Lifestyles After 50 Hillsborough edition

Lifestyles After 50 • July 2012 • page 2

Dear Readers,

Several months ago I met equestrian

Michael Pollard and his wife. They’re both world-class riders, own very expensive horses AND have four children age four and under. Months ago they began making preparations to be on the U.S. Olympic Equestrian Team. (At this writing, I do not know if Michael made the team or not.) I learned from them some of what is involved in preparing to take our U.S Olympic team to the UK. Horses will be FedExed in custom-built stalls. Yes, FedExed! But the Pol-lards have to think about boarding stables, supplies, tack, grooms, riding schedules. And guess what? All four children travel with them, along with grandparents who go along to help, nannies, kid supplies—think of it. I hope you are looking forward to watching at least some of the Olympics this month and next. No sporting event captivates such a widespread audience as the Olympics, and by late August a few new names will have become “household words.” Remember Michael Phelps in Beijing just four years ago? Or Nadia Comaneci, the perfect 10 in 1976? Jim Thorpe, Carl Lewis. Jesse Owens—household names because of the Olympics. The Olympics have changed with the capabilities of media coverage. An Olympian used to be a person who had talent, nerve and luck. Today an Olympic-level athlete has 10,000 hours of practice, a full-time coach and an on-call sports psychologist.

Historically speaking At 100 years old, Ingeborg Sjoqvist is today the oldest living Olympic competitor, and she still remembers her very bad dive 80 years ago. She told Simon Kuper of the Financial Times that she watches the competitions on TV and shouts

advice at the divers, even though she says, “They never listen.” Until the ‘80s, participants were amateurs. British runner Muriel Pletts practiced for the 1948 London Games by running to the bus stop every morning. One of the biggest Olympic upsets in track was Billy Mills, an unnoticed Native American who trained by running behind the garbage truck as he worked summers in South Dakota. In Tokyo 1964, he ran past two favorite runners at the last minute in the 10,000 metre race to break the tape and be greeted by officials saying, “Who are you?” Mark Spitz won seven gold medals in swimming at the Munich Games of 1972. He found he couldn’t make any money from it and stopped swimming. (Those games were the first Olympic competitions watched by U.S. television audiences.) The oldest Olympic champion alive earned the gold in water polo. Sando Tarics, 98, represented Hungary in Berlin in 1936. He remembers walk-ing in to find swastikas, uniformed soldiers and Hitler. He trained for the 1940 Olympics, but Hitler invaded Poland and war intervened. Tarics and his wife live in California, went to the Beijing Olympics in 2008 and will be in London this month to watch.Trivia: Roughly 3,600g of gold worth more than $193,250 will be used to plate the medals that will be awarded at the 2012 London Olympic Games.

Movies Maybe you’d like to get ready for the London games by watching movies based on the Olympics. Over the

years, approximately 40 English lan-guage entertainment-based and docu-mentary movies have been made that feature the Olympics in some way.

Here are the top 10 modern Olympic movies as listed by IGN (a multimedia website)10. International Velvet9. Prefontaine8. The Cutting Edge7. Blades of Glory6. Without Limits5. Personal Best4. Cool Runnings 3. Munich2. Chariots of Fire1. Miracle

Others, including some old black and whites: Champions, Geordie, It Happened in Athens, Freedom’s Fury, 2008 Olympics: Michael Phelps, Out of Left Field. So, I’m hoping the Pollards get to go, and if they do, it will be my first time to check the Olympic equestrian schedules. You do it, too. One way to stay active mentally is to engage fully in the moment. Even if you’re not all that interested in sports, choose one or more sports and become interested. Read the sports news about Olympians. Check the TV schedules and follow a sport or two. Stay engaged in life! It does a mind and body good!

Notes on the Olympics—from FedExingthe Horses to the Oldest Participant

Janice Doyle, Editor

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What should I consider while using NovoLog® Mix 70/30?• Alcohol. Drinking alcohol may affect your blood sugar

when you take NovoLog® Mix 70/30.• Driving and operating machinery. You may have

trouble paying attention or reacting if you have low blood sugar (hypoglycemia). Be careful when you drive a car or operate machinery. Ask your healthcare provider if it is alright for you to drive if you often have:

• low blood sugar • decreased or no warning signs of low blood sugar

What are the possible side effects of NovoLog® Mix 70/30?NovoLog® Mix 70/30 may cause serious side effects, including:• Low blood sugar (hypoglycemia). Symptoms of low

blood sugar may include: • sweating • blurred vision • trouble concentrating or confusion • headache • hunger • shakiness • slurred speech • fast heart beat • tingling of lips and tongue • anxiety, irritability or mood changes • dizziness or lightheadedness

Very low blood sugar can cause you to pass out (loss of consciousness), seizures, and death. Talk to your health-care provider about how to tell if you have low blood sugar and what to do if this happens while taking NovoLog® Mix 70/30. Know your symptoms of low blood sugar. Follow your healthcare provider’s instructions for treating low blood sugar.

Talk to your healthcare provider if low blood sugar is a problem for you. Your dose of NovoLog® Mix 70/30 may need to be changed.

• Low potassium in your blood (hypokalemia)• Reactions at the injection site (local allergic

reaction). You may get redness, swelling, and itching at the injection site. If you keep having skin reactions or they are serious talk to your healthcare provider.

• Serious allergic reaction (whole body reaction). Get medical help right away, if you have any of these symptoms of an allergic reaction:

• a rash over your whole body • have trouble breathing • a fast heartbeat • sweating • feel faintThe most common side effects of NovoLog® Mix 70/30 include:• Skin thickening or pits at the injection site

(lipodystrophy). Change (rotate) where you inject your insulin to help to prevent these skin changes from happening. Do not inject insulin into this type of skin.

• Weight gain• Swelling of your hands and feet• Vision changesThese are not all of the possible side effects from NovoLog® Mix 70/30. Ask your healthcare provider or pharmacist for more information.Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.

What are the ingredients in NovoLog® Mix 70/30?• Active Ingredients in NovoLog® Mix 70/30: 70%

insulin aspart protamine suspension and 30% insulin aspart injection (rDNA origin).

• Inactive Ingredients in NovoLog® Mix 70/30: glycerol, phenol, metacresol, zinc, disodium hydrogen phosphate dihydrate, sodium chloride, protamine sulfate, water for injection, hydrochloric acid or sodium hydroxide.

All NovoLog® Mix 70/30 vials and NovoLog® Mix 70/30 FlexPen® are latex free.Helpful information for people with diabetes is published by the American Diabetes Association, 1701 N Beauregard Street, Alexandria, VA 22311 and is available at www.diabetes.org.More detailed information is available upon request.Available by prescription only.For information about NovoLog® Mix 70/30 contact: Novo Nordisk Inc. 100 College Road West Princeton, New Jersey 08540 1-800-727-6500 www.novonordisk-us.com

Date of Issue: September 20, 2011Version: 8Novo Nordisk®, NovoLog®, and FlexPen® are registered trademarks of Novo Nordisk A/S.NovoLog® Mix 70/30 is covered by US Patent Nos. 5,547,930; 5,618,913; 5,834,422; 5,840,680; 5,866,538 and other patents pending.FlexPen® is covered by US Patent Nos. 6,582,404; 6,004,297; 6,235,004 and other patents pending.Manufactured by: Novo Nordisk A/S DK-2880 Bagsvaerd, Denmark© 2002-2011 Novo Nordisk 1011-00005201-1 October 2011

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BY EVELYN MACKEY

“Why don’t you run—run away from him?” is a ques-

tion Heather Ulrich hears often. Her husband Marshall Ulrich’s feats are impressive, even legendary. At age 57, Marshall Ulrich went 3,063 miles on foot, running about 60 miles a day for 52 days straight, from San Fran-cisco to New York City. He broke a world record set by a man half his age and completed the third fastest trans-American crossing in history. Being married to a guy so driven and prone to extremes requires a strength of its own—a special brand of emotional endurance. Ulrich’s wife Heather not only puts up with this craziness but embraces it as an essential part of him. How? Why? Heather says, “Because his running doesn’t defi ne all of who

he is. There’s more to him than being a runner. The running helps make

him who he is.”

Marshall met Heather late in life and says she taught him to love again after great personal tragedy and previous marriages. He credits her not only with helping him to become a better man, but also with being crucial to his completing his epic, record-setting transcontinental run. Ulrich also won the infamous Death Valley Badwater Ultramarathon an unparalleled four times and will run it for the 18th time this month with Heather as his chief support. Heather has some “how to” tips for women in a relationship with a “crazy” man who, like her husband, has an extreme life purpose:Let men be men. All of us need to express ourselves in unique ways, and for one man, it may be running across the U.S., while for another, it may be watching a show about Bigfoot.Respect that thing you think is silly or risky or even dangerous, as it can bring out the best in both of you. It isn’t anti-feminist to embrace the

dreams and aspirations of men who want to test their mettle, whether that’s in sport, business, fi nance or another classically male area of contest. This also applies to men who want to explore the arts and other creative pursuits. Men like to succeed; support them in it.

Agree that this is a reciprocal ar-rangement, where both partners are committed to seeing the other become the fullest versions of themselves. If you can fi nd it in your heart to encourage

him in some-thing you’d otherwise ignore or even dismiss, he can do the same for you. Who knows what you might accomplish together?

One reason Heather is such a supporter of Marshall’s physi-cal endeavors is that she joins him in his desire to raise funds for Religious Teachers Filippini, a group of sisters providing for children in Addis Abada, Ethiopia. The couple knows that the children provide perspective and give purpose to Marshall’s steps. Running On Empty: an Ultrama-rathoner’s Story of Love, Loss and a Record-Setting Run Across America, by Marshall Ulrich, is a love story and an inspirational look into the lives of a couple who have experienced more than most people can comprehend—and who insist that everyone is capable of much more than they may think.

BY GWEN ROLLINGS

What happens when a Marine Infantry Officer with

a black belt in karate, who completed 40,000 consecutive sit-ups to garner a world record for the U. S., who earned a Navy Cross, two Silver Stars, and Purple Hearts for his efforts in Viet Nam, who deployed from submarines in scuba operations, jumped HALO (High Altitude, Low Opening) from planes, competed in the JFK fifty-mile race and routinely commanded the most elite forces in the Marine Corps retires? It is hard to top a lifetime of extreme physical feats expected as part of your job description. For almost four decades, I lived with a man who went to work and jumped out of planes or rappelled from helicopters. When our children were small and heard their father talk about

what he had done that day, I think they thought he might change into a red suit with a cape and was faster than a speeding bullet and able to leap tall buildings at a single bound.

Retirement came and, like Clark Kent, he took off his suit (green not red) and began doing only what he wanted in this phase of his life: Working around the property, reading books he’d always wanted to read, working out at the fi tness center, vol-

unteering – and spending time with his family. He was very agreeable to doing things I planned or suggested; however, I knew he would be just as content doing his own thing around the house. Like Lois Lane, I had trouble reconciling the before and after retire-ment husband. I was blindsided by the man I had lived with for decades. I thought I knew how he would respond in every situation. I didn’t. Six years later, I have fi ve tips for wives who fi nd their working-world Superman has turned into a real-life Clark Kent. • Discuss each person’s expectationsof retirement (i.e. what do you wantto do…bucket list?) and accept them.• Determine you are not joined at the hip and one person’s interests should not be “forced” on another all the time.• Decide one or two activity/interests you want to share with each other,

even if the other person is not jump-ing up and down with enthusiasm. Love seeks the welfare of others.

• Dictate your own personal goals and dreams at this time in your life. It’s o.k. to be selfi sh with dreams.

• Devote this season of your life to taking off the layers of doing what you’re expected to do or being who others think you should be and allow each other to live authentically who they want to be.

I wonder what Lois Lane did with Superman after he retired? Gwen Rollings’ book Help, My Husband Retired is a humorous look at life when her husband turned the family decision-making over to her. The fun comes when he decides how he will go along with her decisions. It is available as an eBook on Amazon or at gwenrollings.com.

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Create Your Own Watermelon Beach BucketSummer just wouldn’t be the same

without cool, refreshing water-melon.Whether you serve it sliced, grilled, chopped in salsa or with a cold dessert, this versatile fruit is sure to be a hit at any family picnic or cookout. Wow them with this creative recipe: Materials needed: 1 watermelon—seeded

or seedlessCutting boardK itchen and paring knivesGreen dry erase markerLarge bowl and spoonMelon ballerBeach theme cookie cutters

Instructions:1. Wash the watermelon under cool running water and pat dry.2. Placing the watermelon on its side, cut off the bottom end ¼” – ½” so that it can stand flat

on its end. Be careful not to cut too deep into the white part of the rind—this would allow liquid to leak from the bottom of the carving. 3. Stand the watermelon on the cut end. With your dry erase marker, draw

a line about 1/3 of the way down from the top, around the whole watermelon.4. Pick a point on the line and find the cor-responding point on the exact opposite side of the watermelon. From those points measure 1 inch to the right and to the left. Connect those points by drawing two parallel lines across the top

forming the shape of the handle. 5. Use the paring knife to cut along the lines, being careful to not break or crack the handle. For best results, hold the paring knife like a pen, but

only cut half way into the rind. Once you complete that first cut all the way around, then go back and cut the rest of the way through the rind. Doing the cut in two steps will ensure a cleaner line and smoother cuts.6. Carefully remove the trimmed rind and flesh. Try to remove as much flesh as possible in large portions that can later be sliced and used with the cookie cutters.7. Scoop out all of the remaining flesh from the base, trying to leave as much flesh intact. Remove it in larger pieces that can be used for making watermelon balls or bite-sized chunks.8. Take your channel knife and carve a channel about 1”– 2” from the top edge, creating the rim ofthe bucket.9. Take the large removed pieces and trim off rind. From the flesh, cut rectangles about ½ inch thick. Using beach-theme cookie cutters,

cut shapes from the watermelon. To create light colored shapes, you can use slices of honeydew melons or cut decorative pieces from the white part of the watermelon rind. Set aside and drain on paper towel.

10. With the remaining fruit, make either cubes or balls and drain. Toss with other cut fruit and berries and fill the bucket.

11. Decorate top of bucket with cut watermelon shapes and new, clean toys and shovels. Use light colored cake mix to resemble sand.

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BY KATE FORGACH

Generations Y and Z may not quite see it this way yet, but

baby boomers have made the Earth a better place to live, thanks to many ground-breaking inventions. Those born between 1946 and 1965 have seen more meteoric changes than our parents could ever have conceived. Here’s a list of the top 10 baby boomer inventions that rocked our world—in no particular order.1. DNA Fingerprinting: Where would CSI be without DNA fingerprinting, invented by Sir Alec Jeffreys (born 1950)? The Knight of the British Empire discovered sequences within strands of DNA that vary from one person to the next in a unique ridge pattern on fingertips.

2. The Jarvik 7: Dr. Robert Jarvik (born 1946) was inspired to create the implantable artificial heart after his fa-ther needed surgery for an ailing heart. The Jarvik 7, the first such device to actually be implanted inside a human body, came long before surgical meth-ods to transplant other human organs.3. Apple II: Thirty-five years ago, baby boomers created and marketed the Apple II personal computer. The milestone included a sound card, color graph-ics, expansion slots and other features that made it the earliest version of a PC. 4. The WWW: The software language that allowed for the creation of Web pages and the first browser was invented by Sir Tim Berners-Lee (born 1955). 5. Free Shipping: No roundup is complete without a look at modern consumerism. Jeff Bezos (born 1964) revolutionized internet e-retailing

when he pioneered the concept of free shipping with Amazon. Today, consumers often abandon their online shopping carts if a merchant doesn’t offer this perk. 6. The Universal Serial Bus port:Better known as a USB, the device

invented by Ajay Bhatt (born 1957) allows you to plug peripherals from

printers to digital cameras into your computer as easily as plugging a lamp into the wall.

7. The Ethernet: Thank Robert Metcalfe (born 1946) and his ubiquitous invention for your ability to share documents, printers and connections to

the Internet—roughly 250 million new Ethernet switch ports are shipped worldwide each year. 8. The Nanoscale Motor: A team led by Alex Zetti (born 1956) invented a motor that was just 500 nanometers across (roughly 300 times smaller than the diameter of a single human hair), meaning

increased computer speeds, per-formance of intricate surgeries and efficient generation of solar energy.9. Synthetic Skin: Since the early 1980s, burn victims have sung the praises of Gail K. Naughton (born 1955) who invented a method of “tricking” cells into responding as if they were inside a human body. This discovery led to synthetic skin that temporarily covers burn wounds until the body is able to regenerate skin on its own (and now synthetic skin spun from spider silk).10. Flex Foot Prosthesis: Van Phillips (born 1954) lost his left leg in a waterskiing accident. Unhappy with the clumsy artificial leg with which he was fitted, Phillips invented a limb based on the C-shape of a cheetah’s rear leg. The result was a flexible and strong artificial leg made of carbon graphite that allows users to jump and run. The author is a consumer specialist for Kinoli Inc. She is a Cooperative Extension specialist on senior issues.

10 Baby Boomer Inventions That Rocked the World

According to the Pew Internet and American Life Project, 45 percent

of 70 to 75 year olds are now online. Seniors learning to use a computer have different needs and interests than other age groups and come to comput-ers with a different knowledge base. That’s why The Complete Idiot’s Guide® to Using Your Computer—for Seniors addresses the tools that interest seniors today. Using a task-oriented approach, seniors can:

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The Department of Family and Aging Services held “Life is a Cir-

cus” Senior Spring Fling And Painting/Craft Festival in June at the University Area Community Center. The event has been held every year for more than 30 years to showcase painting and craft achievements of the county’s seniors. Entertainment by the Suncoast As-sociation of Chinese Americans added to free food, balloon hats, music and dancing made the day a great success. Lynn Norton, Director of Education at Arts Council of Hillsborough County awarded prizes as follows:

Craft division: Honorable Mention—Leo Banks; Award of Excellence—Mary May; Best in Show—Roberta Messer. In the painting division: Honorable Mention—Marie Schadt;Award of Excellence—Horace B. Spain;Best in Show—Marilyn Snell. The People’s Choice award wentto Roberta Messer. To learn more about the Hillsborough County Aging Services, please call (813) 272-5040.

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For your safety, each elegant apartment is equipped with an emergency call system, smoke alarms, a complete sprinkler system, and a daily check-in system. Your spacious bathroom also includes many special safety features.

At the Estates you will meet old friends and make new ones. We encourage participation in our recreational, social, and educational events to give our tenants the opportunity to enrich their lives, while respecting their desire for privacy.

As the Estates Manager, I welcome you to come in for a tour of our lovely building. A variety of apartment styles are available on rental basis with no endowment fees. Let us help you simplify your lifestyle! We look forward to showing you all that we have to offer you here at Hawthorne Village.

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Ask the Expert: Are There New Treatments for Depression?

BY SARAH HOLLINGSWORTHLISANBY, M.D.

What is ECT?A: ECT refers to the most effective and rapidly acting treatment we have today for severe depression and other conditions. ECT is an approved medical treatment that involves using electricity to produce a brief seizure in a person under general anesthesia. The seizure usually lasts about a minute or less and body movement is very little because of a strong muscle relaxant medication which is given following the anesthetic drug. ECT is given two to three times per week, usually for 6 to 12 treatments. ECT is performed by medical physicians (a psychiatrist and an anesthesiologist), assisted by nurses and other medical staff. ECT is recommended when a severe clinical depression is not responding to other treatments (such as psychotherapy and medications), or when there is a need for a rapid response (such as when there is a high risk of suicide, or when the depression itself is threatening the health of the person). As such, ECT can be a life saving treatment.

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Q: What are the risks of ECT?

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A: ECT is indicated for severe clinical depression or bipolar disorder and other conditions. ECT is typically used when depression is very severe or has lasted a long time without improvement with psychotherapy and medications. Sometimes a change in medication dosage or in the medication itself will be effective, but when it is not, there may be a role for ECT. Older age also predicts better response to ECT.

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If you search Google for vaccina-tion guidelines for your furry

friends you may come across vary-ing opinions on which vaccinations are necessary. You should consult with your veterinarian about vaccines for your dog based on the pet’s age, breed, lifestyle and medical history. One vaccine that is sometimes over-looked by pet owners is the kennel cough vaccine. What is it, and should you have it administered to your dog?

The medical name for kennel cough is infectious tracheobronchitis. The typical vaccine includes two compo-nents: the Parainfluenza virus and the Bordetella bronchiseptica bacteria, both of which can cause coughing and upper respiratory symptoms in dogs. The cough is typically a dry, nonpro-

ductive cough and many people describe it as sounding like a honk. Dogs that rarely leave their own backyard would be considered at very low risk for being exposed to kennel cough. This vaccination is recommended for dogs with lifestyles that bring them into close contact with other dogs. For example, dogs that are boarded, groomed professionally, attend doggie day care, compete in dog shows, participate in training classes, or even dogs who frequent the local dog park are candidates for this vaccination. If this lifestyle describes your dog, speak with your veterinarian about having your pet vaccinated every 6 to 12 months for Bordetella. The vaccine is administered as nose drops or as an injection. The intranasal vaccine is great for puppies because it does not require a booster. The

traditional injectable vaccine is better for dogs that are extremely wiggly or for those who do not like their face touched. It is better to vaccinate your dog a few weeks before they will come in contact with other dogs to allow the vaccine to reach its full potential in their body.

When boarding your pet on short no-tice, request that the intranasal vaccine be given because it becomes effective faster than the injectable version. Even with proper vaccination, some dogs still develop kennel cough. This is because the vaccination does not provide protection against every type of respiratory virus and bacteria. If your vaccinated dog is exposed to kennel cough, symptoms are typically shorter and milder than those of non-vaccinated dogs. Make sure your socialite is protected against kennel cough through vac-cination, and then let the fun begin!

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The Healthy Geezer: How Common Is Back Pain?BY FRED CICETTI

Q. Have you ever thrown your back out? I hear an awful lot of gee-zers complain about their backs. How common is back pain?

A: Yes, I’ve had back problems most of my adult life and I know how debili-tating they are. When I was 30, I put myself in bed for a week by carrying heavy stacks of newspapers to the curb. Back problems have been a recurring problem in the decades since then. The first attack of low back pain usually happens to people between the ages of 30 and 40. Back pain becomes more common with age. Back pain is very common. It affects about 8 out of 10 people. This affliction incapacitates so many people and the subject is so extensive that I’m going to do a three-part series on back pain. This first one is about causes. Back pain is more common among people who are not physically fit. Weak back and abdominal muscles

may not properly support the spine. If you’re sedentary most of the time and then exert yourself on rare occasions, you are more likely to injure your back than someone who exercises daily. If you’re carrying a big belly, you put added stress on the muscles in your low back and are a candidate for agony. Some back pain, including disc dis-ease, may spring from your genes. Race can have an influence, too. African-American women, for example, are two to three times more likely than white women to develop spondylolisthesis, a condition in which a bone—vertebra—of the lower spine slips out of place. Your job can be a major influence on back health. If your work requires heavy lifting or sitting all day, you risk hurting your back. Many sanitation men and writers suffer from back troubles. Once again, cigarette smoking is a health hazard. While smoking doesn’t cause back pain directly, it increases your risk of developing sciatica, a pain that runs down the back of your leg from spinal-disc pressure

on a nerve. Smoking can block the body’s ability to deliver nutrients to the discs of the lower back. Mechanical problems can cause back pain. Perhaps the most common mechanical cause of back pain is disc degeneration. The cushioning discs between the vertebrae of the spine break down with age. If there is stress on these compromised discs, they press against spinal nerves and you may experience what feels like a toothache in a buttock. At almost any age, an injury can force these discs to bulge or rupture causing the same kind of pain. Spine injuries such as sprains and fractures can cause either short-lived or chronic pain. Fractured vertebrae are often the result of osteoporosis, a condi-tion that causes weak, porous bones. Many medical problems can cause back pain. They include scoliosis, which causes curvature of the spine; various forms of arthritis, and spinal stenosis, a narrowing of the spinal column that puts pressure on the spinal cord and nerves.

Your emotions have a major impact upon back pain Never underestimate how they can tighten muscles and elevate awareness of pain. I recall being free of sciatica when I received some troubling news. Within minutes, I couldn’t put my left foot down because the pain in my leg was so intense. If you would like to read more columns, you can order a copy of “How To Be A Healthy Geezer” at www.healthygeezer.com. All Rights Reserved © 2012 by Fred Cicetti.


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A Tip for the CaregiverCaregivers often face tough ques-

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War Veterans. Mark your calendars and make plans to join Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta and the Defense Department’s Korean War Commemo-ration Committee for a special program com-memorating the 59th an-niversary of the signing of the Korean War Armistice. The event, open to the public, will take place at 9 a.m., July 27, 2012, at the Arlington National Cemetery Amphitheater. The program will feature a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier followed by an event honoring the service and sacrifices of Korean War Veterans and their families. This is an opportunity for Veterans of the “Forgotten Victory” to be recognized for their noble service and connect with fellow Veterans.

Armistice The Korean War was fought from June 25, 1950, to July 27, 1953. It was a war between the Republic of Korea (supported primarily by the U.S., with contributions from allied nations under the aegis of the United Nations) and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (supported by the People’s Republic of China, with material and aid from Russia).

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The on again, off again armistice negotiations continued from July 1953 to November 1954, first at Kaesong (southern North Korea), then relocated at Panmunjom. A major, problematic negotiation point was prisoner of war repatriation. In the final armistice agreement, signed on July 27, 1953, a Neutral Nations Repatriation Commis-sion was set up to handle the matter. The armistice resulted in the establishment of Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), which has been

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Dear Trudy, Generally, Medicare will replace your walker or any other piece of Durable Medicare Equipment (DME) if the item has been in your possession its whole lifetime and your doctor certifies that you still need it. The definition of lifetime varies depending on the type of equipment but is never fewer than five years from the date that you began using the equipment. In addition, the item must be so worn down from being used on a day-to-day basis that it can no longer be fixed. However, if you lose equipment that you rent or own, if it is stolen or if it

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She Shops There? Yes, Consignment Shopping Is Here To Stay!BY EVELYN MACKEY

Interior designers do it. Executives’ wives do it. Teachers do it. And so

do thousands of other savvy consum-ers. Shop consignment, that is. Sarasota hardly seems like a hand-me-down town, but the number of consignment shops popping up tells another story. It seems more and more people are going for seconds, buying resale rather than retail. It may be the clothing or accessories they’re after, perhaps even furniture. With consign-ment shopping, it could also be the fun of the chase—the thrill of the bargain. “In consignment shops,” says savvy shopper and retired teacher, Julie Stephens, “it’s like finding gold at the end of the rainbow. They’re about the unexpected find as well as the needed item.” Consignment stores differ from thrift stores. Items in a thrift store are donated items and the owner of the goods relinquishes all rights to them.

In a consignment shop, the person with unwanted items pays the shop owner a portion of the proceeds from the sale in return for having a place and staff to get them sold. Payment is not made until and unless the item sells. A contract typically allows the shop owner to lower the price at designated intervals before the item is either reclaimed by its owner or the seller can dispose of the item at her discretion. The shop owner earns a commission by selling clients’ cloth-ing, furniture, shoes or accessories. In other words, they split the profit. Typically the store sets the price, although with furniture items the store will take the owners’ decision into consideration. Because consignment shops are locally owned, profits from each store stay in the community. (Most thrift stores are owned by organizations where the money goes to a charity’s coffers, and the profits may or may not be used in the local community.)

Most shoppers find consignment shops are a way to wear quality clothing or accessories at a fraction of the original price. Consignment shop owners are selective about the merchandise they take—no rips, no stains, no long-out-of-date items allowed. The consignment shopper knows that quality apparel and home furnish-ings outlast cheap brands. Quality clothing fits better and almost always looks better. So what if someone has worn it a few times? If it’s in mint condition, who’s to know? In furniture, think of consignment shops as the perfect place to look for the oddball item, the unique find which gives pizzazz to your home. And if the desk you need is in the store too, all the better.

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• Try clothing on—consignmentsales are usually final.

Are there disadvantages to consign-ment shopping? The biggest disad-vantage is that consignment shopping may be addictive. Today, that designer piece might be in a shop waiting for me. I just have to go check!

9 Easy Tips to Save Money on GasWhile you can’t do much about

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1. Slow down. As a general rule, every 5 mph you drive above 60 mph is like paying an extra 30 cents per gallon of gas.2. Be gentle. Avoid jack-rabbit starts and sudden stops, which can lower your gas mileage by 33 percent on the highway and by five percent around town.

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Try a hospitality club Single or married, hospitality clubs offer bed and breakfast for under $25 per night to members who love meeting new people. Evergreen Hospitality Club is open to individuals over 50 who pool their guest rooms with over 2,500 other members in the U.S. and Canada to make traveling as simple as staying with friends you haven’t yet met.

Here’s how it works. I have one or two guest rooms which I offer to other club members who may be planning to be in the area. Or, when I travel to New York or Missouri, I fi nd a club member with lodging available in their home for a night or two when I need it. Contacts are found on an internet site or print directory followed by email and phone conver-sations between guests and hosts. This is no drop-in unannounced arrangement. Guests make contact and arrange accommodations ahead

of time directly with their hosts. Some hosts and guests are busy retirees; oth-ers are still working. Members might be marathoners, quilters, volunteers, photographers, bird watchers, teach-ers, accountants, etc.—active people! Guests are expected to be self-suffi cient, reasonable and considerate by planning outside activity during the day so hosts can carry on with their normal routines. However, guests and hosts often enjoy day-trip outings or dinner out together. I’ve had a number of Evergreen members in my home, strangers who became friends. I once told a couple that I knew I’d be home from work late the day they would arrive. I also told them where they would fi nd the key to let themselves in. They did and were napping when I arrived. We had a delightful dinner together and the next day they attended a grandson’s college graduation. For the solo traveler, hospitality clubs are a joy because someone is anticipating their arrival at the end of a day of travel. Evenings are spent in safe and companionable ways, rather than in the isolation of a hotel room.

Home-stay advantages: extremely low costs, insider’s view of the area, new friendships; breakfast included. Hosts and amenities are screened.

Disadvantages: Additional planning and sticking at least reasonably close to your schedule; two-night limit for stay. There is always possible awkwardness between host and guest, night owl vs. early riser issues, etc.

Evergreen Club Membership is $75/year. Gratuity paid to host: $10/single (one person/ 1 room). $15/double (2 people/ 1 room). Evergreenclub.com.Other hospitality clubs: Wayside Hospitality Club: Christian club for age 50 and older (statement of faith required) at gowayside.com. The Friendship Force: Formed by President Carter in 1977; organizes one-week stays in over 40 countries for cultural exchange. thefriendshipforce.org.

. . . Or maybe a monastery For a quiet adventure, consider staying at a monastery or convent. They are cheaper than hotels and very peaceful and clean. Monasteries that offer lodging are active religious communities, often in historical buildings. Some require attendance at religious services but many do not. Of course they expect guests to respect the faith of the monastery residents. Two books, Good Night and God Bless, Vol. 1 and Vol. 2 by Trish Clark, provide details of guest rooms and amenities in hundreds of religious establishments in France, Italy, Austria, the United Kingdom,

Ireland and the Czech Republic. She says, “The sheer variety of facilities available makes staying in these welcoming guesthouses an attractive alternative. They provide cheap, safe and clean accommodation, and many are in stunning locations.” See her website at goodnightandgodbless.com. Italy alone is dotted with monaster-ies and convents and they are an excellent option for good-value accommodation, particularly in Rome where some of the buildings are located in central positions. For more information, see monasterystays.com, which is a well-organized online booking center for 320 Italian monastery and convent stays.

. . . Or a home exchange Maybe you dream of spending a month in Ireland or South Africa. Home exchangers trade their homes, conominiums or apartments at a time that is convenient to both parties. There are many options and loca-tions available, including a luxury yacht in the Caribbean, a villa in Italy or maybe an RV in Oregon. Try homeexchange.com which deals in over 50,000 home swaps a year.

A reminder Keep in good communication with hosts (or guests) before your trip as the best precaution against unfortunate experiences, cancellations, plan changes, etc. It really all depends on you and your personality. If you love having people in your home and can adapt to other peo-ple well, join a hospitality club. If old European lodging appeals to you, you’ll gain your blessing in a monastery. And if privacy and anonymity are important, you’ll be happier in a hotel.

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Friendship Force visitors from Indonesia meet their hosts in

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• Make sure they block all of the light. Choose sunglasses that wrap all the way around the temples, and/or wear a hat with at least a three-inch brim that can block the sunlight from overhead.• Wear shades over your contact lenses. People who wear contact lenses that offer UV protection should still wear sunglasses. Sunglasses are helpful for preventing the drying effect most contact lens wearers get, which is caused by wind.• Buy shades for children. Children’s eyes are not able to block UV rays as well as adults.



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Forgive the grandiloquent title; we are not talking here about Lewis

and Clark, nor the HMS Beagle, nor even Christopher Columbus. We merely refer to Declarer’s intelligent(but hardly epic) play of the ♣K inthe following deal:

Just in case it happens to be a really useful clue, we should point out that East’s 1NT showed 15-17 HCP. The defense cashes three Hearts, then East shifts to the ♦A followedby a low Diamond. How do you playthe trump suit? All things being equal, you would play a Spade over to the King, and

then finesse the Jack on the way back. This might seem even more appealing when you remember that East opened 1NT and therefore has most of the missing HCP. But remember also that East has already shown up with ♥AKQ and ♦A. That’s 13 HCP. So you can see that if East has the ♣A that gives him 17 HCP and no room for the ♠Q … and if East does not

have the ♣A then he must have the ♠Q for his 1NT opening. What’s needed here is a so-called “discovery play” before tackling trumps. After winning the Diamond return, you play the ♣K in order to smoke out the Ace. When East shows up with that card, he’s up to his maximum quota of 17 HCP, and now it’s a certainty that West has the ♠Q. That being the case, you ruff East’s Club return and take an immediate finesse of the ♠9!

The ♠K is now cashed, then back to hand with a Club ruff (fortunately there is no overruff from West). The remaining trump is extracted and it’s 8 tricks for those who did some counting and discovering! Visit acbl.org for more about the fascinating game of bridge or email [email protected]. To find a bridge club in Florida, go to district9acbl.org/D9Clubsmap.htm.Bridge article provided courtesyof St. Petersburg Bridge Club:www.stpetebridge.org.

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Dear Mark: My favorite game is keno. Unfortunately, casinos

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Good news, Vicky...well, sort of. The loss of flesh and blood dabbing spots is your gain, to a point. The house edge on video keno is much lower than that on a live keno game. Live, it’s approximately 28 percent, whereas with video keno it can be as low as 7.5 percent simply due to video keno having better paytables. On the other hand, with a live lounge game you can buy a ticket for as little as a buck, drink free hooch and watch sports in cushy chairs, and the most you can lose on a game with a 28 percent house edge is about $15 an hour. When playing video keno, the speed of the game increases almost tenfold, so that 7.5 percent casino advantage versus the 28 percent live game edge is deceiving because your hourly loss to the house can end up being much, much higher. This leads me to dole out some advice when playing the cybernetic version. First, you want to search for the highest-paying paytables. The higher the payouts for the spots you play, the lower the house edge. Play

fewer spots so the odds against hitting a winning ticket are not so astronomi-cal. Deliberately play at a leisurely pace, because the slower you play, the less of your hard-earned money plunks into the casino’s coffers. Finally, use your slot club card to offset the losses you will experience on this negative-expectation game. As to your second question, like the cards displayed in video poker or the symbols of a slot machine, a random number generator determines all numbers drawn in video keno. All 80 numbers on a keno game have the same chance of being drawn.

Dear Mark: Where I play, they do not offer a full 9/6 video poker game that you often recommend. In its place, they have 9/5 and 8/6 Jacks-or-better machines. Between the two, which one is better? David W.

As mentioned often in this column, the numbers used to identify Jacks-or-better video poker games usually refer to the payoffs for full houses and flushes. A 9/5 machine pays 9-for-1 for a full house and 5-for-1 on a flush. An 8/6 machine would be eight for the full house and six for a flush. One machine lowers the payoff on flushes, the other the payout on full houses. The difference in the house edge between these two Jacks-or-better variations is so minuscule it overlooks caution on switch-hitting between the two. For the perfect basic strategy user, the 9/5 version pays 98.44 per-cent, while an 8/6 game returns a nick-el less—98.39 percent. Contrast this, David, with a marquee 9/6 paytable, which returns 99.5 percent to the polished VP player. (SENIOR WIRE)

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