108 Marine Dr. • Oceanside, CA 92058Phone: (760) 385-4835 • Fax: (760) 385-4841 • www.deluzfamilyhousing.com

March 2012

Office PersonnelMelanie Gowdy Community DirectorEstella Sanchez Asst. DirectorRoyce King Leasing AgentJerrod Klippel Leasing AgentShandra Morris Leasing AgentGrey Quintana Work Order Control

Maintenance TeamRichard Lien Maint. DirectorGustavo Orihuela Asst. Maint. Dir.Juan Juan Maintenance TechLucas Lilio Maintenance TechMynor Iriarte Maintenance TechGabriel Montes Maintenance TechGuillermo Mendez Maintenance TechJeremy Mohabeer Maintenance TechMarcos Vega Grounds Porter

Contact InformationAccounting Questions (760) 237-6276Emergency/After Hrs. (760) 500-6115PMO (760) 725-3888

Keep Out of HotWater—Literally

When getting into a shower orbath, we aren’t likely to imagine weare facing the risk of serious injury.However, each year about 3,800injuries and 34 deaths occur at homedue to scalding from excessively hottap water.

“Most hot tap-water burns happento children under 5 and older adults,”says Jill Fuller, vice president of salesand marketing for American Valve, asafety valve manufacturer.

However, you can take somesimple steps to ensure your safetyand that of your loved ones. Forexample, replace a regularshowerhead and tub spout with onesdesigned to block scalding water.When water reaches an unsafetemperature, these specially createddevices quickly reduce the water flowto a trickle. Once the water in the linecools, the flow restarts automatically—usually in less than 30 seconds.

Follow this advice to help reducethe risk of scald injuries in your home:

• Set your water heater to 120° For cooler (just below the mediumsetting).

• Test the water before steppinginto the tub or shower.

• When children are in the tub,watch them closely.

• Keep children away from thestove when you are cooking.

• Turn pot handles toward theback of the stove.

• Never carry a child when youhave a hot drink in your hand.

• Treat a minor burn injuryimmediately with cool runningwater for three to five minutes.Do not apply ice, lotionsor butter.

For more information, visitwww.HomeSafetyCouncil.org.

Scrapbooking Party atDeLuz Housing

We are pleased to announce thatHeather Plotzke will be hosting ascrapbooking party at DeLuz onMarch 21. We are askingthat everyone R.S.V.P. by calling(760) 712-7033 no later thanMarch 14.

Our Nation’s AnthemOriginally written as a poem, “The

Star-Spangled Banner” was pennedby Francis Scott Key in 1814. Itbecame the national anthem of theUnited States on March 3, 1931.Since it was written, the anthem hasbeen sung countless times, incountless ways. Some of the morefamous—or infamous—renditions:

• The first public performance issaid to have been by actorFerdinand Durang at CaptainMcCauley’s Tavern in 1814.

• The anthem was played duringthe games of the 1918 WorldSeries, and eventually could beheard before all major leaguebaseball games. “TheStar-Spangled Banner” nowkicks off most sporting events inthe U.S.

• The first “pop” performance ofthe anthem happened in October1968 at the World Series. JoseFeliciano, then 23, strummed ablues version on his guitar—acontroversy at the time—becoming the first of many toplay the anthem nontraditionally.

• While closing the Woodstockmusic festival in 1969, JimiHendrix played a version on hiselectric guitar that has beencalled both an important politicalstatement from the ’60s and oneof Hendrix’s worst performances.

• Perhaps the most infamoussinging of the anthem isattributed to Roseanne Barr,whose out-of-tune interpretationbefore a baseball game in SanDiego in 1990 nearly ruinedher career.

• “The Star-Spangled Banner”gave Christina Aguilera trouble atSuper Bowl XLV when she sangthe wrong lyrics, a reason manyperformers choose to lip-syncthe anthem.

HealthyLifestyle

How to See the Glassas Half-Full

Cultivating an attitude of optimismnot only makes you happier, it canalso boost your health andrelationships. Researchers at DukeUniversity Medical Center found thatheart disease patients who scoredhigh in an optimism survey had thebest medical outcomes. A study ofdating couples published in theJournal of Personality and SocialPsychology revealed that optimistsare less likely to fight with theirsignificant others.

Need any more reasons to turnthat frown upside down? Researchindicates that an optimistic attitude

improves coping skills and may wardoff colds and prevent depression.March is Optimism Month, a perfecttime to look at the bright side.MayoClinic.com offers thesesuggestions:

Change what’s not working.Identify aspects of your life you feelnegatively about and focus on ways toimprove them.

Monitor your thoughts. If you catchyourself in a negative spiral, reframeyour thoughts in a positive way.

Maintain healthy habits. Exercise isa proven mood lifter, and nutritiousfoods nourish your mind as well asyour body.

Find positive pals. Negative peoplecan undermine your ability to managestress in healthy ways.

Check your self-talk. Would youthink such uncharitable thoughtsabout a good friend? Treat yourselfkindly, too.

Be a Tourist in Your Own TownSpring is the perfect time to get

away from it all. But there’s no need tobuy a plane ticket—you can live it upwithout leaving town. Here are someideas for a “staycation” you’llremember:

Where the art is. Go to a localmuseum and check out masterpiecescreated by area artists.

Hit the history. How much do youreally know about the community? Doyou know who the earliest settlerswere? What industries first attractedpeople to the town? Visit the locallibrary for information. You might evenbe able to take a tour of historic sites.

Walk in the park. Spring is the idealseason to get some exercise whileexploring the flowers, trees andwildlife that live in the area.

Bon appétit. In the routine of ourdaily lives, it’s easy to get stuck in adining rut. A staycation is a goldenopportunity to try new restaurants intown. It’s also a great time to travelwith your taste buds by sampling anexotic cuisine.

Ah, the spa. Treat yourself to amassage or salon beauty treatment.Or, put on a facial mask, soak yourfeet and luxuriate in a relaxing spaday at home.

Women Who Broke Groundand Made History

During March, Women’s HistoryMonth, we commend theachievements of pioneering females.Here are a few women who made bigstrides at an early age:

Betsey Metcalf. In 1798, when shewas 12 years old, Metcalf admired astraw bonnet in a shop window.Unable to afford it, she decided tomake one herself. Using simple tools,Metcalf devised a way to quickly braidstraw, creating a cottage hat-makingindustry in New England andemployment for girls and women inthe early 1800s.

Maria Mitchell. This Nantucket,Mass., native learned aboutastronomy from her father. In 1835,when she was 17, Mitchell opened aschool to train women in science andmath. The following year, she becamea librarian at the Nantucket Atheneum.In 1847, Mitchell achievedinternational recognition fordiscovering a comet. In 1848, shebecame the first woman elected to theAmerican Academy of Arts andSciences.

Ruby Bridges. In 1960, 6-year-oldBridges became the firstAfrican-American student to attend theelementary school in her New Orleansneighborhood. Federal marshalsescorted her to school to protect herfrom angry segregationists. Only oneteacher, Barbara Henry, agreed toteach Bridges. When Bridges grew up,she created the Ruby BridgesFoundation to promote “tolerance,respect and appreciation of alldifferences.”

Island PineappleChicken Panini

Ingredients:• 2 slices fresh pineapple (1/4-inch

thick)• 2 ciabatta rolls, split• 1 tablespoon butter, melted• 1/3 cup bottled teriyaki glaze• 4 ounces deli chicken breast,

sliced thin• 2 slices deli-style cheese• 4 thin slices red onion• 1/2 cup shredded cabbageDirections:Preheat panini grill or electric grill

to high. Arrange pineapple on thebottom grill plate, close the top plate,and grill until pineapple is tender (1 to2 minutes). Remove and keep warm.Wipe grill plates clean.

Place rolls, cut side down, on awork surface and brush crusts withbutter. Turn rolls over and brush withteriyaki glaze.

On bottom halves, evenly layerchicken, pineapple, cheese, onion andcabbage. Drizzle with the remainingteriyaki glaze. Cover with top halvesand press gently to pack.

Place sandwiches in the grill, closethe top plate, and cook until goldenbrown (3 to 4 minutes). Serveimmediately.

For more recipes visitwww.Sargento.com.

Wit & Wisdom“Green is the prime color of theworld, and that from which its

loveliness arises.”—Pedro Calderon de la Barca

“Sometimes our fate resemblesa fruit tree in winter. Who would

think that those branches would turngreen again and blossom, but we

hope it, we know it.”—Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

“I had to live in the desert before Icould understand the full value of

grass in a green ditch.”—Ella Maillart

“Green is my favorite. And it’s myfavorite because it’s the color of mywife’s eyes, grass, trees, life, and

money, and Mother Earth.”—Casper Van Dien

“For in the true nature of things, if werightly consider, every green tree is farmore glorious than if it were made of

gold and silver.”—Martin Luther

“If your knees aren’t green by the endof the day, you ought to seriously

re-examine your life.”—Bill Watterson

“The sincerity of the art worker mustpermeate the song as naturally as thegreen leaves break through the dead

branches in springtime.”—Alma Gluck

“Green, how I want you green. Greenwind. Green branches.”—Federico Garcia Lorca

“Green fingers are the extension of averdant heart.”—Russell Page

March

44 B.C.: On the 15th of March, Julius Caesar is stabbed to death.

1794: Eli Whitney patents the cotton gin.

1802: The U.S. Military Academy is established in West Point, N.Y.

1852: “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” is published, causing a stir.

1868: Impeachment trials for President Andrew Johnson commence.

1872: Yellowstone is established as the first national park.

1875: Georges Bizet’s famous opera “Carmen” debuts in Paris.

1888: The Blizzard of 1888, which dumped up to 4 feet of snow in some places, occurs.

1889: The Eiffel Tower opens.

1920: F. Scott Fitzgerald’s first novel, “This Side of Paradise,” is published.

1933: President Franklin Roosevelt delivers the first of many fireside chats designed to relieve growing fears about the Great Depression.

1934: The ever-popular game of Monopoly is released.

1943: The revolutionary musical “Oklahoma!” debuts on Broadway.

1950: Silly Putty goes on the market.

1957: U.S. Customs officials confiscate 520 copies of Allen Ginsberg’s poem “Howl.”

1962: Wilt Chamberlain scores 100 points in a single basketball game.

1963: The infamous prison on Alcatraz Island is closed.

2010: Kathryn Bigelow becomes the first female director to win an Oscar.

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