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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hello Edward,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Our position at the HCT is still not entirely clear
and it may be that a decision will be made that we have to pay the going
rate. If that happens, it will I fear, be well beyond our reach. I
hope to have a bit more news on this by the next meeting and we can the discuss
it there.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Noel.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, May 20, 2005 11:40 PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [Herefordshire] Re: Scribus
Presentation</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT size=2 PTSIZE="10">Ditto the
thanks to Julian and Box<BR><BR>Further to Box and the continuing generosity
of HCT, one part of me says it's a public outfit and I pay enough tax, another
part says I shouldn't take too much without giving something, and another part
says it would be good tactics, so what do people think about a small gesture
in due course?<BR><BR>I have in mind us passing the hat round and getting the
IT room / department something modest that would assist them. A few mice or
keyboards, say, or a hard drive. Consumables, stationery? A high status chair?
Doesn't have to be IT.<BR><BR>Not big money at all but perhaps there is
something that whoever manages the place, or teaches there, or does whatever
Box used to do, would like but can't easily get via the official budget and
paperwork, and which doesn't get us into responsibility / complications
territory re security / configuration / safety.<BR><BR>If no-one else thinks
this is a good idea, no problem. <BR><BR>Otherwise, I'm thinking of something
very one-off and informal and casual and totally
optional.<BR><BR>Edward<BR><BR>P.S. I'm still wondering why Matt went out
prowling - the moon isn't that full yet, surely?</FONT>
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