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Killing two birds with one song
It’s Friday! And just for those who think they’re going to have a peaceful, non-irritated weekend I wish to present you with a Bruce Lawson Earworm.
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Sigh, here we go again
Yet another hosting problem hence the hugely interesting PHP code on the right instead of the usual links. I’m in the process of shifting the whole lot to a new host who hopefully doesn’t suddenly decide to completely bork their set-up. Normal service will be resumed…….
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Narcissism and the modern game
I was reading through some back posts on other people’s blogs and came across an item from November 2006 by Jack Pickard entitled Bigotry in the UK where he talks about those who seem to feel that they are so secure in their public idolatry that they can treat everyone else with disdain.
What got me motivated to write was Jack’s mention of Mike Newell, the then boss of struggling Luton Town Football Club, and his sexist comments about female game officials. This is one of those examples where you can honestly say, “it’s not like the old days”, and be pretty sure you’re not just looking back with rose coloured specs.
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Decorating your site the W3C way
Yes, it’s the newest thing in web design. All you have to do is nip over to the W3C site and find the page with all the W3C Valid badges.
Don’t worry about the License agreement and terms of use:……. Just grab a few and then liberally slap them over your page. If your site happens to have the same colour scheme then so much the better but even if it doesn’t, a few strategically placed icons can make all the difference.
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