Surefire Flashlights
We have a lot of flashlights. Our apartment is so dark that it's impossible to find anything without additional light. Not to mention, we frequently lose power during the hot summer months.
I'd never seen
Surefire flashlights before. The quality is quite impressive and the battery life is great. Then add in the free shipping and free batteries with a number of the items from
LA Police Gear, and you've got a terrific value.
It's important to us to have extra light that works when we need it.
Surefire seems to offer more than a lot of manufacturers.
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Safety of Plastics
I was reading this article earlier
Safety of Plastics Chemical Questioned. It's absolutely terrifying!
Despite more than 100 published studies by government scientists and university laboratories that have raised health concerns about a chemical compound that is central to the multibillion-dollar plastics industry, the Food and Drug Administration has deemed it safe largely because of two studies, both funded by an industry trade group.
The agency says it has relied on research backed by the American Plastics Council because it had input on its design, monitored its progress and reviewed the raw data.
Isn't that just typical of our government, put our safety at risk based on information from an organization with a vested interest in keeping a product on the market. In fact, I recently saw a report on baby bottles that scared the daylights out of me.
We always told our kids to wash new plastic bottles - before use - to remove any residual chemicals. Now, I hear that these baby bottles actually give off more chemicals the more they are washed. To be specific, after 10 trips through the dishwasher, the bottles in question gave off
10 times the amount of chemicals as they did before they were washed.
There are, apparently, natural alternatives - if you can believe the ads at the bottom of the article. I think it's time that we - as consumers - stop giving our money to companies and groups that are lining their pockets at the cost of our - and our childrens' - health.
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Work Boots USA
A friend of mine is changing careers and needed to find
work boots. So, you know me, I went online shopping.
I know a bit about the subject, but wasn't really sure where to go or what's a good price these days. Needless to say, I was thrilled (as was my friend) to find a site that carries several different brands in a great range of sizes. The Free Shipping was just an added bonus.
They have great looking Danner boots, with a Gore-Tex lining that is virtually critical to keep feet dry and comfy in the Arizona heat. I just love the Converse Lace-Up boots and the Rocky Street-Smart boots. They're great for hiking out here, because they're tall enough to protect your feet and ankles from scorpions and snakes.
If you're looking for new work boots - or just some great, durable boots - you've gotta check out
Work Boots USA.
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Death of a Druid: Yellowstone Wolf Killing Begins
I received this email today and was so outraged that I couldn't speak.
Now that I've stopped crying - for the moment - I wanted to share the entire message with you.
 Wolf 253M, known as "Limpy" was the beloved member of Yellowstone's Druid Peak pack -- and one of the first wolves shot dead when federal protections were lifted on Northern Rockies wolves.Please donate what you can today to help us save our Greater Yellowstone wolves and other wildlife.
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"Nicknamed 'Limpy' because his back legs were crippled in a fight when he was young, 253M was just shy of 8 years old -- a wolf Methuselah -- when he died March 28, shot in Wyoming on the first day wolves lost their protected status under the U.S. Endangered Species Act."
--"Wolf's death stirs fears for species' fate" by Patty Henetz, The Salt Lake City Tribune, April 8, 2008 | Dear Jg, The killing in the Greater Yellowstone region has already begun. One of the first victims: Wolf 253M -- a celebrity wolf, affectionately known as “Limpy.” Help us stop the senseless killing of Greater Yellowstone wolves now. Please make a tax-deductible contribution today.Limpy was many things to many people -- to wolf-watchers, he was the hobbling member of Yellowstone's famous Druid Peak Pack. To Utahans, he was the first wolf to be seen in the state for more than 70 years. But wolf 253M's celebrity didn't save him in the end. Limpy and two other wolves were shot dead in an elk feeding ground, part of Wyoming's brutal shoot-on-sight policy that covers virtually the entire state. The killing has already begun. Please donate now to support our work to save wolves in the Greater Yellowstone area.Limpy's death was just the beginning. It's been 26 days since wolves were stripped of federal protections in the Greater Yellowstone area -- and at least 17 wolves have already been killed in Idaho, Montana and Wyoming. And there are surely more to come. Officials in Idaho changed their state law on the day wolves were delisted, making it far easier for anyone to kill wolves near livestock or domestic animals.In Wyoming, state officials stripped all protection from wolves in 88% of the state. Locals have organized weekend eradication "wolf hunts" to kill any wolf that they find. One group tracked a wolf for 35 miles on snowmobiles before shooting it dead.[1] You contribution will help us. . .
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Debunk the myths and misinformation about wolves through on-the-ground education and outreach; and -
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Defenders of Wildlife is a national, nonprofit membership organization dedicated to the protection of all native wild animals and plants in their natural communities.
Defenders of Wildlife can be contacted at:
1130 17th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20036
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Looking for Undergarments
I've been looking for something that will be perfect under my dress for
the wedding, with the intent of avoiding 'lines'. Not to mention, I'd
like something that will 'adjust' my shape a bit. You know, my
51-year-old thighs and hips just aren't as firm as they used to be.
One
of my first thoughts was
body
stockings. They start at the toes and, in one piece, cover
everything up to the shoulders - in an attractive,
feel-good-under-my-clothes kind of way. But, I don't think I'm really
ready (or built) for some of these items.
Don't get me wrong –
they are absolutely gorgeous. It's just that I'm bigger, where the
models are smaller; and much smaller, where they're bigger. Hmmm?
Guess I keep shopping (and dieting).
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How To Report Phishing Emails
I have heard of
Phishing scams. They are actually quite scary - a seemingly-important email, from a business you know, asks you to login in and correct information on your account. Without knowing it, your browser is redirected to what they call a 'mirror' site - one that looks enough like the official site to fool the casual observer - and you enter your personal information. Oops! You've now given identity thieves just what they need.
Because I have a business, write articles, and receive personal messages from friends and family, I have several email addresses. Althought there's a bit of bleed over between the business and personal accounts, each one is (mostly) dedicated to particular uses. Because of this, I can usually tell, at a glance if something that wanders into my inbox is meant for that address or, better yet, meant for me at all.
While I put my faith in spam filters, it's not uncommon for valid messages to land in a spam folder or spam to sneak into an inbox. So, I do give a cursory glance at all of the messages in both folders, several times a day, just in case. Which leads me to the purpose of this post - bet you thought I'd never get there, didn't you?!
Over the past couple of weeks, I've gotten some interesting messages in a couple of my spam folders, telling me that the payment for my AdWords account failed to go throught, so my account had been suspended. That would be serious, if I actually had an AdWords account. Since I do use Google products for income and marketing, through one specific email address, I decided I'd best see what was going on. That was when I almost got
phished!
I say
almost because I've activated my browsers' options to check for forgery sites. The instant that I clicked on the link in the message, a large box with lots of
Red letters and exclamation points !! I backed out (one of the options in the big box), deleted the message and was happy I'd activated that browser option.
This is the response I received today, after reporting another phishing email.
For additional information on how to recognize and avoid phishing
scams, cut and paste the following link into your web browser:
http://www.us-cert.gov/reading_room/emailscams_0905.pdf
The United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT) is a
partnership between the Department of Homeland Security and the public
and private sectors. Established in 2003 to protect the nation's
Internet infrastructure, US-CERT coordinates defense against and
responses to cyber attacks across the nation.
US-CERT interacts with federal agencies, industry, the research
community, state and local governments, and others to disseminate
reasoned and actionable cyber security information to the public.
Your report will assist US-CERT in the identification of emerging
cyber-security threats.
Thank you,
US-CERT Operations Center
888-282-0870
soc@us-cert.gov
http://www.us-cert.gov
Please feel free to use this information and
save the email address soc@us-cert.gov, so that you can report any and all phishing emails you might receive. Additionally, make sure that you activate Security Features.
In FireFox:
Tools >>
Options >>
Security >>
{check} Tell me if the site I'm visiting is a suspected forgery
In Internet Explorer:
Tools >>
Internet Options >>
Advanced scroll down to:
Security Section: scroll down to:
Phishing Filter:
{check} Turn on automatic website checking
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Teenagers ~ Part II
Well, just when I thought Friday's stunt was as bad as it could get - it got worse. I should have known there was going to be a problem, but I still didn't see this one coming. Common wisdom dictates that if one says "Well, it can't get any worse," it will get worse. That's why it's common and wisdom - it's generally true.
Michael was to see his mom Friday night, coming home Saturday morning. Well, he didn't show up Saturday morning, didn't answer his phone, and Mom was unreachable as well. To make a long story short, he finally got home about 2 hours ago. But . . . Mom didn't bring him; she's at work. She had 'a friend' bring Michael home.
We have been crazed all weekend. Little did we know how much was going on. Given what has been happening behind our backs - we should have been ballistic!
Today, we found out that Mom has broken all of the rules that were set up for her visits with Michael - from having a clean, safe apartment where he can see her to not having him around people we don't know. She immediately moved out of her apartment after our last court date, without telling anyone, and moved in with 'a friend'.
I'm so upset right now, I can't think straight. All I do know - if this continues, it's going to be a very long and stressful summer.
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