The World Protection Group eNewsletter

Computer viruses have become so sophisticated in the past two years that it is not necessary for the user to do anything to become infected. These malicious programs are designed to monitor activity on an infected computer, and transmit user ID's, passwords, account numbers, and other data to skilled computer criminals.

Find out how to protect yourself.

Kidnapping in the United States is relatively rare. Nevertheless, kidnappings do occur here and for a variety of reasons. We discuss the risk of being kidnapped for ransom here because there are some very specific precautions you and your family can take to minimize this risk.

This article originally appeared in the September 2004 issue and has been republished, due to Mexico recently being identified as having the highest incidence of kidnapping for ransom among developing nations.

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The federal government is moving forward with plans to develop the Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS), a national data-sharing system that is aimed at protecting U.S. territorial waters against manmade and natural threats.

Click here to learn more.

Disasters can strike at any time. They can trap you inside your home for days or force you out in a split second. In the wake of one of the worst natural disasters in U.S. history, Hurricane Katrina, there is increased awareness of the necessity of being prepared in the case of an emergency.

Click here and get prepared.

The 80/20 Rule

The 80/20 Rule is one of the most helpful of all concepts of time and life management. It is also called the Pareto Principle after its founder, the Italian economist Vilfredo Pareto, who first wrote about it in 1895.

Pareto noticed that people in his society seemed to divide naturally into what he called the “vital few,” the top 20% in terms of money and influence, and the “trivial many,” the bottom 80%.

He later discovered that virtually all economic activity was subject to the Pareto Principle as well.

For example, this rule says that 20% of your activities will account for 80% of your results. 20% of your customers will account for 80% of your sales. 20% of your products or services will account for 80% of your profits. 20% of your tasks will account for 80% of the value of what you do, and so on.

This means that if you have a list of ten items to do, two of those items will turn out to be worth as much or more than the other eight items put together.

Presidential Campaign Slogans

Q: What 1840 presidential election campaign slogan was used by William Henry Harrison and John Tyler?

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