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Hoeven might have mentioned that “slackers need not apply.”
http://www.trutv.com/shows/black_gold/

Sure it was worthless and probably profited a buddy of the governor.

But at least he didn’t do something worse. 

I heard that his campaign slogan was going to be “The empty suit that was around when oil hit $100/barrel so that he could throw a lot of other peoples money around.”

Catchy isn’t it.

What’s going to happen to US industry when the global warming extremists like John McCain double the price of electricity?  I would think all these factories will close and set up in countries where they aren’t scared of technology.

Rob--don’t let your disdain for Hoeven make you sploppy in your reporting.  The Governor did not announce a “new” website, but rather an “enhanced” website.  Further, it would seem that marketing “findjobnd.com” is bit easier than that long “workforce connenctions” url.

You put up a strawman on this one.  See the official release from Job Service at:

http://www.jobsnd.com/jsnd/jobsnd/news/news.detail.html?newsId=15363&locationId=

More recycled, repackaged crap from our gov’mint. They’ve been pissing money away on this kid of crap for so long, I wonder if anyone even notices it, beyond folks of our ilk? Even an acquaintance of mine, who seemed to mouth all the right conservative platitudes in times past, has jumped on the bandwagon and is trying to get on the teat for his start up business. What happened to risking your own money for your dreams? Why is it necessary to risk mine?

Further, it would seem that marketing “findjobnd.com” is bit easier than that long “workforce connenctions” url.

I suppose the empty suit isn’t aware of the thing called Google.

Type in North Dakota Job and you get Job Service North Dakota.

I fail to see that you need to do anything else.  Not many people type in addresses anymore.

But as I said as long as the Governor is playing at being busy he’s probably not doing anything real bad.

What’s going to happen to US industry when the global warming extremists like John McCain double the price of electricity?  I would think all these factories will close and set up in countries where they aren’t scared of technology.

It’s not the fact that it’s “new” that’s special, but enhanced like Da-Man said. It uses “spidering” technology which basically surfs through all the Websites that display jobs open in North Dakota and gathers them up and brings them all back to the JobsND Web site. I can’t tell you just how valuable that would have been right after I got out of college and was looking for a job. I could have gone to one Web site rather than about ten different ones. It’s all about efficiency.

Rob--don’t let your disdain for Hoeven make you sploppy in your reporting.  The Governor did not announce a “new” website, but rather an “enhanced” website.  Further, it would seem that marketing “findjobnd.com” is bit easier than that long “workforce connenctions” url.

First, the original URL was JobsND.com.  That’s the one that’s been advertised for years.  “FindJobsND.com” is longer, and unnecessary.

Second, read the headline about the “new” website.

Third, there’s nothing all that “enhanced” about this website.  It works just like the old one.

So, to sum up, even if the website was enhanced there’s no “new” website and there was no need for a new domain and page design.

When the people fear their government, there is tyranny; when the government fears the people, there is liberty.

-- Thomas Jefferson

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It’s not the fact that it’s “new” that’s special, but enhanced like Da-Man said.

Even if it was enhanced, there was no need for a new domain and a new template design which (and I know a thing or two about website design and domains, etc.) probably cost $1,000 - $2,000.

This was a wasteful duplication of efforts.

When the people fear their government, there is tyranny; when the government fears the people, there is liberty.

-- Thomas Jefferson

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