FUZE Issue 7-07

Text Box: We’re lucky to have really interesting clients. This month we’re highlighting another one of them. Introducing KeiBerg Inc. the makers of LINE ALERT.
Imagine this...
You’re operating a backhoe digging over a marked gas line and you’re not really sure what depth the line is buried at. You know the risks—it’s a dangerous job—but you just trust your experience and work as carefully as possible.
Most often underground lines are excavated safely and there are no injuries, but unfortunately this isn’t the case 100% of the time.
Keith Barry worked under those conditions for 30 years as a heavy equipment operator and just couldn’t accept that there wasn’t a safer option. He began the long complex process of developing a tool to help guide an excavator safely toward a buried line. That tool—LINE ALERT—is now in production and being marketed all over North America by KeiBerg Inc. as a revolutionary safety tool.
Keith’s low tech solution—a paper based panel—is inserted into a ‘daylighted’ hole up to nine months before it requires
excavation. The backhoe operator begins digging and shears off colour coded strips that alert him/her as to the depth of the line greatly increasing the safety factor.
We believe KeiBerg has an amazing future in store for them—their intent is noble and their concept works.
For more information about LINE ALERT visit their website at www.line-alert-panel.com or call them at 204-480-1845.

Text Box: The word business, according to dictionary.com, is derived from two words busy (actively and attentively engaged in work or a pastime) and -ness (...something exemplifying a quality or state). So basically we’re all in a perpetual state of being busy doing what we do best, leaving little to no time for anything else.
But, we all want to give back to the community and be good
corporate citizens. The solution is most often to give the gift of money, which is a good solution being that not-for-profit
organizations need money and successful businesses have an allotment to give. However, there can be more to the relationship between business and charitable causes.
Choosing to support a specific cause that aligns with your
corporate values can be a powerful way to demonstrate what you stand for, boost morale and provide opportunities that may never have existed before.
Actions Speak Louder Than Words
A lot of companies post their values in the lobby or lunch room. The team may be on board with applying the values in daily
business practices, but applying them for the sake of no return in revenue can really solidify their meaning.
“Positive things happen to positive people.” Sarah Beeny
It’s just good karma to do good things. Participating with
charitable causes—actually spending some time along with
dollars translates into a happier, more optimistic team with a
can-do attitude.
Variety is the Spice of Life
Let’s face it the same of anything can get boring. A recent article published in the Winnipeg Free Press on August 15, 2007 talked about how 30-40 year olds are more concerned with professional development and career opportunities than high paying salary. Working with a charitable cause may expand upon your ability to engage employees in different ways and diversify your portfolio of work.
If you can, consider making it a priority to find a charitable cause you can team up with to really impact change for your
organization and theirs.

Article by the Static Interactive Team

Text Box: The Team Approach
An out-of-towner drove his car into a ditch in a desolated area. Luckily, a local farmer came to help with his big strong horse named Buck.

He hitched Buck up to
the car and yelled, "Pull, Sparky, pull!" Buck didn't move.

Then the farmer hollered, "Pull, Molly, pull!" Buck didn't respond.

Once more the farmer commanded, "Pull, Spot, pull!" Nothing.

Then the farmer nonchalantly said, "Pull, Buck, pull!" And the horse easily dragged the car out of the ditch.

The motorist was most appreciative and very curious. He asked the farmer why he called his horse by the wrong name three times.

"Well... Buck is blind and if he thought he was the only one
pulling, he wouldn't even try!"

Text Box: “
We would accomplish many more things if we did not think of them as
impossible.”
Vince Lombardi

Text Box: XP Shortcuts
If you haven’t upgraded to Vista and you’re not working on a Mac the
following tips will help you use XP better:
Alt + PrtScrn—takes a copy of the current screen you have open. You can then paste the screen into an email or document—very handy tool.
+ L—locks the computer.
F1—opens XP help.
Ctrl + Esc—opens the start menu.
Alt + Tab—switches between open programs.
F2—renames selected item.