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Corporate Run scheduled Around Town Apr. 29 at Bayfront Park Growling back

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BY GARY ALAN RUSE

at the watchdog

he Mercedes-Benz Corporate Run in downtown Miami, organized

by FootWorks, is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year with its annual event on Thursday, Apr. 29.

Beginning at 6:45 p.m. in Bayfront Park, 305 Biscayne Blvd., the Mercedes-Benz Corporate Run Series is a tri-county 5K (3.1 mile) Run/Walk that attracts more than 800 South Florida Companies each year.

With more than 25,000 runners and walkers expected to participate in the 2010 series, the run continues to grow.

The husband and wife team of Hans and Laurie Huseby, founders of the Florida

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BY MICHAEL MILLER <Michael@communitynewspapers.com>

Runners and walkers prepare for the start of the 2009 Corporate Run.

Is there an ‘A’ in success?

GM, Fitness Together Miami

BY SCOTT BAUMANN

People often ask me “What is the secret? How are so many of your clients so successful at getting and staying fit?”

There are many factors involved in being successful at losing weight and getting into shape, including the right exercise program for your body, the proper nutrition program, consistency, and hard work, just to name a few. But the single most important factor is ATTITUDE. The right atti-

tude is what separates the successful from the “wanna bes” and the “should haves”.

I’ll give you an example. Let’s call him Henry. Henry is really tired of carrying around the extra twenty pounds around his midsection and has decided it is time to do something about it. He doesn’t want to spend one more summer dreading the beach or avoiding taking his shirt off. He thinks it’s finally time to take action and make some changes. Sounds good, right?

He seems serious.

Henry gets all set to join the gym or call some personal trainers when he realizes he has a business trip coming up in two weeks. Hmm... He also has a family

vacation scheduled for the following month. That will take him away for a week also. Well, I don’t want to start now and then get off track next week. Then I’m going to miss another week next month.

I’ll just wait until I get back and then I’ll start up big time. Sound familiar? I bet it does. We’ve all done it.

Henry is not going to get into shape anytime soon. There will never be a “perfect” time to start his exercise program.

He will spend the next few years waiting and thinking about it and even worse, he will get more and more out of shape and

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Ci ty M a n a g er Ro g er C a r l t o n shot right back at the Watchdog Report (www.watchdogreport.net), which did a little piece on the goings on over at city Hall. The manager’s response, which was in the April 4 edition, was pretty decent and direct, but my guess is that the initial WD report stung the manager a bit. I bet his well written, to the point, “let’s set the record straight, you got it all wrong,” is just one of many explanations that this current city manager will be writing during his tenure.

So , I h ear t h a t city commissioner Brian Beasley is trying to future out how to fulfill his campaign promise from two years ago when he told prospective voters that he was going to give computers to all the kiddies that live in South Miami. Well, that’s the unsubstantiated rumor that is floating around town, and also that he’s hoping that as a good will gesture M a r k R i c h m a n , who operates the city parking garage, will give the city $50,000 that Brian will then be able to use for getting all the kiddies the computers. Yes, that’s what I hear is floating around inside the head of Brian “The Brain” Beasley. And I bet that he’s even hoping that the present mayor (Phil Stoddard) will be so fed up with being mayor in two years that he won’t run again and then Brian “The Brain” will go for the mayor’s slot.

That reminds me of the mantra I heard recently, “I am the king, I am the king, I am the king of nothing.”

Speaking o f nothin g: When this com-

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mission gets done blaming the last commission and the last manager for everything that ails the city, just what will they do then and whom will they blame for all the new stuff that goes sour? Any bets that at first they won’t blame themselves? But after a while, they will, and you can count on it, they will blame each other and then they will blame the new city manager. Yup, that’s the program...blame the manager...just like they are doing now and just like the last manager got blamed, and the one before that and, of course, the one before that. So, Mr. Manager, you might want to keep copious notes about everything that this commission asks you to do in public — and, of course, in private — cuz before you know it you’re going to need it, when they unceremoniously terminate you, just like the commissions of yesteryear did with most of the previous managers.

Ooops! Usually my sources bowl a strike, but occasionally one of them will throw a gutter ball. Unfortunately the info I passed along last time about the King Pins Challenge II was in the latter category.

Event Producer John Edward Smith tells me that contrary to what I heard, Mayor Stoddard did not bowl on former mayor Horace Feliu’s team. He bowled on

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Commissioner Carlos Gimenez’s lane, which was sponsored by the Commissioner himself. And FPL was not a lane sponsor for former Mayor Feliu’s lane. As with Commissioner Gimenez, the mayor committed to underwrite the lane himself. FPL paid for two positions on the lane and additionally provided the minimum guarantee of pin pledges for both players. Sorry about that!

Saw one of the commissioners over at Lee Park the other day, couldn’t quite figure out what they were carrying with them, but even with the help of my binoculars I couldn’t figure out if they were $20 bills or something that looked like them.

An d sp eakin g o f b ino cu lars, I hear that one city employee was asked to secretly take pictures of one of the city parking garage employees. Yes, that’s the story around town. And if you are wondering whether or not the photos were taken, I was told that the proposed photographer said, “No way!” By the way, does anyone know why and who wanted those pictures taken?

Was over at Deli-Lane the other day, ran into former mayor Hor ace Feliu and it looked like he was chatting with R en e Gu i m . Not sure though, because this guy is way thinner and has way bigger arms that when he ran for the commission awhile back.

Also, saw legal eagle G a ry Rackear at Big Cheese with an ol buddy of his. And nearby was Palmetto Bay mayor Gene Flinn, who by the way is running for the seat presently occu-

pied by Katy Sorenson, who will be retiring after serving for some 16 years.

Ho s p i ta ls o n t h e m o v e . . .

L a r k i n H o s p i t a l , which is on SW 62 Avenue, just purchased a 30,000 square foot building at 5996 SW 70 Street for a reported $3.6 million. The building, which was built in 1992, is just a hop, skip and jump from the hospital, and was most recently the home for folks in the building industry.

And I see that K e n d a l l R e g i o n a l Hosp ital, at the Florida Turnpike and SW 40 Street, was finally able to purchase the gas station that was literally right in front of the hospital. The gas station is no more and I hear that a helicopter pad is going to replace it. What? you ask! Yup, that’s the story. I also hear that the hospital is moving towards becoming a Level 2 Trauma Center and the helicopter will get the injured there a whole lot faster than by ambulance...

And of course, we’ve got So u t h M i am i Hosp ital, which seems like it is forever improving the buildings and service that it provides to us, and more good stuff is on the way. SMH will start constructing a new Emergency Room sometime next year which will be built on to the west side of the existing emergency room.

And if you’re looking for something to do, just take a look at the roof of South Miami Hospital’s east wing. There is the large black fence all around the roof. I can’t

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help but wonder what’s happening on the other side of the black-out material. Some have told me that there is a garden up there.

Others claim that it’s the new home of the basketball court or even a miniature soccer field. But, I got to tell ye, I think the fence just blocks our view of all the air conditioner equipment and the like, and I’m happy that they’ve done it.

M r. Bob Welch, AKA Bicycle Bob, was seen at a rally for Marco Rubio, the Republican candidate for US Senate. And actually I’ll bet a whole lot of people saw Bob at the nationally televised event as Rudy Giuliani endorsed Rubio. Golly. And I thought that Bob was a die-hard Democrat.

Couldn’t believe my ears the other day, when two civic activists told me that a very big top dog over at city hall got hired without a background check even being done. Hmmm...

Didn’t someone get canned the other day, cuz their resume wasn’t exactly correct?

A few weeks ago, Police Chief Bobbie Richardson was the guest speaker at the annual meeting of Lee Park residents. The Chief spoke about things that the police department was doing to make the area safer and assured the group that the drug dealers and smokers will be hearing from the police real soon.

Got any tips? Contact me at 305-6697355, ext. 249, or send emails to <michael@communitynewspapers.com>.

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April 6 - 12, 2010

Lumber Liquidators donates $100,000 to ShelterBox USA Gloria Burns GLORIA’S GAB Lumber Liquidators, a nationwide chain of 198 stores, presented a check for $100,000 to ShelterBox USA’s Executive Director Ve ronica Brandon Miller and Emergency Response team member Steven Tonkinson at their Falls store location on April 2.

Making the presentation was Lumber Liquidators’ Founder and Chairman,, Tom Sullivan, who confirmed that five percent of all sales made on April 3, 2010, will be donated to this global program but no less than the $100,000 presented on that day.

As an Emergency Response Team member, Steven Tonkins on will be traveling to

Haiti on April 15th to help coordinate yet another delivery of the boxes to that region.

Tonkinson, a financial planner by day, helped coordinate shelter box delivery in Miami, escorting them through customs right after the earthquake and setting up a temporary command center at the offices of Rick Tonkinson & Associates in Coral Gables.

Spring break, Passover and Easter festivities combined with the Sony Ericsson Open on Key Biscayne and The Fair brought thousands to South Florida for a glorious week of indoor and outdoor activities. Those who made the Easter Brunch at the West in Col onnade on Sunday enjoyed a fabulous buffet with Executive Chef T homas Rus so on hand to make sure all was perfect. Among the many enjoying the brunch were Rotary’s Executive Director Te r ry Long with her mom; Russo’s wife, C a roline; and this writer’s family and friends including L e e K e s s l e r a n d C h r i s t i n a B u r n s , who skipped the

Executive Chef Thomas Russo checks on Easter Brunch at Westin Colonnade as guests Vince Flor, Christina Burns and Lee Kessler wait on their freshly prepared omelets.

Pictured with a shelter box are ShelterBox USA’s Executive Director Veronica Brandon Miller and Emergency Response team member Steven Tonkinson, accepting a $100,000 check from Lumber Liquidators’ Founder and Chairman, Tom Sullivan, that will support ShelterBox efforts worldwide.

Ericsson finals to brunch; Vi nce F lo r; Ca t hi e Bu rn s , Allison Bean and J o h n B u r n s, to mention a few.

Speaking of Rotary, the Coral Ga ble s R o t a r a c t has partnered Rotaract Panama to G ir a M édi ca ,” or implement their annual “G Medical Journeys, a $6,000 endeavor that brings much needed medical supplies and professional treatment to rural, impoverished Panamanian villages. To raise funds for this effort the Rotaractors are holding a G e t H a p p y f o r a Ca u se , ” on fundraiser, “G We d n e s d a y, A pri l , 21 , 7 -9 p. m. a t Novecento, 112 A l ham bra P la za , i n Cora l Gables. A $15 donation gets you two drink tickets and complimentary appetizers.

Calling all soccer players of all ages and skill levels. Join the fun at Evelyn Greer Park in Pinecrest for South Florida’s first charity soccer marathon on Sunday, May 2, noon – 6 p.m. The Pinecrest Soccer M a r a t h o n, to benefit the programs and initiatives of the

Community Foundation of Pinecrest, promises something for all, even if you just want to come out to sample the food and check out the activities. Norwegian Cruise Lines has generously donated a 3-4 day cruise that will be raffled off as well. All those who register will be entered for a chance to win this fabulous prize and many others. Individual registration is $20 and teams are $200 for up to ten players. For more information go online to www.cfofp.org/soccer or call P i e r re Apollon at 305-609-4872.

Until next week, keep making each day count.

Gloria Burns is Executive Director of the Community Foundation of Pinecrest, a 501 (c) (3) non profit organization, as well as a columnist for Community Newspapers. Keeping abreast of community activities is a challenge. If you would like to submit information for this column, please send your news via e-mail to gloriagalburns@aol.com.

Feeling stressed at work? Rina Yoga offers some relief

BY ADRIANA SOL

self…surely your boss won’t mind!

It’s no secret that people are feeling more even more stressed-out than usual.

Between the economy, work, and family, South Floridians have a lot on their plates.

Rina Jakubowicz, Founder and Director of popular Miami yoga studios, Rina Yoga, has put together some moves to release physical stress and alleviate tension.

Dealing with stress is one of the most effective ways to optimize your health and wellbeing, so just take a couple of minutes a day for your-

B r e a t h i n g t e c h n i q u e f o r r e d u c i n g s t r e ss: Count the duration of each inhale and the duration of each exhale. Start with a count of inhaling for three counts and exhaling for three counts. Go up to the number ten and start over at one.

B a c k S t re t c h : Keeping your chair straight, scoot up to the front. Turn your upper body to twist the spine and grab the right side of the chair with your left hand and the left side of your chair with the right hand. Twist to the left for three breaths. Switch sides and hold for three breaths.

N e c k S t re t c h : Bring your left ear to your left shoulder and push your head down using your left hand. Hold for three breaths, then switch sides and hold for three breaths.

S h o u l d e r & C h e s t S t re t c h : Grab your chair behind you, facing forward, and push the chest forward feeling the stretch in the front part of your shoulders and your chest. Hold this

position for three breaths.

W r i s t S t re t c h : Bring the backs of the hands to face each other in front of your chest with your arms bent. Press the back of the hands towards each other to stretch the front of the wrists.

Hold for three breaths. Holding that position with the hands make fists with your wrists to work the muscle group.

For more information on Rina Yoga, please call 305-856-YOGA (9642) or visit <www.rinayoga.com>.

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Letter to the Editor

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Should I Convert to a Roth IRA?

South Miami City Government — A Third World Operation?

To t h e E di t o r: In a City Manager form of government the City Commission makes policy and the manager implements the Commission’s actions.

In some third world governments a dictator makes policy and has someone else enforce their decisions. Is this what is happening in the city of South Miami? You be the judge.

Let’s imagine that Vice Mayor Valerie Newman is making the decisions and the City Manager is carrying out her directives. If that is the case then that is the way some third world countries operate.

Six months ago the city was running on a smooth engine. Then leading the charge Vice Mayor Newman got the City Manager fired. Soon after she led the charge to have the City Attorney replaced. The Recreation Director was fired, the Human Relations Department head was fired, a City Recreation Administrator was fired and to top all this off the City Manager’s Secretary was fired for stabbing her live-in boyfriend who was also a city employee – this employee was placed on administrative leave. The City Finance Director resigned as did the Public Works Department head. What kind of administrator is in charge of this third world breakdown in city operations and low employee moral? Is this the end? NO! It has been well known that Vice Mayor Newman has been leading a charge to have the Police Chief fired. Since they could not find any valid reason to fire the Chief it has been said that a special investigator was hired to investigate the police department’s operation and other possible concerns in city operations. This investigator is a former City of Miami Police Chief that left his post with Miami for interesting reasons. Could it be that the manager is setting it up to name the Ex-City of Miami Chief the next Chief of Police here in South Miami?

Oh what a wicked web we weave!

Is it a coincidence that all this has happened since Vice Mayor Newman was elected and Mr. Carlton was named City Manager. You make the call. South Miami has never experienced this kind of political and administrative turmoil in its history. The City Manager has said that he is going to bring a new culture to City Hall. It appears that his new culture has arrived. That culture being – fear, intimidation, arrogance and bullying.

Former employees are forming a line to file suit against the city for various reasons. These lawsuits against the city are going to cost the city taxpayers millions of dollars if the city is on the loosing end. That means a fairly big property tax increase for all property owners.

Look out taxpayers, the increases in taxes will be there in your 2010-2011 Property Tax bill.

Employee moralle is lower than a snake’s belly. Employees are looking over their shoulder wondering if they are the next sacrifice in this third world operation. Many employees are asking is Vice Mayor Newman or Mr. Carlton running City Hall?

I wonder, has the city done a background check on Mr. Carlton? I have been told that all city employees are supposed to have a background check before they are hired. Interesting!

These third world actions are no reflection on new Mayor Phillip Stoddard. In time it is hoped that he will put an end to this third world operation at City Hall.

A C o nc e rn e d S o ut h Mi a m i P u n d i t

BY RON TEASDALE

Years ago, one of my clients opened a Traditional IRA and made non-deductible contributions for many years, since he fully participated in his 401k. The reason he did this was because he was trying to shelter as much income as possible from taxes.

The fact that he was not deducting his annual Traditional IRA contributions will turn into a huge benefit for him this year. With the passing of the new law, he will now be able to convert his Traditional IRA into a Roth IRA. In the year 2010, anyone is allowed to convert their Traditional IRAs into Roth IRAs regardless of income amounts.

This client started making Traditional IRA contributions in 2001 when the contribution limit was $2,000. He continued to make these contributions through the years and increased them as the contribution limits increased. His total nondeductible contribution amount was $31,000.

Knowing this nondeductible amount is important because this amount is convertible to a Roth IRA tax free. Since he was not able to deduct this amount from his income taxes in the past, he does not owe taxes on this portion.

The only part of the Traditional IRA that is taxable at the conversion is his appreciation. Well, this is a time that having a stock market decline is actually a benefit.

His portfolio value is now approximately $32,500 meaning that his taxable amount is only $1,500.

He has the option to pay this tax fully in 2010 or spread it over 2011 and 2012.

Since it is a small amount he will pay it in 2010, avoiding the potentially higher tax brackets in 2011 and 2012.

This client now has more than 20 years to sit back and watch his new Roth IRA grow tax-free for him.

There are many additional important components of the Roth IRA conversion that are necessary to understand before you act. Make sure that you contact your accountant to determine if it is right for you.

If you would like additional information about Roth IRA conversions, please contact us at (786) 242-4067 or plan to attend one of our educational seminars. The seminars are being held Wednesday, April 21 and Tuesday, April 27 at 6:30 p.m. at John Martin’s Irish Pub & Restaurant, which is located at 253 Miracle Mile in Coral Gables. To attend, please RSVP to Tony Rodriguez at (305) 255-3434.

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America’s world dominance has changed since WWII R. Kenneth Bluh KENNETH’S COMMENTARY America emerged from the Second World War the single most powerful industrialized nation in the world.

Europe’s industrial base was wiped out as Hitler’s government went down to defeat at the hands of the free world. Japan found its industrial base totally destroyed by war’s end.

America, having expanded its industrial ability to accommodate the need to manufacture tanks, planes, ships and every other conceivable military item, found it had the capacity to make and sell consumer goods around the world with virtually no competition.

But America was smart. We knew that in a short time other nations would rebuild their factories, newer and better than ours, which were depreciated by around the clock pressure to grind out the goods of war.

America was aware of the fact that it must build and strengthen its political and com-

mercial relations with the governments and consumers of the world, making them fully aware of the vast variety of goods available with the “Made in America” label.

We accomplished this by giving away multi-millions of dollars to nations in need.

In exchange we developed markets for our American-made goods. We manufactured shoes, refrigerators, cars, telephones, clothing and every other item a consumer could use. We bought the world market and very successfully.

We “loaned” money to governments by the multi-millions — almost none of which was ever repaid. I would guess that if every nation repaid with interest the money it borrowed from America following WW II, we wouldn’t have a national debt. But that didn’t happen and it will not happen.

Nations developing their industrial base with cheap labor soon found that they could undersell America and take away our international consumer market that purchased our manufactured goods.

Slowly, almost unaware in the beginning, manufacturers in America started to look outside our county for lower cost labor. We needed cheaper labor or we could not compete, first with Japanese-made products, then China and the rest of the world.

–– VIEWPOINT –– But something is wrong. America, so used to giving away money, remains the rich uncle, supporting nations that in reality no longer need our money. In fact, we need their money to buy our federal government’s Treasury bonds to sustain our spending habits.

Israel, our ally, is an excellent example.

America currently is giving Israel $2.5 billion a year for military and economic development plus $3 billion in grants.

Israel, a nation that is more industrialized than America is selling its goods in competition with our country.

True, there is a demanding geopolitical side to our gifts to Israel but it started out as a boost to get their nation going. I could name a dozen other nations that receive multi-millions of dollars from America and who are in direct and often-subsidized competition with our country.

It is time we realize that no nation is going to say “thanks, but no thanks. We

don’t need your money anymore. As a matter of fact we could probably pay back some of the money you gave us over the years.” That isn’t going to happen either.

It is time we start keeping the majority of our dollars at home. America, in 2009, doled out $39.5 billion to other nations in an effort, regardless of what any Washington administration says, to maintain our friendships around the world. Those billions redirected internally would go a long way inputting our nation back in the black.

Let’s start rethinking the entire process before America runs out of cash and credit.

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Commit to be FIT at Gables Fitness

BY NANCY EAGLETON

Lack of time, lack of motivation and lack of results – these are the reasons why most people don’t begin or stick with an exercise program. The goal of the caring personal trainers at Gables Fitness is to customize a fitness and health plan that works within your schedule and budget and motivates you to achieve your desired results.

“With the right program, your health goals can be met in three 30 to 45-minute sessions each week,” said Glenn Greer, coowner of Gables Fitness. “Our workout techniques and training tools are incredibly time-efficient, giving you muscle tone, aerobic fitness and flexibility in a short workout. The goal-focused coaching of the trainer ensures the proper intensity level and progression to achieve the desired results, which are difficult to accomplish on your own or at a commercial fitness center.”

Gables Fitness offers one-on-one personal training sessions for men and women, boot camps for women at four locations throughout Miami, and physical therapy for those recovering from an injury. Nutritional education, an essential component to any weight loss program, also is taught to clients through seminars or one-on-one sessions.

“We’re one of the few studios around that offers nutritional guidance, exercise training and physical therapy all under one roof,” said Greer.

Greer and co-owner, Luis Behar, started Gables Fitness seven years ago. Both have over 13 years experience in the fitness industry and have helped thousands of people to achieve their fitness goals. Greer, Behar and the four other trainers at Gables Fitness are all certified and keep their skills sharp with continuing education courses

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and seminars.

One-on-one personal training sessions are held at the 3,000 square foot Gables Fitness facility, located on Valencia Avenue in Coral Gables. The facility has nine cardio machines, every piece of fitness equipment imaginable and according to Greer, “no intimidation factor and boundless motivation.”

One-on-one personal training sessions will include resistance training, progressive cardio routines and nutritional education.

“In weight loss, if one of these elements is missing, the results will be limited,” said Greer.

Clients may sign-up for the 30-day oneon-one personal training program, allowing them the opportunity to “test-drive” their commitment, or the 90-day transfor-

mation program. Personal training sessions can be so many different things, and that’s what makes them so personal.

“Many of our clients haven’t exercised in years and don’t know where to start. We can help you set goals, motivate without intimidation and yet hold you accountable, and provide training in body position, motion path, movement rhythm and breathing pattern so you will see performance increases and changes in your body.”

Greer stresses that progression and program updates are essential to achieve results in a fitness program. “Same resistance + same reps + same routine = No Results.”

Gables Fitness offers Boot Camp for women at four different locations throughout Miami, including Fred B. Harnett

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Ponce Circle Park in Coral Gables; Pinecrest Gardens in Pinecrest; Village Green Park in Key Biscayne and The Dance Gallery at 4840 SW 72 Avenue in Miami. Sessions are one hour long and are offered at various times in the morning and evening at each location. Greer says that at a Gables Fitness Boot Camp, there is no intimidation and he and the other trainers are empathetic, patient and caring. To find a Boot Camp time that fits your schedule, visit www.gablesfitness.com.

“Women are doing exercises that they’ve never done before or haven’t done in years,” said Greer. “These camps are for everyone at every level and no matter when you start, you can do this program. The trainers are motivating, the women are inspiring and the camaraderie is priceless.

The motto here is to make you better than you were the first day or the first week.”

Gables Fitness also offers combined physical therapy and personal training sessions to clients recovering from injury.

Felipe Otero, owner and director of Miami Orthopedics Rehab and Fitness, can help clients return to full function while also educating them on the importance of health and wellness. Otero has over ten years experience helping individuals achieve their fitness goals.

“The physical therapist and personal trainer combination provides clients with extra assurance that the exercise does not aggravate their injury, it helps in the healing process,” explained Greer.

Gables Fitness Personal Training Studio is located at 112 Valencia Avenue in Coral Gables. To commit to be fit, schedule your first one-on-one personal training session or sign up for a Boot Camp near you by calling 305-461-1090 or visiting www.gablesfitness.com

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County, employees worked together toward solution George M. Burgess MIAMI-DADE COUNTY MANAGER

COUNTY REPORT Balancing a budget is one of the easiest things to do. Miami-Dade County lives by the same rule as our families and local businesses: We only spend what we earn, and we spend less when times are hard.

But it also is one of the hardest things to do. Just as small drops in income can force families to make impossible choices between medicine and the mortgage, our government has had to cut important programs that touch — and sometimes save — lives.

We are fortunate to have amazing and dedicated workers, the people who patrol our streets and put out our fires, rescue our lost pets and maintain our parks. And when falling revenues could have forced us to shut down vital services, those employees refused.

Instead, they worked with their unions and our government to accept new contracts with unprecedented concessions.

They are paying more than ever toward health insurance, forgoing raises and giving up certain types of pay completely.

Altogether, we will spend $208 million less on personnel due to these new contracts, and that’s before we finish negotiations with the last two of our 10 unions.

They showed great leadership and civic responsibility. None of us took any joy in requesting it, but we should all be proud our workers overwhelmingly agreed to share our collective burden and face our challenges as a team.

I have served this community for my entire career and never seen such compromise — not from any mayor, manager, commission or union; not from the county, the school board or the City of Miami.

Indeed, our employees realized what a few pessimists in this community ignore: For a problem this complicated, answers

are never simple. We could have refused to negotiate with our workers and unilaterally imposed harsher measures. We could have spent the coming years in a bitter and adversarial relationship with our own public servants, lowering paychecks without the promise of a small adjustment in 2011 to keep up with the cost of living.

We rejected that strategy. Instead, we set an example by tempering a hard line on budgets with humanity toward the 29,000 families who serve Miami-Dade County.

We listened to the public call for flat tax rates, even though that created a $400 million budget gap, and we decided not to close that entire gap on the shoulders of garbage truck drivers and sewer pipe repairmen.

We could have taken away people’s income indefinitely with no eye toward the future, could have snuffed the light at the end of this long tunnel. But simply saying “no” isn’t leadership — it’s a sound bite.

Some people might like hearing it, but it is no kind of solution.

Too often, we are quick to vilify public servants. In a government whose employees are driving ambulances, feeding senior citizens and patching potholes, some people cling to the image of county workers pushing bureaucratic paper across cubicle walls.

In fact, Miami-Dade County has fewer employees per resident than we have had for at least 15 years. Adjusted for inflation, the amount of money each resident pays for government is about the same as it was a decade ago and 13 percent lower than it was in 1994 — even though we have added services like the 3-1-1 Answer Center and the Building Better Communities program to invest in our infrastructure.

We are proud to work for the residents of the world’s finest community, and I am honored to be counted among MiamiDade’s employees. We promise to keep looking for creative ways to stretch every tax dollar, to bring our best talent to face our toughest challenges and to never settle for a one-liner masquerading as a solution.

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RACE, from page 1 –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Corporate Run Series, opened their FootWorks running shoe store in South Miami in 1976 because they were avid runners themselves and wanted to provide South Florida runners with a retail location that provided the personalized feeling that their shoppers desired. Their training and event-oriented organization TeamFootWorks followed, and with a quarter-century of the Corporate Run to their credit they have no plans of stopping now.

“For more than 25 years, TeamFootWorks has organized and produced the Corporate Run with one goal in mind — to promote health and fitness at all levels and provide a venue to boost company morale and encourage camaraderie in the workplace,” said Laurie Huseby, TeamFootWorks president.

“The idea behind the run is to encourage and support one another toward a goal of living a healthier life — an ideal we hold close to our hearts.”

The run provides an opportunity for co-workers from area companies to get together and work as a team in the spirit of a friendly competition outside of the workplace. It attracts individuals from all walks of life, ages and ability levels.

“Our reward is watching employees take the first steps towards a healthier lifestyle and having fun with their company in a non-threatening atmosphere” Huseby said. “We give employees one night where they can come together as a group and express pride in their companies. For those who’ve never exercised,

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the Mercedes-Benz Corporate Run is a great way to get people interested in a long-term fitness program and something we are extremely proud to be a part of, especially after 25 years.”

With a portion of the proceeds from the tri-county race series benefiting the South Florida Chapter of the American Red Cross, the event is open to employees of businesses, corporations, government agencies, financial institutions and non-profits, no matter how big or small. Everyone is encouraged to participate and may enter an unlimited number of employees to walk or run as a group.

FootWorks has become the unofficial runners’ headquarters in South Florida, and because of the continued efforts of Hans and Laurie Huseby, who also founded the Miami Runners Club, the store continues to grow in the local running scene. Directing the Florida Corporate Run series allows them to continuing promoting their message of health and fitness on a much larger scale.

For registration information or to reserve a registration packet, contact FootWorks at 305-666-RACE (7223) or visit <www.mercedesbenzcorporaterun.com>. For information on TeamFootWorks, a 501(c)(3) not-forprofit organization that encourages and promotes fitness through printed material, training classes and community events for all levels and ages, visit online at <www.teamfootworks.org>.

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My lawn man wants to top my live oak tree for the storm season. Should I have him do this?

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• Topping "starves" trees by robbing them of their food-creating leaves.

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Hurricane tree-trimming basics for hardwood trees • Reduction pruning is an effective alternative to topping. It reduces the size of longer branches by cutting back lateral ones. Some branches are removed at their point of origin.

• Avoid excessive thinning of interior branches. It can lead to rapid growth of upright interior shoots and limb breakage.

• The best way to learn to manage tree growth and maintain tree health is to consult a Certified Arborist. These tree care professionals know how to safely prune trees, and they can couch you as a homeowner how to best maintain and care for them throughout the year.

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Learn how to save your home from foreclosure fraud To help consumers avoid being victimized by foreclosure rescue and loan modification scams, the Miami-Dade Consumer Services Department and Mayor Carlos Alvarez’s Mortgage Fraud Task Force will be conducting a free foreclosure fraud presentation on Thursday, Apr. 15, from noon to 1 p.m., at the Main Library in downtown Miami, 101 W. Flagler St. Presenters will discuss the various methods criminals use to carry out foreclosure rescue fraud and answer questions. They also will provide consumers with information on how to obtain legitimate assistance to save their homes.

No reservations are required for this event.

For more information on foreclosure assistance, other consumer issues or to file a complaint about a business, log on to the Miami-Dade Consumer Services Department website at <www.miamidade.gov/csd> or call 305375-3677.

INFORMED FAMILIES TO PRESENT ‘PARENT PEER GROUP’ PROGRAM In an effort to help educate and involve parents and caregivers in the community, Informed Families/Florida Family Partnership will offer its free, award-win-

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Sessions will take place at Informed Families/Florida Family Partnership Corporate Headquarters, 2490 Coral Way, second floor.

Each week’s session will have a different agenda: Apr. 15, Brain development; Apr. 22, Media; Apr. 29, Social norms, and May 6, How to Create a Parent Peer Group.

All attendees are encouraged to bring a brown bag lunch. To RSVP, send emailto Elizabeth Garcia, Parenting Department program director, at <lgarcia@informedfamilies.org>.

ANNUAL SHAKE-A-LEG SHOOTOUT FISHING TOURNAMENT, APR. 24 The third annual Shake-a-Leg Shootout Fishing Tournament will take place on Saturday, Apr. 24, at the program’s home, 2620 S. Bayshore Dr. in Coconut Grove.

The tournament has been organized for all levels of participation and fishing pleasure. There will be cash prizes, a live band, gourmet food and beverages. All Shootout profits will benefit Shake-a-Leg and its fishing program.

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COMMUNITY NEWS BRIEFS look to the right in “upcoming events.” For more information, contact tournament director John Meltzer at 305-491-2264 or by email to <jcmeltzer@bellsouth.net>, or Graham Hooper at 305-661-0259 or email to <grahamhooper@msn.com>.

FIRST ANNUAL ‘BREW AT THE ZOO’ COMING MAY 1 Come celebrate Miami Metrozoo’s “Brew at the Zoo” on Saturday, May 1, from 5 to 11 p.m., at the zoo, 12400 SW 152 St. At the Brew, you can sample more than 100 kinds of beer from around the globe and enjoy live performances by The Dan Band, as seen in the movies Old School, Starsky & Hutch and The Hangover, plus local favorites Juke and King Bee. Beer bites will be available for purchase.

General admission tickets, which include unlimited beer tastings and live entertainment, cost $25 through Apr. 30 and can be purchased for $35 on the day of the event.

VIP tickets, which cost $65, include a designated tented VIP area, unlimited beer and spirit tastings and catered food.

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YOU LOOK SPAVELOUS ALL ABOUT FEELING GOOD, LOOKING BETTER Relax and rejuvenate at “You Look SPAvelous on Sunday, May 2, from 1 to 4 p.m., at the Victor E. Clarke Education Center, located in South Miami Hospital, 6200 SW 73 St. The event begins at 1 p.m. with television personality Judge Marilyn Milian, who will show you how important and satisfying it can be to be our own best friend.

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CELEBRATE MOTHER’S DAY AT THE HISTORIC DEERING ESTATE AT CUTLER Celebrate Mother’s Day at the Deering Estate at Cutler’s annual Mother’s Day Brunch on Sunday, May 9, from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

The estate is located at 16701 SW 72 Ave. At this event, you can enjoy a variety of appetizing dishes and desserts provided by Bill Hansen Catering, tour the grand Stone House and historic Richmond Cottage, and take in the natural beauty and grandeur of the estate.

The cost to attend is $70 for adults and $45 for children, ages 5-12; ages 4 and under can attend for free. Advance reservations are required. Purchase your tickets early for preferred seating.

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The class for the summer term, which begins May 10 and continues through June 16, will be taught every Monday and Wednesday from 5:40 to 9 p.m.

Taught by well-known historian and MDC professor Dr. Paul George, the course will include classroom lectures, visits to historical libraries, repositories and exhibits, video and slide presentations, and tours of Greater Miami’s historic neighborhoods. Students can expect to learn about the Tequesta Indians’ significance to the city of Miami, the great real estate boom of the 1920s, Julia Tuttle and Henry Flagler, the Cuban refugee success story, Miami’s emergence as an international city; and much more.

The cost of this course is $258.57.

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“Measuring their lives in love,” these starving artists strive for success and acceptance while enduring the obstacles of poverty, illness, and the AIDS epidemic.

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Be Seen Being Green College Music Tour scheduled for UM

BY KIMBERLY RICKARDS

The University of Miami, in association with Green U, will officially kick off a week of events leading up to Earth Day, with DreamSharee Edu-tainment’s Be Seen Being Green College Music Tour.

Be Seen Being Green College Music Tour is a two-tier movement, which includes a seminar and concert, and was developed to promote green awareness to college students and youth through education and entertainment.

On Apr. 15, the University of Miami’s Storer Auditorium will host the Be Seen Being Green (BSBG) Seminar from 2 to 5 p.m. and an informative and engaging agenda has been designed.

Persia White, who is an actress and environmental activist, is the official Be Seen Being Green Seminar host. In addition to hosting the BSBG Seminar, Persia will show seminar attendees clips from her film, Intelligent Life (Recipient of the Environmental Media Association’s Green Seal Award).

Featured speaker Dale Bell, award-winning author and filmmaker, will discuss sustainability and show an exclusive preview of his documentary, Growing Greener Schools featuring Ed Begley Jr. Apple Levy, founder of the Green Girls, will provide fun and effective green living tips to the audience. DreamSharee Edutainment also has partnered with Hip Hop Caucus and Hip Hop Caucus. CEO Reverend Lennox Yearwood Jr. will be showing clips of a documentary to inspire young people to engage in green living, in conjunction with their Green and Live campaign.

“We are so thankful to the University of

Miami and Green U for being so gracious to us, and Ian McKeown, who has worked with us every step of the way to ensure that our event is a success,” said TSharee Butler, DreamSharee Edu-tainment founder and president.

“It is also an honor to name our BSBG movement the kickoff to all green-related events leading up to Earth Day when we are in the company of such prestigious events, including the Clinton Global Initiative, and for such a monumental cause. It made perfect sense for us to partner with the University of Miami because they have a great sustainability initiative in place; Green U is a wonderful program and ultimately we both share the same mission — greening the Earth,” Butler added.

In addition to this informative seminar, the BSBG Seminar agenda is packed with green-related entertainment and other engaging components. Seminar attendees will have a chance to meet the panelists and there will be a book signing with Dale Bell for his book, Going To Green.

Attendees also will have the opportunity to participate in green-related contests and raffles and win eco-friendly prizes.

DreamSharee Edu-tainment also will be raffling off concert tickets to the Be Seen Being Green concert, taking place on Apr. 16, headlined by Trey Songz and Fabolous — who are performing at James L. Knight Center, 400 SE Second Ave., for this global cause.

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Compare the Value – Senior Living Communities

BY HELEN SHAHAM Q. I am interested in moving to an independent living community but the monthly fee seems very high. I need some help in figuring out if it’s worth it or should I just continue to live at home.

Can you help?

A. You are to be commended for considering a move to a Senior Living Community. Throughout my 30 years in the industry, I inevitably hear from seniors that they wished they had moved to the community sooner.

In addition to the hesitation seniors usually feel about leaving their homes, packed with special memories and keepsakes, many seniors often delay such a move because they believe it is too expensive.

But, when the costs of maintaining a home – utilities, taxes, insurance, housekeeping, repairs & maintenance, and going out occasionally, etc. – are factored in, one often realizes that the cost of independent living is not really so expensive.

At The Palace’s Independent Living Community, The Palace Suites, the monthly residence fee includes two meals per day prepared by our gourmet chef, housekeeping and linen service, maintenance, all utilities (except telephone) and a comprehensive social calendar of events and outings, planned by our fulltime Entertainment Director so there’s never a need to pay for entertainment. Live performances, happy hours, family events, holiday celebrations, cultural activities and educational programming are just a sampling of life at The Palace. Plus, there’s always a neighbor to exchange a story about “the good old days”, the grandchildren or just enjoy a friendly game of bridge.

Sometimes, seniors and their families, especially in this economy, think retrofitting a home will be more cost effective than moving to a senior community. There is tremendous stress involved in renovating an exiting home. From unforeseen financial expenditures to selecting reliable contractors to managing the process to ongoing interruptions as work progresses, the decision may prove less desirable than it appears. Often, even if the home is successfully renovated, opportunities for socialization and interaction with peers are still very limited.

With The Palace’s care-free lifestyle, residents are afforded more time to spend each day as they wish: socializing with friends, relaxing in their apartment or enjoying the latest block-buster movie. The Palace even offers daily exercise classes in the fitness center, eliminating the need for gym membership.

Senior Living Communities such as The Palace Suites also provide scheduled transportation eliminating car expenses (auto/lease payments, gas, repairs,

insurance etc.). Regularly scheduled transportation routes include shopping destinations, doctor’s offices and various outings. The Palace also offers an extensive fleet of luxury vehicles for residents needing accommodations for special celebrations.

And for the six months between JuneNovember, occasionally our state is in the path of a hurricane. Hurricane preparedness and recovery cause a lot of anxiety to everyone, but more so for seniors. At The Palace, this is neither a concern nor an expense for our residents. From installing shutters to cleaning the grounds after the storm passes, our maintenance department ensures the community is returned to normalcy as soon as possible.

And if damage occurred, Palace residents avoid dealing with unscrupulous insurance/repair scams and costly special assessments.

By now I hope you can see why most of our residents say they noticed a decrease in monthly expenses after moving to The Palace.

You’ll be surprised at The Palace’s affordability. In fact, a “Compare the Value” calculator is available on our website.

Please visit www.thepalace.org/palace-suites-calculator.html to learn how The Palace Suites compares to your current lifestyle.

Beyond the dollars and cents advantages of a Senior Living Community, something more important is offered: peace of mind. No value can be placed on the confidence a senior and their family feels knowing security & assistance, should it be needed, is available from a dedicated, well-trained team. The Palace provides 24-hour security, emergency response systems in each apartment, a clinic and wellness center.

Now, when asked by seniors, “Can I afford a Senior Living Community?,” my response is undoubtedly, “Can you afford not to move to a Senior Living Community?”

If you have questions about the lifestyle changes that go with aging, or if you’d like to be invited to a social event at The Palace Suites, please send a note to Helen Shaham, The Palace Suites, 11377 S.W. 84th St., Miami, Florida 33173, call her at 305-270-7020, or email helen@thepalace.org.

Helen Shaham and her husband, Jacob, have been operating Senior Living Communities for the past 30 years. The Palace Suites in Kendall is a luxury Independent Living Community for active seniors. In addition, The Palace at Kendall campus is home to two Assisted Living Residences and a Nursing & Rehabilitation Center. They also operate The Palace Gardens Assisted Living Community in Homestead, Homestead Manor Nursing Home and The Palace @ Home, a Medicare Certified Home Health Agency.

Their two newest projects are The Palace at Weston – Luxury Living for Those 55 and Over and The Palace Tel-Aviv, a Continuing Care Retirement Community in Israel. They have two communities under development – The Palace at Coral Gables and The Palace at Weston Senior Living. More information can be obtained by calling 305-271-2220 or by visiting The Palace website at www.ThePalace.org.

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Epilepsy Foundation schedules annual Walk-a-thon on Apr. 18

BY ED GILHULY

The Miami-Dade office of the Epilepsy Foundation of Florida (EFOF) will conduct its annual Walk-a-thon on Apr. 18 at Tropical Park to raise awareness and funds for a wide variety of services for area residents suffering from epilepsy and seizure disorders.

In addition to welcoming individual participants, the EFOF is seeking corporate sponsorships and teams to participate in the organization’s largest fundraising event of the year.

All proceeds will support EFOF activities such as direct medical and neuropsychological services, advocacy and counseling, education, prevention and more.

More than 360,000 Floridians are stricken with epilepsy and seizure disorders, and about 42,000 people die each year nation-

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“We appreciate so much the great number of residents who have come out to our Walk-a-thons to help their friends and families struggling with seizure disorders,” said Karen Egozi, EFOF CEO. “This year we hope to welcome even more people, and especially many new corporate sponsors and teams to raise money and awareness for this great cause.”

The Walk-a-thon will begin with registration at 8 a.m. at Tropical Park, 7900 Bird Rd. The actual Walk-a-thon will begin one hour after registration.

The event is one of six Walk-a-thons organized by EFOF across the state in April. Others include West Palm Beach, New Smyrna Beach, Broward, Jacksonville and Gainesville.

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2010 Range Rover gets new engines, more luxury Ron Beasley AUTOMOTIVE EDITOR

LET’S TALK CARS Range Rover is the flagship vehicle of the Land Rover line — sold by Ford last year to India’s Tata Motors — and for 2010 it has more power, luxury and off-road capability.

Two new 5.0-liter LR-V-8 engines — the 510-hp supercharged unit (12/18 mpg) and the 375-hp naturally aspirated V-8 — are offered this year and both deliver more power and refinement without any increase in gas consumption and emissions. The result is a pair of lightweight, direct-injection engines that provide more usable lowend torque and much better response.

The new LR V-8 engines are built around an all-new aluminum block with cast-in iron liners and cross-bolted main bearing caps to reduce noise, vibration and harshness. The engines also have aluminum heads with four valves per cylinder and spheroidal-graphite cast-iron crankshafts with steel connecting rods.

One of the key features of the new engines is a centrally mounted, multi-hole, spray-guided fuel injection system that delivers fuel directly to the cylinder. The positioning of the injectors ensures that fuel is precisely delivered to the center of the combustion chamber, maximizing air-fuel mixing and improving combustion control.

The performance of the LR V-8 is a virtual match for the outgoing 4.2-liter supercharged engine. The new naturally aspirated vehicle clocks 0-60 mph in 7.2 seconds, and that’s only a tenth of a second off the pace of the old supercharged model.

At the same time, the new supercharged model notches 0 to 60 mph in a respectable 5.9 seconds. A sixth generation Eaton twinvortex supercharger is fitted to the 510-hp engine. It feeds air through twin watercooled intercoolers, which reduce the temperature of the pressurized intake air. The high-helix rotor design improves efficiency by 16 percent. It also improves noise quality to the point where the unit is almost silent.

Other improvements to Range Rover for 2010 include discrete changes to the headlights, grille and bumper, while the interior gets more luxurious materials and finishes that further refine the luxurious cabin.

Range Rover also has state-of-the-art

Minor changes to the headlights, grille and bumper mark the 2010 Range Rover, while the interior includes more luxurious materials.

Adaptive Dynamics technology (optional on the naturally aspirated Range Rover) to further improve the big SUV’s ride.

All-terrain performance is enhanced by updates to the Terrain Response and Stability Control systems. There also is a series of enhanced active safety aids, including Adaptive Cruise Control, Emergency Brake Assist, Blind Spot Monitoring, available Automatic High

Beam Assist (AHBA) and an available Surround Camera System.

The base price on our 2010 Range Rover Supercharged SUV was $94,275.

Ron Beasley is the automotive editor for Miami’s Community Newspapers. He may be contacted by calling 305-662-2277, ext.

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