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Protect. y during a The ringing telephone As It was, the Police salti, shattered the evenlng silence the burglar slmply sild a )f Mark's and Andrea's credit card betweenthie door )ceanside vacation retreat. knob and frame 10 gain It was a neighbor-calling acceas t0 their houge and o tell them she had noticed their possessions. he front door of tlir bouse Many burgiaries occur vas ajar. So she calied the when you are away from >olice. home on vacation. Wheu Then she gave Mark and you're away, ask a neiglibor %ndrea the rest of the badti 1 watch your bouse and news: The TVs were gone, notify police immediately of mnd the VCRs. It looked like suspiclous people, trucks or helu CD collection lad been cars. taken, too, along witb the jewelry box hldden iu Andrea's dresser drawer. And the couple made thinga so easy for the bur- glar, the police toid them later. If only they hadu't postponed buying that dead- boit for the front dDor. Police don'i consider these warnlngs a nuisance. In fact, they appreclate auy chance to prevent a burgiary. That's why aome police departments offerbhomeown- ers free security surveys. These surveys begin wlth locka. For exainpie, the com- atiOn time, mon lockable door knob, like Andrea's.and Mark's, offers privacy and couve- nience but not necessarily security. As Andrea and Mark discovered, some can bc unlocked uslng a simple credit cani. The solution: a deadbolt iock, wlth ils solid metai bar spauning door and frame. "Dead" means no springs operate the boit, so it cannot be shlmniied open by a cred. it card or other flexible device. Steel doors and frames offer the best securlty. But whea securing wooden doors wltiilocljs, avoid weakening the woodeu frame. Insurance companles caution againat 64sctlmplng" on lock costa. Alîstate,'for example, sug- gests lts customers consuit a locksjnltii and conslder hav- ing them do the installation. Boit iocks prevent slldgg glass doors from beiug slld or lifted off their tracks. Window iocks secure Inside and outaide wlndow franies. And bars on wludowa, base- ment doors or garage doors frustrate would-be burglars. Even wlth a secured home, however, don't forget these precautions: * Keep valuabies away from windows and "prying" eyes. * Don't bide keys under mats or in malîboxes. Burgiars check there first. If necessary, leave the key with a neighbor. service, a telephone volce-mail system and nuini-refrigerator filled with com- pllmentary uon-alcohýoiç bever .ges. On the Big Island-of Hawaii, Aston's Mme Shores At Wal .koloa la surrou»ded by tropical. la ndsc'p ng, meaudering flsh ponds andi theWalkoloa'Beach Golf CIub'as Beachi Course, designed by, Robert Trenït Jolesi Jr. Trhe resort was votecl "Condominiumi of the Year" in 1992 by renders of Laitier Publlshing lutèrnatlonaP's *Conclu Vacations, The Complete Guide." lher e' mâore spectacular scenery at the Aaton Royal Sea Cliff Resort on the Kona Coast, where the terraced architecture provides an ocean or gai- den vlew froni every room. And at the Aston Kanai Beach Villas, the trauquil complex of beach- front buildings is situated among tropi- cal gardens and sparkling vonds. Rates ai the condominiums are based on roons type rallier than number of peo- ple - another plus for familles. Whlle you're on Kaual, viait A Paclflc Cafe, where chef/owner Jean-Marie .Josselin prepares his famous Hawaii regional cuisine. LUrie Gray's Hearty Tortellini Soup INGIRDIENTS 2 lbsp. olive oil 2 cups chopped onions I 1/2 cups chopped celery locup cbopped carrots 2 cloves garlic, minoed 8 cups beef stock 2 cups chopped cabbage 1 1f2 cups cut green beans 1lcup diced turnlp libsp sugar i tsp. basil 1 tsp. oregano 1tsp. salt 1lcup red wue I la2 ibs. ground beefl/2 lb. Italîan sausage i 14-mz can of kidney beans, drained I cup diced zuechinl, unpecled 2 28-oz. cans Italien tomnatoea, uudralued and coarsely chopped 2 cupa packed, shredded spinach 1 lb. cbeese-filled torteMli I cup Parmesa cheese PREPARATION Heai oil in large pot. Add ornons, celery. carrots and garlic. Cover and Cook for five minutes. Stir in beef and sausage. Cook for an additional five minutes and then drain fat Add tomames, kiduey beans, beef stock, cabbage, green beaus, turnlp, zucchinl, sugar, basil, oregano and sait. Mix well and bring to a bol. Reduce hmeand shnmer covered for 30 minutes. Stir lu spinach. wine and tortellini. Cook, uncovered, for 20 minutes (until ni dente). 'ibst aud adjust seasoninga. Serve with sptiukled Parmesan cheese. YIELD: 12 main course servinga. LA4URIE GRAY i the co-owerof WhabyFabncs t i Hawai issifl mstpeptWsdream.v-, No ln the 1950s wben other Walklki l in awaii Spend a few days at one of Even betterils the prlclng: Klds 18 receive a 2Ï0 percent discount and a teens Were surfing and catching a few their nearly 30 properties, and you'll and under always stay free. free rentai car. rays of after-scbool sua, Andrê S. discover that what.,s good for Indeed, Astonoffers a number of Aston - whlch represents a diverse Tatibouet was helping out at his par- Tatlbouet's familly is also, gooct for attractive packages. Rates at the collection of eroperties, frorniafford- enta' Royal Grove Hotel. And that was yours. resorts range frons $63 a niglit at the able hotels and quaint muns to luxury Juat the beginnlng. At 19, Tatibouet Spacious suites Wi1th plenty of pri- Waikikian on the Beach to $800 a condominiumn resorts - has caryed developed bis own hotel, a four-story vacy for Mom and Daci ffilly equipped night for the Presidential Suite at thse out a sizableýnliChe for itself ln .9walkup," aiso in Waikiki. kitchens for preparlng snacksand even Aston Walkikic Beach Tower Hawaui's, fanilly travel market Nearly 30,years later, the Tatibouet meals, a collection of kida', books and In between are a variety of plans, At tihe company's "boutique" hotel, famiiy -business has evolved into ganies at the frontdesk of every Aston' lncludlng Up to $75 off regular rates the Aston Walk lkI Beachslde, ail 79 Aston Hotels & Resorta, the largeat resort, ail add up to goqod famlly vaca- during "Value Season," April 1 rooma feature in-room- YCRs, cable condominiumn resort and hotel operator don ln a lush; Iuxurlous settlng. through Dec., 22. 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