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In Part I, we discussed ways in which you can build a sustainable property management model for your office. In Part II, we'll look at ways in which you can build a sustainable model for your properties.
Building efficiencies into your property is one of the easiest ways to introduce sustainability into your property operations. This can be as simple as introducing a preventive maintenance model, where high-dollar fixtures are inspected at regular intervals in order to ward off unexpected maintenance costs. There are a host of other small changes that can be made property wide that can have a big impact on the environment, while moving you toward your sustainability goals. They include the following:
- Create a preventive maintenance program for your staff and ensure that it's followed.Heating and cooling systems can be expensive and time consuming to replace. By warding off potential problems before they occur, maintenance and replacement costs can be significantly reduced.
- Replace current lighting with LED lighting. LED bulbs will reduce energy consumption, and their long-lasting capability eliminates the need to constantly replace light bulbs across the property. As an added benefit, this will work to reduce the occurrence of unlit areas that occur when lighting is out.
- Adjust the thermostat by a degree or two. Managers can see a significant reduction in both energy consumption and utility bills by simply lowering the thermostat in cooler weather, or raising it in warmer weather. The change will not impact anything but your bottom line.
- Be water-conscious. Keep a look out for leaking pipes and repair them promptly, whether they occur in a tenant's apartment, or on the property itself. For those in more arid climates, consider switching to native plants that are accustomed to the climate and can survive on less water than a foreign species. Implementation of xeriscaping should also be considered at properties that currently require large amounts of watering and lawn upkeep and maintenance.
- Step up your recycling program. While it's great that your office recycles on a regular basis, imagine the impact from a property wide effort. Arrange for recycling bins to be placed throughout the property, or have a common drop off point where tenants can bring their recyclable items.
- Consider solar energy. Installing just a few solar panels on roof tops can help to reduce greenhouse gases while also reducing energy sourced from coal and natural gas.
Depending on your budget, you can implement any or all of these suggestions to help build a more sustainable future for your property and the planet.


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What you described would, in my opinion, be the "best" (if there could even be such a thing when it comes to this subject) kind of advertising. The kind of stuff that doesn't try to forcibly ram shit down your throat. Instead, we've got stuff like what what Vonage put out a few years ago with their annoying little jingle, pounded in your head once or twice every single f--king commercial break. And I only know because while at a friend's house a TV was always on, and whether I was actually watching it with them in the same room or in a completely different room minding my own business... you just can't miss it even if you want to.
Things like that, they're not the only culprit, just the only one I can think of (like I said, advertising is dead to me). I have determined years ago that I will NEVER support a company that has such annoying commercials. See what that got them? I remember their name... and I remember to avoid them. Oh, and I almost forgot; more recently, Yorkshire Farms--their rap commercials annoyed the hell out of me so bad, I'll never buy their products. Maybe I'm just ass-backwards, but these companies' advertisements actually work AGAINST them sometimes.
Oh yeah, I remember alright... not to buy anything with that name on it in the future. Note to such companies: Thanks for trying... to force shit down my throat with some of the most annoying ads possible, overplayed to hell and back. I'll keep your company's name in mind, in my own little blacklist. You are precicely the reason I use things like Adblock Plus, and refuse to browse the web without it.
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That's true, but not all ads are so awfully designed that they represent a pure concentrated moment of annoyance.
Some examples off the top of my head
-John West salmon (on TV, can be found on Youtube)
-Ikea's "tidy up" series (ditto)
-Project Wonderful's webcomic ads (on pretty much every freely accessible webcomic out there)
I try to refrain myself from using ad blockers. If websites have such an awful advertising policy that they take hours to load (on my super-wondrous pirated EDGE connection) or are painful to read, it's better to notify the author about it or leave than to just ignore the annoyances that people who don't use Adblock go through. We won't change the fact that so far, nothing better than advertising has been found to pay for web hosting costs anyway.
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I have to admit, as much as I despise advertising, I have seen at least a few ads in my life that I actually liked. I'm not saying they're not out there. They're just incredibly rare, as companies try to be memorable in the most incredibly annoying ways to get a sale. That seems more true than ever before these days. But even today, very few of them come to mind. They're a thing of the past, replaced by purely annoying garbage, repeated over and over and over again.
I couldn't remember a single Nintendo 64 commercial now, but being a gamer from a young age I'll never forget "Get N or Get Out." I also liked the Budweiser frogs, mainly for the humor, but of course those ones are now illegal. Oh noooo, can't advertise beer with talking frogs now, it might corrupt the children into drinking something that is not pure H₂O but includes small amounts of that dreaded chemical CH₃CH₂OH! [sigh] Of course, IMO, Bud sucks anyway and I'll take a good craft beer any day, but that's beside the point.
And never mind those chemicals that are much worse, which the government allows to be consumed legally--and those that are much safer that remain strictly illegal as if they're the devil's work and they'll turn a person into a maniac and cause them to go on a killing spree or something (gotta thank those loony Christians for that).
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Nora Ann Wagster, 47 of West Memphis died Saturday. She worked as a cashier at several gas stations in the area as well as a stay at home mother.Survivors include her husband, Randy Wagster of West Memphis, daughter, Kim Johnson of Marion; son, Allen Smith of Benton, AR; step daughters, Casey Nordrum and Tasha Brown; grandchildren, Natalie, Logan, Kayla, Isaac, Nicholas, Lucas, Kay and Rianna; sisters, Amanda Barns; and brothers, Tony Barns, Dusty Barns and William Barns.A memorial service will be held Tuesday at 6 PM at Roller Citizens Funeral Home.
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Linden Vineyards in Linden, Virginia is the result of Jim Law's intense interest in producing great wine in Virginia's countryside. Jim is the owner, viticulturist and winemaker. The vineyards include three areas. Jim is well acquainted with every vine in every vineyard. He believes, "It's one thing to grow grapes but another to grow grapes well. The grower needs to have a passion for the wine."
Wines available include Sauvignon Blanc, Vidal Riesling, Seyval, Chardonnay and a late harvest Vidal. Reds include Petite Verdot, Claret and a Rosé. Recently we had the opportunity to enjoy a bottle of Linden Vineyards wine. The wine was a Claret 2004 produced with 48 percent Cabernet Sauvignon, 35 percent Petit Verdot, 13 percent Merlot and 4 percent Cabernet Franc. This wine is unfiltered with 13.3 percent alcohol.
Suggested pairings with this wine are grilled steak, hamburgers and coq au vin. Claret 2004 offered an earthy with red fruit aromas. The taste was of smooth red fruit and the finish offered mild tannins.
Enjoy a quiet, peaceful visit to Linden Vineyards. Stay awhile with a glass of wine in the sunroom or on the deck.
Linden Vineyards wines are available only in Virginia. This is another great reason to visit local wineries.
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Jacoby Ellsbury will DH and bat eighth in Game 5 of the ALDS on Wednesday night against the Indians.
Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports that the A's have agreed to a minor league contract with Brett Anderson.
Justin Turner will not require surgery for his fractured left wrist.
Dan Straily (forearm) will be shut down for 5-6 days.
Kendall Graveman has been named the Opening Day starter for the Athletics.
Ryan Zimmerman fully expects to be ready for the start of the 2018 regular season.
White Sox reassigned RHP Michael Kopech and OF Jacob May to minor league camp.
Nationals optioned OF Victor Robles to Triple-A Syracuse.
J.A. Happ has been officially named the Blue Jays' Opening Day starter.
Marlins optioned RHPs Sandy Alcantara and Nick Wittgren and OF Braxton Lee to Triple-A New Orleans.
Jon Gray was outstanding in Monday's Cactus League victory over the Rangers, racking up nine strikeouts over 6 1/3 scoreless innings.
Tigers' prospect Franklin Perez suffered a right lat strain during a minor league game on March 18.


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One interesting revelation from Thursday's debate between Randy Dorn and Terry Bergeson is that Dorn, the challenger, said he would support a constitutional amendment to eliminate the school superintendent as an elected office.
Dorn said the top schools job should be appointed, perhaps by the governor.
Bergeson, the 12-year-incumbent, said she thinks it should continue to be elected by the voters.


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Flipboard's latest update for Android and iOS has added Facebook Messenger integration, allowing you to easily share articles with your friends in the chat app. Using the share sheet in the Flipboard app, you can now send a link directly to someone on Messenger. Show More Summary
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Flipboard for Android grabbed an update today, bringing a fresh new design to the personal magazine, as well as over 30,000 new topics to follow, the option to follow others, and what the Flipboard team is calling a "Daily Edition."
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Flipboard just launched v3 of its popular news aggregation app for iOS and Android devices, with a new UI and a host of smart new features to make it 'more personal and more magazine-like' than ever. The redesigned app now includes over...Show More Summary
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Windows 8.1, an operating system which needs more top-notch apps, just got one: Flipboard. The personalized magazine, already available for iPad, iPhone, Android and even BlackBerry 10, has debuted on the Windows Store in a version reengineered for Microsoft's touch-friendly Metro interface. Show More Summary
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Inq's Material -- a beautiful Flipboard-like app that delivers relevant news and info -- launched for Android back in February. Now it has finally come to the iPhone.
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This week's podcast covers two Chrome betas: One for Android and one for Chrome OS. Cloud printing gets better, especially for Windows users and our app of the week gives you Flipboard functionality anytime you open a new tab.
By now you're probably familiar with user-created magazines on Flipboard, a feature that was introduced for iOS back in March and added to Android in May. Starting today, you'll be able to enjoy Flipboard magazines on the web, including access to the By Our Readers section. Show More Summary
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A new survey has found that Ireland's Health Service is paying one-and-a-half times more than Britain for brand name medicines.
The study carried out for the Swedish pharmaceutical sector shows that Ireland pays more than any other Northern European country for drugs that are still under patent.
The survey found that the HSE pays 47% more than Britain's NHS for such "brand name" drugs.


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With all the Trane equipment, whether it's a residential or commercial application, there is an optional extended warranty available through Trane to extend your warranty coverage, which will cover your labor, refrigerant and any other cost not covered by the manufacturer limited warranty. Please ask you technician for more information and prices.
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Tom Rowe Flash Gordon Podcast
Tom Rowe graduated from the Vancouver School of Art in 1979 and began working in Vancouver's nascent film and television industry. In 1989 he founded Pacific Motion Pictures with partner Matthew O'Connor. Over the next ten years the company produced 80 television movies and seven theatrical features.
Pacific Motion Pictures received a George Foster Peabody Award for Excellence In Television for their production The Baby Dance. In 1997 Rowe received an Emmy nomination for Best Mini-Series, for producing Truman Capote's In Cold Blood. In 1999, Pacific Motion Pictures was sold to Sextant Entertainment, where Rowe produced the 2003 Gemini Best Picture Award Winner, 100 Days In The Jungle. He also produced the comedic CGI/Puppet Show Don't Eat The Neighbors, for YTV and Granada; and the very adventurous Treks In The Wild World, for OLN and the BBC.
Rowe served as co-chair of the Minister of Heritages' Canadian Feature Film Fund Advisory Group for four years. He was chair of the BC Producers Branch of the Canadian Film and Television Production Association for four years and served as their national executive. Rowe serves on the Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design Foundation Board (his renamed alma mater).
In 2004 Tom Rowe, Matthew O'Connor and Lisa Richardson formed Reunion Pictures, and produced two seasons of the series Masters Of Horror, and the cult supernatural series Poltergeist: The Legacy. The company has also carved a name for itself thanks to its hit mini-series, such as Merlin's Apprentice (2005) with Sam Niell and Miranda Richardson. More recently, their six part drama Tin Man - inspired by The Wizard Of Oz - became the most watched premiere in the American SCI FI channel's history, even beating the likes of Battlestar Galactica. Starring Alan Cumming, Neal McDonough, Richard Dreyfuss and Zoey Deschanel, the critically acclaimed mini-series is expected to arrive on British TV screens later this year.
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I have sold a property at 1531 Willow Grouse TERR in SOOKE.
OH Sun March 6th 2-4. You'll fall in love with this gorgeous 2010 custom built home! Located in one of Vancouver Island's secret paradises this home boasts a fantastic floor-plan, high ceilings & windows that draw in nature & light. The property features a south facing yard & three beautiful decks to relax or entertain on. A large single garage plus carport, a wired-in generator & a 1200 gallon water collection tank are extra perks. Think of the garden you could grow! Enjoy the laid back & healthy life-style that the area offers with East Sooke Park & stunning beaches just minuets away. This property could well be the home of your dreams!


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Filled with never-before-seen pictures and revealing insights into the thoughts of the champion, this book celebrates in words and photographs Cadel Evans's indomitable will and champion's heart.
The view atop the cycling world from the winner of the 2011 Tour de France "My mind took control of my body. I had nothing left in the legs, but as a cyclist, you just keep going until the finish. I kept reminding myself that I had to get to the finish."
Evans's hard-fought triumphs and equally challenging disappointments--in the bicycle races that are thought to be the most grueling endurance test in sports--are a tribute to his strength of spirit. He discusses his inspiring and heroic battle to be the first Australian to win the biggest cycling race in the world, the Tour de France. This is a rare and fascinating look at the way a top rider races both mentally and physically.
Cordee's Cycling Selection covers all activities from road and touring guides, mountain bike guides, guides for families, guides to Europe - and then there's the tour de france selection and reading matter about some of the good and great from the cycling world.
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A week ago we had this amazing event here in Finland, called Helsinki Fashion Weekend. It was finnish version of those great Fashion Weeks all around the world, but because we are talking about Finland, it lasted only over the weekend. But I'm thankful even for this shorter version, because before this, Finland didn't really have any bigger fashion events. Of course we had this Fashion Fair thing but it was more about buying things than finding an inspiration, which was the main deal for me at the HFW. However, this three-day-event was sold out quite quickly, and I almost had to sell my other kidney to get the tickets even for a day. Fortunately that one day was pretty amazing, so no hard feelings.
One of the reasons why I loved the event was that it was a street style heaven. I have never seen so many perfect looks at the same time! I tried to capture the magic of the moment, but I didn't really want to come off as a stalker so there aren't too many photos to show, but here are few of them:
The event included two fashion shows: the first one introduced fall trends from brands like Only and Gant, the other one was for celebrate finnish model agency Paparazzi's 30th birthday. In the latter, there were some of the most experienced finnish models like Kim Herold, and the clothes were designed by wonderful designers, like my very own favorite finnish fashion designer, Mert Otsamo. Here are some of the best looks from both shows:
That's that for now. I'm going to post my own look tomorrow, so stay tuned!
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Thanks so much for the amazing PPG course. There were times when I wondered if I should give up but you were there with great feedback, reminders of how there are things out of our control, and realistic perspectives on ones progress. That really helped me relax, slow down, and enjoy the doing.
If I was to leave a note for your future students I'd say this; exercise like crazy starting three months before your PPG lessons to get in shape. It will allow you to practice twice as much and that means you'll learn that much faster. If you are looking for specifics then over three months work up to at least regular endurance running (5mph x 30min) with regular runners, sprinting (10mph x 30sec) and leg-ups(30) with heavy boots on.
Looking back on what I learnt from you I have a hard time believing just how much you taught us and how much stuck in such a short time! I'm definitely going to recommend you as an instructor to my Peterborough peeps who sat on the sidelines dreaming of the someday that they start PPG.
Hi Guys,
I wanted to thank both Andre of PPG Ontario and David of Kangook, for going over and above what would be expected. Not only did you instill confidence in the product but more importantly the value in doing business with both companies.Despite suspecting either end user error or environmental factors, You both recognized the importance of customer retention and word of mouth.I would recommend anyone looking to purchase gear or learn to fly to use your companies. I'm sure there are cheaper equipment and instruction but in my opinion you both provide the best value.Feel free to share this wherever or with whomever.
Hey Andre,
Just a word of thanks for your patience and expertise in getting things sorted with my harness. I think I had a smile on my face all the way home today after having a couple successful flights in rather challenging conditions. Now that the number of flights where I've gotten into the seat equals the number where I've been hanging from my naughty bits, things are looking up! Have a good holiday and maybe I'll see you at UPAC. I plan to go on the Sunday.
A "week of hell"….
But all worth it; bruised battered, fatigued, frustrated and amazingly HAPPY !
Your training program was very well thought out and was easily adaptable for each students progress/abilities. I found moments of major stress because everything I would do (under your direct instruction) was with two left hands. But then, as you said many times; "ah-ha", I got it. Your course and teaching methods allow each student to realize their own "ah-ha" moment when it is time.
Your support and time was very much appreciated. I believe that I have received the best training I could and highly recommend your PPG program
Thank you for your time, patience and knowledge….
Success, although Jim says it will take approx. 2 weeks to process the documentation and get my registration numbers (of which he says will phone in to me as soon as he gets them) where as Matt got his immediately. After explaining the anomaly between the Max. take off weight on the Paramotor data and the Paraglider. The most important fact was that the Paraglider allows an extra 30% load with a paramotor. Jim photocopied the load weight restrictions on page 8 of the Walkerjet Operator's Manual.I would like to thank you Andre for your prompt replies to all my queries. Also, from a business perspective I have never received the kind of service after buying a product that I have from you. Keep up the good work and have restful long weekend.
Ahoy Andre,
Congratulations to you on the wonderful job you do sharing information on Paragliding. I would expect that the the Walkerjet.com site would provide at least half of the info that you do, but no…….
Your improvement ideas are also great. I really liked the one on improving the cruise control by using the radio antenna….
….again, thanks for the fantastic job that you are doing. I hope to fly with you sometime soon, but since I live in Chicago – it may not be until spring.
Hey Andre,
Thanks again for a great ground school experience. It was extremely informative and got me that much more pumped to move on to the full license. I've been trying to set aside some time during the week to arrange for the ground handling , as you mentioned this was better for you, but work has been too hectic. It's great to see the updates on the web site especially reading and seeing Jerry get into the air on the Sunday following the course!!! Thanks again.
Hi Andre,
……I passed with a 91.8 score. I missed 4 questions. I received my license on the spot. Susan Davidson (I think that was her name) loved the log format that you set up for me. I told her I was very impressed with you as a teacher and your desire to get all your students trained properly. She was happy to know you were not in it just to make money but to produce safe pilots. Thanks for all of your help, support, patience and encouragement. I look forward to flying with you soon……
I've had a dream to fly a powered paraglider for over a decade. It was difficult to find the proper resources and information on this sport and finally I discovered Andre's website! I found this site very easy to navigate and full of all the answers I was looking for. As soon as I made contact with Andre, I was hooked and knew my dream could easily become reality. Within the next couple of weeks, I was already flying!! It's easy to understand why Andre constantly has people enrolled for his courses – he's an excellent instructor with years of expertise under his belt. Andre is very regimented about safety, while at the same time extremely enthusiastic about the sport making every day at his course a once in a lifetime experience. I am now fully certified, own my own powered paraglider, and I'm living my dream to fly like an eagle. I encourage anyone who has the slightest interest in being free like a bird to contact Powered Paragliding Ontario for an experience you'll never forget!!
Thanks a million, Andre…
Andre. I was talking to you a couple of months back about the Simon RR and a Lift 28. I am not sure if you remember but I just wanted to say thanks for your time you spent with me on the phone and providing me with all the info I needed. Just to let you know, I haven't changed my mind about purchasing this combo and am still very interested. Simply a funds issue. I will be contacting you in spring sometime if all goes well.
Thank you very much!
Hello Andre,
I just wanted to pass on to you and others who read your website how pleased I am. I live in Nova Scotia and was introduced to Powered Paragliding Ontario through research on the web. I must say I was quite apprehensive to travel that great of a distance, not to take the course, but if I purchased a machine, what would the service be like? Would I be forgotten shortly after the sale? Well, I have to say that I lucked out when I chose Andre Zeman (Powered Paragliding Ontario). He has a vast knowledge and experience to draw from and it is most evident on his course. He was professional and thorough. I have now had the Simon RR and Lift 26 since Aug 03 and could not be more pleased. I think what stands out the most to me is Andre's service after the sale. Being the only one in my area, you can't just ask your neighbour for pointers in this sport so I have relied on Andre extensively. He always returns my e-mails promptly and if there is a problem with my machine, it is corrected in short order. I left Andre's course with a sense of accomplishment and continue to fly with the security of knowing Andre is only an e-mail or phone call away. I can strongly recommend Powered Paragliding Ontario. Thank you Andre.
I have purchased Simon XC and Lift 28 glider last year from Andre while I was going through Andre's PPG course. I had chance to try other type of paramotors and I'm still convinced that I got the best out there. Simon is one of the most powerful and durable paramotors on the market. Personally, I like to fly in no wind conditions and the extra power makes my take offs much easier. In 15 km/h wind Simon climbs like an elevator. In combination with Sky Paraglider Lift it's the top of the line equipment. I have finished the course last year, and I'm still flying with Andre today. He's the guy who will teach, fly and share experiences with you way after the course. Simply, the course will not stop, he will just stop charging you. Andre always wants you to have SAFE COMFORTABLE AND FUN FLIGHTS.
To the people out there who never tried this sport – YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU MISSING OUT ON. Soaring with the birds 20-30 ft away from you on nice summer sunset is nice…….
I first learned of Andre's powered paragliding school from his very informative and educational web site. I had been trying to get into this sport for several years. I had contacted other PPG schools, none of whom ever returned sufficient correspondence in order for me to get trained. Andre has been very responsive to my training needs. I have been very impressed with his teaching ability and knowledge of the sport. I have limited time in my schedule to accomplish my training and he has always made himself available. Andre has always fulfilled his agreements with me. I trust the information he provides. He has been fair with the fees he charges for his training time. The equipment he uses for training is of good quality and I have always felt safe. His love for the sport and desire to get as many people involved is evident. He shares his expertise with other pilots new to the sport even though they are not students of his school. If you want to learn to power paraglide I would highly recommend Andre and Power Paragliding Ontario.
Hi Andre,
Thank you for the amazing experience I had in your PPG course! This was most certainly one of the coolest things I have ever done! It wasn't easy at first (and even frustrating at times), but after a few days of ground handling and the first solo flight, everything suddenly became so obvious and natural – oh, what a wonderful feeling it was! I know I took things rather slowly, and that's why I ended up with only 4 flights completed at the end of the course, but this was my intention since I wanted to be 100% confident in my ability to keep everything under control before proceeding with the first solo. I think this approach worked really well for me: on the day of my first solo, from the moment you said "go-go-go, full power", I knew exactly what I was doing despite the rush of totally new sensations. I think it will be fair to say that I am now addicted to powered paragliding :)
I am really looking forward to continuing my training! With that said, I think I am done for the season for a number of reasons. Mainly, I have to focus on sorting out what to do about my career as I am leaving my current job as of 2014. Once I have that figured out, my plan is to purchase a motor and resume training next season – around May-June. In the meantime, I will keep practicing ground handling with my awesome paraglider :) I will also get the theoretical part of the licensing requirement done before the next season.
It wish you pleasant travelling this Fall, and I will see you in 2015!
Best regards,
Well… as I stretch out some tension in my calves under an electric heating blanket, having washed off some make-up hiding the bruising on my inner biceps, (yes I am a lady… thank you) the result of the kiting lines swaying in the breeze and pushing on my uninitiated arms; I reflect on my week spent under the instruction of Powered Paragliding Ontario's owner/operator: Andre Zeman.
Now I could jest here that Andre is "Z-man" but perhaps I should stick to the facts. "To keep a long story short" as you may often hear Andre say, should you make the decision to embark on your flying adventure with him; I thoroughly appreciated getting to know Andre personally. He is honest, with a calibrated moral compass, maintains a keen intellect, is straight-forward to a fault, and though I risk sounding quaint: he is a man of integrity.
On a side note: I had the privilege to attend a first-timer climbing lesson (he also owns Peaks Indoor Rock Climbing) and was delighted by his ability to lead a group of 13 highschool gym students through almost three hours of their introduction to scaling indoor courses set at varying difficulty. He was succinct, amusing, and instructed the curious teens with aplomb.
Now on to the paramotor lesson: This was without a doubt second-to-none my favorite course I've ever taken. After meeting the two other students with whom I trained we sat down to 3 hours of the basics, which were handled in depth with the aid of a wide-screen PowerPoint. Along with hand drawn images and also some elaborate hand gestures, Andre included many video clips, jokes and "for example" explanations.
On to a multiple choice quiz to see if we were listening carefully and we then ate lunch. Whisked off on a 20 minute drive to the field, we proceeded to learn how to unpack the chute, don the kiting harness and test our listening skills.
Andre will become quite wordy in his encouragements add you will struggle with the trickiest of all aspects with this ever freeing form of flying: keeping the wing aloft.
Perhaps as a woman I required more patience and I'm happy to report that he was most accommodating.
For myself, I found kiting-the-wing a challenge met head-on. A positive attitude (a must) was easy for me as I've been dreaming of this form of flight since I could crawl. Although I found it disappointing that I was not, from the first, a natural at something that when demonstrated appears quite effortless, I swallowed my pride and worked harder.
You will be spent, both mentally and physically after day one. But wait-for-it, sleep on it that night and start the day with fresh eyes. Day 2 started with beautiful skies and I seemed to have practiced in my dreams for as Andre predicted suddenly I just "got it". And the sense of accomplishment cemented for me a love for the art of kiting. If you know already what I mean when I say, first "build-a-wall" for an effortless looking launch, than you are probably an expert already.
If not, all you need do is remain positive and your focus will be honed by Andre's attention to detail.
Soon enough, although the weather was predictably unpredictable, I made my first flight. Although I may have wished for more visibility as the sun receded from view to attend to duties in the west, I made an ungraceful takeoff, and I prefer to say I performed every action requested of me through the radio into my helmet as soon as possible but this was not the case.
The flight was over before I knew it and as could be expected I don't retain a clear memory of all that transpired. However, Andre has since got it on record that had I followed his instructions I would have had a different report on my success. (Ask him for proof, go ahead)
My landing was also awkward. I was unable to quite make the runway and landed to the left 50 paces or so. Having landed on my knees I was shocked to find it a soft touchdown, having only flared halfway. I did however find myself uncomfortably situated with my back arched and my spine somewhat compressed, the straps held me prone and I was left feeling euphoric with adrenaline coursing through my veins, and consequently couldn't focus through my jubilation enough to unclip my harness.
Thankfully Andre wasted no time in righting me. And we had a great discussion comparing my fuzzy version to his clear one.
If I haven't bored you yet with this most wordy story, I can guarantee you: Andre's stories are right up your alley.
Having now completed my 5th flight I must say I still felt butterflies on takeoff which from my point of view was executed flawlessly and subsequent counter-clockwise circling of the field was completed perfectly as I followed the guidance from Andre to a "T".
After turning off the engine my landing was textbook, having gained the runway (grass strip) and alighting into the wind with an ideal flare.
Andre, I thank you from the bottom of my heart for being yourself.
"If in trouble: look up, hands up…idle"
Keep flying!
Andre was knowledgeable, conscientious, trustworthy and above all I always felt he placed my safety first. In a sport filled with potential risks I always felt in control and I wouldn't hesitate to recommend his training and expertise to anyone considering entering into the adventurous world of PPG.
Much much thanks to Andre for his excellent training. He is very a knowledgeable, skilled and patient teacher. The course was challenging and frusterating at times but his experience and advice helped me the get through to the really fun part! If you are interested in learning about PPG, Andre is your man. He will give you a solid foundation on which to build your skills and enjoyment of this awesome sport!
Thanks again Andre!
Ryan B.
Aka "Kevin" ;)
Hi Andre
Just a few thoughts I would like to share with you.
I can't remember ever being challenged mentally and physically, where the effort equalled the results.
As i am not particularly gifted you were able to train me and help me meet the course criteria within the time allotted and no injury or catastrophe. This really is a credit to your knowledge and experience from the beginning including getting the correct equipment to the in-flight instruction.
You have giving me the gift of flight which will stay with me forever.
"I am a licensed commercial helicopter pilot and had always wanted to try motorized paragliding. I found Mr. Zeman's website and was very impressed, all relevant information could be found there and always up-to-date. His e-mail communication was also always on Q. I spent a week in the Niagara Falls area learning from him. All my equipment was there, ready to go just as I'd ordered. He was very professional, safe and had great attention to detail throughout the course. Once the in class training was complete I felt confident to move on to flight. I had a great experience and would highly recommend this school for all who are willing to put in the time and dedication to learn.
Mr. E. Ottawa"
July 2017
I had a lot of fun working with Andre during the days of training I had with Powered Paragliding Ontario. Andre provided a good mix of firm, calculated instruction and corrections while still keeping the atmosphere light, so it felt easy to ask the numerous questions that cropped up. I feel like his experience in the field and years of teaching experience really made the process go smoothly. Like any form of aviation, training is an absolute must and I would be happy to recommend Andre and Powered Paragliding Ontario to anyone seeking to undertake this truly incredible endeavour.
Congratulations on finishing the PPG course.
I was hoping you could provide feed back and let me know if I could improve the course to make it better for future students.
If you have any ideas please let me know.
Take care
Hi Andre,
I've given this some thought and I can honestly say I can't think of anything that you could improve. Everything was great. The whole experience was extremely positive. I've had a few personal things that I've been dealing with since I left the Niagara region which is keeping me really busy, but I can't stop thinking about paramotoring. I've seen the pictures and videos on your site and probably watched my launch a hundred times. I can't wait to fly again.
Take care
Kevin (Nov 2017)
On Mon, Nov 27, 2017 at 10:46 AM, Andre Zeman <firstname.lastname@example.com> wrote:</firstname.lastname@example.com>
Hi Ben,
Congratulations on finishing the course and purchasing PPG gear.
I was hoping you could proviode feed back and let me know if I could improve the course to make it better for future students.
If you have any ideas please let me know.
Take care
From: Ben M
Subject: Re: Feedback on PPG course pls
Date: December 4, 2017 at 08:20:42 EST
To: Andre Zeman
Hi Andre, I've been trying to come up with something to say for the past week. Everything with the course was great. I really valued your experience and dedication to safety. You make a good teacher, very patient and calm with great instruction and encouragement. There's not much else to say, I hope you continue teaching for a long time for the benefit of the sport. Thank you for enabling one of my longtime goals.
Ben M


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Avatar wasn't that strong.I guess 100k crits every 5 min is bigger problem than 90k mage crits every sec
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The student loans are owed to the government, not the schools, right? Or are guaranteed by the government anyway, right? So discharging it in bankruptcy doesn't change the economics from the school's point of view.
Federal guarantees of all student loans should discontinue. It's really that simple, unfortunately. It's having a massive distorting effect, and driving up the cost of college education for everyone, largely negating the benefit it was supposed to confer. Loans may be cheaper, but because it's driving up demand exponentially, and eliminating payment risk, colleges are just jamming it to students in the form of massive tuition increases.
Some scholarship / grant programs can certainly remain to help those who are incapable of funding from paying, but otherwise, eliminate it.
Of course, this will hit the middle class the most. Those who are wealthy pay their way, and those who are poor get need-based grants. But that's not really different than what goes on now.
Without the feds standing behind everything, EVERYONE needs to analyze what a college degree is "worth". Banks or colleges who give loans, and students who take them out. The pool of college applicants will (and should) shrink, especially as to less worthy degrees.
Frankly, there is no reason that a history student should have the same tuition cost as an engineering student, nor that a history teach gets paid the same as an engineering teacher. The market DEMANDS that they not be treated equally, because they just ARE NOT worth the same. Yet the professors get paid the same, and the students pay the same, when they are demonstrably, measurably, PROVABLY not equally valuable.
Whole system is ****ed up.
Whatever, this is all pie-in-the-sky. None of this will happen. Eventually, maybe, when a college tuition and loan takes an average of 40 years to repay, people will wise up. Until then, forget it.
A student is required to take classes, at least at my school, regarding the employment prospects, the hiring trends and the cost of loans and their impact. They are well educated on the likelihood of what's coming and chose to live for the now.
The most intelligent solution is for the schools to assign a risk rating on degrees and adjust loan payouts accordingly.
Furthermore, history is valuable as well as some other programs and to keep them costs the same, so I can see the reason for tuition being equal. However, the big problem is trying to attract students to the campus to compete with other campuses in the "student mill." I have been here for a year and their have been 5 proposed rate increases. Each one was campus improvements in such areas as expanding the student center, building a new performing arts center, new practice gym, and other cosmetic changes. Keep in mind that the biggest pain in the ass at my school is the ungodly parking situation. There has been no proposed remedy for that.
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Don't miss Glenn Beck tonight on ABC's 20/20 at 10 PM ET. For a sneak preview click here…
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GLENN: From Radio City in Midtown Manhattan, third most listened to show in all of America and strangely we're proud of that. Hello and welcome. My name is Glenn Beck. John Stossel is on the phone with me. John is doing a piece on 20/20 where they followed me around for I believe 400 days and wow, what a I mean, you are going to look at this piece at the end and say what a colossal waste of time and money that was, really seriously. But he is doing a piece on me tonight and I'm going to speak in very nice tones to him because it hasn't aired yet. Too late either way.
STOSSEL: Too late. We are going to trash you, the dirt we have found on you.
GLENN: Let me ask you something, because you really did, you guys followed me I think for three solid days, two or three solid days. Did I say anything that is going to get me fired?
STOSSEL: No.
GLENN: Did I say anything that made you go, "Holy cow"?
STOSSEL: Yeah. When you said that you only became a Mormon because you wanted to have sex with your wife.
GLENN: Well, that
STU: (Laughing).
GLENN: Can I tell you something, John? Remember in the piece I said she hits me? I got so she hit me so hard after that, she's like, I can't believe you said that! I said, you should have said that then! Why are you hitting me now when you didn't do it on TV, make me look like a liar.
STOSSEL: Yeah, be better if she hit you right in front of the camera.
GLENN: I know. I would have had evidence. So John, we'll talk about that later. It's on tonight, 20/20. You don't want to miss it, or you may want to miss it. I'm not really sure at this point. Only John really knows, but that is on ABC 20/20 tonight where you kind of get a glimpse of my life, a little bit of the tour. I know you guys were there for the tour. I don't know what you included. And also me at home as well. So anyway
STOSSEL: We're still cutting it together. So some things are going in and other things are coming out.
GLENN: Oh, boy.
STOSSEL: It is frustrating in that we did follow you for several days and our story will be about eight minutes long. Heck, you're on TV for ten times that every day.
GLENN: Let me ask you this, John. Is this the story you expected to get?
STOSSEL: Yeah, I think it is. I mean, I
GLENN: I don't like the way you say that.
STOSSEL: I had never seen your comedy tour before. So I don't know all of what you do. I know you have a checkered past and I know you used to put away a lot of booze and you wrecked your career. So much of what we have on I already knew. I don't know that all your listeners do.
GLENN: Now, let me ask you this, John. When you said "I didn't know you did a comedy tour," I'm a little nervous just because, have you read the reviews from the New York Times, Newsweek?
STOSSEL: That was I just read them. I had never really met you before except briefly on the air and we do the interview and then I say, "Oh, the Times is covering the comedy tour, giving it great display. Maybe they got interested." And what a snarky, smarmy review. "Oh, there's no one in the theater with me here in New York. Oh, this lady came in and, oh, she was lost." I mean, it's like they felt they had to cover you because you're a big hit but then they couldn't even cover the content.
GLENN: Yeah, they couldn't cover it honestly. Let me switch gears and go to David Letterman because it's the same kind of thing. First of all, when it comes to people's children, I think your children are off limits. Let's leave politicians' children alone, let's leave families of anybody alone. Just leave them alone unless it's like Bernie Madoff's kids, you know what I mean, that are actually involved in it, or Chelsea Clinton when she was 25 and campaigning. Then, you know, you've got something they are bringing themselves into the story. But is it amazing to you on two stories, first the David Letterman, what the press has done to Sarah Palin, whether she is smart or dumb, this woman doesn't have a chance of survival with the media the way it is now, does she?
STOSSEL: It's a fatal conceit to predict what will happen, but
GLENN: Well, how do let me rephrase the question. How does somebody get a fair shake in the media, John? You've been in the media forever. How does somebody with a differing opinion from the elite view in New York, how do you survive?
STOSSEL: It's very, very tough because a lot of people believe time, Newsweek and the Washington Post and New York Times and they are powerful not because they have a big audience. Their audience is a fraction of yours, but the sense all over the media and local TV hosts all copy what they read in the New York Times. You really can get totally smeared. But at least now there are so many other choices. If it was ever possible, it's possible now.
GLENN: You've been following the shooting at the Holocaust museum?
STOSSEL: Only slightly. I mean, I was with you when you learned about it.
GLENN: Oh, that's right, you were.
STOSSEL: That you turned your show upside down for it because, I don't know. I mean, 20,000 people are killed by gunshot every day every year, sorry, and certain ones we consider much more important, a shot if it happens in a prominent place, if politicians were involved. I mean, this was one horrible, I also know why it's such a big story.
GLENN: Here is my angle on it because I forgot you guys were following me that day and you were in the office when that happened and I found out about it and we were working in a different, completely different way for the show and we flipped it all upside down and went in that direction and here's why. Because of what I believe is coming with the press. I think the press is I mean, have you noticed that this guy's rightwing? I mean, that's the way the press is he's a rightwing zealot. Since when is rightwing somebody who hates all the Jews? When is that rightwing? That's crazy. That's racist. That's not rightwing.
STOSSEL: Well, even crazy is that there are lots of people in the mainstream media who are hard right and far right, but nobody's ever hard left or far left.
GLENN: I just, I find it amazing that the media, when the abortion doctor was killed, immediately it was Bill O'Reilly's fault. When this guy goes and shoots, immediately, immediately it's, you know, it's the far right that's doing it. When the Muslim convert, the guys goes down in, where was it, Alabama and shoots our recruiters, he's just an isolated incident. It's so clear the bias in the media.
STOSSEL: What's remarkable is how so many of my colleagues would deny that. And not that they are lying. They genuinely don't see it. They are so surrounded by people who think just as they do and they read the New York Times that they just think that's the world, like asking a fish about water. What water?
GLENN: So this is why they just think we're stupid because we're just not readers or whatever it is. I can't tell you how many things my audience has been called, you know, that we're just not smart. I will put my audience against any audience. It is a very well read, very smart audience. And here we have these elitists whose numbers are dwindling in newspapers, magazines, television, everything. You would think somebody somewhere would say, you know what? Maybe we're wrong. Maybe we're wrong because nobody's reading our crap anymore. Nobody's doing this anymore, yet they just seem to get more and more embittered on their own point of view.
STOSSEL: But they can make a pretty good argument that they, or I should say we are losing audience not because we are saying the wrong things but because people have more choices.
GLENN: Yeah, but more choices, if you are providing what people want, they will go to it. I mean, my example is AM radio. You've got a lot of choices now, a ton of choices. AM radio is not easily accessible. It sounds like crap, it's staticy, go under a bridge, blah, blah blah, but this is the place offering this kind of content. People aren't going to go buy a magazine if you have the right content, they are not going to go buy a newspaper, but they will find they will seek out AM radio?
STOSSEL: Well, that's a good point and you're certainly proving your point with your ratings.
GLENN: John, I was thinking the other day, what I try to get across, and I you are probably the guy to make this point. The argument that we have about left/right in this country is so incredibly stupid because if the guy on the right is the guy who is a racist and a Nazi, a Nazi, then the guy on the left would have to be Stalin. Well, that is an argument between big government and big government. Well, I don't want either of those and I don't think most Americans want that, and they will say, well, I'm in the middle. Well, no, you're not. You're not in the middle of that. You don't want those to be your two ends. You want big government at one end and no government on the other end. What is how do you make the case to people now that we are arguing a ridiculous argument, we have been conned into a strawman argument here of big government versus big government. The best kind of government is the smallest. It doesn't matter. If Germany wouldn't have had a huge government, you know, and would have rejected framework, they could have had Hitler in, but he wouldn't have had any power to do anything, you know? It doesn't matter if Obama is in if he doesn't have the power to do anything. Doesn't matter if George Bush is in if he doesn't have the power to do anything. The smallest government is the one that is the best, but nobody seems to understand the small government idea anymore.
STOSSEL: Well, I certainly agree with you there and one of the things I'm happiest about our profile of you tonight is I got a number of lines where you make the point about the size of the state and freedom and how you don't you are accused of being a Republican shill, but you take on both parties. But I don't know that most Americans want that. I do. And I wish they did but it's not intuitive. It wasn't intuitive to me. Thomas Jefferson said it's the natural progress of things for government to grow and liberty to yield. And I think if you ask most Americans, do you want government to make sure you're safe, well, yeah. Do you want government to make sure that you have healthcare or you guaranteed a right to healthcare? I think most people would say, "Yes," I want government to make sure the poor are taken care of, that we had food, clothing, shelter.
GLENN: So make the case against that, John. Make the case against government healthcare.
STOSSEL: The case against government healthcare is that it would be like the motor vehicle's experience, it would be like the post office, that it might be okay at the beginning, the eager beavers come in like the peace corps and they might do an okay job. But government always atrophies, the quality always atrophies. It took 70 years for the Soviet Union to fail. The best car the planned economies could produce was the Trabant. It was so bad you had to put the oil and gas in separately and shake the car to mix them together and yet that was the best that the government could produce and yet people think of government as, yes, they will take care of me. But it won't get better. We won't have innovation and eventually you'll have horrible lines and lousy treatment.
GLENN: Yesterday the Senate approved taking over and regulating all tobacco, et cetera, et cetera, and they made this big case that this is so great because people are going to stop smoking and they are going to be able to regulate. Aren't they paying for children's healthcare through smokers?
STOSSEL: Well, first they don't like it, then they were going to punish it by taxing it. But I think Americans say, "Well, we're never going to get rid of smoking or beer. So let's just tax it and support wonderful government."
GLENN: Yeah, but if they're trying to also stomp it out. I mean, I think they should be running ads promoting smoking. If they are going to be getting rich off it, if they are going to be running all these government programs, they shouldn't be trying to stomp out what's giving them money. That's like me going in the radio business and then going on the radio and saying radio is bad.
STOSSEL: There's a good parallel in gambling. The Republicans have banned Internet gambling and put all kinds of restrictions on gambling in various forms but then they get elected and their states depend on the lottery for money which and they introduced the lottery because we have to get the numbers racket out of business. But the Mafia numbers runners were offering much better odds than the states do.
GLENN: How did you survive in television so long?
STOSSEL: I started as a consumer reporter bashing business and everybody liked that and so I had established my reputation, and once I woke up to the evil of regulation and big government and changed focus, I had to fight for it and it was touch and go for a while, but I had a reputation already and now ABC will often say, you know, "Well, we don't agree with you but these are ideas that deserve to be heard."
GLENN: Did you think about editing me out of the interview tonight where my wife is sitting next to her because next to me just because I look so horrible in comparison?
STOSSEL: She does look a lot better than you do.
GLENN: I mean, I don't I mean, you could have just said "No" to that, John. You could have
STOSSEL: No.
GLENN: (Laughing). I haven't seen the piece yet, you know, but I have to say in a time where the, you know, media never does its job, you guys did an awful lot of work and very in depth and I could regret saying giving you any kind of credibility on this, you know, come, well, come tonight. But as it stands right now, I'm going to kiss your butt and say that you guys did a great job and then I'll, of course, on Monday deny it and say these guys didn't even do their homework, how could they possibly say they had film of me saying that, huh? Oh, boy.
STOSSEL: I'm dreading that, but it is what it is.
GLENN: I know. Thank you very much, John, I appreciate it.
STOSSEL: Thanks, Glenn.
GLENN: You bet, bye bye. John Stossel tonight on 20/20.


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Rory Scovel Is Filming His First Hour Special
One of the funniest and most unpredictable standups going, Rory Scovel is getting ready to shoot his first one hour special. Scovel announced via Twitter that he's taping the special in Charleston in his home state of South Carolina on February 21st and 22nd. There's no word on whether Scovel is releasing the special himself or via a TV network or streaming service like Netflix.
Scovel, who is currently starring in Bill Lawrence's new TBS sitcom Ground Floor, released his second album, Rory Scovel Live at Third Man Records, last month. His first televised standup special, part of Comedy Central's series The Half-Hour, came out in 2012.


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Eleven Tips for Moving to OpenOffice.org
If you're the type of user who manually applies formatting, mark your switch to OOo by learning how to use styles. Styles save you time in any word processor by allowing you to make formatting changes once and have them ripple through the document. Styles are especially important in OOo, because they give you templates not only for paragraphs and individual characters but also for pages, text frames and lists. Go with this flow and you not only minimize difficulties, you increase your efficiencies.
The key to styles in OOo is the Stylist, a floating palette found at Format→Stylist. You can use the Stylist to apply styles quickly as you type and to modify existing styles or create new ones. It lists styles using several different filters, so you can locate the ones you need quickly.
The Navigator (Edit→Navigator) is another floating palette. Like the Stylist palette, it is a key feature in using OOo effectively. As the name suggests, one of the functions of the Navigator is to help you move quickly to different parts of the document. Tables, OLE objects or pages—you can jump to almost any element in the document you want. Elements are numbered as you create them, but if you also give them descriptive titles, the Navigator can display them, making jumping around even easier.
Don't let the name mislead you, though. The Navigator is far more than a map of your document. Switch to Headings and it becomes an outlining tool, with the ability to move entire sections and raise or lower the level of headings with the drag of the mouse. Open a Master Document, and it becomes a table of contents. You even can use the Navigator to add a Reminder to the text.
In short, you probably will come to spend a lot of time with the Navigator. And, it is something for which your experiences with other office suites doesn't prepare you.
As an aside, the default size of the Navigator may be too small. Drag its sides until the Navigator is at least half again as large as the default, and you can use it without eyestrain.
Unexpected features or shortcuts can be found in any software. These aren't quite Easter eggs but half-hidden functions that rarely are emphasized or mentioned in the Help. For example, I quickly found Edit→Undo. Because I generally use the menus or keyboard, though, it took me several weeks to realize that if I selected the Undo button on the taskbar, I could choose the exact level of Undo to which I wanted to revert. Similarly, if I want to insert text automatically each time I use a style, I can use the Before field on the Options tab for list styles and attach that list style to a paragraph style. Then, every time I use that style, the text in the Before field appears without me having to type it.
Such surprises do three things: they give you confidence in your knowledge of the program, they encourage you to keep learning and they offer shortcuts for your daily work. They're well worth seeking.
The first few times you start OOo, your impression simply may be that it's new. It doesn't look the same as your old word processor, it isn't arranged in the same way and it does some things differently. For some people, the newness alone is enough to make them cut the experiment short.
Instead of jumping to conclusions, however, wait and learn the program before making a decision about OOo or any of its features. Forget about your sense of being overwhelmed with the new and try to get on with your daily tasks. Spend at least 10–15 hours doing routine work before you even start to make a decision. Then sit down and list the pros and cons of using OOo. If you decide against OOo, keep it in mind and try another version in a year or two. In the future, you may find that it fits your needs better. If you're a decision-maker at a company, you also might consider contacting the OOo community to see whether your company could sponsor the development of the features you need. If you do decide to keep OOo, congratulations. You did your preparation, and you're making the right choice.
Bruce Byfield was product manager at Stormix Technologies and marketing and communications director at Progeny Linux System. He also was a contributing editor at Maximum Linux and the original writer of the Desktop Debian manual. Away from his computer, he listens to punk-folk music, raises parrots and runs long, painful distances of his own free will.
-- Bruce Byfield (nanday)
Largest Single Impediment
From what I have seen, the largest single impediment to persuading my clients (and myself) to making the move is the absence of VBA or some equivalent language. On the Windows platform I have invested years of programming to achieve Offic Automation, combining Word, Excel, Access and SQL Server to deliver integrated apps that work brilliantly.
I would love to port these apps to OOo but as far as I can see, there is no available path to get from here to there.
I'm talking about LOTS of VBA code. 50K lines per application, at a casual guess. Simple formula-translations are just that, simple, but complex code is difficult if not impossible.
Lots of my clients would love to make the move, but until I can provide a conversion path, then it's a non-starter. And by this I don't just mean that OOo can read an Excel or Word file and save it natively -- I mean that the VBA part is the most important, and without that we have a non-starter.
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