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Silver can bring out the best in nearly every design. Another silver coin worth collecting is the Britannia. After joining the United States and other countries to offer gold bullion coins in 1987, the Royal Mint celebrated the tenth anniversary of their program by introducing a £2 silver coin. Silver Britannias are struck in what is called Britannia silver, an alloy consisting of 958 parts per thousand silver. As a comparison, sterling silver consists of 925 parts per thousand silver. Comparatively, the American Silver Eagle contains 999 parts per thousand silver and the Canadian Maple Leaf consists of 999.9 parts per thousand silver. The balance of the alloy is usually copper.

Britannia was originally the Latin name that the Roman Empire gave to the island of Great Britain and its possessions. After the fall of the Roman Empire it had lost most symbolic meaning until the rise of British influence and being renewed during the time of Queen Victoria. Still depicted as a young woman with brown or golden hair, she kept her Corinthian helmet and her white robes, but now she held Poseidon’s three-pronged trident and often stood in the ocean, representing British naval power. She also usually held or stood beside a Greek hoplon shield which sports the British Union Jack. At her feet was often the British Lion, the national animal of England. Britannia first appeared on the farthing in 1672, followed by the halfpenny later the same year under Charles II.

When introduced in 1997, the Silver Britannia was minted with the official “hid Portrait” of HM Queen Elizabeth II on the obverse. This portrait was designed by Raphael Maklouf FRSA and shows the Queen with the Royal Diadem which she wears on her way to and from the State Opening of Parliament. The fourth official portrait of Her Majesty the Queen was introduced for all Commonwealth coinage in 1998. It is the work of sculptor Ian Rank-Broadley FRBS, FSNAD. Her Majesty is wearing the tiara which was used in an earlier coinage portrait by Arnold Machin. The Queen is shown facing right, in accordance with a tradition dating back to the seventeenth century, where successive monarchs face in alternative directions on the coinage.

From their introduction in 1987, the gold Britannia coins used the standing Britannia design on the reverse. On the tenth anniversary of the program and the introduction of the silver Britannia, a new deisign was created. The design was a figure of Britannia driving a chariot in the manner of Boudica was designed by Philip Nathan. Boudica, also know as Boadicea, was ruler of the Iceni tribe in eastern England and Queen of the Britons. She led her forces in revolt against the Romans and sacked Colchester, St. Albans, and London before being defeated by the Roman governor, Suetonius Paulinus. She died in the year 62 CE. This design was used in 1997, 1999, and 2006.

Following the successful launch of the silver Britannia coins, the Royal Mint returned to the standing Britannia design. Created by Philip Nathan, Britannia is depicted adorned in flowing robes standing proud in defense of Britain’s shores. The design recalls the design used on florins of Edward VII. this design also appeared in 2000, 2002, 2004, and 2006.

With a few other designs mixed in, the 2010 is also a single year design designed by Suzie Amit who said that she wanted to portray Britannia as a strong and courageous looking but not overly warlike woman—more peaceful and protective. The coin is struck with shiny surfaces without contrast from frosted designs. Unfortunately, it made it difficult to image. Although this image does not capture its beauty, it is a very nice design and worthy of completing my one ounce Silver Britannia collection.

American Silver Eagles, Chinese Pandas, and Great Britain Britannias are not only beautiful silver coins, but make a nice set to collect. Even with silver prices on the rise, they do make nice sets.

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Someone walked into my shop today with a box full of items he said that he wanted to consign to one of our auctions. He said that someone mentioned that I was knowledgeable about coins and wanted me to help liquidate his collection.

I have to admit I was excited as he held a box that you would pack books in and not carry coins. We put the box down and opened the box and was instantly disappointed.

On the top was a complete set of the State Quarter packages from one of the television shopping networks. It was the type of stuff that was over-hyped by touting their “limited production” by the U.S. Mint.

Looking at a few of the packs, they contained two quarters for each state on a card. They appear that if they were graded, they would probably average MS-64 and be worth $5-7 each. If they grade higher, the coins could be worth more. It is not worth my time and money to have them graded. Further, in the liquidation auction business, I would doubt these would sell for more than $5 per card.

The look on his face when I told him was as if I kicked his dog. He then gave me the same familiar story: they cost so much; the guy on television said they were a limited run; they should be worth more; and many other tales as seen on TV.

Anyone who has worked in a coin shop or handled second-hand property has heard the stories. Someone with a slick marketing presence appears on television and spins the tale to sound better than it is. Sure, the State Quarter was a limited production, but the Mint produced hundreds of millions of each of those coins.

In addition to the State Quarters, he had coin sets produced by companies like the Franklin Mint and the National Collectors Mint. While I try not to promise what could happen in an auction and avoid asking how much they paid, he pulls out a Buffalo Nickel display still offered by one of these companies.

The display is a round wooden stand that can rotate on a base. Around the edges is a space for 25 Buffalo Nickels. The nickels on his stand looked to be in extra fine (XF) to almost uncirculated (AU) condition. On top of the stand is a pewter figure of a buffalo (bison) modeled after James Earle Fraser’s image.

It is a lovely display, but one that is not popular. A previous consignor had the display without the coins. We finally were able to sell it for $1.00 to someone who was going to take it apart and repurpose the wooden stand. Selling the nickels in today’s market should allow him to break even.

For the last 25 years, this gentleman bought these coins and medals at a premium above their value. The box had gold plated medals with micrograms of gold that are nearly worthless in the collector market. He did have some older sterling silver sets that he bought when silver was under $8 per ounce. He can make money on those items to make up with some of the losses.

After going through the box, I said that he would be lucky if I can get $500 for everything. That lead to the look as if I kicked his other dog.

He asked how these people get away with overcharging for their merchandise. Unfortunately, there are few laws regarding price gouging except in an emergency (like overcharging for gas during a crisis) or if done fraudulently. But these television hucksters are practiced and can afford the lawyers to tell them how far they can go before they cross the line.

There are no laws to prevent companies from calling themselves a mint. There are credible companies that use “Mint” as part of their business name (e.g., I have been a customer of Miller’s Mint from Long Island and highly recommend them). Others use the moniker to make their products sound more official than they are.

If you like the packaging and are willing to pay the premium for it, then enjoy your collectible. While the Buffalo Nickel stand is not my style, I can understand the appeal. But when it comes time to sell, the packaging has little to do with the numismatic value of the coins or medals.

Anything plated has less than a gram of the metal. There is so little plating that it is not worth the cost for someone to have melted.

Which reminds me, the “1933 Double Eagle Tribute Proof” plated with 14 micrograms of 24 karat gold is not worth the $19.95 they charge on television. Even at the current price of gold, the item contains less than 1-cent worth of gold ($0.00047).

It bothers me that I have to disappoint people like this. It is worse when I have to tell an older person, like the octogenarian gentlemen who was in my shop this week, that the collection he thought was an investment is not worth a lot.

I am not sure what can the industry can do to prevent this from happening. These are legitimate businesses whose marketing practices may be less than ethical but are legal.

Some might suggest that this is something the American Numismatic Association should try to deal with. The ANA may not be the right organization for this. Maybe a consortium that includes the Professional Numismatic Guild (PNG), the Industry Council for Tangible Assets (ICTA), and the ANA could work together to find a solution.

Until then, I am open to suggestions!

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British Virgin Islands Pegasus Coin in Virenium

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October 4, 2018 – Following the success of the previous releases of Pegasus coins, Pobjoy Mint has released a new version of this popular coin this time produced in Virenium, a special alloy developed and produced exclusively by Pobjoy Mint. The coin is issued by the British Virgin Islands.

The new Pegasus coin is made in Virenium, an alloy developed and produced exclusively by Pobjoy Mint.

The design shows Pegasus, the mythical horse, rearing up with his wings spread. This coin, which is a pale gold colour, is made for collectors being the same size as a £2 coin. The obverse features an effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II designed exclusively by Pobjoy Mint.

Pegasus was a very popular motif in ancient art as here on an Attic red-figured lekythos of the Bowdoin Painter, 480-460 B.C.

Pegasus is one of the best-known creatures in Greek mythology. This winged horse is usually depicted as white in colour and was always considered a good-hearted and gentle animal. Throughout his life, Pegasus remained a mysterious creature that symbolised divine inspiration or the journey to heaven. As a reward for his service and loyalty, Zeus honoured him with a special immortality, turning him into a constellation on the last day of his life.
The story of Pegasus begins when Perseus is sent to kill one of the three Gorgons – Medusa who had writhing snakes instead of hair. It was said that anyone unfortunate enough to gaze on her face would turn to stone. The God Hermes and the Goddess Athena came to aid Perseus with special gifts, including a shield which Perseus used as a mirror so he did not look directly at Medusa. When Perseus beheaded Medusa it is said that Pegasus was born from the blood of the Gorgon. Many wanted to capture Pegasus but no one could work out how to tame such a magnificent creature!
Over the years many British Virgin Islands coins have featured horses especially when celebrating Royal occasions and Olympic equestrian events. This made Pegasus the perfect choice for the new flagship coin for the British Virgin Islands.

If you want more information on this coin go to the Pobjoy website.

On behalf of Tokelau Pobjoy produced a Pegasus gold coin on which we reported.

We reported on the myth of Pegasus many years ago. Find here an article about the Colts of Corinth.


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Craig Wright has been ordered to appear personally at mediation to address allegations that he stole 1.1 million bitcoin (BTC) from Dave Kleiman, court documents filed on June 10 show.

The Australian entrepreneur had requested permission to appear by videoconference, arguing that physically attending the courtroom would have caused him “unjustifiable hardship.”

However, his motion was opposed by the plaintiffs, who argued that the discovery already performed so far in the case delivered “sufficient information to fairly evaluate the claims at issue.” The court sided with the plaintiffs, with Judge Beth Bloom ruling:

“Personal appearance by the parties will promote meaningful participation at mediation.”

As a result, Wright has now been ordered to attend the next mediation session on June 18.

He is accused of stealing bitcoin from the estate of Kleiman, a crypto developer who passed away in 2013. Kleiman’s family allege that up to 1.1 million BTC was taken, which would be worth just shy of $9 billion at press time.

Wright has made repeated requests to have the lawsuit dismissed, but back in December, Judge Bloom ordered that the case should proceed.

Last month, Wright filed United States copyright registrations for the Bitcoin white paper authored by Satoshi Nakamoto, attracting controversy from commentators.

Although the computer scientist has long claimed to be Nakamoto, a subsequent report by the Financial Times suggested that Wright’s registrations do not mean his claims are recognized by the U.S. government.


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Indu Merritt ’17

I’m currently working on the JET Program as an ALT at a Junior High School in Sapporo, Hokkaido. I feel that learning Japanese at LC has helped me get to where I am today and has opened the door to working in Japan which was always a goal of mine. One of the many highlights from learning Japanese at LC was probably studying abroad in Osaka. LC Japanese language students are lucky in that we get 4 different Japanese study abroad programs to choose from! Studying abroad really helped with my language skills and created an unforgettable experience.

 I studied abroad in Osaka at Osaka Gakuin Daigaku, and although the program was very language intensive, the fact that we got to room with other Japanese college students was amazing. It allowed my Japanese skills to really improve and since my roommates were other Japanese students it allowed me to make a lot of friends! Now whenever I visit Osaka I always have friends to go back to.

 To me, the Japanese professors I had at LC were great and always made class fun but challenging. This really pushed me to study hard and really learn the language. Because of the wonderful experience I’ve had studying Japanese at LC, it has pushed me to want to learn more languages. I think it’s very important to at least try and learn more languages. From learning Japanese and studying/working abroad I definitely feel like my perspective on the world has widened and it has made a strong but positive impact on the way I think.


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On Artificial Ultramarine.

Scientific American 14, 26.12,1846

Till within the last twelve or fifteen years the only source of this beautiful pigment was the rare mineral, lapis lazuli. The price of the finest ultramarine was then so high as 5 guineas the ounce. Since the mode of making it artificially has been discovered, however its price has fallen to a few shillings the ounce. Artificial ultramarine is now manufactured to considerable extent on the Continent, but as far as I can learn, none has yet been made in Great Britain. The chief French manufactories of ultramarine are situated in Paris; and the two largest ones in Germany are those of Messein in Saxony, and of Nuremberg in Franconia. Three kinds of ultramarine occur in commerce, the blue, the green, and the yellow. The first two are only true ultramarines, that is, sulphur compounds: the yellow is merely the chromate of baryta.

Both native and artificial ultramarine have been examined very carefully by several eminent chemists, who, however, have been unable to throw much light upon their true nature. Chemists have undoubtedly ascertained that ultramarine always consists of silica, alumina, soda, sulphur;and a little oxide of iron; but no two specimens, either of the native or artificial ultramarine, contain these ingredients in at all similar proportions. In fact, the discrepancies between the analyses are so great as to render it impossible to deduce from them any formula for the constitution of ultramarine; if indeed it does possess any definite composition. The following are a few specimens of these analyses, and others equally discordant might easily be added.

Lapis Lazuli.
By Clement and Desormes.
Soda : 23.2
Alumnia : 24.8
Silica : 35.8
Sulphur : 3.1
Carbonate lime : 3.1

Lapis Lazuli.
By Varentrap.
Soda : 9.09
Alumnia : 31.67
Silica : 45.50
Sulphur : 0.95
Lime : 3.52
Iron : 0.86
Chlorine : 0,42
Sulp. Ac. : 5.89
Water : 0.12

Artificial Ultramarine.
By C. G. Gmelin.
Soda and potash : 12,863,
Lime : 1,546
Alumina : 22 000
Silica : 47.396
Sulphuric Acid : 4.679
Resin, Sulp. & Loss : 12.218

Artificial Ultramarine.
By Varentrap.
Soda and potash : 21.47
Lime : 1.75
Alumina : 0.02
Silica : 23.30
Sulphuric Acid : 45.00
Resin, Sulp. & Loss : 3.83
Iron : 1.063

The last chemist who has examined ultramarine is Dr. Elsner, who has published a very elaborate paper upon it in the 23d number of Erdmann's Journal for 1841. The first part of Dr. Elsner's paper is historical, and contains an account of the accidental discovery of artificial ultramarine by Tassart and Kuhlman in 1814, and of the labors of subsequent chemists. He then gives a detailed account of his own experiments, which have been very numerous, and from these he deduces the following conclusions: 1st, That the presence of about one per cent of iron is indispensable to the production of ultramarine; he supposes the iron to be in a state of sulphuret. 2d, That the green ultramine is first formed, and that as the heat is increased it passes by degrees into the blue. The cause of this change is, he affirms, that part of the sodium absorbs oxygen from the atmosphere, as tine operation is conducted in only partially closed vessels, and combines with the silica, while the rest of the odium passes into a higher degree of sulphurization. Green ultramarine, therefore, contains simple sulphurets, and blue, polsulphurets.

Dr Elsner's paper does not, however, furnish any details by which ultramarine could be manufactured succesfully in the great scale. Thus, for example, in regard to the necessary degree of heat, perhaps the most important circumstance in the process, he gives no directions whatever. We know, however, from other sources, that it should be a low red heat, as at much higher temperatures both native and artificial ultramarine soon become colorless. Dr. Elsner, indeed does not affirm that he was able to procure ultramarine in quantity of a uniform color. In fact, the process of Robiquet, published nearly ten years ago, is the best which scientific chemists possess, though undoubtedly, the manufacturers have greatly improved upon it. Robiquet's process consists in heating to low redness a mixture of one part porcelain clay, one and a half sulphur, and one and a half parts anhydrous carbonate of soda, either in an earthenware retort or covered crucible, so long as vapors are given off. When opened the crucible usually contains a spongy mass of a deep blue color, containing more or less ultramarine mixed with the excess of sulphur employed, and some unaltered clay and soda. The soluble matter is removed by washing, and the ultramarine separated from the other impurities by levigation. It is to be regretted, however, that the results of Robiquet's process are by no means uniform: one time it yields a good deal of ultramarine of excellent quality, and perhaps, at the very next repetition of the process in circumstances apparently similar, very little ultramarine is obtained, and that of an inferior quality.

The fabrication of ultramarine is a subject which well deserves the attention of English chemical manufacturers, as it could be carried on with peculiar advantage in this country.- The chief expense of the process is the fuel required, which can be purchased in Great Britain for less than half the money it would cost in France or Germany.

- Lon. Mec. Mag.

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“Sleepy Hollow” recap: The Crossover and an Evil Zoe Theory

This Sleepy Hollow episode, “Dead Men Tell No Tales,” was Part 2 of a Bones-Sleepy Hollow crossover, and frankly, the second half of the crossover, the actually Sleepy Hollow episode, was better to me than the Bones portion. First of all, I’ve never been a fan of Bones, and after watching this crossover, my feelings on the show have been hardened. Temperance is a pill. As my sister said, she was that kid in class that would always correct the teacher (or anyone), saying, “Well, actually…”. That “dis bi***” face that Ichabod made after he tried to explain the emotional side to love and life was exactly how I felt. Moving on.

The overall mystery was okay. It seemed like Team Witness solved the case pretty quickly, but I did like that it involved zombies on Halloween. Pandora raised General Howe, the same Howe that wanted Ichabod to recant his involvement in the War for Independence, and made him the general of his own zombie army. But of course, with the help of Team Jeffersonian, Team Witness were able to stop the army and get General Howe to go, “You don’t get to kill me, Ichabod!” before he stepped into the blue fires and ignited himself back to the afterlife.

Yes, the way Team Witness defeated General Howe was from mysterious blue “pre-Hellenic” Greek blue fire. To be honest, I didn’t actually hear how the blue fire was discovered to be the killer of the zombies, but it had something to do with a flashback to Ichabod’s time with Betsy Ross. This is, by the way, another instance in which I thought Betsy was overused. The show was already packed with characters; did we need Betsy, who added nothing to the episode? IDK. All I know is that I forgot all about her until I saw her.

The show was already packed with characters; did we need Betsy, who added nothing to the episode? #SleepyHolla Click To Tweet

Another problematic person (for those about that shipping life) is Zoe Corinth. Look, Zoe is fine. Like I said, she’s New Caroline. But I don’t think Old Caroline would have a creepy Instagram filled with her stalker images of Ichabod with “Craneonthebrain” used as a watermark. If I was Ichabod, and the girl I liked asked me to go to her Instagram to see her creepy lustful images of me, I’d quickly make myself ghost from her presence. Zoe just might be on this side of clingy, and I don’t think it was wise of Abbie to push Ichabod over to her. I get that Abbie wants Ichabod to finally close the Katrina Chapter (a chapter which still has impossible reasoning for her being a “good person”), and Zoe seems like a quirky Caroline-type girl on the outside, but if Abbie saw that “Craneonthebrain” Instagram, she’d quickly tell him to work on closing the Katrina Chapter by asking another woman out.

One viewer has this theory about Zoe:

There are other fans out there who believe this same theory, and I think they might be right. Zoe shouldn’t have known about Abbie’s joke of “Crane on the brain,” and what with her and Caroline’s same shared obsession with the 18th century and same quirky, mousy demeanor, it could be that Zoe is a figment of Pandora’s magic. One clue that could make this theory fact is Zoe’s name itself. The names “Zoe” and “Corinth” are both Greek names, and we know how big Pandora is on the history of ancient Greece, Sumer, and Assyria, all areas that interacted with each other. “Zoe” means “life,” the eternal life of God, and according to Behind the Name, “was adopted by Hellenized Jews as a translation for Eve.” Corinth is a current part of Greece, but it was also an ancient Grecian metropolis, known for its temple prostitutes. The luxurious nature of Corinth gave way to people using it as slang for people who are indulgent and give into pleasures and vices. From my quick research, I think “Zoe Corinth” is surprisingly blatant way of proclaiming that if Ichabod gives into his “vice” at the moment (of being needy, wanting to drown guilt in a relationship, wanting to act on lust or something of that nature), then his current ordained life as a Witness will be in jeopardy. He has a “zoe” life already in the sense that he’s following God’s path for him as a Witness. If he gives into this Zoe in female form, then he could put the whole world at risk.

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It could be that Zoe is a figment of Pandora's magic. #SleepyHolla Click To Tweet

Similarly, Abbie and Jenny’s dad might be a temptation as well. Abbie’s dad is real, I’m sure, but the ideas of him welcoming both Abbie and Jenny back with open arms are temptations Abbie will have to deal with. Basically, she might have to come to terms with the fact that welcoming their father back might not be an option; sadly, he might want to have nothing to do with them. Or, he might be too scared of them and what they’re capable of in a supernatural sense to want to welcome them back into his life. Or he could be trying to protect them from himself because of his own supernatural problems. Either way, Abbie’s temptation of getting her father back might be the “Ichabod killing his wife” of this season as in it’ll be something that’ll tear her up on a soul level.

To get back to the subject of annoying characters, let me get back to Temperance “Bones” Brennan. She is like Sherlock, I guess, in the way that she’s completely exact about everything. But I just didn’t find her endearing. Perhaps I should watch more Bones episodes to get more into her character, but the entire Bones half of the night was just boring to me. I kept up with it on Twitter, as I was watching (and listening to some hilarious stories from my family members about their work days) and I got confirmation that there was a lot of extreme paralleling of Booth and Abbie and Temperance and Ichabod. Were Ichabod and Temperance supposed to be more alike or something in the Bones episode? Because Ichabod seemed to hate her during the Sleepy Hollow episode. Also confirmed was the amount of “I knew Corbin” talk Booth did with Abbie. Frankly, I thought they worked together the best in both the Bones and Sleepy Hollow hours. They would make great partners and, if Booth weren’t already in a relationship, I’d start shipping them #Boothabbie right now. Apparently, Team Jeffersonian was also about that #Ichabbie life. But the Bones hour as a whole was just a big sigh to me. The characters, apart from Booth, just don’t compel me enough. The  cadavers were pretty gross, though. Both episodes had their fair share of maggots, which I could have done without, since I was eating my dinner at the time. Back to the Sleepy Hollow hour.

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If Booth weren't already in a relationship, I'd start shipping them #Boothabbie right now. #SleepyHolla Click To Tweet

It seemed like we were going to get more Danabbie this episode…until Daniel figured out that Jenny and Joe are tracking the same thief woman Daniel’s been tracking. Apparently, that woman’s a part of a terrorist group buying artifacts. Now Daniel wants answers, and he wants them now. Jenny and Joe are now probably going to get a visit from the FBI, and Abbie’s job is going to be in danger unless Abbie can think of a legitimate reason her sister will be in the same area as an federal criminal.

Jenny and Joe are becoming quite the team. I still can’t tell what their relationship is like. I’m going to keep it at sister-brotherly for now, since that’s how I’d like to think of them. I mean, Corbin raised both of them, after all. But I can’t tell if that’s how the show is going to go. It seems like they want to be in a middle ground, since they aren’t actually related. We’ll keep a pin in this dynamic.

Finally, Pandora’s plan is…what? I mean, I’m sure there is a plan, since she’s still growing her evil tree. But it’s nearly fully bloomed, and Pandora’s showing more and more of her true snake-like self. So what’s the endgame? The theory has already been put out that Pandora is the snake from Genesis. “But the snake was Satan!” I know, Bible-reader, I know. But Pandora’s a snake too, and she’s got a tree. And she’s terrorizing a man and a woman who are destined to be involved in each other’s lives. And that man and woman are called the “destroyers.” Perhaps the “destroyers” of Paradise? Or just the Destroyers of Pandora and her evilness? Either way, Pandora’s an evil snake terrorizing a couple.

This makes me go back to Zoe Corinth. If Zoe is just a projection of Pandora as well as a temptation for Ichabod, did Abbie unknowingly play into Pandora’s plan to keep them separated by cajoling Ichabod on to ask Zoe out? Did the Witnesses learn nothing from last  year about what happens when they separate? How soon did we see Zoe in relation to when Pandora started growing her evil tree? I’m sure we’ll find out the answers to this stuff soon enough.

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SLEEPY HOLLOW: L-R: Tom Mison and Nicole Beharie, guest stars Emily Deschanel and David Boreanaz of BONES in the special “Dead Men Tell No Tales” SLEEPY HOLLOW / BONES crossover episode of SLEEPY HOLLOW airing Thursday, Oct. 29 (9:00-10:00PM ET/PT) on FOX. ©2015 Fox Broadcasting Co. Cr: Tina Rowden/FOX.
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Rick & Morty Cosplay Unites Fans With Unity

Rick And Morty has easily become one of the most popular Adult Swim cartoons that is currently airing on Cartoon Network, and while the usual cosplay we see in the wild will focus on the titular stars, today's entry takes a look at the one time bizarre girlfriend to Rick that is actually a body swapping entity known as Unity. While Unity only was featured in one episode of the series in the second episode, she left a lasting impression on the characters of the series and took us further into the psyche of the mad scientist known as Rick Sanchez.

During the episode, Rick revealed that he had once had a past relationship with Unity, making for quite the story considering Unity wasn't resigned within a single body. With the parasitic organism essentially taking over all the life on the alien world, it created some hilarious scenarios for Rick and Unity as they tried to find the spark that was lost between them following their initial relationship. Ultimately, Unity left Rick since she felt that he hadn't grown up following their initial relationship and sent him spiraling down a more introspective route across the season, and its following installments.

Instagram Cosplayer Saint_Hysteria shared this pitch perfect cosplay that recreates one of Rick Sanchez's exes who definitely became one of the most memorable in the series' history:

Rick and Morty recently saw the end of its fourth season, continuing the bizarre and hilarious adventures of the Sanchez clan, but fans were at ease as it wasn't only confirmed that the series would be gone for too long but it has also been renewed for several new seasons in the future of Adult Swim. With Rick & Morty clearly becoming the most popular series on Cartoon Network, it will be interesting to see what the future holds for this grandfather and grandson who are boucning across the universe and alternate realities.

What do you think of this Rick & Morty Cosplay? Feel free to let us know in the comments or hit me up directly on Twitter @EVComedy to talk all things comics, anime, and the world of Adult Swim!


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Cable Describes How He Felt When He First Held Hope Summers

Cable: You’ll feel it, Hope. Like nothing you’ve ever felt before. It’ll be like a switch turned on inside you. Like a fire. And once that fire’s lit, everything will change.

Hope Summers: Have you ever felt it?

Cable: I have.

Hope Summers: When, Nathan?

Cable: The moment I first held you.

From – X-Force Vol 3 #28

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Probably not a bad political gamble

Dennison and Bibi throwing American Jews under the bus.

They're not a large constituency, but they do throw some weight in the key states of PA, MI and FLA.

But I assume "they" already turn out at a pretty high rate and are more than likely to come in at the normal 70/30 rate anyway.

In Likud's cynical game, the Ziocon Christians* are a much bigger prize. If some more synagogues happen to get shot up, ADL can "handle" it.

As the Likud turns Israel into a post-democratic, pre-fascist religious ethno-state, their sympathy for unreturned diaspora Jews is waning anyway. There are politically important ones like Adelson, the Kushners, Wexner etc., but the rest of them sort of had their chance.

*which I regard as a theological abomination, fwiw.

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Re: Probably not a bad political gamble

And, of course, a solid majority of American Jews are less than enthusiastic about the direction Likud has taken the country. The distaste is reciprocal.

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Re: Probably not a bad political gamble

A bit of a history lesson:

"The Jews" did not exactly embrace Messiah v. 1.0  either.

Thus 1.0 clearly stated that he and the mainframe were done with this Old Covenant thing and were opening it up to everybody.

Clearly a neoliberal, globalist conspiracy.

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Re: Probably not a bad political gamble

The Gospel According to Mark gets short shrift sometimes because his consistent blaming of The Jews for killing Jesus can taken as sort of not PC if taken out of context. "The Romans" is a little less bothersome, although not entirely accurate.

Of course none of that means that Jesus' primary antagonisms with the corrupt and hypocritical religious leaders of the day means that Jews who observe their ancestral faith are Christ Killers.

But history doesn't lie and that's how it has played, at times, for better than a millennium.  Islam has a history of much better relations with their Jewish minorities than Christendom does.

Re: Probably not a bad political gamble

how much are you getting paid?


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I downloaded the reckon STP app a while ago and listed a company (CJT PTY LTD Abn: 93 001 328 534). However I don't need to report from that company, as there are no employees under that company but I will need to report for another company. Is it possible to change this?

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    I've had a quick look and can see there have been no submissions sent under the initial ABN (93 001 328 534).

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  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon pepper
  • 1 teaspoon paprika
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 20-40 garlic cloves, peeled but intact
  • 1 yellow onion, sliced
  • 3-4 pounds of your favorite chicken parts

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  • Coarse salt
  • 3 large egg yolks plus 4 large egg whites
  • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Roll out pate sucree to 1/8-inch thickness on a lightly floured surface. Fit dough into a 9-inch pie dish; trim to 1 inch, fold under, and crimp edges. Refrigerate for 30 minutes. Prick inside of pie shell all over with a fork; line with parchment. Fill with pie weights or dried beans. Bake until edges are golden and set, 20 to 25 minutes. Remove weights and parchment. Bake until bottom is dry and light gold, 5 to 10 minutes more. Let cool.

Juice rhubarb. (You'll need 2 cups juice; add water if needed.) Whisk together 1 cup sugar, the cornstarch, and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Whisk in juice; bring to a boil in a medium saucepan, whisking. Cook for 1 minute.

Place yolks in a bowl; gradually whisk in half of hot juice mixture. Return to pan. Cook over medium heat, whisking, until thick, about 1 minute. Whisk in butter. Strain through a fine sieve into pie shell. Refrigerate until set, at least 4 hours or overnight.

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I am over on the Imagine Blog today with a witchy card project. This card features a brayer background technique that is quick and easy to do. All the details can be found over the Imagine Blog Post, Building a Flying Witch Halloween Background with a Night Sky

Imagine Supplies:
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The Mobile Worker Program

Technology has changed almost every aspect of our lives. One of the biggest impacts has been how we communicate with each other. Gone are the days when communication was mainly through desk phones, fax, and paper mail. Today, we text, chat, email, video chat, and so much more. Under the direction of City Council, the Information Technology Agency (ITA) has been implementing the Mobile Worker Program across City departments, wherein traditional desk phones are being replaced by smartphones for most employees.

Below are instructions and user guides to help you with your City issued smartphone.

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    Frequently Asked Questions

    How will this affect me?

    Employee desk phones will be replaced with City-issued cell phones. Each employee will be provided an Android smartphone, charger, and phone case.

    Is this a good thing?

    Yes, smartphones give you many more options than old-fashioned phones, including:

    1. More ways to communicate (call, text, email, or chat)
    2. Easy access to information when you need it, where you need it
    3. Improved emergency communications (employee safety)

    It’s also better for the City of LA:

    1. Saves taxpayer money (costs $6-7 Million less than VoIP desk phones)
    2. Reduces strain on City data network
    3. Helps enlistment of younger workforce (Millennials and Gen Z)

    Do I have to replace my current desk phone?

    Unfortunately, yes. By 2020, U.S. phone companies are eliminating traditional phone services, requiring the City of L.A. to eliminate our aging phone system. Under the direction of City Council, the ITA is implementing the Mobile Worker Program in which most employees will be migrated from their traditional desk phones to smartphones.

    Will I get to keep my number?

    Yes. Employees will have their desk phone numbers transferred to their City cell phone.

    Do I have to carry my cell phone everywhere?

    No. Just because you can, doesn’t mean you need to take it everywhere. Employees are expected to have them available at their work space during work hours. This includes:

    • Keeping phone charged
    • Keeping phone accessible
    • Keeping phone on alert (ringer on or vibrate mode)

    Employees are welcome to bring them to meetings, work activities, or home. However, non-salaried staff must follow their department’s overtime policies for use after-hours.

    Will everyone use a smartphone?

    Most employees will have their old phone replaced with a smartphone, however, some functions require a stationary VoIP phone (receptionists, call centers, LAPD stations, etc.)

    Can I download apps?

    Yes. The phone will include key work apps and employees are allowed to download additional apps for work purposes, subject to the City of L.A. Phone Policy.

    Who is my department's Phone Coordinator?

    You can find your department's Phone Coordinator on Cityfone.

    How will it work?

    Five steps:

    1. ITA & each department coordinator will plan the transition to new smartphones
    2. T-Mobile will examine work sites to ensure excellent phone coverage
    3. T-Mobile staff will deliver new phones (will be replaced every two years)
    4. Typically after two to three weeks, employee desk phone #s will be “ported” to the new smartphone.
    5. Old desk phones will be removed

    Where can I learn more about my phone and how to use it?

    Check out the 'Discover Your Phone' section to learn how to use it, awesome tips, and more!

    What if I have a problem?

    Open a SNow ticket to get help from an ITA employee, or review Frequently Asked Questions.


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by Wilson Scott This personal tale of Ashley Black and her microbiome is a story that Ashley likes to tell because it is an essential part of her mission to educate her followers and fellow FasciaBlaster brothers and sisters! The FasciaBlaster Inventor Gets a Call from Her Microbiome? With two decades of experience in the […]

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About Coding the Context

According to Bahktin a Code is a deliberately killed Context. In this Blog I try to Code the Context without Killing it.

The word Context is derived from the Latin word con-textere which means Weaving (Textere) together (Con). The word textere is connected to words like Text, Archi-tect (Carpenter), Tech-nology (Craftmanship), Tekhne (Art), Textile, Texture and Textura (Web, Structure).

A Context is Something that Surrounds Something Else, Puts Something on its Place or Relates Something to Something Else that has a stronger Foundation. Other words that are part of the same Family are Frame of Reference, Setting, Environment, Background, Situation, Ambience, Circumstances, Fabric and Framework.

We can Taste, Smell, Feel (the Texture of the Skin), Create (Weaving), Look (Structure) and Emerge in a Context (Become One). Tasting, Hearing, Feeling and Smelling are Context-Independent. When we Taste, Hear, Touch or Smell we are In The Context.

Our Eyes are the Senses that are Context-Dependent. A Context changes when we Move Away from the Context. A Context is highly dependent on our Frame of Reference, our Point of View. If we change our Focus the context becomes vague or changes into another context. If we look at the Right Distance with the Right Angle the context is clear. We have reached the state of Clarity.

When we Move UP a context becomes a Surface. Moving Up changes the Landscape. Many Contexts merge into a One. When we have lost track we have to climb to a point where we can have an Overview. If we leave the Landscape and use an airplane the Landscape changes into a Map.

When we need to have an Overview we have to find the Right Scale. The word Scale means climbing and when we climb we stay in the Landscape that contains the Context we want to Observe.

When we look at a Context we can look at the Whole or we can look at the Parts. When we have no knowledge of the Context we are not able to define the Parts. There are infinite ways of defining the parts and all the time we define parts the Context disappears. The Parts become a context of their own.

If we understand the context we are able to determine the Whole and the Parts. When the context is created by a Human (an Archi-tect, Carpenter) we recognize the Whole by one or more distinctive Parts. A Door or a Window stands for a House. When the context is part of Nature we have no knowledge of the causal chain of creation. Nature is a Wonder, a Web that was never Woven.

If the context was constructed and we know about the Context we are able to arrange the parts and reconstruct the Context. If we have no idea about the genesis of the Context we are unable to reconstruct the Whole. If the context is destroyed we will never be able to repair it. Never deconstruct a context you don’t understand. You will never be able to recreate it.

If the context was created by a Craftsman (Tech-nology) You will always see the Sign of the Craftsman. A Craftsman is the creator of Art (Teckne) and strangely enough a piece of Art is never Perfect. When the Context is made by a Machine it is Perfect.

If we look at a Context we can point to it to show it to Others. We have to realize that the Others have a different Point of View. They see something else.

When we point to the Context and we want to make our point we can utter a sound. The sound can be related to the Whole (“house”) or to a Part (“window”). If the Other understands the Context he will recognize the Pointed Sounds and reply with his own Sounds (“huis”, “raam”). In this way we can reach mutual understanding about the Context. If You know about the Context and the other does not know about the Context he will only recognize the Whole but not the Parts.

We will never be able to utter enough words to describe the Context. A Context is a Picture and “a Picture Paints a Thousand Words”. When you want to explain a Context to Others make a Picture. Don’t use a Map because a Map is the result of a movement Up to get an Oversight. When you move to High you are Abstracting and Nobody will Understand you’re Abstraction. “A Map is not the Territory”

When you Ex-Plain something you are moving something out of “the plain” (a Flat Surface) to the Right Level. You have to move from the flat level of the Map or the Picture to the 3 dimensions of the Earth. Always take people with you to the Context and show them what is really happening out there. An explanation of a Map will never recreate the Experience of the Exploration of the real Territory.

A Context is always connected to the Emotions. You love the Animal. A house remembers you of your Childhood and you feel nostalgia. When you experience Beauty you have discovered the Whole. When the Emotions take you away you are not Focused. Look at the Context with the Eyes of an Innocent Child.

A Context always moves in Time. A house is designed, build, used and destroyed. The influence of Time can only be seen of you visit the Context often. If you are visiting the Context for the first time you can listen to others who tell the Stories that are connected to the Context. Sometimes a Context is a Focal point of many Stories. It has attracted many Visitors and has changed from an Object to a Texture. The Context is weaved by the experiences of many people (Con-textere).

The origin of the word Thinking is Thenkon which means “Making Visible” (I don’t See the Point, Insight). Thinking was also related to “Standing in the Middle” (Understand). To think you have to stop in the Center of the Context (The Right Point Of View). Later the meaning changed. Thinking became related to the Ears and Listening. The word Dumb means Deaf and you are Stupid when you don’t listen to the Person who Knows everything. When Thinking moved to the Head it became without Feeling. Think with you’re Body.

If you want to understand a Context walk around in the Landscape and Observe from the Right Point of View. Listen to the Stories of Others who have already found Clarity. Don’t believe you are Stupid when you’re Ears function. If you lost Oversight climb to the Right Scale but never leave Earth. If you do this the Worlds becomes flat and changes into a Map.

Act like a Crafsman. Use the Tech-nology of Your Body (Senses, Emotions, Imagination,Expectation) to Create Art (Tehkne). Never strive for perfection but improve Your Self. Weave (Textere) Beautifull Stories that bring Clarity to people that Think they are Dumb but cannot See.

Enjoy The Web (Textura) that was never Woven.

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US is Drilling its Way to Zero Net Oil Imports – Horizontal Drilling, Multi-Stage Fracturing Drive Surge in Onshore Volumes

Analyst: Numbers show that US is drilling its way to zero net oil imports

Horizontal drilling, multi-stage fracturing drive surge in onshore volumes, key to reversing decades-long production decline

By Katherine Scott, editorial coordinator

Drilling Contractor, May/June, 2012

An increasing US crude production coupled with declining oil demand is resulting in a sharp reduction in the nation’s oil imports, according to Raymond James and Associates. They believe that US oil and gas companies have already worked toward reversing a nearly four-decade-long decline in oil supply. Source: EIA, RJ estimates

Horizontal drilling and multi-stage fracturing are working hard for the industry, and the results are paying off. According to research by Raymond James and Associates, by opening the door to vast resources of unconventional liquids, the industry has radically reshaped the trajectory of US oil production. This is reversing a nearly four-decade-long decline in oil production.

Coupled with declining US oil demand due in part to better vehicle efficiency, the shift is moving the country toward energy independence. Owed to fact that US oil and gas companies have already overcome government road blocks and geological challenges to increase oil supply, and a change in transportation habits has decreased oil demand, Raymond James expects that US net oil imports could reach essentially zero by 2020.

On 22 March at Ohio State University, US President Barack Obama made the claim that the US cannot become energy independent solely by doing more drilling, saying that “we can’t simply drill our way out of the problem.”

Marshall Adkins, managing director, head of energy research for Raymond James, strongly disagrees. “The facts say something very different. The facts say that we are drilling our way out of this. (We’re moving toward being) totally oil independent.”

The recent boost in US oil production, which reached 8.1 million bbl/day last year, and cuts in oil demand are causing imports to fall, which Mr Adkins said is a major part of attaining oil independence for the US.

“It appears that demand will continue to drift lower, but the real driver is more supply, so you combine roughly two barrels of supply growth for every one barrel of decline in demand, and you’re getting pretty meaningful reduction in the amount of oil we need to import,” he explained.

Increasing Oil Supply

Research by Raymond James suggests that the US produced more incremental oil supply than any other country from 2009 to 2011. The growth doesn’t stop there; it is projected that, compared with 2011, there will be a 6% increase in oil production this year and an average 11% growth per year between 2013 and 2015, most of it driven by the ongoing surge in onshore volumes. The use of horizontal drilling and multi-stage fracturing in areas like the Bakken, Eagle Ford and Permian Basin is allowing the industry to get more oil out of the ground.

Declining Oil Demand

Likewise, Raymond James projected that there will be a base decline in oil demand of 1.5% each year through 2020. US oil demand peaked in 2005 at 20.8 million bbl/day, having grown in every year but one since 1992. However, since then, demand has fallen in every year but one, and Raymond James estimates that there will be a decline of 2.5% for 2012 relative to a year ago.

Mr Adkins said that the decline in US oil demand has largely come from higher energy prices, which in turn are pushing better vehicle efficiency, more natural gas vehicles and reduced travel patterns.

Decreasing Oil Imports

Falling oil demand is a smaller but relevant part of the overall story. US oil demand has fallen in every year but one – even in the good economic years of 2006-2007, according to Raymond James and Associates. Source: EIA, IEA, RJ estimates

In light of this increased supply and decreased demand scenario, Raymond James concluded that the US is poised to sharply decrease its dependence on other countries for imported oil. Their research shows net US oil imports already falling from 13.5 million bbl/day (65% of demand) in 2005 to approximately 9.8 million bbl/day (52% of demand) in 2011, and that may fall to an estimated 4.5 million bbl/day (26% of demand) by 2015.

Additionally, lower oil import costs could stimulate resurgence in US manufacturing, bringing with it more jobs.

“This is also a huge boom to US labor, across the board. It’s not just in the energy business, but you know cheap energy creates more manufacturing jobs,” Mr Adkins said, “The single biggest, most visible and immediate benefits to this … is more jobs.”

Us Trade Deficit

Another important aspect to consider is the US trade deficit, where oil imports play a large role. According to the research, oil imports have generated more than half of the total deficit every year since 2007.

“(Decreasing oil imports is) hugely positive for the trade deficit. In the last several years, over half of our trade deficit has been energy related, and if you eliminate that, then your trade deficit gets cut in half,” Mr Adkins said.

Despite adding to the total deficit, the net oil import requirement has dropped every year since 2005, with further declines projected. With an approximately 2.2 million bbl/day reduction in imports since 2008, the US has reduced that part of the deficit by approximately $80 billion annually.

Mr Adkins believes that the resulting savings in the trade deficit are highly meaningful, especially when the benefits of cheaper energy for US manufacturing are taken into account. Further, their research states that the trends of lower oil import costs, cheaper US natural gas prices and decreasing non-oil related trade deficit point to a reduction in the total US trade deficit of 82% by 2020.

Despite these findings, however, Mr Adkins believes there are still additional steps that need to be taken. “(If we increase access to drilling), it will speed up the process of becoming energy independent.”

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  1. Lyle Courtsal July 31, 2012

    No energy transition away from burning stuff; electrified high speed rail was the solution shut down by the dumb nazis for all the wrong reasons; greed, greed, greed.

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Al Sharpton Compares Blackface To Bank Robbery: ‘This Is a National Crisis’

Al Sharpton Compares Blackface To Bank Robbery: ‘This Is a National Crisis’

Reverend Al Sharpton believes Virginia Governor Ralph Northam should resign. Speaking on MSNBC’s Morning Joe, Sharpton blasted Northam’s attempt to deny he was one of the men in a yearbook photo that could cost Northam his job.

The panel was discussing segregationist George Wallace, who begged for forgiveness from the African-American community towards the end of his life. Journalist Jonathan Capeheart had just shared the story. Host Joe Scarborough said Wallace’s ‘atonement’ was moving.

“I wonder, is there a place for that forgiveness here?” Scarborough asked.

“The question is does forgiveness come before or after you have done something to demonstrate the sincerity of your apology?” Sharpton said. “You know, I remember the story that Jonathan is talking about because I preached the sermon that morning. This is on one of the anniversaries of Selma when George Wallace’s daughter stood up and all of us were so moved.”

“And let me say all of us have said or done things we feel was over the line. I’ve used racial language, even the N-Word that I had to apologize for but you had to go back and correct it,” he said. “I remember there was a huge gathering in Harlem that was called by people that said anti-white things and I said I’ll come and speak and I got up and denounced people using anti-white rhetoric, antisemitic rhetoric, including anything I might have said in the past.”

“The question I think here, Joe, is that a blackface is not someone saying something over the line or something in the heat of the moment, it is an intentional display of dehumanizing and mocking a race,” Sharpton said. “For this governor to not only say Friday night I didn’t, Saturday morning I didn’t do it, in his saying I didn’t do it, he said I didn’t do blackface, my friends told me I I wasn’t in that picture, but I did do blackface against Michael Jackson. So I didn’t rob Wells Fargo bank, but I robbed Bank of America. Either way you are a bank robber and you ought to be out as governor.”

“All whites did not wear black face in Virginia. And I hope whites and blacks join us together but there must be a penalty. This governor should resign” Sharpton said, before mentioning Mark Ertel, Florida’s secretary of state who was forced to resign for wearing blackface.

“We cannot have a national standard where in Florida a Republican can fire the secretary of state for blackface but in Virginia you can do blackface and do a half moonwalk and walk away from it. This is a national crisis in terms of race relations,” Sharpton said.

Watch the video above, via MSNBC.

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Beware this new Amazon ‘brushing’ scam

A Which? Money member contacted us when Amazon Prime deliveries they didn’t order turned up on their doorstep. Do you know what a ‘brushing’ scam is? We explain the details.

An Amazon Prime member recently let our Which? Money team know that they’d been sent two items they didn’t order and hadn’t paid for; a carbon monoxide detector and some gaming headphones.

When they called Amazon, they were told that the account used to purchase them wasn’t theirs, and that they were paid for with gift vouchers.

Three days later, they received two more packages – braids and a screen protector – but they refused to accept them. Again the member called Amazon, which put a block on the spurious account.

The member then changed their password and ordered a new credit card. No more orders arrived, but why were they sent to them in the first place?

Brushing scams explained

At first glance, receiving packages you haven’t paid for might seem like a great problem to have. But it’s likely to be a new scam known as ‘brushing’.

This type of fraud involves Amazon sellers setting up accounts in a stranger’s name, then sending their products to an unsuspecting recipient.

They then use this account they’ve set up to write fake ‘verified reviews’ in a bid to improve their seller ratings.

In this case, it’s likely that the member’s name and address had been leaked somewhere. We contacted Amazon and it assured us that the member’s genuine account hadn’t been compromised.

With the member’s permission, we also checked their email address on haveibeenpwned.com, a website that tells you whether your data has been part of a breach. In this case, the data had been involved in at least four.

What to do if you’re a victim of ‘brushing’

It’s always good to be cautious where personal data is concerned, so the member was right to report the incident to Amazon, change their password and order a new credit card.

See all our Consumer Rights scams advice

Identity theft is a serious threat as once a criminal has access to your personal information, they can do everything from open an account in your name and run up debt, or use it to get copies of your official documents.

You can read more on what identity theft is and what to do if you think your information has been compromised in our guide.

Have you had free packages turn up in your name? If so, what did you do? Would you report them or keep them?

Allison says:
11 January 2019

i have been receiving small packages from china since 2015 that i haven’t ordered. i thought i was the only person experiencing this! i really dont know how to stop this. I have since deactivated my Ali express account but occasionally still receive the packages. Anyone else had or has this experience

Hi Alison, I’m contacting you from the BBC. This is something I am looking into and I’m interested in hearing about your experience. If you’re happy to speak with me, please send me an email to olivia.buckley01@bbc.co.uk. Many thanks, Olivia

Hi Allison, I’m contacting you from the BBC. I am interested in hearing about your experience as this is something I am looking into. If you’re happy to speak with me, please send me an email to olivia.buckley01@bbc.co.uk. Many thanks, Olivia.

Hi Olivia. Hope you’re well. Good to see that Rip Off Britain is interested in the brushing scam we’ve covered here. This story came from one of our case studies for our Money magazine – if you’d like me to put you in touch with the author (@awade) then I’m sure she’d be able to give you some more details.

Do let me know 🙂

Hi George. Yes, that would be great! Please feel free to pass over my details. My email is olivia.buckley01@bbc.co.uk. Many thanks, Olivia.

Thanks Olivia 🙂 Have let Amelia know now.

Richard Collins says:
30 March 2019

I’ve been receiving packages, all random Chinese tat for the last week or so. I’ve contacted Amazon who said it was someone who has the same address as me but wouldn’t say who

They said they’d contact the sender and ask them to stop but inadvertently sent me the email which was addressed to someone called ‘Darla’. I don’t know anyone by that name :/

Really not sure what to do other than keep contacting amazon

Chris Baines says:
17 January 2019

Exact same thing happened to me last month. Worst thing is, Amazon didn’t seem too concerned that it had happened, told me I can keep the deliveries and also told me that they don’t have a security department that I could report it to, despite me stating that I believe a fraud had been committed.

Rachel says:
3 February 2019

I’ve had exactly the same thing happening to me. I got the police involved. I thought I had some weird stalker !

Hi Chris, I’m contacting you from the BBC. I am interested in hearing about your experience as this is something I am looking into. If you’re happy to speak with me, please send me an email to olivia.buckley01@bbc.co.uk. Many thanks, Olivia.

margaret B says:
9 July 2020

Oh thank God you said that. So do I

We’ve been getting random packages for months. Every time we contact Amazon, they won’t tell us anything about the person sending them and they won’t make it stop. They tell us just to keep the packages or donate them.

yvette says:
16 March 2019

i’ve been getting the same thing. Amazon has said that the address is the same. Email address different. They said I can keep the products. They will look into it.

Alice Evans says:
29 March 2019

Same been happening to me very unhappy about this Amazon not doing anything

This has just happened to me today. 3 cool towels in an Amazon box, no paper work. I rang Amazon straight away who took the number starting with a Q. She said it was sent as a gift but was unable to say who sent it. She said she would email them to let them know I had received it and for me to keep the gift. She wasn’t concerned at all, but something just doesn’t sit right with me?????

Kate says:
13 April 2019

Me again… I have received two new ‘gifts’ from amazon…a power bank and a leather key ring thing. I have no payment details with amazon so I know I’m not being charged. After my last call to them I am assuming these are gifts but still cannot understand why I receive them.Who could benefit from this apart from me as the recipient?

Kate says:
17 April 2019

Me again! Another ‘gift’ received today, this time its a set of 2 phone chargers (for a phone I don’t own). Again, sent from amazon with no packaging information…

Hi Kate,

Have you checked to see whether you have ‘written’ any ‘glowing reviews’?

If you read the Boston Globe article on the previous page, a clue is China where stuff is produced dirt-cheap. They can afford to give cheap stuff away to get reviews apparently although they are probably from a false account.

Have you identified the products on Amazon? If so, would you like to list them here? You can miss off the https:// and they won’t go into moderation. I rather enjoy digging into dodgy Amazon stuff.

Hi , I’ve been receiving packages from Amazon that I have not ordered. I have contact Amazon to no avail. The items are if no use to me , so I don’t know what to do with . I have tried refusing them with the courier but they just say it’s your name your address ,,, your problem . Without return labels , I would have to foot the bill to return the items to Amazon. It’s a right pain .

Just refused a delivery from Amazon of a branded washing pole that had our correct delivery details on. I refused delivery as seemed very dodgy.
Will be interesting to see if any subsequent deliveries not ordered arrive….
Speaking to the delivery driver he said that he’s delivered lots of washing poles today and thought perhaps they were on special offer.

Jim says:
17 May 2019

I belong to a UK forum and we have a thread with hundreds of posts of daily tatt being delivered by Amazon to hundreds of people all around the UK.
ive received around 15 items now and one prime delivery.
a month ago i contacted Amazon by phone about this Pushing scam. at first they tried to make out it must have been one of my friends who had sent me a gift and the usual we dont really care.
after that i emailed them with all the Q numbers and a picture of the items and my address on the box.
strangely within an hour i was contacted and advised this had been escalated for me as they could see on their system the items had been sent to me but not see that i had ordered them.
they could not tell me the results of their finding due to data protection.
since the above email i sent them all the deliveries stopped.

so hang on a minute. they cannot divulge the info they find due to data protection but what about my data protection. i work with GDPR on a daily basis so i know when something is not right. my info from Amazon is being used fraudulently and items are being delivered to my address with my full details on them.

sadly last week i ordered 2 items and this week the tatt has started again. 2 packages so far. eyebrows trimmer but in the pack was 2 hanging hooks and yesterday a black head spot remover.

I have just received a gift 26.05.19 from Amazon for something I was looking at on their website it does have a packing slip in it and tape sealing the box prime and a code on the label it was delivered by a courier. What should I do?

jim says:
27 May 2019

check your bank account straight away to see if money has been paid out to amazon.
all the 17 packages ive received have no paperwork included.
it does seem strange though that you had previously been looking at the same item.
if no money taken from account and you like it then keep it. if not like all mine they got sent to the charity shop.

Hi Kate, thanks for link, it reveals some interesting stuff.

Two of the fake reviewers, Angela D. and hong h. have ‘written’ 17/16 fake reviews with 9 items the same or similar products. Their bad English gives them away somewhat. Presumably one of fake reviewers will be ‘you’.

A look at a few of them…………..

Water mat
Angela D. – My baby is interested, it’s colorful, eye-catching. He tries to catch the animals in it and this makes him so happy. This is just a great thought for tummy time toy. And it also make a great holiday gift for baby.

hong h. – My baby likes to see the little foam animals moving in it. He can lay on belly for tummy time, sit on the play mat or relax on back like mattress. The material is soft and does not leak water.

The German and French versions of the water mat:

Charminer Cushioned Compression Arch Support
Angela D. – I have flat feet. They really help with the extra support.These are so discreet. i love it so much

hong h. – As a teacher, standing is our daily posture, but unfortunately, I am a flat foot, these arches support saved me.I wore these the minute I got them and then the next day at work， They have saved my life. My feet haven’t hurt all day and they are so comfortable!

They have both reviewed similar anti-wrinkle serums supposedly from different Chinese sellers as they have different VAT numbers. But a check on the VAT numbers gives the same UK address with a company called Nice Accounting , 2/F Rear 36 Gerrard Street, London W1D 5QA who claim small company total exemption from providing full accounts.

They have both reviewed similar replacement batteries supposedly from different Chinese sellers as they have different VAT numbers. But a check on the VAT numbers gives both companies at the same UK address this time in Portsmouth.

They have both reviewed 2 phone protectors each with 2 of them identical.
They have both reviewed similar storage boxes/bags.
They have both reviewed similar fitness trackers.
They have both reviewed similar packs of gel pens.

This is obviously wrong on so many levels. Firstly the fake reviews to boost their sales. There is no way two buyers would purchase this many similar or the same products. And I have only skimmed the surface of 2 of the fake reviewers, there are many more.

There are obvious connections between the products, sellers and reviewers. The UK, German and French versions of the water mat show the same products under ‘the customers who bought this item also bought:’

The orders all seem to be fulfilled by Amazon. The Chinese sellers are obviously connected in some way, but use different names with different GB VAT numbers, some using the same virtual office addresses in the UK. Why? Tax avoidance?

Surely Amazon knows this is going on and can identify these dodgy sellers. Why aren’t they getting them removed?

Kate says:
10 July 2019

Wow Alfa, that is brilliant, thank you for investigating. I received a bike phone carrier accessory last week, my brother was extremely pleased when I gave it to him. He spends quite a bit with amazon and hasn’t ever had a ‘gift’, he was starting to feel a bit miffed! The rest of the random stuff has gone to my local charity shop, they were very happy, so I’ll continue to pass things on as they arrive. I’m assuming that my personal details have been obtained through some type of security breach back when I had an amazon account, this is worrying and something amazon should investigate. Their response to my queries so far has been to tell me that I should be happy that I am receiving gifts from people, nothing more.

You’re welcome Kate. I have never had a ‘gift’ either.

I think it all has to do with Chinese sellers and VAT fraud. They keep creating new seller IDs and VAT numbers using free ‘gifts’ as a way to build up a quick good review status.

Which? recently ran a convo on fake reviews on which I posted some useful sites if you want to do your own checking into sellers.

I just received a package, not from Amazon, but someone in Plovdiv, Poland. It is a shirt I never ordered. It had my name, including middle initial, as well as my correct address. I had to sign for it. I’m a bit worried as my handbag was stolen at the end of March. My cards were changed straight away and there are no suspicious activities. My Amazon account looks OK as well. I’m unsure who I should report this to or if I need to purchase Protective Registration cover. Any advice appreciated!

Zoe says:
8 June 2019

My Dad has just received a t-shirt today from Bulgaria, sent by tracked mail, and no paperwork inside.

Hi Zoe,
Tank tops from Bulgaria was discussed here at some length:

jim says:
9 June 2019

mine has now stopped. nothing since my last post above.
contact amazon or email support with a picture of the item and in the same picture the box with the code and your address showing and they will escalate it as they will then be able to check against your address and see you did not order it.
hundreds are still getting them on the forum i belong too but the items are getting much better like B-B-Q cover from Germany, tri-pod and mobile phone holder, Wireless doorbell with 3 bells and two push buttons, Hard shell case for MacBook Pro 15″, Power bank 1000mah, Children’s baseball game with self pop up ball launcher, Men’s five blade razor with 4 spare blades, Solar garden lights in gold star shape with 20 and many many more.

My son has just received a strange looking orange jumper in the post, which he never ordered, from someone in Bulgaria. The parcel was tracked but with no paperwork inside. The sender also had his name and address including middle initial. Not sure what to do about this.

I have been receiving items from Amazon for over a week that I haven’t ordered. I phoned amazon who confirmed I didn’t have an account and they didn’t know why this is happening. I said to them that it must be a scam but they said it’s not something they are aware of. Surely Amazon should be aware all they said was to refuse parcels buy most are being posted through the letter box when I’m not home. Very frustrating and worrying!

Hi I’ve received 2 packages over the last 2 days with stuff I haven’t ordered and when I rang Amazon to question this they just stated it was gift items but couldn’t tell me who sent them it’s quite concerning that someone knows my name and address as contacted friends and they haven’t sent me this stuff

Hi ive received 2 deliveries from Amazon within the last 2 days nothing I would ever order rang Amazon both times and was told they were gifted items but wouldn’t tell me who sent them but they would contact them and say I appreciate the gifts I don’t I just want them to stop .. concerning that they have my name and address