Because of recent abductions in daylight hours, refresh yourself of these things to do in an emergency situation…
This is for you, and for you to share with your wife, your husband, your children, everyone you know. After reading these 9 crucial tips, forward them to someone you care about. It never hurts to be careful in this crazy world we live in.
Tip from Tae Kwon Do: The elbow is the strongest point on your body. If you are close enough to use it, do!
Learned this from a tourist guide in New Orleans: If a robber asks for your wallet and/or purse, DO NOT HAND IT TO HIM. Toss it away from you…. Chances are that he is more interested in your wallet and/or purse than you, and he will go for the wallet/purse. RUN LIKE MAD IN THE OTHER DIRECTION!
If you are ever thrown into the trunk of a car, kick out the back tail lights and stick your arm out the hole and start waving like crazy. The driver won’t see you, but everybody else will. This has saved lives.
Women have a tendency to get into their cars after shopping, eating, working, etc., and just sit (doing their checkbook, or making a list, etc. DON’T DO THIS!) The predator will be watching you, and this is the perfect opportunity for him to get in on the passenger side, put a gun to your head, and tell you where to go. AS SOON AS YOU GET INTO YOUR CAR , LOCK THE DOORS AND LEAVE.
If someone is in the car with a gun to your head DO NOT DRIVE OFF, repeat: DO NOT DRIVE OFF! Instead gun the engine and speed into anything, wrecking the car. Your Air Bag will save you. If the person is in the back seat they will get the worst of it. As soon as the car crashes bail out and run. It is better than having them find your body in a remote location.
A few notes about getting into your car in a parking lot, or parking garage:
Be aware: look around you, look into your car, at the passenger side floor and in the back seat
If you are parked next to a big van, enter your car from the passenger door. Most serial killers attack their victims by pulling them into their vans while the women are attempting to get into their cars.
Look at the car parked on the driver’s side of your vehicle,and the passenger side.. If a male is sitting alone in the seat nearest your car, you may want to walk back into the mall, or work, and get a guard/policeman to walk you back out. IT IS ALWAYS BETTER TO BE SAFE THAN SORRY. (And better paranoid than dead.)
ALWAYS take the elevator instead of the stairs. (Stairwells are horrible places to be alone and the perfect crime spot. This is especially true at NIGHT!)
If the predator has a gun and you are not under his control, ALWAYS RUN! The predator will only hit you (a running target) 4 in 100 times; And even then, it most likely WILL NOT be a vital organ. RUN, Preferably in a zig -zag pattern!
As women, we are always trying to be sympathetic: STOP! It may get you raped, or killed. Ted Bundy, the serial killer, was a good-looking, well educated man, who ALWAYS played on the sympathies of unsuspecting women. He walked with a cane, or a limp, and often asked ‘for help’ into his vehicle or with his vehicle, which is when he abducted his next victim.
Another Safety Point: Someone just told me that her friend heard a crying baby on her porch the night before last, and she called the police because it was late and she thought it was weird. The police told her ‘Whatever you do, DO NOT open the door.’ The lady then said that it sounded like the baby had crawled near a window, and she was worried that it would crawl to the street and get run over. The policeman said, ‘We already have a unit on the way, whatever you do, DO NOT open the door. He told her that they think a serial killer has a baby’s cry recorded and uses it to coax women out of their homes thinking that someone dropped off a baby He said they have not verified it, but have had several calls by women saying that they hear baby’s cries outside their doors when they’re home alone at night. Again, DO NOT open the door for a crying baby —- This should probably be taken seriously because the Crying Baby theory was mentioned on “America ’s Most Wanted” this past Saturday when they profiled the serial killer in Louisiana.
Paul Smith, the man with extraordinary talent was born in Philadelphia on September 21, 1921 with severe cerebral palsy.
Not only had Paul beaten the odds of a life with spastic cerebral palsy, a disability that impeded his speech & mobility but also taught himself to become a master artist as well as a terrific chess player even after being devoid of a formal education as a child.
‘When typing, Paul used his left hand to steady his right one. Since he couldn’t press two keys at the same time, he almost always locked the shift key down and made his pictures using the symbols at the top of the number keys. In other words, his pictures were based on these characters …. @ # $ % ^ & * ( ) _ .
Across seven decades, Paul created hundreds of pictures. He often gave the originals away. Sometimes, but not always, he kept or received a copy for his own records. As his mastery of the typewriter grew, he developed techniques to create shadings, colors, and textures that made his work resemble pencil or charcoal drawings.’
This great man passed away on June 25, 2007, but left behind a collection of his amazing artwork that will be an inspiration for many.
“Typewriter Art”
Can you believe that this art was created using a typewriter?
Yes you read that correctly, you can now have LittleBigPlanet on your iPhone and its really simple to setup. Now to let you know when I said you can have LittleBigPlanet on your iPhone I wasn’t referring to a special version of LittleBigPlanet made for the iPhone but a special theme that has been made to customize your wallpaper, icons and even iPhone system sounds.
Here are some screenshots to show you what it looks like:
Now I know your probably interested and really want to get this installed on your iPhone right away but probably not sure how so I’ll walk you through it.
Download QuickPwn - Now this will unlock your iPhone and install Cydia for you automatically. Don’t worry its extremely easy and simple to do.
Download WinterBoard - You do this by opening up Cydia and finding WinterBoard (under the system section) and once found, click the install button on the top right of your screen.
Download LittleBigPlanet - This is the theme download, LittleBigPlanet is listed under the Themes (SpringBoard) section. Just find it and click install. (Now you might need to install the BigBoss & Planet-iPhone Source first, its listed under Repositories)
Restart your iPhone - Unless it has already restarted AFTER step 2.
Click WinterBoard on your iPhone, and select LittleBigPlanet. Now click your home button and wait about 5 seconds and your good to go.
Congrats on having the LittleBigPlanet theme. And special thanks to JoelG for spending his time to make this great theme.
Florida drivers can now renew their vehicle registration for two years rather than doing it each year.
When drivers choose the two-year renewal, they’ll receive a license plate decal with an additional year added to the expiration date.
The option became available in January for those who renewed in person. Last month, it became available online at www.gorenew.com.
As of August, nearly 500,000 customers have taken advantage of the two-year renewal.
“Vehicle owners will still be required to renew their tags by their birthdays, as usual, but those who opt to renew for two years get to skip a year,” said Carl Ford, Director of the Division of Motor Vehicles.
Also, starting Oct. 1, drivers will need to provide proof of a Social Security number when applying for a drivers license.
Drivers license offices will no longer accept driver licenses or identification cards from other states as primary proof of identification.
“The benefits of enhanced identity protection will far outweigh the inconvenience of providing additional proof of identification,” said Sandra Lambert, director of the Division of Driver Licenses.
In addition to the identification requirements, a new Class E driver license will now cost $27 and a renewal will be $20 and will be valid for eight years, except for drivers 80 and older.
Earlier this month I posted a video to a song called “Handlebars” from Flobots. Well this group came out with another video and its great. This band actually wants to make the world a better place. I think thats awesome and I hope they succeed in the quest. If you would like to join them, or get more information, Please visit Flobots.com or Flobots.ORG.
If you would like to help make a diffrence please visit: FightWithTools.org.
One last plea for your help with the American Express Members Project. There are only four days of nominating left and we’re falling behind- although we’re still in the top 70 of almost 1200 projects. We currently have just over 500 votes but the top projects are almost reaching 4,000. The phase that ends on September 1st is to choose the top 25 projects that will then go into a card member voting phase in which the top five will receive grants ranging from $100,000 to $1.5 million. If we can’t increase our nominations in the next four days we will be out of the running for this funding.
I’m sure you recognize what a significant impact this funding could have on our ability to reach children with the crucial Earth philosophies and skills so needed to make a difference in the world.
We thank all who have already taken the time to nominate our project, and a special thanks to those who also wrote comments! We’ve gotten feedback from a number of folks who have had technical
difficulties and weren’t able to vote. If this has happened to you, please make sure you’re signing in as a Guest- not a Card member, unless of course you are a card member. If that’s not the problem, our techie folk have told us it could be something in your computer set-up like pop up blockers or some other filtering
system. If you have another computer, perhaps at work or if you’re near a library, you might try again on their system.
Sorry, I wish I had more to suggest, but many have successfully used the system as guests, so we know it is possible. Your efforts are appreciated.
If even half of the Tracker community (let alone all our friends and family) will take the time to do this, we could be eligible for some much needed financial support.
Thank you all for your time and efforts!
The Children of the Earth Foundation, PO Box 607, Waretown, NJ 08758, (609) 971-1799, www.cotef.org.
