By Amy Cook Porter

On KRDO’s morning show today (May 9, 6:00 am) they talked about Spokeo.com.  It is a website that gathers your personal information from all of the social media sites as well as your address and credit information.  It also claims to gather photos as well.  Most of the photos on my profile were not mine. 

What worries me, besides having my address available, is that it also has credit info as well as all my personal likes and dislikes.  This is way too much personal information available to people I don’t know. 

• While some may tell you it’s harmless, from a business perspective, it’s not.  While there was nothing on there that was bad, my credit info shouldn’t be available to just anyone.   
• From a potential employer’s perspective, I can see information and pictures that tells me about your lifestyle.  That could prevent me from hiring you, cost you your job or at least have a discussion on your lifestyle and how it effects my business.   
• Identity theft – KRDO was amazed at all the information (for a price) that someone could learn about you.  With very little searching, they would know enough about you to re-create you on a credit app or in another city. 
• And if you had a personal stalker, as our daughter would say, “It’s a creeper’s dream.”  They would have your address, pictures, likes and dislikes.

Not everyone has a current profile on this site – and I was amazed how many of you do.  Take the time to check and check for your friends and family.  If they are there, suggest that they go to the link and look around.  It is ok for them to choose to invoke their privacy.

For those not sure whether to believe me, here is the Snopes link:  www.snopes.com/computer/internet/spokeo.asp

By Mitch Dillman

http://mitchelldillman.com/partner-with-mitchell/

Reprinted with Permission from

http://bit.ly/8MlOQj

This is my favorite re-work of the old classic this year.  Mitch put in a lot of thought when he updated this for his LinkedIn friends. If you have seen any different versions, please let us know.

Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house
Not a creature was stirring, not even the Logitech mouse.
My headset was hung by the chimney with care,
In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there.

My links were all posted to my site they all lead,
While visions of visitors danced in my head.
And mamma in her ‘kerchief and me in my cap,
I just kept a prayin for no Google Slap.

When up on that screen there was a big flash,
I thought my hard-drive had just proceeded to crash.
Through the glow of the monitor I now could see,
It was brand new laptop sitting there just for me.

Since it was still early I thought I would surf,
when out of know where came some spam….

While it was Christmas I gave it no worry,
jumped over to facebook to post in a hurry.
Must share my good news with all I had met, 
Maybe blast out a broadcast from Aweber, you bet.

Then there was myspace, oh, I guess,
Just takes a minute, no more, no less.
 
In no time at all I was headed to Tweet
So many new Twitters over there to meet.
Now finally tonight, one more thing to do,
Post up a video, you know, youtube.

The night wore on with morning soon to be,
Typing away so easy, my new laptop and me.

As the dawn broke I continued to blog,
inserting keywords despite my brain fog.
Now it is Christmas, no time to waste,
Must spin some new articles, copy and paste.

The Internet Marketers Holidays are here,
So no worries my friends soon a New Year.

 
Happy Holidays Gang,

May 2010 Bring More Happiness and Freedom than ever before.

By Dr Janet Hull

www.janethull.com/newsletter/0509/how_to_prevent_the_swine_flu.php

Listen to the radio, watch television, read any newspaper – swine flu is creating a panic. Jury trials are postponed, public events have been cancelled, school districts are shut down, and President Obama says the horse is out of the barn – now what do we do?
First, you don’t panic and second, you activate some serious good sense and some nutritional ER!
Prevention is what all human beings must practice daily to avoid any threat to their safety. You change the oil in your car to prevent your engine from burning and cracking, don’t you? You rotate your tires regularly to prevent wear and tear on your tires to prevent an unexpected flat, don’t you? You balance your bank checking account to prevent bouncing checks, I assume.
So, to prevent catching the flu, take extra supplements to boost your immune system when the threat of a flu outbreak is eminent. Here are some tips that we all should do daily to prevent exposing our bodies to any disease, and don’t just practice these health tips in the eleventh hour when a outbreak of a virus or bacteria or pollutant looms near; practice these daily, for the rest of your life to prevent exposure to ALL those nasty bugs that threaten your immune strength!
• Avoid chemicals in your diet. Not only have most food chemicals been proven to cause disease, but also, they offer your body NO NUTRITION. They are NOT nutrient sources, and they wear the body down because your body cannot process them nor use them in any healthy way. THIS breaks down your immune system, and opens the barn door to disease and viruses like the swine flu.
• Eat healthy foods at every meal and snack. This offers your body the tools it needs to stay strong, so when you are exposed to a virus, your body can excrete that toxin before it takes hold of you.
• Maintain a healthy vitamin supplement program, regularly. Back in the 1960s when the quality of food was more natural and processed foods were not as predominant as today, doctors used to say that taking vitamins was a waste of time and money. That belief has gone out of style along with the VW van and big bubble-cut, hair bobs. With the depletion of healthy soils, plus the chemicals added to both farmland and the plants and animals grown on those grasslands, and with the number of fake food chemicals saturating our food supply, human beings need to add natural nutrients into their daily lives through high-quality vitamins and minerals. And this need begins at a very young age. For those that maintain a healthy vitamin and mineral protocol, their immune systems stay strong, and they suffer less colds and flu, and they typically do not fall victim to degenerative diseases, osteoporosis, cancer, or flu epidemics. Do you ever wonder why your neighbor is always sick, but you are not?
• Take an extra antioxidant supplement when pandemic disease is a threat. An extra antioxidant is good to take when your immune system is compromised, at any time. If you smoke, if you have been diagnosed with a degenerative disease, if you have chronic allergies, if you have Candida or any chronic fungal or bacterial issues, or if you want to prevent catching the swine flu, taking an extra antioxidant supplement is a very wise thing to do.
• Increase you vitamin C to bowel tolerance. I have repeatedly written about the critical need of using vitamin C daily for health! Humans do not make their own vitamin C in their liver, like all other animals do. When THEY are exposed to toxins, viruses, and other elements that weaken their immune systems, all other animals produce as much vitamin C as needed to combat the unhealthy invader. So if your cat or dog is exposed to the swine flu, it will kick in its immune system, produce more vitamin C needed to destroy a virulent disease, it will sleep more, eat less, and drink more water to allow its body to win over the toxin. Humans must do the same, but if you are not eating and drinking whole foods to supply you extra vitamin C to prevent catching the flu or a cold, then you MUST supply that through a quality vitamin C supplement from pure ascorbic acid.
How do you know how much extra vitamin C to take? Well, here is your first clue that you need it, especially if you are getting sick: your stools will begin to dry up, and you may become constipated or have difficulty having a complete bowel movement. At this first clue, increase your ascorbic acid by 1,000 mg a day, and you can do this three times a day if needed. When you have a loose stool for 2-3 days in a row, then begin backing down by 1,000 mg daily until you return to your normal bowel routine. This provides your immune system the extra defense mechanism needed to resist and excrete any viruses or other causes of disease.
• Sniff a solution of warm salt-water up your nostrils every night before bed. I was raised in Florida, and a dunk in the ocean can prevent many illnesses from getting into your body through your nose and mouth. When you keep nasty bugs and viruses from entering your body, and keep a pH balance in these cavities, you can prevent many colds and flu. Mix a solution of one-teaspoon sea salt with one-cup warm water. Cup your hand and sniff into one nostril at a time. Then bath your eyes with the salt-water solution, and gargle with the leftovers. You will have to blow your nose shortly afterwards because the solution will come right back out into your handkerchief, but the contagious elements will come out with it. You are blowing OUT of your body what would have GONE IN.
• Keep Lysol® on hand. Spraying Lysol on door handles, your telephone, on TV remotes, on your computer keyboard and mouse, and on anything that you “touch” is a good way to prevent spreading disease from a contact point into your body.
• Carry baby-wipes with you. Keep a travel pack of baby wipes in your car, briefcase, backpack or purse, and wipe off shopping cart handles, all kind of things in public restrooms, use at school, work, or in public activity centers.
If you do catch the swine flu, immediately activate all the recommendations above to help boost your immune system. Nutritional ER always compliments any medical efforts to remove the virus and restore your heath.
Wishing you healthy swine flu prevention. Now, go take a nap with your cat.

By Amy Cook-Porter

Now this may sound like a rant.  I don’t like getting emails that only complain.  That don’t offer a Call to Action.  This is in reply to one that came this morning.

There is an email circulating that says in England, they are not recognizing Holocaust Remembrance Week. This is the week that falls after Passover that honors the memory of ALL those who died in the Holocaust.

Nothing I’ve seen says that this is for only the 6,000,000 Jews who were murdered. At Remembrance Services across the US, clergy from ALL religions were invited to participate. They honored the memory of the Catholics (there were many); the Jehovah Witnesses (millions), the Muslims (and there were many – remember the African campaigns) and Gypsies, as well as many who didn’t embrace any religion.

This was a horrible time. We hold these annual services to remind us! So we won’t forget the atrocities. So when there isn’t a 9/11, we remember that we are against terrorism of any sort.

Symbolically or ironically, most of the services were held yesterday, April 20, the 10th Anniversary of the Columbine Massacre; and Adolf Hitler’s birthday. (The symbolism should make you think.)

In addition, this is Earth Week. Many of us are combing both events. It’s still too cold here to plant a tree in memory of the Holocaust. So we opted to wearing paperclips this week as part of the PaperClip Program. Mine has extras on it. I am “Paying it Forward” with them. I hand out the paperclips to remind people of the following things.

* Our kids should be able to go to school without worrying about their safety. (In memory of Columbine, Virginia Tech, and all other school children)
* Adults should be able to go to family events (weddings, reunions or anything else) and not have to worry about safety. (In support of my Israeli and Pakistani friends)
* Sports team should be able to participate globally and not worry about theirs or their fan’s safety. (Munich Olympics – Pakistani soccer teams)

I also use the paperclips to open communications with people.

* With seniors – They will talk about their memories, the sacrifices, how it effected their families, and who died.
* With the baby-boomers -They talk about how it effected their families, what relatives died, and how they feel distant from it.
* And, with the young – It’s what they studied in World History.  They would rather talk about the war today, living in a military town, how schools aren’t safe and whether there will be a world to inherit.

They all put on a paperclip and add extras to share with their friends.  The paperclip gives them a place to start talking about peace and terrorism.  Being Earth Week, wearing a paperclip doesn’t seem strange – kind of a “hippie” thing; and it does help to start a dialogue.

So, here is my conclusion:  we have not learned the lessons that began 60 years ago.  I don’t care what country you live in.  Your family was affected by that war and every war before and after.  You, me, our families are like paperclips. In the box, we touch many other paperclips.  Link us together, we form changes that cross continents.

And as a final note:  both Israel and Pakistan came about after WWII – one Jewish country; one Muslim. If not, for the war, would either country have been allowed to become a nation?