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Speedway bill clears Senate committee
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Measure would give millions in tax breaks to racing company BY ASHLEY D. THOMAS DAYTONA TIMES aysheldarcel@gmail.com
A state Senate committee may give the green flag on $60 million in tax breaks to Daytona International Speedway over the next 30 years if a bill being heard in committee becomes law. The Commerce and Tourism
Committee gave support to the proposal (SB 208), which sponsor Sen. Dorothy Hukill, R-Port Orange, called a job creator for Florida. “This is a real economic driver not only for the county that I represent, but the entire state,” Hukill said. If passed, the Speedway would join the ranks of other Florida sports agencies in tax breaks, including the NBA’s Orlando Magic and the NFL’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Jacksonville Jaguars.
Daytona Rising The rebates could be made available right away since the Speedway is investing between $375 and $400 million for the major “Daytona Rising” facelift, which is providing 363 jobs. The project is being designed to create a state-of-the-art racing experience along the Speedway’s nearly mile-long frontstretch. In the past year, the Speedway has held minority forums to invite subcontractors from minority backgrounds to participate in
the project. Daytona International Speedway President Joie Chitwood III said the company has been focused on creating opportunities for local communities and particularly minority and womenowned businesses throughout Florida. “Daytona Rising represents a significant economic boost and we are grateful to have such talented and hard-working business partners from all areas of the community helping to transform our vision into a reality,
Literacy the focus of book festival
Tyree, other authors share their passion for reading and writing at event in Midtown
Speedway expansion The proposal to direct $2 million a year in state sales-tax dollars for improvements at Daytona International Speedway went unopposed through its first turn in the Florida Senate this week. “Over 60 percent of the visitors” to the annual Daytona 500 “are from outside the state, generating new tax dollars,’’ Hukill Please see BILL, Page 2
B-CU partners with hospital to help residents manage diabetes, heart disease BY ASHLEY D. THOMAS DAYTONA TIMES aysheldarcel@gmail.com
Bethune-Cookman University has partnered with Florida Hospital Memorial Medical Center to pilot a program in 2014 that will help local residents manage their chronic diseases such as heart disease and diabetes. Patients who receive care at Florida Hospital Memorial Medical Center and meet a certain criteria, including medical history of chronic diseases and financial need, will be eligible for enrollment in the Florida Hospital Community Care program. A team of clinicians including a registered nurse, social worker, dietician, and counselor, supported by a team of student health coaches from Bethune-Cookman University, will coordinate post-discharge care for patients with limited resources to manage their chronic conditions.
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“It’s all about literacy,” F.R.E.S.H. Book Festival Director Donna M. GrayBanks said at the third annual event held at the Midtown Cultural and Educational Center in Daytona Beach last weekend. “When the lights go out and the cell phone towers go down, all you have is a flashlight and a good book.” About 150 people attended the F.R.E.S.H. (Fiction, Romance, Erotica, Spiritual and Health) festival, which began the evening of Jan. 3. Another 200 attended the event on Saturday, which was sponsored by the City of Daytona Beach. New York Times bestselling author Omar Tyree was among the authors featured this year. “We are trying to get more and more young people involved,” said Percy Williamson, leisure services director for the City of Daytona Beach. “We’ve been reaching out to churches, the schools. As most of the authors talk about, literacy is really what it’s all about. If you can read you can do almost anything, go anywhere, be anyone. That is the foundation of everything. “To hear Omar say that
which benefits everyone,” Chitwood said.
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Sara Bethune-Smith, a first-time author, left, is seated beside her sister, Dr. Evelyn Bethune, an author who started Bethune Publishing three years ago. Her company helps other authors get books published and distributed. most boys read comic books, that is what catches them, and then they move from there. If nothing else, we need to get them back to reading comic books and get some traction. “It is a good thing that we the city are trying to promote literacy, promote art. We have sports, basketball, athletics all over the place, but we are trying to balance this out by exposing these young people to a lot more things than what a typical young person gets,” Williamson added.
The Traveler At the festival, Tyree told
a group how he was able to gather information for his award-winning book Fly Girl. “Man, when you get on the bus with girls everyday, they don’t stop talking. I mean for a whole hour! All you have to do is keep your ears ready,” Tyree quipped. He explained that his books gave him the opportunity to evoke change and disseminate information to readers, which he did not take lightly. In fact, the author of 18 books encouraged literacy among all ages and races at the festival and introduced the audience to his new series of books The
Traveler, which had its first release in December. The first book in his series featured a trip to Dubai, giving readers a chance to experience the exciting adventures, exotic love affairs and the endless danger of a man afraid of nothing, who is willing to try everything. The Traveler may have readers visiting distant lands but Tyree says he has love for Daytona Beach. “I’m already familiar with Daytona Beach. Whenever you can get away from the cold weather to come down to some warmer weather, you take Please see FESTIVAl, Page 2
“This is an innovative way to provide care to our patients who do not have the necessary resources to do it on their own,” said Dr. Ron Jimenez, Florida Hospital Memorial Medical Center’s chief medical officer. “Once these patients leave the hospital, a team will coordinate care for them indefinitely, free of charge. No one else in the area is doing anything like this, especially partnering with a university to train students.” Students taking part in the program from BCU are among an elite group of students as the course is an honors class. In January, Jimenez and Jill Piazza, Florida Hospital Volusia/Flagler Director of Health and Performance, will teach a class called “Community Healthcare: From Theory to Practice.”
For sophomores and juniors This seminar is an academic class offered as an elective for sophomore and junior pre-medicine and other health sciences majors, and will train students on how to be a health coach. “We have focused and will continue to focus on our students being prepared for the health profession,” explained Dr. Alma Dixon, Assistant Provost and Executive Dean of the College of Health Sciences at B-CU. “The program fits with the vision of the college Please see PROGRAM, Page 2
DeLand church to host workshop for recovering addicts BY ASHLEY D. THOMAS DAYTONA TIMES aysheldarcel@gmail.com
Jeffrey J. Dove is no stranger to addiction. The pastor of DeLand Bethel AME Church openly speaks of his struggle with substance abuse and has partnered with the nationally recognized Southeastern Institute on Chemical Dependency to host a “Recovery for the Community and Congregation” workshop Feb. 7
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at the church located at 226 Howery Ave. The workshop will focus on not only street drugs, but prescription drugs, alcohol and tobacco.
Purpose of workshop
The mission of the institute is to provide addiction education
and resources to congregations and communities throughout the Southeastern United States and offers regularly scheduled, comprehensive workshops for anyone seeking to better understand chemical dependency and its many related problems. “The focus is on addictive behavior,” Dove explained. “Cigarettes, gambling, drugs. It has those components also.” Instruction is led by professionals from the field of substance
abuse and addictions, bringing faith and science together as active agents of prevention and supporters of recovery.
Personal experience Dove grappled with a cocaine addiction in his home of Jacksonville for a number of years before relocating to the Volusia County area. “I struggled for 15 years, all throughout my teenage years and have remained sober and
drug free another 15 years,” Dove shared. “There was a plethora of drinking, smoking weed and then on to cocaine. “This workshop is designed to educate and motivate the community and local congregations about drug use,” he continued. “The Southeastern Institute on Chemical Dependency hosts these workshops throughout the state and chose Volusia County for next month’s event.” Please see WORKSHOP, Page 2
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Mom’s scholarship fund keeps military son’s legacy alive Collecting food, cash and check donations evoke memories that connect Cathy Heighter with her past. She’s a Gold Star Mother distinguished by losing a child in military service. Pfc. Raheen Heighter, a 22-yearold infantryman when his convoy came under fire, was killed in Iraq in 2003. Raheen’s mom became an advocate/fundraiser for military families and families of fallen heroes. Heighter was Cathy working in her Heighter hair salon in Bay Shore, NY, when she learned from a military liaison the fate of Raheen. Heighter’s son was promoted posthumously to corporal. She organized Cpl. Raheen the Suffolk CounHeighter ty Forum Scholarship Fund – which is undergoing restructuring – as Raheen’s legacy to award college scholarships to graduating students. Raheen joined the military for a chance to get a college education. Notwithstanding, Congressman Steven Israel (D-NY), on Heighter’s behalf, introduced a bill to be named for Raheen in
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2003, offering a $100,000 death benefit without cost. The bill passed through lawmakers under the Blanket Bill of the Heroes Act on May 5, 2005. The $250,000 maximum at the time increased to a $400,000 death benefit with a no-pay premium from servicemen. Heighter, now a sales associate with Coldwell Banker Premier Properties, partnered with the firm on a Christmas food drive for veterans. •••
Partnered with veterans and AMI Kids Food, cash and check donations were collected at the real estate offices in Palm Coast, Ormond Beach, St. Augustine, and the World Golf Village. More than 600 pounds of food were packed at Chapter 86 of the Disabled American Veterans (DAV) of Flagler Beach for disabled veterans in need. Canned and boxed goods contained $25 gift certificates for the veterans’ use toward perishable items. The chapter takes in all of Flagler County.
“The commander and the assistant picked up boxes from the office. The food drive was very successful,” said Heighter. “I am still remembering and honoring my son and all of our fallen heroes.” Heighter tied in the AMI Kids of Volusia County, who collected canned and boxed goods for the Christmas Food Drive. The facility is located on Mason Avenue in Daytona Beach. According to their website, they are part of a 50-program network, dedicated to providing community kids with opportunities to transform into responsible young adults. AMI Kids are offered promising futures through positive, motivating programs that inspire learning, leadership and personal growth. Heighter mentioned that Executive Director Robert Kennedy telephoned after reading about the food drive. “He thought it was a good project for the kids to give back to the community,” she said. Heighter is an entrepreneurial hairstylist featured in my Dec. 19 article. “I enjoy learning, continuing to grow, and educating myself,” said Heighter. “In a nutshell, I love life and what it has to offer.” •••
Flagler NAACP to host awards luncheon The Flagler County NAACP
PROGRAM from Page 1 of health sciences and President (Edison) Jackson. It also felt like what we thought could give us a very important academic piece. To understand what it is to have a client, especially with a chronic illness, so many of their needs fall between the cracks.”
Paired with patients The course is being taught this spring by experts in the field from the medical center as well as faculty from B-CU. Dixon added that the session pertaining to ethics as it relates to the uninsured and the underinsured is being taught by B-CU professor Dr. Michael Humphries. “Students complete a didactic piece first and then during the summer months complete the practicum,” she explained. During the practicum, the student health coaches will interact with people who have chronic illnesses, largely who are uninsured. The students will be paired
BILL from Page 1 stated. Work began in July and is expected to include new entrances, expanded entertainment concourses, increased refreshment and concession areas and wider seating. It is expected to be completed by January 2016. The changes will cut seating by about 46,000 seats to 101,000. A similar proposal in the 2013 session died as lawmakers blocked requests to direct state sales-tax money into a number of stadium projects, including improvements for Sun Life Stadium in Miami Gar-
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Dr. Alma Dixon, Assistant Provost and Executive Dean of the College of Health Sciences at B-CU, speaks on the various programs offered at B-CU during a community session. with patients to help coach them and emphasize compliance with the personalized health plan mapped out specifically for their care. “They will have a good sense of what the health care system is really like and will be able to help the clients they meet.”
“People go to the hospital in large numbers through the emergency room, which is very expensive care,” Dixon continued. “They are treated, released and given written discharge papers.
New York retirees schedule King service
Museum to host jazz concert The North East Florida Jazz Association (NEFJA) will present saxophone legend/be-bop pioneer Lou Donaldson with jazz keyboardist Doug Carn and drummer John Lumpkin. They will perform Jan. 19, 2:30 p.m., at the Museum of Arts and Sciences, 352 South Nova Road, Daytona Beach. Tickets are $30 for members; $35, non-members. To purchase tickets, contact Muriel McCoy at 386-445-1329. To purchase on line, log on at NEFJA.org. •••
Chapter #2 of the New York City Transit Retirees of Florida, helmed by Marie Winston McCray, will present their annual ecumenical service, honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on Jan. 20, 11 a.m., at First Baptist Church, 6050 Palm Coast Parkway NW, Palm Coast. The Hon. Hubert L. Grimes, who defied racial barriers as the first African-American judge elected in Volusia County, will be the keynote speaker. This year’s theme is titled, “Unfulfilled Dreams.” Music will be provided by the Community Chorus with Director Linda Hodges. The public is invited. To verify further details, contact McCray at 386-986-4847. •••
Food giveaway set for Jan. 11
‘This is what you are supposed to take, this is what you are supposed to do.’ They get home look at the discharge orders and it says to do a follow up visit. ‘What happens if I don’t have transportation? What if I am afraid to go into the doctor’s office? What if I can’t afford it?’” As a health coach, students will aim to reduce what can escalate into costly and overwhelming health problems. This includes helping patients avoid missing appointments, misunderstandings and noncompliance with prescribed health regiments. Dixon explains that the health coaches will be alongside the clients to help them navigate the procedures. “They may have no idea of the full diagnosis. How many times have we have heard some one say ‘I have a touch of sugar?’ The students will have had a whole semester of learning cultural pieces, learning a little bit about diabetes and others,” she noted. “We aren’t making them diagnosticians, but learning enough about diabetes to talk to someone in their home and forming relationships.”
“Time and time again throughout the country we are finding people who have to manage a chronic illness. It is a big chunk to have to manage but it is manageable. All aspects of it. Keeping follow-up appointments, following a medication regime, eating the right things. It is a big task.”
The Women’s Missionary Society of First Church - the Rev. Gillard S. Glover, Pastor - has scheduled the monthly food giveaway for Jan. 11, 1-3 p.m., at 91 Old Kings Road North, Palm Coast For more information, call 386-4465759. ••• As always, remember our prayers for the sick, afflicted and bereaved.
Celebrations Birthday wishes to Miriam Pincham in Charlotte, N.C., Jan. 10; Marva Jones, Jan. 11. Happy anniversary to the Rev. Woodrow and Gloria Leeks, Jan. 10.
‘Real-world experience’ Added Piazza, This is a handson internship. These students will gain real-world experience as they interact with patients and write and present case reports to the Florida Hospital Community Care team each week.” “We are making a major contribution to the community to those people who may fall between the cracks because they truly don’t understand what management means or how to manage it or just to think that someone cares. That is Bethune-Cookman. That is our legacy. Reaching out, grabbing our community one by one and helping them.” The program will accept 50 patients in 2014, with plans to grow in numbers and eventually expand to other area Florida Hospital locations.
Author Omar Tyree (far right) sits beside Daytona Beach Commissioner Paula Reed during an author’s session at the F.R.E.S.H. Book Festival.
dens and EverBank Field in Jacksonville, and construction of a soccer stadium in Orlando. The conservative group Americans for Prosperity Florida has called the use of sales-tax money for stadium construction and improvements a “handout” to millionaires. No opposition was raised during Wednesday’s committee meeting. A similar bill failed last year. However, sponsors in both the state Senate and House said this year it may become law.
A report from the News Service of Florida was used in compiling this report.
workshop from Page 1 Dove’s mother, Theresa Dove Waters, a member of the institute requested the workshop be held at Bethel AME, as one component of her son’s ministry has a large focus on people who have battled with addiction. Dove mentioned one success story of a young lady who has recently received multiple drug charges and convictions but has “turned her life all the way around.” “Our ministry offers drug counseling for people who have been on probation and tries to help people to recover from those addictions. A lot of time they (those
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Awards Luncheon has been set for Jan. 18, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the Palm Coast Yacht Club. Event coordinator Marie Winston McCray announces that NAACP members assigned to the office detail will be honored at the luncheon. Choose a favorite from the menu of chicken parmesan, London broil, or baked salmon. The ticket price is $35. For tickets, call the NAACP at 386-4467822. •••
who have served time in prison or jail) have a hard time fitting in or being put back into the community. “We also offer resume building and assistance for those seeking employment.” Jewell Meringer, Dr. James Huysman and Waters will be the speakers. The workshop is open to the community. “I’m excited about the partnership and hope we have a good turnout,” Dove concluded. For more information about the workshop, call 386-855-4087, 386-5854944 or register at thesicd. org.
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festival from Page 1 it. I already love the area. I have history here. Daytona was actually the first area that I ever had an airplane ride to in 1995,’’ he shared.
Keeping it real Authors from North Carolina, Georgia, Texas and Florida flocked to the festival that also featured authors Michael Beckford, James Bennett, Dr. Evelyn Bethune, Dr. Michelle Donice and Michael A. Pyle, Esq. Festival attendees were able to purchase books and speak with the authors as well as get pointers and tips from local publishing companies. “So if I whack my son over the head with this book, will that work?” Bianca Mitchell jokingly asked Daytona Times Publisher Charles Cherry II,
author of Excellence Without Excuse: The Black Student’s Guide to Academic Excellence. “He’s a good kid, but he’s frustrated,” she added. Cherry was among the 26 authors at the F.R.E.S.H. festival and gave the Palm Coast mother a few pointers from his book for her 15-year-old son. “He needs to understand that whatever he wants to do is related to education, you can’t just go where you want to go and think you will get what you want to get,” said Cherry, who also is an attorney. “Secondarily, there are skills necessary to be successful in education. There is goal setting, time management, how to take notes, aggressive listening – that’s what the book tells about.” “You have to put the time in to get to where you want to go,” he added. “If he can be successful at something, success breeds more success.”
Importance of collaboration Banks-Gray says that the festival is growing each year and looks forward to what is in store for 2014 and beyond. She did, however, state that more collaboration could bring greater results for everyone. “We don’t do enough collaboration. If I bring a book out and every author buys one, we all could be
millionaires. We have to work together as opposed to always being defensive and thinking that someone is going to take your stuff. When you write, it’s put in the Library of Congress for 70 years,’’ she remarked. “There is a sign language book here, children’s books, there is also a couple in the back that is legally blind and has done seven books,” she added. “Literacy is so important.”
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Housing rehab funds available for homeowners with special needs Volusia County has a limited amount of State Housing Initiatives Partnership (SHIP) funds to provide housing rehabilitation for homeowners with certain developmental disabilities and special needs. The Special Needs Housing Rehabilitation Program is administered by the county’s Community Assistance Division in cooperation with nonprofit
agencies and governmental agencies that serve this population. The purpose of the assistance is to provide home modifications that will allow homeowners to remain independent in their own homes, and to provide housing rehabilitation necessary to correct code violations or urgent repairs for health and safety concerns. The program is income-
restricted and available to assist households with incomes that do not exceed 120 percent of the area’s median income.
How to apply The program provides up to $25,000 of financial assistance as a grant for projects of up to $5,000 or a deferred payment loan for projects larger than $5,000. The deferred payment loan
has zero percent interest for a 10-year term. The loan is reduced annually and forgiven at the end of 10 years if the homeowner continues to live in the home and complies with program restrictions. Applications will be accepted for an initial 60-day period. Eligible applicants will be placed on a waiting list and selected from the waiting list based on estab-
lished priorities. Nonprofit agencies and interested homeowners are asked to complete the required application, gather necessary documentation, and submit the package to Volusia County Community Assistance Division for review and approval. Applications are available at www.volusia.org/affordable-housing. The county will procure
the rehabilitation service on behalf of the selected homeowners. Other conditions and restrictions apply. The program is not available in the city limits of Daytona Beach, Deltona and Ponce Inlet. For more information, visit www.volusia.org/housing or call the county’s Community Assistance Division at 386-736-5955.
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Emmeline Precile, left, and Eveline Desroches share an umbrella as they walk to see what damage a tornado had done to their neighbors’ homes in Sunrise on Oct. 19, 2011.
BRIEFS Librarian offers Genealogy 101 on Feb. 5 Learn how to trace your family’s history during a one-hour presentation at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 5, at the Daytona Beach Region-
al Library at City Island, 105 E. Magnolia Ave. Genealogy Librarian Kim Dolce will introduce you to online and print sources that can help you get started on your search for your roots. •••
Cultural Council to meet Jan. 24 The Cultural Council of
Volusia County will meet at 9 a.m. Friday, Jan. 24, at the West Volusia Historical Society’s Conrad Center, 137 W. Michigan Ave., DeLand. Members will elect a chair and vice chair for 2014 and discuss the council’s ongoing programs and upcoming activities. The public is invited to attend and participate in the meeting. The Cultural Council advises the Volusia County
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Palm Coast center to launch academy The Palm Coast Business Assistance Center (BAC) announces its new Small Business Development Center Business Academy, to start in early 2014. “We’re excited to launch this program,” said Joe Roy, BAC area manager. “It will provide solid training and education in a variety of areas. The idea is to boost the performance and competitiveness of our Flagler County companies.” The 2014 Business Academy will be comprised of three segments: • Business management series will begin in March and include two-hour sessions taking place over five weeks. Topics to be covered include business planning, sales, marketing, lean operations and finance. This course is designed for existing businesses, and the cost per attendee will be $50 to cover materials. • Evening workshops will begin in April and be scheduled for two hours in the
Is your home ready for this year’s hurricane season? If you meet incomeeligibility requirements and need upgrades to improve your home’s wind resistance, you may qualify for Volusia County’s Wind Hazard Mitigation Program. The grant-funded program can assist with hurricane coverings for window and doors, gable-end tie-downs and upgraded garage doors. The maximum award per household is $10,000. Funding can be used only for owner-occupied homes in Volusia County except in the city limits of
Daytona Beach, Deltona, Port Orange and Ponce Inlet. The funds are provided as a five-year, zero-interest, deferred loan secured by a mortgage. The owner is responsible to pay for closing costs. If the homeowner lives in the home for five years and complies with program restrictions, the loan will be forgiven. Applicants work with the county’s Community Assistance staff to apply and determine eligibility. For more information, visit www.volusia.org/housing or call Affordable Housing Coordinator Lori Brown at 386-736-5955, ext. 12969.
evenings and cover topics such as marketing, social media, business planning and finance. These workshops are provided at no cost through the sponsorship of SCORE, SBDC and the Flagler County Chamber of Commerce and Affiliates. • Special programs. Examples include Franklin Covey’s “4 Imperatives of Great Leaders” and “4 Disciplines of Execution,” Growth Wheel’s “Designing Your Business with a 360 View” and BAC’s “Lean Leadership Tools for Service Industries.” Throughout 2014, the BAC will continue to hold other events including: • Women in Business “Fearless & Focus” in February • Home-Based Business in May • Business Outreach in July • Annual BAC Expo held in November The Palm Coast Business Assistance Center is a partnership between the City of Palm Coast and the Florida Small Business Development Center hosted by the University of Central Florida. The BAC provides assistance in starting and growing businesses in Flagler County, at no cost to businesses. The BAC is located at Palm Coast’s City Offices at
City Marketplace, 160 Cypress Point Parkway, Suite B-105. For more information and to register, contact the Palm Coast Business Assistance Center at 386-9862499. •••
Job fair registration In DeLand Registration is now open for the upcoming job fair to be held at the Chisholm Center on February 20 from noon to 4 p.m., 520 S. Clara Ave. Deland. There will be a fun zone for job seeker’s children and several community service informational tables at the event. Attendees are required to register with Employ Florida (EFM) www.employflorida.com as well as complete an assessment at www.cbevirtual247.com before the event. More information: 386-740-0808. •••
Prayer day at Choice church The first Missionary Prayer Day will be held at the Choice Christian Worship Center, Jan. 11 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., 327 S. MLK Blvd. Area churches are invited to partake in this event. Free refreshments. More information: 386-2584673.
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Forest Whitaker, far right, stars in “The Butler.’’ Next to him is Cuba Gooding Jr.
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Which one’s better – the book or the movie? Find out as January’s book-anda-movie series takes a look at “The Butler.” The movie will be shown at dusk Friday, Jan. 24, at Riverfront Park on the corner of Beach Street and Magnolia Avenue. Moviegoers should bring lawn chairs or blankets. Hot dogs, popcorn, candy and soft drinks will be available for sale. In case of rain, the movie will be shown the following evening in the park. A book discussion will
begin at 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 25, at the Cinematique Theater, 242 S. Beach St., Daytona Beach. The film, based on the true story of a White House butler who served eight American presidents over three decades, traces the dramatic changes that swept American society from the Civil Rights movement to the post-Vietnam era, and how those changes affected the butler’s life and family. Lee Daniels directs the film, which stars Forest
Whitaker as the butler and Oprah Winfrey as his wife. Robin Williams, John Cusack, Alan Rickman, and James Marsden as John F. Kennedy round out the cast. The free programs are sponsored by Cinematique, the Front Porch Friday Festival, the Daytona Beach Regional Library, and the Friends of the Daytona Beach Library. For more information, call Adult Program Coordinator Deborah Shafer at 386-257-6036, ext. 16264.
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Killing and dying for respect There was some disbelief over social media when it was suggested the accused shooter of two Newark, New Jersey youth was prompted by the suspect’s feeling disrespected. The suspect, a 15 year-old boy, is reported to have been angry because he believed two other young men had ‘hit’ on a girl he was dating. The boy’s rage resulted in the death of a 13-year-old girl, Zainee Hailey, who was struck by a stray bullet while taking out the trash on Christmas night. Another victim, a target of the shooter and one of the boys the suspect alleged to have acted disrespectfully toward him, died of his injuries. The third victim was shot in the neck and seriously injured. While so-called crimes of passion are not rare, many adults can’t fathom how a child could be driven to kill because of being slighted. It seems inconceivable to many people that being “dissed” could trigger such a violent response, let alone the actions of a teenager over youthful romance. However, to dismiss the importance of “respect” among youth, particularly Black boys, is to miss the larger issue of social disconnection. We can condemn the actions of this young man, and mourn the death of an innocent bystander, but we had better come to terms with the degree to which many young people harbor deep resentment and anger over their nothingness in our nation.
Existence questioned Decades of indifference toward youth, and specifically young Black boys and men, has resulted in generations of young people who internalize any slight as threatening the little shred of humanity they possess. It is why the most innocuous comment can trigger the most extreme reaction. In communities where so little regard is shown for
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To grasp the magnitude of what took the life of Zainee Hailey in Newark you must first acknowledge the message we have sent to young people. We don’t care if they are living in decent housing or have a place to call home. We herd them in school buildings that reek of indifference and then label them failures when we fail to live up to our moral and legal obligation to provide a quality education. Young people are easy prey for the drug trade when the adults in their lives are permanently severed from economic opportunity. And when our youth are pushed out of school and into the underground and illegal economy, they become prey for an increasingly corporate criminal justice system driven by profit and little concerned with justice or rehabilitation. Respect? There is none shown young people so our youth will claim it by any means necessary. Elected officials can call for all the police city and state budgets can muster and it will not matter. Preachers can evoke scripture and shout from their pulpits and it will not matter. Hell, at this point the tears of victims’ families don’t even matter much. It seems to me that unless we fundamentally alter our relationship with young people, make children and teenagers our priority, we stand little chance at stopping the bloodshed in our communities. Our only hope is in a radical restructuring of how we engage children from early childhood to young adulthood, and how we simultaneously support families and reform institutions that exist in theory to facilitate the transition to adult life.
young people, they protect the only thing they have left – their dignity – at any and all cost. This is not just a street-level reality; it persists in homes and schools. The belligerence of many young people in family environments is the direct result of their feeling belittled and abandoned. So many of our youth are raising themselves and forced to go it alone, that any suggestion of behavior modification is taken as a personal affront. The same goes on in the classroom. Stories of student rage and violence directed at teachers is often rooted in the young person’s sense of being disrespected by an authority figure; the same tension that often surfaces during interactions with police. It could be the tone that is used by the adult, the body language or words spoken in a way that conveys the message that the young person is viewed as inferior. It is why youth to youth interactions turn deadly. If you are not being respected by adults who are expected to demonstrate civility, you sure are not going to let a peer put you down. The alternative, perhaps walking away, is viewed as an act of submission, of cowardice that buys you nothing on the street except more abuse. If you can’t protect your personal “space,” you begin to question your very existence. And in a day and age when life is viewed through the shortest lens by many young people, the Walter Fields is Executive Edilearning curve is irrelevant since tor of NorthStarNews.com. Write there is no sense of the possibility your own response at www.dayof a tomorrow or adulthood. tonatimes.com.
NYC’s progressive challenge to America The inauguration of New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio on January 1 signaled an important left-ofcenter turning point in the evolution of progressive politics. It’s important not only for the largest city in America, but also for the masses of people who increasingly live in major urban centers throughout the world. Mayor de Blasio represents a new challenge for a more “progressive” urban change and leadership in America. Championing the cause of economic equality across the lines of race, class and gender, will have a transformative impact on how other big cities are led and changed. After being sworn in by former President Bill Clinton, de Blasio stood at the podium to boldly proclaim, “We are called to put an end to economic and social inequalities that threaten to unravel the city that we love.”
Promises made African Americans and Latino Americans in particular know first-hand the social, racial and ethnic inequalities that characterize major metropolitan areas throughout the United States. This has always been a tale of two cities for them – a city for the superrich and a city of the superpoor. De Blasio declared, “When I said we would take dead aim at the tale of two cities, I meant it. And we will do it. I will honor the faith and trust you have placed in me. And
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Mayor de Blasio’s inauguration. He stated, “While it is encouraging to know that the statistics have indicated a recent drop in our city’s murder rate, New York alarmingly plays a tragic role in the fact that our nation has the largest prison population in the world.” He explained, “Much of that problem stems from issues of race, perpetuated by the depth of human indifference to poverty. Changing the stop-and-frisk law is as important as it is the change of the law is only the tip of the iceberg in fixing our deeply Dickensian justice system.” Of course, Brother Belafonte was correct and on point. It is refreshing to see the reemergence of elected officials who are not afraid to represent their constituents and to speak truth to power. The eyes of the world will be watching New York City to see whether there is fundamental change. At least for first days of 2014, the city appears to be headed in a good direction with a good leader. Belafonte said it best: “Bill de Blasio gives New York another opportunity to open the door of possibilities. We, New Yorkers, must not let him fail…. We’ve got a lot of work to do, so let’s get busy.”
we will give life to the hope of so many in our city. We will succeed … as one city.” It is important to note that Mayor de Blasio was overwhelmingly elected last November with over 74 percent of the vote. His campaign did not shy away from a stern leftof-center progressive stance on all the major municipal political issues from education, employment, health care, and criminal justice to economic equality. The majority of New York voters knew who and what they were voting for by electing Bill de Blasio. Hopefully, this will also be a teachable moment for others who seek political office. There have been too many closet progressives or liberals who have felt erroneously that in order to be elected, they had to hide or camouflage the fact that they were actual liberal in their principles and perspectives. Of course, those kind of politically camouflaged elected officials usually end up failing because they have been too cowardly to stand Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. is up for their principles. President of Education Online Services Corporation and the Incarceration still high Hip-Hop Summit Action NetHarry Belafonte also did not shy work. Write your own response away from speaking the truth at at www.daytonatimes.com.
Getting rid of Shanahan and the ‘Redskins’ name I was not at all surprised that the Washington Redskins canned Coach Mike Shanahan. Three losing seasons over four years does not make for career advancement. So, on to next season, I guess. Yet, I found myself wondering, once again, why it seems so easy for the owners of the Washington football team to make any number of changes except the one that might actually make a difference for their future: change their name. Most recently, team owner Daniel Snyder supposedly wanted to convince an increasingly skeptical public about his alleged concerns for Native Americans. Visiting Native Americans and getting a better sense of their miserable conditions was a noble move, but it does not make up for the recurring insult to Native Americans by his refusal to change his team’s name. It almost reminds me of someone talking bad about my mother while having a smile on their face.
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A better understanding Please understand that it is important that Snyder and other members of the wealthy classes of the U.S. get a better understanding of the horrendous conditions experienced by Native Americans. It would be especially useful for Snyder and his colleagues to study a little history to gain an appreciation of the genocide and marginalization experienced by Native Americans. But it is also important that Snyder, et.al. understand that the problem is not one that exists only in the past; there are continuing violations of the humanity of Native Americans. The exposure to and repe-
tition of racist insults against Native Americans is illustrative of this pattern of continuing violations. So, after another losing season perhaps Snyder, et.al. might consider that this may be the time for a really big change. Perhaps this is an opportunity for Snyder, et.al. to begin to face the ramifications of a history of very real and criminal actions perpetrated against a very real portion of humanity. Until this happens, I hope that the Washington football team keeps losing.
Bill Fletcher, Jr. is a Senior Scholar with the Institute for Policy Studies, the immediate past president of TransAfrica Forum, and the author of “They’re Bankrupting Us” – And Twenty Other Myths about Unions. Follow him on Facebook and at www.billfletcherjr. com.
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My new year wishes Happy New Year! January first and second are the days when most think of the “new” year, yet with the first Monday in January falling on January 6, that’s probably when most people will return to their desks withy focused energy and ready to go. Post-its and scrawled notebook paper will trumpet “new” resolutions. Eat less, relax more, volunteer, tithe, save, all that good stuff. Some will even compose a bucket list of things they’d like to do before the end of their lives. Others will have a list of wants and wishes, both realistic and unrealistic. My wish list focuses on public policy, since better public policy means a better 2014. I WANT JOBS, JOBS, JOBS FOR BLACK PEOPLE. With the last reported official unemployment rate for African Americans at 12.5 percent, and the unofficial rate exceeding 25 percent, I’d really like to see some more jobs in the African American community. Joblessness leads to poverty leads to all kinds of maladies. While the stock market is soaring, is it too much to ask for a little job creation? Don’t Republicans, also, represent unemployed people? Help me, somebody. By the way, I’d like more jobs for everyone, but first things first. And while we’re at it, why not fairer (and more equal) wages.
Pay more There is talk of raising the minimum wage to $10 or more by 2015, and some states are already moving to wage levels even higher. More than half of those now earning the minimum wage are raising children. If their employers don’t pay enough for them to live on, the government will end up subsidizing their employers’ (and them) with programs such as SNAP (food stamps) and Section 8. Ooops! Those programs are being cut as well. What is a poor person to do in a nation that is both hostile to poor people and also absolutely needs them? I want President Obama to say “Black” or “African American” sometime other than Black History Month. And I’d like him to say it enthusiastically, not reluctantly. His December 4th speech on poverty issues in Washington, D.C. went a long way toward addressing the concerns (education, housing, poverty) of the
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least and the left out, but his lips won’t be permanently puckered in a putrid position if he managed to give his most loyal constituency a shout out. I guess I’ve been wishing for this for the past five years; I guess I’ll be wishing for the next few. (And don’t tell me that President Obama is president of everyone. He doesn’t cringe when saying Latino, women, or GBLT).
‘More dollars for education’ I want our Congress to think long-term and provide more dollars for education, and for HBCUs, especially, because need more resources; most colleges that enroll fewer than 1,500 students with small endowments can use help. Many of these institutions are tuitiondriven which means that cuts in financial aid, in Pell grants or Parent-Plus loans cut these colleges hard. Cutting education while suggesting the labor force should be more skills based is like eating your seed corn while hearing that food must be saved for less plentiful times. I WANT CONGRESS TO THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX. I want Obamacare to work well. If affordable health care is part of the Obama legacy, then I want it to work, really work. It will take time for the president to live down the computer debacle, and heads should have rolled in response to the faulty rollout of the program. By the end of the first quarter of 2014, Obamacare should be working seamlessly, and people should really be able to see a difference because Obamacare exists. Bottom line – I’d like joy, peace, and economic justice by whatever means necessary. Happy New Year!
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Got flab? Stress? Health coaches want to help BY MARNI JAMESON ORLANDO SENTINEL/MCT
ORLANDO — Like many working moms, advertising executive Regina Camplin put work and family ahead of personal wellness. “After I had my second child, work was crazy breakneck. I was traveling and struggling to find myself in all of that,” said the 38-year-old mother of two daughters, ages 4 and 5. That changed two years ago when the Oviedo, woman started working with certified health coach Nicole Copare, who helped Camplin lose weight, get stronger and find some balance in her life. A relatively new profession — at least in name — health coaches are part weight-loss counselor, part personal trainer and part motivational expert. The field is growing rapidly thanks to a big boost from the new health-care law. Obamacare requires private insurance companies to cover “intensive behavioral counseling for obesity” for adults beginning in 2014. That coverage has to be without any co-pay from patients. Medicare already covers obesity counseling for Americans older than 65. Sessions with a certified health coach would qualify. The American Council on Exercise, the accrediting agency best known for certifying personal trainers, began offering healthcoach certifications in October 2012. Since then it has become “the fastest growing certification we have ever seen,” said Cedric Bryant, chief science officer for ACE. Today, the council has 2,600 certified health coaches, including 128 in Florida, Bryant said.
Holistic view to health Coaches differ from personal trainers in key ways, he said. Personal trainers focus on helping individuals with their exercise and physical activity. They conduct fitness assessments, then design exercise programs. Health coaches take a more holistic view and factor in what else is going on in clients’ lives, including work, family, stress levels and diet. “Most people know what they should be doing,” Bryant said. “The secret sauce is to translate that knowledge into activity that leads to sustainable change.” Camplin, who has had a personal trainer before, says working with a health coach is better. “Nicole takes it beyond how much do I weigh and how far can I run, to, if I don’t feel right, asking me what’s changed in my life.” Since she began working out with Copare, Camplin has lost “at least 20 pounds,” but more important to her is what she’s gained. “I found a way to fit it all in.” The working mom pays $40 out of pocket for each 30-minute session, which
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Working mom Regina Camplin, of Winter Park, left, works out with health coach Nicole Copare at TV Fitness Pros in Orlando on Dec. 5, 2013.
Not all health coaches are equal
Be sure the coach has a credential from a reputable certifying agency. To become certified by the American Council on Exercise, for instance, applicants spend about 10
hours a week for 12 to 15 weeks on guided study, then take a three-hour exam, said Cedric Bryant, ACE chief science officer. Ask what training and experience the coach has. A college degree in a fitness or nutrition-related field would add credibility. Talk to some of the coach’s clients to see how their experience has gone. Be sure the coach is a personality match for you. Chemistry will be important.
she attends two to three times a week. “I have to invest in lifestyle changes, otherwise I won’t get results,” she said. Beyond the promise of coverage, Obamacare is driving the health-coach trend another way. As more Americans become insured as a result of the
law, more will see primarycare doctors, who are already in short supply. “I am one physician with 5,000 patients in my practice,” said Dr. Steven McCarus, a gynecologist for Florida Hospital for Women at Winter Park Memorial Hospital, who relies on a health coach to do what he
Health coaches are gaining popularity so fast that knowing the good ones from the fakes is tricky. Some tips:
To be a big ‘Loser,’ it helps to get real BY RENE LYNCH LOS ANGELES TIMES/MCT
If you’re like many Americans, you made a resolution to lose weight and get in shape in 2014. And, if you’re like many Americans, you’ll step on the scale a few days into your new diet and throw your hands up in discouragement at the lack of “The Biggest Loser”worthy numbers. But “Biggest Loser” trainer Bob Harper says that reaction is a big mistake. If you lose 1 to 2 pounds a week, you should be thrilled, he said, even though that would spell elimination on the NBC reality weight loss show, which returns Tuesday. “People can never try to compete with the numbers they see
on ‘The Biggest Loser,’” Harper said. “It’s not a real situation. It’s reality TV on steroids. Everything is so enhanced. You use the show as a motivational tool, but not as a way to compete from home.”
Don’t make these mistakes Here are eight other mistakes you don’t want to make as you embark on a more healthful lifestyle in 2014. (Keep us apprised of your process by using the hashtag #LATFit on Twitter and Instagram.) 1. You wait for the motivation fairy to knock at your front door: “You have to realize that a healthy lifestyle takes commitment, and it takes drive,” Harper said. “And never for a minute think it’s going
Get a referral from a respected health provider, said Dr. Steven McCarus, a gynecologist for Florida Hospital. “If it’s from a physician, that should bring some credibility, especially if the coach is collaborating with a doctor.” Beware of any coach promoting a product, like a nutrition supplement, or a trendy or extreme plan,” said Bryant. Consider that a red flag.
doesn’t have time for. “I’m working at max. For me, a health coach is a way to get through my day and address problems I can’t.” The health-coach concept is still new to most physicians. When Florida Hospital for Women-Winter Park opened in October, it had one “life design-
to be easy because it’s not. … It’s going to be boring and monotonous at times.” 2. You weigh yourself only every week or two: “If you’re trying to Bob lose weight, you Harper need to get on a scale every day or every couple of days,” Harper said. This flies in the face of the notion that you need to give your new health regimen some time to work. But Harper says regular dates with a scale allow you to see trends and patterns between your diet and your food journal. Speaking of which … 3. You are keeping a food journal, right? This is probably the single most despised piece of advice in the diet-and-fitness realm. Yet it’s one of the most crucial, Harper said. Does the scale jump the morning after you’ve eaten high-sodium Chinese food? Does your weight nudge down a quarter-pound after three days
er” on staff. The nurse provides a personalized approach to health and wellness. “This is very new to our Winter Park campus, so we are still working on getting more doctors to refer to it,” said hospital spokeswoman Jennifer Roberts.
Lifestyle changes with coach’s help Having a health coach helps doctors provide support for patients who need help dealing with chronic diseases, such as high blood pressure, diabetes, heart disease and obesity, said Bridgette Jameson, a certified health coach who started working for a family doctor at Batson Family Health and Wellness in Longwood, Fla., last January. “The doctor’s goal is to prescribe as little medicine as possible and treat as much as we can with life-
of healthful eating and moderate exercise? That’s invaluable data. 4. You let the scale make you crazy: “Don’t define yourself by the number on the scale,” Harper said. This may sound like it contradicts No. 2, but Harper said there will be many days when you step on the scale and it doesn’t budge. And that’s fine. Because progress can be defined in many ways. Maybe you’re feeling stronger during your workouts. “Maybe those jeans aren’t quite as tight.” 5. You make grand goals that you cannot keep: “People say, ‘Oh, I’m going to start exercising all the time in 2014,’ and I say, ‘No, no, no.’ Let’s start with something doable. How about: ‘I’m going to work out three times a week no matter what.’ And then stick to that,” Harper said. Same goes for your approach to your eating. 6. You think you can outrun the junk food: Folks who are watching this season of “The Biggest Loser” saw this mistake play out when Hap, who by all accounts was a monster in the gym,
style. That’s where I come in,” she said. Non-Medicare patients pay $25 for a 30-minute session. That’s likely to change next year for some patients when the new law will require health insurance plans to provide more coverage, she said. While the notion of using health coaches is fairly new, McCarus thinks many more doctors will begin relying on them. “Health coaches help providers be proactive. In the long run we will benefit,” he said. “As with any new concept, there are some doubting Thomases,” he said. The concern is coach oversight. Doctors need to work closely with health coaches to guard against bad advice. However, McCarus said, that won’t slow the trend. “This is the tip of the iceberg.”
fell short on the scale week after week. “Hap really thought that, ‘Hey, I’m going to be able to eat what I want because I work out so hard,’” Harper said. But that thinking got Hap eliminated. “Diet is the most important element when it comes to weight loss,” Harper said. “It’s No. 1 and No. 2.” 7. You don’t change your priorities: It all comes down to this, Harper said: “Are you willing to change your priorities?” This goes hand-in-hand with No. 5, and it’s why he suggests finding achievable goals to build on throughout the year. “You need to look at your big picture and decide that you really want to change your lifestyle. And then you need to really take it seriously.” 8. You get easily discouraged: “You have to be able to trust the process even when you don’t see it changing on the scale,” Harper said. Setbacks are inevitable. “This is a lifestyle change. You need to recognize that. There are going to be ups and downs. It’s how you handle the downs that matter.”
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Florida State Seminoles quarterback Jameis Winston holds the BCS trophy with Kelvin Benjamin looking on at the BCS Championship game against the Auburn Tigers at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif., on Monday. FSU won, 34-31.
Wild ride ends with fantastic FSU finish BY BILL DWYRE LOS ANGELES TIMES/MCT
PASADENA, Calif. — They started the night with a barrage of pregame fireworks in the Rose Bowl. A few hours later, the rockets really went off. This was not so much a game as a roller coaster. If you are a drama lover, an excitement junkie, you couldn’t help but get high on this one. The last 41/2 minutes were college football’s Space Mountain. There was a 100-yard kickoff return by a Florida State freshman, who is only 5 feet 7, who was a state champion sprinter and who goes by either Kermit Whitfield or Levonte Whitfield. That was with 4 minutes 31 seconds to play and put the Seminoles ahead for the first time, 27-24. Then there was an incredible, twisting, bouncing 37-yard scoring run three minutes later by Auburn’s All-American, Tre Mason. That broke Bo
Jackson’s season rushing record for Auburn and put the Tigers back on top, 3127. But it didn’t put Florida State away.
Heart-pounding finish Down the field came the Seminoles, tops in the final polls and unbeaten at 130. Finally, with 13 seconds left, another Florida State freshman, Jameis Winston, threaded a pass into the hands of Kelvin Benjamin, who curled around it and cradled the ball in the end zone. His jersey was No. 1, and, with just 13 seconds left in the game, he had made sure his team would stay that way too. Florida State, 34, Auburn 31. The final Bowl Championship Series title game, played in the Rose Bowl had become the grandaddy of exclamation points. Hearts may not have stopped pounding for an hour afterward, and that
includes millions of TV watchers. Even before the game had its final blastoff with an ending they’ll be talking about for years, it had been a fascinating matchup between two quarterbacks with greatly contrasting back stories.
Winston the winner The star of the show going in was Winston. He had started as an unheralded redshirt freshman, gave the country’s national college football fans their first look at him in his first game, a televised Monday night matchup with Pittsburgh. And all he did in that game was complete 25 of 27 passes. Twelve victories and a No. 1 BCS ranking later and Winston was the Heisman Trophy winner. He carried himself with a swagger, was an obvious fan favorite and seemed well beyond his age in both athletic ability and personality. Monday, on the day that his school won a national
title on a touchdown pass that he threw, Jameis Winston turned 20. But for the first three quarters, the one-day-past teenager acted like one. At halftime, Auburn led, 2110, and Auburn was pressing him, containing him, controlling him. Auburn defensive back Dee Ford said he could see the freshman for a while in Winston. “He started secondguessing himself,” Ford said. “He is a freshman, and we exposed that.” But in the end, Winston did the exposing. He ended up rushing for 26 yards and passing for 237 yards and two touchdowns, on 20 completions in 35 passes.
Kudos for Marshall Winston’s coach, Jimbo Fisher, called the game “the best Winston has played all season.” He said that was because he was “up and down” and because great players figure out a way to succeed, even when they
Wildcats’ football awards banquet takes place Jan. 18 FROM STAFF REPORTS
Bethune-Cookman University football will hold its annual end-of-year awards banquet on Jan. 18 at the Plaza Resort & Spa, 600 N. Atlantic Ave., Daytona Beach. Charlie Neal, an announcer for ESPN, will be the master of ceremonies for the annual event. Doors for the event will open at 6:30 p.m. with the banquet beginning at 7 p.m. The B-CU Wildcats ended 2013 as HBCU National Champions in the BoxToRow media poll. In addition, several Wildcats were named to numerous All-America teams, while Head Coach Brian Jenkins received his third MidEastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Coach of the Year award in four years – the second consecutive for the Fort Lauderdale native. B-CU claimed its second MEAC title in as many years during the 2013 campaign, and the third in four years under Jenkins. The Wildcats advanced to the NCAA FCS Playoffs for third time in four years, traveling to Coastal Carolina in Conway, S.C. For more information on the Bethune-Cookman University football team, visit BCUathletics.com.
aren’t having their best nights. But on the other side, Auburn’s quarterback, Nick Marshall, as quiet a force as Winston is a bombastic one, deserves much credit for this game being the thriller it turned out to be. Marshall, a junior from Pineview, Ga., who was a cornerback at Georgia before getting in trouble at school, transferring to a junior college in Kansas, then transferring again to Auburn last fall, was a wizard in Coach Gus Malzahn’s read-option offense. He rushed for 1,024 yards for the Tigers this season, and ran Malzahn’s “smoke and mirrors” multiple-option offense like somebody who had done it for three years, not somebody who hadn’t even been around for spring football. He passed for 217 yards and two touchdown against Florida State and rushed for 45 more.
Unheralded figure Afterward, Malzahn said
his team had been “just on the brink,” and it was Marshall who led them there. He said several times in the leadup to this game that he and his staff were so unfamiliar with exactly what Marshall could do that the first four games were merely a study for them on his potential. “We were doing a lot of Dr. Phil-ing,” Malzahn said. No need for that next season. In a game where he was pretty much an afterthought, an unheralded figure in the large shadow of Winston, Marshall showed his best stuff. Marshall was a quiet man who almost stole a national title from Winston, the player everybody expected would make most of the noise. In the end, Winston did. But so did the game itself, a masterpiece of the spectacular sort that may light the fuse for years to come for future college football playoffs.
O, say can you sing? MEAC seeking halftime performers for basketball tournament FROM WIRE REPORTS
Auditions for national anthem and halftime performers for the 2014 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Men’s and Women’s Basketball Tournament will be held from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 25 at the Student Center on the campus of Norfolk State University in Virginia. Registration will begin promptly at 12:30 p.m. The auditions dubbed as MEAC at Center Court, offers entertainers, singers/choirs and musicians, of all ages and backgrounds, an opportunity to showcase their talents at the conference’s annual Division I basketball tournament. The 2014 MEAC Basketball Tournament tips off March 10-15 at the Norfolk (Va.) Scope Arena. National anthem performers will have up to two minutes to perform an a cappella version of the song while halftime performers will have up to four minutes to present their acts in front of a panel of judges.
Free to audition Above: Bethune-Cookman University defeated archrival Florida A&M University 29-10 in the annual Florida Classic showdown in Orlando in November 2012. Left: Head Coach Brian Jenkins was named MEAC’s Coach of the Year again. He is shown after the Florida Classic. FILE PHOTOS
Interested applicants should possess a positive attitude, creative technique and style and display a high level of showmanship and energy. Registration form and participant waivers can be found online at www.MEAChoops.com or completed on the day of the audition. Auditions are free and open to the public. Space is limited and applicants are encouraged to arrive early and prepared to perform at the time of arrival. For more information on the MEAC at Center audition contact Sonja Stills, Associate Commissioner, at 757-951-2055 or by email at stillss@themeac.com. Ticket books for the 2014 MEAC Basketball Tournament can be purchased at all 13 MEAC university ticket offices, the Scope Arena Box Office, Ticketmaster outlets, the MEAC Office or online at Ticketmaster. com. Tickets are also available by calling the MEAC at (757) 951-2055 or Ticketmaster at 800-745-3000.
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7 PERSONAL FINANCE
JANUARY 9 – JANUARY 15, 2014
Money resolutions for the new year BY JOSEPH PISANI ASSOCIATED PRESS
NEW YORK – New Year’s resolutions often involve eating better and exercising, but you can also use the start of the year to get financially fit. Making resolutions is easier than keeping them, however. The Associated Press talked to a few financial experts about what you should be doing to keep your money goals for the year on track. Here are five money resolutions to consider for 2014: Know where you stand: Begin 2014 with an overall view of your finances. Figure out your net worth: Write down your assets – bank balances, retirement accounts and the value of your home. Next list your debts, such as car loans, mortgages or credit-card balances. Subtract your debts from your assets. Save it, and do this exercise annually or twice a year. Writing the numbers down will help you see how your net worth is changing over the years, says Ernst & Young’s Elda Di Re, who is a partner at the accounting firm’s personal financial services group. Think small: Aiming to save a big pot of money can be overwhelming and set you up for fail-
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Madie Green, 55, is a self-employed family childcare provider who had no set retirement plan earlier last year. She also was raising her two grandchildren and was worried about her ability to eventually retire. Here, she holds onto Logan Proctor, one of the children she cares for on weekdays at her Maryland home. ure. Instead of resolving to save $1,200 over the year, for example, break that amount into smaller goals, says Jerry Love, an independent certified public accountant and a member of the National CPA Financial Literacy Com-
mission, which aims to educate Americans on personal finances. For a figure like $1,200, focus on saving $100 a month instead. Pulling together smaller amounts may be more manageable. Once you see that you’re able to meet
that goal after a few months, you’re more likely to stay on track for the rest of the year, says Love. Pay yourself first: Make any savings automatic. Ask your employer to send a certain amount of your paycheck to a savings
Homebuyers willing to pay more for less BY CHRISTOPHER SEWARD ATLANTA JOURNALCONSTITUTION/MCT
Real estate agents, who deal directly with buyers and sellers, are in a position to know firsthand what’s on the minds of both groups when it comes to home sales. A new report from Redfin, the real estate brokerage, found buyers in the fourth quarter continued to be frustrated by the slim pickings among inventory,
were willing to pay more than a seller’s asking price, and were willing to settle for less when it comes to home features. Redfin’s national survey of 468 agents provides insight into a housing market that continues to experience tightening inventories, rising home prices and mortgage rates that continued to trend upward. Most agents continued to think it’s a good time to buy a home (56 percent versus 55 percent in the third
quarter), even if 63 percent believe sellers have “unrealistic expectations” about the value of their properties.
Less inventory Eighty-seven percent of agents said limited inventory was buyers’ biggest challenge. Fewer agents think now is a good time to sell a home — 65 percent in the fourth quarter compared with 72 percent in the third quarter and 86 percent in
the second quarter — even if the overwhelming majority still think the time is right. About 30 percent said buyers were “flexible on features” and were “prepared to waive contingencies” to win a bid. Ennis Antoine, associate broker at Better Homes and Garden Real Estate Metro Brokers in Atlanta, said some buyers are settling for less house because they may face a time crunch in finding a place to live.
account. If you manually move money to your savings account, you’re likelier to forget. “You should invest in yourself before having a chance to spend the money,’’ says Lisa Featherngill, a CPA and managing director of Abbot Downing, the money management business of Wells Fargo. Pay down debt: Tackle credit-card debt this year by writing down all the cards you have, their balances and the interest rate you pay. You should increase payments on the card with the highest rate, says Ken Hevert, Fidelity’s vice president of retirement products. Paying $100 more than the minimum amount due every month will help you pay it back faster and save money in interest payments, says Hevert. Save more for retirement: No matter your age, most people should be putting 10 percent to 15 percent of their income toward retirement, says Hevert, who works for a company that manages retirement accounts. That could be in a 401(k) account, a retirement savings plan provided by employers, or an individual retirement account. People are living longer and pensions from employers, which used to help fund retirements, are disappearing, says Hevert. “Retirement has become a do-it yourself project,’’
Others aren’t compromising on location, but may settle for a home that is smaller or a little dated. Antoine said he’s advising clients to be patient. “You have to understand there’s not a lot of inventory, and when you find the home you want, you have to give your best offer initially because there’s no haggling. You can’t bargain down.” The Redfin survey also found agents were concerned that rising interest rates would limit home sales, with 39 percent believing that if rates exceeded 5.5 percent sales and
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price growth would suffer. Other agents put the threshold at 6 percent. Federal Reserve policymakers plan to do less in stimulating the economy by keeping interest rates low, which means mortgage rates, which have already been on the rise, will continue to trend upward. The average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage rose this week to 4.69 percent from 4.63 percent the previous week, according to weekly data from Bankrate. Redfin surveyed agents in 22 metropolitan areas.