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A dangerous dog terrorizes my neighborhood! What can I do to stop it? The laws are frequently weak, city budgets for animal control too low, and enforcement policies too soft to get dangerous dogs off our streets. However, you do not have to accept the current status quo. First, demand that your representatives in city government pass the right laws and put teeth in them. That includes tougher laws and strict enforcement policies. Every city needs to have a leash law (i.e., dogs have to be on a leash at all times unless they are securely fenced upon the owner's property) and a dangerous dog law that (a) gives the animal control department the authority to euthanize dangerous dogs and (b) applies to dogs that bite people or other animals or requires a person to take defensive action. Second, use the small claims court to make the wrongdoer pay for damage caused to other dogs. Third, be the squeaky wheel -- complain to the bad dog owner's landlord, the police, the homeowner's association, neighborhood watch, animal control, the city council and everyone else. He might be forced to change his behavior or a landlord or another of those organizations might succeed in pressuring him to do so. Finally, you can retain an attorney to analyze your local animal control laws, and write a strong letter to the authorities that will remind them of their duties. The letter also can be used to communicate to the mayor, the police, the city council, and the county board, not to mention the press.

"How do I find the law in my city, county and state?" First, if you are a dog bite victim, you should not attempt to handle your case yourself unless no blood was drawn, bones broken, sprains incurred, etc. Instead, send Mr. Phillips an E-mail message at [email protected] and start a discussion with him about your incident. If you have other reasons for researching the law, keep reading. There are four equally important sources of dog bite law. You have to research all of them. They are the city laws, county laws, state statutes, and state cases. For city law, do one or more of the following: Contact your city clerk and ask for a written copy of the dog laws of your city. Go to the nearest library or law library, and ask the reference librarian to (a) show you the municipal code of your city, and (b) help you find the dog laws. On the Internet, the best resources for city law are listed on the Links page of this web site. Another Internet source would be your city's website, if there is one. You also can contact your city clerk and ask whether the municipal code is online; if so, get the URL (i.e., the online address). For county law, contact the county clerk instead of the city clerk, and ask the clerk or librarian for the county code instead of the municipal code. Counties frequently have websites, which are good sources of all kinds of practical information. The link page of this website also leads to county codes.

For state statutes, go to Legal Rights of Dog Bite Victims in the USA. It has a complete discussion of state statutes and cases. If your state has a dog bite statute, you will find a link to it. There are also links to some jurisdictions that do not have dog bite statutes. For state laws that are not mentioned on this website, use Findlaw . First click on the name of your state. Then select "Primary materials - Cases, Codes and Regulations." Then click on "Statutes" or "Revised Statutes" to find the statutory laws (the best place to start). Search for the word "dog" and read everything that comes up. For state cases, follow the directions for state statutes on this website. If you want to find a case that is not on Dog Bite law, first you need to be warned about something. It takes a legal education to understand the meaning of court decisions, and to know how to apply court decisions to specific incidents. If you want to try, find the cases on Findlaw or on FastSearch. However, it is highly recommended that you try to find on Dog Bite Law the analysis that you need.

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In this Issue…

Did You Know….. page 4

Harbordale Elementary Happenings…..page 5

Should you Consider Tax Swaps…..page 6

Halloween Safety for Pet Parents…..page 7 Jackie talks about….. page 8

Garden TIPS…..page 10

Tropical Architect…..page 14

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Did You Know? Facts, Figures & Folklore about the Pilgrims & the First Thanksgiving

Did you know that the Pilgrims trip to the New World aboard the Mayflower lasted 65 days? It was a cold and damp journey, and since the ship was wooden, passengers were not allowed to light a fire for warmth or for cooking their food.

Did you know that half of the 110 Pilgrims who had left England in 1620 survived that first year in the New World? In their second year, however, the Pilgrims flourished with plentiful food sources, thanks in large part to the friendship and guidance of an Abnaki Indian named Squanto.

Did you know that the first Thanksgiving took place in De-cember 1621, when the Pilgrims held a three-day feast in Plymouth Rock, Massachusetts to celebrate their bountiful harvest?

Did you know that the first Thanksgiving feast was cele-brated during the Pilgrim's second year in the New World? During the first year, the Pilgrims were nearly decimated by the brutally cold winter.

Did you know that the first thanksgiving celebration was held in the fall of 1621 by the proclamation of Pilgrim Gov-ernor William Bradford? He invited the neighboring Native Americans to join with the colonists in the three-day cele-bration, which featured games, races, bow and arrow com-petitions, and of course feasting of the bounty of the fall harvest.

Did you know that Thanksgiving didn't become an official national holiday until more than 200 years later, when in 1863 President Lincoln proclaimed the last Thursday of November a national day of thanksgiving?

Did you know that as many 107 million American homes will celebrate Thanksgiving this year?

Did you know that US Presidents issue an annual Thanks-giving Proclamation declaring the 4th Thursday of Novem-ber as Thanksgiving? While President George Washington was the first US President to issue a Thanksgiving Procla-mation, not all following Presidents followed the custom. In 1863 President Abraham Lincoln proclaimed a national Thanksgiving Day to be celebrated on the final Thursday of November. In 1939 President Franklin D. Roosevelt de-clared that Thanksgiving would be celebrated on the fourth Thursday in November and in 1941 the US Congress passed a law officially establishing the celebration of Thanksgiving as the fourth Thursday in November.

Did you know that it is tradition for US Presidents to issue a pardon to the White House Thanksgiving Turkeys? Since about 1947 the National Turkey Federation has presented the President of the United States with one (and in recent years - two) live turkey(s) in a ceremony known as the Na-tional Thanksgiving Turkey Presentation. The live turkeys are pardoned and live out the rest of their days on a farm or, since 2005, sent to either Disneyland in California or Walt Disney World in Florida, where they serve as the hon-

orary grand marshals of Disney's Thanksgiving Day Pa-rade. While it is commonly believed that this pardoning tradition began with President Harry Truman in 1947, the Truman Library has been unable to find any evidence for this. The earliest Thanksgiving Presidential Pardon on record is with President George H. W. Bush in 1989.

Did you know that the most popular Thanksgiving dinner includes a menu of turkey, cranberries, sweet potatoes and pumpkin pie? Then it's only fitting that Americans raise over 256 million turkeys. The biggest producer of turkeys is Minnesota, followed by North Carolina, Arkansas, Virginia, Missouri and California.

Did you know that U.S. turkey farmers also raised just over 144,000 organic turkeys in 2005.

Did you know that there is no historical evidence that the first Thanksgiving included turkey, which is, of course, the centerpiece of today's Thanksgiving meal? There was, however, mention of wild turkeys in a book written by Pilgrim Governor Bradford.

Did you know that Americans raise 649 million pounds of cranberries, 1.6 billion pounds of sweet potatoes, and 998 million pounds of pumpkin?

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HARBORDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HAPPENNINGS

Wow, it’s hard to believe that October is here already. It seems like the time is going by faster and faster and before you know it Thanksgiving and Christmas will be here. But, it’s October and with October comes Halloween and Pumpkins. Lots and lots of Pumpkins. Harbordale Elementary will once again have its Pumpkin Patch and we encourage all of you to come and buy your Pumpkins at our Patch. This is a fundraiser for the school and with all the recent budget cuts we can certainly use your support. The Pumpkins will be delivered on October 14th and the Patch will be open for business on the 15th. We will also be having a Pumpkin Pizzazz on Friday October 15th at the school from 5:30 – 8:00. Due to construction this year it will be on the west side of the school off of 10th avenue. We will be having game booths, costume contest, cake walk, face painting, and many other fun activities for the children. We hope you will join us for this fun family event. You will also be able to select the perfect pumpkin for your front porch from our patch. We will have pump-kins of all sizes so there is something for everyone. So please come buy your pumpkin from our patch and support Harbordale Elementary. We are our final phase of construction and hoping to be finished in December if all goes well. We will finally have some on campus parking once this is all completed. It’s been a long 3 years but we are nearing the end and are very excited. Our Back – To – School Bingo night was a huge success and we would like thank all of the people that came out for this family fun

night in support of our school. A fun time was had by all and there were some really great prizes donated by local businesses. If you would like to donate something for our Spaghetti Dinner please feel free to contact me through the school. Donations are always welcome. I hope to see you around the Pumpkin Patch or at Pumpkin Pizzazz.

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Should you Consider Tax Swaps in your Investment Portfolio? Brandon R. Opre, Financial Advisor Morgan Stanley Smith Barney Fort Lauderdale 954-267-5677

Transactions that allow the proceeds from the sale of a security to be simultaneously reinvested into another security are sometimes referred to as a swap. The combined transactions of the swap are designed to provide benefits to the investor in terms of diversi-fication1, income, credit quality, maturity target or call features. Often, there may be tax benefits to the swap as well. Realizing Gains and Losses Many individuals have unrealized capital gains and losses in their investment portfolios which may be unlocked through a swap transaction, known as a tax swap. These transactions require the sale of a security to offset a loss or a gain elsewhere in your port-folio. Such a swap may convert a paper loss into a real tax sav-ing. You should consult your tax advisor before making any tax-related investment decisions. You might consider tax swaps if you have capital gains or losses from the sale of a security, or expect to sell a security at a profit or loss in the near future. While swaps can be done at any time of the year, many investors use the period towards the end of the tax year to review their portfolios for tax swap opportunities. For example: if you sell an equity position for a significant gain, you could offset the capital gain by selling a fixed income holding for a capital loss, using the proceeds to buy a new bond with a higher coupon. Short- or Long-term? Netting the Difference As described below, capital losses can be used to offset capital gains on a dollar-for-dollar basis. For tax reporting purposes you must first net short-term gains against short-term losses (securities held for one year or less), and long-term gains against long-term losses (securities held for more than a year). Any re-maining short- and long-term gains and losses can be netted against each other. If net capital losses still remain, up to $3,000 may be used to offset ordinary income. Any unused capital losses are carried forward indefinitely. Avoiding the ‘Wash Sale’ Rule The Internal Revenue Service requires a taxpayer to defer any tax loss generated from the sale and purchase of ‘substantially identi-cal securities’ if the transactions occur within 30 days of each other (regardless of whether the sale is before or after the pur-chase). This is commonly referred to as a ‘wash sale.’ Generally, securities are not considered identical when they have different issuers, or, for fixed income securities, where there are substan-tial differences in either maturity date or coupon rate. You should consult your own tax advisor before making any swap decision and to determine whether a sale will be considered a wash sale. Investment Considerations As with all investments, equity and fixed income securities have inherent risks which you should consider before investing. These include equity market risk, interest rate risk, credit risk, reinvest-ment risk, fixed income secondary market risk2 and call risk. In addition, any swap should always be considered in relation to your financial objectives and goals. Investment Goals and Objectives Tax swapping can be an important tool in managing your invest-ment portfolio. As the financial markets and your financial goals and circumstances change, the investments in your portfolio should be adjusted accordingly. Tax swaps are one way you can effect these adjustments. You should consider annual (at a mini-mum) portfolio review and maintenance as a must for efficient and effective investing.

Your Financial Advisor can work with you to identify possible bond or equity security swap opportunities in your portfolio. If you would like to learn more, please call Brandon Opre at 954-267- 5677. 1 Diversification does not guarantee a profit or protect against a loss in a declining financial market. 2 If sold prior to maturity, the price you receive for fixed income securities may be more or less than your original purchase price or maturity value. This material has been prepared for informational purposes only and is not an offer to buy or sell or a solicitation of any offer to buy or sell any security or other financial instrument, or to participate in any trading strategy. The securities/instruments discussed in this material may not be suitable for all investors. Any particular investment should be analyzed based on its terms and risks as they relate to your specific circumstances and objectives. Morgan Stanley Smith Barney does not render advice on tax or tax-accounting matters. This material was not intended or written to be used, and it cannot be used by any taxpayer, for the purpose of avoiding penalties that may be imposed on the taxpayer under U.S. federal tax laws. Clients shouldwith their taxbeforeany tax-related investment decisions. and services offered through Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC, member SIPC. © 2009 Morgan Stanley Smith Barney



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Attention, companion animal caretakers! The ASPCA would like to point out these common-sense cautions that’ll help keep your pets safe and stress-free this time of year. If you do suspect your pet has ingested a potentially dangerous substance, please call your veterinarian or the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center at (888) 426-4435. 1. No tricks, no treats: That bowlful of candy is for trick-or-treaters, not for Scruffy and Fluffy. •Chocolate in all forms—especially dark or baking chocolate—can be very dangerous for dogs and cats. Symptoms of significant chocolate ingestion may include vomiting, diarrhea, hyperactivity, increased thirst, urination and heart rate—and even seizures. •Candies containing the artificial sweetener xylitol can be poison-ous to dogs. Even small amounts of xylitol sweetener can cause a sudden drop in blood sugar, which leads to depression, lack of coordination and seizures. In cases of significantly low blood sugar, liver failure has been known to occur. •Ingesting tin foil and cellophane candy wrappers can pose a choking hazard or cause intestinal blockage. 2. Popular Halloween plants such as pumpkins and decorative corn are considered to be relatively nontoxic, yet they can pro-duce gastrointestinal upset should pets ingest them. Intestinal blockage could even occur if large pieces are swallowed. 3. Keep wires and cords from electric lights and other decorations out of reach of your pets. If chewed, your pet could experience damage to his mouth from shards of glass or plastic, or receive a possibly life-threatening electrical shock. 4. A carved pumpkin certainly is festive, but do exercise extreme caution if you choose to add a candle. Pets can easily knock a lit pumpkin over and cause a fire. Curious

kittens especially run the risk of getting burned or singed by candle flames. 5. Dress-up can be a big mess-up for some pets. Please don't put your dog or cat in a costume UNLESS you know he or she loves it (yup, a few pets are real hams!). For pets who prefer their “birthday suits,” however, wearing a cos-tume can cause undue stress. 6. If you do dress up your pet, make sure the costume isn't annoying or unsafe. It should not constrict the animal's movement or hearing, or impede his ability to breathe, bark or meow. Also try on costumes before the big night. If your pet seems distressed, allergic or shows abnormal behavior, consider letting him go au naturale or donning a festive bandana. 7. Take a closer look at your pet’s costume and make sure it does not have small, dangling or easily chewed-off pieces that he could choke on. Also, ill-fitting outfits can get twisted on external objects or your pet, leading to injury. 8. All but the most social dogs and cats should be kept in a separate room away from the front door during peak trick-or-treat visiting hours. Too many strangers can be scary and stressful for pets. 9. When opening the door for trick-or-treaters, take care that your cat or dog doesn't dart outside. 10. IDs, please! Always make sure your dog or cat has proper identification. If for any reason your pet escapes and becomes lost, a collar and tags and/or a microchip can in-crease the chances that he or she will be returned to you.

Halloween Safety Tips for Pet Parents



I have just returned from a magical place. I am calling it “LEGO CITY”. My guide, 14 year old Colby McCormack, is the designer and builder of this city. Colby and his family have a wonderful home in Rio Vista and a portion of their home houses “LEGO CITY”.

Some of you may be wondering what is a LEGO? What is its purpose? A LEGO is a small, usually plastic block, packaged in boxes, comes in various colors and can be found in hobby shops or toy stores. The purpose of these small blocks is to use them to build a variety of things like boats, airplanes, houses and shopping centers. The blocks snap together, making them easy to assemble and disassemble. I often bought boxes of legos for birthday gifts or for my children. My child that enjoyed them most was my youngest daughter Ann. She is artistic and has patience, two things that are necessary when building with legos. Legos are great to keep children busy in a quiet environment. Colby tells me when he started his LEGO hobby about ten years ago his older brother, Andrew worked with him. But now he works alone. In 2008 Colby’s interest in LEGOS

was renewed and he’s now back work-ing on his challeng-ing hobby. As I looked more closely at some of Colby’s models I noticed this date 1932. If my math is

correct LEGOS have been around for 78 years! During Colby’s ten years with LEGOS he has designed and built his own creations and one example is the bank building. LEGOS are actually a family af-fair and one of the things families do together is attend the conven-tions where you will find adult fans of LEGOS called AFOL and LUGS, primarily Florida users who buy, sell, exchange and for-mulate items. These conventions take place in Chicago /Brickworld, Seattle/Brickcon, and Washington DC/Brickfair. A family vacation can take you to these places and you will find many new things go-ing on in the LEGO world.

You know the old saying “ A pic-ture is worth a thousand words”. Here are recent photos of Colby’s work. My thanks to Colby for a very interesting afternoon, learning more about LEGOS.

JACKIE TALKS ABOUT…...…. An Amazing Teenager and his LEGO Hobby





Garden Tips

South Florida’s climate offers gardeners the op-portunity to attract butterflies every month of the year. There are about 160 species of butter-flies in Florida. You can make them a part of your garden. First some facts about our flying friends. Butterflies do not bite or carry disease. In their adult form they do no harm. Butterflies are cold blooded; they do not produce metabolic heat like humans, so they must rely on the sun to raise their body temperature so they can move about. Some bask with their wings open, others with wings shut. Many butterflies are territorial and fight, chasing others out of their territory. Butterflies can see ultra-violet light (light invisible to the human eye) which makes the markings on flowers very vivid to them and guides them to the nectar tubes. Some butterflies have ultraviolet reflectants or mark-ings on their own wings which are visible only to other butterflies. Butterflies are pollinators. While they are not as abundant as bees, they do offer a particularly valuable contribution to the continuation of genetic diversity. Unlike bees which tend to be home based, butterflies move randomly over the landscape. We know of certain plants such as the Florida scrub, blazing star, and Curtis milkweed that seem to be totally dependent on butterflies for pollination (both species are on the endangered species list). If you want to bring “flying flowers” into your yard, you need to plant nectar plants, that supply food for the butterflies, and larval plants, which are the food source for the caterpillars. Selecting the nectar plants is easy because butterflies and birds will take nectar from a wide variety of flowers. Generally these are plants that have sweet smelling flowers in warm colors such as yellow, red, orange and blue blossoms. By selecting plants that have an abundance of nectar, you will have a cloud of butterflies beating their wings to your garden path.

Now, you have a fast food restaurant. However, if you want future generations to be born in your yard, you need to select larval plants for the butterflies to deposit their eggs. Just as you and I have different ethnic food preferences, differ-ent species of butterflies show a preference for different species of flowers. Certain species of

butterfly choose specific plants as the food source for the caterpil-lars and will lay their eggs only on that particular plant. Quick start menu: If you have just a small space and you want to get started what plants would you choose? I’d start with pentas, firebush and lantana interspersed with pars-ley, dill and fennel. Next, I’d place a vine (passion flower or pipe-vine) on a fence or topiary frame. You can make a pole frame by tying long bamboo poles together and pushing them in the dirt. Plant a vine at the base and watch it climb!

For more ideas and information visit:

Butterfly World at Tradewinds Park South, 3600 West Sample Road, Coconut Creek, Florida Surf the Internet Start at the Association for Tropical Lepidoptera at http://www.troplep.org They have many links to follow to other web sites that feature butterflies The Florida Federation of Garden Club pages have monthly tips, photos, and many links http://www.ffgc.org Books Florida’s Fabulous Butterflies by Thomas Emmel Photography by Brian Kenney World Publications ISBN: 0-911977-15-5

Florida Butterfly Gardening by Marc C. Minno and Maria Minno University Press of Florida ISBN:0-8130-1665-7 Native Florida Plants by Robert Haehle & Joan Brookwell Gulf Publishing Company, Book Division, Houston, Texas ISBN:0-88415-425-4 National Audubon Society Pocket Guide, Familiar Butterflies of North America Alfred A. Knopf, New York ISBN: 0-679-72981-X Butterfly Gardening for the South by Geyata Ajilvsgi Taylor Publishing Company, Dallas Texas ISBN: 0-87833-738-5

Some Nectar Plants you may wish to include in your garden:

Ageratum – For Monarchs, Queens and Blues Blue Porterweed (Stachytarpheta spp.)– A favorite of many. Butterfly Bush (Buddelia davidii) – For all butterflies including the larger Swallowtails and Fritillaries Cosmos – Monarchs Citrus – Swallowtails Dune Sunflower (Helianthus debilis) – A good ground cover and nectar plant. Firebush (Hamelia patens) – Zebras and Sulphurs adore it!

Geiger (Cordia spp.) – Smaller butterflies and hum-mingbirds love it. Golden Dewdrop (Duranta erecti) – A food source

for birds too. Heliotrope – A very fragrant attractor. Hibiscus – For hummingbirds and butterflies

Lantana – Another all around butterfly favorite Liatris – Spikes of dark purple attract many species Mexican Flame (Senecio confusus)- Put it on a wall or

trellis Peregrina also called Jatropha (Jatropha hastata) – A small tree with red blossoms and lots of butterflies Pentas – Especially the red, magenta and white Pink Porterweed – Zebras and Sulphurs Scarlet Milkweed – Monarchs and Queens Scarlet Sage (Salvia coccinea)– Butterflies and hummingbirds Wild Coffee (Psychotria undata) – Zebras Zinnia – Black Swallowtails And the bedding plants: aster, bachelor button, daisy, impatiens, marigold, petunia and verbena

Larval Plants and the butterflies whose caterpillars feed on them

LARVAL PLANT BUTTERFLY Dill, Fennel and Parsley Black Swallowtail Ficus (Strangler & Short-leaf fig) Ruddy Daggerwing Mallows Tropical Checkered Skipper, Painted Lady Mustard (peppergrass) capers Great Southern White Nettles, False Nettle Red Admiral Passion Vine Zebra Longwing, Gulf- Fritillary and Julia Pawpaw Zebra Swallowtail Pipevine (Aristolochia) Polydamas and Pipevine Swallowtail Red Mangrove Mangrove Skipper Ruellia Malachite, White Peacock Scarlet Milkweed Monarch, Queen Wild Petunia Buckeye, White Peacock, Malachite Wild Lime Giant Swallowtail, Shaus Swallowtail Wild Tamarind Large Orange Sulphur Willow Viceroy, Eastern Tiger Swallowtail

BUTTERFLY GARDENING





Dog Bite Law continued from the front page…………...

Homeowner Association Liability

for Dog Bites A homeowner association may be liable for permitting danger-ous dogs to remain on the common areas and private streets owned and controlled by the association. The Board of Direc-tors of these associations have a fiduciary duty to manage and operate the common areas, including making them safe and warning of any known dangerous conditions. Although there are not many cases establishing precisely the liabilities and responsibilities of homeowner associations pertaining to dogs, the prudent association would be well advised to enact Cove-nants, Conditions and Restrictions (called "CC&Rs") that would place reasonable restrictions on an owner’s ability to house vicious and potentially dangerous animals. Attorney Kenneth Phillips is widely regarded as the lead-ing authority in the field of dog bite law in the United States. He is the author of this website, Dog Bite Law, the most complete source of information about dog bites in print or on the Internet. It is ranked first by Google and Yahoo, and is linked to or cited as authority by law review articles, legal publications, books about dog law, and over 2,500 other websites, including the United States Department of Agriculture. Attorney Phillips also is the author of The Dog Bite Law Blog, a web log of news and opinion about dog bites. In addition, he has written Dog Bite Litigation Forms for Plaintiffs' Lawyers, What To Do If Your Dog Has Been Injured Or Killed, and nu-merous articles for legal publications, such as Getting the Most Out Of Your Dog Bite Case (Trial Magazine, Feb. 2006). He has appeared regularly on national television, including CNN, MSNBC, Fox News Channel, and the Today Show. He has been heard on radio throughout the USA and as far away as New Zealand and China. He has written for, and been the subject of articles in, numerous newspapers and magazines around the world, including Time, People, Good Housekeeping, the Washington Post, the Chicago Tribune, and the Los Ange-les Times. He has assisted state and local lawmakers in the drafting of dog bite laws, and testified regarding their suitability. He is a popular speaker at conferences for dog owners, canine profes-sionals and attorneys throughout the United States. The videos of his seminar for canine professionals, entitled Avoiding Liabil-ity When You Train, Shelter or Adopt-Out, and his seminar for plaintiffs' lawyers, entitled Anatomy of a Dog Bite Case, are legal best-sellers. Kenneth Phillips is often asked whether he is too busy to repre-sent clients, whether a client's case is "too small," or whether a question from E-mail will "slip between the cracks." The answer is "No!" Mr. Phillips literally practices what he preaches. His expertise in dog bite law is the result of representing clients in large and small cases, answering the weighty and routine ques-tions, and hearing about new issues from visitors to this web-site

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Thanksgiving continued from page 4………. Did you know that the average Thanksgiving turkey weighs 15 pounds? Hens can range from 10 to 18 pounds, while toms can be as large as 25 pounds. The most traditional way to prepare a turkey is to stuff and roast it, although some chefs -- particularly in the south -- swear by deep frying their birds.

In addition to domestically grown and raised Thanksgiv-ing food, the U.S. also imports $5.2 million worth of live turkeys from Canada, $2.2 million worth of cranberries (also from Canada), and $2.3 million dollars worth of sweet potatoes -- from the Dominican Republic.

Did you know that there are at least three American towns named after Thanksgiving dinner's main course? There's Turkey, Texas, with 496 residents; Turkey Creek, Louisiana, with 357 residents, and Turkey, North Caro-lina, with 267 residents. There are also eight places and townships named Cranberry, and 20 places named Ply-mouth, after the location of the first Thanksgiving.

Did you know that the first National Football League's Thanksgiving Classic game was played in 1934, when the Lions hosted the game as a gimmick to get people to go to Lions football games?

Did you know that while there are many "Thanksgiving Day" parades held across the country, the most famous has to be the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City? The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is held annually every Thanksgiving Day and is televised nation-ally by NBC. The parade features parade floats with spe-cific themes, scenes from Broadway plays, large balloons of cartoon characters and TV personalities, and high school marching bands. The float that traditionally ends the Macy's Parade is the Santa Claus float, the arrival of which is an unofficial sign of the beginning of the Christ-mas season.

Did you know that for many Native American people, Thanksgiving is cause for mourning rather than celebra-tion? Although the First Thanksgiving included the Pil-grims' Native American neighbors, that spirit of coopera-tion did not last long between the native people and the colonists. The land and lives of the native people were pillaged and destroyed countless times during the early history of the United States of America. Racism and big-otry persist until this day. As a result, Thanksgiving has taken on greater historical significance for many Native Americans, who view that First Thanksgiving as the be-ginning of centuries of oppression and discrimination.

Did you know that Black Friday -- the day after Thanks-giving, which is widely touted as the biggest Christmas shopping day in America -- is actually not the biggest shopping day? In fact, the Saturday before Christmas has historically been the largest volume shopping day. Black Thursday ranks anywhere from second to fifth in Christ-mas shopping days.


Visit us on the web: www.riverviewpublishing.com Three Good Reasons for Switching to CFLs

(Compact Fluorescent Light Bulb)

1. It's EASY. Don't even try to pretend like you can't find CFLs at the store – they're available nearly everywhere incandes-cent light bulbs are sold. Each CFL may cost more at the grocery checkout, but you'd have to replace each incandes-cent bulb at least 7 times before the CFL burns out, which means that CFLs save you money in the long-term.

2. It's REAL. About 25 percent of energy used in the average American household comes from lighting and small appli-ances; changing your incandescent bulbs to CFLs can make a big difference in your home's energy use.

3. It's MAJOR. If you change just six bulbs to CFLs, you will keep about 2.2 metric tons (almost 5,000 pounds) of greenhouse gases from entering the atmosphere...that's the weight of 20 professional football players. If you change all the bulbs in your house, just think of how many football players that would be! Note: this is only a weight comparison. Team Earth thinks football players are great.

So take a moment to think about how many light bulbs you can change at your house. How many light bulbs we could change if we talked to our neighbors, or gave them as housewarming gifts.

Think about this: If every American household changed six bulbs, we would pre-vent the emission of almost 520 million metric tons of greenhouse gases – more than the total emissions generated by Ukraine in a year. That's a lot of energy saved by doing something that takes only a few dollars, and even less time, to achieve.

LAS OLAS PET FRIENDLY RESTAURANTS

Most are pet friendly so pay attention to the nopes. And just to be clear, if you bring your dogs you must sit outside.

RESTAURANTS Yep OR Nope Big City Tavern Yep Cheesecake Factory Yep CJ’s Café Yep Gran Forno & Gran Forno Pronto Yep Golden Lyon Bar and Indigo Yep Johnny V’s Yep La Bonne Crepe Yep Le Cafe de Paris Yep Mancini’s Italian Restaurant Yep Mango’s Nope Noodles Panini Nope Samba Room Yep Smith & Jones Yep SoLita Yep Starbucks Yep The Floridian Yep Timpano’s Italian Chophouse Yep Tommy’s Las Olas Yep Wild East Asian Bistro Yep Yolo Yep

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THE TROPICAL ARCHITECT By William Hoffman……Architect “Black Gold”, we’re not talking about oil here, what we are talking about is vermicompost also know as worm casings. Vermicomposting is the sci-entific terminology for harnessing the power of earthworms to increase the

speed, ease and efficiency of composting your organic kitchen waste. Vermicomposting requires just a bit of effort on your part. After the compostable material has been in-troduced into the bin the worms do all the work. It is a very efficient and odorless method of producing very high quality fertilizer for your garden, in some circles also knows as “Black Gold”.

Typically, most people think composting is when you take leaves, cut grass, chipped wood, etc. and place it in a pile and wait for it to decompose into composted material. This method requires quite a bit of time and energy. Ideally the composting material needs to be broken down before it’s placed on the pile. The pile then needs to be turned over and aerated on a regular basis to build up an internal heat in order for the composting process to occur. With vermi-composting none of that is required. The end product, ver-micompost, is an extraordinarily rich growth material with high concentrations of soluble material. It is considered to be nature’s fertilizer.

To get started, vermicomposting has two basic require-ments: the worms and a place to put them along with your kitchen scraps. There are a number of worm varieties that work well but one of the best is a variety know as the Red Wriggler. These are an excellent vermicomposting worm that can be purchased on line and delivered to you. These worms are completely harmless. They don’t run or should I say wriggle away and are very good at processing large amounts of organic matter. They also reproduce quite quickly and will double in quantity in sixty to ninety days. You will probably need to purchase a pound of worms mini-mum to get started. Although these worms can tolerate temperature fluctua-tions I would suggest keeping them in a shaded area in the summer and on the south side of your home in the winter.

The simplest setup for a worm bin is a 20 gallon or larger plastic bin with a single half inch hole at the bottom. The bin needs to be elevated on blocks or by some other means; a plastic jug is then located below the hole. The milk jug will collect “worm juice” as it comes out of the bin.

At the bottom of the bin a four inch layer of dampened peat moss or finished compost needs to be placed as a starting bed. Pour a cup full of sand over the starting layer. The worms have no teeth and are dependent on the grinding action provided by the sand in their gizzards which will aid the worms in digesting the kitchen scraps. Then place a minimum of two inches of dry leaves on top of the peat

moss layer. A lid should also be placed on the bin. A num-ber of resources reference the use of newspaper, I would stick with leaves.

The worm bin is then fed by brushing the leaves away and burying the kitchen scraps in the existing compost. This should be done in a rotation at various locations in the bucket.

The compost that is removed is very concentrated and should be used sparingly on your plants or can be used to make “worm juice”. The worm juice that has been collected in the jug below can be used as fertilizer but should be wa-tered down with one part worm juice to twenty parts of wa-ter.

There are any number of websites where kits and worms can be purchased. I encourage you to do a bit more re-search on your own to realize the power of vermiculture. Happy gardening!

About the Author: William Hoffman is an architect & LEED (Leadership in En-ergy and Environmental Design) Accredited Professional who designs and builds sustainable new homes & home renovations. He welcomes your comments and questions. Contact info: 954-561-1642 or through HoffmanArchitecture.com

Black Gold



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Seminole Hard Rock Winterfest

Boat Parade December 11, 2010

“Party in the Park”

The Grandstand Viewing Area offers the best seats on land to view the 39th Annual Seminole

Hard Rock Winterfest Boat Parade. All seats are reserved and assigned, located inside Birch State Park on the Northeast corner of Sunrise Boulevard and the Intracoastal Waterway. The excitement begins at 3:30 pm when the gates open to the Grandstand Viewing Area. Come early and bring the family (No pets please) to enjoy all of the amenities associated with your reserved and assigned seats. The Boat Parade gets un-derway at 6:00 pm along Downtown Fort Lauderdale and should arrive at this area at approximately 7:30 pm. Wave to our Grand Marshal on the SmartForLife Grand Marshal Show-boat and see the Centennial Cirque Showboat sponsored by the Clydey Foundation. Come and enjoy an assortment of interactive games with fun for the whole family! Enjoy sports-related games including Slap Shot Hockey Games, test your skills at the Rock-Climbing Wall, Sun-Sentinel Kid's Town or try your pitching arm at the Marlins pitching. SPECIAL REQUESTS - ACCESSIBILITY STATEMENT: We will ensure everyone has the opportunity to enjoy the Parade. If you would like assistance to fully experience the event, please ask an event staff person or call 954-767-0686 by December 9 and someone will assist you. We will ensure eve-ryone has full access to this event. Tickets are available online at www.winterfestparade.com or by calling the office 954-767-0686 OR stopping by the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Lobby (in Hollywood). LOOK for discount coupons /online ordering codes at BB&T Bank and Publix Super Markets in October 2010. Get your ADULT ticket for the price of a KID seat.



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