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DIVERSITY
What makes America a great country?
The answer is fairly obvious ⎯diversity.
From the
bullet,’ there are no proven formulas,
there is no one answer to the complex
problems that seem to be never-ending.
In the planning of each month’s Light- To think that one political party, or
Grand Opening house Point Magazine, this principal of individual can magically turn the world
diversity is applied to the nth degree. miasma into some glorious panacea is
11 Carol & Steven Ebert – In the September issue, you may have delusional, at best. And with the world
Animal Lovers seen our coverage of the Luau for
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Logan, 4Kids of South Florida and
make sense on one particular day, turns out
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to be entirely wrong on the very next day.
for Visually Impaired if you read our magazine ‘cover to cover’
Recently, it was reported that in 2003 a
as many claim they do, you would have
read stories an articles covering the most group of scientists and executives from
30 Norway – Part 2 the National Institute of Health joined
The Cruise recent travelogue called Norway by Judy
and Bill Sullivan, LHP Chamber and together with the Food and Drug
Exchange Club news, and Career Day at Administration, the drug and medical-
41 Sea Scouts’ Deerfield Elementary, just to name a few. imaging industries, universities and
Deep Sea Dive We encourage any of our readers to nonprofit groups in a collaborative effort
contribute articles and/or stories. This to find the biological markers that show
adds greatly to our diversity. And because the progression of Alzheimer’s disease in
of our extensive coverage and great the human brain.And now, finally, the effort
The complete October photographs, the demand for copies is is bearing fruit with a “wealth of recent
becoming greater each month. Please scientific papers” on early diagnosis.
issue and back issues of refer to page 8 for the many drop off Working together was the solution.Voila!
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I’ve lost track of how many South Florida elected officials are “Oh,” I weakly responded.
currently behind bars or under indictment for fraud and related “Why do you ask?” Steve persisted.
offenses. I empathize with them. Most of my life I’ve felt guilty over Then I confessed. Instead of six cloves, which the recipe had
my own fraudulent activities – which went undetected. called for, I put six heads of garlic in the roasting pan. Come to think
As an eleven year old, I joined the Cub Scouts. My first Merit of it, I haven’t had a cold for years, perhaps thanks to the garlic. In
Badge was in Cooking. The requirement for the badge was that I support of my partner’s contention that I metabolize garlic poorly,
serve a meal with two hot dishes. I selected breakfast as the meal I’ve learned to accept the fact that people prefer speaking to me
and toast and hot chocolate as the two hot dishes. Even at eleven, from a distance.
I knew I was straining credibility. My departure from the Scouts Some of my early trial and error attempts were rather painful. In
shortly thereafter had nothing to do with cooking or charges of my Wolfgang Puck phase, I was meticulously following a recipe for
fraud — or with being gay. At that time gay still meant happy or a green sauce to go over grilled tuna steaks. The green sauce was
frivolous. But I continue to have a guilty conscience over my basically watercress, finely minced. The instructions were to wash
deceptive, fraudulent, long-discarded Merit Badge. the watercress, dry it, and then run it through a food processor or a
My mother taught me how to sew on a button, how to iron a blender. I had no food processor, but I did have a blender.
shirt and to always wear clean underwear and socks without holes. It quickly became obvious that the little blade whirling in the
Her fear was that if I ended up in a hospital emergency room with base of the blender created an air current that sent my carefully
dirty underwear or holes in my socks, the hospital attendants would washed and dried water cress up to the blender lid. I realized it
think, What kind of a mother does he have? Somehow cooking would never get chopped that way. My personal culinary
wasn’t part of my instructional package. intervention was needed. I removed the glass top in the center of
For many years, I was in a traditional marriage and my wife was the blender lid and gently poked the watercress lower, toward the
an excellent cook. My only culinary capers were in the summer at blade, using my right index and middle fingers.
the outdoor grill. But even there I learned to never serve my guests Voila! Immediately, I had a red and green sauce — and blood
grilled gunk until after it became dark – and after their third martini. spattered on the kitchen walls and the ceiling. I grabbed a towel,
By that time the only question was whether the shoe leather was dumped some ice in it and scribbled a note to my partner using my
calf or alligator. left hand. “Take Bob to Burger King. I’m headed to Holy Cross ER.”
Since my separation and divorce, I’ve learned to cook – the hard My mother would have been horrified. I forgot to check the status
way, by trial and error. My partner, Howard, encourages my kitchen of either my socks or my underwear.
craziness knowing if I cook, he won’t have to. When we entertain I’ve done better lately and most of what comes out of our
guests, usually with a casserole and a salad, he’ll ask, “What can I do kitchen is edible. Some of it is actually good. Less and less I have to
to help?” My answer is always the same. “Stay out of my way.” assure myself that guests really come for the company and not the
I flunk the course when it comes to having meat, potatoes and food. But I still find a new recipe a challenge comparable to making
vegetables all on the table at the same time. But with a great French dynamite in my high school chemistry class.
bakery nearby, the appetizers, desserts and bread are a cinch. So today I tried a chocolate walnut cake with butter icing. The
Somehow though, supplementing my culinary creations from the picture in the baking book made my juices flow just looking. Of
bakery rekindles my feelings of Cub Scout fraud. course, for seniors, flowing juices as the result of visual stimulation
Before I found the bakery, one of my first forays into the land of is a rather common phenomenon.
gastronomy was a recipe for garlic chicken. As soon as I served our This time my fingers are intact and I don’t smell of garlic, but I
guests I was aware that the garlic flavor overpowered all. If the also don’t have anything even remotely resembling the picture of
chicken wasn’t dead at the start of the process, she certainly was the cake. That cake looks light and fluffy and moist. Mine is hard
after being cooped up in the oven for an hour in a pan full of garlic. and solid and ½ inch high max. In fact the only commonality with
Bravely we plowed on with the meal and our guests lied through the picture is that they’re both chocolate. While the recipe is for a
their teeth telling me it was delicious. The good part was that none cake, what I produced is a dwarfed chocolate walnut brownie
of them developed a cold or respiratory infection (or anything else recently run over by a steamroller. It was supposed to be dessert for
that garlic is supposed to prevent) for months afterward. guests this evening.
The next day I crossed paths with a friend who was a semi-pro Now my decision is do I serve it as a brownie with enough
in the kitchen. “Steve,” I asked innocently, “What’s a clove of vanilla ice cream on top so that no one knows I’m a Cub Scout fraud,
garlic?” or do I head for the French bakery? ◆
“Garlic grows as a bulb,” he explained. “Each bulb is called a
John Siegfried is a member (in good standing) of the Fort
head and is composed of a dozen or so tiny bulblets. The tiny
Lauderdale Writers’ Group.
bulblet is the clove.”
Lighthouse of Broward teens celebrate a successful summer with their Westin bosses.
AS I WAS SAY I N G
FACT: Americans on average watch close to four hours of TV of dancing skills, athleticism and coordination, contestants are
a day. judged on how smoothly they descend the stairs while
FACT: Those who skimp on personal hygiene and sleep are able maintaining the integrity of the designated dance style. Points
to increase their TV viewing to over six hours a day. are deducted each time a celebrity stumbles or falls and any fall
FACT: Overuse of the word “fact” as an attention-getter causes resulting in a loss of consciousness (no matter how brief) is
readers to glaze over and wonder what’s on TV. cause for automatic elimination.
I was wondering the same thing as I restlessly whooshed Beyond Cell Range. This heart-stopping drama chronicles
through my 132 channels the other night. I slowed down just the plight of cell phone users who drift outside of call range for
often enough to stumble on the following actual examples of up to an hour at a time. Where are they? When will they
inspired TV programming for highly selective viewers like
resurface? Have they been abducted? If not, why aren’t they
myself.
answering their frickin phone? Mysteries abound in this chilling
• There are at least four shows where people redecorate a depiction of high anxiety in a high tech world. Episode 1: Billy
room in someone’s home without permission while the Ray goes ice fishing.
homeowners are away. The home design hit squad —
Lotsa Lotto. Patterned after The Weather Channel, this 24/7
which appears to include a helpful neighbor or relative with
a spare key —- makes intuitive decisions about what the resource keeps tabs on lottery developments throughout the
homeowner would really like. Of course, how can they go country. Updates point out trends to keep on eye on such as
wrong choosing a wallpaper border with dancing broccoli “large jackpots are forming in the Ohio Valley and Mid-Atlantic
spears on it or a shade of pink paint that resembles States, and the numbers 19 and 41 have been popping up in
professional strength drain declogger? drawings in Florida,Tennessee and Texas.”
• Then there’s a program where has-been celebrities live Food for Thought. Say goodbye to cooking shows with
together in a lavish house and try to get the best of each elaborate recipes for curried goat jambalaya and marbleized
other during various games, activities and testy verbal mocha tarts. What America craves is a no-fuss show about food
exchanges.The exposure they gain may be their ticket back too fascinating to eat. Don’t miss the Idaho grandma with the
from oblivion because, be honest: Don’t you secretly miss collection of potato chips that resemble Biblical figures. Or the
the chick with the glasses from Beverly Hills 90210 or the Vermont CPA with the giant zucchini he used to hit the winning
rapper who had that one hit song 13 years ago? homer in the merchants and vendors softball game.
• Another show has people sharing the details of their juiciest The Rumor Mill. At last, a one-stop shop for unconfirmed
dreams and receiving expert analysis on what they mean. scuttlebutt where one can hear who might be hot, cold, gay,
Interpretations range from not having gotten laid since the broke, canned, banned, fed up, strung out, caught red handed or
Reagan administration to being a woman trapped inside a down for the count. For the latest news on Charlie Sheen or Amy
man’s body. Either way, tough luck Gunther, and please Winehouse keep it right here!
enjoy these lovely unisex parting gifts.
The Yellow Smiley Face News Hour. Nightly news can be
As a man with a finger on the pulse of pop culture and grim at worst; uncertain at best. Things will seem a bit less
another finger on the remote, I see what’s going on here. We troubling when reported by TV news anchors wearing yellow
don’t want TV shows that just provide diversion or
smiley face masks. Picture this being read by Mr. Smiley: “Health
entertainment. We hunger for programming that expands our
care costs are up, the stock market is down, and global warming
view of the world and ourselves and enriches our lives. With
that in mind, I offer my fellow viewers a bold new wave of has raised the temperature under my mask 1 degree in the past
breakthrough shows whose time has come. hour.” See? Much better, right?
Dancing Down the Stairs. Riding the coattails of Dancing If you’re worried that all this innovative programming could
with the Stars, this riveting spin-off features B-list celebrities increase your idle time, ask yourself one question. In the final
attempting to gracefully waltz, salsa, tango, fox trot and rumba hours of your life, do you really want to look back with regret
their way down one of those elevated grand staircases that are and think I wish I had watched more TV?
part of the set design on many award shows. Demanding a blend All right then. Now hand me that remote and stop fidgeting.
I love this time of the South Florida year! While almost Why not plant a patch of wildflowers, something that
everyone else in the continental US is lamenting the end re-seeds itself and surprises you, like Coreopsis? This is an
of summer and dreading the long cold winter looming especially good time to plant milkweed, as the monarch
ahead, WE are dreaming of vegetable and flower gardens butterflies are making their yearly migration through our
and looking forward to six months of cool nights, and state on their way to Mexico for the winter. Not all of them
sunny, un-humid days. Are we lucky or what? make it to their destination; the lazy ones decide to stay
Don’t waste one precious minute of our cool gardening here in South Florida instead, lucky for us!
season. Visit the seed racks and plant an heirloom tomato Plant a patch of Salvia. Along with our native one, S.
patch, or a colorful, spicy nasturtium patch, or a gourmet coccinea, there are dozens of varieties, all of them superb
arugula patch. How about a basil patch? There are dozens butterfly and hummingbird attractors. (Yes, we also get the
of varieties, so try something new or plant a smorgasbord migratory hummers!)
of basil flavors and cook with them all winter long. Plant a patch of something. This year, more than ever, we
This is also the best time to plant a nice patch of lettuce. need to be self-reliant and resourceful; our gardens are just
There are dozens of fun varieties. Do it in a large pot, and the place. ◆
get the kids involved in planting their own future salad
bowls! Nothing encourages eating vegetables like picking Garden gate Nursery is located in the Pompano Citi Centre.
those that you planted yourself. Donna can be reached at 954-783-GATE, or at www.donnas
gardengate.com
Beauty Spot
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Lofoten Islands
most beautiful portion of the trip and the one most often
Sandnessjoen
shown in the tour books to show what a Norwegian fjord
looks like. Many of the houses there are built on stilts. At
the Lofoten Museum, the largest Viking building ever found
was recreated.
Originally esta-
blished in 500 Svolvaer
AD and inhab-
ited until 900
AD, the new
rebuilt version
exhibits finds Trondheim
from the Viking Norway’s original capital was
age. Passengers founded in 977 by Viking King
are offered an Olav Tryggvason. The third largest
excursion here city in Norway, it is full of old
to participate wooden buildings and their
in a Viking feast. premier cultural treasure; Nidaros
In Svolvaer, main town of the Lofoten Islands with about Cathedral. The
4,000 inhabitants, one can visit the Magic Ice where cathedral is Seven Sisters Mountains
everything is made of ice and the Lofoten War Museum built over the
Norway’s largest exhibit of WWII. burial place of
Early in the morning, we passed the Rodoy Lion, a 1200- St Olav, patron
foot tall mountain formation resembling an Egyptian saint of Norway.
sphinx or a Olav, a Viking,
sleeping lion, was introduced
Polaris monument
and shortly to and embraced
thereafter we Christianity. Olav
crossed Arctic reasoned that the Trondheim
Circle. Standing Norse Gods of
in the sea, at the Vallhalla would
Arctic Circle, eventually fall at
looking much the final Battle of
like a globe, is Rangvarokk, so
the Polaris were not eternal,
monument. whereas the “White
Leaving the Christ” or Christian
arctic calls for the Leaving the Arctic Circle Celebration. God “always was and always
Held high on Deck 7 where winds howled and the will be.” Choosing eternity,
temperature hovered around 20 degrees, it is a must. It he was baptized in Rouen,
included a spoonful of cod-liver oil followed by a shot of capital of Normandy and
vodka. We kept the souvenir spoon and received a introduced Christianity to
certificate of crossing. Norway.
Docking in the city center of Sandnessjoen, we had an Trondheim is a Norwe-
opportunity to "walk the city" for a short time. On our gian center of education,
departure from Sandnessjoen, we passed the mountain technical and medical
range known as The Seven Sisters. These peaks range in research with the Norwegian
height from 2700 to 3600 feet and are the subject of University of Science and
numerous folk tales of the area. Hoping for clear weather Technology located in the
in order to see it, we passed the “hole” through the Torg- city. NTNU has about 25,000
hatten Mountain. This hole is 480 feet long, 115 feet high students. Just off Trondheim, is the now deserted Monk
and 80 feet wide. Legend is that an angry father shot an Island. Monks would come daily to worship at the
arrow through the mountain while chasing the unsuitable cathedral. The city experienced several major fires. The
suitor of his only daughter. It was evening and cloudy so 1651 fire destroyed 90% of the buildings, and the fire of
we had to somewhat "imagine" rather than see it. 1681 led to the total reconstruction of the city.
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dachshund One thing is for sure, you cannot stop true love, and
name Penny when you find it you need to hold onto it forever. By
who died from watching the way Carol and Steve interact with each other,
a distemper the animals, the volunteers, and people coming into adopt
shot,” Carol or turn in an animal, it was an honor to be in the presence
explained. “We of their love affair.
had just gotten “On one of
this little our first dates,”
puppy and I Carol recalled.
think that was “There was a
my turning hurt squirrel on
point to realize the side of the
that I wanted road, and I had a
to be with bucket in the
animals forever. back of my car,
Then came so we got out
Cindy, a black, and saved it.”
mixed-breed Carol smiled
dog. We had when talking
her until the about this date
day she died. and then she
Along came gerbils, mice, guinea pigs, squirrels, chickens, looked at Steve
everything you could imagine.” Most people would think and said, “Do
that Carol grew up on a farm “Nope, I lived in Pompano. you remember?”
We even took in little “Of course I do,” he said, beaming with pride. “You
chicks that someone name it, she’s rescued it!”
had gotten for Easter “We’ve even bottle fed baby squirrels. Paula, the
and didn’t want any- vice-president, brought me this thing and it was so
more.” big! I told her that if this is a rat, I’m bottle feeding —
Carol’s husband, but it turned out to be a baby squirrel,” said Carol.
Steve, traveled a similar “I’m an animal lover but she’s a step beyond,”
childhood path. “I’ve Steve said when talking about Carol. “Driving down
been in Florida since the road she’ll freak me out and go ‘look’ — and I’m
’56, and born in Virginia, thinking there’s a car wreck happening, but instead
lived in Buffalo, New there’s a little dog, thirty yards off the road. I was
York, briefly, and then afraid we’d get arrested driving in the Carolinas and
we came down here Georgia because whenever she’d see a stray dog
when I was six-years- she’d want to pick it up, and I told her they let their
old. I had my first pet animals run free — and if you do pick it up, you’re
when I was just a going to get shot. She once tried to pick up a hunting
toddler in Virginia. We dog that had a radio collar, and I told her not to do it
had an English Setter or we’re going to end up in a situation like in the
named Sailor, and I movie Deliverance.” He laughed at this memory.
actually learned how to Carol has worked for Dr. Douglas Abaid for the
walk — holding onto past twenty-five years. “Whenever he tells anybody
his ears. We always had about Steve, the doctor says it’s in our marriage
cats, dogs, birds when I was a kid.” vows that we will never stand to see an animal hurt,”
Not only is it providence that Carol and Steve found each she said.
other, but it’s in the way they met that proves they were Carol the Founder/President and Steve the Director/
fated to become a great couple.When asked about how long Treasurer of the FHS are a hard-working and generous
they’ve been married, there was silence in the room, and couple who spend too much of their free time
then Steve blurted out, “about sixty-four years.” They both volunteering that have their own loving brood at home.
laughed. “No, it’ll really be twenty-years in December.” “We (currently) have two dogs, five cats, a bird and some
fish,” said Steve. “When Carol was heavily into tropical fish Then, Of course,
at one time, we had a 180-gallon tank in our living room there’s the dog wing
with all the tropicals. It was a lot of work. I’m equally into that has been spon-
both dogs and cats.” sored by the Emily
In fact, Steve spent most of his morning on the day of Vernon Foundation.
this interview at the Rotary Club speaking to other animal “Emily’s son paid
enthusiasts. “The Pompano Beach Rotary Club made a $250,000 to put his
$1,000 donation to the FHS today,” Steve exclaimed. It’s mother’s name up
because of such generous donations that the FHS has been there,” Carol said. “The
able to save thousands of animals for the last sixteen years. dog wing is basically set
Without such donations they wouldn’t have been able to up the same way as the
adopt out nearly 23,000 animals since 1993. Carol has cat wing. But when you
saved a scrapbook of before and after pictures of many of enter, there’s the dog
the animals that have been saved. training room, the dog
“Rookie” came to us from animal control. They told us adoption office, the get
they were going to have to euthanize him because his leg acquainted room and
was so badly mangled,” Carol said. “He did lose his leg dog apartments. Each
because gangrene had set in, but he was eventually apartment has its own
adopted by a policeman in Pompano. There are other mailbox and a magnet that goes with each particular dog,”
pictures of so many animals that had been in accidents, Carol pointed out.” And each dog has a Kuranda Bed which
abused and left for dead and the stories get worse and can be purchased or donated for the dogs on the website.
worse — a litter of kittens set on fire in a garbage There’s also a grooming room and just outside there’s a
dumpster with one surviving kitty, another that had an big yard and play pools for the dogs. But this area is in
acid-soaked bandana placed around his neck, and one that desperate need of shading, so the FHS has an outside dog
had been shot in the legs by a BB gun, and more.” And all area canopy on their wish list to provide shade for the
of these animals have been placed in loving homes dogs.The cost would be $1,199.00 from Costco.
because of the tireless efforts of Carol and Steve, along There’s another great benefit when adopting an animal
with all the hard work of everyone at the society. from FHS. Tracy Nick, a Dog Behavioral Therapist and
Trainer from Bark Busters is helping to train the
volunteers who train the dogs before they get adopted.
“One of the things we do is discount our training services
10 percent to any family that needs to train a dog that was
adopted from here, and then 10 percent of the proceeds
from the training comes back to the organization,” Tracy
explained.The trainer serving the Lighthouse Point area is
Sue Gray and you can contact call her at, 954-571-0438 or
by email, NorthBroward@barkbusters.com.
There are plenty of opportunities for volunteer work
and/or donation opportunities, whether you’re purchasing
an engraved brick placed outside the entrance, a
commemorative leaf on the Tree of Life, or sponsoring one
of the wings, rooms, or medical suites. For information on
any of these programs call Carol 954.974-6152 or email her
at floridahumane@aol.com.
Please go to the website, floridahumanesociety.org for
more information about everything that’s happening at
This beautiful FHS facility provides a stable environment this location. There’s a video on the Humane Society’s
for animals, and it literally has separate wings for the cats website, http://www.floridahumanesociety.org/index.html,
and the dogs. Within each wing there are separate rooms giving people a chance to see how the shelter is moving
for different categories. Carol showed me the ‘cat wing’ ahead.
where there’s a Feline Immunodeficiency Virus Please, watch the progression of FHS closely, and
(FIV)/Feline AIDS room.Then there’s the pink room, where become apart of it. The animals need you! And Carol and
everything is pink, except for the cats. This is where the Steve will make you feel just like part of the FHS family.
girls are kept. Some of them don’t even have names yet.”
Bergen
After passing through
the narrow sound of
Steinsundet, and the
beautiful archipelago
surrounding it, we arrived
and docked in Bergen, the
conclusion of our coastal
cruise.
The medieval city of
Bergen is the second-largest
city in Norway, Sometimes
called the Red roofed city; it
is located on the south-
western coast of Norway, outstanding, especially our day, as the weather was certainly
with its centre situated in our favor. In Bergen, a city bus tour gave us views of the
between a group of mountains known collectively as the opera house, theatre, fish market (closed in the winter) and
seven mountains. It is a city with rows of very old sea several churches. At the city park, there is a monument of
green, red and pink houses along the water.The climate is Edvard Grieg, Norway’s most beloved composer. Part of the
moderate and there is seldom a “white Christmas.” Bergen tour included a walking tour of the old restored warehouse
is host to part of the country’s large oil industry, as well as section on the wharf, where thread-width cobbled streets
deep sea operations. Its harbor is used by everything from run in a rabbit’s warren of smoke-darkened brick walks and
small pleasure vessels to cruise ships and cargo vessels. tunnels, punctuated with occasional slivers of sunlight in the
A funicular (cable railway) runs up to Fløyen, the local small courtyards.These are still used for upscale retail shops,
mountain where the view from the new panorama terrace is galleries and restaurants.
Our hotel was in the center of the city, where we
walked all about the downtown area, stopping in a chain
Continued from page 41 The Lighthouse Point Library has donated a very healthy
collection of Boating, Sailing and Navigation books that have
been very helpful. Dixie Divers has been an outstanding
supporter of the program in many dimensions. Capt. Bill
Morgan generously donated a 19' center console boat which
became our local support vessel. Lighthouse Point Gardens
North has generously granted the use of their pool for our
confined water dives and swimming certification. And US1
Scuba and Atlantis Dive Center in Key Largo also has provided
great support on boat dives. William F. Taft helped a lot with
general support and Bill Rodes has been a great partner with
engine repairs. Thanks to all of you who have made donations,
you know that BOAT stands for Break Out Another Thousand.
Our unit could not have gotten off the ground without the
help we received from Boy Scout Troop 238. Harvey
Chaples was key on the early stages of our group and our close
relationship with Scoutmaster Steve Zimmerman and other
leaders is crystallizing in the Marine Patrol. In this group, young
men under 14 can be incorporated into our activities while they
learn very important wilderness survival skills and the scouting
philosophy.
A recent, but not less important addition to our team, is mate
Jake London. An accomplished pilot for the Coast Guard and
Eagle Scout, he has a past as a racing sailor and has given shape
to our sailing track.
Thanks are in order to our families who see us dedicate a big
chunk of our leisure time spent on or under water. Your
generosity does not go unnoticed.
But above all, I have to thank my scouts You are the reason
for all this.Witnessing you evolving into competent leaders who
• Visit to the Hillsboro Inlet Lighthouse. make things happen and as young adults who stand out because
• Extensive sailing training in Lake Placid of your principles is indeed a very sweet treat. Sharing the fun
• Participated in the Keeper Days Parade and Memorial Day days, along with the hurdles you must overcome, gives us a
Parade. glance of what is good in this world, gives us hope, gives us joy
and makes me a very, very fortunate person.
• Attended Palm Beach's John Lessor Regatta as observers.
To all of you and the ones my very imperfect memory are
• Attended Youth Leadership training in Oleta Park betraying, please receive my most heartfelt THANK YOU!! ◆
• Attended Venturing Ranger Camp.
• Peanut Island camp-out with Boy Scout Troop 238 & 215 Lighthouse Point Sea Scouts Ship 238, Skipper Carlos M. Arenas
Phone: 954.324.7084; carlos@ship238.org; www.ship238.org;
• Sailing aboard the schooner Lynx: America’s #1 Privateer Facebook: ship238.org/fb
• Attended Commodore's Cup Regatta 2010
• Attended the Blue Wild dive expo.
• One week Summer Camp in La-No-Che, in
Central Florida.
• More than 35 dives since Aug 2009,
including wreck diving. Advanced divers
also did enriched air diving and deep sea
diving.
• Certified nine youth and two adults as
Junior Open Water Divers, Open Water
Divers & Advanced Open Water Divers
• Several certified divers currently pursuing
Advanced Open Water Diver and Dive
Master accreditation.
All of this is impossible to do without a
strong support from the community. St. Paul
the Apostle Catholic Church cheerfully
stepped in to be our chartering organization
and the LHP Tennis Center has accom -
modated us for our long training sessions.
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Antonio’s Restaurant
Celebrating 41 Years!
By Linda Kaufman
I understood why Alex claimed that they were known eyebrows and a cleft chin, Paul looked as Italian as
for many of their chicken dishes. I am not often a fan anyone that I would encounter in Italy. Although he was
of stuffed dishes, but this particular dish had a nice not loquacious, he was direct and had definite opinions
crispiness to the exterior of things. “Pizza is the perfect
that complimented food. It has some meat,
well with the blend vegetables, carbs… a
of spinach and little of everything.
cheese. We also That’s what I call the
shared another perfect food.”
special, the Snapper According to Alex,
Francaise ($17.95) that was they have clients that
Snapper Francaise moist and quite delicious.The drive up from Fort
Fruiti di Mare ($19.95), consisting Lauderdale just for their
of shrimp, mussels, clams and calamari, served over pizza. We shared a pizza
linguine in marinara sauce was a with tomatoes, olives,
generous portion like all the other peppers, and mushrooms that was as colorful as
dishes.There was no way you can they come. After all the food that we had
leave this restaurant hungry. Paul consumed, there really was not much room for
came by and said, “I can’t believe a pizza. But if we were to come back in
that you ate all that food!” He several months, I’m sure that it would taste as
obviously does not know me good as it did that evening!
very well! Antonio’s features a menu that can appeal
No matter how full we were, we to most everyone, including young children
could not possibly leave without who can order ziti, spaghetti or ravioli for only
trying their dessert. So without much $4.95. The pasta dishes range from $8.95 (pasta with
ado, we were introduced to their Fruiti di Mare olive and garlic) to $12.95 (penne alla vodka). There are
cheesecake, canoli and ice cream. As various chicken, veal and eggplant dishes that range
much as I enjoy desserts, I am not a big fan of desserts from $10.95 to $17.95.The seafood dishes start at $13.95
that are too sweet. However, these desserts were not for linguine marinara with mussels to Fruitti di mare at
sugary sweet and just had enough sweetness to finish $19.95. Pizzas can be customized with various different
off the evening. toppings or you can order gourmet pizzas such as pizza al
bianco
(a white pizza brushed with olive oil and garlic, topped
with ricotta cheese, sliced tomato, fresh mushrooms,
black olives and pesto).
Cheesecake
Canoli and Ice Cream
Alex and Paul checked up on us every so often to
make sure that everything was to our liking.They had
both moved to Florida from New York. Alex, with graying
crew cut hair and glasses, seemed distant at first until
you got to know him. However, after a few exchanges, it
was apparent that he had a great sense of humor and
enjoyed his business. “I love the restaurant business. I
love it even more that Paul is my partner.” He expressed
a sense of trust and loyalty regarding Paul several times
that really showed his depth of character.
Paul had lived in New York, but was born and raised in
Italy. “It just happened. I didn’t plan on getting into the Antonio’s is open daily from 4 to 10pm. It is located at
restaurant business,” said Paul. He displayed a matter-of- 1636 SE 3rd Court at the Cove Shopping Center.
fact, no-nonsense attitude that seemed authentic and Phone: (954) 427-4971.
refreshing. Donning a baseball cap, dark hair with thick (This article is for promotional purposes only)
M I N D YO U R B U S I N ESS
RUN
By Mike Denker
My wife recently asked me for a • Knowledge without action hurts.
word that inspired action. I remembered a • If your audience does not respond, keep trying.
time when my Dad took his 13-year old son • Little blackberries without yellow jackets are best.
out to pick blackberries in the hills of Tennessee (We lived there for Don’t be misled. My dad was big, strong, and he loved me very
a one-year adventure). He had often warned of the yellow jacket’s much. He was an auto body man. The big, strong men that he
aggression. “Only a hornet is meaner,” he taught. worked with called him ‘Hoss.’ He never left the house or entered
The yellow jacket is territorial. It attacks to protect its queen. He without giving me a huge hug. While he watched his son being
simply instructed, “If you get stung, don’t swat; run.” As we started attacked, he searched for the words that were appropriate for the
picking the berries, I found the larger berries were deeper into the situation. We held a mini focus group. “Run” got a zero response.
thicket. I finally reached berries best described as colossal. “C’mon, run” scored poorly. “Run, Stupid, run!” scored well. Life’s
After putting a few in my bucket, I felt the first sting. I yelped like always teaching us.
our beagle, Jennie. Dad instinctively responded, “Run.” I knew better, As a business coach, thirty years removed from the thickets of
but I stood there flailing my arms in self-defense.The yellow jackets Tennessee, knowledge without action troubles me most. We often
were clobbering me about my face and shoulders. My Dad yelled, know what we should do, but we are hindered or immobilized by
“C’mon, Run.” I continued waving franticly. Then Dad gave me the unseen forces—fear, doubt, procrastination. It is critical that we find
words that inspired me to move, “Run, Stupid, Run!” I ran. the obstacle and overcome it. After you overcome it once, plan for
Eight bites and several ounces of sting relief later, my Dad asked it in the future and move ahead. Get it done!
why I didn’t run after the first bite. Running seemed practical. I Finally, I am thankful that I don’t know the sting of a hornet. I’ll
knew it was the right thing to do. But there I was, full of knowledge take Dad’s word. ◆
and void of action. I needed a sexy word that inspired action. My
Dad, on his third edit, delivered a clear, brief, and effective message, Mike Denker is a certified business coach and can be
“Run, Stupid, run!” contacted at 954-603-7677 or coachmike@180warrior.com,
What can we learn from blackberries, yellow jackets, and Dad? www.180warrior.com
LEGAL MAT TE RS
Marital and Family Law Perspectives
Power of Positive Thinking Gets Thumbs Up!
By Catherine Iaconis Favitta
In my last article, the question was level corporate position. “Tom” is certain that his strong mental
posed whether positive thinking would attitude helped him complete his physical training and weight
be able to help couples stay bonded and out of family court and loss goals within his desired time frame.
also help with life’s many problems.The overwhelming response
One suggested that positive thoughts are something that must
was that positive thinking is essential. Many said they don’t start
the day without it. be deliberately done, while another likened them to preventative
According to both men and women who responded, all who medicine. For all, a consistent theme included that they were
are married, Norman Vincent Peale’s teachings about the power happier in their marriages when they felt positively about
of positive thinking are a way of life to them and not just a themselves, their physical health and their jobs.
theory.All agree with Peale that there is real power in forming a If you need a quote to help you get started on the road to
picture in the mind about succeeding at something, never positive thinking, try this one from Rudy Giuliani (Mayor of New
allowing thoughts of doubt, and always making positive
statements about getting to the desired result. Most added that York during the 9/11 attacks) when he was battling prostate
they find it necessary to surround themselves with positive cancer: “I’m a fortunate man. God has given me a lot. Whatever
thinking people in order to keep their own thinking positive obstacles that are placed in your way, I think the way to deal with
when times get tough. it is to try to figure out how to make it make you a better
Both “Ana” and “Darcy” believe they have successfully battled person.” His deputy mayor commented about Giuliani: “He is
cancer and other physical ailments due to their positive thinking, always looking forward.The ability to do that has always gotten
which for one included saying the rosary regularly and for the
other included praying a favorite Bible verse every day. “Celeste” us through hard times.”
and “Tom” believe they have kept their marriages strong by their The verdict is in, try thinking positively. It just may be the
change to a positive attitude and refusal to have any depressive answer to improving your health, marriage and overall life! ◆
or negative thinking about problems or difficult challenges Catherine is a Family Law Attorney and Florida Supreme Court
within their family. “Jack” believes his positive outlook helped
Certified Family Law Mediator who has been serving South
him start a successful consulting business after losing his high
Florida for over twenty-six years.
LI B R ARY N EWS
Literal grammarians may disagree with my premise that the hospitable individuals who are the first
noun library may now become a verb. The library, while it greeters behind the central circulation
remains a bricks and mortar physical facility, has emerged with desk. They are the friendly questioner
a rapidly expanding sphere of influence and active participation who asks if the patron has had his
in our community. Library has morphed into a place of action needs met in our library as he leaves.
and happenings. This transition has happened rapidly — science Dedication has made this role a
fiction’s the warp speed is the closest definition of the pace to coveted experience.
the changes around this staid bastion of information. E-mail and Recently a young lady whose entire
IM have given way to Twitter, Blog, Tweet, or Facebook. Our life has been in the shadow of this
philosophy and goals remain the same, but certainly the way we library received recognition as the
share those ideals with our populations has been altered. There 2010 Freshman Success Award at
are those who believe the term library is old and we should Florida Atlantic University. Miss Molly
adopt something more modern akin to “learning center” or Smith of Lighthouse Point used a
“community knowledge center” — I beg to disagree. Libraries similar analogy in her essay and charge to the current incoming
and librarians are more vibrant and vigorous than anytime in our freshman class. Molly described her admission to FAU as a
history. Patron membership, circulation, computer use, program flashlight entry. Within a few short weeks she was handed a
attendance – all numbers are up. Why? — certainly not because torch. The flashlight led her only on one direct path; the torch
we are old, but because we are available, purveyors of wisdom provided a visual sweep of those goals in front of her as well as
and knowledge gleaned from a variety of reliable sources in an those in her peripheral vision. Molly’s preconceived notion of
equal number of formats, in an atmosphere that is welcoming, tomorrow became only one leg of this newly expanded horizon.
non-threatening, and professional. This is true of the library — we may provide an immediate
The atmosphere of the library is conveyed by the ever flashlight response; but over the long haul the torch shed light
expanding cadre of volunteers who are our “front line” — those upon an entire breadth and scope of information. ◆
Green Harriet
How Polluted Air Can Affect Your Health
Have you been getting more headaches? Are your sinuses can aggravate the medical conditions of individuals
acting up more frequently? Do your eyes burn more often? Not with asthma and emphysema. In the great "Smog
only are the large cities around the world feeling the affects of Disaster" in London in 1952, four thousand people
pollution, but it’s slowly creeping into the burbs. died in a few days due to the high concentrations of pollution.
Air pollution can affect our health in many ways with both Long-term health effects can include chronic respiratory
short-term and long-term effects. Different groups of individuals disease, lung cancer, heart disease, and even damage to the brain,
are affected by air pollution in different ways. Some individuals nerves, liver, or kidneys. Continual exposure to air pollution
are much more sensitive to pollutants than are others. Young affects the lungs of growing children and may aggravate or
children and elderly people often suffer more from the effects of complicate medical conditions in the elderly. It is estimated that
half a million people die prematurely every year in the United
air pollution. People with health problems such as asthma, heart
States as a result of smoking cigarettes.
and lung disease may also suffer more when the air is polluted.
Research into the health effects of air pollution is ongoing.
The extent to which an individual is harmed by air pollution
Medical conditions arising from air pollution can be very
usually depends on the total exposure to the damaging expensive. Healthcare costs, lost productivity in the workplace,
chemicals, i.e., the duration of exposure and the concentration and human welfare impacts cost billions of dollars each year.
of the chemicals must be taken into account. Additional information on the health effects of air pollution is
Examples of short-term effects include irritation to the eyes, available from the Natural Resources Defense Council. A short
nose and throat, and upper respiratory infections such as article on the health effects of ozone (a major component of
bronchitis and pneumonia. Other symptoms can include smog) is available from the B.A.A.Q.M.D.
headaches, nausea, and allergic reactions. Short-term air pollution
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FL 33064
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O N R E LI G I O N
A Message from the Sea
By Reverend Jack Noble
There are some in this world who have was flat broke, a true pauper. Following that and for the next several
a marvelous gift. It’s difficult to define years, he went into what he calls his orgy of self-pity. He saw himself
exactly what it is that they possess: as a total and complete failure, and had actually planned-out his
serenity, inner strength, generosity of suicide. He would find a stormy day, go to the beach and swim-out
spirit. I’m not sure. But when we’re in trouble, or there’s some beyond his point of return.
aching problem, we are drawn like a magnet to these people. I have Then came the day. He tells of getting over to the beach, it was a
a friend like that. horrifically stormy day, nearly a hurricane. The sky was dark and
A few years ago I called him. Come on over. angry. The waves were furious. He talks of stumbling down to the
I went, and after an hour or so, just as I knew I would — I felt sand and onto the shoreline.Then, something happened. At his feet
better. The issue, the problem — whatever, was still there — but it he saw something glinting in the sand, a narrow oval of fluted
didn’t seem so large or looming. It wasn’t anything he said in calcium — pale, graceful, delicate. Even now, when he tells the story
particular, leaning back in his recliner, hands clasped behind his his eyes fill with tears. He says he picked it up in all its fragility,
head, he just listened, and cared. undamaged and perfect, how was this possible? Wind shrieking
Suddenly, the gratitude and affection I felt seemed to need around him, the roaring surf at his feet, tons and tons of seething
expression. So I told him that something about the wrinkles in my water had hurled this perfect thing there on the hard-packed sand. It
troubled mind seemed to have been smoothed out, and I said, you should have been, he reasoned, shattered. But it wasn’t.
are wonderful.Then I asked, how do you do it? He talks of coming to a moment of realization as he turned that
His slow smile seemed to start in his eyes, then spread down his tiny shell over and over in his hand. In his frantic urgency he came
face. Well, he said, I am a lot older than you… to see that the only way it had survived was that it had yielded itself
As I walked home that night I wasn’t convinced that his age to the awful forces crashing around it. It had accepted the stillness
alone was the quality that I found most helpful. He seems to have a of the depths where it had had its beginnings. And it had
bone-deep calmness about him. survived! He has kept the shell ever since. And then he tells, “You
As a young man, in the 1920s, he had made a lot of money — know what it’s called — angel wings.” ◆
well over a million dollars – but Black Tuesday wiped him out. He
FAS H I O N B LO G
As the heat of summer lingers on, stores fall add a slim cargo pant to update your wardrobe, or try a jegging
are filling up with fall and winter clothing. — it’s a skinny jean but in a soft stretchy denim that fits like a
It’s hard to think about wearing them just yet, but the big legging. They are so comfortable you’ll never want to take
question is — What’s hot for fall fashion? Fall repeats a few them off.
trends from recent seasons and reaches back to the 70s and 80s Shoes — Ankle boots with straps or ties and high heeled platforms
for others. are where it’s at with shoes this fall -- fur and animal prints are what
Color — There’s a big military influence on color this season. Army make them fun. In Florida however, sandals never go out of style.
green and navy take top honors while gray and deep purple are still Flat or wedge, plain or embellished, flip flops and sandals take us
holding a strong lead to the always in fashion, black. Rounding out almost anywhere we want to go — until that first cold snap.
the fall color palate is Gold, Red and Camel. Accessories — The big trend in jewelry this fall is rings — lots of
Style — There is still a big 80s influence this fall with leggings and them — big and layered. The best part is they don’t have to match
tunic tops holding strong. Draping, cowl necks and hoods add anything, except your attitude! Oversized handbags are still hot.
interest to the necklines while chiffon and asymmetrical bottoms Look for pleats, chains and fabric embellishments to give
finish off the hems. Feminine blouses and lacey tops help soften the them character.
look of cargo pants, leather skirts, or jeans. Boyfriend sweaters, So clean out those closets and see what you have to work with. Go
capes and cashmere wraps help keep us warm this fall with scarves shopping and have some fun updating your wardrobe for fall.A few
still being a hot accessory. This year try a loop scarf, the updated new pieces make all the difference. ◆
version of the classic scarf that’s worn loosely double-looped
around your neck. Buy one in a bright color, or a metallic to add a I’ll be answering your questions and sharing fashion news and
tips each month in the Lighthouse Point Magazine’s Fashion Blog,
fun pop to your outfit.
a print version of my Web Log. Address any fashion related
Jeans — What’s in store for jeans this season? Straight, skinny, questions to millie@ shopbody.com, or stop by the store, Body &
boyfriend, jeggings, cargo, baby boot (slimmer boot), and wide leg. Soul Boutique, located in the Shoppes at Beacon Light, 2430 N.
Does it sound like anything goes? Well, pretty much! A few new Federal Highway, Lighthouse Point, 954-942-6446.
cuts have been added, but the old favorites are still in fashion. This
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I D E NTIT Y T H E F T
A C C O U N TA B I L I T Y Vol. 2
By Jon Frangipane
The Gulf Spin Oh, so those little microbes in the Gulf Are We Blind to Cultural Insight? Are Americans
of Mexico weren’t quite as hungry as previously thought, “stubbornly, even proudly monolingual, more concerned
and now they find a huge underwater “plume.” Hmm. with protecting English than with learning another
Reports that 79% of the spilled oil may still be in the language,” according to Dennis Barron, professor of
Gulf clearly shows how misleading and obviously idiotic English at the University of Illinois.
were comments made by BP talking heads talking the talk In learning another language, the process brings to light
that continues to spew forth faster than the oil that gushed many things, including a window into our cultural
from the damaged well itself. differences. With that important knowledge, we are less
Mother Nature can do so much to heal our planet, but liable to suffer serious national security risks, not to
this is one job she can’t do alone. And if we leave the mention the lesson learned in attacking Iraq, a Muslim
problem to the BP talking heads, God help us! country, without having a decent grasp of their customs
Big Money Problems? Many of us don’t have the and beliefs.Those in power may have thought twice about
difficult job of knowing what to do with the money we starting an unwinnable war if they had the critical and
earn.With most people in the world are struggling on how necessary knowledge. And by the way, what was that
to stretch their dollars, 40 of America’s richest individuals, reason the government gave us for starting the war?
including Bill Gates and Warren Buffett are struggling on Will languages be next to be dropped from the
what charities would most benefit from their billions. curriculum? Between 1997 and 2008, the percentage of
Philanthropic efforts by the Gates Foundation has elementary schools offering foreign-language instruction
acknowledged that a 10-year, $2 billion project to decreased from 25% to 31%; in middle schools that figure
reorganize high schools around the country into schools dropped to 58% from 75%, according to the Center for
with fewer than 400 students was a complete failure. Applied Linguistics.
Certainly, this magnanimous charitable gesture by Gates, No question that most foreign countries make in
Buffet and friends is an admirable one, and we can only mandatory for students to learn English as their second
hope it does achieve the things they all intended. But could language. It is now widely accepted that English is the
one possibly imagine just how many schemers are out language of international exchange, whether in the
there, wringing their hands and racking their brains to commercial, military, intellectual or scientific circles.
invent ways on how to grab some of that free moolah for Understanding a certain language is merely one aspect,
themselves in the name of whatever phony charitable but when there is blatant disregard for the customs,
cause they can come up with? religion, history, or peoples’ rights of a foreign country,
Where Do Your Charitable Donations Really Go? there are sure to be devastating repercussions. Yet, we
Here are some facts: (1) Private foundations are only don’t learn from history. Iraq,Afghanistan, Pakistan what’s
required to spend 5% of their endowment per year; (2) next on the agenda, America?
Twenty per cent may go to operating expenses, including Next Pill, Please! Alarming evidence suggests that
salaries; (3) Since endowment investments earn more than rather than helping us fight off disease, certain
they must give out, foundations may never have to use supplements may be increasing the risk of cancer and
their principal assets. other debilitating diseases.
Worldwide disasters mean big bucks to many charitable “Taking vitamin supplements in high doses may shunt
organizations. Just watch the newspapers when a disaster the body’s biochemistry off in the wrong direction,” says
strikes and you’re sure to see the sad faces of the victims Professor Joseph Lunec, Director of Chemical Pathology at
of terrible suffering. Your heart aches with great pity and Leicester University.
empathy. But how often in the aftermath do we hear In “The China Study,” T. Colin Campbell says that, “more
stories about the money never being used for the purpose than 100,000 Americans die every year from CORRECTLY
intended, and reports of greed and corruption? taking their PROPERLY PRESCRIBED medication.” In addition,
In many cases, not all, private foundations exist primarily Mr. Campbell says, “ When it comes to health, government is
for their own self-perpetuation. During this economic not for the people, it is for the food industry and the
turndown, many foundations cut their rate of giving because pharmaceutical industry at the expense of the people.”
of losses in their endowments. It is reported that in 2009 If you watch television you are lulled into world of pill
there was an 8.4% drop in giving, the steepest decline since commercials before you realize it. And the negative
the Foundation Center began tracking in 1975. reactions you receive are an invitation to death itself. In
Before donating your hard-earned money, if at all magazine ads, a pill advertisement is usually followed by
possible, visit the home base of the charity you are about pages of reasons why you shouldn’t be taking them.
to endow. In some cases, you may discover you are walking While some pills may perform magic, most pills will do
into a grand palace, rather than a depository for the needy. damage that you won’t be aware of until it’s too late!
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AL’S CO R N E R
The Federal Government is planning to invest billions of dollars The smart grid will incorporate multi power generational
in economic recovery efforts to build a better electrical systems to include wind, solar, thermal, gas, coal and nuclear. When
infrastructure for the entire nation. all of these technologies are plugged into the same grid there should
This money is intended to build a smart electrical grid
be extra power available when the need arises.
throughout our nation as the current system is being stressed and
causing more and more power outages.The Department of Energy Another component of this system will be the smart meter
has allocated nearly $100 million for 54 “smart grid” work force which is being installed now by FP&L. Smart meters use two way
training programs. The training programs will go to community digital technologies that will one day be able to control appliances
colleges, universities and other training sources. They plan to train in consumer’s homes. It will allow consumers to save money by
30,000 Americans to upgrade the current electrical grid and to build operating certain appliances during off peak hours.
the smart grid infrastructure. Many companies like IBM, GE, and Cisco are developing digital
The purpose of the smart grid is to provide a reliable electric
supply by increasing the electrical infrastructure. It is estimated that intelligence technologies to operate with the smart grid.
the cost will run into the billions of dollars annually and there will Today there is a coalition of twelve or more utility companies
be enormous challenges to accomplish this project. worldwide. Each company shares their information with the others
The benefits of this should reduce the cost of producing and to benefit in this research. These partners include the US,
delivering electricity. It will enable power companies to shift power Netherlands, Australia, Brazil, Denmark, France and India. ◆
to different grids on an “as needed” basis. Al is a State Licensed Electrical Contractor and owner of
With our nation’s expected population growth and the growing
Al Siefert Electric. The articles he writes are about items of interest
need for more electricity additional infrastructure will be necessary.
With the smart grid sharing resources, the savings are expected to and questions from his customers. Please call Al if you have
out weigh the cost of new power plants. However, the projected questions concerning electric service, installation and repair.
cost between 2010 and 2030 is 1.5 trillion dollars. (954) 493-9411