Did you know that in England they call a pub crawl 'A Royal Tour'? Half the pubs in England are named after Royalty, so if you were to go on a pub crawl, you might start out in the 'Prince of Wales' and then cross the road to the 'Duke of Edinburgh' and then go around the corner to the 'Queen Victoria' and then cross the bridge to the 'Duke of York' and then go across the park to the 'Prince Albert' and .......................
Finally, at the end of the night, when all the pubs are closed, you might go to a restaurant called the 'Empress of India' for a curry, before going home in a 'Royale Taxi' minicab.
Monday, 23 May 2011
Sunday, 15 May 2011
THE PEOPLE OF MANCHESTER CELEBRATES!!!
The City of Manchester is celebrating tonight as its two football clubs reached the pinnacle of success today with Manchester United F.C. winning the English Premiership by drawing 1-1 against Blackburn Rovers F.C. and Manchester City F.C. winning the F.A. Cup by beating Stoke City F.C. 1-0 at Wembley.
Manchester United have now surpassed Liverpools 18 League Titles by winning 19 League Titles.
They'll be kissing and pissing, spitting and shitting, biting and fighting on the streets of Manchester tonight in order to celebrate this great day in true Mancunian style.
Update: There are Fireworks Everywhere!!!
Manchester United have now surpassed Liverpools 18 League Titles by winning 19 League Titles.
They'll be kissing and pissing, spitting and shitting, biting and fighting on the streets of Manchester tonight in order to celebrate this great day in true Mancunian style.
Update: There are Fireworks Everywhere!!!
Thursday, 12 May 2011
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Wednesday, 4 May 2011
Accountants and Engineers
Three accountants and three engineers are traveling by train to a conference. At the station, the three engineers each buy tickets and watch as the three accountants buy only a single ticket. "How are three people going to travel on only one ticket?" asks an engineer. "Watch and you'll see," answers an accountant.
They all board the train. The engineers take their respective seats but all three accountants cram into a rest room and close the door behind them. Shortly after the train has departed, the conductor comes around collecting tickets. He knocks on the rest room door and says, "Ticket, please." The door opens just a crack and a single arm emerges with a ticket in hand. The conductor takes it and moves on.
The engineers saw this and agreed it was quite a clever idea.
So after the conference, the engineers decide to copy the accountants on the return trip and save some money (knowing that accountants are clever with money) . When they get to the station, they buy a single ticket for the return trip. To their astonishment, the accountants don't buy a ticket at all. "How are you going to travel without a ticket?" says one perplexed engineer. "Watch and you'll see," answers an accountant.
When they board the train, the three accountants cram into a rest room and the three engineers cram into another one nearby. The train departs.
Shortly afterward, one of the accountants leaves his rest room and walks over to the rest room where the engineers are hiding.
He knocks on the door and says, "Ticket, please."
They all board the train. The engineers take their respective seats but all three accountants cram into a rest room and close the door behind them. Shortly after the train has departed, the conductor comes around collecting tickets. He knocks on the rest room door and says, "Ticket, please." The door opens just a crack and a single arm emerges with a ticket in hand. The conductor takes it and moves on.
The engineers saw this and agreed it was quite a clever idea.
So after the conference, the engineers decide to copy the accountants on the return trip and save some money (knowing that accountants are clever with money) . When they get to the station, they buy a single ticket for the return trip. To their astonishment, the accountants don't buy a ticket at all. "How are you going to travel without a ticket?" says one perplexed engineer. "Watch and you'll see," answers an accountant.
When they board the train, the three accountants cram into a rest room and the three engineers cram into another one nearby. The train departs.
Shortly afterward, one of the accountants leaves his rest room and walks over to the rest room where the engineers are hiding.
He knocks on the door and says, "Ticket, please."
How do you find something on a web page?
When you are surfing the web and searching for something in particular and you arrive on a web page like this one.
To search the page you've got two options:
a) hold down the Control or Ctrl key and then press the F key and then a search toolbar will pop up on screen,
or
b) press the F3 key and then a search toolbar will pop up on screen
then type your search term in the box and if it exists it will be highlighted on the page.
To close out the find toolbar just click on the x next to the word Find.
To search the page you've got two options:
a) hold down the Control or Ctrl key and then press the F key and then a search toolbar will pop up on screen,
or
b) press the F3 key and then a search toolbar will pop up on screen
then type your search term in the box and if it exists it will be highlighted on the page.
To close out the find toolbar just click on the x next to the word Find.
Tuesday, 3 May 2011
The Corporate Boat Race
An American automobile company and a Japanese auto company decided to have a competitive boat race on the Detroit River. Both teams practiced hard and long to reach their peak performance. On the big day, they were as ready as they could be.
The Japanese team won by a mile.
Afterwards, the American team became discouraged by the loss and their morale sagged. Corporate management decided that the reason for the crushing defeat had to be found. A Continuous Measurable Improvement Team of "Executives" was set up to investigate the problem and to recommend appropriate corrective action.
Their conclusion: The problem was that the Japanese team had 8 people rowing and 1 person steering, whereas the American team had 1 person rowing and 8 people steering. The American Corporate Steering Committee immediately hired a consulting firm to do a study on the management structure.
After some time and billions of dollars, the consulting firm concluded that "too many people were steering and not enough rowing." To prevent losing to the Japanese again next year, the management structure was changed to "4 Steering Managers, 3 Area Steering Managers, and 1 Staff Steering Manager" and a new performance system for the person rowing the boat to give more incentive to work harder and become a six sigma performer. "We must give him empowerment and enrichment." That ought to do it.
The next year the Japanese team won by two miles.
The American Corporation laid off the rower for poor performance, sold all of the paddles, cancelled all capital investments for new equipment, halted development of a new canoe, awarded high performance awards to the consulting firm, and distributed the money saved as bonuses to the senior executives.
The Japanese team won by a mile.
Afterwards, the American team became discouraged by the loss and their morale sagged. Corporate management decided that the reason for the crushing defeat had to be found. A Continuous Measurable Improvement Team of "Executives" was set up to investigate the problem and to recommend appropriate corrective action.
Their conclusion: The problem was that the Japanese team had 8 people rowing and 1 person steering, whereas the American team had 1 person rowing and 8 people steering. The American Corporate Steering Committee immediately hired a consulting firm to do a study on the management structure.
After some time and billions of dollars, the consulting firm concluded that "too many people were steering and not enough rowing." To prevent losing to the Japanese again next year, the management structure was changed to "4 Steering Managers, 3 Area Steering Managers, and 1 Staff Steering Manager" and a new performance system for the person rowing the boat to give more incentive to work harder and become a six sigma performer. "We must give him empowerment and enrichment." That ought to do it.
The next year the Japanese team won by two miles.
The American Corporation laid off the rower for poor performance, sold all of the paddles, cancelled all capital investments for new equipment, halted development of a new canoe, awarded high performance awards to the consulting firm, and distributed the money saved as bonuses to the senior executives.
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