December 2011
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Dec 21st
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theCWhale: One teachers approach to preventing... →
togetherforjacksoncountykids: “It’s Okay to be Neither,” By Melissa Bollow Tempel Alie arrived at our 1st-grade classroom wearing a sweatshirt with a hood. I asked her to take off her hood, and she refused. I thought she was just being difficult and ignored it. After breakfast we got…
Dec 21st
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"Parks And Recreation"
LESLIE (recruiting for her Model U.N. competition): I need a few more volunteers. Andy -- will you be Iceland?
ANDY: The bad guys from "Mighty Ducks 2"? Don't think so.
LESLIE: Okay -- how 'bout Japan?
ANDY: The bad guys from "Karate Kid 2"? Even worse. (Beat.) How about Germany? They've never been the bad guys.
LESLIE: Why don't you be Finland?
ANDY: Okay!
APRIL: And I'll be the Moon!
LESLIE: Nope. you're going to be South Africa or Pakistan.
APRIL: I'm the Moon or I quit.
LESLIE (irked): April.
APRIL: Moon or quit, man.
LESLIE: Fine -- you be South Africa and you can also secretly run the Moon.
APRIL: The Moon accepts your ridiculous proposal.
Dec 20th
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NY DAILY NEWS: The FBI will update the definition... →
inothernews: That it took 82 years for this to happen is a crime in and of itself.
Dec 8th
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Dec 7th
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"Every morning when I was brushing my teeth I... →
inothernews: An incredible story in today’s New York Times about a New York State employee who served as his native Somalia’s prime minister for eight months before returning to his job at the Department of Transportation.
Dec 7th
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“Last week, virtually every Senate Republican voted against that tax cut. Now, I...”
– —President Obama, in a statement today urging Republicans in Congress to extend the payroll tax cut (via barackobama) Reblogging President Obama quoting President Obama talking about those silly Republicans. (via inothernews)
Dec 6th
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Wherein Michele Bachmann is confronted by an...
desertmar: cognitivedissonance: And it’s just as fantastic as it sounds: Watch the video: The look of shock on her face is incredible. Elijah is brave little man, and I commend him. Wow, bravo little dude, bravo.
Dec 6th
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Dec 2nd
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“I doubt many people seriously believe that the programmers behind Siri are out...”
– Amanda Marcotte, on Siri (via greaterthanlapsed) See also: Why all technology “for women” follows the “shrink it and pink it” strategy; because women are absolutely an afterthought in the tech world. (via kataroo) I’m so fucking glad I get to work with women at Microsoft. (via spiralofbees)
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