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Consumer Fraud...
Posted 7-02-05
Consumer Fraud:
Prizes &
Sweepstakes
Congratulations! You’ve won a car, valuable jewelry, cash or some other fabulous
gift. Is this really your lucky day, or is your luck about to take a turn for
the worst?
To help you decide, read the following tips from the
National Consumers League’s National Fraud Information Center.
Never pay to play.
It’s illegal for a company to require
you to buy something or pay a fee in order to win or claim a prize.
Buying something doesn’t improve your chances of
winning.
It’s illegal for a company to even suggest that your
chances will be better if you make a purchase.
Don’t believe that you
have to give the company money for taxes on your prize.
Taxes will be deducted from your winnings
or you will pay them directly to the government.
Guard your credit card and
bank account numbers.
No legitimate sweepstakes company will ask for this
information. Your social security number may be required for tax purposes if you
have won. Don’t provide that information unless you’re absolutely
sure that you entered the contest and that you know the company operating it.
Be on guard for imposters.
Some con artists use company names
that are identical or very similar to well-known, legitimate sweepstakes
operators. Tell them that you’ll get back to them and contact the real
companies and ask if there is any connection.
Be wary of offers to send
you an “advance” on your “winnings.”
Some con artists use this ploy to build trust and
get money from your bank. They send you a check for part of your
“winnings,” instructing you to deposit it and then wire payment to them for
taxes, bonding, or some other pretend purpose. The bank tells you the check has
cleared because the normal time has passed to be notified that checks have
bounced. After you wire the money, the check that you deposited finally
bounces because it turned out to be an elaborate fake. Now the crooks have
your payment, and you’re left owing your bank the amount that you withdrew.
Get the details in
writing. Legitimate
sweepstakes companies will give you the written information about how a contest
works, including the odds of winning, the value of the prizes, the fact that no
purchase is necessary, and an explanation that buying does not improve your
chances of winning.
Don’t be fooled by
official-looking mail.
It’s not necessarily legitimate just because the
envelope is marked “urgent” and the contents look impressive. One clue
that you haven’t won is if the letter was sent at bulk mail rates. That
means that thousands of other people are receiving the same thing.
Be especially cautious
about foreign sweepstakes companies.
Many fraudulent sweepstakes companies that target
U.S. consumers are located in Canada or other countries, which makes it much
more difficult for law enforcement agencies to pursue them.
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Wish List...
Posted 5-10-05
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- Wanted…
Chess Players and a chess set. If you're interested in playing,
or have a set you would like to donate, please call SHASS at 637-3607.
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Exercise Tips...
Posted 5-10-05
Do’s
& Don’ts of Exercise
Courtesy of Dennis K. Flood
ACE Certified Clinical Exercise Specialist
Do’s of exercise:
Exercise with
others.
Exercise with enjoyment.
Exercise in pleasant surroundings.
Exercise everyday at a low to moderate intensity.
Exercise for short periods at first. Gradually increase length.
Exercise in the direction of total well being.
Don’ts of exercise:
Don’t strive for
unrealistic goals.
Don’t exercise too competitively.
Don’t over exercise. Easy does it at first.
Don’t try to become Mr./Mrs. America within a week.
Don’t procrastinate. Start a 10 minute walking routine...tomorrow!
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VIP Member Comments...
Posted 5-10-05
What I have gained from being a
VIP member?
Submitted by Hazel Poindexter, VIP
Support Group Member
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A
wonderful group of new friends and companions who understand my sight
problems. |
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A
20/20 pen so I can read my lists. |
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Free
talking books on most any subject, even best sellers. |
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A
“reading machine” which is a closed circuit TV which will magnify
newsletters and correspondence. |
If you have visual issues of any
kind,
please consider attending a VIP Support Group Meeting.
If you would like further information
please call the SHASS office at 637-3607.
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Mother's Day...
Posted 5-5-05
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In the United States, Mother’s Day started nearly 150 years ago, when
Anna Jarvis, an Appalachian homemaker, organized a day to raise
awareness of poor health conditions in her community, a cause she
believed would be best advocated by mothers. She called it
“Mother’s Work Day.”
In 1905
when Anna Jarvis died, her daughter, also named Anna, began a campaign
to memorialize the life work of her mother. Legend has it that
young Anna remembered a Sunday school lesson that her mother gave in
which she said, “I hope and pray that someone, sometime, will found a
memorial mother’s day. There are many days for men, but none for
mothers.”
Anna
began to lobby prominent businessmen like John Wannamaker, and
politicians including Presidents Taft and Roosevelt to support her
campaign to create a special day to honor mothers. At one of the
first services organized to celebrate Anna’s mother in 1908, at her
church in West Virginia, Anna handed out her mother’s favorite flower,
the white carnation. Five years later, the House of Representatives
adopted a resolution calling for officials of the federal government to
wear white carnations on Mother’s Day. In 1914 Anna’s hard work paid off
when Woodrow Wilson signed a bill recognizing Mother’s Day as a National
holiday.
At first, people observed Mother’s Day by attending church, writing
letters to their mothers, and eventually, by sending cards, presents,
and flowers. With the increasing gift-giving activity associated with
Mother’s Day Anna Jarvis became enraged. She believed that the day’s
sentiment was being sacrificed at the expense of greed and profit.
In 1923 she filed a lawsuit to stop a Mother’s Day festival, and was
even arrested for disturbing the peace at a convention selling
carnations for a war mother’s group. Before her death in 1948,
Jarvis is said to have confessed that she regretted even starting the
mother’s day tradition.
Despite Jarvis’s misgivings, Mother’s Day has flourished in the United
States. In fact, the second Sunday of May has become the most
popular day of the year to dine out, and telephone lines record their
highest traffic, as sons and daughters everywhere take advantage of this
day to honor and to express appreciation of their mothers.
Answers
given by elementary school age children
to the following questions.
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How did God make mothers?
"He used dirt, just like the
rest of us."
"God
made my Mom just the same like he made me. He just used bigger parts."
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What ingredients are mothers
made of?
"God makes mothers out of clouds and angel hair
and everything nice in the world and one dab of mean."
"They
had to get their start from men’s bones. Then they mostly use string,
I think."
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What kind of little girl was your
mom?
"My Mom has always been my
Mom and none of that other stuff."
"I don’t know because I wasn’t there, but my guess would be pretty
bossy."
"They say she used to be nice."
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Who’s the boss at your house?
"Mom doesn’t want to be boss, but she has to
because Dad’s such a goof ball."
"Mom. You can tell by room inspection. She sees the stuff under the
bed."
"I guess Mom is, but only because she has a lot more to do than Dad."
Happy...
Mother's
Day!
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Life Line Screening...
Posted 4-4-05
Life Line
Screening will be back in South Haven at
Peace
Evangelical Lutheran Church
06321 Blue Star Highway
on Tuesday May 31st, 2005.
Ultrasound tests
for stroke,
AAA’s and osteoporosis will be performed.
Please check your May newsletter for
the orange flyers on this beneficial health service.
Life Line
Screening was at The Warren Center
in January and screened 30 participants.
There were some scheduling mix-ups and some of the registrants
may have been called by Life Line Screening’s call center
to cancel or re-schedule their appointments.
Life Line Screening would like to apologize for this inconvenience and
will be contacting those individuals to re-schedule their appointments.
Anyone who was not signed
up for the screening or was out of town
in January may sign up by calling 1-800-324-1851 to pre-register. Preventive
screenings are an important part of your health.
For more information, visit
www.lifelinescreening.com.
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Bones...
Posted 4-4-05
Strong Bones
Keep all of your
bones strong, preventing osteoporosis,
by keeping all of your muscles strong.
Exercising your arms, legs, back, shoulders and tummy
with weights strengthens muscles, bones, heart and lungs.
Take a ten minute walk every morning
as part of your regular morning routine.
Plug in the coffee, make a piece of toast, get dressed.
Walk five minutes out and five minutes back.
Anyone can carve out
five minutes.
Almost anyone at any
level can perform a ten minute walk.
The benefits come from the regularity of the daily walk.
The walk can be slow, but it should be steady.
Within a week you will feel the results.
Submitted by: Dennis Flood, M.S.
Dennis
is an exercise physiologist and ACE clinical exercise specialist in Sarasota,
FL.
He is the son of Bob & Alice Flood.
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Calcium Needs
Posted 3-30-05
How to Get
the Calcium You Need
How much calcium
do you need each day?
Adults 19-50 1000 mg.
Adults 51+ years 1200 mg.
How much calcium do different foods have?
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Yogurt, low fat (1 cup) 415
Nonfat dry milk powder, (1/3 cup) 305
Milk, skim (1 cup) 302
Milk, 2% low fat (1 cup) 297
Milk, whole (1 cup) 290
Milk, 2% low fat chocolate (1 cup) 284
Swiss Cheese (1 ounce) 272
American Cheese (1 ounce) 174
Cottage Cheese, 2% low fat (1/2 cup) 77
Tofu, with calcium sulfate (1/2 cup) 434
Sardines, canned with bones (3 ounces) 324
Salmon, canned with bones (3 ounces) 212
Perch, baked (3 ounces) 117
Collards, fresh, cooked (1/2 cup) 74
Turnip greens, fresh, cooked (1/2 cup) 99
Broccoli, fresh, cooked (1/2 cup) 36
Okra, frozen, cooked (1/2 cup) 88
Dry Beans, pinto, cooked (1 cup) 82 |
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Provided by the
Family Nutrition Program,
Michigan State University Extension.
To learn more about nutrition, please contact us at 269-657-7745.
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Survey...
Posted 3-30-05
Tell us what
you’ve learned in life
We
are seeking statements from people (age 60 and over) about things they feel they
have learned over the course of their lives. What are your most important
lessons you have learned? If you wanted to give younger generations (like your
grandchildren) advice about life, what would that be? These lessons can be in
any area of life: work, family, spirituality, health, marriage, etc.
Your responses
may be used in a variety of ways, including being published all or in part in
book form, magazine articles, web postings, and other media. We cannot
compensate you in any way for your response, but you may see yourself in print
one day! You do not need to provide your name and address but we would
appreciate it if you could let us know your age and whether you are male or
female.
We invite you to
submit a response,
(to our office or online to the link below)
Online Survey
to the following statement:
"When I
look back over my life,
the most important things I have learned are:"
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Enough Sleep?...
Posted
2-19-05
Are You Getting
Enough Sleep?
In the dark days of
winter,
it’s easy to catch yourself taking a 30 minute nap.
The problem is getting quality sleep through the night.
Are you getting enough sleep?
Here is how to tell if
you are getting enough rest:
You wake up on your own in the morning without an alarm clock.
You feel alert and function well during the day.
When you sit down to relax during the day you don’t feel tired.
If you can’t say, “yes”
to the above,
you may have to give up the late afternoon cup of coffee or maybe
talk to your healthcare provider about your sleeping problems.
One common sleep disorder
is sleep apnea. In sleep apnea,
your breathing stops or gets very shallow while you are sleeping.
Each pause typically lasts 10-20 seconds or more.
These pauses can occur 20 to 30 times or more in one hour.
The most common type of
sleep apnea is obstruction sleep apnea.
During sleep, enough air can not flow into your lungs through your
mouth and nose even though you try to breathe when this happens,
the amount of oxygen in your blood may drop. You may breath
normal- then start again with a loud snort or choking sound.
When sleep is upset
throughout the night,
you can be very sleepy during the day.
People with sleep apnea may snore loudly.
However, not everyone who
snores has sleep apnea.
Some people with sleep apnea don’t know they snore.
Sleep apnea happens more often in people who are overweight,
but even thin people have it.
Most people don’t know
they have sleep apnea. They don’t know
that they are having problems breathing while they are sleeping.
Family members and/or bed partner
may notice the signs of sleep apnea first.
Untreated sleep
apnea can increase the chance of having high
blood pressure and even a heart attack or stroke. If you think
you have sleep apnea, contact your personal physician.
Current facts in human nutrition and basic health for mature adults.
Provided by Michigan State University Extension.
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