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List:       sas-l
Subject:    Re: LST produced instead of RTF
From:       Michael Raithel <michaelraithel () WESTAT ! COM>
Date:       2010-02-26 18:06:29
Message-ID: 037AB3FF38D44C4BAFB5DFF3D06B57BA2EF98066 () EX-CMS01 ! westat ! com
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Dear SAS-L-ers,

Mary posted the following:

> 
> "Nishant H. Dholakia
> Its your Attitude not your Aptitude that determines your Altitude"
> 
> Nishant,
> 
> Could you tell us a bit about your trailer??  I actually don't really
> agree with this, as aptitude implies that you are inclined to be able
> to do something, and as we see all the time on "American Idol" or "So
> You Think You Can Dance", persons with no aptitude to sing or to dance
> (i.e. voice not very good to sing or body structure not well suited to
> dance) really can't do it no matter how good their attitude or how hard
> they try.
> 
> I think there are traits related to being a SAS programmer, such as the
> ability to think logically, that do make a difference in whether one is
> a successful SAS programmer or not, but of course trying helps as well,
> such as the willingness to read SUGI papers or other ways of growing in
> the field.
> 
Mary, geeze; give the guy a break!  He is only quoting the slogan of the Pilot's \
Union:-)

Mary, best of luck in all your SAS endeavors!


I hope that this suggestion proves helpful now, and in the future!

Of course, all of these opinions and insights are my own, and do not reflect those of \
my organization or my associates. All SAS code and/or methodologies specified in this \
posting are for illustrative purposes only and no warranty is stated or implied as to \
their accuracy or applicability. People deciding to use information in this posting \
do so at their own risk.

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Michael A. Raithel
"The man who wrote the book on performance"
E-mail: MichaelRaithel@westat.com

Author: Tuning SAS Applications in the MVS Environment

Author: Tuning SAS Applications in the OS/390 and z/OS Environments, Second Edition
http://www.sas.com/apps/pubscat/bookdetails.jsp?catid=1&pc=58172

Author: The Complete Guide to SAS Indexes
http://www.sas.com/apps/pubscat/bookdetails.jsp?catid=1&pc=60409

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Don't allude to the beautitude of fortitude or you may suffer
a vassitude of lassitude. - Michael A. Raithel
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