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A Monthly Newsletter for the Residents of the Akoya Condominium
Akoya
monthly newsletter
Volume 8 Issue 6
March 2014
ASSOCIATION OFFICERS
President................. Bruce Fitell
Vice President...... Mathew Roth
Secretary............... Dennis Buijs
Treasurer.................Rey Mayor
Director................ Jose Pacheco
BUILDING STAFF
Prop. Manager...... Eduardo Diaz
Asst. Manager....... Zeke Cuevas
Admin Asst.............Olga Aponte
Maint. Eng......Wilfredo Fernandez
HOW TO REACH US
Main................... 786-621-3333
Front Desk.......... 305-403-1000
Fax..................... 786-621-1843
AKOYA
Condominium Association
6365 Collins Avenue
Miami Beach, Florida 33141
admin@akoyacondoassoc.com
INSIDE THIS ISSUE
Get Ready for Tax Time..................... 1
Caring for your Houseplant................2
Easy Irish Soda Bread......................... 3
Consultant Corner...............................4
Peanut Nutrition..................................5
Get Ready for TAX TIME
The first step to preparing
your taxes is organization
of your records. It can be
easy if you remember just
a few tips.
Make sure that all your records are easily accessible
and sorted. Be sure to gather every statement you’ve
received from your employer and from the government, both state and federal, including W–2s,
1099s, interest earned statements, interest paid statements, and your tax
return booklet with label. You will also need notices of distributions from
partnerships, estates, or trusts, records of unemployment insurance or
Social Security benefits, and the Social Security numbers for you, your
spouse, and all of your dependents. Although this list is not comprehensive, it is a good start on your way to preparing for your tax preparation.
Sort through receipts and keep ones that may qualify as deductions, including business expenses, moving expenses, childcare costs, anything
related to a home office, medical expenses, and charitable contributions.
Organize your records according to type and sort them using file folders
for easy access. If you are using an accountant to prepare your taxes, be
sure to bring along copies of your last few years returns to check for accuracy. And make sure to make your appointment early enough to allow
for time to complete your tax return. To speed up the processing of your
tax return even more, consider filing electronically.
May your blessings outnumber the shamrocks that grow
And may trouble avoid you wherever you go.
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March 2014
Caring for Your Houseplants
Houseplants add serenity and beauty to your home. There is also the added benefit of cleaner,
healthier air. With a little luck, and these tips, growing healthy and hearty houseplants can
be easy.
Place your plants in the sunniest parts of your home, especially in winter, or use artificial lighting
that mimics sunlight. Keep your houseplants away from extremes of hot or cold, such as drafty
windows, fireplaces, or heater vents.
Although houseplants need plenty of moisture, too much
water in the soil itself is harmful to your plants’ root
systems. Do not water every day. Plants prefer to dry
out between waterings, and can go days or even weeks,
until the next watering. Provide proper drainage for your
potted plants as well.
Your houseplants can absorb air more easily the cleaner
they are. Dust your houseplants regularly or clean them
with lukewarm water, both on top of and underneath the
leaves.
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March 2014
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Easy Irish Soda
Bread
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• cups all-purpose flour
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4 tablespoons white sugar
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup margarine, softened
1 cup buttermilk
1 egg
1/4 cup butter, melted
1/4 cup buttermilk
DIRECTIONS
1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F
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2. In a large bowl, mix together
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Dear Rich:
Consultant Corner
I have a question about security guards. In my building (I’m
a Board member) we have two security guards 24 hours per
day. We have one at our gate and one in our lobby. My husband goes out to jog early in the morning and usually finds
the guard at the gate asleep. He knocks on the window of the
guardhouse to wake him up! The lobby guard leaves the desk
all the time to do who knows what, and is on his cell phone
quite often. He also puts up a little handwritten sign that says,
“be back in 10 minutes” at least 3 times per shift. This expense is a huge item in our budget. What can we do to either improve the security or get rid of the expense of useless
guards?
Signed, Feeling Unprotected
Dear Unprotected,
Security is a necessary evil in most large buildings. Even
though you don’t mention the size of your building, I’ll assume it’s large due to the fact that you have two security
guards per shift. That is a huge line item on your budget, no
matter what size building you are in. That being said, you
don’t have to put up with sleepy and missing security personnel. Whether your guards are in house (staff) or from an
outside security company, you have every right to replace
those lazy and inefficient guards immediately. I would spend
the money to install 24 hour a day security cameras watching
each post where the guard is. The entire Board of Directors
and Manager should have the ability to log on to the internet
any time of the day or night and see what is happening at these
posts. There should also be a very specific set of “post orders”
for the guards to follow put in place by the Board of Directors
and Management. Most security companies draw their “D”
licensed guards from the same pool of talent. It is a simple few
hours course to become licensed as a guard. The real training is on your property. Insist on guards that have customer
service ability, a firm, yet friendly approach, and the ability
to respond in professional ways to security situations which
occur. Supervision and training is the key to their success.
Without it, they will get bored and take advantage of what can
be a very tedious job. And one more very important item…
and make this a steadfast rule…No cell phone use while on
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rule will improve any guard’s job performance. Good Luck.
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March 2014
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Celebrate
Peanuts Nutrition
“March is National Peanut
Month, a time set aside each
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to celebrate the positives of
peanuts and peanut products,”
says industry spokeswoman
Betsy Owens. “It’s also National
Nutrition Month, making it an
appropriate time to focus on the
nutritional aspects of peanuts”.
A growing body of research by
university scientists around the
country suggests that including
peanuts and other nuts and
legumes as a part of a healthy
diet may be useful in improving
cardiovascular health and
may offer some protection
against cancer as well. Some
possible reasons offered by the
researchers include peanuts’
high ratio of unsaturated fat to
saturated fat, their fiber content
and their antioxidant content.
“This good nutrition news
about peanuts is reason enough
to celebrate March Peanut
Month by eating peanuts to
your heart’s content”, Owens
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