Travelling!

I left Las Vegas about 2-3 weeks ago and headed out to visit my parents in Charleston, S.C.  Then I boarded the Carnival Fantasy for 5 nights and sailed off to the Bahamas.  I returned to sunny Charleston and tomorrow I am visiting Savannah, GA.

Next week I am flying out to Chicago to visit with my brother for a few days before I head back to Vegas and prepare to write my next series of articles.  I will be writing a full review of the Cruise, which overall was pretty fantastic, and catching up on some political news about Senator Reid, Congresswoman Titus and some other local politicians running for office.  I also took plenty of notes on tours so that I could write some opinion pieces on history topics..my favorite subject!

This has been a fabulous vacation.  I look forward to getting back home and helping to finalize the Wounded & Homeless Veterans Charity Event coming up in September as well.  There are all kinds of things coming up to write about and get involved in this fall.

I also am launching a new site just about Las Vegas, called The Vegas Hotline.  That new venture should be off the ground and running early this fall.  Lots to do and lots to see and in the mean time...I am back off to enjoy the rest of my vacation and some quality time with my family.

Sandra

Upcoming Stories on The Zone!

What a last few months it's been! During this brief hiatus there has been quite a bit going on here at Zonepolitical.   Next week there will be a new series on the Zone covering Las Vegas local attractions, hot spots, night-life, & the best of Travel & Tourism on the Las Vegas Strip!

Last week I had the awesome pleasure to meet with U.S. Congresswoman Dina Titus and sit in on a Community meeting.  Watch for an article detailing more information on Dina Titus and her issues and platform as she runs for another term as the 3rd District U.S. Congressperson for the State of Nevada.

Charity work abounds, of course! I can't wait to tell you all about the fabulous Red Carpet Celebrity Event to Benefit Wounded and Homeless Veterans that is taking place at the Las Vegas Hilton on September 11, 2010 hosted by Sports Life Magazine together with Lenny Randle Sports Tours and Ricky Lee Watson's 'That's What I Love About America' Tour.  This event is sure to be special and is beyond honoring for our Country's Veteran's.

Keep your eye on the Zone over the next few weeks for new articles, entertainment news, and as always the political scene!

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Nevada 2010 Elections - Campaign By Social Networking & Rankings

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Political Research Study: 
Is it even possible to consider Social Network Campaigning into the overall potential polling figures within each individual's campaign?





More Information by following the link above regarding Senator Harry Reid , and the potential Candidates: Danny Tarkanian, Sue Lowden, and Sharron Angle - Here.

INTERNET SHOPPING SECURITY CHASE & VISA LEADING THE WAY?

Today was another one of "those" days.  Everything seemed complicated, even paying a bill online seemed to be an impossible feat, until it turned into finding out a bank is actually doing more to protect us and keep our Identity Protected and our finances safe, while enhancing the Shopping Experience by offering more security online, through a partnership with Verified By Visa.  

Identity Theft is one of, if not the most quickly growing crime, and it leaves behind literal disaster for the victims that can drag on for years and years.  My husband and I are all to familiar with being victims of Identity Theft, so we have worked very hard over the years to make sure we are beyond protected. We learned you can do things like have your checks mailed to the bank so you can pick them up in person.  This avoids thieves stealing your boxes of checks from the mailbox and ever obtaining your account information.  We also learned about more secure programs our bank offered to help people like us who were afraid to bank again.  Before Chase bought them out, we banked with WAMU because they offered so much in regard to banking security.  Today I learned that our new bank, CHASE, has taken this issue even more seriously and stepped up the Protection Services!

We couldn't pay the bill, something was wrong and we were being directed to call the bank.  Oh, the aggravation when all you want to do is quickly pay a bill and move about your day!  Then as I was directed to: 

CHASE VERIFIED BY VISA

https://www.securesuite.net/chase/registration/welcome.jsp

We needed to complete and update information by first calling our bank directly or any online purchases or bill payments would continue to be declined for our safety.

This is the kind of aggravation I appreciate!  The, "How can we help and protect your finances" kind! I still did not realize what a wonderful service this really was until I started researching the site.  

CHASE & VERIFIED BY VISA have connected with businesses, and all kinds of companies across the Internet to really work this Internet Shopping Security program and make doubly sure that customers are protected from would be Identity Thief Criminals.

Some of the companies participating in this safer Internet Shopping Security Program include:

WALMART http://www.walmart.com/

HOTWIRE.com http://www.hotwire.com/

JET BLUE AIRLINES http://www.jetblue.com/

VERIZON http://www.vzw.com 

DELTA http://www.delta.com/

DELL http://www.dell.com/

SPORTS AUTHORITY http://www.sportsauthority.com/home/index.jsp

TOYS R US & BABIES R US http://www.toysrus.com/

ZALES http://www.zales.com/

TIRE RACK http://www.tirerack.com/

and a whole list of other's you can look up at http://usa.visa.com/personal/security/visa_security_program/vbv/shop.html

It took us close to an hour today to straighten it all out and pay a bill, but it was so worth it to learn that Internet Shopping Security is at the forefront of what is most important to corps like VISA and banks like CHASE that partner into this program.  I would rather jump through hoops to pay one bill and rest confident that we are financially protected on a more stringent level now, than ever be without this kind of Internet security and safety.

I am also so glad to report this list of Companies who respect their customers so much they want them to be safe and join this program.  These are companies I know I want to do business with because they are showing us they see the problems and want to do all they can to help prevent it from ever happening to their customers.  That alone, is all I need to make me want to be a customer.  

That is the definition of Customer Service.  How can we make your life financially safer, more secure, and enhance your Internet Shopping experience all at the same time? 

They figured it out! I am sure more banks are part of this program, or can easily become part of this program, but all I was able to find online today was in reference to CHASE and VERIFIED BY VISA.  If you are aware of other banks who are participating in this wonderful Prevent Identity Theft measure while Internet Shopping and "please keep security tight and thank you for doing all you can to make the Internet a safer and more secure place to shop", like CHASE please comment and let us know which banks are doing more to protect their customers! I know I definitely want to know, so I can help sing their praises also.

Learn more about VERIFIED by VISA and the wealth of information they share about Identity Theft and how to keep yourself safe here:

http://usa.visa.com/personal/security/visa_security_program/

Wishing you a safer, more secure, and pleasant future Internet Shopping Experience!

Sandra Bonadonna

Zonepolitical.com