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From: Fred Nickols
Date: Thu, 22 Apr 1999 00:00

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[From Fred Nickols (990422.1820)] --

>From [ Marc Abrams (990421.1542) ]
>
>Bruce G is right on target with this. To say that a Control Engineer does
>not "understand" control will only alienate. The same way that saying that a
>conventional Psychologist does not "understand" behavior. We might be
>_technically_ accurate but it does not help us win many friends.

Or, as Confucius reportedly said, "It is always good to know the truth but
it is not always good to speak it."  Personally, I prefer one I learned
from my grandmother: "You catch more flies with honey than vinegar."

Regards,

Fred Nickols
Distance Consulting "Assistance at A Distance"
http://home.att.net/~nickols/distance.htm
nickols@worldnet.att.net
(609) 490-0095

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