Home Security Tips

While it's difficult to protect your home from professional thieves, most home burglaries are
done by amateurs. These thieves are more easily thwarted if you employ some of these
simple security precautions:

Plan to "burglarize" yourself. You'll discover any weaknesses in your security system
that may have previously escaped your notice.
Lock up your home, even if you go out only for a short time. Many burglars just walk
in through an unlocked door or window.
Change all the locks and tumblers when you move into a new house.
For the most effective alarm system, conceal all wiring. A professional burglar looks
for places where he or she can disconnect the security system.
Your house should appear occupied at all times. Use timers to switch lights and
radios on and off when you're not at home.
If you have a faulty alarm that frequently goes off, get it fixed immediately and tell
your neighbours that it's been repaired. Many people ignore an alarm that goes off
periodically.
If you lose your keys, change the locks immediately.
Before turning your house key over to a professional house cleaner for several hours,
make sure the person is honest and reputable as well as hardworking. Check all
references thoroughly.
Instead of keeping a spare key in a mailbox, under the doormat, or on a nail behind
the garage, wrap the key in foil, or put it in a 35mm film can, and bury it where you
can easily find it if you need it.
Don't leave notes for service people or family members on the door. These act as a
welcome mat for a burglar.

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If the entrances to your home are dark, consider installing lighting with an infrared
detector. Most thieves don't want to be observed trying to get in a door.
Talk to your neighbours about any suspicious people or strange cars you notice
lurking about.
To keep your tools from being stolen, paint the handles. Thieves avoid items that are
easy to identify.
Trees located near windows or shrubbery that might shield a burglar from view can
be major flaws in your home-protection plan.
Ask for credentials from any sales-person who requests entry to your home. Ask that
their ID be pushed under the door. Many professional burglars use this cover to
check out homes. If you're doubtful, check with the person's office before letting him
or her in.
Do not list your full name on your mailbox or your entry in the telephone book. Use
only your initial and your last name.
If someone comes to your door asking to use the phone to call a mechanic or the
police, keep the door locked and make the call yourself.
Dogs are good deterrents to burglars. Even a small, noisy dog can be effective burglars do not like to have attention drawn to their presence. Be aware, however,
that trained guard dogs do not make good pets. Obedience training and attack
training are entirely different, and only the former is appropriate for a house pet.

Garages present special challenges for security.

Keep your garage door closed and locked even when your car is not in the garage.
Install a peephole in the door separating the house from the garage. If you hear
suspicious sounds, you can check without opening the door.

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If you frost or cover your garage windows, burglars won't be able to tell if your car is
gone.

Prevod:
Saveti za bezbednost doma
Iako je teko da svoj dom zatitite od profesionalnih lopova, veinu kunih provala rade
amateri. Ovi lopovi e se lake zaustaviti ako upotrebite neke od ovih jednostavnih
sigurnosnih mera:

Planirajte sami da "provalite". Otkriete slabosti u vaem sistemu koje moda ranije
niste primetili.
Zakljuajte kuu ak iako izlazite na kratko. Mnogi provalnici samo uu kroz
otkljuana vrata ili prozor.
Promenite sve brave i prekidae kada se useljavate u novu kuu.
Kako bi alarmni sistem bio najefikasniji, sakrijte sve ice. Profesionalni provalnik
trai mesta gde on ili ona moe da diskonektuje bezbednosni sistem.
Vaa kua treba da izgleda kao da u njoj stalno ima nekog. Koristite tajmere za
ukljuivanje i iskljuivanje svetla i radija kada niste kod kue.
Ako imate neispravan alarm koji se esto oglaava, odmah ga popravite i recite
susedima da je popravljen. Veina ljudi ignorie alarm koji se povremeno oglaava.

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Ako izgubite kljueve odmah promenite brave.

Pre nego to klju vae kue predate profesionalnom istau na nekoliko sati,
proverite da li je osoba potena i estita kao to je i vredna.Sve preporuke detaljno
proverite.
Umesto da rezervni klju drite u potanskom sanduetu, ispod otiraa ili na ekseru
iza garae, umotajte klju u foliju ili ga stavite u filmsku traku od 35mm i zakopajte
tamo gde moete lako da ga pronaete ako vam je potreban.
Nemojte da ostavljate poruke ljudima iz odravanja ili lanovima porodice na
vratima. To je poput dobrodolice za provalnika.
Ako su prilazi vaoj kui mrani, razmislite o instaliranju osvetljenja sa infracrvenim
detektorom. Veina lopova ne eli da se vidi dok pokuavaju da uu na vrata.
Popriajte sa susedima o bilo kakvim sumnjivim ljudima ili udnim kolima koja ste
primetili da prolaze.
Da vam ne bi ukrali alat, ofarbajte mu drke.Lopovi izbegavaju predmete koji lako
mogu da se identifikuju.
Drvee blizu prozora ili bunje koje moe da zatiti provalnika mogu da budu glavne
mane u vaem planu zatite kue.
Traite potvrdu od bilo kog prodavca koji zahteva da ue u va dom. Traite da
gurnu linu kartu ispod vrata. Mnogi profesionalni provalnici koriste ovu masku kako
bi proverili domove. Ako ste nesigurni, proverite na birou pre nego to njega ili nju
pustite unutra.
Nemojte da stavljate vae ime na potansko sandue ili na prvoj strani vaeg
telefonskog imenika.Koristite samo inicijale i prezime.
Ako neko doe i trai vam telefon da bi nazvao mehaniara ili policiju, ne
otkljuavajte vrata i sami ih nazovite.
Psi su dobri zastraivai provalnika. ak i mali, buan pas moe da bude efikasan,
provalnici ne vole da se na njihovo prisustvo obraa panja. Budite na oprezu
meutim da trenirani psi uvari nisu dobri kuni ljubimci. Treninzi sluanja i treninzi
za napad su u potpunosti drugaiji i samo je prvi prikladan za kunog ljubimca.

Garae predstavljaju poseban izazov kad je bezbednost u pitanju.

Vrata garae treba da su zatvorena i zakljuana i kad vam auto nije u garai.
Postavite pijunku na vratima koja dele kuu od garae.Ako ujete sumnjive zvuke
moete da proverite bez otvaranja vrata.
Ako zaledite ili pokrijete prozore garae, provalnici nee znati ako vam auto nije tu.

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Vocabulary
Nouns (imenice):
weakness- slabost, nemo
tumbler prekida
wiring elektrini vodovi, ice
doormat otira, prostira
nail ekser
film can filmska traka
handle drka
shrubbery bunje
flaw mana, greka
credential potvrda
cover maska, pokrie
deterrent zastraujua sila,
zastraivanje
obedience poslunost, pokornost
peephole pijunka na vratima
Adjectives and adverbs
(pridevi i prilozi):
thwarted propao, neuspean
reputable estit, poten
thoroughly temeljno, paljivo
spare rezervni
suspicious sumnjiv
doubtful - nesiguran

Verbs (glagoli):
burglarize opljakati, obiti
conceal sakriti
wrap in umotati, upakovati
bury zakopati
lurk about vrebati, skrivati
shield tititi
frost zamrznuti

Prepositions and conjunctions

(predlozi i veznici):
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