i don t know of any other funding source and no one has come forward to say that the money is available for new system. can i ask a few questions? but the conversation that we will have, many of us are wondering if we should do this, and if this fits into what we are trying to do. we actually purchased the system and own the equipment that we got with the investment of $9 million about four years ago. it makes no sense to buy this and equipment for $9 million, and use it for four years and then toss this out. there could be a couple of scenarios planned out. this may completely go way, or we could have the rank choice boating, from what this is now. if we would approve this extension, how will we deal with this? we can turn off the module but if we tweak the system, how would we be able to manage this if we approve the contracts we have the existing agreement with the vendor, to provide the choice, and if the contract is expiring, i don t know if we can continue with re
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to vote for candidates or party and it is a significant way to have our voice heard. exactly 100 years ago, women were given the vote in california. the battle for women s suffrage was not an easy one. it took more than 70 years. a woman could run for president in new york. organizing this conference, basically it modeled itself on a declaration of independence for women. it marked the beginning of the women s equality movement in the united states. at that time, women were banned from holding property and voting in elections. susan b. anthony dedicated her life to reform. suffrage in the middle of the 19th century accomplished one goal, it was diametrically opposed to this idea. many feared it would be corrupted by politics. women in the 19th century had to convince male voters that having the vote would not change anything. that woman would still be devoted to the home, the family, that they would remain pure and innocent, that having the vote would not corrupt
she tells me not to. this has really grown in the number of participants. she kept asking what i would do about it and i kept saying nothing. i do not want to change anything. i love it the way it is. i know it creates traffic jams, but so what? there ought to be something we can do once a year where there is a little bit of suffering a lot of pleasure. you have a band. the wronglers. i think this is our third or fourth year in the festival. the first year was spectacular. the band had played together less than a year at that point. this stage manager said he could give us 10 more minutes. i told him we did not know anything else. [laughter] so far, we have not had to audition for it. that may give them the idea. one thing that fascinated me is that it seems so incongruous to consider someone with your background that is ultimately the driving force behind this fabulous music festival. i guess this sort of shirtsleeves to shirtsleeves in one generation. i went to
nelson. we were skiing one weekend. i told him about my fantasy. he said that i should do it. dawn holliday and sherry sternberg. the four of us had lunch. he said we would start a festival. that was the genesis. it was not anything more complicated than that. in my own defense, and was not yet playing the banjo i was not yet played the banjo. the ulterior motive i was accused of did not exist yet. i would have thought it was because of your interest in the music and the instrument of the banjo that you play with a lot of love and enthusiasm. i would have thought that would lead to the founding of the festival. i have loved the music. much of my life. i really love the old time music. you mentioned dawn holliday. she works with you collecting the older music. she basically organizes the whole thing . she decides who is going to be on. they have incredibly great bands opposite each other. i always worry about that, but she tells me not to. this has really grown in