text: • PKS 1424+240: The broadband SED of this IBL 
  (at unknown redshift) is well described by an 
  SSC model favoring a redshift of less than 0.1 
  [21]. Using the photon index measured with 
  Fermi-LAT in combination with recent EBL ab- 
  sorption models, the VERITAS data indicate 
  that the redshift of PKS 1424+240 is less than 
  0.66. 
  • 1ES 2344+514: A major (50% Crab) VHE ﬂare, 
  along with correlations of the VHE and X-ray 
  ﬂux were observed from this HBL. The VHE 
  and X-ray spectra harden during bright states, 
  and a synchrotron self-Compton (SSC) model 
  can explain the observed SED in both the high 
  and low states [26]. 
  
  • 1ES 1218+304: This HBL ﬂared during VER- 
  ITAS MWL observations. 
  Its unusually hard 
  VHE spectrum strongly constrains the EBL. 
  The observed ﬂaring rules out kpc-scale jet emis- 
  sion as the explanation of the spectral hardness 
  and places the EBL constraints on more solid- 
  footing [27, 28]. 
  
  **8. Conclusions**