Joe? No! Don’t Ya Know.

Our new manager?

Not if I had anything to do with it.

Here’s why.

Fun With Headlines (No Noose is Good Noose)

P-D:  Teen found in noose at Fenton ‘scare park’

Our society has gotten so paranoid about nooses that the sight of one practically belongs in a haunted house.

Daily Mail:  The Greeks are revolting again: German flag burned on the streets as they react angrily to historic Eurozone deal

The same Germany which mortgaged its future to the tune of a trillion euros to save your asses?  Talk about My Big Fat Greek Ingrates.

Slashdot:  Is That an Android On Your Wrist?

That, and I am happy to see you.

SI:  Arizona makes beach volleyball high school sport

It would help if Arizona actually had beaches.  With apologies to George Strait.

McPaper:  Oakland protesters organize citywide strike

Oh no, nobody in Oakland will be working?  I can’t imagine what that will be like.

Daily Mail:  Kim Kardashian to file for divorce from Kris Humphries after just 72 days of marriage

He still doesn’t have a job, and I think she still does, so he might well be the world’s tallest alimony recipient.

In Related News, the Sun Rose in the East This Morning

WaPo:

Foreign students say visa program abused

For years, it has been touted as a form of vacation diplomacy: a U.S. government program that selects college students from across the globe to come work at beach resorts, amusement parks and other seasonal jobs. In the process, the visitors are expected to imbibe American culture, practice English and take home fond memories.

But in August, students complained that their work conditions were closer to a sweatshop than a summer break, sparking demands for government intervention and a firestorm of bad publicity that federal officials are trying to tamp down.

Duh, what do you think is the point of this visa program?  To give various firms cheap and easily exploitable summer and seasonal labor.  For the alternative is hiring native born American high school and college students who recognize exploitation and slave wages from a mile away.

Start Your Stopwatches

By the time your stopwatch gets to exactly 365:00:00:00.000, we’ll find out that there was fraud behind this:

Illinois test scores up, but fall short of federal standards

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The Illinois state standardized test results released today show the gap in performance between different groups of students is narrowing at the elementary school level, particularly because of gains among African-American, special education and low-income students. The achievement gap between white and black students has narrowed by 11.4 percent in math and 7.9 percent in reading, according to the state.

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