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Six Rules of Social Networking Security

Social networking is the wave of the present, and the challenge of the future. As more and more social networking sites emerge, the main challenges competitors face involve improving internet security.


From a business aspect social networking is sometimes viewed as an “online cocktail party”. A place where companies can be visible to consumers through a one-way channel of communication, while at the same time giving customers (or “fans”) insight into the everyday operations of their organization.

However, for the individual social networking is just a finger flick away from getting their voices heard by sharing personal information, pictures and daily quotes with friends, family and co-workers.

But, be it professional or personal, social networking sites can lure users into a false sense of security due to lowered inhibitions resulting from the lack of face-to-face contact. This false sense of anonymity tends to lower social networkers natural defenses; leaving individuals and companies to expose themselves in ways they normally would never consider to a stranger on the street or an associate at a cocktail party.

Therefore, it is important to keep both yourself and your company safe on social networking sites by following these Six Rules of Social Networking Security:

1. Be Discreet – Never include information in your profile page, instant message, or bulletin board that would leave you vulnerable to unwanted visitors, malicious threats, or simply people that are out to take your personal information such as business or personal addresses, phone numbers, job titles, birth dates, schedule details, and daily routines.

2. Be Professional – Always use pictures or videos that show you in your best possible image.

3. Be Skeptical – Be skeptical about what you read on social networking sites. Research all information or simply ask the profile controller where they got their information source from before repeating it as factual knowledge. It can lower the integrity of a business establishment, or an individual’s image as an expert in a particular profession.

4. Be Wary – Never reveal persona l business information or financial information on a social networking site unless there is a way to independently verify everyone’s personal identity.

5. Check Privacy Policies – Take the time to read (and understand) each social media’s privacy policy page. They tend to include the types of information that will be revealed or sold to secondary parties such as spammers.

6. Be Thoughtful – Always think twice before typing. Never post anything that can defame the image of another person or company. Because, once information is released on the world-wide web there is no taking it back. It is documented, and a date and time is attached for recording purposes.

Therefore, until a social networking site is discovered that gives its users a sense of control when it comes to their personal and professional security. It is important that all social media users take heed and think before finger flicking.

Brain-Eating Amoebas Found in Fresh Water

Brain eating amoebas have been known to pose serious threats to humans swimming in fresh water lakes, ponds, and under-chlorinated pools. Summer's long days and sultry nights of endless heat create the ideal environment for the amoeba known as the Naegleria fowleri, which likes to live in shallow fresh waters where the water temperature exceeds 80 degrees Fahrenheit. Open passageways, such as the nostrils, gives this amoeba the perfect access it needs to eat away at juicy, nutrient-filled human brains.

Diving into infested waters can be life threatening if these “brain suckers” are present. According to the Center for Disease Control, the Naegleria fowleri is a microscopic amoeba most commonly found in the upper layer of sediment in the bottom of lakes and ponds with mud floors. However, infection occurs rarely. A little over 33 cases have been reported in the United States since 1998.


Once the amoeba enters the body through the nostrils, it travels straight to the brain and spinal cord. It may take a day to two weeks for symptoms to develop. However, illness resulting from this infestation has a rapid state of progression, and usually ends in death within 3 to 7 days.

Symptoms

• Headache

• Confusion

• Fever

• Loss of balance and bodily control

• Nausea and Vomiting

• Stiff neck

• Inability to focus

• Seizures and hallucinations

The symptoms of amoeba infestation are very similar to spinal meningitis. Therefore, it is important to inform a medical professional if you experience these symptoms after swimming in fresh water lakes, ponds, or under-chlorinated pools.



Prevention Methods

1. Wear a nose clip in fresh water lakes, rivers, and ponds.

2. Do not swim, jump or dive in warm, stagnant, fresh water, such as ponds, storm water and retention areas.

3. Immediately seek medical attention if symptoms develop or infection is suspected.

8 Daily Health Tips for a Better Life

Many people say they eat fairly healthy, exercise at least 2.5 hours a week (as recommended by the American Heart Association), and get at least 6-8 hours of sleep each night.

However, they still find it hard to wake up in the mornings, have regular bowel movements, keep their skin looking healthy and vibrant, and to maintain the appropriate energy needed to perform at their top level of efficiency.


In today’s hustle and bustle society sometimes a balanced diet, regular exercise, and a good night’s sleep are simply not enough for the average active adult. Don’t wait until you find yourself “sleep working” before you decide to make a life change. Nor, should you wait until your boss finds you in that same embarrassing situation.

Start supplementing your diet with eight essential things that are guaranteed to make you a healthier and more energetic “super person”.

1. Water

Be sure to intake at least 64 ounces of water daily (8-8oz glasses). Increase your water intake on the days that you work out by an additional 24 ounces. More than two thirds of our body weight consists of water. It only takes a 2% drop in the human body’s water supply to trigger signs of dehydration. Our brains are made of 95% water, lungs 90%, and blood 82%. According to freedrinkingwater.com, an estimated seventy five percent of Americans have mild-to-severe dehydration. Signs of dehydration are:

• Daytime fatigue

• Fuzzy short-term memory

• Trouble with basic math

• Difficulty focusing on smaller print

2. Green Tea

Loaded with cancer fighting antioxidants, green tea is essential for increased energy and metabolic rates (metabolism). In addition, it also helps to reduce bad cholesterol levels, while assisting the arteries to help improve blood flow. The recommended dosage is no more than 3 cups.

3. Omega 3-6-9

Polyunsaturated fatty acids such as Omega 3 and omega 6 are essential fatty acids that our bodies cannot manufacture, so they must be consumed in our diets. Omega 9, on the other hand, is not as essential because our bodies can manufacture it from other sources. The benefits of taking an Omega 3-6-9 supplement are:

• Lowered blood pressure

• Improved glucose metabolism

• Improved joint and muscle health

• Increased growth rate of hair and nails

• Improved skin health

• Improved cognitive function and emotional health

4. Flaxseed

Flaxseed is not just a super food. It is addressed as a “wonder food,” according to WebMD who considers it to be one of the most powerful plant foods on the planet! The main health qualities that makes flaxseed so nutritious is that it contains omega 3 fatty acids, lignans (containing plant estrogen and other antioxidant qualities), and both soluble and insoluble fiber. The health benefits of flaxseed are:

• Prevents and inhibits tumor and cancer growth

• Helps in regulating and normalizing the heart beat

• Helps with diabetes to improve blood sugar levels

• Reduces inflammation caused by Parkinson’s disease, asthma, clogged arteries, and damaged joints and muscles.

• Helps with woman’s hot flashes

Try adding flaxseed to your yogurt or breakfast smoothies.

5. Detox Supplement

Taking a detox tea or pill supplement at least once a week helps to cleanse the body of impurities consumed from daily diets, prescription medications, and air born toxins. Eliminating the body of excess impurities helps to maintain total body health and promotes weight reduction.

6. Vegetable Vitamins

We all want to think we are getting all of the servings of fruits and vegetables we need each day, but most of us are not. For the people that are, it is hard to get all the servings every single day.

Super Juice is a Daily Multi Phyto-Nutrient vitamin formula made from vegetables, fruit and botanical plants. It does not replace whole fruits and vegetables, but it is a supplement designed for people who may not be getting all the Phyto-Nutrients from their diets alone.

7. Emergency

This powerful blend of vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants is designed to:

• Boost immunity

• Increase energy levels

• Increase metabolism

• Replace key minerals and electrolytes like potassium, sodium, calcium and magnesium lost through perspiration and regular bowel elimination.

8. Aloe Vera Juice

When 2-4 ounces of Aloe Vera juice is consumed twice daily it can help to:

• Detoxify and cleanse the colon

• Detoxify the blood stream

• Heal stomach ulcers and help the digestive tract to work more smoothly

• Improve circulation

• Increase cellular growth and regeneration

• Prevent illness by acting as a antibacterial, antifungal, and antiviral agent

Always purchase Aloe Vera juice made from 100% pure Aloe Vera.

Aloe juice can have a very bitter taste. However, some Asian aloe drinks are designed to be very tasty and somewhat enjoyable. Most farmers markets and Asian markets sell them for under $3 dollars.

Sinkholes: slowly but surely

Guatemala City 2010

Sinkholes, also called swallow or shake holes, form slowly but can have a dramatic effect once they occur. Very little change can be detected on the ground surface of a sinkhole in one’s lifetime.

Rocks beneath the earth’s surface, composed of materials naturally dissolved by water, such as salt, gypsum, anhydrite, limestone and dolomite, sometimes decompose to the point that they “give away” to the pool of water sitting beneath them.

Holes remain intact underneath the ground until enough erosion occurs, causing the land above it to sink abruptly. This sudden change has historically been devastating for many. Land collapses are sometimes small, and other times they are enormous and can occur in some of the worst places like where a building or house is on top.

US cities reported to have suffered the most damage from sinkholes are: Florida, Tennessee, Alabama, Texas, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, and Missouri.

However, on May 30, 2010, an enormous sinkhole appeared in heart of Guatemala City’s urban district, engulfing a large building along with the entire street intersection nearby. This 66-feet wide and 100-feet deep cylindrical hole finally gave in to its lack of underground reinforcement, when Tropical Storm Agatha swept through the city streets. Two teenagers and their father were killed as a result of the gigantic hole.

Sinkholes can occur naturally in areas where no manmade structures are present. They can also occur as a result of poor building practices, in which the proper drainage system is incorrectly developed, or in areas where the drainage system has been obstructed (such as the case in Guatemala City).

Due to an increase of sinkholes around the world, Scientists are currently researching early detection methods.

Conventional and Natural Treatments for Ovarian Cysts

Ovarian cysts are very common during childbearing years, but can affect women of all ages. Most ovarian cysts are not harmful, and go unnoticed. However, some may cause pain and bleeding when ruptured, resulting in the need for surgical removal.


Both ovaries, the size of walnuts, are located on each side of the uterus. The beginning of a woman’s monthly cycle is signaled by the first day the ovaries work at creating an egg for the ovarian follicle to release in order to become fertilized by male sperm. If the follicle does not release the egg, or if the egg released does not undergo fertilization; then the fluid can deposit in the ovarian wall and form a cyst.

Noncancerous cysts in the ovaries are a fairly normal process, and usually dissolve themselves in a matter of weeks on their own. Although, ovarian cysts are sometimes found in ovarian cancer cells; they are typically viewed as a common part of ovulation, and are considered to be benign or noncancerous.

TYPES OF OVARIAN CYSTS

1. Follicular cysts: are the most common ovarian cysts, also known as functional or simple. Functional ovarian cysts are the result of an ovarian follicle failing to release an egg, and the remaining fluid from the follicle’s egg forms a cyst inside the walls of the ovary; instead of breaking through the ovary walls to be released into the fallopian tubes for the fertilization process. They are labeled “functional” because they are not associated with a disease. Usually, these cysts can grow to be close to 2.3 inches in diameter. About one-fourth of women experience pain during ovulation in the ovary where the cysts exits.

Corpus luteum cysts: occurs when an egg, released from a follicle, is not fertilized and remains on the ovary to produce a fluid or blood filled cysts. This cyst usually doesn’t produce symptoms.

Hemorrhagic cysts: is simply a blood filled cyst that can cause pain in the abdomen.

2. Dermoid cysts: is very uncommon, and they usually occur in younger women. Growing up to 6 inches in diameter, this benign tumor can contain fat, bone, hair, and cartilage. They can become inflamed and cause pain by twisting around the ovaries.

3. Endometriomas or endometrioid cysts: is associated with endometriosis. These cysts are formed when endometrial tissue develops and grows in the ovaries; sometimes growth can get up to 8 inches in diameter. Severe pelvis pain is associated with endometriomas cysts.

4. Polycystic-appearing ovary: is usually twice the size of other ovarian cysts, with the presence of small cysts on the outside of the ovary. This common condition occurs in 4%-7% of reproductive age women, and causes an increase risk of endometrial cancer. Pain, abnormal bleeding, and infertility are all associated with this polycystic ovarian disorder.

5. Cystadenoma: is a benign mucus filled tumor made of ovarian tissue.

RISK FACTORS FOR OVARIAN CYSTS

• Irregular menstrual cycles

• Early menstruation (starting sooner than 11 years of age)

• History of previous ovarian cysts

• Increased upper body fat distribution

• Infertility

• Hypothyroidism or hormonal imbalance

• Tamoxifen therapy for breast cancer

SYMPTOMS OF OVARIAN CYSTS

• Lower abdominal or pelvic pain

• Lower abdominal or pelvic pressure or fullness

• Irregular menstrual periods

• Lower back pain

• Pelvic pain after strenuous exercise or sexual intercourse

• Pain or pressure during urination or bowel movements

• Vaginal pain or spotting

• Nausea or vomiting

• Infertility

CONVENTIONAL TEATMENTS

1. Oral contraceptives: are recommended to regulate the menstrual cycle, and prevent cysts from occurring in the follicles. In some cases contraceptives reduced the size of existing cysts.

2. Pain relievers: anti-inflammatory medications and narcotics are prescribed to relieve mild-to-severe pain.

3. Surgery: cysts that grow to become abnormally large or last longer than usual (a few months), should be removed.

a. Laparoscopic surgery: small incisions are made, and a thin scope is inserted into the abdominal wall. Once the cyst is identified, the surgeon removes it or takes a sample of it.

b. Laparotomy: is more invasive, because a larger incision is made through the abdominal wall to access and abstract, or take samples of the cyst.

c. Surgery for ovarian torsion: requires immediate emergency surgery to correct.

NATURAL TREATMENTS

1. Liver Cleanse: helps to cleanse the blood and regulate hormone levels in the body.

2. Diet: foods that help to ease discomfort resulting from cysts, and reduce recurrence are green leafy vegetables (raw if possible), raw fruits, garlic, whole grains, legumes. Foods to avoid are processed or refined foods, red meats, dairy, alcohol, caffeine, white sugars, carbonated drinks, foods high in fat.

3. Vitamins: A, E, and C

4. Mild Exercise: should increase as pain lessens

5. Herbs:

• Blue Cohosh

• Black Cohosh

• Vitex

• Dandelion Root

• Black Haw

• Milk Thistle

• Pau d' Arco

• Chaparral

• Bee Pollen

• Yarrow

• Wild Yam

Health Benefits of Green Tea

Green Tea

Historically, Green tea (Camellia sinensis) has been associated with Asian and Middle Eastern cultures. However, recently western cultures have been more prone to replace their traditional cup of black tea with whole leaf green tea because of its astonishing therapeutic properties.

There are many different varieties of green tea which can differ substantially based on processing methods, variable growing conditions and harvesting times. But many reported therapeutic properties of green tea remain consistent throughout.

Scientific evidence over the past few decades has proven that, on average, habitual green tea consumers have much lower chances of developing heart disease and certain forms of cancer. According to wikepedia.com, green teas consist of approximately a third of the caffeine content per liquid volume of coffee. Therefore, it also helps to improve mental alertness and thinking capabilities.

Researchers associate polyphenols, contained in green tea, to its miraculous healing properties. During the preparation process, leafs, buds, and stems from the Camellia sinensis plant are carefully steamed at high temperatures in order to maintain the atomic structure of their polyphenols.

Other healing properties associated with green tea that have been reported, but not yet scientifically proven are:

• Promoting weight loss through increased metabolism and appetite reduction

• Soothing stomach disorders, vomiting, and diarrhea

• Treating osteoporosis

• Prevention of various cancers such as: breast, prostate, colon and gastric, lung cancer, solid tumor cancers and skin cancer.

• Treating Chron’s disease

• Aiding Parkinson’s disease

• Controlling diabetes

• Curing chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS)

• Controlling blood pressure

• Preventing kidney stones

• Soothing skin damage topically

• Decrease puffiness of the skin if used topically like a tea bag (especially under eyes)

• Treating gum disease

• Used in genital warts ointments

Be careful not to mistake green tea for oolong tea or black tea, as they are made from the same plant. However, oolong tea is partially fermented, and black tea is completely fermented. As a result of the variation in preparation, they have completely different medicinal effects.

Like everything else, a good thing can easily become toxic to the body if consumed in large quantities. Therefore, it is strongly recommended not to exceed five cups of green tea per day.

Side effects due to over consumption include:

• Upset stomach

• Diarrhea

• Constipation due to increased urination

• Liver problems

• Headaches

• Nervousness


• Sleep problems


• Irritability


• Irregular heart beat


• Tremors


• Heart burn


• Dizziness


• Convulsions and confusion


• Increased blood pressure


• Dizziness and ringing in the ears


• Anemia


• Death