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Volume 78
October, 2013
Issue 78
God’s Country? Mystery Priest Performs Miracle Boy Asks for
Miss Iowa
‘Fancy Jogger
Nichole Kelly At Missouri Crash - Then Disappears!
Pusher’ so He
overcomes
Can Race With
disability to
Disabled
win 2013 crown
Brother
By Joe Kemp / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Thursday, August 8, 2013
By Nina Golgowski / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
By Kelly Ogle, By Amanda Taylor, News 9
The 23-year-old blond beauty is
Katie Lentz, 19, was trapped in her mangled car for nearly an hour before a priest suddenly arrived when
missing part of her left arm - and
she asked to pray. The holy man vanished once emergency workers pulled the teen to safety.
determined to win Miss America to
help raise awareness and fight
discrimination.
By Nina Golgowski / NEW YORK
DAILY NEWS
Wednesday, June 12, 2013, 2:59 PM
Recently crowed Beauty
Queen Nichole Kelly will
joke about why she is
missing part of her arm, but
See page 8
A 19-year-old woman was
miraculously saved from a
wrecked car on a Missouri
highway — after a mystery
priest suddenly appeared to
pray with the victim and bless
the rescue operation.
“As a first responder, you don’t
know what you’re going to run
into,” New London Fire Chief
Raymond Reed told KHQATV. “In this particular case, it
is my feeling that it was nothing
more than sheer faith and
nothing short of a miracle.”
But once the woman was cut
free, the holy man vanished Firefighters had been struggling
from the cornfield-lined for nearly an hour to get the
roadway.
teen, Katie Lentz, out of her
crumpled Mercedes-Benz
after a drunken driver crossed
the middle line of the two-lane
highway and struck her headon about 9 a.m. Sunday,
officials told the news station.
By Good News Network
Every now and then you find
one of those kids; one who
validates your faith in future
generations. Only this time we
didn’t find him, he found us.
And the letter this Edmond boy
wrote left us overcome with
emotion.
The words, the penmanship are
clearly those of a young child,
but the compassion and caring
speaks of a much older soul.
The smoke-eaters desperately
tried to reach Lentz — who
was pinned between her seat
and the steering wheel — but
See page 8
See page 8
The Future Helping The
Past To Grasp The
Present
By G. Carver
Here’s a switch we have the
young instructing the seasoned,
for this is a new day. And the
natural order of things those
that are more seasoned would
instruct the young, but in this
situation it is the reverse and
why is that? We are living in a
time were technology is king
and is used in almost every
aspect of our life; we are living
Mike Stoller see page 8
in the age of the computers.
Computers are involved in
everything we do and of those
that are not knowledgeable of
them are going to be left
behind.
Some seasoned individuals
may or may not be knowledgeable about the hardware,
software, or the operations of
a computer. So a group of
Looking for a job?
see page 4
Front L-R: Skip Halloran senior, Jazmine Moore, Arlicia Lopez, Alicia Pascual senior, Durrow Williams, Back L-R: Dr. Betty
Walker Co-Founder of A-MAN Academy, Andre Mosley Instructor, Jeremy Parker, Chad Wright, Dr. Walker Co-Founder
of A-MAN Academy, and Hiram Smith, Photo by G Carver
concerned citizens came up
with a program that pairs up
seniors in high school with
seniors in life, the program
seniors and teach them the
is named seniors to seniors.
This Senior to Senior Program workings of a computer. The
was developed with this in mind class was called Computer
to take a group of high school See page 6
October, 2013 P2
The Alternative Market Place
A small directory of organic food stores
Locations in Southern
California
Beverly Hills
Whole Foods Market
239 North Crescent Dr.
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
310.274.3360
310.274.8149 fax
Store hours: 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.
seven days a week.
Brentwood
Whole Foods Market
11737 San Vicente Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90049
310.826.4433
310.826.6653 fax
Store hours: 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.
seven days a week.
El Segundo
Whole Foods Market
760 South Sepulveda Blvd
El Segundo, CA 90245
310.333.1900
310.333.1910 fax
Store Hours: Open 7 a.m. to 10
p.m. seven days a week.
Fairfax
Whole Foods Market
6350 West 3rd Street
Los Angeles, CA 90036
323.964.6800
323.964.6830 fax
Store hours: 7 a.m. to 11 p.m.
seven days a week.
Glendale
Whole Foods Market
331 North Glendale Avenue
Glendale, CA 91206
818.548.3695
818.548.5248 fax
Store hours: 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.
seven days a week.
La Jolla
Whole Foods Market
8825 Villa La Jolla Drive
(corner of Villa La Jolla & Nobel Dr.)
La Jolla, CA 92037
858.642.6700
858.642.6730 fax
Store
& bakery hours: 7 a.m. to 10
p.m. seven days a week.
Laguna Beach
Wild Oats Natural Marketplace
283 Broadway St.
Laguna Beach, CA 92651
949.376.7888
949.376.7889 fax
Store hours: 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.
seven days a week.
Long Beach
Wild Oats Natural Marketplace
6550 E. Pacific Coast Highway.
Long Beach, CA 90803
562.598.8687
562.598.8680 fax
Store hours: 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.
seven days a week.
Northridge (Porter Ranch)
Whole Foods Market
19340 Rinaldi Street
Northridge, CA 91326
818.363.3933
818.363.2940 fax
Store hours: 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.
seven days a week.
Pasadena
Whole Foods Market
3751 East Foothill Blvd.
Pasadena, CA 91107
626.351.5994
626.351.1664 fax
Store hours: 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.
seven days a week.
Pasadena
Redondo Beach
Valencia
Whole Foods Market
Whole Foods Market
405 N. Pacific Coast Hwy.
24130 Valencia Blvd.
Redondo Beach, CA 90277
Santa Clarita, CA 91355
310.376.6931
661.260.2377
310.376.7651 fax
661.260.2375 fax
Store hours: 8 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Store hours: 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.
seven days a week.
seven days a week.
San Diego
Whole Foods Market
711 University Avenue
San Diego, CA 92103
619.294.2800
619.294.2830 fax
Store hours: 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.
seven days a week.
Santa Monica
Whole Foods Market
2201 Wilshire Blvd.
Santa Monica, CA 90403
310.315.0662
310.315.0665 fax
Store hours: 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.
seven days a week.
Santa Monica
Wild Oats Natural Marketplace
1425 Montana Ave.
Santa Monica, CA 90403
310.576.4707
310.576.4710 fax
Store hours: 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.
seven days a week.
Santa Monica
Wild Oats Natural Marketplace
500 Wilshire Blvd.
Santa Monica, CA 90401
310.395.4510
310.395.5969 fax
Store hours: 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.
seven days a week.
Sherman Oaks East
Whole Foods Market
12905 Riverside Drive
Sherman Oaks, CA 91423
818.762.5548
818-762-0406 fax
Store hours: 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.
seven days a week.
Coffee & Juice Bar
opens daily at 7 a.m.
Sherman Oaks West
Whole Foods Market
4520 Sepulveda Boulevard
Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
818.382.3700
818.382.3710 fax
Store hours: 7 a.m.
to 10 p.m.
Monday-Friday; 8 a.m.
to 10 p.m.
Saturday & Sunday.
Thousand Oaks
Whole Foods Market
740 N. Moorpark Rd
Thousand Oaks,
CA 91360
805.777.4730
805.777.4740 fax
Store hours: 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.
seven days a week.
Torrance
Whole Foods Market
2655 Pacific Coast Highway
Torrance, CA 90505
310.257.8700
310.257.8710 fax
Store hours: 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.
seven days a week.
Tustin
Whole Foods Market
Whole Foods Market
465 South Arroyo Parkway
2847 Park Avenue
Pasadena, CA 91105
Tustin, CA 92782
626.204.2266
714.566.7650
626.204.2277 fax
714.566.7840 fax
Store hours: 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.
seven days a week.
Store hours: 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.
seven days a week.
West Hollywood
Whole Foods Market
7871 West Santa Monica Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90046
323.848.4200
323.848.4250 fax
Store hours: 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.
seven days a week.
Lifestyle Store Hours: 10 a.m. to 9
p.m. seven days a week.
Please call store for Holiday Hours.
West Los Angeles
Whole Foods Market
11666 National Boulevard
(corner of National & Barrington)
Los Angeles, CA 90064
310.996.8840
310.996.9510 fax
Store hours: 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.
seven days a week.
Cafe: 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. seven days
a week.
Westwood
Whole Foods Market
1050 S. Gayley
Los Angeles, CA 90024
310.824.0858
310.824.6390 fax
Store hours: 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.
seven days a week.
Woodland Hills
Whole Foods Market
21347 Ventura Blvd.
Woodland Hills, CA 91364
818.610.0000
818.610.0040 fax
Store hours: 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.
seven days a week
57 Listings for Trader Joe’s in
Los Angeles, CA (within 50
miles)
Trader Joes
613 Mission St, South Pasadena,
CA 91030
Trader Joes
345 S Lake Ave, Pasadena, CA
91101
Trader Joes
7304 Santa Monica Blvd, West
Hollywood, CA 90046
Trader Joes
467 N Rosemead Blvd, Pasadena,
CA 91107
Trader Joes
9290 Culver Blvd, Culver City, CA
90232
Trader Joes
14443 Culver Dr, Irvine, CA 92604
Trader Joes
18681 Main St, Huntington Beach,
CA 92648
Trader Joes
2730 Hyperion Ave, Los Angeles,
CA 90027
Trader Joes
7260 Rosemead Blvd, San Gabriel,
CA 91775
Trader Joes
2545 Pacific Coast Hwy, Torrance,
CA 90505
Trader Joes
216 E Alameda Ave, Burbank, CA
91502
Trader Joes
3456 S Sepulveda Blvd, Los
Angeles, CA 90034
Trader Joes
475 Foothill Blvd, la Canada, CA
91011
Trader Joes
3530 Hyland Ave, Costa Mesa, CA
92626
Trader Joes
1566 W Colorado Blvd, Pasadena,
CA 91105
Trader Joes
1751 S Elena Ave, Redondo Beach,
CA 90277
Trader Joes
8611 Santa Monica Blvd, West
Hollywood, CA 90069
Trader Joes
2500 E Imperial Hwy Ste 177, Brea,
CA 92821
1600 Weott Way
June – October
Tuesday & Thursday, 12:30 P.M.4:00 P.M.
Eureka CFM Henderson Center
June – October
Thursday, 10:00 AM- 1:00 P.M.
Eureka Old Town CFM
Old Town Eureka-2d & F
Streets
June – October
Tuesday, 10:00 AM- 1:00 P.M.
Apple Valley
Big Bear Lake Village CMF
Big Bear Blvd & Divison Rd.
Apple Valley, CA 92308
(760) 247-3769
Kerri Santoro
April – October
Tuesday, 8:30 AM- 1:00 P.M.
Victorville-Harvest Home to CFM
Upper Campus, Victor Valley College
Apple Valley, CA 92308
(760) 247-3769
Kerri Santoro
www.highdesertfarmersmarket.com
January – December
Saturday, 8:00 AM- 2:00 P.M.
Victorville-High Desert CFM
Upper Campus Parking Lot, Victor
Valley College
Apple Valley, CA 92308
(760) 247-3769
Kerri Santoro
www.highdesertfarmersmarket.com
January – December
Thursday, 8:00 AM- 12:00 P.M.
Arcata
Arcata Farmers Market
13th and G Streets, Wildberry’s
Market
Arcata Plaza
Arcata, CA 95518
(707) 441-9999
T. Griffin
http://www.humfarm.org
June – October
Tuesday, 3:00 P.M.- 6:00 P.M.
WIC SFMP EBT
Arcata Friday Potawot Farmers
Market
1600 Weott Way
Arcata, CA 95521
(707) 825-4094
Leah King
June – October
Friday, 12:30 P.M.- 4:00 P.M.
Arcata Plaza Farmers Market
The Plaza, G & 8th Streets
Arcata, CA 95518
(707) 441-9999
T. Griffin
http://www.humfarm.org
April – November
Saturday, 9:00 AM- 1:00 P.M.
WIC SFMP EBT
Arcata Tuesday Potawot Farmers
Market
1600 Weott Way
Arcata, CA 95521
(707) 425-4094
Leah King
June – October
Tuesday & Thursday, 12:30 P.M.4:00 P.M.
Eureka CFM
Henderson Center
Arcata, CA 95518
(707) 411-9999
Michelle Wyler
June – October
Thursday, 10:00 AM- 1:00 P.M.
Eureka Old Town CFM
Old Town Eureka-2d & F Streets
Arcata, CA 95516
(707) 441-9999
Michelle Wyler
June – October
Say You Saw it in the American Dream Newspaper
Tuesday, 10:00 AM- 1:00 P.M.
Henderson Center Farmers
MarketHenderson Center, F
St. between
Henderson & Russ
Arcata, CA 95518
(707) 441-9999
T. Griffin
June – October
Thursday, 10:00 AM- 1:00 P.M.
WIC SFMP EBT
McKinleyville CFM
1520 City Center Rd.
Arcata, CA 95518
(707) 441-9999
T. Griffin
June – October
Thursday, 3:00 P.M.- 6:00 P.M.
Wildberries Marketplace Farmers
Market
13th Street
Arcata, CA 95518
(707) 441-9999
T. Griffin
June – October
Tuesday, 3:30 P.M.- 6:30 P.M.
WIC SFMP EBT
Arroyo Grande
Arroyo Grande City Hall Farmers
Market
214 East Branch
Arroyo Grande, CA 93420
(805) 544-9570
Diane Boyd
Wednesday, 12:00 P.M.-2:30 P.M.
Arroyo Grande Oak Park Plaza
Farmers Market
214 East Branch, K-Mart Parking lot
Oak Park & Hwy. 101
Arroyo Grande, CA 93420
(805) 544-9570
Diane Boyd
Wednesday, 9:00 AM- 11:30 AM
Atascadero
Atascadero Main Street CFM
Palma & Entrada
Atascadero, CA 93422
(805) 462-0177
Fritz Herman
March – October
Wednesday, 6:00 P.M.- 9:00 P.M.
Auburn
Auburn Dewitt Center Farmers
Market
DeWitt Center, B Avenue at First
Street
P.O. Box 3343 Auburn CA, 95604
Auburn, CA 95602
(530) 823-6183
Christina Abuelo
http://
www.foothillfarmersmarket.com
June – December
Wednesday, 11:00 A.M.- 2:00 P.M.
WIC SFMP
Auburn Lake of Pines Farmers
Market
Red Wagon Restaurant parking lot
Auburn, CA 95603
(530) 346-6183
Christina Abuelo
http://
www.foothillfarmersmarket.com
January – December
Wednesday
Auburn Marketplace Farmers
Market
Lincoln Way & Cherry Ave.
Auburn, CA 95603
(530) 855-5616
Dee Rein
Auburn Old Town Farmers Market
Auburn-Folsom Rd. & Lincoln Way
P.O. Box 3343 Auburn CA, 95604
Auburn, CA 95603
(530) 823-6183
Christina Abuelo
http://
www.foothillfarmersmarket.com
April – December
Saturday, 8:00 A.M.-12:00 noon
WIC SFMP
Year-Round
Roseville Sun City Farmers Market
Roseville Square Shopping Center
Auburn, CA 95604
(530) 823-6183
Christina Abuelo
http://
www.foothillfarmersmarket.com
July – August
Friday, 7:30 AM- 10:30 AM
WIC SFMP
Avila Beach
Avila Beach Farmers Market
Front Street Promenade
Avila Beach, CA 93424
(805) 773-8606
Julie Andrews Scott
January – December
Friday, 4:30 P.M.- 7:30 P.M.
Year-Round
Bakersfield
Bakersfield Saturday Farmers
Market
30th & F Street
Bakersfield, CA 93309
(661) 319-9108
Charles Drew
January – December
Saturday, 8:00 AM- 12:00 P.M.
WIC SFMP
Year-Round
Bakersfield Wall St. Alley
Farmers Market
Wall Street Alley
Bakersfield, CA 93309
(661) 945-5735
Greg Tesch
January – December
Thursday, 5:00 P.M.- 9:00 P.M.
Year-Round
Bakersfield Wednesday
Farmers Market
30th and F Street
Bakersfield, CA 93309
(661) 319-6108
Charles Drew
May – September
Wednesday, 3:30 P.M.- 5:30 P.M.
Mount Elgon Farmers Market
411 Martin Luther King Jr.
Bakersfield, CA 93307
(661) 323-7962
Charles Drew
January – December
Saturday, 8:00 AM- 1:00 P.M.
Year-Round
Baldwin Park
Baldwin Park Farmers Market
Melecio Picazo Baldwin Park - Cesar
Chavez
& Ramond
Baldwin Park, CA 91706
(626) 960-4011
Dan Hostetler
http://www.farmernet.com
April – October
Tuesday, 4:00 P.M.- 9:00 P.M.
Barstow
Barstow Market Festival
Farmers Market
East Main St.,From Barstow to 2nd
Barstow, CA 92312
(720) 256-8617
Louisa Miller
June – August
Tuesday, 6:00 P.M.- 10:00 P.M.
Bellflower
Bellflower Farmers Market
Oak & Clark Street
Bellflower, CA 90706
(562) 866-6609
Muriel MacGregor
http://www.farmernet.com
January – December
Monday, 9:00 AM- 1:00 P.M.
Year-Round
Bellflower Summer Farmers
Market
Oak & Bellflower
Bellflower, CA 90706
(562) 804-1424
Vickie Casanas
http://www.farmernet.com
July – September
6:00 P.M.- 9:00 P.M.
Benicia
Benicia Farmers Market
Downtown 1st Street, Between B &
D Streets
Benicia, CA 94510
(707) 745-9791
Janis McLead
http://www.beniciamainstreet.org
April – October
Berkeley
Berkeley Farmers Market
Derby Street & Martin Luther King
Berkeley, CA 94702
(510) 548-3333
Linda Graham
http://www.ecologycenter.org
January – December
Tuesday, 2:00 P.M.- 7:00 P.M.
WIC SFMP EBT
Year-Round
Berkeley North Shattick Organic
Farmers Market
Shattuck Ave. & Rose Street
Berkeley, CA 94702
(510) 548-3333
Linda Graham
(818) 701-0135
Angelo Buonucino
http://www.farmernet.com
January – December
Saturday, 8:00 AM- 4:00 P.M.
Year-Round
Calistoga
Calistoga Farmers Market
1546 Lincoln Avenue
Calistoga, CA 94515
(707) 942-4343
Karen Verzosa
June – September
Saturday, 8:30 AM- 12:30 P.M.
Camarillo
Camarillo Farmers Market
2220 Ventura Blvd.
Camarillo, CA 93010
(805) 482-1507
Bob Trainer
January – December
Saturday, 7:00 AM- 1:00 P.M.
WIC
Year-Round
Cambria
Cambria Farmers Market
Veterans Memorial Hall, Main &
Cambria Streets
Cambria, CA 93428
(805) 927-4715
Jack & Jane Gibson
January – December
Friday, 2:30 P.M.- 5:30 P.M.
WIC
Year-Round
Camino
Folsom Sutter St. Farmers Market
Sutter St. & Wool St.
Camino, CA 95709
(805) 391-3219
Patrick Hoover
Sunday & Thursday
WIC
Camp Meeker
Occidental Farmers Market
Community Center 3920, Bohemian
Hwy.
Camp Meeker, CA 95419
(707) 793-2159
Kim Dow
May – November
Sunday, 10:00 AM- 12:30 P.M.
Campbell
Campbell Farmers Market
2nd Street & Campbell Avenue
Campbell, CA 94538
(510) 745-7100
Ron Pardini
http://www.urbanvillageonline.com
Sunday, 9:00 AM- 1:00 P.M.
Carlsbad
Carlsbad Village Farmers Market
Roosevelt & Carlsbad Dr.
Carlsbad, CA 92008
(760) 720-9161
Susan Parker-Overstreet
January – December
Wednesday, 2:00 P.M.- 5:00 P.M.
WIC
Year-Round
Carmel
Carmel Farmers Market
The Barnyard & Carmel Valley Rd.
Carmel, CA 92923
(831) 728-5060
Catherine Barr
http://
www.montereybayfarmers.org
May – October
Tuesday
Carson
Carson Farmers Market
Carson St. & Bonita St.
Carson, CA 90810
(310) 847-3584
Fa’auliulito Meni
http://www.farmernet.com
January – December
Thursday, 9:00 AM- 1:00 P.M.
Year-Round
Cayucos
Cayucos Farmers Market
Vets Hall Parking Lot
Cayucos, CA 93430
(805) 995-1200
Lula Balestra
March – November
Friday, 9:30 AM- 12:00 P.M.
Ceres
Ceres Farmers Market
Ceres Whitmore Park
Ceres, CA 95307
(209) 537-2979
Arlene Vilas
June – July
Tuesday, 5:00 P.M.- 8:30 P.M.
Cerritos
Cerritos Farmers Market
Cerritos Towne Center on Park Plaza
Drive
January – December Saturday
8:00 AM- 12:00 P.M.
Year-Round
Chatsworth
Chatsworth Farmers Market
Devonshire St.
Between Topanga Canyon Blvd. &
Canoga
Chatsworth, CA 91311
(818) 470-0808
Dan Rochin
http://www.farmernet.com
January – December
Saturday, 8:00 P.M.- 1:00 P.M.
Year-Round
Chico
Chico Farmers Market
2nd & Wall Streets
Chico, CA 95928
(530) 893-3276
Terry Givens
www.now2000.com/farmersmarket/
index.html
Saturday, 7:30 AM- 1:00 P.M.
WIC
Chico Sunday Farmers Market
Manzanita & East
Chico, CA 95973
(530) 899-0885
Don Soderman
Sunday, 8:00 AM- 7:30 P.M.
Chico Thursday Night Market
Farmers Market
Broadway & 3rd
Chico, CA 95927
(530) 345-6500
Danielle Maher
http://www.downtownchico.net
April – September
Thursday, 6:00 P.M.- 9:00 P.M.
Chico Wednesday Farmers Market
N. Valley Plaza Mall
Chico, CA 95928
(530) 893-3276
Terry Givens
June – September
Wednesday, 8:00 AM- 12:00 P.M.
WIC
Oroville Thursday Farmers Market
Alliance Church
Chico, CA 95928
(530) 893-3276
Terry Givens
June – September
Saturday, 7:30 AM- 12:00 P.M.
Paradise Farmers Market
Alliance Church
Chico, CA 95928
(530) 893-3276
Terry Givens
June – October
Tuesday, 7:30 AM- 12:00 P.M.
Chowchilla Farmers Market
Robertson Blvd. & 6th St.
Chowchilla, CA 93610
(559) 665-5603
Saturday, 8:00 AM- 4:00 P.M.
Year-Round
Calistoga
Calistoga Farmers Market
1546 Lincoln Avenue
Calistoga, CA 94515
(707) 942-4343
Karen Verzosa
June – September
Saturday, 8:30 AM- 12:30 P.M.
Camarillo
Camarillo Farmers Market
2220 Ventura Blvd.
Camarillo, CA 93010
(805) 482-1507
Bob Trainer
January – December
Saturday, 7:00 AM- 1:00 P.M.
WIC
Year-Round
Cambria
Cambria Farmers Market
Veterans Memorial Hall, Main &
Cambria Streets
Cambria, CA 93428
(805) 927-4715
Jack & Jane Gibson
January – December
Friday, 2:30 P.M.- 5:30 P.M.
WIC
Year-Round
Camino
Folsom Sutter St. Farmers Market
Sutter St. & Wool St.
Camino, CA 95709
(805) 391-3219
Patrick Hoover
Sunday & Thursday
WIC
Camp Meeker
Occidental Farmers Market
Community Center 3920, Bohemian
Hwy.
Camp Meeker, CA 95419
(707) 793-2159
Kim Dow
May – November
Sunday, 10:00 AM- 12:30 P.M.
Campbell
Campbell Farmers Market
2nd Street & Campbell Avenue
Campbell, CA 94538
(510) 745-7100
Ron Pardini
http://www.urbanvillageonline.com
Sunday, 9:00 AM- 1:00 P.M.
Carlsbad
Carlsbad Village Farmers Market
Roosevelt & Carlsbad Dr.
Carlsbad, CA 92008
(760) 720-9161
Susan Parker-Overstreet
January – December
Wednesday, 2:00 P.M.- 5:00 P.M.
WIC
Year-Round
Carmel
Carmel Farmers Market
The Barnyard & Carmel Valley Rd.
Carmel, CA 92923
(831) 728-5060
Catherine Barr
www.montereybayfarmers.org
Say You Saw it in the American Dream Newspaper
October, 2013 P3
Juan Dubose
June – October
Friday, 5:00 P.M.- 7:00 P.M.
Chula Vista Farmers Market
3rd Ave. & Center St.
Chula Vista, CA 91910
(619) 422-1982
May – October
Tuesday
Carson
Carson Farmers Market
Carson St. & Bonita St.
Carson, CA 90810
(310) 847-3584
Fa’auliulito Meni
http://www.farmernet.com
January – December
Thursday, 9:00 AM- 1:00 P.M.
Year-Round
Cayucos
Cayucos Farmers Market
Vets Hall Parking Lot
Cayucos, CA 93430
(805) 995-1200
Lula Balestra
March – November
Friday, 9:30 AM- 12:00 P.M.
Ceres
Ceres Farmers Market
Ceres Whitmore Park
Ceres, CA 95307
(209) 537-2979
Arlene Vilas
June – July
Tuesday, 5:00 P.M.- 8:30 P.M.
Cerritos
Cerritos Farmers Market
Cerritos Towne Center on Park Plaza
Drive
January – December Saturday
8:00 AM- 12:00 P.M.
Year-Round
Chatsworth
Chatsworth Farmers Market
Devonshire St.
Between Topanga Canyon Blvd. &
Canoga
Chatsworth, CA 91311
(818) 470-0808
Dan Rochin
http://www.farmernet.com
January – December
Saturday, 8:00 P.M.- 1:00 P.M.
Year-Round
Chico
Chico Farmers Market
2nd & Wall Streets
Chico, CA 95928
(530) 893-3276
Terry Givens
www.now2000.com/farmersmarket/
index.html
Saturday, 7:30 AM- 1:00 P.M.
WIC
Chico Sunday Farmers Market
Manzanita & East
Chico, CA 95973
(530) 899-0885
Don Soderman
Sunday, 8:00 AM- 7:30 P.M.
Chico Thursday Night Market
Farmers Market
Broadway & 3rd
Chico, CA 95927
(530) 345-6500
Danielle Maher
http://www.downtownchico.net
October, 2013 P4
Food & Health
Some Surprising Genetically Future Doctors Unprepared to Manage Pain
based teaching that could offer ment they know: prescription
Modified Foods
future physicians valuable drugs. And now we’re facing
another epidemic on top of
chronic pain: prescription drug
The researchers called for a abuse.
major overhaul to address the
urgent public health need to The latter has been called the
adequately manage chronic fastest-growing drug problem
in the US by the Centers for
pain, including:
Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC), as the
· The establishment of a
number of deaths from opioid
European framework for pain
painkillers like hydrocodone
education to ensure conand oxycodone rose nearly
sistency in pain teaching
four-fold between 1999 and
· The introduction of 2009.
compulsory pain teaching for all
The overdoses now kill more
undergraduate medical stupeople than cocaine and heroin
dents in Europe
combined. As USA Today
· Improved documentation of recently reported, more US
pain teaching within the states are now taking action to
undergraduate medical curri- try and stop this growing
problem:6
culum
hands-on experience.
Posted By Dr. Mercola
GE rice may soon be
approved for human
consumption.
Photo
illustration/Photos from IRRI,
WIkimedia Commons
By now, you’ve likely heard
about genetically modified
organisms (GMOs) and the
controversy over whether
they’re the answer to world
hunger or the devil incarnate.
But for right now, let’s leave
aside that debate and turn to a
more basic question: When you
go to the supermarket, do you
know which foods are most
likely to be—or contain
ingredients that are—
genetically engineered? A
handy FAQ:
So what exactly are
genetically
modified
organisms?
GMOs are plants or animals
that have undergone a process
wherein scientists alter their
genes with DNA from different
species of living organisms,
bacteria, or viruses to get
desired traits such as resistance
to disease or tolerance of
pesticides.
But haven’t farmers been
selectively breeding crops
to get larger harvests for
centuries? How is this any
different?
Over at Grist, Nathanael
Johnson has a great answer to
this question—but in a nutshell:
Yes, farmers throughout history
have been raising their plants
to achieve certain desired traits
such as improved taste, yield,
or disease resistance. But this
kind of breeding still relies on
the natural reproductive
processes of the organisms,
where as genetic engineering
involves the addition of foreign
genes that would not occur in
nature.
Am I eating GMOs?
Probably. Since several
common ingredients like corn
starch and soy protein are
predominantly derived from
genetically modified crops, it’s
pretty hard to avoid GM foods
altogether. In fact, GMOs are
present in 60 to 70 percent of
foods on US supermarket
shelves, according to Bill
Freese at the Center for Food
Safety; the vast majority of
processed foods contain
GMOs. One major exception
is fresh fruits and veggies. The
only GM produce you’re
likely to find is the Hawaiian
papaya, a small amount of
zucchini and squash, and some
sweet corn. No meat, fish, and
poultry products approved for
direct human consumption are
bioengineered at this point,
though most of the feed for
livestock and fish is derived
from GM corn, alfalfa, and
other biotech grains. Only
organic varieties of these
animal products are
guaranteed GMO-free feed.
So what are some examples
of food that are genetically
modified?
1. Papayas: In the 1990s,
Hawaiian papaya trees were
plagued by the ringspot virus
which decimated nearly half
the crop in the state. In 1998,
scientists developed a
transgenic fruit called Rainbow
papaya, which is resistant to
the virus. Now 77 percent of
the crop grown in Hawaii is
genetically engineered (GE).
2. Milk: RGBH, or
recombinant bovine growth
hormone, is a GE variation on
a naturally occurring hormone
injected into dairy cows to
increase milk production. It is
banned for milk destined for
human consumption in the
European Union, Canada,
New Zealand, and Australia.
Many milk brands that are
rGBH-free label their milk as
such, but as much as 40
See page 11
Chronic pain affects 100 million
Americans – that’s more than
the number impacted by
diabetes, heart disease and
cancer combined. 1 Most
suffering from pain turn to their
family physician for help, but
many leave the office with
nothing more than a
prescription for painkillers in
hand.
Pain Education in North
American Medical Schools
The reason?
‘Limited’ and ‘FragmenMany physicians simply do not tary’
know how to help their patients
Though the featured study took
manage, or eliminate, chronic
place in Europe, it echoes a
pain, and this trend is going to
similar trend identified in the
continue for the foreseeable
US and Canada by a separate
future unless a radical change
study published in The Journal
occurs.
of Pain.
As it stands, the APPEAL
Most of the schools offered
(Advancing the Provision of
pain education as only a part
Pain Education And Learning)
of general education courses.
study revealed that new
Less than 4 percent of the
physicians are learning
schools had a required course
shockingly little about how to
in pain and many offered no
treat pain, despite it being one
dedicated courses at all.
of the most common, and most
debilitating, medical conditions Even at those schools offering
around.
pain curriculum, the education
amounted to less than five
Just 12 Hours of Pain hours. Those researchers
Education in Six Years of similarly concluded:
Medical School
“Significant gaps between
The study, which surveyed
recommended pain curricula
undergraduate medical schools
and documented educational
in Europe, found that even
content were identified. In
when compulsory pain courses
short, pain education [in US
are in place, they represent just
and Canadian medical
12 hours of the six-year
schools] was limited and
program – or 0.2 percent.
fragmentary. Innovative and
Further, most of the schools integrated pain education in
actually have no required primary medical education is
courses on pain that all students needed.”
must take. This means that 12 This is clearly out of sync with
hours of pain study represents the needs of Americans. So
a best-case scenario; at 82 many are suffering daily with
percent of medical schools pain that surveys show seven
without compulsory pain in 10 Americans believe pain
courses, the students may be research and management
receiving even less… or no pain should be one of the medical
training at all.
community’s top priorities!5
Instead, it receives barely a
Even when the pain courses are
passing mention…
compulsory, there is no
consistency in what topics are What Happens When
covered, and most of the Physicians Don’t Know
schools included only How to Treat Pain?
classroom-based teaching, not
practical-based or placement- They resort to the only treat-
· Alabama has instituted three
new laws that give more medical
personnel access to the state’s
prescription monitoring program database, as well as
tighten regulations on pain
management clinics and making
‘doctor shopping’ to get
multiple prescriptions punishable by jail time
· Indiana instituted new
oversight powers to the state
attorney general on pain
management clinics and is
considering mandatory annual
drug screening of people
prescribed opioids
· Kentucky now requires pain
clinics to be licensed and
mandates that physicians check
electronic prescription records
before writing opioid prescriptions
· Washington state has set
dosage limits for physicians
who prescribe pain medications, and prescriptions over
a certain amount must be
approved by a pain specialist
· New York has a requirement
that physicians and pharmacists check the state’s drugmonitoring program database
before prescribing opioids
Prescription Painkillers are
Addictive and Often Deadly
Painkillers (opioids) like
morphine, codeine, oxycodone, hydrocodone and
fentanyl are one of the most
commonly abused drug
classes. These drugs are not
only addictive, they can lead to
slowed breathing and death if
too much is taken, and the risks
See page 10
October, 2013 P5
Becoming a member of Toastmasters International, Dynamic 90’s dramatically changed my
life. Toastmasters has allowed me to meet some of the finest people in the world. I went from
a person who was unable to stand up and speak before two or more persons to a confident
speaker who can now stand up and speak before any size group. Toastmasters helped to
develop my communication, articulation and leadership skills. Within Toastmasters I founded
the Helen Keller Toastmasters Jr. Gravel Club, served as Treasurer of Hope Toastmasters,
Assisted Area A-2 Governor, became President of Dynamic 90’s, and Vice President of
Education. From all that I have accomplished by my connection to Toastmasters, my greatest
accomplishment of all was publishing the newspaper tabloid “The American Dream,” and my
book, “What Is Man.” I am also a professor and student of The Word Of God International
University. The benefits of joining Toastmasters are enormous. I encourage you to join a
Toastmasters club somewhere, anywhere you can connect if you ever wanted to learn about
being a leader, or public speaking. I guarantee you will not regret joining. G.C. Hooks, ATMG, Dynamic 90’s.
My name is Gloria Davis; I am the Executive Director of the Girls Club of Los Angeles,
Greater Los Angeles Area, and Nonprofit Organization Management. I am responsible for
implementing policies set forth by the Board of Directors, which include implementation of
annual goals, objectives, finance, program, and administrative management. Toastmasters
helped me launch an after-school leadership academy and obtain the “Senior Fellowship
Award,” 2011, and the District 1 Toastmasters Roy D. Graham “Lifetime Achievement Award,”
2010-2011. Toastmasters helped me to become “Woman of the Year,” 2nd District, 2006 and
Toastmasters International District 1, 2004-2005. I received “Toastmaster of the Year,” 20032004, “Division Governor of the Year,” Steve Harvey Morning Show and 100.3 “The Beat,
3rd Hoodie Awards,” and finally, I was Nominated for “Best Community Leader,” 2003. That
is what Toastmasters can do for you.
My name is José Angel Manaiza, Jr., born and raised in La Ceiba, Honduras. I arrived in the
United States in August 2002 with my family. Upon successfully completing English as a
Second Language (ESL) Program, at Los Angeles Southwest College, I entered into the 2012
District 1 International Speech Contest, The Championship and I was crowned second place
winner in The Toastmasters International Speech Contest Semifinals 4 in Orlando, Florida.
My speech was entitled, “The Power of Words.” People expressed an outpouring of tears at
the end of my speech. To view the speech on Youtube, please go to the link below.
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-nM2WeWnpY&feature=youtu.be)
On January 2010, I joined my first Toastmasters club in a local library. In February 2010, I
called Toastmasters International and I was put in contact with Joan Lewis. Ms. Lewis came
to my office in Compton, CA and explained to me the process involved in chartering a
Toastmasters club. The next week our club was newly chartered. Joining Toastmasters increased my confidence level 100% and exactly two years from that day our newly chartered
club opened, I announced I was campaigning for the Major of Compton. Toastmasters were
instrumental in helping me develop my communication, listening, writing, leadership and speaking
skills. I now teach public speaking, and I started a reading program in the city of Compton to
help people improve their reading skills. I am very proud to be a member of Toastmasters
October, 2013 P6
From page 1
The Future Helping The Past
To Grasp The Present
This program was the brain child of a couple of organizations and a grant from the public utilities
commission made this possible and we take our hats off to them. A-MAN STEM International
provided the seniors in high school and also the facility with the computers they have also earmarked
a computer for the seniors in life that has today become sufficient and are able to work on their
own they can come in at any time when the center is open and use the computer free of charge.
The 100 Black women supplied refreshments for the seniors as they attended the workshop to
learn what they learn. The Community Center is known as the S.T.E.M GYM of the Community
A-MAN S.T.E.M International.
Smokey Joe’s Café Illuminated the
stage of the Pasadena Playhouse
By Janine Wafer
Front L-R; Jazmine Moore, Arlicia Lopez, Durrow Williams,Hiram Smith, Back LR; Andre Mosley Instructor, Jeremy Parker, Chad Wrightand , Photo by G
Carver
Revitalization, in the class each student was required to take a
computer apart and remove all of the parts and learn to identify
all the parts them replaced them all and install an operating system
Cast of Smokey Joe’s Cafe. Photo Kevin Berne
Jeremy Parker teaching Alicia Pascual senior Microsoft Word
on the computer, Windows7. At the completion of the course
they receive a Certification to show that they took the class,
certificate, and the computer they put together.
Stu James, LaVance Colley, Robert Neary, Michael Shepperd and Thomas Hobson in
Smokey Joe's Cafe. Photo by Kevin Berne.
Skip Halloran senior is asling Durrow Williams a question
The seniors in high school have not only learned the ins and outs
of the computer and its software but they learn a lesson in life to
Arlicia Lopez teaching Skip Halloran senior how to open and shut down
Windowns7
take care of those that have cared for them. They can also use
this knowledge in the future when they apply for jobs.
Cast of Smokey Joe’s Cafe. Photo by Kevin Berne.
October, 2013 P7
Jeffrey Polk
On September 22, the
Pasadena Play House
premiered a play Directed and
Choreographed - by Jeffrey
Polk, Smokey Joe’s Café, a
musical revue that was nothing
short of exhilarating. Each
scene told the story of life, love,
friendship, and pure fun during
the 50’s era when lyrists Jerry
Leiber and Mike Stoller
stretched their lyrical
expressions through rock and
roll, rhythm and blues. The play
showcased 39 of their pop
standards that had the audience
totally enthralled in each scene
depiction of such song
selections as “Stand by Me,”
“Why Do Fools Fall in Love,”
“Jailhouse Rock,” “Spanish
Harlem” and “Yakety Yak.”
Smokey Joe’s Café was the
backdrop where these great
classic songs displayed brilliant
dynamic lyrical expressions
that created a silhouette of
nostalgia on a platform the
Artist Biography
Carly Thomas Smith as Patti
by Steve Kurutz
(Rent, We Will Rock You) and
they were simply full of color.
Kyra DaCosta character,
Brenda, tickled and purred the
men in the audience into a
frenzy, and had them screaming
for more. Gosh, they were
howling like wolves, and
barking like dogs, but it was
LaVance Colley who stole the
show, and won a standing
ovation with his performance
of, “I Who Have Nothing.” He
The cast who came out to play sang that song with a
featured LaVance Colley as devastating force of emotion
Mike Stoller
Victor, Kyra DaCosta as that transcended through the
Brenda (Baby It’s You!, Sweet many hearts listening in the As half of the legendary writing/ ’50s, trying to remain as
production team of Leiber and authentic to the music as
Charity), Thomas Hobson as audience.
Stoller, during the ’50s and possible. Through a meeting
Ken, Stu James as Adrian (The
All
of
the
performers
were
’60s Mike Stoller was at once with Lester Sill of Modern
Color
Purple, Rent),
Adrianna Rose Lyons as Delee fabulous! moreover, their a devoted follower of black Records they were able to get
(Rock of Ages, ModRock), performance great. I was culture and music and one of several of their songs
Monique L. Midgette as BJ honored to have a short its defining forces. Born in Belle recorded, such as “Hound
conversation with Mike
(The Lion King, House of Stoller, the surviving half of the Harbor, Long Island, Stoller’s Dog” and “Kansas City.” But
Flowers), Robert Neary as fabled songwriting team of mother had been an actress and while they were writing in a
Michael (Smokey Joe’s Leiber and Stoller, and had my a member of the chorus in traditional blues vein, it was
Stoller whose piano licks and
Cafe), Michael A. Shepperd picture taken with him. The Gershwin’s Funny Face.
melodies made the songs
as Fred (A Raisin in the Sun, show ran from September 22 Nudging her son towards recognizable beyond the
classical piano lessons, Stoller standard 12-bar format. After
Little Shop of Horrors) and to October 13.
instead rebelled and began accepting a job at Atlantic
playing boogie woogie and Records the duo moved to
bebop jazz in his teens and New York and began
frequenting the R&B clubs of producing groups such as the
Harlem. When he was 16 the Coasters and the Drifters, as
family moved to Los Angeles well as writing some of the
and, soon after, the naturally most loved songs in the pop
shy Stoller met an outgoing and R&B canon. Though his
career is inextricably linked
hipster named Jerry Leiber.
with Jerry Leiber’s, above and
The two teamed up together beyond their association it is
and began writing songs, important to note Mike
Leiber contributing lyrics while Stoller’s individualistic style of
Stoller wrote the music. piano playing and melodic
Dedicated to the blues and approach to the blues, as it
Southern R&B, the pair wrote defined the sound of earlyJanine Wafer writer for The American Dream News, and Mike Stoller
prolifically throughout the early ’60s rock & roll.
audience so gleefully enjoyed.
The original Broadway cast
recording won a Grammy
award in 1996 and I could
clearly see why. The songs
spoke directly to your heart
and involved you in the sweet
memories of how life use to be,
kind of like the memory
became animated on stage
under bright beaming lights
showcasing shooting stars
dancing and singing on stage.
October 2013 P8
Hope & Encouragement
Everybody needs hope and encouragement now and then, and we offer these stories to you in the hopes that you’ll find something that will touch your heart, something that will help you
From page 1 God’s Country? Mystery Priest Performs
Miracle At Missouri Crash - Then Disappears!
the heavy steel of the car kept
dulling the blades of their
cutting tools, Reed said.
“It was a very well-built car,”
Reed said. “And when you
compact materials like that
one, they become even
stronger because you’re cutting
through multiple things instead
of one layer.”
Medical workers had just
warned the crew that Lentz’s
condition was failing fast, when
the teen asked if everyone
nearby would pray out loud
with her.
Suddenly, a man clad in black
with a white collar appeared at
the scene.
“He came up and approached
the patient, and offered a
prayer,” Reed said. “It was a
Catholic priest who had
anointing oil with him. A sense
of calmness came over her, and
it did us as well.”
work after the wreck.
“Where did this guy come
from?” asked another Lentz pal,
Travis Wiseman. “We’re
looking for the priest and so far,
no one has seen him. Whether
it was a priest as an angel or an
actual angel, he was an angel to
all those and to Katie.”
Police later arrested Aaron
Smith, 26, who was booked on
a string of charges that include
DWI, assault and failure to
drive on the right half of the
roadway.
The injured teen’s mother told
the news station that her
daughter has always turned to
prayer when facing possible
defeat.
“All along the way, her foremost
request is for people to pray and
to pray out loud,” she said. “We
would like nothing more than to
carry that message forward for
her.”
From page 1
Miss Iowa Nichole Kelly
overcomes disability to win
2013 crown
“But myself and another when it comes to fighting
firefighter, we very plainly discrimination she is comheard that we should remain pletely serious.
calm, that our tools would now
work and that we would get her Iowa’s latest beauty queen isn’t
your typical tall blonde.
out of that vehicle,” he said.
Reed said he couldn’t make
out everything that was said
between the injured woman
and the priest.
As soon as the blessing was
given firefighters with the
Hannibal Fire Department
arrived with fresh tools, which
were able to extricate Lentz
from the mangled car
Though Nichole Kelly’s bright
smile and glowing personality
may distract you, the newly
crowned Miss Iowa was born
with only one arm.
On Saturday night the 23-yearold stunner, whose platform was
on overcoming disabilities,
swept up the sparkling crown
with no plans of stopping there.
The injured teen was air lifted
from the scene and taken to
Blessing Hospital, where
condition was later upgraded
to serious after undergoing Next up on her list: Miss
several surgeries.
America.
“Both of her legs are very
damaged,” Lentz’s friend,
Amanda Wiseman, told
KHQA—TV. “Her wrist is
broken, several broken ribs, so
she’s had a lot of broken bones
to deal with.”
“It was shocking and
overwhelming,’ Nicole told
WHBF after the whirlwind
event.’just like that, your life
changed.”
Of her missing her left forearm,
she lightly jokes about people
Once Lentz was safely aboard who stare and even ask what
the helicopter, the fatigued happened to her.
emergency workers turned to
thank the priest — but the man “My favorite explanation to date
had vanished from the scene. has been that it was bitten off
by a shark … a perfect
Not a single bystander or explanation for someone from
civilian vehicle was on the Iowa,” she writes on her online
Center, Mo., thoroughfare, a biography.
quarter-mile of which had been
closed for first responders to But when it comes to any talk
on discrimination, she takes a
different approach to the
matter.
From page 1 Boy Asks for
“We may look different, we
may say things differently and
do things differently, but
we’re doing it right,” she says
of herself and anyone else
who has a disability.
Disabled Brother
Land in Lancaster-Palmdale
‘Fancy Jogger Pusher’ so
He Can Race With
Every now and then you find
one of those kids; one who
validates your faith in future
generations. Only this time we
didn’t find him, he found us.
And the letter this Edmond
boy wrote left us overcome
She says she grew up engaged with emotion.
in everything from baseball, The words, the penmanship
are clearly those of a young
dancing, and diving.
child, but the compassion and
“There was nothing I would caring speaks of a much older
soul.
not try,” she says.
Little Tobias, 10, wants to be
Ultimately, it was this outgoing a pastor himself when he
personality and even the looks grows up. He says he wants
she got from strangers that to be an Army pastor, so he
can minister to men dying on
fueled not only her selfthe front lines.
described “outlet” in theater,
It’s not uncommon for him to
but her chosen career path.
write encouraging notes to his
In 2012, the young beauty hardworking single mom. He
graduated with a degree in brings home good grades and
directing and theater sports trophies. But as
management from the remarkable as all that is, that’s
University of Nebraska- not why we went to his house.
Lincoln.
His big brother, by a year, has
During her studies, she kept been stricken with Cerebral
busy with internships at the Palsy. Titus can’t walk, hear or
Williamstown Theatre Festival eat food, but Tobias is
in Massachusetts, New determined his brother will get
Mexico’s Santa Fe Opera outside, have fun and feel the
House, New York’s wind against his cheeks like the
Manhattan Theatre Club and other kids do. And that’s
Chicago’s Goodman Theatre. where the letter to us comes
in.
“With the new year, I was
offered the position of child Tobias has already been
guardian on the Broadway training for this race, running
play ‘The Assembled Parties’ two miles pushing an empty
(nominated for Best Play at infant stroller. He’s never run
the 2013 Tony Awards), the 3.1 miles he’ll have to go
which I completed just prior Friday night, but he won’t be
to competing for Miss Iowa,” stopped. It’s about a little boy
she writes in her biography.
who has understanding
beyond his years.
“She defies all of it. There’s
nothing she can’t do,” her And we’re so happy to tell you
proud parents told WHBF. “I that we contacted Oklahoma
think it’s great she’s going to Able Tech, and we were there
be able to prove that and when they delivered a jogging
encourage others that may stroller to Tobias and Titus
have a disability or some sort Thursday afternoon, not a
of challenge.”
loaner, a keeper.
Nicole says that she hopes
people see her as nobody
different, certainly not when it
comes to capabilities, but if
she serves as an example to
others who may be struggling
that’s worth any odd stares.
They’ve been practicing with
it and will be at the starting line
for their first race Friday night
at John Marshall. And you
know our cameras will be
there too.
But to others who may be
struggling, she says: “You have
to really see that opportunity
as, yes, life is changing now,
what are you going to do with
it?”
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Avoiding Multiple Probates On The
Same Property By John Milligan
John Milligan
I have been in the same
business more than 44 years
and I have seen multiple
probates for the same piece of
real estate.
When someone pass
away and own real property
that is not owned as joint tenant
with another person or is not in
a living trust it must go through
probate court before the title
can be transferred to heirs if
there is no will or the
beneficiaries if there is a will.
When the heirs or beneficiaries
pass away his or her interest in
property cannot be transferred
until it goes to probate court.
Example of a multiple
probates
My grandparent owned
some real estate and they
passed away.
1. My mother and her sisters
and brothers are entitled to an
equal share of their parent’s
property, but they never
probated the property.
2. My mother passed away
and her children are entitled to
an equal share of her share of
her parent’s property. As of
now no one owns the property.
Many heirs may have a right to
it.
3. I pass away and my children
wish to own and control their
share of the property.
They hire a probate attorney
and file a probate partition.
The will be three probate.
The property may be located
in different states. There will be
a probate in every state.
Probate #1 Grandparents
probate
Probate #1 removes my
grandparent’s names from the
property and transfers it to my
mother and her sisters and
brothers.
Probate #2 my mother
probate
Probate #2 removes my
mother and her sisters and
brothers names from the property
and transfer it to my sisters,
brothers and me.
Probate #3 my probate
Probate #3 removes my name
form the property and transfers
it from me to my children.
If any of my uncles or aunts
has passed, then there would be
a fourth or fifth probate.
The legal fees to handle all of
these probates could be $30,
$40, $50 thousand dollars or
more. This probate will take a
very long time (years).
The only way to avoid all
these probates is to take the
property as soon as the owner
passes away.
To avoid these types of
problems is to establish a
LIVING TRUST. When you
have a living trust, all of your
property can be transferred to
your family in less than 50 days
at little or no cost to your family.
In addition to probate fees, there
can be other expenses such as
travel and lodging and food when
the property is located in states
where you do not live. Your heirs
may lose time off work and not
get paid. As you can see, probate
can be very expensive.
As you can see, you need a
living trust. It will be to your
family best interest to establish
now.
John S. Milligan is business
and tax consultant, estate planner
and paralegal. He has been in
business 44 years.
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RESPONSIBILITIES:
Responsibilities include, but
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following:
Sales and Service
- Achieve monthly sales goals
(individual and contribution to
store monthly goal).
- Immediately greet all
customers as they enter the
Shop.
- Provide courteous, attentive
service throughout the Shop
including at fitting room, on
sales floor and at checkout.
- Ask questions of each
customer to help in
determining their needs.
- Suggest items to meet the
customer’s needs.
- Communicate information to
the customer about the
quality, style, fabric and fit of
merchandise.
- Suggest additional items that
may be of interest to
customer.
- Thank every customer for
visiting the Shop regardless of
why they came in (to
purchase, make a return or
just browsing).
- Handle all returns/
exchanges courteously and
professionally.
- Participate in all Shop
contests with enthusiasm.
Operational Excellence
- Understands job needs and
requirements and demonstrates understanding of
systems and processes.
- Understands and upholds all
company policies and
procedures on a consistent
basis.
- Successfully complete
register and Associate
training.
- Has the ability to multi-task
and exhibits excellent time
management skills to drive the
business.
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- Ensures all Shop mail has been
read, understood and executed
as directed within appropriate
time frames.
- Keep the Shop neat, clean
and organized at all times.
- Adhere to company dress
code.
- Use proper phone etiquette
and greeting at all times “good
morning/afternoon, the Shop at
[store location], [associates
name] speaking, how may I
help you?”
- Follow up on all customer
requests and return customer
phone calls in a timely manner.
Product Presentation
- Follows all Company Visual
Merchandising directives to
maximize Shop presentation
and sales.
- Enforces and maintains
excellent housekeeping and
organizational standards in
Shops and stockrooms.
- Keep window displays
current
with
newest
merchandise.
- Keep stock space clean and
organized and cash wrap area
free of clutter and merchandise.
Professional Dimension
- Builds effective relationships
and partnerships with
employees, colleagues,
supervisors and clients.
Maintain knowledge of all club
services, programs and
products.
- Refer all non-member
customers to a Membership
Advisor.
- Involve Shop MOD and
District Shop Manager when
appropriate in all loss
prevention, personnel or
operational issues as they
pertain to the overall operation
of the Shop and/or club.
- Maintains all Company
policies and procedures,
embraces and supports
Company initiatives.
- Remains flexible and open to
alternatives; willingly accepts
new or additional responsibilities.
- Treats others with respect and
dignity and handles situations in
a calm and objective manner.
- Communicate effectively with
Shop Manager on all customer
service issues.
- Verbally communicates at all
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QUALIFICATIONS:
The successful candidate must
have the following experience,
skills, and education:
- Enthusiastic, energetic and
personable
- Experience in a customer
service business. Preferably
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“Words of Hope”
ride to the other side of town,
and try a new restaurant,
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By Janine Wafer
gather and collect new
experiences that will stretch
your vision and open you
imagination, and be guided to
the destination of your dreams.
Blessings and always remember
to …
Sleep under “The Dream
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story, or tell us what you think
Stretch Your Vision and
about the column. We want to
Open Your Imagination
know what you are dreaming
Recently I had the pleasure of of today.
looking out of a panoramic
viewing of Washington, D.C.
From page 4
from the sixth floor of brand new,
stylishly designed apartment Future Doctors
homes off of Georgia Ave. Unprepared to
Georgia Ave is an area of D.C.
that is growing in its urban appeal Manage Pain
and culturally diverse, eclectic
ethnicities. From the sixth floor,
I could see clear to Catholic
University and Washington
Hospital Center. In between
each row of houses, the treetops
span in breadth and depth and
made every nook and cranny
are compounded if you add
look like an interesting place for
alcohol to the equation.
adventure and exploration, and
comfortable urban living. My Hydrocodone, a prescription
imagination began to run wild. I opiate, is synthetic heroin. It’s
felt like I was on top of the world indistinguishable from any other
and all of my hearts desires were heroin as far as your brain and
in reach, much closer than I body is concerned. So, if
thought possible.
you’re
hooked
on
The view opened my imagination hydrocodone, you are in fact a
and caused me to dream bigger good-old-fashioned heroin
and long deeper for my dreams addict.
to come true. I wanted to
Worse, pain-killing drugs like
expand my horizons and live a
fentanyl are actually 100 times
fuller life. From the sixth floor, it
more potent than natural
seemed I was a little closer to
opioids like morphine, making
the heavens. I liked being above
the addictive potential and side
the nuances of noise, and clutter
effects associated with
that was moving crazily below. I
prescription drug use much
was not worrying about
higher.
bumping into any unwelcomed
strangers up here. Life from this Congressional testimony from
view was still, but very much the American Society of
alive. I could see destinations and Interventional Pain Physicians
though they were far away, they stated that Americans consume
too, at the same time were in 80 percent of the pain pills in
reach.
the world,7 and once you start,
Where can you go to stretch they set off a cascade of
your vision and open your reactions in your body that
imagination? Start with reaching make it extremely difficult to
outside the four walls of your stop. Dr. Sanjay Gupta,
comfort zones. Finding a associate chief of neurosurgery
mountainside to stand on top of at Grady Memorial Hospital
would be great, or gazing out and CNN’s chief medical
yonder from a panoramic view correspondent, reported:8
would be wonderful too, but it
is not the only way to get on top “ … after just a few months
of life or to rise above your of taking the pills, something
circumstances. Sometimes all starts to change in the body.
you need to do is move outside The effectiveness wears off,
of what you know, what you are and patients typically report
familiar with, and enter into a new getting only about 30% pain
space from a different point of relief, compared with when
view. Grab a book, take a bus they started. Even more
concerning, a subgroup of
these patients develop a
condition known as
hyperalgesia, an increased
sensitivity to pain.
As you might guess, all of
this creates a situation
where the person starts to
take more and more pills.
And even though they are
no longer providing much
pain relief, they can still
diminish the body’s drive to
breathe.
If you are awake you may
not notice it, but if you fall
asleep with too many of
these pills in your system,
you never wake up. Add
alcohol, and the problem is
exponentially worse.
People who take pain or
sleeping pills and drink a
couple glasses of wine are
playing Russian roulette.”
Every Physician
Should Have an
Arsenal of NonToxic Options
for Treating
Chronic Pain
And at the top of this list
should be an explanation of
why dietary changes are so
important for long-term pain
relief. If you suffer from
chronic pain, there’s a good
chance your physician has
neglected to tell you this:
·
Start taking a highquality, animal-based omega3 fat like krill oil. Omega-3
fats are precursors to
mediators of inflammation
called prostaglandins. (In
fact, that is how antiinflammatory painkillers
work, they positively
influence prostaglandins.)
The omega-3 fats EPA and
DHA contained in krill oil
have been found in many
animal and clinical studies to
have anti-inflammatory
properties, which are
beneficial for pain relief.
·
Reduce your intake of
most processed foods as not
only do they contain sugar
and additives but most are
loaded with omega-6 fats that
upset your delicate omega3:omega-6 ratio, which will
contribute to inflammation, a
key factor in most pain.
·
Eliminate or radically
reduce most grains and
sugars (especially fructose)
from your diet. Avoiding
grains and sugars will lower
your insulin and leptin levels.
Elevated insulin and leptin
levels are one of the most
profound stimulators of
inflammatory prostaglandin
production. That is why
eliminating sugar and grains is
so important to controlling
your pain.
·
Optimize your production
of vitamin D by getting regular,
appropriate sun exposure,
which will work through a
variety of different mechanisms
to reduce your pain.
Try These Natural Options
Before Even Considering
Painkillers for Chronic Pain
Once you’ve addressed the
basics above, your physician
should be able to suggest a
number of non-harmful
methods to give you pain relief
now, while you wait for your
body to become rebalanced
and heal thanks to the
foundational lifestyle changes
you’re making. If your
physician is not familiar with
pain-relief techniques other
than prescription drugs, it may
be time to find one who is.
Non-drug options may include:
·
Emotional Freedom
Technique (EFT): Few
people want to be told that
their pain is psychological or
emotional in origin, but there’s
quite a bit of evidence that
backs this up. Underlying
emotional issues and
unresolved trauma can have a
massive influence on your
health, particularly as it relates
to physical pain. According to
Dr. John Sarno, a psychiatrist
who uses mind-body
techniques to treat patients with
severe low back pain, EFT has
a greater than 80 percent
success rate
effect in reducing chronic
pain, such as back pain and
headaches – more so than
standard pain treatment.
Relearn proper posture:
The Gokhale Method
addresses the root cause of
physical pain, which is
typically caused by improper
posture. The method teaches
you to reclaim your primal
posture, which is the way
your body was designed to
stand, sit and move. You can
also try Foundation
Training—an innovative
method developed by Dr.
Eric Goodman to treat his
own chronic low back pain.
The exercises are designed
to help you strengthen your
entire core and move the way
nature intended.
Alternatives to
Prescription
Painkillers That
Virtually Every
Physician
Should Know
If you have chronic pain of
any kind, please understand
that there are many safe and
effective alternatives to
prescription and over-thecounter painkillers. These are
the types of pain remedies
that medical students should
be learning about, as they
provide excellent pain relief
without any of the health
hazards
that
pain
medications often carry.
·
Astaxanthin: One of
the most effective oil-soluble
antioxidants known. It has
very potent anti-inflammatory
properties and in many cases
works far more effectively
than prescription drugs like
NSAIDs. Higher doses are
typically required and one
may need 8 mg or more per
day to achieve this benefit.
·
Chiropractic
adjustments: According to a
study published in the Annals
of Internal Medicine9 and
funded by the National
Institutes of Health, patients
with neck pain who used a
chiropractor and/or exercise
were more than twice as likely ·
Ginger: This herb is
to be pain free in 12 weeks anti-inflammatory and offers
compared to those who took pain relief and stomachmedication.
settling properties. Fresh
·
Massage: Massage ginger works well steeped in
releases endorphins, which boiling water as a tea or
help induce relaxation, relieve grated into vegetable juice.
pain, and reduce levels of
Curcumin: Curcumin is
stress chemicals such as ·
cortisol and noradrenaline – the primary therapeutic
reversing the damaging effects compound identified in the
of stress by slowing heart rate, spice turmeric. In a study of
respiration and metabolism osteoarthritis patients, those
and lowering raised blood who added only 200 mg of
pressure. It is a particularly curcumin a day to their
effective therapy for stress- treatment plan had reduced
related tension, which experts pain and increased mobility.
believe accounts for as much In fact, curcumin has been
as 80 to 90 percent of disease. shown in over 50 clinical
·
A c u p u n c t u r e : studies to have potent antiResearchers concluded that inflammatory activity, as well
acupuncture has a definite See next page
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We are now two months past
the mid-point of 2013 and
September will kick-off our
season of holidays, beginning
with Labor Day on September
2nd. Celebrations for the holiday
will probably start the weekend
of August 30 to September 3rd.
This will be the best and the last
weekend for good road trip or
air travel because unbelievably,
people are not traveling as
much, they are actually ending
summer vacation travel, and
as demonstrating the ability in
four studies to reduce Tylenolassociated adverse health
effects.
·
Boswellia: Also known
as boswellin or “Indian
frankincense,” this herb
contains powerful antiinflammatory properties, which
have been prized for thousands
of years. This is one of my
personal favorites as I have seen
it work well with many
rheumatoid arthritis patients.
·
Bromelain: This proteindigesting enzyme, found in
pineapples, is a natural antiinflammatory. It can be taken
in supplement form, but eating
fresh pineapple may also be
helpful. Keep in mind that most
of the bromelain is found within
the core of the pineapple, so
consider leaving a little of the
pulpy core intact when you
consume the fruit.
·
Cetyl Myristoleate
(CMO): This oil, found in fish
and dairy butter, acts as a “joint
lubricant” and an antiinflammatory. I have used a
topical preparation for myself
to relieve ganglion cysts and a
mild annoying carpal tunnel
syndrome that pops up when I
type too much on nonergonomic keyboards.
·
Evening Primrose,
Black Currant and Borage
Oils: These contain the fatty
acid gamma linolenic acid
(GLA), which is useful for
treating arthritic pain.
preparing for the new school
year. So, Labor Day weekend
is chocked full of opportunity to
plug into and do something
special with family or friends
that you haven’t done all
summer long. Check the rates,
you will find that airline tickets
will be quite reasonable this
holiday weekend.
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·
Cayenne Cream: Also
called capsaicin cream, this
spice comes from dried hot
peppers. It alleviates pain by
depleting the body’s supply of
substance P, a chemical
component of nerve cells that
transmit pain signals to your
brain.
from page 4 Some Surprising
Genetically
ModFrom page
4
ified Foods
percent of our dairy products,
including ice cream and cheese,
contains the hormone.
3. Corn on the cob: While 90
percent of corn grown in the
United States is genetically
modified, most of that crop is
used for animal feed or ethanol
and much of the rest ends up
in processed foods. Sweet
corn—the stuff that you steam
or grill on the barbecue and eat
on the cob—was GMO-free
until last year when Monsanto
rolled out its first GE harvest
of sweet corn. While
consumers successfully
petitioned Whole Foods and
Trader Joe’s to not carry the
variety, Walmart has begun
stocking the shelves with it
without any label.
4. Squash and zucchini:
While the majority of squashes
on the market are not GE,
approximately 25,000 acres of
crookneck, straightneck, and
zucchinis have been
bioengineered to be virus
resistant.
5. “All natural” foods: Be
wary of this label if you’re
trying to avoid GE foods. Right
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benefit the neediest individuals
and families in our communities
and 211 offers opportunities for
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Volunteering is an opportunity
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now there is no strict definition
of what constitutes a natural
food. This could be changing
soon as federal court judges
recently requested the Food
and Drug Administration to
determine whether the term
can be used to describe foods
containing GMOs to help
resolve pending class action
suits against General Mills,
Campbell Soup Co., and the
tortilla manufacturer Gruma
Corp.
Are there any foods I’ve
heard might be genetically
modified—but actually
aren’t?
1. Potatoes: In 1995,
Monsanto
introduced
genetically modified potatoes
for human consumption, but
after pressure from consumers,
McDonald’s and several other
major fast food chains told
their French fry suppliers to
stop growing GE potatoes.
The crop has since been
removed from the market.
2. Seedless watermelon:
While it would seem plausible
that a fruit that produces no
seeds has been bioengineered,
the seedless watermelon is a
hybrid of two separate breeds.
It has been nicknamed the
“mule of the watermelon
world.”
3. Salmon: Currently no meat,
fish, or egg products are
genetically engineered, though
a company called Aqua Bounty
has an application in with the
FDA to approve its GE salmon.
4. Soy milk: While 93 percent
of soy grown in the United
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simply means to think more of
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How long have I been eating
GE food?
Scientists conducted the first
GE food trials the late 1980s,
and in 1994, a biotech
company called Calgene
released the first GMO
approved for human con-
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