Looks like Amazon.com employs some rabid UCLA fans.

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An Op-Ed in today's Washington Times. Excerpt:

We reprint this false alarm not to suggest that the current arguments about global warming are wrong. We don't know them to be right or wrong; there is too much scientific uncertainty clouding the issue. Rather, we simply wish to point out that scientists and the journalists and government agencies who cite them have been wrong on the subject of climate change before, quite recently in fact.

The judgment of the scientific community -- much less the judgment of international political entities or scribblers who cite them as authorities -- should not control this debate. "The science is settled," say the proponents; the consensus exists. But too often the disclaimers and scientific qualifiers get edited out of those press releases. And science is not about consensus in any event. It is about testing hypotheses and building evidence through experimentation.

No shit.

Update: Related links found at the Corner: here and here.

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And Oliver has run himself over.

I can't be the only one who was reminded of that when reading this story.

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Today, March 31 is . . . . Bunsen Burner Day and National Clams On The Half Shell Day.

Okay, I'll admit: it isn't worth much.

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Some people tell me that they don't read blogs, believing them to be a waste of time. My point is that if you're not reading blogs, you're missing out on some truly exceptional writing. Like here, for instance.

Despite this blog's evidence to the contrary, I'm actually quite skilled at composing a well-crafted dissertation on a particular subject, when I put some my mind to it. However, I simply do not have the ability to convey tenor, tone, or emotions like Helen does. When I read her blog, I feel like I'm there with her.

Not convinced? I suggest that you read this post, this one and this one before you decide.

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See if you can spot the not too slight difference in the reporting contained in these two articles, which I found via KJL at the Corner. First report:

German scientists said on Friday they had isolated sperm-producing stem cells that have similar properties to embryonic stem cells from adult mice.

If the same type of cells in humans show similar qualities the researchers from the Georg-August-University of Goettingen believe they could be used in stem cell research which would remove the ethical dilemma associated with stem cells derived from human embryos.

"These isolated spermatogonial stem cells respond to culture conditions and acquire embryonic stem cell properties," Gerd Hasenfuss and his colleagues said in report published online by the journal Nature.

Second report, title only:

Embryonic Stem Cell Success

I was trying to come up with something snarky, but my brain just imploded. Repair crews are adding back the logic and truthfullness that got sucked out of them by the Waskington Post.

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I know that when many of you hear the words "juggler" or "juggling", your eyes glaze over from the boredom you're anticipating. Well, check out this video. You might be impressed.

Update: Or maybe not. Via a commenter, here's a pretty good smackdown of Bliss's performance, complete with video of someone doing the exact same routine with five balls.

Valid points, but I still enjoy the original, notwithstanding how much more difficult the diss video is.

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Via Bane comes the quiz that gave me the following result:

I am 51% Asshole/Bitch.

I am abrasive, some people really hate me, but there may be a group of other tight knit assholes and bitches that I can hang out with and get me. Everybody else? Fuck ‘em.

Take the
Asshole/Bitch Test
@ FualiDotCom

51%? I must not be trying hard enough. Trust me: I can be an enormous asshole.

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A former social worker went off the deep end. Excerpt in the extended entry:
more...

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So I hear that It's Hard Out Here for a Pimp these days. You know what else is, apparently, even harder? Writing a second effing lyric for your song.

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Lego Brokeback Mountain.

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Kirby Puckett passed away today at the age of 44.

So long, Kirby. Rest in peace.

Update: Powerline remembers Kirby.

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Actually, it isn't, but I just got around to noticing it: our good old Suburban mistress is expecting a new playmate for Spiderman.

I'll offer the following as an excuse: when a favorite blogger stops posting for a while, I'll stop by the site weekly for a while, then I'll simply forget to check in, assuming that life happens and that hey, I'll check in again. Of course, I then forget to check in again. It seems that I've missed a couple of months of posts. Whoops. Anyway, go and wish her well, especially with her newfound food cravings. I vividly remember my wife's second pregnancy, so I can empathize with two words: ice cream. All you men out there with pregnant wives would be well advised to remember those words.

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1 Aw, thanks PG! No need to check in *too* often; I now blog about twice a week or so. On good weeks. Thanks for remembering me. Also: sound advice you give. Ice cream cures many ills.

Posted by: kelley at February 27, 2006 05:47 PM (VULt7)

2 I would have typed "Haagen Das", but that particular phrase escaped my mind right then.

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3 Ice cream cravings? Oh my God! I'm pregnant! :-)

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4 Color me NOT surprised, Harvey. :-P

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Annie, via Jennifer and Cassandra, posted her answer to this question: "What was the #1 song in the U.S.A. the day you were born?" It turns out that my song is "Walk Like a Man". I'm justnot certain whether the title was prescient(I've been upright for years) or merely suggestive. After all, many women have accused me of dragging my knuckles, so it's not too off base.

What was your #1 song?

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Harvey started something with this post, wherein he asks people to tell him the very first word in his or her first blog post. My first post pretty much sucked; things went downhill from there. Be that as it may, here is the first blog body word from my very first post: "Well"

What was your's?

FYI: Read quickly, as you will be auto-forwarded back to this blog in about 30 seconds.

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I really thought that DS9 would be #1:

You scored as Babylon 5 (Babylon 5). The universe is erupting into war and your government picks the wrong side. How much worse could things get? It doesnâ??t matter, because no matter what you have your friends and youâ??ll do the right thing. In the end that will be all that matters. Now if only the Psi Cops would leave you alone. Babylon 5 (Babylon 5) 88% Deep Space Nine (Star Trek) 81% Millennium Falcon (Star Wars) 75% Serenity (Firefly) 75% Galactica (Battlestar: Galactica) 69% SG-1 (Stargate) 69% Nebuchadnezzar (The Matrix) 56% Enterprise D (Star Trek) 56% Moya (Farscape) 56% FBI's X-Files Division (The X-Files) 44% Andromeda Ascendant (Andromeda) 44% Bebop (Cowboy Bebop) 38% Your Ultimate Sci-Fi Profile II: which sci-fi crew would you best fit in? (pics) created with QuizFarm.com

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Via Bane comes the quiz whose results are listed below:

You Are 40% Weird

Normal enough to know that you're weird... But too damn weird to do anything about it!

Only 40%? Umm, no. Not even freakin' close.

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It was better than Cats.

Note to Euroweenies: stop pissing off Emily. You know not what you do.

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SOTU drinking game, v.2006. Excerpt:

There's more. Lots more.

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Via CalTechGirl comes this quiz, from which I received this result:

Your results:
You are Spider-Man

Spider-Man 85% Green Lantern 75% Superman 70% The Flash 65% Iron Man 65% Supergirl 63% Hulk 55% Robin 53% Catwoman 45% Wonder Woman 43% Batman 35%

You are intelligent, witty, a bit geeky and have great power and responsibility.

So there is some common ground between UNC fans and Duke fans. Will wonders never cease?

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