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  Plenty of opportunities, rewards for special education teachers

  There is job growth in teaching special-education students, and the rewards can be plentiful, professionals said.

• 60-second review | Logio Secure Password Organizer

  The organizer has great potential because it's much more secure than writing your passwords on a piece of paper by your computer. But it may not be for everyone.

• INDICTMENT

  Mutual Benefits officials charged

  Top officials of viatical- and life-settlement company Mutual Benefits were charged in a 25-count indictment.
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  LITIGATION

  Judge assigns blame in Pharmed fraud case

  A judge said Jorge de Céspedes and Sylvia Oramas were equally responsible for a fraud against Kendall Regional Medical Center.

• LITIGATION

  Prosecutors want bail for Bernard Madoff revoked

  Prosecutors want Bernard Madoff behind bars for mailing $1 million of valuables in violation of an asset freeze. Meanwhile, the SEC's internal watchdog said the agency's enforcement operations also will be scrutinized.

• Electronics show brings glitzy gadgets to Vegas

  The recession figures to tone down the flashiness of this week's International Consumer Electronics Show, but the lineup of innovative products likely will measure up to those of past years.

• POKED

  Set goals for 2009 networking

  Now that you've already made your new year's resolutions regarding your personal life, it's time to think about setting goals for your professional social networking life in 2009:

• MEDIA

  Court fight a threat to Univisíon's status

  Unvisíon could lose its standing as the top U.S. Hispanic broadcaster if it loses a court fight with its chief programmer.

• INSURANCE

  Task force aims to lessen Citizens' risk exposure

  A state task force Tuesday will consider ways to shrink Citizens Property Insurance and reduce its exposure to windstorm risk.

• South Florida business bankruptcies highest since at least 1990

  More South Florida businesses headed to bankruptcy court last year than at any time since at least 1990. There were 1,403 business bankruptcy filings recorded in 2008 in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida, which encompasses nine South Florida counties. That's an 80 percent increase from the 778 business bankruptcy filings in 2007 and the most since 1,138 were filed in 1992, the previous high. Figures prior to 1990 are not posted on the U.S. Bankruptcy Court's website.

• Boca Raton duo accused of fraud

  Two Boca Raton residents, including an attorney, are among six people charged in an elaborate scheme that federal prosecutors say looted $41 million from restitution funds set up to pay victims of securities fraud.

• LG Electronics to sell high-definition TVs that stream Netflix

  Netflix has come up with another way to get movies to people without sending DVDs in the mail. In a new partnership, LG Electronics will start selling high-definition TV sets that stream Netflix videos directly from the Internet, without an additional device. The deal marks the first time Netflix's streaming service will be embedded in a television.

• Outlook remains bleak for construction

  Construction spending fell less than expected in November as record activity on nonresidential projects helped offset another steep decline in housing. But the outlook remains bleak as credit is tight for builders trying to stay afloat amid a recession entering its second year.

• U.S. consumer bankruptcies surge

  U.S. consumer bankruptcy filings jumped nearly 33 percent in 2008 amid a recession that's expected to keep filings rising into the new year.

• INDUSTRY

  Steve Jobs has hormone ailment

  Apple CEO Steve Jobs announced that he has a treatable hormone malady that has made him thin -- and that he plans to keep working.
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  COVER STORY

  Goldman family bets on a Wynwood revival

  On a recent Wednesday afternoon, Joey Goldman sat at the bar of his new Wynwood restaurant, looked out at empty tables, and figured the place would end the day losing money.
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  BANKING

  Union Credit Bank hopes to boost lending

  An old adage goes ''You can never be too rich or too thin.'' For banks these days, the saying might well be: ``You can never have too much capital.''

• FIVE QUESTIONS WITH LINDA QUICK

  Ailing economy affects hospitals' health

  The president of the South Florida Hospital and Healthcare Association warns that groups she represents are not recession-proof, and that could be very bad for everyone.

• BUSINESS BOOKS

  The man, the myth, the real Rupert Murdoch

  Michael Wollf's fair and balanced biography of the controversial media mogul is well worth reading.
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  JOB FILE

  Infusion therapy offers a niche for nurses

  They can work in hospitals, doctor's offices or patients' homes providing intravenous medications or nutrition.

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