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Chris Evert Raises $700,000 for the Children of South Florida

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DELRAY BEACH - Chris Evert’s 21st annual Chris Evert/Raymond Ja-mes Pro-Celebrity Tennis Classic raised more than $700,000 to benefit ne-glected and abused chil-dren in South Florida during two days of tennis at the Delray Beach Ten-nis Center.

This year’s event was one of the best to date. “The turnout this year was great, we had big crowds and it was just amazing” said Chris Evert, the host of the event.This year’s edition had the most star studded line-up in the event’s his-tory with tennis legends Martina Navratilova, Se-bastien Grosjean, Anna Kournikova, actors Jef-

frey Donovan from the hit-show Burn Notice, Alan Thicke from the show Growing Pains, co-median Jon Lovitz from Saturday Night Live, mu-sicians Gavin Rossdale and David Cook, among many others. David Cook was without a doubt one of the most popular of the celebri-ties at the event “We sold a lot of tickets thanks to

David” said Chris Evert. “David actually ap-proached us about play-ing. And he just started learning. It takes a lot of courage for David to do this.”David Cook began playing tennis only eight months ago and was already out on the courts. When asked if playing

Festival BOCA goes on

Financial difficulties have troubled the Centre for the Arts, but its keynote event, the Festival of the Arts BOCA, will continue in 2011. The Centre for the Arts at Mizner Park went out of business earlier this year, and turned the operation of the Count de Hoernle Amphitheater over to the city. Fears that the Festival of Arts BOCA would be canceled as a result were eliminated when the Schmidt Family Centre announced it would fund the event. This photo shows Renee Fleming performing with the Rus-sian National Orchestra in 2008. Both returned in 2010.

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ANDERSON MANCEBO: Software ManagerI walk in the way of righteousness, along the paths of justice, bestow-ing wealth on those who love me and making their treasuries full.Proverbs 8: 20 - 21 Boca police safety tip

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Q: Is there a proper way of disposing of unused or out-dated prescription drugs?

A: Yes. Most prescription drugs should not be flushed down the toilet or drain, so it is suggested that you locate a community drug take-back program such as Operation Medicine Cabinet, which is offered in Palm Beach County. The next event will be held Saturday November 13 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the parking lot of the Town Center Mall, 6000 West Glades Road.

Crime and safety questions are answered by officers from the Crime Prevention Unit. For more information, visit www.BocaPolice.com.

BURGLARYSometime after 10/10/10, someone entered the cabin of s 42 foot SeaRay boat and removed the RayMarine RL80 Radar/Chartplotter. The suspect (unknown) used a screwdriver to dismantle the face plate, unplugged the unit and left no evidence behind, police said.

BURGLARY TO RESIDENCE The complainant who services the pool for the victim reported unknown persons stole the pool pump, filter and timer from the fence enclosed backyard at a resi-dence on Pondapple Road.

BURGLARY/ THEFT FROM AUTO The victim, age 60, advised police that unknown subject(s) broke into his rental car and stole his Tom-Tom GPS navigation system. This incident occurred between 2100 hours on 11/05/2010 and 0830 hours on 11/06/2010, while the vehicle was parked in the east lot of a hotel in Boca Raton, police said.

VANDALISM A man told police that a pile of cloth material was burned on the concrete floor of the pool area on Point Alexis Drive sometime between 2230 and 2300 hrs on 11-05-10. He is going to check the video footage for suspects.

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Saturday, November 13 Yesterday, we touched on baseball’s eviction from the Olympics. That gives it something in common with tug of war, which was an Olympic event from 1900 to 1920. But it wasn’t without controver-sy. In 1908, three eight-man squads of British policemen swept that event, after the Americans withdrew be-cause the Liverpool cops had extra-heavy shoes. Whose was the first num-ber ever retired by the Mi-ami Heat, even though he never played for the team? A) Larry BirdB) Kareem Abdul Jabbar C) Michael JordanD) Shaquille O’Neal

Previous answer: Australia was one of the few nations

to join the U.S. in both Vietnam and Iraq.

Larry Marc Epstein, son of Barry Epstein, died in his sleep Nov. 1 in Orlando of a heart condition. He would have been 46 on Nov. 28. A graduate of Boone High School in Orlando, he graduated from the University of Miami with a business degree. A cartographer by profession, he worked at Dolph Map Company in Fort Lauderdale and later at Universal Map Company in Orlando, before starting his own business with his partner Lance Fraker, GIS Cartography and Publishing Services, LLC.

Services were held in Orlando and a celebration of his life will be held Dec. 4, for those who were unable to attend the funeral on such short notice.He is survived by his father Barry Epstein, step-mother Joanne Epstein, step-brother Jaret Epstein, nephews Mark and Ryan Connell and myriads of friends.Donations in memory of Larry Epstein can be made to: the Interdisciplinary Stem Cell Institute at University of Miami Miller School of Medicine P.O. Box 016960 (R-125) Biomedical Research Building 1501 N.W. 10 Avenue, Suite 818, Miami, Florida 33136 Memo sec-tion: In memory of Larry Epstein.

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• Boca pediatrician speaks out against childhood obesity this Holiday season

• Cold front sweeps the region, bringing a chill to the air

• Looking for a ghost town with real ghosts? Check out Bodie

• Fire chief honors Boca Raton’s paramedic competition teams

• Commissioner Abrams Calls for “change” at airport

• Spanish River High baseball players hope to go to bat for the community


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BOCA RATON - A house on Palmetto Park Road that’s steeped with historic value is in imminent danger of being demolished.The Boca Raton Historical Society is leading the charge either to get funds to relocate the house for community use or find a buyer interested in relocating the structure for private use.In a news release, Historical Society Executive Direc-tor Mary Csar said the Luff House, at 390 Palmetto Park Road, “is a unique Boca Ra-ton example of the Florida coral rock-bungalow style. It is threatened with demoli-tion if a buyer and new site for the house are not found immediately.”Anyone interested in helping

Historical Society leads effort to save historic house on Palmetto Park Road

can contact the Boca Raton Historical Society at (561) 395-6766, extension 106.Csar explained that pioneer residents Theodore and Har-riet Luff had the home con-structed in the early 1920s. It is built in a Florida inter-pretation of the bungalow style, employing coral rock on the porches and chim-

neys. This type of bungalow, once fairly common, is now an exceedingly rare survivor in the state and is literally unique in Boca Raton today. “As Palmetto Park Road grew more commercial, the structure was occupied by a number of businesses includ-ing Front Porch Antiques, the Boca Watch Shoppe, and

Luff House as it looks today.Luff House as it looked in the 1920s.Carousel Jewelers,” Csar said. “The building was also home to community agen-cies such as the Junior Ser-vice League, and it was the first home of the Boca Raton Historical Society. It has been a vital part of down-town Boca Raton in historic and modern time, serving as a residence and successful retail establishment.”“Today, the house is in dan-ger of demolition. The cur-rent owners would like to sell the property. They have offered the house to the Boca Raton Historical So-ciety, however, the Society currently has no funds for the cost of the relocation of the house, a new site for the house, the necessary foun-dation and infrastructure

for the house, nor restora-tion funds,” she noted. “Al-though it would be eligible for grant funds like those provided in the past by the Florida Bureau of Historic Preservation, these are lim-ited and cannot be counted on.”She said the Historical Soci-ety has met with public of-

ficials and private and civic organizations to discuss the relocation, restoration, and possible future uses of the house. The organization al-so researched costs for relo-cating the house.“This is a community trea-sure,” emphasized Csar. “Once gone, it will be gone forever.”



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Chris Evert Raises $700,000 for the Children of South Florida; Annual Pro-Celebrity Tournament Brings out Hollywood Stars and Tennis Legends

tennis in front of a crowd was worse than the finale of American Idol, Cook quickly responded “ Oh man, this by a landslide. I have some confidence in singing, but I have no confidence at all in a back hand.”In his first Celebrity-Pro Classic event, Cook went 1-1 with a win coming on Saturday with Frenchman Sebastien Grosjean and a loss on Sunday with Mar-tina Navratilova. “I was having butterflies like nothing else, but they made it really fun and easy. All things considered I did okay this year,” Cook later told The Boca Raton Tri-bune.The most anticipated match of the event was on Sunday when Christ Evert and actor, Scott Folley

took on tennis great Anna Kournikova and musician Gavin Rossdale. Kourniko-va and Rossdale defeated Evert and Folley 6-4 but the match was a back and forth battle that made it look as if Folley and Ross-dale were professional ten-nis players playing along-side Kournikova and Evert.“The competition this year was great. It was better than years before, the celebrities keep getting better and bet-ter every year,” Evert told the Boca Raton Tribune af-ter the match.In all, the 21st Annual Chris Evert/Raymond James Pro-Celebrity Tennis Classic raised more than $700,000 in the event alone.Afterward, people had nothing but nice things to say about the event and Chris Evert herself. Ten-

nis star and Boca Raton resident Vince Spadea said “Chris Evert is amazing. She’s been doing this for so many years and it’s get-ting better and better. She gets people to come out and support her in the stands for this great cause.”“This is my second year coming back to this event,” actor Jeffrey Donovan of the hit show Burn Notice said after the closing of the event “and her energy is amazing. I told her as soon as I got out of the car; ‘Your charity has the most gener-ous spirits of any charities I’ve been part of.’ No one treats you better than her and her staff.” Not only did the event raise over $700,00 but on Satur-day, the event’s annual Gala dinner was held at the Boca Raton Resort and it raised

over $180,000. Some of the action items were: a US Open ticket package with seats in the USTA President’s Box that went for $19,000; two roundtrip tickets to fly anywhere in the world on Swiss Interna-tional Airlines that went for $13,000; and a Wimbledon Ticket package that raised $7,500.Tickets and VIP tours at television shows were also popular. A visit to the set of the hit show Burn No-tice with the show’s star Jeffrey Donovan brought-in $11,000, an American Idol Finale package raised $6,000, and two Fox & Friends backstage visits netted a combined $9,000.

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WEST PALM BEACH - Palm Beach County Tax Collector Anne M. Gan-non has announced her of-fice received a settlement of $710,681.93 from Winn Dixie Corporation for un-paid tangible personal property taxes. In a settlement that was reached on October 14, 2010, Winn Dixie, which operated 87 stores in Palm Beach County at the time they filed for Chapter 11 re-organization, agreed to pay 80 percent of the value

Winn Dixie case settled, says Palm Beach County tax collector

of the tangible property and 7 percent interest. In July of 2010 Winn Dixie announced it would close 30 stores, including 9 in Palm Beach County. “My office received pay-ment for the full amount of the settlement on October 29, 2010,” reported Gan-non. “This is good news for the citizens of Palm Beach County and I want to thank my staff for their diligent efforts in working out the settlement.”Tangible personal proper-

ty, Gannon said, includes all assets other than real estate that physically exist. Assets such as stock certificates and franchises represent only value and are therefore in-tangible property. However, any item that is being used for business or income pro-ducing purposes, such as furniture, fixtures, tools, machine vehicles, supplies, leased equipment and any other equipment used in a business or to earn income qualify as tangible personal property.

BOCA RATON - The an-nual Festival of the Arts BOCA appeared doomed earlier this year when its organizer, the Centre for the Arts, closed shop and

turned the responsibility of the Mizner Park Amphithe-ater over to the city.But the Schmidt Family Centre for the Arts has ta-ken over, and the show will

go on.SFCFA has announced that Festival of the Arts Boca, the signature event that has brought world renowned performers to the city, will return March 4-13, 2011. “Planning is well underway for the fifth annual festival as part of the organization’s continuing commitment to bring high quality cultural programming to the com-munity,” said Charlie Ru-therford, chairman of the SFCFA board. “The SFCFA’s board is ex-cited to renew its commit-ment to expanding cultural opportunities for our com-munity,” Rutherford said. “The recent agreement with the city to assume responsi-bility for the amphitheater frees the SFCFA to focus on cultural arts programming at this and other venues, including the Mizner Park

Cultural Arts Center.” Rutherford said that board members and major donors including the Schmidt Fa-mily Foundation pledged con-tinuing support at the SFCFA’s recent Board meeting, re-cognizing the important role that the SFCFA plays and its many achievements. More than a million atten-dees have enjoyed the Am-phitheater for the annual festival, free community performances and 125 pop-ular commercial concerts by an all-star roster of en-tertainers including Norah Jones, Harry Connick, Jr., Ringo Starr and Aretha Franklin, among many oth-ers. Many thousands of school children have partici-pated in the SFCFA’s Kids programs provided at no charge for low income chil-dren, Rutherford noted. The SFCFA was founded to provide Boca Raton with a center for the arts com-prised of a museum of art and a unique, world class

outdoor performance venue designed to unite the com-munity through culture and encourage the growth of performing arts in the area. The $6 million Count de Hoernle Amphitheater, built and operated since 2002 by the SFCFA at no cost to the City, was key to expanding access to cultural and com-munity programming and set the stage for the widely acclaimed Festival of the Arts Boca. “We are excited to build on this foundation and plan to announce the 2011 Festival roster in the near future. We are looking at a diverse pro-gram including symphonic music, another cinema with orchestra, concert opera, ballet, jazz and literature,” said Charles Siemon, an SF-CFA founder. “As we look to the future, we are grate-ful to the generous donors and supportive community members who have played a role in helping us to fur-ther SFCFA’s mission.”

The annual Festival of the Arts has brought interna-tional recognition to Boca Raton with concerts and lectures featuring such per-formers and writers as Itzak Perlman, Salmon Rushdie, Renee Fleming, Joshua Bell and the Russian National Orchestra. “With The Festi-val of the Arts Boca, SFC-FA has created the signature cultural identity for the City and Downtown Boca Raton that cities such as Charles-ton and Aspen have long enjoyed,” Rutherford said. Siemon said that while the economic downturn and other factors adversely im-pacted the SFCFA’s ability to raise funds for the Am-phitheater’s annual operat-ing costs, SFCFA is proud of its contribution to the community. The construc-tion, operation and pro-gramming of the Amphithe-ater over the pasteight years represents a pri-vate and non-profit sector investment .

The show will go on for Festival of the Arts BOCA, say Schmidt Family Centre officials

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Dear editor,It was a delight to learn of the dedication of the St. John Catholic Church, with its beauty and its welcome to all. Religion bountifully provides us a lasting communal structure and an inspired ethical system to guide our lives. Welcome to St. John Catholic Church.Sincerely,Leo Shatin, Ph.D.

Dear Douglas,The 2010 Boca Raton Signature Chefs event was amazing with delicious food, great auctions and generous donors. I want to thank you for all your work on the planning committee which led to a wonderful event. Your leadership has and will continue to make a diffe-rence to the families in out community.Working together for stronger, healthier babies,Hanna J.L. FinkMarch of Dimes Director of Field Services

Each year, it seems a strug-gle to entice people to take time away from their ev-eryday activities to honor veterans, both on Memo-rial Day and Veterans Day.Today is one of those days. Activities are planned in Boca Raton and in other communities later this week. It shouldn’t be hard to find a ceremony to at-tend, or just to take a mo-ment to give some thought to the men and women who fought wars in the past and those serving now.I don’t have to look far to find a great veteran. Actu-ally, he was the greatest man I ever met. He was my father – a proud soldier from the “Greatest Gen-eration,” those who fought in World War II.My father spent three years in the Army, most of it overseas. He com-manded a troop that built landing fields for Ameri-can aircraft. There is a bit of a Florida connection. He trained at the former MacDill Field

My dad was more than a father. He was a veteran

(now MacDill Air Force Base) and began his ser-vice as a second lieuten-ant. He was promoted to captain when he served in the South Pacific.Even though he served only three years, that term meant a lot to him. He shared stories with his children - the positive ones about courageous men and daring deeds.He wasn’t just a soldier, he was a diplomat. He told us how men in his command looked up to him as their own father, and he often spent late nights dealing with their tearful personal fears.And while some people might brag about the num-ber of enemy combatants killed in the line of duty, I’m proud to say my fa-ther never took a life. Yes, there were snipers on the perimeter of the airfields, and he occasionally had to fire back. But it was usu-ally night time and hard to see.My father helped me re-

live the memories of his service when, in the 1970s, the troops he had served with began orga-nizing reunions. The first took place in Washington, D.C., and I accompanied dad. I met many of the men he served with and found them an amiable and outstanding lot. Brave, too. Many continued their service in the Army after World War II ended. By the time I met them, some had retired from the corps.Many, too, returned to the South Pacific to see what became of the islands they inhabited for three years. They showed films and slides of the rebirth of what had been destroyed territory.In all, my dad and I at-tended three reunions, an-other one in Washington, D.C. and one in Omaha, Nebraska, in a small town which was – and contin-ues to be – the home of the Strategic Air Command.I’ve been lucky enough to meet the men who put

their lives on the line in the middle of one of the fiercest conflicts of the 20th century. It’s much easier to know the attitude of the men who served, the thoughts they had for families left behind and the memories they brought home.I stayed in touch with some of the troops, and had to deliver the tragic news in 1989 that my father had passed away.And little by little, the notes, the Christmas cards and the messages from the men also trickled down to nothing.On my father’s grave 1,500 miles north of here is a line listing his rank (he was discharged as a major) and the fact he served in the Army during World War II.If he were here today, I would hug him and tell him how proud I am to be his son. But my mother, who joined him this past February, will certainly pass along the message.If you have a veteran in your family or among friends, remember them today. It takes barely a moment, but will do both of you a world of good.

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Dr. Synesio Lyra, Jr. is a Florida resident who, for many years, was a professor at the post-graduate level. He is a writer, a sought-after conference speaker, a man who lived in five continents of the world, having

received his education in four of them. When he resided in southern California, he wrote a weekly column for the daily “Anaheim Bulletin,” which was carried for about six years, until he moved to south Florida.

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Insecure individuals suffer from an inability to adapt themselves to a variety of life situations; they avoid anything and anyone unfa-miliar to them. By nature, they are often combative as well, when people and situations don’t match their pre-conceived molds.These personalities literally suspect and dislike a large number of the persons they must interact with. It starts with family, and extends to many others they cannot avoid in society, such as doctors, hairdressers, insu-rance agents, sales clerks, just to name very few.Naturally, it is most reason-able that humans should be on their guard, to avoid un-necessary intrusions from undesirable manipulators or unscrupulous agents of any kind. But living with

Cultivating a Peaceful Disposition

suspicion of anyone or anything is more a mark of bondage than a display of the freedom and courage all human creatures can en-joy.People should carefully choose their battles, and fight each one to win. But being isolated from others, or displaying a resistant at-titude all the time, will lead to defeat far more than to genuine conquest! If we cut ourselves from others, we not only miss what others may have to offer us, but we also limit our influence, by keeping them from receiving what we are able to share! One will hardly impact others if suspicious of them; nei-ther will one receive the benefits those persons are capable of providing.Most of our fears are imag-

inary, not real. Some people spend more time and en-ergy engaging in fictitious warfare, instead of reserv-ing all their resources to fight and win the real, tan-gible battles that will occa-sionally assail them. Avoid adding fuel to any fire, or starting unworthy conflicts. A life lived in perpetual suspicion is a life half-lived; it is a form of imprisonment which can damage any individual! Choose to cultivate a peaceful disposition, gi-ving one’s self the security needed to face people and the multiple situations life forces us into. Avoid living on a “minus” sign; instead, let each new day manifest a “plus” life, lived not in fear nor in defeat but from vic-tory unto victory!

These past few weeks, we’ve been talking with our readers about the Holiday Decoration Contest being sponsored this year by the Boca Ra-ton Tribune.

The other day, the staff sat down and started to put to-gether the rules and regu-lations in earnest.

Not to worry. They aren’t difficult. In fact, the more fun we can create, the bet-ter it will be.

The contest is for residents of both Boca Raton and West Boca Raton. We’ll be firing off a letter this week inviting dignitaries to join together as a panel of judges to rate the deco-rative scenes. Lucky win-ners will be chosen in the following three judging categories:Best Theme, Best Condo/Apartment – for the most impressively decorated ex-terior – and Best in Boca – for our grand prize winner!

Judging will take place on Sunday, December 19. Judges will be presented with photographs and asked to take into consid-eration the use of lights and decorations; the cre-

Boca Tribune forecast for the holiday season: bright, shiny and

decorativeativity of yard displays; adherence to a theme (if applicable); and overall ef-fect.

We are confident that this will be a fun event to get the community into the holiday spirit this season, and all proceeds will bene-fit The Rotary Foundation.

Now that Halloween has passed, residents will be taking down the ghosts, goblins and orange lights that decorated their homes. They’ll be pulling out the red and green decorations for Christmas, and others will be decorating with the blue and white colors of Hanukkah.

It was interesting to notice that the Town Center mall is kicking off its holiday celebration on Friday. Pic-tures will be taken with Santa Claus at a special display near Nordstrom, and a Menorah display will be the backdrop for photos taken outside Tif-fany & Company.

This truly means that the holidays are for everyone, and we at the Boca Raton Tribune want the whole community to take part.Our condolences

Normally, I like to keep this column upbeat. But all of us here at the Boca Raton Tribune are sad-dened by a loss in the fam-ily of Mr. and Mrs. Barry Epstein.

Their son, Larry, 45, passed away recently of a heart condition, according to his father, who writes a popular column in the Boca Raton Tribune and is a well-known figure in public relations and com-munity activism.

“He had so many friends and never met a stranger,” Barry says about his son in his column elsewhere in today’s paper. “Everyone instantly gravitated to him because of him his outgo-ing personality.”

I went to sit Shiva with the Epsteins after we learned of Larry’s passing. In fact, more than 200 people vis-ited the Epstein home to offer condolences.

As a memorial to his son, donations can be sent to the University of Miami Heart Project at Jackson Memorial Hospital.

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BOCA RATON – Boca Raton Fire Explorer Post #315 held its sixth annual awards night Nov. 1, spon-sored by Boca Raton Re-gional Hospital. The event was held at the Dawson Theater in the hospital at 800 Meadows Road. Twenty-two young men and women from Boca Raton received awards of achievement for their work as Fire Explorers. Explorer Lieutenant Sara Jacobson received the award for Fire Explorer of the Year while Ex-plorer Assistant Chief Nick Galiardo received the Countess de Hoernle Outstanding Achievement

Award which was named in her honor for her out-standing work in the com-munity. About 100 family mem-bers and friends were pres-ent as the Boca Raton Fire Rescue Pipe and Drum Corps led the way for the Honor Guard to post the colors for this event. Also present were City Council member Con-stance Scott, Fire Chief Tom Wood, Assistant Fire Chief Raul Travieso and Local 1560 President Cap-tain John Luca. Jerry Fedele, president and CEO of Boca Raton Regional Hospital and Jan Savarick, president of

Boca Explorers Club holds annual Fire Explorer Awards night

Boca Raton Regional Hos-pital Foundation, along with other members from the hospital, were also in attendance. Because of the generos-ity of the Countess de Hoernle, Explorers have been able to complete the necessary schooling to be eligible for employment in the fire service. To date, Boca Raton Fire Rescue Services have hired six of their Fire Ex-plorers. There are three additional Explorers who have completed their train-ing and four that are cur-rently in school.

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From left are co-advisor Matt Tupper, Fire Chief Tom Wood, Sara Jacobson, Nick Galiardo and lead advisor Frank Correggio

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PALM BEACH COUNTY – More than half a million babies are born too soon each year and thousands don’t live to celebrate their first birthday as a result. November is Prematurity Awareness Month, and people can learn more about the seriousness of premature birth, donate, or create a virtual band to cel-ebrate, honor or remember a baby in their life at the March of Dimes web site – marchofdimes.com/fight. “We are helping everyone understand the importance of a full-term pregnancy,” said Dr. Jennifer L. Howse, president of the March of Dimes. “The last few

weeks of pregnancy are critical to a baby because many important organs, including the brain, need this time to completely de-velop.”Dr. Howse noted that many people do not fully appreciate the importance of the final weeks of preg-nancy to a baby. More than two-thirds of new or expectant moms do not know the correct definition of preterm birth, (less than 37 weeks gestation), and most have not discussed the risks and consequences of preterm birth with their healthcare provider, ac-cording to a survey by the March of Dimes and its

We need to fight, because Babies shouldn’t have to

partners. Dr. Howse said early prenatal care, and a discussion about lifestyle habits, any chronic ill-nesses, and medical his-tory, can give more babies a better chance of a healthy birth by identifying risks early.March of Dimes Prema-turity Awareness Day® is sponsored by CIGNA, FedEx, Destination Mater-nity and Hologic. On Nov. 17, Farmers Insurance, a March of Dimes sponsor, is sponsoring a six-hour marathon of the Discovery Health series NICU, which shows the experiences of babies fighting for their lives in a newborn inten-sive care unit. On Prematurity Aware-ness Day®, March of Dimes staff and volunteers countywide will wear pur-ple to draw attention to the epidemic of preterm birth. Visit marchofdimes.com/fight or call your local March of Dimes office at 561-276-2001 to learn more about Prematurity Awareness Month and how you can help. The March of Dimes is the leading nonprofit organi-zation for pregnancy and baby health. With chapters nationwide, the March of Dimes works to improve the health of babies by preventing birth defects, premature birth and infant mortality. For the latest re-sources and information, visit marchofdimes.com or nacersano.org.

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BOCA RATON - Schol-arship awards, member-ship plaques and an early Thanksgiving dinner were featured on the luncheon menu at the November meeting of the Greater Federated Woman’s Club, Boca Raton Chapter. Club President Gwen Herb welcomed members and guests to Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse in Mizner Park and opened the meeting with a blessing.Boca Raton Woman’s Club is noted for hosting the Annual “Honor Your Doctor” Scholarship Lun-cheon, with proceeds giv-

GFWC Boca Raton Woman’s Club presents scholarships and awards

From left are Helen Babione, Mr. John Gallo from Lynn Univer-sity, Dr. Anne Boykin, FAU Dean of the College of Nursing and Dr. Bernadette Russell, provost of Palm Beach State College.

Mayor receives honorary membership. From left are Janice Wil-liams, Helen Babione, Pernille Ostberg, Mayor Susan Whelchel

and Gwen Herb, Club President.

Veterans Elizabeth Hartmus, Evelyn Henry, Gwen Herb.

en as scholarships to stu-dents enrolled in studies in the medical field at Florida Atlantic University, Palm Beach State College and Lynn University. On hand to accept the checks were: Dr. Anne Boykin, Dean, Lynn College of Nursing at FAU, Dr. Bernadette Russell, Provost, Palm Beach State College and John Gallo, Development Director, Lynn University. The checks were presented by Helen M. Babione, for whom the scholarship was named. Boca Raton Mayor Susan Whelchel, keynote spea-ker, updated the group with news from City Hall and was awarded an hon-

Seated is Ruth Morrell. Standing, from left, are Helen Babione, Marilyn Surett, Linda Sandelman and Shirley Hennessy.

From left are Katy Koch, Emma “Buzz” Lewis, June Zamojski.

orary membership to the Boca Raton Woman’s Club. It was noted that the B.R.W.C. was the first women’s club to form in Boca Raton, in 1960.Lifetime Membership Awards were also pre-

sented to Helen Babione, (1963) Elizabeth Hartmus, (1979) Emma “Buzz” Lewis (1981) and Lou Vor-ess (1985)For membership informa-tion visit the Club’s web site: www.gfwc-boca.org

BOCA RATON - Like the song says, Santa Claus is coming to town.He’ll be setting up shop for the holiday season Friday, Nov. 12, at the Town Center at Boca Raton mall. He’ll start taking requests from kids at 5 p.m. Friday in the Nordstrom Court.Here’s a way to be sure San-ta knows who’s been good and who hasn’t:Kids who do nice things make Santa merry. So be-

Get your list ready, kids, Santa’s coming to town

fore your visit, go to the Town Center at Boca Raton® Facebook page and use the “Good Deed Badge Generator” to make a custom badge you can show to Santa. And be sure to ask about the

“BeMerry! Photo Package” available just to badge hol-ders! Mall officials said that this year, family photos will ei-ther be taken at its Menorah set located in front of Tiffany & Co. or with Santa in the Nordstrom Court. Excitement, fun and surpris-es are in store for the kids all season long. Holiday at Town Center includes a kid-die train ride and indoor ice skating.




Boca Raton FL - The City of Boca Raton, along with presenting sponsor, SUM-MIT BROKERAGE, INC., is pleased to announce the dates of the 34th Annual Boca Raton Holiday Boat Parade scheduled for Sat-urday, December 18, be-ginning at 6:30pm. In the past, Boca Raton’s boat parade has been one of the premier holiday events in South Florida with thou-sands of spectators lining the 6½-mile parade route to view spectacularly-decorated vessels of all sizes to celebrate the holi-day season in true tropical tradition. A spectacular fireworks display will lead the boats down the water-way. In past years, at least 60 brightly lit boats of all sizes have joined in the parade and organizers are hoping to have the same number of entries this year.Along with a spectacular boat parade, also featured is the famous ‘on the wa-ter’ U.S. Marines’ Toys for Tots drive featuring dockside donation pickups during the parade to ben-efit needy children in our area. Tow boats travel the

parade route and collect new, unwrapped toys from folks using flashlights to signal the tow boats along the route.It is the hope of the orga-nizers that many will join in to make the 2010 Boca Raton Holiday Boat Pa-rade the biggest and best yet! Registration is free and all entries are guaran-teed to win prize packages and/or cash prizes, valued at over $10,000. Win-ners will receive a gen-erous check, along with an engraved recognition trophypiece. Prize mon-ies in each of three cat-egories are as follows: 1st place winners $1000 cash, 2nd place $500, 3rd place $250; Best of Parade will receive $1000 cash, along with a travel package to the Bahamas valued at over $3000. In addition, the best corporate vessel will receive $1000. The Boat Parade is free and open to the public with bleacher viewing areas at Red Reef Park and Silver Palm Park. The parade begins in the Intracoastal Waterway at the C-15 Ca-nal at the Delray Beach/

Boca Raton border and continues south to the Hill-sboro Boulevard Bridge just south of the Boca Ra-ton city limits. The Boca Raton Holiday Boat Parade is organized by the City of Boca Raton Recreation Services, with Summit Brokerage as the Presenting Sponsor. Other support comes from the following sponsors: Ma-rine Industries Association of Palm Beach County, SeaTow of Palm Beach County, Boca Resort & Club, Oceans 1000, South Florida Inland Navigation District, Barry Epstein As-sociates, Aurora Nurses, Skechers USA Footwear, Beverly Hills International Promotions, Florida Health & Chiropractic Medicine, KOOL105.5fm, The Boca Raton Tribune, with other sponsors to be announced..Anyone interested in spon-sorship or participation in the parade, please call the City of Boca Raton Special Events at (561) 239-1536 or (561) 393-7827. Addi-tional information is also available on the parade website, www.myboca.us/rec/specialevents.

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BOCA RATON - Now in its sixth season, the popular series “Culture and Cocktails,” host-ed by the Palm Beach County Cultural Coun-cil, comes to the Boca Raton Resort & Club for the second time.

On Dec. 6, Andrew Roen-beck, executive chef at the Boca Raton Resort & Club, will be the mod-erator for a discussion, “Food Glorious Food, A Delicious Conversa-tion,” with Liz Balmase-da, restaurant reviewer from The Palm Beach Post; Bill Citara, food editor and Restaurant Reviewer for Boca Ra-ton Magazine and Jan Norris, food writer and blogger for JanNorris.com.

Boca Resort executive chef to grill food writers

All “Culture and Cock-tail” events are free for members of the Cultural Council ($175 level and above). The price for everyone else is $35 per person with all proceeds going to the nonprofit Palm Beach County Cultural Council.

Each event will run from 5 to 7 p.m., with regis-tration and cocktails from 5 to 5:45 p.m., and the “Conversation” from 5:45 to 7 p.m., including audience Q&A. Because of space limi-tations, each event is limited to 60 RSVPs on a first-come basis. Interested people can RSVP by calling the Cultural Council at 561.472.3330.



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Election Day 2010 was historic, with Republicans regaining control in the U.S. House of Representatives, narrowing the margin in the U.S. Senate and changing the political scene in Tallahassee.We can’t say goodbye to this momentous occasion without a look back at some of its many memorable moments, as recorded by Boca Raton residents Jack Furnari and Charlotte Beasley.

Looking back at moments from a long and arduous campaign

Charlotte Beasley, center, meets with other campaigners for gobernatorial candidate Rick Scott

U.S. Senator-elect Marco Rubio meets with Charlotte Beasley

Rick Scott on the campaign trail in his successful bid for governor.

Campaign workers with their signs at the polling place at Ascension Church in North Boca.

BOCA RATON - Events are being planned this week in Boca Raton and other near-by communities to mark the Veterans Day holiday.Lynn University is also joi-ning in with an event of its own.The Lynn community will gather for a Red, White and Blue barbecue in the Perper Plaza from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. today (Nov.11). At the barbecue, President Kevin Ross will address and honor Lynn’s student veterans enrolled under the Post 9/11 GI Bill and Yellow Ribbon Program, as well as Lynn’s staff, faculty and alumni veterans. For more information, con-tact Laura Vann at [email protected] or call 561-237-7967 / 561-289-0159 (m).Veterans Day services will be held in the following lo-cations:Boca Raton, today (Nov.11), includes commemorative ce-remony at 9 a.m. at City of Boca Raton Cemetery, 449 SW 4th Ave., Boca Raton. It will include patriotic drills, music and speeches, inclu-ding an address by Mayor Susan Whelchel. At 7 p.m., a concert will be held in the Mizner Park Amphitheater, Federal Highway just south of Glades Road. Performers include the New Young Patri-ots, NJROTC Honor guard and New Gardens band and Chorus. For information, call 393-7806. Both events are free.Boynton Beach, today, 10-11 a.m., Bicentennial Park, 411 N. Federal Highway, Boynton Beach. Includes American Legion Post 164 Honor Guard, firing squad and bugler; unveiling of the

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Veterans Day events

Vietnam Veterans Memorial and a tribute of the Gold Star Mothers. Presented by the Boynton Veterans’ Council. Call 561-276-1796.Veterans Day Service: 11 a.m., Saturday, Veterans Park, 802 NE First St., Del-ray Beach. Wreaths will be placed at the Veterans Park monuments. Presented by the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4141 with Com-mander Richard Finkenberg leading the service. Immedi-ately following, lunch will be served at VFW Head-quarters, 5 SE Second Ave. No charge for meal, but donations will be accepted. Call 561-276-9529.Veterans Day Parade: 2 p.m. Sunday, Clematis Street at Sapodilla Avenue, West Palm Beach. Parade proceeds east to Centennial Square foun-tain and City Commons, 100 block of Clematis Street. Free parking available at city ga-rages. Visit pbcveteranscom-mittee.org or call 561-703-6998.The Veterans Coalition of South Florida will present its annual Veterans Day pro-gram beginning at 9:30 a.m. today (Nov.11) at Veteran’s Park west of Boca Raton. It will feature a procession of colors, guest speakers and patriotic music. The public is invited and encouraged to bring lawn chairs.This event is sponsored by Palm Beach County and is coordinated jointly by the Veterans Coalition and Palm Beach County Parks and Recreation/Special Events Section.Veteran’s Park is located at 9400 W. Palmetto Park Road, between Lyons Road and U.S. 441 in West Boca Raton.



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We at The Boca Raton Tri-bune, love to give young in-spiring writers a chance to write, and so, Gabriela Heiz-er wrote this amazing story on her first experience at the circus. Gabriela Heizer is a 8th grade student from Log-gers’ Run Middle School. As we pulled into the par-king lot, protesters were surrounding the entrance. “Free the animals!” and “Circus is cruelty” they yelled. I couldn’t believe it. Couldn’t they see the hap-piness the circus was bring-ing to all the kids, parents, and even grandpa-rents? I was shocked to say the least. After we got in it was

Cole Bros Circus was AmazingBy: Gabriela Heizer

amazing! The smell of ex-citement, the smell of pop-corn, and the smell of ani-mal dropping! All mashed into one. I would never forget that smell, the smell of a circus! With great excitement it fi-nally started. The acts were great! One after act after the other, the animals all so well trained! The clowns, I have to say, were the fun-niest of all. They were like the Tree Stooges right be-fore my eyes. The clowns were the most fun to watch because of their silliness! The most impressive, in my opinion, was the mo-tor cyclists. Wow, I would

be terrified to do any of those stunts and they did it with no problem and kept it cool. Unfortunately it had to come to an end. It was such a great night and I re-commend that anyone that con, to go to the Cole Bros Circus. They will next be in Margate this weekend so if you haven’t seen what all the excitement is all about it, I recommend you go and check it out.



LINDA ON THE SCENEBy Linda Gove


The Florida Atlantic University’s College of Engineering & Computer Science and University Faculty & Food Service hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony on November 5, 2010 to com-mence the opening of its new 97,000 square foot “living learning laboratory” anticipated to be the first academic building in the State of Florida to be designed and built to LEED® (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Platinum level standards.

Dean Karl K. Stevens, Ph.D., P.E. opened the ceremony by welcoming everyone and in-troducing the building as the first new-construction acade-mic building in southeast Flo-rida to be designed and built to U.S. Green Building Council LEED® Platinum level stan-dards - the highest level in the Green Building Rating Sys-tem™. FAU President Mary Jane Saunders, Ph.D. and Se-nior V.P. of Financial Affairs and CFO Dennis J. Crudele also addressed the audience and Florida Senator Jeremy Ring concluded the ceremony with a few words about the importance of the innovation that FAU has brought to the fore front of the community through their green efforts.The architectural firm of Gal-lo Herbert Lebolo and FAU’s College of Engineering and Computer Science also dedi-cated the College’s Food Service Venue space in the building. The inviting 8,800 square-foot food service faci-lity was designed as a dyna-mic and organic space inten-ded to reflect the sustainable and natural aspects of “Green Design”. The designer worked with an array of sustainable and energy efficient materials to create a rich contrast to the modern rendered building in which this space resides. The materials utilized include rich wood finishes, modern metal finishes, decorative glazed pa-nels, metallic tiles and organic stone finishes.The ribbon cutting ceremony also helped to kick off the Wyland Living Green Fair, which ran from November 5-7, 2010 in Mizner Park, Boca Ra-ton. The Wyland Living Green Fair is the premier conference and thought leadership event covering various facets of the green economy focused on the opportunities that exist in South Florida for green busi-ness.

FAU Green Building Ribbon Cutting Ceremony kicks off Wyland Living

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Fred Yentz, Troy McLellan, Mayor Susan Whelchel, FAU President Mary Jane Saunders, Dean Karl Stevens, Dennis J.

Crudele, Senator Jeremy Ring, Armand Grossman

Gallo Herbert Lebolo Engineering Team - Brian and Dianna Herbert, Emilio Lebolo, Dean Karl Stevens, William Gallo

MiznerGreenFair - Linda and Gumbo Limbo Turtle




ENTERTAINMENTBy Skip Sheffield

For reviews this week we have sort of a ying and yang of entertainment: the lofty and noble new play “Cane” at Florida Stage’s new space at Kravis Center and “Due Date,” a low, vulgar road trip comedy starring the unlikely duo of Robert Downey, Jr. and Zack Galifianakis.“Cane” is a play by resident playwright Andrew Rosen-dorf commissioned express-ly for Florida and its Florida cycle of plays about the Sun-shine State.The title has a double mean-ing. It refers to the murderous hurricane of 1928 that devas-tated much of Palm Beach County- especially in the re-gion near Lake Okeechobee, which overflowed its flimsy dike and flooded the com-munities of Belle Glade, Pahokee and Canal Point. The second reference is to the cash crop of sugar cane, the harvesting and refinement of which is the leading business in the area.The play is equal parts his-tory lesson and morality tale. Unfortunately for theater go-ers, there is not much in the way of fun. Act one is set in 1928. Eddie Wilson (Gregg Weiner) is a successful, am-bitious bean-farmer turned-merchant. His neighbor Noah Brooks is in financial peril, and Eddie is bullying him to sell off his land at a dirt cheap price.Meanwhile an unnamed hur-ricane is traveling their way.Newspaper editor Jacob Gold (Dan Leonard) warns there will be Hell to pay in the likely event the earthen dike fails, but nobody cares to listen.

‘Cane’ brews up a storm at Florida Stage

The women folk are Ed-die’s loyal wife Ruthie (Julie Rowe), and Harriet (Trenell Mooring), a pregnant tenant farmer’s wife.Act One has the most ac-tion, sound and fury as Ed-die and Noah grapple while thunderclaps and lightning flashes signal the advance of another storm. Act two for-wards to the present day. Ed-die’s great-grandson Junior (Weiner) is more successful than ever and greedy for yet more. Junior thinks there is gold in the sugar cane fields if he can just wrest the land away from Harriet’s descen-dant, Zora (Mooring).Noah’s descendent Isaac (Nail) is a local cop strongly protec-tive of Zora. Dan Leonard’s character has devolved into a crazy old coot spouting dire warnings of certain destruc-tion coming from both the fury of Mother Nature and the greed of venal men like Junior Wilson.Those of us who know a thing or two about Florida history will find no surpri-ses in the script. Mankind has been foolishly trying to conquer rather than work in concert with nature for over a century. What is highly un-likely is the prospect of su-burbia spreading to a place as impoverished and despe-rate as Belle Glade.Then again I never thought I would see giant urban malls at the very edge of the Ever-glades, so what do I know?Is Zach Galifianakis The New “Great One?”Could Zach Galifianakis be a Jackie Gleason for a new generation?

That thought occurred to me after seeing the raucous, raunchy, h i l a r i -ous “Due Date;” a road trip comedy that re-u n i t e s Galifiana-kis with “ H a n g -o v e r ” director T o d d Phillips.Like Gleason, Galifianakis is a large, rotund man. He uses his bulk to comic effect in surprisingly delicate ways, and he is utterly fearless to do anything for a laugh.Robert Downey, Jr. is the straight man of this piece: Pe-ter Highman, an uptight Los Angeles entrepreneur with a young wife Sarah (Michelle Monaghan) expecting their first child.Sarah’s due date is in just a few days. All Peter has to do is board a flight in Atlanta non-stop to L.A. and every-thing will be peachy.Then Ethan Tremblay (Gali-fianakis) careens into the picture.Ethan is, improbably, an as-piring actor who is convinced fame awaits him in Holly-wood. Even more improb-ably, Ethan is traveling with the ashes of his recently-deceased father, stored in a coffee can.In situation comedies, all the situations are a setup for a gag later on. The first setup

is crazy cir-cums t ances that not only get Peter and Ethan thrown off their plane but get them b r a n d e d “no fly.” So the guys are forced to rent a car, and the

fun really begins.Ethan is the kind of guy who has no clue how irritating and obnoxious he is. I won’t go into details, but suffice it to say Peter is appalled and disgusted with Ethan and his little dog. However, circum-stances continue to conspire to keep the men together through car crashes, chases, drug busts and even the threat

of a jail cell in Mexico.Jamie Foxx has a small role as Peter’s best buddy whom Peter fears may be a little too friendly with his wife.Yes, there are gags that are in very bad taste and situations that would never happen in million years in real life, but darn it, it’s funny. That’s all that really matters in “Due Date.”

Dan Leonard and Gregg Weiner in “Cane”

Gregg Weiner and Julia Rowe in “Cane”




By Kay RenzLET’S TALK LIFE & STYLE

The social season has begun and your emails and Face-book pages are probably filled with invites. So in the weeks to come, we will pre-view an array of sexy and sophisticated styles, discuss the fun charitable events that are taking place, and profile a few of the wonder-ful people who make this town outstanding. Today, we are chatting with Cary Roman, founder of LivingFLA.com. Cary, of course, throws some of the best parties in town, and helps to promote an array of non-profits. But if you have been reading the headlines lately, you know that chari-table giving is at an all-time low. Charities and causes are try-ing to stir up support, so I asked Cary to discuss some of the biggest problems fac-ing fundraisers and to offer some smart suggestions.“There are a lot of worthy nonprofits out there,” says Roman, whose Halloween party at LOLA’s, supported the Shuzz Fund, an organi-zation which provides new shoes to poverty stricken areas around the world. “But there is a lot of com-petition for supporters’ time and money.” Cary and I noticed that even this early on in the season there are often 4-6 events all scheduled on the same night! Event organiz-ers really need to look over the social calendars (like at LivingFLA.com/todo) to get some idea as to what events typically occur at certain times, and try not to compete with other events, he stresses.

Party on! Tips for creating a successful eventWith budgets tighter than ever, designing a fun event can be a challenge. How-ever, Cary suggests think-ing about the overall expe-rience and being creative. “The experience is impor-tant,” he says. “Events do not need to be lavish, using some ingenuity will make

Kay Renz and Cary Roman

From left, Howie Helfant, Tina Russo, and Freddie Russo

Shown from left are Karen Bush, Bobby Bush, Victoria Weidel

them fun. It is far better to do a really well-received cocktail party than a run-of-the-mill gala.” Think out of the box, then think out the process. Go over the details, and always focus on quality location, food, drinks and value, he reminds.

And, of course, people make a party! So think about your guest list and learn from expert party planners like Cary. “RS-VP’s have been running really last minute lately, which is very difficult when you are trying to de-termine how much food to have ready for a party.” So when you are creat-ing your RSVP wording, be sure to highlight cut off dates and perhaps add increased pricing for RS-VPing during the last few days prior to the event.Thank you Cary! That was great advice I know many of our readers will appreci-ate! Katie Millow, left, with Julia Smith, Rita Johnson, Frankie Marinaro

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Question: I thought that the year that it took to get my divorce case to trial was ridiculous. My husband and his lawyer used every device to delay giving my side information about his business. He fought me tooth and nail over cus-tody of our children whom he hardly seemed to notice when we were together.Forensic accountants were hired. Psychologists were hired. A vocational expert was hired to prove I could earn more money than I earned at a job I had for years. Hundreds of thou-sands of dollars spent. The trial took two weeks. I did not know that the night-mare was not over when the trial ended.Thirteen months of waiting ended yesterday when the judge finally issued her rul-ing. It seemed she had not been at the same trial that I attended. Her 25-page opinion confused positions I had taken at the trial with those of my husband. She attributed testimony to me, which never passed my lips, and made similar mis-takes with the testimony of other witnesses.Most of her errors were made in such a way as to

Justice delayed can be justice denied, even in divorce cases

hurt my case, and most of her rulings were against me, although, on some is-sues they were harmful to the other side. It was just a mess.Her rulings on the law seemed different from the law as explained to me by my attorney. He is a single practitioner and just went out of town for two weeks. What should I do? Can I get the judgment changed? Should I take an appeal? Anwser: Procedurally, you have two chances to change the judgment. The first opportunity, filing a motion for a re-hearing, may have already expired. That motion must be filed within 10 days of the date of the final judgment. It should raise the length of time that the judge took, plus the inconsistencies, confusion and deficiencies of the judgment. If your lawyer is not available, and the time has not run out, find another lawyer quickly.If your motion is filed within the 10 days, it can be amended after the 10 days, when your lawyer re-turns. If that deadline has passed, you can appeal the

judgment, as long as your notice of appeal is filed within 30 days of the date of the final judgment.The length of time that the judge took to rule is not, by itself, a basis to set aside the judgment. However, delay is a factor an appel-late court will consider. You will have to buy a transcript of the proceed-ings, expensive in a two-week trial. Your counsel will have to convince the trial judge or appellate court that the judgment contained inconsistencies, deficiencies, and confu-sion sufficient to prove that the delay clouded or confused the judge and that the ruling should be re-considered, based upon a new trial or further re-view of the trial transcript.Since the judge’s mistaken rulings cut both against you and your husband it might be possible for both sides to agree that the rul-ings were inconsistent and confused and cooperate on the motion or appeal. If your husband’s counsel has already filed a motion for re-hearing your lawyer may still have time to file one of your own.



By Barry EpsteinBARRY’S BUZZ

Barry Epstein, APR, is a noted public relations, marketing and political consultant based in Boca Raton, and is president of the West Boca Chamber of Commerce (www.westbocachamber.com).

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FAITHBy Pastor Sandy

Pastor Sandy Huntsman - Administrative PastorBoca Glades Baptist Church - www.bocaglades.org

To be human is to be in trouble.

As humans we experience relational problems, financial problems, family problems, health problems, emotional problems, employment pro-blems, parenting problems, and civil problems…just to mention a few! Job, the old-est book in the Bible and the personification of pain wrote, “Man that is born of a woman is of few days, and full of trouble” (Job 14.1). If you take the time to read the first chapter of his book, you discover that in just a few verses his whole life changed. He went from ha-ving a lot to having nothing. He went from being respect-ed to being reviled. He went from admiration to accusa-tion by friends of a great and terrible sin against God.In my 59 years on this planet, I have yet to meet an individu-al who is not having problems; coming out of a problem or headed into one. The ques-tion is, “How am I going to deal with them?”

Too many people try to escape their problems. 1)Some try to deal with their pain by dulling their senses. They choose alcohol, drugs or almost anything that will kill the pain and transport them from reality, even if its for only a few hours. Not only is this costly and des-tructive but it is futile.2) Others divert their pain by replacing it with endless, mindless activity. They im-

T R O U B L E Smerse themselves in their work, a hobby, a passion in hopes that the pains and sor-rows of reality will somehow dissolve. Unfortunately, we all eventually learn, in the real world, problems don’t just disappear.3) Still others try to escape the real world by creating a fantasy world. Via the in-ternet or television or even some book, they take on a new persona, reinvent them-selves and manufacture a new world with new rules and laws. A world where actions have no real consequences and everyone lives happily ever after. Rather than thin-king about or concentrating on their own problems, they find relief by filling their mind with the fantasy of o-ther peoples lives.

Don’t run from your trou-bles, deal with them.Here are three simple prin-ciples that will help during times of troubles.Principle #1 - If possible, determine the cause of your troubles.Until we first determine the reason for our trouble, we cannot successfully deal with it. Until we know the reason for it, we cannot respond to it appropriately. There are troubles we bring on our-selves; there are troubles others cause and then there are things that just “happen” because we are here.Principle #2- “Change what you can, accept what you can’t” There’s a sign hanging in a

hospital that says, “Be kind. For everyone you meet is fighting a battle.” Troubles that we bring on ourselves are usually the hardest to bear because we know that our own ignorance, or will-fulness or stubbornness has caused it. Troubles that oth-ers cause are the hardest to handle because others initi-ate them. Troubles that God allows are the hardest to un-derstand because we don’t understand God’s purpose in them for us at the time.Principle #3 - Determine the best response to the trouble.If we don’t respond appro-priately, the trouble will de-feat us. It must be addressed but in a constructive way. Troubles are usually only temporary, but our lack of re-sponding to them could have permanent effects. “Two frogs fell into a can of cream - or so I’ve heard it told. The sides of the can were shiny and steep, the cream was deep and cold. “Oh, what’s the use?” said No. 1, “tis fate- no help’s around- Good-bye, my friend! Good-bye, sad world!” and weeping still, he drowned. But No. 2 of sterner stuff, dog-paddled in surprise, The while he wiped his creamy face and dried his creamy eyes. “I’ll swim awhile, at least,” he said- or so it has been said- “It wouldn’t really help the world if one more frog was dead.” An hour or two he kicked and swam- not once he stopped to mutter, But kicked and swam, and swam and kicked, then hopped out, via butter.” Author unknown

Today is Veterans Day. Dis-play your flags and be at a program honoring all our veterans. • The Best of Boca is sched-uled tonight at Boca Center on Military Trail.• The salute to Nat King Cole honoring Johnny Mathis at the Boca Resort and Club Beach Club has been can-celled.• Congressman-elect Allen West has chosen radio talk show host Joyce Kaufman to be his Chief of Staff in Washington, D.C.• The city of Boca Raton has abandoned plans to annex any adjacent communities.• The Florida Department of Transportation is planning to improve Federal High-way between Glades and Yamato roads. The project will take about a year and will also include repaving the pavements; creating bike lanes on the shoulders; me-dian landscaping; putting in curb ramps for the disabled and installing video detec-tion wiring for the red-light cameras the city is planning to install. • The project should also improve but not completely solve drainage problems in areas prone to flooding. Bids will be let in February for the actual work, and FDOT will try and minimize dis-ruption to businesses during construction by providing access.• New Law: If a patrol car is pulled over to the side of the road, you have to change to the next lane (away from

the stopped vehicle) or slow down to at least 20 mph un-der the posted speed limit. Every state except Hawaii and Maryland and Washing-ton, D.C. has this law.• Among the guests on Bar-ry Epstein live Friday at 10 a.m. on www.wrpbitv.com are Palm Beach Post gos-sip columnist Jose Lambiet, New Times investigative reporter Bob Norman, Sun-Sentinel editorial columnist Kingsley Guy and author of Charity Bashed, Sharon Geltner. Tune in anytime during the week. • Vices: A Love Story is in preview performances and opens Friday, Nov. 12 at the Caldwell Theatre. Visit www.caldwelltheatre.com for tickets or call 561.241.7432.• The renovated Publix at the Gardens Shops in West Boca opens Nov. 13.• The new Broadway pro-duction of Burn the Floor opens Tuesday, Nov. 16 at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts.• The November 23 network of the West Boca Cham-ber of Commerce is on a Tuesday this month due to Thanksgiving and will be held at the Bluefin Sushi Thai Grill hosted by General Manager David Teitlebaum in Parkland Town Center. The Parkland, Coral Springs, Margate and Coconut Creek Chambers have been invited to participate. Details are at www.westbocachamber.com or call 561.482.9333.• The 34th annual City of Boca Raton Holiday Boat Parade will be Saturday, De-cember 18 at 6:30 p.m. from the C-15 canal (Boca-Delray city limits) south to the Bro-

ward County line, sponsored by Summit Brokerage, The Boca Raton Resort & Club, Marine Industries of PBC, barry r. epstein associates and others.• Point of personal privi-lege: I want to thank all my friends who have expressed their condolences on the death of my son Larry in Orlando. He was 45 years old and died in his sleep of a heart condition. He had so many friends and never met a stranger. Everyone in-stantly gravitated to him by his outgoing personality. He founded and was the presi-dent of the Central Florida Cleveland Browns Fan Club and built it up to thousands of members, all gathering together on a Sunday after-noon to watch the Browns play. He was a graduate of the University of Miami and loved both teams. I like to think that both their wins last Sunday was somewhat due to Larry looking down on his beloved Browns and Canes. Over 200 of you were at my house Sunday and I sincerely appreciated those who took the time to console me and my family. A number of people have asked about a memoriam and donations can be sent to the University of Miami Heart Project at Jackson Memorial Hospital. Keep those you love close and let them know every day how you feel. Life is short, but no parent should have to bury a child. For those who share in my grief, I know how you feel. Hopefully no one else should ever have to know those emotions. Thank you all.



BusinessThe Boca Raton Tribune

By Gerald ShermanWHAT BUSINESS ARE YOU IN?

Gerald J. Sherman of Sherman & Perlman LLC is a marketing and public relations person and has written several books and articles on these subjects.

BOCA RATON - NCCI Holdings, which collects and analyzes workers com-pensation data, recently raised more than $275,000 during its annual United Way campaign. NCCI raised the money- the largest amount in the company’s history- by in-creasing awareness about some of Palm Beach Coun-ty’s greatest needs. Headquartered in Boca Ra-ton, NCCI employs nearly 1,000 professionals dedi-cated to fostering a healthy workers compensation sys-tem. NCCI provides high

Boca-based NCCI donates $275,000 to United Way of Palm Beach County

quality information and analytical services to key stakeholders throughout the country.

NCCI actively gives back to the communities in which its employees live and work.

From left are Steve Klingel, CEO of NCCI Holdings, Inc.; Heidi Boehringer, NCCI’s United Way campaign co-chair; Jim Anthony, NCCI’s United Way campaign co-chair; and Art Menor, United Way Palm Beach County Board Chair

In America, we have the free-dom of making our own de-cisions about what food we buy, what automobiles we drive, which political can-didates we select and other day-to-day decisions. These choices are often determined by public opinion. Consumer purchasing de-cisions are also guided by what the consumer thinks they need or want. Political choices, too, are based on our needs and wants. Public opinion of what is and isn’t popular is a driving force in shaping our decisions. The media, social media, and the Internet play a major fac-tor in influencing us. Society and these communication entities constantly work off each other through complex information sharing designed to change public opinion. Understanding how public opinion is shaped is impor-tant if you are looking to influence public opinion and create positive recognition. The effects of public opin-ion can determine the suc-cess or failure of a particular situation. Analyzing the fac-tors that shape public opin-ion and exploring the ways to improve it, can work to change the public image of the product, service and even influence a political decision. The ability to comprehend what comprises communica-tion’s role and a definition of

Public opinion determines winners and losers

the various types and catego-ries of media is essential if you are to get your message across. Hadley Cantril was a prolific 1940s sociologist and pub-lic opinion researcher. His research and writing, which identified numerous key laws about public opinion and what shapes it, have sig-nificant relevance to public relations. In his 1951 book, “Public Opinion,” which he co-ed-ited with Mildred Strunk, Cantril states that public opinion is influenced by ac-tions and events rather than by words. It is thus highly sensitive to important pub-lic events, such as changes in politics and economics, shifts in social values and customs, or occurrences-good or bad-that affect the public at large. These events can take place overnight, or stretch over a period of years. Whereas events of sudden and un-usual magnitude can make public opinion swing from one extreme to another tem-porarily, changes in public opinion take time to cement; public opinion requires time to stabilize, during which the public has the chance to di-gest the event and evaluate it with a deeper perspective. According to Cantril, public opinion does not anticipate or plan for crises and emer-

gencies-it merely reacts to them after the fact (Cantril & Strunk, 1951).At the center of Cantril’s theory is the assumption that the core of public opinion is based on individual self-interest. Events, actions, or other stimuli are important to the public to the degree that they affect the interests of the individual or group; an event must concern the self-interest of the individu-als to evoke an opinion. In other words, people in gen-eral do not care about events or actions that do not have implications on their per-sonal lives. Public opinion, therefore, does not arouse people un-less they feel their self-in-terest is at stake; people will lose interest in the event or issue after some time unless they are reminded about its effects on their self-interest. Initiatives aimed at shaping public opinion, then, should include elements that dem-onstrate to the public how these initiatives affect their lives as well as elements that create a sense of timely relevance (Fashion Public Relations, Sherman & Perl-man, 2010).Once again, understanding the moods and behaviors of others, empathy, has tri-umphed in the political en-vironment as it will in our everyday lives.



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BOCA RATON - The Chil-dren’s Museum of Boca Raton has announced the appointment of Clinton J. Mueller, formerly the executive director of the Florida Council on Eco-nomic Education, as its new vice president of de-velopment.“We are thrilled to have Clinton join our dedicated staff, which is headed by Poppi Mercier, executive director and our energetic team of volunteers coor-dinated by Kim Beaman,” said Board President Pen-ny Morey.Clinton’s executive/non-profit experience includes Habitat for Humanity and extensive leadership roles

Boca Children’s Museum welcomes Mueller as new VP of development

for major fund-raising events, corporate sponsor-ship programs, and donor development projects for a wide variety of campaigns. “This is a wonderful way to contribute to my newly-adopted home - the city of Boca Raton - and to pro-vide value to an expanding mainstay that provides a stimulating learning envi-ronment for the children in this community,” he said. “In addition to the new building, the Rickards House, we are renovating the existing buildings and will be bringing traveling exhibits and expanding our arts programs, too.”Clinton is currently com-pleting his MBA at Flor-

ida Atlantic University in Boca Raton. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Politi-cal Science from Eckerd College in St. Petersburg. In addition to his non-profit career positions, he has done a good deal of volunteer work for a wide variety of charitable orga-nizations. The Children’s Museum of Boca Raton is a hands-on museum specializing in programs for children, highlighting the arts, sci-ences and humanities. It is located at 498 Crawford Boulevard, Boca Raton.For more information, call (561) 368-6875.

BOCA RATON - Alfonso Hernandez, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP, has joined na-tional architecture/engi-neering firm PGAL as a principal, based in the firm’s Boca Raton office.Hernandez has 15 years of experience in Florida, designing mixed-use, com-mercial, health care, edu-cation, transportation and industrial projects with several leading architec-tural firms. Prior to joining PGAL, he operated his own design firm in Wellington for four years.He earned a Bachelor of Architecture from Univer-sity of Miami and is active with a range of community and professional groups. “Exceptional design skill results from a combination of experience and natural talent. Alfonso Hernandez has both. Having managed

Architect Alfonso Hernandez joins PGAL as principalhis own practice, he also has a genuine understand-ing of the business side of architecture--budget, schedule, detail and proj-ect management. He will be a tremendous asset to PGAL,” said Ian Nestler, managing principal of PGAL’s Florida office. PGAL provides architec-ture, engineering, plan-ning, interior architecture, program management and technology planning ser-vices for public and pri-vate sector clients nation-wide and in Mexico. Founded in Houston in 1946, the firm has offices in Atlanta, Alexandria, Austin, Boca Raton, Bos-ton, Dallas, Houston, Las Vegas, Los Angeles and Mexico City, Mexico. The award-winning firm’s specializations include aviation, civic, corporate/commercial, education,

federal buildings, finan-cial, healthcare, judicial/public safety, military, parking/transportation, residential and retail.



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PET OF THE WEEK

Story, photo by Pam D’Addio

BOCA RATON - Hi, I’m Maggie, an American bull-dog mix. I’m a 13-week old spayed female.Play is my favorite word! I’m a ball of energy with a pretty brindled coat. I like to play “I’ll walk myself” by grabbing the leash in my mouth. I’d love an active, happy family to call my own and maybe some older kids as playmates. I’d like to be your only dog, and I ‘may’ chase cats... I hear I’m not supposed to, but I think it’s fun. I’m training to be-come housebroken and I’m growing up fast, so check me out if you think you can keep up! I’m available for adoption at Tri-County Humane Society, a no-kill animal shelter located at 21287 Boca Rio Road in Boca Raton. The shelter is open for adoptions Tuesday through Sunday, 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Adoption fees for companion animals are $110 and up. Animals are

Maggie would love to play with a loving family of her own

heartworm-tested and up-to-date on vaccinations. Inclu-ded in the adoption fee is one year of free office visits to Regency Veterinary Clinic.Please visit us to find a lost pet or to consider adding a shelter dog or cat to your family. We have puppies and kittens, too! Call (561) 482-8110 or view many of our available animals and volunteer opportunities at: www.tri-countyhumane.org. Follow us on Facebook and Twitter at ‘TriCounty Humane’.

DOG TALK WITH UNCLE MATTY

In 2005, the American Film Institute debuted its 100 Series, part of which heralded the Top 100 quo-tations from American ci-nema. “If you build it, he will come,” from the 1989 film “Field of Dreams,” made the cut. Most of us know the quote as, “If you build it, they will come.” But in both the film and the novel it is based on, W.P. Kinsella’s “Shoeless Joe,” it is “he” and not “they” who will be coming. And its altered form suits human nature just fine, particularly hu-man dog owner nature.If you love them, they will obey.If you feed them, they will listen.If you bring them into your home, they will do what-ever it is you ask of them, even if you ask them in a language they don’t under-stand.These are statements of blind faith. Dedicated dog lovers seemingly extend this benefit of the doubt to any and every dog, making the collective “they” more reflective of our faith in the species than the singular “he.”Either way, it’s just not true.Frustrated dog owners la-ment, “He wants to do what he wants to do!”Well, yeah.Good-hearted people truly believe that if you love a dog and feed a dog and offer a dog a comfy place next to you in the “big person” bed, the dog will

If You Build It...crumble, will cave in re-gard to his own instincts, will knock it off with the chewing and the digging and the fence jumping and the puddles.But alas, a dog is a dog - and thank goodness for that! Understanding your dog’s inherent dogness, knowing that his view of the world from two or three feet off the ground is much different from ours, is, to quote another from AFI’s Top 100, “the begin-ning of a beautiful friend-ship.”Humphrey Bogart, who fa-mously delivered the line above in the final scene of “Casablanca,” knew a little something about the benefits of dog training. In the 1941 film “High Si-erra,” Bogie’s character’s dog, “Pard,” is played by Bogie’s real-life dog, Zero. Who among us could call on our dogs to perform on command amid the chaos of a film set? The answer: Sylvester Stallone. “Butkus,” Rocky Balboa’s dog in the 1976 Oscar-winning “Rocky,” was played by Stallone’s real-life Butkus. You might question the name, but you can’t question the dedication to training.And it’s all about training.When a dog develops a problem behavior, the owner has three choices: do nothing, get rid of the dog, or get rid of the prob-lem. By my lights, the latter is the only way to go - ex-cept in cases of dogs who

are vicious or bite children and family members.To get rid of the problem, one must: - Accept responsibility.- Stop blaming the dog for his inability to read the mind of a human.- Invest in appropriate training.To those willing to make the effort, whether solo or under the guidance of a professional dog trainer, I say, “Bravo!” But when confronted with unrelent-ing denial and a litany of excuses to duck the re-sponsibility of training, I am reminded of the quote that topped the AFI’s Top 100: “Frankly, my dear, I don’t give a damn.”Woof!

Dog trainer Matthew “Uncle Matty” Margolis is co-author of 18 books about dogs, a be-haviorist, a popular radio and television guest, and host of the PBS series “WOOF! It’s a Dog’s Life!” Send your questions to [email protected]

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HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL RESULTS

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On Friday night the Boca Raton Bobcats traveled to play the Park Vista Cobras and defeated them 32-21. In the process, they de-flated Park Vista’s playoff hopes. Behind running back Keith Byars’ 149 yards and 2 touchdowns and Cameron Lewis fill-ing in as quarterback the Bobcats were able to come back late in the fourth quarter. The Cobras had a 21-20 lead with 6:20 to play, but Boca was able to score two late touchdowns in order to conceal the win. Generally a receiver, Cam-eron Lewis played quar-terback in place for Kevin Anderson (illness) and lead the Bobcats to the win while going 11-17 with 173 yards passing and a touchdown. He also had 62 yards on 12 carries. Boca improves to (3-5) as they finish their season at home against Boynton Beach High on Friday.

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By: David Humphrey

Well, who actually did invent the game of golf? The question has been asked and argued for many years with no true win-ner. Many countries have a valid claim to an early game that resembles the game of golf. Some of the countries that make this claim are England. Scot-land, China, Rome, France, The Netherlands, Belgium and Laos. The most heated debate over who invented golf definitely comes from Great Britain and Scotland. The first area to look when deciding the answer to our question must be what ac-tually determines when a game with sticks and balls is golf or another game. Most countries in the world have had games where you hit an object with a stick at some sort of target. Is this enough to be called golf? I don’t think so. If so, then these early games could claim the origin of many sports played today. I think it takes more than just a game with some kind of object being hit by a stick

Who Invented The Game Of Golf?to qualify as the origin of golf. Holland is believed to be the origin of the name of golf but not the ac-tual game itself. Holland played a game in the 1200s called Colf, which means clubs. This was a form of golf but once again the form of many other sports. Colf has been traced back to Dec. 26, 1297, in the town of Loenen aan de Vecht in northern Hol-land. On that day, the lo-cal townsfolk played four holes of the game to com-memorate the relieving of the Kronenburg Castle ex-actly one year before. The fact that Colf was chosen to mark the occasion is proof that the game was al-ready popular by that time.In Great Britain the earli-est traces of golf history are said to date back to 1340, where in a sketch from a stained glass win-dow, the Great East Win-dow, in the east wing of the Gloucester Cathedral, England, scenes of the Battle of Crecy in France showed a man apparently preparing to strike a ball in

a golf-like manner.The early forms of golf were all missing one im-portant ingredient to their games to truly make the game golf and that was the hole. Scotland is widely believed to be the first country to put all the in-gredients together and actually start a primitive form of the great game of golf.Yes, this will always be a disputed point, who actu-ally invented the game of golf. If you believe some of the claims that the game they were playing was golf and they didn’t have a hole, then you could take this same game and turn it into the origin of many games we still play today. I believe the hole is what separates all the early claims to who originated the game of golf.Look at our Golf History section at the World of Golf Handicap for more detailed information on the History of Golf.

Article Source: http://www.golfarticles.net

By: Edwin Shackleford Playing mini golf is not just for children. It is a game that can also be played by grownups. All the person needs to play is a golf club and a ball. People who have never played the real game will easily get the hang of it by just watching how others swing and putt the ball into the hole. Here are some tips when playing:

1. One should read the rules and regulations post-ed outside before playing the game. There are certain rules, which are implemen-ted for the safety of the players and other people who frequent that place. 2. There is a certain dress code when playing this game. It is advisable to wear some lose clothing which will make you feel relaxed and a cap if the weather is hot. 3. Whenever someone is taking a shot, one should not create any sounds or disrupt the player as a sign of courtesy to that person. 4. Just like in real golf, peo-ple take turns when playing at one hole. Should that person do well at a certain hole, that person has the right to tee off again at the next hole. 5. After one has putted, it is best to retrieve the ball away from where the next person will putt since this is considered polite to the other player. 6. Lastly, play the game honestly. Playing miniature golf with friends or family is just one of the many forms of re-laxation people can enjoy these days. It is a time for bonding and a great escape

Winning At Miniature Golf

from the pressures of the city. If one wants to get se-rious in this game, one can practice more often and join some miniature golf competitions and even win a prize. Such facilities can be found on the web or by checking the local direc-tory. Miniature golf facilities are also accesible to for people with disabilities. The law requires such places to make at least half the num-ber of holes accessible to

these individuals. Failure to do so will require the owners of the establish-ment to redesign the layout in compliance with the re-quirements.This activity is very afford-able and it doesn’t really matter if one wins or loses. It is all about having fun which everyone can enjoy even if one is young or old, able or disabled.

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By Tim Sullivan

The indictment of Roger Clemens is a reminder of the perils of testifying un-der oath and of congressio-nal contentment with low-hanging fruit. The Rocket makes a color-ful and comical culprit, full of righteous indignation, wrongful grammar, cir-cumlocutions and stubborn adherence to a story that would tax the credulity of the homework-eating dog. But Clemens’ alleged crimes are misdemeanors compared to the costly dis-information campaign run by the Florida Marlins, who sold the public on the des-perate need for a new stadi-um in South Florida while misleading voters about the franchise’s profitability. If those same governmental grandstanders who turned baseball’s steroid hear-ings into a circus of sleaze are also interested in serv-ing the greater good, they should summon Marlins” owner Jeffrey Loria and ask him to account for his accounting. They should ask him to explain how a club that purported to be operating as a “break-even” proposition turned a $37.8 million profit in 2008. They should consider the ques-tion of whether the citizens and their elected represen-tatives were defrauded in the campaign to “save base-ball in South Florida.” They should consider, too, whether the American gov-ernment has a role in pro-tecting cities from getting fleeced by sports franchises. Sensitive financial docu-ments leaked to Deadspin.com suggest a significant disparity between what some baseball clubs claim

Marlins Throw Curveball to Taxpayersand what their balance sheets show. To the extent that teams professing pov-erty, declaring desperation and rattling the relocation saber causes local com-munities to deploy public dollars from panicked ne-gotiating postures, there ought to be some serious consequences when they get caught. If nothing else, send them a subpoena and let them squirm. Private businesses are un-der no obligation to open their ledgers to public in-spection, no more than any private citizen is obligated to post his tax returns on Facebook. Yet sports ex-ecutives who mislead the public about franchise fi-nances in order to influ-ence a stadium vote should assume some of the same risks Roger Clemens did in voluntarily testifying on Capitol Hill. They ought to be held somewhat account-able for what they say, par-ticularly when what they say helps persuade public officials to build a retract-able-roof ballpark in Mi-ami that will cost taxpayers $2.4 billion over 40 years. “(The idea) is horrible, and the financing is even worse,”Miami-Dade Coun-ty Commissioner Carlos Gimenez told the Miami Herald. “And now you see they took us for a ride.” It’s hard to study the Mar-lins’ misrepresentations and not believe that the public has been bilked. It’s harder to reconcile the Marlins’ public statements with their profits, even now that the numbers have been leaked. Confronted by his longstanding claim that the Marlins’ player payroll would reflect its revenues,

club President David Sam-son has sought to qualify his quote after the fact by isolating “local” revenues and ignoring national rev-enues. At best, this is disingenu-ous. Considering the Mar-lins’ massive subsidies from Major League Base-ball -- more than $154 mil-lion in revenue sharing and central fund distributions between 2008 and 2009 -- local revenues represent roughly one-third of the Marlins’ fiscal pie. Samson’s new spin is that the team was saving its surplus to finance its por-tion of the new stadium -- a claim he neglected to make before the Deadspin disclo-sures. And though that may indeed have been the plan, local officials suspect they could have cut a better deal with more accurate infor-mation. As any experienced nego-tiator understands, there’s a certain amount of misdirec-tion in any major negotia-tion. Still, there’s a big dif-ference between spin and subterfuge. You may have noticed that while the San Diego Chargers have made many optimistic assertions about the benefits of a new stadium, they have avoided the dubious claim that they are losing money while they wait for one. They know better, and they know that we know better. Forbes magazine’s an-nual assessment of NFL franchise values, released Wednesday, estimates that Team Spanos made a $24.7 million operating profit in 2009 based on revenues of $233 million. Greed is good. Lies, how-ever, are lousy.

DELRAY BEACH -- The Delray Beach Internation-al Tennis Championships (ITC) is searching for tal-ented and vibrant young ladies to become the world famous 2011 Vol-leyGirls—the promotional team for the Delray Beach ITC set for February 18 – 27, 2011 at the Delray Beach Stadium & Tennis Center. The ITC’s VolleyGirls are the ambassadors and spokespersons of the event—the iconic figurines of the ITC both on-site at the tournament’s sponsors’ private parties, PR engage-ments with players, as well as appearances throughout the community. As the success of the Girls has grown, the audition process has as well, as

VolleyGirl hopefuls auditioning Dec. 18 for 2011 Delray Beach International

Tennis Championshipsmore than 400 young la-dies applied last year. In an effort to streamline the audition process and to engage the community’s involvement, the prospec-tive Girls will audition at a public tryout on Stadium Court Dec. 18. To become a VolleyGirl, you must be at least 18 years of age, sporty, elec-tric, engaging and charm-ing and must be able to work nights, weekends and during all hours of the tournament February 18 through February 27, 2011. VolleyGirl benefits include hourly wages, of-ficial VolleyGirl apparel and shoes, spa and health club membership, public speaking coaching and professional dance instruc-tion.

All interested applicants should submit an applica-tion available online at the VolleyGirls Official web-site, www.TheVolleyGirls.com, as well as a head shot and one letter of recom-mendation from an em-ployer, professor, coach, dance instructor, etc and mail by November 26th to Delray Beach ITC Volley-Girls, 30 NW 1st Avenue, Delray Beach, FL 33444. All inquiries, please con-tact Marlena Hall 561-330-6000. The Delray Beach Interna-tional Tennis Champion-ships (ITC) is the only ATP tournament in the world featuring an ATP Champi-ons Tour event and an ATP World Tour event in the same week.




By Pedro Heizer

CRANK UP THE HEAT

How did Mario Chalmers move from the starting

point guard for the begin-ning of the last two sea-sons to the scrub minutes of blowout games?Mario Chalmers’ minutes have been more than cut in half - they have disap-peared. Carlos Arroyo won the starting job last year, as Mario became the pri-mary back-up point guard. But after all the turnover from this past off-season, Chalmers has disappeared from the rotation. Now, part of this could be due to his off-season injury that sidelined him for two months.“Initially, coming into training camp, if he was healthy, I fully expected

What Happened to “Super Mario”?

him to compete for the starting job,” coach Spoel-stra said. “It didn’t work out that way, but it’s a long season and he’s get-ting healthy. He’ll get his chance. He just has to be ready when it happens.”So Mario lost the starting job. Carlos does bring an element to the game that Mario hasn’t shown. De-spite his poor performance in the opener, Arroyo has shown why he fits in with the first unit. He is able to run a great pick and pop. He is able to smoothly hit the mid range shot when the defender goes under the screen. He is a great passer, and he doesn’t have to shoot to be effective. He isn’t the best defender, but you can’t have it all in

a role player.So Arroyo gets the nod, but where did the back-ups minutes go? “I’m only playing one point guard now,” Spoelstra said. “And that is Carlos. And I’m divvying up the rest of the minutes between LeB-ron and Dwyane with our shooters.”With the addition of Ed-die House, back-up point guard minutes are not ne-cessary. House can guard a point guard pretty well, but he doesn’t have to bring up the ball with Wade and James able to handle. House is a superb three point shooter compared to Chalmers, and even Ar-royo, so it makes sense he gets the minutes.But it may seem a sur-

prise that Chalmers gets the boot. The guy who at one point this off-season was the only player on the roster. He has a mini-mal contract, less than a million this year, but Miami fans had a lot of promise for Chalmers. Some thought he could be like Rondo with all these weapons around him, but for whatever reason he has not blossomed enough for coach to give him the opportunity with the first team.Chalmers is still very ser-viceable as a part of this team. If Arroyo were to go down with an injury, expect Chalmers to get the call, maybe even the start. He has started before, he knows the offense, he is comfortable alongside Dwyane in the back court. No one expected him to be

the 12th guy. But someone’s minutes have to reduce to give everybody else their minutes. Expect more prob-lems once Mike Miller returns and James Jones’ minutes reduce.Maybe this is a good problem. But for an organization that focuses on loyalty, having Chalmers eat the bench is a hard thing to watch. We only hope that Chalmers’ ca-reer does not continue to dwindle down, but that he learns from this experience and it helps him as a professional.

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