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Mike and Kitty Dukakis to headline Delray fundraiser

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County Commission makes sweeping changes in animal control law

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WEST PALM BEACH - The Palm Beach County Commission recently ad-opted a series of new re-quirements for providers and users of guard dogs, as well as pet breeders and pet store owners. The amendment also pro-hibits tethering of dogs and cats as a means of confine-ment, expands the defini-tion of nuisance animals and revises the provisions pertaining to dangerous and vicious dogs.Commissioners adopted the revised ordinance at their March 15 meeting. Commissioner Paulette Burdick was absent due to illness.During public comments before the vote, animal rights activists praised the proposal while hunters and guard dog companies slammed the rules as overly strict.When outdoors, dogs can no longer be left tied up or put in pens smaller than 80 square feet. Pet stores must disclose the medical histo-ries and birthplaces of indi-vidual animals. And guard dogs now must be licensed and kept in cages of a cer-tain size.Most of the new rules apply to dogs and cats, particu-larly in light of recent argu-ments stemming from dogs left outdoors in the summer heat and puppies imported from out of state “puppy mills.”The commission also took the following action at that meeting: Courts - agreed to fund the

County Commission makes sweeping changes in animal control law

position of juvenile court case manager with Court Administration. The posi-tion was created last year with a Criminal Justice Commission grant that is expiring.Criminal Justice Commis-sion - received an update from the Criminal Justice Commission (CJC) on the inspector general’s report on Pride Integrated Ser-vice’s probation contract, electronic monitoring, the Juvenile Detention Center, alternatives to secure de-tention programs, and CJC members and the Govern-ment in the Sunshine Law.Prescription drug monito-ring - adopted a resolution asking the Florida Legisla-ture to support continuance of the prescription drug monitoring program that Gov. Rick Scott wants to eliminate.Tax Collector - received a report by Tax Collector Anne Gannon on staff-ing and facilities needed to meet public demand for driver licenses services.Airports fees - agreed to place a six month morato-

rium on issuing licenses to new companies wishing to operate taxis or limousines at Palm Beach Internation-al Airport. A $75 ground transportation fee charged to currently licensed vehi-cle-for-hire companies will be good for two years.Living wage - adopted an ordinance keeping the living wage at its current hourly rate through Sept. 30, 2013. The current rate will be used as the basis for calculating the living wage rate adjustment effective Oct. 1, 2013.Memorial plaza - declined to reallocate $20,000 for a proposed 9/11 memorial plaza in Lake Lytal Park. Plans for the plaza were dropped, but the board agreed to look at some type of annual observance.Web award - announced that the county’s website, pbcgov.com, has earned a national Sunny Award for transparency in govern-ment. The website main-tained by Public Affairs earned an A+ and was rated among the top 100 of more than 6,000 government websites reviewed.

Effective April 3, customers using a Tri-Rail pass or transfer to board a Palm Tran bus will be subject to a new discount transfer policy, the transit authority has announced. Customers who board the bus at a South Florida Regional Transportation Authority (SFRTA) station with a valid Tri-Rail pass, transfer or ticket will pay 50 cents, a dis-count of $1 from the regular fare. Customers boarding at any other location will be charged the regular fare.The new transfer policy also affects customers making connections from a Broward County Transit (BCT) bus to Palm Tran. Passengers boarding Palm Tran from a BCT bus will pay a fare of 50 cents with a valid transfer from BCT.The new transfer fare policy will affect about 600-700 customers per day.For more information, call the customer service department at 561-841-4287 or toll-free at 877-930-4287.

Palm Tran announces new discount transfer fares

Palm Beach County Tax Collector Anne M. Gan-non has mailed out tax deed warnings to 6,522 land owners whose prop-erty taxes are in arrears since 2008. “This is the final warning to these property own-ers,” said Gannon. “All outstanding taxes, inter-est and fees must be paid

Tax delinquents to get ‘last chance warning notices’in full by March 31 or the property will be eligible for Tax Deed Application.” By law, property tax cer-tificate holders must wait two years before they can file a Tax Deed Application which is required in order for a property to become eligible for sale at the next public auction. During those 2 years the tax certifi-

cate holder is responsible for paying all taxes, inter-est and fees owed on the property.Gannon sees this as an-other indicator of an econ-omy in crisis. “These are large numbers,” says Gannon. “The sad thing is the numbers represent people and families. Not bricks and mortar.”





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

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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.

Nearly every day, we hear warnings about the dan-gers that can happen when you are driving.We are inundated with words: Beware of distract-ed driving, don’t speed, make sure you wear your seat belt - and so on.I think we hear these words so often that we begin not to hear them at all - or just get used to the messages. We frequently pass them over by saying, “This couldn’t happen to me.”But a recent highway death has touched my family and me, and it has brought with it terrible feelings of loss. But it has also given us all a lesson in not only listening to the warnings about driving, but taking them to heart. I have seen and felt the consequences of a traffic accident. Someone that has visited my own home and attended high school with my son is gone.I have offered my sincere condolences to the family of 20-year-old Danyl Dub-sky. He died just before 1 a.m. this past Saturday. A report from the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s office said Danyl was driv-ing his SUV southbound in the outside lane of State

When death strikes close to homeRoad 7 approaching San-dalfoot Boulevard when the vehicle went up onto the sidewalk and struck the traffic signal pole at the northwest corner of the intersection. In a moment, a life was snuffed out.I have been publisher of the Boca Raton Tribune for just over a year now, and in that time, we have had to report on a number of serious and often fatal accidents. This is the first one that has touched me so intensely.Many thoughts have cros-sed my mind. I have been thinking about teenagers as they approach the age when they can get a dri-ver’s license and go places with their friends and fam-ily. I wonder if they truly realize how dangerous dri-ving can be. Certainly they hear enough about the ha-zards of the road in school and driver education clas-ses. But do they, like me, just let the message slide away?I look at my own children and wonder how much more hurt I would be if one of them suddenly died in a car accident. I’ve heard the word “senseless” used to describe many auto cra-shes. Actually, ALL traffic

accidents are senseless, whether there is a specific cause or just a set of unfor-tunate circumstances.We may never know what really happened to Danyl on State Road 7 about 15 minutes before 1 a.m. Po-lice will investigate it, as is their duty. They have already issued a report which, in cold, unemo-tional words, tells the story of Danyl’s last moments. That is their duty as well, to put closure on another fatality on a busy West Boca Raton highway.For the family and friends Danyl leaves behind, emo-tions are being poured out this week. We mourn and grieve for this young man who has been taken from us long before his time. He will not fulfill his po-tential. And even though we know he is in a better place, close to his God, it can’t stop us from feeling hurt and can’t prevent us from crying.Our thoughts are with his family on this day - and will be for a long time to come. We take two lessons away with us: To hold those we love close to us and pay strict attention to the necessity for safe dri-ving.

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When you speak to a group of people, or just to a single person, do you aim at their heart, or just their mind? More than likely, this will depend on the nature of the occasion and on the topic of the conversation. It will also vary in accordance with the presence or ab-sence of passion in what is being shared, and the body language employed.At an informational mee-ting, a political rally, or at a scholarly lecture, it is to be expected that the speaker is aiming at the minds in the audience and, in most instances, at their will as well. A preacher, a politi-cian, a success motivator, a sales person, among others, generally wish to prompt the hearers into meaningful action!The same may also happen in a one-to-one interaction, such as when a parent or teacher is informing and challenging a small child or a young person. Here, the expectation is a con-crete significant motion, a change for the better, a new, meaningful posture manifested by the one be-

Addressing Heart and Minding approached.In brief person-to-person encounters, some expert has identified three basic types of communication which frequently occur. One is “hello” talk, where nothing of real import is shared; it’s just a passing greeting, which often in-cludes a comment relating to the obvious, such as a word about the weather. It’s quickly over!Next, the exchange may be slightly prolonged, as it entails “head” talk, when persons may share their views about a current mor-al theme, a political issue, a national or international event, or something else which, for a few minutes, engages the minds of the participants in the conver-sation.Best of all is when, other than the previous two, the individuals chatting ad-vance into “heart” talk. Here they become more personal, and courageous-ly remove the masks they normally wear, to deal with matters more essential and unique to each. These are issues which unveil some

aspect of the inner self, with the intent of positively affecting each other for the better!Heart or mind are never to be viewed in terms of one being inferior or su-perior to the other. Both are important, and each can equally become the channel through which a life can be significantly impacted and even permanently trans-formed! At certain times one may exclusively aim at the heart and from there influence the mind and the will, just like at other occasions, or due to the nature of the discussion, one’s mind is addressed first, causing the heart to be meaningfully impacted as well!Regardless of what the ul-timate results will be, it’s imperative that you dili-gently follow conventional prescriptions. Moreover, you are to speak the truth in love, while imparting joy and hope whenever you can, since life on earth often robs one of perennial peace.



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Fire Department offers free CERT classes

Delray Beach Fire-Rescue is gearing up for a new Community Emergency Response Team “CERT” class. All Delray Beach re-sidents and business ow-ners are welcome to attend this free disaster response team class.Following a major disas-ter, first responders who provide fire and medical services will need valuable

information to meet the de-mand for these services. CERT provides Delray citi-zens and business owners with the tools to effectively report hazardous situations and provide basic first aid in the event of a natural di-saster and/or terrorist event until Fire-Rescue can ar-rive. CERT uses a hands-on approach that teaches disaster response skills and also offers an excellent op-portunity for volunteers to meet their neighbors.The free CERT class ses-sions will be held on June 1, 8, 16, 22, 29, July 13, 19, 26 from 6 pm to 9 p.m. at the Delray Beach Fire-Res-

cue Headquarters, 501 W. Atlantic Ave.Participants must commit to complete the eight sche-duled sessions.Applications are availa-ble at Fire-Rescue head-quarters or online at www.mydelraybeach.com by se-lecting Fire-Rescue under Departments. For more in-formation, contact Lt. Cur-tis Jepsen at 561-243-7456 or e-mail [email protected].

Mike and Kitty Dukakis to headline Delray fundraiserBy CRA NEWS Service

DELRAY BEACH - Former Delray Beach snowbirds Mike and Kitty Dukakis will re-turn to their favorite South Florida city to help raise money for a cause that benefits local at-risk kids. The one-time Democratic presidential nominee and his wife will head-line an April 13 cock-tail reception for the Florida Fishing Acad-emy, a nonprofit that uses fishing to teach disadvan-taged youth key life skills, environmental awareness and career preparation.The event will be held in the home of Kathy Daley Bochicchio, a former lob-byist for the city of Delray Beach and the vice presi-dent of the FFA Board of Directors, and her husband, Jim.The reception is being held primarily for the Bochic-chios’ neighbors, all resi-dents of The Hamlet, an exclusive golf course com-munity off Atlantic Avenue with more than 500 homes and a cadre of charity-minded citizens dedicated

to children’s causes. The Hamlet Homeowners As-sociation recently adopted the Florida Fishing Aca-demy as one of its charities of choice, with the hope of helping the nonprofit fur-ther its reach and broaden the educational opportuni-ties for children in need. Attendees of the April 13 reception are paying to become FFA members to support the academy’s pro-grams.The Dukakises will also help the academy cut the ribbon on its headquarter building at Boat Club Park in Boynton Beach on Sat-urday, April 16, from 10 a.m. to 12 noon. The city

of Boynton Beach do-nated the building and up-and-coming artist and Wyland apprentice Guy Snell painted the eye-popping underwa-ter scenes. The ribbon-cutting is free and open to the public, and will include fishing activi-ties, garbage-painting and other festivities.The 5-year-old Florida Fishing Academy is a 501(c)3 nonprofit that uses fishing in a han-dson, youth-oriented

afterschool and summer camp program to guide at-risk students away from drugs, alcohol and violence and teach them responsible life skills.To date, thanks to an ar-ray of donors, sponsors and partners, the academy has had more than 3,000 students complete its An-gling for a Health Future course. With support from Fish Florida Tag, FFA has awarded fishing rods and reels to thousands of pro-gram participants, and all our students have experi-enced multiple hands-on, on-the-water activities through fishing trips on South Florida waterways.

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Record visitors attend Hatsume festival at Morikami

DELRAY BEACH - More than 12,000 people recently attended the Hatsume Fair, the Morikami’s largest an-nual event, which raised badly needed money for Japan relief efforts.“Through the generosity of those attending the Mori-kami’s Hatsume Fair, the American Red Cross was able to raise over $9,000 to support those affected by the Japan Earthquake and Pacific Tsunami” said Rob Levine, CEO of the American Red Cross, Palm Beaches - Treasure Coast Region. The Red Cross had a tent on-site where they collect-ed donations and supplied visitors with information. The Morikami also hosted a “heart-breaking” moment of silence on both days at 2:30pm in honor of those

whose lives were lost or impacted by the earthquake and tsunami, organizers said.“Hatsume Fair gave us the chance to reach out to the community and partner

with the American Red Cross, Palm Beaches to support the fundraising ef-forts for Japan,” said Kizzy Sanchez, Marketing and Events Manager at the Mor-ikami. “The tragedy struck

close to home for many who work at the Morikami, as well as for those who support or simply love the Museum, so it was particu-larly important for us to do whatever we could to help on a local level.”The fair featured three stages of continuous enter-tainment where guests ex-perienced traditional favor-ites, such as the thundering taiko drumming by Fushu Daiko and demonstrations of martial artists and bonsai techniques, as well as the modern favorite anime ins-pired cosplay contest.Also included were the a-venues of artisan booths,

anime dealers, plant sales, Asian and American food vendors, the Kirin Beer Garden and children’s ac-tivities. New panel topics such as Wacky Snacks of Japan and Kanzashi Hair-

pin-Making were highly at-tended and well-received. Hatsume 2011 was spon-sored by The Palm Beach Post, Animingle.com and Kirin Beer. Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens has been a center for Japanese arts and culture in South Florida since its opening in 1977. The Morikami invites guests to discover South Florida’s heritage and its connection with Ja-pan, and explore a series of six diverse gardens inspired by a different historical pe-riod and style of Japanese gardening. Visitors can experience tra-ditional and contemporary Japanese culture through world-class exhibits, varied educational programs and seasonal events, bonsai dis-play, pan-Asian cuisine and a distinctive museum store.Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday. The Mori-kami is located at 4000 Morikami Park Road in Delray Beach, Florida. For more information about the Morikami, its exhibitions, programs and events, visit www.morikami.org or call 561-495-0233.




WEST PALM BEACH - The second annual ‘Pitch In for Cancer Research” golf classic will be held Monday, April 11 at Ban-yan Golf Club in West Palm Beach. “We are so fortunate to have this exclusive club open their doors to our organi-zation,” said tournament chairs Jeremy and Lauren Schneider. “It is a wonder-ful opportunity for avid golfers to play this highly-regarded private course.” Organizers anticipate rais-ing more than $50,000 to support cancer research by exceptional Israeli sci-entists developing earlier diagnostic methods and groundbreaking cancer treatments and therapies. “The research value, dol-lar for dollar, is unrivaled. Israel conducts research at a fraction of the cost of comparable research in the United States,” said Peter Brown ICA USA board president.The day begins with reg-istration and a BBQ lunch at 11:00 a.m., and a shot-gun start at 1p.m. for the Shamble format event. An

Israel Cancer Association hosts ‘cancer research’ golf tourney

awards ceremony, silent auction, cocktails and heavy hors d’oeuvres follows play. The entry fee, a portion of which is tax deductible, is $300 for one golfer, $550 for a two-some and $1,100 for a foursome. Call Melanie Johnson at (561) 832-9277 or email [email protected] Cancer Association USA is a nonprofit established in 1994 in Palm Beach. It raises funds for fellowships that support cancer research conducted by scientists at 38 hos-pitals, universities and institutions in Israel.

Tournament chairs Jeremy and Lauren Schneider.

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FAITHBy Pastor Sandy

Pastor Sandy Huntsman - Administrative PastorBoca Glades Baptist Church - www.bocaglades.org

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

DIVORCE FLORIDA STYLEBy Mike Gora

In this journey we call life, there are many lessons to learn. Some are very obvi-ous; some are more subtle. Some lessons seemed quite easy but others were really quite hard. Some things were exactly as they were described; others were noth-ing like I was led to believe.In all walks of life, at ev-ery stage of life, I have met people who were mad, sad, and glad. I’ve also noted it had nothing to do with their wealth, social status, or lot in life. Chuck Swindoll, a noted Christian speaker, said this about attitude: “The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of at-titude on life. Attitude, to me, is more important than facts. It is more important than the past, than educa-tion, than money, than cir-cumstances, than failures, than successes, than what other people think or say or do. It is more important than appearance, giftedness or skill. It will make or break a company... a church... a home. The remarkable thing is we have a choice every

Divine Paradoxesday regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day. We cannot change our past... we cannot change the fact that people will act in a certain way. We can-not change the inevitable. The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have, and that is our atti-tude... I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 90% how I react to it. And so it is with you... we are in charge of our at-titudes.”Because we only have one life to live, it behooves us to make the most of our lives. I really want to be one of those people who learns the lessons of life quickly so I can improve my quality of life now, and ensure a re-warding tomorrow.Believing there is a God, as revealed in Scripture, clearly has profound phiosophical implications: “Accept the way God does things, for who can straighten what he has made crooked?’”(Ecc.7.13). Throughout the pages of Scripture we are reminded that He has a purpose for all

He does, and though often we cannot understand what He does with His hand, we can trust His heart.God does things differently than man. We are encour-aged daily to “live it up; go for all the gusto; get all you can; might is right.” Scripture teaches just the opposite: “Blessed are the meek, for they shall in-herit the earth; give, and it shall be given you.” The Bible is replete with such paradoxes. A paradox is defined as: “a statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a pos-sible truth; an opinion or statement contrary to com-monly accepted opinion.” Dennis J. DeHaan in Our Daily Bread defines a bibli-cal paradox as “an apparent contradiction that conceals a profound truth.”In the next few articles we will consider some values that may often seem “up-side down” to the natu-ral mind, but completely “downside up” when we live with a higher wisdom.

I could tell you that I’m again at DaDa’s in Delray on a Tuesday evening, typ-ing by my thumbs, but I’m not. At home at 5 a.m. on Monday, getting a head start on the week.This third column in a trilo-gy steps away from a direct connection to matrimonial law into the theme:” those who hang by their thumbs” and those who help them.First the helpers. As di-rected, I arrived at Victory Church a few minutes be-fore 10 Saturday morning to pick up boxes of free food to bring to people who need the food, arranged through the Mae Volen Cen-ter in Boca Raton. I spot a couple of my fellow Rota-rians, who tell me that, “the truck was late and our start would be delayed by about two hours. Not being patient I groan, but then it gets interesting.I pick up my six boxes two hours later, but not before watching a process engi-neered by the church’s vol-unteers, which started with a prayer circle, became chaotic when the late truck, a huge 18-wheeler, got un-loaded, by the volunteers, followed by an assembly line of box stuffing from frozen meats, to vegeta-bles, chips and the like, and dessert.

Volunteers and hangers-onThe prayer circle included a reference to an excel-lent faith healer, who was visiting the county. Just to be safe I stuck in a silent prayer for my wife’s right foot, which had been swol-len lately while recovering from a fractured bone.Of the many areas of South County being served I was randomly handed two lists of homes to choose from. I chose Boca’s Century Vil-lage, because I would fin-ish closer to my home than the route in Delray Beach. After a few minutes of fa-miliarizing myself with the map attached to my list, and a few more minutes of getting lost in Century Village I arrived at my first destination.Easy. A first floor apart-ment. I parked right in front. Knocked, and then knocked a bit harder. A tiny man in his 90s came to the door and with a big grin, invited me into his home, and di-rected me to put my twenty pound box in his kitchen.His home, neat as a pin, was tiny. Saturday’s news-paper was neatly folded on his easy chair. He took a chance and said some-thing to me in Yiddish, I responded with one of the two or three phrases I re-member and wished him good luck. He smiled

again and he patted me on the back like I was a bar mitzvah boy, I gave him a hug and left.Door number two was a bit harder to find as the list was wrong, and there was no matching apart-ment number in the build-ing listed, “E.” I tried “D” in the same complex and found the apartment, and the matching name. I nev-er met the occupant as the door was opened and direc-tions gi-ven by a hired care taker, who accepted the food box on behalf of the napping owner.The other four apartments were in the right places and easy to find, but each was on upper floors, one near an elevator and three not. And the 20-pound boxes began to feel like 50 pounders.I first found a delightful couple in their 80s who had been waiting for the two hour late delivery, and put-ting off their local daughter who was to have picked them earlier. The occu-pants of the next two apart-ments took a different turn, much sadder and far more desperate.Both women were obvious-ly home bound, physically unable to care for them-selves and their homes, and in pain. Both women were probably in their fifties, one on a walker, the other on a



Though all parents were at one time teenagers them-selves, they seem to have forgotten what it is like to be a teenager. Recently, more and more parents have come under the im-pression that it is their ul-timate responsibility as a parent to spark a conver-sation with their teenagers in the morning. What par-ents are not considering, however, is how greatly zombie-like teenagers, in mid-yawn, detest conver-sations with parents in the morning. One reason teenagers avoid conversations in the mor-ning is that we have far less patience than normal for the small irritations parents cause us. For example, du-ring the day a typical teen will simply pretend to lis-ten to a parent thoroughly describe the most insig-nificant, irrelevant details in a “funny story” without actually getting to the point of the story. In the morn-ing, however, if a parent does not make clear the direct purpose of the story (skipping all the unrelated

Since When Did Morning Time Mean No-Talk Time?

details) within the first two sentences, we lose all pa-tience to listen to the story and merely become more and more annoyed until we most likely request silence in a most impolite manner. To our defense, however, we simply can’t compre-hend how parents manage to turn a thirty-second story into a ten-minute-long con-versation. Consequently, we use infamous, rash thinking to come to the conclusion that our parents’ goal must be to bore us to death with stories we have no desire in hearing. Sorry, but that is the cold, hard truth! Another reason why teen-agers prefer not to have conversations is that pa-rents tend to ask the same question multiple times in the morning. Though it is true parents are just trying to do their jobs by mak-ing sure that their son or daughter remembers ev-erything for that day, it can become a major grievance when a parent forgets what he or she has asked and re-peats the same question. As a result, we teenagers

have developed our own system of combating such infuriating yet minor an-noyances. When confront-ed with a situation that could easily spiral out of control into a full-fledged morning conversation with a parent, filled with repeat-ed questions and uninter-esting stories, we resort to our time-tested defense: the Nonchalant Organized De-fense, or, as it is more com-monly known, the NOD. After enough instances a typical teenager has trained his or herself to automati-cally nod to any yes or no questions in the morning, so that he or she may tune out of the conversation and avoid irritation. So remember parents: in the future, there is no need to worry that a teenager is being disrespectful or is upset when he or she does not wish to have a conver-sation in the morning. For in rea-lity, if a teenager is silent in the morning, par-ents should merely take it as a sign that they have done their job properly and raised a normal son or daughter.

CARTER’S CORNERBy Carter Helshien

Teen LifeThe Boca Raton Tribune



BusinessDelray Beach Tribune

By Gerald 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. jerry@

shermanperlman.com http://www.shermanperlman.com

A Positive Mental Attitude (PMA), being optimistic and enthusiastic, can mean the difference between success and failure, espe-cially for the salesperson. Possessing a positive ap-proach is a very important plus for the salesperson. Your mental attitude is your inner mindset and has an effect on your ap-proach to your client. Cli-ents don’t want gloom and doom; they are looking for reassurance and positive, honest and reliable rela-tionships. Being positive is one of the most important characteristics a salesper-son can possess. Before meeting with your client, “reset” your mental attitude. Park any nega-tivity on the shelf and as-sume a focused and posi-tive mental attitude. PMA is contagious. Your pas-sion and excitement about your product/service can instill enthusiasm in your client. If there is a need for the product/service and it offers a benefit, the cli-ent’s enthusiasm will mir-ror yours and get you that much further to closing the sale.To simplify determining the mental attitude of the salesperson, my co-author, Sar S. Perlman and I de-vised the Plus or Minus

The ‘Plus Factor’ in sellingFactor Graph to create a picture in your mind’s eye so that you can see the degree of positive or negative attitudes you are exuding towards your cli-ent, your product and your sales presentation. It’s short and simple and based on a scale of Plus 10 to Minus 10. At the top of the graph we have the en-thusiastic, optimistic, fun-to-be-around salesperson, and at the bottom we find the cranky, cynical grump. In essence it asks you to answer the question, “To what degree are you show-ing these traits?” The higher the Plus or Minus factor, the more likely it is that a sale will take place. As the illustration shows, the salesperson with the most positive attitude has the potential to make the most sales.If you asked a salesperson with a low Plus or Minus Factor about his/her busi-ness, chances are you’d hear something along the lines of: “It’s rough doing business today with this poor economy and world problems. Client’s demand too much. There’s a lot of competition out there, its tough going. With expens-es rising; it’s getting too expensive to do business. My boss doesn’t support

my efforts and refuses to understand the problems. His idea of a joke is when he asks his client, “How are you doing?” and the client replies, “Fine thank you,” he answers, “At least one of is!” On the other hand, a sales-person with a high Plus or Minus factor is likely to answer the same question much differently: “Busi-ness is what you make it! The opportunities are always there. We have a great product and we are making great inroads. We are really on target by pro-viding the best value and excellent service.” If the day did not go well, the positive salespeople will say, “Tomorrow is another day with new opportuni-ties!” There is one caveat to all of the above, being posi-tive is not to be confused with living in never-never land where all is right with the world. Things can and do go wrong, is-sues will arrive that need to be addressed, negative situations can happen and people can be just down-right rude. All of this can adversely affect the rela-tionship with the client. Be positive but be realistic and understand that you can’t fix everything with a smile, but you can try.

The Center for Business Development and Entrepreneurship at Palm Beach State College is offering the following courses:Taxation of Corporations & Partnerships, Lake Worth campus, March 31 to May 5, 6 to 9 p.m. Advance your skills in federal tax preparation by learning the basics of corporate and partnership returns. Please, click here to register.Emotional Intelligence, La-ke Worth campus, Friday April 1, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Learn to identify the critical connection between self-awareness, self-regulation, self-motivation, and empathy to cultivate and maintain effective relationships at work. Home Based Business Opportunities, Lake Worth campus, April 7-28, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. This course is designed to assist entrepreneurs in investigating and developing a home based business. Five Must Know Marketing Tips, Boca Raton campus, Monday, April 11, 6 to 8:30 pm., students will learn easy to implement strategies and resources that a small business can use to boost its marketing efforts. Business Writing & Proofreading, Lake Worth campus, Wednesday, April 20, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Learn to create more effective written communication by developing proof-reading, editing, spelling, punctuation, formatting and composition skills. Call 561-868-3514

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Delray Beach Tribune BUSINESS Highland Beach, Delray Beach, FL

THE WEALTH ADVISORBy Barry Siegel

You are being sued. Just reading those words is enough to make you break out in a sweat. Even if it’s your business, and not you personally, or even if it’s someone in your family, no-tice of a lawsuit is among the most stressful events you’ll ever experience.You’ll no doubt go through the normal emotions - sur-prise, indignation, anger, frustration, and even de-pression. Consider how the doctor in the Bernie Mac wrongful death case feels. The doctor was a longtime physician and friend of the comedian and no doubt felt like he did everything right to protect his patient. Ber-nie’s wife felt otherwise. (You can read the allega-tions about the wrongful death claim here.)Being sued gives rise to the legitimate fear that you could lose all or at least a substantial part of your as-sets.In these difficult economic times, as liability claims and litigation rates continue to rise, an increasing number of advisors and their clients, especially business owners and professionals, consider employing asset protection strategies to protect those things for which they have worked so hard. The primary goal of As-set Protection Planning is to provide peace of mind if disaster strikes. This is ac-complished by developing

Protecting your assetsa wealth preservation plan that works. Asset protec-tion strategies are generally not designed to control all of your assets. Rather, they are designed to take a cer-tain portion of your wealth and protect it with legal structures that are likely to frustrate the efforts of fu-ture creditors. It is not de-signed to shield assets that are needed for short-term or mid-term financial needs. Rather, the goal is to provide assurance that at least part of your wealth is beyond the reach of creditors, and that you have the resources with which to “rebuild” in the worst case scenario. Other goals of asset protec-tion planning include:• Taking the decision out of the hands of local judges

• Allowing lawsuits to be tried and heard by a jury

• Allowing the negotiation of favorable settlements

• Allowing long-term plan-ning

• Avoiding having one law-suit ruin your life and the life of the your family

• Allowing discovery of as-sets but having those assets protected

• Allowing the professional to continue to practiceIn today’s litigious society, there is virtually no way to

Barry D. Siegel, Esq., President of Barry D. Siegel, P.A, is an attorney who practices Estate Planning, Asset Protection, Elder Law, Trust Administration and Probate. Mr. Siegel, an author and frequent

guest speaker, has offices in Boca Raton, Palm Beach Gardens, Fort Lauderdale and Aventura.

anticipate how your assets or the assets of your clients may be exposed to poten-tial creditors. If you own a business, or practice a pro-fession (medical, legal, ac-counting, engineering, or architecture), it is impos-sible to foresee the financial pitfalls that lie ahead. Even though many busi-nesses are operated as cor-porations or limited liability companies (which tradition-ally offer protection from business debts), there is a growing trend toward at-taching certain business liabilities to the business owner. For example, certain tax obligations can attach to the business owner, as well as liability for sexual harassment lawsuits, even if the unlawful acts were com-mitted by a non-owner em-ployee. In addition, several environmental regulations routinely impute liability to the business owner.Although most business owners and professionals are careful and diligent about how they operate, we sim-ply cannot ignore the wide variety of risks to which all of us are exposed. Years of hard work to build for re-tirement and improve your family’s life could be wiped out by the banging of the gavel. For that reason alone, it makes sense to learn more about asset protection plan-ning, and decide if any of these strategies are appro-priate for your clients - or for you!





GamesDelray Beach Tribune

On a Claire Day

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Pet SocietyDelray Beach Tribune

PET OF THE WEEK

Story, photo by Pam D’Addio

BOCA RATON - Is this my good side? I’m “Chance”’ and I’d really like one. I know if you meet me, you’ll see that I deserve a wonderful home. I’m a cool mix of Dachshund and Chihuahua, which makes me a special, unique boy. That’s why MUTTS RULE... there’s no other quite like us! I’m a 3-year-old neutered male, weighing in at about 15 pounds. I’m a friendly, spunky dog who loves people, especially people who will give me a belly rub. Check me out, then check me outta here so we can live happily ever after!I’m available for adoption at Tri-County Humane Society, a no-kill animal shelter located at 21287 Boca Rio Road in Boca Raton. The shelter is open for adoptions Tuesday through Sunday, 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Adoption fees for companion animals are $110 and up. Animals are heartworm-tested and up-to-date on vaccinations. Included in the adoption fee is one year of free office visits toRegency Veterinary Clinic.Please visit us to find a lost pet or to consider adding a shelter dog or cat to your family. We have puppies and kittens, too! Call (561) 482-8110 or view many of our available animals and volunteer opportunities at: www.tricountyhumane.org. Follow us on Facebook and Twitter at ‘TriCounty Humane’.

Chance is looking for a chance to be your loving pet



SportsDelray Beach Tribune

By: Pedro Heizer

Ms. Bessie Sapp Redding, a die-heart Miami Heat fan and a huge fan of Miami guard Dwyane Wade, had the chance for the first time in her life to watch her beloved Heat and their star play at the American Airlines Arena on Sunday March 27 thanks to The Delray Beach Tri-

93-Year Old Fan gets wish of a lifetime

bune, our sister publica-tion. When asked how she felt during the game, Ms. Redding simply let out a huge smile and said, “I feel like a kid at Disney World”. Ms. Redding and her fam-ily were given the VIP treatment at the game. Her hero, Dwyane Wade gave her and her family his pri-vate VIP Loge seats. For Ms. Redding, that was enough. Her knowing that her favorite player gave her his tickets that he gives his VIP Guests sim-ply made her night.We here at The Boca Ra-ton Tribune and The Del-ray Beach Tribune are proud of being part of this great event and help-ing a fan get her wish. We take our slogan seriously; we truly are your closest neighbors.

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By: Edwin Shackleford

Most golfers, regardless of their ability level, are guilty of wasting their practice time. How many times have you been at a driving range and wit-nessed stall after stall filled with tired looking golfers endlessly beating balls. Most have selected the large bucket and think only of launching all those little pellets with the big stick. Most of these people would have been bet-ter off if they had just stayed home and mowed the lawn. Why? They are practicing without a pur-pose.

PLAN YOUR GOLF PRACTICE The first step in improving your golf is learning more about the swing. If you do not want to take lessons, there is a wealth of infor-mation available in books, magazines and on the web. Find some information related to a part of your game you are struggling with. You’ll likely find many articles related to any and every golf sin you could possibly commit. Focus on the cause and ef-fect. Try to understand not only what you need to do to improve, but the causes of your problem. There are likely to be multiple pos-sible causes and solutions.

Make Any Golf Practice CountHIT THE DRIVING RANGE? NOT YET Instead of running to hit that next large bucket, take those golf tips you learned and apply them in front of a full-length mirror. This is especially effective if you are working on your stance or setup. You can easily compare your body posi-tion with those of the pros in the magazines. Take your backswing in slow motion, stopping at vari-ous points to again com-pare your position with the pro. This exercise will help you picture and feel a good golf swing.

SMALL BUCKET PLEASE When you finally get to the range, your mind is no doubt full of energy and excitement as you pre-pare to apply your new thoughts. That is good. But, remember that it is quality golf practice, not quantity, which counts. Get the small bucket and take your time. Rest be-tween shots. Resolve in your mind to think about what you are working on before each shot. Apply one swing thought before each practice shot. Too many thoughts will result in “paralysis of analysis”. After each shot, reflect on not only the result, but how the swing felt. What did you do wrong? What

did you do right?

PRACTICE WITH A FRIEND

You can triple the ef-fectiveness of your golf practice if you bring a friend with you. Buy one large bucket and share a stall. Take turns hitting a few shots each. Tell your friend what you are work-ing on and ask him to de-scribe how it looks. Watch one another from the side and behind to get different angles. Ask your partner to focus on different ele-ments of the swing: the grip, setup, plane, top of back swing, lower body position, shoulder turn, etc.

IMPROVEMENT TAKES TIME Remember to keep fo-cused on improving your weaknesses. It makes little sense to spend 75% of your golf practice time work-ing on your strong points. Don’t get impatient. Real-ize that improvement takes time! Nobody goes from a twenty-handicap down to a single-digit overnight. However, if you apply these tips, you’ll be build-ing your knowledge of the game as you practice. This can only help improve your game in the long run.Article Source: http://www.golfarticles.net



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