Free and Smart Tips for Better Home Security in 2017 (no need of security alarm)

Is Your valuable Home Secure?

Find out if your home is vulnerable to intrusion by going through some questions.

Security Facts

•Did you know most unlawful entries are through doorways? About 50% of those are through doors left unlocked.

•61.1% of burglaries involved forcible entry, and the total property loss due to burglaries in 2007 was $4.3 billion.

•90% break-ins involve the use of a door, 34% of which happened to be

 

If you Have Glass Doors?

An intruder can access your home by breaking the glass and turning the thumb turn to open the door. 

What to do?

•Install double cylinder deadbolts that need to be opened with a key from the inside as well as the outside.

•Retrofit ground floor windows with locking hardware.

 

 If your backyard easily accessible?

An unguarded backyard can be seen as an opportunity for thieves to get close to your house. Tall plants and bushes can provide burglars a cover while they attempt to break in.  •Install outdoor lighting and a secure fence.

What to do?

•Keep plants and bushes near your home low and plant prickly bushes.

Do you secure your home before going out of town?

Burglars target unoccupied homes with the easiest access, the greatest amount of cover, and with the best escape routes.

 

What to do?

 •Ask a trusted friend or neighbor to help you pick up mail and to check in on your home to give the appearance of occupancy.

•With a Weiser Smart Key, you can re-key your lock to a temporary key for your neighbor. Re-key back to your permanent key upon return.

•Or install a Weiser Smart Code and provide a temporary code for your neighbor to use.

 

Are You a New Homeowner?

During the sales process realtors, inspectors, potential buyers and workmen are in and out of the house. Many times these individuals are allowed use of the door keys unsupervised. 

 

What to do?

•Replace or re-key your locks immediately after you move in to ensure that only you control the keys to your new home.

 

Who Has A Copy of Your Keys?

Have you ever handed your keys to a valet? Or give a repairman a spare key? There is a possibility that your keys have been copied or you have extra keys that are unaccounted for. 

What to do?

•Re-key your locks any time you feel you might have misplaced a key or allowed a stranger to borrow your key. Weiser Smart Key makes rekeying fast and convenient, without having to replace the entire lock.

Do you have deadbolts on all exterior doors?

Most burglaries are the result of forcible entry. Experienced burglars know that the garage door is usually the weakest point of entry followed by the back door.

What to do?

•Install and use Grade I deadbolt locks on all exterior doors leading into the garage as well as entry doors leading into house.

 

How long you are living in your home?

Locks are subject to wear and tear. Worn or rusted locks are a serious weakness in home security. Old, worn out locks are easier to pick and break, and they are more difficult to open legitimately with a key as time goes on. 

What to do?

•Closely inspect deadbolts every six months for signs of tampering and excess wear. If your lock has severe tarnish, rust, or other visible signs of wear, it may be time to look for a replacement lock. If your lock is becoming increasingly difficult to open with the key, especially on cold nights, you need to replace or service the lock immediately to avoid an inconvenient malfunction that may leave you locked out.

How to encourage your teens to study hard, do homework and get A+ in exams?

Teenagers, homework and studying to get A+

Most teens need no help doing things that they are interested in, be it gaming, shopping, or hanging with friends. But when it comes to homework, giving them a push can mean the difference between a zero and an A+. Here are a few tips to help you motivate your teen.

Here are some basic rules to help your teenagers manage their time better and get on top of that pile of homework each night:

Make them start homework or study

This seems obvious, but it is not as simple as you may think. Instead of telling him/her to "go start your homework," bring them to the computer or their work space and sit down next to them. Don't give up and walk away. Just sit there, next to them and violating their personal space until they open their notebook or laptop and start their work. Watch to make sure that really start. Sometimes, it is that simple push that they need. Once they are on a roll, you can walk away and let them continue.

Use positive guidance techniques

Teens can feel loved "conditionally," which means that they only think you approve of them when they do a good job. This can lead to depression and bitterness. Try to be as positive as possible. If a teen comes up to you and tells you something really terrible, like they failed a unit test or something, understands. It took a lot of courage for them to work up the nerve to tell you this, the cooler you are with it, the more likely they are to come and talk with you on a regular basis.

TV only at certain times

Decide together when study time will be and agree that there will be no TVs turned on during that time. If you have an older student who is easily distracted by TV and some younger kids, this may mean that the younger ones need to do something else instead of watching telly so the older child can get their work done.  This rule may be hugely unpopular but it’s your home and you make the rules – and this is one of the best ones because TV can be a real distraction for children of all ages.  Perhaps the younger ones could tidy their toys, do some housework, bake some muffins, or fold the laundry? In your dreams?

No phones during homework time

Tell the kids that their mobile phones will be turned off and the landline will be answered by Mum or Dad and messages taken. If phone calls are necessary during study time at least keep them short. After homework is done they’ll have oodles of time to chat and TXT.

No Facebook, messaging or Skype

This could be hard to monitor but make it a rule and remove privileges if the rule is broken. Remind them it’s against the rules at work and at school to do social networking, so it should be no biggie applying the same rule at home. Also, remind the kids that doing it during homework time will only drag out the time spent at their desk.

Music on or off while they do their homework

Many people work well to music, especially with headphones, while others find it drives them nuts. Discuss this with your child and come up with a music rule that favours getting the homework done as efficiently as possible.

Discuss consequences

If they are planning on going out with friends, don't nag them to get the homework done before hand, but let them know that if they fail any assignments, they will not hang with friends outside of school for a week. The same applies if they want to do something like go skateboarding or something like that. Allow them to go, but with conditions

Print, Practice and Pass FSOT (Foreign Service officer) Examination–Part 8

Free and New FSOT Practice Test Sample Questions 2013-14

This is 8th part of blog on Free FSOT test Sample Questions for 2013-14. In this part you will see questions related to Management Practice Questions. These questions can be practice for other Management Exams too.

 

Print Practice and Pass FSOT

Good Luck to all..............

Free FSOT test Sample Questions- FSOT Management Practice Questions 91-97

Q 91

Members of management seeking to improve their effectiveness and relationship with employees as well as optimizing the organization's performance, could utilize the appraisal process of:

A. job rotation

B. upward feedback

C. mentoring

D. executive education

Q 92

 A U.S. post office branch choosing to hire an employee with no disabilities over a slightly more qualified candidate restricted to a wheelchair, could be a violation of:

A. the Civil Rights Act of 1964

B. the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990

C. the Rehabilitation Act of 1973

D. B and C

Q 93

 Under most cases an employer can lawfully demand that a pregnant employee:

A. take a minimum of six weeks leave after delivery

B. supply medical documentation of pregnancy related disability requiring leave

C. work in a different capacity to avoid public or customer contact

D. do all of the above

Q 94

 An employer could be liable to litigation under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 if:

A. an employee is made to feel uncomfortable by a co-worker who tells jokes of a sexual nature

B. a manager makes demonstrative physical contact with a subordinate of the same sex

C. an employee is subjected to unwelcome advances, but no economic injury occurs

D. any of the above occur

Q 95

 When a manager is using personal involvement as a motivational strategy, the biggest risk is with those employees who:

A. have low self esteem and cannot form high performance expectations

B. make only verbal commitments to their goals

C. make a public commitment as a group instead of as individuals

D. are overconfident in their performance abilities

Q 96

 Performance management is one method that can be substituted for:

A. merit pay

B. traditional appraisal systems

C. annual or quarterly bonus schedules

D. quota systems

Q 97

Under FSLA, an exempt employee earning an hourly rate of $28.50 who works 45 hours would earn a paycheck of:

A. $1285.50

B. $1353.75

C. $1710.00

D. $1923.75

Answer Key - Free FSOT test Sample Questions- FSOT Management Practice Questions 91-97

91. B. Upward feedback is a reverse appraisal process where subordinates evaluate managers, often providing insight into ways to improve management effectiveness and make policy change.

92. D. Both laws prohibit discrimination based on disability. The Rehabilitation Act is specific to hiring by the Federal government. The ADA applies to private and government employment.

93. B. Under the Pregnancy Discrimination Act to the Civil Rights Act of 1964, employers must extend the same protections to pregnant employees as to others and treat pregnancy related conditions as disability. Employers can require medical documentation of the disability as they would for other disabilities. Employers cannot require minimum leaves and must allow employees to work as long as able. Public, customer, or other employee attitudes cannot dictate changes in employment situations for pregnant employees.

94. D. All situations could subject an employer to legal liability under federal law. Economic injury or loss of job is not required to make a sexual harassment case.

95. A. Personal involvement can build deep commitment to success and high performance standards by allowing employees a role in developing their own goals. Employees with low self-esteem need managerial support in improving their self-image to create correspondingly high goals. Verbal commitments and public group commitments have typical high success rates.

96. B. Performance management can replace traditional employee appraisal systems and focuses on the whole employee picture from new hire to exit interviews.

97. A. An employee defined as exempt under FSLA is not entitled to overtime and would earn the hourly rate at straight time.

Fake online dating profile scams exposed

Tricks find When People are faking in there Online Dating Profile

All online dating people must read this blog and try to find all lies. The trauma caused by online dating scams is worse than any other, because the victims experienced double hit – loss of money and loss of romantic relationship hit.

 

Please share your experience to help others too.

Research has indicated that as much as 90 percent of people lie in their online dating profiles. Women in their 20s and 30s slyly deduct anywhere from five to 20 lbs. from their weight, while men tend to lie about income, education level and, yes, relationship status. Yikes.

Here, we count the ways regular folks get creative while creating sexier versions of them online.

 

Lie number 1: I am tall, dark and handsome.

Translation:

I’m average in height, looks and style. Simply … average. Nothing more, nothing less.”

Yup, according to Medical News Today, 52.6 percent of men lie about their height online; 39 percent of women do the same. So if you’re expecting someone tall, dark and handsome, think again. When it comes to internet dating, you’re lucky if your date shows up with a couple of hands and a tongue.

Lie number 2: I’m slim and petite or tall and well-built.

Translation:

 I was slim and petite or tall and well-built 15 years ago. I haven’t accepted the fact that I’m no longer a skinny, sexy young thing, and I know that potential dates won’t accept it either, so I take liberties with my self-description and hope you won’t notice the additional 20+ lbs. of jelly I’ve accumulated since the days when my profile photos were taken.”

Lie number 3: I am 29

Translation:

I am an old pro at sites like these, and I know that lowering my age to under-30 will help me turn up in more people’s searches. In reality, I’m getting really sick of not having any luck on these inline websites and, oh yeah, I’m anywhere between the ages of 35 and 50.

 

Lie number 4: As the CEO of a successful internet start-up, I enjoy the finer things in life.

Translation:

As the founder of a bare-bones mail order business that I run out of my mother’s basement, I enjoy spending every waking second of my time on the internet, watching porn, gambling, and living vicariously through my avatar on SecondLife.com.

Lie number 5: I am sensitive, smart and funny

Translation: I am hyper-sensitive, a pretentious wannabe-intellectual and I just might have Tourette’s syndrome, which makes people laugh sometimes.

Lie number 6: I make more than $350,000 per year.

Translation:

I have grandiose fantasies of winning the lottery or striking gold with an internet porn empire … but for now, to make ends meet, I’m your friendly neighbourhood manager at Walgreen.

Salary is one of the biggest things people — especially men — lie about in their profiles. According to Scientific American, men claiming incomes of more than $250,000 got 151 percent more replies than men claiming incomes less than $50,000. Ugh.