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Conference 7.286::digital

Title:The Digital way of working
Moderator:QUARK::LIONELON
Created:Fri Feb 14 1986
Last Modified:Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:5321
Total number of notes:139771

1260.0. "a DECie for Governor?" by ANNE1::SMITH (Consulting is the Game) Mon Nov 05 1990 12:50

       WOW! if this is true, then it must be the best kept secret at DEC...
     During a casual lunchtime conversation today (Monday), a colleague
     mentioned that a DECie was on the Massachusetts ballot as a candidate
     for the Governor's seat... Would somebody care to confirm/deny this?
    
    						see ya at the polls Tuesday,
    
    								Bob
    
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1260.1Well, he's in ELF!SNOBRD::CONLIFFECthulhu Barata NiktoMon Nov 05 1990 12:5713
Len Umina is a candidate for Mass. Governor, running on the "Hi Tech Party"
ticket.  He's currently pulling in (according to WBUR this morning) around 
3% of the vote.  Len is/was a DECcie (he's still in ELF based out of MLO1)

					Nigel

Common Name:   LEN UMINA
Search Surname:  UMINA  Search Given Name:  LEN,  LEONARD,  LEONARD JOHN
DTN:  223-2568,  223-2568  Telephone:  off. 508-493-2568,  home xxx-xxx-xxxx
Intrnl Mail Addr:  MLO1-2/U44  Location:  MLO1-2/9C
Node:  RTAP  Username:  UMINA  Org Unit:  LOW END SYS/TECH,  rtVAX 300,
Universal Platforms  Position:  Marketing Executive
  
1260.2RTL::CMURRAYChuck MurrayTue Nov 06 1990 17:162
Re .1:  "Universal Platforms", eh?  Sounds like he's caught on to the
political bit already!
1260.3BUNYIP::QUODLINGDon't blame me, I didn't vote...Wed Nov 07 1990 10:446
   And as I recall, from this morning's news, he got about 30K votes in
   relation to the Half million or more that each of the two major players
   got...
   
   q
   
1260.4JUPITR::BUSWELLWe're all temporaryWed Nov 07 1990 11:124
    I sooner have the duke back than run the state the way
    DEC does.
    
    buz
1260.5RICKS::SHERMANECADSR::SHERMAN 225-5487, 223-3326Wed Nov 07 1990 12:006
    re: .3
    
    The numbers have not yet been released, but they should be released any
    moment now.
    
    Steve
1260.6How do you pronounce Umina ?DUGGAN::GREENWed Nov 07 1990 14:4914

	I have heard Les' name pronounced by the press a couple of
	different ways. What's right? 

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	1. 	YOU - MIN - AH
		      /	
	2.	YOU-MEAN-AH
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	3. 	UHM-IN-AH



1260.7His way (according to me)...MARX::BAIRDyes,yes,yes,yes,yes,yes- 1->6Wed Nov 07 1990 16:3210
    
    On WBZ radio, HE pronounced it:
                   /
             YOU - MIN - UHH
    
    At least, that's how I heard it.
    
    He came across rather well. 
    
    J.B.
1260.8RICKS::SHERMANECADSR::SHERMAN 225-5487, 223-3326Thu Nov 08 1990 10:1914
    Emphasis is on the first syllable:
    
    /
    YOU MIN UHH
    
    BTW, word was that yesterday the town clerks finished counting, but
    they have not reported the numbers to the Secretary of State for all
    races.  They did not report the numbers for Umina during the election
    but only for the other two candidates for governor.  (Admittedly, there 
    is a lot of opportunity for fraud, but nobody seems to mind.)  The results 
    are expected to be into the Secretary of State's office in about two 
    weeks, as I understand it.
    
    Steve
1260.9Independent/High Tech VotesNRADM::PARENTIT'S NOT PMS-THIS IS HOW I REALLY AMFri Nov 09 1990 08:399
    The following figures were reported in the "Middlesex News", with 93%
    of total vote counted:
    
    Umina/DeBerry (Governor/Lt. Governor)  57,447 (3%)
    Barbara Ahearn (Secretary of State)   308,338 (16%)
    C. David Nash (Treasurer)             122,269 (6%)
    Steven Sherman (Auditor)              162,665 (8%)
    
    Evelyn
1260.10NOTIME::SACKSGerald Sacks ZKO2-3/N30 DTN:381-2085Fri Nov 09 1990 11:263
How many other "Independent High Tech" candidates are DECcies?
There's no DeBerry or Barbara Ahearn listed in ELF, but there is
a C. David Nash, and a Steven Sherman.
1260.11KOALA::RYANI get mail, therefore I amFri Nov 09 1990 12:594
	Just curious, since the media had nothing to say about
	them - what is (was?) the party's platform? 

	Mike
1260.12RICKS::SHERMANECADSR::SHERMAN 225-5487, 223-3326Fri Nov 09 1990 14:3317
    The party promotes putting people on the ballot who are honest, competent 
    and do not owe political favors (even to the party).  The main thrust of 
    the party is to return the government to the people by giving them access 
    to public information.  The idea here is that the government tends to 
    operate in secret by keeping public information away from the public 
    (such as lists of the 780 or so divisions of government subject to
    mandated audit, lists of pending legislation, lists of salaries paid to 
    public employees and so forth).  The idea is that a well-informed
    public and legislature will tend to do what's right and corruption will
    be harder to keep secret.
    
    As Len has apparently gotten the 3% of votes necessary to become a
    party this means that Independent High Tech will be a party in
    Massachusetts.  
    
    
    Steve