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"You can observe a lot just by watching." Yogi Berra Click on the ads with RED borders to visit the businesses website TAKING STOCK Six with tech appeal p3 Boca Raton News Leading the community to a better tomorrow 25 CENTS 51st Year/Issue 62 Friday-Saturday, March 30-31, 2007 1 Section/12 pages INSIDE #1 Club Residential C oun t ry Biotech Boca 2 in the USA and growing Boca West reflects trend aimed at gaining younger demographic Final Four 11 Police Blotter 2 Taking Stock 3 Movie Schedule 4 Divoce Fla. Style 5 Crossword 8 Sudoku 8 Horoscope 8 Classified 9-10 Sports 11-12 eDeliver your Boca News By John Johnston which Lang is helping the club reposition itself toward capturing a “younger demographic.” As clubs in general are aging, Agran said, many are “matching investments to achieve a desired demographic.” Agran explained that at Boca West “a lot of the units are 1970’s era.” What Boca West asked Lang to do, Agran said, “was show how these older units can be rehabbed, and still be competitive.” This resulted in Lang’s successful renovation of three units, Agran said, all of which are now left open to the general real estate community under a multi-list plan. Scott Agran Boca West “continues to reinvent itself,” Agran said, “because it wants to bring in the younger buyer.” Managing Editor Continuing its pro-active facilities upgrade, Boca West has announced a $32.5 million plan to improve and add to spa facilities there. The plan adds to the $100 million spent on facility improvements there over the last decade – not coincidentally resulting in Boca West now being ranked the number one residential country club in the country and the number one country club in the state of Florida. Boca West’s Chairman of the Board, Leonard Meyers, said the newest improvement/expansion would renovate the fitness center and Pavilion dining room, together with adding a state-of-the-art spa. All of which adds to an already bright future, according to Lang Realty President/Broker Scott Agran, beUse Expands cause Boca West has taken “a pro-active approach to Beyond appeal to a younger audience, Board Chairthe future.” man Meyers explained that spa facilities renovation Lang Realty has an “exclusive alliance” with Boca West, Agran told the Boca Raton News – and out of continued on Page 2 Sign up at BocaNews.com Briny Breezes awaits rezoning By Dale M. King CITY EDITOR Things are fairly normal again in the tiny town of Briny Breezes. That is, as normal as any community where all 488 of its residents are looking to become millionaires. On Jan. 10, a majority of the 488 property owners on the barrier island abutting Boynton Beach voted in favor of selling the “town” (actually a corporation) to Ocean Land Investments of Boca Raton for $510 million. The developer wants to build an upscale resort community, replacing the 550 platted mobile home lots with 700 to 900 condominium and resort units. For a long time, all eyes were on the community as it pondered multi-million dollar buyout offers. Last year, when Ocean Land made its first proposal, the corporation rejected it. The Boca firm came back a second time and made it happen. Not as many eyes are trained on the community now. A woman who answered the phone at the corporation office said a meeting was going on, 25 people were in the office and “not much has changed.” But one of those still eyeballing the town is County Commissioner Mary McCarty. She represents the tiny section of seaside land that will soon be transformed from a mobile home park to luxury condos. McCarty has even set up a site on her web page to “keep you informed of important developments” in Briny Breezes. “As the District 4 County Commissioner, I represent the residents continued on Page 2 One plus one equals 2,700 DON’t miss YOUR sunday APRIL 1 Real (Special to the News) A person can build an addition of up to 600 square feet without paying a parks and recreation impact fee. But when the addition hits 601 square feet, the fee kicks in at about $2,700. By Dale M. King CITY EDITOR (Melissa Korman/Special to the News) Degas in Boca Boca Raton Museum of Art President Michael Gora announced Thursday the museum will display 74 rarely seen Degas sculptures in bronze, beginning January 23, 2008 through April 8. A complete schedule of museum exhibits will be seen in an upcoming Sunday Society section. www.bocanews.com Boca Raton City Council members are used to getting calls from angry constituents. But when a resident contacted Councilman M.J. “Mike” Arts to complain that he’d been hit with a $2,700 “parks and recreation impact fee” when he got a permit to build a 640 square foot addition to his home, the councilman felt it was time to take it up with his colleagues. “This is not to grow his family, but to give the family more room,” Arts said. He was referring to the parks and recreation impacts fees adopted by the City Council a year ago. The ordinance creating the fees says they are designed to provide a program that maintains quality of life while accounting for new growth. Right now, a person can build an addition of up to 600 square feet without paying a parks and recreation impact fee. But when the addition hits 601 square feet, the fee kicks in at about $2,700. Arts said the caller complained that the cost of all the permits he had to get totaled about $8,000 – nearly 10 percent of the $85,000 price of the addition. “The family has to add 10 percent of the cost – and all they want is some comfort,” the councilman said. He planned to offer a motion at continued on Page 3 Boca Raton/Delray Beach News - Friday-Saturday, March 30-31, 2007 • www.bocanews.com Boca ‘still a focal point for bioscience,’ says mayor City providing $5,000 grant to host technology conference (Special to the News) Mayor Steven Abrams By Dale M. King CITY EDITOR Boca Raton may not have won the battle to locate the Scripps Research Institute within its borders. But Boca “is still at the focal point of the bioscience industry,” Mayor Steven Abrams told the Boca Raton News. Abrams will deliver the opening remarks at the 6th annual bioscience conference – BioTech 2007 – April 4 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Florida Atlantic University’s Boca Raton campus. The city has provided the Enterprise Development Corporation of South Florida (EDC), the sponsoring organization, with a $5,000 grant to support the conference, which has come back to FAU for the first time after rotating among South Florida’s three other universities. Boca bounces back Boca’s comeback from the Scripps loss began the day after the San Diego-based company announced it was going to Jupiter. Boca nailed down Operation Checkmate, which will bring an IBM-Scripps partnership to Boca to develop vaccines for possible pandemics. “We hope to expand this,” the mayor said. He said the city has also seen healthy growth of bioscience startup companies. The EDC is a public/private partnership specializing in providing business development services to emerging science and technology companies. Jane Teague, its executive director, noted that “the city’s support will help us continue to increase economic development in the science and technology industries in Boca Raton, as well as throughout South Florida.” The theme of BioTech 2007 is New Frontiers in South Florida Bioscience, Teague said, with a focus on collaboration and the region’s 60year life science history, and how new clinical and academic partnerships will change South Florida’s bioscience landscape. Dr. Richard A. Houghten, founder and president of Torrey Pines Institute for Molecular Studies, will serve as keynote speaker at 9:30 a.m., following Abrams’ opening remarks. Other conference highlights include sessions on new collaborations in bioinformatics and biomedical science, funding for life science companies, and other business and regulatory issues, plus poster presentations and sponsor exhibits. For information, call Christine Cannon at 561-620-8494, extension x10. BDB on board In a related matter, the Business Development Board of Palm Beach County held a Bioscience Stakeholder’s Meeting Thursday night in West Palm Beach. The purpose was to update members of the life science industry, government, education and the community about new developments in Palm Beach County’s biotech cluster. Houghton attended, and took part in a panel discussion of “Technology Transfer – Product to Payoff: Technology Transfer’s Role in Commercialization.” The workshop called “Community Transformation – Palm Beach County’s Response to Biotech” had a healthy local representation. It included Steve Sloate, senior vice president and chief strategy office from Boca Raton Community Hospital and Ramaswamy Narayanan, associate dean for Research & Industrial Relations at Florida Atlantic University. Clint Chalk, a biotechnology student at Palm Beach Community College and intern at Ocean Ridge BioSciences, also took part, as did Russell Allen, president of BioFlorida. Dale M. King can be reached at 561-549-0832 or at dking@ bocanews.com. Police Blotter Company reports fraud Officials from a company in Boca Raton reported to police March 14 that a resident of Palm Beach Gardens used the company’s credit card number to purchase a cellular telephone via the Internet, police said. Purse stolen A Boca Raton resident told police the rear left passenger window of his car was broken out and a purse was removed from the back seat. He reported the incident March 14, police said. Diamonds missing A woman told police she took her diamond ring to a local jeweler March 10 to have it resized. When she went to pick it up three days later, she noticed that one diamond was missing. She then realized that all 11 diamonds were changed out for cubic zirconia, police said. The ring was valued at $7,000, police said. Obituaries RUDY ZELINA Rudy Zelina, 79, of Melrose died at home on March 26th following a lengthy illness. Before moving to Melrose 6 years ago, Mr. Zelina had been a resident of Boca Raton since 1958. Mr. Zelina was a Drummer for the Iggy Biondi Trio and served in the United States Navy. In 1968, Rudy and his family opened Rudy’s Bar which is now known as Boca Bar & Grill, and he also worked for the Boca Raton City Hall in the mail room before retiring from the Postal Service in 2001. Mr. Zelina is survived by his wife of 21 years, Lesley Zelina of Melrose; children; Charma See of Bradenton & Jeffery Zelina of Panama City Beach; step children: Cheryl Fowler of Brooksville & Rick Torrance of Royal Palm Beach: sister: Emily Lee of Delray Beach; 5 grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren. Memorial services will be at 2 pm on Sat. April 14, 2007 in the DeWitt C. Jones Chapel, with Mr. Michael Butler conducting the services. In lieu of flowers please make contributions to Haven Hospice of the Lakes, 6400 St. John’s Ave., Palatka, FL 32177. Arrangements are under the care of Jones Funeral Home, 340 E. Walker Dr., Keystone Heights, FL 32656 (352) 473-3176. West Boca High students break digital divide By Nicol Jenkins STAFF WRITER Boca students become presidential historians By Nicol Jenkins STAFF WRITER History recently came alive for some Boca students. Students from Spanish River High School and Omni Middle School in Boca Raton recently became historians. The local pupils listened to a history lesson from Robert Watson, Associate Professor of Political Science at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton. The Boca professor, who’s a historian, addressed the contributions and leadership styles of American presidents. His research includes U.S. presidents, first ladies, and the White House. “He spoke about the presidency and listed his top three presidents, Lincoln, Washington and Truman. He is one of three dozen historians who serve on a committee that ranks presidents,” said Tom Di Figlio, Social Studies Department Chairman at Spanish River High School. About 700 students were in attendance for the speech, according to Di Figlio. “They got to ask questions about current politics,” said Di Figlio. “The kids need to learn about the past in order to understand the scope and sequence of current day affairs.” Spanish River High School and Omni Middle School are the only Gilder Lehrman history schools in Florida. Gilder Lehrman history schools are college-preparatory schools centered on American history. At the core of these schools is a four-year sequence of courses in American history. In many of these schools, the entire student body participates in the Gilder Lehrman program. In other schools, a select portion of the student body participates. “The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History promotes the study and love of American history,” said Eric Sharfstein, Communications Manager for the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History. “Our goal is to have students not just cover history, but discover history.” Sharfstein said guest speakers are part of the program called the Junior Historians’ Forum. These forums were created in 2004 for Gilder Lehrman schools. Students and teachers have the opportunity to analyze documents with leading scholars and discuss the historian’s craft in an informal setting. Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation: The End of Slavery in America by Allen C. Guelzo of Gettysburg College was held at Spanish River High School in January. “The forum is a chance for students and teachers to listen to and speak with a scholar, ask questions, and analyze historical documents. Studying with a scholar and looking at primary source materials are the best way to become a part of a dialogue on a particular historical subject,” Sharfstein said. “This is a great way for students to learn that continued on Page 3 No computer means social suicide in the teen world- where most communicate via text messages and social networking sites. But nowadays teachers also rely heavily on the Internet to interact with students. Those without in Palm Beach County are lumped into the digital divide, meaning not having access to the Internet. But West Boca Raton High School has decided to break the divide between the techie “haves” and “have nots.” Through a computer refurbish program through the district, students in the Information Technology Academy add software to older computers and then donate them to local non-profit organizations. About 50 students in Craig Sommer’s PC Support and Networking classes are currently “in the process” of refurbishing district computers to donate to area non-profits. “We get the computers from the district and put software into them and then once we’re finished we will pass them on to non-profits, who will then pass them on to households and people in the community,” Sommer said. Most computers are four to five years old, Sommer said, and it takes two to three hours for students to refurbish those computers. The process, Sommer said includes, “First they have to make sure the system works, then load software, physically clean the computer, and finally test the computer and make sure the person is getting a good machine.” Besides learning technical skills, Sommer believes the students also gain a sense of supporting the community. “I thought it was a great idea because of the double benefit. Students continued on Page 3 $2,700 fee from Page 1 Tuesday’s meeting raising the square footage limit before the fee kicks in. City Manager Leif Ahnell said the city staff would draft an amendment and present it to the council during its goalsetting sessions in late April. In fact, council members showed an interest in possibly revising the document during the two-day workshop. Arts’ experience apparently jogged other council members’ memories. For one thing, Deputy Mayor Susan Whelchel recalled that it was she who raised the square footage on the fee list from 400 to the 600 that eventually was approved. She said the figure was “pulled from a hat. Now, as we are finding out, it isn’t helping.” “We should do something to help people, especially young people,” said Councilman Bill Hager. The council noted that an addition to a home does not always mean more children. Special to the News Owl Club President Richard Staller, Lee Corso and Howard Schnellenberger. FAU Owl Club auction increases scholarships FROM STAFF REPORTS Florida Atlantic University’s Fourth Annual Athletics Owl Club Auction and Dinner, sponsored by Commerce Bank, brought in more people and more money for athletics scholarships, said university officials. “There are different measures of an event,” said FAU’s Athletics Director Craig Angelos. “Our goal was to entertain, recognize our continued on Page 4 Boca West from Page 1 and expansion was also necessary because membership use of the current sport pavilion, built in 1997, has increased dramatically over the last several years. The work will include addition of a new 60,000 square foot world-class spa, along with expansion of the Fitness Center, the salon and locker rooms, the addition of a casual cocktail lounge and meeting/card/multi-function rooms. from Page 1 of Briny Breezes and the surrounding municipalities – and am very committed to addressing the community’s concerns and issues as this project progresses,” she said. According to McCarty, the developer’s plans for a resort community are in the preliminary planning stages and are subject to change due to an extremely complicated process. “Some of the government agencies that will be involved in the approval process include the State Department of Environmental Protection, the State Department of Community Affairs, the city of Boynton Beach and the South Florida Water Management District.” The closing on the land is scheduled for March of 2009. That’s when residents will get their money – and will have to relocate. Between now and then, elected officials will be making changes to the comprehensive plan and zoning regulations, and acting on an application to approve the resort. Dale M. King can be reached at 561-549-0832 or at dking@bocanews.com. John Johnston can be reached at 561-5490833, or at jjohnston@bocanews.com Boca Raton News The Leader in Local News Established Dec. 2, 1955 Craig B. Swill, Publisher John Johnston, Managing Editor Dale King, City Editor Dale M. King can be reached at 561-5490832 or at dking@bocanews.com. Briny Breezes The Pavilion Dining Room outdoor terrace will be enclosed and air-conditioned, increasing dining capacity. Completion of this part of the project is slated for the end of 2008, Meyers said. Boca West Country Club is located on Glades Road in Boca Raton and is home to over 3,300 families. Craig B. Swill Switchboard 893-6400 • Fax 893-6677 The Boca Raton News is published Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday. USPS #059720 John Johnston Subscription Rates are as follows: 13 Weeks $21.45 26 Weeks $37.70 52 Weeks $65.00 1141 S. Rogers Circle, Suite 7, Boca Raton, FL, 33487. Periodicals postage is paid at Boca Raton, Fla. Postmaster address changes to the above listed address. Published by Dale King SOUTH FLORIDA MEDIA GROUP www.bocanews.com • Boca Raton/Delray Beach News - Friday-Saturday, March 30-31, 2007 Boca students exchange culture with Israel students By Nicol Jenkins STAFF WRITER Jessica Friedman and Tal Fuchs have much in common -- the duo shares similar roots in Israel. However, the new friends are a world apart. Friedman lives in Boca Raton and attends Weinbaum Yeshiva High School; Fuchs lives in Kiryat Bialik, Israel. But through the Jewish Roots program sponsored by the Florida Jewish Federation, both girls can visit one another. Currently, Tal is staying with Friedman in Boca. And she’s not alone. Through the program, many local Jewish teens from Weinbaum Yeshiva High School, Donna Klein Jewish Academy, Spanish River High, and Olympic Heights High visit and host students from Kiryat Bialik, Israel. Also over the year, Boca students go to Israel and the Kiryat Bialik students come to Boca, in order to experience each other’s different lifestyles, according to Alexa Bryn, a student at Weinbaum Yeshiva High School (WYHS). “WYHS decided to participate in the program because the program takes students out of their every day lives and comfort zone and lets them experience the way other teens their age live and understand how they think,” said Bryn, also head of public relations at the school. “While the cultural differences between the Israeli and Ameri- can teens are certainly remarkable, it may be even more remarkable that the teenagers in Boca Raton from three different schools live and think differently. However, what's so nice about the Jewish Roots program is that it focuses on the similarities including Jewish Identity and feelings for Israel that bind all of the teenagers and their lifestyles.” But how do the teens connect? The program consists of two monthly (Special to the News) meetings of the Boca teens at the Palm Boca and Israeli students connect through the Jewish Roots program sponsored by the Beach Jewish Federation, where they disFlorida Jewish Federation. The students travel to one another’s countries and view a cuss prominent Jewish issues. One of the bidifferent way of life. monthly meetings is usually a videoconference with the participating teens in Israel, great connection to Israel.” “WYHS students are Orthodox and many according to Bryn. Bryn thinks the program is about “cel- of the other American students are either Then, once a year, the Boca teens go to ebrating diversity and finding similarities Conservative or Reform Jews. The Israeli Israel and stay with the Israeli teens, visit- within that diversity.” students are considered "secular," meaning ing the schools, going on tours and day trips “The program isn't trying to make the that they have Jewish traditions but Judaism around the country, and then the Israeli students adopt one opinion on religion or isn't the focus of everyday lives. Israeli socistudents come to Boca and are exposed to culture, but to respect and embrace each ety is very polarized religiously and I think the American lifestyle, Bryn said. other's different ideas. It is a very important that it is wonderful for the Israeli students Friedman said she’s taken her host stu- lesson for teenagers our age because all too to see that in America, religion isn't so podent to a Miami Heat game, Disney World, often we get caught up in our own lives and larizing. This has certainly given the Israeand the local Jewish Federation. The two our own ways of thinking about things that li teens a stronger connection to Judaism also discuss the war and politics, she addwe forget that people around us, and the because they are seeing completely normal ed. teenagers who take religion seriously, but “We’re showing them our home and people half-way around the world from us, who can still relate to them, respect them, taking them on a tour of Boca Raton. And have incredibly different but valid and in- and understand beliefs,” Bryn said. we’re showing them what it feels like to live teresting points of view,” she said. One of the biggest differences among the Nicol Jenkins can be reached at njenkins@bocanews.com in America,” said Friedman, who will go or 561-549-0844. teens is religious views, Bryn believes. to Israel in November. “It gives us such a Ex-Boca state rep sues condo developer for return of deposit By Dale M. King CITY EDITOR Former State Rep. Irv Slosberg, who represented a largely West Boca district for the past six years, wants to move east. Nearly two years ago, he said, he paid Opus South Developments LLC, developer of the Meridian condo complex at State Road A1A and East Palmetto Park Road, $245,000 as a deposit on a $2.5 million unit overlooking the Atlantic Ocean and South Beach Park. Now, Slosberg says he wants his deposit back, claiming the unit he bought is 261 square feet smaller than what was quoted to him on plans. “I have three sets of plans,” Slosberg told the Boca Raton News. And he said the square footages are different. The Meridian has not yet been completed. Dear B.E.: I'm not tech-savvy, nor am I tech-stock-savvy, so I only recommend stocks whose products I can explain using simple nouns and adjectives prominent in Webster's English Language Dictionary. The tech/trash alphabet soup of acronyms like HEXFET, DKNY, GaAs, RISC, DUDit, MOSFETS, OSHA, BiCOMMS, USDA, AMRF, PMS, ACLU, DDR2, SRAMS, i/o, DDT, ACDC, NAND, L-DOPA, VOIP, etc., is as difficult to interpret as their underlying stocks are to recommend. I don't recommend or own tech stocks because most trade at towering price-earnings ratios, most are highly volatile and lightening fast changes in technology make it too difficult to project revenues and earnings for a few years out. Tech stocks are best purchased by riverboat gamblers, traders who have no blood type, bookies and a large percentage of the investing public, most of whom have tax losses. Since you and others are requesting a half-dozen tech issues with "good capital gains potential," I called a friend and an analyst at Merrill Lynch for his best, unpublished picks. I'm listing them for your perusal and recommend that you spend 10 Sundays in the amen corner of your church then sacrifice a lamb for luck. Monolithic Power Systems Inc. (MPWR-$13.10) with $99 million in 2006 sales designs develops and sells advanced analog and mixedsignal semiconductors. MPWR has no debt, 30 million shares out, plenty of cash, trades at a 35 P/E, will earn 37 cents and earnings seem to be on a roll. Sonic Solutions (SNIC-$14.26) with $148 million in 2006 revenues, makes computer basedtools that create digital audio and video titles in CD audio and DVD video formats. SNCI has no debt, a comfortable cash position, 26 million shares out plus good revenue and earnings growth and trades at 22 times earnings of 65 cents a share. Websense Inc. (WBSN-$22.16) has good revenue and earnings growth and expects to earn $1.04 this year on $200 million in revenues. WSBN sells employee Internet management products that help the employer to spy on the employees' use of the company's computer resources. The stock trades at 22 times earnings, has no debt and 45 million shares out. MTC Technologies Inc. (MTCT$21.17) provides sophisticated systems engineering, information technology, intelligence and professional services to the U.S. intelligence, defense and other federal County commissioners have approved the sale of $11.5 million in housing revenue refunding bonds to create an 80-unit multi-family rental housing facility in Lake Worth to be called Palm Gardens Apartments. The Housing Finance Authority of Palm Beach County will issue the bonds, commissioners said, and the issue doesn’t involve any county funds or pledges. The money will be used to finance the costs of acquisition, for construction and also to equip the facility, to be located at 4th Avenue North and North A Street. Separately, and in other housing news commissioners approved the transfer of 5.6 acres of county-owned property east of I-95 and south of Indiantown Road to the PBC Community Land Trust to construct 27 workforce homes; eligible buyers would be families earning 80 percent or less of the countywide median household income, commissioners said. Irv Slosberg John Johnston can be reached at 561-549-0833, or at jjohnston@bocanews.com Boca students become historians from Page 2 Six that might have tech appeal Dear Mr. Berko: You hardly ever recommend tech stocks. Why? Several of us who read your column at the office would like to have about six tech recommendations to invest for our investment club. We haven't done too well with stocks we own but some suggestions from you might improve our club portfolio. We began our club in 1999 and have invested about $88,000 in the market. The club account is now worth $101,000, which isn't very good. One of our members says that its time we start using your recommendations. B.E. Columbus, Ohio Managing Editor Other Business Photo courtesey of myfloridahouse.gov Taking Stock By John Johnston In other housing news commissioners: • Approved the creation of a full-time Fiscal Manager I position within Housing and Community Development (HCD). Commissioners said the position is required by HCD because of: significantly increased responsibilities of its Fiscal Section; to resolve difficulties in reconciling financial data with some grant funders. The position has a pay range of $58,004 to $87,969, excluding benefits, and will be funded with Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and State Housing Initiatives Partnership (SHIP) program funds. A spokeswoman for the firm told the Boca Raton News it is company policy not to comment on pending litigation. Slosberg said that in 2005, he put a down payment on a fifth-floor unit with an “under air” square footage of 3,759 square feet, he said in his lawsuit. A few months ago, Slosberg said he wanted to go into the unfinished unit to measure for blinds and tile. He said the builders told him he couldn’t go in, but he could use the architectural plans in the firm’s office. Slosberg said that when he checked out the unit, it measured 3,498 square feet. He said he complained, but was told nothing could be done. So, he said, he filed suit to get his deposit back. The former three-term rep lost a bid for state senate in 2006. Dale M. King can be reached at 561-549-0832 or at dking@bocanews.com. 80-unit multi-family rental unit planned for Lake Worth events in history were never carved out in stone all at once. Rather, real people made real decisions that determined events.” In preparation for the lecture, each student received a booklet of primary source documents from the Gilder Lehrman Collection and other archives on the American presidency. “The Gilder Lehrman Institute serves one mission: to promote the study of our country's history and government,” Di Figlio said. “The various speakers we have, the contests they enter, makes it come alive for the kids.” Nicol Jenkins can be reached at njenkins@bocanews.com or 561549-0844. West Boca High students from Page 2 Malcom Berko government agencies. Revenues have tripled in the past four years and this year's earnings of $1.18 have doubled in the same time frame. Trading at 17 times earnings, MCTC has $378 million in revenues, $76 million in debt and 15 million shares out. Color Kinetics Inc. (CLRK$17.64) designs, makes and sells lighting systems that use lightemitting diodes. Last year's revenues of $52 million produced a profit of 24 cents a share (18.5 million shares out) with zero debt and a huge cash position. The shares trade at 74 times earnings and those earnings might double this year to 48 cents a share. Online Resources Corp. (ORCC$10.22) provides outsourced Internet financial technology to 850 financial clients. The clients are able to access and view accounts online and perform Web-based, self-service functions. ORCC generated $60 million in 2006 revenues, earned 24 cents a share, has 26 million shares out $85 million in debt, plenty of cash and trades at 42 times earnings. Please address your financial questions to Malcolm Berko, P.O. Box 1416, Boca Raton, FL 33429 or e-mail him at malber@ adelphia.net. learn a lot in the content area and they get to give back to the community,” Sommer said. “And they love it. They love the hands on part and look forward to helping out.” Sommer said once the computers are refurbished students will deliver them to local non-profits. In addition to the digital divide program, students are taking the test for certification in A+ and Microsoft. Separate from the digital divide program, students have also donated a refurbished computer to a fellow classmate and repaired teacher’s computers. Sommer said he thinks the programs have proven successful, as such shown in student Jack Giveon, who will receive the award for top PC Support for the graduating class and will continue studying computer science at the University of Central Florida in Orlando. “These programs are helping out anyone interested in the fields of engineering, computer science, or business,” Sommer said. Nicol Jenkins can be reached at njenkins@ bocanews.com or 561-549-0844. Boca Raton/Delray Beach News - Friday-Saturday, March 30-31, 2007 • www.bocanews.com MOVIE SCHEDULE REGAL SHADOWOOD 16 CINEMAS SUNRISE CINEMAS MIZNER PARK 9889 W Glades Rd, Boca Raton 561-482-2296 301 Plaza Real, Boca Raton 561-368-7744 MUVICO PALACE 20 Will Ferrell 3200 Airport Rd, Boca Raton 561-395-9009 Kurt Russell Will Ferrell Grindhouse (R) Advance Tickets Now on Sale Blades of Glory (PG–13) 12:40, 1:30, 2:15, 3:10, 4:00, 4:40, 5:40, 6:30, 7:10, 8:10, 9:00, 9:35, 10:35, 11:30, 11:55, 12:40 Angela Bassett Jennifer Gray Meet the Robinsons (G) Jennifer Gray 1:00, 3:10, 5:20, 7:30, 9:40 Dirty Dancing (PG–13) Advance Tickets Now on Sale Mark Wahlberg Dirty Dancing (PG–13) Advance Tickets Now on Sale Reign Over Me (R) 11:55, 2:20, 4:50, 7:20, 9:50 Blades of Glory (PG–13) Adam Sandler 12:30, 12:50, 2:45, 3:00, 5:00, 5:15, 7:15, 7:55, 9:30, 10:15 Forest Whitaker Reign Over Me (R) 1:30, 4:30, 7:30, 10:15 Kal Penn Joseph Gordon-Levitt 1:25, 2:10, 4:15, 4:55, 7:00, 7:40, 9:45, 10:25 The Lookout (R) 12:05, 12:45, 2:20, 3:00, 4:35, 5:15, 7:10, 7:45, 9:45, 10:25 The Last Mimzy (PG) The Namesake (PG–13) 1:15, 4:15, 7:15, 9:30 Mako 12:55, 3:50, 7:10, 9:40 5:05 1:00, 4:00, 7:00 12:00, 2:25, 4:50, 7:15, 9:40 2:00, 5:00, 8:00, 10:10 The Italian (PG–13) Pride (PG) Breaking and Entering (R) The Lookout (R) Premonition (PG–13) Kolya Spiridonov Terrence Howard Jude Law Joseph Gordon-Levitt Sandra Bullock 12:35, 3:40, 6:10, 8:40, 11:10 1:00, 4:00, 7:00 Blades of Glory (PG–13) Rainn Wilson 1:55, 4:35, 7:15, 9:55, 12:35 The Last King of Scotland (R) Will Ferrell Nick Nolte Peaceful Warrior (PG–13) 1:00, 4:00, 7:00, 9:30 Meet the Robinsons (G) Will Ferrell 2:10, 4:30, 7:00, 9:20, 11:50 Adam Sandler Angela Bassett 1:40, 4:40, 7:40, 10:20 Mission: Impossible III (PG–13) Cate Blanchett The Good German (R) 1:00, 4:00, 7:00, 9:30 Angela Bassett Shooter (R) Tom Cruise 2205 W. Hillsboro Blvd, Deerfield Beach 954-725-4402 Grindhouse (R) Advance Tickets Now on Sale 1:20, 3:20, 5:30, 8:00, 10:10 1:00, 4:50, 7:30, 10:10, 12:30 DEERFIELD CINEMAS 5 1660 Federal Hwy, Delray Beach 561-272-8005 Kurt Russell Blades of Glory (PG–13) Meet the Robinsons (G) REGAL DELRAY 18 THEATRES Meet the Robinsons (G) 11:45, 2:05, 4:30, 7:00, 9:30 The Lives of Others (R) Adam Sandler Angela Bassett TMNT (PG) Martina Gedeck 1:00, 4:00, 7:00, 9:00 1:00, 4:00, 7:00, 10:00 Reign Over Me (R) Martina Gedeck 2:00, 4:15, 5:00, 8:00, 10:45, 11:00 Mark Wahlberg The Lives of Others (R) 12:00, 3:25, 6:55, 9:55 Mark Wahlberg Shooter (R) John Travolta Dick Barron 12:40, 4:15, 7:20, 10:25 Wild Hogs (PG–13) Islander (R) 1:50, 4:50, 7:50, 10:10 Shooter (R) 12:50, 1:25, 3:50, 6:50, 7:35, 9:45, 12:20 Angela Bassett DELRAY SQUARE CINEMAS Meet the Robinsons (G) Michael Bailey Smith Atlantic Ave. & Military Trail, Delray Beach 561-499-9022 11:50, 2:20, 4:50, 7:20, 9:50 The Hills Have Eyes 2 (R) 9:30 P.M. Michael Bailey Smith The Hills Have Eyes 2 (R) 12:35, 2:50, 5:25, 7:50, 10:20 Kuno Becker 1:05, 3:20, 5:45, 8:05, 10:25, 12:30 Rainn Wilson Mako The Last Mimzy (PG) TMNT (PG) 1:45, 4:05, 6:15, 8:30, 10:35, 12:30 11:55, 3:05, 5:15, 7:30, 9:45 Kal Penn The Namesake (PG–13) 2:25, 7:30, 10:05, 12:40 Joseph Gordon-Levitt Mako 2:05, 10:00, 4:30, 7:35 TMNT (PG) 12:10, 1:10, 2:20, 3:15, 4:10, 5:20, 6:20, 8:25, 10:30, 12:25 1:00, 4:00, 7:00, 9:30 8:10, 10:40 Adam Sandler Rainn Wilson Reign Over Me (R) The Last Mimzy (PG) Forest Whitaker Adam Sandler Mark Wahlberg Michael Bailey Smith I Think I Love My Wife (R) Terrence Howard Gerard Butler 11:45 Premonition (PG–13) 12:05 2:40, 5:05, 7:35, 9:55 300 (R) 12:45, 4:00, 7:15, 10:15 Nomad: The Warrior (R) Rainn Wilson 9:30 P.M. 12:15, 2:35, 4:55, 7:15, 9:35 Adam Sandler Nomad: The Warrior (R) Premonition (PG–13) Martina Gedeck (Open captioned) 1:00, 4:00, 7:00, 9:15 Breach (PG–13) Martina Gedeck Mark Wahlberg The Lives of Others (R) 12:40, 3:50, 7:00, 10:05 1:00, 4:00, 7:00, 9:15 12:05, 2:40, 5:20, 8:00 Nomad: The Warrior (R) Wild Hogs (PG–13) 11:40, 2:25, 5:15, 8:00, 10:45 1:00, 4:00, 7:00, 9:15 Shooter (R) John Travolta 12:50, 3:50, 6:50, 9:45, 12:20 John Travolta Gerard Butler Wild Hogs (PG–13) 2:15, 4:35, 7:05, 9:40 300 (R) 1:00, 4:00, 7:00, 9:50 Kuno Becker John Travolta Mark Wahlberg Martina Gedeck The Lives of Others (R) 300 (R) 2:00, 4:50, 7:30, 10:10, 12:30 Premonition (PG–13) 2:00, 5:00, 7:50, 10:10 1:30 Gerard Butler Meet the Robinsons (G) Sandra Bullock 11:45, 2:30, 5:10, 7:55, 10:30 The Lives of Others (R) Shooter (R) Angela Bassett 1:50, 4:50, 7:50, 10:10 Ryan Philippe 4:25, 7:25, 10:05 12:40, 1:30, 2:15, 3:10, 4:00, 4:40, 5:40, 6:30, 7:10, 8:10, 9:00, 9:35, 10:35, 11:30, 11:55, 12:40 The Hills Have Eyes 2 (R) 12:30, 4:00, 7:25, 10:20 1:00, 4:00, 7:00, 9:15 Sandra Bullock Blades of Glory (PG–13) Michael Bailey Smith Amazing Grace (PG) Kuno Becker 2:00, 5:00, 7:50 3200 Airport Rd, Boca Raton 561-395-6516 Will Ferrell 12:00, 2:35, 5:00, 7:30, 10:05 Ioan Gruffudd Reign Over Me (R) PREMIER @ MUVICO PALACE 20 1:15, 4:15, 7:15, 9:30 Wild Hogs (PG–13) 7421 W. Atlantic Ave., Delray Beach 561-638-0020 2:30, 7:05, 11:25 The Last Mimzy (PG) John Travolta MOVIES OF DELRAY Hugh Grant Music and Lyrics (PG–13) 1:00, 3:00, 5:00, 7:10, 9:20 Gerard Butler Kuno Becker The Last Mimzy (PG) 2:05, 4:45, 7:25, 10:00, 12:20 Mako TMNT (PG) Islander (R) 9:30 P.M. Rainn Wilson Wild Hogs (PG–13) Shooter (R) 1:40, 4:40, 7:40, 10:15 Dick Barron 2:05, 4:55, 7:20, 7:45, 10:00, 10:30, 12:35 John Travolta Mark Wahlberg Sandra Bullock 1:00, 4:00, 7:00 Pride (PG) 300 (R) 1:20, 3:20, 5:30, 8:00, 10:10 11:35, 2:15, 5:00, 7:50, 10:35 Sandra Bullock 1:50, 4:25, 6:55, 9:15, 11:35 Blades of Glory (PG–13) The Namesake (PG–13) The Painted Veil (PG–13) 12:45, 3:45, 8:05, 10:20 Premonition (PG–13) Will Ferrell Reign Over Me (R) Edward Norton The Hills Have Eyes 2 (R) 1:15, 3:35, 5:55, 8:15, 10:40, 12:40 3984 W. 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Boykin ~ “A Place for You” To Advertise In This Directory Please Call 893-6404 www.bocanews.com • Boca Raton/Delray Beach News - Friday-Saturday, March 30-31, 2007 Film Review Skip Sheffield Divorce Florida Style Compromise could hurt son's future "Meet The Robinsons" 'Lookout' and 'Meet the Robinsons' outstanding new films to see By Skip Sheffield STAFF WRITER It’s a good movie weekend, with two outstanding features; one for adults and the other for children and adults. “The Lookout” is an R-rated psychological thriller that starts with terrible bang and never loosens its grip on the viewer until its finale 98 minutes later. Writer Scott Frank (“Out of Sight”) makes his directorial debut, showing a facility for action and drama that matches his writing skill. Chris Pratt (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) is a cocky high school hockey star out for a thrill ride in the American heartland with his girlfriend and another couple. Pratt’s idea of kicks is switching off the headlights at high speed so everyone can enjoy the dazzling display of stars. Pratt laughs as the girls start screaming and beg him to turn the lights back on. As the car sails over a hill, Pratt switches on the lights and too late realizes a huge combine blocks the road. The scene ends in a sickening crash. The story shifts forward four years. Chris Pratt is now college age, but he attends rehab instead of school. Brain injury has led to permanent shortterm memory loss. In order to get through each day, Pratt has to write a list of things to do, starting with getting out of bed. Pratt’s roommate is a fellow physically-challenged person. Lewis (Jeff Daniels) is blind, but his intellect and sense of humor are intact. Chris is Lewis’ seeing-eye guide and Lewis is charged with keeping Chris on track and out of trouble. Chris has secured a nighttime job as a janitor at a small bank, and he dreams of one day becoming a teller. Then one day Gary Spargo (British actor Matthew Goode) slouches into Pratt’s life. Gary feeds Chris’ shattered ego and provides him with a willing woman, the aptly-named Luvlee Lemons (Isla Fisher) to give Chris his first affection since the accident. Gary has a favor to ask, hence the film’s title. “Lookout” moves from psychological exploration and black comedy to edge-of-seat thriller as Chris realizes, again too late, what a mess lies just ahead. Gordon-Levitt is fine as broken, tormented Chris, but it is Jeff Daniels who steals the show as Lewis, as funny, resourceful and brave a blind character as has ever been created. Three and a half stars For the whole family we have “Meet The Robinsons,” a lively computer-animated 3-D fable about persistence and forgiveness, based on the inspirational book “A Day with Wilbur Robinson,” by William Joyce. I wish I could have read that book as a kid, but it didn’t come out until 1993, when I had three kids of my own. The main character is not Wilbur but a 12-yearold orphan kid named Lewis, a boy with a genius IQ who is always inventing Rube Goldberg contraptions that tend to blow up. Lewis has been through 124 adoption interviews without finding a family. He has become obsessed with finding the mother who abandoned him, and to this end he invents a “Memory Scanner’ he thinks will lead to her identity. Lewis enters his invention in a science fair, and an eccentric boy named Wilbur shows up like a secret agent, warning him to be on the lookout for “The Bowler Hat Guy.” When the Bowler Hat Guy sabotages and steals the Memory Scanner, an adventure begins that will take Lewis and Wilbur into a fantastic future and back to the past again. Walt Disney would have approved. Three and a half stars Short Takes: “Reign Over Me” is a surprisingly worthy effort by comedian Adam Sandler as a New York dentist shattered by 9/11 and Don Cheadle as the college buddy who tries to lift him from catatonic depression. “Blades of Glory” is more funny business from Will Ferrell as a champion figure skater and John Heder as his male partner. “Mummies: Secrets of the Pharaohs “ opens today in IMAX theaters. A review appears next week. And finally the motivational film “Peaceful Warrior” goes into wide release today after a limited run last year. Sarah Smith returns to star in Boca Ballet’s 'Romeo and Juliet' By Skip Sheffield STAFF WRITER Sarah Smith returns to where it all started to star in Boca Ballet’s “Romeo and Juliet” at 7 p.m. tonight, 8 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday at Florida Atlantic University Theatre. A graduate of Harid Conservatory and Spanish River High School, Smith is now a principal ballerina with American Ballet Theatre of New York City. Her co-stars are fellow ABT dancers Roman Zhurbin as Romeo and Matthew Murphy as the fiery Mercutio. All three principals have danced “Romeo and Juliet” with ABT, but Boca Raton will be their debut as principals. “When I think of Juliet, I always see Heather Sanders, and how beautiful she was,” said Smith Tuesday after rehearsal warm-up. “I first saw her at Boca Ballet in 1996, and again in 2001. I can’t believe I’m dancing Juliet now.” Smith is one of the shining success stories of Boca Ballet. She first appeared at age 7 as an extra in “The Nutcracker,” and at age 11 began classical ballet training in earnest with Boca Ballet husbandand-wife cofounders Dan Guin and Jane Tyree. “I didn’t even like ballet at first,” Smith admits. “But I learned to love it, thanks to Jane and Dan, and now it’s my life.” Smith went directly from Harid Conservatory to Indiana Ballet at Indiana University, where Julie Kent became her mentor. “Julie used to visit Boca Ballet twice a year as a guest artist,” Smith explains. “She encouraged me to audition for Indiana Ballet, then after a year and a half she felt I was ready to try out for American Ballet Theatre.” Kent was right, and Smith was accepted as part of ABT’s corps de ballet, and she made her debut Feb. 6, 2004. Russian-born, New Yorktrained Roman Zhurbin and New York City native Matthew Murphy started at ABT’s ballet school, and they welcome the opportunity to spread their wings. “We’ve danced `Romeo and Juliet,’ but not as principals,” explains Murphy. “I love the role of Mercutio. I get to die onstage, which is always fun.” Zhurbin’s last-minute casting as Romeo has the makings of a show biz fable. Dan Guin had originally cast rising ABT star Marcelo Gomes as Romeo, but just three weeks before rehearsals were to begin, he injured his knee and Guin tapped Zhurbin to step in. “I’m still stepping,” said Zhurbin with a broad smile, glistening with sweat from rehearsal. “It’s a thrill and a little scary to dance Romeo for the first time, but I have a great partner.” Dan Guin is like a proud papa, and indeed he plays the nondancing role of Juliet’s father, Lord Capulet. “I’m the prejudiced, bigoted father who causes all the trouble,” he admits with a grin. “When we first did `Romeo and Juliet’ I danced Romeo, but by the second time in 2001, I moved to the nondancing role of Lord Capulet. The only thing I don’t like is the beard I’ve had to grow. It’s itchy, and it’s not my wife’s favorite thing.” Tickets for “Romeo and Juliet” are $25 children 12 and under and $35 adults. Call 995-0709 or visit www.bocaballet.org. Q: My husband and I have one child. We’re from Evanston, Illinois, a suburb just north of Chicago. We moved here three years ago. I hate it, and want to go back to Chicago with my son, who is in third grade. Our son goes to private school, which we can hardly afford while living together. Living apart, he would go to public school. From what I can see the public schools in Evanston, where my parents and sisters live, are better. My dad says I can work for him in his car dealership. My attorney tells me that my reasons to want to move, with our son to Evanston, may not satisfy the judge. She and I have been talking about a compromise with my husband and his attorney. Our case has been going on for some time and this is the last issue we have not settled. The cost has been enormous. My husband cries over losing his son. They are very close. My husband coaches my son’s soccer team and is an assistant coach on his Boca Jets football team. He and his lawyer suggest that our son live with me, in grade school and middle school; go to sports summer camps in Boca and come to live with him when he gets to high school. In some ways that seems fair, at least for us parents, but I am not sure how it will affect our son. My lawyer is not sure whether the judge would accept such proposal. What do you think? A: As to the plan’s psychological impact on your son, you would have to see a psychologist or a fortuneteller. Whether or not the move would be in the best interest of your son about five years from now is speculative. He could have made some longtime friends in grade school and middle school that he does not want to part with. There could be special programs he is involved in which overlap the two schools. He may be very bonded with his grandparents and cousins. Moving, just before he goes into high school might turn out to be traumatic. You just do not know. That is the legal problem as well. The first rule of deciding child custody matters for a judge is to consider the best interests of the child. When an event such as the change you are talking about is to happen far in the future there is no way for a judge to make a finding as to whether or not the change will be in the child’s best interest, at that time. If you brought an agreement to the judge with the clause you describe, a thoughtful judge would probably reject it, because it is speculative concerning the child’s best interest. There are appel- Michael Gora late decisions, which would give him the discretion to do so, and Florida public policy may make it mandatory that the clause be rejected. If the clause slips by the judge, because you and your husband agreed to it, and no one objects, you might be buying a large mess, both legally and psychologically five years from now. Your son, fifteen or sixteen years old, may wake up one morning and say he’s not going to move, and give up his buddies and the high school he always wanted to go to. Your idea on how to compromise with your husband and end the divorce case, might be a costly mistake, and harmful to your son in the end. Michael H. Gora has been certified by the Board of Legal Specialization of the Florida Bar as a specialist in family and matrimonial law and practices law in Boca Raton. FAU Owl Club auction from Page 2 accomplishments and donors who make what we do possible, and raise money for scholarships. This year’s auction accomplished all of these goals.” The 2007 auction generated an increase in revenues and attendance, he said. Those attending were entertained by ESPN’s college football analyst Lee Corso, who has been involved in college football for more than 50 years. Corso chronicled his career and discussed FAU’s true potential for top-quality football. Corso said he witnessed FAU Head Coach Howard Schnellenberger’s mastery at building football programs both at the University of Miami, the University of Louisville and now at FAU. FAU also recognized seven individuals who are the newest mem- bers of the FAU Director’s Club. Members Dan Hodgeman, Rich Iamunno, Bill and Cecelia James, Lalita and Walter Janke, and Matt Shafer, were presented with a blue blazer which signifies their support of FAU Athletics and is awarded to members who donate a yearly scholarship. Currently, there are 22 members of the Director’s Club. Boca Raton/Delray Beach News - Friday-Saturday, March 30-31, 2007 • www.bocanews.com www.bocanews.com • Boca Raton/Delray Beach News - Friday-Saturday, March 30-31, 2007 Crossword BocaNews.com Get Your Local Newspaper Delivered to your Inbox Free Easy Sign Up 1 Visit BocaNews.com 2 Provide your eMail Sudoku Sudoku is a numberplacing puzzle based on a 9x9 grid with several given numbers. The object is to place the numbers to 9 in the empty squares so that each column and each 3x3 contains the same number only once. The difficulty level of the Conceptis Sudoku increases from Monday to Sunday Horoscope HAPPY BIRTHDAY Friday, March 30, 2007: You have more get-up-and-go this year than in the past. You are able to get more done. Focus, and you'll hit your share of a home runs. You achieve a lot, and quite quickly. You have much energy and many ideas, though you often experience a backfire when working with others. Remain optimistic and attempt to see the unusual solution that works for the majority. If you are single, you could meet some bohemian and interesting people. You might opt to have a relationship with one of them. If you are attached, be willing to backtrack and say when you were wrong. Implementing new ideas could be difficult. VIRGO understands how to pitch in. The Stars Show the Kind of Day You'll Have: 5-Dynamic; 4-Positive; 3-Average; 2-So-so; 1-Difficult ARIES March 21-April 19 HHHH Focus on the process and getting the job done. Others might give you some flak, as they don't have your vision or drive. Work with others, as long as you can achieve your longterm goals. Know when to fly solo! Tonight: Slow down. TAURUS April 20-May 20 HHHHH Creativity surges for those who think about what they do. Listen to what is being shared by a child or loved one. You might need to pull back and think. Time alone allows great ideas to bubble forth. Tonight: Loosen up your play ethic. GEMINI May 21-June 20 HHH Come from a solid point of view. You are interested in some basics. Listen to others, but aim for what you want. Meetings and people join together to help you get more of what you desire. Tonight: Happy at home. CANCER June 21-July 22 HHHH Speak your mind. Be willing to walk your talk. Take charge and handle a personal matter in a more forthright manner. Others always depend upon you to assume a leadership position. Tonight: Hang out with a co-worker. LEO July 23-Aug. 22 HHHH Read between the lines. Understand what is happening with someone close. You might wind up paying far more than you anticipated. Know when to call a halt to the process. Understanding grows. Tonight: Happy as a cat. VIRGO Aug. 23-Sept. 22 HHHHH Feel empowered and respond to the Moon vibrations calling you. Expect to be the lead actor. What you can achieve might be quite stunning. Work with a partner as closely as possible. Tonight: On top of your game. LIBRA Sept. 23-Oct. 22 HH Take your time making a decision. You will be able to make a difference in a little way. Still, don't push someone too hard. You might not like all the flak that could erupt. Your ability to move a project forward might be limited. Tonight: Know when to head for the hills. SCORPIO Oct. 23-Nov. 21 HHHH Though you certainly know where you want to go, you might have to work hard to get there. You might feel as if you are running in place. Don't give up, as suddenly you could be sprinting across the path. Tonight: Where the gang is. SAGITTARIUS Nov. 22-Dec. 21 HHHH Your creativity surges, giving you an additional edge. You are high energy and ready to assume responsibility. You might wonder why others are getting stumped when a touch of ingenuity could loosen up a problem. Tonight: A must appearance. CAPRICORN Dec. 22-Jan. 19 HHHH Events and your conscience force you to look past the obvious. Listen to insight that you gain, and use that information. Empathy and understanding emanate from a situation. You might want to rethink a situation. Tonight: Off to the movies. AQUARIUS Jan. 20-Feb. 18 HHHH A partner could have a profound impact, if you allow it. You might not always see the complete picture, but the same could be said of a partner. Loosen up and make fewer judgments. Listen to others. You could be amazed by what you hear! Tonight: Go with another's suggestion. PISCES Feb. 19-March 20 HHH Listen to your sixth sense when dealing with someone you care about. Others have strong opinions, which you might or might not want to go along with. Still, you might not realize that you aren't running the show -others are. Tonight: Say "yes." BORN TODAY Singer Celine Dion 1968, artist Vincent van Gogh 1853, musician Eric Clapton 1945) Boca Raton/Delray Beach News - Friday-Saturday, March 30-31, 2007 • www.bocanews.com www.bocanews.com • Boca Raton/Delray Beach News - Friday-Saturday, March 30-31, 2007 Boca Raton News CLASSIFIEDS 312 Boca News .com Ph.: 561-893-6401 • Fax: 561-893-6674 • e-Mail: classifieds@bocanews.com BOCA RATON • DELRAY BEACH • PARKLAND • COCONUT CREEK • CORAL SPRINGS SALES ADVERTISING SALES REPRESENTATIVES 110 Lost & Found LOST CAT: Black & white, black dot on nape of neck. Area of SW 4th Ct. & Camino Real. Please call 561789-7613. REWARD South Florida Media Group has immediate openings for energetic, motivated team players to service existing accounts and sell advertising to businesses into our newspapers, magazines and internet properties. Prior sales experience a must. Media exp. preferred. This is an excellent opportunity to come grow with a company that is on the move. We offer an exciting pay structure incl. benefits. To apply send res. to: hrdept@bocanews.com or call 561-549-0849. 228 Trades AIR CONDITIONING TECH / SALES. Make $50,000 +. Own vehicle & tools. Experienced only. Call 561-998-3861. NOTICE All real estate advertising herein is subject to the Federal Fair Housing Act which makes it illegal to advertise any preference, limitation, or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status or national origin, or intention to make any such preferences, limitations or discrimination. State laws forbid discrimination in the sale, rental or advertising of real estate based on factors in addition to those protected under federal law. We will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate that is in violation of the law. All persons are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised are available on an equal opportunity basis. 204 Accounting DATA ENTRY/ BOOKKEEPING skills, Part time, flexible, day, salary depends on experience. 561-994-1750 208 Clerical/Office/ Secretarial ENTRY LEVEL CLERKS FMSbonds, Inc. seeks individuals to fill full time entry level clerk positions in our Boca Raton office. Must have basic office skills. We offer competitive salary, health benefits and 401k Profit Sharing Plan. Submit res. to hr@fmsbonds.com or 561-912-1292. EXP. AND ADMIN ASST. for ins. broker. Proficient in Outlook, MS Word, Internet. Organized w/Good Phone skills. 25-30 hrs. wk. Salary + bonus. Guidemywealth@ yahoo.com 252 Domestic Help Wanted HOUSEKEEPER needed, part time, approx. 12 hrs. per week in the afternoon. Parkland / Coral Springs home. Ironing a must. May include some babysitting. Call 561-549-0859. 256 Personal, Beauty Svc. SHAMPOO ASSISTANT needed for busy Coral Springs Salon. Please call 954-345-4536 for interview. 264 Misc. Employment DRIVERS WANTED FT & PT. Make over $180 a day. A few expd drivers. Must have SUV or Van, Cell. Boca/Delray/Boynton. Call 561-289-7867 Scott STUDIO, 1,2,3 BR’S & TWNHMES Many with washer/dryer Pool, balcony, garage Min. to bch & schools. Boat Dock Available. Furn/unf., short/long term. By owner No R/E fee. Pet ok From $725-$2500 561-391-5000 561-487-0404 today for Move In Specials” BOCA The Residences Of Royal Palm Place 1, 2 & 3 br lux res. & townhomes. From $1395. Pool w/jacuzzi, putting green, fitness ctr. w/sauna. Pets ok. Concierge 24 hr sec. Car care services. 101 Plaza Real S. Mon.-Fri. 9-6, Sat. 9-5. 561-362-8340. EFFICIENCIES, $100 wk, apts. $150 wk., also houses for rent. Furn. or unf. Week / Month. 561-283-1190. (spanish 561-283-1189) CARPENTERS HELPER Construction clean up. Male or female. No exp. needed. Full or part time. Call 561994-8906. 303 301 Apts./Condos For Rent 3 BEDROOMS Ideal to Share or Family 3/2 Oaks of Boca- Pool, tennis, cbl. Scr. Patio $1350. 954-421-0002. 2/2 $1195. 394-4888 3/2 Bicycle Club - Pool, Internet, Cbl, Stainless steel appl & micro. W/D hook up. $1595. 2/2 Casa Del Rio- faces FAU/canal. Lg rooms Split bedrooms. Free cable - scr patio. $1150 Townhouse/ Villa/Duplex for Rent BOCA 2&3 BR Twnhms w/garages. Starting at $1350. 561-391-5000, 561-487-0404 MOVE IN TODAY 394-4888 BOCA 2/2 Luxury Corner Penthouse in East Boca. BOCA 1/1 apt. unfurnished, Walk to Beach! Upgraded! tiled in kitchen & bath, $1,550 mo. Harvey Dubov bedrm & living room car- RE/MAX 561-542-7355 peted. $725/month. 561391-1002 BOCA 1/1, $925 2 BR, BOCA Brand new 2007 FULL AND PT OPENINGS $1095 up, 3/2 $1595, top custom, all marble, 3 br, General office, packing, area, new appl, free cable, 3.5 ba end unit towntesting & shipping. Must be MOVE IN TODAY 394-4888 home. Be first to move reliable. IT support. Ask for in! Opt. elevator. $2700 Bill Brock 561-994-9225 BOCA 2/2 condo, next to mo. 561-866-7528 FAU/PBCC. Comm. pool & POOL SERVICE CO. looking tennis. 561-715-8702, email BOCA Brand New Town268 Part-time for reliable, personable, t_macfarland@hotmail.com house 3 Bed/3.5 Bath, 2 car cust. service oriented indiv. Employment gar. Never lived in. $2,900 with good phone & comp. BOCA 55+, CC club living, month. Alberto Ricaurte, JEWELRY PERSON Perfect skills. Call 561-699-3400. 2/1.5, watch sunrises, 2nd fl ReMax Advantage Plus for a retiree or someone end, bungalow, furn, new RESTAURANT REC’PT & looking for p/t. Exp stone applia, 42” TV, $1090 fld. BOCA E. OF FAU. 2 br / 1.5 HOST/HOSTESS for upscale setting req. Call Tim H at 561-852-7499 leave mess. ba townhouse. Large Seta Corp 561-994-2660 Boca restaurant. Exp. pref. rooms. Fenced yard. ideal x2149. BOCA CASA DEL RIO Im- to share or family. $1195, Great personality & customer svc. skills a plus. Call PART TIME Cashier Atten- mac. East Boca 1st flr 2/2 3/2 $1595. 561-368-5555 betwn 11-5, 561-358-1358. dant - Day Shift Weekends. condo. Tiled living area. Apply: Chevron, 4055 N. Carpet in bdrms-Close to Federal Hwy., Boca Raton FAU. No pets-$1100/mo. Boca Home Rentals/Sales. 216 Medical 272 Positions/ 561-362-0744. FRONT DESK/ADMIN. ASST for busy chiropractic / acupuncture ctr. in Boca Raton. Fax resume to : 561-7508017 or call 561-391-2221. Employment Situations Wanted BOCA Centre Hill Courts -FRONT DESK Boca medical 1/1 2nd flr condo. Close to office, general duties, will BOCA- WILL ORGANIZE Boca Comm. Hosp. & FAU. train, 1-5pm, Monday-Fri- YOUR HOME OFFICE, Immaculate. No pets. $850/ day. Fax resume to: 561- filing - comptuter literate. mo. Boca Home Rentals/ Please call 561-218-1562 391-4102 Sales. 561-362-0744 or 561-251-5792. CLEANING BY LISA Honest, reliable. Excellent references. Homes and offices. EldREAL ESTATE Immediate erly care/companion. Call income. Busy Boca rental / 754-245-0888. sales office. $500-$1500 COMPANION will provide weekly. New lic. ok. Call quality care for your loved Ken at 561-302-3366. one. 25 years exp. Excellent references. Live in or REAL ESTATE AGENTS Top out. Call 954-786-8121. Producer needs Lic. RE Agents to work open hous- NURSE ASSISTANT /Home Health Aide / Cleaner es & buyer leads. Debbie Available for live in or out. 561-239-2300. Please call 954-773-1489. 218 Sales HIGHLND BCH 3/3 Designer decorated. Turnkey! 3,093 A/C sf. Largest in Toscana. Upgrades! $10,000 / month seasonal. Harvey Dubov RE/MAX 561-542-7355 320 BOCA Seasonal Rooms for Rent/Room & Board BOCA E Excellent location, private entrance & bath. $560/mo. incl util. Sec deposit 1 mo. Near FAU. No pets. Call 561-852-0203. BOCA E. of Fed. 2/1, tile, new kitch/bath, pool. $995 Call 561-441-6733. BOCA E. OF FAU. 2 br / 1.5 ba townhouse. Large rooms. Fenced yard. ideal to share or family. $1195, 3/2 $1595. 561-368-5555 BOCA E. OF FAU Bicycle Club Apts 3/2 $1595 2 BR $1150 Sm 2 br $1095 1/1 $900 Lg rms. New kitchen cabinets & SS appl. Lg pool. Parking galore. Free cable. W/D hookup. Free internet with 3 bedroom only. email stephanie@redepot.net MOVE IN TODAY 561-368-5555 BOCA QUAY2 story, 2 br. 2.5 ba TH intracoastal community. Comm. pool, shopping, restaurants & transp. $290,000. Genie Schmitt. 561-702-4342 or 800-9789141 x 523. Visualtour.com #390353. PRUDENTIAL BOYNTON 3/2 Reduced FLORIDA WCI REALTY $140K! Great investmnt! Blt BOCA Spacious 3 bedrm, ’06. Corner unit. Wrap bal3.5 bath, TH, private pool, cony. Marina/Intracoastal. $400,000. Harvey Dubov $329,000. Ready to move in. Midas Internatinal Real RE/MAX 561-542-7355 Estate. Andrew Smejkal DEERFIELD BCH Century 561-445-0780 Vill, 1/1 condo, 1st fl, lake view. All updated, $84,689. Melissa Cutter, The Keyes Company 561-248-8730 BOCA E. Pvt rm, bath, entr. furn. Sm fridge, micro, pool, cable, phone line. Female, N/S, $575 mo. util. incl. 1 mo. sec. 561-394-5387 DELRAY HUNTINGTON BOCA E. Room for respon- POINTE Penthouse, best lasible working person. No kevw. 3 bd, 2 ba brand new smoking or pets. $115 wk. a/c. Active clbhs. $228,900. incl. util. $250 deposit. Call Nena McCaughey Re/Max Select 561-702-4232 561-632-4936. BOCA E. Rooms $110, $135 & $150 wk. Bedrm w/house privledges. Female only. 40+. Incl. cable, ph & elec. 561-994-5308. LV msg. BOCA Room for rent in 2 bedrm apartment, w/ private bathm. Palmetto & Powerline. Non smkr. $650/mo all amenities 561-305-7893 BOCA W. Room for rent, includes cable & all utilities. Good location. Call 561-394-2823. DELR0Y Smoker ’s OK, $6750 moves you in. Share nice home. Must have job & car. Room, minutes from beach. 561-271-2242 DELRAY Furn. bedroom, in renovated house. Cable, cooking, laundry all included. Walk to town & beach. $525 mo. 561-347-7571. BOCA THORNHILL LAKE Right on lake, Beautiful 3 bd, 2 ba newer roof, 1 story, crnr w/upgrades, $338,900. Nena McCaughey Re/Max Select 561-702-4232 BOCA TIBURON II 2/2, 1 car gar. villa. Central loc. Encl. patio. Tennis, yr round htd pool. $289,900. Faye PesDRFLD CENTURY VILLAGE sel Vassilatos, Lenson Re2/1.5, new kitch., tile & cpt. alty, Inc. 561-289-3297 cell, Watervws. $115,000. Faye 561-393-6756 office. Pessel Vassilatos, Lenson Realty Inc. 561-289-3297. BOCA WINDWOOD 3/2/2. DRFLD CENT. VILLAGE 2/2, Gorgeous end unit, kitchen corner, next to pool. w/granite, new appl., new $85,000. Faye Pessel Vas- floors thruout, hurricane silatos, Lenson Rlty 561- shutters, new a/c. Must see. Call Tom 561-702-8717. 289-3297, 393-6756 ofc. $449,900. HIGHLAND BCH 2/2, direct CORAL SPRINGS Townocnvw, lg balc, pvt bch club, marina. new kitch. $698K. home - 4 bed, 2.5 bath in Faye Pessel Vassilatos, Cobblestone Walk, gated Lenson Rlty 561-289-3297 community. This home backs on lake and is an end unit. Community pool, ARated schools. $324,998. Call for more details Paul Solomon 954-540-6609. SUNFLOWER TOWNHOMES desirable end unit! 2/2, remodeled kit, $243,800. Melissa Cutter, The Keyes Company 561-248-8730 HIGHLAND BCH 2/2 Totally 322 Share Rentals/ Remodeled Corner Unit. 2 Roommates Balconies! Intra / Ocean 407 House for Sale Wanted views. $45K in Upgrades! $499,000. Harvey Dubov BOCA 2/2 beachfront. Pvt RE/MAX 561-542-7355 BR & BA, htd pool, sauna, gym, $794 mo. Incl. w/d, hi speed internet, digital cable & elec. No smokrs/pets. 561-394-4286, 715-7151. BOCA E Female only, furnd room with pvt bath, non smoke,utilities included, use of house & pool, $650/mo. 561-988-7559 BOCA Share a nice 3 br, 2 ba triplex behind Dennys in Boca. Incl. use of kitchen, w/d. Avail. April. $500 mo. + 1/3 elec. 954-675-4016 OCEAN RIDGE/DELRAY BEACH Beach housemate needed. 600’ from ocean. Lg & pvt. 3/2 w/pvt full effic. Share all or part $650 or $850. 561-243-2116 W. PALM BCH 2/2 in heart of West Palm. Lake Views! 2 Master Suites. Upgrades! Full service amenities. $329,900. Harvey Dubov RE/MAX 561-542-7355 Townhouse/ Villa/Duplex for Sale 403 EXQUISITE OCEANSIDE TOWNHOME All beautifully remodedl, state of the art, 3/2.5, 1 car gar. Bring pets. Tennis & beautiful beach club. Hurricane shutters. $1,129,990. Patricia DeCapito, Coldwell Banker 561-441-5436. Apts./Condos for Sale BOCA GARDENS 3/2.5 DELAIRE BEAUTY Hickory Floors * Designer Kitchen * Modern Baths * Pool $545,000 Kevin Brady Lang Rlty 561-213-0841 to see it BOCA VICTORIA ISLE LEAST EXPENSIVE WOODFIELD CC $465,000 3 bedrooms + conv. den / 2.5 baths Motivated seller. Will consider trade & / or Owner Financing. Make offer. Owner 561-350-5862 BOCA PRICED TO SELL Beautiful lg 3/2.5 TH, 1cg. Cent loc. New appl, comm pool $349,900 by ownr no brkrs. 954-295-3590. BOCA 3/2/2 in Escondido. Huge cul de sac lot with endless golf views. Custom features - Must see ! $419,900. Harvey Dubov RE/MAX 561-542-7355 RESULTS REALTY 561-289-1179 BOCA 2/1.5 Corner Unit Incredible Long lake views! Turnkey! 55+ Community. $89,900 Harvey Dubov BOCA 2/2/1CG Villa. Fully RE/MAX 561-542-7355 Furnished! Light & Bright. BOCA NE Waterfront Neighborhood. Spac. 2/ BOCA Century Village. Lux 55+ comm. Reduced $20K! 2, +den. Scr. Porch & apt. 2/2, all brand new fully $169,900! Harvey Dubov Garage. Lg Yard, Small renovated, $239,000. Call RE/MAX 561-542-7355 Pet Ok. Min. 6 mo. 561-702-2434. BOCA 4/2 Lowest Priced in Lease - $1,650 mo. Boca Isles. 2,300+ A/C SF. BOCA E. Sanctuary Pines. Phyllis 561-750-7845. Fresh paint in/out. Lg Pvt Walk to beach. Completely renov. 2/2 villa style condo Yard. Incredible Invest. w/private entry w/front & $499,000. Harvey Dubov 307 Homes for Rent back patio, Maytag appl., RE/MAX 561-542-7355 W/D, new a/c, pool & tennis. BOCA 2/2, fenced yard. $239,000. 561-654-4466. conv. location near I-95. $1800 mo. incl. lawn serBOCA 3/2 Villa Totally Revice. Pets ok. Avail. April done / Upgraded! New roof 1st. Call 561-767-6711. ’06. Priced to sell! Great loc! $259,900 Harvey Dubov RE/MAX 561-542-7355 BOCA 3/2.5, furn. turnkey, just bring your toothbrush! 2 car gar, BOCA 4/2.5+ Large Loft. scr. porch, across from Completed ’07. Premium BOCA GLADES Right on comm. pool, lakeview, Cul-de-sac lot! 1st Flr. Maslake, 3 bed, 2 ba corner, Near Town Ctr, Guard ter Ste. Total Upgrades! new roof, beautifully decogate. Immac $2800 mo. $539,000. Harvey Dubov rated. $279,900 FURN incl. maid /lawn svc. or RE/MAX 561-542-7355 Nena McCaughey Re/Max $2500 mo. unfurn. 954Select 561-702-4232 683-1518. BOCA SE 2/2 decorator furn. 1/2 mi. to beach and Mizner. Community pool & clubhse, hot tub. $1300 mo. annual. Call 561-702-5296. DELRAY 3/2.5 + large loft. Spacious , huge lot w/endless lake views. Upgrades! $2,400 mo. Harvey Dubov RE/MAX 561-542-7355 BOCA SEA RANCH 2/2, 1697 sf. Updated kitch & baths. W/D in unit. $689K Faye Pessel Vassilatos, Lenson Rlty 561-289-3297. BOCA Spac. 1st flr, 2/2 corner, screen patio with views of pool & gardens, new carpets, 3 pools, gazebos, w/d. $179,000. Genie Schmitt, 561-702-4342 or 800-9789141 x 523 Visualtour.com #535881. PRUDENTIAL FLORIDA WCI REALTY BOCA TEECA Boca Teeca, 1 br/den, 1/1.5 baths Golf view 55+ $140,000. 2/2 corner golf view 55+ $170,00. Delray Evergreen 2/2 SE top floor 55+ $107,900. PELLERIN PROPERTIES RLTY,INC 561-392-5407. BOCA CAMINO GARDENS Great Buy. Lowest price w/ pool, spac. split fl plan, newer roof. $479K. Midas Intl RE, Sandra 561-212-9921. BOCA E. 3 bedroom pool home. Bring offer. Great open living areas, tropical pool, perfect for living! $359,000. Kathy Eckhart, Re/Max Advantage 561702-3524. MLS 2771379 COCONUT CRK 5/7.2+ Billiard Room/Library/Theater Estate. 1.5 Acres! 7,400+ A/C SF. Reduced $900K. $2,395,000! Harvey Dubov RE/MAX 561-542-7355 LANTANA THE MOORINGS Magn. brand new 2 br/2 ba, spectacular views. Granite, Italian tile & cabinets, patio/ balcony, $485K. Genie Schmitt, 561-702-4342, 800-978-9141 x 523 PRUDENTIAL FLORIDA WCI REALTY UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS 3/2, os 2 cg, remodeled kit. No HOA! $415,385. Melissa Cutter, The Keyes Company 561-248-8730 409 Waterfront 412 Lots & Acreage for Sale BOCA Exceptional value in for Sale a 4/2 split plan in Popular East Boca. Newer roof (3 years). New Air conditioning. 2,300+ SF. Huge family room. Large backyard on a great street- just blocks from Addison Mizner School. The perfect family home on a street of higher priced homes. OWNER SAYS SELL!!” $419,900. BOCA TOSCANA SOUTH Call Katie Stack, Re/Max Breathtaking ocean & intrctl views. Can be leased. 3 bd, 561-271-8281. 2.5 ba. Keyed elevator, concierge $1,600,000. Nena McCaughey, Re/Max Select 561-702-4232. BEAUTIFUL VA Mountain prop. 1/2 mi. off Blue Ridge BOCA FALLS 4/3/2 Re- Pkwy. Bold stream, 3 acre duced $40K ! 2,700+ A/C to 10 acre lots. Call 336SF. Huge Fenced Yard. 213-1276. Galex, Virginia. Great Community Amenities. $599K. Harvey Dubov RE/MAX 561-542-7355 BOCA GARDENS 3 BR. 3 FULL BA. 2 cg, granite, tile, whirlpool tub, hurricane shutters, lakeview corner TH $399,900 Genie Schmitt 561-702-4342 or 800-9789141 x 523. Visualtour.com BOCA Last lot available in #390353 PRUDENTIAL exclusive Polo Club. Over 1/3 acre golf course lot. FLORIDA WCI REALTY Build dream home. BOCA LOGGERS RUN $999,000 Harvey Dubov Country Landings I, Magn. RE/MAX 561-542-7355 lakefront pool home. 4 br, 2 ba. $418,000. Faye Pessel FL LAND BARGAINS 5 to Vassilatos, 561-289-3297 100 Acres. 30% to 50% below market. Call 1-866-352cell. Lenson Realty 2249, x. 1202. 428 BOCA 401 BOCA Gorgeous penthouse oceanview. 1/1, furn. Walk to pier, ocean, shops,. $1550 mo. annual. Ocean BOCA E. 3/2, convenient loTrust Realty 954-857-6106 cation, includes lawn services, pets OK, available BOCA LINDA 2/2, 1st flr w/ immediately, $1800. Conscr. patio, fresh paint, ce- tact Christina 201-681-0912 ramic tile, intown, htd pool, 55+ no pets. $900 mo. WHR Rlty 561-368-6686. BOCA Spac. 2/2. New carpet in bdrms. Cent. located. 23490 SW 57th Ave. #604. Comm. pool & spa. $1200 mo. Call 954-242-5665. BOCA LAGO DEL MAR Pristine TH on lake. Cent. loc. 3/ 2.5. Walk to restaurants, shopping & houses of worship. $310,000. Faye Pessel Vassilatos, 561-2893297 cell, 561-393-6756 ofc. Lenson Realty Inc. BOCA E. Master BR Huge walk in closet, pvt. entrance & bath, W/D, cable, elec., all incl. Near 95, FAU, Hosp. $750 mo. 305-986-4168 2/2.5 TH w/ loft, 1cg, over BOCA E. 2/1, new carpet in 1700sf. Bright, spacious, BR’s. 2nd flr. Comm. pool, upgraded. Available immed. laundry, cable, water. No $1650 month pets. $975 mo. 1st & sec. JAN BAZAL Call 954-426-5120. BOCA E. Newly renovated. 2 br, 1 ba. apt. $1,000 mo. + util. Call 561-994-5308. BOCA TROPIC HARBOUR 2/2. Beautifully redone. New kitchen, new baths, new floors, new impact windows ... the list goes on. 55+. Call Tom 561-702-8717. $349,900. BOCA 3/2/1CG Villa. Bright & airy. Upgrades! Lg Scr Balcony. Priced to Sell! $299,900 Harvey Dubov RE/MAX 561-542-7355 BOCA MIZNER CC 4/3.5 w/ endless golf/lake views. 3,700 A/C SF. Private Pool. Totally upgraded! Below Market - Bring Offers! $875,000 Harvey Dubov RE/MAX 561-542-7355 BOCA OPAL TOWERS Spectacular views of the ocean, intracoastal and city from this 1 bedroom , 1 1/2 bath condo with updated and re-modeled kitchen & bathrooms. Directly on the beach with many amenities, including large pool, health club, underground parking and much more. Call now for pvt showing. $395,000 Genevieve “Genie” Schmitt 561-702-4342 or 800-9789141 x 523. PRUDENTIAL FLORIDA WCI REALTY BOCA REGATTA MISSION BAY CC Lovely 3 bd, 2.5 ba. Fam & dining rooms, eat-in kitchen. $429,000. Nena McCaughey, Re/Max Select 561-702-4232. BOCA SQUARE 3/2, os lot with pool, remodeled kit & master bath. $419,900 . Melissa Cutter, The Keyes Company 561-248-8730 BOCA Bible Conference Estates, 4/2. Pool & spa. 1 mo. old. Oversized 2 car gar. $583,000. Faye Pessel Vassilatos, Lenson Realty 561-289-3297. WANTED property with deeded boat dock. 2 car cov. parking, needing remodel. Max 2 mi. to Boca inlet. Fax only 617895-4000. 505 Store/Offices for Rent BOCA Class A brand new office, 1st flr. with back up generator, Congress & Clint Moore area. 561-995-5000. BOCA E. FREE RENT All sizes & price points. Exec suites. Class A, Freestanding and Strip Centers. Full service & covered parking. 561-392-8920 BOCA EAST Retail Locs Avail on Fed Hwy, Glades Rd, Palm Pk Rd & others. Publix, CVS anchored & High-end Centers Avail. All sizes 561-392-8920 510 Warehouses for Rent DEERFIELD Warehouses BOCA SQUARE 2/2, exqui- 10x25 garage bays. Month sitly remodeled kit with to Month. $280 per month. granite. 389,385. Melissa Call 954-429-1236. Cutter, The Keyes Company 561-248-8730 BOCA SQUARE 4/2, Split fl plan, 2cg, new roof, custom pool, $449,888. Melissa Cutter, The Keyes Company 561-248-8730 BOCA Stonebridge CC 3 br/2.5 ba. Must sell make offer. Owner Desperate Call me, visit property, make an offer and you could be surprised. Ask 4 Realty 561-441-9933 or cell 1-561-310-1600 601 Business Opportunities MATH & READING CENTER well established thriving after school educational student oriented program in West Boca. Highly profitable. Call 561-213-9057. REST 4 SALE Many Avail. In E. Boca. From Deli to lg Restaurants Turnkey. Fully Equipped. From $120K. (561) 392-8920. BOCA 5/3 w/Pool & Spa. 2,500+ SF! Split BR Plan. Accordian Shutters. Int. Pvt Lot. Low HOA. A+ Schools $545,000. Harvey Dubov RE/MAX 561-542-7355 BOCA Builder’s Close-out! No Restrictions for Investors. Only $5K Down! Hurry 2 Left Great investment opportunity. Harvey Dubov RE/MAX 561-542-7355 Residential Real Estate Wanted 616 BOYNTON 5/3/3CG $46K below bldr! Canyon Lakes 2,900+A/C SF. Lg pvt canal lot. 40K in Upgrades! $539,000. Harvey Dubov RE/MAX 561-542-7355 Money to Lend 1.75% - 5 YEAR FIXED RATE MORTGAGE LOANS. No Points or Origination Fees. Good Credit Required. Available for Primary or Second Homes. Call Ron at 954-967-9991. 10 722 Antiques, Fine Art, Collectibles CANADIAN BUYER seeks quality antiques: Paintings, Herve, Gisson. Blanchard, Picasso, Galle, Daum, Lalique, TIffany Lamps, Sculpture, Jewelry, Cartier, Jensen, Silver, Meisen, Wedgwood, Orientalia, Satsuma, Imari, N.A. Indian. Etc. 561733-7513 D I N I N G R OO M set, 10pc cherry double pedes732 Household Solid tal table. Chairs and hutch/ Goods buffet. Retail $4K, asking $950. Delivery available. AFFORDABLE CHERRY 561-296-2397. Sleigh Bedroom group. Brand new 6 pc Louis Phi- FURN. Glider and Ottoman lippe style. Retail $2K. Must $80, TV Wall Unit / Armoire move $750. Can deliver to- $75. Corner Bakers Rack day. 561-296-2396 $20. Call 561-368-0807. BED 2 pc Queen Thick Pil- FURNITURE & BEDDING low Top mattress set. New, QUALITY PRE-OWNED still in plastic. Must move 9,000 Sq. Ft. Showroom! $250. Can deliver Today. Super Savings 561-296-1011 1319 N. Fed. Hwy. Delray ! 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They’ve got a very solid bench with Chris Richards and Walter Hodge. They’ve got four or five guys over there who don’t play who are really good. They’re very talented, they’ve got the best starting five." By Mario Sarmento SPORTS EDITOR They may have been hot on the recruiting trail since their respective seasons ended, but Florida Atlantic University basketball coach Rex Walters and Lynn head coach Scott McMillin still found time to keep tabs on this year’s NCAA Tournament. Both coaches will be in Atlanta attending the NCAA Final Four this weekend, where they will also take part in a conference for all basketball coaches at every college level. This week, Walters and McMillin weighed in with their picks as to who will be cutting down the nets Monday as the national champion. “Florida, just because of their size, their experience,” Walters said. “They’ve got a very solid bench with Chris Richards and Walter Hodge. They’ve got four or five guys over there who don’t play who are really --- Rex Walters FAU head coach good. They’re very talented, they’ve lane. They’re very athletic, but they got the best starting five.” still like to keep you in front. I think McMillin said the UCLA-Florida that’ll really bother Georgetown.” game Saturday would be the chamMcMillin preferred Georgetownpionship as far as he was concerned, because "they’re so much more and although he loves Bruins coach physical inside.” Ben Howland’s style, he agreed that Both coaches were also asked to pick Florida is still the team to beat. a difference-maker in the Final Four. “They can beat you in so many McMillin chose Florida forward Codifferent ways,” McMillin said. rey Brewer because “I think he’s such While both coaches picked Flori- a fantastic college basketball player. da to outlast UCLA, they differed on He’s such a game-changing guy.” predictions for the semifinal. But Brewer is not McMillin’s faWalters likes Ohio State, because vorite player to watch. “(Buckeyes center) Greg Oden’s a “Al Horford, because I love his little bit more athletic than (George- intensity and I think he’s a wintown center Roy) Hibbert, and also ner,” McMillin said. “I don’t think Ohio State really shoots the basket- they can stop him.” ball. I think the stuff Georgetown Walters agreed, saying Horford does with the Princeton offense is was the key to the Gators’ 85-77 pretty good, but Ohio State is not a win over Oregon in Sunday’s repressure team. They’re not going to gional final. try to overrun, they’re not going to continued on Page 12 try to really get out in the passing "My favorite is Al Horford, because I love his intensity and I think he’s a winner. I don’t think they can stop him.” -- Scott McMillin Lynn head coach Walters continues on recruiting trail By Mario Sarmento SPORTS EDITOR Florida Atlantic University coach Rex Walters has used a lot of frequent flyer miles over the course of the last month since his team was eliminated in the Sun Belt Conference Tournament. The Owls finished the first season under Walters and in the Sun Belt 16-15 (10-8 Sun Belt). Walters said he has visited recruits in four states in four days, and in April he’ll do the same thing when he goes to Las Vegas, Texas, Pittsburgh and Arkansas. The Owls lost leading scorer DeAndre Rice and Brent Crews to graduation, leaving two huge holes in the lineup. Rice was a second team AllSun Belt selection who averaged 20.8 points per game and shot 50.2 percent from the floor. “You talk about DeAndre Rice, you’re talking about losing a guy who could give you 39, 40 on any given night," Walters said. "We won’t have that next year, so we’ve got to get better defensively.” Crews was third in the conference with 4.67 assists per game, ninth in steals at 1.47 per game and he was fourth in assist-toturnover ratio. “A guy who every single day brought it, brought it to practice hard, was the heart and soul of our team,” Walters said. “We’ll miss his leadership.” Those departures have made the players Walters has already signed all the more important to FAU’s future. Jamal Owens is a 6-foot-6 small forward from Carol City who is one of the top prospects in the state. Owens played in the Super Showcase in Orlando and was the Slam Dunk Champion. “Guys going to Florida, going to UMASS, going to Wake Forest, one of our kids is in that game,” Walters said. “He’s probably one of the top 25 players in the state. Very athletic, we’re excited about him.” Walters also landed Brett Royster, one of the top 20 players in Texas. “Great shot-blocker, very good athlete,” Walters said. “He’s going to give us a true defensive presence, even though he’s only 6-7, 6-8.” Royster's wingspan helped him to average eight blocks per game at Martin High in Fort Worth. The Owls also signed Carderro Nwoji, a player who Walters said would be FAU’s first true point guard in some time. “We’ll miss Dre playing the point cause he could really score it, but Nwoji is really good defensively,” Walters said. “For a long time, he (Nwoji) played with the No. 1 junior college in America and he’ll give us great leadership.” Transfer Sammy Hernandez will also be counted on for help. Hernandez was the sixth man on last year's George Mason team that made it to the Final Four, and at 6-foot-5, 230 pounds, he will give the Owls another inside presence. The Owls will have to wait until Spring 2008 to see Hernandez on the floor due to transfer rules. Walters will also have some help from a 2006 signee who didn’t get a chance to play with the team last year, Saint Andrew’s School graduate and Boca Raton News 2006 Player of the Year, Xavier Perkins. Perkins was given a medical redshirt this year after he was diagnosed with heart arrythmia. He has been cleared to play and will be on the FAU team next year. “He’s going to be a good player for us,” Walters said. “Although he didn’t practice for over half the year, he’s a smart player. He really picks things up. I think he’s got a chance to really help us. He can play a couple of different positions for us, he can play the 3, he can play the 4. He’s got to shoot it better, but he can really drive it. And I think he can be a good defender if he really puts his mind to it.” In their first season in the Sun Belt Conference, the Owls finished third in the East Division. Walters thinks the switch from the Atlantic Sun will have a positive effect on his team in the future. “It was a big, big step up,” he said. “When I think about last year’s team, beating South Alabama at home. When you go from the 28th RPI to 21st or 20th, that’s a big step up. There was great parity.” South Alabama finished first in the East and received an NIT invitation, while North Texas won the conference tournament and earned an automatic bid to this year’s NCAAs. The Mean Greene played the second-seeded Memphis Tigers tough before falling 73-58 in the first round of the tournament. North Texas’ showing, combined with the recent success of mid-majors, leads Walters to believe his Owls can compete with any team in the country. To do that, Walters wants to continue to schedule top teams from around the country, like he did when the Owls played regional finalist North Carolina last season. “I was going to try to schedule the UConns, the Kansases, the North Carolinas, the Kentuckys, continued on Page 12 Yahoo.com Joakim Noah and the Florida Gators try for their second straight national championship this weekend at the 2007 NCAA Tournament Final Four in Atlanta. 12 Boca Raton/Delray Beach News - Friday-Saturday, March 30-31, 2007 • www.bocanews.com Art For Life Palm Beach raises more than $600,000 for children SPECIAL TO THE NEWS Russell Simmons and Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation announced that the third annual Art For Life Palm Beach Benefit Gala raised more than $600,000 to provide disadvantaged youth in New York City and Palm Beach County with access to the arts. More than 500 people attended the Anhueser-Busch and WalMart sponsored event honoring NBA All-Star and Miami Heat center Alonzo Mourning and his wife Tracy. Grammy award-winning artist Ludacris and Jones New York founder and philanthropist Rena Rowan Damone for their efforts in helping to improve the lives of others and to support the arts on March 17 at the oceanfront estate Casa Vita Serena in Palm Beach. Angie Macnamara was the event chair for the Art For Life Palm Beach, with Linette and Robert Miller, Mimai Dolphins defensive end Jason Taylor and Janis Bucher/Special to the News his wife Katrina serving as honMiami Dolphins star Jason Taylor and wife Katina were honorary coorary chairpersons. chairpersons at the Art For Life Palm Beach, which raised more than Holly Miller, Jordann Miller $600,000 for disadvantaged children. and Michelle Miller were junior co-chairs.Joseph “Rev. Run” and Nancy Malnik were on the Host Rush’s educational program. Twenty-five percent of net Justine Simmons of MTV’s “Run’s Committee. Alonzo and Tracy Mourning, proceeds from Art For Life Palm House,” Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and his wife, Dany John- Patrick Ewing, Serena Williams Beach benefited programs that son, NBA All-Star Shaquille O’Neal and Michael Thomas of Mashan- serve disadvantaged youth in and his wife Shaunie, Grammy tucket Pequot Tribal Nation Palm Beach County, including nominated songwriter Denis Rich, sponsored multiple Rush Kids Bak Middle School of the Arts, Peter and Stephanie Brant, and each, where $1,000 sponsors one New Hope Charities, Street Beat Make-A-Wish Foundation’s Al and child per year to participate in and 16 other organizations. FAU recruiting from Page 11 the Indianas (for this season),” Walters said. “I want our guys to know what it takes to play at our highest level and get a taste of that so you can evaluate yourself against the best and see what areas you need to improve in.” Walters was disappointed he didn’t have two starters in the 105- 52 loss to North Carolina on Dec. 19. Paul Graham III and Carlos Monroe were injured, and Walters thinks it was an opportunity missed to see how his team truly stacked up. “Could we have beaten them? Probably not,” he said. “The score still would have been a little lopsided, but it would’ve been good for those guys to experience it and get a true taste.” Walters also wants to schedule an exempt tournament to get his team to play three games in three days, because “that’s what we have to do in the Sun Belt.” His goal is to continue to improve the Owls’ talent level and build on their current success, as FAU has now recorded back-toback winning seasons for the first time since moving to the Division I level and just the second time in school history. Boca Resort The mental art of scoring in golf By Mike Trinley SPECIAL TO THE NEWS Golf is truly a unique game. There are no plays to run. No offense or defense. No time outs. Even worse, there is no real recovery from a bad play. Each golfer has to live with the mistakes, which makes how well you deal with them the key to playing well and scoring well. A most important lesson from which every golfer can benefit is to always play in the present and avoid getting too far ahead of oneself. Most golfers make this mistake when it comes to keeping score. Truth be told, monitoring your score and calculating what you’re on track to score is a recipe for disaster. This takes you out of the present and into the future. Golf requires complete concentration on the shot at hand. Any future thinking would limit your ability to fully perform in the present. The next time you play golf try this. Before you tee off tell your group that you don’t want to know where you stand during the round. It may be tempting but don’t let their comments sway you. The goal is to improve. Try your best not to keep a running score in your head either. At the end of each hole just announce your total score. Try not to be tempted to look at the scorecard during the round. If you are, take a deep breath, slow down your movements and shift your thoughts to the shot at hand. By not focusing so much on your score, you’ll find it a lot easier to take your mind off future thoughts and keep them in the present. Don’t be surprised to learn that your total is lower than you may have thought. Keep track by GPS While concentration is critical to your golf game, technology is transforming the way we play. One of NCAA picks from Page 11 “Horford is a main post-up guy, and Oregon was committed to keeping everything in front, and not allowing easy touches for Horford.” That opened up the floor for guards Taurean Green and Lee Humphrey, and they both delivered with big games against the Ducks. Humphrey made seven threepointers and scored 23 points, and the biggest innovations in the world of golf is GPS (Global Positioning System) technology. At the Boca Resort & Club, we have a fleet of GPS UpLink Smart Cart golf carts. The technology, although not new, is spoiling golfers all over the world. Trust me, once you become accustomed to GPS in your game, you will no longer want to play the old fashioned way. The player at every point on the golf course knows exactly how far he or she is to the pin and can see what, if any, trouble lies ahead. In essence, the GPS system is a virtual yardage book for the golfer. They just look on the screen and the layout of the hole is right in front of them. They receive exact yardages for everything, from how far it is to carry the fairway bunker to how far the carts of the group in front are so they know if it is safe to hit the ball. For the golf course operator, the benefits of GPS are tremendous. From advertising your club’s amenities to following the pace of play, GPS provides an incredible amount of communication between golfers and the clubhouse. For example, here at the Boca Raton Resort & Club, we use the GPS to inform our golfing guests about our daily clinics and the Dave Pelz Scoring Game School. We can utilize the GPS to monitor which groups might be playing slow or in the case of inclement weather, we can send out a blanket message to all golfers to seek shelter or return to the clubhouse. With so many benefits, it is no surprise that more and more resort courses now feature this groundbreaking GPS technology. Now, if only this technology could fix a martini on the 19th hole… Mike Trinley is the golf professional at the Boca Raton Resort & Club. Green added 21 points. For Florida to repeat as champions Monday night, McMillin and Walters agree that Green and Humphrey will have to continue to hit the outside shot. 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