not so big on Modern Marvels, though. nm
Posted By: Kendra on 2008-12-17
In Reply to: Funny! I love the History Channel and... - Kendra
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It is a more modern way...
and many people prefer face-to-face, but Canon Law still mandates that "confessionals" be offered for those who wish anonymity.
I'm no longer a practicing Catholic, but if I were, I'd be choosing the confessional.
A sad modern parable
If this weren't so true it might be funny....
A Japanese company ( Toyota) and an American company (General Motors) decided to have a canoe race on the Missouri River. Both teams practiced long and hard to reach their peak performance before the race.
On the big day, the Japanese won by a mile.
The Americans, very discouraged and depressed, decided to investigate the reason for the crushing defeat. A management team made up of senior management was formed to investigate and recommend appropriate action.
Their conclusion was the Japanese had 8 people rowing and 1 person steering, while the American team had 8 people steering and 1 person rowing.
Feeling a deeper study was in order, American management hired a consulting company and paid them a large amount of money for a second opinion.
They advised, of course, that too many people were steering the boat, while not enough people were rowing.
Not sure of how to utilize that information, but wanting to prevent another loss to the Japanese, the rowing team's management structure was totally reorganized to 4 steering supervisors, 3 area steering superintendents and 1 assistant superintendent steering manager.
They also implemented a new performance system that would give the 1 person rowing the boat greater incentive to work harder. It was called the 'Rowing Team Quality First Program,' with meetings, dinners and free pens for the rower. There was discussion of getting new paddles, canoes and other equipment, extra vacation days for practices and bonuses.
The next year the Japanese won by two miles.
Humiliated, the American management laid off the rower for poor performance, halted development of a new canoe, sold the paddles, and canceled all capital investments for new equipment. The money saved was distributed to the Senior Executives as bonuses and the next year's racing team was out-sourced to India.
Sadly, The End.
Here's something else to think about: Ford has spent the last thirty
years moving all its factories out of the US , claiming they can't
make money paying American wages.
TOYOTA has spent the last thirty years
building more than a dozen plants inside the US.
The last quarter's results:
TOYOTA
makes 4 billion in profits while Ford racked up 9 billion in losses.
Ford folks are still scratching their heads.
I used to hate modern decor because
it was too cold and angular and plain, but now it looks much better and I like it.
Is that what you're aksing?
Modern Sofa Designs
Email forward. see below.
Definitely modern, kitchen has dark blue
walls and cabinets, all built in white. Have dark brown slate on floor, so those are the colors and just drawing a blank about the counters.
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