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Officers bring home the gold in Police Olympics

BY RAQUEL GARCIA

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inecrest police officers Robert Noyer and Phil Martin brought home 10 gold medals and finished in third place overall in the 2012 Florida Police and Fire Games swimming competition held recently in upstate Sebastian.

Although Officer Martin broke his pinky toe right after the warm-up swim and Officer Noyer had only just begun swimming competitively after a fourdecade break, it did not hinder the team’s record-breaking performance. Each officer also won the overall best rank by securing the “High Point Trophy” for their respective age group.

Since 1985, the Police Olympics or Law Games have been held each June for three weeks along the coast of Florida.

Approximately 5,000 competitors represent over 200 different agencies to compete in more than 45 Olympic-style sporting events. To qualify, candidates must be full-time or retired law enforcement, firefighters, military or correctional officers.

“It’s quite an experience and every sport you can think of is represented,” said Noyer. “Basketball, football, marksmanship, bowling; it’s a lot of fun, you can bring the whole family and the

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FCAT — it’s broke and beyond fixing, so throw it out

BY GRANT MILLER

Commentary

Here’s retired former Palmetto High School Principal Howard Weiner with his wife Michele and son, Ross, visiting Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen recently in her office in the Washington, D.C. Of course the congresswoman had a copy of her favorite hometown newspaper and paused a moment to have this picture taken. Thanks for thinking of us, guys!

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Give a politician a square peg and a round hole and they will stubbornly pull out a drill or sandblaster to make them somehow fit.

Since Jeb Bush changed state law to require comprehensive assessment testing (or FCATs) be mandatorily administered to all grade levels (Governor Bush’s 1999 A+ Plan), education in Florida has never been the same.

The problems have not been solved,

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ISABELLA RODRIGUEZ Isabella Rodriguez has fond memories of spending the last seven years in the Art Magnet programs at Coral Reef Senior High and Southwood Middle School. The talented painter recently graduated with honors from Coral Reef and now looks forward to the next chapter in her education.

Rodriguez received a partial scholarship to attend the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) in Providence, one of the oldest and best-known colleges of art and design in the U.S. She will major in Fine Arts and continue to paint, display and sell her works. She is also interested in applying her artistic talents in the advertising field.

Rodriguez specializes in painting people and parts of the human body. Her favorite medium is acrylics on canvas, but she recently started painting with oils and also enjoys using this medium. During her junior year, her Advanced Placement art class required her to create a portfolio of 12 works that encompassed quality, concentration and breadth. Her works focused on hands and feet, and included paintings of her grandfather’s aging hands.

Rodriguez and other Coral Reef Art Magnet students displayed their works at the annual South Miami Art Festival and the Pinecrest Gardens Art Show. The events allowed Rodriguez to meet professional artists and art enthusiasts attending the events, as well as to showcase and sell her work.

“As a freshman and sophomore, I found it hard to part with my pieces,” Rodriguez said.

“As my collection grew, I became comfort-

able with selling various pieces and was happy that people wanted to own them.

Today’s digital technology allows me to retain copies of my artwork so I can look back at them. And because many of my paintings are very large – up to six-feet wide – we were running out of wall space in my house!”

Some paintings, such as her first oil painting, an image of her father, are still just too sentimental to sell.

Rodriguez served as a member of the art staff on Elysium, Coral Reef’s annual literary and art magazine. Her artwork was included in the magazine, which showcases students’ creativity.

Last summer, Rodriguez was chosen to receive a full scholarship to the Marie Walsh Sharpe Art Foundation Summer Seminar in Colorado Springs, a highly selective two-week program held on the campus of the Colorado college. The intensive art seminar is available nationally to artistically gifted high school juniors and allowed Rodriguez to experience collegelevel drawing and painting classes in a group setting. Her acceptance in the prestigious program helped solidify her decision to pursue a Fine Arts degree in college.

“Being selected and then attending this program helped me with my decision to continue with art,” said Rodriguez. “I was able to see how I stacked up against other student artists from around the country.”

When Rodriguez wasn’t painting during high school, she was playing softball.

She was a starting player on Coral Reef’s varsity team all four years. During her junior and senior year, she pitched and played second base. Like her passion for art, her passion for the game began when she was young.

“My father was coach of my brother’s baseball team and I first learned to play baseball by practicing with them. I always liked playing with the boys!” Rodriguez recalled. “Although I’d like to stay active in softball, it may be the end of an era – and the beginning of a new one.”

By Nancy Eagleton

SHIVANI BUDHARM Incoming Palmetto High senior Shivani Budhram has earned more than 500 community service hours. She started collecting those hours during her freshman year, volunteering at Palmetto Middle School tutoring children in math and helping the office staff by answering phones and filing paperwork.

Budhram chose Palmetto Middle because she attended the school and felt familiar in that environment. She tutors in math because math and science are among her favorite subjects.

“Because I understand it; I like doing math,” she says. “I’d rather do math than social studies.”

Recently she and a friend, Neela Persav, started a charity called Lend a Hand to Henna. The girls have been hired to work at birthday parties and henna parties.

“We go for two or three hours,” she says, adding that they can also book personal appointments.

The money raised is divided among three charities — the World Food Program, Pratham, an organization that builds school in rural areas of India, and an another known as Charity Water.

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“They build wells,” Budhram says. “We have chosen India for right now, but as we earn more money we will expand to other countries.”

In just a few months, they had raised $500.

Budhram has also volunteered at Miami Children’s Hospital. She would visit the hospital on Fridays from 5 to 8 p.m.

“My goal is to become a Neonatologist, doctors that specialize in premature babies,” she says. “If not that, I want to do something specialized in pediatrics.”

She wants to helps babies have a healthy start to their lives.

“When you are born, that is the most important time; if you don’t start things off right then, it’s much harder later,” she says.

Her interest probably began because both she and her brother were born premature.

She was born weighing only three pounds at 27 weeks into the pregnancy and her brother was born at 21 weeks into the pregnancy weighing only one-pound-eightounces.

Before she was born, her mother had two miscarriages. She needed an emergency Csection to give birth to Budhram.

“I could have died or we might have both died,” Budhram says. “And my brother, they weren’t sure he was going to make it.”

Budhram says her father had a little idol that he put by his son’s incubator and he prayed to God that his son would be okay.

Something worked because her brother today is 16 years old and attends Palmetto High.

At Palmetto, Budhram has been on the student council for that last three years. She has also been class treasurer for the past three years. She is a member of the Health Information Project, so she goes to ninth grade physical education classes to teach fellow students about health. She is also in Health Occupation Students of America and Eight Habits of the Heart.

“Eight Habits of the Heart teaches the kids about the meanings of the words,” she says. “It’s based on the book Eight Habits of the Heart.”

Going into her senior year, Budhram is considering which school to apply to for college. The University of Florida, University of Central Florida and Florida State are high on her list. She is also considering Stanford, Princeton, Columbia and the University of Miami. She plans on taking pre-med or biology.

“Most likely it will be pre-med,” she says.

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ARI KALFUS Ari Kalfus has walked the halls at Palmetto High School as a student for the last time. Now he’s on to a bright future at college. His high school days made his par-

ents proud; he earned more than 600 volunteer hours, won the Judy Houghton English Award and the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) Achievement in Writing Award.

“We had to submit our best piece to them,” Kalfus says. “There was also an impromptu two-hour writing period and we were given three topics to choose from.”

The topic he chose was “someone’s parents have asked you to speak to their sixth grader who wants to make a social network account; write in letter format to that person.”

This year Kalfus won a Gold Key in the Regional Scholastics contest for a short story he wrote. The award was presented to him at the Miami-Dade County Fair.

“Less than four percent of the submissions won the Regional Gold Key,” Kalfus says.

Kalfus was a member of Palmetto’s creative writing club, thanks to the sponsorship of a new AP English teacher. Club members wanted to issue a literary magazine, but a delay in the installation of the classroom computers stalled that plan. However, the club moved forward, organizing open-mic poetry nights at Pinecrest Gardens. Kalfus was one of the emcees for the first one.

“We wanted to get more people involved, so we gave everyone who we thought would be a good fit a chance to host,” he says.

Students were able to recite poetry, the spoken word, rap and music.

“But it was mostly poetry,” Kalfus says.

“Original poetry.”

They also had students perform rap and music performances.

The poetry nights were a big success; the first night he lost count at 180 attendees. On the second night, the crowd numbered about 100, but Kalfus says it was scheduled on the same night as a Heat-Knicks game.

“I like to show people that poetry is not annoying and frustrating,” he says. “I’ve been pretty impressed with the poetry.”

Kalfus is comfortable as an emcee since he has also performed as a magician and an illusionist for many years. He has his own website <www.arithemag.com> and he can be hired to perform at birthday parties and other events. He learned the tricks of the trade in Cleveland from a magician listed in The Guinness Book of World Records. Kalfus moved to Miami with his family when his father took a job as a rabbi at Temple Beth Am.

Much of Kalfus’ community service took place at temples and volunteer work at a Jewish summer camp in Indiana, the Goldman Union Camp Institute. He attended the camp for years, six as a camper and last summer as a worker. This summer he is there again as a counselor.

The summer before his junior year, he went to Israel with the same teens he went to camp with.

“We went everywhere,” he says. “We made a four-day hike across the country and stayed in the desert for a few nights. The rest of the trip we bused around the cities.”

At Beth Am this year, Kalfus was the programming vice president of the temple youth group, the Beth Am Federation of Temple Youth (BAFTY).

“We had about 90 people coming continuously at the beginning of the year,” he says.

“I would facilitate and be a counselor for a lot of the youth events off campus.”

Kalfus was accepted to attend the University of Central Florida Honors College, Brandeis and Emerson. He decided to attend Brandeis and will major in English and creative writing.

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healthy competition is good for you.”

Noyer competed in the 61-years-oldand-over category and broke a state record in the 100-yard free style swim. He also came in first place in the 50-yard free style, 25-yard free style and 50-yard butterfly.

Officer Martin is in the 18-to-29-yearold age group and just completed his sixth consecutive year at the games.

“The friendly camaraderie is great,” said Martin. “You get to build relationships with other cops and firefighters around the state in a fun competitive setting.” Martin won the gold in the 25-yard freestyle, the 50-yard freestyle, 50-yard backstroke and 50-yard butterfly. He and his team also won the 200yard freestyle and 200-yard-medley relay.

A competitive athlete since he began swimming in tournaments at six years old, Martin managed to get his broken toe taped

up and still win the competition.

“I slipped on the floor of the locker room right before changing into my racing suit and heard the pop. I knew it was broken, but didn’t think it would look so bad.”

The firefighters were all busy competing, so a lifeguard taped it up tight and the show went on.

“It made it more difficult to push off the starting blocks and did affect my times.

When I had to kick I could only use one leg because the pain was too much otherwise.”

A defensive tackle for the Florida Atlantic University Owls before earning his criminal justice degree in 2006, the 29-year-old Martin apparently can handle the pain. His training program consists primarily of running, weightlifting, and some swimming.

He just completed his first half-marathon in January, the Super Spartan eight-mile obsta-

Pictured (l-r) are Pinecrest police officers Robert Noyer and Phil Martin with their 10 Police Olympics Gold Medals and trophies.

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Officer Phil Martin competing in the 200-yard-freestyle relay.

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they have only gotten worse. But, dang it, they won’t leave the test behind — even if the child is! “A” and “B” students are being left behind because of some impossibly-unbiased be-all, endall exam that is supposed to predict future competency and success. By simply applying the scientific method, it becomes a no-brainer that the FCAT is failing miserably. Consider: • At least 46 of the 67 school districts (and five school superintendents) have written to the Florida Department of

Education (FDOE) to ask for FCAT data reviews on “anomalies.”

(Orlando Sentinel July 15, 2010).

• Since the test began, public school teaching in Florida has all but imploded with a long list of celebrated instructors dropping out of the system over the years because they refuse to spend the academic year “teaching to the test.” In fact, the pressure has become so unbearable that at least one documented charter school was willing to actually cheat and view the test beforehand. As a result the FDOE has now had to take new measures to prevent schools from cheating. ( Palm Beach Post April 18, 2012).

• State testing contractor NCS Pearson

cle course in February, along with a recent marathon relay.

Noyer started with the Pinecrest police force in 2004 at 53 years old after a long career with Fed Ex. He works the midnight shift and gets up at noon to swim at Tamiami Park Pool for an hour three times a week.

“My health has improved so much since (being paid $254 million over four years to administer the test) has had to pay back millions in fees because of late FCAT results that essentially held the education system hostage until scores came in. (St. Augustine Record June 8, 2010, April 17,2012).

• The tremendous disparity in the drop of FCAT writing scores for fourth graders: From 81 percent last year earning 4.0 or better (out of a maximum 6.0) to only 27 percent this year passing. So they lowered the bar. Passing scores became a 3.0 to the tremendous embarrassment of the entire Florida Department of Education. (Tampa Bay News May 15, 2012) In a recent Michael Putney Channel 10 News story about the Broward County

I started swimming again,” he said. “I lost 50 pounds and my blood pressure and cholesterol have dropped. Competing has been a nice outlet to get me healthy and exercising regularly.”

The 2013 Florida Police and Fire Games will be held in Fort Lauderdale. For more information, go to <lawgames.org>.

School Board voting unanimously against the FCAT, sponsoring board member Laurie Rich Levinson spoke for so many of us when she said: “Hundreds of millions is spent developing this test, while classes in science, social studies, art, music and P.E. are being cut.”

We join with academicians and editorial page columnists around the state, as well as disgruntled teachers, parents, and students all over Florida who say let us do away with politicizing education in Florida; it was a bad idea. It can’t be fixed.

You don’t have to be a rocket scientist to figure out that a subjectively sketched-out test score does not determine a student’s ranking for success in life, nor the content of their character.

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Are the Marlins over extended?

BY PRESTON MICHELSON

Believe it or not Miami, there is another local professional sports team currently playing.

Your Miami Marlins have been playing winning baseball for the majority of this season — apart from a recent skid. And, as Miami Heat fans know very well, losing causes some widespread panic. Some of this panic has been directed at Marlins management for giving out undeserved long-term contracts.

As an organization, the Marlins have long been reticent to dole out these long-term contracts. However, with the dawning of the “Marlins Park era,” their philosophy has shifted. This offseason, the Marlins and shortstop José Reyes agreed to a rich 6-year, $106 million contract. Reyes was coming off of a year with the New York Mets in which he led the National League in batting average and triples, and also put up the highest OPS of his career. Despite the fact that his stolen base total and his home runs have been on a steady decline, Reyes nonetheless continued to be a dominant force.

While Marlins owner Jeffrey Loria dug deep into his pocketbook to fork over an average annual value of $17.6 million to the

CORNER then 28-year-old middle infielder, Reyes has proved why he is worthy of that contract.

Although his offensive output so far this year has been less than expected, his career trend would claim that this is nothing more than an aberration or a slow start. For more perspective on what Reyes has and will bring to this team, look no further than the possibility of Matt Dominguez as the Marlins’ everyday third baseman, which would have been a reality had it not been for the signing of Reyes.

While long-term contracts have plagued many an organization (see: Barry Zito, Vernon Wells and Mike Hampton), abstaining from these contracts would leave out the very real possibility of a positive outcome.

Although Marlins ace Josh Johnson has had his struggles this year, he looks to be rebounding to his usual form. When Johnson and the Marlins signed his four-year, $39 million contract extension, he was coming off of a 15-5 and 3.23 ERA season. In his

first contract year, 2010, Johnson continued to improve. He finished the season 11-6, and had a National league-leading ERA of 2.30.

His next season promised to be immensely successful, but it was cut short after only nine starts due to injury.

If one word can be assigned to another recent recipient of a Marlins long-term contract Mark Buehrle, that word would be “consistent.” From 2001-11, he has started more than 30 games and has had an ERA less than 5.00, and in some cases, much lower than 5.00. The Marlins rewarded him with a 4 year, $58 million contract. So far in 2012, this contract has paid off.

Although the Marlins have not had any long-term contracts that could be considered “major busts,” there have been some that have not lived up to their expectations.

Hanley Ramirez’s six-year, $70 million contract has surely not been fulfilled.

Likewise, while Ricky Nolasco has been decent, decent doesn’t equate to three years and $26.5 million.

In a similar fashion to how Florida Marlins fans called out for the extension of Miguel Cabrera, Miami Marlins fans are now calling for the extension of power-hitter extraordinaire Giancarlo Stanton. He has become very well-known for hitting home runs to distances previ-

ously thought unreachable.

Although he will not reach free agency until 2017, the best time to extend his contract would be right now. Wait any longer, and the potential cost to keep him a Marlin will skyrocket.

A fitting comparison to Stanton’s potential cost would be Colorado Rockies outfielder Carlos Gonzalez. After three seasons in the MLB, Gonzalez was signed to a seven-year, $80 million contract. In addition, Gonzalez may have put up even more impressive statistics than Stanton has, so far. If the Marlins were to extend Stanton, his price may be even lower than $80 million. His contract would most likely be in the Hanley Ramirez range, a range that even the stingy Marlins management of years past was willing to enter.

Long term contracts can be risky, but without risk there is little to no chance for a positive outcome. Marlins management, don’t abstain from giving out long-term contracts; just be careful.

Preston Michelson is a junior at Palmer Trinity School where he is the public address announcer for all varsity sporting events.

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Mercantil CommerceBank relocates, expands Pinecrest banking center

BY LEE STEPHENS

Mercantil Commercebank has relocated its Pinecrest Banking Center to 9350 S. Dixie Hwy. adjacent to the Datran office complex.

The new facility, which will serve the Village and surrounding areas.

The 4,000 square-foot branch replaces the old facility at 8181 SW 117 St. and will continue to offer products and services to meet the financial needs of existing and new customers. The new location has several new amenities, including three drive-up lanes, a drive-up ATM, safe deposit boxes, night depository access, free parking in front of the building and extended hours.

The new banking center will be headed by Pablo Estepe, an industry veteran with experience working with both domestic and international clients.

“The new, expanded facility is an example of our commitment to our clients,” said Millar Wilson, president and CEO of Mercantil Commercebank. “The new location, with its added space and services, provides a platform for an exemplary customer service experience. We look forward to con-

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“The bank has been warmly received by residents and businesses alike,” added Estepe. “The feedback about our new, expanded location has been very positive and we look forward to offering our customers even greater convenience.”

Mercantil Commercebank has 15 banking centers in the tri-county area, one in New York and one in Houston. |It is one of the largest banks in South Florida, serving the community for more than 30 years, and is owned by Mercantil Servicios Financieros (MSF), a Venezuelan company, through U.S. bank holding companies. MSF is the largest provider of financial services in Venezuela with more than 85 years of experience.

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Men are slow to seek medical advice

BY BRODES H. HARTLEY, JR.

President/CEO, Community Health of South Florida Men are 24 percent less likely than women to have visited a doctor in the last year. Why do I bring that up now?

Because June was Men’s Health Month. And men need all the reminders we healthcare professionals can deliver.

In all my years at CHI, I’ve seen how often our South Florida patient base reflects the nationwide pattern. Men are slow to seek medical advice and help, despite today’s improved and effective procedures. Men at least should be screened for such common problems as diabetes; high blood pressure; high cholesterol; prostate, colorectal and skin cancers; and HIV and sexually transmitted infections.

Too many men adopt a so-so approach to good health care at an early age and change little all the way to retirement age.

That casual approach to prevention puts a larger burden on the health care system.

The worse cases involve violence and addiction. Today’s economic conditions add to the “silent crisis” many men go through as they try to tough it out at home and at work.

It’s common for the issue to spread to friends and family. Women see the impact on the important men in their lives who put off seeking medical help. That neglect creates another statistic — women outlive

HEALTH men by more than five years. Older women are three times more likely to be living alone. There are more women in nursing homes and more living in poverty, because their husband died early. There’s another burden on the health care system — those widows more likely need public assistance. And I’m sure that many would like to have had their husband around for those later years.

Take a look at the good information at <www.health.nih.gov>. The National Institutes of Health, part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is the nation’s medical research agency. Its mission is to research living systems and apply their findings to enhance health and reduce illness and disabilities. Each institute provides readers with the health information and assistance they need.

We at CHI care, too, and we have many services that could improve the lives of South Florida men and boys. If it’s been too long, please see a doctor soon.

Community Health of South Florida (CHI) is a non-profit organization providing affordable quality health care to residents of south Miami-Dade and Monroe County. For more information, <visit www.chisouthfl.org>.

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Arsht Center uses dance to teach kids life lessons

BY JOHN RICHARD

President/CEO, Arsht Center for Performing Arts Children are leaping, twirling and dancing their way through summer camp at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County as the AileyCamp Miami celebrates its fourth season of serving Miami-Dade children.

The six-week camp for public middle school students targets underserved youth who may face barriers in their academic, socio-economic or personal development. The program is tied to the Arsht Center’s mission of exposing the community’s youth to the transformational power of the live performing arts.

Since its launch in 2009, the program has hosted almost 300 students. For many of these children, attending the camp is their first opportunity to visit the Center and receive instruction from some of Miami’s best dance instructors, as well as Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater alumni.

The Arsht Center provides campers free transportation from as far away as Homestead and North Miami as part of the full scholarship program, along with breakfast, lunch, dance attire and field trips to round out the summer fun. The campers take classes in ballet, jazz, West African dance, Horton-based modern dance, personal development and creative communication. The Center also invites family, legal guardians, friends and the South Florida community to celebrate in the accomplishments of the campers at a final performance on the Knight Concert Hall stage that typically attracts more than 1,500 guests.

Although the Center runs the camp and assumes all of its costs, AileyCamp Miami is one of 10 AileyCamps around the country. It is particularly dear to the Arsht Center and the community now that Miami’s own Robert Battle is the artistic director of the nationally acclaimed Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.

National supporters of the arts are taking note of the Arsht Center’s strides to raise the bar for arts education.

Recognizing that AileyCamp Miami has impacted hundreds of students from all

WHAT’S NEW AT THE A RSHT ?

National supporters of the arts are taking note of the Arsht Center’s strides to raise the bar for arts education. corners of our diverse community, the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) this year awarded the Arsht Center a $45,000 matching grant to support this summer’s camp. The Arsht Center is the only Florida organization to receive an Arts Education grant in NEA’s latest grant awards announcement.

To add to this exciting news, MiamiDade residents and supporters of the arts now have the opportunity to join the NEA in supporting AileyCamp Miami.

Donations as little as $1 or $10 can be made to support AileyCamp Miami campers on Miami-Dade County’s new <www.power2give.org>, a website that supports local nonprofit arts organizations.

The Center also has created a new AileyCamp Encore Circle of private donors who support individual campers with $3,000 scholarships and other levels of giving.

AileyCamp Miami is one example of the Arsht Center’s signature Arts Education and Outreach programs.

Other initiatives include Learning Through the Arts, which exposes every fifth-grader in Miami-Dade County Public Schools to a free live theater experience through the rock musical Rock Odyssey, free Family Fest activities, and master classes taught by visiting artists, among other programs.

For more information, go <www.arshtcenter.org/educate>.

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My Little Star Camp to set up shop at Pinecrest Gardens

BY LINDA RODRIGUEZ BERNFELD

Some children show their acting genius early, while others wait until high school.

But now there is an option for little Susie who is showing acting ability at four years old and you want to place her in an acting camp.

That’s because the Miami Children’s Theater has opened the My Little Star Camp at Pinecrest Gardens. It’s geared for four to six year olds, an age group that often doesn’t have enough summer camp options.

Tim Fath, director of theater operations, says Miami Children’s Theater has always started their camps at age five but, “we always get that phone call, how old do you have to be?” So this year, they have an answer for that question.

“It’s such a great age group,” Fath says.

“There is a big difference between three and four year olds. We think at four it’s a viable age to start all the basics of theater – singing, dancing and learning lines.”

Fath says they’ve done well with the age group when they have had classes for them, but this is the first time they’ve done a full summer camp.

“I have carefully chosen the faculty,” he says. “All of my teachers have at minimum a BFA. I think that is important, that they not be babysitters.”

Each day the children will have some vocal training, some dance and a little bit of acting and improvising.

“They’ll sing, they’ll learn some dance, we’ll also do acting and improvisation,” he says. “The hope is that at the end of two weeks we will have a showcase, just to get them immersed in the performing arts” Fath says this camp will be different from the other summer camps they run

because it will not be memory based.

“It’s going to be fun, we’re going to enact scenes,” he says. “You enact scenes and show them what you want to accomplish. We’ve carefully chosen good faculty people who will understand the age group.

I pull from the summer camps, the ones that love that age group.”

Fath is thrilled to be hosting the camp at Pinecrest Gardens. Also thrilled is Pinecrest Gardens director Alana Perez.

“Part of our mission at Pinecrest Gardens is to provide an entertainment destination that fosters artist excellence, diversity and a spirit of community,” she says.

“What better place to start than with a Theater Arts Camp, a natural for children four to six years old.”

Perez says children adore role playing and interacting with their peers; they role play all the time, so putting this natural love of role playing into the structure of a Theater Camp can be even more fun and fulfilling.

Miami Children’s Theater has summer camps for older kids called Creative Camp and Broadway Bound. Camps are held in Coral Gables, Miami Beach and at the Dave and Mary Alper Jewish Community Center. The My Little Star Camp will be in the Gardens Gallery (Hibiscus Room) and the curriculum has been designed by early childhood experts.

The summer camp runs through Aug. 10.

It will be conducted in four two-week sessions and will run from10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Free early morning drop off is available and pick up lasts until 4 p.m. After that, after school care fees will be charged from 4 to 5 p.m.

For more information call 305-274-3595 or go to <www.miamichildrenstheater.com>.

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Cell phone giving you problems?

Try CPR!

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BY JESSE SCHECKNER

Cell phones have become a modern necessity and most people buy them at discounted prices when they sign up for new service plans. Yet only 10 percent of people buy a warranty for their phone. Thus, they are shocked when they lose or damage the phone and have to replace it, often paying more than twice the initial price.

Dawn Palavecino recognized this trend and decided to take advantage of what she saw as a perfect business opportunity. She was fired from her banking job after 25 years and decided that it was time for a new direction; she opted to open her own business.

With the support and participation of her firefighter husband, Javier, and son Jeremy, they began researching opportunities and soon decided that a cell phone repair business would have excellent potential. They selected a franchise company with an appropriate name — Cell Phone Repair (CPR), the oldest business of its type with more than 100 domestic and international locations.

CPR recently expanded its franchise market and plans to open 1,000 new stores by 2015. The Palavecinos are in line with those plans and say they will open four of those new stores, in addition to the one they opened last month at 9495 S. Dixie Hwy. The CPR name is actually a misnomer, as they not only service cell phones, but also repair all types of electronic devices, from cracked LCD television sets to console video game systems.

“Our primary focus is on the customer and making sure we provide them with first-rate, quality repairs and great service

Business Profile at a fair price,” Palavecino said. “We only use the highest quality parts and stand behind our work by offering a six-month warranty.”

She says they can usually take care of any problem within an hour.

Everyone in the Palavecino family chipped in during the process of preparing and opening the store. Javier did a majority of the construction, working during his time off from the fire department. Their eldest son will work as a technician over the summer and assisted in building the store as well. Their 17 year old is doing some youth public relations work and their daughters, 14 and 12, helped in scouting locations.

“When looking at potential sites, we focused on busy retail centers that either had wireless carriers within the center or centers in close proximity to several carriers,” said Palavecino. “We are a perfect complement to their business when customers come in upset because their phones are broken and they are eligible for an upgrade.”

CPR is open Monday-Friday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. and on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information, call 786-452-0921 or go to <www.cprpinecrest.com>.

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In new book Wade reveals importance of fatherhood

BY ANDY DODDS

In his soon-to-be-published book, A Father First: How My Life Became Bigger Than Basketball, Dwyane Wade, a current co-captain for the Miami Heat and eighttime NBA All-Star, shares insights on his life both on and off the court with a large focus on fatherhood, a topic of deep personal significance. Wade reveals his thoughts on fatherhood, detailing his personal experiences as a parent, and tracing his transformation from being the child of a single parent to now serving as one himself.

In the book, scheduled for release Sept. 4, Wade opens up and reveals for the first time the intimate and traumatic details of his growing up and also the prolonged battle with his ex-wife for sole custody of his two sons, touching on: • His mother’s struggles as a drug addict, and his growing up in Chicago among gangs, drug dealers and police raids (including a gut-wrenching story of young Dwyane finding a dead body in a garbage can).

• How he pulled himself up from such a life, thrived through basketball and maintained his devotion to his mother.

• He has never talked about the prolonged battle with his ex-wife over sole custody of

Dwyane Wade is pictured with sons, Zion (left) and Zaire.

(Photo credit: Bob Metelus)

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his two sons and why doing so was the most important thing in his life, and how the constant media attention has affected him and his boys.

• His advocacy for fathers taking a strong role in their children’s lives; his main reason for writing the book is to help fathers see how

they can do this and to see that they and their children can benefit from it enormously.

• His childhood hero, his sister Tragil, who got him out of the mean Chicago streets, placed him with their father, and in many ways rescued him from a life that could have gone the wrong way.

• The coaches who served as role models and father figures through high school, college and the NBA and how much they meant to him.

• The Heat’s successful 2006 NBA Championship, with Wade being awarded Finals MVP, and his gold medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

In March 2011, in a landmark legal decision, Wade earned sole custody of his two young sons, effectively setting a new precedent for professional male athletes. Most recently, he teamed up with President Barack Obama to support his Fatherhood and Mentoring Initiative, a national parenting program geared toward encouraging fathers to become more involved in the lives of their children.

“As a child, I grew up with aspirations to one day be a professional basketball player, and I am living that dream every day as a proud member of the Miami Heat,” Wade said. “However, the daily role I play in the lives of my two children is the

single most significant undertaking of my life, and the job I take most seriously.

While my basketball career has brought me many rewards — including an NBA Championship in 2006 and an Olympic Gold Medal in the 2008 Summer Games — my children are the two greatest gifts of my life.”

A Father First also highlights Wade’s phenomenal basketball career — from his early days shooting hoops in Chicago, to training at Marquette University, to emerging as an unheralded draft pick to receiving MVP honors in the 2006 NBA Finals. In a narrative that spans two generations of the Wade family, Wade’s book encourages parents to lead by example and make being a caregiver the top priority.

For more information on Dwyane Wade, visit <www.dwyanewade.com>.

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Gulliver names Jeff Poppell as school’s head swimming coach

BY LEE STEPHENS

at the World Maccabiah Games in Israel.

Before moving to Arkansas, Poppell Gulliver Schools has appointed Jeff served as head swimming coach in Poppell, who led the Arkansas Razorbacks’ Jacksonville for the acclaimed Bolles women’s swimming and diving teams to School and Bolles Sharks swim programs. national success, as its new aquatics direc- Under his leadership, the Bolles School took state and national titles. In 2005, tor and head varsity swimming coach.

Poppell was named the “We welcome Jeff to Florida High School Boy’s our school and are very Coach of the Year. In 2004, excited about the he was named the National prospects for our swim High School Girl’s Coach team in having such an of the Year. accomplished coach “I am very excited about working with them,” said returning to Florida and the John Krutulis, Gulliver opportunity to lead the high head of school. school and club swimming Poppell will be moving programs at Gulliver to Miami from Schools. Having spent 13 Fayetteville, AR, where successful years with the he was head women’s Bolles School and Bolles swimming and diving Sharks in Jacksonville, I coach at the University of am very familiar with the Arkansas for the past six college preparatory school years. Under Poppell’s environment and the comleadership the team has Jeff Poppell bined affiliation with a ranked in the Top 25 year-round USA swimming nationally for the past four seasons. He coached the program to a fifth club,” Poppell said.

“Gulliver is a phenomenal school with place finish at the 2009 Southeastern Conference Championships, the highest great leadership and possesses one of the finish in the team’s history. The school has most beautiful outdoor 50-meter aquatic 10 student-athletes qualified to compete in facilities that I have seen. There is great potential to build a nationally competitive this summer’s U.S. Olympic Trials.

“Jeff was able to put the University of program at Gulliver, and I am thrilled with Arkansas women’s swimming and diving both the opportunity and the challenge,” team on the map,” said Mark Schusterman, Poppell added.

A Jacksonville native, Poppell holds a Gulliver’s director of athletics and head softball coach. “His knowledge and experi- Bachelor of Business Administration in ence will bring tremendous benefits to our management from the University of Georgia. He was a four-year letter winner swimming team.”

From 2009 to 2011, Poppell received the in swimming and team captain for the American Swimming Coaches Association Georgia Bulldogs and a two-time NCAA Certificate of Excellence, and in 2009 he Qualifier, Academic All-SEC, and was the head women’s coach for Team USA Honorable Mention All-SEC.

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What is staging your home?

Wendy and Adam Levy REAL ESTATE Real estate agents have several different methods they use to help attract the right buyers.

Cleanliness is something that agents insist upon, as well as de-cluttering the home. One of the methods that an agent will use to make a home attractive to buyers is called staging.

Some people make the mistake of thinking that this is only done to homes that are not furnished. The truth is that it is something that agents will do to furnished and unfurnished homes to try and make the home more appealing to buyers. An expert is usually brought in to look the home over and then make decisions on how to furnish the home based on the target audience that the agent is trying to reach.

When it comes to staging a furnished home, the expert is trying to depersonalize the home and make it more appealing to buyers. The key to getting someone to buy a home is to allow that person to be able to imagine themselves living there. To achieve this, the expert will remove family photos, remove colorful wall

hangings and other colorful items, remove any furniture that seems to be cluttering a room and also remove anything with the family name on it. The remaining furniture is arranged so that it will allow the potential buyers to feel at home and persuade the buyers to gain interest in the home. It can make the agent’s job of selling the home much easier.

An unfurnished house can be a little easier on a staging expert because it is a blank slate to work with. If the agent wants to appeal to families, then there is a certain way to stage the house to get families to feel at home. If the agent is trying to appeal to older couples, then the layout and look of the home would be much different. In many cases, the agent is allowed to have complete authority on how the house looks when it is furnished. The homeowner has often already moved on to a new home in a new town and will allow any tool that can help to sell the existing home faster.

Staging has been around for a long time and it is an extremely effective tool that the real estate agent can use to help a home to sell itself. Anything the agent can do to make prospective buyers feel like they are already home is one step closer to closing a sale.

For information, contact the Levy Group at Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate at 786-581-1134, via email to Adam@MiamiHomesAndLand.com or visit at <www.MiamiHomesAndLand.com>.

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Hidden Rage — a locally made independent film that takes on the issues of bullying, school violence and teen suicide by dramatically depicting the warning signs that parents, school officials and fellow students often ignore — will soon be available to a national audience.

The DVD version of the movie, its story seems ripped from television news reports, will be out on July 17 in stores and online sellers as diverse as Walmart, Amazon.com, Best Buy, Barnes & Noble, Netflix, Christianbook.com, Kmart.com and others.

Director/producer Norton O. Rodriguez said that the video version of the film is the culmination of years of effort.

“We are very excited about our The DVD cover for Hidden Rage national release of Hidden Rage –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– on DVD,” Rodriguez said. “The movie took more than seven years guard Tony, and Kelly (Prodigal Son) to be produced, from script to screen. It Williams as a security guard/rapper who took three years of research after the brings comedy to the film.

Columbine Massacre incident.

“Dani Jordana Berkowitz as Rebecca “We felt bullying and school shootings and Rafaella Biscayn-Debest as Sophia would become a problem, only we never did a great job in bringing the female imagined it would become an international point of view to the issue of bullying, epidemic,” he added. “And we are thankful including cyber-bullying,” Rodriguez that it will reach a larger audience because added. “And having a producer like we believe the film also shows the solu- Mario Ortiz, who also produced our film tions available to get rid of bullying and Libertad (Freedom) in 1997 was a great help in producing Hidden Rage’s most school shootings.”

Written by Alejandro Leyva and Robert complicated special effects and action A. Kramer, the movie was filmed in several scenes in the movie.”

Actor Roberto Escobar not only played a South Florida schools with many real students as extras, the independent production key role, he also co-produced the film and by faith-based The God of Moses worked as co-director as well, according to Entertainment used a cast of solid profes- Rodriguez, who said that all of them are sional actors for pivotal roles but also some serious about getting out the message.

“We believed the movie was important newcomers. The film’s compelling message also attracted a number of volunteers who to produce because the statistics are alarmdonated their time and effort, including for- ing, when you see so many young children mer South Miami Mayor Horace Feliu and being bullied,” Rodriguez said. “Hidden Rage is still timely because too many kids former Florida State Rep. Julio Robaina.

“We believe Hidden Rage has been a suc- are still living in depression while many cessful film thanks to the amazing cast and others are committing suicide. There’s got crew that we were blessed to work with,” to be something wrong somewhere.

Rodriguez said. “A cast and crew who Everyday there is more lack of love and worked hard and believed in the vision of the lack of God in our homes and in our film from day one. Our main actor, Aaron schools. Hidden Rage is geared to be a Goldenberg, is an amazing up-and-coming light in the midst of darkness and a warnactor who is very talented, and did a fantas- ing sign in such a time as this.”

The movie is distributed by House tic job in portraying Joshua in the film.”

Rodriguez also praised as “amazing” Lights Media. The trailer can be seen on actors Eric Nelson, who plays the security <www.youtube.com>.

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Pool company making waves with service, renovation, construction

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BY NANCY EAGLETON

Clearwater Pools and Patio takes care of hundreds of pools in Miami and is one of the area’s largest pool servicing companies.

After more than 15 years of servicing, repairing and renovating pools and patios, the Clearwater team now is providing new pool and patio construction. Owner Ken Manheimer launched the new division of his growing company in 2010, and offers clients high-quality construction and finishes and top-notch customer service.

Years of restoring and repairing pools have enabled Manheimer and his skilled construction team to see mistakes made during the original build-out of a pool, and make improvements to the design and construction process.

“We don’t just build to code; we exceed code,” Manheimer said. “We have improved the quality of pool shell construction and the sealing process, so clients won’t have those common problems we often repair.”

He educates his customers on the many pool and patio design and materials choices.

“I’m not a salesman. My job is to educate my clients on all of their options, so they can make a decision that best fits their needs and budget,” he said.

Manheimer not only collaborates with clients to meet their design needs, but also works with them to meet their scheduling needs and ensure a less disruptive construction process.

Clearwater Pools and Patio offers homeowners all of today’s popular design fea-

tures, including water features, benches, tanning ledges, beach entries, step-downs, colored lights and more. The Clearwater team knows that the pool area is an extension of the home, and must be functional as well as visually appealing.

“Pools are not just for swimming anymore,” Manheimer said. “People want to enjoy their pool even when they don’t have a bathing suit on. They want to dip their toes or step in, cool off at the water’s edge, lounge and entertain friends and family.”

Clearwater Pools and Patio offers customers a variety of pool and patio surfaces, and tile and coping choices at price points to fit every budget. Manheimer does not work exclusively with any vendor, and said he always is looking for new materials to provide customers with the newest design options.

To “go green” and save on energy costs, Manheimer recommends variable speed pool pumps as well as other environmentally friendly pool equipment and features.

Practicing what he preaches, his company “goes green” by using post-recycled products when available, recycling at the office and conforming to more fuel-efficient vehicles.

“We offer our customers a fresh approach in pool service, renovation and construction,” Manheimer said. “Good communication, education and excellent service are key.

My clients always have my phone number.”

For more information on Clearwater Pools and Patio, located at 12308 SW 117 Ct., call 305-278-9395 or visit online at <www.clearwatermiami.com>.

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Fuddruckers’ successful return HAL FELDMAN Great hamburgers bring out passion in people and these days America’s love of the burger joint is gaining speed.

Thankfully, after a multi-year absence, Palmetto Bay has just welcomed Fuddruckers back to the area.

Located at South Dixie Highway and 149th Street, this familiar friend opened on June 11 and is drawing great crowds.

Owners Berny and Marcelo Montalvan, who live in Pinecrest, already own three other Fuddruckers restaurants farther north, but believed it was high time to restore the famous restaurant in their own backyard.

“The community deserves more familyfriendly choices and needed Fuddruckers to return, so we did it in a big way,” Marcelo says. “Our store can seat 276 people. At 7,600 square feet, we are the largest Fuddruckers in the southeast United States.”

“We bake our own buns and cut our own produce fresh every day,” Berny adds. “We deliver the best quality food for the money, bar none. And, we cater to family like no one else.”

Immediately upon entering, you see that Fuddruckers still has all the food you love.

They’ve also updated the core menu with healthier choices and expanded variety.

Besides the traditional Fuddruckers fare, the Montalvans have developed a South Florida supplemental menu, including buf-

Owners Berny and Marcelo Montalvan bring Fuddruckers back to our neighborhood.

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falo, elk, mahi mahi and wild boar burgers.

When I asked about getting served in a timely fashion during the opening days, I was told they had a target of no more than a 20-minute ticket time. During the very busy first dinner, I can happily report that we got served in 12 minutes. Even though you get a buzzer and pick up the orders yourself, there are plenty of smiling and waiting staffers to help get refills and assist with anything you may need.

Among the entire Palmetto Bay Village Council, Vice Mayor Brian Pariser was on site and helped welcome the eatery.

“This is a great boost for a family restaurant in our Village,” he says. “It will employ 120 people, be a great place to eat after visiting one of our fabulous parks and becomes another business that helps strengthen our community and Palmetto Bay’s tax basis. Further, we were pleased to hear from the franchisee that the construction and permitting process was the easiest he had dealt with throughout Florida.”

In addition to the restaurant, the building itself will soon house a Kids Learning Adventure pre-school. The 9,200-squarefoot day-care facility will join the existing KLA schools in Aventura, Brickell, Coral Gables, Doral, and Pembroke Pines.

Associated with Riviera Day School, the facility will service the local community with childcare for kids up to four years old. With complementary schedules, the day-care center won’t impact parking, but should naturally increase traffic to the restaurant for late lunches after pick-up.

“We have outdoor space ready for them, so they can picnic with our food,” says Berny.

FOOD FIGHT! While on the subject of food, let’s talk supermarkets. It seems there is a food fight afoot.

In this corner, Publix is nearly finished with exterior construction of a nearly 46,000-square-foot store at South Dixie Highway and 134th Street. The projected opening is sometime in November.

Meanwhile, in the other corner, area newcomer The Fresh Market is constructing a store adjacent to The Falls mall.

Estimated opening date is late summer, giving it a slight edge. The winners are area consumers who get even more choice and competition.

Meanwhile, according to my sources, Publix does not plan to close or make any changes to either The Falls or SW 146th Street locations, except for the almost completed upgrades to The Falls store’s interior.

“We expect people will still want choices on either side of US1 and we’ll continue

Palmetto Bay Village Council and the Fuddruckers staff celebrate grand opening.

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to deliver,” said one Publix spokesperson.

HAL’S HOMEOWNER HELP Tree trimming in South Florida is critically important. Not only does it beautify your home and increase resale value, but there are true safety and financial reasons, even if you are not selling. No portion of a tree or shrub should touch your home, especially the roof. Contact with the home allows pests to easily get into the structure.

Rubbing of the roof can significantly reduce useable life. Also, trees should be kept balanced and trimmed so that a hurri-

cane does not blow it onto the dwelling.

I’m always looking for interesting people and events for consideration in upcoming issues. Contact me with your ideas at < w w w. M i a m i H a l . c o m > , <Hal@MiamiHal.com> or <www.facebook.com/MiamiHal>.

Hal Feldman is a Realtor with RE/MAX Advance Realty. He is always available for any real estate questions you may have. On Sundays, from 10a.m.-Noon, he is outside Wagons West in the Suniland Shopping Center to talk real estate.

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Further your fairway swing with club fittings at Planet Golf

By Conchita Smith The pros behind the driver at Planet Golf are taking the game to new heights in South Florida. With the help of sophisticated technology like the Flight Scope launch monitor, precise club fittings are becoming a new local industry standard.

Launch angles, ball speed, club speed, and spin can be improved substantially when outfitting a player according to Alfy Martinez. “The launch monitor is a fitting tool,” said Martinez. “It gives us the information we need to properly fit the right club shaft for a golfer. A client who swings at 78 miles an hour can substantially increase the speed of his driver and be swinging at 80, 81 miles per hour.”

Store patrons are invited to invest an hour or so with one of the experienced staff members and swing at the in-store hitting bay to determine proper club fitting. The launch monitor and simulator will then take the data and formulate a profile for the right shaft and head club combination possibilities.

“Getting fitted for the right clubs will help any golfer on a day to day basis,” said Fittings Specialist Nelson Mesa. “One of the most crucial elements on the course is to have the right lie angles of club head to ground for the best swing. You want to make sure you are entering the ground at the flattest and most efficient level.”

Because grip will vary depending on individual body type and arm length, customizing the club for the best fit The Planet Golf Family: Nelson Mesa, Eddy is an indispensable feature option Martinez, Billy Baldwin, Alfy Martinez and for best game play. Standard measAlex Giraldi urements of arm length and height are also taken. “The days of just buying off the rack are over,” said Mesa. “If you are going to invest between $700 and $2000 on a new set of clubs you want to get something that will fit you for a while. We offer complimentary fittings for every club or set of clubs purchased.”

Billy Baldwin estimates the savings to clients to be between $45 and $60 for the no charge fittings. “We customize for the client to suit his or her needs,” said Baldwin. “We are here for a long term relationship. We treat our clients like family and want them to feel secure so when they walk out of the store they are taking home what they really need.”

The Planet Golf family has over 30 years combined experience in the business, all under one roof. “Launching the fittings to make the game easier and more effective for our clients has been a big part of our transition here in the past year,” said Alfy’s twin brother Eddy Martinez. “We are so happy to all be working together, our clients are finding us and we are making them happy as well.”

“You come in the store and everybody is greeting you and in a good mood,” added Mesa. “People drive from all over Florida to visit Billy and the twins.

They have done an incredible job helping golf evolve locally and state wide.”

Planet Golf Headquarters at 7045 SW 87 Ave To find out more about Planet Golf, call 305-275-9070 planetgolf@att.net planetgolf1.com

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Should you buy a short sale? or Shoot yourself in the foot. It might feel the same at times. So here is what you should expect in a short sale-the good, the bad and the evil.

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he good--First you see this updated home on the Internet. Eighty-five percent of buyers preview their home on the Internet. The people bought it in 2005 or they took out an equity line on top of their mortgage and now they are upside down and need to sell. It has updated baths, granite kitchen and they moved the pool to build a wrap around porch that is amazing for parties. The price is great and even your husband is excited. You both leave work early so the back yard can be seen in the daylight.

You love it!!! (Short sales are better priced than regular homes but not as good as foreclosures. ) I put in a contract right away. What should you pay? Depends if you get in a competition. If that happens expect to pay full price or more. The seller usually has a lawyer they insist you use-so they now pay your title because they are the escrow and title agent.

Which does save you big money. You get the house and now are thoroughly confused what the time line is. Be assured

friends will tell you horror short sale stories—all factual of course. You only have to put $1000 down. There is no money spent on inspections or an appraisal right away. How bad can it get?

The Bad-So the money is sent to the sellers title and escrow lawyer. I recom-

Great for investment as a rental or to live. Has screened in porch going along property that looks directly at pool. On ground floors with no steps too.

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mend my customers to hand drop it by to see the law firm or title company. If it is a PO Box that is not a good sign. These are the people who are negotiating the short sale. A short sale is much more about the seller than the buyer. Now the seller must give extensive records showing they qualify for a short sale. Then the bank that holds the mortgage does an appraisal to see if the price is true market value. If they want more money the bank will counter. ( I just had a condo that was bought for $48K get a counter of $67K .)

If the bank changes the price you can cancel the contract. (So what is an Approved short sales?--homes that already have the appraisal and the bank has approved the sellers financial situation-RARITY) Did the sellers mention there are two mortgages? A much harder short sale. That is a question to always ask!! Both mortgage companies can agree on the short sale but the first has to okay the payoffs for the second. Maybe they want the second mortgage to get $3000 and the second mortgage wants $5000. Yes, this is usually the pay off price even if the second mortgage is $75K. The first mortgage can nix it because they are in control.

This after 6 months of waiting.

The Evil-the bank approves the short

9390 W FLAGLER ST - $99,000 Wonderful 2/1 at super price. Modern, clean, regular sale and in gated community with pool.

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sale. Usually the bank gives 30 days but the paralegal was on vacation and no one told you-- now you have 25. The contract is LIVE and all dates start quick. Time for that much bigger second deposit-ouch.

The banks give exact dates with specifics and the sellers have to sign this. Make sure you get a copy. So now your mortgage guy has to jump on the appraisal and you need to have the inspection lined up yesterday. Don't forget to do the insurance inspections at the same time! If a problem is found with the home the seller usually doesn't have money to fix it but maybe the bank does. One of my customers got a free roof--but that is a rarity.

Are you excited to close and move in?

Remember, the owners are living there free. Do you think they want to move fast? Would you?

Actually I work with a short sale lawyer, Dania Fernandez, and we do this all the time. No short sale is perfect but you can find great deals. It is truly a lesson in patience. My sister, Christy found out she was pregnant in June. Went into short sale contract in July. Life was good.

She closed last week on her short sale.

She delivers in two weeks. Then we are going to have an amazing party under her wrap-around-porch by her moved pool.

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www.miamisoccerfestival.org SEPTEMBER 29 AND 30TH Kendall Soccer Park 8011 SW 127 Ave The annual Miami Soccer Festival exists to promote, celebrate and share ‘The Beautiful Game’ of soccer with the community of Miami and beyond within a healthy family environment.

Over 150 teams will play over the weekend and additional entertainment includes ‘get in the game fitness and fun’, live music, a full range of food within the soccer village, and various water and fun experiences for the kids.

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GroveHouse Artists exhibit opens at the Deering Estate at Cutler

BY CATHY GUERRA

The GroveHouse Artists exhibit at the Deering Estate at Cutler is open to the public through Aug. 31 and is free with estate admission.

Each year GroveHouse Artists partners with the Deering Estate at Cutler for the annual general membership and Plein Air Exhibit displayed throughout the historic homes of the Deering Estate.

Curated by GroveHouse Artists director Barbara Tejeda, the exhibit will feature award-winning works from the Affair En Plein Air event, a two-day juried outdoor painting competition, and diverse works that include ceramics, wood sculpture, watercolor, oil painting and craft.

For more information visit online at <www.deeringestate.org>.

GroveHouse Artists is a 501(c)(3) not for profit, cooperative art gallery with a purpose to provide a venue for local artists to exhibit their original art work.

GroveHouse Artists also strives to establish a community forum for awareness and

E a c h y e a r G ro v e H o u s e A rt i s t s p a rt n e r s w i t h t h e D e e r i n g E s t a t e at Cutler for the annual general membership and Plein Air Exhibit d i s p l a y e d t h ro u g h o u t t h e h i s t o r i c homes of the Deering Estate. participation in the arts and the art experience by presenting cultural programs, presentations, and exhibits that are open and free to the public.

The Deering Estate at Cutler, a MiamiDade County Park, is located at 16701 SW 72 Ave. This 444-acre natural and archeological preserve and historic site is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and serves as a center for education, culture and recreation. Historic house tours are offered daily at 10:30 a.m. and 3 p.m.

For more information on the Deering Estateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s educational and cultural programs, visit online at <www.deeringestate.org>.

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California’s beauty really begins north of the Golden Gate Bridge

BY RON BEASLEY

Many people believe that California ends at San Francisco and the Golden Gate Bridge, but I am here to tell you that as beautiful as the state is to the south, you haven’t see anything until you drive north along the Pacific Coast to the Oregon border.

It’s a meandering 425-mile trek through the Napa and Anderson Valleys, where you’ll find literally dozens of vineyards and wineries, large and small.

You can either take Highway 1 just after you cross the Golden Gate to drive up the coast and enjoy some of the most breathtaking scenery you’ll find anywhere in the world. Or you can stay on Highway 101 all the way to Crescent City just off the Oregon border.

Another option is to drop off the 101 and take Highway 20 for a beautifully scenic drive through the Anderson Valley, where you will find some of the best vineyards in the state. Be sure and stop at the Scharffenberger Vinyard for some of the most delicious champagne anywhere.

After you have finished visiting wine country, Highway 20 will take you through the quaint and historic town of Mendocino,

N E W S where there are numerous old oceanside mansions that have been converted to wonderful bed and breakfast hotels.

Be sure and visit downtown Mendocino if you’re looking for exquisite paintings, sculpture and various other types of art by local artists. And you will want to take a drive and park at the headlands for spectacular views of the Pacific Ocean and the waves crashing on the rocky shoreline.

Leaving Mendocino, take Highway 1 and continue on to Ft. Bragg where you can either travel Highway 128 for about 40 miles on a winding, twisting route through a Redwood forest and re-connect with Highway 101, and that will take you through the quaint, bustling town of Humboldt.

Or you may opt to stay on Highway 1 and continue your journey up the Pacific Coast Highway. You will re-connect with the 101 at Eureka and eventually find

Visit the Scharffenberger Vineyard in the Anderson Valley for delicious champagne.

These sea lions relax on the dock outside the Chart Room Restaurant in Crescent City.

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Towering Redwoods in the Jedidiah Smith State Park are awe-inspiring.

yourself in the town of Crescent City in California’s northernmost del Norte County.

Crescent City is an oceanfront community with a laid-back charm and beauty that’s hard to find. There are several oceanfront motels to choose from for lodging, and seafood restaurants abound.

One favorite is the Chart Room with its views of the harbor and ocean. You can dine on the seafood platter, the daily luncheon special, or the sumptuous fried oyster plate, which will have you coming back for more. The Chart Room is a favorite with local residents and it sits right alongside of the docks at the Crescent City Marina, so you can enjoy the sea lions lounging on the piers and the boats making their way to and from their moorings. Be sure and get a window seat.

Adjacent to Crescent City is the beauti-

ful Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park, where the trees are so big you can drive a car through them. Take the five-and-a-halfmile long Howland Hill Road drive through the park and be sure to park the car and hike the half-mile Stout Grove Trail that meanders through these colossal trees.

It is truly spectacular.

Or take the one-and-half-mile Lady Bird Johnson Trail that winds through beautiful flowers and towering old-growth Redwoods, Douglas fir and tanoaks. The First Lady dedicated Redwood National Park in 1968. Other trails to consider are the Circle, Revelation and Yurok Loop, where you’ll find amazing views of False Klamath Cove and Lagoon Creek.

The Redwoods are simply a grand thing to see; many are hundreds of years old and they remain as one of the ancient wonders of the world that you don’t want to miss.

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FPL CORNER Summer Savings Tips: Keep your cool and make the most of your A/C

Summer is really heating up! As the temperatures start to rise, customers sometimes notice their electric bill rise as well.

Fact is, the two are linked, but there are simple things you can do to keep your bill low during the summer months.

Weather is the main cause of higher electric bills As outside temperatures go up, your air conditioner works longer to get the inside temperature down to a comfortable temperature, causing an increase in energy costs. In the summer time, air conditioning can account for half or more of electric bills, with outside temperatures directly affecting how often and how long systems must run to cool homes.

How to keep your summer electric bill low FPL customers have the lowest electric bill out of all 55 utilities in the state, but itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s nice to know that you can make your bill even lower by using some energy efficiency tricks to counter the effects of warmer weather. For example, did you know that for every one degree higher you set your indoor temperature, you can save about 5 percent on your monthly cooling costs?

Check out these additional tips to help keep out excess light and heat: Shade window and glass doors that face east and west, as they are the most prone to letting unwanted heat into your home. Consider shading those areas with mature size plants (with proper distance away from power lines), awnings and window coverings.

Weather stripping is an inexpensive solution to help reduce the amount of air that enters or escapes your home through doors and windows. Types of weather stripping include V-shaped vinyl, adhesive-backed foam, spring metal and door sweep.

Caulking is another way to reduce unwanted airflow. It is only worthwhile when done as part of another project. Use silicone or siliconized-acrylic caulk because they have the longest life span, work well on most surfaces and will maintain their elasticity.

Adding insulation to your home can help reduce heating and cooling costs.

Homes built after 1982 are required to have R-19 insulation, which is the level we recommend. However, if your home was built before 1982, you may benefit from adding insulation.

For more tips and programs to help manage energy costs this summer, visit www.FPL.com/toolkit <http://www.fpl.com/toolkit> . There you will find the top 10 energy-saving tips, an interactive house with room-by-room tips and information on savings when purchasing a new air conditioner. Additionally, you can get a personalized energy-savings plan by completing an Online Home Energy Survey at www.FPL.com/ohes <http://www.fpl.com/ohes> .

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SAMA’s ‘Topless in Miami’ event is a popular hit

BY PAUL BORDEN

It seems such a natural fit — convertibles and South Florida — you might think that it would have been the first thing to come to mind when the board of the Southern Automotive Media Association, which is based in Miami, began mulling over ideas for another event to add to its yearly calendar.

When the organization was formed in March of 2007, the first thing it did was work with the South Florida Auto Dealers Association to coordinate an awards program for the South Florida International Auto Show.

That fall, SAMA selected its first “Star of the Show” of the event, which draws more than 600,000 visitors annually in the fall to the Miami Beach Convention Center — the Cadillac CTS. The following year, SAMA held its first Rides-N-Smiles event, treating pediatric patients from Baptist Children’s Hospital who suffer from chronic childhood illness such as cancer, diabetes, Crohn’s and Colitis, and brain injuries, to a day of rides in luxury performance cars around the HomesteadMiami Speedway road course.

In the last couple of years, that event has grown to add families from Miami Children’s Hospital and continues to grow thanks to the efforts of SAMA Vice President Bill Adam. The 2012 Rides-N-Smiles is scheduled for Nov. 10 at the Speedway.

But always in the back of everyone’s minds was the idea of a third event for the spring to balance out the schedule. It would be loosely based on the Texas Truck Rodeo competition that the Texas Auto Writers Association conducts in the Lone Star State, but featuring another automotive segment.

Though pickups and SUVs are popular in South Florida, especially when it comes to towing boats, they don’t really fit into the area’s image.

Consideration was given to luxury cars.

After all, you can’t drive up and down Miami Beach’s Ocean Drive without encountering at least one and usually several exotics that make you stop and go “whoa.” That idea

Pictured are the winners of the SAMA second annual Topless in Miami competition (l-r) Fiat500c Gucci Edition; Jaguar XKR-S, Mercedes Benz SLS AMG; Chevrolet Camaro and Audi TT-S. ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– never got off the ground. the cars out for quick spins and score them Then thoughts turned to the evolving on design, driving experience, and the ease “Green Car” market of hybrids and electric of raising and lowering the tops. One-button vehicles. But that didn’t take off either. operations that secure themselves get high Finally, at a breakfast board meeting, marks. Several factory representatives are in someone broached the idea to feature a con- attendance to answer questions and ride vertible competition, and that got unanimous along to offer additional information if the and enthusiastic approval. member desires.

Thus “Topless in Miami” came into being.

The process begins in the morning and From the name, you might think this meeting continues through late afternoon when all the was held during cocktail hour, but coffee, scores are tallied, and winners in four cateorange juice and tea were the only beverages gories plus an overall Convertible of the Year on the table. are announced during a banquet that evening.

The Ritz-Carlton Key Biscayne was also a It is a fun to participate, but it’s not exactunanimous choice for the headquarters as ly an easy task. The quality of the 17 vehicles the hotel not only is in an exotic beach loca- entered in the most recent (June 14) second tion, but has a big auxiliary entrance that annual competition reflects the overall would serve as a staging area for the cars. A strides the industry as a whole has made in convenient, short driving area along recent years in overall quality and design.

Crandon Boulevard that presents several The other difficulty is getting the vehicles great photo backdrops is available right into a proper category as well as defining the there as well. categories. Luxury, small and sports cars are SAMA board member Paul Borden steps into his first It works this way: SAMA members take somewhat obvious segments, but a fourth convertible of the day. presented a bit of a challenge. The decision –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– was made to classify convertibles with fourpassenger capacity as “family” vehicles. It convertible; Audi TT S-Tronic Roadster as worked out great in 2011 when the Nissan sports car convertible; and the Gucci edition Murano CrossCabriolet was the winner of the of the Fiat 500C as best small “family” category, but classifying the win- convertible. ning 2012 Chevrolet Camaro as a “family The Fiat was a repeat winner in the categoconvertible” might be stretching things a bit. ry from the inaugural event last year, when But those are details that are to be worked the Audi R8 Spyder won the voting for 2011 out in the future. The turnout of 71 members Convertible of the Year. Other winners last for 2012, nearly 20 more than the number of year were the BMW 650i, Chevy Corvette, members who took part in the first year’s and, as mentioned, the Murano event, would seem to be evidence of the CrossCabriolet. enthusiasm SAMA members have for But considering the support from the manTopless in Miami. ufacturers and the turnout of the memberOther winners for 2012 are the Mercedes- ship, a sixth winner on a bright, sunny South Benz SLS AMG Roadster as Convertible of Florida day was SAMA itself. the Year; the Jaguar XKR-S as luxury con(SEE MORE PHOTOS NEXT PAGE) vertible of the year; Camaro as best family A few of the ‘Topless’ entries.

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SAMA’s ‘Topless in Miami’ event is a popular hit

SAMA members look over the entrants in the Topless in Miami competition as the day of driving begins.

Miss Boca Raton and the Mercedes Benz SLK.

Jeep Wrangler was popular with photographers.

Arturo Duran and his son test driving the MINI Cooper S Roadster.

Maria Ravan in a Ford Mustang convertible.

Mercedes Benz public relations manager Adam Page accepts SAMA Topless in Miami trophy for Best Overall Convertible winner, the Mercedes Benz SLS AMG, from SAMA board members (l-r) Ron Beasley, Paul Borden, Jaime Florez and Tony Lesesne.

Prestige Auto Specialist President Marcello Serrato accepts Topless in Miami trophy for Best Luxury Convertible winner, the Jaguar XKR-S, from SAMA President Jaime Florez (right) and Treasurer Tony Lesesne.

Chevrolet southeast zone manager Carlos Latour accepts trophy for Best Family Convertible winner, the Chevrolet Camaro.

Kurt Ernst, his wife, and Malcolm Hogan are ready to roll.

Audi marketing representative Erin Ryder accepts SAMA Topless in Miami trophy for Best Sports Car Convertible, the Audi TT-S.

Fiat public relations manager Ariel Gavilan accepts SAMA Topless in Miami trophy for Best Small Car Convertible, the Fiat500c Gucci Edition.

Javier Mota gets details on the Smart Car convertible from Smart representative Terry Wei.

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