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...tough challenge, and Pedro knows that "you have to be a little lucky" to find yourself on your feet at the end of the day. But having learned about losing the hard way, he's likely to opt for the alternative...
...This is known as the "opt in/opt out" debate - advertisers and privacy watchdogs both know that the average computer user generally won't lift their clicking finger to keep profiling information out of advertisers' hands. Which makes them even less likely to "opt in" to information collection...
...Privacy advocates were a little less thrilled. The main beef: Although consumers will now be allowed to opt out of the collection of anonymous data on the Internet for the purpose of profiling, they'll have to exert some effort...
Here's the crux of the matter: while the cost of health care has risen about 10% a year recently, the cost to small businesses has gone up at about twice that rate. Many owners stop offering coverage or push costs onto employees, who then opt out. Basically, big companies with thousands of employees get better rates because the underwriter's risks are spread out. One catastrophic illness is easily absorbed. But one big-ticket illness in a pool of 10 or 20 people can make premiums unaffordable...
DiPietro, however, lost his NCAA eligibility by declaring for the draft. Only 18 years old, he was not automatically placed on the list of available players and had to "opt-in" to the draft. In the process, he had to forgo his remaining three years at B.U. and is now the latest goaltending savior for the Islanders as the first netminder ever selected with the No. 1 pick overall...