On June 14 in:
1900 - Hawaiian Republic becomes the US Territory of Hawaii
1954 - President Eisenhower signs order adding words "under God" to the Pledge
1989 - Chaude and Alisha were born! Happy Birthday, my sweet girls!
A little tidbit from our own APS electrical utility:
Q). What is the best setting to keep the thermostat for the air conditioner to keep my costs down?
A). The best setting is the one where you are most comfortable. Many people find that 78 to 79 degrees is suitable. Some people choose to set it higher to save money. You save between two to three percent on the cooling portion of your bill for each degree you set it higher.
The Big Boat Race
The Americans and the Japanese decided to engage in a competitive boat race. Both teams practiced hard and long to reach their peak performance.
On the big day they felt ready. The Japanese won by a mile. Afterward, the American team was discouraged by the loss. Morale sagged. Corporate management decided that the reason for the crushing defeat had to be found, so a consulting firm was hired to investigate the problem and recommended corrective action.
After a year of study and millions spent analyzing the problem, the consultant firm concluded that too many people were steering and not enough were rowing on the American team. (The Japanese team had eight people rowing and one person steering; the American team had one person rowing and eight people steering.)
So as race day neared again the following year, the American team's management structure was completely reorganized. The new structure: four steering managers, three area steering managers and a new performance review system for the person rowing the boat to provide work incentive.
The next year, the Japanese won by two miles. Humiliated, the American Corporation laid off the rower for poor performance and gave the managers a bonus for discovering the problem....
