Alison Meeks

Skwerl Gurl - #Canadian living in #Ontario.
#Tech #Joomla #WebDev Tree Hugger, Rock n Roller, Critter Lover, #Liberal
#Neurodiverse - just not sure yet how diverse. Exploring but ticking boxes for #AuDHD
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2026-07-30 17:50:51 UTC

May there be a pox on the SOB behind trstwcard.icu
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2026-05-18 17:37:51 UTC

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@nprofile…6jyx What a swell story!

2026-05-05 02:05:39 UTC

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@nprofile…6jyx That’s crazy. Glad you’re ok.

2026-05-03 15:28:46 UTC

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@nprofile…l70y No reason or reply. Pack your bags and find another server. Don’t forget to move your monthly donation as well.

2026-04-29 16:43:19 UTC

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@nprofile…6jyx They flirted and gave us some warmer days then took it away again.

2026-04-29 16:26:03 UTC

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@nprofile…6jyx Tropical high of 50F/10C here west of Toronto. Damp and in my bones.

2026-04-04 01:34:51 UTC

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@nprofile…6jyx Oh Britt Congratulations and I'm so very sorry.

2026-03-28 18:09:23 UTC

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@nprofile…9jxk I wonder if just a trip with the paddles would do it?

2026-03-28 18:03:58 UTC

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@nprofile…9jxk Wow that's weird and awesome at the same time. For sure not recommended but bonus.

2026-03-27 00:08:31 UTC

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@nprofile…6jyx They have a proportionally short body to the length of their legs.

2026-03-08 17:39:09 UTC

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@nprofile…0hde Wow they are really loosing a knowledge powerhouse. May your next position be all the things and delight your brain to do it.

2026-02-08 18:23:52 UTC

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@nprofile…87m8 Not sure where to file this one.
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2026-02-02 15:21:12 UTC

Winter sure is easier when the sun is shining brightly. Have a great day and watch for scammers. They are thick already this morning.
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2026-01-31 18:35:36 UTC

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@nprofile…6jyx If that is the case your host has to apply to their host a why you blocking request and promise to deal with whoever is being naughty.

2026-01-31 18:26:36 UTC

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@nprofile…6jyx Is it at all consistent? I had that two weeks ago with a client who had dealt with this person many times before but now the email wouldn't come through. Had it checked out where I have my hosting and their host had blocked our whole server because of one person sending spam.

2026-01-31 18:17:33 UTC

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@nprofile…6jyx By chance is the Gmail, Outlook or Hotmail?

2026-01-30 17:06:22 UTC

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@nprofile…87m8 About 70% of the quotes return that error for me. Settings apparently. Beats me.

2025-12-12 18:03:06 UTC

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@nprofile…vs9y Oh gosh Britt I'm sorry. Sorry there is anywhere in Canada that makes folks feel like that.

2025-12-07 18:44:41 UTC

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@nprofile…vs9y Fidgets? A pint of ice cream!

2025-12-07 18:23:43 UTC

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@nprofile…vs9y OMG the cow.

2025-11-30 19:17:30 UTC

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@nprofile…vs9y Maybe in an envelope taped to box. Probably want to leave box sealed for gift but not the paperwork in it. Other option mail receipt and card. That's all I've got right now. HoHoHo!

2025-11-20 15:51:14 UTC

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@nprofile…vs9y Just the right amount or they looked weird.

2025-11-14 18:45:52 UTC

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@nprofile…d7yh This will not end well.

2025-11-11 02:01:46 UTC

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@nprofile…vs9y Not sure if this is of any assistance but I have several other Etsy friends who keep both. Etsy for new attention but also in comments if you would like to see all the new things etc visit xyz website.

2025-10-29 01:07:34 UTC

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@nprofile…vs9y May the force be strong!

2025-10-20 23:48:20 UTC

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@nprofile…vs9y Getting a referral to someone involves having to hunt down someone in the area with a good reputation and reviews. I'm grateful my doc will refer me where ever.

2025-10-20 18:23:21 UTC

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@nprofile…vs9y Wouldn't it be nice to be able to call them out for their lax bullshit.

2025-10-12 23:36:35 UTC

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2025-10-02 23:47:12 UTC

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@nprofile…afth Does it work if yelling at my monitor?

2025-09-23 17:09:17 UTC

This one was worth sharing from FB.
I’m seventy-two. My name’s Harris. I used to be a high school history teacher in Ohio.
Now I hide backpacks.
Not in schools. Not in libraries. Not in food banks with lines around the block.
I leave them where kids disappear.
Behind the bleachers at the football field no one uses anymore.
Beside the boarded-up convenience store that still smells like spilled beer.
Under the bridge where spray-paint tags scream louder than adults ever do.
People ask why.
Because that’s where I used to find my students.
When my wife died, the classroom was the only place that kept me standing. Then the district closed my school. Budget cuts, they said. Fewer kids “worth saving.”
I drove around those first months like a ghost, parking in old lots, remembering faces. The boy who used to doodle in the margins. The girl who never took her hood off. The one kid who sat through three funerals in a semester and still turned in his essays.
I started noticing where kids hid when they had nowhere else to go.
And one night, I remembered something: the way my students’ backpacks told the whole story.
Worn zippers, missing straps, heavy with secrets no curriculum could carry.
So I bought a few used packs from Goodwill. Filled them with small, stubborn things.
A peanut butter sandwich wrapped tight.
A notebook and a Sharpie, with my scrawl inside: “Write it down. It matters.”
A pair of headphones and an old MP3 player loaded with free audiobooks and a playlist I called “Stay.”
A bag of trail mix. A bottle of water. A cheap phone card.
I didn’t put in Bibles or pamphlets. Didn’t tape motivational quotes to the straps.
Just pieces of normal life. Things that say: you still belong in this world.
The first time I left one, under the bleachers, my hands shook like I was committing a crime.
Next week, it was gone.
In its place? A folded piece of paper: “Thanks. I ate the sandwich. I’m still here.”
That was enough.
Week by week, I left more. And the backpacks started talking back.
A hair tie, left for the “next girl who forgets hers.”
A library card, taped to a thank-you note: “They reopened. Go check it out.”
A Polaroid of a dog with “He’s waiting at home. So am I.”
Last winter, a backpack showed up on my porch.
Inside: a sandwich. A notebook. A pair of socks.
And a letter.
It was from a boy who used to linger behind the gas station. He’d planned to join a gang that night. Said the backpack stopped him. Not because of the food, but because of one scribble in the notebook:
“You deserve to see another season.”
He wrote, “I chose life. I got a dishwashing job. Now I’m leaving backpacks too. With your list.”
I sat on the porch until my coffee went cold, holding that letter like it was oxygen.
Now my neighbors help. A retired nurse slips in first-aid kits. A baker leaves muffins with a note: “Still good. Still loved.” Kids from the neighborhood ride their bikes over and toss packs into the trunk of my car. Nobody signs their names. Nobody takes credit.
It isn’t politics. It isn’t charity drives or photo ops. It’s just one quiet thing in a loud, divided country.
The world talks about walls, borders, crime rates, and statistics.
But when you stand under a bridge at dusk, you don’t see numbers.
You see a kid trying not to cry where nobody’s watching.
That’s who the backpacks are for.
My grandson asked me once, “Grandpa, why don’t you just hand them out?”
I told him, “Because shame is loud. Kindness has to whisper. Sometimes people can only pick up help when no one’s looking.”
I don’t know how many backpacks I’ve left. I don’t keep count.
But I know this: in a world that makes so many feel disposable, something as small as trail mix and a Sharpie can turn a night around.
You don’t have to save the country.
You don’t have to fix politics.
You don’t even have to change a life.
Just leave something soft where a broken soul might land.
Sometimes all it takes is a backpack—forgotten by the world, but found by the one person who needed it most.
And that, I’ve learned, is still teaching.
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2025-09-06 15:42:31 UTC

I'm adding Dr Seuss and Doc Holliday. What do you have?
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2025-08-25 17:21:07 UTC

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2025-08-18 16:39:10 UTC

Wee skewrl all tucked in at Wild Heart Ranch Rescue
www.4thewild.org
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2025-08-14 14:18:18 UTC

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@nprofile…t5r6 I went to using Whereby for that reason for my own use. For Zoom when I have to use it I used a burner email and stripped any personal data. Not a perfect solution as they still get some info.

2025-08-10 17:57:10 UTC

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2025-08-07 18:43:42 UTC

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@nprofile…t5r6 Reminds me of when I broke my radial head on my elbow and had to take percs and keep it moving. Had a day when I thought I should quit my business and go work for min wage working at Booster Juice.

2025-08-07 18:07:25 UTC

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@nprofile…t5r6 B vitamins have been a huge help for me. In particular benfotiamine. I take a B complex (Naka Nurti B100) and have worked up to 3 benfotiamine. B is depleted in body with stress and since we are typically on alert most always giving the body a hand is a good idea. I also use D and L-theanine in my mix. @nprofile…67cd

2025-07-24 17:53:10 UTC

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2025-07-22 00:19:22 UTC

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@nprofile…r0kn It hurts so hard.

2025-07-21 15:40:40 UTC

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@nprofile…y3mz Not sure how I got tagged in here but could you remove it please and thanks. @nprofile…klvg

2025-07-05 14:59:48 UTC

About right!
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2025-07-03 23:45:55 UTC

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@nprofile…t5r6 For me it all falls into weird but can't put my finger on it then after my brain settles later it usually clicks.

2025-07-03 23:39:41 UTC

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@nprofile…t5r6 Without details it's hard to break down. That said, if you felt "back-footed and flooded" or it just felt wrong we absolutely know when shits not right.

2025-07-01 01:48:17 UTC

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@nprofile…r0kn Hey Jerry that link bellies out onto a coming soon type page. Just FYI

2025-06-30 18:32:56 UTC

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@nprofile…xcsy And in that slowing down your mind is able to hang onto those ideas. I was also raised on handwriting and such. My frustration after being at a keyboard for so long is that I can type so much faster and find myself loosing my train of thought going so slow. Bullet point notes do cover my desk though.

2025-06-29 23:54:40 UTC

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@nprofile…uhjq I was thinking that and feeling sick and sad for the farmers even though they voted for it.

2025-06-29 23:50:31 UTC

Quietly, one by one, countries are choosing stability and reliability over chaos.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ovl9ZgSqA8M

2025-06-28 02:36:15 UTC

We’re having a real window washer tonight.
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2025-06-26 15:01:08 UTC

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@nprofile…4lue They should go first!

2025-06-24 20:15:51 UTC

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@nprofile…t5r6 Sorry, was hoping to provide a basic low cost, high protein solution also low effort and skills.

2025-06-24 19:01:53 UTC

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@nprofile…t5r6 The price of premade stuff kind of nailed that door shut for me. That said I do know some pretty easy to put together things and this time of year not even cooked.
Can chickpeas (drained and rinsed)
Can or two tuna
Onion - small regular or couple green chopped
S&P
Mayo dressing
Bonus stuff handful frozen peas and corn (will defrost in salad)
Eat out of bowl or drop some on greens

2025-06-24 17:59:42 UTC

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@nprofile…t5r6 If you give me an idea of what you like to eat I'll pull some of my easy make combos from my stash. ie no point throwing a bunch of stuff at you that isn't your jam.

2025-06-24 00:07:37 UTC

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2025-06-23 23:45:19 UTC

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@nprofile…dc6s Rocky! @nprofile…taps
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2025-06-23 23:41:57 UTC

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@nprofile…dc6s Prior to picking up Rocky (my baby skwerl) I did the call around for rescue and then to the vet to find out what I needed to know. It was them that told me puppy formula. Where to get it and what syringe etc. 20 years ago now but man he was a cute little guy and I miss him. @nprofile…taps

2025-06-23 23:29:39 UTC

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@nprofile…dc6s Puppy formula not human. @nprofile…taps

2025-06-22 02:37:28 UTC

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@nprofile…dc6s Longer than that. I was 20 in 1980 and had an exit plan should the bomb drop then.

2025-06-21 17:37:55 UTC

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@nprofile…t5r6 Recently (couple months) I've been taking more time in the morning (vs rushing to my computer/work). I've been making sure most days I have time to go stretch out and meditate and nap should I need it. The voices of the "shouldhaves" echo in my head about how lazy it seems but what I have noticed was more focus and creativity when working.

2025-06-02 22:50:49 UTC

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@nprofile…t5r6 Writing content is brain sucking at the least. For sure cut yourself some slack. Something I find helpful is a place (unpub on site or other) where you can brain dump ideas. Just as they come and unfiltered. Too many good ideas are lost in the wind when energy is low. When you have spoons again you can visit the list and fill out the the rest of the idea or just flush what doesn't cut it.

2025-05-26 16:34:12 UTC

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@nprofile…t6lk Good time to support another store that doesn't play you for an easy mark.

2025-05-25 22:47:52 UTC

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@nprofile…xcsy Torrid is my jam for pretty true to size plus size.

2025-05-25 15:22:32 UTC

Hey Southern #Ontario Classic car fans. On Father's Day the annual Classics Against Cancer Car Show celebrates it's 35th anniversary. Come on out and stroll the lawns of Cedarvale Park in #Georgetown and check out the classics. Have your own classic car? Bring it on out! All money raised is donated and we've raised nearly a million dollars since we started!
https://classicsagainstcancer.com/
#ClassicCars #FamilyFun
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2025-05-21 15:33:47 UTC

The May issue of Joomla Magazine is online.
There are many great articles waiting for reading: about blind spots in accessibility testing, magic tricks in CSS, using utility classes from frameworks, two amazing case studies, the conclusion of a long series on component development, three interesting interviews, the presentation of this year's Google Summer of Code Contributors, reports from JDayUSA, about GitHubs maintainer month, tips on how to set up a Joomla podcast and last but not least a short prehistoric essay by Brian about discovering footprints.
Click the link to read it now: https://magazine.joomla.org
#Joomla #JoomlaMagazine #JCM #OpenSource
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2025-05-19 17:19:15 UTC

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@nprofile…xcsy Sounds like an awesome bit of kit. I do hope it helps in all the ways.

2025-05-19 17:14:39 UTC

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@nprofile…xcsy If the typing gets to be too much of a thing see if it will take a blue tooth keyboard.

2025-04-27 20:15:58 UTC

@nprofile…trvd I thought you needed this.
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2025-04-23 01:31:39 UTC

Will add parents to this.
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2025-04-20 21:05:13 UTC

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@nprofile…xcsy It shouldn't be normal. Let me see if I can tag @nprofile…lhpa Kath has Uni level experience in Alberta.

2025-04-20 20:58:14 UTC

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@nprofile…xcsy That's crazy. I wonder how that would go over with my clients on projects? You paid for your course in full. Not unreasonable to expect to have things done properly.

2025-04-10 17:48:45 UTC

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@nprofile…t5r6 I've got at least one set of buds you are welcome to. (probably more but couldn't get my hands on them ATM)

2025-03-16 23:47:13 UTC

Just saw this interesting rant on the book of faces.
Dear Misinformed Americans,
It has come to our attention that some of you believe the United States is generously subsidizing Canada to the tune of $200 billion a year. Oh, Canada! How lucky we are to bask in the financial benevolence of our southern neighbors!
Unfortunately, we regret to inform you that this is complete nonsense. So, let’s break this down in a way that even a Tim Hortons-deprived soul can understand:
Foreign Aid? We Must Have Missed That Cheque.
• Canada is not on the U.S. foreign aid list. No pallets of cash arrive at the border. No direct financial assistance. No “Canada Relief Fund” tucked into the U.S. budget. We checked. Twice.
Trade Is Not a Subsidy, It’s a Transaction.
• The U.S. and Canada engage in mutually beneficial trade worth over $850 billion a year. Canada buys more American goods than any other country, except possibly China.
• If anyone’s economy benefits from this relationship, it’s the U.S., which enjoys a trade surplus in services and buys our oil at a discount while selling us overpriced military gear.
Defense Spending: We Do Have a Military, You Know.
• Contrary to what Hollywood might suggest, Canada actually funds and operates its own military—shockingly, without waiting for America’s allowance.
• Canada also patrols the Arctic, secures NORAD, and participates in NATO. No, we don’t have 11 aircraft carriers, but we do own the world's second-largest landmass, which means the U.S. gets a free security buffer zone without having to annex us (not that you haven’t tried before).
Resources: You’re Welcome, by the Way.
• The U.S. relies on Canadian oil, lumber, minerals, and electricity. We send you power, and you send us… conspiracy theories about our Prime Minister.
• If anything, Canada is subsidizing the U.S. with affordable energy and raw materials.
If the U.S. Was Sending Us $200 Billion, Our Roads Wouldn’t Have Potholes.
• We’re still driving on roads that look like they lost a fight with a meteor shower. If Uncle Sam were secretly sending us billions, we’d have paved highways made of maple syrup and gold by now.
America, You’re Not Our Sugar Daddy
While we appreciate the enthusiasm, the idea that the U.S. is bankrolling Canada is as fictional as a moose riding a polar bear to work (though, admit it, that would be cool).

2025-03-15 19:38:47 UTC

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@nprofile…gqp6 @nprofile…r0kn They got your pic. Run for the ... hills?

2025-03-06 16:26:19 UTC

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@nprofile…dceh Went off on some sprout whinging about "boomers" not knowing how to right click. I've been right clicking since before you were born. Obnoxious POS.

2025-03-05 17:09:02 UTC

On March 11th, 16:00 UTC, the Joomla project will publish a security release for Joomla 4.4.x and 5.2.x that fixes a security issue. The issue was triaged as "critical impact, low probability" by the Joomla Security Strike Team.
Please be prepared to update your sites.
#Joomla #OpenSource #Security
https://www.joomla.org/announcements/release-news/5921-upcoming-security-release-on-march-11th.html
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2025-02-23 18:27:18 UTC

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@nprofile…taps
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2025-02-17 17:51:25 UTC

Call for Candidate Manifestos - Vice-President Replacement
Following the stepping down of Philip Walton from his role as Vice President, the Secretary published this Call for Manifestos from candidates who are interested in running as Candidates for the Elections as the Vice President of Open Source Matters, Inc.
The following position is open for nomination and election in this cycle:
Vice President
The deadline for manifesto is February 24, 2025.
https://community.joomla.org/blogs/leadership/call-for-candidate-manifestos-vice-president-replacement.html
#Joomla #OpenSource #ElectionCall #Volunteer #LeadershipOpportunity
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