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Colorado Mental Health Facilities Insecure: Audit

KDVR | AP | Posted 12.07.2009 | Denver

Read More: Mental Patients, Pueblo Mental Hospital, Safety, State Audit, Mental Health, Medication, Escape, Death, Denver News

DENVER (AP) -- Colorado needs to do a better job of tracking mental patients. That's according to a state audit released Monday examining three of ni...

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Thanksgiving Day Pet Safety Tips

Wendy Diamond | Posted 11.25.2009 | Living

Read More: Holiday, Wendy Diamond, Pets, Pet Lifestyle Expert, Family, Safety, Thanksgiving, . . . And Pets!, Lucky Diamond, Tips, Friends, Pet, Animal Fair Magazine, AnimalFair.Com, With, Living News
Wendy Diamond

These four tips will help keep your pet safe this Thanksgiving. Unfortunately, we do not have any tips to prevent your uncle from getting drunk and passing out in your yard.

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Pop Warner Football And Head Injuries

Sheila Lirio Marcelo | Posted 11.25.2009 | Living

Read More: Sports, Head Injuries, Child Care, Football, Safety, Childhood Development, Pop Warner, Concussions, Parenting, Health, Living News
Sheila Lirio Marcelo

Sports can be such a key component to a child's development. We're big supporters of that. But as parents, we're also concerned about the safety of both our boys.

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The Real-Time Web Makes Your Life Safer

Martin Varsavsky | Posted 11.17.2009 | Technology

Read More: Murder, Suicide, Accidents, Real-Time-Web, Safety, Technology News
Martin Varsavsky

Is leading a real time online life a risk? Are we safer or less safe if we frequently blog, use Twitter, Facebook, and Google Latitude?

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Target Women: Broadview Security

Sarah Haskins | Posted 11.13.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Safety, Current TV, Broadview Security, Infomania, Sarah Haskins, Target Women, Current.com, Comedy News
Sarah Haskins

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Homelessness Myth #2: "They're All Bums!"

Christine Schanes | Posted 11.14.2009 | Living

Read More: Battered Women, President Obama Recovery, Poverty, Hud, Homeless Children, Safety, Employment, LaDonna Pavetti, Jobs, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, Santa Monica, Myths, Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program (HPRP), American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, US House Subcommittee on Income Security and Family Support, Homelessness, Causes, Homeless, Continuum of Care, Crossroads High School, Arra, Bums, Living News
Christine Schanes

I have found that approximately 25 percent of homeless people are children. Together, women and children make up close to 40 percent of homeless people and are the fastest growing segment.

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Jorge Geysel, New York Insurance Salesman, Dies "Car Surfing" On Rincon Beach In Puerto Rico

AP | Posted 11.07.2009 | New York

Read More: Long Beach, Puerto Rico, New York, Car Surfing Beach, Beach, New York City, Car Surfing Death, Jorge Geysel, Safety, Rincon, Car Surfers, Geysel, Car Surfing, Car Surfer, New York News

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Police say a U.S. tourist who was pretending to be surfing on the hood of a friend's moving car was killed when he fell ...

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H1N1 Vaccine Dangers: Swine Flu Fact And Fiction (VIDEO)

Posted 11.05.2009 | Living

Read More: H1n1 Side Effects, H1n1 Side Effects Vaccine, Swine Flu Vaccine Dangers, Health, Safety, Side Effects of H1n1 Vaccine, H1n1 Vaccine Side Effects, H1N1 Influenza, H1N1 Vaccine Dangers, Swine-Flu, H1n1 Vaccine Deaths, Is H1N1 Vaccine Safe?, H1n1 Vaccine Pros and Cons, Living News

There's been plenty of speculation about whether or not the H1N1 vaccine could pose health threats or other side effects. Rumors have been rampant ...

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Northwest Pilots and the FAA: Snoozing? Cruising?

Fortune's Stanley Bing | Posted 10.29.2009 | Business

Read More: Federal Aviation Administration, Northwest Airlines, Faa, Snoozing Pilots, Airline Travel, Safety, Business News
<i>Fortune</i>'s Stanley Bing

The case of the Northwest Pilots keeps getting funnier and funnier. Of course, it wouldn't be one bit amusing if it had happened to me.

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Pilot Fatigue to Blame?

Dr. Michael J. Breus | Posted 10.26.2009 | Living

Read More: Airline Safety, Faa, Safety, Airplanes, Pilots, Sleep Deprivation, Airlines, Sleep, Living News
Dr. Michael J. Breus

If you learned upon landing that your plane's pilots had overshot the airport by 150 miles because they fell asleep at the controls, what would you feel?

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Seven Safety Tips When Booking a Room

Lea Lane | Posted 10.21.2009 | World

Read More: Women, Solo Travel, World, Health, Safety, Booking a Room, Travel, Living, Hotels, Hostels, World News
Lea Lane

Most vacations are safe and fun. But especially if you're a female solo traveler, keep in mind these seven safety reminders when booking a room anywhere in the world. Then enjoy yourself!

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Industry Lobbyist Is the Wrong Choice to Head Truck Safety Agency

Dan Becker and James Gerstenzang | Posted 10.08.2009 | Politics

Read More: Senate, Obama, Senate Confirmation, Obama Appointments, Lobbyists, Trucks, Safety, Politics News
Dan Becker and James Gerstenzang

The FMCSA head should not come from the very industry the agency is required to regulate, especially given the trucking industry's obstructionist positions on commonsense health and safety issues.

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The ABC's Of Good Communication

Anne Naylor | Posted 12.03.2009 | Living

Read More: Acceptance, Friendly, Connecting, Heart, Connections, Forgiving, Positive Focus, Dare, Contact, Factor X, Safety, HEART Consultations, The New Wealth Book, Communication, Relationships, Anne Naylor, Living News
Anne Naylor

Have you ever had an experience like that? Where you wanted to connect with someone, but just could not? Blame, guilt, frustration, shame, shyness are other forms of static that get in the way of communicating clearly, and produce misunderstanding.

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Obama Bans Federal Employees From Texting While Driving

AP | KEN THOMAS | Posted 12.01.2009 | Living

Read More: Text Messages, Texting and Driving, Driving, Health, Cell Phone Driving Ban, Safety, Texting While Driving, Text Messaging, Living News

WASHINGTON — The Obama administration said Thursday it will seek to ban text messaging by interstate bus drivers and truckers and push states to...

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Why Is AAA Offering Brain Training to Older Drivers?

Alvaro Fernandez | Posted 11.15.2009 | Living

Read More: Insurance Companies, Driving Fitness, Aging, Crash Rates, Cognitive Fitness, Mobility, Safety, Peter Kissinger, Traffic Safety, Policy, Seniors, Dmv, Insurance, Teens, AAA Foundation, Cognitive Training, Driver Safety, Posit Science, Computerized Cognitive Assessment, AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety, Aaa, Driverzed, Drivesharp, Living News
Alvaro Fernandez

Peter Kissinger, CEO of the AAA Foundation: Part of making our nation's roads safer is helping mature drivers who wish to stay active -- a quickly growing population -- maintain or improve their driving safety.

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Smart Girl Guide to College (Sex)

Shelby Knox | Posted 11.08.2009 | Living

Read More: College Students, Contraception, Women, Women's Health, Sex Education, Safety, Living News
Shelby Knox

Girls have to be extra careful at college. But following the Smart Girl's Guide will help make sure your worst mistake is leaving your flip flops in a cow patty.

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Tragic Dinuba Car Crash: As Bad As The Diane Schuler Accident

Ramon Resa, MD | Posted 09.25.2009 | Living

Read More: Diane Schuler, Driving, Car Accidents, Car Crash, Prison, Dinuba, Seat-Belts, People Magazine, Safety, Raising Children, Cars, Parenting, Justice Department, Gangs, Living News
Ramon Resa, MD

Parents, always make sure your children wear their seat belts! Families, take accountability.

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Village Green: Distracted Driving Is Also an Enviromental Issue

F. Kaid Benfield | Posted 09.14.2009 | Green

Read More: Cell Phones, Driving, Walking, Safety, Sustainability, Bicycling, Community, Smart Growth, Green News
F. Kaid Benfield

Texting-while-driving is not just a safety issue, it's an environmental issue too. If our streets aren't safe and perceived as such, it'll be that much harder to convince people to walk or bicycle.

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G-Force: Disney's Loveable Rodent Gets an AK-47

Tom Gregory | Posted 08.17.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Violence, Safety, Walt Disney, G-Force, War in Afghanistan, Alcohol. Tobacco, Right Wing, Militias, Hollywood, Tsa, Gang Violence, Mickey Mouse, Iraq War, Firearms, Disney, Video Games, Summer Blockbuster, Entertainment News
Tom Gregory

This week Disney launched its D-Day assault. With the advertisements for G-Force gracing every highway across America, big artillery has reached the "cute" stage.

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Bloomberg's Safest Big City Claim

Len Levitt | Posted 08.06.2009 | New York

Read More: Guiliani, Fbi, Mayor Bloomberg, Crime, New York City, Safety, New York News
Len Levitt

Mayor Michael Bloomberg's re-election campaign claims the FBI ranks New York as the safest large city in America. That claim is false and Bloomberg knows it.

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Fireworks and the Fourth

Kate Kelly | Posted 07.30.2009 | Politics

Read More: John Adams, China, Gunpowder, Fourth of July, Fireworks, Safety, Politics News
Kate Kelly

Though the beauty of fireworks against the night sky is incomparable, maybe we ought to be satisfied with good friends, good food, and an annual renewal of resolve to do some form of volunteer work to "make the world a better place."

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Nissan Cubism

Pavel Somov, Ph.D. | Posted 07.25.2009 | Style

Read More: Attention, Mindfulness, Auto Insurance, Safety, Nissan, Car Design, Edward De Bono, Perception, Zeigarnik Effect, Cubism, Mindlessness, Cube, Style News
Pavel Somov, Ph.D.

No question: the Cube's asymmetry - design-wise - will evoke attention and intrigue. But will this visual pattern interruption mean more or less safety for the drivers behind the Cube?

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5 Summer Safety Tips

Dr. Johnny Benjamin | Posted 07.24.2009 | Living

Read More: Safety, Health Tips, Personal Health, Summer, Beaches, Summer Vacation, Living News
Dr. Johnny Benjamin

If an ounce of prevention is truly worth a pound of cure these simple tips may save you an unwanted trip to the emergency room or your local orthopedic surgeon.

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Babu's Story: A Child Worker In The Shipyards Of Bangladesh

Sandy Tolan | Posted 07.19.2009 | World

Read More: Vienam, Dumping, India, International Labour Organization, Turkey, Bangladeshis, International Federation for Human Rights, Hong Kong, Pre-Cleaning, Greenpeace, Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers Association, Marketplace, Chittagong, Enforcement, Blowtorch, Rizwana Hasan, Worker, Tolan, Ship Breakers, Toxic, Sandy Tolan, Child Labor, Pakistan, Ship Breaking, Safety, Imo, Accidents, Ki-Min Sung, Mainul Islam Khan, Bangladesh Shipbreakers Association, Bela, Pulitzer, Rizwana, Ilo, Shipbreaking, Bangladesh, Health, Shipbreakers, Blow Torch, Babu, World News
Sandy Tolan

For many of the children here, the idea that they shouldn't work is an entirely foreign concept. Despite laws in Bangladesh restricting child labor, the reality is starkly different.

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New White House Playground Incorporates Potentially Toxic Materials Says EPA

AP | RITA BEAMISH | Posted 07.06.2009 | Living

Read More: Epa, Playground, White House, Children's Health, Personal Health, Health, Safety, Living News

SAN FRANCISCO — For years, the Environmental Protection Agency has endorsed the recycling of ground-up tires to cushion the surfaces of children...

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