From william at knowmad.com Tue Dec 13 06:35:02 2005 From: william at knowmad.com (William McKee) Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2005 09:35:02 -0500 Subject: [Charlotte.PM] December Perl Mongers Meeting - Thursday, December 15th at 7:00pm Message-ID: <20051213143501.GD1904@knowmad.com> Hello everyone, I hope that you are looking forward to some well-deserved vacation over the next few weeks to rest and recuperate. Before then, we'd like you to join us for one last meeting of the year. Since this is a time for festivities, we thought that a social meet at a local venue that serves steaming hot or icy cold beverages would be appropriate. So, if you've already finished your Christmas shopping or, like me, are waiting to face the hordes for those last minute specials, come out and join us on Thursday night. We're looking for suggestions of where to meet. Nominate your favorite hotspot (wireless access optional) and let's talk Perl and such. BTW, if you're wanting to brush up on your Perl over the holidays, we have lots of books that need to be reviewed. The more reviews our group writes, the more books we get. See the kwiki for the full list[1]. BTW, we recently received a review copy of Mark-Jason Dominus' _Higher Order Perl_. This book has received high praise within the Perl community. First come, first serve. I'll bring the books with me on Thursday. Cheers, William [1] http://charlotte.pm.org/kwiki/index.cgi?Library -- Knowmad Services Inc. http://www.knowmad.com From janet at apress.com Mon Dec 12 11:27:13 2005 From: janet at apress.com (Apress Usergroup) Date: 12 Dec 2005 11:27:13 -0800 Subject: [Charlotte.PM] Free Apress Companion eBook Message-ID: ****PLEASE FORWARD OR POST THIS NEWSLETTER FOR ALL GROUP MEMBERS**** You don't need to tote those heavy new .NET 2.0 books between your home and office-Apress is providing FREE access to the eBook versions of these core titles. 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(1-59059-477-0) * In the first print run or six months past publication date, these titles will feature instructions on the back page for how to obtain the free companion eBook. ... From jim1138 at gmail.com Tue Dec 13 11:44:10 2005 From: jim1138 at gmail.com (Jim Herring) Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2005 14:44:10 -0500 Subject: [Charlotte.PM] December Perl Mongers Meeting - Thursday, December 15th at 7:00pm In-Reply-To: <20051213143501.GD1904@knowmad.com> References: <20051213143501.GD1904@knowmad.com> Message-ID: I move that we meet at Sir Edmund Halley's. Can I get a second? Jim On 12/13/05, William McKee wrote: > > Hello everyone, > > I hope that you are looking forward to some well-deserved vacation over > the next few weeks to rest and recuperate. Before then, we'd like you to > join us for one last meeting of the year. Since this is a time for > festivities, we thought that a social meet at a local venue that serves > steaming hot or icy cold beverages would be appropriate. > > So, if you've already finished your Christmas shopping or, like me, are > waiting to face the hordes for those last minute specials, come out and > join us on Thursday night. We're looking for suggestions of where to > meet. Nominate your favorite hotspot (wireless access optional) and > let's talk Perl and such. > > BTW, if you're wanting to brush up on your Perl over the holidays, we > have lots of books that need to be reviewed. The more reviews our group > writes, the more books we get. See the kwiki for the full list[1]. BTW, > we recently received a review copy of Mark-Jason Dominus' _Higher Order > Perl_. This book has received high praise within the Perl community. > First come, first serve. I'll bring the books with me on Thursday. > > > Cheers, > William > > [1] http://charlotte.pm.org/kwiki/index.cgi?Library > > -- > Knowmad Services Inc. > http://www.knowmad.com > _______________________________________________ > charlotte mailing list > charlotte at pm.org > http://mail.pm.org/mailman/listinfo/charlotte > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mail.pm.org/pipermail/charlotte/attachments/20051213/dbf46914/attachment.html From william at knowmad.com Tue Dec 13 12:05:41 2005 From: william at knowmad.com (William McKee) Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2005 15:05:41 -0500 Subject: [Charlotte.PM] December Perl Mongers Meeting - Thursday, December 15th at 7:00pm In-Reply-To: References: <20051213143501.GD1904@knowmad.com> Message-ID: <20051213200541.GX1904@knowmad.com> On Tue, Dec 13, 2005 at 02:44:10PM -0500, Jim Herring wrote: > I move that we meet at Sir Edmund Halley's. Can I get a second? Nice suggestion. I haven't been there in a long time. I think it'd be a good place--good seating and not too loud. William -- Knowmad Services Inc. http://www.knowmad.com From william at knowmad.com Tue Dec 13 18:24:20 2005 From: william at knowmad.com (William McKee) Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2005 21:24:20 -0500 Subject: [Charlotte.PM] Fwd: Apress Quarterly UG Newsletter--Please Distribute Message-ID: <20051214022420.GA3818@knowmad.com> Hey Gang, Sorry about that earlier forward from Apress. They slipped that one in before their newsletter. This contains a couple of interesting items such as Ajax, "Beginning Perl Web Development", and ImageMagick. William ----- Forwarded message from Apress Usergroup ----- > To: william at knowmad.com > From: Apress Usergroup > Date: 13 Dec 2005 15:38:22 -0800 > Subject: Apress Quarterly UG Newsletter--Please Distribute > > We do not send unsolicited newsletters. 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Instead, e-mail info at apress.com and we'll reply to your query. > > Apress - The Expert's Voice(TM) > 2560 Ninth St, Suite 219 > Berkeley, CA 94710 > 510-549-5930 ----- End forwarded message ----- -- Knowmad Services Inc. http://www.knowmad.com From william at knowmad.com Thu Dec 15 05:46:38 2005 From: william at knowmad.com (William McKee) Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2005 08:46:38 -0500 Subject: [Charlotte.PM] December Perl Mongers Meeting - Thursday, December 15th at 7:00pm In-Reply-To: References: <20051213143501.GD1904@knowmad.com> Message-ID: <20051215134637.GC1511@knowmad.com> On Tue, Dec 13, 2005 at 02:44:10PM -0500, Jim Herring wrote: > I move that we meet at Sir Edmund Halley's. Can I get a second? I'll second that and hope those who didn't respond will come out and join us there. Here's a map[1]. William [1] http://maps.google.com/maps?q=sir+edmund+halleys+loc%3A+charlotte,+NC&f=l&iwloc=C&iwstate2=page%3Abasics&hl=en -- Knowmad Services Inc. http://www.knowmad.com From diona at studio12a.com Thu Dec 15 07:26:22 2005 From: diona at studio12a.com (Diona Kidd) Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2005 10:26:22 -0500 Subject: [Charlotte.PM] December Perl Mongers Meeting - Thursday, December 15th at 7:00pm In-Reply-To: <20051215134637.GC1511@knowmad.com> References: <20051213143501.GD1904@knowmad.com> <20051215134637.GC1511@knowmad.com> Message-ID: <43A18B1E.7020007@studio12a.com> Thanks for the map link. I'll see you guys this evening, granted that the ice doesn't get all crazy. William McKee wrote: >On Tue, Dec 13, 2005 at 02:44:10PM -0500, Jim Herring wrote: > > >>I move that we meet at Sir Edmund Halley's. Can I get a second? >> >> > >I'll second that and hope those who didn't respond will come out and >join us there. Here's a map[1]. > > >William > >[1] http://maps.google.com/maps?q=sir+edmund+halleys+loc%3A+charlotte,+NC&f=l&iwloc=C&iwstate2=page%3Abasics&hl=en > > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mail.pm.org/pipermail/charlotte/attachments/20051215/aaca8912/attachment.html From kwhitsel at gmail.com Thu Dec 15 07:58:30 2005 From: kwhitsel at gmail.com (Kurt W. Whitsel) Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2005 10:58:30 -0500 Subject: [Charlotte.PM] December Perl Mongers Meeting - Thursday, December 15th at 7:00pm In-Reply-To: <43A18B1E.7020007@studio12a.com> References: <20051213143501.GD1904@knowmad.com> <20051215134637.GC1511@knowmad.com> <43A18B1E.7020007@studio12a.com> Message-ID: <36540a840512150758u758a8291lbe17640eb86eb6d5@mail.gmail.com> according to the weather reports, the temp is suppose to increase thru the evening so the ice probably wont be a problem. Lets hope. See you guys there. Kurt On 12/15/05, Diona Kidd wrote: > Thanks for the map link. I'll see you guys this evening, granted that the > ice doesn't get all crazy. > > > William McKee wrote: > On Tue, Dec 13, 2005 at 02:44:10PM -0500, Jim Herring wrote: > > > I move that we meet at Sir Edmund Halley's. Can I get a second? > > I'll second that and hope those who didn't respond will come out and > join us there. Here's a map[1]. > > > William > > [1] > http://maps.google.com/maps?q=sir+edmund+halleys+loc%3A+charlotte,+NC&f=l&iwloc=C&iwstate2=page%3Abasics&hl=en > > > > > _______________________________________________ > charlotte mailing list > charlotte at pm.org > http://mail.pm.org/mailman/listinfo/charlotte > > From william at knowmad.com Fri Dec 16 05:19:03 2005 From: william at knowmad.com (William McKee) Date: Fri, 16 Dec 2005 08:19:03 -0500 Subject: [Charlotte.PM] FW: Job posting Message-ID: <20051216131902.GC2859@knowmad.com> Anyone looking for a Perl job around Raleigh? ----- Forwarded message from "Fielman, Matthew" ----- > To: william at knowmad.com > From: "Fielman, Matthew" > Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2005 13:01:44 -0500 > Subject: FW: Job posting > > Hi William- > > Brad Oaks of PerlMongers.com here in central NC suggested I contact you > about two Perl oriented opportunities I am currently recruiting on here > in Raleigh-Durham. > > If you are able to transmit this opportunity to interested parties, site > members or forum readers, I would greatly appreciate it. Both > opportunities are at Cisco Systems here in Morrisville and provide the > opportunity to work at an exceptional job site. > > If anyone has questions about these opportunities please call or email. > I am happy to receive inquiries about these positions and will gladly > help however I can. > > Please find one word document with two descriptions attached. > > Thank you for your assistance and correspondence! > > Best regards, > > Matthew Fielman > Direct 919.816.1539 > Toll Free 888.891.8403 > mfielman at teksystems.com > www.teksystems.com > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Brad Oaks [mailto:bradoaks at gmail.com] > Sent: Thursday, December 15, 2005 10:52 AM > To: Fielman, Matthew > Cc: Brad Oaks > Subject: Re: Job posting > > Hello Matthew, > > We are glad to receive and distribute announcements for open positions. > > Job postings are generally sent out to our email list. If you'd like to > send me a description of the positions and the format you'd like > responses to take, I can send that out to the list later today. That > should be the quickes way to get the ask out to folks. > > Also consider contacting Charlotte.pm's organizer and see if he will > forward the listing to their members -- William McKee (william at > knowmad.com) > > Looking forward to hearing from you, > --bradoaks > > > On 12/15/05, Fielman, Matthew wrote: > > > > Hi Brad- > > > > I hope you are staying warm and dry on this terrible winter day! > > > > My name is Matthew Fielman and I am a recruiter for TEKsystems here in > > > Raleigh. I am working on two positions at Cisco both focused on Perl > > and would like your fellow forum members to be able to view the > > opportunity should they be interested. > > > > First; May I post the opportunities on your website? > > Second; How and where do I post the opportunities? > > > > Thank you for your time and assistance! > > > > Matthew Fielman > > > > > > Direct 919.816.1539 > > > > Toll Free 888.891.8403 > > > > mfielman at teksystems.com > > > > www.teksystems.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > > > This electronic mail (including any attachments) may contain > > information that is privileged, confidential, and/or otherwise > > protected from disclosure to anyone other than its intended > > recipient(s). Any dissemination or use of this electronic email or its > > > contents (including any attachments) by persons other than the > > intended recipient(s) is strictly prohibited. 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