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To: IQBAL LATIF who wrote (49492)	12/14/2005 12:14:11 AM
From: IQBAL LATIF	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 50167

A man in a hot air balloon realized he was lost. He reduced altitude and spotted a woman below. Descending a bit more he shouted, "Excuse me, can you help? I promised a friend I would meet him an hour ago BUT I do not know where I am." The woman replied, "You're in a hot air balloon, approximately 30 feet above the ground. You are between 40/41 degrees latitude, north, and 59/60 degrees west, longitude." "You must be a trader", said the balloonist. "I am", replied the woman, "How did you know?" "Well", answered the balloonist, "everything you told me is technically correct but I have no idea what to make of your information and the fact is, I am still lost. Frankly, you've not been much help at all, if anything, you have delayed my trip." The woman below responded, "You must be in sales." "I am," replied the balloonist, "But how did you know?" "Well," replied the woman, "You don't know where you are or where you are going. You have risen to where you are due to a large quantity of hot air. You made a promise which you have no idea how to keep, and you expect people beneath you to solve your problem. The fact is you are in exactly the same position you were in before we met, but now, somehow, it is my fault."

To: IQBAL LATIF who wrote (49492)	12/15/2005 12:43:40 AM
From: IQBAL LATIF	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 50167

This Day in History 1911: Roald Amundsen's arrival at the South Pole One of the greatest figures in the history of polar exploration was Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen, who left Norway for Antarctica in June 1910 and became on this day in 1911 the first person to reach the South Pole. More events on this day 1960: The convention establishing the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development was signed by 18 European countries, the United States, and Canada. 1895: George VI, who became king of the United Kingdom on December 11, 1936, following the abdication of the throne by his brother Edward VIII, was born. 1799: George Washington, the first president of the United States of America, died at Mount Vernon in Virginia. 1568: The Casket Letters, found to be damaging to the career of Mary, Queen of Scots, were produced at Westminster before a body of English commissioners appointed by Queen Elizabeth I. 867: Adrian II was elected Roman Catholic pope.