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Arroyo is being prosecuted, not persecuted
The few voices crying "persecution" in denouncing the Aquino administration's move to stop former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo's attempt to fly to Singapore don't seem to understand the difference between "persecution" and "prosecution."
When a person who is as clean as a whistle with no legal or criminal impediment is harassed, oppressed, punished and deprived of her rights—in particular the right to travel—that is persecution. But when one who is carrying a heavy criminal baggage is stopped from leaving the country, especially when there are strong indications that she has no intention to return, that is in the exercise of the state's power to prosecute. We call that prosecution, a process by which the state can exact retribution on those suspected, accused and found guilty of crimes.
Arroyo is facing a host of charges—six of which are plunder and graft cases, apart from the electoral sabotage case that has been filed with the Pasay City Regional Trial Court, for which she was arrested last Nov. 18.
Without the issuance of the arrest warrant against her, which placed her under government custody, she could have made her Singapore flight on the strength of a temporary restraining order (TRO) issued by the Supreme Court.
It is to the credit of Justice Secretary Leila de Lima that Arroyo failed to board a plane for Singapore.
De Lima was assailed by the Arroyo camp for "defying" the Supreme Court TRO. But she stood her ground even at the risk of being held in contempt by the tribunal and of not being confirmed by the Commission on Appointments, as a senator had threatened. De Lima has earned public accolade for her feistiness in defense of a righteous cause. Not only LP members of the House of Representatives but also a big throng of citizens have thrown their full support behind her.
The question is: Should we have allowed Arroyo to travel abroad and open the possibility for her to escape prosecution, or should we make sure that she stand trial and, if convicted, pay for her crimes?
Any right-thinking Filipino should stand for justice taking its proper and irreversible course.
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SAN DIEGO — Wendy Sue Berry, a ballet dancer who is studying to be a forensic psychologist, was crowned Miss California Monday night at a pageant picketed by feminist opponents, but not disrupted as last year's was.
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Critical Review by Andrew Ferguson
SOURCE: A review of The Snarling Citizen, in The American Spectator, Vol. 28, No. 8, August, 1995, pp. 66-7.
In the following review, Ferguson suggests that Ehrenreich's writing is rife with factoids and faulty syllogisms.
Barbara Ehrenreich's career as a journalist has followed an interesting trajectory. She is a witty, graceful stylist who first came to prominence in the Nation, Ms., and Mother Jones. Unlike Molly Ivins, she's a mom—a working mom!—and unlike Anna Quindlen, she never whimpers. The fat cats of "main-stream" journalism do not allow writers with Ehrenreich's attributes to languish on the leftward fringe, and so for the past several years she has been a featured essayist on the back page of Time magazine, where her unabashedly left-wing views make a pleasant contrast to the abashedly left-wing views found in the pages preceding it. She is now so certifiably mainstream that mainstream publishers are happy to get out collections of even her most quotidian pieces. Hence The Snarling Citizen, a loosely packed duffel of Ehrenreichiana previously published in Time, the Nation, the Guardian, and elsewhere.
The essays here are brief without exception; the longest couldn't be longer than 1700 words. To impose coherence she has grouped them under chapter headings: "Trampling on the Down-and-Out," "Sex Skirmishes and the Gender Wars," and so on. The collection begins with "Life in the Postmodern Family," raising the question, right at the start, of what a postmodern family might be. I don't know, and neither, I suspect, does Ehrenreich, but "postmodern" is one of her favorite words, recurring even more often than such phrases as "apocalyptic frisson," "post-Judeo-Christian generation," "posttrend era," "post-feminist era," and "advanced capitalism"—the big, blowy tropes that dazzle editors while allowing a writer to elide from the concrete to the dubious, and from the self-evident to the debatable, without debate.
This stylistic trick is essential to her appeal as an essayist, for when Ehrenreich does offer a straightforward observation or assertion of fact, she tends to wobble. Her facts, for example, aren't really facts. She opens her first essay on the family with the statement: "The U.S. divorce rate remains stuck near 50 percent." This is a chestnut of newsmagazine chin-waggers, but in fact the divorce rate is 4.8 percent per 1,000 Americans. "According to surveys [block that phrase!], somewhere between 26 percent and 41 percent of married women are unfaithful." The most recent and exhaustive survey, Sex in America, puts the figure at less than 15 percent. She writes: "Studies show [ditto!] that teachers tend to favor boys by calling on them more often, making eye contact with them more frequently, and pushing them harder to perform." Actually, "studies show" that teachers don't "call on" boys more often, they call them out more often—reasonable enough, since schoolboys make more trouble than schoolgirls, requiring more frequent eye contact and more pushing to perform.
Ehrenreich's journalism is filled with such casual misstatements—little wisps of faulty data upon which she builds whole cathedrals of commentary. The errors of fact don't make much difference to the quality of her arguments, for Ehrenreich, as an ideologue, is impervious to any data that don't serve the larger points she wishes to make. And her points are larger than you can imagine. When she deals with "the family," as she often does, she can be funny but uncomfortably bitter—imagine Erma Bombeck, if Erma Bombeck's husband ran off with a call girl and her son decapitated the family cat. Erma's treatment of the family, jaundiced as it was, was at bottom affectionate, confined to small but endearing frustrations: Ehrenreich's balloons into a genuine, ill-disguised hostility toward civilization itself. When she makes an argument she tends to jump around.
Americans act out their ambivalence about the family without ever owning up to it. Millions adhere to creeds—religious and political—that are militantly "pro-family." But at the same time, millions flock to therapists and self-help groups that offer to heal the "inner child" from damage inflicted by family life. Legions of women band together to revive the self-esteem they lost in supposedly loving relationships and to learn to love a little less. We are all, it is often said, in recovery. And from what? Our families, in most cases.
It would be difficult to write a paragraph with more confusions than this one. "Act out" is a cant phrase, coined by counselors and facilitators. The two sentences about millions being religiously pro-family and millions flocking to self-help groups are logically unrelated, but the juxtaposition is meant to imply that the second sentence discredits the first. And what's an "inner child"? How do you "learn to love a little less"? It is indeed often said that "we are all in recovery," but that doesn't mean it's true, or that the phrase has any content at all. This is Oprahspeak, unbecoming a writer who fancies herself a skeptic.
But here in postmodern, postfeminist America, Oprahspeak seems all that's left to the left. "There is a long and honorable tradition of what might be called 'anti-family' though," she writes, invoking authority to buttress her case. But the line of authority trails off. Ehrenreich traces the tradition to the Rousseauian philosopher Charles Fourier, through unnamed "early feminists" and "radical psychiatrists," to the renowned British crank Edmund Leach. As an intellectual genealogy it's not quite Aristotle-to-Aquinas-to-Kant, but it will have to do. We live in a post-traditionalist age.
So where is a left-wing polemicist to turn—when facts fail you, when the "surveys" don't "show" what you want them to, when your intellectual tradition is neither long nor particularly honorable? There will always be straw men, and the book is overstuffed with them. One essay—to choose a typical instance—attacks the "dangerous" idea that "history repeats itself." She writes: "Everything that happens, we are led to believe, is a historical reenactment," and the belief makes us putty for the forces of reaction. Ehrenreich herself is undeluded. She argues against the notion with great force and indignation, mustering facts and examples, moving elegantly from the specific to the general, from the personal to the universal and back again, without once stopping to consider that nobody in his right mind takes the idea literally. It's like watching Fred Astaire dance with a mop.
She has her gifts. She's good with a joke—about that most public recluse, Salman Rushdie, she writes: "What is it with these fatwa guys—can't they get a copy of Rushdie's schedule from his publicist, like everybody else?" And you can't completely write off a woman who has the taste to call Jack Valenti an "ancient lounge lizard." (Query to Time editors: Ageist? Offensive to the amphibian community?) She knows that caricature can be a verbal art, with the capacity to expose an essence more quickly than a dozen arguments, but too often her fondness for exaggeration and hyperbole drags her into mere buffoonery. Why do we watch the Academy Awards? "We watch for what might be called political reasons: because everyone knows that the movie-star class now rules the earth." How clever, how unconventional, how not even remotely true!
Even so, I agree with the many blurbsters on the dust jacket—Susan Faludi, John Kenneth Galbraith, and Ellen Goodman among them—who suggest that Barbara Ehrenreich may be the best polemicist the left-wing can produce nowadays. This alone makes her stuff worth reading. For liberals she distills contemporary liberalism down to its essence, which by now is nothing more than a series of attitudes and poses and sneers. For conservatives she is cause for rejoicing, a knowledgeable, highly credentialed, top-of-the-line tour guide to the Potemkin Village they hope to overrun.
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If you let it go, and your numbers are frequently too high, have many complications, miss work a lot, etc it can become a disability and liability.
I would think that your diabetes is something that is none of your employer's business as a rule. He doesnt have to know that unless you are having a lot of issues and problems at work.
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I wish my insulin was generic. The cost is outrageous! I wish some of my other meds were also generic, I would switch. At least 4 of my meds are brand names, and it would be a HUGE help if I could get generics instead.
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I cannot wear any kind of "diabetic sock" as they have horrid seams that feel like razor blades across my toes, they are too loose and fall down and cause blisters. I have tried several brands courtesy of several friends, and could not tolerate any of them. I gave them away. [ I do thank my kind friends for trying to help out.>
The socks that work best for me are Bobbie Brooks [I think>, and are 100% cotton with pink toe and heels. They are very soft and comfy on my feet. I get them at the local Dollar Store, and they are about $5 for 6 pair. I like the crew socks best as my legs/ankles get cold in cool weather easily.
It seems like anything labeled with "diabetic" or some other special need automatically has the price jacked up very high. It is not necessarily good for that need either.
Before I was diagnosed as diabetic, my PA misdiagnosed the neuropathy in my legs as many other things for 3 years, and had me on support hose for a bit. They hurt like crazy; turned my legs dark purple and other problems. I finally ditched them even though they were $12/pair and my legs are okay. I will not go back to support hose again, but that is me. I would be very cautious about using them if your doctor says to.
Hi Dusty, I hope you find some good socks that work for your feet. Hugs,
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A friend of mine tried to tell everyone he was "cured" of his diabetes because he had his sugars under control with diet and exercise. He bragged about it considerably. Then he had a major heart attack with more than 50% heart damage. He will not survive another heart attack. He also has a phobia of taking insulin for some reason, but he would do much better to be on insulin. Diabetes damages your organs, including your heart. Oh yeah, he is back on diabetes meds, not sure which. His sugars had gone back up without his noticing it.
I hope you keep up the good work, just remember you must do this for life, not just a little while. Diabetes is a progressive disease, and at some point you may have to go back to your meds. That is just how diabetes is.
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I take care myself, always have. I have been on my own since age 16, and earned my own keep.
I have one grown son here at home for awhile, but he will eventually move back out. While he is here he is helping with heavy jobs that I can't do; but I am also helping him out with a place to stay and whatnot temporarily. When he moves back out, I will be alone again, naturally. [pun intended> ... That is just how things are.
My aunt died on her 92d bday at home in her own bed, and that is how she wanted it. A few years before that, she had a fall and fractured her pelvis. Her hearing aids were at home, not in the hospital. Plus they had her over medicated, and her doctor tried to tell us she had 'advanced Alzheimer's', which was a lie. When she got her hearing aids in --he never knew she was stone deaf-- and her meds adjusted, she fired her doctor and gave him what for royally! She also lambasted, the nurses, my brother, our cousin, and anyone else who came around. She arranged for her handyman to put a bathroom on her first floor, had my brother and cousin move the dining room things upstairs and her bedroom things downstairs, she learned how to transfer herself from the bed to wheelchair and back again, she arranged for her own in home health aide, etc. The nurses wrote on her chart in big red letters: FIERCELY INDEPENDANT. She refused nursing home care for any reason. She had a clear mind until she died.
Learn to be independant and do for yourself, and finding some local friends would be nice too. I am not here all the time, but I can be a cyber friend.
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The complications of diabetes can cause you to be disabled enough not to work. I have diabetic neuropathy which gives me problems walking, and losing my balance easily. I have other health issues that keep me from working, and yes, I am on disability. I do not consider myself "diabled" though, and do just about anything except drive a vehicle. That is due to another health issue, and keeps me from having a job around here. If I had an online job, that would be great. Finding one is the problem.
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I have not taken a 'bath' in over 12 years... I much prefer showers.
J&J is just covering their a** in case something bad happens while you use their product.
Some products that I like for my feet: Hawaiian Tropic After Sun Body Butter, Max Block After Sun Lotion, any kind of body butter, foot scrubs with peppermint in them, any good rich lotion. Mouthwash kills lots of germs, and it feels really good in a foot soak.
I can barely reach my feet to do my nails any more, too much arthritis in my hips and knees and back. I may have to give in and start on a podatrist, but they do not do nails the way I like mine-- short, to the quick. I cannot stand having my nails long. I would have to re do anything a foot doc does, so it is not worth the bother or expense.
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It is 95' here, and about noon. Yuk. It is supposed to get up in the 100s here.
A friend sent me a link to a You Tube video about driving in the snow. That was funny, sort of. Most people do not know how to drive in the snow, but it sure looked refreshing and lovely to me. At least it is only 53 days until Autumn begins and the weather starts to improve. Maybe we will get a good hurricane and lots of rain to break this horrid drought. [ok, we don't need the damages, but we could REALLY use that much rain up here in MO.>
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KALPETTA: M.I. Shanavas, MP, inaugurated the first community radio station in the State at Dwaraka, near Mananthavady, in Wayanad district on Saturday. The radio station has been launched on the initiative of the Wayanad Social Service Society, a social-service organisation under the catholic diocese of Mananthavady.
Mr. Shanavas said the Centre was preparing a special agriculture package for the comprehensive development of the agriculture sector in the district. The proposed package was in its final stage and Union Minister for State for Agriculture K.V. Thomas would declare it soon. Bishop Mar Jose Porunnedom presided.
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Change your router's pre-set password. The manufacturer of your wireless router probably assigned it a standard default password that allows you to set up and operate the router. Hackers know these default passwords, so change it to something only you know. Use passwords that are at least 10 characters long: the longer the password, the tougher it is to crack.
Limit Access to Your Network
Allow only specific computers to access your wireless network. Every computer that is able to communicate with a network is assigned a unique Media Access Control (MAC) address. Wireless routers usually have a mechanism to allow only devices with particular MAC addresses to access to the network. Some hackers have mimicked MAC addresses, so don't rely on this step alone.
Turn off your wireless network when you know you won't use it. Hackers cannot access a wireless router when it is shut down. If you turn the router off when you're not using it, you limit the amount of time that it is susceptible to a hack.
Don't Assume That Public Wi-Fi Networks Are Secure
Be cautious about the information you access or send from a public wireless network. Many cafés, hotels, airports, and other public places offer wireless networks for their customers to use. These "hot spots" are convenient, but they may not be secure.
Laptop Security
A minor distraction is all it takes for a laptop to vanish. If it goes missing, all the valuable information stored on it may fall into the hands of an identity thief. Keep these tips in mind when you're out and about with your laptop:
Disposing of Old Computers
Getting rid of your old computer? You can ensure its hard drive doesn't become a treasure chest for identity thieves. Use a program that overwrites or wipes the hard drive many times. Or remove the hard drive, and physically destroy it.
Understand Your Hard Drive
Computers often hold personal and financial information, including:
When you save a file, especially a large one, it is scattered around the hard drive in bits and pieces. When you open a file, the hard drive gathers the bits and pieces and reconstructs them.
When you delete a file, the links to reconstruct the file disappear. But the bits and pieces of the deleted file stay on your computer until they're overwritten, and they can be retrieved with a data recovery program. To remove data from a hard drive permanently, the hard drive needs to be wiped clean.
How to Clean a Hard Drive
Before you clean a hard drive, save the files you want to keep to:
Check your owner's manual, the manufacturer's website, or its customer support service for information on how to save data and transfer it to a new computer.
Utility programs to wipe a hard drive are available both online and in stores where computers are sold. These programs generally are inexpensive; some are available on the internet for free. These programs vary:
Consider using a program that overwrites or wipes the hard drive many times; otherwise, the deleted information could be retrieved. Or remove the hard drive, and physically destroy it.
If you use your home or personal computer for business purposes, check with your employer about how to manage the information on your computer that's business-related. The law requires businesses to follow data security and disposal requirements for certain information that's related to customers.
How to Dispose of Your Computer
Recycle it.
Many computer manufacturers have programs to recycle computers and components. Check their websites or call their toll-free numbers for more information. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has information about electronic product recycling programs. Your local community may have a recycling program, too. Check with your county or local government, including the local landfill office for regulations.
Donate it.
Many organizations collect old computers and donate them to charities.
Resell it.
Some people and organizations buy old computers. Check online.
Remember, most computer equipment contains hazardous materials that don't belong in a landfill. For example, many computers have heavy metals that can contaminate the earth. The EPA recommends that you check with your local health and sanitation agencies for ways to dispose of electronics safely.
Hacked Email
You get a flood of messages from friends and family. They're getting emails from you with seemingly random links, or messages with urgent pleas to wire you money. It looks like your email or social media account might have been taken over. What do you do? For starters, make sure your security protections are up-to-date, reset your password, and warn your friends.
How You Know You've Been Hacked
You might have been hacked if:
In the case of emails with random links, it's possible your email address was "spoofed," or faked, and hackers don't actually have access to your account. But you'll want to take action, just in case.
What To Do When You've Been Hacked
1. Update your system and delete any malware
Make sure your security software is up-to-date
If you don't have security software, get it. But install security software only from reputable, well-known companies. Then, run it to scan your computer for viruses and spyware (aka malware). Delete any suspicious software and restart your computer.
Set your security software, internet browser, and operating system (like Windows or Mac OS) to update automatically
Software developers often release updates to patch security vulnerabilities. Keep your security software, your internet browser, and your operating system up-to-date to help your computer keep pace with the latest hack attacks.
2. Change your passwords
That's IF you're able to log into your email or social networking account. Someone may have gotten your old password and changed it. If you use similar passwords for other accounts, change them, too. Make sure you create strong passwords that will be hard to guess.
3. Check the advice your email provider or social networking site has about restoring your account
You can find helpful advice specific to the service. If your account has been taken over, you might need to fill out forms to prove it's really you trying to get back into your account.
4. Check your account settings
Once you're back in your account, make sure your signature and "away" message don't contain unfamiliar links, and that messages aren't being forwarded to someone else's address. On your social networking service, look for changes to the account since you last logged in — say, a new "friend".
5. Tell your friends
A quick email letting your friends know they might have gotten a malicious link or a fake plea for help can keep them from sending money they won't get back or installing malware on their computers. Put your friends' email addresses in the Bcc line to keep them confidential. You could copy and send this article, too.
What to Do Before You're Hacked
Use unique passwords for important sites, like your bank and email
That way, someone who knows one of your passwords won't suddenly have access to all your important accounts. Choose strong passwords that are harder to crack. Some people find password managers — software that stores and remembers your passwords for you — a helpful way to keep things straight. If you use a password manager, make sure to select a unique, strong password for it, too. Many password managers will let you know whether the master password you've created is strong enough.
Safeguard your usernames and passwords
Think twice when you're asked to enter credentials like usernames and passwords. Never provide them in response to an email. If the email or text seems to be from your bank, for example, visit the bank website directly rather than clicking on any links or calling any numbers in the message. Scammers impersonate well-known businesses to trick people into giving out personal information.
Turn on two-factor authentication if your service provider offers it
A number of online services offer "two-factor authentication", where getting into your account requires a password plus something else — say, a code sent to your smartphone — to prove it's really you.
Don't click on links or open attachments in emails unless you know who sent them and what they are
That link or attachment could install malware on your computer. Also do your part: don't forward random links.
Download free software only from sites you know and trust
If you're not sure who to trust, do some research before you download any software. Free games, file-sharing programs, and customized toolbars also could contain malware.
Don't treat public computers like your personal computer
If it's not your computer, don't let a web browser remember your passwords, and make sure to log out of any accounts when you're done. In fact, if you can help it, don't access personal accounts — like email, or especially bank accounts — on public computers at all. (Also be careful any time you use public Wi-Fi.)
Unwanted commercial email – also known as "spam" – can be annoying. Worse, it can include bogus offers that could cost you time and money. Take steps to limit the amount of spam you get, and treat spam offers the same way you would treat an uninvited telemarketing sales call. Don't believe promises from strangers. Learn to recognize the most common online scams.
How Can I Reduce the Amount of Spam I Get?
Use an email filter.
Check your email account to see if it provides a tool to filter out potential spam or to channel spam into a bulk email folder. You might want to consider these options when you're choosing which Internet Service Provider (ISP) or email service to use.
Limit your exposure.
You might decide to use two email addresses — one for personal messages and one for shopping, newsletters, chat rooms, coupons and other services. You also might consider using a disposable email address service that forwards messages to your permanent account. If one of the disposable addresses begins to receive spam, you can shut it off without affecting your permanent address.
Also, try not to display your email address in public. That includes on blog posts, in chat rooms, on social networking sites, or in online membership directories. Spammers use the web to harvest email addresses.
Check privacy policies and uncheck boxes.
Check the privacy policy before you submit your email address to a website. See if it allows the company to sell your email to others. You might decide not to submit your email address to websites that won't protect it.
When submitting your email address to a website, look for pre-checked boxes that sign you up for email updates from the company and its partners. Some websites allow you to opt out of receiving these mass emails.
Choose a unique email address.
Your choice of email addresses may affect the amount of spam you receive. Spammers send out millions of messages to probable name combinations at large ISPs and email services, hoping to find a valid address. Thus, a common name such as jdoe may get more spam than a more unique name like j26d0e34. Of course, there is a downside - it's harder to remember an unusual email address.
How Can I Help Reduce Spam for Everyone?
Hackers and spammers troll the internet looking for computers that aren't protected by up-to-date security software. When they find unprotected computers, they try to install hidden software – called malware – that allows them to control the computers remotely.
Many thousands of these computers linked together make up a "botnet", a network used by spammers to send millions of emails at once. Millions of home computers are part of botnets. In fact, most spam is sent this way.
Don't let spammers use your computer.
You can help reduce the chances that your computer will become part of a botnet:
Detect and get rid of malware.
It can be difficult to tell if a spammer has installed malware on your computer, but there are some warning signs:
If your computer has been hacked or infected by a virus, disconnect from the internet right away. Then take steps to remove malware.
Report Spam
Forward unwanted or deceptive messages to:
If you try to unsubscribe from an email list and your request is not honored, file a complaint with the FTC.
When internet fraudsters impersonate a business to trick you into giving out your personal information, it's called phishing. Don't reply to email, text, or pop-up messages that ask for your personal or financial information. Don't click on links within them either – even if the message seems to be from an organization you trust. It isn't. Legitimate businesses don't ask you to send sensitive information through insecure channels.
Examples of Phishing Messages
You open an email or text, and see a message like this:
"We suspect an unauthorized transaction on your account. To ensure that your account is not compromised, please click the link below and confirm your identity."
"During our regular verification of accounts, we couldn't verify your information. Please click here to update and verify your information."
"Our records indicate that your account was overcharged. You must call us within 7 days to receive your refund."
The senders are phishing for your information so they can use it to commit fraud.
How to Deal with Phishing Scams
Delete email and text messages that ask you to confirm or provide personal information (credit card and bank account numbers, Social Security numbers, passwords, etc.). Legitimate companies don't ask for this information via email or text.
The messages may appear to be from organizations you do business with – banks, for example. They might threaten to close your account or take other action if you don't respond.
Don't reply, and don't click on links or call phone numbers provided in the message, either. These messages direct you to spoof sites – sites that look real but whose purpose is to steal your information so a scammer can run up bills or commit crimes in your name.
Area codes can mislead, too. Some scammers ask you to call a phone number to update your account or access a "refund." But a local area code doesn't guarantee that the caller is local.
If you're concerned about your account or need to reach an organization you do business with, call the number on your financial statements or on the back of your credit card.
Action Steps
You can take steps to avoid a phishing attack:
Report Phishing Emails
Forward phishing emails to firstname.lastname@example.com – and to the company, bank, or organization impersonated in the email. You also may report phishing email to firstname.lastname@example.com. The Anti-Phishing Working Group, a group of ISPs, security vendors, financial institutions and law enforcement agencies, uses these reports to fight phishing.
If you might have been tricked by a phishing email:
Money Transfer Scams
Wiring money – through companies like MoneyGram and Western Union – is like sending cash. Once it's gone, you can't get it back. That's one reason scammers often insist that people wire money, especially to addresses overseas. It's nearly impossible to reverse the transfer, trace the money, or track the recipients.
What's Risky About Using Money Transfers?
Money transfers can be useful if you want to send money to someone you know and trust. At the same time, they are risky when you send money to someone you don't know. That's why many law enforcement agencies caution against it.
The recipient of a money transfer gets the money quickly, so it's nearly impossible to reverse the transfer if you realize you've made a mistake.
How to Avoid Money Transfer Scams
Don't wire money to a stranger or someone you haven't met in person. That includes:
In a variation, scammers ask you to deposit a check for them, and then wire money back to them. The scam is that the check is fake. It will bounce, and you'll owe your bank the money you withdrew. By law, banks must make the funds from deposited checks available within a few days, but it can take weeks to uncover a fake check. It may seem that the check has cleared and that the money is in your account. But if a check later turns out to be a fake, you'll owe the bank any money you withdrew.
Report Money Transfer Scams
If you think you've wired money to a scam artist, call the money transfer company immediately to report the fraud and file a complaint. Ask for the money transfer to be reversed. It's unlikely to happen, but it's important to ask. Then, file a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission at ftc.gov/complaint.
Identity Theft
Identity theft occurs when someone uses your name, your Social Security number, or some other personal, financial, or medical information without your permission to commit fraud or other crimes. Online threats like phishing, malware, or hacking can lead to identity theft.
If your personal information is lost, stolen, or otherwise compromised, you can minimize the potential damage from identity theft.
Put a Fraud Alert on Your Credit Reports
Contact one of the three nationwide credit reporting companies, and ask them to put a fraud alert on your credit report:
The one company you call must contact the others. They also will place fraud alerts on your file.
A fraud alert can make it harder for an identity thief to open any accounts in your name. The alert stays on your credit report for at least 90 days. After you create an Identity Theft Report, you can ask for an extended alert on your file.
Review Your Credit Reports
After you place a fraud alert on your credit reports, you are entitled to one free copy of your credit report from each credit reporting company. Read the reports; check to see if your name, address, Social Security number, accounts, and other information are correct.
If the report shows accounts you did not open or debts that are not yours, contact the credit reporting companies to report the fraud and have them corrected. You may want to contact the security or fraud department of each company where an account was misused or opened without your permission, too. Ask the company to send you proof that they corrected or closed the problem accounts.
Create an Identity Theft Report
An Identity Theft Report will help you resolve problems with credit reporting companies, debt collectors, and businesses that allowed the identity thief to open new accounts in your name. The Report can help you:
It takes three steps to create an Identity Theft Report:
Online: http://ftc.gov/idtheft
Phone: 1-877-438-4338
Your FTC identity theft affidavit plus your police report makes an Identity Theft Report. Send copies of the Identity Theft Report to companies where you report fraud. Ask them to remove or correct fraudulent information in your accounts.
Learn more about how to protect your personal information and respond to identity theft at http://ftc.gov/idtheft.
Cookies: Leaving a Trail on the Web
Have you ever wondered why some online ads you see are targeted to your tastes and interests, or how websites remember your preferences from visit to visit? The answer may be in the "cookies".
A cookie is information saved by your web browser, the software program you use to visit the web. Cookies can be used by companies that collect, store and share bits of information about your online activities to track your behavior across sites. Cookies also can be used to customize your browsing experience, or to deliver ads targeted to you.
Freedom Bank wants you to know how cookies are used and how you can control information about your browsing activities. Here are answers to some commonly asked questions about cookies – what they are, what they do, and how you can control them.
Understanding Cookies
What is a cookie?
A cookie is information that a site saves to your computer using your web browser. A cookie allows sites to record your browsing activities – like what pages and content you've looked at, when you visited, what you searched for, and whether you clicked on an ad. Data collected by cookies can be combined to create a profile of your online activities.
Who places cookies on the web?
First-party cookies are placed by a site when you visit it. They can make your experience on the web more efficient. For example, they help sites remember:
Third-party cookies are placed by someone other than the site you are on. These may include an advertising network or a company that helps deliver the ads you see. They may be used to deliver ads tailored to your interests. For example, if you read an article online about running, a cookie may be used to note your interest in running, and add that to a profile. And you may see coupons to save money on running shoes.
Controlling Cookies
How can I control cookies?
Various browsers have different ways to let you delete cookies or limit the kinds of cookies that can be placed on your computer. When you choose your browser, you may want to consider which suits your privacy preferences best.
To check out the settings in a browser, use the 'Help' tab or look under 'Tools' for settings like 'Options' or 'Privacy.' From there, you may be able to delete cookies, or control when they can be placed. Some browsers allow add-on software tools to block, delete, or control cookies. And security software often includes options to make cookie control easier.
If you disable cookies entirely, you may limit your browsing experience. For example, you may need to enter information repeatedly, or you might not get personalized content or ads that are meaningful to you. However, most browsers' settings will allow you to block third-party cookies without also disabling first-party cookies.
Keep your browser up-to-date
No matter which browser you use, it's important to keep it updated. An out-of-date browser can leave your computer vulnerable to attack by malware, which could intercept sensitive data like your log-ins, passwords, or financial information. Most browsers update automatically, or prompt you to update to the latest version.
What are "opt-out" cookies?
Some websites and advertising networks have cookies that tell them not to use information about what sites you visit to target ads to you.
There are a couple of ways to opt out of certain types of data collection or certain kinds of targeted advertising:
Deleting all your cookies will erase any opt-out cookies you've downloaded. To restore opt-out cookies, you will have to go through the opt-out procedure again.
Cookies are used for many purposes – for example, to limit the number of times you're shown a particular ad. So even if you opt out of targeted advertising, a company may still use cookies for other purposes.
"Private Browsing"
What's "private browsing"?
Many browsers offer private browsing settings that are meant to let you keep your web activities hidden from other people who use the same computer. With private browsing turned on, your browser won't retain cookies, your browsing history, search records, or the files you downloaded. Privacy modes aren't uniform, though; it's a good idea to check your browser to see what types of data it stores. Although it won't keep cookies after the private browsing session ends, cookies used during the private browsing session can communicate information about your browsing behavior to third parties.
Flash Cookies
What are Flash cookies?
A Flash cookie is a small file stored on your computer by a website that uses Adobe's Flash player technology. Flash cookies use Adobe's Flash player to store information about your online browsing activities. Flash cookies can be used to replace cookies used for tracking and advertising, because they also can store your settings and preferences. When you delete or clear cookies from your browser, you won't necessarily delete the Flash cookies stored on your computer.
Can I control Flash cookies?
The latest versions of Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, and Microsoft Internet Explorer let you control or delete Flash cookies through the browser's settings. If you use an older version of one of these browsers, upgrade to the most recent version, and set it to update automatically.
If you use a browser that doesn't support deleting Flash cookies, look at Adobe's Website Storage Settings panel. There, you can view and delete Flash cookies, and control whether you'll allow them on your computer.
Like regular cookies, deleting Flash cookies gets rid of the ones on your computer at that moment. Flash cookies can be placed on your computer the next time you visit a website or view an ad unless you block Flash cookies altogether.
New Technologies
Are there other tracking technologies I should know about?
New technologies are constantly emerging, and some can be used to track your online activities even if you control regular cookies. These are generally referred to as "supercookies." If companies offer you an opt out, they need to respect your preference, whether they use supercookies or regular cookies.
What is "Do Not Track"?
Do Not Track is a tool that allows you to express your preference not to be tracked across the web. Turning on Do Not Track through your web browser sends a signal to every website you visit that you don't want to be tracked. Companies then know your preference. If they have committed to respect your preference, they are legally required to do so. Some browsers already support Do Not Track. If you want to use Do Not Track, check to see if the browser you use offers it – or use a browser that does.
Understanding Mobile Apps
If you have a smart phone or other mobile device, you probably use apps – to play games, get turn-by-turn directions, access news, books, weather, and more. Easy to download and often free, mobile apps can be so much fun and so convenient that you might download them without thinking about some key considerations: how they're paid for, what information they may gather from your device, or who gets that information.
Mobile App Basics
What's a mobile app?
A mobile app is a software program you can download and access directly using your phone or another mobile device, like a tablet or music player.
What do I need to download and use an app?
You need a smart phone or another mobile device with internet access. Not all apps work on all mobile devices. Once you buy a device, you're committed to using the operating system and the type of apps that go with it. The Android, Apple, Microsoft and BlackBerry mobile operating systems have app stores online where you can look for, download, and install apps. Some online retailers also offer app stores. You'll have to use an app store that works with your device's operating system. To set up an account, you may have to provide a credit card number, especially if you're going to download an app that isn't free.
Data Plans and Wi-Fi: Two ways to access the internet from your phone
You can access the internet using a data plan tied to your phone service, or through a Wi-Fi hotspot. Phone companies generally charge a monthly fee for a data plan that can connect you to the internet.
Wi-Fi connections usually are faster, but you have to be in range of a hotspot to use one. Most public Wi-Fi hotspots – like those in coffee shops, airports, and hotels – don't encrypt the information you send over the internet and are not secure. Get tips for using public Wi-Fi.
To set up a home wireless network, you'll need to pay for internet access and a wireless router, and you'll want to take steps to secure the network.
Why are some apps free?
Some apps are distributed for free through app stores; the developers make money in a few ways:
Questions About Your Privacy
What types of data can apps access?
When you sign up with an app store or download individual apps, you may be asked for permission to let them access information on your device. Some apps may be able to access:
Some apps access only the data they need to function; others access data that's not related to the purpose of the app.
If you're providing information when you're using the device, someone may be collecting it – whether it's the app developer, the app store, an advertiser, or an ad network. And if they're collecting your data, they may share it with other companies.
How can I tell what information an app will access or share?
It's not always easy to know what data a specific app will access, or how it will be used. Before you download an app, consider what you know about who created it and what it does. The app stores may include information about the company that developed the app, if the developer provides it. If the developer doesn't provide contact information – like a website or an email address – the app may be less than trustworthy.
If you're using an Android operating system, you will have an opportunity to read the "permissions" just before you install an app. Read them. It's useful information that tells you what information the app will access on your device. Ask yourself whether the permissions make sense given the purpose of the app; for example, there's no reason for an e-book or "wallpaper" app to read your text messages.
Why do some apps collect location data?
Some apps use specific location data to give you maps, coupons for nearby stores, or information about who you might know nearby. Some provide location data to ad networks, which may combine it with other information in their databases to target ads based on your interests and your location.
Once an app has your permission to access your location data, it can do so until you change the settings on your phone. If you don't want to share your location with advertising networks, you can turn off location services in your phone's settings. But if you do that, apps won't be able to give you information based on your location unless you enter it yourself.
Your phone uses general data about its location so your phone carrier can efficiently route calls. Even if you turn off location services in your phone's settings, it may not be possible to completely stop it from broadcasting your location data.
Questions About Advertising
Why does the app I downloaded have ads in it?
Developers want to provide their apps as inexpensively as possible so lots of people will use them. If they sell advertising space in the app, they can offer the app for a lower cost than if it didn't have ads. Some developers sell space in their apps to ad networks that, in turn, sell the space to advertisers.
Why do I see the ads I do?
Advertisers believe you're more likely to click on an ad targeted to your specific interests. So ad networks gather the information apps collect, including your location data, and may combine it with the kind of information you provide when you register for a service or buy something online. The combined information allows the mobile ad network to send you targeted ads – ads that may be relevant to someone with your preferences and in your location.
Malware and Security Concerns
Should I update my apps?
Your phone may indicate when updates are available for your apps. It's a good idea to update the apps you've installed on your device and the device's operating system when new versions are available. Updates often have security patches that protect your information and your device from the latest malware.
Could an app infect my phone with malware?
Some hackers have created apps that can infect phones and mobile devices with malware. If your phone sends email or text messages that you didn't write, or installs apps that you didn't download, you could be looking at signs of malware.
If you think you have malware on your device, you have a few options: you can contact customer support for the company that made your device; you can contact your mobile phone carrier for help; or you can install a security app to scan and remove apps if it detects malware. Security apps for phones are relatively new; there are only a few on the market, including some with free versions.
Mobile App User Reviews
Can I trust all the user reviews I read about an app?
Most app stores include user reviews that can help you decide whether to download. But some app developers and their marketers have posed as consumers to post positive comments about their own products. In fact, the Federal Trade Commission recently sued a company for posting fake comments about the apps it was paid to promote.
Tips for Using Public Wi-Fi Networks
Wi-Fi hotspots in coffee shops, libraries, airports, hotels, universities, and other public places are convenient, but they're often not secure. When using a hotspot, it's best to send information only to websites that are fully encrypted.
You can be confident a hotspot is secure only if it asks you to provide a WPA password. If you're not sure, treat the network as if it were unsecured.
How Encryption Works
Encryption is the key to keeping your personal information secure online. Encryption scrambles the information you send over the internet into a code so that it's not accessible to others. When using wireless networks, it's best to send personal information only if it's encrypted – either by an encrypted website or a secure Wi-Fi network. An encrypted website protects only the information you send to and from that site. A secure wireless network encrypts all the information you send using that network.
How to Tell If a Website is Encrypted
If you send email, share digital photos and videos, use social networks, or bank online, you're sending personal information over the internet. The information you share is stored on a server – a powerful computer that collects and delivers content. Many websites, such as banking sites, use encryption to protect your information as it travels from your computer to their server.
To determine if a website is encrypted, look for https at the beginning of the web address (the "s" is for secure). Some websites use encryption only on the sign-in page, but if any part of your session isn't encrypted, your entire account could be vulnerable. Look for https on every page you visit, not just when you sign in.
Don't Assume a Wi-Fi Hotspot is Secure
Most Wi-Fi hotspots don't encrypt the information you send over the internet and are not secure.
If you use an unsecured network to log in to an unencrypted site – or a site that uses encryption only on the sign-in page – other users on the network can see what you see and what you send. They could hijack your session and log in as you. New hacking tools – available for free online – make this easy, even for users with limited technical know-how. Your personal information, private documents, contacts, family photos, and even your login credentials could be up for grabs.
An imposter could use your account to impersonate you and scam people you care about. In addition, a hacker could test your username and password to try to gain access to other websites – including sites that store your financial information.
Protect Yourself When Using Public Wi-Fi
So what can you do to protect your information? Here are a few tips:
Installing browser add-ons or plug-ins can help, too. For example, Force-TLS and HTTPS-Everywhere are free Firefox add-ons that force the browser to use encryption on popular websites that usually aren't encrypted. They don't protect you on all websites – look for https in the URL to know a site is secure.
Investing Online
Investment opportunities that claim to be low risk and high reward almost always are frauds. When researching investments, turn to unbiased sources, like:
It's important to have updated security software and practice basic computer security on any computer you use to access financial accounts.
Avoid Investment Scams Online
Independently verify claims.
Never ever invest based solely on what you read in an online newsletter, bulletin board posting, or blog — especially if the investment involves a small company that isn't well-known. It's easy for a company or its promoters to make grandiose claims about new product developments, lucrative contracts, or the company's financial health. Before you invest, you must independently verify those claims. Use unbiased sources, such as the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), your state securities regulator, and securities industry self-regulatory organizations (including FINRA, Amex, and Nasdaq).
Do your homework.
Many investment frauds, including online scams, involve unregistered securities — so always investigate before you invest. Offers to sell securities must be registered with the SEC or be eligible for an exemption, otherwise the offering is illegal. To see whether an investment is registered, check the SEC's EDGAR database and call your state securities regulator for more information about the company and the people promoting it.
Be skeptical of references.
Fraudsters falsely assure you that an investment is properly registered with the appropriate agency and then give you a phone number so you can verify that "fact." Sometimes they give you the name of a real agency, and sometimes make one up. But even if the agency does exist, the contact information they provide invariably is false. Instead of speaking with a government official, you'll reach the fraudsters or their colleagues, who will give high marks to the company, the promoter, or the transaction.
Thoroughly Check Out Promoters and Company Officials.
Many fraudsters are repeat offenders. When the SEC sues a person or an organization, the agency issues a "litigation release." For litigation releases going back to 1995, simply run a search for the promoter, his or her company or newsletter, the company being touted, and its officers and directors. You also can check out the person or entity promoting the opportunity by using FINRA 's free BrokerCheck service or by calling your state securities regulator.
Find Out Where the Stock Trades.
Many small companies cannot meet the listing requirements of a national exchange. The securities of these companies trade instead in the "over-the-counter" (OTC) market and are quoted on OTC systems, like the OTC Bulletin Board or the Pink Sheets. Stocks that trade in the OTC market generally are among the most risky and most susceptible to manipulation.
Look out for high-pressure pitches.
Beware of promoters who pressure you to buy before you have a chance to think about and fully investigate an investment opportunity. Don't fall for the line that you'll lose out on a "once-in-a-lifetime" chance to make big money if you don't act quickly.
Consider the source and be skeptical.
Whenever someone offers you a hot stock tip, ask yourself a couple of questions: Why is this person giving me this tip? How might he or she benefit if I trade? The person touting the stock may well be an insider of the company or a paid promoter who stands to profit if you trade.
How to Report Online Investment Fraud
If you have problems with your online investment account — or if you suspect an investment scam:
File a complaint with the SEC using the agency's Online Complaint Center. Include as many details as possible: a summary of the problem and the names, addresses, telephone or fax numbers, and email addresses or websites of any person or firm involved.
For more information on investing wisely and avoiding costly mistakes, visit the SEC's investor website.
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Friday, May 1, is Law Day.
In 1958, President Dwight Eisenhower established Law Day to mark our nation's commitment to the rule of law, a principle that sets us apart from many other countries around the world. Its designation underscores how law and the legal process have contributed to the freedoms that all Americans share.
Here we go again!
Isn't it true that Lancaster County Economic Development Corp. President Keith Tunnell and his group of people have brought new business to Lancaster County? According to newspaper coverage, there seem to be a couple of Lancaster County Council members usually up in arms with the Economic Development folks.
As I recall, that Alliance 77 snafu involved groups across the river who were at odds with us. Come on now, does anyone seriously believe counties bordering Interstate 77 are really gonna help sway business to Lancaster?
The left loves to brand conservatives as fascists, yet in reality, in which the left doesn't live, they are the fascists.
To understand this, draw a horizontal line on a paper. In the middle of that line draw a vertical line. That second line represents the middle between left and right (liberal and conservative).
Now starting from the middle line, go right about a third of the way and draw another vertical line. That line represents the Constitution.
If you went all the way to the right, that would be anarchy – no laws, anything goes.
Half a century ago, our nation was in the midst of a civil rights revolution.
Over these last few years, we've reached several milestones: the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act, the Voting Rights Act, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s transformative "I Have a Dream" speech and the historic march from Selma to Montgomery.
As we commemorate these events, we feel the weight of their expectations. We see the path that has moved us closer to justice and equality, but we also see the stumbling blocks and shortcomings along the way.
Currently, there is controversy involving the Lancaster County Parks and Recreation Department and its scheduling of youth recreation ballgames on Wednesday nights.
Some parents are concerned that their children feel they are not only letting their teammates and coaches down by not participating on Wednesdays, but feel like they are being punished by not getting to play as often as others because their parents take them to church services and activities on Wednesday nights.
I am concerned about Larry McCullough's attempt at deception concerning the rezoning of the tract on Riverside Road.
Mr. McCullough is attempting to equate a sawmill with a landfill. Several times he refers to this project as similar to the rezoning attempt to locate a landfill in Flat Creek, even claiming that the project is beginning to smell.
Democrats in South Carolina are not a group that is easily impressed, but recently former Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley really impressed them, as in a standing-ovation impressed.
All the national pundits and so-called experts who are saying that Hillary Clinton has it all wrapped up should take note, because it just ain't so – at least not in South Carolina.
On April 15, the S.C. House passed a bill, H. 3579, by an overwhelming vote of 87-20.
It is designed to address the poor condition of our roads, which is arguably the most pressing problem our state as a whole faces. S.C. House members understand the seriousness of the problem and the House Ways and Means Committee members have worked overtime to create a bill that will, for the first time in decades, get us back on track.
Care has been taken to reduce the income tax so that, for the average citizen, this will be a revenue-neutral event.
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NEW YORK (AP) - Hall of Fame jockey John Velazquez reached 5,000 career victories Friday at Belmont Park.
``Everybody says that when you get close to a big number you go into a slump. I started to believe it. `Maybe this is why I'm going so slow!''' Velazquez said. ``Everything was second and third, second and third. I was riding really good races and, unfortunately, was getting beat. Finally, it's over!''
He was asked if he thinks he can win 1,000 more races.
``I hope so. I plan to ride for a few more years, if I'm healthy enough,'' Velazquez said. ``If God blesses me with health, I'll be here. We got to count on being healthy.''
He also guided San Pablo to victory in the $90,000 Criminal Type Stakes, the 10th win in 18 starts for the 5-year-old trained by Todd Pletcher. The time was 1:41.14 for the 1 1/16 miles as San Pablo beat Hymn Book by 3 1/2 lengths.
San Pablo paid $11, $3.50 and $2.30. Hymn Book returned $2.60 and $2.10, and Mucho Macho Man, second in last year's Breeders' Cup Classic, paid $2.10 to show.
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They won't.Originally Posted by Derrick the Nomad
According to some earlier source, only the members of the allied guilds can access these contents. From what I understand, either you join some elite alliance comprising of at least one uber PVP guild, you can kiss these areas goodbye. Or, you can pray your alliance, comprising of friends and people you had fun with, can somehow move the gods of MMORPGs to grant you access.
BTW, don't bother asking me where I saw these information, I simply do not remember the link to that article. If you intend to prove me wrong, go find them yourself.
Gold sink I believe. Can't quest for them free-of-charge so I guess only way is to buy them off skill trainers.Originally Posted by MasterNightfall


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Brendon Wiseman and April Schoening of West Alexandria announce the birth of their son, Bow Hunterlee Wiseman.
Bow was born on Nov. 14, 2013 at McCullough-Hyde Memorial Hospital in Oxford.
He weighed 7 pounds, 1.6 ounces at birth.
Maternal grandparents are Jim and Elaine Schoenling.
Paternal grandparent is Brenda Wise.