Todays Tids Issue 2,825
Opening Stuff:
Moms like May.
Communists like May. Flowers like May. Thoroughbreds like may.
Johnnycakes likes May. May likes Mary. Race cars like May. College
students like May. Grass likes May. Fallen heroes are revered in May.
May! What's not to
like.
There are an awful lot of thoughtful people walking the streets today wondering what the country is coming to after the decision to allow 15 year old girls the right to purchase over-the-counter Morning After Pills, without parental consent.
I have to say that I look twice when I see on the street a Middle eastern appearing man dialing a smart phone. And, maybe walk behind a sturdy wall.
The Question:
Name the top companies offering Streaming movies to the home.
The Headlines:
--Stock Market Schizophrenic Today; Half Want To Follow Good News From Bernanke; Half Concerned About Sluggish Mfg Report And Construction Spending Slump.
--Islamists Bomb Innocents In Dagestan Republic; Small Country Near Chechnya Is Home To Boston Bombers.
--Jordan Concerned About Rise Of Power Of Islamist Rebels Fighting In Southern Syria.
--Putin Re-institutes Stalin Era Labor Award.
--Amanda Knox Asks To be Left Alone; "I didn't Do It".
--Jury Deliberating On Decision About Doctor Baby Killer.
A new survey of teachers produced and released by the biggest union reports that 85% of them say the contract of Education Commissioner Dorothy Gist should not be renewed. I say, Dorothy must be doing something right. This is a smart, courageous Dorothy who entered the world of Oz known as Rhode Island. She though, is the wizard who sought to Turn around an expensive system that appeared to be under-performing. You don't make friends doing that, especially when it involves powerful union bosses who don't like the truth.
I tried. And I will continue to try, but honestly, I still view vegetables I did as a child -- something you gotta eat.
Ran Paul must have read the April 23 issue of Tids, because today he came and said the same thing about 1984 being now instead of 29 years ago. Ooooooo-Weeeee-Oooooooo.
The Congress-pushing-tanks-on-the-Army fiasco last week proves once gain that the giant US economy is, and has been, based on making and selling stuff that people really don't need.
The Boston Celtics are facing a minor dilemma after the coming out of Jason Collins. He is on the list of people to be lopped after the season for several good reasons, like his age and failure to deliver. But now the team owners fear they will be accused of discrimination. What a country.
I really dislike the phrase "Hate Crimes".
I think it's time for me to get into Yoga.
The Answer:
I was going to write this piece about the dilemma faced by Netflix, now riding high after the disgruntlement, but also entering the streaming business where it may not be as unique as it has been with the mail product. Three big players are HBO-GO, Amazon Prime and Vudu (Walmart). Netflix also views HuluPLUS and Redbox as companies they are watching. And, there will be more. So, we are entering a new world of confusion...streaming. Not only trying to pick a winning movie supplier, but how to get it to work on the TV!
There's plenty of stuff that even the smartest of kids don't understand. For instance blowing the tops off of dandelions appears to be innocent fun, a part the return to warmer days. Of course, born by evening breezes it basically seeds weeds into lawns around the neighborhood.. Now somebody we don't know is telling our kids, "Go out and have a ball, the morning after pill will take care of it all." The hell with learning responsibility.
1984?
Hey, kids can be remarkable. I was amazed by this article written by a Fourth grader from an elementary school in Fort Bragg NC. Rarely have I seen such clear thinking, and comprehensive writing by anybody. Below is an excerpt from her 850 word effort about the need to improve academic achievement for college athletes:
"As an example of what the NCAA has already done, the University of Connecticut’s Men’s Basketball Team, which won a National Championship in 2011, was ineligible for this year’s NCAA Tournament because it failed to meet the academic benchmark for postseason play (CBS Article - http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-400_162-57457182/uconn-among-10-teams-banned-from-2013-ncaa-tournament-for-poor-academic-results/). While this is progress and should help them in raising their grades in the future and should be an example to other teams whose athletes are doing poorly in school, the punishment is too slow. The University of Connecticut is serving a punishment this year for poor academic performance last year, which means there are players from last year’s team that were not encouraged to improve their poor performance while it was happening. "
There are an awful lot of thoughtful people walking the streets today wondering what the country is coming to after the decision to allow 15 year old girls the right to purchase over-the-counter Morning After Pills, without parental consent.
I have to say that I look twice when I see on the street a Middle eastern appearing man dialing a smart phone. And, maybe walk behind a sturdy wall.
The Question:
Name the top companies offering Streaming movies to the home.
The Headlines:
--Stock Market Schizophrenic Today; Half Want To Follow Good News From Bernanke; Half Concerned About Sluggish Mfg Report And Construction Spending Slump.
--Islamists Bomb Innocents In Dagestan Republic; Small Country Near Chechnya Is Home To Boston Bombers.
--Jordan Concerned About Rise Of Power Of Islamist Rebels Fighting In Southern Syria.
--Putin Re-institutes Stalin Era Labor Award.
--Amanda Knox Asks To be Left Alone; "I didn't Do It".
--Jury Deliberating On Decision About Doctor Baby Killer.
A new survey of teachers produced and released by the biggest union reports that 85% of them say the contract of Education Commissioner Dorothy Gist should not be renewed. I say, Dorothy must be doing something right. This is a smart, courageous Dorothy who entered the world of Oz known as Rhode Island. She though, is the wizard who sought to Turn around an expensive system that appeared to be under-performing. You don't make friends doing that, especially when it involves powerful union bosses who don't like the truth.
I tried. And I will continue to try, but honestly, I still view vegetables I did as a child -- something you gotta eat.
Ran Paul must have read the April 23 issue of Tids, because today he came and said the same thing about 1984 being now instead of 29 years ago. Ooooooo-Weeeee-Oooooooo.
The Congress-pushing-tanks-on-the-Army fiasco last week proves once gain that the giant US economy is, and has been, based on making and selling stuff that people really don't need.
The Boston Celtics are facing a minor dilemma after the coming out of Jason Collins. He is on the list of people to be lopped after the season for several good reasons, like his age and failure to deliver. But now the team owners fear they will be accused of discrimination. What a country.
I really dislike the phrase "Hate Crimes".
I think it's time for me to get into Yoga.
The Answer:
I was going to write this piece about the dilemma faced by Netflix, now riding high after the disgruntlement, but also entering the streaming business where it may not be as unique as it has been with the mail product. Three big players are HBO-GO, Amazon Prime and Vudu (Walmart). Netflix also views HuluPLUS and Redbox as companies they are watching. And, there will be more. So, we are entering a new world of confusion...streaming. Not only trying to pick a winning movie supplier, but how to get it to work on the TV!
There's plenty of stuff that even the smartest of kids don't understand. For instance blowing the tops off of dandelions appears to be innocent fun, a part the return to warmer days. Of course, born by evening breezes it basically seeds weeds into lawns around the neighborhood.. Now somebody we don't know is telling our kids, "Go out and have a ball, the morning after pill will take care of it all." The hell with learning responsibility.
1984?
Hey, kids can be remarkable. I was amazed by this article written by a Fourth grader from an elementary school in Fort Bragg NC. Rarely have I seen such clear thinking, and comprehensive writing by anybody. Below is an excerpt from her 850 word effort about the need to improve academic achievement for college athletes:
"As an example of what the NCAA has already done, the University of Connecticut’s Men’s Basketball Team, which won a National Championship in 2011, was ineligible for this year’s NCAA Tournament because it failed to meet the academic benchmark for postseason play (CBS Article - http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-400_162-57457182/uconn-among-10-teams-banned-from-2013-ncaa-tournament-for-poor-academic-results/). While this is progress and should help them in raising their grades in the future and should be an example to other teams whose athletes are doing poorly in school, the punishment is too slow. The University of Connecticut is serving a punishment this year for poor academic performance last year, which means there are players from last year’s team that were not encouraged to improve their poor performance while it was happening. "
No comments:
Post a Comment