Archive for October, 2011
Sharpening your Security Management Skills
You’ve probably heard the old cliché,” You are the only Bible some people read”. Well, this certainly holds true in the security work place. For, as a supervisor, you may be the only example your employees relate too. And, the success of any corporate security program depends, to a great extent, on how well you, [...]
Investor Beware – Pyramid Schemes
Pyramid Schemes are fraudulent and non-sustainable investment plans or business models. These schemes involve enrolling people under the fake promise of high profits through money-making business. The greed for earning easy money lures common people to take part in the scheme as it portrays the illusion of earning money just by making other people to [...]
Beware of fake profiles on the facebook
Facebook is a network that enables you to communicate with your long lost friends. It is one of the most popular social networks. You can chat, share messages and photos and also make new friends. But there are a lot of problems associated with it. This is because you can never be sure as to [...]
Is Your Child Eating Junk Food
Did you know that children are constantly being exposed to promotions regarding junk foods? Unknown to most parents and guardians is that the junk food industry is spending over 2 billion dollars in advertisements yearly to target children. They do so with the hope that children will become their lifelong customers. Whereas a number of [...]
Terrorism – The Chromic Disease of the World
Terrorism is the unlawful use of violence or threat to inculcate fear; it is intended to coerce and intimidate societies or governments and is perpetrated for political, ideological or religious goals while deliberately targeting and disregarding the non-combatants or civilians’ safety. Terrorism can be described both as a tactic and a strategy; a holy duty [...]
Unrest in the Middle East
There is no denying the fact that today’s economy is still heavily dependent on non-renewable sources of energy. There have been a few alternatives but none has actually been able to substitute oil and coal. The Middle Eastern countries along with a few North African countries are the biggest producers of crude oil. All the [...]
The importance of having an evacuation plan in school
21st century has witnessed the worst of terrorism. Schools can be easy target. So it is essential to have an evacuation plan for the safety of small children. Apart from this there may be some other emergency for which the importance of having an evacuation plan is necessary. Schools must have multiple exits leading to [...]
Mobile Service Providers are constantly spying on you. Beware!
In the early days, phones of the enemies were tapped to get the information about their plans and act accordingly. It was a very hectic process and with much difficulty were they able to tap the phones of the other person. Today, with the advent of cell phones, tapping someone’s phone has become a piece [...]
How to Avoid Injuries When Playing Tennis
Did you know that in 2007, over 21,000 persons were treated in various hospitals, clinics, hospital emergency rooms, doctors’ offices and ambulatory surgery centers in the United States for tennis-related injuries? This is according to a report that was released by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. Some of the most common injuries that occur [...]
How to Drive Safely at Night
The main difference between daytime driving and night time driving is the visibility and conditions. While this may sound quite obvious, however when you drive at night, your capacity to see in front, and the capacity of other road users to notice you, is greatly minimized. A majority of urban roads are well-lit. But, when [...]
Laws against Cyber Bullying
Over the last few years, a couple of states have passed firm cyber bullying legislations which have been specially formulated to safeguard kids from being intimidated, terrorized and humiliated on the web. These legislations represent a critical move towards nationwide anti-cyber harassment legislations that will safeguard kids of all ages despite their social or financial [...]