shah269

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  1. from 10 to 100 is a hell of a jump. Shouldn't there be more resolution? Life through good thoughts, good words, and good deeds is necessary to ensure happiness and to keep chaos at bay. The only thing that falls from the sky is birdshit and fools!
  2. Since I'm not a mind reader nor ever pretended to be on, I'll just keep doing what I'm doing. If i see something where I can help I'll help. And if i get a thank you cool, if not...cool. Life through good thoughts, good words, and good deeds is necessary to ensure happiness and to keep chaos at bay. The only thing that falls from the sky is birdshit and fools!
  3. I treat every one as I wish to be treated. Be it from saying thank you, to noticing little things and trying to be of some help regardless of gender race or creed. It's how I was raised. Life through good thoughts, good words, and good deeds is necessary to ensure happiness and to keep chaos at bay. The only thing that falls from the sky is birdshit and fools!
  4. Suddenly I don't sound to crazy hu? Life through good thoughts, good words, and good deeds is necessary to ensure happiness and to keep chaos at bay. The only thing that falls from the sky is birdshit and fools!
  5. You know...the girl is right! Life through good thoughts, good words, and good deeds is necessary to ensure happiness and to keep chaos at bay. The only thing that falls from the sky is birdshit and fools!
  6. I still hold the door for people. Especially ladies with kids or the elderly. The older people always smile and say thanks. The ladies with kids.....well they are at their whits end. I just hope they remember me and not try and kill with their minivans while I'm on my bike. Life through good thoughts, good words, and good deeds is necessary to ensure happiness and to keep chaos at bay. The only thing that falls from the sky is birdshit and fools!
  7. Many PHD's choose to work for the government. It's a means by which they can earn a living and continue their research with little to no pressure. Life through good thoughts, good words, and good deeds is necessary to ensure happiness and to keep chaos at bay. The only thing that falls from the sky is birdshit and fools!
  8. When I was younger I had a chance to try ski jumping since I was a very good XC skier. Not off the big hill mind you. Rather a smaller one......much much much smaller! And even though I only flew 40ft (10m) I was impressed at how the air "felt" If I were a different body type I really would have like to have continued but just having strong legs wasn't enough. I've often wondered why they don't install small cameras on the helmets of the ski jumpers. The view coming down the chute is amazing! But never the less, Americans seem to have a hard on for Polka On Ice.....I have no clue why! And why do all these "dancers" cry at the end of their little dance? Do you see Speed Skaters cry? NO! STOP CRYING! You'll cause your guyliner to run! Life through good thoughts, good words, and good deeds is necessary to ensure happiness and to keep chaos at bay. The only thing that falls from the sky is birdshit and fools!
  9. Our data is regarding SAT scores of girls and their chosen career fields. The data is still "raw" and was collected by North Western University and has yet to be published. But initial evidence seems to indicate that even if a girl is good in math and or science she may not choose engineering or science as a field of study. As for the "one year and they are out" that is a study being conducted by Virginia Tech in response to Boston University retooling it's first year curriculum to reduce drop out rates from %40 to almost %10 for engineering students. As for the guys, in every criticism there is a kernel of truth. It's just the nature of the job to be intervened and detail orientated. Those who don't fit the mold, eventually move out of the lab and become managers via obtaining an MBA or just hard work. Till then I suggest looking at this document published by Engineering UK. http://www.engineeringuk.com/what_we_do/education_&_research/engineering_uk_2009/10.cfm I'm told the US version will be published later in the spring. Till then please feel free kicking my shins, but I would greatly appreciate if you went for the left one instead of the right since the right one is still recovering. Thank you Life through good thoughts, good words, and good deeds is necessary to ensure happiness and to keep chaos at bay. The only thing that falls from the sky is birdshit and fools!
  10. Oh yeah, bio and chem have lots of girls. While EE and Mech E don't seem to....people are still trying to figure out why. But yeah, it's an over generalization of the facts on the ground to say that engineering girls are "special" but then again the same thing can be said about most male engineers. Like I said, and the there is a lot of anecdotal evidence to back this up, but smart outgoing people don't become engineers. They may start engineering school but by the end of year 1 they switch out. And believe it or not, my current job is to get more kids, specially girls, to consider a job in the fields of engineering and science. And it's not easy. In fact I would say it's the hardest job I have ever had. Because in all these jokes, there is a kernel of truth. Life through good thoughts, good words, and good deeds is necessary to ensure happiness and to keep chaos at bay. The only thing that falls from the sky is birdshit and fools!
  11. The Norwegian drive by is very impressive! To be able to XC ski 10km and then hold a gun steady to take out a target at 100m? Impressive! Shame it's so slow! I bet if they just showed the high lights it would garner more support. But you have to also understand, in the US, Ice Dancing......god I freaking hate that shit....gets more ratings than big hill ski jumping. Life through good thoughts, good words, and good deeds is necessary to ensure happiness and to keep chaos at bay. The only thing that falls from the sky is birdshit and fools!
  12. people who like to share how they contribute to make te world a better place deserve a thank you. Thank you Shah. No thank you for all the help you provided with Mr. Rossy. Shame it didn't pan out! But I did get 100 hand written thank you letters from the kids. Shame I couldn't show them a high def version of his flight. Life through good thoughts, good words, and good deeds is necessary to ensure happiness and to keep chaos at bay. The only thing that falls from the sky is birdshit and fools!
  13. +1 Olympians are supposed to be athletes and in top physical condition. How is a curler and athlete? Let's see how well you can sweep the ice missy! Now if they were wearing tights....and at the end gave some guy a beer and a sandwich....oh yeah...that's what I'm talking about! Life through good thoughts, good words, and good deeds is necessary to ensure happiness and to keep chaos at bay. The only thing that falls from the sky is birdshit and fools!
  14. MikeJD and the great song by the great band once said "People are people....." But thank you.
  15. Engineering girls.....eeeeehhhh......between the inferiority complex and the false sense of superiority....thanks but no thanks! A 7 in the engineering world is a 3 int he business world. To quote one of my friends who was the only other girl in the engineering class "God I miss engineering school, I always had a date on Friday nights, I just pointed at one of the guys and told him when and where to take me. Now that I'm a teacher....I actually have to dress to impress and shave my legs!" Yeah there needs to be more girls in engineering to prevent such over inflated sense of self but......let's face it girls are smart! Why work your ass off for 4 years and only make $45k a year when you can party your brains out get an MBA and make $60? Life through good thoughts, good words, and good deeds is necessary to ensure happiness and to keep chaos at bay. The only thing that falls from the sky is birdshit and fools!
  16. Given the choice between ice dancing and all it's permutations where every one seems to cry no matter what the hell happens....I'll take curling! Life through good thoughts, good words, and good deeds is necessary to ensure happiness and to keep chaos at bay. The only thing that falls from the sky is birdshit and fools!
  17. No respect...no respect at all...no regard either! http://static.open.salon.com/files/rodney_dangerfield1251252748.jpg Well such is life. Life through good thoughts, good words, and good deeds is necessary to ensure happiness and to keep chaos at bay. The only thing that falls from the sky is birdshit and fools!
  18. I have two, they are beyond smart! They are evil smart! There is nothing in the house that they can't get to! They want it they will get it! This how smart they are, they don't like the Roomba cleaning or going around their food bowl. So they found a way to sabotage it by feeding it cat toys. Eventually I had to put up the invisible wall so the poor Roomba wouldn't be attacked. So now I have to clean the kitchen while the roomba cleans the rest of the first floor! Life through good thoughts, good words, and good deeds is necessary to ensure happiness and to keep chaos at bay. The only thing that falls from the sky is birdshit and fools!
  19. Many people of his kind of 'wiring' have very poor interpersonal skills. He is a prime example. Hey be nice! I'm right here you know! But any how, as much as this pile on is fun, some of kicks to the shin are not. Life through good thoughts, good words, and good deeds is necessary to ensure happiness and to keep chaos at bay. The only thing that falls from the sky is birdshit and fools!
  20. No thank you for helping me see things from her point of view. I think it's a cultural / education issue. Cultural in that in my culture we always say thank you. Hell I thank the guy who puts gas in my car. On the education, being an engineer for 10 years I sometimes forget that not all problems re meant to be solved. But like I said live and learn. Life through good thoughts, good words, and good deeds is necessary to ensure happiness and to keep chaos at bay. The only thing that falls from the sky is birdshit and fools!
  21. A-men brother A-men. I'm learning this little bit of information more and more now that I'm taking MBA classes. People are people, not systems to be "fixed"
  22. http://southparkstudios-intl.mtvnimages.com/shared/sps/media/images/610/610_img_17.jpg Life through good thoughts, good words, and good deeds is necessary to ensure happiness and to keep chaos at bay. The only thing that falls from the sky is birdshit and fools!
  23. I think it's a cultural issue. Darious would get it a little better. No worries.....live and learn brother live and learn. But thanks for all the insight. I honestly never saw things from her point of view. Thanks
  24. ha ha nah braaa....fat fingered! We had the equivalent of the CEO do a tour last year and from what I was told by a close friend who works for his office he was rather bemused by the clothing choice of some of her highly paid female professionals. But he can't do much since the union won't let him. Life through good thoughts, good words, and good deeds is necessary to ensure happiness and to keep chaos at bay. The only thing that falls from the sky is birdshit and fools!