If you are ever caught in an earthquake this could save your life.

This is really interesting.....just the opposite of what we were taught and maybe still are teaching our children and each other.

Please print it off and read it, keep it and share it. I was amazed at how many things we've been taught that are NOT the right thing to do.

Very interesting info for those in California, or those who might encounter an earthquake (which is everyone).
Read this story: My name is Doug Copp. I am the Rescue Chief and Disaster Manager of the American Rescue Team International (ARTI), the world's most experienced rescue team. The information in this article will save lives in an earthquake. I have crawled inside 875 collapsed buildings, worked with rescue teams from 60 countries, founded rescue teams in several countries, and I am a member of many rescue teams from many countries. I was the United Nations expert in Disaster Mitigation for two years... There would likely have been 100 percent survivability for people using my method of the "triangle of life."

The first building I ever crawled inside of was a school in Mexico City during the 1985 earthquake. Every child was under their desk. Every child was crushed to the thickness of their bones. They could have survived by lying down next to their desks in the aisles. It was obscene, unnecessary and I wondered why the children were not in the aisles. I didn't at the time know that the children were told to hide under something. Simply stated, when buildings collapse, the weight of the ceilings falling upon the objects or furniture inside crushes these objects, leaving a space or void next to them. This space is what I call the "triangle of life" The larger the object, the stronger, the less it will compact. The less the object compacts, the larger the void, the greater the probability that the person who is using this void for safety will not be injured. The next time you watch collapsed buildings, on television, count the triangles" you see formed. They are everywhere. It is the most common shape, you will see, in a collapsed building. They are everywhere.

<b>TEN TIPS FOR EARTHQUAKE SAFETY:</b>

1) Most everyone who simply "ducks and covers" WHEN BUILDINGS COLLAPSE are crushed to death. People who get under objects, like desks or cars, are crushed.

2) Cats, dogs and babies often naturally curl up in the fetal position. You should too in an earthquake. It is a natural safety/survival instinct.

You can survive in a smaller void. Get next to an object, next to a sofa, next to a large bulky object that will compress slightly but leave a void next to it.

3) Wooden buildings are the safest type of construction to be in during an earthquake. Wood is flexible and moves with the force of the earthquake. If the wooden building does collapse, large survival voids are created. Also, the wooden building has less concentrated, crushing weight. Brick buildings will break into individual bricks. Bricks will cause many injuries but less squashed bodies than concrete slabs.

4) If you are in bed during the night and an earthquake occurs, simply roll off the bed. A safe void will exist around the bed. Hotels can achieve a much greater survival rate in earthquakes, simply by posting a sign on the back of the door of every room telling occupants to lie down on the floor, next to the bottom of the bed during an earthquake

5) If an earthquake happens and you cannot easily escape by getting out of the door or window, then lie down and curl up in the fetal position next to a sofa, or large chair.

6) Most everyone who gets under a doorway when buildings collapse is killed. How? If you stand under a doorway and the door jamb falls forward or backward you will be crushed by the ceiling above. If the door jam falls sideways you will be cut in half by the doorway. In either case, you will be killed!

7) Never go to the stairs. The stairs have a different "moment of frequency" (they swing separately from the main part of the building). The stairs and remainder of the building continuously bump into each other until structural failure of the stairs takes place. The people who get on stairs before they fail are chopped up by the stair treads- horribly mutilated. Even if the building doesn't collapse, stay away from the stairs. The stairs are a likely part of the building to be damaged. Even if the stairs are not collapsed by the earthquake, they may collapse later when overloaded by fleeing people. They should always be checked for safety, even when the rest of the building is not damaged.

8) Get Near the Outer Walls Of Buildings Or Outside Of Them If Possible. It is much better to be near the outside of the building rather than the interior. The farther inside you are from the outside perimeter of the building the greater the probability that your escape route will be blocked.

9) People inside of their vehicles are crushed when the road above falls in an earthquake and crushes their vehicles; which is exactly what happened with the slabs between the decks of the Nimitz Freeway. The victims of the San Francisco earthquake all stayed inside of their vehicles. They were all killed. They could have easily survived by getting out and sitting or lying next to their vehicles. Everyone killed would have survived if they had been able to get out of their cars and sit or lie next to them. All the crushed cars had voids 3 feet high next to them, except for the cars that had columns fall directly across them.

10) I discovered, while crawling inside of collapsed newspaper offices and other offices with a lot of paper, that paper does not compact. Large voids are found surrounding stacks of paper.

No matter what you do or know in Real Estate, these are some tips I think everyone could benefit from. No matter where you are Earthquakes can HIT!! That's why they are called "EARTH" quakes! Be prepared!! :-)

Technology in the Real Estate Industry is a necessity. It starts with the ability to utilize email, attachments, databases, calendars, desktop publishing, graphics and photos. You must be well versed on data entry to the local MLS and have the capability to upload photos, documents and files of various sorts, in multiple formats. Better have a scanner too.

It gets more intense as you have to learn about websites, HTML code, Blogging, CSS, SEO, online advertising, marketing and the time management of all the above. Today, the cell phone is more like a tech-tool. You need to learn about wireless technology, beaming information, opening the eKey lock box, texting your client all the while trying to talk to your sellers on the 2X2 pocket/palm phone.

I love the infamous "Can you hear me know?" as you notice only 1 bar, hear a faint voice and a crackling sound, and then a "Call Was Dropped" error is displayed on your LCD screen.

This is all what I call Technobabble. We use it every day and hardly understand most of it. Doesn't technology just abound in the Real Estate Industry? Now you end your day with a stop at the ATM, a click from your cars remote alarm, the code to get into the house, just as the automatic timer sounds for your coffee to start.

You remotely turn on the ipod in it's cradle, press a button to hear your VM messages, and start the box that sends micro waves through your soon to be prepared dinner. With a clap of your hands, you find your misplaced keys, and go get the laptop out of the self parking car.

As darkness falls upon you, your automatic light timers come on, the sprinklers begin in the yard, just as the automatic garage door begins to close. Your universal remote once again comes into play as you click to start some soft background music, your surround sound system completely controlled by wireless. With a touch of a button you turn on your Flat Screen HDTV 1080P to enjoy a little news and some "Hollywood" effects.

Within 30 minutes, you head for the computer to enjoy your RSS feeds from the day, using your favorite automated reader. An hour later, you're so deep into someones website or writing some blog, and checking google alerts, that you wonder how you'll ever keep up with all the technology in the world. Look where it's come, where the heck is it going?

With one glance at your digital waterproof watch, you realize, the day has come to an end, so you click a few buttons, hit a few lights, plug in your cell to charge, and the last thing you touch before falling asleep, is the little box clock next to the bed, to automatically go off at 6:00am so you can get up, and do it all again. Technology or Techknowbabble, it's a love-hate relationship. We Can't live with it, and you can't live without it!

So what is the secret of success? It's not a single secret, it's a secret formula. Here's some simple principles, strategies and actions that will lead you to success.

1. Believe You Can


2. Create the Environment


3. Have the right Associations


4. Expose yourself to what's New


5. Plan for each Day


6. Become Valuable


7. Have the answers your prospects and customers need


8. Recognize opportunity


9. Take advantage of opportunity


10. Take Responsibility


11. Take Action


12. Make Mistakes


13. Be willing to risk


14. Keep your eyes on the prize


15. Balance Yourself


16. Invest, don't Spend


17. Stick at it until you win


18. Develop and Maintain a positive attitude


19. Ignore idiots and zealots


20. Never give up on your passion and dreams

These seem like simple steps, and they are, but what you know and what you do are what count the most. What is most important to you? Failure or success is not an option, it's a destiny. You have to do both before you can truly succeed at anything in life!

What impression does your card make, and where does it eventually end up? Why? How? What does your card say about you? Is it just like everyone else's? How old is your photo? Do you even have a photo on your card? Hmm..

Great questions!!

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