two kingdoms, hundreds of thousands of miles
I normally refuse to participate in memes because most of them are self-centered. This one is different because of the subject matter.
The meme is this:
Comment to this post and I will give you 5 subjects/things I associate you with. Then post this in your LJ/Blog and elaborate on the subjects given.
You can ask questions about the post without me giving you 5 subjects. If you do want topics, please ask for them.
I’ll do the same for anyone who comments here. Pastor Charles Lehmann assigned me these topics:
HT: Townhall.com
Citigroup, recipients of a $45 billion bailout from the federal government, is going through with the purchase of a $50 million corporate jet, the New York Post reports.
The French-made luxury jet seats up to 12 in a plush interior with leather seats, sofas and a customizable entertainment center, according to Dassault’s sales literature. It can cruise 5,950 miles before refueling and has a top speed of 559 mph.
If you’re going to take me for a ride fiscally, at least take me for a ride in the plane!
HAL had a company turboprop that it would use to shuttle employees among Dallas, Houston, and Duncan, OK. I got to ride in it twice. One side of the fuselage had a nice kangaroo-hide couch, and the other side had retractable tables where one could use a laptop. Five digital gauges on the front bulkhead reported air speed, altitude, heading, etc. The pilot and flight attendant were friendly and very professional.
The plane I believe has long since been sold, since they stopped employee flights about six or seven years ago.
That was a comfy couch during the early morning flight.
The last class of the Continuing Professional Development put on by the Engineers Foundation of Ohio came in the form of two breakout sessions. I attended, “Marketing Your Professional Engineering Services.” Dr. Lynn Daily, professor of marketing at Capital University, gave the class. All in all, these are decent tips for any company.
The notes I took from this are as follows:
“Avoiding Hot Spots” was a lecture given by Luther L. Liggett, Jr., and Douglas L. Shevelow, of Bricker & Eckler, Attorneys at Law.
The State of Ohio Engineers and Surveyors Board confers and revokes Professional Engineering licenses, and they also have the power to prosecute people who practice engineering without a license. P.E.s typically represent the owner and, where there is a risk to others, the public. Although P.E. License law is less complex than most, people can still fall into one more pitfalls:
The last session of the first day, it didn’t help my interest level that there wasn’t as much new material in “The Fundamental Keys of Success for Every Engineering Firm” as in the other classes. Brad Bennett, Esq., did his best. He talked about sole proprietorships, LLCs, S-Corporations and C-Corporations.
While he was talking about the application process, he threw out a stat: 20% of an application may be false. People tend to puff up their resumes. Look for “power words.” Oh, you managed? What did you manage? Oh, you mean you scheduled employees? Did you decide the schedule? Oh, you mean you wrote the names on the board. Thanks.
