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Anybody got any good plans for summer vacation? Just finished up a trip to eastern Europe (Hungary, Austria, Czech Repub.) and had a blast. Highly recommend it for anybody looking to go someplace fun this summer.

What are your Oscar picks prior to today's ceremony? I've been trying to catch up on the nominated films (havent seen all of them yet), but I'm going with: King's Speech - best picture and director Actor - Colin Firth Supporting Actor - Christian Bale Actress - Natalie Portman Supporting...

Anybody in CA get their certificates yet? The letter said 4-6 weeks and I think today is 6 or 7 weeks.

Would or have any of you put PE after your name in academic work such as a thesis? I'm debating whether or not I should put it on mine. After all, I earned it and every PhD puts that after his name.

California Oct 2010 PE Statistics have been posted if anyone is interested http://pels.ca.gov/applicants/oct10stats.shtml

$45 obo - HP 45S calculator with an extra set of batteries for peace of mind during the exam. Only used for studying and taking the exam. Price includes shipping. I dont have the box or manuals anymore, but all the manuals are available online.

So now that the PE is over and that box is checked, what are the other good certifications/career achievements to get? My wife is trying to convince me to get my PMP with her, but I dont see much value in it since I already have a Masters in Engineering Management. A friend of mine has a LEED...

This is amazing what technology can do these days: Watson Supercomputer Winning at Jeopardy Take a second to watch the video and be amazed.

$35 - 6 Min Solutions Mechanical $55 - Lindeburg Practice Problems $45 - HP 45S calculator with an extra set of batteries. Only used for studying and taking the exam. All items include shipping.

With the results coming soonish, I started looking for a good place to buy a stamp. I engineerseals.com and they look pretty decent, anybody had any experience with them?

I wasted a lot of money on books so I'm putting together a list of study materials for future reference and here's my list: Study books: NCEES 2001 and 2008 exams - essential. 2008 was better than the 2001 which was all english units. I did the 2001 early in my studying and the 2008 the...

Anybody submit comments to NCEES regarding an exam question? I had to for one on the morning ME session because the data they provided wasn't really clear and could have been easily argued for two answers. Just wondering if I was the only one.

I use App 17.C all the time to quickly convert gpm to ft3/min for different pipe sizes, but I've never used the pressure drop column. In fact, I dont even know how to use it and I dont think I've even seen any example problems that use it. Anybody know?

I'm just wondering if it's just me or is anybody else out there just sick of doing problems? I'm at the point now where I can only do like 3 and after that I dont care anymore. I'm pretty tempted to just stop and not do anything else for the next 2 weeks.

Ok so every time I do a fatigue problem, I do it completely differently from the way the solution has it. I tried #19 in Lindeburg's Practice problems which is as follows: Circular tube, .5in OD, .03 in wall thickness, alternating stresses -3in-lbf and 30in-lbf. 42kpsi Sy, 72kpsi Sult, 24k...

Can someone explain the best way to calculate reheat load? I was trying to do one of the Lindeburg practice problems and I found the two points on the psych chart, found the two values of enthalpy and multiplied it by the mass flow rate in lbm/hr to get the answer. The solution uses...

With under a month to go, what are your most common mistakes made in problems? Mine is forgetting to put everything in inches into feet, particularly when it comes to diameters given in inches.

I was trying to work a 6MS MD #78 and I think I found an error in the MERM regarding the NTU Method equations. I think eq 36.81 and 36.82 are reversed, meaning that 36.81 where it says Cmin = Ccold should be for Cmin = Chot. Same goes for 36.82, Cmin = Ccold. Otherwise, the C terms would...

I've been looking for the rules for CA for paper bindings, but cant find the rules. Are 3 ring binders acceptable to take into the exam or should printed materials be in a permanent binding? Also are pencil written notes in book margins allowed? I forget where I saw it, but someone posted for...

I tried working the 6MS #2 HVAC and cant figure out why they chose 32 Btu/lbm over 28. I worked it exactly the same way as the US solution of ex 38.4 and it should give me the same result as the method they used. I used 13.65 for vb from psych chart giving me 5000/13.65 = mb = 366 lbm/min. I...