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How to choose a credit card balance transfer offer
The lowest APR might not be the best deal for you. Take a look at fees, how long you'll get to keep that rate and how the transfer might affect your credit score.
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Credit card balance transfer offers are quite appealing at first glance, as they grant debtors temporary relief from high APRs. However, not all offers are created equal. Many of them have fees and clauses that can increase your outstanding credit card balances if you don't read the fine print and use the card properly.
Below are a few factors to consider when assessing credit card balance transfer offers.
Introductory interest rate
The lower the introductory APR, the more favorable the balance transfer offer. You must also consider the longevity of the offer. An introductory rate of 0% on a balance transfer that is valid for three months may seem like a good deal, but this is only the case if the APR will remain low after the introductory offer expires, and the standard card fees are affordable. On the other hand, if the APR reverts to a percentage that is comparable to or higher than what you are currently paying, it is wise to examine other offers.
Keep in mind that if you make a late payment, the issuer might revoke the introductory offer and give you a penalty APR, which could derail your get-out-of-debt plan. So be sure to always make your payment on time.
Along with the introductory APR and its duration, you will also need to consider accompanying fees. Most balance transfer offers come with a flat fee of 2% to 5% of the amount being transferred to the card. In addition, annual fees are not uncommon, and you should ensure the cost outweighs the benefits, as you will be responsible for paying the annual fee whether or not the card is in use. Another item to consider is dormancy fees if you no longer plan to use the credit card once the balance transfer offer expires and the debt is paid off. It is always possible to close out the credit card, but that can lower your credit score if it raises your credit utilization significantly.
If the card automatically applies the promotional balance transfer APR to standard purchases during the introductory period, you may save a substantial amount of money on purchases that would otherwise be assessed the standard interest rate. However, this option should only be exercised in emergency situations, and not for shopping sprees -- to ensure that you keep your debt under control while using the balance transfer offer to pay off your debt (not add to it).
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Depending on the credit limit you qualify for, it's possible that you may be approved for less than the credit card balances you plan to transfer. However, if you are unable to find an offer that accommodates your balance and the accompanying fees, you may have to settle for transferring less of your debt for the time being, or shop for other offers.
The optimal solution is a credit card with no annual fee that offers the lowest promotional rate and transfer fee for the longest period of time. Although credit card balance transfer offers can save you a lot of money on interest, it's best to only use them if you have a plan to get out of debt before the promotional offer ends, or shortly thereafter.
And before you apply for any credit card, it's important to be aware of your credit score, as that will inform what kind of credit card you'll be approved for. For example, if you apply for a card that is generally given to people with "excellent" credit, but your score is in the "fair" range, you likely won't get approved, or you could be given a card with a higher APR.
Checking your credit scores can help you be better informed when you shop for credit cards (or loans), and checking them regularly can help you track your progress as you pay down your debts. Credit.com offers a tool that gives you your credit scores and a breakdown of your credit profile -- for free -- to help you figure out what you need to work on to build your credit.
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FIREFIGHTERS in Worcestershire and Herefordshire are calling for a referendum over plans to cut fire engines across the counties.
The Hereford and Worcester branch of the Fire Brigades Union has collected 2,400 signatures on a petition against proposed service cuts.
In a bid to save £4.7 million by 2016/17 Hereford and Worcester Fire Service has proposed to cut a number of engines across the region.
Plans include cutting a full-time engine from Worcester and Hereford as well as one on-call unit from Redditch, removing one of two on-call engines each from Bromyard, Ledbury and Tenbury or removing an appliance each from north and south Worcestershire as well as north and south Herefordshire.
The plans were due to be decided at a meeting of the Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Authority in February, but the decision was deferred until June.
The Fire Brigades Union's chairman for Hereford and Worcester Julian Jenkins said only 920 responses had been received to a public consultation into the plans last year and he was concerned people had not been given a proper say in the plans.
"If local politicians are so confident these cuts are in the public interest, why not allow a referendum?," he said.
"We've collected thousands of signatures against the proposals, yet most people had never heard of their consultation.
"As well as worrying about their safety, local people are rightly concerned that they will be paying the same amount of council tax for a much reduced service."
Members of the union will be out and about in both Hereford and Worcester on Saturday, May 24 collecting more signatures.
Worcester fire station currently has three fire-engines – two crewed by whole-time firefighters and the third by on-call firefighters.
Crews from Worcester Fire Station deal with an average of 1,423 incidents a year.
Removing a full-time engine from the station would save £752,450 a year this financial year 2014/15 and would also mean 22 firefighters would lose their jobs.
Concerns have also been raised that response times to incidents will suffer if the plans go ahead.
A spokesman from Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Service said the plans would be discussed at a public meeting of the fire authority on Monday, June 9 and it would not be appropriate for the service to comment further until then.
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D&D and the devil: One man is trying to send up radical Christianity by taking it seriously
It can become hard to separate sincerity from satire when you begin to delve into certain belief structures. Once a person begins with the very sincere idea that dinosaurs and humans co-existed, and certain evil entities placed fossils in the ground to confuse us… where do you make the joke? The best thing to do is just shake your head and walk away. There is no rational argument to be had with people who believe these things, despite the overwhelming evidence to the contrary.
Thus is the case with Chick Tracts, a series of radical Christian comics that deal with certain subjects in what is meant to be an informative way. One of these tracts, called Dark Dungeons, deals with Dungeons & Dragons. The central thesis is that magic is real, playing the game puts your soul in jeopardy, and it's important to stay away from such things.
One man claims to have purchased the rights to turn this story into a movie, and he seems to be trolling everyone with the project. His weapon? Simply presenting the material as written by Jack Chick. There is, of course, a Kickstarter involved.
A lottery win leads to an idea for a film
One of the surprising aspects of this story is the fact that the rights were so easy to purchase. "I wrote Chick Publications Inc. explaining that I won $1000 in the lottery and that I wished to film Dark Dungeons," JR Ralls told the Report. "The tone and style of that letter was very similar to that of my Kickstarter video. Nowhere in that letter did I tell a lie, just as nowhere in my video do I tell a lie. Every sentence was true."
"The only promise I made in that letter was that I would do my best to fully bring Dark Dungeons to life on the silver screen and that is a promise I intend to fulfill."
He claimed they gave him the rights, and waived the $1,000 fee, which he then used on video pre-production. They also refused to grant merchandising rights or any right to expand on the property. The only thing he can do is make a movie out of that particular tract.
I sent an e-mail to Chick Publications asking for comment, or at least verification of this story, and have yet to receive a response.
Ralls vehemently denies any of this is a joke, or meant to be anything but a respectful adaptation. "The Kickstarter campaign to raise money for it is serious and will resort in a real life serious movie that you can seriously play on your TV," he said. "My intention is to make Dark Dungeons the movie as true to the spirit and word of Dark Dungeons the comic as Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings is to Tolkien's work. Also, my stretch goal is to include the Cthulhu mythos, which Jack Chick's website says is all too real."
He also rejects the idea that anything about this project is meant to be satirical. "I'm only interested in making movies that I would like to see and I would have no interest in seeing an 80 minute satire of Dark Dungeons – such a movie just could not be done," he continued. "Or at least it couldn't be done in an enjoyable manner. Do you think a movie that is just a satire would be able to keep your attention for its entire run? I don't."
The content of Dark Dungeons is, in some ways, untouchable. There is no joke to be made that isn't already present in the source material. You can't mock it without seeming petty. Jack Chick seems to honestly believe what he says, and that gives his word a sort of insane dignity. Dark Dungeons may be more funny than scary, but other Chick Tracts are much more repugnant and disturbing, and they represent the sincere views of certain sects of American Christianity.
Ralls is trying to do something different than just make fun of these stories: He's simply presenting the source material as written, in a different medium. If done correctly, this approach allows those who think the Tract is insane to laugh at it, while those who believe in the religious message will be gratified that the word is being spread.
"I think that if I just present a sincere retelling of the comic without editorializing, with as much oomph and drama and authority and pure showmanship as I can possibly do within the limits of the source material that it will result in an entertaining movie that many will enjoy and get a lot out of," Ralls said.
If this is a troll, it's both epic and subtle. It's just presenting Jack Chick's views in a different way, and allowing them to speak for themselves. The Kickstarter looks like it will reach its goal very soon.


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Police are appealing for witnesses after a group of youths threw bricks at a train as it left Seaham Station.
The incidented happened on Saturday June 23rd at the level crossing just outside the station as the 2.18pm train set off for Hexham.
British Transport Police say a group of youths threw objects at the train from a wooded area close to the station.
The driver's front cabin window cracked which meant the train had to be taken out of service when it reached Newcastle.
– PC Nick Jones, British Transport Police
"This type of behaviour is extremely dangerous as any object thrown at a train has the potential to become a lethal weapon due to the speeds involved.
"The individuals who did this were endangering passengers and it's vital we trace those responsible to prevent this happening again."
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The Leiby Kletzky Memorial Fund was established by Nachman & Esty Kletzky, in the wake of the tragic death of their only son eight year old Leiby. The Fund's mission is to seek out troubled children and young adults, understand their specific needs, and help them get through their difficulties.
A tremendous outpouring of support for the Fund made it possible to raise over $300,000 for the Fund's programs. Simultaneously, in the past eleven months since the Fund began, thousands of requests for assistance from around the world, from groups and individuals, have also poured in. These petitions for assistance ranged from requests to help other organizations, and requests from families and individuals to help pay for items ranging from buying apartments or merely helping out with their rent, utilities, tuition, and countless other needs.
The Fund's trustees have spent countless weeks, day and night, merely to study each request, and assign an "urgency and priority level" to them. After much deliberation and consultation, it was agreed upon that that the highest priority be given to children and young adults who were in immediate danger or risk. These primarily included children and young adults that required pressing psychological and psychiatric help, but could not afford it. The Fund puts them into therapy with the most accredited practitioners. In addition, children and young adults who need to be sent to a controlled rehabilitative facility, but are financially unable to pay for it, are sponsored by the Fund.
The number of cases of children and young adults who were targeted by the Fund and were given the highest priority rating is huge. The costs of ongoing professional therapies and for rehabilitative facilities are extremely expensive. The commitments that the Fund has undertaken just for these high priority cases alone, and the money earmarked for it, have already exhausted all the money the Fund has raised to date.
Through the Fund's work with these professionals and rehabilitative facilities, we have been advised that to benefit a considerable number of these patients, mostly those coming from troubled and abusive homes, it would be absolutely necessary to provide them with a safe and managed summer camp. These children and young adults are confused, and greatly distressed from their year-round environment. They do not know what a carefree youth is or what affection of a loved one feels like.
The benefits of a safe, fun-filled summer can last a lifetime for a troubled child. Unfortunately, camps are not subsidized by government aid. It is imperative that we raise at least $150,000 in the next few weeks for this purpose. Leiby Kletzky life was snuffed out in a manner beyond our control, but these kids can and must be helped now before it is too late!
In honor and memory of Leiby's first Yahrzeit, coming up on July 1, a massive Safe Camp Initiative has been launched. It is expected that all of us, who care for the lives and wellbeing of the troubled youth among us, will respond most generously to prevent tragedies among our innocent, precious children.
Yesterday, Sunday June 3, Nachman & Esty Kletzky, the family rabbi Rabbi Binyomin Eisenberger, and a small select group of family and friends converged on the gravesite of little Leiby Kletzky in Deans, New Jersey to mark the end of the eleven month period since his death. They also came to place a tombstone on the hallowed grave of the eight year old little boy. It is hard to believe that eleven months has already passed since the abrupt and shocking death of Leiby. The wounds and memories are still fresh and painful. For the past eleven months kaddish was recited thrice daily for Leiby's soul and Sunday marked the final day of this period. It is just a month shy of the upcoming Yahrzeit on July 1.
The ceremony consisted of the recital of Psalms, the Keil Moleh Rachamim and other traditional prayers. Jewish tradition says that these prayers add comfort and benefit to the soul.
Leiby's tombstone is inscribed in beautiful but haunting prose and bears an anachronism of the Hebrew names of Leiby and his father Nachman.
The words of pain and lament inscribed on the tombstone, bear witness to the outstanding refinement and character traits of little Leiby whose life was cut so tragically short. It also describes the enormity of his loss and the impact that it had on the entire world - Jewish and non-Jewish alike. It calls on people everywhere to search their souls and seek self-improvement.
The final words of the tombstone bear the Hebrew name of Leiby's mother, Esty Kletzky, who mourns the loss of her only son.
Little Leiby Kletzky would have turned all of nine years old this past August 20. Ordinarily, a Birthday is a grand time to celebrate; a joyous gathering of family and friends, replete with festive music, a sumptuous meal and a luscious birthday cake.
Sadly, for the Kletzky family, this time circumstances were starkly different. Gala festivities were replaced by deep sorrow and grief which enveloped the family and friends of Leiby, may his memory be a blessing. His ninth birthday ceremony was marked by a tearful and solemn visit this past Sunday to his freshly dug gravesite, where candles were lit and prayers for Leiby's soul were offered.
The death of little Leiby continues to make shockwaves throughout the entire world. Thousands of people around the globe continue to be utterly affected. Leiby's parents have received many thousands of letters and emails sharing in their grief and wondering if there was anything they could do to assuage the deep hurt the family is experiencing.
Leiby's tragic death left a gaping hole in the hearts of his parents Nachman & Esty, Nevertheless, they have demonstrated exceptional strength of character to look beyond their personal anguish and grief, and transform all the sadness into positive energy to be used to alleviate the plight of children struggling with difficult life situations; young orphans coping with the tragic loss of a parent, children living with a debilitating illness or disability, and other terrible calamities. So they created the "LEIBY KLETZKY MEMORIAL FUND". Through this Fund, Leiby will live on in the many triumphs and accomplishments of the children the Fund will help. They will all become "Leiby's" children. It will also bring Leiby's family a measure of healing, a modicum of comfort. In difficult moments will feel that Leiby is still here with them, instrumental in bringing about so much good in the world.
In memory of Leiby on his 9th Birthday, the Leiby Kletzky Memorial Fund created a special web page which features a stirring video of Leiby's life. Visitors to the page can choose to give Leiby a meaningful 9th Birthday gift with a generous contribution to the Fund. The web page is located at www.RememberingLeiby.com
Before 8-year-old Leiby was abducted, he wandered the streets of Borough Park alone, trying to find a way to meet up with his mother and unsure who to turn to. And that is something Charles Hynes, the Brooklyn District Attorney never wants to happen again. He has launched a new program called Safe Stop intended to protect and provide assistance for children who feel that their safety may be at risk.
Hopefully this program will save children," Hynes said on Tuesday in Sunset Park where he announced the new initiative. "We are always looking for ways to make Brooklyn safer." The essence of the program is quite simple. Interested businesses are selected and trained by their local Business Improvement Districts as to where to refer people in need and how to help them. Once they've been trained they get an attractive "Safe Stop" decal to put in their windows which designates that store as a safe stop. "Sometimes people who need help don't know where to turn. Now, if someone is lost, has a medical emergency, or is a crime victim, they can go into any of these Safe Stop locations", the DA said.
The DA's office, which says it has actually been working on this program for some time, hopes to educate children and their parents about the program through brochures that will be handed out in schools across the borough. "I would hope that having these Safe Stop programs all over Brooklyn will save children," Hynes said
Seventy seven Safe Stop zones immediately were established by owners of stores in Sunset Park, Williamsburg, and Park Slope. Hynes and neighborhood representatives indicated there are plans to add many more merchants to the list in the near future.
This past Friday August 12 marked the conclusion of the "shloshim" thirty day mourning period for Leiby Kletzky by his parents, Nachman and Esty, and their five daughters.
It is difficult to fathom how they were able to survive the mind wrenching weeks of sleepless nights agonizing over the devastating shock of the loss of their beloved son and brother. The seven days of Shiva and subsequent Shloshim served as a cathartic period for them to slowly come to grips with the new reality that they face. It was clear to see that it was only due to their rock solid faith in the Almighty and their firm belief in Him that helps them endure this unimaginable tragedy. Their trust that every occurrence on earth, even the smallest detail, is indisputably ordained by the Master of the World. Surely a life altering calamity such as the death of a child is unquestionably the explicit will of Hashem, although His reasons and His ways are hidden.
Nachman and Esty have not stop offering words of gratitude to members of the community for their colossal efforts throughout the entire ordeal. The Kletzkys are immensely comforted by the outpouring of emotional support. They received an enormous amount of Chizuk and inspiration from the massive stream of visitors who offered their condolences with therapeutic words of healing. In particular, it was those families, who themselves have experienced the loss of a loved one, who brought them immeasurable solace. Thousands of condolence messages were sent by mail and online, and the Kletzkys are kept very busy, reading each and every letter and email they receive. Untold hours of Torah study was undertaken by young and old around the globe.
But more than anything, the Kletzkys reap vast comfort from the grassroots swell of contributions pouring in to the Leiby Kletzky Memorial Fund. Upon rising from Shiva this morning, Reb Nachman Kletzky very poignantly declared. "Had my dear son Leiby lived he would have contributed so much good to the world. He was such a sensitive and kind soul. Now that his beautiful life was cut so short we should not allow the world to miss out. We wish to establish a fund in memory of our dear Leiby, to keep him alive in our hearts and minds. This fund would help children in crisis, something that Leiby would have wanted to do had he been given more years of life. By making this fund a successful one, we can turn the anguished cries of "Leiby, Where are you?" into the sacred reply of "I am here, saving the lives of children in need."
Thousands upon thousands of young and old, around the whole world, have collectively studied the entire gamut of Hebrew Holy books for the sake of the soul of little Leiby Kletzky .
According to Jewish tradition, the souls of the deceased enjoy immense consolation and comfort when the Holy Books are recited and studied in their memory. This is particularly true in the first month after a person's passing, continuing through the entire first year, and indeed continues on perpetually, to a degree, with special emphasis on the Yahrzeit/ Anniversary of the day of death.
It is usually only very close family members and friends who make the strenuous effort to devote themselves to this difficult and time consuming course of study. It was rather different with little Leiby, who became everyone's child. Just as thousands of volunteers joined in the dramatic rescue efforts and to offer prayers for his safe return, so too thousands have undertaken to comfort his soul.
Aside from the traditional study of Scripture (Chumash & Nach), the six orders of Mishna, and the entire Shas (Bavli & Yerushalmi), Leiby's new "extended family" have also completed such colossal works as the entire Mishna Berurah of the Chofetz Chaim, and works of Mussar such as the Mesilas Yesharim.
May all of this incredible outpouring of unified support from near and far bring comfort to Leiby's soul and may it bring great merit to his parents and sisters, and indeed all of mankind.
This past Sunday July 24, The Jewish Board of Family and Children's Services and Chai Lifeline teemed up with a number of Queens Synagogues and organizations for an evening of unity and education evening in memory of Leiby Kletzky of blessed memory.
The event was held at the Young Israel of Kew Gardens Hills on 150-05 70th Road and in collaboration with: The National Council of Young Israel, Vaad Harabonim of Queens, Young Israel of Kew Gardens Hills, Young Israel of Hillcrest, Magen USA, and Queens Jewish Community Council.
Featured speakers were Rabbi Yoel Schonfeld of Young Israel of Kew Gardens Hills, Rabbi Dr. Richard Weiss of Young Israel of Hillcrest, Dr. Norman Blumenthal of Chai Lifeline's Project Chai, Debbie Fox, of Aleinu Family Resource Center in Los Angeles, and Rabbi Aryeh Sokoloff of Kew Gardens Synagogue Adas Yeshurun.
A question and answer session followed the presentations. The evening was extremely informative and inspiring and the assembled left with a tremendous infusion of chizuk.
Chabad.info reports that the Chabad youth organization, Tzivos Hashem, in Melbourne, Australia began writing a children's Sefer Torah in memory of Leiby Kletzky o"h. At the launching ceremony, a video of the Lubavitch Rebbe zt"l was played, discussing the significance of writing a Sefer Torah, especially through children.
Rabbi Zvi Telsner, a dayan in Melbourne, addressed the event, saying it was amazing how so far across the ocean, Leiby's story touched hearts of his fellow children. "This is the reason we write a Sefer Torah; to express that unity which clearly exists between us."
As reported on the Lubavitch.com website, Chabad representatives in communities around the world have launched a worldwide Talmud study program in memory of Leiby Kletzky ob"m. They have also established a website dedicated to this project, www.LeibyMemorial.com where participants will have the option to commit online to the study of a page, a section or an entire tractate of the Talmud. It is expected that thousands of people around the globe will join.
Rabbi Asher Deren, the Chabad representative in Cape Town, South African first floated the idea on an internal forum for Chabad Shluchim. "While studying the entire Mishna in memory of the deceased is widespread, rarely is the entire Talmud covered in an individual's memory," explained Rabbi Deren. "But rarely was the international Jewish community united in this way, when Leiby's shining face captured the hearts of every Jewish person."
The idea was developed by representatives of Shluchim Exchange, the Chabad Shluchim's Intranet, and approved by Rabbi Moshe Kotlarsky, Vice Chairman of Chabad's educational division. The program will be implemented in cities around the world. The www.LeibyMemorial.com site will serve as a 24-hour online support system for an international base of Talmud learners. Without necessitating an account or login, visitors can choose a portion of the Talmud, access links to Talmud lessons and record their achievements. Periodical emails will remind participants about their commitments.
"This program will unify all segments of communities all around the world, in memory of Leiby Kletzky," said Rabbi Simcha Backman director of Chabad in Glendale, CA and a key coordinator of the project.
A full cycle of Talmud study will be completed at least once before the "Shloshim" the 30th day of mourning for Leiby o"h is over.
Kensington, a small neighborhood in Brooklyn between Boro Park and Flatbush, is where Leiby Kletzky was held captive and killed. This past Wednesday night a large memorial gathering was held at the Tiferes Mordechai hall on McDonald Avenue. The memorial gathering, organized by a group of prominent Kensington activists, drew large crowds of men and women.
Rabbi Dovid Goldwasser, a featured speaker at the memorial and the evening's chairman, announced the launch of a new Kensington initiative, The Kensington ChesedLine. The Kensington community which seeks to engage in a proactive constructive and healing response to the terrible tragedy perpetrated in their neighborhood will do acts of kindness through the ChesedLine. The line will provide information of schedules of prayers and lectures in the community, those seeking to engage a tutor for their child and those offering tutorial services, living accommodations for guests attending a family celebration, rides to other parts of N.Y., rentals and sales of houses and apartments, employment opportunities, Simcha listings, lost & found, and much more.
A flyer was distributed at the event asking that anyone wishing to volunteer or help sponsor the ChesedLine to please call Rabbi Shlomo Friedman at 347-268-5313.
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Tonight, Wednesday July 27, a massive memorial service for Leiby Kletzky will be held at the Tiferes Mordechai Hall at 600 McDonald Avenue. This event is organized by residents of Kensington and is endorsed by the numerous Congregations of Kensington.
Featured speakers will be the Novominsker Rebbe - Rabbi Yaakov Perlow, Rabbi Noach Issac Oelbaum - the Rabbi of Congregation Nachlas Yitzchok in Kew Gardens Hills, and Rabbi Dovid Goldwasser, who will also serve as the program chairman.
At a time when the entire world is still reeling with this unspeakable tragedy, the broad public is reaching out to spiritual leaders everywhere to receive guidance on coping with the pain of the tragedy and gaining meaning and insight on what each and every individual should do to become a better person.
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An overflowing crowd of thousands attended a memorial gathering for Leiby Kletzky a"h this past Monday evening July 25th at the Ateres Golda Hall in Boro Park. Prominent speakers held the huge crowd captive with heartwarming words of solace and comfort and rousing calls for repentance.
The dynamic orators accentuated the need of the hour of each and every member of the community, and in fact every person anywhere where this tragedy has touched hearts, to engage in introspection and actively seek to strengthen and improve oneself in areas of decency, morality, and other character traits and also take a greater interest in the physical & spiritual welfare of others.
Leiby's paternal grandfather was also in attendance, sitting quietly in a corner absorbing the deeply emotional and stirring words of the speakers.
The Chazak Inspiration Line, a division of the Chofetz Chaim Heritage Foundation, has added to their list of phone lectures, a line up of prominent speakers who have addressed the issues concerning the enormous struggle of the broad public in the wake of the tragic death of Leiby Kletzky.
The new series of lectures feature such illustrious presenters as the noted child psychologists Dr. Norman Blumenthal and Dr. David Pelcowitz, the esteemed Rabbis Avrohom Schorr, Shimshon Sherer, Fishel Schachter, Simcha Bunim Cohen, Yaakov Horowitz, Moshe Tuvia Lieff, Moshe Meir Weiss, and many others. This free service is available 24 hours a day at: 718-258-2008 pin # 1234 and 845-356-6665 pin # 3100.
The Chofetz Chaim Heritage Foundation is world renown organization which since 1989 has launched innovative methods of promoting the Torah's wisdom on human relations and personal development. The foundation utilizes a vast array of effective communication tools including books, tapes, video seminars, telephone classes and a newsletter, designed to heighten one's awareness of such essential values as judging others favorably, speaking with restraint and integrity, and acting with sensitivity and respect, recipes for building a world of compassion and harmony.
A massive memorial gathering for Leiby Kletzky a"h will take place Monday evening July 25th 8:30 pm at the Ateres Golda Hall at 1362- 50th Street in Boro Park, Brooklyn. Many of the city's most prominent Rabbis and religious leaders will attend.
According to the event's organizers, Rabbi Chaim Yehoshua Halberstam, the Rav of Satmar in Monsey is scheduled to speak at 8:30 PM, Rabbi Avrohom Schorr the Rabbi of Khal Tifres Yaakov at 9:00, Rabbi Aharon Toiseg, a guest speaker from Israel at 9:15, Rabbi Avrhom Yosef Rosenblum, the sagacious and esteemed Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshiva Sharei Yosher at 10:00, Rabbi Yeshaya Yaakov Portugal, the son of the Skulener Rebbe at 10:15, and his esteemed father the Skulener Rebbe will address the gathering at the end of the program.
Thousand are anticipated to join this gathering.
By the Grace of G-d
Tammuz 19, 5771 / July 21, 2011
The traditional seven intense days of mourning ("shiva") for our beloved Leiby are complete, but the ache in our hearts will remain forever.
We thank G-d for the nearly nine beautiful years that He entrusted us with Leiby's pure soul. We are certain that Leiby is now looking down from heaven and blessing us all.
We would like to once again thank all our friends and neighbors; all the selfless volunteers from near and far; local, city, state, and federal agencies; and all our fellow New Yorkers and beyond who assisted us physically, emotionally, and spiritually—as well as all of G-d's children around the world who held our dear Leiby in their thoughts and prayers.
We pray that none of you should ever have to live through what we did. But if any tragedy is to ever befall any of you, G-d forbid, you should be blessed with a community and public as supportive as ours. We feel that through Leiby we've become family with you all.
Many of you have asked us what you can do now in Leiby's memory, and how you can help us find comfort. Looking back at Leiby's all-too-short years among us, here are a few ideas:
Acts of unity and loving kindness. Let us perpetuate the feeling of collective responsibility and love expressed during the search for Leiby. An additional act of kindness toward your neighbor, or to those less fortunate than you, can go a long, long way toward perfecting our world. Putting a couple of coins into a charity box daily is one way of tangibly expressing that loving-kindness.
Gratitude. Leiby deeply cherished his siddur/prayerbook, and praying to G-d meant the world to him. He was known by his teachers for his concentration in prayer, always being the last to finish. In Leiby's memory, when you wake up each morning take a few moments to pray, reflect, and thank G-d for giving us life.
Light. Every Friday evening our family sits down together for Shabbat dinner to the light of the Shabbat candles. A candle shines for each of our children—and Leiby's candle will always be included. On Friday evening, please give a few coins to charity and light the candles before sunset with our beloved Leiby in mind.
Memorial fund. We have established a memorial fund to help people in dire need (www.leibykletzkymemorialfund.com), to channel the loving kindness shown to us and our dear Leiby toward many, many others in need. We welcome your participation.
From the deepest place in our hearts, we thank you all for your help, your support and your prayers. May Leiby's soul live on as a blessing inside each and every one of you.
Nachman and Itta Esty Kletzky
(Published on VosIzNeias.com)
The Kensington Prospect and VosIzNeias news blogs report that this Sunday evening July 25, a candle lighting vigil in memory of Leiby Kletzky will take place at the Public School 230 playground on McDonald Avenue near Albermarle Road. Everyone has been touched by the tragedy and the vigil is a means to express support, unity, and a tribute to Leiby.
Word of the vigil has spread all over Brooklyn blogs and a huge turnout is expected.
The organizer of the vigil, Veronica Guzman, a 38 year old mother of three who lives in Kensington, in an interview with VosIzNeias, said "When we first got word of this terrible tragedy, everyone was in a state of shock". "Everywhere you went you saw it on people's faces. We share in the sorrow and we want to pay our respects with a silent tribute to show our solidarity with the Kletzky family and the Jewish community."
(Source: Vos Iz Neias.com)
(Source: Vos Iz Neias.com)
Foodtown, located on McDonald Avenue at the corner of Albermarle Road, is graciously giving away candles all day today for all people attending tonight's candlelight vigil. The store has set up an area by the exit so people can help themselves to a candle.
This past Thursday evening almost a thousand people from the Five Towns and Far Rockaway filled Congregation Knesset Israel, known as the White Shul, for a symposium on dealing with the tragedy of Leiby Kletzky.
The forum was organized by Chai Lifeline and co-sponsored by Interborough Developmental and Consultation Center, MASK, and Achiezer.
The evening began with words of comfort and inspiration Rabbi Eytan Feiner, the Rabbi of the White Shul. He underscored the tremendous sense of unity of the entire community that had come about as a result of the tragedy and he urged participants to continue to lose that sense of unity.
Dr. Norman Blumenthal, a clinical psychologist and director of Chai Lifeline's department of crisis intervention and bereavement, presented sage guidance on how to discuss Leiby's death with children.
David Pelcovitz, Ph.D., a renowned child psychologist and professor at Yeshiva University, also addressed the gathering and offered advice on giving children a sense of security in an ever-changing world.
A video of Dr. Blumenthal's advice on talking to children about the tragedy is posted on Youtube.com which has drawn almost 25,000 viewers.
Mayor Michael Bloomberg, wearing a yarmulke, visited Boro Park this past Monday evening to pay his respects to the family of Leiby Kletzky. Mayor Bloomberg called Leiby Kletzky's death one of the sad days in the history of New York. The mayor who was accompanied by Police Commissioner Ray Kelly spent about 15 minutes speaking with the Kletzky family. "The commissioner and I express our condolences to the parents and grandparents and siblings, and there's not a lot else we can say," "I think we should, before we go to bed, take a look at our children and recognize how lucky we are to have them and pray this doesn't happen to us." the Mayor was quoted as saying.
Like many couples, Shmuel and Shira Rudsky, of Miami FL, were deeply pained by the death of young Leiby Kletsky. The Chabad couple showed their concern and compassion in a very unique way. As soon as their six and a half pound boy was born, the parents agreed to name him Ezriel Leib.
In an interview with VIN News that was posted by Vosizneias.com, Shmula Rudsky explained, "My wife and I were in the delivery room when we heard the tragic news. We felt a connection...and made the decision right then and there to honor Leiby's memory by giving our son the name Leib."
Brooklyn's Congregation Anshe Sfard hosted a special prayer service in memory of Leiby Kletzky, The event was organized by Charlie Bernhaut, founder of Cantors World. Bernhaut told a VIN News reporter, "The community shares with the Kletzky family the pain and grief from this tragedy. This prayer service is a fitting and appropriate response to comfort the bereaved." Participating cantors included Netanel Herstik, Yanky Lemmer, Benzion Miller, Shimmy Miller, Zevi Muller and Yaakov Rosenfeld. They were accompanied by Izchak Haimov & The Hampton Synagogoue Choir. The esteemed Rabbi of the synagogue Yechiel Kaufman spoke words of inspiration and healing. He also announced the establishment by the Kletzky family of the Leiby Kletzky Memorial Fund for families and children in crisis. (Source: voisneias.com)
To prevent tragedies such as the one that occured to Leiby Kletzky, Brooklyn Councilman David Greenfield is proposing "official" safe havens for kids.
To qualify, store owners and their employees would undergo a background criminal check. Residents could also volunteer a background check. Once they passed, participants would receive a green sticker identifying their place as an official Safe Haven. According to the councilman's office, the idea is being supported by store owners and home owners alike. Concilman Greenfield intends to introduce legislation for the program in the fall, and could take three to six months to implement.


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Los Angeles, you may have just made a convincing case for lewdest College GameDay ever. After sneaking this NSFW piece past ESPN, a second racy sign appeared just over Kirk Herbsteit's shoulder right before the show closed. It, like USC bowl games, is not technically allowed to appear on television and is thus also NSFW.
Here it is on the left:
The brilliance of this sign lies not in its appearance, but in its timing. Its bearer waited until just before GameDay was going off the air to present it. What patience. It's like Lane Kiffin waiting until the second half to attempt a two-point conversion for no reason.
And, yeah, it never really crossed my mind that you could form the word ESPN out of the word penis. That part, too.
Here's this week's college football TV schedule, and stay tuned to SB Nation's college football news hub for more.


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Following the Giants' run to the title in Super Bowl XLVI, every NFL team is looking for more help when it comes to rushing the passer. New York had a deep stable of pass rushers who could attack the quarterback on every snap, and that strategy helped the team win its second Lombardi Trophy in five years this past February.
The 2012 draft is filled with pass rushers, but few have the pedigree of Marshall DE Vinny Curry. Over the past two seasons, Curry has recorded 23 sacks and nine forced fumbles, making him a sought-after player by teams looking to improve their rush.
Curry spoke with PFW about his skills as a pass rusher, why he ran a better 40-yard dash at his pro day than at the NFL Scouting Combine, and how his training to become a male nurse impacted his football career.
PFW: What changed for you during your final years at Marshall, compared to early in your career?
Curry: I really became a student of the game. I learned so much there from a defensive end by the name of Albert McClellan. Now he plays linebacker with the Baltimore Ravens. Basically, coming in, I was a pup, had to pay my dues. Really had to understand the college-level game of football, how different it was from high school, just making that transition. Everything couldn't just be off raw talent. So, later in my career I became a student of the game, did a lot of film study, just worked hard and tried to become that guy.
PFW: The Herd won the Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl last year. How important was that for you and your team?
Curry: Prior to me coming back as a senior, when I announced to the world that I was coming back for my senior year, my goal was to help my team to get to a bowl game and to win that bowl game. So, it definitely was a mission accomplished and a fresh breath of air, and it was really important for me to go out on top as a senior.
PFW: Were you pleased with your performance at the Senior Bowl? What did you learn?
Curry: I had two sacks, pass breakups, a couple tackles for loss. I definitely feel like my point got across that I can play with the best of them. Getting invited to an all-star game was a major accomplishment. Representing Marshall University and Conference USA to showcase my talents, with the best of the best in college football who will be in the 2012 NFL draft, it was an amazing feeling. Coming out, trying to outplay the rest of the defensive ends that were there.
PFW: What was it like to work with the Vikings' coaching staff for a week?
Curry: It was great; it was an awesome experience. I had a lot of fun, learned a lot of things. The Vikings' coaching staff was an awesome staff; it was great to be around those guys. They just really gave me a heads-up on what they expect on the next level.
PFW: Which part of your game do you feel is most ready for the NFL?
Curry: My pass-rush skills are a great asset, just getting to the quarterback. We all know the NFL has turned into a pass-heavy league, and I just feel like I can help some teams win ballgames by getting to the quarterback. I'm consistent and I've shown, time and time again, that when it's time to make a big play that I can be that guy.
PFW: What are you still looking to improve?
Curry: On the next level, guys watching film, just like this year. So I'm definitely looking to improve, trying to get a cheat sheet on opponents. Some technique things need to be cleaned up. I'm always looking to learn, I love to learn and I have a passion for the game, so that's what's going to help me out on the next level.
PFW: Why do you think you ran a better 40-yard dash at your pro day (4.64 seconds) than at the Combine (4.91 seconds)?
Curry: If you go back and watch the 40 at the Combine, towards the end I kind of like nipped myself, which gave me like a little stumble. I should have stopped, but I didn't; I kept going. You see all those guys there; it's really out of your comfort zone, so I just didn't get down and run. At my pro day, it was on a track, it was my atmosphere, it was in the Joan C. Edwards Stadium, so I wanted to put on a show. I was really proud of myself that day. Prior to the run at the Combine, I knew I was way faster than that. So it really wasn't no sweat. So at my pro day I proved I was a 4.6 guy, ran it unbelievable two times, so it really was a blessing.
PFW: You mentioned being in a comfort zone. Is being nervous under the spotlight an issue moving forward?
Curry: I'd say put on the Senior Bowl tape, if you think I was nervous in the Senior Bowl — well, I don't know. I don't get nervous, putting on the pads or anything. At the Combine, like I said, if I hadn't tripped over myself, I probably would have run a faster time. That was just one hiccup. Definitely not nervous, something I've been doing since I was 8 years old. So I have a love for the game, a feel for the game; it's been something I've been doing year in, year out. I'm just looking to make an impact in the league and make my mark.
PFW: One of the knocks on you is your academic issues, because you didn't qualify out of high school and had to take an extra year. Is that something teams have been concerned about?
Curry: No, definitely not a concern. People just don't really know the story. Out of high school I just didn't have the required 13 core classes because I was going to school half the day and studying to be a male R.N. (registered nurse) at Monmouth County Vocational School. So it definitely wasn't a grade issue; it was just an issue half the day and (I) didn't have the core classes. So, when it came time to count the classes senior year, my grades didn't comprehend with the test scores. So, it wasn't a grade issue; I was trying to be a football player and do something in the medical field, but then I switched it up and wanted to do football full time.
I'm a dean's list guy, finished this last year with a 4.0 GPA, so it's not a classroom issue. I graduated this past December with two minor degrees, sociology and criminal justice. So it's been a great ride. A lot of people see the Prop 48 and get nervous, but it wasn't that issue. I was trying to become a registered nurse, so that's what it was.
PFW: Have you been working out only at defensive end, or other positions as well?
Curry: No, I've been working out at linebacker and defensive end. Been doing some drops here, working out at Competitive Edge Sports with some NFL guys in Atlanta, watching how those guys move their hips and stuff. I'm still training in Atlanta, still trying to learn new things.
PFW: Would you feel comfortable playing somewhere else on the field?
Curry: I'd feel comfortable (at linebacker), because at the end of the day I'm a football player. It's not like I've never played linebacker before; I have at the high school level. Out of the gate it would be a learning process, but everything will be a learning process for a rookie, anyways.
PFW: On your page on the Marshall site, it says bowling is one of your hobbies. Do you still bowl, and what's your high score?
Curry: The best score I ever rolled was about a 220. That was a long time ago. I'm really not as good as I used to be. When I was a Prop, I would bowl every day. That was one of the things that got me through high school. I haven't been bowling in a while.
PFW: What would you say are your favorite music and movies?
Curry: Right now I'm listening to a lot of Meek Mil, kind of gets me going. I'm more of a funny-movie guy, sports movies. I like 'Remember the Titans,' 'Stomp the Yard,' stuff like that.
PFW: Finally, have teams given you any indication of where you may go come draft weekend?
Curry: No, they just say that I'm not No. 1 on their board, but I'm not at the end of their board (either). So I'm somewhere in the middle. I would say this: Running that 4.6 two times in a row really helped me out.


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Family and friends of 24-year-old Lewis Mills lit candles, Thursday night, in memory of the Worth County man whose life was cut short.
"It's hard, very hard. Without his memories and without God, I would have never made it. I'd be in the crazy house," said Lewis Mills' mother Ida Mills.
On December 20th, 2010, Mills was walking along the rail of a bridge in Louisiana when he fell over. Authorities searched for his body for days but never found it.
Mills' mother Ida says not finding her son's body has left a void in her life.
"It is no closure not knowing what really happened to him. They tell me he fell in a river but that's all I know," said Mills.
Mills is survived by his daughter. Ida admits this time of year is especially hard for her granddaughter because of the holiday season.
"Her birthday comes around, she wants her daddy. Christmas is coming up and this will be her third year without him. She cries at night for her daddy and I can't tell her anything," said Mills.
For now, this mother just wants answers and hopes she can soon have her son's body for a proper burial.
"We still love him and we still miss him and we're not giving up. I hope one day something comes up and I can bring what's left of him home," said Mills.
Mills prays no mother has to experience what she has for the past two years.
Lewis Mills was in Louisiana for work at the time of his death.
Local authorities in Patterson, Louisiana and the US Coast Guard searched Wax Lake Outlet for days before giving up the search.
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|Non-conformists change the rules
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Conformity is something I think about often; more with each passing year. Living in a small town, particularly after going away to college in a bigger city and being surrounded by a myriad of diversity, a plethora of dissenting opinions and countless inspiring, colorful individuals who weren't afraid to express themselves causes anyone who has the audacity to be "different" to stand out that much more. (And I'm not knocking small towns — just making an observation.
In the words of John Mellencamp, "But my bed is in a small town and that's good enough for me.") Personally, I'm a fan of diversity. Even if I don't agree with someone, I find it refreshing when people have the confidence and conviction to be themselves instead of adhering to some arbitrary standard as dictated by societal norms.
Oscar Wilde said of conformity, "A red rose is not selfish because it wants to be a red rose. It would be horribly selfish if it wanted all the other flowers in the garden to be both red and roses." I tend to agree with this sentiment. How tragically mundane would life be if we were all the same; if every person you met played "follow the leader," not bothering to think for him or herself? Nothing would have ever changed over the years. Women would not have the right to vote. We would still be keeping slaves, and, God forbid — prohibition would still be in effect.
It is the non-conformist who changes the rules. Revolutions begin with the discordant inclinations of someone who is not afraid to march to the beat of a different drummer and do so unquietly. I applaud anyone who has the cajones to do this. The question, I suppose, is how to stay true to oneself and resist conforming while maintaining a place in society — a job, for one thing.
Even those who don't consider themselves to be "rebels" have found it a challenge to conform to the rules in some of the establishments where they have worked. Okay, so maybe that's an understatement. For example, in my case, I have a philosophy on life that is somewhat contrasting from many people. If I'm ever "in charge" of anything, meaning I could hold meetings, I'd forego the whole "board room" approach and we'd all lounge in beanbag chairs while discussing the business's future while taking notes via Lite-Brite. This may be why I'm not in charge of anything.
So when do people "be themselves" and when do they determine they need to reign it in a bit in order to, essentially, survive in society? I think the answer's probably different for everyone. For me, knowing I need a job means that, for one thing, I'll remove my nose ring, which is against my workplace's dress code. While I loved that cute little diamond, it isn't worth the cost of a job. I think it depends upon the strength of a person's convictions and what he or she is willing to sacrifice for the sake of maintaining a certain level of comfort, which for me, entails a paycheck. My nose shall go unadorned.
All in all, I think it's a lifelong struggle for many people to retain their individuality while simultaneously acquiescing to the "rules" enough to remain a productive member of society. At the same time, I think of my favorite e. e. cummings quote, "To be nobody but yourself in a world which is doing its best, night and day, to make you everybody else means to fight the hardest battle which any human being can fight; and never stop fighting." Back to Oscar Wilde…
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This is based on a failing of mainstream science, IMHO. H2 has been observed in space where it's hot enough to be detected. How much there is in space is not known, since it can't be measured with current tech where it's cold. In the formula that leads to the notion of expansion of the universe, astrophysicists take one atom per cubic centimeter of H1 into account. If they didn't they would think the universe was expanding even more dramatically. They don't know how much H2 is out there and therefore leave it out of the formula, although it's thought to be at the very least five molecules per cubic centimeter, which is enough to kill the notion of an expanding universe. To me, that's not science.
This has been known for quite some time and was first published in Nature in the late 1990s. Mainstream science is also claiming that the galaxies beyond the Hubble horizon are exceeding lightspeed as they move away from us. If that were the case, why wouldn't the nearby ones be doing it, too? Expansion is supposed to be somewhat uniform in all directions, where in an explosion all participating particles are considered to be moving away from their cohorts at a virtually equal rate (except for any slight effect of things like wind).
With a missing variable, they don't know yet constantly repeat claims that should be considered wrong according to the data available.
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Lori Litchman
Lori Litchman is a life-long Pennsylvanian who grew up in Northeastern Pennsylvania's coal country. She recently received her MFA in creative nonfiction from Goucher College. When she's not writing, she's usually teaching English to non-native speakers. She lives in Philadelphia with her husband and their basset hound and tries to find nature anywhere she can in the city.
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Major League Baseball has released the 2013 All-Star ballot... and... there's no Oso Blanco. Yes, they list Brian McCann as the Braves catcher option, and he has yet to play a baseball game this year -- Major League or minor league. In this age of the internet, can't they update the guy to vote for so it's actually the guy who has caught the most games.
I suppose the Braves are the ones who send in the names to be listed, and MLB probably mandates that the names be into them way too early in the season. So naturally someone like Evan Gattis who wasn't supposed to have a starting role didn't make the ballot.
This leads to the larger issue of "why are we voting for the All-Star game in April anyway?" We've been playing real baseball for three weeks, and we're supposed to vote for players who are doing good? Really, no. The whole idea is that you vote for your "favorites," regardless of how they're playing. Which again begs the question of why isn't every player available to vote for?
Their response is probably that you can write whomever you want in on the ballot. So in that case, let's vote for our favorite White Bear...
Hash tag it on the tweeter and write in Evan Gattis on the ballot (the write-in section is at the bottom of the ballot). #VoteForOso


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Miss California USA and Miss California Teen USA for 2014 were crowned Saturday during a pageant at the Terrace Theater in Long Beach.
Beverly Hills native Cassandra Kunze, 20, is the new Miss California USA. She is a Grossmont alum and current student at San Diego State University. UCLA student Bianca Vierra, 18, who was born and reared in San Francisco, is the new Miss California Teen USA.
Kunze previously served as Miss Teen San Diego County and Miss Teenage California in 2012. Her interests include international law, politics and film studies. She is a 2011 graduate of Grossmont College in El Cajon.
Vierra is a model who previously served as Miss Teenage California in 2011 and Miss High School America in 2012. She describes herself as a "gym bunny" and has done volunteer work against bullying and on behalf of Angelman Syndrome awareness and the Cancer Prevention Institute of California and several other organizations.
Miss Congeniality was Kristina Blum of Eastern Sierra, the pageant's first blind contestant; Miss Photogenic was Lauren York of Carlsbad; and the Producer's Choice recipient was Chanelle Tuck of Santa Cruz.
The runners-up for Miss California USA were Natasha Martinez of Malibu, first runner-up; Amanda Delgado of North Orange County, second; Alexis Swanstrom of Pacific Beach, third; and York, fourth.
Runners-up for Miss California Teen USA were Gigi Gauthier of San Diego, first runner-up; Madison Day-Robinson of Carmel Valley, second; Toneata Morgan of Malibu, third; and Melanie Mitchell of Corona, fourth.
Two teen contests were named Miss Teen Congeniality: Caitlin Jusay of Santa Barbara and Tiffany Cooper of Antioch. The Teen Producer's Choice award went to India Williams of Lafayette.
The first Miss USA and Miss Universe pageants were held in Long Beach in 1952. The first Miss Teen USA pageant was held in Florida in 1983. The Miss Universe Organization is co-owned by businessman Donald Trump and NBC Universal.-City News Service


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SOUTHPORT, NC (WECT) – "Ripped off" is how Kathy Jackson of Southport felt when her son's gift card was spent before it ever reached him.
Kathy is the mother of twins, Lilly and Clayton Jackson. For their birthdays the twins' grandmother in Florida sent them each $25 gift cards to Walmart. As their birthday drew closer they began receiving cards in the mail, but when only one card from the grandmother showed up Kathy knew something was wrong.
Kathy and her husband Leonard decided to do some investigating of their own. Using the receipt from the purchase date of the gift cards, they were able to track the use of the card.
"The card was used here, in Southport, two days before Clayton's birthday," Jackson said.
Jackson contacted the Southport Police and reported the card as stolen. Detectives from the Southport Police Department worked with Walmart to pinpoint the exact time and cash register where the gift card was used. Detectives reviewed surveillance video and pull these images seen in this story.
Police Chief J.V. Dove of Southport is asking anyone with information to contact the Southport Police Department. He also has advice for people who buy or send gift cards in the mail.
"Keep track of your purchase receipts, and follow up with recipients and make sure they get what you send them," Chief Dove said.
The U.S. Postal Inspection Service is investigating this incident to make sure similar cases haven't taken place at the Southport Post Office.
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It doesn't make much sense to me- if I had heard it without the explanation, I wouldn't have got the idea. Can you have a preference of 50%? Surely, to prefer, it has to be over 50%? Or do you mean that half prefer it?
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