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Volume XI, Issue 5
Budget BBQ For Today’s
Rough Economy
Stop Smoking Today
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T
he whole concept of inexpensive,
or “Budget BBQ” is nothing new.
As a matter of fact, the barbeque process itself originally comes from the
use of turning unwanted, cheap cuts
of meat into tender, flavorful meat
dishes. Barbeque is perfect for tough
times, and could be just the ticket to
eating “rich” on a strict budget.
You don’t need to be told that today’s economy is as rough as it’s been
for some time. Gas prices are outrageous, home foreclosures are through
the roof, and food prices are high
enough to choke the life right out of
just about any family.
The good thing is, you don’t have
to cut back on barbecued and grilled
meats. Barbeque is recession-proof,
as it turns out.
First of all, there are a number of different cuts of meat that will work perfectly on the grill or by slow-cooked
barbecue techniques.
The classic of all Texas Barbeque
meats, the beef brisket, is the perfect example of a cut that qualifies
as budget barbeque. Not only is it inexpensive, pound for pound, but it’s
extremely versatile. One brisket can
be sliced, cubed, or chopped for sandwiches, and with a full-sized brisket,
there’s at least a couple of meals to
be had.
Ground beef is still very economical when compared to other meats.
Grilled hamburgers are usually loved
by the whole family.
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What is ChurchBook?
services and the shortage of man power. Chat
www.ChurchBook.US is the place where
rooms for people to handle the grief. you as a minister or even a church member
In President Bush’s Pandemic Plan, he
can set up your own group. You and your
called for churches to be able to serve their
church members can social network in a
people and the community by making plans
clean way with Religious values. Your minpre pandemic. Churches need to be prepared
ister can record his or her church service and
now not at the time of a pandemic. Churchbroadcast it in case you miss service for the
es and their members can assist themselves
day. Your pastor can also do daily messages if
and other members of the inner community
they want to and chat rooms will soon be set
geographically. For instance if Ms. Jones,
up for group prayer. ChurchBook.US is for
the nice little old lady down the street lives
the good of all mankind. We are allowing all
alone members of the church can check on
religions who preach that all humans should
her that live close to her. Maybe five membe kind to each other and to love one another. bers of the church need to go to the hospital
We will not allow any faith that preaches
because they are really sick and meet the cribadness such as the Church of Satin. We will
teria for hospital admission. Well if the EMS
of course help those individuals. crews are running short of medics because
www.ChurchBook.US’s main reason for
they are sick or some have died it may take
existence is the use of religion which is
hours to get an ambulance so using Churchthe pillar of the community if ever there was
Book others from their church will be able
a pandemic such as the Spanish Flu which
to volunteer driving them to the Emergency
killed over 50 million people or even a loRoom. Maybe their Churchcal disaster only effecting one
Book group made a list of people
or two cities. . If the Swine Flu
of 2009 would have been a bad Church and faith who have already gotten the flu
pandemic ChurchBook would
hold us together and now are resistant to getting
sick again. When they have a
have been a valuable tool to
list of these people who can’t
hold us all together. Considerget sick again they can be assigned to babysit
ing Church and faith hold us together at bad
the children of sick parents therefore helping
times then we need to be able to go to church. to not only care for the sick parents but to
However, when Pandemics arise social discare for the other children and helping them
tancing takes place and that means churches
stay safe so they don’t get sick. ChurchBook
will be closed to limit the amount of germs
will be the church for the complete pandemic
and death that is spread in crowed places like
Phase which can last up to eight months. churches. If we have a bad pandemic many
Of course at the time of a Pandemic Churchfriends, relatives , family members, moms ,
Book will be able to convert to a more user
dads, kids will die and we need our faith to
friendly site where all kinds of informaprevent people from giving up which will altion can be passed out. Local politicians
low a newly widowed wife who has just lost
and Emergency Management divisions can
her husband and two of her four children to
post or offer video messages to all groups of
hold on and give good care to the remaining
a geographic locations. We also are urgchildren. For people who have lost many iming Churches and large residential housing
mediate family members, they may have suiunits such as condos to form their own CERT
cidal thoughts, however if they were able to
teams. commutate with their minister or others from
I leave you with these words that were in
their church experiencing the same problems
the President Bush’s Pandemic plan... Any
then they may be able to hold on. Churchcommunity that thinks the Federal Calvary
Book will do exactly that. Pastors will be
will come to the rescue at the time of a panthe key to holding our hands together where
demic, that community will be set for pure
we can be strong and come together to get
tragedy. If we plan now, pre pandemic there
through this crisis. Ministers will be able to
will be no need to panic. We can save lives
give daily messages of hope and prayer and
if we plan now.
help serve their sheep of well needed services that will be delayed because of the surge in
uitting smoking makes a difference right away in the way you
feel. You can taste and smell food better.
Your breath smells better. Your cough
goes away. These benefits happen for
men and women of all ages, even those
who are older. They happen for healthy
people as well as those who already
have a disease or condition caused by
smoking.
Even more importantly, in the long
run, quitting smoking cuts the risk
of lung cancer, many other cancers,
heart disease, stroke, and other lung or
breathing (respiratory) diseases (e.g.,
bronchitis, pneumonia, and emphysema). Moreover, ex-smokers have
better health than current smokers. For
example, ex-smokers have fewer days
of illness, fewer health complaints, and
less bronchitis and pneumonia than current smokers.
Finally, quitting smoking saves money. A pack-a-day smoker who pays
$4.00 per pack can expect to save more
than $1,408 per year! What’s more, it
appears that the price of cigarettes will
continue to rise in coming years, as will
the financial rewards of quitting.
What are the steps in quitting?
First, one can do certain things to
get ready to quit. Then, there are other
things to do on the day of quitting. Finally, one can do things to help oneself
to remain abstinent. (This is the hardest
part.)
Getting ready to quit smoking
• Set a date for quitting. If possible, plan to have a friend quit
smoking with you.
• Notice when and why you
smoke. Try to find the things in
your daily life that you often do
while smoking (such as drinking
your morning cup of coffee or
driving a car).
• Change your smoking routines:
Keep your cigarettes in a different place. Smoke with your other
hand. Don’t do anything else
when you are smoking. Think
about how you feel when you
smoke.
• Smoke only in certain places,
such as outdoors.
• When you want a cigarette,
wait a few minutes. Try to think
of something to do instead of
smoking. For example, you might
chew gum or drink a glass of water.
• Buy one pack of cigarettes at a
time. Switch to a brand of cigarettes that you don’t like.
What methods can help a person
quit smoking?
Several methods are available to assist
those who decide to quit smoking. The
three main categories of methods are:
• Changing the behavior that is associated with smoking
• Self-help literature
• Nicotine replacement therapy.
Our Purpose: To Help the Homeless Learn How to Help Themselves
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Volume XI, Issue 4
Page 3
Letter from the Editor: Hey Mr. Mayor, Why Are You So Mean To Me?
Each year the National Coalition For
the Homeless publish two major reports.
July 15th the meanest city report will
be made public. This is the report that
tells us advocates what city law makers
are doing to the homeless. Basically
what laws are they making that target
the homeless? Laws such as no public
lodging or no panhandling ordinances.
Or get this one, no feeding the homeless
and if you do it is time to get arrested.
I’m sorry Mr. Priest you can’t do what
God commands you to do and if you do
you will end up having a new ministry, a
“Jail Ministry”.
Florida has been a state that has some
of their cities listed in this report year
after year. From ripping down the tents
of homeless people to arresting college
kids for feeding the homeless. Cities
across the USA get listed in this report
and some people who find out that certain cities are mean to the homeless they
end up refusing to go there and spend
their hard earned dollars. The report
also embarrasses some of the local law
makers to have their own city they are in
control of having experts putting all kinds
of data out there showing just how mean
they really are to the homeless. Will they
ever get a conscious? In the next issue of
the Homeless Voice you will see the results
of what cities are the mean ones and don’t
be surprised if you see a city from this
great state.
The sad part about being a mean city is
that research shows that when cities are
mean to the homeless and pass laws that
target the homeless, usually attacks on
the homeless are increased by housed individuals. This is one of the reasons why
Florida has more attacks to the homeless
than any other state in past years.
The second report they publish is based
on how many homeless are attacked each
year and how many homeless people are
killed by housed individuals. This report
will be out in the next coming weeks.
Steps are being made to pass laws that if
you attack a homeless person simply because they are homeless then you will be
facing a longer prison term under the hate
crimes laws. -Mark Targett
Publisher (middle) Sean Cononie meeting with Rain Wilson and his wife
discussing poverty in America and the continued world hunger problems
and the efforts the Homeless Voice is making in Haiti. Rain Wilson got
many stars support from hit tv shows such as Heroes, My Name is Earl,
Reno 911, and most of the cast from the award winning show The Office.
Our Homeless Voice readers:
W
e at the Homeless Voice are establishing a new subscriber list
in the event of an financial emergency.
What is a financial emergency and what
does it mean to you and to us? Most of
you all know we take the most chronic
homeless individuals, We take the ones
that have been rejected by our government shelters and the ones who are
very hard to handle because of severe
mental illness or a person who has severe seizures and just can’t stay settled
where they can meet the requirements
of a county shelter. Government shelters only give you a certain period of
time to get your act together and, well,
how can we expect a person to get their
act together in a period of time when
science and medicine can't always do
that.
Funded shelters have very
strict rules on who they can take, we
don't. Most of you also know the reason why we can take the hardest of the
hardest cases is because we and you
fund our shelter system. This is great,
we can buy what we need now not five
months later trying to get approval. We
can do outreach in the street and find a
way to help them right then and there.
We can do all of these great things because of you all who donate money to
us allowing us to continue to treat the
most difficult cases in the community.
However there are some down sides as
well.
We have always saved money
for emergencies in case it rained for a
month or two straight where we would
only sell half the amount of papers per
month. We’ve even saved money in
case we had two bad hurricanes and the
streets were blocked for several weeks
where trees and other debris would
block the streets from traffic.
Now comes the next problem.
We also have saved for a month or two
for a simple pandemic where I felt it
was in the best interest of our vendors
and the community not to have our vendors out in the street where they might
get sick or pass their own sickness off
to an unsuspecting person wanting to
donate to us. We could actually survive
for about four months without one cent
coming into the shelter. Also we can’t
forget in the time of a true pandemic
where it is so bad that many other people would also be out of work and may
not be able to give to our group. This
swine flu I was watching the kill ratio
and the amount of people in Florida
who were infected so I could start our
own procedure of pulling the vendors
off the street, A lot of people do not
realize money is dirty and we have to
count all this money coming into the
building. Sure we could be safe counting the money because we would use
masks and other equipment to make
the money safe but our vendors would
be risking their lives to bring in the donations and that is something I did not
want them to do if it was a bad pandemic. First we can stop reading this story
right now and take a break and thank
the good Lord for such a weak virus.
So let’s say it together, THANK YOU
GOD FOR KEEPING US SAFE.
Most of you know that I have
been trying to educate as many people
as I could with our own paper telling
each and every one of you to be prepared and to be prepared for months and
in some cases for up to eight months.
It is called social disruption and with
social disruption food is not always at
Publix and jobs are not always available and that also means charities and
churches are at risk of going out of
business. In fact with so much turmoil
charities and churches do not even
want to ask for money at the time of a
major crisis where thousands will lose
their lives. Sure we do it for disasters
but doing it for a pandemic is going to
be difficult for most of us who depend
on your support. It is not right unless
we are out there in the field spending
thousands on helping others get food
and supplies.
What I wanted to do was to secure our supporters emails in case there
was a major issue such as a pandemic
where we could reach out and send
an email to each supporter for them
to please send in their $2.00 donation
each and every month we are not on the
streets. Each and every month we sell
between 80,000 to 100,000 papers and
if a very bad pandemic hit us and we
were not selling our papers we could
survive. The government has already
instructed businesses to keep money
saved for a pandemic so they can continue to serve people and to pay their
staff. We have a very detailed plan
on how to cut costs and cut our own
expenses where we could cut our budget down from the 100,000 a month to
about 65,000 a month where we could
survive even longer but that is the lowest possible budget we can live on.
Please understand we will not
use this email system unless it is an
extreme emergency, however you may
want to send in your one time donation
today so we can plan even better. You
can send in a one time donation today
for $16.00- this would allow us to run
for the worst type disaster for a period
of up to eight months. If you want to
send in your donation today please see
the below instructions.
Before I go, please even if you
do not wish to help us reach these goals
or you just can't help us now please remember the need for you and your family to be fully prepared in case there is a
pandemic is essential. Please each and
every month stock up on supplies and
if you are prepared you will not have to
panic. Please go to our Pandemic web
site at:
www.PandemicBirdFlu.ws
COSAC EMERGENCY FUND
P.O. Box 292-577
Davie, Florida 33329
-THANK YOU AGAIN LORD
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Volume XI, Issue 5
The Voice of the Homeless
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Summer Read:
Introduction to heat exhaustion
StreetChild: An Unpaved Passage
In the 1980’s, the number of child runaways on the streets of Seattle was at
epidemic proportions. The problem inspired the classic and riveting documentary, “STREETWISE”, which was nominated for an Academy Award in 1984.
Author Justin Reed Early, a credited
participant of the documentary and now
successful Los Angeles resident, tells
the story of how he survived and thrived
on the dangerous streets. We grow with
this homeless youth as he relives a harrowing journey into adulthood. Justin
introduces us to the characters and dramas of his younger years bringing new
life to his street family as many of their
lives have been dashed by AIDS, suicide
and serial killers (the Green River killer).
Join this tragic yet magical journey as Jus-
tin honors childhood heroes, pays tribute
to many lost friends and learns of forgiveness when the now middle aged Justin is
thrust into a life defining experience of
spiritual forgiveness that will change his
world – forever. Available at Amazon.com
StreetChild: An Unpaved Passage
Hard luck memoirs have grown extra
cheap in recent years, partly due to the
celebration of bogus ones. Justin Reed
Early’s StreetChild: An Unpaved Passage (AuthorHouse, 289 pages, $19.98)
is no such thing. While authenticity is far
from the be-all or end-all when it comes
to writing, it does have value, and Early’s story is both true and — even as it
quotes tons of pop and house music lyrics — unsentimental enough to recognize
salvation in an abusive parent’s cancer.
It includes time spent on Polk Street and
Pike Place, and it intersects the 1984
documentary Streetwise. He’s sharing
it with kids living on the streets today,
through readings and outreach work.
(Huston) San Francisco Bay Guardian
Note: Each year, approximately 2 million young people (roughly the population of Manhattan) experience homelessness in America. In 2008, over 740,000
(the population of Seattle) documented
contacts were made by youth outreach
professionals in the United States
(as per the National Alliance to End
Homelessness) and of those, less than
43,000 (a large football stadium) received emergency shelter and less than
3,600 (the size of a high school) were
accepted into a transitional housing
program.Homelessness is an epidemic
that devastates vulnerable youth in their
most crucial phases of development.
How to Find Free Summer Activities for Children
S
chool is out and it’s time to find some
free activities for children! Our children are ready for some fun! Yes, money
may be tight, but do not worry! With a
little research, you can find lots of great
activities to do without breaking the bank.
Here are a few ideas about just how to find
free activities for children this summer.
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Kids Bowl Free is another one of the
many free activities for children available this summer. This is a program where
participating bowling centers around the
United States offer children (within a particular age limit) the opportunity to register for two free games a day, all summer
long!
CHILDREN’S MUSEUM
The Children’s Museum has partnered
up with Target and offers a Target Free
Tuesday every month for children to visit
the museum. Free tickets are available for
pickup at the museum on the day of your
visit. It is good to get in line early because
tickets are given out on a first-come, firstserved basis and these types of free activities get very busy during the summer.
The times vary at each location so check
with the Children’s Museum in your city
for complete details. There are tons of activities for children to do at the Children’s
Museum!
$1.00 MOVIES
AMC Theaters offers a summer movie
camp for children on Wednesdays at ten
AM. All tickets are just one dollar and the
proceeds go to charity. Get there early because camps frequent these free summer
activities and the tickets generally go very
quickly. Check their website for movie
line-ups and dates. Other theaters may
have similar summer activities for children as well.
LOCAL LIBRARY
Check with your local library for their
schedule of free activities for children and
summer events. They often include puppet
shows, story times, arts and crafts sessions,
live theater, reading challenges, and book
festivals. They are just about always free
and can be lots of fun. You won’t have to
travel far and both you and your children
will get a nice change of pace. Many times
they will have their schedule of activities
posted on their website.
County Fairs - Call you county’s
Extension office for the dates of your local
fair as well as entry requirements for crafts
and exhibits. Many areas have an open
category for non-FFA/4-H members to enter projects and a lot of counties produce
fair books packed full of craft and activity
ideas to do. Exhibitors frequently receive
free entry (non-riding) tickets. Best of all,
your child could earn award ribbons and
even cash prizes!
State and National Parks Look in your phone book for state parks
in your area. Many parks host special
events for kids and families throughout
the spring, summer and fall like fishing
derbies, outdoor theatre and wildlife programs that are free. Ask about the Junior
Ranger Programs at national parks. The
program is usually free, though some
parks do charge a couple dollars so call
ahead! Kids receive a pamphlet or booklet
of activities. Once completed, your child
earns a badge or patch plus a certificate.
Ask about hiking trails. Pack a water bottle -- or better yet, a picnic -- and make a
day of your visit!
Libraries - Keep your child reading
with Summer Reading Clubs that include
special activities and prizes.
Home Improvement Stores - Several host
free clinics for kids to build small projects
like bug catcher boxes and toy cars on a
monthly or bi-monthly basis.
SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES
You can find posts about free summer
activities for children all over the web!
Consider joining an online social networking site or discussion board that is geared
towards parenting, children, and families.
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3,000 nonsmokers die of lung cancer each year due to
secondhand smoke.
H
eat exhaustion is a milder form of heatrelated illness that can develop after several days of exposure to high temperatures
and inadequate or unbalanced replacement of
fluids. Those most prone to heat exhaustion
are elderly people, people with high blood
pressure, and people working or exercising in
a hot environment.
Heat exhaustion symptoms
Warning signs of heat exhaustion include:
• heavy sweating
• paleness
• muscle cramps
• tiredness
• weakness
• dizziness
• headache
• nausea or vomiting
• fainting
The skin may be cool and moist. The victim’s
pulse rate will be fast and weak, and breathing
will be fast and shallow. If heat exhaustion is
untreated, it may progress to heat stroke,
which is a medical emergency. Seek medi-
cal attention and call 911 immediately if:
• symptoms are severe, or
• the victim has heart problems or high blood pressure.
Otherwise, help the victim to cool
off, and seek medical attention if
symptoms worsen or last longer than
1 hour.
Heat exhaustion treatment
Cooling measures that may be effective include:
• cool, non-alcoholic beverages, as directed by your
physician
• rest
• cool shower, bath, or sponge
bath
• an air-conditioned environment
• Lightweight clothing
Based on a CDC Prevention Guide
for Emergencies and Disasters.
Homeless Veteran’s Stand Down BBQ
N
early half a year of planning pays off
to feed and give assistance to hundreds of local veterans
Central Broward Regional Park, Lauderhill, FL
Stop Smoking Today
(continued from page 1)
Each method actually offers several different options. Moreover, combinations of the methods
usually are necessary, and no one combination
will work for everyone. In fact, it may be necessary to try several different methods or combinations of methods before success is achieved.
Behavioral modification and self-help literature to quit smoking
Due to the addictive nature of nicotine, some
form of behavioral modification is often necessary for successful cessation of smoking. Educational programs, hypnosis, and aversion therapy
(learning how to avoid cigarettes) are a few options. Patients may be counseled to avoid specific
triggers or situations that lead to smoking. For
example, instead of awakening and grabbing a
cigarette at the bedside or smoking immediately
after a meal, people may be encouraged to replace
the urge to smoke with another activity, such as,
taking a walk or reading a book.
Numerous associations and societies, for example, the American Cancer Society, American
Heart Association, and the American Lung Association, have developed brochures to help smokers quit smoking. The American Lung Association also has a FREE “Freedom From Smoking®”
program.
Nicotine replacement therapy to quit smoking
Nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) became
available over the counter in the 1990’s. The
purpose of nicotine replacement therapy is to
substitute another source of nicotine while cigarettes are discontinued. By this means, the habit
of smoking is eliminated, even though the addiction to nicotine remains intact. But at the same
time, nicotine replacement therapy eliminates the
symptoms of withdrawal that can trigger more
smoking. In addition, behavioral counseling to
change smoking-related behavior usually is necessary. Once cigarettes have been replaced during nicotine replacement therapy, the amount of
nicotine is then gradually reduced.
Currently, there are three forms of nicotine replacement therapy available over-the-counter;
nicotine transdermal systems or patches (Nicoderm CQ and Nicotrol), nicotine polacrilex resin
or gum (Nicorette), and nicotine lozenges (Commit). The patch contains nicotine that is stored
within a specially designed support or matrix.
Once applied, the nicotine transdermal systems
steadily release nicotine that is absorbed across
the skin and into the blood stream. The gum
contains nicotine that is released slowly upon
chewing and “parking”. Parking refers to the
action of shifting the gum to one side of the
cheek after chewing in order to speed the absorption of nicotine. Nicotine lozenges contain
nicotine within a hard candy that allows for
slow release of nicotine as the candy dissolves
in the mouth. A program for slowly weaning
users from nicotine replacement products is
provided by each product’s manufacturer.
The nicotine patch, Nicoderm CQ, is available
in three strengths; 21, 14, and 7 mg. People are
advised to begin with the 21 mg patch if they
smoke more than 10 cigarettes per day or the 14
mg patch if
they smoke
less than 10
cigarettes
per day. After six weeks
of wearing
the initial patch strength, the next lowest patch
strength is worn for two weeks. If therapy was
started with the 21 mg patch, an additional two
weeks is required for the 7mg patch. A maximum of eight or 10 weeks, depending upon
the strength of the first patch used, is recommended for a successful quitting program. The
Nicoderm CQ patch can be worn for 16 hours
(from awakening until bedtime) or 24 hours if
the urge to smoke is great upon awakening.
Nicotrol is available as a 15 mg patch, and
should be worn no more than 16 hours per day.
Nicotrol may be worn for up to six weeks.
The side effects commonly seen with patches
are burning, itching, or redness at the site of the
patch, headache, insomnia, nervousness, dizziness, cough, rash, joint aches, painful menstruation, and changes in taste. For more, please
read the nicotine patch article.
The gum, Nicorette, is available in 2 strengths;
4 and 2 mg. Patients are advised to begin with
the 4 mg piece of gum if they smoke more than
25 cigarettes per day or the 2 mg piece if they
smoke fewer than 7 cigarettes per day. No more
than 20 pieces of the 4 mg strength or 30 pieces
of the 2 mg strength should be chewed in one
day. Initial weaning from treatment should
begin after 2 to 3 months and be completed
by 4 to 6 months. The most common side effects with Nicorette are aching jaws or soreness of the gums, changes in taste, abdominal
(gastrointestinal) discomfort, hiccups, nausea,
vomiting, and belching. For more, please read
the nicotine gum article.
Commit nicotine lozenges are available in 2 or
4 mg doses. One dose consists of one lozenge,
and no more than 20 doses should be consumed
in one day. The manufacturers of Commit recommend choosing the proper dosage based
upon when you usually have the first cigarette
of your day. According to the manufacturer’s
instructions, if you smoke within 30 minutes
of getting up in the morning, you should use
the stronger
4 mg dose.
If not, you
should use
the 2 mg
lozenges.
Biting or
chewing nicotine lozenges instead of allowing them to dissolve can lead to indigestion
or heartburn. You should not eat or drink anything while the lozenge is in your mouth. The
lozenges will last for about 20-30 minutes
when allowed to dissolve in the mouth. The
most commonly reported side effects with
nicotine lozenges are indigestion, throat irritation, soreness of the teeth or gums, insomnia,
nausea, hiccups, coughing, heartburn, headache, and flatulence.
How effective is nicotine replacement therapy? Approximately 25% of patients successfully stop smoking with nicotine patch therapy.
The success rate with nicotine gum is similar.
There have not yet been studies to compare
the effectiveness of nicotine lozenges to the
patch or gum. The rate of success for nicotine
replacement therapy increases 35-40% when
intensive behavioral counseling is added.
On the day you quit smoking
• Get rid of all your cigarettes. Put away
your ashtrays.
• Change your morning routine. When you
eat breakfast, don’t sit in the same place
at the kitchen table. Stay busy.
Start a money jar with the money
you save by not buying cigarettes
•
When you get the urge to smoke, do something else instead.
• Carry other things to put in your mouth, such
as gum, hard candy, or a toothpick.
• Reward yourself at the end of the day for not
smoking. See a movie or go out and enjoy
your favorite meal.
Staying quit
• The expected consequences of quitting are irritability, difficulty concentrating, increased
appetite, and of course, urges to smoke. So,
if you feel more short-tempered or distracted
or sleepier than usual, don’t worry because
these feelings will pass.
• Try to exercise. For example, take walks or
ride a bike.
• Consider the positive things about quitting.
For example, think about how much you like
yourself as a non-smoker, the health benefits
for you and your family, and the example you
set for others around you. A positive attitude
will help you through the tough times.
• When you feel tense, try to keep busy and
think about ways to ease the tenseness. Tell
yourself that smoking won’t make it any better, and go do something else.
• Eat regular meals because feeling hungry
is sometimes mistaken for the desire to
smoke.
• Start a money jar with the money you save
by not buying cigarettes.
• Let others know that you have quit smoking.
You will find that most people will support
you. Many of your smoking friends may
want to know how you quit. It’s good to talk
to others about your quitting. In fact, people
who stay off smoking for at least one year
often have had very strong support from a
companion or coworker.
• If you slip and smoke, don’t be discouraged.
Many former smokers tried to stop several
times before they finally succeeded.
The Coalition to End Homelessness held
its first annual Stand Down BBQ for Homeless Veterans this past Saturday, but food
was only one of the items on the menu. This
event took months of planning to bring different organizations together—all with the
goal of assisting veterans in need. Volunteers of America was there with their
mobile medical service center, which is basically a portable hospital on wheels (imagine
an RV doctor Transformer) to provide the
vets with simple dental and medical assistance. The Pineapple Tree Salon set up chairs
and was giving free haircuts throughout the
day (which this writer was probably in need
of as well). The Department of Defense also
pitched in with scores of military-issue bags
filled with gear—including boots, MREs,
camouflage trench coats, t-shirts, blankets
and sleeping bags. “Many veterans lose their ID cards, which
makes it impossible for them to receive benefits through disability, Social Security, and
the like,” explained Gerold Peterkin, Director of Programs at CEH, when I looked
over curiously at the make-shift photo booth
propped up in the corner of the pavilion. “A
lot of them cannot afford the $10 fee to buy a
new one. That’s why we have all these organizations come together in one place, so we
can more effectively help these veterans improve their living conditions,” he continued
before he was called over to see if he knew
how to cut hair.
“This event took over five months of preparation,” mentioned Margaret Ingrim, Director of Administration at CEH, tired and
panting from the long, busy day under the
oppressive south Florida heat and humidity. In total, 125 veterans received food and
services from approximately 175 volunteer
participants. A number of homeless nonveterans were also given assistance. The “Stand Down” concept was originally
developed to provide safe retreat for soldiers
during the Vietnam War. Battle-weary soldiers were supplied with secure base camp
areas to take care of personal hygiene, enjoy warm meals, and basically recharge their
batteries. The first civilian Stand Down was
organized by a group of Vietnam veterans
in San Diego in 1988. Hundreds of these
events now take place each year across the
country. BY RAUL GUIZZO
For more information on planned Stand Down events,
visit the Department of Veterans Affairs website at
www1.va.gov For volunteer opportunities to help reduce homelessness, visit the Coalition to End Homelessness at http://
www.help4homeless.org/
A volunteer finishes up a haircut.
Director of Admistration at CEH,
Margaret Ingrim
Director of Programs at CEH,
Gerold Peterkin
The Voice of the Homeless
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5 ways to recession-proof your life
I
t’s deju vu all over again. That’s my heading for financial trouble when you find
favorite Yogi Berra-ism, and that’s yourself charging for necessities, shifting
the way this economy feels to me -- just payment habits, using a credit card where
like it did a decade ago when the music you used to pay cash, making only minimum
stopped for the first time for baby boomers. credit-card payments, reaching card limits
With pockets of the country in steep reces- and finding yourself with no cash reserves
sion 10 years ago, boomers fretted that their and no savings cushion.
Shop for a low-cost credit line, pay down
careers would be short-circuited. Savings
crumbled along with expectations. We were your debt, build a cash fund and check your
hunkered down in houses and apartments that disability and life-insurance coverage. Sit
we couldn’t sell, holding on to our jobs for down with your partner or family and talk
about tight money and what you might do
dear life.
Maybe there’s something we can learn from about it.
2. Think ahead. A psychiatrist friend
deju vu when it happens all over again.
We are told we’re in an economic recov- tells me that if you are resourceful, you will
ery, but it just doesn’t feel like it. A New emerge from this crisis ahead of the game.
That’s because the reYork Times/CBS News
cession forces you to
poll found that American
Often in life, you learn think about everything
workers are more anxious
you’ve done, what
about the economy than
more from the defeats
you’re doing now and
at any time since 1993.
than from the victories what you want for
Slightly more than half
yourself and your famof those polled said they
ily. It can be a valuable
were very or somewhat
concerned that in the next year they or some- opportunity to review your perspectives, your
options and your values -- and to rearrange
one in their household might be out of work.
The Wall Street Journal ran a piece advising your priorities.
3. Consider a career shift. In 1990, one
parents to scale back college plans for their
kids, adding an inexpensive state school to of my high-powered Wall Street friends who
loved to visit Spain asked her Spanish clithe list.
I see plenty of anecdotal evidence of the ent for the secret to the unhurried pace and
slump, too. Friends in New York who send rhythm of life there. Her client responded:
their children to an expensive private school In the U.S., you live to work. Here we work
are now looking for a junior college because to live. After an epiphany, my friend bailed
Mom got laid off on Wall Street. The gym I go out of her fast-track job and set up her own
to is nearly empty. No one has joined our tae consulting business.
Maybe a downturn is not the best time to
kwon do school for a year. My husband and I
get a call about once a week from a journalist pick up business. But it’s a great time to lay
who has lost a long-time position at a news- plans, to think about where you’d like to go
paper or magazine wondering if we have any from here and what you could do to recessionproof your life.
job leads.
In the early 90s, my husband and I were in
It’s time to examine your opportunities
I’m afraid we boomers didn’t learn our Manhattan with two young kids in private
lesson. I have a friend who spent nearly schools and a monthly maintenance and mort$500,000 remodeling her house last year. gage payment that would knock your socks
Now her business is off by almost 70%. An- off. We vowed that when we got the opportuother couple says all their kids college money nity, we would find a way to cut expenses and
disappeared in the tech crash, and they won- live more simply.
4. Remember that everything is cyclical.
der if they’ll ever be able to retire. This time
we’ve got Gen-Xers and Gen-Yers in the soup In 1991, when Boston’s high-tech corridor
was hit by recession and the unemployed
along with us.
But let’s not get grim. When everyone else could neither find work nor sell their homes
is hiding under the bed, it’s time to examine because of the real-estate slump, the economy
the opportunities. Here are five things to fo- in Houston was picking up steam. A recent
story in the New York Times showed that
cus on:
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Look around. It’s always a good time to
invest in some training, take some classes
or think about your ideal location. My husband, who is a journalist and consultant, recently completed the two-year course to get
the Certified Financial Planner designation.
We should always be creating more options
for ourselves.
5. Develop a skills portfolio to go. During the last recession, I interviewed Charles
Handy, a management expert and author who
taught at the London Business School. In his
book, The Age of Unreason, he argued that
the structure of the workplace was changing
dramatically. I hope you won’t look for a
job, he advised his own children when they
graduated from college. Look for customers.
If you have saleable skills, you can always
work.
Handy, who began his career as an oil executive, divided workers of the future into three
groups: managers and technicians who run
the companies; unskilled clerks and laborers; and creative people and designers who
work on a contract basis for the company. I
think the third category should be your goal.
Most of us will be working longer; it would
be nice to be doing something we enjoy.
Handy offered a tip for those who wanted
to reinvent themselves: Go to 20 people you
know and ask each to tell you one thing you
do very well. An unemployed advertising
executive tried it and was told that he was
very creative, good at organizing teams,
presenting ideas, leading people, selecting
wines and recalling historical details. This
guy set up a business taking people on tours
of battlefields and other historical sights and
vineyards in Europe.
It won’t do to ignore the reality of a slumping economy. In this environment, you can
get ahead by re-examining your life and
making smarter choices. As Fritz Mondale
told his hastily organized campaign workers after they lost their six-day senate race
in Minnesota: Often in life, you learn more
from the defeats than from the victories. By
Harry Domash
Budget BBQ For Today’s Rough Economy
(continued from page 1)
Grilled chicken is always a good choice
when looking to save money. You’ll find
various cuts of chicken on sale at your local
grocery store weekly. Chicken leg quarters (a
leg and a thigh together as one) are always
inexpensive, usually selling for well under a
buck a pound.
Same thing goes for hotdogs. Does it get
any cheaper than hotdogs? And most kids
(and many adults) are just as happy with
dogs as most any kind of grilled meat.
Of course, pork lends itself perfectly to the
grill or bbq pit, no matter which cuts you
prefer. Buying in bulk and on sale, pork will
stretch your buying dollars a long way. And
like brisket, it’s a very versatile meat.
Don’t let today’s economy ruin your outdoor cooking experiences. Budget bbq, and
barbeque in general, are some of the few
things in life that isn’t designated for a certain class of people. From the rich to the
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4 large lettuce leaves
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4 slices purple onion
12 dill pickle slices
Preheat grill.
In a small bowl, mix together mayonnaise and salad dressing; set aside.
Shape meat into 4 patties. Grill patties
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hamburgers and top with lettuce, tomato,
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