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FPL handed another setback in power line placement

BY BOB ROSS

Councilmember, Village of Pinecrest

For the fourth time, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has deemed Florida Power and Light’s South Dixie Highway (U.S. 1) transmission line application incomplete. The line would serve two new nuclear power plants that FPL wants to build at Turkey Point.

Quite aside from huge hurdles regarding the environmental impact of the plants themselves, it appears that FPL still has a long way to go to provide the answers DEP expects on the installation of the 85- to 105-foot tall transmission lines. These would extend along the U.S. 1 corridor from south of Southwest 136th Street to downtown Miami. FPL defines the corridor so broadly that lines could even run off of U.S. 1 north along Southwest 77th Avenue and east along Kendall Drive through Downtown Dadeland.

For Pinecrest residents, uncertainties abound. If FPL can achieve approval of a broader corridor, the utility gets free rein to select the actual route, which may run on the west or east side of U.S. 1, or a combination of the two.

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Palmetto’s Weiner to compete for Miami-Dade Schools’ Principal of the Year

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BY LINDA RODRIGUEZ BERNFELD

Tom and Eza Goldstein and their daughter and son-in-law, Azlina and Jason Siegel, recently enjoyed a family vacation in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia where they paused in front of the famed Twin Towers and snapped this shot for us with a copy of their favorite hometown newspaper. Thanks for taking us along, guys!

almetto High School Principal Howard Weiner has been named the Regional Five Principal of the Year.

Although this is his ninth year as a principal, this is the first time he has been named Principal of the Year. He was previously the administrator at South Pointe Elementary from 2001-02 and principal at North Miami Middle School from 2002-05 when he arrived at Palmetto High.

“To me, it’s a distinct honor to be recognized by my fellow colleagues and by my region,” Weiner says. “I think one of –––––––––––––––––––––– See WEINER, page 6

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Pinecrest family supports Arsht Center with $10,000 gift

BY LEE STEPHENS

Rick and Margarita Tonkinson have pledged $10,000 to the Adrianne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts in exchange for naming 10 seats in the Knight Concert Hall after family members.

The seats will be named in memory of family members, both living and deceased, with a passion for music.

Rick Tonkinson, who also serves as a trustee of the Cleveland Orchestra, is a board member of the Community Foundation of Pinecrest and is involved with his wife and son, Steven, in several other charitable outreach efforts.

The Tonkinsons encourage others to participate in the seat naming campaign.

For more information, call the Arsht Center at 305-468-2000.

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ALEXANDRA SAAB Christmas comes early to Alexandra Saab’s home in Pinecrest. Right after Halloween, Saab and her mother bring out the Christmas lights and begin to create the Winter Wonderland that thousands of people come and visit throughout the Holiday season.

“It takes a month to put them up,” Saab says. “We turn them off around the third or fourth of January.”

The family has been putting up the 250,000-light display for the past 16 years.

In the last few years, the display has helped raise money for St. Jude’s Hospital.

“My cousin, when he was little, had a brain tumor, when he was three or four.

He’s 10 now,” she says. “St. Jude’s was great. After that, we started collecting donations.”

The Saab house is located on Southwest 104th Street and 60th Avenue, near Pinecrest Elementary. Saab says the lights are easier to take down than put up, but putting them away is an ordeal.

“We rent a U-Haul,” she says. “When my brother went to the University of Miami, we had his fraternity brothers helping us; but not anymore.”

While it all sounds like it would be too much to handle, Saab says she likes working on the display.

“I find it very exciting when we put them up,” she says. “And to collect the donations is amazing. Every night we get donations.

Even in this time of economic despair, peo-

ple are willing to give.”

Putting up the light display is a family affair. Saab says one grandfather’s role is fixing broken light sets.

“Even when we changed from regular to LED, he learned how to fix the LED lights,” she says.

The LED lights do help them conserve some electricity, but the family’s electric bill goes up a few hundred dollars because of the display.

“Before LED, you couldn’t blow dry your hair or play video games at night because the power would go off,” she says.

“We have a new electric box just for Christmas lights.”

The display does not stay stagnant. Each year they get new figures to add to those already being shown.

“Our neighbors bring us new figures. I guess they don’t want us to stop,” she says.

In fact, she says, if they don’t start work on the display, neighbors come over to see what’s going on with the lights.

Saab is a senior at Palmetto High where she the school’s Silver Knight nominee in the Vocational Technical category.

“I’m big in television production at the school,” she says. “Last year we received the Excellence Award for Daily Broadcast at a national competition. This year on the national level we won a couple of awards, one called Sweet 16. You have 16 hours to put together a broadcast based on one word.”

She comes by her broadcast talent by way of her father, who was a radio DJ in Miami and still does voice over work.

Saab is also a member of the school’s water polo team and she was on the swim team.

Outside of school, she plays beach volleyball and belly dances. She has 1,500 community service hours, including hours from working on the Mr. Panther event this year.

Her community service and strong academics have earned her several college scholarship offers, including one from the University of Miami. Where ever she goes, she wants to end up in dental school and specialize in Oral Maxillofacial Dentistry.

By Linda Rodriguez Bernfeld

THAIS MATHIAS Thais Mathias, a senior at Palmetto High, is the school’s Silver Knight nominee in the World Languages category.

“I speak Portuguese, that’s my language; I’m from Brazil,” she says. “I also speak English and Spanish.”

Mathias chose World Languages because of her community project, the O Ambassadors, a group connected with Interact and sponsored by Oprah Winfrey.

The organization works to improve living conditions for children all over the world.

Mathias is the director of the O Ambassadors, which is aimed at providing health programs, reducing poverty, bringing about sustainable development and educating people in Third World countries.

“There are only a few O Ambassador Clubs around the country,” she says. “It started about two years ago, so it’s pretty new. I really dedicated myself to O Ambassadors. I couldn’t get over the facts they presented to me. I wanted to be the person to make a difference. Nothing is impossible if someone goes and does it.”

As an O Ambassador, Mathias has made presentations to freshman classes and she has trained other students about the organization and its missions.

“Our project is building wells in different regions for water,” she says. The wells will be in the south Asia region.

The fundraising methods vary, but include new school events. She recently organized an event at Palmetto called Panthers Got Talent.

“We raised over $6,000,” she says. “We sent a big part of the profits to Haiti. The rest of it went to build wells in South Asia.”

The talent show had 26 acts, including jugglers, belly dancers, singers and dancers.

“It was great,” she says. “We didn’t pick a best talent because it’s not fair; everybody has different talent. So we picked Judges Favorite.”

That honor went to a magician.

Mathias says they initially planned to sell paw bracelets to raise the money, but it would have taken far longer to do that, so she and her friends brainstormed other fundraising projects. The talent show concept had been tossed around last year and they agreed it could work. So they went to the administration for permission and then called for talented classmates to sign up.

They even allowed some of the less showready classmates to appear.

“We didn’t want to exclude anyone from the show,” she says. “We told them they could do this and that to improve and everyone did. There was no need to kick anyone out.”

While the event wasn’t a complete sell out, they did have almost a full house with more than 600 in attendance.

“I was really happy. The first few days we started selling tickets, it wasn’t a great success. But the closer it go to the show, it took off,” she says. “We worked hard. We stayed after school rehearsing, going over the lights, things like that.”

With the success of the show behind them, Mathias and the other club members set about selling the paw bracelets.

Now that her high school career is just about over, Mathias has settled on her college plans.

“I’m attending Florida International University and I’m majoring in architecture,” she says. “I live here with my parents and sister, so I didn’t want to go out of state.”

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Positive PEOPLE in Pinecrest

PATRICK ARRINGTON Palmetto High School junior Patrick Arrington has approximately 1,200 community service hours. He earned many of

those hours while working to complete his Boy Scout Eagle project.

“I did the project, back in June 2009,” Arrington says. “It dealt with refurbishing Sunfish out of the Coconut Grove Sailing Club.”

Arrington and his crew worked on 13 Sunfish. The four that were in the best condition were fitted with new lines. The other boats got gel coats and fiberglass repair.

“It took two days to do the whole refurbishment,” he says. “Luckily the weather did cooperate with us. There were a couple of mishaps where we had to get other people involved from around the club, but it worked out.”

The project drew 20 people the first day and18 on the second day. They had Boy Scouts, Sea Scouts and members of the sailing club, as well as other friends who just wanted to help. He raised the $600 he needed for the project by having a garage sale out of his home.

“It was $1.20 more than I actually needed, so it was just right,” he says.

What makes the project special is that the boats are used to teach inner city kids how to sail.

“I also do community service activities

with sailing in the inner city Grove through the Coconut Grove Sailing Club Rotary sailing program,” he says.

Arrington has been sailing since he was 10.

“I went through my array of sports as any child typically does,” he says. “My dad had sailed when he was younger, so he found a sailing summer camp (for me) and I was hooked. I’ve just been attached to the water and all, and I’ve been around the Grove so much, it all made sense to benefit the Grove.”

Arrington also sails competitively out of the Coral Reef Yacht Club.

“Right now I’m doing the 420 program,” he says. “It’s a two-person boat. I skipper and my crew is from Ft. Lauderdale. This summer I’m going to the Coast Guard Academy to defend my championship at the bi-annual William I Koch Sea Scout Cup.” Along with being a Boy Scout, he’s also a Sea Scout. He’s the Council Boatswain, which is the equivalent to being the top petty officer, for Dade, Broward and Monroe. He is also a youth servant leader at his church, St. Louis Catholic Church.

“We help ninth graders, typically confirmation students, reach confirmation

throughout the year,” he says.

Along with those projects, he put in an application through the Pepsi Refresh Grant for a project that he hopes to work on in the summer of 2011. The grant would help him combat teen suicide.

“I’ve had friends who had siblings or other close friends that have actually gone and committed suicide,” Arrington says. “I recently had friends in Maine who had a 13-year-old boy jump off a bridge to commit suicide.”

The project includes music. He’s been in contact with a Minnesota band that would play in each of the places that he plans to visit.

“I’m looking all over and going across at least the continental U.S.,” he says. “But I would not limit it to one specific area.”

Arrington hopes to major in chemistry in college, and also continue to sail. He’s narrowed his choices to six schools that have both chemistry and sailing programs. They include the University of Florida, Vanderbilt, Rice, University of Texas at Austin, UNC Chapel Hill and Florida State.

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Weiner was nominated by someone in the Palmetto feeder pattern. Each feeder pattern nominates a candidate, who is then required to fill out a packet of information, including several essays that must be turned in to the region. Those packets include areas such as what the candidate has done to reduce student absences or increase parental involvement.

This school year, with his blessings, the Palmetto PTSA tried something new in order to get more parents involved in the school.

“We’ve reached out to underserved parents by having PTSA meetings and workshops at R. R. Moton,” he says. “The most important ingredient for student success is parental involvement.”

It is his support of these types of programs that show why Weiner has a good relationship with the PTSA.

“These are things that aren’t done in isolation, they are done collectively,” he says.

Randi Trazenfeld, a PTSA Board member, says Weiner deserves the distinction of being named Principal of the Year.

“He continually makes it clear that the kids are his top priority, and the students realize this. The students know that their education, safety and success are most important to him,” she says. “Mr. Weiner is approachable and transparent, willing to discuss any and all concerns that parents may have.”

She is especially gratified with his whole-hearted support of the Community Outreach effort and the fact that he does whatever he can to promote parental involvement opportunities for all parents.

The Principal of the Year honor places Weiner in the pool to become the MiamiDade Public Schools Principal of the Year at an event May 19. He is competing with candidates from the other four regions.

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DEP has agreed with Miami-Dade County that FPL needs to provide additional information about pole placement and design, noise, lighting, shadows, glare, vibration, access, traffic, parking, height, bulk, scale of architectural elements, landscaping, buffering and safety to determine compatibility with its comprehensive plan.

While FPL has acknowledged the possibility that lines might be Metrorailmounted, the utility will now need to conduct a thorough feasibility study.

Unanswered questions also remain regarding how line installation would affect future mixed-use development along the island located between U.S. 1 and the busway. It was news to me that the county envisions mixed-use buildings being built there ranging in height from six to 10 stories. Nonetheless, these would require minimal power line setbacks.

FPL has allowed that it may underground sections of the line where insurmountable engineering challenges preclude other options, but continues to hold that any further undergrounding cost must be borne by affected municipalities rather than all system users. In any event, FPL now needs to furnish detailed site criteria for each installation technology (underground, overhead and Metrorail).

Last July, the Pinecrest challenged FPL’s above-ground siting of this massive, ugly transmission line in our front yard. We filed our objection with DEP within the incredibly tight one-month deadline allowed by the process, citing reasons too numerous to go into here.

Leading up to this, we had begun

building a strong coalition with the adjacent municipalities of South Miami, Palmetto Bay and Cutler Bay, plus the county. We meet monthly at Chamber South to discuss this and other issues that affect us all such as transportation.

In March, The Village Council unanimously passed four resolutions directed to the Florida Legislature that would allow for more meaningful engagement in transmission line siting decisions by municipalities such as ours. Presently, the deck is stacked and utilities hold all the cards. Other communities have now passed similar resolutions.

Last month, Mayor Cindy Lerner persuaded the Miami-Dade County League of Cities to form a committee to study reforms necessary at the state level, setting the scene for broader joint action.

Also, Mayor Lerner, Vice Mayor Cutler and I journeyed to Tallahassee for the Dade Days event. Our main order of business was to visit the governor’s cabinet members, plus regulatory and elected officials, to gain insight into the process, meet influential people, understand attitudes and plead our case. All in all, we participated in nearly two dozen planned and spontaneous meetings, sometimes accompanied by County Commissioner Katie Sorenson and other local elected officials.

We came back from Tallahassee with a better knowledge of decision points where the Village’s participation would be useful. More than likely, this issue will be resolved years from now at the Cabinet level.

Meanwhile, FPL announced recently that its project timeline had slid by two years.

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Mayor Cindy Lerner, along with Village arborist Gary Krackenberger and other members of staff, commemorated Arbor Day by planting a Jacaranda tree on the Village Green adjacent to the Pinecrest Community Center.

Arbor Day is observed throughout the

United States and recognizes the important role that trees play in our environment and economy.

“The Village has already demonstrated leadership over the years in creating a significant tree canopy,” said Mayor Lerner.

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FPL works hard to keep Village power on

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Florida Power & Light Company’s ongoing investments to strengthen Pinecrest’s electrical infrastructure will continue in 2010.

This year, FPL plans to clear vegetation from approximately 40 miles of power lines in and near Pinecrest and use Thermovision infrared technology to detect and address issues in power lines and equipment before they become problems or outages.

FPL customers can visit <www.FPL.com/maps> and type in their street address to see a detailed map of recent improvements in their neighborhoods. The online tool reveals FPL’s system improvements and investments — including pole inspections, line clearing, power line strengthening and Thermovision power line inspections – at the level of the power lines serving individual neighborhoods within the Village of Pinecrest.

FPL’s overall service reliability in 2009 continued to rank among the best in the nation as the company made significant

progress on its long-term efforts to strengthen its infrastructure. This year, FPL continues to focus on improving reliability and storm preparedness throughout its distribution and transmission systems.

“We know that our customers want high reliability and low bills and we’re working to deliver that,” said FPL External Affairs Manager Ramon Ferrer. “We’re investing in strengthening and upgrading our infrastructure in Pinecrest to prevent outages, prepare for storms and reduce the time it takes to restore service when an outage does occur. In 2009, our statewide reliability was 46 percent better than the national average. At the same time, our typical residential customer bill was the lowest out of all 55 electric utilities in Florida and 10 percent below the national average.”

Following the 2004–05 hurricane seasons that saw seven storms in a 15-month period, FPL responded to the state’s call to maintain a high level of storm preparation.

FPL embarked on a series of comprehensive investments and improvements to strengthen its electrical infrastructure to better withstand the impact of severe

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Once the upgrades planned for 2010 are completed, FPL will have made the following improvements and investments benefiting the Village of Pinecrest since 2006 as part of its comprehensive strengthening program: • Upgraded and strengthened several main power lines serving critical and community facilities in and near Pinecrest, including Baptist Hospital, South Miami Hospital, Larkin Community Hospital, Jackson South Community Hospital and Miami Children’s Hospital. FPL has completed strengthening the infrastructure serving every major hospital and acute care facility in its service territory.

• Inspected approximately 2,760 poles for strength and health – 60 percent of the approximately 4,570 poles in Pinecrest.

FPL is committed to inspecting each of its 1.1 million poles every eight years as part

of its comprehensive program, repairing or replacing poles as necessary.

• Trimmed tree limbs and branches along approximately 220 miles of power lines in Pinecrest. Tree limbs and branches, especially palm fronds, are among the most common causes of power outages and flickers. In 2010 alone, FPL plans to clear vegetation along approximately 13,000 miles of distribution power lines throughout its service territory.

• Inspected nine main power lines in and near Pinecrest using special infrared technology called Thermovision to detect and address issues in power lines and equipment before they become problems or outages.

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Although mangroves are a common site to South Floridians, they are more spectacular than you might realize.

Lying between salt and fresh water, regularly battered by storm surges and smothered by upland sediments, they are a diverse group of uniquely adapted plants and animals.

In South Florida alone, 191 species of birds, 24 species of reptiles, and at least 230 species of fish utilize mangrove habitat for food, shelter and breeding.

Some animals, like migrating birds, just visit. Commercial and game fish, including snapper and snook as well as tasty crustaceans like shrimp and rock lobsters, utilize mangrove habitat only while maturing through the juvenile life stages.

Other species like the endangered American crocodile spend almost their entire lives amid the trees.

Mangroves are delicate and have always been most threatened by man.

Urban encroachment, deforestation and the diversion of fresh water have led to losses of up to 80 percent near highly populated areas of Florida. Ironically, it is an exotic species of mangrove tree that has been found harming the forests now.

Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden exhibits beautiful tropical plants from around the globe. In the 1960s, a group of horticulturists searching Asia for new additions brought back the mangrove Lumnitzera racemosa, which was planted in the gardens and left to its own devices.

It was not until 2008, when a group from the U.S. Geological Survey came to sample the area, that it became known that L. racemosa had become invasive. The Asian mangrove had spread outside the park boundaries to overrun the native trees and cover approximately 15 acres.

In an area so rarely traversed by people, much less those with plant identification skills, it’s no surprise the spread went undetected for so long.

Given how recently L. racemosa’s invasion was discovered, its impact is still unknown – but the potential for negative implications is high. Red mangroves normally dominate the area and have “prop roots” that arch out of the trunk, tangling with neighboring trees

Nature Matters above and below the water line. Prop roots provide young fish, crocodiles, and crustaceans with places to hide from predators. The tangled roots also slow rain water and capture inland sediments before they reach the bay. L. racemosa does not possess these roots. Without this feature, infestations could harm fish, reptile and bird populations, lead to increased shoreline erosion, and damage coral reefs as excess sediments suffocate them.

A conjoined group of land managers from various parks in the area, known as the ECISMA group (Everglades Cooperative Land Management Area), has taken on the task of restoration. With the help of Miami-Dade land managers, they are working to eradicate the tree as quickly as possible. Its presence in an inter-tidal zone increases the chance seeds, adapted to float, will cross Biscayne Bay to invade the islands of Biscayne National Park and possibly Everglades National Park.

Cooperative removal events have been held over the past year, with more planned for the future. More than 50 volunteers attended each event, successfully removing the invasive from Fairchild, but not yet completing the task in Matheson Hammock Park.

Although the Fairchild of today is very responsible with introducing non-native plants, this escape illustrates the power such plants have to rapidly alter the natural face of Florida. With a rate of expansion estimated at 15 percent annually, the encroachment must be contained to avoid any lasting effects. With consistent treatment and monitoring through the coming years, this should be possible – providing a justified reprieve for a delicate ecosystem already under so much pressure.

Samantha Anderson is a recent Boston University graduate, a former intern at Everglades National Park and an Americorps alumnus. She may be contacted via email at <samantha.ray.anderson@gmail.com>.

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Hundreds turn out for first Soccer Marathon in Village

BY ROBERT HAMILTON

Hundreds of soccer players from five years old to 40-plus gathered at Evelyn Greer Park on Sunday, May 2, for the inaugural edition of the Pinecrest Soccer Marathon.

Organized by the Community Foundation of Pinecrest to benefit its many programs and initiatives, this was the first marathon of its type in South Florida. Foundation chair Steve Beiley and executive director Gloria Burns praised event chairman Pierre Apollon and logistic chair Steven Steele and the many volunteers who helped make the occasion a memorable day for all.

The Foundation generously waived entrance fees for all participants thanks, in part, to the support of such corporations and businesses as Norwegian Cruise Line, Jennifer Wollmann (EWM Realtors), Heller Waldman, The Corradino Group, Community Newspapers, Casthely Orthondontics, GOL TV All Soccer Network, Soccer Locker, Costco, InSource, Fine Printing, Rick Tonkinson and Associates, and the Village of Pinecrest.

Music provided by local RA Music, DJs

Ross Gassman and Alex Parker added to the festive atmosphere throughout the day, while vendors like Cold Stone Creamery, Joy Wallace Catering and The Crepe Maker offered a variety of great food. Del Monte

Fresh donated cases of bananas for the players.

Among the many volunteering their time doing everything from manning various tables to refereeing were Shannon Buckley, Dan Heller, Vivian Beiley, Christina and Cathie

Burns, Fred Silverman, Daisy Lewis, Lee Kessler, Jean Meceron, Nicholas Calvo, Robert Ruano, Glenn Barditch, Enid Leon, Hazel Goldman, Gaspy Miranda, Chris Coffey, Tom Bovee, Jorge Guarch, Elizabeth Rosillo, Rick and Margarita Tonkinson, to mention many of those helping make the day a success.

Teams and individual players came from all over Miami Dade County to play on five fields and fun was had by all. Dads even got in on the auction, playing on teams with their sons and daughters. Mayor Cindy Lerner and Village Council members Jeff Cutler, Joe Corradino and Bob Ross all stopped by to check out the action and the day concluded with drawings for raffle prizes that included a four-night cruise donated by Norwegian Cruise Line.

Proceeds from the event will help grow the Community Foundation of Pinecrest, whose mission is to promote programs and initiatives that benefit the Village community by creating and expanding relationships that foster philanthropy. CFP priorities include education, senior services, parks and culture.

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Lee Kessler and Elizabeth Rosillo check in participants for Pinecrest Soccer Marathon.

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Organized by Community Foundation of Pinecrest

Seen here at Volunteer check in for Soccer Marathon are (L to R) Shannon Buckley and Stephanie Bork with CFP board member Hazel Goldman

(L to R) RA Music DJâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Ross Gassman and Alex Parker provide music and atmosphere to Soccer event.

Crepe Makers prepares food for hungry atendees

(L to R) CFP board member Steven Steele, Logistics Event Chair; CFP Executive Director Gloria Burns; CFP board member and event sponsor, Dan Heller, of Heller Waldman, P.A.; Village Mayor Cindy Lerner; CFP board member and event Village Councilman Jeff Cutler; CFP board member and Event Chair, Pierre Apollon, of NCL; Village Vice Mayor and event sponsor, Joe Corradino; Village Councilman Bob Ross; and CFP board member, attorney Paul Sasso.

Field action at Pinecrest Soccer Marathon presented by the Community Foundation of Pinecrest, a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization that waived entry fees for all participants from around Miami Dade County to promote physical fitness.

(L to R) Volunteers selling drinks see here are Robert Ruano, of Ecostrata Services, and Gaspy Miranda and Glenn Barditch, of South Miami Sports Medicine.

Devin Apollon, of Pinecrest Elementary, teams up with Miami Christian Schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 10 under girls Allison Bean and Chrissy Rosillo.

(L to R) Volunteers Margarita Tonkinson; Tom Bovee, of Galloway OIffice Supplies; CFP board member Rick Tonkinson, of Rick Tonkinson & Assoc.; and CFP Executive Director, Gloria Burns.

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Key environmental issue is missing — population growth

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Fast-forward to Earth Day 2010. Climate change and other looming environmental threats make the concerns of 1970 look downright tame. Meanwhile, world population has grown from 3.7 billion in 1970 to 6.8 billion today, an increase of 84 percent. Yet population growth, for the most part, has fallen off the environmental agenda.

Why? The reasons are complex, but here’s the short version. Concern about population growth launched a worldwide movement to promote family planning, and it worked.

Fertility rates fell, population growth rates slowed and the “population bomb” was defused. At the same time, while family planning has had huge benefits for human health and well-being, some programs trampled women’s rights in pursuit of lower birth rates.

Those abuses, and a right-wing backlash against family planning, have rendered population issues untouchable in many quarters.

And that’s too bad, because unsustainable population growth hasn’t gone away, and we are in a much better position to deal with it now than we were 40 years ago. We have a much more nuanced understanding of connections between population dynamics and environmental health. And the abusive programs of the past have been replaced with a commitment to reproductive health and rights. Forty years after the first Earth Day, it’s time to put population back on the environmental agenda and craft a 21st century population policy.

That policy must be grounded in understanding of the demographic landscape, which has changed dramatically in the past half century. Today, the largest generation of young people ever is coming of age in developing countries, while the developed world ages and shrinks. And while the rate of population growth has slowed in most parts of the world, our numbers still increase by 75 million to 80 million every year, the equivalent of adding another United States to the world every four years or so. A certain amount of future growth is inevitable — an echo of the great boom of the late 20th century. But choices made by young people today will determine whether human numbers climb to anywhere between 8

AMERICAN FORUM billion and 11 billion by mid-century.

What does that mean for the global environment? In the past 40 years, we have learned a lot about the relationship between population dynamics and environmental quality. We now know that population growth has a significant affect on the natural environment, but that affect is neither linear nor simple, instead shaped by a wide range of mediating factors, including technology, consumption patterns, economic policies and political choices. Nonetheless, evidence suggests that a world population of 8 billion would be better than 11 billion for human beings and the natural systems that sustain us.

Of course, slowing population growth is not all we must do. Facing climate change will require an unprecedented mobilization of resources and ingenuity.

The good news is that we know how to do this. Since 1970, we have learned a lot about how to deal with population growth — and about how not to. The best way to slow growth isn’t with top-down “population control,” but by making sure all people have the means and the power to make their own choices about childbearing. That means, first of all, ensuring universal access to family planning and reproductive health services, which remains elusive for 215 million women around the world.

It also means tackling poverty and gender inequality, which are strongly associated with high fertility.

In other words, everything we need to do to slow population growth is something we should be doing anyway — ensuring access to family planning, fighting poverty, educating girls and empowering women. Each of these measures is important in its own right, as a matter of human rights and social justice. Together they will slow population growth and help protect the environment.

At this critical moment of environmental awareness, it is again time to take up the cause of population growth. That doesn’t mean we should go back to alarmist rhetoric and draconian solutions, any more than we should go back to dial-up phones or computer punch cards. Instead, let’s go forward to a 21st century population policy that’s sustainable and just.

The American Forum is a nonprofit, nonpartisan educational organization. For more information, write 1071 National Press Building, Washington, DC 20045. Laurie Mazur is director of the Population Justice Project headquartered in Takoma Park, Maryland. She may be contacted by calling 301-270-6715.

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Toby Rose ASK TOBY How prevalent is binge drinking on college campus?

Statistics show that 70 percent of the student body at any college has participated in binge drinking. Binge drinking is common among high school-age students as well.

I scored about average on my SAT’s.

Should I take them again?

Absolutely, but I would caution you to not waste your time or money without adequately preparing for these tests.

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If a student decides that there is one college that is his or her first choice and is willing to commit to this school, Early Decision applies. The student’s application, complete with recommendations, transcripts, SAT scores, essays, etc., is submitted by an early date in the fall and he or she will be notified regarding acceptance

by Dec. 15. The student must sign a binding legal agreement. Early Action is similar, but is not a binding agreement. If a school offers the student admission, he or she must act quickly to accept that offer.

How are college academics different from those in high school?

There are very big differences between the two. Many of my students come in after their first year of college and say they were absolutely not prepared mentally for the rigor of college courses. One student at an Ivy League university changed his intention of becoming a doctor because he couldn’t do well in Organic Chemistry. He did great at Palmetto, made an A in AP Chemistry and received a five on the AP exam. He even scored a perfect 800 on the SAT II in chemistry, but received his first C in college. Students need to be prepared to go the same class up to three times a week. More importantly, no one will be there to remind them. Students must learn

What is dorm life really like? I’ve heard it can either be a lot of fun or pure misery.

You’ve heard correctly. It all depends on a variety of factors, including your roommate or roommates.

Are they distracting?

Do they study?

Are they academically inclined?

Do they bring members of the opposite sex into your room at all hours?

Do you have a bathroom in your dorm or do you have to use common bathrooms, including showers?

It can be very challenging at times and many students find it difficult to manage their dorm life with their academics. As difficult as dorm life is, it is 10 times more difficult to live in an apartment during your freshman year.

Living in an apartment requires you to live off campus, have a car, be responsible for all of your meals, pay for the water and electric bills, and take care of many other things. Students should just be responsible for studying and, possibly, work.

One of my students at Emory has a wonderful group in her dorm. It’s a group of four girls who share a suite. They all like the same foods and take turns cooking for each other on this little stove and microwave that they have in their suite.

Every college has a different dorm system. It’s important before going to a college to visit a dorm and possibly stay overnight to get a feel for what dorm life is like and what college life will entail. One of my former students attends Franklin College in Switzerland and he shared with me one of Franklin’s policies.

All roommates must sign a contract to obey the rules of their particular room. I think this is an excellent idea and I’m sure they’re not the only school that does this.

This means that both roommates sign the same contract and are on the same page.

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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Naples Beach Hotel completes $5 million pool complex

BY KAREN LAMONICA

The Naples Beach Hotel & Golf Club recently completed its all-new $5 million beachfront pool complex.

The larger beachfront pool complex features two new swimming pools — a freeform pool for families and a secluded ovalshaped pool for adults. The area also has two new whirlpools, a new pool bar with food service, new restrooms, new locker facilities and a new pool shop. Picturesque tall palms encircle the pool area and there is easy access for guests to walk right onto the beach.

This new pool complex follows the completion of the 319-room resort’s multi-million dollar renovation and remodeling of its guest rooms and suites in January. The dramatically renovated guest rooms and suites have remodeled bathrooms, new carpet and new sliding glass doors. The bathrooms are larger and have new walk-in, glassenclosed showers with sea-blue tile, as well as new double sinks, spacious new vanities, new tile floors and fixtures, and vanity mirrors. In addition, another vanity outside of the bathroom — complete with a sink, large

mirror, vanity mirror and towels — has been added so that another person can get ready while the bathroom is in use.

This was the second and final phase of the multi-million dollar guest room remodeling project, which also included new bedding and fabrics, flat-panel televisions, rich new furnishings and accents in calming tropical shades.

Owned and operated by the Watkins family for more than 60 years, the resort offers a beachfront location in the heart of scenic old Naples. Offerings at the 125acre resort include 1,000 feet of white-sand beach on the Gulf of Mexico; an on-site par 72 championship golf course; a worldclass spa; complete fitness center; the Mary C. Watkins Tennis Center with six Har-Tru courts; Beach Klub 4 Kids, a recreational program for children ages five to 12; an Orchid House, home to over 3,000 tropical plants; multiple restaurants and lounges; 34,000 square feet of meeting space; and beautiful outdoor venues.

The Naples Beach Hotel & Golf Club is located at 851 Gulf Shore Blvd. North. For more information, call 800-237-7600 or go to <www.NaplesBeachHotel.com>.

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FWC will revisit fox and coyote chase issue in June FWC REPORT

BY RODNEY BARRETO Chairman, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

In a couple of months, the seven commissioners of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) will revisit whether to allow hunters to run foxes and coyotes in enclosures in the state, and, if we do, what rules we might draft to ensure the animals are run by “fair chase” standards.

In case you are not familiar with the practice, let me explain. Many years ago, it was possible for fox hunters to cast their dogs in large areas of North and Central Florida and run foxes on vast, forested tracts. In the 1970s and ’80s north and central Florida’s human population grew, and it continues to grow. By the mid-to-late ’80s, fox chases on open land proved untenable for residents and fox hunters alike due to trespass and human-disturbance issues.

As an alternative to fox chases on open land, the then-Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission created a permit system for fox running inside high-fence enclosures beginning in 1988. Coyotes were prevalent in Florida, and hunters could chase them too.

The permit that pen owners operate under spells out such things as the height and construction of the fence; requirement for escape areas for foxes and coyotes; food and water stations for the animals; required veterinary care or euthanasia for injured foxes and coyotes; and the maximum number of dogs that hunters could use in the chase.

The permit also stipulated that when pen owners wanted to acquire foxes, they had to obtain the animals from sources outside Florida, and the state where they got them had to be certified disease-free (of rabies) for a year. On the other hand, coyotes had to come from within Florida.

Over the years, the number of permitted enclosures has fluctuated from just a handful to as many as 50. The smallest of the areas was about 100 acres, the largest,

about 800.

Concerned about reports of coyotes and foxes being obtained illegally and other violations concerning the enclosures, the FWC initiated an investigation in early 2009. Officers wrapped up the detail in November 2009 with the arrests of 12 people.

In September 2009, the FWC launched a moratorium on issuing or re-issuing permits to operate these facilities. That moratorium remains in place now.

At the Feb. 17-18 commission meeting in Apalachicola, we heard from 48 speakers and the opinions were almost equally divided. One side asked the agency to lift the moratorium and continue allowing the running of foxes and coyotes in these enclosures. On the other side, the speakers

called the practice “cruel” and “barbaric” and asked that the FWC stop the practice.

Our action to continue the moratorium until our June 23-24 meeting in Lake Mary was done to give FWC staff time to sit down with stakeholders and try to reach a consensus on possible measures to make sure foxes and coyotes are treated humanely and not brutally killed.

Prior to the February meeting and since then, we have gotten lots of calls, letters and emails on the subject. We value that input. Our decision in Lake Mary certainly won’t please everyone, but we pledge to consider all input.

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Precision and Compassion Mark the Care Provided by HeartWell’s Doctors

BY EMILY HOWARD

Baptist’s emergency room does not have a cardiologist, one of our physicians is called to give treatment,” A healthy heart means a lot to a person’s quality of Dr. Fialkow said. “Our group is about to sign a conlife. To provide superb cardiac care, twenty of the tract with Baptist to manage the STEMI calls. This area’s top Board-certified cardiologists have joined service is for patients who have symptoms of an acute myocardial infarction and an forces under the umbrella of electrocardiogram indicating HeartWell LLP. Jonathan an ST-Segment Elevation Fialkow, M.D., Fellow of the Myocardial Infarction American College of (STEMI). These are signs of Cardiologists, is managing a heart attack.” member of the single-specialty More than a year ago Dr. group with six offices in South Fialkow took the initiative to Miami and Kendall. form HeartWell, meeting “The healthcare system can weekly with a core group of seem complicated, but doctors to work out the nuts HeartWell was founded preand bolts. “I approached carcisely to make the management diologists in the Baptist sysof heart-related conditions tem who I felt performed at smooth and seamless for the highest levels. The result patients and their families,” Dr. is a group of doctors who Fialkow said. He noted that already had been collaboratHeartWell’s doctors work ing, and who now work as a closely with primary care unit,” he said. “Improved physicians, making sure that communication, administrareports are sent to them prompttive systems that are more ly, and that the overall health of efficient, and the opportunity each patient is considered. to offer important educationPublic education programs that focus on risk reduction and Jonathan Fialkow, M.D., F.A.C.C. al programs for patients and wellness are part of is Managing Member of HeartWell the community at large are HeartWell’s mission. “We LLP, a group of highly-trained some of the benefits our don’t wait until people are sick physicians who provide 21st century group provides to patients.” to help them,” Dr. Fialkow said. cardiovascular care.

Conversion to an electron“We provide preventive care ic medical records system for those who may be at risk for (EMR) will be government-mandated in the near heart diseases. For instance, we evaluate genetic risk future. Three of HeartWell’s six offices are already factors to see if early, silent conditions exist in well ahead of the curve in complying. “EMR benefits healthy-seeming people, then we advise them on ways our patients in several ways,” Dr. Fialkow explained. to mitigate the associated risk. Often this means mak- “It is better for patients because the information-sharing lifestyle changes such as smoking cessation or ing among doctors eliminates duplicate testing, which customized diet and exercise programs.” reduces the cost of providing care. In HeartWell’s The doctors at HeartWell have been practicing their case, medical record sharing allows experts in different cardiology specialties for an average of 20 years. areas of cardiology to give optimum care to each Because of their experience and consistently high per- patient.” Several of HeartWell’s doctors participate in formance, several of them currently direct high-level clinical trials, so they have early access to advances in services within Baptist Health System. These include technology and to scientific breakthroughs in their fields.

Ramon Quesada, M.D., who is medical director of The patients of HeartWell’s doctors have access to interventional cardiology; Efrain Gonzalez, M.D., a full scope of cardiac services 24 hours a day, 7 days who is medical director of electrophysiology; and a week. The vast majority of prescribed diagnostic Curt Hamburg, M.D., medical director of echocardiol- tests can take place at one of the HeartWell offices. ogy. Dr. Fialkow is medical director of the stress lab, This can lower a patient’s out-of-pocket expense, and ECG and cardiac rehabilitation services and Theodore is definitely more convenient, because patients do not Feldman, M.D., is medical director of South Miami have to seek separate test authorizations from their Heart Center. insurance carriers.

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It’s Grandparents Day at Danny Berry JCC Baseball Linda K. Landy ALPER JCC NEWS My dad took my son to his first professional baseball game a few months before his sixth birthday. Still five years before the Florida Marlins would make their debut; dad drove the two hours to the Atlanta Braves spring training facility in West Palm Beach.

All my son wanted was an autograph from a real baseball player, so Dad bought him a Braves baseball and they patiently waited for someone to sign. It didn’t take long for him to realize his dream. He ran into the house proudly waving his baseball with the signature of big leaguer Buddy Biancalana.

We didn’t have the heart to tell him when we opened up the sports page the next morning to learn that Biancalana had been cut from the Braves. More than 20 years later, grandpa and grandson still laugh about that experience.

If you open the trunk of any male in my extended family, I am willing to bet that you would find a baseball glove buried under the debris. That’s something else you can attribute to my father who still challenges anyone who will listen to a base running contest. You never know when a baseball game will break out. To Dad’s credit, my almost-50 brother and my 28-year-old son still play softball together at Danny Berry JCC Baseball every Sunday morning.

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I guess it is stories like these that inspired Coach Danny Berry to organize Grandparents Day at Danny Berry’s JCC Baseball on Sunday, May 23, from 12:30 to 3 p.m. This free event is an opportunity for grandparents to bring their grandchildren (and their gloves) for an afternoon of fun and learning.

There will be baseball clinics with instruction from some of South Florida’s current and past baseball greats, a threeinning exhibition game starring the Young Viejos Softball players (former professional players ages 65 to 93 years young), a Silver Sneakers presentation on Maintaining Seniors’ Health, free massages and blood pressure readings, food, music, raffles and more.

“Many studies have shown that there is a direct correlation between involvement in sports and maintaining good health. I thought having multi-generational baseball event would be a great way for children to see how you can stay active in sports your whole life,” said Berry.

Former pro players (sorry, Biancalana will not be there) will be on hand to give tips and run clinics with Berry and his staff. Clinics for the kids include fielding, batting, throwing, base running, catching, pitching, outfield play and other fundamentals of baseball.

“The secret to keeping your youth is to always participate in the greatest American pastime — baseball,” said Berry.

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Keep your eye on the ball

BY DR. ADAM CLARIN

When you think of attributes for sports, most people think of speed and strength, but vision is equally as important. Whether you are an Olympic athlete or a weekend warrior, more than 80 percent of what you perceive is visual. Getting your visual system at its best is a must if you want to compete and excel in sports. There is much more to vision than just seeing clearly; your vision is made up of many skills that can affect how well you play your sport. Just like with any sport, exercise and practice can improve your visual fitness and accuracy just as it can increase your speed and strength.

All sports have distinct visual demands.

An Optometrist with knowledge of sports vision can assess your unique visual system and recommend the proper eyeglasses or contact lenses, or design a vision therapy program to maximize your visual skills for your specific sport. Remember, a thorough eye examination by your doctor of optometry is a great place to begin “getting the winning edge.”

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Dynamic Visual Acuity — This describes how well you see, either when you or an object is moving. If you are playing a sport such as baseball, tennis or soccer, it is crucial that you can clearly see objects while you and the objects are moving fast. Without good dynamic visual acuity, you are going to have a difficult time.

Visual Concentration — Because our eyes normally react to anything that happens in our field of vision, it is important to be able to concentrate only on the immediate task. When you commit an error on an easy ground ball or miss a short putt, you may have been distracted by things that are happening around you. Visual Concentration is the ability to screen out these distractions and stay focused on the target.

Eye-Hand-Body Coordination — EyeHand-Body Coordination is how your hands, feet and body and other muscles respond to the information gathered through your eyes. It is the most important part of many sports because it affects both your timing and your body control.

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EYE CARE player sees a teammate out of the corner of his or her eye, the player is using his peripheral vision. Because much of what happens in sports does not happen directly in front of you, it’s important to use your ability to see action to the side without having to turn your head.

Vision correction for sports is very important and there are many ways to help you see better. Glasses are common for vision improvement but they do not always allow for sports activities. Sometimes glasses can fall off of your face, the lenses can fog up, or even worse, the glasses can break and possibly injure your face. One solution can be to use contact lenses.

Contact lenses can enhance sports performance in many ways, such as providing a wider field of view than eyeglasses.

Some other advantages of contact lenses are more natural vision, more stable vision and better compatibility with safety equipment. A growing trend is to use daily disposable contact lenses so you don’t even have to worry about cleaning, care or storage. You just simply throw them out after you use them once, which is the safest and healthiest way to wear contact lenses.

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Eye protection should also be a major concern to all athletes, especially in certain high-risk sports. Thousands of children and adults suffer sports-related eye injuries each year, and nearly all of these injuries can be prevented by using the proper protective eyewear. Especially for outdoor sports, appropriate sunglasses are a must, and some sport-specific designs may even help you improve your game. Ask your optometrist which type is best suited for your favorite sport.

In sports, as in life, your vision is responsible for 80 percent of all your sensory information. It is important to make sure you are seeing your best so you can perform your best, both on the field and off. To help enjoy your sporting activities and to give yourself the winning edge, you should make an appointment with your optometrist today.

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Acura adds V-6 power to popular TSX sport sedan Ron Beasley AUTOMOTIVE EDITOR

LET’S TALK CARS The 2010 Acura TSX sport sedan has been given a hot new 3.5-liter V-6 engine for 2010 and it really is something special.

Most auto enthusiasts who drove the earlier TSX with the 2.4-liter DOHC I-4 engine raved about the car’s performance.

But, you ain’t seen nothing ’til you drive the newest version with the V-6.

The new SOHC V-6 develops 280 hp and 254 pounds-feet of torque, has a very high compression ratio, VTEC valvetrain control and a dual-stage induction system through a lightweight magnesium intake manifold. It all adds up to rocket-like acceleration and pretty good gas mileage at 18/27 mpg.

The V-6 is mated to a sophisticated Sequential SportShift five-speed automatic transmission that allows for a fully automatic operation with intelligent features such as Grade Logic Control and Shift

Hold Control, which make driving on a winding road an enjoyable experience. The transmission also may be operated manually with the steering wheel- mounted paddle shifters.

The second generation TSX is larger, has a wider stance, is more agile and handles even better that its predecessor. It also has special suspension tuning, larger diameter wheels and tires (18x8-inch aluminum wheels with a split five-spoke design mounted with performance Michelin Pilot HX MXM4 P235/45R18 all-season tires) and brake system upgrades, as well as more comfort, convenience and safety features with expanded luxury and electronic equipment. Acura will continue to offer the TSX powered by a 201 hp DOHC inline fourcylinder engine (20/28).

All 2010 TSX models have a state-ofthe-art double wishbone front and multilink rear suspension system for an excellent ride, handling and control. The new V-6 model’s independent front suspension has firmer springs and revised calibration for the dual-mode suspension dampers.

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Acura TSX continues with the crisp design of the original, although widened overall and with more muscular styling cues.

els ride on a chassis that includes a closedchannel cross-braced roof structure and inside frame rails. Along with a stronger rear bulkhead, the closed-channel crossbraced roof structure yields a more rigid and vibration-resistant body.

On the inside, the interior is a blend of sweeping, contemporary shapes, with a high level of comfort and convenience features. There’s a much easier-to-read navigation screen (when equipped with the Technology Package) and an improved look of telephone number text displayed on the Multi Information Display. The TSX V-

6 has a one-touch ignition key starter system and an updated tachometer face with a unique rpm redline range that corresponds to the new V-6 engine.

Pricing on the 2010 Acura TSX ranges from $29,310 for the base I-4 to $37,950 for the V-6 model with the Technology Package.

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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After directing an interfaith choir in partnership with Plymouth Congregational Church for three years, Nelson decided it was time to try something new and different. She contacted the synagogues of South Dade and asked their cantors if they would like to partner with Temple Beth Am in creating a musical program of Jewish music From Babylon to Broadway.

Congregation Bet Breira Samu-El Or Olom, Temple Hatikvah and Temple Judea were excited about this new musical ven-

ture and joined with Temple Beth Am. The choir is now in its second year of performing throughout the South Miami-area and has delighted audiences with its energy, musical styles and talent.

On May 16 at 4 p.m., the Intrafaith Choir will perform its last concert for this season at Temple Judea, 5500 Granada Blvd. The performance will begin with some of the earlier settings of Jewish folk melodies and then travel through Psalm settings, Sephardic and Chassidic music, popular Israeli folk songs, and end with an exciting medley of Broadway numbers written by Jewish composers.

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The dedication ceremony of Terra Environmental Research Institute reflected everything about this new magnet high school’s philosophy – learning how to reduce our carbon footprint and sustain the energy we have on our earth.

From email invitations to paperless programs and the ceremonial “ribbon” created by students with palm leaves for the ribbon cutting, the teachers and staff at this first of its kind “green” prototype school carried out their teachings in every aspect to their first ninth grade class’ curricula existing of Environmental Research, Biological Research and Engineering and Robotics.

Conceived in 2006 by educator and District 7school board member Ana Rivas Logan, the 26-acre, $35-million Terra Environmental Institute, at 11005 SW 84 St., is the first LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Green Magnet High School in Miami-Dade County and will serve as a prototype for others.

According to the U.S. Green Building Council, LEED certification is the recognized standard for measuring building sustainability. Achieving LEED certification shows that a building is truly “green,” using design and construction methods that promote design and energy efficiency, those that reduce the negative impact on the environment and improve the well being of its occupants.

“This is the beginning of green schools in Miami-Dade County,” said Principal Caridad H. Montano. “We had to think outside the box. There are no obstacles for creativity at Terra.”

The students’ ingenuity was demonstrated at the April 21 dedication ceremony with an award winning performance of The Everglades, plant costumes and those who dabbed on soothing essential oils, dispensed

green tea and demonstrated a robotic vehicle. Organic vegetable paella was served and seed packets and air plants given as favors.

Serving as an energy-saving role model for schools throughout the Miami-Dade public school system, Terra utilizes light responsive photo sensors to dim overhead lights that maximize the natural light in classrooms and hallways. Condensation from air conditioners is used to water the surrounding landscape.

The community has joined in on Terra’s green, educational bandwagon. Peter Jude, director of marketing and community relations for Kendall Regional Medical Center, obtained lab coats for the students and the Sapere Group, a local group of business leaders, raised money for a solar ray to be installed in the school’s butterfly garden.

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Prom night should be a fun, safe event to cherish forever

BY COLLEEN WRIGHT

After suffering for years from being an underclassman with ceaseless teases and taunts from the allsuperior seniors, now it’s your turn and May 15 is your night.

All the fantasies flow into your head on how to end your high school experience with a bang. Your own parents have officially turned into event planners and stare with disbelief as you suggest renting a fleet of limousines and hiring A-list bands to perform at the Fontainebleu, which you have rented for 400 of your closest friends.

And, while chances are this daydream of a prom didn’t come true, prom still remains one of the fondest memories from your childhood.

Now you’re stuck at the other end of the table, practicing your signature signing checks made to your child’s school, the posh boutique your daughter found in South Beach for the dress of her dreams and to the limo company for lugging around 22 hyper teenagers.

This probably explains why the economy gets a little boost between April and May — prom season.

Of all the perks that come along with senior year, prom definitely reigns supreme. But proms are notorious for creating tragic news headlines, especially in the after parties. Stories are reported every year involving kids who were killed in a drunk-driving accident or died from an overdose on drugs or alcohol. Arrests of unruly teens lead to not being able to graduate and just one night can ruin an entire academic career.

Most teenagers will push for the popular after-party in a hotel room for the night, but this should never be considered. A hotel room not only puts your child in danger, but also leaves you with legal and financial liabilities. A multitude of things could go wrong; alcohol and drugs could be easily done, anyone could show up and the room can get trashed, and teenagers could get too carried away, which could lead to unplanned pregnancies.

Besides, there are a wide variety of things your teenager could do after prom. If your child’s group is small, consider hosting an after-party at your house and let the kids party until the wee hours of the morning.

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TEEN TALK modate the teens while having the peace of mind that they are safe; your constant supervision is unnecessary.

Unfortunately, prom has become almost a controversy over the incidents that have occurred since the beginning. Schools are cracking down and taking responsibility to ensure a safe night for their students.

Many schools require emergency contact numbers and information about the escorts.

Pearl River High School in Pearl River, NY has already taken drastic measures to move its prom to a Wednesday to reduce any drinking or excessive partying.

Students must come to school the next day or they risk being unable to participate in school sports or even walk at graduation.

The principal of the school and the PTA argue that moving the prom to a weekday will curb many incidents. One can imagine that the students at this school aren’t exactly thrilled with their “big night.”

It doesn’t take a Wednesday night prom to prevent kids from going all out after their prom. But prom should never be looked at as an event that just leads to chaos. The trick is to have a fun, safe night to cherish forever. Pre-made arrangements are key and a controlled after party will do the trick. And imagine, no hard-fought verbal battles will be waged between you and your teenager. Prom really could be a dream come true for both you and your son or daughter.

Prom night is meant to be a night to remember, and no parent wants a call from the hospital at 4 a.m. about his or her child.

Be creative when picking after-prom activities for your teenager, but make sure the event isn’t too uncontrolled and doesn’t have access to any drugs or alcohol. You don’t need to be there – hopefully you’ve established trust with your child – because this is their night, not yours. Give your teenager the chance to end his or her high school experience with a night to remember, and nothing can go wrong – unless their prom gets moved to a Wednesday.

Colleen Wright is a junior at Our Lady of Lourdes Academy where she is a copy editor and business manager of the school newspaper. She may be contacted via email at <colleen.a.wright@gmail.com>.

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For more than 13 years, Sensei Carlos Madruga of Black Panther Karate has been quietly teaching Kenpo Karate to the young people of Pinecrest. His goal is to change the world one student at a time by building confidence and raising selfesteem.

“I come to you with only karate, empty hands,” said Ed Parker, the founder of Kenpo Karate in describing his creed.

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ARCHITECTURE STUDENTS EARN COUNTY FAIR AWARDS Gulliver Schools earned the 2010 Outstanding Senior High School Award and Riley Pfenniger earned a special award for Industrial Design, a two-dimensional AutoCAD generated mechanical object study, at the Miami-Dade County Fair. The students earned 70 first place recognitions for their entries in Instrument Drawing, Architectural Working Drawings, Architectural Elements, Architectural CAD Presentations (two and three dimensional), Industrial Design and Object Study, Urban Planning Design, and CAD Presentations.

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Neurofeedback: Alternative ADHD Treatment

Can neurofeedback really help your child? What you need to know about this ADHD treatment.

Ralph was diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADD ADHD) in first grade. While his behavior improved somewhat with medication, he experienced some side effects that his parents considered unacceptable.

“I would not care about anything”, says Ralph, now 16. His parents stopped the meds, and Ralph began behaving aggressively toward his parents, friends, even his dog. His mother turned to neurofeedback, a treatment that uses brain exercises to reduce impulsivity and increase attentiveness, as her last hope.

After several sessions, Ralph’s attention, grades and behavior improved. One year later, Ralph’s gains are holding while he continues receiving neurofeedback training and exercises during stressful periods.

Every year, parents like Ralph’s, seek out therapies for their ADHD children because medication and other conventional therapies have stopped working (or never worked), have produced unwelcome side effects, or, most commonly, doesn’t manage all the symptoms of the condition.

While sessions are painless, they are expensive. The average course of treatment can range from $2,000 to $5,000. One promising aspect of neurofeedback is that its benefits seem to remain after the treatment is ended.

Neurofeedback is based on a simple principle. “The brain emits different types of waves, depending on whether we are in a focused state or day-dreaming,” explains Siegfried Othmer, Ph.D., chief scientist at the EEG Institute in Woodland Hills, California. The goal of neurofeedback is to teach the patient to produce the brain-wave patterns associated with focus. The result: Some symptoms of ADHD — impulsivity, distractibility, and acting out — diminish.

Some parents tried well-researched therapies first and found that they weren’t the total solution for their child. Ralph’s parents added EEG Neurofeedback when the drugs alone didn’t control his impulsive behavior or his emotions. After Ralph received six months of neurofeedback, his teacher reports that he is now more focused and rarely gets frustrated. “For the first time in his life,” says his mom, “he feels good about himself.”

Neurofeedback, also known as EEG Biofeedback or Neurotherapy, is a ground breaking technique that challenges the brain to better function. This powerful brain-based technique has been successfully helping clients around the world for over 30 years. It is a non invasive procedure with dramatic results for a multitude of symptoms and conditions.

“Think of Neurofeedback as a personal training session for the brain,” states William Mustelier, a Clinical Social Worker and Licensed Psychotherapist, and Founder of the Miami Institute of Training and Neurofeedback in Coral Gables. “Training the brain to function at its maximum potential is similar to the way the body is exercised, toned and maintained. Brain training exer-

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Individuals of any age can benefit from Neurofeedback training. Neurofeedback can help a variety of childhood problems including bedwetting, nightmares, attention deficits and other forms of disrupting and disturbing behaviors. Neurofeedback can assist individuals who might struggle with anxiety and depression, or drug and alcohol use.

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Neurofeedback is one of the vital tools used by major sports teams, Olympic champions and highly motivated and productive individuals to achieve peak performance.

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NASA trains astronauts with EEG Biofeedback to improve attention and alertness.

The US Olympic Team trains athletes with general biofeedback and EEG biofeedback to improve performance For more information, please contact The Miami Institute of Training and Neurofeedback at 305-448-5111 or at their website, www.braintrainingassociates.com

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A Fresh New Look at Bonds

BY MARTIN MAURO of BofA Merrill Lynch Global Research

An improving economy will affect fixed-income investments.

Revisiting your allocations can help prepare you for the risks and potential opportunities to come.

During 2008, as the stock market meltdown captured widespread attention, fixed-income investments were suffering their own quiet downturn. Sure, Treasury securities, whose backing by the U.S. government* makes them a reliable choice for mitigating risk, did relatively well. But virtually every other kind of bond suffered losses, with the lowest-quality bonds faring worst.

Despite the likelihood that a full-fledged economic recovery is still some way off, it may be time to look at how it could affect bond performance. Now that the biggest threats to the economy appear to have passed, investors willing to build more growth into their portfolios might consider looking at lower-quality fixed-income investments to provide them with the opportunity to capture more competitive yields than those available from U.S. Treasuries.

Inflation often rises when business and consumer activity picks up, and that could lead the Federal Reserve to increase the interest-rate targets it controls, although we do not think such action is imminent.

Also, higher inflation reduces the value of interest income from bonds, and when newly issued bonds offer higher yields, existing bonds become less popular, depressing their prices. Moreover, some investors may have a greater appetite for risk in an improving economy, and that can benefit lower-rated bonds at the expense of higher-quality investments.

These shifts could affect your choices for a fixed-income portfolio. Cautious investors may continue to prefer Treasuries, but there appear to be good opportunities among higher-quality investmentgrade bonds. And municipal bonds, another fixed-income option, may

a better value. also deliver higher Corporate after-tax yields bonds represent than comparable another area Treasuries offer. where an increased However, income yield may justify for some investors increased risk. may be subject to Many higher-qualithe federal ty investmentAlternative grade corporate Minimum Tax bonds with inter(AMT). Five-year mediate-term municipals rated maturities now AAA** traded in yield more than mid-October 2009 5.0%. That could at a yield of 1.9%, be attractive as the equivalent of a long as the issuer is taxable bond a solid company yielding 2.9% for Tom Mays, C.F.M and the bonds carry someone in the a strong investment35% federal grade rating. Be cautious, though, income tax bracket.*** Keep in mind that municipal about devoting a high allocation to bond investments call for a degree corporate bonds that are rated below of caution. State and local govern- investment grade. If the economy ments that issue these bonds are remains in recession, shakier bonds under severe pressure in this reces- could suffer from rising default rates.

Keep in mind that an improving sion, and if the economy worsens, default rates could rise. To offset economy, with rising inflation and the inherent risk in these securities, interest rates, could hurt the value it’s important to seek out higher- of all kinds of fixed-income investquality munis that may have more ments. Bond laddering can provide secure revenue streams: general- needed flexibility. This strategy an investment in obligation bonds, which are backed involves by the full taxing power of munici- Treasuries, municipals, corporates palities, and essential-service rev- or CDs with staggered maturities of, enue bonds, which support such say, one, three and five years. When vital systems as water, sewer and one bond matures, you can use the power operations. Rather than proceeds to buy another at the long allow such bonds to default, govern- end of the maturity spectrum. The ments will typically raise taxes or strategy allows for greater diversifitake other steps to cover interest cation as well as the opportunity to payments. Another defensive strate- reinvest at higher rates if yields rise.

Another way to prepare for gy is to diversify with a varied basket higher interest rates and acceleratof munis.

Build America Bonds, a product ing inflation might be to hold Inflation-Protected of this year’s federal stimulus pack- Treasury age, are attracting a great deal of Securities (TIPS). Like most other attention. These bonds are obliga- bonds, TIPS pay a fixed coupon tions of the municipalities that issue rate—the nominal yield if the bond them and aren’t guaranteed by the is held to maturity—but if the confederal government. The interest sumer price index rises, the princithey pay is fully taxable at the feder- pal amount of the securities also al level. If you’re considering them, adjusts upward, increasing the compare yields with those of other amount of interest investors can taxable bonds, and their after-tax receive. For instance, if you invest yields with those of traditional tax- $1,000 and inflation is 2%, the prinfree municipals. For most investors, cipal amount would be $1,020 at the tax-exempt municipal bonds may be end of the first year.

The fixed coupon on a fiveyear TIPS was recently 0.7%, about 1.7 percentage points less than the yield of a conventional five-year Treasury security. But if inflation rises at a rate of more than 1.7% annually during the next five years, the total return of the TIPS— including interest payments and increases in principal—would exceed the return on the conventional Treasury. There are tax consequences that you should be aware of for individual TIPS. You might also consider investing in the TIPS market through closed-end funds or exchange-traded funds.

There is no guarantee that inflation will rise soon, and experts disagree about the outlook. But by holding a diversified fixed-income portfolio that includes TIPS and other higher-quality bonds, you may be more prepared for whatever challenges—and opportunities— tomorrow’s markets present.

Martin Mauro is a Fixed-Income Strategist for BofA Merrill Lynch Global Research.

For more information, contact Merrill Lynch Financial Advisor, Thomas Mays of the Miami office or www.fa.ml.com/Mays *Any guarantee by the U.S. Government, its agencies or instrumentalities applies only to the payment of principal and interest on the guaranteed security and does not guarantee the yield or value of that security. **The credit quality ratings represent those of Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”) or Standard & Poor’s Corporation (“S&P”) credit ratings. The ratings represent their opinions as to the quality of the securities they rate. Ratings are relative and subjective and are not absolute standards of quality. The security’s credit quality does not eliminate risk. ***Source: Merrill Lynch Trading Desk, October 16, 2009 Merrill Lynch Wealth Management makes available products and services offered by Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated (MLPF&S) and other subsidiaries of Bank of America Corporation.

Investment products: Are Not FDIC Insured Are Not Bank Guaranteed May Lose Value MLPF&S is a registered broker-dealer, Member SIPC and a wholly owned subsidiary of Bank of America Corporation. © 2010 Bank of America Corporation. All rights reserved.

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Alexander School recognizes 2010 DAANS Star winners

Alexander School 2010 DAANS (Dade Association of Academic Non-Public Schools) Star winners are (l-r) Alex Makki, Alexa Tannebaum and Tim O’Brien. Each year three students are selected who fulfill the association’s criteria of excellence. A DAANS Star Student is an exemplary student who sets an example for others to follow — at home, school or in the community — and who excels in numerous areas such as academics, fine arts, athletics, citizenship and/or community service.

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BY LEE STEPHENS

Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen has been given the Spirit of Enterprise Award by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce for her pro-business record during the first session of the 111th Congress.

“The Chamber applauds Rep. RosLehtinen for supporting the private sector and job growth through these difficult times,” said Thomas Donohue, president/CEO of the U.S. Chamber. “She has demonstrated great courage and we commend her.”

Eligibility for the award is based on how congressional members vote on key business issues, which the chamber outlines in its annual publication How They Voted.

These designated “key votes” are recorded

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floor votes on issues established as priorities. Those members who support the chamber position on at least 70 percent of those votes receive the award.

According to the scorecard, RosLehtinen maintained a 73 percent rating with the Chamber this year and collectively holds a 78 percent ranking during her tenure in Congress.

The Chamber scored Congress on seven Senate and 15 House votes in 2009, including the economic stimulus package, legislation to promote the U.S. as a travel destination abroad, and both the House and Senate healthcare reform bills.

To view a complete list of the 2009 Spirit of Enterprise recipients, go to <www.uschamber.com/soe>.

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