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Language Immersion Program Compromise Brainstorm
Original post made by Jane, Barron Park, on Jun 2, 2007
Here's my first brainstorm solution:
(1) BOE votes to implement a Language Immersion (LI) program at Ohlone in the fall of 2008 or 2009 (commitment to a date for implementation/deadline is important in order not to drag this thing out interminably)
(2) BOE structures a process of public comment/task force to get community involved in structuring the LI program with major stakeholders at the table (e.g. include PACE leaders, FLES supporters, etc.)
(3) Consideration of other LI models is explored (perhaps the program could include 2 or 3 foreign languages, BOE could decide which foreign languages are included in the program thru a district survey)
(4) International Baccalaureate curriculum is explored as a possible model for inspiration.
Comments (28)
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Jun 2, 2007 at 11:15 am
Nice try, Jane. There have already been plenty of constructive ideas, no one at PACE is biting. In fact they have rejected considering any other types of immersion plans that might be implemented more easily under district constraints. The trouble is, you can have lots of constructive ideas, but PACE has a very narrow set of constraints, and they aren't negotiating. Since they seem to have the BOE in the palms of their hands, they don't need to.
a resident of Duveneck/St. Francis
on Jun 2, 2007 at 11:59 am
I'm afraid I have to second parent's comments. There have been 19 meetings on this, but real discussion that would create a compromise solution didn't happen. The will's not there for it.
Basically, Camille Townsend and Mary Alic Callan favored MI at Ohlone. Barb Mitchell was swayed to agree. The other three members voted against it for various reasons.
What got kind of disregarded and was, I think, not apparent to the board or Callan is that the bulk of Palo Alto didn't want another choice program. When the charter threat came up and Mandy and Dana wanted a chance to reverse their vote--well MI at Ohlone's been losing favor ever since, even as it seems more likely it will go through.
It's sad and ironic because there is more than workable compromise, but there was an insularity at Churchill that, I think, made them unaware that for political reasons a compromise solution was needed.
So now, the anti-MI crowd is rather large and furious. The pro-MI crowd is defensive and feels pushed to the wall--the BoE put them (because of the feasibility study and charter threat) into a situation where they don't want to back down.
After hearing Callan on Thursday, I'd say this mess has a lot to do with her mismanagement. The arrogance of which the principals complained was quite apparent. Real tone deaf.
Anyway, let's hope a new board and a new sup will improve things and we can develop a real FLES and look at things like the IB.
a resident of Green Acres
on Jun 3, 2007 at 8:15 am
It occurs to many that many people in this debate think nothing of the controversy now because they say we've heard it all with the SI program. They think this will all die down if MI gets this program. (I don't think that's going to happen.)
The trouble is that this way of doing things is what made MI so controversial this time, that was brought up when SI went through, that the next language would be harder. In a way, the MI effort is being hampered by being the same as the SI effort. If we put through this MI program this way, it will virtually lock out any future immersion attempts in other languages.
We should be considering other kinds of fluency instruction. I just looked it up, and that school in Mountain View that teaches fluency is Yew Cheung. From a posted article already on this forum: "Only 30% of Yew Chung's daily class time is conducted in Mandarin (about 1.5 hours per day) by a separate native Mandarin-speaking teacher who has been specifically trained in the Yew Chung methods."
Why not see if this method can be brought to Palo Alto schools? For example, if the program could be offered at Hoover, without changing the curriculum too much during the day but by adding on instruction of 1.5 hours at the end of the day for anyone who wants to learn Mandarin fluency, this would be an opportunity that could be offered to all Hoover students without needing a new separate campus. It would probably fit better with Hoover's direct instruction philosophy already. I could see this kind of program being more of a pilot for the possibility of having other similar fluency programs at any of the other PA campuses that want it -- in fact, if such a thing were put through, it should be with the promise that any other PA campus that wants it (in whatever language) could get the same thing. Since it would be kind of an elective that only the kids who want to take have to take, you wouldn't have quite the same problems with extending the school day issues that FLES has. This would also make summer immersion programs a natural extension. The problem I see is that this would make FLES more difficult, but that would be offset by the language fluency opportunity available on ALL campuses. The advantage is that this doesn't require a separate campus and languages can be added and changed as the district needs. It doesn't take away flexibility from our overenrolled district, it's more fair, it doesn't lock out future programs and changes, and it still provides a proven fluency program.
Has anyone explored this possibility? I would think it could be implemented by next fall, too. It could be implemented without impacting Hoover the way the proposed dual immersion program would impact Ohlone and without changing the size of the school. It also presents the possibility of allowing the kids in higher grades to begin getting the language instruction, rather than just kindergarteners to start. (I don't know if this is true for sure, it would depend on this teaching method, though I suppose you could just give all kids in the beginning the same opportunities as the kinders if that is the case.) And this is more likely to fit with Hoover's existing educational philosophy. Then also because all campuses would be promised the same opportunity, Ohlone students would still get their language opportunity, too, only they could pick Mandarin or even another language. And we would be giving a fluency opportunity to all PA kids. I have to admit, this would probably also be easier and cheaper than FLES, but again, it would be a fluency/language opportunity for all PA kids.
Also, this doesn't lock out other very different kinds of programs in the future, if everyone at a given campus wants to do something very different but modeled on this approach, they could do it. How does that sound, Jane?
a resident of Professorville
on Jun 3, 2007 at 8:27 am
great idea! Send your suggestions to the BOE if you haven't already!
a resident of Crescent Park
on Jun 3, 2007 at 9:46 am
I'd like to propose that PACE come forth with alternative ideas in which everyone wins a little. Grace in now in a position in which she represents this district at the county level. Since she applied for the position, I assume that she feels that she has something to bring to the table for us all. I'd like to hear some new proposals from her which will help to heal this district.
a resident of Crescent Park
on Jun 3, 2007 at 9:54 am
Also, if I'm guilty of making assumptions about what Grace may propose I apologize in advance, but to propose that we proceed with PACE's agenda regarding MI first and then explore some sort of FLES implementation later is neither new nor does it demonstrate a desire to heal the wounds.
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Jun 3, 2007 at 12:27 pm
How about the BOE stop all further action regarding MI immediately, first to allow a cooling off time, and second, to be readdressed if and when a compromise proposal is worked out between proponents and opponents, one that falls within the stated district and community priorities. What's the hurry? The only deadline I can currently see is the artificial one imposed by those who are threatening charter. Will they postpone their petition until something can be worked out?
a resident of Fairmeadow
on Jun 3, 2007 at 5:40 pm
How about this:
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a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Jun 3, 2007 at 11:38 pm
Your idea has definite potential! I believe many MI supporters (though they may not be the MI leaders) are merely looking for a daily (more than 1 hour/day given the difficulty of learning this particular language) Mandarin language program to give their children the opportunity to become conversationally proficient in Mandarin (and perhaps read a few characters or at a 1st grade level at the end of elementary school)---they are not necessarily looking for a program that will keep their children on par with children in China/Taiwan in terms of Mandarin ability.
I like the idea of preserving the ability/flexibility of offering other foreign languages, too, perhaps at the same or at other elementary campuses. I believe Spanish & Mandarin will both become critical languages to learn as Californians, with French and/or Japanese being other important global languages ---but I would be willing to except priortizing foreign language learning opportunities (e.g. determine which foreign language should be offered first, second, third, etc.) according to district wide survey results of PAUSD parents. The important thing, to me, is to give our children the ability to learn world languages in ELEMENTARY school while it is EASY and BENEFICIAL for their brains to do so.
a resident of Duveneck/St. Francis
on Jun 4, 2007 at 12:09 am
I also like A.J.'s idea. Is there anyway we can get this up before the BoE in time?
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Jun 4, 2007 at 1:30 pm
The Menlo Park school district is apparently pursuing a limited rollout of Spanish Immersion in conjunction with a silmultaneous rollout of introductory level language education for all elementary students.
Why isn't PAUSD putting the MI approval into (and contingent upon) a rollout of a language program that reaches all kids? I think a major part of the opposition to MI is anger over the inequity of (yet another) enrichment opportunity that reaches only a few, and still no committment to language education. Why don't we link the future of MI into the future of a language strategy for all? Maybe creative minds, and powerful negotiators can work toward common goals that benefit all students?
Maybe Grace can step forward and offer this up as a win-win solution - an olive branch compromise - that would be a real testiment to her civic mindedness.
That would delay her start date, and might mean that she'd have to place her kinder in private Mandarin school for a year or so. Maybe we can take up a collection for her.
a resident of Barron Park
on Jun 4, 2007 at 2:07 pm
AJ.. This is exactly the answer... please send this to the BOE... please please please....
a resident of Escondido School
on Jun 4, 2007 at 2:24 pm
While I like the idea of rushing AJ's suggestion to the BoE before tomorrow's vote, I can't help but wonder if it'll make any difference. It seems that effort is misdirected. The board is reacting to PACE's charter threat - they're cornered.
What if we reached out to PACE leaders individually, and asked them what it would take to reach a compromise? To stop - just for a bit, and agree to a cooling off period followed by constructive brainstorming.
I admired Faith's courage to change course after she set a county recall in motion. Sometimes best intentions have a way of going awry with unintended consequences. MI is on one of those paths.
Can we appeal to PACE to pause? To come back to the table and find a solution that isn't so destructive? One that both sides can benefit from? One that is sensitive to both sides' wants and needs and realities?
Sheesh. This is so disappointing - even more so because I know some of the PACE individuals and respect them as people. I don't understand how they can be okay with what they're doing to the district.
a resident of Duveneck/St. Francis
on Jun 4, 2007 at 3:51 pm
Yet Another,
Have you tried reaching out to them? I mean, I don't think it's a good time to make introductions, but if you already know them. I think of them really didn't see how explosive this was. If you're on decent terms with them, see if you can get them to consider some alternatives.
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Jun 4, 2007 at 8:05 pm
I heard an interesting commercial on TV from Sylvan: "Your child could lose up to one month of learning", as a way to convince people they need to get their kids into summer tutoring.
It made me think about the MI promise. I take a 5 year old, whom I have no idea how he'll respond in school, or perhaps I KNOW he has learning disabilities or attention issues. I put him MI (because I can, and because they promise to serve all kids.)
OK, being more realistic, my child has no known learning issues - he seems 'on track' as far as know. I put him in Mandarin classroom and he is disturbed for a time, and he doesn't understand what's going on, he has trouble focusing, he isn't progressing at grade level. This I am told is all very common in a Mandarin Immersion program, so just stick it out.
So we come back in first grade, despite my reservations. And we go through another year...
At the end of first grade, I haven't gotten comfortable and he hasn't gotten up to entering 2nd grade level academically, and is perhaps is still having attention issues.
(By the way, I have a actually have a very smart kid who has no issues in school, but who had severe attention issues in K and 1, probably due to below speed content and pace, rather than learning problems...)
I don't speak Mandarin.
How can I tell if he's got school issues or Mandarin issues?
And how many years (not months) of this child's education have I wasted in the experiment of finding out. How does a child who's been indoctrinated with school = struggle recover from that? How long does it take to bounce back?
Just curious. Is that a gamble that alot of parents are actually willing to take when the rubber meets the road and your talking about your child's education?
I'm not seeing it. It sounds mean and unnecessary.
a resident of Duveneck/St. Francis
on Jun 4, 2007 at 8:13 pm
I agree - the kid doesn't have the choice, after all, that an immersion program "suits" him/her - it's just what the parent wants and it is sufficiently unusual that it may be inappropriate for a particular child -- how long does one try before realizing there is a mismatch? I think Spanish Immersion is much lower risk.
a resident of College Terrace
on Jun 4, 2007 at 8:14 pm
Kid in SI, has dyslexia, school and parents take until 3rd grade to figure it out...
a resident of College Terrace
on Jun 4, 2007 at 8:16 pm
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MI kids will be learning things in English, too. Probably 20% of their time. Learning disabilities don't "tough out" in English nor Mandarin.
Talk to someone who has a special needs kid. Talk to a kinder teacher (in any language) who does the assessment of a child's development.
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a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Jun 4, 2007 at 8:44 pm
The parents of learning disability kids say there's not a rats chance in h-e double hockey sticks that a reasonable thinking person of a learning disability kid would put them in an MI classroom (unless they were Mandarin speakers). So to claim the program could reach everyone is disingenuous.
And instead of pithy comebacks, maybe you could explain to me how a parent of a non-learning disability child would know if the problem was Mandarin difficulty or the problem was behavioral or some other issue.
The exact question I have is, how long does it take to figure this out?
a resident of Duveneck/St. Francis
on Jun 4, 2007 at 11:03 pm
Another parent,
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The issue raised isn't my big concern about MI, but I think it's a valid one for which, let's face it, you don't have a good answer.
There are actually some answer you could have given--I don't really buy them, but some immersion proponents claim that a second language helps in some cases.
But the diagnosis question is a real and solid one. How do you tell? It's normal for a four-year-old to write letters backwards. It's a sign of dyslexia in an eight-year-old. How do you tell given the challenges of Mandarin for native English speakers?
I might add that Mandarin-the-Ohlone-Way is just one more factor. We're either going to have an experiment or Mandarin that's not actually the Ohlone Way. And we could have issues that are the result of neighter the language, or a learning disability, but of an untested teaching system.
a resident of South of Midtown
on Jun 5, 2007 at 7:19 am
There's quite a bit of research understanding learning disabilities with Chinese characters. There's also lots of "common wisdom".
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a resident of College Terrace
on Jun 5, 2007 at 7:55 am
In my experience(with 2 ld kids) its the parents who recognize the problem, not the school (or at least the school won't speak up unless it is severe, if they recognize it they must test for it and provide services $$$). Harder to do if you don't understand the language your child it doing their school work in.
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Jun 5, 2007 at 11:27 am
Researcher, I gather from those links that the jist is that dyslexia in Chinese is different than dyslexia in English - the issue has a different root cause - impacting different part of the brain for each language. Which seems to me to make matters more complicated.
You could actually have your child spend a year and half in Mandarin class, and not even realize he had a learning disability in English.
When, at what age does a parent of one of the struggling Mandarin Immersion childrent get to figure this all out?
Not encouraging at all.
Also those studies seem to be mostly focused on chinese speakers/writers. I didn't see anything about teaching (or analyzing/studying) English 'wired' kids in Mandarin language, and how that complicates diagnosis.
And is PAUSD preparing to go to this level of complexity to analyze and serve this new scenario they are about to introduce?
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Jun 5, 2007 at 11:38 am
Ohlone Par - you said the issue raised isn't your big concern about MI but..
But look at it this way. Do you have a 3 or 4 year old that is preparing to enter kindergarten in 2008?
This is where the rubber really meets the road. ALL a parent of a Kinder or a first grader really wants to know (well beyond the health of the greater PAUSD), is:
How will my child do in this classroom? Is this the BEST thing I can do for my little pumpkin?
When it comes down to it - for Mom and Dad, its all about whether it works for their child. I'm just really really curious whether there are a whole lot of MI Proponents out there, with 3-4 year old kids, that are non-mandarin speakers, who are honestly up for this experiment.
I DO have a 3 year old, who will enter Kinder in 2008. I have often wondered if maybe, just maybe this would be a wonderful thing. Should I 'try it'? It feels like an experiment that I'd be conducting on my child.
In my heart of hearts I don't buy it. I 'm utterly convinced that a family support system in Mandarin would be a prerequisite to manage the complexity and help the kid along, to keep things on track, etc.
a resident of Midtown
on Jun 5, 2007 at 1:49 pm
Parent, in past threads, a few MI supporters who don't speak the langauge at home indicate that they will have Mandarin speaking nannies who can do the job of keeping the children on track at school. I know of at least one SI parent who has chosen that as the solution for her lack of Spanish knowledge. Nice for the parent to have that luxury; not so sure about how lucky the kid will feel.
a resident of Duveneck/St. Francis
on Jun 5, 2007 at 3:07 pm
Gee, now how do you know if your nanny's literacy is up to snuff in a language you neither read nor speak? I mean, this gets a sort of Marie Antoinette quality to it . . .
I agree it's a real concern, just not my immediate one. I checked out SI and realized that I wasn't the right parent for immersion. I wanted to be able to track my child's progress firsthand. This was before I realized that there were these research gaps and some anecdotal indications that English comp. suffered. (And, no, I don't want to hear about grade-level performance. Given how truly awful English writing skills are these days, grade-level isn't nearly good enough.)
In other words, I wouldn't choose immersion as my child's primary form of instruction, though I would love to do it over a series of summers along with some schoolyear instruction.
I do think Mandarin's this five-year-plan's fad. There are reasons to learn it, but keeping a language means using it and most of us don't spend long periods of time in China or Taiwan. Use on a daily basis is limited if it's not spoken at home. On the other hand, I could, use Spanish every day, which means I would retain it. Heck, my Spanish vocabulary keeps growing and I've never studied the language, just because I see it and hear it--and I'm way too old to learn languages easily.
But, anyway, your concern is a real one and there's no question that this is going to be experimental. Yes, Monica Lynch is a native-Mandarin speaker and teaches at Ohlone. But teaching the Ohlone Way in Mandarin isn't something anyone's done. I don't buy Susan Charles premise that it will be all the same. Our kinders enter Ohlone having already learned thousands of words in English, seeing written English and, at the very least, knowing most of the alphabet.
I think it's quite possible that kids with learning disabilities are going fall through the cracks and quite possibly end up with a serious disadvantage in English. Unfortunately, I think no one but the parents will care. And Palo Alto parents being Palo Alto parents will think learning disabilities are not something that their own kids would ever possibly have. Particularly ones who want their kids to have the big language edge.
So not to dismiss your concerns, but at least there's a choice aspect here--we're not forcing Mandarin immersion, though it sounds like my offspring can start counting tonally to 10.
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Jun 5, 2007 at 5:52 pm
There's a choice aspect that magically morphs into a ethnic biase, when logical and smart and motivated parents realize its a bad plan to put a non-mandarin supported kid in an 80% mandarin classroom to flounder around... The mandarin speakers will prevail in this program.
You sort of fell into one the proponents oft stated arguments: If you don't like it, don't put your kids in it.
Sort of like smokers in a bar who say, if you don't like it don't smoke. Segregation and favortism has a second hand effect on everyone in the district.
a resident of Green Acres
on Jun 5, 2007 at 6:03 pm
It's after 6 pm, and I was planning to go to the meeting tonight and can't! Please, please, please, Can someone please print out my suggestion above and take it along? Even if you have to hand it to the members of the BOE at the meeting? OhlonePar? (I hope someone sees this!)
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We had a Bay Area bloggers meet-up on Saturday at Pyramid brewery. I thought I would take a ton of photos but ended up only shooting around 5 because I was so engrossed in the conversation! We discussed everything from jobs and blogs to pets and jewelry and, before I knew it, almost three hours had passed. Pretty sure the people at Pyramid thought we were moving in. Thanks to Ana & Erin for organizing!
I also made some mixed berry "muffins" this weekend. I put "muffins" in quotations because, if we're totally honest here, these are probably more like cupcakes. But "muffins" sounds healthier. Actually, these aren't bad for you at all. Each one comes in at about 150 calories and they have lots of blueberries and blackberries. That's healthy, right?
I really can't even claim this one as a legit recipe. I basically took a box of yellow cake mix, added a cup of blackberries and a cup of blueberries, poured it in a muffin tin, sprinkled some cinnamon-sugar on top, and called it a day. They are super delish, though. And they make the perfect grab-and-go breakfast (or snack... or dessert...)!
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Looks like fun! I've never been to a bloggers meet up before. I will be in the Bay Area this July, hopefully there will be another bloggers meet up by then.ReplyDelete
Fun! Everyone seems to be going to blogger meetups lately. It makes me sad that I don't live in the US. :(ReplyDelete
I love your muffin/cupcakes - they look great!
Did you all wear various shades of pink/red on purpose?? Or was it totally coincidental? Ha! Love the pink jeans.ReplyDelete
Blogger meet-ups sound like so much fun, it's just such a bummer there aren't more bloggers around my neck of the woods.
Oh no! Now I am craving blueberry muffins (or cupcakes haha). I have a slight obsession with blueberries.ReplyDelete
Yum - I love muffin / cupcakes. The ambiguity between the two make them so much more enticingReplyDelete
I didn't realize we are all wearing pink/red until I read the comment above haha.ReplyDelete
It was so nice seeing you! Glad you could make it :)
you all look lovely and color coordinated! ha so fun!ReplyDelete
Steph...so funny. Chantal is my best friend from college's best friend from high school. Small world!ReplyDelete
love meeting a fellow blogger. i meet molly in nyc last month and it was wonderful!ReplyDelete
My weekend was crazy! That muffin looks delicious.ReplyDelete
Yum! Those muffins look so good. I know right? How does the weekend go by so fast???ReplyDelete
so great to meet you! so funny about us both being friends with Sarah. we def need to meet up again. maybe next time in the city so we dont have to sit in traffic!ReplyDelete
What a great weekend!!! I so want to have a bloggers meet-up here...but I think the group would be small. I haven't met enough local bloggers. I love you you (almost) all are wearing a shade of red :) XO brynnReplyDelete


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Discussion in 'Draft Zone' started by DBoys, Jul 11, 2006.
Let's get a poll of what round he goes in...
i think the 9ers use a 2nd pick on him, which would suck for them due to that could be easily a top 10 pick,
when the NFL gives up that pick, does it take the spot in the second round, for example if its the 9ers do and they pick 7th though out the draft would that pick be a second round 7th over all or no?
Someone will drink the kool aid early. Personally, given all his problems I wouldn't take him til the 5th. But there will be someone desperate or arrogant who will pick him before that.
round 3
I'll guess Round 3.
You should have had an option for not at all. Let all have a voice.
Hey where is round 6 and 7
I hope you guys are joking. No way he slides past 5.
There's a very good chance this guy drops late into 6th or 7th rounds. There are red flags everywhere with this guy.
Not sure of your ?, it makes no sense..seems too confusing. You been drinking
If this guy would end up being a top 10, and the 49ers use a 2nd round. Then it's a great deal for the 49ers. Because if they have the 7th overall pick in next years draft. Then they still pick 7th in the first, but lose their 7th in the 2nd because of picking Brooks. You only lose what round you bid on if you get that player.
Is that what you are asking, it didn't seem so. But that is the rule.
No way
Your question is a bit incoherent but if I understand it correctly then, No. The position that a team drafts in the supplemental draft does not effect what position they will draft in during the next regular draft. The only affect that it will have on the regular draft will be to cost a team their spot in whatever round they might chose to use in the Sup. Draft. For instance if the Niners use their 1st round pick on Brooks then they will have no first round pick come April and everyone with a pick lower than what they would have had will simply move up one spot.
Hope that was what you were asking
ok guys thanks for A) decoding my question and B) answering it in a way i under stood :
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In her book, Olson notes blogger Adrian Chen from Gawker and his ability to detect nonsense. Chen first lambasted Anonymous in 2010 for its crude assault on an 11-year-old vlogger known as "Jessi Slaughter." Since then — to the dismay of many Anons including Brown, who has repeatedly condemned Gawker's coverage of his campaigns — Chen has kept his microscope up their ass. "Part of what made Anonymous were these outlandish threats, and half of the time they don't pan out," says Chen. "So much of it is trying to find what's real and what's not, but after following them, I realized there was no real reason to be afraid."
While networking is highly recommended, Norton warns that it's dangerous to trust Anons too much. In a mostly negative review of We Are Anonymous, the Wired writer worries: "To me the problem is that we don't know if the stories people are telling are true, and even though [Olson] says that [in the preface], it's in a book, and it's meant to be believed. Maybe it is all true, but I seriously doubt it. Why would people who lie as a performance art suddenly tell the truth for 400 pages? In an environment where no one signs their names to things, you have to explain why you came to believe the story that you're telling. Parmy took herself out of it, and I don't think that works for covering this."
YANETUT. By now, even the meticulously coiffed clowns on cable news understand the basic premise of Anonymous. Still those caricatures and respectable reporters alike tend to omit important technological aspects in their stories. Norton, who has observed hackers since the 1990s, says coverage has largely suffered as a result. "One of the reasons that tech journalism isn't very good right now is that it's really hard," she says. "There are very few reporters who can tell their editors that they need to take three weeks off to read up on manuals and documents."
Some mention of the operating technology, says Norton, "belongs in every story — even if it's never in the words." She stresses: "If you don't understand the technology, then you could never contextualize these actions correctly. Understanding how this works is the only way you can figure out which is the right story to tell. I feel like I'm delivering bad news to journalists by saying that, but if you were going to do political reporting, you'd have to understand how laws are made."
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Donkey Plunder: The act of stealing an ass. A crude term referencing anal rape. The slang terms generates from DONKEY also known as an ASS & PLUNDER as know as stealing.
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[quote user="DavenIII"][quote user="MattMeyerBud"]exactly daven - hence why it turns it into a running back league. What are u missing wtih this?[/quote]
My point Matt.
is that if I get the wrap around pick 2nd and 3rd and my board looks like this.
#18 Still Available WR
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I'm going to pick the 2 Receivers.
and everyone SHOULD be doing that....if they don't and everyone hoards RB's because of some supposed RB Flex advantage then I'll rock them, sure my #2 RB might be weak, but my #1 will be good and I'll have rock solid WR's and a rock solid flex in my #3 receiver.
Well that's where you'll go wrong. Because the #20 WR is on par with the #33 WR.
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Out of every team in the NFL, we match up best with NE & they know it. I doubt they would relish facing us again in a 3rd SB. We are the only team who has beaten them 3 straight times in the last decade., 07 SB, last yr in week 8 then again in the SB. I'm not gonna sit here & deny they are good, possibly the best team in the AFC with possibly the Broncos & Peyton being their biggest obstacle to the SB.
It helps that they get to play in possibly, the weakest division in all football. Jets. Phins & Bills have all been so inferior to NE the past decade or so, it's sickening!
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Last year I uncapped my harvest of 1900 pounds with an uncapping fork. It was slow going. I still have 10 frames per super at present, but now most of my comb is well drawn out and I am thinking of going to 9 frames and am looking for faster option for this season.
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What I really would like is a version of this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZrqZ6lTQsF8 I have seen different versions of this and if the beek's frame was drawn out better I could really see this system working out; It would be easier to move the frame across a blade with 2 hands that hold the frame in one hand and move the blade with the other. I couldn't find the best video of it I have seen - a russian one done outside with a heated "V" knife.
I have tried looking for write-ups of the Kelley Jiggle knife and the search results on here are not giving me enough info to tell me if people really like it or not.
I have a maxant plane, but found it heavy on my wrist, and I read of folks complaining about wrist strain with a standard hot knife. What are folks using, and how fast are they going?
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Also, the same question for capping/wax handling. What are folks using?
I have next to zero mechanical aptitude, and so any system for me has to be almost idiot proof as if it broke I would be doomed, unless I could sweet talk my wife into fixing it.
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While my choice of carry weapon may not (should not?) influence yours, I want to point out to you that even if you "don't intend to CCW on a regular basis," you still have to practice assiduously with whichever pistol you decide to carry.
If you expect to be able to quickly present your pistol, and to shoot it effectively once presented, you had better put in just as much practice as does any "24/7" concealed-weapon carrier. No matter how infrequently you carry a defensive weapon, you still need to develop the skills associated with using it responsibly.
In real fact, people who carry a weapon only once in a while are, more usually than not, the ones who have accidental discharges, who draw and fire inappropriately, who miss their targets but instead hit innocent bystanders, and who freeze-up in the face of a dangerous assaults.
Target shooting is not the same as CCW practice. For CCW, you need practice in shoot/no-shoot decision making; actual presentation, both shoot and no-shoot; and handling multiple targets at varying distances with both precision and smoothness.
By all means choose one, and only one, pistol to carry concealed and to practice with. Don't confuse yourself with trying to master several different trigger systems, barrel lengths, and grip shapes.
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