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■ 2008-09-08 Getting Ready For DTV The count-down is on toward the day when we express our love for those in our heart and three days later, on February 17, we add a new Valentine — digital television. ■ 2008-08-25 Standing Tall Above the Dadeland Neighborhood A masterful addition to Miami’s suburban Dadeland neighborhood, Toscano is a 25-story luxury high-rise condominium community with well-positioned ground-level retail space and a convenient parking garage. ■ 2008-06-16 Is magicJack the new Skype? What’s the fastest-growing fixed-line phone company in the United States? ■ 2008-05-31 Asperger Syndrome BY Michael I. Rose, MD, FAPA Asperger syndrome is a neurological development disorder which is included within the autism complex, a variety of disorders that vary with each individual. ■ 2008-05-17 Dealing with annoying family members BY Michael I. Rose, MD, FAPA What causes people to become irate in ordinary family relationships? ■ 2008-05-02 Triumph of the Condo Lifestyle Proudly hailed at the time of its completion as the largest multi-use residential building in the southeastern United States, the luxurious 42-story complex, located in Miami on the shores of Biscayne Bay …
■ 2008-04-15 A Hypothesis: Schizophrenia Is a Neurological Disease BY Michael I. Rose, MD, FAPA Psychiatrists are sometimes heard to say that schizophrenic patients have “their wires crossed.” To wit, loose associations consist of statements that reflect intrusive thoughts appearing out of context to an initial line of thinking. ■ 2008-02-01 Conflict Resolution Breaks Ground in Your Heart What does it take to savor peace of mind living? Instead of litigation choose mediation and settle disputes amicably. Avoiding judicial interference is not only possible it is feasible. ■ 2007-12-03 In name count, Garcias are catching up to Joneses Step aside Moore and Taylor. Welcome Garcia and Rodriguez. Smith remains the most common surname in the United States, according to a new analysis released November 16, 2007 by the Census Bureau. ■ 2007-10-23 No deal! Woman’s bid for rich husband deemed poor offer A woman’s online bid to find a rich husband in New York earning more than $500,000 a year has caused an Internet stir with a mystery Wall Street banker publicly assessing her hunt for romance as a business deal — and a bad one at that. ■ 2007-09-22 Americans giving up friends, sex for Web life Surfing the net has become an obsession for many Americans with the majority of U.S. adults feeling they cannot go for a week without going online and one in three giving up friends and sex for the Web. ■ 2007-09-04 Best cities for singles It’s been a long time since single adulthood was just a hurried way station between adolescence and marriage. Today the median age of first marriage is rising for both men and women, and singles make up 41% of American adults 18 and over. In fact, most Americans can expect to spend fully half of their adult lives unmarried. ■ 2007-08-13 Free ebooks Computers and the Internet have changed a lot of things. We visit news sites instead of reading the newspaper. We can watch videos online instead of flipping on the TV. ■ 2007-04-18 An easy way to create PDFs Who doesn’t read PDF files? Microsoft Word is undeniably the most popular word processing program. But this doesn’t mean you should email Word files. ■ 2007-04-14 At 81, she’s a boffo blogger Millie Garfield is standing in a grocery store in Salem, Mass., with a container of Nescafe and a grin on her face while her son points a video camera. ■ 2007-04-14 The Secret, a self-help book, focuses on quick fixes If you thought the 1980s was the Me Generation, you haven’t read The Secret. ■ 2007-03-25 Pizza boxes carry deadbeat mug shots Customers at some suburban Cincinnati pizza parlors are getting something extra with their pepperoni and mushrooms — wanted posters for parents accused of failing to pay child support. ■ 2007-03-19 The health benefits of hydrogen peroxide I would like to tell you of the benefits of that plain little old bottle of 3% hydrogen peroxide you can get for about a dollar at any drug store. ■ 2007-03-11 In the computer dating game, room for a coach NOT getting any online dates? Maybe it’s time for an online makeover. ■ 2007-02-27 Book excerpts can be searched online Random House, Inc. has made online excerpts available from books by Toni Morrison, Calvin Trillin and thousands of others as publishers continue their push to sell more books through the Internet. ■ 2007-02-26 Men and depression: Facing darkness For nearly a decade, while serving as an elected official and working as an attorney, Massachusetts state Sen. Bob Antonioni struggled with depression, although he didn’t know it. ■ 2007-01-23 Majority of Americans prefer computer to spouse Survey shows 65 percent spend more time with their home computer than their significant other. ■ 2006-12-23 Laughter really is contagious, study says “Laugh and the world laughs with you” is more than just an old saw, according to a study conducted by the University College London. ■ 2006-12-07 Seven lessons of Walt Disney The essence of the life of Walt Disney, dreamer, innovator, entrepreneur and protean exporter of American culture — and dead for 40 years this month — has eluded biographers. ■ 2006-12-06 New lingo for an old priest There was an old priest who got sick of all the people in his parish who kept confessing to adultery. ■ 2006-12-05 Chess champion loses match to computer World chess champion Kramnik loses match 4-2 to Deep Fritz computer program. ■ 2006-12-04 Shrewdness is a ten-letter word Théot Brune, at twenty, ragged, barefoot, and without a copper, wanted a bottle of clairin, which is colorless, like moonshine corn whiskey. ■ 2006-12-04 Bowling? Bob works hard and spends most evenings bowling or playing basketball at the gym. ■ 2006-12-03 Your house or mine? Coupling later in life requires compromise When older couples create a new household together, there are several hurdles to overcome. ■ 2006-12-01 Ponder all options Our heroine is a businesswoman in her early 40s, divorced, with no children. ■ 2006-11-30 Secrets of ancient computer revealed After a century of study, scientists have unlocked the secrets of a mysterious 2,100-year-old device known as the “Antikythera mechanism,” showing it to be a complex and uncannily accurate astronomical computer. ■ 2006-11-27 Good news for chocoholics Chocoholics, who couldn’t give up their chocolate long enough to participate in a medical study, actually showed that everyday amounts of chocolate may work even better than aspirin to keep blood from clotting. ■ 2006-11-25 They never said it Circus magnate P.T. Barnum never said “There’s a sucker born every minute,” says Fred R. Shapiro, a librarian at Yale University and the editor of the new “Yale Book of Quotations”. ■ 2006-11-25 10 tips to dating online safely Lots of people turn to the Internet to find love. After all, it seems much safer than meeting people in bars. ■ 2006-11-24 Seniors are making their mark in the blogosphere The stereotype of a bingo-playing, cookie-baking, lawn-bowling senior is in need of revamping. ■ 2006-11-24 Top ten tips for a happy life I’ve been an expat in Latin America for more than five years, most of that spent in Mexico. I’ve learned a lot in that time. ■ 2006-11-21 You will never look at a cup of coffee the same way again A young woman went to her mother and told her about her life and how things were so hard for her. She did not know how she was going to make it and wanted to give up. ■ 2006-11-20 A new strategy to discourage driving drunk The threat of arrest and punishment, for decades the primary tactic against drunken drivers, is no longer working in the struggle to reduce the death toll, officials say, and they are proposing turning to technology — alcohol detection devices in every vehicle — to address the problem. ■ 2006-11-19 Getting the family together for Thanksgiving Joe, in Miami, calls his son Mark in New York the day before Thanksgiving and says, “I hate to ruin your day, Mark, but I have to tell you that your mother and I are divorcing; forty-five years of misery is enough. ■ 2006-11-17 Nine rules for keeping the weight off Research shows the more you adhere to a healthy lifestyle, the easier it becomes to continue it and keep the weight off. ■ 2006-11-17 Food connoisseurs How many times have you heated up a frozen meal for lunch or stopped at a fast-food joint after work for dinner? ■ 2006-11-17 Lawyer help in getting help If you’re lucky, you probably won’t need the services of a lawyer. If you do need a lawyer, finding the right one can be difficult. ■ 2006-11-15 Save some dough Instead of cursing every time you see your energy bill, do something about it. ■ 2006-11-10 Designated decoy Recently a routine police patrol parked outside a South Beach bar. ■ 2006-11-10 The cigar insurance caper A lawyer purchased a box of very rare and expensive cigars, and then insured them against, among other things, fire. ■ 2006-11-07 A rose by any other amount A fellow was very much in love with a beautiful girl. ■ 2006-11-02 Yes, red wine holds answer. Check dosage Can you have your cake and eat it? Is there a free lunch after all, red wine included? ■ 2006-11-02 Here come the great-grandparents Amy Altman never knew the great-grandmother for whom she was named. She died before Ms. Altman was born. And though her mother shared memories of the family matriarch, Ms. Altman, 28, never forged that singular connection that comes from knowing someone firsthand. ■ 2006-11-02 Selling literature to go with your lifestyle Most customers at the Anthropologie store in SoHo come for the delicately woven knits and the ultrafeminine floral dresses. But these days at least some are coming for the books. ■ 2006-11-01 At last, digital S.L.R.’s that won’t break your budget About six years ago, Anthony J. Kinney bought the first of a series of compact digital cameras. Some were bigger, some were smaller, and their features were as varied as the cameras’ brand names. But one thing was constant: none of them were satisfying. ■ 2006-11-01 Web reaches new milestone: 100 million sites Websites have become a way to bond and belong. Are your Web surfing fingers getting tired?
■ 2006-10-12 Apathy reigns and Biscayne Bay pays the price Why don’t they want to get involved? Why do they turn their back on a precious gift of nature that offers so much tranquility, so much pleasure, so much profound living, and so much economic progress? ■ 2006-10-05 Animals resistant to drunken behavior offer clues to alcoholism’s roots Animals with a remarkable ability to hold their liquor may point the way toward the genetic underpinnings of alcohol addiction. ■ 2006-10-03 “I’m fine, thank you.” No, you are not Let me call her Julie. She plunged into heavy drinking and desperately needs help — and time is of the essence. ■ 2006-10-03 Why call when you can send an email? If it seems like we never talk anymore at work, it’s because we probably don’t. ■ 2006-10-03 Don’t pay for directory assistance Using directory assistance can be expensive; most phone companies now charge for this service. ■ 2006-10-03 Middle class goes broadband as price falls Middle- and working-class Americans signed up for high-speed Internet access in record numbers in the past year, apparently lured by a price war among phone companies. ■ 2006-09-30 A friend who's always there How greatly abused a word: friend. ■ 2006-09-27 Older consumers flex their muscle (and money) online Any child knows that good things happen when grandparents reach for their wallets. Internet executives are starting to remember the feeling. ■ 2006-09-27 Live, laugh, love, and be happy Her philosophy in life is to live, laugh, love and be happy. ■ 2006-09-27 Mobile Phone Security Here is something worth knowing if you have a mobile phone. ■ 2006-09-14 Light drinking could help you live longer Alcohol can help prevent death from coronary heart disease, but too much of it can be dangerous. ■ 2006-09-14 Fighting alcoholism and other vultures This is a story of despair in pursuit of three objectives driven by hope. ■ 2006-08-31 You cannot do it alone How true, practical and fair is the following? “You alone can do it, but you cannot do it alone.” It's supposedly an awakening call for the one who's facing demise. ■ 2006-08-12 Cooking by the numbers Do you ever open the refrigerator and stare at everything? ■ 2006-08-12 Picture the world Learn about the world through National Geographic’s pictures.
■ 2006-08-08 Hug someone Would you like to hug someone, but you can’t because they live too far away? ■ 2006-08-08 Be a groupie! Do you have a hobby or enjoy a specific band or movie genre but have no one to discuss it with? ■ 2006-07-28 Amy Buchman wins well-deserved award Edward Villella no doubt will grinch at Amy's impromptu Sissonne Ouverte position. But the Artistic Director of the Miami City Ballet knows better. ■ 2006-07-19 Reducing the size of pictures How can you make a picture that you place on your PC from your digital camera smaller? ■ 2006-07-19 Twenty more things you might not know A continuation from the February 2006 issue. ■ 2006-07-13 Fancy a game of chess? How about teaching your grandchildren to play chess. It is a great way to encourage analytical thinking. ■ 2006-07-13 A senior speeder on the Florida interstate highway A senior citizen in Florida bought a brand new Mercedes convertible. ■ 2006-06-21 Please hold … Last month I noticed a mistake on my cell phone bill. ■ 2006-06-21 Fear of aging? How to get over it Eight ways to see growing older as full of possibilities and adventure.
■ 2006-06-21 Seniors leave their legacies in print Senior memoirs are booming. ■ 2006-06-15 Builder of a new lifestyle I had just finished reading the profiles of three Miamians honored as visionaries in the holiday issue of Lincoln Road Magazine when my email inbox beeped. ■ 2006-06-11 Grove Isle enchantment Breathtaking location. First-class dining. Luxury Accommodations. The accolades are fitting descriptions of Grove Isle Club & Resort located in the middle of Biscayne Bay, a stone’s throw from downtown Miami. ■ 2006-06-11 Around the world and calling Grove Isle home No 80 days were set aside for a feat that’s extraordinaire for this Miami, Florida resident.
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