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A bit of english humour

2009-12-30T20:30:00.001-08:00

The following poem, The Mysteries of Anatomy, illustrates a bit of the quirky complexity that the English language holds.

The Mysteries of Anatomy

Where can a man buy a cap for his knee,
Or the key to a lock of his hair?
Can his eyes be called an academy
Because there are pupils there?

Is the crown of your head where jewels are found?
Who travels the bridge of your nose?
If you wanted to shingle the roof of your mouth,
Would you use the nails on your toes?

Can you sit in the shade of the palm of your hand,
Or beat on the drum of your ear?
Can the calf in your leg eat the corn off your toe?
Then why not grow corn on the ear?

Can the crook in your elbow be sent to jail?
If so, just what did he do?
How can you sharpen your shoulder blades?
I'll be darned if I know - do you?

My friend and colleague, Michèle Foley, referred me to another by George Bernard Shaw on pronunciation.

New Jobs - August 18, 2009

2009-08-18T06:41:00.000-07:00

Mechanical Engineer (Product Engineer)
Roda Deaco Valve -EDMONTON,AB
Mechanical engineer (Product Engineer) ( NOC: 2132 ) Terms of Employment: Temporary, Full Time... Engineer (P. Eng.) by a provincial or territorial association, Eligible for registration as a Professional Engineer (P. Eng.) by a provincial or territorial association Experience: 3 years to less than ...
(Deadline: 31 Aug 2009)

Municipal Engineer
Halliwell Consulting -EDMONTON,AB Jobs
Municipal engineer ( NOC: 2131 ) Terms of Employment: Permanent, Full Time Salary: To be..., courses, etc.): Registration as a Professional Engineer (P. Eng.) by a provincial or territorial...:
(Deadline: 31 Aug 2009)

Electrical Engineer
Aerotek E & E -RED DEER,AB
Engineer Job Description: We have an opening for a Electrical Engineer to join our Red... of engineers in training for whom you are providing peer review as appropriate. Qualifications and...

Civil Engineer (Intermediate Civil Engineers)
CoSyn Technology WorleyParsons Canada -EDMONTON,AB
Civil engineer (Intermediate Civil Engineers) ( NOC: 2131 ) Terms of Employment: Permanent, Full... Professional Engineer (P. Eng.) by a provincial or territorial association Experience: Experience an asset...

Waste Treatment Engineer
Halliwell Consulting -EDMONTON,AB
Waste treatment engineer ( NOC: 2134 ) Terms of Employment: Permanent, Full Time Salary: To be..., memberships, courses, etc.): Eligible for registration as a Professional Engineer (P. Eng.) by a provincial...

Wireless Communication Network Engineer
Prestige Telecom -CALGARY,AB
Wireless communication network engineer ( NOC: 2147 ) Terms of Employment: Temporary, Full Time, Day Salary: $40.00 to $45.00 Hourly for 40 hours per week, Medical Benefits, Dental Benefits, Life...

Electrical & Instrumentation Discipline Planner
Flint Energy -FORT MCMURRAY,AB
Job Title Electrical & Instrumentation Discipline Planner Location Fort McMurray, AB Career Level Experienced (Non-Manager) Req # 7005 Job Description Assisting in assembly of module work Assisting....

Job Opportunities - KemeX Ltd. Calgary
KemeX -CALGARY,AB
KemeX Ltd. is an employee-owned consulting company based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. We specialize in providing project development and process consulting services to Owners in the hydrocarbon and petrochemical industries...

Estimator/Project Co-ordinator - Nilex Construction Inc Edmonton
Nilex Construction -EDMONTON,AB Jobs
Source: Newspaper Ad Employer: Nilex Construction Inc Location: Edmonton, AB Canada Last Updated: 08... following Edmonton based, career opportunity: Estimator/Project Coordinator: Solid experience in civil...

Technical Societies

2009-08-14T00:01:00.000-07:00

Participating in a technical society is one of the best ways to network and connect with others in your discipline or field of interest.

A&WMA — CPANS
Air and Waste Management Association,
Canadian Prairie and Northern Section
www.awma.org

AACE INTERNATIONAL, AURORA — EDMONTON SECTION
The Association for the Advancement
of Cost Engineering
www.aacei.org

AACE INTERNATIONAL, CHINOOK — CALGARY SECTION
The Association for the Advancement
of Cost Engineering
www.aacei.org

ABEAC
Association of Bangladeshi Engineers of Alberta
http://abeac.org

ABCTECH
Alberta Council of Advanced Technology
http://www.abctech.ca/

ABEC — SOUTHERN CHAPTER
Alberta Building Envelope Council
www.abecsouth.org

ACA
Alberta Construction Association
www.abconst.org

ACI — ALBERTA CHAPTER
American Concrete Institute
www.aci-int.org

AEE
Association of Energy Engineers
www.aeecenter.org

AGG
Alberta Geomatics Groups
www.infoport.ca/agg/bins/index.asp

AICHE — ALBERTA SECTION
American Institute of Chemical Engineers
www.aiche.org

AIPE — CALGARY BRANCH
Alberta Institute of Power Engineers
www.nipe.ca

AIPE — EDMONTON BRANCH
Alberta Institute of Power Engineers
www.nipe.ca

AISI
American Iron and Steel Institute
www.steel.org

APS
Alberta Palgeontological Society
www.albertapaleo.org

ASCE
American Society of Civil Engineers
Pipeline Division
www.asce.org

ASHRAE — NAC
American Society of Heating Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineers
www.ashrae.org

ASHRAE — SOUTHERN ALBERTA
American Society of Heating, Refrigerating & Air Conditioning Engineers
www.ashrae.org

ASM INTERNATIONAL — CALGARY CHAPTER
Society for Materials Engineers and Scientists
www.asm-intl.org

ASM INTERNATIONAL — EDMONTON CHAPTER
American Society of Materials
www.asm-edmonton.org

ASME — INTERNATIONAL
American Society of Mechanical Engineers International
www.asme.org/divisions/pipeline

ASME — NORTHERN ALBERTA SECTION
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
www.asme.org

ASME — SOUTHERN ALBERTA SECTION
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
www.asme.org

ASQ — CANADA
American Society for Quality — Canada
www.asqedmonton.org

AWS — NORTHERN ALBERTA
American Welding Society
www.aws.org/sections/nalberta/

CADE
Canadian Association of Drilling Engineers
www.cade.ca

CAGC
Canadian Association of Geophysical Contractors
www.cagc.ca

CAMC — SOUTHERN ALBERTA CHAPTER
Canadian Association of Management Consultants
http://www.cmc-canada.ca/

CanSIA
Canadian Solar Industries Association
www.cansia.ca

CanWEA
Canadian Wind Energy Association
www.canwea.ca

CATA
Canadian Advanced Technology Association
www.cata.ca

CCAT
Calgary Council for Advanced Technology
www.ccat.org

CGS
Canadian Geotechnical Society
www.cgs.ca

CHOA
Canadian Heavy Oil Association
www.choa.ab.ca

CSHM
Canadian School of Hydrocarbon Measurement
www.cshm.ca

CIM — CALGARY BRANCH
Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum
www.cim.org

CIM — EDMONTON BRANCH
Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum
www.cim.org

CIM — OILSANDS BRANCH
Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum
www.cim.org

CIPS
Canadian Information Processing Society Alberta
http://local.cips.ca/alberta/

CMEA
Canadian Military Engineers Association
www.cmea-agmc.ca

CMEGS
Calgary Mineral Exploration Group Society
www.meg.calgary.ab.ca

CMVA
Canadian Machinery Vibration Association
www.cmva.com

CPANS — A&WMA
Canadian Prairie & Northern Section — Air & Waste Management Association
www.awma.org

CPGCE
Canadian Prairies Group of Chartered Engineers
www.cpgce.org

CSBE/SCGAB
Canadian Society for Bioengineering
www.bioeng.ca

CSC — CALGARY CHAPTER
Construction Specifications Canada
www.csc-dcc.ca

CSCE — CALGARY SECTION
Canadian Society for Civil Engineering
www.cscecalgary.ca

CSCE — EDMONTON SECTION
Canadian Society for Civil Engineering
www.csceedmonton.org

CSChE — CALGARY SECTION
Canadian Society for Chemical Engineering
www.chemeng.ca

CSChE — EDMONTON SECTION
Canadian Society for Chemical Engineering
www.chemeng.ca

CSEG
Canadian Society of Exploration Geophysicists
www.cseg.ca

CSEM — CALGARY SECTION
Canadian Society for Engineering Management
www.csem-scgi.ca

CSIE RYERSON — CHAPTER 888
Canadian Society for Industrial Engineering
http://stw.ryerson.ca/~csie/

CSME — WESTERN REGION
Canadian Society for Mechanical Engineering
www.csme-scgm.ca

CSPG
Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists
www.cspg.org

CSSE — EDMONTON BRANCH
Canadian Society for Senior Engineers
http://www.eic-ici.ca/english/tour/lmo2.html

CWA — CALGARY CHAPTER
Canadian Welding Association
www.cwa-acs.org

CWA — EDMONTON CHAPTER
Canadian Welding Association
www.cwa-acs.org

CWLS
Canadian Well Logging Society
www.cwls.org

ECES
Edmonton Chinese Engineers Society
www.eces.cc

EGS
Edmonton Geological Society
www.egs.ab.ca

GPAC
Gas Processing Association Canada
www.gpacanada.com

GSE — EDMONTON
The Geotechnical Society of Edmonton
www.geotechnical.ca

HTRI
Heat Transfer Research, Inc.
http://www.htri.net/

IAAAE
The International Association of Ahmadi Architects
& Engineers
www.iaaae.com

ICE
Indo Canadian Engineers Association of Edmonton
www.iceEdmonton.ca

IEEE IAS and PES — NORTHERN CANADA CHAPTER
Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers
www.ewh.ieee.org/r7/northern-canada/ias-pes/index.html

IEEE — SOUTHERN ALBERTA SECTION
Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers, Inc.
www.ewh.ieee.org/r7/southern_alberta

IEEE GOLD Southern Alberta
IEEE Graduates of the Last Decade Southern Alberta
www.ewh.ieee.org/r7/southern_alberta/gold/

IESNA — Chinook Section
Illuminating Engineering Society of North America
http://www3.telus.net/iesna/

IESNA
Illuminating Engineering Society of North America
www.iesna.org

IMG
Industry Measurement Group
www.imggroup.ca

ION — ALBERTA SECTION
Institute of Navigation
www.ion-alberta.org

ISA – CALGARY SECTION
International Society of Automation
www.isacalgary.ca

ISA — EDMONTON SECTION
Instrumentation, Systems and Automation Society
www.isaedmonton.ca

ITE — SOUTHERN ALBERTA SECTION
Institute of Transportation Engineers
www.cite7.org/

ITE – NORTHERN ALBERTA SECTION
Institute of Transportation Engineers
www.cite7.org/

NACE — CALGARY SECTION
National Association of Corrosion Engineers
www.nacecalgary.ca

NACE INTERNATIONAL – EDMONTON SECTION
National Association of Corrosion Engineers
www.naceedmonton.com

NASTT – NORTHWEST CHAPTER
Northwest Chapter of the North American Society for Trenchless Technology
http://www.nastt-nw.com/

PEMAC
Plant Engineering & Maintenance Association of Canada
www.pemac.org

PETSOC
Petroleum Society of Canada
www.petsoc.org

PHS
Petroleum History Society
www.petroleumhistory.ca

IPEIA
International Pressure Equipment Integrity Association
http://www.ipeia.com

PSS/ASME
Pipeline Systems Division
www.asme.org/divisions/pipeline

RISA
Resource Industry Suppliers Association
www.resourcesuppliers.com

SAE INTERNATIONAL
Society of Automotive Engineers
www.sae.org

SESCI — NORTHERN ALBERTA CHAPTER
Solar Energy Society of Canada Inc.
www.solaralberta.ca

SFPF
Society of Fire Protection Engineers
www.sfpe.org

SIP — EDMONTON BRANCH
Association of Polish Engineers in Canada
www.polisheng.ca

SME — NORTHERN LIGHTS 370
Society of Manufacturing Engineers
www.sme.org

SME — CALGARY CHAPTER 422
Society of Manufacturing Engineers
www.sme.org

SNAME
Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers
www.sname.org

SPE — CALGARY SECTION
Society of Petroleum Engineers
www.speca.ca

SPE — EDMONTON SECTION
Society of Petroleum Engineers
http://edmonton.spe.org

SPEE — CALGARY CHAPTER
Society of Petroleum Evaluation Engineers
www.spee.org

SPIE
Calgary Security Professionals Information Exchange
www.spie.ca

SSPC — CHAPTERS
The Society for Protective Coatings
www.sspc.org

STC — ALBERTA SOCIETY
Society for Technical Communication
www.stc-alberta.org

STLE — ALBERTA SECTION
Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers
www.stle.org

TAC
Tunnelling Association of Canada
www.tunnelcanada.ca

WCWEA
Western Canada Water Environment Association
www.wcwwa.ca

Career Fairs

2009-08-13T06:53:00.000-07:00

University of Alberta - Careers Day 2009

Date(s): September 23, 2009
Time: 10:00 AM -4:00 PM
Location: University of Alberta Butterdome (Universiade Pavillion)
Website: http://www.caps.ualberta.ca/LookingForWork/CareersDayExhibitors.cfm

Careers Day is a campus-wide, all-disciplines career fair. It is the largest career fair in Canada hosted by a single institution. Over 200 employers, at the local, national and international level, participate in this networking and recruitment opportunity. Find out more at http://www.caps.ualberta.ca/LookingForWork/CareersDayExhibitors.cfm

Canada Career Week Fair

Date(s): November 20-21, 2009
Time: 10:00 AM to 04:00 PM
Location: Northlands Agricom
Website URL: http://www.canadacareerfairedmonton.com

The Canada Career Week Fair is Alberta's largest and most comprehensive career and job fair. The 2008 Fair attracted over 13,500 attendees, and featured 187 companies and organizations offering over 10,000 jobs. Plan your career path, learn about your training and educational options, meet employers, and get inspired about your work life at this year's Canada Career Week Fair. Northlands Agricom, November 20th (9:00 am - 5:00 pm) and November 21st (10:00 am - 4:00 pm). Free admission. Free parking. Find out more at www.canadacareerfairedmonton.com

Clay Shirky: Institutions vs Collaboration

2009-07-15T06:14:00.000-07:00