Archive for August, 2009
Monday, August 31st, 2009
September 1st – 7th is National Child Injury Prevention Week. Parents always keep the well-being of their children as a top priority, but this event offers a great opportunity to really focus on home safety tips for kids.
Children spend a large amount of time at home, and it can be easy to take for granted that they are safe around the house. It is, however, essential to be aware of potential danger zones and take every step possible to make your home ‘kid friendly’. Here are a few tips to help your loved ones avoid injury.
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Tags: Child Injury Prevention Week, Child Proofing Your Home, child safety, Child Safety Gate, Fire Safety, Kitchen Safety, Safety Drill, Safety tips for kids, Water Safety
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Friday, August 28th, 2009
Jaycee Dugard was kidnapped in 1991 when she was 11 years old. The abduction occurred in a Southern Lake Tahoe neighborhood near the girl’s home. This week the world watched in astonishment as she was finally found after spending 18 years in captivity.
Dugard was held inside a small shed that was well hidden in the backyard of a home in Antioch, California. Her alleged captors, Phillip and Nancy Garrido, kept her out of sight so efficiently that no one suspected they had a kidnap victim locked away on their property.
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Tags: Abduction, Background Check, Jaycee Dugard, Nancy Garrido, Phillip Garrido, Registered Sex Offender, Reunited, Sex Offender Search
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Thursday, August 27th, 2009
On August 28th, 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. gave a speech that would become one of the most iconic and well-respected discourses in American history. It happened on a warm summer day as the Reverend stood on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. and addressed more than 250,000 civil rights supporters.
The event was the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, a peaceful demonstration that was remembered by most people as the day they first heard King’s “I Have A Dream” speech. During his talk, King shared his beautiful dreams of equality, liberty and brotherhood for every person. He spoke about his hopes that someday all people could sit down together harmoniously, regardless of their race. His ambition was that human beings would be judged by their deeds and personal character, not by their skin color. You can read the complete message of freedom he delivered to the nation here.
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Tags: Civil Rights, Dream Speech, I Have A Dream, I Have A Dream Speech, King's Dream, Martin Luther King Jr.
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Monday, August 24th, 2009
You come home after a long day at work, a fun night out or an exciting vacation, and immediately know something isn’t right. When you get to your front door you see why; someone has broken into your house. Few things are as personally invasive and demoralizing as a home burglary.
It’s a sad fact, but crime is on the rise all over the United States. When times are tough economically, criminal activity generally increases. So how do you protect your home, property and family members? One of the best things you can do is work with your neighbors to prevent crime.
The Neighborhood Watch Program was established by the National Sheriffs’ Association in 1972 to help citizens protect themselves and each other from criminals. Since then the program has grown and become very well respected, but the success of any neighborhood watch depends entirely on the effort that people put into it. With a little time and patience, it’s easy to create a beneficial watch group. Here’s how you can get started:
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Tags: Convicted Criminals, Crime, Crime Watch Group, Criminal Activity, Family Members, Home Burglary, Law Enforcement, Neighborhood Watch Program, Prevent Crime, Registered Sex Offenders
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Thursday, August 20th, 2009
You can find almost anything on the Internet, but where do you go to do a web search? Google has been the dominant search engine for years, and sites like Yahoo or Bing are also popular options. These days, however, a lot of people are looking for a more personalized approach to finding information online.
One of the benefits of using a major search engine is that you’ll get hundreds of results for almost any topic. Even if you’re looking for something that is relatively obscure, chances are good you’ll find a large number of websites dedicated to that subject. While a long list of sites is very useful, sometimes it’s not quite what people are looking for.
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Tags: Amazon.com, Bing, ConsumerReveiw.com, Directory, family, friends, Google, Rotten Tomatoes, Search Engine, Social Networking Sites, TravelPost.com, Web Searching, Yahoo, Yelp.com
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Monday, August 17th, 2009
Although it may be hard to believe, it’s already time to start getting the kids ready to go back to school. For younger children, this could be their first time venturing out into the academic world, so we are happy to recognize August as Get Ready for Kindergarten Month.
Kindergarten plays an important part in the development of a young child. Not only do kids learn basic scholastic skills, they are also taught positive social lessons such as sharing, working with others and cooperation. It’s a great time for young people to grow intellectually, emotionally and personally, and there are several things parents can do to help their children prepare.
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Tags: Academic, Alphabet, Back To School, Background Checks, Children, Cooperation, Get Ready For Kindergarten Month, Kids, Kindergarten, Math, Parents, Registered Sex Offenders, Scholastic Skills, Sharing, Social Lessons, Students, Teach, Teachers
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Friday, August 14th, 2009
There are many reasons you may need to learn more about someone’s past, and the best way to do it is with a Comprehensive Background Check. You might need information about an individual you’re going into business with, inviting into your home or just spending time with personally. Whatever your reason, a Background Report gives you all the facts you need to make a well informed decision about anyone.
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Tags: Background Check, Background Checks, Background Report, Comprehensive Background Check, Information, Informed Decisions, Search By Name, Social Networking Sites
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Monday, August 10th, 2009
What makes you smile?
The second week of August is National Smile Week! It’s a time when people everywhere are encouraged to wear a smile and share it with others. Luckily a smile is usually contagious, and once you start to show your joy by displaying a smiling face other people are likely to do the same.
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Tags: Grin, Happy, Laughter, National Smile Week, reconnect, Smile, Smile Week, Smiling
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Thursday, August 6th, 2009
A recession can negatively impact all of us – when times are tough economically, people and businesses cut back on expenses in every way they can. That leads to reduced spending, smaller annual budgets and fewer jobs.
People all over the country are being affected by layoffs. Many companies have stopped hiring and cut their work force drastically, leaving thousands of people suddenly unemployed. That, in turn, makes for a much more aggressive job market. Fewer jobs and more people applying for them means that it’s more important than ever to get an edge over the competition.
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Tags: Colleagues, Competition, Economy, Job Market, Job Search, Jobs, Layoffs, LinkedIn, Professional Network, Recession, reconnect, Reference, Unemployed
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In movies and television shows groups of people are able to effortlessly maintain close friendships for decades, but it’s really not that easy. Friendship may seem like it should be one of the simplest things in life, but the truth is you have to work hard to build and maintain your friendships over time.
Part of the problem is that so many things can get in the way. People take on new jobs, move away, start families and it’s just so easy to drift apart. Sometimes people who were once very close end their friendship over an argument, and years later they don’t even remember how it started. That’s why PeopleFinders decided to visit some real experts; we met with a group of people who were better than 80 years of age and listened closely to their thoughts on the subject of long-term friendships.
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Tags: Advice, Communicate, Experts, friends, Friendship, Long Term Friendships, People, People Search, reconnect
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