Two guys are walking down the street when a mugger approaches them and demands their money. They both grudgingly pull out their wallets and begin taking out their cash. Just then one guy turns to the other and hands him a bill. "Here’s that $20 I owe you," he says.
A young man hired by a supermarket reported for his first day of work. The manager greeted him with a warm handshake and a smile, gave him a broom and said, "Your first job will be to sweep out the store." "But I'm a college graduate," the young man replied indignantly. "Oh, I'm sorry. I didn't know that," said the manager. "Here, give me the broom -- I'll show you how."
The Perfect Worker
1 Bob Smith, my assistant programmer, can always be found
2 hard at work in his cubicle. Bob works independently, without
3 wasting company time talking to colleagues. Bob never
4 thinks twice about assisting fellow employees, and he always
5 finishes given assignments on time. Often he takes extended
6 measures to complete his work, sometimes skipping coffee
7 breaks. Bob is a dedicated individual who has absolutely no
8 vanity in spite of his high accomplishments and profound
9 knowledge in his field. I firmly believe that Bob can be
10 classed as a high-caliber employee, the type which cannot be
11 dispensed with. Consequently, I duly recommend that Bob be
12 promoted to executive management, and a proposal will be
13 executed as soon as possible.
Addendum:
That idiot was standing over my shoulder while I wrote the reportsent to you earlier today. Kindly re-read only the odd numberedlines.
Ha ha ha ?
Monday 30 April 2007
Sunday 29 April 2007
Why do you give aid?
Ofcourse you're generous and care for other people. How about the next passages...
"Allies offered $854 million in cash and in oil that was to be sold for cash. But only $40 million has been used so far for disaster victims or reconstruction, according to U.S. officials and contractors. Most of the aid went uncollected. Some offers were withdrawn or redirected to private groups such as the Red Cross. The rest has been delayed by red tape and bureaucratic limits on how it can be spent." Source: Washington Post
"Millions of pounds of taxpayers' aid money destined to help victims of the Indian Ocean tsunami is still stuck in the bank accounts of World Bank and United Nations organisations a year after the disaster, a report by the National Audit Office, Parliament's financial watchdog, revealed today." Source: Guardian Unlimited
"After analysing data from 2005 Corruption Perceptions Index, economist and emeritus Professor Wolfgang Kasper reveals, ‘A major cause for the rising tide of graft is foreign aid. Aid rarely reaches the poor and is rarely cost-effective. Despite assertions by well-paid foreign-aid lobbyists, unconditional foreign aid has failed. Thus, huge aid flows to Africa have only rewarded incompetent despots and kleptocratic elites, whereas absolute poverty has plummeted in India and China, countries which have received comparatively little foreign aid.’" Source: International Policy Network
"Corruption has been a seemingly insurmountable barrier to Russian development in the years since its economic and political transition began 10 years ago. Taxes are evaded through bribery, budget allocations for social programs are squandered for political favors, and foreign aid is embezzled by oligarchs for personal gain." Source: Impublished
I'm not suggesting you stop giving aid, but maybe you figure out a way to give aid in a way it does help the need. I'm not the man with the solution here, only suggest you think about this, talk with others and try to make a real difference.
"Allies offered $854 million in cash and in oil that was to be sold for cash. But only $40 million has been used so far for disaster victims or reconstruction, according to U.S. officials and contractors. Most of the aid went uncollected. Some offers were withdrawn or redirected to private groups such as the Red Cross. The rest has been delayed by red tape and bureaucratic limits on how it can be spent." Source: Washington Post
"Millions of pounds of taxpayers' aid money destined to help victims of the Indian Ocean tsunami is still stuck in the bank accounts of World Bank and United Nations organisations a year after the disaster, a report by the National Audit Office, Parliament's financial watchdog, revealed today." Source: Guardian Unlimited
"After analysing data from 2005 Corruption Perceptions Index, economist and emeritus Professor Wolfgang Kasper reveals, ‘A major cause for the rising tide of graft is foreign aid. Aid rarely reaches the poor and is rarely cost-effective. Despite assertions by well-paid foreign-aid lobbyists, unconditional foreign aid has failed. Thus, huge aid flows to Africa have only rewarded incompetent despots and kleptocratic elites, whereas absolute poverty has plummeted in India and China, countries which have received comparatively little foreign aid.’" Source: International Policy Network
"Corruption has been a seemingly insurmountable barrier to Russian development in the years since its economic and political transition began 10 years ago. Taxes are evaded through bribery, budget allocations for social programs are squandered for political favors, and foreign aid is embezzled by oligarchs for personal gain." Source: Impublished
I'm not suggesting you stop giving aid, but maybe you figure out a way to give aid in a way it does help the need. I'm not the man with the solution here, only suggest you think about this, talk with others and try to make a real difference.
Saturday 28 April 2007
Brainstorm
Ever discussed an idea with someone who took it down way faster then you came up with it? Sometimes frustrated because people around you seems to work against you instead of thinking along.
Stop.
Let the idea rest and focus on the process you're in with the people you're talking to. Ask them to think along, brainstorm with you, try to improve your idea with adjustments. After you convinced your public to brainstorm with you, then get back on the subject.
Have fun.
Stop.
Let the idea rest and focus on the process you're in with the people you're talking to. Ask them to think along, brainstorm with you, try to improve your idea with adjustments. After you convinced your public to brainstorm with you, then get back on the subject.
Have fun.
Friday 27 April 2007
Australian breaking news
What's happening in Australia today?
A FIRE causing $3.5 million in damages has destroyed a heritage-listed building in Tasmania's north.
AN unusually symmetrical, bright red new star has been discovered by an Australian astronomer and his research team.
A QUEENSLAND man who as a teenager sexually abused the young daughter of his boss's partner while baby-sitting the girl has avoided jail.
Production and maintenance workers at a Moura coal mine have downed tools to protest against employer Anglo Coal's refusal to protect current entitlements.
A WOMAN who bit two men as they sexually assaulted her was stripped naked and her clothes dumped in a Gippsland creek before the attackers fled.
Could have been America or Africa too, everywhere the same things are called news. What's new about it?
A FIRE causing $3.5 million in damages has destroyed a heritage-listed building in Tasmania's north.
AN unusually symmetrical, bright red new star has been discovered by an Australian astronomer and his research team.
A QUEENSLAND man who as a teenager sexually abused the young daughter of his boss's partner while baby-sitting the girl has avoided jail.
Production and maintenance workers at a Moura coal mine have downed tools to protest against employer Anglo Coal's refusal to protect current entitlements.
A WOMAN who bit two men as they sexually assaulted her was stripped naked and her clothes dumped in a Gippsland creek before the attackers fled.
Could have been America or Africa too, everywhere the same things are called news. What's new about it?
Thursday 26 April 2007
Iraq
When you were able to rewrite history and got some options for Iraq... what would you do?
To bring into memory, look here for some historic overview. Some headlines:
1988 Iraq retaliates against the Kurds for supporting Iran during the Iran-Iraq war, and through "Operation Anfal" slaughters civilians or forces them to relocate.
1990 Iraqi troops invade Kuwait.
1991 The Persian Gulf War begins when Operation Desert Storm launched by a U.S.-led coalition of 32 countries.
So let's assume it's January 1st, 1991.
1. Leave Iraq alone. Saddam Hussein may go on with whatever he's doing.
2. Increase diplomatic negotiations. Try more to persuade Iraq to comply with United Nations Security Council Resolutions.
3. Try to convince the Arab League to help or better take over responsibility in persuading Iraq to comply with UN Security Council Resolutions.
Would your rewriting improve the situation, less dead people and decrease of war threat?
To bring into memory, look here for some historic overview. Some headlines:
1988 Iraq retaliates against the Kurds for supporting Iran during the Iran-Iraq war, and through "Operation Anfal" slaughters civilians or forces them to relocate.
1990 Iraqi troops invade Kuwait.
1991 The Persian Gulf War begins when Operation Desert Storm launched by a U.S.-led coalition of 32 countries.
So let's assume it's January 1st, 1991.
1. Leave Iraq alone. Saddam Hussein may go on with whatever he's doing.
2. Increase diplomatic negotiations. Try more to persuade Iraq to comply with United Nations Security Council Resolutions.
3. Try to convince the Arab League to help or better take over responsibility in persuading Iraq to comply with UN Security Council Resolutions.
Would your rewriting improve the situation, less dead people and decrease of war threat?
One to Any
My first blog, titled 'One to Any', as it is my intention to broadcast my thoughts into the world. Anyone waiting for that? Probably not, who cares. But I would like to share, even if it is with myself in 10 years when I read this again on a rainy day. And who knows, maybe I can contribute a little bit to one other human being. It will make my day.
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