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Klikator is a free software application that allows you to configure your mouse control in order to have the best performance when playing the Klikator Garena game. This tiny tool is easy to install, easy to use and has a friendly user interface that will make your gaming experience an improved one
Provides easy access to settings and options to host your own server.
- Host multiple games at once from the same PC
- Play easier with your friends. Add them to safelist (so they can always join your game, even if it's full), make them admins like you, hold slot for them and many more
- Total control over your game. (ability to kick << on vote >>, mute, swap, ban players)
Play games online via Garena Client and enjoy zero lag LAN gaming experience!
Garena supports more than 40 latest games across Massive Multiplayer Online Games, Web Games and LAN Games.
Meet new friends with common interests. Challenge other clans and raise your clan flag up high!
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The Suspension Calculator aims to help people who are building race cars perform suspension related calculations. The calculations vary from motion ratios, to spring stiffness, to wheel loads.
The project is open source and in the language of Microsoft Visual C#, making it free for anyone to program their own updates and for people to share their code.
Garena Banlist will help make your games better by making it less likely that a leaver will enter it.
Main Features :
- Banning a player ( by name , ip and garena user id )
- You can watch the chat / players from the GGlist
- You are announced when the game starts. This, coupled with the above feature, will let you do other things while players join.
This is a Windows-based software for multimedia broadcasting based on peer to peer (P2P) system which implements search and data transfer protocols above the Internet Protocol (IP) ideal for watching online videos from Garena games. It has a friendly user window. Internet download bandwith must be above 300kb.
Garena Plus is an online gaming platform which supports multiple games. It works by simulating a Local Area Network where people from all around the world can chat and play together. It is the enhanced version of the Garena client, being much more stable and having more functions. Also users logging through Garena Plus have more advantages.
ACDSee Free is a simple image viewer with some extra basic functionality. This free tool not only will let you browse your photograph collection in a simple and attractive way, but it will also allow you to rotate, to zoom in and out, to print, and to share your images via Facebook and Twitter. It supports all the most popular image file formats, including BMP, GIF, JPEG, TIFF, PNG, and WMF.
FM PDF to Word Converter Free can do virtually nothing else but convert PDF to DOC. In fact, it is an appetizer for FM PDF to Word Converter Pro, a shareware converter, the trial version of which comes along with its free counterpart. You can select the file you want to convert, press the Convert button and look at the results. You can also include images into the final .doc file.
For this new version, Software Informer has taken a small step back to make a giant leap forward. It has recovered the more compact and smaller interface we all knew and loved without compromising any of its many features and functions. All the updates for your apps and drivers, all the free programs, recommendations, and reviews are still there – they just take less space on your desktop now.
Free Image Convert and Resize is a nice, simple, and straightforward application that allows you to quickly and easily convert and resize multiple images at the same time. It's a batch image processing utility meant to save the users a lot of their precious time especially when dealing with large image collections.
This application is designed to convert and merge image files into one PDF document. You simply add the image files to the list pane, select those intended for conversion, set the output PDF's path, and start the converting and merging process. The input files cover a wide range of image formats, namely BMP, GIF, JPG/JPEG, PCX, PNG, IP2, PSD, TGA, and TIF/TIFF.
Skype is probably the best video and voice chat program for Windows PC. It has the ability to maintain high audio and video quality even on a low-speed Internet connection. You get a variety of emoticons and video clips (called Mojis) to express your emotions; these Mojis are updated regularly with each version of Skype.
Opera is a tabbed web browser with a built-in ad blocker and VPN. Blocking advertisements improve the speed of loading websites and the Secure Browser feature protects you from fraud and malware on the web. It features a built-in bookmark manager for storing and sharing websites, a battery saver, a speed dial and extensions support, a built-in currency converter, and more.
Free little program for making backups of our DVD collection. The program has a simple interface which makes it very easy to use. You can set the output folder and choose if you want the program to turn off the computer when the process is complete. The program asks you to install the DVD Videosoft toolbar, but you can choose not to do so and still have the program installed in your system.
Leap Free AVI FLV MP4 WMV to HD Video Converter is a simple application that allows you to convert among various video file formats. It can convert numerous formats, including AVI, WMV, FLV, ASF, MOV, VOB, 3GP, or MP4, but output only to one format, only to HD MP4 videos.


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year end sale starts now
Seems a fitting thing to celebrate the end of 2013 with a big sale. We went a little wild in fact. The sale runs December 23rd thru 31st and it's a doozy. We did our best to put everything on sale. Yes, everything (except our block of the month). Shop early, tell a friend, we're going to have a lot of fun packing and shipping.
solids $6 per yard
designer collections $7 – $8 per yard
modern basics $9 per yard
precuts and bundles 25% off
Orders over $100 extra 5% off
(coupon code OVER100)
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new in the shop this week
A goal for me in 2014 is to blog more. More projects, pictures, and let you know what is happening in the shop. This month we've unwrapped some really cute dots from Dear Stella. Emerald and Scarlet Confetti Dots shown here. 30 colors in all. Truly something that could sneak into any project. Imperfectly shaped dots because imperfect is better…it just is.
Along with the Dear Stella "Do It Yourself" collection. The clothespins are popular – unique colors that will easily blend into a lot of projects.
Lots more on the way this month – new Kaffe Fassett fabrics, Botanics by Carolyn Friedlander, Lizzy House Constellations from Andover. Still two more spots in the Park Bench Block of the Month.
I also have some shop news to share. We quietly converted the entire shop so our yardage is priced "per yard" instead of half yards. The minimum cut is 1/2 yard and you can order in 1/4 yard increments. We think this makes it so much easier to shop and hope you'll like it too.
December 23rd – 31st is our end of year sale. Solids for $6, designer collections for $7 – $8, modern blenders for $9, precuts and bundles 25% off. Order $100+ for an extra 5% off. Order over $200 for extra 10% off + free shipping! See you Monday, okay?
It's Giveaway Day
Updated 12/14/2013: And the winner is….congratulations entry #222 barbe.
It's time for the big Giveaway Day over at Sew Mama Sew. Our giveaway is 7 half yards of Art Gallery Fabrics Minimalista – you choose the color way – watermelon, turquoise, or honeycomb. Check out the fabrics here, on sale for $10 a yard.
To enter, leave a comment with your email address and tell us what you love about Minimalista. I will draw the winner at random December 13 at 5 p.m. PST. And yes, I will ship internationally. Don't forget to visit Sew Mama Sew for more great giveaways. Good luck and happy sewing!
Thankful for…
Feeling very thankful for my little online shop. For color and fabric and quilts. For quilters and sewists and crafters and friends. And what would the holidays be without a little shopping frenzy. So we have a little sale for you. Call it a Black Friday, Shop Small Saturday, and Cyber Monday sale!! Through Monday the entire shop is 25% off. Just enter coupon code 25OFF at checkout.
Don't forget to check back December 9th. We'll be giving away something yummy as part of the the Sew Mama Sew Giveaway Day. You can read more about that here.
Pearl Bracelet and why we love it so
The Lizzy House Pearl Bracelet collection arrived today. Check out all the colors here. A stash builder to pep up any project. And here's a cute idea from Andover, a free pattern using all the colors! ClickHERE to download the PDF.
It's Giveaway Time!
I decided to join in on the fun over at the Sew Mama Sew Giveaway Day. We are giving away 6 half yards of Color Me Retro by Jeni Baker! Many of you know Jeni from her blog In Color Order. To win, enter a comment below. Drawing will be random. We will ship domestic or international. Entries accepted until May 10 at 5 p.m. PST and the winner announced May 12th. Be sure to check out Sew Mama Sew for more great giveaways. As a special thanks for visiting My Modern Quilt Shop – FREE SHIPPING on all US domestic orders – now thru May 10th! Yippee we love to ship free!
EDIT: This giveaway is now closed as of 5:00PM Friday May 10th. The winner will be selected at random and notified by email. I will also post the winner here tomorrow.
EDIT: The winner is….Kay (Submitted on 2013/05/09 at 12:37 AM). This was so much fun. Thank you all!!
Kona Solids compared to Pure Organic Solids
Thought you all might be interested in a comparison of the Pure Organic Solids to the Kona Solids. While both are from Robert Kaufman, there are a few differences and many similarities.
First, the colors. Pure Organics come in 35 colors. Kona Solids come in
243 271 colors. With so many colors out there, you might find it handy to have your own color card of swatches. The range of colors available in Pure Organics is fantastic – a broad range of the most modern shades. Color-wise, there are not exact matches between the two lines.
Now, on to the fabric. I did my own test of the "hand". Prior to washing the regular Kona solid feels a little softer. The Pure Organic looks more finely woven. The difference is very subtle and your own opinion might differ. After washing, the Pure Organic felt ever so slightly softer. Again, very little difference. In fact, I personally would not hesitate to mix the fabrics in the same quilt (just watch out for color variations).
The major differences are found in the specifications. Kona is made in Indonesia and weighs 4.35 oz per square yard. Pure Organics are made in Pakistan and weigh 4.66 oz per square yard. And finally the most important aspect, the Pure Organics are certified organic which means they adhere to a more stringent process. You can read about the greenStyle here. The Pure Organic Solids would be a wonderful addition to any project that is already including other organic cottons. It's a feel-good addition to our stash and a message to our industry that we support organic cloth and dyes.
just in time for Valentine's Day
Pure Organic Red arrived today, just in time for Valentine's Day projects. Pink, Bright Pink, and Cherry are also available to make your projects pop. The Pure Organic line is from Robert Kaufman. Similar to the Kaufman Kona Solids, Pure Organics are certified organic and come 35 of the most up to date shades.
it's a modern husband quilt!
On New Year's Day I decided to do the Planet Patchwork mystery quilt. My husband Barry did not yet have a quilt of his own so I got work with some colors I thought he'd like. The Pure Organic Solids gave me plenty to work with. The fabrics are an organic collection in 35 colors from Robert Kaufman, similar to the Kona Cottons. I like how it turned out. I used silver for the background, grey, sky, denim, beige, steel and royal. I'll post another picture once it's quilted.

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August 30, 2005
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August 28, 2005
Here's the rules.
1) Go to musicoutfitters.com and, in the search box provided, enter the year you graduated high school.
2) From the search results, click the link for the top 100 songs of that year.
3) With the resulting list:
a) bold the songs you like,
b) strike through the ones you hate
c) underline your favorite
d) and ignore the ones you don't remember/don't care about.
1. Bette Davis Eyes, Kim Carnes
2. Endless Love, Diana Ross and Lionel Richie
3. Lady, Kenny Rogers
4. (Just Like) Starting Over, John Lennon
5. Jessie's Girl, Rick Springfield
6. Celebration, Kool and The Gang
7. Kiss On My List, Daryl Hall and John Oates
8. I Love A Rainy Night, Eddie Rabbitt
9. 9 To 5, Dolly Parton
10. Keep On Loving You, REO Speedwagon
11. Theme From "Greatest American Hero", Joey Scarbury
12. Morning Train (Nine To Five), Sheena Easton
13. Being With You, Smokey Robinson
14. Queen Of Hearts, Juice Newton
15. Rapture, Blondie
16. A Woman Needs Love, Ray Parker Jr. and Raydio
17. The Tide Is High, Blondie
18. Just The Two Of Us, Grover Washington Jr.
19. Slow Hand, Pointer Sisters
20. I Love You, Climax Blues Band
21. Woman, John Lennon
22. Sukiyaki, A Taste Of Honey
23. The Winner Takes It All, Abba
24. Medley, Stars On 45
25. Angel Of The Morning, Juice Newton
26. Love On The Rocks, Neil Diamond
27. Every Woman In The World, Air Supply
28. The One That You Love, Air Supply
29. Guilty, Barbra Streisand and Barry Gibb
30. The Best Of Times, Styx
31. Elvira, Oak Ridge Boys
32. Take It On The Run, REO Speedwagon
33. No Gettin' Over Me, Ronnie Milsap
34. Living Outside Myself, Gino Vannelli
35. Woman In Love, Barbra Streisand
36. Boy From New York City, Manhattan Transfer
37. Urgent, Foreigner
38. Passion, Rod Stewart
39. Lady (You Bring Me Up), Commodores
40. Crying, Don Mclean
41. Hearts, Marty Balin
42. It's My Turn, Diana Ross
43. You Make My Dreams, Daryl Hall and John Oates
44. I Don't Need You, Kenny Rogers
45. How 'Bout Us, Champaign
46. Hit Me With Your Best Shot, Pat Benatar
47. The Breakup Song, Greg Kihn Band
48. Time, Alan Parsons Project
49. Hungry Heart, Bruce Springsteen
50. Sweetheart, Franke and The Knockouts
51. Someone's Knockin', Terri Gibbs
52. More Than I Can Say, Leo Sayer
53. Together, Tierra
54. Too Much Time On My Hands, Styx
55. What Are We Doin' In Love, Dottie West
56. Who's Crying Now, Journey
57. De Do Do Do, De Da Da, Police
58. This Little Girl, Gary U.S. Bonds
59. Stop Draggin' My Heart Around, Stevie Nicks With Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers
60. Giving It Up For Your Love, Delbert McClinton
61. A Little In Love, Cliff Richard
62. America, Neil Diamond
63. Ain't Even Done With The Night, John Cougar
64. Arthur's Theme, Christopher Cross
65. Another One Bites The Dust, Queen
66. Games People Play, Alan Parsons Project
67. I Can't Stand It, Eric Clapton
68. While You See A Chance, Steve Winwood
69. Master Blaster, Stevie Wonder
70. Hello Again, Neil Diamond
71. Don't Stand So Close To Me, Police
72. Hey Nineteen, Steely Dan
73. I Ain't Gonna Stand For It, Stevie Wonder
74. All Those Years Ago, George Harrison
75. Step By Step, Eddie Rabbitt
76. The Stroke, Billy Squier
77. Feels So Right, Alabama
78. Sweet Baby, Stanley Clarke and George Duke
79. Same Old Lang Syne, Dan Fogelberg
80. Cool Love, Pablo Cruise
81. Hold On Tight, ELO
82. It's Now Or Never, John Schneider
83. Treat Me Right, Pat Benatar
84. Winning, Santana
85. What Kind Of Fool, Barbra Streisand and Barry Gibb
86. Watching The Wheels, John Lennon
87. Tell It Like It Is, Heart
88. Smoky Mountain Rain, Ronnie Milsap
89. I Made It Through The Rain, Barry Manilow
90. You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin', Daryl Hall and John Oates
91. Suddenly, Olivia Newton-John and Cliff Richard
92. For Your Eyes Only, Sheena Easton
93. The Beach Boys Medley, Beach Boys
94. Whip It, Devo
95. Modern Girl, Sheena Easton
96. Really Wanna Know You, Gary Wright
97. Seven Year Ache, Rosanne Cash
98. I'm Coming Out, Diana Ross
99. Miss Sun, Boz Scaggs
100. Time Is Time, Andy Gibb
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August 27, 2005
For anyone who isn't a devoted reader of this site, I'll briefly outline that I have been working in graphic design for 14 years. I have worked freelance, for small design shops, a large agency, and currently for a major corporation. If you want a more detailed accounting check out this post.
The idea of certification for graphic designers is certainly nothing new, but the passage of time has done nothing to make it a good idea. So here are Chris's myths, and my reponses.
Myth 1: Certification means joining a union.This I suppose is technically true. Certification is not a union and there is no collective bargaining. But there are some similarities that shouldn't be ignored. Certification will result in closed shop environments in which companies will not hire or work with anyone without certification. Ask an industrial designer how easy it would be to get a job without certification and you will understand.
Professional Certification programs focus on establishing professional ethics, standards and core competencies. On the other hand, unions engage in collective bargaining with employers for wages, benefits, etc. Certification gives individual designers the tools and training to successfully negotiate their own contracts.
Myth 2: Uncertified designers will be legally barred from designing.Wow! So much snobbery and condescension in one short paragraph. How nice that if I choose not to pay for certification I will still be allowed to work as a designer. Of course I would be relegated to the status of rank amateur and will be ruthlessly exploited by clients who know nothing about design but really want a $30 logo. Luckily for me I already have two things that delineate my core competencies and identify me as a designer with a bedrock of knowledge and experience. I call them a resume and a portfolio.
Designers who do not wish to be certified will still be able to practice design. Clients who prefer to work with designers who don't know their rights and obligations in a contract will still be able to find many designers to exploit. Clients who don't know the difference between amateur or professional design will still be able to hire someone to design a $30.00 logo. No, certification is not for everyone but it will clearly identify the difference between the two. Certification will delineate core competencies and can assure that a designer has a bedrock of knowledge and experience—an assurance that buyers of graphic design services do not currently have.
Myth 3: Certification only works if it legally bars non-certified designers from practicing.Right off the start I'm going to write this off and a error in written expression because I'm sure Chris doesn't want me to join a group that will leverage its unified voice to lobby the government against tax benefits.
Voluntary certification can accomplish so much for the graphic design profession. By joining together through certification, designers can speak with a unified voice to government and businesses. This unified voice can be leveraged to lobby the government against speculative projects, tax benefits and more. In addition it can serve to educate clients on the business value of design.
As for legally barring non-certified designers from practicing, Chris is right in saying that this is not necessary. Companies will do that without a legal requirement. Corporations would set policies to only hire certified graphic designers and to only work with agencies that only hire certified designers. Effectively freezing uncertified designers out of a very large segment of employment opportunities. Of course this has great benefits for the certified - who may be no more qualified than the uncertified - in that it limits the employee pool. Supply and demand kicks in and wages and fees for certified designers go up. Don't believe it? Check out myth four.
Myth 4: Certification is expensive and doesn't add to the bottom line.Certification is a rationalization for charging $3000 for a $30 logo.
Study fees or program costs are actually an investment in your career and are soon made up. Studies show that certified practitioners make 15% more on average than do uncertified practitioners. Source: 2003 Business Marketing Association Salary Survey
Myth 5: Certification won't help me advance in my profession.Certification proves you were willing to pay the fees and take some courses that you should have taken while you were in design school. (Assuming you went to design school.) Yes, the association can keep your name in front of prospective clients. You certainly wouldn't want them to go looking for uncertified schlubs from the lower orders.
Certification proves that you are at a high level in your field. It signals to clients and colleagues alike that your knowledge, experience and professionalism in design places you in the highest order of the profession. It also can serve as a means for networking and your association can keep you on their list for prospective clients to view.
Myth 6: Certification won't help promote my business.If you don't take your business seriously, prospects and clients will figure that out fairly quickly. And the best way to show clients that you do business ethically is to do business ethically. Don't try to use certification as a short cut to building a solid professional reputation. Do the work. Develop a network of clients that know your work and know your business practices and will give you a good reference. Strongly recommend to prospects that they call them.
Certification shows your prospects and clients that you take your business seriously and follow ethical business guidelines. A design certification association can use their resources to fund the promotion of businesses with certified designers, and also work towards raising awareness of the value of certification, along with the value of good design.
No doubt the association would work to promote the value of certification. No doubt they would be expending great effort in teaching companies the value of only hiring and working with certified designers.
Myth 7: Certification is a way to measure talent or creativity.Technically, Chris is correct on this one. Certification could not be a measure of talent. Which is precisely why it is a bad idea. Clients, especially those who don't know much about design will view certification as a measure of talent. This misperception will be helped along with every effort of the association to raise "awareness of the value of certification, along with the value of good design." (Myth six.) But In the last sentence the true value of certification is outlined once again. Its all about making sure that club members are the ones getting hired.
Talent and creativity are intangibles that are difficult to measure in a consistent manner. Designers need to accept that creativity and talent can not be certified. Instead, the purpose of certification is to put in place a system that can measure the elements of our profession that are tangible—the business side of design. Education, experience, ethical business practices, technical knowledge—these are clearly measurable. Certification places all of these elements into a neat package that is easy for clients to identify and understand when they go about hiring a graphic designer.
Myth 8: If all graphic designers become certified it will become cliché and loose any value.Personally, I don't see that there is much value for certification to lose other than limiting competition by making it next to impossible for non certified designers to get work. So yeah, if every designer got certified, what's the point. There really is not much to this myth, but there is a good deal in Chris's comments on it that angered me.
The point of certification is not to separate one qualified designer as better than another equally qualified designer. The purpose is to separate solid, well-educated designers who follow ethical business standards apart from those people who call themselves designers but do not follow proper business ethics and have no design education or relevant experience.
The insinuation that my choosing not become certified would indicate that I am not a solid, well-educated designer who follows ethical business standards is incredibly insulting. I am one of those people who call themselves a designer. I have no formal design education. I have a great deal of relevant experience and am ruthlessly ethical. If Chris's dream of certification comes to pass, I wouldn't participate. I'd change careers. In fact I would have to since I would be separated from all those solid well-educated certified employable designers.
Myth 9: Certification is just about egos and being elitist and has no other real purpose.One thing is certainly true. Certification is not about ego. A designer with an ego wouldn't need certification to demonstrate his qualifications. He would rely on the quality of his work and his reputation. A designer with an ego wouldn't need certification to limit competition from other designers, he would just believe he would win because he is good at what he does. This is however very much about elitism. Faux elitism. It is about separating those who should be getting work as designers from those who should not on the basis of a certification that says nothing about their ability to do what they are being hired to do.
Over and over again designers fall back to this line of reasoning against certification. As already mentioned in myths one through eight, there are many valid reasons for certification that have nothing to do with ego and everything to do with the business of graphic design. Defining your profession and asking fellow designers to follow a set of standards does not equate with being elitist.
Design is a business. Like any business if you do it well and deal with people honestly you will succeed. It takes hard work and time. Certification is a short cut.
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August 24, 2005
Anyway, TF Stern tracked back my post on the topic with a lengthy post of his own on the topic. The bulk of the post is an article titled "The Planets Testify of the Creator" by John P. Pratt Here's a taste.
The first two truths were discussed in detail, where it was pointed out that the precise "set time" for the moon of 29.53059 days and of the sun of 365.2425 days form the basis of the (corrected) Hebrew Calendar, and both of those numbers need to be just that precise for the calendar to work perfectly for the 7,000 years of the earth's temporal existence. This article proceeds to discuss Abraham's Third Truth, proposing just what the "set times" of the other planets in the solar system are, and demonstrates that they form a series of very precise intervals like perfectly interlocking gears in a great celestial timepiece, just as the Lord revealed to Abraham. The astonishing result is that the periods of the planets and even of their conjunctions are almost exactly whole number multiples of two sacred time intervals. That is strong evidence that the entire solar system was designed by a Creator. Planetary Set Times Let us begin by relating the set times of all of the major planets to the set time of the earth (the day) as described in Abraham's Third Truth and also to the year, which Abraham's First Truth tells us is tied to the revolutions of Kolob. Thus, if we measure the set times of other planets in terms of the earth's day and year, then they will also be tied to the reckoning of the Lord's time on Kolob. This is a very important point which has not occurred to modern astronomers. Anciently, unenlightened men thought that the earth was the center of the universe. Now scientists have discovered that we are far from the center of our galaxy, so it would never occur to modern astronomers to consider the possibility that our solar system was designed with the earth's mean solar day as a fundamental unit of time. But Abraham was shown that even though the center of the order of stars to which we belong is very distant from us (Abr. 3:3), yet the earth's day and year were set up according to celestial measures and hence might well serve as fundamental units for the solar system.The focus of the article is some cosmic relationship between the length of day and a year on earth and the timing of the movements of the other planets. This, of course, is how it was designed.
For me the first question is was the length of a day set according to the design of a supreme being or did man measure the interval between sunrises and call it a day? Larger than that, are any of our measures of the passage of time cosmically significant or merely handy devices created by man?
As for the mathematical relationships between the periods of the various planets based on the mystical numbers Pratt uses I would ask if this could not be explained by fact that all of the planets are subject to the same physical laws of nature? Given that their movements are governed by the same laws, would it be too far fetched to assume that they exhibited similar behaviors?
From my understanding of the Intelligent Design theory the answer to my questions would be yes, because that is the way it was designed.
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UPDATE: It may be that I am the only person who wasn't seeing my sight properly. Pixy commented rather quickly to this post that he could see all the missing bits just fine. So I loaded the site again and now it works just fine for me too. I suspect that Pixy possesses such power that the mere act of his clicking onto my site forced the server to fix whatever was wrong.
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August 23, 2005
30 hits.
I reached up from the floor with the last bit of strength and consciousness and checked in with the homeworld.
It seems the mu.nu server suffered a DOS attack and was down for several hours.
Praise, thanks and pie to the tireless Pixy Misa who got us up and running again.
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August 22, 2005
"Unlike creationists, design proponents accept many of the conclusions of modern science. They agree with cosmologists that the age of the universe is 13.6 billion years, not fewer than 10,000 years, as a literal reading of the Bible would suggest. They accept that mutation and natural selection, the central mechanisms of evolution, have acted on the natural world in small ways, for example, leading to the decay of eyes in certain salamanders that live underground."So basically, Intelligent Design holds that everything science says about the origins of the universe and the evolution of species is right because that's how god designed it. This seems to be a fairly creative interpretation of the Bible's creation myth. I guess the Bible, like the Constitution, is a "Living Document." It doesn't mean what it says, it means whatever we need to mean at the moment.
If you view this debate as a contest between reason and faith, it would seem that those on the side of faith have conceded a major defeat and are doing their best to spin it into something that doesn't render them totally irrelevant. To put into a cliche, "if you can't beat them, join them."
Of course the goal behind all of this, is to get some form of creationism into school curricula - even if means saying that god invented Dawrinism.
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August 20, 2005
...we don't need some great lurch to the right or lurch to the left...I think he's right.
The Democrats nominated a great lurch in the last election and look what it got them.
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So here's my drive by commentary on the stories of the day.
RE: Cindy Sheehan.
I am sorry for your loss. I find your politics less than appealing, irrational and quite possibly dangerouos. Some of your statements are downright offensive. Nonetheless, I wish you the best.
RE: The media covering Cindy Sheehan.
You people are pond scum. You cheerfully trumpet Sheehan's every word in the belief that it advances your political cause. If the White House made any effort at using the death of a soldier to further a political objective you would be sounding a nonstop call for resignations and impeachments.
RE: Able Danger
Do you think the fact that Bill Clinton was making statements about how serious a threat he believed bin Laden to be and that but for lack of proof beyond an unreasonable doubt that bin Laden was behind the bombing of the USS Cole he would have taken action against him had any thing to do with knowing that whatever tiny shred of credibility the 9/11 Commission had was about to evaporate? Do you think that once the world understands that the intelligence failures that may have made 9/11 possible are the result of his policies while president that his position in the pantheon of former presidents as being slightly better that Jimmy Carter will be in jeopardy?
When the Able Danger dust settles, do you think there is any possibility of real intelligence reform? Reform that with turn the established institutionalism of the current intelligence system inside out and make it work again?
RE: Air America
A rich manipulative liberal ripped off taxpayers for his own benefit, and he's not even in congress! And as we saw in the case of Dan Rather and the forged memos and Eason "the military is gunning us down" Jordan, the liberal media have circled the wagons and lowered the Cone of Silence.™ We should expect anything more?
As for the scandal itself, it just goes to prove the left's firm belief that anything is O.K. in the name of the cause.
RE: Kelo v New London
I have read several accounts that the town of New London is going try to collect back rent from property owners for the time they held up the theft of their property in the courts. Leaving aside the questions of morality and legality, how colossally stupid does the town government have to be to try something like this on the heals of a SCOTUS ruling that started a wave of public outrage over abuse of eminent domain.
And speaking of that wave of outrage, the Open Source Amendment Project Petition is still active but signatures are barely trickling in. I've lost count of how many press releases I have sent to bloggers and news outlets to no avail. I'll be writing a new one soon and starting another round. It turns out that starting grass roots movement from a 70 hits a day blog is quite a challenge.
RE: Judge Roberts The Democrats and their overlords in the loony left seem to be getting desperate. This makes me think I may like him as a Supreme Court Justice. I do not doubt that he will be confirmed. I think even Ted Kennedy understands this. I just hope he turns out to be the judicial conservative that Teddy and the left fear.
RE: Border Security
What is it going to take to wake up the government to the fact that we need to not only stop, but reverse the flow of illegal aliens? I fear that it is going to take a tragedy on the scale of 9/11 because there is too much at stake for politicians. What is at stake? Well, the Democrats want to loosen voter registration and basic ID standards to the point where illegals can vote because they believe they will vote Democrat. The Republican's don't want to crack down because they are desperately trying to court the Hispanic vote. Both sides don't want to do anything that will deprive contributers of a ready supply of cheap labor.
Did I miss anything? I hope I have made up for being silent for so long.
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August 16, 2005
The federalist argument aside, this sounds like a noble, even commendable idea. Create a day in which students al lover the country celebrate and study the Constitution. However, no one who values the meaning of the Constitution, i.e. originalists, should be too cheered by the news.
Pretend you're back in school for a moment. Raise your hand if you think that most public school students will be taught the original meaning of the Constitution. If your hand is up, please report to the principal's office where your obliviousness will be recorded in your permanent record. Now raise your hand if you think that students will receive a yearly concentrated indoctrination on the Constitution as a "living document." Those with your hands up my go to the head of the class and answer one more question. Raise your hand if you believe that is the objective this bill is designed to achieve.
And don't forget the whole federalist argument we set aside above. Raise your hand if you think the federal government should be dictating local school curriculum.
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August 14, 2005
The thunder first started at about 2:30. Long low rumbles from a distance great enough that you couldn't even detect the flash of the lightening. When I head them, I did what I always do. I went to the website of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to check the radar. The image from 2:23 showed the approaching storm and but it was hard to tell if we would get it or not. Unfortunately, the image never updated. For 2.5 hours all I could get out of the Upton, NY radar was the 2:23 image.
The radar site is now up to date and seems to updating every few minutes. When you play the animated loop you you can clearly se there is a big chunk of time missing. It looks as though there is a band of storms working its way along the CT shore of Long Island Sound.
We now seem to be between storms. I can hear the faint rumble of distant thunder but for the moment the rain has stopped. But along the track the storms have followed the radar is displaying colors from 40 dBZ (yellow) to 60 dBZ (red).
At one point, while a freshman in college, I gave serious consideration to abandoning my journalism major to study meteorology. I had no desire to be a TV weatherman but I wanted to study storms. I wanted to be the guy Bill Pullman would play in some weather disaster movie. But I stayed with the journalism major and parlayed that into a successful career in design and now I just watch the storms pass by. Either on the NOAA radar or leaning against the window frame so I can feel the thunder when it shakes the house.
UPDATE: 6:37 Rain has begun again. Lightening and thunder about 5 miles out. According to the radar image this is the front edge of another large storm cell that is just crossing the NY/CT border. If you need me, I'll be at the window.
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I'm reminded of a story an engineer friend told me years ago. When the first hardware description programming language came out, it made circuit design much much easier. How did his boss embrace the new tools? By drawing out circuits the old way and having one of the young guys code them into the new tools. Why not learn the new tools? Fear. Apathy. Or maybe because we see our value in knowing how to do things, when really our value should be tied up in learning how to do new things and apply new knowledge.My first boss was something of an old school type - although he is my age. He berated me constantly to show him sketches of my ideas before I sat down and did anything on the computer. He wanted to see the plot without the special effects.
The problem for me was, and is, that I cannot draw well at all. I can barely manage a decent stick figure. So my solution was to shut myself in my office, work out my ideas on the computer, then trace them. I'd present these "drawings" to him. He would make his comments and I go back to my desk to start "working them up." It worked out well. He was happy that I took the time to work out ideas by hand, and impressed as hell with how fast I could go from "sketch" to finished layout.
Then, of course, I got caught.
He walked into my office while I working away on one of my "sketches." There were two completed "sketches" with their originals on the desk. For a brief moment I thought I was going to be out of a job. Either that or he was going to destroy the computer and he gestured at it wildly why exclaiming that the answer to the design problem is not in that damn box.
At which point I picked up the box of Sharpies on my desk and threw it to him and calmly replied, "it's not in this box either." I followed that by pointing out that the pen and the computer were both tools. I challenged him that even when he was sketching out an idea he was probably thinking on some level about how it could be done on the computer. He couldn't deny it.
I never had to present "sketches" again.
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August 06, 2005
ONE soldier fought off scores of elite Iraqi troops in a fierce defense of his outnumbered Army unit, saving dozens of American lives before he himself was killed. Another soldier helped lead a team that killed 27 insurgents who had ambushed her convoy. And then there was the marine who, after being shot, managed to tuck an enemy grenade under his stomach to save the men in his unit, dying in the process.
Their names are Sgt. First Class Paul R. Smith, Sgt. Leigh Ann Hester and Sgt. Rafael Peralta. If you have never heard of them, even in a week when more than 20 marines were killed in Iraq by insurgents, that might be because the military, the White House and the culture at large have not publicized their actions with the zeal that was lavished on the heroes of World War I and World War II.The rest of the piece goes on to lament that the military has not done enough to put its heroes into the spotlight. Conveniently ignoring how critical the press and the rest of left would be if they did so.
Here is the sort of thing Cave seems to wish were happening.
Richard I. Bong, for example, an Army Air Corps pilot who came to be known as the Ace of Aces, was sent home in December 1944 after shooting down his 40th Japanese plane. He was dispatched immediately on a nationwide tour to help sell war bonds.
Audie Murphy, perhaps the best-known World War II hero, took part in similar tours. He went on to act in 44 Hollywood films, including his own autobiography, "To Hell and Back." Dozens of other combat heroes played roles in the war's promotion.News flash for Mr. Cave. This is not 1943 and we are not fighting World War II. It's a different war in a different world. Cave and his editors at the Times don't seem to grasp this simple fact. Their caption under one photo reads:
Audie Murphy in "To Hell and Back," the 1955 movie in which he plays himself, the war hero. The Iraq war is not producing such stars.What Cave carefully never addresses is the role of the media in the lack of publically recognized heroes. Remember Sgt First Class Paul R Smith? He was mentioned in the opening of Cave's piece. the headline on the Times article about Smith reads
Medal of Honor to Be Awarded to Soldier Killed in Iraq, a FirstThe full article is in the archive but according to the information provided with the abstract, the article appeared on March 30, 2005 and was printed in the "Late Edition - Final , Section A , Page 13 , Column 1." The Times prints a story about the first Medal of Honor given in the War on Terror on page 13 and one of their writers has the gall to ask why there are no public heroes.
There are no public heroes because the media do not want there to be heroes. Heroes rally support for the military and and the war. Neither of which the Times wants supported.
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American employers added more than 200,000 jobs last month, the government reported on Friday, providing fresh evidence that workers are beginning to benefit from an economy that is growing at a steady, robust pace.Their acknowledgment that the economy is growing at all, let alone that growth is steady and robust is probably due to this not being an election year. But at least they acknowledge it.
But did you spot the spin?
Here'e another statistic from the came story. (emphasis added)
The 207,000 jobs added in July indicated the fastest hiring pace since April. Coming on top of revisions to previous estimates of employment gains in May and June that added another 42,000 jobs, average job growth this year was bumped up to 191,000 a month, sufficient to absorb the expansion of the labor force and reduce the slack in the job market.The simple math is that at an average of 191,000 jobs per month over the first seven months means about 1,337,000 new jobs. Yet according to the lead, workers are finally beginning to benefit.
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August 04, 2005
It tracks the cost of Kyoto vs temperature savings.
The dollar counter is moving pretty fast but as I type this its at about $69.8 billion. The temperature counter is moving much slower: 0.000723590 °C.
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The pace of signatures on the petition continues to be maddeningly slow. This being the first time I have tried something like this, I have no reference to judge if I am being impatient or not. I continue to send out the most recent press release as often as I can, and at least one other person has sent it out as well.
I thought I would share with you my strategy so that you might join in if you wish. If you know of a better way to promote this - short of paid advertising - I'm more than interested in suggestions. The promotion of this is just as open source as the writing.
The first day, I went out in search of news contacts and emailed about 150 or so as well as about 50 bloggers. Since then, any time I come across a blog on property rights or Kelo I email them the release. If they cite a news story I go to their site and search for their contact link - usually at the bottom of the page. Sometimes it is just a form and I paste the release into it. Some news websites will have email addresses to editors and I hit every news editor listed. It there is a byline on the story, I email the reporter too. (Once you have the paper's standard for email addresses it's easy to email any name you find.)
If you're interested in joining in on this don't worry about sending the release to people who have already gotten it. (Although I try not to repeat too often to other blogggers.)
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August 03, 2005
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August 02, 2005
Via Michelle Malkin and LyfLines we get the story of the Democrat's politicized reaction to the President's physical.
Here's the entire press release written by DNC staffer Josh Earnest.
To: National Desk, Education and Political reporter
Contact: Josh Earnest of the Democratic National Committee Staff, 202-863-8148
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The following is a fact sheet released today by the Democratic National Committee:
The White House this weekend announced that President Bush received good news during his annual physical. Doctors pronounced the President to be in "superior" physical condition, which media reports attributed to his rigorous, six day a week exercise routine. While President Bush has made physical fitness a personal priority, his cuts to education funding have forced schools to roll back physical education classes and his Administration's efforts to undermine Title IX sports programs have threatened thousands of women's college sports programs.
"President Bush's has dropped the ball when it comes to fully funding physical education in public schools and women's athletic programs at the college level," said Democratic National Committee spokesman Josh Earnest. "His personal habits indicate that physical fitness is not just fun and games for him. Don't our kids deserve the same opportunities to be physically fit? President Bush should stop running from his responsibility and make sure that all American children have access to physical fitness programs."
Doctors gave President Bush a clean bill of health in his annual checkup this weekend and White House spokesperson Dana Perino proclaimed him to be "in superior health." However, America's youth are not so lucky. While obesity has been declared an epidemic in this country, Bush's education policy is putting children at risk with cuts in physical education and school athletic programs.
Bush's 2006 Budget Cut Physical Education By 25 Percent. Bush's 2006 budget request cut physical education funding for students in kindergarten through twelfth grade by $18.4 million. The 2006 cut is the "first year of a 2-year phase out of the program in order to redirect resources to higher-priority activities" according to the Department of Education. (U.S. Department of Education)
School Systems Nationwide Forced To Implement Pay-To-Play Athletic Programs. USA Today surveyed state high school sports associations and found 34 states in which associations say at least some school districts are charging students to play sports. Pay-to-play fees have cropped up or ballooned at schools in Alaska, Ohio, Massachusetts, Michigan, Kansas and other states. The fees grew from $75 to $250 in one Massachusetts school district two years ago. (Indianapolis Star, 5/2/05; USA Today, 7/30/04)
Bush Weakened Title IX Rules. The Bush Administration's Education Department quietly issued a new clarification of the regulations interpreting Title IX. The new rules allow colleges to demonstrate that they are satisfying the demand for women's sports with an online survey showing that female students have no unmet sports interests. Even if the non-response rate is high in the survey, non-response is to be interpreted as a lack of interest according to the Education Department. (New York Times, 3/23/05)
NCAA President Says Rules Could "Reverse the Progress Made Over the Last Three Decades." "NCAA President Myles Brand joined in condemning the guidelines, saying they could 'reverse the progress made over the last three decades.' He added his disappointment that officials issued the clarification 'without benefit of public discussion and input.'" (Los Angeles Times, 3/23/05)
Bush Recommended Undermining Title IX Rules In 2002 As Well. In June 2002, Bush's Education Secretary Roderick Paige created the Commission on Opportunity in Athletics to review Title IX, the federal law that has expanded athletic opportunities for women and girls for 30 years by barring sexual discrimination. This January the commission came back with recommendations that would ease the regulations of Title IX. A statement by the National Women's Law Center opposed the Bush Commission's proposals, "Some have characterized the Commission's long list of proposed changes as minor and moderate. Nothing could be further from the truth. Make no mistake about it. If accepted by the Bush Administration, the Commission's proposals would dramatically reduce the sports participation opportunities and scholarships to which women and girls are entitled under the law." (Washington Post, 6/27/02; New York Times, 1/31/03; NWLC Statement, 2/5/03, http://www.nwlc.org)
The Rate Of Childhood Obesity Has Skyrocketed In Recent Years. The rate of childhood obesity has skyrocketed in recent years, and more than 9 million children over age 6 are now considered overweight. The rapid rise has alarmed public health experts, because overweight children are far more likely to develop health problems. Currently, the U.S. government estimates that 30 percent of the nation's kids are overweight or on their way to being too heavy. Nearly twice as many children and three times as many teens are overweight now compared to two decades ago. (Washington Post, 10/1/04; USA Today, 6/4/04; Greensboro News & Record, 3/21/04)
/© 2005 U.S. Newswire 202-347-2770/Now, my first instinct was that this was some kind of hoax. It was just to absurd to be real. And the author's name seemed to scream hoax. So I Googled Josh Earnest and it turns out it's a real name of a real person who works for the DNC. In fact he is giving several talks on media topics at the 2005 Convention of Young Democrats of America. The Kansas Democrat Party lists Earnest as a "DNC spokesman" in an article about the Plame Name Game. So my instincts were wrong. They are really going there.
There is so much in this to shred, and so little time available to do it in. So rather than rip apart specifics I'll deal with what I see as the big issue. Leadership. It's an idea the DNC doesn't seem to understand.
George Bush is not responsible for childhood obesity. A child's level of physical activity are beyond the President's authority. They are beyond the authority of the federal government. They are the responsibility of and fall solely under the the authority of parents.
What can the President do? He can lead by setting an example. Clearly Bush has done that.
If the President of the United States can maintain a regimen of exercising six days a week, then there is no excuse for the non-existent amount of exercise I do. I admire his dedication and commitment and I am inspired to do more for myself.
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Without question or objection, Clayton Kershaw is a Cy Young Award candidate, and a damned good one. Those who do not consider him seriously for the award need a healthy beating.
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With his five starts against San Francisco, Kershaw is 19-5 with a 2.30 ERA, a .0.84 WHIP and average start length of slightly more than seven innings per game, and has three wins over Tim Lincecum. Even without getting into all the ancillary statistics, these are Cy Young-able numbers.
But if you take out the Giants, hes 15-5, his ERA is 2.50, his WHIP balloons to a scandalous 1.01, and the best pitcher he beat all year was not Lincecum but Daniel Hudson. Now Hudson is a nice piece of arm, no question, and a major piece of Arizonas likely playoff team. But even for those of us not on the orange-and-black Kool-Aid diet, Hudson is not Lincecum. And suddenly Kershaw is actually not quite Roy Halladay or Cliff Lee, but a great third-place vote.
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text: TabsetOverviewBar & Court AdmissionsBar Admissions: New York BarUS District Court, Eastern District of New YorkUS District Court, Northern District of New YorkUS District Court, Southern District of New YorkUS Court of Appeals, 2nd CircuitUS Court of Appeals, 3rd CircuitEducation: Rutgers School of LawJD1972 Rutgers CollegeBA1968 StevenKimelmanConsulting AttorneyNew York, NY 212.484.3938 firstname.lastname@example.com Download vCard Steve Kimelman concentrates on white collar criminal defense and complex civil fraud litigation. Client WorkFor more than 25 years, Steve has successfully represented foreign and domestic clients in a wide variety of white collar and civil fraud investigations and litigations. Steve's international white collar criminal defense practice focuses on the representation of business entities, professionals, business owners, and corporate executives charged with or under investigation relating to health care fraud and abuse, Foreign Corrupt Practice Act violations, government contract fraud, antitrust violations, Securities and Exchange Commission violations, Food and Drug Administration violations, United States Customs violations (export and import), Federal Trade Commission violations, Internal Revenue Service violations, and other similar business crimes. In the past several years Steve has put his white collar practice to use in a new context. He has represented Louis Vuitton, Christian Dior, Burberry, and other well known trademark owners in the battle against counterfeiting. Steve has achieved an important breakthrough in obtaining federal court injunctions against landlords of 19 buildings on Canal Street in New York City. He has also obtained a similar ground-breaking settlement in Los Angeles' notorious Santee Alley. Steve's innovative strategy includes the application of criminal law theories as a means of holding third parties civilly liable for damages relating to counterfeiting activities. Previous WorkSteve served four years as an assistant US attorney in the Eastern Division of New York where he held the positions of deputy chief of the criminal division and chief of the frauds section. Professional ActivitiesSteve is a member of the New York State Bar Association, the New York Council of Defense Lawyers, the International Trademark Association, and the International AntiCounterfeiting Coalition. Publications, Presentations, and Recognitions Steve lectures and contributes quotes and articles to national legal publications. His speeches and publications include: Presented to a group of fourteen women leaders at the Institute of Inclusive Security's 14th Annual Colloquium: Strengthening Peacemakers Around the World on January 16, 2013 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The participants represented a wide range of countries including Colombia and Liberia and are involved in all sectors of their communities at the government, non-profit, and civil society levels. Featured speaker at the World Bribery & Corruption Compliance Forum, London, UK, September 2010 "Post-Enron, Gatekeepers and Corporate Responsibility," Speaker, International Law Section, ABA Spring Meeting, 2008 "Crimes and Misdemeanors in IP Cases," Speaker, Intellectual Property Committee Annual Meeting, NYSBA, 2008 "Federal Criminal Practice: Demystifying the Process," NYSBA lecture; Spring 2004 "What to Do When the Government Calls," Institutional Investor's Journal of Investment Compliance; Fall 2004 Steve's work on behalf of Louis Vuitton was the focus of a front page article in the January 31, 2006 edition of The Wall Street Journal, titled "Bagging Fakers and Sellers — Makers of Luxury Goods Try New Legal Tactics Against Those Who Aid Counterfeiters. Steve was also recognized in the 2014 edition of The Best Lawyers in America. 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Jim Mallinder backs Northampton Saints to bounce back
Jim Mallinder insists Northampton can turn last week's 30-point thumping on its head and dismiss Racing 92 in Friday's Franklin's Gardens Champions Cup rematch.
Rugby director Mallinder believes Northampton will be unfazed by last weekend's comprehensive 33-3 loss to Racing in Paris when the two teams meet again in the east Midlands.
New Zealand World Cup-winner Dan Carter pulled the strings on Racing's hefty victory last weekend, but the Saints remain determined to prove their loss a mere blip in their quest for quarter-final qualification.
Dylan Hartley is still not cleared to return to action due to lingering concussion symptoms, but Courtney Lawes starts again, this time at lock for Friday night's Pool Three clash.
"One week you can suffer a hammering and then come back a week on and win the game. We will have the crowd behind us and we need to be positive and take them on," said Mallinder.
"It was a difficult day at the office last weekend and we didn't expect to come back with a 33-3 scoreline against us. We looked at the game and didn't think that score was a reflection of how the game went.
"We didn't start well, but we were getting back into it by the end of the first half. We could have scored a try, then we gave away an interception and then Luther Burrell could have had a try.
"We could have gone into half-time ahead, but we didn't. That meant we were chasing the game."
Racing pulled off a damaging European double over Saints last season, winning 32-6 at Franklin's Gardens.
Mallinder still believes his charges have what it takes to stop history repeating itself, despite the portents starting to point towards the opposite.
"We didn't underestimate them last week. They have some quality coaches and they are gelling together an international team - they had two international second rows who didn't even make their matchday 23." said Mallinder.
"They played very well and they have put a focus on the Champions Cup. Traditionally, French sides haven't bothered about going away and winning, especially in Europe, but we have seen over the last year or two that they do now travel and give it a real go.
"But we can't worry too much about Racing. We know a lot about their players and their style. They are a quality team, but so are we."


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Of the reality-based cop shows out there today, the majority seem to cater to our most base and voyeuristic desire to see our fellow, yet wayward, citizens chemically influenced and belligerently resisting arrest for public obnoxiousness.
Sure, we are supposed to be watching the police do their job, but we're really only interested in seeing the depths to which the human spirit can sink from the safety of our love seats. In short, these programs are rarely socially redeeming.
At 10 p.m. Tuesday, June 26, ''Animal Precinct'' will give the cop show concept a much-needed face-lift. A production of Animal Planet, ''Animal Precinct'' will shift the focus from the seedy perpetrator back to the agents of law enforcement and their mission, which in this case, is to serve and protect those who have no voice: the five million animals living in New York City.
The 15-part half-hour series will take us behind the scenes and along for the ride with the 14 agents that comprise the city's American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) Humane Law Enforcement Department (HLE).
Founded on April 10, 1886 by wealthy New Yorker Henry Bergh, the ASPCA became North America's first organization concerned with the well being of animals. As his first initiative, Bergh immediately and successfully lobbied the New York State Legislature to pass the nation's first anti-cruelty statute, allowing the ASPCA to investigate reports of animal cruelty. Some 115 years later, HLE agents, who are New York State peace officers, investigate roughly more than 4,000 cruelty complaints a year, with more than a few resulting in arrests, courts summons, or seized animals. And yes, they do pack heat.
In the first episode of ''Animal Precinct,'' we are introduced to, among others, HLE Special Investigator Annemarie Lucas, and her 9mm semi-automatic Glock. Although a life-long animal lover, Special Investigator Lucas, who has been with the ASPCA for six years, has no compassion for those citizens who neglect or abuse their animals.
''People have to be held accountable for being cruel to animals,'' she says. ''That is where I step in.''
In the debut episode Tuesday, Lucas and partner Special Agent Joann Sandano ''step in'' on some repeat offenders on Staten Island who have reportedly starved one of their dogs to death. Once on the scene, not only do they find a dead dog, but additional animals in the house are also noticeably undernourished. Witnessing the deplorable conditions these poor animals share with their neglectful owners, you can't help but get misty and angry at the same time.
Apparently such strong feelings are not foreign to Lucas, either.
''It took me a long time to get my emotions in check -- I just have to keep reminding myself that the most important part of my job is getting the animal out of a bad situation.''
When asked what she hopes people will learn from the series, Lucas answers ''I hope this series evokes compassion in people and makes them realize that animals are living creatures who have the ability to feel, pain, joy and sadness -- I hope it occurs to them that the types of situations I am confronted with could happen in their neighborhoods.''
How's that for socially redeeming? Well, I'm certainly feeling better about it.
Sam Bishop can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com
This article published in the Athens Banner-Herald on Saturday, June 23, 2001.
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Before you set out on your next trip to Orlando, be sure to read the tips and advice written here in this article. Whether you are leaving for a weekend getaway or an extended vacation to Florida, they are sure to help keep you organized and prepared for whatever adventures your upcoming travels may bring you.
Look at items carefully when packing for an international flight. Things like hair spray bottles that have a picture of a flame to show that they are flammable are not allowed. So try to find ones that are not, and save yourself the hassle and embarrassment when you are at the airport.
If you want to visit Walt Disney World in Orlando on a budget, consider going around the beginning of December. Tickets to Disney parks do not go down, but this is when hotels in the area cut their prices and run promotions to attract local visitors. In addition, the park is less crowded, so you do not have to wait in line as long for your favorite attractions.
Do some research online that covers all of the additional fees that you may be charged by individual airlines. These fees include baggage fees, snacks, entertainment, wifi and seat section. You will then be able to add up what everything is going to cost you including the price of the ticket itself.
Make sure you make the most of your Orlando vacation. Many hotels will book travel excursions for you, including picking you up at the hotel and dropping you back off. Tour operators are usually affiliated with the Orlando hotels so you may rest assured that you are in good hands.
If you can take the middleman out of the equation you should do so. When you find rates through the popular travel sites, there are normally transaction fees that are applied. Take the time and call the airline or hotel in question and negotiate for the price quoted on the site. Many times you will get the same deal since the are getting the booking.
Everyone knows that airplane food is not exactly gourmet. A good tip is to take along your favorite spice or hot sauce, and dress up your rather bland meal. It will add that extra kick to your food, and will help it go down a little bit easier.
While traveling to new places and even old familiar places is fun and exciting, we can all use a few good ideas to keep the trip on track. If you use the tips give to you here, you should have no worries for your next Universal Orlando vacation for the family.


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Transportation Safety Board
Canada's safety record compares well with others, but its skies aren't risk-free
Among the trouble spots: the way in which companies are required to manage the safety risks within their organizations is inconsistent.
An overhead view of the wreckage path of an Ornge air-ambulance helicopter that crashed in Moosonee, Ont. on May 31, 2013, killing its four crew members. Ornge has since taken safety actions to help fix problems that led to the crash. Transportation Safety Board image


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We are sure that the world famous scientists like Albert Einstein, Galileo and gang must have spent many a sleepless nights and days before coming up the theories and formulas that changes the world. But, the guys at Amul have time and time again proved that one need not possess the genius of Einstein and likes to come up with some of the catchy one liners that are as topical as the dates and the months of the calendar!
After winning hearts with (all) their previous ad works, the latest one from the Amul stable is that of the evergreen musician A. R. Rahman and his award- winning spree! After having won at the BAFTA's, Golden Globes and with the stage all set for the Oscars …Rahman is surely one man on a roll! And Amul has captured this very essence in its most buttery way, by having a snap of Rahman alongside a host of awards. Alongside is the most apt one-liner that says 'Make Rehman your mehmaan! Amul…Toasted everywhere!'
All that we would like to tell the Amul guys is to keep their ad ready well in advance about A.R. Rahman winning at the Oscars.


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Today we had a visit from some angels wearing orange.
We discovered our roof was leaking - at 5pm on a public holiday - with torrential rain forecast for the whole night ahead. The only thing I could think to do was call the SES for advice.
They were so incredibly helpful. They were at our house within 15 minutes - got up onto the roof and found the problem - fixed it, cleaned up the water pooling inside the roof AND unclogged a blocked gutter they found in the process.
I have never had to call the SES before - and I thought I was being silly to call them in the first place - but they were SO helpful and we are so thankful that we won't have to sleep with a bucket in the middle of the bed to catch the rain drops.
Thank you Hills SES!


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Hello, my lovelies! How are you all? I'm excited about the upcoming show! Trees have started to get ready for the grandest ball of the year. For the last couple of days they've been trying on veils and veils of shimmering golden hues. They look prettier by the day, I have to say.
Oh, how I love autumn brilliance and how I shudder at the mere thought of the temperatures that are to come with it.
OK, I'm off now and going to give a name to every bumblebee I can still spy on our meadow. 🙂
Have fun and don't forget to do at least one thing that makes your heart sing. It can be as simple as looking at the sky and really, really seeing it, not just with your eyes but with your ears and whole body-mind too. Try it and you'll see how breathtakingly beautiful it is!


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All 28 movie Reviews
Orange Adventure Xmas
Rated 2 / 5 stars
is ok
average i think, some nice stuff and some not so nice stuff. I like some of the paralexes.
the Last of the Dashkin
Rated 4 / 5 stars
well done ... this is a true pilot. I hope you will, with this piece, get funding for at least some more concrete development of the brackenwood feature.
I like it, but it feels more like something for "cartoon forum" than actual entertainment for the masses of NG.
I like your narative skills, but I'm also sad that the animation and more technical aspects, which has always been sublime, suffers a bit here and there. Where waterlollies contained jawdropping sub surface scattering, amazing relfection work, absolutly fantastic camera work and well scripted cuts and screen direction - LotD has some nice background info and a good sence of storytelling. But I have to admit that I dont feel the visuals improve over the earlier episodes. Some of the cuts seems off, and one can't help to miss a couple of frames here and there, just to let information sink in.
and this might sound harsh, but what the hell is up with 4:3? It does brackenwood no favor, it only makes backgrounds and compostions seem less interesting. You take full advantage of 4:3, but I know you would be able to do even more awe inspiring compostions with a less outdated 16:9 or even scope, which only few dare use.
Sound is amazing. Music is absolutly fantastic. Kudos to you and your musician.
truly - andreas ng
LeafWorthy Showreel 2008
Rated 4.5 / 5 stars
you truly are one of the most skilled on NG
up there with mr. phillips and the other guy... with akumi,,, or what its called.
nice reel. I'de suggest to lose the bloody condements. I see they offer a nice break to it all, but they seem superficial and a bit less advanced than the other stuff, especially the khale scenes.
very well done.
Story of Khale Trailer
Rated 4.5 / 5 stars
well done
very well done.your animation skills have been good for quite a while. And it developes swiftly. props for you my friend. -a
Rated 3.5 / 5 stars
ha! well thought man. great.
Culture Clubbing
Rated 4 / 5 stars
NICE intro
the intro was smoking! fantastic. rest was very talky talky. but well made.
- Move Your Feet -
Rated 4 / 5 stars
yeah its cool. except for some pixel inconsistencies. as an 8-bit fan and preacher, i hate when artists "rotate" pixels, without making it look like an "fx-chip has been used. the same goes with the pixel sizes, they cant vary in "real life" so it makes it look sloppy if they do. Otherwise cool. great song as well. its punchy
Madness Neurosis Collab 3
Rated 1.5 / 5 stars
former glory of madness
i have been a very happy madness fan. well not fan, but i liked the old madness none the less. is this new artists doing the newer episodes??? cus the animation is missing the quality madness was once known for.
the timing is off, the funny ideas are gone, the animation has lost it's smoothness. so it's sad to see that it is continuing in the wrog direction instead of shutting the project down.
I would say that animation wise, you guys should work on two things. first off make sure you got some cool anticipation before doing an action. ie before jumbing, kneel down, before stabbing move knife or what ever in the opposite direction. don't zoom too close. the characters are simple and does not look cool up close. rather make camera shakes, adjustment pans, and idle noise on the target.
story wise i would say: where is the coolness. i remember the madness episode where the clown throws a party and he stands at the turntables rocking the house. that episode is filled with coolness, cool stuff to look at, and cool animation to look at. plus the jesus, and clown and everything was so fresh.
maybe it's just time for something new. sorry guys, but i can't applaud a de-evolution
Dude, you have it all wrong let me explain. KRINKELS, made madness redeemer, avenger, apoethesis, depredation, antipathy, and consternation. As well as marsh mellow, and Madness combat (chicken dance) This is called a tribute. Tributes are things that are dedicated to the original creator of something.
You talk to us like you are talking to krinkels.
Stand Out pt.1
Rated 4 / 5 stars
fantastic. great commercial kind of feel to it.
The New Guy
Rated 4 / 5 stars
took me by suprise
wow that took me by suprise. your animations skills are amazing and the idea and story telling is spectacular. alot of people could learn alot from you.
the stes looks cool and the lighting and shadows are nice.
keep it up dude


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