| Duthler's offers shredding service
A local grocery chain is offering at two of its area stores a steel shredding box for customers to dispose of personal papers. "We're all about service, and it does provide a service that I think will grow in demand," said David Duthler, president of Duthler's Family Foods. "We thought, 'Well, maybe we could have this, and it'd be another reason for people to come to our store instead of somewhere else.' " A ShredStation is operating in Duthler stores at 830 28th St. SW in Wyoming and 425 Fuller Ave. NE in Grand Rapids. For $5, customers can put up to two pounds of papers into the ShredStation, a self-diagnostic collection box that when nearing capacity notifies a licensed shredder to come and destroy the contents on site.
Brits bin their identity as ID thieves prosper
More Brits than ever are placing themselves at risk of identity fraud, despite awareness campaigns warning them of the dangers. Organisers of the second National Identity Fraud Prevention Week, which begins on Monday, hope their educational campaign will finally get the message across. .
State of New Jersey Puts Document Imaging on Set-Aside
(CSRwire) JERSEY CITY, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 16, 2006--Hudson Community Enterprises today announced that the State of New Jersey, working with Metro Scanning and ACCSES New Jersey/CNA, has put document imaging services on the set aside program under New Jersey State Contract. Hudson Community Enterprises (HCE) is a non-profit enterprise made up of social enterprises and vocational training programs that enable special needs people to become self sufficient. Metro Scanning, an HCE social enterprise, will provide high-volume document imaging services in conjunction with ACCSES New Jersey/Central Non-Profit Agency (CNA), a non-profit company that supports organizations that serve people with special needs through community based programs. The State of New Jersey, including the Division of Archives and Records Management (DARM) which holds in trust the public records of New Jersey, and the Division of Purchase and Property, cooperated with these social service enterprises to add document imaging services to the set aside program under NJ State Contract #89099, Index T1818.
Document shredding service helps prevent ID theft
Fred Smith tells the story of one area attorney whose collection of former client files became so voluminous that he was forced to lock them up in two railroad car-sized storage containers. Although the attorney's "dead files" dilemma was bigger than most, his problem was essentially identical to nearly every business owner or consumer who doesn't know what to do with old documents: Throwing away sensitive paperwork opens the door to identify theft, a growing problem throughout the United States. "Seven-hundred thousand people are affected by identity theft," said Smith, who along with partner Bill Nalls recently opened All Purpose Document Destruction in an industrial complex near Main Street and Highway 395 in Hesperia. "It's affecting almost all demographics you can think of.
Document shredding service helps prevent ID theft
Fred Smith tells the story of one area attorney whose collection of former client files became so voluminous that he was forced to lock them up in two railroad car-sized storage containers. Although the attorney's "dead files" dilemma was bigger than most, his problem was essentially identical to nearly every business owner or consumer who doesn't know what to do with old documents: Throwing away sensitive paperwork opens the door to identify theft, a growing problem throughout the United States. "Seven-hundred thousand people are affected by identity theft," said Smith, who along with partner Bill Nalls recently opened All Purpose Document Destruction in an industrial complex near Main Street and Highway 395 in Hesperia. "It's affecting almost all demographics you can think of.
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.
DHS-ICE: The Use of Double Standards to Administer Discipline
Employee or other person with inside knowledge of wrongdoing inside our federal law enforcement agencies and report it, have often paid a terrible price. The employee is supposed to be protected from retribution by the employer by several federal laws protecting whistleblowers, but they are not, though whistleblowers frequently are punished for revealing wrongdoing by their employer. Ideas about whistle blowing vary widely. Some see whistleblowers as selfless martyrs for public interest and organizational accountability; others view them as informants, solely pursuing personal glory and fame. Because the majority of cases are very low-profile and receive little or no media attention and because whistleblowers who do report significant misconduct are usually put in some form of danger or persecution, the latter view is generally less held.
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.
Document shredding available in WDM Saturday
Residents can have confidential materials shredded from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday at the West Des Moines United Methodist Church parking lot, Eighth Street and Grand Avenue.
Shred-It, a on-site document destruction company, will work with the West Des Moines Lions Club on the fundraiser. Residents are asked to give a good-will offering, with all proceeds going to the Lions Club. There also will be information for residents about identity theft and how to destroy confidential materials.
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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.
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