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One day I aspire to having a signature.
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V838 Light Echo: The Movie [^]
Breathtaking!
"If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." Red Adair.
Those who seek perfection will only find imperfection
nils illegitimus carborundum
me, me, me
me, in pictures
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Very nice!
The signature is in building process.. Please wait...
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Wow!
I'm not questioning your powers of observation; I'm merely remarking upon the paradox of asking a masked man who he is. (V)
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I really do feel small & pointless! 
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His request approved, the News photographer quickly used a cell phone to call the local airport to charter a flight.
He was told a twin-engine plane would be waiting for him at the airport.
Arriving at the airfield, he spotted a plane warming up outside a hanger.
He jumped in with his bag, slammed the door shut, and shouted, 'Let's go'.
The pilot taxied out, swung the plane into the wind and took off.
Once in the air, the photographer instructed the pilot, 'Fly over the valley and make low passes so I can take pictures of the fires on the hillsides.'
'Why?' asked the pilot.
'Because I'm a photographer for a News Channel', he responded, 'and I need to get some close up shots.'
The pilot was strangely silent for a moment, finally he stammered,
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'So, what you're telling me, is . . . You're NOT my flight instructor?'
PS. Leslie Nielsen may have been the pilot or the photographer!
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You remember a more than four year old lounge post? Are you an elephant? 
I won’t not use no double negatives.
modified 17-Jun-14 13:56pm.
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Or just really good with search.
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I would not go so far as to say an elephant, maybe a sunshine from time to time though.
~RaGE();
I think words like 'destiny' are a way of trying to find order where none exists. - Christian Graus
Entropy isn't what it used to.
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If I had ready access to sunshine I'd never get any work done.
You'll never get very far if all you do is follow instructions.
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Bob remembers all.
You'll never get very far if all you do is follow instructions.
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I think, Leslie is the flight instructor. 
Don't mind those people who say you're not HOT. At least you know you're COOL.
I'm not afraid of falling, I'm afraid of the sudden stop at the end of the fall! - Richard Andrew x64
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Shirley not.
You'll never get very far if all you do is follow instructions.
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Now, "shirley" is shirley becoming a popular word here at the Lounge...
Whether I think I can, or think I can't, I am always bloody right!
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Shirley not. (Oooopsss.. Repost! )
Don't mind those people who say you're not HOT. At least you know you're COOL.
I'm not afraid of falling, I'm afraid of the sudden stop at the end of the fall! - Richard Andrew x64
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Roger, Roger. What's our vector, Victor?
Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952)
Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
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Tower's radio clearance, over!
~RaGE();
I think words like 'destiny' are a way of trying to find order where none exists. - Christian Graus
Entropy isn't what it used to.
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I think we need to get you to a hospital...
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A hospital? What is it? 
Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952)
Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
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It's generally redundant to say a recruiter sucks, but TekPartners takes scumbaggery to a new level.
I verbally accepted an offer last Wednesday for a contract on the other side of the country. Next day, a fantastic local opportunity pops up. This prompts my kids (all are now out of High School) to confess that they really didn't want me to take the contract, but thought I'd really wanted it and so had kept their mouths shut. To allow for an interview, I told TekPartners that I needed to push an orientation back a day. They freaked. After so many calls and emails, I told them I was taking the weekend off to think and discuss my options with my family and best friend and that I'd block all calls except from that group. I added that I'd give a definitive answer on Tuesday.
This morning (Monday) my first message was from TekPartners telling me that they withdrew my offer because their client wasn't my highest priority.
This was the last insult in a long line of things I'd tolerated from these idiots.
(EDIT: I agree with the criticism that I shouldn't have given the first verbal acceptance and very much like the suggestion to ask for an offer in writing before agreeing to a job. However, the client in question is constantly interviewing and hiring candidates, so nobody lost a chance because of my initial acceptance. In fact, one of the reasons I'd been so hesitant is because it seemed they just wanted warm bodies with some coding skills--replaceable cogs if you will. In addition, the recruiter told me several times that I could take the job and leave at any time since it was a contract and the state in question has at will employment. Finally, asking for a few days for familial reasons isn't narcissist or being an egotist; it is a normal human thing and punishing someone for not putting employment ahead of family is pretty vile.)
modified 17-Jun-14 16:55pm.
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Their loss.
You'll never get very far if all you do is follow instructions.
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their client wasn't my highest priority
they want you to put some company ahead of your family?????
F-them
B
MCAD
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We offered someone a job last Wednesday, and he accepted the contract.
Of course we immediately told the company concerned, and they closed the position, and contacted other candidates to tell them they'd been unlucky this time.
He then calls up and says he's not sure, and wants to think about it over the weekend, and give an answer on Tuesday!
Well, we're going to look like right dicks to the client, now, telling them all was good, now not really knowing! Question is, do we gamble on someone who has demonstrated indecision, when we have a whole load of candidates begging for the role?
can't risk it. Called up the No. 2 on the list and offered it to them. They accepted and all is well with the world
Personally, I don't think Joe would have taken it anyway - but apparently he's spouting off online about how bad we are for not just giving him as long as he likes. you'd think he was the center of the universe!
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I see that side, but most the paperwork hadn't been completed including the official acceptance by the client (which required a background check) and I know that there wasn't just one position; the client in question is constantly hiring contractors. I also know it wasn't urgent, since they took weeks to set up the interview, another week to give and feedback and my start date was flexible. Until this past week, NOBODY was acting like this was urgent; now suddenly it was? And it was a weekend. But what really set me off was how TekPartners said that they were a higher priority than my family. Sorry, but that's a bit too far.
(Edit: to reiterate, this was a contract in an at will employment state. The recruiter had said several times that if I didn't like the company or the location, I could "back out any time." Apparently, "any time" means only after what? A day, five days, six months?)
modified 17-Jun-14 17:17pm.
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