Safety & Security

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SPORTS & RECREATION SAFETY!
11 June, 2010| Safety & Security, General, Education
Sports/RecreationProtecting Your Family Source: National Safe Kids Campaign Injury doesn't have to keep your kids on the bench - simple safety precautions like proper conditioning and... read more
SUN SAFETY!
4 June, 2010| Safety & Security, General, Education
Sun SafetySource: Keep Kids Healthywww.KeepKidsHealthy.com It is now well known that exposure to sun puts people at risk for skin cancer and premature aging and that most of that expo... read more
Hurricane Season. Are you ready?
26 May, 2010| Safety & Security, General, Houston Living
Hurricanes: Protect Your Windows and Doors Improvements that protect your windows and doors from hurricanes can lessen damage and lower homeowners insurance premiums. Read Is the Cos... read more
What is YOUR plan?
26 May, 2010| Home Safety, Safety & Security
This week is Hurricane Preparedness Week (May 23-29).  The goal of this week is to prepare for the hurricane season that will soon be upon us.Do you have a plan?The National Hurricane Center reco... read more
Password Security
22 May, 2010| Safety & Security, General, Houston Living
Just listened to a Texas Realtor pod about password security.    It said that adding just one character to a password will greatly increase your password security -... read more
Children need to be taught a Fire Safety Plan
18 May, 2010| Home Safety, Safety & Security, Education
Angela Rayne the Executive Director of the Houston Fire Museum told me that children who took part in the Fire Museum’s safety program were 80% less likely to die in a home fire than children who ha... read more
Arrests Made in Conection with Robberies in River...
5 May, 2010| Neighborhoods & Communities, Safety & Security
CRIME ALERT - ARRESTS MADE The Houston Police Department has made arrests in connection with the robberies that occurred in River Oaks on the morning of Saturday, March 20, 2010. A total of five in... read more
Think You're Safe if You're Not in the 100 Year Fl...
16 April, 2010| Safety & Security, Houston Living
About 70% of the 2300 homes that flooded in west Harris County last April were not in the mapped floodplain and 65% of the are that flooded during Tropical Storm Allison in 2001 were not in the mapped... read more
Warning - Internet Fraud!
9 April, 2010| Affordable Housing, Safety & Security, General
Unfortunately, one of our listings has just been used as “bait” for an internet theft scam.  I have filed all possible abuse reports and the fraudulent posting has been removed.  But, here’s... read more
Robbed at Gunpoint in River Oaks
20 March, 2010| Neighborhoods & Communities, Safety & Security
CRIME ALERT - ARMED ROBBERY - Saturday, March 20, 2010Two River Oaks residents were robbed at gun point early this morning in two separate incidents. In both cases, the residents were out for an early... read more
Burglary on the 3700 block of Olypmia
24 February, 2010| Neighborhoods & Communities, Safety & Security
CRIME ALERT - BURGLARY A residence in the 3700 block of Olympia was burglarized on Tuesday, February 23rd at approximately 3:30pm. The suspect(s) gained entry to the residence by breaking a window... read more
What's new in The Woodlands
23 February, 2010| Home Buying, Home Selling, Safety & Security
- The LaSalle Group, Inc. has purchased a 3-acre site in The Woodlands’ Village of Sterling Ridge for construction of Autumn Leaves of The Woodlands, a 46-bed, 38-unit memory care facility, according... read more
COMMON PASSWORDS HACKERS LOVE!
22 February, 2010| Safety & Security, General, Education
Common Passwords Hackers LoveBy Ashlee VanceSource: The New York Times If Your Password Is 123456, Just Make It "Hack Me" Back at the dawn of the Web, the most popular account passwo... read more
GFCI PROTECTION
20 January, 2010| Home Improvements & Repair, Safety & Security, Int...
Real Estate and Protecting Your Investment Joe Gonzales, a TREC Licensed Professional Inspector, is the current president of the Texas Association of Real Estate Inspectors (TAREI), in whi... read more
SWINE FLU UPATE!
7 December, 2009| Safety & Security, General, Education
Swine Flu Still Strikes Younger People HardestBy Steven ReinbergHealthDay ReporterSource: www.HealthDay.com 90 percent of deaths since Sept. 1 were among those under 65, CDC says. TU... read more
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