Take the money and run

Neo-liberalism is good in inventing and twisting words so no one is sure what they want them to mean. Rethorics at its best.

In the portuguese-speaking universe what does the so called ortographic accord teach us?

One thing is sure: the wealthy don't pay for the black hole they gave us as present.

Why not to say: Take the mess you created with you and leave the governance to decent representatives- GO!

clipped from www.writerswrite.com Bailout is Merriam-Webster's Word for 2008

Ads Sold On High School Tests Underwrite Teacher's Classroom Needs

Cash for Wall Street but not the classroom. This freakin' world is upside down.

clipped from www.usatoday.com Tom Farber gives a lot of tests. He's a calculus teacher, after all. So when administrators at Rancho Bernardo, his suburban San Diego high school, announced the district was cutting spending on supplies by nearly a third, Farber had a problem. At 3 cents a page, his tests would cost more than $500 a year. His copying budget: $316. But he wanted to give students enough practice for the big tests they'll face in the spring, such as the Advanced Placement exam. "Tough times call for tough actions," he says. So he started selling ads on his test papers: $10 for a quiz, $20 for a chapter test, $30 for a semester final. San Diego magazine and The San Diego Union-Tribune featured his plan just before Thanksgiving, and Farber came home from a few days out of town to 75 e-mail requests for ads. So far, he has collected $350. His semester final is sold out. Principal Paul Robinson says reaction has been "mixed," but he notes, "It's not like, 'This test is brought to you by McDonald's or Nike.' "