Posted on November 28, 2008 by Werner Patels
Finally got around to posting this. I have been meaning to do so for a while, but then something always got in the way. Well, it’s available on my translation blog now.
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Posted on November 28, 2008 by Werner Patels
Liberals are morally and politically corrupt:
Power-hungry opposition plans revolution over $1.95
(Also available at www.wernerpatels.com and www.wernerpatels.ca)
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Posted on November 26, 2008 by Werner Patels
Warren Kinsella is suing Ezra Levant — this is a good thing.
Even more so as Ezra continues to defame Warren: his most recent posts all contain a reference to Warren being an “Adscammer” (i.e., a crook).
I have published an open letter to Ezra, and also posted it as a comment to his blog, but the [...]
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Posted on November 26, 2008 by Werner Patels
New Web Column:
The global crisis of the mind
Also available at www.wernerpatels.com and www.wernerpatels.ca
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Posted on November 26, 2008 by Werner Patels
Ha ha! Warren Kinsella is going to wipe the floor with Ezra Levant:
Sweet Jesus, am I ever going to take a chainsaw to someone’s pitiful existence – and a newish house in Calgary, too! A twofer!
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Posted on November 25, 2008 by Werner Patels
I figured I’d get a little headstart on all those New Year’s resolutions, and so this afternoon I sat down and actually started working on them!
At university I took Japanese as part of my translation studies, but that was eons ago. I have not used it ever since, because some of those completely useless advisers [...]
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Posted on November 25, 2008 by Werner Patels
Here are my latest Web Columns in case you haven’t read them yet:
Saving the world – how to do it right
Canadians need a viable alternative
Harper’s train wreck (*)
Section 13
As always, they’re also available at www.wernerpatels.com and www.wernerpatels.ca.
(*) With this particular Web Column, I have officially given up on Stephen Harper, the [...]
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Posted on November 12, 2008 by Werner Patels
Hard to believe, but it’s already been thirty years since Dallas first went on the air (see reports here and here).
I’ll always have fond memories of the show, because I worked on the show for about 4 weeks while the show was shot on location in Europe. I acted as a translator for Mr. Hagman, [...]
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Posted on November 11, 2008 by Werner Patels
I’ve been remiss in my duties and neglected to alert you to my new Web Columns.
So here goes:
Fiscal conservatives, stand up and be counted
Jean Charest, the new mayor of Hérouxville
Free-speechers and their less-than-concealed bigotry
Politics is local
Of course, my Web Columns are also available at www.wernerpatels.ca and www.wernerpatels.com.
Enjoy!
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Posted on November 10, 2008 by Werner Patels
One would expect a lot of standardization by now, but unfortunately there are still so many different browsers and platforms out there that it’s impossible to design a site (or blog) that will look the same across all browser platforms.
It helps, therefore, to take a sneak peek at what your site looks like in different [...]
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