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The Boca Raton Tribune East /West Boca Raton, FL - May 1 through 15,2010 •Year I •Number 004 Your Closest Neighbor Pine Crest student, 12, leads effort to build school in Kenyan village By Dale King and Julia Hebert BOCA RATON - Can a group of Boca Raton students build a school in Africa? Sure can, says Ryan En- gelhardt of West Boca Raton, a Pine Crest Middle School student Members of “Free the Children” from Pine Crest set up an information table during a recent event at the Boca Raton Marriott. and president of “Free the Children,” a group intent on raising $8,500 for that purpose by the end of the school year. That will be enough to construct a “brick and mortar” teaching faci- lity in Sikirar, Kenya, through the educational component of “Free the Children.” Ryan, an articulate sixth grader, told the Boca Raton Tribune that she and fellow classmates helped to muster some 300 Pine Crest students to organize a chapter of “Free the Children.” “The kids have done so much,” Ryan said. “We’ve raised $6,000 since February.” The Pine Crest “Free the Children” group is holding what Ryan calls “a huge fundraiser” Fri- day, April 30 from 7 to 10 p.m. at the Boca Ra- ton Marriott ballroom on Military Trail Boca Hospital among top 5 percent in nation for women’s care, says study BOCA RATON - An independent study of women’s care at nearly 5,000 hospitals found Boca Raton Communi- ty Hospital (BRCH) to be in the top 5 percent in the nation, the hospi- tal has announced. Released by Health - Grades ®, the leading independent healthcare ratings organization, the HealthGrades Sev- enth Annual Women’s Health in American Hospitals study analyzed nearly 7 million hos- pitalization records to identify top performing hospitals. Boca Raton Commu- nity Hospital is one of only 166 hospitals in the nation with patient outcomes for women that are in the top 5 percent, according to the study. As a result, Boca Raton Commu- nity Hospital received the 2010-2011 Health- Grades Women’s Health By Dale King See Boca Hospital page 3 see page 12 Palm Beach County records 14th death from H1N1 Swine Flu virus The Palm Beach Coun- ty Health Department has recorded its 14th death resulting from the H1N1 virus. Health Department spo- kesman Tim O’Connor said the victim was a 40-year-old male who had been hospitalized. He said the county “is continuing its surveil- lance and monitoring of the H1N1 swine flu vi- rus. To date, the county has seen 94 persons hospitalized with the virus and 47 of those people were admitted to the ICU.” “We extend our sincere sympathies to the fami- ly of this gentleman,” said Dr. Alina Alonso, MD, Health Department director. “We want to re- mind residents that this pandemic continues to claim lives and unfortu- nately, the H1N1 virus is still active.” She said the H1N1 in- fection is preventable by getting vaccinated “and it’s still not too late as we continue to offer the vaccine throughout our community. Expe- rience with this virus shows this strain, like all influenza, is unpre- dictable. However, be- cause H1N1 is a new virus, many people may have little or no immuni- ty against it, and illness may be more severe as a result.” Dr. Alonso recommends the following: • People with respirato- ry illness should avoid spreading infections, in- cluding influenza, to others in the commu- nity: See H1N1 on page 2 Boca Celebration See page 6 Visiting Rotarians from South Korea see Pine page 05

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The Boca Raton TribuneEast /West Boca Raton, FL - May 1 through 15,2010 •Year I •Number 004

Your Closest Neighbor

Pine Crest student, 12, leads effort to build school in Kenyan village

By Dale King and Julia Hebert

BOCA RATON - Can a group of Boca Raton students build a school in Africa?Sure can, says Ryan En-gelhardt of West Boca Raton, a Pine Crest Middle School student

Members of “Free the Children” from Pine Crest set up an information table during a recent event at the Boca Raton Marriott.

and president of “Free the Children,” a group intent on raising $8,500 for that purpose by the end of the school year. That will be enough to construct a “brick and mortar” teaching faci-lity in Sikirar, Kenya, through the educational component of “Free the

Children.”Ryan, an articulate sixth grader, told the Boca Raton Tribune that she and fellow classmates helped to muster some 300 Pine Crest students to organize a chapter of “Free the Children.” “The kids have done so much,” Ryan said.

“We’ve raised $6,000 since February.”The Pine Crest “Free the Children” group is holding what Ryan calls “a huge fundraiser” Fri-day, April 30 from 7 to 10 p.m. at the Boca Ra-ton Marriott ballroom on Military Trail

Boca Hospital among top 5 percent in

nation for women’s care, says study

BOCA RATON - An independent study of women’s care at nearly 5,000 hospitals found Boca Raton Communi-ty Hospital (BRCH) to be in the top 5 percent in the nation, the hospi-tal has announced.Released by Health-Grades ®, the leading independent healthcare ratings organization, the HealthGrades Sev-enth Annual Women’s Health in American

Hospitals study analyzed nearly 7 million hos-pitalization records to identify top performing hospitals. Boca Raton Commu-nity Hospital is one of only 166 hospitals in the nation with patient outcomes for women that are in the top 5 percent, according to the study. As a result, Boca Raton Commu-nity Hospital received the 2010-2011 Health-Grades Women’s Health

By Dale King

See Boca Hospital page 3

see page 12

Palm Beach County records 14th death from H1N1 Swine Flu virus

The Palm Beach Coun-ty Health Department has recorded its 14th death resulting from the H1N1 virus.Health Department spo-kesman Tim O’Connor said the victim was a 40-year-old male who had been hospitalized.He said the county “is continuing its surveil-lance and monitoring of the H1N1 swine flu vi-

rus. To date, the county has seen 94 persons hospitalized with the virus and 47 of those people were admitted to the ICU.”“We extend our sincere sympathies to the fami-ly of this gentleman,” said Dr. Alina Alonso, MD, Health Department director. “We want to re-mind residents that this pandemic continues to

claim lives and unfortu-nately, the H1N1 virus is still active.”She said the H1N1 in-fection is preventable by getting vaccinated “and it’s still not too late as we continue to offer the vaccine throughout our community. Expe-rience with this virus shows this strain, like all influenza, is unpre-dictable. However, be-

cause H1N1 is a new virus, many people may have little or no immuni-ty against it, and illness may be more severe as a result.”Dr. Alonso recommends the following: • People with respirato-ry illness should avoid spreading infections, in-cluding influenza, to others in the commu-nity: See H1N1 on page 2

Boca Celebration See page 6

Visiting Rotarians from South Korea

see Pine page 05

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Municipal NewsThe Boca Raton Tribune

FAU gets final OK to offer independent medical education program

BOCA RATON - Florida A-tlantic University has cleared its final hurdle in its effort to offer an independent medi-cal education program on its Boca Raton campus.The Florida State Legisla-ture approved the program when the Senate passed House Bill 1581, which au-thorizes creation of a curric-ulum for medical doctor can-didates. The bill now goes to the Gov. Charlie Crist for his signature. The legislative OK comes after the doctor of medicine program was approved by the Florida Board of Gover-nors in April and received approval by FAU’s Board of Trustees in February.“What an exciting time for Florida Atlantic University,” said John Pritchett, FAU’s interim president. “We are

grateful to the bill’s spon-sors, Representative Adam Hasner and Senator Joe Negron, and to all of our supporters who understand that FAU’s medical educa-tion program will serve as a leader in medical education, as it combines academic programming with truly groundbreaking research.”In addition to offering the M.D. degree, FAU proposes to offer a dual M.D./biomed-ical sciences Ph.D. option in partnership with the Scripps Institute Kellogg School of Science and Technology, which would confer a doc-torate degree. FAU estimates that up to one fourth of its M.D. students could take ad-vantage of this option.FAU’s medical education program will be housed at the Charles E. Schmidt Col-

lege of Biomedical Science on the Boca Raton campus. Student and residency trai-ning will be made available throughout hospitals in Palm Beach and Broward coun-ties.School officials said the new FAU medical education pro-gram will employ a unique continuity medicine curri-culum whose characteristics include a smaller, more in-teractive learning environ-ment; interdisciplinary and community collaboration; patient-centered, self-direc-ted learning; small learning communities; continuity of care, patient safety, and com-prehensive, chronic disease management; early introduc-tion of clinical training in multiple community-based hospital and outpatient set-tings; and a state-of-the-art medical simulation center. The target date for the inau-gural class to begin is fall 2011, with total enrollment of the program reaching 246 students by 2014.Pritchett said the new pro-gram “will be operated without the need for any additional legislative ap-propriations, using tuition and $12 million in state funding it already receives for its previous partnership with the University of Mia-mi.

The Florida Atlantic University medical education program will be housed in the Charles E. Schmidt Biomedical Building on the Boca Raton campus.

Kitchen fire displaces Boca Raton family; No injuries reported

BOCA RATON - A north end family was burned out of its home by a blaze that broke out about 6:20 p.m. April 14, according to Fire Rescue Services spokesman Frank Correggio.Fire crews responded to a call for a structure fire at 673 Ipswich Street, he said. The mother, who reported the fire, and her two small chil-dren were outside their home when fire crews arrived. Units arrived within minu-tes to find heavy smoke co-ming from the residence, said Correggio. Firefighters made their way into the ho-me through the side door and noticed heavy smoke and flames coming from the kitchen area. Crews quickly extinguished the fire which had burned the kitchen cabinets up to the ceiling area. No injuries were reported. Fire officials believe that the fire started when a pot of hot oil was

1 – Fire damage to home on Ipswich Street in Boca Raton2 - Captain Michele Murphy inspects the fire damage

left on a hot burner on the stove. Fire officials estimate the damage at $10,000. Cor-reggio said the Red Cross was on site to assist the parents and their two small children.

Single-car crash in West Boca kills driver

BOCA RATON - The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a fatal car accident reported about 1:20 a.m. April 20 at Palmet-to Park and Powerline roads, a PBSO report says.The victim was identified as Edith Cuccinelli, 87, of Boca

Raton.The report says Cuccinelli had just turned onto eastbound Palmetto Park Road from southbound Powerline Road when the vehicle continued east within the center lane of travel for a short distance. The woman’s car then drift-

ed to the left and went onto a raised median. PBSO said the car continued east a short distance until it struck a tree.The report said the driver was taken to Delray Medical Center where she died.

Vandalism to newspaper box may be hate crime, say Boca police

BOCA RATON - Detectives from the Boca Raton Police Services Department are investigat-ing vandalism to a Jewish Journal newspaper box as a possible hate crime.Public Information Manager Mark Economou said swastika was carved on the top of the newspaper rack. The swastika was approximately four inches long by four inches wide. The incident occurred at 500 East Palmetto park Road. Economou said an officer canvassed the area and found no similar damage to other racks. Anyone with additional information is asked to call Detective James Giumenta 561-338-1303 or Crime Stoppers at 800-458-TIPS.

H1N1 Swine Flu virus active in Palm Beach County continued from page 1

• Avoid close contact with people who are coughing or otherwise appear ill. • Avoid touching your eyes, nose and mouth. • Cover your cough and sneezes • Wash hands frequently to lessen the spread of respira-tory illness. • Stay home if you are sick. • Get vaccinated.The H1N1 vaccine is still available at Palm Beach County Health Department

Health Centers by appoint-ment Monday - Friday and the vaccine is also available at no charge at these out-reach locations• Tuesday, May 4th at Pine Grove Elementary School, 400 S.W. 10th Street, Delray Beach. Registration 9 a.m. • Wednesday, May 5th at South Grade Beacon Cen-ter, 716 S. “K” Street, Lake Worth. Registration 2:45 p.m. • Friday, May 7th at the Soup

Kitchen, 8645 W. Boynton Beach Boulevard, Boynton Beach. Registration 9 a.m. If you think you have influ-enza, call your health care provider or the health de-partment and discuss wheth-er you need to be seen in their office, emergency de-partment or stay home. Vaccine availability sites are updated regularly: Visit www.FightFluFlorida.com or call 211 or 1- 888-411-4FLU (4358)

First Assembly of God(561) 391-7689Meeting at Sanborn Square at 12PM

Boca Raton Community Church

National Day of Prayer – May 6th(561) 395-2400Opening Chapel at 12-1 PM

Calvary Chapel Boca Raton(561) 391-0056Opening Sanctuary from 9

AM - 5PMSpecial at 12PM- 1PM

Boca Glades Baptist ChurchConference Room at 9 AM - 9PM

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Undercover Boca police team nabs alleged Subway, Dunkin burglars

BOCA RATON – The investi-gative and surveillance work of undercover Boca Raton police led to the arrest of two suspects in connection with numerous burglaries to a Subway and Dunkin Do-nuts in Boca Raton and other cities throughout South Flor-ida. Public Information Man-ager Mark Economou said the first incident occurred on March 15 when some-one broke into the Subway restaurant at 1295 West

Palmetto Park Road. After smashing the front window, the suspect jumped over the counter and stole the cash register. Video from the store’s se-curity cameras showed a short male with a thin build, wearing a black jacket and baseball hat. Three days later, investigators received infor-mation that a person identi-fied as Zeffery Lundy, was suspected of breaking into Dunkin Donuts stores in another city, using a similar

method as the Boca Raton Subway case. In the early morning hours of April 22, a detective in the Boca Raton Police Special Investigations Unit spotted a car matching the description of Lundy’s near the Dunkin Donuts at 1215 West Pal-metto Park Road. A check of the tag showed it matched the car driven by Lundy in the previous incidents. After the vehicle left, the detective conducted a check of the business and noticed the front glass doors and a window were shattered, but because of hurricane win-dow film, the glass stayed attached and entry wasn’t gained. Another detective stopped Lundy on Interstate 95 in Boca Raton, said Economou. De-tectives watched the store video from Dunkin Donuts and matched the images to Lundy.

The suspect’s vehicle con-tained numerous bottles of Patron Tequila and Newport cigarettes that were later found to be stolen earlier in the evening from a liquor store in another jurisdiction. Police said Lundy, 30, of Lauderhill, was arrested for driving with a suspended license. His passenger, Jona-than Burington, 28, of Lau-derdale Lakes, was arrested after he was found in posses-sion of cocaine. Both suspects were also cha-rged with burglary to a struc-ture and possession of stolen property.

FAU’s Center for Holocaust and Human Rights Education receives major gift

BOCA RATON - Florida A-tlantic University’s Center for Holocaust and Human Rights Education recently received a major gift dona-tion from Arthur Gutterman to help continue the impor-tant work of the Center. Gutterman’s gift will fully fund five endeavors sched-uled for fall 2010 through spring 2011. In addition to a Broward teacher workshop and “Fac-ing History: Choices” work-shop, part of the gift will support Genocide Awareness Month efforts, including an Armenian exhibit and an additional “Facing History” workshop. Another portion will go to-ward the purchase of new books, DVDs, posters and other supplies for the re-source center. A special pro-gram on rescuers of Jews during the Holocaust will be sponsored with the remain-der of the gift.“I am happy to be able to help support the Center who-se important work benefits

hundreds of teachers and thousands of students each year right here in our com-munity,” said Gutterman.Earlier this year, Gutterman was honored for previous gifts at the Center’s “Para-gons of Virtue Tribute Din-ner.” The event recognized donors whose generous con-tributions allowed the Cen-ter to sustain its programs through June 2010. Since spring 2008, when state budget cuts threatened its existence, the Center has relied on private donations to continue providing pro-fessional development pro-grams for teachers and class-room resources for teachers and students to support Flo-rida’s mandate for Holocaust education.“We remain grateful to gene-rous donors who understand how valuable this Center is in educating young people against genocide and ha-tred, and promoting a respect among all people,” said John Pritchett, interim president of FAU. “Establishing per-manent funding sources for

Benefactor Arthur Guttermanthe Center remains a prio-rity. We welcome the oppor-tunity to network with those in the community willing to help us reach this goal.” The need for human rights education is particularly im-portant today as incidents of anti-Semitism and heigh-tened hostility against im-migrant groups and people of color are on the rise. According to the Southern Poverty Law Center, Flo-rida is ranked as having the third largest number of hate groups in the U.S. with seven active groups in Palm Beach and Broward counties.The Center was established in 1996 by the Florida De-partment of Education to sup-port teachers implementing the state’s mandate for Ho-locaust education. Through its training, programs and resources, the Center seeks to educate students about the Holocaust in order to nur-ture citizens who recognize prejudice and hatred, inclu-ding anti-Semitism and ra-cism; understand that such beliefs can lead to genocide;

know how to intervene against prejudice and hatred; be pre-pared to act on behalf of others, even those they may not know; and understand citizens’ responsibility for upholding democracy in a pluralistic society.Additional funding is still needed to keep the Center open past June 30, 2010. For more information about the Center and its needs, contact Dr. Rose Gatens at 561-297-2929 or [email protected].

Excellence Award. The latest accolade for Boca Raton Community Hospi-tal adds to a growing list of honors. In addition to the Women’s Health Excellen-ce award, HealthGrades has ranked BRCH in the top 5 percent nationally, earning it the 2010 Distinguished Hospitals for Clinical Excellence. The hospital was ranked #1 in Florida for cardiac surgery, #2 in Florida for the treat-ment of stroke, #3 in Florida for overall cardiac services and #1 in Florida for gastro-intestinal medical treatment. “Given that we now know medical problems like heart disease can manifest them-selves differently in women than in men, we are extremely gratified to see HealthGrades recognize us in such a mean-ingful way,” said Jerry J. Fe-dele, president and chief ex-ecutive officer of Boca Raton Community Hospital. “We have a longstanding tradition for excellence in women’s health and the HealthGrades ranking is a strong validation of our ex-perience and expertise.” As a group, hospitals recei-ving this award had women’s risk-adjusted mortality rates that were 41 percent lower than the poorest performing hospitals in the study and complication rates that were 19 percent lower than the poorest performers. While all hospitals, on ave-rage, continued to improve their mortality rates among women, those receiving the award improved at a faster rate than all others over the three years studied, 15 per-cent compared with 12 per-cent.As part of the study, Boca Raton Community Hospital and virtually every other hospital in the country were evaluated for the following procedures and treatments among women aged 65 and over:• Women’s Medicine (heart attack, congestive heart fai-lure, pneumonia, chronic ob-structive pulmonary disease, and stroke) • Women’s Cardiovascular Procedures (coronary bypass surgery, peripheral vascular bypass, coronary interven-tional procedures, resection/

replacement of abdominal aorta, carotid surgery, and valve replacement); and • Women’s Bone & Joint Health (total knee and total hip replacement surgeries, spinal surgeries, and hip fracture repair). “There is clearly a wide disparity in the quality of care for women among top-performing hospitals and all others,” said Rick May, MD, a vice president with HealthGrades and one of the study’s authors. “The goal of this analysis is not only to put sound data in the hands of prospective pa-tients, but also to identify top-performing hospitals that are setting national benchmarks for the treatment of women to which other hospitals can aspire.” The HealthGrades study found that 16,863 women could have potentially survived their hospitalization and 4,735 women could have potentially avoided a major in-hospital complication if all hospitals performed at the benchmarks set by Boca Raton Community Hospital and the other award reci-pients. The annual HealthGrades study analyzed nearly 7 mil-lion hospitalizations using Medicare data from all 50 states from 2006 through 2008. Eligible hospitals must have met volume require-ments in stroke and either coronary bypass or valve re-placements; met the volume requirements in at least six additional cohorts of the 16 evaluated; and have trans-ferred out less than 10 per-cent of stroke patients. Volume requirements are a minimum of 30 female dis-charges over the three years, with at least five in the most recent year for the cohort. Boca Raton Community Hos-pital is an advanced tertiary medical center with 400 beds and more than 700 primary and specialty physicians on staff. The hospital is a re-cognized leader in oncology, cardiovascular disease and surgery, minimally invasive surgery, orthopedics and wo-men’s health, all of which offer state-of-the-art diag-nostic and imaging capabili-ties. The Hospital is a Joint Commission Designated Pri-mary Stroke Center.

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Father and daughter, congregants of Boca church, killed in car crashBOCA RATON - Bill Sneed, 42, and his daughter, Hope, 8, of Delray Beach went home to be with Jesus as the result of a tragic car accident while relocating to Carthage, MO. Also lost in the accident was their beloved dog, Sam. Billy and Hope were mem-bers of SonCoast Commu-nity Church in Boca Raton. Billy was a 1985 graduate of Carthage Senior High School, and was a 14-year resident of Delray Beach. Billy was a licensed con-tractor in the state of Flor-ida. Together, he and his wife, Dawn, built “A Step Above Renovations, Inc.”

Billy was a devoted and loving father, beloved rela-tive and friend to many. He loved reading, history and being on the water. Hope was a loving daughter,

sister and friend, who was passionate about animals and helping others. She at-tended Spanish River Chris-tian School and loved dance, singing and gymnastics. She loved Jesus. Her dream was to become a teacher or a vet. Billy and Hope are survived by wife and mother, Dawn, two sons and brothers, Josh-ua and Justin, and many ex-tended family and friends. Billy and Hope were preced-ed in death by Judy Sneed, mother and grandmother, and by Billy and Dawn’s in-fant daughter, Megan Shea.

March of Dimes in Palm Beach County strives for $535,000

By Luana Goncalves The March of Dimes held two walks in Palm Beach County last weekend to increase awareness of im-provement for the health of babies by preventing birth defects, premature birth, and infant mortality.One walk was held at Flor-ida Atlantic University in Boca Raton with an estimated 2,000 people in attendance and the other at John Prince Park in Lake Worth with ap-proximately 3,000 people.With an approximate total of 300 teams, both corpo-rate and family teams fund-raised towards their goal of

$535,000 to fund programs in research, community ser-vices, education, and advo-cacy that save babies’ lives.According to Shanna St. John, the Executive Director in the Palm Beach Division for March Dimes, the top teams in Boca were NCCI, Jarden Consumer Solutions, Bank of America, Citi, QEP, and Florida Atlantic University.“The volunteers, walkers, and teams that participate all fundraise to raise dollars that go directly into our mission to help programs that we have for mothers, parents, and babies,” said St. John.The March of Dimes was

started in 1938 by President Franklin D. Roosevelt to re-search the cure for polio. Today the organization con-tinues to help children and save babies that are born prematurely. Tony Manganello, Board Member and Dad of March of Dimes Ambassador Child Kayla Manganello, benefit-ed from the assistance of the organization. “I have been involved with the March of Dimes only be-cause of a lot things they do; the work they do saved my daughter’s life,” mentioned Manganello.In November 2005, his daugh-ter Kayla was born 17 weeks early from her due date. Since 2006, Manganello has been a regular walker.“I have been very passionate with the organization, and I just want to keep giving back to what was so given freely to my daughter, to future ba-bies, and to help with aware-ness,” said Manganello.Today 4 ½ year old Kayla, according to Manganello, is “a healthy, happy little girl.”

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Boca Housing Authority taking Section 8 applications only onlineBOCA RATON - To help avoid the large crowds that gathered outside the Boca Raton Housing Authority’s office last year in hopes of getting a Section 8 housing form, the BRHA this year is taking applications only on-line.Authority Director Judie Agen said the applications for Sec-tion 8 and public housing waiting lists will be taken on the agency’s website, www.bocahousing.org, from 8 a.m. May 3 through 5 p.m. on May 14.“The applications will be entered into a lottery sys-tem and drawn randomly by a computer-generated program,” she said. The em-phasized that the lists can only be accessed through the websites. In-person applica-tions will not be accepted.She suggested that anyone who does not have access to a computer “can use your public library or check with local social service agencies to see if they are permitting public access to some of their computers.”“You may contact our office to make an appointment to use one of our computers,” she said. “But no walk-ins will be allowed under any

circumstances.”In order to complete a lottery entry, applicants you must have the Social Security number for each member of the household. A family con-sisting of two or more mem-bers and at least one member with eligible immigration status is qualified to apply for prorated assistance.When people complete your application to the lottery, they will receive a confirma-tion receipt with a number. They should keep the receipt because it has a number in-dicating that the submission has been entered into the Housing Authority’s program. The lottery will then select 400 names for each pro-gram. These names will be-come the Boca Raton Hous-ing Authority’s waiting list. The Housing Authority will publish the receipt numbers of the 400 people randomly selected in numerical order of the receipt numbers, on or before June 30, 2010. “This is not the order of final waiting list,” she said. “The people whose names are not selected will not otherwise be notified.” Only one form is allowed per applicant. Multiple ap-plications will be discarded,

West Boca Medical Center – L to R - Andrea Nunes, Shaina Nunes and Deena Nunes; NCCI – L to R - Terry Delehan-ty, Sally Dixon, Steve Klingel, Cheryl Budd, Bradley Kitchens, and Michael Spears; Citi – L to R Eric and Jacqueline Smith

she said.All persons will be treated fairly and equally without regard to race, color, reli-gion, sex, familial status, handicap, or national origin in compliance with the Fair Housing Act. Accommoda-tions will also be made for those with disabilities.For information, call 561-206-6200.

JONATHAN I. SECKLER, MD is announcing the RE-LOCATION and OPEN-ING of his new CARDIOL-OGY MEDICAL OFFICE on April 30, 2010 at 5 PM. The new SECKLER HEART CENTER, P.A. is located at 660 Glades Road, Suite 200, Boca Ra-ton, FL 33431. Phone: 561-338-9992. Dr. Seckler will honor current appointments already scheduled with him at his new location begin-ning May 1, 2010. Exist-ing Patients Records of Dr. Seckler will automatically be transferred to his new office location.

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FAU’s CARD center receives van to serve as mobile assessment clinic

BOCA RATON -The Flo-rida Atlantic University Cen-ter for Autism and Related Disabilities (FAU CARD) recently received a specially equipped van as a gift from the Unicorn Children’s Foun-dation. The van will serve as a mobile assessment clinic by bringing FAU CARD professionals to various locations throughout Palm Beach County and the Treasure Coast to provide free screenings to children, ages 18 months to 5 years old, who present signs of au-tism and other developmen-tal disabilities. With its enhancements, the vehicle is valued at $100,000. Money raised at the Unicorn Children’s Foundation’s first annual golf tournament in 2009 were used for the van purchase. A luncheon was held recen-tly at the Eleanor R. Baldwin House on FAU’s Boca Raton campus to publicly unveil the vehicle and to pay tribute to the Unicorn Children’s Foundation for the gift. Re-presentatives from the Uni-

corn Foundation, including its executive director and director of programs Sharon Alexander, were in atten-dance along with FAU Inte-rim President John Pritchett, FAU CARD administrators, College of Education Dean Valerie Bristor and members of FAU’s division of Uni-versity Advancement. “Since our founding in 1995, the Unicorn Children’s Foun-dation has been dedicated to supporting programs for children with neurological disabilities and communica-tion disorders such as autism, attention deficit disorder and dyslexia. We are tremen-dously drawn to FAU CARD and all it has to offer,” said Alexander. “The van will travel through-out the region to assess chil-dren at risk, many of whom are from traditionally un-derserved areas,” she said. “It will also be stationed at schools and at community events, such as health fairs, to provide teacher train-ing and to promote autism awareness. With this mo-bile clinic, FAU CARD will be able to approach those families who would other-wise be trapped by physical,

language and economic bar-riers.”Also honored at the lun-cheon was FAU benefac-tor Marleen Forkas, whose pledge of $10,000, made in memory of her husband Harold Forkas, will provide multiple-year support of the van’s operating costs. FAU CARD friends Glen and Tricia Stein were the first to address the issue of the van’s upkeep with their gift of $5,000 made in 2009. A pledge of $5,000 from Joe and Fran Eppy will be used to produce educational and collateral materials for pu-blic distribution. “I am excited that my gift will help get this mobile as-sessment clinic to where it is needed most,” said For-kas. “The van will extend FAU CARD’s presence in Palm Beach County and the Treasure Coast and in doing so will provide parents with information and appropriate resources. This is a cause that touches me deeply - it resonates in my heart. I hope that when people in the com-munity know that the van is coming, they will see it as an opportunity for evaluation and a step toward possible intervention.”

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“A Healthier You” seminar raises $7,000 for families in crisis

Deliver the Dream (DTD), a South Florida-based char-ity that organizes retreats for families experiencing a seri-ous illness or crisis, recently hosted its annual Happiness, Health & Well-being Speak-er Series featuring Dr. Brian Clement, director of the Hippocrates Health Institute at the Caldwell Theatre in Boca Raton. It raised more than $7,000.

The event began with a lob-by reception featuring 18 ho-listic and health-conscious vendors showcasing an ar-ray of products and services. Guests then were treated to Dr. Clement’s presentation on Hippocrates’ methods of preventing aging and heal-ing disease as well as getting inside information from his new book “Supplements Ex-posed.”

1 - From left are David Hall, development director of Deliver the Dream; Boca Raton City Councilwoman Constance Scott; Pat Mo-ran, Founder of Deliver the Dream and Paul Withrow, executive director of Deliver the Dream; 2 - Brian Clement, Director of the Hippocrates Health Institute, is shown speaking.

Dr. Clement has spearhead-ed the international progres-sive health movement for more than three decades. At the Hippocrates Health Insti-tute, he has developed a state of the art program for health maintenance and recovery.Event vendors included Hip-pocrates Health Institute, Field of Flowers, Zero Point Global, Susie Q., The Annie Appleseed Project, Asian In-tegrative Medicine, Jen Scoz Designs, Prema Yoga, Shore Chiropractor, Got Sprouts?, Juice Plus, 4th Generation Organic Market, Gyrotonic Satnam, Kangen Miracle Water, Everglades Universi-ty, Minuteman Press of Boca Raton, Sensitive Room and Dolphin Healing Retreats.Deliver the Dream, Inc. is a non-profit respite and retreat program that serves families facing serious illness or cri-sis by helping them to en-hance coping skills, reduce stress, and cultivate relation-ships. Deliver the Dream of-fers retreat weekends, which combine traditional recre-ational activities like hiking and fishing, with therapeutic workshops, peer-to-peer dis-cussion groups and expres-sive arts and music activities. The retreats are provided at no cost to participants. More than 4,200 family members throughout the southeast have attended a Deliver the Dream weekend since re-treats began in the fall of 2002.

Pine Crest

behind Boca Center. Organi-zers hope to reach the $8,500 mark through this event.But Ryan doesn’t plan to end there. She’s hoping eventually to raise a total of $25,000 to cover a full “Free the Children”Adopt-A-Village project. If she and her colleagues can raise that amount, her parents, Darin and Debbie Engelhardt, have pledged to match it. The En-gelhardts will then travel to Sikirar to watch the dream unfold.Actually, the entire Engel-hardt family is involved with the project. Younger sis-

1 - From left, Julia, Jayden and Ryan Engelhardt with the jar containing Jayden’s $100 con-tribution.2 - Ryan Engelhardt and Carter Helschien in front of the board used to record donations.

ter Julia, age 9, has raised $1,200 and even 5-year-old sister Jayden has collected a jar full of cash - $100 in all -for the cause.Ryan said she wanted to get involved in a community ef-fort, and picked Canada-based “Free the Children” after re-searching 50 charities. “Free The Children” empowers youngsters in North America to take action to improve the lives of fellow children over-seas, says the organization’s website.It notes that “international projects, led by our Adopt-a-Village program, have brought more than 500 schools and water projects to communi-

ties around the world.”“Young people have the big-gest role,” noted Ryan. “It’s run by kids. We have over a million activists.”The Engelhardts are clear-ly proud of their children. Mother Debbie said she pro-vides transportation, when needed, and the Pine Crest chapter meets weekly at the Engelhardt home.The community is also proud. Salon Blu is helping out by selling 500 red Kenyan hair extensions for $10 each, with all proceeds benefiting the students’ effort. Also, the Bo-ca Marriott declared the Pine Crest chapter of “Free the Children” as its Charity of the Month. Carter Helschien, secretary

of the Pine Crest group and member of the lacrosse team, said the organization “is great. I never really knew the needs of countries like Kenya. It’s great to help them out and get involved.”He said he also enjoys “spea-king in front of people” to get the group’s message across.Other board members of “Free the Children” at Pine Crest are: Sara Brown, vice-president; Tara Assari, Grant Gilbert, China Copperstone, Marle Edelman, A.J. Fel-berbaum, Kimmy Ginsburg, Brandon Halim, Rachel Horowitz, Zach Kahan, Sam Rubinoff, Alana Udwin and Sabrina Udwin. When Ryan researched Ke-nya, she discovered a di-

chotomy between living con-ditions there and in Boca Raton. “We have a great life-style in Boca,” she said. “In Kenya, they don’t have the type of upbringing we have here.”She and hundreds of others at Pine Crest hope to change that. And they’re banking -literally - on the community to get behind them.The April 30 event, called a “Piggy Bank Fundraising Party,” will offer dancing, a DJ, songs and “celebrating our success,” said Ryan.For information about the event, call Ryan at 561-852-6123 or Carter at 561-289-

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First United Methodist Church Easter service includes butterfly releaseBOCA RATON - First United Methodist Church of Boca Raton presented its eighth annual Easter in the Park service April 4 at Mizner Park Amphitheater.The crowd was near its 3,000 capacity for the open service, and for the first time the Centre for the Arts left up its tent rented for Festival of the Arts Boca so that visi-tors could be sheltered from the elements.The service opened with a performance by Brian Le-eser and the West Campus praise team, and was fol-lowed by performances by the children’s choir, the East campus praise team, an or-chestra with brass and per-cussion, a praise choir and addresses by Pastors Gary Webb and Ken Roughton and monologues by Barry Reinhart and Lizz Peterson.The service ended on the field outside the amphithea-er with the release of 700 butterflies by children of the fifth grade and younger.Easter in the Park is a com-

munity outreach presented to the community without charge by volunteers from the church. Call 561-395-1244 or visit www.fumcbocaraton.org for more information.

1 - Crowd gathers for Easter service; 2 - Enjoying the holiday are Eric & Joshua McGowan; 3- Charles Barry prepares to release his butterfly; 4- Little Joshua McGowan watches as his butterfly takes flight.

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Boca CelebrationWest Boca Raton resident Bella Shahon celebrated this past month her 93rd birthday with her family at TooJay’s deli at the Polo Shoppes in Boca Raton.

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Journalism or entertainment? There is a difference

I was listening to a radio show the other day when the talkmeister said, “Journal-ism is dead.” He went on to imply that he, along with other talk show hosts with no journalism training, were now THE place to turn for truth in the newsgathering field.This hurt. I’ve spent almost 40 years in the newspaper field. And, unfortunately, it doesn’t have the clout it had when I entered it in 1971. But to ignore journalists in favor of talk show hosts – who are actually enter-tainers, not formal news gatherers – is a disservice. Particularly now, when newspaper readership is down, and many people turn to electronic gizmos to get their news.There’s nothing wrong with getting news electronically. It’s instantaneous. Often, you can follow an event as it happens. Even the Boca Ra-ton Tribune has a website for on-the-spot coverage.Unfortunately, talk radio – once the bastion of trained journalists like Edward R. Murrow, Chet Huntley and David Brinkley – has evolved into an outlet for conservative or liberal blah-blah. It’s OK to listen, but take it all with just a few

grains of salt.Journalism ScholarshipHaving said that, it makes me proud to announce that the Gold Coast PR Coun-cil, the largest independent group of PR, marketing and communications profession-als in South Florida, is offer-ing a $1,000 scholarship to a local college or university student majoring in public relations, communications and/or journalism.Applicants must be full-time college students currently enrolled in an accredited Florida college or university and majoring in communi-cations, journalism, public relations or a related media field.The submission deadline is July 16, 2010. For more information, including how to apply, visit http://www.goldcoastprcouncil.com/, and click on scholarship in-formation.Texas TurmoilA few weeks ago, I wrote about the ruckus being caused by a proposal to build a hotel near Boca Raton. This was a surprise to me, until I found that the contro-versial hotel was proposed near a subdivision outside Galveston, Texas, called Boca Raton, and not here in South Florida.

Apparently, hundreds of people have been protesting the hotel since the project was first proposed in No-vember.Well, as it turns out, the plan-ning and zoning commission in the town of Friendswood, Texas, rejected site plans for the hotel, saying they were not in compliance with city code regarding landscaping and lighting.That is such a Boca Raton (Florida) response.Anyway, it seems the owners of the hotel are going to take the plans back to the draw-ing board and redraft them.And the beat goes on.Rhode Island - Boca connectionHere’s a bit of information for New Englanders like my wife and me. It’s a Rhode Island item with a Boca Ra-ton twist.The Providence Journal re-ports that former Johnston, R.I., Mayor William R. Macera, a native of that com-munity and a former pastor who left the priesthood and taught college students be-fore serving as mayor for eight years, recent passed away at age 70. He had been living in Boca Raton for the past year. Rhode Island Gov. Don Car-cieri ordered all state flags to

be flown at half-staff in his honor.Mr. Macera left office in January 2007 due to health problems. But he did leave a legacy. He eliminated an $18 million budget deficit that he inherited when he took office. He also changed the community’s municipal hiring policy to put greater emphasis on professional candidates.His funeral was held last week at St. Rocco’s Church in Johnston.Our sincere condolences to his family.

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Thank you so much for your article in the Boca Tribune on the Chef’s Apprentice Competition, as well as your editorial on Academies.Susan Bantang - Academy Coordenator West Boca High....................................I was at City Hall the other night and very happy to see a new local news”paper”. Great job, congratulations and good luck.I have been looking at the sight and just subscribed.Keep up the good work.Christopher Laux...........................................Congratulations on the successful launching of The Boca Ra-ton Tribune. I was so pleased to discover the paper when a bundle of copies were left at our school’s doorstep. I wish you continued growth and success.Best wishes,Michael Coury - President Pope John Paul II High School..................................................I love your new paper. I’m glad to see that Boca has its own paper once again. Thanks so much,

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About the new Arizona law:

God is always so good with me. His care preparing my life is always amazing. In my Middle School years - and in all of my time in High School, I was very ac-tive in student politics. Also I was one of the writers of a student newspaper in my city. One of the many differences between my papers at that time and my

paper today is, at that time, some newspapers were illegal in Brazil due to the dictatorial regime of the country. I used to write my articles and when I was to “submit” them, I would have to go to the corner of a street and wait for the editor to quickly come by and take the paper containing my article from my hand and disappear from sight. The paper used to be distributed with a lot of fear of the regime and because of this, I never ever used my name in any of my articles..I lived in fear and felt the pressure of not having the right of free speech and sometimes, the rights of free will. Thank God these days are over and it’s part of the past in my country.I understand how hard it is for some people to understand this in the USA, thanks to our founding fathers and a lot of soldiers that fought for our freedom.On the other hand, we need to try and understand others by trying to walk a mile in their shoes or “have their skin”. Try to understand what happened with them and try to under-stand what they need.Immigration is not a new issue for the world. I bet most of you don’t know that even Americans were immigrants once. We have a city in Brazil that was founded by American im-migrants after the Civil War..

The actual immigration law currently being proposed for Arizona is not only unjust but completely obsolete – and it wasa even before the Reagan era. To summarize my fears I will reprint below a very famous poem written for someone who lived the most ashamed moment of modern human his-tory. Let’s pray (and ask our congressional representatives) to bring a solution upon us before worse things happen.

“First, they came for the Communists, but I was not a Com-munist so I did not speak out. Then they came for the Social-ists and the Trade Unionists, but I was neither, so I did not speak out. Then they came for the Jews, but I was not a Jew so I did not speak out. And when they came for me, there was no one left to speak out for me.” Martin Niemöller, 1892-1984.

On The Road :

Since the last edition we have kept the business rolling…. New computers and software, new distribution points, more subscriptions online and by mail and a lot of phone calls and e-mail from our readers.I had dinner at Mar-A-Lago with Dr. Ingrid McConville from Gordon & Donner and it was a very good moment and new opportunities are coming soon.I met Barry Epstein, Ed Marshall and Bernie Schaffer last week for lunch as part of “menu” West Boca Chamber, and a couple of joint projects are in the offing.Talking about West Boca Chamber, Maureen Kelly and I went to the last “Happy Hour” promoted for this active chamber.

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It is easy for one of my customers make me their customer! If you have any doubt about this, try to place an ad with us!This is right, this is how I personally have seen business. Why not support our local businesses? Why not support my customers? I learned this with my Dad and I can bet he learned it from my Grandpa. For years wherever we drove, Exxon was the gas station we used, and I keep doing most of my business there just because we owned an Exxon gas sta-tion. My Dad use to teach me that we need to support “our company.” Same thing with the grocery store. We shopped there, and the employees brought their cars to our shop for maintenance.Our network of friends and business will always know who our business friends are.Dr. Bryee, Mizner Park Veterinary Clinic, we will make an appointment for our boxer Dixie soon. And Garret (Boca Raton Funeral Home), thank you for the ad, but you are the exception: I don’t plan to use your ser-vices anytime soon!Thank all of you for the support!

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Mike GoraDIVORCE FLORIDA STYLE

Michael H. Gora has been cer-tified by The Board of Legal Specialization and Education of The Florida Bar as a spe-cialist in matrimonial law, and is a partner with Shapiro Blasi Wasserman and Gora P.A. in Boca Raton.

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First step in proceeding with divorce: Get a good lawyer

Question: I have been mar-ried to my husband for over 25 years. He is a physician, an orthopedic surgeon. Our three children are a-dults with their own families. I have been in char-ge of the family’s fi-nances to the extent that I pay the bills, take the papers to the accountant and look at the brokerage statements when they arrive. During the last three years, our portfolio has taken a hit on paper, but is coming back, but the value of our home on the Intracoastal has gone down about 40 percent. From time to time during our married lives, I thought that he was seeing other women, but I never had real evidence. I did not want to rock the boat while our kids were growing up, and never had any real proof, until last week, when I received a long letter from a woman who had worked for him for many years, but had recently been fired. She described their relation-ship in great detail. She told me about money he had giv-en her off the books, jewelry he had bought for her, and their regular schedule of extra curricular sex. I con-fronted him, and he did not deny the relationship. Under the circumstances, there is nothing that I could do, so I asked him to leave, and he did. I don’t know anything about divorce law. Can you tell me what to expect? What hap-pens in a divorce case? How do I pick a lawyer, what can I do to get the best result? How much will the divorce cost? Answer: You have asked the right questions, which ge-nerally come up during an initial conference with a new client. Your choice of an attorney is very important. Choose an experienced specialist, who-se practice has been limited

to matrimonial matters for some time. A qualification to look for is board certifica-tion by The Florida Bar, but

there are many at-torneys who a very good, but not board certified. Make certain that your attorney is ex-perienced in actu-ally trying cases, al-though most settle. Choose an attorney

who often practices in the court in which your case will be filed, and has a good re-lationship with the judges of the court. If you know an attorney or have had a friend recently divorced, ask their opinions about attorneys they have

known, who they used, or who their husbands or wives had used. Often times we get referrals from people against whom we have litigated. Some attorneys have repu-tations of being “sharks”. Some times “sharks” bite those closest to them, their own clients, when it comes to fees and advice. Try to set aside your emo-tions; never easy under the circumstances you describe. Angry people make bad de-cisions for the wrong rea-sons. Try to reach a resolu-tion that is based upon sound economic principles, and complete knowledge of the facts. Do not base your fu-ture on speculation. To the lawyer, the process

is somewhat like putting to-gether a jigsaw puzzle with the pieces turned over. He or she has met you, and heard your story. However, to ad-vise you completely, discov-ery of your marital history and of your family’s assets and liabilities has to be un-dertaken. This happens at the beginning of the case in the discovery process.

Pr. Sandy

As a pastor, I often hear people imply that the Bible is “irrelevant, out-dated and of little value to people of the 21st century.” I would be careful to remind such indi-viduals that the Bible is the most published, most copied book in the world.The Bible was writ-ten over a 1500 year span (from 1400 B.C to A.D. 100); over 40 generations by over 40 authors from nu-merous walks of life (i.e.-kings, peasants, philosophers, fishermen, po-ets, statesmen, scholars). It was written in different plac-es (i.e.-wilderness, dungeon, palaces); at different times (i.e.- war, peace); in differ-ent moods (i.e. - heights of joy, depths of despair); on three continents (Asia, A-frica, and Europe); in three languages (Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek). These facts alone make it one of the most unique books in the world.Additionally, the Bible speaks on numerous subjects, other than religious I might add, and provides a wealth of prac-tical knowledge. Scriptures provide profound insights into matters of finances, fa-mily, relationships and bu-siness practices to name just a few. Consider the following concepts for achieving suc-cess...Successful people master their moods. They live by their commitments, not their emotions. People who do the right thing, even when they don’t feel like it, accomplish most of what gets done in the world! “A person with-out self-control is like a city with broken-down walls” (Proverbs 25:28 NLT). Successful people watch their words. They put their minds in gear before opening their mouths. “Those who control their tongue will have a long life; opening your mouth can ruin everything” (Proverbs 13:3 NLT). Successful people restrain their reactions. How much can you withstand before you

lose your “cool,” before your emotions take control? “Sen-sible people control their temper; they earn respect by overlooking wrongs” (Prov-erbs 19:11 NLT). Successful people stick to their schedules. If you don’t determine how you

will spend your time, you can be sure that others will decide for you! “Live life with a due sense of res-ponsibility.. .make the best use of your time” (Ephesians

5:15-16). Successful people manage their money. They learn to live on less than what they make and they invest the dif-ference. The value of a bud-get is that it tells your money where you want it to go, rather than wondering where it went!“The wise man saves for the future, but the fool-ish man spends whatever he gets” (Proverbs 21:20). Successful people maintain their health. By taking care of themselves physically, they can accomplish more and enjoy their achievements. “Each of you should control his own body, keeping it pure and treating it with respect” (1 Thessalonians 4:4). Some of the greatest people in history considered the reading of Scriptures a vi-tal part of their life...George Washington: “It is impossible to rightly govern the world without the Bible.”Sir Isaac Newton: “We ac-count the Scriptures of God to be the most sublime phi-losophy. I find more sure marks of authenticity in the Bible than in any profane history whatsoever”Charles Dickens: “It is the best Book that ever was or ever will be in the world...”“The only difference be-tween who you are today and who you will be tomor-row is in the books you read and the people you meet...” Read the Bible and learn the quality of real success.Pastor Sandy - Administrative Pastor - Boca Glades Baptist Church

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Barry SiegelThe Wealth Advisor

By Dr. Daniel ManASK DR MAN

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Dr. Daniel Man is a board-certified plastic surgeon who has dedicated his life’s work to helping people look younger and improve their appearance through cosmetic surgery. He is a noted author, artist, inven-tor and educator. Dr. Man has been featured on major televi-sion networks as well as na-tional and local magazines and newspapers for his work as both a plastic surgeon and an artist. Dr. Man has a private practice in Boca Raton.

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By Dr. Synesio LyraPOSITIVE LIVING

Dr. Synesio Lyra, Jr. is a Flo-rida resident who, for many years, was a professor at the post-graduate level. He is a writer, a sought-after confer-ence speaker, a man who lived in five continents of the world, having received his education in four of them. When he re-sided 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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Planning You Should Consider Now

These are difficult times. The “experts” now acknowl-edge that we are in a reces-sion - and that we have been so for some time. Consumer confi-dence is low. As a result many of us are concerned, won-dering what plan-ning we should do now, if any.For the vast major-ity of Americans, planning is not discretionary. These individuals continue to have - or perhaps for the first time have - personal concerns that they need to address now because these concerns are unrelated to the economy. In fact, some of these concerns may even be made worse by our current economic situa-tion.In addition, for anyone who may be subject to federal or state estate tax in the future, unusual circumstances have created a “perfect planning storm” that will not last long. This newsletter addresses some of the planning needs unrelated to the economy and discusses strategies that create the biggest planning opportunities today.Planning Needs Unrelated to the EconomyMany planning needs are un-related to the economy. They include:• Disability and retirement planning;• Special needs planning;• Beneficiary protection planning (for example, pro-tection from divorce, credi-tors and/or perhaps the ben-eficiaries themselves); and• Second marriage and “blended family” protection.These planning needs are often more critical for those with fewer assets than for those with more wealth. Disability PlanningAccording to the Family Caregiver Alliance and re-cent MetLife Mature Market Study, of those Americans currently age 65 and older:• 43% will need nursing home care;• 25% will spend more than a year in a nursing home;• 9% will spend more than 5 years in a nursing home; and

• The average stay in a nurs-ing home is more than 2.5 years.Nursing home costs are in-

creasing much faster than the inflation rate would imply. Thus, many of us quite appropriately are very worried about how we will pay for that kind of care if we need it.

Planning Tip: Careful con-sideration of how to pay for long-term care is critical for most individuals. Also of concern to many people is who will provide long-term care and whether those caregivers will care for us in the way we desire. For many, there is a strong de-sire to stay at home as long as possible. For others, the companionship found in an assisted living facility makes that choice preferable. Still others need care that can-not be provided at home or only at a prohibitive cost. And, not surprisingly, these goals often change over time and with changing circum-stances.Planning Tip: A trust that sets forth your current, care-fully thought-out disability objectives is the best way to ensure that your planning meets your personal goals and objectives. Special Needs PlanningSpecial needs planning is another area unrelated to the economy. According to the 2002 U.S. census:• 51.2 million people report-ed having a disability;• 13-16% of families have a child with special needs;• Autism occurs every 1 in 150 births and between 1 and 1.5 million Americans have an Autism spectrum disorder.Failure to properly plan for a person with special needs can have disastrous conse-quences, especially if the person is receiving govern-ment benefits.Planning Tip: A Special Needs Trust that incorpo-rates specific care provisions is a critical component of the

Safe and permanent lip enhancement procedure now available

Dear Dr. Man, I’ve been getting injections to en-hance my lips for about 15 years now. They work well at first, but eventually fade. I’d love to try something more permanent. Are there any new treatments out there that I should know about? What about lip implants? Are they safe and do they look natural? Plastic surgeons have long been searching for an ex-ceptional solution to lip enhancement. Tempo-rary treatments, including the use of commercially pro-duced fillers or autologous (a person’s own) fat, have worked for some people; however, they have often led to disappointment in the long run because of the unpredict-ability with respect to how long they last. In addition, they often require repetitive treatments that may be pain-ful and costly. Permanent solutions in the past have

relied on implants that may, due to their surface charac-teristics, may promote tissue ingrowth, which may result in a restriction of movement an unnatural appearance. Luckily, there is a new, per-manent solution to lip en-

hancement that is FDA approved and has proven quite suc-cessful. Permalip™, made by SurgiSil, is a safe, definitive so-lution for permanent lip enhancement. Permalip™ is a soft,

silicone-based device, using an injection molding pro-cess to produce a naturally contoured implant with a smooth, non-porous surface. The great news is that the implant cannot rupture or deflate. In addition, the im-plant can be removed at any time. Permalip™ is con-toured to match the shape of your lips. It has a smooth surface that reduces the chance of tissue ingrowth. A huge benefit of this treat-

ment is that it is available in a variety of sizes to achieve customized results for indi-viduals. This procedure can be per-formed in your plastic sur-geon’s office under local anesthesia. The mouth and lips are locally anesthetized; and then two small incisions are made in the corners of the mouth. The implant is then passed through a tunnel in the lip and then centered. The process is then repeated for the other lip and the in-cisions are closed using ab-sorbable suture. The entire process can take less than thirty minutes and normal activity may be resumed the following day. Although Permalip™ is per-manent, it is designed to be easily reversible should you wish to return to your origi-nal lip appearance. Speak to a board-certified plastic sur-geon to see if this procedure is right for you.

This is the name of a new, excellent book written by Mr. Bill Gates Sr. Just its title quickly brought to my mind what has been a prac-tice in my life as far back as I can remember. As a child, being the son of a preacher, I did show up at all kinds of events associated with people of the congregation which my father led. Now, in retrospect, I recognize how significant all that was in my formative years. I met people I would never have otherwise met, I heard things and learned lessons which still remain with me today, I was impacted by positive details noticed or felt, and I developed a habit which has been beneficial in my adult years since then.Yes, I became accustomed

to show up at lots of events and, by so doing I found my-self ministering to people in ways I would’ve never ex-pected, not to mention what I also gain from each experi-ence. On several occasions,

through the years, different families from congregations I’ve served, have verbalized some appreciative input to me: they thanked me for being al-ways responsive

and available to them when some of my fellow pastors were hard to locate and, if found, might be too busy to get involved in anything other than an emergency!What those persons were indicating, was that when they needed to approach me, I could be found; if they in-vited me to visit their home or go out for a meal, I would

negotiate the best available time and show up; even when hurrying through the church premises, or acci-dentally meeting somewhere else, I would have a moment to stop and greet them before proceeding to other waiting duties.Those individuals were grateful that their phone calls were promptly answered, their e-mails or letters were acknowledged and given a reply, and that other similar situations were factors they could also count on!It was comedian Woody Allen who once stated that 80% of life is just showing up. And I firmly believe that in mutual ministry the same applies! Any person (not just a minister) will gain a lot from what those experi-ences will bring, and from the lessons they shall learn for a lifetime! In doing good

to others, only very little can be achieved by remote con-trol; the impact is far greater when one is present to an-other!Someone, in jest, has defined a minister as a person who is incomprehensible on Sun-days and invisible the rest of the week.

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Nix the naysayers and enjoy life - including polo

It’s a crazy time of the year. Iranian Cleric Ho-

jatoleslam Kazem Sedighi said that earthquakes are caused by scantily clad wo-men (look out, Boca Raton) and famous scientist Ste-phen Hawking believes that extraterrestrial life almost certainly exists and that we should be extremely cau-tious about interacting with them. There is one person, how-ever, who has managed to circumvent all of these nay-

sayers. His name is Michael Fischman and he lives in Boca Raton. Fischman, a former account executive with Ogilvy & Mather, is now president of the Art of Living Foundation in the US. The Art of Living Founda-tion recently sponsored. An Evening of Wisdom & Meditation with Sri Sri Ravi Shankar at the Westin Dip-lomat Hotel. This holy man from India has a large fol-lowing all over the world

and his message is one that is perfectly suited for the times we live in. “To uplift yourself, you need to stop and think about what is hap-pening in your mind. Intro-spection uplifts us,” said the gentle man with the twin-kling eyes.Fischman agrees. “Every-body is looking for spiri-tual modalities to help them handle their mind and emo-tions. If you have negative thoughts in your mind you don’t experience your true nature.” Fischman was very sincere about the changes in his life since meeting Sri Sri Ravi Shankar. “I am more confident, centered, compas-sionate and loving.”If you long for serenity in your life, the answer is med-itation (I agree) and to watch your breathing. Breathing techniques (such as Pranay-ana) can help change emo-tions. Also important are the three golden rules for meditation: “I do nothing, I want nothing and I am noth-ing.” Well said. If you want more information about their

events and courses contact them at http://artofliviing.org/fl or call 954-826-3190. One thing about spiritual pursuits is that nothing usu-ally ends up being some-thing important!On the other side of earthly existence (in Wellington) was the final polo match at the International Polo Club. This exuberant event brings out the best of breed in the horse category (for both hu-mans and thoroughbreds) and is held every year to determine the winner of the US Open Championship. This year Crab Orchard won over the Audi team by a score of 13 to 8.If you’ve never been to a polo match (and a final one at that) you’re in for a big treat. The fans are horse lovers with a hedonistic bent for fun in the sun. Unfortunately it rained at the final match, but every-one seemed to weather the weather in pretty good spir-its (bottled or otherwise). There was a large tent (The Nespresso Grande Pavil-

ion) on one side of the field hosted by Bistrot Bagatelle of NYC and on the other side were stadium seats, the clubhouse and other comfy ways to view the action. At the Nespresso Pavilion excitement reigned supreme with a full scale brunch (with enough food to feed a third world nation), a fash-ion display by upper crust fashion maven Tory Burch, a wine tasting by Whole Foods in Wellington and people watching that rivals NYC. There were men in yellow pants with dark blue blazers that looked divine (I know it sound cheesy but it wasn’t) and young women in halter dresses with large sinamay straw hats. The divot stomp at half time (where everyone goes out on the field for champagne and ice-cream) is one of the most animated people events at the games, but it was cut short by the heavy down-pour. Men in trucks tossed out toy horses while doling out champagne in plastic

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Michele Caride and Betsy Ivory of Boca Raton enjoy the polo scene.

Local Humorist a Big Hit at Boca Comedy ClubBy Dale Smith

Appearing Saturday night, April 17th at Boca Raton’s New York Comedy Club was a fresh South Florida based comic named Anna Collins. Anna, who cur-rently resides in Fort Lau-derdale, emceed both the early and the late shows and was the opening act featur-ing Latino stand-up Angel Salazar and two other co-medians.Delightfully entertaining, Anna kept the audience laughing with her witty brand of South Florida comedy which included a mix of jokes about our re-tirees (heading for the Early Bird Dinner), those lizards and enormous palmetto

bugs we accept as pets in our homes, the French Canadian men in their thongs frolick-ing on our beaches, and the insane overuse locally of plastic surgery, especially the lip collagen. She has a great routine about the His-panics in Miami, and their refusal to accept the English language. Actually no ethnic group was safe. In her reco-gnizable Boston accent, Miss Collins presented her humorous views on why re-lationships between men and women are next to impos-sible to survive. Her bright personality shone through as she had fun improvising with the audience. A young guy with those ridiculous baggy pants had a few shots sent his way. Anna’s familiar

stories and stage presence gave the room a fresh vibe of comfort and laughter as she anchored the show.Anna Collins is also a wri-ter, her 2008 book; “A View from a Broad” is very funny with excellent observa-tions about such topics as Infomercials and Romance. She has appeared in many Comedy Clubs including the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Dangerfield’s in New York City and at the Comedy Corner in West Palm Beach and Uncle Funny’s in Davie. You can learn and read more about her at www.AnnaCol-lins.com. Keep an eye out for her next performance in the area.

flutes. But, Mother Nature in-tervened and had most of us running for shelter (in fancy dresses and high heels) and back to our posts. If you want to experience this bonding between man and horse (with camaraderie that is unparalleled) head out to Wellington during the polo season from December to April.International Polo Club Palm Beach - Phone: 561.204.5687 www.internationalpoloclub.com.

Visiting Rotarians from South Korea tour Boca, meet city leaders

By Dale M. King

BOCA RATON - It’s not un-usual for Rotarians from District 6930 to visit with Mayor Susan Whelchel and the City Council at one of their regular meetings.This past Tuesday night, the Ro-tary Club of Boca Raton brought along five South Korean visi-tors -- the women wearing long, red skirts typical of their native country – to the council meet-ing to mingle with city leaders as part of the Group Study Ex-change, a universal Rotary peace mission between countries and Rotary districts. The effort is for young professionals, and it pro-motes international understand-ing, goodwill and peace.Whelchel presented the group with a proclamation naming Tuesday as Group Study Ex-change Day.

Team leader for the Korean visitors is Doek In Lee. Team members are: Eun Mi Jang, Kyung Nyeo Cho, Youn Woo Lee, and Ki Sook Son with Mayor Susan Whelchel

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Mitzi Gaynor wins Emmy while performing in Boca Raton

BOCA RATON - Actress, singer and dancer Mitzi Gaynor has won a bevy of awards during a film, stage and TV career that spans more than a half century.Coincidentally, while she was performing her “Razzle Dazzle: My Life Behind the Sequins” show to mark the first public performance at the Keith C. and Elaine Johnson Wold Performing Arts Center at Lynn Univer-sity April 17 and 18, she was also winning another award.Mitzi’s highly acclaimed public television musicald o c u m e n t a r y , “ M i t z i Gaynor: Razzle Dazzle! The Special Years” won the

2010 New York area Emmy Award for Outstanding En-tertainment Program/Spe-cial.Gaynor presented an eve-ning show April 17 and a late afternoon performance April 18. The Emmy was presented April 18.During the show, Gaynor told about her career begin-ning with her motion picture debut in “My Blue Heav-en” with Betty Grable and Dan Dailey. As she walked around the stage in Bob Mackie-designed gowns, she also told of her 52 year marriage to Jack Bean, a producer and her personal manager. He died of pneu-

monia in 2006, according to Wikipedia.The show also included clips from her TV specials and films, in particular, the movie she is most closely associated with – “South Pa-cific.”In that Rodgers & Ham-merstein film, she portrayed nurse Nellie Forbush, and was nominated for a Golden Globe Award as best actress in a musical. From here, Gaynor opens May 15 at Feinstein’s in New York City. She will also be a presenter at the 55th Annual Drama Desk Awards at Lincoln Center in New York on May 23.

Jan McArt, left, director of theatre arts program develop-ment at Lynn University, with Elaine Wold, main benefac-tor whose donations built the theater named for her and her late husband, and J. Albert Johnson, center.

Mitzi Gaynor, center, is flanked by Ben and Rosemary Krieger, left, and Arlene and Milton Herson.

Harold and Mary Perper flank Mitzi Gaynor.

Shown from left are Christine Lynn, Mitzi Gaynor and John Gallo.

From left are Marcia Cohen with Ben and Rosemary Krieger.Boca philanthropists Richard and Barbara Schmidt with

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SunFest Music and Art Festival in Full Swing

‘Rally for the Cure’ raises more than $6,400 for Komen Cancer fund

BOCA RATON - The Wom-en’s Golf Association at Royal Palm Yacht & Coun-try Club in Boca Raton held its annual Rally for the Cure golf tournament March 12, raising $6,435 to ben-efit Susan G. Komen for the Cure®.“We are grateful to our golf-ers for all their support” said WGA President-Elect Pattie Damron, who takes over as president April 22. “Despite the incredibly rainy weather, we had 52 players turn out for the tournament – a field dressed in pink in honor of Komen for the Cure. They all deserve to be commend-ed for their remarkable com-mitment.”Komen is a global non-profit

dedicated to eradicating breast cancer through re-search. The organization, the world’s largest grassroots network of breast cancer survivors and activists, has invested nearly $1.5 billion to find a Cure since Komen was founded in 1982. Funds at the Rally for the Cure golf tournament were raised through registration fees paid by participants. The WPA also held a 50-50 raffle, won by Lori Glover. Glover donated her $1,100 in winnings in honor of the WPA President Vicki Hull, 56, who recently passed away, to the Enrichment Fund of Grace Community Church, the beneficiary of memorial donations for Hull. A matching $1,100 from the raffle was donated to Komen.The Rally for the Cure tour-nament is one of several events Royal Palm Yacht

& Country Club holds each year. The WPA also collects toys each Christmas season for Spirit of Giving, a joint effort by several Palm Beach County charitable agencies. The country club’s Ladies Nine Hole Golf Group re-cently held its initial 1st An-nual Play for P.I.N.K. tour-nament to benefit the Breast Cancer Research Founda-tion.Celebrating its 50th year, the Royal Palm Yacht & Country Club has been an elegant tradition among the elite clubs of South Florida. As one of the few private, invitation-only clubs in the country, Royal Palm Yacht & Country Club boasts a Jack Nicklaus Signature golf course and no residency re-quirements.

SunFest began with a bang on Wednesday, April 28 with a New Music Night on the newly re-vamped waterfront in downtown West Palm Beach. The largest music and arts festival in Florida, SunFest continues five days through Sunday, May 2.More than 50 lo-cal, regional and national musical acts are perform-ing on three stages starting Wednesday with Weezer and ascending stars We Are Sci-entists, Crash Kings, Con-stellations, These United States and Gringo Star. More than 150 artists will be dis-playing their handiwork and vying for awards along the $30 million improved water-front.Texas blues-rock trio ZZ Top played SunFest for the first time on Thursday. Blues rocker Jonathan Tyler & Northern Lights and Flam-ing Lips are making their debut too.Award-winning Boca Raton blues guitarist J.P. Soars & The Red Hots opened for Patti LaBelle Friday. Others are Cowboy Mouth, Smash Mouth, REO Speedwagon and Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly.Saturday May 1 the attrac-tions include Rise Against, Better Than Ezra, Sister Ha-zel, Charlie Daniels Band and Sean Kingston.On the final Sunday Alberta Cross, Nas & Damien “Jr. Gong” Marley, Ben Harper & The Relentless, Flogging Molly and the B-52s per-form.Hours are 5-10 p.m. Wednes-day and Thursday, 5-11 p.m. Friday, noon to 11 p.m. Sat-urday and noon to 9 p.m. Friday when SunFest ends with a big fireworks display.Admission at the gate 13 and older is $32. A two-day pass is $50 and five-day pass $65. Call 800-786-3378 or visit www.sunfest.com.Palm Beach International Film Festival WrapsThe 15th annual Palm Beach

International Film Festi-val ended Monday with an awards ceremony at the Om-

phoy Resort.Despite an uncertain financial future more than 70 filmmakers from around the world flocked to Palm Beach Coun-ty over the five days of the festival.

Named Best Fea-ture Film was Roadside At-traction’s “Winter’s Bone,” about a 17-year-old girl fighting the Ozark wilder-ness and local criminals in her search for her father and saving the family home.Special mention went to “Eli and Ben,” about the effect of criminal charges against his father by a 12-year-old boy.Best Documentary went to “The Desert of Forbidden

Art,” about the creation of an art museum in Soviet Uz-bekistan.Best Short Film went to “A Curious Thing,” by Alain R. Hain.Audience Choice Award went to “The Yankles, about a professional baseball play-er who was released from his contract with the “Los Angeles Spirits” because of a drinking problem.Audience Choice for Best Documentary was “Legend of the Pale Male,” about a young Belgian who comes to New York looking for his destiny.As for me I saw only the opening night film “Prin-cess Ka’iulani,” which quite lovely, and the moderately amusing “Immigration Tango,” which was shot in South Florida.The “Best of the Best” selec-

tions will be screened this weekend at Cobb Jupiter Theaters.Box office tallies will not be in for a month or so. It re-mains to be decided if there will be a 16th annual PBIFF. Call 561-362-0003 or visit www.pbifilmfest.org.Art and Dance at FAUThe Ritter Art Galley of Florida Atlantic University has opened its BFA Spring Exhibition, which stays up through May 7. Admission is free. Call 561-297-2966.At FAU’s Schmidt College of Arts & Letters, a “Danc-es We dance Performance Showcase” will be presented at 8 p.m. Friday, April 30 and 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday, may 1 in the University The-atre. Tickets are just $5 at the door call 561-297-0266.

Country Club of Boca installs board of governors.

By Barbara McCormick

BOCA RATON - The Coun-try Club at Boca Raton re-cently installed its newly elected Board of Governors at the 31st Annual President’s Ball.More than 160 members and friends turned out to congra-tulate President Tom Kennedy and the following members of the Board of Governors: Joan Cusick, Joe Massarella, vice president; Floyd Clements, treasurer; Fred Perfetto, Da-vid Jatlow, secretary; Dr. Jack Hayes, Tony Tamaccio and David Reeves. The festivities included a so-cial hour and a four-course dinner, with dancing and en-

Front, from left, Joan Cusick, Tom Kennedy, president and Joe Massarrella, vice president; second row, from left, Floyd Clements, treasurer, Fred Perfetto, David Jatlow, secretary; Dr. Jack Hayes and Tony Tamaccio. Not in photo: David Reeves.

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Ben Harper & The Relentless perform Sunday at SunFest

Vanilla Ice with Boca Raton Tribune advertising representative Maureen Kelly at opening night of Palm Beach International Film Festival.

Boca Tribune Society Editor Skip Sheffield and advertising rep-resentative Maureen Kelly at opening night of Palm Beach Interna-tional Film Festival.

tertainment by Earthshine. The Country Club at Boca Raton is located at 6200 Boca del Mar Drive. Ameni-ties include an 18-hole golf course, pro shop, lighted ten-nis courts, clubhouse, dining rooms, bar, grill and banquet facilities.

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By Skip Sheffield BOCA RATON - Caldwell Theatre Company continues its exploration of contempo-rary issues with a dramatic comedy, “Distracted,” run-ning through May 16 at 7901 N. Federal Highway, Boca Raton.Playwright Lisa Loomer has taken a challenge and formed it into a comedy that provokes and educates.That challenge is ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperac-tivity Disorder), a common disorder that seems to have reached epidemic status.ADHD (also called ADD) is most often diagnosed in young boys, though it can occur in girls and adult men and women.Lisa Loomer was inspired to design a play that is both entertaining and educational - oh yes, and quite funny.Nine-year-old Jesse Cara (Brian Inerfield) isn’t the only “Distracted” person in this play.Dad (Stephen G. Anthony) is always doing several things at once: talking, texting or playing a laptop video game, all while watching televi-sion.This is very frustrating for Mama (Laura Turnbull), who has to deal with Jesse’s outbursts, disrespectful atti-

tude, foul mouth and inabili-ty to focus on tasks as simple as getting dressed for school.Reading between the lines we can guess that if Dad had been born today, he would have been diagnosed with ADHD. Because he was an ants-in-the-pants, hyperactive boy, Dad feels it is all per-fectly normal.In desperation, Mama visits a series of “experts” who not surprisingly, offer conflicting advice.Doctors are a rich source of humor, as the doctor’s office experience is universal.Director Clive Cholerton has cast some of South Florida’s best actors to play these characters.It warms the heart to see Kim Cozort back on the Caldwell stage after she and her husband Ken Kay were in “exile” (but a very good kind), in Blowing Rock, NC for nine years.Cozort plays three charac-ters: imperious Dr. Waller, Jessie’s frazzled teacher Mrs. Holly and New Yawk neighbor Sherry, and she gives a distinct comic spin to each one.Likewise Lela Elam is the officious Dr. Zavalla as well as a neighbor, Carolyn and a nurse.Playwright/actor Michael McKeever takes the comic

cake as three increasingly eccentric doctors and a fourth wall-breaking actor with ADD.Versatile Kim Ostrenko is a neighbor friend Vera and does yeoman duty as a wait-ress and a UPS delivery per-son.Finally, there is Jesse’s teen-age babysitter Natalie (Nikki Bromberg), a girl with some pretty serious disorders of her own. Lots of serious issues are raised between the yucks: holistic therapy vs. prescrip-tion drugs, psychological counseling, the role of infor-mation overload and media bombardment and the sheer frenzy of modern life. There are no easy answers. I came away with the thought we should not be too quick to med-icate just to shut a kid up and make him or her docile. Par-ents should exercise tolerance and patience and above all, pay more attention to their kids. You may come away with a different conclusion, and Caldwell Theatre is making it easier by providing a series of talk-backs with the director, cast and experts, and a Lunch and Learn April 29. Tickets are $34-$55 (students $10). Call 561-241-7432 or 877-245-7432 or visit www.caldwelltheatre.com.

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BOCA RATON - One Thou-sand Ocean, the newly com-pleted oceanfront condomini-um in Boca Raton, welcomed hundreds of invited guests to two consecutive events in early April to showcase a new furnished model as well as the modern building’s amenitiesThe four-bedroom, four and one-half bath, 4,300-square-foot model residence, which features ocean-inspired in-teriors by The Decorator’s Unlimited, was very well received by visitors, said or-ganizers. From there, they continued on to the private tropical pool deck with ca-banas directly overlooking the Atlantic and the Boca Ra-ton Inlet. Guests were also invited to visit the Ocean Club, which

encompasses the building’s amenities exclusive to resi-dents. The lobby, lakefront lounge and multi-purpose room attracted visitors, who also previewed the state-of-the-art fitness center with its aerobics, yoga and Pilates rooms, cardio/free-weight and training area, spa treat-ment suite, and steam and sauna rooms. “One Thousand Ocean has demonstrated record-setting sales and is currently 67 percent sold,” said William Yahn, managing director for Corcoran Sunshine Market-ing Group. “And that’s be-fore we showcased our fur-nished model. This speaks volume for the location of the building, its unique de-sign and floor plans, as well as the level of features and

finishes.” “Everyone seemed to mar-vel at the building’s mod-ern architecture, which is in keeping with the Boca Raton Resort & Club’s redesigned Boca Beach Club, right next door,” added Jamie Telchin, president of development for LXR Luxury Resorts. “They also understood that the prime location gives residents of One Thousand Ocean immediate proximity and availability to the ser-vices and amenities of the resort, which is part of the Waldorf Astoria Collection, should they choose to be a member of the resort’s club. This isn’t just another new condominium building. It is an extraordinary resort life-style opportunity.”Commenting further, Tel-chin noted, “Boaters travers-ing the Boca Raton Inlet can’t help but notice the iconic building that is now at the tip of the private peninsula. With its completion this February, One Thousand Ocean has be-come a true landmark at the gateway to this world-class city.”One Thousand Ocean en-compasses 52 one- and two-story beach villas, residences and penthouses replete with ocean, Intracoastal and city views, terraces with jetted plunge pools and outdoor

Opening of model attracts hundreds to One Thousand Ocean condominiums

From left are Jamie Telchin (LXR Luxury Resorts) and Bob Martin (The Decorators Unlimited) in the model residence at the new One Thousand Ocean building.

Lynn University names Glanzer as new PR director

BOCA RATON - Lynn Uni-versity has announced that Joshua Glanzer, an award-winning communications professional with more than 14 years of experience span-ning several industries, is the university’s new director of public relations. In this role, Glanzer will serve as the university’s offi-cial spokesperson in addition to leading the university’s internal, external and social media efforts. Glanzer’s experience in the field of marketing com-munications includes in-ternational media relations campaigns, publications pro-

duction and targeted, hyper local community out reach efforts. After receiving his bach-elor’s degree in public re-lations from University of Florida’s School of Journal-ism in 1995, he moved to Miami and accepted a posi-tion at a small, start-up mar-keting communications firm, Brigham Communications. His work in international is-sues started in 1998 when he joined Food For The Poor (FFP), a South Florida-based international development organization, as the media relations manager. Glanzer planned and executed sev-eral media tours through some of the poorest regions of Haiti, Jamaica, Honduras and Nicaragua. After moving to New York City in 2001, Glanzer served as the director of communi-cations for the International Longevity Center (ILC), a healthcare policy center affiliated with the Mount Sinai School of Medicine. Glanzer’s performance con-

vinced ILC’s senior leader-ship to keep him on as a con-sultant more than a year after he moved back to Florida. Once settled in Florida, Glanzer served as the direc-tor of communications and marketing at the American Red Cross, Greater Palm Beach Area Chapter. He headed an aggressive com-munications program that required coordinating the activities of department staff members, student interns, a public relations firm, and dozens of volunteers during the busy 2005 and 2006 hur-ricane seasons. In Glanzer’s most recent position at Jones Edmunds, a Florida-based civil engi-neering firm, he secured the organization’s first national print news story, in The Wall Street Journal, and helped bring the firm national in-dustry recognition through a campaign that captured several technical engineer-ing awards—the most the firm has ever received for a single project.

kitchens, private elevator lobbies and private two-car garages. Residences average some 4,000 square feet under air plus about 1,200 square feet of outdoor space. They are priced from $3 million to more than $15 million.The Sales & Design Center is located at 725 S. Ocean Bou-levard.

BOCA RATON – Boca Raton-based GEO Group, a private provider of cor-rectional, detention, and residential treatment ser-vices to federal, state and local government agencies, and Cornell Companies, a private provider of correc-tions, treatment and educa-tional services outsourced by federal, state and local governmental agencies, plan to merge, says a news re-lease from The Geo Group.It said their boards of direc-tors have approved a defini-tive merger agreement in which The GEO Group will acquire Cornell for stock and/or cash at an estimated

enterprise value of $685 million based on the closing prices of both companies’ stocks on April 16, 2010, including the assumption of some $300 million in Cor-nell debt, excluding cash. Under the terms of the agreement, stockholders of Cornell will have the op-tion to elect to receive either 1.3 shares of GEO com-mon stock for each share of Cornell common stock or an amount of cash consid-eration equal to the greater of the fair market value of one share of GEO common stock plus $6.00 or the fair market value of 1.3 shares of GEO common stock.

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“This merger represents a compelling strategic fit for both of our companies and positions us well to meet the increasing demand for cor-rectional, detention and resi-dential treatment facilities and services,” said George C. Zoley, chairman and chief executive officer of GEO.“The combination of our two companies creates a company with revenues of approximately $1.5 billion, enhanced scale, diversifica-tion, and complementary service offerings. GEO has a successful track record of integrating acquisitions, and we are confident in our ability to implement the in-dustry’s best practices across the combined company.”“At the same time,” he add-ed, “we expect to achieve revenue growth opportu-nities and annual cost ef-ficiencies of $12-15 mil-lion to enhance long-term value for our shareholders.” James E. Hyman, Cornell’s chairman, president, and chief executive officer, said, “The board of directors and I believe this strategic combi-nation with GEO will result in an industry-leading plat-form that will create signifi-cant value for the sharehold-ers of both companies. The combined enterprise should have the scale, geographic

GEO Group of Bocareach and operating lever-age to achieve meaningful cost synergies, grow revenue and increase profitability.”

The merger is expected to close in the third quarter of 2010, subject to the approv-al of the issuance of GEO common stock by GEO’s shareholders, approval of the transaction by Cornell’s stockholders and federal regulatory agencies, as well as the fulfillment of other customary conditions.”The combined company will manage and/or own 97 correctional and detention facilities with a total design capacity of approximately 76,000 beds and 32 behav-ioral health facilities with a total design capacity of approximately 5,000 beds. Cornell’s Adult Secure and Adult Community-Based divisions will be integrated into GEO’s existing U.S. Corrections operating struc-ture. Cornell’s behavioral health division, Abraxas Youth & Family Services, will be integrated with GEO Care’s behavioral health-care services platform. The statement from GEO said the merger is ex-pected to increase its total annual revenues by ap-proximately $400 million to more than $1.5 billion.

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BOCA RATON - “The Con-stant Care Network is dedi-cated to serving our senior population and the commu-nity they live in,” said its founder, Andres Gonzalez. The initial meeting of the new organization drew 20 selected by Gonzalez be-cause of their commitment to educate and bring a better quality of life for the senior population and their integ-rity in dealing with seniors. The organization is not the average networking group inasmuch as all members all share a common interest by being actively involved in non-profits. Each member is committed to work for the betterment of the communi-ty and its senior citizens.“To be part of the Constant-CareNetwork.com listing, members must have a com-monality which includes in-tegrity and dedication to the senior community and their

Boca business owners launch ‘Constant Care’ resource group to help seniors’ quality of life

families, as well as a sincere concern for the better good of others,” said Gonzalez. The current invitation-only membership consists of 20 companies and indivi-duals including a certified aging-in-place specialist, a registered nurse care mana-ger, clinical psychologist, concierge car service club for seniors, elder law & dis-ability attorney, guardian-ship support, bankruptcy at-torney, hair restoration and beauty, home care services, home medical & mobility products, home renovation safety, homeowner and auto insurance, certified long-term care insurance agent, moving company, organiz-ing & de-clutter services, print magazine for seniors, real estate agent, reverse & forward home mortgage specialist, senior move ma-nagers, tax & estate plan-ning attorney and tax-free

income strategies expert.Dale King, managing editor of The Boca Raton Tribune who attended the meeting, welcomed the organization and said, “What a wonder-ful way for businesses and professionals to network in order to serve the senior citizens in our community.” Marlene Ross, director of communications for WXEL, the local PBS and NPR station, added her congra-tulations and said, “I wish to commend Andres Gon-zalez for organizing this unique network group be-cause there is a great need for seniors and their fami-lies to have a resource de-dicated to their welfare.”The guest speaker was Laura Jones of the Alzheimer Asso-ciation of Southeast Florida. Laura discussed her “advo-cacy victory” with the Social Security Administration re-garding her experiences with

her husband’s early-onset Al-zheimer diagnosis at age 50. “Our organization will be hosting speakers from other non-profits in order to raise community aware-ness,” said Jill Poser, certi-fied aging-in-place specialist (CAPS), founder of Alad-din Builders Home Safety Specialists and Constant-CareNetwork.com member. The ConstantCareNetwork.com (www.ConstantCareNet-work.com) serves as a central online resource listing local expert professionals who are honest and caring and who specialize in providing quality goods and services to seniors and their loved ones. Each member listed pledges to provide quality goods and services in an honest and professional manner. While the firms listed on ConstantCareNetwork.com can work together to pro-vide the best service pos-sible, each firm is indepen-dently responsible for the goods and services offered. Membersh ip i s f ree and by inv i ta t ion only.

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PET OF THE WEEK

If you would like to place a picture of your pet here, email us at [email protected], a picture of your pet and a small biography so we can post it in both our online and printed editions!

MY PET

BOCA RATON - Got a sweet tooth? I’m Car-mel, and I’m as sweet as my name and ready to be loved. I love people, other dogs to play with, and kids. I’m a beagle/pointer/Lab mix, spayed female weigh-ing about 45 pounds.I had some puppies be-fore I came here, but now I’ve been spayed and I’m ready for some “me” time. I haven’t had much luck in my life recently, so I’m

ready to soak up some at-tention from you and return the love. Ask to meet me!I’m available for adop-tion at Tri-County Humane Society, a no-kill animal shelter located at 21287 Boca Rio Road in Boca Ra-ton. The shelter is open for adoptions Tuesday through Sunday, 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Adoption fees for compan-ion animals are $110 and up. Animals are heartworm-tested and up-to-date on vaccinations.

Included in the adoption fee is one year of free office visits toRegency 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 vol-unteer opportunities at: www.tricountyhumane.org. Follow us on Facebook and Twit-ter at ‘TriCounty Humane’.

Dog lover with sweet tooth will appreciate having Carmel in home

Maxx Pessoa is the 9 years old Toy Poodle of the Pes-soa family. Maxx enjoys spending quality time with family, meeting new people, being pet, relaxing by the pool, riding in the car, lick-ing people, playing with his dog toys, and hanging out with other dogs. He is out-going, energetic, and sweet and loves any opportunity to interact with both people and animals alike. Maxx is a true part of the family.

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Dining Guide

Houses of Worship

AMERICAN/STEAKHOUSESBrewzzi Glades Plaza2222 Glades Rd. Boca Raton, 561-392-BREW (2739). Dnr.Nightly.

Carmen´s Boca Bridge Hotel999 Camino Real. Boca Raton 561-368-9500 Dnr and Dancing begins at 5pm on Fri. Evening.,Brunch on Sun. 11am-3pm

ASINA/SUSHIP. F Chang´s1400 Glades Rd. Boca Raton - 561-393-3722; Lunch and Dnr daily. Sun.-Thurs. 11am-11pm, Fri-Sat. 11am-midnight

ITALIAN

Café Luna Rosa34 S. Ocean Blvd. Delray Beach, 561-274-9404; Open daily Breakfast, Lnch, and Dnr. 7am-10pm

Maggiano´s21090 St. Andrew´s Blvd. Boca Raton - 561-361-8244 Lnch Daily, Dnr. Mon.-Sat. 5pm-11pm, Sun. 5pm-10pm

BRAZILIANGol, Taste of Brazil411 E. Atlantic Ave. Delray Beach - 561-272-6565; Dnr

Picanha Brasil Restaurant - 22797 State Road 7, Boca Raton - 561-488-5737 Lnch and Dner

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SEAFOODBoston´s on the Beach40 S. Ocean Blvd. Delray Beach - 561-278-3364. Breakfast, Lunch and Dnr., Mon.-Fri. Lunch 11-1:30pm, Dnr. 5pm-11pm, Sat.-Sun. 7am-11pm, Fri.,Sat.-Sun lunch served on upperdeck

SANDWICHES/DELIBen´s Deli (Kosher)The reserve - 9942 Clint Moore Rd. Boca raton 561-470-9963; Lnch and Dnr. Daily 11am-9pm

Eliat Café (Kosher)Wharfside Plaza- 6853 S.W. 18th St. Boca Raton- 561-368-6880. Open for Lunch and Dnr. Mon.-Thrus. 11am-9pm, Sun. 12pm-9pm, Closed Fri-Sat.

Jake Deli149 N.E. 4th Ave. Delray Beach, Mon.-Sat. 7am-3:30pm.

CONTINENTALBistro Provence2399 N. Federal Hwy. Boca Raton - 561-368-2340. Lnch Mon.-Fri. 11am-3pm, Dnr. nightly 5pm-10pm.

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FAU’s women’s basketball team looks to 2010-2011 season

BOCA RATON -The Florida Atlantic University women’s basketball team reached new heights during the 2009-10 season. Head coach Chan-cellor Dugan led her team to 10 conference wins and a fifth overall seed in the Sun Belt Conference Tour-nament, the most wins and highest seed the Owls have received since joining the conference four seasons ago. FAU’s 14 overall victories are also the most since the program joined the Sun Belt. “I was really excited for the senior class to leave such an outstanding mark on this program,” said Dugan. “They took it from the A-Sun and transitioned it to a contender in the Sun Belt. I’m proud of them.” Two of those seniors, Brit-tany Bowe and Carla Stubbs, both capped off their final seasons by surpassing the 1,000-point mark in the same game, on February 10, 2010 against Louisiana-Lafayette. The pair of seniors finished their careers eighth and ninth respectively on the FAU all-

time scoring list. Bowe also received individ-ual accolades, being named to the third team all-confer-ence in addition to being a first team all-district aca-demic All-American. The Ocala native finished the season leading the Owls in minutes per game (33.3) and second in the Sun Belt in as-sists per game (4.8). Despite having seven se-niors depart the roster, FAU will reload in 2010-11, add-ing eight new players to the mix.New Players“We filled all of our needs with this recruiting class,” said Dugan. Now it’s going to be up to the newcomers and the returnees to gel and become a team.” Among the returnees is shooting guard Lyrell Barfield. The junior college transfer had a breakout sea-son that included Sun Belt Player of the Week honors for her performance during the week of 2/2-2/7. The pure scorer recorded a career-high 24 points in a win at North Texas on Feb.

3 only to top that with a new career-high 25 points in a win at Denver three days later. Barfield started 26 of 29 games in her first season as an Owl and finished two points ahead of Bowe for the team scoring title with 356 points. The other key returnee for FAU is Teri Stamps, who ap-peared in all 29 games and finished the season ranked 3rd in the Sun Belt Confer-ence in three-point shooting (38-for-84, 45.2%). With Stamps and Barfield projected into the starting five, FAU has three open starting spots up for grabs in preseason workouts this summer and fall. With a lot of holes, the incoming class is a welcomed sight, with eight players in total and a vast spectrum of skill sets. “We’ve got size, quickness, shooting ability and defen-sive ability all coming in,” Dugan said. One of FAU’s biggest needs, a point guard, will be filled by Takia Brooks (5’6”, Mi-ami, FL/Lourdes Academy). Brooks is the #236 ranked player in the nation by the Collegiate Girls Basketball Report. Up front, Vontrice Dennis, April Goins, Shavonne Sey-more are all junior college transfers that will provide an experience and athletic front-court presence for FAU on both ends of the floor. Chaquera Kent, Alexis Park-er, Kim Smith and Latavia Dempsey are all incoming freshman that round out the class for FAU.

Lynn men’s hoops adds guard for 2010-2011

BOCA RATON - Lynn Uni-versity’s men’s basketball team has signed guard Josh Garcia to a National Letter of Intent, announced head coach Scott McMillin. Gar-cia will join the Fighting Knights as a junior for the 2010-11 season. “We are absolutely ecstatic about Josh being a part of our men’s basketball program next season,” McMillin said. “Josh is mature, strong, ultra-competitive and a good de-fender. He was a player that we really wanted throughout

the recruiting process, and we couldn’t be happier about it.” A combo guard from Olds-mar, Fla., Garcia played the past two seasons at Pasco Hernando Community Col-lege. Tabbed First Team All-Suncoast Conference as a ju-nior, he averaged 16.6 points, 3.9 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 2.1 steals per game for the Quistas and finished as the seventh-leading scorer in all Florida junior colleges. Gar-cia also shot a solid 39.4 per-cent from three-point range to rank eighth in the state.

“Offensively, Josh shoots it very well but can also cre-ate problems off the drib-ble,” McMillin continued. “We wanted a guard that is dynamic in both his scoring abilities and his ability to see the floor and create for others. Our system is built for those kinds of guards and Josh fits that mold perfectly.” Garcia joins early signee Craig Brown as newcomers for the upcoming campaign. The pair will join a veteran squad that returns eight letter winners and seven upperclassmen next season.

By Jeffrey Messman

Boca’s Summer Campers Find Haven in the Pocono’s

By Dale Smith

This summer, dozens of Bo-ca Raton campers will again head off for weeks of fun and an incredible variety of activities at beautiful Camp Lindenmere in the Pocono Mountains of Eastern Penn-sylvania. Nestled on appro-ximately 175 picturesque acres in Henryville, Pa., the Camp has been owned and operated by Boca Raton resident Mitch Garfinkel since 2006. Mitch, who also is an attorney and restaura-teur, operates the Camp with great detail spent on seeing that the three hundred boys and girls and the 100 staff-

ers are well taken care of in a nurturing, learning envi-ronment. The focus is on the individual growth of each child. Whether the kids stay for three or six weeks, the anticipation of the trip up north consumes them and their parents for the months preceding the trip. The bags are sent in advance and the chaperones and the kids lea-ve from Fort Lauderdale Air-port on a flight to Newark for the Boca Campers. They are then taken by bus to Camp Lindenmere where they em-bark on an adventure of a lifetime. Upon arrival, they see the Camp’s stone build-ings, which were erected in

the early 1900’s and opened as a Camp in 1935. The new, country style cabins are lar-ge and airy, complete with electricity, indoor showers and bathrooms. Each bunk houses 8-12 campers super-vised by 2-3 counselors. Fa-mily style meals are served in an alpine-type dining room consisting of fresh fruit, a salad bar, a potato bar and a pasta bar. Mitch brings in professional chefs and kitchen staffs to ensure all meals are fresh, tasty and nutritious. The Camp even features a 50’s style Ice Cream par-lor. The boys and girls are thrilled when they see the range of facilities offered. These include a multi-pur-pose gym and theatre, two baseball/ softball fields, five tennis courts, two soccer fields, three lighted basket-ball courts, two beach vol-leyball courts, an extensive fine arts center, computer lab, a rope and climbing wall course, horseback rid-

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THE MIAMI DOLPHIN SPOTLIGHTBy Chris J. Nelson

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Dolphins trade down in first round, select DE Jared Odrick at No. 28

It took a little longer than ex-pected, but the Miami Dol-phins finally a chose a player in the first round of the draft.After trading down from No. 12 to No. 28 that also landed them linebacker Tim Dob-bins from the Chargers, the Dolphins used San Diego’s pick to select Penn State de-fensive end Jared Odrick.It was a questionable pick, to be sure, but I’ll get to that in a minute. First, a breakdown of the trade and some back-ground info on the players Miami acquired tonight.The TradeDolphins receives:• San Diego’s first-round pick (28th overall - used to select Penn State defensive end Jared Odrick)• San Diego’s second-round pick (4oth overall)• San Diego’s fourth-round pick (126th overall)• Linebacker Tim DobbinsSan Diego receives:• Miami’s first-round pick (12th overall - used to select Fresno State running back Ryan Mathews)• Miami’s fourth-round pick (110th overall)• Miami’s sixth-round pick (173rd overall)The Dolphins now have ten picks in the 2010 NFL Draft, including the one used to se-lect Odrick. Their other picks are:• Round 2, Pick 40 (from Se-attle through San Diego)• Round 3, Pick 73• Round 4, Pick 126 (from

San Diego)• Round 5, Pick 145 (from San Francisco)• Round 6, Pick 174 (from Washington)• Round 6, Pick 179• Round 7, Pick 212 (from Kansas City)• Round 7, Pick 219• Round 7, Pick 252 (com-pensatory selection)Tim DobbinsA first-team All-Big 12 se-lection as a senior at Iowa State, Dobbins was selected by the San Diego Chargers in the fifth round (151st overall) of the 2006 NFL Draft.Dobbins (6-1, 246) appea-red in all 32 games during his first two seasons with the Chargers, recording 39 tackles and a forced fumble while primarily playing spe-cial teams.Moving into the starting li-neup with eight starts in 16 games in 2008, Dobbins to-taled a career-high 57 tack-les, three forced fumbles, one interception, and four pass deflections.As a top backup linebacker behind starters Stephen Coo-per and Brandon Siler in 2009, Dobbins racked up 55 tackles, a sack, a forced fumble, an interception, and a pass deflection.A restricted free agent in the 2010 offseason, Dobbins was tendered a one-year con-tract by the Chargers and re-

Matt Blue’s V.I.P. LoungeBy Matt Bluesten

This happened to be a typi-cal Marlins offseason. The Marlins spent no money on Free Agents, and no arbi-tration offers were made to departing Free Agents. In addition, a few salary dump trades were made. It was business as usual for the Marlins. However, the good news is that the Marlins gave their franchise pitcher Josh Johnson a four year contract extension.Also the team tried to sign the top rated international pitching prospect Arol-dis Chapman to a five year deal. Advanced scouts were drooling all over this hyped up prospect. I believe the Josh Johnson signing and the Aroldis Chapman con-tract offer occurred as a re-sult of Major League Base-ball and the players Union reprimanding the Marlins. Interestingly, Major League Baseball stepped in by de-nouncing the Marlins spend-ing habits and low payroll. The Marlins were also ac-cused of pocketing revenue sharing money; instead of the revenue sharing on play-ers.In response to the statement released, the Marlins decid-ed to increase their payroll to the highest it has been in five years. I cannot empha-size enough how important it is for the Marlins to con-tinue to increase their pay-roll. They need to do this in

Marlins Must Change The Way They Do Business

order to keep the fans happy and content. It is expected that the team will increase the payroll exponentially as soon as they move into the new stadium. Regardless, of what the Marlins ownership is promising, the fans are demanding the team to show more of a willingness to spend a considerable amount of money on quality players.Florida Marlins owner Jef-frey Loria, left, presents Hanley Ramirez with the Silver Slugger AwardMarlins Owner Jeffrey Loria is not exactly a fan favorite and he has been accused of pocketing revenue sharing money instead of investing it appropriately towards player salaries. Incredibly, the Marlins always find a way to stay competitive and the Front Office must be highly commended for this extraor-dinary achievement of re-maining competitive with a low payroll. Every year the Marlins continue to have the lowest payroll in baseball and every year they con-tinue to impress. Incredibly, the Marlins won 87 games last year with a $37 million payroll. Jeffrey Loria needs to understand that if you are going to own a professional sports franchise, than you are required to spend money and provide the necessary fi-

Erik Spolestra of his head coaching position” then I would call any team in the NBA that is willing to take a failed product in Beasley. I don’t know if any of you know this, contrary to popular be-lief, Riley did try to trade Bea-sley. There was a 3-Way in the works with Utah and Phoenix. Miami would have received Amare Stoudemire, Phoenix would have received Carlos Boozer, and Utah would have gotten Michael Beasley and Miami’s 1st round draft picks. But the deal didn’t go down because Utah was reluctant in taking Michael Beasley, right-ly so. Now, we are stuck with an underachiever that if he does stay with Miami should do nothing but rot on the bench. What a waste of talent. But, some college players just aren’t cut up for the NBA.Now, people need to really stop with the “Wade’s last game in Miami” non-sense. We all know he isn’t going anywhere. Where would he go? Try and say Chicago, I’ll shut you down with the front office problems. Try Detroit,

I’ll shut you down with a team with a losing re-cord and no chances for a playoffs berth let alone a championship. Where else are all you Heat haters go-ing to tell me he is going to go? Just stop, you Bulls fan are sad. You guys are hat-ting on greatness. You are mad that we have the best in the world and you guys were not able to snatch him with the 7th pick and ended up draft an under-achiever in Kirk Hinrich. So please, Chicago, do us a favor, leave our superstar alone and try to not make your current superstar (Rose) angry with the fact he seems unappreciated. As disappointed as some as some fans are, I’m ex-cited about this. The long awaited summer of 2010 is finally upon us. It’s the time in which dynasties will be made and when Contenders this season be-come weak. I’m ready for the most ex-citing offseason in recent memory. Are you?

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By Pedro Heizer

If Tuesday night was the last game in which Dwyane Wade played with the Miami Heat, it sure was another one of those great D-Wade moments. Wade, as usual, had no help from his team whatsoever except from 20 points from Mario Chalm-ers… Funny isn’t? The guy that people thought would be nothing was the only one to help Wade’s cause. You might look at the boxscore and say, “hey, why did Bea-sley only play 13 minutes?” well that’s simple really, he was vintage Michael Bea-sley. A player that can’t do anything except change this hair style, get tattoos, and go to rehab. I’ve said this once and I’ll say it again, Michael Beasley is a disgrace. Pat Ri-ley was probably shaking his head during that 1st half by Beasley. Riley was probably thinking, “wow, I should have drafted Brook Lopez, or ever O.J. Mayo”. I’m done, really Michael Beasley in my book is another Greg Oden and I’m done with him and his sorry display of a game. And with that, ends my rant on the most disap-pointing draft pick in Heat history. Yes even worse than D-Wright. Back to the greatness that is Dwyane Wade. He was su-perb yet again, doing things that players only wish for. Wade had a double-double with 31 points and 10 as-sists. He was 9-10 from the line and hit a pair of treys to try and extend the series back to Miami.Winning this series was

something that before it started and during the first 3 quarters of game one was a sure possibility. But then, thanks to terrible play from the likes of Jermaine O’Neal and Michael Beasley, and horrid coaching from Erik Spolestra, Miami found themselves in a 0-3 hole in which would have only been a miracle to come back from. Never had an NBA team come back from such a hole. The only thing close was in the MLB League champion-ship when the red Sox came back after being down 0-3 to the hated Yankees. People kept drawing com-parison to the 2006 Heat championship team that came back from down 0-2 to win the next 4 games. There is some fault in this reason, for starters, we had a low-post presence in Shaquille O’Neal, a solid point guard in Jason Williams, threats from beyond the arc in An-toine Walker, James Posey, Jason Williams, and Gary Payton, we had a motiva-tor, and warrior in Alonzo Mourning, and lastly, we had arguably one of the best coaches in the NBA in Pat Riley. That was a champion-ship team from the begging. With 2 great point guards, a great center, and great play-ers that can shoot it from deep. This year, we had a solid point guard in Wade, threats from beyond the arc in Wade, a warrior in Wade and Udonis Haslem…. See where I’m going with this? This team had nothing that makes them a championship or even a second round play-

offs team. Granted, if O’Neal and Beasley played half of what they were capable of playing, we had a legitimate shot at the 2nd round. Like I said from the beginning of the season, Jermaine O’Neal was the X-Factor. Miami would only go as far as O’Neal would. It was a miracle to even win one game. Was this the last we’ve seen of Dwyane Wade? Will he be back next season? Where’s Beasley going to fit in? What about Spolestra? These are all questions that have been filling my twitter inbox and e-mail since last night’s lost. Well, all these questions are simple to answer, to me at least. This is the deal, let’s ask Wade himself: “Chicago is my home city, and I love Chicago,” the guard said. “But my heart is here in Miami. All the cards are in Miami, and it’s their game to lose, more than anything. I appreciate that organizations want me to be a part of them, but right now Miami is in the driver’s seat.” So, with that being said, this is what Wade Thinks of Miami and Chica-go. I know, I know that in the press conference after the game 5 lost he seemed de-pressed, but who wouldn’t? This man is a warrior and he doesn’t like to lose. I would have been the same way if that was me. It’s no secret that Miami has to do business in the offsea-son. Like Wade himself said “The front office has got work to do”. He is completely right. To start off, I would “relieve

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