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- Fox News just had to tear up every script they had prepared for today: Unemployment numbers just released show that the rate has fallen to 9.1% and the stock market opened up 135.
- Edit: Me spoke too soon. (Graph at the bottom since I couldn't figure out how to stick it in here.)
- WBAP has been reporting "parking lot temperatures" for the last couple of days. Idiocracy.
- Asked the Third Grader In The House how her day was as she began, "Well, first I woke up. Then I came down and ate breakfast. Then I ....." I'm pretty much stuck at that point, right?
- The Aggies begin at #9 in the preseason USA Today/Coaches poll. I've always said life is better when the Ags are good.
- "Outrage over 10 year old model on cover of Vogue."
- Dallas had another wrong way driver last night that resulted in a head on collision. It had been a while.
- Over the last decade, Gov. Perry has an average tithe of 1/2 of 1% according to his income tax returns. Maybe he thinks he is "rendering unto" himself so it doesn't matter.
- Mrs. LL was getting sick. Edit: Sick as in she's sick. Not sick because of a "condition."
- I've said it a million times: For those who think that the sub-prime mortgage crisis was caused by the government forcing banks to loan to the poor, you are smoking crack. Just once, please, listen to This American Life's "A Giant Pool of Money."
- I think I would have called any child I had "Skyler." That would have worked for either a boy or a girl. And he/she would have the cool nickname of "Sky." (But "Skyler Green" is also the name of a failed Cowboy draft pick.)
- Why do I also think I could never talk the momma into believing Skyler is a good name?
- Funny comment yesterday was made about the guy who claimed to have witnessed the Lincoln Assassination. Paraphrased, it said, "He just lived longer than anyone who could call him on it."
- ESPN had an hour long special on Deion Sanders that I tried to watch this week. Can we please just see some old football footage of him catching a punt and running it all the way back to the end zone? Instead, we have to be bombarded with montage after montage of three second clips. It's ESPN, not an MTV Video.
- I had a water hose explode yesterday. That was pretty cool.
- Funny line yesterday regarding the heat: Is there any chance the Rapture happened and we missed it?
- Polygamist Warren Jeffs was convicted of sexual assault of a minor yesterday despite firing his lawyers and giving a closing statement that included 30 minutes of silence followed by, "I am at peace." At least it sounded like a good plan to him.
- Normally, when cops bust up a prostitution ring we get to see a bunch of gals that wouldn't exactly get the starring role in Pretty Woman. But this group? Not too bad. Relatively speaking, of course.
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Now a 200 point swing. Down 50.
I've pinned my hopes to the Aggies too many times. Will believe the possibility of a good season when it is in the books.
Clark County needs to invest in some professional booking signs. The freehand thing is kind of bush league.
My Other Brother Darryl
Those Prostitutes are definitely shabby....what were you thinking?
Mrs LL getting sick, then you start talking about baby names?
Are you trying to hint to us about something big happening at your house?
I tried to tell you not to do this, but if you went ahead and did it anyway, all you can do is love it, feed it and educate it. It's a long road, so sit back and enjoy!
What happen to Decatur ISD
One year age a Recognized district with all campuses Recognized, all campuses and the district met AYP, and it had good finances. A short year later we are failing AYP, Many campuses have lower ratings, and the place is in a financial mess?
At 9am now -52.45.
Student performance in DISD dropped faster than the stock market!
193K dropped out of the jobs market July. That means they are no longer counted in the unemployment numbers.
That Jeffs guy is clearly not of sane mind. How is it he can stand trial? Don't know; but I am certainly glad he will prolly never get a chance to practice his insane notions on this side of the bars.
I think go over to Clark county & do a little business. Wonder if the last one was the madame?
Your hey now girl today has overstacked boobs. It ruins your figure to be too top heavy. Yuk!
To each his own. Some guys just love the boobs.
leave prostitutes alone - its none of the rest of the world's business what arrangements they have with their clients. its about time we quit legislating morality -we need to move on as a society. these girls obviously need the money, and our governments are broke to the point that we don't have the money to enforce this crap.
how low can it go.. how low can it go... barry boy spoke WAY to soon. time to get real or get prepared
According to the Messenger Update 50% of the schools statewide did not meet AYP. Certainly, someone will see that the rating system is the problem. That, and maybe the canned curriculum that is being forced upon at least two of the districts mentioned.
Good for you Barry. Celebrate that 9.1% Can't really HOPE for much more CHANGE than that can you. Man I crack myself up.
not giving loans to the poor but giving loans to those that could not afford them and with little money down. That is what started the problem then wall street made it worse.
LOL at the P/L temps.
That's almost as bad as wendlle posting his dash temp every day. Of course it's going to be scorching hot on your dash!
Sounds like this missus has one in the oven...
I'LL TAKE WHORE #4... SHE LOOKS ALL SWEET AND CLEAN.
Pretty sure the random thoughts girl is a repeat, but if I were going to repeat one of them, she would be an excellent choice.
You're smoking crack if you believe that government policies, including the CRA, were not contributing factors to the subprime mortgage crisis.
It'd be most wonderful to see those puppies bangin heads and her callin out my name.
WordTroll...
Nice spin on the "drop" in unemployment. Here's what the Bureau of Labor Statistics said: "...the unemployment rate was little changed at 9.1 percent." That shows what an "unrelenting, unyielding day by day effort" and focus by the Obama administration can do. (January, 2009 unemployment rate: 7.6%)
YEAP, THE SKY IS FALLING!
Market down today.
Obama on the tv, AGAIN.
Wish he would just go play golf.
Not at Colonial of course.
Who needs prostitutes when we have Obama?
Re: Unemployment numbers, they will be adjusted upward next week, just like they have been every month up until now. Mark my words.
"I've said it a million times: For those who think that the sub-prime mortgage crisis was caused by the government forcing banks to loan to the poor, you are smoking crack. Just once, please, listen to This American Life's "A Giant Pool of Money."
--- Rent the movie "Inside Job." The problem is the revolving door between Washington DC and Wall Street.
"Normally, when cops bust up a prostitution ring we get to see a bunch of gals that wouldn't exactly get the starring role in Pretty Woman. But this group? Not too bad. Relatively speaking, of course."
-- lots of good "before" pictures.
9 out of 10 men like big boobs, the 10th one likes the other 9 men.
Uncle Wally
are you going to be a Dada?? or just sick of you????
I hope the market keeps dropping.
Wordkyle got something right--Bush's policies led to the sub prime mortgage crisis.
1:03, the schools now have to (more) accurately report scores. So those new numbers are far closer to the rteal value of education than last year's.
Rage
Niggas gone wild..... http://www.jsonline.com/news/milwaukee/126828998.html
If you think Clinton and Johnson didn't cause this by squeezing loan companies, you're nuttier than peter gerstens.
The average parent in Wise County needs ti understand the AYP rating and not just be told it is a federal rating. What a cop out. There is an average amount of progress each student is expected to make in tested courses from one year to the next. If a student does not show average progress they have NOT grown academically. Don't we want our students to improve from year to year? The ratings are so low that we should be in a state of panic to think that 50% of Texas' schools can not instruct more than 50 % of their students successfully. We are failing our kids and setting them up to fail in the future. Demand more information about these scores; don't accept the "spin" used to gloss over the ugly truth...some are not doing their jobs with our kids.
Last year's TAKS ratings were inflated due to a rule that allowed schools to receive ratings based on a made up term that would allow schools and districts to receive a "higher" rating based on how they thought their students would score in the future. Sounds like our upward predictions were not solid. Tests were not harder this year; just more honest. Remember when you were in school and you had to score 70% to pass. Look into what percentage of questions on TAKS have to be mastered for a student to score satisfactory. You will be suprised.
I would think you want better for your children.
Those pros definitely not jeterville material, they appear to have way too many teeth
11:17 a lot of the policies started with Clinton, nice try to blame Bush again, will the dems ever give that one up?
When the Decatur Board last year said they were taking the district in a new direction......do ya think this is what they meant?
South Forty
Funbags!
Head'in South
DISD
Only Jerry Howard and Melinda Reeves could save the place.
That girl needs some support. Her ta tas look awful!
9:03:
This is what happens when you hire a football coach that thinks he can manage a school district.
water hose blowout? I had a car tire blow out while it was PARKED IN THE SHADE!
The mugshot of the blonde in the blue "I Love Pink" shirt is pretty damned hawt, actually.
347 I agree completely. I would let her pay me for a good time.
If you don't think it started with Sub-prime mortgages to minorities, read this:
http://www.sjsu.edu/faculty/watkins/subprime.htm
The banks kicked it into high gear, but the artificial bubble was created during the Clinton administration.
How bout you step away from the crack pipe and starting looking at less biased sources of information than NPR.
About the schools doing their jobs, they are. TEA is letting us down and so is the state by requiring TAKS testing to dominate every facet of education. Teachers aren't allowed to teach what kids need to know, they must teach to a test. The test is hard, but it doesn't really cover all that needs to be taught. The kids are being taught how to take that test--i.e., if you don't know an answer, C is usually the best choice. The math portion is all reading, so if a kid knows how to do the math, but is weak in reading, he's in double jeopardy. It's very sad.
8:12
As a teacher I am sickened when I hear of schools that "teach to the test." However, I also know that there has to be some system of accountability.
If not TAKS, or STARR, how do we know that schools are offering an actual education? If we wait for SAT/ACT results, it's way too late.
Schools that have parents who expect/demand a quality education will be fine no matter what. Those schools don't "teach to the test." It's the other schools that are a problem. If there is no yearly accountability, some schools will not strive to improve. Those are the schools that got us into this whole testing mess.
TAKS isn't great, but at least it has driven a conversation.
Letting us down!
How about mislead board members who think their job is to keep employees happy at the expense of quality education for kids!
Letting us down!
How about mislead board members who think their job is to keep employees happy at the expense of quality education for kids!
Curious how much King Obamy tithes. Wait, I don't believe he professes to be a Christian and a member of a church, now does he?
201 u can say again..
10:10 I am 8:12 and a teacher also. I am subbing right now and I am in many of the schools. I know that many good teachers would do more if they could. Principals and administration take away creativity with stupid stuff like CScope. I know for a fact that it is scripted teaching because some teachers have left the script for me to follow. Very sad indeed. There are many excellent teachers out there--just crummy laws.
Yes, there must be accountability, I agree. But TAKS isn't it. I don't know about STARR, but to hinge everything on one test taken one day is crazy. The kids are nervous wrecks, school personnel is upset, etc. What happened to achievement tests that pit the student only against himself, no one else.
Decaur ISD doesn't care about TAKS. Everyone goes to graduation after four Years. They have taken a strong stand against testing.
The decatur board decided to let all walk at graduation to help out a friend. Nothing wrong with that.
So in Decatur everyone gets to walk whether they are eligible to graduate or not. That doesn't make sense.
Lettin everybody walk would cause a high school to drop in rating to failure or whatever it is called!
I'm just sayin
No wonder the DHS rating dropped and the campus failed AYP. Talk about a BOONDOGLE!
Someone must have been asleep at the wheel!
Almost no one does this because it is such a BAD idea.
No tough love.....
Just a society Based in entitlements....
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