How to Know You Have RFID Chip in Your Debit/Credit Cards and Protect Them against Theft

Credit and debit cards are going through technological changes. The latest one we have is embedded RFID chip.  Majority of the cards have them. What this means is that we no longer needs to experience the hassle of sliding them.  A cashier with an electronic scanner can simply use it to scan them and get the required amount we are to pay for whatever we are buying from them. In our lazy mind, this is quite a convenience. A little thought, however, would turn us to the direction of pickpocket. Yes, a thief who has an electronic scanner can steal our information from those cards. He does not need to use what the cashier has. His partner in crime can be Acer Cloud Mobile, Blackberry Bold or Asus Vivo Tab RT.  Don’t you think stealing is now much easier? That is why, we need to take precautions. The first step, of course, is to find out whether we truly have the RFID chip within our cards. There are three methods to doing this:

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Safe Cosmetics and Personal Care Products Act Needs Your Support

We are all aware that many lipsticks contain lead and that some nail polish recipes have toxic chemicals. What do Nivea sunscreens and some L’Oreal, and Covergirl cosmetics have in common? According to the lab report of Australia’s National Measurement institute, they all carry anatase titanium dioxide.

This mineral does not protect us from sun. Instead it boosts the growth of free radicals, increasing our chances of getting skin cancer.The brands we just heard about are multinational. They do not make and distribute their products just from one country. Specifically, Nivea has laboratories in many different parts of the world and this does bring level variation in ingredients that go in their creams. But what is in the ones available here in US? Probably, we will never know until an American independent group takes up the job of testing them in the lab.

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A Pacifier That Costs $17,000 is the Hot Cake

How far can anyone go to pamper their newly born child? To make him silent or pleasure his mouth, would any parent buy their baby a pacifier that costs more than a Nissan Versa, Ford Focus and even a Toyota Yaris? It is possible to say no, but the truth is very different. Meet 3ct Diamond Pacifier. Just as the title suggests, it is $17,000.

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Gorgeous Dress Made from Hershey’s Red Licorice Twists

On 27^th February, Miss Pennsylvania 2012, Jordyn Colao, attended Go for Red event to celebrate 10^th anniversary of heart disease awareness. The highlight of the event was her dress which was made from real Hershey’s Twizzler twists.  Doesn’t that sound exciting? Of course, it is easy to think that such a dress would not come out correct or look odd. But this has turned out to be a misconception. Just have a glimpse of the photos of the dress to know why.

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