General Business (Issue 4)
May 2001
It is timely to release the fourth issue of CMPA News and the first for 2001 with the next General Meeting scheduled for June 1st 2001. In this issue we will update progress in all areas of interest to focus members and interested observers on our needs for the future.
Once again the year has provided many challenges and opportunities for the Association and your committee and the membership have been very active dealing with issues including:
INTERLUDE
Test your skill by answering this ” Teaser”
Please read the text below, not too slowly, and nominate how many times the letter ‘F’ is used.
FINISHED FILES ARE THE RE-
SULT OF YEARS OF SCIENTIF-
IC STUDY, COMBINED WITH THE
EXPERIENCE OF MANY YEARS “.
[Check your response at the bottom!]
Thought for the day!
Are you a consultant?
Once upon a time, there was a shepherd looking after his sheep on the edge of a deserted road. Suddenly a brand new Jeep Cherokee screeched to a halt. The driver, a young man dressed in a Brioni suit, Cerutti shoes, Ray-Ban sun-glasses, Jovial Swiss wrist watch, and a Pierre Cardin tie got out and asked the shepherd, “If I can tell you how many sheep you have, will you give me one of them?”
The shepherd looked at the young man, then looked at the grazing sheep and replied, “Okay”
The young man parked the car, connected the notebook and the mobile fax, entered the NASA website, scanned the ground using his GPS, opened a database and 60 excel tables filled with logarithms, then printed a 150-page report on his high-tech mini printer. He turned to the shepherd and said, “You have exactly 1586 sheep here.”
The shepherd answered, “That’s correct, you can have your sheep.” The young man took an animal and put it into the back of his jeep. The shepherd looked at him and asked, “If I guess your profession, will you return my animal to me?”
The young man answered, “Yes, why not?”
The shepherd said, “You are a consultant.”
“How did you know?” asked the young man. “Very simple,” answered the shepherd,
“Firstly you came here without being called.
Second, you charged me a fee to tell me something I already knew. Thirdly, you don’t understand anything about my business.
Now can I have my dog back?”
GENERAL BUSINESS
CMPA Application for Membership.
An application form for membership is enclosed with this newsletter and prospective members are encouraged to complete and submit their application.
Next Meeting.
Venue
The CMPA’s eighth [8th] general meeting will be sponsored by NS Komatsu and will commence at 6.30 PM on 1st June 2001 at their premises.
We look forward to your support by attendance at this important meeting.
Annual Dinner.
A dinner will be held in Melbourne to launch the CMPA’s Induction Handbook on a Friday night during August 2001. Members, prospective members and their partners will be invited to attend. Bruce McClure and Wendy Body have volunteered to organise this function. Full details will be posted to all members.
Update on Jaques situation.
Following the acquisition of Jaques on 23rd January 2001 by the Terex Corporation, the company has undergone a 100 day review of the business, refocusing the operation on the quarrying and mining industries. Mr Bill Joiner has been appointed Managing Director and will be providing direction to take advantage of the opportunities the Terex Corporation provides and rebuild for the future, both for Jaques and their customers.
In closing:
Well that’s all except to thank my roving reporter and all who contributed in the preparation of this issue. Hope you enjoyed reading the CMPA News and we will be pleased to receive any comments or constructive criticism to improve the content for the next issue due in September 2001.Thank you and regards
Mike McCann Editor CMPA News [03] 98645470.
Teaser answer: Six F’s!
If we have this much difficulty reading one sentence how then can we see what is within a draft document?
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