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Lakeway Voice

Lakeway Voice
Newsletter for the Citizens of Lakeway
VOICE
Volume 1, Issue 1
August 2009
Greater Lakeway • Rough Hollow • The Hills • Bella Montagna • Ridge at Alta Vista • The Preserve
Where Are We Going?
By Connie Ripley
Welcome to the
Lakeway voice
A Newsletter for
Lakeway Residents
by Lakeway Residents
Docks in Cypress Creek vied for the last drops of water. They all
lost! Anchor barrels lie beside docks they used to hold in place.
The last public access to Lake Travis,
Mansfield Park Ramp, will close around
August 15. Are you worried about the
lake economy? You should be! These low
lake levels are costing the lake businesses
millions!
Should you be worried about getting
water from your kitchen faucet? Maybe…
depending on where you are and how low
we go!
Wells are filling with air. Coves are dry. It’s time to ask how low your water provider
has their intake, if it is in Lake Travis.
Could this drought be worse than the
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worst drought LCRA has experienced--in
1951? In July, 1950, Lake Travis was at
643.88. In July, 1951, Lake Travis was at
615.29! In July, 2009, Lake Travis is around
641 and falling. See a pattern? Is LCRA
preparing for worse than it has ever seen?
Mark Jordan, LCRA River Management,
explains he would be unsurprised to see us
surpass the drought of the 1950’s. “This
drought is significant and it’s serious,” he
said. Mark Rose, LCRA meteorologist,
suggests “near normal to slightly below
normal rainfall” for late summer and fall. (Continued on Page 3)
The Lakeway Voice is a monthly
newsletter mailed to all Lakeway
residents. Residents, community groups,
churches, etc. are welcome to include
information about their organizations
in the newsletter.
If you are involved with a school
group, play group, boy scouts, girl
scouts, sports activity, social group, etc.
and would like to submit an article for
the Lakeway Voice you can do so by
emailing it to lakeway@peelinc.com.
Personal news for the Stork Report,
Teenage Job Seekers, recipes, special
celebrations, birthday announcements
and military service are also welcome.
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you informed!
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Important Numbers
EMERGENCY NUMBERS
EMERGENCY................................................................911
Fire....................................................................................... 911
Ambulance........................................................................... 911
Police Department...............................................512-314-7590
Sheriff – Non-Emergency.....................................512-974-0845
Travis County ESD No.6/Lake Travis Fire Rescue
Administration Office.......................................512-266-2533
Travis County Animal Control.............................512-972-6060
Schools
Lake Travis ISD....................................................512-533-6000
Lake Travis High School.......................................512-533-6100
Lake Travis Middle School...................................512-533-6200
Lake Travis Elementary.........................................512-533-6300
Hudson Bend Middle School...............................512-533-6400
Lake Pointe Elementary........................................512-533-6500
Lakeway Elementary............................................512-533-6350
Serene Hills Elementary.......................................512-533-7400
Bee Cave Elementary............................................512-533-6250
Utilities
Travis County WCID # 17...................................512-266-1111
Lakeway MUD....................................................512-261-6222
Hurst Creek MUD...............................................512-261-6281
Austin Energy .....................................................512-322-9100
Pedernales Electric................................................888-554-4732
Texas Gas Service
Custom Service..............................................1-800-700-2443
Emergencies......................................................512-370-8609
Call Before You Dig..........................................512-472-2822
AT&T
New Service...................................................1-800-464-7928
Repair............................................................1-800-246-8464
Billing............................................................1-800-858-7928
Time Warner Cable
Customer Service..............................................512-485-5555
Repairs.............................................................512-485-5080
IESI (Trash & Recycle).........................................512-282-3508
Austin/Travis County Hazardous Waste...............512-974-4343
Other Numbers
Lake Travis Postal Office....................................512-263-2458
Lakeway City Hall................................................512-314-7500
City of Lakeway.....................................www.cityoflakeway.com
Newsletter Publisher
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Where Are We Going?- (Continued from Cover Page)
This forecast will not save our lakes—or our economy.
LCRA explains that it has enough water for critical needs.
According to LCRA, no more water will be released in a critical
drought than was released back in 1951, regardless of the population. Maybe you will have some water from your kitchen faucet, if your
supplier’s intake is deep enough. Will you pay higher water rates
for the supplier to lower their intake?
LCRA should learn from Lakes Powell and Mead on the other
Colorado River. Their plight is irreversible. We have time to reverse
our problems. LCRA should have been able to learn from others,
but here we go again!
How did LCRA let this happen again? They had a lot of help
from little to no rainfall and drastically hot temperatures.
The rice farmers are taking most of the water. Lakes Travis
and Buchanan were slightly above the LCRA possible irrigation
curtailment level in January, so LCRA is supplying the rice farmers
with 300,000 acre feet this year—twice the entire municipal usage
per year out of Lake Travis. Something needs to change. Too late for
this year! (Rice farmers plant their second crop in July and harvest in
October. With our current weather pattern, lake levels will continue
to drop rapidly.)
Cedar Park, Leander and Round Rock (Williamson County cities
in the Brazos River Basin), who have formed Brushy Creek Regional
Utility Authority (BCRUA), want more cheap water from Lake
Travis. In spite of public protests from DELTA (Don’t Empty Lake
Travis Association), the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB)
funded $181 million of your money on July 7 for BCRUA to begin
their enormous project. DELTA’s common sense could not combat
the Legislative pressures on TWDB State employees and Board
members to dump your money that the Senate gave them. Without
meaningful conservation or reuse, these cities will dump Lake Travis
into Brushy Creek that feeds the Brazos River.
LCRA’s “must sell to anyone that asks” Board Policy and their loose
“straddling basins” interpretation of a one-liner in the 1997 Senate
Bill 1 has our basin now providing Williamson County with water. The 3 cities are going deeper into an over-promised, drought-prone
supply that everybody uses instead of going to a second source of
water in the prolific, virtually untapped Simsboro Aquifer in their
own basin. (The Simsboro has 8 times the water in all the reservoirs
in the state combined!)
LCRA can require additional conservation measures to all the
entities it services. If LCRA will not, or cannot, tighten its standards,
you need to step in.
Put pressure on your water provider to use Graduated Block Rate
(Continued on Page 4)
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Where Are We Going?- (Continued from Page 3)
Pricing. The top water users pay more per gallon for their water. This in turn provides additional money for a low-flush toilet rebate
program, low use shower heads, outdoor irrigation audits, etc. (An
acre of toilets uses more water per year than an acre of lawn.) Cheap
water could mean little to no water in your immediate future.
Finding and fixing water leaks is a must. What is your water
provider’s water loss? Hope it is around 10% to 12%. Think how
much of Lake Travis that a crack in a huge water line underground
loses. Do you have a running commode or a dripping faucet? Each
drip is Lake Travis going down.
YOU are responsible for cutting your water usage. Water your
lawn ¼ to ½ inch every 5 days. More will just water the rocks under
your soil. Plant drought-tolerant grasses and plants. Water only from
7 p.m. till 10 a.m. Sidewalks do not grow. Set your sprinklers for
your grass, not your driveway. Do not water in the wind—water
evaporates!
Your car can be a little dirty. When you have to wash it, use only
carwashes that provide recycled water.
Inside your home, take quick showers rather than baths. Install
low-flush commodes (even if your water provider refuses to support
a rebate program). Turn off the water while you brush your teeth
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dishwasher—better yet, install a low use washer and dryer. Almost all our electricity generation requires water to cool the
power plants. Set your thermostats as high as you can stand. Use
ceiling fans for the room you are in. Turn off lights when you leave
a room. Keep windows covered especially those facing the west.
Unplug appliances when not in use. Air conditioner condensate is
an excellent source of pure water—get creative!
Nothing can be done about the rice farmers getting their water this
year. You can do nothing about Mother Nature. Our only hope for
keeping water in the lake is to lower our own usage. Every drop of
water you use comes out of Lake Travis!
According to Jordan, lakes could reach 900,000 acre feet by
August. LCRA will ask their firm water customers to implement
their mandatory water restrictions under their drought contingency
plans and not all are equal. What will your water provider do? At
600,000 acre feet in Lakes Travis and Buchanan combined, LCRA
will do the curtailing reducing usage on a pro-rata share.
Let’s stop the drain! Things need to change before we reach the
“point of no return”. Save Water. Save Lake Travis!
For more information, go to www.drainingLakeTravis.org.
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Wine Club
Friends and neighbors of Lakeway and the surrounding areas are
invited to join the Greater Lakeway Wine Club. Our mission is to
gather in a social setting, learn about and enjoy wine as a group.
The Club, which meets approximately 6 times per year, is now
over 80 members strong, and growing. For membership info, contact
Frank Baffi, President at frank.baffi@gmail.com.
Bee Cave and Lakeway
Mom’s Group
Submitted by Rebecca Hockaday
Welcome to the Bee Cave and Lakeway ‘Mom’s Meetup’. The
moms in this group are primarily from Bee Cave, Lakeway, The
Hills, Spicewood, Dripping Springs, Steiner Ranch, and the
City of Austin that surrounds those areas. This group is open
to moms with small children; infants, waddlers, toddlers, and
preschoolers. This is a laid back group that gets together and
meets at local parks, playdates, coffee, lunch, and field trips.
Please join us and we’re looking forward to meeting you soon!
Please check out our website for more information:
http://www.meetup.com/Bee-Cave-Lakeway-mom-meetup/
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You Gotta Save Shade
By Mark Peterson
BURN BAN
IN EFFECT!
The Mayor of Lakeway has ordered a
Burn Ban for the City. By ordinance, the
City does not allow outdoor burning,
including the use of charcoal grills that
are not fully enclosed. This includes
grills that are located in City Parks.
During extremely dry weather, it’s best to focus your limited watering hours on plants
that provide the greatest economic and environmental benefit to your homes – trees and
shrubs. These plants provide us with shade, clean air, and increased property values, and
they’re quite expensive to replace.
In most cases, well-established trees don’t need extensive watering. They do well
in forests and fields without human intervention. However, young trees and
shrubs don’t have a root system large enough to absorb sufficient water to
survive during periods of extreme drought. Regular additions of water are
advised, and necessary.
In very confined spaces, such as between two driveways where soil is often
limited, ¾ inch of water applied twice a month is recommended. In larger
areas, 1 inch once a month should suffice. In both circumstances, a
slow application is necessary to create a large water profile in the soil.
Where you target the water is also important. For newly planted trees,
apply to the root ball and for mature trees, target the drip line.
Finally, recreate a natural environment with frequent additions of
compost and mulch. We recommend applying 1 inch of compost in the spring
and fall, and 3 inches of mulch in May and September. Cover as much of the
root zone as possible to encourage roots to expand and soil to retain moisture.
Mark Peterson is a conservation project coordinator for San Antonio Water
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3rd Tuesday Monthly Meeting
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Lake Travis Toastmasters
Meets the 1st and 3rd Mondays of each month at the Lakeway
Activity Center: 105 Cross Creek.
Social time: 6:00 to 6:30 pm
Educational Program: 6:30 pm
Includes: table topics, prepared speeches, evaluations.
Meeting closes at 7:45 pm
For more info, call Kay McManus at 431-8069, or Fay Crossett at
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Outdoor Water
Conservation Tips
Even though we use water every day, it’s easy to take it for granted. Just imagine how
you would function without clean water. It’s everyone’s responsibility to conserve and
protect water resources. The decisions and actions you make today truly affect our water
resources for the future. The following suggestions will help you get in the habit of saving
water in the great outdoors:
• Use mulch around landscape plantings. Mulch will help eliminate weeds and hold
moisture in the soil.
• Select hardy plants that don’t need much water. Native plants that are well adapted to
your climate and soils will survive well without supplemental watering. A copy of the
Steiner Ranch Approved Plant list is available on the website at www.steinerranchhoa.
org.
• Water during the cool part of the day to avoid rapid evaporation and follow the
WCID #17 Mandatory 2-day per week watering schedule.
• When watering is necessary, water slowly and thoroughly. If you notice puddles or
runoff, turn water off and wait for water to soak in. Also be sure your sprinkler puts
water where you need it—not on driveways or sidewalks.
• Wash cars efficiently. First give the car a quick rinse, and then turn the water off.
Wash one section of the car at a time and rinse that section quickly. Turn the water
off each time.
Visit www.auduboninternational.org for more conservation tips.
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Experience another culture
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Submitted by Katie Robinson
iE International Student Exchange is
seeking host homes for high school exchange
students from Germany and other nations.
We are seeking couples, singles, or families
who are willing to open their home to one
special exchange student for 6 weeks or for
the entire 2009-2010 school year. You will
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If you plan to travel this year, you should be able to take
advantage of the many bargains that are available. With the
stock market wavering and the economy slowing, most cruise
lines, tour operators and hoteliers are feeling the pinch as
travelers cut back on vacation spending.
The good news is that this is a great time to travel, as prices
for almost everything are being slashed by as much as 75%
off normal pricing. Many seven-night cruises are available
for about $1,000.00 per couple, based on an inside cabin
(no window or porthole). Hotels are cutting their rates also;
with some offering 4th and 5th nights free; or discounts as
high as 60% off the normal rack rates.
Whereas cruise lines have always offered discounts to those
who book six months or more ahead; now they are discounting
even more. Carnival Cruise Lines, for example, now offers an
Early Saver Fare that offers about a 45% discount; with the
caveat that your deposit is non-refundable. They also offer
an optional insurance policy that would recover your deposit
if you need to cancel for any covered reason; i.e., accident,
illness or death in the immediate family.
Planning a vacation has never been easier; and it’s doubtful
we will ever see it cheaper. That is, unless the economy
continues to slide. As we enter the month of July, there is still
plenty of availability for the rest of the summer; something
that has not been true in summers past.
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The Science of Grocery Shopping
Submitted by Kelly Bruneman, Certified Nutrition Specialist
The grocery store can be a scary place! All those isles filled with
grocery goodness! What is healthy and what isn’t? How do you know
where to start and what to buy? Follow these simple rules to ensure
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•STAY TO THE OUTSIDE
- Most everything you need is on the perimeter of the store. Your
produce, meats, and dairy cases are all on the outside. The isles
are where the boxed and processed foods reside.
• ORGANIC…IS IT WORTH IT?
- Not all things are necessary to buy organic. The following
produce list is often referred to as the “Dirty Dozen” because
they contain the highest levels of pesticides.
 THE DIRTY DOZEN: Peaches, Apples, Sweet Bell Peppers,
Celery, Nectarines, Strawberries, Cherries, Pears, Grapes
(Imported), Spinach, Lettuce, Potatoes.
 THE LEAST CONTIMATED: Onions, Avocado, Sweet Corn
(Frozen), Pineapples, Mango, Asparagus, Sweet Peas (Frozen),
Kiwi Fruit, Bananas, Cabbage, Broccoli, Papaya.
 Beef, Poultry, and Dairy are also worth the organic price because
they are produced without growth hormones and antibiotics.
 Currently the USDA has not developed organic certification
standards for seafood.
 REMEMBER: buying organic foods that aren’t good for you
doesn’t make them healthy!!
• BUY FROZEN
- Frozen fruits and vegetables are often flash frozen locking in
nutrients better than canned foods.
- Frozen fish and chicken is also flash frozen at the source locking
in nutrients and making them convenient alternatives to store
in your freezer.
• DON’T BE AN IMPULSE BUYER
- Make a list according to how your grocery store is laid out and
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- Don’t go to the grocery store when you are tired, hungry or
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The Science of Grocery Shopping- (Continued from Page 12)
- If possible, don’t take the kids! Grocery stores target impulse
buyers and almost all kids are impulse buyers!
- Don’t get distracted at the checkout line. As you are waiting to
check out grocery stores stock the racks with tempting candy
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- If you don’t buy the junk food, you won’t have it in the house!
• CHECK OUT THE LABEL
- THE FDA requires that all ingredients be listed in descending
order of predominance by weight. Try to pick foods that have a
short ingredient list that don’t have many artificial ingredients.
- Look for foods that have ingredients that you can pronounce
- Choose foods that are “real”. Examples are 100% fruit juice
or 100% whole-grain items with as little processing and as
few additives as possible. If you want more salt or sugar, add it
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Movie Review
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Half Blood Prince
Daniel Radcliffe and Michael
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and the Half-Blood Prince,” the
sixth installment of the series.
Starring: Daniel Radcliffe, Jim Broadbent, Emma Watson
Directed by: David Yates (”Harry Potter and the Order of the
Phoenix”)
Written by: Steve Kloves (”Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire”)
The popular boy wizard continues down the mysterious road of
sorcery and wonderment that has entertained fans for the last eight
years in the sixth installment of the J.K. Rowling’s fantasy franchise,
“Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.” Who would have guessed
that Harry’s most formidable adversary in the new film would be
puberty?
Yes, Harry (Daniel Radcliffe) has developed into a young man, and
just in time. In “Half-Blood Prince,” there’s far more to fear than acne
breakouts and raging hormones. The Dark Arts flourish as Harry
and best friends Ron (Rupert Grint) and Hermione (Emma Watson)
continue on their quest to stop the evil Lord Voldemort (seen in this
film only as a gothic-looking young student).
The story begins with Albus Dumbledore (Michael Gambon)
interfering into Harry’s life outside of Hogwarts as he flirts with
a café waitress and sets up an impromptu date. Harry, who now
knows he is “the chosen one,” doesn’t have time to enjoy the Muggle
world as much as he would like. Dumbledore whisks him off to visit
retired professor Horace Slughorn (Jim Broadbent) so they can try
to persuade him to return to Hogwarts. There’s something Slughorn
is suppressing in his memory that can help Harry understand how
to defeat Voldemort.
Along with Slughorn’s secrets, Harry must contend with a trio of
smoky Death Eaters, who are terrorizing both the Muggle and Wizard
worlds, Draco Malfoy (Tom Felton), who is coming into his own
and doing so by following orders of the Dark Lord himself, and, of
course, the romantic high jinks that seems contagious throughout
the entire school.
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While romance continues to blossom occasionally between
Harry and Ginny Weasley (Bonnie Wright), Ron and Hermione’s
ambiguous relationship halts for a moment when another girl (Jessie
Cave) begins to show interest in Ron. There’s no need for too many
doses of love potion in the high school-like melodrama that plays
out in the halls of Hogwarts. With all the heartbreak, jealousy,
infatuation, and pitter-patter of youthful hearts, it’s really a treat
to see there’s actual blood pumping through these characters as the
story continues to unfold.
Directed by David Yates, who was also behind “Order of the
Phoenix,” “Half-Blood Prince” is the most dialogue-heavy of the
entire series. Yates and his screenwriting team slow down the pace
considerably to uncover more of the emotional elements of everyone
involved. However, there are still highly entertaining scenes comprised
of impressive special effects and sprightly editing (you can’t have a
“Harry Potter” movie without a weather-beaten game of Quidditch).
“Half-Blood Prince” is also the funniest of the bunch.
While actual magic might be a secondary thought in Rowling’s
text, “Half-Blood Prince” is a notable addition to the narrative as a
whole. It all leads up nicely to the final installment, “Harry Potter
and the Deathly Hollows,” which will be released in two parts in
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A Sensible Plan for College Funding
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As a parent, you may feel a moral obligation to fund your children’s How old will you be when your last child graduates from college? education, but you don’t want to sacrifice your current lifestyle or Assume that you are 45 years old and you plan to retire in 20 years
rob your future retirement in order to fund education costs. Well, to and that a public college costs $60,000 for 4 years. You take the
make funding both their education and your retirement a non-issue, money out of your retirement savings today. The money you give to
you must consider how to:
a public college for four years will cost your retirement fund about
• Maximize your cash flow so that you can invest funds in education $280,000 at an 8% return. Elite colleges cost more, but there is
and retirement accounts. This includes both reducing debt and a hidden benefit which we will get to later. And remember, these
lowering expenses.
numbers are for just one child’s college education.
• Utilize the numerous education tax incentives provided by the Clearly this presents a funding dilemma shared by parents
IRS to reduce taxes and produce so-called “tax scholarships” for your everywhere: how to fund college and retirement? Experts agree there
family.
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• Qualify for merit and need-based financial aid offered by The first method is by using your money through: (A) paying out of
colleges
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If you can maximize the benefits produced by the above strategies, accounts, or (C) borrowing. Most people use some combination of
you may not have to compromise your education and retirement all three. The second method is to use money from others. This
goals. Historically, we see that college costs have risen at 2 to 3 times comes in the following forms: (A) financial aid, (B) by using special
the inflation rate of the Consumer Price Index. And college really education tax strategies, (C) gifts from relatives, or (D) your child’s
costs you more than you think because it is paid with after-tax dollars. resources (his/her income and assets). We will explore this topic in
Depending on which tax bracket you are in, the amount you must future columns, how to make a sensible, methodical plan for funding
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Is Your Home an Internet Broadcaster?
(It might be and you don’t even know it)
Submitted by Laurie Scott
Laptop computers have made computing mobile and very
convenient. Wireless routers in our homes have made it possible to
use our computers anywhere in the home, and not just where the
connection comes into your home.
If you have a wireless router at home, then you are using one of
three possible levels of security, 1) none, 2) poor and 3) what you
SHOULD be using. “None” is real simple, open the box, plug in
the router, connect to the Internet. With this connection, ANYONE
within range, meaning your neighbors, passersby and that annoying
teen-age kid down the street who likes to hang around your house
in the evening, can use your wireless network to access the internet
or worse, access your computers at home. Also, any illegal activity
over the Internet is going to be traced back to your home, not to the
person or computer that may have done it. I often tell the story of the time I moved to Austin from Sacramento
4 1/2 years ago over the Thanksgiving holiday. I stayed overnight
with a friend in Flagstaff, Arizona at her parents’ home. Lots of
relatives were there and they all smoked (and smoked a lot). Even
though it was 35 degrees outside, I went and sat in my car for an
hour just to breathe fresh air. While in my car I powered up my
laptop and discovered a completely unsecured network within range. I connected to it and took the opportunity to check my email and
do some web surfing. Then the good Samaritan in me decided to
do them a favor. I figured they hadn’t changed the default password
on their router, and sure enough I was right. I logged onto their
router and took a screen shot of it. Since they were also using the
default name for their computer network, I changed mine to match
and could see that they had a computer turned on with one of their
hard drives shared (no, I didn’t peek at it.) I also saw that they had
an Epson printer connected to it, so I downloaded the printer driver
and installed it on my laptop, opened Microsoft Word and pasted
the screen shot of their router into it. I also included instructions
on how to keep prying eyes out of their network, thanked them that
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I was able to check my email, and then I PRINTED the document
out on their printer. Keep in mind I have no idea which house I
had connected to. I imagine if they were home that they were a
little shocked to have their printer start all by itself and print a note
from a complete stranger. Lucky for them I wasn’t someone who
wanted to copy their files, plant a virus or lock them out of their
own network.
The two levels of security that are usually displayed with a padlock
symbol are WEP and WPA. WEP falls into the “poor” category of
security. WEP will keep honest people out of your network, and
will prevent someone from accidentally getting connected to your
network, but WEP was “cracked” several years ago, and nowadays it
only takes a laptop and 60 seconds to break into a network secured
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the wireless security settings on your router, you will see WEP and
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National Night Out
Is Your Home - (Continued from Pg 20)
encryption. Next use a strong password. A strong password should be at least 12
characters long, feel free to make it a lot
longer - the longer the better. Be sure
to use upper and lower case letters, use
numbers AND use special characters
like # * ( \ } [ @ ! &. Write it down and
put it in a safe place. If it helps, use
2 or 3 non-related words or numbers
that you know but no one is likely to
guess. Something like maybe the city
you got married in with the year of your
first car and the name of your brother’s
daughter. It might look something like
Dallas@1989!Samantha#. Even people
you know you won’t guess this. Be
creative and have fun, but MAKE IT
STRONG!
Next month I’ll talk about keeping
your information secure when you’re
online both at home and away.
It’s time again to gather your neighbors and team up with your Law Enforcement Agency
to give crime a going-away party.
National Night Out will be held on August 4, 2009 and is sponsored by the National Night
Out Association of Town Watch. This past year’s National Night Out campaign involved
citizens, law enforcement agencies, civic groups, business, neighborhood organizations and
local public officials from more than 15,000 community from all 50 states, US territories,
Canadian cities and military bases worldwide. In all, more than 37 million participated in
National Night Out last year.
National Night Out is designed to heighten crime and drug prevention awareness, generate
support for and participation in local anti-crime efforts, and to strengthen neighborhood
spirit and law enforcement – community partnership. But its primary goal is to send a strong
message to criminals to let them know neighborhoods are organized and fighting back.
National Night Out is a great way to get together with your
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It’s Criminal!
The Associate by John Grisham
I am a positive person and I feel bad about putting negativity
out there, especially in a book review. I must say, however, that
The Associate by John Grisham was a terrible book. I hadn’t
read anything by Grisham since The Firm and The Pelican Brief
while in high school. At the time, they seemed like somewhat
smart novels. I came across The Associate at Half Price Books
and thought “why not?” Boy, has time changed the author—and
not for the better. My mom put it best, “he has a formula to
his books.” Meaning, he doesn’t put much thought into the
books other than to get them on the bookshelves as quickly as
possible. Do lawyers even read these books or find them even
mildly entertaining?
In the book, a hotshot law student has two great job offers
and a bright future, but a blackmailing expert team has found
a skeleton in his closet and exploits it to the fullest in order to
obtain highly confidential information. Only in the last 50 or
so pages does the law student finally realize that he should just
come clean and face the issue. Wouldn’t a Yale law student know
how to resolve the situation without having to work with the
blackmailers? I have absolutely no law background, but I saw
no evidence to even convict him!
Character development was poor and the book was loaded
with cliché after cliché and stereotypes (i.e. the hot law student
who dressed really great and showed off her perfect body to the
enjoyment of her male colleagues). The ending was horrifically
lazy and unfinished.
Looking at the bright side, I hope this review saved you a
worthless read.
Feel free to comment on this review or your thoughts on
the book or suggest a book for me to review on my blog at
http://www.brittsbuzz.blogspot.com.
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Nature Watch - Webs of Intrigue
by Jim and Lynne Weber
Spending summer days in the fields, woods, and
even our own suburban gardens can yield many
interesting sights, but few are more curious than that of
the spider web. Formed out of protein-rich silk extruded from
a spider’s spinnerets (or silk-producing organs located at their
abdomens), webs can take many forms, including spiral orbs,
tangles, funnels, tubes, sheets, domes, and tents. While most
spiders can use both sticky and fluffy silk to construct a web,
they can also position the web horizontally or vertically or at any
angle in between, depending on its specific purpose.
Web construction is unique and delicate process, with the
spider using its own body for measurements. Starting with the
most difficult part, the first thread, spiders use the wind (and a
bit of luck) to carry it to an adhesive surface. Once caught, the
spider will carefully walk over the thread while strengthening
it with another thread, repeating this action until this primary
thread is strong enough to support the finished web. Step
two involves the process of making many radials, making sure
that the distance between each radial is small enough to cross. Ergonomically speaking, this means that the number of radials
in a web depends directly on the size of the spider and helps to
determine the final size of the web.
Once the radials are complete, the spider will fortify the center
of the web with several circular threads, and move outward,
continuing a spiral of non-sticky, evenly-spaced threads made so
the spider can easily move around its own web. Then, beginning
from the outside edge and moving toward the center, it adds sticky
spiral threads by utilizing the radials and non-sticky spirals as
guidelines. Once again using its body as a measuring device, the
spaces between each of the sticky spirals is directly proportional
to the distance from the tips of its back legs to its spinnerets. After the sticky spirals are complete, the spider consumes the
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non-sticky spirals as they are no longer needed,
chews off the initial center spiral threads and sits
and waits for prey.
Webs are literally extensions of a spider’s ability
to feel, and they allow them to catch their prey
without having to expend the energy to run it
down. Some spiders will decorate their webs with loose,
irregular tangles of silk to disorient and knock down flying insects
and to warn birds and other flying predators of the presence of the
web. Constructing a web is energetically costly for a spider due to
the large amount of protein required, so broken webs, especially
if they are still structurally sound, are not always repaired. It is
not uncommon, however, for spiders to eat their own web daily
to recoup some of the energy used in spinning and recycle the
protein by spinning a new web. Normally, a spider’s web will
remain in one location for the entire summer, but spiders can
change locations usually early in the season, if they find a place
with better protection or better hunting.
Commonly, webs are about twenty times larger than the spider
building it. Rich in vitamin K, which can be effective in clotting
blood, spider webs were used several hundred years ago as gause
pads to stop an injured person’s bleeding. Today, we know that
the tensile strength of spider silk is greater that the same weight
of steel and has a much improved elasticity. Research into its
microstructure is being performed for potential and surprising
applications such as bullet-proof vests and artificial tendons!
The next time you are out in your garden in the early morning
hours and you come across a delicate spider web glistening with
drops of dew like strings of tiny diamonds, appreciate what you
are seeing for its natural beauty, strength, and purpose!
Send your nature-related questions to naturewatch@austin.
rr.com and we’ll do our best to answer them. Copyright © 2009 Peel, Inc.
Lakeway Voice
Your Home’s Air
Conditioning Efficiency
Submitted by Robert Lee
Over the previous six months there has been more discussion on Air Conditioning efficiency
and home efficiency than any other time in recent years! Since manufacturers, local utilities
and the Federal Government are offering rebates people have a better understanding of
SEER and EER (efficiency ratings) of air conditioners. Overall this is a good thing, but it
only addresses half of the problem!
The air distribution system (air ducts) are the other half of the equation and have nothing
to do with the published SEER or EER ratings! The only way to know if your system is
even close to running at capacity is to test it after it is installed so that the entire system,
including the ductwork, is tested.
Have you spent good money on a new system but still have hot
spots, cold spots or uncomfortable rooms; or maybe you haven’t
seen your energy bills reduced? Are you thinking about taking
advantage of the Federal Rebate by purchasing new high efficient
equipment? If your answer is yes to any of these questions then
please think about the whole system! Efficient new equipment on
old, inefficient ducts is a recipe for discomfort, or worse, failure!
Call to have a certified professional test your entire system
today; stop throwing money away every month and have a
more comfortable,
and
efficient,
home.
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Increasing water safety awareness and standards
DROWNING CAN STILL OCCUR
EVEN IF YOU KNOW HOW TO SWIM
FACTS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT DROWNING
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DROWNING WILL AFFECT YOU
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Drowning is the leading
cause of unintentional
injury-related death
in children ages 1-4
NO ONE is “drown
proof” – no matter
their level of
swimming ability.
Falls, entrapments,
and injuries lead to
drowning regardless
of swimming level.
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Drowning is the 2nd leading cause of unintentional injury-related death ages 1-14.
A majority of people overestimate
their own and their child’s ability to
swim, especially in a panic event.
DROWNING IS QUICK AND SILENT
2min
Drowning
occurs in as
little as 2
minutes.
4min
Irreversible brain
damage occurs
in as little as 4
minutes.
5min
Most children are out of sight
or missing for less than 5
minutes and usually in the
presence of 1 or both parents.
6min
Most children die
who are submerged
for as little as 6-10
minutes.
Children who drown do not scream, splash, or struggle. They silently slip beneath the water, even with adults & lifeguards present.
Lakeway Voice
The “Four Awareness” Points When Playing Tennis
Submitted by Fernando M. Velasco
In past issues, I have written about how to choose proper tennis
equipment and efficient ways to practice. This issue offers advice on
how to tackle the “critical points” in your matches.
In every match, you will find critical points that can determine
whether a player wins or losses. At these critical points, I suggest
reviewing what I call the “four awareness” points:
First Awareness: Self
Every player possesses certain shots that they feel more comfortable
hitting on a critical point. For example, it could be a forehand
topspin, or a slice one. When choosing which shot to
hit on a critical point, decisively utilize the shot that
comes more naturally without changing your mind. That is when mistakes are made.
Second Awareness: Opponent
When the players decide on a shot at a critical point,
they need to consider their opponent’s strengths and
weaknesses. During the match, they should notice the
shots the opponent has less success with than others. On a critical point, players should use the shot they feel
more comfortable with but also they will aim towards
their opponent’s weaknesses.
Third Awareness: Court
Once you decide on your most consistent shot, consider the
opponent’s weakness, you also need to take into account the court
conditions. Factors such as the sun, wind, and surface will make a
difference on the shot executed. When in doubt, you should either
choose a shot toward an opening on the court, or directly at your
opponent’s feet; open spaces or shoe laces.
Fourth Awareness: Score
When you decide on your shot, the placement and being aware
of the court challenges, a good player should also remember the
score in hand. Players will be aggressive when the score is in their
favor, and be more conservative when tied, or behind. For example,
when a player is serving at 40-15, the serve should be a powerful and
assertive. In contrast, if the score is 15-40, the player should serve
the first serve with some power, but with more placement.
Over time, these four awareness points will become both automatic
and reactionary as players become more experienced in playing and
competing. After the shot has been properly executed, they will
sometimes give themselves a pat on the back for doing the right
thing at the right time, and remind themselves that they followed
the “four awareness” points.
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16. BB association
17. Totals
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22. __ the hatchet, forgive
26. Move up and down
29. Famous female pilot Earhart
31. For each one
33. Teaspoon (abbr.)
34. What a pastor gives
35. Representative
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1. Finds _4. Elevator alternative
2. Make available
10. Fire remains
3. Not here
11. Short guy, hairy feet
4. Tibia
12. Manipulate
5. Fire iron
13. Indoor
6. Abdominal muscles (abbr.)
14. Coaxing
7. As previously cited
Publishing Community
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9. Soup
Avery(abbr.)
Ranch
Legend Oaks II
18. South Carolina
15. Hotel
Barton Creek
Long Canyon
20. New Jersey (abbr.)
19. Cash with order (abr.)
Barton Hills
Lost Creek
22. Hornet
21. Rachel's husband
Belterra
Meadows of Brushy Creek
26. Rock
23. Regions
Canyon Creek
Pemberton Heights
Cherry Creek on Brodie Lane
Ranch at Brushy Creek
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24. Reddish brown
Circle C Ranch
River Place
31. Demonstrate
25. Sacred song
Courtyard
Sendera
33. Government agency
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Davenport Ranch
Shady Hollow
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Sonoma
35. Cause of sickness
28. Brief
Granada Hills
South Lamar NA
36. Elapse
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Highland
Park West Balcones
Hidden
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37. Surface to air
missile
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DOWN
1. Finds _2. Make available
3. Not here
4. Tibia
5. Fire iron
6. Abdominal muscles (abbr.)
7. As previously cited
8. Cycle
9. Soup
15. Hotel
19. Cash with order (abr.)
21. Rachel's husband
23. Regions
24. Reddish brown
25. Sacred song
26. Pearls
27. Vile
28. Brief
30. Refuse to believe
32. Pinch
DOWN
1. Baseball player Yogi
2. Elevated
3. Broken in
4. Loafer
5. Eastern religion
6. Liable
7. Gyrate
8. Burial chamber
9. At sea
15. Drug
19. Compass point
21. Israel's former name
23. Radical
24. Got out of bed
25. Talky
26. Singing voice
27. Organization of Petroleum
Exporting Countries
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30. Not women's
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10. Fire remains
11. Short guy, hairy feet
12. Manipulate
13. Indoor
14. Coaxing
16. Condensation
17. Adolescent
18. South Carolina (abbr.)
20. New Jersey (abbr.)
22. Hornet
26. Rock
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31. Demonstrate
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34. Subordinate
35. Cause of sickness
36. Elapse (2 wds.)
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Meet Johnathan
DOB: 10/1997
Johnathan is an affectionate child who loves to give and receive hugs.
He loves trains, building with Legos and cardboard boxes. He also enjoys
going on outings and watching cartoons, especially Scooby-Doo. His
favorite food is pizza.
He has been diagnosed with an Autistic Spectrum Disorder which requires
therapy. He is not able to communicate as easily as other children his age,
which can be very frustrating for him. He has made tremendous progress
in foster care and has a strong desire to please the adults around him.
Johnathan requires a high level of supervision due to his activity level
and his social skills. Johnathan’s foster mom describes him as a “lovable
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For more information about adoption in general or Johnathon, please
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Orange Julius
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