AARP - Segunda Juventud - AARP Segunda Juventud's Winter 2008 issue

Winter 2008

Here is a list of all the articles that you'll find in the Winter 2008 print edition of AARP Segunda Juventud. (How can you enjoy all this great content? Get the magazine.)

Note: All articles from the magazine do not necessarily appear online. Look for hyperlinks (underlining) below to identify and access articles that are available online. Check back each month for new online content.

FEATURE ARTICLES
Making a Fashion Statement
He's wowed the world with his designs, but now Carmen Marc Valvo's got a new label: advocate. He's turned his private battle with colorectal cancer into a public crusade.
Online Extras:
• Video: My Generation
Up close and personal at the designer's home in the Hamptons, New York.
• Battling a Secret Killer
Two Latinas team with AARP Segunda Juventud and Carmen Marc Valvo to raise awareness about colon cancer.

Insurance: Who Needs It?
Now more than ever, it's important to make sure you're covered. But what kind of insurance do you need? Which could be a waste of your money? Use this checklist to help you make sense of it all.
Online Extra:
• Part II of our insurance checklist
We look at renters, life, umbrella, long-term care, cancer and heart disease/stroke insurance. Do they make sense for you?

INFO
West Side Story, Revisited
Culture: Five decades after its debut, West Side Story is back in a new bilingual production that promises to galvanize an already acclaimed classic love story.
Online Extras:
• Q and A with Arthur Laurents
   The noted director explains why it's time for a new West Side Story.
• True West Side Stories
   Gang rivalries? Impossible loves? Former residents tell us what it was really like on New York's West Side.
• Photo Gallery: Where Are They Now?
   We bring you up to date on the stars of the 1961 film.
• Photo Gallery: New York: A Place in Time
   Take a historical tour of 1950s New York City.

Of Miracles and Angels
Poll: More than 8 in 10 Hispanics believe in miracles, angels, and divine healings, according to an exclusive AARP poll.
Online Extra:
• Complete poll findings.

Protecting Holiday Cheer
Finance: Wallet feeling thin for the holidays? Here are some strategies that can help protect your bottom line.

Latino Voices Heard
Trends: The tired metaphor of the "sleeping giant" of Hispanic political power can be tossed. More than 10 million Hispanics went to the polls November 4, helping turn red states blue and adding to Sen. Barack Obama's victory.

Loving in Lima
Book: The premise of Marie Arana's new novel, Lima Nights, is timeless: boy meets girl and then trouble ensues. The result? A narrative that's anything but a simple love story.
Online Extra:
• Q and A with Marie Arana
The author tackles myriad topics.

Prepare for Takeoff
Consumer: With more and more restrictions on frequent flyer programs, travelers must be savvy about earning and using mileage awards.
Online Extra:
• Book Early for Holiday Travel

DEPARTMENTS
Panorama
Meaningful Travel
Savvy travelers find that vacations to Nicaragua are good for the psyche—and the local community.
Online Extra:
• Photo gallery of Nicaraguan ecolodges that practice sustainable tourism.

Agenda
State events; the new AARP book Crash Course in Finding the Work You Love: The Essential Guide to Reinventing Your Life; switch to digital television; and more.

Encore
From DNA to ABCs
After retiring from the U.S. Air Force, Ramón Martínez went from working in DNA technology and homeland security to becoming one of Rhode Island's highest-ranking advocates for Hispanic issues.
Online extras:
• 10 tips to consider when contemplating a career change.
• Excerpt from the new AARP book Crash Course in Finding the Work You Love: The Essential Guide to Reinventing Your Life.

Cerebral
Our bilingual crossword puzzle gives your language skills a workout—in two languages!

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