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Letter to the DREAM Movement: My Painful Withdrawal of Support for the DREAM Act
Posted by digoguerra en septiembre 18, 2010
Letter to the DREAM Movement:
My Painful Withdrawal of Support for the DREAM Act
by Raúl Al-qaraz Ochoa
17 September 2010
I have supported the DREAM Act, despite my critiques and concerns over the military service component. In fact, I was one of the arrestees at the sit-in at John McCain's office in Tucson, AZ; an act of civil disobedience where four brave undocumented students risked deportation and put the DREAM Movement back in the national political stage. I made peace with my participation because I felt I was supporting the self-determination of a movement led by undocumented youth and I felt we could subvert the component that was to feed undocumented youth into the military pipeline if we developed a plan to support youth to the college pathway.
First, let me say that I applaud and admire the tireless work you have all done for the past 10 years. Your commitment and dedication parallels giant student movements of the Civil Rights era. Your persistence in organizing even when the world turned their back on you is inspiring; your creativity in tactics, visuals and media strategy is amazing. Your movement gives hope to hundreds of students I have come across here in Arizona and beyond. It is because of your grassroots efforts—not the politicians' nor the national Hispanic organizations'—that the Dream is still alive and has come this far. As an organizer with permanent resident status privilege, let me assert that your cause for access to college and path to legalization is just. No one can tell you that what you are fighting for is wrong.
With that said, I want to share how I am deeply appalled and outraged at how Washington politics are manipulating and co-opting the dream. I understand that some folks may say, "we just want the DREAM Act to pass regardless", but it is critical to examine the political context surrounding DREAM in its current state. It is disturbing to see how Democrats are attaching our community's dreams for education/legalization to a defense appropriations bill. This is grotesque in a number of ways:
1) Democrats are using the DREAM Act as a political stunt to appeal to Latino voters for the November elections because it is seen as "less" threatening than a broad immigration reform. The Democrats have the political will to recently unite and pass a border militarization bill in a matter of hours ($600 million!), yet they won't pass a broader immigration reform? And now they are up for the DREAM Act? I'm glad they feel the pressure of the Latino voting bloc, but they obviously do not care about our lives, they only seek to secure their seats in November—which by the way look very jeopardized if they don't move quickly to energize their "base". They are also seeking to secure the gay vote with the gradual repeal of the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy as part of this same defense bill. All in all, insincere, token political gestures only serve to stall real justice.
2) Democrats are telling me that if I support access to education for all my people, I must also support the U.S. war machine with $670 billion for the Pentagon? Does this mean I have to support the military occupation of Iraq and Afghanistan? By supporting the DREAM Act, does this mean I automatically give a green light for U.S. forces to continue invading, killing and raping innocent people all over the world? This is really unfair. Here in Arizona I struggle with a climate of fear and terror. Yet even though I am so far away, I hear the cries of Arab mothers who are losing their children in U.S. sponsored bombings and massacres. There's a knot in my throat because victims of U.S. aggression abroad look just like us… victims of U.S. aggression at home. This ugly and twisted political system is dividing us and coercing us into supporting the funding of more bloodshed and more destruction if we want the DREAM Act to pass. Does this mean that our dreams will rest upon the nightmares of people that suffer globally? Obviously, students that call their Senators are supporting their future NOT bloodshed abroad, but we have to be responsible to the larger political implications of this.
3) Democrats are vilifying and criminalizing our parents. A really insulting argument prominently used for passing the DREAM Act that I keep hearing over and over is that because undocumented students "didn't choose to come to the U.S. to break the laws of this country" you shouldn't have to pay for the "sins" or "illegal behavior" of your parents. Are they serious?!? It is not okay to allow legislation to pass that will stand on and disrespect the struggle, sacrifice and dignity of our parents. What about blaming U.S. led capitalist and imperialist policies as the reasons that create our "refugee" populations. Our parents' struggle is not for sale. We must not fall for or feed into the rhetoric that criminalizes us or our parents. We all want justice, but is it true justice if we have to sell out our own family members along the way?
Again, I support this fight–it's part of a larger community struggle. It's personal to all of us. Passage of the DREAM Act would definitely be a step forward in the struggle for Migrant Justice. Yet the politicians in Washington have hijacked this struggle from its original essence and turned dreams into ugly political nightmares. I refuse to be a part of anything that turns us into political pawns of dirty Washington politics. I want my people to be "legalized" but at what cost? We all want it bad. I hear it. I've lived it. but I think it's a matter of how much we're willing to compromise in order to win victories or crumbs.
This again proves how it is problematic to lobby the state and put all our efforts in legislation to pass. We should know that this political route is always filled with racism, opportunism, betrayals and nightmares. History repeats itself once again.
So if I support the DREAM Act, does this mean I am okay with our people being used as political pawns? Does this mean that my hands will be smeared with the same bloodshed the U.S. spills all over the world? Does this mean I am okay with blaming my mother and my father for migrating "illegally" to the U.S.? Am I willing to surrender to all that in exchange for a benefit? Maybe it's easier for me to say that "I can" because I have papers, right? I'd like to think that it's because my political principles will not allow me to do so, regardless of my citizenship status or personal benefit at stake. Strong movements that achieve greater victories are those that stand in solidarity with all oppressed people of the world and never gain access to rights at the expense of other oppressed groups.
I have come to a deeply painful decision: I can no longer in good political conscience support the DREAM Act because the essence of a beautiful dream has been detained by a colonial nightmare seeking to fund and fuel the U.S. empire machine.
I am so sorry and so enraged that this larger political context has deferred those dreams of justice and equality that we all share.
In tears, rage, love and sorrow,
35 comentarios to "Letter to the DREAM Movement: My Painful Withdrawal of Support for the DREAM Act"
septiembre 18, 2010 a 3:44 am
So what am I to do with my life now then ? Am I to join my parents in collecting bottles and cans for food and rent money ?
Are my efforts in school worthless because I can't get a job ?
Am I suppose to go to MacArthur Park and get a fake I.D. to work at some dead end job for the rest of my life ?
Do you know the kind of crippling depression and suicidal tendencies I have developed for living undocumented these last 18 yrs ?
septiembre 19, 2010 a 5:33 pm
Lets have hope=)
With or with no Dream Act we have proven that we deserve this opportunity. You have earned the right to succeed. We can't give up now. We have come soo dang far in the past few years, we can't give up.
The Dream Act is the first step to an immigration reform. We need to help our parents and communities. This is just a hurdle in our way. We are still not free even with the Dream Act. We still have SB1070 (AZ), Sb1070 copycats, 287g in many states, secure communities, ban of ethnic studies (Az), criminalization (everywhere), Arpaio, Russel Pearce, and others tryin to take away birth right citizenship. A LOT to work for!
We need you to be part of it all.
octubre 13, 2010 a 5:01 pm
You are suppose to help your parents get legalized. They have given us the voice that we have now, It is only because of our parents that we live here and now. I think we have absorbed absolutely everything from this country, including "individualism" you take care of yourself first, and the rest does not matter. I completely support Ochoa's opinion. Think about it, all we are for the empire is "disposable people" parents our their children.
octubre 13, 2010 a 5:12 pm
I can totally understand the frustration's of being undocumented in this society. Common, we can't do anything, any hope that we could ever have is impossible because are hands are completely tied. Let me remind you, that if we had stayed in Mexico we would be tied by other reasons anyway. We are not even free to engage in civil disobedience or if we are university students we cannot participate in our schools freely.
"La fe sin obras esta muerta," so I say, get an education, look outside the box, if you need to go to Macarthur Park to get an I.D. GO AHEAD! That is what everybody does, and it is employers jobs to check, not ours, they need our cheap labor, and we need the job. (If I am not suppose to say this, please erase it immediately)It just the blunt truth.
Get your education, the highest one you can achieve, so that in case you had to go back you will have an asset to offer Mexico. Never forget where you are coming from, because you might have to go back. Just because you do not know Mexico, it does not mean Mexico does not accept you as their citizen. Keep that in mind, it might help you not feel so helpless.
All the empire wants is to make you feel defeated, like you can't do anything. Do not let that happen to you our your friends, you need someone to talk, contact me, I will do my best to encourage you. If you get so depressed that you end in innaction, the empire has won over you.
We come from indigenous groups, who have very strong and powerful attitudes, learn from them and be strong… This is a reason to be proud of.
- septiembre 19, 2010 a 5:33 pm
septiembre 18, 2010 a 9:33 pm
There is a petition on change.org with the title "stop the militarization of the dream act". please go to it and send me your comment. Lupe and Robert Lujan CAMS
septiembre 18, 2010 a 10:10 pm
Raul -
I'm sorry to see this because I hear the hurt it causes you, and I'm pleased to see the principled stand you have taken.
I'd like to speak to you about a non-partisan (truly no parties) political movement. I believe you would be an asset to the group.
I've signed in here with my eMail – I'd appreciate it if you would eMail me, so that we can correspond?
Thanks for all you do – your work is good. )
septiembre 18, 2010 a 10:52 pm
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septiembre 18, 2010 a 11:32 pm
You don't speak for all the Dreamers. Your letter doesn't help us at all. I am ashamed that you would write this. I want to serve my country.
septiembre 20, 2010 a 3:26 am
There are many ways of serving, and not all of them are military. Being an educated person is an important contribution. So are many forms of volunteer effort. I'm a religious pacifist; I support DREAM because it's important to so many people I know, but I'm troubled by the fact that it seems to me like it would work out to a de facto military draft on undocumented youth. If you feel moved to do military service by all means do; however it should not be a requirement. (There's a long legal history there re. whether pacifists can be naturalized citizens; the current answer is YES and I would like it to stay that way.) In all comments on DREAM I try to say: I support the volunteer civil service option as an integral part of the act.
octubre 13, 2010 a 5:25 pm
Excuse me,think again about your comment about "serving your country." How are you going to serve a country that only see's you as a source of cheap labor or a disposable subject that will end up dead who knows where, and nobody cares about them? If that is the kind of country you want to serve, go ahead, but I personally think you are missing the bigger picture. This is not about one person being allowed to contribute to your country. (By the way, you already contribute more, than you get back from this government, you want to sacrifice even more, that is up to you.)This is about a whole group of people, seen as extremely vulnerable and easily exploitable. Look at the actual number of legalized Latinos who actually end up into higher education. Since the military is loosing its prestige status, they are looking for new sources of recruitment, who is the most vulnerable? I would say, many of you who have stayed in this country most of your lives who have for gotten where you really belong. Now, you have become part of the "Me" generation, and as long as everything is going well for us, the rest does not really matter. They have also for gotten how powerful the working class can be United.
We need to remember that. Please, don't take it harshly, I am passionate about this, I know how things are, be proud of who you are, there is nothing to ashamed of. We cannot allow ourselves to be a tool, we are not a tool. We do not have to accept the crumbs coming off the table, we can demand, that is our ultimate freedom.
- septiembre 20, 2010 a 3:26 am
septiembre 19, 2010 a 3:56 am
Thank you for your previous support.
I understand your concern with the military and I would lie if I said that I hadn't come upon this conflict myself.
However, you and I know that this opportunity is unique, that this chance won't come back again. I am not selling out on my values because I do believe that the Dream Act will give us the option of college or military.
And if we want to take our youth to college then WE need to work harder to make that happen. With or with no Dream Act, the recruitment of soldiers (Hispanic, especially)is still massive. So I hope that with such "high" values you have, you are also doing something to change that.
Because I can assure you that I do. Everyday, I make sure to mentor students, be part of my community and become the example for many to follow. And I have to say that I have changed opinions about the military and helped many get to college.
And about our parents. We do not sell them out. I was brought here but i thank my mom every dang day for doing what she did. And I make sure to say that every time I have to say my story. But they suffer as much as I do if not more. They feel guilt for our struggles and would again, give anything for us to have a better future. This is the first step for an immigration reform and my parents know that And even if it wasn't, they support me just as much because it is something for their daughter (great parents).
I hope you do feel comfortable with your decision. When the Dream Act passes, I assure you that we will work jsut as hard, if not harder, to lead our DREAMers to college!
Thank You.
octubre 13, 2010 a 5:39 pm
Seriously,the DREAM ACT will not allow more students go to college, because Hispanics have a very hard time being able to afford higher education. Look at the number of legalized Hispanics who actually get to universities, it is very low. Also, regular citizens also have a hard time being able to maintain themselves into higher education. Tuition costs increase every year, at least 5 percent, how are they going to afford it? They are not…
This struggle needs to have everyone on board, races, classes, and legal statuses. That is the only way, we as "Americans" have the voice our parents lack, have the youth once our parents had, lets use this to get the movement going. But not the DREAM ACT, CIR, it is not insane to think we can achieve that. Remember, that is what the empire wants us to think. If you talk to anyone from an elitist school, they will say that we cannot, that it has already been determined by others, but it is not true. They think the working class is powerless, well, I have to say that the working class is very powerful, they just do not know it yet, because they have been oppressed for so long.
Girl, empower your parents, the DREAM ACT is only mitigating the real problem, so it is not a real solution. Imagine, how proud our parents would feel if we decided to fight this for all, not just ourselves. The educated class…
Making that decision disgusts me.
- octubre 13, 2010 a 5:39 pm
septiembre 19, 2010 a 6:21 am
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septiembre 19, 2010 a 10:26 pm
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septiembre 20, 2010 a 5:23 am
Raul, gracias por escribir esto. It's good to see a concise critique of the Dream Act.
septiembre 20, 2010 a 6:42 am
I've been trying to raise these issues for sometime and received some hurtful words many times for this stand. So I admire the strength of character that it takes to stand up for folks without a voice even when your social network and interest are in conflict with such a stand. The line about Arab mothers was deeply moving. I would love to work with you to raise these important issues when you are ready.
Feel free to reach out :
octubre 13, 2010 a 5:41 pm
I know, it is hard to come up and say stuff against this. But it seems like we could start something from this… Contact me if you want, It is nice to speak with others who think a like, then we could get everybody on board.
- octubre 13, 2010 a 5:41 pm
septiembre 20, 2010 a 9:51 am
Raul, Antifronteras.com: You can support the Dream Act and oppose the Pentagon bankroll. Why does it have to be more complicated than this? If the Dream Act has not been amended to be meaningless your support is warranted. You address a much bigger issue through your withdrawal of support: More militarization of the of the war machine. That is a Peace Movement issue with much different dynamics. Peace activists have a worthy cause and they have a much bigger demon to slay. What you mean is that you support them as well. The changes you suggest are honorable, but they will require much more sacrifice, better strategy and a commitment for the long haul, my friend. Let's not get confused now.
septiembre 20, 2010 a 12:13 pm
We all have struggled, our parents struggle so much. But Imperialism (funded by tax money that we pay), is the reason our parents were forced to leave their countries. It would be more than ironic to support such a bill in order to gain the DREAM act. it would be a travesty.
I don't think, in fact I know, this is not our only chance. If we stay united now and fight for more and better – we won't be defeated. We deserve more than this. In 1986 they fought and won full Amnesty. Now lets fight for the DREAM act to be voted on as its own seperate bill – lets win this struggle without sacrificing the lives of other families across the world.
octubre 13, 2010 a 5:43 pm
Dream ACT is not the answer. Think bigger, COMPREHENSIVE IMMIGRATION REFORM…
United we Stand, Divided we Fall.
- octubre 13, 2010 a 5:43 pm
septiembre 20, 2010 a 1:00 pm
"This again proves how it is problematic to lobby the state and put all our efforts in legislation to pass. We should know that this political route is always filled with racism, opportunism, betrayals and nightmares. History repeats itself once again."
Don't lobby the government. Replace it with people you don't have to lobby!
septiembre 20, 2010 a 6:58 pm
I have been a strong supporter of a Comprehensive Immigration Reform that INCLUDES the DREAM Act from the start. When the question came up to separate and have a DREAM Act standalone I was outraged by this…I was saying the same things as you! I dislike the military component but more I was outraged on how DREAMERS could forget their families so easy. If it wasn't for them the dreamers would never be here. I am a 3rd generation citizen. I am NOT your ally! This is my fight and my struggle since 1492. Three generations ago my great grandparents busted @$$ to get here. My parents do not speak Spanish because of the history of this country. I do! I refused to accept anymore legacies. However, the last time you "wrote" something you were saying the exact opposite of what you just said here. Hypocrite. I say this because I am angry with you and it's true if you compare writings. You seem like you're trying to confuse and divide and conquer the people who put everything they have into these movements. "You'll get weary in a movement where you try to do good…that's just a given, the sin isn't in getting weary the sin is in giving up!" KEEP THE FAITH!
septiembre 21, 2010 a 12:56 am
I agree with so many points you made, and I always respect a different perspective. But you speak of hope and hope is not always in endless doses, especially not for people in chains.
Change happens in different ways, and for the most part in increments. As a Dreamer who was fortunate enough to get legalize, I know that the challenges that the Dreamers face right now will never leave them, for better or for worse, we will carry with us our struggle post-documentation.
We must have faith in our people, faith that once these young activist integrate into the society they will be able to give back even more than what we could ever imagine. What we need to is help them get get legalized, to support them so they can see that they have the power to create change and then provide them the services and resources they WILL need to integrate into society in healthy ways (that includes helping them find avenues to fund their education and graduate so they don't join the military).
If we work together to help them integrate peacefully, their struggle will serve as the fuel needed to create the bigger changes in all fields. Let us support them, have faith in their ability to choose, and let us work together to continue expanding the options they have to choose from. Every year we wait is a another year of trauma in thousands of lives waiting to happen. Keep them in chains and all you cultivate is an endless frustration, hopelessness and sense of powerlessness–one that can backfire into anger, disillusion and resentment.
If we are scared that our Dreamers will opt to joining the military instead of going to college, let's join our efforts to change that, to educate the younger ones and help expand access to higher education. If democrats are tricking us, let's see if for what it is, take what will help us, and educate our people so they don't fall into the trap. Our people are smart and resourceful. We work with the options we have, or know of. Expand consciousness and we will all see that We Dreamers and oppressed people can think and make the best decision with what we have.
septiembre 21, 2010 a 5:27 am
And again, and again. They always succeed in dividing our struggle. This is particularly perverse not only because it is part of the defense bill but because it goes to the most sacred of our souls. Undocumented "criminal" "ilegal" parents of which the offspring are not to blame VS documented "educated" "dreamers", some of which irremediably will be ashamed of their parents by the sheer force of the propaganda. We loose even when we win.
septiembre 21, 2010 a 8:29 am
The only way the DREAM act is going to make it past the republicans in congress is to tie it to something that they MUST approve.
In this case, the defense authorization bill.
While this is not the way I would like to see immigration reform happen, if this is the way it must start, then so be it.
Vote for Defense or be the congress-person who "Doesn't support our troops", even if it's got an immigration rider attached to it.
septiembre 21, 2010 a 12:40 pm
American History of 9/11/01 has conviently been omitted in your story, but yet you started DREAM prior to our American catastrophe and don't even acknowledge it in your decision-making process and your convenient analysis and unwarranted accusations in a time of war. You show empathy for your people and the world for that matter, but not for the American you want to become. Surely, you know this is wartime and political decisions are made within that context — not within the contexr of a perfect world, because it just doesn't exist.
I would like the luxury if thinking in terms of morality and principle for every human as you do, but homeland security is priorty.
American soil is threatened and we must exhaust all measures to secure it, or there are no luxuries that you seek via education/legalization. Point blank!
septiembre 21, 2010 a 5:03 pm
I applaud your passion and understand your position. I do not support the war in Afghanistan nor the further militarization of the border. When the military component was introduced to the bill I was outraged. I am always one to advocate that education is a better way to channel our efforts to fight for the lives we have built here, become advocated for social change, and the best way to honor the sacrifice our parents have put forth. Like someone else had stated already, we are fighting a bigger machine here.
The DREAM Act it is still necessary, not supporting it would be a greater loss. It is my hope that in it's outcome, the legalization of thousands of students and individuals, would be a gain of people who are committed to social justice for all. While I would hope that the education would be a reality for all, I have sadly come to see that it is not. My little brother, who I loved dearly, is one of them. I see his life and see him in self-turmoil. "School" is not something that is in his being; he tried it and left it. He is now wondering from job to job trying to find his place in society. His current journey is not far from when he was a one-year-old, and I four, literally going from park to park picking up cans with me so we could exchange it for food. He is constantly looking at the military as a way to serve his country and find direction in his life (we have been able to keep him from enlisting until things change). Supporting the DREAM Act does not mean we have turned our backs to our Mother and other immigrants, continuing to work shit jobs in bars would honor less the struggle of our dead mother.
While we fight the bigger machine and push for social change, it is the actions of everyday that count. Our communities have found healthy and conscious ways to live and fight in the ugly realities of capitalism, imperialism and globalization, and we will continue to do so. I don't believe we can now throw in the "all or nothing", our lives our not that vinery, my life is not that vinery. I, like my brother, need to eat and clothe ourselves as we fight for greater social change. The DREAM Act would allow us this.
septiembre 21, 2010 a 11:03 pm
We will get this done somehow. We may have to sit out a couple of elections until the democrats remember who they were supposed to be fighting for, but we'll get it done. ¡No te descorazones!
in peace love and hope
Chaim Eliyah
septiembre 22, 2010 a 2:59 am
(I apologize in advance for the length of this comment. I normally don't like to leave such long comments but your letter was on point and really got me thinking about a lot of things…)
Thanks for this very important contribution to the ongoing debate around the Dream Act. I hope what you're raising is taken seriously in the debate and read widely. I'm currently organizing in Austin, TX, with a group called ¡ella pelea! We're fighting to connect the anti-budget cuts struggle at the University of Texas with the immigrant rights struggle. We've been emphasizing the need for an autonomous movement of oppressed people — people of color, students, youth, undocumented — that moves beyond "petition politics", or the wait and see game of asking those in power to do something they continually refuse to do rather than organizing to do it ourselves. This game regularly requires compromising one's own principles in order to get in the "good graces" of the administration and the state. For too long our people have had to beg for what is rightfully ours, for what we work hard for everyday.
Part of what I really appreciate about your letter is your emphasis on solidarity from below between oppressed peoples. Our struggle is weakened when we throw our brothers and sisters under the bus. By keeping us divided the state keeps us ineffective as organizers and as movements. We have to put forward an analysis similar to what you raise that connects defense funding for the murder of our Arab & Muslim brothers and sisters across the Middle East, with the devastating dis-investment from public education here, with the racist denial of access to education to undocumented youth in this country.
There was a rally today in Austin in support of passing the Dream Act as part of the Defense Bill and it was stunning to hear that people brought signs saying "Support our future troops" and "I'm ready to serve." Those people should be damn ashamed of themselves. They would benefit from studying past struggles like the Chicano Moratorium to learn from an example of struggle that is both anti-racist, anti-imperialist, and pro-worker, pro-immigrant.
Some of the comments on your blog here mirror some of the criticisms we've heard here locally. Some are saying that by raising criticisms of the Dream Act or opposing the Democrats' disgusting maneuver to link the Dream Act to the Defense Bill, we are being sectarian and abstentionist. As if we're waiting for the "perfect" immigration reform package. That's nonsense. If we're not building a democratic movement where political differences can be openly and publicly debated, then we might as well go home cuz we've already lost the fight. And we're not abstaining; in Austin we're demanding open enrollment at UT to end the two-tiered education system and in its place open up the university to working class youth, students of color and undocumented youth.
Some are also arguing that by focusing on the Dream Act alone and sacrificing broader demands like amnesty for all and no borders that we are more likely to "win" this fight. But some "victories" are actually terrible losses if we're not careful. We cannot allow the elitist and racist agendas of the Democrats and Republicans to shape our demands. Immigration reform as they define it is about militarizing the border (while giving fat defense contracts to their buddies), securing a reliable and controllable pool of super-exploited undocumented labor, and/or dividing the "good" undocumented from the "bad" undocumented (often working class, queer, unemployed youth). Matter of fact, they recognize the Dream Act as an effective tool to divide the struggle for immigrant rights. They were not blind to the power of the massive walkouts, strikes, and demonstrations in 2006, nor to the potential for such activity to spread and deepen among oppressed communities. The Dream Act becomes a way to reward the "good" protestors – those who play by the rules – and punish the "bad" protestors – those who refuse to settle for piecemeal policies that will funnel undocumented youth into the U.S. war machine.
septiembre 23, 2010 a 4:02 am
I really don't see the problem with the military part of the DREAM Act. I think the DREAM Act is about having options, an option to attend college or join the military. If someone's dream is to serve the United States by joining the armed forces then who am I to say that their dream is wrong because I do not agree with the war? I want our youth to have the same opportunities as American citizens including joining the armed forces.
enero 6, 2011 a 1:11 am
Dulce escribió: "I want our youth to have the same opportunities as American citizens including joining the armed forces."
American citizens have the opportunity to receive financial aid for college, to work right out of high school if they choose, to join Americorps or similar programs if they want to serve their community, to travel and see the world to broaden their horizons, even to get in trouble with the law without forfeiting their right to live in this country.
As it stands, the DREAM Act provides NONE of these opportunities.
The problem with the military aspect of the DREAM Act is that the majority of undocumented youth would NOT have an option. For most, going to college is out of the question.
Too many are coming out of underfunded schools that have not prepared them for college. Many need to work to support themselves and help their families. And with no financial aid and "out of state" tuition, college is completely out of reach for the majority.
That leaves only the military. This is NOT "having options."
- enero 6, 2011 a 1:11 am
septiembre 23, 2010 a 6:00 pm
Do you have any, friends, contacts, or comrades that are undocumented and are also against the Dream Act. their statement would also, be very beneficial to the moment against Imperialism and the games of the Democrats. they would not need to say their name. we could circulate the statement as autonomous. Also, Thanks you so much for for seeking of the truth and coming out on this crucial issue facing our communities. In much Solidarity form the NC movement, keep me updated with the our struggle on you end. email me at email@example.com
octubre 8, 2010 a 5:37 pm
Right on bro!
diciembre 9, 2010 a 11:23 pm
think that–from my own experience as well as with the students I work with–there seems to be a fear to stand up against the war. Because you are dealing with students who are suddenly told they do not have the right to vote or MUST NOT risk any sort of arrest as it would immediately lead to incarceration followed by deportation, they see the Dream act as a way of attaining rights, with those rights they feel entitled to participate in actions against the war. Many of the kids I work with are completely against the war but they feel helpless because they know that they aren't recognized as a part of society. They see the dream act as a door to access being recognized. I think if anything it'll empower them to continue to fight for injustices.
Secondly, in terms of the struggle for the parents. No one I have interacted with has ever seemed discouraged from fighting for the rights of their parents. They see the Dream act as a way of getting "their foot in the door." You have to understand many of these parents are highly uneducated, unable to articulate their ideas or even question that their status should be changed, let alone understand the role the U.S. played in getting them here to begin with. As students they see this is as the easiest way to gain recognition, they know that once they are able to occupy those government positions, attain those "successful" jobs, they will be the ones dictating the rules. But when you are not recognized as a participating citizen, when you cannot apply to jobs you are qualified for, you cannot drive, you cannot apply to certain colleges and you're pushed into a system that forces you into taking the lowest paying jobs you do not feel capable of changing legislation.
I don't agree with the military aspect of the bill,but I sure as hell have faith in all those students and how much they would turn that around once they are granted a right to stay in the country without fearing deportation or risking the deportation of their families (whom many of them help support).
diciembre 11, 2010 a 12:48 am
i commend you for speaking truth even when it generates controversy and critique…you are speaking from your heart and i completely agree with you about fighting for a more comprehensive and real justice…justice that stands in solidarity with all who are oppressed rather than dividing ourselves to receive whatever crumbs the master gives us…it's like the "house negro" /slave who conformed with being inside instead of in the fields…i know a lot of people are going to attack your position..but stay strong in what you see and keep fighting for the kind of dream you believe in…others will do the same…and while we may not agree with every person, remember that we are all seeing and living a different reality..and therefore willing to compromise different things…at the very least your writing will encourage a dialogue that exposes real issues and dilemmas in fighting for justice…and sooner or later…history will unfold..and you will feel proud for staying true to yourself and expressing your values even at the risk of being misunderstood…adelante…and so proud of you and all our people for staying in the fight at whatever level they are able to do so…


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Thursday, March 22, 2007
A Typical Pattern in Our Homeschool: Older Son Resists My Guidance
Here is the pattern.
Left to his own devices my son takes the easy way out of something. I will use the example of reading. On his own he reads for pleasure (hooray!). However it is mostly comics and children's magazines (Boys Life and Highlights). He also loves to read catalogs (LEGO, Boy Scout equipment), instructions/directions for toys etc. and idea books for things like what a person can make with LEGOs.
Left to his own for "reading practice" he picks easy books. He sometimes even picks picture books! I had to say "you have to pick a chapter book from this shelf" and presented him with a shelf. He got going on the Boxcar Children series and won't stop. Well I am worried at this point that he needs a push to read harder materials.
The Library Director suggested "The Dark is Rising" by Susan Cooper. I owned it already and gave it to him. He said the first chapter was like a recap and was confusing. He said the second chapter was making a bit more sense. Then he came to me a little while later to say he read the cover and realized that this book is the second in a series. I verified this online. He said he felt it would be better to read the books in order. I agreed. I was surprised that the Library Director didn't realize that, she later told me she didn't realize it. This second book had won the Newbery while the first in the series did not, and I guess that is why it is so popular and why it was on a reading list that the Library Director used to guide me toward that book.
Anyway I needed another book quickly. I ran to the closet bookshelf and pulled off "Ace, the Very Important Pig" and "The Twenty-One Balloons". We were packing for our trip so I didn't have time to look up reading levels or anything.
On the day he was to read I presented him with the two books and let him choose. He was angry with me and went into the spiel again that he likes the Boxcar Children and why can't he just read those?
He chose "The Twenty-One Balloons" after declaring he didn't want to read a book about a pig. (He has loved other stories written by Dick King-Smith, so that is why I thought he'd love "Ace"). "The Twenty-One Balloons" is a fiction chapter book "juvenile literature" with 192 pages and white space on the page and a decent sized font. However that didn't stop him from complaining. "How many chapters does it have?" He announced he prefers ten or less chapters. He seems to worry of the number of chapters. He then critiqued the font and said he likes the font size to be larger. "Tough", I said. (Boy, can I be mean or what?)
(His eyes have been tested and he sees 20/15 in case you are wondering, so nothing is wrong with his eyes.)
I told him that "Twenty-One Balloons" is a very good story and many people love it. He sulked and went off to read it. I helped my younger son with his math. I later found out that my son did not do the reading but stared out the upstairs window at the cars driving by for the full 45 minutes that he was supposed to be reading.
He also drew a picture illustrating his anger toward me and drawing a diagram of my grandmother's house and where we all were in the house. Me, my younger son and my grandmother were all smiling in the downstairs part, and he was pictured as angry and upstairs, and saying he didn't want to be alone upstairs reading by himself. Yet he refuses to read anywhere where a person is talking as he says it disturbs him. He expects and wants us to sit by him in total silence while he is in close proximity to us yet he is undisturbed, a nearly impossible request. I take that opportunity to tell him that his request is unreasonable and if he were in school he be tortured by all the various sounds the other kids make and what goes on in the building for sounds! Saying that seems to do him no good but I say it anyway as I want him to know he has it pretty darned good around here in his homeschooling environment).
So anyway he did begin reading the book the next day. (I waited for the bad mood day to pass.)
On the second day of reading he suddenly exclaimed with true glee (I am not exaggerating): "This book is great!". I took the chance to remind him that I'd not put a totally boring book into his hands as I take time and effort to find good books for him to read.
On the third day he loudly called out in the middle of the reading, "This book is GREAT!!!".
The fourth day we didn't do our homeschooling lessons, and he picked up the book on his own in his spare time and read it.
The fifth day we were returning home (driving 500 miles in one day) and he told me he was putting the book in the car near his seat as he planned to read it on the ride home at points when we were listening to music (we had planned to alternate music with listening to the audio book Harry Potter #5).
So there you have the typical pattern in our relationship as mother/son and teacher/student. I have a plan, he resists it and says he doesn't like being told what to do. I tell him he will like it and he says he'll hate it. He tries it, he loves it and he is happy, then he asks for more like it.
I am not a perfect mother or a perfect homeschooling "teacher". My son is not perfect. I share this story to tell of a typical circumstance and of this little thing that comes up and how I dealt with it and how it resolved.
Since this pattern has repeated many times over ranging from books I chose, to classes I picked and signed my son up for without his prior consent and for swimming lessons and other things you would think by now that my son has learned to trust my judgment and to not be resistant, but so far he has not learned from his experience.
My husband and I remind this son of this pattern each time it comes up, not to say that I (the mother) am right (yet again) but to try to show him the careful evaluation I do of books, classes, etc. and how I know not only something will be good for a child in general but that I know him well and I know he will like a certain thing if he just gives it a try.
One goal here is to teach my child to try new things and to not just stick with the easy and familiar. A person doesn't know what he is missing unless he tries it. A simple example which has also panned out for this son is trying new foods. He absolutely hates it when he finally tries a new food and finds that he actually (gasp) likes it. He wants to be right and he wants to not like the new food.
This is yet another example of why unschooling does not work for us. This son tends to stay only with the familiar, resisting exploration of anything new or different, even when self-guided. Despite what some happy unschoolers say, I can report from my son's experience that unschooling does not work for every child or at least in every stage of their life. (Unschooling worked fine for my son up through most of his Kindergarten homeschool year.)
Everything in our family is done with consideration of each of our children's unique needs and desires. Both my husband and I are flexible about certain things, much more flexible than many parents seem to be. There comes a point though, where we put our foot down and where we make the rules and set the limits and also ask our children to stretch their horizons, whether it is to try a new interesting opportunity (rowing with the Yale crew team) or trying a new food or taking a new homeschooling class. It seems the older the children get the more we are using our own discernment to help guide them.
We have used attachment parenting with our children from the day they were born. There were many times in our children's lives when others judged us for doing things differently and outside of the mainstream (co-sleeping, breastfeeding and attachment parenting are some examples). We followed our hearts and I researched and found information to support our decisions so our choices were not willy-nilly and out of left field.
While in my son's younger years we were very child-led in our family, as our children get older, we are not 100% child-led with regard to our choices. There are certain things like educational plans and goals that I feel are best left in the hand of adults. Perhaps with another type of child a more child-led learning environment would be fine (unschooling) but with this child it would not work and in fact at a certain pint in the past it has failed for this son. In the case of his reading instruction, the way I am applying my parental guidance is by finding good or great books and putting them into the hands of my children. It is also about me taking a book of a certain reading level and having my son read it in order to advance his reading ability.
By the way I just checked the Lexile scale and publication date of these books, in case you are wondering.
The Twenty-One Balloons by William Pene duBois: 1070L, (Newbery Award Winner),published in 1948
The Dark is Rising by Susan Cooper: 920L(Newbery Honor Winner), published in 1973
Ace the Very Important Pig by Dick King-Smith: 850L, published in 1990
Boxcar Children, various titles: 430-650L publication dates range from 1940s to 2000s
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9 comments:
- Brenda Marie Hoffman said...
Trust me, you're not the only parent that goes through this. My dd doesn't like anything I offer her but just as soon as she trys it she discovers she loves it. She's only 5 but has the brain of a 2nd grader, so I think that it may be the "time of life" and not so much something to do with age.
Brenda Marie
- Friday, March 23, 2007 at 8:39:00 AM CDT
- Judy Aron said...
LOL get used to it.. and file under "You can lead a horse to water... "
You can bet kids listen - but on their own terms..
Sometimes they want to make it look like they aren't taking your advice to assert their independence, even though they are listening.
They will try something reluctantly and might not even want to admit that it was a good idea since it didn't come from them.. and especially if it came from you.
Boys can be difficult because they don't want to always be told what to do by mom. Girls can be difficult because they really want to be their own person. You can't blame them. I also suspect that some rebelliousness even rears it's head based on how you act with your own parents. Do you complain about your parents or in-laws meddling or
perhaps having to do errands or chores for them? Kids pick up on that.
I don't know - but dealing with growing kids can be annoying and challenging and wonderful all at once because you see these dependent people really grow up to be their own person, and they want to show you that they have the power and choice to either take your advice and guidance or not.
Lots of times its good to see them not take your advice and learn their own hard lessons, or reluctantly take your advice and then find out that you were right.
That way they really learn the value of your life experiences.
- Friday, March 23, 2007 at 9:14:00 AM CDT
- Heidicrafts said...
Yep, Gonzo (10.9yo) is the same way. Hated books were tried to get him to read. He liked the big DK books about Star Wards or Lego or Batman.
When he needed a book to read during quiet time in a group situation, in case he finished earlier than others. I packed an Alvin Fernald book for him (rescued from a library discard sale, it was a favorite from my own youth). As it was that or nothing, he started reading and was done by week's end, when the class ended.
My husband had read Eragon and suggested it to him. Day One: Resistance. Day Two: read two chapters instead of required one. Day Three: This is great. When he finished: When is the next book.
As we started our 10-hour car ride for Christmas holidays, we gave him Eldest. He read when it suited him, in car, on vacation, back home, and finished in eleven days.
And hasn't tackled any other such book since.
He has to have an interest, and then he will fly. That's why we're homeschooling.
Sometimes, after he tries it, he really doesn't like it. RIght now, he's trying the cross over to Boy Scouts, but he isn't fond of hikes (moreso the unknown destination and fear of getting lost) or feeling cold on campouts.
Typically, and he has said this himself, he expects some thing horrid before it happens, it's not that bad when he's doing it, and he usually remembers the bad parts when it's over. It can be tiring for a perky mom to take some days.
Keep sharing, CMM. We're with you.
- Friday, March 23, 2007 at 9:56:00 PM CDT
- Tammy said...
Heh, this sounds like my son.
What we've found to work without struggle is reading books out loud.
I can usually only read a chapter or two of his books (he's 8, he reads about at a 5-6th grade level) before the younger girls get bored and want me to read something for them.
Most of the time, my son will grab the book after I put it down and go finish it himself, cuz he can't wait until the next day to hear the what happens next.
If it's a good book, and it's at his level, he can't stand it if I only read two chapters :)
My daughter, who is 6, isn't ready for chapters yet, although she's capable of reading them. It's overwhelming. So we read them together. I used to read them all to her. But I play this game where I read the wrong words sometimes, and it drives her crazy! She insists reading the parts where I change the words, "to read it right".
After we've read the entire chapter book (the 1st grade chapter books are pretty quick, like Judy Moody or Flat Stanley), she'll take it to her room and read it over and over to herself.
Oh, and another thing I do is grab books from the library, and stick them on the shelf with the rest. Sometimes, the kids will read them, sometimes not.
No stress over reading in this house.
NOW! Trying new foods - that's a whole 'nother story. *sigh*
Thanks for sharing your story with us. It's good to hear real stories like this about the real life of a homeschooler. :)
- Saturday, March 24, 2007 at 4:32:00 PM CDT
- Shannon said...
Great post. I am just crossing over the line from totally child-led to "I think maybe a little push here and there would be good." My son is 8 and pretty resistant to trying new things. I can totally identify with your thoughts.
- Saturday, March 24, 2007 at 10:09:00 PM CDT
- Alasandra said...
This reminding me so much of my kids when they were younger.
When Shining Celibi was 9 I got Lord of the Rings from the library (I got it for myself not him). His immediate response was "You can't make me read that". Boy did I take the wind out of his sails when I told him I had no intention of making him read that, that it was for me. Anyway I was already reading a book, so I left it on my desk. When I went back to get it, it was gone. I found it in Shining Celebi's room, he had already made it to Return of the King. It is now his fav book and Tolkien is his fav author.
- Monday, March 26, 2007 at 8:19:00 PM CDT
- Heather (Sand Sea and School) said...
Sounds alot like my 10 year old daughter- we are trying very hard to venture away from Judy Moody books, very very hard... but on the bright side, atleast she loves to read!
Thanks for sharing!
- Tuesday, March 27, 2007 at 6:57:00 AM CDT
- Pass The Torch said...
This is a great post. My son is like this too. But I call it "stubborn";) Your terms are probably better, though! I have a hard time getting him to read, but he can do it well - just not interested. My daughter devours books, but not so for my son.
We started our homeschool experiment last October, and are currently making huge decisions about our path next year.
I've met such wonderful homeschoolers in the blogosphere!
- Tuesday, March 27, 2007 at 7:52:00 AM CDT
- leonafrique said...
There is so much you are doing right. So much care and love and investment of time! But seriously, you can not put up with that attitude! It is so important to go for it with our children, but they have to be taught to respectfully treat the one who is giving to them so much!
Charlotte Mason says spend the first 6 years on habits almost exclusively, and the children up to the age of 9 it is still the primary curriculum. This might call for some remedial work.
Read her "volume one: home schooling for the child nine and under". In it she speaks extensively of the need for parental authority and children responding kindly and with immediacy. We say in our house, "do it right away with out delay, and with a heart toward the other".
Your son must have immediate consequences for any attiude, any bad pattern of responses, and anything but a "thanks mom, let me go do that now!". Oh my. Take away priviledges, give good behavior immediate positive feedback, and send him to a big boy time out if you have to, but this guy is acting like a two year old! And his tantrums should not be tolerated.
You can do it even keeled, with neutral tones, with explicit explanations, but you must move to a NO MEANIES here!
Every child will turn to this attitude if you don't nip it in the bud. Every child can be taught to loving respond to their parents. The way he treats you now is how he will treat his spouse, his boss, and any one that ever asks something of him that in a small way upsets him. This could be seriously dangerous to him in his future endeavors and in your current happiness and harmony in your home.
Love your hopes, hoping for the change of heart in your little guy.
mary robin
homeschooling mom of three
- Tuesday, April 24, 2007 at 12:16:00 AM CDT


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GRAY, Ky. — A school bus monitor was critically injured when she fell from her bus as it was moving on Wednesday, police said.
The Kentucky State Police reported that around 4 p.m. on Wednesday, a clipboard that had been stored under the dash fell from the storage compartment and landed in the stairwell of the Knox County Public Schools bus. The bus monitor, Sueanne Sizemore, 63, left her seat and entered the stairwell to retrieve the clipboard.
The bus driver, William Reeder, told investigators that he glanced over to make sure that Sizemore did not lose her footing while leaning over. When he moved his eyes back to the roadway, the bus had left the lane of travel. Reeder said that the bus was about to strike some mailboxes, and he swerved to avoid impact.
Police said that the sudden maneuver caused Sizemore to lose her balance and fall through the closed bus doors. She struck the pavement and rolled into a ditch, leaving her unconscious.
Sizemore was airlifted from the scene to a hospital in Lexington, Kentucky. She was listed in critical condition.
Investigators said that the bus doors require 43 pounds of pressure to be forced open without the use of the opening lever.
"Once Sizemore fell against the doors, they easily opened, allowing her to fall from the bus," Kentucky State Police officials said in a news release. "Once the force is removed, the doors automatically return to their closed position."
The incident is being investigated by Trooper Sammy Faris.
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Safety violation #1: Don't stand forward of the first row of seats while the bus is in motion.
Safety violation #2: Don't drive in a distracted manner while operating a bus.
It's a pet peeve of mine to see bus monitors and other school employees not following the safety rules. From seatbelts to yelling in a distracting manner, they think that they're exempt from safety rules, while demanding that everyone else follow the rules. If you stand in the stairwell of a bus or in the driver's well while the bus is moving, that's your assumed risk and your fault for being injured. If you sit where you know that you could go through the windshield during a collision, and you were provided with a proper seatbelt system but didn't use it, that's also your fault for not using it if you get injured during a collision or other maneuver.
It's hypocritical when the bus monitor or educator stands up and yells down the bus aisle about sitting properly, being quiet, not blocking the aisle, using the seatbelts and so on, but then proceeds to violate all of the rules that she just yelled about. It's do as I say, not as I do. The safety rules are there for everyone to follow because hazardous things can happen on the road, even when the driver does everything right, and the adult passengers should be setting the example for everyone else to follow.
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The Cape Cod Times Needy Fund is edging closer to this season's goal of $800,000, but there's still about $71,000 to go.
In the 76 years the fund has operated, its purpose has changed from providing Thanksgiving dinners to making short-term payments for food, rent, heat, medical care and other urgent needs. But the growing list of donors — both large and small — shows that Cape Cod is still a close-knit community that looks after its own. Consider, for example, Leyla Nickerson and Lori Famigliette.
These women have at least two very important things in common: Both have lost a child — sons, in fact — and both are members of Hearts with Hope, a group of Cape Cod mothers who have all suffered the death of a child.
"We just get together informally, whether it's going out to dinner or gathering at the beach, going for a walk ... anything that we can just be together to support each other," Famigliette said recently. "We get together and we can talk about our children freely. We laugh, we cry, we get angry, whatever."
This holiday season, Nickerson, Famigliette and other members of Hearts with Hope did something special that benefited not only other grieving parents but also the Needy Fund.
They held a candlelight service at the Cotuit Federated Church on the second Sunday in December, a day designated by the Compassionate Friends, a national group for grieving parents, as a day for families to remember children who have died.
But the local mothers went a step further. They created 25 candle arrangements for parents to take home from the service in exchange for a donation — with all proceeds going to the Needy Fund.
They raised $325, even without selling all the arrangements.
"We wanted (the money) to stay on the Cape," Famigliette said, when asked why the group chose the Needy Fund as the beneficiary. "A lot of us have donated in our child's name before. We knew it would help a family. ... We knew it was a good way to honor our children."
Hearts with Hope is just one of the thousands of clubs, groups and individuals who donate to the Needy Fund, providing 99 percent of the money used for client services.
All contributions received by 2 p.m. Jan. 11 will be recognized in the final listing of Holiday Campaign contributions printed in the Times on Sunday, Jan. 13.
"We are incredibly grateful for the generous support offered by thousands of Cape Codders during this years Holiday Campaign," Times publisher Peter Meyer said. "And, we hope still others will step up over the next week to help this year's campaign reach goal. We encourage and embrace the generosity of year-end check writers. Cape Codders in need will greatly appreciate it."
Donations can be made year-round to the Cape Cod Times Needy Fund, P.O. Box 36, Hyannis, MA 02601, or brought to the Cape Cod Times offices at 319 Main St. in Hyannis. Donations, which are tax-deductible, may also be made at www.needyfund.org. No cash is given to Needy Fund recipients. Instead, the agency pays vendors through a voucher program and also networks with other agencies. Those needing assistance may contact the Needy Fund at 508-778-5661 or 800-422-1446.
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Many farmers are just now starting to bail hay when usually by this time of year they are finishing up. The moist ground provides poor conditions for cutting and rolling hay.
Farmers say storing hay when it's still wet can cause moldy and low protein hay. Farmers say they prefer to bail hay in dry heat at about 90 degree temperatures.
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Born Aug. 21, 1938, in Sacramento, Calif., to Jim and Genevieve Woodward, Steve passed away peacefully surrounded by family on June 27, 2013. He grew up in Sacramento, graduating from El Camino High School in 1956, where he played golf and ran track and field.
Steve married his loving wife of 44 years, Beverly, in 1968 in Sacramento. They moved their family to Cameron Park in 1974, joining Cameron Park Country Club the following year. He spent much of the next 38 years enjoying golfing in the Bad Boy group, playing cards, watching professional football and indulging in the occasional Coors light. He will always be remembered for the golf tournament named in his honor, the Suedie Scramble.
Steve is finally at peace, hopefully playing golf, enjoying a Coors light and once again spending time with his granddog, Buddy. He is survived by his wife, Beverly; his daughter, Stacey; his son, Damon; his step-sisters, Denise and Leslie; his step-mother, Helen; many cousins; and his dog, Rocky.
Steve was very passionate and one of the causes that was most important to him was taking care of animals. He supported the SPCA and many other animal shelters and organizations dedicated to the protection and well being of animals in need. In lieu of flowers please consider a donation to your local SPCA.
A funeral mass will be held at 10:30 a.m., on Friday, July 5, at Holy Trinity Church, 3111 Tierra de Dios Drive in El Dorado Hills, CA 95762. A reception will follow at Cameron Park Country Club, 3201 Royal Drive in Cameron Park, CA 95682, from 12 to 2 p.m.


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The Royal Anglians meet up each year in September in the grounds of the Imperial War Museum Duxford.
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Three sets of new Regimental colours were presented to the Royal Anglian Regiment by the Duke of Gloucester at Duxford.
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Oregon tasting notestext and photographs © 2009 Tom Cannavan These notes accompany our in-depth feature on Oregon wine.
Atticus Pinot Noir 2005
Very fragrant, lovely gentle cedarwood aromatics. Tiny notes of tobacco and smoke to quite bright, gentle red fruit. The palate has a balanced delicacy, with savoury acidity and a background streak of something liquoricy to the tannins. Delicate and balanced. 89-90/100.
Atticus Pinot Noir 2006
About 25% new oak for this cuvee, but after racking and blending, back into new oak just to add a little flesh. Very forward, quite plush and ripe, with a little touch of floral and herbal aromas. This has more sweetness on the palate, with a really full, juicy cherry fruit. Has a fleshier appeal, with a big, chewy tannic background and plenty of spice. Has a little heat of alcohol. 88/100.
Atticus Select Pinot Noir 2006
Barrel selection, mostly Yamhill Springs fruit, has a little more new oak (60%) to suit the jammy, more ripe fruit. Quite a tight, muscular black fruit nose. The palate has a deep-set pool of limpid black fruit, with the edge of sweet, juicy cherry. It has a solid, rich, sweet and silky complexity. Very long finish. 91/100.
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For the first time the shopping centre held its annual Christmas lights switch-on event outside in the car park, with live performances by boyband Lawson, Tyler James from The Voice and Britain's Got Talent contestant Mr Zip.
Shoppers lucky enough to have got their hands on some of the 5,500 free wristbands were entertained for three hours, with the proceedings hosted by Free Radio presenting duo Sam Nixon and Mark Rhodes.
At the end of the evening the acts switched on mall's indoor Nutcracker-themed Christmas lights with a giant button, as a spectacular firework show and confetti cannons covered the crowds outside.
Speaking before the show, four-piece Lawson, who have just released their debut album, said they were "honoured" to be at Merry Hill after having an "amazing year" and were looking forward to all returning home for a Christmas break.
Tyler James, who came runner-up on the BBC talent show, said he too was looking forward to Christmas after having had the "most mental year" after signing a record deal two days after finishing the show, spending the last 14 weeks in the studio writing and recording new material.
While Mr Zip, who sang his catchy 'Where me keys, where me phone' song, revealed to the News how he has a room decorated for Christmas all year round.
Kelly Reed, marketing manager at Westfield Merry Hill said: "The Christmas lights switch on was a huge success.
"Despite the typically British weather, thousands of visitors turned out to see the unveiling of the Christmas lights.
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Today it's hard to imagine a Mars without Spirit.
But a decade ago, NASA's six wheeled Spirit rover was but a promise of great things to come. And her rich Martian scientific heritage we know today was but a dream yet to ensue
Jan. 3 marks the 10th anniversary since her touchdown on Mars on Jan. 3, 2004. Her twin sister Opportunity soft landed 3 weeks later on Jan. 24, 2004.
So here's a collection of some of Spirit's greatest hits on the Red Planet for all to enjoy and remember her fabulous exploits.
Read my detailed new overview marking 'Spirits 10 Years on Mars' – here – with even more spectacular Red Planet imagery!
Since the golf cart sized Spirit snapped over 128,000 raw images, drove 4.8 miles and ground into 15 rock targets we can't show everything.
Here's a retrospective of some of our favorites.
During her more than six year lifetime spanning until March 2010, Spirit discovered compelling evidence that ancient Mars exhibited hydrothermal activity, hot springs and volcanic explosions flowing with water.
"Spirit's big scientific accomplishments are the silica deposits at Home Plate, the carbonates at Comanche, and all the evidence for hydrothermal systems and explosive volcanism, Rover Principal Investigator Steve Squyres of Cornell University, explained to me in an earlier interview.
"What we've learned is that early Mars at Spirit's site was a hot, violent place, with hot springs, steam vents, and volcanic explosions. It was extraordinarily different from the Mars of today."
Meanwhile, NASA's new Curiosity rover just celebrated 500 Sols on Mars and is speeding towards Mount Sharp from inside Gale Crater – which is about the same size as Gusev crater.
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Black plants and trees? That's my kind of planet. **** this planet then. I want to live on one of those planets where all of the plants, grass and trees are black, including the ground. A purple or red sky would be nice too.
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Planets With Two Suns Can Grow Black Trees
Most plants on Earth are green because they enlist a biomolecule called chlorophyll to drive photosynthesis. Chlorophyll absorbs sunlight in the blue and red wavelengths most strongly, which makes sense; blue light is extremely energetic, and our sun throws off red light in great volumes.
Chlorophyll reflects sunlight around the green part of the electromagnetic spectrum, on the other hand, which is why leaves look green to us.
They found that alien planets orbiting such stars mght indeed host plant life very different than the green stuff we're used to here on Earth. [Top 10 Star Mysteries]
"Plants with dim red dwarf suns, for example, may appear black to our eyes, absorbing across the entire visible wavelength range in order to use as much of the available light as possible," O'Malley-James said.
O'Malley-James presented the team's results today (April 18) at the Royal Astronomical Society's national meeting in Llandudno, Wales.
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Hey Everyone… in a few weeks, on June 27th we are having our annual open house BBQ @ The Shop. We would love our customers to join us for this BBQ. Info can be found on our Facebook page
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SPOCOM USA San Mateo recap and picsMay 1, 2010 by Christian · Filed Under: Events, Featured News, Misc
For those that didn't go to the SPOCOM show, you missed out on a nice show. The show wasn't too big, it wasn't too crowded. Definitely the ladies out numbered the cars, it usually is a given though. Some of your favorites like Christine Mendoza and Elissa Alva were in attendance. Unlike Hot Import Nights, there were no flashy lights, no rice rockets, all the cars were tasteful. If you didn't know, there were a couple of screening events for cars to be in the show, and I know a couple of people whose cars were not chosen to be placed in the show, so the cars were hand chosen.
The day started off early, I met up with some folks before we all headed to San Mateo for set up.
Roll in for setup.
Just to show you how big the show was.
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