Leaders?

The problem with the modern work environment is that it is usually populated by practising politicians, and more often than not ruled by pocket dictators. When it comes to attention-seeking the general rule of thumb is 'whoever shouts the loudest gets the most'. And in the work environment attention is critical to advancement.

Think about this for a minute: If it wasn't for Adam's decision to willingly eat of the Tree we wouldn't have to work in order to eat [see Genesis 3:19] . Imagine what a different place this would be if this was not the case - we could get on with the more important things, like relationships, and really getting to know our Creator.

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Managers

The old saying "If you pay peanuts you get monkeys" is one incredible generalisation. It is much closer to the truth stated this way,"You get what you pay for". To give you an example: We have three subjects, all performing EXACTLY the same function; Employee No. 1 is paid a meagre wage, Employee No. 2 is moderately paid and Employee No. 3 is paid well for extra effort.

Question: When it becomes apparent that someone needs to stay in the office and work at night which one would be the most likely to comply? Easy isn't it. Now the question is; Which would you rather have working for you? The answer may change your future..............

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Moving or migrating emails, To Do's and Calendar entries from one Lotus Notes mail file to another

If your Lotus Notes mail file has become corrupted one solution is to create a new one on the mail-server. This is typically done by your sys-admin and may take some time [and arm-twisting]. Once the file has been created first open the Replication tab and unselect the tick-mark next to the old mail-file then open the new file in the Workspace page and replicate to create a local copy [from which you will work].

You will notice that none of the emails, To Do's or Calendar entries are there, these have to be moved from your old mail file to the new before you can access them. I believe this can be done using Lotus scripts, but there is a more immediately practical method to get them into your new mail file. Proceed as follows:

1. Open both the old and new mail Inboxes
   
2. In the old file select emails you want to show in the new mail file
3. Right-click on one and select 'Copy'
4. Go to the new file
5. Right-click in the empty space in the Inbox
6. Select 'Paste'

All the emails you copied will appear in your new Inbox.

Do the same for your To Do list and Calendar entries, but for the Calendar select the 'All Calendar Entries' tab where you can paste all selected items at once.

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Evolution is a belief system

If you believe anything that cannot be proven you are basing your belief on faith. Both Creationists and Evolutionists find themselves in this predicament because neither 'theory' can be empirically proven nor disproven. The proponents of both theories 'believe' they are right without any real, physical proof - hence both are belief systems in the truest sense of the word.

The Theory of Evolution is based purely on assumptions based on sketchy circumstantial evidence while the Theory of Creation is based on what the Bible says. The two are mutually exclusive. To base your beliefs on evidence which could be shot down by any hick lawyer in a court of law is a big ask.

Given that the Big Bang Theory is correct [it has been disproven], Cosmology has shown that there has not been enough time for evolution to have run it's course ie. the amount of time required for us to have developed to our current level by evolving far exceeds the age of the universe.

The Creation story in the Bible on the other hand fits in with what scientists have discovered about the makeup and workings of the universe as we know it. This cannot be explained away.

The choice is up to you - and you have to choose as choosing neither leaves you somewhere in the middle of..............nowhere?

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What God has put together.......

'What God has put together let not man put asunder.' These words from the marriage vows are quoted at almost every wedding, and the couple to be married are enjoined to love each other 'in sickness and in health etc 'til death us do part'. Looking at the divorce rate I've been wondering what's wrong with this picture, but I think I now have a handle on the cause of the problem: The would be partners might NOT have been brought together by God. If this is the case with most marriages then no wonder the divorce rate is what it is.

Marriage is held by God to be sacred. He has given us comprehensive advice on how to make it work, but the underlying premise in scripture is that He MUST be the one to bring together the relevant parties. Without this happening the marriage is in trouble before it is ever formalised.

The thinking today leans towards the idea that we can't really know what we want, or what type of person would make a good mate without gaining some form of experience through having relationships with a number of people. While this may sound like uncommon good sense to some it is never a good idea as we become emotionally entangled with other people on various levels. These entanglements become baggage that we carry with us into the future - they encumber us and place subtle limitations on our interactions with others, especially our significant others, and who knows what damage they can do.

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