We all came from Africa !!!
--R (sent from my miniPad)
On Jan 8, 2013, at 10:33 PM, Andrew Strasfogel wrote:
I know of at least one African American participant but there may be
others, as there are several noms de plumes in use.
On Tue, Jan 8, 2013 at 9:46 PM, Mountain Man wrote:
> Tim wrote
> > Tim wrote:
> >
> > He was a good sport about it, but privately it frustrated
> > him that so many otherwise-educated Americans had
> Mountain Man wrote:
>
> Curious - do we have any African-American readers at OkieBenz?
> Or, do we have any woman readers here?
> Any euro readers?
> South Amer
I know of at least one African American participant but there may be
others, as there are several noms de plumes in use.
On Tue, Jan 8, 2013 at 9:46 PM, Mountain Man wrote:
> Tim wrote:
>> He was a good sport about it, but privately it frustrated him that so many
>> otherwise-educated Americans h
On Tue, 8 Jan 2013 20:46:01 -0600 Mountain Man
wrote:
> Curious - do we have any African-American readers at OkieBenz?
> Or, do we have any woman readers here?
> Any euro readers?
> South American readers?
> mao - not a chinaman, although my dad spoke fluent mandarin...
We used to have a fellow
Tim wrote:
> He was a good sport about it, but privately it frustrated him that so many
> otherwise-educated Americans had
Curious - do we have any African-American readers at OkieBenz?
Or, do we have any woman readers here?
Any euro readers?
South American readers?
mao - not a chinaman, although
On Tue, Jan 8, 2013 at 4:44 AM, Larry T wrote:
> speaking of Africa - I always thought it odd that the African continent
> has natural resources that rival N America yet they squander any
> opportunity by killing each other in border disputes, civil war, religious
> disputes, etc. I can't unders
Excellent suggestion, Luther!
Thanks!
Dan
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On Jan 8, 2013, at 1:53 PM, Benz Hogs wrote:
> When he applies from the local address, tell him to setup a local (NY/NJ)
> Google Voice number. voice.google.com If he has a smartphone, the calls and
> texts will be routed to his
When he applies from the local address, tell him to setup a local
(NY/NJ) Google Voice number. voice.google.com If he has a smartphone,
the calls and texts will be routed to his cell. Also, calling out gives
you the option to call with/without the G.voice number.
Luther KB5QHUForest
No doubt. Maybe our resident Aussie can elaborate on the wonderful aspects of
that neighbouring country...
Dan
On Jan 8, 2013, at 10:28 AM, Rich Thomas
wrote:
> I hear that you might have been the guest of honor at a big feast in that
> place.
>
> -R
>
> On 1/8/13 10:14 AM, Dan Penoff wrot
I hear that you might have been the guest of honor at a big feast in
that place.
-R
On 1/8/13 10:14 AM, Dan Penoff wrote:
I can top that:
New Guinea
When I traveled that part of the world we were absolutely banned from going to
or transiting through New Guinea.
The Aussie I traveled with i
I can top that:
New Guinea
When I traveled that part of the world we were absolutely banned from going to
or transiting through New Guinea.
The Aussie I traveled with in those parts was adamant that as an Anglo the
risks inherent in going there far outweighed any potential gain.
A lot like An
Sent too soon..
On Jan 8, 2013 7:48 AM, bb...@crone.us wrote:
>
>
> On Jan 8, 2013 6:44 AM, "Larry T" wrote:
> >
> > yet they squander any opportunity by killing each other in border
disputes, civil war, religious disputes, etc. I can't understand
>
> Sounds a lot like Germany before Bismarck. M
On Jan 8, 2013 6:44 AM, "Larry T" wrote:
>
> yet they squander any opportunity by killing each other in border
disputes, civil war, religious disputes, etc. I can't understand
Sounds a lot like Germany before Bismarck. My ancestors left Germany 100
years prior. Glad the place worked out for ev
speaking of Africa - I always thought it odd that the African continent
has natural resources that rival N America yet they squander any
opportunity by killing each other in border disputes, civil war,
religious disputes, etc. I can't understand why anyone would be proud
to call themselves Afr
Take a job in India, gain experience and stay the hell out of Africa.. no
matter what.
Been there on several projects myself. DO NOT recommend anyone go there.
Rich in resources.. and absolutely the most stupid people and governments
on the face of the earth.. not to mention the raw exposure to di
I hear that the Chinese are puttin major effort into building
infrastructure and good will in Africe - they see it as the next source of
cheap labor, when their standard of living rises to an acceptable level.
On Sat, Jan 5, 2013 at 11:06 PM, clay monroe wrote:
> They need all the civil engineer
y most landfill managers are just high school
graduates.
-Curt
Date: Sat, 5 Jan 2013 20:35:40 -0800
From: clay monroe
To: Mercedes Discussion List
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Civil Engineer Looking for Work - OT
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North Dakota maybe. Not much s
They need all the civil engineers they can get to pull India out of the third
world and into the first and a half.
Take the job there, get some projects under his belt and move to Africa to
spiff that place up. By then he will be senior engineer stock and can return
to Amerika to rebuild wha
North Dakota maybe. Not much spare change for civil engineering projects in
the Northwest. Washington will process the dang things to death, deplete any
funding for actually building it, and then say they never really wanted it
anyway.
Western Montana was rebuilding the bridges on I-90 from I
FWIW, I have an online friend of several years in India. He advises me
there is a shortage of engineers in India and they are now hiring.
Such a posting would be, perhaps, a major magnitude move for a young man,
however, a job is a job in today s market.
Perhaps worthy of a look on his part.
I w
On Jan 5, 2013, at 7:32 PM, "Mountain Man" wrote:
> For sure. I stopped looking when I was laid off.
> What firm did your girlfriend work at?
AECOM.
Rick
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Rick wrote:
> Civil engineering seems to be a dying field at present.
For sure. I stopped looking when I was laid off.
What firm did your girlfriend work at?
Chicago news yesterday said Clayco (claycorp.com) is moving from St.
Louis to Chicago and will be doubling their staff and looking for
civi
On Jan 5, 2013, at 7:00 PM, "OK Don" wrote:
> I think your advise is good - will he take it?
Yep. Oldest kid thinks dad is old and dumb. Youngest kid thinks dad might still
have a functioning brain cell or three.
Rick
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Dan,
Have him check out The Shaw Group..
A quick check on their web site shows some Civil Engineer jobs. There's
even one in Boca Raton, Fla.
http://www.shawgrp.com/careers
Russ
On 1/5/2013 14:53, Dan Penoff wrote:
Thought I would toss this out to the list for what it's worth:
I have a good fr
The schools are pushing students to stay in school so they have jobs. The
grad students usually don't pay tuition or take out loans - they they are
assistants, do the research for the profs to write up and get credit for,
etc. None of my kids paid a cent for the their masters degrees (three of
them
On Jan 5, 2013, at 6:39 PM, "OK Don" wrote:
> The schools also push a masters degree in engineering - telling the
> students that they will have a leg up when they hit the job market -
The schools are run by accountants, I guess. Higher education is big business.
It is the only segment of cons
The schools also push a masters degree in engineering - telling the
students that they will have a leg up when they hit the job market -
On Sat, Jan 5, 2013 at 5:30 PM, Rick Knoble wrote:
> On Jan 5, 2013, at 5:11 PM, "Brian Toscano"
> wrote:
>
> > Wouldn't it have made more sense to get a job
On Jan 5, 2013, at 5:11 PM, "Brian Toscano" wrote:
> Wouldn't it have made more sense to get a job before the grad degree?
Kicking the can, I presume. As long as you are attending school, the student
loans payments are deferred. In the sixties and early seventies people stayed
in school for d
North Dakota and west from there, lots of jobs due to the energy boom.
--
Max Dillon
Charleston SC
'95 E300, '87 300TD, '73 Balboa 20
Craig wrote:
>On Sat, 05 Jan 2013 15:53:57 -0500 Dan Penoff wrote:
>
>> Thought I would toss this out to the list for what it's worth:
>
>A bunch, as it turns o
Wouldn't it have made more sense to get a job before the grad degree? With
no job experience he is competing against those that may have decades of
experience. Its often easier to get a job if you already live where you
expect to work or would like to get a job, unless the prospective employer
k
I'm surprised, too, by CE at Embry-Riddle. Obviously, they musta branched
out.
Wilton
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From: "Dan Penoff"
To: "Mercedes Discussion List"
Sent: Saturday, January 05, 2013 5:54 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Civil Engineer Looking for Work - O
I sort of thought the same thing, but it's all water under the bridge for him
at this point.,
For that matter, I didn't realize the Embry-Riddle had a civil engineering
degree program - I thought it was all aeronautical stuff.
Dan
On Jan 5, 2013, at 5:48 PM, Rick Knoble wrote:
> Civil engine
On Jan 5, 2013, at 2:54 PM, "Dan Penoff" wrote:
> I have a good friend whose son has his B.A. in civil engineering from the
> University of South Florida and a Masters in the same from Embry-Riddle.
> Both degrees had a focus in transportation. He also holds a Florida EIT
> license (engineer
On Jan 5, 2013, at 4:32 PM, Craig wrote:
>> I have a good friend whose son has his B.A. in civil engineering from
>> the University of South Florida and a Masters in the same from
>> Embry-Riddle. Both degrees had a focus in transportation. He also
>> holds a Florida EIT license (engineering in
On Sat, 05 Jan 2013 15:53:57 -0500 Dan Penoff wrote:
> Thought I would toss this out to the list for what it's worth:
A bunch, as it turns out.
> I have a good friend whose son has his B.A. in civil engineering from
> the University of South Florida and a Masters in the same from
> Embry-Riddl
Thought I would toss this out to the list for what it's worth:
I have a good friend whose son has his B.A. in civil engineering from the
University of South Florida and a Masters in the same from Embry-Riddle. Both
degrees had a focus in transportation. He also holds a Florida EIT license
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