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Tuesday,
April 1st,
2008 |
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It was no
joke -- our
annual
Founders Day
Dinner was
held on
April 1st.
The evening
was hosted
by club
president
Robert
Serros.
Following a
social hour,
we started
with a room
introduction
of the 45
brothers and
their
guests.
Peter Burke
and his wife
Leslie were
our guest
speakers.
Peter is a
wine expert
with
extensive
experience
in some of
the finest
restaurants
in central
Florida,
including
Capriccio
and Dux at
the Peabody,
El
Conquistador
at Mission
Inn, Delfino
Riviera at
Portofino
Bay, and Le
Coq au Vin.
Peter had
selected 5
different
wines from
the Pacific
Northwest
(Washington
and Oregon)
to
compliment
our dinner
selections.
The wines
were:
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2006
Kestrel
"Estate"
Chardonnay,
Yakima
Valley, WA
served
with
appetizers
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2006 Belle
Pente
Pinot
Gris,
Yamhill-Carlton
District,
OR served
with our
salad
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2006 Amity
Pinot
Noir,
Willamette
Valley, OR
served
with
dinner
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2004
Tamarack
Cellars
Cabernet
Sauvignon,
Columbia
Valley, WA
served
with
dinner
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2006 Kiona
Estates
Late
Harvest
Riesling,
Red
Mountain,
WA served
with
desert
Peter gave a
background
on why the
Pacific
Northwest
makes for
excellent
wine
country, and
gave insight
into each
wine that we
sampled.
Following
dinner, we
held the
Silver &
Golden
Legion
ceremony,
and inducted
the
following
brothers:
Harry
Voorhis
(Florida
Alpha, 60
years),
Robert S.
Hughes
(Oklahoma
Alpha, 60
years), Greg
Rhodes
(Florida
Iota, 25
years), Dr.
John Webb
(Georgia
Beta, 65
years),
Walter
Currie
(Kentucky
Epsilon, 55
years),
Colonel
Samuel R.
Porter
(Pennsylvania
Gamma, 60
years), Ray
Bassett
(Florida
Alpha, 60
years), L.
Mills Tuttle
(Florida
Alpha, 55
years), Dr.
Clyde Gibson
(Georgia
Beta, 65
years)
Six actives
from UCF
helped with
the
ceremony.
They were:
Cash Eaton
#366
Roger
Figueroa
#349 (active
Vice
President)
Michael
Jacobs #370
Tommy Oreste
#325 (active
President)
Nick
Pavgouzas
#383
Dane Pierce
#293
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Tuesday,
March 4th,
2008 |
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Jim
McNamara,
Chief of
Forensics
for the
Florida
Department
of Law
Enforcement
Regional
Office in
Orlando, was
our speaker.
Jim
graduated
from UCF
(well,
actually it
was FTU
then) and
started with
FDLE in
1978.
The FDLE
crime lab
provides
timely,
expert and
professional
examination
of
evidentiary
materials to
aid in the
investigation,
prosecution
and/or
exclusion of
criminal
offenses by
utilizing
sophisticated
scientific
equipment
and proven
techniques.
Crime lab
analysts are
called on as
expert
witnesses at
trials.
There are 7
nationally
accredited
labs in
Florida.
The one in
Orlando
provides
analysis in:
Biology/DNA
Chemistry
Crime Scene
DNA Database
Firearms
Latent
Prints
Toxicology
Trace
Evidence
Jim gave
examples of
the types of
cases his
lab handles
and also
some of the
challenges
that face
his lab,
including
retention of
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Tuesday,
February 5th,
2008 |
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Detective
Charles
Troll of the
Orlando
Police
Department was
our guest
speaker at
our February
luncheon.
Detective
Troll has
been with
OPD over 15
years and
investigating
economic
crimes for 8
years.
He is the
lead
computer
forensic
investigator.
Fraud costs
over $60
billion a
year.
One of the
main crimes
now involves
identity
theft.
Identity
theft occurs
when someone
obtains and
uses a
persons
identifying
information
to commit
fraud.
An imposter
can open new
credit card
accounts,
drain your
bank
account,
apply for
loans, and
so on.
Although
there are
often no
warning
signs that
identity
theft has
occurred,
some
possible red
flags
include:
-
monthly
credit
card bill
and banks
statements
stop
arriving
-
you are
denied
credit for
no
apparent
reason
-
you start
getting
bills from
companies
you don't
recognize
-
collection
agencies
try to
collect on
debts that
don't
belong to
you
Some things
you can do
to minimize
your risk
include:
-
never
carry
documents
you don't
need --
social
security
card,
passport,
etc.
-
shred all
personal
documents
before
throwing
them in
the trash
-
don't put
your
address,
phone
number,
drivers
license
number on
your
checks
-
get a copy
of your
credit
report
from the 3
national
credit
reporting
agencies
once a
year.
Go to
AnnualCreditReport.com
to request
your free
report.
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Tuesday,
January 8th,
2008 |
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Dr. Gary
Miller, the
Senior
Medical
Director for
VITAS in
Central
Florida, was
our guest
speaker at
our January
luncheon.
Dr. Miller
started as a
family
practitioner
in Orlando
in 1972.
Dr. Miller
joined VITAS
in 1998.
VITAS
Innovative
Hospice Care
is the
nation's
largest
provider of
end-of-life
care.
VITAS
mission is
"to preserve
the quality
of life for
those who
have a
limited time
to live".
VITAS has
over 10,000
patients
across the
country, and
over 800
here in
Central
Florida.
Dr. Miller
focused his
talk on
dementia and
Alzheimer's.
Alzheimer's
is a
progressive
and fatal
brain
disease.
More than 5
million
Americans
now have
Alzheimer’s
disease.
Alzheimer's
destroys
brain cells,
causing
problems
with memory,
thinking and
behavior
severe
enough to
affect work,
lifelong
hobbies or
social life.
Alzheimer’s
gets worse
over time,
and it is
fatal. Today
it is the
seventh-leading
cause of
death in the
United
States.
Alzheimer's
is the most
common form
of dementia,
a general
term for the
loss of
memory and
other
intellectual
abilities
serious
enough to
interfere
with daily
life.
Vascular
dementia,
another
common type
of dementia,
is caused by
reduced
blood flow
to parts of
the brain.
In mixed
dementia,
Alzheimer’s
and vascular
dementia
occur
together.
There is no
current
cure. But,
treatments
for
symptoms,
combined
with the
right
services and
support, can
make life
better for
the millions
of Americans
living with
Alzheimer’s.
Approximately
10% of the
US
population
has some
form of
Alzheimer's
at age 65.
By age 75,
it's up to
25%, and at
age 85, 50%
suffer from
some form of
the disease.
Dr. Miller
predicts
that the
cause will
be found
within the
next 5
years, which
means that
work on a
cure or
possibly a
vaccine can
then occur.
You can find
out more
about VITAS
at
http://www.vitas.com
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