•Six Things to Keep Track of to Prevent Identity Theft
In these uncertain financial times it is important now more than ever to protect your personal identity. ID theft can wind up costing consumers thousands of dollars, irreparable damage to their credit report and hours of frustrating work in trying to repair the damage.
Preventing identity theft is important and, fortunately, relatively simple. Common sense and caution will generally win the day. So does keeping track of your personal business. Here are nine things to keep track of to...
•Buying the Right RV for You
First time RV buyers often find the experience to be daunting. By nature motor homes, fifth wheels and travel trailers are as complicated as a new home purchase and at the same time potentially as dodgy as a used car to buy. First time buyers also sometimes find themselves dazzled by the neat gadgets and functions of an RV which can cloud their judgment. Falling in love with a fifth wheel or travel trailer for less than practical reasons can lead to buying the wrong one or paying too...
•Unclaimed Money Talks
Did you know that over $35 billion of unclaimed assets which are owed to millions of United States citizens are going to the government? Laws force banks to return unclaimed cash from dormant accounts, unused gift cards and un-cashed checks. No effort is made to locate the rightful owners of these unclaimed assets. And now the states are considering using this unclaimed money for their own budget problems.
There are untold billions of dollars of unclaimed government money owed to individuals...
•Choosing the Right Handcuffs for Your Needs
Mention handcuffs to the average citizens and they will likely all think of the same thing - standard metal cuffs; this despite the fact that there is a huge variety of handcuffs available today. Investing in handcuffs means having to consider all of the different options available. Whether you are buying a pair for you job or you have to pick handcuffs for a whole team or department it is important to look at the different styles, uses, and materials used to make handcuffs. Here are a few...
•8 College Safety Tips
With a new freshmen class of college students ready to move into their first college dorm room in just a few weeks now is the perfect time to review some basic safety tips for college and dorm life. This is an exciting time of life for first time college students and safety concerns may be the farthest thing from their mind. It is recommended that parents take the initiative in this area and make sure that their student knows how to protect themselves.
Today's colleges have many excellent...
•Land Surveyors' Equipment - Basic Use of a Total Station
Have you ever seen a land surveying team using a camera-like devise on top of a tripod? Here's a quick explanation of that device, called a total station, and how it works.
A total station is a land-surveying tool used to accurately measure distances, architecture and geological land forms such as mountains. The device is extremely accurate, with some able to measure distances up to 0.1 millimeter or 1/1000 of a foot. Most surveyors don't need that much accuracy (which necessitates a...
•Driving Legally Is Your Responsibility
There is a basic principle at work in societies where the rule of law precedes all other authority: ignorance of the law is no excuse. At its heart it is a simple idea. Society is built upon rules and to exist within that society it is the responsibility of each individual to know and abide by those rules.
But real world applications become complicated. For example, the web of local, state and federal authority that dominates in the US is further confused by the other responsibilities...
•Land Surveyors Have a Hazardous But Rewarding Job
There are few professions so various as land surveying. The work of a land surveyor can take him deep into murky swamps, alongside dangerously busy freeways, or into waterless deserts. Indeed, anywhere that there is land, there is a chance that a land surveyor?s services will be required. At the same time modern surveyors deal with incredibly delicate instruments that, while they are built to endure, must be protected from the most extreme of these conditions. Once the data has been...
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