If Someone Knocks on Your Door asking if Your Home has an Alarm System, Say Yes

Be aware that if someone, claiming that they work for an alarm company, goes house to house asking if you have an alarm system. This person could simply be looking for the perfect house to rob. Always answer yes, that you already have an alarm system. Had this happen to me once. I thought it was odd, that after answering yes, that I do have an alarm system, the man continued on by asking, “Do you have those little things in the inside of your windows and doors? Uh, yes. Sometimes the person could be trying to figure out if your house is easy to enter.

If you are on the market for a home alarm system, it is much safer to purchase one from Amazon, rather than letting an unknown stranger enter your home. Check out this one that we think is pretty affordable and easy to install.

GE Personal Security Window/Door Alarm (2 pack), 45115

$9.97
$9.79

66 new from $ 8.79

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as of February 22, 2017 10:37 pm

Features

• Easy to install and requires no wiring
• Includes two 120-decibel window/door alarms for peace of mind
• Window/door alarms feature easy access off/chime/alarm switch
• Low battery test button to check battery life
• All mounting hardware included

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Opening Too Many Tabs on Chrome? You Definitely Need This

Always opening up multiple Chrome Tabs and taking up too much memory on your CPU, then just closing the entire window just to save space? We’ve all been there bros and sis. You’ll definitely love what we are about to show you.

This Chrome extension suspends tabs automatically, allowing you to keep a bazillion tabs open simultaneously without killing your CPU and memory. And its free.

The Great Suspender. Makes my messy Internet habits bearable.

You are welcome.

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What does “e.g” and “i.e” mean?

The abbreviation “e.g.” is short for ‘exempli gratia’ and is used to mean “for example.” The abbreviation “i.e.” is short for ‘id est’ and is used to mean “that is to say.”

These abbreviations are commonly misused interchangeably, but they mean different things. Mnemonic devices to help keep them straight:

e.g. = “example given”

i.e. = “in essence”

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Cutting an uprooted tree can result in the tree springing back up to its original position and has killed people.

I just saw a post of a tree uprooting and falling from the hurricane and wanted to share how hazardous it can be attempting to cut up the tree on your own.
The rootball acts as a huge counterweight and once enough weight is cut away from the tree many times the tree will spring back to upright.
That act has hit people cutting the tree and in a few cases has crushed kids playing under the root ball. Story here.
Leave it to the professionals, ask for proof of insurance and make sure they can provide references (don’t choose some joker on Craigslist with a chainsaw and a pickup.)
Here is a video of it happening. Jump the to 1 min mark.

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Business Acumen

If only I had money and a sharp business acumen, I would...

..see about becoming an authorized Mac reseller in Erbil. Imagine Hawleris (and others based in Kurdistan/Iraq) not having to go to an outside country to have their iPods, iPhones (they exist here) or MacBook Pros serviced. Imagine buying an item complete with the 1-year international warranty! Wouldn't there be some people who would make the choice to become Mac-users? One of our students turned up in the library with a Mac Air laptop yesterday. It seems she had a relative in Germany buy it for her and bring it back.

Photo below is of a new location in Beirut near where I traded in mine.

...start the flagship Iraqi branch of a coffee shop franchise near a university. Of course it would prohibit shisha and only allow the smoking of cigarettes at the outside tables, would have free wireless internet and a rack with magazines and newspapers in various languages. And if anyone even so much as thought of engaging in inappropriate behaviour (ex. taking photos of female customers without their prior consent), they would be publically humiliated and asked to leave and not return.

Below photo is of Columbiano Coffee Shop in Achrefieh, Beirut - near to ABC shopping center and Kinko's copy shop. It is where I comfortably spent most evenings this last trip to Beirut.

... open a steak house (who doesn't occasionally like a good steak tender enough to eat rare should they so desire?). Of course it would come complete with tacky decor (fake cowhides, cowboy hats, wooden fencing, string ties for the staff...) and frosted beer glasses. This could be located on Gulan Street en route to Ankawa.
This photo is actually one I took (not stolen from the internet). It is of Buffalo Steak House in Beirut... It had soggy overcooked veggies, but good potatoes and fantastic steak.

.. or, and most impractically, open a sushi bar. This will have to happen once there is cheaper and more frequent air transport into Erbil so that I can have daily fresh fish. Also not sure where I will find a Japanese sushi chef willing to work in Erbil. But wouldn't it be fantastic to be able to enjoy fresh fish and a little tempura every now and then?

Below is Le Sushi Bar in Achrefieh, Beirut. My first stop after my hotel on this trip recently past.  

If only all these things were in place, there would be no need to travel outside Kurdistan...

...so frequently.

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