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NOVEMBER 8 - 21, 2010

Ken Fairman takes charge at HPBSA

BY LINDA RODRIGUEZ BERNFELD

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en Fairman is the new president of the Howard Palmetto Baseball Softball Association after serving on the board last year and managing teams for five years. Fairman says he has enjoyed being a part of the HPBA, that he has had a lot of fun and that he views the association as everybody’s community baseball league. “There are so many people to help and things to do,” he says. “We’re going to promote it a little bit more to get more people involved.” Fairman says he was impressed with the organization from the start. “Everybody cares,” he says. “We have our disagreements about how competitive we should be, but everyone cares.” Over the years, Fairman has found a way to manage his time as a pavement maintenance contractor for Driveway Maintenance and do his volunteer work. “I really feel fortunate; there are so many parents who want to volunteer, but can’t,” he says. Fairman believes that a parent only gets one chance to coach their child in youth sports and that is a driving force behind his volunteer efforts.

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Read in Colorado

Gardens Gallery features David Russell paintings BY LEE STEPHENS

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Pictured is a group of Pinecrest residents on a summer vacation in the Colorado Rockies where they enjoyed bungee jumping and schussing down an Alpine slide. Of course they remembered to take along a copy of their favorite hometown newspaper and sent us back this snapshot. Pictured are Randy, Judy and Robin McKean, Mary and Steve Quartin, Debbie and Tom Nowatski; Jordan, Matthew and Ryan McKean, and Ryan Nowatski. Thanks for taking us along, guys!

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he Pinecrest Gardens Gallery is featuring an exhibit of paintings by artist David G.

Russell. The Hibiscus Room exhibit continues through Nov. 30 and is open Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. or by special appointment. Admission is free. Russell began creating art in the 1970s, initially as a marble sculptor, then in bronze and finally in painting and print making. Art was more than personal expression and passion; it was also communication. He moved from figurative art to the abstract, emphasizing color. “I believe beauty is the language of God and God speaks through art,” said Russell. For more information about Russell, go to at <www.davidgrussell.com>. Pinecrest Gardens is located at 11000 Red Road. For more information, call 305-669-6990 or go to <www.pinecrestfl.gov>.

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“It’s really what I want parents to understand – manage or coach and you’ll have the best season of your life,� he says. “There is so much good that comes from volunteering. This is not hard work.� Fairman has an 11-year old son, William, who plays baseball in the league. He also has a 14-year old daughter, Lauren, who just started at Coral Reef. “We’re trying to step up parental involvement,� he says. “We’d like to really push the softball program and get more girls to play softball. Too many people don’t think about putting their daughters in softball and that’s a shame.� Fairman says playing softball has benefits for girls as well as boys. It’s not only fun for the kids, but also fun for the moms and dads. “We’re trying to make playing more fun,� he says. “We’re going to try to grow the number, even if they only play to age 11 or 12.� Another of Fairman’s goals as president is to increase the number of

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coaching clinics so coaches will be better prepared, and he also would like to get more playing time for each kid. He also wants to have kids playing several sports instead of picking a sport at age five and never trying anything else. “I’ve been coaching soccer through the YMCA for about 10 years,� he says. “I like my kids to play soccer and baseball. And we’re going to try flag football.� Fairman says some parents believe their child will only excel if they devote their time to one sport. “The next thing you know, the kids are on a travel team playing year round and soon they are tired of it,� he says. “The parents who are really driven only want their kids to play with the best kids.� Fairman says that at Howard Palmetto and other community leagues, that concept goes against the grain. The community leagues have rules requiring that all kids get to play. The idea is to have fun while learning the game. Fairman says he wants the kids to be competitive, but with good sportsmanship and respect for each other. “They’re just little kids,� he says. “That’s why we’re trying to promote it in the school. It’s fun and the kids do like it.�

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Positive PEOPLE in Pinecrest

SHANE REILLY

Shane Reilly, a freshman at Gulliver Prep, has always wanted to fly planes. His inspiration is his grandfather, Patrick Reilly, who piloted F-102 Delta Daggers during the 1960s in the U.S. Air Force and flew fighter-interceptor escort missions from Wisconsin to Homestead Air Force Base during the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962. Together, Reilly and his grandfather have visited museums and air shows and took to the skies for plane rides when Reilly’s grandfather owned his own plane. “It’s always been my dream to go into the U.S. Air Force and become a pilot,” Reilly said. Reilly is on the path to achieve his goal. He joined the Civil Air Patrol (CAP), Tamiami Composite Squadron, this past summer. For the last half-century, CAP cadet programs have provided young people between the ages of 12 and 18 the opportunity to develop leadership skills through their interest in aviation. As a CAP cadet, Reilly attends weekly squadron meetings each Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon at Wings Over Miami Air Museum at Tamiami Airport. According to Reilly, CAP meetings may include aerospace education, leadership coaching, drill movements and physical training. “One of the goals as a cadet with CAP is to be promoted to the next level,” said Reilly. “To rank up, you must pass tests that prove your aerospace knowledge, leadership skills and fitness.”

As cadets make progress, they have the opportunity to take part in a wide range of activities, including orientation flights and encampments on military bases. Reilly and select members of his unit recently flew round-trip from Homestead to Charleston, SC aboard a military transport aircraft, the C-17 Globemaster III. The squadron spent the night aboard the USS Yorktown, stationed in Charleston, and attended lectures and classes taught by military personnel aboard the ship. “Our squadron learned so much about the history of the USS Yorktown and Charleston, and we had a great time,” Reilly said. Reilly has had other exhilarating experiences. When he was 12, he attended a camp at Embry Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach geared to teens aspiring to be pilots. “I was able to pilot a Cessna 172 for four hours,” said Reilly. “It was an amazing experience.” Reilly is also looking forward to an encampment experience in South Carolina that his CAP unit will attend with other units from the Southeast U.S. in the spring. His CAP squadron also assists at local air shows and meets with other South Florida squadrons for friendly sports and drill competitions. When Reilly is not busy with his CAP unit activities and school studies, he plays basketball for the Gulliver and Temple Beth Am teams and is also a member of Gulliver’s Model UN. “The Civil Air Patrol program is teaching me leadership and core values and is helping to shape and prepare me for the future,” Reilly said. In the future, Reilly hopes to earn admission to the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs and after his time in the Air Force his goal is to become a private pilot. By Nancy Eagleton Palmer Trinity School senior Juan

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JUAN NICHOLLS Nicholls spent three weeks this past summer teaching at an orphanage in Columbia. “I taught English, mathematics and how to use computers,” Nicholls says. “It was actually a lot of fun.” He says they would switch things around every few days so the kids wouldn’t get bored. The children ranged in age from 10 to 13, but some were older. “We thought if we made it too repetitive they wouldn’t have interest in the class,” he says. They taught the same children for three weeks. Nicholls says the students enjoyed the class time and most took the opportunity to learn something new and were able to demonstrate that they knew what they had been taught. The children in the orphanage had been taken out of the state system so they could be given more help than the state system could offer. “What this orphanage does is pay for their education through college,” Nicholls says. “Most had been abused by their parents and abandoned. They got psychological counseling every day. They tried to help make them better people. It was a really touching experience that made me think about what I have.” Nicholls found the orphanage through his aunt, who works for Microsoft. The software company is a big donor. He says the three weeks he spent at the orphanage had an impact on him.

“It really taught me the value of what you can do with community service,” he says. “I could see more directly how I could help.” Nicholls’ grandmother recently went to the orphanage to drop off books and the kids asked her about her grandson. The kids even sent him a message, asking his grandmother to let him know that they learned a lot from him. However, this wasn’t Nicholls’ first foray into community service in another country. “Last year I went to Nicaragua with the school and we built a house for a family that couldn’t afford one,” he says. “They lived in a shanty and we built them a concrete house.” At Palmer Trinity, Nicholls volunteers at the school’s Center for Writing. Last year he volunteered three times a week. This year he goes to the Center twice a week. He helps students work on essays. “The teacher who directs it asks that we not work so much on their grammar, but on how to develop their thoughts.” Nicholls enjoys writing and when he heard about the Center, he thought it would be a good way to help. Although writing is important to him, Nicholls thinks his career path is in economics. “That’s what I’m going to study in college,” he says. “I want to minor in photography.” He applied to Dartmouth for early decision. His back-up schools include the University of Pennsylvania, Georgetown, Harvard, Tulane, University of Florida, University of Miami and the University of Southern California. He’s had a taste of the financial world from his participation in the school’s Investment Club. “We manage $50,000 for the school and the profits go to the admissions office for financial aid,” he says. “We choose where to invest the money. Generally in low risk stocks that will give us a solid return. Last year we made 10 percent and that all went to the financial aid office.” Nicholls moved to Miami from Brazil while he was still in the 10th grade. He is fluent in four languages — English, Spanish, Portuguese and French – and he’s an athlete, running cross-country track and playing lacrosse for Palmer. He also enjoys playing tennis and kite surfing.

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Positive PEOPLE in Pinecrest

JANELLE MENDEZ Palmer Trinity School junior Janelle Mendez is president of the Students Fighting AIDS

Club. She is working with the AIDS group at Senbrando Flores, a community in Homestead that helps people in poverty. “Last year in October I organized a toy drive with the toys to be distributed at Christmas time,” Mendez says. “My family and I distributed over 400 new toys. And we received more than a thousand dollars in gift cards.” The toys came from all over Miami. Mendez says they collected toys through church, family members and friends. “It was a big marketing project,” she says. Mendez decided to coordinate the toy drive after learning of the need and understanding what a difference a toy makes to the child. “This year, with the Students Fighting Aids Club, I have a bunch of drives planned,” she says. “We’re in the process of getting everything approved, possibly even the toy drive again this year.” Mendez says they want to collect rice because many in the community are in need of food. “Hygiene baskets are something we have planned,” she says. “They don’t have the basics in toothpaste, toilet paper, detergent and bath soap. We put it all in baskets and make them look nice and deliver them to the community in

Homestead.” Mendez’ extracurricular activities include helping raising money for Palmer’s Operation Smiles Club. The money goes to help children with cleft lips receive surgery. She is also one of Palmer’s peer counselors. “We help students, particularly middle school students, with any problems or if they want to speak to someone about any conflicts in school,” she says. “We’re pretty much someone for the students to talk to.” Mendez says a teacher can refer a student to a peer counselor as a means of resolving an issue. Peer counselors deal with primarily social issues. “If there are quarrels between friends,” she says. She likes being a peer counselor because she enjoys helping others. That’s one of the reasons she plans to go on Palmer’s next mission trip to Nicaragua. Her school involvement includes being a member of the varsity lacrosse team. She’s also played on the junior varsity basketball team. This year she is concentrating on academics, so she’s only playing lacrosse. She says the team is rebuilding, but will benefit from the addition of the ninth graders who had played on the middle

school team. “We’ve lost a lot of good players, but our season hasn’t started up yet,” she says. “Two years ago, we went to states and placed third. I’m not sure how we’re going to do this year. Bit, hopefully, well.” Mendez is a member of Palmer’s Coral Lab, where students do research and take care of the salt water tanks. Mendez and her partner want to do experiments on seahorse breeding. “It’s open to our entire school,” she says. “The people who show interest and continue to go become members.” Outside of school, two years ago she spent a month of summer vacation volunteering at Larkin Community Hospital in the medical records department. She filed papers, ran errands and made copies of documents. This past summer she was a volunteer at the Alexander Montessori Day Camp. Although she volunteered at a hospital, she says she’s not planning to go into medicine. She’s more interested in engineering and building things, so she’s considering architectural engineering as a profession. By Linda Rodriguez Bernfeld

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Popito is looking for a good home. He’s a four-month-old German Shepherd-Beagle mix with a beautiful face and a loveable personality. He weighs about 15 pounds now and he’ll grow to about 30 pounds full grown. If you would like to give Popito a home, call the Born Free Pet Shelter, 305-9036610, or go to <www.bornfreepetshelter.com>.

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This Dog’s for You! Say hello to Jumper, a striking buff-colored Golden Retriever mix. He’s about three to four years old and weighs about 70 pounds. He’s sweetnatured, mild-mannered and has the famed Golden Retriever personality. He’ll be a great addition to the family looking for a great pet. If you would like to give Jumper a good home, call the Born Free Pet Shelter, 305-903-6610, or go to <www.bornfreepetshelter.com>.

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Read in Ridgway, Colorado

Here’s auto journalist and photographer Marc Elias getting a look at his favorite hometown newspaper in Ridgway, CO during a break in activities at the international press preview of the new Bentley Supersports Convertible. Elias was one of about 100 auto writers from around the world who were invited to get an advance look at Bentley’s new $280,000 supercar.

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Neil Sedaka debuts children’s book at JCC Linda K. Landy ALPER JCC NEWS Breaking Up Is Hard To Do, one of the most popular songs in music history, is now a delightful children’s book: Waking Up is Hard to Do by legendary singer/song writer Neil Sedaka. The book includes a CD with Sedaka singing this happy song, plus two brand new songs he wrote for the set: Lightnin’ Jim and Sing. Warm and friendly and full of fun, this is a musical and visual celebration of the everyday joys of home, family and neighborhood. Sedaka will entertain with songs and stories from his children’s book on Sunday, Nov. 21, at 1 p.m. at the Dave and Mary Jewish Community Center. The J’s The Glen Greenstein Early Childhood Preschool will also be collecting new holiday toys and books as gifts for the children at JAFCO (Jewish Adoption and Foster Care Options). Please bring your unwrapped Chanukah donation to the

Sedaka concert. The book features vivid colors, playful details and an adorable collection of animal characters. With half-lidded eyes, a young alligator struggles through his morning routine — brushing his many teeth with an oversize toothbrush, before heading downstairs for breakfast and out to the school bus, finally ready for the day ahead. During the gator family’s boisterous breakfast, the text reads, “Wear a smile, don’t you be blue,” and while the alligator doesn’t take this advice, his bacon and eggs do. The song Breaking Up is Hard to Do was first released in 1962 and quickly went to number one on Billboards Top 100. Sedaka re-released the song in 1975, changing it from an up-tempo tune to a ballad, and made music history when it reached number one on the charts, becoming the first song recorded in two different versions by the same artist to reach number one. The history of rock n roll would be incomplete without Sedaka’s innumerable contributions. He has written more than one thousand songs, received a Grammy Award for Record of the Year for Love Will Keep Us Together, has been inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame and has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. In

his 50-plus year career, Sedaka has sold more than 60 million records. Last year, Sedaka also released a new album featuring several of his most beloved hits reimagined for kids. The smash Calendar Girl becomes Dinosaur Pet, the Connie Francis classic Where The Boys Are is reworked as Where the Toys Are (a kid’s frustration of having to watch dad try to put together new toys without using the instructions), the Captain and Tennille hit Love Will Keep Us Together becomes Lunch Will Keep Us Together and Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen in now Happy Birthday Number Three. A child prodigy, Sedaka had his first song published at 13. By 19, he had a num-

ber 14 hit with The Diary, and four years later he scored the number one slot with Breaking Up is Hard to Do. Between 1960 and 1962, Sedaka had an extraordinary eight Top 10 hits. Artists who performed Sedaka songs include the Monkees, The 5th Dimension, Frankie Valli, Andy Williams, The Carpenters, Elvis Presley, The Captain and Tennille and American Idol Clay Aiken. In the ’70s, Sedaka signed with Elton John’s Rocket Records, where he would top the charts with Laughter in the Rain and Bad Blood, with John providing backing vocals. Sedaka has been married for 47 years to his wife, Leba, and they have two children and three grandchildren.

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OB/GYN opens day spa as adjunct to practice BY LINDA RODRIGUEZ BERNFELD

Imagine being able to visit your OB/GYN and then walk a few feet across the waiting room to get to your massage appointment. That’s possible for patients of Dr. Randy Fink, OB/GYN, who also houses the Sky and Sea Spa in his offices. Why marry a doctor’s office and a medspa? “I always wanted to have a medical practice that was unique, that stood out,” Dr. Fink said. “We try to change the notion of what a doctor’s office feels like. It’s less about being doctored and more about being taken care of. That’s why we feel we are different than most doctors.” Fink moved his practice to 8700 N. Kendall Dr., Suite 208, where he had the space built out to include the spa. The practice includes a certified nurse mid-wife and a nurse practitioner. They deliver 20-30 babies a month. “We’re all about people feeling good,” Dr. Fink said. “The better you feel about yourself, the better you feel physically.” The spa gives Dr. Fink’s patients the opportunity to relax and let someone else take care of them. “One of the things that happens when they have a baby; they stop being themselves and they become mom,” he said. “In the end it’s all about making patients happy and all about making them healthier.” Patients undergoing certain tests, such as glucose testing, are given coupons for discounts on services. Some procedures are not done while a patient is pregnant. Spa services include massage, pre-natal treatments, manicure and pedicures, laser hair removal, laser rejuvenation, laser vein removal, Botox, waxing and facial treatments. When patient Judi Gilbert, a labor delivery nurse at Baptist Hospital, first heard that Dr. Fink planned to open a spa connected to the gynecologist’s office, she thought it sounded a little weird. “But it works,” she said. “It’s a nice benefit.” Despite her job, Gilbert said she’s like many other people who get nervous going to the doctor, so she appreciates being able to go to the spa afterward to relax. She’s been Dr. Fink’s a patient since 2007. She thinks he’s an excellent doctor, very warm and caring. “He has a great manner about him,” she said. The spa is not limited to Dr. Fink’s patients. It is open in the public and is often used by men.

Dr. Randy Fink is pictured in the Sky and Sea Spa massage room. ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

Dr. Fink and his wife, Stephanie Fink, a certified nurse practitioner, do the medical spa services such a Botox and other injectibles. Both are certified and have experience. “I’ve been doing some of the other procedures for many years,” he said. “Many of our patients are comfortable with us and we offer it at a lower price in an environment they are comfortable with.” The laser work is done by an esthetician with 15 years of experience. “She’s exquisite and very exacting in her work. She takes a great deal of pride in her work,” Dr. Fink said. They also invested in the most up-todate laser for the Sky and Sea Spa. Dr. Fink said the Cutera laser is more efficient in hair removal and rejuvenation. The technology in the OB/GYN practice also is the most up-to-date available. It includes computerized medical records and an ultrasound in 3D and 4D. For more information, call 305-2743139 for the OB/GYN office or 786-4765484 for the spa.

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Knots of Hope teens volunteer for Miracle Walk/Run BY LINDA RODRIGUEZ BERNFELD

The 22 teens from Knots of Hope, the community service organization started by Priscilla Suzal-Wright, will all volunteer at the Transplant Foundation’s 5K Miracle Walk/Run scheduled for Sunday, Nov. 14 at ZooMiami from 8 a.m. to noon. Registration begins at 7 a.m. “It’s really fun,” Suzal-Wright says. “There’s a DJ, there are games and there’s a raffle.” Last year the Miracle Walk/Run drew 750 participants and this year the organizers are expecting 800 and hoping for a thousand. The walk raised $70,000 last year and is a major fundraiser for the foundation, which helps transplant patients pay for medication, housing and transportation. The foundation also invests in research and works to educate about transplants. Since 1987, the foundation has helped more than 5,000 transplant patients by granting special requests that help them cope with the burdens of the transplantation process. The foundation’s materials say that an average of 17 people die each day waiting for a transplant. That’s more than 6,000 a year.

Pictured are 2009 Miracle Walk/Run volunteers (front row l-r) Priscilla Suzal-Wright, Leah Singer, Gaby Baralt; (back row l-r) Nati Aguirre, Nicole Aguirre, Lauren Martin, Nikki Baralt.

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the morning. It’s always so much fun. It’s always a great turnout.” The teens also help the walkers do prewalk stretching exercises and help get them motivated to walk. Throughout the morning, some of the girls will sell raffle tickets, while others will man the station where they will be making personalized friendship bracelets. “We will also be selling some bracelets we already have as well as giving out information about what Knots of Hope is,” she says. After the walk, they will help remove the decorations. Some might even stay and go to the zoo, which is one of the perks of being involved in the event. There also will be a bounce house, arts and crafts and face painting for the kids. It’s been a busy season for Knots of Hope. They recently held a successful private gala in Pinecrest that raised $21,000. Plans call for next year’s event to be open to the public. “The gala was amazing,” Suzal-Wright says. “It was such a magical night.” To register for the walk, go to <www.miraclewalkrun.kintera.org> or call 305-817-5645. Registration tickets are $35 in advance and $60 onsite.

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‘Shop to Stop’ will aid MS research BY ALEX FRANK

Student, University of Florida The second annual Shop to Stop MS event will raise money and awareness for multiple sclerosis patient care and research. The event will be held on Wednesday, Nov. 17, from 6-9 p.m. at Saks Fifth Avenue in Dadeland, 7687 N. Kendall Drive. Miami Magazine, the South Florida chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society and the University of Miami MS Center of Excellence are sponsoring this year’s event. Shop to Stop will include cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, sweet treats, musical entertainment and 15 percent off purchases throughout the store. Five percent of all sales go directly to the UM MS Center of Excellence and the South Florida MS Society. “Shop to Stop will be an evening where guests in an informal setting will be able to meet the MS doctors at the University of Miami and shop for a good cause,” said Susan Fox Rosellini, senior director of development in the Department of Neurology at the UM Miller School of Medicine. The event aims to raise money for research and awareness of MS, a chronic, sometimes disabling disease of the central nervous system, the brain, spinal cord and the optic nerves. The disease affects over 400,000 people in the United States. The fundraiser specifically raises money for the MS Center of Excellence at the University of Miami, which offers services in a state-of-the-art-clinic, an infusion lab for patients, a MRI imaging system so patients can track the disease and education in medication management, physical therapy and occupational therapy. This program is unique, advancing in genome research and the development of new medications. Research into better diagnosis and treatment of the disease is

ongoing as well as working toward a cure. “It is a very exciting time because of the recent breakthroughs for a cure for the disease,” said Rosellini. “It was recently announced that the first oral drug for patients is coming out in early January or February. Until now all the disease treatments have been infusions and injectables.” Rosellini is the professional advisor of the Shop to Stop MS committee that also includes Nicki Friedland, Jamie Rubenstein, Frankie Linsky, Jennifer Gould and Melissa Weingarden. The committee works together to plan the occasion, find sponsors and make sure the event runs smoothly. Shop to Stop MS allows community members to have an active role in raising money and awareness in a fun and exciting way. “Battling multiple sclerosis and it being such a personal cause, I am working hard to promote the event and have the best turnout possible,” said committee chair Friedland. The committee hopes to double last year’s attendance and raise more than $10,000. “With donations from local businesses like Joanna’s Marketplace, Joelle’s Desserts, Southern Wine and Spirits, Hot Cookies, Wendy’s Chocolates and Marilyn Lapidus, it is sure to be an amazing event,” said Friedland. Miami Magazine and Fare to Remember Catering will sponsor Shop to Stop MS. “We brought Saks to the event with other sponsors and partners along with marketing and production support to help such a great cause,” said Leslie Wolfson, president of Miami Magazine. Tickets are $50 in advance and $60 at the door. A ticket includes entry to the event and a $25 Saks gift card. To purchase tickets, call 305-243-1388 or go to <http://neurology.med.miami.edu/>.

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Shula’s 347 Grill now open for S. Miami-Gables diners BY NANCY EAGLETON

Shula’s 347 Grill now is open nightly for dinner and brings a hip and energetic atmosphere to the South Miami and Gables restaurant scene. With its large, high impact bar, flat screen televisions, warm atmosphere and signature menu, Shula’s 347 Grill quickly has become a socializing hot spot and the perfect dinner destination. Shula’s 347 Grill, named in honor of NFL Hall of Fame coach Don Shula’s 347 career victories, is the newest concept among the four brands of Shula’s Steak Houses. The new Coral Gables location, situated on the corner of Red Road and San Ignacio, is the 11th Shula’s 347 Grill among the chain’s 31 total restaurants. “We knew that this particular Shula’s concept would be a wonderful addition to this area,” said Francesco Balli, managing partner. “Whether you’re stopping by the bar for appetizers and cocktails or planning a nice meal out, there’s something on the menu to fit everyone’s mood and budget. We’ve had a great response from the community.” Bringing the popular franchise to the neighborhood is an all-star team of locals

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the area,” Balli added. The atmosphere at Shula’s 347 Grill is casual and full of energy. After an extensive renovation, the 6,500-square-foot space features warm woods, earth tones, black granite, leather seating and black and white “old Miami” photos adorning the walls. Sliding glass doors will be opened during the coming months to give the lounge area an indoor/outdoor feeling. The restaurant also offers a private dining area with a private entrance that is perfect for parties of 10 to 50. “People who knew Jake’s will be amazed at the level of changes in the space,” Balli said. Shula’s 347 Grill is open Monday through Thursday, 4 to 11 p.m.; Friday, 4 p.m. to midnight; Saturday, 3 p.m. to midnight, and Sunday, 3 to 10 p.m. It is located across from Sunset Place at 6901 Red Rd. in Coral Gables and the phone number is 1-888-97-SHULAS or 305-665-9661.

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Adopt a Mediterranean diet for a healthier heart BY RICHARD BROWNE Holistic Care Practitioner

Even for those with genes that put them at higher risk of cardiovascular disease, eating a Mediterranean-style diet can improve heart function, according to a new study in an American Heart Association journal. According to Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, people who eat a Mediterranean-style diet have greater heart rate variability (HRV) than those eating a Western-type diet. Heart rate variability refers to variation in the time interval between heart beats during everyday life — reduced HRV is a risk factor for coronary artery disease. “This means that the autonomic system controlling someone’s heart rate works better in people who eat a diet similar to a Mediterranean diet,” said Dr. Jun Dai, study author and assistant professor of nutrition and epidemiology at Indiana University in Bloomington. A Mediterranean-style diet is character-

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Gulliver Schools hosted its inaugural “Make a Splash” Swim-a-Thon on Saturday, October 16, 2010, from 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., on the Preparatory Campus at its new state-of-the-art Aquatic Center. Approximately 100 swimmers participated in the event including five-year-olds who competed in the Slow Poke Lane using noodles. Funds raised from the Swim-a-Thon will support Gulliver’s Aquatic Program, Annual Fund, and KiDZ Neuroscience

Center at the Miami Project to Cure Paralysis. “The inaugural Swim-a-Thon fulfilled its purpose of bringing the Gulliver community together and raised more than $20,000. Swimmers of all ages were dedicated to and focused on fulfilling the expectations of their supporters,” said Aquatics Center Director James Sweeney. “Our appreciation goes to all who made our first Gulliver Swim-A-Thon a great success!” Many participants, including school swim and water polo teams, students, faculty and parents joined in the fun. Participants received t-shirts customized by artist

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Bob Mayer doesn’t miss anchoring morning news BY RON BEASLEY

As a television journalist for more than four decades and anchor of the Today in South Florida morning news program on NBC6 for the past 20 years, Bob Mayer recently hung up his anchor chair. A familiar and popular face to South Floridians, Kendall resident Mayer retired from his news anchoring duties with no regrets and says he is relishing the change of lifestyle. “Getting up late and going to bed early, that’s probably the single best part about being retired,” Mayer said. “I’m not living a life on the opposite end of the clock from everybody else anymore. For 20 years, I got up at 1:45 a.m., had a quick breakfast, caught up on the news by watching CNN, got dressed, put on my makeup, got in the car and drove to Broward County (where NBC6 is now located). I was there by 4 every morning and was on the air by 5. Now I’m on a normal schedule, live a normal life and I love it!” Mayer, who graduated from the University of Florida and immediately went to work for the legendary broadcaster Ralph Renick and Miami’s WTVJ News in 1969, said he has no regrets about departing television news and notes that the business changed markedly during his tenure. “The key to my longevity was my ability

Bob Mayer is pictured with his “new” 1965 Pontiac GTO convertible, one of two classic cars he has acquired since he retired earlier this year.

to change with the times,” he said. “The tide has been changing for a long time in television news and I think I fully understood that the business had become a totally different business than the one I originally got into. “The emphasis now is clearly on the entertainment side, as opposed to the journalism side. A lot more time now goes to entertain-

ment news, even on the television news programs —lifestyle, social networking,” he said. “Today, if you’re not on Twitter and Facebook and the others, or if you don’t have links on your newscast and you’re not doing blogs, then you’re not with it; you’re not where TV news is today. “I was able to move with the tide and enjoyed moving with the tide because of the people I worked with. But, it is a totally different business today.” Mayer added that in today’s market nobody should rely on a single television newscast or even a single newspaper as the sole source for his or her daily dose of news. “Journalism as we knew it is gasping its final breath,” he said. “There are still some shining bright lights that are the exception. But TV news departments can no longer afford to do the kind of journalism that we used to do when news departments were not required to even turn a profit. “Television news was a public service back then. Today, a news department not only has to turn a profit; it better be making the best profit in the market or heads are going to roll.”

Mayer, who left Miami in the mid 1980s and spent a brief part of his career as a news anchor in Hartford, CT before returning to WTVJ (now NBC6), believes the economy and changing tastes in programming are the reasons for the decline of television news. “It’s a combination of the bad economy and changing viewer habits that resulted in rapidly sliding viewerships for every station and network,” he said. “Fewer people watch television every year, especially news. There are just so many choices — so many channels, so many networks, so much on the Internet — that people don’t make appointments anymore to sit down at six o’clock as a family to watch the evening news.” Mayer points out that there is a different criterion for news programming today. “The people who run television news departments today have to deal with a whole new set of rules,” he said. “Journalism as we knew it could not exist today because of the economy and what’s happened in the media, and where preferences have gone. “I’m not sure they even know yet where it’s going to end up or where they’re going, but clearly much more effort is going to the Internet side than the broadcast side.” But Mayer won’t have to deal with it anymore. He plans to devote much of his time to a lifelong hobby of collecting and restoring classic automobiles. “I’ve had time to look through magazines and the Internet, looking for old cars,” he said. “And I’ve had time to take trips to look at them, and I’ve even acquired a couple of classic cars since I’ve retired. I’ve had time to work on them. I now have time to do things I could never do before. “I just fully detailed — including painting the entire engine compartment — a 1965 Pontiac GTO convertible and I recently bought what may be the finest original classic car that I have ever owned, a 1965 Cadillac Sedan de Ville with 23,400 original miles. It’s a one-owner car that’s been sitting in the owner’s garage in Davie for 45 years. It’s a time capsule type of car. I love working on cars.”

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LET’S TALK CARS I finally got a chance to drive it — the 2011 Nissan LEAF, I mean. It is, quite frankly, an amazing automobile. Nissan invited me and a few hundred more automotive writers from around the world to come to Nashville and get an upclose-and-personal look at their new baby, one that Nissan is chortling as being “the world’s first affordable zero-emission car.” The new LEAF design is a “fusion of sophisticated aerodynamics to deliver a smooth, elegant flow of the body.” All that aside, it is an attractive vehicle. It has a low compact hood, patented bulging headlights and a large rear spoiler. Nissan engineers designed the LEAF specifically for a lithium-ion battery-powered chassis. It’s a medium-size hatchback that comfortably seats five adults. It’s powered by 48 laminated compact lithium-ion battery modules and a high-response 80kw AC synchronous electric motor that generates 107 hp and

207 pounds-feet of torque. It’s highly responsive and fun to drive. The LEAF is an “urban” vehicle; it’s made to go 100 miles or less on a single charge. The Nissan folks make no bones about that and say the LEAF is intended to take people to work and back or to transport them on their daily errands. It is not a vehicle for cross-country trips or to haul heavy cargo or pull a boat. That’s just not what it was made for. Nissan ran a test competition during the recent press preview to see just how many miles a LEAF would get on a single charge. One of my colleagues and a Nissan executive set out from the factory outside Nashville and finally exhausted the batteries after traveling 118 miles. Not bad, and they say the battery technology will improve with amazing rapidity in the coming years. Expect a LEAF to travel 200 miles on a single charge in the not too distant future. The LEAF can be charged up to 80 percent of its capacity in 30 minutes using the quick charge port and a DC fast charger. Charging at home through a 220V outlet will take about eight hours. The advanced lithium-ion battery pack carries an eightyear or 100,000-mile warranty.

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Few people can integrate music, adventure and spirituality like Dr. David Lazerson, guest speaker at Chabad Center of Kendall/ Pinecrest’s Shabaton weekend Nov. 19-20. Dr. Lazerson will share uplifting and uproarious stories of true experiences when he taught in the inner-city of Buffalo, NY eventually winning his student’s trust and friendship as well as the “Teacher of the Year” award from his hometown. David Lazerson, aka Dr. Laz, has been educating, inspiring and changing people’s lives for over 30 years as an author, musician, teacher and a conflict resolution specialist. As a featured guest speaker at major conventions and book fairs throughout the globe, his lectures have been referred to as exciting, meaningful, entertaining and thought-provoking. Since the 1970s, he has developed a reputation as an internationallycelebrated musician and educator acclaimed for his work with special needs students in gritty, inner-city schools. “The word ‘rabbi’ just means ‘teacher’,” he said. “In a way, it fits in good with my career.” His career has been all over the place. He’s performed before Congress, at Woodstock reunions, even with the Grateful Dead. He got his reputation for rap and reggae by using those musical forms to reach special needs kids in inner city Buffalo in the ‘70s and ‘80s. It was their music, he said, so it became his music.

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