Re: Does Six Sigma Suck? (money out of companies?)

2007-01-03 Thread Robert Munn
Six Sigma is useful in some ways and a total hindrance in others. On 1/3/07, Gruss Gott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > The 'Six Sigma' Factor for Home Depot > Departure of CEO Nardelli Brings Into Focus > A Management Technique He Championed > By KAREN RICHARDSON > January 4, 2007 > > The departur

Re: Pic Of Hussein W/ Noose

2007-01-03 Thread Robert Munn
It isn't our government, remember? The guy who filmed it on his camera phone is being arrested. The Iraqis seem to be able to sort it out for themselves. On 1/3/07, Gruss Gott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > RoMunn wrote: > > BTW, we didn't execute him, the Iraqis did. > > And in the way that was

Does Six Sigma Suck? (money out of companies?)

2007-01-03 Thread Gruss Gott
The 'Six Sigma' Factor for Home Depot Departure of CEO Nardelli Brings Into Focus A Management Technique He Championed By KAREN RICHARDSON January 4, 2007 The departure of Robert Nardelli as Home Depot Inc.'s chief executive was largely seen as a result of his big pay package, terse management sty

Re: Pic Of Hussein W/ Noose

2007-01-03 Thread Gruss Gott
> RoMunn wrote: > BTW, we didn't execute him, the Iraqis did. And in the way that was the stupidest for America: 1.) By showing a stoic and composed Hussein who was the most dignified in the room. 2.) By allowing black masked Shiites to kill a Sunni, and, worst, 3.) By allowing a Shiite to film t

Re: Pic Of Hussein W/ Noose

2007-01-03 Thread Dana
mm ya. Sure you're right ;) Dana On 1/2/07, Robert Munn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > f*ck that guy, he got off easy. > > BTW, we didn't execute him, the Iraqis did. They tried him, and they > executed him. His cronies are next on the list. > > On 1/1/07, Dana <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Tha

Re: Baseboards... door and window trim..

2007-01-03 Thread Jerry Johnson
I am hand-tool worker by preference, but a chop saw is awesome for these corners. Things to keep in mind: Always cut from the face down. This prevents rips and splinters on the visible face. If using a chop saw, cut the full face before finishing the rest of the cut. If using a chop saw , triple c

RE: Baseboards... door and window trim..

2007-01-03 Thread Jim Davis
> -Original Message- > From: George Mason [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, January 03, 2007 10:40 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Baseboards... door and window trim.. > > We are just about finished with our kitchen remodeling. The cabinets are > in. > The popcorned ceiling is

Re: BORN BEFORE 1986?

2007-01-03 Thread Dana
hehe... we'll see what we can do... On 1/3/07, William Bowen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > hey denny if you get a chance, go check the snow sculpture on the > > east side of Carlisle just above Lomas, it's awesome Snow shark > > attacking a snowman. > > TPIWWP > > -- > will > > "If my life w

Re: BORN BEFORE 1986?

2007-01-03 Thread William Bowen
> hey denny if you get a chance, go check the snow sculpture on the > east side of Carlisle just above Lomas, it's awesome Snow shark > attacking a snowman. TPIWWP -- will "If my life weren't funny, it would just be true; and that would just be unacceptable." - Carrie Fisher ~

Re: BORN BEFORE 1986?

2007-01-03 Thread Dana
hey denny if you get a chance, go check the snow sculpture on the east side of Carlisle just above Lomas, it's awesome Snow shark attacking a snowman. Dana On 1/3/07, Denny Valliant <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 1/3/07, Grogs Tuts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Course there was th

Re: BORN BEFORE 1986?

2007-01-03 Thread Denny Valliant
On 1/3/07, Grogs Tuts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Course there was the one old guy (Old Man Swanson) that would actually > yell, "you kids stay off of my lawn". I think someone egged his house Hehehe. I had Mr. Mattucci (sp?). He'd actually come out and demand his snow back[1] when we'd

Re: Please Don't Worry About Bob Nardelli

2007-01-03 Thread Robert Munn
My thought is that the era of corporations has given way to an era of professional managers who conspire to take compensation out of all proportion to their worth. They conspire with their colleagues who sit on their boards, they ignore the interests of shareholders, and they pretend that they dese

Re: Please Don't Worry About Bob Nardelli

2007-01-03 Thread Zaphod Beeblebrox
I don't consider it a flaw. It's just part of it. Granted, this guy's salary is way out there, but the same theory goes for you being paid $100/hr for computer work vs the gardener getting $10/hr. Now, do I feel that $200 of the $210 million dollar severance should have been split by employees u

Re: phpMyAdmin & phpNuke

2007-01-03 Thread Paul Ihrig
yeh it was a flat file man i need to dig in and learn some of this crap. On 1/3/07, Paul Ihrig <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > found it > REPAIR TABLE nuke_bbsessions > ~| Create robust enterprise, web RIAs. Upgrade & integrate A

Re: phpMyAdmin & phpNuke

2007-01-03 Thread Paul Ihrig
found it REPAIR TABLE nuke_bbsessions ~| Create robust enterprise, web RIAs. Upgrade & integrate Adobe Coldfusion MX7 with Flex 2 http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;56760587;14748456;a?http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion/flex2/?s

Re: Please Don't Worry About Bob Nardelli

2007-01-03 Thread Adam Churvis
How many of you think that this suggests a failure of at least one part of capitalism? Perhaps a capitalism that isn't yet refined enough to be considered truly viable? Or maybe capitalism that needs a bit more control to keep it from being abusive? What are your thoughts? Respectfully, Ada

Re: phpMyAdmin & phpNuke

2007-01-03 Thread William Bowen
is 'nuke_BBSession.MYI' a flat file? > SQL Error : 1016 Can't open file: 'nuke_bbsessions.MYI'. (errno: 145) -- will "If my life weren't funny, it would just be true; and that would just be unacceptable." - Carrie Fisher ~| Cr

phpMyAdmin & phpNuke

2007-01-03 Thread Paul Ihrig
why the heck would i loose conection to my session table after it being fine for years on end? just noticed a OLD gaming site i built is now craped out. was working befor the new year... just looked at phpMyAdmin and the bbsessions is hossed. not sure how to repair... *SQL query:* SHOW KEYS FROM

Re: Please Don't Worry About Bob Nardelli

2007-01-03 Thread William Bowen
> He's going to be just fine ... And what's more, apparently investors are happy with the move, since the price of the stock went up upon news of his departure. -- will "If my life weren't funny, it would just be true; and that would just be unacceptable." - Carrie Fisher ~

Re: Online college

2007-01-03 Thread Dana
most universities have online offerings anymore. The big question is whether they offer enough to get the *degree* online. I personally would shy away from any institutution that advertises how little attendance is required, but what I was told about University of Phoenix is that their classes are

Re: Please Don't Worry About Bob Nardelli

2007-01-03 Thread Zaphod Beeblebrox
there's nothing wrong. it's just capitalism hard at work. On 1/3/07, Robert Munn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > wtf is wrong with the world? please someone explain to me how anyone is > worth this kind of dough for any job. > > On 1/3/07, Gruss wrote: > > > > He's going to be just fine ... > > >

Re: Please Don't Worry About Bob Nardelli

2007-01-03 Thread Robert Munn
wtf is wrong with the world? please someone explain to me how anyone is worth this kind of dough for any job. On 1/3/07, Gruss wrote: > > He's going to be just fine ... > > -- > Bob Nardelli has resigned as chairman and CEO after six years capped >

Re: Cub Reporter, one hopes.

2007-01-03 Thread William Bowen
> bo :-P 'senk you, I'll be here all ze'veek. -- will "If my life weren't funny, it would just be true; and that would just be unacceptable." - Carrie Fisher ~| Create robust enterprise, web RIAs. Upgrade & integrate Ado

RE: Cub Reporter, one hopes.

2007-01-03 Thread Ray Champagne
bo > -Original Message- > From: William Bowen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, January 03, 2007 1:31 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: Cub Reporter, one hopes. > > > Ahh, I could quote that movie for hours. > > only four? > > > -- > will > > "If my life weren't funn

Re: Cub Reporter, one hopes.

2007-01-03 Thread William Bowen
> Ahh, I could quote that movie for hours. only four? -- will "If my life weren't funny, it would just be true; and that would just be unacceptable." - Carrie Fisher ~| Create robust enterprise, web RIAs. Upgrade & integrate

RE: New Year Resolutions ... Or not?

2007-01-03 Thread Scott_A . _Stewart
Division Scott A. Stewart REAC/PASS-IT (202)-475-8875 "Loathe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 01/03/2007 12:19 PM Please respond to cf-community To: CF-Community cc: (bcc: Scott A. Stewart/REAC/HHQ/HUD) Subject:RE: New Year Resolutions ... Or not? What band?

RE: Cub Reporter, one hopes.

2007-01-03 Thread Ray Champagne
Ahh, I could quote that movie for hours. > -Original Message- > From: G Money [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, January 03, 2007 1:00 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: Cub Reporter, one hopes. > > On 1/3/07, Ian Skinner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > At first, I was a

Re: Cub Reporter, one hopes.

2007-01-03 Thread G Money
On 1/3/07, Ian Skinner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > At first, I was a bit surprised that the full addresses of both the > participants and the location of the game where given. But I just had to > laugh that the every so important and critical piece of information of the > color of Cooper's game

Please Don't Worry About Bob Nardelli

2007-01-03 Thread Gruss Gott
He's going to be just fine ... -- Bob Nardelli has resigned as chairman and CEO after six years capped by criticism over his pay and the company's share performance. He departs with a $210 million severance package. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1

Cub Reporter, one hopes.

2007-01-03 Thread Ian Skinner
I just read the following news story. Woman hospitalized after Trivial Pursuit game January 2, 2007 FROM STNG WIRE REPORTS A 21-year-old woman was hospitalized for intoxication over the weekend after "continually providing wrong answers" during a game of Trivial Pursuit where participants dran

RE: New Year Resolutions ... Or not?

2007-01-03 Thread Loathe
What band? -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, January 03, 2007 10:41 AM To: CF-Community Subject: RE: New Year Resolutions ... Or not? Nick Kelly, Scott A. Stewart REAC/PASS-IT (202)-475-8875 "Loathe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 01/03/2007

Re: BORN BEFORE 1986?

2007-01-03 Thread G Money
On 1/3/07, Gruss Gott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > We called it "ditch". Basically you broke out into teams and one team > had to hide while the other team had to find and chase each person > down. The team that lasted the longest won. > > The funny part is we'd limit the boundaries to some sec

RE: Baseboards... door and window trim..

2007-01-03 Thread Duane
The secret is paintable latex caulking fixes your mistakes :) Duane -Original Message- From: George Mason [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, January 03, 2007 11:40 AM To: CF-Community Subject: Baseboards... door and window trim.. We are just about finished with our kitchen rem

Re: BORN BEFORE 1986?

2007-01-03 Thread Paul Ihrig
playing TRON with frisbies in concrette ditches. climbing ceramic down spouts up 2-3 stories to the rooves of officer meeting places.. getting yelled at by MP's.. once played bb guns with a buddy 10 yard from flight line. few SR71's a few B2's, and a servalence thing. was going through a ditch try

Re: BORN BEFORE 1986?

2007-01-03 Thread Gruss Gott
> JJ wrote: > How 'bout kick-the-can? Or flashlight tag? > We called it "ditch". Basically you broke out into teams and one team had to hide while the other team had to find and chase each person down. The team that lasted the longest won. The funny part is we'd limit the boundaries to some se

Re: Miss Nevada Is Down!

2007-01-03 Thread Zaphod Beeblebrox
http://www.heaven666.org/miss-usa-nevada-goes-totally-wild-4261.php On 12/24/06, So Kenfused <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Where are the uncensored photos? Get rid of that dam red star > > ~| Create robust enterprise, web RIAs.

RE: Baseboards... door and window trim..

2007-01-03 Thread Scott_A . _Stewart
Here a stupid question when you measured the area you were covering, did you measure around obstacles (counters, appliances) or just measure wall to wall to get the square footage? sas Scott A. Stewart REAC/PASS-IT (202)-475-8875 "Adkins, Randy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 01/03/2007 10:57 AM P

RE: Baseboards... door and window trim..

2007-01-03 Thread Adkins, Randy
Yeah you definitely should estimate 10%-15% more than needed. Based on the cuts you will need to make, there will be times there will be pieces you can not use. We had estimated 10% more for materials when we had our laminate flooring put in our basement and had maybe 10 pieces left over from the

RE: Baseboards... door and window trim..

2007-01-03 Thread Ray Champagne
Buy about 1.5 times the board feet you're estimating you'll need to account for f*ckups. They happen a lot, according to two friends that have attempted this themselves. :) > -Original Message- > From: George Mason [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, January 03, 2007 10:40 AM >

Re: BORN BEFORE 1986?

2007-01-03 Thread Tony
WAS? or is still? :) hee On 1/3/07, Loathe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > bootle rocket war > > sometimes with little nails taped to them, fired out of wiffle ball bats. > > yeah, there was something wrong with us :) > > -Original Message- > From: Tony [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wedn

RE: New Year Resolutions ... Or not?

2007-01-03 Thread Scott_A . _Stewart
Nick Kelly, Scott A. Stewart REAC/PASS-IT (202)-475-8875 "Loathe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 01/03/2007 10:38 AM Please respond to cf-community To: CF-Community cc: (bcc: Scott A. Stewart/REAC/HHQ/HUD) Subject:RE: New Year Resolutions ... Or not? Whats

Baseboards... door and window trim..

2007-01-03 Thread George Mason
We are just about finished with our kitchen remodeling. The cabinets are in. The popcorned ceiling is scraped (not my friggin idea.. g) and the bamboo floor is down. Now I just need to trim out the windows and doors. I obviously have the jist of things, but wanted to know if there were any tip

RE: New Year Resolutions ... Or not?

2007-01-03 Thread Loathe
Whats his name? There aren't too many guys hanging around practices and events right now, I guess we'll have to wait to get a following once we get a venue squared away. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, January 03, 2007 9:54 AM To: CF-C

RE: BORN BEFORE 1986?

2007-01-03 Thread Loathe
bootle rocket war sometimes with little nails taped to them, fired out of wiffle ball bats. yeah, there was something wrong with us :) -Original Message- From: Tony [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, January 03, 2007 8:49 AM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: BORN BEFORE 1986? strai

Re: New Year Resolutions ... Or not?

2007-01-03 Thread Mary Jo Sminkey
>That being said, if yer smokin' hotall bets are off and this behavior >might be understandable. LOL, I wish that was the case! No, I just seem to alternate between the desparate, loser type of guys, and the ones that are overly intimidated by an intelligent woman that speaks her mind. I try

Re: BORN BEFORE 1986?

2007-01-03 Thread G Money
A buddy was spending the night when I was in second grade...we were looking through our vast VCR tape collection looking for some movie. We stumbled across a hardcore porno...Sweet Little Things, i'll never forget the title. I'd obviously never seen a porno before, and while what they were doing o

Re: BORN BEFORE 1986?

2007-01-03 Thread Rastafari
older bro's bottom drawer, but yeah... nothing like seeing your first pair o' titties!!! On 1/3/07, Paul Ihrig <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > what about finding a stash of pron mags in your friends dads closet. > mags/videos... no internet trash.. > > >

Re: BORN BEFORE 1986?

2007-01-03 Thread Paul Ihrig
what about finding a stash of pron mags in your friends dads closet. mags/videos... no internet trash.. ~| Create robust enterprise, web RIAs. Upgrade & integrate Adobe Coldfusion MX7 with Flex 2 http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;567

Re: GPS recommended - Garmin nuvi 350

2007-01-03 Thread Tony
btw i got a tomtom ONE, dope little guy. wonder what the MIO is like, but the tomtom seemed the best buy for me. tw On 1/3/07, Robyn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I can also wholeheartedly recommend the Nuvi. I got it for my husband > and it's great. The best part is that it's small and portabl

Re: New Year Resolutions ... Or not?

2007-01-03 Thread Scott_A . _Stewart
here's my list 1) get my lame ass back in the taekwondo studio on a regular basis 2) drop about 20 lbs and get back in competition shape(my goal is 175lbs) 3) get my financial house in order 4) continue to be on the lookout for new music projects 5) don't just grab any project for the sake of get

RE: New Year Resolutions ... Or not?

2007-01-03 Thread Scott_A . _Stewart
heh... Small World.. the guy that's singing in my old band knows alot of the DC Roller Girls.. Scott A. Stewart REAC/PASS-IT (202)-475-8875 "loathe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 01/02/2007 01:23 PM Please respond to cf-community To: CF-Community cc: (bcc: Scott A. Stewart/

Re: GPS recommended - Garmin nuvi 350

2007-01-03 Thread Robyn
I can also wholeheartedly recommend the Nuvi. I got it for my husband and it's great. The best part is that it's small and portable and not one of the clunkier models out there. Love the POI! It knows lots of good restaurants :-) Charlie Griefer wrote: > this exact model is on the top of m

Re: New Year Resolutions ... Or not?

2007-01-03 Thread G Money
On 1/3/07, Mary Jo Sminkey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > LOL, yeah, these were pretty desperate guys I think. Heck, one of them was > practically proposing by our third date, and just always was talking about > how perfect we were for each other. Totally turned me off. He just didn't > understand

Re: BORN BEFORE 1986?

2007-01-03 Thread William Bowen
My son walks the four blocks to school every day, he's in seventh grade... He does not have a cell phone. The XBox is mine. He does believe in black and white TV because I am a firm believer in the wit and wisdom of Andy Griffith the Beverly Hillbillies and I Love Lucy. Just last night he had a

Re: BORN BEFORE 1986?

2007-01-03 Thread Jerry Johnson
Yes! One kid in or neighborhood still has a bb stuck behind his eye. On 1/3/07, Tony <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > straight up bb warfare... in the woods, nothing too too close, but > bb's at each other nonetheless. > > fun times. > > nothing beats playing in the woods, and building forts in the

Re: BORN BEFORE 1986?

2007-01-03 Thread Tony
straight up bb warfare... in the woods, nothing too too close, but bb's at each other nonetheless. fun times. nothing beats playing in the woods, and building forts in the trees. one that i built ~1985 is still standing in the woods behind some of my parents neighbors! now, it had three stories,

Re: BORN BEFORE 1986?

2007-01-03 Thread Todd Ashworth
Did you ever put the ring on the opposite side of the house and throw the darts over the roof, trying to hit it while someone stood on the other side to watch? Heh .. good times. - Original Message - From: "Adkins, Randy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Community" Sent: Wednesday, January 0

Re: New Year Resolutions ... Or not?

2007-01-03 Thread Mary Jo Sminkey
>You found GUYS who were in a rush to get married? What kinda bizarro world >is that? LOL, yeah, these were pretty desperate guys I think. Heck, one of them was practically proposing by our third date, and just always was talking about how perfect we were for each other. Totally turned me of

RE: BORN BEFORE 1986?

2007-01-03 Thread Adkins, Randy
I remember playing that many times with friends -Original Message- From: Scott Stroz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, January 03, 2007 8:29 AM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: BORN BEFORE 1986? And we had Lawn Darts http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawn_darts On 1/2/07, Erika L. Wal

Re: BORN BEFORE 1986?

2007-01-03 Thread Scott Stroz
And we had Lawn Darts http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawn_darts On 1/2/07, Erika L. Walker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > BORN BEFORE 1986? > > According to today's regulators and bureaucrats, those of us who were > kids in the 60's, 70's and early 80's probably shouldn't have survived, > because ou

Re: New Year Resolutions ... Or not?

2007-01-03 Thread G Money
You found GUYS who were in a rush to get married? What kinda bizarro world is that? On 1/2/07, Mary Jo Sminkey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I enjoyed your list too Erica. Sounds like we share more than a love of > poker. ;-) I too have lost a lot of weight, and I'm happy that I've kept it >