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      <title>Waikiki Neighborhood</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Waikiki is located in Hawaii,Island of Oahu and is part of Honolulu.&lt;br /&gt;Waikiki means &amp;quot;Spouting Water&amp;quot; in Hawaiian language.&lt;br /&gt;Waikiki is a beautiful,fascinating,cosmopolitan island-within-an-island,home of the world&amp;#39;s famous Waikiki Beach.Waikiki can be celebrated from sunrise until sunset and through warm tropical nights.Dawn is one of my favorite times.You may see the Dawn Patrol of surfers rushing to the Pacific Ocean to catch that special wave with their names.Visitors and locals meet at the McDonald&amp;#39;s across Pacific Beach Hotel ordering the coffee while sharing yesterday&amp;#39;s gossip and adventures.While you relax in the shade of the beach pavilion,you can observe a lot of characters. Chess and bridge players,swimmers,surfers,beach goers,folks from the Minnesota soaking up the sun and eating cheeseburgers in paradise.At the end of day you can enjoy colorful sunset ,while you stroll along the beach under Diamond Head crater,enjoying cool tropical breeze and smelling fragrant blossoms. You may take a souvenir photo of the Hula dancers performing at the Kuhio Beach under the majestic Banyan tree.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Waikiki is in Honolulu County in the Honolulu Metro Area.The latitude of Waikiki is 21.282N. The longitude is 157.829W&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;For more info please visit &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bestrealdeal.com&quot;&gt;http://www.bestrealdeal.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Karel Kon(PB,R,MB) (Best Realty Inc)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Wed, 07 Nov 2007 15:43:26 -0600</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/265557/waikiki-neighborhood</link>
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      <title>ID Theft Protection Tips</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;ID Theft Protection Tips:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;1) Protect your Social Security Number. Do not carry your SSN in your wallet or write on your checks. Do not give it to anybody&amp;nbsp; unless absolutely necessary (Job Application, Opening&amp;nbsp; Bank Account ,Closing Real Estate Transaction,)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;2) Destroy (shred) any financial documents before you discard them.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;3) Do not give out personal info to the strangers on the phone, through mail or over the internet.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;4) Keep your personal info in secure location in home or in safe deposit box (bank).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;5)Monitor your credit report at least 2 times a year for unauthorized activities.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;6) Never click on links sent in unsolicited emails, instead type in a web address you know. Use anti-virus software, firewalls, anti-spyware, etc. Use automatic update&amp;nbsp; for your software.&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;7) When using internet, please do not use an obvious password like birth date, same numbers (1111) &amp;nbsp;last four digit of&amp;nbsp; your SSN , mother&amp;#39;s maiden name, etc.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;For more info visit&amp;nbsp; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.OnGuardOnline.gov&quot;&gt;http://www.OnGuardOnline.gov&lt;/a&gt; &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; and&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ftc.gov/idtheft&quot;&gt;http://www.ftc.gov/idtheft&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Other helpful links: &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Do Not Call Registry: &amp;nbsp;888-382-1222 or &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.donotcall.gov/&quot;&gt;http://www.donotcall.gov/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;To stop direct mail visit the Direct Mail Association website &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dmaconsumers.org/consumerassistance.html&quot;&gt;http://www.dmaconsumers.org/consumerassistance.html&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Opt-Out and reduce your Junk Mail by visiting &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.optoutprescreen.com/&quot;&gt;http://www.optoutprescreen.com/&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp; to reduce the number of unsolicited offers of credit and insurance.&amp;nbsp; 888-5-OPT-OUT&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;How to contact FTC: &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Federal Trade Commission &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Consumer Response Center Room 130 &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;600 Pensylvania&amp;nbsp; Ave N.W. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Washington DC &amp;nbsp;20580&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;Or voice you concern by calling your Congressional Representative at 202-224-3121&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Karel Kon(PB,R,MB) (Best Realty Inc)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Tue, 04 Sep 2007 17:43:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/194262/id-theft-protection-tips</link>
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