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Trollslayer wrote: By the way, rather than an anonymous vote I thought it best to just say what I think. Well done. I find it sickening that people vote a 1 and then move on, without saying anything. If someone already said what you wanted to say, then it's OK, no need to reiterate the same point. But if you are a first, you should let the poster know why you voted a 1. Thanks for acting in a sensible manner. :) Regards, Rohit Sinha Character is like a tree, and reputation like its shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing. - Abraham Lincoln The whole world steps aside for the man who knows where he is going. - Anonymous

Its simple - a lot of Labour MPs voted against Prince Tony despite a lot of effort to bully them into going along. Maybe a protest by 2 million people influenced this...... The tigress is here :-D

Oh man, I don't think it is suppsoed to translate, I think it is supposed to be taking the piss out of the German language. D'oh! :-O David Wulff "David Wulff can't live without me, so you shouldn't either" - Paul Watson

Ha!, no arguing indeed, but I want the last word: 1) Abstract keyword. Her is my class: public class Pede extends Object { abstract void test(); } And here is the compiler output: ..\..\..\Pede.java:3: Pede should be declared abstract; it does not define test() in Pede public class Pede extends Object ^ 1 error 2) Argh!..., your'e right, VC++ accepts implementing a pure virtual function in the class where it is declared!?... What is the purpose then!!!..., I think my respect for Stroustrup just hit the floor... "After all it's just text at the end of the day. - Colin Davies "For example, when a VB programmer comes to my house, they may say 'does your pool need cleaning, sir ?' " - Christian Graus

Brian O. wrote: Where did it go? I liked that feature... I suspect Chris got sick of the nuts moaning about irrelevant and odd news stories appearing in it. So he pulled it until he can get a "better" feed. Paul Watson Bluegrass Cape Town, South Africa Macbeth muttered: I am in blood / Stepped in so far, that should I wade no more, / Returning were as tedious as go o'er Want a job?

Colin Davies wrote: Paul, on both sides of the equation I have found the best way to retain key staff is to make sure that a better environment cannot be found elsewhere. As an employee the best way to keep your job is "to go the extra mile" occasionally as the expression is. Thing is the company has a vision. The vision is X and the people we hire need to believe in that vision and be 100% committed to it. If they aren't then it is bad for both the company and that employee. Nobody wants to work in a company they do not believe in and no company wants an employee that does not believe in it. So it is best for both parties to part ways amicably. The environment is then tailored towards obtaining that vision. If an employee is committed to that vision, then the environment will suite them and they will be happy. As much as I protect my guys, bend over backwards to make them happy and generally cater for their needs a company is more than the sum of them. Colin Davies wrote: Also contracts are only worth as much as the time and money you are prepared to enforce them also. Indeed, time, money and emotion. The contract is really there only if the shit hits the fan, something we never want to happen but you know people better than I and so know that eventually it will no matter how wonderful you are. 99.999% of the time everything is amicable, people join and leave without any problems. Someone is not doing their job, we talk to them and come to an arrangement which is fair. But my boss is not one to be pushed. He will fight down to the last sylable of a principle. In some cases it is weakness because the better thing for the company would be to just let it go. But it also sets a standpoint that everyone knows about and they had better be 100% sure they are on the Good Side before they cause trouble. This is reality. Shit will happen. Paul Watson Bluegrass Cape Town, South Africa Macbeth muttered: I am in blood / Stepped in so far, that should I wade no more, / Returning were as tedious as go o'er Want a job?

Chris Maunder wrote: Sorry - but your sig is now 404. :( I thought it might happen. I'm in two minds about keeping the sig without the link, so the memory will remain. Maybe I'll just read this weeks poll for some VB quotes. Christian NO MATTER HOW MUCH BIG IS THE WORD SIZE ,THE DATA MUCT BE TRANSPORTED INTO THE CPU. -

How is the guy actually hurting anyone? If he's a jerk, then people shouldn't patronize his establishment. I definitely agree that the idea of some bad publicity is good, if the locals don't patronize him he goes out of business and bothers no one... I'm of the opinion that people resort to the courts to quickly at least here in the states. (After the experiences I've had with divorce lawyers you gotta understand;) ) People should accept and try to agree to disagree instead of making evry little problem a crime. Uptight Ex-Military Republican married to a Commie Lib - How weird is that?

After the last year, nothing would surprise me... Anna :rose: www.annasplace.me.uk "Be yourself - not what others think you should be" - Marcia Graesch Trouble with resource IDs? Try the Resource ID Organiser Add-In for Visual C++

All Gore thought that too. And got a rather nasty surprise when it turned out Bush was well prepared for the debates. Many feel that Bush "won" the debates. It is well known that GWB prefers to have opponents underestimate him. Some ideas are so stupid that only an intellectual could have thought of them - George Orwell

Paul Watson wrote: And your ASCII art work leaves a lot to be desired. Pffn. Khnnn. Khnnn. Khnnn. Muahahahahahahaha. :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: Regards, Rohit Sinha Character is like a tree, and reputation like its shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing. - Abraham Lincoln The whole world steps aside for the man who knows where he is going. - Anonymous

Rama Krishna wrote: Eng 107/8 Yipee, I feel like parteeing ! Carved upon my stone, My body lies but still I roam...

:-O David Wulff http://www.davidwulff.co.uk

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Google groups says John Wade's brother http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&threadm=3e53c5f7%240%2411365%24cc9e4d1f%40news.dial.pipex.com&rnum=1&prev=/groups%3Fq%3D%2522The%2Bstreets%2Bof%2BMinas%2BTirith%2Bwere%2Btoday%2Bthronged%2522%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26ie%3DUTF-8%26selm%3D3e53c5f7%25240%252411365%2524cc9e4d1f%2540news.dial.pipex.com%26rnum%3D1[^] so now you know :~ -- Help me! I'm turning into a grapefruit!

SimonS wrote: What exactly is a SA meant to do Gather requirements Analyse current situation Gather risks Define a solution for each requirement Define plans to minimise risks Communicate defined solution to both client, users and developers Go Nazi on anyone who strays from the specification Paul Watson Bluegrass Cape Town, South Africa Macbeth muttered: I am in blood / Stepped in so far, that should I wade no more, / Returning were as tedious as go o'er Want a job?

Hmm, ok. I guess my friend just wasn't paying enough attention to the news then :| -- Help me! I'm turning into a grapefruit!

Nitron wrote: So would typing these messages. I don't have a ü key on my keyboard! Learn [ALT] [0252] for the u umlaut, yeah we'd have to switch everybodies keyboards as well I guess. Anyhow it's time some kind of revolution occurred. Regardz Colin J Davies Sonork ID 100.9197:Colin I'm guessing the concept of a 2 hour movie showing two guys eating a meal and talking struck them as 'foreign' Rob Manderson wrote:

How I see it (using your terms) VB6- is/was the abortion, and its many class libs just more dead fetuses. VB.NET is just a retarded child. C++ is the child prodigy. Bruce Duncan, CP#9088, CPUA 0xA1EE, Sonork 100.10030 Blackadder: Baldrick, have you no idea what irony is? Baldrick: Yeah, it's like goldy and bronzy only it's made of iron.