No Child Left Behind
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No Child Left Behind has teachers
singing protest songs (USATODAY.com)
No Child Left Behind has teachers
singing protest songs (USATODAY.com)
07/07/2004 07:47 AMUSATODAY.com - At first, Lily Eskelsen's sparkling alto lends her the
air of a latter-day Joan Baez.
States fight No Child Left Behind,
calling it intrusive (USATODAY.com)
States fight No Child Left Behind,
calling it intrusive (USATODAY.com)
02/12/2004 07:49 AMUSATODAY.com - Two years after President Bush signed his far-reaching
education reform law, lawmakers in Virginia, Utah and seven other
states are taking steps to opt out or block using state funds for No
Child Left Behind, calling the law an intrusion on local control.
Authors Turn to Lulu.com To Publish Book
Attacking No Child Left Behind Act In
Time For Election
Authors Turn to Lulu.com To Publish Book
Attacking No Child Left Behind Act In
Time For Election
08/23/2004 02:48 AMThe Seattle-based father and daughter publishing team of Beth and Ross
Yockey wanted to make sure their satire of the Bush Administration’s
education policy, "Strictly for the Birds: an Allegory of Political
Folly," was published in time for the election in November. That
urgency led them to turn from traditional publishers to Lulu.com
(www.Lulu.com), a rapidly growing on demand publishing tool for books
and ebooks. [PRWEB Aug 23, 2004]
" A belief that we are connected as one
people. If there’s a child on the south
side of Chicago who can’t read, that
matters to me, even if it’s not my
child. If there’s a senior citizen
somewhere who can’t pay for her
prescription and has to choose..."
" A belief that we are connected as one
people. If there’s a child on the south
side of Chicago who can’t read, that
matters to me, even if it’s not my
child. If there’s a senior citizen
somewhere who can’t pay for her
prescription and has to choose..."
07/29/2004 01:02 AMWhat's Left?
What's Left?
06/09/2004 07:19 PM"If Steve is willing to toss AirTunes and new G5's out there so
casually just three weeks before his biggest Keynote of the year, then
you'd better believe that he's got some even better sutff up his
sleeve."
By MacMove.com (via MyAppleMenu)
And if you look to your left
And if you look to your left
05/14/2004 01:26 PM
The
Great Wall of China can be
seen from
space after all.
You know you've left the top 1% when....
You know you've left the top 1% when....
03/22/2005 03:24 PMI am in the process of selling my house. It's a very big
house (with lots and lots of amenities), clearly something that
appeals to high income people. The good thing is that it will
make it possible for us to get rid of our mortgage. This is
particularly great since interest rates are about to go
through the roof (which will tank the market for the next 5
years). The bad thing is that upper incomes growing at a 15%-20%
annual rate (which is paralleled by income stagnation for everyone
else). This means that a house like this will clearly be
worth several times what it is today in 10 to 15 years.
What they left behind
What they left behind
01/27/2004 10:58 PM What
they left behind: "Craig Williams, a curator at the New York
State Museum, drove four hours to visit Willard Psychiatric Center in
the spring of 1995. The complex, located 65 miles southwest of
Syracuse, was about to shut down after more than 100 years ... a
staffer suggested he check out the attic of an abandoned building, and
that's when he found 400 suitcases covered by decades of dust and
pigeon droppings"
When left is right
When left is right
03/23/2005 05:33 PMFrom the Terri Schiavo case to expanded government powers in the war
on terrorism, conservative libertarians are paling around an awful lot
these days with the political left.
Left Behind deconstructed
Left Behind deconstructed
12/14/2003 09:51 PM"Left Behind" is an immensely popular science fiction series about the
sinners left behind on earth after good Christians are swept up in the
rapture. Over at Slacktivist, a blogger has been dissecting the book
in two- and three-page chunks, tearing apart the assumptions,
fallacies and curiously compelling heresies in the story.
Charlie Stross and I just finished "Appeals Court," the sequel to Jury Service, which Argosy magazine will publish
bound together in January, in a fix-up novel called "Rapture of the
Nerds." "Appeals Court" is, in part, a response to "Left Behind": a
story about a world where the only hominids who haven't ascended to
the post-human cloudmind are reactionaries, missionaries, and
religious fundamentalists.
Here's a little chunk of "Appeals Court," so you can see what I mean:
The ant-colony has taken the entire Atlantic coast of the US, has
marched on Georgia and west to the Mississippi. It is an anarchist
colony, whose females lay eggs without regard for any notional Queen,
and it has entered its eighth year of life, which is middle-aged for a
normal colony, but may be just the beginning for the Hypercolony.
The God-botherers have no treaty with the ants, but have come to view
them as another proof of the impending end of the world. Anything that
is not contained in chink-free, seamless plastic and rock is riddled
in ant-tunnels within hours. They've learned to establish airtight
seals around their homes and workplaces, to subject themselves to
stinging insecticide showers before clearing a vestibule, to listen
for the tupperware burp whenever they seal their children in their
space-suits and send them off to Bible classes.
The ants have eaten their way through most of the nematode species
beneath the soil, compromised all but the most plasticized
root-systems of the sickening flora (the gasoline refining forests are
curiously symbiotic with the colony -- anarchist supercolonies like
living cheek-by-mouth-part with a lot of hydocarbons). They've eaten
the bee-hives and wasp-nests, and they've laid waste to any comestible
not tinned and sealed, leaving the limping Americans with naught but a
few billion tons of processed food to eat before their supply bottoms
out.
The American continent is a fairy tale that the cloudmind tells itself
whenever it doubts its collective decision to abandon humanity. The
left-behinds there spent their lives waiting for an opportunity to
pick up a megaphone and organize crews with long poles to go digging
through the ruins of civilization for tinned goods. Presented with
their opportunity in the aftermath of the Geek Rapture, they are happy
as evangelical pigs in shit -- plenty to rail against, plenty of
fossil fuel, plenty of firearms.
What more could they possibly need?
and here's Slacktivist on "Left Behind":
The first words of Left Behind are "Rayford Steele," the protagonist's
name.
It sounds like a porn star's name -- and in a sense it is. The Left
Behind series is dispensational porno, but it's more than that. One of
the most disturbing things about this book is the way LaHaye and
Jenkins portray men, women and the relationships between them.
Note that Tim LaHaye's wife is something of a professional misogynist.
She runs the 500,000-member "Concerned Women for America" -- jokingly
referred to by its critics as "Ladies Against Women." For years, while
Beverly LaHaye's husband pastored a church in San Diego, Mrs. L. spent
most of her time 3,000 miles away, in Washington, D.C., running a
large organization committed to, among other things, telling women
they should stay at home and sacrifice their careers for their
husbands. She is not an ironic woman and doesn't seem to find any of
this inconsistent. (Nor, as I found out firsthand, does she appreciate
jokes about the Freudian implications of the view from her L'Enfante
Plaza office window. Sometimes the Washington Monument is just a
cigar.)
Link
(
Thanks, Kathryn!)
Reality left behind
Reality left behind
08/31/2004 10:21 PMAfter a lot of war talk last night, the Republicans are getting back
to the "compassionate conservatism" theme -- a clever and probably
necessary strategy for Bush two months from Election Day when more
Americans think his opponent understands people like them. Helping to
make Bush's case: Education Secretary Rod Paige. (You may remember
Paige's outrageous comments earlier this year likening the nation's
largest teachers union to a "
terrorist organization.")
"Lean Left"
"Lean Left"
07/19/2004 08:24 PM"The ghost of the left"
"The ghost of the left"
08/10/2004 08:41 AMNot willing to take any chances on losing the presidential race,
Democrats in Pennsylvania file lawsuits against Ralph Nader.
The bin Ladens who left
The bin Ladens who left
07/22/2004 12:53 PMNo Samoyed Left Behind
No Samoyed Left Behind
04/02/2005 03:58 PMAlex and I are working out way up the East Coast now with a new
companion: a 9-month-old Samoyed puppy named "Sammy". He
wore out his welcome with a family in Norfolk, Virginia and is
coming to Boston under my "No Samoyed Left Behind" initiative.
Samoyeds are unpopular for fairly good reasons. Most people who
want a big dog want one that will be aggressive and attack other
humans. Hence the Top 10 American Kennel Club breed
registristrations include German Shepherds, Rottweilers, etc. (Pit
Bulls are not an AKC breed.) A second category of popular big
dog is the obedience champ, e.g., Labs and Goldens. These breeds
are smart and make an owner feel good by hanging on his every
word. The Arctic breeds are big and smart (as measured by their
ability to solve puzzles that reward them with things that they like,
e.g., food) but they don't see any particular reason to listen to most
humans and they aren't interested in attacking humans. Samoyeds
are easily bored. Especially when young they seem to need
constant companionship and entertainment, either from a person or
another dog. If they get bored they find ways to entertain
themselves. Unfortunately what is entertaining to a Samoyed
usually is not entertaining to his or her owner. Digging and
chewing are popular pastimes as is destroying the rugs and
furniture.
Sammy was living with a family in Norfolk. It sounded like an
ideal environment with a stay-at-home wife and kids aged 6 and 3 plus
a backyard with pool. Sammy, however, wanted to wrestle with the
kids non-stop and they were really too young and small to deliver the
required pounding to 45 lbs. of solid puppy muscle. The wife had
her hands full with the kids. So Sammy was left alone in the
backyard and would dig ("they did in the winter to keep warm; they dig
in the summer to keep cool; they dig in the fall and spring to keep in
practice" George's breeder used to say). He was sent to
sleep-away obedience camp for two weeks and came back with a good
report and knowledge of some commands, though not necessarily a lot of
interest in obeying them.
So... now he is coming up to New England where I am going to let
Alex wear him out for a month or two and then find him a home either
in the suburbs where there is a big fenced yard and some other dogs or
in the city with someone who works at home and can keep the dog with
him or her at all times for mutual companionship. No Samoyed
should live in the South and no Samoyed should be left behind...
[The question of naming arises. I like "Ralph" better than
"Sammy". And there is a terrier in Manhattan named "Sizzler"
whose name could be well applied to this little bundle of
energy. Any other ideas?]
What ranking do I get - left out?
What ranking do I get - left out?
05/15/2004 09:39 PM
The Gillmor Gang. Thanks to the fine production efforts of IT Conversations'
Doug Kaye, the first Gillmor
Gang is now available via Windows Media, MP3, and RSS
enclosures, with a transcript soon to follow. This week's Gang
includes Jon Udell, Doc Searls, Dana Gardner, and Michael Vizard. I
hope you'll enjoy this and future episodes as much as we enjoyed doing
it. 
[Steve Gillmor's
Blogosphere]
Dam! I not only didn't make it into the most listened to,
most cared about or even - care about at all
list. I'm not even on any list - 'cept for this little
mention:
ITC Check
In, February 23, 2004
Searls,Cone,Canter
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I guess I just don't rate.
:-)
UK left on the grid?
UK left on the grid?
04/06/2005 01:50 PMComputer Weekly Apr 6 2005 4:54PM GMT
Back and to the Left
Back and to the Left
11/10/2003 11:24 PM"Back and to the Left" is a "scratch-video" composition produced by a
Canadian video
artist. It makes very witty use of classic film footage and a
catchy tune to create an audiovisual composition.
Link"What's Wrong with the Left"
"What's Wrong with the Left"
06/03/2004 12:52 AMNo Consultant Left Behind
No Consultant Left Behind
02/05/2005 09:57 PMBusiness book authors don`t necessarily write at the level of their
peers.
"Talk Left"
"Talk Left"
05/22/2004 02:19 AMPC left without a sausage
PC left without a sausage
12/30/2003 09:57 PMScotsman Online Dec 30 2003 8:47PM ET
iMac G3 left behind
iMac G3 left behind
03/19/2003 10:24 PM"We'll be back soon," read a note on Apple's online stores this
morning. And when they were, the original CRT iMac G3 was left behind.
"In a major move in to the consumer market, Apple Computer, Inc. today
unveiled iMac--the "Internet-age computer for the rest of us." iMac
features a striking design, easy Internet access and Pentium-toasting
PowerPC G3 performance for $1299," read a press release from Apple on
May 6, 1998, as noted by MacDailyNews.
The...
Techies Left Behind
Techies Left Behind
01/16/2004 12:59 PM Te
chies Left Behind James Pace Jr. used to work as a steamfitter in
a General Electric plant in Bridgeport. That was back in the early
'70s, when the grapevine was alive with warnings: These jobs are going
overseas. Go back to school. There's no future here.
Pace left the plant, enrolled in computer school, studied information
technology and never looked back. That is, not until 23 years later,
on the day he was told his $100,000-a-year job as an IT (information
technology) consultant had been sent to India
Left the nest
Left the nest
01/22/2004 02:32 AMRover's stunning image of lander. Nasa's Mars Rover
Spirit has delivered its first data on the minerals present in the
soil of the Red Planet. [BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition]
How long do you have left?
How long do you have left?
08/22/2004 09:37 AMChicago Tribune Aug 22 2004 12:26PM GMT
PCs certain, Left no problem
PCs certain, Left no problem
05/29/2004 06:16 PMCalcutta Telegraph May 29 2004 9:57PM GMT
Bush Says He Sorry Tenet Left CIA
Bush Says He Sorry Tenet Left CIA
06/05/2004 10:18 AMReuters via Wired News Jun 5 2004 1:44PM GMT
Corporate India in Left tax net
Corporate India in Left tax net
02/01/2005 09:22 PMThe Statesman Feb 1 2005 9:13PM GMT
Components Left by MOM Uninstall
Components Left by MOM Uninstall
08/21/2004 10:48 AMThe Barrel Has Some Fish Left
The Barrel Has Some Fish Left
03/23/2005 04:57 AMNine years ago, the web didn't look that different....
calls the new extremists of the left
calls the new extremists of the left
07/01/2004 05:38 AMhe argues that Bush is not a liar .. we should all be more MODERATE ..
begs
nytimes.com/2004/06/30/opinion/30KRIS.html
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Exercise left for the student
Exercise left for the student
12/09/2003 02:30 PM
Roy
Fielding: Getting two components to communicate is a
trivial process that can be accomplished using any number of
toolkits (including the libwww ones).
It is fun seeing one of the primary authors of the
HTTP spec
lecture one of the
original designers of a key portion of what is the dominant web
browser on the internet as to what exactly is and what exactly is
not trivial.
...PC Run-Up Leaves Little Upside Left
PC Run-Up Leaves Little Upside Left
12/27/2004 08:50 AMTheStreet.com Dec 27 2004 1:21PM GMT
A Role Best Left Unplayed
A Role Best Left Unplayed
08/11/2004 04:52 AMThe Xbox needs a solid role-playing game, but Sudeki is not it. A
unique combat engine just doesn't make up for an unengaging story and
otherwise blasé gameplay. A review by Chris Kohler.
Sun and Cobalt left me with a dinky toy
Sun and Cobalt left me with a dinky toy
12/30/2003 12:09 PMLetters A $2 billion flirtation gone wrong
The fundamental arrogance of some on the
left
The fundamental arrogance of some on the
left
01/22/2004 07:28 PMMaureen Dowd: "Riding the Crazy Train." .. her
comparison
nytimes.com/2004/01/22/opinion/22DOWD.html
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Microsoft CFO has left the building
Microsoft CFO has left the building
04/07/2005 07:49 AMNo replacement announced
And To Your Left is a Charging
Elephant....
And To Your Left is a Charging
Elephant....
01/08/2003 08:11 PMI love/hate Apple's Safari program. It's a decent browser that'll be a
great replacement for the MacIE that now ships as default on OS X,
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