The Pilot -- August 2012 Issue

Volume 42 Number 8 Redwood Shores Community Association August 2012

THE PILOTRSCA Ca l e nda r 2 0 1 2

• Sunday – Aug. 12th - Sounds of The Shores - BellBrothers (Country) - Marlin Park 5 - 7pm

• Saturday – Aug. 25th – Levee CleanupMariner’s Park – 8:30am - 11:30am - BBQ - noon

• Saturday – Sept. 8th – E-Recycling Redwood Shores Library - 10am - 2pm

• Tuesday – Oct. 9th – Community Meetingwith RWC Police Chief - RWS Library - 6:30pm

• Saturday - Oct. 27th - Halloween WalkMarlin Park 1pm - 2:30pm

• Saturday - Dec. 9th - Santa ComesTo The Shores - RWS Library - 1-3pm

• Thursday - Dec. 20th - Light Up The ShoresJudging

See you on Saturday, August 25th for RSCA’s 15th Annual Levee Clean Up Day! Startthe day with coffee and bagels at 8:30 AMat Mariner Park. Tools are provided, butbring your own work gloves. Please wearclosed toed shoes! After we finish at 11:30, we will return for a BBQ lunch provided bythe San Mateo Credit Union. Help clean up the Shoresand make a difference in your community!

Levee CLean Up Day

Rock and Soulby Jokers & Thieves

“It was a warm, sunny day, andwhat could be better than livingin Redwood Shores”. Jokers & Thieves was a fun andtalented band presenting greatmusic and entertainment for all.They played new popular radiosongs and old ones that fans recognized and enjoyed.

R e d e s i g n Y o u r A D ! !A d d C o l o r !

N e w t o t h e P i l o t – 4 C o l o r A d s !S t a r t i n g i n O c t o b e r !

For More Information email Carol:[email protected]

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COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION270 Redwood Shores Parkway, PMB #205

Redwood Shores, CA 94065 - 1173rsca.org

2012 BoardPRESIDENTHarris Rogers....................................harris.rogers@comcast.netVICE PRESIDENTSue Nix...............................................smn3333@gmail.comSECRETARYLynn Adams........................................randladams@aol.comTREASURERStephen [email protected] PRESIDENTDoug [email protected]

BOARD MEMBERS

The Board of Directors meets promptly at 7pm,the third Thursday of each month at

The Redwood Shores Library

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THE PILOT is a monthly publication of theRedwood Shores Community Association (RSCA).

Circulation: 6,000 Redwood Shores Households & Businesses

The opinions published in the Pilot are those of the authors andnot the expressions of RSCA unless so officially designated.

Lynn AdamsMayling BellinghamStephen BellinghanNina BoireDoug CrismanJim Cvengros

Carol FordCelli FrostMike MancusiCarol MertensSue NixJerry Patrick

Harris RogersRobert SchmidtClemencia RodriquezMichael WhatmoreAndrew Young

President’s Memo Page 3Shores’ Birds, Letter To The Editor Page 4Woodside Rd. Interchange, History Museum Page 9Utility Bills Online, RWC Pact, Disaster Prep. Page 10Netop’s Live Guide Page 11Getting Enough Vitamin D Page 14Dear Editor Page 15Medicare Wellness Examination Page 20Does Your Child Wear a Backpack? Page 22Students, Thoughts on Experience Page 23Sandpiper News, Teaching Your Dog To Come Page 24Games Debtors Play Page 25 Heat Stroke For Animals, Are You a Leftie? Page 26California Housing Market Page 27Chamber of Commerce Training Page 27Sale Shopping Strategies, For The Health of It Page 28Food and Wine Page 29Club USA, Library Dates Page 30

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president’s Memo for July 2012 by Harris Rogers

LOCK Up! LOOK OUT! See CRIMe? Take a pICTURe! CaLL 369-3333If you SEE Something, SAY Something!

You see this on our roadway median signs quite often, and, no, we are not having a crime wave. We put this sign up as a deterrent toproperty crimes in our residential neighborhoods. But notice we’ve added one more item to the above: TaKe a pICTURe! - We had a home burglary in early spring that was solved within a few hours because a neighbor saw some-thing that “didn’t look right” and took a picture of the vehicle and license plate. When police came asking the neighbors if they hadseen anything, she pulled out the picture. RWC Police were able to get a search warrant, go directly to the suspect’s house where thestolen property was recovered and make the arrest. Don’t put yourself in harm’s way, but if you see or even suspect a crime, “a pic-ture is worth a thousand words.”Still ONE Last Summer Concert! If you missed the first two, there is still one more with The Bell Brothers on August 12. Check the web for more details.In response to your many comments and suggestions, we made some big changes in our summer Sounds of the Shores Concerts inMarlin Park this year. Moving our 2012 concerts to SUNDAY afternoons has been a big success. As has moving the time up an hour to 5:00 - 7:00pm to keepus in the warmer part of the afternoon before the sun starts to go down and the evening starts to cool off. These changes to have allowedmore people to attend and in a more enjoyable (i.e., “warmer”) time of the day. So don’t miss our last summer concert on August 12.If you are on our email list we let you know what’s happening about a week before each Shores event. If you want to be on our list, goto our web site at RSCA.org and under the “Feedback” tab, just click on the yellow “Join our email list” button.Farmers Market in the Shores… After many months of sometimes tedious work on the details, we finally have a Friday Farmers Market in the Shores. If you’ve missedit, the market is located in the parking lot of the RWS Library at the corner of Marine & Bridge Parkways and is open from 11am to6pm every Friday.Getting this market has taken a lot of coordination and cooperation from the City, the Library, the nearby HOAs and businesses thatmight have been impacted, plus many, many others who worked hard to make sure that this market will be a success in the Shores.A Very Special “THANK YOU”!Along with our letters & reminders for RSCA’s 2012 Membership, we provide the opportunity for Shores residents to volunteer a little“extra” to help fund our many activities. We want to acknowledge the following Shores neighbors who graciously made that additionalcontribution:

Vincent Mason * Seamus & Marcia HatchTamera Del Bene * Kenneth KaufmanDr. Edda Gomez-Panzani * Kent & Helen Lee *Jerry Patrick Andrew & Lesli Leong *Ian Cox Karen Siu & Joon Moy *Dr. Claire B Mailhot Ana & Oleg Nickolayeva *Remedios Ortigas Wisa Pascual & Jorge MorteraKeith & Jessica Mattioli John MurphyEdralin Jane Cortes & Werner Stoy Takeo & Michi OhiraPamela Beltran & Romano Castillo Cecelia ReedJohn & Irene Chan Patricia SanchezSandra & Edwin Chung Helen LutichNancy & Harry Cook Timothy & Irene PostonPat & Mavis Dianda Paul Beesley(* These members have also made additional contributions in previous years.)

The additional gifts from these members will cover most of costs for one of our annual events like the Halloween Parade for Shoreschildren. Our very special thanks for their generosity and additional support of RSCA’s community activities.

Meet RWC Police Chief October 9th - 6:30pm at the RWS Library.A REMINDER: RWC’s new Chief of Police, J.R. Gamez, will be joining us on Tuesday, October 9th for a conversation with theShores community about our law enforcement concerns. Chief Gamez is an avid listener, and this will be a great opportunity toexchange information and have a exchange of ideas about issues that may seem unique to the Shores.GET THIS DATE ON YOUR CALENDARS NOW!!

Page 4Dear editorI would like to address the recent letter regarding “swans” andperhaps shed a different light on the matter. The author quotedverbatim some interesting basic info from Wikipedia (anInternet site written by volunteer users where anyone can con-tribute info) and though fascinating it does not paint the full picture here. Swans will attack by smashing at a perceivedthreat with their wings which have bony “spurs”, and they willbite. Just because an animal has no teeth does not mean it can’tbite. I work at a wildlife rescue center and I have been bittenby both geese and gulls, neither have teeth and it hurts plenty!The swan’s wings are powerful; a male can weigh from 25-28lbs. Imagine that coming at you with intention. They can bevery aggressive and not just when defending a nesting area. Ihave personally witnessed this swan tear across the lagoon tochase a Snow Goose (a native waterfowl), go up on the lawnand keep chasing it. On one occasion I actually saw this sameswan charge a woman walking her poodle (on a leash) becauseapparently they were too close to the shore.

Don’t misunderstand my intention here, I am not advocating harming this creature. This was not the life it would have cho-sen. Raised in captivity, wings clipped and sold to someone who introduced it to a lagoon that is not it’s home. What I am hop-ing to do is point out that this is another example of humansupsetting the natural balance of things. The geese are a problembecause people have fed them for years and continue to do soregardless of signs or threat of fines. I see it daily on my walksaround the lagoon. I don’t know who authorized this “installa-tion” but using the swan to handle a problem created by humansis not only hapless but irresponsible. Besides goslings this swanhas also been seen drowning mallard ducklings (another nativewater fowl). A neighbor described in detail his attempts to stopthis by throwing rocks but without success. It drowned threeducklings in a matter of minutes. Is this "serene elegance"? Ithink not. Now this animal is chasing and killing our indigenouswaterfowl because it can. The swan did not migrate here and isnot natural to this area. It was introduced to our local waterwaysand I would ask who will be legally responsible when it attacksa pet or an unattended child? I am in contact with FWS to askthat very question of them. Do not romanticize this animal, it isnot a Disney character.

And just in case any of you are wondering, I asked three verygood friends who happen to be Realtors if the swan adds any-thing to our property values. All said "no". And if you wantto add to your quality of life I suggest you rescue a shelter dog.Nothing is more satisfying.

Thank you for considering printing this letter. I feel that peopleneed to know what their full effect on wildlife really is whenthey mess with the "norm".

Sincerely, Kathleen Shecter, Shorebird Circle resident

THe SHOReS …We’Re FOR THe BIRDS

As I prepared to write a series of arti-cles about the bird life in our communi-ty, I learned an amazing, at least to me,fact. Redwood Shores is the NumberOne spot on the Peninsula to look for,study and photograph birds. “Birders”come from as far away as Norway to see some ofthe more rare birds that pass through Redwood Shores annually.In fact, nearly every waterfowl that touches down at one time or another in the County of San Mateo has been sighted here,more than 90 bird species. Who knew? What a treat, even forthose who are just curious, to see so many species up close and personal so close to home.

There are nine key viewing areas in the Shores. The largestinclude Belmont Slough (behind the library), the pond behindNob Hill, the shoreline along Davit, and out at Radio Road pastthe dog park. Other places include Redwood Shores lagoon(along Marine and stretching over to Sofitel), Oracle Parkwayand pond, Canvasback Way at the public shore, the area ofStarboard and Bark, and Marlin Park.

With so many bird species and limited space to describe wherethey hang out, I will note just some of the birds that can be seenmost any day right in front of Oracle.

Oracle’s pond is a good starting point because it is rich in waterbirds. How rich? A walk around the Oracle pond can rewardone with Great and Snowy Egrets, and Green and Black-crowned Night Herons standing like sentinels on the rip-raprock edges, along with Spotted Sandpipers poking along thewater’s edge. Ducks include Hooded Merganser, GreaterScaup, Ruddy Duck, Mallard, and Bufflehead. AmericanCoot, Pied-billed Grebe and Double-crested Cormorants roundout the usual visitors. The trees along Marine Parkway and inthe adjacent parking lots attract woodpeckers and warblers. Ifyou are like me, and not very conversant with any of thesespecies except the more showy ones, you will probably want toinvest in a bird book. That said, just strolling along the Oracleproperty and enjoying the variety of bird life there could besufficiently rewarding without knowing a thing about any ofthem. And you can always stop in one of Oracle’s buildings forlunch or just a cup of coffee. What a way to spend a morning! Remember: Teach your children to not touch, feed or annoybirds or other wildlife. They are a valuable asset to our com-munity. When you are out walking, please stop to pick up plas-tic bags. Birds can get entangled in these leading to death fromstarvation. References: Sequoia Audubon Society, Wikipedia, The CornellLab of Ornithology website — www.allaboutbirds.org.

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Change needed For 101/Woodside Road InterchangeThe 101/Woodside Road interchange is one of the oldest

freeway interchanges in San Mateo County. It also serves asone of the gateways into Redwood City. Traffic often backs uponto the freeway and on city streets and it can take a long timeto get through the interchange throughout the day.

Last month, Redwood City applied to the San Mateo CountyTransportation Authority (TA) for funding for design and toconduct environmental studies and perform an environmentalimpact report for a new interchange. The TA is the Countyagency responsible for distributing funds from Measure A, thecounty-wide, half cent sales tax devoted to transportationimprovements in the County. Cities need to compete for TAfunds, with three main criteria:* Need* Local leadership* Community Support

First, the 101/Woodside Road interchange certainly is rankedin the County as one of the most congested interchanges.

Second, the City Council has stepped up and asked to be theproject sponsor. In addition, we are using $1 million in fundsfrom our Traffic Improvement Fund.

Third, the City, received a number of letters of support fromlocal businesses, non-profit and community organizations supporting a new interchange.

The TA is scheduled to review the applications from cities andapprove funding in the Fall. If approved, environmental anddesign work could begin next year, and hopefully, by 2020 we

could see a new interchange! A new 101/Woodside Road inter-change would improve traffic flow, and enhance one of the gate-ways into Redwood City. In addition, a new interchange alignswith the Council’s priorities of economic development, infra-structure and improving the quality of life in our community. I am hopeful that with our contribution of local funds and com-munity support, that our application to the TA will be granted.

By Vice Mayor Jeff Gee

History Museum Continues Its FreeFirst Fridays program

The San Mateo County History Museum continues its “FreeFirst Fridays” program. It started on Aug. 3rd. Not only was theadmission free the entire day, but two programs were planned forthe public without any fees.

At 11 a.m., preschool children were invited to learn about baseball. They made their own baseball cards to take home withthem. Then they joined museum staff who conducted a specialtour of the San Mateo County Sports Hall of Fame located withinthe museum.

At 2 p.m., docents led tours of the museum for adults. The SanMateo County History Museum is located at 2200 Broadway withinthe 102-year-old “Old Courthouse” in Redwood City. It featuresexhibits related to the use of natural resources, suburban develop-ment, ethnic experience and entrepreneurial achievement on thePeninsula from the times of the Ohlone Indian through today. Forinformation, contact www.historysmc.org or 650.299.0104.

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Provided by the Redwood City Fire DepartmentIn an effort to better prepare our community for potential

disasters, the Redwood City Fire Department will be conductingfree “Are You Ready” training classes.  This two-hour presentationwill provide valuable and very useful information on topics such as:* Creating a family/office disaster plan* Assembling home/office and portable disaster supply kit* Sheltering in place* Evacuation procedures* Preparing for and responding to specific disasters

Since we can only do our best to prevent man-made disastersand terrorism, and since we certainly can’t control “mother-nature,” it’s only a matter of time before a minor or major incidentoccurs in or around our immediate area. When a disaster happensand police, fire and emergency services are overwhelmed, will yoube prepared to care for yourself, family, friends and neighbors?

In all places, home, work or school, it pays to be ready and prepared to deal with all types of natural and man-made disasters.Here on the Peninsula, we are subject to power outages, earthquakes,fires, floods, severe storms, extreme heat, gas leaks, plane crashes,disease and/or flu pandemics, and a host of other possible situations.The potential for an act of terror adds yet another dimension todisaster awareness and preparedness.

The Redwood City Fire Department offers training at the FireStation or at your on preferred location, to neighborhoods, schools,businesses, and community groups of 20 or more.Get Ready! Let us show you how!Schedule a FREE presentation for your group. Please contact:Redwood City Fire Department Emergency PreparednessCoordinator, Christy Adonis at (650) 780-5798 or [email protected]

Redwood City’s new Way Foryou To process your Utility

Bills Online - eBppIt will save you time and postage.

It’s called “Electronic Bill Presentation and Payment” (EBPP), and it’s available now. It’s very user-friendly and easilyaccessible at www.redwoodcity.org (select “Pay your UtilityBill” under Online Services).  

This is an easy and cost-effective way for you to view your utility statements, keep track of your utility bills, and make one-time or automatic recurring payments online. So you have lesspaper shuffling and hard-copy filing, and no need for requestingand waiting for duplicate bills because it’s all online. There’s nocheck-writing or postage, so you save a little money there. It’smore efficient for the City’s operation, too.

We want to encourage you to become one of our “earlyadopters” and take advantage of the benefits which this newonline service offers. You can register for this online service byfollowing these simple steps:1.Visit our website www.redwoodcity.org and select “Pay your

Utility Bill” under Online Services.2.Click on “Enroll for Online BillPay.”3.Enter the “book account number” and your utility service

address, then read and accept the terms of service by click-ing on the “I Agree” button. 

4.Click “Yes – continue” when prompted to confirm you’veentered the correct account, or “No-Take Me Back” if youneed to make corrections.

5.Follow the quick prompts to complete the registration.If you need any assistance with signing up or using this new

service, please call our Revenue Services staff at (650) 780-7210and they’ll be happy to walk you through the steps.

Redwood City paCT Is Back! Register for “partnership academy forCommunity Teamwork”

RWC – The City of Redwood City announces that after a one-year hiatus, registration is now available for the 2012 sessionof its renowned PACT (Partnership Academy for CommunityTeamwork) program. The deadline to register is 5:00 pm, August 31, 2012.

All the details and quick registration is available online atwww.redwoodcity.org/pact. Registration forms are also availablein the City Manager’s office in City Hall, 1017 Middlefield Road,or by requesting one by calling 650-780-7300.  Enrollment is limited to 40 participants. Middle school and high school studentsare encouraged to participate (waiver must be signed by parent orguardian).

The 2012 program takes place each Wednesday evening fromSeptember 12 through October 17 from 6 – 9 pm, including dinner,and engages in dynamic and interesting activities illustrating howthe City functions.

This once-a-week, six-week citizens’ academy will provide par-ticipants with a hands-on overview of the management and gov-ernance of Redwood City, while helping to build relationships thatwill strengthen our entire community.

The sessions cover subjects from Public Works to the PoliceDepartment, from the City Council to Finance, from the FireDepartment to the Library, and more. This is a great opportunityfor interested community members to get an insider’s view ofwhere the City is going, become experts on how the City operates,and help to build a great community together.

The objectives of PACT are to involve and engage people inlearning about and understanding the operation of City govern-ment, and to improve communication between the City and thosethat live and work here in order to strengthen and enhance theentire community. Participants will learn how decisions aremade, how City funds are allocated, and how City departmentsoperate with each other. City. This is a great way of building agreat community together.”

Netop’s “Live Guide” Video and Text Chat

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RWC – Last month, the Redwood City Police Departmentbecame one of the first departments in the country to imple-ment Netop’s “Live Guide” video and text chat. It’s a systemto allow Redwood City community members to have real-time,interactive video chats directly with a Redwood City policeofficer.

This new service utilizes the latest technology for two-waytext, audio and video chat, offering another way for you to con-nect with your Police Department. And Redwood City is oneof the first municipal government agencies in the United Statesto provide such video interactivity directly between its policedepartment and its community.

While text-based chat is not uncommon, the future for innova-tive governments like Redwood City is a communicationmodel offering two-way dialogue with a face-to-face interac-tive exchange of information. This emerging technology willeffectively place the Redwood City Police Department on theleading edge of customer service strategy by providing a newstandard of “community-centric” policing.

You can use Live Guide to receive live online assistance withany concerns or questions about police services, and help withreporting crimes online. The video chat service will also facil-itate assistance with the Police Department’s other onlinetools, information on how to handle traffic complaints or

abandoned vehicles, direction and web page links for whichCity departments or other resources are most appropriate fortheir concerns, or any other community policing inquiries theymay have. This service is NOT for use in life-threateningemergencies – people should call 911 in those cases. Live Guide is available to the community at: www.redwoodcity.org/police. 

The pilot program was launched immediately; operatingMonday through Thursday from 9 am to 5 pm. Based on cus-tomer usage the program may be expanded to include weekendand evening hours. More information and access to theRedwood City Police Department’s new Live Guide interac-tive video chat service is available by visiting: www.redwoodcity.org/police.

Please take a look at the full news release at:www.redwoodcity.org for some additional information – anddon’t hesitate to use the new service to enhance your commu-nication with the police department.

PS: Media contact for this new service is with Police Chief JR Gamez, 650-780-7122 or [email protected]

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involves the upper teeth because the tongue protects the lower teeth during bottle-feeding. These decayed baby teeth can become infect-ed, and may need to be removed. Now, a recent study suggests that the prolonged use of spill-proof cups with bill-shaped extensionscan also cause “baby bottle cavities.” Putting a child to sleep with either a bottle or a spill-proof cup can cause damage to the teeth. Thereason is that milk or other carbohydrate containing liquids stay on the teeth and allow bacteria that are normally present in the mouthto attack the teeth by forming “plaque acids.” These acids create holes in the teeth (cavities) and can lead to deeper infections of the tinynerves within them. The susceptibility to cavities is also increased because the flow of protective saliva is greatly reduced during sleep.A recent study identified 186 children who used either a bottle, spill-proof cup, or were breast-fed after one year of age. The childrendrank a variety of sweetened beverages. The results confirmed that drinking from a spill-proof cup was just as damaging as from a bottle. Infants and young children should not be put to bed with a bottle or spill-proof cup containing milk or any other sweetened beverage. If your child must use a bottle or spill-proof cup, try substituting water or something unsweetened, otherwise use a pacifierinstead. It is also important to clean your baby’s teeth with a moist cloth (from 6-12 months) or a childsized toothbrush with a tinyamount of toothpaste (from 1-4 years) before bed. Your dentist should evaluate teeth damaged from “baby bottle cavities” as soon aspossible. In some cases, the cavities can be repaired with tooth-colored fillings or small child-sized crowns (caps). Teeth that are badlyinfected may need to be removed, It is also a good idea to have your child evaluated by a dentist at the time of his or her first birthday.

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are you Getting enough vitamin D? By Pauline Siao M.D.Recently, many news reports have come out about vitamin D.

National data reveals that a staggering 61 percent of people in theUnited States have insufficient vitamin D levels. Increasingly moredoctors are testing their patients with simple blood tests and replac-ing vitamin D if it’s low.

Vitamin D was first discovered in the early 1900s, when doctorsinvestigated the cause of rickets. Rickets is the childhood form ofosteomalacia, which causes bowing of the legs due to softening of thebones. The doctors found that vitamin D deficiency was the cause ofrickets. Vitamin D is crucial for the absorption of calcium, which isneeded to maintain healthy bones.

Vitamin D is what we call a fat-soluble vitamin, as opposed to awater-soluble vitamin. It’s unique in that the body is able to synthe-size it on its own from sun exposure. For this reason it’s also knownas the “sunshine vitamin.”

Doctors recommend 15 minutes of sun exposure twice per weekwithout sunscreen, since sunscreen can block the vitamins’ absorption.More sun exposure may be needed for people who live in climateswith more cloud cover or smog.

Vitamin D is also found in dietary sources such as alfalfa; porta-bella mushrooms; fatty fish such as salmon, tuna and catfish; andeggs. Other staple foods, such as milk, have been artificially fortifiedwith vitamin D to help reduce vitamin D deficiency.

To get enough vitamin D, it may be necessary to take supplements.The recommended daily intake of vitamin D is 1,000 internationalunits (iu) daily; more for people over age 70. This may be confusingat first, because there are various forms of vitamin D at the pharmacy— vitamins D1 through D5. The two most useful forms are D2 andD3. Of the two, D3 may be more easily absorbed by the body, but thisis still subject to debate.

Too much vitamin D is not necessarilygood, as this can lead to elevated calciumlevels and symptoms such as nausea, vom-iting, weakness, kidney stones and kidneyfailure. These symptoms usually occur atmuch higher levels of vitamin D supple-mentation, such as a 10-times increase ofthe recommend dose (more than 10,000 iudaily) for an extended period of time.

Health effects of vitamin D supplementation are controversial and arestill being researched, but here’s a breakdown of the possible benefits:* Builds stronger bones and reduces the risk of osteoporosis* Enhances the immune system, which helps fight against infections

such as the common cold; lack of vitamin D synthesis in the winter may help explain the higher rates of flu during this season

* Improves neurological health and reduces the risk of multiple sclerosis; improves brain function later in life

* Helps with weight loss* Reduces the severity and frequency of asthma attacks* Reduces rheumatoid arthritis in women* May lower the risks of some cancer; this is still under investigation* May decrease mortality in elderly women

Increasingly more benefits of vitamin D are coming to light, andtreating low vitamin D is easy. So get tested if you’re unsure aboutyour vitamin D levels, then fortify your diet and consider takingsupplements and enjoying some sunny days.Photo Caption: Dr. Pauline Siao is a family practitioner at the RWSHealth Center of the Palo Alto Medical Foundation.

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Dear editorA friend who lives near by, told me that someoneshe knew was knocked down while walking on

Marine Parkway by a cyclist who neverstopped. She was severly injured.

Cyclists should ride in the bike lane andnot on the sidewalks. Some people are

most inconsiderate and will not even alertyou when they are riding behind you. A bike bell or commentsuch as “bike coming on the left” would be appreciated. We aregoing to have some very serious accidents on our sidewalks ifwe do not address this problem.

Submitted by Kay Jensen, RWS resident

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The Medicare - “Annual Wellness Examination”Little known benefit for Medicare beneficiaries

Did you know that Medicare Part B beneficiaries are eligiblefor an “Annual Wellness Examination,” also referred to the“AWE?” This benefit, introduced in 2011, is intended to pro-mote health, function and safety. The visit, often completed inthe primary care provider’s office, is billed to Medicare. Thereis no cost to the Medicare beneficiary.

The AWE is distinctly different than the Initial PreventativePhysical Exam (IPPE), also known as the “Welcome toMedicare Examination.” The “Welcome Exam” is available tonew Medicare Part B enrollees and must occur within the first12 months of Medicare enrollment. Conversely, the AWE isavailable to Medicare Part B beneficiaries who have beenenrolled for at least 12 months, but have not had the “Welcometo Medicare Exam” within the past 12 months. The first AWEis comprehensive review of health status, risks and screeningtests. After the initial AWE, the Medicare beneficiary mayhave a follow up Wellness Visit annually, but no sooner than 11full months prior to the date of the first AWE exam visit.

The components of the AWE focus on health promotion, ill-ness/injury prevention and risk assessment. Components ofthe AWE include: measurement of height, weight, body mass,and blood pressure; review of medical history, family history;review of lifestyle and functional ability including physical

activity, diet, home safety, review of screening test status (forexample cholesterol and blood sugar tests and colonoscopy),review of medications/supplements, assessment of hearing,memory function and a brief depression screening. At the con-clusion of the visit, the beneficiary receives a written plan forfollow up.

Many primary care providers, and some medical specialists,offer the AWE. Inquire at your next visit. An overview of boththe “Welcome to Medicare Exam” and the AWE can be foundat the Medicare.gov website: http://www.medicare.gov/navi-gation/manage-your-health/preventive-services/medicare-physical-exam.aspx

About the author: Lynda Mackin, PhD, ANP, GNP works as aboard certified Adult and Gerontological Nurse Practitioner inThe Dignity Health Medical Foundation-Sequoia PrimaryCare Practice, located in Belmont.

Correction to July pilot article re“Benefits of Swans”: 

There is an important error in the article as published. The pointthat was missed is that in lagoons and ponds where Canada geesealso reside, swans chase the geese out of the ponds, reducing theamount of goose poop. This is a very important benefit to us herein the Shores and a key reason swans were introduced to ourlagoons many years ago.

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Does your Child Wear aBackpack?

By Dr. Jenny Kim, D.C. Back pain is one of the leading health issues for American adults

today. Alarmingly, the more recent trends show that back pain is anemerging issue for young children. Young children are sufferingfrom back pain much earlier than previous generations, and the useof overweight backpacks is a contributing factor, according to theAmerican Chiropractic Association (ACA). One study conductedin Italy found that the average child carries a backpack that wouldbe the equivalent of a 39-pound burden for the average adult man.To put things into perspective, a 15-foot canoe weighs approxi-mately 39 pounds; now imagine parents, how quickly you wouldfeel the strain and tightness in your back walking around with a 15-foot canoe on your back.

It is important to allow the spine of a young child to form andskeletally mature without over bearing pressure on the spinal joints.Added stress on the spine can cause long lasting poor posture andspinal misalignments that can cause perpetual pains early on.Another study from France showed that the longer a child wore abackpack, the longer it took for a curvature or deformity of thespine to correct itself.

Unavoidably, a child’s back will still endure a lot of stress fromthe everyday life of being a child and student with or without abackpack; sitting in hard chairs in the classrooms, jumping aroundin the playground, and falling during their little league game. Asimportant as it is to make changes in activities of daily living, suchas keeping your child’s backpack weight to less than ten percent oftheir body weight, it is even more important that a child’s spine hasroutine “check-ups” to keep the spine healthy and to reduce thelikelihood of neck and back pain. Doctors of chiropractic arelicensed and trained to diagnose and treat the spine of patients of allages. Chiropractors can use a gentler type of treatment for childrenand check for early misalignments of the spine and other abnor-malities, such as scoliosis. Whether your child has complainedabout back pain or not, a spinal screening would be beneficial tocheck for areas of overuse and tension in your child’s body. And asyou shop for new backpacks for the upcoming school year, here aresome tips to help prevent the needless pain that backpack misusecan cause:* Make sure the backpack does not hang more than four inches

below the waistline. A low backpack will cause more stress onthe shoulders, causing the child to lean forward when walking.

* Make sure pointy or bulky objects are not poking the child’sback. There should be an even support against the child’s backwhen wearing a backpack.

* Keep the backpack a small to medium size to minimize thechance of making the backpack heavier than it has to be.

* Make sure your child is wearing both shoulder straps. One strapcan cause an uneven shift of weight causing muscle spasms andpain through the neck and back.

Dr. Jenny Kim, D.C. practices at Premier Chiropractic Clinic inRedwood Shores. This reprint is part of a bimonthly HealthNewsletter program. If you would like to be included in futureHealth Newsletters, log onto www.PremierChiropractic.com

and sign up with your email address to receive ourmonthly newsletters by email.

Information provided courtesy of American ChiropracticAssociation (ACA) www.acatoday.org

Belmont-Redwood Shores SchoolDistrict Measures I and n

Bond OversightThe District is currently searching formembers of the Belmont-RedwoodShores School District Community toserve on a Citizens’ Oversight Committee forBond Measures I and N to fulfill the criteria of:* One (1) member who shall be the parent or guardian

of a child enrolled in a Belmont elementary school of the District.

* Two (2) members who shall serve as At LargeCommunity Members.

If you are interested in serving on this committee, an application packet may be obtained from:Mrs. Nellie Hungerford, Asst. Superintendent, BusinessServices and OperationsBelmont-Redwood Shores School District2960 Hallmark Drive, Belmont CA 94002650-637-4800, extension 1010You may also request further information and/or an application electronically at [email protected] Deadline for Application: August 17, 2012.

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STUDENTS FOR HIRE Some Thoughts on Experience• Character grows in the soil of experience, with the fertilization of example, the moisture of desire, and the sunshine of satisfaction.

• The Best advice you’ll get is from someone who has made the same mistake himself.

• One thing about the school of experience is that it will repeat the same lesson if you flunk it the first time.

• The wealth of experience is one possession that has not yet been taxed.

• Train your child in the way you know you should have gone yourself.

Sandpiper School news Fromprincipal Linda McDaniel

Sandpiper School will welcome back 500 stu-dents on Wednesday, August 29, 2012. Allof us at Sandpiper want to make this a suc-cessful school year for your children. Yourcontinued active support and cooperation,combined with our best professionalefforts, will ensure academic success forour students. Please note the followingspecial events: Welcome Back Registration dates are Friday,August 24, from 5:00-7:00 p.m. and Monday, August 27, from3:00-7:00 p.m. You will need to stop by the school to pick upyour child’s registration packet which will include classroomassignments for the school year. If you are still on vacation,have a neighbor pick up your packet. All students will needupdated emergency cards on file before entering the classroomon Wednesday, August 29. The school office will open onMonday, August 20, at 8:00 a.m. All new student enrollmenttakes place at the Belmont-Redwood Shores District Officelocated at 2960 Hallmark Drive, Belmont. As we work togeth-er during the year, I invite you to stay in contact and let meknow how you and your children are experiencing school.There will be many opportunities for contact with me, please donot hesitate or ever think your comment or concern is unim-portant. Through team work, open communication, and a ded-ication to continuous improvement, we can make SandpiperSchool a place where children delight in and enjoy learning. Ilook forward to working together as partners in learning.Please mark your calendar for the annual PTA Ice CreamSocial, on Thursday, August 30, from 5:00-7:00 p.m. You willhave a chance to reacquaint yourself with old friends and tomake new friends. The PTA Executive Board and I will beserving ice cream to welcome you to a new school year.

Page 24Is your dog the best dog on the block?

Improve your dog’s behavior with convenient in-hometraining and avoid the embarrassment of group classes.  

Teach him useful tricks ortune-up his behavior. See improvement the first session.

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Teaching your Dog to ComeWhen Called

Nothing is more embarrassing or potentially dangerous to a dogowner than a dog who won’t come when he’s called. Yet, howmany times have you witnessed an owner repeatedly calling,“Come, Fido, “Fido, Come”? Meanwhile, the dog is busy doingwhat is more interesting than returning to his owner. Soon the frus-trated entreaties of the owner escalate into angry yelling until theowner chases down the dog and reprimands him. Wrong move!Now the dog has an unpleasant memory of returning to his ownerand will be less likely to come the next time he is called. The mostimportant rule of teaching the recall is to always praise the dogwhen he comes-no matter how long it takes for him to come backto you. If your dog doesn’t come after you have called two or threetimes, go and get him. Only use the “come” command when youcan enforce it or your dog will learn that the command doesn’t haveany power. Your dog has to learn the recall in an enclosed spacefree of the distractions of kids and other dogs. Use a long lead or aretractable leash. He must demonstrate that he’ll come reliably fora month before you take him to an off-leash area or you are settingyourself up for an unpleasant experience.

Start practicing “Come” in your house. Call your dog for his food,praise him when he comes, have him sit, praise him again and thenfeed him. Next shake his kibble filled bowl in another room in thehouse and call him again. Do this two or three times a day for twoweeks. You can also play hide and seek with your dog to re-enforce“Come”. Make it a game with varying rewards of toys, praise,treats or a game of tug of war. When the dog comes to you, touchhis neck and handle his collar before sending him off with the command ”go play”. Now the dog knows that coming when calledand having his collar handled are the precursors to a reward.

Progress to practicing “Come” when you are walking the dog. If thedog gets ahead of you, stop walking, say, ”Fido, come” and runbackwards - away from the dog - or lure him with a treat and praisehim when he is at your side. If your dog doesn’t come as quicklyor reliably as you want, you both will benefit from personal train-ing sessions.

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Games Debtors Play – Part OneDebtor “games” are no fun. These range from so-called “gen-

tle” games to those that are anything but. And, there are so manyof these games that I will break them into two articles in the Pilot.Both articles examine a variety of the most common games andhow best to respond, so that you either increase the odds of gettingpaid more money sooner or you more quickly learn that it’s timeto call in an outside collection professional.Either way, you will be money ahead, and you’re less likely to

be conned in the future. I’ll begin with what I arbitrarily call “gen-tle” games and then start on the more serious ones, which I willcomplete in the second article in the Pilot.

Gentle GamesYou leave several messages on debtor’s answering machine to

call you about “an important matter”, but you never get a call-back. So, send a certified letter asking for payment in full, and addthat the account will be sent to collection if there is no response.If there’s no response within, say, a week, send it to collection.You ask for a commitment to pay, but the best you get is, “I’ll

try.” Your response: “I know you’ll try, and we need to have aspecific commitment today. I can accept half now and the balancewith a post-dated check sent along with that.” You are clearlynegotiating, which is far better than a vague promise.Debtor promises to send in money by a certain date, but it never

arrives. Call a day or two after the money was promised and confront the debtor. To start the negotiation, demand payment infull. You receive, say, $5 on a $200 invoice. Your debtor is playinggames with you, and a bird in the hand is not better than two in the bush. You have two choices better than simply accepting the $5

“bribe”. One is to send back the $5 with a note saying what is theleast you will accept. The alternative is to keep the $5 and callyour debtor, telling them what you will accept.

Serious Games – Part OneDebtor slams the phone. You have two choices. One is to pick

up the phone again, call the debtor, and when they answer, say, “Wemust have been disconnected.” The odds on this are that you’ll getanother slammed phone. So, a somewhat better choice is to wait aday or two, when they have calmed down, and try again. If you getanother slammed phone, it’s out to collection it goes.Debtor curses at you. Your first response is to say, “I’m not

willing to talk with you if you use that kind of language.” If theykeep cursing, say, “I’m going to hang up the phone if you contin-ue like this.” If they are still cursing, hang up the phone. Skepticssay, “That’s what they wanted all along – to get you off the phone.”That may be true, but you don’t have to put up with that filthy language. You can try a few days later, or you can send theaccount to collection.Screaming. The louder they get, the softer you get. As the Bible

says, “A soft voice turneth away wrath.” If they calm down,acknowledge their feeling by saying, “I can understand that this isupsetting you, and that’s the last thing I want to do.” That tends tolegitimize and dissolve the feeling and calm the debtor down.Crying. If your debtor starts crying when you ask for payment,

that may or may not be a ploy to manipulate you into backing off.In any case, you can say, “I’m sorry if this causes you distress. I’llcall you back later.” If you get more crying when you call again,you’ll decide if you’re going to press for payment, anyway, send it

to collection, or write it off. No one can make that decision for you.Secretary screens all calls. This is a commercial account

(money owed by a business to either a consumer or a commercialcreditor) and you can insist on the name of the person who handlespayment and you can tell the secretary that this concerns moneyowed to you.“I have other bills to pay.” Your debtor may be looking for

sympathy or simply trying to back you off. You say, “This is alsoone of your bills, and it needs to be taken care of now.” You nego-tiate by asking for all the money owed now, as your starting point,and then s-l-o-w-l-y allowing debtor to pay in an increasing number of payments over a longer period of time.Suppose you tell the debtor you intend to sue in order to get

payment, and you debtor says, “Get in line” or “Take a long walkon a short pier.” Do the obvious. Your debtor is utterly uncooper-ative, so you sue.“The check is in the mail.” Your response to this old chestnut:

“Great. What’s the check number, when was it sent, to whom, andhow was it sent?’ By being specific, you’ll either get evasiveresponses that tell you you’re being conned or you’ll get the detailstelling you that the check really is in the mail.“I never got the bill.” First, confirm the address the bill was sent

to. If it’s the same as your records, you ask how they plan to takecare of it “in a way that works for both of us.” If the address is different, say that you’ll sent the bill to the new, correct address,and ask how they plan to take care of it.“I’m not working now.” You say, “I’m sorry to hear that. When

did that happen? Where was it you were working? How is the jobhunt going? Any prospects?” Then you can discuss sources ofmoney, such as a line of credit, a loan from a friend or relative, aloan from a peer-to peer lender such as Lending Club, or referthem to Consumer Credit Counselors.By Leonard Sklar [email protected] www.sklarcashflow.com

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Heatstroke In animalsOne morning last month I stopped by my favorite coffee shop.

We had been having some unusually hot weather and this particular morning was no exception. As I was returning to mycar I noticed a truck parked adjacent to me. There was a dog inthe enclosed truck and the owner was nowhere to be found.Knowing that the interior of a car can heat up to over 100 degreesin minutes, I was getting ready to call the authorities when theowner finally reappeared. The owner seemed oblivious to whatcould have become a life and death situation for his dog.

Heat stroke occurs when the animals’ body temperature is 103degree or higher. Anything above 103 degrees is cause for concern. Heat stroke can kill in minutes, so prompt action isrequired. Heat stroke often occurs when an animal is confinedto a small space with little ventilation.

Some of the signs and symptoms of heat stroke are excessivepanting, excessive salivation, foaming at the mouth, vomiting,and lethargy. Additionally, the gums may initially appear brightred, but may later turn bluish or grey in color.

As a pet sitter, during hot weather we are always concernedabout the possibility of heat stroke. During days of extremeheat, we try to do our walks a little earlier and we limit theamount of time the dogs stay outside.

Heat stroke tends to affect more of the short nose breed dogs,such as pugs or bulldogs. If your pet has a thick, long coat, they can also be susceptible to heat stroke. Heat stroke can alsoaffect cats.

If you are going out of town and you have air conditioningplease make sure your sitter knows how to adjust the air condi-tioning. The interior of your home can become very hot duringone of our heat waves and due to safety and security reasons wecannot leave the windows in your home open.

If you do not have air conditioning, please leave a fan (ortwo!) within easy reach for your pet sitter. Your sitter can set thefans in the corner of a room and turn them on offering relief tothe animals in our care.

Should you find your beloved animal is suffering from heatstroke, there are steps you can take. Cool your animal downwith cool (not cold!) water. You can use wet towels and placethem alongside the animal’s body, call your veterinarian for specific instructions and be prepared to transport as soon as possible to your vet.Jan Brown is the Owner of Jan’s Pet Sitting and is a PetTech®

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If you are a Leftie, Then LeftHanders Day Is Just For you!

Left Handers Day is always on August 13th. LeftHanders, also commonly referred to as Southpaws,are the brunt of more than their share of jokes all

year long. How do I know? Yup, you guessed it! Itain’t easy being a leftie. But those of us who are,would have it no other way. Lefties are proud of it.

The world is built for right handers; Examples are everywhere. * In school, have you ever seen a left handed desk? They don’t exist. * Many left handed items cost more. * Novelty coffee mugs are made with the picture or text for a right

handed pick-up. * Scissors are for right handers. Only a lefty would understand this. * The computer mouse you are using is designed for right handers.

Did you Know? Right handed people operate in the left side of thebrain. Left handed people use the right side. Therefore, only left handedpeople are in their right mind.

Left Hander’s certainly earned the right to have a day dedicated tothem. And, August 13th is that day. So take a minute to appreciateyour left handed friends and loved ones. Don’t forget to send them aLeft Handed Day Ecard to show your respect. Remember today andevery day: “Lefties have rights!”

Left Handed Facts and Trivia: * Sinistrophobia is the fear of left-handedness or things on the left

side. * While many people are left handed, very few are 100% left handed.

For example, many Left handers golf and bat right handed. On theother hand, there is a high percentage of righties who are 100%right-handed.

* Lefties are also called “southpaws”. The term was coined inbaseball to describe a left handed pitcher.

* Tuesdays are Lefties luck day. Written by an unknown author, and appreciated by the Pilot Editor

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Continues ToShow Signs Of Improvement

In June“Home sales have experienced solid gains annually and homeprices have reached their highest level since August 2010.” theCALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.).“Although home sales throughout the state continued to improvecompared with a year earlier, we did see a modest dip comparedwith May,” said C.A.R. President LeFrancis Arnold. “Potentialhome buyers are frustrated by limited number of homes on the market for sale and growing discouraged by signs that the econo-my is slowing.” Closed escrow sales of existing, single-family detached homes inCalifornia declined 8.6 percent from May’s revised 567,330 to aseasonally adjusted annualized rate of 518,460 in June, accordingto information collected by C.A.R. from more than 90 localREALTOR® associations and MLSs statewide. June sales rose8.5 percent from June 2011’s revised 478,040 pace. Home prices continued to improve, with the median home price posting both month-over-month and year-over-year gains for thefourth consecutive month. The statewide median price of an existing, single-family detached home was $320,540 in June. San Mateo County median single family home price is $835k. June’s price rose 1.3 percent from a revised $316,410 in May and8.1 percent from a revised $296,410 recorded in June 2011. TheJune 2012 figure was 30.7 percent higher than the cyclical bottomof $245,230 reached in February 2009. The median price has posted above the $300,000 level for the third straight month afterremaining below that mark for 15 months. California’s housing inventory remained flat in June, with theUnsold Inventory Index for existing, single-family detached homesremaining at 3.5 months in June, consistent with the inventory levelreported in May. June’s housing inventory was down from a revised5.1 months in June 2011. The index indicates the number ofmonths needed to sell the supply of homes on the market at the current sales rate. A 7-month supply is considered normal. “The lack of inventory continued to impact California’s housingmarket this month. Tight supply is putting upward pressure onhome prices, but it also is restraining sales demand, especially inlower-price segments” said C.A.R. Vice President and ChiefEconomist Leslie Appleton-Young. “In June, sales below$300,000 declined 4.1 percent from the previous month, whilesales of homes priced higher than $500,000 increased 2.3 percent.” Interest rates continued their downward trend in June, with 30-year fixed-mortgage interest rates averaging 3.68 percent, downfrom 3.80 percent in May and 4.51 percent in June 2011, accord-ing to Freddie Mac. Adjustable-mortgage interest rates averaged2.76 percent in June, up from 2.74 percent in May but lower thanthe 3-percent average rate reported in June 2011. Source California Association of Realtors, presented by Jila

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Developing Leaders For OurCommunity’s Future

The Redwood City – San Mateo County Chamber ofCommerce Leadership Program

In dynamic sessions held one Friday a month, Septemberthrough June, participants learn about issues of vital concern totheir city; and learn how they can effectively shape the futureof their community, their organization or their business. Thefocus of each session is not on specific political viewpoints;rather, a number of alternative views are presented fromexperts in the given areas. Sessions generally run from 8amuntil 3pm. A continental breakfast and lunch are provided.• Applications – We invite those individuals seeking to

challenge themselves by becoming more educated andinvolved in their community.

• Enrollment is limited to 40 individuals. Completed applications are due back to the Chamber no later thanWednesday, August 31st, 2012.

• Tuition – Tuition for the program is $1,000.00, due by thefirst class day.

• Attendance - Class members must not miss more than 2 classes to graduate from program.

• For information and application:www.redwoodcitychamber.com/redwood-city-belmont-san-carlos-leadership-program.php

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SaLe-SHOppInG STRaTeGIeSAt the time of this writing in mid-July, the “End of Summer” sales arealready starting! Soon there will be “Back to School” sales, not tomention pre-Fall sales. Here are a few tips to help you navigate themurky waters of sale shopping (there are more in my August StyleBulletin – sign up on my web-site.)1. SHOP WITH A LIST. It’s easier to stay on course if you work with

a list of items you need to (a) fill-in missing pieces to complete out-fits, (b) replace worn-out, damaged or tired staples, (c) update withtrends that will work into the coming season or will remain popularinto the next year.

2. DON’T BE A “SIZE SNOB” – women’s clothing in particular is notsized in a standard manner. If you find your needed item in a sizeabove or below your usual size, try it on. It just may work for you,with or without minor alterations. (If it’s in a size larger and that tagannoys you, cut it out!)

3. WOULD I BUY IT IF IT WEREN’T ON SALE? If you would valuethe item as an addition to your wardrobe at full price, it’s probably agood investment. If not, “why not?” If the original price is so farout of your budget that you simply couldn’t afford it, fine, but asking yourself this question helps you clarify your thinking beforeparting with your cash.

4. BE WARY OF HELPFUL SALES PEOPLE. Generally speaking,sales people are there to move merchandise, not to help you withyour wardrobe. Their opinion shouldn’t weigh heavily in your purchasing decision. (That’s what image and wardrobe consultantsare for – we’re not invested in the merchandise.)

5. BE STRONG. Physically, as well as mentally. Hydrate, take ahealthy snack with you or stop for lunch, wear comfortable shoes,and take breaks to reassess “where” you are in terms of completingyour list.Adena DiTonno is a wardrobe and image consultant in RWS.

For The Health Of ItBy Lauren Picciani, MAHealth Educator & Coach

Beat the Heat: 6 Delicious Hydrating Options –

No Sugar, No Caffeine, No Garbage!

It’s hot. You need to hydrate more thanever. One of the worst ways to do it is with sweet beveragesloaded with sugar or dangerous artificial sweeteners. The bestway is pure, clean water. But let’s face it, that can be boring! Hereare 6 ways to make it more interesting to stay hydrated this sum-mer:

Instead of plain water:1. Try Hint bottled waters – simply water with an enticing hint of

natural fruit flavors. Similarly, if you like mint, try Metromintwaters. Both are available at Nob Hill and Whole Foods. Ifyou choose other flavored waters, read the labels to be sureyou’re not getting sugar or artificial sweeteners.

2. Infuse your own pitcher of water by adding sliced fruit and/orherbs of your choice and chilling it. Cucumber with mint isrefreshing. Mango and lime go well, too. For more flavor,squeeze or crush the fruit. Taste is best if enjoyed the same day.Google “infused water recipes” for all kinds of great ideas!

Instead of pre-sweetened and/or caffeinated iced tea:1. Brew a pitcher of green or herbal tea, pour over a glass of ice,

and add a few drops of liquid Stevia. Look for brands of Steviathat emphasize “no bitter aftertaste”. I like NuNaturals.

2. Discover HerbaSway liquid green tea extracts – a variety of fla-vors of pre-sweetened (Stevia and Lo Han fruit extracts) decaf-feinated green tea extract in small dropper bottles. One squirtper glass and you have an instant, tasty, healthy drink. BothHerbaSway and liquid Stevia are available at my favorite sitefor supplements, iherb.com. You’ll also find Stevia at WholeFoods and at many stores that offer natural foods and supple-ments. Both of these items conveniently slip into a handbag foruse when out and about.

Instead of sugary lemonade:1. Mix about 1 cup of fresh-squeezed lemon juice (or liquid

concentrate to taste) into one quart of water – add liquid Stevia,stir, and pour over a glass of ice. Instead of sugary fruit juice(even if it’s “all natural”, fruit juice is very high in sugar.

2. HerbaSway also makes fruit extracts (blueberry, pomegranate,cranberry) in small dropper bottles that give you all the benefitsof the fruit without the sugar or artificial sweetener. These arefast and easy to add to plain water for a healthy, refreshingdrink that is more like fruit juice than infused water.

So, drink up and enjoy staying hydrated in the midst of the summer heat! Cheers!

Within the wine tasting ritual of see,swirl, sniff, sip, and assess, many assertthat the single most important step issniffing, because most of what a winereveals of itself is detected when we liftthe glass to our nose and take thatolfactory snapshot of what is about tobe savored. With time and a few stainedteeth you can determine if it’s clean andfresh or faulty and undrinkable; if it’s youth-ful, mature, or on the decline; and quite impor-tantly, if the nose is typical for the wine and/orvarietal you’re assessing. Thereafter, what the nose knows,will be confirmed by sipping.

The fragrance of a wine in its youth is fairly straightforward,grapey, and often described as “fruity.” And if I can split hairs,and a few sniffs as well, the term “bouquet” is normallyreserved for wine in its youth when the scent is compared to flowers and fresh fruit, as opposed to “aroma,” which is thebottle-age related descriptor typically applied to wines thathave evolved and are yielding more secondary, complex fra-grances like dried fruit, mushrooms, or tobacco. So, if any ofthis tempts you to get a little nosey about wine’s aromatics, andhow to become a more adept at detecting and describing them,then it’s time to roll out the U. C. Davis Wine Aroma Wheel.

In 1984 Professor Ann Noble and colleagues developed thewheel to categorize and standardize the terminology fordescribing wine’s fragrances. It’s a circular matrix that spokesout from 12 major classes. For example, the major class of“Fruity” flares out into six sub-groups of which one is “Berry.”Berry sub-divides into blackberry, raspberry, strawberry, andblackcurrant, terms that are frequently applied to red wineslike Cabernet, Merlot, and Pinot Noir. There are also, within“Fruity,” other categories that identify white wine descriptors,like “pineapple” for warm climate Chardonnay. Besides othermajor classes like Spicy, Floral, and Herbal, which are alsodivided into additional descriptions, the wheel also providescategories for faulty aromas or flaws like, say, moldy or pungent. Its all there, more or less.

On the Internet go to http://www.winearomawheel.com/. For less than the price of a glass of wine, you can be the proudowner of a full color Aroma Wheel, and if you’re a seriouswine enthusiast, you can also purchase a wheel-emblazoned T-shirt. Both items are priced lower for volume purchases.There are also two short videos—the first, “How to use it,” anda second, “Why use it.” While not intended to be comprehen-sive by any means, the wheel is still a very useful startingpoint, and with some attentive sniffing and mindful involve-ment, instead of “Gee, that smells good,” you’ll eventually bedazzling your friends with “Hmm…a little citrus…somewhatherbal…a bit pungent…definitely grapefruit.” And hopefullyyou’ve nailed it correctly as a Sauvignon Blanc.

WINE APPRECIATIONBy Tom Barras

From LYNN’s KITCHEN(Or how a former Connecticut Yankee embracedCalifornia Cuisine) – Lynn Kathleen Adams

HOT AUGUST NIGHTSWhen our summer weather turns hot and the evenings are still warm, itseems our appetites languish. This is a wonderful time for a light salad withfresh grilled vegetables, stone fruit or a small piece of grilled salmon orgrilled chicken breast. By eating lightly, there is room for a scrumptious,soothing dessert. There is nothing better than a cool panna cotta to finishoff a summer meal. I fell in love with panna cotta the very first time I triedit, and always look for it on the menu when we are dining out. Panna cottameans “cooked cream” and was originally from the Northern Italian regionof Piemonte. The desserts are softly set and creamy, and are perfect for adinner party or special dessert because they can be made ahead of time andkept refrigerated until ready to serve.There are so many creative variations to flavor the dessert - this recipe usesbalsamic flavored strawberries as an accompaniment, but you can use freshraspberries, blueberries, blackberries and even other ripe stone fruits, suchas cherries, peaches or apricots – just remove the pits and peels if necessaryand slice them into bite-sizes pieces.

PANNA COTTA WITH BALSAMIC STRAWBERRIESMakes 4 Servings

Ingredients½ Packet (1 teaspoon) unflavored Gelatin Powder1 ½ Tablespoons Cold Water1 ½ Cups Heavy Cream1 Cup Plain Whole Milk Yogurt1 Teaspoon Vanilla Extract½ Vanilla Bean, split and seeds scraped1/3 Cup Sugar, plus 1 Tablespoon2 Pints (4 Cups) Sliced Fresh Strawberries2 ½ Tablespoon Balsamic Vinegar1 Tablespoon Sugar¼ Teaspoon Freshly Grated Black PepperFreshly Grated Lemon Zest, for servingDirectionsIn a small bowl, sprinkle the gelatin on 1 ½ Tablespoons of cold water.Stir, and set aside for 10 minute to allow gelatin to dissolve.In a medium bowl, whisk together ¾ of the Heavy Cream, the yogurt,vanilla extract, and vanilla bean seeds. Heat the remaining ¾ Cup ofHeavy Cream and the 1/3 Cup of Sugar in a small saucepan and bring to a simmer over medium heat. Remove from heat, and add the softened gel-atin to the hot cream mixture, and stir to combine. Pour into 4 (6 0 8ounce) ramekins or custard cups and refrigerate uncovered until cold.When the panna cottas are thoroughly chilled, cover with plastic wrap andrefrigerate overnight.Combine the sliced strawberries, balsamic vinegar, 1 Tablespoon Sugar, andground pepper 30 -45 minutes before serving. Set aside a room temperature.To serve, run a small knife around each dessert in the ramekin, and dip theramekin QUICKLY into a bowl of hot tap water. Invert each ramekin ontoa pretty dessert plate, and surround the panna cotta with the strawberries.Dust tops of panna cotta lightly with freshly grated lemon zest, and serve.

Lynn has been a RSCA Board Member since 1994. This is a reprint of her August 2011 column.

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Page 30CLUB USa® is a membership based educationoutreach of a non profit, founded at Cornell, based atStanford, providing learning opportunities in surround-ing neighborhoods and elsewhere. In Redwood Shores,space availability is our biggest challenge. To accom-modate as many families as possible, we change sched-ules frequently through updates via email. Registrationis required.To join and register, email [email protected].

IT in action Build/fix computers and networks, age 10 and older. Sundays, 3-5pm, at Redwood Shores Library

Language in action age 4-11Chinese and other languages Weekdays during and after school at SandpiperCommunity Center (not every language every day)Contact: [email protected] for details

Math in action (mental arithmetic with abacus)Tuesdays and Thursdays, 3:30-4:30 and 4:30-5:30,atSandpiper Community Center

Music in action (Kodály Music education forearly Childhood), age 3-5 Wednesdays - 11-noonat Redwood Shores Library

photography by 3rd grade teacher Jennifer Lo, parents provide DSLRs, 1 hr/wk x 5 wks) Day/time TBD Redwood Shores Elementary School

photography & physics of Light by youssefIsmail, .D., Stanford; DSLRs provided for afee,2 hrs/wk x 8 wks) Wednesdays, 6-8pm, Redwood Shores Library

Science in action accepting kids in grades K-2,3-5, 6-8 whose families are willing to commit to participation in cohorts with longitudinal trackingContact: [email protected] for details

Sports in action 1 hr tennis lessons at Preserve Parknext to Redwood Shores Elementary SchoolM (1-5pm, group), W (1-5pm, group), F (1-5pm, semi private), Saturdays (matches),Sundays (10-2pm private)

Join the Summer Reading Club at Redwood City PublicLibrary! Readers, Listeners and Parents are invited! Avoid summer brain-drain – read all summer and get greatprizes! Sign-ups continue until the end of August at all fourRedwood City Libraries.Don’t miss these special Summer Reading Club programs:• Crosspulse Rhythm Duo • Wednesday August 8 at 7:00pm• Wild Things, Inc. • Wednesday August 15 at 7:00pm• Andy Z, Kids’ Rock • Wednesday August 22 at 7:00pmNEW! Music in Action• Wednesdays from 11:00am - 1:00pmConcert pianist Tomoko Sugiyama teaches kids to play andappreciate musical instruments! Instruments will be provided.Dogs love to hear stories!Come read to a specially trained dog provided by thePeninsula Humane Society.Get Out! A Hands-on Family Event • Saturday August 25 at 11:00amWith Judy Molland, author of Get Out!: 150 Easy Ways for Kids& Grown-ups to Get into Nature and Build a Greener Future.Peninsula Book Club • Tuesday August 28 at 6:00pmWe will discuss Markus Zusak’s The Book Thief.For more information and to RSVP, visit www.meetup.com.Weekly StorytimesMondays • 11:00am - Preschool Ages 3-5Thursdays • 10:30am - Preschool Ages 3-5 Thursdays • 11:30am - Tiny Tales Ages 0-18 MonthsTeen Gaming and Activities: Mondays 5:00pmVisit Sea link Café at the Redwood Shores Branch Library!Café hours: Monday - Thursday 7:30am-6:30pm,Saturday 7:30am-2:30pm and Sunday 9:30am-2:30pmVolunteer with the Friends of the LibraryThe Friends operates a resale book store inside the DowntownLibrary to generate funds to support library programs and events.Call 650.780.7050 for more information about the Friends andto identify your volunteer interests.For volunteer opportunities at the Redwood Shores BranchLibrary, please call 650.780.5740.Meeting Space Available at Redwood Shores Branch LibraryVisit:www.redwoodcity.org/library/info/meetingrooms.html

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