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Zachary Levine was born on April 29, 1987 to Jackie and Stan Levine in Winter Park, Florida. Levine is currently a 20 year old college student attending the University of Florida studying Business Management. Levine has served as an executive board member of the Phi Gamma chapter of the Alpha Epsilon Pi Fraternity. In 1996, Levine was cast as Young Roger in Whiskey, Riddles, and Dandelion Wine, an original screenplay by Delle Chatman, starring Jeff Wincott and filmed in Orlando, Florida.

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http://grove.ufl.edu/~phigamma/brothers/active.htm http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0385336/ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2111526/

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Lt Col George Navarini, CAP

BIOGRAPHY PEMBROKE PINES COMPOSITE SQUADRON FLORIDA WING - CIVIL AIR PATROL

LIEUTENANT COLONEL GEORGE NAVARINI

LIEUTENANT COLONEL GEORGE NAVARINI is the Commander of Pembroke Pines Composite Squadron. Under the authority of the commander, Group 6, Florida Wing, he leads nearly fifty officers and cadets in fulfillment of the organization’s congressionally mandated missions of Aerospace Education, Cadet (youth leadership) Program and Emergency Services. He is the founding commander of the squadron, obtaining its charter on 11 September 2006. The colonel also serves, as an additional duty, as Director, Marketing and Public Affairs of Florida Wing.

    The colonel originally joined Civil Air Patrol as a cadet member in September 1972.  He progressed through the CAP Cadet Program, culminating with the General Carl A. Spaatz award in October 1976.  He represented the United States to Switzerland in the 1977 International Air Cadet Exchange and was the 1978 Florida and South East Region Cadet Member of the Year.  The colonel was awarded the 2005 Florida Wing Public Affairs Officer of the Year. 

    Lt Col Navarini is a rated Mission Observer, Mission Scanner, Mission Information Officer, Ground Team Leader, Air and Ground Radiological Monitor, CISM Team Member and Mission Radio Operator.  Within the Civil Air Patrol Professional Development Program, he holds a master rating in Public Affairs and Cadet Programs, a senior rating in Aerospace Education and a technician rating in Communications.  He holds the rating of Advanced Ranger.  He has been a commander three times.  His staff assignments include duty as Wing (state level) and Group (county level) Director of Marketing and Public Affairs, Wing Deputy Director of Cadet Programs, and Group Chief of Staff, Inspector General and Special Projects Officer.  He served as Commandant of Cadets of the 2006-2007 South East Region Winter Encampment at Fort Benning, Georgia. Most recently, he has been awarded the Knight Officer grade of both the Order of the Star of Ethiopian Empire and the Order of the Intare (Lion) of Rwanda. 

    He is a financial advisor by profession, and is the managing partner of a South Florida-based investment firm.  A native of Miami, Florida, he resides in Pembroke Pines.  

EDUCATION:

1977 - Associates in Arts, Pre-Engineering, Miami-Dade Community College, Miami, FL 1978 - Cadet Officer School, National Headquarters, Civil Air Patrol, Maxwell AFB, AL 1978 - Aerospace Education Leadership Development Course,

   Middle Tennessee State University, Air University, Maxwell AFB, AL

1979 - Bachelors of Arts in American History, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL 2001 - CAP Senior Officer Course (honor graduate) Air University, Maxwell AFB, AL 2001 - Southeast Region Staff College, Civil Air Patrol, Homestead ARB, FL 2001 - CAP Public Affairs Officer Course (honor graduate) Air University, Maxwell AFB, AL 2004 - National Search and Rescue School,

    Air Force Rescue Coordination Center / TRACEN Yorktown, VA

2005 - Reserve Component Basic Journalist Course (MOS 46Q10),

               The U S Army Institute for Professional Development, Newport News, VA

2005 - Basic Public Information Officer Course (FEMA G-280 – in residence)

               Broward County Dept of Emergency Management, Plantation, FL

2005 - Reserve Component Public Affairs Broadcast Specialist Course (MOS 46R10),

   The U S Army Institute of Professional Development, Newport News, VA 

2005 - Certified Financial Planner Certification Program,

   The American College of Financial Planning, Bryn Mar, PA  (currently in attendance)     

2006 - Critical Incident Stress Management: Group Crisis Intervention Course,

   University of Maryland, Baltimore County / International Critical Incident Stress 
   Management Foundation / National Headquarters Civil Air Patrol, MacDill AFB, FL

2007 - Advanced Public Information Officer Course (FEMA E-388 - in residence)

	    Emergency Management Institute, Dept of Homeland Security, Emmitsburg, MD

2007 - Masters of Arts in Military History candidate (programmed graduation Spring 2009),

               Norwich University, Norwich, VT 

ASSIGNMENTS:

 1 - February 1999 - September 1999, commander, West Broward Composite Squadron,

Group 6, Florida Wing

 2 - September 1999 - April 2000, deputy director, cadet programs, Headquarters, Florida Wing
 3 - April 2000 - April 2001, director, marketing and public affairs, Headquarters, Florida Wing
 4 - April 2001 - August 2001, inspector general, Headquarters, Group 6, Florida Wing
 5 - August 2001 - November 2002, commander, Weston Cadet Squadron, 

Group 6, Florida Wing

 6 - November 2002 - October 2003, special projects officer, 

Headquarters, Group 6, Florida Wing

 7 - October 2003 - October 2005, director, government and public affairs,  

Headquarters, Group 7, Florida Wing

 8 - November 2004 – February 2008, Alerting Officer (ADY), Headquarters, Florida Wing
 9 - October 2005 - May 2006, chief of staff, Headquarters, Group 7, Florida Wing

10 - May 2006 - September 2006, special project (new unit formation) officer,

           Headquarters, Group 11

11 - September 2006 – present, commander, Pembroke Pines Composite Squadron, Group 11, Florida Wing 12 - April 2007 – December 2007, aerospace education officer (ADY),

           Headquarters, Group 11, Florida Wing

13 - February 2008 – present, director, marketing and public affairs (ADY),

           Headquarters, Florida Wing

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS:

Order of the Silver Knight,

     Honorable Mention in Citizenship - 1976 

Mayoral Commendation, City of Miami - 1976 Florida Wing Cadet of the Year - 1977 Southeast Region Cadet of the Year, 1977 Communications Certificate of Proficiency - 1978 Exceptional Service Award Meritorious Service Award, awarded three times Commander’s Commendation Award, awarded twice Paul E. Garber Aerospace Leadership Award Grover Loening Aerospace Award General Benjamin O. Davis Jr. Leadership Award

    with two silver and one bronze clasps

Membership Award General Chuck Yeager Aerospace Award General Carl A. Spaatz Cadet Program Award,

    with COS star

Command Service Award, awarded twice Red Service Award, with Twenty-Five Year clasp SAR “Find” Award, with aircrew clasp Disaster Relief Award, with Presidential “V,”

    awarded seven times

Search and Rescue Award International Air Cadet Exchange Award National Special Activities Award, awarded twice Encampment Award, awarded twelve times Senior Recruiter Award, awarded three times Communications Certificate of Proficiency Amelia Earhart Leadership Cadet Program Award General William “Billy” Mitchell

    Aerospace Education Cadet Program Award

Cadet Advisory Council Award,

    with gold, national service star

Order of the Star of Ethiopian Empire (Knight Officer) Order of the Intare (Lion) of Rwanda (Knight Officer) Florida Wing Public Affairs Officer of the Year- 2005

OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS:

Life Member, Air Force Association, Miami Chapter Past Executive Director, Allied Veterans Association Charter and past board member, Kiwanis Club of Greater Pembroke Pines, FL Past National Board Member, Spaatz Association Charter member, Fire Chaplain Mychal Judge, FDNY Assembly, and member and past

    Financial Secretary, St Maximilian Kolbe Council, Knights of Columbus, Pembroke Pines, FL

Member, Society of St. Vincent de Paul, St Maximilian Convention, Pembroke Pines, FL

OTHER TRAINING:

Advanced Radio Communications Course - NER Communications School,

     Kutztown State College, PA 

Squadron Leadership School, Corporate Learning Course, and Unit Commanders Course

     Florida Wing, CAP

Basic, Advanced and Ranger Staff Training - Glades Ranger School,

     Big Cypress National Preserve, FL

Over thirty-five DHS / FEMA courses –

     Emergency Management Institute, Emmitsburg, MD
     National Emergency Response & Rescue Training Center, College Station, TX
     National Center for Biomedical Research and Training. 

Academy of Counter-Terrorist Education, Baton Rouge, LA

Aviation Survival Course - US Army Aviation Center, Fort Rucker, AL

SAR Management Course – Air Force Rescue Coordination Center, Langley, AFB, VA

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTIONS:

Captain - 12 January 1999 Major – 10 July 2001 Lieutenant Colonel – 6 July 2005

(Current as of April 2008)

Sources

http://www.flwg.us/html/biognavarini.html http://www.pinescap.flwg.us/Documents/Biographical/BIO_-_G_O_Navarini,_2008_03_13[1].doc 65.11.6.39 (talk) 01:03, 28 June 2008 (UTC)

Zimbabwe election

1. REDIRECT Zimbabwe presidential election, 2008

(temporary redirect, until next election)

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• "Widespread intimidation seen in Zimbabwe vote". AP.

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Zimbabwe presidential elections, 2008

1. REDIRECT Zimbabwe presidential election, 2008

69.140.152.55 (talk) 01:07, 28 June 2008 (UTC)

Frederico Corleone

1. REDIRECTFredo Corleone

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