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Nova Southeastern University hosts student-run breakfast featuring Alberto Carvalho, Superintendent, Miami-Dade Public Schools

BY BARI AUERBACH

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n the day exciting news broke that Miami-Dade students scored higher than their counterparts in major U.S. cities on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) national reading exam, Nova Southeastern University’s (NSU) Fischler School of Education and Human Services hosted the Aventura Marketing Council’s annual student-run breakfast meetingat the Newport Beachside Hotel and Resort. The event, highlighting the benefits of school/business partnerships, featured special guest speaker Alberto Carvalho, Superintendent of MiamiDade County Public Schools. Hundreds of the business, community, and edu-

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Student leaders from Aventura Marketing Council nine Dade Partner Schools gather with (l-r) Dr. Nelson Diaz and Dr. Tara Saltzman, Nova Southeastern University; M-DCPS Superintendent Alberto Carvalho; Natalia Sulca; Asst. Superintendent Enid Weisman; M-DCPS Board Member Dr. Wilbert “Tee” Holloway; Sunny Isles Beach Mayor Norman Edelcup; Bal Harbour Village Mayor Jean Rosenfield.

(Photos by Andrew Goldstein)

Superintendent Alberto Carvalho congratulates Krop Sr. High student Natalia Sulca on her rendition of the National Anthem.

Student hospitality greeters ushered AMC members through the Newport Beachside Hotel & Resort.

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Aventura Marketing Council presents ‘Aventura Award of Excellence’ to students

Eileen Glastein of Bnai Zion Foundation, chairman of the Aventura Marketing Council’s Education Committee for the past two years, has been out in the community for the past few weeks presenting the “Aventura Award of Excellence” to students in their nine Dade Partner schools. Their Dade Partner schools include: Alonzo & Tracy Mourning Sr. High; Dr. Michael Krop Sr. High; North Miami Beach Sr. High; Highland Oaks Middle; Ojus Elementary; Greynolds Park Elementary; David Lawrence, Jr. K – 8; Aventura Paige Campbell of North Miami Beach Senior High School receives Waterways K – 8 Center and the award from Eileen Glastein Aventura City of Excellence ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Schools. The award is presented to the student who has For more information on the Aventura demonstrated both academic achievement Marketing Council, visit aventuramarketingcouncil.com or call 305.932.5334 and a high degree of community service.

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Excellence in service to the community

Murray Rubin Blasberg, Rubin, Zilbert Memorial Chapels, Aventura Comm. Billy Joel, Miami-Dade County State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle, Sandra Joel and AMC Chairman Cliff Schulman of Weiss Serota Helfman recently attended the third annual 2010 Women of Distinction & Caring Luncheon where the Hebrew Homes Plaza Health Network honored five women who have set the standard for excellence in service to the community, commitment and passion for their work and improving the quality of life for everyone. Among the honorees were Katherine Fernandez Rundle, Marlene Berg, Melanie Cohen, Tracy Wilson Mourning and Jennifer Valoppi.

Sapoznik Insurance hosts HDEC fundraiser at Artech The Holocaust Documentation and Education Center (HDEC) recently hosted a fundraiser for the First South Florida Holocaust Museum, the only one in North America to tell the story of the Holocaust in English and Spanish.

Featuring Academy Award Winner Gerda Weissmann Klein and sponsored by Sapoznik Insurance, the event was held at Artech sponsored by Shefaor Development. With displays on the Center’s work for the last 30 years and a poignant call to action, the event raised funds for the new museum that will house the largest oral history collection in North America along with an extensive array of artifacts including one of nine rail cars in the world of those used in the Holocaust.

After Klein spoke of the humanity in all tragedies as she so elegantly described her own experiences, Aventura Mayor Susan Gottlieb presented Klein with a proclama-

Aventura Mayor Susan Gottlieb presents proclamation to Gerda Weissmann Klein (center); Honorable Rositta E. Kenigsberg (right)

tion as she addressed the crowd and told her own personal family history as it relates to Klein and how the family became connected during the war. Deputy General Consul General of Israel Paul Hirchson spoke on the importance of a working towards a peaceful future.

Executive Vice President of the Holocaust Documentation the Honorable Rositta Kenigsberg spoke to the crowd on the urgency for building the museum based on the growing number of hate crimes just in South Florida alone. She spoke of “Kick A Jew Day” in local schools, hate crimes every hour, and the world’s largest Internet hate site in West Palm Beach.

Event Chair Rachel Sapoznik continued the program with a call to action and urged public participation in making a difference for present and future generations.

Miguel Figueras finished the program with a song of remembrance.

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Wanderings & Ponderings The Carrot

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–––––––––––––– much too scary to deal with these In an other unusual twist to the potential suitors just seemed to disappear. carrot battlers, they ended up together in a This sort of bothered her because she did medical facility in Hershey, Pennsylvania want to get married some day but where because: #1 they both liked chocolate and the could she find that male who wasn’t awed research hospital there had an opening for two by both her looks and intelligence? researchers in their field. They are awaiting Some of her friends had actually found their first son with a chance of him being a someone on some of the internet dating redhead since his family has a load of them services that specialized a bit and on a whim but they don’t plan on calling that son “carrot she decided to try one that featured vegetar- top” ians. She was a semi-vegetarian, sometime And to think it all began with whether a cargoing that route other times bingeing out on rot had a soul. What will they think of next?

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cation leaders gathered at the Newport Beachside Hotel and Resort were impressed by “best and brightest” students who expertly ran the meeting representing the AMC’s nine Dade Partner schools: Sarah Gabsi, ACES; Shauna Walker, Ojus Elementary; Giovanni D’Metayer, Aventura Waterways K-8; Rachel Shapiro, David Lawrence Jr. K-8; Elizabeth Ojeda, Greynolds Park Elementary; Addison Weinreb, Highland Oaks Middle; Pablo Storch, Krop Sr. High; Alejandra Martinez, North Miami Beach Sr. High; and Yael Shachar, Alonzo and Tracy Mourning Sr. High.

After an inspiring rendition of God Bless America sung by Dr. Michael M. Krop Sr. High senior Natalia Sulca, appreciation was expressed to Nova’s Acting Education Provost and University Dean, Dr. Nelson Diaz; Executive Dean, Dr. Tara Saltzman; the AMC’s Education Committee chaired by Eileen Glastein of B’nai Zion Foundation; Enid Weisman, Assistant Superintendant, MDPS; School Board members, principals, teachers, guidance counselors, parents and AMC members supporting the goal to help students achieve success.

The AMC has won the annual Dade Partner of Excellence award four times and has been inducted into the Dade Partners Hall of Fame for four consecutive years.

On behalf of Nova’s Fischler School of Education and Human Services, Dr.

Saltzman explained, “NSU is the sixth largest independent university in the U.S.; the Fischler School enrolls more than 13,000 students annually in diverse programs ranging from associate to doctoral degrees. The Fischler School is one of the largest schools of education at an accredited university in the U.S., located on an 18acre campus in North Miami Beach. Our degree programs include teacher education, school administration, leadership preparation, human services, speech pathology, organizational leadership, and healthcare administration.”

While NSU’s Fischler School serves students nationally and internationally, MDPS Superintendent Carvalho leads the fourth largest school system in the nation with over 53,000 employees and 345,000 students.

“Public education is the glue that keeps America strong,” Carvalho said. “The one element that pulls us all together is the public classroom where every kid has a divine right to be there and isn’t judged on his or her religion, nationality or the language they speak. They’re recognized only by how high the sky is and how far the stars are - and that is their ambition and right to fulfill their dreams.”

Carvalho closed by encouraging the community to invest in public education.

“When I look at these young men and women leading the AMC meeting, I am truly inspired by the fact that this is the generation that will find the cure for cancer, end world poverty, restore justice and establish democracy across the globe. This will be ‘the greatest generation’ They’ll get to do it - if we do right by them.”

For more information about NSU’s Fischler School of Education and Human Services, phone: 800-9863223 or visit fischlerschool.nova.edu/ • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • (Photos by Andrew Goldstein)

Rotary Club of Hallandale Beach / Aventura President Dr. David Muransky presents $2,000 scholarship to Krop Sr. High student Natalia Sulca

Presenting Aventura Officers of the Month: Aventura Comm. Michael Stern, Stern Bloom Media; Police Chief Steve Steinberg; Ofc. Ruben Brizuela; Ofc. Olga Burns; Shauna Walker, Ojus Elementary; Aventura Mayor Susan Gottlieb, Comm. Teri Holzberg; Vice Mayor Luz Weinberg; Comm. Bob Diamond

Dr. Tara Saltzman and Dr. Nelson Diaz, Nova Southeastern University Fischler School of Education and Human Services; M-DCPS Supt. Alberto Carvalho, Asst. Supt. Enid Weisman and Board Member Dr. Wilbert “Tee” Holloway

AMC Chairman Cliff Schulman of Weiss Serota Helfman (right) with Supt. Carvalho and David Lawrence Jr. K-8 student Rachel Shapiro

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Lowest rates of the year and a host of extras await at Fairmont Turnberry Isle The Fairmont Turnberry Isle is reminding its South Florida neighbors there’s no need to look far for a great summer getaway. The Mediterranean-style retreat is offering its lowest rates of the year with spacious guest rooms from just $59 per person, per night, based on double occupancy through September 30th.

What’s more, the legendary resort provides Florida residents with a 10 percent discount on its best available rate and a host of extras to make vacationing at this hideaway an unprecedented value.

FREE GOLF! For lovers of the game, these are two words that make the summer truly sizzle. All guests at Fairmont Turnberry Isle will enjoy free play on 36 championship holes, highlighted by the world-famous 18-hole island green.

These are among Florida’s finest courses and the chance to play free adds up to hundreds of dollars in savings per round. The only nominal charge is a $40 per person cart fee.

KIDS UNDER FIVE EAT FREE! The resort has also created special menus for kids under five so they can eat free at all restaurants, excluding Bourbon Steak. Rest assured, each menu is filled with kid-sized favorites and is sure to please those younger palates.

Aventura Hospital celebrates National Nurses Week

The staff of Aventura Hospital recently celebrated National Nurses Week, honoring the nursing staff for their continued dedication and professionalism.

Members of the nursing staff were treated to a week’s worth of wonderful events including a special breakfast; a “spa day”; and a vendor fair to receive information on continuing education opportunities.

On the official first day of National Nurses Week, the nursing staff was honored with a special gourmet luncheon complete with a video presentation prepared by the Nurses Week Steering Committee who Aventura Hospital’s Chief Nursing Officer Karen Bibbo, RN; Julie recorded multiple video mes- Burgos, RN; Clive Horrocks, RN; Cheryl Smith, RN; VP of Human sages from the physicians and Resources Stuart Thompson –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– directors thanking them for their compassion and caring. Chief of nationwide fund created by HCA to proStaff Dr. Charles Shenker attended the vide much needed support to employees luncheon to say a few words of gratitude and their families in times of great need. on behalf of the medical staff, and Karen For 2009 Aventura Hospital ranked numBibbo, Chief Nursing Officer, spoke on ber 1 in the entire company for overall employee participation by a mid-sized behalf of the nursing leadership team.

The nurses concluded their week-long hospital, with 62 percent of its employees celebration with a bake sale to raise need- donating towards the fund to aid their coled funds for the HCA Hope Fund, a leagues both locally and nationwide.

But what truly makes a summer getaway to Fairmont Turnberry Isle special is the resort itself. The golf and tennis is legendary. The Laguna Pool is a family oasis with a waterslide, lazy river, cascading waterfalls, a poolside grill and private cabanas. The resort’s

exclusive Ocean Club is a private retreat on a pristine stretch of beach featuring a pool, water sports, casual dining and service directly on the sand. The award-winning Willow Stream Spa offers an extensive menu of relaxing and rejuvenating treatments. For just the month of July, spa enthusiasts can indulge in a 90-minute facial or massage for $99, plus gratuity. That’s a savings of 50 percent.

Speaking of July, the resort is proud to announce the return of its annual Independence Day Fireworks Spectacular, featuring the world-famous Zambelli Fireworks team. Guests are invited to spread a blanket out on the lush fairways of the golf course, sit by the pool, or watch the spectacle from their private balcony. This is the ultimate Fourth of July celebration and it’s right here in South Florida’s own backyard.

For information on summer escapes to Fairmont Turnberry Isle, visit online at fairmont.com/turnberryisle or call 1-866-6127739.

The Alternative Board sets seminar for small and medium businesses

use of their time by learning from the experience and expertise of other business ownOwners of small and medium-size busi- ers.”

He says TAB’s purpose is to organize nesses looking for an alternative are invited peer-advisory meetings to to find it from The create a “think-tank atmosAlternative Board, or TAB. phere.” Monthly meetings Specializing in offering allow members to learn coaching and advice from each other and create based on real-world expenew business solutions. rience to small and mediTAB, headquartered in um-size business owners Denver, was founded in and managers, TAB is 1990, and now has more offering a seminar, “Time, than 300 chapters in the Commitment & U.S., Canada and South Accomplishment,” from 9 America. a.m.to 1 p.m. on June 29th The seminar will be led at Hillcrest Country Club,

by Nicholas Economou, 4600 Hillcrest Avenue, Arnold Goldman president of Chronos Hollywood. A continen––––––––––––––––––––– Trainings in British tal breakfast will be Columbia, who specializes in coaching execserved at 8:30 a.m.

“This is a chance for area business owners utives and managers on how to build leaderto improve their business by gaining valuable ship practices that aid their work. With more information directly from business experts than 30 years of business experience, who may not otherwise be readily available to Economou started in a family firm, then sucthem,” says Arnold Goldman, Alternative cessfully started his own company, managBoard of South Broward owner and president. ing it for 27 years.

The seminar is $50; $65 at the door. To regHe says TAB’s seminars are one way to ister, email arnold@tab-southbroward.com or get advice based on experience.

“Small businesses have different needs call 305-215-3203.

For more information on TAB, visit online compared to larger endeavors,” Goldman says. “TAB allows owners to make the best at TAB-SouthBroward.com.

BY LYNN CARROLL

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John Adams - An Early Zionist?

Bob Diamond HISTORICALLY YOURS In 1818, Mordecai Manuel Noah, after serving as America’s first Jewish consular appointment (Tunis) became interested in a Jewish homeland. Knowing of Adams enlightened views on religion, Noah wrote to Adams suggesting a Jewish homeland in Palestine “where Jews could live free of oppression.”

According to the American Jewish Historical Society (Michael Felberg, Ph.D) since Jews were originally barred from living in Puritan Massachusetts, “it is highly questionable if Adams had any significant relationship with Jews until after he left the presidential office in 1801.” Since there were only about 1500 Jews living in America at the time of its founding, “his basic knowledge or interest in the Jews was from the Bible..” In correspondence in 1808, Adams wrote: “The Hebrews were the most glorious nation that ever inhabited this earth…They have given religion to three quarters of the globe and have influenced

the affairs of mankind more and happily, than any other nation ancient or modern.”

Adams response to Noah praised Jews for having given religion to “the greatest part of the modern civilized world” but was rather non-committal on the Jewish homeland. The following year, however, Adams wrote to Noah and revealed his thoughts on the subject, stating that he not only favored a Jewish homeland in Palestine, but wished that Noah would be at the “head of a hundred thousand Israelites…making a conquest of that country and restoring your nation to the dominion of it, for I really wish the Jews again in Judea an independent nation.”

Adams later clarified his position: “I believe (that) …once restored to an independent government and no longer persecuted they (the Jews) would soon wear away some of the asperities and peculiarities of their character and possibly in time become liberal Unitarian Christians for your Jehovah is our Jehovah and your God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob is our God.” In later correspondence with Jefferson, “Adams made it clear that his praise of the Jews was biblical, that current Judaism was an archaic religion but Jewish people were worthy candidates for conversion to Christianity.” So much for Zionism!

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Coconut Grove Bank hosts SpeedBiz

At Coconut Grove Bank, we make a serious investment in each and every client and are committed to making it easy and stress-free to manage your finances.

— Maira Diaz-Giusti, SVP/Branch Manager

BY LYNN CARROLL

Coconut Grove Bank Aventura team gathers with Aventura Comm. Michael Stern (far right) Ana Prado, Lisa Perl, Anthony Petisco, Branch Manager and Sr. VP Maira Diaz-Giusti, Abraham Abecassis and Jesus Soto

AMC members filled the lobby of Coconut Grove Bank in Aventura for SpeedBiz

Maria Cancio, Prepaid Legal Services; Norman Axelman, Advantage Computer Solutions; guest

Micguel Matiz and Carlos Jaile, American Express Travel; Lance Detotto, Newport Beachside Hotel & Resort

Coconut Grove Bank’s Aventura branch opened its doors once again to welcome members of the Aventura Marketing Council to the monthly SpeedBiz meeting; the popular networking event presented by the Council’s Small Business Development Committee.

Maira Diaz-Giusti, SVP and Branch Manager said the branch has hosted the event every year since opening four years ago. “We had a great turnout of at least 50 members,” she said.

Veterans and new members alike call SpeedBiz the most effective networking event in town – not to mention the most fun. Based on speed dating, it gives every participant a chance to interact with many others in rotation, spending just enough time with each person to introduce themselves, exchange business cards and give a quick speech.

The bank’s history and commitment to the South Florida community is nothing new.

“At Coconut Grove Bank, we make a serious investment in each and every client and are committed to making it easy and stress-free to manage your finances,” said Diaz-Giusti.

Business is built on the entrepreneurial spirit, and for over 80 years, Coconut Grove Bank has built a solid foundation by investing in locals, local businesses and the community. In addition to their complete suite of banking products, including personal banking, business banking, lending, trust and investment services; clients experience the highest level of customer service and up-to-date technology including: free online banking, mobile banking, telephone banking and Finance Works.

Banking officers at Coconut Grove Bank pride themselves on personally getting to know each and every one of their clients. Local Management. Swift Decisions. Experience the difference at Coconut Grove Bank.

For more information or to set up an appointment contact Maira Diaz-Giusti at 305-756-4501 or visit the Aventura branch at 20801 Biscayne Boulevard, Suite 103; online visit coconutgrovebank.com (Photos by Andrew Goldstein)

Elena Solomon, Berman Chiropractic Center; Dan Palmer, Aventura News; Cathie Starkey,. Memorial Healthcare System; Oscar Llorente and Raluca Milostean, Mount Sinai Medical Center; Barry Mankes, South Florida Shomrim Society

Nancy Virga and Jan Prentice, Anthony’s Florist & Gifts; Bob Cahn, AFLAC

David Bloom, Stern Bloom Media; Jason Katz, Circle of Lifesaving / Life Fitness; Eileen Glastein, Bnai Zion Foundation; Alphoncia Lafrance Mompremier, Northwestern Mutual Financial Network

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Nova Southeastern University hosts student-run breakfast Acting Education Provost Dr. Nelson Diaz, Nova Southeastern University Fischler School of Education and Human Services

Executive Dean Dr. Tara Saltzman, Nova Southeastern University Fischler School of Education and Human Services

Supt. Alberto Carvalho

Sarah Gabsi, Aventura City of Excellence School

Asst. Supt. Enid Weisman, Miami-Dade County Public Schools

Alejandra Martinez, North Miami Beach Sr. High with Dr. Saltzman

Rachel Shapiro, David Lawrence Jr. K-8 with Cliff Schulman, Weiss Serota Helfman Aventura City Manager Eric Soroka and City Clerk Teresa Soroka

Sunny Isles Beach Mayor Norman Edelcup with Elizabeth Ojeda, Greynolds Park Elementary Charlene Welker, Mount Sinai Medical Center with Giovanni D’Metayer, Aventura Waterways K-8

Fernando Levy Hara, G&D Developers with Yael Shachar, Alonzo and Tracy Mourning Sr. High

Maira Diaz-Giusti, Coconut Grove Bank and Addison Weinreb, Highland Oaks Middle School

Aventura Mayor Susan Gottlieb with Shauna Walker, Ojus Elementary

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featuring Alberto Carvalho, Superintendent, Miami-Dade Public Schools Bal Harbour Mayor Jean Rosenfield; Aventura Mayor Susan Gottlieb and Sunny Isles Beach Mayor Norman Edelcup (right) present new AMC Chairman’s Roundtable plaque to Joanne Willoughby, Wendy Murray and Hedy Maurer from Association Services of Florida M-DCPS Board Member Dr. Wilbert “Tee” Holloway with Pablo Storch, Dr. Michael M. Krop Sr. High

Arthur Barr, Biscayne Cove Condo Association (center) presented with AMC Trustee membership plaque

Diego Oppo, Lamborghini Café; Oscar Llorente, Mount Sinai Medical Center; Dan Palmer, Aventura News

Ines Meres, Alonzo and Tracy Mourning Sr. High; Lance Detotto, Newport Beachside Hotel & Resort; Sally Alayon, Alonzo and Tracy Mourning Sr. High; Laura Heller, Greynolds Park Elementary

Efi Inan, Tibet Inan, Luis Bello, Aventura Waterways K-8; Dr. Annette Weissman, Sunny Isles Beach Community School

Arthur Barr with Monica Gordo, candidate for Circuit Court Judge

North Miami Councilman Scott Galvin, candidate for U.S. Congress; Fl. State Rep. Richard Steinberg; Justin Weinberg, Greynolds Park Elem.; Aventura Vice Mayor Luz Weinberg; Kevin Burns, candidate for Florida State Senate; Aventura Comm.

Michael Stern, Stern Bloom Media

Presenting new AMC General Members: Shaneil Sibblies, Bill Hansen Catering and Kim BenShalom, C&C Insurance East

Debbie Blasberg Sander and Scott Sander, Sander & Associates flank Arnold Goldman, The Alternative Board Damian Pratt and Mark Pratt, ImageSound Americas; Debbie Taylor, Debbie Taylor Band (center); Dr. Jodi Stoner, Good Manners are Contagious

Diane Shapiro; Bernard Osborn, David Lawrence Jr. K-8

(Photography by Andrew Goldstein)

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VIEWPOINT Work vs. Wealth

BY BRIAN MILLER

Now that the dust has settled from this year's tax-filing scramble, here are a few facts to keep in mind as Congress moves closer to debating the expiring Bush tax cuts. By the end of 2010, those cuts, which began to take effect in 2001, will have cost our nation $2.5 trillion dollars.

To put that enormous loss of revenue into perspective, consider this: It's twice as much as the combined cost of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. And it's two-and-ahalf times the cost of the recently passed health-care plan.

Nearly half of those costly Bush tax cuts went to the top 5 percent of households. But instead of the promised trickledown growth, we got stagnant wages for middle-class Americans while many wealthy households grew even wealthier.

Over the last decade, a record federal budget surplus--before the Bush tax cuts--has turned into a massive federal deficit.

I recently spoke on a radio show about the work of Responsible Wealth, a network of American millionaires speaking out in favor of higher taxes on the wealthy. These millionaires want to dial back the portion of Bush tax cuts that benefited the top 5 percent, which includes people like themselves, while preserving the tax cuts for low and middle-income families. What's more ironic is that they're pledging to give away their savings under the Bush tax cuts to groups that are working to end those and other tax breaks for the wealthy.

I shared a story about one of those millionaires--he has an income of over half a million dollars per year, but pays less than 15 percent of those earnings to the IRS. The host and callers were all outraged, and rightfully so. But, their initial instinct--to direct their outrage at this millionaire for "gaming the system"--was misguided. He's not the one gaming the system. The Bush administration did it for him.

A lot of Americans look at the federal income tax, of which the top rate is 35 percent, and think that if someone like this millionaire is taxed at such a low rate, he mustbe cheating. Here's how it's possible: that

35 percent top rate only applies to earned income. While he's well paid as a professor, three-fourths of his total income is in the form of capital gains and dividends from a sizeable investment portfolio. (Some was inherited and some was built up during his days as an investment banker.) And the top rate for capital gains and dividends is only 15 percent.

In short, money earned through work is taxed at a higher rate than money made from, well, money.

The intense focus by the media and anti-tax groups on the federal income tax is preventing too many people from seeing the true size of the tax giveaways bestowed upon our nation's wealthiest households.

It's like the ship's crew pointing at the tip of the iceberg, but ignoring the hulking mass beneath.

For most Americans, wages and salaries account for roughly 80 percent of their total income, but that ratio starts dropping sharply for those earning over $200,000 per year. For many with incomes of $1 million or more per year, about 25 percent is from wages and salaries; the rest is primarily passive income, like capital gains and dividends. By taxing investment income at a lower rate than earned income, we've tilted the system heavily in favor of the rich.

For a country that prides itself on the hard work of its citizenry, we seem to have lost our way. It's unacceptable that those who have gained the most from our society, and who have the most to give back, are actually paying taxes at a lower overall rate than most others. We need to start taxing money-from-money income at the same level as the earned income that most Americans depend on. Ending the Bush tax cuts for the wealthiest households, which includes restoring the top capital gains and dividends rates to their pre-Bush levels, is an essential first step.

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Thanks for Nothing, Monsanto

BY JIM HIGHTOWER

As an old TV ad used to say: "It's not nice to fool Mother Nature."

Monsanto Corp., however, still has not taken Mother's advice. This giant chemical maker became a veritable Frankenstein in the 1990s, genetically engineering new organisms in an effort to fool Mother Nature for fun and profit. But Momma got mad--and now she's kicking Monsanto's butt all across the country.

Here's the background: Monsanto marketed a weedkiller labeled "Roundup" to farmers. But the weedkiller also tended to kill the crops. Thus, Monsanto's mad scientists artificially manipulated the genes of corn, cotton and soybean seeds to produce crops that--hocus pocus!--could absorb mega doses of Roundup without croaking.

These patented seeds, called "Roundup Ready," helped Monsanto sell oceans of weedkiller.

But Mother Nature's weeds are smarter than the Frankensteins in Monsanto's labs, and they've quickly evolved into tenacious

superweeds that Roundup can't kill. There are now 10 resistant species of these superweeds infesting some 10 million acres in 22 states--and spreading.

Monsanto sold its Roundup Ready seeds as a miracle crop, charged far more for them, and scoffed at concerns that the weeds would adapt. But there they are, and farmers now have to use extra-toxic herbicides to kill the aggressive mutant weeds that have invaded their fields. The result is higher costs for farmers, lower crop yields, more poisoning of land and water, and a rising chorus of farmers saying, "Some miracle, Monsanto--thanks for nothing!"

All of this because one arrogant, profiteering corporation thought it could fool Mother Nature. As an Arkansas farm leader says of Monsanto's creation of the spreading superweed crisis: "It's the single largest threat to production agriculture we have ever seen."

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Jim Hightower is a radio commentator, writer, and public speaker. He's also editor of the populist newsletter, The Hightower Lowdown.

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Brian Miller is the executive director of United for a Fair Economy (UFE), a national organization that raises awareness about the dangers of extreme inequality, and advocates for policies that foster a more broadly shared prosperity. www.FairEconomy.org.

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You may be a Superhero

Patricia C.Frank FRANKLY SPEAKING A hero is someone admired for their noble, courageous and outstanding achievements. A superhero is a person of exceptional strength and ability. They are superhuman and possess characteristics that are above normal human capability.

They are extraordinary and awesome. They are valiant, brave, courageous and daring.

They have no fear. They are honorable and surprisingly humble.

They are usually depicted wearing a cape and flying through the air to rescue those in need or those in danger. These superheroes live among us and wear normal attire until there is a crisis. Then they transform themselves, put on their cape and go to the rescue of those experiencing difficulties.

You don’t have to wear a cape to be a superhero for others. You can rescue them and be there for them in large and small ways. You can be a superhero everyday.

Look around become aware of those in crisis. Unfortunately, you cannot always see the burdens others are carrying. So make the decision to be open and gentle with everyone. Pay attention. Be interested and caring. Be daring. A smile is the first step, and then a kind word, and then, perhaps, a question, “How are you?” How is everything? Listen to their answer, really listen, and look into their eyes and observe their facial expression and their body language.

Then based on what you see and feel, do something. Do not be afraid of getting involved. Do not be afraid of commitment.

Do not be afraid that you lack the strength or the ability to help them. The simplest gesture can make their lives better.

After you have mastered the basics, go a step further and seek out those who are in need of help. Put on your superhero cape.

Contact organizations. Perhaps, you can start your own assistance program.

Everyone has the potential to be great like a superhero. Everyone can develop the characteristics of a superman or a superwoman. Superhuman powers come from within. Honor them and express them.

Patricia Frank is a Licensed Psychotherapist. She can be reached at 305788-4864, 212-308-0309.

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Avoiding Wrongful Discharge Claims – How to Fire Right

BY JEFFREY GOODZ

Every termination decision should be based on the assumption that it will be challenged before an administrative agency, court, or both. Employers will go a long way in insulating themselves by complying with the following steps: Step 1: Define the reason for the termination. Do not generalize with comments such as “He’s a poor performer” or “She’s not a team player.” Specify why the employee is a poor performer or not a team player.

Step 2: Define the triggering event resulting in the termination decision. Absence of a triggering event makes it appear as though old problems were dredged up to justify an otherwise unjustifiable termination.

Step 3: Once the reasons for termination have been carefully articulated, get the opinion of an uninvolved party to see if he/she agrees with the action being taken.

If you cannot convince your associate or managerial colleague of the validity of the termination, it is unlikely you will be able to do so with an administrative agency or jury.

Step 4: Make the decision to terminate assuming you have gotten past steps 1-3.

As noted below, however, the decision should not be cast in stone at that point.

Step 5: Schedule a face-to-face termination meeting with the employee without specifying the reason for the meeting.

Employees find telephonic terminations repugnant, and it often compels them to make a legal claim.

Step 6: At the termination meeting, the employer should have two persons present.

The first person should be the spokesperson who is a person in a position of authority, and who has knowledge of the facts. The spokesperson should project empathy and

warmth given the reason for the meeting.

The second person should be a note taker who can serve as a witness. The meeting should be conducted in the spokesperson’s office and in confidence. Conducting the meeting in the employee’s office permits the employee to psychologically control the meeting. No interruptions should be permitted.

Step 7: During the termination meeting, the spokesperson should explain that the meeting was called to deal with a serious problem. Do not mention termination at the outset. Give the employee an opportunity to respond. Not only is this cathartic for the employee, it provides the employer an opportunity to learn the employee’s position. The spokesperson should not hedge on his/her facts as this may leave the employee with the impression that he/she should not be terminated.

Step 8: If new questions have been raised during the meeting that call the termination decision into question, tell the employee that you will investigate further (the employee need never know how close he/she came to termination). Send the employee home and conduct the investigation promptly. If the decision to terminate remains the same after the investigation, notify the employee of the termination. If the decision changes, the employee should be notified of the steps, if any, the employer intends to take (without notifying the employee that he/she was slated for termination). If no new questions have been raised during the meeting, then obviously no further investigation is necessary and the employer should proceed with the termination.

Jeffrey M. Goodz is an employment lawyer with the employment law firm of Remer & Georges-Pierre, PLLC located at Biscayne Centre, 11900 Biscayne Boulevard, Suite 288, North Miami, Florida 33181, (305) 416-5000.

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Miami Music Festival announces dates, calls for artists to apply

BY DINA ALLENDE

Organizers of the second annual Miami Music Festival will present more than 500 performances by new and developing artists in an expanded roster of venues throughout the city.

The showcase will take place Nov. 12-14 during the newly designated “Live Music Month in Miami” and will include two daytime sessions on five stages in Bayfront Park and a show at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts.

A music industry and artists’ conference will take place at the Hyatt Regency Miami, the festival’s headquarters hotel on Friday, Nov. 12, and Saturday, Nov. 13. Musicians may submit showcase applications, register for the conference, and reserve discounted stays at the Hyatt at <www.miamimusicfestival.org>.

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Conference also is produced in cooperation with the Recording Academy, Urban Network, and performing rights organizations ASCAP, BMI, and SoundExchange.

Performing at showcase festivals has become important for independent musicians who are using new media tools to produce, distribute and market their own music in an effort to reach broad audiences and raise awareness among music industry executives. Events such as the MMF attract discerning audiences to hear new acts or new music from established acts. South by Southwest in Austin, TX, is just one example of a gathering that has provided opportunities to network with other artists and gain distribution opportunities.

“The MMF will again present an amazing array of rock, alternative, and singer/songwriter acts but will feature in equal measure Latin, urban, Caribbean, and jazz artists,” said Irwin Kornfeld, festival CEO. “Miami’s live music scene continues to develop and grow, and the MMF is growing with it.”

The inaugural MMF in December 2009 attracted more than 18,000 attendees to see 270 acts in 75 shows on 25 stages.

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The best explanation is probably by way of example. Imagine two young men walking down a street in their neighborhood, and are suddenly approached by a police officer in a marked police vehicle. Without legal justification, the officer exits the vehicle and has the men place their hands against the hood of the vehicle while he does a quick check for weapons or drugs. No weapons or drugs are found, the officer drives away, and the young men are sent on their way, offended and upset at the illegal intrusion. These men can report the incident to internal affairs, which may or may not investigate the matter and may or may not discipline the officer. In this scenario, there is little to discourage a rogue officer from improper behavior, and the two young men now know that they are unsafe from illegal searches and seizures from their government.

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Now change the scenario by one fact: one of the young men does have a bag of marijuana in his pocket and is arrested for the fifth time. The young man’s attorney recognizes that the baggie was found as the result of an illegal search and files a motion in court to have that evidence suppressed. The motion is successful, the state attorney and the judge advise the officer that he acted illegally, and because of such illegality, the marijuana will be excluded from evidence.

The case must be dropped. The officer has wasted his time and there is now a public record of the officer’s illegal activity. The officer now has a strong disincentive to conduct illegal searches in the future.

The difference between the two scenarios is that the young man in the second scenario was guilty. Only when the police illegally search or arrest a guilty person is our criminal system tested in court. Only then can we find out the level of protection we have from illegal government action. So many of us, especially in South Florida, come from countries where people have no such protection. I never want to live without the protection afforded to us in the United States, and representing the guilty is one way of keeping that protection alive and well.

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• EDUCATIONAL AND TEEN ADVICE • Toby Rose ASK TOBY I’m going to be a freshman at college and I don’t understand about scheduling. can I put one class right after the other?

The best answer I can give you is to put 30 minutes between classes so you can walk the distance or speak with the professor and not be late to your next class.

I really don’t like cold weather and I want to go away to school. What do you suggest in Florida?

Believe it or not, UCF is a lot colder than Miami. They do get cold weather. So does the University of Florida in Gainesville and Florida State University in Tallahassee. If you’re looking for a warm climate, you can go to Florida Gulf Coast University.

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What is the Student Enrichment Services Program and who is eligible?

This program is housed in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and provides support and enrichment services for all minority students in the College of Arts and Sciences. They also provide academic support services to approximately 400 specially admitted freshmen each year who are carefully selected by the Office of Admissions.

The services that are offered include academic workshops with such topics as study skills, time management, career planning, library skills, stress management and test anxiety. Also provided are student assemblies that are information sessions, academic progress lettering, and tutoring. All services are free. For more information, call 352-392-0788 or go to the website at <webmaster@oasis.ufl.edu>.

Is it true that the military services recruit in U.S. high schools?

Yes it is. Many schools have the ROTC program and students use this program to learn about the services they are interested in, and they can get college scholarships through ROTC. However, I believe that the main job that the military services do in the school is to recruit students to join the military right after they get out of high school.

They promise them the world and, as we know, no one can promise that.

My friends are all going away to college.

I’m scheduled to start UNC in the fall, but, honestly, I don’t want to leave home. I would rather go to UM or FIU. Would I be doing the wrong thing if I did this?

Only you know if you’re doing the wrong thing. I do not encourage students to go away if they are uncomfortable with it.

Why don’t you go a year at FIU or UM, and then transfer to UNC at Chapel hill.

Many schools will hold your admission for one year. You just need to check if they will hold it while you spend a year down here.

My son desperately wanted to go into ROTC and he did. He now is being pressured to go into the military and I want to know if this is required?

As far as I know, you are not required to go into the military if you have participated in ROTC. If anyone knows different, please contact me.

Is the IB program only offered in the United States?

No. The program is offered to youngsters age 3-19 in more than 1,700 schools in 122 countries, including 677 schools in the United States. The number of IB students worldwide grew 73 percent between 2000 and 2005 to 62,885. These statistics come from the International Baccalaureate Organization. Students in high school pursuing an IB diploma study six different groups: language, individual in society, math and computer sciences, the arts, experimental sciences, and a second language.

The core of the curriculum is a 4,000 word essay, a Theory of Knowledge class and a community service requirement. These statistics were put out by the Associated Press.

How much do students pay at Miami Dade College?

That’s a good question because student costs just took a jump. Tuition and fees will cost an additional $58.68 per term for fulltime associate degree students this fall.

Under the new tuition and fee schedule, students will pay $68.94 per credit, which adds up to $827.28 for students who are full time.

Toby Rose is president of Toby Rose’s College Prep. She is an independent college counselor, was a Dade County Outstanding Teacher and served as chairperson of the Dade County School Board Academic Advisory Committee. Rose may be contacted by calling 305-238-7737 or via the Internet at <www.tobyrose.com>.

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Now that it’s getting so hot outside, it’s time to start thinking about some innovative ways to stay fit without overheating, dehydrating or succumbing to the temptation to just stay home and eat ice cream! * Go to the mall: Since Aventura Mall keeps expanding, you could easily spend all day burning calories by walking around to see all the new stores. Just pick up the pace a bit and you can even wear your i-Pod for more momentum!

If you’re really serious about fitness, you might even opt to park your own car and go the extra distance instead of using the valet service. But before you leave, don’t forget to pass by Equinox Fitness Club at the mall and wave to all the people exerting themselves. With all the shopping bags you’ll be carrying, your biceps will probably be getting a much better workout!. * Go to the movies: Some of the summer blockbusters can really get your heart rate up or make you shake a lot with uncontrollable laughter – so there won’t be any need to do cardio at all! * Go buy a bathing suit: There’s nothing like the fluorescent lights in a dressing room to make you swear to start a new diet.

And if you’re trying on bathing suits, odds are you’ll hurry home to throw out everything in the fridge except for the egg whites and mustard. The good news is by the time you’ve lost a few pounds that expensive bathing suit you really wanted will probably be on sale! * Go on vacation: When you go on a trip, you can get away from all the diet sabotaging temptations at home and around the

office. Just don’t indulge in too many pina coladas and reserve a room without a minbar. If you get a really bad craving for something sweet late at night, make sure you don’t get caught stealing all the chocolates from under the pillows of other guests’ rooms! * Go outside: All you have to do is stand outside around high noon for a while and you’ll lose plenty of water weight without even having to join a gym to use the sauna!

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Cadillac CTS Sport Wagon marks return of the station wagon Ron Beasley LET’S TALK CARS The station wagon is back and Cadillac’s new CTS Sport Wagon is a good example of what this latest incarnation of the old American favorite is all about. It has all the trappings of the station wagon of yore, but comes with the styling, technology and safety features of today’s modern vehicles.

From the front, the CTS Sport Wagon looks very much like the Cadillac CTS sedan and is just about the same size, yet it has double the hauling space with 25 cubic feet behind the rear seats and 53.4 cubic feet with the rear seat folded. It also has 19inch wheels, a large (optional) panoramic rear sunroof, large vertical taillights, an integrated roof spoiler and a seamless roof load-management system that blends with the roofline for uninterrupted design line.

Under the hood, there’s a 3.0-liter Direct Injection V-6 engine rated at 270 hp. It has variable valve timing to optimize power and fuel efficiency and reduce emissions, and

gets 28 mpg on the highway. If you’re looking for more power, a 3.6-liter DI V-6 with 304 hp is optional. Both engines balance performance and efficiency while operating on regular unleaded gas and both are mated to a GM Hydra-Matic six-speed automatic transmission. All-wheel drive is an option.

The CTS Sport Wagon handles with precision you might not expect from a station wagon. Chalk that up to an independent short/long arm (SLA) front suspension system, with performance optimized by the use of aluminum for the upper and lower control arms, and knuckles. Hydraulic control arm front bushings are used for motion control and help minimize high-speed road vibration, while hollow front stabilizer bars further reduce weight and are sized specifically to each of the three available suspension levels. A multi-link rear suspension, with a fully isolated subframe contributes to a superior ride and excellent handling.

Inside, the interior is luxurious and has a “sporty” feel, with an integrated center stack design trimmed with either a satin metallic finish or genuine Sapele Pommele wood. The lower instrument panel sweeps forward and away from the front seat and the hand-assembled center console leads seamlessly into the center stack without

CTS Sport Wagon looks like the Cadillac CTS sedan, but has twice the hauling space.

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compromising space. The seats incorporate “thin-seat” technology for comfort and enhanced rear-seat leg, knee and foot room.

French stitching is evident throughout the interior, including the upper instrument panel, door inserts, seats and the shifter boot. The cockpit and rear seating areas of the Sport Wagon are the same as the CTS sedan, though the Sport Wagon has more storage capability. A push-button power

liftgate is standard and can be programmed to raise to a specific height.

Base price on the 2010 Cadillac CTS Sport Wagon is $48,665.

Ron Beasley is the automotive editor for Miami’s Community Newspapers. He may be contacted by calling 305-662-2277, ext.

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Do You Suffer from ADD/ADHD? If you are just discovering you have adult ADD/ADHD, chances are you’ve suffered over the years for the unrecognized problem. People may have labeled you “lazy” or “stupid” because of your forgetfulness or difficulty completing tasks, and you may have begun to think of yourself in these negative terms as well.

Untreated ADD/ADHD has widereaching effects ADD/ADHD that is undiagnosed and untreated can cause problems in virtually every area of your life.

Physical and mental health problems. The symptoms of ADD/ADHD can contribute to a variety of health problems, including compulsive eating, substance abuse, anxiety,

chronic stress and tension, and low self-esteem. You may also run into trouble due to neglecting important check-ups, skipping doctor appointments, ignoring medical instructions, and forgetting to take vital medications.

Work and financial difficulties. Adults with ADD/ADHD often experience career difficulties and feel a strong sense of underachievement. You may have trouble keeping a job, following corporate rules, meeting deadlines, and sticking to a 9-to-5 routine. Managing finances may also be a problem: you may struggle with unpaid bills, lost paperwork, late fees, or debt due to impulsive spending.

Relationship problems. The symptoms of ADD/ADHD can put a strain on your work, love, and family relationships. You may be fed up with constant nagging from loved ones to tidy up, listen more closely, or get organized.

Those close to you, on the other hand, may feel hurt and resentful over your perceived “irresponsibility” or “insensitivity.”

The wide-reaching effects of ADD/ADHD can lead to embarrassment, frustration, hopelessness, disappointment, and loss of confidence. You may feel like you’ll never be

able to get your life under control. That’s why a diagnosis of adult ADD/ADHD can be an enormous source of relief and hope. It helps you understand what you’re up against for the first time and realize that you’re not to blame. The difficulties you’ve had are symptoms of attention deficit disorder—not the result of personal weakness or a character flaw.

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Conchita Espinosa Conservatory to present Festival of the Arts

BY ISABEL CHAO

Conchita Espinosa Conservatory of the Arts will present its 2010 Festival of the Arts on Saturday, June 5, 7 p.m., at the Miami-Dade County Auditorium.

This performance, which takes place every two years with more than 500 students participating, has become a very dear tradition since its founder, Cuban educator Conchita Espinosa, presented the first festival in Havana in 1934 as a way to showcase in a single performance the many talents of her conservatory’s young artists.

Part One of Festival 2010 focuses on a trip through the cultural highlights of New York City. The “visit” comes to life through theater, dance and music. Part Two is a celebration of Broadway musicals. Since the early 1960s, “Festival” has been a labor of love in which faculty and staff of both, the Conservatory and the Conchita Espinosa Academy (CEA) participate.

Each festival is a unique performance with its own theme, and from start to finish, the hard work, and dedication of the conservatory’s outstanding faculty of renowned artists is evident in every number.

Conchita Espinosa was very proud of her festival. Today, this very important part of her legacy is lovingly made anew by her daughter and CEA director Maribel Zubieta Diaz who was honored recently with the New World School of the Arts’ Lifetime Achievement Award for exemplary dedication to the arts in South Florida.

Tickets are available until June 3 at the school. Contact Audrey Gonzalez, 305227-1149, ext. 17. The day of the performance any available tickets may be purchased at the theater box office.

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Imagine that you are in a deep sleep when the shrilling of the smoke detector wakes you up. You find yourself surrounded by heavy thick smoke, and your only escape route is your window that has burglar or security bars.

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• Consider installing a quick-release device. This device allows bars to be opened easily and immediately in an emergency. The devices operate from the inside and allow the bars to be opened for emergency escape without compromising the security of your home.

• Retrofit your current bars. If the burglar bars in your home are permanently fixed or do not have quick-release devices, they should be retrofitted with release devices.

• Keep the key handy. If your burglar bars require a key to open, keep the key near the bars at all times for easy access in case of fire. Review with your family where the key is kept and how to use it to open the burglar bars.

• Know your escape route. Do not install security bars, grills, grates or any device on windows or doors used for escape routes that cannot be easily opened from the

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• Check your smoke alarms. There should be smoke alarms in all homes, but if you have security bars, you should have them installed protecting each sleeping area or hallway. One smoke alarm is required for each level of the house and on the ceiling near a stairway when bedrooms are located upstairs. The signal from a smoke alarm must be able to be heard from every bedroom. If the smoke alarm in your home is battery-operated, don’t forget to change the batteries every six months.

• Practice your escape route. Know and practice fire escape plans monthly, and use them to identify and correct obstructions of windows and doors needed for escape from a deadly fire. Locked or barred doors should operate quickly and easily. Make sure that windows are not stuck, that screens can be taken out quickly and that security bars can be opened properly.

Review with your family the importance of how to open a window easily and wide enough to allow escape.

In addition to burglar bars, some South Florida residents keep their hurricane shutters up year-round. If you have a fire in your home and these shutters are up, you can find yourself trapped without a proper escape route. Also if a fire breaks out in an unoccupied residence with hurricane shutters, the damage may be more severe because firefighters have to take time to cut through the shutters before they can get to the fire.

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Offshore Events Presents Third Annual Sunny Isles Beach Offshore Powerboat Challenge June 10 – 13th, 2010 Offshore Events is hosting the third annual “Sunny Isles Beach Offshore Powerboat Challenge,” on Florida’s Riviera, to celebrate the history of Miami as the birthplace of open ocean racing and high performance manufacturing.

The entire setting of the Sunny Isles Beach makes it the perfect mix of history, and excitement for racers, families, and friends to enjoy. With all the amazing venues, hotels, restaurants, beaches and parks available for the public to enjoy and watch the races.

The weekend of June 10-13th, 2010 will see professional offshore race teams and fans from all over the World stream into Sunny Isles Beach to get ready for the action packed weekend.

The offshore festivities begin Thursday, June 10th at Haulover Park Racers’ Village for the Bimini Ocean Challenge registration and an exclusive visit to the Harrison Boat Collection Warehouse for VIP members, which showcase vintage hydroplane boats and outboard engines (compliments of History MIAMI Museum).

On Friday, June 11th is the “Putting on a Wish” boat rides and auction to benefit the families of the Make a Wish Foundation of Southern Florida. From 4:00 to 6:00 pm attend the Meet the Racers Autograph Signing and Photo Session with Professional Powerboats at the VIP Hospitality Tent in the Racers’ Village at Haulover Park Marina. Then from 6:30 to 8:30 pm bring your appetite to the “Kick-It-Off BBQ Cook Out at the VIP Hospitality Tent in the Racers’ Village at Haulover Park Marina. From 7:00 to 11:00 pm listen to the tunes from

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Saturday, June 12th features the Bimini Ocean Challenge in an adrenalin pumping 106 mile round trip of wide open ocean racing! Later that evening head over to The Legends of Racing Reunion & Night of Mayhem at the Fairmont Turnberry Isle.

There will be a silent and live auction to support and help restore the Miami Marine Stadium. Miss Offshore 2010 will present the Bimini Awards Ceremony and the Inca Collection Fashion Show.

These events are open to the public.

To R.S.V.P. go to www.facebook.com and click on the fan page for OffshoreEvents.net.

On Sunday, June 13th watch the OPA Race 2: of the GEICO Offshore Racing Series from 12-4pm with a LIVE simulcast via SupercatRacing.com and on SIB TV Channel 77 on Atlantic Broadband. The boat race coincides with the City of Sunny Isles Beach 13th Anniversary Celebration at Samson Oceanfront Park. Enjoy the city’s birthday with a day of racing by the beach.

For the full Offshore Events schedule visit: www.offshoreevents.net or text RACE to #32075.

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Miami Pop Artist Stephen Gamson has created a special series of power boating art for the Sunny Isles Beach Offshore Challenge.

Truly recognizable and wonderfully happy Gamson brings colorful light images and personality to the power world of Offshore Powerboat Racing. Recognized from the Monaco Grand Prix, South Beach Polo, and Café Bustelo. Offshore Events, OPA and The City of Sunny Isles Beach could not ask for a better MIAMI representative than Stephen Gamson.

His art will be on display throughout the event and visible from the street banners throughout the City of Sunny Isles Beach and Haulover Park.

Special edition shirts and posters will be available throughout the entire event weekend at the Official OSE Apparel Store in The Sole on the Ocean at 172nd & Collins Avenue and in Racers’ Village at Haulover Park.

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