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<title>Hey, Eve!</title><biblioid class="uri">http://norman.walsh.name/2005/01/02/EveMaler</biblioid>
<volumenum>8</volumenum>
<issuenum>2</issuenum>
<pubdate>2005-01-02T15:48:29-05:00</pubdate>
<date>$Date: 2005-09-11 10:27:02 -0400 (Sun, 11 Sep 2005) $</date>
<author>
      <personname>
<firstname>Norman</firstname>
	<surname>Walsh</surname>
</personname>
    </author>
<copyright>
      <year>2004</year>
      <holder>Norman Walsh</holder>
    </copyright>
<abstract>
<para>Eve Maler has finally been persuaded to join us. Welcome, Eve!</para>
</abstract>
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<para xml:id="p1">It has taken several of us some time to persuade
<personname>
      <firstname>Eve</firstname>
<surname role="suppress">Maler</surname>
    </personname> to take
up <link xlink:href="http://www.xmlgrrl.com/blog/archives/2004/12/26/ripping-the-x-off-her-varsity-sweater/">a sufficiently pointy implement</link>, and
I'm delighted to see that we've finally prevailed.</para>

<para xml:id="p2">I've known Eve since the early DocBook days (if you want to know
who's really responsible for the richness and sophistication of the
DocBook DTD, look no further than Eve). I look forward to being
enlightened, amused, and occasionally provoked. If anyone is worth
reading, Eve is.</para>

<para xml:id="p3">Welcome aboard, Eve!</para>

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