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bernie madoff s palm beach, florida, pad is officially off the market. oh! yes, you didn t get your bid in time. the five bedroom, seven bath mansion sold for $5.65 million. a third less than its original asking price. it s the last of madoff s three homes sold to pay restitution to the victims of his ponzi scheme. all right. in coral gables, florida, there are plenty of rules to live by and now a new no-no is in the works. gasoline powered leaf blowers. they re noisy. as you can hear. they kick up dust and dirt. they put out carbon emissions that are bad for the earth. the commissioner says he s getting an earful from residents who with calls and e-mails running against the blower ban. some people are so upset about this, they want him recalled from office. you think they re that loud? i mean, are they really that loud that you can t talk in your