AppleTree Small Bites ;t your MORTGAGE at a you can TRUST Medium Is Massage I f your new baby is having a diffi- cult time sleeping, maybe what he or she needs is a nice massage. The Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics reports on an Israeli study that shows how gentle strokes just before bed may help chil- dren sleep through the night. The Israeli researchers worked with a group of 20 mothers and their infants. The six-week study showed that babies who had received massages were more alert in the early morning and afternoon, as opposed to non-mas- saged babies who were wide awake at midnight. The massaged infants also had a greater production of the sleep hor- mone melatonin, lower stress levels, more weight gain and better motor function than those who were not massaged. High Hopes Omri Galin wants nothing more than to jump at 120,000 feet. From an air- plane, of course. Omri's interest in skydiving began when he was 8 years old and his family came to vacation in Eilat. Ten years later, Omri was taking a skydiving class (a birthday present from his mother), and now, at 18, Omri is already an expert. "I didn't know what to expect; I was frightened and I was screaming," Omri says of his first dive. Omri, whose skydiving nickname is Fly Baby, is hardly alone when it comes to young skydivers in Israel. Every Friday at Skydive Eilat, one of two sky- diving clubs in Israel, many teens line up to take the jump. A full 20 percent of the skydivers are girls (including Omri's sister, Efrat). One of the most popular events is the Tandem, a skydive for two. While you must be 18 years or older to sign up for a skydiving course, even those as young as 13 can jump Tandem. Skydiving is, of course, not for every- one. Even if you have the desire you may not have the money (a four-day sky diving course at Skydive Eilat costs $1,000). But for some it's positively addictive, Omri says. Want to learn more about Omri? Visit www.dropzone.com for news sto- ries and a chance to speak with the Fly Baby himself (he likes to hang out at the dropzone forums). ❑ — Elizabeth Applebaum WF OFFER Conventional and Jumbo ADJUSTABLE and FIXED RATE MORTGAGES ASK FOR A NO-COST QUOTE MORTGAGE DIRECT We are available in the branch or we will come to your home! 866-500-0018 Great STOP BY OR CALL US Rates Fast Approval Clawson 248-435-2840 Dearborn 313-274-3030 Grosse Pointe Woods 313-882-2880 Livonia 734-462-4106 Rochester 248-656-5760 Roseville 586-294-2950 Sterling Heights 586-268-5200 Southfield 248-948-8799 Waterford 248-674-4901 West Bloomfield 248-855-6644 Sterling® bank &trust "We Create Solutions"® sterlingbank.com Sterling Bank & Trust Southfield, Michigan Ask About or Graduation Caterin "THE ORIGINAL SOUVLAKI" g -, § -1146 COUPON TOTAL BILL I FRIDAY Salmon Kabob $8" Whitefish $8" SATURDAY 5 Lambchops $14" I Dine in only • Coupon cannot be I applied with any other discount I • one coupon per customer • expires 9/15/03 I I I 1 a Mon.-Sat. 77-9 p.m. Sunday 71-8 p.m. 39650 14 Mile Walled Lake 248-926-1486 9/ 5 2003 81