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Reading Comprehension Cause and Effect Help (page 3)
Introduction to Cause and Effect
For every action," famous scientist Sir Isaac Newton said, "there is an equal and opposite reaction." Every action results in another action (a reaction); or, for every action, there is an effect caused by that action. Likewise, each action is caused by a previous action. In other words, each action has a cause—something that made it happen—and each action has an effect—something it makes happen.
- Cause: a person or thing that makes something happen or produces an effect
- Effect: a change produced by an action or cause
Much of what you read is an attempt to explain either the cause of some action or its effect. For example, an author might try to explain the causes of World War I or the effect of underwater nuclear testing; the reason behind a change in policy at work; or the effect a new computer system will have on office procedure. Let's take a look at how writers explaining cause or effect might organize their ideas.
Distinguishing Cause from Effect
A passage that examines cause generally answers the question why something took place: Why was the company restructured? Who or what made this take place? A passage that examines effect generally answers the question what happened after something took place: What happened as a result of the restructuring? How did it affect the company?
Cause and Effect Practice and Answers
To help you distinguish between cause and effect, carefully read following the sentences. You'll see that cause and effect work together; you can't have one without the other. That's why it's very important to be able to distinguish between the two. See if you can determine both the cause and the effect in each of the following sentences:
- Example: Robin got demoted when she talked back to the boss.
- Cause: Robin talked back to the boss.
- Effect: Robin got demoted.
- Inflation has caused us to raise our prices.
- Since we hired Joan, the office has been running smoothly.
- He realized that his car had stopped not because it needed repair but because it ran out of gas.
- The company's budget crisis was created by overspending.
- As a result of our new marketing program, sales have doubled.
- Cause: Inflation
- Cause: We hired Joan.
- Cause: The car ran out of gas.
- Cause: Overspending
- Cause: The new marketing program
Effect: We had to raise our prices.
Effect: Our office has been running smoothly.
Effect: The car stopped.
Effect: Budget crisis
Effect: Sales have doubled.
If you are having trouble connecting causes and effects, look for significant events or actions and reword the situations in the form of a question. The phrase "because of" is helpful in generating potential causes, and the phrase "resulted in" can be used to formulate questions leading to effects.
- Why did Jane lose her job?
- Jane lost her job "because of" [cause]
- What happened when Jane was constantly late?
- Jane's constant lateness "resulted in" [effect]
Here is a partial list of words and phrases that indicate when a cause or efffect is being examined.
Words Indicating Cause
because (of) created (by) since caused (by)
Words Indicating Effect
since therefore hence consequently so as a result
When Cause and Effect Are Interrelated
Notice how the signal words listed on the previous page are used in the following paragraph. Underline the signal words as you come across them.
Ed became a mechanic largely because of his father. His father was always in the garage working on one car or another, so young Ed would spend hours watching his father work. As a result, he became fascinated by cars at an early age. His father encouraged him to learn about cars on his own, so Ed began tinkering with cars himself at age eight. Consequently, by the time he was 13, Ed could tear an engine apart and put it back together by himself. Since he was already so skilled, when he was 15, he got a job as the chief mechanic at a local repair shop. He has been there ever since.
You should have underlined the following signal words and phrases in this paragraph: because of, so (twice), as a result, consequently, and since.
Notice that this paragraph's purpose—to explain why Ed became a mechanic—is expressed in the topic sentence, "Ed became a mechanic largely because of his father." This paragraph's purpose, then, is to explain cause, and the primary cause is Ed's father.
You'll notice, however, that some of the sentences in this paragraph also deal with effect. This may seem like a contradiction at first. After all, why would a paragraph about cause deal with effect? But it's not a contradiction. That's because there isn't just one thing that led to Ed's becoming a mechanic. Although Ed's dad may have been the initial cause, there was still a series of actions and reactions that occurred—a series of causes and effects. Once A causes B, B then becomes the cause for C.
In fact, six different sets of cause and effect are listed in this paragraph. What are they? The first cause is provided to get you started.
Cause 1: Ed's father was always in the garage.
Effect 1:
Cause 2:
Effect 2:
Cause 3:
Effect 3:
Cause 4:
Effect 4:
Cause 5:
Effect 5:
Cause 6:
Effect 6:
- Cause 1: Ed's father was always in the garage.
- Effect 1: Ed would spend hours watching.
- Cause 2: Ed would spend hours watching.
- Effect 2: Ed became fascinated by cars.
- Cause 3: Ed became fascinated by cars.
- Effect 3: Ed began tinkering with cars.
- Cause 4: Ed began tinkering with cars.
- Effect 4: Ed's father encouraged him.
- Cause 5: Ed's father encouraged him.
- Effect 5: Ed could tear an engine apart by himself.
- Cause 6: Ed could tear an engine apart by himself.
- Effect 6: He got a job as the chief mechanic.
When One Cause Has Several Effects
Sometimes, one cause may have several effects: Several things may happen as a result of one action. In the following passage, the writer explains several effects of the new marketing campaign:
Our new marketing campaign has been a tremendous success. Since we've been advertising on the radio, sales have increased by 35%. Our client references have doubled, and we've had greater client retention rates. Furthermore, we've been able to hire five new sales representatives and expand our territory to include the southwestern United States.
One Cause Has Several Effects Practice and Answers
According to the paragraph, what were the effects of the new marketing campaign?
- Sales have increased 35%.
- Client references have doubled.
- Client retention rates have increased.
- Five new sales representatives have been hired.
- Territory has been expanded to include the southwestern United States.
When One Effect Has Several Causes
Just as one action can have many results, one action can have many causes as well. The following announcement is an example.
- TO: All Commuters
- FROM: The Station Management
Unfortunately, we will no longer provide an afternoon snack concession at the train station. Although poor sales are one of the reasons that this service will no longer be provided, there are actually several reasons why the concession is no longer a viable option. In addition to poor sales, the south wall of the train station (where the concession is located) will be undergoing a six-month renovation that will force the closure of the snack concession. In fact, the ticket windows on that wall will be closed as well. Furthermore, from this point forward, the station will close its doors at 6 p.m. due to new town regulations, which will cut the rush-hour commuter traffic coming through the station in half. Finally, Mike Alberti, the proprietor of the concession, has decided to say farewell to his concession business, and after 35 years on the job, Mike will be retiring next month. While none of these factors on their own would have caused the long-term closure of the concession, combined, they make it impossible to continue running an afternoon snack concession for the foreseeable future.
One Effect Has Several Causes Practice and Answers
Why is the afternoon snack concession at the train station being discontinued?
You should have noticed four causes in the announcement:
- Poor sales.
- A renovation on the side of the train station where the concession is located.
- Town regulations will now close the station at 6 p.m., which will decrease commuter traffic significantly.
- The proprietor of the concession has decided to retire.
Contributing vs. Sufficient Cause
You'll notice that the previous announcement informs commuters that "none of these factors on their own would have caused the long-term closure of the concession." This means that each of these causes is a contributing cause. A contributing cause helps make something happen but can't make that thing happen by itself. It is only one factor that contributes to the cause.
On the opposite end of the cause spectrum is the sufficient cause. A sufficient cause is strong enough to make something happen by itself. Sufficient cause is demonstrated in the following paragraph.
Dear Mr. Miller:
It has come to our attention that you have breached your lease. When you signed your lease, you agreed that you would leave Apartment 3A at 123 Elm Street in the same state that you found it when you moved in. You also agreed that if the apartment showed signs of damage upon your departure, then we (Livingston Properties) would not return the security deposit that you gave us at the time you moved into the building. Upon inspection, we have found a great deal of damage to the appliances in the apartment as well as the wood floors. Consequently, we will not be returning your security deposit.
Here, you can see that there is one clear reason why Livingston Properties will not return Mr. Miller's security deposit. He breached his lease by damaging the apartment he rented from them. (If you don't know what breach means, you should be able to determine the meaning from the context.)
Evaluating Opinions about Cause and Effect
Sometimes, in a cause and effect passage, an author will offer his or her opinion about the cause or effect of something, rather than facts about the cause or effect. In that case, readers must judge the validity of the author's analysis. Are the author's ideas logical? Does he or she support the conclusions he or she comes to? Consider, for example, two authors' opinions about instituting mandatory school uniforms.
Paragraph A
Mandatory school uniforms are a bad decision for our district. If students are required to wear a uniform, it will greatly inhibit their ability to express themselves. This is a problem because dress is one of the major ways that young people express themselves. A school uniform policy also directly violates the freedom of expression that all Americans are supposed to enjoy. Consequently, young people will doubt that their basic rights are protected, and this will affect their larger outlook on civil liberties. Furthermore, school uniforms will interfere with the wearing of certain articles of religious clothing, which will create tensions among certain religious groups that can lead to feelings of discrimination. In addition, school uniforms will place an undue financial burden on many low-income families who may not have the money to spend on new uniforms every year, especially if they have several children. Finally, school uniforms will negate one of the most important concepts we can teach our children—individuality. When push comes to shove, we'd all be better off choosing individuality over uniformity. Mandatory school uniforms are a step in the wrong direction.
Paragraph B
Mandatory school uniforms will have a tremendously positive impact on our district. If students are required to wear a uniform, it will greatly inhibit gang behavior since they will no longer be able to wear gang colors. As a result, schools will experience an overall decrease in school violence and theft. Since violence is one of the major concerns that parents, teachers, and students raise about our district, this change will be welcomed with open arms. In addition, school uniforms will instill a much-needed sense of discipline in our student body, and discipline is something that is, unfortunately, in short supply in our school district. Also, students dressed in uniforms will feel a strong sense of community with their peers, which will lead to a more harmonious school environment. Finally, if students were wearing school uniforms, administrators and teachers would no longer have to be clothing police, freeing them to focus on more important issues than whether someone is wearing a dress that is too short or a T-shirt with an inappropriate message. You can make our schools a better place by supporting mandatory school uniforms.
What effects does the author of paragraph A think mandatory uniforms would have?
What effects does the author of paragraph B think mandatory uniforms would have?
You'll notice that both authors take one cause—mandatory school uniforms—and offer several possible effects. Often, authors will use the cause and effect structure to make arguments like the ones we've just seen: one for and one against mandatory school uniforms. It is up to the reader to determine whose argument seems most valid.
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What to Expect from iPad 2
Apple's iPad 2 event starts at 10AM Pacific, so a few thoughts on what to expect.
•An evolutionary improvement, not a revolution. Apple had the revolution with the iPad last year and there are at least two reasons not to expect any major improvements to the new device. First, it just isn't yet economical to put a "retina class" display in a ten-inch device. Second, not one competitor has yet matched or exceeded the original iPad. Motorola's Xoom is the closest — and it's not all that close.
The new iPad will be thinner, maybe lighter. The new screen won't have more pixels, but it might have improved antiglare. It will certainly have a front-facing FaceTime camera, as Apple strives to put FaceTime into every product they make. Rear camera? I'm less certain. One Xoom reviewer said that taking pictures with a tablet was like taking pictures with a shiny lunch tray. The new version of iOS will have some nice improvements: FaceTime, Photo Booth, and hopefully an improved alert system.
•There will be versions for both Verizon and AT&T cellular networks — and 4G speed is a real possibility, although I haven't seen that discussed anywhere. Still, with Motorola providing free (but far from hassle-free) 4G upgrades for Xoom buyers, it makes sense for Apple to sell 4G right out of the box.
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1. Chris in Toronto
"duel" core?March 2, 2011 - 9:56 am Link to this Comment | Reply
Just when I thought I'd committed all the possible typos!
Thanks for the heads-up. It's fixed.March 2, 2011 - 9:59 am Link to this Comment | Reply
I did not buy the iPad last year and I do not plan to buy the latest one.
Seems like a total waste of money to buy an overgrown iPhone.March 2, 2011 - 10:01 am Link to this Comment | Reply
Raymond in DC
Different strokes for different folks, Todd. Me, I look forward to see what finally made it into the newest iPad. My 2nd gen iPod touch, while still a delight, doesn't offer me what the iPad will (beyond easing the strain on these aging eyes). And, to paraphrase Jobs' metaphors, the iPad will be the sports car to my current iMac (the "truck").March 2, 2011 - 10:54 am Link to this Comment | Reply
I could make the jump in another year or two. When they come out with a new one each year it's hard to justify the cost. Who knows what the next 2-3 iPhones will be like? I hope to make my 3GS last for a while.March 2, 2011 - 11:30 am Link to this Comment | Reply
Low-Fi Guy
"…overgrown iPhone."
We're still using that? A year later? Your first mistake was likening it to an iPhone in the first place. If anything, it would be like an overgrown iPod Touch.
Second, if I have the choice of lugging a laptop through the airport, and not having internet connectivity unless I'm subscribed with an aircard, or lugging a 1.5 pound iPad that lets me do basically everything my laptop does. iPad for the win.
An iPad isn't for everyone. But having something on which I could write e-mail, read a book, work on both a presentation AND document, as well as watching movies non-stop on a cross-country flight, while using 7% of the battery, and takes up less space than a magazine in my carry-on. I suppose I'm part of that tiny multi-million user niche.
After a few more generations I'm likely to get one.March 2, 2011 - 11:33 am Link to this Comment | Reply
Jeff Gauch
My personal rule of thumb is to wait at least four generations for any Apple product. I think that it's a deliberate part of their business model to withold features so people will continue buying the latest version.
This is a perfect example. Do you think a significant number of people would buy a slightly thinner, lighter, and faster iPad? The faster may get some customers, it depends on how much faster and if there are any apps that stress the first-gen. Most of the people who buy an upgrade are going to be buying the front facing camera. I cannot believe that after cramming two cameras into the iPhone Apple's engineers couldn't fit one into a larger device. And now, one year later, they can fit two cameras into even less space.
I really dislike being manipulated.March 2, 2011 - 5:45 pm Link to this Comment | Reply
Nobody introduces all the desired features on the first version. You simply can't develop the economies of scale until you've had some success manufacturing and selling the product. Henry Ford might have been able to produce a '55 T-Bird in 1904 — but it would have cost a jillion dollars.
Meantime, HP, Moto and Samsung still can't match the price and feature set of iPad 1, and it came out 11 months ago.March 2, 2011 - 6:03 pm Link to this Comment
When I can run Xcode on an iPad, I will formally stop taking my Macbook Pro on the road. Until then, I'm just going to have to tote that boat anchor around.March 3, 2011 - 2:58 pm Link to this Comment | Reply
3. ern
There was nothing all that impressive about the original iPad, and probably nothing impressive about the new one. The idea that no other competitors have matched the iPad though is the silliest thing I've ever heard. There are a number of competitors out there with equivalent offerings. Only someone blindly loyal to Apple wouldn't see that.March 2, 2011 - 10:46 am Link to this Comment | Reply
Impressive or not, just looking at sales figures tells you there is not one significant competitor.March 2, 2011 - 10:47 am Link to this Comment | Reply
Mike G
My theory is that it's precisely the fact that it's not clear what the iPad is for, that gives Apple the insurmountable lead it has. I mean, if it had one clear and vital function, others could compete on how well they delivered it. (Arguably, the Kindle is the competitor that has beaten it for one actual function.) But as long as it's just this cool thing that surfs the web, and you can kinda read on it and kinda do email and kinda play, and promises a way cool future, why wouldn't you buy the cool name version of that? What would be the advantage of an equally half-functional device from a less cool name?March 2, 2011 - 10:59 am Link to this Comment | Reply
If this really were all that the iPad was about, then you most certainly wouldn't be seeing the sales numbers that have occurred over the last year.March 3, 2011 - 3:00 pm Link to this Comment | Reply
Robin Munn
Not one significant competitor? No, not in the tablet or the smartphone markets. But Apple's competition in the smartphone market isn't one single Android phone, it's all the Android phones put together. App developers aren't saying "How many people bought a Motorola Droid last year?" when they decide whether to target Android or iOS for their apps, they're saying "How many people bought an Android phone last year?" Likewise, Apple isn't going to be competing with the Motorola Xoom in the tablet market, they're going to be competing with all the Android tablets soon to be released.
Apple was the first to enter the smartphone market, and it's paid them vast dividends… but their refusal to license the iPhone to other competitors is, I believe, going to cost them in the long run, just like their refusal to license the hardware design of Apple computers back in the 1980′s. Their products were technically superior, but after a few years they got their lunch eaten by the mass-produced IBM PC clones. Same thing is starting to happen in the smartphone market: Android's numbers were ridiculously tiny in 2008, just plain tiny in 2009, and equal to the iPhone in 2010. Last summer when I saw an Android phone in someone's hands it was worthy of comment, now half the smartphones I see seem to be running Android.
So far, the tablet market has pretty much been Apple's… but if they rest on their laurels for even a second, they're going to be in big trouble. Because there won't be one significant competitor, there will be a significant family of competitors.
just like their refusal to license the hardware design of Apple computers back in the 1980′s.
Jeebus. It wasn't their hardware design other companies wanted; it was Mac OS.March 3, 2011 - 3:02 pm Link to this Comment | Reply
Not at all sure why one would compare the iPad to smart phones. It's not a smart phone and does not pretend to be. I don't own an iPad and probably never will because, well I'm just not into that kind of thing. But it does seem to me that the people I know that do have one are very happy with it. It seems they bought it for a purpose and it fulfills that purpose very well. The fact that it may not have this function or that widget does not seem to be an issue with them.March 2, 2011 - 2:16 pm Link to this Comment | Reply
Mister Snitch!
"There was nothing all that impressive about the original iPad, and probably nothing impressive about the new one."
And guess what? There's nothing all that impressive about your critique, either.March 2, 2011 - 11:19 am Link to this Comment | Reply
4. Ironghost
Dropping wifi for 3g/4g would mean I couldn't use it in my house. My house is nearly invisible to Cell Phones, much less a good 3G connection, and my neck of the woods is nowhere close to 4G. It'd be best to keep Wifi along for the ride.March 2, 2011 - 10:48 am Link to this Comment | Reply
Apple wouldn't drop WiFi. It would continue to exist alongside 3G exactly as it does in today's models.
5. Chris
What about USB ports?
There already is one built into the dock port. I plug my camera into it all the time.March 2, 2011 - 10:50 am Link to this Comment | Reply
bob sykes
I'm with Chris. The input/output capabilities of the iPad are very limited. The Apple keyboard for the iPad does not have a USB port, and I was told by the Apple store elf that the camera port doesn't function as a general data port.
I also hate the flat file system. Why can't I put stuff in folders. The "desktop" (or whatever you call it) is already cluttered. I can't imagine what it will look like after I load some more stuff.
I'm old enough to remember using punch cards. The iPad has a distinct DOS 1.0/IBM 64K ram feel to it.
However, my wife bought it for me for Xmas, so I'm trying to learn to like it. The WiFi is good. iWorks is good. The ebook readers are good. The weight is good. The screen is very, very good. But, …March 2, 2011 - 3:37 pm Link to this Comment | Reply
I also hate the flat file system. Why can't I put stuff in folders.
Umm … you can. Wow. The fact-monkeys are coming out of the woodwork today.March 3, 2011 - 3:06 pm Link to this Comment | Reply
bob sykes
Thanks for the info.
However, I have two books on how to use the iPad, one of them Apple's own, and neither tells how to make folders and put files into them.
So, please help me so more and guide me to the info.March 4, 2011 - 9:11 am Link to this Comment
Sorry Bob, if I was a little snarky there. I get tired of the Apple haters, and zinged you when I shouldn't have.
If you're running iOS 4.2 on your iPad, you can just "drag-n-drop" to create folders. Here's a link that spells it out pretty clearly:
If this doesn't help, just google "folders on iPad". There are a ton of pages out there that spell it out.
Have fun! I love my iPad with 4.2. It really dances.March 4, 2011 - 11:00 am Link to this Comment
6. chris
Here's a few reasons…
I want to use SD cards. I want control over my system, not a system which controls me. I don't want to have to deal with your crap software to interface with my main computer.
7. TeeJaw
Rather than trying to understand what the iPad2 or iPad3 will do, I'm still not understanding why I'd buy an iPad at all.March 2, 2011 - 10:52 am Link to this Comment | Reply
8. Bryan
@TeeJaw, I don't need an iPad, but whenever the resident iPad guy comes over with his iPad, I experience a unique sense of jealousy. iPad envy, you might say. Like you, can't say why, except that they're just so darn nifty!March 2, 2011 - 11:01 am Link to this Comment | Reply
All I know is, I haven't touched my laptop since getting an iPad last year. And for those who claim "it's not a content creation device," all I can say is: I do the majority of my writing and photo editing on mine.
9. jIMh
Will you be drunk-blogging this event?
It's a little early in the AM, even for me. But I am reading Engadget's liveblog.
10. GSMPedia
If it has multi tasking then netbooks be ware.
iPad 1 has had multitasking since November. Even before then, though, netbook sales were tanking as iPad revved up.
I gotta say, Steve, that it's not universal, full multi-tasking. There are seven main types of operations that a programmer can get an iPhone/iPad app running on iOS 4.x to run in the background, while another app has the focus. But it takes some work to jump through some programming hoops to do this, and it's still limited. I'm in the middle of implementing some data synchronization features, and I have to be careful about making sure I do things very cleanly and succinctly, or it'll blow-up.
I get Apple's justification for doing multi-tasking this way. True multi-tasking on a mobile device absolutely torches the battery. Secret run-away processes will destroy the usability of a mobile phone. It's a major, little-acknowledged problem with Android apps. Definitely user-experience fail. Which Apple does everything in its power to avoid.
Too, until now, the micro-processor running the iPhone/iPad/iPod touch would have strained under the efforts of managing lots of concurrent tasks (also leading to a user experience fail). That changed with the A5. I'm actually expecting Apple to open up more of the iOS API to multi-tasking by the end of this year. Once the A5 becomes ubiquitous, I think Apple will be less concerned about the user-experience being bogged down, and give us iOS developers more leeway.
Look for iOS 5.0 to open up significantly in that way.March 3, 2011 - 3:18 pm Link to this Comment | Reply
11. Michael Marriott
Nice review. Contemplating an upgrade to the iPad 2….I'm an iPad-aholic. I am also a big fan of your Trifecta videos at PJTV.
Quick question….what do you mean when you say multitasking…is it that you can have more than 1 app running at a time?March 2, 2011 - 11:37 am Link to this Comment | Reply
Yep. iPad always had multitasking for things like push notifications, but got "real" multitasking with iOS 4.2 (4.1? Can't remember!) last fall.
Keep watching Trifecta — and thanks!March 2, 2011 - 11:39 am Link to this Comment | Reply
12. David WL
To the iPad-skeptics:
For years (10-12?) I've been carrying a laptop to my teaching job. My iPad has almost completely ended that arduous and weighty chore. I take use the iPad to take attendance, enter grades on the iPad, and present my lectures. Before iOS 4.2 came alone, there were some weak spots in the operation, but 4.2, along with upgrades in Numbers (the spreadsheet) and Keynote (presentation), have make the iPad a mature teaching platform.
Now the iPad 2 adds HDMI output of anything on the iPad screen. (iPad 1 is restricted to apps that have specifically programmed the ability.) That obviates all remaining need for the laptop on the go, and makes the iPad 2 the killer machine for teachers. Now if only I can find someone willing to give me enough for my "old" iPad.March 2, 2011 - 12:22 pm Link to this Comment | Reply
Do a little googling. There are companies already advertising to buy your iPad1 back at a significant percentage of your original purchase price.March 3, 2011 - 3:26 pm Link to this Comment | Reply
13. David WL
Sorry for the mangled grammar in the previous post.March 2, 2011 - 12:24 pm Link to this Comment | Reply
14. John C.
I won't be buying an iPad until they come out with a 7 inch version. The 10 inch is too big to carry easily; if I want something that I need a case for, I'll carry a laptop. I expect that a smaller one would have to give up a bit, most likely in battery life, but it would still be something I would CARRY, instead of leave at home a lot. It is no accident that a lot of their would-be competitors have 7 inch tablets.March 2, 2011 - 12:57 pm Link to this Comment | Reply
Actually, it IS an accident — Android 2.x doesn't scale up past 7 inches without looking like a cheap toy. Android 3.x is much, much better in that regard, but it's only just now coming to market.
As for portability, mine goes with me everywhere, just fine. Even in the case, it's still a third the weight of a laptop, and far more comfortable to use on a plane.March 2, 2011 - 1:00 pm Link to this Comment | Reply
15. Shawn Levasseur
Steve, your credibiilty in my eyes on tech matters was solidified with the link back to Daring Fireball.March 2, 2011 - 1:02 pm Link to this Comment | Reply
16. truepeers
Ok, ipad lovers, here's the question: assuming $100 is not loose change for you, how much are you willing to dicount your gen 1s to buy ipad2?March 2, 2011 - 1:25 pm Link to this Comment | Reply
I'm holding off for iPad 3. For me, the only killer-don't-have-it-yet feature is FaceTime — and we'll be getting that this summer when my wife and I upgrade to iPhone 5 from our 3GS models.
We'll probably stick to an every-other-model upgrade path. Even years for the iPads, odd years for the phones. It's not perfect, but it beats going broke.March 2, 2011 - 1:27 pm Link to this Comment | Reply
Chris in Toronto
Same holds true for the major software upgrades.March 4, 2011 - 6:23 am Link to this Comment | Reply
David WL
I'd like 400 for wifi 16Gb, settle for 350, might go as low as 300.March 2, 2011 - 1:59 pm Link to this Comment | Reply
Well, if i can pick up an ipad for $300, that will probably break my resolve to wait until the market matures to see the best of Android. Here's why Apple has to keep sprinting if the walled garden is to rule for long.March 2, 2011 - 2:44 pm Link to this Comment | Reply
17. Thomas Merton
Well, the iPad 2 is out, and despite a rash of nice improvements, and the best UI on the planet, it still does NOT support Flash.
A $400 Asus Eee netbook is still a better web surfing machine, has way more storage space, can actually do Flash, and has something that you have to pay extra for with an iPad: a real keyboard. Not to mention USB ports, a VGA port, can run REAL Microsoft Office, etc…
Now why are these iPads so popular again? Angry Birds?March 2, 2011 - 1:28 pm Link to this Comment | Reply
Every time I hear someone complain that iPad doesn't support Flash, it's like hearing someone complain that their new BMW didn't come standard with a toothless vagrant who sits in the back seat, shouting obscenities.March 2, 2011 - 1:30 pm Link to this Comment | Reply
David WL
Hear hear. If I need flash that bad I'll pull my laptop when I get home.March 2, 2011 - 1:55 pm Link to this Comment | Reply
"…it's like hearing someone complain that their new BMW didn't come standard with a toothless vagrant who sits in the back seat, shouting obscenities."
I so want to see that in a BMW commercial!March 2, 2011 - 2:20 pm Link to this Comment | Reply
+1!March 3, 2011 - 10:01 am Link to this Comment | Reply
Chris in Toronto
"toothless vagrant" Mr Green, dude, you have a way with words!March 4, 2011 - 7:00 am Link to this Comment | Reply
18. Evil Red Scandi
I'm pretty disappointed that they didn't add a higher-resolution screen. 1024×768 is so 1995. On the "Steve hates SKUs" front, I'm a bit perplexed that they still appear to be using Infinion's radio chipsets – especially considering how bad Infineon burned them on the iPhone 3G – when Qualcomm is shipping a combined CDMA/GSM product. Maybe because Qualcomm also makes the Snapdragon chips that power a lot of Android phones, but still…March 2, 2011 - 3:01 pm Link to this Comment | Reply
Word from the supply chain is that the yields just don't exist yet for 10-inch retina-class displays. But look for iPad 3 to have double the linear resolution and quadruple the pixels, this time next year.
Until then, I'll keep tapping away at my iPad 1 — but I'll still marvel every time I see one of those skinny-ass iPad 2s.March 2, 2011 - 3:04 pm Link to this Comment | Reply
It would have taken way too much power to drive a true retina display on an iPad. Quadrupling the pixels would be nice. But your battery would hate you.
Well, that and your wallet.March 3, 2011 - 3:30 pm Link to this Comment | Reply
19. Dwight
And Steve Jobs appears!! Apple stock goes up.March 2, 2011 - 3:28 pm Link to this Comment | Reply
20. John
All I really want is for them to figure out a way to get the quote and apostrophe keys onto the numeric page (the upswipe option on the ',' and '.' keys is annoying enough to have been a Microsoft conception), and tweak the auto-spell algorithms, so that anytime you make one errant keystroke, the damn thing doesn't decide it knows what word you're trying to spell and inserts it for you (a complaint I see is not all that uncommon among iPad owners).March 2, 2011 - 8:25 pm Link to this Comment | Reply
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STOCKTON, California (Reuters) - Stockton, California will become the largest U.S. city to seek protection from its creditors after its leaders approved a budget on Tuesday night based on the city filing for bankruptcy.
A Chapter 9 bankruptcy by the city of nearly 300,000 in California's Central Valley, about 85 miles east of San Francisco, could come as early as Wednesday.
Stockton's city council voted six to one in favor of the 2012-2013 budget after a contentious five-hour meeting where angry retired city workers pressed council members to reject the $155 million spending plan. It proposes eliminating retirees' medical benefits to help fill a $26 million budget deficit.
Retired police department employee Geri Ridge said she fears not being able to afford health-care insurance.
"I don't have that kind of income," said Ridge, 56, noting she is concerned a large share of her $1,895 monthly pension payment could be consumed by large insurance costs due to her history of heart attacks.
The council's vote followed three months of confidential talks between Stockton and its creditors aimed at averting bankruptcy. The negotiations ended on Monday with the city failing to win enough concessions to help close its shortfall for the fiscal year starting on July 1.
That left bankruptcy as the only way for Stockton to balance its budget in the near term while maintaining its current level of services and bringing stability to its battered finances, Mayor Ann Johnston said.
"It's heart-wrenching to think about the implications," she said. "I see no other solution."
Stockton officials have said since February their city's finances are suffering the combined effects of fiscal mismanagement over two decades, too much debt taken on in good times and generous pay and unsustainable benefits for city employees and retirees.
Stockton has also suffered a sharp drop in revenue since the collapse of its once red-hot housing market. The housing boom transformed the farming city into a distant bedroom community of the San Francisco Bay area and its bust put Stockton at or near the top of national foreclosure rankings in recent years.
To keep its budget in balance, Stockton has cut more than $90 million in spending in recent years and slashed its work force, including a quarter of its police officers, a pressing concern with a surge in violent crime in the city.
Deeper cuts to police payrolls would be intolerable, making a financial restructuring in bankruptcy a necessary if painful choice, according to council members who voted for the budget.
The $3.7 trillion U.S. municipal bond market has so far taken in stride Stockton's march toward bankruptcy despite the city's more than $700 million in bond debt. Bondholders and bond insurers are among Stockton's 18 creditors.
Because municipal bankruptcies under Chapter 9 of the federal bankruptcy code are rare, especially for larger cities, Stockton could set important precedents for how different types of creditors are treated in such cases.
In the past, large cities such as Bridgeport, Connecticut, have seen filings for bankruptcy protection rejected by the court. In the most recent case in October 2011, a filing by Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, a city of nearly 50,000, was rejected because a state law barred municipalities of a certain size from seeking legal protection from creditors.
Lawyers representing Stockton also worked for Vallejo, California when it filed for bankruptcy in 2008. The former Navy town emerged last year from bankruptcy with sharply reduced payments for its retiree medical program.
At $4.23 billion, Alabama's Jefferson County last November set the record for the biggest municipal bankruptcy filing, which is still working its way through the court.
Stockton officials have been considering bankruptcy since February and calling for the kind of drastic action in its budget. It suspends $10.2 million in debt payments, a move likely to trigger further downgrades of Stockton by ratings agencies.
Stockton has already defaulted on about $2 million in debt since February, allowing the trustee for one of its bond insurers to seize a building once slated to be its future city hall and three parking garages.
The intentional default prompted Moody's Investors Service and Standard & Poor's Ratings Services to drop their credit ratings on Stockton. Moody's has cut its issuer rating for Stockton to a junk level Ba2 from Baa1 while S&P has cut its issuer rating on the city from BB to SD, one notch above its D default rating.
Stockton's budget would also cut spending on employee compensation and retiree benefits by $11.2 million. About $7 million in savings would come from cutting retiree medical benefits for one year and then phasing them out, an idea that stuns John Skaff, a retired police officer.
Skaff said knee injuries forced him off Stockton's police department after 19 years there and he expects to need knee-replacement surgery, though he is uncertain how to afford it without his health coverage. "It's a big hit for us," he said.
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This article gives a taste of the kind of waste and corruption Stockton has experienced in its government. This woman in the article making nearly $2,000 in retirement in addition to medical coverage. I wish I was making $2,000 a month now! There are some cold truths that Stockton has to come to terms with. They have been over paying and over promising employees for decades. You remember Bell California? Well imagine instead of 4 or 5 employees making $400,000, imagine literally hundreds making over $100,000. Over 100 in the police department alone, with top payments upwards of $300,000 in a city where $30,000 can outright buy a home.
But of course very few city employees, including literally 0 Stockton Police actually live in Stockton, because none of them have any faith in the city. They wouldn't dare have their kids walk the streets of the people whose money they take hand over fist.
The same old story with the pay, in the good times the unions made ludicrous deals for high pay and job security, and now in bad times that pay can't be reduced, every chief of police is guaranteed a massive lifetime package, so every chief just retires a year into their job, now we have a pile of chiefs doing nothing and making millions of taxpayer money for having worked months on the job.
Though employee pay is only the half of it. On a drunken spending spree a decade ago Stockton decided to buy up everything. The arena, the ball park, a hotel, and much bigger buildings, a brand new harbor, hundreds of millions spent for property that isn't generating any income.
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I posted quite a while back about my husband's anorexia and exercise bulimia.
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I am real sorry you are having to go through all this with him being negative and all.
|Sat, 03-10-2012 - 9:21am
wow.. sorry to say but I couldnt imagine dealing with this for 30 years.. You are def. a trooper of sorts but the def. of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results. (sorry)
I am not you but I would def. ignore him and yes leave his stuff to him.. You cant
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I agree with Promise.. It is very challenging to leave a comfort zone but its doable.. Millions of people get divorced all the time and we all survive somehow.. I also felt more alone in my marriage.. When I left as I had a great opportunity because like you I couldnt go on my own I realized that I could explore so many other things out there that were available to me.. Like I could live or work or have friends
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Have you ever gone to an attorney and not necessarily for a divorce but to see what your rights are and what you would be entitled to in case you divorced.. I know each state is different but most of the time marital assets are split and there could be alimony assets, etc. involved and all.. (just saying)
It sounds like money isnt the issue and if you had the money you would probably stay with him.. That is your choice but to me that is so sad and since life is so short its even sadder. I would probably just live my life and ignore him if you stay there..
Lets say you stick around what would happen if hubby died or left you and then where would you be?? What would happen if you got sick and needed help.. Would hubby take care of you like you take care of him?? Seems like a one way street in your house.
One time I thought that if I was with my ex and I got very sick the thought of him taking care of me would be zero and I didnt want to be with him if I got sick or died. I would rather be with people who love me and who would take care of me and give a flying fig.I also didnt want to live my last days with a toxic person.. I am almost 58 now and sep. and divorced for seven


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Official Release of DRAWING THE EYE eBook
DRAWING THE EYE – Creating Stronger Images Through Visual Mass is the third eBook in the series. It's about understanding and using the ways in which the eye reads a photograph in order to create more powerful images, and it'll change the way you look at your craft. Broken into 4 parts, Drawing The Eye looks at this concept of visual mass, or visual pull, in concept, in camera, in post-processing, and then through creative exercises related to each of these sections.
Don't let the egghead title fool you, this is not academia; it's a real-world discussion about making images that are more powerful because they're made with a fuller understanding of where the eye moves in an image, and how that understanding can change the way you shoot and process your images.
Like TEN and TEN MORE, DRAWING THE EYE is a 32-page downloadable eBook, in PDF format, and it's available now for $5. We began selling these for $5 as introductory pricing, and were planning to make the usual pricing $10 but as long as you keep giving me such positive feedback and telling the world about them, I think we'll just keep them at $5, if that's cool with you.We've switched e-commerce engines too. So many people experienced issues with Lulu that we're now using the much more reliable E-Junkie, so the whole experience ought to be easy.
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OE Won't Start
I'm running IE 5.0, SP 1, and have been using the bundled version of OE successfully up until a short time ago. Now it won't start.
The first time I click on the icon, I get an hourglass for a few seconds; after that, if I click on the icon, nothing happens at all.
I reinstalled IE, including OE, and OE still won't start. Any ideas? I'm temporarily using Eudora, and I think it's substandard, to say the least.
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Thanks, that did it. I have a feeling identities might not be worth the trouble. Switching between them is inconvenient, in any case.
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amazing!(05.09.10 @ 10:26 AM)
stunning. you never cease to amaze me chaz(04.27.10 @ 09:41 AM)
Oh my Chaz, you outdid yourself - fantastic shots! That last one is breathtaking.(04.27.10 @ 09:47 AM)
breathtaking, love the shots by the campfire!!(04.27.10 @ 09:48 AM)
breathtaking, love the shots by the campfire!!(04.27.10 @ 09:49 AM)
wow! these are great...the second to last is my fave(04.27.10 @ 09:55 AM)
rad!(04.27.10 @ 10:11 AM)
I can't stop looking at all of the photos, I am so in love with them! You told "our story" so well, thank you!!!!(04.27.10 @ 11:09 AM)
This has to be my favorite photos by far.(04.27.10 @ 03:05 PM)
The last photo is INCREDIBLE Chaz. Beautiful.(04.27.10 @ 04:00 PM)
Def my favorite e-shoot of yours!!! Very original on both sides of the camera :)(04.30.10 @ 08:07 PM)
Chaz these are beyond amazing! I could comment on every single one!(04.30.10 @ 10:38 PM)
i wanna get married!(05.04.10 @ 09:27 AM)
Hi Chaz. I really enjoy the sepia portrait of Isaac at the bottom. Such a simple yet well-executed celebration of a face, a soul...a life. Thank you for sharing this story and your gift with us :)(05.11.10 @ 04:27 AM)
Dear Chazarazzi-
You are awesome!! I am totally going to send this link to everyone I know...literally! Thanks for making hours of picture taking so easy :) xoxo!
LOVE the pictures, there are truly a magical couple and you have captured their beauty in such a special way.(04.25.10 @ 04:12 PM)
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Of course, the "truth" is actually quite subjective most of the time. However, taken with a grain of salt (pun intended) it is beneficial to know what kinds of stuff are being added to your food, and what some of the potential downsides to your health their introduction might cause. - This infographic was sourced from DailyInfographic.com


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The Center for Bioengineering, Innovation and Design (CBID) program at Johns Hopkins University is directing undergraduate and Master's level students in core principles of the needs-based innovation model. In a brief one-year period, students develop highly innovative products that have traditionally attracted much interest and various levels of follow-on funding. Oftentimes these projects are passed along from previous teams as students graduate and leave the university. While a transition between project managers is not uncommon in business, such a shift at the nascent stage of innovation invites new challenges. These projects, often just a year or two old, are very much still evolutionary: prototypes, intellectual property, and business models are continually adapting with new data and fresh ideas. In this paper we discuss many of the issues that may arise as projects undergo team turnover, offer some recommendations to mitigate these challenges, and present an illustrative case study.


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text: Noble Cousin! Greetings from Solveig! >> Oh you got to be kinding! Why were the judges expecting it >> to be "authentic" apples? Were they expecting the person to >> have researched the apple variety? Well why stop at apples, >> why not make it with period wheat.(sarcasm) >> How "expert" was the entrant? This says very little about the actual judges or judging, but it quite reasonable to add points for information about authentic varieties of apples and yes wheat. Modern wheat varieties appear to be quite different from medieval wheat varieties. You can also comment on milling processes. Wheat is infamous for having rather complex genetics. There are fairly interesting articles out there about how plants change as they are being domesticated. One common pattern is a shift from perennials to annuals and in extreme cases to plants which are incapable of self-reproducing. Further, modern plant varieties are often engineered for storage properties and things other than taste. Your Humble Servant Solveig Throndardottir Amateur Scholar


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The post-season has not met the expectations of Mike Fox or the Tar Heels fans, but today should give fans plenty of reasons to smile. Not only did the Tar Heels defeat the Louisiana State Tigers, 4-2, but the pitching was finally back to what fans have been used to.
Trent Thornton got the nod to start the game for Carolina and lasted 114 pitches before being pulled out late in the game. He is the most successful pitcher that Fox has started since the regular season started and despite showing frustration should be proud of his efforts to give him his twelfth win this season.
McCue would finish the game and pitch the final two innings to close out the season for the LSU Tigers.
The red hot bat of Brian Holberton continued to make appearances this afternoon. He hit a two-run home run in the first inning to give the Tar Heels the 2-0 lead. Holberton had one more hit in the game.
Skye Bolt and Colin Moran also showed up to play some offensive, both grabbing an RBI each to give the Tar Heels two more runs. That would prove to be the security runs needed to win the game after LSU began a late game rally, but fell short.
The Tar Heels will play the loser of tonight's North Carolina State vs. UCLA game, so there is a good chance of a second ACC showdown between State and Carolina in the College World Series. The good news is if we do play NC State, Rodon won't be at 100%!
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Fight of the Year: The Rematch!Category: Boxing
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Juan Manuel "Dinamita" Marquez and Juan "Baby Bull" Diaz meets in a grudge match with Diaz trying to avenge his loss while Marquez proving that his win was no fluke.
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FOOLYWANG MATERIAL: MiMi Faust Stars In Her Man Nikko & His "Friend" Johnny's "NY 2 LA" Video
Let the basic games begin. On last night's episode of "Love & Hip Hop Atlanta," we saw MiMi Faust entering the combat zone on the set of her man Nikko's new video "NY 2 LA". And the battle was among K.Michelle (who was there to supposedly be in the video too), Nikko and Nikko's rap "partner" Johnny...over their alleged down-lowness.
We've got the fight and the actual foolywang material that is the finished video product inside...
Where to begin...
Nikko, MiMi's man we still raise an eyebrow at with wonder & many questions, really went and dropped this video for his and his homie Johnny's song for "NY 2 LA." We still don't know who these guys are or who they think they are, but the description of the video reads:
NY 2 LA is a Rap pop, soul Smash!!!! Produced by Nikko & Written by Nikko & Johnny this is a Novelty record that will have you singing it & loving it LETS FLY.....
K.Michelle and co-star/friend Ariane really dodged a bullet by not appearing in this video. Because the basicness is at an all time high. For some reason, we continue to hold out hope that MiMi will end her reign as Queen of Patheticness (but we REALLY want to like her!) and wake up and smell the GLBT coffee. But she clearly didn't (and still hasn't since she recently posted a pic of her and Nikko at her charity event saying they're still together).
In the above foolishness, we see Nikko and Johnny acting like pilots while Diddy bop'ing all in the airplane hangar and on the tarmac. And as we watch, we keep saying under our breath, "Please don't let MiMi actually appear, please say she changed her mind last minute".
This chick not only appears, but comes out like 'BAM.....I'm the sh*t in this video.'
Deep sigh. We're not really sure what anyone involved was going for here, but MiMi apparently feels like THAT CHICK for being asked to play the lead in her man Nikko's video. And by "lead", we mean the chick who shows a sliver of her face while hopping out a car and dancing in the background on the tarmac in front of a (real or not real) private jet.
Peep the video above for yourselves. But after seeing it, you'll understand why K.Michelle felt the need to pop off on Nikko, Johnny and eventually MiMi on last night's episode about this very shoot:
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Last night's fight scene drama: While MiMi got her hair done at a conference room table, K. and Ariane revealed that they know people... who know people...who know that Johnny is indeed gay. Which means they believe he's on the down low and acting like he likes women...and they're not feeling that.
MiMi cut hard for Johnny saying, "I've only seen hm with bad bishes and he's not gay." Alrighty then.
The conversation soon turned into a war--with K. accusing Nikko of being gay himself. She said, "You have a roommate in Atlanta. Rent is not that high boo boo in Atlanta. You have a roomate for $1000 rent? This is not New York. GTFOH."
Boom. Peep the above video clip from last night. Nikko also released a video last week called "I'm Ready Girl" that he dedicated to MiMi. Peep that at your own risk.
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Mimi did all that arguing on
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i think mimis part was so not
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Agree with all of the above.
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This video looks like half
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K. Michelle needs therapy.
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Did anybody notice the look
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Lamest video ever lol
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mimi needs to have several.
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How did she not start the
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cant give the attendant part
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Lol. Exactly!
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Evan. I see what you mean...
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Am I the only person that do
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I agree with you. K even
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Mimi looks hot mess in this
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This lady is dumb as a rack
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Mimi really is pathetic. Why
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Wow… My friend Lnny has just
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And speaking of LHH Atlanta,
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Traci Steele- another Bronx
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Mimi is once aagain playin
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Did he say "you can't get a
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Ladies if you like to feel
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LMFAO! If K Michelle &
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If Mimi don't sit her 40
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I can't deal with the fact
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Mimi Faust has
6:17 pm - May 28, '13
KMichelle looks and acts
6:16 pm - May 28, '13
So the song is called NY 2
6:01 pm - May 28, '13
I am too through...for real.
5:41 pm - May 28, '13
Sista Mimi got a strong face
4:23 pm - May 28, '13
If they the most cornball
4:02 pm - May 28, '13
Real BAMMA, Mimi stepped out
4:03 pm - May 28, '13
I really want to like Mimi,
3:56 pm - May 28, '13
I can't believe any decent
3:47 pm - May 28, '13
shutup ho.
9:14 pm - May 28, '13
Can you describe the person
5:07 pm - May 28, '13
Say that!!!!!
7:10 pm - May 31, '13
3:47 pm - May 28, '13
WOW! *blank stare* What are
3:31 pm - May 28, '13
but K Michelle has a song out
3:12 pm - May 28, '13
Ok Mimi def has a type. This
3:08 pm - May 28, '13
Once AGAIN Mimi looks a fool.
3:08 pm - May 28, '13
she looks ridiculous.....
3:07 pm - May 28, '13
MiMi so wack, both them dudes
3:01 pm - May 28, '13
Zero Fucks given
3:01 pm - May 28, '13