Hi, On Sun, Jun 8, 2008 at 11:32 PM, Philip Webb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 080608 Chuanwen Wu wrote: >> We try to translate the GMN to our local language, >> but I found it was really hard to understand the section >> of "Council Meeting Summary", for example: >> "The appeals will *not* be decided then >> -- it's about figuring out the validity and the process." >> ----what "validity" and "process" is? > > "What we should be doing in all cases & how it would be best to do it, > rather than deciding what to do about this particular person, > who has been disciplined & has appealed to have his case reviewed" : > it is poorly expressed & not clear even to a native speaker (wry smile). but I can't still see the relation between your reply and my question? >From the paragraph:
Enforced retirement: After 2.5 hours on the previous topics, people had to go to sleep and jokey's computer broke. Instead of waiting till the next regular meeting, because of its urgency, we scheduled a special session next week at the same time. The appeals will *not* be decided then -- it's about figuring out the validity and the process. I know the meeting once stopped and was rescheduled, and then ? > >> "105 minutes were closed and 57 were open" ----- what is "57"? > > Minutes : what else ?! You mean the new meeting continued 105 minutes and then 57 minutes again? Thanks! > > -- > ========================,,============================================ > SUPPORT ___________//___, Philip Webb : [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ELECTRIC /] [] [] [] [] []| Centre for Urban & Community Studies > TRANSIT `-O----------O---' University of Toronto > -- > gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org mailing list > > -- wcw -- gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org mailing list
