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I know you
always have
tons of
good
information,
I haven't
seen nor
heard
about this
one before.
Thanks!
Rosie
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McDonalds,
Chuck E Cheese, Discovery
Zone... Some of you might not be
parents, but you may have
nieces, nephews, grandchildren
or friends with
children. This will pertain to
you too. As I read the
following, my
heart sank. I urge each and
every one of you to pass this on
to as many
people as you can. I cannot
stress how important this is!
This is very disturbing news. In
addition to the following true
story...
One son lost his watch, and was
very upset. We dug and dug in
those
balls, trying to find the watch.
Instead, we found vomit, food,
feces, and other stuff I do not
want to
discuss. I went to the manager
and raised hell. Come to find
out, the
ball pit is only cleaned out
once a month. I have doubts that
it is even
done that often. My kids will
never play in another ball pit.
Now read
this:
PRETTY SCARY!!
Hi. My name is Lauren Archer, my
son Kevin and I lived in Midland
, TN.
On October 2nd, 1999 I took my
only son to
McDonald's for his 3rd
birthday.
After he finished lunch, I
allowed him to play in the ball
pit. When he
started whining later on, I
asked him what was wrong, he
pointed to the
back of his pull-up and simply
said "Mommy, it hurts." I
couldn't find
anything wrong with him at that
time. I bathed him when we got
home, and
it was at that point when I
found a welt on his left
buttock. Upon
investigating, it seemed as if
there was something like a
splinter under
the welt. I made an appointment
to see the doctor the next day,
but soon
he started vomiting and shaking,
then his eyes rolled back into
his head.
From there, we went to the
emergency room. He died later
that night. It
turned out that the welt on his
buttock was the tip of a
hypodermic
needle that had broken off
inside. The autopsy revealed
that Kevin had
died from a heroine overdose.
The next week, the police
removed the
balls from the ball pit. There
was rotten food, several
hypodermic needles:
some full, some used; knives,
half-eaten candy, diapers,
feces,
and the stench of urine.
If a child is not safe in a
child's play area then where?
You can find
the article on Kevin Archer in
the October 10,1999 issue of the
Midland
Chronicle.
Please forward this to all
loving mothers, fathers and
anyone who loves
and cares for children!
Don't think it's just
McDonald's either or that
this is something that
just started. When my oldest son
who is now 9 was small the area
Burger
King closed their play area for
awhile for "remodeling" because
in
another town there had been an
incident similar to the one
described
above that happen @ a Burger
King.
A little boy had been playing in
a ball pit & started complaining
of his
legs hurting. He later died too.
He was found to have snake bites
all
over his legs & buttocks. When
they cleaned the ball pit they
found that
there was a copperhead nest in
the ball pit. He had suffered
numerous
bites from a very rye poisonous
snake.
AND FYI:
In Florida and other places on
the East Coast a group of people
are
putting HIV/AIDS infected and
filled needles underneath gas
pump
handles, so when someone reaches
to pick it up and put gas in
their car,
they get stabbed with it. 16
people have been a victim of
this crime so
far and 10 tested HIV positive.
It's important to inform people,
even if
you don't drive, a family member
might, and what if they were
next?
CHECK UNDER THE HANDLE BEFORE
YOU GRAB IT!!! IT MIGHT SAVE
YOUR LIFE!
Tell as many people as you can
about this serious issue, Repost
with the
title: ***IMPORTANT NEWS
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UPS Uniforms: THIS IS VERY
IMPORTANT!
There has been a huge
purchase, $32,000 worth, of
United Parcel Service
(UPS) uniforms on eBay over
the last 30 days. This
could represent a
serious threat as bogus
drivers(terrorists) can drop
off anything to
anyone with deadly
consequences! If you have
ANY questions when a UPS
driver appears at your door
they should be able to
furnish VALID I.D.
Additionally, if someone in
a UPS uniform comes to make
a drop off or
pick up, make absolutely
sure! they are driving a UPS
truck. UPS
doesn't make deliveries or
pickups in anything, except
a company
vehicle. If you have a
problem, call your local law
enforcement agency
right away!
TAKE THIS SERIOUSLY! Tell
everyone in your office,
your family, your
friends, etc. Make people
aware so that we can prepare
and/or avoid
terrorist attacks on our
people! Thank you for your
time in reviewing
this and PLEASE send to
EVERYONEon your list, even
if they are friend
or foe. We should all be
aware!
Kimberly Bush-Carr
Management Program
Specialist
U.S.Department of Homeland
Security
Bureau Customs and Border
Protection
Washington,
DC20229
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ATTORNEY'S ADVICE -- NO
CHARGE
Read this and make a copy for your files
in case you need to refer to
it someday. Maybe we should all take
some of his advice! A corporate
attorney sent the following out to the
employees in his company.
1. Do not sign the back of your credit
cards. Instead, put "PHOTO ID
REQUIRED".
2. When you are writing checks to pay on
your credit card accounts, DO
NOT put the complete account number on
the "For" line. Instead, just put
the last four numbers. The credit card
company knows the rest of the
number, and anyone who might be handling
your check as it passes through
all the check processing channels won't
have access to it.
3. Put your work phone # on your checks
instead of your home phone. If
you have a PO Box use that instead of
your home address. If you do not
have a PO Box, use your work address.
Never have your SS# printed on your
checks. (DUH!) You can add it if! it is
necessary. But if you have it
printed, anyone can get it.
4. Place the contents of your wallet on
a photocopy machine. Do both
sides of each license, credit card, etc.
You will know what you had in
your wallet and all of the account
numbers and phone numbers to call and
cancel. Keep the photocopy in a safe
place. I also carry a photocopy of my
passport when I travel either here or
abroad. We've all heard horror
stories about fraud that's committed on
us in stealing a name, address,
Social Security number, credit cards.
Unfortunately, I, an attorney, have
firsthand knowledge because my
wallet was stolen last month. Within a
week, the thieve(s) ordered an
expensive monthly cell phone package,
applied for a VISA credit card, had
a credit line approved to buy a Gateway
computer, received a PIN number
from DMV to change my driving record
information online, and more. But
here's some critical information to
limit the dama! ge in c ase this happens
to you or someone you know:
5. We have been told we should cancel
our credit cards immediately. But
the key is having the toll free numbers
and your card numbers handy so you
know whom to call. Keep those where you
can find them.
6. File a police report immediately in
the jurisdiction where your
credit cards, etc., were stolen. This
proves to credit providers you were
diligent, and this is a first step
toward an investigation (if there ever
is one).
But here's what is perhaps most
important of all: (I never even thought
to do this.)
7. Call the 3 national credit reporting
organizations immediately to
place a fraud alert on your name and
also call the Social Security fraud
line number. I had never heard of doing
that until advised by a bank that
called to tell me an application for
credit was made over the Internet in
my name. The alert means any company
that checks your credit knows !
your
information was
stolen, and they have to contact you by
phone to
authorize
new credit.
By the time I was advised to do this,
almost two weeks after the theft,
all the damage had been done. There are
records of all the credit checks
initiated by the thieves' purchases,
none of which I knew about before
placing the alert. Since then, no
additional damage has been done, and the
thieves threw my wallet away this
weekend (someone turned it in). It seems
to have stopped them dead in their
tracks.
Now, here are the numbers you always
need to contact about your wallet,
etc., has been stolen:
1.) Equifax: 1-800-525-6285
2.) Experian (formerly TRW):
1-888-397-3742
3.) Trans Union: 1-800-680-7289
4.) Social Security Administration
(fraud line): 1-800-269-0271
We pass along jokes on the Internet; we
pass along just about
everything.
If you are willing to pass this
information along, it coul! d reall y
help
someone that you care about.
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STROKE IDENTIFICATION
During a BBQ, a friend stumbled and took a little fall - she
assured
everyone that she was fine (they offered to call paramedics)
and that
she had just tripped over a brick because of her new shoes.
They got
her
cleaned up and got her a new plate of food. While she
appeared a bit
shaken up, Ingrid went about enjoying herself the rest of
the evening.
Ingrid's husband called later telling everyone that his wife
had been
taken to the hospital - (at 6:00 pm, Ingrid passed away.)
She had
suffered a stroke at the BBQ. Had they known how to identify
the signs
of a stroke, perhaps Ingrid would be with us today. Some
don't die.
They
end up in a helpless, hopeless condition instead.
It only takes a minute to read this...
A neurologist says that if he can get to a stroke victim
within 3 hours
he can totally reverse the effects of a stroke...totally. He
said the
trick was getting a stroke recognized, diagnosed, and then
getting the
patient medically cared for within 3 hours, which is tough.
RECOGNIZING A STROKE
Thank God for the sense to remember the "3" steps, STR. Read
and Learn!
Sometimes symptoms of a stroke are difficult to identify.
Unfortunately,
the lack of awareness spells disaster. The stroke victim may
suffer
severe brain damage when people nearby fail to recognize the
symptoms
of
a stroke.
Now doctors say a bystander can recognize a stroke by asking
three
simple questions:
S * Ask the individual
to SMILE.
T * Ask the person to
TALK to SPEAK A
SIMPLE SENTENCE
(Coherently) (i.e. . . It is sunny
out today)
R * Ask him or her to
RAISE BOTH ARMS.
*NOTE: Another 'sign' of a stroke is this:
Ask the person to 'stick' out their tongue. If the
tongue is 'crooked', if it goes to one side or the other,
that is also
an indication of a stroke. If he or she has
trouble with ANY ONE of
these tasks, call 911 immediately and describe the symptoms
to the
dispatcher.
A cardiologist says if everyone who gets this e-mail
sends it to 10 people; you can bet that at least one life
will be
saved.
Seniors High School
Do You know any Black Males who are in Senior high school who want to go to college out of state for Free. The black Colleges are looking for future
black male teachers and will send then to universities/college for 4 years FREE.
This is for MALES ONLY.
Have the parents fill out this application.
Read the Mission Statement. There are about 10 different colleges or universities.
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Cell phone tips
> There are a few things that can be done in times of grave
emergencies.
> Your mobile phone can actually be a life saver or an emergency tool
> for survival. Check out the things that you can do with it: -
> *EMERGENCY*
> *I*
> * The Emergency Number worldwide for **Mobile** is 112.* If you find
> yourself out of coverage area of your mobile network and there is an
> emergency, dial 112 and the mobile will search any existing network
to
> establish the emergency number for you, and interestingly this number
> 112 can be dialed even if the keypad is locked. **Try it out.**
> *II*
> * Subject: Have you locked your keys in the car? Does you car have
> remote
> keys?*
> This may come in handy someday. Good reason to own a cell phone:
> If you lock your keys in the car and the spare keys are at home, call
> someone at home on their cell phone from your cell phone.
> Hold your cell phone about a foot from your car door and have the
> person at your home press the unlock button, holding it near the
> mobile phone on their end. Your car will unlock. Saves someone from
> having to drive your keys to you. Distance is no object. You could be
> hundreds of miles away, and if you can reach someone who has the
other
> "remote" for your car, you can unlock the doors (or the trunk).
> Editor's Note: *It works fine! We tried it out and it unlocked our
car
> over a cell phone!"*
> *III*
> Subject: Hidden Battery power
> Imagine your cell battery is very low, you are expecting an important
> call and you don't have a charger. Nokia instrument comes with a
> reserve battery. To activate, press the keys *3370# Your cell will
> restart with this reserve and the instrument will show a 50% increase
> in battery. This reserve will get charged when you charge your cell
next time.
> *IV*
> How to disable a STOLEN mobile phone?
> To check your Mobile phone's serial number, key in the following
> digits on your phone:
> * # 0 6 #
> A 15 digit code will appear on the screen. This number is unique to
> your handset. Write it down and keep it somewhere safe. when your
> phone get stolen, you can phone your service provider and give them
> this code.They will then be able to block your handset so even if the
> thief changes the SIM card, your phone will be totally useless.
> You probably won't get your phone back, but at least you know that
> whoever stole it can't use/sell it either.
> If everybody does this, there would be no point in people stealing
> mobile phones.
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ATTORNEY'S ADVICE-----NO CHARGE
A corporate attorney sent the following out to the employees
in his company.
1. The next time you order checks have only your initials
(instead of first name) and last name put on them. If
someone takes your checkbook, they will not know if you sign
your checks with just your initials or your first name, but
your bank will know how you sign your checks.
2. Do not sign the back of your credit cards. Instead, put
"PHOTO ID REQUIRED."
3. When you are writing checks to pay on your credit card
accounts, DO NOT put the complete account number on the
"For" line. Instead, just put the last four numbers. The
credit card company knows the rest of the number, and anyone
who might be handling your check as it passes through all
the check-processing channels will not have access to it.
4. Put your work phone # on your checks instead of your
home phone. If you have a PO Box, use that instead of your
home address. If you do not have a PO Box, use your work
address. Never have your SS# printed on your checks,
(DUH!). You can add it if it is necessary. However, if you
have it printed, anyone can get it.
5. Place the contents of your wallet on a photocopy
machine. Do both sides of each license, credit card, etc.
You will know what you had in your wallet and all of the
account numbers and phone numbers to call and cancel. Keep
the photocopy in a safe place. Also carry a photocopy of
your passport when traveling either here or abroad. We have
all heard horror stories about fraud that is committed on us
in stealing a name, address, Social Security number, credit
cards.
6. When you check out of a hotel that uses cards for keys
(and they all seem to do that now), do not turn the "keys"
in. Take them with you and destroy them. Those little
cards have on them all of the information you gave the
hotel, including address and credit card numbers and
expiration dates. Someone with a card reader, or employee
of the hotel, can access all that information with no
problem whatsoever.
Unfortunately, as an attorney, I have first hand knowledge
because my wallet was stolen last month. Within a week, the
thieves ordered an expensive monthly cell phone package,
applied for a VISA credit card, had a credit line approved
to buy a Gateway computer and received a PIN number from DMV
to change my driving record information online. Here is
some critical information to limit the damage in case this
happens to you or someone you know:
1. We have been told we should cancel our credit cards
immediately. The key is having the toll free numbers and
your card numbers handy so you know whom to call. Keep
those where you can find them.
2. File a police report immediately in the jurisdiction
where your credit cards, etc., were stolen. This proves to
credit providers you were diligent, and this is a first step
toward an investigation (if there ever is one). However,
here is what is perhaps most important of all (I never even
thought to do this.)
3. Call the three national credit reporting organizations
immediately to place a fraud alert on your name and Social
Security number. I had never heard of doing that until
advised by a bank that called to tell me an application for
credit was made over the Internet in my name. The alert
means any company that checks your credit knows your
information was stolen, and they have to contact you by
phone to authorize new credit. By the time I was advised to
do this, almost two weeks after the theft, all the damage
had been done. There are records of all the credit checks
initiated by the thieves' purchases, none of which I knew
about before placing the alert. Since then, no additional
damage has been done, and the thieves threw my wallet away
this weekend (someone turned it in). It seems to have
stopped them dead in their tracks.
Now, here are the numbers you always need to contact about
your wallet and
contents being stolen:
1.) Equifax: 1-800-525-6285
2.) Experian (formerly TRW): 1-888-397-3742
3.) TransUnion: 1-800-680-7289
4.) Social Security Administration (fraud line):
1-800-269-0271
We pass along jokes on the Internet; we pass along just
about everything.
Nevertheless, if you are willing to pass this information
along, it could really help someone about who you care.
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