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tsty
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response 179 of 264:
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Oct 2 08:09 UTC 2003 |
let's hear it for STeve ...... a fantastic founder and extra-giving man.
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mynxcat
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response 180 of 264:
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Oct 2 10:19 UTC 2003 |
STeve it is. Let's hear it for STeve, (and why are the first TWO letters
always capitalised?)
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dah
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response 181 of 264:
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Oct 2 11:33 UTC 2003 |
whole bunch of typos.
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glenda
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response 182 of 264:
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Oct 2 13:00 UTC 2003 |
The first two letters are capitalized because he often doesn't get the shift
key released before hitting the T. He was a big time user of confer (a
pre-curser to picospan on merit) and usenet. He went to a computer conference
and was being introduced to some people. One of them asked "are you the
STeve?" When STeve said he was, the guy called to some friends to come over
to meet him. He didn't know before that that the ST made his posts stand out,
and that people recognized and watched for them. He has used it ever since.
I won't say anything else about him as I am a bit biased :-)
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mynxcat
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response 183 of 264:
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Oct 2 13:57 UTC 2003 |
Biased or not, if you have something good to say, say it :)
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other
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response 184 of 264:
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Oct 2 14:14 UTC 2003 |
There are so many good things one can say about STeve that it seems
impossible to pick out just a few. STeve is smart, passionate, and ready
to laugh, and if his kids are any indication, he's a damn good dad, too.
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furs
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response 185 of 264:
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Oct 2 15:24 UTC 2003 |
Smart
True
even
very
electic
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dah
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response 186 of 264:
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Oct 2 15:50 UTC 2003 |
Acrostics are made only by talentless hacks.
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remmers
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response 187 of 264:
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Oct 2 15:58 UTC 2003 |
(electic?)
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furs
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response 188 of 264:
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Oct 2 15:58 UTC 2003 |
eat me.
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furs
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response 189 of 264:
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Oct 2 16:00 UTC 2003 |
(that was re 186)
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slynne
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response 190 of 264:
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Oct 2 16:09 UTC 2003 |
Steve seems like a good guy.
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glenda
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response 191 of 264:
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Oct 2 16:10 UTC 2003 |
Ok. He is smart, witty, supportive, loving, caring, a good husband, and a
good father. When my job went to Chicago, he encouraged me to take advantage
of the Federal Displaced Workers Act and go to WCC to get an Associates Degree
full time even though it took me out of the earnings game. When it turned
into 2 Associates, three Mastery Certificates, and now a BS and MS, he still
said to go for it. He worries about me taking on too much so enforces doing
fun things to balance the stress. (He even stressed out about his having a
stroke adding more stress to my life, the silly goon.)
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tod
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response 192 of 264:
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Oct 2 16:44 UTC 2003 |
This response has been erased.
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slynne
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response 193 of 264:
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Oct 2 17:29 UTC 2003 |
Yeah, I have never heard of that one. Nor has google ;)
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glenda
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response 194 of 264:
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Oct 2 18:19 UTC 2003 |
There is or was an act that if a company of more than 50 employees closed
down, the empolyees could pursue a training program of up to 2 years. I
worked at ENCOTEC, and environmental testing laboratory. We got bought out
by Safey-Kleen. They already had a lab in Chicago and felt that they didn't
need our facility in Ann Arbor. They took the top employees with them (at
least those of us that wanted to go, and yes I was offered a big raise to do
so), the rest and those of us that didn't want to relocate were laid off.
The Act paid for my first Mastery Certificate and first Associates Degree as
the classes for both overlapped. My job was taking the raw data from the
chemists, entering it into the computer and generating a final report for the
client.
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tod
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response 195 of 264:
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Oct 2 18:28 UTC 2003 |
This response has been erased.
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glenda
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response 196 of 264:
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Oct 2 18:35 UTC 2003 |
It was handled through my local unemployment office. They set it up with an
agency here in Michigan that handles stuff like this for them. I had a
contact that I reported to every month with a quick phone call, letter, or
email. She handled vouchers between them and the school for tuition and
books, I just gave her a list of classes and the books and supplies required,
she sent vouchers to WCC and to the bookstore, I went and picked them up.
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glenda
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response 197 of 264:
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Oct 2 18:39 UTC 2003 |
They should have informed you of the program when you were laid off. We had
meetings with state and federal officials during the period between the
announcement of the closing and the actual closing. They had all kinds of
paperwork explaining all our rights and options. The only corker on the
education was that you had to be enrolled full time and had to complete the
program within 24 months.
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tod
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response 198 of 264:
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Oct 2 18:52 UTC 2003 |
This response has been erased.
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slynne
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response 199 of 264:
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Oct 2 21:13 UTC 2003 |
Wow. That sounds like a great program. Thanks for sharing.
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asddsa
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response 200 of 264:
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Oct 2 23:22 UTC 2003 |
STeve sucks.
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mynxcat
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response 201 of 264:
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Oct 2 23:54 UTC 2003 |
I said, only good things.
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murph
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response 202 of 264:
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Oct 3 00:54 UTC 2003 |
A lot of people woudl think that *is* a good thing...
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tsty
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response 203 of 264:
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Oct 3 05:21 UTC 2003 |
(iwbg-iwbg)
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