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2941 [lbo-talk] More "school reform" nonsense -- rank: 1000

On May 25, 2010, at 1:00 PM, Chris Maisano wrote: > Wouldn't younger teachers, on average, actually be worse teachers > than veterans because of lack of experience? Yes. Just reading up on this for an LBO article on this crap. Experience does make teachers better. Charters have a serious problem retaining teachers, many of whom not only quit their jobs but also leave the profession. And this isn't weeding out the bad ones - it's that the work is intolerable. Doug

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Date:	Tue May 25 10:14:41 PDT 2010

2942 [lbo-talk] Americans' acceptance of same-sexers crosses 50% -- rank: 1000

http://www.gallup.com/poll/135764/Americans-Acceptance-Gay-Relations-Crosses-Threshold.aspx Americans' Acceptance of Gay Relations Crosses 50% Threshold Increased acceptance by men driving the change by Lydia Saad PRINCETON, NJ - Americans' support for the moral acceptability of gay and lesbian relations crossed the symbolic 50% threshold in 2010. At the same time, the percentage calling these relations "morally wrong" dropped to 43%, the lowest in Gallup's decade-long trend. ...

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Date:	Tue May 25 09:02:50 PDT 2010

2943 [lbo-talk] terrible oversight -- rank: 1000

It's May 25! Almost gone!! So.... <http://fleshbot.com/5544303/happy-national-masturbation-month-fleshbot-readers > > Happy National Masturbation Month, Fleshbot Readers! It's May (in > fact, it's been May for a while) and that means it's National > Masturbation Month. Tis the season for touching the most important > person in your life: you! We almost forgot to pimp our favorite month.

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Date:	Mon May 24 21:43:18 PDT 2010

2944 [lbo-talk] ruins of Detroit -- rank: 1000

On May 24, 2010, at 3:25 PM, c b wrote: > The Tempts' "Papa was a Rolling Stone" Actually I like that one.

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Date:	Mon May 24 12:31:57 PDT 2010

2945 [lbo-talk] ruins of Detroit -- rank: 1000

On May 24, 2010, at 3:09 PM, Miles Jackson wrote: > Perhaps you sublimate your ferocious sexuality in other ways? Who says I sublimate it, ha ha?

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Date:	Mon May 24 12:14:46 PDT 2010

2946 [lbo-talk] ruins of Detroit -- rank: 1000

On May 24, 2010, at 2:44 PM, Dennis Claxton wrote: > I said I ain't much for Motown but just yesterday I downloaded Get > Off Your Ass and Jam, better known as "Shit! Goddamn! Get off yo' > ass and jam!" which I'd been looking for on emusic for a while now. How do you feel about Chuck Brown's "Bustin' Loose," which to me is one of the greatest songs of all time?

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Date:	Mon May 24 11:59:55 PDT 2010

2947 [lbo-talk] ruins of Detroit -- rank: 1000

On May 24, 2010, at 2:41 PM, Alan Rudy wrote: > too polished, exceptionally good pop but > professional pop nevertheless Is that why frat boys like it so much?

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Date:	Mon May 24 11:46:20 PDT 2010

2948 [lbo-talk] ruins of Detroit -- rank: 1000

On May 24, 2010, at 2:29 PM, shag carpet bomb wrote: > has any rhythm Hmm, a phrase that cries out for, you know, interrogation.

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Date:	Mon May 24 11:36:59 PDT 2010

2949 [lbo-talk] ruins of Detroit -- rank: 1000

On May 24, 2010, at 2:04 PM, Dennis Perrin wrote: > Don't you people get drunk and dance? Yeah but to other stuff.

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Date:	Mon May 24 11:19:36 PDT 2010

2950 [lbo-talk] ruins of Detroit -- rank: 1000

On May 24, 2010, at 11:47 AM, c b wrote: > Well, Motown still likes you. ( Not even Stevie Wonder ?!) Aww, thanks, Detroit! I like that early/mid-1970s Stevie Wonder stuff. But Supremes, Temptations, etc., just not my thing. Maybe it's just not alienated enough. Doug

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Date:	Mon May 24 08:54:29 PDT 2010

2951 [lbo-talk] Grundrisse reading group in NYC -- rank: 1000

[from Loren Goldner] I will be organizing an 8-week study group on Marx's Grundrisse (1857) in New York City this summer, using the 1973 Penguin translation. We will meet once a week on Thursdays, beginning July 8, through August 26. People interested in participating should be committed to reading 100 pages a week of sometimes dense material, and to regular attendance. If you have doubts about conflicting time commitments, or expect to be away for several of those weeks, it would be bette ...

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Date:	Mon May 24 06:36:50 PDT 2010

2952 [lbo-talk] nature fights back -- rank: 1000

http://gawker.com/5545318/is-this-the-finest-new-york-post-cover-ever

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Date:	Sun May 23 18:39:43 PDT 2010

2953 [lbo-talk] Lou P meets Leon B -- rank: 1000

http://louisproyect.wordpress.com/2010/05/23/going-toe-to-toe-with-leon-botstein/

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Date:	Sun May 23 17:39:30 PDT 2010

2954 [lbo-talk] ruins of Detroit -- rank: 1000

On May 23, 2010, at 1:50 PM, 123hop at comcast.net wrote: > Honestly, guys, get some culture! Always thought I had some, especially of the musical sort, and I never liked Motown.

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Date:	Sun May 23 11:38:15 PDT 2010

2955 [lbo-talk] beaches, erosion, etc. -- rank: 1000

On May 23, 2010, at 9:43 AM, shag carpet bomb wrote: > Also, if Gar is reading, is it true that some environmentalist > oppose windfarming b/c it might hurt birds? I'm not Gar, but yes, that's true - something the richies on Cape Cod (like those great enviros, the Kennedys) cited to fight the proposed windmills that might mar their precious view. Modern turbines greatly reduce the avian toll - and aside from that, the windmill toll is a fraction of that lost to cars. Doug

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Date:	Sun May 23 08:36:04 PDT 2010