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There’s DEFINITELY an “I can’t believe it’s not butter” joke in there somewhere… 😀
From AP Top Strange News At 10:26 a.m. EDT –Pa. woman to stand trial for pot-laced margarine:
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NEW KENSINGTON, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania woman will stand trial on charges she fed marijuana-laced margarine to a 12-year-old girl she was baby-sitting, as well as two other children at her home…
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Yep… it’s “Follow Friday” on Twitter and here’s a quick little shout out to my buddies this week.
Ah memories! Cleaning up my site and the trouble @seanbonner got us all into back then. http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/266 LOL!
I am referring to the good old old days where the Associated Press was going after Tom Fulp of Newgrounds.com and Sean Bonner who created the parody of the Budweiser “WASSAP” video with pictures of Elian Whatzisname being “rescued” by Janet Reno’s Stormtroopers.
http://www.ericbrooks.com/whuzzup/wassap-elin/
It was a different web back then. Corporate entities strongarmed and bullied people with expensive lawyers hoping webmasters would back down, even though things were well within legal limits for parody use.
So we ALL ran that movie in protest. Good times, good times. 😀
http://www.newgrounds.com/lit/elian.html
Wonder what Elián is doing these days?
From Tutorialized.com – Latest Tutorial Listings For Photoshop –Interface Design: Where Flow Matters in Photoshop CS5:
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This tutorial will begin to teach a little about interface design and flow using Photoshop CS5.”
From AP Top Strange News –Fields of watermelon burst in China farm fiasco:
“BEIJING (AP) — Watermelons have been bursting by the score in eastern China after farmers gave them overdoses of growth chemicals during wet weather, creating what state media called fields of “land mines.”…”
Kim Jong Il is probably got a team researching this new “weapon”… 😀
From A List Apart –Now You See Me:
“Showing and hiding content using JavaScript-based page manipulations for tabbed interfaces, collapsible elements, and accordion widgets is a common development pattern. Learn how your choice of hiding mechanism can influence content accessibility in assistive technologies like screen readers in an excerpt from Adaptive Web Design.
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From Marvel’s Movies & TV News –Thor Month: The Walter Simonson Interview Part 2:
“We wrap up our interview with legendary Thor writer/artist Walter Simonson!
By Odin’s beard! We’re celebrating the May 6 release of “Thor” with a bevy of daily new content, from interviews with the cast and crew of the film to looks back at key stories from the comics and even more surprises! Visit Marvel.com every day for new Thor Month coverage, and head out to your local theater now to see the Odinson fly onto the bigscreen!
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From Tutorialized.com – Latest Tutorial Listings For 2D Graphics –Creating a Starry Night Sky in Illustrator:
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In this tutorial, we will be creating a starry night sky scene in illustrator by using basic shapes and give them an outer glow effect.
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From The Onion –American Voices: Vatican Blames Man-Made Emissions For Global Warming:
“A scientific panel convened by the Vatican called upon people to work to reduce the emission of greenhouse gasses to slow global climate change.
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From Comic Book Movie –X-Men: First Class Tickets Available Now!:
“The tickets for X-Men: First Class are now available and it is pretty exciting! Pretty much the only times are at 12:01 and for Thursday June 2nd. Digital Projection is same times too. There is a Fandango Fan Alert email, you can sign up for, so they can send you when tickets are available. Remember, X-Men: First Class comes out in the US on June 3rd and in UK on June 1st!
X-MEN: FIRST CLASS unveils the epic beginning of the X-Men saga and a secret history of the Cold War and our world at the brink of nuclear Armageddon. As the first class discovers, harnesses, and comes to terms with their formidable powers, alliances are formed that will shape the eternal war between the heroes and villains of the X-Men universe.
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