Page 6 - Boca Club News - October '19

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Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author and Humorist Dave Barry

At Boca Raton Downtown Library October 20th

In partnership with the Flamingo Comedy Festival, Right and Find Happiness ”Big Trouble” and “Dave Barry’s Guide to Guys”—have
the Boca Raton Public Library will present an author talk (Although Beer Is Much been turned into movies. For a while, his life was even a
and book signing by Pulitzer Prize-winning author and Faster),” “You Can Date television series, Dave’s World, but then it was canceled. The
humorist Dave Barry on Sunday, October 20th, from 3 to Boys When You’re Forty,” series. Not the life. Dave is also a guitarist with the wildly
5 p.m. The bestselling author will discuss his most recent and “I’ll Mature When I’m untalented, all-author band, the Rock Bottom Remainders.
books, “Lessons from Lucy: The Simple Joys of an Old, Dead”; the novels “Big “When you hear the name ‘Dave Barry,’ you know you
Happy Dog” and “A Field Guide to the Jewish People.” Trouble, Tricky Business”, are about to hear something funny and uniquely Florida,”
In this highly entertaining presentation, you’ll learn why and “Insane City”; the very notes Oyuki Poletz, Program Services Librarian, “which is
The New York Times has called Barry “the funniest man in successful YA Peter Pan why we are thrilled to partner with the Flamingo Comedy
America!” novels (with Ridley Pearson); Festival to bring some much needed laughter to the
From 1983 to 2004, Dave Barry wrote a weekly humor and his Christmas story “The community.”
column for The Miami Herald, which in 1988 won a Pulitzer Shepherd, the Angel, and Dave Barry’s books will be available for purchase and
Prize for Commentary. He is the author of more than thirty Walter the Christmas Miracle signing after the talk. You can register for this free program
books, including such bestsellers as the nonfiction “Live Dog”. Two of his books— at www.flamingocomedyfestival.com.

Pre-Boca Bowl Event, “Women Change the Game,”

Reinforces Message: Women a Force to Be Reckoned With!

More than 100 women business and community leaders and Fox 29 served as emcee
and media “got in the game”---without shoulder pads---at while panelists shared their
the fourth annual Cheribundi Boca Raton Bowl “Women career challenges and wins.
Change the Game,” presented by Northwestern Mutual. They also shared their current
The night of food, fun and female empowerment hosted job responsibilities, exciting
by GL Homes headlined a panel of Miami HEAT and developments within their
Northwestern Mutual executives. Held at Seven Bridges, companies, sacrifices they
the event reinforced the message that women are a force to had to make to get to where
be reckoned with and are making strides--not only in sports, they are now, work/life
but in other industries as well. balance, and what it is like to
Radio and television sportscaster (and working mom) be a top female executive in a
Keli Ferguson of ESPN 106.3 on WPTV News Channel 5 traditionally male-dominated
industry. The panel included:

• Lorrie-Ann Diaz,
Replace Vice President, Business
Communications & Social
Fluorescent Tubes Responsibility, Miami HEAT
and AmericanAirlines Arena.
• Jennifer Alvarez, Vice Keli Ferguson, Lorrie-Ann Diaz, Jennifer Alvarez, Raquel Libman, Brooke McKernan

with LED President, Creative & Digital bags filled with goodies from Ellie Vail Jewelry, Lane Spa,
Marketing, Miami HEAT and AmericanAirlines Arena.

Northwestern Mutual, the Miami HEAT, Cheribundi Boca
• Raquel Libman, Executive Vice President & General
Counsel, Miami HEAT and AmericanAirlines Arena. Raton Bowl, and the Boca Raton Observer (the event’s
By Ron Hirsch of Bocaire • Brooke McKernan, Financial Advisor, Northwestern exclusive magazine sponsor). Guests also enjoyed beautiful
(Editor’s Note: Ron Hirsch is this Mutual. jewelry on display by Jay Feder Jewelers.
paper’s Humor columnist. Before Guests enjoyed a range of food served up by Seven Bridges, The “Women Change the Game” event was one of several
transitioning to Humor, Ron wrote and drinks from Citrus Distillers, Fling Craft Cocktails, Corona countdown events to the 2019 Cheribundi Boca Raton Bowl
expert, informative articles on a and Garcia Carrion. Guests took home complimentary gift that has moved this year to a new day, time and network.
wide range of subjects about home
repair, maintenance and technology.
I was motivated to run the article
below when the president recently
reversed the federal government’s policy that had earlier
decided against the use of old incandescent and fluorescent
bulbs in favor of the new, more energy efficient and
environmentally friendly LED bulbs. We offer this article
as a helpful guide to our readers. –NAS)
This is a tip I want to share with others. I know that most
people are familiar with regular screw-in LED bulbs, but
may not be familiar with LED units for typical fluorescent
fixtures.
Some time back, I started replacing 48” fluorescent
bulbs with 48” LED bulbs made by FEIT. Costco had the
best price for them. They were twice as bright as standard
fluorescent bulbs, use less power, and will last almost
forever. My 4-tube fixtures around the house and garage
now have almost all been changed to LED. There are no
special steps needed. Just take out the old fluorescent bulbs,
and put in the LED bulbs.
In a 4-tube fixture, just use 2 LED units; this is brighter
than 4 fluorescent tubes. The other advantage is that they
will last far longer than the old fluorescent bulbs, and use
less power.
If the ballast in a fixture has failed, the LED bulbs will
probably not work. I have several old 4-tube fixtures in the
garage. One of the 2 ballasts failed in one of the fixtures.
So we simply removed all 4 tubes, and put in 2 new LED
bulbs into the 2 slots where the ballast was still good. We
now increased the total brightness, and should not have to
worry about ever changing the bulbs.