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...]]> Sat, 22 May 2010 20:38:00 +0000 http://www.blueagaveforum.com/forum/index.php?/blog/1/entry-814-another-attack-of-uas/ http://www.blueagaveforum.com/forum/index.php?/blog/1/entry-813-civil-rights-at-risk-with-new-bylaw/ It's frustrating when we have a public meeting about an important, new bylaw and it's evident from the discussion that no one else at the table actually read the thing. Councillor McNabb had no idea there even was one, and even had to get up in the middle of the meeting to go outside to look for a copy so he could follow along with my comments.

...]]> Tue, 18 May 2010 10:40:00 +0000 http://www.blueagaveforum.com/forum/index.php?/blog/1/entry-813-civil-rights-at-risk-with-new-bylaw/ http://www.blueagaveforum.com/forum/index.php?/blog/1/entry-812-a-new-uke-and-a-new-site/ Spent most of last week working on Web sites, mine and a couple of contract jobs for friends. Haven't done a lot of Web-related work the last few years and I was rusty. I was struggling with some of the CSS elements, trying to remember how they worked and getting a little frustrated.

Decided the best way I could relearn those skills and hone my design talents was to remake on of my pages that has long need an upgrade: my ukulele page. Now it's gone from one long, sprawling ramble to a tighter, section-oriented, multi-page, CSS-driven site. Yes, it has tables too, and I remain a firm believer that tables work just fine with CSS.

You can see the new site at www.ianchadwick.com/ukuleles/index.htm...]]> Mon, 17 May 2010 10:45:00 +0000 http://www.blueagaveforum.com/forum/index.php?/blog/1/entry-812-a-new-uke-and-a-new-site/ http://www.blueagaveforum.com/forum/index.php?/blog/1/entry-811-another-in-camera-meeting-i-refused-to-attend/ There were two in-camera meetings last night, one which I refused to attend, based on what I read in the confidential material presented to council before the meeting.

I protested in the open session of council about the appropriateness of holding the discussion in secret. This council is far more willing - even seeming eager at times - to meet behind closed doors than any other council I've watched or been part of. I thought we should try, just once, to be more open, when the issue offered us that opportunity.

While I cannot break my oath and reveal the subject of the meeting, I can comment on why I didn't believe it was appropriate.

First, the subject of the discussion and the individual named in the report have already...]]> Tue, 11 May 2010 10:51:00 +0000 http://www.blueagaveforum.com/forum/index.php?/blog/1/entry-811-another-in-camera-meeting-i-refused-to-attend/ http://www.blueagaveforum.com/forum/index.php?/blog/42/entry-810-yet-another-waste-of-money-endorsed-by-town-council/
Secondly, $900,000 has been allocated to...]]> Mon, 10 May 2010 13:26:00 +0000 http://www.blueagaveforum.com/forum/index.php?/blog/42/entry-810-yet-another-waste-of-money-endorsed-by-town-council/ http://www.blueagaveforum.com/forum/index.php?/blog/1/entry-809-archiving-vintage-ukulele-music/ In the two decades between the end of World War One and the start of World War Two, the ukulele was arguably the most popular musical instrument in the Western world. It was small, relatively inexpensive, and with only four strings it was relatively easy to play. It was charming and not intimidating. Men and women played it equally.

Tens of thousands of ukes were sold in that period. Maybe even millions - no one really knows. And to cater to that market, most song books and song sheets of the era had uke chord diagrams in them.

Although they had originated three decades earlier, ukuleles...]]> Sun, 09 May 2010 23:29:00 +0000 http://www.blueagaveforum.com/forum/index.php?/blog/1/entry-809-archiving-vintage-ukulele-music/ http://www.blueagaveforum.com/forum/index.php?/blog/1/entry-808-world-chess-championship-is-it-getting-duller/ Is it just me, or is the current World Chess Championship between title-holder Viswanathan Anand and higher-ranked challenger Veselin Topalov not as exciting nor the games as scintillating as championship matches in the past?

The match is being held in Bulgaria - Topalov's home country - which is in itself highly suspect. Shouldn't it be in a neutral country? The match organizers seem rather biased.

As a prime example of their bias, Anand was stranded in Frankfurt when all air travel was disrupted by the volcanic ash emissions from Eyjafjallajökull...]]> Sat, 08 May 2010 22:02:00 +0000 http://www.blueagaveforum.com/forum/index.php?/blog/1/entry-808-world-chess-championship-is-it-getting-duller/