Bristol, TN July 1, 2008:  The best tool for protecting your family while surfing the Internet just got better!  Bsafe Online’s latest version gives parents more control over their children’s social networking sites.  Now instead of having to either completely block or allow sites like MySpace or Facebook, parents can selectively allow only approved pages within the site.

 

“How to manage these popular sites is one of our most frequently asked questions,” says Bsafe Online CEO Joe Gregory.  “Social networking sites can be a lot of fun for kids and very useful. But just like most technology, there can be some very dark, even criminal behavior taking place on these sites. I’m pleased we’ve come up with a solution.”

 

Bsafe Online’s Internet filter can be configured differently for each member of the family. The administrator can choose to block or allow websites in more than 30 categories. For a parent who wants to allow their child to have a social networking page, the parent would block the entire website domain for one of these portals (ie. www.myspace.com), but enable their children to view their page (ie. www.myspace.com/bobby) and any other page that is linked to it (ie. www.myspace.com/bobbyfriend).

 

When parents install Bsafe Online, they will have control over which pages are accessed and which “friends” are allowed.

 

As always, Bsafe Online’s other capabilities including Instant Message monitoring, tamper-proof reporting, time-of-day settings and the ability to block the transmission of personal information, means your family will be protected from not only pornography, but predators and cyber-bullies as well.

 

For more information about Bsafe Online Inc., please visit www.caases.org/fsi.html

 

18 Essential Tax Tips for Your Business

So you can keep more of your hard - earned money!

The Home Office deduction is no longer a ‘red flag’ for an audit with proper

documentation you can legally deduct hundreds, if not thousands of dollars of

your home expenses by working from your Home Office.

 

1.         Mileage can be a significant deduction at tax time. Effective 1/1/07 -Deduct $.485 for every business mile 100 miles = $48.50, 1000 mile and 15000 miles = $485.00, = $7,275.00.

 

2.         By having a Home Office, you will be able to track more mileage because you no longer have a commute to your place of business.

 

3.         Track your spouse’s auto mileage for all miles driven for your business for additional deduction from net income.

 

4.         Don’t lose out on taking a questionable deduction by ignoring it ask a qualified tax advisor ‘how to deduct the item’ Remember every legitimate expense you fail to record costs you dollars out of your pocket.

 

5.         Use specific credit cards 100% for business then you can deduct 100% of all the finance charges and annual fees.

 

6.         Sales meetings, shows or exhibits that include food or refreshments is 100% deductible if it is primarily a business event where business is conducted or you promote your business.

 

 

7.         Office Supplies can include such items as: Bottled water, Wall Decorations, Magazines, Postage Stamps, Videos, and Emergency Rations (chocolates, beverages, peanuts, candy…)

 

8.         Gifts to clients are 100% deductible but are limited to $25.00 per client per year.

 

9.         Greeting cards used for business purposes are 100% deductible

 

10.         The cost of professional clothing is not a deductible business expense unless it displays your company logo or advertising.

 

11.         Dry cleaning of professional clothing is a deductible business expense.

 

12.         Meals provided for employees is 100% deductible if they are on the business premises and for the convenience of the employer.

 

13.         Occasional meals provided to employees such as a pizza party, annual company party or Thanksgiving turkeys is 100% deductible.

 

14.         You can write off a portion of your Vacation costs if it is combined with a legitimate business trip and you follow all the rules and regulations related to such expenses.

 

15.         Charitable contributions through your business are not a deductible business expense (reduction of net income) unless you are a C Corporation. However, you can deduct those contributions if you use Schedule A Itemized Deductions on tax return your personal.

 

16.         Health insurance premiums are not a deductible business expense (reduction of net income) for a sole proprietor. However, you can deduct 100% of your health insurance premiums (limited to ‘net income’ of your business) as an adjustment to income on your personal tax return.

 

17. Interstate truck drivers can deduct a larger % of meals (more than 50%) amounts change annually check with your tax advisor for this years percentage.

 

18. You your business losses if you keep good records to document that your business expenses are all ordinary and necessary and not lavish or extravagant.

 

For more info on simple online accounting www.caases.org/tax.html

 

Learn How to Reduce Your Junk Mail - For Your Businesses

 

Junk mail is a waste, and it costs businesses real money. There are simple things you can do to substantially cut back the amount of junk mail you get in your office and save money.

The suggestions below will help you reduce the mail received for staff members that are long gone, multiple mailings for the same person (often with small inconsistencies such as misspellings and abbreviations, that make them seem like unique records), and poorly targeted mailings (such as office supply catalogs for the CEO or E-commerce seminars for your building maintenance staff).

Click here http://www.stopjunkmail.org/business.htm

Hate junk mail? Tell firms to stop

 

Solicitations to children

 

If a child under age 13 is being mailed ads or credit-card offers, it could be a sign that identity theft has occurred. Immediately contact the three credit-reporting bureaus:

• Equifax: 1-800-525-6285

• Experian: 1-888-397-3742

• TransUnion: 1-800-680-7289

 

ID Theft plans

 

Get an ID Theft credit monitoring & Identity Restoration company all in one plan don’t pay more than $16.00 a month www.caases.org/idt.html   

 

 

Learn How to Reduce Your Junk Mail - For Residents

 

Are you tired of unwanted mail? Have you ever returned from a vacation with a mound of mail, most of it solicitations and credit card applications?

Junk mail is a waste of time and resources. The average American household receives 1.5 trees through the mail slot in the form of unsolicited mail every year. That adds up to over 100 million trees annually. In addition, Americans collectively pay $370,000,000 a year to dispose the junk mail that doesn't get recycled.

But there is good news! You can get rid of 90 percent of that junk mail much easier than you might think.

In order to substantially reduce your junk mail, you need to reduce access to your name and address so that it won't be traded, rented, or sold to companies who send you unwanted mail.

 

Steps to follow in order to reduce the amount of Junk Mail you receive.

The following activities often lead to increases in your junk mail load.

AND two ways that won't help you reduce junk mail.

How to get off Spam Email Listings.

How to Stop Getting Telemarketing Calls. Click here http://www.stopjunkmail.org/resident2.htm

 

 

A group of rapists and date rapists in prison were interviewed on what they look for in a potential victim and here are some interesting facts:

1) The first thing men look for in a potential victim is hairstyle. They are most likely to go after a woman with a ponytail, bun, braid or other hairstyle that can easily be grabbed . They are also likely to go after a woman with long hair. Women with short hair are not common targets.

2) The second thing men look for is clothing. They will look for women who's clothing is easy to remove quickly. Many of them carry scissors around specifically to cut clothing.

3) They also look for women on their cell phone , searching through their purse, or doing other activities while walking because they are off-guard and can be easily overpowered.

4) Men are most likely to attack &rape in the early morning, between 5: 00a.m. and 8:30a.m.

5) The number one place women are abducted from/attacked is grocery store parking lots .
Number two: is office parking lots/garages.  
Number three: is public restrooms.

6) The thing about these men is that they are looking to grab a woman and quickly move her to another location where they don't have to worry about getting caught.

7) Only 2% said they carried weapons because rape carries a 3-5 year sentence but rape with a weapon is 15-20 years.

If you put up any kind of a fight at all, they get discouraged because it only takes a minute or two for them to realize that going after you isn't worth it because it will be time-consuming.

9) These men said they would not pick on women who have umbrellas, or other similar objects that can be used from a distance, in their hands. Keys are not a great deterrent "but can work" because you have to get really close to the attacker to use them as a weapon. So, the idea is to convince these guys you're not worth it.

10) Several defense mechanisms you can us are:
If someone is following behind you on a street or in a garage or with you in an elevator or stairwell, look them in the face and ask them a question, like what time is it, or make general small talk:
"I can't believe it is so cold out here," "we're in for a bad winter."
Now you've seen their face and could identify them in a line-up; you lose appeal as a target.

11) If someone is coming toward you, hold out your hands in front of you and yell STOP or STAY BACK !
Most of the rapists this man talked to said they'd leave a woman alone if she yelled or showed that she would not be afraid to fight back. Again, they are looking for an EASY target.

12) If you carry pepper spray (this instructor was a huge advocate of it and carries it with him wherever he goes), yelling "I HAVE PEPPER SPRAY" and holding it out will be a deterrent.

13) If someone grabs you, you can't beat them with strength but you can by outsmarting them. If you are grabbed around the waist from behind, pinch the attacker either  under the Arm (between the elbow and armpit) OR in the upperinner thigh VERY VERY HARD. One woman in a class this guy taught told him she used the underarm pinch on a guy who was trying to date rape her and was so upset she broke through the skin and tore out muscle strands - the guy needed stitches. Try pinching yourself in those places as hard as you can stand it - it hurts.

14) After the initial hit, always GO for the GROIN. I know from a particularly unfortunate experience that if you slap a guy's parts it is extremely painful. You might think that you'll anger the guy and make him want to hurt you more, but the thing these rapists told our instructor is that they want a woman who will not cause a lot of trouble. Start causing trouble, and he's out of there.

15) When the guy puts his hands up to you, grab his first two fingers and bend them back as far as possible with as much pressure pushing down on them as possible. The instructor did it to me without using much pressure, and I ended up on my knees and both knuckles cracked audibly.

16) Of course the things we always hear still apply. Always be aware of your surroundings, take someone with you if you can and if you see any odd behavior, don't dismiss it, go with your instincts!!!

You may feel a little silly at the time, but you'd feel much worse if the guy really was trouble. One of the best things to do is also have at least 2 self defence DVDs to study from an go over at lest once every month. 

For adults: rape/date escape!, Self Defence Secrets! Home Invasion escape!, weapons escape!

For kids: Safety N.E.T. Kids Stranger/Trusted adult, Kidescape! 

How to handle bullies: Safety N.E.T. Kids Bully, Bully escape! 

Visit our home page and click our Donation link copy and paste any of the titles in comments for any 1 to 2 DVDs $15.00 ea. For 3 or more $10.00 ea www.caases.org it will take 4 to 6 weeks for S&H. We are a Nonprofit this will help us do future safety class thank you. 

Or if you want to make a Gen donation please do so and place GEN in the comment area.    

 

   

 

 

 What is the NRA really all about?

Most people only know about NRA’s stand on the Second Amendment Right. Did know NRA does more than just help defend your Second Amendment Right (which only started in 1934). What’s most important to remember is that the NRA was founded in 1871 as a marksmanship organization and still is today (http://www.nrahq.org/history.asp), and continues to be one of America’s premier firearms training groups. The NRA Training Department has over 51,000 Instructors who work to train safe, ethical and responsible shooters of all ages and backgrounds in multiple disciplines.

With more than 400 training classes offered per month and over 1100 training courses around the world, the NRA is reaching more people than ever! We’ll like to remind if you are a potential member or already a member (www.caases.org/nra.html to join or renew) of the NRA that your membership will not just only go to help defend your rights, but it will also help support create responsible and safe shooters now and in the future to come. We can say in the future to come because we at CAASES are a Non profit Organization/Group that helps teach Gun/Firearms Safety. If anyone joins or renews their NRA Membership here thru our link NRA will donate a % back to our Non Profit so we also can do future Gun/Firearms Safety classes.  

We Need Help With This Human Trafficking Issue

Human trafficking is a form of modern-day slavery. Victims of human trafficking are young children, teenagers, men and women. Approximately 600,000 to 800,000 victims annually are trafficked across international borders world wide, and between 14,500 and 17,500 of those victims are trafficked into the U.S., according to the U.S. Department of State. Victims of human trafficking are subjected to force, fraud, or coercion, for the purpose of sexual exploitation or forced labor.

After drug dealing, trafficking of humans is tied with arms dealing as the second largest criminal industry in the world, and is the fastest growing.

Many victims of human trafficking are forced to work in prostitution or the sex entertainment industry. But trafficking also occurs in forms of labor exploitation, such as domestic servitude, restaurant work, janitorial work, sweatshop factory work and migrant agricultural work.

Please Donate one Child Id Premium Package for someone, Please donate $25.00 today and help make someone's life safer. Go to our website home page www.caases.org to donate or get a package for a loved you know www.caases.org/idc.html  we are counting on you thank you.

 

Details of the Premium Package 5 ID Cards, 1 Fingerprint & DNA Combo Kit, choice of  Stranger/Trusted Adult, Bullie, or Gun Safety DVD plus 1 Free (S.H.I.E.L.D or W.H.A.L.E.) Kit

 

I knew about the red light on cars, but not the *77.

It was about 1:00 p.m. in the afternoon, and Lauren was driving to visit a friend. An UNMARKED police car pulled up behind her and put his lights on. *Lauren's parents have always told them never to pull over for an unmarked car on the side of the road, but rather to wait until they get to a gas station, etc. *

Lauren had actually listened to her parents advice, and promptly called * 77 on her cell phone to tell the police dispatcher that she would not pull over right away. She proceeded to tell the dispatcher that there was an unmarked police car with a flashing red light on his rooftop behind her. The dispatcher checked to see if there were police cars near where she was and there weren't, and he told her to keep driving, remain calm and that he had back up already on the way.

Ten minutes later 4 cop cars surrounded her along with the unmarked car behind her.

One policeman went to her side and the others surrounded the car behind. They pulled the guy from the car and tackled him to the ground. The man was a convicted rapist and wanted for other crimes, including previous Impersonating an Officer charges.

I never knew about the *77 Cell Phone feature, but especially for a woman alone in a car, you should not pull over for an unmarked car. Apparently police have to respect your right to keep going to a safe &quiet place. You obviously need to make some signals that you acknowledge them (i.e. put on your hazard lights) or call *77 like Lauren did.

Too bad the cell phone companies don't generally give you this little bit of wonderful information.

*Speaking to a service representative at BellSouth Mobility confirmed that *77 was a direct link to state trooper info in all states. So, now it's your turn to let your friends know about *77.