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Nearly 9,500 Florida Homeowners Apply For

FORECLOSURE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM The federally funded program will provide eligible homeowners with up to six months of cash assistance to make payments on mortgages that would otherwise go unpaid.

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Nearly 9,500 Fla. Homeowners Apply For Foreclosure Assistance Program months of cash assistance to make payments on mortgages that would otherwise go unpaid.

TALLAHASSEE (CBS4) – Nearly 9,500 Florida homeowners have submitted applications to receive financial assistance from a federally funded program aimed at helping homeowners avoid foreclosure. The Florida Housing Corp. began taking applications for its Florida Hardest-Hit Fund a week ago. Applications are being accepted from troubled homeowners in all 67 Florida counties. The federally funded program will provide eligible homeowners with up to six

The counties with the largest number of applications are Broward (1,638), Miami-Dade (1,027), Orange (957) and Palm Beach (939). Homeowners may apply for financial assistance from the fund by using the official HHF website: www.flhardesthithelp.org The site contains all the information users need to begin the process, including a program fact sheet, answers to frequently asked questions and links to resources that may be helpful to those experiencing economic challenges. Created by the U.S. Treasury in February 2010, the Housing Finance Agency

Innovation Fund for the Hardest-Hit Housing Markets sets aside funds from the 2008 federal stimulus package to five states: Florida, Arizona, California, Michigan and Nevada; states with the highest levels of foreclosures. The program was later expanded to 18 states. Florida’s cut to date is $1 billion of nearly $9 billion in federal funds. Florida is the last state of five original recipients to get its program underway. The program was rolled out last year in Lee County as a pilot. The region was the epicenter of a housing bust resulting in thousands of foreclosures. Programs available through the HHF include The Unemployment Mortgage Assistance Program, or UMAP. It will provide up to $12,000 to pay monthly mortgage and escrowed mortgage-related expenses for up to six (6) months, or until the homeowner can resume making mortgage payments, whichever comes first. In addition, homeowners in the UMAP will be required to pay 25 percent of their monthly income

toward their monthly mortgage payment, with a minimum payment of $70 per month. The Mortgage Loan Reinstatement Payment Program, or MLRP, will provide up to $6,000 to bring the homeowner’s past-due first mortgage current if the homeowner can show the ability to resume making mortgage payments on his/her own; for a homeowner who received funding from the UMAP program, any unused funds up to $12,000 may be used in addition to MLRP funds to help bring the first mortgage current. UMAP and MLRP program funds will be in the form of a 0% percent, deferred-payment loan; the loan can be forgiven over a fiveyear period, at a rate of 20% each year. Florida homeowners should continue to be aware that several “imposter” websites have been identified and applicants are strongly encouraged to verify that the website they are using is, in fact, the official Florida HHF website before providing their personal information.

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I-Team: Gambling Machine Controversy Grips Two Mayors But as Diaz prepared to leave office at the end of 2009, the company’s behind the maquinitas began to pump thousands of dollars into Regalado’s mayoral campaign. And after becoming mayor, Regalado abandoned the hard line against the maquinitas and decided instead to embrace them as a way of generating revenue for the city. The city passed Regalado’s plan on October 14. And eleven days later Exposito and Alvarez were launching their raid. The raid started at 7 a.m., and once it was underway, Major Alvarez said he called Regalado on the mayor’s cell phone to let him know what was taking place. “He was angry,” Alvarez recalled. “He told me to stop [the raid].” MIAMI (CBS4) – Last fall, when the Miami Police Department raided more than a dozen locations and seized nearly 400 video machines they claimed were being used for illegal gambling, the department said it was sending a message. “The City of Miami Police Department will not tolerate illegal gambling machines in the City of Miami,” said Major Alfredo Alvarez, the department’s expert on the devices known in the Cuban-American community as maquinitas. But Alvarez and his boss, Chief Miguel Exposito, weren’t just firing a shot across the bow of the local vendors of these socalled amusement machines. They were also putting Miami Mayor Tomas Regalado on notice, as well. Eleven days before the raid, the Miami City Commission, passed a plan crafted by Regalado, to sanction the maquinitas by taxing vendors $500 for each machine they bring into the city. Exposito had argued the ordinance was ridiculous. The city commission was attempting to ignore state law which prohibits these types of machines. “A city can not pass an ordinance that supersedes a state law,” Exposito told CBS4 I Team investigator Jim DeFede. Regalado went ahead and pushed the

ordinance anyway – hoping to generate at least $750,000 in revenue for the financially struggling city. Exposito had warned Regalado to steer clear of the machines. He said they had been tied in the past to organized crime and even more troubling, the machines were designed to exploit the poorest segments of the community. These video slot machines are most often found in bars and convenience stores catering to lowwage immigrant communities. In 2003, then Miami Mayor Manny Diaz announced a major crackdown on the maquinitas, arguing that they were affecting the quality of life in the city. Not only did the machines foster illegal gambling, Diaz said, they also led to other crimes, such as strong-arm robbery, prostitution, and domestic violence. “We are going to clean up our city,” Diaz said during a 2003 press conference in front of Miami City Hall. Joining Diaz was Miami Dade State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle, then Police Chief John Timoney, and all of the members of the Miami City Commission, including Tomas Regalado. “This is a concerted effort that is going to last certainly as long as I am here,” Diaz declared. “And I’m certain as long as the commissioners behind me are here.”

Alvarez said he refused. “I’m a police officer,” he explained, “and I have to enforce the laws of the state.” Regalado denies ordering Alvarez to stop. Under the city charter, the mayor is not allowed to give orders to any department heads. Only the city manager can do that. Regalado does admit to calling then City Manager Carlos Migoya and asking him to stop the raids. Migoya refused. “I was asking him to see if they can talk to the police so they can postpone the operation until the after the Miami Parking Authority election,” Regalado said, although it was unclear why an obscure city election two weeks later would have anything to do with a police operation against illegal gambling machines. Since the raid, and Regalado’s alleged attempts to stop it, the relationship between the chief and the mayor have worsened. The mayor argues Exposito is creating the controversy to take attention away from the recent spate of police shootings in the black community and the calls for the chief to be fired. The chief’s supporters counter that it was only after the chief began speaking out against the maquinitas and the mayor’s campaign contributors that the mayor

began to lobby for the chief’s firing. Regardless, the controversy now threatens to move beyond the city of Miami. In an interview with CBS4’s Jim DeFede, Regalado took responsibility for Miami’s plan to tax the video slot machines. But he also admitted the idea came to him after talking to folks in Hialeah, who had passed a similar measure in 2008. And who did he talk to in Hialeah? “I spoke to Mayor Robaina,” Regalado explained. Hialeah Mayor Julio Robaina is now the frontrunner in the race to replace Carlos Alvarez as mayor of Miami Dade County. When we approached Robaina after a recent Hialeah City Commission meeting, he seemed happy to see CBS4 News. But his mood quickly changed when CBS4 News tried to ask him questions about the maquinitas? We wanted to talk to him about the 2008 ordinance he championed that critics say attempted to legitimize more than 1,600 illegal slot machines. “Submit your questions,” he told CBS4’s Jim DeFede. “You know that. Submit your questions.” Robaina raced onto an elevator. But when a reporter and photographer got on with him he finally relented and agreed to answer a few questions. “We can talk about them sure,” he said of the gambling machines. “The city council passed an ordinance that regulates and makes sure that the machines are not being used in an illegal manner.” Well how does the ordinance make sure they are not used in an illegal manner? How is that even possible? “They can not be used for anything that is not an entertainment machine,” he replied. Unfortunately, that’s not the experience in Miami. Police argue the sole purpose of these machines is to promote illegal gambling.

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I-Team: Gambling Machine Controversy Grips Two Mayors warehouse is one of the bases where the machines were being made. What does that tell you about the nature of the operation you are dealing with?

marked “play”? “I don’t know, that’s part of the issue,” Overton said. Alvarez says it is common sense.

“It is all being hidden,” Alvarez maintained. “And they have found a haven to be at where nobody messes with them. None of those warehouses could exist here in Miami.” And that haven is Hialeah? “That’s what I’ve noticed, yes,” he said.

continued “Hialeah is doing it wrong,” said Alvarez, the Miami police major who the department’s expert on gambling machines is. “Hialeah is actually allowing these machines by not allowing law enforcement to pick them up.” Alvarez said during one recent raid in Miami, his men followed a truck filled with illegal machines from Miami to a warehouse in Hialeah. Alvarez said that

Hialeah Police Chief Mark Overton bristled at the suggestion he is not doing his job properly. He said he doesn’t routinely pick up the machines because it’s too hard to tell if they are illegal. “If it’s a game of skill or has some element of skill in it then it isn’t illegal,” Overton explained. “And that basically is what the statute says.” But where is the skill to hitting a button marked “credits” and then hitting a button

“You saw me play, there is no skill whatsoever,” Alvarez said, standing next to one of the machines he had recently seized in Miami. Alvarez says it defies common sense to believe that someone would play this style of machine – which is nothing more than a video style slot machine – in a bar or corner market if the players weren’t getting paid. “You have individuals who profit from these illegal machines,” Alvarez said. “They profit a lot of money and all of that money is tax free. It’s all cash. There are no records kept.” How much cash are we talking about? Miami Police officials estimate the average maquinita takes in $1,000 a week. That would mean the 1,600 machines in

Hialeah alone are generating $1.6 million a week in cash — or more than $83 million a year. Despite the recent concerns raised by Miami police, Robaina continues to defend having the maquinitas in Hialeah. CBS’s DeFede asked Robaina: “You’ve seen these machines. You think they are actually being used purely for entertainment? You don’t think these machines are part of some effort to foster gambling here in your city?” “No, absolutely not,” Robaina said. “If they are used illegally they will be taken away and those businesses will be shut down. That is what the ordinance says and that is what the city of Hialeah does. So how many Hialeah businesses have been shut down for illegal gambling? Two. Just two businesses have been closed since the ordinance went into effect in 2008.

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CBS4 I-Team Lends A Helping Hand To A Family In Crisis replacing glass for windows. The newborn slept in a small play pen. Conditions that top a list of concerns c o m m u n i t y advocates say they reported time and time again to DCF in hopes of getting some services, some help for the children and their mom. NORTH M I A M I (CBS4) – With big concerns about a little baby, the CBS4 I-Team had, for weeks, investigated worries over the welfare of the prematurely born Jeremiah, his brothers and their mom, Joanne. “How is his breathing?” Chief I-Team Investigator Michele Gillen asked as all eyes were focused on a tiny baby, so small he nestled into the hands of his mom. A mother of 4, Joanne and the children have long been at the center of community efforts to get them help. When CBS4 Chief I-Team Investigator Gillen first met them their home was a trailer whose welcome mat consisted of broken floor boards and precariously rocked with each step. A rotting structure with plastic and cardboard

Community advocate Rachel Hughes of Art Studio Miami, which offered after school care for the children, has lead a team of folks that have been trying to get the family services and help.

According to Hughes, “She said ‘is it a 911 emergency?’ I said the baby is having trouble breathing. God forbid something happens and you guys have been there enough times. She said definitely she would send someone tomorrow and that didn’t happen for two weeks later.” We learned that the night before Gillen’s visit, DCF visited and recommended that Joanne clean up. According to Joanne, who says she has long begged for help and new housing, “When she came she told me I have to fix the trailer. I told her I will fix it.” But a clean up at the dilapidated trailer would take much more than a broom, and advocates remained worried about the family living in such conditions. Gillen called the office of the Secretary of DCF to see if anything could be done.

“I called DCF directly and also emailed. I did their own line emailing. It is just shocking we are all overwhelmed by it. We want to help, and she needs help and she has asked for help. Joanne knows what she needs and has asked for help. We have been trying for 3 years to get services for her,” says Hughes.

We then went back to the trailer and learned that another DCF worker visited and left a pamphlet.

Concern over the living conditions became even more urgent with the birth of premature Jeremiah.

Following Gillen’s call, DCF told Joanne she and the children needed to find themselves another place to sleep at night.

DCF’s response to that call for help?

Joanne’s only option, according to her, was a room in private home that Gillen visited.

Gillen called DCF again and again, described conditions, “this trailer that has mold and a falling ceiling,” Gillen told a DCF investigator.

There, the infant slept on a bed he shared with his mother and two of her other boys were sleeping on the floor. Joanne and neighbors expressed concern that this is not the proper environment for a struggling infant baby and a family reaching out for help. While she awaited help – the children dreamed. “I want a big bed,” said one of the boys. Ultimately, Jeremiah’s bed was replaced by a crib in the ICU of Jackson Memorial Hospital where he needed a respirator to breath. Joanne feared he might not live. “It is exactly what we were trying to avoid. And it could have been prevented. It is very upsetting. Who do these parents go to when they are looking for services and help and living in these 3rd world country living conditions,” said the family’s advocate Hughes. “It outright needs to be fixed or changed here in Miami” Citing Florida law, DCF says they are not allowed to discuss on-going or prior cases. Not willing to give up, those citizen volunteers persisted on their own in securing a townhouse for the young family, Joanne and her children now all have beds, even little Jeremiah, who has fully recovered and released from the hospital.

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Unused Credit Cards Could Lower Your Credit Score MIAMI (CBS4) – The economy has forced some people to stop using their credit cards as much as they used to and now some banks are reacting by canceling cards for customers who don’t use them. However, that can have a major impact on your overall credit score. Kevin Hicks credit score dropped by 60 points when Wells Fargo unexpectedly closed his credit card. “My credit history with them was 12 years. Once they cancel my card, the system looks at your next card that you have open and that’s only 4 years,” explained Hicks. Not only did closing his oldest card decrease his credit history, but with its 37-thousand dollar limit, closing it significantly impacted his debt to credit ratio. Jacob Gibson from NerdWallet, a credit card comparison website, said the practice has become more common. “In the wake of the financial crisis over the last couple of years, they’ve been cutting credit across the board,” he said.

Gibson adds prior to the Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009 or CARD Act, banks were allowed to charge for inactive accounts. But since banks are no longer able to charge, Gibson said banks are more reluctant to keep inactive accounts open. “They are definitely in the business of penalizing inactivity,” he said. “They don’t want you to have one of their cards that you’re not going to use because they don’t make any money.” One way to help your credit score, according to Gibson, is to charge small purchases from time to time in order to prevent long-standing credit cards from being closed.

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Feds Reveal Regs To Give Air Travelers A Break or until they reach the final check out page online. Depending on the airline, flight, weight and size fees can range from $25 per bag to $200. Last year, airlines racked up more than $3 billion in baggage charges alone. Geraldo Aguiar and Andrea Passos are visiting from Brazil. When they booked flights in the US, they did not realize they’d have to pay for their bags. “We have a problem,” said Passos as she stood over her opened luggage on the floor of the Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport. The couple was trying to condense clothes into fewer bags after learning they had to pay for luggage. WASHINGTON D.C. (CBS4) – The next time you book a flight you’ll have a better idea of what it is really going to cost thanks to some new passenger protection rules announced Wednesday by the U.S. Department of Transportation. Most travelers know they’ll have to pay for checked luggage, but sometimes they don’t find out how much they’re going to be charged until they get to the airport counter

“We paid, for the ticket, $300,” said Aguiar. “But right now, we’re paying over $180 (for luggage) more than 50 percent of the price of the ticket.” Travelers complained about all the hidden fees being charged by airlines and the transportation department listened. “Safety is always number one. It always

will be. But we want to make sure that passengers have some sort of rights when they get on these planes,” said Dept. of Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood. Under the new changes to passenger protections, airlines must now inform customers to avoid surprises about all fees associated with the ticket and any additional costs including fees for baggage and meals. Frequent flier Patrice Philips knows all about the hidden fees, “Baggage fees, seat fees, on board purchase fees, drink fees,” she continued, “So there are always all kinds of surprises.” Here’s an example of how fees can cause a ticket price to soar: You purchase a $200 ticket from Fort Lauderdale to Chicago, add the $35.80 for taxes and fees and that brings you up to $235.80, but that could be just the beginning. Some airlines charge a “passenger usage fee” at $16. Then add $25 each way to be able to choose a premium seat. Add another $38, each way, for your first bag and, depending on which airline you fly, you could pay $45 each way for a

carry on as well. And if you happen to get thirsty during the flight, some airlines will charge about $3 for a soda. That is an example of how quickly a $200 dollar ticket can soar up to about $470! If an airline loses a travelers luggage, not only will they have to pay for it but they will also have to refund the baggage handling fee. Some 2 million bags were lost, damaged or delayed in 2010, a rate of 3.57 per 1,000 passengers, the Department of Transportation said. Passengers who are bumped from flights because of overbooking will now be compensated up to $650 for a short wait and up to $13-hundred for a long wait. The existing fines given to airlines for lengthy tarmac delays on domestic flights has now been expanded to international flights as well. The transportation department said it will take up to four months for the new regulations to take effect.

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Miami Hotel Goes Hi-Tech To Track Towels, Bathrobes based company, recently patented a radiofrequency identification chip (RFID) designed to keep real-time inventory of frequently misplaced or stolen goods.

MIAMI (CBS4) — Hotel guests loved to be pampered with big, thick, soft towels, and fluffy bathrobes. Some guests may even take a few towels home or stow away a bathrobe in their luggage before checking out. In order to stop this type of theft, a Miami hotel, along with two others in New York and Honolulu have turned high-tech in order to stop hotel guests from stealing their stuff. Linen Technology Tracking, a Miami-

The washable RFID tags are sewn into towels, bathrobes and bed sheets. Linen Technology Tracking says the chip will not only help cut down in the theft bathrobes, sheets and towels, but will also help hotels monitor their linens in real time, so they know when they need to order more. The three hotels currently using the chips in Miami, Honolulu and Manhattan, asked to remain anonymous. But the product is apparently working. The Honolulu property says its reduced theft of its pool towels from 4,000 a month to just 750 since installing the chip last summer. That’s a savings of more than $16,000 a month. There’s no word on when more hotels might start using the chip.

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Fla. Welfare Drug Testing May Get State Funding Republican, to require the reimbursements. The bill requires applicants to pay for the tests. Cost estimates range from $10 to $70. Alexander said he would try to find money during budget talks with the House, where a similar bill (HB 353) is awaiting a floor vote. The Senate version also now goes to the full chamber. TALLAHASSE (CBS4) — The Senate Budget Committee’s chairman says he’ll try to find state dollars to reimburse welfare applicants who pass drug tests that would be required by pending legislation. Sen. JD Alexander, a Lake Wales Republican, made that promise Friday before his panel approved the drug testing bill (SB 556) on a largely partisan vote with most Republicans in favor and Democrats against. The panel earlier rejected a motion by Sen. Evelyn Lynn, an Ormond Beach

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Device May Spare Hair Of Cancer Patients young, quiet spoken woman. For Lisbon, the diagnosis meant surgery, chemotherapy and radiation. While treatment is effective, it can be brutal. “You go through surgery and chemo in some cases and radiation and you lose, sometimes you lose that sense of being a woman,” she said. With chemotherapy, Lisbon braced herself for losing her hair. Then she was told by her doctor about a clinical trial involving a strange device. If it worked, Melissa’s hair would be spared.

MIAMI (CBS4) — For many cancer patients, especially women, losing your hair during treatment can be devastating. However, there’s a clinical trial underway for a device that may spare the hair. Six months ago, Melissa Lisbon found out she had breast cancer. “I was very surprised and definitely probably in shock,” said the

Melissa didn’t blink an eye, she immediately signed up. The device is called the “Dignicap.” It cools the scalp continuously during chemotherapy. According to researchers, cooling the scalp reduces the blood flow to the scalp and hair follicles, constricting the blood vessels. Less blood means less damage to follicles causing hair loss.

Before receiving chemotherapy, a researcher puts the tight fitting cooling cap directly on Lisbon’s head. The cap contains tubes through which coolant is pumped. Then, an outer cap is placed on top to keep in the cold. The caps are connected to an external cooling unit. “Over a period of time, the cap goes down to 5 degrees centigrade, “explained Dr. Hope Rugo, who heads the Dignicap trial. 5 degrees Celsius is 41 degrees Fahrenheit, as cold as the inside of a fridge. Lisbon wears the cap during her chemotherapy treatment and for about an hour afterward. While the device does not always work, Rugo said she has seen cases where women come away with a full head of hair. “I’ve had a couple of women very successfully use the cap throughout their chemotherapy and not lose their hair,” Rugo said.

The Dignicap is widely used in Europe, but not in the United States out of concern the cooling would allow cancer cells to hide in the scalp. Rugo said that’s highly unlikely, saying “I’m not really worried about the scalp anymore.” Most women lose their hair by the fifth week of treatment, but Lisbon did not. “By having your hair going through cancer treatment at least from my experience it’s giving me just a positive sort of motivation that I can get through the treatment,” she said. Because Lisbon is not bald, she also does not have people looking at her and immediately assuming she is a cancer patient. She maintains some control and dignity. If shown safe and effective, the cap could be available to U.S. cancer patients in just a few years.

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Top 10 Most, Least Stressful Jobs public relations executives handling crisis situations, newscasters who go on-air with little or no time for preparation, and photojournalists working in dangerous environments,” said Tony Lee, publisher, CareerCast.com.

So what are the least stressful jobs according to CareerCast.com? The least stressful is an audiologist, a practitioner who assesses and treats hearing disorders.

“And as traditional forms of communication transition to digital, those who want to remain employed need to embrace new technologies or find a new career.”

More than half of the 10 least stressful professions are in the health care field. Here’s the rest of the list:

Rounding out the top ten most stressful jobs are Advertising Account Executive, Architect, Stockbroker, Emergency Medical, and Real Estate Agent. CARLSBAD (CBS4) — A new internet report lists the most stressful jobs and four of the top 10 most stressful professions are media-related. But let’s start at the top. CareerCast.com’s stressful jobs report found that the most stressful ‘white collar’ profession for 2011 is Commercial Airline Pilot. Certainly a Southwest Airlines pilot can attest to that, after a hole ripped through the fuselage en route to Sacramento, Calif., recently, forcing the flight to make an emergency landing in the Arizona desert.

Ranking number one on the list of ‘blue collar’ jobs is firefighter. “If you can imagine such a stressful incident that happens to you once in your life, imagine having to manage those types of incidents over 20 to 30 years,” said Miami Fire Captain Josepth Zahralban Taxi cab drivers came in second and cabbie Roberto Schingal knows why.

Public Relations Executive was listed as the second most stressful job, followed by Senior Corporate Executives.

“You drive, drive, drive, spend money, spend gas but make no money,” said Schingal.

Photojournalists and newscasters came in fourth and fifth. “Jobs in communications can be high pressure, especially for

Rounding out the top five are police officer, highway patrol officer and lumberjack.

2. Dietitian 3. Software Engineer 4. Computer Programmer 5. Dental Hygienist 6. Speech Pathologist 7. Philosopher 8. Mathematician 9. Occupational Therapist 10. Chiropractor “Professions that involve low stress have very little danger and minimal physical demands, both of which can compound stress,” explained Lee. “Job seekers who want a laid back career and a high quality of life should look for professions that involve shorter work weeks, low pressure and little competition, like those that ranked in our top 10 least stressful professions list.” CareerCast.com’s 2011 report on the least and most stressful professions surveyed 200 different jobs, measuring work environment, job competitiveness and risk to determine the rankings.

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Look Younger Using Your Own Body Fat Angela Dillon of Boynton Beach said she started looking older than 46 but thought she was too young for a facelift. “I’ve seen too many people that have a very stretched look. They call it the Boca look or the Beverly Hills look and that’s not something that appealed to me,” said Dillon. When she went to Delray Beach facial plastic surgeon Dr. Jacob Steiger she learned about facial fat graft transfers.

DELRAY BEACH (CBS4) – As most of us work hard to get rid of any extra fat we have on our bodies, some people are now using it to look young. The procedure, called a ‘fat transfer’ or ‘fat grafting’, is becoming popular among women too young for a facelift.

“When we’re young we can consider our face kind of like a grape. What happens as we age is that grape becomes a raisin. So with fat grafting (you) take that raisin and bring it back to a grape,” explained Steiger. The procedure starts with fat being removed from the patient’s thighs, abdomen or sides. It goes through a purification process and is then distilled and individual fat cells are removed. Then the fat is placed in syringes and injected

into certain areas of the face for a more natural look.

around my eyes like I did before,” said Dillon.

Angela said after the procedure she felt, and looked, ten years younger.

Fat transfer is generally considered safer than using synthetic fillers because it comes from the patient’s own body. The procedure costs between four and five thousand dollars.

“I don’t have dark circles under my eyes. I don’t have the wrinkles around my eyes. It’s actually lifted my eyebrows a little bit so that I don’t have as much saggy skin

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Study: Half Of Supermarket Meat May Have Staph Bug Researchers tested 136 samples of ground beef, chicken, pork and turkey purchased from grocery stores in Fort Lauderdale, Chicago, Los Angeles, Washington, D.C., and Flagstaff, Ariz. In addition to finding the staph germ, half of the contaminated samples had a form of the bacteria that were resistant to at least three kinds of antibiotics, such as penicillin and tetracycline. Proper cooking should kill the germs but the report suggests that consumers should be careful to wash their hands and take other steps not to spread bacteria during food preparation.

ATLANTA (CBS4) – A new study estimates nearly half of the meat and poultry sold at U.S. supermarkets and grocery stores is contaminated with a bacteria that can make you very sick. The bacteria is Staphylococcus aureus, also known as staph, which is a common cause of infection in people.

The meat was sold under 80 different brands and the study suggests that the livestock themselves, rather than contamination during processing and packaging, are the source of the bacteria. The nonprofit Translational Genomics Research Institute in Arizona conducted the study. They say farmers and ranchers give

millions of pounds of antibiotics to farm animals every year to make them grow faster and to prevent, rather than treat, diseases. Officials at the Arizona agency say the combination of bacteria, antibiotics, and livestock living in close quarters creates the perfect environment for bacteria to grow and mutate, which may explain the high-levels of drug-resistant Staph seen in the study. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Food and Drug Administration, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture currently monitor the country’s meat supply for evidence of four major types of antibiotic-resistant bacteria (including Salmonella and E. coli). The study findings suggest that S. aureus should be screened for regularly as well, the researchers say. (©2011 CBS Local Media, a division of CBS Radio Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. The Associated Press contributed to this report.)

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Can Gymnastics Help Kids Physically And Academically? Local moms have shared the differences they’ve seen in their kids school work since they started gymnastics. Tiny gymnasts gain strength, balance and improve coordination and gross motor skills by running, tumbling, and swinging through the air. Now, studies show the physical skills also lead to mental acuity as well improving brain efficiency. “So as soon as we started the gymnastics program what I noticed was she started to have more focus,” said Joana Luzcando. The Kendall mom says her daughter Nicole’s concentration improved.

MIAMI (CBS4) — You can probably figure out the physical benefits of gymnastics for your kids but did you know gymnastics can help children improve academically as well?

It’s the same situation for Jennifer Saiz and her daughter Genesis. “Ever since she came here, it changed her attitude, her mind. She started getting better grades,” added Saiz. “We have a thing called heavy work. It’s a

term used in therapy and it requires a lot of strength and focus and as a child in early age starts developing these things, it helps wire the brain, explained Sonia Arocho. Arocho is one of the head coaches at Universal Allstars Gymnastics in Doral. She says U.S.A. Gymnastics, the national governing body for gymnastics in the United States, studied the mental benefits of gymnastics on kids. The group found the strength kids build in their arms and hands improves their hand writing skills. The forward and backward movements or bilateral activities build visual and audio senses and spatial awareness helps develop math skills. “I have parents come in with their kids who started with D’s and F’s in school and 6 months later those kids are getting A’s and B’s in school,” said Luzcando. Gymnastics also helped her own son,

Moses, in other ways. “Moses always had a very shy personality. He started developing physically so it gave him a lot of confidence in himself. And at the same time I noticed he started interacting with other kids in a different way,” said Luzcando. Most sports can improve a child’s social skills and focus but the bilateral activities of gymnastics, the coordinated movement patterns, appear to create efficiency in the brain. Studies have shown that efficient pathways create fluent readers.

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Are People Impersonating You On Facebook? Kelly Quigley is a mom and not a fan of social networks. Last year, this protective mom found out that someone created a fake Facebook profile of her then 12-year-old daughter. They used her daughter’s image and posted comments she never made. “They had what I was interested in, what school I went to, said Casey Quigley. “My information was out there. It was just kinda weird, like why would they do that?” The Quigley’s tried repeatedly to report the imposter to Facebook but they say they never received a response.

MIAMI (CBS4) — On Facebook, you tell people where you work, live, play and who you date. Or if you’re single, where you went to college and where you like to eat and what your hobbies are. If someone is looking to impersonate you, you could be potentially handing them the blueprint to your life and make it easy for them to cyber-stalk you or worse. Connecting with old friends, family and work colleagues and schoolmates is part of the charm of social networking but what about the downside?

“I tried to call them, we sent them letters, I created a profile myself,” said Kelly. “I did everything in my power to contact Facebook but you can’t get a live person. We considered flying out there to visit, that was going to be our next step.” Symantec, an Internet security firm, wants to rid the net of all hackers and cyber-stalkers but even they admit it’s not easy to get rid of the fakes and phonies. “Fake accounts are easy to make,” said Symantic’s Marian Merritt. “All you need is a legitimate e-mail address.” Merritt says cyber-impersonation is a growing problem on social networking sites. “I can gather information and images of you, photos of you

from other legitimate sites and combine them together on a fake profile,” said Merritt. “It tricks your friends, your business contacts, your relatives, all into believing this is a legitimate site.” Symantic hasn’t been able to track fake profiles because legally it’s up to social networking sites to take down profiles created by imposters. Recently, California adopted the criminal e-personation law, created by Senator Joe Simitian. Anyone there caught pretending to be someone else online will face a $1,000 fine, civil penalties and jail time. Other states, including New York and Texas have similar laws. Florida does not currently have an e-personation law. So what do you do if someone is pretending to be you? • Set up an automated alert with a search engine. You’ll know when someone creates a new account in your name. • Do a search manually. Put in your name and see what comes up. • Use your privacy settings to the best of your ability. Limit the opportunity for others to compromise your privacy. Nine months after Casey Quigley’s fake profile was created Facebook finally took it down. The company is promising to install new systems to improve safety and security.

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South Florida Looking To Lead The Charge For Electric Cars He said there’s country’s electrical grids can handle the load. “If every family in the United States bought an electric car and charged it at night we wouldn’t need to build any more power plants,” Kinard said. “We’ve got enough capacity in the system.”

DANIA B E A C H (CBS4) – A South Florida company says it’s ready to lead the charge in powering electric cars. Andy Kinard, president of the Miami Beach-based Car Charging Group, believes the higher gas prices go, the more inclined drivers will be to turn to electric cars. “It’s going to be ultimately good for America that we finally wean ourselves of this oil addiction,” Kinard told CBS 4’s Carey Codd. “It’s going to take something like 4 or 5 dollar gallon gas to make us do it.” Kinard’s company has installed dozens of car charging stations across South Florida — including in parking garages in Dania Beach, Deerfield Beach and the Aventura Mall. Nationally, Kinard says they’ve installed stations in parking garages in New York City and the Mall of the Americas in Minnesota. He admits that right now the company is chasing the limited electric cars that are available but eventually he believes the charging stations will be placed where people need them. “We’ll put these units in at apartments and condos so (drivers) can charge at night while they’re waiting to go to work,” Kinard explained. “We’ll put them in parking garages so (drivers) can charge them while they’re at work.” Kinard said he expects to charge about $3 an hour to charge a vehicle, which take roughly between 4-6 hours to gain a complete charge.

Kinard has a believer in Brett Circe, who purchased one of the first Chevy Volt’s to come off the assembly line. Circe’s name sat on a waiting list for months before picking up his Volt in Washington, D.C. and driving it to his home in Fort Lauderdale last December. The Volt is not yet available for sale in Florida. Circe says he’s saved a ton on gas — “about $4 to $5 thousand dollars a year” — and says the car is a joy to drive. He describes it as a “luxury” car. The cost of a Volt — about $40,000 with a tax credit of $7,500 — is prohibitive for many and Circe says General Motors needs to do a good job of informing the public about the benefits of going electric. “I think there’s an uphill battle for GM to educate the public about a vehicle like this,” Circe said. “Frankly, people don’t understand it.” The Volt is quiet, high-tech and easy to drive. It’s interior displays appear more like a futuristic computer game than a car dashboard. And the car’s design is unique. With a battery running the length of the car, seating is tight. The car features a battery that will last 40 miles. After the battery runs down, a backup generator kicks on. The generator is fueled by an 8-gallon gas tank. Circe likens the setup to using a generator during a hurricane. “The battery of the car and the electric motor are plugged into a generator,” he explained. “When the battery drains down and is almost dead, the generator kicks on and provides power to the motor and provides power to the battery to keep you going.” Circe said the battery life is plenty for him to drive to work, lunch, errands and home. He charges his Volt at home each night and has

not seen a spike in his electric bill. “It’s been fantastic,” he said. “The longest period of time was 40 days without buying a gallon gas.”

He usually keeps a few gallons of gas in the car and fills the vehicle when he goes on a road trip. With a full battery and gas tank, the Volt gets about 350 miles. Plus, Circe said he bought the car because of the power of patriotism. “This car is fueled in America,” he said. “The electrical grid is 100 percent fueled in America. So, (the Volt) is made in Detroit and it’s fueled in America.” Andy Kinard believes mass production of electric cars will lower the price. And with gas prices climbing, he believes drivers are ready for a change. “You’ll see an electric car every day in a year from now,” Kinard said.

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Aries (Mar. 21-Apr. 20) Put your money into a safe place that will ensure a profit if you let it sit long enough. Your fight for those less fortunate is not likely to end in sweet victory. Networking will be a necessity. Try to understand both sides of the issue before taking sides. Your luckiest events this month will occur on a Monday.

Aquarius (Jan. 21-Feb. 18)

Scorpio (Oct. 24-Nov. 22)

Gemini (May 22-June 21)

Either way, you’re up for a passionate encounter with someone special. You may have the energy to clear up that mound of paperwork facing you. Problems on the home front might be a little disconcerting. Use your charm, but don’t sign or agree to anything. Your luckiest events this month will occur on a Saturday.

Make plans that will take you to exotic destinations. Balance is required if you want stability. You can ask for favors and get sound advice from close friends or relatives. Try to be considerate in your personal obligations. Your luckiest events this month will occur on a Thursday.

Your anger may be impossible to contain if you get into debates with family members. Pleasure trips should be on your agenda. You can convince others to follow suit. You will back yourself into a corner if you are baited and your stubbornness will only make matters worse. Your luckiest events this month will occur on a Monday.

Pisces (Feb. 19-Mar. 20)

Sagitarius (Nov. 23-Dec. 21)

Taurus (Apr. 21-May 21)

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 23)

Problems with appliances or electrical gad gets will drive you crazy. Any capricious behavior will confuse loved ones and your mood swings will result in loneliness. Disruptions may set you back, but you’re strong, and in the end the choices you make will be favorable. You may have the energy to clear up that mound of paperwork facing you. Your luckiest events this month will occur on a Wednesday.

Things have been moving so quickly that you need to do something physical to release your tension. Your social skills with people may be more than just helpful. A new image can be the result if you change your look. You can work in conjunction with those in the know in order to get to the bottom of any pending issue. Your luckiest events this month will occur on a Wednesday.

Do not over expand if you have your own business. Sit tight. Everything is moving quickly, just the way you like it. You may be tom between two possibilities. This has left you in a confused and uncertain state. If they want help that’s great, but if they try to take credit for your work, you will have to set them straight. Your luckiest events this month will occur on a Wednesday.

You can avoid hassles by sticking to your work and refusing to get involved in gossip or idle chatter. Do not let lovers cost you money or take advantage of you. Lack of funds may add stress to your already uncertain situation. Go on business trips if at all possible. Your luckiest events this month will occur on a Friday.

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Cancer (June 22-July 22)

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Virgo (Aug. 24-Sept. 22) Your talents are likely to be discovered. Take the initiative and go after your goals. Good day for romance. Try to find another time to present work or ideas this month. Your luckiest events this month will occur on a Tuesday.

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Leo (July 23-Aug. 23)

Your bankbook will suffer and Get involved in groups your restrictions will put a that will help you meet damper on your relationship. established individuals. Look into some form of Your high enthusiasm will physical recreation. be sure to inspire anybody Involvement in financial around you. You may meet schemes will be followed by that special person if you attend losses. You will inspire confidence in fundraising functions. You can make gains if you others. Your luckiest events this month will occur look at long-term investments. Your luckiest on a Saturday. events this month will occur on a Tuesday.

April 15th Solution

Don’t rely on others to handle the workload. Travel will be favorable. Red tape could be impossible to clear up this month. They will jump at the chance to do something without you if it sounds like more fun. Your luckiest events this month will occur on a Tuesday.

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Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 20)