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School Uniforms Adopted
Hillary/Kaine vs. Trump/Pence
The Race is On!
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Heart of Daytona Review
Serving Daytona from Bellevue Ave. to Mason Ave. and between Ridgewood Ave. and Nova Rd.
Issue 1 Volume 1
August 2016
Heart of Daytona Review Publishes It's First Issue!
Introducing: The Editor and Publisher Avis J. Holmes
I have lived and worked
in Daytona most of my
life. I was born here and
first went to school at
Bonner Elementary.
I attended Ormond
Beach Middle for middle
school and graduated
from Spruce Creek High
School's International
Baccalaureate program.
Recently, I decided that
rather than trying to
avoid them, maybe I
should try and be a part
of the solution for the
problems my
community faces.
Heart of Daytona
Review will serve the
population of Daytona
from Bellevue Ave. to
Mason Ave. and
I left the area for college between Ridgewood
and many times since
Ave. and Nova Rd.
then, but always I've
come home to Daytona. My number one goal is
the center of Daytona,
FL.
to provide quality
journalism about the
issues that directly relate
to and effect the lives of
those living in and around
With this, our first issue, I
Heart of Daytona Review wanted to introduce our
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Pay close attention to
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our community.
Democratic Presidential Nominee Hillary Clinton bucks
Governor Rick Scott's Mandate of Silence! Avis J. Holmes
Kissimmee, FL - "Of all
the places in America
that should be investing
in clean renewable
energy, Florida should be
at the top of the list,
right?
Well, I'm sorry to tell you
that's not happening...
the problems city
leaders in the state are
having.
"With all the rains, we
need to invest in some
more sewer systems "
she recounts of St.
Petersburg Mayor Rick
Kriseman.
The Democratic
Presidential Nominee
goes on to describe Gov.
Rick Scott's support of
Donald Trump "...who
thinks Climate Change is
a hoax..." and discusses
http://www.wftv.com/news/local/
Mayor of Miami Tomá​​s
Pedro Regalado "says
they're having noon
day flooding in Miami,"
she relays. "Climate
Change is real."
I saw the rally live, but
every replay of her
speech I found
available online,
jumps forward as
Hillary makes her final
out was renewed.
Answers.
Most online footage then
picks right up, with
Hillary starting to relay
her Clean Energy and
Internet Connectivity
plans.
So what is Climate
Change? And what is it
about the weather that
the Governor doesn't
want the citizens of this
state to know?
You have a governor that
actually directed your
state government and
everyone who works in it
never to say or write the
words Climate Change!"
Former Secretary of
State Hillary Clinton
exclaims at the
Democratic Rally held
Monday August 8th at
Osceola Heritage Park in
Kissimmee.
assertation on the
subject.
According to a Public
Information Statement
issued by the National
Weather Service,
breaking the previous
record of 83.5 degrees
set in 1998.
This is also the 2nd alltime warmest month on
record. The warmest
month ever on record for
"...July 2016 Was the
this site is 84.5 degrees
Warmest on Record for
set in June of 1998.
Much of East Central
Records for this site go
Florida and Was Also One back to 1923. "
of the Driest...
(Weitlich, Aug. 2016)*
Daytona Beach had a
monthly average
temperature of 84.1
degrees Fahrenheit,
which was 2.5 degrees
above normal.
If the climate is
changing, as the
Presidential nominee
states, isn't that
something we should be This ranks as the
aware of so that we can warmest July on record
prepare?
for this site...
In July 2016 Daytona
Beach had the highest
temperatures it has ever
had in 93 years and, as a
matter of fact,
"Seven of the cities in
Florida measured,
reported their hottest
continued pg. 3A
What kinds of weather
will families in Central
Florida experience going
forward? A host of
questions come to mind,
including: Is that why it's
so hot?
My determination
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Hillary, Trump, and the White House, Oh My!
Intro.
Elections are always a trying
time for the Nation where lines
are drawn up and people stand
more openly divided than
usual. Party lines become
strengthened and voters
become all the more
opinionated along which
candidate is the answer to the
Nations problems, who will fix
what the last President
screwed up, supposedly and
depending on which party one
supports. Truth is buried and
slander against the opposing
party and even brutal attacks
against opponents within
one’s own party become the
norm. That sort of behavior
has become standard place
and expected, however, there
are some small differences
which make the 2016 election
standout. The two primary
candidates face some major
Source: Conservative Read.
Source: Aljazera
challenges
that
most
candidates in their positions year. The two main candidates
are now certainly Hillary
have not.
Rodham-Clinton and Donald
One candidate is disliked by the Trump, Democrat and
major party heads and the other Republican respectively. These
has had some issues which candidates offer something
have recently brought criminal special that many others have
and
administrative not, and that is not necessarily
a good thing.
investigatory actions.
This is turning out to be quite
the election year, not only have
the normal slandering between
candidates
and
speeches
concerning just how wrong the
other party pinions and dogma
are, but there is whole other
aspect which has evolved this
There are aspects of both
candidates which may make
many a little uncertain.
Clinton Background.
To begin with let’s take a look
at Hillary Clinton. She actually
has a rather impressive resume.
She graduated from Yale with a
J.D. and had an impressive
career as an attorney working as
a congressional counsel and
later making partner at the Rose
Law Firm. She also co-founded
the Arkansas Advocates for
Children and Families. She was
the First Lady of Arkansas and
later the First Lady of the United
States. She had several pitfalls
including having to testify before
a Federal Grand Jury in 1996
regarding the Whitewater
incident. Yet she came out
without having any charges
leveled against her. In 2000 she
was elected as a U.S. senator
representing New York, the first
female ever to obtain that status
in New York. Her voting record
indicated initial support for the
war in Afghanistan.
continued below
Hillary, Trump, and the White House continued from above
how unique a candidate she is
for the 2016 election. But first,
let’s examine Mr. Donald
Trump and get some
background on him.
Source: Travel and Leisure
Source: Wikipedia
She then was appointed
Secretary of State from 20092013. She was blamed for
some of the lack of security
that assisted in the Benghazi
attack in 2012, though she did
accept some of the blame for
the security lapses she advised
she had no direct responsibility
for the direct security of the
facility. While that may be true
there were some other issues
with the reaction, or lack
thereof, in support of the
operatives on the ground that
has haunted her with negative
views, due to her
station as the Secretary of
State at the time. Whether she
deserves any blame is not the
concern of this essay.
There are several positives to
this
candidate
and
she
certainly has earned the
respect of many for her
accomplishments.
Trump Background.
Donald Trump is a name most
everyone knows. He has
gained fame and infamy to a
degree for his show on NBC,
The Apprentice, which aired
from 2004-2015. He is well
known for the phrase “You’re
Fired”, coined on the show and
quickly seen as his
catchphrase of sorts. He has
created a large business
empire based off of his father's
real estate business, which
has now grown into The Trump
Organization.
He is among Forbes 500
wealthiest billionaires. Though
he does not rank anywhere
near the top, there
is some very interesting
speculation about his actual
work which may put him much
lower than he claims, which
what he claims is several
billion higher than the Forbes
estimate as it is.
However, there are some Though he has had a lot of
success, even if his net worth
issues which call to light just
and income are lower than
claimed, but he has also had
numerous failings, some of them
catastrophic.
Clinton and Trump Issues.
Now that some backstory has
been given to the candidates, it
will now be possible to examine
some of their interesting quirks
which make them so unique as
far as candidates go this
election.
personal email, according to
the BBC Colin Powell, Jeb Bush
and many others, nearly 33%
according to one poll, have
used personal email for
government business.
Though many of those were
used under the less strict
guidelines were put in place ten
moths into her term as
Secretary of State.
The
issue
with
her’s
specifically lies in not only her
failure to abide by the laws in
place, which FBI Director
Comey has stated that she was
“extremely careless” in her use
of personal email.
Hillary Clinton has been under
some
fairly
strong
fire
concerning her use of a homebased server which she used to
set up her own email address,
hdr22@clintonemail.com.
Though the director advised
that there were no criminal
charged which would be filed,
he believed that no prosecutor
would take the issue to case.
Which is all fine and dandy (who
wouldn’t want their very own
email?), that is until it was
brought to light that she used
her
personal
email
for
government correspondence.
According to a BBC article,
Mrs. Clinton stated that she
had
sent no classified
information via her email, and
only one email to a oreign party
at the UK.
Now she is not the first
government official to use their
continued pg. 3b
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Presidential Nominee Hillary Bucks the Governor's Mandate continued from front
July on record:
Jacksonville Beach,
Daytona Beach, Orlando,
Lakeland, Melbourne,
Tampa and Fort
Lauderdale,"
Writes Brian Donegan
from Weather.com.
The Intergovernmental
Panel on Climate
Change, a group of 1,300
independent scientific
experts from countries
all over the world hosted
by the United Nations,
says this,
"The IPCC is now 95
percent certain that
humans are the main
Florida's Climate?
According to the National
Climate Assessment,
speaking of the Southeast
cause of current global
warming..." *
The Greenhouse Effect is
real. We are living the
consequences of global
warming and our climate
is changing.
"Sea level rise poses
widespread and
continuing threats to the
region’s economy and
environment.
"Scientists have high
confidence that global
temperatures will
continue to rise for
decades to come,
largely due to greenhouse
gases produced by
human activities."
Besides above average
heat, which NASA
describes as heat waves,
periods of abnormally
hot weather lasting days
to weeks, some of the
other effects of the
changing climate
Reports NASA's Climate
across the country
website. *
include:
Continuing temperature
increases, changes in
precipitation(Rain,
snow), and the Arctic
Ocean is expected to
become basically ice
free in summer before
2050.
Picture Source: http://climatechange.lta.org/.
Sea level will rise 1 – 4
feet by 2100, and
hurricanes will become
stronger and more
intense as temperatures
continue to rise.*
How does this relate to
Extreme heat will affect
health, energy, agriculture,
and more. Decreased
water availability will have
economic and
environmental impacts."
(NCA, 2014) *
The NASA Climate website
says,
Sea level rise of 18 feet (6 m).
http://majikphil.blogspot.com/2012/03/
"The Southeast and
Caribbean are
exceptionally vulnerable to
sea level rise, extreme
heat events, hurricanes,
and decreased water
availability. *
continued pg 5a
Hillary, Trump and the White House, Oh My continued from pg 2b
Yet when the dust settled and
the FBI had gone through her
emails there were around
30,500 that hat were sent on
that were sent on government
business, of those 2,000 were
classified, and two were top
secret. A known hacker in
custody, one responsible for
hacking the US government,
claimed that he had accessed
her email, though the FBI
advised they could not find
any proof of the supposed
incident. However, it was
stated that Clinton’s email
server was susceptible to
hackers and the security
software was far from
government grade. The State
Department is conducting
their own investigation which
may determine if she perjured
herself by denying she used
the email to the extent it had.
Consequences would be
administrative including
denial of secret level
clearance, which could be an
issue for the President of the
United States.
That Hilary Clinton actually
intended wrongdoing is
unlikely, however, she did
another and then
denying he ever held
the original view.
Source: CNBC
make fallacious statements
and knowingly ignore the
guidelines put in place. Still,
she has earned respect for
some of her accomplishments
in her career.
Donald Trump quite simply put
is a bully, he may not have the
issues that Hilary Clinton does
with the email and Benghazi,
but he has his own issues.
Including his unwillingness to
show his tax forms which may
actually show a significantly
lower net worth than what he
claims.
He is in a suit against the
country of Scotland, yes the
country, over a golf course and
resort.
He is also well known for
changing his
stance on the political scene,
going from one view to
There have also been times
when he has made massive
promices
which
hold
internation consequences such
as stating that a wall will be
built with Mexico paying.
Conclusion
In reality it will come down to
whichever candidate gains
enough support. November will
tell which of these two unique
individuals will begin 2017 as
the next President of the
United States.
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INTRODUCING: Your New Local Affairs Reporter
Katrina Bryant
Greetings, I’m Katrina, a local
mother with a Certificate in
Office Administration and an
Associate’s Degree in
Radiologic Technologies. I am
a local tennis coach, a loctician
hairstylist and owner of, Help
My Resume, a resume
consulting company I started.
I was raised in Daytona’s
Madison Heights subdivision
as the youngest member of a 7
person household. My family
and I lived just a few doors
down from Madison Heights
Church of God in Christ, where
my grandfather was of the
founders and gained the title of
2nd Pastor in he early 70’s’s.
missing link in our community’s
communication with each other and
the world.
I attended Palm Terrace,
Campbell Middle,
Mainland High, and
graduated from Keiser
University in 2012. I am
active in the community
and have been involved
with the Daytona Leisure
Services Kid Sports
Program located in
Derbyshire Park since I
was 12 years old. I
currently volunteer as
tennis coach for newly
reorganized Derbyshire
Community Tennis Inc.
I believe that Heart of
Daytona Review is a great
idea specifically for the
African American
community of Daytona
Beach. I think this
newspaper is the
Heart of Daytona Review will cover
neighborhood topics that the larger
media outlets just do not cover. My
goal for the Local Affairs section of
this newspaper specifically is to
shed light on local businesses
activities, social issues and current
events.
From my articles I hope people gain
a clearer understanding of how
society works, more knowledge
about what’s going on around us and
wisdom about how to deal with the
happenings of the day. All in all, I am
excited to be one of your journalists
here at Heart of Daytona Review.
Volusia County Adopts Mandatory Uniform Policy
A rise in fashion and
dress code violations
have become an issue in
schools across the
nation. To combat this
problem, on March 29,
2016 Volusia County
School Board members
voted 4-1 to adopt a
uniform dress policy.
Lawmakers believe that
school uniforms will not
only help to enhance
campus safety but also
allow students to focus
on academics rather
than distractions like
fashion.
Volusia County School
Board Chairwoman Linda
Costello said “It’s been
Starting August 2016
three or four years since
students attending
school in Volusia County the idea was initially
considered...I think it will
will be required to wear
save parents money.”
collared polo or buttondown shirts color
Ms. Costello also states
specific to their school
“Teachers are tired of
along with a variety of
being the clothing
bottom choices,
police... the bottom line
including blue jeans.
is that students go to
school to learn and it’s
stealing valuable
learning time!” Many
educators, like Costello,
see no downside to the
uniform policy.
Select schools have
scheduled “dress down”
days which will allow the
students 1 day of the
week without uniforms.
Teachers, parents,
caregivers, and
politicians across the
county have their
opinions about the
changes. But what do
parents think?
In a recent article
written by Dave
McDaniel of WESH 2
News many parents are
happy the policy is in
place because it
removes the need to
spend more on clothes.
of kids who want to
become fashion
designers, or
something similar.
Their creative
abilities
will be
endangered.
Parents also feel it will
cut down on bullying,
violence, gang
affiliations, save
families money, and
also reduce the day to
day clothing hassle of
getting ready for school.
This policy also
violates their
freedom
of expression!”
Opponents to the idea
say the school uniforms
violate students’ rights
to express their
individuality.
A local father, Joshua
Grier, agrees with this.
He thinks that school
uniforms are a bad idea
and that they will
remove the
individualism that kids
express with items like
clothing.
“I think that over time it
will affect the dreams
Some opponents
also feel that
students will adapt
to the policy
and then find
another way to
express
individuality,
which will only
worsen
the socioeconomic
disparities in which the
Florida
Lawmakers are
attempting to
neutralize.
For more information
on the Mandatory
Uniform Policy visit
www.myvolusiaschools.org.
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Presidential Nominee Hillary bucks the Governor's Mandate continued from pg. 3A
cities, roads, railways,
ports, airports, oil and
gas facilities, and water
supplies are at low
elevations
and
potentially vulnerable to
the impacts of sea level
rise...
Sea Level Rise.
Because of the fact that
Florida is a peninsula,
bordered by water on
three
sides,
it
is
particularly susceptible
to changes in sea level.
"...There is an imminent
threat
of
increased
inland flooding during
heavy rain events in lowlying coastal areas such
as southeast Florida...
Drainage problems are
already
being
experienced in many
locations
during
seasonal high tides,
heavy rains, and storm
surge events..." (National
Climate
Assessment,
2014)*
Miami,
Tampa,
Charleston, and Virginia
Beach are among those
most at risk..."
Source: https://calvin.edu/verge/
ends of the state reported
having to Presidential How much sea level rise
is experienced in any
Nominee Hillary.
particular place depends
Global sea level rise over on whether and how
the
past
century much the local land is
(also
called
averaged approximately sinking
eight inches... and that subsidence) or rising,
Just the types of rate is expected to and changes in offshore
challenges two different accelerate through the currents...
end of this century.
mayors from opposite
The NCA continues,
"Louisiana State
Highway 1, heavily
used for delivering
critical oil and gas
resources from Port
Fourchon, is literally
sinking, resulting in
more frequent and
more severe flooding
during high tides and
storms.
Large numbers of
Because how much
income you have, is an
indication of how well
you would be able to
make the adjustments
necessary to withstand
flooding, like lifting your
home, or reinforcing its
foundations,
even
relocating,
"...the people that have
limited
economic
resources are more
likely to
continued below
...bucks the Governor's Mandate continued from Above
hotter, with minimum
temperatures continuing
to increase along with a
consistent increase in
temperature highs.
Ground-level ozone is
projected to increase in the
19 largest urban areas of
the Southeast, leading to an
increase in deaths.
"The negative effects of
heat on human
cardiovascular, cerebral,
and respiratory systems
are well established..."
quotes the NCA,
A rise in hospital
admissions due to
respiratory illnesses,
emergency room visits for
asthma, and lost school
days is expected..."
27% of the U.S. total,
more than any other
region.
Net energy demand is
projected to increase,
largely due to higher
temperatures and
increased use of air
conditioning.
This will potentially
stress electricity
After a 15 foot (5 m) sea level rise Miami, Key West, St.
Also,
higher
temperatures
Atlanta, Miami, New
generating capacity,
Petersburg, and Fort Myers are completely flooded.
"...Climate
change
is
due
to
Source: http://majikphil.blogspot.com/2012/
Orleans, and Tampa have
distribution
expected
to
increase
infrastructure, and
be adversely affected by "where just inches of sea already had increases in
harmful
algal
blooms
and
the number of days with
energy costs.
climate change impacts level rise will impair the
several
disease-causing
capacity of stormwater
temperatures exceeding
such as sea level rise.
agents in inland and coastal Energy costs are of
drainage systems to
95ºF, during which the
waters, which were not
particular concern for
In the Gulf region, nearly empty into the ocean.
previously problems in the lower income
100% of the most
region."
Drainage problems are
households, the elderly,
socially vulnerable
already being
and other vulnerable
people live in areas
Anyone
else
thinking
Zika?
communities, such as
unlikely to be protected experiencedbeing
The
virus
carried
by
native tribes." *
from inundation, bringing experienced in many
mosquitos
in
Africa
and
locations during
equity issues and
Asia that's cropping up all How's your electric bill
seasonal high tides,
environmental justice
over Florida.
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heavy rains, and storm
been lately? Steadily
into coastal planning
http://climate.nasa.gov/effects/
surge events..." (National
efforts."
The Southeast has the
Climate Assessment,
number of deaths is
existing power plant
2014)*
above average.
...There is an imminent
capacity to produce 32% of
threat of increased
SAMPLE
Increasing
Higher temperatures also the nation’s electricity.
inland flooding during
contribute to the
heavy rain events in low- Temperatures .
As
hot
as
it
has
been,
it
formation of harmful air Energy use is
lying coastal areas such
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is only going to get
pollutants and allergens. approximately
as southeast Florida,
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Introducing: Your Sports and Athletics Reporter
Charles Johnson
MAINLAND HIGH FOOTBALL LOOKS TO DEFEAT A FAMILIAR FOE THIS SEASON!
As the 2016 football
season
approaches,
Daytona's Mainland High
School Buccaneers looks
to finally get a win over
their long time rivals, the
Miami Central Rockets.
Photo Source: http://www.miamiherald.com
All time, Mainland is 0-5
versus Miami Central,
and only one of the five
was by single digits.
A 17-12 loss in the 2011
Florida State Semifinal
game.
Senior C.J. Wilson will
take over as the starting
This year, the Buccaneers RB for the departed
look to be in position to Adrian Killins.
finally, "blow" the
Rockets out of the water! The Mainland offensive
line is bigger than last
year's group, but they
are also younger.
Mainland is a state
powerhouse that has
appeared in the FHSAA
playoffs for 22 straight
seasons.
Senior DB Cyrus Fagan,
an FSU commit, will
Denzel Houston
Four of the last five years,
Photo Source: Palm Coast Observer
however, have ended in
defeat at the hands of the Leading the way for the
same
school,
Miami Buccaneers in 2016, will
be senior QB Denzel
Central.
Houston. Houston is
The Buccaneers have entering his third season
also
suffered
losses as a starter.
during regular season
games to Miami Central.
Of these, the biggest
occurred during the 2009
season, when Mainland
lost at home 34-3.
He will look to distribute
the ball to Senior WR
Jason Colubiale and
Junior WRs Brett
Cormier and D'Marcus
Adams.
Photo Source: http://www.orlandosentinel.com
J voted MVP for the
Buccaneer defense in
2015.
Senior LBs Maurice
Headen, Roman Mack,
and senior DB R.J.
Stokes will also
make defensive
contributions.
Could 2016 be the year
that Mainland finally
defeats the Miami
Central Rockets and
captures their second
state championship?
I think so, but we have to
wait and see. Follow
along with me all season
and we'll find out.
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lead the Mainland
He has thrown for 4,872 defense.
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Joining him will be
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Special Report : Florida's Climate Change
continued from pg. 5b
increasing? Mine too, for
about three years now.
exacerbate saltwater
intrusion into freshwater
aquifers, and threaten
environmentally
sensitive wetlands
bordering urban areas.
Long periods of extreme
heat could also damage
roadways by softening
asphalt
and
cause
deformities of railroad
tracks, bridge joints, and
other
transportation
infrastructure." *
Additionally, higher sea
levels will accelerate
saltwater intrusion into
freshwater supplies
from rivers, streams, and
groundwater sources
near the coast.
Photo Source: http://priceofsprawl.com/water.html
demand in the
Southeast and Caribbean
Surrounded as we are
are influenced by many
here in Florida, it never
changing factors,
occurred to me that
including climate (for
ready water would ever
example, temperature
be a problem. But
increases that contribute
according to the National
to increased
Climate Assessment,
transpiration from plants
that's exactly what we
and evaporation from
face in the Southeast.
soils and water bodies),
population, and land
"...Water supply and
use...
Water Availability.
While
change
in
projected precipitation
for this region has high
uncertainty, there is still
a
reasonable
expectation that there
will be reduced water
availability due to the
increased evaporative
losses resulting from
rising temperatures
alone
The region’s aquaculture
industry also may be
compromised
by
continued
climate-related stresses
on groundwater quality
and quantity...
With the population
steadily increasing, the
conversion
of
rural
areas, forestlands, and
wetlands into residential,
commercial, industrial,
and agricultural zones is
For example, officials in
expected to intensify.
the city ofHallandale
Beach, Florida, have
The
continued
already abandoned
development
of
urbanized areas will
continued below
increase water demand,
...Florida's Climate Change continued from Above
six of their eight drinking country and
water wells." *
important economic
sectors located in lowPrecarious Position.
lying coastal areas, is
Because of our
particularly vulnerable to
population, geographic
some of the expected
location, and because
impacts of climate
cities and communities change...
all over the state are
situated in low lying
The most severe and
areas most susceptible widespread impacts are
to the effects of climate likely to be associated
change. The state of
with sea level rise and
Florida has been and
changes in temperature
will continue to be one
and precipitation, which
of the states hardest hit ultimately affect water
availability.
nine to twelve months,
but can last for as long
as 18 months.*
According to the
National Oceanic and
Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA),
"...the El Nino
phenomenon has been
around for thousands, if
not millions of years...
Photo Source: https://www.dreamstime.com/
Changes in land use and
land cover, more rapid in
the Southeast and
Caribbean than most
other areas of the
country, often interact
with and serve to amplify
the effects of climate
Figure source: Georgakakos et al. 2010 change on regional
by what we as a society ecosystems.
have done to our
The geographic
environment.
distribution of these
impacts and
"The Southeast and
vulnerabilities is uneven,
Caribbean, which has a
disproportionate number since the region
encompasses a wide
of the fastest growing
metropolitan areas in the range of natural system
everything from
flooding in Texas and
avalanches on Mt.
The region’s climate also
Everest to flooding in
varies...due to natural
South Carolina, droughts
cycles such as the El
Niño-Southern Oscillation in Arizona, and now,
(ENSO – periodic changes thanks to Tropical Storm
Javier, flooding in
in ocean surface
Florida.
temperatures in the
Tropical Pacific Ocean)…"
Simply put, El Nino is the
(National Climate
large scale warming of
Assessment, 2014)*
sea surface
temperatures that occurs
Enter El-Nino .
We've all heard of El-Nino, in the Pacific Ocean
the bad boy climate cycle every three to six years.
occurring in the Pacific
El-Nino normally lasts for
Ocean and blamed for
types.
However...There are
some evidences that the
El-Nino has become
more frequent and
intense in recent years
as a result of global
warming."
El-Nino has a large
impact on Florida
weather at the best of
times because of our
many coasts and our
normal weather's
susceptibility to
offshore winds and
the flow of ocean
tides and water
temperatures.
Now that global
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Introducing: Your Travel and Leisure Reporter
Anthony Roberts Jr.
Hi, my name is Anthony, I'm
a marketing professional
and owner of ARJR, LLC.
And, just like the rest of the
staff, I’m from Daytona,
too!
chance to be your
Travel & Leisure
columnist.
To date, I have visited 35
out of 50 states, four
countries and am excited
about my upcoming travels
to Costa Rica and the
Bahamas in the Fall.
I’m proud to have grown up
on the South Side, and with
pleasure, call myself a
“Tonaboy,” and will always
be a Buccaneer.
I grew up on South St. in
the Martin Luther King Jr.
Apartments now Lakeside
Village.
grade, I was a member of
Sudent Government
Association and was even
the Captain of the Safety
I went to school right in the Patrol.
community, and attended
Turie T. Small Elementary, At Mainland, I was
Freshmen & Sophomore
Campbell Middle and
Class President and earned
Mainland High Schools.
the title of Mr. Mainland
and the Senior Superlative
I've been active in civic,
“Most Buc Pride.”
community and school
organizations since I was
much younger. In the first
Last year, I started a
scholarship for Mainland
High School seniors called
the Anthony Roberts, Jr.
Distinguished Senior
Award or ARJDSA..
his newspaper will give
us a chance to change
that.
I enjoy exploring Florida
and hidden gems within
our state.
I look forward to sharing
those with you in my
column and I hope to
Heart of Daytona Review
open your eyes to new
offers our community the
experiences and places to
My commitment has always
unique chance to not
been and will be to better not
discover near and far.
only hear each other, but
only myself but also my
also to be heard and
fellow members of the
have our concerns
Daytona community
For travel and leisure
addressed by the wider
questions, email me at
I believe everyone has a voice city.
heartofdaytona@
and ours as a minority group
arobertsjr.com.
sometimes may not be heard. I’m humbled by the
Summer Stay Trips: Get Away for the Day, Right in our own Back Yard!
Summer’s winding
down but the heat
reminds us that it’s not
over with yet.
Depending on the size
of your family, travel
can sometimes be
difficult and taking time
off from work might not
be so easy.
If you've got the urge to
get away, at least a day
to play, and a few
dollars to spend, you've
come to the right place.
a bird observation tower
and nature trail.
In it’s Turtle Terrace, you
can observe injured sea
turtles as they are
rehabilitated in an effort
to return them to their
natural habitat.
Have you ever wanted to
feed or touch a stingray
or hermit crab, up close?
Conveniently located
downtown and with
admission by donation
every Thursday, the
Halifax Historical
Museum is a must-see
in Daytona.
While attending grade
school and later revising
in my adult life, I
appreciated the history
and wealth of knowledge
that’s behind the walls
of this place.
According to Fayn
LeVeille, Halifax
In this issue, I will tell
Historical Museum
you about places to
Director, “What’s most
explore in and around
unique about the
Daytona, along with
Museum is that it is
things to know about
Photo Source: http://www.marinesciencecenter.com/
housed in a 106 year old
each place so you can
building that’s covered
plan your End of
Then, check out their
in murals, tiffany style
Summer Va-Day without
1,400-gallon aquatic pool windows, and even gold
breaking your bank.
and learn more about the plaster,"
marine wildlife
Ponce Inlet is not only
surrounding Volusia
home to the Ponce de
County.
Leon Lighthouse but it’s
also the location of the
Admission to the Marine
Marine Science Center.
Science Center is $5 for
adults, $2 for youth
The Science Center has
ages 3 -12 and kids 2 and
Photo Source: http://halifaxhistorical.org
an exhibit gallery,
under are always free.
“One of our feature
films, called Daytona
Beach Memories, " Fayn
continues,
"recalls the city's history
dating back 100,000
years and brings a
historical perspective to
greats such as Mary
Mcleod Bethune, the first
beach road racing, and
the emergence of the
Daytona International
Speedway.”
You don’t have to travel
far or spend much to
experience something
new.
Expanding your
horizons and visiting
different places not only
provides you with
entertainment but also
the chance to learn
more about the world
around you.
Marine Science Center
100 Lighthouse Dr.
Ponce Inlet, FL 32127
386-304- 5545
Halifax Historical
Museum
252 S. Beach St.
Daytona Beach, FL
32114
386-255--6976
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is a factor, it seems that
the El Nino cycle, along
with
increasing
temperatures and rising
sea levels, has an even
greater effect on our
state's weather patterns,
specifically
hurricane
season and the tropical
storms we experience.
equator.
depths. This process
results in water of about
The
eastern
Pacific 8
degrees
Celsius
Ocean touches places warmer in the west than
like Peru, Mexico, and the in the east.
West Coasts of the
United
States
and
Canada in the North.
surface of the tropical
Pacific Ocean."
According to my
understanding,
"During El Nino the winds
over the Pacific relax...
With the lower wind
speeds of an El Nino
season, the cooler water
is not able to reach the
top, so the ocean
temperatures are able to
warm higher than usual.
"...to the western coasts
(areas like Indonesia and
Australia) of the Pacific
Ocean... resulting in a
deep warm pool in the
west.
But how does El-Nino,
the large scale warming
of
sea
surface
temperatures (SST) in
the Pacific Ocean, affect
weather in the first With the warmer waters
place?
in the east moving
toward the west of the
El-Nino Explained.
Pacific
Ocean,
the
In a normal year "...the decrease
in
surface
trade winds blow from water volume in the east
east (cooler and of draws up the deeper
higher pressures) to eastern to the surface.
west (warmer and of This is a process called
lower pressure)...in the upwelling where
the
Pacific Ocean as a result deeper cooler water that
of
temperature is not warmed by the sun
differences along the
comes up from the ocean
and a La Nina occurs.
The added heat source
forces weather
changes..." (Nicholls,
2015)
Photo Source: http://www.conserve -energy-future.com
El-Nino Southern
Oscillations(ENSO, or
commonly, El Nino's)
"are typically led and
sustained by changes in
the amount of heat held
in the waters below the
when the Pacific
Ocean's temperatures
exceed what is good
according to nature, an
El-Nino occurs, when
temperatures fall short,
the opposite happens
Which is what,
meteorologists say, has
occurred.
"El Niño’s burst of warm
water has slackened the
trade winds across the
tropical Pacific Ocean,
and pushed the
continued below
Florida's Changing Climate continued from above
atmosphere there into an
unsustainable setup.
El Niño is now in the
process of eating itself,
as Anthony Barnston,
one of the world’s
foremost experts on El
Niño and La Niña told
Climate Central’s Andrea
Thompson.
As this happens, the
trade winds will return
with a vengeance, and
will promote cooler,
upwelling ocean water
(which we call La Niña)
that will shift weather
patterns worldwide."
(Holthaus, 2016) *
Hurricane Season 2016 .
In the article, Atlantic
hurricane season: La
Nina may fuel most
active season in 3 years,
Meteorologist Jillian
MacMath explains
weather patterns for
hurricane seasons with a
La Nina.
"For months,
meteorologists have
been monitoring the
chance of La Niña during
the fall and winter 201617." (Climate Prediction
Center, 2016) *
Page Source: NOAA/CPC/IRI
possibility for the El
Niño weather pattern to
transition to a La Niña...
When this occurs, less
wind shear is found in
the developmental
regions of the Atlantic,
increasing the potential
for a higher-than-normal
amount of tropical
systems...
Having a strong El Nino
or strong La Nina can
have a big effect on
Florida weather and
hurricane season."
AccuWeather Atlantic
Hurricane Expert Dan
Kottlowski says,
"Historically, some
hurricane seasons that
Photo Source: https://higginsstormchasing.com
"From the timeline
above, La Niña
conditions (anything
-0.5oC/-0.9oF or lower
on the scale)
follow El Niño
conditions (anything
+0.5oC/+0.9oF or
higher) in most cases,
but not always.
Also, the strongest La
Niñas do not necessarily
follow the strongest El
Niños (or vice versa).
There does seem to be a
correlation between
significant patterns,
though. Thus, after the
pattern swings
significantly in one
direction - either a
In their article, If strong
La Niña forms, here's
how it will impact the
U.S., meteorologists,
say,
"It could swing sharply
into a record-breaking La
Niña. This is what
happened in 1988-1989,
after the strong, doublepeaked El Niño in 1986With the current El Niño 1987.
having matched the
overall strength of the It may produce another
strongest pattern in the multi-year La Niña, like
record books (from 1997- there was following the
1998), from just a glance sharp, very strong El
at the similar El Niños Niños in 1982 and 1997.
from the past, it's easy to
see
how
something It could also result in a
significant
should combination of the two
develop later this year in - a record or near-record
response."(Picazo
and event in both strength
and duration." *
Sutherland, 2016)
strong, sharp peak or a
prolonged event - there
tends to be a significant
counteraction in the
opposite direction.
"La Niña is favored to But according to recent
develop during August predictions by the
- October 2016, with
continued pg. 11A
about a 55-60%
Heart of Daytona Review INTRODUCES...
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News from the Pews
but you don't have a
church home and want to
be in the company of
believers.
hungry, and hurting. You
know God is on the case,
but you just want someone
to pray with you.
Or maybe you've gotten
invited to worship with a
friend before, but you didn't
get any information, you
don't know where the
church is, and it's too late
to give them a call.
Maybe you've had some
badexperiences and fallen
in with false prophets or
those that twist the Word
of God and are just
confused, with no idea
where to go get back on
the right track.
Hebrews 10:25 says "Not
forsaking the assembling of
ourselves together, as the
manner of some is; but
exhorting one another: and
so much the more, as ye
see the day approaching."
King James Version
Maybe you love the Lord,
Maybe you're just sick, tired
One of the ways Heart of
You ever wake up on a
Sunday morning and want
to go to church but don't
know where?
Daytona Deliverance
Church of God
Sunday
9:00 a.m. Intercessory
Prayer
9:30 AM Sunday School
10:45 AM Morning Worship
(Children's Church/Ministry
is offered)
Monday thru Friday
Life Groups (Bible Study
Groups) - Visit
www.ddcog.com for listing
Wednesday
6:30 PM - Corporate Prayer
7:00 PM - Focus on the
Family/Adult Bible Study
7:00 PM - 2nd & 4th Wed. X
–Factor Bible Study (Children
& Teens)
Wednesday - cont.
5:30 P.M. - 3rd Wed. - Kid’s
Café Outreach (FREE Hot
Meal and Family Fun)
7:00 PM - 3rd Wed. Boys &
Girls Club (Ages 3-18)
Thursday
1:00 pm—2:00 pm - 1st & 3rd
—Food Pantry
Fridays
7:00 PM - 2nd Fri - Joy Night
Worship Service
7:00 PM - 3rd Fri. - Sister to
Sister-Women's Discipleship
Contact information:
386-253-2612 /
Website: www.ddcog.com
our Facebook page
Daytona Review will
provide resource
information is with the
column, News from the
Pews.
In it, the newspaper will
feature the different events
our community religious
organizations have
scheduled for each month.
It is my sincere hope thet
this information Bless you.
-AJH
Mount Zion African Methodist Episcopal
Church
“Servants of God, Serving the People of God!”
Sunday Worship
Church School: 8:30 a.m.
Praise & Worship: 9:45 a.m.
Worship: 10:00 a.m.
Tuesday
Study:
Bible 12n (Lunch served following Bible Study)
6:30 p.m
Homecoming 2016 Events
Friday, August 19, 2016
Formal Gala
Bethune-Cookman University,
Center for Civic Engagement
7pm – 11pm, cost: $65
Saturday, August 20, 2016
Homecoming Picnic
Mount Zion A.M.E. Church
12pm – 4pm, cost: $25
Sunday, August 21, 2016
Worship Experience
Mount Zion A.M.E. Church
9:45am
Picture Source: http://www.uncf.org/
Contact Information
Website: www.mountzioname.com
Email: admin1@mountzioname.com
Phone: 386-252-2412
Fax: 386-252-9165
Phone: 386-252-2412
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the
Department
of
Atmospheric Sciences at
Colorado State University,
"...the 2016 season could turn
out to be average, with 12
named storms, 5 hurricanes, 2
of them becoming category 3
or higher."
Scott Sutherland and Mario
Picazo seem to disagree, "We
know from past El Niño and
La Niña experiences, that
when this relay between
¨Niños¨ happens during the
summer months, smack in the
middle of Atlantic hurricane
season, anything can happen.
If we take a look at the 199798 El Niño (one of the
strongest on record and
similar to the 2015-16 El Niño)
which was followed by La
Niña in summer, we find that
the hurricane season that year
was enhanced,"
Jeanne and Karl — moving
across the Atlantic at the at
the same time. That was the
first time such an event
occurred in the 20th century."
(MacMath, 2016)
Unfortunately, thanks to
global warming, it probably
won't be the last.
Photo Source: https://www.theweathernetwork.com
Anyone remember 1998? That
was the last time we had had
weather conditions similar to
those we've experienced in
2015 –16.
" We may not be following the
exact timing of 1998 but the
strong La Nina in '98 made for
record
breaking
tropical
activity.
It was the deadliest Atlantic
hurricane season in over 200
years. Over 11,000 people were
killed, most of them due to
flooding in Central America
from Hurricane Mitch.
There were a total of 14
tropical systems, and on
September 25, there were four
Florida's Changing Climate
coast should be on alert.
(MacMath, 2016)
That's us people. Higher
than average temperatures
in the Pacific, plus the fact
that a stong and prolonged
El Nino was followed by a
transition to La Nina, makes
it much more likely that we
will have a major hurricane
make land fall this storm
season.
If a storm hits, because of
factors we've already
discussed, some
climatologists,
meteorologists, and
scientists believe that our
state will experience either
the most active Hurricane
season we've had in ten
years or the most violent.
Conclusion
"Of all the places in America
that should be investing in
clean renewable energy,
Florida should be at the top
of the list, right?" ( Former
Secretary of State and
Democratic Presidential
nominee Hillary Clinton.)
Right. Because of all the
states in the union we, the
citizens and residents of the
state of Florida, stand to lose
the most if global warming is
allowed to continue
unchecked. Our lands and our
lives stand in the balance.
As the editor of Heart of
Daytona Review my number
one priority is to inform the
people in my community of
what's going on in the world
and to make sure our people
have the information
necessary to make positive
productive decisions for
ourselves and our families.
Towards that end, we will be
covering the changing
climate and the issues
surrounding it, Sea Level Rise,
Water Availability and this
horrible Heat, extensively in
every issue of Heart of
Daytona Review.
We will also cover topics like,
the specific actions
government officials are
taking to prepare the state
and learning what we, the
citizenry, can change so that
we all have a better
chance of surviving a world
Experts are calling for an
above-normal hurricane
season this year with 14
named storms forecast for the
Atlantic basin.
Of those, eight are predicted to
become hurricanes and four
are predicted to become major
hurricanes...this season is
expected to be more active
than any season in the past
three years. Experts warn that
those living along the Atlantic
continued below
continued from above
evolving more quickly than it
has in 100 years.
Because our climate is
changing, (Yes I believe.) The
research I've done is pretty
clear, and I just don't think
NASA would lie.
Also, if Climate Change is
such a non-issue, then why
did the Governor forbid
discussion, or exploration of
the subject? (Thank God it's
an election year.)
All of us, need to take a hard
look at the way we live and
start making some serious
changes to slow, if not halt
the harm we as a society have
done to our environment.
It's not as hard as it sounds.
For instance, I've started
recycling, and I tried turning
off the A/C but that will be
hard for me because of this
heat. But I'm committed, I
want there to be something
here for my daughter.
Already I don't drive. I've been
saving up, but an electric car
is way out of my reach right
now.
The bus is fine, after all, does
the world really need another
car and it's emissions on the
road?
I don't think so, but I'm a
Floridian, if things don't change
we'll all either be swept away in
a massive hurricane or sink
ibelow the ocean.
And that's not as farfetched an
idea as we might think. The
coast of Rincon in Puerto Rico
is losing coast at the rate of 3.3
feet a year. *(NCA, 2014)
Which brings me to the
hurricane season that started in
June.
Even as I write NOAA, the
National Oceanic Atmospheric
Association, "In its updated
2016 Atlantic Hurricane Season
Outlook...
Calls for a higher likelihood of a
near-normal or above-normal
season.
Forecasters now expect a 70percent chance of 12–17
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named storms, of which 5–8
are expected to become
hurricanes, including 2–4
major hurricanes.
The initial outlook called for
10–16 named storms, 4–8
hurricanes, and 1–4 major
hurricanes.
The seasonal averages are 12
named storms, 6 hurricanes,
and 3 major hurricanes." *
in an email I received from him
on Sunday.
"This is an important story as
it has been a number of years
(10?) since the last major
hurricane hit Florida...people
need to be reminded of the risk
of hurricanes. People have
short memories."
out.
Until then, be careful people.
Hurricanes are no joke and we
are long overdue...
Have a family safety plan firmly
in place for your household, be
familiar with evacuation routes
from your neighborhood and
where the closest shelters are.
Neither Meteorologist Carrick
nor Mr. Witte chose to
comment more specifically
about either Climate Change, or
what Floridians can expect this
Hurricane Season.
If you think you won't have to
evacuate, make sure you have
plenty of flashlights and
batteries, no candles, that's too
much of a fire risk.
"It only takes one storm to
make land for a season to be
active to you."
Mr. Witte did, however, offer
some
suggestions
about
additional resources for news
and information.
Have a well-stocked first aid kit
and plenty of water and nonperishable foods or a good
working generator.
A sentiment repeated by
NASA's, Joe Witte, a Climate
Communicator
for
the
Goddard Space Flight Center
No one wants to talk about it,
but the citizens of Florida have
a right to know what's going on
and I will do my best to find
If a storm comes and you
decide not to evacuate at first,
have a go-bag ready, but travel
light.
Be careful people. As Channel
13 Chief Meteorologist Bryan
Carrick stated to me Friday in
a phone interview,
Things can be replaced, you
can't. And, if the Lord is
willing, you'll be back.
So take only important papers
(ID's or Driver's Licenses, birth
certificates, social security
cards,
DD214's),
phone
numbers of family or friends
outside of the state, a change
of clothes for you and your
family and any maintenance
medicationss you all have to
take daily.
People say don't take money
to shelters, but if your shelter
gets evacuated and you end
up somewhere in Arkansas or
Missouri, it might be nice to
have at least a couple dollars
on you. But keep it on you.
For
more
complete
instructions visit a local news
continued below
Special Report: Florida's Changing Climate concluded from above
*Read it on Your Own
station's website. Each
channel has hurricane
survival and safety guides
posted so residents will
know what to do in case of
a storm.
Atlantic hurricane season: La Nina may fuel most active season in 3 Years by
Good luck everyone, see
you in September, and God
be with you until we meet
again.
Causes of El-Nino: http://www.all-recycling-facts.com/el-nino.
Editor's Note:
I have published my list of
sources for this Special
Report, something rarely
done by publisher's and
editor's, but I feel this topic
is shrouded in enough
secrecy.
I want my readers to be
informed and prepared.
-AJH
August 14, 2016
Meteorologist Jillian MacMath: http://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/
Atlantic Hurricane Season Still Expected to be Strongest Since 2012 – NOAA
http://www.noaa.gov/media-release/
Climate Prediction Center - NOAA 2016 Atlantic Hurricane Season Outlook.
http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/
The Consequences of Climate Change: http://climate.nasa.gov/effects/
Effects of Climate Change: http://climate.nasa.gov/effects/
If strong La Nina forms here's how it will impact the U.S. by Meteorologists Mario Picazo and Scott
Sutherland https://www.theweathernetwork.com/us/news/articles
IPCC AR5 Synthesis Report Website: http://ar5-syr.ipcc.ch/
IPCC, 2014: Climate Change 2014: Synthesis Report. Contribution of Working Groups I, II and III to the
Fifth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change [Core Writing Team, R.K.
Pachauri and L.A. Meyer (eds.)]. IPCC, Geneva, Switzerland, 151 pp
La Nina is Coming. Here's What That Means For You By Eric Holthaus http://www.slate.com/blogs/
National Climate Assesment: http://nca2014.globalchange.gov/report/regions/
News Channel 13 Hurricane Center: http://www.mynews13.com/content/news/cfnews13
Public Information Statement National Weather Service - Melbourne, FL
http://forecast.weather.gov/product.