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All of a sudden I have been having difficulty with bulk gmail sends. Have tried to send one on the Bisbee economy, but have gotten 5 bounces. Not sure what is going on, but will soon try another email provider.
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2018 Arizona Rural Policy Forum
August 8-10, 2018, Wickenburg, AZ
Wickenburg is the host for this year's Rural Policy Forum, August 8-10. In addition to the sessions the Forum includes in the cost of the ticket, there are several other opportunities. Go here for details and registration.
https://azrdc.org/2018-rural-policy-forum/agenda/..................
BUSINESS
WHAT ARE TARIFFS?
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2018/jul/07/trump-trade-war-china-us-products ..................................... TARIFFS STIFLE ECONOMY The US dollar index (which measures the greenback against a basket of other currencies) has gained 0.5% today to levels last seen in July.
Obviously the pound is one casualty, but the damage is wide-spread; the euro is down 0.6% at $1.155, the Australian dollar is down 0.8%, the Swedish krona shed 1.4% and the Indian rupee lost 0.5%.
At first glance that may seem odd; if America’s economy will be hurt by tariffs, why is the dollar attractive?
Answer: tariffs will drive US inflation up, forcing more interest rate rises to control the cost of living, making the dollar a higher-yielding asset.
This capital flight out of emerging markets will cause serious pain. Any developing-market company which has issued debt in dollars, but earns revenue in its local currency, faces higher repayment costs.
Emerging market policymakers may also be forced to hike interest rates to prop up their currencies, which will damage economic growth.
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HACKERS TARGET SMALL TOWNS
VOTE BY MAIL A new report analyzing a mail-vote-only program in some Utah counties found that turnout increased by 5 to 7 percentage points in counties with vote-by-mail compared to counties with traditional polling place voting. Low-propensity voters, particularly younger people, saw the biggest boost in turnout. David Atkins, Washington Monthly SECURITY FOR GAS FILLUPS: AVOID THESE PUMPS
CHECK YOUR APPS FOR SECURITY
There is a bunch of data transmitted from apps on your phone to various sources that then use and/or sell your info. Here's how to minimize it. https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-check-app-permissions-ios-android-macos-windows/?wpisrc=nl_cybersecurity202&wpmm=1 BLOCK UNWANTED PHONE CALLS
We have been using Hiya and it works well on our business phone.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/4-smartphone-apps-that-aggressively-block-spam-calls-1530806001?wpisrc=nl_cybersecurity202&wpmm=1
CYBERSECURITY READING
The Cybersecurity 202 is valuable Washington Post newsletter. Generally a round up of articles about security breaches, commercial & military, legislation, hearings, and a lot more. You have to be a subscriber to the Post to get this.
https://subscribe.washingtonpost.com
Dark Reading is a free site that covers much of the cybersecurity universe. This is the one to go to to get the According to their rap "..encompasses 13 communities, each of which drills deeper into the enterprise security challenge: Analytics, Attacks & Breaches, Application Security, Careers and People, Cloud Security, Endpoint, IoT, Mobile, Operations, Perimeter, Risk, Threat Intelligence, and Vulnerabilities and Threats. Each community is led by editors and subject matter experts who collaborate with security researchers, technology specialists, industry analysts and other Dark Reading members to provide timely, accurate and informative articles that lead to spirited discussions." www.darkreading.com
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THE XENOPHOBIA BEHIND IMMIGRATION POLICYhttps://fivethirtyeight.com/features/what-is-really-behind-trumps-controversial-immigration-policies/?ex_cid=SigDig
CHECK YOUR POLITICAL BIASEShttps://fivethirtyeight.com/features/democrats-are-wrong-about-republicans-republicans-are-wrong-about-democrats/?ex_cid=SigDig
IMMIGRANT VISAS AND DUAL CITIZENSHIP AT TRUMP PROPERTIES (for wealthy Russians and Chinese)
https://www.thedailybeast.com/russians-flock-to-trump-properties-to-give-birth-to-us-citizens?ex_cid=SigDig
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LEARNING HOW TO LEARN: A BOOK FOR KIDS AND TEENS"We all have the tools to learn what might not seem to come naturally to us at first—the secret is to understand how the brain works so we can unlock its power. This book explains:
* Why sometimes letting your mind wander is an important part of the learning process * How to avoid “rut think” in order to think outside the box * Why having a poor memory can be a good thing * The value of metaphors in developing understanding * Why procrastination is the enemy of problem-solving
Filled with illustrations, application questions, and exercises, this book makes learning easy and fun."