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    Small story.<br>
    <br>
    One of my customers, a large utility back east, outsourced their
    entire IT staff to India a couple years ago.  As part of ongoing
    product support, we have (had?) a product upgrade available for this
    customer.  However, it needed new hardware to be compatible and
    "fast" for the customer.  They agreed and put in the orders,
    requisitions, management requests, etc.  All they needed was two new
    servers with Windows 2003 Server edition, one with SQL 2003
    installed, usernames and passwords were specified, etc.<br>
    <br>
    It's now been over one year and I'm still getting emails from my guy
    at this utility with forwards and replies from the IT staff.  I
    don't really want to say they are incompetent, but this is
    ridiculous.  The last email I got from him still indicated they
    hadn't got the logins correct across the two servers.<br>
    <br>
    Now, to put this in perspective, before they outsourced this to
    India, we would have been done in less than 30 days from signing the
    req, to being done with the upgrade.  This project is still nowhere
    near being ready for the software install and it's been over a
    freakin' YEAR!  My pal at the utility is about ready to quit, not
    because of this one thing, but because all the other crap he now has
    to go through for -anything- IT related.  It's a wonder he gets
    anything done.<br>
    <br>
    Asa Jay<br>
    <pre class="moz-signature" cols="72">Asa Jay Laughton, MSgt, USAFR, Retired
& Shelley Marie
Spokane, WA
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<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.racingagainstautism.com">http://www.racingagainstautism.com</a>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.teampanteraracing.com">http://www.teampanteraracing.com</a></pre>
    <br>
    On 1/1/2011 12:09, Brian Ward wrote:
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        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family:
            "Calibri","sans-serif"; color: rgb(31,
            73, 125);">MD, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family:
            "Calibri","sans-serif"; color: rgb(31,
            73, 125);"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family:
            "Calibri","sans-serif"; color: rgb(31,
            73, 125);">I knew it was a sarcastic spoof but the
            possibility is real. Today, more and more people work for
            call centers for all types of business. Even engineering
            firms contract highly technical design work to home based
            freelancers as I did years ago. It is easy to place a job
            hired by one at home in the hands of less payed third world
            individuals. It is more a matter of morals. Most of your
            computer scams and attacks come from highly knowledgeable
            people in those countries. They are good at what they do and
            far from the reach of US law. The internet and will of
            someone to do this is very possible. My eyes are wide ass
            open. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family:
            "Calibri","sans-serif"; color: rgb(31,
            73, 125);"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family:
            "Calibri","sans-serif"; color: rgb(31,
            73, 125);">Happy New Year </span><span style="font-size:
            11pt; font-family: Wingdings; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">J</span><span
            style="font-size: 11pt; font-family:
            "Calibri","sans-serif"; color: rgb(31,
            73, 125);"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family:
            "Calibri","sans-serif"; color: rgb(31,
            73, 125);">Grasshopper <o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family:
            "Calibri","sans-serif"; color: rgb(31,
            73, 125);"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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            medium medium; border-style: solid none none; border-color:
            rgb(181, 196, 223) -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color;
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            <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0in;"><b><span
                  style="font-size: 10pt; font-family:
                  "Tahoma","sans-serif";">From:</span></b><span
                style="font-size: 10pt; font-family:
                "Tahoma","sans-serif";">
                <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:tpr-bounces@teampanteraracing.com">tpr-bounces@teampanteraracing.com</a>
                [<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="mailto:tpr-bounces@teampanteraracing.com">mailto:tpr-bounces@teampanteraracing.com</a>] <b>On Behalf
                  Of </b>Mad Dog Antenucci<br>
                <b>Sent:</b> Saturday, January 01, 2011 11:39 AM<br>
                <b>To:</b> Brian Ward; <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:tpr@teampanteraracing.com">tpr@teampanteraracing.com</a><br>
                <b>Subject:</b> Re: [TPR] 2011 Solutions to Outsourcing
                of American Jobs<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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        <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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            <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14pt;
                font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Yea,
                they are kidding.....watch it again.....its a slam with
                a big dose of sarcasm. ;-)><br>
                 <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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            <p class="MsoNormal"><em><b><span style="font-size: 14pt;
                    font-family:
                    "Arial","sans-serif"; color:
                    blue;">Mad Dawg Antenucci </span></b></em><b><i><span
                    style="font-size: 14pt; font-family:
                    "Arial","sans-serif"; color:
                    blue;"><br>
                  </span></i></b><strong><span style="font-size: 14pt;
                  font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";
                  color: red;">Team Pantera Racing</span></strong><span
                style="font-size: 14pt; font-family:
                "Arial","sans-serif";"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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            <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><i><span style="font-size:
                    14pt; font-family:
                    "Arial","sans-serif";">The 1st
                    & still the only vintage race team in open road
                    racing </span></i></strong><b><i><span
                    style="font-size: 14pt; font-family:
                    "Arial","sans-serif";"><br>
                  </span></i></b><span style="font-size: 14pt;
                font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";
                color: blue;"><a moz-do-not-send="true"
                  href="http://www.teampanteraracing.com"
                  target="_blank">www.teampanteraracing.com</a></span><span
                style="font-size: 14pt; font-family:
                "Arial","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
          </div>
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            <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14pt;
                font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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            <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14pt;
                font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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              <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: 0in;
                margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-left: 0in;"><b><span
                    style="font-size: 10pt; font-family:
                    "Tahoma","sans-serif";">From:</span></b><span
                  style="font-size: 10pt; font-family:
                  "Tahoma","sans-serif";"> Brian
                  Ward <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:brian@trinityarmco.com"><brian@trinityarmco.com></a><br>
                  <b>To:</b> Mad Dog Antenucci
                  <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:teampantera@yahoo.com"><teampantera@yahoo.com></a>;
                  <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:tpr@teampanteraracing.com">tpr@teampanteraracing.com</a><br>
                  <b>Sent:</b> Fri, December 31, 2010 3:26:13 PM<br>
                  <b>Subject:</b> Re: [TPR] 2011 Solutions to
                  Outsourcing of American Jobs</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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                <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;
                    font-family:
                    "Arial","sans-serif"; color:
                    rgb(31, 73, 125);">You have got to be kidding….
                    Americans are already lazy and getting lazier by
                    each hand out… Oh, and when I say Americans, I am
                    not referring to the honest hardworking minority. I
                    should probably have a better name for them but
                    unfortunately they were born on my soil….</span><o:p></o:p></p>
                <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;
                    font-family:
                    "Arial","sans-serif"; color:
                    rgb(31, 73, 125);"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
                <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;
                    font-family:
                    "Arial","sans-serif"; color:
                    rgb(31, 73, 125);">Caio</span><o:p></o:p></p>
                <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;
                    font-family:
                    "Arial","sans-serif"; color:
                    rgb(31, 73, 125);">Red Blooded American Grasshopper</span><o:p></o:p></p>
                <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;
                    font-family:
                    "Arial","sans-serif"; color:
                    rgb(31, 73, 125);"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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                  <div style="border-right: medium none; border-width:
                    1pt medium medium; border-style: solid none none;
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                    -moz-use-text-color; padding: 3pt 0in 0in;">
                    <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0in;"><b><span
                          style="font-size: 10pt; font-family:
                          "Arial","sans-serif";">From:</span></b><span
                        style="font-size: 10pt; font-family:
                        "Arial","sans-serif";">
                        <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:tpr-bounces@teampanteraracing.com">tpr-bounces@teampanteraracing.com</a>
                        [<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="mailto:tpr-bounces@teampanteraracing.com">mailto:tpr-bounces@teampanteraracing.com</a>] <b>On
                          Behalf Of </b>Mad Dog Antenucci<br>
                        <b>Sent:</b> Friday, December 31, 2010 12:47 PM<br>
                        <b>To:</b> <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:tpr@teampanteraracing.com">tpr@teampanteraracing.com</a><br>
                        <b>Subject:</b> [TPR] 2011 Solutions to
                        Outsourcing of American Jobs</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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                <p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p>
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                    <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14pt;
                        font-family:
                        "Arial","sans-serif";">Happy
                        New Year one more time.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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                    <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14pt;
                        font-family:
                        "Arial","sans-serif";">Watch
                        both episodes in the onion. Right now I am
                        thinking about setting up an office in
                        Bangladesh or Republic of Congo....very talented
                        yet low overhead. Women, booze and operating
                        costs all very low.<br>
                         </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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                    <p class="MsoNormal"><em><b><span style="font-size:
                            14pt; font-family:
                            "Arial","sans-serif";
                            color: blue;">Mad Dawg Antenucci </span></b></em><b><i><span
                            style="font-size: 14pt; font-family:
                            "Arial","sans-serif";
                            color: blue;"><br>
                          </span></i></b><strong><span style="font-size:
                          14pt; font-family:
                          "Arial","sans-serif";
                          color: red;">Team Pantera Racing</span></strong><span
                        style="font-size: 14pt; font-family:
                        "Arial","sans-serif";"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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                    <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><i><span
                            style="font-size: 14pt; font-family:
                            "Arial","sans-serif";">The
                            1st & still the only vintage race team
                            in open road racing </span></i></strong><b><i><span
                            style="font-size: 14pt; font-family:
                            "Arial","sans-serif";"><br>
                          </span></i></b><span style="font-size: 14pt;
                        font-family:
                        "Arial","sans-serif"; color:
                        blue;"><a moz-do-not-send="true"
                          href="http://www.teampanteraracing.com"
                          target="_blank">www.teampanteraracing.com</a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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                    <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14pt;
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                                                          This is
                                                          wonderful, I
                                                          need to start
                                                          looking into
                                                          this soon.. <o:p></o:p></p>
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target="_blank">http://www.theonion.com/content/video/more_american_workers_outsourcing</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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