9-2015 Village Voice Newsletter

The Village Voice • September 2015 1

Founded in 1991 Vol. XXIV, No. 9 | September 2015

The Village Voice is a publication of the OHCC Journalism Club

Will It Rain This Winter?The prospects of substantial rainfall

across Southern California this com-ing winter appear to be very encourag-ing. All indications have the potential of being the strongest in the historical record. According to Bill Patzert, a cli-matologist with NASA’s Jet Propul-sion Laboratory in La Cañada, this El Niño (pronounced El Neen-yo) points to an even greater storm than it was in the last storm in 1997, the summer in which the most powerful El Niño on record developed. He says, “Every-thing now is going the right way for El Niño, If this lives up to its potential, this thing can bring lots of floods, mud-slides and mayhem.”

After the El Niño that appeared in the summer of 1997, the following win-EDITORIAL, cont’d. on Page 3

EDITORIAL

The editorial column seldom comments on any individual, but this is the exception. We wish to thank an individual member of the Clubhouse staff for her devoted help, her knowledge and her ability to help our res-idents with a friendly smile. That person is Louise Ries. And she retired last week.

Louise was the Clubhouse event coordinator who was al-ways willing to hand out a smile or two to anyone passing by her desk. She did a fantastic job jug-gling the various rooms to accom-modate the demands of 43 clubs and a couple dozen committees, card players, musicians, craft peo-ple, in addition to organizing fes-tivals and Clubhouse celebrations.

She lived in Vista most of her life, having been born there in 1947 in the Palomar Hospital (not in the Sears shoe department as she was told by her mother). She was the oldest of three children. Louise remembers Vista in the old days where there were no traffic lights or paved roads, few hous-es and a lost band of baby mast-odons looking for their parents.

RAIN cont’d. on Page 3

ter gave this area twice its annual rain-fall and dumped double the snowpack in the Sierra Nevada. A strong El Niño can shift a subtropical jet stream that normally unloads heavy rain over the jungles of Mexico and Central Ameri-ca to California and the southern U.S. states in the coming winter and possi-bly extending into early spring.

Will such rainfall be enough to overcome the water-deficient impacts of our four-year drought? While our reservoirs would surely be filled to the brim, much of our water is also derived from winter snow that falls in the Si-erra Nevada. But climatologists tell us not every El Niño event can provide heavy snowfall in the mountains of

A strong El Niño can cause mudslides, floods and power outages. Are we ready?

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Northern and Central California.The Climate Prediction Center has forecast a greater-

than-90% chance the El Niño will continue this year. How-ever, it would take an astonishing 2.5 to 3 times the aver-age rainfall to make up for the four years of drought. But so much rain all at once can bring devastation to Califor-nia, causing widespread flooding and mudslides. In 1998, it caused 17 deaths and more than a half-million dollars in damage. Too much rain all at once can also force officials to flush excess water into the ocean to keep dams from over-flowing.

So we’ll just have to wait and see what happens. But at least the chances of some serious levels of precipitation are looking much better for our parched region of the state. We have to hope for meaningful amounts of good soaking rains, but without destructive flooding of the last El Niño. n

But it was a great place to grow up. As a youngster, she worked at many jobs including a

bank teller and at Palomar College. She spent four years in Oregon, but soon returned to her roots. Later, she met a man whom she regarded as “Mr. Right.” But as Louise put it, he wasn’t even “Mr. Close Enough.” One of the two redeeming benefits was she was able to raise his two children to a hap-py and healthy life. The other benefit was her then-husband and she raised exotic birds, one of which is now a 21-year-old parrot who lived 10 years longer than her marriage.

Louise was first hired as front desk attendant 15 years ago, working her way to becoming an event coordinator. She finds that it was such a pleasure knowing so many nice resi-dents here, along with such a great working crew, headed by Chris Bessey, now a close personal friend.

When asked why was she retiring, she answered, “It’s time. I want to socialize, travel and work in my garden.” She says she would like to meet a nice retired Christian widow-er who is also interested in traveling in a motor home across the country. For all those gentlemen interested, there is a pile of applications on her desk. Limit one to a customer.

She says she will be available to fill in at the front desk whenever they need her. Although her presence will be missed, Every little breeze will whisper, ‘Louise.’ n

(By staff writer Selma Leighton)

Farewell party honoring Louise.

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Her name is Angie Ripsco, a very slight lady with long hair. Yet despite her modest appearance, her background is filled with computer and organizational expertise. Born and raised in Germany with her father, a U.S. military man, and her German mother. She lived as a very happy teenager with a full knowledge of English and German. At 16, she was em-ployed by the U.S military court system as an interpreter.

Moving to America, she attended Mira Mesa College all the while teaching her mother English. She eventually worked for National Cash Register for five years in sales and customer relations. Afterwards she worked for Intuit Corpo-ration, a business software company where she gained a full knowledge of business accounting and computer software.

She is married, has three children, two boys and one girl, now grown. When the boys attended school, she became a strong advocate of transparency, particularly in matters per-

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taining to the school district budget. She headed her local Parent Teacher Organization and soon became known as an authority on financial matters. Angie was often called upon to audit many school fiscal books and records

Angie volunteered at Brother Benno Foundation for four years and enjoys bowling and softball. She is well versed in company receptions, having done so with several corpora-tions. So her experience will be very important to OHCC.

She doesn’t realize it yet, but this is a party town. In her preparation for past corporate events, she made very fan-cy desserts including chocolate dipped strawberries, invert-ed candied apples with sticks that formed stems supporting colorful flowers. Wow!

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Gary Allman Named New Maintenance Director

It was announced in August that Gary Allman was named as the new maintenance director for Ocean Hills Country Club. He has been quickly submerged in a variety of new projects that have been on hold for several months.

Gary is a local native, having been born and raised in Es-condido. He has three daughters now approaching the teen years. Together, they currently live in San Marcos where the children attend school. While the commute is not that long, it can become somewhat challenging during rush hours.

Prior to coming to OHCC, Gary was a facilities and shop supervisor for the Medical Research Institute in La Jolla. The Institute is a center for drug research, stem cells, cancer treatment and other diseases and Gary was in charge of the maintenance of the campus. Before that, he was involved in home repair and inspections.

When asked about the current status of homes and build-ings, he states that we are now in a new generation of tech-nology, with emphasis on the ecology momentum and the “Green Movement.” More and more pressure is placed on conserving assets we now enjoy through the use of solar panels, LED lighting, wind turbines, desalination programs,

etc. For example, the new LED lights in the Clubhouse gal-leria are using but one tenth of the energy of old fluorescent bulbs, yet produce twice as much light. That is only the tip of the iceberg in cost savings.

Is Gary concerned about the forthcoming prediction of a “Godzilla” El Niño? He says that we are currently under-going measures to help prevent any disasters. The sewer


drains are being cleared and will be totally functional. A de-pressed area just south of the Clubhouse will be available to hold overflow water if required. Fortunately, OHCC is situ-ated at an elevation that allows water to flow off rapidly and even in the last heavy rainstorm some eight years ago, there was minimal damage.

Gary finds that the staff and residents have been ex-ceedingly welcoming and looks forward to being helpful in maintaining the high standards set in the past. n

Rumor: is Ralph’s closing?

Is Ralphs Grocery StoreClosing?

Rumors of Ralphs Grocery Store closing have been spreading like wildfire over the past few months. Some said they heard in at a meeting of the Oceanside City Council, others said they read somewhere that another chain was tak-ing over, and so on and so forth.

Shannon Jessee, Ralphs manager, squelched the rumor, saying it was totally false. Having been questioned by so many customers, she contacted the parent company’s head-quarters, its legal department, and the Oceanside City Coun-cil to find out the source of the rumor. It all started at an open Council meeting when a member of the audience an-nounced the closing of this Ralphs. Apparently she was con-fused over the closure of another local supermarket in this area. So an inaccurate statement became a hearsay, a hearsay blossomed into a rumor and the rumor started the panic.

Store manager Shannon assures everyone, “Ralphs is here to stay.” n

New Lights in ClubhouseGalleria

Not many residents realized it…not until they looked toward the ceiling in the galleria. New lights, recently in-stalled, make the large room twice as bright as before. The bulbs are the new Light Emitting Diode lamps (LED) that have so many more advantages over the older fluorescent and incandescent bulbs. These lights have very long life span estimated at 20 years. They are energy efficient…80% to 90% over the conventional bulbs. They contain no tox-ic chemicals such as mercury and produce no ultra-violet emissions.

LED bulbs are gaining in popularity, especially when the incandescent bulbs that use less than 100 watts are no lon-ger available in the stores. Over a 20 year span, the electrical cost for an incandescent bulb is estimated to be $360 while the LED bulb would be less than $80. The only disadvantage of switching bulbs to LED is the cost factor. An incandescent bulb is around 41¢ while the LEDs ranges from about $5 to $10. n

Who Is Abravanel?By Sid Singer

We often attend parties and performances at Abravanel Hall at the Clubhouse. But exactly who was Abravanel and why is our auditorium named after him.

His full name was Maurice Abravanel. He was born in Greece in 1903, then under the control of the Ottoman Em-pire. He attended the medical school at the University of Zu-rich at the insistence of his father, but instead wanted to pur-sue a musical career.

He lived in Switzerland, Germany, Paris and Amster-dam, all the while studying piano. He studied under some very famous musicians, Igor Stravinsky, Bruno Walter, Rich-ard Strauss, just to name a few. After many years of study, he soon became a conductor, achieving some international fame.

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Maurice Abravanel, famous musical director.

In 1936, Maurice accepted a post at New York’s Metro-politan Opera House. At the young age of 33, he became the youngest conductor the Met ever had. He became an Amer-ican citizen in 1943. In 1947 accepted the musical director-ship at the Utah Symphony. Under his leadership, this little known group gained international prominence with live ra-dio broadcasts and over 100 recordings. He passed away in 1993.

When Leisure World was built 30 years ago, builder Mi-chael Tenzer wanted an upscale community. He recognized

the genius of Maurice Abravanel and named the auditorium after him. His bust rests in the lobby of the Clubhouse. n

Errata:A reader has corrected the article on the first page, Au-

gust issue. The mass shooting occurred in Charleston, SC, not Charlotte NC. This reader also noted the article should be gender neutral, indicating the gates were “manned” by officers 24/7. We apologize for the error. We should have said, the gates were “peopled” by officers…. n


and tail contrasting with its rusty-red breast. The female’s plumage is gray-ish-blue with a faint blush of rusty-red on the breast.

The juvenile’s plumage is gray with a scaly patterned breast.

The bluebird’s distinctive feed-ing habit, which can be seen on and around the golf course, is to perch on a low tree branch and flutter to the ground where it briefly captures in-sects. Its softly musical call notes, sounding like mew or meer, are often heard on the golf course or overhead.

Bluebirds typically nest in tree cav-ities or abandoned woodpecker holes. Because of this species’ declining pop-ulation in recent decades, resulting pri-marily from the loss of nesting habitat, conservation programs such as ours

have been established to provide nesting boxes in suitable areas like golf courses.

Another bird, the little brown Bewick’s Wren, has also been using two of the boxes. Six wrens were successfully fledged this year and 14 last year. n

Bluebirds Fledged in OHCC’s Nest Boxes

The Birdwatchers Club has re-leased its report of this year’s breeding successes in the 11 nesting boxes for the Western Bluebird that are located around the Ocean Hills Country Club golf course.

“For some unknown reason,” the report said, this year’s tally of only a dozen young bluebirds fledged “was remarkably lower” — the second low-est in the bluebird recovery program’s seven years.

This year’s total of 12 successfully fledged bluebirds compares with 32 in 2014, 36 in 2013, 33 in 2012, 40 in 2011, 34 in 2010 and six in 2009. The program’s seven-year total of fledged bluebirds has now reached 193 birds.

The most colorful resident bird here in Ocean Hills is the 6- to 7-inch-long Western Bluebird. The plumage of the male is a vibrant rich purplish-blue of the head, throat, wings

One of eleven boxes around the golf course.



Just StuffBy Phyllis McNeese

Red Light; Green LightPicture this: A steady green traffic light at the corner of

Leisure Village Drive and Cannon that lead to nothing but a dead-end. And there was a red arrow light leading to our community that took forever to change to green. Well, it’s not the case anymore. Thankfully, someone somewhere managed to get these signals adjusted, enhancing traffic flow into OHCC. Hooray for us left-turnees!

Years ago, the city fathers were contacted repeatedly in an effort to get these signals adjusted. They were told of the traffic light situation that made no sense with a signal lead-ing to a dead end. It was a waste of time and fuel but no one thought it was worth investigating—so no change came about until recently there was a push for conservation.

But good things do happen! Somebody finally took an in-terest and improved the situation. A big thank you to whom-ever is responsible for this accomplishment. n

Flu Season AgainYes, It’s flu season again. While the flu season typical-

ly occurs between October and May, it commonly peaks be-tween December and February.

The Center for Disease Control recommends a yearly Flu Vaccine for everyone 6 months and older as a step in pro-tecting against this serious disease. We should begin to be vaccinated soon after flu vaccine becomes available, if possi-ble by October.

In addition to getting the flu vaccine, you can take every-day preventive actions such as staying away from sick peo-ple and washing your hands to reduce the spread of germs. Sick people with flue should stay home from work or school

For those who are sick because of the flu, there are anti-viral drugs that can be used to treat flu-illness. Those who are very sick with flue should get antiviral drugs while oth-ers can be treated with antivirals at their health care profes-sional’s discretion.

Studies show that prompt treatment with antiviral drugs can prevent serious flu complications. Treatment with an-tivirals works best when begun within 48 hours of getting sick, but can still be beneficial when given later in the course of illness. n

Forever red arrow light now changed.


Kippel’s Pet KornerBy Ellen Kippel

Recently, I was asked by a resident what should be done if you have a neighbor’s dog that barks for hours on end. In OHCC, the procedure is to report the barking dog to Com-munity Patrol to handle. Getting a citation does not help to solve the problem. As a concerned dog owner, the following

six tips by the Humane Society on “How to Get Your Dog to Stop Barking” are great to try to eliminate the annoyance

to your neighbors caused by a barking dog.

Always remember to keep these tips in mind while training:

don’t yell at your dog to be quiet—it just sounds like you’re barking along with

him.Keep your training sessions positive and upbeat.be consistent so you don’t confuse your dog. Everyone

in your family must apply the training methods every time your dog barks inappropriately. You can’t let your dog get away with inappropriate barking some times and not others.

1. remove the motivationYour dog gets some kind of reward when he barks.. Fig-

ure out what he gets out of barking and remove it. Don’t give your dog the opportunity to continue the barking be-havior.

2. ignore the barkingWhen you are around your barking dog ignore your

dog’s barking for as long as it takes him to stop. That means don’t give him any attention at all while he’s barking. Your attention only rewards him for being noisy. Don’t talk to him, don’t touch him, and don’t even look at him. When he finally quiets, even to take a breath, reward him with a treat.

3. desensitize your dog to the stimulusGradually get your dog accustomed to whatever is caus-

ing him to bark. Start with the stimulus (the thing that makes him bark) at a distance. It must be far enough away

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that he doesn’t bark when he sees it. Feed him lots of good treats. Move the stimulus a little closer (perhaps as little as a few inches or a few feet to start) and feed treats. If the stim-ulus moves out of sight, stop giving your dog treats. You want your dog to learn that the appearance of the stimulus leads to good things (treats!).

4. teach your dog the “quiet” commandIt may sound nonsensical, but the first step of this tech-

nique is to teach your dog to bark on command. Give your dog the command to “speak,” wait for him to bark two or three times, and then stick a tasty treat in front of his nose. When he stops barking to sniff the treat, praise him and give him the treat. Repeat until he starts barking as soon as you say “speak.”

Once your dog can reliably bark on command, teach him the “quiet” command. In a calm environment with no dis-tractions, tell him to “speak.” When he starts barking, say “quiet” and stick a treat in front of his nose. Praise him for being quiet and give him the treat.

5. ask your dog for an incompatible behaviorWhen your dog starts barking, ask him to do something

that’s incompatible with barking.6. Keep your dog tired

Make sure your dog is getting sufficient physical and mental exercise every day. A tired dog is a good dog and one who is less likely to bark from boredom or frustration. n

Bird of the MonthBy Russ Butcher

Mourning DoveOne of the most commonly seen and heard native resi-

dent birds in Ocean Hills is the foot-long Mourning Dove, named for its mournful cooo-ing, with the sec-ond note higher pitched: ooo-WOO-oo, oo, ooo or a shorter ooWOO-oo. This sleek, brown-ish or pinkish-beige bird has a long, pointed tail, with a few black spots on the up-per surface of its wings and white-tipped outer tail feathers. Flap-ping wings make a loud slapping, whistling sound — especially no-ticeable when one or more of them are startled into flight. This fast-flying bird can reach speeds of more than 50 miles per hour. Typical of other pigeons and doves, the Mourning Dove’s head comically bobs back and forth as it walks.

This species is abundant across most of the United States, southern Canada, and south to Panama and the West Indies. It is one of seven kinds of doves and pigeons found in vari-ous parts of Southern California, and lives in a wide diver-sity of habitats — from urban and suburban areas to rural farmlands, grasslands and open woodlands. The Mourning Dove feeds mainly on various kinds of seeds. It is typically monogamous and nest-building chores are shared. The male gathers twigs, grasses and other materials, while the female assembles them in a loosely constructed nest, in which she usually lays two white eggs. The Mourning Dove is an es-pecially prolific breeder, producing as many as a half-dozen broods in a breeding season. No wonder it is one of North America’s most abundant species, with its population esti-mated between 400 and 500 million birds. n

Our resident bird, the Mourning Dove.



The CrustyCurmudgeonBy Bob Wong

We just returned from “vacation” having spent a week on Catalina Island with our kids, spouses and five noisy grandkids ages from 6 to 12. The fami-ly arranged for two houses, one for the adults and the other for the grandkids and my wife and me. It was a challenge. (Is the word chal-lenge a better word for ordeal?) I can equate Catalina to Alca-traz. First of all, there is the shark-infested ocean on one side and impenetrable hills with lions, tigers and bears on the other. There is no way to escape; we tried it.

There are several things we learned about the new gen-eration of children: they eat a lot and they eat often. It’s like a feeding machine. For breakfast, they preferred pancakes

over what we were prepared to give them: dry cereal. But they really like bacon, copious amounts of bacon. Too bad, there wasn’t a food bank just around the corner, because if we fed them bacon every day, the cost could bankrupt us in-stantly.

Please don’t get me wrong, we love them dearly. Some forty years ago when we took our children to Catalina, we hiked, we snorkeled, we swam in the bay, and we had pic-nics. But times have changed. A hike to the Wrigley Memori-al now costs money. A ghastly walk at night at the pet cem-etery costs money. A copy of the Los Angeles Times set me back $2 and an ice cream cone is now $5. And a movie at the famed, but aged casino charges $15 per flick.

A number of cruise ships make day trips to the island, disgorging passengers at 10 in the morning. By 3 p.m. they return once again, having spent money at dozens of waiting restaurants and souvenir T-shirt and key chain haunts. Yes, Catalina is the new land of “Milk and Money.”

Each kid was handed $50 to spend it any way they want-ed: on toys, games, or even ice cream cones. But they all agreed, the best thing to do in Catalina was to play at the Ar-cade where they could shoot down flying dinosaurs and ty-rannosaurus, drive madly along mountainsides and fly in fantastic jets. They could redeem their winning tickets at the loot counter for tiny plastic figures, plastic balloons and fake mustaches. It’s amazing what $50 can buy. And the next best thing was to play games at the swimming pool.

But my wife tells me, you can be a child only once and if that’s what they like, let them. I can’t believe we could spend all that money just to have kids play at those ma-chines and play in the pool. Next year, I’m going to reserve several rooms at Motel 6, next to Chucky Cheese. With all the money I’ll save, I’ll buy a Ferrari. n

Remember the cost of living in 1952 was somewhat less than it is now: A new car cost $1,754 and

gas was 20¢ a gallon. But then again, the average annual income was only $3,850.

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Words, Words and WordsBy Etti Mollo Gee

Where did we get the expression “o.K.”?It was during the election of Democratic candidate, Mar-

tin Van Buren, was nicknamed, “The Wizard of Kinder-hook.” Old Kinderhook was the name of a small Hudson Valley village in which he had been born. During the run for the nomination, a political group called itself “The Demo-cratic O.K. Club” with the O.K. referring to his home town. Soon other supporters picked up the slogan and Democrats used it as their war cry and the phrase eventually came to mean “all right.” The phrase has gained international usage and is understood throughout the world.

Politicians are often accused of “Pork barrel.” What is a Pork barrel?

Many years ago before supermarkets, it was the cus-tom in country stores to keep available an open barrel of salt pork. Certain persons of the community would often dip into the pork barrel and help themselves — just as they did with cracker barrels. So we came to use the term to indicate a common fund of money into which our legislatures dip for their own and constituents’ personal projects. n

Home MaintenanceBy Max McCarthy

Are You Truly Prepared?Last year I wrote a small article, a helpful tip, in response

to an article published for OHCC. That article outlined my experiences over past years while waiting in awe and fear of what we should do when a major fire or calamity threatens our homes, our community and our lives.

I’ve ceased to be amazed at the majority of attitudes that expect public assistance in times of crises. The reason pub-lic services such as Police, Fire and Utilities are constantly admonishing you to be prepared is because they know they will be overwhelmed if disaster strikes. Their concerns are very real that you will be unprepared and ill equipped to cope if services and assistance are cut off.

Have you ever had to go to an emergency clinic because you felt you were suffering a serious condition, only to wait for seemingly endless hours for care? This is called Triage. You’ve been deemed to require less attention than others’ more immediate needs. When disaster strikes, it will be the same. If you, as many, can make it past 3 days, or possibly a week, without assistance, you’ll probably be fine, and glad you had the foresight to prepare for such events. Unfortu-


ommendations are an entryway closet and/or an outdoor, weatherproof storage container. Utilizing plastic, stackable and labeled tubs, your emergency needs can be quickly ac-cessed or ready for evacuation. The exterior storage is espe-cially recommended in the event your home catches fire and in most cases, you can purchase the containers with the abil-ity to lock them. I have three that also double as bench seat-ing in my yard.

Lists of the specific needs you may require are readily available but should certainly include all of the basics. Wa-ter, food, clothing, medications, and don’t forget your furry friends or their needs either. The entry way closet is an ex-cellent way to be able to evacuate in a hurry. You can usu-ally fit as many as 8 or more stackable, weather-proof tubs in there – maybe cut loose with some of those coats you haven’t worn in a decade. There are companies out there to help you, including those that will save all of your im-portant information on a disc or thumb drive, but they do charge a fair price for their service. You’ll feel a lot more se-cured being prepared than if you haven’t. If you have a BBQ grill – always keep a back-up propane container. n

Health, Exercise and YouBy Andy Truban

Tame the Flame of InflammationWe are painfully aware of an inflamed twisted ankle.

However, unnoticed inflammation can operate in a stealth mode for years until it reveals its ugly head as cancer, diabe-tes or arthritis.

Saturate your diet with these nine inflammation-quelling top nine foods:

1. broccoli: a study in the Journal of the Academy of Nu-trition and Dietetics reports cruciferous vegetables, such as broccoli, kale and Brussels sprout are linked to lower in-flammation. Antioxidants might be behind the benefit. Work broccoli into soups, pasta dishes, salads, and egg dishes such as frittatas.

nately, for many, they ignore the warnings and feel they can depend on others. Unfortunately, for many in OHCC, being elderly and infirm is an entirely different scenario.

It really doesn’t require a lot of time or money to put to-gether a disaster plan that suits your particular needs. Much of this information is publicly available, even if you’re not computer or internet fluent. Your insurance company and public services offer plans and workbooks free for your safe-ty and convenience.

That being said, you should dedicate a space in or on your property to contend with calamity. My two best rec-

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2. Wheat berries: a 2015 American Journal of Clinical Nutrition study found that whole wheat’s polyphenol anti-oxidants can lower inflammation. Toss chewy cooked wheat berries with chopped vegetables. Use inflammation-busting lemon vinaigrette for a healthy salad.

3. Extra virgin olive oil: this Mediterranean staple con-tains oleocanthal, a naturally occurring compound with an-ti-inflammatory powers similar to ibuprofen. Use olive oil to make homemade salad dressings as well as pesto. Drizzle over slices of tomatoes.

4. lentils: Spanish scientist state inflammation can be re-duced by weekly consuming four servings of legumes, such as lentils. They also determined that the synergy of fiber, vi-tamins and minerals probably explains this benefit. Serve le-gumes in soups and salads, or experiment as a replacement for ground meat in burgers and meatloaf.

5. salmon: these species of fish harbor a boatload of eicosapentaenoic acid, a mega-healthy omega-3 fat that low-ers inflammation. Try using salmon in tacos, sandwiches, salads and pasta dishes.

6. grapefruit: a Harvard study reported that women with higher intake of grapefruit’s flavonoid antioxidants had significantly lowered inflammation markers compared to those who had a lower consumption. Try broiling grapefruit

halves until darkened, and then top with a dollop of Greek yogurt, or use in a salad along with onion rings and olives. Grapefruit does interfere with some medication.

7. brazil nuts: these giants of the nut world contain a bundle of healthy fats, vitamins, and a mineral associated with reduced inflammation and improved blood lipids. Add Brazil nuts to oatmeal, yogurt, and salads.

8. turmeric: people consuming traditional Indian cui-sine use a heavy hand seasoning dishes with turmeric. This could partly explain why India tends to have a low rate of heart ailments. Curcumin, the antioxidant that lends turmer-ic its yellow hue, is a potent inflammation foe. Use turmeric to flavor soups, stews, and roasted cauliflower. Make an in-flammation-fighting drink by steeping slices of fresh turmer-ic in hot water.

9. Yogurt: preliminary research suggests that the benefi-cial bacteria found in fermented dairy products such as yo-gurt, may play a role in inhibiting inflammation. Beyond en-joying a bowlful of yogurt as a snack, use it as a replacement for mayo or sour cream in items like tacos and potato salads.

You will feel better by saturating your diet with these in-flammation-quelling foods. n

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Watching WildlifeBy Russ Butcher

The Giant Panda

The Giant Panda is the world’s rarest and most endangered species of bear. It inhabits scattered moun-tainous areas containing misty forests of bamboo and pines in west-central China. The bear’s distinctive black-and-white fur coat has large black patches around its eyes and black ears, arms, legs and shoulders. Av-erage adult males weigh about 220 to 250 pounds, but can weigh as much as 350 pounds. Females usually weigh 10 to 20 percent less.

In spite of the panda’s classifica-tion as a Carnivore, the animal’s diet consists of at least 99 percent bam-boo. The average panda eats 20 to 30 pounds of bamboo shoots per day, to make up for what scientists say is bam-boo’s nutrient-poor “low level of energy digestibility.” This

feeding challenge has caused the panda to find ways to conserve en-ergy, such as limiting social activ-ities and avoiding climbing steep mountain slopes.

The World Wildlife Fund, whose logo has been the Giant Panda since the conservation organization’s founding in 1961, estimates there are currently just over 1,860 pandas living in the wild. China’s govern-ment has established more than 60 panda reserves that provide special protection for only about half of the wild panda population. The great-est threats to pandas in the wild are caused by forest destruction and the increasing fragmentation of for-est habitats by construction of high-ways and railroads in the economi-cally booming Yangtze River Basin

region. On the plus side, the government has banned log-ging and begun reforestation of key habitat. In addition, strictly enforced laws and increasing public awareness of the panda’s status as an endangered species have fortunately re-duced the impact of hunting. The wild population appears to be stabilizing or even modestly increasing.

As for giant pandas living in captivity, at least 300 of them are in China. Approximately 50 more live in zoos of at least a dozen other countries. The United States has active breeding programs that are monitored by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service at the National Zoo in Washington, D.C., which currently has four pandas (twin cubs were born there on Aug. 22, one of which did not survive); the Atlanta Zoo in Georgia, which has four; the Memphis Zoo in Tennessee, which has two; and the San Diego Zoo, which has three.

San Diego Zoo’s panda program has been the USA’s overall most successful Giant Panda reproduction pro-gram. Since Bai Yun arrived here from China in 1996, she

Mother panda and baby.


has given birth to six of the 14 U.S.-born cubs: a female sired by Shi Shi and three males and two females sired by her sec-ond mate, Gao Gao. Of the latter, one of the males and both females were sent to China to enhance its own breeding pro-gram. Twenty-three-year-old Bai Yun is now believed to have reached the end of her reproductive years. She is de-scribed by the zoo’s scientists as “the most scientifically in-fluential panda that has ever lived.” The zoo’s lead panda keeper, Kathy Hawk, says that Bai Yun “is the foundation of what we do here.” To observe these pandas in their Panda Canyon habitat, visit the San Diego Zoo in Balboa Park. Or go online: Welcome to Panda Cam San Diego Zoo or zoo.sandiegozoo.org/cams/panda-cam. n

Cooking With BeverlyBy Beverly Nickerson

I have made this cottage cheese cas-serole since the 1960s and we still love its simplicity and good flavor plus it is nu-tritious.

3 large or x-lg. eggs1 can white Albacore tuna, drain, cut down every ¼ inch

in both directions.2 cups cottage cheese (can be low-fat)¼ teaspoon saltDash of white pepper (optional)½ teaspoon celery salt (very important)½ teaspoon Lea & Perrins Worchester Sauce¼ cup fine, fresh white bread crumbs (tear 2 pieces of

bread in about 1 ½ inch pieces and pulse with S blade in food processor, store the extra in a zip-lock in the freezer,)

½ cup fine, fresh white bread crumbs for Topping1-1/2 tablespoon butter, meltedspecial Equipment: 6 x 9-inch shallow casserole or

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ing bowl, stir well to further break up tuna into about ½- to 1-inch pieces. Add the ¼ cup bread crumbs and com-bine. Pour into prepared casserole and sprinkle ½ cup bread crumbs over the top, drizzle with melted butter. Pour mix-ture into prepared shallow casserole and place on the mid-dle rack of a preheated 350° oven. Bake 40 to 50 minutes un-til puffed and golden on top, let set 10 minutes and serve.

note: Recipe serves 4 to 6 people and can be doubled in a larger, shallow casserole which bakes in about the same length of time. n


On Dining

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Located at the tip of Harbor Drive, Jolly Roger Restaurant sits alone amidst the jumble of boats tied up in the marina. The last rays of sunset were casting their golden glow over the entire scene when we entered a rather vacant New England-style structure. Maybe it was the middle of the week and maybe we pre-ferred to have dinner earlier than most. But it was nice and leisurely.

Seated by the panoramic window, we were approached by a friendly server who took our order. The starters listed a selection of 12 choices ranging from Chinese, Japanese, Ital-ian, Mexican and seafood sources. We started with blazing hot zucchini sticks that were just out of the fryer. Large and crunchy, they went perfectly with our wine. We could have made of meal of it alone.

Plowing through an extensive menu that listed salads and soups and salad entrees, we came to the main at-traction: seafood, ig-noring the steak and pasta offerings. Our guest chose the coconut shrimp. Nicely coat-ed, six shrimp was com-plimented with passion fruit salsa, coconut rice and broccoli. My partner ordered the coconut panko encrusted salmon that was accented with a tropical ginger soy glaze with pieces of diced mango.

The description of a seafood grill sounded appealing and so it was. Probably an original creation, the large soup bowl came filled with shrimp, fish, clams and scallops (the menu said scallops, but despite my intense search, was able to lo-cate but one lonely one). The seafood was a scramble of on-ions, red bell peppers and overwhelmed with red-skinned nugget potatoes. It was nicely spiced with a Cajun sauce.

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The Movie SceneBy Joan Buchholz

Ricky and the FlashContrary to what you may think this movie is all about,

you will discover that it’s more of family relationships, class distinctions, and love/hate conflicts. Meryl Streep plays Ricki Rendazzo, a singer in a cover band (the Flash) who performs at a bar in Tarzana. Her black vinyl, chains and braided blonde hair belies any image she has portrayed in the past. But she doesn’t make enough at her day job as a ca-shier at Whole Foods to support her.

Ricky gets a call from her ex-husband in Indiana and we learn she was once an upper-middle-class Linda Brummell who abandoned her daughter and two sons to pursue her dream of being a singer. She rushes back to Indiana when she finds out her daughter attempted suicide. It’s difficult to believe Ricki could have ever have been married to straight-laced Peter (Kevin Kline). Audra McDonald is Peter’s sec-ond wife and is appealing for her caring nature. Musician Rick Springfield plays Greg, Ricki’s sometime lover and the

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TrainwreckThe movie starts as a flashback when Amy Schumer and

her sister get the news from their dad that he and their mom are divorcing. “Monogamy isn’t realistic,” he told them. These words have come to haunt her twenty-three years lat-er and she sleeps freely with anyone whenever she feels like it. Amy brings to the screen from her stand-up routine in the Comedy Central series on television. She is irreverent and brash. Nothing is off limits or too intimate, but she shows a range of intimacy in scenes with her boyfriend, Bill Hader and her father Colin Quinn.

Assigned a job from her editor at “S’Nuff,” a party mag-azine where she works, she is to write a story about a sports doctor who treats top athletes. This is her first meeting with Hader and it looks like it’s all business. But later that night, dinner leads to drinks and more than she could ever imag-ine. This is the conflict of the film. Does Amy resist her fa-ther’s advice of monogamy or will she open up to a new and

exciting realm. Hader is not exactly the kind of person who will sweep Amy off her feet. In fact, he reminded me of Jack Lemon, geeky and guileless, yet funny.

I enjoyed the film despite it’s rather raunchiness and pro-fanity. For those in our generation, the language itself may tend to discourage anyone from seeing this film, but barring that, I enjoyed it. I had it three smiles out of four.

Travels With JoeBy Joe Ashby

Colombia, South AmericaOn our way to Filandia and Salento in the Andes region

we took a long hike up the valley to see the famed giant palms and a lovely waterfall. Families and children waded through the water and picnicked along the bank. The trees grow to 240 feet and take up to 80 years to reach maturity. Returning to the Village, we dined on a delicious meal of trout and cooked plantain. Af-terwards we went to the picturesque and quaint village of Salento. It was packed with week-end Colombian tourists who came for fun and food. Baroque and Span-ish-inspired buildings with colorful balconies lined the narrow streets that were crowded with shops on both sides. We stopped to listen to street musicians and absorb the sounds and activities in hopes that someday we might be able to re-turn to spend the time to do it justice.

It took us almost the entire day to go a mere 180 miles

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taurant with a pleasant night air cooling us as we viewed a very modern and brilliantly lit city. Medellin welcomed us, a good way to end the day. n

over the Central Mountain range to the city of Medellin. The landscapes along the way were spectacular. Our first stop was for coffee at Santa Rosa, known for making the world’s largest sausage (chorizo) and for its hot springs where water runs through a volcano. We noticed the homes were colored in either red trim or blue trim and discovered that it indicat-ed their political allegiance, red for liberal and blue for con-servative. The number 7 is a sacred number, so homes are in an L-shaped configuration that usually contain seven rooms, seven columns, etc.

One of the major industries here is the growth and man-ufacture of bamboo and bamboo products that are used for floors, clothing, houses, books, roofs, bridges, boats, etc.

In 1972, three drug cartels had risen to incredible power and for over 30 years, a combination of gang rivalry and po-litical corruption virtually crippled the nation. There were murders, private armies, kidnapping and inept government that caused mayhem. (Ed note: Today, the drug business still ex-ists with over 300 smaller drug smuggling organizations shipping cocaine to every industrial country in the world. Their profits re-main remarkably high.)

Making our way down the steep, winding and nar-row mountain roads, we came at long last to Medellin (pro-nounced med-ah-gene). We were all pretty tired but final-ly crept our way to the Hotel Medellin Royale in the heart of the city. Walking across the street to the Santa Fe mall, our minds were blown by its opulence and elegance. Four stories high, the mall was filled with high-end stores filled with beautiful merchandise. We dined at the 4th-floor res-

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their concerts, but, I had forgotten how good this group real-ly is. They perform in Carlsbad at the Carlsbad Community Church on Sundays at 2 p.m. four times a year. The one that we attended was on August 16 and the next three upcoming concerts are on October 18 themed “Wanna Dance,” Decem-ber 6 which is the Annual Holiday Concert, and February 21 which will be dedicated to the “Golden Oldies.” The musi-cianship displayed by the band is outstanding and the price of admission is $15 for adults and $12 for Seniors and Stu-dents. In addition to the scheduled concerts they also have

Out and About in San Diego CountyBy Jack Shabel

Last Sunday my wife told me that she was going to a concert of the Coastal Communities Concert Band. Since the football season had not started yet and we agreed to re-cord the golf tournament for later viewing, I then decided to go with her. This wasn’t my first time I had been to one of

Coastal Communities Concert Band performs four times a year.


played at other venues. For instance, they played outdoors in downtown Rancho Santa Fe last 4th of July.

The Coastal Communities Concert Band was formed in 1983 with only fourteen members but now has grown into a complete band with over eighty members. The members are all experienced musicians, many of whom are retirees who have again rediscovered the pleasure of music after careers in other fields. Make no mistake, this is not a band of folks that played in high school and haven’t picked up an instru-ment for fifty years. These are experienced and skilled mu-sicians who put on a fantastic performance. I have been de-lighted every time I have seen them perform and if you give them a try, you will be too. They have won many prestigious awards including The Sudler Silver Scroll Award from The John Phillip Sousa Foundation in 1998. There has even been a 60-minute documentary about the band produced in 2008 that was awarded an Emmy.

The Conductor of the Band is Tom Cole who was a music educator in the Poway Unified School District for 35 years. On four separate occasions his high school bands have marched in the Tournament of Roses Parade. If you do go to a concert and look at the faces of the band members, you may see a familiar face or two of Ocean Hills residents. Vo-cal performances are handled by Michael Ruhl who has per-formed here at Ocean Hills on a number of occasions.

There is quite a nice website for the band at www.cccband.com. On the website you can sign up for their email list so that you can be informed of their activities. n

The Real Estate CornerBy Tom Brennan

(Tom has been involved in all aspects of real estate for more than 40 years, as a lawyer, investor and realtor.)

Assisted Living Facilities – Part IAssisted Living Facilities (ALF) offer a housing alterna-

tive for older adults who are no longer able and/or willing to cook, bathe, dress and/or take care of themselves, but do not require the intensive medical and nursing care provided in a nursing home. The ALF may be part of a retirement com-munity, nursing home, senior housing complex, or may be a stand-alone facility. The licensing requirements and the rules and regulations governing an ALF vary from state to state.

The timing to make application to an ALF is largely de-pendent upon the overall physical and mental condition of the aging adult. Set forth below are a few common warning signs that are frequently indicators that the individual may need the special care of an ALF:

1. Change in eating habits resulting in loss of weight and/or appetite;

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2. neglect of personal hygiene (body odor and skin sores);

3. inappropriate behavior, such as paranoid or agitated activity;

4. change in relationship patterns (with friends, family, caregivers, etc.);

5. physical problems, such as general body weakness or dizziness;

6. decrease in participation in activities that were once important to the individual;

7. noticeable forgetfulness, resulting in unopened mail, missing appointments or not timely filling drug prescrip-tions; and

8. mishandling of finances, such as not paying bills (or paying the same bill twice), losing money or hiding money.

The foregoing list of indicators are not conclusive that an aging adult is in need of assisted care but the accumula-tion of these behavioral changes does provide a blueprint for seeking professional counseling.

The Assisted Living Contract: Once a decision has been reached to enter an ALF then the patient must go through an admission process. One of the first matters to be addressed is the ALF contract that obligates the resident to potentially pay very large sums of money for specialized care and treat-

ment. The patient, in concert with the family and/or a pro-fessional consultant, should carefully review all the terms and conditions of the contract. Some of the issues that need to be resolved in the contract include the following:

1. The baseline fee that sets forth the cost for basic servic-es.

2. The scope of the services to be provided should be clearly stated and to what extent the cost is covered by the baseline fee and what are the additional charges for non-ba-sic services/products.

3. What initial payments are required (deposits, etc.) and whether any are refundable.

4. If the patient is absent from the facility for an extended period (in the hospital or temporarily in a nursing home or rehabilitation facility) what fees continue to apply and will the room be held until the resident’s return.

5. How often and under what circumstances can the fees change (if the fees change, who is informed and what is the lead-time).

6. Is renter’s insurance required to protect against loss of personal property or potential personal liability?

7. If there is damage to the property (the patients or the facilities), who is responsible for cleaning or repairing the damage?

8. What occurs if the patient’s funds are exhausted (is there any financial assistance)?


9. Is there a refund policy in cases of transfers, expul-sions, changes in ownership or closure of the facility?

10. There should be an enumeration of the responsibili-ties of both the resident and the facility.

11. Is there a listing of the patient’s rights and a grievance procedure included in the contract?

Next month, we will review additional issues (beyond the ALF contract) that should be ascertained by the patient and family prior to signing the contract. n

Military Chronicles

The Battle of the Aleutian IslandsOn the morning of May 11, 1943, a 34 ship convoy with

16,000 American troops invaded attu island. The troops had trained in California for action in the South Pacific and were ill trained and not properly clothed or supplied for work in Alaska. The leadership at the highest level expected the invasion to last just a few days. It would be a matter of clearing the enemy out of the hills and it would be over.

In the end (May 30), it took 19 days until the battle was over. In all, 549 Americans were killed, more than 3,200 were wounded or suffered from exposure. Of the 2,650 Japanese troops only 28 were taken prisoner. As the battle came to an end the Army engineers began building an airfield for the coming invasion of Kiska.

Early in July 1942, the Japanese reinforced Kiska island. The Japanese were successful at concentrating a great num-ber of antiaircraft batteries around Kiska Harbor. Several times, U.S. Navy cruisers and battleships shelled the island. By mid-1943, the Japanese had no hope of receiving more troops to defend the island. Not only that, but with the con-tinued air and sea blockade, food and supplies were running out. American planes flew from Attu, Shemya, Amchitka and Adak delivering as much as 300,000 pounds of explo-sives per day. Japanese troop strength was estimated at as high as 9,000 men.

On July 27, 1943, about 200 miles off the coast of Kis-ka, radar on two American battleships spotted what they thought were several Japanese warships. Both battleships were ordered to fire and several blockade ships off Kiska were sent out to help. No enemy ships were ever actually found and it was thought that the new radar had given false information. This incident was called the Battle of the Pips (Pips are marks on radar screens).

On Aug. 15, the invasion of Kiska began. The total troop strength was over 34,000 men of which 2,500 were American and Canadian members of the 1st Special Services Force and the Alaska Scouts. All the troops had trained at Adak and Amchitka; even so, expectations were that there would be many casualties.

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description was strewn about. Although no enemy troops were found on the island, 24 men were killed and 50 oth-ers were wounded from booby-traps and bombs. What had happened? During the Battle of the Pips, the Japanese, un-der the cover of fog, slipped in and evacuated all the sol-diers on the island and dashed away unseen; this ended the Aleutian Islands campaign.

Today if you travel to Attu, there is no physical evidence

The enemy surveys damage from U.S. bombardment.


that a thriving community of Aleuts once existed on this re-mote island. Outside of a few U.S. Coast Guard individu-als checking on a LORAN station on the island, it’s doubtful any American ever visits that Pacific National Monument. n

Pool TalkBy Jim Mulvey

Expecting to enjoy some noise cessation,I went to the pool for my Saturday relaxation.

But as I closed my eyes,The decibel level began to rise,

And one topic arose in a nearby conversation.

Amid this din and chatter,I wondered what was the matter.

Then, word for word,I heard

Sad tales of health patter.

“Did I tell you I have an aching back?”“Oh no, but that’s not worse than my sacroiliac.”

“That’s nothing, I’ve got arterial plaque.”“Pish, posh, I’m recovering from my seventh heart attack.”

“Hah, I ruptured my spleen.”“Whatever, I’m suffering from gangrene.”

“I need a hip replacement.”“Big deal, my psychologist says I’m too complacent.”

“Let’s face it, we all endure parts that sag.”“Um, I forget to mention, bubonic plague.”

Since this slew of people seemed on the mend,I wondered when this chit chat would ever end.

Leaving, I heard them discuss their Medicare choices, Puzzled why all these so-called ill people

had such healthy voices. n

Picturesque harbor at Aegina Town.

Temple of Aphaia dates

back to 510 B.C.

The Street Where You LiveBy Russ Butcher

Aegina WayAegina Way takes its name from both Greece’s Aegina Is-

land and the island’s largest town. Aegina, also spelled Aigi-na or Aiyina, means Pigeon Island. It is located about a doz-en miles southwest of Greece’s major port of Piraeus, near Athens, and is the second largest of the Argo-Saronic Is-

lands. Aegina was first settled around 3000 B.C. and devel-oped into a wealthy and economically powerful Mediterra-nean maritime trading center – controlling most of Greece’s foreign commercial trade.

By 650 B.C., a local island foundry became the first place in Europe to mint its own silver coinage that became the cur-rency throughout the Greek-speaking world. Aegina’s most famous historic site is the Temple of Aphaia, atop the is-land’s highest hill and dating from around 510 to 480 B.C. It is one of Greece’s best-preserved Doric temples and is dedi-cated to the goddess of light and wisdom. In 456 B.C., long-festering rivalry between Aegina and Athens finally led to Athenian naval forces attacking and conquering the island.

For a few months in 1828, Aegina Town served as the capital of Greece. Its picturesque harbor is located on a wide bay. An archaeological museum includes artifacts from the temples of Aphaia and Aphrodite. Aegina has been famous


for the making of porous fabric jars that are designed to keep liquids cool through evaporation.

Much of the island is covered with pine woodlands and cultivated groves of pistachios that are exported, providing an important source of income. Except for a few sheltered bays, most of the island’s rugged coast drops steeply into the sea.

We offer best wishes to our Aegina Way neighbors. n

Guess Who?Can you guess who

this lovely, sophisticated high school graduate is?

The answer is re-vealed in the Potpourri Section, on page 34.

Décor in the VillageBy Theresa Howell

don’t let Your furniture hug the Walls Don’t arrange the chairs, sofa, and tables all around the room unless you have no choice. Make groupings of furniture for conversations and pull pieces into the center of the room for a warmer feeling of comfort.

don’t build barriers Don’t put a chair in front of a door or a table in an obvious traffic area. Leave room for easy access and movement with-in the room.

don’t settle for Cheap Don’t choose a piece of furniture because of a pretty cover or fun color. First, see if it’s well made, has interesting details or classic lines. If it does, you can always recover the uphol-stery in a fabric you choose or refinish the frame.

don’t invest in trends Don’t break you budget on pieces that are trendy. Trends come and go. You’ll want to spend your precious resourc-es on pieces that will last for a while. If you are attracted to crystal studded or fur-covered furniture, experiment with a less expensive crystal embellished lampshade or faux fur throw.

don’t Keep Mismatched furniture If you inherit or end up with a lot of pieces that don’t match,


find a way to tie them together in your decorating scheme. Paint odd wooden furniture frames to match or recover pil-lows and upholstery with coordinating fabrics.

don’t be Extravagant on useless Pieces If a piece doesn’t serve some function and won’t last for years, put your money back in your wallet. Save your funds for the necessities unless you just can’t resist.

don’t Keep things because You think You should Don’t feel obligated to keep a piece you’ve inherited. If it doesn’t appeal to you or it doesn’t fit your space, either fix it or get rid of it. After all, it’s your home. They’ll understand!

don’t allow ugly anywhere Of course, ugly is in the eye of the beholder. But don’t think you can learn to like something if you really don’t. Get rid of it!

don’t display Every Personal treasure Don’t overcrowd your home with collectibles. Make each piece be important. If it isn’t or if you don’t have room, store them away and change your collection from time to time. You’ll be glad when it’s time to dust!

don’t forget the details Don’t just paint the walls and put the furniture around the room. Learn about details that make your decorating style unique. Find interesting lamps, arrange books neatly, add decorative pillows to furniture, and include fragrant candles and flowers.

Decorating is fun! If you follow our advice, you’ll be able to avoid most of the major decorating mistakes and have a home you love to come home to! n

The Golf GameBy Peter Russell

Golf Academy of America (GAA),A couple of months ago I spoke of attending a future Sat-

urday event at the local GAA location in Carlsbad. Sever-al of our fellow golfers have already attended these Satur-day events, and I and three others have now completed one of their sessions (for free) on the 25th of July. I can now report to you that it was as advertised and was a worthwhile hour of training in a very professional environment. It is located at 1950 Camino Vida Roble #125 just north of Palomar Air-port Road and west of the airport entrance. Their number to make an appointment is 760-734-1208.

This is not intended to be a promotion for the Academy, however, to understand why they might offer free lessons to local golfers I think that you first have to know a little histo-ry of GAA itself.

Preparing someone for a future in golf is what the GAA is all about. Founded as the San Diego Golf Academy in 1974, GAA is the oldest and largest two-year golf manage-ment and instructional college in the United States. Today, there are campuses in five of the country’s top golf capitals.

The golf industry is huge and full of opportunity. Indus-try giants value people who understand things like revenue generation, management, operations, growth and profitabil-ity. Golf courses, management companies, equipment man-ufacturers, tournament coordinators, travel companies, and publications seek the skills and knowledge that GAA stu-dents develop at this school. Most of us in Ocean Hills prob-ably will NOT fall into the category of “What do I want to do the rest of my life in a career in the golf industry?” So why did we go to GAA for a free lesson?

My expectations were that we would be given a 45 min-ute training session by a current GAA student, overseen by a graduate Golf Professional, using their high tech training facility. The students have to demonstrate that they are ca-pable of conducting the training class as part of the over-

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perience. They assigned each of us to a graduating student and we each received both a session in a filmed driving cage to assess how your body parts are working together, with a summary of recommendations. Next you will get a session in one of their two (2) Trackman-like driving booths that will assess things like club head speed, driving distances and other important factors of your golf swing. This was lots of fun and very appropriate! We were impressed, but we each went with specific ideas where we wanted to improve.

The golfing industry is a HUGE multi-billion dollar in-dustry, and those of us who enjoy the game already know what our long term goals are, right? Retirement! and all that this life style brings with it. I say, let’s give it a go! Let’s en-joy an opportunity from those who are possibly the future of golf in America! n

BridgeBy Dan Neilson

Passive BidPreviously, we have covered two of the three types of

bids; invitational and forcing. Today, we cover the passive bid and its position in bridge bidding. A passive bid is de-

fined as a bid with limited range. The ideal range is three points but at times it may extend to four or five. When a passive bid is made, that player must pass at their next op-portunity unless partner gives a forcing or invitational bid. Many bids we make, through aggressive, are actually pas-sive in nature. Thus, one or two no trump, or a no trump bid following a two club opener are passive bids and control of the bidding transfers to the partner. Many players bid rath-er poorly because they feel with their big hand, they should control the bidding. You may only control the bidding until you limit your hand.

All preemptive bids are passive. Generally, any no trump bid is passive as well as any limit raise in an agreed suit. Thus the last bid in the following sequences are all pas-sive and partner need to find greater value to proceed. 1S – 2S, 1H – 1N, 1H – 1N – 3H, OR 1C – 1H – 1S – 3S all lim-it the hand and place control of the bidding with your part-ner. The bidding should go no further unless additional val-ues are found.

Never make a passive bid if that bid describes a hand less than its actual point count. Find a more aggressive bid even if it distorts your hand! It should be noted that “pass” is one of the more under-utilized passive bids. n

I Love A MysteryBy Ira M. Landis

Jo Nesbro’s latest thriller Blood on Snow has a protagonist, Olaf, who is a professional killer and quite a departure from his familiar Harry Hole (a Norwegian police detective) nov-els. Aside from a taste for murder, Olaf lacks criminal skills because he can’t drive inconspicuously, or explain the sus-picion his driving arouses in police officers, he is useless be-hind the wheels of a get-away car.

He gave up robbery when an old man “fell to pieces” af-ter Olaf pointed a shotgun at him leaving him guilty enough to follow his victim into the hospital to check on his condi-tion.

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He is a contract killer — referred to as “a fixer,” with a big problem: He has botched a job that leaves his intend-ed victim alive, and his boss’s son dead. How does a “Fixer” deal with such a situation?

I believe the Harry Hole stories are more to my liking. I found this ending quite confusing and unsatisfying. Any readers who would like to discuss it please let me know.

****Hanning Mankel is another Scandinavian author I enjoy.

His new novel, A Treacherous Paradise, is primarily set in Mo-zambique during the early years of the 20th century. How-ever, the story starts in Sweden where a young girl, Hanna Renstrom, is sent away from her isolated rural home be-cause her family, confronting a famine, can no longer feed all its members.

She secures a place as a cook on a Swedish steamship bound for Australia, hauling a cargo of lumber. Early in the

journey she marries the third mate, who promptly dies of fe-ver off the coast of Africa. As the ship takes on supplies off the Portuguese colony city of Laurenco Marques, Hannah, only 18, decides to jump ship and make a new life on the Af-rican continent.

She checks into a hotel, only to discover it is the city’s most prestigious brothel. After just a few weeks she marries the owner, who also dies, leaving Hannah to run the broth-el in his place.

This reads more like a romance novel rather than Man-kel’s typical detective mysteries. Putting that aside, it was an interesting read. n

Scams Update:How To Protect YourselfBy Ira M. Landis

A corporate attorney sent the following out to the em-ployees in his company:

1. Do not sign the back of your credit cards. Instead, put ‘PHOTO ID REQUIRED.’

2. When you are writing checks to pay on your cred-it card accounts, DO NOT put the complete account number


7. Call the 3 national credit reporting organizations im-mediately to place a fraud alert on your name and also call the Social Security fraud line number. I had never heard of doing that until advised by a bank that called to tell me an application for credit was made over the Internet in my name.

The alert means any company that checks your cred-it knows your information was stolen, and they have to con-tact you by phone to authorize new credit.

By the time I was advised to do this, almost two weeks after the theft, all the damage had been done. There are re-cords of all the credit checks initiated by the thieves’ pur-chases, none of which I knew about before placing the alert. Since then, no additional damage has been done, and the thieves threw my wallet away this weekend (someone turned it in). It seems to have stopped them dead in their tracks.

Now, here are the numbers you always need to contact about your wallet, if it has been stolen:

1.) Equifax: 1-800-525-6285 2.) Experian (formerly TRW): 1-888-397-3742 3.) Trans Union : 1-800-680 7289 n

on the ‘For’ line. Instead, just put the last four numbers. The credit card company knows the rest of the number, and any-one who might be handling your check as it passes through all the check processing channels won’t have access to it.

3. Put your work phone # on your checks instead of your home phone. If you have a PO Box use that instead of your home address. If you do not have a PO Box, use your work address. Never have your SS# printed on your checks. (DUH!) You can add it if it is necessary. But if you have It printed, anyone can get it.

4. Place the contents of your wallet on photocopy ma-chine. Do both sides of each license, credit card, etc. You will know what you had in your wallet and all of the account numbers and phone numbers to call and cancel. Keep the photocopy in a safe place.

I also carry a photocopy of my passport when I travel ei-ther here or abroad. We’ve all heard horror stories about fraud that’s committed on us in stealing a Name, address, Social Security number, credit cards..

Unfortunately, I, an attorney, have firsthand knowledge because my wallet was stolen last month. Within a week, the thieves ordered an expensive monthly cell phone package, applied for a VISA credit card, had a credit line approved to buy a Gateway computer, received a PIN number from DMV to change my driving record information online, and more.

But here’s some critical information to limit the damage in case this happens to you or someone you know:

5. We have been told we should cancel our credit cards immediately. But the key is having the toll free numbers and your card numbers handy so you know whom to call. Keep those where you can find them.

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The Answer to Guess Who?By Virginia McConnell

Have you guessed? It’s Selma Leighton. Selma’s moth-er’s family settled in Belmar, N.J., in 1880. Her mother was the first Jewish per-son born there. Sel-ma was born in Belmar and moved to Passaic, N.J., at age six. In gram-mar school, Selma wrote poetry for Ju-nior Scholastic and was a drum major-ette in high school. She went to Fair-leigh Dickinson University, major-ing in advertising and was captain of the cheerleaders. After graduating, she modeled for a year until she found a job in advertising. She married in 1952 and had two children, and was active in and then president of B’Nai Brith. She got her real estate license in the ‘60s and then ran a HUD-subsidized senior citizen housing development. She divorced and then married Norman Leighton. In 1986 when she was 55, she and Norman, who had never owned a restaurant, opened Federico’s on Broadway at 67th St., two blocks from Lincoln Center, the mecca of ballet and opera. She wrote a book of her experiences entitled Love, Laughter and Linguine, subti-tled Stories and Recipes from a Jewish Grandmother who Owns an Italian Restaurant in the Big Apple. The governor of New Jersey, the mayor of New York City and many celebrities fre-quented her restaurant.

When Rosie O’Donnell read Selma’s book, she asked Sel-ma to teach her how to cook Matzo Brei on TV before Pass-over. She was also invited to cook on the Matt Lauer and Re-gis Philbin shows. She was on the WNEW radio station three mornings a week which was the station of the New York Gi-ants football team. She met all the players and actually got to try on one of their Super Bowl rings. She attributes her delicious food to a marvelous chef and crew. Selma worked six days a week “in the front of the house,” being the official greeter, socializing with the customers and making each one feel special. Although it was hard work, Selma describes the experience as “having a party every night without having to do the dishes.” The success of Federico’s encouraged them to

What’s ThisAbout Hair?

By Tom Fuller

My hair may be frostedBut it’s not gray

I could buy coloring, But I’ll not pay.

Why take the high roadWhen the low road will do?

I’ll wait a while hopingWith the determined few.

I’ll wait ‘till it’s snow white,That’s what I’d like.

It’ll remind me of childhoodWhite I was a tyke

But as it gets thinnerAnd is beginning to bald,My wife will still love me

And make me feel tall.

Color is so beautifulIn our colorful world

That’s why the snow fallsIn the shape of a whirl.

So thank you dear GodFor a little bit of hair,

But someday I won’t comb itWhen it’s not there. n



know how much Selma likes funny. Does anyone else see a resemblance to Joan Rivers??? Selma says she’s been play-ing golf for 53 years, longer than she was married to either of her husbands. n

If you are interested in joining in on the Guess Who? fun, dig out those old photo albums and please call me, Virginia McConnell 760-295-1979 or e-mail me at [email protected]. Who knows, maybe we’ll be seeing you in a future issue of The Village Voice.

What’s the Difference Between Sea Salt and Table Salt?Answers from Katherine Zeratsky, R.D., L.D.

The most notable differences between sea salt and table salt are in their taste, texture and processing.

Sea salt is produced through evaporation of ocean wa-ter or water from saltwater lakes, usually with little process-ing. Depending on the water source, this leaves behind cer-tain trace minerals and elements. The minerals add flavor and color to sea salt, which also comes in a variety of coarse-ness levels.

Table salt is typically mined from underground salt de-posits. Table salt is more heavily processed to eliminate min-erals and usually contains an additive to prevent clumping. Most table salt also has added iodine, an essential nutrient that helps maintain a healthy thyroid.

Sea salt and table salt have the same basic nutritional val-ue, despite the fact that sea salt is often promoted as being healthier. Sea salt and table salt contain comparable amounts of sodium by weight.

Whichever type of salt you enjoy, do so in moderation. The Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommend limiting sodium to less than 2,300 milligrams a day — or 1,500 milli-grams if you’re age 51 or older, or if you are black, or if you have high blood pressure, diabetes or chronic kidney dis-ease. n

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In 1999, the building that housed Federico’s was torn down and they decided to sell Leighton’s 68 and Alligator Al-ley.

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Plants and Flowers inOur Village

Pink Trumpet VineWhen entering the Village

through the back gate, you might notice a bush with pink flow-ering blossoms. The scientific name is Podranea ricasolinana and is well known to many South African gardeners. It is a vigor-ous woody, rambling, evergreen climber without tendrils. The leaves are compound and a deep glossy green. It sends up many tall strong stems, spreading its branches with large bunches of lilac-pink trumpet-like-shaped flowers. They are the favorite among carpenter bees.

Botanists suspect this climb-er may not be indigenous to Southern Africa, but it was in-troduced by slave traders long before the 1600s. As the plant has spread to warmer parts of the world, it may be difficult to locate its real origin.

The name Podranea is an anagram of Pandorea, Pandora means all-gifted. She was the first woman of Greek mythology and was given the box that contained all man’s ills. When she opened it, they all flew out. Some may have landed in the Village. n

Pink trumpet located at back gate.



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