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France: Riots over proposed increase to 35-hour work week

Ha! The 35-hour work week. This always makes me think of a French Army officer I worked with. He said that when the 35-hour rule was first established, there was a joke making the rounds of the barracks:

"Did you hear that the civil servants are all upset about the new 35-hour work week? They don't think it's fair they'll have to work an extra five hours."

#1 JJM on 2016-03-11 08:11 (Reply)

Time for Germany to re-arm

Just in time to turn all those weapons over to the Caliphate

#2 JK Brown on 2016-03-11 09:35 (Reply)

Why Would Anyone Trust This Swindler With The Presidency?

I didn't click through. Is that article about Hillary? Bernie?, Ted?, Marco? Kaisich? or Trump?

#3 JK Brown on 2016-03-11 09:36 (Reply)

You are in agreement with "much of what he say's"? Really. How so? Please expand on the areas of agreement.

#4 Scullman on 2016-03-11 10:13 (Reply)

re Time for Germany to re-arm

thez man is truly a man of his time, which is about 1955 or so.

germany already has the second largest armed force in Europe, behind the french surrender battalions.

anyway, do you really trust those people?

#5 Donny "The Bear Jew" Donowitz on 2016-03-11 10:22 (Reply)

Better is the enemy of good. I'm guessing the guy who wrote about Mr. Trump's alleged impure business deals was not one of the folks who was forced to train his replacement by a foreign H1B visa holder.

#6 Chazz on 2016-03-11 11:47 (Reply)

Do you want to know why university professors are homeschooling their own children?

Read it and weep (reap?)

here

#7 faculty wife on 2016-03-11 13:11 (Reply)

Your link is broken. Can you correct this, please?

#7.1 mudbug on 2016-03-11 13:14 (Reply)

"Rollo is a cool name." UFF DAA! As is Ragnar and Hrlof. Who wouldn't want a son named Ragnar or Herloph or Hrlof or Ingvald whose very name would intimidate play ground bullies?

#8 Sven Svenson on 2016-03-11 13:15 (Reply)

Sorry--here is the article.

http://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2016/03/10/469831485/americas-high-school-graduates-look-like-other-countries-high-school-dropouts?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=20160310

#9 faculty wife on 2016-03-11 13:30 (Reply)

Interesting column that recites the same sad story that is our education system. The same story that fostered the formation of the Department of Education (which has had no effect on the quality of schools or the students' education). The part that was left out was how much we spend to get this poor result. Many of the comments, not surprising since it is an NPR article, focused on teacher pay, etc. Somewhere I read that Chicago public schools teachers average about $100,000/yr and their schools are the worst. Some public schools cost tax payers almost $15,000/yr/student. That's a lot more expensive than many private schools with much worse results.

#9.1 mudbug on 2016-03-11 19:32 (Reply)

What's controversial about "I think Islam hates us?" Islam is a cult built upon hate, murder, oppression and lies. It, of course, hates Jews more than the west since the Jews laughed and mocked Mooohumet when he declared himself a prophet of something called allah.

#10 Sven Svenson on 2016-03-11 13:32 (Reply)

The Obama Doctrine:

Find something.

Screw it up.

Take credit for screwing it up while at the same time blaming everyone else for the problems it causes.

Repeat.

#11 Jim on 2016-03-11 18:02 (Reply)

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Friday, March 11. 2016

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