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A relatively well-known book is entitled Everyone Poops. The book attempts to make the point that humans, as well as mammals and other types of animals, defecate. While it is true that “everyone poops,” a good many people do now know the contents of human feces. This lack of knowledge is actually quite understandable inasmuch…
Raccoons historically lived in forests and other wooded areas. As human developments have encroached into their natural habitats, raccoons have been highly adept at adapting. In other words, raccoons have shown little difficulty in successfully living in the heart of suburban and even urban communities. Indeed, in many cities, raccoons have become commonplace. In addition…
Raccoons are mammals that grow to a length of about two feet when mature. Raccoons are indigenous to forests but are highly intelligent and adaptable animals. As a result, they have taken to living in urban areas as metropolitan communities expand. Raccoons are nocturnal animals and generally avoid contact with humans. With that noted, as…
One of the mainstays of haunted houses is exhibits that include dead human bodies. There is a reason why haunted houses rely on fake dead bodies to scare patrons: human beings have a strong reaction when they are confronted with human remains. This response is significantly more profound if a person has the unfortunate experience…
Mice not only are capable of spreading disease if they manage to get into your home, but they can also cause a considerable amount of damage to your residence. Mice cause damage no matter where they end up in your home, including in your attic. There are a number of different types of damage that…
If you’re dealing with rats in your residence, you face the prospect of the spread of disease and physical damage to your property. You likely find yourself searching for a safe, effective way in which you can kill rats that have infested your property without resorting to the use of poison. There are a number…
If you reside in a home that was built or remodeled, prior to 1990, the possibility exists that you may have attic insulation that contains asbestos. There exist a good many misconceptions about attic insulation and asbestos. In order to protect the safety and health of your loved ones, you need to familiarize yourself with…
If you have discovered a mouse infestation at your home or business, you don’t want to dilly-dally in eliminating the problem. You truly want to know the techniques that you can employ to get rid of mice the fastest way possible. Set up Mouse Traps There are a number of different types of mouse traps…
If you face a blood spill at your home or business, there are procedures in place to clean up spilled blood (and other bodily fluids) depending in part on whether the spill occurred on a hard or carpeted surface. These procedures exist to keep you and others safe during the cleanup process and to ensure…
If you’ve found yourself in a situation in which a clothing item you like has been bloodied, you may not be absolutely certain what you can and should do to get blood out of clothing. The process to employ to get blood out of a clothing item begins with determining whether the blood is fresh…
If you have a situation at your home or business in which you are tasked with getting the blood off a wall, you may be somewhat at a loss as to how to proceed. Finding yourself in that position is not a rarity. You simply are not alone when it comes to wondering what you…
There exists an array of different types of services available to homeless men, women, and children in the city and county of Los Angeles. Presented here is a comprehensive list of various services and resources for homeless people in the greater LA area, including everything from emergency shelters to medical centers and facilities. Comprehensive List…
There is an old proverb that “you can’t get blood out of stone.” In fact, the phrase came from a collection of writings entitled Winter Evenings, by Vicesimus Knox, and was published in 1788. The full text reads: They must have had abilities inherent in them or they could not have been excited, according to…
Removing blood stains from concrete can prove to be a highly challenging task. Many people assume that dealing with blood on concrete will prove to be a relatively easy task. Concrete is hard, after all. Yes, concrete is a hard substance – if you fall on it. The reality is that concrete is significantly porous.…
If you face a situation in your home or elsewhere in which you need to clean up blood, you may have some basic questions about the process. One such question is likely to be can you use bleach to safely and effectively clean up blood? As is oftentimes the case, the answer to this question…
More than one in five homeless people in the United States is in California, according to the UC Berkeley School of Law. Homelessness can be divided into two categories: chronic and episodic. Los Angeles has the highest rate of chronic homelessness of any community in the nation. There are a number of reasons why homelessness…
The manner in which the possessions of a homeless person can be disposed of has been the subject of evolution over the past dozen years. What has happened in Los Angeles provides a good example of this evolution. In 2006, a court settlement was reached in a lawsuit involving homeless people living in encampments in…
There exist a number of things about the presence of mice in your home or business that are reprehensible. One such item on the list is the smell of mouse droppings. There are some steps that you can take to eliminate the smell associated with mouse droppings at your home or business. Safety First The…
As is the case with any serious disease, a primary question about hantavirus and hantavirus pulmonary syndrome is whether or not the disease is curable. In fact, when it comes to hantavirus pulmonary condition (the serious illness caused by the hantavirus), there is no cure for the condition. Rather, in some cases, hantavirus pulmonary syndrome…
There is a considerable amount of debate over how to address the massive homelessness problem in Los Angeles. An aspect of that debate is how can the homelessness issue be addressed in LA without further burdening the residents of the city and county with higher taxes. The fact is that there doesn’t exist a simple…
The concept of vagrancy laws is in flux in the state of California at this juncture in time. Vagrancy laws have become something of a broader umbrella term for certain types of laws as opposed to referencing specific statutes or ordinances. Specific Types of Conduct Prohibited by So-Called Vagrancy Laws In California, laws that fall…
Over a half million people in the United States are homeless. 50 percent of the country’s homeless population is spread across five states: California New York Florida Texas Washington Two cities, Los Angeles and New York City, are home to the lion’s share of homeless individuals when considering the top 10 municipalities leading the homelessness…
The debate over how to handle the problem of homelessness rages. The stark reality is that nearly any proposal that comes down the pike becomes controversial. One proposal that gets trotted out with regularity is to convert certain public parks into campgrounds for the homeless. The Essential Arguments of Proponents of Converting Some Public Parks…
In many local communities across the United States, elected officials and residents alike are apt to note that homelessness is one of the major problems in the city or town. With that said, and despite media focus being paid to the issue, homelessness remains a problem nearly everywhere that seems unsolvable. There are, in fact,…
Over the course of the past five or six years, there has been a migration involving homeless people from downtown Los Angeles and Skid Row to communities across LA County. In addition, homeless encampments have been spreading in a similar fashion. You may live in a neighborhood in which this type of activity is occurring…
Approximately 300 workplace suicides occur each year in the United States, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. In the aftermath of a workplace suicide, company managers need guidance on how to best respond to the loss of an employee. In addition, company managers need to understand effective strategies that are designed to more…
In listing traumatic life events, little else tops the loss of a family member or friend by homicide. If you’ve lost a family member by homicide, you may now find yourself with the prospect of having to clean up the murder scene. There are some specific factors you must bear in mind when it comes…
Introduction Chapter 1: The Vital Importance of Self-Care after the Suicide of a Loved One Chapter 2: Understand the Essentials of the Loss of a Loved One by Suicide Chapter 3: Address the Immediate Aftermath of Suicide Chapter 4: Support Young Person in the Healing Process Chapter 5: Understand the Suicide Grief Process for Children and Teens Conclusion: Does a Child…
Introduction Chapter 1: The Vital Importance of Self-Care after the Suicide of a Loved One Chapter 2: Understand the Essentials of the Loss of a Loved One by Suicide Chapter 3: Address the Immediate Aftermath of Suicide Chapter 4: Support Young Person in the Healing Process Chapter 5: Understand the Suicide Grief Process for Children and Teens Conclusion: Does a Child…
Introduction Chapter 1: The Vital Importance of Self-Care after the Suicide of a Loved One Chapter 2: Understand the Essentials of the Loss of a Loved One by Suicide Chapter 3: Address the Immediate Aftermath of Suicide Chapter 4: Support Young Person in the Healing Process Chapter 5: Understand the Suicide Grief Process for Children and Teens Conclusion: Does a Child…
Introduction Chapter 1: The Vital Importance of Self-Care after the Suicide of a Loved One Chapter 2: Understand the Essentials of the Loss of a Loved One by Suicide Chapter 3: Address the Immediate Aftermath of Suicide Chapter 4: Support Young Person in the Healing Process Chapter 5: Understand the Suicide Grief Process for Children and Teens Conclusion: Does a Child…
Introduction Chapter 1: The Vital Importance of Self-Care after the Suicide of a Loved One Chapter 2: Understand the Essentials of the Loss of a Loved One by Suicide Chapter 3: Address the Immediate Aftermath of Suicide Chapter 4: Support Young Person in the Healing Process Chapter 5: Understand the Suicide Grief Process for Children and Teens Conclusion: Does a Child…
The thought of discussing the differences between squirrel droppings and rat droppings is not pleasant. Nonetheless, if you’ve noticed animal droppings around your property, you are best served to be able to identify what type of feces is present. In this regard, it is important for you to distinguish between squirrel droppings and rat droppings.…
If you are like many people, you are repulsed by the idea of a rat infestation in your home. You probably have two primary issues on your mind. First, you want to get rid of rats and prevent them from returning to your home. Second, you want to know what the best way is to…
The mere thought of breathing in mouse poop – actually, dust from dry, crumbled mouse poop – is undoubtedly repugnant to contemplate. The reality is that you can end up breathing in mouse poop when you go about sweeping up feces. (You actually may also end up breathing in dried mouse urine as well.) In…
Homeless encampments are becoming more prevalent throughout the greater Los Angeles area. Up until about five or six years ago, homeless encampments were a phenomenon of downtown Los Angeles and Skid Row. In this day and age, homeless encampments literally can be seen just about anywhere in Los Angeles County, including in the most upscale…
People who’ve spent time in both Japan and the United States oftentimes make the observation that they don’t see homeless people in Japan. This is a fair observation. Homeless people are not widely seen in Japan. The same is not the case in many cities in the United States. The lack of visibility of homeless…
In March, voters in Los Angeles County approved a quarter-cent sales tax increase to help homeless people. The tax increase went into effect a couple of months after winning voter approval through the ballot initiative known as Measure H. Overview of the Sales Tax for the Homeless The sales tax created by Measure H is…
Like many home or business owners, you are likely to find evidence of mice in your residence or business. In most cases, this tell-tale evidence comes in the form of mouse droppings. Up until now, you may have given little to no thought about sweeping up and throwing away mouse droppings. The reality is that…
Over the course of the past five or six years, homeless encampments have sprung up in locations across Southern California. The fact is that no community appears to be immune from homeless encampments. Indeed, the shocking reality is that no neighborhood seems to be excluded from the prospect of a homeless encampment. You may have…
Rat and rat droppings can present health hazards. In addition, rat urine and saliva can also cause health issues. With these different ways in which things associated with rats can be health risks, you may legitimately wonder whether it is safe to eat packaged food that may have come into contact with rats and rat…
Homelessness in California comes in many forms. One way of classifying homeless people in California is by utilizing the underlying reason why persons become homeless initially or remain homeless over the longer term. Working Poor One type of homeless person in California is the working poor. In this day and age, a considerable percentage of…
If you are a homeowner who finds yourself in need of filing a claim, you may wonder what happens after you initiate the claims process. This particularly is the case if you need to pursue a claim for a more complicated situation like damage from major storm damage or remediating some type of biohazardous situation…
An ongoing discussion across California is focused on homelessness. A primary element of this discussion involves how and why the California homeless population has been on an upward trajectory. Indeed, many Californians wonder why the state’s homeless population has exploded. Has the California Homeless Population Really Exploded? When presented with the question “has the California…
Los Angeles is home to about 58,000 homeless people at this juncture in time. Of that number, about 66 percent are not sheltered. About 38,000 people are not situated in homeless shelters, and similar programs, but are living on the streets. This includes men, women, and children who are located in homeless encampments. Recently, there…
At the end of 1992, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, together with the Mayor and City Council of Los Angeles, came together to create the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority. The primary goal of the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority is to coordinate the efficient and effective use of local and federal funding…
Hantavirus comes in a number of different strains. As of this time, the strain of hantavirus found in the United States has been identified by medical experts as the Sin Nombre virus. There are different strains of hantavirus found in different locations around the globe. The Sin Nombre virus is found in North, Central, and…
Hantavirus can result in serious and even fatal disease. During the first decade after which hantavirus was recognized in the United States, more than 600 people contracted the virus and over a third of these individuals died. You need to understand the basics of hantavirus. In addition, you need to know the tactics to employ…
Broach the subject with many people and they would say they would be happy to hear of a world without rats. The reality is that life on this planet would alter significantly if all of the rats on the planet were to die. The net effect of such an occurrence would have ramifications that most…
Yes. The possibility exists that you can die from rat droppings, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. You must understand that the prospect of dying from rat droppings is not significant, provided you always follow some specific safety precautions – which are summarized at the end of this article. Hantavirus Perhaps the…
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