DAILY NEWS PEOPLE : FLIP KNIGHT.For more than 10 years, Knight - through his cable access show on TCI (Trustworthy Computing Initiative) An umbrella term from Microsoft for its efforts to improve security in Windows. TCI was announced in 2002 after viruses such as Code Red and Nimda had succeeded in attacking numerous Windows computers. (Channel 3), with his own money and time - has placed more than 10,000 unwanted cats and dogs Cats and Dogs A slang term referring to speculative stocks that have short or suspicious histories for sales, earnings, dividends, etc. Notes: In a bull market analysts will often mention that everything is going up, even the cats and dogs. . His motivation? ``It is just part of my life, I have been doing it for so many years. What's in it for us? Nothing. You have to give something back in this world to get something,'' he said. In the last few months, Knight, through his show and the National Missing Locate Center, also has been showing photos of missing children in hopes of reuniting the children with their parents. AGE: 50. RESIDENCE: Toluca Lake. BORN AND RAISED IN: Stratford Lordship, Conn. He moved to the Valley permanently in the early 1970s. OCCUPATION: Singer. MARITAL STATUS marital status, n the legal standing of a person in regard to his or her marriage state. : Married to Tiffany for 24 years. CHILDREN: One daughter, Alexi, 24. PETS: ``A Rottweiler Rottweiler (rŏt`wīlər), breed of sturdy working dog developed from a Roman cattle dog introduced into S Germany more than 1,900 years ago. It stands from 21 3-4 to 27 in. (55.3–68. named Punky punk·y n. Variant of punkie. Noun 1. punky - minute two-winged insect that sucks the blood of mammals and birds and other insects biting midge, no-see-um, punkey, punkie and a lot of cats.'' BIGGEST DILEMMA: ``Time to do what I want to do and to get (photos of) missing kids back on milk cartons.'' MOST DIFFICULT DAILY TASK: ``Going to shelters and seeing animals that have been destroyed.'' FAVORITE DAILY TASK: ``Time with my animals. I like playing with them.'' BIGGEST DISAPPOINTMENT: ``That people don't spay spay v. To surgically remove the ovaries of an animal. spay, spey to remove the ovaries. See also ovariohysterectomy. spay hook see spay hook. and neuter neu·ter adj. 1. Having undeveloped or imperfectly developed sexual organs. 2. Sexually undeveloped. n. A castrated animal. v. To castrate or spay. neuter 1. their pets.'' GREATEST ACCOMPLISHMENT: ``Placing homeless animals.'' GOALS FOR THE FUTURE: ``To get my song about animal abuse recorded.'' ROLE MODELS: ``I don't believe in role models; I don't think people should worship anyone else.'' HOW DO YOU DEFINE SUCCESS?: ``Feeling comfortable with yourself and being happy in your life and in whatever you do.'' DO YOU HAVE ANY GUILTY PLEASURES?: ``I am a jewelry fanatic.'' FAVORITE VALLEY HANGOUT: ``The only place is the Pizza Kitchen in Studio City.'' FAVORITE ACTIVITIES: ``Going to car shows and appealing the ferret law.'' HOBBIES: ``Making model toy cars.'' LAST MOVIE YOU SAW: `` `Trading Places' on video. It's one of the greatest movies.'' FAVORITE TV SHOWS: ``The Simpsons,'' ``Beavis & Butt-head'' and ``3rd Rock From the Sun.'' WHAT MUSIC DO YOU LISTEN TO?: ``I listen to everything; I listen to six hours of music every night like clockwork clock·work n. A mechanism of geared wheels driven by a wound spring, as in a mechanical clock. Idiom: like clockwork With machinelike regularity and precision; perfectly: .'' WHAT WOULD BE A PERFECT DAY FOR YOU?: Finding a missing kid and returning him to his home, or placing a missing animal.'' WHERE DO YOU GO TO GET AWAY FROM IT ALL?: ``I go in my room, play with a cat called Little Dog when I am down.'' YOUR IDEA OF A PERFECT VACATION: ``Canada. I like the snow and the friendly people up there.'' CAPTION(S): Photo Photo: No caption (Flip Knight) Myung J. Chun/Daily News |
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