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Does this freak you out when you open a webpage and you see your IP address and your location revealed right in front you with message stating that I am watching you?

I felt kind of weird when I saw that, wondering if someone is spying on me and if my personal information has been somehow revealed in the public where others can see all that information.  It turns out that this is merely a mirror image of you, which means that you are the only person who sees this information when this is displayed.  However, companies hosting the site do have the information as soon as you visited their sites.  Your IP address is broadcast to that site along with the location of your internet provider.  Your personal information will be detected and your online activities tracked. They will be able to build profiles on your Internet activities.  In addition, if you accidentally visited websites known for phishing and armed with spyware, you may inadvertently give out precious private information.  Pay extra caution as you browse online.   Always have your firewall, anti-virus and phishing reporting turned on. 

Surviving a birthday party.

We have just survived our son’s birthday party.  Even though they were only twelve kids plus two toddlers with three parent-helpers, it was still hard to manage, and it was not even hosted at our house. 

I saw a question asking about the quotes from Le Petit Prince, so I read the entire book written in English (in a few hours) with French version on the side.  It is an interesting story.  There are so many things that the author was trying to tell us.  I didn't expect the ending and was a little saddened.

This is a compilation from my reading.  The Chinese translation is based upon my translation of the English version of Le Petit Prince. 

About American Economy

I feel the urge to write about the current American economy, not that I have a degree in Economics, but that I am in the financial industry, facing an impact that I can no longer ignore. 

Compound Adjectives

Omission of subject and/or verb

(1a) I have more power than power can be obtained.

Expiration: a coming to an end; termination; close: the expiration of a contract.

Expiry: an end or termination, as of life or a contract.  An expiration, especially of a contract or an agreement

Participles:

A participle is a verbal that acts as an adjective, modifying nouns or pronouns. 

"Whether" vs "If"

When “whether” is the word to be used only, and NOT “if”:

(1) After Preposition:

Even if vs. Even though vs. Even so