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Have a Nice "Guardian/Observer Weekend" Everyone
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at January 11, 2013 at 4:59 pm
They should try a page 3 starting with Polly.
They are getting so desperately shameless these days I wouldn't put them even past that,
Get yer tits oo't for the Tuscany workers Polly!.
Please don't!
I'd even buy the Daily Star Sunday rather than endure that…
This article will help undo some of the horrible imagery that a certain prior post left:
It's dead. Just as well it stayed outside though. Had it slithered into an engine it might have caused a real problem.
Yeah, don't. You might trip over them.
The Sunday Times is good value. Has the best bog paper to price ratio of them all, to hang behind the bog door. And no pathetic cute labradors with it too.
Its Umbria: its Polly from Umbria …
Whats the Difference Between any of the State Sponsored Media Channels.. They all Missed The Nonce of the Realm,, Sir Jimmy.. Fu-k me they miss everything that matters and are all full of the same Sh-t
Oh Sorry didnt Mention the BUM. Sorry Sun.. Times etc etc.. Fu-king Spooky Media Group.. Wonder who the Cash is behind this Spoon feeding Sh-t feeder Media Group.. Its like the Political class.. THEY ARE ALL THE SAME.. Went to the same schools have the same realtionships.. Went to the Same University Same Education.. Its all a LIE
He wasn't ever missed you fuckwits he just raised loads of cash through charities which paid off institutions to keep quiet .
Woundering if the victims that were assaulted on BBC premises will get compensation the size of Entwhistles pay off .
Sell off the BBC ,
it no longer represents any culture of this country , but its own perverse grooming & social engineering
Sell off the Big Bro Corp.. You have No Chance.. Look how they have dropped the SIR in Jimmy.. They cant drop the spoon feeding Shit machine
And they (BBC) have as chief honco on historical matters – Alan Yentob – umm indeed.
Hugh grant congratulated the guardian on their journalistic integrity. So, where do they pay their taxes?
With the kind of losses GMG makes HMRC gives them a rebate.
If they make big losses, how is it they taxes in the first place?
while reading the times
With a circulation ~800,000 theTimes still can not make a profit?
Turnover is vanity
Profit is sanity
Cash is King
State can sing.
And German Media company Bauer – have made their interest known as to buying up the dying organ over at the ObservingGruniad.
Now remind me – why exactly did Kevin Maguire leave the Guardian … was he having a love in with Marina Hyde?
What, pray, does journalistic integrity have to do with dodgy business ethics/practices?
A dodgy employer prefers a dodgy employee, like minds think alike, and if anything goes wrong, the employer can blame the underling as he knew nothing about what the employee was up to, does that sound familiar?
My local newsagent in Grafton-under-Wood only imports 2 Observers when it's Food Monthly, both bought by frightfully frightfullies who nip in at 7am when no one's about in case they're caught.
Ah yeah the Sunday Times did a sterlin job of covering the phone hacking at N.I…oh yeah that's right, no it didn't
The world's most important news story! Where was the Observer's coverage of mass child grooming and gang rape by Pakistani gangs in the North and the covering-up of that by police and social services.
I only buy the Sunday Times for Mrs Mills column.
I only buy the Sunday Times for —see above—.
But I find their magazine too shiny, doesn't get a grip, and leaves stains in my underpants/boxers, dependent what day it is.
I only buy the Sunday Times for — see above —.
A nice visual trick, letting the bar graph run out beyond the shading, to make it look bigger.
Well, at least it starts at zero, unlike some recent efforts here.
What's this "owned" thing? Is it like these c'unts that say"fail" or "can I get" instead of "can I have"?
Surely there has to be more teachers, college and university lecturers than that.
The graun is the most odious, condescending, hypocritical, weasel-like, piece of shit, excuse for a newspaper the world has ever known.
I wish them happiness.
Did i say 'happiness!?' Sorry, i meant to say 'DEATH.'
How come Mel Brooks can throw dirt and take de piss out of his own yet when others do it they are labelled, tagged and attacked as anti you know whats?
Death is too good for them.
If you subtract the BBC and Westminster buck teeth and bloomers brigade block purchases how many are sold privately one wonders?
I think the number's about 30-50K across the entire kingdom. That's fewer than 1 in 1,000,000 of us, and a large chunk of those buyers only buy it for the public sector job ads, which ought to spread across various papers and online (better still, the public sector shouldn't be hiring in the first place).
Just a friendly reminder to everyone who the real enemy is >>>Guido Fawkes and his chums.
Why are you here, consorting with the 'enemy' ?
He's put a paper bag over his head, he thinks we can't see him.
You are quite right Owen as usual, I recommend a Drone strike [sic].
Labour do not strike! They merely down tools/withdraw labour/walkout etc.
Come on, are they really worth that, a drone is an expensive piece of kit. Fawksy has made it a publc access blog and not private (I think he did try that a few years ago but fewer hits), I have never gone on a Liebore blog so I don't know what is said there, but it probably is just as tribal and use the same expletives. Get real, if you don't like Fawky's blog don't go on it, if someone disparages you go for them.
"High Street camera retailer Jessops is to shut all of its stores on Friday, resulting in the loss of about 1,370 jobs, the administrators say."
I'll bet that they won't vote for the Conservative led coalition in 2015.
Betting with your benefits money ?
Mrs Mimms pie shop gone into administration, Lord Prescot call it an outrage.
Down boy, heel.
It was bound to happen. They've been declining for a long time. They can't match internet camera prices. They can't even get near Tottenham Court Road shop prices.
— Jessops has been dead walking from 2003 when we all got digital camera on our phones. It's part of the natural renewal of life, you can't protect an industry when people just don't want to buy products and services from it and they have failed to innovate their way out of the debt pile they built up—-
That's just bollocks.
A bit like the deal for the NUM to pay for your gaff.
Arthur do you have shares in that Amway company (They do a lot of Craft work) or has it gone bust?
Ain't that the truth, Sunshine!
What has a crap independent commercial business model got to do with the Conservatives?
When some person goes on the telly saying that retail sales are down 0.04%, do they include internet sales, as they should?
Owen Dear chap.
Jessops were in trouble during the Big Brown Mess. Nothing to do with current politicians.
Owen Dear chap.
Jessops were in trouble during the Big Brown Mess. Nothing to do with current politicians. Your lot caused it if anyone did.
Jessops have been walking the line for a long time, it was just a matter of time before they crashed. If and when our dear leaders finally decide to do some serious cleaning up of the city of London there will be a serious number of traders, bankers etc who will be walking down the road, on the other hand I will not be holding my breath because Dave & Gideon are frightened of their banker friends besides a bank directorship might be in the offering (didn't work with Brownie though)
As a fellow socialist, I'd like to wish the Guardian well in its crusade to keep the UK in the EU. As a UK hater, I really want to see it stuck in there for ever.
I did a gigantically wet fart on the bus earlier and everyone heard.
"Fancy opening that window?" I asked the man sitting near me. "I just let out a really wet fart."
"No problem," he chuckled, opening it.
"Thanks a lot," I replied, flinging my stained boxers out the window.
I just pissed myself reading this.
So did I
Do they allow dogs on buses then?
Too long, could you just do a précis please?
Moron owned on his little show:
That's how you deal with the left. Geddit ?
Staff at Jessops store on The Strand call in police as angry customers gather to collect products in for repair !!!!!!
Anyone needs something like that, just text…
Why are you upset about that. The state, as HMRC has first call on assets, is the owner of once private property. I'd have thought you'd be delighted.
Up the shirkers!
Did anybody get arrested for taking a photograph?.
everyone in the Tory party earns over a million pounds a year!
Don't miss tonight's Channel 4 News to see Quentin Tarantino lose his temper and shout down Krishnan Guru-Murthy when he asks him about film violence.
Yes. it's aka narcissistic personality disorder (NPD). They are prone to throwing hissy-fits. Think of them as slightly feminie brained. They like (crave?) the attention.
I always thought there was something odd about Guru-Murphy.
The exquisite liberal angst : to laugh or not to laugh at ghastly DJANGO ?
Why does anyone bother with the license fee ?
I sold my Tuscany mansion because it wasn't bigger enough for all my self-loathing.
Was the swimming pool too small for your ego as well ?
It was built by BDD Services, allegedly.
It's OK Poly twitted that she never had owned a Villa in Tuscany (but didn't mention the fact that she did own one in Umbria) not too far away and which is even far more up market apparently and worth even more… £££'s.
Let's wish the happiest of weekends and a speedy recovery to Andrew Marr.
You will note he'd been interviewing Dave the Chameleon last Sunday. Not the first time prolonged exposure to a clot has caused a Stroke.
As to whether Andrew will rise again following a series of strokes, perhaps we should ask Ms Miles?
Well – who is ?
Osbourne: do I look funy in this hat I'm not waring?
Can I win the comptetiton plz?
I don't understand why women want to be equal when they could be better.
That shows a lack of ambition to me.
Which is why men are better.
Slowly, slowly – they have a lot of catching up to do first.
I groomed a nation!
One Nation!
Apple will be releasing a new gadget exclusively for women later this year.
It's called the iRon.
Statistics say women think they are smarter than men because they can fake orgasms for the relationship.
Men say, "Big fucking deal, try faking a relationship just for the shag!"
Women eh! Boob jobs, nose jobs, teeth bleaching, tummy tucks, liposuction, colonic irrigation, botox, pierced ears, nipples, bellies and clits, eyebrows plucked, bikini wax, armpits shaved, lips tattooed, legs waxed, diets, exercise but they won't take it up the arse cause it 'hurts'.
Further developments from Mexico of the North:
Carny should be sent back.
What a lot of shite.
Hah: Snowmen in Palestine.
Now why didn't the BBC report on this unusual story ?
Why should they? Snow is not unheard of in the higher altitudes of the middle east region.
Bring back that Tina Brown bird – she would arrange to finish them off …
The Guardian and The Observer are always sold out at the campus shop. If intelligent thoughtful persons like university lecturers read them then they must be full of interesting fact filled articled written in wonderful pros using a rich vocabulary that should appeal to everybody in classless Britain? Surely it must be so?
You are confusing classless with clueless.
I buy it as it's nice big sheets represent excellent value for money and make for good bedding and kindling. Gets cold in these drafty old halls. Strange, as Rapley swore blind things were going to continue getting warmer…
"If intelligent thoughtful persons like university lecturers"
Those who can, do.
Those who can't, teach.
"wonderful pros" ? I must have missed out during my years at Sussex.
Were all ejucated now, fanks too sante blare.
The observer would try and hypnotise us into believing their tripe.
The Observer is tripe.
You exaggerate.
It is not that good.
Yes you can, at least, subsist on eating tripe..well for a while anyway.
The onlly usefule purpose of the O is torn up for lav paper in the outside loo.
Even then, it is not wholly satisfactory. One's arse is likely to remain unwiped on the right side due to the paper's lefty bias…
The sad part of all this is that the Observer used to be a really good paper in the days of Atlantic Richfield's ownership. Even when Lonrho owned it ,it was usually worth reading. The Guardianistas could not have made a better job of wrecking it if they wanted to .Perhaps they did.
Light relief : the exquisite liberal angst : to laugh or not to laugh at ghastly DJANGO ?
Have noticed a lot of Tarantino's stuff on telly lately.
Used to like his stuff, but to be honest, it is shit.
I liked Reservoir Dogs, but that WW2 thing – what was it? (I can't check on IMDB because I have to 'allow' half a million java scripts just to check his Director credentials). Anyway, it was shite. His only asset used to be shock value, today the only thing shocking is that he still finds work.
Inglorious Basterds I think was the Nazi fetish.
To be fair, 'Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom' (Pasolini) is much better.
Reservoir Dogs was interesting, but always struck me that it would be much more powerful as a stage play. Pulp Fiction was fun, but way too cliched now and Jackson could have been brought out so much more.
The Vampire flicks were among the worst, and did not like Kill Bill at all. Strange as I do enjoy Godfrey Ho flicks.
To his credit – he does usually get reasonable sound tracks, but not perfect.
Minor advert time (unaffiliated): If bored, best on YouTube for alternative films is the Cinema Snob. Recommend Nostalgia Critic (even though character now dead) if drunk and, ahem, nostalgic.
Tried to make some sense of it all,
But I can see it makes no sense at all.
Is it cool to go to sleep on the floor?
'Coz I don't think I can take any more–
Clowns to the left of me, jokers to the right, here I am…
Thought Reservoir Dogs was over hyped violence-fantasy tosh, the only good film I've seen by him is Jackie Brown. Samuel L Jackson is far more believable in it, as is the De Nero character.
Can somebody please tell me what… ****Stepped-Down*** … means, is this the third way?, I thought you either resigned or you got the sack, Which is it?, confused of Chipping Norton.
In fairness to the Guardian (as I know this blog values balance ;)), they're doing rather well playing the online 'long game' – while the e-edition of the Times is tanking behind its paywall, the Guardian gets around three million hits per day -second only to the Mail. I doubt if any of these titles will be published in paper format five years from now.
getting millions of hits per day does not equal money thats the problrm, giving away content for free does not equal money.
news international is losing money behind its paywall, but at least it has people willing to pay for its news.
The BBC orders 20,000 copies of the guardian per day. If it has to go behind a paywall how many do you think it will need to order as bulk copies will not be accepted by the audit beareau of circulation, this will take its readership even further downhill and less money to be charged to advertisers.
I hope they do not put the Guardian behind the pay wall as the mail would surely follow suit.
I think the Times jumped the gun with their paywall – it certainly stopped me reading. As I said, my guess is that newsprint will die in the next five years, and the survivors will mop up the ad revenue. If I had to lay bets, I would say there will be five survivors – the FT, the Telegraph, the Sun, the Mail and the Guardian. The rest are finished in my opinion – including the Times if they carry on like this. The Guardian funnily enough, has good reach in N. America, and their 'internationalist' outlook bodes well for emerging English language markets in India and, wait for it, China. I think it's too early, by a couple of years at least, for the others to go behind paywalls, with the exception of the FT whose market aren't too bothered about cost.
A step-down (LOL) to only £150 thousand a year would be a stairway to heaven FOR EVERYBODY ELSE!.
32% Increase
Huge thank you for lovely comments about my blog, too many to thank individually I'm afraid, but much appreciated.
Fuck off and play with your Sticklebricks, Owen. The adults are talking.
Some comments should not be allowed on this site, and that is one of them.
Ok, so I Googled, I found, I got your joke – which is very funny by the way :-), and then I read the seminal work: 'Fabian Society: A new class politics'
8 Comments, interesting byline, must be good. Right ?
Do not Google the blog, do not Google the seminal work, and be very careful with what is written in the Independent. If you hear anyone suggesting community based membership of Unions in public then pre conditioning by watching the human rights abuse clips of Free Syrian Army on YouTube could be very helpful in preparing for what needs to happen next.
Osborne raises prospect of EU exit http://bit.ly/Vud2oy
It is interesting to push this button.
The German's really do not want to be left alone to deal with the French. The other 'loser nations' on the continent are also not quite 'richtig'.
However, following today's news about car plant closures due to slow down of demand on the continent due to austerity – which we all now know was completely avoidable (in fact error by IMF in advice which should have been picked up by government mongs) – it would perhaps be in UK's economic interest to retool those plants for manufacture of light armored trucks and tanks for future 'export' purposes.
And smaller stuff. We have nothing to compare with the MP5 which sells in millions. But with all our limp-wrist brigade you would have to site the factory on St Kilda.
True. What has happened to the light arms industry in the UK ? We did used to be good at that stuff.
Have you ever tried to design and produce anything with half the staff and suppliers on strike at any one time.
Jack Jones was awarded the Order of Lenin, I believe.
I'll be using my bus pass this weekend.
Is your bus 'pass' called a 'black cab'.
Just been shopping in Asda this evening walk up to the till and placed my cock on the counter!
I said fucking roll that back!
This quare fellow Owen Jones just out of the nappies stage and purporting to be the font of knowlege of all that is left wing shite,is IMHO getting too much of the oxegen of publicity which he craves.
Give it a rest on this site chaps and leave it to the beeboids to ensure that he is seen as a nomark.
The Guardian is worse than a tabloid, not as bad as The Independent however.
Estimating UK savings ratios by income levels… low income households were borrowing to maintain consumption pic.twitter.com/7ZejgLXi
— David Watts (@GoodrichWatts) January 11, 2013
I estimate you're a boring c'unt.
It's c'unts like me that make pricks like you stand to attention.
Housing market is going no where this year, and prices are still too high:
Oh My Goodness! They do tend to drag out these live evictions somewhat, do they not?
lol and laughing with the anticipation of one who has voted for Ryan. Or was it Rylan?
If as is reported we're heading for a triple-dip recession, surely that makes Osborne's position untenable?
When we witness a triple-dip recession of Osborne's making then his position will indeed be untenable. However, this comes after 13 years of Brown's stewardship and that makes his position untenable – which is why he is now part of history as both the worst chancellor and the worst prime minister in our nation's experience. HTH
The Blair Creature was the worst 'cos he protected and nurtured Bruin the Mad.
Mr Slippery is on his way to running them both a close Second.
Why did Thatch help Savile get access to hospital wards?
Cos the BBC had elevated him to super star status and he duped everyone into thinking he was doing great charitable work………….
Hamas and Hezbollah do less damaging charity work.
Perhaps the muzzies are on to something…
Let me guess…
You are one of these people who think you are going to win the first prize in the lottery each week.
Aren't you?
Re the EUSSR and the comments that are going around right now.
Please remind me as to what the last two world wars were all about,I seem to remember it was about Germany and us.
First world war,was it about Prussians Vs Us,well yes it was and the prussians lost.
Second world war,who was it started by,well that maniac HITLER and we all know how that ended.
We now have a third world war going on which involves the banksters and their tricks in making huge profits for their clients.
The ordinary peoples of this land are being raped by this bunch of assholes.
Third world war will be essentially amorality vs. morality.
Keep an eye on what is going on in Turkey which is the geo-political grenade pin at present.
To correct you slightly on WWI / II:
WWI : Was in part about oil, especially UK navy conversion to it and transportation routes on the Baghdad-Berlin railway. (aka: Orient express)
WWII : Germany pushed too far in austerity by WWI reparations and overly veracious British / French vengeance. US et al. saw an opportunity, industrialists in Germany did not want Marx, National Socialism was born with Austrian leader and those promoting Marx booted out. Rest is history.
WWIII : Will likely be left liberalism vs. !slamist / any other non-a$$hole on the planet who believes in moral consequence.
Only war which will take place in Europe outside this may be invasion of Spain / Portugal, which will be triggered by those who believe that Spain is in fact occupied moorish territory. That could lead to subsequent crusade like activities again, which really you must go back and have a look at Turkey again.
All respect to Araucaria – a true evergreen.
You gay twat!
I think you want the sauna. Next doors.
I'd put some clothes on before you go out in this weather though. You might catch a tiny cold.
Interesting Desert Island Discs from 2011 featuring the master John Graham (Araucaria). Sadly he's not too well at the moment.
Definitely not good news.
Such a pity he never found a better organ to support him.
Rotherham SS show up about 3:20 – but watch through to get the full context of the intervention…
Bit late to the party at the other blog regarding Huhne.
So what's going on with all this blacking out shite by Guido?
Some black judges' case is also not allowed to be published, what the fuck is going on?
Every man and his wife knows that Huhne is bent so why all the drama?
The █████ ███ ███████ ██ ███████ and bisexual ██████ ███████ ████.
That ██████ ████ it clear.
I used to be a dab-hand at crosswords, dear. Now, let me see….
…The blockage required calling Acme Plumbers and bisexual Tubage Experts.
That Turbo-nator blasted it clear.
If the Guardian goes bust how will I get to wipe my bum with Polly's column?
You must switch to Bryony Gordon, dear. It's not quite long enough but I find it pleasantly soft, don't we Reg?
That was sudden!
When did Reg come back to life, dear?
Did he, dear? How lovely! I must get some extra Fruit Corners this week. That was Reg's favourite dish when he was awake. Oh, JOY! It's a miracle.
@11:59 11/1/2013
You bring the drugs, I'll grab A Bible and, hand-in-hand, we'll skip gaily into Elsie's strange version of reality.
Na nights.
She may write a book…
Look at them figures, though! No cúnt with half a brain reads any of that shite. Especially not THE STARS ON SUNDAY where that fat poof Guido dollops his doings.
Back from the Blue Oyster?
Maybe, baby.
On Your Feet or On Your Knees, here they are the amazing Blue Oyster Cult
Those figures are completely meaningless. Everyone knows that Murdoch buys back at least half of The Sunday Times' output to make the figures sexier.
In the real world, that I live in, I'd be surprised if one person in twenty had ever heard of "newspapers."
Oh Lor', the intolerable anticipation
Eleven days to go before Dave thrills the nation
With his meditations upon the E U
And what the U K is going to do
Wonder if he'll query, while shovelling shit
How come the E U's books never pass audit?
So Davey is gonna talk E.U. ??
"I raise you ten guineas an see you."
The guy is a botch, man.
An overnight watchman.
A candle stay lit in his pee. Oooo !!
Hmm. Not one of my bestest. WTF.
"A BBC spokesman said: "Andrew Marr is responding to medication and continuing to progress. He is conscious and eating. He and his family are touched by all the warm wishes and support flooding in."
The presenter is married to journalist Jackie Ashley and has
at least three children."
As Secretary of State for Energy & Climate Change, I think this is reasonable
Cost of Ed Miliband's solar panels scheme jumps 900 per cent http://t.co/pwDjVa7J
— Telegraph Politics (@TelePolitics) January 11, 2013
Quite funny what has been going on with those green energy firms which were going to save the planet.
Solyndra was a good example:
The only reason the energy frauds are slightly less obnoxious than the BBC though is that to the best of our knowledge they didn't abuse children.
Who's this Rabbi in Golders Green who's been accused of multiple cases sexual abuse by several women – who the police in this jurisdiction appear not to be 'looking at' … its been printed of in the Iwish Chronical recently?
English law – not sharia or beth din.
You must be talking about that haredi rabbi ?
May be some more detail here:
failed messiah blog had some detail, and ifyoutickleus.blogspot.co.uk
Apparently the schmuck has been let off. If it is the same one we are talking about.
Ukip member in
dog America.
Man, 57, 'had sex with dog over a four-month period' http://t.co/KaWIGNqk
— Daily Mail Online (@MailOnline) January 11, 2013
That must have taken some stamina.
Was the dog having kittens?
It would have looked better if it had been a bitch, FFS.
Wonderful view of NY here. Better than the subway.
Amusing that it uses Russian software. I think the early images of Google Maps used Russian images too. Not sure whether it was because Russian satellite pictures were better, or because the Americans were too paranoid to release their own stuff for public use.
Good to see Moron getting the verbal drubbing he sorely deserves.
Good tactic by Moron: sit with the gun nut to make himself seem the perspicacious one.
BAD move by Piers– have someone on holding the opposite position who ISN'T a grotesque caricature, and look haughty:
The Left would have us believe that we ought not contemplate the possibility, however remote they say it seems to them, that a Western democracy could turn tyrannical, nor that we should take steps to prepare individually against that eventuality. That's Glenn Beck tinfoil-hat country, they say. At the same time, the Left demand that steps be taken against those they consider nutters to insure against any possibility that such "nutters" could actually rebel against such tyranny. Frankly, at this stage of the game, any chance of an uprising on the part of the people of the US or UK or any Western democracy, in practical terms verges on nil, and such preventative measures as the Lefties would take would only serve to confirm what the "nutters" argue, and would lend credence to them. If the chance of success of the "nutters" is dismal, then why devote the time and energy to try to forfend against that off-chance? It makes no sense that you would try to prevent something you think can't succeed, just to leave nothing to chance, whilst at the same time telling the other side they can't in effect do the same.
The only trouble is, the young man who took Piers on showed that Western democracies HAVE turned tyrannical. The Left, whose unstated premise is that any system they would install would be at worst a benign despotism, i.e., the current system "on steroids," do not wish to be called out on that fact, nor that human nature being what it is, that no despotism, however well-intentioned by those seeking to impose it, can remain benign, if it ever truly was to start with.
But the governments appear to be turning tyrannical, if you look at them properly and ignore the BBC.
I love cock
You are a cock.
Princess Diana's step brother arrested over row during which his wife called the police http://t.co/qvNofY32
— Daily Mail Online (@MailOnline) January 12, 2013
Leveson Royal Charter plan remains uncharted territory http://t.co/6PzieUJ7
— Coffee House (@Spectator_CH) January 11, 2013
People who read The ST have blinkers on.
Observer for me. (and a sneek look on The Wail on Sunday, just to know what they are up to, you know)
…oh yes, and a sneak look in The Star on Sunday, of course.
i love the mail so much i try to have their star writer melanie phillips on the question time panel as frequently as fucking possible- a decision that has nothing to do with the fact she's married to joshua rozenberg… whose longstanding relationship with the bbc seems to have recently been conveniently airbrushed off the entire internut.
i admire the way melanie manages to pull out obscure factoids from obscure reports and gob them out of her mouth as if she was running a marathon. her words per second ratio is second to none and she has a amazing ability to drone on and on and on and fucking on. and if the audience don't clap once she shuts up we just dub some on afterwards.
then there is the amazing ability of our cameramen to hone in a member of the audience and have them nodding/smiling/scowling just as a member of the panel says something that we feel is of note. and of course it is not like we edit these shots afterwards.
course we like the audience to be representative of the public, so that's why we ask them a whole big bunch of questions so that we can vet them prior to giving them the gig. and such is our vetting skills you'll often see them clapping a panel member when they say one thing and then you'll see the same audience members clapping another panel member who has said the exact fucking opposite thing to what the former panel member said.
deo dante dedi!
whilst being rather grateful for Mr Hondas liking of His UK workforce and his decent cars , either some sort of insular communications dept malfunction has occured or he is about to look rather ecnomically inept . Just to make it clear the Uk is not the cause of Mr Hondas revised car production plans , its the badly run euro economy which is causing his problem , and should be calling for the sort of reforms that release its people from such poor governance , so that they have enough spare cash , to buy more of his cars , which the euro doesnt look like being able to do . not really much good calling the economy that is tackling its deficet , to roll over to the one that isnt .
Mr Honda must realise that more expense from the UK economy for the wonk EU , will only make people buy less new cars , and the Uk people buy and like quite a few of Mr Hondas cars .
i mean it would be rather stupid to crap in the backyard of your most numerous vehicle market wouldnt it ? Suggest you blame EU commisoners for cocking it up and not country suffering to pay the bills , for a better car buying future for more people .
the only people who've crapped in the uk backyard are those political fuckwits who couldn't keep their cocks in their trousers and as a result they left themselves wide open to blackmail. simply put it's high treason- a hanging offence. are these scumbags being brought before the law? nope! why? for reasons of national security! you couldn't make these shit up. but don't worry you traitorous vermin, it won't be long till you all start dropping, "natural causes" stylee, like flies.
On a more subtle note, the Honda plant closures do torpedo somewhat all the 'good for business' arguments for staying in the EU.
The BBC could quite easily redo the study discussed in this article. That would at least justify the license fee.
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Will the French be performing UN
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I trust they will be surrendering in a professional manner, and implementing a full collaboration operation with the rebels.
About the only strategy which would seriously work is one of containment for now.
Stopping the spread of AQIM further South and West would be a good start, whilst cutting their supply lines from the East and and North.
Problems though are these:
i) The Mali government forces are not completely behind their government and a lot have been defecting to AQIM. This is more about life preservation and fact that AQ commanders are simply better leaders and better equipped.
ii) The territory captured so far is very large indeed. AQIM have been fortifying as well: Think GPS marked buried equipment dumps, construction of 'cave' bases, and establishment of good supply lines.
iii) France thought they were the main backers of AQ – they are not. Saudi money, and looted arms from Libya, Egypt, Tunisia etc. are all flowing down their. If you check what the AQIM fighters are wearing, it has been noticed that the dress is Pakistani style. This should help build a more complete picture…
iv) AQIM and those in the Sahel will have tacit support of the new governments of North Africa if only to stop them travelling north. Those governments will not fight against them either for ideological reasons.
v) UN need to be careful. There was incident in South Sudan recently where ground forces shot down UN marked aircraft. These guys will vaguely respect the usual protocols, but will only optionally recognize the white flag / UN markings.
The Brit who was publicly arrested the other week must have been UK intelligence, so very likely an important set of eyes and ears for UK has been cut off. No doubt after that AQIM had a purge.
AQIM are heading South, and AQ in East Africa are getting active in Kenya right now. One suspects their real target is to capture and control one of the mineral rich mid-African nations, such as CAR, DRC or perhaps Gabon. Time will tell.
Ghana could also become a target if the Gold held in Turkey doesn't get through. One suspects that the AQ presence is in part international payment protection of an extreme nature, as well as what is generally propagandized.
My thought for the weekend – education is a way to get ahead, to then be bought by the tory infested aged dementiaed establishment, when you get where you want to, ey, them stuck in Georgian times?
France had their republic in late eighteenth century now, and look at them – tories are flocking there to buy there, emigrating themselves,
Sung by a welsh lady, Alice, and yes nobby – feel free to put her on the wank list also, she again does not mind, at all, as she sits flattered.
Je ne peux pas croire les tories, s'installer en France, même si ils ne parlent pas français, la troisième forme, et tout attendre en anglais, tout attendre de tomber à leurs pieds.
…and Pouroit on the Brit telly private detective was rich fron colonial money his family made, Belgium.
Another not well know fact, monsieur.
Shroes Cat, and Uncle, from a previous thread, a pic of my daughter these days, from the startling one from the other day when fourteen. She works in the holiday intustry these days, internationally, and really, I don't know where she is from one day to the next.
Pic too for other "uncles" – feel free to be dirty beasts, if you have enough money,
She's a scuba diver by the way all, literally, so hence the bleached seawater blonde hair.
She sent me a photo of here staring out a giant turtle under the indian ocean somewhere, and all i could think, what about the sharks….
Song for my daughter, Siân, whatever you get up to,
bollox – it is my daughter!
Been talking about daughters too much here, I think, so a song for our lads, confused, thinking which way do we look and see, for our life coming, for our life on the seashore of now age. Where do we stand?
been waiting since 1984 on my Linn PP12 turntable, Scottish developed, to post that.
oops, LP12 even, Linn,
tom looks happy there, not?
beter tom here, back in his proper day, the naughty big boy he is,
YEH!, Ladies…
and yes, savile fed off tom, as a typical tory, from that time..
and yes se inguland public schooled tories, savile was a nothern ingerlish tory protected, as like Pickles these days.
MP in Essex?? What is wrong with people in Essex? Their tory dysfunctional as well.
Quiet here this morning…
I confess that I buy the Observer every weekend.
Ideal size to cut into wipe sized squares, much more absorbent than the Times and the ink doiesnt come off on my arse. I can make it last the whole week
Bugger it, some La tene Halstaddt ladies, as us old celts do, von Osterreich, sud-ouest
baggsie the dark head one…
Und ich werde Sigrid als Chat-up-Linie sagen: "Ihr Freund ist schön, aber ich denke, wir beide können insgesamt Musik im Leben zu machen."
Zu viel, Freunde? – Bitte beraten.
bugger it, might as well post italiano, la mia preferita dagli anni sessanta,
Guardian Looks Outside North London For New Editor | Media Guido
Guardian Staff's Elite Schooling | Chris McGovern
Clodagh's Law | Press Gazette
Meanwhile, in Russia… | Media Guido
Christmas TV Tips | Laura Perrins
All Star Line Up for New BBC Theme Park | David Keighley
City AM's Kate McCann Joins The Sun | MediaGuido
What Has 57 Heads, 12 Controllers and 321 Editors? | Press Gazette
Where are Brand's Ideas? | Nigel Farage
BBC's Biased Drama | Tim Montgomerie
Yet Another Press Freedom Row | Mail
Mandy Rice-Davies (R.I.P.) on Lord Astor's denial of their affair….
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The decision to provide enough snow gates to plow the entire city of Sioux Falls is being delayed another year.
Snow gates ultimately protect your driveway by trapping the snow, driving past the area, and releasing the snow somewhere else, but despite the hold up, city crews have been working together to provide an in depth analysis about the pros and cons of snow gates.
The city council previously approved snow gates to be on the 2014 ballot, meaning the decision now depends on the public's vote on whether to purchase 33 more snow gates in the city.
"My team has performed as good as I knew they would," said Huber.
Street Fleet Manager Galynn Huber said his team has been testing snow gates for the last three years.
Despite the mild winters, there have been 10 snow alerts from 2010 to now, where snow gates have hit the streets.
"We use two inches as our bench mark to start taking a look at for us to call a snow alert," said Huber.
Once a snow alert is called, the snow gates plow every residential street in the city.
Throughout these tests, snow gate opportunities and risks have been determined.
"Do reduce the amount of snow in driveways. They also reduce the amount of snow as we plow through an intersection," said Cotter.
With every test, Public Works Director Mark Cotter, said there are risks, such as snow gate breakdowns and taking more time to plow the city.
"With snow gates our estimates are 26-34 hours, which is about a 2-4 increase in time to plow all 73 square miles of the city," said Cotter.
"Snow gates I think are truly a quality of life investment," said Huether.
If it were up to Mayor Mike Huether, he wants to move forward with citywide snow gates now, but according to legal reasons, city leaders can't take any further action that could alter or preempt a pending ballot issue.
"The horse is out of the barn and we can't get him back in, because of that the voters will decide whether to move forward or not with snow gates on April 8th, 2014," said Huether.
In the meantime, city leaders can continue to test the snow gates during snow emergencies, learn about snow gates and educate the public prior to a vote in April of 2014.
According to the finance department, purchasing 33 more snow gates would have a one-time cost of $198,000.00, which doesn't include annual plowing costs such as fuel, labor and equipment costs.

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In a new decision released on Tuesday (April 10), U.S. v. Nosal, 2012 WL 1176119 (9th Cir. 2012), the Ninth Circuit held that the phrase "exceeds authorized access," within the meaning of Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) is limited to access restrictions, not use restrictions. In doing so, it has created a circuit split, breaking with the 5th, 7th and 11th Circuits, circuits that interpret the CFAA broadly to cover violations of corporate computer use restrictions or violations of a duty of loyalty. See United States v. Rodriguez, 628 F.3d 1258(11th Cir.2010); United States v. John, 597 F.3d 263 (5th Cir.2010); Int'l Airport Ctrs., LLC v. Citrin, 440 F.3d 418 (7th Cir.2006). The Ninth Circuit reasoned that the government's expansive interpretation of the statute would criminalize every trivial use of a workplace computer for surfing the Internet, posting on Facebook, playing Sudoku, or chatting online with friends.
The defendant, Nosal, left his job at an executive search firm, and persuaded some colleagues there to join him in starting a rival firm. These employees logged into their firm's network and downloaded source lists, names, and contact information from a confidential database, which they gave to Nosal. These employees had authorization to access the database, but it was clearly against firm policy to disclose confidential information.
Nosal's indictment covered twenty counts – trade secret theft, mail fraud, conspiracy, and violations of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA), a statute primarily targeted at computer hackers. The government argued that the statute applies to those who have authorization to access a computer or network, but who use the information in an unauthorized way or for an illicit purpose; the defendant argued, unsurprisingly, that the statute is inapplicable where the perpetrators have actual authorization to use the computer, but merely exceed the scope of their authorized use. The Ninth Circuit embraced the defendant's position, supporting it with arguments from statutory construction, concerns about overbreadth, and the rule of lenity. A strident dissent insisted that the court should have followed the other circuits that have considered the issue.
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Apart from the retribution-deterrence debate, I believe criminal laws serve an important incapactative function - catching and imprisoning criminals before they can commit more serious crimes that build on their previous work. In this regard, the expansive reading of the CFAA serves no incapacitative purpose, because the individuals who would come under the reach of its expanded scope have actual authorization to use the computers - they are employees entrusted with passwords and so forth. Incapacitating hackers is one thing - each imprisoned hacker reduces the amount of hacking that occurs. But adding years to the sentence of a disgruntled employee who steals a client list from the network is not going to reduce the crime rate or the number of future incidents. This further supports the Ninth Circuit's decision in this case.
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JONES BEACH (WPIX)—A dead baby humpback whale washed up on the shore of Jones Beach State Park Thursday morning.
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Rescue workers from Riverhead Foundation for Marine Research and Preservation were on their way to the beach to examine the whale.
They are also expected to perform a necropsy on the mammal to determine its cause of death. The whale did not have any apparent signs of injury.
The location of the whale is near to the site where a stranded dolphin washed up ashore in West Gilgo Beach last week. That dolphin died a day later in one of the Foundation's tanks after being rescued.
While there is no explanation for the two deaths a few miles and a week apart, marine biologists don't think it has anything to do with the oil disaster in the Gulf. However, they caution, nothing can be completely ruled out yet.
"They do calf down in the Caribbean but they probably would have left mid-April," Riverhead Foundation Senior Marine Biologist Rob DiGiovani told PIX 11 News.
This is the second humpback to come ashore. In April, a baby beached itself in East Hampton and eventually had to be euthanized.
"It's sad. I think everybody has a soft spot in their hearts for whales especially humpbacks," said Annie McIntyer, of the Jones Beach Nature Center. "They're the ones that sing...they're the ones that breach."
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It's still not known what caused the baby humpback in East Hampton to strand itself.
While two whales and a dolphin may seem alarming, the experts say it's not out of the ordinary.
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|My son will be 4 in July and right now he goes to private school for 3 yrs. old kids. There is a public school in our subdivision and has pre-K. I called this morning tried to enroll him there. But to my surprise the school told me the kids have to come from low income family and English is second language. Is this same in other public schools in US? I just think it's unfair and discriminative. We paid our taxes but cannot send our kid there. What do you think of this?
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|I think there should be publicly-provided pre-k for all kids. But you would be paying much more than just the taxes you are paying now, to make that available. That would mean increasing the funds that go to public schools by nearly 8% - from 13 years to 14 years of school. I think it would be worth it, but I guess not everyone does. As the baby boomers get older, and no longer have kids in school, schools are going to get less and less support from voters, so I don't think it will happen anytime soon.
I do think that it is a reasonable investment for the country to pay for Head Start programs for low-income ESL kids. It will help those kids get up to the level that native English speakers are already at, so they can participate when they get to grade school and won't be a drain on school resources. And low-income kids are more at risk for become behavior problems as they get older, and eventually, more at risk for becoming criminals. Giving them extra education when they are young, if it helps, can reduce crime and justice costs to society. Head Start programs are a terrific investment for the government to make, and have been proven effective many times.
|Here, there are official, government-funded 'Pre-K' programs for 4-something toddlers. The public schools also offer a similar program for 4-somethings, but it's not associated with the government pre-K. My DD is in private preschool, and I'm going to leave her there until she's ready for KG.
Advantage to her private preschool program for me, is the freedom to teach religious study, which is banned in any govermentally-funded program.
- Posted by Stephanie_in_TN (My Page) on Tue, Apr 16, 02 at 11:17
|The situation is the same here as Krisb describes. There are some public preschools available, but only to disadvantaged children. There has to be low income, low English skills, or learning disability. Thankfully, my son does not qualify.
I have mixed feelings about it. I'd like to see preschool provided for all kids. But until that is in the funds, I'm glad that it is at least provided for the most at risk children.
And, let me figure out how to say this without sounding like a snob but still be honest... Even if public preK were opened to all kids tomorrow, I would not send my child right away. I think there would be a transitional time when the students base is still mostly disadvantaged. Private preK being more affordable than private elem, and so many parents needing full day childcare, I think many parents would still choose private preK. There would be a transitional time when the public preK are still serving primarily disadvantaged students even though all are allowed. A child without special needs would not be best served in that environment.
Before we moved, my son attended a private preschool, not religiously affiliated. But it was expensive, so I only sent him 2 days a week. Still, I know he got a lot out of those 2 days. Unlike TREKaren, I do not want a religious school, I'll take care of those lessons. It is hard to find a preschool that is not a daycare and not part of a church. When we moved, I wasn't sure I would find one who could take him mid-year. I ended up enrolling him the the preschool at the local state university, it is part of their early childhood education degree program. Supervised by a degreed, certified teacher, most of his teachers are students finishing a 4 yr degree. Since his teachers are not paid, but actually pay tuition and teach to fulfill their requirements, it is a BARGAIN! I lucked out getting him a spot when another student moved away. They have two programs, one head start with the disadvantaged criteria, one that is open to anyone. It's an option a lot of people don't think about.. maybe there is a program like that near you. It's almost public, mostly supported by the public university, with a minimal tuition to parents.
Maybe that is where the solution to public preK lies, in the universities... hmmm.
From your comments, you seem to think I implied that I was letting someone else do the religious education of my child. That is not the case.
I simply don't like the restriction on religious freedom that is mandatory with govermentally-funded programs. So as long as I can afford it, I'll keep her in private preschool.
The only non-religious private schools in our area have long waiting lists, where you are bumped by legacies. Even when there are openings to non-legacies, the child has to go through review processes, scholastic and psychological testing, has to gather references, and then is ranked with other children who are also waiting for an opening.
My friend just went thru this process with her child (and failed to get a spot), and I don't want that at all. The great thing about Christian private schools is that, if they have an opening, it's yours as long as you can afford it.
Our family prays together, attends worship together, practices values together, and Attending christian private schools does not always equate with a parent abdicating this responsiblity.
Attending christian private schools does not always equate with a parent abdicating this responsiblity.
|I don't think she meant that, Karen. I just think she meant that maybe the way religion is taught in schools doesn't necessarily fit with her concept of it; or that it was frustrating to try to find a non-religious preschool. I really don't think she meant anything negative about your choice to use religious schooling.
When we talk about religion in schools, I think that no matter what side of the issue anyone is on, all of us feel like we are on the defensive, because it is such a sensitive issue.
Anyway, though, I was wondering what state you are in that they provide public preschool, Karen?
I think that the amount of money that parents would save on daycare if there was nationwide public preschool would be a huge economic stimulus - those are mostly young families and they would probably spend the money on consumer goods and housing. Plus, the government would collect more income taxes because they wouldn't have to provide so many childcare tax deductions. And, I think a lot of kids who basically attend daycare instead of preschool would benefit from having trained, educated teachers and structured classes, and would do better as they advanced in school.
Stephanie - I think a lot of universities designate their childcare facilities for the children of university employees and students. You are lucky that your child got in, because from what I have seen they are usually excellent programs.
|When she said, "Unlike TREKaren, I do not want a religious school, I'll take care of those lessons." it sure sounded like I didn't want to take care of that part of my child's upbringing.
I'm in GA, and the public schools have pre-K programs. And the private day-cares that have government-funded pre-K only have age requirements, not race or income policies.
Here is an info site on the way it is run in Georgia. According to this, it is managed on a first-come, first-serve basis, as long as the child is 4 years of age on Sept. 1.
Here is a link that might be useful: Eligibility in Georgia for pre-K.
|I think the public schools have enough of a problem providing a quality education for 5-18 year olds. Let's not add more until we fix what is wrong with our existing programs. In my area there are a variety of religious, and non religious preschool programs. There are full day, half day and extended day programs and 2,3,4 and 5 day programs. In short, parents seem to be able to find a program to meet their family's needs. The biggest complaint from most parents is cost.
I think it is worth the investment to provide a preschool environment to kids who may wind up behind in some way. It will pay off in less money spent later when those kids need intensive remedial programs.
- Posted by Stephanie_in_TN (My Page) on Tue, Apr 16, 02 at 16:23
|TREKaren, I really meant no offense. Actually, I assume that if a parent takes the time to deliberately seek out a religious school of their faith, that education is a supplement to what is taught at home, not a replacement for it. That is really true for everything our children learn at school, it adds to what we teach them at home. I do not question your committment to your child's religious teaching at all.
Like Anita said, I just know that my concept of faith is going to contradict what is taught in a church-affiliated private school. I don't want to put my kids in the uncomfortable position of being a minority in the school, or confuse them, so I prefer schools without faith instruction. I realize that my perspective puts me in a minority, that is all I meant. Not just unlike you, but probably unlike most people, I deliberately avoid church affiliated schools, making the search for a preschool that much more limited. I know there are some excellent programs in churches, but each parent find what is the right choice for their child.
I hope that clears it up. I do try to respect everyone's choices and opinions, on this forum and in life. So I absolutely meant no disrespect to you. I'm sorry if my choice of words was unclear the first time.
I've known private preschools and KG programs that required that sort of testing you mentioned, both religious and non-religious. The one my son attended was not like that, it was first come first serve. But they had a lot of expenses involved with providing a high quality program, so it was expensive. It was a unique school, started as a small business by a teacher and mother who saw a need and opened a school to fill that need. First with 15 students, then 30, then 90, then added early elementary. There was a waiting list, so I know when we moved another parent was made very happy. But getting in was first come first serve, with registration accepted no more than 6 months before the session started each year. So you just had to sign up the first day she accepted registration. The teacher herself had a disabled child and was adament about not putting children through testing. I think her school was a one of a kind thing, it was very special.
I do like the university program, though. They do have to keep it very small, so it was lucky they had a spot. Since the student teachers are graded on their classroom performance, they try very hard. My son loves the attention from young adults, each teacher is assigned a child they must observe, follow their progress, make a portfolio, etc. It is a good opportunity for both the preschool students and the college students. It seems there must be some way to expand those kinds of programs so that even more preschool children can be served. I don't know, havent' thought it all out, but is seems there is a resource there that is not being used to its fullest.
- Posted by Momma_Bird_OH (My Page) on Tue, Apr 16, 02 at 16:42
|At my oldest son's public school, there is a preschool. Only children with physical handicaps are eligible. I found out that they take "typical" kids as peer models. I may consider this for my 3rd son when he turns 4 - the teacher told me they are always looking for peer models.
Call the school and ask about peer models. It seems as if it's an ESL school, they would want some kids as peer models in the class to model language skills.
Good luck!
- Posted by sheilajoyce (My Page) on Tue, Apr 16, 02 at 18:17
|My middle and older son would have flunked peer model. He was a pistol, and is now a shy, quiet young man.
Ideally, every child would attend preschool. However, if it is offered universally by our public schools, we would certainly be increasing our taxes for real estate, buildings, teachers and staff, as menitoned above. I am sure the limited programs mentioned here are funded with private and government funded grants for special needs students. Our schools have programs meant for special needs kids as well as regular programs that we provide as space is available--as well as funding. We provide deaf and hard of hearing pre school, cochlear implant pre school, special ed pre school, ESL-at risk kids pre school, Mommy and Me "pre-school," and regular pre-school. If we had our druthers, we would offer preschool to all interested students and their parents, but funding and space is just not there. So we do what we can.
- Posted by Lynn_Riley (My Page) on Tue, Apr 16, 02 at 18:40
|I like the Abeka program for Preschool. It is a strong program in teaching phonics, number recognition, letter recognition, counting, about science, working on motor skills such as learning to use the scissors, and learning to print letters, sharing, manners, and of course Biblical teachings and verses.
Is there another program you like that is non-religious? We are not Christian (not anti Christian, just not Christian) and will not be sending our child to a Christian school. I am curious whether you are familiar with non-religious curriculum.
- Posted by Lynn_Riley (My Page) on Wed, Apr 17, 02 at 21:19
|Well I am fammilar with non-Christian cirriculum both of my children graduated From Public School!!Also they went to Grammar school at a Non-Christian public school. I would not really say it was totally non-Christian as they had Christmas programs with the children singing Christmas songs. My entire family is Christian, and I know that Christian values are what this country from formed on.
But yes I am very familar with regular Public school cirriculums, very familar. You can read how sometimes I was not very pleased with some of the teachers either.
- Posted by Lynn_Riley (My Page) on Wed, Apr 17, 02 at 21:23
|By the way my daughter teachers at a Public School.
My children did attend Abeka Kindergarten and my daughter 1st grade Christian school. If you are wondering if I have- tunnelvision- and just know Only about Christian schools, you are very wrong!!
|No no no. That's not what I meant. I actually meant the opposite. You seem knowledgable (not at all tunnelvision). I guess that is the limiation of the written word.
What I meant was "Do you know what the good non-Christian curricula are?" Could you tell me so I can evaluate the curriculum in my child's school. Looking for the benefit of your wisdom, not to tear you down.
So sorry.
We are not all that unalike! The kids spend a lot of time at their educational institution, and it is important that we, as parents, try to find an institution that has values similar to, or that won't conflict with, our own values. And where the parents of the other children have some of the same values.
That's not always possible to satisfy, though, in the limitations of school choices in some cities. I just got lucky to find a preschool that is quality, and that also closely matches the values we want our child to learn. Sometimes we want to move to be closer to family, but we feel so lucky with the schools in our neighborhood, we are hesitant.
Sorry I took your comment personally. I usually don't take things written in the forum out of context because it is not always easy to truly 'get' what people mean in the typewritten word. But it is sometimes all too easy to 'read into' what people say with our own inflections.
- Posted by Lynn_Riley (My Page) on Fri, Apr 19, 02 at 8:27
|As far as Pre-K curriculum books go, I have actually seen some very good ones (It looked that way) In Teacher's supply stores. Also some Kindergarten Curriculum books. Some schools have certain requirements as to what subjects these teacher are suppose to cover.
As far as curriculums for grade school, usually the teacher has her books (the teacher's edition of the child's textbook)and experience from each year she/he teacher that she draws from, at least in Public schools. She saves this material usually and adds other interesting items she finds to this material.
She/he draws from all the material that she is suppose to cover, many times making her own additional worksheets or also buying these at Teacher's supply stores. And perhaps visual aids she may buy at Teacher's supply stores or order. Many times her weekly or monthly curriculum sheets are sent the to the principal, in many areas now, and the principal over looks and ok's the sheet.
Good teacher incorporated some additional topics into the curriculum while covering all the material in the books that have been selected for them.
I know that many times the teacher must incorporate as well items in his/her curriculum that the children will be tested on. In some states there are additional tests besides the Achievement tests in 6th and 9th grade to see just how the child is doing. And if the child has to take a test to graduate from High school in Jr. High and earlier grades the teacher helps prepare them for these tests in addition to the cirriculum of other subjects she/he has.
Some teacher's curriculum can be lacking. As there are some teachers that just can't seem to follow their own cirriculum and don't cover the material that they have even wrote down on their monthy curriculum sheets, which are many times given to the parents in grammar and middle schools. These curriculum monthly sheets are given out especially in grammar school. There are just some teachers that don't make the effort or just aren't organized enough with their time (or) seem to know how to cover the boooks/curriculum that needs to be covered. And there are some that don't really care. Especially after their tenure is up.
I didn't say all teachers, I just said there were some that fit in this category. While also their are some principal and other people that just don't thoroughly check the teacher out, and give tenure to some teacher that do not deserve it at all .
Sometimes on a subject the state might have more than one textbook they use for one subject. Many times there are also workbooks that go with the texts that the teacher can buy. Creative teacher make up their own worksheets also and during first year teaching , they study many aids to use in their teaching . In grammar school computers can be used. In Middle school onward material the student can learn about Power Point Presentations to make up on the computer. She/he(the teacher) also can present Power point programs, and sometimes teaches helps the students present these programs for the class.
The Power Point program is a program that projects pictures and motion, sounds, along with words to present a sort of filmstrip on a certain topic. This is one way of using a good visual aid as a teaching tool.
That is usually how curriculums in public school are done around here. Of course there are private schools that have more of a defined curriculum that are in a bought Curriculum book, that the teacher is suppose to abide by, while adding additional material, if she likes. This is usually true for the grammar school, at least.
Here is a good site for preschool lesson plans, if you are looking for some to do at home: http://www.lessonplanz.com/preschool.shtml
There are a ton of good websites for teachers with pre-designed curriculums. None of the preschool teachers I know use a pre-designed one though. Most of them do weekly letters home on what they are covering and try to take a lot of input from parents. The thing that I always hear from them, and my FH, is that parents often have this desire that everything their child does be educational, when just going to school and socializing and learning to work as a part of a team (verbalizing their needs, playing well with other kids, paying attention when the teacher is talking) is the most important thing that the K and 1st grade teachers are looking for. There can be a pressure to get the kids learning the basics before they have the skills to use them effectively. At the preschool age, children tend to do better learning math, reading, etc. as part of normal life, not in the classroom - which is a foreign environment to them and one they will hopefully learn to love.
Just what I have heard - my FH is a preschool teacher working on his masters so he can teach grade school. Not me though.
- Posted by Lynn_Riley (My Page) on Fri, Apr 19, 02 at 14:38
|Yes, just learning to take turns, get along with others, learning to form a line(now sometimes that a big step) learning to share during play time(and when I taught my children had lots of that too) are all good things learns in Preschool. Just eating a snack and not taking the snack of another child-because the child wants it- or demanding more snack then they should get is an important steps.
Of course it is learning too for the child to learn to take instructions such as "Don't stand on that chair" "Stop right now (when we are walking in a line)! "Stay in Line"
All of this and many more things will help the child adjust more easily when he/she started Kindergarten.
Even though some teacher have a curriculum book many times they add to what is in it.
I had one curriculum book, one time that would have lasted the kids about two months so there was a lot of additional information that was added. Just reading books can be educational in many ways such as learning about something in science, other children, a lesson can be learned about feelings, sharing, and more and of course vocabulary is incorporated in this too.
|I want everything to be educational, BUT I don't think education is limited to learning letters and numbers. I think all the things Lynn/Anita listed above ARE educational. I work at home, so I could just get an at home babysitter to help me out if I wanted babysitting. I want my son to enjoy school and learn how to behave away from home.
My son's preschool curriculum has a theme each week. Usually the theme ties in to some holiday or other special thing that is going on(seasons, holidays, families, jump rope for heart, etc.) He is in a 2 year old class. Most of the kids are turning 3 now or in the near future. Lots of their activities involve the senses and lots of motion. sponge painting, finger pinting with colored shaving cream, action songs (like the hokey pokey). They had a rice table for a while. The play with the parachute in gym. They learn shapes naturally because the teachers talk with them about shapes during the progression of class.
Some of the parents are talking about moving their kids to a more "academic" preschool next year. I don't want to move my son. I think the curriculum is exactly what he needs right now. I think the 3 year old classes do a bit more letter and number learning, but it is in the context of songs and games, not at all "structured" academic learning (no predone worksheets). My other kids didn't attend an academic preschool and they are both above grade level in thier studies. I have been very pleased with the curriculum in the school, but some of the other parents have mentioned this to me. I think they are nuts, but I wanted to check it out somewhere else.
|My DD's school is academic. The 2's class didn't have predone worksheets, but had a great art dept that taught hand-eye coordination, colors, shapes, etc.
The 3's use predone worksheets, they do 'science experiments', such as seeing which items float and which don't, which items are magnetic and which aren't, planting seeds and watching them grow, etc. They do a weather board every day where some children give a report of current weather, and the other children put the appropriate symbols on the board.
The do matching games, shape/color bingo, and have lots of time to run around and be kids.
She's turned 4 in Dec, and will be moved to the 4's room in May after last year's 4's graduate.
I'm a little nervous because the public KG has many things in their curriculum that she already knows, such as knowing both capital and small letters, learning your address, counting from 11 to 20 (she can count to 100 in english and about 40 in spanish - we're trying to be bilingual in the home).
Anyway, that's what my preschool curriculum is like, from a brief summary point of view. Although I don't think the lack of this sort of training means a child won't do well. I just lucked out to live near a great school, that DD seems to thrive in.
I wouldn't worry about there being there being things your daughter knows in K. My son (despite going to a non academic ps) already knew all his uc/lc letters, numbers, consonant sounts, and stuff like that. They started him out WRITING the numbers and letters and he didn't know that.
In our K the kids work in groups of kids with similar abilities for reading and math. Other subjects are taught to the whole class. My son's group started right in with learning to read, there were some kids who already knew how to read, while still other groups learned letters or sounds or other more basic stuff. In math the kids who could count well learned how to count by 2's to 100 and other things. If your daughter gets a good teacher she will find things to challenge her. It is easier in K, it gets harder as kids get older.
|I know what you mean Mommabear - classroom skills and interpersonal skills and those kinds of things ARE educational. The issue I was talking about was when parents seem to have a hard time grasping that play is educational. Like they would rather have their kids go to the park that is named after the famous person and hear a lecture about that person than go to a park without a name and play. Or they would rather their kids hear Mozart than Raffi during quiet time. They think that everything their kids do must enhance them as informed, cosmopolitan people. Four-year-olds. It is kind of silly. It is like trying to plant orchids in hard clay. You can't just stick them in there. You have to prep the ground first.
- Posted by Lynn_Riley (My Page) on Tue, Apr 23, 02 at 8:19
|I did the weather calendar also. Kids loved it.
Some schools provide a class for advanced children "Gifted classes" some schools classes like this are very good, others not so good-as anything all according to teacher.
I wouldn't worry at all about the child being bored. Sometimes the teacher can let them help out doing other things , or even help with another student.
|On the weather calendars. The kids LOVE that. They even do that in my son's 2 year old class.
As they get older they have to write weather reports. In my kids school the younger kids have to write a weather report and get to read thier weather report over the loudspeakers during morning announcements. The kids LOVE that.
Anita-I agree with you. I think my kids have so much structured time (preschool/school/sports) that they should enjoy the unstructured time they have. If that means swimming, playing ball, or video games that's great. That's what kids SHOULD DO. They learn alot by playing ball in the park with their friends. I think that over structuring them can be a problem for both parent and child. I try to let my kids do kid things when they are NOT having structured time.
|Hey, maybe in 20 years, you'll see my DD on the Weather Channel as the meteorologist du joir!
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This time it's State Senator John L. Sampson.
Another boost!
This doesn't look good for Albany Democrats.
This is the same someone who once slammed another someone for doing the same thing.
The legislature comes up with its own plan, one that isn't making Governor Paterson happy.
The legislature accedes to Paterson's demands. Bet that stings.
Would the legislature dare?
Expelled seems like the right choice.
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Paterson, Sampson, and Silver all hate each other, reportedly.
As the State Senate ignored yet another call for a vote on the issue, gay activists began raising the pressure.
The proposed cuts to education and Medicaid total over $750 million but, to be fair, New York spends more money on Medicaid than any other state.
There are too many factors against putting marriage equality to a vote to make it likely we'll even see how people feel about the issue itself.
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Unwilling to let David Paterson appear to solve the State Senate stalemate, rebel Democrat Pedro Espada says he's returning to the fold and solving the problem that he started.
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Get to know the capital of the country and its beatifull surroundings
Day 1
Arrival to Madrid and accommodation at the hotel Vincci Soho
Day 2
Full day in Madrid.
The capital of Spain, it not only offers the culture and good times of a sophisticated, modern city but it also retains the charm and elegance of its early years. Among the splendid attractions of Madrid are the Prado Museum; home to masterworks of Goya, Velazquez and El Greco: the 19th century Villahermosa Palace now the Thyssen-Bornemizsa Museum; the Reina Sofia Art Centre showcasing more than 300 modern works by Dali, Miro & Picasso among others; the 18th century Royal Palace, situated on the lovely Plaza de Oriente; the bustling Puerta del Sol with its many shops, restaurants and tapas bars; Rastro Market on Sundays one of the oldest outdoor markets in Europe; and Retiro Park for strolling while admiring local artists and buskers.
Accommodation at the hotel Vincci Soho
Day 3
Day Visiting the Monasterio de San Lorenzo de El Escorial
This spectacular and massive monastery-palace stands in the sierra de Guadarrama to the northwest of Madrid. It was built between 1563 and 1584, in honour of St. Lawrence (San Lorenzo). Its artistic wealth includes important works of the royal Habsburg collections and over 40,000 books in the library, which ceilings are decorated with frescoes by Tibaldi. Of special interest are the Royal Pantheon and the Museum of Art. Accommodation of your choice in Madrid.Its artistic wealth contains some important works of the royal Habsburg collections and over 40,000 books contained in the library, which ceilings are decorated with frescoes by Tibaldi. Of special interest also are the Royal Pantheon, full of urns of Spanish monarchs, and the Museum of Art, with Flemish, Italian and Spanish paintings hanging in there.
Accommodation at the hotel Vincci Soho
Day 4
Day trip to Cuenca.
Situated, as many old cities in Spain, upon a hill, Cuenca has a very picturesque old town, and is one of the most unusual and dramatic fortress-cities in Spain. Around the Moorish style part of the city grew the Gothic and Renaissance one.
The Hanging Houses (Casas Colgadas) are its landmark, dating from the 14th century. Once used as a summer residence for the Royal Family, one of the houses today the Museo de Arte Abstracto (Abstract Art Museum), containing works by the movement's leading artist, including Antoni Tapies and Eduardo Chillida.
The main building of Cuenca is the Cathedral, one of the most original works of Spanish gothic, with Anglo-Roman influences. Highlights of the Cathedra, built between the 12th and 16th century are the altar and the side chapels.
Accommodation in Toledo at the hotel Hesperia Toledo
Day 5
Full day in Toledo.
This marvellous city is picturesquely sited upon a hill and behind the walls surrounding it lies much evidence of the city's rich history. In the Middle Ages Christian, Muslim and Jewish cultures lived side by side here, and it was during the same period that the Cathedral, the city's most outstanding monument was built.
The Mudejar Art style is well represented in Toledo and two of the best examples are the synagogues of Santa Maria La Blanca and El Transito. The latter, of the late 12th century, is of an exotic influence and mixture of arts. The former, of the 14th century, has one of the best coffered ceilings in Toledo. Other interesting places to visit are the Taller del Moro (Toor's Workshop) and The Cristo de la Luz (Christ's Light).
Toledo also houses many of the works of El Greco who came to live here in the 16th century.
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Professor Tom Conte of the School of Computer Science this week was elected as the 2014 president-elect of the Computer Society of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).
In a separate development, Professor David Bader of the School of Computational Science and Engineering was tapped to join the society's Board of Governors.
"I'm thrilled and proud that two of our faculty have been chosen for such prestigious positions in one of the most important professional organizations in our field," said Zvi Galil, the John P. Imlay Jr. Dean of Computing. "Tom and David will be very effective leaders for IEEE and will serve as fine representatives for Georgia Tech. This is further evidence that the College of Computing is helping to set the national agenda in the digital age."
In his elected capacity, Conte will serve as the Computer Society's president-elect in 2014, its president in 2015 and its past-president in 2016.
"The IEEE is the largest and most prolific professional organization in the world, and the IEEE Computer Society is its largest constituent society," Conte said. "I'm both honored, and more than a little humbled, to be elected as Computer Society president. I'm also very proud to be representing Georgia Tech in this role."
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Norwegian Cruise Line will send four ships to Europe in 2013 -- the same number as in 2012.
The line today announced the Norwegian Epic, Norwegian Jade and Norwegian Spirit, all scheduled to sail in the Mediterranean in 2012, will be back in the region for the summer of 2013. The line says the Norwegian Star will sail in the Baltic for the summer of 2013, taking the place of the Norwegian Sun, which is moving to Alaska.
The Norwegian Epic, Norwegian's largest ship, is returning to the Mediterranean for a third straight year. The ship once again will sail seven-night summer voyages out of Barcelona but on a slightly different itinerary. The ship will continue to visit Marseille, France and Civitavecchia (near Rome), Naples and Livorno (near Pisa) in Italy, but instead of stopping in Villefranche, France it will visit Spain's Majorca.
The Norwegian Jade will sail out of Venice for the summer of 2013, offering alternating seven-night Greek Isles and seven-night Adriatic, Greece and Turkey itineraries.
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The Norwegian Spirit will spend the summer of 2013 sailing one-way, 12-night Grand Mediterranean voyages between Barcelona and Venice. As in the past, the itineraries include stops at nine ports in five different countries.
The Norwegian Star will spend the summer sailing nine-night Baltic cruises out of Copenhagen, Denmark. Highlights of the itinerary include two full days in St. Petersburg, Russia and an afternoon cruise of the Stockholm Archipelago upon the ship's departure from Stockholm, Sweden. One new feature of the itinerary, as compared with Norwegian's Baltic cruises in the past, is a stop in Helsingborg, Sweden.
The Norwegian Star also will offer a single 14-night Norway, Iceland and Faroe Island cruise from Copenhagen on Sept. 19, 2013.
Two of the Norwegian ships will remain in Europe through the winter of 2013/2014. From October 2013 through April 2014, the Norwegian Jade will reposition from Venice to Civitavecchia, Italy (near Rome) to sail a series of 10-night Eastern Mediterranean and 11-night Mediterranean & the Holy Land voyages. On Oct. 26, 2013, Norwegian Spirit will begin a series of 20 nine-night Canary Island cruises.
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