Monday, December 30, 2019

Estate management information

I'll list here important information we all need to know about managing our estate:
When you read some of the articles listed below, you would understand the importance of having an Estate Plan to avoid pain someday, when you are you no longer can manage your estate.

If you live in New York, I highly recommend Law Offices of Ann-Margaret Carrozza

Where there’s an LPA, there’s a way
You would need a Power of Attorney as per this article: Powers of Attorney, Wills, Probate, Change of Name Deeds or buying and selling property
You might like to search and find an attorney in your area.

General Powers of Attorney

• Lasting Powers of Attorney; • Wills; • Change of Name Deeds;• Buying and selling property;• Dealing with the administration of estates;• Trusts;• Prison Law;• Criminal Law.

Kozloff Stoudt Outlines the Most Common Reasons People Plan for Their Estate

AGING WITH A PLAN
Legal work for older Americans is growing for several reasons. Attorney Jeffrey Voelkl and others help seniors properly prepare.

A look back at the decade 2009 to 2019

As we have a day to welcome 2020, there are variety of articles covering the last decade.
I'll list some of them here for easy access and as well as sharing with you.
You are welcome to add other articles I have missed, covering the compilation of the past decade.

The 20 biggest celebrity divorces that defined the decade

Khloe Kardashian's Best Moments of the Decade: Becoming a Mom, Launching Her Empire & More

Reuters' Pictures of the Decade

Relive the Best Fashion Moments of the Decade

The 10 Most Shocking Breakups Of The Decade
The 2010s were filled with heartbreak.

The 10 Most Noteworthy Celebrity Breakups Of The Last Decade

This list will get updated.

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Sunday, December 29, 2019

Latest information about DNA databases

Update: April 25, 2022

I love reading comments in groups that discuss people's experience with their DNA results. I

Sharing here some comments:

A. I have done FTDNA and it isby far the worst at identifying my Armenian DNA (I'm 1/4). Ancestry was better, but 23&me knocked it out of the park. If another test is in your budget, I'd retest with 23&me.

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In this digital age, we have the option to find out about our DNA. Many are so thrilled to find out. However, many are worried of it's negative side, with so much information already about you on the world wide web, what would be the consequences of such personal data accessible by total strangers?

On Facebook DNA conversation thread had this posted:
" Funny thing is the USA government just bought everything ancestors. Com had on all people who did DNA tests the USA also bought the national geographic DNA collection data and that data was not supposed to be allowed for third party sale".
So now it's being trades left and right.

I'll list here more information I find about those huge databases, as they keep changing hands.

23andMe Pros and Cons

11 Significant DNA Database Pros and Cons

10 Pivotal Pros and Cons of DNA Fingerprinting

While we are at it, here is an interesting analysis of technology: 12 Pros and Cons of Technology

You are welcome to comment with updates as well. Knowledge is power as they say. A short thrill of knowing your DNA vs the negative usage by strangers of your data, is it worth having your DNA done? With this knowledge, you might decide to proceed to have your DNA done or not.

Some research got these results, sharing with you:

11 Significant DNA Database Pros and Cons, While having this information, it turns out Vittana organization has a bunch of important research about different topics, such us the pros and cons of living in various states. So if you are thinking of moving to a specific state, you might like to read and decide for yourself. I have friends who live or just moved to Boca Raton, so here is the info. 20 Pros and Cons of Living in Boca Raton, Florida

DNA testing and it's dangers

By Social Media - December 26, 2019

Thursday, December 26, 2019

DNA testing and it's dangers

Have you taken your DNA test yet? I haven't done. Well, I guess I'll do it maybe someday.

What's your experience with it?

I know some people try few sources and want to compare the results. Then there is the problem of some companies being bought out and what happens to your data? Would it be in the hands of the wrong person and what dangers would it pose to individuals?

Today I came upon this article regarding the Pentagon and DNA Pentagon Tells Military Personnel to Avoid Using At-Home DNA Kits

I did some research to learn about the dangers of taking DNA test and here is the results:

5 Reasons You Should Avoid Take-Home DNA Tests

DNA Ancestry Kits: The Risks to Consider Before You Spit The Woman Scholar Who Foresaw the Dangers of DNA Testing In 2003, Christine Rosen wrote that “[w]e may come to know too much about ourselves to truly live in freedom.”

The dangers of the government's DNA testing program

After you spit into a tube for a DNA test like 23andMe, experts say you shouldn't assume your data will stay private forever

Digital Notes

The internet has come a long way. Taking a look at it for the past decade.
Here is an important point to keep in mind, when you post ANYTHING online. Even though you might delete it, however it gets archived!

Here is a quote from CNET:
"... The internet is forever

If you sear one rule into your brain going into 2020, make it this: Everything you post online can come back to haunt you, even years later. You might think your comment was ironic, hilarious or edgy. You may have intended it as satire or social commentary. It may have just been a moment of misjudgment you expect to blow over.

But your online record is part of your permanent record, and you aren't guaranteed the benefit of the doubt, even if you think you deserve it."

Here is the link to the article

Wednesday, December 11, 2019

V.H.Apelian's Blog: Armenian Schools: Memories and Reflections (No. 1...

V.H.Apelian's Blog: Armenian Schools: Memories and Reflections (No. 1...: Vahe H. Apelian, The recent announcement that AGBU intends to close the Vatche and Tamar Manoukian School in Pasadena, CA made me ref...

V.H.Apelian's Blog: Laurus nobilis

V.H.Apelian's Blog: Laurus nobilis: Vahe H. Apelian The central circle of Michael Aram's artwork depicting Laurel leaves on the periphery I could not attend the op...

V.H.Apelian's Blog: The Çankırı Worry Beads

V.H.Apelian's Blog: The Çankırı Worry Beads: The attached is the abridged translation of the article Garbis Harboyan M.D. wrote. He titled it “ ՉԱՆՂԸՐԸ-Ի 99 ՀԱՏԻԿՈՎ ՀԱՄՐԻՉԸ՝ ՀԱՅՈՑ Ց...

Saturday, December 7, 2019

Facebook sues ILikeAd for allegedly baiting people to click on celebrity photos

Monday, November 18, 2019

The situation of Retail business

It's pretty sad to see retail business not surviving -
I'll compile list of various articles regarding the closed retail businesses and malls:

More than 9,100 stores are closing in 2019 as the retail apocalypse drags on — here's the full list

Hayley Peterson

Nov 12, 2019, 3:53 PM

Saturday, November 16, 2019

Preloved bargain fashion crochet top Top Josephine Chaus short sleeve crochet

Wednesday, November 13, 2019

Special Occasions need that special touch

Those special occasions need that very special touch:
Special bags and bows add that personal touch to any gift. Be it for a birthday, commemoration, personalized packaging is the answer. Here is your special source

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Tuesday, October 8, 2019

LIVE: Kim Kardashian speaks at IT congress in Yerevan

Sunday, October 6, 2019

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Thursday, August 29, 2019

36 Actors Still Living Aged 89-104

Wednesday, July 3, 2019

Life before to USBs

This is fascinating read regarding our life before USBs. Read the complete information in this amazing article: Only connect There’s almost certainly a drawer in your desk, kitchen, or office that’s dedicated to a knotted mess of wires and cords. They go to digital cameras you haven’t powered on in a decade, archaic iPods with a 30-pin connector, printers that mysteriously stopped working, and maybe even a GPS watch from that time you figured you’d try training for a marathon. That was life pre-USB: unique ports with variably shaped connectors and different numbers of pins. You couldn’t guarantee that your computer would have the correct port for the product you wanted to use, and if you didn’t have one, it required buying and installing a card—physically opening the computer and nestling in the fragile board. This Wild West era of ports came to an end when USBs entered the picture in the mid-90s, and untangled the mess. With a new USB just around the corner, let’s take a look at how these handy (and mildly irritating) gadgets came to be.

Saturday, June 22, 2019

Chain emails - "4 Boyfriends"

Do you remember the days we used to receive chain emails?

I had captured one of them and posted on Facebook. I happened to see it again and wanted to add it here:

~ 4 BOYFRIENDS ~
October 31, 2010 at 11:26 AM
This is one of those emails that has made the rounds many times - and now one of my friends had posted again. It's great and timeless as you would see. I like to add it in my notes for future reference:

~ 4 BOYFRIENDS ~

Once upon a time there was this girl who had four boyfriends.

She loved the 4th boyfriend the most and adored him with rich robes and treated him to the finest of delicacies. She gave him nothing but the best.

She also loved the 3rd boyfriend very much and was always showing him off to neighbouring kingdoms. However, she feared that one day he would leave her for another.

She also loved her 2nd boyfriend. He was her confidant and was always kind, considerate and patient with her. Whenever this girl faced a problem, she could confide in him, and he would help her get through the difficult times.

The girls 1st boyfriend was a very loyal partner and had made great contributions in maintaining her wealth and kingdom. However, she did not love the first boyfriend. Although he loved her deeply, she hardly took notice of him!

One day, the girl fell ill and she knew her time was short. She thought of her luxurious life and wondered, I now have four boyfriends with me, but when I die, I'll be all alone."

Thus, she asked the 4th boyfriend, "I loved you the most, endowed you with the finest clothing and showered great care over you. Now that I'm dying, will you follow me and keep me company?"

"No way!", replied the 4th boyfriend, and he walked away without another word.

His answer cut like a sharp knife right into her heart.

The sad girl then asked the 3rd boyfriend, "I loved you all my life. Now that I'm dying, will you follow me and keep me company?"

"No!", replied the 3rd boyfriend. "Life is too good! When you die, I'm going to marry someone else!"

Her heart sank and turned cold.

She then asked the 2nd boyfriend, "I have always turned to you for help and you've always been there for me.

When I die, will you follow me and keep me company?"

"I'm sorry, I can't help you out this time!", replied the 2nd boyfriend. "At the very most, I can only walk with you to your grave."

His answer struck her like a bolt of lightning, and the girl was devastated.

Then a voice called out: "I'll go with you. I'll follow you no matter where you go."

The girl looked up, and there was her first boyfriend. He was very skinny as he suffered from malnutrition and neglect.

Greatly grieved, the girl said, "I should have taken much better care of you when I had the chance!"

In truth, we all have 4 boyfriends in your lives:

Your 4th boyfriend is your body. No matter how much time and effort you lavish in making it look good, it will leave you when you die.

Your 3rd boyfriend is your possessions, status and wealth. When you die, it will all go to others.

Your 2nd boyfriend is your family and friends. No matter how much they have been there for you, the furthest they can stay by you is up to the grave.

And your 1st boyfriend is your Soul. Often neglected in pursuit of wealth, power and pleasures of the world.

However, your Soul is the only thing that will follow you where ever you go.

Cultivate, strengthen and cherish it now, for it is the only part of you that will follow you to the throne of God and continue with you throughout Eternity.

Thought for the day: Remember, when the world pushes you to your knees, you're in the perfect position to pray.

If you read this do share it with your friends........they might need it.........

*Being happy doesn't mean everything's perfect. It means you've decided to see beyond the imperfections.*

Wednesday, June 5, 2019

Estate and inheritance articles in the media

I'll be compiling in this thread some of the latest articles regarding inheritance and articles which show the importance of estate planning:

Using an LLC for Estate Planning

It can help you pass assets down to your heirs while avoiding taxes

By Michelle Ullman

Updated Jul 29, 2020

Surge in post-nup deals for late bequests and second marriages

How to Keep Your Heirs from Blowing Their Inheritance

Brit teen stripped of £500k inheritance by Sharia law court because she's a 'Christian'
The latest row comes after Paris' mum, Laleh Shahravesh, was detained in Dubai for calling her ex-husband's new wife a 'horse' on Facebook

My dad had a timeshare and died without a will. I don’t want it.

Groups to join to promote your publication

Are you a writer? Ann expert in your field and published books?

Today I did some research and found this groups with large following:

1. PROMOTE YOUR BOOK
- The description of the group is: This group's purpose is to help promote your book or reliable, inexpensive service. Authors: find readers/ reviewers. Readers: find new books, meet new authors! Stay on topic or be removed. Feel free to drop relevant ads or review requests. It has 742 fans as of June 5th, 2019.

2. KINDLE READERS & KINDLE WRITERS
- This is a place for readers and writers of Kindle and e-books to share their favorite stories and experiences of using the new electronic media. I shall also be showcasing my own work here in the hope that people might be interested enough to buy some of my stories. 14k fans as of June 5th, 2019.

3. E Books Rock
- E Books Rock is a place to post links about your books. Feel free to post. The idea is to advertise, not beg for Likes or Friends. Enjoy! Open to all genres, international as well. Also on Google+ as E Books Rock. Join both groups and create more exposure! The purpose of the group is to promote authors, and to promote reading in any genre. Starting August 1st 2018, begin your post with Keyword:(and insert the genre your book or post is best described by) Example "Keyword: Fiction" then the post. This will make your posts searchable in the window to the left "Search this group". Posts with out Keywords will be deleted.
Members · 14,264 as of June 5th, 2019

4. Book Junkie Promotions
This page is for all authors to promote their books, blogs, radio interviews, tours, etc. You may promote as much as you wish, as many books as you wish, whatever genre. Anyone promoting anything else will be instantly banned. Blocking admin will also result in a ban. (We can see who you are!)
Members · 29,176 as of June 5th, 2019

5. Author Book Promotion
Book bloggers and readers can find new Kindle books here, and authors can promote their books here. I wish you all the best with your book promotion here and hope you all enjoy additional sales of your books.
Members · 11,959 as of June 5th, 2019

6. Passion for Books
Everything related to books. Authors of books are welcome to post photos of your books. You can also post your videos. And talk about your books. All the other publicities not related to books will be deleted and the member removed. And everything not related to books will be deleted.
Members · 38,325 as of June 5th, 2019

7. The Book Nest
The Book Nest is a place for readers and authors from all around the world to merge and interact. It is a forum where authors can promote their work and readers can recommend and discover new books and authors. Please make photo albums, post your book covers, book reviews, web links, photographs, poetry, book trailers, videos and announce events etc. The Book Nest is an open group where everyone is welcome!
Members · 14,673 as of June 5th, 2019

8. Free Author Book Promotion
This group is for people to promote their book absolutely free to over 7000 subscribers.
Members · 11,132 as of June 5th, 2019

9. AMAZON BOOKS, LIKES AND RANKINGS
Feel free to promote your Amazon books as much as you please...Liking, sharing and commenting each other is highly encouraged. The most interesting commentators will receive weekly chances of having their posters on the cover image of the group. And also once a month I shall host the most interesting and active author on my blog, http://unikorna.blogspot.ro/. Kisses everyone and good luck with your books
Members · 18,978 as of June 5th, 2019

10. Books
Don't wait for the last minute to submit your books to the Forward National Literature Award! http://www.fnlaward.com/
Forward National Literature (FNL) is an independent literary organization dedicated to honoring traditionally published works in twelve categories. As well as garnering attention to its recipients and likely increasing sales, FNL showcases a combination of previously undiscovered and well-known authors based on content, uniqueness, and readability. Because we do not want anyone to be discouraged, there is no entry fee.
http://www.fnlaward.com/
Members · 16,358 as of June 5th, 2019

11. BOOK PLACE
A group for anyone who likes books or is in any way connected with books, including readers, authors, librarians, editors, agents.publicists, illustrators, and more. This includes both print and electronic forms.
Please adhere to Facebook rules. No porn or illegal entries, since we don't want our group to be kicked out.
Members · 32,263 as of June 5th, 2019

Tuesday, June 4, 2019

Social Media - latest Facebook updates

We manage several Facebook communities. Today we received the following notice from Facebook regarding groups:

"At F8 we announced that we're introducing more unique features for different types of groups. As part of these changes, we are simplifying the types that are available for Facebook Groups. We will soon be adding a new type called General, and retiring 13 of the old types. This update to group types will not change anything for a group's layout, settings or the tools admins can use.

What's changing?

1. We're adding three new group types.

General: The standard set of tools available to all groups. Most groups will soon be General groups.
Jobs: Announced at F8, the new Jobs type will include tools likea new post type for members to share job openings and an easy way for job seekers to filter posts and apply on Facebook.
Health Support: Announced at F8, Health Support groups will include tools like the ability for members to ask the group's admins to post on their behalf, which allows a member to make a sensitive post without revealing their identity to everyone else in the group.
2. Retiring 13 existing group types and updating them to General type.

Groups that are currently one of the types listed below will become General groups. This update will not change anything for a group's layout, settings or the tools admins can use.

Close Friends
Club
Events and Plans
Family
Neighbors
Parents
Project
School or Class
Study Group
Support
Team
Travel
Custom
All group types have the tools and features available to General groups. The difference is that types such as Buy and Sell or Video Games also include extra tools to meet those groups' unique needs.

3. Groups with no type selected will be updated to General groups.

Groups that had no type selected will become General groups. This will not change the experience for the admins and members of the group. This will not change anything for a group's layout, settings or the tools admins can use...

The full information is at: https://www.facebook.com/community/education/blog/changes-group-types?fb_dtsg_ag=AQyB74M2TYxfAC_1zJRDjSZjoxhM9v1hIEn8BjXkrJEYVQ%3AAQyA_y8OPkzDuIhx8BEmPQ38EWZ4gL3GTCxm5X64R_n7Fg&jazoest=27738

Do you have facebook group? Are you doing any changes to it?

Inheritance related articles

I have compiled herewith inheritance related articles. Note, I'm not affiliated in any way with these selections. I have them listed as personal reference and articles I have read regarding the topic of inheritance.
I hope you'll find it useful:

An interesting opinion piece in the Financial Times abound financial planning and your will. It raises questions about Inheritance Tax. Should you put money in a trust? How much should you gift? When? To whom? How? How often?

Read in New York Times:
A battle over the French entertainer Johnny Hallyday’s estate was effectively decided by his Instagram feed, which a judge consulted in determining that he was a resident of France

Postnup, remarriage and children:
Today in #GirlChat: When it comes to leaving an inheritance for your children

Dubai denied a British teen £500k inheritance, citing that she's Christian!

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