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ORIGINAL: Nikademus
Anyone seen Mynok?

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ORIGINAL: USS America

No big secret, Marc.  [:)]

It's a software QA Lead position for a company that plays mostly in the Agriculture and Life Sciences field.  Better pay, better environment, better culture, and much more interesting work than the database and report QA I'm currently doing.  [8D]

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ORIGINAL: AW1Steve

Based upon similar experinces and annoyances to Mynoks, I've come to the conclusion that lately this forum's been less of a joy lately. As we are entering the holiday season, and wishing to maintain a good mood throughout, like Mynok, I'm going on sabatical till after the new year. So let me whish you all a joyous season, and may you have wonderful holiday's, which ever ones you celebrate. See you in the new year! [:)]

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ORIGINAL: Mike Solli

Good morning all. Seems I may be going on a little trip. I was asked to go "out of town" after Christmas. Probably until next fall, if it happens. The job sounds rather interesting. Location, well, not so. [:D] I talked it over with my wife last night. She was strangely ok with it. I think I'm taking up too much of the bed. [:D] Anyway, I'm going to dicker and tell them I want to get promoted. I've been selected for LTC. I just need a position. We'll see how that turns out. [:D]

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How did they get up there? Excavators dismantle Chinese highrise from the top down

By Daily Mail UK

This 18-story residential tower in Taizhou, Zheijiang Province, eastern China is being dismantled by excavators hauled to the top by cranes.

The building was completed in January and was hailed as a luxury development with a 'perfect' ocean view. But months later it was found to be leaning.

One apartment owner, who gave his surname as Zhan, moved out just 17 hours after moving in.


Why don't they use dynamite? Labourers use excavators on top of a residential building being demolished in Yuhuan County of Taizhou City, Zhejiang province:

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'I bought the unit on the 16th floor because of the beautiful ocean view. It's such a pity I can't live in it,' Mr Zhan told China Daily.

'I heard loud banging sounds like an explosion. It was really scary. And then we were told that a pillar in the foundation had cracked.'

Experts have suggested the ground beneath the highrise sank because the reclaimed land it was built on is unable to support such large buildings.

Hu Zhizhong, an architectural researcher at Taizhou University, said reclaimed land commonly 'settles unevenly', but the sinking in this building was so severe that it could be that the land is simply unsuitable.


Unsafe: The highrise was supposed to be a luxury development with an ocean view, but it was built on reclaimed land and soon found to be leaning:

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Apartments in the building, which is in a luxury community, were selling for more than £500 a square metre in 2009 - before construction was even finished. The homes were handed over to buyers in January and the building was found to be sinking shortly after.

In September, after the sinking seemed to speed up, the developer starting to reinforce the building. But in early November, one of the construction's main supporting pillars broke and the building and some nearby had to be evacuated.

China has had seen scandals surrounding poorly designed and constructed buildings in the past.

In 2008 an earthquake shook Sichuan, in the west of the country, flattening hundreds of buildings, especially schools, which were said to be poorly designed and built.

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ORIGINAL: Mike Solli

Good morning all. Seems I may be going on a little trip. I was asked to go "out of town" after Christmas. Probably until next fall, if it happens. The job sounds rather interesting. Location, well, not so. [:D] I talked it over with my wife last night. She was strangely ok with it. I think I'm taking up too much of the bed. [:D] Anyway, I'm going to dicker and tell them I want to get promoted. I've been selected for LTC. I just need a position. We'll see how that turns out. [:D]

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ORIGINAL: Mike Solli

Good morning all. Seems I may be going on a little trip. I was asked to go "out of town" after Christmas. Probably until next fall, if it happens. The job sounds rather interesting. Location, well, not so. [:D] I talked it over with my wife last night. She was strangely ok with it. I think I'm taking up too much of the bed. [:D] Anyway, I'm going to dicker and tell them I want to get promoted. I've been selected for LTC. I just need a position. We'll see how that turns out. [:D]

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ORIGINAL: Mike Solli

Good morning all. Seems I may be going on a little trip. I was asked to go "out of town" after Christmas. Probably until next fall, if it happens. The job sounds rather interesting. Location, well, not so. [:D] I talked it over with my wife last night. She was strangely ok with it. I think I'm taking up too much of the bed. [:D] Anyway, I'm going to dicker and tell them I want to get promoted. I've been selected for LTC. I just need a position. We'll see how that turns out. [:D]

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ORIGINAL: USS America

I'm very excited and impatient this morning as I'll probably have to wait until after lunch at the earliest to hear anything about the new job I'm interviewing for.  Yesterday's interviews went fantastic.  3.5 hours with 6 different people, including one of the company's co-founders.  [:)]

Come on, phone!  Ring already!!!  [sm=innocent0001.gif]  [:D]