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Sellers' register aims to boost business from overseas buyers
Published 31/10/2012 | 06:00
Horse Sport Ireland has announced that it wants to compile a list of people who sell or facilitate the sale of Irish horses abroad.
Applicants to the new register will be expected to comply with a Horse Sport Ireland code of conduct for sellers.
Consultations on both the register and the code of conduct are expected to take place in the next month.
The Farming Independent spoke to Horse Sport Ireland chief executive Damian McDonald to find out more about its plans for a sellers' register.
Q Why is Horse Sport Ireland taking this initiative?
A The objective in doing this is to encourage more foreign buyers to come to Ireland to buy Irish horses.
The profile of Horse Sport Ireland is growing abroad and we are getting an increasing number of queries from foreign buyers about how they would go about buying an Irish horse.
At present, we guide them primarily towards the public auctions.
However, not everyone wants to buy at an auction so we need to have a transparent system to put prospective buyers in touch with prospective sellers.
We are conscious that this is a sensitive enough area and we want to work with people to devise the most effective and fair system possible.
Q How will the initiative work in practice?
A We have some thoughts in relation to how we might operate a system but we want to engage with potential sellers to see what the best approach would be.
We would like to discuss a Code of Conduct with them with a view to devising a reasonable code that gives comfort to prospective buyers but is fair to the seller also.
Q Will this be compulsory?
ANo. Any private citizen is entitled to engage in trade and to sell their horses or assist others to sell their horses.
However, we want to have a list of people who have signed up to a code.
This will then give us more comfort in distributing their details to foreign buyers.
Q What is the time frame?
A During November we would intend to have a meeting of those who express an interest with a view to having the system in place in January.
Q Will there be any fees for being part of the initiative?
A It is likely that there will be some fee. This is something we will discuss with the parties.
In 2012, the Sport Horse Sector received approximately €3m from the Government while the racing sector received €45m. This allows the Thoroughbred sector to fund Irish Thoroughbred Marketing (ITM) and other initiatives.
At present, we would not have the funding to underwrite the sort of marketing programme we would like to embark on.
While this initiative is primarily about the supply side of the equation, a good system for linking buyers with sellers would mean that our marketing and promotion efforts could be more focused.
Q What marketing and promotion initiatives are in place at present?
A At present we have an Inward Buyer programme but we would like to enhance it. The reality is that our marketing programme is quite limited at the moment, due to resource constraints.
We promote the results of Irish-bred horses very effectively and we would regularly get comments from other countries about how well we do this.
However, we would like to do more marketing and look at interventions we can make to encourage buyers to come to Ireland to buy a horse.
We participated in the Minister's trade mission to China and we had a stand at the recent HORFA Trade Fair in China. New and emerging markets do like to deal with the governing body for the sector, as recognised by the Government and we need to be able to assist buyers from these markets.
The Irish horse still has a great reputation worldwide. We recently topped the world studbook rankings in eventing and we had four Irish Sport horses in the top ten in eventing at the Olympics.
We had a massive 31 Irish Sport Horses on the start list at the world championships for young event-horses in Le Lion d'Angers, which the Farming Independent recently featured.
There is also an improvement in our showjumping position where we are now ranked eighth, with 10 Irish Sport Horses in the world's top 200. We need to step up what we are doing to try and take advantage of this.
For more information and to register your interest in the sellers' register, contact firstname.lastname@example.com or download the form from www.horsesportireland.ie
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Nintendo has proudly announced today that the Wii Balance Board has just been awarded a new Guinness World Record for being The best-selling personal weighing device. In order to achieve this accolade, 32,114,428 Wii Balance Boards were sold worldwide between launch and November 2010. The figure is made up of 22,663,321 boards bundled with the original Wii Fit game, and 9,451,107 bundled with Wii Fit Plus. Since breaking the record, Nintendo says that it has now sold over 22.6 million copies of Wii Fit and more than 19.31 million copies of Wii Fit Plus worldwide.
Of course if youre one of the few who hasnt got a Wii Balance Board, Nintendo has launched two new Wii Fit Plus bundles, just in time to help you keep to those New Years resolutions. The first includes a black Wii console, Wii Fit Plus and a black Wii Balance Board. The second bundle is for those who already have a Wii console, and features a copy of Wii Fit Plus and a black Wii Balance Board only.Laurent Fischer, Managing Director of Marketing & PR of Nintendo of Europe comments: The launch of Wii Fit with the Wii Balance Board revolutionised the way people got active at home, making it fun and easy to exercise in the comfort of their own living room. As the Guinness World Record shows, sales of both Wii Fit and Wii Fit Plus have remained healthy since the day they first went on sale and, with Wii now having sold over 30 million units*** across Europe, Nintendo hopes this trend will remain strong.
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Sonic Cradle lands spot in TED exhibit
A graduate student project that melds music, meditation and modern technology landed a rare spot as an exhibit at TEDActive 2012 in Palm Springs, California Feb. 27-March 1.
Jay Vidyarthi's project, Sonic Cradle, allows individuals to use their breathing to shape musical sounds while they sit suspended in a totally dark chamber. The experience is described as "meditation for the non-meditator."
"The idea grew from my desire to explore how technology can be used to free us from the stress associated with information overload," says Vidyarthi, who is pursuing a master's degree at the School of Interactive Arts and Technology (SIAT).
Vidyarthi and his supervisor Bernhard Riecke, who heads up SIAT's new iSpace lab, were invited to display Sonic Cradle as part of the prestigious TEDActive TechArt exhibition. During the weeklong conference participants can experience 15-minute meditative sessions.
Vidyarthi, who is also working with co-supervisor Diane Gromala, director of SFU's Transforming Pain research group, says the project was accepted despite being primarily a design research artifact rather than a piece of art.
Developed last spring, Sonic Cradle provides a digitized compendium of musical sound bites from 30 musicians from across North America, including recordings of falling rain, flute and guitar arrangements, meditative chimes and even spoken poetry.
Breathing stimulates the sound patterns, which are unique to each 'cradle' visit, says Vidyarthi, a musician who earlier studied psychophysics and neuroscience at McGill University.
"As an interactive medium, the project shows that a well-designed, minimalist system that embodies an understanding of human psychology can engage people in a way which provides psychological benefit."
Sonic Cradle demonstrates technology's potential to be engaging and immersive without being over-stimulating, Vidyarthi adds. "It may pave the way for more systems which reject the typical goals of productivity in favour of self-knowledge, inner peace and a sense of calm."
The researchers plan further study on how the system physiologically affects people. The creation of a handheld mobile version of Sonic Cradle is also possible.
As the one who has spent the most time in Sonic Cradle, Vidyarthi says, "when you remove all the distractions, it can feel something like leaving the planet."
TEDActive 2012 includes a program of TED's famous 18-minute talks, workshops, exchanges and exhibits. The event is not open to the public but will rather draw 1,000 global innovators and leaders who have demonstrated their intellectual leadership and ability to make a difference.


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My "go to" craving beater is home-made beef jerkey and apples.
But, sometimes it's good bio-feedback to totally screw up. Have some of those scones (or any other "grainy snack) and see how you feel in 20 minutes. The robust immune reaction that follows will discourage same behavior in the future.
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Dad's Desperate Bone Marrow Campaign for 3-Month-Old Son Goes ViralMeredith Carroll
As many new parents know all too well, unfortunately, just getting through a pregnancy and giving birth without incident doesn't guarantee that major problems aren't just around the corner.
Elena Schell had son Matthew in Madrid, Spain, just a few months ago, and when he had a fever early on, she and husband Eduardo assumed it was nothing serious. As it turns out, however, it was the first sign that he suffers from Juvenile Myelomonocytic Leukemia, according to Yahoo News.
Matthew is now just three months old with only two or three months left to live if he doesn't get a bone marrow transplant — and doctors have given the Schells a deflating, heartbreaking 1-percent chance that a match will be found.
But as Eduardo told Yahoo, "You only have two choices in your life when that kind of thing happens to you: sink or fight."
So they're fighting. Eduardo, a sports journalist, took to his computer to launch a bone marrow campaign and became a Twitter trending topic (#M4M) within two hours using the help of such friends as Rafael Nadal and Fernando Torres. He also created a website in an effort to educate people about donating bone marrow as well as to find a match for Matthew and other leukemia sufferers.
Close to a million people have visited the website in just about a week's time and more than 2,600 people have donated bone marrow as a direct result. Still, Eduardo says the family is still waiting for a call that a match for Matthew has been found. To date, they're still waiting.
"We know that it's very hard; we have many times of downturn, it's like a roller coaster, but if you fall seven times, you have to get up eight, each time with a smile," he said to Yahoo News.
Getting tested to see if you're a match is as simple as a blood test, and even those who aren't matched with Matthew can enter a database to potentially help save other lives in the future.
To find out more about becoming a bone marrow donor, visit Marrow for Matthew
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It's just about to hit 100 again, but better days are right around the corner, folks.
How's this for a seven-day forecast?
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Etsy is making several changes to its Privacy Policy as it adds integration with Facebook and explains how it gathers data about users. The company is also launching three new optional security settings to give users more control and visibility into their accounts.
Etsy said its Facebook integration would allow users to find and be found by their Facebook friends on Etsy. Users who don't wish to be found by Facebook friends can opt out in their Etsy Account settings. (It's entirely optional for users to connect their Facebook and Etsy accounts in the first place.)
Etsy is also updating its site-wide Privacy Policy to account for the site's growth and to clarify the way it uses information it gathers about users. The company also wants members to review and update their contact preferences to choose how they wish to be contacted by Etsy. The company has also created a brand new page to explain how it uses technology to gather data in part to provide a more personalized experience, and recommended users review its new Cookies & Tracking Technologies page.
The new security settings include two-factor authentication; a login history; and full site SSL, which stands for Secure Sockets Layer, is an industry-standard way to protect transfer of information on the Internet. Etsy explained,"More and more sites are adding full-site SSL, and we recommend turning this feature on if you frequently sign in to Etsy from locations with shared WiFi like coffee shops or airports. We are working to make the Etsy experience on SSL just the same as it is without, however you may experience slower load time or occasional difficulties viewing pages on the site."
All three security features are optional, and Etsy explained, "We are confident as ever in our site's security, but recognize that many of you may use multiple computers or share logins on your account. In these cases, we believe these features can help provide peace of mind, that it's you and only you (or your business partner) signing into your account."
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Verizon confirms move to 12-month payments for devices with no contract ties
0. phoneArena 17 Apr 2013, 07:25 posted on
Verizon Wireless has just updated its smartphone purchase program making it look much more like T-Mobile's Un-carrier initiative...
This is a discussion for a news. To read the whole news, click here
1. thisivi3 (Posts: 2; Member since: 17 Apr 2013)
Finance Charge.... Even T-Mo doesnt do it.
11. akki20892 (Posts: 3901; Member since: 04 Feb 2013)
but Verizon do that
37. TheMan (Posts: 490; Member since: 21 Sep 2012)
This is nothing like TMO's UNcola...I mean, UNcarrier initiative because Verizon is still charging you the same monthly fee as someone whose phone was subsidized (meaning the service fee includes the repayment cost of the equipment buried in the numbers).
39. tomn1ce (Posts: 212; Member since: 12 Mar 2012)
On top of the full price of the device and the same monthly fee as everyone else they're charging a finance fee...I knew they were up to no good in trying to mimic tmobile uncarrier idea...
40. MikeG77 (Posts: 402; Member since: 24 Nov 2008)
I knew Verizon would pull some crap like this. Here is a few simple solutions for anyone that may pursue this option.
1. Buy full retail.
2. Buy the phone 2nd hand from someone else.
If those 2 options i would recommend the finance option depending on what these so called "finance charges" are going to cost you.
48. ardent1 (Posts: 2000; Member since: 16 Apr 2011)
Verizon likes to nickel and dime its customers to death.
Since interest rates are really low, it might not be bad if the interest cost is less than 5%. Anything more than 7% in today's environment is highway robbery.
2. jcpwn2004 (Posts: 314; Member since: 18 Jan 2012)
so now you pay 350$+ for your device plus at least 150$/mo lol. I'm sure there will be plenty of extra fees with this too.
32. Rockbottom97 (Posts: 26; Member since: 08 Jan 2013)
That's not how it works. You have to purchase a device thats over $349.99. Then you divide the total price by 12. You will pay your 1st installment in the store or online, then your bill in the next 11 months will add each installment. You can pay off the device at anytime.
43. MikeG77 (Posts: 402; Member since: 24 Nov 2008)
I think your missing a very important point in the article in that they pay an initial finance charge as well as the initial installment. The question is that....does someone have to pay finance fees durring the next 11 months?
3. InspectorGadget80 (unregistered)
This is going too suck. I just hope at&t/sprint wont follow.
4. DrSchlotkin (Posts: 7; Member since: 17 Apr 2013)
Let me get this straight...
I can now purchase a phone at full price and pay a monthly finance charge directly to verizon..
How is this any different than say using a credit card to purchase your device? It isn't like Verizon is lowering their service charges for these non-contract phone lines. At least with a credit card you can earn points or other discounts.
Verizon really is making me sick recently. If I didn't still have unlimited LTE data, I would have left ages ago.
13. infinitemethod (Posts: 149; Member since: 04 Sep 2012)
It's like $2 or $2.50/month. Over a year that is less than the activation fee/upgrade fee they charge now. It also allows people not to be in contract and not have to deal with hefty EFT fees.
35. TheMan (Posts: 490; Member since: 21 Sep 2012)
Hmmm, there's a thought. Would this be considered a subsidized purchased? I think not, which would mean that one would be able to keep one's unlimited data plan on Verizon.
Think about it.
42. tomn1ce (Posts: 212; Member since: 12 Mar 2012)
Before I go ahead and pay full price to vzw for a device I prefer to buy the device somewhere else....
45. MikeG77 (Posts: 402; Member since: 24 Nov 2008)
I would say no this is not subsidized BUT it wouldn't suprise me if Verizon used this as an exscuse to take someone's unlimited data away.
41. trexnkrumpets (Posts: 45; Member since: 15 Jan 2013)
It's tmobile not verizon. Verizon just wants to be secure incase some of their customer decide to flock over to tmobile which... in reality probably won't happen. But! For some people these new "plans" can be beneficial IF you don't upgrade your phone every 2 years, but more like every 3-5 years. If they follow suit with tmobile they will lower the monthly charges by a OK amount. [nothing too drastic]
5. AndiAllDay (Posts: 14; Member since: 11 Apr 2013)
Scam, Scam, Scam! Any phone company will do every and anything to get money out of its customers!
16. kaintae (Posts: 73; Member since: 14 Dec 2011)
What part of this is a scam?
17. Daftama (Posts: 619; Member since: 03 Nov 2012)
Lol. I dont maybe we are still locked until we pay it off which will take two years. If I got a contract and canceled it...350 for ccanceling 200 for phone 550 comes to the price of the phone..now how many ppl really cancel it. ..oh it doesn't change the price of the plan ot should be cheaper so your right which part is scam
18. Daftama (Posts: 619; Member since: 03 Nov 2012)
Sorry the fact they will charge more in tax and extra fees won't matter at all so what part is scam
27. McLTE (Posts: 821; Member since: 18 Oct 2011)
This whole thing is a scam!
I believe part of the argument for why the big US carriers charged more money was because of the device subsidies. Now that they are removing these subsidies, Verizon is obviously reducing operating costs by a significant amount.
So... where are our lower rates based on this new model?
There aren't any lower rates. Verizon is merely defining another way to F the customer.
At least T-Mo has/had a plan where if you bring your own device or buy one at full retail, you'd get a cheaper plan.
You KNOW Verizon will charge the same rates and now make you pay full retail for the phone.
And.. yes I realize that right now it looks like a way to buy phones early, but this is definitely going to be the model going forward.
33. Rockbottom97 (Posts: 26; Member since: 08 Jan 2013)
The device installment plan is a way for those customers that want to buy newer devices every year afford them. EVERY carrier wants to get away from subsidies.
Companies like US Cellular have huge debts for device loans right now because of all the subsidizing they have done and then losing customers that they can not afford to pay on those loans. They are currently pulling out of Illinois (Chicago Market) and retreating into Wisconsin.
T-Mo might be onto something, but the greater American public is so used to not paying for there phones that subsidizing devices will always be a part of wireless culture for a bit.
53. kaintae (Posts: 73; Member since: 14 Dec 2011)
Yes, wireless costs for the consumer, are going up. But that doesn't make this pricing model a scam.
It's optional. So if a customer is getting "f'd," it's by choice. Additionally, there's a reason tmobile has to drop prices. If all things were equal, they would have no competitive advantage over their competition. Their network is absolute trash.
20. kaintae (Posts: 73; Member since: 14 Dec 2011)
You could get the phone and immediately cancel. But there is still the activation/upgrade fee when you initially purchase the device.
I think this really only benefits the guys who have the unlimited data and don't want to extend their contract and lose that plan feature.
29. Whateverman (Posts: 3262; Member since: 17 May 2009)
And that's where the other shoe is going to drop. VZW has no respect for the term "Grandfathered", so I can see them just eliminating unlimited all together very soon. Just lost my new Every Two credit on the 15th, and unlimited data is the only perk left.
34. Rockbottom97 (Posts: 26; Member since: 08 Jan 2013)
There is only so much LTE spectrum to go around. (It's why you hear alot of info about Verizon's spectrum buys) If Sprint & T.Mo had the install base ATT and Verizon have they would not be able to support unlimited data. Verizon can't take away your Unlimited cause you signed a contract thats binding. If they wanted to take it away, they would have done so a long time ago. Verizon and ATT both hate unlimited data and its the only leg TMo and Sprint have left to stand on.
46. Whateverman (Posts: 3262; Member since: 17 May 2009)
True, but it's not like the unlimited users are all streaming Netflix 24/7. If an unlimited customer and a shared data customer both use 3GB of data in the same month, it cost VZW the exact same amount. The only difference is how much profit can be made, and lets face it... The shared data customer is the cash cow depending on his/her plan.
Verizon took away unlimited data to make room for new customers, I'm cool with that. I'm even cool with them charging a little bit more to "grandfather" unlimited customers. But what they've done is raise the price of every unlimited customers bill by a minimum $600 per year based on what device your willing to buy out right. And thats just one more reason why VZW sucks.
44. trexnkrumpets (Posts: 45; Member since: 15 Jan 2013)
Tmobile isn't allowing ANYONE to remain grandfathered in if you want a new device. Even if you signed up the day before the new changes took affect. Just so you know.
47. Whateverman (Posts: 3262; Member since: 17 May 2009)
That is unfortunate, but it still doesn't compare to the crap VZW does to it's customers. Tmobile is looking so good right now, I don't even think I'll wait for my contract to end. And it works fantastic in the areas I need it for. Win, win!
6. papss (unregistered)
Wait... What? Just so I'm clear, there is no more 2 year contract?
12. kaintae (Posts: 73; Member since: 14 Dec 2011)
They still have contracts. This is optional for the person who wants to purchase a device without a contract
7. evarod48 (Posts: 154; Member since: 30 Oct 2012)
I agree it is a scam. The previous price was supposed to be financing the price of the phone along with the plan, but now there's going to be the same price/month but with an extra fee to pay off the phone. So the price will go up, while the consumer receives nothing extra.
14. kaintae (Posts: 73; Member since: 14 Dec 2011)
I don't see how it's a scam. Anytime you finance anything, there's a finance charge. And it's not like they're not telling you about it upfront.
The price isn't going up at all. This option is for people who don't qualify to upgrade their phone, or who don't want a contract. The price is the same as it is/was for anyone that wanted to purchase without a contract.
15. evarod48 (Posts: 154; Member since: 30 Oct 2012)
thanks for clearing that up
19. Daftama (Posts: 619; Member since: 03 Nov 2012)
This a trail they are trying to get ppl used to in 2014 they will make it full force no options
8. terabyteRouser (Posts: 457; Member since: 18 Oct 2011)
I don't see what the big deal is.
Any time someone, essentially, lends you money, there is going to be some form of interest involved.
This should not be unexpected. If you don't want to pay interest, find a friend or family to loan you some money for a new phone.
9. terabyteRouser (Posts: 457; Member since: 18 Oct 2011)
the ads on this site are out of control.
30. _PHug_ (Posts: 444; Member since: 11 Oct 2011)
Use Chrome w/ AdBlock
10. WickedNiceGuy (Posts: 1; Member since: 17 Apr 2013)
Smart move by Big Red. As long as those Shareholders are seeing the stock continue to rise and as long as the top executives are making thier multi-million dollar bonuses, nothing else matters!
21. freeze9111 (Posts: 2; Member since: 17 Apr 2013)
For those on VZW who have grandfathered unlimited data, I wonder if this will be an option for phone upgrades, without having to move to a shared plan?
28. McLTE (Posts: 821; Member since: 18 Oct 2011)
For those of us on unlimited plans, this changes nothing really. I can alread buy a phone at full retail to keep that plan. What this allows is for me to pay Verizon payments instead of having to pay the cost up front, which is nice I suppose.
This is just a test though... I am fully confident that Verizon will implement this going forward and discontinue subsidising phones - but keeping the same rates. Yay for the consumer!
22. datsyuk (Posts: 179; Member since: 11 Jan 2012)
This is a nice plan to pay off phones for people that want to stay up to date.
But you're telling me the contract prices are now gone (save usually $400) and I still have to pay the same high monthly costs along with a $700 phone versus $200-$300?
26. 9NewsFlash9 (Posts: 2; Member since: 17 Apr 2013)
Funny from day one people cried about no contract but when people get the harsh reality about how much a phone will cost them people act surprised. The real criminals are the manufacturers. Cheap labor, cheap materials = high priced phones. To answer your question it's being slowly moved to the back burner
55. kaintae (Posts: 73; Member since: 14 Dec 2011)
The contract prices aren't gone. This isn't a change across the board. You have to qualify to even be able to do this
23. 9NewsFlash9 (Posts: 2; Member since: 17 Apr 2013)
OMG people this is nothing new. You could always buy a phone at Full Retail price and not be on contract. This idea is for those who cannot afford to pay for it up front. Again the no contract idea is nothing new.
24. superguy (Posts: 293; Member since: 15 Jul 2011)
Ok, let's review this "offer" from Verizon:
We can now go with no contract and pay the cost of the phone over a year. Sounds good at a start.
While we don't have all the info on the plan, it does appear that Verizon didn't make this customer friendly:
1) You don't get a break on the cost of the service even though they no longer have to cover a subsidy. So while Verizon doesn't have guaranteed revenue from a contract, they make up for that "risk" by charing the same rate as if the subsidy were there. In fact, these customers are likely to become "more profitable" than the contract ones. T-Mobile did this part right: no contract, no subsidy fees in the service.
2) You can only do this to 2 lines at any given time. Not bad if you're single or in a comitted relationship of some sort, but this really sucks if you have kids. Someone's always going to be under contract unless you pay a phone off quickly.
3) As others have said, the finance charge is crap. True, we don't know what it is. However, I see it likely to be in the range of a department store credit card - 18-26%. I don't see Verizon charging a flat fee as that would be like leaving money on the table, and they will be taking the risk of not getting paid for a phone. Unless you have no credit/can't get credit, there is no advantage to using this program over putting it on a credit card. If I use one of my credit cards with points attached to it, I at least get something for the interest I'm paying, and probably a lower rate. If I use a card like a Best Buy card, I can get BB points AND get at least 12 months no interest. Either one is likely to be a better deal that Verizon would will likely provide.
Long story short: You still pay for the subsidy, it's not usable for family plans, and you can likely get better deals putting it on some sort of credit card. Bottom line is I'm no better off than I am now with buying a phone outright with a credit card.
I'll pass, Verizon, until you make it worth my while.
38. Rockbottom97 (Posts: 26; Member since: 08 Jan 2013)
The finance charge is roughly $2.00 a month. Verizon is not a bank nor do they want to be a bank. They just have the capital behind them to fund something like this.
When you finance something from Best Buy - it's a 3rd party bank that handles the financing - Not Best Buy. They negotiate those rates and if you default on them, it's not Best Buy thats calling you. There out no money cause Best Buy paid that bank a fee to the bank to let the bank finance the charge.
Verizon is the only person left holding the gun per say if you default on paying your bill.
57. 14545 (Posts: 1537; Member since: 22 Nov 2011)
STOP IT ALREADY. No one is claiming verizon is a "bank". However, Tmo gives you an "interest" free loan in lieu of a contract to pay for the device. They don't charge you a two dollar fee for the "service". In addition, VZW is getting off by not lowering their prices in lieu of a contract either. So you are getting hit twice from VZW. First being the fact that you now have to buy the phone outright or "finance", and if you finance you get hit with a 2.00 fee. Yet, the plan prices stay the same as the contract plans. How do you not see this as BS? What do you work for VZW's marketing dept? That's the only way one would be on here defending for them like this.
61. Rockbottom97 (Posts: 26; Member since: 08 Jan 2013)
The device installment is designed to help people get a device that they either can't afford full retail or are between contract dates. That's it. Verizon loves there Share Everything plans so they will not be changing them at all. $2.00/month is a small price to pay if your up s**t creek and need a device today instead of looking through Ebay.
And no, i'm not defending them... but there's so much mis-information in these forums its incredible.
I hope TMo changes the industry. But it's an uphill battle.
25. freeze9111 (Posts: 2; Member since: 17 Apr 2013)
I'm just interested in whether going with this non contract purchase plan will come with a stipulation that you must be on a shared data plan...
31. Rockbottom97 (Posts: 26; Member since: 08 Jan 2013)
You guys. This payment plan was not designed to mimick T-Mo's new changes. It was designed to give people an option if they break, lose, or out of warranty device is still within there two-year contract and need another option or they want to not be under contract. This was rumored a long time ago when Verizon first started Device Installments on Tablets last year in October.
Also, every Cell Carrier in the US wants to do away with subsidizing phones. You 28 people that have so far commented on here don't represent the American consumer as a whole. If you understood how buying power works you would know we will never be able to get out of subsidizing phones cause were made of more Middle and Lower class brackets than those that can afford to spend $400+ for a smart phone.
You might have also noticed a trend in a lot of FREE devices on every carrier at the moment. Just looking at Verizon's webpage they have the LG Revere, LG Cosmos, LG Lucid 1, LG Lucid 2, iPhone 4, Nokia 822 all available for Free (Well, $30 upgrade free or $35 activation fee withstanding) Those offers drive most of the sales. Everyone of my friends that works in wireless will tell you they don't get 1000's of people asking about the Galaxy S4 iPhone 5s... They ask about what's free.
Okay, circling back...
On top of this new Device Installment, there is even a credit check to see if you can even do this too so its not offered to everyone. Just those that pass a credit check. The finance fee is $2.00 a month. Verizon isn't a bank and its not funded through any 3rd party. I've gone over this with Verizon Wireless before when I was thinking about getting a iPad4 on there service. I ended up buying it outright but for someone that wants to pay $50 a month it works.
Stop hating. T-Mo is not the savior of wireless. If they were, they wouldn't be just starting there rollout of 4G coverage in the United States.
36. JunitoNH (Posts: 1789; Member since: 15 Feb 2012)
You noticed, not a single mention of lower prices with this deal/offer. So.....you are purchasing the device within a calendar year, and still paying the same old high prices. Is no wonder the Verizon symbol almost resembles a sickle.
54. kaintae (Posts: 73; Member since: 14 Dec 2011)
Where did people get this idea that the carrier was supposed to reduce their prices because they're selling phones with installment plans?
58. 14545 (Posts: 1537; Member since: 22 Nov 2011)
Because that's what a nottobementioned carrier does.
60. kaintae (Posts: 73; Member since: 14 Dec 2011)
As a business owner, that company is the last I'd be looking at as a model of success in its class
49. Mr.Mr.Upgrade (Posts: 474; Member since: 30 Aug 2011)
I'm a Verizon customer. Its funny how most of you complain just don't buy Verizon knows what they are doing they are competing with carriers. They will at the very least try to closely match T-Mobile where if its a 10 or 20 dollars difference in monthly bills people won't leave them and more people will come to them. Best coverage by far
59. 14545 (Posts: 1537; Member since: 22 Nov 2011)
Sorry, but my bill WITH a 20% discount isn't within "$10-20" of Tmo. Not even close. Now they want me to pay full price also? No thanks.
50. cissi (Posts: 6; Member since: 13 Apr 2013)
When does verizon change the upgrade days
62. Rockbottom97 (Posts: 26; Member since: 08 Jan 2013)
If your upgrade is past September 1st of this year, your upgrade date will line up with your contract end date.
68. cissi (Posts: 6; Member since: 13 Apr 2013)
Mine is December 27 and they haven't changed it yet so....


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The Charleston Symphony Orchestra (CSO) Gospel Choir is pleased to present "The Wind and the Mockingbird: How the Written Word Changed Society," a concert theme inspired by literary works "Gone With the Wind" and "To Kill A Mockingbird." The concert will be presented on Saturday, May 25 at 5 p.m. at Emanuel AME Church, 110 Calhoun Street as part of the 2013 Piccolo Spoleto opening weekend. The Berkeley County All County Chorus will make a special guest appearance.
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Figure 1. Hydropic chorionic villi with cisternae formation (hematoxylin-eosin, original magnification ×4).
Figure 2. Trophoblastic proliferation (hematoxylin-eosin, original magnification ×20).
The mass was a hydatidiform mole (HM). Microscopic appearance was characterized by markedly swollen chorionic villi with apparently empty cisternae resulting from dissociation of loose villous connective tissue and diffuse trophoblastic hyperplasia. Recognizable vascular elements were rarely seen.
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Patients with HMs typically present with vaginal bleeding but may have hyperemesis and other signs of early pregnancy. The β-hCG concentrations in blood usually exceed 200000 IU/L. Uterine size may be large for the stage of pregnancy. Whether complete or partial, HMs often create complications.
Hyperthyroidism is due to stimulation of the thyroid by hCG. The hCG is a glycoprotein hormone produced by trophoblastic tissue and composed of a unique β-subunit and an α-subunit that is similar to that of pituitary glycoprotein hormones, including TSH. Weak thyrotropic activity is seen with hCG≈0.04 to 0.5 µIU bovine TSH/IU hCG or 0.52±0.35 µIU human TSH/IU hCG.3,4 On a molar basis, hCG is 1/4000 as potent as human TSH in the TSH bioassay.5 Unlike normal pregnancies with β-hCG levels <100000 IU/L, in molar pregnancies values are often >200000. As the hCG level increases, its thyrotropic activity becomes more notable and the thyroid sufficiently stimulated to become hyperfunctioning. However, there is no direct correlation between the β-hCG and T4 or T3 levels (possibly because only a fragment of β-hCG and not the total β-hCG is measured on most assays). Therefore, the degree of elevation of the thyroid hormones cannot be predicted by the β-hCG level. The pituitary will decrease TSH production in response to the elevated T4 and T3 values, and the TSH level may be undetectable, as in Graves disease.
Teenagers have an increased risk of molar pregnancies. They will often deny or be unaware of their pregnancy and may present to their pediatrician reporting only vaginal bleeding or abdominal pain. When suspected, it is important to include laboratory assessment of thyroid function prior to surgery as signs and symptoms of hyperthyroidism may be subtle and masked by those due to the pregnancy. The complications that occur with HMs may also obscure the findings associated with hyperthyroidism. Even classic manifestations of thyrotoxicosis may be attributed to other complications if hyperthyroidism is not suspected. The thyroid itself usually appears normal, and the characteristic eye findings of Graves disease are absent.
Results of thyroid function tests often take 1 or 2 days to become available if not done emergently. Removal of the HM is usually scheduled soon after its diagnosis. Due to the undetected hyperthyroidism, the patient may become symptomatic with tachyarrhythmia, hyperthermia, and high-output cardiac failure and may even progress to potentially fatal thyroid storm during the surgical procedure.6 So, some patients may benefit from β-blockers and/or iodine administration prior to HM evacuation, both to control symptoms possibly present as well as to prevent other serious consequences, including thyroid storm. Propylthiouracil and methimazole usually take several days to become effective and are not appropriate for treatment in these cases.
Removing the HM, the source of hCG is gone and medication not needed. The β-hCG declines, as do the T4 and T3 levels; correspondingly TSH levels increase. Typically, the thyroid hormone levels return to normal in several weeks (perhaps 1 wk since the half-life of T4 is 7 days), as will those of β-hCG. If thyroid function does not return to normal within a month, another cause is likely.
Suspect a patient seen with an HM to be hyperthyroid to prevent complications both before and at surgery. If the patient appears clinically hyperthyroid, consider HM as most likely and evaluate and manage to suit.
Accepted for publication May 5, 1997.
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Lalla Joumala attends Conference on Security in the Mediterranean
Chrifa Lalla Joumala Alaoui, Morocco's ambassador to the United Kingdom, took part on Tuesday in Rabat the conference on "Euro-Mediterranean Security: Morocco and British perspectives". Speaking at the opening of a conference, Cherifa Lalla Joumala Alaoui called for turning the Euro-Mediterranean region into a shared zone for dialogue exchange and prosperity.she stressed the importance of this international forum which offers a platform to tackle Euro-Mediterranean security cooperation.the Ambassador highlighted that … Continue readingPosted in Moroccan Royals | Tagged Ambassador, Conference, Lalla Joumala, Security | Leave a comment
Moulay Rachid & Lalla Meryem at the Hassan II Golf Trophy
Prince Moulay Rachid and Princess Lalla Meryem attended on Sunday at the Rabat Dar Es-Salam Royal Golf the prize awarding ceremony for the winners of the 37th Hassan II Golf Trophy and the 16th Princess Lalla Meryem Golf Cup. Prince Moulay Rachid, chairman of the Hassan II Golf Trophy Association (ATH), awarded the Hassan II Golf Trophy prize to the winner Welsh Rhys Davies who finished 25-under-par 266.Princess Lalla Meryem … Continue readingPosted in Moroccan Royals | Tagged Lalla Meryem, Patronage, Prince Moulay Rachid, Sport | Leave a comment
Lalla Hasna met Hillary Clinton in Washington
Princess Lalla Hasna was received on Tuesday in Washington by US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. The pair discussed mainly the celebration next month in Morocco of the 40th anniversary of Earth Day. The Princess is in Washington on the occasion of the announcement of the celebration by the Kingdom of the 40th anniversary of Earth Day and the launch of the National Charter for the Environment and Sustainable Development … Continue readingPosted in Moroccan Royals | Tagged Environment, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Lalla Hasna, Patronage, United States of America, Working Visit | Leave a comment
Moroccan Crown Prince visits exhibition on 'Education in life's colors'
Prince Moulay El Hassan visited on Wednesday a painting exhibition held at the Rabat Mohammed VI Foundation for the promotion of social works for education and training. The exhibition features works by students of the Rabat-Salé-Zemmour-Zaor Region on the theme "life's contrasts". The Crown Prince visited the Foundation's multimedia library where he was given details on the facility's services.This event has an educational vocation and is meant to boost pupils' … Continue readingPosted in Moroccan Royals | Tagged Crown Prince Moulay Hassan, Education, Exhibition | 1 Comment
King Mohammed VI message to the first Morocco-EU summit
King Mohammed VI has sent a message to the EU-Morocco Summit in which he reaffirms his country's pro-European commitment and advocates moving towards "an exceptional association". The sovereign is pleased about the advanced Statute agreed on with the EU but says that it is necessary to move towards an exceptional association "of legal, institutional and contractual scope." "That prototype for increasing closeness between the two parties would further be positively … Continue readingPosted in Moroccan Royals | Tagged European Union, Mohammed VI, Spain | Leave a comment
Crown Prince Moulay Hassan at the Casablanca International Book Fair
Crown Prince Moulay Hassan visited on Thursday the 16th, the International Book Fair of Casablanca. On this visit Moulay Hassan was accompanied by his schoolmates, some of his teachers and the Minister of Culture Bensalem Himmich, the Wali (governor) of Casablanca Mohamed Halab and the mayor of the city Mohamed Sajid. The Crown Prince toured the different areas of the fair and stopped by some of the children books editing … Continue readingPosted in Moroccan Royals | Tagged Books, Crown Prince Moulay Hassan | Leave a comment
Princess Lalla Amina takes part in King Hamad's Horse Racing Cup in Bahrain
Princess Lalla Amina participated in King Hamad's Horce Racing Cup, which took place on Saturday. Princess Lalla Amina completed the 20-km distance in two hours, the Princess was greeted at the end of the competition by the King of Bahrain, Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa. President of the Bahrain Royal Equestrian and Endurance Federation (BREEF) Sheikh Khalid Bin Hamad Al Khalifa handed over a special prize of the Federation to … Continue readingPosted in Bahrain Royals, Moroccan Royals | Tagged Horse Racing, Horses, King Hamad, Lalla Amina, Patronage, Sheikh Khalid bin Hamad, Sheikha Sabika bint Ibrahim, Sport | 2 Comments
Princess Lalla Salma Awarded in Paris
Lalla Salma received on Monday at the Château de Versailles (near Paris) the 2010 award of the Charter of Paris against Cancer. The ceremony took place during a charity evening organized for the benefit of the association (Life – Hope to Fight Cancer) held under the patronage of president Nicholas Sarkozy for the Association pour la Vie-Espoir contre le Cancer (AVEC). The award comes in recognition of the untiring action … Continue readingPosted in Moroccan Royals | Tagged Awards, Cancer, France, Health, Lalla Salma, Lalla Salma Foundation for Cancer Prevention and Treatment | Leave a comment
Mohammed VI of Morocco sets up Advisory Committee on Regionalization
King Mohammed VI chaired on Sunday at the Royal Palace in Marrakech the ceremony of setting up the Advisory Committee on Regionalization.The Committee, whose chairmanship was entrusted to Omar Azzimane, is composed of 21 members. Its mission is to propose a general conception of regionalization, while bearing in mind its relevant dimensions and the role of competent constitutional institutions in its implementation. The sovereign called on the Regionalization Advisory Committee, … Continue readingPosted in Moroccan Royals | Tagged Mohammed VI, Prince Moulay Rachid | Leave a comment
King Mohammed VI, Lalla Salma Receive Nicolas Sarkozy and Carla Bruni-Sarkozy
Mohammed VI and his spouse, Lalla Salma, offered on Sunday a "family dinner" in honor of French President Nicolas Sarkozy and his spouse Carla Bruni at the royal residence in Marrakech. The dinner was attended by the King and Lalla Salma's son, Crown Prince Moulay Hassan; the King brother's Prince Moulay Rachid and his sister Princess Lalla Asmaa. Nicolas Sarkozy and his wife Carla were invited by the King to … Continue readingPosted in Moroccan Royals | Tagged Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, Christmas, Crown Prince Moulay Hassan, France, Lalla Asma, Lalla Salma, Mohammed VI, President Sarkozy, Prince Moulay Rachid | Leave a comment
Prince Moulay Rachid Patrons the 9th Marrakech Film Festival
The 9th Marrakech International Film Festival, held under the patronage of King Mohammed VI, opened Friday in Marrakech. An array of prominent people involved in art and culture took part in the opening ceremony which honors national and internationals movies. Prince Moulay Rachid, Chairman of the Festival Foundation, said in his annual editorial on the Festival website that The Marrakech International Film Festival conserves its past achievements and looks towards … Continue readingPosted in Moroccan Royals | Tagged Celebrities, Film Festival, Patronage, Prince Moulay Rachid | Leave a comment
Princess Lalla Asma opens the Diplomatic Club Charity Bazaar
Princess Lalla Asma, sister of King Mohammed VI, chaired on Saturday the opening ceremony of the Charity Bazaar of Rabat's Diplomatic Club, organized by the spouses of ambassadors accredited to Morocco under the patronage of King Mohammed VI. The Princess visited various stands of the bazaar. On this occasion Mrs Humera Mahmood President of the Diplomatic Club and spouse of Pakistan's Ambassador paid glowing tribute to Princess Lalla Asma for … Continue readingPosted in Moroccan Royals | Tagged Education, Health, Lalla Asma, Patronage, Women's Rights | Leave a comment
Morocco Royals visit the Founder of the Alawite Dynasty's Tomb
King Mohammed VI, accompanied by his son, Crown Prince Moulay El Hassan, and his brother, Prince Moulay Rachid, visited on Friday in Rissani (Errachidia province) the Moulay Ali Cherif Mausoleum and spent some time in silent contemplation at the tomb of the founder of the Alawite dynasty. The Mausoleum of Moulay Ali Sharif is one of the most beautiful historic monuments of the region Tafilalet. The shrine includes besides the … Continue readingPosted in Moroccan Royals | Tagged Ancient Tombs, Crown Prince Moulay Hassan, Mohammed VI, Prince Moulay Rachid | 1 Comment
Princess Lalla Hasna attends the '2009 Clean Beaches' Trophy Awards Ceremony
Princess Lalla Hasna, sister of King Mohammed VI and Chairwoman of the Mohammed VI Foundation for the Protection of the Environment, presided on Sunday over the '2009 Clean Beaches' Trophy Awards Ceremony. During this ceremony,which marks the 10th anniversary of "Clean Beaches" programme, Princess Lalla Hasnaa read a message addressed by HM King Mohammed VI, in which the Sovereign praised the work carried out by the Foundation. On the same … Continue readingPosted in Moroccan Royals | Tagged Awards, Environment, Lalla Hasna, Patronage | Leave a comment
King Mohammed VI met Hilary Clinton
King Mohammed VI, accompanied by his brother Prince Moulay Rachid, received on Monday in the southern city of Ouarzazate the U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. During this audience the King hailed the traditional strategic partnership between the two friendly countries strengthened since the mid-nineties and marked in particular by a regular diversified political dialogue structured economic ties and reinforced cooperation to promote regional peace and security. The Monarch also … Continue readingPosted in Moroccan Royals | Tagged Audience, Bilateral Relations, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Mohammed VI, Prince Moulay Rachid, United States of America | Leave a comment
Princess Lalla Salma Allies with Roche for the Fight Against Cancer in Morocco
Princess Lalla Salma, chairwoman of the Lalla Salma Association to Fight Cancer(the ALSC), presided on Friday in Rabat over the signing of a protocol of agreement between the Association and "Roche Morocco" Laboratory. The agreement will enable low-income patients with cancer to benefit from the most innovative medicines in oncology, under this agreement the ALSC offers through public cancer centres anti-cancer medicines to poor patients who have no access to … Continue readingPosted in Moroccan Royals | Tagged Cancer, Health, Lalla Salma, Lalla Salma Foundation for Cancer Prevention and Treatment, Patronage | Leave a comment
Princess Lalla Hasna opens the 1st Arab Women Investors International Congress
Princess Lalla Hasna, the sister of HM King Mohammed VI, opened on Wednesday in Skhirat (south of Rabat) the first International Congress of Arab Women Investors (28-30 October). Addressing the Congress the princess stressed the importance of education and training for young girls in order to foster women entrepreneurial culture. She insisted on the need to enable girls, especially in rural areas, to go to school and to encourage them … Continue readingPosted in Moroccan Royals | Tagged Conference, Lalla Hasna, Women's Rights | Leave a comment
King Mohammed VI receives Mahmoud Abbas in Casablanca
King Mohammed VI of Morocco received on Monday the President of the Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abbas,to discuss a number of political issues in particular the situation in Palestinian territories. In a statement to the media, the Palestinian president stressed the importance the Sovereign attaches to the Holy city of Al Quds Al Sharif in his capacity as chairman of Al Quds Committee offshoot of the Organization of IslamicConference (OIC) which … Continue readingPosted in Moroccan Royals | Tagged Audience, Mohammed VI, Palestine, President Abbas | Leave a comment
Prince Moulay Rachid Hospitalized
Prince Moulay Rachid, the brother of Morocco's King Mohammed VI, has been admitted to hospital in Paris after falling ill on an aeroplane flying from Casablanca to Paris. In a statement from Morocco's Ministry of Royal Household, Protocol and Chancellery, it was reported on Saturday that the Prince was admitted to a Paris hospital for "the necessary medical examinations" and that his condition was "stable and not giving rise to … Continue readingPosted in Moroccan Royals | Tagged France, Health, Hospital, Prince Moulay Rachid | Leave a comment
Wedding of Prince Moulay Ismail of Morocco
Prince Moulay Ismail of Morocco celebrated on Saturday, along with the royal Family, his marriage to Miss Anissa Lehmkuhl. Festivities started on Friday with the traditional marriage ceremony at the Royal Place of Rabat in the presence of King Mohammed VI, the Royal Family and the bride's family. This was followed by a private party hosted by the King and his wife, Lalla Salma, in their private residence, Dar Essalam. … Continue readingPosted in Moroccan Royals | Tagged Anissa Lehmkuhl, Prince Moulay Ismail, Wedding | Leave a comment


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Criticism Leads all the Way in The Very One
Darley Stable's 5-year-old English homebred mare Criticism was Group 3-placed during a modest career in France but she's taken her game to a new level since coming under the care of trainer Tom Albertrani last fall, winning two of three U.S. starts, including the $125,000 The Very One Stakes (G3) at Gulfstream Park.
Ridden by Edgar Prado, Criticism broke sharply and took command early in the 1 3/8 miles turf test, was allowed to set slow fractions while setting the pace, and had plenty left in the stretch to coast home a 2½ lengths winner over Swettenham Stud's 4-year-old Irish-bred filly Dress Rehearsal.
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Radio pulsars offer a unique opportunity to probe the nano-hertz regime of the gravitational wave (G-wave) spectrum. Such low frequency G-waves will provide a wealth of information about galaxy and supermassive black hole binary formation and evolution. The most likely signal detected using pulsar timing will be a stochastic G-wave background generated from an ensemble of supermassive black holes scattered throughout the universe. Techniques are currently being developed to detect such a background. Aside from the background, radio pulsars can place limits on the existence of individual G-wave sources. Using currently available data, limits have been placed on the mass of a recently proposed supermassive black hole system in the radio galaxy 3C 66B.
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Hi! This is beautiful & I would love to make this cake with my husband for my daughter's wedding in a few months time (July '16) - could you point me in the right direction? I thought this was a separate class in itself, (as did others from the comments on Lauren Kitchen's Modelling Chocolate/ Cityscape Cake Class) and have spent time trying to determine where I would find how to make these roses step- by- step. I think I now understand that you are two different Craftsy members. Have you used more than one class to enable you to make these? Plus can you get the ingredients in the UK? So many times I have been disappointed as we may not have the same thing here as in the US. Any help appreciated. Thankyou :)
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For those who like heaping servings of TV shows, Comcast Corp. has scheduled what it's first-ever "watchathon week" with full-season episodes of current and past TV series on the Xfinity on-demand service.
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Comcast says 30 premium, ad-supported and broadcast-TV networks are participating.
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MONTGOMERY, Alabama -- Spanish Fort won its third straight Class 5A baseball championship, beating Southside-Gadsden 6-1 today at Riverwalk Stadium.
Sophomore Jesse McCord earned a complete-game victory, sophomore Will Luft drove in four runs, and junior Blaine Crain earned the championship MVP award.
"I couldn't be more proud of our guys," Spanish Fort coach Tommy Walker said.
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Co-writer/co-producer of Israel's first film
Zvi Kolitz, co-writer/co-producer of Israel's first film and whose fictional account of the Holocaust was so moving it was accepted as fact for many years, died Sept. 29 of natural causes in Manhattan. He was 89.
He co-wrote and co-produced "Hill 24 Doesn't Answer" in 1955, about the battle for Israel's independence; pic won an award at the Cannes Film Festival.
He also co-produced the 1964 Broadway production of Rolf Hochhuth's "Deputy," one of the first plays to challenge the Vatican's silence during the Holocaust. In addition, he co-produced the Broadway shows "The Megilla of Itzik Manger" and the musical "I'm Solomon," both in 1968.
He was a columnist for Yiddish newspaper Algemeiner Journal the last 32 years and wrote fiction and philosophy, including "The Tiger Beneath the Skin: Stories and Parables of the Years of Death" (1947), "Survival for What?" (1969), "The Teacher: An Existential Approach to the Bible" (1982) and "Confrontation: The Existential Thought of Rabbi J. B. Soloveitchik" (1993). In addition, he taught courses in Jewish thought at Yeshiva U.
He was best known for "Yosl Rakover Talks to God," a short story he wrote in 1946 for a Jewish newspaper in Buenos Aires. It took on a life of its own, being reprinted in numerous anthologies and prayer books, but without his name attached for two decades; instead it was thought to be an authentic first-person account by a Holocaust victim and presumably found in a bottle in the ruins of the Warsaw ghetto.
Alytus, Lithuania, native from a prominent rabbinical family escaped to Italy in 1936, attended the U. of Florence and the Naval Academy, then moved to Palestine, where he became a prisoner of the British, a soldier in the British Army, an emissary for the World Zionist Congress and a part of the radical Jewish underground.
He is survived by his wife of 50 years, Mathilde; a son; two daughters; eight grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; a brother; and a sister.


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These days, even when things go right for the Toronto Maple Leafs, other things find a way to go wrong.
The Leafs managed to snag two points against the Boston Bruins last night, points they had to have to keep their playoff hopes alive, but the Columbus Blue Jackets also picked up two points. That kept the Leafs a point out of the final playoff spot while also having played two more games than Columbus.
Also of note last night was the status of starting goalie Jonathan Bernier, who left the game in the third period with a knee injury. While James Reimer stopped 10-of-11 shots in the overtime win, the Leafs got some bad news about Bernier today: He's out three weeks with an MCL injury;
Let's make one thing clear — James Reimer isn't a bad goalie. Despite what happened in Game 7 last year against Boston, or the struggles Toronto had just before Bernier returned on March 25, he's been solid this season. Reimer's .918 even-strength save percentage is league average. That's perfectly fine.
The problem for the Leafs is that Bernier had been well above league-average. In fact, he's been one of the NHL's best goalies this season. Bernier has a .933 even-strength save percentage in 55 games this season. Of goalies who have started 30 games this year, only Tuukka Rask (.941), Anton Khudobin (.941) and Ben Bishop (.935) have been better.
Since the Leafs are a team that are routinely outshot at even strength and struggle with puck possession, it's safe to say without Bernier's play this season, they'd be nowhere near the postseason.
The positive for Leafs fans is this: goalie play can vary wildly over small samples and four games is a very small sample. Reimer certainly can be great over a small stretch of time. Heck, Reimer had a .924 even-strength save percentage last season. Their chances at the postseason aren't as good without Bernier, but they aren't dead either.
But the bad news is, of course, Reimer has to be what Bernier already was. On a team with a small margin for error, the road to the playoffs just got that much harder.


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Single dads head record number of U.S. households
The face of single parenting in the U.S. is changing ever so slightly, according to a recent Pew Research Center study.
About 8 percent of U.S. households are headed by a single father and just under a quarter of all single-parent households are headed by dads, according to the Pew Research Social and Demographic Trends study. Those are record-high numbers.
There are some differences between single dads and single moms. For one, many single dads aren't so single; about 41 percent of them have a partner living with them who may help with child-rearing.
In contrast, just 16 percent of single moms have a partner in the household, according to the study.
The study attributes the rise in the numbers of single-father households to the increase in the birthrate to unmarried people in addition to a divorce rate that is not as high as it once was, but is still higher than it was 40 or 50 years ago.
About two-thirds -- 67 percent -- of U.S. households with children are headed by two married parents. That share was 92 percent back in 1960.
Read the Pew Center study, at http://bit.ly/10xgy3r, to learn more about single dads.