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Pure Delusion (Theme of Series: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_EpA9LTuv_w )
Chapter 19: False Hurtful
[Theme that plays: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l61q1VUqoLg ]
Gavin is seen looking at some old pictures, Kristen comes downstairs to speak to Gavin.
"Sweetie, I have something very important to tell you." Said Kristen with happiness.
Gavin looks at her, he wishes to tell her that he no longer wishes to be with her.
"I want to tell you something too." Addressed Gavin.
"But I want, to tell you how it went at the doctor's." Said Kristen.
Gavin wonders if Kristen's visit to the doctor will determine his future.
"Okay, you go first then. How'd it go?" Asked Gavin, worried.
Kristen then proceeds to hugs Gavin.
"Your going to be a dad!" Exclaimed Kristen with happiness.
[Theme ends]
[Theme that plays: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GvYOvoIID9I ]
Gavin is impacted to the max.
"What? That can't be." Said Gavin with sadness and shock.
"Your not happy about it?" Asked Kristen.
"Yes, but. I can't believe it." Explained Gavin.
"The doctor will mail the verification to us in a few days." Said Kristen.
Gavin gets up and goes to the dinning room, and sits.
{Mansion Of the Iodine, Dinning Room, 12:00PM}
Gavin looks horrible, the news makes him very frustrated.
"Stop it Gavin, I am sick of seeing you like if this was the most horrible thing happing to you." Said Kristen with anger.
She then goes to hug him and kiss him.
[Theme ends]
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"I also want to go to Van Nuys, to visit your dad since he stayed in Van Nuys, and tell him the good news." Said Kristen with glee.
"Alright we will go tomorrow." Said Gavin.
"Thanks honey, I'm going to go to my father's mansion to tell him the news. I might stay over his house." Said Kristen.
"Okay, I'll see you tomorrow then." Addressed Gavin and leaves up to his room.
"Heh, heh. Poor stupid idiot, you'll stay by my side for the rest of your life, you'll never be with that whore, Eleanor." Thought Kristen in her mind.
{Mansion Of The Everett, Living Room, 1:30PM}
When Kristen arrives to her father's mansion, Lidrah is there.
"Oh, who is this?" Asked Kristen to Atticus.
"It's Lidrah Portobello de Lawyers, mother of Eleanor Lawyers de Rowelled." Explained Atticus.
[Theme ends]
[Theme that plays: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiISAWY-bw0 ]
Kristen is then enraged.
"So its your daughter who is after my husband huh?" Asked Kristen, she then slaps Lidrah violently.
"You should learn how to control your whore-daughter." Stated Kristen with pure cruelty, Lidrah attempts to slap Kristen back but she stops her by grabbing her arm.
"You arrogant piece of trash." Said Lidrah with anger.
"How dare you lay a finger on me." Added Lidrah enraged.
"Enough you two, I need you two to calm down now." Said Atticus.
"Sorry father, but this is the mother of my greatest enemy." Explained Kristen.
"I am the first interested in having my daughter separated from that bastard Gavin." Explained Lidrah.
Kristen then tells them both that she needs help in the falsification of her pregnancy.
"Oh don't worry, I'll make sure your "pregnancy" verification is mailed to you two in two days." Said Lidrah.
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"Finding Amma" is about a grandson's journey in search of his grandmother's grave where he and family members places a headstone that had been missing for over 75 years.
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text: Washington (ANI): Actor George Clooney and actor Ewan McGregor were left trembling after a huge earthquake shook the foundations of their new films sets. The duo were shooting in Puerto Rico for their anti-war satire Men Who Stare At Goats when they were hit by a strong quake. Though the officials reported no injuries, the quake was said to be the countrys strongest in 20 years. Interestingly, the quake came on the 90th anniversary of the most major earthquake ever recorded in the Caribbean that killed 118 people, reports Contactmusic. The forthcoming movie, which stars Clooney sporting an unusual look including a moustache and long hair, was chosen to be shot at the island for its closest resemblance to a war zone.


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The era of the Avatar continues, yet I wonder if it is any use these days. I have lost faith in the elements, and technology has taken over. I was born into a world of science, and Korra's plan to live in peace with the spirits has failed. We use our technology to fight the spirits, and lately we have been winning. As the Avatar I am supposed to have a say, but with such a large population... What does anyone's word matter to the masses? Not to mention the inhumans—oh, yes, they do not enjoy the word aliens. They say we use it with a negative connotation. We work together, though it's mostly to fight the spirits. What is strange is that nobody during Korra's time even thought about inhumans. All they were concerned about were the spirits. So now we have bigger problems. The humans are trying to unite an entire world to try and unite with entire inhuman worlds to unitedly fight the spirits.
The world is desecrated, and where there are not buildings there are dense forests now known as the Demon Dwellings. The human population grows at a staggering rate, and there are possibly millions out on other planets unaccounted for. The planet's animals are all but extinct, and we slayed the last lion turtle for food long ago. I feel there is great knowledge lost to the hands of science.
The humans don't believe that we require nature any longer. Science is the key to life, and we hold it in our hands, they say. With all of our meddling, we have made the spirits angry, and this is why we must destroy them. I have been asked to close the spirit portals, and still I refuse. I hope the humans will again learn to live in peace with nature. Because of my refusal, I have lost almost all respect among my people. Yet the inhumans still find the Avatar an interesting idea. They try to merge themselves with spirits on their own planets, and let me say that the episodes are horrific. They can't control the spirits on their own worlds, nor can they open and close the portals. All of that power lies in the hands of the humans, and especially in my hands. My followers, who are few and in between, try to protect me from the wrath of the humans and the inhumans, but I do not know how long peace will be kept between us. I am supposed to be the protector of mankind, but... who can protect me from mankind?
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The new design of the TR02 model Tristar trumpet includes several new features. The TR02 model now comes with a larger 5 inch diameter bell. A larger 0.462 bore gives it a rich sound. A new valve design with enclosed valves and high quality guides make the valves easy to press. A *REAL SILVER* plated outhpiece is now standard with this trumpet model. And to top it, this trumpet is outfitted with an elegant hard case which is protective and stylish and offers a classic look with style and function.
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Prior to joining Pew, Shore served as a foreign affairs officer at the U.S. Department of State, where she led an initiative on open data and innovation-based solutions to global challenges. She also served as the State Department's representative to several intergovernmental organizations focusing on biosecurity, food safety, and agricultural trade policy. Previously, Shore was an American Society for Microbiology congressional fellow, working on science-based policy related to antibiotic stewardship and other public health issues.
Shore has a bachelor's degree from the University of Massachusetts Amherst and a Ph.D. in microbiology and molecular genetics from Harvard University. She has received numerous awards and fellowships, including a Fulbright fellowship, and is a widely published author in many scientific publications.


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Tendulkar, the most successful batsman in one-day history, reached his hundred off the last ball of the innings as India piled up 341-3 and then bowled out the West Indians for 181 in 41.4 overs in Vadodara Wednesday.
Marlon Samuels top-scored for the tourists with 55 and Denesh Ramdin made 40, but the remaining batsmen showed no signs of being able to chase down a stiff target of 6.8 runs an over.
The tourists were reduced to 83-5, including the unfortunate run out of captain Brian Lara, who backed up too far at the non-striker's end and was out after a Samuels straight drive deflected off the bowler on to the stumps.
Ajit Agarkar and Anil Kumble grabbed two wickets each to hand the West Indies a morale-sapping defeat in their final one-dayer before they host the World Cup starting in March.
India will play another four-match series against Sri Lanka at home next month before heading to the Caribbean on March 1.
Tendulkar finished with an unbeaten 100 off 76 balls following a thrilling exhibition of power hitting by the hosts in the decisive match.
Indian captain Rahul Dravid and senior pro Sourav Ganguly joined the run feast with half-centuries after Lara elected to field in good batting conditions.
Mahendra Dhoni hit an unbeaten 40 off 20 balls to help Tendulkar put on a blistering 75 runs from the last 40 deliveries.
Tendulkar, who was on 89 at the end of the 48th over, rotated the strike and also helped himself to two boundaries to reach his first one-day century since making 141 against the West Indies in Malaysia in September.
India did not look back after opener Robin Uthappa smashed 28 off 17 balls in a first-wicket stand of 47 with Ganguly in 6.3 overs.
Left-handed Ganguly then took over with an aggressive 68 that contained eight boundaries and a six to propel India to 148-1 by the 25th over.
The former Indian captain had put on 101 for the second wicket with Dravid when he charged down the wicket against spinner Chris Gayle, missed the line and was easily stumped.
Dravid and Tendulkar continued the charge during a third-wicket stand of 118 off only 112 deliveries.
Dravid fell for 78 to set the stage for Tendulkar and Dhoni to send the tourists on a leather hunt.
India, still searching for a suitable World Cup combination, recalled Irfan Pathan for his first match since he was sent home from the tour of South Africa last month due to poor form.
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Croatian Summer Camp Festival 2011
Posted June 1, 2011
We are glad to inform you that the Croatian Summer Festival will take place in camp Klenovica near the town Novi Vindolski (6 km to the East) at the Adriatic coast during the period from 25th June to 3rd July 2011.
We sincerely hope that after receiving this information you will have enough time to adjust your plans for coming summer, apply for vacations or organize your preaching activities so that we gather all together for this promising event.
At this moment we can announce that the following dear guests have already confirmed their participation of HH Prahladananda swami, HH Bir Krsna Goswami, HH Candramauli Swami, HG Krsna ksetra das and HG Dhirasantha das
We are still waiting for a few preachers to confirm their arrival in Klenovica, some of them to attend Croatian festival for the very first time.
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- Benson & Hedges: It is a traditional English brand known for its taste This Company is owned by Philip Morris International, British American Tobacco or Japan Tobacco. The cigarettes come in different varieties. A pack of ten costs approximately $4.
- Pall Mall: It was introduced in 1899 as one of the world's first prestigious by R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, in US, and by British American Tobacco internationally. They deliver a smooth taste, slow burn and long lasting smoky experience with the best quality one could wish for. It comes in different varieties depending on their strength. A pack of 10 costs approximately $3.
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bhinmal Overview
You can reach bhinmal from Jaipur by road in about using a cab upon driving using a cab.
bhinmal is a town in the jalore distrct of rajasthan. bhinmal was the old capital of the kingdom of the gurjaras. it is also the birthplace of the sanskrit poet megha and the mathematician and astronomer brahmagupta. bhinmal is mainly connected to other parts of the country through roadways and rail routes. nearest airport from bhimal is the jodhpur airport, which is 200 km away from the town. auto rickshaws mainly ply in the town. cab services are not so frequent here.. Book cabs in bhinmal


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Otomo Hirofumi was an Imperial courtier. He served as the attendant and protege of Otomo Banu, whom Banu had known since Hirofumi was a child. At some point around the time of the War Against the Shadow Hirofumi joined the Cult of Ruhmal. He desired to kill Banu, who was working against the cult, so that he could take Banu's position and further the cult's aims. Hirofumi was exposed after attempting to frame Banu as a cultist at a party. [1]
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Meris, she seeks the eye-shaped
skeletal leaves, glow worms
shed by ancient autumns,
Her hand in vacant hover
invokes invisible moths.
Merihim! you, fallen angel
Meris, iris, Isis!
Soft tendril over
broken moonbeams.
Her scratching nib
sprouts leafy landscapes
Meris , Meresin,
The dark air before
the birth of a word-
a cloud, a song, a poem
Merisin, my sin, my medicine
Pain, yes, but bliss too.
my mood-swing, you moor wind!
A flame of pink
sprung from a grisaille paradise.
Not real, arboreal-
a mist of sunset, a roll of rainbow-
Merasin, mirage, a desert dream-
a potent purple poison,
tanha, tamanna
She, a treasure, a torment,
a blooming buttercup
Meris, my bitter cup.
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The Buddy Project 28th January 2014 Written Episode, The Buddy Project 28th January 2014 Written Update
The buddies find Kiya and Harsh Vardhan.
Ranveer informs them that few miscreants have stolen his car.
He suspects about Panchi's abduction.
The buddies strive to search for Panchi.
They inform the police about Panchi's disappearance.
An anonymous woman attacks Panchi on finding her in the car, and snatches her phone.
Ranveer fails to contact Panchi.
A few goons attempt to attack the buddies.
One of them insists Harsh Vardhan to dance when he confronts him.
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The Ravens can forget their normal routine and their regular seven days' rest for one week.
Baltimore will be back at it just four days after trouncing the Jets, as the rival Steelers will be coming to M&T Bank Stadium Thursday for a Thanksgiving night matchup.
So no easy day Monday or day off Tuesday. The Ravens were back to work today and will be at it straight through to make up for the shorter lead-up to Thursday.
Coach Harbaugh didn't favor the physical or mental side being the greater challenge with preparation condensed.
"It's probably both of those two things, balancing that out," Harbaugh said. "Physically, we have to get back. The turnaround's quick (considering) the physical football game that we were in. We were in a very physical game, so we've got to get our guys back and ready to play another physical game after that. That's a one-hand challenge.
"The other challenge is being mentally prepared, just from the standpoint of what to expect X-and-O-wise, how to execute our schemes, timing in the passing game. Things like that are a challenge in a week like this. But still, our guys have had a lot of practice. We'll be running stuff that we know and understand against a team that we pretty much understand. I'm sure there will be a wrinkle or two that they'll throw at us that we'll have to be ready for, and we'll just go play football."
The Ravens have already faced the Steelers this year, falling 19-16 on a game-winning field goal as time expired on Oct. 20 in Pittsburgh.
The teams see each other two times every regular season, and every so often, will do so a third time in the playoffs. So there's no question that Baltimore and Pittsburgh are as familiar with each other as any two teams in the NFL with their rivalry being one of the most heated in the league.
But does that "comfort" with each other help alleviate some of the difficulties of having less time to prepare?
"When you play an opponent that you don't know, there's a lot of groundwork that you have to do in terms of establishing how they set up their system and how they organize things, so both teams have a pretty good idea, I'm sure, of how the other is organized," Harbaugh said. "So we're pretty far down the road with each other at this point."
Defensive lineman Chris Canty also believes the Ravens-Steelers familiarity factor helps minimize the effects of the shortened week.
"It's a rivalry game and so there's not a lot of secrets between the two teams," Canty said. "They understand our personnel this year. We have a good feel for what they have. That being said, you have to look at the little nuances, the details, the wrinkles, over the past four games what they've been doing, how they've been attacking teams, what they've been having success with, what they've been struggling with. You have to try to look at the whole picture and put yourself in a situation where you're able to have the most success."
The Steelers are an improved team from the one which beat the Ravens five weeks ago. That victory was just the second of the season for Pittsburgh, which has turned its season around following a 2-6 start.
The Steelers have won three in a row to join the logjam of six teams tied for the AFC's second wild card at 5-6. They're also tied with Baltimore for second place in the AFC North, two games behind the Bengals.
"They're finding ways to win football games," Canty said. "They're running with some success. Ben Roethlisberger has got his mojo going again, so to speak, and they're playing complementary football. They're looking like the Pittsburgh Steelers of old, so we're going to have our work cut out for us come Thursday."
As for the glut of teams vying for the conference's final playoff spot, Harbaugh said the Ravens are aware of it. But it doesn't change what his team has to do.
"We understand where we're at. We know what everybody's record is, if that's what you're asking. But we also know we have to win," Harbaugh said. "So none of that matters unless we continue to win. We've got to win as many games as we can, and we'll be hopeful that that's enough to get us in. That's what we're looking for. We haven't given up on the division championship yet either, so we've got to win games. That's it, and we've got to win the next one on our schedule."
And that's the Steelers game.
"It's a big game. A lot of things are riding on it," tackle Michael Oher said. "You have to be into it mentally. You're going against a team from the division. It is the Steelers, a big rivalry game, so it's going to be a physical game and we're going to have to get after it."
Note: The Ravens were relatively close to full strength Monday in their first practice of the short week. Safety Brynden Trawick (ankle) was the only player missing while Canty (shoulder) was a limited participant.
The Steelers have already ruled out cornerback Curtis Brown (knee) and defensive tackle Steve McLendon (ankle).


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El Storm – Moving CamelToe
Released: November 13, 2013
El Storm is working out in a tiny skintight outfit when she decides to play with her pussy through her pink hotpants with her jump rope. She shows her gorgeous cameltoe through her shorts. El Storm then sits down on her workout mat and removes her top then gets to work on her pussy lips. Using the wooden handles, she spreads her pussy lips apart and inserts one into her crack. Bending over, El Storm pisses all over the floor and continues to fuck her pussy while massaging her clit!


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Situated on the main southern approach to Aberdeen this luxury modern 216bedroom hotel offers easy access to the city centre The Highlands and Balmoral.
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June 17, 1972- The Watergate burglaries go off without incident, allowing Gordon Liddy and Howard Hunt's team to plant listening devices in the office of DNC Chairman Larry O'Brien. The information retrieved is substantive, but not really useful to Nixon or CREEP (Committee to Re-Elect the President).
October 4, 1972- Hunt and Liddy's team remove the listening devices from O'Brien's office, again without incident. Aside from these men, and Haldeman and Erlichmann in the White House, no one else knows that the break-ins took place.
November 7, 1972- Nixon defeats McGovern 61-38% in a landslide victory. Republicans also gain seats of both Houses of Congress, this is seen as a massive endorsement of Nixon, both on his domestic agenda and his conduct of the war in Vietnam.
January 27, 1973- The Paris Peace Accords are signed, formally ending the US participation in Vietnam. Later in the year, the South Vietnamese government asks that Nixon follow-up on his promise to use air power to support the ARVN (Army of the Republic of VietNam), which he does, despite Congressional distrust for further spending on Vietnam.
October 10, 1973- Vice President Spiro T. Agnew resigns the Vice Presidency because of criminal charges of bribery and corruption.
November 8, 1973- President Nixon appoints House Minority Leader Gerald Ford to the vice presidency. Ford faces little opposition from congressional Democrats and wins confirmation with 86 votes in the Senate and 391 in the House. He is sworn in on December 2.
1974- South Vietnam's Thieu agrees to elections. Despite random intimidation by both the ARVN and the Vietcong, the election is considered basically fair and the nation reunifies under a semi-democratic Hanoi based government. In an act of graciousness (mostly to appeal to Western worries), the Hanoi government sets aside a plan to re-name Saigon "Ho Chi Minh City" and keeps the ancient name.
Nixon after talks with Brezhnev and Mao, wins a promise that neither of the Communist bloc nations would support Vietnamese incursions into Laos or Cambodia.
Nixon pushes the Medical Insurance Act through Congress which provides health insurance to over 120 million Americans.
Republicans gain control of the House with 221 seats and the Senate with 50. Most analysts credit this win on Nixon's domestic policy successes.
1975- Nixon is nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize. He loses, but the honor pushes up his approval ratings to over 75%. That same year Nixon appoints Robert Bork to the Supreme Court. Meanwhile, campaigning for the Republican nomination for 1976 begins heating up. California Governor Ronald Reagan and Nelson Rockefeller, former governor of New York and head of Nixon's Health Insurance Program are considered front-runners. Chuck Percy, Howard Baker, John Connelly are also considered possible dark horse candidates. Nixon appoints Robert Bork to the Supreme Court.
1976- The Presidential election goes to the Republicans, as Ronald Wilson Reagan win the Republican nomination over Rockefeller, Reagan chose John Connelly as his running mate largely because of Nixon's support of Connally. That November, Reagan defeated former Georgia Governor Jimmy Carter by 53-45%. The Republicans now have a 54-46 majority in the Senate and a 247-186 margin in the House.
1977- President NIxon leaves office to be remembered as a 'near great' president by most historians and a great one by Republicans who saw him as the man who rebuilt the Republican majority which had been lost since the 1930's. The new and more conservative president, Ronald Reagan pushes the Revenue Act of 1977 through Congress which cuts taxes 25% percent for all Americans. Although deficits are projected to rise to over 25 billion dollars a year, the economy sours and Connelly's approval ratings reach 66%.
1978- Nixon writes "The Last Crises", a memoir and a recounting the unification of Vietnam. Acting as a foreign policy adviser, to President Reagan, Nixon's public image improves even more. He is still widely disliked among those who were college age in the late 60s and early 70s, but he is now considered a "statesman president" by most, and a "near great president" by Republicans.
1979- A 2nd Oil Crises is avoided when President Reagan sends aid to the Shah in order prevent an Islamic revolution. The prevention of the rise of the radicals insures that Iran vast oil reserves will remain open to the west. Oil prices drop to less than one dollar a gallon and President Reagan approvals reached 65%.
1980- The elections begin with California Governor Jerry Brown barely scraping the Democrat Nomination over Former Florida Governor Rubin Askew (Askew would get the V.P. slot) among others (ten Democrats eventually sought the nomination). Meanwhile Ronald Reagan has won the Republican Nomination unopposed. Since polls show Reagan/Connally leading Brown/Askew by over 30 points, a third party bid is launched by liberal Republican Congressman John Anderson. In spite of Anderson's presence in the race, Reagan wins re-election with a 58%-36% over Brown, Anderson wins 5% of the vote, most of which was pulled away from Brown. Reagan also won a landslide in the Electoral College, winning 50 states and 535 electoral votes. Brown only wins the District of Columbia for a total of 3 electoral votes. The Republicans now have a 64-35 margin in the Senate and a 261-174 spread in the House.
1981- Ronald Wilson Reagan is sworn in for a second term as President and pledges to bring big government to heel. In his 1981 State of the Union Connelly formally announces his plan for the a Flat Tax, to finish SDI (which he had first announced in 1977), and for privatizing Social Security, and creating a system of private medical accounts which he calls this plan the "Morning in America" agenda. But in the midst of a national speaking tour Reagan is shot by a psychopath named John Hinckley Jr. After Reagan's recovery his approval reaches 91% and he passes most of his Morning in America agenda, Reagan also appoints Antonin Scalia to the Supreme Court.
1984- Vice President John Connelly defeats Howard Baker, George Bush for the Republican nomination and chooses Indiana Senator Dan Quayle as his VP. Connelly defeats Minnesota Senator Walter Mondale that November by 58%-41%.
1985- The Soviet Union collapses and the Russian Federation is formed with Mikhail Gorbachev as its first president.
1986- President Connelly appoints Elizabeth Dole to the Supreme Court. That November, the Democrats retake the House.
1987- Connelly appoints Clarence Thomas to the Supreme Court.
1988- The Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade and declares the unborn to be full citizens. That November, President John Connally wins re-election by a wide margin over Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis.
1989- Russian President Mikhail Gorbachev is re-elected to a second term.
1990- Connelly appoints Michael Luttig to the Supreme Court.
Saddam Hussein invades Kuwait.
1991- President Connelly leads an international coalition to overthrow Hussein and establish a free Iraq (by late 1993 most U.S. troops were out of Iraq).
President Connally Edith Jones to the Supreme Court.
Later in the year Connally (over the objection of House Republican Leader Newt Gingrich) raises taxes and this hurts the Republicans badly going into the 92' elections. Republicans lose the Senate after the death of John Heinz.
1992- The Republicans see their 24 year control of the White House end as Arkansas Governor Bill Clinton defeated Dan Quayle by a narrow margin. Clinton's victory was largely doe to the candidacy of Ross Perot. The Republicans however retake the House and Gingrich becomes Speaker.
In December, Ayad Allawi is elected Prime Minister of Iraq.
1993- Clinton's first year as president is one failure after another and his approvals droop to 30%.
In Russia, Boris Yeltsin is elected President of the Russian Federation.
President Clinton appoints Stephen Breyer to the Supreme Court.
1994- Clinton appoints Ruth Bader Ginsburg to the supreme court.
The mid-terms see the Republicans winning 257 House seats and 56 Senate seats.
1995- Newt Gingrich announces that he is a candidate for the presidency, as a result Bob Dole decides to stay out of the race.
1996- Gingrich easily wins the nomination and chooses Arizona Senator John McCain as his running mate. That November, Gingrich/McCain defeats Clinton/Gore 55% to 43%, Ross Perot had planned to run but had withdrawn from the race after a promise from Gingrich of being made Secretary of the Treasury.
1997- As part of President Gingrich's first 100 days in office the Flat Tax Act (a single 17% tax rate) is passed as well as a law creating private accounts for social security and Medicare.
1998- U.S. Special Ops capture Osama Bin-Laden and launch a series of strike attacks against Al-Qaeda in Afghanistan and follow it up with some ground troops later in early 1999.
Mashal Al-Yawer succeeds Ayad Allawi as Iraqi PM.
1999- Gingrich's approvals rise to 65% as the federal budget surplus rises to 150 billion and the national debt is eliminated.
2000- Bill Bradley wins the Democrat nomination and chooses Dick Gephardt as his running mate. That November, Gingrich/McCain swamps Bradley/Gephardt 59%-38% and Gingrich wins every state except Massachusetts.
2001- President Gingrich pushes the No Child Left Behind Act through Congress which makes school tax credits open to any student in America. The bill also abolishes the Department of Education but adds 50 billion to the federal education budget.
On September 11, 2001, Iranian and Saudi terrorists slam twelve airliners into the U.N. building, the Iraqi government building, and other governmental targets. Among the dead are Iraqi Prime Minister Mashal Al-Yawer and British Prime Minister Tony Blair. In response to this, President Gingrich and other NATO and UN leaders marshaled a coalition and launched an invasion of Iran on December 24.
In Afghanistan, the North Alliance united the country in its first free elections.
2002- On February 23, Coalition forces capture Tehran and by June, they control 85% of the country.
President Gingrich's plans for the modernization of government in the face of this new threat result in cutting down the size of the executive departments down to 8 departments.
2003- Saudi Arabia refuses to turn over terrorists hiding within its borders and U.S. and coalition forces invade and capture Riyadh within three weeks.
2004- Vice President McCain wins the Republican nomination and chooses Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee as his running mate.
The Democrats nominate former Vermont Governor Howard Dean, Dean chooses Indiana Senator Evan Bayh as his running mate.
That November, McCain/Huckabee defeats Dean/Bayh in 58%-41% landslide and Republicans win super majorities in the Congress.
2005- President McCain orders a surge into Saudi Arabia to combat a rise in insurgent attacks.
Iran holds its first free elections in which a pro-western government is elected.
Saudi Arabia holds regional elections and prepares for national ones. In spite of terrorist attacks, a poll shows that 85% of Saudis approve of their new government while 76% of Iranians prefer their new government to that of the past.
In spite of the War on Terror, President McCain finds the time to pass a line-item veto and a national Fair Tax of 20% (The Fair Tax was the brain-child of Vice President Huckabee). McCain also appoints John Roberts as Chief Justice as well as Janice Rogers Brown to the Supreme Court. Roberts replaced Rehnquist and Brown replaced Bork.
2006- Saudi Arabia holds its first free national elections and the results show vast support for a pro-western government.
In McCain's first mid-term election the Democrats gain seats but the Republican retain a Senate lead of 61-39 and a House lead of 265-170.
2007- President McCain pushes the Domestic Energy Act of 2007 through Congress, this allows for drilling in ANWAR and the almost everywhere in the U.S. Alaska Governor Sarah Palin gains national attention for her announcement that ANWAR will be pumping oil within nine months (in fact it takes only eight months).
2008- President McCain and Vice President Huckabee are re-nominated unopposed by the Republicans.
The Democrats, meanwhile, nominate Joe Bidan for president over Mark Warner, Barack Obama, Evan Bayh and several others. Biden chooses Obama as his running mate, Obama is the first African-American to be placed on a major party ticket.
In the fall elections, McCain defeats Biden by a comfortable margin and the Republicans maintain control of Congress.
2009- President McCain in response to a growing Wall Street crisis (which is much less severe than in OTL) by pushing and deregulation bill through Congress. The markets rally in response to this and with American troops coming home from the Middle East, McCain's approvals rise seven points to 54%.


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Netra Soma Eye Drops with Organic Rose
Chakchu, the eyes, are a predominantly "agneya" or fiery organ, characterized by transformational energy. Through the eyes, we not only see, but we also "cook" or transform what we see into information and experience. Our modern culture is also very much an agneya or fiery culture, driven by electric and electronic power, bombarding our eyes with information and radiation. Have you noticed how in the past decade, our day-to-day lives, and our health, have become so dependent on
EMF devices? Do you ever stop to wonder what that dependence is doing to our
bodies, how it is affecting it, for the better or the worse, and what that means for us in ayurvedic terms? Ayurveda is an ancient science, but its pertinence lies in its ability to address our most current problems and health issues. Overexposure to EMF devices and radiation is our most burning (pun intended!) issue in this day and age!
Ayurveda is as secular as it gets, because it knows that nothing under the sun is inherently good or bad, except that we make it so. It's all about balance. In SVA terms it is about maintaing a happy marriage between soma, agni, and marut, so that the dosha-s in the body, the regulatory principles of functioning, also maintain a harmonious working relationship. This is the key.
What does this mean in terms of the health of our eyes in this EMF age? Exactly this: that all agneya aspects of our physiology, the organs that carry more agneya or transformative power (eyes, pancreas, liver, etc), receive even more agni nowadays, and are therefore at a risk of overdosing on agni, not getting the chance to cool off and cool down, and literally burning out!
You know what I am saying. We stare at our smart device to read the latest news online – who still reads paperbacks and newspapers? We log into our virtual cloud space to work online; pick up yet another device to communicate virtually; eat foods prepared or heated in micro-wave devices; further relax by watching online shows, or even work-out with online interactive devices! Hours on end staring and interacting with electronic screens and devices that emit heat, electricity, and electromagnetic waves. Our physical eyes are not equipped to see it, but all these devices operate by sending out EMF waves, that bombard our organic, flesh-and-blood bodies with electronic magnetic micro-waves. Our bodies, and the entire environment, for that matter, is getting an excess of electrical heat and waves. Things are wont to change, and not necessarily for the good.
What to do? We really have no other choice but to care for our eyes on a daily basis. EMF (electro-magnetic field) and EMR (electro-magnetic radiation) in particular give a lot of extra stress and strain on the physical eyes, especially on the optic nerves. Watching TV and being on the computer for even short stretches of time pollutes the nadis (vibrational channels) of the eyes. The EMF charge of these electronic devices disrupts the flow of pranic energy in our eyes. The corrupt synthetic vibrations of EMF/EMR first impact the vibrational channels of the eyes and then further impact the optic nerves and functioning of the eyes. In a nutshell, EMF 'sucks' the soma (cooling lunar vibrational energy) out of the eyes. Soma is the balancing factor for Agni (fire) and Marut (circulating energy). When the soma of the eyes gets reduced, you can experience redness, irritatation, and dryness. Less soma also means the roop (countenance) of the eyes becomes narrower and more constricted in appearance. When circulation is further impaired – the micro-circulatory channels dry up and shrink. If you are not following a particularly balanced diet, if you are delaying sleep, or over-exerting in general, then chances are your eyes will be more prone to losing their luster, look tired, and get puffy. To address all this, let's look at my Netra Soma Eye Drops in more detail.
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I am personally extremely pleased with my eyedrops. I call this formula Netra Soma Eye Drops with Organic Rose. I formulated it to cool and pacify alochaka pitta and instantly restore freshness to tired eyes. All new formulas are inspired by someone in need. I made these drops for a friend who was having constant dry eyes and eye sties. Nothing he did was working. He was desperate. I made it and gave him a bottle. It worked on his eyes like a charm. Then I sent it out to friends and colleagues and got nothing but positive feedback. They all urged me to make these drops available to all SVA followers. Here's what I put in the formula.
The main ingredient in my eye drops is a seed called Chakchusya. Chakchu in Sanskrit means 'eye'. Ayusha means 'healthy life span'. Thus, chakchusya (chakchu + ayusha) means 'which enhances the health and longevity of the eyes'.
My drops also contain distilled organic rose petals to support chakchusya. This synergy makes for an even more effective formula, because rose is the best ingredient to simultaneously pacify alochak pitta, vyana vata, sadhak pitta, and prana vata. Rose – The Queen of Flowers
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• Cooling, nurturing, and lubricating for the eyes – immediate and long-term use
• Delivers soma (lunar vibrations) to the eyes to counterbalance EMF and EMR
• Immediately soothes and calms the eyes
• Helps the eyes flush out accumulated environmental physical and vibrational toxins
• Provides mental relaxation and inner bliss
Let us see what two lines from the Dhanvantari Nighanthu says about Chakchusya:
Cakṣuṣyā – 'the seed'. Drk – 'vision or sight'. Prasādā – 'gives clarity to the vision or sight'.
Himā – 'cooling'. Kaṣāyā – 'astringent'. Viṣaṁ – 'toxins.' Sthāvarajaṁgamam – 'environmental toxins'.
To summarize the verse, it says that: this seed (cakṣuṣyā) cools the eyes, helps remove inner and outer toxins, and gives clarity to the vision.
How to use it?
Directions: Place 1-2 drops of the liquid in each eye with the dropper. Keep the dropper away from the eyes. Do not touch to the eyes or any other surface. Repeat as needed one or more time during the day and once before going to sleep at night. (Do not use more than four times per day.) Keep in a cool dry place and avoid exposure to sunlight and extreme temperatures. It's highly recommended to refrigerate after opening, as we do not using any synthetic preservative which would destroy the pranic energy of the formula. If you do not refrigerate it, make sure you keep it in a cool, dark place. For best results, use this product up to 90 days – maximum – after opening.
Ingredients: Total Netra Soma Eye-Drops (Vaidya Mishra's proprietary blend) with Chakchusya and Organic Rose in a base of distilled water – all organically preserved with SVA Pranic Preservation Technology.
Caution: Do not use if you have an active infection in the eye, or any known medical condition. Check with your medical first. Do not use if/when wearing contact lenses. May use after removing lenses.
Children: do not use on children ages 11 and below.
I also have some other effective SVA remedies for your tired eyes. I have been addressing eye care through SVA for a long time in my practice. My first SVA product for relieving eye strain, especially caused by EMF/EMR and overwork, was my Herb-Rich Skin Clay. Afterwards I made three more products working on different aspects of eye health through distinct mediums: Triphala Ghee; ALA Cream (Aroma-free); and Ayurvedic Lalita's Eye Liners. You can use all of them in addition to the Some Netra eye drops. Here's each one, and what it can do for you.
Other Unique SVA Formulations for Total Eye Care
Herb-Rich Skin Clay: Using the computer for long periods of time drains out the soma or cooling energy of the eyes. When you stare at the computer screen, or any other electronic device (TV, cell-phone, tablet, etc.) for long periods of time, you are using up and burning the lunar energy, or soma, of your eyes, your eyes are now left depleted, and the agni of your eyes, further aggravated not only by soma depletion but by overexposure to electronic synthetic agni, gets further aggravated, creating the dark circles around your eyes. One great solution is to make a soothing eye mask with my Herb-Rich Skin Clay to deliver more soma to the eyes and soak up the buzzy EMF vibrations. Here's how – Skin Clay Mask for the Eyes.
Triphala Ghee: The optic nerve and the eyelids are governed by vata dosha, while the overall lubrication of the inside of the eyelid, and the eyeball are governed by kapha dosha. Vyana vata governs the optic nerve and eyelids, and shleshak kapha lubricates the eyelids and eyeball. So whenever any formula for the eyes is put together, it should first be pitta pacifying, cooling. At the same time, it should not be too cold so as not to aggravate shleshaka kapha and vyana vata. SVA Triphala is cooling and lubricating, but unlike other fats, it is also agneya – it has enough agni or fire molecules which make it an ideal fat that does not freeze our channels like other fats. Triphala Ghee for Tired, Itchy Eyes
ALA Cream (Aroma-free): Sensitive areas like the eyes, run by alochak pitta, are by nature hot. When circulation to the eyes and nerve extremities in the eyes goes low, cooling but circulation enhancing products such as ALA are ideal. Triphala ghee can be applied on the temples and eye area at night to nourish and nurture. Then, in the day time, you may apply water-based ALA cream. This is a light soothing cream that will help improve circulation in the eye area, particularly helpful for those who work on computers for extended hours, or those who exert their eyes extensively otherwise on a daily basis. Learn more about ALA for the eyes and how to give complete marma care for your eyes: SVA Marma Eye Care.
Ayurvedic Lalita's Eye Liners: The ayurvedic shastras are filled with different kinds of herbalized eyeliners, called anjan, to support
and/or enhance the health and activity of the eyes. Eyeliners are a great way to address the health of your eyes on a daily basis, since it is easy to use and apply. Lalita's Ayurvedic Eyeliners nourish and moisturizes the eyes by pacifying and nurturing alochaka pita. Coming in three colors, these natural eyeliners will, of course, highlight and bring out the natural beauty of your eyes as well! Ayurvedic Lalita's Eye Liners.
Read my other blog entries on eye care here: Eyes: Inner & Outer Vision.
Disclaimer: The products and statements herein have not been evaluated by the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) and are not intended to be used to diagnose, treat or cure any disease. All of the information above is intended to be used for educational purposes only and may not be used to replace or compliment medical advice.


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Friday, December 22, 2006
Gifted Exchange readers with middle or high school children may be personally involved in one of the latest educational controversies: the idea of homework, especially over weekends and vacations. As schools close for the holidays today, many kids will come home with assignments to be completed before they return in January. Is that a good thing or bad thing?
Two books that hit shelves this year from respected education writers (Alfie Kohn's "The Homework Myth" and Sara Bennett's and Nancy Kalish's "The Case Against Homework") claim the latter. These books have gotten a lot of attention. Bennett and Kalish were on the Today Show, for instance. On national television, they told parents that the amount of time kids devote to homework has "skyrocketed," to the point where kids are losing out on quality time with family, educational play opportunities, etc.
I've long been suspicious of this claim, so I'm glad to see that Washington Post education columnist Jay Matthews has likewise poked some holes in this argument. In late November, his column, The Weak Case Against Homework, notes that the studies both sets of authors cite hardly show an oppressive load. In the past two decades or so, the time 6-8 year olds spend on homework has increased from 8 minutes a day to 22 minutes a day. As Matthews points out, that's less than the time it takes to watch one episode of SpongeBob Squarepants. For 15-17 year olds, the ones supposedly crushed by homework these days, the daily homework burn rate has increased from 33 minutes in 1981 to 50 minutes in 2003.
Maybe 22 minutes or 50 minutes is too much if such work takes time away from other edifying pursuits. But 15-17 year olds, by some estimates, spend about 2.5 hours each weekday on TV and other non-studying related screen time (ie, cruising MySpace and IM-ing friends). Matthews notes in amazement that Kalish and Bennett try to nuance this figure by claiming it's so cozy to cuddle up and watch Lost together as a family.
Matthews (and I) agree with the anti-homework crusaders that much of the homework kids get assigned is dumb. Worksheets may drill and kill. Far better to assign reading and ask kids to bring in comments to class for discussion. It amazes me how many teachers do not ask kids to read a chapter in a textbook, or a primary document, before the subject is first broached in class. Won't kids get more out of a lecture if they're not encountering the material for the first time? Extended research may also be best done at home, when kids can synthesize and delve into issues before being whipped over to the next subject by a bell 50 minutes later.
But... and here's the big "but." Spending two hours a day watching TV is pretty dumb, too. Why not devote more energy to calls for better homework and more academically rigorous schools instead of penning an ode to watching Lost together as a family? Bennett and Kalish got the idea to write their book because their own children were suffering under a high load of homework in a very upscale school. The average child, on the other hand, hardly suffers from this excess of expectations. I'm still reeling from a figure I cited on this blog last week (that only 18 of 100 high school freshmen graduate from a 2-year college within 7 years or a 4-year college within 10). Spending a few hours over Christmas vacation reading or studying hardly seems like a worse way to spend the time than playing video games.
11 comments:
- Laura Vanderkam said...
By the way, this will likely be the last post of 2006. I'm on vacation myself starting this weekend. But don't fret; I'll be doing my "homework" (coming up with new post topics and long term goals for this blog) in the meantime. Happy holidays to all!
It isn't fair to present the choices as:
a: bad homework
b: better homework
c: watching TV.
The reality is that for many of our families homework comes at the expensive of spending time together on more meaningful, enjoyable, enriching and healthy activities. And, for many kids, especially elementary age kids who have already worked a long day at school, it builds the idea that school work is punishment not joy.
- Jason Jones said...
My gifted son (age 5) goes to a Montessori school. No homework at all. We do so many extra educational enrichment activities and house chores that homework would be a real burden. I don't know what we'd do if he had homework. He loves school and learning - why kill that?
- Quiltsrwarm said...
Eeek...aack...ooop! Sorry, Laura, I gotta blow!
I don't know what data Jay Matthews at the Washington Post looked at when he came up with his analysis because it certainly did NOT include any school within a 60 mile radius of our district. Only twenty-two minutes homework for an elementary school child? They must have pulled this number out of the air.
The school district we live in is NOT an "upscale" school district by any stretch of the imagination. I live in a rural, economically depressed area where 40% of the kids attending the public school are considered "underpriviledged" and eligible for free lunches. The hyper-homework phenomenon described in the referenced books is not unique to high-octane schools. Please say "debunk that myth" ten times...
Our experience: my daughter, at the time she was in fourth grade, was given a lot of homework by many different teachers. Of course none of it was meaningful, all of it was drill and kill busywork, no matter the subject. AND, it had to be done for the sake of grades and passing the kid to 5th grade. So, it would often take her three hours -- sometimes two, sometimes four hours -- to complete. Yes, you read that right, THREE HOURS, and my child was not the only one with this kind of homework burden in that grade or even in that particular school. One to two hours was not unusual in third grade, either. In second grade, my son would usually have an hour of homework, not including reading. Twenty-two minutes would have been heaven for my kids.
I have to agree with the authors of the anti-homework books. School districts already have the kids for enough time in the day to complete instruction, if their time is well-spent. Isn't 7 hours (8am-3pm) instruction enough? In the working world, 8 hours is about most adults' limit, so why should our kids burn themselves out on 7 hours in school plus another 2 - 4 hours of homework everyday? And, if the kids don't get home until 4, 5, or 6pm, they are somehow supposed to find time between then and bedtime (8 or 9pm) to eat, do homework, and maybe -- here's a novel idea -- relax??? In front of the TV or computer, if need be... So what? Doesn't a kid who has just spent 9 - 11 hours "in" school deserve such a break?
About vacation time... Vacation is supposed to be a break from the drudgery of everyday life. Plunking down a reading "assignment," no matter how well intentioned, does not allow for that mental break. If the kid wants to read, then fine, let her/him read, but to require that reading? Doesn't sound much like a vacation to me, and I get very few of them. Why would I want to muddy-up a hard-earned vacation with work?
I can't disagree with you more on this one, Laura. Sorry, but more, or even "better," homework will not solve the issue of challenging our gifted kids and increasing post-secondary graduation rates.
You know, if school districts expect parents to be teachers in the school's off-time, then why are so many kids still in public school? Seems to me this scenario very closely resembles homeschooling... :)
22 minutes a day for 6 year olds, five days a week, is a lot! I don't mind 22 minutes twice a week, or if it is silent reading, but let me tell you, some 6 year olds are little kids!
Last year my son was in a 4th grade classroom with his best friend. My son spent 90 seconds/weekday average, his friend spend 45 minutes/weekday average. I know this to be true because I babysat and sometimes got "homework duty" with my son's friend. This was 40 minutes of effort with 5 minutes of fooling around!
Guess what? I felt jealous that my son wasn't learning how to put in the seat time - and sorry for my friend's son that he had such a mountian to climb daily at age 9. I guess that's the point of feeling - they don't have to be logical.
My son's best ever elementary teacher almost never assigned homework - she believed that if the kids gave a good effort during the 6 hours, then there was no need for 8 year olds to put in time afterschool. I worry most about the kids who do have some enthusiasm for independent learning on their own after school, but have their personal learning time cut into by inappropriate homework. If the point is to train the kids to work hard consistiently, then perhaps "good deeds" are a better excersize than mindless homework.
Of course if it was me, then the only homework would be to have all children drilling their Mavis Beacon touch-typing 12 minutes a day and practicing a musical instrument. Or maybe the parents and teachers would sit down 6 weeks into the class and make a individualized homework plan were every elementary kid is responsible for 30 minutes a day, but the teacher and parent could work together to find meaningful assignments?
My son will attend SAT and he just passed his 13 birthday. Yesterday he practice one a sample test and he got 1800 while I gave a score of 2 to his essay. Is this OK score? He is in 7th grade. How can I register him for scholarship for some summer program or any advanced program?I know nothing about this talent search and my son insisted on taking it. Who can tell me what will happen or what should we do after we know his score?Thanks
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we love questions and love to give advice. We need a few more details, sign up, come over, and "introduce yourself" - it's public so pick a usename for you and DS.
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- The Princess Mom said...
Sorry, Laura, you're wrong on this one. Yes, an hour of homework a night doesn't seem excessive, assuming the rest of the evening is free time, but it's not. And this is the point that everyone seems to be missing.
Most middle and particularly high school kids are involved with sports, extracurricular clubs, taking private lessons in music or art, volunteering or maybe even--gasp--holding a job after spending 7 hours in school every day. These all important extracurriculars are what make the difference between getting into a college and getting into the college you really want--not to mention providing ways to pay for college through savings or scholarships.
So if a teen has two hours of homework a night, has basketball practice after school, volunteers at the shelter for an hour two or three nights a week, spends an hour at family dinner every night, practices a music instrument for 30 minutes a night, and works at McDonald's evenings and weekends, when exactly does he have time to watch Spongebob? And when do you shoehorn in time with friends, SAT prep, school play rehearsals and researching and writing college applications?
I'd venture to say that most teens could find a much better use for that extra two hours a day they're doing what you admit is predominantly mindless homework. My ds16 stayed up 'til nearly midnight coloring a worksheet for his enriched English class! Is that a good use of his time?
- John Painter said...
I must agree with those who say these numbers quoted by Jay Matthews are pulled out of thin air. In addition to my own experience with offspring now in fourth and sixth grade, I run an education related website for parents. I get all sorts of stories about long and dumb homework assignments from parents in our local community and beyond.
Middle school kids in NJ suburbs, wealthy or not, are spending as much as two hours per night on homework, and that includes weekends and vacations. High school students are spending far more time than that. Many of us count on two or three breakdowns or tantrums over homework each week. For what? Often it is busywork--dittos, worksheets, and in our case locally even NCLB test-prep via web-based software. Terrific.
I predict that those convinced that the time spent on homework is not too burdensome today simply do not have children in public schools.
I've long been suspicious of this claim, so I'm glad to see that Washington Post education columnist Jay Matthews has likewise poked some holes in this argument. In late November, his column, The Weak Case Against Homework, notes that the studies both sets of authors cite hardly show an oppressive load. In the past two decades or so, the time 6-8 year olds spend on homework has increased from 8 minutes a day to 22 minutes a day. As Matthews points out, that's less than the time it takes to watch one episode of SpongeBob Squarepants. For 15-17 year olds, the ones supposedly crushed by homework these days, the daily homework burn rate has increased from 33 minutes in 1981 to 50 minutes in 2003.
You're joking, right? I just found this blog and I live in Northern Virginia so I read every word of Jay Mathews' critique one year ago. You're kidding, aren't you? Because if you are not, you and Jay are so out of touch with reality.
Here is our reality. I have a gifted child. PG in fact. Also twice exceptional. You aren't going to find two parents more passionate about learning, knowledge and imagination than my husband and me. I won't brag about my educational credentials, they aren't so stellar (so much of my real education and reading actually is on my own) but suffice it to say that my husband is an Ivy League graduate as well as graduate degrees from top universities.
We have both come to loath homework. This is not anti-intellectual. In fact, all that homework ran the danger of killing any remaining intellectualism in our child, and it's only due to our constant damage control that we still keep that fire alive in our only child.
Maybe 22 minutes or 50 minutes is too much if such work takes time away from other edifying pursuits.
50 minutes? 50 minutes? You think we are mourning the loss of our daughter's childhood over...FIFTY MINUTES? Please, talk to me. Talk to other parents. Spend some time in our home. You'll come away with very different conclusions.
My over-arching memories of toddler and pre-school hood is how much my daughter loved to learn, how curious she was, how much she soaked up knowledge, information and play. I have a darling story to share and I'll telescope here for the sake of brevity.
We spent a summer in California and my three year old and I were headed to the beach. Early beach traffic had me escaping the bridge before we crossed it. I noticed the major science musuem nearby was opening extra early that morning (these were the days when my daughter still arose early). We walked in at 8:45 am and since my daughter was only three, I thought we'd spend a short amount of time, and then continue on to our anticipated beach trip when traffic cleared.
We never left. I couldn't get my inquisitive daughter out of there, dangling images of sand and water notwithstanding. She's very visual spatial so she had to touch everything and her questions were incessant. She was mesmorized. We started taking her to museums in utero and she loved them.
Well, at 5:30 the msueum closed and we were politely asked to leave. Ever try to herd a imaginative curious gifted toddler with a passion for hyper-focusing? I tried to gently coax her, it didn't work. Finallly I had no choice but to just scoop her up and carry her out.
Tantrums were never pretty, but this time she just paused outside the door and began sobbing quietly as if her heart would break. She cried, "I want MORE science, I want MORE science!" It was the one meltdown strangers actually stopped to smiled at.What a bright child!
"Learning Never Ends" is the motto in our home. My daughter's two abiding passions after school in elementary were reading and writing a novel. Had she not been so burdened with what seemed like bottomless homework, I have little doubt she would have been a published author by now. She was so close to finishing an amazing novel but constant messages of "you need to put that down now" took its toll. I am saddened she is no longer writing becuase schoolwork leaves no time for that. Do you seriously advocate this position?
Maybe in your home it's tv versus homework. Not in mine. I hate to be smug here but you and Jay are, so why not return the favor?
Here's what our afternoons would have looked like sans (I'd settle for LESS) homework. Musueums, plays, opera, ballet, nature centers, walks, long history discussions over the dinner table, books books and more books, art, clay, bike riding, play, friends, and most importantly SLEEP. And I'm just getting started.
My daughter didn't start out hating homework. In fact, in first grade she loved it. Second too. Then a new teacher came along that year and began to reward the kids. If they did all their homework, the reward would be...NO HOMEWORK! Thus positing that homework is yucky, a bitter pill you must swallow each day. Butyou don't have to do it once in a while if you do all your homework. "It is a tale, told by idiots..."
My daughter has ADD. Not a deficit of attention, it's more a focus disorder. Maybe even a learning disability. On top of that she is profoundly gifted and visual spatial. These kids can't just whip out the homework, their minds don't work that way. They are perfectionist, contemplative, love sinking into something, learn best in depth. She loved her projects as she is very artisitic but how excited can you be over a cool long term assignment you'd just love to sink your teeth into when it comes at the end of tedious busy work?
I'd skip daily homework for this small population, they learn material permanently and all that review and repetition is anathema to them. If it's a gifted program, run it like a gifted program instead of the regular program with a whole lot of extra work thrown in to make it look gifted.
But 15-17 year olds, by some estimates, spend about 2.5 hours each weekday on TV
Not my kid! We don't even own a tv.
and other non-studying related screen time (ie, cruising MySpace and IM-ing friends).
My daughter does some. I can tell you way less than her peers. We limit it though without making it look as if we are micro-managing taskmasters. That's my other chief complaint about homework. It turns us parents into taskmasters. Why would our kids want to see us at the end of a long exhausting day on far too little sleep when we greet them with "Get to work!"
This is not what a gifted program should look like. I'm all for hard work and stretching one's mind and imagination. But my daughter is at the pinnacle of high achieving schools and these kids are up half the night, feverishly trying to complete homework by daybreak. What on earth are we thinking? I know you will say, don't like it, leave. But it's not that easy. This is where she has her intellectual peers. She is introverted, socialization does not come easy to her. Yes, we could switch her to her base school, but then it would be very lecture and standardized test driven, even more busy work, and she'd have no one to socialize with! It's not as if we really have a choice, so the "if you don't like it, leave" is not as simple as it looks.
Matthews notes in amazement that Kalish and Bennett try to nuance this figure by claiming it's so cozy to cuddle up and watch Lost together as a family.
I loved both books. And still, I don't own a television set and I am not lamenting the loss of television viewing. I am lamenting the loss of childhood, of play, of books, of writing novels, of quality dinner time, of weekends to hike, of the constant pressure and stress of homework that hangs over our family like a dark cloud, eclipsing our ability to just enjoy our child and life. I am flumoxed by the sleep disorder surely brought on by homework stress and how hard I must work to fix it. I am sad that our relationship is now terse and stressed because we just can't escape homework, it's always there. My daugher likes her school so she is willing to do what it takes. But what it takes is staying up half the night. Please step back and assess that. Is that really what's best for our children? Must gifted and sleep deprivation always go hand in hand? Can't we enrich and challenge our children without working them to death? I'm the last person to call for "dumbing" things down, my daughter would scream if it was too easy. But it is possible to eliminate much of the stress and competition without sacrificing quality.
Matthews (and I) agree with the anti-homework crusaders that much of the homework kids get assigned is dumb.
We homeschooled 8th because I became so alarmed at my daughter's lack of time to socialize, have a life, and I didn't want her passion and curiosity drummed out of her. One GT Center refugee told me, "I never worked so hard, to produce so much, to learn so little."
Worksheets may drill and kill. Far better to assign reading and ask kids to bring in comments to class for discussion.
Bingo! Even Jay Mathews, self-proclaimed Mr. Homework, now advocates for NO homework in elementary. I can't repeat this enough. My gifted daughter would have spent all afternoon reading (we are talking Wuthering Heights in 5th grade) and composing a novel. Instead I eventually found myself chasing her around the house, nagging and cajoling a tired child to spend endless precious time, time we'll never get back, to slog through mind-numbing assignments, whose only purpose seemed to be crush her love of learning.
But... and here's the big "but." Spending two hours a day watching TV is pretty dumb, too.
I cannot say this enough. My daughter does not do that! Please don't assign homework because you think I am such an idiot that I'll just allow my child to laze away on the couch all afternoon, dumbly watching tv! If you think some parent will do that, assign it to HER! We have better things to do than waste an entire afternoon and evening lounging aimlessly before the tube.
Why not devote more energy to calls for better homework and more academically rigorous schools instead of penning an ode to watching Lost together as a family?
Stop harping on this. It is hardly the main theme of the book. These two amazing authors did not "pen an ode to watching Lost," for crying out loud. The main theme is what useless homework does to families, to well being, to childhood.
Bennett and Kalish got the idea to write their book because their own children were suffering under a high load of homework in a very upscale school. The average child, on the other hand, hardly suffers from this excess of expectations.
You are right. But I have a gifted child. We don't send her to "gifted" schools because we are shallow snobs but because this is the best fit for our daughter. Yes, we understand our choices. Either be bored to death or worked to death.
In desperation, I finally pulled my daughter out to homeschool for a while. It was the only way we could enrich, excite and challenge her without all that stress and sleep deprivation. These are lousy choices.
Here's a better one but it does not exist year round. My daughter attends Johns Hopkins University Center for Talented Youth and they work the kids really hard. But in an engaging, stimulating FUN environment with two hours of study hall, no more, just two hours! They build in time for socializing and lights out are mandatory. My daughter wakes refreshed, eager to learn, excited about what the day will bring, and for a kid who in the early years didn't like school but loved learning, cannot wait to go back to this program each year. Why can't the gifted schools here do the same? All we are doing with insanely excessive homework is burning out our best and brightest.
Spending a few hours over Christmas vacation reading or studying hardly seems like a worse way to spend the time than playing video games.
Again, this is not the reality we face. Again, it's not video games versus reading. And why would you assume my daughter would not read if school didn't assign it? On the contrary, gifted kids tend to be very auto-didactic and when left to their own devices, if the love of learning has not been destroyed, will choose engaging challenging self-pursuits. No Christmas vacation homework will find our entire family curled up with twenty good books, The New York Times, Scientific American and daily trips to museums.
Surely you cannot argue it's better to bug our child all vacation long when she's already burned out and desperately in need of a break from work. Remember our family motto: Learning Never Ends. We are wonderful parents and have always been more than qualified to find interesting compelling educational opportunities for our child without the school forcibly spoon feeding it to us.
Thanks for reading this. I'd love to get a response.
- Evan Adams said...
I would like to see how "average" time spent on homework across the board, which includes kids who will eventually drop out and kids who are failing or almost failing, compares to kids who get mostly B's. B's, specifically, because they're clearly willing to do more than the minimum to not fail, but also aren't the type to put in an extra 10 hours on a project to move their GPA up another notch. The 50 minutes number is what people are actually doing, not what it takes to succeed, and I think that's an important distinction.


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