures at the antiques and
collectibles sale, view the
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classic automobile display,
or enjoy a snack at the food
and drink concessions.
Taste of Huntington
Beach
Huntington Beach
April 26
12 to 4 p.m.
A unique sampling of favorite local restaurants in
Huntington Beach paired
with the finest wines in California, all for charity. Proceeds benefit the children’s
wing of the Huntington
Beach Library. At the Sports
Complex at Talbert and
Goldenwest, 18100 Goldenwest, Huntington Beach.
Call, (714) 375-5023.
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work with children has taken
her to Africa in support of Feed
The Children, appearing in an
Emmy-award winning documentary. She and her husband
have been ongoing champions
of Littler Flower Children and
Family Services of New York
and have been the spokespersons for the National AFib
Campaign.
She currently hosts United
Cerebral Palsy of NYC Women
Who Care Luncheon. She has
served as the March of Dimes’
National Ambassador in 2000
and as a celebrity spokesperson for AMDeC (Academic
Medicine Development Company) and The New York Cancer Project.
She has also been involved
with Broadway Cares Equity
Fights Aids and is the recipient of the Ellis Island Medal
of Honor, the prestigious New
York City Gracie Award and
the Muse Award for Women
in Film & Television. She
was inducted into the American Academy of Achievement
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the Italian Board of Guardians
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April Book Club
By Debbie L. Sklar
It’s time to grab a bestseller and hit the beach or
your hammock in the yard.
Warmer temps mean more
outside activities and that
includes reading under the
sun’s warm rays. There’s
a new book out by actress
Candace Bergen worth
checking out called A Fine
Romance among quite a few
others you will want to get
busy reading.
The Dovekeepers
A Novel
By Alice Hoffman
“Alice Hoffman’s bestselling, spellbinding tale of
four extraordinarily bold,
resourceful, and sensuous
women in Masada in 70
A.D. will be a four-hour
miniseries airing on CBS
and produced by Roma
Downey and Mark Burnett,
the married team behind the
History Channel’s Emmy
Award–winning The Bible
and Fox’s feature film Son
of God.
“Nearly 2,000 years ago,
nine hundred Jews held out
for months against armies
of Romans on Masada, a
mountain in the Judean desert. According to the ancient historian Josephus,
two women and five children survived. Based on
this tragic and iconic event,
Hoffman’s novel is a spellbinding tale of four extraordinarily bold, resourceful, and sensuous women,
each of whom has come to
Masada by a different path
…” according to Publisher
Scribner.
her and meets Julien Duplessi, a mesmerizing young
architect. Together they explore the hidden night world
of Paris, the forbidden occult underground and Sandrine’s deepest desires.
The Witch of
Painted Sorrows
(Part of The
Daughters
of La Lune)
By M. J. Rose
“This is Sandrine’s ‘wild
night of the soul,’ her odyssey in the magnificent city
of Paris, of art, love, and
witchery …” according to
Publisher Atria.
Gemini
A Novel
By Carol Cassella
“Possession. Power. Passion. New York Times bestselling novelist M. J. Rose
creates her most provocative and magical spellbinder
yet in this gothic novel set
against the lavish spectacle of 1890s Belle Époque
Paris.
“Sandrine Salome flees New
York for her grandmother’s
Paris mansion to escape
her dangerous husband, but
what she finds there is even
more menacing. The house,
famous for its lavish art collection and elegant salons,
is mysteriously closed up.
Although her grandmother
insists it’s dangerous for
Sandrine to visit, she defies
“Decades later Dr. Charlotte
Reese finds herself fighting
to keep an unconscious ICU
patient stable while also
unwrapping the mystery of
the unconscious woman,
the victim of a hit-and-run.
Consumed by questions
about the woman’s identity, Charlotte enlists Eric,
her journalist boyfriend, to
investigate. Their search
for answers brings them to
heartrending truths about
Jane Doe―and themselves.
“In beautiful interwoven
storytelling, master of medical drama Carol Cassella
presents two women—lifetimes apart—who face the
inescapable forces shaping
their lives …” according to
Publisher Simon & Schuster.
A Fine Romance
By Candice Bergen
“When the skinnykid from
the city first arrives in her
Pacific Northwest hometown, Raney doesn’t quite
know what to make of him.
Yet her intense dislike of
the know-it-all bookworm
softens as Bo latches on to
Raney, eager to learn about
the Washington island he’s
been sent for the summer.
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“In the follow-up to Knock
Wood—her bestselling “engaging, intelligent, and wittily self-deprecating autobiography” (The New York
Times) — Candice Bergen shares the big events:
her marriage to a famous
French director, the birth
of her daughter, Murphy
Brown, widowhood, falling
in love again, and watching
her daughter blossom.
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“A Fine Romance begins
with Bergen’s charming first
husband, French director
Louis Malle, whose huge
appetite for life broadened
her horizons and whose occasional darkness never diminished their love for each
other. But her real romance
begins when she discovers overpowering love for
her daughter after years of
ambivalence about motherhood. As Chloe grows up,
Bergen finds her comic genius in the biggest TV role
of the 80s, Murphy Brown,
and makes unwanted headlines when Dan Quayle
pulls her into the 1992 presidential campaign.
“Fifteen years into their
marriage, Malle is diagnosed with cancer, and
Candice is unflinching in
describing her and Chloe’s
despair over his death. But
after years of widowhood,
she feels the sweet shock of
finding a different kind of
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through the first years of her
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bitter sweetness of watching
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Need Assistance? Try
Long Beach Senior Center
By Lyn Jensen
pants may freely choose what
classes, programs, or activities to be involved in. She says
all services are free, with two
exceptions, the classes in computers and Spanish as a second
language.
If you’re not taking advantage of the mind-boggling array of activities, services, and
programs offered at the Long
Beach Senior Center, you may
need some explanation about
how many vital resources
you’re missing. The Department of Long Beach Parks,
Recreation & Marine provides
senior participants with computer classes, a theater troupe
(the Prime Time Players), arts
and crafts such as weaving
and jewelry, dances and dance
classes, a fitness room, table
gaming and billiards, some
health screenings, nutrition,
excursions (trips and tours),
special events, volunteer op-
portunities, referrals for social services—and that’s just a
small sample.
The city of Long Beach acquired this 75,000-squarefoot building and parking lot,
located at 1150 E. Fourth St.,
in 1977. Parks, Recreation &
Marine runs the site which,
along with five satellite centers, caters to the needs of
adults age 50 and older.
Barbara Loeffler, a spokesperson for the center, says participating is as simple as walking
in, and bringing your ID to
show you’re over 50. There’s
no membership, and partici-
Here are some of the other features of the Senior Center that
Loeffler highlights:
• Free blood pressure checks,
9-12, fourth Friday of every
month.
• The Friendly Cup Café, for
all ages, open Monday through
Friday, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
• Trinkets and Treasures gift
shop, located near the front of
the center, is staffed with volunteers and open to the public.
It sells jewelry, crystal, and
other items on consignment.
Hours are Monday through
Friday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Its
one-way funds are raised to
support the center.
• The Little Thrift Shop around
the corner, at the back of the
building, is usually open Monday through Friday, 10 a.m.
to 2 p.m. It’s also volunteerstaffed, open to the public, and
raises funds.
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A Little Knowledge Can Make A Big Difference
When it comes to pinpointing potentially serious issues
with your vehicle, your nose
may know more than you realize. For example, the smell of
burnt toast might be a sign of
an electrical short. The smell
of rotten eggs may signal trouble with the emissions system,
which includes the catalytic
converter.
Here are some things you may
not know about your vehicle:
• Reddish stains on the driveway can be a sign of a transmission oil leak.
These and other tips are included in “Knowledge Is Power,” a booklet that’s part of a
car-care and maintenance clinic developed by ACDelco. It
gives vehicle owners easy-tounderstand information about
their vehicles so they can be
informed and make the right
choices when they visit an independent auto service center.
• You should pull over immediately if your temperature light
reads in the hot zone. That
probably means your vehicle’s
coolant is too hot to cool your
engine.
• If your technician asks if your
vehicle’s brakes are “grabbing,” he wants to know if the
brakes engage suddenly when
you apply steady pressure to
the brake pedal.
• Many brake pads have wear
indicators. If your vehicle
has them, they will emit loud
squeals when they detect wear.
• It’s a good idea to write down
your vehicle’s symptoms before visiting a repair shop, including noises—and whether
these occur when the engine is
hot or cold.
• Air bags work with your
safety belts, not as a replacement for them.
• Children under 13 should
ride properly secured in the
rear seat.
• Always keep at least a half
tank of gas in your vehicle to
avoid potential damage to your
fuel filter or fuel line.
• Check your tire pressure
frequently for safety and fuel
economy. Hot and cold outside
temperatures affect the pressure in your tires.
• Avoid oil and fuel additives
unless recommended by your
ser-vice consultant.
• Don’t use dish detergent
to wash your car; it can hurt
clearcoat finishes.
The “Knowledge Is Power”
booklet is part of a presentation kit available to shops at no
charge. Consumers can download the free booklet at www.
acdelco.com/pdf/Car-Maintenance-Car-Care-KnowledgeIs-Power-ACDelco.pdf.
For more than 100 years,
ACDelco has been supplying
parts, technical training and
business expertise to independent auto ser-vice centers.
To find out if a service center
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clinic, visit ACDelco.com and
click on “Find a Service Center.”
It’s a good idea to write down
your vehicle’s symptoms before visiting a repair shop, including noises—and whether
these occur when the engine is
hot or cold.
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The Gadget Geezer
By Les Goldberg
D-Tech Tackles Diabetes
Each year greater attention is
placed on electronic devices
designed to monitor health and
fitness.
This was never more evident
than at this year’s Consumer
Electronics Show held in January in Las Vegas. And one
particular trend caught my attention: D-Tech, or diabetes
technology.
Several firms are hopping on
the D-Tech bandwagon by offering apps (applications) and
wearable devices to use with
the ubiquitous Smartphones
used more and more by seniors.
Currently, more than
1,000 apps exist (and the number keeps growing as you read
this) for iPhone, iPad or Android systems that are specifically designed for people with
diabetes or to help health-care
professionals treat the disease.
Experts expect the wearable
market to reach the 32 million
units sold mark in the very
near future.
“Three years ago, there were
only a few connected diabetes
devices,” said Adam Brown,
chief of staff of Close Concerns in San Francisco. “Now
there are many more diabetes
devices that can seamlessly
send results to apps and to the
Internet. That takes care of
step one: making data collection easy. Step two is making
this information actionable,
positive and motivating. We
aren’t there yet, but directionally, we’ve come a long way.”
Here is a sampling of what’s
available now:
Smart Bee Diabetes
Tracker
This adaptor offered by Vigilant Suisse fits into various
insulin pens and transmits insulin injection data, with information about times and doses,
to a Smartphone or tablet via
Bluetooth. The only drawback:
the device can’t transmit the
data to the healthcare teams.
However, large companies like
IBM are working on a solution
that will comply with government privacy laws.
Foot Logger
‘Smart Socks’
WellDoc
The Sensoria Fitness Socks, a
CES Innovations Award winner, have sensors that collect
data on foot landing, form,
step counting and distance.
The sewn-in sensors also help
the user to reach their steps
and miles per day goals.
Quell
Another product with potential benefits to those suffering from nerve pain associated with diabetes is the Quell
wearable device from NeuroMetrix. The over-the-counter
device is worn on your ankle
and lessens pain, such as from
neuropathy, by electro-stimulation. According to Brown,
the Quell “is more consumerfriendly than the previous prescription-only version and has
a terrific app to help patients
manage severe pain and track
things like sleep.”
Dexcom G4 Platinum
Gathering information about
diabetes patients from their
footprints is the mission of
this device from 3L Labs. It is
designed to detect early symptoms of the disease by the way
you change your gait or stance
while standing or walking.
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This system from
Dexcom,
Inc.
inserts a continuous glucose
monitor under the
skin takes reading every 5 minutes and sends
them straight to a phone or tablet via Bluetooth. “We think
Dexcom is among the smartest
This app must be prescribed by a physician. It is not a one-sizefits-all system. Patients enter their diabetes and health data, and
the app provides real-time feedback that is medically helpful and
is motivational and positive. Every app is tailored to the patient’s
needs and adapts over time.
in the diabetes space in getting
data to where they need to be.”
Prevent
Omaha Health Inc.’s Prevent
system is a digital tool that
delivers information and personal support to help individuals lose weight, eat better and
exercise more often.
Doctor on Demand
An example of the latest trend
in “telehealth” – or remote
medical delivery – is an app
called Doctor on Demand which
puts you in
touch with
a physician
via
video
chat (like
Skype) who can remotely diagnose your problem and order needed medications. The
advantages of this app are that
you only fill out the forms
once, there is no parking, and
the doctors can focus on the
patient.
According to Susan Schreiner,
senior editor/analyst with C4
Trends in Boston, the future of
apps appears to be more evolutionary than revolutionary.
“We have the technology, so it
is basically a matter of working through the questions
about implementation, including technologically, within the
context of physician or caretaker awareness and the regulatory environment,” she said.
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Susan Lucci
Continued from page 9
songs, all of which were
named after her. In addition,
Mattel created two dolls based
on Erica Kane as part of the
company’s Daytime Drama
Collection.
Over a two-decade span, Susan Lucci became known for
gaining Daytime Emmy nominations for her portrayal of
Erica, but never winning the
Outstanding Leading Actress
trophy. The losing streak became a “long-running gag” in
the entertainment community.
Jay Leno on The Tonight Show
used it as a joke as did Saturday Night Live.
When she finally won the coveted TV acting honor in 1999,
Lucci received a two-minute
standing ovation both on stage
and backstage in the press
room where a reporter questioned whether she would miss
the attention she got for losing.
Her retort:
“Oh, not for a minute, winning
is definitely better.”
Within the past 10 years she
became a successful entrepreneur launching a Susan Lucci
Collection of hair care products, two fragrances, jewelry,
shoes, accessory lines and a
lingerie line for “beauty of all
ages.” She also introduced a
personal microdermabrasion
system with Guthy-Renker,
Youthful Essence® by Susan
Lucci that has sold over 8 million kits worldwide since its
debut in 2002. Lucci expanded her expertise with GuthyRenker by also presenting
“Malibu Pilates,” the widely
popular Pilates chair fitness
program.
Lucci’s commitment to her
work with children has taken
her to Africa in support of Feed
The Children, appearing in an
Emmy-award winning documentary. She and her husband
have been ongoing champions
of Littler Flower Children and
Family Services of New York
and have been the spokespersons for the National AFib
Campaign.
She currently hosts United
Cerebral Palsy of NYC Women
Who Care Luncheon. She has
served as the March of Dimes’
National Ambassador in 2000
and as a celebrity spokesperson for AMDeC (Academic
Medicine Development Company) and The New York Cancer Project.
She has also been involved
with Broadway Cares Equity
Fights Aids and is the recipient of the Ellis Island Medal
of Honor, the prestigious New
York City Gracie Award and
the Muse Award for Women
in Film & Television. She
was inducted into the American Academy of Achievement
Awards and presented with
the Italian Board of Guardians
Lifetime Achievement Award.
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2850 Kodiak
By Jim McDevitt
The weather was unpredictable. First it snowed, then it
rained and then it hailed. The
road conditions were a challenge. My wife doesn’t like
to drive in this weather so she
asked me to drive her to her
book club meeting at one in
the afternoon.
Having been born and raised
in the northeast, I was use to
driving in this kind of weather.
There are 10 women in this
book club and they take turns
in having their monthly meetings at each of their houses.
Fridays most games
will pay $500 & $400
My wife said today’s meeting
was to be held at 2850 Kodiak
which she said was about 3
miles away. When it started
snowing heavily again, my
wife called two of her friends
to see if they would like a ride
to the meeting.
Pretty soon my wife informed
me I would be picking up two
more ladies and driving them
to the meeting. I was to pick
up lady No. 1 at 12:40 p.m. and
lady No. 2 at 12:45 pm which
allowed for enough time to get
to the meeting on time. All the
ladies bring a dish of food to
each meeting. Personally, I
think the name of this group
should be changed from the
book club to the eating club.
I started up the car as I waited
for my wife to come down the
stairs with her dish of food. A
minute later we were at stop
No. 1 picking up lady No. 1.
Then it was on to stop No. 2 to
pick up lady No.2. As I drove
the snow continued to come
down at a heavy rate.
While the three ladies chatted non-stop I made my way
toward our destination. I had
no clue where Kodiak was so
I asked my wife who in turn
asked for directions from our
GPS. After making several
turns we turned onto the street
named Kodiak.
‘What’s the house number?’ I
asked my wife.
‘It’s 2850,’ she answered. I
drove slowly up the hill checking the even house numbers on
my right, 2800, 2810, 2824,
and 2840 and then we were at
the end of the block.
‘There’s no 2850,’ I said.
Meanwhile the two ladies sitting in the back continued to
talk non-stop. ‘Are you sure
you have the number right,’ I
asked my wife.
‘Yes, I’m sure.’ I put it in the
GPS before we left the house.’
Now the two ladies in the back
stopped talking. I turned the
car around and started back
down the street. Lady No. 1
said, ‘I think this is it,’ and I
stopped.
Lady No. 2 said, ‘No that’s not
her car. She has a yellow car.’
I continued slowly on.
Lady No. 2 said, ‘Oh that’s it,’
and I stopped in front of the
house as three people came
out.
Lady No. 1 rolled down her
window, ‘Excuse me. Do you
know Denise?’
The three people shook their
heads no and one of them, a
man added, ‘Never heard of
her.’
‘Are you sure it’s on Kodiak?’
I asked.
All three ladies said absolutely.
Lady No. 1 said they all had
been to her house on another
occasion. We stopped at two
more houses that were ruled
out for one reason or another
after being identified as the
house. Now we were at the
second to the last house on the
block and Lady No. 2 said, ‘I
think this is it. I’ll get out and
knock on the door.’
I pointed out that there was no
yellow car but since I was a
man, I was ignored. The car
door opened and Lady No. 2
went to the door and knocked.
When the door opened, Lady
No. 2 yelled back to us. ‘This
is it.’ All the ladies then started
unloading their plates of food
from the car.
My pick up time for the ladies
was set for 4 in the afternoon.
I arrived home and walked in
the door. The phone was ringing and I answered it. ‘Jim.
This is Mary. You’ve been
driving around with an open
wine bottle in the front seat.
I thought I’d call you so you
weren’t arrested when you
went to pick us up. Make it
4:30 instead of 4.’
For the record let me just say
the correct address was 2805
not 2850.
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SilverSneakers Fitness Inspires Older Adults
To Be Healthy
After surviving breast and
ovarian cancers, 90-year-old
Grace Ruby’s health was very
fragile. Knowing she needed
to take active steps to improve
her health, she joined the SilverSneakers® Fitness program
and began to exercise regularly at her local YMCA. In fact,
she loved the class so much
that she was instrumental in
starting a new 7 a.m. class that
now has nearly 30 participants.
Today, she is also the selfproclaimed class greeter, and
takes pride in knowing each
one of her classmates personally.
Ruby was selected as the winner of the SilverSneakers Fitness 2014 Richard L. Swanson
Inspiration Award due to her
inspiring story of overcoming adversity, improving her
health and happiness, and being a dedicated SilverSneakers
champion.
“I’ve been given a new lease on
life,” said Grace Ruby of her
award. “Without all the people
in my class this wouldn’t have
happened.”
SilverSneakers Fitness is the
nation’s leading exercise program designed exclusively for
older adults and has changed
the lives of thousands of members through fitness. Through
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empowers members like Ruby
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Ruby drives herself to class
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“I have never been this
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Laziness
By Robert E. Horseman, DDS
I think we can all agree that
scientists as a group are not a
fun bunch of guys. Yet, when
you get to know them better,
like, for example when they
are hitting on you for a research grant, they can demonstrate a unique sense of humor.
Now and again to ease the
strain of the day in and day out
heavy-duty scientific thinking that occupies most of their
time, scientists gather together
in bull sessions where even the
most serious-minded let down
their hair with hilarious results. You may not appreciate
the levity because you are not
one of them, but to a scientist
this is the WD-40, the Prozac
and mother’s milk that makes
the serious bulk of their lives
bearable.
Basically, their approach is
this: take an established scientific fact, an axiom carved
in stone and question its validity. This is easy as there is
no shortage of scientific facts.
The more solid the evidence
and the longer it has been accepted as gospel, the more fun
it is to question. Witness the
flip-flop on the danger of cholesterol in eggs, the healthful
benefits of red wine, the fatal
aspects of jogging, etc.
On balance, most scientific
facts are bad news to the lay
public.
Fact: 220 decibels are about all
the human auditory apparatus
can sustain without permanent
shutdown. “Proven? Ha!” say
the scientists while in their fun
mode. “We will publish studies
that show teenagers can clearly hear that rate for extended
periods, providing the sounds
are not of parental origin.”
And the public will eat this
up. Japanese scientists are just
now recovering from the paroxysm of joy they shared upon
their announcement that chocolate was good for you and,
indeed, was a major benefit to
teeth.
All over the scientific world
white-coated parties wearing
serious frowny expressions
while laughing up a storm on
the inside are busy debunking
the old standards. If a grant
from Bill Gates or General
Motors is not available, no
problem—publish a book. Recent best-sellers listed by the
New York Times include “Biofeedback and How to Stop It”,
“Optional Body Functions”,
“Ego Gratification Through
Violence” and “Guilt Without
Sex.”
Which brings us to the latest
revelation from German scientists.
no more than 10 yards without
initiating cardiac arrest, I think
he may be onto something.
From Munich via Reuters
comes the announcement all
us couch potatoes have been
waiting for: Professor Peter
Axt, who teaches at a college in Fulda has co-authored
a newly published study “On
the Joy of Laziness.” Professor Axt, you will remember,
gained a measure of fame a
few years ago with his revelation that Adolph Hitler and
Charlie Chaplin were one and
the same person. “You’ll notice that you never saw them
together,” he pointed out. “The
trademark mustache was the
giveaway.”
“People who would rather laze
in a hammock instead of running a marathon or who take a
midday nap instead of playing
squash have a better chance of
living into old age,” he goes
on. Even in spite of the fact
that being tossed out of a hammock on your head is a real
and present danger, I am sure
he is right.
Axt’s new book prescribes
aimless sloth as the antidote
to professional stress and
the secret to a long life. The
professor has put considerable thought into his pronouncements. For example,
he claims, “Research shows
that people who run long distances into their 50s are using
up energy they need for other
purposes.” Now that I can run
The appeal to an apathetic
public is not lost on Professor
Axt who recommends, “Waste
half your free time. Just enjoy lazing around.” Listen
carefully. In the background
you can hear Teutonic chuckling. At this very moment in
Florence, Italy, scientists are
compiling a list of the aphrodisiac qualities of pasta while
denouncing Axt’s advice as
the Italian equivalent of “poppycock” and in direct opposition to their “Use It or Lose It”
edict.
Personally, I buy into the German professor’s study completely, believing that, as Ju-
les Renard said, “Laziness is
nothing more than the habit of
resting before you get tired.”
Unfortunately, laziness travels
so slowly, poverty soon overtakes it.
What I do wish is that scientists would cease indulging
themselves in these bouts of
ill-conceived pleasure. Most
of us are quite capable of confusing ourselves without interference.
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The 2015 Passport to the Arts
Laguna Outreach Community
Arts; golf for four with two
electric carts at Ben Brown’s
Golf Course; dinner for two
at Tortilla Republic; and lunch
for two at BJ’s Pizza.
benefits include:
• Unlimited admission all summer long to all three Laguna
Beach art festivals
• More than 500 artists and 300
hands-on art workshops
• Great music at all three festivals throughout the season
• Dozens of special events
• One-time free parking at Lot
#16 (Act V), 1900 Laguna
Canyon Road
• FREE shuttle service all summer long
• Special values at selected lodging properties, local
shops, eateries and attractions
Also, the annual Grand Prize
Getaway drawing is in full effect! Passport purchasers will
be automatically entered to
win a unique Laguna Beach
Fall Getaway if obtaining a
Passport to the Arts before
May 31, 2015*. The grand
prize includes a two-night
stay at the new Laguna Beach
House hotel in North Laguna;
two tickets to any 2015-16
Mainstage performance at
Laguna Playhouse; two tickets for admission to Laguna
Art Museum; art lessons from
The 2015 Passport may be
purchased online at www.LagunaBeachPassport.com, or
by calling 800-487-3378. Visit
Laguna Beach’s Official Visitors Center (381 Forest Ave.)
will also have passports for
sale. A complete list of merchant special offers is available
online. Free shuttle service to
the festival from various points
in Laguna Beach and from the
Lot #16 (Act V) parking lot
will be available throughout
the summer. The Passport does
not include admission to the
Pageant of the Masters.
For information about overnight stays and things to do
while in Laguna Beach, drop
in to the Official Visitors
Center, located at 381 Forest
Avenue. The Visitors Center is
open daily, Monday-Sunday,
10 a.m.-5 p.m.
*No purchase necessary to
enter the drawing. Those interested may send a postcard
to Sawdust Art Festival, Attn:
Passport Giveaway, 935 Laguna Canyon Road, Laguna
Beach, CA 92651 to obtain
your free entry form. The festivals, Visit Laguna Beach and
the City of Laguna Beach assume no responsibility for receipt of mailed entry requests.
See Passport website for details.
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YOU could be Ms. Senior Orange County 2015!
Here is the chance of a lifetime and the time is now! If
you are a woman over the age
of 60, keep reading! The Ms.
Senior California Pageant Program is looking for women
to participate in the Orange
County Preliminary Pageant
that is one of the five preliminary pageants that are being
held in California in 2015.
You’ve never been in a pageant? Let this be your first!
Many of our prior contestants
were “first time participants”
when they entered. This is
a pageant created for women
60+ who are American citizens. The Pageant seeks to elevate Baby Boomer women as
well as senior women, encouraging them to “stay vital and
connected with life” and to be
role models for their peers and
younger generations.
There are four areas for evaluation in the Pageant: an interview, modeling an evening
gown, sharing a philosophy of
life statement, and talent. We
have a tremendous amount of
talent in the Orange County
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area and talent comes in many
different forms. We’ve had
comics, pianists, singers,
dancers, public speakers, and
the list goes on from there.
(There is no bathing suit competition. Whew!) The three
top contestants from each Preliminary will advance to the
State Pageant on June 14, 2015
to compete for the title of Ms.
Senior California at the Joan
Kroc Peace Studies Theater on
the campus of the University
of San Diego.
ted by March 29, 2015. Ms.
Senior Orange County 2014,
Rebecca Morse, from Altadena, CA went on to the California State Pageant in 2014.
Gayla Kalp-Jackson of Moorpark
Ms. Senior California 2014
Rebecca Morse of Altadena
Ms. Senior Orange County
Women interested in competing in the Orange County Area
Pageant should contact im-
mediately the Orange County
Director, Judith Talbot (760)
310-2413 or email at: [email protected]. The
Orange County Pageant will
take place on Thursday/Friday
April 9/10, 2015. The Orange
County Pageant is hosted by
Norman Murray Community
Center, located at 24932 Veterans Way, Mission Viejo 92692.
Applications must be submit-
Do you have a bucket list?
Put this on your bucket list
and contact one of the directors now! Former CEO of Ms.
Senior California of America
and herself a Ms. Senior California title winner, Pamela
Wheeler, says “Several of our
preliminary pageant winners
have said ‘I’ve never been in
a pageant before, but then I
heard about this pageant for
women over 60, I decided to
put it on my bucket list and
just go out and do it!’”
Sponsors of the Ms. Senior
California Pageant have included:
Emeritus Senior
Living, Kaiser Permanente –
Medicare & State Programs,
the City of Mission Viejo, and
Paradise Village of National
City.
All contestants are also invited
to become a member of the
Cameo Club and to perform
in the “Silver Girls Entertainment” group. Traveling around
to large and small venues alike,
these Entertainers delight audiences with their talent and
by sharing their joy of life.
Since 2001, this entertainment
group has performed at over
50 events each year.
For additional information on
the Ms. Senior Orange County
and the Ms. Senior California
Pageant Program, contact California State Pageant Administrator, CEO, Elvia Harris at
email: [email protected].
Ms. Senior California of
America, Inc. was established
as a non-profit corporation
2014 and is affiliated with Ms.
Senior America, Inc., founded
in 1971. The Ms. Senior California Pageant is celebrating
its 29th anniversary and is
now the largest senior pageant
program in the nation. For further information contact www.
MsSrCalifornia.com
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At 92, Ceci Julian Still Entertains Crowds
By Jonathan Murrietta
That’s when she signed her
first contract with the Hal
Roach Movie Studio. Julian
has been performing and singing her heart out ever since.
Ceci has delighted crowds
with her talents for 87 years.
Her robust and rich-sounding
singing voice is laced with
equally rich history.
In the dark hallways of the
nursing home late at night,
residents with confused minds
inch out of bed frantically
looking for someone recognizable.
Such is not the case for 92-yearold Ceci Julian, who no doubt
sleeps through the night in her
beautiful Naples home with a
smile on her face. In her sleep
she snaps her fingers to an upbeat tune. Saxophones, drums
and trumpets sound away in
her dream. She is singing for
an appreciative crowd.
Every Wednesday, instead of
waking up with a blank stare,
disoriented and depressed, Julian wakes up remembering
full well she will live out her
dream that very day.
Cici Julian “Now”
cheers and whistles, snaps her
fingers, and hoots and hollers
for the band members and surprisingly agile dancers.
A senior gentleman approaches Ceci. “You look really pretty today, Ceci,” he says
“Thanks,” she replies.
got to be the mascara.”
“It’s
While she rests on the side, she
points out all her friends, both
in the band and on the dance
floor, by name.
Julian keeps the music alive,
her spirit alive, and her mind
and body alive, singing in a
20-piece swing band every
Wednesday afternoon at the El
Dorado Park West Community
Center.
Her number is up, and Ceci’s
gentle daughter Janet helps
her lift from her seat. Grasping her walker, Ceci trots over
to the music stand, grabs the
microphone, and starts belting out a lively, jazzy tune like
“Come Rain or Come Shine.”
Singing in the band not only
keeps Ceci young, but also
reinvigorates and excites
countless seniors who dot the
crowded dance floor with the
same youthful energy they
sported in ballrooms all across
America during The Swing
Era of the 1930s and ‘40s.
Rain or shine, Ceci shows up
at the center every Wednesday
ready to sing, laugh, socialize
and let the music feed her soul.
“It’s the highlight of her
week,” says Janet. “It’s the
weekly highlight for everyone
in here.”
Even when Ceci takes a
breather after performing a
show-stopping number, she
kicks her feet back and forth,
Julian, named after patron
saint of music Saint Cecilia, is
originally from Birmingham,
Alabama. She moved with her
family to Long Beach in 1933.
By the early 1940s, she sang
with big swing bands.
Singing in the Every Wednesday Band brings illumination
and light to Ceci’s golden
years, yet her career began at
the age of 5.
Cici Julian “Then”
After the Japanese attack on
Pearl Harbor, Ceci worked as
a riveter, installing pulleys and
cables in the inner wing of the
B-17. She remembers being
one of the few women hired to
work in the shop area.
“They weren’t prepared for
us. All the restrooms were for
men,” recalls Ceci. “So every
two hours, we stood guard to
use the facilities—no men allowed!”
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New York Chef Continues To Spread Passion For Cooking To Kids
by Marcus Samuelsson
As a child, I learned to cook by
following my Grandma around
in the kitchen. Without her, I
don’t think I would be a chef
today. The bond we shared in
the kitchen changed my life
and is a bond I hope all kids
can share with a loved one. My
desire to create family bonds
and spread the love created
through cooking is a key reason why I’ve returned to partner with the UNCLE BEN’S®
Brand and the 2014 Ben’s Beginners™ Cooking Contest.
Last year, the contest gave me
the chance to inspire children
across the country by sharing
a passion that was instilled in
me as a child. This year, the
opportunity is even bigger.
The UNCLE BEN’S® Brand
is giving away five prize packages that include $15,000 cash,
a $30,000 cafeteria makeover
and a hometown celebration.
To enter, parents simply submit a video with their child, in
grades K–8, preparing a ricebased dish and discussing their
experience cooking together.
They then need to upload
the video by Oct. 10, 2014 at
www.unclebens.com.
I’m a firm believer that cooking in the kitchen is about more
than creating delicious dishes.
It’s about strengthening relationships, finding a love for
food and most of all, having
fun. The Ben’s Beginners™
Cooking Contest gives kids a
chance to experience all these
things. Help me in spreading
the word and inspiring the next
generation to cook healthy and
be happy!
Grilled Steak & Vegetable Tacos with Cilantro Lime Rice
Ingredients:
1 bag UNCLE BEN’S® BoilIn-Bag Rice
1 - 2-lb. sirloin steak
1 tsp. chili powder
2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. black pepper
¼ cup vegetable oil
4 medium red peppers, cored,
seeded and cut into 4 grillable
pieces
2 small zucchini cut into grillable flat strips
2 small yellow squash cut into
grillable flat strips
2 small onions cut into slices
but not separated into rings
16 flour or corn tortillas
½ cup fresh cilantro, chopped
1 lime, juiced
1 Tbsp. butter
2 cups Jack cheese, shredded
Hot sauce as needed
Instructions:
1. Season steak with salt, pepper and chili powder and rub
with oil.
2. Grill steak, peppers, onion,
zucchini and yellow squash
on preheated outdoor grill until meat is cooked to medium,
and onion and vegetables have
softened and lightly charred.
3. Set meat and vegetables
aside and keep warm.
4. Cook bag of rice according
to package instructions.
5. While rice is cooking, grill
tortillas until warm, pliable and
lightly toasted. Keep warm.
6. Slice meat and vegetables
into thin strips.
7. When rice is finished cook-
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Myrtle Beach, South Carolina ... The City of Unhurried Grace
By Ronnie Greenberg
Reflections of sizzling orange sunsets pierce the gentle waters of Myrtle Beach,
the jewel of the southern east
coast. Shaggy moss-draped
oaks, splendid palmetto, dogwoods and magnolia border
pine frame fertile salt marshes
and networks of lagoons and
creeks. Gardens overflowing
with crepe myrtle, camellias,
Jessamine and drifts of white,
pink and scarlet azaleas dot the
landscape.
The heart of the Grand Strand,
it is a year round potpourri of
both fun and adventure. Myrtle
Beach is a sought after haven
for its more than 100 championship golf courses, mini-golf
courses, tennis courts, and 60
miles of wide sun-splashed
beaches it’s home to elegant
hospitality, historic towns and
fishing villages.
Outdoor adventures run the
gamut from wet and wild to
fast and furious to pleasant
and relaxing. There’s a bounty
of water amusements includ-
tional views of the Intracoastal
Waterway or marina from private balconies and lavish spalike bathrooms. Studio rooms
also include a mini-refrigerator and microwave. Twoand-three-bedroom suites offer spacious living room area
with a fireplace, dining room,
two or three full baths and
equipped kitchens.
Marina Inn at Grande Dunes
ing waterskiing, wind surfing,
parasailing, kayaking, canoeing, boating, fishing and sailing. Cyclists can spend hours
exploring the area along extensive bike trails, while nature
lovers will find a wide range of
options to fill their days.
For those drawn more to culture, there’s a flourishing range
of performing arts, a wonderfully diverse scene of visual
arts and music including live
jazz to chill out to. For the
shoppers there is a treasure
trove of shops and boutiques
sprinkled across the area.
Grounds at The Marina Inn
Where to Stay
In the heart of Myrtle Beach,
the luxurious master-planned
resort community of Grande
Dunes is breathtakingly set
amidst 2,200 naturally beautiful acres. It encompasses
classic and timeless Mediterranean style architecture, multi-million dollar homes and a
dazzling array of exceptional
amenities. At the helm, The
Ocean Club is Grande Dunes’
magnificent social and recreational focal point.
Resort amenities include an
exquisite outdoor pool offering an incomparable setting
for relaxing and soaking up
the sun, two soothing outdoor
hot tubs, and an indoor pool
with two swim-in-place stations, badminton, ping-pong
and bicycles. Bicycling and
jogging maps are yours for the
asking from the concierge. The
state-of-the-art fitness center is
fully equipped with the latest
in cardiovascular and weighttraining equipment and also
features a sauna for post workout relaxation.
Set inside this exclusive enclave the AAA-Four Diamond
Marina Inn at Grande Dunes
is the perfect hub for your
Myrtle Beach adventure. The
hotel of choice of celebrities
when in the area includes the
Eagles, former Mayor “Rudy”
Giuliani, Pro golfer Annika
Sörenstam and Sen. John McCain.
There’s a wonderful choice of
luxurious accommodations.
Grand guest rooms and suites
with double beds boast excep-
suited for all aspects of tennis
including private lessons, clinic, camp, match play, a fully
stocked pro shop, and eight
lighted Har-Tru courts.
For lovers of golf, the Resort
Golf Cub offers a dramatic design featuring seven holes that
play along the Intracoastal Waterway. With its numerous elevation changes, wide Bermuda
fairways, generous bent grass
greens, and more then 34-acres
of freshwater lakes, this course
sets a new standard for worldclass play. Guests of the Inn
may also golf at the exclusive
Members Club, a magnificent
18-hole layout that weaves
throughout the area’s natural
pine preserves and along the
Intracoastal Waterway, presenting a unique variety of
shot-making challenges on a
gently rolling terrain. Grande
Dunes Golf Academy features Brad Redding, a PGA
Master Professional in teaching, and customized individual
programs are available.
Magic Quest
The Tennis Club, a five-star
racquet facility, is perfectly
Dining at the Inn includes:
Waterscapes, casually elegant
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Ripley’s Aquarium
and showcasing the talents of
Executive Chef James Clark
and his imaginative modern
American cuisine of local and
regional specialties. Open for
breakfast, lunch and dinner,
service is warm, friendly and
unobtrusive. The dining room
offers sweeping views of the
marina and an infinity-edge
pool. Reflections, located off
the main lobby, offer a relaxed
atmosphere for enjoying signature cocktails, fine wines
and tapas. Anchor Café (seasonal) is a lively waterfront
bistro that serves up succulent burgers, and a delicious
selection of fresh salads and
sandwiches. Beach Cabana
(seasonal) set in a secluded
part of the beach, offers an array of grilled specialties, sand-
wiches, fresh salads and cocktails. Beach chairs, umbrellas
and towels are provided at no
additional charge and a complimentary shuttle service is
available throughout the day
from the Inn.
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Myrtle Beach on the map as
the destination of choice for
the country’s most elite families. It was a favorite stomping
ground of the Vanderbilts and
the Rockefellers. Pine Lakes is
also known for its role in the
formation of Sports Illustrated. After undergoing a multimillion restoration Pine Lakes
recently reopened restoring
the course and clubhouse to its
glory days along with enhancing the playability and enjoyment for golfers of all skill levels. The Myrtle Beach Golf
Hall of Fame is situated in the
Pine Lake’s new Hall of Fame
Garden adjacent to the newly
renovated clubhouse www.
PineLakes.com
course and the Pine Hills
course. Stretching out along
the Intracoastal Waterway, the
course serves a variety of hazards and bunkers to test golfers’ shot-making abilities visit
www.MyrtlewoodGolf.com
There are 50 mini-golf courses
wedged into the Grand Strand,
each with a unique theme. A
few of the more popular are
Dragon’s Lair Fantasy Golf,
Jungle Safari Golf, Shipwreck Island Adventure,
Jurassic Golf and Captain
Hook’s Adventure Golf.
Area Trimmings
Broadway at the Beach is a
premier entertainment complex surrounding a 23-acre
Marina Inn is located at 8121
Amalfi Place in Myrtle Beach,
(866) 437-4113 or visit www.
MarinaInnatGrandeDunes.
com
Broadway at the Beach
shopping, including the home
of the Carolina Club featuring
“Legends in Concert.”
The historic Palace Theatre
welcomes a variety of celebrity acts throughout the year.
Past entertainers include comedians such as Jerry Seinfeld, musical artists the likes of
Alison Krauss and Broadway
shows such as Les Misérables.
( For ticket information call
(843) 448-0558 or visit www.
palacetheatremyrtlebeach.com
Dolly Parton’s Myrtle Beach
show houses has a new concept called “Pirate Voyage.”
For information phone, (843)
497-9700 or visit www.piratesvoyage.com
Travel/Airport
Information
The Myrtle Beach International Airport is conveniently
located just south of the heart
of Myrtle Beach, and several
commercial airlines offer direct flights. Major rental car
companies based at the airport
provide an array of options.
Golf is Where It’s at
in Myrtle Beach
Pine Lakes Country Club is
the epitome of the traditional golf resort since opening
in 1927 as the Ocean Forest
Country Club. Designed by
St. Andrews, Scotland native
Robert White, Pine Lakes put
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Palace Theatre
Meadowlands Golf Club
with distinctive parkland features that follow the lay of the
land through mature woods
bordered by serene meadows,
pristine lakes and vast wetlands. Five sets of tees, an open
layout, well defined hazards
and exemplary attention to detail create a rewarding round
for everyone who comes ready
to play. Visit www.MeadowlandsGolfClub.com. Myrtlewood Golf Club features two
18 hole courses, the Palmetto
lake. There’s oceans of fun at
Ripley’s Aquarium showcasing the popular 310-foot underwater tunnel that allows the
incredible experience of seeing
sharks swim right over you.
The I-Max 3D Theater features stunning crystal clear 3D
images, making it the world’s
most immersive movie experience. Pavilion Park offers a
collection of classic rides from
the famous Pavilion Amusement Park, as well as an amazing array of restaurants and
For additional information
visit www.MyrtleBeach.com
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Long Beach
Senior Center
Continued from page 13
• A senior services network
provides information, referrals and assistance, Monday
through Friday, 9 a.m. to 3:45
p.m. Call, 562-570-3533.
Expires 4\5\15
New Study Shows 3D Mammography Reveals Important Details
Here’s important information
for women. Human breasts are
made up of different types of
tissue: fatty, fibrous and glandular. If most of the tissue is
fibrous and/or glandular, it is
considered to be dense.
It is not unusual for a woman
to have dense breasts. For most
women, density decreases with
age, but in some women there
is little change. Breast density can only be determined
by a mammogram, yet finding
cancer in a woman with dense
breasts is more difficult for a
doctor when using traditional
technology.
The good news is that there’s
a more accurate exam—3D
mammography—that
can
make detecting breast cancer
easier in women with dense
hidden by the tissue above or
below.
breasts. A new study published
by the Radiological Society of
North America showed that
the 3D mammography exam
finds significantly more cancers in women with dense
breasts than a traditional mammogram.
That’s because 3D mammography technology allows a
doctor to examine a woman’s
breast tissue layer by layer.
So instead of viewing all the
complexities of the tissue in a
flat image, as with traditional
mammography, fine details
are more visible and no longer
Determining Density Is Key
It is important for women
to know their breast density.
That’s because women with
dense breasts have an increased risk of cancer. Experts
are not certain at this time what
it is about dense breast tissue
that increases a woman’s risk.
Previous studies have shown
that the 3D mammography
exam finds more invasive cancers than a traditional mammogram—41 percent more—
and decrease the number of
women called back for unnecessary tests due to false alarms
by up to 40 percent.
With the 3D mammography
exam, women, including those
with dense breasts, can feel
more confident that their annual screening exam will find the
truly troubling cancers while
reducing the need for additional, unnecessary tests. Since
2011, over 8 million women
have benefited from 3D mammography technology.
For more information, visit
www.3dmammography.com.
3D mammography™ technology is available on the Selenia
Dimensions system.
3D mammography technology reveals significantly more
invasive cancers than a traditional mammogram.
Loeffler cautions that persons
must have permits to use the
center’s parking lot. (Free
street parking is available.)
Getting a parking permit only
costs $12 and the process is
simple. To apply, people need
simply visit the center and
bring their driver’s license,
auto registration, and $12
(cash only).
Center hours are Monday
through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30
p.m., and Saturday, 10 a.m.
to 4 p.m. Call, 562-570-3500.
You may visit the web site at
www.longbeach.gov/park/recreation/seniors.asp for more
information.
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Fabulous Finds
By Debbie L. Sklar
Spring means it’s time
for renewal whether
that’s inside or outside.
So to get you and yours
ready for a new season here are some fun
finds to kick off spring.
From a way to keep
teeth white to a great
moisturizer, and pupcorn for dogs (yes, really) away we go!
ing on size from $7.99 to
$14.99. The Cetaphil collection of cleansers and
moisturizers are available
at major retail, grocery,
drug and discount stores
nationwide. Also available
at CVS.com, Drugstore.
com, Amazon.com and Walgreens.com.
Bright Smile
Cetaphil
Moisturizing
Cream
Cetaphil
Moisturizing
Cream is a creamy formula
ideal for dry sensitive skin.
This cream provides a superior system of emollients
and humectants. The product has intense long-lasting
moisturization for areas that
require extra hydration. It
also helps prevent recurrence of dryness, absorbs
quickly into the skin, and
is non-greasy and easy to
apply. Prices range depend-
Everyone knows that a
bright smile can go a long
way. Having a nice set of
pearly whites makes you
look more attractive (and
younger in some cases) and
can help boost self-confidence. Check out Infinitely
White, a product that helps
protect your teeth and ensures your teeth stay white.
This brand has made teeth
whitening easier and less
time consuming with its Infinitely White Tooth Shade
Protectant. With the help of
this product, users can save
money and time on their
daily oral hygiene routine.
Infinitely White isn’t only
cost effective; it’s deliciously resistant to stains. Your
teeth finally get the tough
protection they deserve
from the clear microcrystalline barrier you swipe on
every morning, and before
eating and drinking. With
the tooth shade protectant, you no longer have to
worry about staining your
teeth from coffee, wine,
berries, tea, tobacco and red
sauces. Go ahead and dig in
to your favorite treats, Infinitely White has got your
teeth covered. The tooth
shade protectant is derived
from the finest ingredients
for your comfort and health.
They include: Peppermint
oil (for a refreshing taste),
mineral oil, microcrystalline
wax, vitamin E, and dicalcium pyrophosphate. It only
takes five ingredients to get
that smooth texture that you
can hardly feel. For more
information on the product,
visit www.infinitelywhite.
com.
Cool Can Opener
Wouldn’t it be nice if you
could solve life’s little daily
struggles? Meet the Magic
Opener. Magic Opener
combines the three most
common types of bever-
age openers into one easyto-use product. It can open
metal caps, stubborn twist
tops, and nail-chipping
pull tabs! Magic Opener is
a helps those with limited
hand strength or suffering
from arthritis.
Not only does it remove
beverage caps with ease, but
it also works on bottles in
your cupboard like cooking
oil. For bigger jobs, Magic
Opener Extreme combines
all the benefits of the original magic Opener with the
added benefit of being able
to open large pull-tab food
cans like pet food, soups
and sauces. The Original
Magic Opener retails for
$19.99, the Extreme Magic
Opener retails for $24.99.
Visit
www.magicopener.
com.
Buddy and his pet parents
just got a little more charming. Cheesy much? Pop
a bag of Yaky Charms in
your microwave and Buddy will enjoy his own bag
of pupcorn. This cheese
popcorn was created just
for pups and is made in
the USA without any additives or preservatives. Due
to the limited ingredients
of cow milk, yak milk, salt
and lime juice, they are high
in protein and low in fat.
They are also free of grain,
gluten, and lactose! Now
available in a 12-pack box
of .75 ounce popcorn bags!
Available at most pets stores
or visit www.HimalayanDogChew.com.
Special Sun
Protection Clothing
Pupcorn for Dogs
Spring is just around the
corner, and that means
women will be hitting the
Doggie date night between
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P-51D Mustang
Start Your Air Show Weekend
Friday, May 1st, with a ‘Preview Day and Twilight Show’.
Enjoy flights at twilight and
watch the afterburners light
up the sky, in particular the
special demonstration by the
Royal Canadian CF-18 Hornet! Food, Drinks, and vendors
will be open. NOTE: Saturday
and Sunday will not have a
twilight show, the Golden Age
of Aviation flight or a Greg
Colyer T-33 solo flight demo.
Friday May 1
Preview Day & Twilight Show
10am – 8pm
Saturday and Sunday May 2-3
Planes of Fame Airshow
8am to 4pm
SAVE $5 ORDER TICKETS ONLINE!
(Hurry! Limited Time Offer)
Planes of Fame Air Museum
is proud to present Planes of
Fame Airshow 2015, May 2 &
3 at the Chino Airport in Chino
CA. We invite you to celebrate
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Ceci Julian
Continued from page 24
“It Don’t Mean a Thing if it
Ain’t Got that Swing—Ceci
Julian, Vocalist,” pointed the
way.
With the stage set close enough
that racers could high-five her,
some paused for a photo or
chat. Others stopped to swing
dance.
“What kind of music is that?”
yelled one youngster.
“Swing,” replied Ceci. “When
you get home, ask your grandma about it.”
The following year he returned.
“Hi Ceci, it’s me,” said the
boy. “My grandma says hi and
told me all about the Big Band
Era— now I’m hooked!”
Ceci performed in Long Beach
nightclubs including the Sky
Room, Club Moderne, and the
former Leilani Hut, now Legend’s Sports Bar on 2nd Street
in Belmont Shore.
At the height of her career,
Ceci appeared with celebrities
including, Kate Smith, Tony
Orlando and the late Mickey
Rooney.
Even now, her “highlight of
the week,” singing in the Every Wednesday Band at the El
Dorado Park Senior Center,
brings flocks of people to the
dance floor. As soon as the
music begins, and the senior
citizen dancers start moving,
joints loosen, and the perils of
dementia cease to exist.
Each week, one of four exceptional band leaders plays a
variety of selections to an appreciative audience that simply loves to dance. This event
is one of the few venues where
a senior may be sitting in his
wheel chair one moment, and
grooving the next, exhibiting
the same vibrancy with which
he graced the dance floor years
ago.
Celeste Shaheen brings her
husband Al to dance and relieve his severe arthritis.
“Sure enough, once he started
moving with the music, Al’s
arthritis began to subside,”
says Celeste. The couple enjoys dancing every week as a
form of exercise. Al says the
weekly dancing alleviates all
kinds of ailments—from arthritis, to joint pain, even Alzheimer’s disease won’t stop
the seniors from dancing.
Celeste and Al admire Ceci’s
tenacity and her pure devotion
to performing.
A scary fall recently signaled
Ceci’s need for a walker, but
that wouldn’t stop her from
taking the stage. Her body
might be 92, but her spirit
is still that young boisterous
5-year-old with a movie studio
contract.
After an eventful day of sing-
ing and socializing, Ceci opens
the door to her beautiful waterfront home in Naples, and
looks out the window from her
back patio. The serene bay
glistens in the afternoon sunlight. Memorabilia from her
87-year music career fills her
home with warmth.
She gazes at an art painting hanging on her wall. Her
grandson painted it in grade
school.
Night falls and Ceci goes to
bed holding the secret to her
longevity. Performing keeps
her young. Singing and socializing keeps her sharp. Music
fills her dreams as she sleeps.
The darkness of the night
doesn’t bother her.
Source List
1.
Ceci Julian
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2.
Janet Lyon, daughter
[email protected]
3. Al
and
Celeste
Shaheen, dancers at the Every
Wednesday Band
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In The Spotlight
By Debbie L. Sklar
Meet Adam Dodge: Legal Advocate of Laura’s House
Laura’s House is a community-based non-profit organization that empowers individuals and families to lead
violence-free lives. It offers a
comprehensive range of services including shelter and
services to victims of domestic
violence, programs for teens
experiencing dating violence
and individuals who have suffered elder abuse. Laura’s
House provides counseling
and shelter services to older
persons who are in crisis, and
need help in fleeing domestic
violence or elder abuse situations. It also offers legal assistance and can help victims of
elder abuse obtain restraining
orders. Meet Adam Dodge, the
organization’s legal advocate
who recently shared his role at
this important venue.
Q: Where did you get your
education?
A: Undergrad at the University
of California Santa Barbara,
and law school at McGeorge
School of Law.
Q: What is a typical day like
for you?
A: Typically, my days are
spent either in court meeting
with and supporting clients regarding their restraining order
cases, or I am in the office supervising the legal department
and developing new programs
to combat elder abuse and domestic violence.
Q: What is the biggest misconception of domestic violence?
A: Domestic violence does not
need to be physically abusive.
In fact, many of our restraining
this is challenging for me personally, it is important that I
offer my unconditional support and let clients know they
can always contact me for help
in the future.
order cases are predicated on
non-physical abuse, including
harassment (via text messages,
phone calls and/or social media), stalking, threats and destruction of property.
Q: Is there a difference between domestic violence and
elder abuse?
A: Yes, survivors of elder
abuse may experience additional types of abuse. These
may include neglect, abandonment, isolation or caregiver
deprivation. In addition, elder
abuse targets individuals who
are 65 years of age or older.
Q: What are some of the signs
of elder abuse?
A: Some red flags of elder
abuse include bruises and
burns; changes in behavior
resulting in the elder becoming withdrawn, introverted
or depressed; and lack of
amenities the elder can afford.
These may be signs of physical abuse, emotional abuse or
financial abuse, respectively.
Q: If a person is in an abusive
situation, how do you recommend they get help? And
when?
A: They should contact law
enforcement or Adult Protective Services immediately. If
possible, they can also alert a
trusted family member, friend
or neighbor to the situation.
Q: Tell us about the Laura’s
House Legal Advocacy Program.
A: Our legal advocates provide resources, guidance and
support to survivors of elder
abuse and domestic violence.
We assist with the filing of
restraining orders, help them
through the process and will
attend the clients’ restraining
order hearings so they are not
alone.
Q: What is the best part of this
job for you?
A: So many of my clients have
endured terrible abuse that has
left them beaten down and
without hope. I am so lucky
to help empower and support
these brave survivors to stand
up for themselves through the
restraining order process.
Q: The most difficult?
A: For a variety of reasons,
even after obtaining a restraining order, some clients return
to the abusive situation they
were originally fleeing. While
Q: How can people learn
more?
A: There are a number of great
resources. For domestic violence, a good starting point
would be our agency’s website, www.laurashouse.org and
visit the Orange County Adult
Protective Services page at
http://ssa.ocgov.com/abuse/
elder/.
Q: Are you married? Kids?
A: I am not married, but am
looking forward to starting a
family in the future!
Q: Hobbies? Spare time?
A: I enjoy hiking, surfing and
traveling locally and internationally.
Q: Any last words about Laura’s House Legal Advocacy
Program?
A: While Laura’s House
serves South Orange County,
our legal department assists
individuals from all over the
county and our legal advocates
frequently travel to courthouses in Orange and Santa Ana
to provide assistance. Clients
do not have to be residents of
our emergency shelter and can
receive services at our Counseling and Resource Center in
Ladera Ranch.
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Mike “Coach K” Krzyzewski Reveals Survey
Results Demonstrating the Surprising Impact
of Joint Pain in the Lives of Those
Suffering from Osteoarthritis
While many people realize
joint pain that results from osteoarthritis (OA) affects physical health, a new online survey conducted by Harris Poll
on behalf of DePuy Synthes
Companies found that joint
pain also significantly impacts
other aspects of health—how
positive people feel and how
focused and engaged they are
in their lives and in the lives
of others—that are also referred to as a person’s emotional, mental and spiritual energy. The survey of 2,626 U.S.
adults, ages 45–75, found that:
• Those who have had knee
and/or hip joint replacement
were more likely to be satisfied or very satisfied with their
overall mental health (71 percent) than those with OA who
had not had joint replacement
(64 percent).
• Nine out of 10 adults who
have been diagnosed with OA
and have had knee and/or hip
joint replacement agree that
their lives changed for the better after joint replacement surgery (90 percent).
To raise awareness of the impact joint pain has on all areas
of a person’s life, DePuy Synthes Companies is launching
a new educational campaign
called It’s More Than Joint
Pain. The campaign hits home
for spokespeople Mike “Coach
K” Krzyzewski, Duke University Men’s Basketball Coach,
and Jack Groppel, Ph.D., co-
constantly fighting joint pain,
that energy supply can quickly
decline, which can result in
you becoming less engaged
in your life and in the lives
of those you love,” explains
Groppel.
Mike “Coach K” Krzyzewski
founder of the Human Performance Institute (HPI) and a
leader in Energy Management,
who are working with DePuy
Synthes Companies to share
their stories. Both treated their
severe OA with joint replacement surgery. DePuy Synthes
Companies and HPI are part of
the same family of companies.
Online Resource Helps Those
with OA Evaluate Its Impact
on Their Own Lives
As part of the campaign,
DePuy Synthes Companies is
launching an online resource,
www.More
ThanJointPain.
com, where those with joint
pain can take a short survey
to assess the impact joint pain
may be having in all areas of
their lives, compare their answers to others who have undergone joint replacement surgery, and learn ways to better
manage their energy.
“We start each day with a supply of energy, but when you’re
“When you’re in pain, it’s all
consuming,” said Coach K. “I
know because I suffered with
severe joint pain for years.
Looking back, I wish I would
have made the decision to
have joint replacement surgery
sooner because OA drained
my energy and almost cost me
my coaching career.”
To find out if joint pain is controlling your life and for tips to
help you manage your physical, emotional, mental and
spiritual energy, visit www.
MoreThanJointPain.com.
Important Safety Information:
The performance of knee and hip replacements depends on age, weight,
activity level and other factors. There
are potential risks and recovery takes
time. People with conditions limiting
rehabilitation should not have knee
or hip replacement surgery. Only an
orthopaedic surgeon can determine if
knee or hip replacement is required
based on an individual patient’s condition.
DePuy Synthes Companies
DePuy Synthes Companies is the
largest provider of orthopaedic and
neurological solutions in the world.
For more information, visit www.
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Keeping Animal Stars Safe
Since the dawn of Hollywood,
animal stars have played some
of the most unforgettable characters ever seen on the silver
screen. Their characters have
charmed and delighted moviegoers and television audiences for generations. From
legendary characters of a bygone era including Lassie, Mr.
Ed and Flipper to such modern
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Crystal the capuchin, animal
stars have played and continue to play important roles,
entertaining people while also
teaching new generations to
love and cherish animals.
To keep these beloved stars
safe, the country’s first national humane organization,
American Humane Association, has been working to protect animal actors since 1940
through its well-known “No
Animals Were Harmed®” program. Working on thousands
of movie and television productions, the group makes sure
that some 100,000 animals are
treated humanely each year,
and has overseen the protection of millions of animal actors over the past seven decades.
Now, during the program’s
75th year, the organization has
put out a new book to celebrate
these often unsung heroes of
the small and silver screens
and spread the word about
the importance of the furred,
finned and feathered actors
who have taught millions to
fall in love with animals and
care for them.
“Animal Stars: Behind the
Scenes With Your Favorite
Animal Actors” offers a sneak
peek behind the curtain at
Movie star Crystal the capuchin
with Dr. Robin Ganzert.
America’s favorite stars. From
Joey in “War Horse” to the
wolves in “Game of Thrones,”
what we see on screen is only
a small part of the story. The
heartwarming profiles in “Animal Stars” put a spotlight on
the trainers, actors, directors
and, of course, the dogs, cats,
horses and birds who work to
capture hearts through their
skill and movie magic. Readers will discover that certain
animal stars have diva tendencies, while others have ragsto-riches backstories—in fact,
nearly 80 percent of the dogs
and cats in filmed entertainment have been rescue animals, proving that given a second chance, whether in a home
or on the screen, shelter adoption animals can really shine.
From penguins to horses to
mixed-breed rescue dogs to
lynx, the animals on set are as
lovable, personality filled and,
at times, as frustrating as their
human stars. Film icons Steven Spielberg, Julia Roberts,
Ewan McGregor and Hailee
Steinfeld share personal recollections about working with
the animal stars who stole their
hearts. As a bonus, at the end
of each chapter, world-class
Hollywood animal trainers offer tips for training the animals
who star in your life.
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“Animal actors have been delighting audiences for more
than a century and I know
that some of my earliest and
fondest memories from when
I was a kid have to do with
those animals I saw in movies and watched on TV,” said
American Humane Association President and CEO Dr.
Robin Ganzert, who authored
the book with Allen and Linda Anderson. “This book is a
love letter to Hollywood’s beloved animal stars, and I know
readers will have a newfound
admiration and sense of caring for the hard work these
animals and their trainers do to
bring their spectacular roles to
life on screen.”
“Animal Stars” is published
by New World Library and is
available at Amazon, Barnes
and Noble and bookstores. To
learn more about the book and
to see videos with a selection
of the animal stars featured in
it, visit www.animalstarsbook.
com.
Did You Know?
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up or shred credit card
receipts and financial
records before tossing
them. For more tips, call
the Eldercare Locator at
(800) 677-1116 or visit
www.eldercare.gov. The
Eldercare Locator is a
public service of the U.S.
Administration on Aging.
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What would you do if you
bought one online and it didn’t
fit? Sending it back would be
expensive, to say the least.
By Judith A. Rogow
Also, if your old recliner is
in good shape, and you don’t
want to just have it removed to
the landfill, there are many organizations that would appreciate having it donated. Think
clinic waiting rooms, your local thrift shop or a church social hall.
There are dozens of jokes
about men refusing to let their
wives throw out a disreputable
seat-sprung old recliner that
doesn’t match the décor.
Fortunately, the newest models are not only handsome additions to any room, they are
ideal for us who might never
have considered this piece of
furniture.
From a discount/mart store
model to high-end custom
built chairs, these days recliners as chairs, loveseats or sofas are available in floral fabric, comfy corduroy or luxe
leather. The newest models
offer styles ranging from those
suitable for a man cave to ones
that would fit in a frilly boudoir. There are even recliners
that become a bed – ideal for
a studio, student or single’s
apartment. (Warning: these
are not for the overweight or
sleepers who toss and turn a
lot).
Among the most interesting
– and perfect for seniors – I
saw at the recent Consumer
Electronics Show were heated
or offered massage functions,
perfect for chilly evenings or
“did too much” days.
For those of us who spend
time on the computer or enjoy
watching videos, there is seating with electrical connections
and stands for tablets or laptops. Some serve as a one-seat
home theater with Surround
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Finds
Continued from page 29
Sound systems
built-in. Many of them
recline at the touch of a button.
Several models are able to
rock as well as recline and
come in specialized sizes for
various heights and weights.
Many are a combination of the
above.
Of course, the more extras the
higher the price will be, with
costs ranging from around
$300 to several thousand dollars, depending on a myriad of
options.
This brings me to the task of
shopping for this important
piece of furniture. Speaking
with several furniture store
managers and doing some online research helped me realize
the tremendous variety available to consumers and gave me
some helpful pointers.
The first rule here is if you
can’t sit in it comfortably, why
would you buy it?
Your local furniture store will
be able to help you choose exactly what you want and need.
You will see (and sit in) the
recliner that best fits your décor and budget. And delivery
– usually at a slight cost – includes placing the item where
you want and, if you wish, removing an old chair.
Another option is having a
recliner or reclining sofa custom built. It’s not as expensive as you might think, as
local custom builders don’t
have to spend money on national advertising, placement
fees, commissions or having
the products shipped in from
manufacturers that are usually
a long distance from your area.
Many people
like the idea of a
custom build for the extras,
the choices, the quality and the
advantage of owning something you won’t see on sale in
the newspaper. I’m told you
can even ask for a small piece
of the fabric or leather that you
can use to help in deciding
new paint or draperies.
Of course, you can always
buy from the Internet where
sales are available both from
the manufacturer, Amazon and
many other popular shopping
sites. However, always choose
brands with a good reputation
versus over-advertised, “oneoff,” pig-in-a-pokie companies
trying to sell overstocks or returns. If you decide to go the
Internet route, remember that
shipping will not be included
and delivery is curbside.
outdoors to catch some rays
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The Easter
Bunny
Beginnings
The Easter Bunny has been
around since the 1500’s in the
writings of the Germans. The
first edible Easter bunny was
made out of pastry and sugar
in the early 1800’s, and the
bunny was said to lay colorful
eggs in the nests that children
made out of bonnets.
Germans who traveled to the
Pennsylvania Dutch country
brought the German Easter
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Slowly the hats that the children piled into hidden nests
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baskets. These baskets are
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and are now used to collect
the colored eggs of children
as they go on their Easter egg
hunts.
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Tinseltown Talks
By Nick Thomas • All photos provided by James Drury
Patricia Routledge Still Keeping Up Appearances
shared his pain in the not very
positive reviews he had to endure.”
Produced from 1990-1995, the
British sitcom “Keeping Up
Appearances” quickly crossed
the Atlantic, bringing smiles
to viewers of American Public Television where the show
was widely broadcast.
The extent of Routledge’s musical background was revealed
in Edward Seckerson’s recent
British stage production “Facing the Music,” in which the
actress appeared for several
years.
“Edward dug up my history
and a lot of my old musical
recordings that I had forgotten
about. We have a conversation
on stage about that aspect of
my career,” she said.
The success of the series, still
seen on limited PBS stations
today, was mainly due to the
formidable acting skills of Patricia Routledge who created
the ludicrously snobbish and
comical character Hyacinth
Bucket (pronounced ‘bouquet,’ of course).
“The basic premise of Hyacinth is pretension and that’s
the source of so much comedy,” said Ms. Routledge from
London. “While attempting to
be a social climber, she also
had to deal with members from
the other side of her family
like Onslow, who sat around in
his string vest drinking beer. In
a way, the show was a microcosm for society.”
Patricia Routledge from Keeping
Up Appearances with co-star
Clive Swift publicity photo.
Still busy and recently turned
86 in February, Routledge has
been traveling the U.K., Eu-
Recent Patricia Routledge Photo (provided by publicist)
rope, and Australia starring in
“Admission: One Shilling,” a
stage presentation recounting
the life of early twentieth century British pianist Myra Hess.
Regarded as one of Britain’s
most eminent theater actresses,
Routledge graduated from the
University of Liverpool as an
English and Literature major.
“I didn’t have any intention of
becoming an actor, although
looking back now I can see it
was really inevitable.”
Though best known in the
U.S. for her TV roles (including “Hetty Wainthropp Investigates”), Routledge is also a
professionally trained singer
with many years experience in
musical theater.
In 1968, she even visited the
U.S. to star in the Broadway
musical “Darling of the Day.”
The production only ran for
some 30 performances, but
yielded Routledge a Tony
Award working alongside an
actor known more for his malevolent rather than melodic
performances – Vincent Price.
“The play was about an artist,”
Routledge said. “Vincent was
very knowledgeable about art
and a big collector, so I suppose that’s why the management brought him in. But he
had not been on stage for many
years and basically wasn’t
musical, so he did not have a
good time. However, he was
wonderful to work with and
all the company loved him. We
In sharp contrast to Routledge’s actual singing voice,
her Hyacinth character in
“Keeping Up Appearances”
demonstrated frightful and
failed attempts to impress
others with her vocal prowess, leading to many comedic
situations. When combined
with classic British innuendo,
clever slapstick, and memorable supporting characters, the
show has become a treasured
comedy import around the
world.
“I remember reading the pilot
script and feeling confident
I could knit this character together,” Routledge said. “Hyacinth absolutely leapt from the
page.”
Nick Thomas teaches at Auburn University at Montgomery, Ala., and has written features, columns, and interviews
for more than 550 magazines
and newspapers. Follow on
Twitter @TinseltownTalks
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Half Of Senior
Hospitalizations
Can Be Prevented
Approximately half of hospitalizations among older
Americans could be prevented, according to a new study
of nurses who work primarily
with seniors.
There are five simple steps
that can help reduce the potential risk that an older adult will
end up in the hospital. He or
she should be sure to:
1. Follow doctors’ orders. Two
in five nurses say one of the
easiest ways to help prevent
hospitalization is to follow
doctors’ orders.
2. Not ignore symptoms. It’s
better to be safe than sorry
when it comes to abnormal
aches and pains. Yet 27.5 percent of the nurses surveyed
said waiting too long to see
a doctor is the most common
thing seniors do that puts them
at risk.
3. Take proper precautions to
reduce risks of falls and accidents, including balance exercises, hand- rails and proper
lighting.
4. Stay active physically and
mentally.
5. Maintain a healthy, balanced diet.
Continued on page 44
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Are You Worried About
Passing The Written
DMV Test
According to the LA Times,
you should be. They say that
50% of the first time takers
fail the test. That means that
nearly 400,000 Californians
fail the test every year. And
if you are a senior citizen, you
have to re-take that same test
starting at age 70.
For many people, reading a
driver’s manual makes comprehending the rules of the
road very difficult. That’s
why Powell Productions, an
Emmy award-winning firm in
Torrance, California, produced
“Passing the Written DMV
Test”. It’s an educational DVD
that translates all the information found in the sometimes
cumbersome Department of
Motor Vehicles handbook into
an easy 40-minute program
that guarantees viewers will
pass the written exam the first
time they take it or their money back.
The program can eliminate
the frustration that comes with
reading the driver’s manual,
which normally takes both
seniors and teenagers several
days to read. By incorporating
audio, visual and written cues
throughout the program, viewers learn the driving information in a fast, fun and friendly
manner. The program is based
on California Law, but works
for all 50 states and comes in
English and Spanish.
local Social Security office,
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You can download this form;
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“There are several programs
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America. Additionally, the LA
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Or you may pay by check or
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total cost is $25.85. Our address is: Powell Productions,
2600 West 225th St., Torrance,
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How do you claim them? How much can you receive?
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About 5 million widowed
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spouse has passed, you may
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This means that you could receive as much as 100% of your
late spouse’s Social Security
income in addition to your
own.1,2
claim them as early as age 50
if you are disabled (per Social
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left you disabled began before
or within seven years of your
husband’s or wife’s death. In
contrast, you can’t put in a
claim for spousal Social Security benefits until age 62.1,3
Some widows and widowers
aren’t aware of these additional retirement benefits. That’s a
shame, because they can provide significant financial help
during a period of uncertainty.
You have to call Social Security to apply for these benefits.
Dial 1-800-772-1213 to do that
(or 1-800-325-0778 if you are
deaf or have trouble hearing).
The SSA doesn’t yet permit
widows and widowers to apply
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You can file for survivor benefits at age 60. In fact, you can
You are actually calling to
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Are you eligible to receive
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That depends on a few factors.
If you apply for survivor benefits at full retirement age (66
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Should you apply for survivor
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monthly benefit.2
If you are disabled and file for
survivor benefits in your fifties, then you will be poised
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Are you caring for a child
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survivor benefit equaling 75%
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Orange County Wind Symphony Presents
“Romantic Music for Winds”
Sunday, April 12, 2015
Servite High School Auditorium
1952 W. La Palma Avenue, Anaheim CA 92801
6:30 PM concert
6:00 PM pre-concert lecture
$20/general admission; $15/seniors and students
Free parking on site
Felix Mendelssohn: Overture
for Winds
Felix Mendelssohn: Concertpiece No. 2 for Two Clarinets
Richard Wagner: Trauermusik
Richard Strauss: Serenade for
Thirteen Winds, Op.7
Hector Berlioz: Grand Funeral
and Triumphal Symphony, Op.
15
The Orange County Wind
Symphony (OCWS) will
present the fifth concert of its
2014-15 season on Sunday,
April 12, 2015, featuring music by composers of the Romantic Era. The concert will
feature two works by Felix
Mendelssohn, The Overture
for Winds and the Concertpiece No. 2 for Two Clarinets.
OCWS Principal Clarinets
Christy Mazzaferro & Monica
Cummins will be the featured
soloists for this performance.
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Wagner composed the Trauermusik as a funeral march for
the return of the remains of
Carl Maria Von Weber from
London to Dresden in 1844.
The young Richard Strauss
composed the Serenade for
Thirteen Winds at the age of
17. The concert will conclude
with the massive Grand Funeral and Triumphal Symphony, Op. 15 by Hector Berlioz.
OCWS Principal Trombonist
Gary Haendiges will be featured in the second movement
of this work for band.
The Orange County Wind
Symphony is a regional semiprofessional Wind Ensemble
serving a metropolitan area of
approximately 3 million people. The OCWS is honored to
be part of the Anaheim com-
munity and in July 2011 was
designated, along with the
OCS as the Resident Wind
Symphony for the City of Anaheim. The Wind Symphony
is led by Dr. Anthony Mazzaferro, an accomplished Wind
Band & Orchestral conductor,
who currently serves on the
faculties of the music departments of Fullerton College,
Cal Poly Pomona, and Irvine
Valley College.
For booking, interviews and
complimentary tickets for reviews, please contact:
Dorothy Rose, (714) 778-0314
dorothy_rose@ocsymphony.
org
www.ocsymphony.org
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ing, add in 1 Tbsp butter,
chopped cilantro and lime
juice. Mix well.
8. Assemble tacos with steak,
vegetables and rice.
9. Top each taco with shredded
Jack cheese and hot sauce as
desired.
Marcus Samuelsson is the
Ethiopian-born and Swedishraised chef of Red Rooster Harlem in NYC. He has appeared
on “Top Chef,” “Chopped”
and “The Taste” and can currently be seen on “The Feed”
on The FYI Network.
Grilled Steak & Vegetable Tacos with Cilantro Lime Rice
can be a winner at yur family
table.
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Most important, however, according to respondents, is
family. Ninety-nine percent
of nurses polled said the role
that families play in keeping seniors out of the hospital
is just as important as that of
the medical community. Fewer than half of seniors have a
medical advocate, however, a
role primarily filled by family
members.
“Preventing hospitalizations
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decline among hospitalized
seniors, the Home Instead
Senior Care network is introducing new resources for families and seniors in an effort to
help decrease hospitalizations
so that seniors may remain at
home and healthy year-round.”
The “5 Ways to Prevent Senior
Hospitalizations” guide—developed by the organization
with Dr. Carolyn Clevenger,
incoming president of the Gerontological Advanced Practice
Nurses Association—can help
families identify and act on
potential warning signs. It’s
free at www.preventseniorhospitalizations.com and includes
information about common
risk factors and the steps that
families can take to help ensure a healthy lifestyle.
In addition, a Web-based
“Hospitalization Risk Meter”
can help family caregivers
tune in to the habits of their
senior loved ones in an effort
to help them avoid the risks of
hospitalization.
Additional free resources include information on potential
hazards to address in senior
homes, preventative health
measures that seniors can begin immediately, tips for medication management, balance
assessment techniques and fall
prevention tips.
For more information, visit
www.preventseniorhospitalizations.com.
Older Americans can have
longer, better lives if they and
their families follow five simple steps.
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Social Security
Survivor Benefit
continued from page 41
if the spouse has already been
getting benefits on the deceased worker’s Social Security record or became eligible
for benefits upon that worker’s
passing.)2,4
In rare cases, even parents of
deceased Social Security recipients are eligible for survivor
benefits. If a deceased worker
has parents who qualify as his
or her dependents, those parents may receive survivor benefits if they are age 62 or older.
If there is a single surviving
parent, he or she can collect an
82.5% survivor benefit; if the
late Social Security recipient
was caring for two dependent
parents, they can each collect a
75% survivor benefit.2
Social Security does cap the
benefit amount that a family
can receive. A household can’t
get survivor benefits exceeding
150-180% of those received
by the late Social Security recipient.2
Divorce is no barrier to survivor benefits. Divorced widows
and widowers are eligible for
them as well.2
What if you marry again? If
you have been widowed and
marry again after age 60 (or
age 50 if you are disabled),
you will still qualify for Social
Security survivor benefits. If
you remarry prior to age 60,
however, you can’t receive
survivor benefits while married.2
In certain circumstances, you
can “switch out” of survivor
benefits. If you remarry and
your new spouse gets Social
Security, you can apply for
spousal benefits based on his
or her earnings. If the amount
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of the spousal benefit would be
greater than your survivor benefit, you will get benefits equal
to the higher amount.2
Also, you can switch from collecting a survivor benefit to
your own retirement benefit
starting at age 62 (if you are
eligible to collect Social Security at that time and your own
benefit would be greater than
the survivor benefit).2
Could a pension reduce your
survivor benefits? Yes, it
could. If you worked at a
federal, state or local government job at which you didn’t
pay Social Security taxes, the
Government Pension Offset,
or GPO, kicks in (with rare
exemptions). Any pension you
receive as a byproduct of that
job will lower the amount of
your survivor benefit by twothirds of the amount of your
pension. As an example, if you
get $600 a month from your
state government retirement
fund, your $500 monthly survivor benefit would thereby
be reduced by $400, or cut to
$100 a month.5
Citations.
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[2/4/15]
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ssa.gov/survivorplan/ifyou5.htm
[2/3/15]
3 - time.com/money/3638427/social-security-survivors-benefits-details/ [12/18/14]
4
ssa.gov/survivorplan/ifyou7.htm
[2/4/15]
5 - ssa.gov/retire2/gpo.htm [2/4/15]
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Don’t Be a Victim of Elder Abuse
Pay Attention to the Warning Signs
By Les Goldberg
According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services, about 2 million older
Americans are abused, neglected and exploited and experts say that number could be
much higher. Some research
indicates that one in 10 seniors
have suffered some form of
abuse at least once.
A large percentage of those are
frail, vulnerable
and depend on
others to meet
their most basic
needs. Sadly, the abusers are
men and women and may be
family members, friends or
“trusted others.”
The number of Americans 65
and older is projected to nearly
double by 2030 because of the
74 million Baby Boomers born
between 1946 and 1964, and
the number of people 85 and
older is increasing at an even
faster rate. Experts say getting comprehensive numbers
of the abused is complicated
because the vast majority of
cases go unreported.
The
victims, they say, are either
embarrassed, afraid to be cut
off from their families (most
abuse is at the hands of relatives), or confused about what
is happening to them.
The Obama administration has
increased its focus on protecting seniors by establishing a
national resource center and a
consumer protection
office,
among
o t h e r
steps. But needs are growing
at a time when government
spending on social services is
being cut on many levels.
It doesn’t help that 11 percent
of all elder abuse cases in the
U.S. occur in California, the
nation’s leader in this category,
according to Julie Schoen, JD,
deputy director of the National
Center on Elder Abuse at the
USC Keck School of Medicine.
“Elder and dependent abuse
may include neglect, self-neglect, physical abuse, sexual
abuse, emotional or verbal
abuse and financial abuse,” she
explained. “Victims of elder
abuse include adults who are
at least 65 years of age and dependent adult abuse includes
those between the ages of 1864 and who are physically, developmentally or emotionally
disabled.”
Referring to a report from the
Adult Protective Services office for Orange County, Schoen said that there were more
than 9,000 reports of elder
abuse in the county alone, 39
percent of those involved financial abuse.
Asked if she believes the situation is improving, Schoen was
optimistic. “I have witnessed a
strengthening of resources and
knowledge. We have a long
way to go, but with agencies
and individuals collaborating,
I believe we will make some
significant improvements.”
She recommends being alert
and contacting one or more of
the government agencies when
any of the following symptoms are noticeable:
• Bruises,
pressure
marks,
broken
bones,
abrasions,
burns, bedsores, poor hygiene,
unusual weight loss, unattended medical needs.
• Unexplained withdrawal
from normal activities.
• Sudden change in alertness.
• Unusual depression.
• Belittling, threats and other
forms of power or control by
spouses, caretakers or relatives.
“Both Los Angeles and Orange counties have Elder
Abuse Forensic Centers,” she
added. “This is a multidisciplinary approach where cases
are reviewed and assistance is
provided.”
Other agencies that handle elder abuse cases include California Adult Protective Services, the state Department
of Aging and the California
Attorney General’s Medi-Cal
Fraud and Elder Abuse Bureau.
In cases involved financial
abuse, you should contact
either the California Department of Corporations Seniors
Against Investment Fraud division, or the California Victim Compensation and Government Claims Board. The
California Long Term Care
Ombudsman, the state department of Social Services and
the California Courts SelfHelp Center also are good resources for elder abuse of any
kind, she said.
A ‘Berry’
Healthy Way
Continued from page 6
7. Available year-round and
easy to freeze.
8. Grown by caring
strawberry farmers who use
sustainable farming practices.
9.
Loved by kids and
ideal for snacks and lunches.
10. Ideal for adding appeal to
summertime dishes and special occasions.
11. Grown to perfection in ideal growing conditions along
California’s coast.
12. Globally loved and voted
America’s favorite fruit.
Try this recipe for a tasty way
to enjoy strawberries:
Grilled Salmon with
Strawberry Ginger Salsa
Serves: 6
Salsa:
Prepare at least one hour
ahead.
1 English or seedless cucumber, finely chopped
1 green onion, thinly sliced
1 Tbsp. cilantro, cut into strips
1 tsp. fresh ginger, freshly
grated
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1 yellow pepper, diced small
3–4 Tbsp. seasoned rice wine
vinegar
2 cups fresh California strawberries, hulled and diced small
Sauce:
1 stick unsalted butter
1 clove garlic
1 Tbsp. honey
2 Tbsp. soy sauce
1 Tbsp. fresh lemon juice
6 salmon fillets (or fish of
choice), skinless
Mix cucumbers, green onion,
cilantro, ginger, yellow pepper
and vinegar. Cover and chill
at least one hour. Just before
serving, add strawberries. In
a small saucepan, melt butter
with garlic over low heat. Stir
in honey, soy sauce and lemon
juice and cook 2 minutes; set
aside. Prepare a charcoal grill;
when ready, brush sauce on
salmon pieces and place on a
well-oiled fish-grilling rack.
Place rack over coals about 4
inches from fire and grill approximately 4 to 5 minutes on
each side. Brush with the sauce
again after turning and again
when done. Transfer to warm
platter and top with salsa.
Learn More
For more information and
healthful recipes, follow @
castrawberries on Facebook,
or visit www.californiastrawberries.com.
Strawberries can improve the
flavor and nutrition of both
sweet and savory dishes.
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Halls of Power: Six War Babies
Who Shaped Modern Politics
By Richard Pells
Born between 1939 and 1945,
politicians from the “war
baby” generation have tremendously impacted our country, both at home and abroad.
Here, I spotlight six war baby
politicians.
Love them or loathe them, can
you imagine modern American
politics without individuals
like John Kerry, Nancy Pelosi,
Dick Cheney, and Joe Biden?
These are (and have been)
some of the most influential
figures in Washington, so it’s
a bit jarring to consider that
had they been born a few years
earlier or later, their impact on
modern life might have been
very different—and in turn,
the America we know would
be very different, too.
Many current political luminaries were born between
1939 and 1945, making them
part of the “war baby” generation—one that’s distinct from
the “greatest generation” that
came before and the “baby
boomers” who came after.
War babies started life during
the scarcity, uncertainty, and
sacrifice of World War II. They
lived through the tensest, most
terrifying years of the Cold
War during the 1950s. They
grew to adulthood during the
Vietnam War, as well as during the political and social
crises of the late 1960s (like
Watergate and the civil rights
movement). This shaped their
attitudes toward the uses of
governmental power, both at
home and abroad.
In my book, War Babies: The
Generation That Changed
America, I look closely at this
distinctive generation, focusing on individuals who were
instrumental in shaping the
country’s culture and politics
during the past half-century.
Here, I spotlight six prominent
war baby politicians:
Dick Cheney. From his adolescence, Dick Cheney was
a natural politician and was
elected president of his senior class. Although his parents were Democrats, Cheney
became a conservative Republican during the 1960s,
championing the Vietnam War
(though he did not serve). He
opposed the war’s protesters
and voted for Richard Nixon
in 1968 and 1972, which put
him out of step with many of
his war baby colleagues.
During his career’s zenith as
George W. Bush’s vice president, Cheney’s attitude toward
war and foreign intervention
appeared only to harden. One
wonders whether, if he had
experienced Vietnam, his attitude toward foreign intervention, and his understanding of
its destructive potential, might
have been different. Regardless, for the majority of his
tenure, Cheney was one of the
most dominant and intimidating vice presidents in American history. While he isn’t in
many Americans, made him a
celebrity and catalyzed his entrance into politics.
the news much lately, Cheney
still gives occasional speeches and interviews criticizing
Obama’s foreign policy and
defending “enhanced interrogation” techniques.
Joe Biden. Cheney’s successor
as vice president, Joe Biden,
could not have been more antithetical, either in his policies
or his personality. Born in the
proletarian coal-mining town
of Scranton, Pennsylvania, to
staunchly Democrat parents,
Biden inherited these instincts.
He was deeply concerned
about civil rights and women’s
rights and opposed the war in
Vietnam.
Biden’s views led him to become extremely knowledgeable about foreign policy,
which is one of the major reasons why he was chosen to be
Obama’s running mate. While
Biden’s careless verbosity has
sometimes derailed his political aspirations, we are likely to
see him run for the next Democratic Presidential nomination
if Hillary Clinton stumbles.
Nancy Pelosi. There’s no
doubt that Pelosi was a product of the women’s movement
that arose in the 1960s. As
she developed as a politician,
Pelosi’s style and personality
were shaped by her dreams of
becoming a formidable leader
in her vocation, while retaining a strong commitment to
the idea of sisterhood. Like
Biden, she was also a lifelong
liberal who staunchly opposed
the Vietnam War.
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As a result of her political and
personal shrewdness, in 2007
Pelosi became the first woman
in America’s history to be chosen Speaker of the House. During the next four years, before
the Republicans regained control of the House in January
2011, Pelosi was instrumental
in steering President Obama’s
agenda through the complexities of the House, and was as
responsible for “Obamacare”
as was Obama himself. Even
when she descended to House
minority leader following the
Republicans’ winning the majority in the House in 2011,
Pelosi remained—with the
possible exception of Hillary
Clinton—the most powerful
woman in America. And certainly the most dominant war
baby in American politics.
John Kerry. John Kerry first
rose to prominence as an antiVietnam War activist, speaking before the Senate Foreign
Relations Committee at age
27 about the harm the war had
imposed on the Vietnamese
people, as well as the physical
and psychological damage it
was inflicting on veterans like
himself. His remarks and perspective, which rang true with
Yet somewhere along the way,
Kerry seemed to have forgotten what made him a champion in the first place to millions
of Americans. When he won
the Democratic nomination
for president in 2004, Kerry
present¬ed himself solely as
a war hero rather than as the
compelling critic of the war,
the role that had originally
propelled him to prominence
and power. And so he lost
the presidency to George W.
Bush—the proponent of yet
another war that all too often
resembled the struggle in Vietnam. Currently secretary
of state and involved in tense
diplomatic negotiations with
Iran over its potential nuclear
weapons, Kerry is once again
in a position to use his experience to shape foreign policy.
Barney Frank. Frank is certainly one of the most unconventional war baby politicians.
Frank’s Democratic Jewish
family also had vague mob
connections; when Frank was
a child, his fa¬ther served a
year in prison for refusing to
testify before a grand jury in
a bribery investigation against
Frank’s uncle.
Perhaps this is why Frank always sounded, even when I
met him at Harvard in 1966,
like a character in The Sopranos. But the experience of seeing his father resist the grand
jury and serve time in jail also
instilled in Frank a youthful
suspicion of authority and an
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for Seniors
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Stroke Death Rate Declining
Good news: Stroke has
dropped from the nation’s
fourth-leading cause of death
to No. 5, according to new federal statistics.
Denture Slipping or Sliding?
Call for a FREE consultation!
The Fullerton Arboretum presents its
41st annual Green Scene Plant & Garden Show
Saturday & Sunday
April 18-19, 2015.
This event features nearly 100
exhibitors offering a wide variety of fascinating and extraordinary plants as well as
handcrafted custom garden
art and pottery. Discovery
Sessions featuring prominent
speakers on a variety of timely
and inspiring garden topics
will be held daily and are included with the price of admission. A full list and schedule will be available at http://
www.fullertonarboretum.
org/event_green.php prior to
Green Scene.
Friends of the Fullerton Arboretum members will receive
early admission to Green
Scene, starting at 9 AM on
Saturday, April 18. To become
a member or find out more information please visit www.
fullertonarboretum.org or call
(657)278-4798.
“Inside the Arboretum,” a botanical & landscape watercolor
exhibition features arboretum
inspired paintings produced by
current California State University Fullerton students under the direction of Professor
Lawrence Yun.
A food court and beer garden
will offer a variety of food and
beverages throughout Green
Scene.
Green Scene will take place
Saturday & Sunday, April 1819 from 10AM-4PM with special early admission for Arboretum members and Titan Card
holders only 9AM-10AM on
Saturday, April 18. The last
admission will be at 3:30 PM
both days.
Cost:
$5/Arboretum members & students with Titan Card
$10/non-members
For more information, please
call the Fullerton Arboretum at
(657)278-3407 during normal
business hours or visit www.
fullertonarboretum.org
Doctors Report
The decline in stroke deaths
may be due in part to improvements in treatment and prevention, explains Ralph Sacco,
M.D., chairman of Neurology
at the University of Miami
Miller School of Medicine.
“There are more stroke centers now operating in the U.S.
and the acute care of stroke is
improving.”
“The fact that the death rate is
declining from this terrible and
devastating disease is gratifying news,” says American
Heart Association/American
Stroke Association President
Elliott Antman, M.D., professor of medicine and associate
dean for Clinical/Translational
Research at Harvard Medical
School and a senior physician
in the Cardiovascular Division
of the Brigham and Women’s
Hospital in Boston. “Still, far
too many people are dying
from stroke and too many people are suffering greatly from
this disease.”
Stroke remains a leading
cause of disability in the U.S.
“Stroke is more disabling than
it is fatal,” says Dr. Sacco.
“Getting medical attention at
the first sign of a stroke gives
the patient the best chance for
recovery.”
What You Can Do
While the death rate declined,
the number of Americans having strokes actually increased,
which underscores the impor-
tance for all Americans to learn
the sudden signs of stroke and
what to do if a stroke is suspected. The American Stroke
Association’s Together to End
Stroke initiative, which is
nationally sponsored by Covidien, teaches the acronym
F.A.S.T. to help recognize the
most common signs of stroke.
F.A.S.T. stands for:
F—Face Drooping: Does one
side of the face droop or is it
numb? Ask the person to smile.
A—Arm Weakness: Is one arm
weak or numb? Ask the person
to raise both arms. Does one
arm drift downward?
S—Speech Difficulty: Is
speech slurred, is the person
unable to speak, or is he or she
hard to understand?
T—Time to call 9-1-1: If you
see any of these symptoms,
even if they go away, call 9-11 and get the person to the hospital immediately.
Learn More
To download the American
Stroke Association’s free
“Spot a Stroke F.A.S.T.” mobile app and find nearby hospitals recognized for stroke care,
visit www.StrokeAssociation.
org.
Think F.A.S.T.: Know the
signs of a stroke and get help
right away.
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suspicion of authority and an
innate rebelliousness (traits
common to many war babies),
which he retained throughout
his teenage years and into his
political career.
Most notably, though, Frank
was an advocate of civil rights
and equality. Frank participated in the civil rights movement in the early-to-mid1960s, traveling to Mississippi
to register black voters. And
his announcement in 1987
that he was gay was not only
an act of courage, but made it
increas¬ingly respectable for
gays and lesbians to become
powerful participants in American public life.
Richard Holbrooke. As a
young man, Holbrooke (who
passed away in 2010) spent six
years in the Foreign Service
working in South Vietnam, an
experience that molded his attitudes about the prospects and
limitations of American foreign policy for the remainder
of his life. Watching the war
play out from the field, Holbrooke developed strong opinions about American interventions and became dubious
about the concept of “counter
insurgency.”
Holbrooke deduced from Vietnam that American power
should be applied abroad only
after careful contemplation,
and that grand strate¬gies, like
“nation building,” were an exercise in hubris. In later wars
like Iraq and Afghanistan,
Holbrooke’s voice was often
heard to question Washington’s efforts to remake other
societies in America’s image.
Of course, these are far from
the only war babies who have
made lasting marks on American politics. For instance, John
Lewis, a long-time Congressman from Georgia, has recently been in the news because of
his civil rights activism, which
included suffering a fractured
skull in the Selma march.
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Overall, the war babies uniquely experienced the anxieties,
pain, growth, and progress of
post-World War II America.
And what they did, felt, and
came to believe as young men
and women is evident in the
impact they have made—and
still continue to make—on
politics.
About the Author:
Richard Pells is the author of
War Babies: The Generation
That Changed America. He received his B.A. from Rutgers
University in 1963 and his
Ph.D. in history from Harvard
in 1969, where he taught for
three years. Subsequently, he
was awarded fellowships from
the Rockefeller Foundation,
the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, and
the Guggenheim Foundation,
as well as six Fulbright chairs
and lectureships for teaching
abroad, particularly in Europe
and Asia. Currently, he is Professor of History Emeritus
at The University of Texas at
Austin.
Pells is primarily interested
in 20th century American
culture—movies, radio, television, art, music, literature,
and the theater, all of which
are reflected in his five books.
Through his work, readers are
treated to a history of American cultural life from the 1930s
to the present. War Babies is a
prime example of the concerns
and issues that have shaped
Pells’s career.
To learn more, please visit
www.richardpells.com.
About the Book:
War Babies: The Generation That Changed America
(Cultural History Press, 2014,
ISBN:
978-0-990-66980-7,
$17.99,
www.richardpells.
com) is available at bookstores
nationwide and all major online booksellers.
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