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BKR Media Consultants and U.S. Century Bank host Katherine Fernandez Rundle, Miami-Dade State Attorney BY BARI AUERBACH

Wealth conservation and "law & order" preservation were the themes of the day when BKR Media Consultants and U.S. Century Bank hosted an Aventura Marketing Council Chairman's Roundtable luncheon featuring guest speaker Katherine Fernandez Rundle, Miami-Dade County State Attorney. AMC Chair Cliff Schulman of Greenberg Traurig welcomed business and community leaders to Christine Lee's at Gulfstream Park for the enlightening event providing information about

Risa Chopp, Jessica Hausmann and Jennifer Becker, BKR Media Consultants flank Katherine Fernandez Rundle

Oscar Alvarez, Maggie Lamadrid and Armando Trabanco, U.S. Century Bank with Fernandez Rundle

Aventura Mayor Susan Gottlieb; Hallandale Beach Mayor Joy Cooper; Dr. Nelson Santiago, ESGR

Aventura Commissioners Bob Diamond, Teri Holzberg and Billy Joel; Aventura Marketing Council Chairman Cliff Schulman, Greenberg Traurig; Aventura City Manager Eric Soroka

Sunny Isles Beach Police Chief Fred Maas and Aventura Police Chief Steve Steinberg flank Mary Lee, Christine Lee's at Gulfstream Park

diverse topics ranging from media promotions and financial security - to fighting public corruption and petty theft. Jennifer Becker, president of BKR Media Consultants, explained, "BKR Media provides

many services under one roof - from creative design, website conception and copywriting to media placement and advertising, we do all aspects of promotion. BKR has extensive experience executing successful local and national public relations and marketing cam-

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Comm. Billy and Sandra Joel lead the way for Israel Sports Center for the Disabled

(L to R) standing: Trina London holding 22-mo. old Collin , grandson of Rubin Salant; Rubin Salant; Aventura Comm. Billy and Sandra Joel; Arlene and Comm. Bob Diamond; Mitchell and Sandy Fishman; Jacob Ben Arie; David Weissman. Front Row: Asael Shabbo; Dr. Boaz Kramer and Caroline Tabib from the Israel Sports Center for the Disabled

Mitchell and Sandy Fishman with Rubin Salant and his granddaughter, Sierra

13-year old Caroline Tabib gives a hug to her hero, Comm. Billy Joel

Aventura Comm. Billy Joel and his wife Sandra and Comm. Bob and Arlene Diamond recently invited their friends to hear the story of the Israel Sports Center for the Disabled, a center in Israel that opened in 1960 to become the first sport center for the disabled in the country and a world pioneer in the field. The center specializes in the physical and psychological rehabilitation of Israeli children and youth in order to encourage them to take part in sports activities. The spirit and motivation of sport is used as a means to help guide the disabled from a state of helplessness to productive, fulfilling lives. It has been proven that, in addition to promoting physical and mental rehabilitation, sports activities significantly prolong the life expectancy of the seriously disabled. Today, over 2,000 youth and adults participate in more than 20 different sports activities. "Each May, Sandra and I visit the ISCD and have the honor of presenting the medals at their sports competitions. Our hearts are so full of love and admiration for the children of ISCD, and we want to tell the story of their courageous battle against overwhelming odds to excel in international sports arenas, giving hope to everyone who faces physical disabilities," said Comm. Joel. Rubin Salant of Aventura hosted the evening reception in his beautiful home at Island Estates in Williams Island. Special guests included David Weissman, president of the Florida Friends for the Israel Sports Center for the Disabled; and major donors Paul and Maggie Fischer, Mitchell and Sandy Fishman, Joe Platnick, Dr. Amir and Sue Baron of Aventura Turnberry Jewish Center. Six students from David Posnack Hebrew Day School in Davie were also there representing the National Honor Society. The NHS, represented by NHS President Noa Ghersin, Gabriella Ittah, Maytal Levy, Romi Sher, Arielle Ozery and Sammy Barak, voted to raise funds for ISCD during the coming year. " My wife Maggie and I are so proud of these students, that in honor of our three daughters, Sophie, Ariel and Emma who attend the Posnack Day School in Plantation, we will donate matching funds to the students' donations." Attending this very special event in Aventura on behalf of the ISCD were Dr. Boaz Kramer, a former student at ISCD who went on to attain his medical degree and then returned to work with the children. Dr. Kramer is currently ranked 12th in the world in wheelchair tennis, is the current 2009 French Open Gold Medalist in tennis; Silver Medalist World Cup tennis; and Silver Medalist in the Beijing ParaOlympics 2008. Dr. Kramer is married and has one child. Asael Shabbo, 17 years old, came to ISCD after Palestinian terrorists broke into his home, killed his mother and three brothers and shot his leg so many times that the leg had to be amputated. Today, Asael is competing for Israel in the Olympic swimming competitions. Caroline Tabib, 13 years old, was born with a spinal disease and entered ISCD at age three. Caroline has just placed fourth in European table tennis in Italy and is a 2012 Olympic hopeful. Boaz, Asael and Caroline owe their spirit for living and competing in sports to the Israel Sports Center for the Disabled. Comm. Joel, recently elected Chairman of the Florida Friends of ISCD, and his wife

Sandra first visited the school in 2006, When they saw the children being taken out of the swimming pool and placed on the cement ground to change their clothes, they made a commitment to raise enough monies to build 11 fully-equipped, handicapped accessible private dressing rooms. The rooms were completed this past June. "Our new goal is to raise $250,000 for the installation of eco-friendly heat pumps to access the heat from the atmosphere to heat the water for the pool, the hydrotherapy pools, showers and for all the hot water for the facility" said Weissman. "It is anticipated these pumps will save the Center $85,000 each year on energy costs and will pay for themselves in three years." For more information on the ISCD, visit www.iscd.com

David Weissman with students from the Posnack Hebrew Day School

Dr. Amir Baron, Aventura Turnberry Jewish Center, lends his voice in support of ISCD

Comm. Joel and Joe Platnick enjoy a chat with Caroline

Paul Fischer and Dr. Boaz Kramer spend some quality time together Photography by Andrew Goldstein

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Director of Emergency Medicine at Aventura Hospital honored as New Medical Director of the Year Roman Skylar, M.D., Medical to rapidly cool the body temperaDirector of Emergency Medicine at tures for patients suffering from carAventura Hospital, was recently honored diac arrest in order to save brain with the New Medical Director of the Year function. "Patients who go into carAward by EmCare, Inc. Dr. Skylar joined diac arrest, whether in the field or in the medical staff of Aventura Hospital in a hospital, often suffer brain damage April of 2008. This special award recogwhen resuscitated because of nizes his success in implementing higher decreased blood flow to the brain," standards of care for the patients and staff Dr. Skylar explained. "By cooling during his first year at Aventura Hospital's patients immediately after cardiac Emergency Department. arrest, we have seen a higher perSince Dr. Skylar became Medical centage of patients who have Director, he has introduced new protocols returned to normal baseline life functhat allowed the average wait time at the tion." hospital's Emergency Room to be reduced Most recently, Aventura to less than ten minutes each month. The Hospital and Medical Center ER has maintained that average wait time became the first and only Primary consistently for more than a year. In addiStroke Program in South Florida to tion, patients are assured to receive their earn the American Stroke full work-up within the ER within an averAssociation / American Heart Roman Skylar, M.D., Aventura Hospital age of between 90 to 140 minutes. Association Get With the Guidelines During Dr. Skylar's first year as Medical Director of the Year - Stroke (GWTG - Stroke) Gold Plus Medical Director, Aventura Hospital became Performance Achievement Award. a certified Chest Pain Center with PCI, installing a state- The award recognizes Aventura Hospital's commitment of-the-art 64-Slice CT scanner in the Emergency and success in implementing a higher standard of stroke Department and implementing new emergency response care by ensuring that stroke patients receive treatment for measures in conjunction with Miami-Dade Fire and at least 24 months according to nationally accepted stanRescue to provide STENT intervention to heart attack dards and recommendations. The hospital's rise in ranking patients within 60 minutes or less. As of November 2009, from bronze status to gold status is among the fastest in the the average STEMI time for patients is 46 minutes. nation. Dr. Skylar has also helped to oversee the introducFor more information, call toll-free 1-888-256-7692 tion of a new induced hypothermia program, which is used or visit AventuraHospital.com

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FPL helps you dazzle with decorations for the holidays, safely and efficiently Family feasts, visiting relatives and decorative lights can all result in increased energy use during the holidays, but you can still enjoy the season while keeping your electricity usage low. FPL, the nation's top energy efficiency utility, offers decorating tips for the holiday season that will help customers conserve energy and save money, while also being safe. • Use light-emitting diode (LED) lighting on your trees, menorahs or any lighted holiday displays to save up to 90 percent in energy consumption compared to traditional incandescent lights. LED holiday lights usually cost more to purchase than traditional lighting, but they can pay for themselves in savings on your electric bill. LED holiday lighting strands last 10 times longer than incandescent bulbs, and they don't heat up like traditional bulbs so they reduce the risk of fire and injury. • Supplement your holiday displays with ornaments such as wreaths, ribbons and other similar decorations that don't consume energy. • Set energy-consuming

decorations, such as inflatable characters, on a timer to help you save. • Always turn off decorative lights when you leave home or go to bed for safety. • When decorating outdoors, always look up first. Before installing outdoor lights on trees, make sure tree limbs haven't grown into or near electric lines, as they can become energized. Never raise ladders or other extended objects into or near power lines. • Don't place cords under rugs, appliances or other objects, as they may overheat if covered or become worn and cause a fire. • Secure cords so that pets and toddlers are unable to play with them. • Never use indoor lighting outside. Check the manufacturer's label to be sure. • And don't forget to take down your lights and other decorations as soon as possible after the holidays. Visit FPL.com for more tips on how you can save energy in your home, during the holidays and throughout the year.

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The Fairmont Turnberry Isle Resort & Club takes new approach to training, rehabilitation, nutrition through unique partnership with top industry coach and health expert The Fairmont Turnberry Isle Resort & Club has announced a new unique partnership to revolutionize its fitness center and training programs at the 300-acre retreat's Mobil Four Star Willow Stream Spa. By teaming with Pete Bommarito, one of the top performance training coaches in the industry and president of Bommarito Performance Systems, and Dr. Matthew Cooper, a leading health expert in enzyme therapy and president of Florida Rehabilitation Center, resort guests, private club members and elite athletes will receive a superior level of training, rehabilitation and nutritional services just like the pros. As part of the joint venture, the 3,650-square-foot Willow Stream Spa fitness center has undergone a complete $150,000 renovation with the addition of state-of-the-art fitness equipment including an Advanced Motion Measurement 3-D Golf System to help enhance golf performance and decrease injury, and an innovative AlterG Anti-gravity treadmill, which allows users to run at full speed without putting undue stress on knees and joints. "This is an unprecedented partnership that will transform The Fairmont Turnberry Isle Resort & Club's already acclaimed reputation as a premier golf destination into the ultimate performance training center for fitness enthusiasts and athletes of all levels and sports interests," said David Feder, managing director for The Fairmont Turnberry Isle. "Our new partnership with Pete and Dr. Cooper paves the way for many exciting opportunities including providing our guests and members with cutting-edge fitness and nutrition programs. There's nothing else like this at a resort of our caliber."

The transition includes Bommarito overseeing all fitness programs, along with his team of performance training coaches. In addition, Fairmont Turnberry Isle will serve as a home base to the numerous elite and professional athletes who are clients of Bommarito Performance Systems and Florida Rehabilitation Center including Marion Barber, Frank Gore, Fred Taylor, Jon Beason, Chad Ochocinco, Matt Forte, Byron Leftwhich, Manny Ramirez, Miguel Tejada, Raul Ibanez, to name a few. Bommarito brings vast amounts of experience in both the athletic and general populations, and is considered to be one of the top coaches in the industry for his innovative, scientifically-based approach to sport-specific training. He and his world-renowned staff train hundreds of professional athletes a year in the NFL, MLB, NHL, NBA, MLS, USTA, PGA, and Track and Field. Dr. Matthew Cooper of Florida Rehabilitation Center is a certified chiropractic sports physician, specializing in sports rehabilitation, injury prevention and nutrition through enzyme therapy. His team remains on the cutting edge in treatment techniques and methodologies. His expertise lies in assessing the body and designing individualized rehabilitation techniques specific to ones injury, sports, nutritional composition and goals. He frequently lectures across the country on avoiding injuries at the gym through proper personal training methods. For more information, call 305-932-6200 or visit fairmont.com/turnberryisle

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Senior Solutions hosts another wonderful client cruise Senior Solutions concluded another successful annual escorted ocean cruise which departed in late October returning early November. Everyone who sailed on Royal Caribbean's Liberty of the Seas had an exceptional, fantastic, fun-filled, memory making 8 day / 7 night adventure. Plans have already begun for next year's voyage. "Our clients are active and are not hidden away, shelved or compartmentalized," says Ronnee Rosen, founder of Senior Solutions. "I will not allow my clients to be defined by their limitations." Senior Solutions has provided services to elderly citizens in South Florida for over 30 years. What differentiates and separates them is the level of commitment to the safety, quality of life and dignity of their clients. Perhaps even more importantly in today's tough times, they do not require a signed contract and they offer free evaluations / assessments to potential new clients. Senior Solutions utilizes a team approach which continually surrounds clients with an almost invisible, yet extremely effective safety net, while at the same time fashioning an individualized care plan that becomes a working blueprint for the future. They strongly believe that opportunity for socialization is vital to maintaining well being and quality of life. Accordingly, the team prides itself on joining Deslyn Buchanan and Marie Minervini sit clients for back and enjoy cruising weekly super-

vised outings that can include movies, holiday and birthday parties, luncheons, arts & crafts, free bingo, theatre matinees, even 5-7 day ocean cruises. They provide Emergency 24/7/365 hotline coverage by live staff members and it is not unusual for a care manager to meet Rosen and Joe Shapiro their client in an emer- Ronnee a 7-day cruise aboard gency room, regardless enjoy Liberty of the Seas of whether it's day or night. Of critical importance is Senior Solutions' involvement in the interview / hiring process for bringing help into the home and their subsequent supervisory role. Senior Solutions does everything that family would do, including giving emotional support, arranging for shopping, transportation, or accompanying clients to medical appointments. They can assume responsibility for household maintenance, budgeting and bill paying, repairs, medicine overviews and much more. Interestingly enough, Senior Solutions not only receives referrals from friends and family members of clients, but from police forces, banks, doctors, psychiatrists, court appointed guardians, building management offices, accountants, home health agencies, lawyers, trust bank officers, even beauty parlors. For more information call 1-800-213-3524 or visit seniorsolutions4southflorida.com

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Be part of Aventura history: Become a Donor for the Arts Patrons of the Arts will have two opportunities to support cultural programming at the new Aventura Arts & Cultural Center which is scheduled to open in the summer of 2010. The "Walk of Arts Brick Paver Program" invites the public to purchase commemorative bricks that will be located on the grounds of the Aventura Arts & Cultural Center. The cost of a brick is $150. The second opportunity is to become a Founder of the Aventura Arts & Cultural Center with a donation of $1,000 to $5,000. Founder names will be placed on an Honor Roll which will be displayed in the lobby of the

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Life in the City BY BARI AUERBACH ‘Holiday Spirit’ MIf you want to get into the holiday spirit, just look at all the festive decorations around town subliminally putting you in the mood to buy gifts. But if that doesn’t get your credit card swiping, then try some of these “’tis the season tips”: *This year, do all your holiday shopping at Target or Marshalls. Then after you fill your cart with the most affordable gifts, head over to a designer store and buy yourself something really expensive so at least you can go into debt with a smile! *Instead of getting an expensive fine fragrance at a department store, bring your laptop to the mall where you can get on the Internet for free. Then shop on eBay and find the same fragrance for half the price - just make sure you’re not buying a bottle that’s half the size! *Go to Publix and buy a gift certificate for your neighbor. Then start dropping

hints that you haven’t been invited anywhere for a holiday dinner so they’ll do all the cooking and cleaning while you just enjoy the feast! *If you want to drop a subtle hint to your significant other that they need to lose a few pounds - put some passes for a complimentary visit to Olympia Gym or a consultation at Jenny Craig in their holiday stocking – but then don’t be surprised if the lock has been changed next time you try to open the front door!

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BKR Media Consultants and U.S. Century Bank host Katherine Fernandez Rundle, Miami-Dade State Attorney (Contâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d. from Pg. 1) "With the advent of new technology, an array of media opportunities can now play a very critical role in your success, especially when trying to distinguish yourself from competitors. These mediums allow you to engage more effectively, directly and rapidly with a target audience - and today, it's possible to enhance exposure without paying as much." Armando Trabanco, senior vice president of U.S. Century Bank noted, "Established in 2002, U.S. Century has become one of Florida's fastest-growing community banks with more than $2 billion in total assets, almost $180 million in equity capita and a rapidly expanding branch network throughout MiamiDade and Broward. Our Aventura branch is conveniently Katherine Fernandez Rundle Aventura Marketing Council Chairman Cliff Schulman; Mayor Andre Pierre located on Northeast 182nd Street and Biscayne Boulevard." U.S. Century customers appreciate highly-individualized service and banking solutions that help achieve personal and business financial goals. A complete range of products and services offered includes checking, savings and money market accounts, consumer loans, card services, Internet banking with bill pay, business loans and financing, cash management, commercial real estate lending, remote deposit capture, as well as merchant and global banking services. Turning to cost efficiency in the fight against crime, Rundle announced that with the help of Aventura Police Chief Steve Steinberg's leadership, a new pilot program will be introduced in the city to help handle non-violent petty theft cases. "Merchants usually get their property back and Stephanie Trump, The Trump Group; Jennifer Becker, BKR Media Sen. Gwen Margolis; Aventura Mayor Susan Gottlieb first-time offenders wind up getting their records Consultants expunged anyway, so this program can save merchants, police officers and the community time and money," Rundle said. "What will happen is an offender can say, 'I want to enter this diversion program.' Then an officer won't have to be downtown booking a petty thief - and since the case never goes to the courtroom, retailers won't have to send witnesses down to give evidence. Prosecutors will also be more available so this makes a lot of sense. We're going to try it first in Aventura and if it works, the program will become a model for all of Miami-Dade County. "This exemplifies good teamwork, good partnerships and good police work. Thanks to everyone in Aventura for the 'forward thinking' here. Miami-Dade County is one of the best counties in the countryâ&#x20AC;Śwho wouldn't want to live here?!" To contact BKR Media Consultants, phone: 786-528-3119; bkr-media.com. For more information about U.S. Century Bank, phone the Aventura branch: 305-405-6326 or visit uscentury.com Jeff Levinson, BNY Mellon; Armando Trabanco, U.S. Century Bank; Mark Lizzi, Turnberry Bank

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BKR Media Consultants and U.S. Century Bank host

Claudio Stivelman, Shefaor Development; Katherine Fernandez Rundle; Dr. Richard Galitz, M.D., F.A.C.S.

Aventura Commissioners Teri Holzberg and Billy Joel flank Jennifer Becker, BKR Media Consultants and Ben Launerts, Marksman Security

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Gladys Mezrahi, Indigo Events; Lisa Gaeta, Finance Placements & Consulting; Rosie Sardinas-Lajara, Aventura Worldwide Transportation Services

Claudio Stivelman, Shefaor Development; Belina Nagar, ORNA Security & Camera Services; Dan Palmer, Aventura News

Bob Hollander, Brown & Brown Insurance; Angelica Rodil, Canyon Ranch Miami Beach

Howard Adler, Attorney; Michael Yavner, Northern Trust; Jeff Levinson, BNY Mellon

North Miami Mayor Andre Pierre flanked by Lisa Perl and Barry Givner, Coconut Grove Bank

Sophie Proulx, Quebec Florida Chamber of Commerce; Manon Lepage, Aventura Hospital

Jennifer Becker; Aventura Comm. Michael Stern, Stern Bloom Media; Barbara Goldberg, O'Connell & Goldberg

Aventura Police Chief Steve Steinber; Sunny Isles Beach Police Chief Fred Maas

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Katherine Fernandez Rundle, Miami-Dade State Attorney

AMC Chairman Cliff Schulman, Greenberg Traurig

Eileen Glastein and Gerald Schwartz, Bnai Zion Foundation

North Miami Mayor Andre Pierre; Maggie Lamadrid, U.S. Century Bank; Sen. Gwen Margolis

Ellen Windheim and Leonard Zacken, EWM flank guest

Yara Mendez and Luza Gutierrez, Residence Inn by Marriott; Beatriz Lobaton and Rosario Ramirez, Hampton Inn Hallandale Beach / Aventura; Lilly Trimino, Courtyard by Marriott

Dan Palmer; Mary Lee, Christine Lee's at Gulfstream Park; Sonny Levitt, Riverside-Gordon Memorial Chapels

Surfside Comm. Howard Weinberg, The Continental Group; Gregg Bartels; Carl Lender, Hotwire Communications

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Tammy Wagner, Velocity Processing; Joy Dawn Prevor, Miami Jewish Health Systems; Stuart Geller, Geller Design Group

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Financial strategies to help cope during difficult times

Al Sunshine 4 YOUR MONEY We’ve seen some trriple-digit losses as we’ve entered the last quarter of 2009. And they may be triggering concerns that we’re getting back into a volatile period on Wall Street like we faced almost exactly a year ago — scary times indeed. Fortunately, this October Wall Street is in a lot better position than it was last year when the stock market dropped some 1,600 points in the first week of the Fourth Quarter. Since the Dow bottomed out in March, dropping down to 6,547, it has gained almost 3,000 points. And recently, it actually approached the 9,900 mark before we started seeing some recent triple-digit drops. Financial planners say that’s correct. And that is why it’s critical to double check your finances. Coral Gables-based financial planner Matt McGrath says, “It’s a very important

time to know how much your spending, how much you’re earning. You have to know where your money’s going.” First: Know where your money is. Put together your own financial balance sheet. Look for cheaper credit cards and cheaper mortgages. Force yourself to cut spending however you can. Volunteer for more overtime to try and boost your salary however you can. Double check your payroll tax withholding and adjust it to make sure you’re taking out enough taxes so you won’t owe Uncle Sam too much money come tax time next year. Continue your savings and retirement contributions as much as you can and fine tune your investments to better balance risks versus rewards. Cut the investments that are not doing well and move your money into areas where you think it may be safer and yield better returns. Consider increasing your savings and consider signing up right now for end of the year “Christmas Club” or travel accounts to get ready for next year. Watch Al Sunshine’s “4 Your Money” reports Monday-Friday beginning at noon. You may find Al’s blog at <www.cbs4.com/4yourmoney>.

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Equinox at Aventura Mall hosts 'fast & fit' SpeedBiz networker Fitness conscious Aventura Marketing Council members recently ran to Equinox Fitness Club at Aventura Mall where they jumped into a rigorous 'work out' of building business relationships during a recent Aventura Marketing Council SpeedBiz program. After enjoying a light n' healthy breakfast catered by Juice & Java and Epicure Sunny Isles Beach, the over 60 AMC members present filed into their conversationally aerobic exercise regime of exchanging business cards and snapshots of their business profiles. "SpeedBiz is AMC's approach to speedy networking for busy professionals on the run," says Aventura Comm. Michael Stern of Stern Bloom Media. "Members" have three minutes to communicate what they do with their partner and vice versa before the buzzer rings and it's time to rotate to your next partner." "I recently joined the AMC and through SpeedBiz I have been able to initiate introductions with numerous members," says Alphoncia Lafrance Mompremier, MBA of Northwestern Mutual. "It's helped give me the opportunity to learn about the members and what they do while at the same time giving them a chance to learn about me and how we might be able to work together." "Equinox is an ideal partner to host this meeting," says Robin Conn, General Manager, Equinox Aventura Mall. "After all, Aventura Marketing Council is to business networking what Equinox is to fitness enthusiastsâ&#x20AC;Ś Both offer a high end, upscale membership approach to promote continuous health and exercise, Equinox for your body's health and wellbeing and AMC for the health and continual growth of your business." Equinox is located on the third level of Aventura Mall closest to Nordstrom. With classes in nearly every area of fitness including cardio, cycling, dance, kickboxing, Martial Arts, Pilates, Yoga and Zumba, there is undoubtedly something for everyone. Equinox-trained personal trainers are available by appointment to help guide members to achieve their wellness goals, ultimately guaranteeing results. And for those who prefer to relax before, after or instead of a workout, The Spa at Equinox offers nearly every conceivable spa amenity to rejuvenate the mind and body. For more information about Equinox at Aventura Mall, call 305-9359514 or visit Equinox.com. When it comes to business networking, Aventura Marketing Council is certain to give your business a good work out, for information call 305-932-5334 or AventuraMarketing Council.com

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Contact lenses - new and improved but that’s not all! BY DR. STEVEN WIGDOR Contact lens designs and materials are constantly being improved. Every major company now has a silicon based lens to increase oxygen transmission and to help with dryness. Initial lens materials and designs were only able to increase oxygen by making the lens very thin or by increasing the water content. Thin lenses were hard to handle and lenses with high water content needed your tears to help maintain their water level. If your tears didn’t have enough moisture, neither did your lens. Silicon by its nature allows a tremendous amount of oxygen, and doesn’t increase the water content of a lens at all. With increased oxygen there is less corneal swelling and in general a more comfortable lens. Spherical, astigmatic, and multi focal designs are all available in these new materials. Although not available everywhere yet, Vistakon’s silicon Oasys for Presbyopia lens for example, has shown excellent promise in early studies that were performed in our office. That isn’t to say that some conventional lens designs and materials are not good for you. Many of my

patients still wear some early slightly less costly designs, very comfortably, all day long. The key is to fit lenses based on your needs, and your eye’s needs. The next step in comfort might very possibly come from the solution the lens is stored in and not the lens itself. Our office is currently doing a study for a company soon to be a new player in the contact lens solution market. Interestingly, different solution formulas so far have resulted in varying degrees of lens comfort late in the day. You might think that the “comfort” of a solution would only have an effect early in the day when the lens is first placed on your eye. It seems that solutions might have a significant impact on end of day comfort as well. If you ever wanted to wear contact lenses or were once unsuccessful, lens designs, materials, and solutions can now give almost everyone a very comfortable, clear outcome. Remember, everyone has hindsight protect your eyesight! Dr. Steven Wigdor, a board certified Optometric Physician, and his staff welcome your calls and questions in Aventura at our new location in the Aventura Plaza at 17941 Biscayne Blvd. You can also contact us at 305-931-0225 or on the web at www.eyecareandeyewear.com

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Let there be light BY PATRICIA C. FRANK

Light is an electromagnetic radiation that is visible and makes everything else visible. It reveals things and clarifies them. It brightens everything. Many cultures celebrate the light at certain times of the year, when the world is at its darkest point. This is known as the season of light and people add lights to their homes both indoors and out. It is a great tradition born out of mankind’s needs. There are many kinds of light. Light can be good or bad. Someone or something can be seen in a good light or a bad light. It can make a favorable or unfavorable impression. Make sure that you only see and speak of things in a positive light and make sure that you only portray people in a positive light. Be a shining light yourself that offers peace and joy to others. There is also the light of mental and spiritual illumination sometimes referred to as enlightenment. A person can be enlightened themselves and they can also be a light source and a leading light to others. They can provide insight, hope and

happiness for themselves and for others. They can perk up and cheer up lives. If you are enlightened you will see everything in a special light. You will also be able to share your enlightenment with other receptive spirits. When you lighten someone’s load in life you reduce the load they are carrying. You relieve them of their burdens. You bring relief to their minds and hearts. A light heart is not heavy. It is unburdened. You can help to comfort and unburden others with a light touch that is a delicate and tactful. Be a candle that casts a warm glow and gladdens the hearts of others. Brighten every life you touch. Continue bringing the light of the season to everyone and everything throughout the year. If someone or something is full of light, they are pleasurable, cheerful, happy, sunny, easygoing and untroubled. They are merry and a delight to be around. Like a star you can serve as a guiding light. You can be a beacon in the dark. You can be the light of someone’s life. A person who lights up someone’s life is a much loved person. Be a source of light for others. You can light up the world. Patricia Frank is a Licensed Psychotherapist. She can be reached at 305-788-4864, 212-308-0309.

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St. Tropez host preshowing of Florence Bieniaile St. Tropez in Sunny Isles Beach opened its doors to over 100 VIPs and art aficionados last week to host a special pre-showing of the art that will be displayed in Florence Italy next month. The art by local South Florida artists, was the focal point of the evening however developer J. Milton & Associates also incorporated a charitable element into the evening; Esther Wertheimer has donated a $3000 sculpture and a $2500 lithograph from Jacqueline Ripstein was raffeled off and proceeds benefited Alfalit, a charity close to J. Miltonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s heart and one that fights illiteracy around the world. Nearly complete with closings underway, St. Tropez comprises three sleek modern Italian-style towers as well as retail and restaurants on the ground floor, part of the Mediterranean-style Sunny Isles Towne Center. The latter offers outdoor seating and a selection of upscale shops and gardens, walkways and piazzas, all ensconced within a South of France-inspired setting. Town homes, penthouses, tower and lanai residences are still available with pricing from $650,000. Guaranteed financing is available to all buyers; in fact, J. Milton & Associates has established its own $100 million financing program and the development is Fannie Mae approved. `The sales center is located onsite at 200 Sunny Isles Blvd. visit www.sttropezcondominiums.com. For more information on Alfalit, visit www.alfalit.org.

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Watch your step! BY REV. WILL KEYSER It is probably more important today than any other time in our history to Watch Your Step!! with the impact of the inter-net and all the cell phone “conveniences” it has become more convenient for the scam artists and con-men to lure you into one of their traps and steal your identity along with everything else you own. Many people blame it on the electronic age in which we live, but the fact is people have had to watch their step way back in the days of Moses. There was no telephone, inter-net or computer yet God gave the Ten Commandments, one of which includes these words: “You shall not steal!” (Exodus 20:15) We can conclude that mankind has always had the tendency to steal from his fellow man. The Psalmist, David wrote this: “Be merciful to me, O God, for men hotly pursue me. All day long they twist my words and are plotting to harm me. They conspire, lurk and watch my steps eger to take my life.” (psalm 56:1-6) Things have not changed much! How many times have you had someone twist your words and you end up owing for something you never ordered nor wanted?

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How does the young, single Jewish Community celebrate Christmas? The Mazel Tov Ball, of course! BY HARRY BAUM Let’s face it, everything is closed on Christmas Eve, so what’s a person to do? No, actually, what’s a young, single Jewish person to do? That was the exact question Harry Baum had. Baum is the president of South Florida Single Living, a Jewish singles organization. His solution; produce the Mazel Tov Ball - a singles event for the Jewish community,, where young Jewish singles can celebrate in their own way by getting together on this highly festive day of the year. That was 23 years ago. “Since virtually everything is closed, and only a few restaurants are open, there’s very little to do!! I thought it would be nice to have an event to help take those “holiday blues” away,,” Baum said. Baum was right. The first Mazel Tov Ball occured in 1986 and a couple of hundred people attended. “The event caught on like hot cakes, no actually more like potato latkees,” Baum said. Each year it has grown almost exponentially with Baum expecting hundreds in attendance this year, big enough for him to rent out South Florida’s hottest night club at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino – Gryphon Nightclubs www.gryphon-club.com. Gryphon Nightclub is located in the heart of the entertainment complex at The Hard Rock

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‘Dance of Chains’ comes to Gallery Art More than 200 people showed up for the 2nd Annual Art Basel Aventura on November 30, 2009 at Gallery Art, South Florida's largest fine art gallery located in The Promenade Shops in Aventura. Hosted by CBS Channel 4's Jawan Strader and with Mayor Susan Gottlieb in attendance, Gallery Art sponsored a live art performance and art presentation by Al Razza and his beautiful dancer and narrator performing "Dance of the Chains." Gallery Art who exhibits world renowned artists such as Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein, Romero Britto, Peter Max, and Tom

Wesselmann is making a major impact in the art world and "plans to bring the excitement of Art Basel to Aventura every year," says Ken Hendel, owner and curator of Gallery Art. "Art Basel is a wonderful, exciting art show that attracts people from all over the world. Here in Aventura, we have residents and tourists from dozens of countries who deserve the opportunity to see great art right in their back yard," adds Hendel. Gallery Art is open 7 days a week. Gallart.com Gallery Art, 20633 Biscayne Blvd., Aventura, FL 33180. 305-932-6166.

Ken Hende, Jawan Strader, Amy Hendel and Kim Goedde.

Ken Hende, Jawan Strader, Mayor of Aventura Susan Gottlieb

‘Dance of Chains’ performed by Livyda Brown

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Jewish Film Fest reveals the power of social and personal choices BY SHEILA STIEGLITZ The Miami Jewish Film Festival was chosen Miami’s Best Film Festival* in 2009, and the 2010 lineup of films opening Saturday, January 16 lives up to the accolades. The award-winning films from Israel, Argentina, France, Germany, Slovakia and the USA are comedies, documentaries and contemporary dramas that ironically weave a subtle theme – people having options and making significant life choices – whether the characters are faced with life-threatening decisions, antiSemitism, sexual orientation or marital issues. The hilarious Israeli comedy, A Matter of Size, opens the 13th annual Jewish Film Festival opens at the Colony Theater, and deals with personal battles and self-acceptance. Four overweight friends live in a small Israeli town, and are fed up with diets and their dieting club. When Herzl (341 lbs.), the main protagonist, loses his job and starts work as a dishwasher in a Japanese restaurant, he discovers the world of Sumo wrestling, a sport that involves “two fatsos in diapers and girly hairdos,” and finds a place where large people are honored and appreciated. This universally appealing story uses the richness of Jewish humor to reveal that self-acceptance and happiness come from within. Several of the films in this year’s festival are based on true stories. Broken Promise is a unique Holocaust film that explores anti-Semitism among invaders and liberators alike. It is the story of teenager Martin Friedman’s numerous escapes from deportation - from a work camp, a tuberculosis sanatorium, to a monastery and partisan hideaways. The film is Slovakia’s Official Oscar Entry for

Best Foreign Film, and was the Los Angeles Jewish Film Festival Audience Award Best Feature. The provocative, award-winning documentary Killing Kasztner, follows Rezsö Kasztner, a Hungarian Jew who, in 1944, chose to save the lives of 1,685 Jewish countrymen from the Nazis by negotiating with Adolf Eichmann. Live action, animation and still photography are blended in the Argentine film, Camera Obscura. The innovative and lyrical film is set in Buenos Aires at the beginning of the 20th century, and Gertrudis and her family are Jewish immigrant who have recently settled there. Gertrudis is labeled ugly by her younger brother, and as a young girl, tends to blend into the background. When she is married off to an older Jewish rancher, she appears to have a happy life, raising a loving family. But changes occur, when her husband hires a nomadic photographer to take a family portrait. The comical film Oy Vey! My Son is Gay!, follows Shirley Hirsch (Lainie Kazan) and Martin (Saul Rubinek) when each Shabbat, they optimistically invite another perfect girl for dinner hoping to entice their son, Nelson (John Lloyd Young). Nelson reluctantly reveals that he is seeing someone, and Shirley is thrilled. Hilarity ensues as the family makes great strides to come together through love and understanding. The film’s Director Evgeny Afineevsky will attend the screening Saviors in the Night shatters the myth that opposition to the Nazi regime was impossible and futile. Based the memories of Marga Spiegel, the film recounts how courageous farmers in Westphalia, Germany hid her, her husband and their young daughter, saving them from the extermination camps. In this farm commu-

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nity, people chose to live together and somehow managed to keep their dignity and preserved their humanity, among the madness of their crumbling world. Some of life’s decisions we bring upon ourselves. In the closing night film COCO, a nouveau riche Jewish Moroccan French businessman dazzles the public, politicians, and competitors with his flamboyant panache. After developing a heart condition along the way, (Gerard Depardieu as the cardiologist), he decides to throw an over-the-top Bar Mitzvah celebration for his son Samuel. Determined that the festivities will be the most fantastic event of the year, Coco alienates his entire family as he plans for the gala. This comedy about a son becoming a man and a father finally growing up is the perfect end to the festival’s 13th “Bar Mitzvah” year. National and international box office stars are featured in the Miami Jewish

Film Festival, and include: Catherine Denueve, Gerard Depardieu, and Fanny Ardant, Eli Wallach, Patrick Swayze, Carmen Electra and Lainie Kazan. Matinee and evening screenings are held at the Regal Cinema South Beach 18, The Sunrise Cinema at Intracoastal Mall, North Miami Beach, and the Cosford Cinema, Coral Gables. The Miami Jewish Film Festival is presented by the Center for the Advancement of Jewish Education Tickets, except for opening and closing nights, $11 General admission; $8 seniors /students; $7 Film Society members. A $95 Fast Pass provides entry into all films. Film Society members receive discounts on tickets and fast passes and advance festival ordering. For Film Society Memberships, complete movie listings and to purchase tickets log on to www.miamijewishfilmfestival.com or call 1-888-585-FILM.

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Exonerated cardiovascular and thoracic surgeon tells his story

BY NANCY EAGLETON

Dr. Alex Zakharia, a highly-esteemed American Board Certified Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgeon with a 40-year career, has been vindicated by the State of Florida and the Florida Board of Medicine and is in the process of getting his medical license reinstated in 2010. “It is time to clear my name in the court of public opinion,” stated Dr. Zakharia. “My family and I have suffered from this unspeakable injustice. The truth has prevailed. I am so grateful for the support and letters of good wishes from my colleagues and patients. I get calls from patients every day, and I offer them guidance respecting their health issues.” In a letter to Dr. Zakharia dated June 10, 2009, the Florida Department of Health affirmed that the Board of Medicine’s Probable Cause Panel “found there was insufficient evidence to support prosecution” and the pending case against Dr. Zakharia, which investigated past medical cases and his personal health was dismissed. There are no pending cases. This is just one of the final steps in a long legal battle that Dr. Zakharia has endured since 2002 when he proffered a medical opinion during a telephone deposition on behalf of a veteran in Michigan who brought a civil malpractice lawsuit against the Veteran’s Administration. The veteran had undergone a coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG) and experienced a brain stroke during the surgery. The prosecution had hired Dr. Zakharia as a vascular surgery expert, who was approved by the Michigan Supreme Court, to testify that if a proper ultrasound was performed prior to the surgery, the disease in the carotid arteries would have been revealed and corrective surgery performed prior to the CABG procedure. Dr. Zakharia offered no criticism of the CABG procedure itself during this 49 minute long-distance deposition and it was never used in court. The case was settled in the veteran’s favor. In May 2004, the Assistant U.S. Attorney (AUSA) Eastern District of Michigan filed charges against Dr. Zakharia, claiming he exaggerated his credentials and made false statements with regards to his CABG experience in the deposition. The AUSA claims were based on records obtained from the defunct Cedars Hospital in Miami naming only the “main surgeons” for CABG procedures performed at that hospital. Dr. Zakharia maintained during his deposition that he was not the main surgeon in these procedures at Cedars, but was, in fact, the attending physician for the period of time in question. Dr. Zakharia had been a main CABG surgeon for 30 years prior, but at other centers. “There is a difference between attending physician and main surgeon, and it was imperative that the AUSA use correct terminology,” said Dr. Zakharia. “My experience as attending physician qualifies me to recommend that an ultrasound treatment should have been conducted prior to this CABG procedure.” Had Cedars Hospital provided complete records to the AUSA, they would have attested to the fact that Dr.

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Zakharia was undeniably the attending physician, consultant and provided patient care in over 400 cases spanning a period of seven years, and also had active privileges in Thoracic and Vascular Surgery over the past 25 years. Dr. Zakharia has a pending lawsuit against Cedars Hospital which alleges intentional omissions in record production, fraud, defamation, and misrepresentation of hospital privileges. “These misrepresentations have been repeatedly produced in tandem in many Miami Herald publications and were relied upon by the AUSA in Detroit to try to build this case,” said Dr. Zakharia. The doctor and his attorney provided the AUSA with medical records and letters from patients corroborating his role in CABG procedures as attending physician. Letters from the Chief of Cardiac Surgery at Miami Heart Institute, Chief of Anesthesia and Director of Nursing also confirmed Dr. Zakharia’s role as assistant surgeon/ co-surgeon at that facility in CABG and Primary Surgeon in Thoracic and Vascular procedures. Dr. Zakharia also provided the AUSA with extensive character, professional and public service records as evidence of his impeccable record over the past 35 years. Dr. Zakharia had no pending lawsuits, investigations, or complaints from any professional, hospital, medical, criminal or civil authorities. “The case was also reviewed by prominent Miami legal authorities, judges, as well as presidents of national surgical societies, who concurred that the AUSA’s position was unwarranted and outrageous,” said Dr. Zakharia. “I

simply gave a medical opinion which was never refuted and suddenly found myself facing criminal charges.” Since the motion to change venue to Miami was denied, and the costs and stress of a full blown trial were overwhelming, Dr. Zakharia settled the case with a plea agreement for Contempt of Court/One Count Misdemeanor. “I had 15 doctors who would have testified on my behalf, but with the trial in Detroit, it was simply not feasible,” said Dr. Zakharia. He said that he and his attorney were led to believe that the proposed penalty in this plea agreement was based on a downward departure and was fair and just. In reliance on this, they accepted the terms, which required the doctor to relinquish his medical license. During sentencing and following the signing of the plea, the AUSA admitted that a mistake was made in calculating the penalty. This meant that Dr. Zakharia had agreed to a penalty that did not correspond to a misdemeanor offense. The proposed penalty was based on a felony charge and not a misdemeanor, and the AUSA admitted this mistake in court. Simply stated, there was no need to trade the practice of medicine for the illusion of a downward departure. “How can an allegedly experienced AUSA commit such malpractice?” Dr. Zakharia said. “If there is no downward departure, why should I retire from the practice of medicine? The issue of relinquishing my medical license was tied to the downward departure, which was not even necessary. I accepted the plea, which was supposed to be a lesser penalty. It was not so. In retrospect, I paid the price for the AUSA’s fraudulent representation and lack of candor. When I realized this, I stated that I wanted out of the plea agreement. We are appealing this miscarriage of justice, and my goal is to get my medical license back.” Dr. Zakharia is encouraged by the finding. “The vindication by the State of Florida is a major victory, which by all standards of fairness and justice, refutes the entire basis for the AUSA’s arguments, the defamatory articles published by the Miami Herald and Cedars’ malicious claims,” he said. Dr. Zakharia has been in private practice in cardiovascular and thoracic surgery in Miami since 1985. Prior to this, he served as an Assistant Professor at the University of Miami’s School of Medicine, the Attending Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgeon at Jackson Memorial Hospital and the Chief of Cardiovascular Surgery at the Veterans Hospital in Miami. “I’ve practiced at seven different hospitals in Dade County and have trained hundreds of students and residents,” said Dr. Zakharia. “I’ve been published in various books, publications and medical journals and lectured at numerous seminars including the Armed Forces in Bethesda. I am an active member in most national and international societies for Cardiovascular Surgery and was the subject of an editorial in the Annals of Thoracic Surgery, recognizing my pioneering innovations in cardiothoracic trauma.” Dr. Zakharia has been married to wife Andree for 38 years, and they are the proud parents of Yara, Kareem, and Alex.

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