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thelizardbloke
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Post subject: Absence from the Board Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2012 10:18 pm |
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Hi, Some of you may have noticed that I haven't been posting to the Board much recently. I was made redundant from my job at the beginning of January, so most of my attention has been focused on looking for a job. On a brighter note, I accepted an offer this morning, so I hope to be back in the workplace again soon Best regards, Mark
_________________ "Experience is what you get when you didn't get what you wanted" - Prof. Randy Pausch, The Last Lecture
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Catherine
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Post subject: Re: Absence from the Board Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2012 11:45 pm |
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Hi Mark, Sorry to hear about the redundancy, I had wondered if all was well. Many Congratulations on the new job, that's great news!  I hope you enjoy it and settle in easily. We never know what's around the corner do we and some things in retrospect turn out to be blessings in disguise. I hope it is the case for you on this occasion. Best wishes, Catherine
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Terri
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Post subject: Re: Absence from the Board Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2012 11:48 pm |
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Hi Mark Sorry to hear about your job. It must have been such a huge blow for you especially at this time of year. Hope everything works out ok for you. Terri x x x
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thelizardbloke
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Post subject: Re: Absence from the Board Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2012 5:48 am |
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Thanks guys. I am looking forward to returning to work on the 13th. I was concerned for a while that we would not be able to make it to the U.K. this year but everything is good now Best regards, Mark
_________________ "Experience is what you get when you didn't get what you wanted" - Prof. Randy Pausch, The Last Lecture
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Terri
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Post subject: Re: Absence from the Board Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2012 1:27 pm |
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I male Rankin called Button. 16 months old, Sadly passed away. 1 Blood red rainbow 1/2 cross Bearded Dragon called Solar 2 years old.(Male)Sadly passed away. 1 Bearded Dragon called Lunar 3 years old. Male! I bearded dragon called Nando 2 year old Female 1 old Ginger Tom cat called Cookie.16 years.
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Hi Mark Thats brilliant news I bet you are thrilled to be going back to work. Congratulations. Terri x x x
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James
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Post subject: Re: Absence from the Board Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2012 2:11 am |
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Grim to read this I wondered if you where okay! wasnt like you at all XD, what sort of work are you in just out of interest? glad you found work again bud 
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thelizardbloke
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Post subject: Re: Absence from the Board Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2012 6:28 am |
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Thanks Terri, It's a huge relief James, I'm a technical instructor/project manager in IT. I used to teach Microsoft, Cisco and A+ certification classes but these days I'm working in healthcare. The job I just landed is with the University of Washington as a Clinical Informatics Educator. Best regards, Mark
_________________ "Experience is what you get when you didn't get what you wanted" - Prof. Randy Pausch, The Last Lecture
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James
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Post subject: Re: Absence from the Board Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2012 8:56 pm |
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Taught it!? I did cisco 1 and 2 when I was in college last, I did my whole level two in it network support and found it uhm tedious by the end of it wouldnt like to go into it as a career really!
Glad you found your feet and got yourself a job quite quickly, whats it like finding work in the states?
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thelizardbloke
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Post subject: Re: Absence from the Board Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2012 12:16 am |
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Hi James, I used to do a lot of labs for the CCNA. We'd bring in some trashed routers (messed up config files, lost passwords etc) and have the students get in there, update the firmware, edit the config files and get used to TFTP, then we'd start messing with the IOS. It helps if you can turn the theory into practice The job market here in Seattle is starting to pick up. We are fortunate to be surrounded by tech. Microsoft is not far from my house, neither is Boeing, Google and FaceBook, so if you're in the tech field things are definitely getting better. Obama's Healthcare Reform Act has meant that there are a lot more tech jobs in hospitals these days too, which is great for me because I started my IT career in healthcare in the UK. All the best, Mark
_________________ "Experience is what you get when you didn't get what you wanted" - Prof. Randy Pausch, The Last Lecture
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Terri
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Post subject: Re: Absence from the Board Posted: Thu Feb 16, 2012 1:48 am |
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I male Rankin called Button. 16 months old, Sadly passed away. 1 Blood red rainbow 1/2 cross Bearded Dragon called Solar 2 years old.(Male)Sadly passed away. 1 Bearded Dragon called Lunar 3 years old. Male! I bearded dragon called Nando 2 year old Female 1 old Ginger Tom cat called Cookie.16 years.
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Hi Mark. Just wondering how the new job was going. I hope everything is ok. Terri x x x
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