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Jewish Federation of Ocean County (JFOC) will be distributing grants to local nonprofit organizations that were chosen by participants in their Trivia Night Fundraiser on Monday, November 30th. Similar to the Oy Corona Comedy Night held in July, contestants chose local nonprofit agencies on whose behalf they competed.

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New Year’s Lucky Foods 2021By Sue Lobo

Can you believe the New Year is almost here, and what a complicated year it has been? It’s time to work on your New Years Lucky Foods 2021 menus and recipes. As the clock approaches midnight, it is a time to reflect and assess the year that has gone by…to hopefully, realize how pre-cious time is, and to resolve to do better in going forward. The word “new” brings about thoughts of hope, and an opportunity to focus on a list of fresh goals, challenges, and opportunities.

Many cultures around the world believe the key to a happy, healthy, financially secure, and even productive year begins with eating certain lucky foods on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day. The theory is “do good, eat good” on the 1st day of the year, to begin the New Year right.

As a family, we enjoy putting a lucky food menu to-gether and love the way these food traditions tie into our passion for travel. An interesting and essential part of get-ting to know another culture is by tasting their local foods and experiencing new customs firsthand, so every year we at Atlas Cruises and Tours proudly share this post on New Year’s lucky foods traditions and superstitions from around the world.

GrapesEat twelve grapes, one for each chime of a clock,

right after midnight to bring luck in the New Year. This tradition is said to have started in 1909 by grape growers who wanted to cut down on a surplus of grapes. The grape ritual is said to guarantee sweetness and fortune in the year ahead. Each grape follows the month – so your first grape represents January, 2nd February, etc. If you happen to get a sour grape along the way, it is said to predict that month will be a challenging one in 2020. In Portugal and Cuba, celebrants make a special wish for each grape. In Spain, the grape ritual is often followed by parties that last into the next morning and end with breakfast. In fact, several variations of the grape tradition are found in many other Spanish speaking countries around the world.

Round FruitsRound fruits such as oranges & apples, are considered

New Year’s Lucky foods in many countries because they are believed to symbolize coins & bring a prosperous New Year.

• Mandarin oranges and tangerines are the most popular lucky fruits in China because of their golden color, which is supposed to represent wealth and good luck. In feng suit, it is believed that oranges can ward off bad luck.

• In Vietnam, red is a lucky color, so watermelon is served.

• In Greece, they smash a pomegranate at the entrance of the house right after midnight. The further the seeds spread, the better the luck for the family in the new year.

• In ancient Italy, figs were said to be a symbol of fer-tility. If you want to create a “lucky” centerpiece for your New Year’s party, put a bowl of pomegranate and citrus fruits on your dining room table.

• In the Mediterranean regions, many feel pomegran-ate are a symbol of fertility and abundance due to all of the seeds.

• In the Philippines, they believe in eating 12 fruits on New Year’s day to bring luck and prosperity – one fruit representing each month of the New Year.

• Avocado (yes it’s a fruit!) It’s green & purple colors are said to represent prosperity.

BeansWhy eat black-eyed peas or other beans on New

Year’s? Eating beans on New Year’s is considered good luck. The theory is that, because they “swell” as you cook them, beans symbolize prosperity and growth. In the South, eating beans shows a sign of humility and, therefore, invited good fortune. Black-eyed peas are the most popular beans eaten on New Year’s, followed by green lentils. The lentils round shape is said to represent coins, and green represents the color of money. Here are some of the examples of bean dishes eaten around the world as New Year’s lucky foods.

• In Italy, people often eat green lentils with sausages (cotechino con lenticchie).

• In Puerto Rico, they will often make rice and beans (Arroz con gandules).

• In Brazil, they have lentil beans on top of white rice, rather than prepared into the rice as it’s done in Puerto Rico.

• In Hungary, they prepare a lentil stew made with pork jowl, onions, and spices including Hungarian paprika, vinegar, and mustard, served with a dollop of sour cream on top.

• In Japan, sweet black beans (kuromame) are often a side dish on New Year’s and it’s said that they will ensure health in the coming year.

• As for black-eyed peas, you will find them all over the world on New Year’s. Black-eyed peas, cornbread, and collard greens are traditional Southern dishes in the U.S., as is Hoppin’ John. In Portugal, black-eyed peas are served with boiled cod and potatoes. In Egypt, they prepare a bean stew out of black-eyed peas called Lobya served with Egyptian rice. In Vietnam, black-eyed peas are used to make sweet rice and bean pudding. In Colombia, they make breakfast fritters out of the black-eyed peas called bunuelos de frijol de cabecita negro. Black-eyed peas are a staple in many Greek foods. For New Year’s, they are slow-cooked with olive oil, onions, garlic, tomatoes, and wild greens. In many Middle Eastern countries, including Syria, Jordan & Lebanon, they also prepare black-eyed peas (called lubiya) with onions and tomatoes and is usually


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served as a side dish. In Guayana, they make black-eyed peas “cook-up” rice made with a coconut broth, fried fish, and plantains. According to tradition, cook-up rice should be the first thing eaten in the New Year for good luck. Tiny yet mighty, beans are a great source of protein, fiber, potassium, zinc, and iron, so add beans to your New Years Lucky foods menu.

GreensGreens are said to “Show you the money!” Cooked

collard, turnip greens, mustard greens, chard, spinach, cabbage, arugula, dandelion greens and kale, are all said to represent paper money. Germans eat lots of sauerkraut, the Danish like their kale sprinkled with cinnamon and sugar, and many people in the U.S. cook collards with ham or pork. Make sure to pile it on. The more greens you eat, the more fortune you will have in the coming year. Besides, eating lots of greens means that you are also detoxing your body for the new year with all of the added fiber. Greens also provide beneficial vitamins and antioxidants, which help reduce stress and inflammation.

PorkIf you eat meat, pick pork over chicken or beef on New

Year’s Day because pigs dig with their snout, representing forward movement or progress, while chickens and turkeys scratch backward, and cows stand still (we all want to move forward, not backward or stay in the same place in the New Year!) Ribs, bacon, ham, and sausage are all easy

to incorporate into your New Year’s lucky foods menu. If you are the cook in the house, consider putting pork or ham in your black-eyed peas or lentils for added flavor. Many cultures, including Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and Ireland, eat pork not only because of the belief of moving forward but because fatty meat is also symbolic of “fatten-ing” their wallets. Germans feel that pigs are so lucky that they give marzipan pigs known as Glücksschwein (lucky pigs) as gifts to bring good luck in the coming year.

FishIf you want to stay away from meat, fish is a good

choice as a New Years Lucky food, since most fish swim forward, and their scales are believed to symbolize sil-ver. Another superstition is that, since many fish swim in schools and lay lots of eggs at one time, it is a sign of abundance. I personally would stay away from bottom dwellers like catfish, just in case, because that could mean something will hold you down in the New Year (just a thought). Pickled herring, salted cod, sardines, and carp are popular dishes on New Year’s in European and Scandina-vian countries. In Germany, some people put fish scales in their wallet and keep them there all year, as it’s believed to bring about good luck. The Japanese also have fish for prosperity and wealth, as well as shrimp for a long life and herring roe for fertility. In some countries, the fish is served whole (head and tail), symbolizing the end of one year and

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the beginning of another. No lobster or crab – remember they walk sideways and backwards. If you want seafood other than fish, shrimp, clams, mussels, squid, and oysters are all good choices as New Year’s Lucky foods.

NoodlesEat noodles for longevity. In China, the New Year’s

Lucky Foods meal always includes noodles. Here is the catch, you must eat at least one long noodle in one piece (without chewing) for a good long life, so you will need a big pot to boil them whole and practice your slurping skills. Japan has the same belief and serves long toshikoshi soba noodles on New Year’s Day. Traditionally, they eat them at midnight on New Year’s Eve and the longer the noodles, the better. A common dish prepared in Asia for New Year’s using noodles is stir-fry.

GrainsRice, quinoa, risotto, barley, oats and other starches

symbolize abundance since they swell when cooked. Like noodles, some cultures consume rice right after midnight to attract lots of good luck in the new year. In Indian mythol-ogy, rice is used in religious ceremonies, as it’s believed that rice grains can soak up evil energy and any bad omens. Japanese rice cakes (mochi) made from pounded, steamed rice and filled with sweet bean paste are a popular appetizer. In China, they serve Tangyuan, which is sweet rice balls. In Korea, they serve bibimbap, meaning mixed rice in English, is served in a hot bowl with sautéed vegetables, chili, and soybean paste. Many Latin countries serve rice with beans for New Year’s. Rice pudding is served in Sweden and Finland as a lucky dessert. In the U.S., Hoppin’ John and Jambalaya are often served. You can of course substitute the rice in these dishes with quinoa or barley.

Root VegetablesThrough yoga and holistic healing, many of us are fa-

miliar with the various chakra points in the body. The root chakra is said to be the energy center which keeps us calm, grounded, and roots us to our core values and beliefs. To find balance in all aspects of your life and be open to lucky and good energy in the New Year, begin with this chakra. If the root chakra is unbalanced, you may find yourself giving into old habits, patterns, and mindsets that hold you back. People that are grounded tend to be more open, realistic, organized, and practical. According to Ayurvedic Medicine, the roots of a plant are its anchor and the foundation of life, so the theory is that, when you eat these vegetables, you take in that deeply rooted and grounded energy. Incorporate root vegetables as New Year’s Lucky foods and begin the year with a calming and grounding effect on the mind and body. Root chakra foods are potatoes, carrots, radishes, onions, turnips, squash, parsnip, sweet potato, beets, garlic, ginger, and so on.

You can also incorporate spices that have a warming effect on the body such as cumin, cinnamon, cardamom, mustard seed, turmeric, cloves, and black pepper. Of course, we recommend having these foods year-round.

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SweetsSt. Basil’s bread, known as vasilopita, plays an im-

portant role in Greek New Year’s traditions. The bread itself is sweet and is baked with a coin hidden in it. At midnight, Greek families turn off the light, and the head of the household slices the cake and shares it among the family. The family member who gets the piece of bread with the coin inside is guaranteed to have good luck in the New Year. France also serves a cake with a coin or small ceramic inside called King’s cake. The cake consists of puff pastry, almond filling, and is famous for its colorful frosting. Doughnuts and fritters are popular in Eastern Eu-rope. In Italy, many make struffoli, which is a dozen small doughnut-like balls placed in a circle, held together by honey and topped with candied fruit and powdered sugar.

Round FoodsRound foods are in the shape of a “ring” and represent

the year coming “full circle.”It’s very easy to incorporate round foods into your

lucky foods menu. Doughnuts, cookies, cakes, pancakes, crepes, biscuits, pies, bagels, quiche, quesadillas, brie, and pizzas are all options. Of course, for healthier foods, you can opt for melon balls, sushi, sliced tomatoes, olives, mushrooms, eggplant, potatoes, and other veggies sliced in circles. Get creative and use cookie cutters to make round shapes out of other foods such as polenta, cheeses, and fruits.

CornbreadSaid to symbolize gold, cornbread is a popular New

Year’s southern tradition. To ensure extra luck, some people add extra corn kernels, emblematic of golden nuggets. Some like to use a drizzle of honey or honey butter as a topping on their cornbread, due to its golden color, to add even more luck. We found some creative cornbread skil-let recipes online that included black-eyed peas & smoked sausage, offering several lucky foods in one serving or make cornbread pancakes for breakfast.

Leftover cornbread can also be used in stuffing, used as breading to make nuggets, as croutons, in casseroles, or to make cornbread pudding.

ChampagneAlthough a drink and not a food item, we can’t leave

out the champagne. Toast the New Year with champagne or prosecco. In some cultures, they suggest that, right after midnight, you take 3 short hops without spilling your drink and then pour the champagne behind you to leave all of the negative in the past. If your champagne lands on someone else – no problem, as that is supposed to mean good luck for them. Perhaps a bottle of cheap champagne for throw-ing over your shoulder and a nice bottle for the toast? If champagne is not your thing, you can also have Prosecco or Moscato. In Scotland it’s a tradition to toast the New year with a shot of whisky.

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Top 10 New Year’s ResolutionsAlbrecht Powell

Updated June 19, 2020

New Year’s Eve has always been a time to reflect on the past, but more importantly, to plan for the future. Resolu-tions are a trendy thing to make come January 1. They can be anything from meal prepping more to volunteering, but there are a few that are more popular than others. Accord-ing to an Inc. study of 2,000 people, these are the 10 most common resolutions that were made in 2019.

Eat HealthierThe no. 1 resolution of 2019 (and every year, it seems)

was to eat healthier. More than two thirds of American adults are considered to be overweight or obese, so it should come as no surprise that diet is the first thing people want to tackle in the new year. According to Time, though, this is also one of the most commonly broken resolutions. People dive head-first into dieting gimmicks in early January, then lack control later on. The key to making your weight loss resolution stick, says the American Psychological Associa-tion, is to start small and change only one behavior at a time.

Exercise MoreUnder the same umbrella as eating healthier, work-

ing out more is the second most common New Year’s resolution. You can tell by the way the popularity of your neighborhood gym seems to swell extraordinarily after the holidays. This resolution, too, is a frequently broken one as people struggle to prioritize their fitness against work, family, and everyday life. If you have fitness goals this year, be sure to outline them in detail, stick to a regimen, and reward yourself (but not too much).

Save Money or Spend LessAfter all the holiday spending, many Americans are

eager to get on top of their finances in the new year. Some want to get out of debt while others are more focused on bulking up their savings accounts. About a third of Ameri-cans make this their goal. Debt.com says to be specific, set a budget, let go of unhealthy spending habits, track your spending, and use cash whenever you can.

Learn Something NewSometimes New Year’s resolutions are about losing

things: extra weight, debt, or emotional baggage. Some-times, on the other hand, they’re about gaining something, like a new skill or hobby. If you’ve always wanted to learn a new language, acquire a new skill, pick up a new hobby or craft, you could be one of the 25 percent who make this their resolution. After all, the start of a new year—or de-cade, in this case—is the perfect excuse.

Quit SmokingMany resolutions are concentrated on letting go

of nasty habits, like eating junk food and smoking. As the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has said,

“it’s never too early to quit.” There are plenty of tools to help you through it, too. Over-the-counter nicotine replace-ment therapy products now make it easier to kick nicotine without spending a fortune or even stepping a foot into the doctor’s office. On average, smokers try about four times before they quit for good, so don’t let a failed attempt discourage you.

Read MoreAlthough probably not as packed as the gym or the

health food aisle of your local supermarket, the library gets pretty busy after the first of the year as well. The longtime literati are eager to get back to their regularly scheduled reading and the folks who have vowed to pick up more books this year (17 percent of the population, that is) will be scouring for good titles, too.

Change JobsIt may not seem like it based on the amount of

complaining that occurs in the break room daily, but the American people are, for the most part, happy with their jobs. In a 2019 CNBC and SurveyMonkey poll, 85 percent reported that they were actually content at work. The other 15 percent (or 16 percent, according to Inc.) wants a change.

Drink LessMany want to quit drinking in the new year, but quit-

ting anything cold turkey (alcohol, specifically, especially if you’re an addict) is no easy feat. Research has proven time and again that quitting bad habits (smoking, eating sugar, drinking, etc.) is more successful when taken in stages. The 15 percent who resolve to give up alcohol might find it hard to socialize after the booze is gone. Find a support group, take it in baby steps, and consider taking up a new hobby to distract you.

Spend More Time with Family & FriendsAll the time you spend with family and friends during

the holiday season might make you want to get away from them, or it could make you want to socialize with them even more. About 13 percent of Americans vow to appreciate loved ones and spend more time with them in the new year.

Get OrganizedAlthough it didn’t make Inc.’s top-10 list, getting

organized deserves an honorable mention. Maybe Marie Kondo’s Netflix show has something to do with it, but being tidy is a bonafide trend these days. If your desk is a mess (or your closet, or your kitchen), then pick up her book, The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up for some very useful tips.

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1. Martin Luther King Jr. skipped two grades in high school, 9th and 11th, and entered college (Morehouse College) at the age of 15 in 1944. By 19, he received a bachelor’s degree in sociology.

2. His honeymoon was spent at a funeral parlor. This was not because someone died, simply because a friend owned the parlor and offered to let him use it for his honeymoon.

3. His house was once bombed. This was during the Mont-gomery Bus Boycott, which lasted 385 days.

4. Martin Luther King Jr.’s autopsy revealed that stress had taken a major toll on his body. Despite being only 39 when he passed away, one of his doctors noted that he had “the heart of a 60 year old”.

5. Today over 700 streets in the Unites States are named after Martin Luther King Jr. There is one such street in almost every major city.

6. King’s “I Have a Dream” speech was not his first at the Lincoln Memorial.

7. King narrowly escaped an assassination attempt a decade before his death.

8. Members of King’s family did not believe James Earl Ray acted alone.

9. King’s mother was also slain by a bullet in 1974.10. George Washington and Abraham Lincoln are the only

other Americans to have had their birthdays observed as a national holiday (now combined as Presidents Day).

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Your Questions Answered …How Long Can a Chicken Survive Without Its Head?In the 1940s in the US, a chicken called Mike lived for

18 months without a head. He had been almost completely beheaded with an axe, but crucially the jugular vein and most of the brainstem were left intact. This left just enough brain function for essential functions, like breading, and Mike was fed with an eyedropper through the stump of his neck. In Thailand, in March of 2018, a similar case was reported, and the strong-stomached can even watch a video of the headless chicken online. But for more normal, complete beheadings, a chicken will die of blood loss in a matter of minutes.

What’s the Biological Difference Between an Identi-cal Twin and a Clone?

Identical twins have the same DNA as each other, but different from their parents. A clone, however, only has one parent and has exactly the same DNA as that parent. But even so, a clone isn’t a perfect copy. We now know that the way genes are turned on and off is greatly affected by the environment. Twins share the same uterus during development so they are exposed to the same mix of nu-trients and hormones. A clone grows in a different uterus and at a different time from the parent animal, so it isn’t necessarily identical to the way its parent looked at the same age – even at birth.

What Color is Water?We usually think of water as a colorless liquid, but it’s

not true. When white light is shone through a long column of the stuff, the liquid is faintly blueish. That’s because the water mops up the longer, redder wavelengths of light, leaving the bluer wavelengths unscathed. As with so many of its properties, however, water does this in a bizarre way, with the light energy being absorbed by its V-shaped H20 molecules, which start to vibrate as a result.

What Would Happen If Everyone On The Planet Went Vegan?

1. Animal Sanctuaries – Veganism seeks to exclude all cruelty to animals. Simply opening the farm gates to the existing stock of 3.5 billion grazing animals and 19 bil-lion chickens wouldn’t work. Most would starve to death or be eaten by predators. Instead, farms would need to be converted into sanctuaries for the remaining natural lives of the animals.

2. Emissions – Food production is responsible for a quarter of all greenhouse gas emissions, mostly from cows burping methane. Methane is such a potent greenhouse gas that a global switch to plant-based diets would cut emis-sions from food production by 28% – that’s the equivalent of India going carbon neutral.

3. Land Use – Currently, 68% of farmland is used for livestock. Planting a fifth of this with crops would produce

the same amount of food as all the animals. This would leave 26 million square kilometers spare – an area 1.5 times the size of Russia – that could be planted with meadow or forest, to improve biodiversity.

4. Health – If we all gave up meat, around eight mil-lion fewer people would die each year, as a result of lower levels of heart disease, strokes and cancer. But most crops have lower levels of micronutrients per calorie than meat – especially vitamins A, B12 and D, and some essential fatty acids. Crops would have to be adjusted to avoid malnutrition.

Why do we make eye contact with strangers as we pass them?

Eye contact is a fundamental part of human social interactions – even two-day-old babies prefer to look at those faces that are gazing straight at them. If someone is looking at you, it indicates social interest and a possible desire to communicate, but of course you cannot know if someone is looking unless you, in turn, attempt to meet their gaze. Hence why when we pass strangers we will often automatically glance at their faces. A field study on a university campus in the US found that making eye contact with strangers leaves us feeling more socially connected, whereas if someone avoids our gaze, we are more likely to feel disconnected. This feeling is captured beautifully by the German expression ‘wie Luft behandeln’ – to be looked at as though air.

How Do You Get Milk From Nuts?Commercially, nut milks such as almond milk are

made by grinding the nuts to an extremely fine paste and then mixing thoroughly with water. This dissolves the nuts’ sugars and proteins into the water and disperses their fat content as tiny globules that are fine enough to remain in suspension. Vitamins and minerals are added later. You can make simple almond milk for yourself by putting almond butter and water in a blender.

If We Only Have One Trachea, Why Do We Have Two Nostrils?

Two eyes, two ears, two nostrils. We need our doubles for stereoscopic vision, stereo sound, and super smelling. Our nostrils are separated by a septum, in effect giving us two noses. Most of the time, one nostril allows less air to pass through than the other, with the nasal flow switching every few hours. The slower airflow is caused by the tissue inside swelling with increased blood flow. We smell using sensory cells high up in the nose, and some odor chemicals need more time than others to bind to these receptors. So a low-airflow nostril gives slow-acting odors more time to be detected, giving us a greater range of smell.

Source: Science Focus/July 2018


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When shooting indoors everyone’s fi rst thought is to use a fl ash. While this is often a good move, shooting indoors without a fl ash can produce some very interesting images.

Using the natural light will enhance many images. Someone in the glow of a candle is a good example. Using a fl ash in this case will overpower the golden glow of the candle. This is also true of shooting an event on stage. A fl ash will eliminate the stage lights and create harsh shadows

Many of these shots will have a slow shutter speed, so you may need some additional camera support. If you don’t have a tripod, try leaning against something, placing your elbows on a fi rm support, and using the self timer.

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TOMS RIVER, NJ - Peripheral neuropathy is a result of damage to the nerves often causing pain, numbness, burning, tingling, pain and debilitating balance problems.

The most common method your doctor will likely recommend to treat your neuropathy symptoms is with prescription drugs that may temporarily reduce your symptoms. With names such as Gabapentin, Lyrica, Cymbalta and Neurontin, they are primarily

anti-seizure or anti-depressants drugs. These drugs may cause you to feel uncomfort-able and have a variety of harmful side eff ects.There is now a facility right here in Ocean County that off ers you hope without taking those endless drugs with serious side eff ects. (see special neuropathy severity exami-nation off er at the end of this article)

1. What is the underlying cause?2. How much Nerve Damage has been sustained?

NOTE: Once you have sustained 85% nerve loss, there is likely nothing that we can do for you.

3. How much treatment will your condition require?

In order to treat your neuropathy, three factors must be determined:

Peripheral NeuropathyWarning!

• Decrease pain• Stimulate nerve function• Accelerate tissue repair

• Increase blood fl ow/healing

The amount of treatment needed to allow for healing varies from person to person and can only be determined after a detailed neurological and vascular examination. The typical treatment course is 6-10 sessions. Non-invasive MLS laser therapy is quick and pain-

less with no side-eff ects.With a reported 85% - 90% effi cacy rate in relieving pain and infl ammation, MLS Laser Therapy is the treatment you are looking for!Dr. Scott Amoss DPM will do a neuropathy severity examination to determine the extent of the nerve damage. This examination will consist of a detailed sensory evaluation, exten-sive peripheral vascular testing, and a detailed analysis of the fi ndings of your neuropathy.

Call 732-350-0100 to make an appointment with Dr Amoss to determine if your peripheral

neuropathy can be treated. Locations in Toms River and Manchester

The treatment that Dr. Amoss provides has several main goals:

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