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April 28 through May 4, 2011 •Year I •Number 006 for news 24/7 go to coralspringstribune.com

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Commissioners’ office hours set

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Gov. Scott an-nounces that crime rate has declined

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Broward School District looks for ways to reduce costs

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Coral Springs community leaders recognized

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School Board seeks more parent and community involvement

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J. Paul Carland, II to serve as General Counsel to School Board

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Quote of the Week By Paul Paquet

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“As vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes, so are sluggards to those who send them.” Prov. 10:26

Ever wonder where all those names for cooking pasta come from? Carbonara comes from the Italian word for “coal,” probably because of the black pepper added to it. Primavera is from “springtime,” in reference to all its veggies, just as marinara refers to seafood. Amatriciana comes from the town of Amatrice, and puttanesca is from Naples slang for streetwalkers.

Who was defeated by a dead man, former Missouri Gov. Mel Carnahan, in a 2000 Senate race?A) John AshcroftB) Condi RiceC) Donald RumsfeldD) Tom Ridge

Previous answer: The RAF credited carrots for its success in the skies.

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THOUGHTS FROM THE PUBLISHER By Dr. Synesio Lyra, Jr.

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Coral Springs Tribune EDITORIALS/LETTERS Coral Springs, Parkland, Margate, FL

Let me ask you a question. Who out there is reading the newspaper?I hope this doesn’t sound silly. Obviously, if you are reading this column, you are reading the newspaper - at least one small part of it.When we launched the Boca Raton Tribune web-site and newspaper more than a year ago, we pro-mised to be your closest neighbor. We wanted the-se media to be your forums for comment, questions and the presentation of your own personal stories.We get a lot of com-ments about the paper, and thankfully, most of them are good. But we haven’t gotten a lot of response when we try to serve the community with special promotions and cam-paigns.I was surprised and a lit-tle frustrated that no one called up to take part in our Mother’s Day remem-brance page. I can’t believe that no one in the Boca Raton area wanted to put a notice in the paper offer-ing love and greetings to his or her mom.Don’t forget, we don’t just cover Boca Raton. We have online editions of the Del-ray Beach Tribune and the Coral Springs Tribune. We got no response from

Who out there is reading the newspaper?that area either.We’ve talked before about how we want to be part of your community, how we want to publicize news items and pictures that other news media don’t. And, of course, we seek the support of advertisers so we can keep this opera-tion going and provide news for everyone.In the past, we’ve dis-cussed the fact that news may be free, but there are costs associated with preparing and delivering news. When we produce an advertising campaign, we want to make sure it works - because we want businesses to succeed - like we want the Boca Raton Tribune to succeed.We can relate to small businesses - because we are a small business. And we can relate to individu-als, because we all live in or near the community and we have the same res-pon-sibilities that other people have.But unless we hear from you, the readers of our website and print newspa-per, we won’t know what direction to take as we continue to develop our network.We don’t want to operate in a vacuum. We hold staff meetings periodically to come up with ideas, but we

need your input. We spon-sored a holiday decora-tions contest at the end of 2010, but there was little response. We try to take note of special events and holidays. We presented a very nice cover last week with good wishes for a Happy Easter and Happy Passover.With Mother’s Day co-ming up, we wanted to give our readers a method of honoring their moms. We plan to do it again for Father’s Day, and another for Memorial Day, where we invite citizens to send us stories and photos of loved ones overseas now, or those who have fought in previous wars. We will also be on the line covering local events.If we’re missing some-thing, we want to know about it. Let us know about it up front. Often, we get phone calls or emails say-ing, “Why didn’t you cover such-and-such an event?” Our response. “Nobody told us about it.”That’s embarrassing. It’s our job to know what’s happening, and we want your help.So, if you are reading our paper, please let us know what you feel about it - and help us keep our prom-ise to be “Your Clo-sest Neighbor.”

Dr. Synesio Lyra, Jr. is a Florida resident who, for many years, was a professor at the post-graduate level. He is a writer, a sought-after conference speaker, a man who lived in five continents of the world, having

received his education in four of them. When he resided in southern California, he wrote a weekly column for the daily “Anaheim Bulletin,” which was carried for about six years, until he moved to south Florida.

One of the fondest recol-lections I have of my child-hood and youth pertains to the many occasions when family and friends instilled in me a love for reading. It is also one of the greatest blessings of my younger years, and a foundational element of the life that I’ve been enjoying since then. Reading became a healthy habit I can’t ever let go!I still remember some of my childhood birthdays, and several celebrations a-round the Christmas tree when, among other gifts, books were a significant part of what others do-nated to me. Engraved in my mind is also the com-ment I heard more than once as a youngster, that when people give you a book, they recognize you as intelligent. And because I wanted to become and remain intelligent, I came to cherish books since that time - a custom which hasn’t left me ever since; an experience that increas-

Growing Up With Books!ingly confirms the value of good reading.Nobel prize laureate, and holocaust survivor, Elie Wiesel, went as far as say-ing that his idea of Hell is that of a place where there are no books. Brazilian in-tellectual and bibliophile, Jose Mindlin, also declared that “in a world in which books ceased to exist, I would not like to live.”I’m sure that similar are the sentiments of many others who have devel-oped, or are still pursuing, the practice of good read-ing, as they acknowledge its multiple benefits for life and work! American psychologist and prolific author, Dennis Waitley, insightfully added: “Books are the fountain of wis-dom. They take us where we can’t go in person.”Growing up with books does not merely refer to a chronological pattern. It reflects the importance of advancing in life, at all age levels, with the manifold

benefits which good read-ing always provides. It is a tonic, it is pure nurture! It is also therapy for many a distressed soul which can find encouragement and pointers to new, healthy di-rections one may follow at different crossroads in life!Indeed, to quote Jose Mindlin again, “life is bet-ter for one who reads than for anyone who doesn’t.” No human mind can ever remain empty for too long; there’s an inbuilt curios-ity in every human be-ing, driving one in search of satisfying, nurturing thoughts which books can and do provide. If one does not fill the mind with healthy thoughts, someone else will intrude, often instilling wrong sug-gestions and erroneous ideas. Harvard philosopher, Robert Nozick, commented that “we are not identical with the books we read, but neither would we be the same without them.”



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Commissioners’ office hours setThe Mayor and City Com-missioners have office hours scheduled in May to discuss City issues with residents or business own-ers. Office hours are set as follows, but check www.CoralSprings.org/event regularly for changes.

• Mayor Roy Gold will have office hours on Thursday, May 12 from 5 to 6 p.m. at City Hall, 9551 W. Sample Road. To schedule an appointment, call 954-971-4040. • Vice Mayor Claudette Bruck will have office

hours Monday, May 2 from 4 to 5 p.m. at Kil-wins, 2758 University Drive on The Walk. Enjoy an ice cream while talking with the commissioner. To make an appointment, call 954-344-5906. • Commissioner Larry Vignola will have office hours Tuesday, May 10 from noon to 1 p.m. p.m. at Pasquale’s Pizza & Subs, 10337 Royal Palm Blvd. To schedule an appoint-ment, call 954-344-5906.

• Commissioner Vince Boccard will hold office hours on Tuesday, May

10 from 4 to 5 p.m. at City Hall, 9551 W. Sample Road. To make an appoint-ment, call 954-344-5906.

• Commissioner Tom Powers will meet with residents on Tuesday, May 10 from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. at Larry’s Ice Cream, 749 University Drive. He will also be available on Wednesday, May 25 from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. at The Wine Shop of Coral Springs, 925 N. Univer-sity Drive. To make an ap-pointment, call 954-344-5906.

Susan Grant new Coral Springs Deputy City Manager

On Wednesday, April 20, City Manager Erdal Don-mez announced that Hu-man Resources and Fi-nancial Services Director Susan Grant is the new Deputy City Manager. Grant has worked for the City for 20 years and is highly qualified as she has extensive knowledge in finance and human re-sources.“I look forward to levera-ging Susan’s financial ex-pertise and long history with the City to continue delivering on our Business Plan and offering our com-munity the best possible level of service,” Donmez

said.“”I’m excited to be able to serve the residents of the City of Coral Springs as a Deputy City Manager, and to continue the tradition of excellence that has been established by our employ-ees,” Grant said. Grant, a Certified Pub-lic Accountant, joined the City of Coral Springs in March 1991 as City Con-troller. In 1993, she became the Director of Human Resources, where she was responsible for recruit-ment and selection, policy formation and interpreta-tion, training and deve-lopment, classification and

compensation, rewards and recognition, employee relations (including labor negotiations), and pen-sion and benefits admin-istration. Grant was also instrumental in the City receiving the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award as the lead applica-tion writer on the senior management team, as was also a Baldrige examiner. In April 2010, she also took on the City’s financial responsibilities when she became the Director of Fi-nancial Services.Grant holds a Bachelors of Science in Accounting from the University of Florida.

Gov. Scott announces that crime rate has declined

Governor Rick Scott and Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) Commissioner Gerald Bai-ley today announced the State’s crime rate declined 6.7 percent for 2010 over the previous year, reaching a rate that is the lowest in four decades.The 2010 Uniform Crime Report also indicated vio-lent crime (murder, forc-ible sex offenses, robbery and aggravated assault) is down by 10.1 percent for the year while total non-violent crime (burglary, larceny and motor vehicle theft) declined 6 percent.“With six law enforce-ment officers killed in ac-

tion during the past four months, the news of these drops in Florida’s crime rate reminds us that public safety comes from the com-mitment of selfless public servants,” Governor Scott said. “In acknowledging these statistics, I want to commend the men and women of law enforcement for their valor and dedica-tion.” The number of mur-ders in Florida dropped by 2.9 percent, forcible sex offenses decreased 3.3 per-cent, robberies declined by 15.6 percent, and aggra-vated assault decreased 8.9 percent.In addition, the UCR re-ported declines in burglary

(-7 percent), larceny (-4.4 percent), and motor ve-hicle thefts (-17.5 percent). Domestic violence offenses declined 2.7 percent.“It’s clear that public safety is a Florida priority,” said Commissioner Bailey. “I applaud the work of our chiefs, sheriffs and state law enforcement; our partner-ships have been instrumen-tal in bringing the crime rate to record lows.” The UCR includes data submit-ted by 410 of the state’s 415 law enforcement agen-cies for crimes reported in 2010. The 410 submitting agencies represent 99.98 percent of the total popu-lation of the state.





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Coral Springs community leaders recognized

During the Tuesday, April 26, Commission Meeting, the Commission recognized the 2011 WorldFest committee and sponsors.“These folks [Multi-Cultural Committee] work so hard on the many events that they put on in this City. And what’s really exciting is it gives people of all different cultures the opportunity to come together and celebrate each other and Coral Springs,” Vice Mayor Claudette Bruck said.“Thank you for all you do. The event [WorldFest] gets bigger and better every year,” Mayor Roy Gold said.Members of the Multi-Cultural Committee who were recognized include Committee Chair Jose Luis Rodriguez, Ruth Hathorn, John Adams, Steve Hathorn, Addy Amir, Laura Lopez, Gladys Castro, Carolyn Mena, Sak Chen, Tom Messenheimer, Lillian Coopersmith, Joe Morera, Bessie Cristwell, Felix Plaisir, Lydia Cutz, Bushra Razvi, Safiya Deen, Raul Rios, Annyse Gross, Arnode Thelemaque and Colette Sun. Spon-sors recognized include State Farm Insurance, Baptist Health Medical Plazas, Forum Publishing Group and Northwest Regional Library. The City Commission then recog-nized the Coral Glades Indoor Percussion Team for winning first place in National “A” Class at the South Florida Championships held on April 3rd at John I. Leonard High School located in Greenacres. Members of the indoor percussion team include Evan Swift, James McDermott, Jerry Rusch, Dartanyan Melendez, Maggie Nolan, Sarah Newman, Kailey Archard, Will Perez, Alanna Browdy, Lissa Reed, Olivia Burley, Na-talia Robayo, Libbie Dailey, Samantha Robinson, Josh Daniels, Danielle Rusch, Emily Forlenza, Alex Siegelman, Sofia Garantiva, David Starr, Joey Guzzi, Reenan Tages, Jacob Hochman, Dat Truong, Courtney Hogan, Scott Viera, Emily Karwacki, Jesse Wildman, Alex Knaub, Same Wildman, and Jake Liotta.

School Board seeks more parent and community involvement

The School Board of Bro-ward County, Florida re-cently approved a plan to establish a Parent/Community Involvement Task Force to energize and increase parent, com-munity and business rep-resentatives’ involvement in Broward County Public Schools.The primary goal of this Task Force is to identify practical ways for citizens to have meaningful input and participation in pub-lic education in Broward County. The composition of the Task Force will represent a cross section of District and commu-nity stakeholders and in-clude parents, community and business representa-

tives to provide new and innovative ideas to im-prove involvement.“The research shows that parent involvement is di-rectly related to student achievement,” said School Board member Laurie Rich Levinson, who pro-posed the idea of the Par-ent/Community Involve-ment Task Force to the Board for consideration. “I am excited about the cre-ation of this Task Force that will create, examine and analyze innovative ways to engage our par-ents and community,” she said. “This support is criti-cal to the success of our students and schools.”The District is currently accepting applications

in an effort to broaden stakeholder representation. Citizens interested in ser-ving in this important ca-pacity are encouraged to visit (www.broward.k12.fl.us/pctf) for more infor-mation and to complete a brief online application. This website can also be accessed from the Dis-trict’s home page at (www.browardschools.com). The District is hopeful the ap-plication process will iden-tify participants not cur-rently active in Broward County Public Schools to garner new perspectives on how the District can develop a more effective participation/communica-tion model with all stake-holders.

Broward School District looks for ways to reduce costs

The Broward County School District is facing a major budget deficit and may have to furlough or layoff employees to save money.The district has about 28,000 employees. It could save about $4.7 million if all personnel, including teachers took one unpaid day off. The district would save $70.2 million if they took 15 days off, according to Superintendent James Notter.The Broward District is seeking to reduce its 2012 budget by $115 million.

The School Board also wants to give teachers a small raise. The most ex-pensive part of the budget is people. Notter wants to cut $25 million from the district budget but would only cut one associate su-perintendent, one execu-tive director and one di-rector position.Eliminating one of the district’s three area offices would save about $11.5 million but Notter does not believe this would be feasible.Notter has proposed cutting $25 million for

schools but has not said where this money will come from. Some of the cuts may involved cutting employees. The district is planning a pay raise of 1.86 percent that would be spread over a year and one half. It will cost $26 mil-lion. The Broward Teach-ers Union believes the best way to reduce costs would be eliminate more admin-strative positions and costs. Members of the School Board have said they want to take a look at the amount of money being spent on administrative costs.

Coral Springs Easter event at Sportsplex ParkThousands of families and children came together at Sportsplex Park on April 23 to enjoy Easter festivi-ties.For young children there was a large Easter egg hunt. For older children there was a bounce house, games and entertainment.

There was a huge vari-ety of food for everyone. There also a wide variety of entertainment.Danielle Sachs really en-joyed the event. She spent the day with her friends. “I thought this was a great event.”Her friend Suzane Docobo

said, “This was a great event. The food was really good.”Hayward McQueen said he believed many families really enjoyed the Easter Egg hunt.David Martin said he and his family enjoyed the kid-de games.



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J. Paul Carland, II to serve as General Counsel to School Board

Broward School Board members selected J. Paul Carland, II to serve as the next General Counsel to The School Board of Bro-ward County, Florida.The announcement was made at the conclusion of today’s Special School Board Meeting to inter-view the three finalists for the General Counsel posi-tion. Carland’s appoint-ment follows the Decem-ber 31, 2010 retirement of Edward Marko who served as General Counsel for the School Board for nearly 40 years.Carland is currently Gen-eral Counsel to the Her-nando County School Board in Brooksville, Flor-ida, where he has served since 2005. In a 5-3-1 split vote, Carland was selected over the other finalists, Sharron M. Pitts, chief of staff for Atlanta Public Schools, and Marylin Ba-tista-McNamara, currently serving as interim general

counsel for the Broward School Board, who re-ceived three and one vote, respectively.“On behalf of the mem-bers of the School Board, our decision today was based on recognition of Mr. Garland’s proficiency in the field of education law and the respect and ad-miration held by others in the field,” said Board Chair Benjamin J. Williams.“We look forward to his joining our Broward Coun-ty School System fam-ily.” Carland received The Richard “Spike” Fitzpatrick Award from the Florida School Board Association in December 2010 as the top School Board Attorney in the state.The awards inscription reads in part, “For your life-long service to your community, to the Hernan-do County School Board, and to the students in your district.” He also received recognition as past Presi-

dent of the School Board Attorneys Association. “In addition to being well re-spected at the state level, he is highly regarded and respected at the local level for his knowledge of edu-cational law,” said Hernan-do County School Board Chair James Yant on Car-land’s behalf.Also speaking on his be-half, Hernando County School District Superin-tendent Bryan Blavatt said, “Paul Carland is an excep-tional attorney who will be truly missed by our school district. He is and will be a tremendous asset for any district that is fortunate enough to employ him.” At today’s Special School Board Meeting, School Board members authorized Board Chair Williams, to enter into negotiations with the selected candidate to determine a contract and benefits package.



ColumnistsCoral Springs Tribune

DIVORCE FLORIDA STYLEBy Mike Gora

Michael H. Gora has been certified by the Board of Specialization of The Florida Bar as a specialist in family and matrimonial law.

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FAITHBy: Rick Boxx

Many companies and or-ganizations include “Integ-rity” when they list their foundational values for guiding their day-to-day operations. Although this desire for fostering a cor-porate culture of integrity is admirable, such aspira-tions can be ruined by one misguided employee.Corporate integrity is not simply a noble principle espoused at the top levels of corporate management. It is actually a culmination of the entire corporate team working in unity; many people combining to establish a consistent stan-dard for personal integrity throughout the organiza-tion. An organization is only as good as the weak-est link in the chain. For instance, a customer’s one bad experience with a sales person or customer service representative can seriously taint their opin-ion of the entire organiza-tion. If such behavior or attitudes are repeated, or if reports of the negative experience become wide-spread, an otherwise repu-table company can suffer irreparable damage.

Just as the adage tells us one bad apple can spoil an entire barrel of apples, poor behavior or unethical actions by a single employ-ee can tarnish how people perceive an entire organi-zation. It might not seem fair, but that is the reality.Proverbs 17:21, found in the Bible’s Old Testament, presents it this way: “To have a fool for a son brings grief; there is no joy for the father of a fool.”Just as a father can ex-perience grief, so can an employer. Whether in a family or a company, one individual can spoil things for everyone on the team. A bad hire can destroy a good reputation that has been built over many years. Here are some bibli-cal guidelines for selecting people who will become assets for your organiza-tion:Seek people who demon-strate honesty. Does the individual’s resume check out? Do they seem like people who cherish the truth, or do you sense they would be willing to bend the truth to make a sale or advance professionally?

“The Lord detests lying lips, but he delights in men who are truthful” (Prov-erbs 12:22).Look for people with solid reputations. Do they come highly recommended by people you know and respect? If they are to hold leadership roles, they should already have dem-onstrated a commitment to personal and profes-sional integrity. “Now an overseer (manager) must be above reproach…tem-perate, self-controlled, re-spectable, hospitable, able to teach…. Deacons, like-wise, are to be men worthy of respect, sincere…not pursuing dishonest gain” (1 Timothy 3:2-8). These qualifications are listed for spiritual leadership, but they also apply well for those charged with direct-ing a corporate enterprise.Just as Proverbs 17:21 re-minds us there is no joy for the father of a fool, remember there also is no joy for leaders whose em-ployees bring embarrass-ment or disgrace to their companies. The next time you hire someone, strive to select a person who brings joy instead of grief.

Critical Links in the Corporate Integrity Chain

Question: My wife and I have been involved in a di-vorce case for over a year. All financial information has been exchanged. A month ago, with our lawyer’s ap-proval, we entered into a me-diated settlement agreement, after a two-day mediation. We have been married for 20 years, and have two mi-nor children. I have been a stay at home dad. My wife is a successful attorney, who makes several hundred thou-sand dollars a year.In the mediation agreement, we divided marital property. She agreed to pay permanent alimony and child support. She also agreed to pay private school fees, summer camp fees and college education costs.A month after the agreement was signed, she had second thoughts. She told the judge she did not know if she could make the payments with-out increasing her workload to the point where she could spend little time with the chil-dren. She also claimed that she was coerced by the stress of

Judge unlikely to set aside mediated agreement based on ‘stress’

the two-day mediation. She asked the court to reject the agreement, because was not in the best interests of the chil-dren.The judge set a half a day hearing next week to hear e-vidence regarding whether or not the agreement was in the best interest of the children. He said that he had the right to reject the agreement if it was not in the children’s best interests, or if my wife was coerced into signing it. Can he do that?

Answer: Florida law looks favorably on settlement agreements entered into voluntarily, between two adults, represented by counsel, after full disclo-sure. These agreements are, generally, endorsed and promoted.Statistics prove that vo-luntary agreements are more likely to be followed than court imposed agree-ments. On the other hand, the court’s have the legiti-mate obligation to make sure that children’s rights

are protected. Agree-ments can be rejected by the court if they do not provide an appropriate lev-el of child support, or in some other way ignore the children’s best interests.Courts can reject agree-ments on proven claims that they were entered into fraudulently, based upon misrepresentations of financial information. Agreements can be set aside based on duress or coercion.An appellate court has set aside an agreement be-cause the wife obtained it by threatening to ex-pose the husband’s busi-ness practices to the IRS. The stress of a mediation process is not likely to be grounds to set an agree-ment aside. Under the circumstances that you de-scribe, it is unlikely that a judge in a circuit court has the discretion to set aside your agreement on the two grounds argued by your wife.



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BusinessCoral Springs Tribune

By Gerald J. ShermanWHAT BUSINESS ARE YOU IN?

Gerald J. Sherman, of Sherman & Perlman LLC., is a marketing and public relations consultant, sales coach and author who has written several books and articles on these subjects. [email protected] http://www.shermanperlman.com

We will soon be experienc-ing another historic event – the presidential election in 2012. The political campaigns ha-ve already begun. All politi-cal parties are anxious to get a positive word out to the public to get the votes. Enter marketing and public rela-tions. Campaigns come in various styles, designs and formats. We have political, military, recruiting campaigns to na-me a few. Is there a common-ality that makes one cam-paign a success and another a failure? The secret formula is superior marketing and the secret ingredient is high-quality PR.In 2008, the United States of America experienced the ultimate representation of marketing and PR in the political campaigns to elect a president. It was one of the most intense, complex and expensive campaign exercises we have ever expe-rienced. To reach their goal and target markets, both parties’ strategies involved enormous research, plan-ning, appropriating proper personnel, acquiring finan-cial resources and executing and measuring results. Dur-ing the campaign, the politi-cal teams targeted segments of the population, analyzed their needs and offered plans

And the winner is - marketing and PR campaigns

to solve their problems. The expenditures in these political campaigns ran into the high millions (and it is estimated that in the 2012 presidential campaign it will be in the billions). The decisions on where to spend the advertising dollars and achieving positive media coverage follow the same thinking and planning that one would do in planning any type of campaign. Tim-ing, personnel and using the proper form of media are es-sential. The results of care-ful planning and effective implementation thereof will determine whether the cam-paign is successful. The public relations cam-paign starts off with orga-nizing a plan. Planning is the key to getting the job done. This planning proce-dure must include the goals, courses of action, funding, research and a system of measurements as an inte-grated approach to the cam-paign. The initial overview of the campaign must be spelled out with the specific goals and a plan for how to reach them. A clear definition of what are to be the results is para-mount to the whole pro-cedure. We can look at the planning stage as a ladder with ten steps- you can’t go to the second step until

you’ve stepped on the first one and got it done, you can’t go to the third until you’ve stepped on the second, and so on -which culminates at a completed campaign plan:

Step 1. Public relations campaign overview includ-ing analysis. Step 2. Establish plans, goals and objectives Step 3. Establish target market(s) Step 4. Establish a budget Step 5. Establish strategies Step 6. Assign people who will participate listing spe-cific responsibilities, func-tions and duties Step 7. Timing - establish-ing starting and completion times Step 8. Develop the mes-sage Step 9. Decide on how to deliver the message - TV, ra-dio, print media, direct mail, Internet, social media Step 10. Develop a method to measure performance So you see that your individ-ual business like the business of government must incor-porate these PR principles in your campaign. Presumably, some of the smartest brain-power in government is us-ing these procedures, so why not take advantage of their knowledge and follow suit in your business?

By Donovan Ortega

Capital Abstract and Title has been in business in South Florida for twenty-five years. Paul Mandel, President and co-founder of the company, has seen Capital Abstract and Title continue to grow through unavoidable market fluc-tuations that are intrinsic in real estate. “Obviously, this isn’t 2003,” said Mandel, speak-ing of the troublesome decline in property value. “But, we quickly realized that we had to adjust our approach.”Many real estate com-panies, unable to keep a viable business model, simply closed their doors when the economy began its downward spiral. But, Mandel and his wife and business partner, Diane Perkins, have changed their methods. One ex-ample is their intensified focus on short sales. A short sale is an alternative

Capital Abstract and Title - evolving with the economy

to foreclosure and bank-ruptcy that many property owners are taking advan-tage of. However, in order for this transaction to go smoothly, a lawyer is need-ed to negotiate the harried bureaucracy of banking. Both Mandel and Perkins are real estate attorneys and they have created a short sale division within the company. “We’ve been doing short sales for the last two years,” said Mandel. “Not a lot of people want to get involved. There’s a lot of overhead and its very labor intensive. The process has become too complicated for the average title agent. You need a lawyer to close these files.”This process can often be intimidating, so Mandel stressed Capital Abstract and Title’s attention to customer service. There is no pressure. The atmo-sphere within the office is relaxed. The agents are friendly and genuinely

helpful. Walk-ins are wel-come. In fact, they offer free consultation to pro-spective clients as well as weekly “how to” seminars. “We really try to sit peo-ple down and take them by the hand and guide them to the correct course of action. Everybody has is-sues. No two files are alike. It takes work,” said Man-del. But along with Mandel’s serious business persona and no nonsense nego-tiation, he offers a unique perspective on the current economic climate. “I am a positive guy, so my business stays positive,” said Mandel. “The market will continue to recover over the next five years and Capital Abstract and Title will be there to see it. I am sure of it.”

Capital Abstract & TitleOfc: 954-344-8420Email:[email protected] www.CapitalAbstract.com



CARTER’S CORNERBy Carter Helshien

Teen LifeThe Boca Raton Tribune

Most parents have been there: they expect their son or daughter to be do-ing homework when all of the sudden they hear loud music playing from his or her room. Therefore pa-rents should immediately assume that their teena-ger isn’t doing homework, right? Wrong. In fact, odds are the music is helping their son or daughter more than they realize. At one point or another most parents will realize that their son or daugh-ter has a short attention span, as can be expected of almost any teenager. Consequently, listening to music while completing homework or studying can be extremely beneficial to some teens, as the music in the background can help a teen to focus on the task at hand. The reason for this is that we as teenagers find it easier, paradoxically, to fo-cus on an assignment with something that distracts some of our attention away from the task at hand.

Music: Does It Help or Hurt Study Habits?A large portion of an av-erage teenager’s home-work can be simple time-consuming busywork. As a result, music helps combat the urge to procrastinate and to not even bother starting the daunting task by making the busywork seem more bearable. When I start an assignment, I convince myself that I will only work until the song ends and then I will take a break. By the end of the song, however, I am already more than halfway through my assignment, so I decide that I may as well finish and play anoth-er song to keep my mind from wandering. Moreover, by studying in-formation as we listen to a specific rhythm of a song, it becomes easier for us to recall the information later-on by simply remem-bering the rhythm of the song. For example, if I am studying a long list of vocabulary words, I might play one of my favorite songs in my room to help

me keep focused on my task. Consequently, when it comes time for me to be tested on the vocabulary words, and I am stuck try-ing to remember I word, I try to remember the song I was listening to and see if that helps jog my mem-ory. Remarkably, it works and I remember the word I had forgotten. Though music always has a potential to distract a teenager, parents should realize that odds are lis-tening to music will help most teenagers. If, how-ever, parents let their son or daughter listen to music and still does not help him or her to focus on a given task, then parents should make music a reward for completing an assignment. For example, if the teen completes one assignment he or she can listen to one song, and so on. In the end, music has enormous poten-tial to greatly help teen-agers struggling to form good study habits.



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Pet SocietyCoral Springs Tribune

PET OF THE WEEK

Remi” is a 2 year old, spayed female, Staffordshire ter-rier mix. She is as sweet and lovable as they come! Remi gets along great with other dogs, loves kids, and is housebroken, too. She was rescued from a life of neglect and abuse seve-ral months ago and is now looking for a loving family who has the time to spend with her. Remi would love to find a family with other dogs in the home already. Her adoption fee is only $58,

Remi is sweet, lovable girl who’s in need of a home

please reference animal ID#1555157.She is available at Palm Beach County Animal Care and Control, 7100 Belvedere Road, West Palm Beach. Adoption hours are: M-F 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Sat 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sun 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Please arrive at least 30 minutes before closing so the entire adoption process can be completed.All animals are adopted to qualified applicants on a first-come-first-serve

basis. Adoption fees are $58 for adult dogs, $67 for puppies, and $54 for cats and kittens. Pet adoptions are not han-dled by phone. Please visit the shelter to view and in-teract with the adoptable pets before making a final decision about adoption. If you have questions, feel free to contact the Adop-tion Office by calling (561) 233-1272 during business hours. If you live in the Boca/Delray area call, 276-1344 ext. 41272.



SportsCoral Springs Tribune

By: Matt Pineda

The HEAT beat the Celt-ics on April 10 and gave Miami promise going into a potential playoff series against the Celtics. Here are a few things you should be aware of in understand-ing this article.1) In the recent success of Miami, starting against the second win against the Lakers, Dwyane Wade has been the closer for Miami. In that time, Wade, nor Miami, has had to take a last second shot. When the game is tight in the fourth quarter, it’s now Wade’s decisions that pro-pel the HEAT. Wade is able to handle the ball, and take the offense where he wants it. They have been extremely successful with this approach.2) The Philadelphia 76ers felt it was their best chance to double team Wade and take him out of the game.

Why Boston’s double team tactic won’t work against Miami

They didn’t straight dou-ble him, but they limited his chances of getting to the lane, and they have vir-tually taken Wade out of the game. But Miami has been far superior talent wise with James and Bosh to make that effective, thus beating Philadelphia effec-tively so far.3) We recently say Bos-ton eliminate Carmelo from closing them out by double teaming and deny-ing him the ball. Carmelo was lighting the Celtics up,

and thus with S t o u d e m i r e and Billups out, they didn’t have much to turn to.Boston’s strat-egy of doubling Melo makes less sense when Stoudemire is in the game. But with how the Sixers have handled Wade and slowed him down, Boston may take a simi-lar approach, knowing they need to elimi-

nate one of the big three from being effective. But this strategy will not work against Miami anymore. Wade has seen it all too fa-miliar before. Here’s what will happen:If Boston decides to elimi-nate Wade from being the playmaker the ball will likely end up being in LeB-ron James’ hands. A recent ESPN poll of current NBA players, none of the 160+

players said they would want the ball in James’ hands as a teammate. But what this does is allow more room for James’ quick decision making to happen. By doubling Wade beyond the 3 point line to get the ball out of his hands like they did Carmelo, it would leave LeBron on a 4 on 3 with Bosh and other teammates ready to score. James may not be the best closer but he certainly can take advantage of having an extra teammate to play with.Miami would then have Bosh, Bibby, James Jones/Mike Miller and Antho-ny/ or possibly Haslem left to score once LeBron makes his decision. Miami has capable scorers when they are set up by their dy-namic teammates.



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Coral Springs women prepare for regional meet

The Coral Springs women’s track team won the district meet. The men’s team came in third.Julia Frederick won the high jump with a 5.6 jump. She is the highest ranked high jumper in Florida, according to her coach Brantley Barr.“I was happy to achieve my personal best in the high jump,” said Frederick. “I hope to make it to the state meet.”Other top performers include Dario Delices in the triple jump and Jenna Boersma in the pole vault.The Colts will host the regional meet on April 28.

Coral Springs offers summer tennis programs

The City of Coral Springs is now taking registration for summer tennis pro-grams.There will be group junior and adult tennis classes for all ages beginning the week of June 13 and con-tinuing thru July 9, and another session July 18 through August 13. There are USPTA Little Tennis classes for boys and girls ages 4-6 using the quick

start format, which in-cludes shorter rackets and softer tennis balls.Beginner classes are bro-ken down into 2 age groups including 7 to 10 year olds and 11 to 14 year olds. The groups are divided by ability levels. Adult group classes are also available in the evenings, as well as some morning classes. Each group class is one hour per week for 4 weeks.

The junior classes cost $40 per session and the adult fee is $50. For specific days and times, please call the Tennis Center at 954-344-1840.The Tennis Center also has tennis camps for boys and girls ages 6 to 16. Camp runs weekly from June 13 through August 19, either half day or full day. The full day students have the option of swimming at the Aquatics Complex dur-ing lunch hour. Activities include instruction from USPTA certified tennis professionals, drills, games and match play. The full day program cost is $200 for the first week, $180 for each additional week, or $50/daily.The half day program fees are $130 for the first week, $120 for additional weeks, or $30/daily. For the more advanced players, there is a camp from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Tennis Center of Cor-al Springs. To participate, players must be in the Ju-nior Academy program or first be evaluated by one of the staff Professionals to be qualified.

By: Lorraine Simpson

Jack Nicklaus was born on 21st January 1940 in Columbus, Ohio. His competi-tive career spans five decades and he has been named “Golfer Of The Century” or “Golfer Of The Mil-lenium” by almost every major golfing publication in the world. Success came early to Nicklaus when he carded 51 in the first nine holes he ever played and won the Scioto Club Juvenile Trophy at the age of ten. At the age of twelve he won the Ohio State Junior Championship and conti-nued to win this tourna-ment for the following five years from 1952 to 1956. Aged seventeen he quali-fied for the US Open for the first time and at the age of twenty he came runner-up to Arnold Pal-mer in the US Open by two strokes and in the pro-cess established a record 282 for an amateur entry.Since joining the PGA Tour in 1962 he has estab-lished himself as the most successful golfer ever. His impressive array of Pro-fessional Titles includes 6 Masters (1963, 1965, 1966, 1972, 1975, 1986), 5 PGA Championships (1963, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1980), 4 US Open Titles (1962, 1967, 1972, 1980) and 3 British Opens (1966, 1970, 1978). He won on his debut in the US Senior Tour (over-50) in 1990 and continued to win the

Jack Nicklaus - His Career Achievements and Honors

title. He is the only player in history to have won each of the games majors at least twice and is the only player to have com-pleted the career “Grand Slam” on both the regular and senior tours.Arguably his finest hour in golf came in 1986 when he won the Masters by play-ing the last 10 holes in se-ven under par. He was then aged 46 and regarded by many as “past it”. In sum-mary his major champion-ship statistics comprise of 20 wins, 19 second place and 9 third place which is a truly remarkable career history.Jack Nicklaus has also en-joyed huge success as a Golf Course Architect and has gained a number of honors in this field in-cluding: Architect of the Year 1993 (Golf World), Environmental Recognition Awards 1996 (John James Audubon-Links Magazine), Environmental Leaders in Golf Award 1998 (Golf Digest), ING Achievement in Golf Course Design 2000-2001 (International Network of Golf), Donald Rossi Award 2001 (Golf Course Builders Asso-

ciation of America) and the Donald Ross Award 2001 (Ame-rican Society of Golf Course Archi-tects). He has been involved in the de-sign of 243 courses worldwide, some of the highest calibre including Muirfield Village and Glen Abbey. His business “Nicklaus Design”

has 294 courses open for play around the world.Jack Nicklaus played his 38th and final British Open in 2005 and to commemo-rate his incredible career achievements the Royal Bank Of Scotland issued a £5 Bank Note bearing his image and recognizing his Open Championship victo-ries at St Andrews in 1970 and 1978. Two million Jack Nicklaus Bank Notes were issued into circula-tion in Scotland on July 14th 2005, the first day of the Open Championship. Apart from Her Majesty The Queen and the late Queen Mother, Jack Nick-laus is the only living per-son ever to have appeared on a Scottish Bank Note.In November 2005 after leading the United States to a victory in The Presi-dents Cup he was hon-ored by President Bush at the Whitehouse with the Presidential Medal Of Freedom - the highest US honor given to any civil-ian.Jack Nicklaus lives in North Palm Beach, Flor-ida with his wife Barbara. They have 5 children and 19 grandchildren.

Article Source: http://www.golfarticles.net

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