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NEW SCAM TARGETS YOUR HOME SECURITY SYSTEM If you have a home security system — and especially if you have signs in the yard or stickers on the door that say so — you could become the victim of a scam. Here's how it works: Scammers will spot your security warning signs and show up at your door. (In many cases these will be college students hired for the summer.) They'll say that your security company has gone out of business and that you need to sign a contract for new service with their company. They'll ask you to give per-

* If you're a member of a chat forum and have listed your real name as your email address, and you talk about your upcoming vacation to Cancun and happen to mention the dates you'll be gone, what can possibly go wrong? Answer: You've just left a trail of breadcrumbs to your front door for thieves. * If you have a new phone, do you know how to disable the location ﬁnder that tracks your every step and tells people where you are? Answer: If not, ask the store to change your privacy settings. * If you get a phone call saying your computer has a virus and that remote tech support can ﬁx it for you,

* Ask for a brochure or phone number you can call later. Ask if they have a license. (They might pressure you and say the offer is good for only that day.) * Call your current company and ask if it has really gone out of business. If so, ask if it's sent the new company to your door. If not, call the police on their non-emergency number and tell them about the encounter. Ask if there are any current scams involving the people who came to your door. * Call the Better Business Bureau and ask if there have been any complaints about the new company. Best bet: Never do business with anyone who comes to your door trying to sell you something. For more resources, look up the number of your state's consumer affairs and complaints and keep it handy. Call if you ever have questions about the legitimacy of any offer you get, either at the door, on the phone or in the mail. AARP also has a Fraud Fighter department at 1-877908-3360.

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Perhaps it was that fear that led to making the game "count" after the disastrous 2002 game, which was called a tie after 11 innings due to lack of pitchers. The powers that be championed a decision that had the winning league get home-ﬁeld advantage in the World Series. It was a decision that was almost universally panned. For one thing, managers didn't necessarily play to win the game anymore. They were more interested in getting the most participation from their bench. So baseball, nimble as ever, decided to revert back to making the game a simple exhibition again (after 13 years).

STILL WORTH THE WATCH This time it didn't matter — and nobody cared. The Major League Baseball All-Star Game has long been considered the best all-star game of all professional sports in America. While the NBA has carved out a nice little niche with the slam dunk competition, baseball's midsummer classic, with its fan voting, home run derby and representation of players from every team, has managed to remain relevant during a day and age where it takes a straitjacket to get somebody's attention. They've played the game 88 times, and each league, the American and the National, has won 43 times and split two ties. The All-Star Game used to carry considerable weight back in the days before interleague play, which began in 1997. Up until then, you never got to see your favorite players square off, save for spring training or the World Series. While interleague play became a necessity out of common sense — the fans in St. Louis wanted to see the Yankees play at Busch Stadium more than once a generation — people were sure the All-Star Game would lose its luster.

And what did this year's classic teach us? That baseball is almost impossible to not play seriously. Every player seemed to be giving his all ... the pitchers were bringing the heat (the average speed of a fastball in the game was 97 mph), fielders were diving after balls in the outfield and batters were hacking away at first pitches. In classic fashion, the game was won in extra innings when Robinson Cano hit a laser into the bullpen leading off the 10th. The night previous, Aaron Judge, the guy that everyone is pinning their hopes on being the next great player, hit 47 home runs in the derby ... in the game, he went 0-3, striking out once, just like 23 others did that night. Sports Illustrated did the math. In the AL's 2-1 win, 79 players came to bat and 31 of them either struck out, walked or hit a home run, meaning 39 percent of the time, the ball wasn't even put in play. That's the way today's game is played ... every pitcher seems to throw 100 mph, every home run is of Ruthian proportions. In the end, just like this year's All-Star Game, it didn't matter: baseball is still something worth watching. Mark Vasto is a veteran sportswriter who lives in New Jersey. (c) 2017 King Features Synd., Inc.

1. In 2015, Chris Sale set a Chicago White Sox record for most strikeouts in a season (274). Who had held the team mark? 2. Who was the last teenage starting pitcher in the major leagues before Julio Urias of the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2016? 3. Name the ﬁrst football coach to win a NCAA championship and a Super Bowl. 4. When was the last time before the 2015-16 season that Seton Hall's men's basketball team won a conference tournament championship? 5. Who holds the Pittsburgh Penguins' goaltender record for most career wins in the NHL playoffs? 6. Toronto FC set a record in 2016 for largest margin of victory (seven goals) in an MLS playoff series that features two legs. What team had held the mark? 7. Since 1980, how many horses have won the Preakness after skipping the Kentucky Derby?

Answers 1. Ed Walsh struck out 269 in 1908. 2. Seattle's Felix Hernandez in 2005. 3. Jimmy Johnson won a national championship at Miami, Fla., (1987 season) and two Super Bowls with Dallas (1992, 1993 seasons). 4. It was the 1992-93 season. 5. Goalie Marc-Andre Fleury, with 62. 6. The Los Angeles Galaxy had a ﬁve-goal margin of victory over Real Salt Lake in 2014. 7. Seven -- Codex (1980), Aloma's Ruler (1982), Deputed Testamony (1983), Red Bullet (2000), Bernardini (2006), Rachel Alexandra (2009) and Cloud Computing (2017). (c) 2017 King Features Synd., Inc.

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* On July 28, 1945, the U.S. Senate approves the charter establishing the United Nations by a vote of 89 to 2. The Senate didn't formally approved U.S. participation in the United Nations until December 1945. * On July 29, 1967, a fire on the U.S. Navy carrier Forrestal stationed off the coast of Vietnam kills 134 service members. The deadly fire began with the accidental launch of a rocket from one of its own F-4 Phantom jet fighters. The resulting fire then detonated a 1,000-pound bomb.

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