Defending Yourself In New York

By Nui Big Kahuna

I am now back home from my new year trip to New York City last week. I started my new year with a trip, and yes to New York. I know most would think that I should have gone to Hawaii, or Carribean, but I get my vitality from the energy in New York City.

I was staying at a pretty swank hotel during my visit. They had people who had people to wait on you and take care of your every need. Well... not every need, but pretty damn close.

The funny thing about these trips is that, I never find any inspiration in any of the really upscale places. The thing I love about New York is the places nobody ever recommends or writes about.

There is a small Cuban restaurant three doors down from my hotel, they open at 6 in the morning. It's like you are transported to another time. As soon as you open the door, there is blaring music, the cooks are singing and dancing, and its like it's their policy to remember each customer they have by name and the food you eat.

They waved and greeted me soon as I walked in, then one of the girls said, "Spanish coffee, cream, sugar and cinnamon right?" I just nodded. Then the grillman asked, "Cuban, or ham, egg and cheese sandwich?" I went for the Cuban egg and cheese sandwich, which I tell you is the real deal, not something like the one you'll find at many places in Florida that's a phony imitation.

Your breakfast will come in stages, you'll get everything you ordered when it's ready, so while waiting, they'll just offer some fried sort of bananas just out of the oil.

In the mean time, a lot of drivers and deliveries are coming in and out, bringing in everything they got, then they get food and drinks before they go. This Cuban restaurant's clientele is as diverse as you can see anywhere, from cops in their suits, construction workers of all stripes, different professions, age and shape, and all New Yorkers by birth or by absorption.

After half an hour or so, a young girl wearing a neon shoes walked in, and as the grill man saw her, he humoredly yelled at her, "Hey...where did you get those Dominican shoes?" Then there was a huge laugh from everybody, including the girl.

This kind of self-generated and natural humor is outstandingly different from the pretty elegant or fashionable joints, where laughter is hardly ever heard.

I noticed the absence of one regular girl in that restaurant after a while. I asked the grillman about the girl or where she was. And I learned that she was mugged two nights ago on her way home from a party. She ran into a couple of junkies, she fought back, she was beaten and bruised her face. She could not win, she didn't have enough power to bring them down.

It is illegal in New York to carry personal protection tools like Stun guns and pepper spray. Crimes like this working girl has experienced could have been stopped, and she wouldn't have to miss her work because of a street beating.

I told the grillman, who by the way is the owner too, to hold my table, and that I'd just go back to my hotel and be back in few minutes. Soon as I got to my hotel, I loaded up a few samples in a bag and went back to that Cuban restaurant. I had a little chat with the grillman/owner in the back, and before I knew it, I couldn't find my bag of samples. I misplaced it, sad to say. My memory has really been bleary these days.

I forgot a couple of Wildfire Sprays, Hot Shots, and a box of Lipstick Pepper Spray. My loss is their gain, and there were enough tools to cover the whole crew.

New York City is a fab place to live, work and visit. They have made improvements for the safety of everyone and their citizens. But still, they shouldn't have removed the right of everyone to be able to protect themselves from bad spirited mooks and any troubles.

The anti personal protection laws are stupid, and should be overturned.

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If you live in some idiotic liberal state, or even if you don't, defend your stuff with a security surveillance camera or else it'll get stolen. And then nobody's thrilled. Except the guy who took your stuff.

Get Fit in the Comfort of Your Home with Home Fitness Equipment

By Alexis Kenne

It is not always a simple task to get fit and be in shape. This can be made harder if you lead a hectic life. You probably have employment of some sort, a few kids, and numerous other chores to do in your everyday living. A lot of people now can't find the time to go to a gym to do their workouts.

So, what are your options for staying in shape? Well, home gym fitness is one option. With the right home gym fitness equipment, you can work out at home, losing a few found and making sure you stay fit and in shape without those trips to the gym that are so hard to work into your schedule.

What is Home Gym Fitness Equipment? So, you may be wondering, what exactly is home gym fitness equipment? Well, this is a special type of equipment that you can easily purchase to have in your home. It is affordable and designed to fit in your home so that you have the option to work out without having to go to the gym.

You have a variety of styles of fitness machines for you to choose from. You have the rowing machines, stationary bikes, to the Bowflex complete gym machines, you can surely find an option that fits your particular needs.

Home Fitness Equipment in Relation to Your Health It is a great healthy idea to setup home fitness equipment in your home. When you lead a busy life you often ignore working out due to it being inconvenient, which then leads to multiple problems with your health. Having a fit body is a must. It your body is not fit your risk escalates for various health problems.

When you start using your home fitness equipment to work out, you will see how easy it now is to fit your routines into your everyday routine. This will help make your body strong and healthy, keeping away certain health situations. So to make your body this strong, select the home fitness equipment that best fits your workout requirements.

Why You Should Buy Home Gym Fitness Equipment Wondering what the reasons are that you should go ahead and purchase home gym fitness equipment of your own? Well, there are many great benefits to having equipment at home for home gym fitness. First of all, you'll save time. Instead of wasting time driving to and from the gym, you'll be able to simply workout at your home.

The second reason as to why you should make this purchase of home fitness equipment is that you will spend less money over the years. There is a certain cost to get the equipment but when you compare it to the expenses that go with joining a gym and driving back and forth it is well worth it. You will see how less it actually cost having home fitness equipment.

Just because you have a hectically busy life, does not mean you have to give up being healthy. Buying and having your own home fitness equipment permits you to more effectively control your fitness level, and keep your body healthier. Without the inconvenience of going to the gym, you can get in shape. Now what are you sitting around for? Go search out the perfect home fitness equipment arrangement for you today.

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This article was written by Alexis Kenne. If you liked it? You can find more resources on home gym fitness equipment like treadmills,exercise bikes,... visit his mutigym fitness site

Finding Out Which Alarm System Is Best

By Jason Jones

Some reports show that burglaries increase during the summer due to the number of people away from home on vacation. There are some things you can do to protect yourself from being the victim of a break-in. The first step you should take is to do a safety walk-though of your home inside and out. Look at your home as though you were a potential burglar trying to get in. Inspect the presence of security breaches if any.

If we are talking about home security, burglar alarm systems creates a superb protection against unwanted intrusion and burglary. With today's innovation, home alarm systems are not confined to wired systems, but also as wireless. A burglar alarm system usually includes of an alarm control panel with key pad control, a range of sensor devices to detect the intruder and a siren/alarm bell box.

Hardwired systems caused a great deal for installation for the DIY'er and let the professionals do this task, if you are unsure. You will need to hide the wiring either under the floor or in the walls so will cause some disruption during installation.

You will be charged of additional costs for installation if you hire a professional to do the work. Hardwired systems are provide more stability and is not vulnerable to the susceptibility of interference that wireless systems sometime have.

Wireless systems, are easier to work with and can usually be installed by an average DIY'er. You can decide whether to install the alarm sensor devices wherever you like - as long as they can communicate wirelessly back to the main control panel. No cabling will be necessary since wireless alarm sensors are generally battery powered. To power the main control panel and siren/alarm bell box is the only cabling that needs to be worked on, thus reducing the installation cost considerably.

A plus factor of a wireless system is that not only can the sensors be assigned to a different location if desired, but the whole system can easily be removed, just like when you move house. So it is an ideal home security solution for someone who rents out a property and would like to bring their wireless security system to their next rented property.

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Know the Importance of Having Food Storage

By Greg Shuey

Back when we were young, we were told of the story of the industriousness of ants. They were said to be hard workers, always looking for food even though it was summer, the time to enjoy. They were constantly searching and building up their food storage in their warehouses. Several creatures have ridiculed them because of what they were doing. Little did they know that what the ants were doing was simply stacking up food for the rainy season. True enough, when the rains came and food became scarce, the hardworking ants didn't have a thing to worry because they had enough food storage to sustain them through the wet season.

We must also be like the ants, hardworking and have a sense of future. They knew that crisis will eventually hit so they spent their time gathering enough food to sustain them for periods of time. Despite the challenges, it proved fruitful. Because they had food storage, they did not run out of food. Food storage is very important to us. It will serve as out insurance in case disaster strikes. If you have food storage, the moment disaster strikes, you will not have to worry about keeping your family well-fed.

Your food storage must be able to sustain the whole family for at least 3 months. And its content must have the most essential foods. No junk or unhealthy items. Don't forget to also set aside some batteries in case the power doesn't go back soon.

Another tip is to stack up on ingredients that can be combined to make other meals. You wouldn't want to survive on crackers alone, would you? Also, a good supply of water is very necessary. During the toughest times, you can go for days without food as long as you have water. Keep tabs also of what you put in there. That way, you will know what else is missing and what food items have prolonged shelf life.

Put it in a cool dry place and in areas that are easily reached in times of emergencies. Let your family know where the food storage is located so that when an emergency happens, you can easily get it.

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Greg Shuey is a food storage planner and facilitator. He helps families and individuals know what they need to get for long term food storage and shows them how to do it inexpensively. Visit our site INeedFoodStorage.com for long term food storage today!

How to Protect Your House from Storm Damage

By Thelma Andersen

Hurricanes are already familiar in some parts of the world, so this is how the necessity for protective storm doors buying guides became reality. Regardless how good our researches for storm doors are, we should also take note of patio doors. This is how to make smart purchases.

There's no hard work to establish yourself in the storm doors field. This can be combined with a long-term solution for a building that disallows scene for storm doors. Personally, I focus on storm doors. This can sweep away many problems before they escalate further. This will require some team work.

There are hundreds of online stores selling storm garage doors in all states. Just do your homework prior to giving a phone call with those merchants. They will do the rest, because they usually have professionals to guide you in buying and installing your doors.

A major issue of security is that you'll leave your house unattended for couple of weeks, at least when you go on vacation. This means that you should take care of high security. It's not so difficult to have it in place. Buy the right door.

That thing helps me regard storm protection from another perspective. Not only they need to be made of glass, so you can see through them, they also have to be burglar proof. It's sad we have to think at such issues, but it is what it is and we cannot change the world.

What storm doors buying tips have been most effective for you? A quick poll could be very useful, mainly if you live in a country with stormy weather. If houses were more solid, maybe less people would be homeless today.

A few days ago I spoke at a storm doors conference about my exterior doors experiences. I want my name to be associated with hurricane, but in a positive way. I will be more than willing to share my life learnings in future articles.

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Thelma knows how a good window protection in case of hurricane can save lives. She is preoccupied with home security systems.

The ADD Myth

By Rebecca Walther

Part One: We've all heard about it, we might even have children are diagnosed with it but how much do we really know about ADD?

Historically ADD and ADHD have been around since the 1960's or more accurately since 1968. At this point in time psychologist believed it was a form of brain damage or a sever learning disorder as the first few names implied, Minimal Brain Dysfunction, Hyperactivity Disorder, and Minimal Brain Damage. By the early eighties the disorder assumed the name Attention Deficit Disorder and started to become one of the most commonly diagnoised childhood illnesses of the time.

As these children were diagnosed they were put on medications and placed in behavioral therapies to combat the disorder. More children were on Ritalin, Adderall, and Dexedrine than vitamins. To top it all off, most of these medications had ill affects that were never released by the manufactures. People were seeing children who used to be happy and playful become, literary, zombie like. The reasons for this was in the drug itself and in a secret the drug manufactures were keeping from the public. Ritalin was a drug designed for adults, which meant, at the time and to this day, that a proper dose for a child was never created. In other words, every time a child takes their Ritalin they are receiving an adult dose of the drug.

Parents are told not to administer adult doses of medications to their children. Whether it is Advil or vitamins, yet, without knowing it, they were intentionally allowing their children to receive an adult dosage of a drug such as Ritalin.

After the initial medication rush of the early 80's and 90's the psychological community realized they had made a mistake. Because of their mistake they decided to adjust the DSM, or Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, to better fit the disorder. The DSM is the psychological handbook of diagnosis. Certified psychologist know that in order to diagnose a disorder the person patient has to meet the criteria featured in the DSM. So in the year 2000 the psychological community released a new revision to the DSM containing new diagnostic procedures for ADD.

One of the most unknown revisions that was made was the alimentation of Attention Deficit Disorder. Instead ADHD became the only disorder of its kind in the DSM. The average person has no idea that ADD no longer exist according to the medical field and the reason behind this is very complex. To find out the reason check out part two of this article on the ADD myth.

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What's Up With Carbonite Online Backup In March

By Rollin Butler

Carbonite Online Backup clients will be able to get to their online backup from anywhere they can a computer connected to the internet using the new remote file access capability. This tool gives an added level of convenience by permiting you to safely and securely retrieve single files from the Carbonite site. This capability should be available for use as of March 16th.

In the past year the company has improved the value of the Carbonite Online Backup product, by adding several new features including a searchable restore drive. Therefore, with the addition of remote file access, they will be increasing the price of the service. (Prices cant stay the same forever, I wish they could though)

A summary of the new prices are provided below:

- 1 year: $54.95

- 2 year: $99.95

- 3 year: $129.95

Regardless of the new higher prices, the service gives an reasonably priced offering. Glancing at the figures, the online backup solution thankfully went up only $5 a year.

As the term suggests, Carbonite for Mac is the backup solution for Mac users. Once more the service provides unlimited backup space for the same prices above. Carbonite for Mac service similar to Carbonite for Windows - you just set it and forget it. The Carbonite software service executes in stealth mode and inconspicuously in the background, routinely backing up your vital emails, documents, pictures and additional files.

Carbonite for Mac officially launched on March 16th, 2009. That wraps ups the new features for March 2009. Following is some answers to frequently asked question about the carbonite online backup.

Carbonite online backup uses a mixture of encryption techniques, similar to those used by financial institutions such as banks, to protect your data. Files are encrypted twice before they depart from your computer and stay encrypted on their servers, making it virtually unattainable for anyone to access your files without your secret password. Users are also given the choice to administer their own encryption key.

Carbonite backs up everything in your Documents and Settings folder (called Users in Windows Vista), including documents, photos, email and data files from applications, such as TurboTax, Quickbooks, etc. Once a subscription to Carbonites service is secured, music is also added to the list. The default backup does not include programs, system files, temporary files, videos, or individual files greater than 4GB. You can, however, manually add any of these to your Carbonite Online Backup.

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Network Marketing Training

By Alexis Kenne

Considering the many millions of people who are achieving a great measure of success through network marketing and consequently earning millions of dollars, it's only safe to assume that network marketing is currently one of the largest and most prosperous online businesses in the world. Nowadays those who are directly involved are helping others to realize the value of network marketing by means of coaching and network marketing training.

Of course, as in any type of business, not everyone is successful. To the contrary, approximately 95% of people starting up in MLM network marketing fail. Obviously there are a number of reasons responsible for such a staggering rate of failure but providing you're aware of these, or at least if you're aware of some of the reasons, you'll be better equipped to avoid making the same mistakes which are made by the masses.

The primary reason why most people fail, boils down to a lack of relevant research. In other words, the vast majority simply don't bother investigating the type of work which network marketing involves. Before you even start you need to be aware of what will be expected of you, such as prospecting and the task of finding other marketers who'll be willing to participate in your business. Sure, you can sell some products and generate an income and there's nothing wrong with that, but you need to realize that selling an idea, is a completely different ball game. Essentially, if you're not willing to, or if you're unable to get others to join your venture, then I'm afraid you have virtually no chance of success.

Another thing that you will have to be prepared for is the rejection that you are likely to face every day while you are running your network marketing business. There are some folks who just can't handle this and they quit before they really give it a chance to succeed. Just remember that the more rejections you face, the closer you are to an acceptance. If you can keep this in mind when you are facing rejection, you will be able to withstand all of the negativity and rejection.

Surprisingly enough, many people aren't aware of the fact that network marketing requires a budget just as any other business venture would. Admittedly, your investment need not be substantial, but you'll still need a budget no matter how modest it is in the beginning. After all, you can increase your budget later once the business is generating an acceptable income.

The value of network marketing training is what determines your level of success in this game. Providing you have all the relevant information regarding network marketing, you'll manage to successfully navigate your way past all the common pitfalls which result in failure. Another benefit to having a comprehensive network marketing training plan, is that you'll also learn about the very latest techniques being used by professionals.

There should be no question as to whether or not you should receive marketing training if you're about to start your own venture. The important thing is; you need to choose a program which delivers the very best network marketing training, because the way in which you're trained, will have a direct impact on the way you perform. Additionally, while you're receiving your training, you should observe which methods and which techniques work best because the chances are, you'll be providing training in the not too distant future.

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The Importance of Home Security System to Your Family

By Greg Shuey

Raising a family is one fulfilling thing. Once you become a parent, you change. Your priorities shift; you tend to become more self-less. At this stage, you no longer think of yourself. You think about their future so all your efforts are directed to their well-being. You are focused on protecting them from external forces that can inflict harm on them.

Protecting them means you have to provide a haven where they can be and feel safe, where they are not in the way of harm. The home you provide for them is their fortress. It is their first-line of defense against anything or anyone that may harm them. You must have a reliable home security system to do this.

Home security should be the main concern of every parent. It will help keep you and your children safe at night while you sleep and even when you are just hanging out in your home.

A home security system will protect you from burglars. During the night when you sleep, intruders can sneak inside your homes and steal your valuables and hurt your family. Usually, they will enter through windows and other entrance points.

Having a home security alarm installed in crucial entry points in your house will prevent this from happening.

Once somebody trespasses in your property, the alarm system will send off signals that will alert you. This will wake you up so you can call the police. Most security alarm systems have motion sensors that goes off when triggered. These are usually placed in windows and doors.

There are more advanced home security alarm systems that perform much better than the ordinary ones. For families who are very much concerned about their safety, these advanced alarm systems are necessary for their homes. But regardless of how advanced your alarm systems are, the main point here is that they can provide you with protection against intruders.

Having a good home security system is one way of showing how much you value your family. By providing your homes with a form of protection you will be able to sleep soundly at night.

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Bible Prophecy, End Times: Rapture Revisited

By Dr. Richard Ruhling

Summary: Bible prophecy suggests the end times begins with an earthquake, not a rapture. Popular belief results in failure to read Revelation so many aren't ready

Evangelical Christians by the millions anticipated a "rapture" in 1988. Christ had said, "This generation shall not pass till all these things be fulfilled." Matthew 24:34. He was talking about the fig tree that many thought represented Israel as it was replanted in the Holy Land in 1948. A biblical generation is 40 years (Hebrews 3:9,10) so 1988 meant the time was up (?)

But after another 20 years, and millions of books ("Left Behind" fictional series) and movies on this topic, it's worth another look..

1. Christ said, "One shall be taken, and the other left," Matthew 24:39-40. But Luke has the rest of the conversation. The disciples said, "Where, Lord? And He said unto them, Wherever the body is, there will the eagles be gathered." (Luke 17:37).Those who are taken are not taken to heaven in a rapture; they become food for vultures, Revelation 19:17,18.

2. Throughout history, God has always delivered people through the trouble. "We must through much tribulation enter into the kingdom." Acts 14:22. A holocaust survivor, Corrie ten Boom said, Only in America do they believe in a rapture. This is based on a few texts that may mean something else.

3. Christ said, "As it was in the days of Noah" (Luke 17:26). Noah wasn't raptured; he came through the storm. Enoch was raptured before Noah was even born, so his being taken to heaven had nothing to do with avoiding the Flood or tribulation.

4. Elijah was taken to heaven, but only after he dealt with false worship. As Elijah confronted Baal, we may confront Antichrist when a New World Order marks everyone or implants them with a microchip. Revelation 13:17; 14:9,10 is the Bible's strongest warning.

5. "As it was in the days of Lot," Luke 17:28. No rapture for Lot; he was told to flee. Christ told us to flee because of tribulation, Matthew 24:15-21; Mark 13:14-20.

6. "Broad is the way, that leads to destruction." Matthew 7:13. Sales of millions of fictional books on the rapture show a broad following, for the idea of a rapture.

7. Christ said to understand Daniel who faced a series of life and death situations; no rapture in Daniel.

8. "By their fruits ye shall know them" Matthew 7:20. The fruit of believing in the rapture is a failure to study Revelation. People think they won't need to understand it, in spite of Christ's blessing for reading and "keeping those things that are written therein." Revelation 1:3.

9. Would Christ rapture "lukewarm...miserable" Christians? Rev 3:17. We should rather expect "the Lord, whom [we] seek, shall suddenly come to his temple...But who may abide the day of his coming...for he is like a refiner's fire," Malachi 3:1,2. If we prove faithful through trials, we can look forward to Christ's coming in the sky, 1 Thessalonians 4:16,17.

10. An earthquake brought an end to that last church that was lukewarm and miserable as shown in Young's Analytical Concordance and many encyclopedias. An earthquake appears to initiate the Old Testament apocalyptic "day of the Lord" in passages like Joel 2:10,11 and Zephaniah 1:7,10. We are living in a time of unprecedented calamity, and it would be well for to anticipate a "wake up" call as Paul said-" the day of the Lord comes as a thief in the night. For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction comes." 1Thessalonians 5:2,3.

Like the five blind men examining the elephant, each with a different report, let's keep studying and comparing what we see in Scripture. God says He won't do anything without revealing it, Amos 3:7. But few understand the next verse. It says, "The lion has roared, who will not fear?" Christ is the Lion of Judah in Revelation 5:5 and the Bible says, "the Lord also shall roarand the heavens and earth shall shake," Joel 3:16. Many Evangelical Christians are reconsidering the rapture idea.

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Dr. Richard Ruhling is an author and conference speaker. His blog on prophecy and the wedding parables is http://theBridegroomComes.wordpress.com He offers a free download of his favorite book, Health & Happiness, at #12, http://www.ChooseABetterDestiny.com Click here for article submissions.

Advice On Home Security

By Gabriel

When the topic of home security springs to mind, most people seem to think of burglar alarms and little to nothing else. Alarms can be a great way to protect your home, although they are only a small part of what makes up an effective home security system. Burglar alarms are a key to protecting your home " although there are other things youll need as well.

Believe it or not, the windows are actually the key to home security. Homes that have poor constructed windows tend to get broken into a lot more than homes with secure and sturdy windows. When you are dealing with your windows, you should make sure that you have tough glasss and locks that fit to the windows. When you are away from home, you should always make sure that your windows are locked. Even though some windows may be hard to reach, you should always lock them. Burglars make a living out of stealing " and they will normally find a way in if they see the opening.

Along with the windows, doors are also known to be a weakness of security around the home. Doors should always be strong and sturdy, complete with tough locks that arent easy to force open. If you have a spare key, you should be careful where you leave it. Losing your keys can also make you a target, especially if you have anything on your key ring that reveals your home address.

To better protect their homes, most people choose to invest in a home surveilance system. These systems are great for monitoring the home, as they can record video and keep it stored for you to view later. If you travel a lot, a home surveillance system can be an ideal way to keep a check on your home while youre away.

Guard dogs are also common with home security as well. A guard dog can protect your home from burglars, thieves, and other types of trouble. Guard dogs can be very handy to have around, as most dogs are more than capable of scaring away trouble with their bark. The only downside to guard dogs is the fact that youll need to train them and ensure that they always have food and water.

Last, but certainly not least are burglar alarms. Burglar alarms can be effective to an extent, although they are primarily good for scaring thieves away. If you put an alarm in a visible location from the outside of the home, most burglars wont even attempt to enter your home. Even though burglar alarms are great for scaring off thieves " youll still need to have other areas of your home safe and secure as well to get the most of your home security.

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Why and How to Buy ADT Protection for your Home

By Andrea Q. Cluff

Although there are several different ways to protect your home, your family, and your business from destructive individuals and substances, ADT security systems definitely stands out as one of the best options you can choose.

For example, in addition to protecting your home from intruders an ADT system can protect your home from more subtle dangers like smoke, carbon monoxide, and fires.

And, this quality security service is available twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. As a result, you can rest assured that trained professionals are keeping eye on your family and your assets whether you are sleeping, playing, working, traveling, or running a series of day-to-day errands away from home.

Because of the thorough and constant security that an ADT home security system provides, the ADT name has earned an incredible reputation and a large pool of clients. For example, ADT is such a trusted name in security systems today that they cater to clients as large as the U.S. government, airports, and ninety percent on the Fortune 500 companies. Fortunately, they are also affordable and versatile enough to provide security for smaller businesses and home owners as well though.

Even if you don't care a lot about protecting the people and things in your life that are irreplaceable, a lot of homeowners have learned that ADT systems are a good way to earn discounts on homeowner's insurance and save money; especially if you are going to be living in the same home for several years. And, since most people are eager to protect the things they love, an ADT system is a good way to reap double benefits.

With such a great reputation to recommend them and so many customers to serve, it is little wonder that ADT has become the leading security provider in America. And, as such, they have more than four hundred dealers contracting customers for home security systems across the country. Since we have already established the value of ADT security, the next step is to find the best provider in your area who can supply it.

As you shop for the right provider, one of the most important qualifications that a company can possess is experience. After all, if you have ever walked through a lot of real estate searching for a home, you know that they can be very different in terms of size, floor plan, location, and age. As a result, the company you choose needs to have enough experience to not only install your security system but to design it as well.

Second, look for a company that has built a reputation that testifies to great customer service, pricing, and products. You may be able to get this knowledge from other family members or friends but you can always check directly with a company's customers if the people closest to you don't have any suggestions.

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Andrea Cluff writes for Gaylord Security, which is one of top ten ADT home security system providers in America. For more information on their company, their services, and ADT home security, visit their website at http://www.gaylordsecurity.com/.

Great Leadership Quotes to Keep you Inspired

By Manish Kapoor

Leadership quotes can give your strategy to solve your problems. They can inspire you and motivate you to work hard to achieve your aim. These Leadership Quotes are truly meaningful. Anyone who wants to develop great leadership skills must read and contemplate these Quotes on leadership by famous Authors. Here are few of my favorite quotes about leadership to help you stay focused as a leader.

1. There is no such thing as a perfect leader either in the past or present, in China or elsewhere. If there is one, he is only pretending, like a pig inserting scallions into its nose in an effort to look like an elephant. ----Liu Shao-ch'i

2. Leadership is understanding people and involving them to help you do a job. That takes all of the good characteristics, like integrity, dedication of purpose, selflessness, knowledge, skill, implacability, as well as determination not to accept failure. -----Admiral Arleigh A. Burke

3. To lead people, walk beside them ... As for the best leaders, the people do not notice their existence. The next best, the people honor and praise. The next, the people fear; and the next, the people hate ... When the best leader's work is done the people say, 'We did it ourselves! -----Lao-tsu

4. he final test of a leader is that he leaves behind him in other men the conviction and the will to carry on. . . The genius of a good leader is to leave behind him a situation which common sense, without the grace of genius, can deal with successfully. ----- Walter Lippmann

5. The manager accepts the status quo; the leader challenges it. ----WARREN BENNIS

6. To lead people, walk beside them ... As for the best leaders, the people do not notice their existence. The next best, the people honor and praise. The next, the people fear; and the next, the people hate ... When the best leader's work is done the people say, 'We did it ourselves! ----Lao-tsu

7. Blessed is the leader who seeks the best for those he serves. ----Unknown

8. Leadership: The art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it. ----Dwight D. Eisenhower

9. The adventure of life is to learn. The purpose of life is to grow. The nature of life is to change. The challenge of life is to overcome. The essence of life is to care. The opportunity of like is to serve. The secret of life is to dare. The spice of life is to befriend. The beauty of life is to give. ----William Arthur Ward

10. One of the tests of leadership is the ability to recognize a problem before it becomes an emergency. ----Arnold Glasgow

11. Think of managing change as an adventure. It tests your skills and abilities. It brings forth talent that may have been dormant. Change is also a training ground for leadership. When we think of leaders, we remember times of change, innovation and conflict. Leadership is often about shaping a new way of life. To do that, you must advance change, take risks and accept responsibility for making change happen. -----Charles E. Rice

12. Effective leadership is not about making speeches or being liked; leadership is defined by results not attributes. -----Peter Drucker

13. I think leadership comes from integrity - that you do whatever you ask others to do. I think there are non-obvious ways to lead. Just by providing a good example as a parent, a friend, a neighbor makes it possible for other people to see better ways to do things. Leadership does not need to be a dramatic, fist in the air and trumpets blaring, activity. ------Scott Berkun

14. Leadership is solving problems. The day soldiers stop bringing you their problems is the day you have stopped leading them. They have either lost confidence that you can help or concluded you do not care. Either case is a failure of leadership. -----Colin Powell

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Diversion safes work.

By Court

Diversion safe are refined devices created to conceal the valuables insight but securely. Many do not know about this concept. Hardly any can even tell what this diversion safe is.

The most evident place where a robber will search for the safe is either at the rear of a mirror or a wall hanging. Since they also watch movies and know how people think.

A wall safe can be mounted at the rear of a secret panel. Experts suggest mounting wall safe at the back of a door or panel which appears like the continuation of a wall. This can be camouflaged like the wall and will be tricky to find.

The Diversion Safe looks the exact replica of the original and no disparity can be found between the two.

The Diversion Safe has come in to being because very few people think that the money secured in a hat box or in a cabinet or a sock in a drawer is safe and they do not believe in concealing their precious items in the usual hiding places like the rear of a loose brick or beneath the bed or even under the flooring.

The thief who is breaking in to a house searches for a very few minutes even less than eight minutes because he is just looking for a possibility to come across a valuable.

A convict spends very little time in a house to steal. He generally goes to the usual places where people conceal articles, and now with the help of the Diversion Safe one can be imaginative and conceal their valuables in different places or keep them in open.

The Diversion Safe can be any object, for example if it's a peanut butter bottle it can be secured along with other food items in the food cupboard, or it can be an Ajax Cleanser that can be put along with other scouring or scrubbing things. The robber will not have the occasion to look at all the items in the house.

The Diversion Safe is very useful for people on holidays. Several people like to carry their finest jewelry and this can be concealed in a book safe similar to the ones carried for reading during the vacation. The cover of any best seller can be used to conceal the book safe and it can be left behind in the bed side table. Even oil bottle in a garage can be used as a diversion safe.

The Diversion Safes are very adaptable and can be used to keep the valuables, house keys and money in scads of places and can be hidden in a wide variety of safes and hence one can be peaceful about keeping their precious things. Even memos to one's children or the other half can be concealed in these diversion safes.

The Diversion safes are safe but not for very precious items. These safes are liked and in use because they are cheap and things can be hid in the open. They are similar to the daily use articles like jars of peanut butter, bottled drinks, soap or candles. Robbers who are in a hurry to steal and walk away are not likely to open and close jars and bottles but if a professional robber has the time and gets hold of its easy to open and take away the contents. To secure very precious items it is excellent to go in for a heavy duty safe.

The Diversion Safe can be a very useful house warming gift. A gift basket with five special Diversion Safe articles will be a lovely gift. One can never guess how much they need it unless they use it.

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Emergency Food Storage to Sustain You in the Long Run

By Greg Shuey

Having a long-term plan for emergency food storage can and will save your life. An emergency food storage will sustain you and your family in times of disaster when food stores and groceries dont have food stocked in their shelves. It will also help you in times of financial difficulties. When your budget is short and cant afford to buy food, you can get food from your emergency storage.

The government has recommended emergency preparation. We were advised to stack up on food good for at least 3 months and other emergency kits. These are very essential in ensuring your survival in times of emergency.

A long-term plan for food storage will do you a lot more good. Instead of sustaining you for a merely 3 months, you can have a food supply that will last for at least 12 months.

Here are some helpful tips on having a long-term emergency food storage plan:

- Stick with the staple items. - Wheat, cereals, water, canned goods, and ready-to-eat meals are very good choices. - Assess what each of your family members need and base your food storage on them. If you have a baby at home, better store up a significant amount of milk and baby food. - Dont stack up on perishable items. Since your emergency food storage is intended for future use, they must not be items that easily spoil. - Store enough water supply. - Store oils and other items that will help you prepare tasty meals. - Dont forget to store medication and hygiene products. - Having a generator and gasoline will also help you in times of crisis so better have them ready.

There is no better way to prepare for disaster than being ready with survival items. Having these within reach will up your chances of surviving an emergency. Make sure that your food storage is kept at a cool, dry place where it will not be susceptible to wetness, insects, and rodents. Secure them with a tight lid. Let your family members know where it is kept so that when the need to get arises, someone can easily take it.

As they say, prevention is the best cure for diseases. In times of emergencies, preparation is key to survival. So stack up on your food storage now.

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Greg Shuey is a food storage planner and facilitator. He helps families and individuals know what they need to get for food storage for emergencies and shows them how to do it inexpensively. Visit our site INeedFoodStorage.com for food storage for emergencies today!

Important Things to Know When Putting Together Long Term Food Storage

By Greg Shuey

We have seen how nature can surprise us in a bad way. Think about the past hurricanes that hit and devastated the country, Andrew, Ivan, and Katrina. All three are considered as among the most destructive hurricanes to ever hit the United States. We have seen the effects and how people suffered. If there's one positive thing that we got from such experiences, it's the importance we place on storm preparation like planning for long term food storage.

Emergency food storage is a very essential part of emergency preparedness. Food and water are the main concerns by families. In times of crisis, these are the two things that may become hard to access so it's best to have your own supply.

You need to maintain your strength during a crisis. And you can only do this by proper nutrition intake. Remember, no matter what's happening around, you must not disregard proper nutrition. This wouldn't be a problem if you have food storage that can sustain you for a long period of time.

Effects of a disaster can run for a long time so it's important to plan for it. A long term food storage plan will up your chances of making it through a crisis successfully. Store bulk staple foods as well as a variety of dried and canned foods in your storage. Wheat, beans, and corns can be purchased in bulk amounts, which save you some money compared to buying them in retail. In addition, these items have a long shelf life, meaning they won't spoil easily.

In worst case scenarios, you can survive on small amounts of these staple foods. Aside from dried and canned foods, you can also stock on packaged mixes, freeze-dried foods, and other items you can buy from the grocery stores. You can also store rice, cereals, pasta mixes, and dried fruits. Camping and sporting equipment stores usually sell freeze-dried foods.

If you have an infant at home, make sure that you have the right formula, or at the very least, some formula in case pharmacies and grocery stores are shut down by disaster.

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Greg Shuey is a food storage planner and facilitator. He helps families and individuals know what they need to get for building a long term food storage and shows them how to do it inexpensively. Visit our site INeedFoodStorage.com for emergency canned good food storage today!

Ways of the Strategic Thinker

By Bart Icles

These days, we are consistently challenged by rapid changes that most of the time bring in opportunities that are beyond compare. Oftentimes, advantageous and sustainable growth comes to those organizations whose leaders are able to see potentials way past their conventional stakeholders. Strategic thinking has become more popular more recently, as it has proven to be an effective approach in reaching the goals set by an organization.

Leaders nowadays try to learn how they can become effective strategic thinkers. In doing so, knowing the traits that can make you a successful strategic thinker can be to your advantage. Foremost is having a vision. Strategic thinkers must be able to see what lies ahead and must be able to identify their strategic purpose. You can think of a strategic thinker as a visionary who has a good grasp of what to expect from the future. Along with this, strategic thinkers must also have clear ideas of targets and goals. These must then be frequently reviewed to ensure that your line of thinking is validated.

Efficient time management is a trait that every strategic thinker must possess. Strategic thinkers often place high value to time as this is one factor that they must deal with as they work their way through the achievement of their objectives. With strategic time management, you are able to give enough time and focus to the needs of your organization, as well as those of your own.

Strategic thinkers are patient. As you plan out what you need to do as face the challenges posed by the changing times, it is important that you remember that strategic thinking is not just about today, tomorrow, next week or the next couple of weeks - strategic thinking is about thinking of the long-term.

It is also important that strategic thinkers do not cease to learn. Strategic thinkers must be able to accept that continuous learning contributes to the constant discovery of opportunities. Experiences must be utilized in the continuous improvement of the strategic thinker. As you learn, you must keep an open mind and keep yourself from constantly passing judgment on how others think as they try to come up with ideas. Seeking advice and views from others is also crucial. Strategic thinking works best when it involves team effort.

Most importantly, you must remember that strategic thinking is not synonymous with wishful thinking. Keep your goals and objectives realistic - see to it that they can be achieved in the long term. Strategic thinkers do not expect much from the future but what they deliver often exceeds expectations.

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Great Quotes on Leadership to Inspire your Life

By Manish Kapoor

Good Leadership skills are essential if you want to get success in personal as well as professional life and what could be best way then Leadership Quotes to learn about leadership skills. There are several famous leadership quotes that instigate and motivate you to achieve your goals. Here are some of the best quotes about leadership by famous Authors to help you become a successful leader.

1. There is no such thing as a perfect leader either in the past or present, in China or elsewhere. If there is one, he is only pretending, like a pig inserting scallions into its nose in an effort to look like an elephant. ----Liu Shao-ch'i

2. When the conduct of men is designed to be influenced, persuasion, kind, unassuming persuasion, should ever be adopted. It is an old and a true maxim, that a "drop of honey catches more flies than a gallon of gall. ---- Abraham Lincoln

3. Leadership is not magnetic personality"that can just as well be a glib tongue. It is not "making friends and influencing people""that is flattery. Leadership is lifting a person's vision to higher sights, the raising of a person's performance to a higher standard, the building of a personality beyond its normal limitations. ----Peter F. Drucker

4. All of the great leaders have had one characteristic in common: it was the willingness to confront unequivocally the major anxiety of their people in their time. This, and not much else, is the essence of leadership.----- ohn Kenneth Galbraith

5. The manager accepts the status quo; the leader challenges it. ----WARREN BENNIS

6. To lead people, walk beside them ... As for the best leaders, the people do not notice their existence. The next best, the people honor and praise. The next, the people fear; and the next, the people hate ... When the best leader's work is done the people say, 'We did it ourselves! ----Lao-tsu

7. I have to get the most energy out of a man and have discovered that it cannot be done if he hates another man. Hate blocks his energy and he isn't up to par until he eliminates it and develops a friendly feeling...(towards all his teammates. ----Knute Rockne - Professional Football Coach

8. Leadership: The art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it. ----Dwight D. Eisenhower

9. Humans are ambitious and rational and proud. And we don't fall in line with people who don't respect us and who we don't believe have our best interests at heart. We are willing to follow leaders, but only to the extent that we believe they call on our best, not our worst. ----RACHEL MADDOW

10. Leadership consists not in degrees of technique but in traits of character; it requires moral rather than athletic or intellectual effort, and it imposes on both leader and follower alike the burdens of self-restraint. -----Lewis H. Lapham

11. Think of managing change as an adventure. It tests your skills and abilities. It brings forth talent that may have been dormant. Change is also a training ground for leadership. When we think of leaders, we remember times of change, innovation and conflict. Leadership is often about shaping a new way of life. To do that, you must advance change, take risks and accept responsibility for making change happen. -----Charles E. Rice

12. Effective leadership is not about making speeches or being liked; leadership is defined by results not attributes. -----Peter Drucker

13. Leaders must be tough enough to fight, tender enough to cry, human enough to make mistakes, humble enough to admit them, strong enough to absorb the pain, and resilient enough to bounce back and keep on moving. -----Jesse Jackson

14. The supreme quality for leadership is unquestionably integrity. Without it, no real success is possible, no matter whether it is on a section gang, a football field, in an army, or in an office. -----Dwight D. Eisenhower

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Should You Get Yourself A Home Security System?

By Marcus

We all know that having a home security system will help to deter burglers and lets you call for help on dial. But that is not the sole reason people invest in home security systems. Let's take a look at the other factors.

While the common view is that getting a home security system is just to stop unwanted intrusion right? Well not only that. Firstly, a well-installed home security system from a good company will also have a fire alarm feature in place. What this means is that should a fire be set off and goes out of control, the alarm feature will be activated and the emergency number will be called for the fire bridage. It also has a carbon monoxide detector, which prevents poisioning from the air if your home is enclosed. This is an overlooked but important feature.

If you live in places where there is heavy snow during winter, then what a home security system can do also is the ability to detect if your surroundings is frozen and falls too low a temperture. It can also detect incoming floods if you live near the costal or swamp areas.

For those who have mobility problems or have senior citizens living in the house, what a home security system can do also is to monitor the people and their vital life support systems, calling the ambulance in case of emergencies. How this is accomplished is that the monitored person will be wearing a strap that attaches to the wrist, which acts as a feedback signal to the main control systems. A button is available for them to press if they run into complications. This helps imemersely in taking care of people with health or physical problems in the house.

As a beneficial side-effect, having a home security system actually helps people to save on insurance. Also, insurance companies are more willing to lower the premium rates as they assess the security and safety of a house.

So there you have it, some benefits to having a home security system that you may not be aware of. Now you know that home security systems are not merely just used to prevent intrusion.

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Learning to Lead

By Bart Icles

Leaders seem to abound the corporate world but with changes that happen in our times, what organizations really need are effective leaders. And just how does an organization address this? One way is through executive leadership trainings. However, another string of questions develop from this answer, like how does one know they are on the right track?

Before starting an executive leadership training program, it is imperative to establish where the leaders and the organization want to be at the end of the course. A clear vision of the goals of executive leadership training is crucial in taking the necessary steps to accomplish them. More often than not, an organization's mission and vision serve as guides to the kind of leadership that must be present in the company, as these objectives and goals are meant to deliver benefits not only to the company but to its people, clients, and customers as well.

An organization's vision and mission should be integrated into its executive leadership training program so that the latter can reinforce the goals and objectives of the company. In doing so, the vision and mission of the organization can support the training in embedding the core values to make the executives act in accordance with these values naturally and reflexively.

After the organization has a clear picture of the importance of executive leadership trainings, it can already start identifying the people who will conduct such trainings. It is best to have trainers who are not associated with the company in any manner other than training alone. Trainers from the outside bring new ideas and disinterested feedback to the company, ensuring that the kind of training to be conducted will not just concentrate on a single person in the company, but will enhance the leadership skills of the executive team as a whole. These trainers need not charge the most expensive rates in the industry; they must just simply be neutral and balanced.

The kind of training to be given to the executive team is also a factor in the total success of the program. Leadership trainings must be transferable. Lessons learned in leadership trainings must not be limited within the circle of top-level leaders - executive managers must be able to pass them on to those who work under them so that the organization acts as single team working towards a common objective. Leadership by example is an approach that best describes this approach, and an organization can enhance this leadership style through trainings. An effective executive leadership training program acknowledges leadership by example as a positive disposition and teaches an organization's executive management how to assume this behavior, develop it, and do it more often.

It is valuable to assess the performance of executives in terms of leadership from time to time. This allows an organization to gauge the growth of the executive team in motivating their peers and subordinates to draw nearer to the fulfillment of the company's objectives.

Overall, executive leadership trainings must be designed in relation to an organization's needs. What is essential is that it must facilitate executives to grasp and appreciate that they serve as guides of the entire organization, and must work to minimize harm caused by ambiguous strategies and poor motivation.

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Secrets the Pros Use to Feel Relaxed During Grappling Tournaments

By Scott Buendia

My first grappling tournament was a nerve-racking experience. I had not eaten in four hours, which is a long story, before I hit the mat. So I saw a little bit of adversity even before it hit the mat but I still did, as I placed second in the grappling tournament because I was able to stay relaxed in bad situations. Even against opponents who I knew nothing about and especially didn't know how long they had grappled in their careers, I was able to stay relaxed. So the first key in your first grappling tournament, and if you can do this you will do well, is to stay relaxed, and with that in mind here some tips to help you get ready for your first grappling tournament

The most obvious thing to do, but overlooked, is to look over the rules before you hit the mat. Before you start grappling, know that there have been many competitors in competition who have been disqualified, because they did not look at the rules beforehand and end up using an illegal moves or slamming their opponent to their mat. So make sure to look over the rules very carefully. This way, you have less chance of being disqualified for rule that you did not pay attention to. If you end up advancing beyond the first round it would be horrible to lose, because you did not know the rules. So you must be very careful about what moves you're using. I recommend that you train with those rules three to four weeks at least before competition with your partner or your training dummy or in your mind at least. That way, you have minimal chance of using a move that is not allowed in the competition; so that you do not ruin all the hard work you put into to tournament during the tournament.

Pre-match rituals will help you be as prepared as possible before you roll on the mat. NBA players are notorious for having rituals before they shoot their free-throw shots. This helps them feel relaxed and at ease amidst of the distractions of the game. So you would do well in programming yourself with the pregame ritual. You must feel as relaxed as possible before you start rolling with someone you know nothing about, because you never know what moves they may pull out of their hat or what sweeps they may use. You must be prepared for everything and you must be prepared to stay relaxed, no matter what situation comes to you, because if you feel stress it will weaken you it will cause your adrenal system to flood and you will feel tired. Before, you should so make sure you have a pregame ritual worked out for yourself whether it's stretching exercising, whatever it may be make sure you have it.

When youre nervous and on the mat, I recommend that you also have a ritual here. So that you can feel relaxed as possible, and when I talk about a ritual, we could be talking about something as simple as snapping your fingers three times, if you can code this to the feeling of being relaxed and calm when you snap your fingers together, you should be able to feel calm. This technique comes from Neuro Linguistic Programming or NLP, which is the study of how the brain encodes information including feelings. So you can code any feeling you want to any ritual that you need. I recommend a ritual that cannot be stopped in the ring. For example, if you are caught in an arm bar, that is almost there, then clapping your hands together three times is probably not a good ritual because you are not going to be able to do it. So we're talking about finer motor movements, you'll just have to be careful that you know your sweeps so that while you're doing your ritual youre not going to hurt yourself when you roll. If you do choose snapping your fingers you'll have to be careful so that they're not crushed underneath you and your opponent as you roll into another position.

Of course before you enter your grappling tournament, you should have already been doing some sort of exercises I recommend some of Frank Shamrock's home work out because it's based around grappling. You want a workout be as close to the competition that you're entering or the activity that you're doing is possible. So the system best way to be ready for the tournament. You may feel stress, which will help you because you've learned how to deal with it before hand during your workouts.

Reread this article and get out there training, these tips will help you succeed in your grappling tournament and will help succeed in any MMA fights you may have in the future. Remember to stay relaxed, have rituals, and train the right way and youll be able to compete with anyone in your own grappling division.

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Scott Buendia gives his marital arts knowledge to his Hillsboro martial arts school students and also writes his books there as well too. Scott Buendia gives his marital arts knowledge to his Hillsboro martial arts school students and also writes his books there as well too.