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If your resolutions this yearaddress money matters like sav-ings, spending and credit use, youcan improve your chances of suc-cess by making “SMART” promis-es to yourself.

In self-improvement circles,“SMART” is an acronym for spe-cific, measurable, attainable, real-istic and timely. Keeping thosequalities in mind when setting agoal – or making a resolution – canhelp you accomplish what you setout to do.

» Specific –Decide what your priority is

and then hone in on a specificaspect of that priority. For ex-ample, if your ultimate goal is toget out of debt, resolve to com-pletely pay off one credit card bymid-year. Want to boost your sav-ings? Resolve to set up an auto-matic bank transfer from yourchecking account to your savingsaccount every month.

» Measurable – Your resolution

should be something you can mon-itor and track, so that you can seehow well you’re doing and, if need-ed, adjust your actions to ensureyou’ll be able to meet your goal.Make sure your resolution ad-dresses how you will measureyour progress and results. Forexample, if your resolution is tounderstand your credit and fi-nances in 2012, a website likeCreditReport.com, that allows youto keep tabs on your changingcredit status, can help you mea-sure your progress. CreditReport-.com offers its members tools tohelp manage and understand cred-it.

» Attainable – A resolution orgoal should be just a hair beyondyour comfort level. That way, it’sjust enough to challenge you with-out leaving you frustrated anddisappointed.

Applying this concept to your

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H E A L T H & F I T N E S S

March 5-11 is NationalSleep Awareness Week,an annual public aware-ness and education pro-gram to promote theimportance of sleep.Many factors can affectyour sleep, but at Cincin-nati Dental Sleep Medi-cine, Dr. Kitzmiller andhis team focus primarilyon the treatment of snor-ing and sleep apnea.While snoring can beannoying, it is often asymptom of a life-threat-ening condition calledobstructive sleep apnea,where the airway col-lapses during sleep andcauses the person to stopbreathing and awakenmultiple times per hourwith a gasp. Untreated,sleep apnea can lead toexcessive fatigue, highblood pressure, heartdisease, diabetes, andeven death.

During Sleep Aware-ness Week, Dr. Kitzmillerwill be hosting free pub-lic awareness open

houses at various loca-tions throughout Cincin-nati to help educate thepublic about the impor-tance of quality sleep. Dr.Kitzmiller, his team andrepresentatives fromlocal sleep labs will be onhand to provide freescreening and informa-tion on diagnosis andtreatment options forsnoring and sleep apnea,including CPAP, OralAppliance Therapy, andsurgery.

A sleep apnea sufferer,Dr. Kitzmiller has been

treating himself as wellas hundreds of otherswith Oral Appliance Ther-apy. An Oral Appliance isan FDA-approved CPAPalternative that fits overyour teeth and holds thelower jaw forward, keep-ing your airway fromcollapsing while yousleep.

Want to learn more?Stop by one of the follow-ing open houses. Or callDr. Kitzmiller today at513-248-8848 to set upyour complimentaryin-office consultation.

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A T H O M E

Succeeding in college is about more thanbeing smart. It’s about how students managetime, themselves and their studies, accord-ing to Dr. Bob Neuman, former dean of aca-demic development at Marquette University.

“For all the talk about enormouscollege debt, parents of youngerstudents need to know some basicfacts,” Neuman says. “The soonerparents understand them, the soonerfamilies can take steps at home toprepare for college and minimizetheir debt. It’s a process that shouldbegin early, certainly in freshmanyear of high school, even in middleschool.”

High school habits intensify incollege

Neuman speaks from long experi-ence. For more than 25 years, heworked one-on-one with thousands ofstudents, many struggling despiteexcellent high school grades.

“Student problems stem from notbeing able to manage themselves andtheir studies. Plus their lack of or-ganization defeats them daily in avariety of ways,” he says. “The re-sult? Taking longer to graduate anddriving up family debt.”

Fact: Nearly 70 percent of collegestudents take longer than four yearsto complete a four-year degree, in-creasing the cost of college by 25percent or more – while tuition andfees rise dramatically. Fact: Nearly40 percent of students still haven’tgraduated after six years. To sparefamilies such sizable debt, studentsmust graduate on time. Parents canhelp.

From the first day of high school,parents should make clear that highschool is a crucial stepping-stone tocollege. What high school studentslearn or do not learn decides collegesuccess. And high school habits, goodand bad, intensify in college. Parentsshould use the high school years tohelp teens develop good study andself-management habits.

Success requires more thanbeing smart

Families expect high school grad-uates with excellent grades to sailthrough college. As the dismal gradu-

ation numbers reveal,college is currently be-yond the “study know-how and personal capa-bilities” of most stu-dents.

That’s why Neumancontends success re-quires more than beingsmart. He paints a quickpicture of what happenswhen time skills arelacking:

» College provideslots of unstructured timefor independent study.Students can’t manage it.They waste time and fallprey to distractions.Study time disappears.

» Professors tell stu-dents what to study out-side of class. But stu-dents are clueless aboutwhat’s entailed to “ac-quire and process” newinformation. It’s farmore than simply read-ing a chapter. Plus, learn-ing takes time. Studentscan’t fit study in.

» Students quicklyfall behind in classes, sothey cram for tests.Cramming fails; there’stoo much to know.

Lack of time manage-ment leads to droppedcourses, changed majors,extra years, and morecomplicated problems.Plus, time managementis only one of many key

reasons students fail tograduate on time anddrive up debt. Neumansays, “Students don’tknow they have seriousproblems. Even if theydid, they wouldn’t knowhow to ‘fix’ them on theirown.”

What parents can doto help

Neuman says parentsshould talk often withteens and preteens tohelp them understandthat students are facingserious problems in col-lege. Then get committedat home to develop gooddaily habits.

To aid the effort, Neu-man has written a book,“Are You Really ReadyFor College? A CollegeDean’s 12 Secrets forSuccess.” It’s a guide forparents and teens topractice winning strate-gies in middle and highschool. The book is avail-able only online at Ama-zon, other online book-sellers, and at www.Get-CollegeSmart.com.

To get started, Neu-man suggests a few waysto build time manage-ment skills:

1. Does your teenstudy every subject ev-ery day, whether or notthere’s “assigned home-

work”? Set the tone inyour house: There’s al-ways something to study,review, or preview. Youand your teen shouldwork out a quiet studytime for each day. Stickto it and create a habit.

2. Are teens over-scheduled? Does studyget squeezed out? Pushedto the end of the daywhen teens are tired?Together, rein in activ-ities and map out timefor study, sports, lessons,etc, in a daily calendar.

3. Electronic/cyberdistractions suck upenormous amounts oftime. Together, set rea-sonable limits. Agree tono digital distractionsduring study times.

Knowing that majorproblems exist in collegeis a starting point. Par-ents should intervene,guiding their middle andhigh school students tomake good daily deci-sions, acquire self-man-agement habits, anddevelop solid study strat-egies. Some teens’ studytechniques haven’t ma-tured since sixth grade.They literally won’tmake the grade in col-lege – and the stakes arehigh.

– ARAContent

Lack of time management leads to dropped courses, changed majors and extra years incollege, which drives up debt. ARACONTENT PHOTO

shape teenskills early

To head offcollege DEBT,

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F U N E R A L P R E P L A N N I N G G U I D E

Cincinnati CatholicCemetery invites you toattend a valuable learningsession with experts inthe key areas of latter-lifeplanning.

Estate planning andfuneral prearrangementare great ideas … ideaswe put off because wedon’t want to think aboutour own mortality. Andyet by failing to preparefor that day ourselves, weallow others to sufferneedlessly on our behalfas they try to decide whatwe would have wantedand how to pay for it.

Do you know how toprotect your wealth and

make sure your wishesare carried out when youdie?

Whether you are cur-rently dealing with theloss of a loved one, mak-ing decisions about anaging parent, or simplywant to be ready for thefuture, the session willhelp identify many of theissues, decisions andprograms of which youshould be aware.

Life can change quitesuddenly and unexpect-edly. Making decisionsduring the stressful andvulnerable times can bedifficult, and many timesthe required decisions

can have far-reachingimpact. The key is know-ing the issues and havinga plan in place before theunexpected happens.

If you fall into one ofthe following groups, youwill particularly benefitfrom this discussion:

» Part of the sandwichgeneration that is jug-gling both older parentsand children

» Pursuing an activeretirement lifestyle

» Have a young familyand are concerned aboutplanning for the unex-pected

» Have special-needssituations

Discussion points in-clude: long-term insur-ance (what kind do youhave?); Roth 401(k) vs.traditional 401(k); andgifting – what are therules?

Do you have legalquestions concerningyour care for aging par-ents or relatives?

As the average age ofthe U.S. population in-creases, so do concernsregarding finances, es-tate planning, and qualityof life. Many of theseissues and concerns willbe addressed in an ob-jective manner in thisseminar and designed to

help you make wiserdecisions that affect youand the ones you love.

Seminar topics in-clude:

» Long-term care/nursing home, insurancecoverage

» Protecting assetsfrom Medicaid liens

» Protecting thehealthy spouse from be-ing financially liable tothe nursing home for thecare of a spouse

» Right-to-die; livingwills; designation of ex-tensive life support; des-ignation of healthcare

Cincinnati Catholic Cemetery to presentLatter Life Planning seminar March 15

See SEMINAR, Page 7

Latter LifePlanning Presentation

Come join us for a valuable learningsession in the areas of Elder Law,

Financial Planning, Tax Planning andFinal Expense Planning.

Date: March 15, 2012Where: Saint Jude Parish Center LibraryTime: 7:00 PM

To Register for this upcoming event.RSVP @ www.cccsohio.org

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F U N E R A L P R E P L A N N I N G G U I D E

Churches, cemeteries,taverns, funeral homes.These businesses are inevery Western Hills neigh-borhood. They are thesame in many ways, butunique in others.

For example, everyfuneral home can be acremation service, but notevery cremation service isa crematory. Regardingthe latter, the staff canhelp you arrange for thecremation of a loved one,but once arrangementsare completed, custody of

your loved one is trans-fered to a third party, thecrematory, for the crema-tion.

Rebold, Rosenacker &Sexton Funeral Home isunique as the only funeralhome in Western Hills thatalso operates its own cre-matory. There is no third-party transfer. The funeralhome is also the crema-tory. Custody of the bodydoes not change.

Typically, the samestaff member who takescustody of your loved one

when he or she dies is thesame person who makesfuneral arrangementswith you. The funeralhome associate carries outthe cremation process andreturns the ashes, or cre-mains, to you when theprocedure is completed.What a comfort it is toknow that everything isaccomplished at one place.

Whether you wantsimple services, an elab-orate ceremony or noservices at all. Or whetheryou want ground burial,entombment, cremation orinurnment. It’s nice toknow you can make ar-rangements for all theservices at Rebold, Rose-nacker & Sexton FuneralHome.

The Rebold staff can

also assist with funeralplanning and funding.Many people have chosento make their own funeralplans and opt to have ar-rangements in place to payfor the funeral before it isneeded. In this way, theirfamilies can avoid bothemotional and financialburdens.

The Rebold staff is able

to provide pricing infor-mation for most of thearea’s cemeteries, in-cluding the purchase of agrave marker, if you don’talready have one. Isn’t itnice to know, the Reboldstaff can provide guidancefor these tasks?

Would you like informa-tion about cremation,including our “Guide toCatholic Cremation”? Orperhaps you are interestedin learning about the area’scemeteries, grave mark-ers, funeral planning orprefunding. Please call513-661-6200. The Reboldstaff will spend time withyou on the telephone, orschedule a visit to thefuneral home or yourhome – whichever is moreconvenient for you.

Rebold, Rosenacker & Sexton is also a crematoryPEACE OF MIND

Rebold, Rosenacker &Sexton Funeral Home isthe only funeral home inWestern Hills that alsooperates its own crema-tory. There is no third-party transfer. Custody ofthe body does notchange.

The professionals atVitt, Stermer & An-derson Funeral Homeoffer guidance in un-derstanding bereave-ment.

The grieving processincludes:

DENIAL: Thinkingthis isn’t really happen-ing or that the familymember, relative orfriend isn’t really dead.

PHYSICIAL SYMP-TONS OF STRESS: Ex-haustion, helplessness,depression, crying,changes in appetite andsleep.

GUILT/ANGER: With-drawal/feeling guilty orangry that you can stillenjoy life and the lovedone can’t. Anger at God,the doctor, funeral di-rector and others.

ACCEPTANCE: Ac-knowledging the death

Understanding, movingthrough the grief process

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Some people choose cremation.Other’s choose traditional burial.

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F U N E R A L P R E P L A N N I N G G U I D E

As difficult as it maybe to talk about the deathof a loved one, it’s evenharder to face it whilemaking funeral arrange-ments. That’s why Mi-hovk-Rosenacker FuneralHomes recommendspreplanning.

Preplanning makessure all of the arrange-ments are taken care ofbeforehand, from casketselection to type of ser-vice to flowers – evenwhat the deceased willwear and what musicmight be played. “But theadded advantage of pre-paying is price protec-tion, which locks in funer-al expenses at today’sprices,” said Karen Mi-hovk.

One of the newesttrends Mihovk is seeingin funeral planning ispersonalization. “You canget special inner panels

and colors and end cor-ners on caskets that re-flect hobbies or a partic-ular branch of service,”Mihovk said. Thesethemes can be carried out

in other merchandise,including urns, registerbooks and prayer cards/memorial folders

Mihovk-Rosenackeroffers all types of funeral

services and merchan-dise, including cremation.And with locations on theeast (10211 PlainfieldRoad) and west (5527Cheviot Road) sides of

town, they’re waiting toserve your preplanningneeds. Visit www.mrfh-.com or call 513-385-0511for more information onpreplanning.

Preplanning eases burden for loved ones

and its impact on your life.BARGAINING: Making a deal to change the

outcome. If only this or that happened or didn’thappen.

It is imperative that you also take care ofyourself, no matter how difficult. Here aresome tested tips:

» Be realistic. Realize that what you’re ex-periencing is normal and that feeling guilty isa waste or energy. Set realistic expectationsfor yourself and others.

» Set priorities to make the best use of yourtime and energy.

» Accept things that are beyond your con-trol.

» Find someone you can talk to. Share feel-ings and concerns with a sympathetic friend.

» Ask for help. Talk to professionals; join asupport group to combat isolation and to tapinto others ideas and experiences.

» Bring balance to your life. Schedule timeto participate in activities and outings.

» Exercise regularly, whether it’s a sport ora daily walk.

» Get actively involved in a meaningfulactivity that helps you look positively towardthe future.

» Feel comfortable with your decisions.

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representatives» Benefit of a power

of attorney as opposed toa guardian

» Power of Attorneyfor Financial

» Power of Attorneyfor Medical

» Wills and Trusts» Whether to avoid or

reduce probate and inher-itance taxes

» Revocable trusts; ifand when to transferassets

» Investment planningHave you thought

about preplanning funeraland cemetery arrange-ments but don’t quiteknow where to begin?

Life is full of choices.It is no surprise that weshould have a variety ofchoices regarding howand where we wish ourmortal remains to beinterred and remem-

bered. Cincinnati Catho-lic Cemetery Societyplaces a great deal ofimportance in makingthese choices ahead oftime. Therefore, westrive to make the proc-ess as personalized aspossible.

» Crypts» Lawn Crypts» Graves Niches» ColumbariumsDeath, the culminating

event in our lives, entailsa number of common-sense details to go alongwith matters of greatpride and remembrance.Why leave these choices –and their expenses – to adistraught spouse, familymember or friend?

Taking care of ar-rangements ahead oftime is …

» ... the responsibleand loving thing to do.

» ... about the onlychance you get to have ityour way.

» ... makes perfectfinancial sense.

We’re consideringcremation

Points for Catholics tokeep in mind:

» Burying the dead isan expression of the faith

» The Catholic Churchdoes permit cremation

» Cremated remainsshould be entombed notscattered

» Family and friendsstill need to say goodbye

Cincinnati CatholicCemetery’s practical andinformative presentationwill not only show youhow to incorporate lifeand death planning intoyour current lifestyle, butyou will also have theunique opportunity to getthe process started withsignificant savings on aburial lot or above-ground entombment.

The seminar is at 7p.m. Thursday, March 15at the Saint Jude ParishCenter Library. For moreinformation, visitwww.cccsohio.org.

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F U N E R A L P R E P L A N N I N G G U I D E

Final Wishes Crema-tion Service, located nearSt. Martin of ToursChurch in Cheviot, hasserved the communityfor more than five years.Final Wishes is not a full-service funeral home.While the staff, who arelicensed in Ohio, Ken-tucky and Indiana, areavailable 24 hours a dayto respond to your phonecalls and request forservices, the operationexpenses are much lowerthan a full-service funer-al home. Therefore, FinalWishes can pass the sav-ings on to the consumerin the form of lowerprices.

Final Wishes’ servicesare $1,050 complete. Theprice includes trans-portation from the hospi-tal, inpatient hospice ornursing home, and thecompletion of necessary

documents with next-of-kin, medical certifier andthe health department.Approved containers forthe deceased’s body andthe ashes or cremains areprovided. The cremationfee, health departmentpermit fee and Ohio salestax are included. We urgeyou to shop other crema-tion services and com-pare prices.

Our retail center in-cludes a large display ofcremation urns. If youhave chosen anotherprovider for cremation,we are still available tohelp you with the pur-chase of appropriateurns. Our display andcatalog collection allowsyou to choose from full-size urns, keepsake ormini-urns, and cremationjewelry from top manu-facturers.

More families are also

choosing to plan and holdmemorial services with-out the assistance of afull-service funeral pro-vider. Our retail centerincludes a large selectionof visitor registrationbooks, funeral thank-youor acknowledgmentcards, and we can ar-range for the printing ofCatholic and nontradi-tional memorial cardsand service programs.

Final Wishes can alsoassist you with funeralplanning and prefunding.Many people have chosento make their own funeralplans and also made ar-rangements to have theseplans paid for in advanceof need, so their familydoes not have the emo-tional or financial bur-dens inherent in makingthe arrangements.

Final Wishes CremationServices simple and affordable

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Gump-Holt FuneralHome has been a fix-ture on Cincinnati’sWest Side for morethan 70 years. Accord-ing to Jessica Miller,manager and funeraldirector, “We’ve beenfamily-owned and-operated since weopened in this samelocation in 1940. Mari-lyn Holt is still theowner. I’m the thirdgeneration of the fam-ily in the business, andwe’ve served genera-tions of the same fam-ilies over all theseyears.”

In their 70-plusyears, Gump-HoltFuneral Home hasbuilt their business ona tradition of service,compassion and treat-ing all their customersthey way they wouldwant their own family

members to be treated.“We emphasize per-sonal service so thereare no worries at thisdifficult time in theirlives,” Miller said of hercustomers.

They offer all ser-vices, from preplanningto funerals to crema-tions, along with a fullline of merchandise.And unlike a lot of fu-neral homes in the area,they also feature mark-ers and headstones, somaking your arrange-ments with Gump-HoltFuneral Home is truly aone-stop-shopping expe-rience.

In keeping with theirpromise of personalcare, they never use ananswering service. “Nomatter when you callus, you’ll talk to a per-

Gump-Holt hasserved West Sidefamilies for 72 years

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H E A L T H & F I T N E S S

With heart disease theleading cause of death inthe U.S., according to theCenters for Disease Con-trol and Prevention, it’stime to listen to yourheart and get the rightkinds of fats into yourdaily diet. The AmericanHeart Association (AHA)recommends consumingpolyunsaturated fats,specifically omega-3fatty acids, for hearthealth. But what arethese “good fats” andhow do you make them apart of your daily nutri-tion program?

“Hundreds of studiesfrom prestigious groupslike the National Insti-

tutes of Health and uni-versities like Harvardand Tufts, repeatedly andconsistently show thatwhen you add omega-3-rich foods or supple-ments to the diet, youhelp to lower your riskfor heart disease,” saysElizabeth Somer, a regis-tered dietitian and au-thor of “Eat Your Way toSexy.” “One importantstep is making sure yourdiet is packed with heart-healthy omega-3s. Theomega-3s in fatty fish,especially DHA, keepblood vessels squeakyclean and reduce in-flammation. They lowerheart disease risk; raise

HDLs – the good choles-terol; and help stabilizethe heartbeat and reduceblood clots, therebycurbing the risk forheart attack and stroke.”

Somer answers somequestions about hearthealth:

Q: What are the maindifferences between“good fats” and “badfats?”

A: We often hear thatAmericans eat too muchfat, while people in otherparts of the world aren’teating enough. The truthis, regardless of fat in-take, very few people are

Get the facts about fats, heart healthConsuming

polyunsaturatedfatty acids –specifically

omega-3s DHA andEPA found in fatty

fish – areimportant for

brain, eye andcardiovascular

health, saysElizabeth Somer, a

registered dietitianand author of “Eat

Your Way to Sexy.”The main dietary

source of DHA andEPA is cold-water

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The only thing betterthan snacking on a ripepear is pairing this deli-cious fruit with otherwhole foods.

You can add pears toany meal to make itmore nutritious. Pearsare an excellent sourceof fiber and a goodsource of vitamin C.Combined with otherwhole foods, they’ll helpyou follow the USDA’srecommended MyPlateguidelines and get evencloser to eating yourdaily requirement offruits and vegetables.

Jump-start your dayby adding pears to yourcereal or blending them

into a mouthwateringyogurt smoothie.

When preparinglunch, you can makedishes more interestingby adding pears. Theywork well in middaymeals, such as sand-wiches, salads andsoups.

Make dinner a com-plete source of nutrientswhen you add pears to:whole-grain pasta orrice; protein-rich foodssuch as lean beef, chick-en and seafood; or pro-duce from acorn squashto zucchini. Surprisinglyversatile, pears can alsomake desserts naturallysweet.

For a complete mealin one handy package,try this pear and chick-en sandwich:

Casablanca Pear andChicken Sandwich¼ cup olive oil¼ cup purchased

pomegranate syrup2 tablespoons pome-

granate juice¼ teaspoon salt¼ teaspoon pepper2 medium USA Bart-

lett or Anjou Pears,cored and halved

2 boneless, skinlesschicken breasts (12ounces)

4 7-inch round pocket

Complete ‘pear-ings’ make meals more nutritious

Surprisingly versatile, pears can make desserts sing withnatural sweetness or put a fresh spin on savory dishes. NAPS

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Again this year, ATotal Tan Cincinnati isholding its annual anni-versary $1.50 tanningspecial for the entiremonth of February.Come in anytime duringthe entire month andreceive $1.50 tanning onall beds, except theUltimate beds – whichare half-price. Packagespecials include month-ly unlimited packagedeals.

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A Total Tan is of-fering an unbelievable$10 per UV-free spraysession special duringthe month of February.

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As you anticipate whatexciting things this yearwill bring, you mightnotice your home décorhas been left behind.Fortunately, you caneasily beautify and mod-ernize your home usinghints from design ex-perts on the hottest colortrends. Don’t worry thatyou’ll need to break thebank – simply updatingthe shades of your wallscan create the feel of anentire new home withoutthe cost of buying one.And you’ll enjoy startingthe year in fresh, con-temporary surroundings.

“Our world has be-come increasingly com-plicated and fast-pacedin recent years, to thepoint that many peopleare now taking stepsback to re-evaluate theirlifestyles and considerwhat’s truly important,”says Donna Schroeder,

Dutch Boy Paints man-ager of Color + Design.“As we look back to sim-pler times, we also seehow design and stylehave evolved. DutchBoy’s 2012 color forecastis based on this reflec-tion and the self-expres-sion of what people findmeaningful. This year’sdiverse color trends arerich and full of history,helping people createspaces that truly show

their inner selves.”Featuring five group-

ings of the hottest colorsin home décor, the DutchBoy color forecast offersoptions for any room orpersonal taste. The 2012trends palettes are asfollows:

Ethereal. The Ethere-al collection floats aboveother color palettes, airyand atmospheric with

Spring into 2012 with thehottest colors for your home

Updating the shades of your walls can create the feel of anentire new home without the cost of buying one. Andyou’ll enjoy starting the year in fresh, contemporarysurroundings. ARACONTENT PHOTO

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If you choose funeralplanning and prefunding,your funds are secured atby a third party, as re-quired by Ohio law. Thefunds remain transfer-able, in case you moveout of the area or chooseanother provider, as youalways retain freedom of

choice. Your prepaidfuneral funds are irrevo-cable, meaning you can-not get a refund or cancelthe plan. This is impor-tant if you are trying toobtain assistance fromMedicaid. An irrevocableprepaid funeral plan is anexempt asset.

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Clovernook Health-Care Pavilion and theProgressive WoundCentre in North CollegeHill has always beenknown locally for pro-viding high-qualitynursing care. But now ithas received recog-nition from the stateand federal governmentas well.

“We have been ratedDeficiency-Free by theState of Ohio, ” saidMarge Fabe, director ofAdmissions and Market-ing. “We are veryproud!”

In addition to thisspecial honor, Clover-nook has also been giv-en five stars by Medi-care as part of its rating

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tea-stained and fadedhues evocative of thelightness of the skyunder the midday sun.Light colors from thispalette include Epider-mal, Faded Mint andFeather Lite.

Primitive. Deepbarks, shocking citrinesand raw earth inspiredthe natural colors ofthis palette. The paletteincludes Raw Garnet,Symbiotic Green andIndigenous Teal.

Fundamental. Retrooffice meets geek chicfor a new take on ‘70sstyle, as seen in thisgrouping. The Funda-mental color palettemakes full use of clas-sic, contrasting neutralslike beige and gray –designed to work as theperfect foil for boldmain accents of green,orange and vibrant blue.Basic colors in the Fun-damental palette in-clude Ink Blue, AgedCognac and Rudimen-tary Beige.

Pastimes. The Pas-times color palette isfilled with exuberant

shades reminiscent oflazy summer days at alake house without atelevision, or the in-tensity of the circuscoming to town. BrightPastimes hues includeClown’s Nose, KiddiePool and Orangesicle.

Compose. This is acollection that worshipsthe creative being in allof us, and encouragesself-expression throughhome decorating. Thisinspired palette con-tains shades such asPurple Pencil Skirt, LipStain Pink and Theat-rical Teal.

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breads4 ounces soft goat

cheese2 cups mixed greensPomegranate seeds

for garnishCombine oil, pome-

granate syrup, pome-granate juice, salt andpepper. Reserve ¼ cupfor drizzling on sand-wiches.

Preheat grill to me-dium heat. Brush cutside of pears withpomegranate vinai-grette. Grill cut side

down until lightly grill-marked, about 5 min-utes. Cool. Slice thin.

Place chicken in adish with remainingvinaigrette. Turn tocoat. Remove fromvinaigrette and grill onmedium heat, 6–7 min-utes, until lightly grill-marked. Turn. Brushwith remaining vinai-grette in dish. Cook 6minutes or until in-ternal temperature is170˚. Cool. Slice thin.

Cut pocket breads inhalf. Fill halves with

sliced chicken, pears,cheese and greens.Drizzle with reservedvinaigrette and garnishwith pomegranateseeds.

Yield: Makes 4 serv-ings

For more delicious,healthy recipes, visitwww.usapears.org.“Like” USA Pears onFacebook at www.face-book.com/usapears andon Twitter at @USA-Pears.

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eating the right fats. Fatsto avoid are saturatedand trans fats, which aresolid at room temper-ature – like butter. Incontrast, consumingpolyunsaturated fattyacids – specifically ome-ga-3s DHA and EPAfound in fatty fish – areimportant for brain, eyeand cardiovascularhealth.

Q: Doesn’t my bodymake all of the omega-3sneeded to help maintaina strong heart?

A: Many experts haveindicated that the ome-ga-3 fatty acids DHA andEPA are essential nutri-ents due to the limitedability of our body tomake enough of themand because of theirbeneficial health effects.That’s why we must getthese nutrients from thefoods we eat and supple-ments. The main dietarysource of DHA and EPAis cold-water fish, suchas salmon. Unfortunate-ly, studies show theAmerican diet includesfar less than the idealamount of DHA and EPA.For example, an averageU.S. diet contains less

than 100 milligrams ofDHA per day. That iswell below one expert’srecommendation of atleast 220 milligrams ofDHA per day. Studiesshow that the more ome-ga-3s you consume, thehealthier your heart.

Q: What if I don’t likeeating fish – are thereother ways to get DHAand EPA into my diet?

A: The most commonsources of DHA and EPAomega-3s are fatty fishand fish oil. Interesting-ly, many people believethat fish produce theirown DHA and EPA, butin actuality it is the mi-croalgae in their foodchain that make fishsuch a rich source ofomega-3s. For those whodo not eat significantamounts of fish due todietary preferences,allergies, a vegetarianlifestyle or worries aboutpotential ocean-bornepollutants, there areDHA/EPA supplementsmade from algae. Onesuch supplement isSchiff MegaRed Plant-Omega, which is madefrom a vegetarian andsustainable source ofDHA and EPA – algae. Tolearn more, visitwww.schiffmegared-.com.

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There are some whothink that the word “hos-pice” means that death isimminent. They equatehospice with the lastdays or even hours oflife, and that can be afrightening thought.There are others whohave the perception thatreceiving hospice carehastens death. But thetruth is, that’s a mis-conception. Hospiceservices are, indeed,available to those whohave a diagnosis of sixmonths or less to live.But many hospice pa-tients live longer thanthat and, in fact, severalstudies have shown thatthose receiving hospicecare live longer and withan enhanced quality oflife.

Why hospice and whatdoes it provide? Hospiceservices have existedsince the late 1960s, whenDame Cicely Saundersfounded the first modernhospice in a suburb ofLondon, England. Hos-pice came to the U.S. just

a few years later and waspublicly supported in herbreakthrough work, “OnDeath and Dying,” by Dr.Elisabeth Kubler-Ross.Kubler-Ross testified insupport of hospice ser-vices before the U.S.Congress, stating, “Welive in a very particulardeath-denying society.We isolate both the dyingand the old, and it servesa purpose. They are re-minders of our own mor-tality. We should not in-stitutionalize people. Weshould give familiesmore help with homecare and visiting nurse,giving the families andthe patients the spiritual,emotional and financialhelp in order to facilitatethe final care at home.”

Although hospicebenefits became legisla-tively covered in the late1970s, hospice is farmore than a Medicare-funded program. Hospiceservices incorporate theuse of a multidisciplinaryteam which includesphysicians, nurses, social

workers, chaplains andvolunteers. The emphasisis on pain control, pallia-tive care rather thancurative treatment. Andthe goal of hospice is toprovide an optimal qual-ity of life for whatevertime the person has re-maining, meeting theirneeds as a whole person –physically, emotionallyand spiritually.

The team not onlyworks with the patientbut also with the lovedones, both family andfriends as appropriate.Helping the loved ones tosupport the patientthrough the journey canmake a tremendous dif-ference. Family carecontinues with a full yearof bereavement servicesfollowing the patient’sdeath to help with griefand move loved onesforward.

Hospice provides theextra care and support toease the transition forpatient and family. It isnot about death – rather,it is about life.

Hospice services: It’s allabout a loved one’s life

financial resolutionscould mean that insteadof resolving to eliminateall debt in 2012, youresolve to pay off one ortwo specific debts. Or,perhaps you simplyresolve not to accrueany new debt in thecoming year.

» Realistic – This tiesin with the concept ofmaking your resolutionachievable. If your goalis realistic, you’re morelikely to stick with thesteps you need to makeit happen.

For example, if youmake a resolution toeliminate all unneces-sary spending in 2012,you may have made it toFeb. 1 before your senseof deprivation prompteda spending binge. How-ever, if you resolve tolimit unnecessaryspending by budgeting aset amount of “madmoney” to use as youwish every month,you’ve made a realisticdecision about how toreduce spending.

» Timely – Open-ended resolutions can beharder to achieve. If youdon’t have a set timeframe for accomplishinga goal, you may be

tempted to procrasti-nate, which can ulti-mately lead to abandon-ing your goal. Keep yourresolution timely byestablishing a timeframe for success.

For example, if youresolve to take controlof your credit in 2012, bespecific about how muchprogress you can rea-sonably expect to makeby midyear. Come June,reassess your results tosee if you’ve made theprogress you hoped for.If you haven’t, think ofwhat you’ll need to do toget back on track toachieving your goal inthe last half of the year.

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