mwr enews 13 january 2016
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BLUE MAN GROUP at Universal Studios
DISNEY WORLD MILITARY SPECIALS
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BOSS - Monthly meetings to discuss all BOSS matters and to plan for future
programs and events are held the 2nd Tuesday of each month at 1400 in the Food Court.
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Sports & Fitness
Fitness Center Class Schedule http://miami.armymwr.com/us/miami/programs/fitness-center/
Monday
0600-0700 Functional Fitness with Frank – Free
1130-1230 Functional Fitness with Frank – Free
1100-1300 Self-Defense Fundamentals with Jason - Free
1600-1800 Functional Fitness
Tuesday
0600-0700 Functional Fitness with Frank – Free
1130-1230 Functional Fitness with Frank – Free
1130-1230 Indoor Cycling
1215-1315 Yoga
1600-1800 Functional Fitness
Wednesday
0600-0700 Functional Fitness with Frank – Free
1130-1230 Indoor Cycling
1130-1230 Functional Fitness with Frank – Free
1215-1315 Yoga
1500-1600 Zumba
1600-1800 Functional Fitness
Thursday
0600-0700 Functional Fitness with Frank – Free
1130-1230 Functional Fitness with Frank – Free
1130-1300 Self-Defense Fundamentals with Jason - Free
1130-1230 Indoor Cycling
1215-1315 Yoga
1600-1800 Functional Fitness
Hours of Operation
Monday - Thursday: 0500 – 2100, Friday: 0500 - 2000
Saturday and Sunday: 1000 – 1700, Closed on holidays
Open to Active Duty, Reserve, Retired Military & their
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All SOUTHCOM/USAG-MIAMI employees may use the Miami Dade Public Safety Training Institute Aquatic Center
9601 NW 58th Street, Miami, FL 33178. M-F, 0600-1800. Call for details: 305.715.5000. No guests allowed.
Schedule is Subject to Change
$3 per Class or $25 for 10 Classes
Pay with cash, check or credit card
Please arrive on time for class
First Come – First Served
Friday
1130-1300 Self-Defense Fundamentals with Jason – Free
1145-1245 Yoga
USSOUTHCOM/USAG-MIAMI - RELATED FACEBOOK PAGES
U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) - https://www.facebook.com/southcom?fref=ts
USAG - MIAMI Family Support Center - https://www.facebook.com/USAGMiamiFamilySupportCenter
USAG-MIAMI FMWR - https://www.facebook.com/miamifmwr
SOUTHERN COMMAND SPOUSES - https://www.facebook.com/groups/131929440155922/?fref=ts
USSOUTHCOM PARENT SUPPORT GROUP - https://www.facebook.com/groups/121356728011135/
MILITARY SPOUSE RECIPE SWAP - https://www.facebook.com/groups/102922893243498/
Southern Command On-line Yard Sales - https://www.facebook.com/groups/567364979982480/
Miami-Dade Zip Code Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/MiamiDadeZCG/?fref=ts
Homestead Zip Code Group - www.facebook.com/groups/HomesteadMilitaryWives
SOCSOUTH SPOUSES GROUP - www.facebook.com/groups/socsouthredfam (private page for FRG members only)
Conference Center of the Americas (CCA) - https://www.facebook.com/USSOUTHCOMCCA
Army Substance Abuse Program USAG-Miami - https://www.facebook.com/ArmySubstanceAbuseProgramMiami
J9's Public Private Cooperation division - https://www.facebook.com/southcomppc
US SOUTHCOM Health Clinic: https://www.facebook.com/ArmyHealthClinicSouthcom
http://miami.armymwr.com
UPCOMIING CLASSES – Mark Your Calendars
Lactation Education/Support, Jan 20, 11:45-1:30: POC: [email protected]
Household Goods and PCS Entitlements, Jan. 21, 1-2:30, POC: [email protected]
First Term Finance, Jan 22, 8-4, POC: [email protected]
Newcomer Orientation, Jan 26, 8:30-4, POC: [email protected]
Interview Techniques, Jan 28, 9-12, POC: [email protected]
When Love, Marriage and Money Come Together, Jan 28, 1–2, POC: [email protected]
How to Create an Effective Civilian Resume, Feb 10, 1-4, POC: [email protected]
Lactation Education/Support, Feb 17, 11:45-1:30: POC: [email protected]
Interview Techniques, Feb 22, 9-12, POC: [email protected]
Newcomer Orientation, Feb 23, 8:30-4, POC: [email protected]
Budgeting 101, Feb 24, 1-2, POC: [email protected]
Raise Credit Score and Liquidate Debt, Feb 25, 1-2:30, POC: [email protected]
Miami Tour, Feb 26, 9-4, POC: [email protected]
Real World Retirement Planning, Feb 26, 1-2:30, POC: [email protected]
VOLUNTEER REGISTRATION - Volunteer Management Information System (VMIS)
1. Using Internet Explorer, go to www.myarmyonesource.com. If you are not already registered on this site, click on Register at the top right. Click on the Join Now button in the middle of that page on the right. Complete the registration form and select USAG-Miami in the Military Community Affiliation drop-box under HQ IMCOM. 2. Once registered, you can log in. Click on the Volunteer Tools tab located in the upper right hand corner of the webpage. 3. Click on Volunteer Profile. Complete all requested information in the volunteer profile. Be sure to enter the last four digits only of your social security number and save the page. This will ensure you are a registered volunteer. 4. You can use the Volunteer Opportunities tab to locate volunteer opportunities on the installation. If you want to volunteer off the installation, click on the Army Community Service link provides a generic volunteer position description – Special Projects Volunteer – for all off-post volunteer opportunities. 5. Once you locate a volunteer opportunity, click on the position of interest. This will supply you with a detailed outline of the position including the organization contact person. If you want to apply for the position, click on the Apply button on the top right of the position description. 6. Questions or concerns, contact Mary Ortiz, Volunteer Coordinator at 305.437.2665 or 305.437.2667 [email protected].
CHAPMAN PARTNERSHIP - Make a real difference in the lives of people who have fallen on hard times. Volunteers are needed for: Meal Services Program, Breakfast (5:30-7:30am,) Lunch (11am-1pm,) Dinner (5-7pm.) After School Programming in our Family Resource Center (M-F 2-5:30pm and 6:30-7:30pm; Saturday 9-11:30am.) Warehouse and Maintenance Operations (M-F, 8am-5pm.) Holiday Assistance, Special Events. All volunteers must complete the volunteer registration paperwork along with a color picture ID. Chapman Partnership has two locations: one in Downtown Miami and one in Homestead. POC: Grace Ugalde-Wolpert, Community Outreach Manager, Chapman Partnership. 1550 North Miami Avenue, Miami, 33136, 305.329.3081, [email protected]. For more information, visit www.chapmanpartnership.org.
KRISTI HOUSE Volunteers needed at the Kristi House clinic: You must be over age 18 and a high school graduate for this program. Monday-Friday, 8:30am-5:30pm: Waiting Room Ambassadors (you can color with the children, read books, make bracelets etc.) Peak hours are afterschool 2-5:30pm. The clinic needs people to play with the children while they are waiting for therapy and/or when their parent is being interviewed by a State Attorney. The need is during the day and on weekdays Other volunteer activities include: public speaking, fundraising, special events and in-kind donation drives. Thank you for your support of these sexually abused children and their families. POC: Kristi House Volunteer Coordinator Abegail De La Fuente at o. 305.547.6823 c. 786.203.6758 f. 305.250.9161. [email protected].
THE ARTS - http://www.artsbizmiami.org/CampaignProcess.aspx?A=View&Data=AHWWLp%2fPUVM30eGwruBkKg%3d%3d
MILITARY HOSPITALITY LOUNGE in Miami International Airport (MIA.) Applicants select shifts but must work at least twice per month. Most volunteers work once a week. Shifts are from 9am-1pm, 1-5pm, and 5-9pm. Volunteers will receive passes for employee parking at MIA. Must have some computer knowledge and work well with traveling military and their families with IDs. Sign up online at www.militaryloungemiami.com/?page_id=8 or call 305.587.0046. http://www.miami-airport.com/armed_forces.asp.
DIVERS, VOLUNTEER with Veterans Ocean Adventures and share the undersea world with the disabled community and disabled veterans. Once certified as a Buddy Diver by the Handicapped SCUBA Association, join us as we give back to the community supporting adaptive diving. Volunteers receive free air and free passage on scheduled boat dives. For more information, email [email protected].
CHARLEE OF DADE COUNTY, INC. provides for the needs of abused, abandoned, neglected, and at-risk children in Miami-Dade County. To volunteer, call 305.779.9706.
MIAMI-DADE ANIMAL SERVICES - email Volunteer Coordinator at [email protected] or visit http://www.miamidade.gov/animals/volunteer.asp
BROWARD: http://www.handsonbroward.org/
MIAMI-DADE: http://www.handsonmiami.org/
JROTC DRILL MEET JUDGES WANTED. The cadets and cadre of the following Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC) high schools are seeking military members of all ranks as services to judge the schools' annual JRTOT color guard and drill team meets Sat 16 Jan, Coral Gables SHS Drill Meet. Sat 16 Jan, Monarch HS Drill Meet. Sat 30 Jan, South Plantation HS Drill Meet, Sat 13 Feb, Miami Northwestern SHS Drill Meet, Sat 12 Mar, Miami-Dade State Qualifier Drill Meet at North Miami Beach SHS. Each drill meet requires 20 to 30 volunteer judges (normally 10 competition boxes with one head judge and three field judges per box.) More than 500 cadets from around 20 Miami-Dade and Broward Counties' JROTC schools compete in these drill meets. Uniform is the ACU/BDU equivalent IAW each service regulation. The reporting time is 0645 at the respective school’s JROTC office. Parking is available within school grounds. Volunteers are provided lunch at no cost. You may bring your family. Drill meets normally end by 1430. Please volunteer via email to Mercedes Miranda at [email protected].
Volunteer
MIAMI-DADE DEFENSE ALLIANCE COMMUNITY RESOURCE GUIDE AND DISCOUNT DIRECTORY - http://www.beaconcouncil.com/miami-dade-defense-alliance-
community-resource-guide
MILITARY DISCOUNTS - http://www.bradsdeals.com/blog/military-discounts
MIAMI OPEN CITY TOUR free hop on - hop off transportation to active duty and veterans as well as $19 (50% discount) to spouse and children (I.D. required).
Journey begins at Bayside from 9am with the last departure at 4:30pm. Buses are equipped with: Retractable roof (for all weather), Wi-Fi, 7 language audio
presentation, Air conditioning on lower deck, handicap essentials. www.miamiopencitytour.com/en/
DIVING MUSEUM All active duty military are free. Museum dedicated to collecting, preserving, displaying and interpreting artifacts, antiques, books, documents,
photographs and oral history relative to the History of Diving and celebrates the special role that South Florida and the Florida Keys played in this untold story.
Mile Marker 83 on US-1 in Islamorada on the Bay Side. www.divingmuseum.org/
PEREZ ART MUSEUM MIAMI 1103 Biscayne Blvd., Miami, FL 33132, Active U.S. Military free with ID, http://www.pamm.org/
BIGSTAR MOVIES offers active and veteran service men and women a discounted rate - a one year membership, all access pass, for five dollars. $5 membership
($34.99 regular rate) for an entire year provides access to worldwide cinema. No matter where you are deployed, you can have access as long as you have an
internet connection. BIGSTAR Movies- go to the secure link HTTPS://www.bigstar.tv/?promo=usaf and fill in the information.
MILLER'S DORAL ALE HOUSE Service members in uniform - 25% discount on meals, 3271 NW 87 Ave, Doral, www.millersalehouse.com/location/doral-ale-house.
FAIRCHILD TROPICAL BOTANIC GARDEN offers active duty military personnel with ID free admission. Admission for spouses is $20 and
children $10 (with ID). www.fairchildgarden.org/
RUNNER’S CO 10365 NW 41 Street, Doral, FL 33178 305.599.9972, www.runnersco.com, offers all USSOUTHCOM employees a 10% discount with ID.
MIAMI SEAQUARIUM free entry for all service members with ID. 4400 Rickenbacker Causeway, Miami, FL 33149.
BUBBA GUMP SHRIMP COMPANY offers a 10% discount with military ID for up to 8 people. www.bubbagump.com/locations/miami/
MCDONALD REALTY Home Purchases, Sales, Rentals and Property Management for Miami-Dade and Broward. 15% off standard commission rates for homes and
all purchases for military personnel, gov. civilians and their families. Veteran-owned, Certified Florida Military Specialist. Col David R. McDonald, Jr., USA ret,
Certified Luxury Home Marketing Specialist, Florida Military Specialist Broker/Owner, McDonald Realty, 954.443.6705 (o) 954.632.9105 (c)
PARK ‘N FLY Military Discount - 30% off posted rates for all Military. Show your Military ID Card and Save. The rates for Military in Miami is $7 outside and $9
inside both valet parking included. View Quick Presentation - https://www.dropbox.com/s/mho5g3xwey0iuin/Miami%20ParkNFly%20Preso.pdf.
http://www.pnf.com/
AIRPORT FAST PARK If you are a federal employee, military or civilian, send an email to southcom.miami.sc.mbx-usag-mwr@mailmil for discount information.
This discount is only for federal employees.
YOUNG AT ART MUSEUM All men and women currently serving in the military, veterans and their - $11 per person, honored at the Young At Art admissions desk.
Please present a military ID to receive the discount. 751 SW 121 Ave. Davie. Hours: Monday-Thursday, 10am-5pm; Friday and Saturday, 10am-6pm, Sunday 11am-
6pm. Admission - $14 per person; $12 for Broward County residents, seniors and children over age 1 and $11 for military members and their immediate families.
954.424.0085 or www.YoungAtArtMuseum.org.
SAFARI EDVENTURE Hands-on nature and wildlife presentations. 23700 SW 142 Ave, Miami, Fl. 33170, (About 3 miles south of Cutler Ridge – or – 7 miles north of
Homestead.) Active U.S. military families, (Active personnel, spouse, & their children entering with them): $2 off each. http://safariedventure.com/
FLORIDA STATE PARKS Military discount - https://www.floridastateparks.org/content/annual-pass-information#discountsforveterans
HOLISTIC HEALTH AND WELLNESS WITH YOKO To support you in managing your stress, emotions, exercise, well being and nutritional needs through Crystal
Therapies, Counseling and Nutrition from Integrative Quantum Medicine. 15% discount to all Military and their families. Email [email protected] or call
Yoko at 305.728.9022 for appointments Monday to Saturday. http://www.MiamiHolisticHealth.com.
Discounts
NAS KEY WEST MWR - To be placed on the e-mail distribution list: [email protected] – please provide your name & command. LIKE their Facebook page
https://www.facebook.com/pages/NAS-Key-West-MWR/127937197261693. Web page:
www.cnic.navy.mil/regions/cnrse/installations/nas_key_west/ffr/things-to-do.html
MILITARY HOSPITALITY LOUNGE at Miami International Airport for traveling military personnel and their families. Appropriate military identification and airline tickets
or boarding passes are required. Concourse E (in the Central Terminal,) level 2 (Departures and Gates.) Enter hallway to the right of and outside
the Security Check-in point. Look for signage directing you to restrooms and the Military Hospitality Lounge. For additional guidance on access to
the lounge please check with the nearest Airport Information Counter.
BOOKS & BOOKS EVENTS: Books and Books, 265 Aragon Ave, Coral Gables, Florida 33134. For more details on these and many other author events -
www.booksandbooks.com/event/selector. Sign up for emails from Books & Books, www.booksandbooks.com/. Many of their events are live streamed. Check the
website for further information.
ERIC WEINER - THE GEOGRAPHY OF GENIUS - Wednesday, January 13, 2016 - 8:00pm. Travel the world with Eric Weiner, the New York Times bestselling author of The
Geography of Bliss, as he journeys from Athens to Silicon Valley—and throughout history, too—to show how creative genius flourishes in specific
places at specific times. In The Geography of Genius, acclaimed travel writer Weiner sets out to examine the connection between our
surroundings and our most innovative ideas. He explores the history of places, like Vienna of 1900, Renaissance Florence, ancient Athens, Song
Dynasty Hangzhou, and Silicon Valley, to show how certain urban settings are conducive to ingenuity. And, with his trademark insightful humor, he
walks the same paths as the geniuses who flourished in these settings to see if the spirit of what inspired figures like Socrates, Michelangelo, and
Leonardo remains. In these places, Weiner asks, “What was in the air, and can we bottle it?” This link can be traced back through history:
Darwin’s theory of evolution gelled while he was riding in a carriage. Freud did his best thinking at this favorite coffee house. Beethoven, like
many geniuses, preferred long walks in the woods. Sharp and provocative, The Geography of Genius redefines the argument about how genius
came to be. His reevaluation of the importance of culture in nurturing creativity is an informed romp through history that will surely jumpstart a
national conversation. About the Author: Eric Weiner is author of the New York Times bestseller The Geography of Bliss, which has been translated
into twenty languages, as well as the critically acclaimed Man Seeks God. A former correspondent for NPR and The New York Times, Weiner’s
work has appeared in the New Republic, Slate, Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, Foreign Policy, The New York Times Magazine, and the
anthology Best American Travel Writing.
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Discounts continued
ACTORS' PLAYHOUSE - 15% military discount. You may order your tickets (up to four - 4 per order,) based on availability. Their system will provide sales Wednesday-
Friday and Sunday matinees unless availability for discount tickets change based on limited inventory. Not valid with other promotions. Please present
current Military ID at will call when you pick up your tickets! http://www.actorsplayhouse.org/
Candy Yeung has joined RE/MAX as a Realtor and she continues to promote community care in her Real Estates business. 10% to 25% CASH BACK to veterans, active
Military & Military Civilians when you buy/sell with Candy. www.BestFloridaHouses.com/militaryfamilies.
GABLESTAGE welcomes U.S. Military Personnel, Spouses and Children as well as U.S. Veterans. They have a long-standing commitment to the military personnel in our
community and we welcome you to their theatre. They offer 10% off tickets and eliminate the convenience charge (excluding Saturday evenings) for
military personnel and their immediate families. Please visit their season calendar www.gablestage.org/current-season/ to find out what’s playing and
then contact their Box Office at 305.445.1119, and identify yourself as military personnel wanting to utilize the Blue Star program (or use CODE: BLUE to
purchase online.) Discounted tickets are based on availability and available at the Will Call one hour prior to show time. Additional discounts may be
offered throughout the season on special events as they become available. www.gablestage.org/plan-your-visit/blue-star-theatre/
PLANET BEACH SPRAY & SPA DORAL offers all military personnel (and one immediate family member) 45% discount with its $49 Military Unlimited Use Program ($89
regular rate.) Allows unlimited use of 12 state-of-the-art spa treatments, including: massages, facials, hydration & detox treatments, teeth whitening, guided meditation,
oxygen therapy, spray tans, weight loss & anti-aging treatments. Treatments are also available by individual session and through specially priced packages and offers.
Current Military I.D. required. http://planetbeachdoral.com/
FOR KIDS: MIKE MULLER - MIRABELLE AND THE BUTTERFLY - Saturday, January 16, 2016 - 10:30am. Meet Mirabelle and Mr. Muller--an irresistible Boston terrier and her
devoted owner. They discover the joy of the simple and the pleasure of the everyday--playing catch, chasing a butterfly--in a fresh, appealing new
series of board books. With her oversized head, black-and-white features, and round, wide-set eyes, Mirabelle is the most expressive of dogs. She
looks inquisitive, feisty, happy, smart, and eager. Eager for what? For adventure! Together with her owner, Mr. Muller, in his bow tie and big
eyeglasses, Mirabelle fills her days with activities like playing catch with a red rubber ball or going for a late-afternoon walk and stopping at an ice
cream truck. Mirabelle and Mr. Muller know what every little kid knows-- the simplest thing can be endlessly fascinating and fun. The smart look of
the Mirabelle books is as original and iconic as Mirabelle herself, combining strong black lines, bright spots of color, and bits of photography to
create seamless collages. The text of each story is a dialogue between Mr. Muller, who asks questions, and Mirabelle, who replies with her actions-
-perfect prompts for parents to take the Mr. Muller part and the child to answer in the role of Mirabelle. The Adventures of Mirabelle is an online
retailer of merchandise featuring Mirabelle, the plucky Boston Terrier and star of the Happy Dog Adventures Children's book series. Our company
retails commercial tie-in products on our website, including greeting cards, t-shirts, onesies, tote bags, messenger bags, iPad sleeves, vinyl beach
totes, hats and other related products. We also wholesale products to a variety of bookstores, gift stores, toy stores and pet stores. About the
Authors: Michael Muller is a photographer, collage artist, and proprietor of the Mirabelle line of greeting cards. He and Mirabelle, a real Boston
terrier, began their lives together in 2006. They live in Washington, D.C., and online at adventuresofmirabelle.com.
LINDA K. WERTHEIMER - FAITH ED - Sunday, January 17, 2016 - 4:00pm. A suburban Boston school unwittingly started a firestorm of controversy over a sixth-grade
field trip. The class was visiting a mosque to learn about world religions when a handful of boys, unnoticed by their teachers, joined the line of
worshippers and acted out the motions of the Muslim call to prayer. A video of the prayer went viral with the title “Wellesley, Massachusetts
Public School Students Learn to Pray to Allah.” Charges flew that the school exposed the children to Muslims who intended to convert American
schoolchildren. Wellesley school officials defended the course, but also acknowledged the delicate dance teachers must perform when dealing
with religion in the classroom. Courts long ago banned public school teachers from preaching of any kind. But the question remains: How much
should schools teach about the world’s religions? Answering that question in recent decades has pitted schools against their communities. Veteran
education journalist Linda K. Wertheimer spent months with that class, and traveled to other communities around the nation, listening to voices
on all sides of the controversy, including those of clergy, teachers, children, and parents who are Muslim, Jewish, Christian, Sikh, or atheist. In
Lumberton, Texas, nearly a hundred people filled a school-board meeting to protest a teacher’s dress-up exercise that allowed freshman girls to
try on a burka as part of a lesson on Islam. In Wichita, Kansas, a Messianic Jewish family’s opposition to a bulletin-board display about Islam in an
elementary school led to such upheaval that the school had to hire extra security. Across the country, parents have requested that their children
be excused from lessons on Hinduism and Judaism out of fear they will shy away from their own faiths. But in Modesto, a city in the heart of
California’s Bible Belt, teachers have avoided problems since 2000, when the school system began requiring all high school freshmen to take a
world religions course. Students receive comprehensive lessons on the three major world religions, as well as on Sikhism, Hinduism, Buddhism,
and often Shintoism, Taoism, and Confucianism. One Pentecostal Christian girl, terrified by “idols,” including a six-inch gold Buddha, learned to be
comfortable with other students’ beliefs. Wertheimer’s fascinating investigation, which includes a return to her rural Ohio school, which once ran
weekly Christian Bible classes, reveals a public education system struggling to find the right path forward and offers a promising roadmap for
raising a new generation of religiously literate Americans. About the Author: Linda K. Wertheimer is an award-winning education writer and
essayist. She was previously the education editor of the Boston Globe and a reporter at the Dallas Morning News and Orlando Sentinel. Her work
has appeared in numerous publications, including Writer, the Atlantic online, Tiferet, Moment, and the Boston Globe Magazine. A graduate of
Northwestern’s Medill School of Journalism, she lives in Lexington, Massachusetts.
DR. ROBERT GASTON - ORIENTAL HERBOLOGY CLINICAL NOTES - Sunday, January 17, 2016 - 6:00pm. This scholarly text is the first comprehensive collection of
photographs of the 'live' Oriental pharmacopia. It is meant to educate doctors and laymen alike on the extraordinary nature of Oriental Herbology.
Dr. Gastón has a BS in applied physics from MIT and an OMD from The Community School of Traditional Chinese Medicine. He is board-certified by
the NCAAOM as an Acupuncture Physician and worked as an OR nurse at the Massachussetts General Hospital and at the emergency room of
Boston Children's Hospital. The notes were originally compiled and written during Oriental medical school training at the Community School of
Traditional Chinese Healthcare in Miami, Florida, the Heilongjiang University of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Harbin, PRC, the Ryan White
program at South Shore Hospital in Miami Beach and the University of Miami post-graduate courses in Oriental Medicine. These notes have been
continuously supplemented in clinical practice for over two decades. The most commonly used agents in the clinic are included and accompanied
by photography of the live herbs, the live animals or the raw form of the minerals. This should facilitate identification in the field and provide
guidance for their appropriate collection and preparation anywhere. It contains 814 pages; 331 full-color pages. Dr. Robert Gastón, OMD, Quan Yin
Medical Center, Miami Shores, FL, USA. About the Doctor: Robert Gastón, OMD, is an MIT graduate and a board-certified Acupuncture Physician
with extensive hospital clinical experience in acupuncture and herbology. He was trained here in the U.S. and in mainland China. Dr. Gastón
completed his clinical training at South Shore Hospital in Miami Beach treating AIDS patients in the Ryan White Program and for two years helped
teach students at the UM Medical School Acupuncture Post-Doctoral Courses. He also worked at Boston’s Children’s Hospital’s ER, and at
Massachusetts General Hospital’s OR. Dr. Gastón has been a student of Tibetan Kagyu Lamas for decades. He often guides his patients and
students in meditation techniques to eliminate stress. He has been in family practice since 1998 and conducts a series of free lectures at Miami
Shores’ Brockway Library to educate the community on the extraordinary nature of Oriental medicine.
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DEBRA FINE - BEYOND TEXTING - Monday, January 18, 2016 - 8:00pm. Adults should buy this book for a teen as teenagers sign up for phone plans with unlimited text
messages and 200 talk minutes, yet can't carry on an ordinary dinner conversation. Beyond Texting is the first book for teens to explain how to
be plugged in without neglecting the necessity and power of physical, human interaction. Sure, MySpace and Facebook are wonderful ways to
communicate with friends or stay in touch with a far off relative. Yet success in the online world does not transfer to success in the art of
conversation. Even the most outgoing teen may find a job interview, first date, or meeting with a teacher to be challenging because of lack of
skills. Beyond Texting presents communication tools and conversation skills to boost confidence, survive AND thrive. This book describes how to
develop the ability to have a 3-D conversation while gaining interpersonal communication skills. Offering practical advice and cheat sheets Beyond
Texting strives to help teens balance their digital and real world image and relationships. Beyond Texting is a reminder to a teenager that you do
have the courage to speak up at school, that you should feel confident going on a date, that you can attend a school organization meeting alone
and that you are capable of a successful job interview all without the crutch of technology. Authored by Debra Fine, bestselling author of The Fine
Art of Small Talk, a nationally recognized conversation and communication guru. Any adult from parent/teacher, camp counselor and mentor to
clergy and scout leader will help teens succeed both personally and professionally by buying this book for a teen. About the Author: Bestselling
author, keynote speaker and communication expert Debra Fine began her career as an engineer, an occupation that allowed her to maintain her
natural shyness and avoid situations that required social and personal interactions. Fine is the author of the bestselling book The Fine Art of Small
Talk: How to Start a Conversation, Keep It Going, Build Networking Skills--and Leave a Positive Impression (Hyperion), and the second in the Fine
Art series, The Fine Art of the Big Talk How to Win Clients, Deliver Great Presentations, and Solve Conflicts at Work (Hyperion), both translated
and published in 20+ countries around the world. Her newest title, Beyond Texting: The Fine Art of Face-To-Face Communication for Teenagers is
to be published May 2014. Fine is a 15+ year member of the National Speakers Association presenting her programs to hundreds of audiences
around the world that include Cisco Systems, Google, University of Chicago Booth Graduate School of Business, Texas Association of School
Boards, Credit Suisse First Boston, Spectra Energy, General Electric, COMERICA Banks, Alaska Forum on the Environment, Johns Manville, and NYU
Stern Graduate School of Business. Her recent media appearances include The Today Show, "The Early Show," "NPR Morning Edition," "Fox
Business News" and CNN. Fine is a regular contributor to Huffington Post as well as Blogher.com. Learn more about Fine at www.DebraFine.com
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