Advocacy - Everglades Exploration Network2024-03-28T17:54:21Zhttps://gladesgodeep.ning.com/forum/categories/advocacy-1/listForCategory?feed=yes&xn_auth=noThe National Park Ambassadors Programtag:gladesgodeep.ning.com,2017-11-08:2541133:Topic:766332017-11-08T20:40:57.949Zyakmasterhttps://gladesgodeep.ning.com/profile/yakmaster
<div class="vc_custom_heading vc_custom_1509576293987"><h2><span class="font-size-4" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">I know most of us on here are a bunch of old coots (& Cutes), but for those of you under 40, this looks like a great way to get deeper into your parks!</span></h2>
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<div class="vc_custom_heading vc_custom_1509576293987"><h2><span class="font-size-4" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">I know most of us on here are a bunch of old coots (& Cutes), but for those of you under 40, this looks like a great way to get deeper into your parks!</span></h2>
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<p><span class="font-size-4" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">More info & signup at: <a href="https://www.southfloridaparks.org/ambassadors/">https://www.southfloridaparks.org/ambassadors/</a></span></p>
<h2>The National Park Ambassadors Program</h2>
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<div class="wpb_text_column wpb_content_element wpb_animate_when_almost_visible wpb_bottom-to-top vc_custom_1509580407082 wpb_start_animation"><div class="wpb_wrapper"><p><span>The National Park Ambassadors Program is a six-month environmental leadership program for young professionals focused on South Florida’s four national parks. We are looking for individuals of diverse backgrounds in Greater Miami who enjoy the outdoors, who want to learn more about the Everglades and South Florida’s marine environment, and who can devote one Saturday a month for six months to the program, to develop a deeper knowledge of these parks and greater leadership skills on environmental issues of importance to South Florida.</span></p>
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<p><span>Participants will spend six Saturdays from January to June exploring four national parks (Everglades, Biscayne, Dry Tortugas, Big Cypress) while learning about local ecology, native wildlife, and environmental issues in South Florida. The program will provide opportunities for mentoring, networking and team-building. Participants will be asked to work with others to complete a project of their choice that benefits one or more parks and the community. After completing the program, participants will be invited to join an advisory council and encouraged to serve as national park ambassadors in communities where they live and work.</span></p>
<p><strong><span>Eligibility</span></strong></p>
<p><span>The South Florida National Parks Trust (SFNPT) will select 12 to 16 individuals under the age of 40 from Greater Miami who reflect the diversity of South Florida, who live and work in urban settings, who are committed to staying in South Florida, and who exhibit leadership qualities. We are looking for candidates who are environmentally aware but have limited experience and/or exposure to South Florida’s national parks. Candidates should be able to fully commit to the six-month program with the goal of becoming national park ambassadors in South Florida.</span></p>
<p><span><span><strong>Participating Organizations</strong></span></span></p>
<p><span>The National Park Service, the National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA) and The Miami Foundation have joined the SFNPT to support the launch of this program in January 2018, and the program itself is funded in part with a generous grant from the National Environmental Education Foundation (NEEF), with additional support from the Public Lands Alliance. </span></p>
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</div> All that trash – the ugly side of kayaking in Miami!tag:gladesgodeep.ning.com,2016-07-21:2541133:Topic:714462016-07-21T18:40:06.469ZFlex Kayakfari.comhttps://gladesgodeep.ning.com/profile/029
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font-size-5">Reality Check: All that trash – the ugly side of kayaking in Miami!</span></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font-size-5">Reality Check: All that trash – the ugly side of kayaking in Miami!</span></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font-size-5">Paddling underneath that fancy Miami gloss surface treatment.</span></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><a target="_blank" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7C1P90ljbNs"><img class="align-center" src="https://kayakfari.files.wordpress.com/2015/09/rasta-happy-kayakfari-adventure-photography-gif.gif"/></a></p> Monroe Stationtag:gladesgodeep.ning.com,2016-04-10:2541133:Topic:703332016-04-10T13:50:06.202ZSwamp Hunterhttps://gladesgodeep.ning.com/profile/Dale
Historic Monroe Station burnt to the ground last night at about 11 PM. So sad.
Historic Monroe Station burnt to the ground last night at about 11 PM. So sad. ROGGtag:gladesgodeep.ning.com,2013-04-16:2541133:Topic:498722013-04-16T19:41:56.995ZJB Owenshttps://gladesgodeep.ning.com/profile/JBOwens
<p>Has anyone been keeping up with the progress of the proposed "River of Grass Greenway" (ROGG) ?</p>
<p>The proposal is to build a greenway adjacent to Tamiami trail reaching 70 + miles between Naples(?) and Krome Avenue.Even though it is supposedly to be used by walkers, families, tourists hikers and cyclists to get into the glades, it seems to me that it would be primarily used by cyclists.</p>
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<p>Has anyone been keeping up with the progress of the proposed "River of Grass Greenway" (ROGG) ?</p>
<p>The proposal is to build a greenway adjacent to Tamiami trail reaching 70 + miles between Naples(?) and Krome Avenue.Even though it is supposedly to be used by walkers, families, tourists hikers and cyclists to get into the glades, it seems to me that it would be primarily used by cyclists.</p>
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<p>JB</p> Backcountry fee increasestag:gladesgodeep.ning.com,2013-03-05:2541133:Topic:469592013-03-05T22:22:36.590ZAmazon Billhttps://gladesgodeep.ning.com/profile/Bill
I saw on facebook that the ENP public comment period is open for the increase in backcountry camping until March 15, 2013.
I saw on facebook that the ENP public comment period is open for the increase in backcountry camping until March 15, 2013. Shark River Slough & Tamiami Trail USACE Projecttag:gladesgodeep.ning.com,2012-03-11:2541133:Topic:396342012-03-11T18:43:53.775ZAmazon Billhttps://gladesgodeep.ning.com/profile/Bill
<p>Anyone know when the Corp will finish the Tamiami Trail Bridge project at Shark River Slough? See the USACE newsletter that is posted for more information.</p>
<p>I am interested in when they will remove the pavement and embankment allowing the north canal water to flow across the old road bed and southward into Shark River slough. This is an incredible change in mindset for the 'Glades, that is worthy of recognition by the paddlers.</p>
<p>Who thinks it would be a cool adventure to ride…</p>
<p>Anyone know when the Corp will finish the Tamiami Trail Bridge project at Shark River Slough? See the USACE newsletter that is posted for more information.</p>
<p>I am interested in when they will remove the pavement and embankment allowing the north canal water to flow across the old road bed and southward into Shark River slough. This is an incredible change in mindset for the 'Glades, that is worthy of recognition by the paddlers.</p>
<p>Who thinks it would be a cool adventure to ride that first wave of water under the bridge on a big adventure to reach a southern back country chickee?! Count me in!</p> Paddling to Tallahasseetag:gladesgodeep.ning.com,2012-03-03:2541133:Topic:394482012-03-03T13:19:05.290ZRoss Hancockhttps://gladesgodeep.ning.com/profile/RossHancock
<p>I haven't been on here (or out there) much this year because I am running for Fla. House. I figure the Glades could use a friend up there. I won't be posting my blather here, but you can follow me on Twitter if you want @RossHancockFL. My background photo there and on my website (rosshancockforfla.com) is from the Craighead trip with Terry!</p>
<p>I haven't been on here (or out there) much this year because I am running for Fla. House. I figure the Glades could use a friend up there. I won't be posting my blather here, but you can follow me on Twitter if you want @RossHancockFL. My background photo there and on my website (rosshancockforfla.com) is from the Craighead trip with Terry!</p> Protecting the sea grass...?tag:gladesgodeep.ning.com,2012-02-11:2541133:Topic:388652012-02-11T05:33:09.315ZKeith Whttps://gladesgodeep.ning.com/profile/KeithWasserman
<p>I don't know if anybody else has noticed this yet.</p>
<p>Shark Point Chickee was built the way it was, and located where it was, with the primary purpose of protecting sea grasses, according to what we've been told regarding the state and federal permitting restrictions that the NPS was obliged to abide by.</p>
<p>Now, take a look at the aerial image dated 12/23/2010 in Google Earth:…</p>
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<p>I don't know if anybody else has noticed this yet.</p>
<p>Shark Point Chickee was built the way it was, and located where it was, with the primary purpose of protecting sea grasses, according to what we've been told regarding the state and federal permitting restrictions that the NPS was obliged to abide by.</p>
<p>Now, take a look at the aerial image dated 12/23/2010 in Google Earth:</p>
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<p><a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2866520154?profile=original"><img width="750" class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2866520154?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="750"/></a>Are those prop scars surrounding the chickee? If they are, how much damage has been done to sea grass directly as a result of these permitting restrictions? How does this damage compare to what might be caused by building the chickee at a reasonably safe height?</p>
<p>What is wrong with this picture?</p> Canoe Outpost Peace Rivertag:gladesgodeep.ning.com,2011-12-28:2541133:Topic:369062011-12-28T22:13:15.008ZTony Lhttps://gladesgodeep.ning.com/profile/TonyLeotta
<p>We paddled the peace river this thanksgiving and stopped at Brownvilled Park near Arcadia and I took the following photo. From 8am till noon we saw 10 buses from Canoe Outpost all loaded with 10 canoes put in at Brownville park. The park gets NO compensation from Canoe Outpost for using their ramp, bathrooms etc. That's over 200 people in just the 4 hours we were there. Am I being ridiculous or should they do SOMETHING for the park to help out?…</p>
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<p>We paddled the peace river this thanksgiving and stopped at Brownvilled Park near Arcadia and I took the following photo. From 8am till noon we saw 10 buses from Canoe Outpost all loaded with 10 canoes put in at Brownville park. The park gets NO compensation from Canoe Outpost for using their ramp, bathrooms etc. That's over 200 people in just the 4 hours we were there. Am I being ridiculous or should they do SOMETHING for the park to help out?</p>
<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2866521338?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="750" class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2866521338?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="750"/></a></p> Save Biscayne Baytag:gladesgodeep.ning.com,2011-05-04:2541133:Topic:198322011-05-04T14:13:33.706ZConnie Mierhttps://gladesgodeep.ning.com/profile/ConnieMier
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 12pt;">There is a bill in the Florida senate that could harshly affect Biscayne Bay's aquatic preserves. Please urge the senators to not support this bill. It only took a few minutes to send a few emails and make a few phone calls to the senators listed below.<br></br><a href="http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2011/1404" target="_blank"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2011/1404…</font></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 12pt;">There is a bill in the Florida senate that could harshly affect Biscayne Bay's aquatic preserves. Please urge the senators to not support this bill. It only took a few minutes to send a few emails and make a few phone calls to the senators listed below.<br/><a target="_blank" href="http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2011/1404"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2011/1404</font></a> <font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><br/><br/>Call your senators!!</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">Now there's a senate version (SB 1404 or a version of it) that would make this law. Here's what it would do:<br/> --Undo Biscayne Bay's hardship rule allowing dredge and fill operations in Biscayne Bay's wetlands. Biscayne Bay's 2 aquatic preserves are the most <br/> protected aquatic preserve of all 41 with a special provision to prohibit development on publicly owned lands<br/> --not require permits to maintenance dredge even if the area was previously undistrubed<br/> --allow turbidity (150 meters from dredge) which would significantly disturb our resources <br/> --contains several action items to make it easier for ports to dredge and conduct other activities with little to no regulation, even in Outstanding Florida <br/> Waters like Biscayne Bay Aquatic Preserve<br/> <br/>1. <b>CALL SENATOR JERRY RING'S OFFICE TODAY</b>. He is a democrat from Tamarac (Broward) who may not want to add the HB 991 language forward as he is being urged to do. TELL HIM TO NOT SUPPORT THE LANGUAGE OF HB 991 in SB 1404 or any bill that he moves forward THAT WOULD WEAKEN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTIONS ALL OVER THE STATE<br/> <br/>2. <b>Call the Miami-Dade delegation</b>--there are only 7 to call. <br/> --Anitere Flores told volunteers on Thursday that she would stop at nothing to protect Biscayne Bay. Let's count on her for that. <br/> --Nan Rich is well aware of the threats to Biscayne Bay and the impacts of this bill--urge her to not support it.<br/><br/><span style="background: #92d050;">Biscayne Bay Waterkeeper; Friends of Biscayne Bay; Tropical Audubon Society; Selkkie Society; Friends of Virginia Key; Sierra Club; Audubon of Florida</span> and others--please make calls and spread this to your members immediately for calls to be made today.</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">Monster Bill passing house article from Miami Herald this weekend: </font> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.miamiherald.com/2011/04/29/2193415/fla-house-passes-environmental.html"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">http://www.miamiherald.com/2011/04/29/2193415/fla-house-passes-environmental.html</font></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">Harvey Ruvin (Miami-Dade's Clerk of Court) article on protecting Biscayne Bay from Sunday: </font> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.miamiherald.com/2011/04/30/2193269/biscayne-bay-threatened-by-tallahassee.html"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">http://www.miamiherald.com/2011/04/30/2193269/biscayne-bay-threatened-by-tallahassee.html</font></a></p>
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<tr style="min-height: 15pt; height: 15pt; mso-yfti-irow: 5;"><td style="border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; background-color: transparent; min-height: 15pt; height: 15pt; border-top: #e0dfe3; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><font size="3"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";">Senator Gwen Margolis (D)</span></font></p>
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<tr style="min-height: 15pt; height: 15pt; mso-yfti-irow: 6;"><td style="border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; background-color: transparent; min-height: 15pt; height: 15pt; border-top: #e0dfe3; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><font size="3"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";">Senator Miguel Diaz de la Portilla (R )</span></font></p>
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<tr style="min-height: 15pt; height: 15pt; mso-yfti-irow: 7;"><td style="border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; background-color: transparent; min-height: 15pt; height: 15pt; border-top: #e0dfe3; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><font size="3"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";">Senator Anitere Flores (R )</span></font></p>
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<tr style="min-height: 15pt; height: 15pt; mso-yfti-irow: 8;"><td style="border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; background-color: transparent; min-height: 15pt; height: 15pt; border-top: #e0dfe3; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><font size="3"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";">Senator Larcenia Bullard (D) </span></font></p>
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<td style="border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: #e0dfe3; background-color: transparent; height: 15pt; border-top: #e0dfe3; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow","sans-serif"; color: #000101; font-size: 10pt;">(305) 668-7344 </span></p>
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<td style="border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: #e0dfe3; background-color: transparent; height: 15pt; border-top: #e0dfe3; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow","sans-serif"; color: #000101; font-size: 10pt;">(850) 487-5127 </span></p>
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<tr style="min-height: 15pt; height: 15pt; mso-yfti-irow: 9;"><td style="border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; background-color: transparent; min-height: 15pt; height: 15pt; border-top: #e0dfe3; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><font size="3"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";">Senator Rene Garcia (R )</span></font></p>
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<td style="border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: #e0dfe3; background-color: transparent; height: 15pt; border-top: #e0dfe3; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><a target="_blank" href="http://us.mc1104.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=garcia.rene.web@flsenate.gov"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";"><font size="3">garcia.rene.web@flsenate.gov</font></span></a></p>
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<td style="border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: #e0dfe3; background-color: transparent; height: 15pt; border-top: #e0dfe3; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow","sans-serif"; color: #000101; font-size: 10pt;">(305)824-5058 </span></p>
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<td style="border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: #e0dfe3; background-color: transparent; height: 15pt; border-top: #e0dfe3; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">305) 364-3110</span></p>
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<tr style="min-height: 15pt; height: 15pt; mso-yfti-irow: 11;"><td style="border-bottom: #e0dfe3; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; background-color: transparent; min-height: 15pt; height: 15pt; border-top: #e0dfe3; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><font size="3"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";">Senator Jerry Ring (D)</span> <br/><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";">Tamarac;</span></font></p>
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<td style="background-color: transparent; height: 15pt; border: #e0dfe3; padding: 0in;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><a target="_blank" href="http://us.mc1104.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=ring.jeremy.web@flsenate.gov"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";"><font size="3">ring.jeremy.web@flsenate.gov</font></span></a></p>
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<td style="background-color: transparent; height: 15pt; border: #e0dfe3; padding: 0in;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">(954) 917-1392</span></p>
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<td style="background-color: transparent; height: 15pt; border: #e0dfe3; padding: 0in;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">(850) 487-5094</span></p>
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<td style="background-color: transparent; height: 15pt; border: #e0dfe3; padding: 0in;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">(954) 917-1394</span></p>
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<tr style="min-height: 15pt; height: 15pt; mso-yfti-irow: 12; mso-yfti-lastrow: yes;"><td style="border-bottom: #e0dfe3; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; background-color: transparent; min-height: 15pt; height: 15pt; border-top: #e0dfe3; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";"><font size="3">Ring's aides: Sheldon Plotnick, Joel Ramos, James Rusciano</font></span></p>
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