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The 2013-14 NBA season has been an unmitigated disaster for the New York Knicks. Even judged simply on its own merits, the season could be kindly described as an embarrassment for almost every player, coach, and executive involved in the franchise. Even the players like Carmelo Anthony and Tyson Chandler, who have at least resembled above-average players for the majority of the season have not been enough to rid the Knicks of the pervasive stink of their mediocrity. Considering the amount of money that has been funneled into the on-court product, with the Knicks having the second-highest payroll in the NBA, even hyperbole might not be enough to fully capture all that is wrong with the Knicks team this year.
Yet, as unsightly as this season has been for the Knicks, their incompetence in every aspect of running a successful franchise looks even more grotesque when compared with what was a revelation last year. In the 2012-13 season, the Knicks won 65.9 percent of their contests (54-28) and advanced to the second-round of the postseason before being dispatched by the Indiana Pacers. What a difference a year makes as this version of the Knicks is on pace to be almost the antithesis of last year's team, having lost 35.5 percent of their 62 games, even after Wednesday's victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves.
As difficult as the regression of the Knicks has been for NBA enthusiasts to stomach this season, there has also been a quality of frustration because every now and then the Knicks demonstrate how good they can be when they are clicking on all cylinders; the frustration kicks in when they are not able to bring the same level of intensity and efficiency to the majority of their contests.
In some ways, the Knicks of 2013-14 are better in their wins than their yesteryear counterparts. While the Knicks' number of wins relative to how many games they have played is far from impressive, when they do win, they do it in a pretty commanding fashion. Their 22 victories have seen the Knicks outscore their opponents by 14.6 points per 100 possessions thanks to a few blowouts and overall dominating play when they do win. Almost always the outscoring is the result of an adept shooting touch as more often than not, when the Knicks win, they do so because they are shooting the ball lights-out.
Last year, when the Knicks were winning more regular-season games than they had in 12 years, they outscored their opponents by 13.3 points per 100 possessions so on a purely individual final efficiency margin, this year's Knicks have had the more impressive winning formula; the 1.3 points per 100 possession might not seem like a significant difference, but it is a pretty sizable one.
Where the Knicks are much inferior this season, in addition to in their abysmal winning percentage, is in their consistency, being far less consistent on offense than when they were on top of their game last year, a greater inconsistency that is not precluded from the Knicks having a smaller sample size of victories this season. After their first 22 victories of last year, the Knicks had an offensive rating standard deviation of just 7.7 points per 100 possessions. No matter how you slice it, the Knicks offense has been a roller coaster when the team loses.
So far, the 2013-14 Knicks have posted an offensive rating standard deviation of 13.6 points per 100 possessions, significantly larger than the offensive rating standard deviation of 9.1 points per 100 possessions. The Knicks are quite capable of playing well on offense one night, but do not expect them to be able to replicate their performance enough times for their offensive supremacy to matter in the long run.
However, any goodwill that the Knicks have built up by beating their opponents easily when they do win is completely shredded by how they play when they lose, which they do at the rate of almost two games out of three. When the Knicks suffer a defeat this season, they make sure to do so emphatically, as evidenced by the team being outscored by 13.1 points per 100 possessions; last year, during losses, the Knicks were beaten soundly, but only to the tune of being outscored by 11.4 points per 100 possessions. As impressive as the Knicks are when they win, they are just as mediocre when they fall in defeat, not even coming close to their opponents' final scores in most of their 40 losses.
In both a collective basis and an individual basis, the Knicks are lagging far behind the pace they set last year, which calls into question the roster moves they made in the offseason. This season, players who were on the team last year have accounted for 71.1 percent of the team's minutes, which is the equivalent of having to replace 1.5 position players. Obviously, the replacements for those players have been lacking.
The quicker the season ends for the Knicks, the better it will be so they can put this terribly inefficient season behind him and try to construct a roster that can actually outscore their opponents in the majority of their contests.


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President Obama Confirms Gov Is Building Iron Man
This is a brief video of President Obama speaking during a press conference on military technology where he confirms the government is building Iron Man. Then denies it. Then says maybe. Then claims he can't say either way because it's classified. That's the problem with politicians -- you never know what to believe. A safe bet is the opposite of whatever they're actually saying though. Unless it's bad news, then it's probably true.
Keep going for the video. Also, his speechwriter probably should have cut that buzzwordy "designers who are modeling prototypes in the digital cloud" line.
Thanks to Marie, nonentity and Jax, who agree the government should shift its focus to cloning dinosaurs.

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IOWA CITY, IA -- Former University of Iowa thrower A.J. Curtis was named to the 2009 United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Division I Men's All-Academic Track and Field team Tuesday. A record total of 327 student-athletes representing 107 Division I institutions made up the men's all-academic team. Hawkeye distance runners Hannah Roeder and sophomore McKenzie Melander were named to the 2009 women's all-academic team Monday.
"I am always proud of the way our team handles their classroom responsibilities," said Head Men's Track and Field and Cross Country Coach Larry Wieczorek. "I am especially happy for A.J. and the honors he has earned with his outstanding academic work. He has been an excellent student-athlete for his entire career at Iowa."
Curtis, who was also named to the USTFCCCA all-academic team in 2006, set the school discus record of 202-11 and is one of four student-athletes in Big Ten history to throw over 200 feet in that event. He qualified for the NCAA Midwest Regional eight times, which is also a school record, earning all-region honors twice. A three-time academic all-Big Ten honoree, he placed second in the discus at the Big Ten Championships in 2007 and 2009 and competed in that event at the 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials.
To qualify for the USTFCCCA All-Academic Track and Field Team, the student-athlete must have compiled a cumulative grade point average of 3.25 and have met either the NCAA Division I Indoor automatic or provisional qualifying standard or the NCAA Division I Outdoor regional or national qualifying standard in their respective event.
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"In cases which concern private revelations, it is better to believe than not to believe, for if you believe and it is proven true, you will be happy that you believed, because our Holy Mother asked it of you. If you believed and it should be proven false, you will receive all the blessings as if it has been true, because you believed it to be true." Pope Urban VIII
"What can be concluded canonically is that the devotion was both approved by Archbishop Leibold and, what is more, was actively promoted by him. In addition, over the years, other Bishops have approved the devotion and have participated in public devotion to the Mother of God, under the title of Our Lady of America." The Most Reverend Raymond L. Burke, Archbishop of Saint Louis May 31, 2007
Thursday, October 21, 2010
Statement by Cardinal-designate Raymond L. Burke on being elevated to Cardinal
Cardinal-designate Raymond L. Burke Statement by Cardinal-designate Raymond L. Burke on the announcement of the consistory for the creation of Cardinals.
I am deeply humbled and honored by the announcement that His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI intends to name me to the College of Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church at the Consistory which he has convoked for this coming November 20th. Having received the news of the Holy Father's intention, I express my deepest gratitude to His Holiness for the great confidence which he has placed in me, and I renew my commitment to serve Him, as Shepherd of the universal Church, in total fidelity and with all my being.
Considering the weighty responsibilities of the members of the College of Cardinals in assisting the Holy Father as his closest co-workers, even "to the shedding of blood," I am more than ever conscious of my own weakness and of my total dependence upon the help of divine grace, in order that I may fulfill worthily and generously the responsibilities which will be mine, God willing, as a Cardinal of the Church.
I count upon the continued intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary and the Communion of Saints, and the prayers of the many faithful whom I have been blessed to serve as priest and Bishop, especially in my home diocese, the Diocese of La Crosse, and in the Archdiocese of Saint Louis, and of those with whom I have been, in the past, and am now privileged to serve in the Roman Curia, especially my co-workers at the Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura. Only the knowledge of God's immeasurable and unceasing outpouring of mercy and love from the glorious pierced Heart of Jesus gives me the confidence to accept the great honor and burden which His Holiness intends to confer upon me.
Today's announcement turns my thoughts with deepest affection and gratitude to my late parents and all my family, living and deceased; and to the priests, consecrated persons and lay faithful who have assisted me to know my vocation to the Holy Priesthood and to respond to it with an undivided heart over the more than thirty-five years of my priestly life and ministry. Today, with all my heart, I humbly thank God for the gifts of life, of the Catholic faith, and of my vocation.
At the same time, my thoughts naturally turn to the many challenges which the Church faces in our day in carrying out her divine mission for the salvation of the world. In particular, I am deeply conscious of the critical importance of the loving witness of the Church to the truth, revealed to us by God through both faith and reason, which alone is our salvation. It is a witness which Our Holy Father tirelessly gives with remarkable wisdom and courage. I pledge myself anew to assist Pope Benedict XVI in this critical witness and in the many works of his pastoral charity on behalf of all our brothers and sisters in the Church and in the world.
I ask for prayers that I may be able to assist our Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI to the best of my ability and with every ounce of my strength. I, once again, place my whole heart, together with the Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary, into the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus. In the glorious pierced Heart of Jesus, I am confident that I will find the purification, courage and strength which I will need to carry out the new responsibilities to be confided into my hands. I thank, in advance, all who will pray for me, and ask God to bless them abundantly.
(Most Rev.) Raymond L. Burke
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Prefect of the Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura
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Now's the time to plan for the "Visions of the Wild" events to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Wilderness Act. This four-day festival will be held in Vallejo, Calif. from Sep. 3-6, and will have activities for people of all ages and interests.
The cross-cultural festival kicks-off on Wednesday, September 3rd (the actual date when President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Wilderness Act in 1964) with a "Walk for Wilderness." The walk is free and no registration is necessary. It's open to anyone who wants to get outdoors and celebrate. Participants should meet at the Vallejo Ferry Terminal at 5:00 p.m. for the hour's stroll.
Through the rest of that evening and the following three days, visitors can help celebrate the National Wilderness Preservation System (which protects more than 100 million acres of wilderness). Spokesman and U.S. Forest Service Filmmaker Steven Dunsky emphasizes that "Visions of the Wild" will be fun. The art and music, films, author events, panel discussions, camping workshops, and field trips are designed to appeal to a wide audience, and many programs are aimed at acknowledging and motivating the participation of young people.
The primary venues are the Empress Theatre, The Hub, Artiszen Gallery and Temple Arts in downtown Vallejo. To find the PDF schedule, click here. Although many events are free, for
priority seating and a choice of field trips, a festival pass is required. Passes are $40 (goes to $50 on September 1) for the full festival. It's an additional $20 for a Napa River Cruise. A $20 student pass and a $60 family pass (two adults + two children) are also available. Register on web site or at the Empress Theatre box office.
Sponsors of this unique festival include the U.S.Forest Service, Vallejo Community Arts Foundation, The Student Conservation Association, City of Vallejo, Californians for Western Wilderness, Sierra Club and Tuleyome.
Additional info:
Website: Visions of the Wild
Facebook page of Visions of the Wild, click here.
Read: "Award-Winning Filmmaker Discusses Upcoming Wilderness Anniversary" with Steve Dunsky.


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YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. — A small earthquake jolted Yellowstone National Park near Old Faithful geyser on Sunday.
The U.S. Geological Survey says the 3.6 magnitude temblor occurred just before 10 a.m. with the epicenter located about 6 miles north of Old Faithful, one of the park's main attractions.
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Early in the morning of June 2nd, 2014, Marco Antonio Cuadra walked into a bus depot as he had done for his preceding 25 years as a bus driver in Chile's sprawling capital city. This morning, however, instead of setting out to cover his routes across Santiago, he doused himself in gasoline and set himself on fire, shouting, "This is for the workers! Let it mark a precedent!" By the time his coworkers grabbed fire extinguishers from their buses and doused the flames, 90% of his body had been severely burned. Waiting for an ambulance to arrive, one of the drivers asked Cuadra why he taken such drastic action. The pained response (as seen in an extremely graphic video uploaded to Youtube): "For our coworkers – because of how [corporate managers] abuse us, how they don't pay our wages, and how they fire union leaders, but nobody complains. ¿Hasta cuándo?"
Two weeks earlier, Veolia, through its Transdev branch and Chilean subsidiary Redbus, had initiated the firing of Cuadra, a leader of Redbus Union 2. The company claimed he and the treasurer of the Union failed to fulfill "the obligations expressly indicated in their work contract." Other employees dispute this claim and note that Veolia/Redbus, a private operator for the public Transantiago/Metropolitan Public Transport Directorate, initiated the firing three days before employees were set to present a new collective bargaining plan.
The ambulance took Cuadra to Santiago's main hospital where he underwent a series of amputations and surgeries as his organs progressively failed over the coming weeks. His wife shared her thoughts in an interview:
He was distraught because of all the injustice. He was enraged when he saw how [Veolia/Redbus] made the older drivers, and the workers in general, work very late, how the company didn't respect them, and how they had to use diapers because of the lack of bathrooms and the length of the routes… I pray to God that he'll come through this so he can tell me what really happened. What I think now, based on what I saw and what his coworkers have told me, is that it was a result of utter frustration, the most extreme frustration that a human being can take.
On June 27, twenty-five days after his act of desperation, Cuadra died from his injuries.
Continue reading 'Privatization and the Crisis of Bus Drivers in Santiago'
.@Division2Supt @OFFtheDOT @TheReservoir132 Delicious. I wish I had the guts to pull this off. Transit #Doppelgänger. pic.twitter.com/Na4kzmKO4H
— Anson Stewart (@ansoncfit) September 17, 2014
Zócalo Public Square will be hosting what promises to be an interesting forum this week –
The 710 is one of the most important freeways in Southern California. It's also shorter than originally planned: For nearly 50 years, legal and environmental challenges have stalled the freeway in Alhambra, 4.5 miles short of its intended destination, Pasadena. Over the decades, discussions about extending the freeway have cast its future as a local issue. But the 710 causes traffic, produces pollution, and affects commerce across Los Angeles and even beyond. How broad are these impacts, and what role might the stalled extension play in them? What would the five options now being debated for dealing with the Alhambra-to-Pasadena gap–implementing new surface traffic technology and strategies, new rapid bus transit, light rail transit, a freeway tunnel, or building nothing at all–mean for our region?
The $780 million set aside for the project in Measure R would go a long way towards transit, but most of the alternatives being considered, especially a highway tunnel, would require major additional funding. With Caltrans so heavily involved, and with the clout of port traffic, it's hard to imagine the advocates of expanding the "concrete commons" won't win out. Though maybe continued strong community opposition and a winning Braess's paradox argument could be successful in finally killing the project.
On a related note, the release of draft environmental documents for the project has been pushed back to February 2015.
After 100 days in office, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti announced his first executive directive – the Great Streets Initiative. As Marie Sullivan at Metro's The Source writes, "It was during this speech that I realized, the Mayor is a straight-up Planner!" Indeed, a mayor whose first major announcement mentions Red Cars, bioswales, and WalkScore has me optimistic.
Garcetti asserts, "Design matters…We have ignored the aesthetics of our city too often. But the way a neighborhood looks and feels has a lot to do with its livability and vibrancy." Aesthetically pleasing street furniture is a good step, and I hope this initiative can help strengthen connected public health, green space, and transit corridor projects.
Irvine Police were involved in a hostage situation with a man who shot and killed someone 400 feet from my house today. That's the second shooting death in Irvine this year. Is this the start of Irvine's transition from suburb to slum?
The American Commerce Center Tower, which will soar above the recently completed Comcast Center in Center City, Philadelphia, passed its last zoning test last week. When completed, the skyscraper will be the third tallest building in the United States. It's great that the developer is stressing SEPTA and AMTRAK accessibility and seeking LEED Gold Certification. If construction goes as scheduled, the tower should be completed in 2012, the same year as the Cira Center South project. It's exciting that Philadelphia is becoming quite a hub of architecture.
The LA Times reported last week that Governor Palin has been working against California SB 974, which would implement per-container charges to fund air quality and goods movement measures in the Los Angeles and Bay areas. I think it's a pretty base move (though not that surprising) for the Governor of Alaska to seek to dissuade Californian officials from addressing some of Southern California's most crippling problems. The pollution, health, and safety problems caused by the ports is a case of environmental injustice.
The LA Times notes that:
Fully 15% of the nation's international container trade travels along the 710 en route to rail yards east of Los Angeles, warehouses in the Inland Empire and importers nationwide.
Environmental justice communities near the ports and along freeway corridors should not have to bear the unmitigated harms of the nation's cargo needs.
Today's strategies of goods movement in Southern California, especially through the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, are dangerous and inefficient. Traffic congestion on local freeways, particularly the 5, 10, 15, 60, and 710 is significantly worsened by truck traffic from the ports. Truck traffic from the ports creates safety hazards for drivers; an example is a seven vehicle fatal crash on the 710 last year. As shown by last week's train crash, Southern California railroads may also need to consider better and safer ways to move rail cargo on tracks that are increasingly being used for heavy commuter rail traffic. Additionally, the pollution emanating from the ports leads to disproportionate health problems in lower income communities of color; the Times article above explains that literally thousands of Californians die each year as a result of pollutant emissions from the ports.
The bill (full text available here) recognizes that:
(b) The operation of the ports and trains, ships, and trucks that move cargo containers to and from the ports cause air pollution that requires mitigation.
(c) The improvement of goods movement infrastructure would benefit the owners of container cargo moving through the ports by allowing the owners of the cargo to move container cargo more efficiently and reliably, and to move more cargo through those ports.
(d) It is vital to the movement of goods in California, especially
in southern California, to resolve the road and rail conflicts of locomotives carrying container cargo and automobile traffic by
building grade separations. This infrastructure will reduce air
pollution and provide benefits to the owners of container cargo by
mitigating rail expansion. Without these grade separations, the rail
expansion may not happen, and California could lose valuable goods movement jobs.
(e) The reduction of goods movement air pollution would benefit
the owners of container cargo moving through the ports by contributing to the achievement or maintenance of federal air quality standards, which will allow for continued federal funding of goods movement infrastructure projects.
(f) The Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach and the Port of Oakland operate in unique communities, environments, and markets that require infrastructure improvements and air pollution reduction measures tailored to the nature and degree of need in each port of each community.
Governor Palin's argument against the bill completely disregards the public health, environmental justice, traffic congestion, safety, and environmental concerns of California.
Even though I was still in Southern California when this bus was stolen, I promise I had nothing to do with it.


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The first time Emm Koteka-Wiki was mentioned related to the Fred Astaire dance studio in Norwalk and the Zumba classes she taught there. As of December 2010, Emm opened her own studio on 112 Main Street in Norwalk to reach a wider audience for her popular Zumba classes. With a new 3,600-square-foot studio and 15 other instructors, her strong following of class-goers can use more room to move around during the heart-pumping Zumba classes.
But according to Koteka-Wiki and most other Zumba dancers, it's not all about the cardio benefit:
"The routines feature interval-training sessions where fast and slow rhythms and resistance training are combined to tone and sculpt your body while burning fat," she said. "It targets areas such as the glutes, legs, arms, abdominals and, most importantly, the heart. The dance steps are easy to follow and participants can adjust their aerobic level by either increasing or decreasing their pace and amount of movements. It's spicy, it's sexy, it's fun, it's invigorating and it's for every one of all ages and fitness levels." (Studio M - In the News and Connecticut Post, Sunday January 16, 2011 edition)
Here's a move inspired by Zumba dance instructors, just like Emm, that can be done in your own time:
Hip Thrust
- Start with feet wider than shoulder width apart, knees bent and put on some strong beat music.
- Arch your lower back and push out your behind with your hands at chest level, palms out.
- Along with the beat, pull your hips under and push your hands slightly forward.
- Repeat steps two and three for the chorus or a specific part of the music that is 30 seconds.
The result
Without laying on the ground, you are working your lower abdomen. Since this is a hard spot to tone otherwise, the hip thrust offers a fun way to break the monotony of crunches, and whittles your waist faster. As you dance with this move, you burn calories and any kind of fat layering over your abdomen.
Make sure to check out Emm at Studio M and join the Zumba craze if you haven't already!


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I don't usually read articles by Internet marketers — I'm with the group that believes Internet marketers are primarily people who didn't make it in some other line of work, so they transmogrify into "experts" who try to tell others how to do what they couldn't do — but I ran across this article recently by Gal Baras on the importance of social networking.
Gal notes,
These days, networking is synonymous with a successful business. Networking is also the key to a good social life. No matter how big our office, how colourful our flyers, how powerful our computers or how many degrees we have, it is the quality of relationships we establish with ourselves, our family, our friends, our customers, our suppliers and, more than anything else, with people we don't know, that will determine our success in our personal life or in business.
And as a story in yesterday's Fresno Bee demonstrates, what's true in business and our personal life is also true in law.
Fresno Superior Court Calls Sheriff Liar
Today's Fresno Bee headline — the paper version screamed "Sheriff's Office under fire" on the front page above the fold — would have been funnier if it were about the Fresno Police Department. They're the ones who are always shooting citizens.
At any rate, it's about time the Fresno Superior Court recognized that the Sheriff's Department is not above lying. I wonder if this will carry over to greater recognition of prevarication in the courtroom by individual officers? (Hahaha! Sometimes I make myself laugh!)
A Police Officer's Word; A Juror's Job
If past experience with some of the readers of this blog is any indication, many will not understand the point of this post. In addition to the prejudices favoring police officers, the point of this post is both simple and complicated. My fear is that the simplicity of the main point will swamp the complexity of what I'm really trying to get to.
Nevertheless, I'm going to put it up anyway, in the hopes that some visitors here are able to properly parse sentences and will get the point.
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A group of scientists report that memory B cells play a key role in the compromised immune reaction of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients and the short-term gains of rituximab therapy. The researchers found a significant correlation between the size of the IgD+, CD27+ memory B-cell subset during the arly phase of B-cell repletion and the response to anti-CD20 treatment.
"Patients with lower numbers of IgD memory cells at the beginning of peripheral B-cell repopulation had a much more favorable clinical response," notes Hans-Peter Tony, M.D., at the University of Wurzburg. "Therefore, the extent of memory B-cell repletion seems to be a key factor influencing the pathophysiology of RA."
Anti-CD20 antibody rituximab acts by depleting B cells. In the majority of responders, though, the disease relapses over time, the researchers point out. They thus decided to identify predictors of response or relapse to rituximab.
The evaluation began with an open-label trial of one cycle of rituximab on 17 RA patients. The participants, 14 women and three men, had a median age of 51 years and a median disease duration of 14 years. Of these patients, 16 received two infusions rituximab, 1,000 milligrams each, two weeks apart, and one patient received four weekly infusions of rituximab at a dose of 375 milligrams. Blood samples from all participants were obtained at baseline, on day 15, and at a three-month follow-up, and analyzed for B-cell repopulation.
After receiving one cycle of rituximab, 12 of the 17 patients showed a good clinical response, with significant improvement in the Disease Activity Score in 28 joints (DAS28). At the time of B-cell recovery, the IgD+, CD27+ memory B-cell subset was significantly larger in the nonresponder group. Within the group of 12 responders, six patients experienced an early relapse of RA activity, between 24 and 40 weeks after rituximab treatment. The relapsers were characterized by a significantly higher proportion of overall CD27+ memory B cells before therapy.
Then 11 patients were retreated and again achieved a good clinical response. After the second cycle of rituximab, the pattern of B-cell reconstitution was repeated. The number of B cells was still reduced at the time of second depletion but recovered to levels similar to those following the first cycle of therapy. This indicates an unimpaired capacity of B-cell regeneration after repeated B-cell depletion, the investigators explain.
The research group reports that further work is required into whether patients with a high level of particular memory B cells may benefit from early retreatment or may even require higher doses of this anti-CD20 antibody.
The study was conducted by Dr. Tony and Petra Roll, M.D., from the University of Wurzburg, and Thomas Drner, M.D., affiliated with the University of Berlin. Their analysis appears in the June issue of Arthritis & Rheumatism.
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Tata Indicom, Tata's CDMA-based carrier, announced a new phone it's adding to its lineup, and it's interesting from a few points of view.
Meet the Fly Mobile CG 588. This isn't a dual SIM phone, since Tata Indicom's network is CDMA. Instead, it's a dual-network type phone, able to operate both on Tata Indicom's CDMA network and another GSM network at the same time.
It's also a phone that packs a physical QWERTY keyboard, and as such should appeal to heavy texters. The CG 588 also comes with Fly Buzz, an application that is described as being a combination of Nimbuzz and Snaptu, allowing its users to connect to IM networks as well as social networks such as Facebook and Twitter.
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"My boyfriend [now her husband] thinks I lost my true calling to be a librarian." -Paulina Porizkova
A multi-million dollar contract with Estée Lauder and a Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition cover cemented her as a model, while her co-starring role in 1989's Her Alibi gave her recognititon as an actress. She is also married to the original ugly man himself, Ric Ocasek from the rock band The Cars.
Paulina was so popular at one point that she started appearing in movies, and even turned down a lead role in the James Bond movie GoldenEye that eventually went to Izabella Scorupco.
She was the youngest woman to ever grace the cover of Sports Illustrated's Swimsuit Issue, at the tender age of 19 in 1984, and was the lead model for Estée Lauder and Escada for years.
More recently, she has gone back to Hollywood and occasionally has been doing fashion reports for the E! Channel.
Paulina Porizkova BiographyPaulina Porizkova was born April 9, 1965, in Prostejov, Czechoslovakia. Paulina and her younger brother were left in the care of their grandmother, after their parents fled from their country.
The Porizkova family was reunited after 7 years, albeit not for long, as Paulina's parents got divorced. Since Paulina's mother was busy supporting her children and funding her own medical school education, a 10-year-old Paulina was forced to tend to herself and her brother.
Paulina's life was on the brink of change thanks to a chance encounter with an Elite modeling scout, who spotted her on the street while she was living in Sweden with her family for several years. The offer was extremely tempting for a teenage Paulina who was eager to get out of Sweden and support herself.
Her modeling career flew into high gear after she appeared on the cover of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition in 1984, and followed up this appearance with a second cover in the 1985 issue of the coveted magazine. During her career, she has appeared in numerous magazines, including Cosmopolitan, Glamour, Harper's Bazaar, US, Self, and she did a topless shot in GQ.
Besides her 6-million/year contract for Estée Lauder (as Elizabeth Hurley's predecessor), Paulina has appeared in advertisements for Alma, Anne Klein Footwear, Capezio Bags, Episode, Escada, Giorgio Beverly Hills Red fragrance, Macy's, Maybelline, and Mikimoto.
In 1987, Paulina appeared in Play.boy, and gave men a yearly dose of eye candy with Paulina Porizkova calendars in 1988 and 1989.
Although she had an illustrious career, Paulina was never one to fall into the glamour associated with being a model. Despite the perks that modeling provided, she wasn't proud or happy about her job, mostly because of the connotations that are associated with modeling, so she sought other outlets in which she could express herself more creatively.
With that, after appearing in a documentary about modeling called Portfolio, Paulina attempted to pursue an acting career. She was cast in Covergirl in 1984 and Anna in 1987, but it was in 1989 that she would land her biggest, and most known role to date, co-starring with Tom Selleck (hot off the trails of his Three Men and a Baby success), in the film Her Alibi.
Presently semi-retired as a model, Paulina does have a full-time career as wife of The Cars' lead singer and guitarist, Ric Ocasek; mother of their two sons, Jonathan Raven and Oliver Orion; as well as stepmother to Ocasek's children from a previous marriage.
She has appeared in films since the 80's, with roles in Arizona Dream, Wedding Bell Blues, Long Time Since, Thursday, The Intern, and Partners in Crime. Incidentally, she turned down the role of the Bond girl in 1995's GoldenEye.
Still searching for other film roles that will allow her to develop more as an actress, Paulina delved into the publishing industry by writing a children's book, and hopes to someday publish a book about her take on the fashion industry.


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The sand is starting to cool in Rehoboth Beach and that means it's time (once again) for the monthly Dogfish Head Brewings & Eats beer dinners! Each month we pick a theme and put together a night of pairing our beers/spirits with food and telling tales.
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Sunday, April 18, 2010 - Cheese-eee Cheese
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You can find plenty of locally-grown green beans (aka 'string beans') at area farm markets right now. Green beans are a versatile ingredient, and an important source of vitamins, minerals and a variety of other phytonutrients. Green beans are an excellent source of vitamins A, C and K, and a good source of vitamin B6, B1, folate, niacin, phosphorus, copper, calcium, calcium, potassium, iron, manganese, molybdenum, and magnesium. Green beans are also a great source of vegetable protein, are loaded with dietary fiber and anti-inflammatory omega-3 fatty acids and have valuable amounts of the mineral silicon, which is vital for strong bones and healthy connective tissue.
Flying Mouse Farms at the Oakwood Farm Market have several kinds of terrific green beans right now, and for the next 3 weeks or so. You should store the unwashed fresh green beans in a plastic bag in the refrigerator crisper; whole beans stored in this manner should keep for about a week.
If you wish to stock up on these fine local beans and freeze them yourself for later use, you can steam the green beans for 2-3 minutes, then remove from heat, rinse in cold water in the colander and let them completely cool before putting them in freezer bags and storing them in your freezer.
Here is a crazy-good recipe for green beans with bacon and balsamic vinegar! You can get Blairquist bacon, and Miami Spice Traders balsamic vinegar at the Oakwood Farm Market.
Green beans with bacon and balsamic vinegar
- 1# green beans, trimmed
- 2 slices bacon, cut into 1" pieces
- 1 large shallot, chopped
- ½ tablespoon fresh thyme, or 112 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1 tablespoon packed brown sugar
- ½ tablespoon apple cider vinegar
- Salt and pepper to taste
Place the green beans into a 2 quart microwave dish, add 2 cups hot water, cover, and microwave on high for 10-15 minutes or until beans are tender but still bright green. Drain.
Meanwhile, in a large skillet over medium-high heat, cook bacon until lightly browned, about 5 minutes. Add shallots and thyme, and cook until shallots are tender and bacon is crisp, about 3 minutes.
Stir in the sugar and cook until sugar glazes, about 2 minutes. Add the beans and stir to coat. Add the vinegar and scrape up the bits from the bottom of the pan. Add salt and pepper to taste.
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Tomorrow marks the release of First Second's Nursery Rhyme Comics: 50 Timeless Rhymes from 50 Celebrated Cartoonists. To mark the release of the Chris Duffy-edited project, Robot 6 is interviewing five of the 50 cartoonists throughout this week. The first interview is with Eleanor Davis, the Athens, Georgia-based creator who contributes The Queen of Hearts nursery rhyme to the collection. Davis' most recent book was The Secret Science Alliance and the Copycat Crook (Bloomsbury).
Tim O'Shea: Your two-page layout has a whole lot of story going on it, yet retains a great narrative flow at the same time. How much revision did you endure with the layout before you achieved the flow you sought?
Eleanor Davis: I wrote and drew the comic last January. It was kind of tricky — it was hard to make everything fit in those tiny panels.
O'Shea: What enticed you to tackle the Queen of Hearts in particular?
Davis: I was enticed by Chris Duffy telling me to. I felt lucky to get it tho, it's a great rhyme and the perfect vehicle for my commie pinko propaganda.
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OpenSSO, SSOCircle & Google Apps
By dr156914 on Dec 17, 2007
I've participated in some interesting discussions over the past few months on federating with popular SaaS applications such as Google, Dopplr, WordPress or Twitter. Federated SSO offers organizations some very nice options for integrating top SaaS applications to create a best of breed internal infrastructure for employees.
Organizations should not have to worry about hosting their own blog servers, wikis, and calendars when they can simply federate with best of breed offerings and secure the identity accessing them. Rather than having to choose one vendor they should be able to choose from a smörgåsbord of SaaS apps to construct the infrastructure that best meets their need.
A great example of this is SSOCircle, which has put together a federated relationship with Google Apps using OpenSSO (the code base from which Sun's Access Manager and Federation Manager are produced). Check out the screens below that show me signing up for SSOCircle and also generating a federated relationship with Google Apps. Very simple yet powerful example of federated SSO using SAML 2.0 single sign-on.
1. I go to SSOCircle and click the Login button on the left hand side of the screen. (Note the beautiful OpenSSO logo prominently displayed on the page.)
2. I enter my SSOCircle credentials and click Log In.
3. I'm now logged in to SSOCircle and you can view my google apps email, which is an ssocircle.com email address.
4. I click the ssocircle email link and it logs me in directly to Google Apps, Google Docs or Google Calendar. Note the SSOCircle email address. Pretty funky.


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Too bad. I was hopping to have an intellectual conversation about this subject.
Hopping like the pink bunney?
However, too bad The Ray "Ray G. 'The Ray G. Jones' Jones" Jones (among others, of course) came along to burst your bubble. Seriously, d) was the only option, 'coz all the other stuff was discovered by him already, so I stand by my statement, something alien it will be.
Something alien, eh? A possible lead-in to the inevitable Han Solo/Indy Jones crossover?
Bin laden was a good one, i think Indiana jones will become some big machine gunner guy or get bitten by an alien or something like that. :fire11:
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- noun - pompous or pretentious talk or writing
- noun - a strong cotton and linen fabric with a slight nap
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Can't get it up, and freaking out because you think you may have a physical issues?
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Riding to school on the bus… BAM random erection.
Waking up from sleeping in class… BAM random erection.
Strong hard erections for no reason.
Every girlfriend I had turned me into a horny beast… I had erections just kissing them or talking to them… Until I met Liz…
Bad-ass, fine-ass little Puertorican… beautiful natural tits and ass… sexy face… great personality… I was about 18 or so.
But one thing about it… I COULDN'T GET IT UP WITH HER!
No matter what! IT MADE NO SENSE TO ME!
In the jacuzzi, at my house, at her house, drunk, sober, after drinking a redbull and taking those gas station stud 69 pills… nothing worked for me to get an erection with her.
I began frantically looking for answers… could I have been the youngest man to ever have erectile dysfunction?
Thing is, this happened when I took a steady break from my serious, long-term girlfriend, a girl whom I never had erectile problems…
So could it have been a psychological reason I couldn't get an erection? Or was it something physical, actual erectile dysfunction that I just developed?
No matter what, I couldn't get an erection with Liz, and was a failure in her eyes no matter what.
Okay, to be 100% honest, sometimes I got it up all the way during foreplay, but I would quickly lose my erection when I tried putting on the condom…
It came to the point that I even skipped putting on the condom just so I could keep my erection, but without failure (well actually with failure), I would lose my erection right before I put it in…
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Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Spotlight On Dots
45 comments:
Love it! I'm crazy about polka dots.ReplyDelete
Sooooo beautiful and springy! I would LOVe to dine at these happy little tables! LOVE it! Thanks for visiting and participating in Thrifty Thursday via Tales from Bloggeritaville!ReplyDelete
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I'm dotty about your dots!ReplyDelete
I LOVE polka dots, so I'm crazy over this table setting. So pretty!ReplyDelete
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Candy, I just love that table! Simple yet so happy and cheerful. Just what I needed to see on this day of hiding from the tornados down in the shelter. And I still love that Wells plate. :-) Thanks for the pick me up.ReplyDelete
I know I own you e-mails and I hope to get to those in the next couple of days.
Beautiful tablescapes!ReplyDelete
Love those dots!! What gorgeous table settings. What are those balls??ReplyDelete
You have absolutely amazing tablescapes! Thanks for making it so easy to visit lots of them!! LOVE your polka dot ones, especially the peachy one. Who wouldn't wake up happy eating at that table?!?!ReplyDelete
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Love, love, love all the polka dots!! I have those same napkinrings and you've inspired me to use them with pale pink, too. I absolutely adore every table you create and I'll bet your family has so much fun trying to guess how it will look every time they come to dinner. What fun you have with all your tablecloths, dishes and accessories!! I love it!!ReplyDelete
Glad you found those nice pink dots!ReplyDelete
Dots have such whimsy and charm! Wonderful tablescape!ReplyDelete
I am hugely obsessed with polka dots so this post was absolutely my cup of tea!ReplyDelete
I love the retro feel and whimsy of all your tablescapes!
This was absolutely a fun link!
I loooove polka dots and you know I love these tablescapes. The silverware is so cute too. I have never seen it before.ReplyDelete
What a happy table!! I love the polka dots and the napkins rings are adorable. Thanks for sharing your festive table at my party.ReplyDelete
Oh, these are the happiest polka dots Candy! I love the color combinations. You set such happy table.sReplyDelete
What a fun table setting! Love your table linens!ReplyDelete
Polka Dots!!!! This has to be one of my most favorite tables. So happy, whimsical and such pretty colors. I am wild about the flatwrare. I just went to the plasticland site and that fabulous flatware is not available. Boo-hoo.ReplyDelete
Wonderful special glorious table!
Lovely as always! You have really beautiful photographs.ReplyDelete
Polka dots always make me smile, so I am loving this table setting. Even your eggs are polka-dotted! Love it!ReplyDelete
I LOVE the polka dots! Especially the pom pom ball napkin rings - so colorful and festive :)ReplyDelete
those bright polka dots are adorable!ReplyDelete
What a fun, cheery table. I absolutely love polka dots. Those are the cutest napkin rings as well. Thanks so much for sharing!ReplyDelete
Love all your polka dots! This is such a fun Springs table. How cool to have the unproduced Sears china -- thanks for inviting us to your table this week!ReplyDelete
Absolutly fun and gorgeous.ReplyDelete
So sweet and your kitchen is beautiful!ReplyDelete
sweet, sweet! makes me happy just looking at it!! Thanks for linking up with the party! xo DebraReplyDelete
All these great tables just make me smile. Polka dots just do that for me!ReplyDelete
Beautiful--I love polka dots! In fact I am working on a pink polka dot with leopard dishes tablescape this week.ReplyDelete
I really like the teapot. It would also look great full of spring flowers.
Hello Candy,ReplyDelete
I really love this tablesetting. The soft pink is such a nice colors and the items with the matching polka dots are so cute.
Greetings, Johanna
Lots of polka dot lovers! This table just makes me smile, something almost circus like about it. Thank you all for coming to visit and for all your lovely comments.ReplyDelete
You are so talented! I am drooling over ALL your tablescapes!ReplyDelete
The dots are so much fun! Thanks for sharing.ReplyDelete
It feels like the perfect time of year for dots!ReplyDelete
These tables are absolutely terrific, Candy!
Oh goodness Candy~ Your polka dot tablescapes are sooooo sweet!! You have such amazing tables~ thanks for sharing them at FNF! :)ReplyDelete
Oh! I Love all your polka dots!!!!ReplyDelete
Blessings & Aloha!
...behind on my Alphabe-Thursday post...have a wonderful weekend!
Your tables are always so fun. I love the polka dots. The polka dots caught my eye, very cute. The Sears piece is very special, what a nice find.
Thanks for linking it up!
Oh my, more lovers of polka-dots!ReplyDelete
I'm really glad you all came to visit and loved this one as much as I do. Check back later today for a May Day table here on The Little Round Table.
So, so happy to find your blog. Am a new follower (a semi-new to blogging blogger) and a long time tablecloth collector. These tablescapes are just delightful.ReplyDelete
I love the polka dots! They make a jolly table setting. Thanks for sharing them at TReasure Hunt Thursday.ReplyDelete
Thanks Helen and Rhonda, so glad you stopped by to visit!ReplyDelete
What a darling table! I featured it on hoo's got talent! Thanks for linking up to the party!ReplyDelete
Thanks Leslie, I do appreciate it!ReplyDelete
What a gorgeous setting!! Such an interesting take on polka dots!ReplyDelete
Thanks Janna, glad you enjoyed your visit.ReplyDelete


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This past December, a company called PhoneJoy took to Kickstarter to fund its Bluetooth gaming controller for Android and iOS devices. The company raised $69,859 on Kickstarter after requesting $50,000 to put the PhoneJoy Play into production. It has only been a week since the PhoneJoy Play got funded, and the company has already set up a booth at CES to show the controller in action.
The concept behind the PhoneJoy Play is interesting. The body of the controller is separated by a sliding mechanism that is wide enough to hold most smartphones in landscape orientation. Once the phone is inserted, the two ends return to the center to hold the phone in place. There's no need to snap anything in place. The PhoneJoy Play also provides a little gap at its ends to prevent the phone's power button from being pressed accidentally.
PhoneJoy had several shell models of popular smartphones to demonstrate how universal the PhoneJoy Play is. The controller can house any smartphone as long as it's not larger than the Samsung Galaxy Note II. If your phone's display isn't over 5.5-inches, you should be fine. You can also use the PhoneJoy Play with tablets, but it'll only fit in portrait mode. On the other hand, you can just close the controller, prop the tablet up on a stand and play that way.
I even whipped out my own phone and placed it inside the PhoneJoy Play. It had no problem holding onto my phone. The buttons felt fine, and the analog nubs feel similar to what's available on the PSP.
Although the Kickstarter has concluded, you can still pledge support for the PhoneJoy Play through PayPal until January 18. $60 will get you a white or black PhoneJoy Play. The community will also vote on a color that backers can get as well. The PhoneJoy Play is expected to ship in April.
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Here are the ten biggest question marks New York Yankees fans have for the 2014 MLB season. As New York Yankees fans like myself head into the 2014 major league baseball season, there are some major questions that need answering before we will know what kind of a season the Yankees will have this year.
Ten biggest question marks New York Yankees fans have for 2014 MLB season
1. What can Derek Jeter do in his last season for the New York Yankees?
Derek Jeter has already announced that the 2014 season will be his last, and New York Yankees fans have to really wonder how productive Jeter will be this season after missing most of 2013 because his ankle never healed properly. The Yankees need to get something at shortstop from Derek Jeter in 2014, but he will turn 40 on June 26, 2014. How much does he have left for his last season in the majors?
2. Can Masahiro Tanaka pitch in the major leagues?
Masahiro Tanaka has a .740 winning percentage in Japan, including going 24-0 last season, but can he pitch successfully in the major leagues? Tanaka's overall Japanese stats are similar to Yu Darvish, and Darvish has a record of 29-18 with a 3.38 ERA for the Texas Rangers while pitching in one of the best hitter's parks in baseball. I'm optimistic about Tanaka and do not think he will be a bust, and he could be great.
3. Will C.C. Sabathia rebound?
After going 74-29 with a well below 3.50 ERA for the Yankees from 2009 to 2012, C.C. Sabathia was just 14-13 with a 4.78 ERA in 2013. C.C. Sabathia had elbow surgery after the 2012 season to remove a bone spur, and his recovery from that probably prevented him from having his regular off-season workouts. I'm pretty optimistic C.C. Sabathia will bounce back with a good season for the Yankees in 2014.
4. What can Mark Teixeira do this year for the Yankees?
After missing most of 2013 with a wrist injury, what can Mark Teixeira give the Yankees in 2014? Teixeira turns 34 on April 11, 2014, so he is still young enough to come back and have a decent season. I don't think Teixeira will be great in 2014, but he should be a lot more productive than Lyle Overbay was in 2013.
5. Who will play second base and replace Robinson Cano?
The Seattle Mariners will regret the contract they gave Robinson Cano, but the Yankees have to replace Cano at second base. The Yankees signed Brian Roberts for $2 million for one season, which is cheap, but Roberts has not had over 264 at-bats in a season for four consecutive seasons now. The Yankees also signed Kelly Johnson and the team might platoon him and Roberts at second base.
6. Who will play third base to replace Alex Rodriguez?
With ARod out serving his full one-year suspension, making Mike Francesca look stupid for defending him in the process, the Yankees need a third basemen for 2014. The team signed Scott Sizemore, a lifetime .238 hitter, and have Eduardo Nunez on the roster, but neither player is really any good. Nunez can't field, and his career SLG is .379. What can the Yankees do? See next question.
7. Can Dean Anna play second, short or third for the New York Yankees in 2014?
Dean Anna is 27 years old, the age when most hitters have their best year, and the Yankees acquired him in a trade with the Padres this winter. Anna has yet to play in the majors, but he did hit .331 with a .410 OBP and a .482 SLG at Tuscon in AAA in 2013. Dean Anna has played 236 games at second, 177 games at shortstop, and 53 games at third base in the minors.
After tearing it up at AAA in 2013, granted it was in the easy to hit in Pacific Coast League, Dean Anna looks like he can hit at the major league level. He is no prospect at age 27, but Dean Anna could really help the Yankees in the infield this season. The question is, can Dean Anna play at the major league level?
8. Can Michael Pineda help the Yankees in 2014?
After a good rookie campaign in 2011 with the Seattle Mariners during which he struck out 173 batters in 171 innings pitched, Michael Pineda underwent shoulder surgery in 2012 after the Yankees acquired him for Jesus Montero. In 2013, Pineda struck out 40 batters in 40.2 innings pitched and had a 3.38 ERA in limited action in the minors. Can Michael Pineda pitch for the Yankees in the starting rotation in 2014?
9. Who will be the New York Yankees fifth starter?
In conjunction with the last question, who will be the New York Yankees fifth starter this season. The team has a rotation of Sabathia, Tanaka, Kuroda, and Nova, but who will be the fifth starter? If it's not Pineda, the Yankees do have some minor league lefties worth a look like Vidal Nuno, Nik Turley, and Manny Banuelos (if recovered from Tommy John surgery), plus right hander David Phelps.
10. Can David Robertson replace Mariano Rivera as closer?
Of all the New York Yankees question marks this season, this is the one that bothers me the least. A few years ago, Robertson scared me because he was walking four or more batters per nine innings pitched, but he has brought that down into the twos range, which is not much above what Mariano Rivera used to walk per nine innings.
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The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.
Name of product: Ball Rattles, Wrist Rattles, Wind-Up Toys
Units: About 2,000
Importer: Tri-Star International Inc., of Newark, Calif.
Hazard: These toys contain small parts, posing a choking hazard to young children.
Incidents/Injuries: None reported.
Description: The recall involves three different types of toys.
Sold at: Dollar stores in California from January 2005 through May 2007 for about $1.
Manufactured in: China
Remedy: Consumers should immediately take these toys away from children and return them to the store where purchased for a refund.
Customer Contact: For additional information, contact Tri-Star at (510) 856-8785 anytime or CPSC's Hotline at (800) 638-2772 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday.


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Pure Genius or the Absolute Dumbest Website Ever?
Recently I was reading an article about successful blogs and websites and there was a discussion about I Can Has Cheezburger, a site that has been making money hand over fist, estimates (at the low end) are at $5,600 a month for a site that launched in January.
Now some of you might not be familiar with the site directly but there is no doubt you have seen the pictures from it. Here is a sample picture:
The concept of the site is so simple, people take a picture of their animal and then in internet speak, type a somewhat amusing message around it. Horrible grammar and disgustingly cute pets combined must equal mega bucks or something.
Now the site is an incredible time sucker, you will be on there and the next thing you know ten minutes will have gone by. The thing is I can't decide if I secretly love this site or hate it from within the bowels of my soul.
This has now become the single biggest question in my life. Let me go over the existing questions of my life queue right now:
1) Is I Can Have Cheezeburger awesome or pure shit?
2) Kelly Ripa, hot or not?
3) How old was that lady behind me in the line at the DMV today, 18 or 40?
4) If I shut the light off and than ran into the wall as hard as I could, would everything go white instead of going black because it is already black?
5) Will I ever sleep with an Asian girl?
What is your official position on this? And do you want to take a shot in answering any of the questions I have posed?