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From: Henry K van Eyken <vaneyken@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2005 08:03:42 -0500
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Murray.    (01)

That is just great. I immediately put the improved page on the web site.
You have no idea how pleased I am (as will be the readers).    (02)

I am afraid that my own writing looks a little like the Bush speech
below your signature. I am talking about good journalism and do so in an
inferior example of writing. Ah well, I can only row with the oars I
have and that's one reason I am looking for a better boatman with better
oars.    (03)

Thanks again,    (04)

Henry    (05)




On Tue, 2005-02-15 at 01:23, Murray Altheim wrote:
> Henry K van Eyken wrote:
> > I had the pleasure of being invited to Doug E.'s 80th birthday party
and
> > some chats that also revolved about Fleabyte. Doug genuinely wants
to
> > help. I have since prepared a web page about the project - what it
aims
> > for, what it can do, what it needs, especially in view of my own age
and
> > circumstances.
> > 
> > In the hope that participants on his forum may have something to
> > contribute, here is the story:
> > 
> > http://www.fleabyte.org/Flb-future.html
> > 
> > It is longish, but it seems difficult to make it shorter. I am much
> > interested in to what extend we duplicate efforts elsewhere and
where
> > cooperation may be beneficial to the cause.
> > 
> > May find it a worthwhile read.
> 
> Henry,
> 
> I thought it worthwhile enough to spend an hour or so cleaning
> up the markup and providing it with a stylesheet. It's also
> valid XHTML 1.0 Transitional now. I had to modify the links a
> bit because in either HTML or XHTML it's invalid to use an ID
> that starts with a numeral, so I've done with most of the purple
> link tools do, I've prefaced each with 'nid' (e.g., "1" is now
> "nid1").
> 
> I think it's a bit easier to read now. Hope this wasn't too
> presumptuous of me. Thanks for posting it!
> 
> Murray
> 
> ......................................................................
> Murray Altheim                    http://kmi.open.ac.uk/people/murray/
> Knowledge Media Institute
> The Open University, Milton Keynes, Bucks, MK7 6AA, UK               .
> 
> The president of the United States of America speaks:
> 
>    "Because the -- all which is on the table begins to address the
>     big cost drivers. For example, how benefits are calculate, for
>     example, is on the table; whether or not benefits rise based
>     upon wage increases or price increases. There's a series of
>     parts of the formula that are being considered. And when you
>     couple that, those different cost drivers, affecting those --
>     changing those with personal accounts, the idea is to get what
>     has been promised more likely to be -- or closer delivered to
>     what has been promised.
> 
>    "Does that make any sense to you? It's kind of muddled. Look,
>     there's a series of things that cause the -- like, for example,
>     benefits are calculated based upon the increase of wages, as
>     opposed to the increase of prices. Some have suggested that we
>     calculate -- the benefits will rise based upon inflation, as
>     opposed to wage increases. There is a reform that would help
>     solve the red if that were put into effect. In other words,
>     how fast benefits grow, how fast the promised benefits grow,
>     if those -- if that growth is affected, it will help on the
>     red. OK, better?  I'll keep working on it."
> 
>     George Bush on his solution to the Social Security "Crisis"
>     http://www.salon.com/opinion/blumenthal/2005/02/10/bush_fear/
>     (06)

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