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		<title>Projector Headlights Product on Carid.Com</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Jul 2010 15:01:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Since light has significant role on a car especially at night, for those who  have a car need to make sure that their car has a good light performance.  Moreover, light is more than just a device for your car because it can be acted as  an attractive accessory.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Since light has significant role on a car especially at night, for those who  have a car need to make sure that their car has a good light performance.  Moreover, light is more than just a device for your car because it can be acted as  an attractive accessory.</p>
<p>To meet your need, Carid.com is ready to serve you with <a href="http://www.carid.com/projector-headlights.html" target="_blank">projector headlights</a>. Later, you can choose the best projector headlight to make your car  looks cool and elegant than before.</p>
<p>The type of the light is also various such as blue, light yellow, and white.  It seems that your car has an exotic eyes and it gives different sense for  your car.</p>
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		<title>GPS Tracking System</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Jul 2010 03:39:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nowadays, it is  important to have the GPS or Global Positioning System that will help you to give  the accurate position or location. It is not difficult to find the GPS and  there will be a lot of GPS brand that you can choose.
Trackwhatmatters.com  is one of the website that produces [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Nowadays, it is  important to have the GPS or Global Positioning System that will help you to give  the accurate position or location. It is not difficult to find the GPS and  there will be a lot of GPS brand that you can choose.</p>
<p>Trackwhatmatters.com  is one of the website that produces high quality <a href="http://www.trackwhatmatters.com/" target="_blank">GPS tracking</a>. The GPS have a lot of  advantages especially for transportation. The other advantages of <a href="http://www.trackwhatmatters.com/products/vehicle-tracking-system" target="_blank">GPS  tracking system</a> is  company can save more of their time in the delivery service. Individual can also  use the <a href="http://www.trackwhatmatters.com/products" target="_blank">GPS  vehicle tracking</a> for their vehicle.</p>
<p>Apply the GPS  tracking that is affordable and have a lot of advantages.</p>
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		<title>Interior Design and the Use of Paint Colours</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 May 2010 10:58:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Are you searching for the right colors to paint your home? Its true that choosing and matching colors for your house is not an easy job for a number of reasons. Even if you have a color scheme in mind, you can not be sure it will look good in the room.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Are you searching for the right colors to paint your home? Its true that choosing and matching colors for your house is not an easy job for a number of reasons. Even if you have a color scheme in mind, you can not be sure it will look good in the room.</p>
<p>Interior designers and remodeling experts advise browsing and comparing pictures of different rooms in order to get an idea of how your house will look in a particular hue.</p>
<p>Generally, when decorating a house, an interior designer keeps three important things in mind: the clients´ personal color and style preferences, the use of space and the structure of the room (lighting and architectural details). Other designers rely on feng shui principles in order to achieve harmony and balance in one´s home environment. If you understand the psychological effects that colors have on peoples minds and bodies, you can design rooms which will foster health, well-being and prosperity.</p>
<p>Other things you should consider when decorating rooms are: the effect of light on your color choices, the way colors mix together and if they match with the color of the furniture. Also, be careful when using trendy colors. If you prefer trendy shades of pink like bubblegum, coral, or traditional rose, do not hesitate to use them for a nice, cozy and feminine atmosphere, without forgetting to add the appropriate furniture and design details. White and blue is also a classic color scheme that would do for any bedroom, but monochromatic palettes of Crown emulsion smell free makes it even more delightful.</p>
<p>And if you live in a house in which rooms connect so that you can see from one into another, choose Crown emulsion smell free colors that relate to each other in a pleasing way. Using unrelated colours in adjoining rooms can affect the overall image of harmony and unity in your house.</p>
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		<title>How to Create a Decorative Style For Your Home Office</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Apr 2010 10:56:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Since you&#8217;ll be spending time in your home office, you&#8217;ll probably want to decorated it in a style that suits your personality. Perhaps you may want your office different than the rest of your house. If you&#8217;ve installed your home office in the corner of another room, you may prefer it to blend in with [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Since you&#8217;ll be spending time in your home office, you&#8217;ll probably want to decorated it in a style that suits your personality. Perhaps you may want your office different than the rest of your house. If you&#8217;ve installed your home office in the corner of another room, you may prefer it to blend in with the décor of that room. Of course, you could re-decorate the whole room to be more in-line with what you want from your office.</p>
<p>Decorating a home office in a professional manner will help your family take the work you do seriously and make you feel more like a professional person. You will be inclined to give your work the time and effort it deserves if your office looks professional.</p>
<p>A fancy coffee table in the middle of the room may look fantastic, but if you crack your shin on it every time to try to access your files, then it is not contributing to efficiency. You can play your own music there; you can have a fish tank if you want; or you could display your ancient collection of whatever &#8212; if you have enough room. You can do whatever you like if the room is still possible</p>
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		<title>7 Easy Home Gym Decorating Ideas</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Mar 2010 10:53:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many people enjoy exercising and keeping fit, but are reluctant to go to the gym because of the expense and the unpleasantness of exercising in a crowded room full of other sweaty people. For this reason home gyms are becoming increasingly popular, especially as people realise you don&#8217;t need a huge amount of space or [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Many people enjoy exercising and keeping fit, but are reluctant to go to the gym because of the expense and the unpleasantness of exercising in a crowded room full of other sweaty people. For this reason home gyms are becoming increasingly popular, especially as people realise you don&#8217;t need a huge amount of space or money to exercise at home.</p>
<p>However, you&#8217;re not going to be very motivated to use your home gym if it&#8217;s cramped, dark, dingy or otherwise unwelcoming. Fortunately, it&#8217;s not difficult to make your home gym into a place you actually want to go to if you follow these easy home gym decorating ideas.</p>
<p><strong>1. Arrange your exercise equipment well</strong></p>
<p>Firstly, no matter how small or large your home gym room, it&#8217;s important to arrange your equipment well in order to make the most of the space that you have. Exercising in a cluttered environment is no fun, so make sure that any tall or bulky machines are placed by the wall, and keep the centre of the room for smaller items and space in which to move freely.</p>
<p>If you&#8217;re just planning your home gym, it can be useful to make a floor plan in advance if you know which equipment you&#8217;ll be buying, and then you can plan the rest of your decorating around this.</p>
<p><strong>2. Choose the right colour scheme</strong></p>
<p>Secondly, it&#8217;s worth spending some time thinking about the best types of colours to use on the walls. There&#8217;s no right or wrong here; just be aware of your individual reactions to various colours, and realise that the colour of your walls will have a strong influence on how you experience your gym.</p>
<p><strong>3. Wall decorations</strong></p>
<p>Once you&#8217;ve got your walls painted the right colours for you, don&#8217;t just leave them blank. It can be a good idea to make use of your wall space and decorate them with images that make the room more appealing. You might also consider some motivational posters or fitness-related images, especially if you find it challenging to maintain your exercise routine.</p>
<p><strong>4. Make use of a mirror</strong></p>
<p>While having an entire wall covered with floor to ceiling mirrors like commercial gyms do might not be a practical option, it&#8217;s worth adding at least one full length mirror when decorating your home gym. If you&#8217;re just starting to get into shape, it&#8217;ll be motivating to see your body firm up. And even if you&#8217;re already very fit, being able to watch yourself in the mirror as you exercise is useful for ensuring that you&#8217;re maintaining the correct form, especially if you&#8217;re using weights.</p>
<p><strong>5. Add some entertainment</strong></p>
<p>A stereo or MP3 dock, and a TV or screen with a DVD player can also be invaluable additions to any home gym. Most people find that music helps them to enjoy their workout more, and while it&#8217;s easy to use headphones, filling a room of music can be more pleasant and will give your ears a rest too.</p>
<p>The DVD player is also an essential if you like to do workout videos, and even if you don&#8217;t you should consider them as they can be a great way to add variety to your exercise routine.</p>
<p><strong>6. Get the right lighting</strong></p>
<p>Another thing to think about when it comes to home gym decor is the lighting. If you&#8217;re room is dim and dingy, you probably won&#8217;t want to spend much time there, so make sure it&#8217;s brightly lit.</p>
<p><strong>7. Keep it smelling nice</strong></p>
<p>A well decorated room will please all the senses, so don&#8217;t forget about your nose. As well as just opening the window, you could try burning some aromatherapy oils or incense sticks &#8211; these can be especially nice if you&#8217;re doing a lot of yoga or stretching exercises, as they really helped to create an appropriate atmosphere.</p>
<p>You might also want to keep some plants in your home gym &#8211; as well is looking nice, they can help to purify the air.</p>
<p>Hopefully this article has given you some ideas for decorating your home gym and making it into a space that you actually want to spend more time in. No matter how much or little money you have to spend, it&#8217;s possible to create an environment that is appealing enough that you&#8217;ll no longer have any excuses not to exercise!</p>
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		<title>Decorating Your Dining Room</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 10:50:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;re in the market for a new dining room table there are many to choose from. They come in all design styles form modern to traditional. If your home is one where guests regularly drop by for dinner, you may want to buy a table that has one or more extenders. They automatically enlarge [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If you&#8217;re in the market for a new dining room table there are many to choose from. They come in all design styles form modern to traditional. If your home is one where guests regularly drop by for dinner, you may want to buy a table that has one or more extenders. They automatically enlarge your dining space without having to add an additional table to accommodate guests.</p>
<p>Usually people have a set amount of people who will be eating at the dining table on a daily basis. This is typical since most people buy their tables with that in mind.</p>
<p>The dining room space that is not being used when the extenders are stored can be left open.</p>
<p>Dining tables with extenders have been around for years. The design concept of the extender table is pretty simple. A small, six foot table can easily be converted to an 8 or 10 seat table by just pulling apart the two ends of the table. The space in the middle is where you place one or more extenders.</p>
<p>Extender tables are easy to find. They come in a wide variety of sizes from two seat cafe tables to six feet dining tables. All kinds of tables can be converted, such as round, square, and rectangle. When you go shopping for tables you will find that extender tables are most commonly made from wood, although glass extenders are available.</p>
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		<title>Financial Directors and Business Owners Should Be Clear About Their Break-Even Point</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Mar 2010 10:48:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A vital number that every business owner and finance director should know is their monthly Break-Even. This is the point where the business generates sufficient profit from sales to exactly cover its fixed overhead costs. Higher sales and the business will make a profit; lower sales and there will be a loss.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A vital number that every business owner and finance director should know is their monthly Break-Even. This is the point where the business generates sufficient profit from sales to exactly cover its fixed overhead costs. Higher sales and the business will make a profit; lower sales and there will be a loss.</p>
<p>Fixed overheads, as the name suggests, are the costs that tend not to vary in line with turnover. These include administrative staff salaries, property costs, insurances, stationery, equipment rental, motor expenses, depreciation, bank charges etc. To work out your profit Break-Even sales point, you only need two pieces of financial information:</p>
<p>1) Total fixed overhead costs<br />
2) The gross profit percentage (GP% or gross margin)</p>
<p>The gross profit percentage is calculated from the average profit that a business makes on each sale. So if you sell a product or service for £250 and your variable costs are £175, then the gross profit is £75 and the GP% 30%. If you made ten sales, the gross profit would be 10 x £75 = £750 but the GP% would still be 30%.</p>
<p>Now let&#8217;s assume that total fixed overhead costs each month average £25,000. To calculate the sales required to Break-Even, divide the overhead costs by the GP%. £25,000 divided by 30% = £83,333.You now know that the business has to generate at least £83,333 of sales each month to avoid making a loss.</p>
<p>Note that the Break-Even point is not set in stone. It is a financial information tool for the business owner to use and react to. If the business is struggling to consistently generate more than the £83,333 sales needed to generate a profit, then the business owner aware of Break-Even knows that he is losing money and can immediately take remedial action.</p>
<p>The quickest way to reduce Break-Even is to reduce costs. If you could reduce fixed costs from £25,000 to £20,000 per month, Break-Even sales would fall from £83,333 to £66,666, a significant difference.</p>
<p>If the GP% could be increased from 30% to 33%, then Break-Even on fixed costs of £25,000 would be £71,428.</p>
<p>Combining both strategies ie cutting fixed financial overheads to £20,000 and increasing the GP% to 33% would result in a new Break-Even sales of £60,606.</p>
<p>What we have discussed above is PROFIT Break-Even. A variation of this, one which most business directors do not understand or appreciate, is CASH Break-Even. This can literally make the difference between business success or failure.</p>
<p>Break-Even recognises that fixed overhead costs include non cash items such as depreciation. The lorry has normally has a working life of 10 years so is depreciated in the profit and loss account at £10,000 per year. The haulier can&#8217;t afford to buy the lorry outright and enters into a finance agreement to pay for the lorry over 4 years.</p>
<p>Ignoring the impact of interest on the loan, cash repayments against the finance agreement are £25,000 per year. In this situation cash outlays of £25,000 exceed the depreciation overhead by £15,000. Based on a GP% of 30%, this means that sales have to be £50,000 per year higher to achieve CASH Break-Even than PROFIT Break-Even. To conclude, calculating the PROFIT and CASH Break-Even sales points for your business is vital for helping manage cash flow. Making Break-Even as low as possible achieves two great outcomes. It maximises the opportunity to make profit/generate cash and, just as importantly in harder economic time, it considerably reduces the risk of business failure.</p>
<p>If you&#8217;re a business director and you don&#8217;t know what your Break-Even sales point is, find out now.</p>
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		<title>Performance Metrics &#8211; Guiding Management Action</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 10:44:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Performance metrics measure chosen dimensions of an organization to allow management to assess its position and take appropriate actions to move it toward target. The key goal is performance improvement along a whole host of dimensions as selected by the organization&#8217;s leadership. Additionally, performance metrics assist management, increase an organization&#8217;s effectiveness, efficiency and internal control.
To [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Performance metrics measure chosen dimensions of an organization to allow management to assess its position and take appropriate actions to move it toward target. The key goal is performance improvement along a whole host of dimensions as selected by the organization&#8217;s leadership. Additionally, performance metrics assist management, increase an organization&#8217;s effectiveness, efficiency and internal control.</p>
<p>To be of most value to management, performance metrics should ideally be specific, simply measurable, inexpensive, easy to communicate, and capable of guiding action. Various software packages are available to help management collate, analyze and report data required for the task.</p>
<p>The use of performance metrics requires four steps &#8211; select key issues, important processes and customer outcomes that necessitate measurement; develop relevant metrics; define targets; and, finally, move performance towards those targets.</p>
<p>Perhaps the best-known performance metrics are those that relate to financial performance. For this purpose, management has available all the line items included in the externally reported statutory financial statements plus its internal management reports. Financial statement line items include well-known concepts such as total revenue, profit before interest and tax, interest expense, profit after tax, total liabilities, and net cash flow.</p>
<p>These financial line items, in turn, are used for financial ratio analysis. This technique involves relating two or more line items together in order to examine key areas of financial performance. These areas include revenue and cost behavior, balance sheet strength, capital structure, cash flow generation and profitability. The main audience for financial metrics is management and the owners of the organization, that is, the shareholders.</p>
<p>Beginning in the 1980s, organizations and their various stakeholder groups began to articulate a need for a broader set of performance metrics that reached beyond financial performance. They called for metrics that measured an organization&#8217;s performance with respect to customers, employees, and the broader community.</p>
<p>The balanced scorecard was rapidly adopted by many organizations in the private sector, government authorities as well as the non-profit sector. It remains an important performance management tool today.</p>
<p>Corporate governance, the environment, carbon emissions, and climate change have all became areas of particular focus over recent years prompting organizations to respond by developing metrics to communicate its performance on these matters.</p>
<p>Performance metrics quantified for an organization need to be routinely compared against its past values to ensure improvement is being achieved. Additionally, those metrics should be compared against peer group organizations.</p>
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		<title>Nine Ways To Finance Your Business</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Feb 2010 10:42:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[THE CHALLENGE
In the midst of an era of rising taxes and cutbacks it&#8217;s no wonder new businesses are struggling to make ends meet. Whilst there are signs of a recovery, the challenge for new businesses is raising the finance to help their business grow.
BUSINESS PAYMENT SUPPORT SERVICE (BPSS)
On 24th March 2010, the Chancellor announced that [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>THE CHALLENGE<br />
In the midst of an era of rising taxes and cutbacks it&#8217;s no wonder new businesses are struggling to make ends meet. Whilst there are signs of a recovery, the challenge for new businesses is raising the finance to help their business grow.</p>
<p>BUSINESS PAYMENT SUPPORT SERVICE (BPSS)<br />
On 24th March 2010, the Chancellor announced that the BPSS or Time to Pay (TTP) arrangements would be extended although for large arrears of £1m or more an Independent Business Review will be required. The TTP arrangements is an offering of assistance to businesses to pay their tax bills and includes VAT, PAYE, NIC, Corporation Tax and Income tax (for the self employed). Each repayment plan is tailored to meet the circumstances of the business.</p>
<p>WORKING CAPITAL<br />
We should continue to look at internal liquidity to source finance.<br />
1. Delay investment until absolutely necessary<br />
2. Crank up credit control<br />
3. Pay on time but never early<br />
4. Bringing revenue forward is often the hardest obstacle to overcome but it can be carefully built into the business model by insisting on up front billing or stage payments.</p>
<p>ENTERPRISE FINANCE GUARANTEE SCHEME (EFGS)<br />
The EFGS has been extended until 31 March 2011. The scheme has been created to support up to £1.3bn of new lending by banks, is open to businesses with a turnover of up to £25m, is designed to enable businesses to secure loans of between £1,000 and £1m, repayable over 10 years. The government guarantees 75% of the loan, with the banks covering the remaining 25%. Most businesses in most sectors are eligible for the scheme and the guarantees are available through the main high street lenders.</p>
<p>SECURED LOAN<br />
Under normal circumstances you would expect a bank loan to be the cheapest source of finance. However, banks are demanding overcautious levels of security coupled with high lending rates. This is principally because banks still evaluate most loans as high risk and have a high degree of uncertainty regarding the underlying business cash flows. Interest rates on Small business loans vary dramatically and currently range from 5.5% to 11%AIR for loans of between £1,000 and £25,000 (as at 22/4/2010).</p>
<p>OVERDRAFT<br />
Overdrafts are generally expensive so not normally advised as a long term source of finance. Rates can vary from 7.5% to 11% for a facility between £1,000-£25,000 and there are often hidden and repetitive arrangement fees coupled with the risk that the facility may be withdrawn at short notice. However for those that struggle to get other finance you may have little choice. Useful as a short-term solution to unexpected situations but long-term finance opportunities should be revised at the earliest opportunity.</p>
<p>EQUIPMENT FINANCE<br />
Equipment finance is most commonly provided on purchase and can be raised against anything from a truck to a computer mouse. However equipment finance remains relatively expensive owing to a high administrative cost and the added security risks of theft, damage and fall in market value.</p>
<p>INVOICE FINANCE<br />
Income factoring can be offered in several forms and factoring need not include all your clients. The highest service level would include credit control and total default risk whereas the simplest form would be an offering of finance against your debtors listing. Fees start at 1.5% above base rate and should generally only be considered for businesses turning over in excess of £100,000 and the costs should be carefully considered against the cost of employing the services of an accountant or credit controller.</p>
<p>LONG-TERM BUSINESS ANGELS<br />
This form of funding is typically suited to a new company with a big idea or a successful small company looking to expand. Business angels typically see tens of investment opportunities a week which means they get to take their pick. Securing funding can be a project in its own right but solid proposals will attract interest.</p>
<p>FRIENDS, FAMILY &amp; ASSOCIATES<br />
The old adage is not to mix business with pleasure but in the good old days people were successful by doing just that. Many clients have started a business from a loan from a friend but the golden rule applies which is to establish what is expected of each other. Longer term investors may require an equity stake which will mean surrendering a portion of your profits. The advantage is that they will also take an active interest in your business and potentially help you on your way.</p>
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		<title>How to Avoid Becoming a Target at the Cashpoint</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The level of crime being committed at cash point machines is growing. How do you recognise if the ATM machine has been tampered with and by using it without being aware, you could end up being the next target to card fraud. We learn people saying protect your pin, keep it covered when using your [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The level of crime being committed at cash point machines is growing. How do you recognise if the ATM machine has been tampered with and by using it without being aware, you could end up being the next target to card fraud. We learn people saying protect your pin, keep it covered when using your card at the cash point machine but we all probably become complacent, at looking at the machine and imagine its OK, its not going to happen to me.</p>
<p>Do you know if you cover your pin right? The cash point machine looked absolutely ok, just the same as all the other machines I had used before and everything was OK then. I went ahead and used the machine but my card was not returned to me.</p>
<p>The machine didn&#8217;t have a phone number to call for assistance. My card has a 24 hour helpline phone number but guess what, I can&#8217;t get to it because it is still in the machine.</p>
<p>I could see the card but I couldn&#8217;t grab it to retrieve it. The only way to stop your pin number being recorded if a machine has been tampered with is by ensuring that it is covered. Ensure you stay at the machine and it is not abandoned. Pull and twist around the hole that your card slides into and see if there is anything unfamiliar or unnatural. Does anything move a little or flick off?</p>
<p>This scam works by using an extra cover where you place your card in and it will have an extra piece of card on to stop your card from being returned to you. If you can see your card but can&#8217;t get it, it will be better although a big pain, to force your card into the machine instead of the danger someone else going off with it.</p>
<p>Sometimes you can see some light shining at the top of the machine signage which fools you to think this is lit up when in fact it is the recording part of the scam craftily hidden. Take a look to see if you can see any cameras or small holes which could be spying on the pin pad.</p>
<p>You could report your suspicion that the ATM has been played with to the police who could offer you help and assistance.</p>
<p>By being careful and watchful of any signs of tampering with ATM&#8217;s, you can avoid becoming the next victim as well as all the inconvenience and trauma suffered.</p>
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