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Dear Readers,

The umpire calls “Play Ball!”

and all’s right with the world. I’m head-ing to the bleachers as a Little League grandmother of six grandsons. I support the grandsons totally; I remember only the good plays they make and the hits they get. It’s all good to me! Baseball is often considered too slow by today’s youth, parents and specta-tors. That’s too bad. There’s so much to learn from the game. Read this from a recent editorial in Myrtle Beach Online: Every swing brings with it the possibility of a home run. And no matter how lopsided the score, your team is never without hope…a comeback is always a possibility…And until the very last strike, the last throw to fi rst or the fi nal pop fl y, the game could still go either way…anything could still happen. Oh my, how much more fun life is when lived with hope and possibilities!

Real life results After I did the interviews and wrote the story you’ll fi nd inside the magazine about avid baseball fans, I emailed Son 2 and Son 3 for a few memories of

their Little League days. Within minutes, they were pouring out their hearts. Here’s a bit of their wisdom as they now coach their own sons: Son 3: “I think of Mr. Dunn when I coach. Yes, I am channeling that leath-ery, chain-smoking-raspy-voiced guru. He was really a tyrant; he expected us to do things a certain way and not deviate from the right mechanics, and to do it thousands of times until we could do it in any situation. …When I go to opening day at Washington Nationals, I…can only appreciate the skill of a pro baseball player from the hours and hours and hours spent sweating at North Brandon fi eld.” Son 2 (with three sons playing this year): “I learned a lot about the agony of defeat in our championship games. Maybe that is why I love a good fi ght and welcome the gauntlet to be thrown down before me. ‘Nobody beats our team.’ You learn that when you’re all alone on the mound or batter’s box, just you and maybe one

pitch away from winning the whole season. That kind of pressure builds something in kids. It’s a lonely place out there—just you and a piece of rubber on a whole hill of character between you and the bench.”The fan base But there’s more…Little League families form fast friendships on the bleachers. From the bleachers we see our boy miss the pitch or get called out at second. We take it personally for a moment and maybe yell at the ump. Then we watch the boy regain his hope—that possibility of perfection. The perfect hit. The perfect catch. It could be his today! Son 3 wrapped this spectator part of it up: “As a kid, I thought you and Dad came to our games to watch us. I realize now that you all really didn’t care so much about our games, but you had this whole social thing going on in the bleachers all those years. That’s baseball: The stadium.”

Hey, it’s “Play Ball!” season. Since 1791, it’s the American game which holds that possibility of perfection for player and fan alike and from community fi elds to pro stadiums across the country. Enjoy a game or two!

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From Casey At the BatBy Ernest Lawrence Thayer; 1888

The outlook wasnʼt brilliant for the Mudville nine that day:The score stood four to two, with but one inning more to play.

A straggling few got up to go in deep despair. The restClung to that hope which springs eternal in the human breast;

They thought, if only Casey could get but a whack at that -Weʼd put up even money, now, with Casey at the bat...

The outlook wasnʼt brilliant for the Mudville nine that day:

way…anything could still happen. Oh my, how much more fun life is when lived with

The outlook wasnʼt brilliant for the Mudville nine that day:The score stood four to two, with but one inning more to play.

way…anything could still happen.


Discover New Ideas For Your GardenBY TRACIE SCHMIDT

According to Cicero, “If you have a library

and a garden, you have everything.” Gardens and education go hand in hand at the Lake County Horticultural Learning Center. It is part of a group of gardens called “discovery gardens,” whose mission is to provide a place where visitors can find environmentally-friendly ideas for their home gardens as well as hands-on training from the Lake County Extension staff. Four acres and twenty themed gardens center around plants that grow well in central Florida’s climate, providing visitors with low-maintenance garden ideas that still offer plenty of variety. Themes range from cultural—like their Spanish, Southwest and Oriental gardens, to natural—like their Wetland and Subtropical gardens. “I love the kitchen gardens,” says Lynn S. of

Tavares. “I use raised beds to grow herbs at home for cooking.” The Kitchen Garden features a wooden deck, shaded seating area and raised beds, which make working in the area

easy on the back and provide excellent growing conditions for flowers, herbs, vegetables and other edible plants.

Wildlife and Conservation Favorite attractions among garden-go-ers are the Butterfly Garden and Back-yard Habitat garden, which display ideas for attracting wildlife to your yard as well as native Florida plants that are proven bird and butterfly magnets. With a focus on conserving natural resources, several of the gardens display alternative gardening methods. At their greenhouse, you can learn about hydro-ponic vegetable production. Recent train-ing workshops in the Wetlands Garden

covered invasive plants and stormwater runoff management, and in their Xeri-scape Garden, you’ll see plants that thrive in low-moisture environments, and learn how to use rain barrels to conserve water.

Programs and Classes Lake County’s Horticultural Learning Center regularly hosts classes in hor-ticulture, gardening, landscape design and natural resource management through the Master Gardeners program. Brooke Moffis, Master Gardener Coordinator with UF/IFAS Lake County Extension, offered some tips for new gardeners. “Start with the soil—it’s the most important thing,” she told me. “Florida soil doesn’t hold water very well, so we need to help build it up by adding compost and organic matter, which contain nutrients and help hold water.” Planting times, she said, are also important. Crops like broccoli, lettuce, kale and cauliflower do best during the colder months, while tomatoes, corn and eggplant thrive during the warm season.

If you’re interested in starting your own garden, the benefits are plentiful. “It gets you outside, out in sunshine and fresh air, for starters,” Moffis said. “Plus, if you grow your own food, you know exactly how it was treated and where it’s coming from. Just going into your backyard and being able to pick a tomato or some brussels sprouts to cook with is always very rewarding.” The Horticultural Learning Center can help you get started. Master Gardeners hold a plant clinic and answer questions from 9 am to 4 pm, Mon. – Fri. The Central Florida Land-scape and Garden Fair will feature landscape vendors, presentations and speakers on April 20 and 21. And on April 24, the center will host a class called “Expanding Your Plant Palette -- Native Plants and Wildflowers of La Florida” from 8 am – 3:30 pm. To learn more, call 352-343-4101 or visit The Lake County Horticultural Learning Center and Discovery Gar-dens at 1951 Woodlea Road, Tavares.

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10 through 13 Theatre produc-tion of “Carousel.” Tickets:

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12 2nd Friday Movie in the Park. Dusk. Journey 2: The

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13 12th Annual Cattle Baron’s Ball. 6 to 11 p.m. Gourmet western fare,

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13 and 14 Blues at the Winery. 13 from 10 am to 5 pm, 14

from 11 am to 5 pm. Wine, food and live music. $2 admission. Lakeridge Winery, Clermont. 352-394-8627.

13 Hands Across the Highway Art Expo. Artists from Marion

County Adult Communities showcase their masterpieces. Circle Square Cultural Center, Ocala. 352-854-3670.

16 “Stuffed and Unstrung” Puppet Show. This adult only puppet

show features puppeteers from the Jim Henson Puppet Company. $22. 7:30 pm at Charles Dassance Fine Arts Center, College of Central Florida, Ocala. 352-873-5810.

19 Dining in the Dark. 5:30 pm. Your meal will be served in

total darkness by Lake County SWAT Team, in night vision goggles, as part of a training exercise. Silent auction and cash bar prior. Lake Receptions, Mount Dora. 352-435-5040.

20 The Amazing Kreskin: World’s Foremost Mentalist.

7 p.m. Tickets: $25/advance, $30/door and $40 for VIP. Mount Dora Community Building. 352-735-7183.

20 and 21 2nd Annual Central Florida Landscape and Garden

Fair. Sat. 9 am to 4 pm, Sun. 10 am to 3 pm. Free. Seminars, workshops, goods and more. Lake County Agricultural Center, Discov-ery Gardens, Tavares. 352-343-9647.

23 United States Army Field Band & Soldiers Chorus.

7 pm. Free. Wesley Center at First United Methodist Church, Clermont. 352-243-4016. Tickets: www.armyfieldbandapril23.eventbrite.com

25 Florida Lakes Symphony Orchestra Concert. 7:30 pm.

“A Tribute to Guy Saint-Clair.” St. Patrick Catholic Church, Mount Dora. 26 Same program, 7:30 pm at Family Christian Center, Clermont. Tickets: $42/adv., $45/door. 352-589-1500.

26 through 28 17th Annual Lees-burg Bikefest. Full schedule of

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“I started with baseball at the age of four going to games with my

father,” says Stephanie London of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She became a lifelong baseball fan and you can find the retired school librarian at Milwaukee Brewers games sitting six rows behind the umpire, talking the game with those around her. Red McGarry of Redington Shores, Florida, became a Yankees fan when he was five years old and his dad took him to Yankee Stadium for his first game. “There was my idol Mickey Mantle playing, and I immediately became a Yankee fan.” McGarry played baseball from Little League through college. He says the appeal of baseball is simple: “When you walk in the stadium and you see the green and smell the grass, and having played the game, you just think, ‘Ah, this is the “Big Leagues” of the game I love.’” Both London and McGarry, like many Americans, love the game and the ball parks where the game is played. “It’s all about baseball,” London says.

A fan’s dreams Stadiums have changed over the years, but one dream common to avid fans is to attend games in all 30 Big League ballparks—a dream right up

there with being in the Baseball Hall of Fame. Now it’s possible that if you accomplish the first dream you can have the second one as well. Sports Travel and Tours Baseball Stadium Hall of Fame has inducted 46 individuals who have visited all the ballparks. Some people take a lifetime to visit them all; others make it happen in just a few years.

Red McGarry was the first person inducted into the STAT Baseball Stadium Hall of Fame. He and London were inducted after they were part of a group of nine intrepid travelers on a tour planned by Sports Travel and Tours in 2000: 32 days and 30 ball parks, traveling by plane, train and bus. Six of the nine completed the quest. Many of the teams honored them on the field and newspaper, radio and TV reporters pursued them for interviews and pictures. “It was our moment in the sun, if you will,” McGarry says. London adds, “We got to dance to the song ‘YMCA’ on the dugout in Philadelphia in the old Veterans Sta-dium with the Phillie Fanatic, and we sang ‘Take Me Out to the Ballgame’ from the press box in Minneapolis.”

McGarry says, “The logistics were all planned for us by STAT, and we never missed a first pitch. We really did see a game in every ballpark.”

When the trip started, the group decided to rate the ball parks as they visited them and together they devel-oped 18 different criteria for ratings. Their ratings took into consideration factors such as access, transporta-tion, restrooms, seats, people, the scoreboard, announcers and so on. At the end of the trip, using their ratings system, the group declared Houston’s as the number one stadium. By his 2001 induction into the STAT Baseball Stadium Hall of Fame,

McGarry was living in the Tampa Bay area and has been a season ticket holder for the Tampa Bay Rays since they began in 1998. He says, “The Rays became my team when I moved here, but I still root for both the Rays and Yankees. I went in [the Baseball Stadium Hall of Fame] as a Ray, thinking I’d be the first Ray in the Hall of Fame. Vince Naimoli, Rays General Partner, attended my induc-tion and had me throw out the first pitch at a Rays game a few weeks later. In 2004 the Rays inducted me into the Rays Wall of Fame with Dick Vitale and 5 others.”

Annual trips Every year, four members of that Mil-lennium tour take a trip together to see a few games. What’s it like? McGarry

says, “They [STAT] take care of everything. Everyone on the trip loves baseball and there’s no breaking the ice because it’s all about baseball. A host or hostess talks baseball, has trivia games, and you end up with a lot of friends over a five- or six-day trip.” “Each trip is like a family reunion,” says London, “with the best times being just sitting over a meal together, talking baseball.”

Their 2013 summer trip will end in Cooperstown, New York, for the induction of 38 new fans

to the Baseball Stadium Hall of Fame. McGarry says, “If you’re serious about baseball, walking down Main Street in Cooperstown is special. It’s so nostalgic, and you can buy anything you want having to do with baseball. And ‘The Hall’ is very special.” So, take them out to the ballgame, and then another, and another, and another. For ‘Famers’ like these, it’s all about baseball! Sports Travel and Tours information at 1-800-662-4424.

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McGarry’s World Champion

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Baseball Stadium Hall of Fame Class of 2001: Red McGarry second from right, and Stephanie London right.

Red McGarry with bats from his collection.


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The elderly population in the United States has grown to more

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I’ve watched children’s groups arrive for their first visit at the assisted living community with tense body language and concerned facial expressions. Similar to how a child reacts to a den-

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Serving Those Who Served Homeless veterans will soon be a part of a national effort to reduce homelessness among veterans. Catholic Charities Diocese of St. Petersburg, Inc., was one of 38 proj-ects around the country to receive a grant that will be used to provide a daily average of 25 beds for home-less veterans to promote increased housing stabilization. Housing will be provided at 5726 126th Avenue North, Clearwater, FL; and 8384 Bayou Boardwalk, Largo, Fla. The grants were awarded through a special program that gives Veterans the opportunity to take over payment of a lease instead of moving out after leaving certain VA programs, such as substance use counseling, mental health services, or job training. Usually, VA programs require veterans living in transitional housing to move out after 24 months. Called the “Transition in Place” model, it helps close the gaps in available housing for the nation’s most vulnerable homeless veterans. “Securing permanent housing is a vital step in the journey of our homeless veterans,” said Dr. Susan Angell, executive director for VA’s Veterans Homeless Initiative. “This is the last piece of the puzzle. It is crucial for them in continuing to lead independent lives.” Under the program, funds go to community-based programs that provide homeless veterans with support services and housing. Lisa Pape, national director of homeless programs for the Veterans Health Administration (VHA), which oversees VA’s Homeless Providers Grant and Per Diem Program (GPD), said on a single night in 2011, a national count of homeless veterans totaled 67,495. To help a homeless veteran or veteran at risk of homelessness, refer them to the National Call Center for Homeless Veterans, 1-877-4AID-VET, or direct them to va.gov/homeless.

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Kenny, even though the casino has the edge against every player on each pull of the handle, on every hand of cards and on all rolls of the dice, the supervening advantage the player has against the house is the ability to walk, or, as in investing, sell. Selling, or walking, is vital to being a successful investor/gambler, and probably the most crucial element of anyone’s money management plan. Whether playing blackjack or any other casino game, there is nothing wrong with using the stop-loss method as your money management, profit-taking system. With a stop-loss order, a Wall Street investor would buy a stock, then sell a stock once the price of the stock reaches a specified price, known as the stop price. For example, you buy a stock at $40 a share, watch it move to $60, and subsequently, if it drops to its stop price of $50, a stop order becomes a market order. You can do the same thing with your winnings at gambling. Whether it is blackjack, craps, roulette, or even slots, similar principle ap-plies. For example, you start with $250, you’re having a good day, and it gets to $500. You continue to play, but you set your stop loss at $400. This tactic allows you to leave with a profit instead of giving it all back to the house.

Dear Mark: Is the table game War a good bet? Seems simple enough, and played exactly the way we played it as kids. —Dave R.

You’re right, Dave, the casino version of War is pretty straightfor-ward, but it is not exactly the same version that you played against siblings at your kitchen table. The game begins with both you and the dealer each receiving one card and the higher card wins. If the cards tie, you must double your initial bet, and two more cards are dealt. Again, the higher card wins; however, you win only your original bet. The casino profits mightily from this one advantage. One rule change becomes a wallet buster to the tune of a 7.14% house edge. Another way that War is played is that if you have a tie with the dealer, you have this choice: surrender and lose half your wager, or go to war with the dealer. If you choose to go to war, you must put up an additional bet equal to your original wager. If your card has a greater value than the dealer’s, or ties the dealer’s card for a second time, you win even money on your added bet, and your initial wager is returned. If the dealer’s card is higher, you would lose both of your bets. The proper strategy for this variation of War is to do battle. By your not surrendering, the casino has a 2.88% edge. If you do surrender, the house has an edge of 3.7%. Warning: There is a tie bet that can be made when playing casino War. You are betting that your card will tie the dealer’s. If you win, you get paid 10 to 1 for your bet. Never make this wager. It carries a high house edge of 18.65%. Charles Lamb once said, “Cards are war, in disguise of a sport.” Well, the table game War isn’t sport with a 7.14% house edge; it’s a slaughter, Dave. (SENIOR WIRE)

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National Geographic Traveler Magazine declared St. Augustine

one of the 20 Must-See-Places for 2013. It’s time to head out and enjoy the town known for what the magazine says is the city’s “natural beauty and unique identity.” St. Augustine was old before James-town was founded. It’s so old it is cel-ebrating its quincentennial—500 years since Ponce de Leon’s 1513 discovery of what would become the U.S. The city carries the distinction of being the oldest continuously occupied European settlement in the nation. Remnants of the various occupants and their needs and cultures during those years are evident in the city’s history, layout, architecture, religious influence and defense system.

St. Augustine’s is a long history of pirates who built the city to protect their treasure. The focal point along the coast is the impressive fort overlooking Matanzas Bay —the Castillo de San Marcos. Made of native coquina, the British at one time shelled the fort from across the bay, but the cannon balls could do nothing against the coquina walls. Religion and cattle came to St. Augustine with the Spanish explorers and the town remained a quiet coastal town until Henry Flagler brought early

snowbirds flocking in via the railroads to stay in the resorts he built for them. Flagler’s resorts, the Ponce de Leon and the Alcazar, are open now to the public as Flagler College and Lightner Museum, respectively. At the college, student docents give tours, and you can see where college students eat in a hall ringed by 79 Tiffany windows. All in a day at school here! The Lightner is one of my very favorite museums with its splendid former Turkish baths and ballrooms and the old indoor pool which now houses the museum’s cafe and shops. Collections of shrunken heads, gilded furniture, glassware, musical instruments, buttons, dolls, clothing and so much more are here.Enjoy Old Town Strolling the Old Town streets is entertainment enough for a few hours, but you’ll also want to get on one of the city’s trolleys and get a larger view. You can hop on and off as you discover where you want to spend more time. Life is short; eat chocolate! Adam Schockey owns St. Augustine City Walks ($42 for the Tour de

Chocolate). One of the guides will take you on a tour including just enough walking that you won’t feel guilty tasting as you go. Our guide somehow wound the history of chocolate into the history of St.

Augustine and now they are forever linked in my mind. She guided us from espresso chocolate wine on the waterfront verandah of the Casablanca Inn to the Vino del Grotto (think chocolate orange wine) to The Tasting Room (wine cellar with 350 labels, 70 Spanish wines; chocolate sea salt brownies) to the Gourmet

Hut (white chocolate covered blackberries) and to Claude’s with a grand variety of chocolates (Earl Grey Tea, Lemon, Mayan Spicy). Celebrating St. Augustine’s heritage means a culinary history like no other. From our home base at Casablanca Inn, steps away was the Irish blessing of food and drink in Meehan’s.

Another night it was French cuisine at Bistro de Leon. Owner Chef Poinard offers authentic bistro fare in a casual, homey atmosphere. “His food elicits words such as glorious,” one food writer said. Think of comfort foods like cassoulets and pate, stuffed flounder and yummy warm desserts. Sitting literally in the center of the road overlooking the water, find O.C.

White’s Seafood and Spirits in a re-stored 1790 building. Just right are its patio or inside dining and specials like crab cakes and mahi. Ask about local “spirits” of the ghostly kind as well.

Trivia: Regarding “spirits”: Most spirits in St. Augustine are playful ones. Bottles turn up in the wrong place, books are moved, doors open or are locked without help. You decide what to believe after you hear a few stories.

On the water Part of the visual allure of St. Augustine is Matanzas Bay. It’s a short walk from anywhere in Old Town to the city pier and the opportunity to take an ecotour of the resource-intensive estuary. St. Augustine Eco Tours gives boating experiences that highlight the animals and birds which are the region’s real ambassadors. Such excursions may include sightings of right whales which come to the area to give birth.

Trivia: The whales were called “right whales” because they were the right whale to hunt for oil/blubber, etc.

Walk about the streets From whichever of the comfortable rooms in Old Town you choose to stay, be sure to get up and enjoy a walk on the narrow brick streets in the early morning. I felt far, far away from the commuting world as I walked among workers opening the shops and enjoyed my morning coffee sitting outside the quaint Crucial Coffee Cafe on Charlotte Street. I will enjoy both the walk and the coffee on my next trip to this most charming and unique city.

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Customer service and education are founding principles of Cool Now. Negron advises homeowners against try-ing to repair a home system themselves, or hiring a repair contractor without getting all of the information up front. “Ask as many questions as possible; understand what the technician is doing and what it will cost to repair or replace your equipment.” A common issue among senior homeowners, he says, is that they can be taken advan-tage of by disreputable contractors. “We pride ourselves on being able to tell our customers exactly what the problems are, and we give them multiple solutions so they can make the best decision for their needs.” If your system is in need of repair, contact technicians you can trust at Cool Now: 813-676-9059; 717-474-4174; 941-225-4560. Special this month! $47 preventative maintenance / total system rejuvenation right before summer time. Or, $77 total for any drain cleaning. Call today!

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Through 12 Theatre production of “Sex Please, We’re Sixty.”

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Through 14 Theatre production of “The Producers.” Dassance

Fine Arts Center at College of Central Florida, Ocala. 352-873-5810.

Through 13 Theatre productionof “The Secret Garden.”

Sonnetag Theatre at the Icehouse, Mount Dora. 352-383-4616.

Through 14 Theatre production of “Boeing Boeing.” Ocala

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12 through May 5 Theatre production of “Dearly

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21 28 and May 5 Theatre produc-tion of “See Rock City and Other

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If you are a caregiver for someone with dementia, knowing how to

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Tips for planning1. You’ll have the most success if you find a good fit between the activity and the person’s current abilities or interests. Otherwise they may find the activity too stressful or too infantile.

2. Most family members don’t realize that dementia causes one to lose the ability to initiate. The best of activi-ties will fail if you don’t help start the process. Set up and demonstrate the activity by simply “doing” the first step with your family member.

Some recommended items: Nature videos, once-familiar music, large-print spiritual books and audios, pictures of people showing different emotions for discussion, old radio pro-grams, simple children’s card games like Old Maid, scrapbooks of pictures.Information from ThisCaringHome.org.

Presidents Have Strokes, TooTen of the nation’s

44 presidents likely suffered strokes during their presidencies or after leaving office, ac-cording to neurologist Dr. Jose Biller. Woodrow Wilson was so incapacitated by a series of strokes that his wife, Edith, became the virtual acting presi-dent. Franklin Roos-evelt died of a massive stroke on April 12, 1945, leaving the presidency to an unprepared Harry Truman just as World War II was end-ing. And in 2000, former President Gerald Ford began slurring his words during a TV interview. Biller said the afflicted presidents, be-ing men, were more likely than women to suffer strokes. Seven of the 10 presidents were older than 65 when they suffered strokes. And, of course, the presidency is an extremely stressful job.

Plus, some of the presidents who suffered strokes had unhealthy lifestyles. Chester Arthur was obese and got little exercise. Franklin Roosevelt was a heavy smoker. Andrew Johnson may have abused alcohol. Wilson and Dwight Eisen-hower suffered nonfatal strokes while in office. (Unlike Wilson, Ike did not suffer serious disabilities). Seven presidents—John Tyler, Millard Fillmore, John Quincy Adams, Andrew Johnson, ChesterArthur, Richard Nixon and Gerald

Ford—suffered strokes after leaving office. What happens if a president suffers a debilitating stroke while in office? The 25th Amendment to the Constitu-tion provides a mechanism for the vice president to become acting president should the president be unable to per-form his or her duties. Stroke treatments have significantly improved in recent years. And the sooner a patient arrives at the hospital, the better the outcome, Biller said.

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Atrial Fibrillation—Dispelling 6 MythsButterflies in the stomach can

signal excitement or nervousness. But fluttering in the chest can signal a short circuit in the heart’s natural electrical wiring, or arrhythmia. Atrial fibrillation (A-fib), is an off-speed rhythm in the heart’s upper chambers. A-fib may be linked to conditions such as high blood pressure, coronary artery disease, heart valve disease, heart failure, chronic lung disease or a clot in the lung (pulmonary embolism), among others. But in 10 percent of cases, A-fib is not associated with any other disease. Episodes can be triggered by stress, exercise, sleep apnea and hot flashes.A-fib can cause these symptoms:• Heart palpitations• Dizziness• Fatigue• Chest discomfort• Shortness of breath However, up to 30 percent of A-fib episodes cause no symptoms at all. Dr. Walid Saliba of Cleveland Clinic addresses some myths about A-fib:

Myth #1: If you have just one or two episodes of atrial fibrillation, it probably won’t come back. Fact: Atrial fibrillation is almost al-ways a chronic disease. Lifelong treat-ment is needed to minimize symptoms and to avoid stroke and heart failure. Early on, episodes of A-fib tend to be sporadic. Over time, episodes usually become more frequent and last longer. Up to 30 percent of A-fib episodes cause no symptoms at all, but treat-ment is still needed to prevent stroke.

Myth #2: Cardioversion can stop atrial fibrillation for good.Fact: Electrical cardioversion can “shock” the heart back to normal rhythm, but it does not guarantee that normal rhythm will be maintained. Medication may be needed to maintain normal heart rhythm and prevent stroke. These could be those that control heart rate, such as beta blockers; anti-arrhythmic drugs to maintain normal rhythm; and anticoagulants to prevent blood clots.

Myth #3: Your medicine isn’t work-ing if you still get episodes of A-fib. Fact: “Medication will not cure A-fib, but it will relieve symptoms by decreasing the frequency and duration of episodes,” says Dr. Saliba. Reducing a patient’s episodes from frequent to occasional is considered adequate treatment as long as the symptoms don’t trouble the patient.

Myth #4: Catheter ablation won’t help you if it doesn’t ‘take’ the first time. Fact: Catheter ablation uses radiofre-quency energy or cryoenergy (intense cold) to interrupt faulty electrical pathways in the heart. Sometimes more than one catheter ablation procedure is needed to get the best result. In other circumstances, maze surgery may be recommended.

Myth #5: If ablation works, you can stop taking Coumadin®. Fact: “The decision to continue or stop Coumadin, an anticoagulant that requires frequent blood tests, depends upon the risk factors for stroke rather than on the success of the ablation,” says Dr. Saliba.

Myth #6: If you take medication for A-fib and no longer have symptoms, you’re cured.Fact: “A-fib cannot be cured, but abla-tion or surgery offers the closest pos-sible symptom relief. There is no rush to undergo ablation if you are doing well on medication,” says Dr. Saliba. Episodes of A-fib can be triggered by stress, exercise, sleep apnea and hot flashes. Dr. Saliba advises patients to:• Quit smoking• Drink in moderation• Ask about exercise guidelines• Limit caffeine use• Read labels to avoid those

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Shoulder Problems: A Pain in the Neck?An aching shoulder may not signal

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Shneck pain The way the body reports pain is somewhat unreliable, explain experts at the Clinic’s Center for Spine Health. Neck and shoulder pain so commonly overlap that some refer to it as ‘shneck’ pain. Why? Because the neck and shoulder are intimately connected by multiple nerve pathways. When injury occurs, the brain can’t always trace pain path-ways back to their source, and what we feel may not be what is really going on.

When the shoulder is the usual suspect Shoulder pain is most often caused by an injury to the rota-tor cuff, a group of tendons and muscles that stabilize the joint. The rotator cuff develops wear and tear with age, and can be easily injured. When this happens, we compensate by using different muscles to pick things up or reach for them, causing both shoulder and neck pain. You may have a rotator cuff in-jury or other shoulder problem if pain:• Develops in the shoulder itself or

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When the neck is the likely culprit Inflammation of any of the 14 nerves or eight pairs of joints in the neck can cause neck pain. The joints —or vertebrae—serve

as a “hinge” that lets us nod or shake our heads during conversation (no wonder they wear out). In fact, 65 percent of 65-year-olds have arthritis in one or more neck joints. Because pain in one area can so often be confused with another, a thorough exam must be done, includ-ing range of motion, strength testing and provocative neck and shoulder maneuvers. You may have arthritis or nerve-related neck pain if pain:• Develops in your shoulder blade, or

close to or on the side of your neck

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• Is relieved when you support your neck

It’s important to see a specialist to get a thorough physical examination of your neck and shoulder. To help with diagnosis, they may inject lidocaine (a local anesthetic) into the shoulder, or the joints or nerves of the neck. This diagnostic test helps guide treatment—if it relieves pain, it demonstrates where the problems are. Whether the problem lies in your neck or your shoulder, doctors at Cleveland Clinic note that conserva-tive measures are usually tried first. Information from Cleveland Clinic.

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Bring Your Binoculars18 Bird & Butterfly Survey at

Ferndale Preserve, 19220 County Road 455, Ferndale from 7 to 11 a.m. Participate in a monthly census of the birds and butterflies. Help the preserve monitor wildlife and the health of its habitat and have fun along the way. Experience a plus but not required. Must bring binoculars and field guide. To register for this free event, call Gallus

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20 Participate in an Outdoor Begin-ning Birder Class from 8 to

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For Book Lovers5 and 6 Friends of Belleview

Library Spring Book Sale. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Friends Book Nook, 6007 SE Earp Rd. in the old Belleview Library building. Used books in all categories, as well as VCR tapes, CDs, DVDs, records, magazines, puzzles and child-rens books. $1-A-Bag sales and more. Proceeds benefit the Belleview Public

Library and children’s programs. More info at 352-245-2767 or friendsofbelleviewlibrary.org.

13 Book Feast. 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Book Feast will

gather Marion County’s local writers who will share their works and their experiences. Ocala Public Library. Call 352-671-8551 for more info.

Local AuthorMae Louis of Dade

City has published a book titled “The Meaning of Life.” She says she spent four years on the book which is published by Balboa Press. As a survivor of both childhood abuse and cancer, she felt she had much to share with others from her spiritual

journey. A quote from the book: “Utilize determination to accept your faults or downfalls. Amend those mistakes before they escalate any further. Next, take appropriate action to rectify them because no one is going to do it for you.” The book is availableon Amazon.

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No Excuses at Home or TravelingI just got back from a 9-day vacation

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Tips to Spring Clean Your FinancesSpring is a time of rejuvenation and

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Forgo the fancy gym membership and dust off those running shoes and bike, working out the old-fashioned way. Raining? Check out community centers in your area—some may be free, or charge only minimal fees.Refinance – Pay off high-interest debt by refinancing with more competitive rates. Newer alternatives can eliminate the costs associated with traditional bank lending. If you have good-to-excellent credit, consider applying for an unsecured personal loan for up to $35,000 on a site like Lending Club. More information can be found at www.LendingClub.com. (From StatePoint)

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Baseball Lives OnA hot dog at the ball game

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I am convinced that every boy, in his heart, would rather steal second base than an automobile.— Tom C. Clark

You can’t win them all, but you can try. — Babe Didrikson Zaharias

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Fenway Park, Bos-ton, has been reno-vated and upgraded numerous times over the years so as not to affect the overall look and appeal of the classic 1912 Fenway architecture.

In the parking lot across the street from Turner Field, Atlanta, you’ll find the remaining section of Fulton County Stadium’s original left field wall over which Hank Aaron hit his epic 715th home run, surpassing Babe Ruth’s record.

Every seat in Coors Field, Denver, is green except for a single row of purple seats in the upper deck of the ballpark. The reason:

These seats are exactly one mile high! Now you know! Enjoy your journey.

Buck viewed Royals’ games from

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When I want to go back and look at old email I received

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• Ride a stationary bike, either an upright or a recumbent version (whichever is more comfortable). At first you may feel some stiffness, but as your joints get warm and loosen up you’ll notice improved motion in your hip.

• Wear shoes that provide shock absorption and comfort. Use inserts that further cushion your step.

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• If you have limited range of motion in one hip, engage in gentle stretching or yoga to keep limber. This will also help your hips stay in alignment, thereby mini-mizing further injury or damage. Never stretch if there is any pain, and always avoid extreme stretches such as splits.

• One of the most pleasurable ways to keep your hips in shape is with water exercises. When you do exercises in a swimming pool, the buoyancy of the water minimizes the load placed upon your body and, at the same time, provides resistance. Here are some activities I recommend:

• Ordinary swimming is excellent. If you have a kickboard, use it: You’ll keep your legs in great shape, and that helps your hips. With or without the kickboard, do the flutter kick: It’s gentle on your hips and most knees. You can also do the frog kick and the scissors kick if you’re pain free when you do them. (As I’ve mentioned, the frog kick and the scissors kick aren’t good for people with knee problems because they create too much twisting.)

• Buoyancy belts let you run in the water and provide excellent results. (And they’re fun!) You don’t need to know how to swim to get a great workout when you’re wet.

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Baseball season is here and whether you’re following the grandkids on the Little League field or visiting a far-flung baseball stadium, food

abounds. Enjoying ballpark fare while watching the game is all part of the fun.

Here, American Institute of Cancer Research—AICR—experts rate some popular ballpark foods, relatively speaking. And if you’re wondering how many times you would need to run around the bases to work off that food, we have that, too.

The Item The Stats Working it Off*

AICR Rating

TheAnalysis

Calories: 300

Fiber: 1 g

Sugar: 3 g

Sodium: 1025 mg

Jog 37 laps around the bases (about 30 minutes)

Bike 91 times around the bases (about 37 minutes)

KStrikeout

Hot dogs are processed meat, which increase

risk of colorectal cancer. If you love

hot dogs with your baseball, make sure

it’s an occasional treat and you could try a turkey dog to

cut the calories.

Calories: 110

(bags are often double the amount)

Fiber: 0 g

Sugar: 28 g



KStrikeout Loads of sugar.

Enough said.

Calories: 285

Fiber: 2 g

Sugar: 30 g



Double

Ice cream is a good source of calcium, ribo-

flavin, vitamins B12, A and D. The downside is high saturated fat and

relatively high calories for 1 cup.

Calories: 389

Fiber: 2 g

Sodium: 1615 mg

Jog 50 times around the bases (around 40 min)

Bike 122 times around the bases (about 49 min)

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Lots of calories and refined grains. Although it does have some B vita-mins, fiber is low and the sodium is more than is recommended in one day for

many Americans.

Calories: 800

Fat: 70 g

Sodium: 850 mg

Protein: 35 mg


Bike 252 times around the bases (about 100 minutes

Share – or get the

snack size – and it’s a Homerun.

Eat it by yourself and it’s a

Strikeout. K!

Peanuts contain plenty of protein, and healthful fats and compounds.

Just watch out for portion; some

stadium bags are 8 ounces. A palmful

of peanuts is about 1-ounce, which is the standard serving size.

Calories: 218

Sodium: 1480 mg

Protein: 6 mg



HomeRun!

Hummus is made from chickpeas, which are high

in iron and vitamin C. And if the pita were whole wheat,

this snack would be a complete game winner.

* Jogging at 5 mph and biking at 10 mph for 150 pound personFrom AICR (American Institute for Cancer Research)

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Lifestyles After 50 Lake/Marion/Sumter April 2013 edition