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Hi everyone! Thanks so much to those special authors and bloggers helping me with today's cover reveal. I'm so excited to show off the new cover. It always makes the upcoming release a little more real for me, you know? Anyway, I hope you love it as much as I do. HUNTED is Book 3 of the Donovan Circus Series, with more adventure, romance, and chaos that will lead to murder. In case you haven't read it, you can run away to the supernatural circus and start with Gifted for just 99 cents on Amazon, B&N, and iBooks! You can visit this page to learn more about the 3rd book in the series and what to expect – or worry about!
Back Cover Synopsis
Lucy Sullivan finally belongs with the gifted Donovan Circus. Members are finding their rhythm, even the new folks from the Grayson Circus who joined after the last attack. Lucy feels like a trusted leader who can win the gifted battles and prevent humans from discovering their existence.
When tragedy strikes camp, a distraught Sheffield sends Lucy and her gifted team to hunt down the enemy – Alex, a Chameleon with a wicked ability for war. He's out for blood and won't stop until Lucy and her friends are dead.
This time, it won't be Lucy's gift that is tested – it will be her morality. To save her circus, the price will be greater than she ever expected. This time, she will lose someone she loves. And it will change everything.
About Liz:
Liz Long is a ridiculously proud graduate of Longwood University with a BA in English. Her inspiration comes from action and thriller genres and she spends entirely too much time watching superhero movies. Her fabulous day job as a social media strategist includes writing for a publishing company in Roanoke, VA.
All titles, including the Donovan Circus Series, A Reaper Made, and Witch Hearts, are available at Amazon on Kindle and paperback.
To learn more about Liz, visit her website: http://lizclong.com.


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It looks like Common Law won't be back for a second season. While the TV show hasn't been officially cancelled by USA, the signs are all there.
Common Law follows a pair of LAPD detectives — Travis Marks (Michael Ealy) and Wes Mitchell (Warren Kole). They bicker but their talents mesh so well that their commanding officer, Captain Sutton (Jack McGee), orders them into counseling to keep the team together. The series also features the talents of Sonya Walger, Elizabeth Chomko, Alicia Coppola, Nora Zehetner, and Reed Diamond.
The first season averaged 2.13 million with a 0.6 demo rating on Friday nights. It was the lowest-rated original scripted series on USA this summer, performing worse than Fairly Legal, the sophomore series that also aired on Fridays.
According to Deadline, Common Law's fate seems all but sealed. The options for the entire cast have expired so those contracts would have to be renegotiated for a second season to happen — if the actors aren't committed to other projects. In addition, the show's executive producer and showrunner, Craig Sweeny, has been hired as an executive producer on CBS' Elementary series — a new take on Sherlock Holmes.
What do you think? Would you like to see a second season of Common Law? Why do you think the show didn't catch on with a bigger audience?

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Congratulations to Miss Yvette and Emma you're so creative. Lov tris card and the colors you use in it.
Very adorable card!ReplyDelete
Love the card! Super cute. Thanks for sharing.
OMG- love all these items and love your stamps Emma. The card is adorable.
Gotta get to the next stop on the hop.
Great card! I like how the spaceship really works with the polka dot paper like it's flying through the stars!ReplyDelete
Happy Blogaversary Yvette!
Awesome card Emma! Love the background polka dot paper...
Thanks for a chance to win!
Nicole T.
You are right! This is a Great card and the Best giveaway EVER! Happy Blogaversary Yvette:)
Cricut Chick
Loving the rocket! Always looking for boy ideas. Thanks for sharing.
kidshomelove at yahoo dot com
adorable card!ReplyDelete
Such a cute card! :-)ReplyDelete
Super cute, Emma!ReplyDelete
Such a cute card Emma!! I just love your stamps. I have never tried Market Street Stamps so thank you for a chance to win!!
very cute card. tfs. congrats to yvette.ReplyDelete
oh now THAT is SUPER CUTE!!
n' a great prize too!!!
Happy 1st Bloggy Yvette
lsglincoln at hotmail dot com
Happy Blogaversary!!! love the cardReplyDelete
Emma, this is PERFECT. I think it looks just right for a boy! Beautiful job!!! Hugs- GloraReplyDelete
Fun celebration and outta' this world card ;-)ReplyDelete
Emma, Your card is SOOOO Super cute! I love the polka dot paper with that Rocket. Thank you for celebrating my SIster Blogoversary! Big Hugs! ~YvonneReplyDelete
This design caught my eye with the rich colors and fabulous stamp and diecut. The polka dot surprise sentiments with the die is perfect. And those Market Street stamps are amazing too.
Well this is just about the cutest little guy card ever.. and whoever wins your give away is going to be one luck person... hugs from ukiahReplyDelete
Very cute card.ReplyDelete
Love your card! It's so cute. Thanks for the chance to win.
I just love boy themed cards, the poka dot do add the perfect background for the rocket.
How fun to have a blog hop. I think this is a great way to spend my Saturday morning. Thanks Emma for a chance to win your give away.
What a CUTE 1st Birthday card!! I love the polka dot paper, cute border punch that you used and of course that awesome die-lacy label!! Glad to be in the hop with you!! Thanks for a chance to win:)
Sherrie K
jskoning at msn dot com
Wonderful card Emma. I am a polka-dot FANATIC and don't get to use them enought!! I love your card.
Cheryl @ CardsbyCG.blogspot.com
cardsbycg at hotmail dot com
Super cute first birthday card! It is perfect!!!
Emily (coolcricutcreations at yahoo dot com)
Hi Emma! What a darling card! I'm a polka dot fan too! It is such a pleasure to be hopping with you and all the other ladies - so much talent and creativity. I'm having a ball!
Chris (Craft e Mama)
I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE polka dots. This is a great card. I am fairly new to crafting and love all the ideas from so many crafters.ReplyDelete
Congratulations to Yvette and what a wonderful card you made! I just love that curly label die. Awesome giveaway! Thanks for sharing and for the chance to win :) :)
Suzy email@example.com
What a cute card. The colors are great too.
Emma love the card. This is perfect for a manly/boy type card. Great job love the rocket.
terri_ski at yahoo dot com
Thank you so much for helping me celebrate this blogoversary. I love all of your stamps and new dies. I have to say you are very talented. Thanks again for the stamp set you sent me to give away as part of my blog candy. -YvetteReplyDelete
Love your card Emma it is absolutely the cutest!
You made another cute card. Love that rocket. Thanks for the chance to win.
Absolutely ADORABLE card!!! LOVE it!!! And yes - that is an AWESOME giveaway!!! Happy blogaversary to Yvette!!!
What a great little boy card! Thanks for another chance to win some of your awesome products!
Emma, do you usually post your winners or contact them directly? I think I missed the post of your winner from the BFF blog hop in July. I check your blog regularly, but maybe with all the new release stuff I missed it.
Thanks again for sharing and for the chance to win!
bborre at hotmail dot com
Love your card Emma! Thanks or a chance to win some cool stuff :)
Great card and giveaway!!! Thanks for sharing :)
Love this card especially the brown and red
And what a fabulous giveaway
I'm a follower
Cute, cute, cute card! And an awesome giveaway! I am a follower...
jejaeb at cfl dot rr dot com
Happy 1st Blogaversary, Yvette! Thanks for sponsoring this great hop!
jejaeb at cfl dot rr dot com
Love this card! The rocket is super cute!!
skcactusflower75 at hotmail dot com
Love your card!! Soooo cute!!! Thanks
reissfam10 at aol dot com
Great card Emma!!! Did you use stickles or glossy accents for the window of the rocket?? It looks fabulous whichever it is!
Happy Blogoversary Yvette! So excited for the chance to win....Thanks Emmma.
Very cute card Emma!! Of course I love it!! :)
What an adorable card. Great color combos and love that die.ReplyDelete
Cute card! Its fun to follow along on blog hops!! Love your curly die!ReplyDelete
I love this card Emma! you are so generous... TFS, and for the chance to win!
Happy blogaversary Yvette!
Thanks for sharing. I always love your projects!ReplyDelete
Cute card, love the curly label! I love your stamps, I think your latest release is the best one yet! But then again I love all of them! I would love to win this awesome giveaway! Thanks so much for your generosity! :)
Super adorable card for a boy's first birthday! How fun! As usual Emma, you always amaze me! And you are so generous with your give aways! Thank you for being you!!!!ReplyDelete
What a great prize! I love your stamps & I haven't tried the dies. Thanks for the chance to win. They make an adorable card!ReplyDelete
Oh I will have to check out all the blogs, darling rocket card.ReplyDelete
Happy Blogaversary Yvette! And what a really cute card EmmaReplyDelete
Great card and Congrats to Yvette!
Darling card Emma! Happy Blogaversary Yvette! Love the blog hops cuz I get to see everyones work. Thanks for the chance to win.
I love the way you used the twine to cordinate with the brown paper. Your curly die is so cute.ReplyDelete
What a cute card! I love how versatile it is. TFS :)ReplyDelete
Adorable card! Great paper!
Very cute card! TFSReplyDelete
Love your card...Happy Blogaversary to Yvette!
Jen - email@example.com
Great card! Happy blogaversary to Miss Yvette!!! : )
Happy Blogaversary Yvette and thank you for sharing!
I love this rocket. It is so dang cute! Thanks CallyAnn(follower)
Oh and this is a great candy!!!!!!
Your card is adorable!! :) And GREAT giveaway too!! JenBrierley2 at gmail dot comReplyDelete
What a great card! Thanks for the chance to win.
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omg ! such a cute card ! its like ossum
and the candy is cute too
thanx fer chance to win
Thank you for the chance to win this wonderful set! I have a grandson and this set would work perfectly for some of his scrapbook pages that I'm doing! Thanks again!ReplyDelete
What fun! Love the card and the give away,Thanks for all inspiration you share. Hope your day is Blessed.ReplyDelete
Great card...wonderful for a little boy. Thank you for sharing! Barbara (email@example.com)ReplyDelete
What a great card and thanks for the wonderful giveway. Happy Blogaversary to Miss Yvette.ReplyDelete
cONGRATS TO YOU MISS YVETTE
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Cute cute card!! Love all of the stamps! Thanks for the chance to win your fabo giveaway!ReplyDelete
I think the card theme is perfect because it seems to symbolize the child "blasting off" into the rest of his life. How cool! Thanks for the chance to win. Someday I will win!! PamReplyDelete
First of all I Congratulations to Miss Yvette on your 1st anniversary of being in blogland .And Ms Emma your card is super cute as always. I just love your style. thanks for sharing. KReplyDelete
What a cute stamp set for a 1st birthday. I love blog hops. thanks for sharing and helping a relative new blogger.
You are ever so talented my friend. Love your card. It's adorable. Smooches... Felicia - frankleecrafts [at] gmail [dot] comReplyDelete
your card ROCKS!! love the polkie dots :)
and the die ;)
Super cute card for a 1st Birthday, Emma!ReplyDelete
Emma, I always love to see boy cards, because most cards are more girly! Very cute card! TFS!
Love your card Emma and you always make the polka dots work!!
cascrapper at gmail dot com
Emma, I always love coming to your blog to view you always beautiful cards!!!
BEautiful card (as always) and congratulations to you both.
Your card is super cute - as always. Love the dots.
netter at q dot com
Super cute... and thanks Emma for a chance to win these!!!!
You are absolutely right! You have THE BEST giveaways ever!!! :) Now if only I could be lucky enough to win one! ;)
What a cute card! I love the quality of those stamps (all made by the same company as the one that makes Peachy Keen stamps) and your coloring looks great, too!
Thank you so much for sharing and for the chance to win,
partridgelu at yahoo dot com
Happy Blogaversary, Miss Yvette. Very cute card.ReplyDelete
how cute, I love your label die! That paper fits a boy too, love it!
Insanely adorable! Great card, and great crafting items. Thanks for all!
Your card is so cute. Thanks for the great giveaway.ReplyDelete
This is such a cute card, wonderful inspiration. Thanks for a cool giveaway too!! cheers jendewar at optusnet.com.auReplyDelete
Beautiful card! Thank you for the fabulous giveaway! I would love to win one of your stamps.ReplyDelete
Love your card, what a wonderful giveaway, would love to get my hands on one of your stamp sets! Thanks for the opportunity!ReplyDelete
Wonderful project, and giveaway ;) TFS. As all your followers, I'd love to get some of your stamps, thank you for the opp. to win.
Have a superb week!
Absolutely adorable card! I love it!
amyis300 AT hotmail DOT com
Oh my gosh that is such a cute card. This is really a great blog hop. So much fun!
hope i'm not too late! would love to win!
sweetlilscrapper at hotmail dot ca
Emma this is soo stinkin cute. I love everything about it, especially the little dash of glitter/stickles.
Cute card...very good.
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The SoundField story
The SoundField legend starts in 1978 in the UK, with the first commercial SoundField microphone launched based on the pioneering work of Michael Gerzon. SoundField is now a global leader in high-end ambisonic microphones, installed in many of the world's most iconic venues. SoundField became part of the Freedman Group in 2016, paving the way for joint developments with RØDE.


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Air Travel
Flying time from New York to Madrid is about seven hours; from London, it's just over two hours.
Regular nonstop flights serve Spain from many major cities in the eastern United States; flying from other North American cities usually involves a stop. If you're coming from North America and want to land in a city other than Madrid or Barcelona, consider flying a European carrier.
There are a few package-flight options for travel to and within Spain. Iberia, for example, offers the Iberia Plus Internet club, which can offer exceptionally low fares.
The Europe By Air E-Flight Pass offers the lowest-fare tickets within Europe to more than 170 destinations on 18-plus airlines. There are no blackout dates, no charge for reservation changes, and no fare zones, but be aware that these passes are nonrefundable.
A number of low-cost carriers operate from the United Kingdom to Spain such as Monarch (www.monarch.co.uk) and flybe (www.flybe.com). They provide competition to the market's main players, easyJet (www.easyjet.com) and Ryanair (www.ryanair.com). All these carriers offer frequent flights, cover small cities as well as large ones, and have very competitive fares. Attitude Travel (www.attitudetravel.com/lowcostairlines), Skyscanner (www.skyscanner.net), and Wegolo (www.wegolo.com) are comprehensive search sites for low-cost airlines worldwide.
Air Europa. 844/415-3955; 902/401501; www.aireuropa.com.
Iberia. 800/772–4642; 901/111500; www.iberia.com.
Transportation Security Administration. www.tsa.gov.
Most flights from North America land in, or pass through, Madrid's Barajas Airport (MAD). The other major gateway is Barcelona's Prat de Llobregat (BCN). From the United Kingdom and elsewhere in Europe, regular flights also touch down in Málaga (AGP), Alicante (ALC), Palma de Mallorca (PMI), and many other smaller cities.
Airport Information
AENA. This company operates, and provides traveler information about, all Spanish airports. 902/404704; www.aena.es.
From North America, Air Europa flies to Madrid; American Airlines, part of the Oneworld Alliance, Iberia, and US Airways fly to Madrid and Barcelona; Delta flies direct to Barcelona, Madrid, and Malaga (June–September). Note that some of these airlines use shared facilities and do not operate their own flights. Within Spain, Iberia is the main domestic airline, but Air Europa flies most domestic routes at lower prices. The budget airline Vueling heavily promotes its Internet bookings, which are often the country's cheapest domestic flight prices. The earlier before your travel date you purchase the ticket, the more bargains you're likely to find. Air Europa also has flights from Spain to other destinations in Europe. Air Europa and Iberia Express also serve destinations within Spain and elsewhere in Europe.
Iberia runs a shuttle, the Puente Áereo, offering flights just over an hour long between Madrid and Barcelona, every 30 minutes (more often during peak travel times) 6:45 am–9:45 pm. You don't need to reserve; you can buy your tickets at the airport ticket counter upon arriving or book online at www.iberia.com. Passengers can also use the self-service check-in counters to avoid the line. Puente Áereo departs from Terminal T1 in Barcelona; in Madrid, the shuttle departs from Terminal 4.
Airline Contacts
Air Europa. 844/415–3955; 902/401501; www.aireuropa.com.
American Airlines. 800/433–7300; 902/054654; www.aa.com.
Delta Airlines. 800/221–1212; 800/241–4141; 913/754146; www.delta.com.
Iberia. 800/772–4642; www.iberia.com.
Iberia Express. 901/111500; www.iberiaexpress.com.
United. 800/864–8331; www.united.com.
Within Spain
Air Europa. 902/401501; www.aireuropa.com.
Iberia. 901/111500; www.iberia.com.
Vueling. 807/300745; www.vueling.com.


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My friend (and 30 Poets/30 Days alumni!) April Halprin Wayland has come up with an intriguing new poem form: the Lingo. The definition of the form, from April, is simple: A Lingo is poem based on the lexicon of a particular field of interest.
In her introductory post, her example is a knock out.
The possibilities seem endless. I might swing for the fences and see if I can force out a baseball example. Hope doesn't turn out foul....
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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Authorities in the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico say the number of deaths tied to Hurricane Maria has increased to 54 with three new deaths reported.
Public Affairs Secretary Ramon Rosario said Wednesday that two of the deaths were accidents involving trees and the third was a person who committed suicide after losing their job.
The deaths occurred in the municipalities of Vega Baja, San Sebastian and San Lorenzo.
Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico on Sept. 20 as a Category 4 storm with winds of up to 154 mph (248 kph). It wiped out crops, damaged or destroyed 230,000 homes and left the entire island without power.
Puerto Rico's power company is producing nearly 40 percent of its normal output, and roughly 20 percent of customers are still without water.


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The successor to the Mapex M and Pro M ranges, the intermediate Meridian series simplifies the choice and options of shell material, while featuring upgrades to a variety of components including lugs, tom mounts and hardware.
The five-piece Retro Fusion kit comprises 10"x7", 12"x8", 14"x12" toms, 14"x5 " snare, 22"x14" bass drum and a 700 Series hardware pack.
This is a feature-rich selection that has two boom cymbal stands, hi-hat stand, snare drum stand, bass drum pedal and all the necessary tom mounting hardware - an aluminium multi-clamp and a resin ball-type tom mount allowing virtually any tom angle.
While the review set is constructed from 100 per cent North American rock maple, birch is also available as an option. Each shell is made up from seven thin plies, but the bass drum is a millimetre or so thicker owing to its slightly chunkier plies.
The breather hole rivet is used to attach a small plaque to the inside of the shells, displaying the drum serial number and country of origin. Nylon gaskets isolate each piece of hardware from the shell.
The Chestnut Burst finish has been applied using eight coats of lacquer, hand-sanded to attain the high-gloss finish. Toms and snare feature chromed steel triple-flanged counter hoops, attached via square-headed tension bolts.
'Beavertail'-style lugs are attached to the shell at the nodal point (where the hardware's less likely to impede shell vibration), isolated from the shell surface by a nylon gasket. The suspended toms have ITS (Isolated Tom Mount System).
The roadworthy set of double-braced 700 hardware includes cymbal 'OS actuators' to help maintain maximum resonance from each cymbal. The smooth operation of the cymbal tilts on each boom stand is courtesy of a long DW-style lever which, with the boom adjuster, comfortably allows any chosen angle. The 700 bass drum pedal is basic but functional with its single chain-drive pull and tri-sided beater.
Assisted by the functional and well-designed hardware, each drum is positioned quickly and easily.
The shallower bass drum noticeably possesses a quicker rebound on the pedal. The pre-damped heads help in getting a good sound straight out of the box - though not so wall-shaking, it still manages to pack a punch.
The toms give an impression of larger drums, helped by the Pinstripe heads which give a little extra bottom end. Tuned to a medium tension, each tom proves wonderfully articulate and responsive, with plenty of character. The snare has a lovely thick woody sound at a lower tuning and, notched up a couple of key turns, dispenses with the richness, instead substituting some cutting attack on the twos and fours.
Value-wise, at around the £1,000 mark it still holds its own even with competition from Pearl Vision and Yamaha Tour Custom kits.


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Anlässlich des 70. Jahrestags der Befreiung von Auschwitz war die BBC mit einer Drohne vor Ort und hat ziemlich bedrückende Bilder mitgebracht.
-> Drone video shows the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp as it is today – 70 years after it was liberated by Soviet troops. The camp in Poland is now maintained as a World Heritage Site and is visited by thousands of tourists and survivors every year. Auschwitz was the largest camp established by the Germans during World War II. More than a million people – the vast majority of them Jews – died there between 1940, when it was built, and 1945, when it was liberated by the Soviet army.
Railway tracks into Auschwitz-Birkenau – Trains filled with victims from throughout occupied Europe arrived at the camp almost every day between 1942 and the summer of 1944.
Ruins of wooden huts at Birkenau – Birkenau (or Auschwitz II) was erected in 1941 solely as a death camp, the wooden huts are now in ruins with only brick fireplaces and chimneys remaining.
Entrance to Auschwitz I -The wrought-iron sign over the entrance bears the words Arbeit Macht Frei – "Work sets you free".
Auschwitz I – The brick-built buildings were the former cavalry barracks of the Polish Army.
Courtyard between blocks 10 and 11 at Auschwitz I – Block 11 was called "the Block of Death" by prisoners. Executions took place between Block 10 and Block 11 and posts in the yard were used to string up prisoners by their wrists.
Auschwitz Birkenau is now a museum run by the Polish Culture Ministry, and a Unesco world heritage site.
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Dear Reed Hastings,
I am a pretty forgiving guy… I mean, I can forgive a lot of things… but this is unacceptable!
The lack of attention to the shots in your latest video are terrible. Who the hell shot this!? Did they really think a T-stop of 16 (or was it 18) was the best idea? I mean, sure, you are shooting outside, and maybe you didn't have any ND filters handy, but come on!!! To put it in other words, "I find your lack of depth-of-field disturbing."
I'm not saying everything needs to be shot at 1.3. I dunno… maybe you were going for some sort of "low-budget video" look or something, to be more like the common people of YouTube or something. Either way, I was completely disappointed in the video. Besides the technical issues, the characters were not exactly likeable.
I recommend sending this back to the writers for some tweaks, as well as hiring a new cinematographer.
Your truly, Netflix Customer and Film Critic, raster


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Cyber Safety Tips for Your Smartphone
In the modern, digital age, 95 percent of Americans own a cell phone, with 77 percent using a smartphone. While smartphones are excellent tools for communication and knowledge, if used improperly, they can put their owners at a serious risk of security breach.
With that in mind, the Illinois Bankers Association offers some key actions users can take to help minimize the likelihood of becoming a victim.
Regularly update your device and mobile apps. Incidents of mobile malware and mobile ransomware are increasing. Updated operating systems and security software are critical in protecting against emerging threats.
Enable encryption. Enabling encryption on your smartphone is one of the best ways to safeguard information stored on the device, thwarting unauthorized access.
Use a strong, unique passcode. In case your phone ever does fall into the wrong hands, don't make it easy for someone to access all your important information! Enable strong password protection on your device and include a timeout requiring authentication after a period of inactivity. Secure the smartphone with a unique password, and do not share it with others. Avoid storing sensitive information like passwords or Social Security numbers on your mobile device.
Take advantage of multi-factor authentication. Many sites offer a second step of logging in by either sending a text message to your registered phone or by generating a code on an "Authenticator" application. Take advantage of this added security.
Do not use public Wi-Fi. Do not log into accounts or conduct any sensitive transactions, such as shopping or banking, while using public Wi-Fi.
Log out completely. When you finish a purchase or mobile banking session, be sure to completely log out of the transaction or retail site.
Beware of mobile phishing. Avoid opening links and attachments in emails and texts, especially from senders you don't know. Note that your bank will never send a text or email requesting your password or other personal information. Be wary of ads (not from your security provider) claiming that your device is infected.
Install applications from trusted sources. When downloading apps, be proactive and make sure that you read the privacy statement, review permissions, check the app reviews and look online to see if any security company has identified the app as malicious.
Install a phone locator/remote erase app. Misplacing your device doesn't have to be a catastrophe if it has a locater app. Many such apps allow you to log on to another computer and see on a map exactly where the device is. Remote erase apps allow you to remotely wipe data from your device, helping minimize unauthorized access to your information in the event you cannot locate the device.
Disable unwanted services when not in use. Bluetooth and Near Field Capabilities (NFC) can provide an easy way for an unauthorized user nearby to gain access to your data. Turn these features off when they are not required.
Carefully dispose of mobile devices. With constant changes in the smartphone market, many users frequently upgrade to new devices. Make sure you wipe the information from your smartphone before disposal. For information on how to do this, check the website of your mobile provider or the manufacturer.
Report any suspected fraud to your bank immediately. Additionally, tell your financial institution if you change your phone number or lose your mobile device.


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I hope that you noticed something in my previous blog post about fixing holes in hatches that didn't have anything to do with that topic. In fact, this is a very common issue that plagues AutoCAD Civil 3D users. As you can tell by the title of the post, it is the fact that AutoCAD and the OOTB (Out Of The Box) concrete hatch pattern seem to not get along very well.
Sidenote: I think that the problem still persists on other custom concrete patterns as well.
As seen below, The issue seems to be only one triangle that is repeated.
Here is a good rule of thumb when it comes to AutoCAD. The further away your drawing elements are from the "Origin" (0,0,0) the more weird stuff tends to happen in your drawing. And since Civil 3D works in real-world coordinates, our drawings are far away from the origin. I live in the Denver Colorado area, so my drawings are not only far from zero, zero but also the 3rd zero as we are a mile high…
Luckily, there is an easy solution to this. You can give hatches a new origin while leaving your UCS alone.
Simply select the hatch so that the "Hatch Editor" contextual tab is shown, Then click on "Set Origin" as shown below and then click on a point that is within the area where your drawing objects are located. I would suggest using a common point as the new origin. Something like the corner of a building. That way if you have two areas that are hatched separately but are right next to each other, they will have the same pattern.


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This java applet is an electrostatics demonstration which displays the electric field in a number of situations. You can select from a number of fields and see how particles move in the field if it is treated as either a velocity field (where the particles move along the field lines) or an actual force field (where the particles move as if they were charged particles). This helps you visualize the field.
The menu in the upper right has a variety of different fields to choose from.
Full Directions.
Full screen version.
Old Version.
More applets.
See also the 2-D version.


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Corrected: Anonymous Attacks ABC News, Threatens Amazon.com
The Anonymous online movement that has risen up to defend Wikileaks is so outraged about censorship that they
hacked into ABC News's web site and spiked a story about Sarah Palin. Makes sense, no? Or not.
Correction: The page we thought was an Anonymous hack replacing Jake Tapper's story, from which this screengrab is taken, was actually a page created by ABC News to show the hack that had been perpetrated on Palin's web site. Our mistake. Here is the Tapper story, safe and sound.
Yesterday ABC News' Jake " The Octagon " Tapper wrote a story about Sarah Palin's claims, made in an e-mail to Tapper, that Anonymous had targeted her PAC's web site and her personal credit card. It was a "me too" attempt by Palin to get in on the victimhood and remind everyone that the real story here is Sarah Palin and her reality TV show. While it does appear to be true that her site was taken down , probably by Anonymous, neither Tapper nor Palin offered any evidence that her credit card had been tampered with, nor an explanation of what that means exactly—did somebody attempt to use it to purchase something? Try to change the billing address or phone number? Tapper and Palin didn't say. Anyway, we'd quote directly from the story to give you a sense of how thin the credit card claim seemed to be, but we can't because Anonymous has apparently hacked into ABC News' web site and taken the story down, replacing it with a graphic repeating "Wikileaks.org" over and over again . Which is a rather crafty way of combating internet censorship.
In other infowar news, Anonymous' next target is Amazon.com, according to the loosely organized group's internet chatter, presumably in retaliation for Amazon's decision to kick Wikileaks off of its cloud servers this week. The site is still up as of now, but if the attack is successful, it would be the first Anonymous action that will cost someone serious money—Amazon being down for even a small period of time during the Christmas shopping season could mean hundreds of thousands of dollars or more in lost revenue.


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Gold And Silver - When[?] Precious Metals Bottom Is Irrelevant To Your Financial Health.
Saturday 20 July 2013
As ardent as Precious Metals, [PMs], buyers are, a good many of themdo not comprehend their importance. Everyone agrees they are
resoundingly better than any fiat currency, as history has amply
proven. However, few consider the why PMs are so anathema for
all central bankers.
There was a time in this country when gold and silver were the coin of
the realm. Actually, they still are! The Coinage Act of 1792 has never been repealed, and that means, by law, gold and silver are, [read
section 20], the current money of account of the United States.
There is a very potent message within that Act, and like we said last
week, Knowledge is not of value, using it is.
Here is what not enough people know, even in the PM community:
The qualities within a gold coin are title, rights, and interest. When
gold was used to purchase anything, all title, rights, and interest
transferred from the gold coin to whatever was purchased. It was
paid in full.
By contrast, thanks to the Rothschilds, the genesis for the entire
Western world's financial system, central bankers have replaced ALL
title, rights, and interest in whatever you buy with commercial debt
instruments, liens. All Federal Reserve Notes are evidences of debt.
They are not "dollars," even though the word is printed on them, and
the Federal Reserve has admitted as much. Federal Reserve Notes,
[FRNs] are commercial debt instruments, and they are issued by the
privately owned corporation, The Federal Reserve.
Debt is not money. It never was and never will be. The lie has been
sold to the public, and the public has bought it, in its entirety. As an
aside, if you have not yet looked up cognitive dissonance, this would
be a good time. What is a FRN? It is not Federal; it is issued by a
private corporation. Look up Federal Reserve in any government blue
pages in the phone book. It ain't there. You will find it closer to
Federal Express in the white pages.
There are no reserves backing a FRN. It is the same as monopoly
money. Each have the same intrinsic value. One is believed [cognitive dissonance, again] to be of value, the other is known as play money.
A few know the truth and see the two as equal.
It is not a note. There is no promise to pay anyone anything at
anytime. Any questions?
Debt is a lien, so whenever you use FRNs to buy anything, whatever
you purchase carries with it a lien. This is why when you purchase a
house or a car, the government keeps real title, and all you get is an
equitable title, usage, like a rental because you pay annual rent back
to the government. Whenever you sell your house or car, the lien
transfers with it.
No matter what you "buy," a house, a car, furniture, equipment, etc,
the lien of 100% goes along with it, because you used a FRN, and all
title, rights, and interest fully belongs to the creditor, the Federal
Reserve. Also, for the privilege of using a FRN debt instrument, you
get to pay a tax on them. [Enter IRS]
With gold and silver, you paid in full for whatever you bought, and you
received all rights, title, and interest. The government has no claim against you. You do not need the government because you are
dealing with coin of the realm that gives you absolute right, title, and
interest. Can you better understand why Socialist Franklin Delano
Roosevelt ran the scam he did for the New World Order to have all
"persons" turn in their gold, an order issued by Executive Order. Few knew that Executive Orders only applied to those within the employ of the federal government! Of course, the federal government did
nothing to dissuade those who falsely believed otherwise, and still do.
Why are gold and silver so important to your financial health, and why are they so fiercely opposed by governments? Three words: Rights,
Title, Interest. By stripping people of their most accessible form of
wealth, they became dependent upon the government. How many
people are dependent upon Social Security, [another scam], Medicare, and now the largest growing segment, Food Stamps?
If you have wealth, and gold and silver are forms of wealth, [no matter how anyone would say otherwise], you do not need fiat; you do not
need the government. However, the government needs you! By
taking away your wealth and leaving you only with debt, you are
caught up in their web.
The above explanation has been the primary reason why the New
World Order has taken over each Western country's currency,
replacing all gold and silver backed lawful currency with [worthless]
paper fiat. As Chuck Colson, then Special Counsel to Nixon back in the
1970s, was quoted as saying, "When you've got them by the
[financial] balls, their hearts and minds will follow." Guess where the
New World Order has you?
Think about this when you next use your credit card, or fiat FRNs.
Prior to the 1930s, Americans used coin of the realm, and United
States Notes, [actually issued by the US] that were backed by gold
and silver, with a promise to pay metal specie if one wanted to have
their lawful money so redeemed. Now, thanks to fiat, the United
States has slipped into Third World status, just not yet recognized
by the masses. It is going to continue to get worse.
The above issue has now been compounded by the growing concern
that central bankers have little to no gold left, even though they have
been leasing, releasing, and scamming everyone with their previously
unquestioned practices. There are numerous "stories" relating this
latest ongoing scam, so we need not dwell any further on it.
There are two situations going on. Some express it as "the price of
gold, or the gold price." We do not know what that means? What is
the price of gold, if not the gold price? Having some clever form of
expression will never resolve the problem.
One more time. Buying and holding physical gold and silver gives you
rights, title, and all interest, aka full ownership. Acquiring them during
theses tumultuous times is your best form of wealth protection moving into an increasingly uncertain future. If you want to attach physical
ownership to the paper prices that are fully controlled by central
bankers, you can, but it misses the point for your future financial well-
If you choose to play the lien game and deal in fiat, with a lien
attached to everything you have, that, too, is a choice with a
guaranteed certainty of uncertainty for the future. There is one thing
on which almost all can agree, the central bankers are not about to
give up their uber-wealthy fiat scam, and if they cannot meet their
obligations to make delivery on physical PMs, they will [forcefully] buy
people off and keep their game alive.
How long can they keep their game going? Longer than most expect.
For that view of artificial reality, we turn to the charts.
There is no evidence of a change in trend. That means gold can still
go lower, possibly move sideways, and have occasional rallies, a
natural feature of all bear markets. Know that it takes time to turn a
trend around. If you keep a focus on what the intrinsic value of gold
and silver offer, [rights, title, interest], you may feel less pressure to
have price turn around to the upside and more secure in your
holdings. At current low prices, opportunity is so ripe.
Mention was made that rallies are a normal feature of any bear market, and it is possible gold may break through the immediate resistance
area of 1,300, as we show on the daily chart. If you look at late June,
when price declined under 1,300, there was a brief two-day rally that
Compare those two trading days then with the last seven now. Price
is not reacting away from that resistance. We often state that the
how of a price reaction, or lack of one, is the market's way of telling
us what is likely to happen. It appears that buyers are absorbing
sellers defending 1,300, and it may give way, next week.
The two strongest volume days in July did not result in any downside
follow through, and that, in itself, is a message. You will read more
and more articles touting how gold and silver have bottomed. They
have not, at least according to price behavior as determined by
actual buyers and sellers in the market.
One has to suspend reliance on the natural order of supply and demand in the PMs, for now, until the unnatural forces of faux supply,
pretend non-existent interest of demand by central bankers plays itself out.
We can say with certainty that there has been greater buying than
selling at the lows in both metals, and that shows clearly in the silver
weekly chart. We do not know how much is simply short-covering,
still a positive sign, and how much may be actual new longs being
accumulated by smart money.
The daily silver is similar to but not as strong as gold. Still, evidence is growing to expect some sort of rally. Until we see the how and the extent of any rally, there can be no change in the assessment that
the trend remains down.
We have been urging our readers each and every week, buy physical
gold, physical silver, price is not the issue. Having it is! Perhaps now
you better understand why. In addition to buying either or both, we
also continue to advocate holding it personally. If you do not hold it,
you do not own it. Your financial health depends on it.
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The uproar over claims that the People's Republic of China launched a series of network-based cyber attacks earlier this month against the U.K., France, Germany, and the U.S. has died down. But few expect China to back off efforts to gain the upper hand in the battle of bits and bytes. China's own stated military goals include improving the country's ability to wage information warfare.
The cyber attacks against the U.S. stand out because security researchers have traced them back to the Chinese government. "Normally it is not possible to attribute the source of an attack, because source addresses can be spoofed," says Alan Paller, director of research at the SANS (SysAdmin, Audit, Network, Security) Institute in Bethesda, Md., which trains and certifies technology workers in cyber security. In China's case, though, analysts tracked a series of 2005 cyber assaults against U.S. computers--dubbed "Titan Rain"--to 20 computer workstations in China's Guangdong province, Paller says.
"The precision of the attacks, the perfection of the methods and the 24-by-seven operations over two and a half years, and the number of workstations involved are simply not replicated in the amateur criminal community," he notes. "Amateur cyber criminals do a lot of other things right, but this is an order of magnitude more disciplined than anything I have seen out of the hacker or amateur criminal community."
The strikes against the U.S. and its North American Treaty Organization (NATO) allies, as well as others against the Baltic nation of Estonia's information-technology infrastructure earlier this year, provide but a glimpse of the damage that could be inflicted should a full-scale cyber war erupt between countries. Cyber assaults are a particularly dangerous addition to any country's arsenal because of the growing reliance on networks and technology to control critical systems that run power plants and transportation systems. Cyber attacks on banks, stock markets and other financial institutions could likewise have a devastating effect on a nation's economy.
In about 50 percent of the cases in which an attacker gains access to a system, it is because the software running on it was poorly designed, loaded or protected, Paller says. Cyber attacks can take many forms. One common type probes an organization's perimeter for a hole in a firewall or other network defenses. This can be accomplished by exploiting a piece of software that is improperly designed, configured or patched to protect against malicious software. Once an attacker gains control of that exploited software, he or she can search for information and leave behind hidden software that can be accessed at a later date.
Although the theft of sensitive government data is a major worry, it is not necessarily the greatest one, Paller says, adding, "the bigger concern is that the attackers are planting back doors for future attacks."
Other times, cyber attackers use social-engineering tactics that fool computer users into surrendering important information. So-called phishing attacks, in which computer users are sent e-mails requesting that they reply by sending sensitive information, such as bank account or credit card numbers, are a common scam. "They work because the e-mail appears to come from someone who is trusted," Paller says, "and asks them to do something that is reasonable."
The recently publicized cyber strikes against Western countries are more about spying and intelligence-gathering than about taking down systems and destroying information. The attacks on Estonia began April 27 and were designed to shut down that technology-dependent country's infrastructure, interfering with citizens' ability to perform financial transactions or even make the most basic purchases of bread, milk or gas.
Attackers—the identity of the culprit or culprits is still unknown, though the Russian government was at one point suspected—bombarded Web sites run by the Estonian government with superfluous Web traffic, up to 1,000 times the normal amount passing through the country's Web servers. The attackers used Russian blogs to successfully enlist Russian citizens in the assault, even instructing average computer users on how to attack Estonian Web sites. The attacks included the use of botnets, networks of otherwise benign computers that are broken into and controlled remotely by an attacker. The cyber attacks against Estonia resembled more of a cyber riot by Web users than a singular act of espionage.
China's goals are more subtle but no less dangerous. Although the Chinese government has denied involvement in this latest round of attacks, government officials last year published a report entitled "China's National Defense in 2006" that states China is pursuing a three-step development strategy to modernize its national defense and armed forces that includes building "informationized armed forces" capable of winning "informationized wars" by 2050.
The potential for information warfare was a key component of the U.S. Department of Defense's report to Congress earlier this year analyzing China's military capabilities. China views the acquisition and effective distribution of data as crucial to its ability to optimize "materials, energy and information to form a combined fighting force" and to apply "effective means to weaken the enemy side's information superiority and lower the operational efficiency of enemy information equipment," the report says.
The report asserts that China's People's Liberation Army has established information warfare units to develop viruses to attack enemy computer systems and networks, as well as tactics and measures to protect friendly computer systems and networks. The report charges that China is already engaged in cyber theft and attack against the U.S. and other countries that it perceives as its enemies. "China continues a systematic effort to obtain from abroad through legal and illegal commercial transactions dual-use and military technologies," the report says. In fact, it notes, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials have rated China's "aggressive and wide-ranging espionage as the leading threat to U.S. technology."
"In the United States, we're particularly vulnerable because a lot of our communication infrastructure is owned by the private sector," says Jody Westby, chief executive of security consulting firm Global Cyber Risk and chair of the American Bar Association's Privacy and Computer Crime Committee. "In China and Russia, their infrastructure is in the hands of the government, it's easier for them to coordinate and protect those assets."
"For every breach you read about at least five more go unreported," says Jayson Street, the chief information security officer for Stratagem 1 Solutions, a provider of IT security services, and an information technology consultant to the FBI and U.S. Secret Service. "The new Cold War is between China and the Western world."


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Apple Initiates Video Card Replacement Program for Radeon HD 6970M Equipped Mid-2011 27" iMacsby Ryan Smith on August 17, 2013 6:30 PM EST
In a somewhat baffling piece of news this weekend, word comes that Apple has initiated an internal replacement program for the video cards on some of their mid-2011 27" iMacs. Specifically, Apple is running into issues with the AMD's Radeon HD 6970M that's used on the upgraded Mid-2011 27" iMac. In a notice being circulated to Apple support staff, Apple provides a brief description of the issue:
Apple has determined that some AMD Radeon HD 6970M video cards used in 27-inch iMac computers with 3.1GHz quad-core Intel Core i5 or 3.4GHz quad-core Intel Core i7 processors may fail, causing the computer's display to appear distorted, white or blue with vertical lines, or to turn black. iMac computers with affected video cards were sold between May 2011 and October 2012.
Jumping right into the heart of the matter, what makes this issue so stupefying from a GPU review's perspective is that this is the first indication we've seen of there being an issue with this AMD GPU. The Radeon HD 6970M is of course one of the mobile variants of the Barts GPU, otherwise known in AMD's mobile lineup as Blackcomb. Barts in turn is part of AMD's second generation 40nm silicon, released in late 2010 well after TSMC got the kinks out of their 40nm process. As a mature product released on a mature node, at first glance there doesn't seem to be any reason for the Barts GPU to be having longevity issues.
Meanwhile as far as implementations go, the 2011 iMacs use MXM cards, which means unlike some other Apple products the video card isn't being soldered on directly or otherwise being assembled by Apple, greatly limiting Apple's role in the implementation of the product. MXM allows Apple to simply order and install finished video cards from suppliers, and is also why they are able to fix the affected machines so easily, since the video card is directly replaceable. At the same time however Apple is far from the only OEM using 6970M MXM cards, which means that if the root cause of the issue is a bad video card – no matter the specific component – then any other 6970Ms may also be affected.
2011 iMac With MXM Video Card. Image Courtesy iFixit
Anyhow, we'll avoid speculating too much here since there's not nearly enough information available to properly identify the cause of the issue. But given just how rarely we see large scale video card longevity issues, this is somewhat worrying; solid state parts simply don't fail that often. After all, it took a fairly serious GPU underfill issue to cause NVIDIA's 65nm GPU failures (Bumpgate). We don't expect the root cause of this failure to be nearly as drastic given the already-mature status of AMD's 40nm production process, but it will still be interesting to see what that cause is, assuming we ever find out.
In any case, for affected iMac owners 9to5Mac has the full details of the replacement program, including the models and serial numbers covered. Apple will be covering the cost of the replacement for 3 years, regardless of warranty, though as is the case with most programs of this nature they are only replacing failed video cards.
Source: 9to5Mac
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cmanderson - Saturday, August 17, 2013 - linkThey may be the same chip, but that doesn't equate to the same electronics or PCB, and definitely not the same ROM image. All iMac's have an Apple compatible ROM flashed on to the MXM graphics card.
solipsism - Saturday, August 17, 2013 - linkThis proves Apple makes crap products in shiny boxes¡
nFrost - Saturday, August 17, 2013 - linkEven though the issue is with a component that isn't produced by Apple. Good to see you read the article.
solipsism - Saturday, August 17, 2013 - linkNote I didn't accidentally use an inverted exclamation point.
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irony_punctuation#Tem...
Gandalf90125 - Saturday, August 17, 2013 - linkInstead, you purposefully used a mark which most people know nothing about.
solipsism - Saturday, August 17, 2013 - linkWhich is why I responded, noted it, and even supplied a link. Or are you doubting my original comment wasn't made ironically.
Impulses - Sunday, August 18, 2013 - linkSince when is that a thing anyway... For a large chuck of the audience out there it may just look like a typo made by someone with a Spanish layout on their keyboard (that's where the inverted ¡/¿ come from, they're used at both ends of the sentence in Spanish).
bobbozzo - Sunday, August 18, 2013 - linkre Spanish:
Left ends, not both ends.
'Normal' !/? are used on the right ends.
valinor89 - Sunday, August 18, 2013 - linkre Spanish too:
To clarify:
"¿Que hora es?" or ¡Anandtech mola mucho!
thesavvymage - Sunday, August 18, 2013 - linkfor sarcasm just use /s at the end. It is more widely known


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Adobe has announced that the latest version of its professional-level Creative Suite, CS6, is available to purchase from today for both OS X and Windows. Those of you waiting for the Creative Cloud distribution will have to wait a couple of days longer, until May 11th.
Meet Microsoft's New Surface Laptops
CS6 ranges in price depending on which package you plump for. A single license for the rather wonderful new Photoshop will set you back $699, while the full 16-app Master Collection will require $2599. The impending cloud option provides access to all of Adobe's professional tools for a $49.99 monthly fee, which is actually pretty good value.
If you've been using the CS6 beta, expect to see that privilege disappear soon. [Adobe]


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While the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan signed by President Joe Biden in March got headlines because of the $1,400 payments sent to millions of people as financial relief during the COVID-19 pandemic, the stimulus package also enacted several changes to the child tax credit.
Among the changes was an increase in the tax credit people can receive. Prior to the American Rescue Plan, the child tax credit was worth up to $2,000 per eligible child. This year, the credit is worth up to $3,600 per child, depending on age. Many people have had questions about whether they are eligible for the credit and how they might receive it.
VERIFY viewer Kathryn asked: For children born in 2021, are they eligible for the expanded child tax credit of $3,600?
- American Rescue Plan
- Congressional Research Service
- Mark Steber, senior vice president and chief tax information officer at Jackson Hewitt Tax Service
Yes, eligible parents will be able to get a $3,600 child tax credit for children born in 2021.
The child tax credit has been an option for decades to help families offset their tax liabilities, according to Mark Steber, senior vice president and chief tax information officer at Jackson Hewitt Tax Service.
"It's merely a tax credit on your income tax return, which is different than a tax deduction," Steber said. "It's a dollar for dollar offset of any income tax liability that you might have had based on the number of children that you have that are qualifying dependents. And there are some other thresholds: relationship, income level and so forth."
The maximum child tax credit this year is $3,000 for dependents ages 6 to 17, and $3,600 for dependents 5 and younger, according to the IRS.
So, people who have babies in 2021 will be able to claim a child tax credit of up to $3,600 as long as they meet the other child tax credit requirements.
The maximum child credit is available to people at the following income levels:
- $75,000 or less for singles
- $112,500 or less for heads of household
- $150,000 or less for married couples filing a joint return and qualified widows and widowers.
Some people above those income thresholds will still qualify for a child tax credit, but not the maximum amount. The usual $2,000 child tax credit is still available for single filers who make up to $200,000 and joint filers who make up to $400,000, according to the Congressional Research Service. The $2,000 credit is then phased out above those income thresholds.
Qualifying for the child tax credit is one thing, but getting it is another. The IRS is giving people two options this year. One option is through advance monthly payments, a change under the American Rescue Plan.
The advance payments will begin being sent on July 15, according to the IRS. The payments, which will be sent by direct deposit or check, will continue to be made monthly on Aug. 13, Sept. 15, Oct. 15, Nov. 15 and Dec. 15. Each payment will be worth up to $300 per month for each qualifying child 5 and younger and up to $250 per month for each qualifying child ages 6 to 17, the IRS says. In total, the monthly payments could add up to 50% of the child tax credit, with parents being able to get the rest of the credit when they file their 2021 taxes.
The IRS is using tax return information from 2019 and 2020 to determine who is eligible for advance payments. As a result, the agency will likely be unaware a family is newly eligible or eligible for an additional child tax credit due to a child being born in 2021.
Those parents can get their child tax credit through the second option, which is a lump sum credit when they file their 2021 taxes. This is traditionally how child tax credits have been redeemed.
The IRS says it will soon announce an online tool that will allow people to opt-out of advance monthly payments, as well as update their information about income changes, filing status and the number of qualifying children. When that information is updated, parents should be able to begin getting advance monthly payments.
The idea behind the advance payments is to get some of that child tax credit money to people sooner, Steber said.
"There's this tax benefit just sitting there for people to take," he explained. "And some feel that you're waiting till next January, waiting to April, that's fine. But since you know that many of these 40 million people are going to get it, maybe it's a good idea to prepay it. That's not gaming the system, it's not doing anything other than getting taxpayers their money early."
The IRS on June 7 announced that it began sending letters to more than 36 million families to notify them they may be eligible for the advance child tax credit payments. People who qualify will receive a second, personalized letter listing an estimate of their monthly payment.
The increased child tax credit is currently set to expire at the end of the year. Without new legislation, the child tax credit in 2022 will go back to the standards that were in effect prior to the American Rescue Plan. President Biden, as part of the $1.8 trillion American Families Plan, has proposed extending the child tax credit changes through 2025.
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A new excavation in the Xirokambi area of Aghios Vassilios west of Sparta, in the Peloponnese, Greece, has revealed a richness of Mycenean artefacts in the area, including the remains of a palace, Linear B tablets, fragments of wall paintings, and several bronze swords.
The excavation, led by emeritus ephor of antiquities Adamantia Vassilogrambrou, was presented publicly at the biennial Shanghai Archaeology Forum at the end of August as one of 10 sites showcased from different parts of the world.
The Aghios Vassilios excavation began in 2010, after Linear B tablets were found in the area in 2008, pointing to the existence of a powerful central authority and distribution system. The deciphered texts were devoted to perfume and cloth production, the trade of which was controlled by a palace administration in the Mycenean era.
Evidence of a central palace administration was confirmed also by the architecture, which is dated to the 14th century BC, while contact with Crete was confirmed by the finding of a double axe, a feature of the island's palace culture.
Artefacts found include seals, a multitude of ceramic and bronze vessels, and 21 bronze swords. According to the evidence, a sudden fire that broke out either at the end of the 14th century or the beginning of the 13th destroyed the three buildings on the site which were never rebuilt at the same location.


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Monday January 07, 2013 09:47
After the Fed induced scare on Thursday, silver at first dropped again steeply on Friday before staging a dramatic turnaround to close little changed on the day, leaving behind a large bull hammer on its chart that is a sign of a probable final low for the correction.
We can see this action in detail on silver's 6-month chart, and how Friday's positive close meant that the support of the lower trendline held. It looks like the classic 3-wave A-B-C correction in force from early October has now run its course, and it is interesting to observe that the A and C waves were of almost equal magnitude, which is often the case with these 3-wave corrections.
If the observations above are correct then we can look forward to a new major uptrend developing from here, which will be really nice for new buyers around this point, and augurs well for silver stocks too. Keep in mind that the reaction from early October through to now is simply a correction to the impulse wave that occurred in August and September, which itself involved a breakout from a potentially bearish Descending Triangle that we can see on the 7-year chart, which we will now turn to, to get a handle on the bigger picture.
The 7-year chart presents a positive picture and makes clear that silver bulls have nothing to worry about, unless the hugely important support at $25 - $26 fails – if that happens it's time to head for the hills.
Otherwise we appear to be at a classic buy spot right now, for following the breakout from the Descending Triangle in August and September, silver has reacted back to what is now support at the top boundary of the Triangle, and it should now advance away from this point, and Friday's bull hammer is a sign that this is what it is going to do. If it should continue to drift sideways/down in coming weeks it will continue to be a buy right down to the buy spot green circle above and in the key support at the $25 - $26 level and above the long-term channel support line shown.
The latest silver COT chart shows that, while Commercial short and Large Spec long positions are still on the high side, they have moderated sufficiently in recent weeks to allow for renewed advance.
The picture for gold is very similar and much of what is written in the parallel Gold Market update, such as the commentary on the dollar, applies equally to silver and so will not be repeated here.
Before closing, the importance of the support at $25 - $26 cannot be overstated. If this should fail it will probably be due to another major deflationary episode associated with the eruption of another acute banking crisis, as discussed in the Gold Market update, which the COTs for the dollar are showing is a definite risk at this time. For this reason evasive action or hedging should be undertaken in the event that this support fails. Other than this precautionary note, silver looks set to embark on another major upleg very soon.
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Higher education and research sector is witnessing a series of attacks which are threatening the principles of academic freedom and collegiality. The global trends towards commercialisation and marketisation threaten to compromise quality and equity. These trends must be reversed.
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[2017] Twenty years later: International efforts to protect the rights of higher education teaching personnel remain insufficient
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[2016] Policy Statement on Open Access in Further and Higher Education and Research
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[2016] Comparative Analysis of the European Standards and Guidelines 2015 and the 2005 version
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[2015] EI leaflet The Bologna Process under Threat – The Voice of the Academic Profession
[2014] EI Statement on MOOCs (pages 11-12)
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[2010] Time for Student-Centred Learning: Toolkit for Staff and Student Unions
[2010] Time for Student-Centred Learning: An Insight into Theory and Practice
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[2009] UCU-EI Publication "Academic Freedom International Study" by James Cemmell
[2009] EI Report to the UNESCO/ILO Committee of Experts on the Application of the Recommendations concerning the Status of Teachers and the Status of Higher Education Personnel.
[2007] Constructing Paths to Staff Mobility in the European Higher Education Area by Conor Cradden
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[2006] The Status of Higher Education Teaching Personnel in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States
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When surveyed, most people say they get tattoos or unconventional piercings to express individuality. But could something more psychologically primal be afoot? Researchers at the University of Wroclaw in Poland measured about 200 men and women—half of them inked or pierced in places other than their earlobes—for body symmetry, or how similar their right and left sides are. (More similarity indicates genetic health and is associated with sexual attractiveness.)
Among the research subjects, men with bodily decorations exhibited greater symmetry than those without, whereas no differences emerged in women. Because people who are less symmetric did not opt more often for tattoos and piercings, researchers rejected one widely held hypothesis that suggested people use physical graffiti to hide or distract from imperfections in their appearance.
The results jibe with a different theory—getting stuck with needles can endanger one's health via infections, so the study supports the evolutionary "handicap" theory that only those with high biological quality can afford such risky behavior. The impulse to get inked may be a risk-taking behavior inherited from ancestors who were strong enough to endure injuries and survive—as opposed to those whose ancestors survived by avoiding risk and injury. Therefore, at least in men, body art could serve as an "honest" signal of fitness in the Darwinian sense. So maybe that's why pierced, tattooed rock stars do so well with the ladies.


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After that Ketill made a great feast, and at it he married his daughter Thorunn the Horned to Helgi the Lean, as has been said before. After that Ketill arrayed his journey west over the sea. Unn, his daughter, and many others of his relations went with him. That same summer Ketill's sons went to Iceland with Helgi, their brother-in-law. Bjorn, Ketill's son, brought his ship to the west coast of Iceland, to Broadfirth, and sailed up the firth along the southern shore, till he came to where a bay cuts into the land, and a high mountain stood on the ness on the inner side of the bay, but an island lay a little way off the land. Bjorn said that they should stay there for a while. Bjorn then went on land with a few men, and wandered along the coast, and but a narrow strip of land was there between fell and foreshore. This spot he thought suitable for habitation. Bjorn found the pillars of his temple washed up in a certain creek, and he thought that showed where he ought to build his house. Afterwards Bjorn took for himself all the land between Staff-river and Lavafirth, and abode in the place that ever after was called Bjornhaven. He was called Bjorn the Eastman. His wife, Gjaflaug, was the daughter of Kjallak the Old. Their sons were Ottar and Kjallak, whose son was Thorgrim, the father of Fight-Styr and Vermund, but the daughter of Kjallak was named Helga, who was the wife of Vestar of Eyr, son of Thorolf "Bladder-skull", who settled Eyr. Their son was Thorlak, father of Steinthor of Eyr. Helgi Bjolan brought his ship to the south of the land, and took all Keelness, between Kollafirth and Whalefirth, and lived at Esjuberg to old age. Helgi the Lean brought his ship to the north of the land, and took Islefirth, all along between Mastness and Rowanness, and lived at Kristness. From Helgi and Thorunn all the Islefirthers are sprung.


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Coming here makes me sad, on the one hand; it also makes me angry. Our country will, however, not be cowed by terrorists, by people who don't share the same values we share, by people who are willing to destroy people's lives because we embrace freedom. The nation mourns, but our government will go on, the country will function. We are on high alert for possible activity.
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The stock market capitalization by country gives some insight into how countries, and stocks, are doing. Looking at the total market capitalization by country doesn't equate to the stock holdings by individuals in a country or the value of companies doing work in a specific country.
In the chart, I divided the world total by 3: just to make the chart look better. The USA was 32.5% of the total in 1990. The USA grew to 46.9% as the tech, finance and housing bubbles were all underway (also Japan was stagnating and the Chinese stock market hadn't started booming to a significant extent). In 2010 the USA was back down to 31.4%. This will likely continue to decrease (at a much slower pace – I wouldn't be surprised to see the USA at 25% in 2020) as the rest of the world's markets continue to grow more quickly.
As with so much recent economic data China's performance here is remarkable and Japan's is distressing. China grew from nothing in 1990 to the 2nd largest country in 2010. Hong Kong add another $1 trillion to China's $4.5 trillion. Canada is the only country above $2 trillion not included on this chart. China grew by $4 trillion from 2005 to 2010.
Related: Don't Expect to Spend Over 4% of Your Retirement Investment Assets Annually – Top 10 Countries for Manufacturing Production from 1980 to 2010 –
Investment Risk Matters Most as Part of a Portfolio, Rather than in Isolation – Government Debt as Percent of GDP 1998-2010
One interesting point is how poorly Europe is represented (compared to the economies). The UK has the largest European capitalization. Canada is largest than France which is then followed by India, Brazil and Korea which are ahead of Germany and Spain.
The data is from the world bank and based on the listed domestic companies are the domestically incorporated companies listed on the country's stock exchanges at the end of the year. I think that means that for example, Toyota stock (TM) is all counted in Japan (even though you can buy ADRs in the USA on the NYSE). And also Intel (INTC) is all counted in the USA, even though both of those companies make a large portion of their money in other countries and with factories in other countries.
The USA's large market capitalization is a result of several things. First USA based companies (Google, Apple, Intel, Disney…) are very profitable and therefore very valuable. Also many USA companies have expanded globally. I think it also is a result of many investors trusting USA based companies (accounting standards, SEC…) and therefore being willing to invest (and companies basing there to gain that trust).
It will be interesting to see if other countries can start gaining some of the listings the USA has been getting. Tax consequences can play a role (though often companies can just create subsidiaries to deal with tax advantages). Right now the USA actually a fairly high tax location for companies. Companies can often avoid the taxes with accounting maneuvers but if the desire for tax revenue results in that being more difficult for USA based companies, companies may switch to being based elsewhere.
Developing markets are really starting to grow substantially in the last 10 years. I expect that to continue going forward. Some will grow very rapidly. Others will likely decrease a great deal. Foolish government policies can really cripple efforts of developing markets. The USA, Japan (even Germany, UK…) have a large deal of leeway to cope with lousy policies. They suffer but all the other strengths in their economies greatly reduce the suffering.
One of the most important advantages is just huge amounts of wealth: that cushions the impact of bad policy. Developing countries have little cushion. A few bad mistakes and capital will flee elsewhere (as will brainpower) and it can be very difficult to lure them back. The USA and Europe have been eating away at their built up wealth and have less slack today than they did 30 years ago. And developing markets are beginning to create significant stores to absorb some bad mistakes.
Some countries have already made a huge leap over the last 20 years to being able to absorb large shocks: Singapore, Korea… Others are edging closer: Malaysia, Brazil… China has made great economic progress but still has huge issues to deal with. India is making progress but much more slowly than China. Quite a few countries have been doing well, but really need at least another 10 years to feel any safety net at all: Indonesia, South Africa, Thailand, Mexico…
It is nice to see the continued rise of the global market capitalization over time. I think that will continue.
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Global Stock Market Capitalization from 2000 to 2012 at Curious Cat Investing and Economics Blog on
September 25, 2013 5:56 am
The dominance of the USA in stock market capitalization is quite impressive – the next 7 countries added together don't quite reach the USA's stock market capitalization…
The 20 Most Valuable Companies in the World at Curious Cat Investing Blog on
October 28, 2014 7:00 pm
1 Apple USA $626 billion
2 Exxon Mobil USA $405 billion
3 Microsoft USA $383 billion
4 Google USA $379 billion


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1At that time Abijah the son of Jeroboam fell sick. 2Jeroboam said to his wife, "Please get up and disguise yourself, that you won't be recognized as the wife of Jeroboam. Go to Shiloh. Look, there is Ahijah the prophet, who spoke concerning me that I should be king over this people. 3Take with you ten loaves, and cakes, and a jar of honey, and go to him. He will tell you what will become of the child."
4Jeroboam's wife did so, and arose, and went to Shiloh, and came to the house of Ahijah. Now Ahijah could not see; for his eyes were set by reason of his age. 5The LORD said to Ahijah, "Look, the wife of Jeroboam comes to inquire of you concerning her son; for he is sick. Thus and thus you shall tell her; for it will be, when she comes in, that she will pretend to be another woman."
6It was so, when Ahijah heard the sound of her feet, as she came in at the door, that he said, "Come in, you wife of Jeroboam. Why do you pretend to be another? For I am sent to you with heavy news. 7Go, tell Jeroboam, 'Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel: "Because I exalted you from among the people, and made you prince over my people Israel, 8and tore the kingdom away from the house of David, and gave it you; and yet you have not been as my servant David, who kept my commandments, and who followed me with all his heart, to do that only which was right in my eyes, 9but have done evil above all who were before you, and have gone and made you other gods, and molten images, to provoke me to anger, and have cast me behind your back: 10therefore, look, I will bring disaster on the house of Jeroboam, and will cut off from Jeroboam everyone who urinates on a wall, he who is shut up and he who is left at large in Israel, and will utterly sweep away the house of Jeroboam, as a man sweeps away dung, until it is all gone. 11He who dies of Jeroboam in the city shall the dogs eat; and he who dies in the field shall the birds of the sky eat: for the LORD has spoken it."' 12Arise therefore, and go to your house. When your feet enter into the city, the child shall die. 13All Israel shall mourn for him, and bury him; for he only of Jeroboam shall come to the grave, because in him there is found some good thing toward the LORD, the God of Israel, in the house of Jeroboam. 14Moreover the LORD will raise him up a king over Israel, who shall cut off the house of Jeroboam. This is day. What? Even now.
15For the LORD will strike Israel, as a reed is shaken in the water; and he will root up Israel out of this good land which he gave to their fathers, and will scatter them beyond the River, because they have made their Asherim, provoking the LORD to anger. 16He will give Israel up because of the sins of Jeroboam, which he has sinned, and with which he has made Israel to sin."
17Jeroboam's wife arose, and departed, and came to Tirzah. As she came to the threshold of the house, the child died. 18All Israel buried him, and mourned for him, according to the word of the LORD, which he spoke by his servant Ahijah the prophet.
19The rest of the acts of Jeroboam, how he warred, and how he reigned, look, they are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel. 20The days which Jeroboam reigned were two and twenty years: and he slept with his fathers, and Nadab his son reigned in his place.
21Rehoboam the son of Solomon reigned in Judah. Rehoboam was forty-one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city which the LORD had chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, to put his name there: and his mother's name was Naamah the Ammonitess. 22Judah did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, and they provoked him to jealousy with their sins which they committed, above all that their fathers had done. 23For they also built them high places, and pillars, and Asherim, on every high hill, and under every green tree; 24and there were also male shrine prostitutes in the land: they did according to all the abominations of the nations which the LORD drove out before the children of Israel.
25It happened in the fifth year of king Rehoboam, that Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem; 26and he took away the treasures of the house of the LORD, and the treasures of the king's house; he even took away all: and he took away all the shields of gold which Solomon had made. 27King Rehoboam made in their place shields of bronze, and committed them to the hands of the captains of the guard, who kept the door of the king's house. 28It was so, that as often as the king went into the house of the LORD, the guard bore them, and brought them back into the guard room.
29Now the rest of the acts of Rehoboam, and all that he did, aren't they written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? 30There was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam continually. 31Rehoboam slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the City of David: and his mother's name was Naamah the Ammonitess. Abijam his son reigned in his place.
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