So? What did he do in the LAST decade? Shouldn't that be what matters?
Jobs returned to Apple in 1997, and those first three years really set up everything Apple has done since his return. The iMac was in 98 and Final Cut was 99, but the rest of the big stuff came after 2000: iPod, OS X, Apple Store, iTunes Store, iPhone...
I don't have an iPod. More Americans don't than do.
Not everyone needs to be a part of something in order for and impact to made. Look at the iPhone, it has a 4% (I think) of the market as far as all cell phones go and it has heavily impacted who uses smart phones these days and also the infrastructure of cell phone networks.
According to police, the crowd was broken up after safety concerns were raised, but Bieber's record exec, James Roppo, Tweeted that the singer was still signing. This caused fans to go berzerk and rush forward, breaking down barriers.
http://www.limelife.com/blog-entry/Fans-of-Tween-King-Justin-Bieber-Cause-Mall-Riot/26650.html
Roppo continued to tweet about the autograph signing even after it was canceled and ended up being arrested for reckless endangerment among other crimes.
Crappy summary linking to crappy reporting.
OTOH, why the heck did the teacher resign at first being contacted? I wonder how much more there is to the story than we're seeing.
You're probably right. He either didn't bother putting up a fight (which he probably would have won if he was a teacher because of his union) or was on his way out already.
As for teachers selling lesson plans, I am concerned that teachers should be using their "on the clock" prep periods to create lesson plans (that's what teachers I know do, or claim to do).
Following our district's format for lesson plans, it usually takes a couple of hours to plan lessons for the week. We get 50 minutes a day for a prep. In that time you need to contact parents, make copies, set up your classroom for the days activities, go to various meetings, and generally recuperate mentally since it's the only other time of the day besides your 30-minute lunch where you don't have 20-25 children hanging around. I could include grade papers in that list, but that's usually incredibly time consuming as well so most leave that for home.
I don't agree with the selling of lesson plans as I believe in having these resources available freely, but what this is a quick fix to a complicated problem: teachers not getting paid enough while not having enough time in the workday to achieve what is asked of them.
Another sign of the rumored Apple Netbook?
I'll point out the obvious and remind you that your original statement claimed that the two machines are "comparable".
You mean the one that has a 500GB hard drive as opposed to 1TB, comes with 3GB of DDR2 instead of 4GB of DDR3, and doesn't include a monitor, Bluetooth, a wireless card, built in mic, built in webcam, or a fancy multi-touch wireless mouse?
http://www.staples.com/Compaq-Presario-CQ5210F-Desktop-PC/product_828021?cmArea=SC3:CG71:DP4119:CL161746 (couldn't find the $300 dollar one, assuming typo and meant $400)
http://www.apple.com/imac/specs.html (the higher end 21.5" is the $1500 model)
"Money is the root of all money." -- the moving finger
