The Rubber Room

Hot Air » Blog Archive » New York City paying 700 teachers to not teach

NPR did a good show about this. They basically pay people to sit in what they call "rubber rooms" and do nothing all day long. In theory they are there to wait until problems they may have had in the classroom are resolved. In reality some spend more than a year in the rubber room, some quit before they are released.

Young Women beaten in streets of Tehran while protesting

News Busted

Ed McMahon Raps

A wrap up....

Best Week Ever » Blog Archive » Pizza Hut Rebranding Itself As “The Hut” To Become Coolest Restaurant Ever, Yo

I kind of like the change from Pizza Hut, to The Hut. I am not sure it will stick though, as it tries to hard to be hip. When you have to try to be cool, and people can see that, you are already failing.

Authors Are More Visible in Google News

I like this change, it will make it easier for writers, and make their names more important. I am sure that newspapers are as happy about it, it makes them less important in content management.

Trans-Atlantic passenger jet lands safely after pilot dies - CNN.com

I just don't know what to say about this one.

Ahhh J-Love

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It's Kiki

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A cool stop motion video using post-it notes

Skateboarding in the Whitehouse?

The Daily Gut

Ok, I don't know if I agree with this 100 percent, but I think Greg has a point. Read it, at the least it will make you smile.

What's that puzzle

The 10 Dumbest Moments In Wheel Of Fortune History | Content

This is funny, watch people fail at Wheel of Fortune. Of course it is easy for us, we aren't under pressure, on camera and in a strange place.