I swear we're all in the wrong businesses. The real money is in consulting:
The results of a management study that cost the Philadelphia School District nearly $700,000 have languished unread by top officials for almost a year, The Inquirer has learned.
In fact, it took district officials about a week to even locate a report by the consultants involved after The Inquirer requested the information.
Speaking of Burma and "1984" -- all you whiny people who are paranoid about being on camera 24 hours a day; just shut up and stop being silly:
LONDON - Mayor Bloomberg has a message for New Yorkers who don't like surveillance cameras: Get real.
It looks like Isiah Thomas can't help but bring embarrassment and controversy to whoever is stupid enough to hire him:
Around the time reform-supporters in Russia fired up their faxes and e-mails and surrounded and protected Boris Yeltsin, the conventional wisdom started growing that the new information technology would liberate "the people" rather than empower their would-be oppressors. "1984" had gotten it wrong. But as we can now see from the monstrous actions by the thugs in Burma, that view may have been a tad premature:
Here's a shock. Nobody is paying attention to the "new TV season":
NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - The first week of the new television season has left industry observers concerned about the absence of a breakout series.
Only two new shows, NBC's "Bionic Woman" and ABC's "Private Practice," have gotten out of the gate with enough ratings momentum to reach potential hit status.
Ah, if wishing could make it so:
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 — Senator Barack Obama will propose on Tuesday setting a goal of eliminating all nuclear weapons in the world, saying the United States should greatly reduce its stockpiles to lower the threat of nuclear terrorism, aides say.
To: Terrorists Insurgents Our adversaries in Darfur
From: The United Nations
So what are you people thinking, that there are "fast food" offsets?
If you're feeling virtuous about the sandwich you've ordered at a fast-food restaurant, you'll probably grab some chips, cookies and a soda, too.
They're all just trying to get to Indiana as fast as they can for our excellent breaded tenderloins:
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- State troopers issued 1,416 speeding tickets last year to drivers going more than 100 mph, an offense that Ohio labels a minor misdemeanor and is punishable by a $150 fine.
Too many students at Oak Park, Ill., Percy Julian Middle School were hugging in the hallway, creating huge backups between classes. So the principal decided to ban hugging in the school:
Sharts said, "Hugging is really more appropriate for airports or for family reunions than passing and seeing each other every few minutes in the halls."
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