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		<title>Saving Lives and Property</title>
		<link>http://blog.monitronics.com/2011/04/saving-lives-and-property/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Apr 2011 13:12:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lesley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[At Monitronics, we take pride in knowing we can really make an impact in our customers’ lives. We regularly celebrate EDOs (Emergency Dispatch Operators) who intervene in actual emergencies and whose actions have made an impact for a customer. We do this in one of two ways:

Every week we recognize a Real Deal EDO&#8211;an operator&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Monitronics Director receives humanitarian award</title>
		<link>http://blog.monitronics.com/2011/04/monitronics-director-receives-humanitarian-award/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Apr 2011 21:38:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lesley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our very own Director of Dealer Services, Barb Holliday received the  2011 Mission 500 Humanitarian Award last night at a reception at ISC West in Las Vegas. 
Barb is recognized by the industry-driven nonprofit, Mission 500, for her involvement with several nonprofits.  She is an advocate volunteer at the North Texas  Turning Point Rape Crisis Center, and dedicated over&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Faces of Fire: Meredith Hawes</title>
		<link>http://blog.monitronics.com/2011/04/faces-of-fire-meredith-hawes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Apr 2011 13:07:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lesley</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Home Security]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Public Fire and Life Safety Educator Meredith Hawes is working to teach consumers about the life-saving potential of home fire sprinklers. Some people believe common myths about sprinklers, she says, but change their minds once they learn the truth.

  Tweet This Post&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Know Your Neighbor: How to Find Sexual Predators in Your Neighborhood</title>
		<link>http://blog.monitronics.com/2011/01/know-your-neighbor/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Jan 2011 22:04:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leah</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Home Security]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.monitronics.com/?p=1640</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[You’ve decided you need to be aware of sexual predators in your neighborhood. How do you go about finding out who they are and where they are? You can’t identify all predators because some haven’t been caught and some fail to register. What you can do is arm yourself with knowledge of how many registered&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Tuesday Tips – Lock It and Set It</title>
		<link>http://blog.monitronics.com/2010/11/lock-it-and-set-it/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Nov 2010 13:54:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leah</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some regular readers of this column might think that we’re mailing it in on this tip, but trust us we’re not.  True, it’s the simplest of all tips that we’ve mentioned so far, yet, each year thousands of homeowners fail to follow through on this one simple task and pay the price.
So, what is our&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Tuesday tips: Stay safe in your hotel room</title>
		<link>http://blog.monitronics.com/2010/11/stay-safe-in-your-hotel-room/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.monitronics.com/2010/11/stay-safe-in-your-hotel-room/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Nov 2010 13:43:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lesley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As a child, a hotel or motel stay was a treat. I even remember jumping on a few beds in my day – which wasn’t allowed at home. My little girl has that same enjoyment of spending the night away from home. But, while she indulges in childhood, my job is to pay attention and&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Crime Prevention Tips from the Bling Ring Burglars</title>
		<link>http://blog.monitronics.com/2010/10/crime-prevention-tips-from-the-bling-ring-burglars/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.monitronics.com/2010/10/crime-prevention-tips-from-the-bling-ring-burglars/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Oct 2010 21:04:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leah</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a previous article, we told you about a gang of burglars in California that invaded Paris Hilton&#8217;s house multiple times and took over $3 million in goods from her and other Hollywood celebrities.  In this series of articles, we&#8217;ll tell the story of the Bling Ring Burglars and see how their victims, by taking&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Storm season can mean false alarms</title>
		<link>http://blog.monitronics.com/2010/07/storm-season-can-mean-false-alarms/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.monitronics.com/2010/07/storm-season-can-mean-false-alarms/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 14:52:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leah</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Summer storm season is here and so are our efforts to prevent false alarms based on those storms.
Every summer, we field numerous preventable false alarm calls during storms. Be sure to check all batteries in your system to keep your alarm from tripping during a thunderstorm. Another tip: make sure all doors and windows close&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Awesome Home Security Technology</title>
		<link>http://blog.monitronics.com/2010/07/awesome-home-security-technology/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 16:14:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As a brief diversion we thought it’d be worthwhile to suggest some best-practices for building your home which could negate or reduce the need for an electronic security system altogether. For instance, simply building a moat around your house could reduce chances of break-ins by a factor of about 85%, according to our scientists’ estimates&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Do gated communities have less crime?</title>
		<link>http://blog.monitronics.com/2010/03/gated-communities/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.monitronics.com/2010/03/gated-communities/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Mar 2010 16:59:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leah</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was a bit of a rebel in my youth, talking smack about &#8220;the man&#8221; and aspiring to a sort-of hippie lifestyle on a farm or maybe a commune. At the very least, a vintage house in an old neighborhood.
Many years and fewer tie-dye t-shirts later, I live somewhere I never, ever thought I would&#8230;]]></description>
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