Archive for August 21st, 2008

How To Find A Person

Thursday, August 21st, 2008

Skip tracing, as the business of finding a person is known, may seem to the uninitiated like the modern-day equivalent of the black arts practiced in the Middle Ages.

Professional skip tracers claim to be able to locate just about anybody, anywhere in a matter of minutes by means of a couple phone calls or taps on a computer keyboard.

And they often deliver. How do they do it?

Their main secret is the “social security trace.” In using this type of search, they’re simply running the subject’s social security number through the credit bureaus and getting back so-called “header files” from his/her credit report. Header files contain only the “header” section of a credit bureau file, which provides the subject’s full name, address, and vital information such as date of birth and sometimes even current employment. Header files were, until recently, considered public information under the Fair Credit Reporting Act. The Graham, Leach Act has, however, restricted their use to “permissable purposes,” meaning, essentially, business/investment transactions, insurance, employment, and litigation.

Given a permissable purpose (and the new law is often interpreted quite liberally), skip tracers can run social security traces by phone or computer and locate people very quickly, since nearly everybody uses credit nowadays. A skip tracer may be able to locate several dozen “skips” via credit bureau files every morning before lunch!

But what if the skip tracer doesn’t have the subject’s social security number? In that case, he can resort to what’s known as a “national identifier search” which uses the last-known name and address, without the social security number, to locate the individual. (This search, needless to say, doesn’t always work, as many “skips” adopt aliases.)

The skip tracer’s secret, then, is to trace people through the credit bureaus’ files. Can you do the same? Actually, no — there’s a catch. The catch is, you have to have an account with a major credit bureau; but the credit bureaus will open accounts only for specific types of businesses, such as information professionals. And of course, if you use an information pro to run the trace for you, there’s a fee.

Still, there are many ways to locate a person without being an information professional. Here are some ideas.

First, start with the phone book. Sound obvious? You’d be surprised how many people forget to try locating their subject through his local phone directory. (If he or she is out of town, you can probably find his/her local directory at your public library.)

Try locating him/her online, using Internet phone directories like whowhere.com or bigfoot.com.

Check him out on HotBot. Enter his name in quotes on the search form; this search may yield a personal home page or other types of Web pages where he’s mentioned. Also you may want to click on the “Email Addresses” feature below the search form to search for his email address.

Run a Department of Motor Vehicles search. This is one of the most effective ways to find somebody, provided he’s residing in a state which permits this type of search. Call the Department of Motor Vehicles for the appropriate state and ask to have a name search run while you wait. (If you know the subject’s license plate number, they can also trace him, or at least his vehicle, that way.)

Relatives and neighbors. If you know names and phone numbers of relatives (or can get them, as through a birth certificate), call and ask for him as though he is there (this way, you’re more likely to get an honest response). If he’s not there, don’t give up. Ask if there is anyone they know who may know how to reach him — a spouse, for example. Also, you may want to call neighbors. Using criss-cross directories (many are online, such as bigfoot.com) or real estate records (also often online, see the state/county public records section of this website) you can locate the names and addresses of neighbors, or an information professional can run a so-called “Atlas Search” and provide this information. (Note: to evoke honest answers, always speak to relatives and neighbors in the most casual, non-threatening way possible.)

Employers. Perhaps you’re working from a credit application or by some other means know his present or former employer. Call there and ask to speak to the subject; act surprised if you’re informed he’s not working there anymore. Ask where he (or she) presently works and how you can get in touch with him. Call the Human Resources Department and ask where his last W2 was sent.

Associations, Licensing Boards, Hobbyist Groups. When people move they take their occupations and hobbies with them. Assuming you know or can find out his occupation and/or personal interests, try locating him through his professional association or hobbyist group. Click here for more information on Professional Associations & Licensing Boards.

Check to see if he has a fishing or hunting license (one-third of adult males do).

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Do You Know The Facts Of HIV / AIDS?

Thursday, August 21st, 2008

HIV is an abbreviation of human immunodeficiency virus, very harmful virus which directly affects the immunizing ability of our body. This virus takes place in one’s body from another – through blood to blood and unsound sexual relation. The pregnant women who are suffering from this fatal disease can also infect her baby during pregnancy, delivery and breast feeding. The last stage of HIV virus is known as AIDS.

HIV Virus is a small organism, which is responsible for the expansion of this infectious disease in the human body. Different kinds of viruses attack different areas of the body, as HIV affects the immune system badly and the capacity of the body to react against germs. HIV is also called retrovirus, containing RNA ribo nucleleic acid, which is changed into DNA during reproductive process of viruses by using all enzymatic material of the hosts’ cells.

There is another type of virus, which is placed under the sub group retrovirus, called lento viruses. This type of virus spread infection slowly and dire consequences appear after long period of infection (e.g.) feline immunodeficiency virus is found in cats, simian immunodeficiency virus in monkeys and other animals and in humans. All these viruses attack the immune system in a slow motion.

Structure and transmission of HIV:

Its diameter is 1/10,000 millimeter and its shape is like sphere. The outer layer is made of fatty molecules lipids called viral envelope. The transmission of HIV takes place through the blood, semen, vaginal fluid, resulted form unprotected sex. HIV is also transmitted through the used syringes, needles by infected persons as they also contain slightest quantity of blood, having HIV. The very path of entrance of HIV is the vein (injected drugs) lining of vagina, vulva, penis, anus, rectum, the mouth, all mucous membrane (eyes, inner side of nose) cuts and sores.

Sources of spread of HIV and Precautions:

The main sources of HIV are the blood, semen, vaginal fluid and breast milk. It is not spread through tears, blisters, fluids, urine, vomit and sweat.

Don’t have any sexual relation about whom you are not sure of HIV infection. The rate of spread of HIV in males is higher than females during sexual intercourse. Some persons suffered from some sexual diseases such as syphilis, genital herpes, Chlamydia infection gonorrhea, and bacterial vaginosis that are more sensitive and susceptible for HIV infection during sexual intercourse. Don’t use syringes of someone, contaminated with HIV. Don’t have ear piercing from a person who is patient of HIV.

Touching, talking living with HIV patient in same place is not harmful. There is no harm in using food utensils, towels or bedding of HIV patients. You can’t be affected by using swimming pools, hot tubs, drink, fountains, toilet seats, gym equipment, telephone which are in use of HIV patients. The embracing, kissing, spitting, sneezing, breathing and sweating of HIV patients are not infectious. Don’t avoid blood donation as if you are using new needle.

Symptoms and stages of HIV / AIDS:

In the early stage of HIV infection there are no prominent symptoms just some people suffer from fever after regular intervals, feeling headache, tiresome, swelling of lymph nodes. These symptoms are short period and vanish within a week to a month. This early stage of HIV patient has most capacity to spread, having great magnitude in sexual secretions. The most serious and harmful symptoms may not prominent for many years. In some people these symptoms are displayed within months while in some after 10 years.

Some symptoms are weight loss, sweat, dry cough, pneumonia, red, brown, pink purplish white spot on inner side of skin, mouth nose, eyelids throats, itching skin, diarrhea, persists more than week gradual loss of memorandum, depression. HIV infection leads towards final stage, AIDS, after the complete disability of immunizing cells, called CD4+ T cells. In a healthy person, HIV free infection human body consists of 800 to 1200 CD+ T cells per cubic millimeter while in an infected person these number of cells decreases rapidly, almost 200 per cubic millimeter. It is last stage of HIV disease when a patient can easily be attacked by many diseases such as cancer, infection of lungs intestinal tract, brain, eyes, and other organs.

The medicines which are commonly used in the USA to inhibit the growth of HIV infection are saquinavir, ritonavir, indinavir, amprenavir, nelfinavir and lopinavir. Another drug called Atripla, the first once-a-day HIV medication, combines three of the most frequently utilized drugs prescribed to people living with the virus. You can buy Atripla or generic Atripla online at discount prices at ExpressMedsCanada.com. Consult the doctor for regular check up and get awareness of AIDS / HIV to save you from this fatal disease by preventions and precautions timely.

Always consult your doctor or health care provider before following any advice or taking any medication.