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A 12pt font should look useful everywhere
In the past I used to argue that accurate desktop DPI was important, since after all otherwise you could print out a 12 point font and hold up the sheet of paper to your monitor and it would be different. I later gave up on the idea that accurate DPI measurement was generally useful to the desktop, but there's still something seductively attractive about the idea that a 12 point font should be the same everywhere, and someone recently wrote about that. Like many seductively attractive ideas it's actually just trying to drug you and steal your kidneys, so here's why it's a bad plan.
Solutions solve problems. Before we judge whether a solution is worthwhile or not, we need to examine the problem that it's solving. "My 12pt font looks different depending on the DPI of my display" isn't a statement of a problem, it's a statement of fact. How do we turn it into a problem? "My 12pt font looks different depending on which display I'm using and so it's hard to judge what it'll look like on paper" is a problem. Way back in prehistory when Apple launched the original Mac, they defined 72dpi as their desktop standard because the original screen was approximately 72dpi. Write something on a Mac, print it and hold the paper up to the monitor and the text would be the same size. This sounds great! Except that (1) this is informative only if your monitor is the same distance away as your reader will be from the paper, and (2) even in the classic Mac period of the late 80s and early 90s, Mac monitors varied between 66 and 80dpi and so this was already untrue. It turns out that this isn't a real problem. It's arguably useful for designers to be able to scale their screen contents to match a sheet of paper the same distance away, but that's still not how they'll do most of their work. And it's certainly not an argument for enforcing this on the rest of the UI.
So "It'll look different on the screen and paper" isn't really a problem, and so that's not what this is a solution for. Let's find a different problem. Here's one - "I designed a UI that works fine on 100DPI displays but is almost unusable on 200DPI displays". This problem is a much better one to solve, because it actually affects real people rather than the dying breed who have to care about what things look like when turned into ink pasted onto bits of dead tree. And it sounds kind of like designing UIs to be resolution independent would be a great solution to this. Instead of drawing a rectangle that's 100 pixels wide, let me draw one that's one inch wide. That way it'll look identical on 100dpi and 200dpi systems, and now I can celebrate with three lines of coke and wake up with $5,000 of coffee table made out of recycled cinema posters or whatever it is that designers do these days. A huge pile of money from Google will be turning up any day now.
Stop. Do not believe this.
Websites have been the new hotness for a while now, so let's apply this to them. Let's imagine a world in which the New York Times produced an electronic version in the form of a website, and let's imagine that people viewed this website on both desktops and phones. In this world the website indicates that content should be displayed in a 12pt font, and that both the desktop and phone software stacks render this to an identical size, and as such the site would look identical if the desktop's monitor and the phone were the same distance away from me.
The flaw in this should be obvious. If I'm reading something on my phone then the screen is a great deal closer to me than my desktop's monitor usually is. If the fonts are rendered identically on both then the text on my phone will seem unnecessarily large and I won't get to see as much content. I'll end up zooming out and now your UI is smaller than you expected it to be, and if your design philosophy was based on the assumption that the UI would be identical on all displays then there's probably now a bunch of interface that's too small for me to interact with. Congratulations. I hate you.
So "Let's make our fonts the same size everywhere" doesn't solve the problem, because you still need to be aware of how different devices types are used differently and ensure that your UI works on all of them. But hey, we could special case that - let's have different device classes and provide different default font sizes for each of them. We'll render in 12pt on desktops and 7pt on phones. Happy now?
Not really, because it still makes this basic assumption that people want their UI to look identical across different machines with different DPI. Some people do buy high-DPI devices because they want their fonts to look nicer, and the approach Apple have taken with the Retina Macbook Pro is clearly designed to cater to that group. But other people buy high-DPI devices because they want to be able to use smaller fonts and still have them be legible, and they'll get annoyed if all their applications just make the UI larger to compensate for their increased DPI. And let's not forget the problem of wildly differing displays on the same hardware. If I have a window displaying a 12pt font on my internal display and then drag that window to an attached projector, what size should that font be? If you say 12pt then I really hope that this is an accurate representation of your life, because I suspect most people have trouble reading a screen of 12pt text from the back of an auditorium.
That covers why I think this approach is wrong. But how about why it's dangerous? Once you start designing with the knowledge that your UI will look the same everywhere, you start enforcing that assumption in your design. 12pt text will look the same everywhere, so there's no need to support other font sizes. And just like that you've set us even further back in terms of accessibility support, because anyone who actually needs to make the text bigger only gets to do so if they also make all of your other UI elements bigger. Full marks. Dismissed.
The only problem "A 12pt font should be the same everywhere" solves is "A 12pt font isn't always the same size". The problem people assume it solves is "It's difficult to design a UI that is appropriate regardless of display DPI", and it really doesn't. Computers aren't sheets of paper, and a real solution to the DPI problem needs to be based on concepts more advanced than one dating back to the invention of the printing press. Address the problem, not your assumption of what the problem is.


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|Bonefish, Tarpon, and other Obsessions Turquoise water, silver demons on the fly
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Hank- thanks for the advice on the stabilizer....on the website they say it's for the older models, but I may call them to see if it would fit on the 420x (or whether it's already got one). I have a patient who works as a kayaking instructor, so maybe I'll get a few lessons from her so as not to end up at the bottom of Nantucket Sound....(I did order life vests, but one can never be too careful!). Will definitely bring it along on the FFF Yakbone, where/when-ever that may be!
P.S. SeaEagle does sell rod holders on the site- I ordered a couple for mine.
|John, talk about the ultimate field test for your creations and fodder for many more patterns to come!
|I have already cleared any yakbone trip with home... and that will be the best trip...camping out on the islands.
Hey Flydoc
The 14 footer eh? That model wasn't available when we shopped for our 380. Make sure you order the stabilizing rudder!!! Without it, you can experience some power wasting tail waggle and directional control.
One day, we forgot to bring the foot pump DOH!!!, while my buddy drove back to our cottage, I decided to attempt to inflate it via mouth. Well, it worked! Whew! I was dizzy and out of breath and the inflation pressure was nowhere near spec. but after a few minutes in the sun, the expanding air soon brought the craft up to near normal rigidity. It's good to know that this is possible incase of pump failure.
Tight loops, and good paddling
Hank- call me a pushover (or just compulsive), but I just ordered a 420x Pro on the SeaEagle website. Looking forward to "field testing" it around Monomoy and on the Nickerson ponds when it arrives.....hopefully I won't end up drifting out to Nantucket!!!
Juro- this post in no way represents an ad for or endorsement of SeaEagle kayaks, and I have received no compensation (except the usual rush I get with compulsive purchases) for this post. I just couldn't help myself after reading Hank's posts. Sorry! See ya at CAC May 14....
And don't foget the Permit and Tarpon. That be GRANDSLAM country up there
A week paddling and fishing uncharted cays sounds like an awesome trip. I would be wary on time of year. Temperatures don't fall too low but as Henry experienced, it can blow like hell down there - often for days at a time. I would wait until May / early June for settled weather.
Juro- sign me up! I'll just need to stock up on some Breath-Right strips before we head down....
Shep (aka "Jackhammer")
I contacted the Bahamian government and they informed me that other than private islands, the Exuma Cays are open to camping as outlined in the Cruising Guide to the Bahamas.
If we go as a group we should enjoy many advantages not the least of which would be good company by the campfire. Going alone could be a little risky, but with a crew of 4, 6 even 8-10 going we could spread the gear out and increase the number of folks fishing for snapper or snorkeing for lobster.
It's not a lot different from going on a hunt or camping in the north country - just we get to do it in winter, you can't freeze to death, and there are bonefish.
Funny you should mention that...
We met an elderly couple in Nassau who were just about to embark on a 10 day ocean Kayak trip of the Exuma's. Wish I could remember the name of the outfitter they were booked with.
Sounded like an interesting trip (no bonefishing in their plans though) but I'm sure that industrious persons such as ourselves could rectify that.
Not at all Hank, I thought it was ironic that I had already talked to them!
You're right, there is a very big opportunity for them if they will listen to communitites like us to work with us on a flats vehicle that packs in the suitcase.
Note on the article I provided to the climbing maniac dude's site... two couples stayed on a tent platform constructed from three inflatables braced together with a platform sitting on extended oar handles on the water!
Now my interests would be more toward a standing sight fishing platform like you mentioned, pontoons would be an easy way to achieve that.
I'll bet a bivy sack in the kayak pulled up on the sand in a calm lagoon would be very comfortable, provided the splashing tarpon didn't keep you awake!
One of these days I am going to do a Cay-hopping yak camping trip. Maybe we could arrange such a trip with fellow forum members as a group. The Yakbone II.
The yak eliminates the rental car, the hotel, and meals are where we make them. Cheap trip and bonefish at your doorstep.
Well slap me repeatedly under the britches!!!
What was I thinking!!!!!!!!!?
Here I go plugging a potential sponsor without even realizing it. I "did" send them one of the photo's too to enter in their photo contest.
Sorry to the Board moderators and owners/operators for my blunder. Never let it be said that my heart isn't where my Avitar is...LOL!
I'll fire them an Email Juro supporting what you've already likely said. If they miss the boat on this one, they'll likely be turning their back on a whole new burgeoningsegment of the market that they've never realized existed.
Heck, I've even got a couple of suggestions that would make the kayak even more bonefisher friendly...ie) rod holders and outrigger pontoons for standing stability.
Once again (tounge in cheek)...shame on me!
Good tip, thanks. As a Monomoy flats addict, I use the slow hand often. It depends on what the fish are doing.
Per Sea Eagle... (tongue in cheek) our policy requires that you contact them suggesting sponsorship in your own words, but it's too late! I've already contacted them about it and they are a fantastic group of folks. Did you know they also make Panther Martin lures?
If any of you young bucks out there think you're a hardcore kayak expeditionist, check out this dude....
Living on the edge for sure.
SeaEagle Kayak
Just a quick note to the Manufacturers of our SeaEagle 380 Kayak...Great product!!! Some folks hear the word "inflatable" and instantly presume it's nothing but a toy...NOT!!!. This is one serious peice of equipment. When properly inflated, it is as rigid and stable as a hardshell. We were very impressed with it's ease of setup and stability as we were with it's storage capacity and ease of paddling.
Mega-Cudo's to SeaEagle for making such a fine product. Weighing in at just under 70lbs and the entire works capable of fitting into a 32inch large suitcase gives this package the ultimate amount of virsatility to the travelling angler/paddler.
Just had to add that,
Spooky fish
Good points Juro and I'm sure you'll do well.
One point you should strongly consider..."Strip slowly on spooky bones!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Many times I managed to drop my fly into pods of fish without spooking them...then...on the first 3-6 inch quick strip, the fish took off as though stung by a bee.
Educated bones are used and conditioned to the tactics of most fishermen and respond accordingly. Slow it down and don't hesitate to lead the fish by long distances and let the fly rest. My buddy did this and by far outproduced me in that department.
Definitely a tactic worth keeping in your back pocket!
Thanks for the further detail. We will have an inflatable with us, most likely the same one as yours looking at the pics.
As far as the two-hander, I just want to clarify that these are 10-11ft rods with a light touch. They are just over 7oz and easy to single hand cast, but fun to double. My experiences on the flats leads me to believe the following:
a) what spooks fish the most about casting is the motion of the angler: grinding of sand under his feet, swirling of legs, rapid twisting of torso, pumping of arms, and then finally the rod sweep. This new light Atlantis literally requires only about an 8 inch motion of the upper hand and a tuck by the lower hand with the elbow close to the ribs to throw a dart of a cast accurately at a target up to 40-50ft. The tip is about 8 inches longer from the top of the grip compared to a 9 footer, the length is primarily in the handle.
I know experienced flats rats like you have minimized the casting reaction already but my point is that I don't think this new prototype will add any spook factor, in fact I believe it will greatly reduce it.
b) the less strokes made by the rod, the less fish spook. One stroke is ideal. By playing with the line design, you can cast as well with only a single stroke using the fulcrum method.
c) the motion required to cast backwards while sight fishing (due to crosswind) is much greater, where with a two-hander a cross body cast requires no more effort (or motion) than strong side.
d) clearing the line over coral is important to prevent loss of bones on the run. These rods are easy to hold high off the coral while not being too long to land the fish.
This trip is an important phase of my field qualification for the current model prototypes, I will know precisely what these rods can do on the flats when I get back as I will only be fishing the following CND models during my stay for purposes of approval toward production / avail in North America:
- Atlantis All-arounder Proto#3 11' (finesse taper, strong butt)
- Atlantis All-arounder Proto#2 10'9" (little beach rod with guts)
- Tracker 9'8" 6/7/8 over/under (bonefish single/double?)
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Cool. But how does it work? Also, when I load my game, it gives an error :x
Posted on September 5, 2009 6:03PM by rinuextreme
yeah me to you better make a .net version of it alice 0.8 does not work well and also why any one doesn't make any new scripts?
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Alice not working. Had even with the newest patch for me. Vanilla GTA IV no EFLC.
It would be great to have a .Net version as this is a really awesome mod (that isn't working because of Alice)!
It would be great to have a .Net version as this is a really awesome mod (that isn't working because of Alice)!
Posted on January 21, 2011 10:38PM by 2TimesACharm
Alice is not working for current versions of GTA IV. I used the patch for Alice to work for current versions and worked for one time then stopped working. Please make versions of your mods that don't need Alice to run them because I love your mods!!
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Does this fix the taxi bug?
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Hi it does not work for me I don't know what I'm doing wrong please help!!
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Dude make a tutorial how to use this mod, I do not understand! It will help many.
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Not enough information on the * mod.
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This works for Eflc?
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The Dog Fight is back, and while we all love Star Wars for its awesome fleets of fightercraft, tonight the blazing battle across the stars will reach critical temperatures!
It's DARTH VADER'S TIE FIGHTER versus THE REBEL ALLIANCE'S Y-WING FIGHTER!
"Get set up in attack formation!"
The Koensayr BTL-S3 Y-wing Starfighter as represented by Hasbro's toy features extremely realistic Gold Squadron detailing straight from the Rebel's victory flight that won the Battle of Yavin. From the vintage days to now, the front laser cannons have been shortened a little, and the on-board Astromech is now represented by a dedicated prop versus having a droid slot that could hold an additional R2 unit action figure in this compartment. The cockpit still opens to seat one action figure, included as a bonus with this Rebel ship. An exclusive pilot figure comes with this Target Stores exclusive ship. The engine nacells are removeable, not without some difficulty, to pretend to affect repairs to battle damage. But the Y-wing can do some real damage on bombing runs by dropping its main payload weapon from its underbelly. A rotating, twin ion cannon rounds out the ship's attack and defensive armaments. (I just updated this description by adding that the Y-wing comes complete with remote activated landing gear! - definitely the best out of all the fighter ships, all 3 skids are designed realistically and come down in unison via one remote lever - pretty cool and I can't believe I forgot that!)
Darth Vader's Sienar Fleet Systems Advanced TIE Fighter is a main bad-boy in the Empire's Starfleet! This ship is completely resculpted compared to the vintage version, and features an awesome array of weapons the Dark Lord of the Sith can command from the one-seat cockpit. This ship accomodates ONLY Darth Vader, or he'll be very, very mad! At his disposal are repositioning laser cannons that can be extended or withdrawn, plus dual missle launchers that actually fire rockets. The main body's molding is authentically styled straight from "A New Hope" and features the crest where Lord Vader's ship has room to be the only TIE Fighter to have shields and a hyperdrive installed on board.
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Cindy Sheehan for President
Cindy Sheehan, a/k/a the "peace mom," probably never intended to sound like a candidate, but she did. Sheehan, the activist who became the face of anti-war sentiment after camping outside President Bush's ranch in Crawford, Texas, last summer, had just mounted the podium at the Brooklyn Peace Fair on October 22. And already she was getting political.
"Maybe later we'll talk about your senators," she said, provoking a wave of booing and hissing from the 200-plus crowd. Sheehan, whose 24-year-old son Casey was killed in Iraq in April 2004, was referring to both of New York's "pro-war Democrats," as she calls them. But many in the audience assembled at the Brooklyn YWCA focused on just one: Hillary Clinton, the one who's up for re-election next year, the one who's believed to have her eye on the White House as well.
"Where is Hillary!" shouted an audience member from the back of the hall. The crowd, mostly members of local anti-war groups, went wild with applause, waving posters that read "Hillary Speak Out" and "We ♥ Cindy." Another audience member chimed in, "We love you, Cindy!"
They'd taken a cue from their newfound leader, Sheehan, who has plenty of fighting words for New York's junior senator these days. She first blasted Clinton for backing the Iraq invasion on October 16, writing a scathing article posted on several progressive websites. Sheehan described her as "a political animal who believes she has to be a war hawk to keep up with the big boys." Unless the senator pushes for pulling U.S. troops out of Iraq, Sheehan wrote, "I will resist [her presidential] candidacy with every bit of my power and strength."
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Sheehan repeated these sentiments as she hopped from anti-war vigils to call-in radio shows during a week-long visit to New York City last month. In Brooklyn, she reminded the crowd of her efforts to "call out the pro-war Democrats," explaining, "Hillary Clinton is the leader of the pack."
She then offered up a challenge, urging activists to withhold their support for the popular senator unless she comes around. "It's time to tell your elected officials, 'If you're not with us, you're against us,' " Sheehan said, "and if you're against us, we'll vote you out of office. "
Five days later, New Yorkers who oppose the Iraq war began heeding Sheehan's advice. Some 70 activists gathered outside Clinton's midtown office on the day after American casualties in Iraq hit the grim 2,000 mark. The activists read names of the U.S. fallen and lit candles in their honor.
Carolyn Eisenberg, of Brooklyn Parents for Peace, which sponsored the peace fair, says the action represents just the beginning. "The peace movement here will be doing all it can to get in the senator's way," she adds. Already, there is talk of coordinating protests and sit-ins at all nine of Clinton's district offices. There is talk of seeking an anti-war candidate to take her on next year. There is even talk of drafting Cindy Sheehan, a bit of wishful thinking that, if anything, reflects the level of frustration.
"People are very frustrated that Senator Clinton isn't really addressing this war," Eisenberg says. And so, she adds, they aim to send her a message: "If she positions herself as a hawk, she will find her support among Democrats slipping."
That the anti-war movement has set its sights on Clinton is nothing new. New York activists have long tried to gain their junior senator's earlobbying aides, dropping off peace flyers, forming the occasional picket line. One Albany-based group known as Women Against War even took to making what founder Jeanne Finley calls "a cinema vérité film," featuring individual members enumerating why they oppose her position on the Iraq invasion.
Still, activists have not seen much response to their way of thinking. Instead, says Don DeBar, a veteran activist from Ossining, the senator has appeared out of step with most of her constituents. He notes that the majority of New Yorkers statewide consider the war a "mistake"by 64 percent to 31 percent, according to the latest polland argues that the senator has staked out positions that only further its existence.
Not surprisingly, activists take issue with her October 2002 vote to authorize President Bush to use military force in Iraq. And they find fault with votes the senator has cast ever since. She has backed every war appropriations bill, totaling hundreds of billions of dollars. She has filed legislation calling for expanding the U.S. Army by 80,000 soldiers over four years. And she has yet to push for a firm timetable for American troop withdrawal.
Leaders in the anti-war movement brought their complaints to the senator last month, as part of a Capitol Hill lobbying effort. On September 22, Clinton met with the movement's superstar, Sheehan, in a well-publicized meeting. New York activists, by contrast, got some face time with a legislative aide four days later. Thirty or so people, representing organizations from Syracuse to Albany and Manhattan, showed up at Clinton's office. They crammed a tiny room, surrounding the aide so, in the words of Colin Eager of Buffalo, "he'd feel a little bit of pressure."
They came with one request: They want Clinton to embrace a Senate resolution, sponsored by Wisconsin Democrat Russell Feingold, urging President Bush to submit to Congress a timeline for withdrawal. To activists, Eager says, the measure "is an immediate, concrete thing she could and should do. It's not a radical thing to ask the president for an exit plan."
Clinton, however, has yet to respond. (In fact, only one senator, California Democrat Barbara Boxer, has signed on to the bill.) Says Eisenberg, who also attended the September 26 meeting, "I can only conclude the senator is just not interested in our message."
As Clinton defenders tell it, the anti-war movement has reduced her positions to the simplest measuresher initial vote, as well as her stance on immediate troop withdrawal. In reality, though, the senator has cast dozens of votes. She's done what she considers best, her aides say, based on talks with military experts and American soldiers, as well as two visits to Iraq. Mostly, they argue, her record reflects a constant criticism of the administration's handling of the war, from its inadequate supply of Humvee armor to its improper military strategy.
Consider her work on the Senate Armed Services Committee, for example, which conducts regular hearings with the military's leadership. Clinton has often been the committee member to ask tough questions or outline tough realities. She told Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld at a recent hearing that the administration's Iraq strategy "has neither benchmarks nor results that we can see which lead us to believe it's a strategy that's working." And last year she complained to Rumsfeld about the penchant for keeping secrets from the public, demanding the skinny on whether "a second Bush administration may carry its preemptive war strategy to five or six nations."
Just last month, Clinton, along with 39 other Senate Democrats, wrote a letter to President Bush expressing their concerns that Iraq "would become a haven for radical fundamentalist terrorists," and ordering him to "provide a strategy for success." The letter cited a "need to change the [war's] course" and requested answers to "critical questions"such as a figure on the amount of money that taxpayers will have to spend or an estimated date when Iraqi troops will be adequately trained.
"Senator Clinton has said repeatedly that she disagrees with the way the president has used the authority granted to him," says Philippe Reines, her spokesperson, "and she has been very critical of the way he has prosecuted this war."
As for calls for swift troop withdrawals, her aides say she doesn't favor them. Not because she doesn't want the American troops to come home, but rather because she doesn't believe Iraq could function successfully without the U.S. forces there today.
Clinton, in many ways, looks to be playing both sides of the war debate. On one hand, she has done what anti-war activists call "admirable" work, pushing measures to boost veterans' benefits and supporting military families. On the other hand, the senator hasn't spoken out forcefully against the idea of a preemptive strike, which anti-war activists want her to do.
Douglas Muzzio, who teaches political science at Baruch College, explains that activists "are asking Clinton to do the impossible." Activists tend to see the senator's positions as politically expedient, cold calculations designed to please everyone. But Muzzio sees it differently. "I think she believes in her votes. She is like a neo-liberal," he says, a true liberal on social issues, a true hawk on defense.
In other words, he says, "she is not their natural ally. She's not their 'it' anyway."
Key activists have come to that conclusion, too, figuring they'll have a better chance of finding an anti-war candidate than of moving Clinton. Already, the Libertarian Party, the Green Party, and the Progressive Democrats of America have begun casting about for a challenger. Some envision the perfect candidate as an anti-war Iraq veteran, like Paul Hackett of Ohio, who announced his run for a U.S. Senate seat last week. Others have a different kind of cachet in mind.
"When I heard the name Cindy Sheehan," says DeBar, the Ossining activist, "I thought, great."
Last month, DeBar, himself a former Green Party candidate, proposed a Draft Sheehan effort on a Green message board. Unlike some Greens who are pushing a Sheehan for President initiative, DeBar wants to see her move from her home state of California to run against Clinton in the New York primary next year. That way, he writes in his post, "she could force a seismic shift in the direction of the Democratic Party."
Activists see obvious potential in Sheehan. The movement's icon did, after all, rescue anti-war activists from hibernation, breathing new life into their cause from the moment she set up her bivouac at Camp Casey. At the Brooklyn Peace Fair, hordes of fans flocked to her as she descended the platform, lining up for pictures, praising her speech, offering to escort her if she ever comes back to town. After Sheehan signed the back of a postcard with "Peace, Cindy," an ebullient middle-aged woman produced it, repeatedly, for all to see.
Besides, she has proven to be astute politically, as evidenced by anyone who has seen her work a crowd. At a recent vigil of Grandmothers Against the War, she pressed the flesh with dozens of aging activists, shaking each hand, thanking each volunteer, just like any politician.
"Cindy would be the perfect foil," DeBar says, "because everyone knows who she is." Activists wouldn't expect Sheehan to win in '08, or even in '06, not with Clinton's formidable war chest and high polling numbers. But she could garner enough support next year5 or 10 percentto dip into the senator's vote margin and thus send a message.
Now, if only Sheehan would buy into the argument. "I love your state, but I don't think I want to move here and run for the Senate," she tells the Voice. "I know you can. I know that's what Hillary Clinton did. But I don't know . . . " she says.
What all this agitation means for Clinton is anyone's guess. Her aides say the senator respects the views of anti-war activists. But at the same time, her constituents elected her to apply her best judgment and do what's in the national interest. Do anti-war Democrats want to pick a fight with a senator who at least champions their other causes?
"I plan on voting for Hillary Clinton next year," says Kenneth Barr of Inwood, one of the 70 protesters outside the senator's office last week. As much as he disagrees with her on Iraq, he explains, "I still can't be a one-issue person."
Others like Finley, who laud the senator's record on reproductive rights, are following Sheehan. "What's the alternative for us?" she asks, then answers: "You don't pull the lever."
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What you will need:
– an old cardboard box or other scrap cardboard
– 2 pieces of brown paper (we used a brown paper bag)
– several loose pieces of paper (we found pieces leftover from another project)
– twine, yarn, string or floss
– hole punch
– scissors
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Cut two equally sized square pieces from a cardboard box to use as your front and back cover. You can make your book as big or as small as you wish. Then if necessary, use natural glue and a brown paper bag to cover any words or graphics that may be printed on the cardboard.
Step 2: Fill the Book
Cut the scrap paper to fit inside of the front and back cover for your journal's pages. Then, punch holes in the paper and the front and back cover. Use twine to secure the front and back cover to the inside paper. Once it was tied securely, we weaved a small twig into the binding for a nice finishing touch.
Step 3: Decorate!
Let your child use markers, crayons or colored pencils and scrap pieces of paper to design the front and back cover. My son found this to be the best part of the project — my favorite part was when he wrote our names at the bottom.
Step 4: Label the Pages
Inside, label each page with headings for each member of your family: "Mommy is thankful for….," "Daddy is thankful for….," etc. Encourage your child to ask each family member what they are thankful for and record it in the Thanksgiving family gratitude journal.
Step 5: Fill the Pages
Now for the fun part: Have you child get in touch with each family member, or ask him to find a moment to chat with everyone in the family before Thanksgiving dinner is served. Each family member should express what they're grateful for this year and your child can record their answers.
How does your family share their gratitude on Thanksgiving day?
One Response to "HOW TO: Thanksgiving Family Gratitude Journal"
what a wonderful idea! and a great way to get kids involved in the whole process like that! we always talk about what we are thankful for from the past year and what we hope to be thankful for in the coming year after we eat dinner on Thanksgiving day.


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Posted March 25, 2005; 02:01 p.m.
Historian Walter Laqueur will deliver the 27th Carolyn L. Drucker Memorial Lecture on "Jerusalem 1938 and After" at 8 p.m. Wednesday, March 30, in Dodds Auditorium, Robertson Hall.
Laqueur is co-chair of the International Research Council at the Washington, D.C.-based Center for Strategic and International Studies. He directed the Institute of Contemporary History at the Wiener Library in London from 1964 to 1980 and has since served as its co-director.
The founding editor of the Journal of Contemporary History, he is the author of many books, including "A History of Zionism: From the French Revolution to the Establishment of the State of Israel."
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Crosslake Food Shelf needs your help
A generous benefactor has been making wool mittens that she sells to benefit the Crosslake Food Shelf, and she is in need of donations of 100 percent wool sweaters or vests and 1/2- to 1-inch buttons.
Materials may be dropped off at Lakes Area Gallery and Frame Shoppe, Crosslake Hair Company, Savvy Mercantile, Frandsen Bank Crosslake, the Crosslake Welcome Center or the Crosslake Food Shelf during normal hours.
For more information or for a special pickup, call Nancy Rudberg at 218-692-2309.
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Artist/filmmaker Jaar to speak, Nov. 29
Posted November 19, 2007; 06:39 p.m.
Artist and filmmaker Alfredo Jaar will speak and show his 2005 film "Muxima" at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 29, in 10 East Pyne.
The film portrays the evolving history of Angola through alternate interpretations of a single folk song.
Born in Santiago, Chile, Jaar currently lives and works in New York. He received a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1985 and was named a MacArthur Fellow in 2000.
Jaar's work has been exhibited worldwide, including in Kassel's Documenta and the Venice Biennale. He has had major solo exhibitions at the New Museum of Contemporary Art in New York, the Whitechapel in London, the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago, the Pergamon Museum in Berlin and the Moderna Museet in Stockholm.
The event is sponsored by the Department of Spanish and Portuguese Languages and Cultures, the Department of Art and Archaeology and the Program in Media and Modernity.


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My dad is looking at a used truck with this motor to tow his camper. Anyone have one? Issues? MPG? MPG while towing? Any other info? Thanks.
My dad is looking at a used truck with this motor to tow his camper. Anyone have one? Issues? MPG? MPG while towing? Any other info? Thanks.
"The thing I admire about the rat tail is that it takes commitment. It's not like one day you just decide you want one, you have to grow out that bad boy and you have to repeatedly convince the hairdresser to trust you because it's a great idea."
Had them in the fleet at my prior construction company. They seem ok and had a few more issues here and there. I know a few early model 6.8L V-10's had issues. The later versions supposedly improved. They get bad gas mileage but, that can be relative based upon your purchase price. Around here, used V-10's are probably $5K less than a similar truck with a diesel motor. That's a lot of gas money. Find a SuperDuty with a 5.4L V-8 and drop it another couple thousand. The 5.4's wont win a race up a hill but, the newer ones seem to be reliable.
Honestly, if looking at gassers- I'd get the 8.1L V-8 in a 2003-5ish 3.4ton Chevy. It will burn some oil but, every one we had in our fleet NEVER broke down. Good motor and gassers big blocks aren't popular right now.
We work on several Super Duty trucks with the V10. They are a decent engine, but do have their issues. Once they get miles on them (100k plus) is usually when things start giving issues. We see a lot of spark plugs blowing out of the heads. This can usually be fixed with a heli-coil and new plug and coil. They do give coil on plug issues. Also have a lot of exhaust manifold issues with warping and breaking the manifold to head bolts. Again fixable but not usually cheap ($300-$500). These also give issues with head gaskets and require pulling and planing heads. These trucks are ok on power but no fuel mileage (7-10) pulling. The new diesels are a better choice but a lot more money.
Had one in a 2002 Motorhome midsized. 7mpg whereas previous Chev 10+. If towing I prefer diesels.
John Cottenham aka jacduck in many circles before the internet
"Duck hunter's minds are like concrete. All mixed up and permanently set."
I've owned 3 F250's with the 6.8L V10 and have been extremely pleased with all them and especially that engine. The previous 2 had over 300,000 miles when I traded them off and the current one is at 200,000 with zero issues other than using a quart of oil between changes and they do that from day one. I average 13-14 HWY mpg in my current 2001 F250 extended cab 4X4 with an 6" lift and running 35" Nitto Terra Grapplers. Before lift and larger tires I was averaging 17 mgp. Towing 9,000lb trailer my mileage drops to 8-9 mph depends. With lighter loads like a 17' jon boat or 20' bass boat I still manage double digit mph.
If not hauling heavy loads constantly a diesel would be the last thing I'd personally look at. Reason being the engine is an $8,000 option (if buying new), diesel in my area tends to run $0.60+ per gallon more than regular gas, huge repair bills when thing break (common issues is injectors), oil/fuel filter changes are going to run you $150 roughly compared to $40, etc. Even if they got an average of 10 mpg more than a gasser; majority don't drive enough to offset all the added cost of a diesel engine. IMO
You might want to view Ford-trucks forum as you can ton of knowledgeable info on both of those engines and the Powerstroke on there.
I've heard the stories about the spark plugs "shooting through the dashboard", but I have a close friend with a 2001 F350 V10 (dogtruck) with 203,000 mi on it and my 2009 F350 with 131,000 have been trouble free and without glitch. Not sure what he gets MPG, but I get 11.8 with no trailer. While I still prefer a diesel to tow, I cant complain about the power the V10 has.
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Announcer: But, what they didn't count on was something new. Something bold.
Male Partyer: What kind of bottle is that? Ahh!
Announcer: Something dangerously delicious.
Female Partyer: Looks like he's been taken aback.
Ray Lewis: Not just taken aback, taken aback by maximum taste!
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While everyone headed over to the penguins and blue eyed shags, I went straight back to the whale bones before the humans got into my frame.
With the full sun out, it was so different to what I had had seen the previous couple of nights in that dull light.
Sitting right on the rocks by the bones were some gentoo pengiuns which really young chicks that had just been born. These were the youngest that I had seen. So fluffy and cute!
While snapping away at some other gentoo penguins someone said that there were Adelie penguins as well and sure enough into my viewfinder came marching two of them. So this completed my set of 3 different penguins that I had expected to see so close up. It was unusual to see them in this location.
At the same spot were the blue eyed shags and several had young and not so young chicks. Trying to capture the moment of when the parent was about to feed their chicks I simply kept my continuous shutter on. Hopefully I will have the image that I am after to enter the competition where we can submit 10 images for judging by the crew.
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Sunrise: 02:52 Sunset: 23:46
"And now there came both mist and snow,
And it grew wondrous cold;
And ice, mast-high, came floating by,
As green as emerald."
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08:30 Landing: We will visit Port Lockroy and Jougla Point.
Remember there is a post office ashore. Bring your letters and postcards. The disembarkation order will be Shackleton, Scott, Amundsen and Ross.
15:30 Ship's Cruise: We will have a ship cruise in Dallman Bay.
18:30 Recap and Briefing: Please join the Expedition Staff in the Discovery Lounge for a recap of the day's events and an overview of tomorrow's itinerary.
21:30 Call My Antarctic Bluff: Join the Expedition Staff in the Discovery Lounge for an evening of truth and deception.
Expedition Log
by Scott MacPhail & Osi Shahaf
Thursday, 6th January 2011
"Antarctica is like meeting a mass murderer who looks nice. At least in the Arctic you know you're meeting a mass murderer".
Robert Swan who has walked to both poles.
We woke up this morning with the sun shining in through our portholes and it looked like it was going to be another perfect day.
We had stayed the night at Port Lockroy again, and we prepared for our landings first thing in the morning. Two separate groups were sent out, one to Goudier Island to visit the museum and gift shop while the rest of us went to Jugla Point to watch the Blue-eyed shags and Gentoo penguins.


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GLORY Announces GLORY 15 Istanbul
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In one of the least shocking moves that we've seen in quite a while, GLORY has announced that GLORY 15 Istanbul will go down on April 12th and that it will feature Gokhan Saki. Seeing as though Gokhan Saki is from Turkey and is actually a pretty big star there, this makes a whole lot of sense. While there aren't much by the way of details yet, there are rumors of a Light Heavyweight contender's tournament and those rumors point to Gokhan Saki being a part of this tournament.
If you want to know who is unhappy about that, look no further than GLORY Light Heavyweight Champion Tyrone Spong who doesn't feel that Gokhan Saki should have the red carpet rolled out to him for moving down in weight by being placed in a tournament to contend for a title in his hometown. Hard not to agree with that, huh?


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You may have more experience of laying foundation stones than I do. In any event, I can tell you it's a strange feeling to clamber into a fairly large hole clutching a spade, with the aim of burying a casket-shaped box in another, much smaller hole. For ever. Once this dignified and diverting ceremony was complete, we were rather glad to have secured a second foundation stone for the Kunsthaus extension that will be on show for all to see in the new building (also for ever): a work of art kindly presented to us all by Urs Fischer. For now, it will be taking its place in the entrance hall!
Last year we offered you Picabia and Giacometti; this year it's Kirchner. They may have little in common at first sight; but Kirchner too was a phenomenon among 20th-century artists. He is associated with Expressionism; and now, with the help of some magnificent loans from the Brücke Museum in Berlin and around the world, we present for the first time in Switzerland the key phase of his artistic career from 1911 to 1917, when he divided his time between Germany's capital and the Baltic Sea island of Fehmarn. His is a rich and diverse body of work full of abrupt contrasts: dim lamplight, wet asphalt, crowded bars and empty absinthe glasses, versus artists' communes, beach life and free love. Here in Switzerland we are familiar with Kirchner's work after 1917, during what is known as his Davos period; but you will be amazed at just how wild and rebellious he was when he started out, and how dynamically early 20th-century Classical Modernism takes off – thanks to the youthful and exuberant Kirchner.
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State test results show our students have proficiency problems
Original post made by Diana Diamond, Palo Alto Online blogger, on Aug 27, 2007
Wow, I thought.
For example, in English/language arts, 54 percent of Santa Clara County students in grades 2 through 11 tested as proficient or advanced, compared to 43 percent statewide. In math, 60 percent of county students in grades 2 through 7 were proficient or advanced, compared to 41 percent across the state.
In 11th-grade English, 81 percent of Gunn High School students were proficient or advanced, with Palo Alto High School trailing by only 2 percentage points.
But then I started looking closely at the STAR scores, and the picture is not a rosy one. In some cases the scores are bleak.
Let's start with Palo Alto schools. Fourth grade scores for English/language arts had 87 percent in the proficient or advanced levels. But there are three other categories — "basic," "below basic" and "far below basic." Some 13 percent of students were at these levels.
Santa Clara County scores were far worse. Fourth-grade scores for English showed 62 percent were proficient or advanced, while 37 percent of the fourth graders were basic or below (the numbers are rounded out). In other words, 37 percent of our fourth graders are not proficient.
In fourth-grade math for the county, 65 percent were proficient and above while 35 percent were basic or below. These are alarming, especially since state results are worse.
I looked at the high school scores in the Palo Alto Unified School District. Several subjects are tested and I picked those grades with the most students taking the test. Granted, some of these scores were simply "scores." but the numbers, by themselves, raise some concerns.
In sophomore geometry, 67 percent were proficient or above and 33 percent were basic or below (12 of the 33 percent were in the "below basic" category). That's one-third that is basic or below.
In freshman Algebra II, 100 percent were proficient or above, and none were basic or below. I don't know who those algebra teachers are, but they sure seem to be doing a great job. However, I've been told that those taking this test were on a fast-track and this was the culmination of three years of learning.
In freshman World History, 67 percent were proficient or above, and 32 percent were basic or below. That 32 percent figure in Palo Alto is upsetting. In 11th-grade Earth Science, only 21 percent were proficient (!) while a shocking 79 percent were basic or below. If I were the new superintendent in Palo Alto, I sure would look into these numbers.
The 12th-grade physics scores were somewhat better: 66 percent of students were proficient or above, while 34 percent were basic or below.
I won't detail the county scores here, only to say that nearly all categories were lower than those in Palo Alto. That probably explains our soaring housing prices.
But I do want to dwell on Santa Clara County scores in general — the heart of Silicon Valley. I don't think it's just all right to congratulate ourselves and say we scored better than the state — because our overall "basic or below" numbers are real problems. World History 9th-grade scores at the county level showed 57 percent proficient, and 43 percent basic or below; 11th-grade U.S. history scores had 44 percent proficient or above and a whopping 55 percent below basic — in our own country's history.
Are Silicon Valley Schools failing our kids? I think the answer is yes — perhaps not the best and the brightest, but in some cases the majority.
"If a student is not in AP classes or an honors program, the course quality falls off the cliff," Prof. Michael Kirst of Stanford University, the former president of the state Board of Education, recently told me.
Why are they doing so poorly?
"The top 15 percent of students are competitive with other students across the country. But after that the students are weak, especially in the middle and lower ranges. Our Silicon Valley schools focus on the top and don't do much for the middle or bottom," Kirst said.
Perhaps one indication of our poor-performing students is that more than 70 percent of entering freshmen students (those out of high school) at Foothill and DeAnza community colleges need remedial courses in both math and English. And these are our local kids!
I don't want to point fingers and blame the students or the teachers or the parents or the superintendents. It's a problem for all of us.
But it's complex, made even more so by an analysis of the scores by state Superintendent of Public Instruction Jack McConnell. He said last week that the school testing gap is just not economic, meaning that the low-socio-economic levels score lower than the upper-income kids.
The reverse is true, McConnell's analysis shows. These test results show that poor white students often scored better at math than higher-income African-Americans and Latinos. And, in general, whites and Asians scored higher than African-Americans and Latinos.
So we are left with a possible racial variation in scores, and with "not proficient" scores for thousands of our kids of all colors in the valley, and hundreds in Palo Alto.
It's a problem we must solve. Failing students lead to failing adults.
a resident of Palo Alto High School
on Aug 27, 2007 at 10:45 pm
As a high school teacher and a parent, I welcome the attention being paid to uncovering any potential means to improve our schools. I also must say up front that standardized tests have a place in schools, and have the potential to provide valuable data. However, relying too much on standardized test scores poses a problem. At least this column mentions another educational outcome - the number of HS graduates still needing remediation.
Under No Child Left Behind, our country has learned the flaws of high-stakes single measures of success. (The problematic outcomes were entirely predictable, but our Congress steamrolled ahead regardless). In the reauthorization efforts underway now in Congress, there is bi-partisan support for rectifying the problems by making NCLB less punitive, more flexible, more reliant upon mulitple measures of school effectiveness, and more based on growth models (monitoring students' long-term performance rather than comparing this year's fourth graders to last year's, for example). Any single measure has its shortcomings, so hopefully, there will be a NCLB reauthorization this year that will end the idiocy of imbuing one measurement with the full power to "make or break." The law has actually prevented many schools from doing what we know is best for students. Reading and math mania, aimed at test-score improvement, have pressured schools to train more than educate, yielding children who can perform on tests, but they get less education in arts, science, history, and PE.
While NCLB has handcuffed teachers and schools (not in PA, so far), the law doesn't stop journalists from examining the issues more deeply. If Diana Diamond or the Weekly really want to provide a valuable service to readers and to the broader community, they could dig deeper by asking teachers, principals, students, and a broader sampling of testing experts about testing, and not taking for granted that the scores show what they claim to show. For example, Ms. Diamond is shocked that 79% of PA juniors are basic or below in Earth Science tests. Given much higher scores in other sciences, such a discrepancy might suggest that there is a sample-size or testing alignment issue more than a teaching/learning issue. At least she did gather information about the 100% proficiency in Algebra II - again, a number that, no matter how good the teachers are, suggests sampling or alignment issues are also in play.
No parent would be satisfied in a conference where a teacher simply reported, "Your child posted the following test scores..." We expect more information in order to understand and help our children, and must ask for more from our government and media when it comes to serving our schools.
a resident of Palo Alto High School
on Aug 28, 2007 at 8:02 am
what conference? I have never had any interpretation of STAR testing scores received by either of my children - do they have conferences somewhere that I've not known about?
a resident of South of Midtown
on Aug 28, 2007 at 3:38 pm
parent, Mr. Cohen is speaking of the "parent-teacher" conferences that take place during the year; if you or the teacher thinks that STAR testing results are of import for your particular child, they will be discussed. If you want to know more about these tests and your child's performance on them, just ask your child's teacher.
a resident of College Terrace
on Aug 28, 2007 at 5:54 pm
We're definitely coming up short in the sciences and math, as a nation. At the district level, we're not so bad off. Also, keep in mind that 1 of every three new residents in Silicon Valley is from someplace else (another country), so lower cumulative language scores might come from that.
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Aug 28, 2007 at 6:01 pm
We requested a conference with our daughter's middle school math teacher because we didn't agree with the lane she was in. We showed the STAR test results to her and she told us quite plainly that STAR test results are something she never looks at for any of her students. She ended up the year being recommended for the summer bridge course to enable her to change lanes which is what we requested to no avail at the beginning of the year.
It goes back to the theory that the STAR test results test the teacher and the school, not the child.
a resident of Midtown
on Aug 28, 2007 at 8:35 pm
My Paly students knew the STAR tests counted for nothing for them as far as college entrance or class placement so they and most of their friends simply made a pattern on the answer sheets to get it over with - don't think that yields accurate results! The public schools waste far too much valuable teaching time doing tests - private schools don't have to do this. The district wants good test takers so forces teachers to teach to the test instead of teaching creatively.
a resident of Palo Alto High School
on Aug 28, 2007 at 11:46 pm
Just to clarify...
The conference I was referring to was a hypothetical conference. I was kind of picturing myself sitting down with my son's elementary school teacher. My son is too young to take the tests, but when he reaches that age, I'm assuming that the teacher wouldn't simply say, "Here are some test scores. Thanks for coming." If I really want to know how my child is doing in school, scores are a very small part of the whole picture. But in our current political climate (state and nation more than P.A. in particular), and under the banner of NCLB, we have too many people relying only on test scores to assess students and schools. Even outstanding tests in a flawless testing system would provide a limited view of the whole.
To Maria's comment, I would offer what I tell students. I sympathize, but I ask for their best effort. The tests may have some shortcomings, and may not be super-stimulating, but they only become a waste of time if students waste the test sheet. We *can* get something useful out of tests, but we have to be careful about blanket statements and assumptions at either extreme. As for creative teaching, I think we have very rich programs brimming with high-interest and creative courses and teaching methods, and we still get good test results. In some areas, we may get good test scores because of our creativity. The idea of "teaching to the test" would mean very different things in different subject areas and disciplines, so I won't go into too much more detail here. But the current provisions of NCLB guarantee that every school will eventually be deemed failing, at which point I hope we will be able to hold back the voices that will see the sky falling and call for "teaching to the test." Better yet, let's hope that Congress improves NCLB. Please contact Anna Eshoo, Diane Feinstein, and Barbara Boxer to express your feelings about measuring school quality solely by test scores which are expected to improve in statistically impossible ways.
a resident of South of Midtown
on Aug 29, 2007 at 8:24 am
I can appreciate Parent's concern, but in my experience, Maria has it right. My children thought that STAR testing was rediculous, and a waste of time. After reviewing the tests, I have to agree. Why should we be focusing on teaching to those tests, when there are SO many more productive things that we can accomplish in limited classrom time?
Education is becoming more and more about proving that basic competencies have been achieved by teaching to a test, rather than teaching to educate.
Nationally, we do need to improve our K-12 system, relative to other K-12 systems, internationally. That said, we have been too long manipulated by politicos who make a name for themselves by creating one competency hurdle after another that *handcuffs* real education in the classroom, instead of helping it.
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Aug 29, 2007 at 9:09 am
Interesting discussion.
Every August in Britain, the results of the A levels come out. The A levels are the exams that the equivalent of high school seniors take in June to get them into college. Every year the results nationally seem better than the year before with more students reaching the highest ranking. Two arguments come out of this, firstly the universities and big employers read this as the dumbing down of the tests to get better results and remedial teaching has to be done in 3rd level education. Secondly, the teachers and schools, as well as the government, say that this is a sign of success and improvement of teaching methods. Who is right? Can both groups be right? It is definitely an interesting way of looking at "teaching to the test".
a resident of Escondido School
on Aug 29, 2007 at 9:19 am
"For example, Ms. Diamond is shocked that 79% of PA juniors are basic or below in Earth Science tests. Given much higher scores in other sciences, such a discrepancy might suggest that there is a sample-size or testing alignment issue more than a teaching/learning issue."
Good call, Mr. Cohen. Only 36 students took that Earth Science test. My guess is that this is an alternative science class for students not interested in physics, chemistry or biology. They're probably taking it to fulfill their science requirement. There is no "Earth Science" class offered at Gunn (35 of the 36 test-takers were from Gunn), but there is an "Intro to Environmental Science" course listed as an easier alternative to chemistry.
Ms. Diamond's wording, although accurate, is somewhat alarmist. She would have been just as accurate to say, "64% of PA juniors are basic or above in Earth Science tests". But that wouldn't have made for an exciting article. Funny how data can be sensationalized, isn't it?
"At least she did gather information about the 100% proficiency in Algebra II - again, a number that, no matter how good the teachers are, suggests sampling or alignment issues are also in play."
This was also a sample size issue - she was looking at only freshmen taking the test, of which there were 31 students total - 22 Asian, 9 White. I agree with you that at least in this case she included that these students were in the super-accelerated lane.
a resident of Palo Alto High School
on Aug 29, 2007 at 9:37 am
RWE, the only parent teacher conference I had was a brief one the first semester of 6th grade WAY back when...
a resident of another community
on Aug 31, 2007 at 7:04 am
How about, at least just once, a positive column for a change? Surely something is going right with the world and grumpiness is not always called for, even in Palo Alto, don't you think?
Glass Half Full
a resident of Charleston Meadows
on Aug 31, 2007 at 8:01 am
What I would like to hear more about is suggestions for restructuring governance - both inn the city, and within PAUSD. Obviously, Palo Alto has begun to lose some of its patina, relative to years past.
We're not going to get that back by slash and burn of programs and personnel. Where are the new ideas? Where are the leaders to elaborate and execute sustainable vision?
a resident of Professorville
on Sep 6, 2007 at 3:08 pm
My children and their friends also blew off the Star tests - they knew they were a waste of time, so didn't bother to try and answer the questions correctly. Diana Diamond's conclusions may or may not be correct, but she is definitely INCORRECT in basing them on the Star test results! I think we need less testing days and more teaching days! And, Diana, you need to know and talk to high school students before you write about them.
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Anna -
We may need less testing in schoos (a point we can later debate), but is it really okay for your children and their friiends to "blow off" the Star tests, saying they were a waste of time? A waste to whom? Star , which is a statewide exam, tests specific subject knowledge, and can help determine how much a student is learning (about math, world history or whatever), how much the class is learning, and whether the student's knowledge is below basic or advanced. How else can we determine whether students are competent in geometry or English? Don't you want to know? I do, because if they test below basic, schools can try to so something so that students can become more proficient.
Certainly the tests can be an excellent evaluation tool, for the student, the teacher, the class, the administration, the state. Just because these tests may not count toward a grade, doesn't mean they are a waste of time.
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Sep 7, 2007 at 3:08 pm
Exactly my point Diana, Star tests the teacher, the school, the method, not the student.
a resident of Professorville
on Sep 10, 2007 at 2:10 pm
Parent has it correct - the Star tests test the teacher, not the student. They are a waste of time, which could be spent teaching! Diana needs to stop just passing off her opinions as fact!
a resident of Barron Park
on Sep 10, 2007 at 4:27 pm
Good grief Diana, how could you not know how your child was doing in school. We have grades, progress reports, SAT tests, etc. We don't need another layer of testing!
a resident of Evergreen Park
on Sep 10, 2007 at 10:47 pm
From Glass Half Full:
How about, at least just once, a positive column for a change? Surely something is going right with the world and grumpiness is not always called for, even in Palo Alto, don't you think?"
GHF: DD, much like right-wing radio, walks the other side of the street, appealing to those who like their glasses half empty. She never has a realistic solution to anything, it's just trying to drum up outrage over something - anything - whether real or not. To anyone on your "half-glass-full" side, it does seem rather tiresome, but to those on the other side, its like their lifeblood - amazing, but true! Do yourself a favor and just stop reading her from now on.
a resident of Midtown
on Sep 10, 2007 at 10:53 pm
I don't know much about Diana, but I think the Weekly is in the business of selling papers (or rather, the ads in them). My guess is Diana stirs the pot because that is what sells (and drives people to write forum posts!).
a resident of Crescent Park
on Sep 12, 2007 at 5:36 pm
Glass Half Full and others-
You want to see articles about what is right with the world and positive? The Weekly and other local papers are full of articles like that. Take a look at this week's edition and see for yourself.
Feeling good and self-esteem are a disproportionately large focus for a lot of us here. I first noticed it when I moved here from across the country freshly out of college 35 years ago, and it still thrives today. Perhaps that is a contributor to current requirements for large amounts of remedial courses freshman year in our junior colleges, and even Cal State schools. Ignoring tests or failing to take them because they are 'irrelevant' seems a transparent way of trying to avoid responsibility for results in teaching, or for students in learning.
Finding things that need improvement and working to solve them is what makes a community get better over time. Those are the things Diana tackles. I am glad someone does.
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Sep 12, 2007 at 5:43 pm
"Finding things that need improvement and working to solve them is what makes a community get better over time. Those are the things Diana tackles. I am glad someone does."
Hey Mike, she's not the only one. Those who are critical of Diana share something in common with her - they're both "Finding things that need improvement" in the interest of improving the community.
a resident of Crescent Park
on Sep 12, 2007 at 6:04 pm
Maybe I'm just not seeing this correctly, but isn't it circular logic to argue to defend those who critize DD for raising 'issues that need improvement' by saying that we need people who raise issues that need improvement?
And by the way-I did not represent that Diana is the only one looking for issues that need solutions. I said that I am glad she does.
Is there some hidden agenda here where it's not OK for DD to raise issues but OK for others, and that people who respond in agreement to DD's issues are labeled the same as 'right wing radio callers'?
a resident of Ventura
on Sep 16, 2007 at 10:54 pm
I find it a bit ironic that Ms. Diamond - has routinely critized and complained about our school district spending too much money and has opposed every school funding mesure I can rember now complains about the results the schools are delivering.
a resident of South of Midtown
on Sep 17, 2007 at 9:36 am
We need to remember, the primary predictor of school success is the ...family, not the school. Some things are simply completely beyond the school's ability to change. The school can't make sure that a Mom or a Dad turns off the electronics and helps the kid learn his homework...reads with him,...talks to him and helps him learn to think,...praises academic/reading success more than sport success...
Minus learning disabilities..if your child isn't doing well in the schools, look inside your family.
a resident of Escondido School
on Sep 17, 2007 at 11:20 am
Excellent point, Mom. There are years (decades, actually) of studies that have come to the same conclusion: The greatest predictor of a child's academic success is parental involvement. Period.


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So schaffer how worthy is Oregon since they got beat by Stanford who got beat by UTAH? I mean UTAH! Wow! Oregon better figure out how to win the SWAC I mean PAC 12 before they get compared to the top tier SEC schools. You do remember when you shared your logic on this, don't you? Sorry guys couldn't help it!
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The TBS announcers sound very bummed about this game.
Why we start the regulars? This game means nothing and all it takes us one freak injury to really screw stuff up.
Figure this thread is my safest way to "watch" the game. *sigh*
Sometimes I really don't like this team.
And due to the fact that I told off a Cardinals fan co worker yesterday, loudly *and* in front of customers, I'll probably be in trouble with the boss tomorrow. He started it, I didn't cuss, nor did I threaten him, and I was off the clock, but still.... Wrong place, wrong time and I know it. I hate this state, countdown to moving back to Ohio starts today--4475 days +/- 100...
It's for Votto and Bruce stats and then fan appreciation day.
Everyone will want a refund if they don't get to see Ludwick
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Can this get anymore humiliating?
No worries. This weekend has gone perfectly. All part of Dusty's plan to lull the Pirates into a false sense of security.
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These guys are playing their worst ball of the season right now. Hopefully they will get it all out of their system by Tuesday.
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Efficiency has nothing to do with it, for either side. It's about cutting the deal that's best for you. Capitalism only ensures that people's motives are focused on profit, which in theory helps engender efficiency. But it doesn't always work that way, especially when CEOs only stay at a company for a few years at a time. Their motivation is wholly in the short term, which can -- as we saw in 2008 -- lead to disastrous results down the road.many conservative people dont want to be in unions because they dont agree wtih their politics. this will keep them honest. also, dont pretend that unions are the most efficent in regards to a quality workforce.
You assume people with tenure suck at their jobs. I'm not sure why.in most unions, if employee (A) works very hard and has only been at the plant for 4 years and only makes $20 an hour, meanwhile employee (B) has worked at the plant for 10 years and sucks at his job, yet he gets the raises and promotions because he has tenure. there are negatives on both sides, you feel like this is capitalism, i feel like it is freedom. agree to disagree.
Anyway, what I'm describing is indeed capitalism, because the workers are using their leverage to better conditions for themselves just as management will use their leverage to maximize their own goals. Right to Work seeks to impede the worker's right to maximize their leverage.
And who's fault is that?this problem has unfolded right in front of our eyes. many unions is states like (CA, WI, ILL, etc) have promised their public employee unions pensions that the taxpayer cant pay for.
Despite having a huge amount of leverage during WWII, the unions decided -- out of patriotism -- not to try to angle the best deal for themselves while the fighting was still going on. Instead they waited until the war was over, at which point the deal cut was this: less wages up front for more benefits on the back end.
Happy to live with a great profit margin in the short run, businesses and the government happily took the deal. But now they're not so happy, because the benefits ended up being worth a lot more over the long haul.
This is not the fault of unions. It's the fault of the people who made that deal for not being able to see five feet in front of them. But people seem content to bash the unions because they cut a smart deal rather than pressure their lawmakers negotiate better.
Former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich's book Supercapitalism does a great job explaining the post war period in the labor movement (as well as many other interesting things). I recommend it to all.
Which doesn't address my argument. You're seeking to restrict the rights of people because they're employed by the government and need to show some legal basis for that.in a private company, the company is responsible to the companies money. in a public employee situation, the elected officials will give the public unions anything they want so they can gain votes.
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