james of tucson wrote:
On 2004-12-16, S O'Neill wrote:


Text messaging in class, whether or not a test is in progress.


Your property will be returned to you in May.

If you cannot pass this course after dropping this test, you may
take it again next term.

Classroom discipline problems are an indication of the teacher's
ability.

james of tucson wrote:

On 2004-12-16, S O'Neill wrote:


Text messaging in class, whether or not a test is in progress.


Your property will be returned to you in May.

If you cannot pass this course after dropping this test, you may
take it again next term.

Classroom discipline problems are an indication of the teacher's
ability.


Now you get to talk to her mom.

On Thu, 16 Dec 2004 22:40:24 -0800, S O'Neill
wrote:

Classroom discipline problems are an indication of the teacher's
ability.

Now you get to talk to her mom.

Arf! My lady taught 37 years in the Little Rock (yes, that Little
Rock) public schools. She goes about 100 pounds and takes ****
from nobody.

But she'd likely agree that structural problems run as deep at
the local level as at the national. I'm only trying to say that
we've got a lot of work to do, and less time all the time.

Sorry, no answers.

Chris Hornbeck
"If we gave your unit armor, we'd have to give
it to everybody" -Big Don

You didn't answer the question. "Free after 9PM"
is only part of the equation.

I'll complete it, from my perspective.

For $33.25 a month, plus tax, I get five hours of peak cellphone service, plus
(in terms of the way I use my phone) unlimited long-distance. That's a good
deal -- for me.

On Wed, 15 Dec 2004 21:45:13 +0000, Laurence Payne
wrote:

On Wed, 15 Dec 2004 11:18:04 -0800, DeserTBoB
wrote:

I worked in the telecom industry for over 20 years. Phones have a
copper pair. If someone has business to discuss with me, they can
call me on the ol' tip 'n ring. If they MUST get me on a cell phone,
they probably suffer form ADHD and aren't worth doing business with
anyway.

Getting much work now? snip

Turning it away.

dB

On Thu, 16 Dec 2004 10:58:14 -0800, S O'Neill
wrote:

jakdedert wrote:


Why does this not make sense? Teens/kids/people talk to one another.
That's a fact of life. It's not inherantly negative. Why would you
denigrate one of the most important innovations of the age because of your
annoyance with teenagers?


Text messaging in class, whether or not a test is in progress. snip

Most school districts will confiscate cell phones whenever a test is
given now. Sad commentary on the new generation.

dB

On Thu, 16 Dec 2004 22:47:07 GMT, james of tucson
wrote:

Classroom discipline problems are an indication of the teacher's
ability. snip

A CROCK. It's usually a sign of poorly raised kids with parents too
busy in the failed Bushie economy, holding down two jobs, or working
too many hours, to even attempt to raise them with any sense of
ethics.

dB

james of tucson wrote:


Classroom discipline problems are an indication of the teacher's
ability.

Are you kidding?? Know any teachers?

On Mon, 20 Dec 2004 00:07:13 -0600, Joe Sensor
wrote:

Classroom discipline problems are an indication of the teacher's
ability.

Are you kidding?? Know any teachers?

25 years ago I made my living as a visiting music teacher round the
schools. Recently I've been doing a little work with kids again.
It's still very noticeable how two schools, in similar areas, can have
completely different characters. It's down to the head teacher and
his staff. I've watched one particular "failing" school be
transformed by a new head teacher over only a couple of years.

Since the beginning of December, I've been playing for a pantomime
production here in London. Lots of school parties. It's quite
amazing how quickly you detect the ethos of a school from the kids'
behaviour, and the way they interact with the teachers with them.

I also sometimes perform in retirement homes. Again, the staff make
an immense difference to the character of the place. Sadly, the most
expensive homes are not always the best.

CubaseFAQ www.laurencepayne.co.uk/CubaseFAQ.htm
"Possibly the world's least impressive web site": George Perfect

DeserTBoB wrote:
On Wed, 15 Dec 2004 02:02:49 -0500, herman wrote:


...well, at least if your
being woken out of a deep sleep and the phone is ringing, the radio
alarm goes off, and then you hear this incredible loud static sound ( as
a result of RFI from the cell phone ringing ). This to me tells me that
the radio waves flying off a cell phone is rather worrying..no? snip


Cell phones suck. I won't have one.

dB

I got the cell, mainly so that in an emergency, I could contact help,
while in the car. and so that, I could basically receive any calls to
me whether I'm inside or on the go. it seemed also at the time, that
text messaging would be catching on and I thought that since I like to
email that I may be doing more text messaging...so far, I haven't done
much of text. I have a Rogers plan of 200 anytime min. for 25.00 plus
7.00 for an access fee each month, plus .50 cents more for 911 access,
plus, I need voicemail and that is another 12.00 . so with taxes..it's
more than I have planned on spending. it works out to about 3.5 hours
per month for around 45.00 dollars cdn. or 22 cents a minute for local
calls only.

Don't listen to this guy, his name is BOB SCARBOROUGH from Arizona, he
has (5) different usernames on ebay-
DESERTBOB-DESERTBOB1-DESERTBOB2-DESERTBOB3-VOXPOPPER- he runs up
negative feedbacks, then changes to another username

he bought a VHS dub from me, returned it for another one, then left
negative feedback disguised as a neutral

he also bought an alignment tape from me, made a copy for himself, then
returned it for a full refund

now he's following my auctions daily, and dogging my Usenet posts- all
are warned, to BAN ALL HIS USERNAMES FROM YOUR EBAY AUCTIONS

On 1 Jan 2005 07:49:45 -0800, wrote:


Don't listen to this guy, his name is BOB SCARBOROUGH from Arizona, he
has (5) different usernames on ebay-
DESERTBOB-DESERTBOB1-DESERTBOB2-DESERTBOB3-VOXPOPPER- he runs up
negative feedbacks, then changes to another username snip

I've been trying to shut down this fraudster,
, aka 66fourdoor on ebay, for months. This
is his limp attempt at a comeback. I do have to hand it to this
clown...he's learned how to manipulate the ebay feedback system to his
advantage and has also conned a number of ebay buyers with his dubbed
"alignment" carts and cassettes.

I've made him my favorite chew toy. Will Miho has to play second
fiddle.

dB

On 1 Jan 2005 07:49:45 -0800, wrote:

Don't listen to this guy, his name is BOB SCARBOROUGH from Arizona, he
has (5) different usernames on ebay snip

I've been trying to shut down this fraudster for months on ebay and
Usenet. This is his lame comeback. Note that
, aka 66fourdoor on ebay, is a documented
fraud artist...caveat emptor.

dB

Laurence Payne wrote:
On Mon, 20 Dec 2004 00:07:13 -0600, Joe Sensor
wrote:

Classroom discipline problems are an indication of the teacher's
ability.

Are you kidding?? Know any teachers?

25 years ago I made my living as a visiting music teacher round the
schools. Recently I've been doing a little work with kids again.
It's still very noticeable how two schools, in similar areas, can
have
completely different characters. It's down to the head teacher and
his staff. I've watched one particular "failing" school be
transformed by a new head teacher over only a couple of years.

Depends on multiple factors. There are teachers who are more competent
than others ranging from excellent to terrible. There are inept
principals (that's what the head honcho is called in most schools in
the states). There's the assinine and inherently combative politics of
working with/against the school board and school superintendents whose
primarily qualification seems to be their capacity to be an asshole who
in a rational world would have nothing to do with education.

However imho the number one problem is the students themselves, which
generally is based on the home life they come from. I've worked at
multiple schools, and without fail, those in more affluent areas are
better than those in poor areas. What seem to cause teacher burnout
more quickly than anything else are discipline problems.

It's impossible to conduct a class of any quality without willing
receptors, I don't care how good the teachers are. I knew an English
teacher who was the kind of guy everyone wishes they had had in school.
Even tempered, highly intelligent, yet with plenty of street smarts. He
went the extra mile, bringing back amazing source material for students
from his sojourns to Europe but more often than not, his efforts were
wasted. As he told me one day, he was sick of being told to "go f***
himself" by little thugs in training. While some parents can be a pain
in the ass in their oblviousness to their little angel's trespasses, as
can their kids, what's even worse is being unable to contact parents at
all or find that talking to them (if there *are* even 2 parents) is
like talking to an autistic piece of wood, or he gets crap about it
being racial or whatever b.s. issue. So, the kid spends their life
between disrupting the class and being in in-school suspension, the
school gets no substantive support from the parents and the public
schools turn out another half-formed savage, who probably manages to
sire a few ******* kids before ending up doing time.

On 4 Jan 2005 05:16:45 -0800, wrote:

However imho the number one problem is the students themselves, which
generally is based on the home life they come from. I've worked at
multiple schools, and without fail, those in more affluent areas are
better than those in poor areas. What seem to cause teacher burnout
more quickly than anything else are discipline problems.

Absolutely. Anyone can teach good kids. It's the problem kids who
need the special resources.

CubaseFAQ www.laurencepayne.co.uk/CubaseFAQ.htm
"Possibly the world's least impressive web site": George Perfect

Don't believe a word this DeserTBob says- his name is BOB SCARBOROUGH,
he's an unemployed sickly old man from ARIZONA, who has nothing better
to do but troll Usenet. He's on the government cash cow collecting
welfare and disability checks, so naturally he attacks any conservative
platform he can.

This DesertBoob guy purchased a VHS tape from me on ebay, then returned
it complaining, I gave him a new tape, then he left negative feedback
disguised as neutral.

He then bought an alignment tape from me for $40, he made a copy for
himself, then returned that also for a full refund. That's the kind of
snivelling weasel this guy is.

He has FIVE EBay usenames, they are DESERTBOB- DESERTBOB1-
DESERTBOB2-DESERTBOB3-VOXPOPPER

he runs up negatives on a username, then moves on to another username-
he buys stuff and doesn't pay, then makes "health problems" excuses in
feedback for not paying- you would be wise to BAN him from all your
auctions, he's more trouble than he's worth dealing with

BE FORWARNED- AVOID BOB SCARBOROUGH- he destroyed the train and 8-track
collecting NG's, and he'll destroy this one as well

I'd like to point you to two different sources where you can read about
direct comparisons between the New Bose Wave Music System and the
Cambridge Soundworks 740. I'm sure that you'll find these links to be
very very helpful. I know that I did.
Keep in mind...this is without even considering that the Cambridge
Soundworks 740 costs $150 less than the Bose!

http://www.radiowars.homestead.com/

And:

http://reviews.cnet.com/Cambridge_So...2.html?tag=top

compared to:

http://reviews.cnet.com/Bose_Wave_Mu...2.html?tag=top

These should help you make up your mind. After reading these, add the
fact that the Cambridge 740 costs $150 less than the New Bose!

www.radiowars.homestead.com

And:

http://reviews.cnet.com/Cambridge_So...2.html?tag=tab

I'd suggest reading the following 'test':

http://www.radiowars.homestead.com/

As well as the full CNET test:

http://reviews.cnet.com/Cambridge_So...2.html?tag=top

wrote:

I'd suggest reading the following 'test':

http://www.radiowars.homestead.com/

As well as the full CNET test:

http://reviews.cnet.com/Cambridge_So...2.html?tag=top



So, you've got stock in Cambridge_SoundWorks, then?

I'd like to point you to two different sources where you can read about
direct comparisons between the New Bose Wave Music System and the
Cambridge Soundworks 740. I'm sure that you'll find these links to be
very very helpful. I know that I did.
Keep in mind...this is without even considering that the Cambridge
Soundworks 740 costs $150 less than the Bose!


http://www.radiowars.homestead.com/


And:



http://reviews.cnet.com/Cambridge_So...40/4505-7866_7...
compared to:



http://reviews.cnet.com/Bose_Wave_Mu..._White/4505-78...

On 17 Jan 2005 14:18:49 -0800, wrote:


These should help you make up your mind. After reading these, add the
fact that the Cambridge 740 costs $150 less than the New Bose!

www.radiowars.homestead.com

And:

http://reviews.cnet.com/Cambridge_So...2.html?tag=tab


The Cambridge might sound better than the Bose. And it's $150 less
than Bose. But it's also uglier than the Bose. The Bose looks sleek
and elegant. The Cambridge looks like a science project with a bunch
of warts all over it.

JW wrote:

The Cambridge might sound better than the Bose. And it's $150 less
than Bose. But it's also uglier than the Bose. The Bose looks sleek
and elegant. The Cambridge looks like a science project with a bunch
of warts all over it.

No point. Your talking to a bot.

Joe Sensor wrote:
JW wrote:

The Cambridge might sound better than the Bose. And it's $150 less
than Bose. But it's also uglier than the Bose. The Bose looks sleek
and elegant. The Cambridge looks like a science project with a bunch
of warts all over it.

No point. Your talking to a bot.

But it _is_ true that Bose puts a huge amount of effort into industrial
design, because they are working into a market where good looks sell more
speakers than good sound. You wouldn't believe the number of people I have
met who bought the Acoustimass system because it was so unobtrusive-looking.
If only it were unobtrusive-sounding....
--scott
--
"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."

On 19 Jan 2005 09:22:03 -0500, (Scott Dorsey) wrote:

You wouldn't believe the number of people I have
met who bought the Acoustimass system because it was so unobtrusive-looking.
If only it were unobtrusive-sounding.... snip

....hence the nickname, "Acousti-Mess"

dB

avoid this guy like the plague, he's BOB SCARBOROUGH from Arizona, he's
a sickly, deaf old man who is unemployed and collecting welfare and
disability checks off the U.S. Government cash cow, he has 5 EBAY
USERNAMES, they are
DESERTBOB-DESERTBOB1-DESERTBOB2-DESERTBOB3-VOXPOPPER- he runs up
negative feedbacks on them, then switches names- BAN him from all your
auctions ! he ruined the 8-track and railroad groups, now he is
trolling the stereo groups too- BEWARE

["Followup-To:" header set to rec.audio.pro.]
On 2005-01-21, Fatboy Jr. wrote:

negative feedbacks on them, then switches names- BAN him from all your
auctions ! he ruined the 8-track and railroad groups, now he is
trolling the stereo groups too- BEWARE


So, how do you ban someone from an ebay auction?