west/northwest creative living - september

I just loveplaying hostess.

Opening up myhome to family andfriends issomething I dearlycherish. I’m sureit’s important toyou as well. That’swhy this monthwe’ve included afeature story onhow to prepare your home for guests on anyoccassion.

Also in this issue you’ll learn how to deal witha bully problem.

Another topic dear to my heart is memories.Learn about a variety of ways you can honor thememories of your loved ones through personaland visual memorials.

Have a great read.

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You are invited to joinA Sweet Life on SaturdayOct. 2 from 10 a.m. to 5p.m. as the staff andcrafters celebrate theshop’s SecondAnniversary!

All day you can enjoynew fall and Halloweencrafts, taste testing, side-walk sale, face painting,Crafter Meet ‘n’ Greet,and enter to win a $50 giftcertificate to A Sweet Life.

The crafters have beenworking hard to bring youa large selection of unique,handcrafted, one-of-a-kinditems. Choose from beau-tifuly hand painted yardart, support your localhigh school, college, andpro sports teams withwhimsical letter art pho-tography, laser engravedpicture frames, glasses,and much more.

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cakes, and scrapbooks.Start your Christmasshopping with gifts for thechildren on your list.Crayon bags, Barbie dress-es, 18-inch doll clothes,child aprons & chef hatsfor boys and girls, dresses,hairbows; just to suggest afew ideas.

Love pets? Select fromSchnauzer Rescue decorat-ed items including sweat-shirts, purses, key chains,comfy pet blankets, andmore! One-hundred per-cent of proceeds fromthese sales goes directly toSchnauzer Rescue.

Gourmet cupcakes,assorted candies, andchocolate covered pretzelsare available daily. As athank you for your busi-ness these past two years,make sure to bring in thecoupon on this page for 10percent off your purchasevalid only during theirOct. 2 celebration.

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It is a common com-plaint: roof shingles thatfail too soon, leaving frus-trated homeowners ask-ing; why didn’t it last?

Roof Time has theanswer. According toJustin Shoemaker, a com-pany estimator, it has todo with far more than theshingles. “Shingles todayare well made, butdepend on what I call the‘Energy Trilogy.’ heexplains. “It’s due to theventilation, insulation,and radiation, not beingproperly balanced.”

The problem startswith unbalanced ventila-tion, not enough atticinsulation, and no radia-tion barrier. Ventilationand insulation are now

required by code, but aradiation barrier is not.Therefore, most buildersand roofers don’t take itinto consideration, accord-ing to Shoemaker.

Roof Time conducts afree Energy audit withevery quote. By using athermal image camera(like the ones the cable TVghost hunters use) anddigital thermometer, theirestimators can pinpointthe problem areas thathide under the roof.

Roof Time is an OwensCorning PreferredContractor and is one ofonly three roofers locallywho have obtained theadded certification as aTOP OF THE HOUSEroofer-insulator. “We have

the knowledge,” saysShoemaker. “We havequality products. Butmore importantly, we arepassionate about servingour customer. We knowthat our integrity dependson our service.”

A Roof Time quoteincludes options forinstalling a roof ventila-tion system that meets orexceeds the FHA specifi-cation, and also increasesthe attic insulation to theDepartment of Energy rec-ommended level of R-60.With the current 1500 dol-lar tax credit that is avail-able, it’s like getting FREEinsulation added to yourhome.

The estimators alsooffer the option of

installing a radiant barrierthat reduces an attic’stemperature by as muchas 50 degrees every day.

Using these techniquesRoof Time is confidantthat homeowners can addanother 5-10 years to theirroof’s warranty, and thebest part according toTerry Littleton, a RoofTime estimator?“Homeowners tell usevery day that when theycompare our bid to otherroofers, we are doing somuch more; but our pricematches up with theirother quotes!”

These factors will payimmediate dividends too,as you’ll be able to save 20percent on your monthlyenergy bill and receive as

much as $1,500 in govern-ment credit from theAmerican Recovery Actthat goes through 2010!As Shoemaker says,” Ifyou are buying a roofanyway, why not be sureit lasts and get paid fordoing it right the firsttime, by qualifying for thetax credit?!”

Rooftime began back in1995, when Ricky Feltnerand his wife Sandy start-ed a small family busi-ness. By 1999, PreferredRoofing’s four estimators(which included one sonand one son-in-law) andterrific work crews hadearned a ranking in theTop 100 Contractors inAmerica, and had sales inexcess of $2 million!

Ricky passed away atthe end of 1999, and thecompany struggled tocarry on without hisdynamic leadership.Today Ricky’s legacy hasbeen preserved by no lessthan FIVE roofing contrac-tors that were once part ofhis vision, all successfullyoperating their own com-panies using the sameprinciples and ideals heestablished over 15 yearsago!

At Roof Time, Sandy isstill answering the calls(even at nights and on theweekends) and Ricky’sgrandson Justin is now aproject estimator!

Roof Time is a truefamily owned and operat-ed business with deepcommunity roots; over fif-teen year’s business expe-rience, and is now intotheir 3RD generation ofserving Cincinnati andNorthern Kentucky!

Roof Time’s attentionto the details has earned

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and formal ones. I also love expandablekitchen tables because you can accommo-date a house full of guests and break itdown for breakfast for two the morningafter. My last bit of advice is to choosedinnerware that is versatile. Considersomething that is durable enough fordaily use and chic enough for eveningoccasions, such as Oneida’s Chef’s TableCollection. This mix and match collectionwas designed with a modern look andcrafted in all white porcelain to comple-ment any table setting.

• Accessorize your home. I often hangon to things that I shouldn’t, but havelearned that any little knick knack cancome into play when decorating forevents. I’ve made candle holders out ofmason jars, a menu with a chalkboard andcenterpieces using old pitchers. I’m notencouraging clutter- just keep a stash ofitems that could be useful when entertain-ing and it may save you that extra trip tothe store.

• Use nature to your advantage. Whendecorating, use sprigs and blooms grown

First and foremost, decide what type ofambiance your event needs and embrace it. Ifyou are having an evening event, indulge indeep colors, soft lighting and upbeat music tokeep your company awake! If it’s a daytimeevent, go bold and bright with your colorscheme. “I love to target my audience andadd things to my table settings that inspiremy guests,” says Angela Giannopoulos, apremier New York event stylist andowner of SC3 Group who has workedwith brands such as Estee Lauder,Donna Karan and Missoni. “I recentlydecorated a birthday table for a groupof grade school children. I used over-sized legos and bright candy toentertain them.” For unique ideassuch as these, Giannopoulos hasoffered several tips for easy at-home entertaining.

• Versatility is key. Makeconsiderations when stockingyour kitchen cabinets -- con-sider cookware and servingdishes that can be used bothfor smaller and larger occa-sions, as well as casual

near your home toadd life to your tablesettings. Various shadesof colors found in wild-flowers often create anorganic energy making atable setting more invitingfor guests. Also, arrangingflowers in different sizedvases can be visually appeal-ing on a long table while sin-gle, tall flowers work wellwith a table for two.

• Accumulate a beveragecollection. Nothing makes yourvisitors feel welcome like offeringthem a drink when they walk inthe door. Rather than going outand stocking up on wine, liquor orsoft drinks before you host, gradual-ly accumulate a collection. Yourguests will be impressed by yourselection when you have an assort-ment to offer. Also, consider outfittingyour home with drinkware for everyoccasion.

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them the prestigiousAngie’s List Super ServiceAward for the past fouryears in a row as well as,the Community PressFavorite Roofer for 2009!

Estimators arrive ontime and prepared, inneatly lettered vehiclesand uniforms; inspect the

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Hearing loss among adoles-cents is on the rise, probablybecause kids are listening to loudsounds on their iPods and com-puters through earbuds, doctorssay.

Children as young as 12 areexperiencing noticeable hearingloss, and hearing loss from noisethat occurs early in life isn’treversible. “Once you have hear-ing loss, there’s a greater risk ofthat hearing loss progressing asyou get older,” a clinical profes-sor of otolaryngology at USC toldBloomberg.

What’s more, hearing loss mayaffect teenagers’ social develop-ment and education. As anotherphysician told Bloomberg, “In aneducational setting, even kidswith slight hearing loss do notperform as well as those withnormal hearing.”

Most importantly, though,adolescent hearing loss is poten-tially preventable. Many expertsagree that the surge in hearingloss among the young is attribut-able to noise. It’s no wonder,when you consider that an iPodcan reach 120 decibels-the equiv-

alent of standing next to a jetplane during takeoff.

Hearing damage can beginwhen listening to sounds above85 decibels. That’s whyChristopherson & Clark HearingCenter is offering KidzsafeEarbuds by Westone. KidzsafeEarbuds are compatible with anyaudio device, and no matter howhigh the volume is turned up, theearbuds will keep the sound yourchild hears below 85 decibels.Earbuds come in pink, blue, andgreen, and are on sale now for$16.95 with coupon.

You can’t always be around,but you can protect your child’shearing when you’re not. Startthe school year off right. Stop into pick up Kidzsafe Earbuds foryour child, or even yourself.

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Here are some sureindications that the seasonis changing-the air is get-ting crisp, leaves arechanging colors,Halloween candy is onthe shelves . . . and “fluvaccinations available”signs are popping up allover. What should you doto stay healthy as wemove out of summer?Here’s some sound advicefor you and your family.

The seasonal flu isclearly a health hazard,especially for seniors.Seasonal flu is contagiousand can range from aminor illness to a life-threatening one. In fact,the CDC reports thatabout 36,000 people in theUnited States die eachyear from the flu. The bestway to prevent flu is tohave a vaccination. In fact,even if you receive the

vaccine late in the season,it is still worth doing. Fallis the best time to get thatall important flu shot andthere are lots of places toget it-from the local drugstore to your doctor’soffice. Make sure you takethe time to get that flushot!

Last winter we had lotsof concerns about anothertype of flu. That wasH1N1 and standard fluvaccine did not prevent it.To this point, there’s noindication that H1N1 vac-cinations will be neces-sary this year so we’llwatch and hope that staysthe case.

In addition to your flushot, some of the keyways to stay healthy aregood all year long. If thereis one thing you need todo well to maintain yourhealth, it is good hand

washing. Washing yourhands thoroughly is oneof the very best ways toprevent the spread of dis-ease. Use soap and warmwater and try singing twochoruses of “Happy birth-day” to yourself to get asense of how long thatwashing should take.

Make sure that the chillin the air does not put achill in your activityregime. Keep moving,walking outside whenyou can and inside whenthe weather is not con-ducive, can help keepyour body strong andhealthy. Eat properly andmake sure that you areputting the right “fuel” into nourish your “engine.”Take care of yourself-that’s the key to a healthytoday and a healthyfuture.

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Clovernook providesquality nursing care andrehabilitation, as well asone of the most progres-sive, effective wound carecenters in the Tristate.Clovernook is nestled intosix park-like acres in theresidential neighborhoodof North College Hill andits caring professionalstaff is dedicated to serv-ing the needs of the resi-dents and their families.

The ProgressiveWound Centre was

opened in 2004, due toClovernook’s successes inhealing vascular, venous,diabetic, surgical, pressureand complex wounds. TheProgressive WoundCentre team uses state ofthe art products and inno-vative treatments. Withquality care, careful moni-toring, and a unified teamapproach, the profession-als at The ProgressiveWound Centre advancehealing in dramatic ways.The Progressive Wound

Centre is like no other inthe region!

All rehabilitation thera-pies: Physical,Occupational, Speech,Respiratory, andRecreational are availableto their residents.Clovernook is Medicaidand Medicare certifiedand provides private pay,as well as some privateinsurances. They providelong-term and short-termcare, and skilled andintermediate care.

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Weight loss is 80 percent what you eat, 10 percentexercise and 10 percent genetics! Shake ShackNutrition, located at 6701 Ruwes Oak and RyboltRoad, offers individual coaching to maintain, gain orlose weight and coaches provide weight loss competi-tions.

Wellness Coach Laureen tells us the approach takenis results oriented and healthy. She is especially excitedabout the Saturday morning weight loss challenge thatincludes a companion exercise class, called Make a90% Change!

Past participant Michele Stanley lost 33 pounds andstates: “I can’t begin to express how thrilled I am aboutthe changes I have enjoyed as a result of Laureen’sWeight Loss Challenge and Herbal Life Products! Allmy lipid profile has changed for the better and I amnow able to stop my cholesterol lowering medication”.

For more information, you can reach Laureen at574-7200 and request a private, complimentary consul-tation or ask about the weight loss challenges.

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Do you snore or knowsomeone who does? Doyou have

Sleep Apnea but strug-gle nightly with yourCPAP machine? You'renot alone! An estimated40 million Americanssnore and nearly 20 mil-lion have Sleep Apnea, acondition where the air-way collapses duringsleep, causing the personto stop breathing andawaken multiple timesevery hour with a gasp.

Sleep Apnea is a lifethreatening sleep disorderthat left undiagnosed anduntreated can shortenyour lifespan up to 18years! While CPAP is thegold standard of sleepapnea treatment, many

people can't tolerate themasks, hoses, and incon-venience. An oral appli-ance is an FDAapproved CPAPalternative thatfits over yourteeth andholds thelower jaw for-ward, keeping yourairway from collapsing. Asleep apnea sufferer him-self, Dr. Kitzmiller triedCPAP but struggled withit. He started using anOral Appliance and nowhe and his patients enjoyquiet, healthful sleepevery night.

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If yourchild isbeing bul-lied, she’snot alone.About160,000 chil-dren in theUnited Statesmiss schoolevery day due tofear of attack orintimidation by otherstudents, according to theNational EducationAssociation.

Bullying is a seriousproblem that is growingworse, and is taking onnew forms through theuse of the Internet andmobile phones, say edu-cators. Some estimatessay that 25 percent ofAmerican children experi-ence direct or indirect bul-lying daily.

Broadly speaking, bul-lying can involve anynumber of behaviors,according to Findlaw.com,a leading online source oflegal information, includ-ing sexual harassment ofanother student, teasing,excluding a student, call-ing a student names,physically pushing orattacking, threatening orhazing, spreading rumors,damaging or stealingbelongings, or demandingmoney.

Cyber-bullying, a rela-

tively new formof bullying, takes placeover the Internet throughsocial media websites andforums, or throughmobile devices. Manypre-teens and teens preferto communicate with oneanother through textingon their mobile devices.Because kids can sharemessages quickly with alarge group of students,cyber-bullying can beespecially effective inspreading rumors about astudent or harassing astudent through the shar-ing of photos. Becausethis is a relatively newarea of harassment, manyschool districts are stilltrying to determine thereach of their authority inoff-campus cyber-bullyingattacks.

Bullying can have far-

reaching consequences forthe victim, the perpetra-tors and other students,who indirectly becomedistracted from their stud-ies out of fear of becom-ing a bully’s next victim.Bullying has been cited asa factor in teen suicides aswell as in a number of on-campus shooting mas-sacres, including the infa-mous and tragicColumbine High Schoolincident. In that case,media reports suggestedthat both of the shooterswere victims of bullying.

Historically, bullyingamong school childrenhas not been a topic ofbroad public concern. Infact, some adults mayview bullying as a rite ofpassage for children and

youth, aspopularized on

the big screen and on TVprograms. Because ofevents like Columbine,attention to bullyingamong children hasincreased dramaticallyamong school personnel,members of the generalpublic and policymakers.Today, according toFindlaw.com, 43 stateshave some form of anti-bullying laws in place,complementing anti-bul-lying policies establishedat the local level by pri-vate and public schoolboards.

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From the Egyptian pyramids tothe Vietnam Veterans Wall inWashington, D.C., the emotionalimportance of memorialization tran-scends history and cultures, and itsatisfies a basic human need toremember and to be remembered.

In today’s completely customized society, thedesire for personalization extends beyond life. Infact, nearly half of all consumers say that person-alization has a significant impact on their funeraland memorial preferences, according to a studycompleted by Matthews International.

Whether you choose a headstone, grave mark-er or cremation urn, consider how you would wantto be remembered by future generations. RobNewcombe, president of Matthews CemeteryProducts, offers the following advice for creating amemorial that represents and celebrates life:

• Plan ahead. Approximately one in five peoplewith recent experience planning a funeral or memo-rial say that the wishes of their loved ones were notknown because they hadn’t provided written or ver-bal guidance. Take control over the final details ofyour life and alleviate a future burden from thoseclosest to you by planning in advance the details ofyour memorial and sharing your after-life preferenceswith family and friends.

• Illustrate your life story. Images can transform amemorial into a visual biography by depicting allaspects of a life - from military service to special hon-ors to leisure activities. For example, the MatthewsLasting Memories collection allows you to add up toeight of your favorite photos – such as snapshots with

your children, your fishing pole, a favoritecar or your family home – to a memorialplate through a bronze casting process.The result is a highly detailed and extreme-ly personal memorial that can be used inconjunction with ground burials, cremationand mausoleum entombments. Professionaldesigners work closely with individuals orfamilies to create detailed renderings of eachmemorial.

• Select the right words. Memorials cancommunicate much more than birth and deathdates. While many people choose to have afavorite religious verse or inspirational quoteengraved, also consider an excerpt from abeloved poem, lyrics from a song or even a special message to loved ones.

• Involve family and friends. Asking lovedones to participate in designing your memorialcan make the process less intimidating and helpthem to fully understand your final wishes. Lookthrough old family photo albums together, andshare anecdotes and favorite stories that may pro-vide inspiration when selecting the creative elements of your memorial.

“Whether it’s just adding a photo or moredetailed information and imagery, families havetold us that personalized memorials provide futuregenerations with more information about their pastand evoke powerful memories among visitors to thegravesite,” says Newcombe. “Each memorial cantruly be a one-of-a-kind work of art that makes it pos-sible for an individual to express his or her religiousdevotion, patriotism and personal passions.”


Create lasting memories with apersonal and visual memorial

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Findlaw.com on what to do if you suspect that your child is the vic-tim of a bully:

Talk to your child. A lot of times your child will not want to talkabout being bullied because they perceive it as embarrassing andhumiliating. If you notice a change in your child’s behavior and atti-tudes, approach him first. Offer your support and let him know thataction will be taken to improve the situation. Your child will mostlikely be feeling isolated at school and it’s important for him to knowthat he can confide in you.

Document facts. Take pictures of any injuries and have your childgive a detailed description of what happened. Write down the datesand times that these situations occurred and get statements from anyother students, teachers or parents who may have observed the bul-lying. This information may be useful if police and school officialsneed to get involved to prove how long this has been going on andwhat the damage has been.

Talk to teachers and the principal. Don’t wait. Immediately con-tact the school and alert school officials to the problems that yourchild is facing. Many schools are adopting a zero-tolerance policytoward bullying. Alert other adults about this situation as well,including parents of other children and the bus driver. The more peo-ple who are aware of bullying, the more chances the act has of beingstopped.

Put it in writing. In addition to talking directly to teachers and theschool principal, put your concerns into writing to the principal, thesuperintendent and school board members. While many schools haveadopted zero-tolerance policies, some school officials and teachersmay not take seriously their own school’s bullying policies, or forthat matter, state laws regarding bullying. Putting your concerns inwriting sends a strong signal that you mean business.

Encourage others to speak up. If the same child is bullying otherstudents, persuade parents to report it too. School officials are morelikely to respond immediately if they see the problem is affecting sev-eral students.

Call the police. Many states require schools to report bullyingincidents to the police, according to Findlaw.com. If your child hasbeen the victim of a physical assault or repeated incidents of bully-ing, call the local authorities - especially if your school has not con-tacted local authorities.

Talk with a lawyer. If your child has been physically or sexuallyharassed contact an attorney. Attorneys who specialize in personalinjury litigation are probably best suited to represent you and yourchild.

To learn about the law and what to do if your child is being bul-lied, visit Findlaw.com.


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