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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Andy thanks for all the work on the website. It's nice to see new and current materials out there. More power to you ;) It's also nice to see the groups' internet service moved to pm.org; removing our dependence on any particular group member. I.e., I'm no longer important. If I get hit by a bus... Andy already knows all the logins and passwords necessary to keep things running smoothly.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>Hopefully in February I'll be able to compliment the little bit of HTML::Mason, with a book review of Paul (Pavel) Kulchenko's "Programming Web Services with Perl".</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>Paul was a local member of kc.pm for a long time. He still part of kc.pm, but now lives in Seattle, WA. He's also the author of Perl's SOAP::Lite module. I've been subscribed to the SOAP::Lite mailing list for a long time now, and I have to say that he's one of those rare talented programmers with an equally rare share of patience and good humor. If you're at all interested in cross-language and cross-platform RPC mechanisms you might consider checking out SOAP::Lite on search.cpan.org or picking up a copy of his new book (<A HREF="http://www.soaplite.com/#BOOKS" TARGET="_blank">http://www.soaplite.com/#BOOKS</A>).</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>Now that we've solved the KCLUG conflict. -KCLUG meets the 3rd Tuesday of every month... I'm wondering if there are any other conflicts standing in the way of attendance? Perhaps there's a Buffy the Vampire Slayer (BTVS) conflict ;) ? </FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>Seriously though, if anyone has concerns please air them. I often fall into the trap of blindingly steering roughshod over the desires and interests of others... in the pursuit of the things I find interesting. And turning a deaf ear towards those interests which don't fall into line with my own. I say this because its not intentional, nor am I altogether conscious of it when doing so.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>I would like to see kc.pm grow back to a stable level of active members and participation. And I don't want to put myself in the way of that goal. I'd like kc.pm to be useful and rewarding to all its members, and not just those of a particular bent or interest.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>So please speak up on the mailing list and share with the rest of us things you'd like to do or see the group put more emphasis on. Perhaps ideas for the website, a group project, meetings with a social rather than technical agenda, or anything else.</FONT></P>
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<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Garrett Goebel</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>IS Development Specialist</FONT>
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