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MIDDLETOWN - For the seventh consecutive year, the Middletown Parks and Recreation Department will offer residents a free summer concert series at Normandy Park, announced Mayor Joan Smith. "Middletown's summer concert series is a great opportunity to take the whole family out for five free nights of fun," said Smith. "No matter what your taste or age, everyone is sure to find at least one group that will get their toes tapping." Johnny Maestro and the Brooklyn Bridge will kick off the concert series on June 21st. This eight-member group from the 1960s returns to Middletown for the second consecutive year to entertain concert goers with classics such as "Sixteen Candles," "The Worst That Could Happen" and "You'll Never Walk Alone." They have sold more than 20 million records and continue to perform at sold-out shows held at concert halls such as Madison Square Garden and Radio city Music Hall. The concert is sponsored by Commerce Bank The Infernos, which includes former members of the Duprees and Sidewalk Symphony, will fill the park on July 5th with sounds that range from Latin to DooWop and Disco. The group features dynamic lead vocalists backed by a hot and energetic rhythm section and horn section. The Infernos return to Middletown after a stellar performance at Middletown Day 2000. The Party Dolls, one of the most sought out groups on the club
circuit, will take to the stage on July 19th. The band, which features three
female singers backed by an all male band, will perform popular songs from the
1960s l970s and 1980s such as, "Going to the Chapel," "I Will
Survive" and "All I Wanna Do (Is Have Some Fun)." This popular
concert, which features dynamic costume changes, is sponsored by AT&T. The
concert also will feature songs off their latest CD, "We've Got The
Beat." http://www.ahherald.com/news/010607_mt_concerts.htm - PRINT THIS ARTICLE Your
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ATLANTIC HIGHLANDS —
Despite threat of rain, Saturday, June 2nd, Atlantic Highlands Yacht
Club hosted its annual Blessing of
the Fleet. The blessing, which is
open to the entire boating community, has been a popular event for many years.
Indeed, it did not rain for the event and the sun actually made an
appearance. The blessing began with the Flag Officers Commodore Chip Del Coro, Vice Commodore Jeff McDaniel, Rear Commodore Jeff Smith and the club chaplain Rev. Martin McGrail, Jr. of Highlands riding the club launch to the end of the Atlantic Highlands Harbor breakwater. There, they offered a prayer and tossed a wreath in the water in memory of club members who have gone before us. The launch then returned to the dock for the Blessing of the Fleet. The Flag Officers were joined by past commodores Walter Vought and Bud Lowe. The reviewing dock was also attended by the Navy Color Guard, LT Bob Hook, USCG AUX (US Coast Guard Auxiliary), and the MAST color guard. The parade featured the State Marine Police, Atlantic Highlands Fire Boat, the Coast Guard’s 47’ heavy rescue boat as well as 30 vessels from the area. As each boat passed the reviewing dock, Rev. McGrail offered a blessing, AJ Evans, head launch driver, sounded the cannon, and the officers snapped to salute. Spectators on the dock enjoyed the pageantry of the day and clapped and cheered the boats as they passed.
If you would like to know more about the Atlantic Highlands Yacht Club, visit our web site at www.ahyc.net or call our Club Steward Ed McAndrew at 732-291-1118. http://www.ahherald.com/news/010607_fleet_blessing.htm - PRINT THIS ARTICLE Your
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Surprise Announcements Were Made at Real Estate Institute’s Annual Leadership Excellence Award Dinner That Honored Stephen B. Siegel WEST LONG BRANCH — Monmouth University this week announced that Steven Pozycki has established a $1 million endowment and Stephen B. Siegel has donated $100,000 to the University’s Real Estate Institute. The surprise announcements were made at the eighth annual Real Estate Institute Leadership Excellence Award Dinner on May 31 in historic Wilson Hall. The event honored Stephen B. Siegel for his contributions to the state and the nation throughout his successful real estate career. “Steve Pozycki is an esteemed alumnus and Stephen Siegel is a valued friend of the University,” said Rebecca Stafford, president of Monmouth University. “Their generosity will create many more opportunities for the Real Estate Institute and will enable us to better prepare people for careers in the industry,” she said. More than 400 people (a record number) attended the event, which raised over $120,000 in addition to the aforementioned gifts. Mr. Pozycki served as honorary co-chairman along with Mitchell E. Hersh, Charles Klatskin and Alan Landis. The majority of Mr. Pozycki’s gift ($750,000) will be used to fund the Steven J. and Elaine Pozycki Endowed Professorship in Real Estate. The balance will be allocated toward scholarships. Dr. Donald Moliver, director of Monmouth University’s Real Estate Institute, was named as the first faculty member to hold the Pozycki professorship. Mr. Siegel’s gift will be used to advance the Real Estate Institute. The Real Estate Institute has benefited tremendously through the support and guidance of Steve Pozycki and Stephen Siegel,” said Dr. Moliver. “They both understand the importance of the advancement of the real estate profession and the role it plays in the economic development of New Jersey.” Mr. Pozycki is chairman and CEO of SJP Properties, a full-service, commercial real estate firm located in Parsippany, New Jersey. Mr.Pozycki is active in several public policy-related and educational causes, serving on the boards of New Jersey Future, a statewide advocacy and watchdog for New Jersey’s pioneering development and redevelopment plan and Liberty Science Center in Jersey City, which is devoted to informal science and technology education through interactive exploration. Mr. Siegel is chairman and chief executive officer of Insignia/ESG, Inc., the nation’s third-largest commercial real estate services company. In addition, he is president of its parent company, Insignia Financial Group, Inc. Insignia/ESG has flourished under Mr. Siegel’s leadership, garnering one of the Real Estate Board of New York’s prestigious “Deal of the Year” awards each of the past five years. This is the industry’s highest honor and is a feat that no other firm has ever accomplished. Mr. Siegel himself has been elected “Brokerage Executive of the Year” by Commercial Property News three years in a row. The Real Estate Institute was founded in 1992 and is the sole provider of executive real estate education in the state of New Jersey. To date, more than 350 real estate professionals including attorneys, bankers, brokers, appraisers, assessors, developers and investors have taken a curriculum of rigorous courses at both the Institute's main campus and at the East Brunswick location. http://www.ahherald.com/news/010607_mu_endowment.htm - PRINT THIS ARTICLE Your
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SANDY HOOK — Northern Monmouth Chamber of Commerce will host Lunch on the Beach, "Square One: Bringing 21st Century Technology to Ellis Island" Thursday, June 14th from 11:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. at the Seagull's Nest, Sandy Hook. Looking for an excuse to get to the beach? The Northern Monmouth Chamber of Commerce will hold "Lunch at the Beach" on Thursday, June 14th from 11:30 am until 1:30 pm at the Seagull's Nest on Sandy Hook. The June 14th luncheon will feature NMCC member Square One, a Holmdel-based computer networking and integration firm. Square One recently collaborated with The Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation, Inc. to design and install a new computer network and workstations for the American Family Immigration History Center™ at Ellis Island. The American Family Immigration History Center will use state-of-the-art interactive computer technology to bring to the visitor's fingertips the actual immigration records of ancestors who came to this country as long as a century ago. "We are excited to be working on a project that really brings the Ellis Island experience to life," said Keith Martin, president of Square One. "This new interactive technology gives visitors a view into their families' own specific immigration experience. They can even print out historical documents and add personal family history to the Ellis Island database." This ambitious project has gathered the information on the more than 22 million people who entered through the port of New York from 1892-1924, the peak years of Ellis Island processing. The data was taken directly from the ships' passenger manifests, formerly only available on microfilm at the National Archives and Records Administration. These valuable documents have, for the first time, been digitized and entered into an electronic database for easy access, both from the Ellis Island Immigration Museum and via the Internet. Square One was given two important mandates - to ensure that the end-user technology experience is both simple and rewarding, and to create a systems infrastructure that is easy to manage and maintain. "The landmark status of Ellis Island's main registry building made the installation of a modern network infrastructure a particular challenge," said Paul Caneiro, Square One's Director of Technical Services. "We are working closely with SOLEIF and the National Park Service to evaluate and select specialized technologies that meet all project goals, while at the same time respecting the historic significance of the site." The entire installation has been planned with reinforced components that are designed for constant use in a public venue. Square One, founded in 1987, is a full-service technology consulting firm, offering a complete line of project-based and contract services including: network design, network and data security, virtual private networking, and complete project management services. Square One serves a prominent roster of companies including Citibank, GlobeSpan, iWon.com, Lucent Technologies, Ogilvy Public Relations, and Reuters. Lunch at the Beach with the Northern Monmouth Chamber of Commerce begins with networking at 11:30, lunch and program at 12:00 at the Seagull's Nest in Sandy Hook. Cost is $20 per person in advance; $25 at the door. For reservations or for more information on Northern Monmouth Chamber of Commerce events, call (732) 291-7870 or log on to www.northernmonmouth.org. http://www.ahherald.com/news/010607_nmcc_lunch.htm - PRINT THIS ARTICLE Your
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ENTERTAINING ANGELS The concept of angels has been popularized by shows such as Touched By An Angel. According to the Scriptures, however, angels are not humans who have left this world and are in a progressive stage towards perfection, but creatures made by God who delight in serving Him and His people (except Lucifer, and the angels who rebelled against God and fell from their original positions). One of the powerful stories in the Old Testament is about three men traveling the dusty desert road in the noontime heat. We read in Genesis 18:2a: Abraham looked up and saw three men standing nearby. Abraham kept watching the road for any strangers who might need the coolness of his tent. He ran out to the three men and offered them the hospitality of his tent. He tells them: Let a little water be brought, and then you may wash your feet and rest under this tree. Let me get you something to eat, so you can be refreshed and go on your way - now that you have come to your servant. After the meal, as the story continues, Abraham finds out that one of the three is the Lord God and the other two are mighty angels on the way to destroy Sodom and Gomorra. The concept of hospitality is a command that God gave to the Israelites and to Christians. We are commanded to practice hospitality with our friends and neighbors (1 Peter 4:9) and practice hospitality with strangers and those who are rarely invited to anyone's home (Rom. 12:13, Luke 14:13). The stranger was never supposed to be left alone in the marketplace for the night. Similarly to Abraham, we should be on the lookout for strangers, for people who need a place to be refreshed and a meal to give them new strength. The author of Hebrews writes: Do not forget to entertain strangers for by so doing some people have entertained angels without knowing it (13:2). The practice of hospitality is waning. There are homes that have not welcomed any strangers, there are comfortable sofas on which no one has ever sat. There are delicious meals that were not shared with anyone. And the angels keep passing by and we miss them! http://www.ahherald.com/pastor/pc010607_entertaining_angels.htm
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PRIMARY DAY: THE NUMBERS TELL THE STORY Before school lets out for the summer and family vacations begin in earnest, the two Republican candidates for Governor are doing their best to grab the attention of New Jersey voters. Clearly, the race has entered the homestretch and former Congressman Bob Franks and Jersey City Mayor Bret Schundler are locked in a struggle for the right to face Democrat Jim McGreevey this fall. By primary day June 26, each of these men should have spent a record amount of cash for the right to carry the Republican mantle. The sad fact of this race is that each candidate's per vote expenditure will be astronomical. Primary day is usually a yawner, and without a presidential race at the top of the ticket, voter turnout will be disappointing for such an important election. For instance, in a good year, Republican candidates in Atlantic Highlands can count on a turnout of anywhere between 80-200 votes- a far cry from the voter turnout that a general election brings. If Atlantic Highlands is a yardstick, turning out their base constituents will be crucial to both Schundler and Franks. Even harder than turning out their base might be identifying those Republicans that constitute their base. At this point in the race, Schundler can count on voters that want to see tolls eliminated, school voucher programs initiated and many right-to-lifers. For Franks, his base will constitute many moderate Republicans and long time party officials. Either way, Republicans will nominate a candidate that is committed to cutting taxes and curbing spending in Trenton. For Republicans, it is disturbing that such a small sample of voters will determine our nominee. Many voters with Republican beliefs are independents that pass on primary day and will not declare themselves Republicans. Just as disturbing is the lack of buzz surrounding the race, with only the diehard political junkies and some journalists paying attention. It is one of the most intriguing elections in recent years, and motivating Republicans is job one for both men right now. Contact Jack Archibald - JArchibald@tradingedge.com http://www.ahherald.com/bodypolitic/bp010607_primary.htm - PRINT THIS ARTICLE Your
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Almost cut my hair HAIR, THERE, AND EVERYWHERE
To my parents, the length of a boy’s hair was a big issue. It was the topic of much debate in our house, when my sister and I were growing up. It was the topic of many heated debates, if my sister or I were dating a boy, whose hair was longer than they deemed “proper.”
My parents actually barred one of my boyfriends from the house once, until he got a haircut. “It has to be above the ears,” they said. “Tell him not to come back until he looks clean-cut.” “Clean-cut.” That was their number one requirement of all of our dating candidates back then. It was the ‘70’s. My parents thought that every boy in the United States of America should look clean-cut. That meant that every boy in the United States of America should look like Beaver and Wally Cleaver. Every boy should look like he rolled right off of a US Army poster. “First impressions are very important,” they would say. “You can tell a lot about a boy by his appearance.” Oh, I get it. A guy could be wanted in over thirty states for murder, but if he had a crew cut, he still made a “good impression.” If Charles Manson looked “clean-cut,” my parents would have thought the court should have gone a little easier on him. If you ask me, I thought my parents put a little too much importance on “appearance.” “What’s the big deal?” I would say. My boyfriend is going to be the same person he was, when he is leaving the barber shop, as he was when he went in.” The argument fell on deaf ears. “Eddie Haskell looks clean-cut and he’s a creep!” I persisted. No response. “Those Beatles started it all,” they said. “They were the ones who ruined it. Before they came along, guys looked like guys and girls looked like girls. Actually, to set the record straight, guys were wearing their hair long, long before the Beatles came along. Jesus had long hair. Didn’t he make a good impression? What about Santa Claus? Shakespeare? Mark Twain? Einstein? “What about George Washington, the Father of Our Country?” I asked them. ”That was a wig,” they said. “That’s different. Besides, Lincoln, John F. Kennedy and Eisenhower all had short hair.” End of discussion. My parents didn’t hear a single word of “I Wanna Hold Your Hand,” when the Beatles made their debut on The Ed Sullivan Show. They were too busy looking at their hair. They just couldn’t get past their hair. “You two better not ever come home with something like that,” they told my sister and me. “At least Elvis had short hair,” they said. Oh, Elvis. The same Elvis who gyrated on stage like a male stripper, who was dating a fourteen-year-old girl when he was legally an adult, and who eventually died of a drug overdose? You mean that Elvis? Okay. We’ll bring someone home who is just like Elvis, then. Someone like Elvis will make you happy. We get it. But I didn’t get it. What’s the difference if a boy had long hair or not? I loved long hair on boys! All the “cool” boys had long hair. They played in bands and wrote songs and rode motorcycles. They protested when they didn’t like what was going on in the country. They had “character.” My parents said that they “looked like “characters.” Somehow, boys having long hair became synonymous with boys being “anti-America.” They were called “hippies.” The policemen didn’t like them. They preferred clean-cut boys, too. Suddenly “I Wanna Hold Your Hand” evolved into “I Don’t Wanna Go to Viet Nam.” But personally, I didn’t want to date any guy who looked like one of Uncle Sam’s recruits. It was utter nonsense to me. What mattered most was what a person was like on the inside, I thought. I thought, that is, until my sons started to grow their hair. It started with our older son. He came home one weekend from college, and was sporting a little elastic band around a stump of hair. “What is that?” I asked him. “What is what?” he replied. “That thing in your hair.” “Oh. That. I’m growing my hair. I’m keeping it tied back, because it keeps getting in my eyes,” he replied. And then, the next words fell right out of my mouth, faster than you could say “hippie.” Faster than you could say “hypocrite.” “If you got your hair cut, it cut, it wouldn’t be getting in your eyes now, would it? How long are you going to grow it? You look like a Japanese sumo wrestler, for God’s sake. Why don’t you cut it off and wear your hair like you used to? Remember when I used to take you and your brother to Anthony and Jimmy’s Barbershop in Belford? Remember the nice haircut they would give you? You looked so clean-cut.” AHHHHHH! What was I saying? What was I doing? I was repeating history, that’s what I was doing. Why was it that the same ponytail that looked so cute on the guys I used to like, looked ridiculous on my son? “Leave him alone,” my husband said. “It could be worse.” And then it got worse. Our other son showed up one day wearing dreadlocks. Dreadlocks that were saturated with some sort of Jamaican oil, which he said would “keep the lice away.” Dreadlocks that hadn’t seen a drop of shampoo since God knows when. Dreadlocks that, I told him, would keep the girls away, too. “You see?” my husband said. “The other one’s ponytail doesn’t look so bad anymore, does it?” He was right. Now I was thinking, it could really be worse. There could be a tattoo on his head or an earring jutting from his bottom lip. He could have one of those “Mohawks,” that were so popular in the ‘80’s. Yes, it could be worse. So, I counted my blessings. I thanked God that they weren’t smoking, using drugs. I thanked God that they didn’t have arrest records. It seemed to be a stage, though. The ponytail is still with us, but it’s much shorter. I kind of got used to it after a while. (I pretended that I was Yanni’s mother.) The dreadlocks are gone, too. They were snipped by my son in a fit of frustration, when he couldn’t get them to “grow right.” About a year later, he went walking out the front door with a plastic bag under his arm. “What’s that?” I asked him. “My old dreadlocks,” he said. “I’m thinking of using them for an art project.” “You mean they’ve been in this house the whole time?” I stammered in horror. I suddenly had the urge to call the exterminator. Just a stage. But, what does it really matter? Hair is hair. I don’t know what’s in style anymore. I’ve lost track. I don’t know if it’s long hair, short hair, pink hair, purple hair, spiked hair or no hair. The funny thing is, today, if my sister or I brought a boy home with a crew cut, my parents would throw him right out the front door. “We told you to never bring home a boy who looks like a Neo-Nazi!” How times change. Thirty yeas ago, if we brought home a “clean-cut” guy, who looked like he was in the army and gave a good first impression, we would have been allowed to date Timothy McVeigh. http://www.ahherald.com/barbieri/ls010607_hair.htm - PRINT THIS ARTICLE MORE REFRESHING LEMONADE READ CAROL'S MUSIC REVIEWS IN NOTEWORTHY Your
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MEETINGS FOCUS ON NEIGHBORHOOD ISSUES Over the last four months, the members of the Township Committee and I have been visiting with residents from each of Middletown’s 12 neighborhoods to get know each other a little better. These informal meetings have been a golden opportunity for all of us to focus on the issues and concerns of each neighborhood. The whole committee gets a chance to really talk with residents about why they love their neighborhood or what they want to see changed. We do have meetings twice a month at Town Hall, but very few people are able to find the time to come. Recognizing that the trip could be a 20 or more minute drive for some, we decided to bring Town Hall to the people. Each meeting was held in one of our 12 elementary schools. The agenda varied depending on the neighborhood’s interests and characteristics. We brought representatives from Fire, Police, Health, Parks and Recreation, Public Works and other departments to give short presentations about Middletown’s services. We encouraged residents to bring questions about the things that concerned them the most. While the Township Committee and I were aware of almost all of the issues residents raised, these meetings provided us with a unique opportunity. We learned how residents ranked the issues, by order of importance, in each neighborhood. Some of the issues were very specific to an area. For example, Lincroft residents were curious about ongoing efforts to give the village a facelift. Our planner outlined details of the three-part streetscape project, which will begin in July. Freeholder Amy Handlin, a Lincroft resident, also came to quell rumors that Route 520 would be widened. Residents from Leonardo, as well as other Bayshore neighborhoods, were concerned about brush fires. Brush fires have been a long-standing problem in the Bayshore because of geography and dry weather conditions. While he couldn’t change local geography or weather, Police Chief John Pollinger promised to continue efforts to catch fire setters. Soon after those meetings, an individual was arrested for allegedly setting some of this season’s fires. In Port Monmouth, residents wanted to talk about chronic flooding conditions. We brought Township Engineer Bill Farrell to explain that the Army Corps of Engineers should be ready to start work in a couple of years. In the meantime, we may purchase another street sweeper to improve our efforts to keep debris off the streets and out of storm drains. Debris can block the storm drains causing water to back up during heavy storms and certain tidal conditions. North Middletown and Leonardo residents had concerns about the amount of visible law enforcement on the beaches. In response to the intensity of these concerns, we plan to purchase a four-wheel drive vehicle this year that can be used to patrol the beaches. Police Chief Pollinger also plans to get tough on jet skiers through the use of boats and specially trained officers this summer. Then there were issues that concerned everyone. Whether you lived near the Raritan Bay, the Navesink River, the Garden State Parkway or anywhere in between -- road conditions, traffic, and speeding were topics of conversation at every meeting. "When are you going to fix my road?" is always a tough question when you’ve got more than 300 miles of road and a limited budget. Sometimes it was easy because we knew a street was slated for repair in the coming funding cycles. Other roads will be reexamined by the township engineer to see what can be done to help the resident. Sometimes a little cold patch can go a long way. As for the traffic, there isn’t much anybody can do about that. Middletown is traversed by two major state highways, home to Brookdale College, and located near popular places such as Red Bank and Sandy Hook. With traffic increasing, some motorists speed through residential streets as a short cut around Route 35 and other busy roadways. There are so many miles of road that it’s impossible to be everywhere at all times and to catch everyone. But the Chief, who still writes his own share of tickets, encourages residents to call the Traffic and Safety bureau. Officers will provide short-term police surveillance in areas where residents have major problems. I want to thank each and every person who came out to talk with us. I think we all learned a lot and it was nice to see so many new faces. For everyone who couldn’t make it, I still want to know what you think about Middletown. You can write to me at Town Hall, 1 Kings Highway, Middletown, NJ 07748. Have a great summer. Contact Mayor Joan Smith - thesmitty1@home.com http://www.exit109.com/~townhall/ - Middletown Township Municipal Website http://www.ahherald.com/eye_on_middletown/eom010607_neighbor_mtg.htm Your
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STARTING NEXT WEEK I have been on a merry go round of working, catering, promoting and running my business for the last couple of weeks. I have not had the time to really sit down and write the way I would like to. Starting next week that should change as the last of my ten major events will be over and I can get a chance to think. In the meantime, please plan to come to the following events. They will be great for you and your families. The weekend is going to be beautiful and I suggest you go down to the Belmar Seafood Festival. Here the accent is on eating seafood. And eat they do…located on the Ocean in Belmar on Ocean Ave over 30 restaurants serve tons of lobster, shrimp, sole, salmon and crab cakes a dozen different ways. It starts at 11 AM on Saturday and goes until Sunday night at 6 PM. There is music by live bands and a huge wine tent serving New Jersey wines. Rain or shine thousands of people show up and spend the day eating the freshest seafood from some of the best restaurants on the shore. On a more personal level if you would like to help disadvantaged children the Aslan Youth Ministries will be holding its annual "Island Style" gala at the beautiful riverfront estate of Paul and Marge Barry on June 16th. The event will start at 4 PM and go until 10 PM. Island music, steel drum bands, grilled steaks and seafood, raw bar and wine bars highlight the torch lit event. Casual Island dress is a must and shoes are optional for dancing. For tickets at $125 per person call Aslan at (732) 741 7824. The event is limited to 250 people and donations are gratefully accepted. These have been published before and I hope to see you there. Starting next week I would like to explore the special times and places that I have experienced over the last 50 years in Red Bank. There have been some very special times and memories both recent and way long ago that have been running through my mind. Maybe it will trigger thought in your own mind and I will pass them on. Thank you for your patience. Contact Daniel Murphy, Jr. - danssteaks@aol.com http://www.redbankrivercenter.org - Red Bank RiverCenter http://www.ahherald.com/window_redbank/wrb010607_next_week.htm - PRINT THIS ARTICLE Your
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COMMON FITNESS MISCONCEPTIONS There are many common fitness
misconceptions among the general public regarding health, fitness and dieting. One of the most popular
misconceptions is that you will lose weight solely by dieting and performing
cardiovascular exercises such as, running, walking and biking. Quite often
people spend 40 minutes to an hour and a half, running, walking, striding,
biking and believe that they are going to lose weight. According to Rebecca
Robertson, a certified personal trainer at Sculpt Fitness, “That is simply
untrue. A major part of weight loss is having a proper integrated program of
light cardiovascular exercises, resistance weight training and a healthy
balanced way of eating.” Getting your body into shape is
more than just burning calories. The body is a complex machine that needs the
proper fuel in order to function efficiently. Robertson stresses, “Taking the
right vitamins and eating a healthy balanced diet is an easy way to ensure that
the body receives the macro and micronutrients it needs such as protein and flax
seed oil. This goes for all ages, children through elderly.” Fad diets will not produce
healthy results because they deprive the body of certain nutrients that your
body needs. Most supplements cause your heart rate to raise extreme beat per
minute causing fatal injuries. A healthy balanced way of eating regulates blood
sugar, offsets diabetes, lowers insulin spike hence a healthier homeostasis
state. Resistance training, which is
any functional strength training exercise will tone and develop muscles. Muscle
in turn burns fat. Unfortunately most people associate weight training with body
builders or young athletics. Robertson states, “Women in particular do not
take advantage of the benefits of resistance or strength training because they
feel that they are just going to get big and bulky.” According to Sculpt
Fitness owner, David Rivera, this is another common misconception primarily
because, “Men and women have different body fibers. Women will simply not get
as big as men.” Resistance training also helps
relieve stress and muscle tension, lengthens muscles for a more toned physic,
supports better posture, which in turn reduce heart attacks, clustered migraines
and osteoporosis. When making the decision to lose weight or improve your physique it is important to remember that it is the right combination of eating right, weight training and some cardiovascular exercise that will result in a healthier lifestyle and body, reduce aliments and produce results that will last a lifetime if properly maintained. http://www.ahherald.com/health/tyh_010607_fitness_misconceptions.htm - PRINT THIS ARTICLE Your
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WHEN CHILDREN GRIEVE Many times when someone we love has died we are so wrapped up in our own grief that it is hard for us to reach out to support our children. Here are some tips that may help us to think rational at a time when our emotions are paramount.
One sidebar that I do want to mention is that if you know
that the child grieved more over his or her gold fish than their grandmother, do not express this to them. The child will grieve, but they may not completely understand the finality of the death until a funeral or some other situation that makes them realize the impact it has on them. Contact Carol at: ccaruso@monmouth.com Your
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Cinemas HOW WELL DO YOU KNOW MONMOUTH COUNTY This Week's Question: British general Clinton "retreats" to Sandy Hook through Highlands after his defeat at the Battle of Monmouth. Q: What was the month and year of the Battle of Monmouth? Last Week's Question: Q: What was Molly Pitcher's Real name? Charles Deitz of Tinton Falls was the first person to respond with the correct answer to last week's question. A: Molly Pitcher, (1744-1832) was an American Revolutionary heroine. Her real name was Mary Ludwig Hays or Heis. She was born near Trenton.. As the wife of John Hays or Heis, she carried water for her husband and Your
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OPEN SPACE: Recently, there has been good news regarding the preservation of open space in Monmouth County. In the last two months a combination of private and public funds have helped to save approximately 512 acres from new development in two different sections of the county. First, in Holmdel Township it was announced in April that the 416-acre "Chase-Manhattan" tract would be preserved as open space. Under a joint agreement by NJ DEP (New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection), Monmouth County Freeholders, political leaders in Holmdel Township, and Monmouth Conservation Foundation a price of $19 million was agreed to with landowners to purchase the property. While this amount seems like a lot of money to most of us, it is a very good deal. Chase-Manhattan originally purchased the land in the 1980s for $23 million and had originally asked a selling price of $25 million. The land is in the watershed for the Swimming River Reservoir. The tract's boundaries encompass Roberts Road to the north, Holmdel Road to the west, Ramanessin Brook to the east, and Middletown Road to the south. Official ownership of the 416 acres will be divided between the Monmouth County Park System managing around 226 acres and the remaining 190 acres being utilized as farmland through the state's Agricultural Development Committee. Secondly, the Borough of Roosevelt reported in May that $1.7 million of NJ State Green Acre funds will be used to purchase the 109-acre Notterman Farm that includes rolling hills and wooded areas. Under an arrangement between the Borough and NJ DEP officials, the Division of Fish and Wildlife will manage the land, as a component of the nearby Assunpink Wildlife Management Area. The land will be forever preserved as open space and eventually be part of the "Capitol to the Coast" greenway, which will be a multi-use trail extending from Trenton to Manasquan. Certainly, the purchase of land for open space is a remarkable task, especially when you consider the history of this country. When Europeans first colonized America, a primary reason for many people being here was to own property for their personal self-interest. Early European colonists viewed nature and human society as separate. Humans were above nature, not part of it. The forests and wetlands of New Jersey were seen not just as a resource to be used for a landowner's profit, but as a nuisance to be eliminated, as they were dark and sheltered wild animals like bears, bobcats, and wolves. There was little desire to preserve land for both humans and nonhumans to coexist. In fact, according to the Town Book of Middletown, one of the first laws in Monmouth County that dealt with the natural environment was an order on January 6, 1667 to kill all wolves to protect private property and livestock from being harmed. In the past three hundred years, our society has come a certain way to understand better the environment and the need for open space. More work, however, needs to be done in local communities if we wish to maintain a green landscape. The above two new purchases represent proof that tracts of land in Monmouth County can still be obtained as open space if people on both sides are willing to work together. It is a myth to believe that all the "best" forests, farmland, and other areas of undeveloped land will be lost to progress, since real estate prices are so expensive and most landowners seem unresponsive to local needs. It is clearly possible that with proper planning, a strong commitment by citizens to protect the environment, and good communication between both buyer and seller valuable land can indeed be preserved as open space.
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YOUR PRIZE OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES A key employee can be a founder or principal owner of a company, a top salesperson or an engineer who creates new products. Anyone whose skills maintain what the firm has become and who contributes to a firm's future profitability and growth is a key employee. Protecting against the loss of key employees is an important part of risk management for any company. Key-employee incentives help encourage company loyalty and promote longer retention of these employees. Key employees are provided compensation in the form of wages. At some point, however, paying out more in salary has a diminishing return, both from the employee's current needs standpoint and from a tax standpoint. In these cases, both key employees and the business may benefit from a nonqualified deferred compensation plan. The five essential benefits of nonqualified deferred compensation plans are: 1.
They require no IRS approval and may selectively favor one
employee or a small group of employees. There
are two forms of nonqualified deferred compensation plans.
Funded deferred compensation contracts actually set aside
money in order to meet future compensation requirements.
Employees must have a "present" beneficial
interest in assets placed in a funded deferred compensation
plan. Funds allocated to unfunded nonqualified deferred compensation plans must remain the sole property of the business and must always be available to satisfy creditors. The company cannot grant the key employee control over the money or the IRS will consider it constructive receipt of the employer's contributions and therefore currently taxable to the employee. Many companies these days use permanent cash-value insurance as their means to fulfill their promise to pay compensation in the future. The company is the policy owner and beneficiary, but the key employee is the person insured. The plan is considered unfunded because the built-up cash value remains at the risk of company creditors. Insurance as a future payment vehicle offers employers another considerable advantage. Cash buildup that is set aside in a life insurance policy is not subject to excess retained earnings tax. An unfunded nonqualified deferred compensation plan based on an insurance policy is an excellent way for a business to provide retirement income as well as premature death benefits for key employees. Such plans are worth exploring for any business that relies heavily on the talents and experience of one or a small number of persons. Rich Vera, CPA practices at CPA & Financial Services, LLC, located at 971 Leonardville Road, Atlantic Highlands. A full service firm offering Income Tax Preparation, IRS Representation, QuickBooks Support, Notary Public Services, Investment and Brokerage Services, Mortgages, and Prepaid Accounting Services. You can contact him at: Ph: (732) 291-8546 ¨ Fax: (732) 872-6447 ¨ E-mail: CPA@cpafs.com ¨ Visit: http://www.cpafs.com/ The author is a registered representative of H.D. Vest Investment Securities, Inc. Based in Texas, H.D. Vest provides financial services, including full service brokerage, professional money management, insurance, estate and retirement planning. For information, call (732) 291-8546. http://www.ahherald.com/dollars/010607_key employees.htm - PRINT THIS ARTICLE Your
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COLUMN: MONITORS Your PC’s monitor is probably its most important peripheral. While you can tolerate a slow disk or a tinny sound card, a fuzzy monitor is a real pain in the eye. In order to advertise low prices, many PCs are now sold without monitors or with very low quality ones. The result is that often you will purchase your PC and monitor separately. The good news is that with traditional cathode ray tube (CRT) monitors, there are few compatibility problems. Almost any video controller card will work with almost any monitor, and software conflicts are few. However, you should try to match the controller’s and the monitor’s performance; for instance, both should have similar maximum resolutions. Fortunately, most video controllers, even the inexpensive ones, can easily keep up with almost any monitor. Use the following formula to find how much memory you need. Video RAM in Megabytes = (resolution)x(bytes per pixel)/(1,000,000) Where you need: 1 byte per pixel for 256 colors, 2 bytes per pixel for 65,536 colors, and 3 bytes per pixel for 16.7 million colors. For example, for a resolution of 1024 x 768 and 16.7 million colors, you need (1024 x 768 x 3)/1,000,000 or 2.36 Mbytes of video RAM. Computer games, digital photo retouching, and computer-aided design are the three applications that place the most stress on video controllers and displays. If you are seriously engaged in one of these, you should do your homework carefully. If at all possible, see the monitor in operation before you buy it and check the image quality carefully. Look also at the size of the displayed image; my “17-inch” Sony Trinitron displays an image that measures 15 ½ inches diagonally. Check also that it will display the claimed resolution; on some cheap brands the focus is too poor to this. A monitor is one component where brand name counts. While you’re looking, examine the screen flatness, the picture sharpness, and check that straight lines are straight and circles are round. Are there rainbows at the borders of light and dark areas? Clearly the best way to do this is to compare two monitors of different makes side by side. Also look at the specifications; here are some key ones. The most obvious is size. For home desktop use, 17-inch is probably what you want; smaller ones can’t display enough detail either for editing documents or for Web surfing, and larger ones are too heavy, take up too much space, and use too much power. Refresh rate (how often it repaints itself) is also important; this should be at least 75 Hz or you will notice flicker. Dot pitch is the distance between the centers of adjacent pixels and should be 0.25 mm or less. What is the warranty period? Like most PC components, if a monitor passes through its first few weeks of operation it will usually work for a long time. However, it does work at high temperatures and voltages, and failure is more likely than most other PC components. I like Sony Trinitrons and have used them for years, but they do have a “feature” that some find objectionable. There are two or three faint horizontal lines that are visible on uniform light backgrounds. Look for this in the store before you buy one to be sure it isn’t something that will bug you. The days of the CRT are about over. Desktop liquid crystal displays (LCDs) are rapidly increasing in size and quality and dropping in price, and they will soon drive CRTs from the market. As a bonus, they use only about half the power of a comparable CRT. Good quality 15-inch LCDs are now available for $550, and prices are continuing to drop. (A 15-inch LCD has almost as much useful display area as a 17-inch CRT.) Larger LCDs are still expensive; a good 18-inch unit is $1150 or more. One of the reasons LCDs are more expensive is that they usually have a CRT-type analog interface so a standard (CRT) video controller can drive them. NEC claims that if they could use a digital interface instead of an analog one, it would reduce prices by $150. (A digital interface would also reduce the prices of video controller cards.) When LCDs become more popular, digital video controller cards will appear. At present there is not a universally accepted digital video interface standard, and some LCDs are sold with a dedicated controller card that works only with a particular display. As when buying a CRT, be sure you look at an LCD before you take it home. Be especially careful to look for “dead” pixels. These usually aren’t black, but always emit one color, usually very brightly. Try to display a blank screen or at least one with little detail, and adjust the brightness and contrast while you look closely at every area. Dead pixels are easy to overlook when you are checking a new unit, but they will be with you for its whole life. Unfortunately, some manufacturers accept a certain number of dead pixels as normal and do not consider units with them to be defective. Read the warranty carefully, and be sure you understand this point. Unlike CRTs, LCDs usually can’t display lower than their maximum resolutions. The picture can be either of low quality or it may just get smaller. This shouldn’t be a problem, but it is something to be aware of. For myself, I’ll use my CRT for a while longer, but it is probably the last one I’ll ever buy. In a year or two, when LCD prices have dropped a little, their quality is a little higher, and the various manufacturers have agreed on a digital interface standard, I’ll be looking seriously to regain some of the space on my desktop.www.bcug.com
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NAVY BOXING CAMP CHALLENGES ARCTIC SAILOR
Seaman Morales started boxing at San Juan Gym in his hometown of El Paso, TX at the age of sixteen. The sport gave him a constructive activity to focus his energies and kept him out of trouble during his adolescent years. Thanks to the guidance and teaching of his coach, Ralph Ruiz, Seaman Morales stuck with boxing and developed the necessary skills to compete in local smoker matches. Winning three Gold Gloves at Regional competitions and advancing to States' twice, Morales amassed a respectable Pass Book; a credential for boxers listing their record of matches fought. He contemplated pursuing boxing as a professional but chose to enlist into the Navy for a more stable livelihood, however, he did not loose site of his hobby. While completing Boot Camp in Great Lakes, IL, Seaman Morales learned about the Navy's boxing program. He held onto the application he received until reporting onboard USS ARCTIC in June of 2000 when a poster outside the ship's store caught his eye. The poster advertised various sport camps sponsored by the Navy, one of which was boxing. With the help of his Chain of Command, specifically BM2 Shawn Malone, Morales filled out the application and submitted it to Navy Sports. His strong background made him an easy selection to join ten other Sailors for the 2000 Navy Boxing Camp. Training began immediately in preparation for the Armed Services Boxing Tournament. The group ran on average five miles a day and spent the rest of their time in the gym polishing punches and techniques. With two practice fights, Seaman Morales was anxious to fight the forth-ranked contender, Army's Terrance Danielson, in the 119-pound weight class. Losing on a decision but undeterred by defeat, Morales' coach saw enough promise and potential to recommend he fight at Nationals in Colorado Springs, CO. Unfortunately, shin splits inflamed while running the following week in training and prevented Seaman Morales from fighting. Morales was hyped up, saying, "I wanted to fight the guy again," where at Nationals he would have had a rematch with the Army contender. Despite the injury, Seaman Morales felt, "the Navy came through for him this time." The experience left him with added confidence in his ability to compete against other boxers and excited about camp later this year. Small in stature but big at heart, Seaman Morales is USS ARCTIC's big little boxer. Contact USS Arctic Public Affairs - 2NDDIVO@arctic.navy.mil http://www.ahherald.com/scuttlebutt/sb010607_boxing.htm - PRINT THIS ARTICLE Your
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SAND CASTLE A castle is rising in the sand, A castle contractor raises a flag
The sphere of orange sinks into the ocean; A castle is rising in the sand, A castle contractor raises a flag
The sphere of orange sinks into the ocean; Gilda Kreuter (editors note: Do you have poetry to share? Send your submission to editor@ahherald.com.) http://www.ahherald.com/poet/pl010607_sand_castle.htm - PRINT THIS ARTICLE Your
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Picture This! We'll show you a photo each week and you tell us where in Monmouth County that photo was taken. Be the first person to respond with the correct answer and we will publish your name and the town where you live. Can you identify the location from this photo taken in Monmouth County, NJ? Last Week's Picture This! Answer A: Beneath the slides at Runaway Rapids Water Park in Keansburg http://www.ahherald.com/picture_this/pt_010531.htm - last week's Picture This! photo Anthony Spatola of Sarasota, Florida was the first to correctly identify the location. MEGA MALL LOOMING IN MIDDLETOWN The Azzolinas own the only large undeveloped tract on Route 35. But I don't think they have a right to cause the entire township to undergo the radical change that they are proposing. I like the idea of having this green space nearby. I enjoy the buffering aspect of it, and look forward to its greening in the springtime. Now, thanks to greed, it will be gone forever. I hope the developers realize the mistake they are making, in ruining the flavor of our collective neighborhoods, by trying to install major townhomes, theatres, whatever else they propose, in our midst. I am keeping an open mind, but haven't seen anything but a megamall looming. This will cause traffic to be a mess, more than it is, and ruin many businesses. Why can't they just move their stores inward, scale down their plans more in keeping with the township's atmosphere, and let it go at that. I can only think that they are out to make as much money as they can on the property, and don't really care about its effect on the rest of us, who will have to live with the changes they are making. Silence is assent, let's keep our voices loud and clear - no MEGAMALL in Middletown!
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