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BY GLORIA BURNS he Community Foundation of Pinecrest will present a fine art exhibition at Pinecrest Gardens entitled Garden Pop that will run for three weeks. The event is the brainchild of event chair Steven Steele, who notes that this exhibit differs from Miami’s “Cutting Edge” art in that the artists featured are among the Top 10 artists of the 20th Century and notable local artists. The original artwork of Andy Warhol, Tom Wesselmann, Roy Lichtenstein, Donald Sultan and other world renowned artists will be featured. Those works will be complemented by several local artists, including Romero Britto, Erika King, Eileen Seitz, Russell Young, Jasper Johns, Joan Miro, and Purvis Young. The honorary chair for the exhibit is Pinecrest Mayor Cindy Lerner. The artwork will be on display at the Gardens for three weeks, kicking off with a preview cocktail party on Saturday, Nov. 7, from 6-10 p.m. that will include hors d’ oeuvres by Whole Foods Market, refreshments by Bacardi USA, music and garden tours. Proceeds from cocktail party tickets, at $100 per person,
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ELIZABETH ELMALEH Last year, Palmetto High School senior Elizabeth Elmaleh went to the University of Miami’s Hussman Institute for Human Genetics in the afternoons to work in the DNA bank as an intern. “I did inventory and worked with sequencing of the genes,” she says. That internship helped set her up for another internship. “This summer I was accepted into the JJ Vance Internship program at the institute,” she says. “It was a paid internship. There I did a lot more work like a scientist. I worked with doctors and scientists closely. I worked on a project for autism.” During the summer she worked directly with the doctors and faculty at the bench sequencing the genes. “It was really hands on. I was taught in the first week and a half to do stuff and then I pretty much did it on my own,” she says. She worked there for eight weeks, five days a week for 40 hours a week. “The main idea of the project was to find mutations in the DNA to prove that autism is genetic,” she says. “The autism project has been on for over a year. It’s a major research project and I worked on a sector of it.” Now that the internship is over, she plans on going back there this school
year as a volunteer. “I found it was really interesting and I really like the cause it was for, autism,” she says. “It was a great experience. I had a great mentor. It was exciting.” Elmaleh also volunteered for Mitzvah Miami, a project of the Great Miami Jewish Federation. “It was a prom for elderly people at the Jewish Community Center in North Miami,” she says. “It was really rewarding. I was here as a volunteer to set up and interact with the seniors.” She became involved in the project because a close family friend was working on it and she thought it was a great idea. Elmaleh has also participated in the Susan G. Komen Walk For the Cure. “One year I helped out as a volunteer,” she says. “The other years I walked. Both of my grandmas overcame breast cancer. It’s a meaningful thing.” Although she has already racked up approximately 600 volunteer hours, she is planning a service project of her own. “I’m in the midst of getting together a book drive,” she says. “I’ve already started collecting books. I’m going to try and put up flyers in schools and go around to used book stores, and maybe have a day to do a huge collection.” Her plan is to donate the books to schools in disadvantaged neighborhoods. Elmaleh is a member of the Palmetto High orchestra and has been the orchestra quartermaster since her freshman year. She plays cello and has done so for almost 10 years. She’s been in an orchestra since she was in the third grade and used to play in the Greater Miami Youth Symphony, but no longer has the time. She is student council treasurer and a member of the National Honor Society, Science National Honor Society, Mu Alpha Theta, the English honor society and the Social Science Honor Society. Her plans for the future include studying bio-medical engineering. “I’m interested in going to medical school and being a doctor,” she says. “I really liked it and I thought genetics was interesting.”
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RACHEL KELLERMAN Rachel Kellerman, a senior at Palmetto High School, is a long-time Girl Scout. She has been in a Girl Scout troop ever since she was in the first grade and says she has loved all her years in scouting. At a time when most girls would have dropped the organization in favor of other activities, Kellerman has continued with her involvement in Girl Scouts, while also being involved in other school activities. In fact, for the past four years, Kellerman has spent many hours each summer volunteering at the Camp Little House in South Miami, a Girl Scout Summer Camp. “It’s a place I’ve been going to since I was in the first grade and now I’m a counselor in training,” she says. “I help run the camp, I help run activities and I work with girls of all ages. There are crafts that are related to the theme of the week.” The camp has six one-week sessions and the girls attend for a week. The kids range in age from 3-11 and in rank from Daisys to Seniors. The themes have included an Under the Sea week, or they might focus on different countries of the world, including an American theme for Fourth of July week. “At the end of the week we put on the show,” Kellerman says. “I always write the skit and work with the girls and put it on.” Working at the camp has taught
Kellerman a great deal about nature and the different sciences. Unfortunately, the troop has disbanded because all the other girls have already graduated high school. So, while she’s still into the activities, she isn’t able to do as much as she’d like. “If I have a friend that’s doing a service project, I’ll help,” she says. One of the things that have kept Kellerman busy outside of Girl Scouts is her dancing. She dances at the Jill Mallory Studio and enjoys tap, jazz and lyrical. “Once a week I volunteer as a teaching assistant for tap for the younger girls,” she says. Kellerman is also in the company dance troupe, so she often performs at community events. Last year, the troupe danced at Ludlum Elementary for the school’s annual Harvest Festival, and at Santa’s Parade of the Elves on Sunset Drive in South Miami. While she has no intention of pursuing dance as a career, she does want to continue dancing. “It’s good exercise,” she says. “And it’s a good way to express yourself.” At Palmetto High School, Kellerman is the secretary of student involvement for the Student Council cabinet. “We have to promote school spirit, go to events, attend leadership days and go to meetings,” she says. “We manage the birthday board and we try to make sure everyone is part of the Panther community.” Kellerman is in three honor societies — the National Honor Society, Mu Alpha Theta and the Science National Honor Society. She is also a member of the Donate Life Club and the Red Cross Club. Kellerman’s twin brother, Jordan, a champion beach volleyball player, credits his sister with helping him keep his life in balance and maintaining outstanding grades. He says when things get too crazy, she keeps him grounded and helps him review for tests. Kellerman intends to pursue a college career and is considering the University of Florida, Florida State University, the University of Southern California, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and possibly the University of Virginia. She says that she is considering a major in business or communications. “I want to be a project manager for a corporation,” she says.
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SARAH SADA Each year, Palmetto High School senior Sarah Sada participates in the Miami International Book Fair working in the French Pavilion. “We sell Haitian goods, paintings and
sometimes coffee,” she says. “I hand out pamphlets. They usually have a lot of kids, so we had out a lot of stickers, coloring sheets and crayons. At night, for the adults, we serve wine and cheese. I’m usually there distributing snacks.” Sada volunteers at the Pavilion for the Haitian Cultural Arts Center. “I was born here but both of my parents are Haitian,” she says. Haiti plays a big part in her life and her community service. “For Haiti, I collect toys and clothes,” she says. “I bring them back with me for the people.” Her mother has a house in Jacnel, near the small town of Kabik, where a friend of the family has a school that children can attend for free. The goods she collects in Miami are given to the school for the children. “These kids don’t even have shoes. We always try to bring something for them,” she says. “I go at least once every year. Winter breaks, spring breaks. Summer if we can.” They can’t always get away since her
mother is an interpreter for MiamiDade County. As a member of LEO Club, a branch of the Lion’s club, she participates annually in blood drives. “I’m always there either working or giving blood,” she says. “I’ve given only once this past year either because I’ve been absent or because I’ve gone to Haiti and it’s a malaria zone.” When she can’t give blood, she helps students who can give, making sure that they get their slices of pizza afterward so they don’t faint. Sada is also a member of the French Honor Society. “French and Haitian Creole are my first languages,” she says. “I learned English from watching television and mimicking people I heard on the street.” As a member of the French Club, she took part in the after-school fair that Palmetto put on for disadvantaged children. “Basically all the clubs had set up booths for the children to visit,” she says. “It was a nice thing for them. The
French club gave out play dough. We had coloring sheets of the Eiffel tower.” Now that school is back in session, Sada has been researching colleges, trying to decide where she wants to go. “I’m looking at the University of Florida, the University of Connecticut and the University of Miami,” she says. “I’d really like to go up north. I like the northeast. I heard from a family member that U Conn has a beautiful campus. I could see myself there.” Another reason she’d like to go there is because she’s never seen snow and would love to experience it. “I really want to major in pre-med and be a doctor,” she says. “I’ve always been caring toward people. I’ve always loved learning about disease.” She had a role model in her quest to be a physician – her father is a doctor. “I know there is not a lot health care in Haiti. The institutions there are not that great,” she says. “I’d love to help any way I can.”
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Bet Shira Congregation offers ‘drive-thru’ Sukkah BY CANTOR MARK KULA The holiday of Sukkot is the Jewish version of Thanksgiving and begins on Friday evening, Oct. 2, for eight days. Observant Jews sit, eat, socialize and some even sleep in the Sukkah. The Sukkah in the Synagogue courtyard is quite commonplace. The Sukkah at home is the standard. What about a “drive-thru” Sukkah? Bet Shira Congregation will construct what is believed to be the first and only drive-thru Sukkah. The Torah details the customs of Sukkot while the commentaries of the Talmud and Jewish legalists prescribe the dimensions of the Sukkah, and the need for one to see the stars through the roof. A person is directed to Layshayv Basuka (sit in the Sukkah), which should remind us of our connection to nature, the Jewish people’s early agrarian days, and links to the temporary dwellings of the Israelites during the exodus from Egypt. The key element is to spend time in the Sukkah to foster these connections. “Cars are integral to our lifestyle, especially in South Florida and in Pinecrest, where Bet Shira is located” said Rabbi Micah Caplan, the Rabbi of this 600-plus member conservative congregation. Cantor Mark Kula adds: “Why not link them to the Sukkah? We sit as we drive; this way, we can sit in our cars in
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Grandma and Me. All of our programs are open to both Jewish and non-Jewish families. This class will follow the same format as Toddler Time, but is meant for Grandma, Bubbe, Zaydie, Grandpa, Papa, Abuela, Abuelo, Saba, Savta, Nana, or Poppy. We know how lucky children are to have grandparents involved in their lives, and this class will provide hours of fun and lasting memories. I wish my mother had had this opportunity when my sons were still shorter than she is. My former roles as student, parent, and chair of the Day School board at Temple Beth Am make me uniquely qualified for my current position of admissions director. I am a product of this institution and am better for it. I grew up with a strong Jewish identity and built a solid foundation for my education that followed. I learned how to think, to speak before a large group, and to give back to my community. I have met many people who know my parents, my sister, or even remember me from childhood. My children walked down these same halls during their years here. Sometimes I catch a glimpse of my mother in the reflection of a window and soon realize that I am seeing myself. One particular teacher recalled the funny license plate on my mother’s car, from which she greeted me over thirty years ago. The carpool line is still moving and bright shiny faces are welcomed to school every day; from generation to generation. To learn more about membership incentives, call Rita Diaz at 305-6676667, ext. 107, or address email to <rdiaz@tbam.org>.
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LET’S TALK CARS I have always thought of the E-Class Mercedes Benz as a car my aging aunt would buy — doughty, dependable and unexciting. That idea goes out the window with the 2010 version. Mercedes engineers have turned the old E into an exciting, eye-catching piece of machinery that’s quick and responsive, and capable of running with just about anything on the highway, and the strikingly designed coupe will be high on my list for Car of the Year honors. The 2010 Mercedes E Coupe is available in two models — the V-6 powered 268 hp E350, which has a suggested retail price of $48,925; and the V-8 382 hp E550 priced at $55,525. Either version is a honey of an automobile. Packed with new safety technology, the new E-Class design has a “cubist” treatment of the trademark twin-headlight face. The two parallelogram headlights
are recessed into the front fenders, bracketing the three-dimensional frame of the grille, the large star emblem in the center. The overall body shape has an interesting interplay between lines and surfaces, and a graceful line follows each rear wheel well and shapes the contours of the rear fenders. To the rear, the coupe has sharply angled LED taillights and a center brake light integrated in the trunk lid. The coupe comes with an abundance of technology and comfort. The Appearance Package for the E350, for example, gets you several features for the sport-minded driver — perforated brake discs with painted calipers, 18-inch AMG alloy wheels, multi-contour seats, stainless steel pedals with rubber studs, black gearshift paddles and the Agility Control Sport suspension. All E550 coupes come with shift paddles mounted to the three-spoke sport steering wheel and sport body styling that includes a deeper front air dam, side skirts and rear apron. The E550 coupe also has standard perforated brake discs, painted calipers and Dynamic Handling suspension. One of the many standard lifesaving features on the new E-Class coupe is the
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Headlights of E-Class Coupe are recessed into front fenders, bracketing grille’s three-dimensional frame. ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– innovative Attention Assist system that the instrument cluster. can alert drivers to the first signs of The list of technology available for the drowsiness. A steering sensor is coupled new E Class Mercedes is just too extensive to computer software that uses over 70 to list in this column. Suffice it to say that parameters to establish a driver profile the innovations on both the Coupe and during the first 20 minutes of driving. Sedan are simply mind-boggling. Between 50 and 112 mph, the system identifies the erratic steering correcRon Beasley is the automotive editor for tions drivers make as they begin to get Miami’s Community Newspapers. He may be drowsy, then triggers an audible warn- contacted by calling 305-662-2277, ext. 261, ing and a “Time for a Rest?” message or by addressing email correspondence to with a coffee cup icon that appears in <LetsTalkCars@aol.com>.
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Friendly Wheels is an option for people without transportation BY LINDA RODRIGUEZ BERNFELD Ivan Kivitt and Dave Mason operate Friendly Wheels, a new personalized transportation service aimed at people without a car or driver’s license. “We can be there by the hour or for the day,” Kivitt says. “We make it very easy and it’s a very happy service. If we take people grocery shopping, we’ll carry the grocery bags to the car and into the house. We will take people to pay their bills or to their doctors’ appointments. We’re at their service for whatever they need.” The Doral-based company is available to people anywhere in Miami-Dade County and Kivit says they will even travel to Ft. Lauderdale. “If they call and ask, we will pick them up and take them up to Broward County,” Kivit says. “If they want to go to Hollywood, we will take them and then wait. This is very helpful, especially for people who have doctor appointments in Broward.” Kivit says the concept is to provide a service for those who would otherwise have to rely on public transportation or a taxi cab. “I think this is a service that is needed,”
Dave Mason (left) and Ivan Kivitt, owners of the Friendly Wheels. –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– he says. “It’s very moderately priced. We relative who had no transportation. “I said to myself, this is a good idea,” Kivit work out the price for clients and charge recalls. “We use a 2008 Honda Accord and for an hour or two at a time.” The concept for Friendly Wheels came it has air conditioning and stereo; everyto Kivitt one day after he had to help a thing for the customers’ convenience.”
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Kivit and Mason say they will transport one or two people at a time. If a customer has a preference in music, then that’s what will be played during the ride. “This is personal service,” Kivit says. “This is not a van, it’s a very personalized, friendly atmosphere. It will be a good relationship between the client and the driver.” If the business takes off, Kivit says there is another car and another driver available to work with the company. “I feel very positive about it,” Kivit says. “It’s one-on-one and we care about the client.” Clients might find Mason’s voice to be familiar. He is an actor who was the voice of Strawberry Shortcake for many years and he has done many voice over parts. Kivitt has had a number of careers in the past. He operated the Merry-GoRound Playhouse and Children’s Theater in West Kendall for many years, and he has been a cruise director and a lecturer. He has written several plays and is writing a new book called Diary of a Kept Cat. “This is something new to add to my resume,” he says. “I think it will be a lot of fun.” For information, call 305-790-6880.
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The hammer falls on foreign account holders BY ROBERT BLUMENFELD “Common sense told us that when you put a big tax on something, people will produce less of it. So we cut people’s tax rates and the people produced more than ever before.” — Ronald Reagan • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Since I began writing this column several years ago, I have warned people with bank and securities accounts in foreign countries that they should become compliant. A few of these people came forward and reconciled their problems with the Internal Revenue Service, but by and large the majority of people with foreign bank accounts continue to collect the income, not report the income on their tax returns, and fail to file the FBAR form. The IRS was not in a good position to force compliance in this area. Now however, the hammer appears to have fallen. Two separate events sparked the IRS’s enthusiasm in forcing this issue; Congress earmarked a substantial amount of additional money to the IRS to increase its examination (as in audit) staff. A disproportionately high percentage of this additional money was allocated to international enforcement. Second, the IRS achieved a significant breakthrough when it was able to “convince” a certain Swiss Bank that it had better turn over records of American depositors. The list that the IRS is working with contains the names of some 55,000 American citizens and residents. A cursory comparison of the information from the bank to the tax returns of the people involved indicated that the compliance rate (i.e. reported foreign income and filed the FBAR form) was far less than 10 percent. With this additional information, the IRS began to criminally prosecute Americans who failed to comply with their legal responsibilities. To date, two taxpayers, both from Florida, have been charged with a number of violations of the tax code including failure to report offshore income and failure to file the required FBAR form. Although the IRS has never previously criminally prosecuted anyone for failure to file the FBAR form, that is about to change. The IRS now plans to systematically pursue persons with overseas bank or securities accounts who have failed to comply with the law.
Money & Taxe$ Now we all realize that there are some 300 million taxpayers and only 100,000 “revenooers”, so it would be virtually impossible for the IRS to pursue every violator. Instead the IRS is now offering a “carrot” to all noncompliant taxpayers, which will enable them to “come out of the cold” with no criminal charges. Having worked at the IRS for some 32 years, I am acutely aware of the fact that the IRS does not often give anything away for free. Here, however, the IRS is forced to try to create a way to make taxpayers compliant without breaking the back of the tax system. The deal was that the IRS Commissioner Schulman has offered amnesty (from criminal charges) for taxpayers who reported their “sins” to the IRS before Sept. 23, 2009. The taxpayer must have voluntarily approached the IRS prior to receiving an examination notice or an inquiry. Taxpayers who complied had to correct their tax returns back six years, paying all taxes penalties and interest. In addition, there was a penalty of up to 20 percent of the highest amount in the foreign bank account or accounts during that six-year period. In certain circumstances this penalty could be reduced to 5 percent of the highest balance in the account. The point is, however, that the IRS gave those who were not compliant the opportunity to come forward and correct past sins with no threat of criminal prosecution. Amnesty situations are few and far between. Let’s look at the numbers. A recent client with overseas accounts containing some $7 million had not been filing tax returns with the IRS for almost 20 years. He had lived in a foreign country and contemplated returning to the United States with his family. I met with the IRS on his behalf and we tentatively worked out the numbers. He would have to have paid roughly $3.5 million to become compliant. Once this money was paid, he would still have $3.5 million in his accounts, but he would also have a form 906 closing agreement in which the Internal Revenue Service agreed never to look back to those closed years again.
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JCC Book Fair authors cover music, comedy and Middle East affairs runs through Nov. 16. Here’s the scoop:
Linda K. Landy ALPER JCC NEWS You probably don’t immediately recognize the name Charles Strouse, but I bet you have sung along to one of his tunes. If it wasn’t Annie’s The Sun Will Come Up Tomorrow, it must have been Archie Bunker’s Those Were the Days or Bye Bye Birdie’s A Lot of Livin’ to Do. The name Carol Leifer is not exactly a household word either, but odds are you laughed ‘til you cried at Kramer’s flatulent horse on an episode of Seinfeld that she wrote. Quick, who’s Martin Indyk? Time’s up. You may not know his name, but you probably have a lot to say about the Middle East policies he helped develop as an ambassador and advisor. These three will be the first of 12 authors to appear at the 29th Annual Alper JCC Jewish Book Festival which
CAROL LEIFER When You Lie About Your Age, the Terrorists Win: Reflections on looking in the Mirror Thursday, Oct. 22, 7:30 p.m. at the Alper JCC Hailed by the Washington Post as “one of the best comedic minds of our time,” Carol Leifer is an acclaimed stand-up comedian and Emmy-nominated writer. Her credits include Saturday Night Live, The Larry Sanders Show and Seinfeld. Leifer’s first book is a laugh-out-loud look at life, love and family that deals with her personal journey through aging, adoption, animal activism, feminism and faith. She explores coming to terms with yourself and becoming the person you are meant to be. CHARLES STROUSE Put on a Happy Face Sunday, Oct. 25, 7 p.m. at the Alper JCC Charles Strouse is an Emmy, Grammy and Tony Award winning composer of Broadway smash hits, including Annie, Bye Bye Birdie, Applause and Golden Boy.
Alper JCC Book Festival chairs Renee Greenstein (left) and Anne Sheldon (right) join Marcy Levitt JCC Director of Literary Arts and Dr. Nancy Schneiderman at last year’s Book Festival.
Strouse’s memoir Put On A Happy Face offers an insider’s glimpse of Broadway, Hollywood and beyond. This legendary figure of musical theater relates fascinating stories of achievement and of the people he has worked with, including Sammy Davis Jr., Mel Brooks, Carol Burnett and Warren Beatty. There will be a screening of the classic film Bye Bye Birdie following the author’s presentation. AMBASSADOR MARTIN INDYK Innocent Abroad: An Intimate Account of American Peace Diplomacy in the Middle East Monday, Oct. 26, 7:30 p.m. at the Alper JCC Martin Indyk is the former United States Ambassador to Israel, and presently is the Director of the Saban Center for Middle East Policy at the Brookings Institution. As President Bill Clinton’s Middle East advisor on the National Security Council, assistant secretary for Near East Affairs in the State Department, and as one of America’s leading diplomats, Ambassador Indyk has helped develop Middle East policy in Washington’s
highest offices and implement it on the region’s front lines. Innocent Abroad is a lessons-learned book, complete with sober advice for the next administration: lowered sights, more realism, less naiveté. CHRIS BOHJALIAN Skeletons at the Feast Tuesday, Oct. 27, 7:30 p.m. at Bet Breira Samu-El Or Olom Inspired by a diary, Chris Bohjalian, the critically acclaimed author of Midwives and The Double Bind, set his latest novel in the waning months of WWII. At the center is Anna, the daughter of Prussian aristocrats, and her first love, a Scottish prisoner named Callum. Because he is considered to be the enemy, their love must remain a closely guarded secret. As they travel together towards freedom, their love will be tested, as well as their friendship with a Wehrmacht corporal who has a secret of his own. For information and a complete schedule of book festival events, call 305-271-9000, ext. 243, or log on to <www.alperjcc.org>.
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Managing stress for small businesses during a recession BY DR. REGINA MENDOZA The tougher the times, the greater the stress. No one knows this better – or feels it harder – than the small business owner. When times are good, they employ a majority of Americans. But when times are tough, they are the first to lay off or reduce salaries. Those who can get by are still bombarded by headlines announcing business closures, job losses and home foreclosures. All of this bad news can be very stressful. In 2008, the American Psychological Association reported that money and the economy are two of the top sources of stress for 80 percent of Americans. If you have already been forced to close your business or lay off employees, managing stress is even more important. Let’s discuss some important techniques. First, don’t panic. Stay alert to what is happening, but don’t obsess over the latest financial statistics. Sure, this is easier said than done, especially when your bills are piling up. However, if you focus only on the fact that you are unemployed and in debt, you will not be able to cope with stress and anxiety. Next, take control of your situation. Concentrate on what you can control. If your business is struggling, you may have to make difficult decisions, including laying off employees or even closing down. To do this and survive, you will need a plan. Following that plan will require discipline, commitment and, above all else, a single-minded determination to succeed. Doing the same at home is important as well. Financial planners and credit counselors can help you make a plan to take control of your economic situation. Pay attention to how you cope with stress. Avoid unhealthy behaviors like
PSYCHOLOGY drinking, smoking and gambling. Fight the temptation to become irritable and aggressive. This will only worsen the problem. Consider whether you are taking a difficult situation and making it a disaster. What are you telling yourself about the meaning of events (I’m a failure. This is the worst thing that could possibly happen.)? If you find yourself having these kinds of negative thoughts, take a moment to carefully evaluate your actual situation. If these thoughts continue, consider seeing a mental health professional. Learn to moderate your physical reactions to stress. Slow, deep breathing will bring your heart rate and respiration back to normal and reduce muscle tension. Exercise three to four times a week. Eat well-balanced, nutritious meals. Maintain your ideal weight. Avoid nicotine, excessive caffeine and other stimulants. Take breaks and get enough sleep. Finally, maintain your emotional reserves. Reconnect with friends and spend time with your family. Take the family to the park or the beach for a free day of fun. Expect some frustrations, failures and sorrows. If you find yourself overwhelmed by stress, talk to a psychologist who can help you address your stress more effectively and provide additional support.
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Be safe when chasing ‘hurricane birds’ BY RODNEY BARRETO Chairman, Florida Freshwater Fish & Wildlife Commission
It’s hurricane season and Florida residents need to be prepared. Between 1851 and 2006, the state was battered by some 113 hurricanes, including 37 major storms measuring Category 3, 4 or 5. No other state comes close when you consider the overall hurricane landfalls and major storm totals. However, hurricanes and tropical storms can bring in species of birds we normally wouldn’t have the opportunity to see. “As Hurricane Ike passed to the south of us in September 2008, I saw birds at Crandon Beach you wouldn’t normally see from shore,” said Roberto “Toe” Torres, a birder from Miami. “There were sooty shearwaters just off the breakers and many common and black terns, resting on the beach. A few brown noddy were flying just over the shore, and a Pomarine jaeger made a pass over the beach. But, the most amazing of all was the flock of about 15 white-winged scoters that came by right over the breakers.” Torres was also at Black Point Marina on Biscayne Bay when Hurricane Dennis came through in July 2005. This area is about eight miles from the barrier keys and the open water of the Atlantic. “In between the squall lines, there were hundreds of sooty terns and frigatebirds riding the storm. While we normally get a few frigates over the bay, sooty terns are almost always seen far offshore in the Gulfstream down here,” Torres said. “I’ve been out on the water down here for most of my life, and I’d never seen so many pelagic (oceangoing) birds in one area.” Unusual birds can also be found far inland after storms. According to Rex Rowan, a birder in Gainesville, coastal and pelagic birds may be seen after nearly every hurricane. “The pelagic species that seems to turn up most regularly is sooty tern,” Rowan said. “Others frequently seen include common terns and laughing gulls. Our most exciting stray was a black-capped petrel found in Newnans Lake in September 2004 after Hurricane Jeanne. However, the American oystercatcher that Hurricane Gordon blew onto Newnans
FWC REPOR T Lake in September 2000 was pretty mind-blowing as well.” Other birds spotted in the Gainesville area after storms include a Leach’s storm petrel and a red phalarope that came in after Tropical Storm Fay in August 2008. A magnificent frigatebird, a Hudsonian godwit, least terns, black terns, Forester’s terns, royal terns and sandwich terns as well as black skimmers, Pomarine jaegers and parasitic jaegers also have been spotted around the Gainesville area. If you’re thinking about chasing these “hurricane birds,” consider a few tips from those birders who have experience. First of all, don’t even think about heading to the coast. That’s where the worst damage is, and you will probably have a nearly impossible time getting onto the islands. Security officers probably will not let you in, and fallen wires and trees will also be a barrier. Those storm-blown birds will likely move quickly back out to sea. Also, don’t attempt to drive while it’s still dark. There is the temptation to be at a lake before dawn if the hurricane’s eye passed near the lake overnight. Fallen trees and downed wires don’t have lights, and you can’t expect utility crews to have cleared away trees before daylight. Find as large a lake as you can near the eye of the hurricane. Birds head for large bodies of water, or even wet parking lots that look like water. Get to the lakes as soon as it’s safe after the storm passes. The birds often leave quickly. Enjoy the birding opportunity, but remember to be safe after a storm. Don’t take chances in your quest to add to your life list. As destructive as these storms are, taking the opportunity to watch the rare visitors they herd our way can help us turn the experience around and cope with the stress.
Rodney Barreto is chairman of the Florida Freshwater Fish and Game Commission and a principle in the Coral Gables firm of Barreto Cunningham May Dudley Maloy. He may be contacted by addressing email to <Rbarreto@bcmpartners.com>.
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Gentle, firm approach works best with today’s youth BY KELLY CRAIG
him to squeeze underneath a sink would be like asking a giraffe to fold himself into a cereal box). I followed the instructions to a tee. I then proudly turned on the water, only to have it gush out everywhere except from the wand. There was water on my face, clothes and the under-sink cabinet was flooded. My three male cats who were watching from the window ledge just shook their heads and gave each other that knowing look that said, “She should have waited to let him do it.” Undaunted, I put on my rain coat and for the next two and a half hours I pulled, clamped, re-clamped and pulled some more but the great floods just wouldn’t quit. My noggin was getting really sore after bumping it on the pipes below at least a half-dozen times. What was I doing wrong? I looked again in the shipping box and spied a tiny rubber o-ring and a miniscule plastic filter that had never been mentioned in the instructions. It was now two in the morning and I was ready to call it quits when in a last ditch effort, I dismantled the new wand and realized the o-ring and filter fit in there perfectly. Could it be that these tiny little pieces were the solution? I said a silent prayer and turned the handle, fully expecting one more I Love Lucy-esque malfunction. Instead, the water flowed out of the new wand perfectly and the cabinet below was dry as a bone. Success! My cats high-fived each other, relieved that I finally would be turning off the lights and they could go to sleep. I knew my husband would be getting up at the crack of dawn and I’d still be in la-la land. I proudly left him a note next to the fully repaired faucet that
read “Cause I’m a woman, w-o-m-a-n!” When I woke up he had gone to work, but he left a note of his own that read, “Great job. Now, can you take a look under the hood of my car? There’s some sort of rattling noise going on.” Kelly Craig is a Pinecrest resident and a 27-year broadcast journalist, most recently with NBC6 in Miami. She may be contacted by sending email to <hoocom@aol.com>.
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Alper JCC teens win medals at Maccabi Games BY SHEILA STIEGLITZ
I blame it all on Rosie the Riveter. She’s the bandana-headed gal on After winning the Bronze Medal in 2008, those iconic World War Two posters. Team Miami earned a Silver Medal in flag With biceps flexed she proclaims, football at the 2009 International JCC “We can do it!” Her bulging muscles Maccabi Games in San Francisco. and that battle cry kept repeating Over 1,300 Jewish teenagers 13-16 through my mind Friday night when I years of age traveled from Israel, tried to install a new kitchen faucet. Great Britain, Guatemala and Halfway through the seemingly imposMexico to several host cities sible and very wet process I threw in the United States and down my pliers and muttered “Okay, Rosie YOU do it participated in a friendthen!” ly annual sports Understand that this isn’t just your ordinary kitchen event infused with sink. Oh, no! Back when the economy was thriving and their Jewish valwe had a couple of bucks in our pocket, we decided to ues and herdemolish our old kitchen and replace it with one that itage. even Martha Stewart would envy. That means we have For one of those fancy-schmancy gooseneck jobbers with the the pull-out hose that’s so long, I could walk next door with it and clean my neighbor’s dishes (Note to neighbors: I love you guys, but forget it!). When the wand recently broke, I called the manufacturer and they sent me a replacement the very next day. last five years, Jack Gervais has coached both flag I tore into the box that contained not just a new wand, football and girl’s soccer for the Alper JCC but all sorts of other apparatus, too. Why did they send Team Miami delegations. me all this extra stuff? There was the shiny wand and “The Maccabi Games offer a tremenalso a new hose, clamps, thingamabobs and hoozydids. dous opportunity for growth for these This was a clear sign of complicated things to come. kids in sports as well as in life,” said Like any smart wife, I delegated the task to my husGervais. band. After all, guys come with their own exterior He sees the teens becoming plumbing, so this whole set-up should be more than better human beings, learnfamiliar, right? That night, hubby dearest promised to ing to be more compasinstall it after dinner, so I dutifully cleared out everysionate dealing with thing in the cabinet beneath the sink so he could get to others and particiwork. The evening meal came and went and I waited pating in friendly for my better half to get at it. Not so much. Yeah, apparcompetition. ently he decided to go to bed and delay the operation “I am a until the next morning, literally leaving me high and f i r m dry for a few more hours (and they wonder why we believnag). e r As I stood at the disabled sink I wondered aloud, From left, front row: Lynn Seto, M.D., Niberto L. Moreno, M.D., and Lynn H. Harrison Jr., M.D. Back row: Lisardo Garcia-Covarrubias, M.D., and Mark Dylewski, M.D. “How hard could this be?” My inner voice answered, “Very hard. Go to bed.” I didn’t listen. Rosie the Riveter shut her up. First, I did something that I’d never done before: I picked up an instruction sheet and actually read it. Thank goodness for illustrations because most it was written in single fatality. She teaches other surgeons the technique using the da Vinci robot. There’s a new cardiac and thoracic surgery group grabbing the spotlight at Baptist and South Miami Hospitals. French. I soon realized that in order Mark Dylewski, M.D., is considered one of the country’s cutting-edge surgeons in the area of robotic It’s an impressive new team of expert heart and chest surgeons, and we’re proud to introduce them to South Florida. for the new wand to work, I had to techniques, particularly minimally invasive lung surgery. He developed the Dylewski technique using the da Vinci Niberto L. Moreno, M.D., is Baptist Health’s Chief of Cardiothoracic Surgery. Dr. Moreno has been affiliated with snake a whole new hose through robot to remove the lung without cutting or spreading the ribs — a technique other robotic physicians are now Baptist Health since 1995. He was an early innovator in minimally invasive surgery, and performed the first beating the faucet, under the sink and adopting. heart surgery in 1994. clamp it onto the flow valve. Lisardo Garcia-Covarrubias, M.D., joins the cardiac and thoracic surgical group after extensive postgraduate Lynn H. Harrison Jr., M.D., joins Baptist Health from the University of Massachusetts, where he was chief of (Another reason I decided to release my hustraining. He completed two heart transplant fellowships, one at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and the cardiac surgery. He is credited with leading the transformation of the university’s heart surgery program into one of band from this burother at the University of Miami-Jackson Memorial Hospital. the top 100 programs in the United States. den? These five talented surgeons make one winning team. But the real winners are our patients. Lynn Seto, M.D., from the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio, is a specialist in the area of robotic and minimally invasive Given the cardiac surgery, particularly mitral valve repair. At Cleveland Clinic, Dr. Seto performed 400 heart surgeries without a fact that he is six foot five, getting
Get to know this talented team.
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Pictured is the Team Miami girls’ soccer team; (front row l-r) Rachel Wallis, Nikki Gervais, Maddy Kleinberg, Megan McGinley, Dani Chasin; (back row l-r) Coach Brad Sokol, Becky Ellis, Maddy Olkes, Dylan Schlesinger, Anijke Simon, Brittany Zirulnick and Coach Larry Allen.
that sports teaches everyone how to deal with situations in life; when you have a difficult teammate or a coach whose opinion you don’t always agree with, you need to learn to handle the situation properly. I am so proud of these kid, because this year we learned to win with class and to lose with class.” Because so many sports are represented at the Maccabi Games, a separate group of teens traveled to San Antonio where Team Miami girls’ soccer won the Gold Medal and the boys’ basketball won Silver. “I have been coaching over the past eight to10 years and participating in the Maccabi Games, has been, by far, the most rewarding of all of my soccer experiences,” said Brad Sokol, head coach of girls’ soccer. “Over the years I have had the opportunity and pleasure to touch the lives of almost 100 Jewish teenage girls, some of whom have little Jewish background. Through the JCC Maccabi program, we have been able to instill a sense of Jewish identity while teaching them good sportsmanship, fairness and repairing the world through community service.” Girl’s soccer won two consecutive silver medals in past Maccabi tournaments, but their 6-0 record at this year’s games brought them their first gold medal in team history. They won in an overtime thriller over Philadelphia when Team Miami converted four penalty kicks to seal the victory. For information, call 305-271-9000, ext. 292, or log on to < w w w. a l p e r jcc.org>.
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him to squeeze underneath a sink would be like asking a giraffe to fold himself into a cereal box). I followed the instructions to a tee. I then proudly turned on the water, only to have it gush out everywhere except from the wand. There was water on my face, clothes and the under-sink cabinet was flooded. My three male cats who were watching from the window ledge just shook their heads and gave each other that knowing look that said, “She should have waited to let him do it.” Undaunted, I put on my rain coat and for the next two and a half hours I pulled, clamped, re-clamped and pulled some more but the great floods just wouldn’t quit. My noggin was getting really sore after bumping it on the pipes below at least a half-dozen times. What was I doing wrong? I looked again in the shipping box and spied a tiny rubber o-ring and a miniscule plastic filter that had never been mentioned in the instructions. It was now two in the morning and I was ready to call it quits when in a last ditch effort, I dismantled the new wand and realized the o-ring and filter fit in there perfectly. Could it be that these tiny little pieces were the solution? I said a silent prayer and turned the handle, fully expecting one more I Love Lucy-esque malfunction. Instead, the water flowed out of the new wand perfectly and the cabinet below was dry as a bone. Success! My cats high-fived each other, relieved that I finally would be turning off the lights and they could go to sleep. I knew my husband would be getting up at the crack of dawn and I’d still be in la-la land. I proudly left him a note next to the fully repaired faucet that
read “Cause I’m a woman, w-o-m-a-n!” When I woke up he had gone to work, but he left a note of his own that read, “Great job. Now, can you take a look under the hood of my car? There’s some sort of rattling noise going on.” Kelly Craig is a Pinecrest resident and a 27-year broadcast journalist, most recently with NBC6 in Miami. She may be contacted by sending email to <hoocom@aol.com>.
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Alper JCC teens win medals at Maccabi Games BY SHEILA STIEGLITZ
I blame it all on Rosie the Riveter. She’s the bandana-headed gal on After winning the Bronze Medal in 2008, those iconic World War Two posters. Team Miami earned a Silver Medal in flag With biceps flexed she proclaims, football at the 2009 International JCC “We can do it!” Her bulging muscles Maccabi Games in San Francisco. and that battle cry kept repeating Over 1,300 Jewish teenagers 13-16 through my mind Friday night when I years of age traveled from Israel, tried to install a new kitchen faucet. Great Britain, Guatemala and Halfway through the seemingly imposMexico to several host cities sible and very wet process I threw in the United States and down my pliers and muttered “Okay, Rosie YOU do it participated in a friendthen!” ly annual sports Understand that this isn’t just your ordinary kitchen event infused with sink. Oh, no! Back when the economy was thriving and their Jewish valwe had a couple of bucks in our pocket, we decided to ues and herdemolish our old kitchen and replace it with one that itage. even Martha Stewart would envy. That means we have For one of those fancy-schmancy gooseneck jobbers with the the pull-out hose that’s so long, I could walk next door with it and clean my neighbor’s dishes (Note to neighbors: I love you guys, but forget it!). When the wand recently broke, I called the manufacturer and they sent me a replacement the very next day. last five years, Jack Gervais has coached both flag I tore into the box that contained not just a new wand, football and girl’s soccer for the Alper JCC but all sorts of other apparatus, too. Why did they send Team Miami delegations. me all this extra stuff? There was the shiny wand and “The Maccabi Games offer a tremenalso a new hose, clamps, thingamabobs and hoozydids. dous opportunity for growth for these This was a clear sign of complicated things to come. kids in sports as well as in life,” said Like any smart wife, I delegated the task to my husGervais. band. After all, guys come with their own exterior He sees the teens becoming plumbing, so this whole set-up should be more than better human beings, learnfamiliar, right? That night, hubby dearest promised to ing to be more compasinstall it after dinner, so I dutifully cleared out everysionate dealing with thing in the cabinet beneath the sink so he could get to others and particiwork. The evening meal came and went and I waited pating in friendly for my better half to get at it. Not so much. Yeah, apparcompetition. ently he decided to go to bed and delay the operation “I am a until the next morning, literally leaving me high and f i r m dry for a few more hours (and they wonder why we believnag). e r As I stood at the disabled sink I wondered aloud, From left, front row: Lynn Seto, M.D., Niberto L. Moreno, M.D., and Lynn H. Harrison Jr., M.D. Back row: Lisardo Garcia-Covarrubias, M.D., and Mark Dylewski, M.D. “How hard could this be?” My inner voice answered, “Very hard. Go to bed.” I didn’t listen. Rosie the Riveter shut her up. First, I did something that I’d never done before: I picked up an instruction sheet and actually read it. Thank goodness for illustrations because most it was written in single fatality. She teaches other surgeons the technique using the da Vinci robot. There’s a new cardiac and thoracic surgery group grabbing the spotlight at Baptist and South Miami Hospitals. French. I soon realized that in order Mark Dylewski, M.D., is considered one of the country’s cutting-edge surgeons in the area of robotic It’s an impressive new team of expert heart and chest surgeons, and we’re proud to introduce them to South Florida. for the new wand to work, I had to techniques, particularly minimally invasive lung surgery. He developed the Dylewski technique using the da Vinci Niberto L. Moreno, M.D., is Baptist Health’s Chief of Cardiothoracic Surgery. Dr. Moreno has been affiliated with snake a whole new hose through robot to remove the lung without cutting or spreading the ribs — a technique other robotic physicians are now Baptist Health since 1995. He was an early innovator in minimally invasive surgery, and performed the first beating the faucet, under the sink and adopting. heart surgery in 1994. clamp it onto the flow valve. Lisardo Garcia-Covarrubias, M.D., joins the cardiac and thoracic surgical group after extensive postgraduate Lynn H. Harrison Jr., M.D., joins Baptist Health from the University of Massachusetts, where he was chief of (Another reason I decided to release my hustraining. He completed two heart transplant fellowships, one at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and the cardiac surgery. He is credited with leading the transformation of the university’s heart surgery program into one of band from this burother at the University of Miami-Jackson Memorial Hospital. the top 100 programs in the United States. den? These five talented surgeons make one winning team. But the real winners are our patients. Lynn Seto, M.D., from the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio, is a specialist in the area of robotic and minimally invasive Given the cardiac surgery, particularly mitral valve repair. At Cleveland Clinic, Dr. Seto performed 400 heart surgeries without a fact that he is six foot five, getting
Get to know this talented team.
www.baptisthealth.net
Pictured is the Team Miami girls’ soccer team; (front row l-r) Rachel Wallis, Nikki Gervais, Maddy Kleinberg, Megan McGinley, Dani Chasin; (back row l-r) Coach Brad Sokol, Becky Ellis, Maddy Olkes, Dylan Schlesinger, Anijke Simon, Brittany Zirulnick and Coach Larry Allen.
that sports teaches everyone how to deal with situations in life; when you have a difficult teammate or a coach whose opinion you don’t always agree with, you need to learn to handle the situation properly. I am so proud of these kid, because this year we learned to win with class and to lose with class.” Because so many sports are represented at the Maccabi Games, a separate group of teens traveled to San Antonio where Team Miami girls’ soccer won the Gold Medal and the boys’ basketball won Silver. “I have been coaching over the past eight to10 years and participating in the Maccabi Games, has been, by far, the most rewarding of all of my soccer experiences,” said Brad Sokol, head coach of girls’ soccer. “Over the years I have had the opportunity and pleasure to touch the lives of almost 100 Jewish teenage girls, some of whom have little Jewish background. Through the JCC Maccabi program, we have been able to instill a sense of Jewish identity while teaching them good sportsmanship, fairness and repairing the world through community service.” Girl’s soccer won two consecutive silver medals in past Maccabi tournaments, but their 6-0 record at this year’s games brought them their first gold medal in team history. They won in an overtime thriller over Philadelphia when Team Miami converted four penalty kicks to seal the victory. For information, call 305-271-9000, ext. 292, or log on to < w w w. a l p e r jcc.org>.
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THEFT Case # 0903846 Location: 11299 S Dixie Hwy (CVS Pharmacy) On Sept. 9, at approximately 1305 hrs, unknown offender(s) were observed taking merchandise and exiting the store making no attempt to pay. The estimated value of the stolen property is not known at this time.
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Looks can be deceiving, especially when you think everything seems alright and it’s not at all. Maybe I should have done my research on dog breeders and who to purchase a puppy from, but does anyone really know? You would conclude that a breeder with alleged experience would have his puppies in fit health. Should I have thought twice before purchasing this blue-eyed beauty of an American bulldog from this breeder? Perhaps this question would cross my mind if I didn’t know I was saving her life. Something like this should never happen with an “experienced” breeder. A little over a month ago my boyfriend and I found a breeder close to home and purchased an 11-week-old female American bulldog. The way she stared at us with her glaring blue eyes made us fall even more in love with her. The breeder seemed to be giving us good advice on how to care for her and appeared to really care for his puppies. He had all her necessary papers and he even gave her a bath and last vaccination the day we purchased her. I have never purchased a dog before. I have only picked one out of a liter at my brother’s Khoury League baseball game. So this was a new and exciting experience for me. One thing I knew for sure was to make an appointment with a vet and get a routine puppy examination. I couldn’t wait to hear the good news of what a healthy puppy she was and to learn the steps to take with a growing dog. My worst fear came to life that day. My veterinarian walked in with a somber and sour look on his face and told us, “If you hadn’t of brought her in today, she would have been dead by tomorrow or the next.” I was in utter and complete shock. These are the words no dog owner wants to hear. He had told us that from a stool sample they had found an enormous amount of hook worms. Hookworms are the most common intestinal parasites of dogs and cats, and cause severe diseases, including anemia.
Even though they are common, the vet told us the quantity she had in her body was leading to her death. He told us that the only way she could have had so many is that she was either kept on contaminated grounds or was not given proper vaccines. I could not believe what I was hearing. My vet was so upset at what a horrible condition our puppy was in, he asked for the name of the breeder and reported him to animal services. People need to be more aware of who they are buying their animals from. There are tips on how to identify a reputable breeder that I wish I would have known before purchasing a dog. Reputable breeders don’t sell their puppies to the first person who shows up with cash in hand because too often unsuspecting people buy puppies from breeders who breed their dog to make a little money or simply because they have a dog “with papers”. This is what leads to people buying puppies in poor health or temperament, problems that are not discovered right away. We were extremely lucky that we knew to have a puppy examination done with a local vet, but some aren’t so lucky and end up in heartache. We thank Derks Veterinarian Clinic for helping us save our puppy’s life. I am glad we have Nina to tell her story and inform people how careful they must be when buying a dog, and making sure they are buying from a good breeder. Below are a few pointers to decide on whether the breeder is reputable. First know that a good breeder doesn’t breed to make money. They keep dogs in the home as part of the family. Their dogs appear to be happy and healthy, are excited to meet new people and don’t shy away. They show you where the dogs spend most of their time, a clean and maintained area. They encourage you to spend time with the puppies, have a strong relationship with a local veterinarian and show you records of veterinary visits with the puppies. You can find many more of these tips on the humane society website at <www.hsus.org> and download the How to identify a Good Breeder Checklist. When you are on the website, click on pets on the left hand side, then on pet adoption information and it will lead you to the link.
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National Women's Friendship Month Ask any woman--there's something special about her friendships with other women. Our female friends know us better than anyone else. They are there to listen, to console, and to encourage. They are our loudest cheerleaders and our most compassionate confidantes. Our women friends come in a wide variety--sister, mother, neighbor, childhood playmate, college roommate. We make connections at the playground, the workplace, the gym, and over the proverbial back fence. From a leisurely Saturday afternoon over coffee to precious moments stolen for a late night phone call, our relationships with other women can sustain us and give life depth. We need to remember the important roles our women friends play in our lives. In 1999, Kappa Delta Sorority created National Women's Friendship Day to do just that. And in 2009, the celebration
Women Mean Business was expanded to the entire month of September. Now known as National Women's Friendship Month, the celebration offers all women the opportunity to remember their special friends. Over the years, women have celebrated with luncheons and spa days, weekend trips and seminars on issues important to them. Groups visited museums and toured historic sites. They reached out to women in need by visiting nursing homes and collecting supplies for women's shelters and women in the military. The power of women's friendship is amazing! Every year, more and more women hear about the celebration. They now have 34 states with governors' proclamations endorsing women's friendship. We are excited to report that several magazines and numerous newspapers have featured stories on the events. Many companies have also promoted the celebration, including Avon's mark cosmetics, Maidenform, Teleflora, General Foods International, Women For Hire, Karen Neuburger, Ltd., Vera Bradley, Suzy's Zoo, Seasons and Sentiments, Sally Lanes and b.sweets. Mark your calendars and join us in celebrating women's friendship in September! For more information on the day, please visit <www.nwfd.kappadelta.org>.
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Women's History Timeline 1777 Abigail Smith Adams, wife of the second president (John Adams) and mother of the sixth president (JohnQuincy Adams) writes that women "will not hold ourselves bound by any laws which we have no voice." 1784 - Hannah Adams is first American woman to support herself by writing. 1819 - Emma Hart Willard writes her "Plan for Improving Female Education," which although unsuccessful, defines the issue of women's education at that time. 1826 - The first publiic high schools for girls open in New York and Boston. 1828 - Former slave, abolitionist, and feminist Isabella van Wagener is freed and takes the name Sojourner Truth. She begins to preach against slavery throughout New York and New England. 1833 - Oberlin College in Ohio, is the first co-educational college in the U.S. 1838 - Mou unt Holyoke College is established in Massachussetts as first college for women.
1840 - Elizabeth Cady Stanton, feminist, dress reformer, and editor, omits the word "obey" from her marriage vows.
1868 - The 14th Amendment denying women the right to vote is ratified. Women lawyers are licensed in U.S.
1913 - 5,,000 suffragists march in Washington, D.C. for the women's rights movement.
1840 - Lucretia Mott is one of several women delegates to attend the World's Anti-Slavery Convention in London. As a woman, she is forced to sit in the gallery and cannot participate.
1869 - The National Woman Suffrage Association (NWSA) and the American Woman Suffrage Association (AWSA) are formed.
1915 - A petition with 500,000 signatures in support of women's suffrage amendment is given to President Woodrow Wilson.
1872 - Susan B. Anthony is arrested for attempting to vote.
1920 - The 19th Amendment is rattified, allowing women the right to vote in federal elections.
1848 - The first Women's Rights nvention is held in Seneca Falls, NY. Con 1849 - Elizabeth Blackwell becomes the first woman to receive a medical degree in U.S. Women doctors are permitted to legally practice medicine for the first time. 1850 - Women are granted the right to own land in a state (Oregon). The Female (later Women's) Medical College is founded in Pennsylvania. 1852 - Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeeth Stanton form the Women's NY Temperance Society. 1866 - The American Equal Rights Association is founded by Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Stanton, Martha Coffin Pelham Wright, and Ernestiine Rose.
1874 - The Women's Christian CTU) is founded. Temperance Union (WC 1878 - For the first time, a Women's Suffrage Amendment is introduced to Congress. 1890 - Wyoming is first state to allow women to vote. The NWSA and the AWSA reunite to form the National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA). Women begin to wear knickerbockers instead of skirts for bicycle riding. 1903 - The Women's Trade Union Leage of New York is formed to unionize working women. This group later becomes the nucleus for the International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union (ILGWU).
1923 - Alice Paul and the National Women's Party first proposes the Equal Rights Amendment to eliminate discrimination on the basis of sex. It has never been ratified. 1934 - Florence Ellinwood Allen becomes first woman on US Court of Appeals. 1961 - Eleanor Roosevelt is appointed to chair the Commission on the Status of Women. 1966 - The National Organization for Women (NOW) is founded by Betty Goldstein Friedan. 1970 - 50,000 people march in New York City for the first Women's Strike for Equality.
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Women's History Timeline continued 1971 - U.S. Supreme Court rule ends sex discrimination in hiring. 1972 - U.S. Congress passes the Equal Employment Opportunity Act.
Secretary of State. 2008 - Hillary Rodham Clinton becomes the only First Lady ever to run for president.
1975 - Ella Grasso is first woman Governor (CT) to be re-elected. 1977 - 3,00 00 women march in Washington, D.C. on Women's Equality Day to support the E.R.A. 1981 - Sandra Day O'Connor becomes first woman appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court. 1995 - Lt. Col. Eileen Collins becomes the first American woman to pilot a Space Shuttle. 1997 - Madeleine K. Albright becomes first woman U.S. Secretary of State. 2000 - Hillary Rodham Clinton becomes the only First Lady ever elected to the United States Senate. 2005 - Condoleezza Rice becomes the first African-American woman to be appointed
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The National Women's Hall of Fame is an exhibition and research center in Seneca Falls, N.Y., "to honor in perpetuity those women, citizens of the United States of America, whose contributions to the arts, athletics, business, education, government, the humanities, philanthropy and science, have been of greatest value for the development of their country." The center was opened to the public in 1979 and is located near the site of the first Women's Rights Convention, convened in 1848 by Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Coffin Mott. In addition to
permanent displays of memorabilia and historical documents, the center maintains a library and sponsors symposia and educational outreach programs, including activities for visiting schoolchildren, slide presentations, and a traveling exhibition. A film series about the lives of the honorees, designed for national distribution, is planned. American women, of the past and present, are elected annually to the museum by the National Honors Committee, a panel of 25 women and men, eminent authorities in various fields; their choices are made from nominations submitted by the public, national organizations, and newspaper and magazine editors.
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South Miami Pharmacy helps longterm care patients and seniors BY LINDA RODRIGUEZ BERNFELD When Yvette Jimenez Romanach was hired by South Miami Pharmacy she was the marketing director. But, after a year on the job working with the health care community, she realized that the pharmacy could serve the elderly both at the store and in assisted living facilities in a way that few pharmacies can afford to do. So she went to pharmacy owner Armando Bardisa and, on her advice, he created a Long Term Care Department. Staff members at the South Miami Pharmacy have received special training on Alzheimer’s disease and related disorders, and the store created a new section reserved for seniors. The personnel in the department go out of their way to help seniors, even filling out the forms from Children’s and Family Services, which allow seniors to apply for waiver of prescription co-pay. “Although their co-pays aren’t too much, they add up when there are eight or 10 prescriptions,” Romanach says. “We do it for them and then we give it back to them; they read it over and they have to sign it. They get an answer when they are back at home.”
Romanach says the seniors are asked to bring the letter from Children’s and Family Services back to the pharmacy, even if it’s a rejection notice. “We’ll do the follow up and find out why,” she says. Along with South Miami Pharmacy’s delivery service from Homestead to Broward and the pharmacy’s mail order department, seniors are spared the need to go to the store if they have transportation issues. For the patients at the assisted living facilities, Romanach goes even further. She visits the facilities on a regular basis and goes over each patient’s medications. “We make sure the medication is given correctly,” she says, adding that she is the go-between for the administrator and the pharmacist. “We’ll look at the list of meds they are taking and whether there is an interaction.” The idea is to help manage and improve the drug therapy to improve the quality of life for the patients. To ensure another layer of efficiency and safety, each home is assigned a pharmacy technician the administrator can call if he has additional questions. Romanach says they package the med-
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Yvette Jimenez Romanach helps seniors at South Miami Pharmacy.
ications in a different way for the patients in the facilities so it’s easier for the staff to double check the medications. “We also deliver them two or three days before the beginning of the month,” she says, adding that it gives the assisted living facility staff time to double check the meds before the beginning of the month. Romanach has been known to make emergency visits. One administrator called her on a Saturday because she had a new patient that had come from a long hospital stay. The patient’s family had brought not only the prescriptions the doctor in the hospital had written, but they also brought the drugs the patient had been taking at home. There were so many medications, the administrator needed help sorting them all out. “I was able to go and the pharmacist was on the phone with us reviewing everything. That’s one of the things we pride ourselves in, service,” she says. South Miami Pharmacy is located at 6233 Sunset Drive and a new building is under construction at 6050 South Dixie Highway. For information call 305-668-6150.
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The Recycled Closet - A mother/daughter team that works with 70% off designer labels BY ROBIN KORTH
For mother and daughter Jennifer and Jenna Kaloti, The Recycled Closet is a delightful success story. Their Palmetto Bay boutique featuring “recycled” designer brands for teens and young adults just celebrated its one-year anniversary and they are thriving. That’s because they provide the answer to two basic problems: Problem No. 1: Teen-agers love new clothes, all the time. Problem No. 2: Teen-agers can’t afford all the new clothes they want. At The Recycled Closet teens recycle their “gently used” brand name clothing for 40% of sale price. This creates the boutique’s stock of almost-new designer treasures such as Abercrombie and Fitch, Forever 21, Juicy Couture, and Lucky Brand. Shopping for that cool new top or just-right pair of jeans is a fun adventure rather than a pocketbook challenge. And, for almost always cash-poor teens there is often significant income with the forty-percent of consignment sale price arrangement that is standard. Jennifer Kaloti, is a Pinecrest native and daughter of the Vosters family who were Pinecrest pioneers in the wholesale nursery business. As a busy mother of two design-conscious daughters, Jennifer often found herself buying brands like Marc Jacobs and Seven Jeans for her fast-
growing girls. When the clothes were outgrown there was nothing to do but pass them on to the housekeeper or to Goodwill. “When the girls were younger I often went to consignment shops to find bargains and to recycle their quality clothing. But as they grew, there just wasn’t a place to take their teen-age size clothes. I then started to think about opening a business like this,” says Jennifer. In 2005 Jennifer’s life changed and she began looking to start a business. That’s when the old conundrum of designer clothing for teens and the strain on ones budget re-entered her mind. She began to do her research. “I discovered that consignment shops for teens have been experiencing a lot of success in other parts of the country such as New York and L.A. ‘Thrift’ shopping was the new cool activity for teens. I looked into my options and spoke with friends and professional acquaintances. There definitively was a place for a boutique like The Recycled Closet in the Pinecrest area,” says Jennifer. With the idea firmly in place, Jennifer approached daughter Jenna, and offered her a fifty-fifty partnership in the new endeavor. Jennifer was the idea gal behind The Recycled Closet and Jenna was the hands-on, let’s make this happen, energy girl. Jenna had the retail clothing store management
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Jennifer Kaloti and Jenna Kaloti –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– experience and the innate grasp of what it would take to get The Recycled Closet off the drawing board and into the shopping center. Jenna came up with the name of the store which is a good one for the importance of “reduce, reuse, and recycle”. When the lease was signed, Jennifer hired Steve Allen of Copperwood, Inc., to build out the store.
Jenna is the “nuts and bolts” daily operation manger of the boutique. “I basically keep the place running on a day-to-day basis,” says Jenna. “I don’t think my Mom nor I realized the amount of work involved when we started. But it is so worth it to have our own business and be able to watch it grow,” she continues. The Recycled Closet is all about the customer. “We have regulars that stop by frequently so they can check to see what new items have come in. I even have a ‘wish list’ for clients to tell me what they are looking for,” says Jennifer. “As we are taking consignment merchandise in for a customer they often find two or three items in the shop that they want to buy for themselves. This happens all the time,” states Jenna. Jennifer and Jenna suggest that you visit The Recycled Closet on a regular basis because the inventory changes from day to day as the result of brisk traffic. Select tags, indicating an additional 50% off, change for a new group of consignment clothing every month. If not sold after six months, the clothes are donated to local charities for Miami teens in need. The Recycled Closet is located at 13843 South Dixie Highway. Hours are from 11 – 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Telephone: 305-233-6744. www.therecycledcloset.com
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FUN CLUB — Innovative local child care is open nights and weekends BY ROBIN KORTH
Pamela Navarro and her mother, Maria Sayre, are the ladies behind FUN CLUB, an innovative and much-needed addition to local child care facilities serving the Pinecrest and South Miami communities. Besides their incredible preschool services that feature small classes, a creative atmosphere, and an exceptional staff, Fun Club offers an array of child care services for children ages two to twelve that fit today’s dynamic family’s needs. Fun Club is not geared simply for your typical 9 to 5 workforce – what used to be the regular working hours for most people. They offer a retail package for parents working the odd hours that are required when working at such places as a hospital, police station, restaurant, or in the retail industry where hours of operation are often “open early and close late.” What truly sets Fun Club apart, however, is the DROP-IN BABYSITTING PROGRAM, which provides high-quality child care on an hourly basis. Daily and weekly drop-in babysitting is also available. “I am a parent myself, therefore I have experienced the frustrations of finding child care that is both high-quality and convenient. I set up the Fun Club model to fit the needs
of full-time working parents, stay at home parents, and everything in between. Stayat-home parents love that they can bring their children in for a few hours here and there for their child to socialize while they have some time to themselves to run errands or whatever the case might be. Fun Club also works well for young professionals who occasionally need to work late or attend a meeting after work. Parents of school-age children take advantage of our Teacher Planning Day Camps. Fun Club is the hassle-free place where parents or grandparents can take young children and know that they are in a safe and enriching environment,” said Pam Navarro Because parents sometimes need a night out, Fun Club is also open nights and weekends. With a calendar packed with fun and educational activities and events, parents can enjoy a guilt-free night out knowing that their children are having just as much fun themselves — maybe even more fun. Weekend activities include Karaoke, Movie Night, Jewelry Making, Mad Science, Carnival Fun, Yoga, Cooking, Gardening, and other special events. Fun Club is open until 1 a.m. on Fridays and Saturdays, but be sure to check children in by 9:00 p.m. as that is the cut-off entry time.
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Appointments and reservations are not required. Just fill out the one-time forms and go. Parents not only love the convenience of not having to schedule a
babysitter ahead of time but also the fact that Fun Club is ultra-safe. All employees undergo background screenings and the facility is equipped with Webcams that allow parents to view their children via the Internet at any time. When asked for her thoughts about Fun Club, Pamela Navarro said, “I put my heart into this project and my inspiration for doing so was my own daughter. Our goal was to create a place where we would all thoroughly enjoy being since we would be spending most of our time there. My daughter Melissa, age eight, has been by my side since day one of the planning process. Her ideas are all over Fun Club. I guess it’s worked, because each day I witness children beg their parents to let them stay longer” Fun Club is housed in The Ark Building, 6710 S.W. 80th Street, just around the corner from the Big Cheese. You know, it’s that funky looking building that you’ve been driving past and wondering about for years. Well, here’s your chance to finally see what it looks like inside. Fun Club is fully licensed as a child care center by the State of Florida. Preschool spaces are limited. For more information, please call 305-669-1700 or visit www.funclubkids.com.
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From art show to a Miami-based reality TV show BY TALIA RODRIGUEZ
This past summer I was “away.” I was not away having the vacation I had so carefully planned for, but I was having the most amazing experience of my lifetime. For most of the summer months of 2009, I had been expecting to be surrounded by my students, painting and making clay and crafts in our annual Summer Art Camp, but my plans changed very quickly. In May I received notification that I had been chosen as one of twelve artists for a new “reality” art show called “Work of Genius.” This was something I had never, ever foreseen happening to me. The concept behind “Work of Genius” is simple: A new reality show is being filmed in Miami: Work of Genius, a Top Chef-style show for artists, will challenge and expose 13 of America’s most talented, yet previously undiscovered, creative artists to live, create and compete together for the chance of having their life and career transformed into the Hottest Contemporary Artist in America. The show will air in syndication this fall and is produced by Steven Bauer of Scarface fame, among others. So throughout the summer I was part of a colorful group of artists from Miami, New York City, and Los Angeles, that was thrown together to create local art with the help of
some castings and, one might say, fate. We collaborated on everything from murals in the Eden Roc Hotel and Miami Children’s Hospital to product designs and specific painting challenges. Depending on the challenges, we had various factors that affected our painting ability. Such things as the effects of Miami’s scorching summer sun and unpredictable rainstorms, the impact of beach sand, lack of materials, bothersome face paint, and restrictive costumes, to name a few, all had an impact on the creative endeavors of the dozen or so artists competing in the “Work of Genius” reality show as it was filmed in and around Miami. Although dubbed a “reality art competition,” the artists involved actually became more of a team as we often found ourselves working together rather than in competition with or “against” one other. In the end we actually became great friends and fans of each other’s works. As one of the few Miami natives in the bunch, I had the wonderful experience of seeing my home city through fresh eyes as we ventured all over town to create our works of art. The experiences we as artists had together were oneof-a-kind — painting for prominent entertainment figures or sitting in the front row of sporting events and musical concerts —
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Talia Rodriguez –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– always working to capture every moment with our paintbrushes. Although there are prizes involved which will be based on who you, the viewers, vote for in the end, I feel like I’ve won the ultimate prize—the ability to share my studio
and my art with the world. I was blessed with the unique chance to have my young students be a part of my episode as they painted and interviewed me in my Artists At the Falls studio. I am not sure what this opportunity and event will bring to my studio, but I do know for a fact that it will inspire all individuals, old and young, to realize that art is for everyone to enjoy. I also believe that “Work of Genuis” will bring a awareness to Miami and to the world that art is not just a pricey piece hanging in a gallery. Art is about what you love and what moves you. With the show taping behind us and post-production set in motion, I eagerly await October 4th when the show will air on the FOX network station This is the beginning of a new break-through idea of which I will be part. “Work of Genius” is a show with no negativity, no stupidity, no elimination, just positive energy and Art, Art, Art! Check out the show at www.workofgenius.com. Talia Rodriguez owns and operates ARTISTS AT THE FALLS located at 12974 S.W. 89th Avenue near the falls. You can visit her on the web at www.artbytalia.com and www.myspace.com/artistsatthefalls and Phone 305-278-2690 or thefallsart@aol.com for more info.
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Al Sunshine 4 YOUR MONEY Wall Street’s investors are expected to continue worrying about growing signs our economic recovery may take longer than first predicted. But the Federal Reserve still insists the recession definitely is ending. The latest job numbers from Payroll Processor ADP show private companies cut another 298,000 positions last month. That’s almost another 300,000 pink slips and we should never forget each one represents a real-live person who lost his or her job. And that had some analysts worried that the official unemployment numbers could be worse than expected. But, on the
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Libra - Be careful when taking alternative healthcare treatments, vitamins or supplements. You may think you know everything there is to know about the treatment, but do you know how it interacts with other medications? Sunlight? Certain foods?
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hyperactivity problems may rest in some kind of alternative treatment or vitamins, but that process may take longer than you think. Someone will show up this week with some advice or suggestions that will lead you in the right direction.
some fun with friends and a romantic dinner, follow the romantic path tonight. Friends will be unreliable and erratic at best, and there could be many schedule changes or problems with getting from one place to the next.
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Leo - Whatever you do, do not accept that credit card that came in the mail. You are likely to get a reminder of the problems you faced last year, with a short-term financial setback. Remember and repeat - credit cards are not a form of supplementary income. Virgo - You feel abandoned or rejected by a new or current love partner, and the blow to your self-esteem has you beating yourself up way out of proportion to the situation. Someone will call with good news or some flattering compliments that bring you around.
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Sagittarius - Impatience with family members is likely to obscure your vision this week. You may find yourself to be a lot more edgy and energetic than normal. If you are seeking a physical outlet for your energy, avoid throwing yourself into home improvements - you are likely to put a hammer through the wall.
Capricorn - Watch your driving this week. You tend to be quick and impulsive, and not overly focused on what's going on around you. Please, do leave the cell phone turned off while you are on the road. No meeting or appointment is worth the danger you'll be risking. Aquarius - Don't make any unecessary large-item purchases early this week. You may find that you are back at the same store by the end of the week, returning some device that does not function as advertised, if at all. Wait until the value becomes obvious. Test electronic devices in the store if you are able. Pisces - You may feel like the proverbial invisible man or woman this week - it seems that people overlook you, but not in a negative way. You just do not register on the radarscope. There are times and places where this can be a good thing, so don't take it personally.
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