FEBRUARY 2016 bletter from AmericaWeather for humiliationAnastasios M. IoannidesUniversity ProfessorCincinnati, Ohio, USA

Five years ago, I took the plunge to sell my house and contacted known real estate firm. I was informed that the price could make sure he was just 5% more than it had paid in 1987, unless the diemorfona the tastes of today's market, paying $ 80,000. Instead, a known my Russian origin recommended that builders in the circuit could do the same job for 25 chilades. The end of the story for me was very positive. I sold the house almost twice the price than I had bought, because the art of Russian immigrants was enviable. In California, however, two Mexican immigrants were recently (01/29/2016) into trouble for something similar, and their police questioning on suspicion that their actions are "engineering profession practicing without a license." Under the law, decisions regarding structural integrity and safety structures must be signed by registered engineer. "The big concern is focused on the foundation," said the press professor of Hawaii University. "A skilled artisan can design small buildings, but the foundations appropriate to subject depth study of experts." I remembered similar cases in Paphos (Capability, Kannaviou, Mamonia, Marathounta, Pentalia), where even newly built have suffered significant losses due to precipitation, even if their design made by licensed professionals. None, however, from their homes in 56 cities in California related to the two suspects has not shown any sign of impending failure. Perhaps, I thought, the anxiety associated with the possibility of a future earthquake, so I asked the professor view from Hawaii, also seismic region. Looking at the matter a little more highly, I discovered how this professor is an expert in construction, but traffic issues, and the publications referred to noise problems and parking congestion. The obvious reason that the media came into contact with him is because his name appears in each simple research on the internet. In the past, had made statements not only for geotechnical and seismological questions, but for economy, energy, pollution, hydrology, floods, etc. At the same time, I located many disagreements with his views, particularly when aptontan issues are flashpoints partisan conflicts. Commenting caustic partisan criticisms of Professor, a reader concerned Blog wondered what vitae and credentials of dissidents, causing the second reader reaction, which it observed: "The vitae and credentials nothing to do with the information we provide are absolutely, and your attack just reduces your credibility! "therefore, I concluded that, even on issues of my everyday life, our society is in a vicious circle. The former presented experts and connoisseurs, accusing each other that they do not hold the minimum on the object of their statements or comments, whether academic titles. Yet, in time of elections, each of us has the right, perhaps for the first time, to express his opinion, even if we are unaware or unable to interpret the information given to us. And after paraponioumaste because a number of elected presidents insist on solutions detrimental to society, institutions and economy. In the case of two Mexican "psefdomichanikon" I predict that we acquitted because the charges against them were not significantly related to the safety of their works, as the fact that larger companies can not compete with low independent contractors offers. In my memory comes the following old joke. A dustman beats the door engineering professor: "Excuse me, but I found in the garbage solutions exam you wrote, and I do not think that was your intention to dispose of." Professor of looks, agreed and thanked him, and the dustman continues: "Sorry, but the issue 3, you've made a mistake." the professor in studies, he agrees, thanks and asks him: "Well, and how did you become a dustman?" the dustman responds: "you how you became mechanics professor?" a little humility not harmed any of our, friend reader. See you!