Just how secure are copy machines? Do you protect yourself when your machine lease is up or you dispose of your copy machine?

I suggest you take the time to watch this, it is definitely something you should know.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y01xLquSIrc Updated 7/8/2010

If you do not want to have a future major problem relating to business security and unknowingly releasing sensitive customer information, I suggest that you watch this video. It has to do with your copy machine’s hard drive which most do not know anything about. You need to check this out and then take appropriate precautions.

This is an article link which should be read by every employee and also any entrepreneur who wishes to grow and advance in his field.

http://www.littlethingsmatter.com/blog/2010/05/06/how-to-move-up-the-pay-scale/

This is a real tricks of the trade article.

What is morality?

Webster in 1828 said, “The quality of an action which renders it good; the conformity of an act to the divine law, or to the principles of rectitude. ”

Why might Webster include the reference to divine law?

It had to do with rendering an opinion on a matter as to whether it is good or not. There has to be a standard for good. Such a standard is easiest to render when one compares something to that which is perfect, holy or separate from that which is evil, bad, or perverted. The only entity available to man to make this comparison is the Creator of the Earth and the Heavens.

This definition is based upon normal recorded history and not contrived history as is commonly referred today. Normal history is not rewritten history. Normal history is not derived from presumptions unproved and unsupported by direct observations as many in the scientific community try to press upon us. Normal history is based upon eyewitness circumstances derived from people who experienced it first hand.

When people were concerned with real morality, we founded our country, we built our national wealth. They knew where morality originated. Today, ignorance of morality has gone to the wayside. The Creator is not pleased with us and that blessing which we originally enjoyed as it was originally extended to us will be removed from us. We have perverted that which is right to our own ways and opinions rather than referencing the eternal standard and responding accordingly.

Some people say that it does not matter what you believe as long as you are sincere. This is a popular cliche but it is full of practical contradictions when put to use.

What you believe. what controls your decision making, what causes you to react to others opinions is called a world view. There are many world views. They cannot all be true, because they contradict each other. Once you have a contradiction, logic comes into play. You really do not want to be known as one who cannot think logically.

Now you must make a decision. If one believe contradicts another, then they both cannot be true. Now it could be that neither is true.  So the search goes on to find that which is true.

What might be a means available to find the true one? We introduced logic above. If logic helps us to find truth, we need to ask, where does logic come from? Is there some kind of entity in the universe from which logic emanates? Since there seem to be laws of logic, the characteristics of these laws should help us to eliminate some world views.

An example is if a concept or object has an identity (The law of identity), it cannot be two things as the same time (the law of the excluded middle), and cannot have characteristics which are contradictory to its identity (The law of contradiction), then that identity must be specific. This rules out random identity options. This rules out any world view which holds to the concept of random truth.

This conclusion is an application of the laws of logic. This application rules out such world views such as Atheism, Naturalism, Darwinism, and Humanism.

This is an article which should make a big difference in your business quality. Enjoy! The question addressed is are we too selfish?
http://www.littlethingsmatter.com/blog/2010/04/16/living-beyond-ourselves/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

A visit with a recent juror, brought the following observations of praise.

  • Parking: There was provision for off street parking for over 100 cars on jury selection day. There were several persons attending parking alone. From the overflow lot, there was golf cart transportation given for those who needed it.
  • Organization: Everything was well planned. Attendants were available to give direction and take people where they should go. The attendants were well trained and courteous. From the judges to the attorneys, to the court officials, everything was well planned out and seemed to go off like clockwork.
  • The court recorder appeared to know their job and acted very professionally.
  • There appeared to be an excellent balance between orderliness, respect, judicial decorum and a working, friendly, effective atmosphere.
  • For the jurors, there was enforcement of propriety and also  respect for necessary special personal needs of the individuals on duty.
  • With respect to this particular occasion, when a special request went out to the judge for clarification of a matter, the judge effectively brought to their remembrance the testimony of the  matter with clarity which enabled the jury to come to a ready decision.

This particular juror had served before in other locations and believes that Armstrong County is worthy of commendation.

When in business, we need to project a positive attitude to the public.

  • This attitude may be pleasantness.
  • It may be kindness.
  • It may be courtesy.
  • It may be patience.
  • It may be gentleness.
  • One can be soft spoken and still be heard by all.
  • If one projects friendliness and yet firmness of conviction and equity, others will respect us.
  • Optimism needs to be projected within the scope of honesty and understanding the realities of possibilities.

As we go into planning for the future, whether it is educationally or economically or socially, is it not important that the programs be focused upon the whole population? Could it be that we are setting into motion a bureaucracy which intensely favors one group over another? If there are programs to train and motivate children to enter into business, find helps, enjoy scholarships, have motivational camps, etc. are these focused to include a diverse cross section of those who should be eligible? Equity suggests that you do not focus upon one group to the detriment of another. Morality suggests that the principle of “equal opportunity” be made available to all.

Equity means that all should have like opportunity, each according to his willingness to enter into that responsibility. Diversity says that one group not be favored above another and the breadth of effort to reach out should be inclusive not exclusive.

The friend of minorities and immigrants is not government but “Work! Work!!! Work!!!!” by Marvin Olasky

Read this article for a new perspective of history from World Magazine.

Senator McCain proposes federal regulation of vitamins and supplements.  The following is an article which shows the degree of danger the vitamins and supplements pose as compared to FDA and Doctor guided prescriptions.

The Vitamin Controversy

See if you agree with Senator McCain. Should regulations increase?