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Canada's fighter-jet procurement efforts, as outlined in the 2008 Canada First Defence Strategy, have not been as successful as planned.
I am now 85 years old (it happened when I wasn't looking), and I speak for myself and many of my contemporaries. Old age and retirement are not turning out as we expected.
Everyone is aware that Montreal has been performing at an unacceptable level according to virtually every measure. The challenges that lay ahead are not simple, or easy, but they can be pursued successfully...
The European Court of Justice recently ruled that Google must remove links to a news report of the forced sale of a lawyer's property to repay a debt, recognizing a right to be forgotten. Should...
I keep asking myself how a Canada led by Lester B. Pearson would react diplomatically to all the trouble now in the world
Stephen Harper likes to poke the bear — a.k.a. Vladimir Putin.
Legacy has been devalued by the rebranding of the federal volunteering awards
Is Quebec an inclusive society? The answer depends largely upon both the meaning of inclusion and how it is measured.
The State of Israel's ongoing efforts to secure the lives of its citizens seems to bring out some of the most bizarre responses.
Recent events in Iraq and Sudan underscore the accelerating discrimination and mistreatment of Christians in Islamic territories.
Regardless of what one thinks about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the reality of life in Tel Aviv is quite different from how it may appear from the outside.
Every humanities student today has come across the question of "what do you plan to do with your degree?"Every humanities student today has come across the question of "what do you plan...
Despite the fact that he is part of an elite business and political class, Toronto Mayor Rob Ford has consistently positioned himself as someone who fights for the little guy. He's been a phoney, and ...
The parliamentary budget officer is missing the point when he says there is no incremental cost to federal civil service sick leave.
More Canadians have been screened for HIV than hepatitis C, even though the incidence of hep C is five to six times larger. It means we need to do more to promote hep C testing.
Montreal's selection this month as one of the cities to host the secretariat for the new United Nations Future Earth initiative underscores the longstanding role of Montreal and Montrealers on sustainable...
YouTube has a role to play in the development of the next generation of comedians.
Peaceful coexistence is our defining national characteristic. It's a good idea to think about this, especially during this summer of televised horrors from distant battlefields.
"Natural" childbirth is fine, but advances in technology related to childbirth are sometimes foolishly scorned by expectant mothers.
The versatility — and power — of English is rooted in multilingual history. In English, you can ask for help (Anglo-Saxon), aid (French) or assistance (Latin).
This month marks the 11th anniversary of the tragic death of Canadian-Iranian photojournalist Zahra Kazemi.
I'm often asked why I am so critical of health claims that don't have clinical-trial evidence to back them up.
The voice of my son with autism, as it emerges note by beautiful note, is changing mine, and that's a positive thing
The city of Montreal had to stop accepting new applications for home-renovation grants, given the program is co-financed with the provincial government and no provincial money is forthcoming for this ...
The April 7 election showed a clear difference between Montreal and the rest of Quebec in terms of voter preferences, reinforcing the view that special status should mean something more than what has ...
Opinion: We see the same duplicity and cynicism we saw a century ago. The difference now is we have international law.
Instead of demolishing mouldy schools completely, we should be looking at preserving their facades.
My mother is standing right beside me in the kitchen. This is a bit otherworldly, though, because she died 11 years ago.
Throughout Ramadan, a time for reflection and identification with those who are suffering, I have been thinking of how little the Canadian government has done to support two Canadians jailed unjustly ...
Many people in Quebec may not be aware that Hydro-Québec has been busy making enemies in New Hampshire.
In the slipstream of Quebec's provincial election, Canadians have been granted a reprieve from talk of national referendums. On the other side of the pond, however, things are heating up.
They say travel broadens the mind, but it also broadens how you see home. I recently spent two weeks in Europe, and I'd love to bring some things there back to Montreal.
Hamas is just using Gazans and Palestinians as disposible parts of a larger war it is trying to generate in support of an eventual transnational Islamic caliphate. Hamas isn't interested in a national...
Once Hamas decides to repudiate its charter and recognize Israel, then we will be glad to negotiate with it and, as history has demonstrated, make painful sacrifices in order to reach a just settlement...
The Quebec government could, if children really were a "first priority," endorse the best of both worlds — common sense mixed with compassion.
Can Quebecers afford cap and trade? Do we know what we are getting into?
The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is over land and resources, and although the battlefield today is Gaza and southern Israel, the war zone is all of historic Palestine.
24/7 connectivity and a smartphone are not essential, or even desirable, but every passing day makes it harder to opt out.
Sadly, for reasons of its own, Hamas keeps lobbing missiles indiscriminately across the border — a war crime in anyone's book.
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Rob Dyrdek is the Willy Wonka of our generation. He may not have a purple coat and a big silly hat, but he does have a factory that cranks out dreams. MTV's popular show, The Fantasy Factory, features Rob and his partners in crime (Chris "Drama" Pfaff, Christopher "Big Black" Boykin, Scott "The Big Cat" Pfaff, Chanel West Coast, and Sterling "Steelo" Brim), making fantasy become reality in a humble warehouse in downtown Los Angeles.
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from 394 Reviews
K-Lite Codec Pack 10.4 Full, Standard and Basic
on 19 April 2014, reviewed by: drlurk
It will not load SRT files anymore.No more subs for me... Is this progress ore am i missing something here?
K-Lite Codec Pack 10.4 Full, Standard and Basic
on 27 March 2014, reviewed by: UnOarecare
As always, trouble free installation and work as a charm. Thank you from Romania!
K-Lite Codec Pack 10.3.5 Full, Standard and Basic
on 03 March 2014, reviewed by: Sio_x
This Codec Pack has all what you dont need. Some Toolbars and crappy other software.
With this codec pack i have more trouble as without it.
K-Lite Codec Pack 10.2 Full, Standard and Basic
on 25 December 2013, reviewed by: hanky
At the moment its pants........ wont even load to library, just keeps freezing. well p'd off. really really really hate with a vengeance this crappy windows 8 (8.1)
K-Lite Codec Pack 10.1.5 Full, Standard and Basic
on 08 December 2013, reviewed by: Jennifer M
thank you thank you thank you
I could hear the video on my windows 8 computer but couldnt see anything. every thing I read every where else was confusing and a pain in the ass and or cost money. this is simple it works and it didnt install a bunch of extra crap.
I had videos that were irreplaceable that I couldnt watch because of stupid windows 8 but thanks to you I can now watch them again!
I posted this link to Facebook to spread the word and help others with this confusing mess. thanks again!!!!
p.s. if it helps anyone reading this I downloaded the full mirror version
K-Lite Codec Pack 10.1.5 Full, Standard and Basic
on 27 November 2013, reviewed by: Elgo Oglive
Why does it install AVG toolbar and Chrome?
Why is Chrome hidden from Windows explorer but not from the command prompt?
Is this some kind of rootkit?
Because you dont read when you are clicking Next or OK... Thats why.
on 28 Nov 2013, by Common Sense
K-Lite Codec Pack 10.1 Full, Standard and Basic
on 04 November 2013, reviewed by: dhie
What a great stuff, thanks to you who created this damn great!!!
K-Lite Codec Pack 10.0.5 Full, Standard and Basic
on 11 October 2013, reviewed by: Sean
K-Lite has been my goto codec pack forever. Comes with a great tiny media player. Lots of great features. Thank you for making such a terrific product!
K-Lite Codec Pack 10.0.5 Full, Standard and Basic
on 26 September 2013, reviewed by: sound level low
There is a problem with sound level is low compared with Windows media player.
Thank you
K-Lite Codec Pack 9.9 Full, Standard and Basic
on 22 May 2013, reviewed by: Andrew
The official K-Lite installer does not contain Babylon or any other forced crapware. You must have downloaded a fake unofficial adware wrapped installer.
K-Lite Codec Pack 9.9 Full, Standard and Basic
on 20 May 2013, reviewed by: Nicholas Wright
I`m pretty sure this won`t be published but wanted to send you a heartfelt "up yours" for including the nasty piece of software called "babylon" with this install -
Even though I very carefully de-selected all the additional junkware attached to this install and SPECIFICALLY excluded "Babylon" - your installer STILL installed it, and it is a BUGGER to remove.
I do not want my surfing habits sold on to a third party and neither do I want this trashware hogging my processor time sending that information to god knows what shady people so After a long search removing it from my machine , registry and browsers I will not be using your service again and be taking strenuous steps to prevent anybody else making the same mistake.
K-Lite Codec Pack 9.8.0 Full, Standard and Basic
on 11 March 2013, reviewed by: Arslan
K-Lite Code Pack is a SOB !!
This Baby is so fast , light , and it runs almost everything. No way ho zay any other media player could match it. K lite ROCKS from the very first day it was launched. I love it !!!
K-Lite Codec Pack 9.7.5 Full, Standard and Basic
on 27 February 2013, reviewed by: Susan
Have used K Lite Codec Pack for years, and LOVED IT!! However, I upgraded to 9.7.5 a few weeks ago. The audio randomly starts being slightly off from the video in pretty much every format that I use.
I've gone to options, but any tweak I do only fixes the problem for a few seconds...then it's like a badly dubbed movie again, the lips are moving, but the audio either isn't keeping up or is a little ahead.
K-Lite Codec Pack 9.5.5 Full, Standard and Basic
on 30 November 2012, reviewed by: George
Could not view ordinary DVD on windows(xp) media player.
Downloaded the k-lite codec pack basic.
Installed all default setting, no problem.
Media player now runs DVDs perfectly. Thank you.
As far as I can tell, no virus, adware, scams or other crap.
Thanks again.
K-Lite Codec Pack 9.5.5 Full, Standard and Basic
on 27 November 2012, reviewed by: Izzieq
I have used this codec and its media player from years ago..
And i like the fast loading file, fast buffer, etc.
maybe its good idea, i hope the media player classic have some skins that can change like winamp.
K-Lite Codec Pack 9.5 Full, Standard and Basic
on 23 November 2012, reviewed by: butch heth
I am very pleased with the speed and completeness of the codec pack. I had a few problems with various players, the codec pack eliminated every issue instantly. Great job.
K-Lite Codec Pack 9.5 Full, Standard and Basic
on 16 November 2012, reviewed by: Martin Kellogg
I wish to express my thanks. I just downloaded the standard codec pack, installed it for media player 11. It worked the first time with no problems, no hassel, no gimmicks. A truly refreshing internet experience.
Thanks again,
K-Lite Codec Pack 9.3 Full, Standard and Basic
on 17 October 2012, reviewed by: padmasomu
Mine is a very interesting experience with K Lite Codec Pack.I am using this since very long.But after 7.5 version a problem cropped up.
I am using Boilsoft video splitter and cutter also.They started showing video screen with blue and green stripes with audio.So i reverted to 7.5.But now i upgraded to latest 9.3 and problem is same.Struggled whole day with various tweaks but no use.
The most surprising turnaround solution i found is starting K lite codec pack player with a video.Keeping it in pause and minimize to tray.Then i opened "Boilsoft" software.To my utter surprise the problem is vanished and it is showing well video.Once it is ok closing k lite has no problem.
I am sharing this for the benefit of others.
K-Lite Codec Pack 9.1.0 Full, Standard and Basic
on 24 July 2012, reviewed by: Jeff of americandigitalmedia
This k-lite codec pack is really great. I am using this on my laptop. And it is quiet good. I've never experience problem playing my video's.
K-Lite Codec Pack 9.0.2 Full, Standard and Basic
on 15 July 2012, reviewed by: RIZWAN
latest version of k-lite codec have not a facility of thumbnail view.
K-Lite Codec Pack 8.9.8 Full, Standard and Basic
on 04 July 2012, reviewed by: Greg
Translations from MPC-HC are only included in the Mega codec pack, not in Full and Standard.
Thanks, Greg.
on 09 Aug 2012, by Bill
K-Lite Codec Pack 8.9.8 Full, Standard and Basic
on 03 July 2012, reviewed by: Bill
I can't change the language in mpc-hc. I can only see English. Without this problem, k-lite is very useful when I play video.
by the way, can I use it at school?
K-Lite Codec Pack 8.6.0 Full, Standard and Basic
on 15 April 2012, reviewed by: Brian
Simply, the best, I have used it and x64 pack for years..
K-Lite Codec Pack 8.6.0 Full, Standard and Basic
on 10 April 2012, reviewed by: nikos
Seems great.I could not play flash files (.flv) with bsplayer pro and i could not find a solution for days,only this package did the work!!
K-Lite Codec Pack 8.6.0 Full, Standard and Basic
on 26 March 2012, reviewed by: Killy
Bad! Very bad! I was using v8.3.0 Basic and everything was excellent.
Then I've downloaded v8.6.0 and that was disaster.
My MKV files were "screaming" in Windows Media Player 9/WinXP SP3.
Please, fix it asap.
K-Lite Codec Pack 8.4.0 Full, Standard and Basic
on 14 March 2012, reviewed by: Dano
Bravo K-Lite
All I wanted was to add FLV to WMP
I had installed ffdshow and several splitters, etc
Nothing worked
I installed K-Lite
then double clicked a FLV file and Vwala, worked like a charm
Loved the fact it detected previous codecs and had me remove them, found bad regisrty links, etc
K-Lite Codec Pack 8.4.0 Full, Standard and Basic
on 24 February 2012, reviewed by: Marwan
My only wish now to have this player on my Symbian BELLE!
K-Lite Codec Pack 8.2.0 Full, Standard and Basic
on 05 February 2012, reviewed by: brian
very good codec pack & intelligent design. how smart? after i clicked setup, it detected my existing installed media player codec pack v4.1.4 and asked me to remove it.
after reboot, i clicked setup again then followed the instruction. it has a choice for me to select media player or windows media player, which i'm using. it even helped to cleanup some of file broken links in the windows registry!
after installation, my windows media player works perfectly ok and i have no issue at all to play dvd interactive, .mov (qt), flv, rmvf at different screen size.
Big thanks to the Great Team!!!
K-Lite Codec Pack 8.1.7 Full, Standard and Basic
on 24 January 2012, reviewed by: UncleX
Perfect! K-Lite Megacodec pack does shows thumbs on x64 Win 7. For thumbs in x64 you must ALSO install the codecpack 64 bit version. On x64 you must install 32bit and 64bit versions, in that order.
K-Lite Codec Pack 8.1.0 Full, Standard and Basic
on 10 January 2012, reviewed by: ne0n
Just one small inconvinience. KLCP doesn't show thumbnails for all file types on my system (Win7 x64)
Same instalation shows thumbnails on other systems without a problem.
K-Lite Codec Pack 8.0.0 Full, Standard and Basic
on 28 November 2011, reviewed by: The Khoi
the repeat function(MPC) can only repeat 1 time when i run 2 programs simultaneously( 1 game and 1 music DVD(on MPC with minimized) ). I think it should be improved.
K-Lite Codec Pack 7.9.0 Full, Standard and Basic
on 20 November 2011, reviewed by: Mishu
@Gorec, it was just a normal question... and as you can see, "67 people like it"...
btw I forgot to specify that on win7 32-bit the internal filter H.264/AVC (DXVA) is workin' perfectly... so great for untouched blu-ray 1080p video format :)
K-Lite Codec Pack 7.9.0 Full, Standard and Basic
on 07 November 2011, reviewed by: Gorec
Mishu, dont be so desperate in your questions. It annoys people.
K-Lite Codec Pack 7.8.0 Full, Standard and Basic
on 18 October 2011, reviewed by: Mishu
Can someone tell me if the internal filter of media player classic H.264/AVC (DXVA) is workin on win xp x86 sp3 ? For me it's not working :( ... it gives me an output error... plz help.
K-Lite Codec Pack 7.7.0 Full, Standard and Basic
on 31 August 2011, reviewed by: Killjoy
In K-Lite Basic 7.7.0 FFDShow does not loading in Windows Media Player 9 on MP4 files.
I don't know why, but I've tried version 7.6.0 and it is working.
I don't know where the problem is on 7.7.0.
I hope that they are goning to fix it.
Little mistake. I meant FFDShow VIDEO part of the codec is not loading. Audio is working just fine.
on 31 Aug 2011, by Killjoy
may be its out of topic but ..i found similar problem when using 7.9.0 for WMP 11, my MP4 video didnt played.try option on codec tweak toolall optionsmanage source filtersSee if your preferred filters is correct. Mine used some unknown filter for MP4, revert to Haali filter and working fine now.
on 14 Nov 2011, by mtdrhj
K-Lite Codec Pack 7.6.0 Full, Standard and Basic
on 09 August 2011, reviewed by: Joker
For dude who has problem with Windows 2000.
Probably K-Lite won't work with basic Win2000.
You probably must have SP2 for that. Latest SP for Win 2000 is SP4.
Like for WinXP and Vista. For XP, sp1, sp1a and sp2 are discontinued from support, also Vista without SP.
Maybe NEW codecs won't work with that version of SP you have on Win2000.
I don't know. I havent seen Win2000 almost ten years.
thanhk you
on 12 Aug 2011, by dat ton
K-Lite Codec Pack 7.5.0 Full, Standard and Basic
on 31 July 2011, reviewed by: TI
This 7.5.0 version says that it works with Windows 2000 but when I came to install it on my Windows 2000 PC it popped up a message saying that I have to have XP SP2. Why SP2? I think they need to update.
Last version which will install on Windows 2000 is 7.1.0.
on 18 Feb 2012, by 2kman
K-Lite Codec Pack 7.2.0 Full, Standard and Basic
on 01 July 2011, reviewed by: Dr Deepak Patel
One of the best I have ever seen. Just one request why don't you make similar one for Android... Thanks in advance and waiting for your new product...
K-Lite Codec Pack 7.2.0 Full, Standard and Basic
on 30 June 2011, reviewed by: issa
For me it's perfect. I have used k-lite codec pack since 2009 and already recommended to my friends many times. The problem is some file types can't be displayed with an icon. Just like the .MKV (Matroska) format, It uses the generic picture of WMP.
K-Lite Codec Pack 7.2.0 Full, Standard and Basic
on 29 June 2011, reviewed by: Greg
@some guy
This pack already supports .mkv
You can configure preferred language for audio and subtitles in Haali Media Splitter


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A Sibling
A Child
Something Regarding Her Parentage
It Involves GAYLE!!!
Purple Indifference
Who is Oprah?
But her Oprah bits are so good.
I love those jokes about when Oprah and Gayle went to that food festival in Texas and had fried butter! What an adventure
I have to be honest and say I was sure Kathy made it all up, until 5 months later I actually saw that very episode on my national tv and pissed my pants.
I remember the fascinating story of a woman adopted and eventually wanted more info about her biological mother.
It was a casual inquiry but it brought this letter from the adoption agency.
"Well, it said, 'You were born on October 9, 1968 at 12:51pm, the younger of twin girls,'" she said.
"Oh my God, I'm a twin! Can you believe this? Is this really happening?"http://www.identicalstrangersbook.com/press-cbs.htmlNevertheless, he admits, this isn't something that would happen today. Still, Diamond expects the questions will keep coming - questions she may not be able to answer because of strict privacy regulations.
"I'm aware of, certainly, at least one situation of separated identical twins who do not know," Diamond said.
She isn't sure if she has the right to tell them.
And I remember a report done on NPR a couple years ago of a man describing his experience learning of his biological mother and getting the courage to contact her. I think they recent changed the laws in Oregon, which gave him that opportunity. She was at that point living in Canada with her husband (not the father), and she had a child with him. She was stunned to receive the phone call from him, but it wasn't a rude conversation. She did, however, send him a letter explaining that while she wishes him well, she does not want any further contact.
Adoption in America: A Series Overview
Whatever Oprah's intentions, good for them on finding each other. Based on the brief video clips I saw, Patricia seems to be a sweet, dignified person.
ETA: Did Kitty Kelley miss this in her Oprah biography last year? I remember hearing about the John Tesh romance, but not this.
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^^^John Tesh does NOT come off well...but those were the times I guess. The first comment on that review of the book had me though.


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Availability: Novotel Paris La Défense
Modern Paris hotel with restaurant and business center
In La Défense
This contemporary hotel is located 1.8 miles (3 kilometers) from the center of Paris, the Arc de Triomphe, and the Champs-Elysées.
24-hour Business Center
Amenities at Novotel Paris La Défense include fitness facilities, complimentary wireless Internet access, a café/bar, 24-hour business center, a meeting/conference room, and room service.
Digital television
The 280 guestrooms offer digital televisions, minibars, tea and coffee making facilities and Internet connections. Some rooms offer a panoramic view of Paris.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!
Novotel Paris La Défense Amenities
- General
The 14-story Novotel Paris La Défense's facilities include a 24-hour business center and room service. Guests can make use of off-site parking nearby (surcharge) and use complimentary wireless Internet access during their stay. The hotel also features 9 conference rooms offering over 5,700 square feet (529 square meters) of meeting space and business services. Complimentary newspapers and a computer station are available in the lobby.
- Meeting rooms
- Conference space size (feet) - 5778
- Conference space size (meters) - 537
- Number of meeting rooms - 9
- Conference space
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
- Fitness facilities
- Restaurant
- Bar/lounge
- Total number of rooms - 280
- 24-hour front desk
- Number of floors - 14
- Elevator/lift
- Room service (limited hours)
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Complimentary newspapers in lobby
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Computer station
- Library
- Luggage storage
- 24-hour business center
- Snack bar/deli
- Coffee shop or café
- Television in lobby
- Free Wi-Fi
- Multilingual staff
- Internet
Available in all rooms: Free Wi-Fi
Available in some public areas: Free Wi-Fi
- Room Amenities
- Cribs/infant beds (complimentary)
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Soundproofed rooms
- Climate control
- Phone
- Minibar
- Coffee/tea maker
- Daily housekeeping
- Private bathroom
- Complimentary toiletries
- Hair dryer
- Bathtub or shower
- Desk
- Iron/ironing board (on request)
- In-room safe (laptop compatible)
- Digital TV service
- Flat-panel TV
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- Dining
A hot buffet breakfast is served daily.
Novotel Café & Bar - Serving French and traditional dishes in a modern setting. Children's menu available.
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To make requests for specific accessibility needs, complete the "Special or Accessibility Requests" section of "Trip Preferences" when you book your hotel.
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Novotel Paris La Défense Policies & Fees
- Check-in
Check-in time starts at noon
- Check-out
Check-out time is noon
- Payment types
Accepted at this hotel: American Express, Diners Club, MasterCard, Visa
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Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
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For the Virtual Quilting Bee.
Melissa sent the yellow fabric. Her theme is trees.
I had a hard time incorporating it without adding all kinds of fall oranges which would not have worked with the other fabrics she sent out.
I'm quite happy with these little trees.
Freezer paper foundation pieced.
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29 comments:
- Amy Hodge said...
This is so adorable. You are moving foundation piecing back higher on my (enormous) list of things to try. When I have time. Which may not be until February at this point! But thanks for inspiring me!
- September 30, 2008 at 11:36 AM
- Suzan said...
Gosh - paper pieced blocks are so precise and the points are always so perfect. Some day I will actually try to do it myself. Adorable block!
- September 30, 2008 at 11:40 AM
- syko kajsa said...
The trees look lovely with all the dots!
- September 30, 2008 at 11:42 AM
- Sew Bee It said...
That is a really, really darling block! The colors and the pattern are so fun... Love it:)
- September 30, 2008 at 11:44 AM
- melissa f. said...
unbelievable, anina. i love it.
- September 30, 2008 at 12:10 PM
- melissa f. said...
unbelievable, anina. i love it.
- September 30, 2008 at 12:10 PM
- Jackie said...
Fabulous job incorporating the yellow fabric into a tree block!! I love it!
- September 30, 2008 at 12:16 PM
- Fran said...
I love the polka dot trees. That is so nice. (I was going to say cute, but I sometime think that word is over used).
I just finished a block of the month block for our quilt guild and it was paper pieced. I agree that the points are so perfect etc..etc..etc.. but I found it's not for the feint of heart. Maybe it was just the paper I used, but I had a few words for that paper as I was trying to remove it.(*LOL*)
But in all honesty you can't beat it for perfection, and your block is perfect.
- September 30, 2008 at 12:58 PM
- Two Dogs and a Quilt said...
Love this block! It's so precise and the polka dots are perfect. Did you make up the design yourself? It's great!
- September 30, 2008 at 3:50 PM
- Bunny said...
Great Block!
- September 30, 2008 at 4:39 PM
- Danetta said...
Great job on this block Anina. Stop by my blog and check out the quilter's giveaway I am participating in with about 40 others starting tomorrow. There are some really great items to be had! Good luck!!
- September 30, 2008 at 5:04 PM
- jacquie said...
i'm agog! this is so cool!
- September 30, 2008 at 5:55 PM
- Thimbleanna said...
FAN-tastic! What beautiful piecing!
- September 30, 2008 at 6:09 PM
- RobinE said...
Love it! Such happy little trees. :)
- September 30, 2008 at 8:16 PM
- JVC_Scout_Mom said...
Wish I could join your exchange(s).
This block makes me want to make it! (Isn't that the highest compliment a quilter can receive?!)
Thanks for sharing!
- October 1, 2008 at 5:27 AM
- Stephanie said...
What a great block. I'm loving the polka dot trees. I'm a polka dot person!
- October 1, 2008 at 5:56 AM
- sammyjo said...
This is so cute! i love the tree's!
- October 1, 2008 at 6:02 AM
- Taryn said...
That turned out great!! What creativity you have.
- October 1, 2008 at 7:13 AM
- amandajean said...
I love this block! did you make up your own pattern?
- October 1, 2008 at 7:18 AM
- Carrie P. said...
Polka dot trees are cute.
- October 1, 2008 at 2:29 PM
- Kerri said...
That looks fantastic.
- October 1, 2008 at 4:12 PM
- nicolette said...
Wow, great block! You're so clever and talented!
- October 2, 2008 at 12:25 AM
- DiddleDaddleDesigns said...
Gorgeous. Look at those perfect points. Thats the wonderful thing about paper piecing. Thanks for sharing.
- October 2, 2008 at 6:08 AM
- Susan said...
That looks great! I've wanted to try paper piecing for some Japanese quilt patterns, but don't have the patience. Congrats!
- October 2, 2008 at 8:42 AM
- upstateLisa said...
wow! I love it!!!
- October 3, 2008 at 5:42 AM
- Mama Urchin said...
I love this block. I think a whole quilt of them would be lovely.
- October 3, 2008 at 7:01 AM
- AJ said...
I LOVE it. It is awesome! I really like the green dot fabric for the trees.
- October 4, 2008 at 6:32 PM
- hunnybunny said...
When I look at that it makes me happy! That's a wonderful block.
- October 7, 2008 at 8:02 PM
- Ivory Spring said...
That is a lovely block!
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I cover science and medicine, and believe this is biology's century.
We have reached the point where every rational person who believes in making decisions based on science and available data should, if not fully believe that human beings are warming the planet by releasing greenhouse gases, at least recognize that this is what the data seem to suggest and that it is what the vast majority of scientists who study weather believe is the case.
Recognizing this does not force anyone to oppose pipelines, support a carbon tax, or start composting and wearing hemp shoes. It just opens us up to start aiming our fiery furnace of a political system at actually solving our problems. Go ahead, argue that the economic cost of anti-greenhouse measures doesn't justify the benefit, especially if the planet is getting too hot. Argue that we should look for technical solutions not only to reduce carbon dioxide and methane emissions but not to suck the stuff out of the atmosphere – although then you might find yourself standing with Bill Gates and calling for more investment in R&D. If you want to wade into the science, argue that the worst-case scenarios are overstatements.
Below follow some of the main objections that have come up over the past year or so when I discussed this issue with conservative friends who do not believe in global warming – and the reasons why I think those objections have been covered.
But warming stopped.
No it didn't. The global temperature is rising, but it also bounces around a lot. Between 1998 and 2005, average global temperature did not increase. But that's because 1998 was really hot. An abnormally strong El Nino caused heat to move from the ocean into the atmosphere. Besides being cherry-picking, this also ignores warming in the ocean, scientists say.
The Earth is getting warmer, but it's too much of a leap to say that human beings are the reason. There are plenty of natural climate cycles and I believe in being skeptical.
Fair enough. But this is science, and skepticism has to come within the framework of what we already understand. The scientific method does not simply mean coming up with an idea, or hypothesis, and testing it to see if it is true.
Hypotheses are supposed to be based on our existing body of understanding – based on our current theory. These get tested before wilder and crazier ideas. We don't just leap to testing whether aliens are using the planet as a dump for the heat from their warp drives.
It's certainly true that climate can change dramatically over time, and has. There have been ice ages and hot periods. But right now, there are not obvious candidates for other explanations of current warming. For instance, the sun seems to be cooling.
"There's no way of explaining what's happened in the last 50 years through natural cycles," says Donald Wuebbles, the Harry E. Preble Professor of Atmospheric Science at the University of Illinois."We have no evidence of a natural cycle that can do anything like this. It also exactly fits with all our knowledge of what happens with carbon dioxide and greenhouse gases. We've known about greenhouse gases since 1824! We know the oceans are warming, the atmosphere's warming, the land is warming. It's all happening in tune with each other."
Wuebbles says "there's no basis for trying to make up something because you'd like that to be true" and that "you can't dream up natural cycles as if that will work."
A natural cycle still seems more likely than the idea that we've made the atmosphere into a giant heat tent.
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Scientists are just trying to get government money.
Dangling grant money is a great way to shift the priorities and perspectives of scientists, but it doesn't tend to lead them to make things up. Most of the scientists who are arguing for global warming could probably make more money if they went to work for industry. Also, controversial ideas get published all the time, and there would be a Nobel Prize in proving that warming isn't happening.
Everything Al Gore says is wrong.
In our interview and during a press conference at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in Boston this weekend, Wuebbles actually agreed that misstatements by Gore had led to a backlash.
"Most of what is pretty good but there's a few comments that are over-exaggerations," says Wuebbles. "That's typical Al. I've known him for years. He gets it, he understands it, but he has the ability to overstate it and some of those overstatements are where he gets in trouble."
which gas law do they get wrong?
And what is your opinion on Dr. Svaalgard's research, reaching back almost 50 years, that the sun is not the driver?
He might know a bit more about that than you.
In closing no-NONE– basic gas laws are abridged in current AGW theory: if you feel they are, could you please cite them, specifically?
What about aerosols?
What about clouds?
What about errors in feedback mechanisms?
What about peak Sun and the pending Solar minimum that could drop us into another Maunder event?
What about the fact that black carbon has been found to cause 3 times the warming initially thought?
What about cosmic rays?
I don't think Republicans will run out of excuses anytime soon and if we see a 30 to 70 year cooling event from a solar minimum starting in 2014, the Democrats will be in big trouble on climate.
We have now the 5th UNIPCC coming up saying stronger than ever. I still think the republicans are going to further sink their own ship later on due to their intense denial.
Have you read any of the leaked draft of AR5? ;-)
What the Republicans do or don't do is of no consequence.
What the Republicans do is of great consequence to their fossil fuel based clients. It will strand trillions of dollars of assets that can't be used.
I'll bet you a large sum, we will not see your dream come true. Science is above that. Data don't lie.
The *illegally* leaked draft? And, it's a DRAFT? Maybe those two points have been lost on you?
Illegally? Bwahahaha! Since when did climate exaggeraters care about what's legal? Go lay down and take your meds get a good nights sleep and call Richard Windsor in the morning. lol
First, the IPCC just admitted that they actually have to go back and discount the sun's effects because new evidence that they cannot ignore tends to indicate that the sun is largely responsible for the changes in climate over the last 50
Second, evidence indicates that there has been no warming for at least a decade, which is natural because the sun has been entering a down cycle.
Third, historical records that are not adjusted have been popping up demonstrating that CO2 variation and temperature variation differs substantially more than the alarmist pretending to be scientist would have you believe.
Fourth, the alarmist have been demonstrably proven false with every single one of their computer models, they black box their raw data, and through climategate have demonstrated they are not of high moral character.
Fifth, every single cost benefit "solution" proposed by alarmist is massively prohibitive to the point where it would be more humane to just execute the poorest 20% of the planet
Sixth, Climate alarmist are opposed to fracking, natural gas, nuclear all of which meet their objectives of reducing CO2 to their proposed target levels indicating they are clearly lying in their objective to reduce CO2 levels and are more interested in controlling behavior
The question is why should I take "science" that is so fatally flawed at face value when the person presenting it to me is asking me to pay 20-40% more for everything I consume? Further, it is increasingly likely that the person telling me to spend more is the one selling the items I need to spend more on.


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Alexandra (née Audley)
29 October 2012 at 7:43 am (UTC -5) Link to this comment
You just gotta remind me that I never finished RE6, huh PZ?
Personally, I'm hoping for shamblers. It wouldn't be much different thsn non-Z Apocalypse New York, anyway.
Shplane, Spess Alium
29 October 2012 at 7:53 am (UTC -5) Link to this comment
I would be literally completely unsurprised of Mitt Romney were overseeing incredibly unethical bioengineering experiments. Especially if they were done on poor people.
steve oberski
29 October 2012 at 8:32 am (UTC -5) Link to this comment
But he is overseeing experiments on poor people.
Of the economic and sociological sort.
29 October 2012 at 8:35 am (UTC -5) Link to this comment
You can tell Wedon is a liberal. He's doing the dishes.
I'm not the military type, nor can I run fast. But I know how to set deadfall traps and have experience making and using an atl atl. That will be important when the ammo runs out.
Shplane, Spess Alium
29 October 2012 at 9:08 am (UTC -5) Link to this comment
@Steve Oberski
Yes, exactly. Which is why I would be unsurprised if he were doing biological ones as well.
Also because it would be *much* easier to convince zombies of the divinity of Joseph Smith.
29 October 2012 at 10:00 am (UTC -5) Link to this comment
Mr Romney is a very nice man. My bowl of people-chow is always full. Sometimes I get to go outside!!11!1! I don't know what all of these tubes hooked up to me are for but they make me feel really, really good!11!!! Please vote for Mitt Romney…Mitt Romney…Mitt Romney…Mitt Romney…Mitt Romney…
Tony! The Queer Shoop
29 October 2012 at 10:56 am (UTC -5) Link to this comment
My platonic crush (based on his writing, atheism and political views) on Joss Whedon continues…
Gregory Greenwood
29 October 2012 at 11:09 am (UTC -5) Link to this comment
I particularly like the bit where Whedon says that Romney is unafraid of a grasping horde of subhumans, because that is how he already views the poor. It neatly sums up Romney's attitude toward 47% of his fellow citizens.
Then again, Romney might well be all in favour of a zombie apocalypse. It would create a horde of mindless monstrosities that are entirely incapable of any kind of forward planning or advanced thought – an electorate far more likely to vote Republican…
Lynna, OM
29 October 2012 at 11:32 am (UTC -5) Link to this comment
Mitt Romney has yet another way to rip off the poor via a rip off of a supposedly charitable institution. Now, it can be argued that the mormon church is not a charitable institution, but the IRS thinks it is, and Romney thinks it is. But he is still willing to use it as yet another tax dodge.
Mitt Romney has used the tax-exempt Mormon Church to defer his own taxes via a shelter known as the charitable remainder unitrust, Bloomberg reports.
These trusts grow tax-deferred and give the creator a steady stream of income; what's left goes to charity upon his or her death.
In this instance, Romney used the tax-exempt status of a charity — the Mormon Church, according to a 2007 filing – to defer taxes for more than 15 years. [...] Romney's CRUT, which is only a small part of the $250 million that Romney's campaign cites as his net worth, has been paying him 8 percent of its assets each year. As the Romneys have received these payments, the money that will potentially be left for charity has declined from at least $750,000 in 2001 to $421,203 at the end of 2011.
In 1997, Congress imposed limits on how much these trusts could pay out and how much must be given to charity. But, Bloomberg reports, Romney was allowed to keep his trust because he created it in 1996.
29 October 2012 at 11:43 am (UTC -5) Link to this comment
I have to say I'm happily surprised to learn that a screenwriter like Joss Whedon is a liberal (which I take means leaning politically a bit to the left in the US).
It's not because of my assumption that he must be wealthy thanks to a very capitalist corporation system. It's mostly because he writes stuff like The Avengers, which to my squeamish European eye basically glorifies war and the military, advocates American supremacy and relies on Ayn Randish superhumans to save us little people. So I naturally expected that people who turn these sentiments into lucrative juvenile entertainment must be far right, politically.
But I suppose it's a cultural thing, apparently in the US your art doesn't necessarily reflect your personal views. And of course, what's considered somewhat leftist in the US (like Obama and the Democrats and possibly mr. Whedon) would be considered very clearly right wing by most European standards.
Lynna, OM
29 October 2012 at 12:06 pm (UTC -5) Link to this comment
More on running the country Mitt style when it comes to disasters.
… President Obama has already signed disaster declarations for at least a dozen states, making available the resources and unique coordinating capabilities of the federal government — specifically, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, or FEMA – to assist in the response and recovery.
It's worth noting that Mitt Romney has said he'd get rid of FEMA and leave states to fend for themselves. …
It's worth noting that, as Governor, Romney asked for and received FEMA assistance several times.
Goodbye Enemy Janine
29 October 2012 at 12:10 pm (UTC -5) Link to this comment
Coldthinker, Joss Whedon been very outspoken about his feminism, atheism and other out of the US mainstream views.
Also, many right wingers see the likes of Whedon as being typical of the Hollywood left.
29 October 2012 at 12:14 pm (UTC -5) Link to this comment
Jebus Is My Dog
29 October 2012 at 12:36 pm (UTC -5) Link to this comment
I'm not the military type, nor can I run fast. But I know how to set deadfall traps and have experience making and using an atl atl. That will be important when the ammo runs out.
First I would like to say thanks for making me learn something. I spent some time looking up what an atl atl is.
Second, you do not have to run fast. Just faster than the person next to you.
Lynna, OM
29 October 2012 at 12:37 pm (UTC -5) Link to this comment
Journalist David Corn at Mother Jones, the same guy that brought the 47% video to national prominence, has posted more material from Romney's fundraisers.
One thing stood out for me from this latest tape, the tendency of both Mitt an Ann Romney to characterize President Obama as not manly, as not grown up. They've done this a lot, but in this tape, Ann Romney, in her paradoxically childish way, hits the subject harder:
You know—the ship's going over the waterfall, it's almost there. And we look what's happening in Greece, and we look what's happening around the world, we look what's happening internationally. This is a frightening world, and we need a grown-up, and we need someone that understands the economy. So I'm glad…Mitt is grown up to you all.
WTF? Obama is a 51-year-old-man who does not come off as childish or as not grown up — unless you watch too much Fox News where they harp on his playing basketball as childish.
In this tape, Mitt flips the story of Ann's supposed reluctance for him to run on its head. The official campaign story up to now has been that Ann said, "Never again" regarding another presidential run, but that she slowly came around. That's not how Mitt sees it in this March 27, 2012 fundraising speech:
David, you mentioned Ann, and the fact that she insisted that I get in this race. That is the truth. I wanted to talk it over with her. And every time I'd say, "Let's talk about the pros and cons," she'd say, "Talk to the hand, talk to the hand. We're just doing this. We've got to do it." And so she absolutely insisted that I get in this because she was convinced that I was the only one that had the capacity to beat President Obama.
Uh, somehow that's worse than the official story. Another WTF moment.
29 October 2012 at 2:43 pm (UTC -5) Link to this comment
The Japanese guy playing resident evil always cracks me up. Pausing the game to hide every time something jumps out.
Goodbye Enemy Janine
29 October 2012 at 2:45 pm (UTC -5) Link to this comment
Do you have a point, peterhearn?
29 October 2012 at 2:50 pm (UTC -5) Link to this comment
Lynna, OM,
To Ann Romney Obama will always be a Boy (pronounced with a deep southern accent)
Argle Bargle
29 October 2012 at 3:08 pm (UTC -5) Link to this comment
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Do you have a point, peterhearn?
29 October 2012 at 3:48 pm (UTC -5) Link to this comment
My point is that Raccoon city is a dangerous place. And the Umbrella corporation is very evil. Any candidate who would support Albert Wesker, James Marcus, William Burkin, Sergei Vladimir, or any of the other fat cats working for the Umbrella corporation do not deserve your vote.
29 October 2012 at 4:01 pm (UTC -5) Link to this comment
Coldthinker, Joss Whedon been very outspoken about his feminism, atheism and other out of the US mainstream views.
Also, many right wingers see the likes of Whedon as being typical of the Hollywood left.
that's interesting, didn't know that. Although that's kind of what I assumed based on this video. Obviously he's a smart guy, one has to be in order to succeed like he has in such a competitive field.
But I find it amusing that right wingers can in any way associate Hollywood and leftist ideals. Hollywood is such an ultra-capitalist world. The power is concentrated in very few hands. No middle class nor safety nets, you're either worth millions or nothing and there's little sympathy for failure. And to me most of the Hollywood movies seem to present very right wing attitudes about life, even when some of the "leftists" are involved in the project.
Then again, didn't the US right wingers call Warren Buffett a socialist. Apparently any sign of sympathy for the less fortunate is socialism to them.
29 October 2012 at 4:26 pm (UTC -5) Link to this comment
Coldthinker, it comes across that way because you're unfamiliar with the genre, I think. Large parts of comics history and themes, including the stuff Whedon grew up reading, are the opposite of what you describe. Superheroes are anything but Randian, and are usually at odds with the war machine – which, you should have noticed, was a major theme of the movie. Even the actual loyal soldier on the team was angry at the prospect of upgraded weapons research.
The modern comics age began with the line, "With great power comes great responsibility." Being superior to other people and using that superiority to help them does not make a character Randian. SUPERVILLAINS are usually Randian, to the point that the prime villain of the Spinnerette superhero webcomic actually cites Ayn Rand as his primary influence, and lives it.
By the way, did you happen to notice that SHIELD is not an agency solely accountable to the United States government in the film? The U.S. Air Force refused to let the filmmakers use their equipment for that very reason. That means they found the script too anti-American.
No, the only real problem with the Avengers script was the apparent implication that America and the world would be unable to handle the alien invasion without the Avengers, and in fact that wasn't the implication. Loki's plot was fatally flawed because of his tremendous contempt for and ignorance of Earth. Add to that the assumption by the Powers-That-be that this alien army wouldn't attack unless they could win, and you have a recipe for panic and disaster. What the Avengers did was save the city, not the world, and they did it by being on the scene and able to judge it better than anyone else. Their superpowers were tools to buy them time to implement their reason in a crisis.
(The script also did Loki a great disservice by not having him layer his deceptions, but hey, they had a lot to fit in one film.)
Akira MacKenzie
29 October 2012 at 10:08 pm (UTC -5) Link to this comment
The sad thing is that this bit of reverse psychology might not work. I know far too many people who not only believe that a "zombie apocalypse" is possible, but would actually welcome such a disaster because the aftermath would be "soooooooo cool!"
30 October 2012 at 2:57 am (UTC -5) Link to this comment
To be fair, the Resident Evil series was much more scary when its protagonists where fighting against Umbrella: things really went downhill when the company collapsed after Veronica.
you do not have to run fast. Just faster than the person next to you.
Or you can just stab the person next to you in the back before she starts running.
Which is why Randologist may be the more well adapted to a zombie apocalypse.
30 October 2012 at 12:32 pm (UTC -5) Link to this comment
Don't forget the rules.
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2012 Miltown Beatdown: Round 3 Prelim Video Recap
The third round of the 2012 Miltown Beatdown took place last night and without question, was one of the best preliminary rounds of the year, and possibly ever. Each producer came with strong beats and had the crowd engaged the entire time. So many different styles and so many banging beats! Make sure all you fans get there by 9:30pm next week for the last prelim round. Check out the video recap below and get all the scores and details from www.miltownbeatdown.com
Congrats to the winners: Professor Problems, Lex Luther, Ill Eagle and Sam Winters. They move on to the semi-finals on Friday, September 7th at Moct.