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Ask Yourself How You Should Get Me to Read Your Blog

In How to Get Me to Read Your Blog, Thord Daniel Hedengren tells us how to convince him, and others, to read your blog. Chances are I’m not reading your blog. That’s not because I don’t like you, most likely I don’t even know you exist, and that’s your fault. Yes, you heard me. Your fault. It’s something you can remedy though. There are a gazillion blogs out there, and most of them suck, to be honest. Yours might not, though, so I’m willing to have a look. But how am I to find it? And why should I stay along at all? His points are very good: · Are you commenting on my posts? · Do you submit your posts to social tools? · Do you write great headlines? · Does your blog look like shit? · Does your blog even function like it should? · Don’t clutter it at all! · Do I get your blog? · Are you being consistent with your updates? Any of these resemble you and your blog? I’d add... [lien] [EN]

An L.A. Times Article That Mostly Mocks Itself

An L.A. Times article, presented mostly without comment — because comment really isn’t necessary: After a week of increasingly nasty rallies in which John McCain and Sarah Palin hammered Democratic rival Barack Obama over his “association” with a 1960s-era radical, the Republican candidates changed tactics Saturday during campaign swings through two presidential battleground states. . . . . Emotions — particularly anger — have been running high at GOP gatherings. . . . . On a day when an important civil rights figure condemned the tone of the McCain campaign, Palin seemed to acknowledge the nastiness. Who is the important civil rights figure? Why, someone who compares McCain to George Wallace. Because they’re pretty much comparable figures, dontcha think? On Saturday. [lien] [EN]

L.A. Times Article on Obama-Wright Controversy Downplays the Most Damning Details

The L.A. Times reports on the Obama/Wright firestorm, giving Obama cover by failing to report the facts that should most concern Americans. The story, titled “Obama renounces his pastor’s remarks,” downplays the 20-year relationship Obama has had with the pastor, and fails to report or accurately describe the most incendiary things Wright has said. For example, the article doesn’t even bother to tell readers that Wright screamed “God damn America!” in a sermon, or that Wright suggested America deserved to get attacked on September 11. Nor does the article tell readers any details regarding the intimacy of the relationship between Wright and Obama. A reader unfamiliar with the facts will come away with exactly the impression that Obama wants to convey. [lien] [EN]

Greenwich Time article on Hello, Cupcake! and recipe

image via the Hello, Cupcake! blog There's a great article in Greenwich Time on Hello, Cupcake! co-author Karen Tack and for those clamoring for recipes, there's their recipe for spaghetti and meatball cupcakes. As you can see above, if you make the recipes from their book, you just may get them featured on their blog. And again, you can meet Karen and co-author Alan Richardson tonight for FREE CUPCAKES! We urge all New Yorkers to join our NYC Cupcake Meetup Group to find out the latest on what we're cooking up, which includes the May 8th Cupcake Social 2.0 at The Delancey and summertime cupcake picnics. Thanks to the 114 of you who've already RSVPed! (And again, our apologies to all who are celebrating Passover and will not be able to join us. [lien] [EN]

Where do you get your inspiration?

Where do you get your inspiration? Lately I ran into different blogs and articles that talk about inspiration. So, where do you get your inspiration? Here are some tools and resource for inspiration. Inspired by Mood Moodstream: Getty’s Streaming Inspiration “The site cycles through photos, videos and music using their huge cache of media as source material. Getty has created a tool for creative professionals (or everyone else) to find fresh inspiration. The control panel has sliders to adjust the mood and tone of the media; happy to sad, warm to cool. You’re also able to save favorites, and (of course) purchase the media.” Listen to Experts "I’ve often believed that the best designers don’t get their ideas and inspiration from the place they work. [lien] [EN]

Bjorn Lomborg: How did you get those numbers?

Some of you might wonder why I make so many posts about the impact of noise on trend analysis, and how it can not only lead to mistaken conclusions about temperature trends, it can be abused by those who wish deliberately to mislead readers. The reason is that this is still a common tactic by denialists to confuse and confound the public. Case in point: Bjorn Lomborg has written an article for the British newspaper The Guardian in which he attempts to persuade readers that climate data indicate conditions are much better than expected. Here’s a excerpt: The most obvious point about global warming is that the planet is heating up. It has warmed about 1C (1.8F) over the past century, and is predicted by the United Nations’ climate panel (IPCC) to warm between 1. [lien] [EN]

How To Get A Raise When Times Are Tough [Jobs]

We've offered our suggestions for what to do in these uncertain financial times, but many of those ideas focused on hunkering down and riding out the storm. But what if you want to do more than that? How can you thrive in spite of the economy? One option is to get a raise. Yes, you really can get a raise nowadays as long as one is warranted. To this end, Free Money Finance lists five steps you should take to demonstrate you deserve a raise as follows: 1. Determine the expectations for your position. 2. Work to overperform. 3. Document your success. 4. Show you're underpaid too. 5. Have a great attitude. They note that while all five all of these steps will help you get a raise, the one vital criteria is overperforming. [lien] [EN]

How Much Halloween Candy can You Get in a Pillowcase?

How much candy can you get in a pillowcase? The short answer is: almost 48 pounds. This post also explains the measurement, and lays out a strategy for actually getting that much candy during trick-or-treat. According to the conclusions, everyone who reads this article will be showing up at my house Friday evening. Link -Thanks, [...] [lien] [EN]

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Do you know that you can easily get scammed in online casinos? Do you know that the number of scam casinos has been increased the last year? Well, what to do ? This is a very good question, it is not fair to stop playing in such casinos because there is a chance to get scammed, you can easily avoid it by reading a useful read more articles about the best casinos, This would help you a lot to know more about which is the best and the most trusted casinos to play in, Don't under estimate that, and think seriously about it before you start playing, Remember that you can find hundreds of reviews about the casinos online, you can google it to find what you are looking for, Let me recommend Pro360.com, I think they are the best in this field. [lien] [EN]

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Making Money Online Programs a re really a lot, But I am really tired of the scam programs, which gives you a great feeling about it, then with a snap , you feel so down, I really hate it, However, there are a lot of good Make Money Online Programs, that would help ou in many ways to make some money easily and simply. Today, I am going to talk about get paid to read email ads Program provided by lookinad.com, they are really cool in what they do to help all who are looking to make some money online, all what you need to do with this progrtam is to read email containing some ads, you will get paid for that, isn't that great, don't watse any more time and take a look at them now, i am sure you gonna like it os much. Don't hesitate to contact tthe support team. [lien] [EN]

Official Clemens Response to the NY Times Article

I have received the official response to the NY Times study I discuss below. — — — Hendricks Sports Management Response to New York Times Article Dated February 10, 2008 by Bradlow, Jensen, Wolfers, and Wyner The most important statements made by the four professors who authored the New York Times article are these: “Our reading is that the available data on Clemens's career strongly hint that some unusual factors may have been at play in producing his excellent late-career statistics. In any analysis of his career statistics, it is impossible to say whether this unusual factor was performance-enhancing drugs.” The Clemens Report does not state that the statistics “prove” anything, something missed by the four professors. The purpose of the report is to provide the statistical background of Roger Clemens' career and to correct misconceptions about his career in the public forum. [lien] [EN]

Law Professor: L.A. Times Article on DNA Portrays One View As the Consensus View

Prof. David Kaye says on his blog that yesterday’s L.A. Times article on DNA, cold hits, and statistics is not balanced, and portrays one side of a debate as though it is the only valid viewpoint: [A]n article in the May 3 Los Angeles Times claims to have uncovered a national scandal of sorts. The reporters describe a recent “cold hit” case that they say is emblematic of a national problem, The Times has found. [¶] Prosecutors and crime labs across the country routinely use numbers that exaggerate the significance of DNA matches in “cold hit” cases, in which a suspect is identified through a database search. [¶] Jurors are often told that the odds of a coincidental match are hundreds of thousands of times more remote than they actually are. [lien] [EN]