Want love? Be willing to search
Both Miriam and Janet had lost their husbands at an early age, Miriam's to emphysema and the other was the victim of a car accident. They found a common bond in having raised their children from adolescence to adulthood without a father in the home. But now they are past that and able to consider their own needs. They each found what was missing was a man in their lives.
( 02/01/2004 03:01 AM EST)

SCREEN GEMS
BIG SCREEN These films are scheduled to be released this week. Release dates may change. Miracle (PG) -- Kurt Russell stars as the hockey coach who led the 1980 U.S. Olympic team to victory over the Russians.
( 02/01/2004 03:01 AM EST)

MOVIE REVIEW: YOU GOT SERVED (PG-13) ½
Forget the story line, just let them dance
Damn you, Paula Abdul. Damn you and your staccato dance moves to hell. Prior to becoming American Idol's marginal yes-woman, Abdul trademarked a cheerleadery, Janet Jackson/boy-band style of movement that has ruled ever since, but You Got Served may be what was needed to break its hold. Beginning right in the middle of an electrifying hip-hop/rock dance number, You Got Served unleashes one dazzling routine after another.
( BY CHRIS HEWITT, Saint Paul Pioneer Press, 02/01/2004 03:01 AM EST)

Talk-show hosts of today are glib but way sub-Paar
Jack Paar was comfortable with a range of topics and personalities far beyond film starlets and comedians.
For the 18- to 34-year-old consumers television broadcasters care about most, former talk-show host Jack Paar was about as relevant as Philo Farnsworth or a triceratops.
( BY BRIAN LAMBERT, St. Paul Pioneer Press, 02/01/2004 03:01 AM EST)

WATCH IT GROW
Passion vine can flower for 10 years
Name: Red passion flower. Botanical name: Passiflora vitiflora. Description: A winter-flowering passion vine that leans toward a deep scarlet rather than blue-red. This beautiful, large flowered vine, with five petals and five sepals that look alike (when this happens, both petals and sepals are called tepals), is from Central and South America. Flowers in the wild are pollinated by the hermit hummingbird. Leaves are large and have three lobes.
( 02/01/2004 03:01 AM EST)

ADRIAN HUNSBERGER, Plant Clinic
Lace bug won't harm avocado
Q: My avocado has something terribly wrong. The leaves have large brown spots on them. What's wrong? A: Your avocado has avocado lace bug, which doesn't harm the tree. Almost all avocados get it. If the tree is still small, you can spray with insecticidal soap. Otherwise you can ignore it.
( 02/01/2004 03:01 AM EST)

Cruising all the way to the buffet
In my family, we are nautical people. We have the sea in our veins. I do not speak metaphorically: Sometimes we find actual eels in our underpants. That's how nautical we are.
( DAVE BARRY, 02/01/2004 03:01 AM EST)

THE TICKET
TODAY Chinese New Year Festival: Miami Dade College, Kendall Campus, 11011 SW 104th St., Miami; 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.; 305-696-0651 or 954-962-7481; $5 adults, $3 kids 12 and younger.
( 02/01/2004 03:01 AM EST)

Meditation and movies
It is hard to reach Khyentse Norbu, Tibetan spiritual leader turned film director, as he travels from his native Bhutan to Sydney, Australia, then to Tokyo and Honolulu on his way to the Miami International Film Festival, where his latest film, Travellers and Magicians, will screen at the Gusman Theater tonight.
( BY MIREYA NOVO, mnovo@herald.com, 01/31/2004 03:01 AM EST)

RELIGION
Mysticism for the masses
At the Kabbalah Centre in Miami Beach, people chatted in the softly lit lobby, shopped for books, DVDs and candles at the bookstore, sipped lattes at the cafe.
( BY DAMARYS OCANA, Special to The Herald, 01/31/2004 03:01 AM EST)

IN MY OPINION
Recalling a hero from my childhood
The Dutch-boy haircut -- wonderfully ridiculous and gray blond -- was the first image that came to mind when I heard the news about Captain Kangaroo. Then I remembered the moustache and the walrus sideburns, the red jacket with the big pockets, and Bunny Rabbit and Mr. Moose and Mr. Green Jeans.
( 01/31/2004 03:01 AM EST)

UNSUNG HEROES
Hard way to go's gone -- it's time to pay back
It would come down to this: $2 in the pocket. Gas for the car or milk for the baby? Back then Lawrence Kellogg was a teenage dad going full-time to a commuter college in Chicago and working 48 hours a week as a short-order cook to support a wife and infant son.
( BY DONNA GEHRKE-WHITE, dgehrke@herald.com, 01/31/2004 03:01 AM EST)

FESTIVAL SCHEDULE
Here are today's events at the Miami Film Festival, which runs through Feb. 8. Tickets are $11 per film ($9 for Miami Film Society members, $10 for seniors, $7 for students), except for the closing night screening, which is $25. Tickets may be purchased online at www.
( 01/31/2004 03:01 AM EST)

WHAT'S NEW
Blue learns a new trick: The pup can speak
If you're the parent of a toddler, you've likely watched at least one episode of Blue's Clues. In each, Joe (the lead actor) invites young viewers into his animated storybook world to help Blue and him solve the day's puzzles. Blue is a loveable blue pup that mumbles and leaves her paw prints behind as clues.
( By CINDY KRISCHER GOODMAN, cgoodman@herald.com, 01/31/2004 03:01 AM EST)

PARENTING
Don't let disruptions pile up
Q: While playing a racing game, my 5-year-old began getting upset because he was not winning, so I shut off the game. He went ballistic, screaming that he hated me, so I took his television privilege away. He became even more disrespectful, so I sent him to his room. Was I on the right track?
( BY JOHN ROSEMOND, balance1020@aol.com, 01/31/2004 03:01 AM EST)

MAKING ENDS MEET
Don't let theme parks dip too far into your pockets
Whether you're planning a President's Day getaway or a short-midwinter break, a trip to an Orlando-area theme park does not have to break the budget.
( BY SHARON HARVEY ROSENBERG, sharonhr@gate.net, 01/31/2004 03:01 AM EST)

THE DATING GAME
Mr. Right's out there
Advice columnist (and former comedy writer) has a six-week plan for meeting the man of your dreams.
( BY SARAH SCHAFFER, The Baltimore Sun, 01/31/2004 03:01 AM EST)

MUSIC REVIEW
From brass to strings, Russian orchestra shines
The Russian National Orchestra's superb offerings spread a joyful mood through the Gleason Tuesday night.
( BY OCTAVIO ROCA, oroca@herald.com, 01/31/2004 03:01 AM EST)

PET DOCTOR
Her cat shies away from kitty-friendly husband
Q: My cat exhibits what I think to be an unusual behavior toward my husband. She avoids him and seems to be fearful, even though he has never so much as raised his voice to her. She will slink away when he gets close; but when she is at a higher level (such as on the top of the sofa) he can approach her and even pet her. But this is rare; most of the time she avoids him at all costs.
( BY DR. MICHAEL FOX, 01/31/2004 03:01 AM EST)

MOVIES
'Passion' critics map campaign
Some critics of Mel Gibson's film about Jesus want to counter what they say are destructive stereotypes in the film.
( BY RACHEL ZOLL, Associated Press, 01/31/2004 03:01 AM EST)

DAYTIME DRAMA UPDATES
All My Children: Threatening to blow Paul's chance to inherit Aunt Betsy's money (from One Life to Live), Babe blackmailed him into helping her fake the paternity test on her baby when it's born. JR made love to Babe, but said he still wants a paternity test on the baby. After finding a gun with Michael's initials on it in Adam's mansion, Mary wondered if Adam killed Michael. While Aidan assured Kendall that Fred Lomax wouldn't be found, Mia stumbled onto Fred after she tailed Aidan to the pump house...
( 01/31/2004 03:01 AM EST)

ACTIVISM
Duty, not the warm fuzzies, drives him
Herb Sosa, founder of a gay-oriented Hispanic lobbying group, says it's his duty to fight bias.
( BY STEVE ROTHAUS, srothaus@herald.com, 01/31/2004 03:01 AM EST)