Transportation in Germany

Sometimes I don't understand how can 2 trains collide when there are 2 different rail tracks to operate on. I guess it goes down to human errors at times. But I have to give kudos to the rail attendants at the Frankfurt train stations (pic below) as I'm very sure they have to be on their toes in every day of their work schedule. Tags: Train, Locomotive, Transport, Frankfurt, Travel

Job Application

This is a job application of a boy. Please read it. It's so hilarious.
This kid will go far!! This is an actual job application that a 17-year-old boy submitted at a McDonald's fast-food establishment in Florida..... ...and they hired him because he was so honest and funny!

NAME: Greg Bulmash
SEX: Not yet. Still waiting for the right person.
DESIRED POSITION: Company's President or Vice President. But seriously, whatever's available. If I was in a position to be picky, I wouldn't be applying here in the firstplace.
DESIRED SALARY: $185,000 a year plus stock options and a Michael Ovitz style severance package. If that's not possible, make an offer and we can haggle.
EDUCATION: Yes.
LAST POSITION HELD: Target for middle management hostility.
SALARY: Less than I'm worth.
MOST NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENT: My incredible collection of stolen pens and post-it notes.
REASON FOR LEAVING: It sucked.
AVAILABLE TO WORK: Of course! That's what I'm applying.
PREFERRED HOURS: 1:30-3:30 p.m., Monday,Tuesday, and Thursday.
DO YOU HAVE ANY SPECIAL SKILLS?: Yes, but they're better suited to a more intimate environment.
MAY WE CONTACT YOUR CURRENT EMPLOYER?: If I had one, would I be here?
DO YOU HAVE ANY PHYSICAL CONDITIONS THAT WOULD PROHIBIT YOU FROM LIFTING UP TO 50 LBS? : Of what?
DO YOU HAVE A CAR? : I think the more appropriate question here would be "Do you have a car that runs?"
HAVE YOU RECEIVED ANY SPECIAL AWARDS OR RECOGNITION? : I may already be a winner of the Publishers Clearinghouse Sweepstakes.
DO YOU SMOKE?: On the job, no; on my breaks, yes.
WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE DOING IN FIVE YEARS?: Living in the Bahamas with a fabulously wealthy dumb sexy blonde super model who thinks I'm the greatest thing since sliced bread. Actually, I'd like to be doing that now.
DO YOU CERTIFY THAT THE ABOVE IS TRUE AND COMPLETE TO THE BEST OF YOUR KNOWLEDGE?: Yes. Absolutely.
SIGN HERE : Aries.
Tags: Jokes, Funny, Humour, Job, McDonalds

Microsoft Office Accounting Express 2007

In conjunction with the release of Microsoft Office Accounting Express 2007, Microsoft has started a contest for the public to participate. If you have any ideas for a small business, please do submit it to IdeaWins. If your idea is the best, you could win yourself a free retail space located in New York City for a year and also an additional US$100,00 to kick start your idea to make it a reality.

If you have a dream business, go for it!

Tags: Microsoft, Microsoft Office Accounting 2007, Accounting, Contest, Challenge, New York City, Small Business, IdeaWins

Vigilante TV in USA

JohnTV.com is one Oklahoma man's effort to target, expose and impact street and organized prostitution and the sexual trafficking of individuals.

People who have been found guilty of sexual trafficking like prostitution, pimp, internet prostitution and child porn will have their pictures posted in this website. Not only that, those guys will film you without your knowledge and it will be handed over to the authorities as prosecution proof. Is this a good solution to be adopted by many parts of the world? So, if you have such thoughts, think again, as JohnTV may appear in your neighbourhood filming you in action. Be Good!!
Tags: TV, Vigilante, Oklahoma, Prostitution, Sexual, Porn, JohnTV

Crank - movie review

Crank – starring Jason Statham, Amy Smart & Efren Ramirez. The movie started with Jason being drugged with a deadly potion that has 1 hour time limit. He found that the moment he slowed down in movement, his heart slowed down too. In order for his heart to keep pumping, he tried to find the solution for his situation. As the clock ticks, he has to track down the notorious group responsible for his situation in order to obtain the antidote.

In the process, he almost damaged the whole city. Driving a car through a shopping mall with police tailing him; hunted viciously for the gang members; a shoot-out between a Chinese gang and the notorious group; these are the things that kept his heart pumping. Full of adrenalin and filled with violent scenes too. If you dislike blood, well, this movie is quite gory. Though it’s full of actions, I don’t find the movie interesting enough as it centred into Jason’s character only. The story line is quite flat and you won’t fall asleep if you have your loudspeakers on.
Tags: Movie, Review, Cinema, Crank

Nigeria Fish Festival Bans Fish

People in north-western Nigeria are angry that fishing has been banned at Kebbi State's Argungu fishing festival. A fishing competition is the highlight of the festival when fishermen jump into a river and have an hour to scoop the biggest catch for a big cash prize.

But organisers say as the water level is so low the narrow Matan Fada river is very muddy, raising safety concerns for the estimated 30,000 competitors.

Kebbi State Governor Adamu Aleiro says there will be a fishing display for symbolic purposes to show how the fish are caught using traditional nets and gourds. Local people are angered that the event will be something of a damp squib.

The Argungu fishing festival began in 1934 - and was used to mark peace between the former Sokoto Caliphate and the Kebbi Kingdom. The competition is usually the culmination of a four-day cultural event and a motor rally, musicals and cultural dances are still taking place this year. (source: BBC News/Africa)

It's like ordering tomato juice without tomatoes please!
Tags: Nigeria, Fishing, Festival, Cultural, Kebbi, Argungu, Matan Fada, Fisherman

5MB Hard Disk

How much are you willing to pay for a 5MB Hard Disk now? I supposed you won't even ask for such low memory at all. You can get a 1GB pendrive (or thumbdrive) equivalent to 1000MB easily nowadays.
The picture on the left is a hard disk in year 1956. That was the Volume and Size of a 5MB memory storage. The hard disk drive (HDD) weighed over a ton and stored 5MB of data.

In September 1956, IBM launched the 305 RAMAC (pic below), the first computer with a HDD. Can you believe that? A big sized computer system with only a 5MB capacity.
Let’s appreciate our 1 GB pendrive.

Tags: Technology, Hard Disk Drive, HDD, Memory, Storage, IBM, Data, Pendrive, Thumbdrive, Megabyte