Aventura Aventura BY BARI AUERBACH W hen the curtain went up on the Aventura Marketing Council’s June breakfast meeting hosted by Sunny Isles Beach, hundreds of business and community leaders agreed the progressive city celebrating its 15th anniversary deserves a standing ovation for “revitalization and beautification.” news news City of Sunny Isles Beach hosts John Richard, CEO, Adrienne Arsht Center ––––––––––––– See ARSHT CENTER, page 6 Published in cooperation with The Aventura Marketing Council ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Connecting Local Businesses JUNE 27 - JULY 3, 2012 –––––––––––––––––––– COMMUNITYNEWSPAPERS.COM ––––––––––––––––––––– 305-669-7355 Sunny Isles Beach City Attorney Hans Ottinot; Chief Fred Maas; Comm. Bud Scholl; Comm. Isaac Aelion; Mayor Norman Edelcup; John Richard, Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts Miami-Dade County; Vice Mayor Lew Thaler; Comm. Jeanette Gatto; City Manager Alan Cohen; Asst. City Manager Minal Shah; Cultural & Human Services Director Susan Simpson ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– “The Arsht Center is dedicated to presenting the world’s best artists; being an entertainer for children and families; a catalyst for economic growth; and an exceptional resource for the arts in our community.” — John Richard John Richard, CEO Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts Miami-Dade County
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AventuraAventuraBY BARI AUERBACH
WW hen the curtain went upon the AventuraMarketing Council’sJune breakfast meeting
hosted by Sunny Isles Beach, hundreds ofbusiness and community leaders agreedthe progressive city celebrating its 15thanniversary deserves a standing ovationfor “revitalization and beautification.”
newsnews
City of Sunny Isles Beach hosts John Richard,CEO, Adrienne Arsht Center
––––––––––––– See ARSHT CENTER, page 6
Published in cooperation with The Aventura Marketing Council ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Connecting Local Businesses
JUNE 27 - JULY 3, 2012 –––––––––––––––––––– COMMUNITYNEWSPAPERS.COM ––––––––––––––––––––– 305-669-7355
Sunny Isles Beach City Attorney Hans Ottinot; Chief Fred Maas; Comm. Bud Scholl; Comm. Isaac Aelion; Mayor Norman Edelcup; John Richard,Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts Miami-Dade County; Vice Mayor Lew Thaler; Comm. Jeanette Gatto; City Manager Alan Cohen; Asst.City Manager Minal Shah; Cultural & Human Services Director Susan Simpson
“The Arsht Center is dedicated to presenting the world’s best artists; being an entertainer for children and families; a catalyst for economic growth;
and an exceptional resource for the arts in our community.”— John Richard
John Richard, CEO Adrienne Arsht Center forthe Performing Arts Miami-Dade County
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There’s a couple in their 30s, who areworried about the wife’s mother who hadbeen widowed a few years ago. She isn’tacting the way they feel an oldishwidow should act.
As far as they are concernedshe should have gotten into asmall apartment gotten a hot plateto cook on and of course toalways be available for baby sit-ting and whenever they wanted toget away for “us” time. After allshe still had to remember to be awidow with memories to keepher going.
However, she isn’t acting the way sheshould. Has a very nice apartment in anupscale area. Even has a man around herage that she seems to see a lot of and sheisn’t that available when they need her. Shehas gone away for weekends with him ifyou can imagine that. Rumors have it theymay even be sleeping together. At theirage? Can’t be true because she is a widowand up there in age.
They have gotten together with a few oftheir friends and decided that their motheris acting in an immature way.
The couple has decided tohave a discussion with her torealize that she isn’t actingmaturly and even insulting thememory of her husband by heractions. She wonders where shewent wrong when she raisedthem. As far as she is concernedthey are acting “old.”
The widow is trying to figureout a way for them to “grow up”
when it comes to her way of life. She isthinking of moving a bit further away fromthem so that maybe they will worry abouttheir daily lives, not hers. She feels shemight have to have a discussion with themto explain that they (the children) are real-ly going about this in a very immature way.
Now the question in this situation is:Who is mature and who is immature? Ithink I might be hitting a nerve in this.
Did I happen to touch one of yours?
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Mature
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AArroouunndd TToowwnn iinn AAvveennttuurraaKrop Sr. High School PTSA hosts 5th Annual Gala
This past April, the Parent Teacher Student Association(PTSA) of Dr. Michael M. Krop Sr. High School hostedtheir 5th Annual Lightning Wine Tasting and SilentAuction Gala – A Five Star Event – at the NewportBeachside Hotel & Resort, where they honored five com-munity leaders who have been instrumental in their supportof public school education.
The honorees included Miami-Dade County StateAttorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle; Village of BalHarbour Mayor and MKHS Silver Knight Coordinator JeanRosenfield; Aventura Comm. Billy Joel; Dr. MargoBrilliant, Orthodontist; and Dr. David Muransky, Aventura
Chiropractic Care Center / Rotary Club of HallandaleBeach- Aventura.
“The Krop Silent Auction is our largest fundraising eventof the school year, geared towards raising monies for studentscholarships and teacher grants that benefit our entire schoolcommunity. Thanks to the support of our honorees, sponsorsand over 140 event attendees, we are happy to announce thatover $15,000 was raised for this effort,” said Dr. MillyDelgado, MKHS PTSA President.
For information on next year’s Gala, contact SaraSchermer at 305-300-5882 or [email protected].
Honorees (l-r) Dr. David Muransky, Dr. Margo Brilliant, Bal Harbour Mayor Jean Rosenfield, FL State Attorney KatherineFernandez Rundle, andComm. Billy Joel withKrop Sr. High PrincipalDr. Dawn Baglos
Milly Delgado, President Krop PTSA Emcee Ari Odzer, NBC 6 anchor
Saying, thinking, believing or beingtold that you have an albatross around yourneck implies that you have a psychologicalburden. It suggests that something is anencumbrance that drags you down andhampers and impedes your progress in life.It is a hindrance that becomes a handicapand prevents you from accomplishing yourgoals and living a happy, carefree life. Analbatross is a burden that you carry.
What is your albatross? What is themain burden that you are carrying? What isthe albatross around your neck? Is it amedical condition or an addiction? Is it achild or parent that is ill? Is it an unappre-ciative spouse? Is it a financial situation? Isit a boss or co-worker that underminesyou?
The albatross is a paradox becausesailors often regard an albatross, which is a
sea bird, as good luck and a good omen.That is the paradox. This contradictionoffers hope for all those who are burdened.Burdens are not meant to be carried forev-er. You can and you should try to freeyourself from your albatross.
Don’t expect the albatross to go awayby itself. You have to be the one who setsyourself and the bird free. You have to turnthings around in your own mind. Youhave to change the way you think aboutyour situation. You have to accept the factthat it exists and decide that you will treatit differently from now on. View the alba-tross as a challenge that you can overcome.Be determined to eliminate the heavy load.Be creative. Think of ways to work aroundit so it will not be such a strain on you. Youmay not be able to get rid of it but you canaccept it and not feel its weight if youchange the way you handle it. Visualizethe change you desire. Visualize yourselfwithout the burden. Investigate theoptions that are available to you. Ask forhelp.
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Trump International Beach Resort wasthe luxurious setting for the meeting fea-turing John Richard, star CEO of theAdrienne Arsht Center for the PerformingArts Miami-Dade County earning ravereviews for helping to create the center-piece of Miami’s cultural landscape and atrue entertainment destination. AMCExecutive Committee member Alan Lips,partner in the CPA firm of Gerson PrestonRobinson, chaired the meeting.
Taking center stage, Sunny Isles BeachMayor Norman Edelcup noted, “As wecelebrate our 15th anniversary, we areproud to note a remarkable renaissancethanks to visionary city leaders, residentsand developers sharing the desire to trans-form Sunny Isles Beach into a wonderfulcommunity. Green space is also an integralpart of Sunny Isles Beach. We’re so proudof all the new parks we have today – andnow, more are coming soon to the southend of the city.”
Mayor Edelcup encouraged “audienceparticipation” in Sunny Isles Beachanniversary festivities and introduced JohnRichard, who explained the Arsht Center iscelebrating its ongoing mission to“enlighten, educate and entertain the com-munity through transformational arts andcultural experiences.”
“Thanks to the united force of the publicand private sectors investing in the arts,we’re elevating our status to ‘worldclass,’” Richard said. “The Arsht Center isdedicated to presenting the world’s bestartists; being an entertainer for childrenand families; a catalyst for economicgrowth; and an exceptional resource forthe arts in our community.”
During the next act, Richard presented apreview of the Arsht Center’s exciting, cul-turally diverse 2012/2013 calendar high-lighted by Broadway in Miami productionsincluding the Tony Award-winning musicalMemphis; Bette Midler’s Priscilla Queen ofthe Desert; Les Miserables; Rock of Ages;Mary Poppins; and STOMP.
The fifth season of the acclaimed Jazz
Roots series presented by TotalBank willstart in November; and America’s mosttreasured classical artists will be featuredthroughout the Knight MasterworksSeason, Ziff Classical Music Series, whichopens in January. Leysa Pelyushko wontickets to the Arsht Center’s summerblockbuster The Donkey Show, an immer-sive theatrical experience that blends discomusic hits, go-go dancers, roller skaters,feathered divas and a full active bar.
Mayor Edelcup drew Adrienne Barker’scard as the winner of the City’s door prize— a huge basket brimming with SunnyIsles Beach goodies, including shirts, caps,books and more.
Before the last curtain call, Richardemphasized, “Your support of the ArshtCenter is essential, and pays dividendsranging from economic boosts to our com-munity - to enhanced quality of life for ourresidents, educational benefits for schoolchildren, and increased interest in invest-ment from around the world.”
For more information about the City ofSunny Isles Beach, visit sibfl.net. To learnmore about upcoming Arsht Center events,visit arshtcenter.org or phone the BoxOffice: 305-949-6722
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ARSHT CENTER, from page 1
City of Sunny Isles Beach hosts John Richard,CEO, Adrienne Arsht Center
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Door prize winner Adrienne Barker, Barker Specialty South with Sunny Isles Beach Mayor Norman Edelcup––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
Alan Lips, Gerson Preston Robinson CPAs
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It seems like every day we hear aboutthe results of new surveys and studies – butdid you ever think about how they couldimpact life in the city?
Go Godiva! Why has the Godiva store atAventura Mall been so busy lately? Maybedue to the results of a new study in theArchives of Internal Medicine that foundpeople who frequently eat antioxidant-richchocolate have a lower body mass indexthan people who don’t. So if eating choco-late an average of twice a week while exer-cising regularly is the new “best way to staythin” - let’s all Go Godiva! or just feel a lit-tle less guilty about grabbing a fewSnickers bars and M&M bags at the check-out line.
Have Lattes, Live Longer!! Starbucks inAventura welcome patrons of all ages - butfollowing the release of new research in theNew England Journal of Medicine suggest-ing coffee lovers live longer, we may start
seeing much older couples meeting fordates and “stimulating” conversation!
Mr. Aventura Mom? According to themost recent Census, the number of stay-at-home fathers in the U.S. has tripled in thepast 10 years. So where are all the moms?Most likely at meetings of the newAventura Chapter of the NationalAssociation of Professional Women – ded-icated to enhancing women’s lives, promot-ing businesses and careers, and supportinga diverse range of charities and nonprofitorganizations focused on women’s issuesand child wellness.Bon Appetite! Stockholm researchers havefound people who undergo gastric bypasssurgery risk becoming alcoholics – so nowyou have a good excuse to keep onindulging in decadent cuisine at all thegreat restaurants around Aventura!
Happy & Healthy! A new study finds lone-liness could be a health risk – but not herein Aventura where socializing at family-friendly venues like Founders Park and theCommunity Recreation Center is a favoritepastime - and proving social networking isat an all time high, the City of Aventura’sFacebook page now has over 661,844“Likes!”
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With the purchase of any treatment, spa-goers also receive complimentary accessto the Spa’s state-of-the-art fitness facilityalong with use of the resort’s serenityCascata Pool featuring plush lounges and atiki-like bar with a menu of specialtyfrozen drinks and casual fare. Miami SpaMonth specials are not to be combinedwith any other offer and are subject toavailability. Gratuity is additional. To bookan unrivaled spa experience, call (305)933-6930. The Spa at Turnberry Isle islocated at 19999 West Country Club Drivein Aventura.
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This year our legislature passed a com-prehensive P.I.P. reform package designedto slash your car insurance rates. One prob-lem: they never actually required insurersto reduce rates. Instead there’s only a sug-gestion that insurers rollback rates or sendan “excuse” note to the InsuranceCommissioner explaining why rates aren’tdropping. That’s it. As you can guess, carinsurers are already whipping out theirpost-it pads and penning their justificationsto the Commissioner for new rate hikes.
So what did we consumers get from thisreform designed to put money back in ourpockets? In short, we got less coveragefor likely more money. For example,P.I.P. insurers will now only offer $2,500in benefits (down from $10,000) exceptfor serious “emergency medical condi-tions.” Massage and acupuncture will nolonger be available and there will be zerobenefits unless you see a qualified physi-cian within 14 days of the accident. Forpatients who do timely seek care, insurerswill no longer cover injuries that were not
diagnosed in the initial exam or that wereomitted in the ER/initial records. Yourtreating doctors and hospitals can alsoexpect lower reimbursements based onnew fee schedules (a 25% - 35% cut inmost cases) and watch for slower pay-ments based on provisions allowing theinsurer 60 more days to investigate yourclaim for fraud. Finally, if you thoughtyour P.I.P. claim was going to be quickand painless – think again. Your P.I.P.insurer may now force you to presentyourself to their lawyers for an examina-tion under oath (essentially a deposition)before deciding whether to pay yourclaim and make you file a lawsuit if youwant documentation verifying why yourclaim isn’t being paid. Not to worry, the“note” explaining why they still can’t cutour rates is surely in the mail.
Russel Lazega is an attorney and author ofthe most widely distributed legal textbook onFlorida automobile insurance (P.I.P.) law,West’s Florida Practice Series Volume 7.Mr. Lazega represents over 400 medicalproviders, including 10 Florida hospitals,and is based in Dania Beach, Orlando andTampa, Florida. Contact: Lazegalaw.com
How Florida’s new P.I.P. Insurance Lawwill affect all drivers
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BY LIDIA V. AMORETTI
Holtz Children’s Hospital at theUniversity of Miami Miller School ofMedicine/Jackson Memorial Medical Centeris among the nation’s top children’s hospi-tals, according to U.S. News & WorldReport’s 2012-13 Best Children’s Hospitalsrankings, published online on June 5. Therankings feature 50 hospitals in each of 10pediatric specialties.
Holtz was ranked in eight specialties thisyear: 26th in nephrology, 36th in diabetesand endocrinology, 38th in both gastroen-terology and pulmonology, 39th in urology,42nd in neonatology, 45th in cardiology andheart surgery, and 47th in orthopedics.
Most notably, Holtz earned recognition intwo previously unranked specialties — pul-monology and orthopedics — and improvedits ranking in three others: gastroenterology,diabetes and endocrinology, and urology.
In addition, U.S. News also ranked theUniversity of Miami’s Bascom Palmer EyeInstitute in ophthalmology and the UM MillerSchool of Medicine/Jackson MemorialMedical Center’s ear, nose and throat program,and its nephrology and urology programs, aspart of their 2011-12 “Best Hospitals” rank-ings. These programs collaborate with Holtz inproviding child health services.
“To be recognized in eight specialtiesreflects the world-class excellence of thededicated medical team at Holtz Children’sHospital and the Miller School Departmentof Pediatrics,” said Pascal J. Goldschmidt,MD, senior vice president for MedicalAffairs and dean of the UM Miller School ofMedicine and CEO of the University ofMiami Health System.
“We congratulate everyone” he added.“Once again, Holtz Children’s Hospital is
recognized for the unmatched medicalexpertise and compassionate care that its
medical team provides to pediatric patientsevery day,” said Carlos A. Migoya, presidentand CEO of Jackson Health System. “Thishonor is a testament to our continued com-mitment to excellence.”
The Best Children’s Hospitals rankingspull together clinical and operational datafrom a lengthy survey completed by the hos-pitals. That survey asks hundreds of ques-tions about survival rates, nurse staffing,subspecialist availability, and many morepieces of critical information. Data from thesurvey are combined with recommendationsfrom pediatric specialists nationwide on thehospitals they consider best for children withchallenging medical problems.
For more than 50 years, UM physicianshave served children in South Florida andthose who come from all over the world.Judy Schaechter, MD, professor and actingchair of pediatrics, said rising in this nation-al ranking “demonstrates that the pediatriccare provided by our doctors and the entirestaff at Holtz is truly outstanding and recog-nized by our peers. The tireless efforts of ourteam continue to make strides against dis-ease and allow children to more quicklyreturn to health and enjoy childhood as theyshould.”
This year U.S. News surveyed 178 pedi-atric centers to obtain hard data such asavailability of key resources and ability toprevent complications and infections. Thehospital survey results made up 75 percent ofthe rankings. A separate reputational surveyin which 1,500 pediatric specialists — 150 ineach specialty — were asked where theywould send the sickest children in their spe-cialty made up the remaining 25 percent.
The ranking can be reviewed online at<www.usnews.com/childrenshospitals> andalso will appear in the U.S. News BestHospitals 2013 print edition on newsstandsin August.
U. Miami/Jackson’s Holtz ranksamong top children’s hospitals
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City of Sunny Isles Beach hosts John Richard,CEO, Adrienne Arsht Center
Aventura Comm.
Bob Diamond;
John Richard,
Adrienne Arsht
Center for the
Performing Arts;
Aventura Comm.
Billy Joel;
Sunny Isles
Beach Mayor
Norman Edelcup
Stephanie Trump, Acqualina Resort
& Spa on the Beach and Sunny
Isles Beach Vice Mayor Lew Thaler
Sunny Isles
Beach Asst.
City Manager
Minal Shah
and Maira
Diaz-Giusti,
Coconut
Grove Bank
Aletha Player, FPL and Rep. Joe Gibbons
(SEE MORE PHOTOS ON PAGE 20)
Andrew Waxman, Mercantil
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Laser, Northwestern Mutual /
Laser Financial Group
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Fifty years ago, the Century 21Exposition, also known as the SeattleWorld’s Fair, opened on April 21 in Seattle,Wash. Visitors were instantly drawn to thefuturistic look of the Space Needle, a slendertower that soars over the city to a height of605 feet.
Since then, the Space Needle hasbecome an iconic symbol of Seattle and theentire Pacific Northwest. It’s a top visitorattraction in the “Emerald City,” so namedfor its verdant parks and evergreen forests.
An elevator will take you up the SpaceNeedle to the Sky City Restaurant, whereyou can dine on regional cuisine and drink ina fabulous view of the Cascade Mountains tothe east, Mount Rainier to the southeast, andthe rugged Olympic Peninsula to the west.Just above the restaurant is an observationplatform, which has welcomed the likes ofElvis Presley, Bono, Mike Myers and JohnTravolta.
There’s more to see and do on the for-
mer grounds of the World’s Fair, now calledthe Seattle Center. The Pacific ScienceCenter museum includes two IMAX the-aters, a tropical butterfly house, a planetari-um and hundreds of hands-on scienceexhibits. The EMP (formerly ExperienceMusic Project) Museum, housed in anincredible building designed by FrankGehry, showcases the history of musicthrough rare memorabilia and multimediadisplays. You can also catch a performanceof the Seattle Shakespeare Company at theCenter House Theater.
While in Seattle, visit some of the city’sother famous sites. Go to the Pike Place Fishmarket to see the workers throwing huge fishthrough the air before they are wrapped upfor customers. Then, explore the rest of thePublic Market Center, the oldest continuallyoperated public farmers’ market in the U.S.
Seattle is also known as “Jet City” due tothe presence of the Boeing Company, one ofthe world’s largest aircraft manufacturers.Boeing’s Future of Flight Aviation Center inthe suburb of Everett offers tours of the mas-sive assembly factory where Boeing’s 747,767, 777 and the new 787 Dreamliner are built.
For many more ideas about things to seeand do in beautiful, green Seattle, talk withyour travel professional Travel Leaders,(305) 935-5560 or [email protected]
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TRAVEL TIPS
David Gedansky
Fifty Years of the Space Needle
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There’s a lot to like about the 2012 front-wheel-drive Hyundai Accent. It’s a lotsportier and looks more modern, thanks tosharing the new design theme found on sta-blemates Sonata and Elantra models.
For 2012, the Accent body has been com-pletely redesigned and given more flowinglines, with a new grille, hood, fenders,headlights, taillights, bumpers and airintakes. In essence, the new Accent lookslike a smaller Elantra. It’s sleek in designand there’s very little chrome, with thebody color prevailing from front to back —including the bumpers, mirrors and doorhandles — and black accents for emphasis;only the grille bar is chrome. There also arenew 14- and 16-inch wheels.
On the inside, the Accent interior hasbeen redesigned and it’s much more mod-ern, with brushed metal accents on thedoors, steering wheel and center console.The instrument panel, center stack, vents,
switches and controls have been re-designed. The instrumentation is white-on-black with red needles and the blue-glownightlight is a nice touch.
A three-spoke multi-function steeringwheel has a thick rim and holds switchesfor the sound system on the left, cruise con-trol system on the right, and telephone onthe lower left. Sporty bucket seats havecomfortable cushions and bolsters, and theyare very supportive.
The interior also has more room andmore storage spaces. There’s 21.2 cubicfeet of cargo space behind the folding sec-ond-row bench seat; 47.5 cubic feet withthe seat folded flat. Door and console stor-age is spacious and there’s even a nifty slid-ing console armrest.
Under the hood, the new Accent has apeppy new twin-cam, 16-valve, 1.6-liter,four-cylinder engine that utilizes direct fuelinjection — a first in the subcompact class— and variable valve timing to give it low-rpm torque and high-rpm horsepower.
The engine — 40 pounds lighter than theprevious engine — generates 138 hp and123 pounds-feet of torque. As for the gear-box, there’s a choice of a six-speed manualor a six-speed automatic. On manual-trans-mission models, an EcoShift indicator
between the instrument pods tells you theproper gear for various driving conditions.The automatic gearbox has the Shiftronicmanual-shift mode. The EPA rates the newAccent at a not-too-shabby 30/40 mpg witheither transmission.
The 2012 Hyundai Accent is available intwo body styles — five-door hatchback andfour-door sedan — and offered in three trim
levels — GLS Sedan, GS Hatchback andSE five-door. Base pricing ranges from$12,445 to $16,795.
Ron Beasley is the automotive editor forMiami’s Community Newspapers. He maybe contacted by calling 305-662-2277, ext.261, or by addressing email correspon-dence to <[email protected]>.
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City of Sunny Isles Beach hosts John Richard,CEO, Adrienne Arsht Center
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(SEE MORE PHOTOS ON PAGE 22)
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BY BARI AUERBACH
When it comes to losing weight, it canbe infuriating when you’re fooled by a foodthat sounds diet friendly but is actuallyloaded with sugar, calories and fat!According to a recent Herald article enti-tled “Suicide by sugar? Sweet tooth iskilling us, doctors say,” experts agree “Justone dietary change – eliminating addedsugars – could reverse America’s deadliestand costliest ills, including obesity, dia-betes, high blood pressure, heart diseaseand many cancers.”
Considering sugar consumption hastripled over the past 50 years and scientistsfrom the University of California-SanFrancisco blame sugar for the world’s obe-sity epidemic as well as 35 million deathseach years, you may want to hang these“Where sugar hides” revelations on yourfridge and cupboard doors:
Energy Bars: Some bars marketed as highprotein bars actually have very lowamounts of protein and high amounts ofcarbohydrates in the form of sugar. Forexample, a Promax Cookies n’ Cream ener-gy bar has as much as 30 grams of sugar.There are many energy bars with low sugarcontent – so just be sure to check the nutri-tion labels carefully or you may just as wellhave a candy bar!Cereals & Granola: Beware of “healthylooking cereals” such as Kellogg’s RaisinBran or Smart Start with 17g sugar; Quakerflavored oatmeal with 9g sugar; and NatureValley Granola Bars with 12g sugar.Smarter choices include Quaker originalflavored oatmeal with 0g sugar; PublixBran Flakes with 5g sugar; and MultigrainCheerios with 6g sugar.
Yogurt: Take the “Activia challenge” andsee if you can choose the yogurt with theleast grams of sugar. Activa DessertVanilla Bean in a four oz. size has a whop-ping 19g of sugar; Activia Light Fat FreeVanilla has 7g sugar…And the winner is:Dannon Light & Fit Vanilla with just 1gsugar per 6 oz. serving.
Jello: JJust one small cup of strawberryJello has 17g sugar and Jello instant vanillapudding has 19g sugar. The good news issugar-free strawberry jello and sugar-free/fat free vanilla instant pudding areboth available with 0g sugar.
Rice Cakes: Deceptively healthy QuakerRice Snacks in the Caramel Corn flavorhave 9g sugar per serving while the SourCream & Onion flavor has only 1g sugar.
Jam: Before you choose a jam that’s jampacked with sugar, check the label to seeSmucker’s Strawberry Jam has 12g sugarwhile Smucker’s Sugar Free StrawberryJam has 0g sugar (and it’s seedless!)
Fruit Smoothies: One 24-ounce smoothieprovides about 450 calories - that’s thesame amount of calories in 10-12 sugarydoughnut holes! A solution is to make lesscaloric homemade versions using 1-2 serv-ings fruit, 1/2 cup skim milk, and 1/2 non-fat flavored yogurt.
Coffee and Tea: Be careful which bottle oftea you pick up – even if you’re at WholeFoods Market. “Honest Tea” has a PerfectWhite Tea flavor with 9g of sugar while theJust Green Tea unsweetened variety has 0gsugar. And at Starbucks, all those grande“skinny” Vanilla Lattes with 28 g. sugar/30g. carbs could be why you’re not losingthose last 10 pounds.
Where sugar hides
City of Sunny Isles Beach hosts JohnRichard, CEO, Adrienne Arsht Center
Dan Palmer (second to
right), Aventura News pre-
senting host plaque to the
city of Sunny Isles Beach
(L to R) Comm. Isaac
Aelion; Comm. Jeanette
Gatto; Vice Mayor Lew
Thaler; Mayor Norman
Edelcup; Comm. Bud
Scholl (right)
New Chairman’s Roundtable member Florida State
Rep. Joe Gibbons
New Chairman’s Roundtable
member Matt Diaz, United
Way of Miami-Dade
Comm. Heyman; New Chairman’s Roundtable memberConsul General of Israel Chaim Shacham; MayorNorman Ededlcup
Dimitry Shaposhnikov, DS Xpress; Arnold Goldman,The Alternative Board; Ilana Yuz, Coconut Grove Bank;Phil Rosen, Bloomgarden, Goudreau & Rosen, P.A.
Aletha Player, FPL; Miami-Dade County Comm. Sally Heyman; Aventura Ofc. of the Month James Hayton;
Chief Steve Steinberg; Aventura Comm. Billy Joel; Comm. Bob Diamond
New general members
M3 Lifestyle
(not pictured); with Glenn
Orgin and Aaron Gurland,
Nataron Enterprises
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BY JASON HUGHES
Classical South Florida (CSF), a nonprof-
it listener-supported public radio organiza-
tion dedicated to broadcasting classical
music, has begun airing its programming in
Fort Myers and throughout Southwest
Florida on WNPS 88.7FM. CSF acquired
the local frequency earlier this year.
“We’re delighted to bring a full-time
classical music service back to Southwest
Florida’s airwaves,” said CSF program
director, Jason Hughes. “Classical South
Florida’s programming can now be heard
by more than 5.7 million people throughout
all of South Florida — from the upper Keys
to the Palm Beaches and Treasure Coast,
and from Fort Myers to Naples and Marco
Island. We’re proud of our continued
growth, and we look forward to bringing
our new listeners the very best in classical
music programming for many years to
come.”
The CSF program schedule will include
broadcasts of nationally renowned pro-
grams such as Performance Today,
SymphonyCast and live performances from
The Metropolitan Opera, as well as Florida
favorites such as Backstage with the New
World Symphony. Classical South Florida
can be found on WKCP 89.7FM in Miami.
More information on programming and
the CSF organization is available online at
<www.ClassicalSouthFlorida.org>.
CSF brings classical music back to Southwest Florida’s airwaves
Community Newspapers
BY GARY ALAN RUSE
Hidden Rage — a locally madeindependent film that takes on theissues of bullying, school violenceand teen suicide by dramaticallydepicting the warning signs thatparents, school officials and fel-low students often ignore — willsoon be available to a nationalaudience.
The DVD version of themovie, its story seems rippedfrom television news reports,will be out on July 17 in storesand online sellers as diverse asWalmart, Amazon.com, BestBuy, Barnes & Noble, Netflix,Christianbook.com, Kmart.comand others.
Director/producer Norton O.Rodriguez said that the video ver-sion of the film is the culminationof years of effort.
“We are very excited about ournational release of Hidden Rageon DVD,” Rodriguez said. “Themovie took more than seven yearsto be produced, from script to screen. Ittook three years of research after theColumbine Massacre incident.
“We felt bullying and school shootingswould become a problem, only we neverimagined it would become an internationalepidemic,” he added. “And we are thankfulthat it will reach a larger audience becausewe believe the film also shows the solu-tions available to get rid of bullying andschool shootings.”
Written by Alejandro Leyva and RobertA. Kramer, the movie was filmed in severalSouth Florida schools with many real stu-dents as extras, the independent productionby faith-based The God of MosesEntertainment used a cast of solid profes-sional actors for pivotal roles but also somenewcomers. The film’s compelling messagealso attracted a number of volunteers whodonated their time and effort, including for-mer South Miami Mayor Horace Feliu andformer Florida State Rep. Julio Robaina.
“We believe Hidden Rage has been a suc-cessful film thanks to the amazing cast andcrew that we were blessed to work with,”Rodriguez said. “A cast and crew whoworked hard and believed in the vision of thefilm from day one. Our main actor, AaronGoldenberg, is an amazing up-and-comingactor who is very talented, and did a fantas-tic job in portraying Joshua in the film.”
Rodriguez also praised as “amazing”actors Eric Nelson, who plays the security
guard Tony, and Kelly (Prodigal Son)Williams as a security guard/rapper whobrings comedy to the film.
“Dani Jordana Berkowitz as Rebeccaand Rafaella Biscayn-Debest as Sophiadid a great job in bringing the femalepoint of view to the issue of bullying,including cyber-bullying,” Rodriguezadded. “And having a producer likeMario Ortiz, who also produced our filmLibertad (Freedom) in 1997 was a greathelp in producing Hidden Rage’s mostcomplicated special effects and actionscenes in the movie.”
Actor Roberto Escobar not only played akey role, he also co-produced the film andworked as co-director as well, according toRodriguez, who said that all of them areserious about getting out the message.
“We believed the movie was importantto produce because the statistics are alarm-ing, when you see so many young childrenbeing bullied,” Rodriguez said. “HiddenRage is still timely because too many kidsare still living in depression while manyothers are committing suicide. There’s gotto be something wrong somewhere.Everyday there is more lack of love andlack of God in our homes and in ourschools. Hidden Rage is geared to be alight in the midst of darkness and a warn-ing sign in such a time as this.”
The movie is distributed by HouseLights Media. The trailer can be seen on<www.youtube.com>.
Locally made film on school violence released on DVD
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Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band arehitting the road this summer with someunique traveling companions: the iconicdrummer's own original artwork collec-tion. On Saturday, June 30, 2012 from 9a.m. to 6 p.m., the "Galleries on the ArtTour" - a collection of art composed byStarr - will be on display and available forpurchase in the Rock Shop at the HardRock Cafe Hollywood.
Later that evening, Ringo Starr and hisAll-Starr Band featuring Steve Lukather(Toto), Gregg Rolie (Santana), RichardPage (Mr. Mister), Mark Rivera, ToddRundgren and Gregg Bissonette will takestage at Hard Rock Live Hollywood.
The "Galleries on the Art Tour" featuresa new series of Starr's "Peace Signs," asignificant selection for the music legendwho celebrates his birthday each year witha traditional moment of "Peace & Love."
Proceeds from artwork sales will bene-fit Starr's charity The Lotus Foundation.
Tickets to the Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band are available at the Hard RockLive Box Office or At Ticketmaster.com
Ringo Starr’s ‘Galleries on the Art Tour’ on Display at Hard Rock Cafe Hollywood
On the morning of July 18, 1994, a carbomb destroyed the AMIA JewishCommunity Center in Buenos Aires, leaving85 dead and 300 wounded. The deadliestterrorist attack ever in Argentina’s historycame just two years after the 1992 bombingof the Israeli Embassy in Buenos Aires.
In observance of this horrific event, AJCLatino and Latin American Institute alongwith Aventura Turnberry Jewish Center(ATJC) and over 30 local Jewish organiza-tions will host a community-wide memorialceremony on the 18th anniversary of thebombing, Wednesday, July 18, 2012, 7p.m. at ATJC: 20400 NE 30th Avenue,Aventura, FL.
The Hon. Chaim Shacham, ConsulGeneral of Israel and the Hon. MiguelTalento, Consul General of Argentina willaddress the audience. This year’s featuredspeaker, Ana Weinstein, witnessed theattack and will share her story of survival atthe memorial. The program will alsoinclude a candle-lighting ceremony inwhich organization representatives will light
remembrance candles.In 2006, an official Argentine government
report prepared by Special ProsecutorAlberto Nisman identified Iranian andHezbollah figures as responsible for theattack. INTERPOL issued red notices forthe capture of six suspects, includingAhmed Vahidi, now Iran’s DefenseMinister.
“The lack of justice after 18 years, whereno single person sits in jail, should alert usabout the dangerous partnership betweenthe terrorists who planned and executed theattack with the Iranian support and the localconnection in Argentina which facilitatedit,” said Juan M. Dircie, Associate Director-Miami of AJC Latino and Latin AmericanInstitute. “Peace loving people must unite incondemning this lethal alliance.”
AMIA is an AJC international partner.Since the 1994 terrorist attack, AJC hasworked very closely with the ArgentineJewish community to bring forth justice.For more information, call ATJC at 305-937-1880 or visit ATJC.org or AJC.Org.
Community remembers victims of 1994 AMIA Bombing at
Aventura Turnberry Jewish Center
Page 24 AVENTURANEWS.COM June 27 - July 3, 2012
AMC members were fascinated to learn fromguest speaker, noted attorney Russ Lazega, aboutthe changes that will happen to their car insurancethis year as he explained Florida’s new “No-FaultInsurance” law. Lazega is eminently qualifiedto speak on the subject, since he wrote the mainlegal textbook on Florida’s auto insurance law,with 5,000 copies in print.
For more information, contact the LawOffice of Russel Lazega at 305.981.9055 orvisit lazegalaw.com
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Jewish Community Services recently heldits 12th Annual Meeting at Temple BethSholom with a focus on the valuable contri-butions of volunteers who enhance quality oflife for the agency’s clients. A programpresided over by outgoing Board ChairShelley Niceley Groff included the installa-tion of officers, consisting of RichardHoffman, Incoming Chair; Helen Chaset andDaniel Jacobson, Vice Chairs; JonathanRaiffe, Treasurer; and Abe Rudman,Secretary.
Incoming Chair Richard Hoffman,Certified Public Accountant and consultantto CBIZ MHM, LLC, stated “We will con-tinue to gauge the efficacy of JCS’ currentprograms and services, while evaluating thecommunity’s future needs and build on ourstrengths so we can help the most people.”
Niceley Groff received proclamations andpraise for her achievements as Board Chairsince 2010. “She has maintained a high com-
munity profile, serving as a savvy represen-tative of JCS who put her heart and soul intoher duties,” said President and CEO FredStock.
Stock also discussed initiatives undertak-en for the new fiscal year, stating “JCS isaggressively increasing its outreach efforts,partnering with local agencies to bring ourexpertise directly to the community outsideof the usual office environment. We are alsotargeting services to previously underservedgroups such as the Orthodox community,expanding existing programs and develop-ing new fee-for-service programs.”
The largest Jewish social service agencyin South Florida, JCS annually serves over25,000 people, regardless of race, religionor ethnic background, with mental health,senior support and vocational programs.For more information on JCS, call Access at305.576.6550 or visit jcsfl.org.
Jewish Community Services fetes volunteers at annual meeting
Newly installed JCS Executive Board Officers Richard Hoffman, Chair; Helen Chaset, Vice Chair; Abe
Rudman, Secretary; Daniel Jacobson, Vice Chair; and Jonathan Raiffe, Treasurer
Two named storms had already generated prior to the offi-cial start of hurricane season on June 1. and now is the timefor your preparation. These suggestions can be incorporatedinto a “to do” list to help your family prepare.
1. Download a copy of Miami-Dade County’s HurricaneGuide for tips on creating your hurricane kit. You know bestwhat your basic needs are. Get a waterproof container to
store your items and put it in a safe place. 2. Start saving newspapers and clean plastic bottles. When the storm warnings
come, the bottles should be filled with tap water. Newspapers can be rolled up,secured with a rubber band, and placed by windows and door to absorb any waterthat leaks in.
3. Use a camera or cell phone to take pictures throughout the interior andexterior of your residence to document the condition of your home prior to thestorm. Secure copies of the pictures in case it is needed for insurance and/orFEMA claims.
4. Have a file with all your important documents. Now is the time to locateyour insurance policies, passport, bank information, car paperwork, importantpersonal papers, cash for a few days, and the pictures you took. Place them ina large zip lock bag or watertight container.
5. Check your medications. If there is a storm warning, make sure you haveenough to get you through the storm and a few days afterward. If not, callyour doctor for a full or partial refill.
6. Check the landscaping around your residence. Get your trees trimmedback and debris hauled away.
Each week look for five new tips to help you create a personal hurricaneplan. Should you have questions regarding these tips or any other issue inDistrict 4, call our district office at 305-787-5999 or e-mail us [email protected].
Hurricane Tips… Are we ready?
Aventura Marketing Council Business DevelopmentCommittee hosts Attorney Russel Lazega
Vicky Loorkhoor, Broward Telecom Solutions;
Madeline Giardiello; Larry Goldenberg, Allstate-
Desjardins Agency; Murray Rubin, Levitt-Weinstein
Memorial Chapels & Cemeteries
Victor Merced and Madeline Giardiello (third
from left), Biscayne Cove Condo Association;
Russel Lazega, Law Office of Russel Lazega, P.A.;
Business Development Chair Peter Fishel, CPA
(right)
BELOW: Ben Launerts, Parksman Parking;
Peter Fisher, Woodbury Financial Services;
Victor Merced
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