Dark Knight Trivia Answers...

OK everyone... Below are the answers for the Dark Knight trivia...

1. Who was Christopher Nolan’s first choice for the role of Harvey Dent?
Matt Damon! Other actors considered Hugh Jackman, Ryan Phillippe, Liev Schreiber, Jake Gyllenhaal, Josh Lucas

2. What was the fake title of this film while it was being filmed in Chicago?
“Rory’s First Kiss” (Rory is the name of Christopher Nolan’s son)

3. Which state’s license plates were the Gotham license plates modeled from?
Illinios

4. One of the actors of the film was so astounded by the eeriness of Ledger’s performance that at one point he forgot his own lines. Which actor was this moved by Ledger’s intensity?
Michael Cain. Mr. Cain had never met Heath Ledger before the filming of this movie and was verbalized his admiration by stating that he thought that Ledger’s performance as the Joker topped Jack Nicholson’s.

5. Which politician plays a part in the Dark Knight?
Vermont Senator Patrick Leahy. He plays the older gentleman who confronts the Joker at the black tie affair thrown by Bruce Wayne. Leahy is a bit of a Batman fanatic and even arranged an early showing of the movie for a fund-raiser.

6. Dark Knight broke a record for the most money earned at midnight showings by grossing $18.5 million. Which movie was the former record?
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith

So how did you do?

Need a quick break from work?

Almost everyone seems to be obsessed with the upcoming election. Although I fully appreciate the importance of this election, I could use a break. Therefore, I direct your attention to another subject that many of us are now obsessed with....the Dark Knight movie!

Below are a few trivia questions regarding the newest Batman flick. Give it your best shot and check back here for the answers soon. Good luck!

1. Who was Christopher Nolan’s first choice for the role of Harvey Dent?

2. What was the fake title of this film while it was being filmed in Chicago?

3. Which state’s license plates were the Gotham license plates modeled from?

4. One of the actors of the film was so astounded by the eeriness of Ledger’s performance that at one point he forgot his own lines. Which actor was this moved by Ledger’s intensity?

5. Which politician plays a part in the Dark Knight?

6. Dark Knight broke a record for the most money earned at midnight showings by grossing $18.5 million. Which movie was the former record holder?

New positions

Hello everyone. I've been working on a very time consuming project and it's been awhile since I've updated the blog. My apologies.

Without further ado, here is an updated list of this week's top opportunities....

ME, preferably with PE registration (Texas)
-Power distribution and HVAC for institutional/commercial applications

EE with a minimum of 2 years experience (Oregon)
-Substation engineers w/ high voltage substation design experience
-Power System Engineers w/ T&D systems experience

ME with a minimum of 2 years experience (Nebraska, Iowa, Colorado & Oklahoma)
-HVAC design experience
-Commercial and/ or industrial experience required

As a reminder, each of the positions listed on this page are permanent positions and selected candidates will be hired directly by the Engineering firms.

I am happy to provide details and can be reached at julia.dagaza@gmail.com

Please feel free to email your resume with your questions. Have a wonderful and productive week!

-Julia Dagaza

Networking on LinkedIn

Good morning to everyone. I am sure that many of you are LinkedIn users like me. I want to invite each of you to join my professional network on LinkedIn. The link to my profile is: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/4/456/a96

I also manage some networking groups on LinkedIn. These groups all revolve around the engineering industry and may be of interest to you. Feel free to check them out as well…
REVIT Users: http://www.linkedin.com/e/gis/133463/169F3701AD3C
HVAC Design: http://www.linkedin.com/e/gis/142685/052D9A34C3C0
Engineering Professionals Opportunity Network: http://www.linkedin.com/e/gis/149323/6ECDFF1CDDC3

Happy networking!

Engineers / Parents Step Up (Just for fun)

I couldn't help but pass this along. Engineering professionals with children will appreciate this father's creativity:

http://cosmos.bcst.yahoo.com/up/player/popup/?cl=9571609

Google Chrome

There's so much talk lately surrounding Google's Chrome browser. I have been doing some research to see what all the fuss is about and thought that I would share my findings with my readers. Below are some interesting articles that I've come across:

"You actually spend more time in your browser than you do in your car..." http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSN0232438620080902?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews

"What it has done is make me want to switch back to Firefox to do some 'real' work..." http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10031411-93.html

"Expect Chrome to be held to a higher standard than Google’s previous efforts..." http://bigtech.blogs.fortune.cnn.com/2008/09/02/googles-browser-gamble/

"You will be able to access your work from an Internet café and get all those benefits..." http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/sep2008/tc2008092_805324.htm

Complete listing of ENGINEERING OPPORTUNITIES

Below is a condensed list of my current engineerng opportunities.

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These are all direct hire, permanent positions including impressive benefit packages and competitive salaries.

For further details regarding any of these opportunities please contact me at julia.dagaza@gmail.com:

Drafters/ Designers:

CAD Manager (AutoCAD proficiency essential, Revit helpful)

Revit Specialist (Structural Design)

Electrical:

Electrical Engineer (commercial design experience required)

Senior Electrical Engineer (power distribution)


Mechanical:

Mechanical Engineer (HVAC design experience required)

Mechanical Engineer (HVAC - one of the nation's top 10 firms)

Plumbing Engineer (Plumbing design experience required)

Senior Mechanical Engineer (Industrial and/ or commercial design experience required)

Mechanical Engineer (facilities design)

Senior Mechanical Engineer (HVAC - PE required)


Structural:

Revit Designer (Structural experience required)

Structural Detailer (metal building experience preferred...relocation available)

Structural E.I.T. (metal building experience preferred...relocation available)

Structural P.E. (metal building experience preferred...relocation available)


Civil:

Land Development Manager (PE preferred)

Bridge Engineer (must have FHWA approved bridge inspector training course completed)

Transportation Roadway Designer (Omaha, NE headquarters)

Senior Civil Engineer (Wastewater)

Senior Civil Engineer (Wastewater Resources)