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2-0 Dolphins, 2-0 Chiefs... who knew. Congrats. For us, it is the first time since 2002. Pretty much the same deal with us. The defense against the Vikings was insanely great. Yeah, they allowed 364 total yards and 156 rushing yards, but that doesn't even tell the story. The defense scored one touchdown and on the one touchdown they allowed, Ricky Williams fumbled at like the 1 yard line to give the Vikings the ball a yard or two away from the end zone. That's when the momentum shifted to the Vikings and while the defense bended, they never broke. Outside of that TD, they held them to: turnover on downs, punt, interception, fumble, interception, field goal, fumble, turnover on downs and turnover on downs. 4 and 1 in the 4th quarter, up from 4 points, they stuffed Adrian Peterson. And on the field goal drive, the Vikings went for it on 4th and (3) inches and the Dolphins stopped them (from the replay), but the Vikings got a real good spot and got the 1st down. That was the only time they converted on fourth down and were 0 for 3 beyond that. But, then on the other side, nothing really happening. If not for the fumbles, I would say we had a good rushing day (120 yards, 4.1 average). But, the two fumbles were killer, killer and almost cost us the game. And Henne is either getting real conservative play calling or is just not taking many shots. The one time he did take a shot, he completed a 51 yard pass to Marshall, who has looked great. Hopefully, with a little more experience, he'll get to make some more throws. He was only 9-for 15 and, again, really conservative except for that one. Cautiously and quietly optimistic... Patrick

Cool. Good luck. Depending on what you plan to do with it, you could always hire an editor to help the writing. Thanks, Patrick

Hello and welcome, Paul. Glad to have you. Patrick

http://www.atarimuseum.com Cool website, thought I'd share it.

Thanks for the replies, all. Patrick

Good luck with your final grading!

I actually missed our first game, being away at a conference. My brother told me it wasn't exactly pretty, but a win is a win and it's good to be 1-0. Congrats on the Chiefs victory, Brian. Patrick

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Heh. I think that definitely could work in the U.S. Just would have to be convincing enough and in the right spot.

Hello, KarateForums.com recognizes one member every month as the Member of the Month for their positive contributions to this community. The September 2010 selection is... StrangeBacon. Congratulations! Thanks, Patrick

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Hey all, I think the answer to your problem is clear, Bob. Just post more here. What? That's not possible, you say? Well, alright. Heh. I just thought I'd offer some thoughts on the book angle of things. Traditional publishing and self publishing are both viable options. It really depends on what you want to do and what your goals are. When it came time to make a decision regarding my book, I decided I wanted to work with the largest publisher I could and the best traditional publishing situation I could find. There were numerous reasons for this, but two of the major ones were that I wanted the stamp of legitimacy that comes with traditional publishing and I wanted to do what I could to get the book in major book stores. Traditional publishing doesn't equal legitimacy and there is no end to the number of self-published books that are legitimate. So, it's not like that. Rather, it means something when a publisher says "yes, we like your idea and we'll put $50,000+ behind it" in author advances, staff salaries and more. Likewise, self published books can get in stores, but it is very challenging to do so on a mass basis if you haven't established your name. For example, Chuck Norris could self publish a book and get it in every book store in the country. But, most people could not. For me, it paid off. My book was in pretty much every Barnes & Noble in the country at one period or another, in addition to random other stores internationally (like Chapters/Indigo in Canada). And there are a lot of other benefits to traditional publishers, too. The team of people, the editors, etc. is highly valuable when it comes to creating a valuable product. You can get those people, but you have to pay for them - they have salaries. So, if this is a message you really, really want to spread in the widest way possible and one that you feel might help a lot of people, you might want to consider traditional publishing. If that is the case, I definitely recommend having a good agent. Mine has been very useful and valuable to me. In the end, if you consider it, self publishing may be the way to go and it has it's own set of benefits. I'd be happy to chat more about the traditional publishing process if so desired, but this post is going to be long enough as is for now. But, if this is something where you want to write a book to pass out to friends, then self publishing is almost certainly the right option. Some additional options to look at include: http://www.iuniverse.com http://www.createspace.com (owned by Amazon.com) http://www.lulu.com http://www.blurb.com Anyway, I hope that this helps. Best of luck. Patrick

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The transfer took place and it looks like everything is in working order. If you should see anything out of place, please do let me know. Thank you. Patrick

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Wonderful link! Cool that YouTube/the studios are making these available in a free, legal and safe way!

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Heh.

Welcome aboard, hongkongphoey. Glad to have you. Being the "newbie" isn't a big deal. This is a pretty welcoming community! Patrick

Welcome aboard, Tom. Thanks for the kind words. Patrick

Great to hear. Patrick

Hey rayjag, My pleasure. Cool. I don't really have much experience in that area as I'd generally use some sort of software or platform to run the site as that tends to work best. It may be worthwhile to save some money and pay a skilled designer to put together something for you based on WordPress. You can get a really nice website developed by a one-man shop or a small firm for a couple of thousand of dollars, I've found. And it tends to be worth it. I'll continue to think about this and if I find any WYSIWYG editors you could use or turn key solutions, etc. Best of luck. Thanks, Patrick

No problem.

Hello, Thank you for visiting KarateForums.com. We will have some scheduled downtime starting around 9 AM ET (GMT -4) on Monday, as we move to a new server. If all goes as expected, the downtime will not be particularly long or noteworthy. But, just in case, I wanted to make sure that you were aware of it. I appreciate your time and understanding. Sincerely, Patrick

Congrats hx35543. Patrick