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Friday, September 21, 2012

Subject: 5 MINUTE MANAGEMENT COURSE

Lesson 1:


A man is getting into the shower just as his wife is finishing up her shower, when the doorbell rings. The wife quickly wraps herself in a towel and runs downstairs. When she opens the door, there stands Bob, the next-door neighbor.


Before she says a word, Bob says, "I'll give you $800 to drop that towel."


After thinking for a moment, the woman drops her towel and stands naked in front of Bob.



After a few seconds, Bob hands her $800 and leaves.

The woman wraps back up in the towel and goes back upstairs. When she gets to the bathroom, her husband asks, "Who was that?" "It was Bob the next door neighbor," she replies.

"Great!" the husband says, "did he say anything about the $800 he owes me?"

Moral of the story:
If you share critical information pertaining to credit and risk with your shareholders in time, you may be in a position to prevent avoidable exposure.


Lesson 2:


A priest offered a Nun a lift. She got in and crossed her legs, forcing her gown to reveal a leg. The priest nearly had an accident. After controlling the car, he stealthily slid his hand up her leg.
The nun said, "Father, remember Psalm 129?"



The priest removed his hand. But, changing gears, he let his hand slide up her leg again. The nun once again said, "Father, remember Psalm 129?" The priest apologized "Sorry sister but the flesh is weak."

Arriving at the convent, the nun sighed heavily and went on her way.

On his arrival at the church, the priest rushed to look up Psalm 129. It said, "Go forth and seek, further up, you will find glory."

Moral of the story:
If you are not well informed in your job, opportunities for advancement will pass right by you.


Lesson 3:


A sales rep, an administration clerk, and the manager are walking to lunch when they find an antique oil lamp. They rub it and a Genie comes out. The Genie says, "I'll give each of you just one wish."


"Me first! Me first!" says the admin clerk. "I want to be in the Bahamas, driving a speedboat, without a care in the world." Puff! She's gone.


"Me next! Me next!" says the sales rep. "I want to be in Hawaii , relaxing on the beach with my personal masseuse, an endless supply of Pina Coladas and the love of my life." Puff! He's gone.

"OK, you're up," the Genie says to the manager. The manager says, "I want those two back in the office after lunch."


Moral of the story:
Always let your boss have the first say.


Lesson 4:


An eagle was sitting on a tree resting, doing nothing. A small rabbit saw the eagle and asked him, "Can I also sit like you and do nothing?"

The eagle answered: "Sure , why not."

So, the rabbit sat on the ground below the eagle and rested. All of a sudden, a fox appeared, jumped on the rabbit and ate it.

Moral of the story:
To be sitting and doing nothing, you must be sitting very, very high up.


Lesson 5:


A turkey was chatting with a bull. "I would love to be able to get to the top of that tree," sighed the turkey, "but I haven't got the energy."

"Well, why don't you nibble on some of my droppings?" replied the bull. They're packed with nutrients."

The turkey pecked at a lump of dung, and found it actually gave him enough strength to reach the lowest branch of the tree. The next day, after eating some more dung, he reached the second branch.

Finally after a fourth night, the turkey was proudly perched at the top of the tree. He was promptly spotted by a farmer, who shot him out of the tree.


Moral of the story:
Bull shit might get you to the top, but it won't keep you there.


Lesson 6:


A little bird was flying south for the Winter. It was so cold the bird froze and fell to the ground into a large field. While he was lying there, a cow came by and shit on him.

As the frozen bird lay there in the pile of cow dung, he began to realize how warm he was. The dung was actually thawing him out! He lay there all warm and happy, and soon began to sing for joy.

A passing cat heard the bird singing and came to investigate. Following the sound, the cat discovered the bird under the pile of cow dung, and promptly dug him out and ate him.

Morals of the story:
(1) Not everyone who shits on you is your enemy.
(2) Not everyone who gets you out of shit is your friend.
(3) And when you're in deep shit, it's best to keep your mouth shut!



Top 250 movies, best rated, ever!

RankRatingTitleVotes
1.9.2The Shawshank Redemption (1994)830,821
2.9.2The Godfather (1972)609,315
3.9.0The Godfather: Part II (1974)388,712
4.8.9Pulp Fiction (1994)649,531
5.8.9The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)256,240
6.8.912 Angry Men (1957)204,404
7.8.9Schindler's List (1993)432,196
8.8.9The Dark Knight (2008)809,743
9.8.8The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)588,573
10.8.8Fight Club (1999)634,539
11.8.8Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)418,855
12.8.8One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)350,177
13.8.7The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)611,624
14.8.7Inception (2010)629,818
15.8.7Goodfellas (1990)367,707
16.8.7Star Wars (1977)470,292
17.8.7Seven Samurai (1954)136,041
18.8.7The Matrix (1999)607,775
19.8.7City of God (2002)274,158
20.8.7Forrest Gump (1994)537,136
21.8.7The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)527,490
22.8.7Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)117,037
23.8.6Casablanca (1942)232,628
24.8.6Se7en (1995)482,787
25.8.6The Silence of the Lambs (1991)405,212
26.8.6Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)360,603
27.8.6The Usual Suspects (1995)393,282
28.8.6The Dark Knight Rises (2012)380,354
29.8.6Rear Window (1954)173,986
30.8.6Psycho (1960)215,341
31.8.6It's a Wonderful Life (1946)147,701
32.8.6Léon: The Professional (1994)353,031
33.8.6Sunset Blvd. (1950)78,978
34.8.6Memento (2000)443,451
35.8.5American History X (1998)382,881
36.8.5Apocalypse Now (1979)252,026
37.8.5Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)383,477
38.8.5Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)211,311
39.8.5Saving Private Ryan (1998)430,695
40.8.5North by Northwest (1959)128,648
41.8.5Alien (1979)285,780
42.8.5City Lights (1931)48,686
43.8.5Spirited Away (2001)183,838
44.8.5Citizen Kane (1941)184,999
45.8.5The Shining (1980)293,991
46.8.5Modern Times (1936)60,864
47.8.5American Beauty (1999)446,417
48.8.5Taxi Driver (1976)255,818
49.8.5Vertigo (1958)131,876
50.8.5Toy Story 3 (2010)240,273
51.8.4The Pianist (2002)227,127
52.8.4The Departed (2006)425,720
53.8.4Back to the Future (1985)335,827
54.8.4M (1931)57,299
55.8.4Paths of Glory (1957)64,853
56.8.4Double Indemnity (1944)54,554
57.8.4Aliens (1986)262,076
58.8.4Life Is Beautiful (1997)180,972
59.8.4WALL·E (2008)330,548
60.8.4The Lives of Others (2006)130,579
61.8.4A Clockwork Orange (1971)288,334
62.8.4Amélie (2001)283,696
63.8.4To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)118,413
64.8.4Lawrence of Arabia (1962)108,224
65.8.4Gladiator (2000)467,974
66.8.4The Green Mile (1999)342,664
67.8.4The Prestige (2006)376,135
68.8.4Reservoir Dogs (1992)328,488
69.8.4The Great Dictator (1940)60,485
70.8.4Das Boot (1981)98,276
71.8.4Requiem for a Dream (2000)300,971
72.8.4The Third Man (1949)68,727
73.8.4Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)349,401
74.8.4The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)46,276
75.8.4The Intouchables (2011)87,235
76.8.3Chinatown (1974)118,724
77.8.3Cinema Paradiso (1988)72,613
78.8.3L.A. Confidential (1997)241,247
79.8.3Once Upon a Time in America (1984)115,660
80.8.3Full Metal Jacket (1987)243,346
81.8.3Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)220,586
82.8.3Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)326,786
83.8.3The Lion King (1994)271,881
84.8.3Braveheart (1995)382,195
85.8.3Some Like It Hot (1959)98,467
86.8.3Singin' in the Rain (1952)81,014
87.8.3Oldboy (2003)167,038
88.8.3Amadeus (1984)146,861
89.8.3Metropolis (1927)60,899
90.8.3Rashomon (1950)57,168
91.8.3Bicycle Thieves (1948)45,027
92.8.3Unforgiven (1992)153,793
93.8.3All About Eve (1950)48,205
94.8.32001: A Space Odyssey (1968)226,632
95.8.3The Apartment (1960)56,800
96.8.3Raging Bull (1980)132,095
97.8.3The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)84,967
98.8.3The Sting (1973)95,954
99.8.3Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)268,113
100.8.3Princess Mononoke (1997)106,347
101.8.3The Avengers (2012)355,535
102.8.3A Separation (2011)63,349
103.8.3Die Hard (1988)307,515
104.8.3Pan's Labyrinth (2006)249,086
105.8.3Downfall (2004)133,647
106.8.3Batman Begins (2005)470,291
107.8.3Witness for the Prosecution (1957)28,208
108.8.3Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)46,043
109.8.3Grave of the Fireflies (1988)57,958
110.8.3The Great Escape (1963)90,916
111.8.3Inglourious Basterds (2009)366,420
112.8.3Yojimbo (1961)41,573
113.8.3For a Few Dollars More (1965)74,635
114.8.3Up (2009)268,013
115.8.3Snatch. (2000)302,803
116.8.3The Elephant Man (1980)90,126
117.8.3On the Waterfront (1954)57,571
118.8.2The Seventh Seal (1957)59,971
119.8.2The Maltese Falcon (1941)69,037
120.8.2Heat (1995)233,572
121.8.2Toy Story (1995)279,927
122.8.2Gran Torino (2008)270,254
123.8.2Rebecca (1940)50,067
124.8.2The General (1926)28,809
125.8.2Blade Runner (1982)269,365
126.8.2Wild Strawberries (1957)33,359
127.8.2Fargo (1996)235,225
128.8.2Touch of Evil (1958)44,645
129.8.2The Big Lebowski (1998)276,252
130.8.2The Kid (1921)26,293
131.8.2Ran (1985)46,770
132.8.2Scarface (1983)264,943
133.8.2Cool Hand Luke (1967)68,876
134.8.2The Deer Hunter (1978)132,458
135.8.2Sin City (2005)378,867
136.8.2Strangers on a Train (1951)51,466
137.8.2The Gold Rush (1925)33,020
138.8.2Jaws (1975)212,576
139.8.2No Country for Old Men (2007)316,279
140.8.2It Happened One Night (1934)35,800
141.8.1Hotel Rwanda (2004)144,729
142.8.1High Noon (1952)47,560
143.8.1The Sixth Sense (1999)379,475
144.8.1Platoon (1986)165,200
145.8.1Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998)217,076
146.8.1Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)84,310
147.8.1The Thing (1982)139,363
148.8.1The Wizard of Oz (1939)153,560
149.8.1Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)370,573
150.8.1Trainspotting (1996)242,332
151.8.1Notorious (1946)43,462
152.8.1Casino (1995)172,278
153.8.1Annie Hall (1977)101,384
154.8.1Warrior (2011/I)122,970
155.8.1The King's Speech (2010)204,694
156.8.1The Secret in Their Eyes (2009)54,364
157.8.1The Grapes of Wrath (1940)34,284
158.8.1Gone with the Wind (1939)120,681
159.8.1Into the Wild (2007)196,503
160.8.1Good Will Hunting (1997)267,454
161.8.1Black Swan (2010)277,228
162.8.1Life of Brian (1979)147,392
163.8.1The Big Sleep (1946)39,631
164.8.1Finding Nemo (2003)306,477
165.8.1How to Train Your Dragon (2010)170,022
166.8.1V for Vendetta (2005)392,649
167.8.1Donnie Darko (2001)323,343
168.8.1Ben-Hur (1959)86,771
169.8.1Network (1976)55,528
170.8.1The Night of the Hunter (1955)36,725
171.8.1The Terminator (1984)298,586
172.8.1My Neighbor Totoro (1988)63,248
173.8.1Dial M for Murder (1954)49,917
174.8.1Million Dollar Baby (2004)238,179
175.8.1Moonrise Kingdom (2012)29,240
176.8.1Stand by Me (1986)143,068
177.8.1There Will Be Blood (2007)200,921
178.8.1Groundhog Day (1993)224,105
179.8.1Dog Day Afternoon (1975)99,619
180.8.1Twelve Monkeys (1995)255,515
181.8.1Amores Perros (2000)98,070
182.8.1The Artist (2011/I)88,399
183.8.1The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)255,137
184.8.1The Graduate (1967)120,697
185.8.1Mary and Max (2009)47,492
186.8.1The 400 Blows (1959)36,967
187.8.1Gandhi (1982)84,580
188.8.1Persona (1966)28,251
189.8.1The Killing (1956)36,618
190.8.1Slumdog Millionaire (2008)326,542
191.8.08½ (1963)44,725
192.8.0The Princess Bride (1987)170,718
193.8.0Howl's Moving Castle (2004)89,792
194.8.0The Manchurian Candidate (1962)46,139
195.8.0Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)30,720
196.8.0La Strada (1954)26,378
197.8.0The Hustler (1961)36,188
198.8.0The Wild Bunch (1969)43,011
199.8.0Stalag 17 (1953)27,971
200.8.0Rocky (1976)170,288
201.8.0Anatomy of a Murder (1959)25,169
202.8.0District 9 (2009)293,544
203.8.0A Beautiful Mind (2001)252,007
204.8.0The Exorcist (1973)170,229
205.8.0Rope (1948)51,208
206.8.0Barry Lyndon (1975)57,120
207.8.0The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)32,463
208.8.0Stalker (1979)34,330
209.8.0Ratatouille (2007)239,616
210.8.0Roman Holiday (1953)49,789
211.8.0Infernal Affairs (2002)52,188
212.8.0The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007)54,376
213.8.0The Truman Show (1998)294,633
214.8.0Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)213,532
215.8.0A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)49,749
216.8.0Ip Man (2008)56,581
217.8.0Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)405,567
218.8.0Star Trek (2009)255,423
219.8.0The Wrestler (2008)167,517
220.8.0A Fistful of Dollars (1964)61,644
221.8.0Beauty and the Beast (1991)141,303
222.8.0Rosemary's Baby (1968)81,790
223.8.0Harvey (1950)30,951
224.8.0Monsters, Inc. (2001)238,913
225.8.0Bringing Up Baby (1938)29,876
226.8.0In the Name of the Father (1993)45,342
227.8.0All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)31,440
228.8.0Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984)39,576
229.8.0Shadow of a Doubt (1943)29,088
230.8.0Nosferatu (1922)42,816
231.8.0Manhattan (1979)61,138
232.8.0Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring (2003)32,001
233.8.0Rain Man (1988)199,589
234.8.0La Haine (1995)47,181
235.8.0Shutter Island (2010)312,312
236.8.0Mystic River (2003)200,652
237.8.0Let the Right One In (2008)110,691
238.8.0Big Fish (2003)224,761
239.8.0Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)38,458
240.8.0In the Heat of the Night (1967)30,440
241.8.0The Searchers (1956)40,012
242.8.0Castle in the Sky (1986)40,767
243.8.0The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)126,914
244.8.0The Untouchables (1987)127,468
245.8.0Rio Bravo (1959)26,761
246.8.0Papillon (1973)45,397
247.8.0King Kong (1933)48,781
248.8.0Ed Wood (1994)102,563
249.8.0La Dolce Vita (1960)27,077
250.8.0Patton (1970)53,303

The formula for calculating the Top Rated 250 Titles gives a true Bayesian estimate:
 weighted rating (WR) = (v ÷ (v+m)) × R + (m ÷ (v+m)) × C 
where:
  • R = average for the movie (mean) = (Rating)
  • v = number of votes for the movie = (votes)
  • m = minimum votes required to be listed in the Top 250 (currently 25000)
  • C = the mean vote across the whole report (currently 7.1)

for the Top 250, only votes from regular voters are considered.