6-2014 Village Voice Newsletter

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Founded in 1991 Vol. XXIII, No. 6 | June 2014

What is CERT? — Part VIBy Timothy Lynch, Member of CERT

As I sit down to write this month’s third and final article on disaster preparedness (of the six-part CERT series), there is the acrid smell of smoke in the air and the sun is being filtered through a brown haze. This is just a reminder that we live in an area prone to catastrophic wildland fires. In the last few days, the county has been inundated with multiple large wildfires. Tens of thousands of people have been ordered to evacuate their homes and businesses. Could we be ordered to evacuate Ocean Hills Country Club? ABSOLUTELY! We are surrounded by beautiful but highly

flammable vegetation that is primed for burning. Are you ready to leave at a moment’s notice with emergency supplies and some of the possessions that you value the most?

The last two articles on disaster preparedness dealt with making a plan and building a kit. The final part of disaster preparation is being informed.

In the last several days, local television stations have presented continuous, up to date coverage of northern San Diego County’s fire news. As informative as these can be, they are based on highlighting the drama of what’s occurring. They pass on

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Editorial

EmergenciesSince this issue of the Voice

presents the final article in the six-part series, What Is CERT? by Timothy Lynch, we wish to thank him for writing these vitally important, extremely helpful articles and to thank the Community Emergency Response Team volunteers for encouraging us to publish them.

There is nothing more important than for all OHCC residents to have insight into what we should do for ourselves and what we can expect from CERT and other first responders in the event of a serious emergency, such as a wildfire or earthquake.

The recent rash of mid-May wildfires raised our awareness of how vital it is to make appropriate preparations for a possible emergency. One reader has responded: “What an absolute triumph!! How could you ever place a more topical subject and photo on the front page of the last Voice. It could not have been better timed. Either it was coincidental or you had knowledge of the coming crisis. In either case, congratulations; the topic [Basic Disaster Supply Kit] could not have been more pertinent!!”

Poinsettia Fire in Carlsbad.

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No, of course none of us had prior knowledge of the wildfires. But the extreme drought has certainly increased our concern about the risk of fire. The important information and advice that Tim has presented in his articles cannot help but take on added significance now and in the warmer and even drier months ahead. It is reassuring to know that at least some residents were prepared to evacuate if we had been ordered to do so.

Emergencies can present huge challenges to us individually and collectively as a community. Tim and his colleagues have indeed performed a tremendous service by helping us to be better prepared for what we hope and pray will never put us and Ocean Hills in harm’s way! n

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information regarding evacuation areas, where the wind-whipped fires are heading, and where shelters are located. However, this information is being filtered down through local emergency response agencies. To get the latest and most up to date emergency information, there are several key sources that we can access.

Online you will find sdcountyemergency.com that has current updates on emergency situations, and maps that show locations of fires and evacuation shelters.

To improve public safety and increase coordination throughout the region, the City of San Diego has recently adopted the county-wide Alert San Diego, also called reverse 9-1-1, notification system. Alert San Diego allows the City to send telephone notifications to residents and businesses within an area impacted or threatened by an emergency. The system utilizes 9-1-1 telephone databases, and is therefore able to contact listed and unlisted land-line telephones. If a call is picked up by an answering machine, the system will leave a voice message. If the telephone called is busy or does not answer, the system will redial that number up to three times in an attempt to deliver the message. Alert San Diego is TTY/TDD capable.

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Progress on theDesalination Pipeline

The Carlsbad Desalination water-distribution sys-tem is reported to be 50 percent complete, with approx-imately five miles of the pipeline now in place. Pipe in-stallation recently began beneath South Melrose Drive, just north of Lionshead Avenue, and is expected to con-tinue northward through 2015. When finished, the dis-tribution system will provide about one-third of all wa-ter generated within the county. By 2020, it is expected to meet about seven percent of the region’s water needs.


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The Village Voice While every attempt will be made to contact residents in response to an emergency, there are factors that impact completion of calls. Those include loss of electrical power, high call volume in the area reducing available lines, busy connections, hang ups and caller ID blocking. Residents should not wait for an emergency call.

Because the system uses 9-1-1 telephone databases, only land-line numbers are in the system. If you have a Voice over IP (VoIP) or cellular telephone and would like to be notified through that device, or if you would like an email notification, you must self-register those telephone numbers and/or email address with the system.

To register your cell phone number, VoIP phone number, and email address, go to readysandiego.org/alertsandiego/. It only takes a minute to register. Listed and unlisted landline phone numbers are already included in the database and do not need to be registered.

Another online source of information on the status of wildfires is CAL firE.

Another source of information can be found at local radio stations (KOgO AM/600 and KLSD AM/1360).

If you need to talk to someone about evacuations, shelters, road closures and other disaster-related services, call 211.

The SD Emergency App for your cell phone contains disaster preparedness information, interactive checklists to help you to create your emergency plan, build an emergency supplies kit, and when disaster strikes, the SD Emergency App will keep you and your family informed with emergency updates, interactive emergency maps, and shelter locations. It can be found at www.readysandiego.org/SDEmergencyApp/.

Are you prepared for a law enforcement officer to come knocking on your door telling to evacuate immediately? Have you thought of what you will need to survive for a few days away from home? What personal possessions would you hate to lose if you lost your home? These are all things we need to consider. As we have seen in the last few days this could happen to us.

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Oceanside Freedom ParadeOn Saturday, June 28, the Oceanside Freedom Parade,

“Share Your Pride, Oceanside!” will begin at 10 a.m. from the staging area, proceeding northward from Wisconsin Avenue along a mile of the Coast Highway and ending at the Oceanside Civic Center. It will feature military heroes, marching bands, floats, military vehicles, “cool” cars, equestrian units and walking groups. Participants need to be able to walk the mile and stand in place for some of the two hours. Red, white and blue attire is required.

Transportation by bus for OHCC parade participants will be provided from the overflow parking lot (across from the Clubhouse), departing at 8:15 a.m. Since space is limited, a sign-up sheet for participants will be available at the Clubhouse front desk. Participants will also need to sign a waiver.

After the parade and return to Ocean Hills, lunch will be provided on the Clubhouse Lanai for the participants. This event will be sponsored by Fairwinds Ivey Ranch and the Faraone Group.

For non-participants, viewing the 21st annual Independence Day Parade will be available from the route’s sidewalks (folding chairs are suggested).

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(Excerpt from the Computer Club Newsletter, with permission from Jim Kaminsky, President.)

The AppleCoreBy Bill Jones

Managing iPhone PhotosThe iPhone is a great device for taking, sharing and saving

your photographs. This month’s article will explain how to manage photos on your iPhone.

First, let’s start with some terms. Camera Roll is a repository on your iPhone for storing photos as they are taken. Photo Stream is an iCloud service that shares your photos from your iPhone to other devices such as iPads or computers. Photo Stream saves the last 1,000 photos that you have taken on the iCloud. The sharing is accomplished via a WiFi connection.


In order for the sharing to work, you need to turn on certain settings in the references of your iPhone, iPad and Mac computer:

iPhone & iPad – Settings iCloud ➜ Photos ➜My Photo Stream ➜(On)

Mac – Preferences – iCloud ➜Photos ➜Options –My Photo Stream ➜(On)

iPhoto ➜Preferences ➜iCloud ➜My Photo Stream➜Automatic Import & Upload

These settings are for the current operating systems IOS 7 for the iPhone and iPad, Mavericks for the Mac.

Once you take a photo on your camera, the photo is saved to your camera roll. At this point you can share it by several means; email, text messages, Twitter, Facebook or delete it. You can also assign the photo to a person in your contacts file or print it.

That same photo is shared to your Photo Stream as soon as you are connected to the same WiFi network as your other devices. Photo Stream downloads the photo to your devices and places the photo into an Album call My Photo Stream. You can see both your Camera Roll and Photo Stream by opening the Photos App on your iPhone or iPad. On your Mac, the photos automatically sync to iPhoto. (My,

this article has a lot of “i” words!)iPhoto version 9.5.1, on the Mac, creates monthly events

automatically for the streamed photos. You will also see them in a category called “Shared” – iCloud in the Side Bar. As far as I can tell, all this happens automatically in the current version of iPhoto. Once the photos are in iPhoto, you can use all the features and additional sharing capabilities.

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BridgeBy Dan Neilson

RedoublesThere are three common uses of the redouble in bridge.

In the first case, a redouble may be used to garner addition-al points at a high level contact. Since your opponent feels they can set your side you must have additional values that will be a surprise. A void or a long solid side suit is usually a necessary factor.

The second type is the SOS redouble. This type may come up when you open a three card minor and are dou-bled. The opener redoubles asking partner to bid a major suit or a long minor, if available.

The third, and most frequent case, causes the most prob-lems. Partner’s bid is doubled and you possess ten or more points. Most people redouble to show their values, but this may not always be the best bid. Opponents may come in with a preemptive bid that your side cannot overcome. For instance, holding xx KQxx Qxx Axxx a bidding sequence of 1D – D – RD – 2S may cause havoc in your bidding. It would have been better to show your heart suit in case partner has a fit in hearts. If you have a fit with your partner a redouble is usually unproductive. It is often better to support partner or bid an alternate suit showing your strong hand. In both the above examples, redoubling deprives your side of bid-ding space. The ideal redouble has no fit with partner. You have AJxx x Kjxx J10xx and the bidding has proceeded 1H – D. The redouble screams your side can make at least two no trump and can set any bid they make. There is the possi-bility of a 4-4 spade fit but this is lessened by the opponents double. If your hand is strong enough to bid a game, redou-bles are rarely profitable unless the opponents are vulnera-ble.

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In summary, redouble when you have ten or more points, lack a fit with partner and do not have a major to bid. Be read to double any opposing bid! n

Military ChroniclesBy Hank Talbot

The Day Japan Bombed OregonThe plan of attack was simple: bomb the west coast of

America with incendiary bombs. It was, after all, almost a year after Pearl Harbor and the Japanese had not attacked the mainland yet. In fact, the Americans were closely watching their coast line for ships and aircraft that might attack their country. So the plan was set in motion: equip the I-25 class Japanese submarine with a Yokosuki E14Y single engine float plane that could make a run and set fire to forests along the coast.

So on September 9, 1942, a submarine made a run to test the feasibility of using a huge submarine fleet to attack the eastern end of the Panama Canal to slow down shipping from the Atlantic to the Pacific. Aboard the submarine, the captain ordered the sub to surface, the aircrew to man their stations and then wait for the open hatch signal. (During training runs, several subs were lost when the hangar doors were opened too soon and the sea water rushed in, sinking the boats with all hands lost.) After the bow of the sub broke from the depths, a bell signaled the “All Clear” and the crew sprang into action. The float plane was prepared to take off.

Meanwhile, Nebraska forestry student Keith V. Johnson was on duty on the lookout tower near Brookings, Oregon. He had memorized the silhouettes of Japanese long-distance bombers and those of our own aircraft. That morning, as he was about to put down his binoculars, he spotted something flash in the sun just above the fog bank. Planes usually flew along the coast, not aiming toward the coast as this was. He spotted a red ball on the wings as it flew overhead. The plane was not a bomber and it was impossible for a

small aircraft such as this to fly across the Pacific. But he spotted two bombs under the wings of the plane and realized they would be dropped. He relayed what he had seen to the Forest Fire Headquarters, while watching the plane drop its load and spotting fire around the impact point. The plane then executed a 180º turn and headed back to the submarine.

The event marked the only time during World War II that an enemy plane dropped bombs on the U.S. mainland. What the Japanese didn’t count on was the thick coastal fog, the mist and heavy doses of rain that made the forest so wet, they simply would not catch fire.

Fifty years later, the Japanese pilot, who survived the war, returned to Oregon to help dedicate a historical plaque where his two bombs had impacted. The elderly pilot then donated his ceremonial sword as a gesture of peace and closure of the bombing of Oregon in 1942. It rained that day. n

Pilot, Warrant Officer Fujita, poses with his float plane.

Historical plaque of Japanese bombing of Oregon.


I Love A Mystery By Ira M. Landis

I am still reading two books at a time. One I keep on my bedroom table and the other in my computer office. This one I take to doctors’ offices to fill in all the waiting time. The latest books I have read in this manner are two David Baldacci novels, Divine Justice and Simple Genius. Divine Justice is another Camel Club mystery describing the adventures of Oliver Stone/John Carr and his loyal and devoted friends. He is the most wanted man in America. The men who destroyed Stone’s life and kept him in the shadows were finally silenced by two pulls of the trigger.

His freedom comes at a steep price. The highest levels of the government unleash a massive manhunt. Behind the scenes, master spy Macklin Hayes, more than anyone else, wants to see Stone dead. His hatred goes back to events that transpired during the war in Vietnam.

As the hunters close in, Stone’s flight takes him from Washington, D.C., to the very small, isolated town of Divine, Virginia, and into a world every bit as lethal and bloody as the one he left behind.

Simple Genius continues the King and Maxwell series, following the adventures of Sean King and Michelle Maxwell, former Secret Service agents turned private

investigators. They have seen their lives shatter around them. Michelle is in a hospital bed after a night of suicidal violence. Sean is forced to take on a thankless investigation into the murder of a scientist inside the CIA’s razor-wire fence near Williamsburg, Va.

He soon uncovers layer after layer of disinformation that shields a world filled with elite mathematicians, physicists, war heroes, spies and deadly field agents.

Amid more murder, an autistic girl’s extraordinary genius, and a powerful breakthrough in the realm of classified codes, Sean learns enough to put his life at risk. More than ever, he needs Michelle to help stop a conspiracy of traitors operating in the shadow of the White House.

From Michelle’s struggle to defeat her personal demons to a very old secret that surfaces in the heat of the action, this novel is filed with a very high level of suspense.

Great relaxing summertime reading. n

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Dog & Cat Poisons Lurking Around HomeBy Dr. Eva Evans, a veterinarian and writer for Pets Best, a

pet insurance agency for dogs and cats.Some of the most dangerous toxicities to pets are actually

not food related. Be sure to watch out for these dangerous toxins in our everyday environment to keep your pets safe.

1. Ethylene glycol (Antifreeze) — Antifreeze has long been known as a very dangerous toxin. Certain brands have a sweet taste that animals find irresistible. Antifreeze affects the kidneys by forming deadly crystals inside the renal tubules and destroying the kidneys. Pets usually develop severe kidney failure in 1-2 days.

2. Sago Palm — The entire plant is highly toxic to dogs and cats, and the seeds are considered to be the most toxic part of the plant. After ingestion, pets can experience vomiting, diarrhea, lethargy, decreased appetite and jaundice due to the toxin causing liver failure.

3. rat Poison — Rat poison has a long history of causing accidental deaths in dogs and cats. The toxic compound causes a decrease in clotting ability of the blood, which means that pets who have ingested rodenticide have problems with internal bleeding. Typically, it takes 3-7 days until pets experience clotting problems. However, pets can experience vomiting and lethargy on the day of ingestion. There are two different types of rodenticide: short acting and long acting. The type of rodenticide your pet has ingested will dictate how long he needs treatment. Signs of toxicity include bruising, pale gums, lethargy and decreased appetite. Treatment includes administration of Vitamin K. Severe cases may need whole blood or plasma transfusions.

4. Aleve, Advil, Aspirin, etc. — Naproxen (Aleve), Ibuprofen (Advil), and Aspirin can be toxic to dogs. Anti-inflammatories used in people are often too harsh on the


stomach and intestines of dogs. Administering a “people medication” to your dog or cat could cause more harm than good! If your dog has eaten an anti-inflammatory medication, he should be seen immediately by your veterinarian.

5. Cocoa Mulch — This popular mulch is used in gardens and landscaping around many homes . While it has many benefits for your plants, it can cause severe toxicity and illness in dogs and cats. The mulch is derived from the cocoa plant. The mulch contains caffeine and theobromine, which are the toxic compounds in chocolate. The danger lies in the fact that many dogs will eat this type of mulch and can potentially ingest very large amounts. This makes cocoa mulch potentially more dangerous than milk chocolate itself. Signs of toxicity include vomiting, shaking or trembling, weakness, seizures or coma.

If you notice that your pet has eaten any of these items, he should be seen by a veterinarian immediately. These toxins are often life threatening, and swift action by a veterinarian could save your dog or cat’s life! Without treatment, almost all animals will die. n

Bird of the Month Anytime you’ve driven stretches of the Pacific Coast

Highway, you’ve doubtless seen flocks of the Brown Pelican gracefully gliding in long lines or in V formation — only occasionally flapping their wings. How can they do that? Well, these stocky, primordial-looking birds are catching the updraft of ocean breezes along the bluffs that enables these big birds to glide for miles. Another trick brown pelicans expertly perform is to skim along the surface of the ocean with their wingtips just inches above the water, as they “ride” a slight lift of air from the waves. When these fish-eaters catch sight of prey, they plunge from forty or fifty feet

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Cooking with BeverlyBy Beverly Nickerson

Marcella’s Fresh Mushroom SauceIn 1980, I attended Marcella Hazan’s cooking class for a

week in Bologna, Italy. We cooked on most mornings and were taken out to dinner in the evenings. I tasted a delicious, simple sauce one night in the village of Stiore and asked Marcella how to make it. She gave me the ingredients and after returning home, I made this simple sauce that serves three for an entrée or four as a pasta course.

Fresh Mushroom Sauce2 tablespoons butter1 cup heavy cream1 tablespoon tomato paste1 dash white pepper1 tablespoon butter½ pound sliced, fresh mushroomsDash of Cayenne or 2-3 dashes Tabasco8 oz. Fettuccini, (La Romanella Organic Fettuccini, Italy,

at Smart & Final) cooked 8-9 minutes.Melt butter in a 9-inch skillet, add cream, bring to a boil

and boil 1 minute, add tomato paste and pepper, whisk and continue to boil 1-2 minutes until reduced about 1/3. Remove from heat.

Melt butter in an 11-inch skillet, add sliced mushrooms cook 1 minute over medium heat, just until they begin to become soft and lose a little liquid. Do not cook until soft and dark. Add tomato cream from first skillet and Tabasco, stir, salt to taste, and spoon sauce on top of pasta.

Marcella’s Strawberry Gellato(She demonstrated this in class.)Fresh, strawberries, rinse, drain, hull, and cut large ones

in half, then measure 1 quart.1 ½ cups sugar1 ½ cups cold water½ to 1 cup heavy cream, whisked until as thick as

buttermilk in a large chilled bowl.Place strawberries, sugar and water in a large bowl and

combine, put half in the food processor with S blade and puree. Pour this mixture into bowl with cream, repeat (or

Mushroom sauce on pasta.put smaller amounts in a blender). Chill mixture 1 hour (improves flavor) and stir well, then freeze in your ice cream maker. Spoon into container and cover top of gelato with plastic wrap, then lid and freeze.

note: With a large food processor, put all of the berries and sugar in at one time, pulse a few times, then puree. Slowly add some of the water while machine is running. Pour mixture into the large bowl with cream and add remaining water, stir, and chill 1 hour. Yield is about 1 ½ quarts. n

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Home Décor in the VillageBy Theresa Howell

After some arm-twisting, an editor of The Village Voice convinced me to write a column on interior decorating. So here are just a few highlights I’ll cover in future articles:

When starting to decorate one’s home, it is very important to get input from all persons living in the household. Consider your lifestyle, preference of décor, furnishings that you intend to keep and colors or patterns you intend to use. You may prefer traditional or modern furniture. Decorating your home is very subjective; your home is your castle. You should have what you’re comfortable with. Any décor can be done in good taste by following some basic rules and I will be dealing with those rules and guidelines in future articles.

Good decorating can be learned; it does not require any special gift. Good decorating, in most cases, is problem solving. We rarely start with a blank canvas. I will be dealing with all aspects of decorating whether they be for your home or your office.

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the minced pork bowl or the homemade curry beef bowl, neither of which I found interesting. Instead, I ordered the Japanese Bento Box Chicken Teriyaki with Mixed Tempura ($11.95). The miso soup is served first. The sectioned box contained slices of chicken, a scoop of plain white rice, green salad with dressing, cored cucumber half circles in a tart vinegar sauce, and ¼ of an orange. The tempura was composed of two pieces of green squash, two sweet potato rounds, one onion ring and a shrimp, all accompanied by a bowl of dipping sauce. The tempura was hot and crunchy; and the moist, tender chicken slices were lightly bathed in the mild sweet teriyaki sauce. Other Bento Box entrée choices are chicken, beef or salmon and are accompanied

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with a California roll or mixed tempura ($11-$15).Taiwanese cuisine creativity relies on a combination

of seasonings for flavor such as soy sauce, light rice wine, sesame oil, fermented black beans, pickled daikon, pickled mustard greens, peanuts, chili peppers, cilantro and basil. The flavor and texture blend are as important as the presentation of each dish.

One of their Taiwan Specialties is the classic Oyster Omelet ($9). It is a chewy omelet with a soft, sticky texture and made with eggs, oysters, tapioca starch, and greens, topped with a sweet, mildly spicy sauce, garnished with a sprinkling of cilantro. A few of the other interesting dishes are House Special Sautéed Intestine ($12), Crispy Orange

Flavor Chicken ($11), Kung Pao Chicken ($12), Taiwan BBQ Spare Ribs with Rice ($13), Three Flavored Chicken with Rice ($13), Fried Pork Chops with Rice ($10), and Beef with Broccoli ($13).

Combination Plate entrées come with your choice of two sides: fries, steamed rice, coleslaw or mashed potatoes. The entrées are Taiwan, Cajun, peanut, garlic or volcano shrimp ($14-$15), grilled salmon

($14) and panko fried chicken ($12). The Yakisoba/Ramen dishes are chicken, beef, pork, shrimp and seafood ($9-$11). The two soups are Taiwan Pork Gumbo-bowl ($4.50) and Miso-cup ($2). Japanese Fried Rice choices are vegetable, chicken, beef, pork, shrimp or house ($8-$10).

Salad selections are garden, seaweed, chicken or shrimp served with your choice of homemade ginger or ranch dressing. There are 19 varieties of cut rolls, ranging in price from $4 to $10 dollars. Kids Menu dishes are fish n’ chips,


panko chicken or shrimp & fries ($7). The two desserts are green tea ice cream and mochi ($4). Beverages include beer and wine.

Taiwan Café menu offers an interesting variety of delicious Taiwanese and Japanese dishes. One caution: Be sure to check their business hours before you go. n

Health & ExerciseBy Andy Truban

New Food Eco Labels Answer

“What is in My food?” – Part 2Last month’s “What Is in My Food? — Part One” covered

Eco labels used on Fair Trade Certified food products as well as information on foods containing Genetically Modified Organisms (GTO). Part 2 will cover organic food labels and other certifications.

To provide transparency for consumers, food producers are labeling their products with new labels identifying production practices and the origins of the ingredients. From a nutritional and environmental standpoint, it still is difficult to determine if these labels are beneficial. Green America’s

Environmental Nutrition has lifted the lid on some of today’s hottest eco-labels to help your purchasing power.

USDA Organic — When you see the USDA Organic label, it means that the food was produced without using non-approved synthetic fertilizer hormones, antibiotics, Genetically Modified Organisms (GM0s), irradiation or sewage sludge. Non-organic ingredients may be used in the product for a combined total of five percent, excluding salt and water. The USDA mandates the regulations by using a third-party certification system.

USDA 100% Organic — In order to make this claim, ALL ingredients must be certified organic. These products may use the USDA Organic seal.

Made With Organic — At least 70 percent of the product must be made with certified organic ingredients. The product must not use the USDA Organic Seal or state “made with organic ingredients.”

Food Alliance Certified — This seal indicates: no antibiotics were included in the animal food, no growth hormones administered to the livestock, and the pesticides used for crops were limited to those recommended by the World Health Organization. Food Alliance Certified inspectors evaluate practices to ensure that these criteria are met.

Animal Welfare Approved — Before selling any products bearing this seal, farmers must certify that their animals have continued access to pasture, as well as the freedom to perform instinctive behavior, such as interaction with other animals. Other standards that need to be met are: prohibiting the use of animal prods as well as limiting animal stress in the slaughter practices for red meat and poultry. A farmer must be certified that he meets the standard. To obtain this certification, inspectors audit his/her farm.



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Let us hope the use of these important labels becomes a common practice. n

(Ref: Environmental Nutrition, Volume 37, Issue 4, April 2014, from Green America, http://action.greenamerica/org)

Scams Update By Ira M. Landis

The man who prosecutors say was the ringleader in a scam that ripped off Comcast for nearly $2.5-million has ad-mitted his role in the crime. Alston Buchanan pleaded guilty to a long list of charges, including corrupt organizations,

theft of services and unlawful use of a computer.

Prosecutors say the 30-year-old northeast Philadelphia man employed more than two dozen people who would re-cruit Comcast customers who would pay an upfront fee to have Buchanan plug-in promo codes on their accounts to lower their bills. “It unraveled when one of his recruiters at-tempted to solicit a Comcast employee who turned him in to internal security and they did an undercover investigation,” says Prosecutor Jeremy Lupo.

Lupo says Buchanan is facing several years behind bars: “We’re going to be looking for a long state sentence for Mr. Buchanan and we’re doing that because he was hacking into Comcast’s internal system putting at jeopardy the security of Comcast as well as becoming filthy rich from this scheme.”

Lupo says Buchanan was a former Comcast employ-ee familiar with how the system worked. He says he pock-eted more than $300,000 in just over a year by altering nearly 6,000 accounts throughout the Philadelphia region.

I don’t know what penalties the 6,000 customers paid, if anything. Beware of anything that smells of a crime, because the resultant “stink” will haunt you. Is the few dollars you may receive/save worth the notoriety and hassle? n

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GumHave you ever tried buying a package of gum? What

used to cost but a dime or so, has soared so much that in some stores a pack can cost you as much as $2.

As a result, chewing gum sales in the U.S. have dropped as much as 11 percent during the past four years. Aside from the rising price, other reasons may be that there are various options to get that sugar fix, such as breath mints or new products that chew like gum but dissolves like a mint. Another reason for the drop in sales is the fact chewing gum makes the chewer look stupid. It provides a social comment without saying a word. And the disposal of the gum can create a problem as well. Can you stick that wad under the table or merely toss it on to the sidewalk? All in all, gum chewing has lost its glamour.

Mazda 6 car recallSome 42,000 mid-size sedans from the 2010 to 2012

models have been recalled. The reason: spider webs.Apparently the National Highway Traffic Safety

Administration said spiders can weave a web inside a vent hose connected to the fuel tank causing negative pressure

inside the gas tank. This could cause the fuel tank to crack. A crack could cause a leak. A leak could cause a fire. A fire could cause a casualty. All of this because of a tiny yellow sac spider. n

The CrustyCurmudgeonBy Bob Wong

(On a phone call to my daughter’s family residing in Las Vegas.)

“Hello. This is Papa calling; who is

this?”“I’m Colin, Papa.”“What are you doing, Colin?”“I’m talking to you, Papa.”“Of course. And how old are you now?”“I’m five, going on six. I’ll be six pretty soon. Will you be

coming to my birthday party?”“I’ll try. What are the others doing? “I think they’re in the pool. Do you know what Declan did

the other night?”“No, tell me.”


“He and Daddy went outside when it was dark and squashed caterpillars.”

“No, you don’t mean caterpillars.”“You know those creepy things with a sharp tail that can

sting you.”“You don’t mean scorpions, do you?”“Yeah, that’s it, scorpions.”“How do they squash scorpions?”“Well, those scorpions come out of their hiding places at

night looking for something to eat. They find something and then they sting them and afterwards they eat’em up.

But when Daddy and Declan find them in the back yard, they squash them with a shovel. It’s lots of fun. Daddy won’t let me do it yet because if I miss hitting them, they will sting me and I’ll be eaten up. Yeah, that’s what Daddy told me. And do you know what else he told me?”

“No, what?” “He told me there were no black crows before people moved

here. And when people moved here, the crows came too.”“Really?”“Yeah, there was nothing to eat except garbage. And when

we put our garbage in those barrels, the crows had to look someplace else. Guess what they ate?”

“What?” “They ate all the yucky dead animals that were run over by the cars and trucks on the streets. Well, a lot of crows got run over by trucks, but not so much by cars.”

“No kidding, tell me more.”“Well, my Daddy said because crows were smart and learned

to warned the other crows.”“How could that happen?”“Daddy told me that when some crows on look-out saw a car

coming, they shouted ‘Caw, caw, caw! But they never learned to say ‘truck, truck, truck.’”

“Let me talk to your Dad.” n

Village HappeningsBy Selma Leighton

I usually write about the antics of our Ocean Hills residents, but nothing jumped out at me this month. However, I did realize “Spring has arrived,” and with it the holidays; Easter, Passover, Memorial Day, Fourth of July and then, before you know it, Labor Day will be upon us.

I don’t know exactly how people are affected by these important holidays, and they are important, some are sa, and some celebrations. But an additional meaning for me is that each holiday correlates with its own fashion statement.

I’m from New York and everyone in New York knows about the unwritten law: One does not wear white pants or white shoes before Memorial Day or after Labor Day. There is a finite life span for white. To do otherwise is a wardrobe faux pas. Someone call the fashion police! I recall once, trying to buy white shoes after Labor Day. I was almost ejected from the store.

Passover brings a different dilemma: Should I wear pants or a dress to the Seder, and if I wear a dress, what shoes should I wear? It sounds like I have a shoe fetish,



but I really don’t. Well, yes, my father was in the shoe business. That could have had an impact.

And Easter…WOW! Think how hard the chickens have to work to produce all those eggs. Pastel-colored ones, yet. How do they do that? But the eggs seem to match so many of the Easter dresses and hats. What a coincidence!

Then there is The Fourth of July. Some people must think we look funny, wearing our red, white and blue. There I go again, thinking about clothes.

The holidays can be exhausting, too. Women have to switch over our closets, from summer wardrobe to our winter wardrobe at the end of the season. All the men have to do is change the color of their tennis shorts.

Each of us has our own memories of past holidays. On the Fourth of July we reminisce about the fireworks of our childhood, and at Passover I am reminded that I have to make chicken soup for 30 people.

But seriously, these holidays all have special meaning as we celebrate the birth of our nation and honor our service men and women.

So, in between having fun partying and dressing up, go on the internet and see what the holidays are all about. You’ll find it interesting and fun and you know I like fun-ny.


that is perhaps half the size of this one in San Marcos. Stuffed fish hang from the ceiling and other touches so that there is no denying this is a seafood restaurant.

One of the trademarks of Vera Cruz is their hot sour dough rolls. I could have made a meal of them. The fried oysters on a skewer that I ordered came promptly, hot and tasty, having been on the grill briefly.

In conclusion, I would like to apologize to Patty and Greg Coffee for not using their correct last name when I wrote about their adorable grandson and two anonymous beatles. Sorry about that! n

Dining Out

Fish House Vera Cruz360 Via Vera Cruz, San Marcos760-744-8000

Fish House Vera Cruz has been a landmark restaurant for as long as I can remember. They are famous for their fresh fish and shellfish. Located at the east edge of Old California Restaurant Row, the exterior remains the same. We entered past a lush landscape and through a heavy wooden door that is beautifully carved with a sea motif.

Upon entering, we were faced with a fish market displaying a wide variety of fish, shrimp, crab, lobsters and other seafood. I was shocked to discover the prices had hovered several times higher than those at local supermarkets. Well, I guess that’s the going price of “fresh.”

There are two Fish House Vera Cruz restaurants, the other located on Carlsbad Village Drive in Carlsbad Village

Entrance to Fish House Vera Cruz in San Marcos.

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Bacon augmented one mama-size oyster with about three juveniles. Their famous cheese mashed potatoes and four cherry tomatoes completed my dinner. My partner ordered the salmon and said this was the best she had ever tasted: delicately grilled to perfection. Again, cheese potatoes and a healthy serving of mushy overcooked sliced carrots filled the plate. Winner: salmon; loser: carrots. (Expecting either an accompanying salad or soup with my order, I was surprised neither was included.)

There were no lunch menus and only dinner menus were

presented. Prices for appetizers and soups ranged from about $5 to $12 while most entrees were priced from mid-teens to the upper-twenties. Prices for certain shellfish were stratospheric. A full bar was located behind a fish tank in an adjoining room by a gift shop that carried rather unique objects and trinkets. Parking was plentiful. n

(Regretfully, we announce the resignation of our restaurant writer, Gilda Spiegl, due to health issues. Gilda has been writing reviews for the past 15 years — first for the Portofino Post and then for The Village Voice. Her technical skills, wide range of experience and connections with prominent chefs and owners made her well qualified to delve enthusiastically into her columns. We thank Gilda for sharing her knowledge and experiences, and wish her a speedy recovery.)

Out and About inSan Diego CountyBy Jack Shabel

A few weeks ago my wife and my daughter took me to SeaWorld for my birthday. I had been to an early version of SeaWorld in Ohio and there was no comparison between the two attractions. Today’s SeaWorld is a wonderful mix of zoo, aquarium, theatre of performing sea mammals and amusement park. I know there has been a lot of press concerning the treatment of animals at the park. I don’t know what happens behind the scenes, but you don’t feel as if the animals are anything but contented performers. The dolphin show, “Blue Horizons,” is spectacular, much more so than the orca show, “One Ocean.” The latter seems a little flat because of the regulations preventing trainers

A dolphin at Sea World


from being in the water with the orcas. The sea lion and otter show, “Sea Lions Live,” is very entertaining.

My personal favorite is the “Pets Rule!” show, which has cats, dogs, birds, potbelly pigs and various other pets, a large number of which are rescued animals. A number of separate buildings feature sharks, penguins, arctic animals and a fresh water aquarium.

For the more adventurous visitors, there are amusement park rides. The Manta is their newest rollercoaster and it was quite an adrenaline rush for my wife and me. We also sampled the Wild Arctic helicopter-simulation ride and the Skytower. My daughter and I went on the Journey to Atlantis ride, which combines a rollercoaster with a few downhill splashes into pretty cold water. We didn’t get to all of the rides, but, a very nice feature at SeaWorld is that if you purchase a Fun Card, it is good for the entire year.

The ticket prices are $64 for a day pass for adults and

children 3 and above. If you go for the Fun Pass, it is $84 for adults and $78 for children 3-9. If you want to visit the park more than once during the year, the Fun Pass is a great deal. The park’s operating hours change, depending on the time of the year and the day of the week. So it’s best to check on the website for the hours of operation for the day you are interested in.

SeaWorld is located on Mission Bay at 500 Sea World Drive in San Diego. The website for SeaWorld is www.seaworldparks.com/seaworld-sandiego/. There is lots of information on the site about the park and its attractions, as well as schedules for the park and the various shows. For more information on SeaWorld’s conservation efforts check out the website www.eaworldcares.com. I totally enjoyed my visit to SeaWorld and am looking forward to future visits using my Fun Pass. n

The Movie SceneBy Joan Buchholz

BlendedHere we go again with Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore

in their third pairing. The first happened in Hawaii, the second on a cruise ship and now, guess where? In Africa, of course!

After a series of plot contrivances filled with dreadfully crass scenes designed for sight gags, single parent Jim with his three daughters and divorced Lauren with her two sons keep running into one another in a quiet suburban town, all the time bickering. Unbelievably, each family ends up in the same African resort simultaneously.

Penguins at Sea World.


How can that contrived coincidence happen when there must be a couple million resorts on this planet? Only in Hollywood. The audience gets no idea what Africa is like, but sees amorous rhinos together to provide a silly punch line.

Meanwhile Jim dresses his daughters in ridiculous choppy pageboy haircuts and warm-up suits courtesy of his employer, Dick’s Sporting Goods, in a blatant product placement. Lauren’s boys are in need of a father figure and Jim’s girls, material guidance.

You can tell where this movie is headed. It’s the Brady Bunch all over. The director feels he needs to show every development and emotion and leaves nothing to the intelligence of the viewer. True, there are scenes where Jim deals with the children who provide a certain substance inserted between absolutely stupid and superficial gags. I felt I should have left midway, but hung on to the end. I give it less than one smile. Maybe a snarl would be more appropriate.

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ChefThe story centers around Carl Casper (played by the

writer-director Jon Favreau) who is a chef at a New Orleans restaurant owned by an overly rigid boss (Dustin Hoffman). Carl is stuck in a successful rut when a much-feared food critic (Oliver Platt) decides to review his restaurant. Carl preps a new creative menu interrupted when the boss in-sists Carl serve his (the boss’s) greatest hit. The critic howev-er writes a scalding review about his meal. Carl retaliates on social media castigating the critic and a viral combat ensues. Carl is fired, but reinvents himself as an operator of a food truck. He with his adorable 11 year old son (Emjay Anthony) hit the road and the audience is treated to a smorgasbord of delectable dishes that often upstages the rest of the very no-table cast (Scarlett Johanssen, Robert Downey, Bobby Can-navale, and John Leguizamo).

So off we go with him in his mobile kitchen down the I-10 singing along with Leguizamo headed toward Miami with its local food (Cubanos y Yuca) and to Austin, Tex-as (Slow cooked brisket) accompanied with expertly cho-sen music. We sail along with the chef’s passion for food, for music and for the joy of life. And for the food critics, he hands them a one-finger salute.

This is a “must see” film for everyone in the village. It’s a simple straight-line story. It’s beautifully charming because

its smiles and repeated laughs. I wanted to dance in the aisle and sing out loud. I hand this film three and a half smiles (out of four) because it made me feel life is meaningful; life is good. n

The Golf GameBy Pete Russell

Rules, schmules! Who needs them!! Well it turns out, all of us do. This is especially true when we’re playing in any type of tournament, which is just about all the time. It keeps things on an even keel, and when money is involved it really makes a difference! I’m a new golfer as many of you know, and have a lot to learn about this wonderful game of GOLF. So I try….

“Before you pick up that ball, read this,” said an article in the June 2014 Golf Digest. “The act of marking, lifting and eventually putting your ball back on the course without violating a rule is a pretty simple procedure, right?

“For instance, do you know if you can mark a ball with a pebble? What happens if you mark your ball but accidentally move the marker? Can you clean a ball that’s


off the green? Remember these simple guidelines:(1) When the rules allow you to lift your ball, you must

mark its position so you will know where to replace it. You, your partner or someone designated by you can do this. Although it’s not mandatory, the marker should be a coin, ball marker or similar object, and it should be placed immediately behind the ball’s position. In other words, marking with a pebble is not a rules violation, but it’s not recommended. If your marker interferes with the stance, stroke or play of another golfer, it can be moved, but has to be replaced before you replace the ball.

(2) If you accidentally move the ball or the marker while trying to mark, lift or replace a ball, there is no penalty. But it must be directly attributable to the act of marking or replacing the ball. If you move either for any other reason, it’s a one-stroke penalty and the ball or marker must be returned to its original position.

(3) You can mark, lift and clean a ball on the green but it’s a violation to do so when another ball is in motion. You can also mark and clean your ball in some instances when it’s off the green: cleaning it, for example, just to the point where you can identify it. But don’t clean it if you’re inspecting it to see if it’s damaged or because it might interfere with or assist another ball in play. That’s a one-stroke penalty. But it’s OK to clean a ball when you’re taking relief from an immovable obstruction. Read Rule #21 a, b and c for clarity.”

Another thought; in accordance with Rule #21/5, lifting a ball at the request of an opponent while off the green, for instance, is legal but must not be cleaned while replacing the ball.

And I know that this does not answer all possible questions, nor does it cover all conditions that one might find on a golf course during play, but my intent is to whet the appetite of the everyday golfer to play within the rules of the game, and enjoy the process while doing it. Don’t be afraid to read “the rules of Golf” when you are interested in a particular question regarding the game.

Enjoy the game! n

The Real EstateCornerBy Tom Brennan

(Tom has been involved in all aspects of real estate for more than 40 years, both as a lawyer and as a realtor.)

The Southern California Water Crisis — Part 2

Last month, we discussed several of the leading factors causing the water shortage in California’s southern region. As noted therein, some of the causes are environmentally indigenous to the area and others are man-made. This month, we will discuss three of several potential solutions that may be employed to reduce or eliminate the future risk of severe shortages of fresh water in Southern California.

individual Water Conservation

Perhaps the most obvious solution is through increased conservation by residents of the state. In the 1990s, aggressive water conservation programs in urban areas of California led to a decrease of up to 28 percent of water


usage, so the potential for similar success exists. This solution involves, among other things, native landscaping (which has been implemented to some extent here in Ocean Hills), low flow toilets (or waterless urinals) and taking shorter showers. Water conservation is an easy and smart way to ensure there is sufficient water for the region’s needs.

Water Transportation and harvesting

Water conservation can be immediately applied to methods of water transportation. As stated last month, evaporation from dams, canals and aqueducts negatively affects millions of acre-feet of water per year. Covering these water stores and sealing their leaks would significantly contribute to California’s water recovery. Further, a better designed, possibly underground, series of aqueducts could improve the protection of water that is already diverted to Southern California. This new infrastructure could be built in conjunction with new rainwater harvesting systems. In both cities and suburbs, roofs cover a large land area and currently rainwater usually goes directly down storm drains and into the ocean. Since a rainstorm can yield over 50,000 liters of water in an area smaller than a home, applying rainwater

harvesting techniques on a grand scale could contribute millions of liters of water to the water system.

Desalination

Although Southern California lacks sufficient potable fresh water, it has an advantageous proximity to the Pacific Ocean. In fact, our local community is engaged in the construction of a desalination plant in Carlsbad. According to the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, desalination is a process of reverse osmosis whereby salt water is pushed at high pressure through a membrane with microscopic pores that allows pure water to pass through but not the salt. The desalination process will deliver 100 million gallons per day (mgd) of seawater to the desalination facility. Half the seawater processed by the facility would be converted to high quality drinking water to be used by Carlsbad and the surrounding communities. The remaining 50 mgd of seawater (which contains high levels of salt) is diluted with additional seawater prior to being discharged into the ocean (this method is used to protect marine life from the increased salinity of the remaining processed water).

Conclusion

Presently, the future of potable water supplies for Southern California remains uncertain. The techniques used to meet water needs in the past are not a sustainable option and while desalination opens up a new potential water source, the economic and environmental costs of this methodology need to be further refined. It will require engineering creativity and individual conservation discipline for our region to meet this challenge going forward. n

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The Street Where You LiveBy Dora Truban

Delos Way

Greek mythology states both handsome Titan god Apollo and famous twin sister Artemis were born on Delos. This miniscule island, near the center of the Cyclades archipelago, has an area of 1.32 square miles and is administrated by the municipality of Mykonos.

Artemis was the Greek virginal goddess of the hunt, wild animals, archery, childbirth and virginity. Romans called her Diana, goddess of the moon, hunting and birthing.

Through the millennia, independent Delos endured many rulers, including the city state of Athens. Delos was one of the principal Hellenic sanctuaries dedicated to Apollo. For purification purposes, in the sixth century BCE, Athens ordered the removal and transfer of all grave sites within sight of Apollo’s temple plus a mass deportation of all inhabitants. It lasted until 314 BCE. In 2001, Delos’s population stood at 14.

A friendly salute to all our OHCC Delian neighbors. n

Resting in CaboBy Tom Fuller

Pleasant breezes a-blowing,

Palm trees a-swaying,Giant whales a-basking –

Serenely calm.

The sun arising,Pelicans a-diving,Fish a-teeming –

An ocean paradise.

Dancing blue waters,Dashing white waves,Glistening sunsets –Nothing to annoy.

Faces a-smiling,

Feasting a-plenty,Joy o’erflowing –

All is at rest.

Apollo’s Temple.





Some rapidly flap their wings up to 20 times per second. Most bats find food and avoid banging into objects in the dark by emitting a continuous series of ultrasonic squeaks or clicks at a rate of 30 to 60 times per second. In a radar- or sonar-like process known as echo-location, these sounds bounce back to the bat’s sensitive ears – indicating where an insect is flying and what objects to avoid. Bats are the world’s chief predators of insect pests —

typically eating about one-half or more of their body weight in

insects each night.There are more than

1,000 species of bats in the world. Of those, 45 kinds inhabit the United States and 23

have been recorded just within San Diego County. Two of the most common species in

our area are the Big Brown Bat, whose range extends throughout the U.S., and the Mexican

(Brazilian) Free-tailed Bat. The latter is famous for awesome summer evening flights by the hundreds

of thousands from Carlsbad Caverns National Park’s Bat Cave, in southern New Mexico.

Many of these invaluable nocturnal insect eaters,

Watching WildlifeBy Russ Butcher

Bats – the Only Flying MammalsThe only mammals that actually fly are bats. From

spring to autumn, you are likely to see these nocturnal animals in the evening here in Ocean Hills, as they dart erratically through the air in pursuit of flying insects. The bat’s wings consist of very thin, translucent, hairless layers of skin (membranes) that stretch from its furry body and are supported outward by the bones and muscles of the forearm and four elongated fingers. The fingers spread wide apart to expand the wing’s skin for flight and they fold together when not flying. The thumb is a small, sharp claw that enables the bat to grip surfaces, as they walk or climb around in trees or caves.

While birds flap their wings up and down, bats flap theirs with a rotating motion that scoops air into the membranes – rather like “swimming” through the air.


however, are in trouble. For the past few years, scientists have been warning that bats are dying in record numbers. As Time magazine reported in January 2012, “There’s an animal apocalypse in the northeastern U.S. Between 5.7 million and 6.7 million [cave-dwelling] bats are estimated to have died since 2006 from white-nose fungus . . . and it could spell disaster – not just for the animals but for humans as well.”

How is such a catastrophe possible? Bats annually consume many millions of pounds of insects; and scoop up a thousand mosquitoes in an hour. If bats are wiped out, insect populations would skyrocket, decimating food and other agricultural crop yields, infesting forests, and spreading insect-borne diseases among humans. Nationally, the value of bats as insect-pest controllers has been estimated at nearly $4 billion.

So far, there’s unfortunately no known treatment for the contagious fungus that was accidentally brought to North America from Europe. Hibernating cave-dwelling bats have been especially vulnerable – their populations at some sites declining by as much as 70, 90 and even 99 percent. The fungus is now found in nearly half the states. Despite the fact that it has not yet shown up in the West, biologists worry it may well be poised to spread across the country. Add to this threat are significant numbers of

bat mortalities caused by such other things as pesticides and wind turbines. Let’s hope it’s not too late to save these vitally important animals. n

TravelRecollectionsBy Joe Ashby

India – Part 2The morning was still

young when we started off on our bus tour after a quick breakfast. The bus continued its explorations through the hectic streets of Old Delhi, past colonial buildings now converted into homes for diplomats and high government administrators. We disembarked at Shri Lakshmi Narain, a Hindu temple dedicated to Vishnu and his wife Lakshmi. You might expect us to be quite used to removing and replacing our

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Arvind, our tour guide, acquainted us with a few of the major gods of the Hinduism. Of the three million gods, the most important ones were Vishnu, Shiva, Rama, Lakshmi and Ganesha. Vishnu came to earth ten times, and on the seventh, he took the image of Rama, then as Krishna and the ninth as Buddha. The tenth time will be

the end of time. Durga, a consort of Shiva is the angriest goddess and the cause of epidemics and other disasters. Who knows? She may be here now. Ganesha is represented with his elephant head, a god of good luck and happiness, while Hanuman is the monkey-faced god of strength and power. Only Brahmans can become priests and they conduct all prayer services and apply the tilak spot of red powder on the forehead of the faithful.

We learned that Hinduism is a philosophy rather than a religion, but the overriding message seemed to be that a person can only have patience with the current life in hopes of gaining knowledge and understanding to serve them in the next. The fastest route to Nirvana is through being cremated at Varanasi, the most holy place for Hindus.

After an hour of driving through the crowded streets of Delhi, we arrived at the center of the city where the government houses and embassies are located. Our final destination was Qutb Minar, the first Moslem settlement, dating back to 1199. A huge tower, rising more than 230 feet, was to represent victory by the Muslims over the Hindus, but was subsequently taken over by the Mongols and then the great Mughals.

We were then ushered into the market place where we were besieged by mobs of vendors and hawkers urging us to take one of their unnecessary gifts and relieve us of our rupees. We resisted, and finally ended up at a gift emporium where we were served tea with hot hors d’oeuvres and sandwiches to ease our hunger. Soon our bus returned us to our hotel where a hot bath and dinner awaited us before we headed for a good night’s sleep. n

Vishnu, an important Hindu god.

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An Okie From Muskogee

OHCC resident Bob Witt’s story is a perfect example of the reason America is known as “the land of opportunity.” Bob was born in Arkansas and grew up in Muskogee, Okla. He was one of eight children, born into a financially poor family during the Great Depression. He had a very supportive family with all members doing whatever they could to help manage their meager resources. When he entered high school, he was able to get his own newspaper route. For those four years, he got up every morning at 3:30 a.m., rode his bicycle to the newspaper office, filled two big baskets on his bicycle with his load of newspapers, completed his daily route — often finishing before sunrise, and was ready for the start of

school classes. His deliveries enabled him to earn $15.00 a week, a little over $60.00 a month, which was equal to what many adult men were then earning.

Following high school, he was invited to go to Ft. Worth, Texas, where he had cousins working with landscape sprinkler systems. Having no money for transportation, he hitched a ride in an empty railroad boxcar. Sprinkler systems at that time were basically a hose attached to a metal sprinkler head that was moved from place to place. But new ideas were developing and he worked with his cousins installing sprinkler systems. In 1939, at the age of 21, he was hired by the ABC Lawn Sprinkler Co. in Los Angeles. Two years later, he went to work for a general contractor doing World War II defense work. And also at the age of 23, he met and married Edith, the love of his life.

As the war was winding down, he realized that defense contracts and jobs would soon end. So he went to work on night shifts and spent his days experimenting and developing new ideas for improved sprinkler systems. Someone who knew of his increasing expertise with landscape sprinklers offered him $1,000 to install a system for the grounds of his new home. He quickly realized how much he could earn in just a few days, after paying for supplies. He quit his job at the defense plant and soon


started his own sprinkler business. There was an abundance of landscape contractors but scarcely anyone with his expertise in sprinkler systems development.

Howard Hughes was building a large housing subdivision and Bob contracted to install all the underground equipment for pipe and cable lines, etc., and not based on a set bid price, but billing for daily time and equipment. This became a very lucrative job extending over several years. Bob was able to purchase business property in Tarzana, Calif., as well as three trucks for the business and additional workers. Consequently, his Burco Lawn and Sprinkler Company grew and became well established.

As a young boy, Bob enjoyed going to the movies at every opportunity — never dreaming that in future years he would be working on the estates of many famous movie stars. One day, just after preparing a sprinkler system bid for work on Steve McQueen’s grounds, he recognized Mr. McQueen across the street from his company, waiting to have his Porsche+ detailed. So he crossed the street to hand the estimate directly to him. Mr. McQueen asked if he had time to drive him back home and bring him back when the car was finished. So Bob took him home and had the pleasure of visiting with him for awhile.

He also visited with other movie stars. Bob, his wife Edie

and all of his workers were invited to a large party hosted by Cary Grant at the completion of work on his estate. One of his most famous sprinkler projects was installing all the underground piping, cables, etc., and working under tight security, as the Western White House in San Clemente was being constructed for President Richard Nixon.

The list of famous people contracting for his skills is a long one — including Marlon Brando, Liberace, Dean Martin, Lee Marvin, Shirley McClain, Mary Tyler Moore and Paul Newman. This impressive part of the Hollywood movie star entertainment world was a great testimonial to what one man can do when he recognizes an opportunity, has confidence, integrity and is willing to do the hard work needed to create such a successful enterprise.

Bob and his wife Edie moved to Ocean Hills in 1987 when their home on Lorca Way, with its gorgeous view of the golf course, was completed. Bob’s energy seems limitless. He still gets up before 4 a.m. and is an active golfer. It’s obvious we have many residents who are 74 years of age here in Ocean Hills, but one very impressive fact about Bob and Edie is that they have been married for 74 years! Bob says they are still as much in love now as the day they were married. May they be blessed to have many more years together! It’s wonderful to have them in our community. n

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Message from Us Seniors to Rancho Buena Vista High School Students:

Never start a sentence with the word “Me.” At a recent performance at RBV High School with a

good number of residents from the Village in attendance, a student presented a very emotional speech.

The talk went well, until he mentioned, “Me and my family are gratified to….” The audience gasped at the poor English that came from a high school student’s mouth. While no one in the audience fainted, the error in grammar spoiled the entire speech. So if there are any residents here at OHCC who have connections with English teachers at RBV, please tell them to inform their students never to commence a sentence with the word “Me.” n

July 4th, Independence Day The Fourth of July has been a federal holiday since

1870, but the tradition goes back to July of 1776 when the Continental Congress voted in favor of independence from Great Britain. When the initial battles in the Revolutionary War broke out in April 1775, few colonists desired complete independence. Thanks to Thomas Paine’s bestselling pamphlet “Common Sense,” published in early 1776, the public opinion and Congress changed and the Declaration of Independence was adopted.

During that summer, some colonists celebrated independence by holding mock funerals for King George III, symbolizing the end of the monarchy’s hold on America and the triumph of liberty. Festivities included concerts, bonfires, parades and the firing of cannons and muskets. George Washington issued double rations of rum to all his soldiers to mark the event.

Falling in mid-summer, the Fourth of July has since become a major focus of leisure activities and a common occasion for family get-togethers involving fireworks and outdoor barbecues. Not surprisingly, beer has supplanted rum in most recent celebrations. The most common symbol

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of the holiday is the American flag accompanied by the “Star Spangled Banner,” our national anthem, the melody of which originated as a British drinking song. n

(Interesting enough, when we sing, “My Country ‘Tis of Thee…” all British citizens will recognize the tune as their national anthem.)

The Founding Fathers signing the Declaration of Independence.

Impact of NIH ResearchThe National Institutes of Health [in the U.S. Department

of Health & Human Services] is the leading supporter of bio-medical research in the world. This research has had a ma-jor positive impact on nearly all of our lives by improving human health, fueling the U.S. economy, and creating jobs in our communities.

Due in large measure to NIH research, a baby born in the United States today can expect to live to nearly age 79 -- about three decades longer than one born in 1900. Not only are we living longer, but our quality of life is improving. Over the last quarter century, the proportion of older people with chronic disabilities has dropped by nearly one-third.

NIH also drives job creation and economic growth. NIH research funding directly supports hundreds of thousands of American jobs and serves as a foundation for the medical innovation sector, which employs 1 million U.S. citizens.

(From an NIH Website, www.nih.gov/about/impact/in-dex.htm.)

May Gray and June GloomVisitors and vacationers drawn to Southern California

during May and June are often disappointed at the drea-ry weather. Beach goers may never see sunshine for days or even weeks.

May Gray and June Gloom are local terms for a weather pattern that results in cloudy, overcast skies with cool tem-peratures during those months. Low-altitude shallow stra-tus clouds, formed over the ocean, cover large areas but have relatively shallow depth of 1,600 to 6,000 feet. The clouds begin to form when wind mixes moisture from the cold ocean current (flowing from Alaska) into the air. The air cools and expands as it is moved upward and this cool-ing increases the relative humidity. When the relative hu-midity reaches 100 percent, water vapor condenses into liq-uid droplets and the clouds begin to form and are pushed onshore over the coastal region by the ocean breeze. This phenomenon is often accompanied by fog and even drizzle, but not rain.

While many Ocean Hills residents look forward to the morning fog and consider it “nature’s air-conditioning,” newbies from other parts of the country sometimes wish they had moved instead to Florida. At least, all that Florid-ians have to face are tornadoes, hurricanes and mosquitoes, not to mention Burmese pythons and alligators. We get roof rats and field mice.


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Village Vets Meeting On Thursday, June 19, at 3 p.m., residents will have

the privilege of hearing Sgt. Maj. Mike Mervosh, known throughout the Marine Corps as “iron Mike.”

He was a member of the 4th Marine Division in 1943, and participated in the battles in the Marshall Islands and Iwo Jima. He was awarded the Bronze Star and a second Navy Commendation Medal for “Heroic” actions while in Korea. After two tours in Vietnam, he received a third Navy Commendation Medal and his third Purple Heart.

While in Iwo Jima, Mervosh was promoted to Company commander after all the officers and noncoms above him were killed. A Lieutenant was sent to replace Mervosh, yet within two days, he too was killed and Mervosh returned to command the company. He says, “The first time I was wounded; a corpsman marked his forehead with an “M” (morphine) and tagged him for evacuation. I wiped that “M” off my forehead and ripped off that tag. I wasn’t scared of anybody; I just wanted to kill more enemy soldiers.”

Please remember, the meeting is scheduled at this new time of 3 p.m., Thursday, June 19 in Abravanel Hall. Refreshments will be served. Be prepared for some stirring stories. n

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World War II hero, “Iron Mike.”

ORT AnnouncementThe Ocean Hills Chapter of ORT invites all residents

and friends to an exciting day at the Del Mar Race Track on Thursday, July 24, 2014 (not July 31). The cost is $28 that will include admission to the clubhouse terrace, reserved table in the shade, free program and winner take all pool. Make your reservations by placing your check in the tube of Susan Shaw 4150 Pindar Way. Deadline is July 10, 2014.

Village Squares:30th Anniversary Open House

The Village Squares Club will be hosting its 30th Anniversary Open House from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., on Wednesday, July 30, in Abravanel Hall. The modern square dance group is inviting everyone to come and dance or watch, meet the caller, Jim Randall, and enjoy tasty cookies and punch. It’s all FREE. For further information, please call Marcia or Steve Ward at 760-295-1188. n

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The Color Purple Continues

Seen throughout the OHCC campus are the brilliant purple flowers called agapanthus, more popularly known as “Lily of the Nile.” While they are not lilies, they are, however, closely related to the onion family, but without bulbs. The name is derived from the scientific Greek: agape = love and anthos = flower. Agapanthus is native to South Africa, from the Cape of Good Hope to the Limpopo River.

Agapanthus species have long, strap-like fleshy leaves that form dense clumps of evergreen or deciduous foliage. Tall stems tower over the foliage bearing heads of bell-shaped tubular flowers in shades of blue to purple or white. The principal flowering season is late spring and early summer. You will see several varieties of agapanthus along pathways and borders in the Village, as they maintain

their narrow upright shape. They do not require high maintenance and proliferate beautifully. n


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It was a very successful event and we met a lot of nice folks.

We look FOREward to doing it again next year, and making even more new friends!

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