A Quarterly International Service Newsletter

 The  Moorhill  Monitor
 * Volume 12 / Issue 3 / Date 3rd Quarter 2003 *
 
QMS - EMS - OHSMS - ISMS

In this Issue:
[Iraq, I Rack'Em Up and I Roll] [Does The Statement ... Ring Any Bells] [Your Life As An Eagle]

[This Puts Our World Into Perspective] [The Eight Quality Management Principles of ISO 9001:2000]

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1. IRAQ, I RACK'EM UP AND I ROLL!

"IRAQ AND ROLL"

Words and Music by Clint Black and Hayden Nicholas

YOU CAN WAVE YOUR SIGNS IN PROTEST
AGAINST AMERICA TAKING A STAND
THE STANDS AMERICA'S TAKEN
ARE THE REASON THAT YOU CAN

IF EVERYONE WOULD GO FOR PEACE
THERE'D BE NO NEED FOR WAR
BUT WE CAN'T IGNORE THE DEVIL
HE'LL KEEP COMING BACK FOR MORE

SOME SEE THIS IN BLACK AND WHITE
OTHERS ONLY GRAY
WE'RE NOT BEGGING FOR A FIGHT
NO MATTER WHAT THEY SAY

WE HAVE THE RESOLUTION
THAT SHOULD PUT'EM ALL TO SHAME
BUT IT'S A DIFFERENT KIND OF DEADLINE
WHEN I'M CALLED IN THE GAME

(CHORUS)
IRAQ, I RACK'EM UP AND I ROLL
I'M BACK AND I'M A HIGH TECH GI JOE
I PRAY FOR PEACE, PREPARE FOR WAR
AND I NEVER WILL FORGET
THERE'S NO PRICE TOO HIGH FOR FREEDOM
SO BE CAREFUL WHERE YOU TREAD

NOW THIS TERROR ISN'T MAN TO MAN
THEY CAN BE NO MORE THAN COWARDS
IF THEY WON'T SHOW US THEIR WEAPONS
WE MIGHT HAVE TO SHOW THEM OURS

NOW IT MIGHT BE A SMART BOMB
THEY FIND STUPID PEOPLE TOO
IF YOU STAND WITH THE LIKES OF SADDAM
ONE JUST MIGHT FIND YOU

(CHORUS II)
IRAQ, I RACK'EM UP AND I ROLL
I'M BACK AND I'M A HIGH TECH GI JOE
I'VE GOT INFRARED, I'VE GOT GPS AND I'VE GOT THAT GOOD OLD FASHIONED LEAD
THERE'S NO PRICE TOO HIGH FOR FREEDOM
SO BE CAREFUL WHERE YOU TREAD

(BRIDGE)
NOW YOU CAN COME ALONG
OR YOU CAN STAY BEHIND
OR YOU CAN GET OUT OF THE WAY
BUT OUR TROOPS TAKE OUT THE GARBAGE
FOR THE GOOD OLD U.S.A.

(X3)
IRAQ, I RACK'EM UP AND I ROLL
IN THE USA
IRAQ, I RACK'EM UP AND I ROLL
I'M TALKING' ABOUT THE USA

Does the statement, "We've always done it that way" ring any bells... ?

The US standard railroad gauge (distance between the rails) is 4 feet, 8.5
inches. That's an exceedingly odd number.
Why was that gauge used?
Because that's the way they built them in England, and English expatriates
built the US Railroads.

Why did the English build them like that?
Because the first rail lines were built by the same people who built the
pre-railroad tramways, and that's the gauge they used.

Why did "they" use that gauge then?
Because the people who built the tramways used the same jigs and tools that
they used for building wagons, which used that wheel spacing.

Okay! Why did the wagons have that particular odd wheel spacing?
Well, if they tried to use any other spacing, the wagon wheels would break
on some of the old, long distance roads in England, because that's the
spacing of the wheel ruts.

So who built those old rutted roads?
Imperial Rome built the first long distance roads in Europe (and England)
for their legions. The roads have been used ever since.

And the ruts in the roads?
Roman war chariots formed the initial ruts, which everyone else had to match
for fear of destroying their wagon wheels. Since the chariots were made for
Imperial Rome, they were all alike in the matter of wheel spacing.

The United States standard railroad gauge of 4 feet, 8.5 inches is derived
from the original specifications for an Imperial Roman war chariot. And
bureaucracies live forever. So the next time you are handed a specification
and wonder what horse's ass came up with it, you may be exactly right, because the Imperial Roman war chariots were made just wide enough to accommodate the back ends of two war horses.

Now the twist to the story...

When you see a Space Shuttle sitting on its launch pad, there are two big
booster rockets attached to the sides of the main fuel tank. These are solid
rocket boosters, or SRBs. The SRBs are made by Thiokol at their factory at
Utah. The engineers who designed the SRBs would have preferred to make them
a bit fatter, but the SRBs had to be shipped by train from the factory to
the launch site. The railroad line from the factory happens to run through a
tunnel in the mountains. The SRBs had to fit through that tunnel. The tunnel
is slightly wider than the railroad track, and the railroad track, as you
now know, is about as wide as two horses' behinds.

So, a major Space Shuttle design feature of what is arguably the world's
most advanced transportation system was determined over two thousand years
ago by the width of a horse's ass.

.. and you thought being a HORSE'S ASS wasn't important!  

Source: Kerry Cook, 2003

If indeed you are placing your hope in the Lord, then your life may resemble that of an eagle:+

Eagles Love to Play with the Wind – They ride thermal updrafts to an altitude of 14,000 feet.  The Golden Eagle can reach a speed of 180 miles an hour in a dive. “Those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength.  They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.”  (Isa. 40:31)

Eagles Travel Light - Their bones are hollow and filled with air: The 7,000 feathers on a Bald Eagle weigh only 21 ounces.  “…Let us strip off anything that slows us down or holds us back, and especially those sins that wrap themselves so tightly around our feet and trip us up; and let us run with patience the particular race that God has set before us.”  (Heb. 12:1 – Living)

Eagles have Keen Eyesight – They see eight times better than human beings.  They can spot a mouse in the grass a mile away. "The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eyes are good, your whole body will be full of light.  But if your eyes are bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light within you is darkness, how great is that darkness!”  (Matt. 6:22, 23)

Eagles are Focused – Once an eagle has spotted its prey, it does not take its eyes off the creature until it strikes. “…This one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.”   (Phil. 3:13b,14)

Eagles Prefer Peace and Quiet when Raising a Family – They build their nests in high hard-to-reach areas.  “Make it your ambition to lead a quiet life...”  (I Thess. 4:11a)

Eagles, Male and Female, Work Together Building their Nest or Eyrie – The arduous task takes several weeks to several months. “Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their work: If one falls down, his friend can help him up. But pity the man who falls and has no one to help him up!”  (Ecc. 4:9,10)

Eagles Keep Improving their Home – They continue to bring fresh green sprigs through the nesting period.  Some think the sprigs are simply for decoration. “Blessed are those whose strength is in you, who have set their hearts on pilgrimage. As they pass through the Valley of Baca, they make it a place of springs; the autumn rains also cover it with pools.”  (Psa. 84:5,6)++

Eagles Fiercely Defend their Nesting – They stand up against any animal that might be a threat to their young. "I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep…Be shepherds of God's flock that is under your care, serving as overseers--not because you must, but because you are willing, as God wants you to be…Jesus said, ‘Simon son of John, do you truly love me?’ He answered, ‘Yes, Lord, you know that I love you.’  Jesus said, ‘Take care of my sheep.’"  (Jn. 10:11; 1 Pet 5:2a; Jn. 21:16b)

Eagles Mate for Life – An eagle takes a new mate only if its first mate dies. “…A married woman is bound to her husband as long as he is alive, but if her husband dies, she is released from the law of marriage… Now the overseer must be above reproach, the husband of but one wife…”  (Rom. 7:2b; 1 Tim. 3:2a)

Source: Helen Roney Sattler , 2003

4. This Puts Our World Into Perspective!

If we could shrink the earth's population to a village of precisely 100 people, with all the existing human ratios remaining the same, it would look something like the following:

There would be:

57 Asians

21 Europeans

14 from the Western Hemisphere, both north and south

8 Africans

52 would be female

48 would be male

70 would be non-white

30 would be white

70 would be non-Christian

30 would be Christian

89 would be heterosexual

11 would be homosexual

6 people would possess 59% of the entire world's wealth and all 6 would be from the United States.

80 would live in substandard housing

70 would be unable to read

50 would suffer from malnutrition

1 would be near death; 1 would be near birth

1 (yes, only 1) would have a college education

1 would own a computer

When one considers our world from such a compressed perspective, the need for acceptance, understanding and education becomes glaringly apparent.

The following is also something to ponder...

If you woke up this morning with more health than

illness...you are more blessed than the million who will not survive this week. If you have never experienced the danger of battle, the loneliness of imprisonment, the agony of torture, or the pangs of starvation...you are ahead of 500 million people in the world.

If you can attend a church meeting without fear of

harassment, arrest, torture, or death...you are more blessed than three billion people in the world.

If you have food in the refrigerator, clothes on your

back, a roof overhead and a place to sleep...If you have money in the bank, in your wallet,  and spare change in a dish someplace ... you are among the top 8% of the world's wealthy. If your parents are still alive and still married ...you are very rare, Even in the United States and Canada.

If you can read this message, you just received a double blessing in that someone was thinking of you, and furthermore, you are more blessed than Over two billion people in the world who cannot read at all.

Submitted: Anonymous, 2003 

5. The Eight Quality Management Principles of ISO 9001:2000!

Principle 1 - Customer-Focused Organization

Organizations depend on their customers and therefore should understand current and future customer needs, meet customer requirements and strive to exceed customer expectations.

Key Benefits:

· Increased revenues and market shares obtained through flexible and fast responses to market opportunities.

· Improved customer loyalty leading to repeat business and referrals

Principle 2 - Leadership

Leaders establish unity of purpose and direction of the organization. They should create and maintain the internal environment in which people can become fully involved in achieving the organization’s objectives.

Key Benefits:

· People will understand and be motivated towards the organization’s goals and objectives

· Activities are evaluated, aligned and implemented in a unified way

· Leading by example thereby enabling continual improvement

Principle 3 - Involvement of People

People at all levels are the essence of an organization and their full involvement enables their abilities to be used for the organizations benefit.

Key Benefits:

· Motivated, committed and involved people

· People feel accountable for their own performance

· People eager to participate and contribute to continual improvement

Principle 4 - Process Approach

A desired result is achieved more efficiently when related resources and activities are managed as a process.

Key Benefits:

· Ability to lower costs and shorten cycle times through effective use of resources

· Improved, consistent and predictable results

· Allows improvement opportunities to be focused and prioritized.

Principle 5 — System Approach to Management

Identifying, understanding and managing a system of interrelated processes for a given objective improves the organization’s effectiveness and efficiency.

Key Benefits:

· Alignment of the processes which will best achieve the desired results

· The ability to focus effort on the processes that matter

· Provides confidence to key interested parties of the effectiveness and efficiency of the organization

Principle 6 — Continual Improvement

Continual improvement should be a permanent objective of the organization.

Key Benefits:

· Increased competitive advantage through improved organizational capabilities

· Flexibility to react quickly to opportunities

Principle 7 - Factual approach to decision making

Effective decisions are based on the analysis of data and information

Key Benefits:

· Informed decisions

· An ability to demonstrate the effectiveness of past decisions through reference to factual histories

· Ability to review, challenge and change opinions and decisions.

Principle 8 - Mutually beneficial supplier relationships

An organization and its suppliers are interdependent and a mutually beneficial relationship enhances the ability of both to create value

Key Benefits:

· Increased ability to create value for both parties

· Flexibility and speed of agreed joint responses to changing markets

· Optimization of costs and resources.

 Source: ISO, Geneva, CH, 2002

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