Recent content by jorton

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    i thought this was funney as hell

    Doctors vs. Gun Owners > > Number of physicians in the US: 700,000. > > Accidental deaths caused by physicians per year: 120,000. > > Accidental deaths per physician.... 0.171 (U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services) > > Number of gun owners in the US: 80,000,000. > > Number of accidental...
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    Why does the US have so little vacation time?

    i get 4 weeks total to do with as i please Thats more than enough for me.
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    China bars american warship from entering port in Hong Kong.

    Both sides are warming up for a fight.
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    OMFG! A tornado just touched down across the street from my house! *UPDATE*

    Im working on the west side of Lansing. we got some rain and some scarry looking clouds thats about it.
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    3 hurt in machete attack at school

    well gess we better out law machete's and baseball bats. to save the childern
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    help rebuilding a phone jack -UPDATE (Question # 500)

    sent you a Email with a jpg explaning how to do it
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    what kind of job does everyone have?

    Network Admin For an insurance company
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    am I justified in asking for a raise?

    The jobs I was offered would require me to design and help set up PC server based networks. In truth it would be just as much work but a narrower area of working (if that makes cense). With the company im with now I am in charge of anything that has to do with the Computer system or Telephone...
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    am I justified in asking for a raise?

    No I have not been interviewing. The offers I got were because I did some contract consultant work for another PC support company and they liked my work and made me an offer. The other company I had a former boss whom got a job there and wanted me to work for them under him. Even if I don?t...
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    am I justified in asking for a raise?

    Yea the people running the company are very good and they also understand that someone doing my job is expensive, I just don?t think they knew how expensive. And a 20% increase would be fine by me that would put me within 5% of the market value.
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    am I justified in asking for a raise?

    Yea five years is a long time but I really wouldn?t mind it if IM getting market value
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    how to snowboard? -- UPDATED WITH TRIP REPORT!

    Snowboarding rocks. I bought one just before we got snow and I have been going about every weekend. It?s incredible addicting and if you keep at it you can become a decent snowboarder in a fairly short amount of time.
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    am I justified in asking for a raise?

    I have gone threw most of the training and almost have my MCSE. The review is going to be done my former supervisor and my new current supervisor. I am on very good terms with both of them and they are very dependent on me when it comes to the network. I have totally redesigned their network...