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Protect Your Devices This Holiday Season

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Protect Your Devices This Holiday Season
While scammers diligently ply their trade throughout the year, the holidays always mark a sharp uptick in scamming attempts by thieves looking to exploit the muss of the season. Below are some safety tips you can take in a couple different areas to help protect your devices. Protect Your Accounts and Devices Update your computer and device software to the latest version; outdated software is easier to compromise. Make especially sure to do this on any device you use to shop online. Use ...
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Jack-O’-Lanterns: An Irish Tradition

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Jack-O'-Lanterns: An Irish Tradition
The term Jack-o'-the Lantern referred to ignis fatuus, lights that would appear over swampy marshes that had no apparent cause. Will-0'-the Wisp is another folk term used to describe these lights. The eponymous "Jack" in Jack-o'-the-Lantern was said to be an 18th century blacksmith nobody liked because he was mean-spirited. It was said that Jack tricked the Devil and was given an ember straight out of hell to light his lantern as he wanders the earth alone for all of eternity. While there are...
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What Is Reckless Burning?

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What Is Reckless Burning?
Wildfires raging across the state will wreak devastation wherever they pass. Many of these fires are started through natural means or by no fault of anyone else, while others have been started deliberately. When a fire is started deliberately and maliciously, it's known as 451 PC - arson. When a person ignites or burns something without malice, they can be charged with 452 PC - reckless burning. The law makes it a crime to recklessly burn any forest land, structure, or property. A few exam...
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