Education
Beware of ‘ATM Skimmers’
ATM skimming is a growing criminal activity that some experts believe costs U.S. banks hundreds of millions of dollars annually. “ATM skimming” — basically placing an electronic device on an ATM that scoops information from a bank card’s magnetic strip whenever a customer uses the machine. ATM skimming is a growing criminal activity that some
Carbon Monoxide: Prevention is Key to Safer Home Heating
If you can’t see it, smell it or taste it, how do you know if carbon monoxide is trapped in your home? Carbon monoxide is the result of incomplete combustion of liquid, gaseous or solid fuel. Before you light the first fire of the heating season, the Chimney Safety Institute of America (CSIA) recommends you
Tips for Using Public Wi-Fi Networks
Wi-Fi hotspots in coffee shops, libraries, airports, hotels, universities, and other public places are convenient, but often they’re not secure. If you connect to a Wi-Fi network, and send information through websites or mobile apps, it might be accessed by someone else. To protect your information when using wireless hotspots, send information only to
Protecting Your Online Brokerage Accounts
The SEC’s Office of Investor Education and Advocacy is issuing this Investor Bulletin to help investors protect their online brokerage accounts from fraud. As with all web-based accounts, investors should take precautions to help ensure that their online brokerage accounts remain secure. These online security tips can help. Pick a “strong” password, keep it secure,
U.S. Population Estimates (2010-2014)
Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for the United States, Regions, States, and Puerto Rico: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2014 Geographic Area Population Estimate (as of July 1) 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 United States 309,347,057 311,721,632 314,112,078 316,497,531 318,857,056 Northeast 55,381,690 55,635,670 55,832,038 56,028,220 56,152,333 Midwest 66,972,390 67,149,657 67,331,458 67,567,871 67,745,108 South
The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale
The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale is a 1-5 rating based on the hurricane’s present intensity. This is used to give an estimate of the potential property damage and flooding expected along the coast from a hurricane landfall. Wind speed is the determining factor in the scale, as storm surge values are highly dependent on the slope
FIGHT FIRE WITH FACTS
A Quick Response Unit Sheet On Children & Fire Recently your community was struck by fire. Someone died. As you continue to report about the devastating effects of this fire, the U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) encourages you to remind your audience that many fire deaths and injuries are preventable. More than 4,000 Americans die each
Crib Safety – General Safety Tips
Baby’s sleep: Answers to your 8 most-asked questions For many new parents a good night’s sleep has become an elusive dream. If you are like most new moms, you have lots of questions about nighttime parenting. We hope this answers your most pressing questions, but, if we’ve missed something, we hope you’ll find everything you’re
CPSC Warns Toddler Drownings Happen Quickly and Silently
Agency Premiers New Pool Safety Public Service Announcement The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) reports there are about 260 drowning deaths of children younger than 5 each year in swimming pools, and an estimated 2,725 children are treated annually in hospital emergency rooms for pool submersion injuries – mostly in residential pools. CPSC strongly
SPACE OBSERVATORY PROVIDES CLUES TO CREATION OF EARTH’S OCEAN
Astronomers have found a new cosmic source for the same kind of water that appeared on Earth billions of years ago and created the oceans. The findings may help explain how Earth’s surface ended up covered in water. New measurements from the Herschel Space Observatory show that comet Hartley 2, which comes from the distant
Depression: Surviving the Holiday Blues
Expert advice on coping with depression, anxiety this time of year Christmas and other winter holidays are supposed to be a happy time of year, which makes it all the more stressful when they are anything but joyous. This is the time of the year when people are especially vulnerable to depression, Dr. Angelos Halaris,
What is Daylight Saving Time
Standards: Daylight Saving Time (DST) Daylight Saving Time (DST) is a widely used system that adjusts the official local time forward from the official standard time during summer months, usually by one hour. The Energy Policy Act of 2005 changed the start and end dates of Daylight Saving Time in the United States. As of
U.S. National Debt – Where does it come from?
Where does our national debt come from? One of the fundamental things to understand when considering the debate about reducing our national debt is how we accumulated so much in the first place. To explain the impact various policies have had over the past decade, shifting us from projected surpluses to actual deficits and, as
Inflation In Economics
In economics, increases in the level of prices. Inflation is generally thought of as an inordinate rise in the general level of prices. Four theories are commonly used to explain inflation. The quantity theory, promoted in the 18th century assumes that prices will rise as the supply of money increases, refined, arguing that the prescription
Claude Monet
Oscar-Claude Monet was a founder of French Impressionist painting, and the most consistent and prolific practitioner of the movement’s philosophy of expressing one’s perceptions before nature, especially as applied to plein-air landscape painting. Born: November 14, 1840, Rue Laffitte, Paris, France Died: December 5, 1926, Giverny, France Monet grew up in Le Havre where, in
Pablo Picasso
Pablo Picasso was a Spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramicist, stage designer, poet and playwright who spent most of his adult life in France. Born: October 25, 1881, Málaga, Spain Died: April 8, 1973, Mougins, France Pablo Picasso was born on October 25, 1881, in Málaga, Spain. The son of an academic painter, José Ruiz Blanco,
Vincent Van Gogh
Vincent Willem van Gogh was a major Post-Impressionist painter. A Dutch artist whose work had a far-reaching influence on 20th-century art. Born: March 30, 1853, Zundert, Netherlands Died: July 29, 1890, Auvers-sur-Oise, France Vincent Van Gogh was a Dutch painter whose formal distortions and humanistic concerns made him a principal forerunner of 20th-century expressionism. Born