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In feng shui, the kitchen, consid-ered the most vital and importantpart of the house, nourishes us

and sustains life. We embrace theenergy that feeds us physicallythrough food, financially throughmoney and emotionally through ourconnection to our family.

What does your kitchen say aboutyou?

The stove The stove, considered “male ener-

gy” and the “wealth generator,” is thesingle most important symbolic fac-tor when using feng shui to analyzethe ease with which you prosperfinancially.

The stove represents fueling theengine of abundant manifestation andthe physical energy needed to be pro-ductive. Pay attention to the stove ifyou have been feeling unproductivelately.

Stove symbolism• Burnt out burner. An inoperable

burner means your ability to mani-fest new avenues of abundance andopportunities is limited. To regainyour energy, replace any burnt outburners.

• Unused burner(s). Not using allyour burners is symbolic of being ina rut, lacking vitality and limitingyour ability to benefit from financialresources. Consciously using burnersthat you haven’t used for a while willenergize you and help you break freeof old patterns.

• Grimy burners. Dirty burnerssuggest a lot of wasteful and unneces-sary expenses and a lack of clarityabout where your money is going.Cleaning off the dirt and grime ener-getically opens your eyes to newstrategies to manage your financesand optimize your personal energy.

• Blocked burners. Blocked burnersrepresent blocked opportunities. Usethe top of the stove to cook, not to

store food, empty pots and pans orboxes. A clear stovetop suggests thatyou are open to opportunities cominginto your life.

The RefrigeratorIn feng shui, the stove receives so

much attention that the refrigerator, anecessary part of our food storageand an appliance we cannot live with-out, is often overlooked, yet is equallyimportant.

The refrigerator, considered“female energy,” represents our femi-nine side and has a nurturing quality,“hugging and holding” our food. Wetake from the refrigerator and shenever complains. Maintain the health

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Learn how to capture theliving beauty of waterlilies in a water garden

through free public seminars at9 a.m. and 1 p.m. this Saturday atGeobunga. During the interac-tive workshop, participants willlearn about the care and vari-eties of water plants, and thenlearn to plant a keiki water lilythemselves. Those interested intaking home a planted lily cando so for $10 per lily.

“Why give your loved one cut

flowers, when you can givethem a water lily that bloomsanew each day?” asked AndrewDedrick, Geobunga executivedirector. “Lilies and other waterplants provide a calming beautythat immediately turns anyspace into a tranquil oasis.”

Water garden basics

Whether you have a backyardpond or live in an apartmentwith a sunny lanai, you canenjoy the beauty of a water lilygarden. Water plants thrive inHawaii, with the islands’ year-round sunlight and mild climate.

Workshop topics include:

• Different kinds of water plants

• Basic care, including propergrowing conditions, pruning,fertilizer requirements

• Hands-on planting experience

“I have a water lily on myfront step that has bloomedevery day for over a year,” saidDedrick. “It’s so simple to carefor. I periodically snip off old

flowers and fertilize monthly.Anyone can enjoy the beauty ofthese plants, anywhere theyhave access to sunlight.”

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Don’t miss your chance tolearn the basics at Saturday’sfree seminar, Water Lilies andWater Gardens, at Geobunga,located at 4299 Lawehana St.,across from Target in Salt Lake.Each participant will learn howto properly pot and fertilize alily, and can purchase that lilyfor only $10 if they so choose.Within four to eight weeks,their lily will bloom, and within

a year, the lily will generateanother lily or two that they canthen replant themselves.

Geobunga also has a widerange of decorative pots avail-able for purchase. For every$100 spent on pottery, Geo-bunga will provide a free keikilily.

Space for the free seminar islimited, and reservations arerecommended. Visit geobunga.com to register.

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Look around any neighborhood inHawaii and you will see a real revo-lution taking place — the “Cool

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It is easy enough to fix these areas everyfew years with more roof fabric and coat-ing, but now you don’t need to. The sili-cone-based coatings, which have grabbed alarge share of the local market over the lastfour years, have proven themselves. Theyhave proven themselves in even the heavi-est ponding water conditions — eventhose roofs that never dry at all. This isbecause silicone is not water-based, so itdoes not absorb moisture at all.

Protection against ponding water is onlyone of the many benefits of silicone coat-ings. Here are some others:

• Silicone won’t chalk off over time.Silicone is what is called a “non-sacrificial”coating — meaning that it won’t slowlyshed as the years go by. How long?GacoRoof, one of the leading brands, offersa 50-year material warranty against defects

in the coating. How long will it really standup under Hawaii’s tough conditions? So farmost of the roofs that have been donehere locally are only about four to fiveyears old, but they look new. It will beworth it to see if Gaco Silicone andTropical Silicone really can stand thetest of time — stay tuned.

• It’s easy to apply because it doesn’tneed to be reinforced with a roof fabric.This saves a lot of time and money. Insome cases homeowners may want toreinforce a few “weak-knee” areas likethe perimeter drip edge, or a skylightcurb with the roof fabric. However, inmany cases it’s not needed.

• It dries quickly and won’t wash off if asudden rain squall comes in while you areapplying it. It also bonds tightly to mostsurfaces.

No coating is perfect. Here are thethings to watch out for:

• It’s slippery when wet. Be careful ifyou go on your roof to pick mangoes.

Better yet, don’t even try.

• It’s more expensive per gallon thanacrylics. However you don’t need to buyroof fabric — or put down a coating asthick — so the cost per square foot isroughly the same as the acrylics.

• Once you go silicone you can’t go back.In the future if you do need to recoat it,you will most likely have to stick with sili-cone again. No one knows for sure what

new materials will come out, but right nowmost other coatings don’t stick to sili-cones.

Whether you are thinking of doing ityourself or having a licensed contractorinstall a cool roof for you, visit The CoolRoof Store at GEO at 575 Cooke St. inKakaako. There you can compare all themajor roof coating brands: GACO,Tropical Silicone, Hawaiian SunGuard,Apoc Sta-Kool, White Lava and others.Talk to the real experts there, who often-times have just come off a roof and maystill have fresh coating on their hands.They have installed them all and knowthem well.

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The economic downturn has hurtmany American families over thepast few years, and sadly that

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the economy is healthy. The lower priceof these homes can make them look like abargain, but home buyers need to careful-ly compare the actual cost — and advan-tages — of a newly constructed home ver-sus a foreclosed one before you buy.

Many foreclosures are sold “as is” withno disclosure requirements. You could besurprised with major repair bills for issuessuch as foundation faults or other struc-tural defects, mold, hidden water damage,unsafe wiring, rodent infestations andmore. A foreclosed home that appears tohave been renovated may not have beendone so with the proper permits andinspections. A brand new home providespeace of mind for your family’s safetybecause it has passed inspections and con-forms to current building codes. A newhome also is under warranty, and anyissues that arise during the warranty termwill be fixed at no cost to the homeowner.

New homes can be personalized withappliances, cabinets, countertops, carpets,

floor coverings, paint color and otherdesign elements to meet your family’sneeds and tastes. They also comedesigned for modern lifestyles, with open-space floor plans, walk-in closets, creativestorage solutions and conveniently locat-ed laundry facilities.

Newly built homes are highly energy-efficient, saving the buyer money andhelping the environment. New windows,doors and insulation better control thehome’s interior climate, and Energy Star-rated appliances and other modern com-ponents will help save costs on utility bills.

New homes come outfitted with the lat-est automation and wiring componentsthat provide state-of-the-art technologycapabilities to accommodate modernappliances and entertainment resources,such as high-definition televisions, full-house sound systems, hard-wired fire andsecurity alarms and more.

Financing a new home is easier thanfinancing a foreclosed home. Many

builders offer incentives to reduce clos-ing costs and can complete the closingquickly.

It is important to note that some homebuilders have expanded their businessesto include buying foreclosures, then ren-ovating and reselling them. In thesecases, the builder normally has inspectedthe home for hidden damage or danger-ous conditions, gotten the required per-mits and completed the necessaryrepairs. They also often renovate, replaceappliances and components and performmany cosmetic upgrades to make thehome an attractive and safe place for thebuyer.

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It’s impossible to watch yourchildren every second of everyday. Unfortunately, accidentstend to happen very quickly.According to the Centers forDisease Control andPrevention, drowning is thesecond leading cause of acci-dental death in children ages 1

to 14. The CDC reports that inmost cases, the childreninvolved were out of their par-ents’ sight for less than fiveminutes.

The good news: Drowningcan be prevented. Barriers helpbuy those few minutes neededto see where children are afteryou’ve momentarily lost sightof them.

Numerous studies haveshown that an isolation fenceseparating the home from thepool can prevent 50 to 90 per-cent of all toddler drownings.Only an isolation fence with aself-closing, self-latching gatein proper working order willprevent children from gettinginto the water without yourknowledge.

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If you have a pool, you have aresponsibility to safeguard it.There is no substitute for vigi-lant supervision. But there areadditional steps you can andshould take to keep everyonesafe — including these:

• Never prop a gate open forconvenience or during poolparties. It’s simply not worththe risk.

• Always ensure that doorsfrom the home are locked,alarmed, or fitted with child-safety latching devices.

• Ensure that pet doors aresecured or open into an areathat is isolated from the pool.

• If the house forms one sideof the barrier, doors leadinginto the pool area should beprotected with alarms that pro-duce a loud sound when thedoor is unexpectedly opened.

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meet American Society forTesting and Materials (ASTM)standards can be very effectiveif closed whenever the pool isnot in use. Manually operatedcovers tend to be left open;closing them frequentlyrequires two adults.

• Ensure children in the homelearn how to swim, and thatadults know CPR. CPR can makethe difference between fullrecovery and brain damage ordeath. If anyone else will besupervising kids in the pool, makesure they learn it, too. Impressupon babysitters that they mustfollow your safety rules.

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• When not in use, keep toysand other objects out of the poolarea, and don’t use chlorine dis-pensers that look like animals ortoys that will attract children.

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While adding a window in thewall of your home may raise practi-cal and design issues, adding a roofwindow or skylight can be mucheasier. Roofs are, for the most part,a blank slate, allowing you to installskylights wherever they are neededmost. And daylighting from abovedoesn’t just add functionality; itoffers room-changing drama anddecorating flair.

Roof windows are hinged, vent-ing units designed to be installedin easily accessible areas, such asthe angled walls in attic bonusrooms, and are operated by hand.A double-sash roof window isavailable that opens from both thebottom and top to form a balconyon your roof. These units often areused in place of, or to replace,dormers.

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DISCOVERINGTHE MOST DURABLE FLOORIN THE INDUSTRYFROM PAGE 4

BY BRANDON BOSWORTH

You have just purchased a newhome. Or maybe you’ve opened abusiness. You’ve given thought

about how to decorate, buying furnitureand overall sprucing up your new space.But have you thought about how to goabout protecting your property?

While Honolulu remains one of thesafest of major U.S. cities, rates of prop-erty crime remain high. Depending onthe source cited, property crime inHonolulu is between 15 and 20 percenthigher than the national average in anygiven year. Anyone with a new home orbusiness needs to seriously considersafeguarding what is theirs.

This is where APN Alarm Co. ofHawaii steps in. A local company basedin Halawa Valley, APN (AdvancedProtection Network) offers a variety ofhigh-tech residential and business secu-rity solutions to clients. According tocompany president Steve Van Ness,quite a few savvy Islanders realize theimportance of installing security as apreemptive measure. “Many of ourclients are new homeowners or some-one opening a new business, and thesepeople consider installing securityas something

that needs to be done,” says Van Ness.APN Alarm Systems has been provid-

ing security solutions for Hawaii resi-dents since 1996, but Steve Van Ness hasbeen in the business far longer. “I’vebeen in the security industry since 1986,”he says.”I started as a sales consultantwith Emergency Network in Texas. Iworked my way up, but I’ve always hadan entrepreneurial spirit and decided tostart my own company.” In 1990, hestarted Affordable Security. In the mat-ter of a few years, Affordable Securitywas nationally recognized as one of themost successful alarm companies inAmerica. Yet Van Ness wanted newchallenges, as well as a differentlifestyle, and that meant relocating toHawaii. “I’m a former U.S. Marine andwas stationed at Kaneohe Marine CorpBase Hawaii as a helicopter pilot,” saysVan Ness. “And my wife is fromHawaii.” In 1996, he and his family relo-cated back to the Islands.

Installing and running a security sys-tem can be a daunting task to many indi-viduals, especially those who haverecently been traumatized by a burgla-ry. APN seeks to make the process lessstressful by offering top-notch customerservice. “Our salespeople are requiredto go through the entire process with aclient,” says Van Ness. “They are thereat the installation and they are therewhen it’s done to help show how the sys-tem works.” In addition, there always isa live person available 24 hours a day toanswer client questions. As Van Nessobserves, “When your alarm is going off,

you want to talk to someonenow.” The com-

pany hotlineis manned

by technicians and supervisors. Like everything else, home and busi-

ness security has embraced the high-tech era. “The tech boom has really hitthe security industry,” says Van Ness.“Clients are amazingly connected now.”APN Alarm Company offers plans thatallow clients to monitor their propertyfrom afar. “Our camera systems allowpeople to view their homes or business-es via devices such as smart phones oriPads. You can access and control yoursecurity system from anywhere in theworld.” If there is a break-in or otherbreach of security, the alarm system cansend an instant message or a text to yourcell phone.

Should your security system malfunc-tion or get damaged, APN has takensteps to insure you won’t be withoutsecurity for long. “We stock back-ups ofeverything we sell,” says Van Ness.“There is no waiting around for spareparts to be shipped in. We are alwaysprepared to remove and replace whatev-er isn’t working.” Repairs are very fast,and generally the work is done within 24hours of the customer contacting APN.

Those looking to install a new securitysystem can contact APN AlarmCompany for a free estimate. APN offersa variety of plans to suit individualneeds, and has both financing and leas-ing plans. Call 484-9411 for free consulta-tions or visit the company’s website atapnalarm.com.

TAKING THE

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CONTACT: 484-9411 • www.apnalarm.com

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