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...country can't find a way to save its fractured families, any hope of preventing rapid depopulation might be lost. "In the last 15 years, [child] abuse cases have increased so much," says Masami Ohinata, a developmental psychology professor at Keisen University. "I consider this increase an SOS sign that tells us we live in a society where parenting is very hard...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Japan's Parent Trap | 5/24/2007 | See Source »

Sting will send an SOS to the world Feb. 11 as he reunites his punk-rock group, the Police, to perform the opening act at the Grammys. Could this be the comeback of the '80s mane...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: What's Next: Feb. 19, 2007 | 2/8/2007 | See Source »

...This Jitterbug has excellent pedigree: built by mighty Samsung, it was co-designed by Martin Cooper, the man who made the first cell-phone call in 1973, and his wife, Arlene Harris, herself a telecom pioneer. During the late 1990s, the couple created the SOS Phone for people who just wanted something around in case of emergencies. The SOS Phone evolved into the Jitterbug, the star of Cooper and Harris? new mobile operator, GreatCall...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GreatCall Jitterbug Dial Phone and Service | 11/1/2006 | See Source »

...Plans range from $10 per month for ?simple SOS?-no regular minutes, just emergency service-up to 300 minutes per month for $40. Voicemail will cost an extra $3; the usual taxes and other surcharges also appear on the bill. GreatCall offers annual versions of all of their plans, but the math didn?t add up for me. The 300-minute plan costs $569 if you pay for the year up front. Even with voicemail included, that?s over $50 more expensive than paying monthly. The annual plan includes a 20% discount on the phones, but I hardly think that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GreatCall Jitterbug Dial Phone and Service | 11/1/2006 | See Source »

Since July 14, Harvard has recommended that affiliates leave Lebanon, and it has offered the services of International SOS (ISOS)—a large worldwide emergency logistics company—to those wishing to evacuate via Beirut...

Author: By Pierpaolo Barbieri, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Students Flee Middle East | 7/28/2006 | See Source »

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