"South Florida" Archives
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Technology Tuesday: Disease-Detecting Breathalyzer Unveiled Today
Japan’s Toshiba on Tuesday unveiled a breathalyzer that it says can detect a wide range of diseases just 30 seconds after a person blows into the machine. The device, about the size of a small dishwasher, has a nozzle into which the patient blows several times. It then analyzes the puffs for traces of several […]
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Sports Update Monday: Gators Win SEC, Become Top Seed in NCAA Tournament
Florida, tried and tested, capped the greatest run in Southeastern Conference history with its biggest defensive stop of the season, holding off Kentucky’s splendid second-half surge for a dramatic 61-60 win and its first tournament title since 2007. Trailing by as many as 15 points in the second half, Kentucky battled back to within one, […]
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Inside The Industry: Employers Raise Deductibles to Curb Health Care Costs
Four of five U.S. companies have raised deductibles or are considering doing so as health costs increase, according to a survey of more than 700 employers. About one-third of the companies have already increased deductibles or other cost-sharing provisions like co-pays, and 48 percent are considering similar moves, the survey by New York- based consulting […]
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Sports Update Monday: Heat Lose Three Straight Trying To Gain Ground on Slumping Pacers
It was the perfect play for LeBron James to win a game at the buzzer — one-on-one, driving to the basket against a smaller defender, Joakim Noah nowhere near the play. But this time the locomotive skidded off the tracks. This time that unstoppable force of athletic greatness never made it to the rim. This […]
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Friday Client Spotlight: Opportunity Rise
Most high schoolers spend their free time browsing the internet, hanging out with friends and playing sports or videogames. That’s why it was such a shock to me to find out how two Pennsylvania high schoolers were spending their free time, by raising money for students with learning disabilities to help them attend their high […]
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Inside The Industry: Sinkholes and Your Homeowner’s Policy
Living in a home in South Florida, you have to make sure you protect your house from natural disasters with homeowner’s insurance. Although the most prominent type of disasters in South Florida are hurricanes, homeowner’s need to protect themselves from sinkholes or catastrophic ground collapse. Homes or commercial buildings that have confirmed sinkhole activity will […]
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Technology Tuesday: New iPhone Case For Germophobes Has Arrived!
I recently bought a box of disinfectant wet wipes to wipe down my phone after subway rides. Maybe you’ve not gone that far, but let’s be honest: Our mobile devices are germ magnets. NueVue is a product for people like me. It’s an iPhone sleeve that claims to eliminate 99.9 percent of bacteria from a […]