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Trust; The Foundation of a Great Family
By: Precious Moment
Tags: Youth, Precious Moments, Family, Trust, Christ

Trust; The Foundation of a Great Family

Christ for Youth International

Can two people walk together without agreeing on the direction? [Amos 3:3 NLT]

“The foundation of every good relationship is trust!” This popular statement is very true with respect to the different forms of relationships, not only in marital relationships. Just as trust is needed in the relationship between a man, his wife and their children, there should be trust between church members and church leadership. Trust is also key in employer-employee relationships in the workplace. Not forgetting to add that, trust is of essence in every friendship.

Whenever we hear that some people have had a falling out, it is likely that trust was broken on one end or by both parties. If you intend to establish and nurture a lasting relationship with someone, you need to be on the same page and at least have some trust in one another.

Genesis 3:1 [NKJV] tells us, “Now the serpent was more crafty than any other beast of the field that the LORD God had made. He said to the woman, “Did God actually say, ‘You shall not eat of any tree in the garden’?”

In this verse we witness the enemy’s ploy to disrupt the harmony and unity between God and man. The first and oldest trick of the enemy was to sow doubt in man’s heart and question man’s obedience to God. “..did God really say so?” We know very well how the story continues. The enemy succeeded in deceiving the woman into believing that God was trying to keep them away from something great which they would only attain if they ate the fruit.

The relationship between God and man was totally destroyed when doubt set in and trust was broken.

Secrecy, not keeping one’s word, suspicion, backbiting, gossiping, among others, always provoke doubts and leave trust on scaffolds.

To build and maintain a trustworthy relationship, communication and transparency are key. It is necessary to address concerns immediately and not give the enemy even a pinhole through which he can sow seeds of discord.

Lord, thank You for the wonderful people You have given unto us. Help us to be honest and transparent in all our ways and give us the grace to address our concerns in love in Jesus’ name, Amen.

Further Reading: Proverbs 3:3–4

Bible In One Year: Numbers [15–18]
Light — John 12:46
By: Good News
Tags: Trust, Light

I have come as a light to shine in this dark world, so that all who put their trust in me will no longer remain in the dark.
ADVENTure: A Trustworthy Mother
Tags: Mary, Advent, Christmas, Love, Trust

Mike Moyers, Journey to Bethlehem

You placed Yourself in the loving care of Mary-

Upon the ardent flight to Egypt,

In quiet pilgrimage to Bethlehem,

In her swaddling arms in the manger.

As You took Your infant steps,

And Your last.

How I pray,

That I may trust Mary,

With my clumsy legs and restless hands,

My wandering eyes and anxious heart,

As I take my infant steps,

And last.
Learning To Trust
By: David Milgrim
Tags: Self Improvement, Humor, Therapy, Comics, Trust

Top Writer in Satire & Humor; Trying to Feel Okay, One Comic at a Time; IG: https://www.instagram.com/davidmilgrim; Contact me at sitemail1000@gmail.com
Trust: Story of Belief
By: Yuvraj Dhepe
Tags: Values, Goodness, Happiness, Stories, Trust

Soon the king found that while hunting he was lost in the jungle and there was no sign of his retinue, in no time a poison dart hit him, and when king came back to conscious he found himself in a drowsy state tied to a tall bamboo tree upside down, now the only thing he was wondering was how helpless he is and what is he face next.

Uncertain of this he heard the people’s voice who were the tribal’s and they were shouting sacrifice kill kill. N Then he felt more helpless.

The tribe’s priest came to observe the king, while looking king’s body he saw the cut on the king’s fingers and announced that this body is impure and cannot be offered to the deity, so he ordered to release the king and find someone else. As soon as the king was released he straight away went to the kingdom, realizing his mistake and being sorry king, ordered to free the elderly and noble minister whose advice once he refused to accept, today had saved kings life.

He gifted the minister with gifts and released him with honor and respect. Again the minister with a sweet smile replied:

“No need to be thankful or sorry for what happened my king, that day I had trust in god and believed that whatever was happening, was happening for good. ”

King didn’t understand and asked, how you being trapped is now good ?

The elderly minister replied, as your senior minister I need to travel to every place wherever you go as a duty, if on that day I had only been with you, instead of you I could have been the one who got sacrificed because I have no slices or cuts on my body right.

The palace broke into laughter, and king had a good lesson learnt of trust which he remembered for the rest of his life.

Moral: Trust God And Believe Whatever Happens, Happens For Good.

For the readers:

This is the very first value story I wanted to start with. Maybe you had heard it earlier, maybe not.

No worries because stories are made to be told and retold by adding little experience of yours with love. I learnt that every story is provisional, only stories of love, told with love are the real stories.

You can share this with your friends,younger ones, elder ones, and share this moral lesson. I will share one story or value experience I had gained in these 20 yrs.

So you can be a part of me in this journey where I tell these stories and you listen to the same 1 value per 2 days.
3 ways to know that you’re trusting God
By: Trevor Lund
Tags: Trust, Hope, Peace

Trust in God leads to peace at all times and every situation. Here are three ways to know if you’re trusting God.

Trust in God leads to peace at all times and every situation. Here are three ways to know if you’re trusting God. Listen to this and past episodes on the Live LIGHT App https://revtrev.com/app
How to Read a PR Client’s Mind
By: T.J. Sacks
Tags: Clients, Public Relations, Budget, Client Relationship, Trust

How many times have you wished that you could indeed read your client’s mind? Or even better, read the mind of the prospective client? I remember pitching a cruise ship line several years ago. They had called me because I had the relevant experience of just recently having launched a new ship.

After the preliminary niceties, it was decided that I would fly out to Seattle to meet with them to present our initial public relations program. But first, I asked if they had a budget. Their response was the dreaded “zero-based budget” which quite frankly means that although they probably do in fact have a budget, they don’t want to tell us because they have the misbelief that we possibly will bring the budget in for less, and then they will have “saved money.” How foolish.

So, to remove the suspense, I didn’t get the piece of business. Why? Because when the client went to the back page budget and saw the total, he screamed, “On my goodness, this is much higher than our budget.” Now, if the potential client had only told me his budget number I would have been able to create the best public relations program at that budget number. But because I couldn’t read his mind, I came in too high and could never salvage the business.

So, what has this taught me? Here is some insight into what potential clients are thinking:

1. Can I trust her? Remember, it’s the presenter, not the presentation that gets you hired. They want you to look them in the eye and make them believe that if they give you their business, that you can truly help to solve their problems, make them richer, sell more product, whatever.

2. Will she be there when I need her? Back in the day, I remember a noted PR firm having mandated that their staff wear pagers even when they went to the bathroom. Today, with everyone’s mania about not going anywhere without their cellphones, the need for a mandate has been eliminated. Clients want to know that they can reach you anytime and anywhere. Yup, I know, that can mean nights and weekends, but if your client has a sudden crises, like a cruise ship fire off the coast of Alaska, they want to make sure that their team is there for them.

3. Will she be the monitor of my money? OK, so you developed a suggested budget but things happen during the implementation of a public relations program whereby you may need to spend additional monies. Don’t be an idiot and spend big money without getting client buy-in. I have never had a client tell me “no” I can’t spend that unanticipated money. I have only seen clients go ballistic when huge, unanticipated expenses come through.

4. Will she make me look like a hero to my boss? Everyone has a boss, even the CEO who just may happen to report to his shareholders. So, when you are hired it is your job to make him look good; to make his superiors believe that hiring a PR firm was a good and meaningful corporate spend.
3 ways to know that you’re trusting God
Tags: Trust, Hope, Peace

Trust in God leads to peace at all times and every situation. Here are three ways to know if you’re trusting God.

Trust in God leads to peace at all times and every situation. Here are three ways to know if you’re trusting God. Listen to this and past episodes on the Live LIGHT App https://revtrev.com/app
They are so innocent!
Tags: Learning, Emotions, Adult, Children, Trust

They are so innocent!

They will believe anything you say or do, but only if they trust you.

So when do we learn to trust?

When you hold a child for the first time, he will hold your tshirt to make sure you don’t drop him.

Who taught him that?

May be it’s just human instinct! Afraid of falling..

Aren’t you afraid of falling?

May be not physically but emotionally..

We all are afraid of that.

So just like a child builds trust, gradually with experience, we as adults should learn from them.

Trust.

It’s just a word for some, but if you go in depth, it holds so many emotions, experiences and most importantly EXPECTATIONS!

Nowadays it’s so easy to build trust but the most difficult thing is to maintain it, retain it.

So how do we learn?

Learn from your mistakes, think before acting and expect less.

Think. Ponder. Write.
Transience and Integrity
By: Dwayne Phillips
Tags: Competence, Trust, Integrity

by Dwayne Phillips

I guess we haven’t changed much from the day of the snake oil salesman rolling through town with his mule-drawn wagon.

There is something about transience and lack of integrity that tend to make the two close partners. If we have transience, we lack integrity.

Back in the old days, or at least back in the westerns that showed a version of the old days, we had the traveling salesman in his mule-drawn wagon. This fellow usually sold some magic elixir that had oil squeezed from a snake as one key ingredient. The magic elixir was, well, magic in what it could do for anything that ailed us.

No one knew the traveling salesman. He was transitory. Here today, gone tomorrow. Should we trust this fellow as he passed through?

In some places today, it is the townspeople who are transitory. We move five times in our lifetime, or some large number of times. We don’t know all the local businesses. Hmmm. The unknown salesman appears.

Well, we have the Internet today. Anything we wish to know about any product is available to us. Anything we wish to know about the reputation of the unknown salesman is available to us. With all these “anythings” available to us, how can the salesman lacking integrity exist? They seem to find a way.

Yes, I recently spent an afternoon with a salesman who either didn’t know anything about his line of products or simply lacked integrity. Lots of fellows are struggling to make a living in the year of the virus. Some cut a few corners so they can feed their families. I suppose I should write a post about economics and integrity. That will be for another day.
Bats Are Friends, Not Foes
By: Heather Tsai
Tags: Ayahuasca, Peru, Retreats, Wildlife, Safety

Life in the Jungle: Building an Amazonian Medicine Center

Bats are a good ally to have.

We turned the generator off for the night and I was preparing to sleep when I saw a mysterious something swoop into my room. Then I saw two more. At first, I wasn’t sure who was visiting me and why. I turned on my flashlight. Three bats were clearing the room of flying bugs. I laid there watching the three shadows gracefully dance around my room while listening to the night sounds of the jungle. Heavenly!

Another time I was walking from the Maloka to my room. The only light was the faint glow from the stars. As I was walking, I heard and felt the breeze of bats flying inches from my head and body. Shadows swooshed all around me. I realized they were saving me from getting bit by mosquitoes. It’s like a symbiotic relationship, I attract mosquitoes for the bats to eat and they protect me from getting bit.

Bats are a good ally to have.
Intriguing observation!
By: Divina Grey
Tags: Parenting, Mental Health, Relationships, Ocd, Safety

Intriguing observation! I thought about that before too. You made me want to do some more research on it. Thank you for reading and thank you for your insight! ❤
Fire Risk and Safety
By: Orbis Environmental
Tags: Fire, Fire Risk Assessment, Fire Safety Equipment, Fire And Safety, Safety

Many business owners, building managers and landlords do not possess the expertise or time to carry out a fire risk assessment. The ‘responsible person,’ must ensure a fire risk assessment of the premises is carried out and regularly reviewed. The assessment will identify what you need to do to prevent fire and keep people safe. If your business has 5 or more people, you must keep a written record of your fire risk assessment.

Orbis Fire Risk Assessors have extensive experience in a wide range premises such as Football Statiums & club houses, Warehouse’s and Industrial Units, large Shopping centres, Offices, Garages, Care Homes, Colleges and Schools, Blocks of flats and Retail Shops.

https://fireassessment.wordpress.com/
Please be aware of your contact names
By: Koduri Sandeep
Tags: Friends, Money, Family, Theft Prevention, Safety

Photo by Antoine Barrès on Unsplash

Be careful how you list names on your cell phone! Be Safe!. Please be aware of your contact names.

A lady has changed her habit of how she lists her names on her mobile phone after her handbag was stolen. Her handbag which contained her mobile phone, Credit card, purse…etc…. was stolen.

20 minutes later when she called her Hubby, from a pay phone telling him what had happened. Hubby says ‘I’ve just received your sms text asking about our Pin number. I replied a little while ago.’

They rushed down to the bank, the bank staff told them all the money was already withdrawn. The pickpocket had actually used the stolen hand phone to text ‘hubby’ in the contact list and got hold of the pin number. Within 20 minutes he had withdrawn all the money from the bank account.

The lesson:

Do not disclose the relationship between you and the people in your contact list. Avoid using names like Home, Honey, Hubby, sweetheart, sayang, Dad, Mum, wife, son etc.,.

And very importantly, when sensitive information is being asked through texts, CONFIRM by calling back.

Also, when you’re being texted by friends or family to meet them somewhere, be sure to call back to confirm that the message came from them. If you don’t reach them, be very careful about going places to meet ‘family and friends’ who text you.

Be careful how you LIST the Names in Your smart phone
Cues of Safety
By: Lynn Fraser Stillpoint
Tags: Polyvagal Theory, Nervous System, Threat, Dr Stephen Porges, Safety

This week I had the honor and pleasure of interviewing Dr Stephen Porges for the Radical Recovery Summit. Those of you who are familiar with my work have heard me say many times “Safety IS the Treatment”. It has become a tag line for me because it points to the foundation of healing. When we feel safe, our body comes up out of freeze or down-regulates from fight/flight, and we move into a state of trust and connection. From there, we can access our body’s innate healing capacities. Our body knows how to heal. Our nervous system knows how to come back to regulation and calm. This post and the clip from the interview are part of my conversation with Dr Porges.

“How do you convince a nervous system that it can trust those around it?”

We have an integrated nervous system that evolved to connect with others. Our own nervous system has tremendous self-healing capacity when it is not under threat. We have to create a narrative of welcoming and integration in our mindbody. What an interesting nervous system I have. What can it do? We witness ourselves, with respect.

Shaming and blame prevent us from recruiting our own homeostatic systems to heal. We hunker down and protect ourselves. In the world that we’re in, we think that if we ramp up the motivation, the person will change. We think if we make it worse, it will get better, without understanding that as we make it worse, the body has no place to go but down.

We have tremendous capacity. If we can create a safe context where our body doesn’t go into threat, our nervous system helps us heal.

In an integrated nervous system model, we see that our mental and physical health are attributes of the same nervous system. As our body heals, our ability to socially interact improves and our mental states become more resilient and adjustable within the world we are in.

In Star Trek, when they go into danger, their energy shields go up. Defenses, or energy shields, use energy and diverts in our brain the ability to reach higher cortical areas. We can’t be creative, spiritual or benevolent unless our body is safe.

Are the cues that your body is responding to cues of safety or are they cues of threat?

Safety IS the treatment.

If we remove cues of threat, then the body can move back into this calmer safe state to promote its own health, growth and restoration.” Dr Stephen Porges, founder Polyvagal Theory

Details on how to watch the full interview here: lynnfraser-stillpoint.teachable.com/p/radical-recovery-summit
The Christmas Eve Compendium
Tags: Restaurant, Financial Aid, Restaurant Business, Covid 19, Safety

Earlier this week, Congress agreed on a $900 billion pandemic relief bill—an eagerly anticipated stimulus, with no federal aid having materialised since Spring. Although it is not nearly as imperative and impactful as the RESTAURANTS Act that our industry has been rigorously campaigning for, it is nevertheless a step in the right direction.

The National Restaurant Association, in typically expeditious and diligent fashion, released a comprehensive fact sheet that details the manner in which the Covid-19 Relief Bill affects and benefits restaurants specifically, highlighting relief in the form of enhancements to the Paycheck Protection Program, Tax benefits, enhancements to other critical SBA lending programs, and lots more.

Paycheck Protection Program (PPP)

The bill allows restaurants to access a second draw from PPP at 3.5x monthly payroll (vs 2.5x for other sectors); it also enacts a per-location 300 employee cap vs. a 300 allocation cap for other industries.

Tax Deductibility

Businesses can deduct allowable business expenses paid with PPP loans, including payroll, rent, mortgage interest, utilities and other allowable expenses. This applies to either a first draw or a second draw PPP loan.

Employee Retention Tax Credits (ERTC)

ERTC will be available for the first two quarters of 2021 and will allow certain employers to take up to $7,000 per eligible employee retained during these two quarters. Employers who received a PPP loan may still qualify for ERTC on wages that are not paid for with forgiven PPP funds.

Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC)

WOTC is extended by five years, granting support for restaurants that hire, train, and retain employees from target groups.

Expanded the Business Meal Deduction

Business meals are now 100% deductible for 2021 and 2022.

Temporary Enhancements to SBA (non-PPP) Lending Programs

Increases 7(a) loan guarantee to 90% with no fees

No fees for 504 loans

Extends CARES Act principal and interest waiver for new and existing 7(a), 504, and micro-loans

For loans taken prior to the CARES Act, allows three additional months of principal and interest paid by the government; restaurants authorised to take an additional five months beyond the three.

For the complete overview, click here.
Password cracking
By: Spencer Roffey
Tags: It, Ethical Hacking, Hacking, Passwords, Safety

I will be explaining to you how passwords are cracked using various different methods. However, firstly we must understand how login forms use passwords.

When a user logs into a website or application, the password they enter is converted into a one-way hash and this is compared to the one matching the username that is stored in the database. This is instead of storing plain text passwords in databases. However, not all companies do this as we saw from facebooks 2019 leak, where it was found that hundreds of millions of passwords had been stored in plain text for years.

Data leaks:

When there are data leaks, millions of users sensitive information can be stolen, including their passwords. If they use the same password for various of their accounts, using their email and password combination, an attacker or cyber criminal can gain access to various accounts which may end up being sold.

It’s not all bad news, most big companies nowerdays use up-to-date hashing algorithms in case of one of these senarios. Users passwords should be stored as hashes so if an attacker does manage to get their password, they cannot use it as it is not in plain text.

However, there are ways that these password hashes can be cracked. One way in which these hashes are cracked is brute force. We could use a tool like John the Ripper to continously try different passwords from a wordlist to see if we get a match. This is not very efficient however, because if the plain text password is not in the wordlist then you have just wasted a lot of time and if the passwords are strong enough, this can take months and even years.

Another option we have are rainbow tables. These are huge sets of precomputed tables with hash values that are prematched to possible plain text passwords. This allows for the password to be cracked in a very short amount of time. However, this can use a lot of storage (sometimes terabytes in size).

How to protect yourself:

Advice for users of websites which use login forms, use extremely strong passwords and use different passwords for each account. I know it is very hard to remeber these passwords but there is an option to make this easier. Use a password manager, lastpass is a personal favorite. Password managers are a great way to save login information securely, you must however remember a “master password”. This will be used so you can verify your identity and view or add passwords to your password manager.

Advice for the creators of these websites. Don’t use MD5 or SHA1 in your password hashing functions. MD5 and SHA1 are outdated and most rainbow tables will be able to crack these hashed passwords. Consider more modern algorithms like SHA2. You can also use a cryptographic “salt” in your hashing function. This will help defend agains rainbow tables.

If you are worried about data leaks, there is a great website where you can enter your email and it will tell you of any known data leaks you may have been involved in. The website is here: https://haveibeenpwned.com/.
How to Make Your Christmas Gathering Safer
By: Glad Doggett
Tags: Holidays, Holiday Party Ideas, Family, Covid 19, Safety

How to Make Your Christmas Gathering Safer for Your Family

Photo by Chad Madden on Unsplash

It’s a peak 2020 moment this week.

We’re simultaneously in the midst of celebrations and the worst pandemic in a century.

That’s a lot to wrap your head around.

We’re all trying to walk the tight rope between these diametrically opposed situations, wrestling with anxiety and a longing to feel normal and happy for a little while.

Most of us are sick to death of staying at home, wearing masks, social distancing, and not seeing the people we love. And in spite of knowing the threat and what’s at stake, we can’t ignore an inner rebellious rumbling that pushes us to disregard the risks, toss out caution, and gather with our families to eat, drink, and be merry.

Yes, the CDC encourages us to avoid holiday gatherings and traveling, and to basically skip all the festive fun this year. But, we all know most people won’t heed their warnings. Most people are taking their chances.

So how can you create a safe space to celebrate your holiday traditions, while also behaving responsibly and making your home safe for your family?

As the host of the festivities, it’s your responsibility to do your best to mitigate the risk of exposure to your family, while you maintain the holiday spirit. Below are 5 things that I’m doing at my house:
From streaming to assuring the safety of data tracking systems
By: Artur Andonis
Tags: Medicine, Arturandonis, Israel, Treatment, Safety

Since March 2020, a real race has begun to form new technological structures and improve what already exists in the field of medicine. The common goal was to improve the quality of medical services for millions of people. ZOOM itself was founded in 2011 by founder Eric Yuan. Before the coronavirus, the ZOOM app was mainly used in the business sector to conduct online meetings. Today, ZOOM is used in almost every home. Also in Israel, the “Shield” application began to be used, which did not justify its capabilities and weak security.

In a short time, companies such as Google and Apple have teamed up and developed a technology based on the GPS system. The infrastructure was created, thanks to which many countries were able to develop communication applications between Android and iOS mobile devices.

With companies like Netflix, YouTube and TikTok, the coronavirus epidemic has done many positive things. All of these companies showed tremendous growth in streaming viewing, especially during the first wave of the pandemic. Netflix reported a decrease in the quality of broadcasting due to the global congestion of Internet structures. So did the company YouTube, officially stating that the quality of broadcasts will be reduced to SD and to switch to HD quality, the user had to do it manually. During this period, the number of views increased by 75%

Most likely, the TikTok app received the largest outcome from the pandemic, which helped the company to earn $ 78 million according to reports. It’s bigger than YouTube and Netflix combined. The number of downloads exceeded 2 times in the period of 2019–315 million downloads worldwide.
7 Langkah : Cara Pembuatan Sepatu Kulit Safety
By: Safetoe Indonesia
Tags: Kulit, Sole, Sepatu Kulit Pria, Pabrik Sepatu Sidoarjo, Safety

safety always comes first
Who Invented the Hard Hat?
By: Harbr Inc.
Tags: Hard Hat, Site, Construction, Site Safety, Safety

There is not a visitor or worker on a construction site that you won’t see wearing one of these, a hard hat! If you haven’t worn one, they are actually very fun to wear. Light in weight, there is a special crank including that adjusts to your head size, ensuring it is snug to your head for safety. Hard hats protect from falling objects, debris and head injuries.

DID YOU KNOW: A 100 years ago — in 1919 — Edward W. Bullard invented the hard hat, which today is one of the most recognized safety products in the world and is responsible for saving thousands of lives over the past century.

Read more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hard_hat

#constructionhistory #constructionlife #construction #constructionsafety #safety #sitesafety #constructionfacts
Sepatu Safety Paling Kuat di Indonesia
By: Safetoe Indonesia
Tags: Aluminiumtoecap, Compositetoecap, Toecap, Steeltoecap, Safety

safety always comes first
Knock out… accidents.. Ten ways to Avoid Accidents.
By: Firdaus Naseem
Tags: Information, Blogging, Safety

In this article we will see how computer vision could help us to insure our safety.

The figure given below clearly shows that drivers’ fault is the single most important factor responsible for accidents. Drivers’ fault accounted for 78% of total accidents, 76.5% of total injuries and 73.7% of total fatalities in 2018.

From distracted driving to drunk driving to careless driving, one inattentive decision could be the difference between a safe drive and a life-threatening situation. But what if we could neutralize human error in such cases also? What if there were a way so that we can monitor bad driving and prevent those unnecessary activity likely to cause accidents before the accidents themselves occur? What if we could keep tracking safety measures like seatbelt, helmet.

This is where computer vision comes in. With computer vision and advanced transportation systems , we can provide drivers with a safety net. These technologies make it possible to minimize human error in every day life, assisting drivers at the wheel with tools to protect them and features that will keep them from committing irrevocable serious mistakes and accidents.

And it does more than just that. Computer vision helps us as a complete sensory apparatus, one that parallelly takes in the environment around you and analyzes it for threats, obstacles, and other related situations that you’d need to react to while driving.
Traveling Alone? Follow These Safety Tips
By: Destinations For Life
Tags: Traveling, Destination, Travel, Vacation, Safety

Ready for some safety tips?

Traveling alone can be an incredibly freeing experience. You don’t have to answer to anyone; you can create your own itinerary, and you can go at your own pace.

Traveling alone can also be scary and challenging, especially if you’re a woman. Here are some safety tips to follow the next time you find yourself traveling alone:

Find a local friend

There are several networking sites you can visit online before you leave that will hook you up with a local buddy. It’s a great way to get to know another country’s customs, foods, and interesting places to visit.

Don’t go out at night

Never venture out alone at night, no matter how safe you deem the neighborhood to be. If you’re in a resort, don’t leave the resort when it’s dark.

Do your research before you go

The internet makes it easy to read reviews and research hotels and resorts. This will give you a good idea of the type of neighborhood you’ll be visiting.

Give someone back home your itinerary

This should include flight numbers, hotel name and phone number, and room number if you know it beforehand. Let a friend or loved one know how long you’ll be gone, and when you plan to return.

Invest in an international phone plan

If you find yourself in a precarious situation abroad, you’ll be able to call home for assistance.

( NOTE: Click here to learn the best international phone plans)

Get travel insurance

This is well worth the cost, and should cover everything from emergency medical expenses to lost or stolen goods.

Create a schedule to check in with someone back home

Check in with a friend or loved one every few days, so they know you’re ok.

Keep an eye on your belongings

Never turn your back on your luggage and keep your purse and valuables close at hand at all times.

Keep money stashed in several different spots

Don’t keep all of your cash and credit cards stored in one place. This way if you lose some, you won’t be completely penniless (tip: hide some in your tampon/pad box — no one will look there!)

Consider wearing a fake wedding ring

In some countries, being a single woman can put you in an unfortunate situation. Wearing a wedding ring can keep you safer.

P.S. If you want more traveling tips check our blog.
Meet Balu The Jungle Dog
By: Heather Tsai
Tags: Ayahuasca, Peru, Retreats, Wildlife, Safety

Life in the Jungle: Building an Amazonian Medicine Center

I have been coming to Iquitos from the US since the winter of 2017. I have met many wonderful people here who treat me like family. This year I am living in the jungle at our sanctuary in order to build our dream of Earthlight Center.

I was in town on the Boulevard talking with a friend about getting a dog for companionship and security. She said, “That’s easy, look around at all the dogs on the Boulevard and pick one.” The dogs here roam like any other creature in nature. I saw two big & young dogs out of the 7 there, but I was not ready to “take” them.

A few weeks later my friend told me that she and her girlfriend were moving and asked me to adopt their 10-month old male mixed-breed dog named Balu. I could live with him to the jungle where he could run free and receive my love.

I looked at the pictures she showed me. Balu is tiny! I thought a big dog would give better security. Still, I have always had dogs in my life and most of them were small and I agreed to adopt Balu.

A couple weeks before getting Balu he was attacked. The beast ate half of Balu’s right ear…actually swallowing it! Balu is a true jungle dog with a big heart full of love and excitement for life. Losing an ear was no loss of love. What doesn’t kill us makes us stronger. Right?

I could not have asked for a better watchdog. He’s potty-trained, loving, with soft & short hair to pet. If anyone or animal comes around Balu will be sure to tell me!

I love Balu a lot! Many thanks to my friends who I now call family. They will come visit Balu and he will go with me to town to visit them.
How Hashing is useful in recent technologies? Few applications related to it.
By: Khushi Jhanwar
Tags: Bitcoin, Hashing, Bitcoin Mining, Forensics, Safety

Use of hashing in recent technologies

Data is the most valuable asset you have. As a marketer, the data on your existing audience and your target audience matters a lot. But data alone does not add value, you need to segment and use that data further correctly.

For example, you can share a list of email addresses of your current customers who have already purchased a certain product and exclude them from your advertising campaigns. And so, you can drive a much more efficient and targeted advertising campaign and hashing is your way there



It is a way to add data in any data structure in such a way that it is possible to insert, delete, and scan the simple operations on that data in O (1) time. Since it optimizes the code to a large degree, it is one of the most critical things that any programmer and developer should know.

To implement programming languages, file systems, pattern searching, distributed key-value storage, cryptography, etc., hashing is used. There are several cases in which the principle of hashing is used.

There are also other hashing uses, including the hash functions of modern-day cryptography.

Message Digest: The task that generates a result from which it is close to unfeasible to enter the input are cryptographic hash functions. Irreversibility is considered this property of hash functions.

Suppose the files have to be stored on some of the available cloud providers. You must make sure that no third party is messing with the files that you keep. You do so using a cryptographic hash algorithm by calculating the “hash” of the text. So the computation of hashing huge amounts of files won’t be an issue. These hashes are saved on your local instruments. So, you wonder whether or not the files have been manipulated or not. The hash price of the file will certainly change if anyone manipulates the file. It is almost difficult to tamper with the file without modifying the hash.

Password Verification: In password authentication, the cryptanalysis hash task is very widely used.

You type your email and password to validate that the account you are attempting to access belongs to you anytime you use any online service that needs a user username. A hash of the password is calculating as the password is entered, and is then forwarded to the server for password authentication. The passwords saved on the server are simply the original passwords’ calculated hash values. This is required to guarantee that no sniffing is present when the password is transmitted from client to server.
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My sister will soon be living by herself, and that worries me.
By: Anthony Lawrence
Tags: Health, Apple Watch, Aging, Safety

My sister will soon be living by herself, and that worries me. She is in good health, but she is five years older than I am, and there are things she needs help with. For one, she cannot lift heavy items.

The danger for us older folks is falling and not being able to get up. Those television ads for Life Alert and similar products are no joke. The Apple watch detects falls and will call 911 if you don’t respond to it, but my sister is an Android user. I did ask that she try to have her phone on her person. That’s not enough.

I’ve started texting her twice daily. She doesn’t need to respond as I can see at my end if she has read my message. If she has not after half a day, I’ll call her.

I’d prefer that she had the Apple Watch.
It’s Time For The Pandemic To End
By: Floyd Mori
Tags: Pandemic, Coronavirus, Poetry, Covid 19, Safety

It’s Time For The Pandemic To End

Although the vaccine holds some promise

and brings hope for an end to the pandemic,

the numbers continue to be alarming.

The reported cases of positive tests for the

COVID-19 virus and the deaths from it

keep going up in many parts of the USA

and indeed in the whole world.

Life as we once knew it has changed

with the coronavirus coming on the scene.

It is time for everyone to try harder

to stop the spread and curb the pandemic.

Social distancing, sanitizing, and wearing masks

should not be too hard during difficult times

to cause an end to the deadly pandemic.

It has gone on for so long.

We all need to do our part.

Stay home and stay safe.

Wear a mask!
The Net Beneath Our Feet
By: Anne Stuecker
Tags: Astrology, Good News, Courage, Life Lessons, Safety

The Saturn-Pluto conjunction of 2020 has, like those before it, shown us the face of evil. Ancillary to that, fearmongering has been rampant this year. But mind-killer fear is an illusion that comes only when we project our consciousness into the future. In reality, as astrology shows, there is a net under the tightrope on which each of us is walking, from the moment of birth to the final breath. Staying in the present moment at the current location, perhaps looking out the window at the shining Sun, it is clear that there is nothing to fear.

Astrology enables us to perceive the fabric of reality, which is the experience of consciousness. When we recognize the substance of our lives and the composition of the net underneath us, we become conscious co-creators of reality. Our everyday thoughts, feelings, and deeds in certain places at particular moments are the very building blocks of creation. We are all unconsciously co-creating our collective and individual experience all the time, but this is not taught in school nor spoken about in the mass media so most people are unaware that it is even happening.

Forces exist all around us, but power is within us, and force of any kind is no match for it. (See “Power vs. Force” by David R. Hawkins, MD, PhD.) Using astrology to lift the veil of reality reveals to us our unique individual powers as conscious co-creators. The planets are representative of different qualities of power, which is why it is said that they do not “cause” anything, as a force might do, but only reflect or show the energies that are at work in the world at a given time, in a given place.

As I write, Saturn has already entered Aquarius and Jupiter will join in a scant two hours. To many of us, it is already quite clear what the Age of Aquarius brings and what will be required to survive it. The movement of these two transpersonal planets into this Air sign frees us from the binds of Capricorn’s Earth and opens wide vistas within our minds (although let’s not keep our minds so open that our brains fall out). It feels like the refreshingly cold breeze that blows through a house when all the windows and doors are opened in the Winter. A breath of fresh air is on the way, to become particularly cleansing at the New Moon in Aquarius on 11 February (11.02.2021), the Chinese New Year.

This is good news. And don’t we all need more of that nowadays?
Blue Gophers’ Construction Safety Tips
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This article has been created to provide information on how workers can handle construction products safely. This topic may be more for construction workers or someone preparing to do a job using hardware products. Here are a couple of safety precautions we recommend workers to consider:

Wrap flimsy material Bundle long boards Support and protect drywall Use a cargo net for bulky loads Tailgate can be up for light loads ( 8–10ft)

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Safety is our Priority
By: Aeriosense
Tags: Drones, News, Covid 19, Safety

At Aeriosense it’s our mission to improve the reliability and safety of infrastructure. And we want to accomplish that while keeping the well-being and safety of our employees, contractors, and clients as the top priority. Working with unmanned aerial vehicles and high-voltage infrastructure has a set of unique safety challenges, but the protocol which we follow minimizes risks and ensures that everyone gets home safely at the end of the day.

As recognition for our commitment to creating a safe working environment, Aeriosense has achieved multiple certificates and awards. The occupational health and safety management system which we implemented has achieved a certificate of recognition in compliance with WorkSafeBC standards, as well as registration with ISNetWorld. We have also been awarded the Topaz Pinnacle Award from Occupational Safety Standard of Excellence (OSSE) for developing and implementing a comprehensive health and safety management system which adheres to OSSE certification standards.

OSSE Safety Pinnacle Topaz (2020)

Aeriosense has developed a safety protocol which ensures that safety is at the top of mind for all employees. Every single day in the field, employees review the current work environment, potential hazards, and emergency procedures in the case of an incident.

Safety equipment such as hard hats, high visibility vests, and satellite radios and routinely inspected and are worn at all times while on the job.

As part of our safety protocol, we have a system of accountability and reporting which prevents any employee from performing work which they feel is unsafe. In addition, all employees know who to contact regarding potential hazards or incidents.

With the Covid-19 pandemic, Aeriosense has taken extra precautions to ensure the safety of our employees, their families, and the general public. We have implemented new Covid specific protocols including limiting the number of employees allowed in the same vehicle, a work-from-home system, social distancing while on the job, and mandatory reporting of any symptoms.

Read more about our Covid-19 protocol here: Covid-19 Update

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Everyday items that will help in a snowstorm
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If ATMs and credit card readers shut down during a winter storm, you’ll be glad to have cash at the ready.

Keep cash just in case. Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

“In a major emergency, oftentimes ATMs won’t be working and stores won’t accept credit cards, so it’s good to have extra cash on hand,” Michael de Vulpillieres, communications officer for the American Red Cross, told Insider.

Fire extinguishers are important year-round, but especially during the winter.

According to the Red Cross, home fires spike during the coldest months of the year due to various heating methods.

“At the Red Cross, we see some major fires during extreme weather events like blizzards,” de Vulpillieres said. “You want to be careful when you’re heating your home, because there are certain fire risks.”

He recommends exercising caution while using candles, fireplaces, and space heaters, which are often the cause of fires. Space heaters in particular should be placed on a flat, hard surface at least 3 feet from anything flammable. And never use your oven to heat your home.

Read more: 10 dangerous mistakes to avoid during a fire

Newspapers and maps can be used as insulation if you’re stuck in your car.

Newspapers can help you keep warm. Photo: Billion Photos/Shutterstock

Crumple the papers and stuff them under clothes to keep warm, de Vulpillieres said.

Multiple different household items can be used to increase traction if your car gets stuck in the snow.

Sand can help the tires move on slippery ice and snow. Salt can also help and will prevent the resulting slush from freezing again.

Cat litter does wonders for tire traction, as well. If you happen to have some in your car, it’s worth using to get unstuck.

Cat litter. iStock

Floor mats in cars can also be used to increase traction. The mats can be placed under the tires to keep them from slipping.

If you have none of these items in your car, find a nearby pine tree and sprinkle the needles in the snow.

Pine trees. Photo: Creative Touch Imaging Ltd./NurPhoto via Getty Images

In a pinch, pine needles and sticks can increase traction.

Rocks can also be useful to get a car out of a snowbank.

Adding weight to a car by pushing down on the hood or placing rocks on top of it can help increase traction when attempting to drive out of snow.

Pulling a car out of a ditch is the most effective way to move it, de Vulpillieres said.

“In snow, it’s better to pull than to push,” he said.

Cooking spray has multiple uses during snowy weather.

Cooking spray. Photo: Arina P Habich/Shutterstock

Cooking spray can be used to keep car doors from freezing shut by spraying the corners. Spraying your snow shovel can also keep snow from sticking to it.

Credit cards can be used to scrape ice and snow off a windshield.

If you don’t have a snow brush or an ice scraper in your car, the edges of a credit card can get the job done.

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Ways to achieve a safe workspace after isolation by COVID-19
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It is important to provide a safe work environment for employees after COVID-19 is isolated.

Ideally, you would like to maintain contact tracking and obtain all the information necessary to maintain a safe and reliable workspace in addition to the regulatory and mandatory distance, with IO Plus you can obtain the benefits of contact tracking without putting your work equipment at risk!

Also, ways to ensure a safe workplace include:

Work Environment Assessment

It is important to assess whether the workplace facilities comply with occupational safety measures

Indoor air quality

As the pathways of COVID-19 infection continue to be discovered, some criteria such as optimal levels of humidity, ambient temperature and air filtration

Hand washing

Handwashing must be addressed as both an infrastructure and a behavioral issue.

Industrial Hygiene

Understanding the risk and safety associated with closed work environments will be key for owners and managers to evaluate safety measures at the facility as employees return to work.

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