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“CAT’S GOT MY TONGUE!” behavior can take many Well-Known Saying Becomes Animated Allegory to Teach forms,” Ortiz writes. “A child Self-Confidence in New Children’s Story REDWOOD may be uncomfortable in new situations, have difficul- SHORES, Calif.–Learning to overcome self-doubt and ty making friends or be timid silence the pesky critic within are valuable lessons that can around adults. If these issues help children develop confidence at an early age. In her are not addressed early on, new book, Cat’s Got My Tongue! (now available through Amazon.com, Authorhouse.com and Barnesandnoble.com), the child may suffer later in Carolyn Ortiz takes a traditional phrase and brings it to life life. Developing creative strategies to overcome shy- in a creative story for young readers. The book begins as 6- ness will benefit children, year-old Emma sets off for her first day of first-grade. enabling them to lead richer, While riding the school bus, she is approached by a friendly happier lives.” A delightful girl but becomes self-conscious and is unable to respond. Over the course of the day, Emma faces new situations that story designed to build confi- involve interacting with others, each presenting its own dence in readers ages 4 to 8, Cat’s Got My Tongue! also challenge. In Emma’s mind, the expression, “Cat’s got my helps parents and teachers tongue,” takes on a deeper meaning. A grinning cat has cap- understand the challenges tured her tongue, and she must find a way to get it back. faced by introverted children Set in a suburban elementary school, Cat’s Got My Tongue! follows the adventures of Emma as she takes on the snicker- and become more involved in ing cat. Along the way, she meets other children who each helping them find their unique voice. Ortiz holds a master’s degree in counseling psychology from Santa Clara University in add their personalities to the story: Sarah is a bold, free spir- California. Cat’s Got My Tongue!, her first book, draws from it; Calvin has a playful, resilient nature; and Claire is a sen- her extensive knowledge of early childhood development and sitive, empathetic child. As the story unfolds, Emma search- her personal interest in childhood shyness. es for a way to overcome the cat so that she may enjoy the value of friendship from these colorful classmates. “Shy Page 38 Bernard Accristo “Professional service, quality results” 650.483.7653 www.bernardaccristo.com

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UN-IRISH WEATHER AT EMERALD ISLE INVITATIONAL

Irish eyes were smiling on St. Patrick’s Day weekend. In the middle of an exceptionally cold and stormy spring, the clouds parted on March 18th and the sun warmed the courts “Too high for for the Redwood Shores Tennis Club’s first tournament of me” says the season. The “Emerald Isle Invitational” (all members Randy Huffman were invited, of course) had a team-tennis format. Each player was scheduled for up to six rounds of nine-game sets- a lot of tennis!-but “no-ad” scoring made the games move fast. The Blarney Stones won the day, steamrolling the com- petition with a total of 64 games won. With a team captain named Dennis Michael Murphy, how could they lose? The Shamrocks (team captain Michael Garb) came in second with 56 games. Rounding out the day were the Leprechauns (team captain Irene Muzio) and the Irish Cops (team captain Paul Reinhardt).

That evening, players gathered to celebrate with Irish food, Kristan Nergaard which included Irish cheeses, smoked salmon and other demonstrates appetizers; Irish soda bread, two varieties of shepherd’s pie, tai chi tennis a sausage, onion and potato dish, Irish stew, salads, and more, capped off with Irish coffee. Prizes were awarded- players on the “Blarnies” team each were awarded a bag of the second place Leprechuns received a tin of Irish breakfast tea for rich-smelling Peet’s coffee and a special sweetener; their efforts. Page 39 SHEDDING WINTER WEIGHT WITHOUT FAD DIETING UNIQUE BELMONT FACILITY OFFERS TIPS FROM ITS WEIGHT MANAGEMENT PROGRAM

Studies have shown that people, like most mammals, will pack • The Finest Ladies Weight on the pounds to protect themselves when the seasons change. Loss/Fitness Center But even in the days of climate-controlled homes and offices, 4 Times the Value it’s no surprise that our habits haven’t changed and we’re still packing on five to 10 extra pounds each winter. Barbara All Under One Roof Lovero of Slender Lady in Belmont has some tips for you if • Comprehensive Weight you are trying to shed your winter weight gain. There are a lot Loss Program of fad diets out there, and a lot of different programs available. • One on One But really, the best way to manage your weight is the tried- Nutrition Counseling and-true rule of eating right and exercising,” Lovero says. Here are some tips from Slender Lady’s program to help local • 30 Minute Body residents who are looking to get in shape for spring. Sculpting Circuit • Certified in Sports Nutrition Understand the basics of counting calories • Infrared Sauna “One of the best weapons in the battle against the bulge is knowledge. It seems basic, but it’s true. Weight management is a basic science. You need to balance the calories in with the calories out. If you have a fairly sedentary lifestyle, 20 minutes a day for three times a week is a great way to start moving,” Lovero says. By cutting out 3,500 calories a week, through diet and exercise, you can lose up to one pound. That may sound like a lot, but really, it’s just 500 calories a day, Lovero VEGETABLES FOR A adds. Don’t restrict yourself too much FAMILY OF FOUR One of the reasons dieters often fail is because a plan might be too complicated, restricting too many foods or it may not Home-grown vegetables taste so good, be maintained easily if you have a high-paced lifestyle. you’ll want to grow plenty, but no so many “Fad diets often fail because they limit you and if you get that you have to ship them off to market to bored and want some variety or crave carbs, you get tempted sell! It can be difficult to know the exact to go off the plan,” Lovero says. Another way diets may fail number of vegetable plants you’ll need to is too much restriction too fast. Slender Lady’s corporate- feed your family, so here are some registered dietician, Elaine Tenen, suggests eating more suggestions for a family of four. frequently throughout the day. Three main meals and 3 snacks helps to maintain metabolism, blood sugar, and ward Plant 4 of the following: sweet bell peppers, (more if you love off cravings. “We recommend following the guidelines of roasted red peppers!), eggplants, summer squash, cucumbers, losing one to two pounds a week,” Tenen says. swiss chard, tomatoes (choose several varieties). Plant at least 12 Rely on expert advice when planning meals corn plants (in a square to promote pollination). When planting Menu planning is one of the services provided by Slender seeds for vegetables like lettuce, carrots, beets, radishes and snow Lady. The popular program offers recipes, convenience peas, measure by the length of a row, following packet foods and ways of preparing food to get the most healthful directions. benefits from the simple ingredients. It’s always a good idea to plant a few extras because not every “We really offer a full suite of services for women looking to plant survives, and it’s fun to trade home-grown produce with manage their weight and work out in a warm and welcoming your neighbors. And remember to make successive plantings to environment. We want women to be comfortable in our have fresh vegetables over a longer period. facility and with themselves, and we coach them every step of the way,” Lovero explains. Compliments of Carlmont Nursery For more information about the Slender Lady program, contact Barbara Lovero at (650)595-5239. Page 40

(PLATELETS - Continued from page 34) BEST PRICE • BEST QUALITY • BEST SERVICE into the collection bag, the blood is passed though a blood cell in your neighborhood separator, a centrifugal device that effectively removes the platelets from the rest of the blood. The blood is then supple- • 25 Years Experience mented with a saline like solution to restore blood volume and returned to the donor. The entire process occurs through a sin- • Local Ref. Available gle use, disposable collection kit. The phlebotomist (blood draw- • Full Service ing specialist) who sets up the donation process opens a new sterile, sealed kit for each donor. Some apheresis machines draw Manufacturing and return the blood into the same arm, having a valve alternate • Installations the flow of outgoing and returning blood. Originally, blood was drawn from one arm and returned into the other arm. I like the • European new method for the increased freedom of movement, though Craftsmanship using the older method means I get special attention from my phlebotomist, since both arms are fixed in place while donating. • Excellent Service All of my platelet donations have been through the Stanford Blood Center. Since I’m a bit of an old timer there, I’ve seen 650-594-9309 many of the movies kindly available for play on individual DVD e-mail:[email protected] players for each donor. It’s a warm and friendly environment: Lic. #780948 the staff gets to know their donors and spoils everyone with attention. Also, I’ve heard good things about Blood Centers of Custom-made draperies, roman shades, valances, the Pacific (http://www.bloodcenters.org), having donated whole wood blinds, shutters, verticals, bed spreads, cornice blood a few times when their mobile unit visited our local Nob Hill. Wherever you choose to donate, you can be sure your boxes, and 1,000’s of decorating ideas for windows platelets will be needed in their new human home. Summer’s and more just around the corner: won’t you take your platelets out for a spin? RWS Resident, Member of Doulas of N.A., Licensed DRAPERY PRODUCTIONS, INC. Massage Therapist, Yoga Alliance Cert. Inst. Full Service Custom may be reached at 650-740-3936 or [email protected] Sewing & Installation Page 41 FINDING PEACE IN A HECTIC WORLD By Helen Selenati

With all the material wonders created by advanced technology the fundamental human condi- tion has not made any signifi- cant improvement. Although we have acquired an impressive degree of power over nature, our knowledge of and control over our inner being is very limited. We are able to control great electrical forces with a movement of a finger and we flood the air with sound and pictures for the entertainment of millions, but we are unable to deal effectively with our own emotions, impulses and desires.

We have had to pay dearly for our material achievements. Life has become richer, broader and more stimulating, but at the same time more complicated and exhausting, leaving little time for introspection and self knowledge. Life’s rapidly increasing tempo, the opportunities it offers for gratifying our desires, and the intricate economic and social machinery in which we have become enmeshed, make insistent demands on our energy, mental functions and emotions. requires us to uncover some of our lower and higher unconscious material so that we can tap into our hidden wisdom. This allows As individuals our evolutionary adaptive capacities have not us to make conscious choices rather than being swept along by been able to keep up with the evolutionary pace of technology. the tide of life. As a result we often lack the resources to cope with the difficul- ties and pitfalls of this type of existence which often leads to dis- When we become conscious of our shadow side or lower uncon- couragement, frustration, anxiety, and depression. Two ways in scious, we are able to recognize how some of our negative which we can begin to remedy this dilemma is through the sim- beliefs and behaviors trip us up and cause us to have less than plification of our outer life and the development of our inner desirable experiences. Once we have made our lower uncon- sense of Self. scious material conscious, we are able to catch ourselves when we engage in “old” patterned behavior and then we can make dif- Up to a certain point it is possible and feasible to simplify life ferent choices. Living from a place of awareness allows us to within our modern society. To some extent everyone is able to offer appropriate responses to circumstances that challenge us, resist the attractions of a fast paced life by eliminating many rather than an automatic knee-jerk reaction. unnecessary complications, re-establishing closer contact with nature, and practicing the art of relaxation. But past a certain Greater self knowledge also opens us up to the experience of our point one encounters certain difficulties. Duties of every kind, higher unconscious. It is within our higher unconscious that we family ties, and professional obligations keep us bound to the find the capacity to open our hearts to ourselves and the world hectic pace of everyday life. With too much to do and too little around us and allows us to live life with passion and wisdom. time in which to do it all, we have little time left for rest and Allowing us to live life more skillfully–befriending the unknown rejuvenation. guest that lives within, befriending each other, and befriending the world we are creating for ourselves. Since it is almost impossible to totally disengage from the com- plications of modern life, it becomes even more important for us In the search for our true Self we become curious about who we to develop the inner sense of Self that can provide the wisdom are rather than fearful of what others may find unacceptable and insight to keep us from becoming overwhelmed and dis- about us. It gives us the chance to see ourselves and how we are couraged by the pace of life. The search for the true Self can be living more clearly and allows us to find the very ground of our accomplished through introspection and psychotherapy and being, so that we can live more authentically and more peacefully. Page 42

“VERTICAL CHALLENGE”

HELICOPTER INVASION!

San Carlos Airport, CA - Hiller Aviation Museum. The Annual Vertical Challenge Helicopter Air Show is scheduled for June 17th, 2006, 9 AM to 5 PM. Over 50 helicopters are on display and doing things only helicopters can do. These helicopters don’t just hover around; they put on a full blown helicopter air show. There are choppers everywhere!

There will be SAR (search and rescue) Demos performed by the Stanley Hiller at Berkeley as a student U.S. Coast Guard with their HH-65 Dolphin and the California Department of Forestry brings their full ensemble of equipment for display. Emergency services are well represented by CHP, Sheriffs, Police, Air Ambulances and other rescue helicopters.

Joining Toyota as a banner sponsor is Bell Helicopters, a Textron Company. Bell Helicopters has over 50 years experience of flight testing and innovation and their motto is “Fly Smart, Fly Bell.”

“If you like helicopters, then Vertical Challenge is the place to be,” said event organizer Willie Turner. “Even the general public has a great interest in helicopters, maybe because it is fascinating to watch a mass of metal suspend itself in mid-air.”

The Helicopter Invasion is devoted to educating the public about Stanley Hiller helicopters and how they affect our daily lives from traffic and news STANLEY HILLER JR, HELICOPTER PIONEER reports to its unique life saving ability, to National Defense. For AND FOUNDER OF HILLER AVIATION MUSEUM more info call (650) 654-0200 or visit www.hiller.org PASSES AWAY William Turner Mr Hiller, 81, died peacefully at home on Thursday, April 20, VP Marketing, Hiller Aviation Museum 2006, of complications associated with Alzheimer’s Disease. 650) 654-0200x204 Stanley Hiller, Jr. was born November 15, 1924 in San Francisco, California to the late Stanley Hiller, Sr. and Opal MAILING TIPS Perkins Hiller. On May 25, 1946 he was united in marriage to Carolyn Balsdon Hiller and lived in Atherton, California. DESPITE RATE INCREASE MAIL VOLUME GROWS Stanley Hiller, Jr., began his career as one of the world’s Two months after a postal increase that averaged 5.4 percent, three principal developers of vertical flight, while still a direct mail quantities are on the rise. Mailers cited several reasons teenager. Hiller innovations in the technology of vertical why the increase has had so little effect, including the relatively flight included the first helicopter flown in the western United States, the world’s first successful co-axial helicopter, low level of the increase compared with previous double-digit the famed Flying Platform, the one-man foldable raises. It has been four years since the last increase and the “Rotorcycle,” the unique “Hornet” helicopter powered by 5 percent increase was manageable for most mailers. rotor-tip-mounted ramjet engines, and the first high-speed vertical take-off-and-landing tilt-wing troop transport. Another reason the recent increase has been relatively painless is Stanley Hiller’s company, Hiller Aircraft Corporation, start- that mailing services companies prepared their clients in the ed in 1949 as United Helicopters when he was 18 years old, months prior to the increase. and it was soon producing the first battlefield evacuation hel- icopters for the French Indochinese War and the Korean In addition many mailers are making an extra effort this year to Conflict in the 1950s. In his “second career” beginning in save money by having clean current mailing lists. 1966, after leaving Fairchild Hiller Corp., into which he had merged Hiller Aircraft, Stanley Hiller created The Hiller Steve Elder, Accurate Mailings, Inc. Group. Page 43 Page 44 (EGGSTRAVAGANZA - Continued from page 1) Thank you to everyone from the board who helped with the event.

A;yia Ynes - Alexa & Marc Joshua Cody Bolan Golden Egg winner Golden Egg Winners Golden Egg Winner

Dominique Chemaly, Golden Egg winner and cousin Karla Montalvo Page 45

EGGSTRAVAGANZA - Thank you Tiffany Fowler (on right) for being such a great helper with Vice Mayor Rosanne Foust and Easter Bunny, RSCA Treasurer Lynn Adams. Your membership in the Redwood Shores Community Association helps to pay for community events, such as the Annual State of the Shores, Eggstravaganza, Summer Concerts, Levee Cleanup, Halloween Parade, Light Up the Shores and Santa Comes to the Shores. Page 46

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