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BY BARI AUERBACH

VVii at Aventura, the newcompany brand backedby the classic reputationfor excellence earned by

Classic Residence by Hyatt, is now invitingseniors to join in celebrating “Vida la dif-ference!” amenities in a continuing carecommunity where residents feel morevibrant, more engaged and more enriched.

While ownership and managementremain unchanged, the new name Vi atAventura is derived from “vita” – the Latinword for life now defining a higher qualityof life emphasizing personal empower-ment. “Our new identity reflects what ourcommunities are about — health, happi-ness and vitality,” said Vi President RandyRichardson.

Welcome to the next chapter of your life!

was the enthusiastic greeting guests attend-ing a recent “re-branding” party receivedfrom Vi at Aventura leaders includingExecutive Director Mark Beggs, SalesDirector Ellen Palmer, Lifestyle DirectorPaula DeMello and Community Relationsmanager Marjie Aloni.

“We’re excited about our new brand,which represents life and living it to itsfullest,” noted Beggs. “For older adultsready to write the next chapter of theirlives, Vi at Aventura can be their inspira-tion,” Palmer added. “At Vi, every day is anew opportunity to enrich your life!”

“Vi’s foundation is built on four key‘Vital Elements’ – home, wellness, con-nection, and vitality,” Aloni and DeMelloexplained. “These Vital Elements ulti-mately help distinguish us by creating a

Serving Aventura, Bal Harbour, Bay Harbor, Golden Beach, Hallandale Beach, Hollywood, Sunny Isles Beach, Surfside August 11 - 17, 2010

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Vi at Aventura Community Relations Manager Marjorie Aloni with Sales DirectorEllen Palmer Residents and staff alike share in the excitement of the festivities

Vi at Aventura Executive Director Mark Beggs and Sales Manager Laurie Rudolph (far right) joinresidents Aleene Pascal (left) and Doris Blass (center) (Photography by Andrew Goldstein)

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Florida International University celebrates the 20th Anniversary of Americans with Disabilities Act

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A standing-room crowd greeted guestsspeakers who were invited by theUniversity’s hosts to speak about theAmericans with Disabilities Act.

SGA President, Christin “Cici” Battle wel-comed the attendees on behalf of the StudentGovernment Association and the students.

Zach Trautenberg moderated and intro-duced the guest speakers. The guest speak-

ers were Ernie Martinez, Advocate for theCenter for Independent Living &Chairperson of CODY, Colleen Fix, anearly leader in the ADA formation andultimate success of ADA, and El PagnierHudson, Assistant Vice President ofHuman Resources, Florida InternationalUniversity.. The celebration also includeda PowerPoint presentation of the history of

the ADA presented and developed byKathryn Trionfo, Associate Director, ofFIU’s Disability Resource Center.

North Miami Mayor Andre Pierre con-gratulated FIU for their continued supportof the ADA, recalling his background as anattorney who helped fight for those rights.

The celebration ended with the signingof proclamations by all the guest speakers,

representing different segments of thecommunity.

For more information on FloridaInternational University and the ADA20th Anniversary Celebration contactZach K. Trautenberg, IT andMarketing Coordinator at 305-919-5701 or [email protected]

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El Pagnier Hudson and Colleen Fix.

Colleen Fix talks about the early days of ADA.

Zach Trautenberg, moderated the event.

An overflow crowd came to hear the guest speakers.

Cici Battle assisted Ernie Martinez with his presentation

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George decided that it was time to settledown. He had done enough running aroundwatching others bounce in and out or relation-ships. He had pretty much keptclear them by not focusing on any-one for any length of time becausehe hadn’t found anyone. He wasnow in his mid 30s and he felt he’dbest look a bit more carefully to finda potential long time woman for asincere relationship.

He met Mary, who intrigueshim. A few years younger, had agood job, was easy to be with. They had metat a friend’s birthday party and felt quitecomfortable with one another. There was onething though that sort of bothered him.

Mary was always into something new or un-usual. If there was a new fad, Mary was readyto try it. She’d ask him to try it with her becauseshe felt that if you do things together it has tohelp any potential relationship to work. She gotinto running and tried to get him to run fivemiles a day which he found not to his likingsince he felt he had just so many puffs of air.

Mary switched to other things like rock

climbing, jet skiing, para-sailing, all of whichstarted out well but somehow disappearedwhen a new fad arrived.

It bothered George because the fads seemedto come faster than his ability to do them.

Mary though kept insisting that they had tofind things to do together that theyboth enjoyed and so far George’s inter-est didn’t last as long as hers which shefelt was not good for their commongood. They had to find something toenjoy together. She always wanted totry meditation; it had been around forquite awhile and she decided thatwould do them a great deal of good. Soa meditation class it would be and he’d

better try to work at it or else.The evening the class took place, they

walked into a dark living room where theteacher was sitting on the floor, eyes closedand presumed to be meditating. George andMary were given two pillows to sit on, to closetheir eyes and to think deeply. Mary started tothink deeply, as did George. His thoughts wereso deep that he fell asleep. He was rudelyawakened by Mary and the instructor.

George has decided to break up with Marybecause... why deal with someone that putsyou to sleep?

Wandering & Pondering

DAN PALMER

Settling Down


Aventura Comm. Michael Stern, Stern Bloom Media; Silvia Lorena Icaza ofPrudential Florida Realty; Barry Harris, Doubletree Ocean Point Resort & Spa

Doubletree Ocean Point Resort & Spa hosts AMC SpeedBiz networker

BY LYNN CARROLL

Spectacular views of the Atlantic Ocean,incredibly hospitable staff and beautiful newamenities are just a few reasons to book astay at the Doubletree Ocean Point Resort &Spa located at 17375 Collins Avenue inSunny Isles Beach. Members of theAventura Marketing Council (AMC) wererecently privy to start their morning enjoy-ing the panoramic ocean vistas from themezzanine level where Ocean Point hostedan incredibly successful SpeedBiz meeting.

“For those unfamiliar with SpeedBiz,it’s the AMC’s approach to speed network-ing very similar to Speed Dating – only inthis case, it’s for business!” says AventuraComm. Michael Stern of Stern BloomMedia. “SpeedBiz has become a favoriteto many AMC members as it provides away to connect one-on-one with newmembers and a way to reconnect withlong-time members.”

“This was a great opportunity for AMCmembers to experience the resort first-hand,” says Ocean Point Director of Salesand Marketing Barry Harris. “It’s alwayswonderful and so reassuring to hear every-one’s reaction when they first enter the mainlobby… ‘WOW!’ ‘What a view!!’ And it’seven more exciting to hear their reaction aswe escort them to the next level up…”

Within the resort, there was so much toadmire as Ocean Point has just completeda major renovation project, Harris added.

Doubletree’s spacious 147 ocean-view stu-dios and suites have been redesigned with newfurniture, fixtures, lighting and accessories—not to mention guests having the convenienceof fully equipped kitchens and laundry facili-ties in the one- and two-bedroom suites.

Also upgraded is the Doubletree’s full-service, state-of-the-art spa and FitnessCenter, now sporting Precor exerciseequipment and new accessories.

Summer is the time to start planning end-of-year holiday parties, and TheDoubletree’s 12,000 square feet of flexibleindoor and outdoor meeting facilities canoffer something for everybody. “For any-one who books an event before October 1st

we’ll deduct 15% from the bill,” says Harris. Before the SpeedBiz meeting officially

concluded, lucky door prize winner SilviaLorena Icaza of Prudential Florida Realtywon a two-night stay at the resort.

For more information, call 786-528-2580 or visit OceanPointResort.com

Patrick Van de Coevering, Spa 101 at Doubletree Ocean Point; Rita Regev, OptimarInternational Realty; Scott Sander, Sander & Associates

Marty Granoff, Granoff Enterprises; Isabel Heredia, Doubletree Ocean Point Resort &Spa; Angelo Andriotis, TD Bank; Jamie Lindberg, Filene’s Basement

Dan Palmer, Aventura News; Sam Faiton; Madelyn Fradkin, Mobile Assistant Direct;Robert Lopez

David Markus, Minuteman Press; Dr. David Muransky, Aventura Chiropractic CareCenter; Det. Sgt. Barry Mankes, S. Fl. Shomrim Society

Shelley Phillips, Fast Care; Eileen Glastein, Bnai Zion Foundation; Jentry Redinger;Johanna Torres, Equinox Fitness Club

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Enthusiasm is a strong, eager andintense interest in something. The wordcomes from the Greek en means inside andtheos means God so enthusiasm means Godinside. That is a very powerful endorse-ment for being enthusiastic.

Enthusiastic individuals have a vividappetite for life. They outwardly demon-strate a strong desire to become involved inand to pursue something. An enthusiasticindividual is someone who shows passionand a spirited readiness to act. They appearkeen about things and are willing to devotethemselves to the outcome. As a result theyare usually very prosperous in their livesand in all of their endeavors. Their zealousapproach can seem like impatience to oth-ers. In reality, they are only expressingtheir passion and ardor. This passion is avital ingredient for success in life.

Enthusiasm creates energy and it ener-gizes others. It is contagious. It can be

transmitted by contact. It quickly infectsothers. An enthusiastic individualapproaches everything with gusto andverve. Unless you are a cynic or skeptic,enthusiastic people are a delight to bearound. Their excitement is stimulating andinspiring. They awaken latent enthusiasmin others. Their spark ignites and motivatesthose around them.

However, a cynical or skeptical orjaded personality can prevent some individ-uals from benefiting from the favorableadvantages of an enthusiastic person. Acynic has little faith in human nature or thepositive outcomes of a situation. A Skepticis inclined to doubt everything. They do nottrust and they question everything. Cynics,skeptics and jaded individuals lack enthusi-asm. They are critical and scoff at mostthings and most plans. They cannot acceptthe potential for positive results. Certainlife forces and events shaped their person-alities. They lack the ability to feel the joyof enthusiasm. They do not understandenthusiastic individuals. They may consid-er them unintelligent. They may even findthem naive and annoying.

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As the Jewish New Year draws near, it istime to start the process of introspection andrepentance. Judaism teaches the importanceof atoning for sins committed over the yearas a means of learning from past mistakes inorder to become a better person. This processbegins with the recitation of slichot, theprayers for forgiveness. Slichot services startthe Saturday night before Rosh Hashana andcontinue until Yom Kippur. The first serviceis often a large, community experience.

In keeping with tradition, AventuraTurnberry Jewish Center is hosting a SlichotService on Saturday, September 4th. As amodern twist, there will be a movie screeningcentered on the High Holidays, complete withfreshly popped popcorn and sweets, begin-ning at 9 p.m. The movie, Ushpizin, is a dra-matic comedy about an orthodox Jewish cou-ple in Israel trying to overcome poverty andappropriately observe the High Holidays.

When the character of the husband,Moshe’s, dark past is revealed during thecourse of the film, it becomes a test of hisnewfound faith and holy lifestyle. The story ofMoshe repenting for the sins of his past tobecome a man of faith and morals is a greatparallel to the self examination and atonementthat the Jewish people undergo each year.

The Slichot service, led by Rabbi JonathanBerkun, Cantor David Muchnick the AventuraTurnberry Jewish Center choir, will begin at11 p.m. following Ushpizin. According toEme Chaikin, Co-President of ATJC’sSisterhood, “A musical service is a beautifulway to transition into the New Year, and themovie is sure to add a unique aspect to a tradi-tional night.” All members of the communityare welcomed to share this special eveningtogether at no charge. Ushpizin is in Hebrewwith English subtitles and rated PG-13.

Contact Aventura Turnberry JewishCenter with any questions at 305-937-1880or visit ATJC.org

Slichot service and cinema atAventura Turnberry Jewish Center

Sisterhood co-presidents Audrey Bornstein and EmeChaikin

A special screening of “Ushpizin” will play, Sat., Sept.4 at 9 p.m. preceding the Slichot service

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BY LYNN CARROLL

The Crowne Plaza Hollywood Beach is offering away to enjoy a local getaway while helping support theGulf Coast Oil Spill Fund through the Relax & AssistPackage, an ongoing effort sponsored by the GreaterNew Orleans Foundation.

The 311-luxury-guestroom property, which has rapid-ly become the newest star among area hotels, is donating10% of room revenues from this package to aid the gulfoil crisis.

“We wanted to offer a way to assist those affected bythe Gulf Coast Oil Spill,” says Misty Polihronakis,Crowne Plaza Hollywood director of sales and market-ing. “While Southern Florida has yet to be affected bythis devastating disaster, we’d like to help those on the

Gulf Coast restore their environment and livelihoods.“The Crowne Plaza Hollywood Beach offers a great

getaway close to home and a tranquil waterfront atmos-phere for dining and relaxing. Also, it’s a good way to geta firsthand experience of the property so that whenyou’re asked to recommend a place for upcoming visi-tors, you’ll have no doubts about where to suggest.”

The Crowne Plaza Hollywood Beach is convenientlyclose to Gulfstream Race Park, the Villages atGulfstream and Aventura Mall, with its six departmentstores and hundreds of specialty shops.

For reservations or information, call CrownePlaza Hollywood Beach Resort, 400 S. OceanDrive, Hollywood, 954-454-4334 or online atcphollywoodbeach.com

Crowne Plaza Hollywood Beach to donate to oil spill relief effort

On a recent Saturday in July, when mostpeople are at the beach or pool working ontheir tans, the employee volunteers fromThe Continental Group joined forces withKids in Distress and Miami DolphinsSpecial Teams, a new volunteer program, torefurbish a preschool on the Kids inDistress main campus in Wilton Manors.

This meant painting, landscaping andrepairing everything to transform the pre-school facility into a better location to pro-vide a safe haven for children in need. “Itwas by no means easy, but it was so satisfy-ing to everyone involved. To know that bygiving one day of service meant that yearsof preschoolers would have a nicer andsafer place to learn is heartwarming andworth all the sweat,” said Louis Pincus,Senior VP of The Continental Group.

The Continental Group is the largest manag-er of multifamily rental communities, condo-minium and homeowner associations in thestate, and one of South Florida’s leading privatesector employers with over 5,000 employees.

“Kid in Distress is an organization that isnear and dear to the hearts of ourContinental employees. It was fun gettingour hands dirty and we really created some-thing to be proud of,” said Yra Saab-Tro,director of communications and communityrelations for The Continental Group.

Kids in Distress (KID) is a community-sup-ported agency providing services for the pre-vention and treatment of child abuse in SouthFlorida, with facilities throughout Browardand Palm Beach counties. KID’s programsoffer a continuum of care and essential servic-es to child victims, and children and families at

risk for abuse and neglect. They are a localagency open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week,with emergency shelters and counseling.

“A big thank you to Capital PaintingWaterproofing and Restoration for donatingall the paint supplies, the Miami DolphinsFoundation volunteers, and The ContinentalGroup and their dedicated employees whomade some dreams come true with theirhard work,” said Maggie Hulsey, director ofoperations for Kids in Distress.

For more information about TheContinental Group, call 800-215-2316 orvisit TheContinentalGroupInc.com; and forMiami Dolphins Special Teams, visitMiamiDolphins.com/SpecialTeams or call305-943-7900.

The Continental Group joins Kids in Distressto give preschool a stunning makeover

Clockwise from top left: Joel Kammerman, HeatherSaban, Martin Stebbings, Dragos Stefanescu, LouisPincus

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Aventura has many special attractionseveryone envies – so if some of the city’sfinest attributes could be shared, the worldjust might be a better place…

Efficient Government: Members of theAventura City Commission and city staffhelp run the municipal government so effi-ciently, even the White House would envyall the infrastructure improvements, bal-anced budget and surplus reserves.

Public Safety: Thanks to the AventuraPolice Department, the city has an enviablylow crime rate…in fact jails all around theworld might be empty if some of Aventura’sbest in blue could spread out to conductinternational patrols.

Low Taxes: Aventura has one of thelowest tax rates in Miami-Dade County –even the envy of billionaires hoping theirtax breaks don’t disappear any time soon!

Citizen Involvement: Aventura has somany concerned civic activists, the city isprobably the envy of other municipalities

where the only thing filling seats at mostCommission meetings is dust.

Green Space: Since Aventura has great“green with envy” parks, in the spirit ofbenevolence, we might want to loan themout every now and then to other places thatdon’t have room for any parks because ofall the parking lots and office buildings.

Special Events: From trips and tours –to holiday celebrations and now Aventura’snew Arts & Cultural Center, the city hostssuch enriching special events, promotersare surely envious of all the wonderfulentertainment – without the need for any-one to scalp expensive tickets!

Great School: The Aventura City ofExcellence School is helping kids get sucha superior education, rumor has it enviousheads of NASA want to send recruiters outto hire future rocket scientists.

Warm Weather: Since it always feelslike summer – even in winter, everyonewho has to bundle up in coats and scarvesmost of the year envies Aventura residentswho are much happier wearing swim suitsthan snow suits.

The Mall: Imagine if the AventuraMall could be duplicated in cities across theglobe - then everyone would be so busyshopping, it could be the ultimate solutionto world peace!

LIFE IN THE CITY

Bari Auerbach

‘Aventura envy’


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My, how it has grown since the HumaneSociety was founded by Charles W. Pusey74 years ago and run out of his homegarage. His goal was to shelter and protectlost and abandoned animals in the countyand its aim has remained the same throughthe past 74 years. In 1970, the HumaneSociety of Greater Miami ceased all gov-ernment funding and began operating as aprivate, non-profit organization.

“In 2004 the Humane Society of GreaterMiami merged with Adopt-A-Pet to createa stronger organization with a commonmission,” says Executive Director EmilyMarquez-Dulin. “Generous donations fromthe Fine and Soffer families of Miami-Dade led to the purchase of a new buildingin North Miami Beach to house the newHumane Society of Greater Miami Adopt-A-Pet Soffer and Fine Adoption Center.”

This state-of-the-art facility housesmore than 300 homeless pets and providesthe public with low cost spay/neuter and

preventive health care services, high-qual-ity adoptions, low-cost pet grooming andon-site humane education.

Early in 2008, this Humane Societyentered into a ground-breaking and innova-

tive partnership with Miami-Dade AnimalServices. This unprecedented partnershipentails leasing at low cost the south clinicof Animal Services to the Humane Societyof Greater Miami. This way the Humane

Society of Greater Miami is able to providelow cost and free spay/neuter services tothe public from the Animal Services facili-ty at 10700 S.W. 211 Street, Miami. Justlast year, the Humane Society of GreaterMiami announced that Pet Rescue Inc. isnow also part of the organization, thus astronger leader in animal welfare.

Most recently the Humane Society ofGreater Miami, in conjunction withMiami-Dade Animal Services and CatNetwork, had the ultimate honor of beingselected to partner with the ASPCA®

(American Society for the Prevention ofCruelty to Animals). This partnership aimsto increase adoptions and decreaseeuthanasia, the exact mission of theHumane Society of Greater Miami. It’s apartnership made in pet heaven.

For further information on the HumaneSociety of Greater Miami, contact 305-696-0800 or visit humanesocietymiami.org

This society was founded in the garage of Charles W. Pusey 74 years ago

BY LYNN CARROLL

Renters seeking an agent who will treatthem with respect can call RitaRegev, Broker-Associate atOptimar International Realty,Sunny Isles Beach.

“There are agents who won’thandle rentals,” she says. “Tothem, it’s time versus money. Mybelief is that a Realtor shouldthink first about helping people.”

A graduate of the RealtorInstitute and Certified REOSpecialist, Regev says she canappreciate that people get stuckand need help with a rental.

“I’m happy to help,” she says. “From amarketing perspective, these are people whomay bring in referrals. And renters can oneday turn into buyers. I choose to approach arental with integrity rather than with,‘What’s my commission?’ attitude. Hey, itworks for me.”

One memorable ‘rental story’ she recallsinvolved a young man relocating to Miamifrom Georgia. “He didn’t know a soul here,

and other Realtors would not work with him,because it wasn’t ‘worth their time’” shesays. “He found me on my website

RitaRegev.com. I emailedhim listings to peruse, and hechose the first unit that wevisited.”

He renewed his lease thenext year, generating a refer-ral fee — and as soon as hegot engaged, three years afterour initial meeting, he calledme to buy a house- with me.

“There are many situationsthat force people to rent,”says Regev, “but manyrenters are being evicted due

to foreclosure and short sales. A knowledge-able agent will verify that the owner of therental is not in arrears with their mortgage,maintenance, nor assessment payments.”

Call Rita Regev, Broker-Associate at Optimar,305-343-1214; [email protected]. FollowRita’s Real Estate tips on Twitter: RitaAventura;Facebook: Rita’s Real Estate. As her motto goes,“It’s NEVER too early or too late to call Rita.”

Rita Regev ready to assist renters at Optimar International

Rita Steinfeld Regev, Broker-Associate with renter

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Miami Jewish Health Systems, one ofSouth Florida’s largest providers of com-prehensive healthcare, hasnamed Lisa Jo Desmarteauas its Chief FinancialOfficer. She previouslyserved as Chief FinancialOfficer for Joseph L. MorseGeriatric Center, a not-for-profit, non-sectarian, 280-bed long-term care facilityin Palm Beach County,Florida. In her new role,Ms. Desmarteau will over-see financial planning, fiscalpolicy, budgeting, andfinancial reporting for the nonprofithealthcare organization.

Desmarteau’s two decades of experi-ence in the healthcare sector also includesroles as Interim Director of Finance forHoly Cross Hospital and ExecutiveDirector for the Holy Cross MedicalGroup of Holy Cross Health Ministries.She also served as a CPA and audit man-ager for Ernst & Young.

“Lisa Jo brings a deep understanding ofthe health care industry, a commitment to

quality and excellence, and apassion to her work that willhelp us achieve our financial,organizational and mission-based goals,” said Jeffrey P.Freimark, Chief ExecutiveOfficer of Miami JewishHealth Systems. “We arevery fortunate to have some-one of Lisa Jo’s skill, experi-ence, and commitment join-ing our team.”

Desmarteau, a licensedCPA, earned her master of

business administration and bachelor ofscience degrees from the University ofMaine. She is a member of the AmericanInstitute of Certified Public Accountants,the Florida Institute of Certified PublicAccountants, and the Medical GroupManagement Association.

For more information, visit online atmiamijewishhealthsystems.org

Miami Jewish Health Systems names Lisa Jo Desmarteau, Chief Financial Officer

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one-of–a-kind living experience. This isthe phase of life when people actuallyhave the freedom to live beyond theboundaries others have set; to find a com-munity of kindred spirits; to write theirnext chapter and proclaim: ‘My best yearsare still ahead of me!’”

‘VI DIFFERENCE IN THE DETAILS’Older adults embracing the distinctive

lifestyle of Vi at Aventura have a choiceof spacious one and two-bedroom floorplans overlooking golf and water views.Some of the most desirable servicesinclude concierge assistance, scheduledtransportation, dining plans, and house-

keeping. Most importantly, Vi residentshave added peace of mind knowing that,if needed, fees will not increase forhigher levels of care.

‘VI DIFFERENCE IN THE LIFESTYLE’From working out in a state-of-the-art

fitness center, swimming in an indoorheated pool, enjoying art, music anddiverse cultural programs – to savoringhealthful, exceptional cuisine prepared byrenowned chef Robert Ibgui, Vi atAventura offers options to satisfy palatesas well as recreational pursuits includingmany on-site activities and outings to greatSouth Florida attractions.

‘VI DIFFERENCE IN THE EXPERIENCE’Residents writing the next chapter

of their lives are sharing their greatexperiences:

“I knew Vi at Aventura would fitmy lifestyle. I love the interestingpeople I have met and the friendlystaff”; “We love the food, the enter-tainment, the parties and the gra-ciousness of all of the Vi family. Allmy children agree that Vi is a won-derful place!”

For more information about ViAventura on West Country Club Drive,call 305-692-4501 or visit ViLiving.com

Vi at Aventura celebrates

Anita Cohen and Earl Superfine dance into theevening

CLOCKWISE: There was standing roomonly at the recent re-branding party forVi at Aventura

Vi at Aventura residents JudithStarkman, Barbara Richardson andIsaac Reiter enjoy a light bite

Can she do it? Why ‘yes’ she can!Resident Miriam Bonwitt takes a spin atbalancing a ball on one finger

(Photography by Andre Goldstein)


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The Craig Zinn Automotive Group—South Florida’spremier auto group, recently hosted “Father Knows Best:An Evening of Speed and Luxury,” at Spyker of Miami.The event was held as an evening of camaraderie in cele-bration of father’s everywhere and featured the best ofclassic cars, timepieces and the Ultimate Cigar Loungecourtesy of Mike’s Cigars.

More than 200 attendees enjoyed the latest displays ofsome of the area’s most lavish products and services whilemingling over cocktails courtesy of Orzel Vodka and signa-ture hors d’oeuvres provided by Morton’s The Steakhouse.Onsite sponsors for the evening included TW Steel watches,The Westin Diplomat Resort & Spa in Hollywood, LevinsonJewelers, Rock Band, Jack Black products for men,Bloomingdale’s in Aventura, Southwest Greens in Miami,and many more.

In addition to the amazing food, libations and products ondisplay, guests of the event had the chance to preview the allnew Spyker C8 Laviolette and sign up for exclusive testdrives while enjoying the musical styling of Will Bridges.

Spyker of Miami is located within the Lexus of NorthMiami automotive complex. The one million plus squarefoot facility features a luxurious showroom and innovativeresort-like lifestyle and fitness center designed exclusive-ly for guests and members to enjoy first class amenitiesunlike any other automotive dealership experience. Thecenter offers clients the ultimate in luxury services, featur-ing a spa, fitness center, juice bar and lounge, conciergeservice, massage therapy chairs, make-up consultations, acafé, children’s play area, teeth whitening station, medita-tion room, wireless business center, an all-new game roomand more.

Spyker of Miami is located at 14100 BiscayneBoulevard in North Miami. For more information, call866-868-4910 or visit spykerofsouthflorida.com. For moreinformation on The Craig Zinn Automotive Group, pleasevisit czgroup.com

Spyker of Miami hosts Father Knows Best: An Evening of Speed and Luxury

Right: Zachary Zinn strikes a pose with the all-newSpyker C8 Laviolette on display

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Bloomingdale’s models strike a pose in the all-new Spyker C8 Laviolette on display

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With all the changes occurring in tech-nology these days, the necessity for newlaws has become mandated.

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If you wanted to transfer a DVD youowned to your laptop computer, or anyother digital device like a smart phone,you’d be breaking the law if you had todecode any copy-protection software.Now there is a new law that provides pro-visions that allow the public to makecopies of DVDs.

The Library of Congress, which inter-prets the Digital Copyright Act, justannounced a series of new exemptions tothe law that allows consumers to legallyopen up their smart phones to “unoffi-cial” software vendors. It also allows newowners of used phones to change the soft-ware that allows their phones to operateon the network of their choice, not justthe network the phone was originallylocked into.

Those mandates provide a tremendouschange and here is why: Until today,phone makers forced their customers tobuy only their software for brand ofphones. So-called app stores can sell youalmost any kind of program imaginable tomake your phone into a book-reader,online weather bureau or mapmaker soyou’ll never get lost again.

The profits to the companies aretremendous and the app stores can dictateprices and limit the kinds of programsyou can run on your digital devices.Under the new exemptions, you can“crack” your phone to buy and use pro-grams from any vendor. You’ll get a lot

more choices of what to buy. It’s alsobelieved that the competition couldresult in lowering prices to consumersand lower profits for the app stores.

The phone makers argued that they hadto approve their own standards for theirdevices to guarantee the apps would workcorrectly on their cell phones. Eventhough critics insist they were moreinterested in protecting their profits morethan anything else by forcing consumersto only buy their approved apps at what-ever price they were set.

But the ruling still leaves a lot of seri-ous questions unanswered. It still doesn’taddress the common industry-wide prac-tice of forcing software upgrades intounsuspecting consumers’ cell phones,which lock out and disable any phonesthat have been altered by their owners. Itstill allows phone makers to void war-ranties on any of their products that havebeen broken.

The big question remains as to howmuch of a problem this may be in today’smarketplace. Smart phones have turnedinto a billion-dollar business. The profitsare enormous for phone makers, app devel-opers and network providers. The problemis that consumers have very limited optionson what to put on their phone.

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One of South Florida’s most anticipatedcharity events, the Diamond Ball will com-memorate Miami Children’s Hospital’sDiamond Anniversary – 60 Years ofWorld-Class Care – and honor the legacyof medical excellence while celebratingthe future of our children.

Named after the first Chairman andPresident of Miami Children’s HospitalFoundation, the Ambassador David M.Walters International Pediatric Hall ofFame was created in 1986 to recognize andhonor individuals who have made signifi-cant contributions to the health and happi-ness of children everywhere. It is the high-est honor bestowed by the Foundation.

With their induction into theAmbassador David M. WaltersInternational Pediatric Hall of Fame, theNicklaus’ join an exclusive group of leg-endary children’s advocates, includingBeyoncé, Dwyane Wade, Kelly Preston,Jonas Salk and Walt Disney, to name a few.

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Long known as the first family of golf,Barbara and Jack are the passion and guid-ing lights behind the Nicklaus Children’sHealth Care Foundation. The organizationsupports numerous pediatric health careservices and projects aimed at children’shealth, safety and well-being. Jack is aNational Trustee of The First Tee and hastwice spoken before Congress about thecharacter-building values of the organiza-tion and golf in general. Additionally, theBarbara & Jack Nicklaus Junior GolfEndowment Fund supports youth pro-grams across the country and in their ownbackyard.

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“It’s got ultra-thin slices of eggplantdusted with parmesan cheese,” Bruno said.“Danny just loves it.”

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The car manufacturers today seemobsessed with the idea of creating a four-door coupe automobile, notwithstandingthat the definition of “coupe” is a two-doorvehicle.

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Two engine options are available — the2.0-liter turbocharged and intercooled four-cylinder gasoline engine or the 3.6-liternarrow angle V-6 gasoline engine. The 2.0Tin the CC Sport and Luxury models issporty but efficient and combines fourvalves per cylinder, variable timing, dualoverhead camshafts and maintenance-freehydraulic lifters.

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Yankees), Amos Otis (All-Star, Gold Glove

center-fielder for the KC Royals), Dave

Campbell (infielder for the Tigers and

Padres, and award-winning broadcaster for

ESPN), Stan Bahnsen, and another player

to be named.


departing Jan. 9 with Andre Dawson (Cubs

and Expos 2010 Hall-of-Fame inductee),

Greg Luzinski (All-Star slugger for the

Phillies and White Sox), Art Shamsky (out-

fielder and first-baseman for the 1969

“Miracle Mets”), Pete Mackanin (infielder

for the Rangers and Expos, manager for the

Pirates and Reds, and current bench coach

for the Philadelphia Phillies), and Stan

Bahnsen.


departing Jan. 23 with Rick Burleson

(Angels and Red Sox All-Star shortstop

and appeared in the 1975 Red Sox versus

Reds World Series), Rick Wise (No-hitter

with the Phillies, and with the Red Sox,

was the winning pitcher in game six of the

1975 World Series), Jim Fregosi (All-Star

shortstop and managed the Phillies to the

1983 World Series), Stan Bahnsen, and

another player to be named.

Seven-night Eastern Caribbean cruise on

Feb. 6 with Randy Hundley (Cubs All-Star,

Gold Glove catcher), Roland Hemond

(Baseball guru and two-time MLB General

Manager of the Year in 1972 with the

White Sox and 1989 with the Orioles),

Stan Bahnsen, and two additional players

to be named.

Depending on the cruise, ports may

include St. Thomas, USVI; St. Maarten;

Nassau, Bahamas; Key West; Ocho Rios,

Jamaica; Grand Cayman, and Cozumel,

Mexico. Caribbean cruise-only rates begin

at $529 per person, double occupancy

(government fees/taxes additional).

For more information about MSC

Cruises, visit online at <www.msccruis-

esusa.com>, call 1-877-665-4655, or con-

tact a local travel professional.

MSC Cruises is the fastest-growing

cruise line in the world with the youngest

fleet of 11 ships. The fleet cruises year

round in the Mediterranean and seasonal-

ly in Northern Europe, the Atlantic

Ocean, the Caribbean, U.S. and Canada

(Fall 2010), South America, the Indian

Ocean, and South and West Africa. MSC

Cruises recently forged a three-year, mil-

lion-dollar partnership with UNICEF to

fund a community project in Brazil while

increasing awareness of this cause

onboard its ships.

Fans can meet baseball greats on MSC cruises

Pictured on board a previous MSC baseball cruise are (l-r) Tommy Davis, Jeff Torborg, Bob Feller, DaveCampbell, Clarence Jones and Stan Bahnsen. All (except Torborg who hasn’t yet confirmed) are expectedbe on the Nov. 14 cruise.

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The question is simple. All things beingequal, if private industry must generate aprofit and pay taxes and government doesn’t,then government should be able to perform afunction for a lower cost? But it doesn’twork that way; it never works that way.

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, speak-ing at the National Governors Associationmeeting several weeks ago, said, “If youcan find a product or a service in theYellow Pages, see if the private sector cando the job government has been doing atlower cost and higher efficiency.”

In an effort to reduce the red ink in thestate budget Christie wants to privatizeNew Jersey’s state parks, psychiatric hos-pitals and turnpike tollbooths.

The governor went on to say that pre-school should be turned over to privateorganizations. Private vendors should pre-pare and deliver food to their state-run pris-

ons. Estimated savings: $210 million.Private companies must pay dividends to

their stockholders and income taxes ontheir profits. Yet they can produce the samefunction for a lower cost than being per-formed by government? It doesn’t makesense!

We tried, at home in Florida, to privatizeAlligator Alley last year but couldn’t findanyone who wanted to assume the cost ofrunning the highway between FortLauderdale and Naples, pay the state a feeand make a profit. The prospective biddersrealized that there wasn’t sufficient rev-enue, when considering the fee controls thestate proposed, to take over the operation.

We must find a way to manage govern-ment more efficiently and take the finan-cial burden off the taxpayers’ backs. Let’sfigure out how government can do itcheaper.

President Obama recently created theDebt and Deficit Commission to studythe spending patterns and revenuesources and try to develop a plan toreduce the deficit.

Cal Thomas, columnist for the Tribune,in his recent viewpoint column “Congressis addicted to spending, period,” com-

mented that Erskine Bowles, formerWhite House Chief of Staff under BillClinton and now co-chairman of the Debtand Deficit Commission, called the cur-rent budgetary trends a cancer “that willdestroy the country from within.”Thomas added that “he has as much faithin Washington curing its overspending asI do in a bartender helping an alcoholicswear off drinking.”

For too many years, actually since theSecond World War in the 1940s, Americahas assumed the position of policeman ofthe world. If it isn’t what we think it shouldbe we go in and correct it — a very expen-sive policy. Gone are the days when ourmilitary did not move until someonemoved against us.

However it now must be recognized thatnot only have such military actions lostprecious American lives but they havebrought hatred for Americans from abroad

and have put us in a financial hole thatwhen its cost is added to our attempts toright our domestic budgetary problems wefind we have created an almost impossiblemission.

Most commissions are appointed inWashington to give the illusion that we aretrying to right some wrong. Let’s hope thatthe Debt and Deficit Commission, underthe fine leadership of two outstandingeconomists, can develop a plan to right ourgovernment ship. We must find a way togovern more economically.

We appreciate your opinions on thiscolumn whether in agreement or disagree-ment. Please send your comments to (faxnumber) 305-662-6980 or email to <[email protected]>. Theopinions expressed in this column are notnecessarily those of this newspaper, its edi-tors or publisher.

KENNETH’S COMMENTARY

R. Kenneth Bluh –– COMMENTARY ––Why can private industry do it cheaper than government?


BY ERNIE SOCHIN

Back in 1932 whenE.T.S. Walton first splitthe atom, and in July of1945 when we actuallydetonated an atomicbomb in Alamogordo,NM, we didn’t know forcertain that a chain reac-

tion might or might not occur.We were lucky. Nuclear plants all over

the country are now supplying our muchneeded energy in a most efficient mannerexcept for the fact that no one seems quitesure of how to get rid of the spent nuclearrods. FPL was just fined $70,000 for dis-posing of them improperly although theyclaim there was no danger. I hope not!

Somewhere in a place called Cern,Switzerland, scientists have been experi-menting with recreating the “Big Bang”using a thing called a LHC (Large HadronCollider).

They screwed up their first experiment,which blew a 20-ton magnet off its mount-ings, filled a tunnel with helium gas andforced an evacuation. The excuse was:“They missed some very simple balance offorces.” Comforting, huh? Maybe nexttime they will be successful and actuallycreate another Big Bang. That would begreat because most of us weren’t here tosee the last one. I always wondered what itwould be like to pass into a Black Hole.

As a kid, I used to worry about “TheRussians are coming…The Russians arecoming” Now it’s “The icebergs are melt-ing…The icebergs are melting,” (By theway, the Russians did come; they moved toNorth Miami and seem to be getting alongjust fine.)

We have been puncturing the earth’sdelicate crust to provide fuel for gas-hun-gry drivers all over the world. It seems tome that no one really thought about whatmight happen if we cracked this delicateshell and couldn’t fix it. Whew! I guessonce again that we have been lucky!Coincidentally, have you noticed that mostof our streets are now covered with tar?

I don’t know about you, but I ingestpockets full of pills every day that are sup-posed to make me healthy. I hope all mydoctors are right because I still don’t knowhow all these pills find their way to theright part of my body and what the cumu-lative effects might be. I have faith! Haveyou seen those TV ads for Abilify and allthe things that might happen to you if you

use it? Wow!We are being bombarded with radio,

microwave, and satellite signals coming atus from all angles. They actually are insideyour house. If you don’t believe me, turnon your radio. A guy recently got electedmayor of a nearby city because he claimsthat the power being generated by thepower lines overhead produce enoughenergy to cause cancer in children. I gotone of those gadgets to measure this ener-gy and found that, forgetting the powerlines, there are tons of these EMFs comingfrom my lamps, microwave oven and espe-cially my TVs. If this guy is right, we areall doomed.

People say that sticking a cell phonenext to your brain, like most of us do forhours every day may cause cancer. Well, ifyou use your cell phone next to your carwhen you are filling up with gas, you willprobably get blown up anyway, accordingto the always reliable Internet

Have you checked the drywall in yourhouse yet? Just asking. What about the leadin your kid’s toys or the paint on their fur-niture? I grew up playing with an entirearmy of lead soldiers. I hope that when Ipass into my eternal war zone somedaythat they will test my body for traces of thislead.

Hey, see that big bright ball in the skythat delivers our 100 degree temperaturesevery day? Well it is loaded with vitaminC, D, E and K… all good for you but it alsocan produce melanoma which is bad foryou.

Have you been to a beach lately? Watchout for oil slicks or garbage being fed intoit by various leaks all over the place.

I don’t know about you, but I believethat there are thousands of deaths occur-ring every day by motorists talking or tex-ting while they are hurtling along in a2,000-pound missile at 70 miles per hour. Idoubt that any of the perpetrators say,“Gee, I’m sorry officer; I was textingsomeone and this car just scooted in frontof me out of nowhere.”

Oh yeah… let’s not forget aboutAsteroid “2003 QQ47” headed our way inMarch of 2014. It only has the impact of 20million Hiroshima atomic bombs though.Not to worry.

Perhaps the Amish have some ideasworth looking into.

Sleep well tonight!

Other articles of national importance canbe viewed at Ernie’s website at<www.sochin.com>.

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