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Boca High NJROTC Wins Nationals The Boca Raton Community High School NJROTC Bobcat Battalion took first place at the National Academic, Athletic, and Drill championships in Pensacola Naval Air Station in Pensacola, Florida on the 8th and 9th of April, 2011. We competed in Personnel Inspection, Color Guard, Pushups, Sit-ups, 100 Yard Relay, 220 Yard Relay, Unarmed Basic and Exhibition Drills, Armed Basic and Exhibition Drills, and Academics.

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“The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.” Prov. 10:11

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By Paul Paquet

One of the ways Babe Ruth changed baseball was to open it up to heavy hitters. Today, you’d never get a player like Dodgers catcher Bill Bergen. His lifetime batting average was just .170, the lowest of any batter with at least 2,500 at bats. In 1909, he batted .139, the lowest post-1900 mark ever for a batting-title qualifier.

What was the van those meddling kids used to solve crimes on “ScoobyDoo”?

A) The Doomobile B) The Mystery Machine C) The Scoobymobile D) The Supervan Previous answer: Rembrandts are Dutch tulips.

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Q: How long can I leave an abandoned vehicle on public property?

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A: City of Boca Raton Ordnance Sec 10-116 states “Abandoned motor vehicle” shall mean any motor vehicle which is left on public property, for a period of more than 72 hours, regardless of whether wrecked or inoperable, and regardless of whether the vehicle bears a current license plate and vehicle registration.

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Boca Raton Police blotter SHOPLIFTING/ RETAIL THEFT 04/07/2011 5840 WEST GLADES ROAD An unidentified male and two unidentified females worked together and stole seven Michael Kors watches from Bloomingdale`s at the Town Center at Boca Raton mall, totaling between $1,575 and $2,100. They left in a blue Acura bearing Florida tag THEFT FROM BUILDING 04/07/2011 3601 N MILITARY TRAIL Unknown suspect stole victim’s laptop from the second floor of the Lynn University library at approximately 1559 hours.

OTHER THEFT 04/07/2011 2000 W YAMATO ROAD Man wanted to report his Apple IPhone was taken from a black bag he placed on the rear of his wheel chair on 4/6/11 between the hours of 0650-1100 at 2000 W Yamato Road. No suspect information or witnesses.

VEHICLE THEFT MOTOR CYCLE 04/07/2011 551 NW 10TH COURT Burgundy in color 2005 Harley Davidson Road King bearing Florida tag was removed from the front driveway between 08:45 and 10:45 hours. Motorcycle was most likely wheeled over to a waiting transport vehicle as the ignition was locked.

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Friday, April 15 “MUSIC IN THE PARK” SERIES FLOSSY KEESELY’S Gala Concert - “Pathway to the Stars” featuring Future Stars Talent Performers and internationally-famous entertainers Doug Crosley, Michele Severyn, Carol Conners, along with Violin Child Prodigy Briana Kahane 7:00pm - Mizner Park Amphitheater, located on Federal Highway, just south of Glades Road Cost: Free Contact: (561) 393-7827 Saturday, April 16 - BOCA RATON GREENMARKET Local: produce, plants, prepared foods, soaps, doggie treats, specialty arts & crafts, food tastings, food vendors, community not-for-profit organizations, fresh cut flowers, food & health information, live music by West Boca High School Jazz Band 8:00am - 1:00pm - Royal Palm Place, located at South Federal Hwy & South Mizner Blvd Cost: Free Contact (561) 368-6875

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Husband, wife nabbed by Boca Police for strong arm robbery Boca Police still checking leads in Bochiccio, Wills murders

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BOCA RATON - A husband and wife are behind bars after allegedly ripping a woman’s purse from her arm and taking off.

Boca Police spokeswoman Sandra Boonenberg said it happened just before 9 p.m.

April 6 in the parking lot of

the Publix at 7431 North Federal Highway.

The victim said she was leaving the market after buying a few groceries when a man smiled at her as she approached her car. Because the man was so close, she asked him if she could help him. That’s when he said, “just your purse” and pulled it off her arm, Boonenberg said.

She said a white car approached and the suspect jumped into the passenger’s seat.

A Boca Raton Police officer at the intersection of Dixie Highway and Yamato Road spotted the car

moments later. He said the two occupants matched the description of the suspects and were arrested.

Jahaira Vazquez, 31, and Ismael Vazquez, 34, both of 8 Polo Circle, Boca Raton, were charged with robbery by sudden snatching.

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Accreditation team seeks public comment on Boca PD BOCA RATON - The Boca Raton Police Services Department is scheduled for an accreditation onsite assessment April 16. A public meeting for comments from the public will be held two days later.

Administered by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc., the accreditation program requires agencies to comply with contemporary standards in four basic areas: policy and procedures, administration, operations, and support services.

As part of the on-site assessment, agency employees and members of the community are invited to offer comments at a public information session Monday, April 18 at 5 p.m. at the Training Facility, 6500 Congress Avenue, Boca Raton.

Agency employees and the public are also invited to offer comments by calling (561) 338-1361 on Monday, April 18, between 8 a.m. and midnight. All comments are limited to 10 minutes and must address the department’s ability to comply with CALEA’s standards. A copy of the standards is available from the Boca Raton Police Services Department’s Public Information Office, 100 NW Boca Raton Blvd., Boca Raton, through Officer Sandra Boonenberg at 338-1269.

Anyone wishing to submit written comments about the Boca Raton Police Services Department’s ability to comply with the standards for accreditation may send them to: The Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement, Inc., 13575 Heathcote Boulevard, Suite 320 Gainesville, Virginia 20155, Attn: Dennis Hyater, or email them at calea@calea.org.

Team Leader is William Munday, retired major, North Carolina State Highway Patrol.

Team member: Lt. William Buckbee, Kent State University Police Department.

BOCA RATON - Local police are “still following up leads” in a horrific murder more than three years ago that left a mother and her young daughter dead in their vehicle outside Town Center at Boca Raton mall, Police Chief Dan Alexander told the Federation of Boca Raton Homeowners Associations at a recent meeting.

“One thing shocks me,” said Alexander. “Where is someone who saw something? No one has come forward to give a little more information.”

The case, which gained national attention and was featured on several criminal investigation TV shows, including “America’s Most Wanted,” will, the chief said, “always be important to us.”

He said his department continues to work long-unsolved cases. He mentioned one in particular, the murder in 1996 of Julie Wills, a model who was stabbed to death in her home. “We are still working on it.”

In December 2007, 47-year old Nancy Bochicchio and her 7-year old daughter Joey were robbed, bound and killed outside the mall.

Their bodies were found in Nancy’s SUV, parked outside the Sears store.

Much of Chief Alexander’s

nearly 60 minutes before Federation members were devoted to less maudlin topics. Asked what he saw as challenges for the future, Alexander said the new stadium at Florida Atlantic University “will be a significant challenge. We will have real issues with the stadium.”

Making downtown Boca a safe place, one that people want to visit for shopping and dining, is another hurdle, he said. “If it’s not safe, people won’t go down there.”

Now that the city has taken over operation of the Mizner Park Amphitheater, the question of “how do you effectively police that area” arises.

Homelessness and panhandling are “hot-button” topics, he said. Rather that begging for money, they should be directed to resources that can aid them in their plight. Boca Helping Hands, Alexander said, is

one such agency.

He also noted that panhandling “doesn’t represent a community very well.” He chided Palm Beach County for “taking a hands-off approach” to homelessness and its consequences.

The chief noted that Boca Police Services is the main law enforcement agency in the city, but marked Palm Beach County Sheriff’s cruisers are often seen in the city. “They are handling civil processes,” the chief said. “If you see marked sheriff’s cars at houses, this is for civil processing.”

He said his vision for the city is “quality of life - and it starts with your decision to become active in the community. If someone sees a break-in and doesn’t report it, we won’t hear about it.”

Alexander called the quality of life in Boca “superlative” and is working to keep it that way.

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Commission to hold hearing May 17 on Driver license appointments can now tow truck ordinance revisions be made on line, says Gannon WEST PALM BEACH The Palm Beach County Board of Commissioners will hold a public hearing May 17 on proposed amendments to the county’s tow truck ordinance.

The revisions were OK’d on preliminary reading at the April 5 meeting.

Changes include clarification of when companies located outside Palm Beach County must obtain operating permits, new I.D. badge requirements, prohibiting a tow truck company/driver from acting as a property owner’s agent, and making it illegal for tow truck companies/drivers to use presigned manifests, invoices or authorization forms.

Action came at the first of several planned night meetings of the commission.

Members decided earlier this year to conduct occasional evening sessions to give more access to the public.

Those who attend commission meetings regularly said the crowd was larger than usual, particularly for a meeting with no controversial items.

At the meeting, the board also took the following action: Charter Review - directed staff to proceed with a public participation plan aimed at obtaining suggested changes to the Palm Beach County Charter to be placed on the November 2012 ballot. The next step will be a series of public meetings around the county to gather input from citizens.

Redistricting - approved a contract with Jerry Wilson, PC, for legal and consulting services for the development of BCC district boun-dary maps based on the 2010 Census. The contract will not exceed $50,000.

Head Start - approved contracted catering of meals for children in the Head Start/ Early Head Start programs, and approved a two-year contract with Classic Caterers for approximately $1 million per year. The change will result in an estimated annual cost savings of $400,000.

Health Department - postponed adoption of a resolution to increase fees for the Office of Vital Statistics for the issuance of birth and death certificates.

Roads - approved a contract with Community Asphalt Corp. in the net amount of $3.38 million for construction of Northlake Boulevard over the Loxahatchee Slough. The board also authorized a special assessment of $25 per abutting foot for paving and drainage improvements on Sylvan Lane, and approved a $145,773 contract with DP Development.

Neighborhood Stabilization - approved three Neighborhood Stabilization Program 2 (NSP2) funding awards in the following amounts: $2.092 million to Community Land Trust of Palm Beach County, Inc.; $9.5 million to Neighborhood Renaissance, Inc.; and $1.132 million to the Westgate/Belvedere Homes CRA. These are federal monies that require no local match.

Tax Collector Anne Gannon

Palm Beach County Tax Collector Anne M. Gannon announced the launch of driver license appointments during a recent ceremony at her Royal Palm Beach Service Center.

“As of this morning, our appointment link is live,” said Gannon. “It’s easy.

Just go to our website at www.taxcollectorpbc.com and click on the appointment button. This will lead you into the DMV appoint-

ment system.”

Many of Gannon’s Service Centers are dealing with long lines and extended wait times since the agency began offering full driver license services last fall. The Florida Legislature transferred the issuing of driver licenses to county tax collectors in the 2010 legislative session.

“No one likes to wait,” Gannon said. “The fact is that the new service requirement is bringing people into already crowded offices. Combine that with the new federal Real ID requirement and the result is long lines. I would like to thank the DMV for its assistance in bringing us into their appointment system.”

Driver License appointments are now available at each service center location except Lake Worth. The public will be able to make

an appointment up to three months in advance.

“I just want to caution the public that appointments are not a panacea for a crowded office because the federal requirements require everyone to visit a center for Real ID compliant documents.” Gannon said. “There is no silver bullet here or, believe me, I would use it.”

The “License to Drive” community awareness program was developed to help people better prepare for what the tax collector characterizes as a time-consuming and often complicated process.

Her multicultural “License to Drive” Toolkit includes a document organizer which lists the federally required documents, offers suggestions for replacement of lost or missing documents, and doubles as storage envelope. The kits can be downloaded at www.taxcollectorpbc.com.

Commissioner Abrams offers support to cancer walk BOCA RATON - District 4 County Commissioner Steven Abrams spoke to crowd of more than 1,000 people April 2, providing his support for their participation in the 11th Annual Walkathon and Health Fair sponsored by the Paps Corps - Champions for Cancer Research.

From left are Lillian Hartstein, State Representative Lori Berman, Commissioner Steven Abrams, Rita Seiff and Eileen Jenkins.

The event included a health fair by UHealth - University of Miami Health System. Medical staff was on hand offering free health screenings and lectures that could potentially detect existing conditions in their earliest stages.

For more information, visit www.papcorps.org.

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Florida’s top student filmmakers honored at Film Commissioner Festival ceremony Credit: Photos by Joshua Tucci Abrams BOCA RATON - A crowd of more than 700 talented students and film enthusiasts gathered recently to honor Florida’s finest in student filmmaking at the Palm Beach International Film Festival’s 16th Annual Student Showcase of Films awards ceremony.

The event was held in the Keith C. & Elaine Johnson Wold Performing Arts Center at Lynn University.

Inside the theater, the ceremony opened with a highenergy dance performance

by Starstruck Dancers, StreetBreakz and StreetBeatz.

Fresh off the “American Idol” stage, Brett Loewenstern performed his own song, “Bulletproof Vest,” live for the audience and awarded the winner of the music video category.

Legendary actor, area native and longtime SSOF supporter Burt Reynolds presented his eponymous scholarship to two Alexander W. Dreyfoos school students Tyler Rabinowitz and Armaan Uplekar, who were also awarded with the Sara Fuller Scholarship from Film Florida.

Palm Beach International Film Festival Chair Yvonne Boice was among other presenters.

“Breaking records with nearly 300 entries from 38 schools across the state, this year’s Student Showcase of Films was an unparalleled success and we worked to make the awards ceremony match the caliber of entries,” said Michelle Hillery, Palm Beach County Film & Television Commission’s Director of Ope-rations and Programs and SSOF Executive Pro-

Shown from left are Paul Halluch, Pedro Figueras, Cassandra Kris

From left are Amelia Roslund, Brittany Bauer, Kayla Gonzalez

Chuck Elderd and Burt Reynolds

ducer. The 2011 winners are: • 1st Place College Feature/ Shorts: $800, Akil DuPont, Underground, Florida State University; 2nd Place College Feature/Shorts: $400 Bobby Marinelli, Waking Eloise, Florida State University; 3rd Place College Feature/Shorts: $300 Stephen

Griffin, The Lone Warrior, Florida State University.

• 1st Place High School Feature/Shorts: $800,Chaunesey Clemmons, Code Red, G-Star School of the Arts; 2nd Place High School Feature/Shorts: $400 Jacob Kaufman, Alive, Calvary Christian Academy; 3rd Place High School Feature/Shorts: $300

Elizabeth Shapiro, The Dark Room, Spanish River Community High School.

• 1st Place Documentary: $300 Kyle Troxell, Chocolate Cake, Full Sail University.

• 1st Place Music Video: $250, Tyler Rabinowitz, Alexander W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts; Elizabeth Shapiro, Spanish River Community High School, Someone to Watch Over Me. • 1st Place Animation: $300, Tyler Rabinowitz, Blackbird, Alexander W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts.

• 1st Place Commercial/PSA: $125 (tied) Phillip Goldman, Silly Bandz, Spanish River Community High School; Amelia Roslund, Elimination of Discrimination, Boca Raton Community High School.

• 1st Place Screenwriting: $100 (tied) Jack Healy, Daniel’s Song, Alexander W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts; Armaan Uplekar, The Lost Ones, Alexander W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts.

• 1st Place Poster Award: $200, Kiaralisse Rivera, South Tech Academy.

• 1st Place Audience Award: $500, Elizabeth Shapiro, The Dark Room, Spanish River Community High School Burt Reynolds Scholarship Winner: $5,000 (tied), Tyler Rabinowitz, Alexander W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts; Armaan Uplekar, Alexander W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts.

To date, the PBIFF has donated more than $1 million of proceeds from film and television programs. For more information about the PBIFF visit pbifilmfest.org.

honors “Sand Sifters’ volunteer beach cleanup crew OCEAN RIDGE - District 4 County Commissioner Steven Abrams attended a beach-cleanup event April 2 hosted by the Sand Sifters, a local volunteer-based organization dedicated to keeping beaches and parks clean.

Abrams presented the Sand Sifters’ volunteers with their annual proclamation declaring May as

“Sand Sifters Appreciation Month” in Palm Beach County. Hundreds of volunteers participated in the beach cleanup located at Oceanfront Park on State Road A1A in Ocean Ridge.

The event featured familyfriendly activities such as exotic live animals including turtles and alligators, volleyball and a water balloon toss.

For the past six years, with over 1,200 volunteers, the Sand Sifters have removed hundreds of tons of litter from 5.5 miles of local beaches, saving hundreds of thousands of tax dollars.

For more information on the Sand Sifters, contact Gary Solomon at 561734-9128.

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EDITORIAL

By Dale King

Is Trump coming to stump in Boca Raton?

I’m going to offer a political conclusion. I think Donald Trump is going to run for president in 2012.

I know he’s waffling a bit on making the announcement. But if he makes it official now, I’m sure NBC would yank “The Apprentice,” citing equal time requirements.

Still, Trump looks presidential, acts it and has the swagger - and the bucks - to make it happen.

Not only that, he is attacking President Obama on a variety of fronts, including one particularly vulnerable area for the chief executive - the status of his birth certificate and the validity of his claim to US citizenship.

With that said, it will be interested to see what The Donald does and says when he comes to Boca Raton this weekend.

According to a news release sent to me by Palm Beach County Republican Party Chairman Sid Dinerstein (thanks very much,

Sid), Trump will be the keynote speaker for the 3rd Annual Tax Day Tea Party scheduled Saturday, April 16 from 1 to 2:30 p.m. at Sanborn Square in downtown Boca.

I really can’t connect Trump with the Tea Party folks. So, I’m wondering if he is coming to Boca to test the political waters in a large southern city in what has become America’s largest potential swing state.

At first, I thought Trump was just toying with us about running for president.

Then I realized. Trump doesn’t toy. He manipulates, he sneers, he boasts, he is said to be worth nearly $3 billion and has no qualms about using it.

Trump appears ready to put his cards on the table. It would be interesting if he makes his candidacy official during his Boca visit.

I believe a lot of people in the world think Palm Beach and Boca are the same type of city when, in reality,

they are worlds apart. And when you get down to it, Trump was born and raised in New York, and the Big Apple is still the hub of his empire. He is merely a part time Palm Beacher, and I’m sure he enjoys hanging out in South Florida.

So why did he accept an invitation from the South Florida Tea Party to speak at one of its gigs – and why Boca, when the organization appears to be based in West Palm Beach?

The news release said Trump is expected to offer his thoughts on how to get our country moving again and the need for further tax reduction. Could that be a prelude to a presidential bid?

Everett Wilkinson, chairman of the South Florida Tea Party and state coordinator for Tea Party Patriots, has gone so far as to say: “In every poll the tea party had, Donald Trump came out number one. America is tired of politicians giving

speeches. We want to hear from people that have proven business experience.

This should be an exciting day for America.”

I’m wondering what kind of an audience Trump will draw. I have a serious inkling that most people will show up to see Trump, the business mogul; Trump, the TV star and Trump, the billionaire, rather than Trump, the potential presidential candidate. When you have two irons in the fire, it’s hard to tell which one is your ace in the hole.

Say what you will, Trump is tenacious. He isn’t afraid to speak what he feels and thinks – not even in the face of a sitting president.

I’m hoping he decides to run. He certainly has more business acumen and is a master of the deal – as he has written in at least one book – than most other hopefuls. And he will give every other candidate a run for his or her money.

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POSITIVE LIVING

THOUGHTS FROM THE PUBLISHER

By Dr. Synesio Lyra, Jr.

By Douglas Heizer

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Changes are coming…

have very exciting news to tell all of our readers. We are on the verge of making partnerships with other media groups that will enhance our coverage of the City of Boca Raton. Separately, we are good media outlets, but once we combine all our expertise, we will be a great source of information for you, the readers. As you all know, we at The Boca Raton Tribune continue to grow.

We are expanding to Delray Beach and Coral Springs with our sister publications The Delray Beach Tribune and The Coral Springs Tribune and we are very excited to continuing expanding in order to better serve you, the reader.

Speaking of growing, our website (www.bocaraton-

tribune.com) will undergo a complete makeover in the next few weeks. We will have a brand-new, user friendly website that gives all of you the news faster and more efficiently.

Something else that is going to be new to our online edition is the Boca Raton Tribune E-Daily News.

Every morning you will wake up to a new and improved email sent to you by us at The Boca Raton Tribune. A simpler email in which you can glimpse at the news that are making waves in Boca Raton that day, with an easier way for you to read your news, we believe this will help all of us. In other news, The first SBRT Networking event was a complete success! SBRT

stands for Supporters of The Boca Raton Tribune, and we will have a network every month in a different restaurant and it will be a great time for us to talk, for you to give us your opinions on the paper and to network with others.

The first SBRT Networking event was held at Speranza on Palmetto and Federal. The event had a terrific atmosphere and it was just a terrific event.

If you want to stay in the loop and know when the next SBRT Networking event will take place, text SBRT to 35682 and you will be subscribed and we will send you messages reminding when the next event will take place and other great things like that.

Don’t Ignore Your Dreams!

You have to dream if your dreams will ever come true! Some may take a long time to be realized, but the wait will be worthwhile! Others may surprise you by their swiftness in coming to pass. Still others may just linger in your memory, without ever becoming reality, or simply by not unfolding as originally hoped for!

Dreams cannot be bought nor sold. Neither can they be stolen! They are very personal though their fulfillment normally affects not just the dreamer’s life, but a larger company of people. Brazilian psychiatrist and author, Augusto Cury, has written extensively about dreams.

In one place he states that “life without dreams is a river without a source, a beach without waves, a morning without dew, a

flower without perfume.”

Someone has also commented that “many people know what they want out of life, but few turn their dreams into a carefully planned success map.” But how can that be effectively achieved?

By pondering on each dream, you can gradually discover helpful ways of bringing them to fruition, by making them concrete in your experience.

Good dreams are born and prosper in a fertile imagination, in a joyous life, in a tranquil mind even if surrounded by external noises and conflicts.

Dr. Maya Angelou acknowledged that reality in her own life when she reflected: “I knew that if God loved me, then I could do wonderful things. I could try great things, learn anything, achieve anything. For

what could stand against me, since one person, with God, constitutes a majority?”

By the way you feed your mind, by the nature of your daily thinking, you can actually construct positive dreams and decisively proceed toward its unfolding. Develop solid friendships and acquaintances which can help you cultivate and nurture your dream fields, and contribute to accompany many a sprouting into reality. Acting in a contrary manner will only cause nightmares, some of which may be hard to eradicate.

Today, new dreamers still live on, positively impacting a large company of persons who benefit from the concrete effects of their dreams! You can also be numbered among them!

Dr. Synesio Lyra, Jr. is a Florida resident who, for many years, was a professor at the post-graduate level.

He is a writer, a sought-after conference speaker, a man who lived in five continents of the world, having received his education in four of them. When he resided in southern California, he wrote a weekly column for the daily “Anaheim Bulletin,” which was carried for about six years, until he moved to south Florida.

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JARC members perform ‘Annie” at Jewish Federation

Boca High NJROTC Wins Nationals The Boca Raton Community High School NJROTC Bobcat Battalion took first place at the National Academic, Athletic, and Drill championships in Pensa-cola Naval Air Station in Pensacola, Florida on the 8th and 9th of April, 2011. We competed in Personnel Inspection, Color Guard, Pushups, Sit-ups, 100 Yard Relay, 220 Yard Relay, Unarmed Basic and Exhibition Drills, Armed Basic and Exhibition Drills, and Academics.

Going into the competition, the tension was palpable.

“I was very nervous going into the Personnel Inspection, but was completely confident in the level of readiness in which we had achieved,” recalls c/CDR Austin Haynie, Commanding Officer of the Bobcat Battalion. The nervousness was also felt throughout the entire unit as we had great challenges to overcome including the other 25 schools who were there for the same reason we were. “We were going into it as State Champions, so we were confident that we would do well,” says c/MCPO Jordan Hamilton, the Command Master Chief for the Bobcat Battalion.

We were going up against teams that were the best in

their areas so the competition was fierce.

First time competitors had extra pressure on them as they didn’t know what to expect and were expected to pull their weight, which they did fantastically. “Competing at nationals was amazing and yielded a really great feeling of accomplishment,” says c/PO3 Christina Coder, a freshman and competitor on the Unarmed Drill Team; “I knew we did very well and knowing that you helped to win nationals is always a great feeling.” c/PO3 JayMarie Colon-Perez, a competitor on the Academic Team and another freshman said that, “Competing at Nationals was completely different...but it was worth the hard work.”

The team took a first place in Personnel Inspection, a third place in Academics, a second place in Overall Drill, a seventh place in Pushups, and an eighth place in Situps. The points that we had collected from these awards had given us a first place in the nation. “Its not possible to express in words the feeling of winning nationals,” says c/LTJG Robert Kruger, a Junior and competitor on the Armed Drill Team and Academic Team; “It’s really

something special.”

Lieutenant Commander Bingham has been the Senior Naval Science Instructor for 17 years starting the program in the fall of 1994 he has been trying for the National Title for 15 years and says: “All our dreams can come true…if we have the courage to pursue them”. –Walt Disney After a lifetime worth of second places, the stars and the planets finally all aligned, and the Boca Raton High School NJROTC Bobcat Battalion became the CHAMPIONS at the “2011 NJROTC National Academic, Athletic and Drill Championship”.

They won First Place over all the 633 units in the country.

The thirty seven Cadets that competed represented over 2000 past and present Bobcat Cadets that have laid the groundwork for this excellent achievement.

After days, weeks and months of hours and hours of concentrated hard work, Battalion Cadet Commander Austin Haynie and Cadet Executive Officer Krystal Echeverry led the Cadets to the most exciting victory ever!!!

BOCA RATON - For the fourth year, the Jewish Association for Residential Care (JARC) partnered with Exceptional Theatre Company to present “Annie” April 3 to a standing room only crowd at Zinman Hall on the Jewish Federation campus.

Each year the actors, adults with intellectual disabilities, choose a play and then choose their characters and musical numbers.

They take the basic script and each week, create individual scenes that become a full musical stage production.

Debbie Lombard of Exceptional Theatre and Nancy Freiwald, community outreach director for JARC, took the director’s role for this year’s performance.

The group this year decided to feature the music of Boca Raton’s own Dennis Lambert, a 12-time Grammy nominated songwriter, producer and singer, who recently performed at JARC’s 25th Anniversary Gala.

The Jewish Association for Residential Care is a nonsectarian organization which provides group homes, apartments and vocational training for adults with development disabilities.

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Rotary District Governor Louis Venutti visits Rotary Club Boca Raton West

Rotary District Governor Louis Venutti recently visited the Rotary Club Boca Raton West and took part in their ceremony of the inductions of new members. Below are some pictures of the event:

Alessandar Montesdeoca, Louis Venuti, Gilda Schneider, Janaina and Ivanete Dombrowski

Louis Venuti, Heloisa Laranjeira, Dario Israel, Katina Pagiano, Flavia Proenca, Roger Correa andJose Laranjeira

Louis Venuti, Ivanete Dombrowski, José and Heloisa Laranjeira and Marco Dombrowski

Louis Venuti and Cesar Arevalo

Flossy’s Fountain New Addition A bronze statue of Flossy Keesely’s five year old Yorkshire Terrier, Schatzi, has been placed next to her statue at Mizner Park’s Count de Hoernle Amphitheater.

The sculpture of Flossy and Schatzi was created by Yaacov Heller of Gallery 22.

The addition of Schatzi was installed yesterday afternoon after getting final permission from the city of Boca Raton, Doug Mummaw of Mummaw and Associates Archetects was instrumental in seeing to it that this was accomplished prior to this Friday, April 15th event at the Count de Hoernle Amphetheater and will be showcasing, Boca Raton Rotary Club’s Future Stars winners and an array of talent chosen by Flossy Keesely, who by the way will be celebrating her 97th birthday April 18th. Flossy’s Dream Foundation and The Boca Raton Rotary Club sponsors this event each and every year.

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SHUZZ fund honors high school seniors Gamers at NCCI Holdings raise $34,000 at fundraising event for local kids DELRAY BEACH - The “All About Shuzz” charity fashion show held recently at the Mercedez Benz dealership in Delray Beach recognized graduating high school seniors who have demonstrated an outstanding level of community service activity with the Glass Slipper Award.

This year’s Glass Slipper Ambassadors were Lisa Ellen Slomka - American Heritage, Boca Raton; Hannah Speer - St. Andrews School, Boca Raton; Shannon Costello - Boca High School; Chelsea Eisner - Spanish River High School, Boca Raton and Chanel Sidi - Collins College, Dallas, TX. The SHUZZ Fund is a South Florida-based nonprofit that exists to provide new shoes to children of poverty stricken areas around the world. SHUZZ distributes the shoes free of

From left are Candace Grosman, Vanessa Sidi Wells, Lisa Gisonda, Susan Tushman, Jennifer Parke, Nicole Aron and Linda Simon.

charge to children, regardless of race, religion, class, or any other criteria.

Also at the event, Michael Capponi, a community businessman and philanthropist, was awarded the Shuzz Philanthropist Glass Slipper Award given to an individual that has set a standard of excellence in the world of giving back.

Chairwomen of the event were Tiffany Woolley, Rita Johnson, Ellen Friedman, Katie Jaramillo. Special guests included Sam Madison, Miami Dolphin cornerback; Patrick Surtain, Miami Dolphin cornerback; Chris Wells, Florida Panthers center wing and Dr. Nicholas Perricone, a noted dermatologist.

BOCA RATON - Gamers at NCCI Holdings Inc. raised more than $34,000 for local kids’ organizations during a week-long charity drive this spring.

The Boca-based company sponsored tournaments of favorite childhood gamessuch as ping pong, dominoes, corn toss, Concentration and Boggle-that tested employees’ mental and physical skills. The employees played during lunch, and bought raffle tickets for baskets of prizes, and jeans stickers so they could dress down for two weeks.

The events drew participants from every department of the 925-employee company.

Corps4Kids was the name given to the umbrella campaign formed by NCCI to raise money for four local youth-oriented charities selected by employees. The charities are: SOS Children’s Villages, The Haven, PACE Center for Girls and the YMCA. The $34,000 total-which includes a large company donation- will be divided equally among the four nonprofits.

“This was one of the most fun campaigns we’ve had here at NCCI,” said one of the planning captains, Tim Smith, who is also NCCI’s Information Technology division executive.

“The tournaments were a good way to showcase some of the charities we support,” said co-captain Judy Joffe, who is NCCI’s director of community relations.

As part of NCCI’s internal Corps4Kids campaign, employees Chris Bennett, Michelle Moss, and Frank Gnolfo participate in the corn toss tournament.

Employees from NCCI Holdings, Gerald Ordoyne and Ken Brown, play in the Concentration tournament on iPads

NCCI Holdings’ Mark Mileusnic took first place and Brian Mourer took second place in the tailgate golf tournament.

NCCI employee Craig Ehrnst concentrates on his next throw while playing tailgate golf for a fundraiser during lunch.

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The forum to discuss Brazilian presence in the world

The sixth annual FOCUSBRAZIL, a Brazilian International Culture & Media Seminar, is set to again make history regarding the growing international awareness of Brazil as an emerging powerhouse; culturally, politically and economically, in the world.

The event, being held at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, from April 14th to April 16th, 2011, will gather hundreds of Cultural leaders, professionals, students and media representatives from 16 countries including the Brazilian communities in 21 U.S. States. Delegations from Japan, South Korea, Australia, England, Canada, Germany, Holland, Spain, Portugal, Angola, France, Belgium and Italy have already confirmed their presence.

The program for 2011 includes new editions of the FOCUS VIDEO FEST which grew spectacularly; 500% from 2009 to 2010.

Relevant institutions such as The Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, The Brazilian American Chamber

of Commerce, The BrazilUSA Cultural Center, The American Association of Teachers of Portuguese, The Brazilian International Press Association, The Brazilian-American Advertising Association and The Brazilian Business Group will host seminars covering areas such as Business, Education, Arts, Culture, Media, Advertising, Social Affairs and Community Affairs.

It is remarkable the media coverage generated by FOCUS-BRAZIL. An average of 94 media outlets and their representatives have participated in the past events. More than 200 articles and dozens of news reports have been published, posted or aired in newspapers, magazines, web sites, web TVs, Network and community television and radio shows. The event is also sponsored and covered by TV Globo International, the international arm of Globo Network, the 4th largest private TV network in the world.

You may find more information and register on the official site: www.focusbrazil.com.

FOCUS-BRAZIL 2011 will have 8 panels and 4 workshops besides a series of artistic and cultural events covering a two-week cultural calendar between Miami and Fort Lauderdale.

The panels and workshops will have professional instant translations (Portuguese-English).

All professionals and uni-

versity students in the artistic, cultural and communication fields will enjoy preferential free registration. All events have limited seating capacity and access will be granted with a priority to those who present their web registration receipt at the welcome desk.

Web registered participants will also receive a valuable certificate of participation by mail.

With great success and impact on the media since 2006, The FOCUS-BRAZIL - International Congress of Brazilian Culture and Media has broadened its horizons promoting Brazilian cultural productions abroad such as Music, Films, Literature, Press, Tourism, Fine Arts, Events, Cultural Entities and Communities, Scenic Arts as well as any other outstanding expression of our culture. There is also a particular panel on specific workshops for the performing or providing community and social work to Brazilians abroad.

Focus-Brazil is presented

by TAM-BRAZILIAN Airlines, Banco do Brasil, TV Globo International and the South Florida Points of Culture (Broward Center for the Performing Arts).

It is also supported by ABI-International, BAAABrazilian American Advertising Association, Brazilian American Chamber of Commerce of Florida and Centro Cultural Brasil-USA of Florida.

For more information visit www.focusbrazil.com

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It’s time again for Flossy Keesely to present her gala concert

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lossy Keesely has another birthday coming up, and that means another treat for all the people of Boca Raton.

On April 18, Flossy will turn 97. At 7 p.m. Friday, April 15 she will present “Flossy Keesely’s Gala Concert -- Pathway to the Stars” at Mizner Park Amphitheater. Admission is free. “ Florida’s First Lady of Musical Theater, Jan McArt will host, and the stars Flossy’s favorite singer, Canadian baritone Doug Crosley; along with twotime Academy award-nominated singer-songwriter Carol Connors; popular Branson entertainer Michelle Sevryn, the Broadway Ziegfeld Dancers and 9-year-old violin sensation, Brianna Kahane.

Also featured are several young performers who rated high at the Rotary Club’s Future Stars Competition, which kicked off Festival of the Arts Boca in March.

A show business veteran herself as dancer, singer and television personality, Flossy Keesely has always had a fondness for actors, singers, dancers and all kinds of show biz types. Over the years she has presented a number of concerts.

“I think it’s the best one ever,” said Flossy recently. “Carol Connors is a highly respected songwriter, and little Brianna Kahane has been big news ever since she appeared on Oprah. Then there are the talented kids the Rotary Club is bringing in. It will be something for everyone.”

Last year there was a big birthday reception for Flossy, but she prefers this one to be low-key.

“I don’t want anything special this year,” she avers. “It would be too much excitement on top of the show. There were so many people there last year.”

Flossy Keesely is a tiny woman with a big heart. She commissioned the fountain statue created by sculptor Yaacov Heller that adorns the amphitheater entrance. The gold feminine figure holding a star aloft looks suspiciously like Flossy. The statue will be there for years to come. Flossy won’t be here forever, but at this point in her life she is amazingly limber, mentally sharp and cheerful.

“I don’t think genetics is the most important thing for a long life,” she offers. “If you are blessed with a good attitude, you can be happy. I had an eye checkup the other day, and the doctor was amazed to discover I still have 20-20 vision.”

Happy Birthday Flossy, and many more.

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By Diane Feen

Color Query When it comes to color, everyone has a favorite.

But, have you ever wanted to paint your walls and come up blank when asked, “What color do you want them to be?”

Well, join the club. As a former fashion editor who sees the world in Technicolor (and knows the difference between beige and cream) I was mute when it came to picking colors for my interior spaces. It seemed that picking a wall color was akin to picking out furniture for a room I had never seen.

So I went to Regal Paint Center on Palmetto Park Road and sat with color cards and asked myself (and everyone else around) what color would look best on my walls. When I was told that no one uses white anymore as a wall color I was miffed.

I was also in agreement - colorful walls seem like happy walls.

But, the question still remained, what color should I choose? That’s when Regal Paint Center owner Steve Rasmussen came to the rescue. He introduced me to his latest acquisition (he has seven stores already) a color consultant named Veronica Bower.

It was Bower who explained the color equation to me.

“When painting a bedroom, for example, you always want to use the minimal color in a print. If you have a pink bedspread with blue paisley flower with gold on the inside of the flower, you pick gold for the wall color.

If you have white walls and a white bedspread, you should

get a red pillow because the eye always looks for color.”

I also asked Bower what color walls look best if you have dark flooring. “If your floors have a dark stain then you should go with mid-tone pastel walls. Khaki, sage green or a soft gray are good colors.” But if your space is small then you need to stay with lighter color walls she told me (she suggested Benjamin Moore Navajo white).

You know what else Bower said? “White ceilings are out - instead use the same color you have on the walls - only make it 50 percent lighter.”

If you think that fashion is the only thing that changes with the times, you are wrong. It seems the latest décor design tip (that adds dimension to a room) is to pick one wall and make it a different color than the rest of the room - it’s called an accent wall. “You paint the wall farthest from you when you walk into the room (or behind the headboard in a bedroom). The accent wall needs to be a darker color than your other walls,” said Bower.

Bower also had some other handy tips for me. She suggested painting the kitchen

ceiling sky blue. “The secret here is that no matter what the weather is like outside you always have a beautiful day inside.” She had a point; a sky blue kitchen ceiling is one way to beat the blues.

She also suggested a way to divide a room by color. “If you buy strip molding you can create an imaginary wall divider so you can paint the room two different colors.”

Veronica works in the West Palm Beach Regal Paint Center but is available to make on-site color consultations, so you can take the guess work (and stress) out of the color picking process.

And trust me - that is a big help when it comes to coloring your world.

“All Regal associates choose to be a Person of Integrity by giving 100 percent to the job. They do this by being completely honest and forthcoming. We choose to give our customers The Best Value by providing: The Best Paint, The Best Service and The Best Attitude,” said owner Rasmussen.

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Boca Raton Woman’s Club hosts “Honor Your Doctor” luncheon Story, photos by Barbara McCormick BOCA RATON - The GFWC Boca Raton Women’s Club celebrated National Doctor’s Day at the 13th Annual “Honor Your Doctor” luncheon, recognizing outstanding local physicians for their dedication and commitment to patients in the Boca Raton area.

The affair was held at the Boca West Country Club.

Luncheon proceeds benefited the Helen M. Babione Medical Scholarship Fund, which provides scholarship assistance for students enrolled in medical studies at Florida Atlantic University, Lynn University and Palm Beach State College.

The impressive affair was chaired by Janice Williams with Patti Carpenter as honorary chairperson, assisted by Betty Pepper and Joan Weidenfeld as event do-chairs. Dr. Dorothy M. Murray, last year’s winner, was honorary physician advisor. Honorary Club advisors included Gwen Herb, president; Helen Babione and Pernille Ostberg.

Boca Raton Mayor Susan Whelchel presented the “Distinguished Doctor of the Year Award” to Dr. Phillip Oranburg, a cardiologist.

He also the Distinguished Doctor of the Year Award in 2004. His office is in Boca Raton at 1590 NW 10th Ave. Founded in 1964, the GFWC Boca Raton Woman’s Club is part of the General Federation of Women’s Clubs, one of the world’s oldest and largest nonpartisan, nondenominational, women’s volunteer service organizations.

Janice Williams, event chair, with Dr. Phillip Oranburg, doctor of distinction 2011

From left are Gloria Drummond, Christine Lynn, Robin Muir

Shown from left are Dr. John Strobis, Helen Babione, Jan Savarick and Dr. Marc Taub

From left are Gwen Herb, Dr. Sherrie Anthony and Sue Gerding

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A magical night at Unicorn Children’s Foundation Orient Express Gala

By Diane Feen

It was a glamour-filled night to remember. Guests arrived at the House that Trump Bought -Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach dressed in their finest retro fashions. The women looked simply divine in swooped back dresses, elbow length gloves and tiny cocktail hats with feathers. And the men looked pretty dapper in their finest evening attire.

The reason for this glorious ball was to celebrate life, luxury and to raise money for The Unicorn Children’s Foundation. Although this glitter-filled night took place recently, it felt like a page out of history. Not just any history, but the one that filled the luxury carriages of the past.

The cocktail hour featured classic luxury cars, a fully clothed Monkey Grinder, gypsies and accordion street performers reminiscent of the Orient Express days.

Everyone may have arrived by car but it sure seemed like they came by motor coach or horse and buggy.

As the train whistle blew, smoke billowed through the room signaling the departure. Guests received the royal treatment on their opulent journey with cocktails and hors d’oeuvres as they made their way to the ballroom.

Emmy Award winner Lucie Arnaz was the mistress of ceremonies and Lips celebrity impersonators rocked the house with classic tunes of the great Tina Turner.

The opulent ballroom was awash in excitement with a live and silent auction run

by Humphrey Bogart impressionist and auctioneer, Cappy Pillon.

The event was hosted by Mr. Trump himself (who was in attendance) and over 400 guests delighted in celebrating a cause near and dear to their hearts (and families).

Over a half-million dollars was raised at the event to support The Unicorn Children’s Foundation (that helps children and young adults with developmental, communication and learning disorders like ADHD, autism, bipolar and dyslexia).

Gala chairs included Dr. Rafael Cabrera and Lori Cabrera, Eric Dorsky, Juliette Ezagui, Joanne Gabay, Genevieve Murphy, Valeria Rosenbloom, and Jeannette Stark presented awards to several extraordinary members of the foundation: Unicorn Grand Ambassadors Michelle & Ron Yellin, The Founders Award to Karen and Dan Swanson, and The Shining Star Award to Richard Kayne, Dr. Sasson & Renata Moulavi of Smart for Life/Underway.

Honorees Emily Damiano, Yvonne Eldredge, Madeline and Herbert Hillsberg and Patricia Riley/Clientele were recognized for their continued support and tireless efforts to the organization.

Laura Moore, Karen Swanson and Teri Wolofsky, were inducted as inaugural members of Unicorn Children’s Foundation Founders Club and presented with an exclusively designed Kaufmann de Suisse gold unicorn pin.

The generosity of the gala patrons will support Uni-

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corn Children’s Foundation mobile clinic programs, as well as a high school for 14 to 22-year-old students with developmental and learning disorders.

To learn more, visit www.

UnicornChildrensFoundation.org or call 561.620.9377.

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Roger Correa, Louise Canuto, Allison McCormick and Douglas Heizer

Michael and Silvia are the owners of the new restaurant that will open in May at Royal Palm Place right next to Yaacov Heller Gallery 22.

Michael and Silvia donated the food for the FAU Holocaust & Human Rights Studies event that was held at Yaacov Heller Gallery 22 last week.

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By Skip Sheffield

New Film Releases Nine-year-old violin sensation Brianna Kahane

Of the three commercial film releases this week, the one that looks the most promising is “Soul Surfer.”

Unfortunately I missed the advance screenings, but everything I’ve heard about this film indicates it is wellmade and very inspirational.

It’s the true story of Bethany Hamilton, a girl who became a surfing champion at age 8 in Hawaii. Tragedy struck when Bethany was 13. While she was out surfing, a 14-foot Tiger Shark attacked and bit off her left arm. Bethany was rescued by fellow surfers, but nearly died from blood loss before she could be stabilized.

AnnaSophia Robb plays

Bethany, Helen Hunt is her mom and Dennis Quaid is her dad. Sean McNamara directed his own script. It doesn’t dwell on the tragedy, but Bethany’s amazing rehabilitation and subsequent return to surfing as well as other sports.

At the other end of the spectrum is “Arthur,” which by all accounts is an entirely unnecessary remake of the 1981 Dudley Moore film.

This time Russell Brand steps into Dudley’s dainty shoes.

James Franco goes for

broad laughs in “Your Highness,” an historical farce co-starring Natalie Portman and Danny McBride.

I did see the French art film “Heartbeats,” which is playing at FAU’s Living Room Theaters. It’s a ménage a trois story involving Francis (Xavier Dolan), a gaycurious young man; his best girlfriend Marie (Monia Chokri) and Nicholas (Niels Schneider), the golden, curly-haired Adonis who captivates them both.

“Chacun a son gout” as they say in France (To Each his Own).

Writer-director Xavier Dolan has crafted a quite lovely little film about his own conflicted passions.

Niels Schneider in “Heartbeats”

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NASL announces winners of 2011 dance competition Story, photos by Barbara McCormick BOCA RATON - The National Society of Arts and Letters (NSAL), Boca Raton South Florida Chapter recently held the 2011 Career Awards Dance Competition for Choreography, showing the Art of the Solo through Ballet, Modern and Jazz. The event was hosted

by Joe Gillie, president and CEO of The Crest Theatre, Old School Square, Delray Beach. In all, 22 students from South Florida competed.

A panel of judges included Bob Avian, Clarence Brooks, Susan Fulks, Dr. Kathleen Klein and Jerry Opdenaker.

Following the performances and lunch, the dancers, judges, donors, families, friends and NSAL volunteers assembled for the Awards Ceremony. Shari Upbin, Director of Competition, began by presenting the Award Certificates. Judi Asselta, President and Alyce Erickson were the Competition advisors.

A trio of finalists included Ivy Noel Compapa from West Palm Beach, third

From left are Doni Lystra, NSAL President; Joe Gillie, host; Alyce Erickson, advisor

From left are Kathleen Klein, Jerry Opdenaker, Bob Avian, Susan Falks and Clarence Brooks

place and Ronderrick LaMont Mitchell of Miami, second place winner. The winning dancer was Kassi Abreu of Delray Beach, who attended the Dreyfoos School of the Arts. She has been dancing for 18 years.

Kassi danced a contemporary ballet to the music “Prelude by Bach.�She will

represent the NSAL Boca Raton chapter at the National NSAL Conference Competition in Birmingham, Alabama, May 18-21, 2011.

For more information on NSAL membership and activities, visit: www.artsnsal.org. click on chapters, Boca Raton then Menu.

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WHAT BUSINESS ARE YOU IN?

By Gerald J. Sherman

The different segments of Sales Training Today sales training is more important than ever.

However, today, sales training is not concerned only with methodology and techniques of selling. Here are a few basic areas that also must be stressed for any sales training program to be successful.

Product Knowledge Our clients have become more savvy. They understand what they need and when they need it. They have an incredible amount of information and are aware of the competition.

This does not mean that the salesperson is not needed. On the contrary, it increases the need for a well informed sales representative. Chances are the client will come armed with lots of questions and issues that need to be addressed and you need to have the answers. Training which offers product knowledge is therefore vital and must be continually updated for the sales representative to be

successful.

Relationship Development We must also consider training in developing a relationship. The sales representative must be taught the importance of building a relationship with the client and the methods needed to grow this relationship.

As we know, the seller represents the company and is responsible for creating good will for the organization by being reliable and honest. S/he should understand what motivates the client. Training in the human factor will pay dividends in understanding the mechanics in the buyer/ seller relationship.

However, sellers must be equally skilled in the area of people knowledge. The first part of people knowledge is relationship development. The salesperson should understand the need for building a business relationship with the client, and the methods to develop and grow this relationship.

We cannot underestimate the role of the today’s seller as an ambassador for the company. The seller who is aware of the dynamics of the selling situation, understands what motivates the buyer, and recognizes the importance of reliability and honesty in a business relationship, will not only enjoy success as an individual salesperson, but will also create tremendous goodwill for the company within the industry. Training in the human factor will pay dividends in understanding the variables in the buyer-seller relationship.

Communication Skills Last but not least, training in communication skills must also be considered as part of sales training. The seller is constantly interacting with the client as well as management. If s/he is unable to express or understand what others are saying then how do you expect the seller to get the mes-

Gerald J. Sherman, of Sherman & Perlman LLC., is a marketing and public relations consultant, sales coach and author who has written several books and articles on these subjects. jerry@ shermanperlman.com http://www.shermanperlman.com

sage across? Presentation, articulation and persuasion are invaluable to the salesperson and form the foundation of all sales methodology. Without a command of the language and familiarity with terms used in the trade, these skills cannot be effective. Attention should also be given in the proper use of written communications such as sending follow up E mails, thank you notes and making short telephone conversations to stay in touch with the client.

In my experience in conducting sales training programs I have found that there is no such thing as a ‘one time fix.’ The programs should be ongoing and updated to reinforce the skills of the seller by keeping up with the changing conditions in the marketplace.

Excerpts from the book, The Real World Guide to Fashion Selling & Management, Gerald J. Sherman & Sar S. Perlman, Fairchild Publications, Division of Conde Nast, (N.Y.).

BUSINESS BITS

By Chris Catoggio

• TALLAHASSEE - The Senate Commerce and Tourism Committee voted 5-1 to allow Florida to join with 20 other states in a compact that will make it easier for businesses to impose Florida sales tax on goods sold to Floridians online.

• CONSTANT CARE NETWORK, a community of Healthcare professionals, will be hosting their monthly meeting on Thursday, April 21st, 8:30 AM at the Volen Center. Guest speakers will be Dr. Robert Colton, Community Advisory Board Liaison, and Stephen Ferrante, Director, of the Aging Academy of FAU. The mission of the Aging Academy is to develop competent elder care leaders and practitioners to meet the growing aging population needs, through the provisions of geriatric competency-driven education, field instruction, and research.

• WEST PALM BEACH – The Board of County Commissioners approved a Job Growth Incentive grant agreement for $136,400 with Chromalloy Gas Turbine, LLC. A supplier FAA-approved replacement parts and maintenance and replacement of turbine engines, Chromalloy will locate its engineering testing center in Palm Beach Gardens. Under the agreement, Chromalloy will create 52 new jobs with an average wage of $88,000, excluding benefits, by December 31, 2013.

• BOCA RATON - Boca Raton Regional Hospital is now using the Revo MRI™ SureScan® pacing system, the first MR-Conditional pacing system designed, tested and FDA approved for use in the Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) environment.

In the past, MRI procedures for patients with implanted pacemakers were not recommended. But since the new system’s approval, the hospital has already implanted three of the devices, the most in Palm Beach County.

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By: Robert D. Foster

The Power - and Peril - of the Spoken Word Josiah Wedgwood, English maker of the famous Wedgwood pottery, was showing a nobleman through his factory. One of the Wedgwood employees, a young teenager, was accompanying them. The nobleman was profane and vulgar in his conversation with Mr. Wedgwood. At first, the boy was visibly shocked by the language. Then the teenager’s demeanor changed markedly. He became fascinated by the distinguished individual’s coarse jokes and laughed at them.

Observing this, Mr. Wedgwood was disgusted and deeply distressed. At the end of the tour, he showed his visitor a vase of unique design. The nobleman was charmed by its exquisite shape and rare beauty.

He reached for it to examine it more closely, but Mr. Wedgwood intentionally let it drop to the floor. The piece of expensive pottery shattered into hundreds of tiny pieces, beyond repair.

With an angry epithet, the nobleman cried: “I wanted that vase for my collection.

You have just ruined it by your carelessness!”

“Sir,” Mr. Wedgwood responded, “there are other things ruined (today) far more precious than a vase

that can never be restored.

You can never give back to that young man, who just left us, the reverence for sacred things that his parents have tried to teach him for years. You have undone their labor in less than half an hour.”

How do we respond to “street talk,” when people around us speak in profane terms or use demeaning language about other people? We could react judgmentally, with recrimination, but it is doubtful that approach would exert any worthwhile influence on the offending speakers. If we do speak up, we would be wise to respond in the manner similar to that used

by Mr. Wedgwood - speaking with gentleness, humility and honesty.

Our response to profanity and unacceptable speech should not be an occasion for self-righteousness. I cannot tell you how many times I have found the same language rising from within me. I might have succeeded in suppressing it, but the thought was there just the same. The Bible reminds us, “So, if you think you are standing firm, be careful that you do not fall!” (1 Corinthians 10:12).

For that reason, through the years I have tried to preface

my words with a simple prayer: “Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight, O Lord” (Psalm 19:14).

Certainly there are timeswhether in the workplace or in our personal pursuits when circumstances tempt us to utter words that would offend or harm others. So it would be wise to heed the apostle Paul’s admonition in Ephesians 4:29,“Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen.”

A friend of mine, Mart De Haan, has suggested the following prayer: “Father, forgive me for taking Your Name in vain, even if only within the silence of my own heart. Help all of us to recognize the nervous selfreliance that causes us to use such high thoughts in such a low and vulgar way.

Help us to learn from our own profanity to see our need of Your Spirit so that we instead will say, ‘Oh my God, let everything that I do and say be not for my own satisfaction and selfserving motives but rather for Christ’s sake. Amen.’ ”

Taken and adapted from The Challenge, written and published by Robert D. and Rick Foster.

Permission to reproduce with proper credit is freely given and encouraged. For questions or comments, write: 29555 Goose Creek Rd, Sedalia, CO 80135, U.S.A., or fax (303) 647-2315.

DIVORCE FLORIDA STYLE

By Mike Gora

Rejection of marital agreement Question: My wife and I are in the middle of a divorce. All of the information has been given to our attorneys and our accountants. Mediation is scheduled for early June. If we sign a settlement agreement at the mediation, is it final? Is there a “recession period” like there is in some contracts? Can the judge in our case reject all of the agreements we made. Can he reject any of them?

Answer: If you are both present and represented by counsel at the mediation there is no “rescission period;” it is final and binding. Every agreement is subject to being set aside, based on a complex system of grounds including fraud, duress, and overreaching.

When you enter into an agreement at mediation, or otherwise, you will then proceed to an “uncontested” final hearing at which you and your attorney or your wife and her attorney will appear.

Usually it is not necessary for both sides to appear.

If you want to bring any question to the attention of the judge, and want the

judge to send you back to the negotiating table you had better make certain that you are at the hearing.

The Judge will ask you whether you and your wife voluntarily entered into the agreement after a complete exchange of financial and personal information.

If either of you were to say you were coerced, or did not have the information you needed to make an informed agreement the judge would inquire further.

With both of you represented by counsel, after discovery and exchange of information, it would be unlikely that the court would reject the agreement or send it back to you for further negotiation.

However the judge can and should examine the document carefully to make sure the Florida child support guidelines were followed or, if not, that there was a legitimate reason for a divination from the guidelines based on grounds provided in the statute.

A Florida appellate court rejected the child support provisions of a final judgment. The trial court provided that the parent

should each support the children while they were in the homes of each, in a rotating (equal) custody case. The wife complained that it was not fair, as the Husband made four times the money she did and the guidelines should be applied.

A judge reviewing that kind of custody and support arrangement should reach the same conclusion as the appellate court and send parties that had agreed to a similar arrangement back to the drawing table.

In another appellate decision, a court disallowed an exclusive use of a marital home agreement, which had a specific term of years ending during the child’s junior year in high school, on the basis that it could not be in the child’s best interest to run the risk of moving and changing schools between her junior and senior year.

Circuit judges will be on the lookout for terms in agreements, which may have been compromises for the parents, but can hurt children. These agreements are more likely to be rejected in the future than they were in the past.

Michael H. Gora has been certified by the Board of Specialization of The Florida Bar as a specialist in family and matrimonial law.

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By Carter Helschien

Rule of Three’s All parents have been there: they ask their son or daughter to do something in the next five minutes; twenty minutes later, it’s still not done. Of course the parents are rightfully upset and demand to know why their son or daughter didn’t do whatever task they should have accomplished twenty minutes prior; yet the son or daughter innocently says that he or she doesn’t remember being asking to do the task.

What is the solution to this confounding problem, parents might ask? Well, it’s simple; it’s called the Rule of Threes. First discovered by a Swedish scientist during World War I, the Rule of Threes explains why teenagers do not listen to requests, orders, commands, or polite queries for assistance the first two times parents ask. Rather, the Rule of Threes states that if parents want a job to be done by a teenager, they must ask the teenager not once, not twice, but three times.

The reason teenagers do not process information on

the first two attempts is, in reality, quite simple. We as teenagers have trained ourselves to automatically tune-out boring and timeconsuming adult dialogue.

Therefore, the first request for help by parents will be channeled through the ear canal, hit the brain, and immediately sorted into the brain’s recycling bin. Teenagers therefore automatically assume that any truly important information parents wish to convey will be restated again if it is indeed important. Consequently, our infamous teen-logic helps us derive the theory that there is no point to listen to something the first time if it is going to be repeated a second time.

On the second attempt, a small portion of parents (about 1% of the entire parent population of the world) will have success.

For the other 99% of parents, however, the second attempt will start off the same as the first: the request will go into the teenager’s ear and hit the brain; from there, however, it will be sorted into some random

folder in the teenager’s brain to be processed at a later time (perhaps it will be put in the folder concerning the capitals of the United States he or she learned in fifth grade.) The reason for this is that the teenager’s subconscious mind realizes that a request is being made by the parent, but is reluctant to accomplish that task. Consequently, the subconscious mind decides to postpone the completion of said task by preventing the conscious mind from comprehending the information being asked.

Finally, however, on the third attempt, a parent’s request will undoubtedly be heard and understood loud and clear by any typical teenager.

So in the end, parents should not get angry their sons or daughters if they don’t accomplish a requested task; rather, it is the parents’ faults for not following the Rule of Three’s.

For if the Rule of Three’s is followed, there will be less yelling, fewer instances of angry parents, and it will ultimately lead to a very happy family.

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Gawney has a name that’s fawney, but would make a great pet Story, photo by Pam D’Addio BOCA RATON - Cool, huh? Yes, I am!

I’m Gawney, a Siberian Husky, a 16-month-old female weighting about 45 pounds.

With my ice blue eyes and gorgeous markings, I’ll attract your attention. But it’s my sweet disposition you’ll fall in love with.

I’m energetic but also happy to sit with you for some TLC. I like kids and other dogs but I may chase cats (it’s a Husky thing!). I’m housebroken and I know how to ‘sit’ for you when you ask.

I just want what everyone wants....a home to call my own and lots of love.

Adopt me....right now?

I’m available for adoption at Tri-County Humane Society, a no-kill animal shelter located at 21287 Boca Rio Road in Boca Raton. The shelter is open for adoptions Tuesday through Sunday, 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Adoption fees for companion animals are $110 and up.

Animals are heartwormtested and up-to-date on vaccinations.

Included in the adoption

fee is one year of free office visits to Regency Veterinary Clinic.

Please visit us to find a lost pet or to consider adding a shelter dog or cat to your family. We have puppies and kittens, too! Call (561) 482-8110 or view many of our available animals and volunteer opportunities at: www. tricountyhumane.org. Follow us on Facebook and Twitter at ‘TriCounty Humane’.

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By Pedro Heizer

End of the Season Awards With the end of the NBA Season, I thought it would be appropriate to publish my pick for the League’s top awards. Bellow, you will find my picks for MVP, 6th Man of the Year, Most Improved, Coach of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year and Rookie of the Year.

NBA Most Valuable Player: Derrick Rose (Chicago) LeBron James is one of the best players in the world.

We all know that, but without Derrick Rose at the realm, the Bulls would not be the number one seed in the eastern conference.

NBA 6th Man of the Year: Lamar Odom (Los Angeles)

Lamar Odom is the obvious winner, even if he started 34 games. Odom is averaging around 14 points per game, and if the Lakers want to tree-peat, they will need Odom to be their best player off the bench.

NBA Most Improved Player: Kevin Love (Minnesota) Love went from 14 PPG and 11 RPG last season to 20 PPG and 15 RPG. This is a no-brainer. And he also holds the record for most consecutive double-doubles. That’s winning.

NBA Coach of The Year: Doug Collins (Philadelphia) Collins took over a Philadelphia team that hasn’t

done much for while and got them in the playoffs as the number seven seed. If for some reason Philadelphia upsets Miami, Doug Collins will have this award in the bag.

NBA Defensive Player of the Year: Dwight Howard (Orlando) Some argue he should be MVP. I won’t go that far, but he is 3rd in the NBA in blocks and is a flat out monster in the paint. This should be an easy pick.

NBA Rookie of the Year: Blake Griffin (LA Clippers) Griffin averaged 22 PPG, 12 RPG, and 4 APG as a rookie. He is the human highlight reel, has people in

Los Angeles talking about “the other team” that shares the Staples Center with the Lakers, and that in itself is an accomplishment in my book. Now, is he considered a “rookie”?

NBA First Team: Dwight Howard (Orlando) LeBron James (Miami) Dwyane Wade (Miami) Derrick Rose (Chicago) Kevin Durant (Oklahoma City) NBA Second Team: Kobe Bryant (LA Lakers) Amaré Stoundemire (New York) Pau Gasol (LA Lakers) Russell Westrbook (Oklahoma City) Kevin Love (Minnesota)

Lynn Baseball Takes Crown Away from Lions BOCA RATON - After a rough first inning Lynn University’s baseball team settled down to take a 10-6 victory over Florida Memorial on Tuesday. Austin Smith went 3-for-5 with a pair of doubles while Johnny Broderick and Leo Carrillo also notched multiple hits. The Fighting Knights improve to 20-17 overall, marking the ninth time in 10 years under head coach Rudy Garbalosa that LU has reached the 20-win plateau.

Florida Memorial (9-21) took advantage of some wildness by Blue & White

starter Lou Viamontes.

After surrendering consecutive singles to open the game, Viamontes hit a batter, walked two more and then hit another batter to put FMU ahead 2-0. A sacrifice fly by Lance Escalera gave the Lions a 3-0 lead. Patience paid off for Viamontes as he struck out two batters over the next two scoreless innings Smith provided the offensive punch for Lynn, launching a double in the home half on the first pitch he saw. After a stolen base, Wes Soto drove him home with a high chopper

to third. Florida Memorial ran into some wildness of its own as its starter Chris Garcia threw three wild pitches in two-thirds of an inning while the first of six Lions errors allowed LU to score five runs and take a 5-3 lead.

The Knights made it 6-3 in the bottom of the fourth but the Lions closed the gap by two runs in the fifth when they recorded four hits against Eric Pfefer. Kyle Radzewski and Smith got back those runs in the bottom of the inning with a RBI double and single.

An Anthony Boza RBI sin-

gle and ensuing throwing error helped LU score two more in the eighth to put the game away. Jason Whelan and Carl Gorman slammed the door on Lions’ hitters in the final three innings, fanning five batters.

Broderick was 2-for-4 at the plate with two runs scored while Carrillo was 2-for-3.

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FAU Baseball downs UCF 3-2 for 20th victory A sacrifice fly by senior third baseman Sean Bukovich proved to be the difference in the Florida Atlantic University baseball team’s come-from-behind 3-2 victory over in-state rival UCF on Tuesday evening at the FAU Baseball Stadium in Boca Raton.

The Owls scored the game’s last three runs to pick up their 20th victory of the season and third straight triumph. The team will take a 20-13 record into this weekend’s Sun Belt Conference home series against University of LouisianaMonroe.

UCF falls to 21-12 on the season.

With the game tied, 2-2, Bukovich came to the plate with the bases loaded and one out in the bottom of the seventh inning. The sacrifice fly out to left field scored junior outfielder Alex Hudak with the winning run. Hudak began the rally with a one-out single up the middle. That was followed by singles by senior shortstop Nick DelGuidice and pitch hitter Eddie Cassidy.

That gave redshirt junior reliever Glen Troyanowski

a chance to pick up his first win since 2009 after tossing a scoreless seventh inning. Closer senior Andy Mee bridged the gap with a scoreless eighth inning before turning it over to junior right hander Hugh Adams, who recorded his fourth save of the season with a perfect ninth inning.

Starting pitcher Jake Meiers went six quality innings and recorded three strikeouts, but didn’t factor in the decision.

FAU began its comeback after trailing 2-0 in the third inning. Colby Gratton’s runscoring double to right field brought home junior catcher Mike Albaladejo with a single run. It was Gratton’s

seventh RBI in the last two games.

Then, the hosts tied the game an inning later when a single by all-purpose player Andy Mee, who started the game as an outfielder, plated Sean Bukovich after a UCF error extended the

frame.

DelGuidice paced the 13hit offensive attack, going 3-for-4, while senior second baseman Raymond Church added two hits to extend his hitting streak to 14 consecutive games. Every player that went to the plate recorded a base hit for FAU - the second straight game that every starting position player had a hit.

Florida Atlantic won a onerun game for the first time this spring.

UCF relief pitcher Matt Collins suffered the loss to drop to 0-1 on the season.

He tossed 1.1 innings and allowing two hits, including the go-ahead run in the seventh inning. Starting pitcher Chase Bradford scattered seven hits and allowed two runs in four innings.

The Knights had two base hits after the fourth inning and were led

by Jonathan Griffin’s home run off Meiers in the second inning.

Chris Taladay and Beau Taylor each had two hits for the visitors.

FAU and UCF are scheduled to have a rematch next Tuesday in Orlando.

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BOCA RATON - Lynn University’s fifth-ranked men’s tennis team enters the Sunshine State Conference Tournament this week as the second seed and will take on Florida Tech (7-16, 0-6 SSC) to open the tournament at 12 pm on Thursday, April 14, at Sanlando Park. The Fighting Knights finished the regular season with a 14-4 overall record and 5-1 mark in the SSC. LU concluded the regular season with an impressive 9-0 thumping of No. 6 St. Edward’s on April 10. The Blue & White have finished as the runner-up at the conference tournament the last three seasons since winning the SSC and National Championship in 2007.

Willi Wolfer, the 13th-ranked player in the nation, has been in the top slot for the Blue & White all season and has been impressive doing so, going 15-1

with eight wins coming against nationally-ranked opponents. He and Luca Pavanelli are 15-1 when paired together at No. 2 doubles and are ranked ninth in the country.

A favorite for SSC Freshman of the Year, 14thranked Vlad Cirla is 14-3 on the season primarily from the second position.

The native of Bucharest, Romania, sports a 6-3 record over ranked foes and is one-half of the eighthranked doubles tandem with Alessandro Sarra.

Sarra is having a solid season to close out his colle-

giate career going 11-6 on the year while Pavanelli is 13-4 from the fourth position.

Alex Voirin and Benji Kendall round out the bottom of the order with a combined 20-10 record and Voirin pairs with George Laffey at No. 3 doubles.

The Fighting Knights defeated the Panthers, 9-0, on March 18 and will look to do so once again to open the Tournament. Five players have played in the top position for FIT with Corey Hodes having the most success with a 2-3 record while Drew Hollis has racked up a team-high two wins in the second spot. DJ Pate has a 4-3 mark at No. 3 but the strength of the squad comes at Nos. 4-6 where the Panthers are a combined 35-34 on the year.

With a win over the Panthers, Lynn will take on the winner of Rollins/Eckerd on Friday, April 15, at 12 pm while the losers of both matches will meet at the same time. The Fighting Knights beat both the Tars and Tritons, 8-1, during the regular season.

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The Boca Raton Tribune SPORTS East/West Boca Raton, FL minutes or at every hole. If celebrating with alcoholic beverages is planned at the 19th hole, alternate fluid (nonalcoholic) with alcoholic drinks. Alcohol acts as a diuretic and actually increases fluid loss, so it is not a good choice for the replacement of fluids lost during the round of golf.

To help your performance try these nutrition tips as you eat for “peak performance!”

A Golfer’s Diet By: William Breland “A good diet can not make an average athlete great, but a poor diet can make a great athlete average.”

-David Costill, Ball State University, Indiana Golf is a lifetime sport that both men and women of all ages enjoy participating in.

However, for the competitive golfer, it is a test of the athlete’s physical and mental endurance. While equipment and physical fitness are important to the game, a balanced diet is often the most overlooked aspect that all serious golfers must consider.

DEFINING A BALANCED DIET For golfers, a balanced diet begins with eating at least 50% of your total caloric intake from carbohydrates such as whole grains, breads, pastas, rice, fruits, vegetables, and low-fat dairy. Carbohydrates are the body’s preferred energy source during activity. It fuels the brain and nervous system, preserves protein while helping to burn fat.

Consuming carbohydrates during activity helps maintain blood glucose levels, allowing the golfer to have improved concentration.

Protein is another important macronutrient to in-

corporate into the balanced diet. Have 6 to 8 ounces of protein daily, and choose lean protein sources such as chicken, fish, round or loin cuts of beef, beans or legumes. Protein is needed for growth and repair of muscles, and helps regulate body processes as enzymes and hormones.

Fat is the final macronutrient in the balanced diet. Fat, like carbohydrate, provides fuel for working muscles, but it is a more concentrated fuel source. Recommended fat intake is the same for athletes as for all healthy people - no more than 30% of your total calories coming from fat. This is approximately 4-5 ser-vings of fat (based on 2000 calories).

One serving of fat equals 1 teaspoon of oil or margarine, 6 nuts, or 2 teaspoons of peanut butter.

FILL UP ON FLUIDS Hydration is an imperative component in the successful golfers game. Consuming adequate fluids before, during and after playing golf is beneficial. Even a slight decrease in bodyweight due to dehydration can affect your performance and result in fatigue & mental dullness.

Consume approximately 8 oz of fluid before tee time.

While golfing consume 4-8 oz of fluid every15-20

BEFORE THE MORNING ROUND 1 cup oatmeal 1 banana or 1 cup orange juice 1 cup skim milk or 1 cup nonfat yogurt 2 slices whole-wheat toast 2 teaspoons margarine AFTER THE 9TH HOLE 12 ounces Sports Drink 2 tablespoons peanut butter and crackers or 1 piece of fruit or 1 granola or cereal bar POST GAME Don’t forget to re-hydrate as mentioned above!

3-4 ounces grilled chicken breast 1 cup brown rice 1 cup steamed broccoli 1 cup mixed greens salad 2 teaspoons low fat dressing 1 cup fruit salad These are just a few tips to jump start proper fueling as an important and integral part of your training program. Each athlete is unique and has different training schedules, food preferences, lifestyle factors, and weight concerns. For a more individualized assessment and recommendations for your needs submit a rquest at: www.GoLoGolFitness.com Article Source: http://www. golfarticles.net

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