| Fallbrook clean up/recycling day a spectacular success
What a day September 16 was! The Fallbrook community-wide Clean Up/Recycling Day brought out hundreds of Fallbrook families and individuals who wanted to recycle their old computers, dispose of their old tires or shred long-saved personal papers.
The downtown portion of the event brought in 450 cars to the E-waste recycling area, sponsored by Bill Cox of Oceansides 1-800-GOT-JUNK? That area was so ably manned by the Senior Volunteers from the Sheriffs Department and other community organization volunteers that the whole process went like clockwork. Those cars, at times lined up two abreast all down Fig Street, dropped off 40,560 pounds of electrical equipment 18.5 tons! All those items ended up in large cardboard containers which were then moved by forklift into two huge semi-truck trailers, filling them to the brim!
Another 78 cars pulled up to the paper-shredding truck, provided by Shred-It of Vista and manned by Shred-Its Jaime Connell and Bob Leonard of the Fallbrook Chamber.
Increased security is key for banks
Doing your banking online? Soon you may be asked for more than just a password. The computer may also quiz you about your mother's maiden name, what you call your dog, the first car you owned, your favorite author or your hometown. It's all part of the tougher security requirements that federal regulators have told banks they must put in place this year to fight a surging tide of identity theft. Such crimes cost financial companies and their customers about $57 billion last year, according to Javelin Strategy & Research, a banking consultant. Many big banks already have put more complicated access procedures into effect, while smaller banks, which usually use an outside company to run their online operations, are still working on it. Their challenge is to strike a balance between security and convenience, while holding down added costs.
The 2006 Self-Service and Kiosk Show wrap-up
A few short decades ago, the "store of the future" was a catalog showroom where customers filled out paper forms on clipboards, then waited while their products were rolled down the line to the checkout. IBM's view of tomorrow's retail store is very different; paper gives way to digital display, conveyor belts give way to bottom-of-basket scanners and wireless payment mechanisms. Actually, there is still a conveyor belt in IBM's future, at the heart of its new Model 171 self-checkout unit. While most large-format self-checkout units so far have used a carousel for bags, the 171 uses a long conveyor belt and in many ways resembles a conventional checkout. The new linear construction allows full maintenance access from the front of the machine, making it possible for the first time to put them back-to-back; a shielded front and non-weight-sensitive metal enclosure mean kids will no longer upset the weighing mechanism by leaning against the device.
Fallbrook clean up/recycling day a spectacular success
What a day September 16 was! The Fallbrook community-wide Clean Up/Recycling Day brought out hundreds of Fallbrook families and individuals who wanted to recycle their old computers, dispose of their old tires or shred long-saved personal papers.
The downtown portion of the event brought in 450 cars to the E-waste recycling area, sponsored by Bill Cox of Oceansides 1-800-GOT-JUNK? That area was so ably manned by the Senior Volunteers from the Sheriffs Department and other community organization volunteers that the whole process went like clockwork. Those cars, at times lined up two abreast all down Fig Street, dropped off 40,560 pounds of electrical equipment 18.5 tons! All those items ended up in large cardboard containers which were then moved by forklift into two huge semi-truck trailers, filling them to the brim!
Another 78 cars pulled up to the paper-shredding truck, provided by Shred-It of Vista and manned by Shred-Its Jaime Connell and Bob Leonard of the Fallbrook Chamber.
Glad You Asked: Where to get paper shredded; origins of fruit ...
Can you help? Does anyone know where in Racine County you can dispose of diabetic lances for free? Some woman in Burlington is going to get six different sorts of ugly on me if I don't answer this question. Please write or call me at the contact information below if you can help.Is there a company or business in town where can you take several boxes of personal papers to be shredded? I'll highlight one. I'm sure there are several.A program exists at Park High School in which cognatively disabled students shred paper. They charge $7 to shred a box of discarded paper, which is equal to about 10 reams of fresh paper.Jim Floyd, a Park High special needs teacher, oversees the program. Floyd said the program helps give his 21 students life skills and a sense of self worth.Floyd said the paper will be picked up at your home or business.
Glad You Asked: Where to get paper shredded; origins of fruit ...
Can you help? Does anyone know where in Racine County you can dispose of diabetic lances for free? Some woman in Burlington is going to get six different sorts of ugly on me if I don't answer this question. Please write or call me at the contact information below if you can help.Is there a company or business in town where can you take several boxes of personal papers to be shredded? I'll highlight one. I'm sure there are several.A program exists at Park High School in which cognatively disabled students shred paper. They charge $7 to shred a box of discarded paper, which is equal to about 10 reams of fresh paper.Jim Floyd, a Park High special needs teacher, oversees the program. Floyd said the program helps give his 21 students life skills and a sense of self worth.Floyd said the paper will be picked up at your home or business.
Fallbrook clean up/recycling day a spectacular success
What a day September 16 was! The Fallbrook community-wide Clean Up/Recycling Day brought out hundreds of Fallbrook families and individuals who wanted to recycle their old computers, dispose of their old tires or shred long-saved personal papers.
The downtown portion of the event brought in 450 cars to the E-waste recycling area, sponsored by Bill Cox of Oceansides 1-800-GOT-JUNK? That area was so ably manned by the Senior Volunteers from the Sheriffs Department and other community organization volunteers that the whole process went like clockwork. Those cars, at times lined up two abreast all down Fig Street, dropped off 40,560 pounds of electrical equipment 18.5 tons! All those items ended up in large cardboard containers which were then moved by forklift into two huge semi-truck trailers, filling them to the brim!
Another 78 cars pulled up to the paper-shredding truck, provided by Shred-It of Vista and manned by Shred-Its Jaime Connell and Bob Leonard of the Fallbrook Chamber.
Conference, gala promote minority business people
With help from her cousin Matt Perdue, Tarah Perdue stocked her Watchdog Document Services booth with brochures, stacks of business cards and boxes of pens inscribed with the company's bulldog mascot.“I'm here trying to meet new folks and prospective customers," said Perdue, who attended the small business conference, luncheon and networking fair on Friday's day two of the three-day Megafest held at the Trotter Convention Center, with the goal of expanding her small, Tuscaloosa-based document shredding business into Columbus. “We're members of (the Columbus-Lowndes Development) Link and we're trying to get more involved in it."Perdue and several others who attended the conference found this advice offered from Dr. Frank Wiebe, director of the Mississippi Development Authority Minority and Small Business Development Center in Tupelo - find a niche and develop a solid business plan.“What we are suggesting is you find a target market which is undeserved, or is not being served at all," said Wiebe, who noted niches can be found in either a group of products, services or people that a business owner hopes to focus on.“You can compete against the big bosses.
Cintas posts 8 percent profit gain
Cintas Corp., benefiting from higher sales from added businesses, posted better-than-expected profits in the first quarter, despite rising energy costs. The Mason-based uniform company said sales advanced by 11 percent, to $914.2 million, from $823.5 million in the same period a year ago. Profit rose to $85 million or 53 cents per share, from $78.4 million or 46 cents per share. .
Compton Documents
LOS ANGELES -- What easier way to steal your identity than if your personal financial information is sitting in the trash for hundreds of people to grab? Contact Ana Garica or Joel Grover | Video Documents about you -- the government threw out. We uncovered another breach of security that might include your personal and financial information -- information tossed in the trash at a courthouse. .
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