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<title>Todd Curtis, PhD - EzineArticles Expert Author</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Todd Curtis holds a PhD in aviation risk assessment from the Union Institute, as well as engineering degrees from MIT, the University of Texas, and Princeton. His aviation safety work has been featured by numerous news organizations, including the New York Times, and he has appeared on CNN, CBS, Fox News, Discovery Channel, the BBC, and National Public Radio. Previously, he has published and presented a number of technical papers in the areas of aviation risk assessment and also was the author of the 2000 book Understanding Aviation Safety Data. He has taken many of those engineering risk assessment concepts ... ]]></description>
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<title>10 Things You Should Know Before Your First Visit to a Pawnshop</title>
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<description><![CDATA[If you are in a situation where you are under financial stress, especially if you have cash flow issues like making the mortgage payment on time or even keeping the lights on, you have to get creative and look at all your options. Going to a pawn shop for a short term loan, or even to sell some of your property may be an option worth checking out. If you have never dealt with a pawnshop or a pawnbroker, you should know a few things before you walk through the door or pick up the phone.]]></description>
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<title>Ten Free Social Media Resources You Can Use That Can Benefit You, Your Family, Or Your Business</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Two of the biggest excuses organizations and individuals have when it comes to using social media applications is that it takes too much time to figure out how to use them and takes too many resources once your start using them. Cost is not an issue because once you can get online much of the really good stuff is free. At most you need only a personal computer and access to the Internet, and often all you need is online access.]]></description>
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<title>Increase Your Search Engine Ranking - A 5 Step SEO Process For Your Web Page Or Blog</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2009 11:41:21 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[When you are in the planning stages for a new web site or blog, there are a few basic steps you can take to make that site or blog interesting to your audience and attractive to search engines. Following these five steps will make it easier for someone to find your page or blog in a search engine search.]]></description>
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<title>How to Deal With Airline Disruptions Due to Hurricanes and Severe Storms</title>
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<description><![CDATA[When hurricanes or other major storms strike in one part of the US, flight delays, cancellations, and diversions can affect travelers in every part of the country. If you plan to travel by air when a major storm is about to hit, you should contact your airline and use the Internet to see if your flight is affected.]]></description>
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<title>Fear of Flying and What You Can Do About It</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Getting on an airplane is a normal part of live for many, but for some the though of flying leaves them stressed out. Fear of flying may be a complex psychological issue, but most people can take a few basic steps to first understand why they have that fear, and then take action to deal with the fear.]]></description>
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<title>Finding Information Online - 5 Things You Have to Do to Find the Very Best Web Sites</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2008 10:35:53 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Ever tried to find something online and just couldn't find what you wanted? There are more than 100 million web sites, and billions of web pages, with millions of pages added every week. No one has enough time or energy to find everything.]]></description>
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<title>Learn the Basics First - How to Set Up Google to Get the Most Out of Your Searches</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The Google search engine is a wonderful tool, and you can make it even more useful by changing some of settings to make the search engine more compatible with your needs. Once you set them for a particular computer, they will be there whenever you use the search engine. The following are easy to accomplish and they will likely have an immediate and positive effect on your online experience.]]></description>
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<title>Learn the Basics First - How to Give Your Child the Right Amount of Online Privacy</title>
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<description><![CDATA[One of the big areas of friction for parents of online children is figuring out how much privacy a child should have online. The key to reducing this friction is understanding the difference between privacy and secrecy, and coming up with reasonable rules that strike a balance between a child's desire for privacy and a parent's responsibility to protect the child.]]></description>
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<title>How to Get High Search Engine Rank - Design Your Pages with Lots of Text</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 12 Nov 2007 08:53:44 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[When it comes to getting your page to rank highly in Google, Yahoo!, Live Search, or the other major search engines, you have to design the page to be attractive to search engines. The best way to do that is to have solid written information that is attractive to your intended audience as well as a few basic design elements that will make it easy for search engines to properly index your site. ]]></description>
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<title>Learning the Basics - What You Should Know About Filtering</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 09 Nov 2007 11:59:44 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ If you need to restrict what kind of online content your child sees, one option is to use filters that will keep pornography and other objectionable material from showing up on your computer. Before you start using a filter to keep out inappropriate content, you should be aware of their advantages and limitations. ]]></description>
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<title>Learning the Basics - Why One Word Searches Are a Bad Idea</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 08 Nov 2007 13:06:25 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[While search engines are a very useful tool for finding information, you have to be careful when you do a search. If you use only a single keyword, you may find that the results include pornographic and sexually explicit images that you may find to be personally objectionable or inappropriate. This article also includes specific steps you can take to keep your children from seeing these images.   ]]></description>
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<title>Learning the Basics - Free Speech and Online Pornography</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 08 Nov 2007 12:12:51 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Almost anything imaginable, including pornography, can be placed online, but even the Internet has limits. If you can understand the limits of free speech, you will have a good idea of what you or your child can and can't do online.]]></description>
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<title>Online and Computer Security Advice - Use an Internet Use Agreement With Your Child</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 06 Nov 2007 16:25:54 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Formal written Internet use agreements have long used by schools, libraries, businesses, and other organizations to ensure that users understand what online activities are appropriate or allowed. Parents can also use written agreements to help teach their children how to behave online.]]></description>
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<title>Online Privacy and Your Child  - Key Things Every Parent Should Know</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 06 Nov 2007 16:01:01 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[When your child go online, one of the biggest threats they face is a loss of their online privacy. It is up to you the parent to make your child understands the importance of protecting and controlling personal and private information online. ]]></description>
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<title>Online and Computer Security Advice - Protecting Your Home Wireless Network</title>
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<description><![CDATA[One issue you have to address if you choose wireless is that of security. This issue is easily addressed by using the available security features that are built into a typical wireless system. ]]></description>
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<title>Learn the Basics First - How to Use a Search Engine</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 06 Nov 2007 10:36:23 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[If you want to use a search engine successfully, you have to know at least the following: some basic search engine definitions, a few things about how search engines work, and how to make adjustments once you start searching. ]]></description>
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<title>Learn the Basics First - How to Use a Directory</title>
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<description><![CDATA[If you want to find information online, search engines are a popular option, but directories offer an alternative that can sometimes be much easier to use. To  use a directory successfully, you have to know a few things about how directories work, what kind of information you will find in a directory. ]]></description>
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<title>How to Evaluate and Choose Free Software</title>
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<description><![CDATA[There is plenty of free software that you can find online for your computer. You have to be careful and should take steps to make sure that the you are downloading a quality program.]]></description>
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<title>Hitting the Delete Key Is Not Enough - How to Respond to Unwanted Emails</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 05 Nov 2007 15:13:12 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Not every unwanted email should be ignored. Sometimes you have to respond in some way in order to keep your family's online activities under control.]]></description>
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<title>Show Your Child How to Control Spam - Top 10 Tips to Reduce Unwanted Email</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 02 Nov 2007 13:33:58 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Every minute your child spends with unwanted email is precious time taken away from more productive uses of the Internet. If you take time to show your child how to avoid getting spam or other unwanted email, you will make his time online more worthwhile. ]]></description>
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<title>Take Positive Steps to Keep Spam and Other Unwanted Emails from Your Child</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 02 Nov 2007 12:55:53 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[If your child has an email account, eventually that account will receive spam and other unwanted email. With just a little effort, you can follow a few basic steps to filter out most of this junk before it gets to your child.]]></description>
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<title>Teach Your Child the Unwritten Rules of Email - Top 10 Email Realities</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 31 Oct 2007 13:48:22 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Email is the most popular Internet application, and learning how to use email is an important skill that any online child must learn. If parents take the time to teach their child a few basic things about how to use email, it will make their child's online experience much smoother. ]]></description>
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<title>Avoid Problems on Your Next Airplane Trip - Top 10 Airline Safety Tips</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 31 Oct 2007 13:41:21 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[While airliner crashes can be very dramatic, most of the risks faced by passengers are not so obvious. Many common risks faced by airline passengers can be avoided or eliminated by practicing a little common sense.]]></description>
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<title>Keeping Sexual Content Away From Your Kids - Top 10 Tips For Avoiding Online Porn</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 31 Oct 2007 13:40:27 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[You don't need an expert to tell you that there is plenty of porn online. You also don't need to buy special software to keep your kids away from it. There are several things you can do to take control of the Internet and protect your kids from online porn.]]></description>
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<title>Online and Computer Security Advice - 20 Tips For Improved Safety</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 31 Oct 2007 13:36:24 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Keeping your computer and your online activities secure takes more than hardware and software, it needs you to make it work. By getting the entire family involved, you can keep most security problems from ever happening. ]]></description>
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<title>How To Complain About Your Airline Service and Get the Compensation You Deserve</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 31 Oct 2007 13:30:29 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Have you ever been an airline passenger who was so unhappy with your flight or with how you were treated that you wanted to complain? If so, then you need to know how to complain to have the best chance of either getting compensation or getting your message heard. ]]></description>
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<title>Keeping Your Private Life Off The Internet - Top 10 Privacy Protection Tips</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 31 Oct 2007 13:30:23 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Do predators know where your child lives? Can a stranger in a far away land open up a bank account in your name? Will your toddler get credit card applications in the mail? All this and much more is possible if you don't take basic precautions to protect your privacy online. ]]></description>
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<title>Computer Hardware and Software Essentials - Top 10 Home Computer Extras</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 31 Oct 2007 13:27:28 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[If you are about to buy your first computer, or if you are thinking about what to add to your current system, what extras should you buy? There are a few basics that will make it much easier for you and your family to use the computer and also to get the most out of the Internet.]]></description>
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<title>Advice on How to Stop an Online Bully - Top 10 Ways to Prevent Cyberbullying</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 31 Oct 2007 13:17:22 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Schoolyard bullies have been around for as long as there has been schools. They were easy to spot, usually larger than average males with serious attitudes. For the modern student, the cyberbully is a new kind of bully who can be of any size, shape, or gender, and who uses the Internet rather than their fists to harass and intimidate. Keeping cyberbullies under control is easy if you practice a little bit of self control and exercise a little bit of common sense.]]></description>
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<title>Keep Your Child Safe Online - Top 10 Tips For Avoiding Online Predators</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 31 Oct 2007 13:07:24 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Child predators use social networking sites like MySpace and Facebook to attract potential victims, but these are not the only places where parents and children have to be careful. Online predators use all the tools of the Internet to find victims, so it would be smart to be careful no matter how your child goes online.]]></description>
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<title>Protect Your Airline Baggage - Top Ten Baggage Tips</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 31 Oct 2007 11:53:57 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Advice that should help airline travelers avoid many of the common problems that passengers have with carry-on or checked luggage. Following these tips will make it less likely that your bags or articles in your bags will be lost, stolen, damaged, or confiscated by airline personnel or by airline security.]]></description>
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