Terry Tate

I agree to the extent that the govt has made it more difficult for me, but BS like zero tolerance and removal of corporal punishment only emphasizes and increases the need for my involvement. It's difficult to place the blame for this solely on a govt that faces perpetual lawsuits from parents. These changes were CYA moves forced by years of being taken to court. The kids who perform the poorest in school will always be the ones who's parents use school primarily as a babysitter/daycare option.

I would imagine there's a lot of difficulties involved in having one of the largest, most diverse populations in the country. According to the NEA's statistics for public schools K-12, CA is: #1 in average public school teacher's salaries #1 in enrollment #1 in number of teachers #4 in student-teacher ratio (state law mandates maximum 20 students per class) #30 in current expenditures per student (Notes: CA places middle of the pack, with 23 states that spend $7-8k per student - CA's 6.2% increase in the past year is the second-largest in the nation behind VT's 6.7% increase) #1 in current expenditures #1 in total expenditures #1 in total revenues #2 in total revenues from local govt #1 in total revenue receipts I'd add that there's probably a pretty wide range of expenditures per student, when areas like SJ are compared with low income agricultural areas such as where I lived when I was there. Anyway, money is important to a certain extent, but the key to student success is not money, it's parental involvement. In my opinion, if kids don't do well, it's not the teacher's fault, it's not the govt's fault - it's the parents' fault.

I'd probably be more like Todd Marijuanavich.

binky.

2001 OL draft picks - where are they now? I count fifteen current starting OL drafted in 2001, JJ being one of them. Only one drafted before JJ is not a current starter (Gandy waived by Chicago this year). Four current starters were drafted after JJ - THREE (!) of them for Indianapolis (though one was a Jets pick), and one for New England (a San Diego pick). On the milk carton means they're not on a current NFL roster. There's a couple that are listed on rosters, but don't appear on depth charts. Draft # - Team drafted by - Name - Position - Current status 2 - Arizona - Davis - T - Arizona starting LT 14 - Tampa Bay - Walker - T - Tampa Bay starting RT 17 - Seattle - Hutchinson - G - Seattle starting RG 18 - Detroit - Backus - T - Detroit starting LT 43 - Jacksonville - Williams - T - Jacksonville starting RT 48 - New England - Light - T - New England starting LT 68 - Chicago - Gandy - G - on the milk carton 79 - N.Y. Jets - McKenzie - T - N.Y. Jets starting RT 92 - Baltimore - Rabach - G - Baltimore starting C 95 - Buffalo - Jennings - T - Buffalo starting LT 96 - New England - Jones - T - Washington, not on depth chart? 99 - Atlanta - Garza - C - Atlanta backup C 105 - Green Bay - Ferrario - G - Carolina backup G 111 - Pittsburgh - Nkwenti - T - on the milk carton 113 - Denver - Hamilton - C - Denver backup C 118 - Indianapolis - Diem - G - Indianapolis starting RT 128 - Seattle - Womack - T - Seattle backup G/T 132 - San Diego - Silvers - T - St Louis, not on depth chart? 135 - Cincinnati - Leyva - G - on the milk carton 137 - Dallas - Lehr - G - St Louis backup G 138 - Chicago - Robertson - T - on the milk carton 144 - Buffalo - Sullivan - G - New England, not on depth chart 146 - Pittsburgh - Okobi - C - Pittsburgh backup C 151 - Tampa Bay - Hochstein - G - New England backup C/G 164 - Miami - Winey - T - NY Giants backup T 170 - Jacksonville - Ward - G - on the milk carton 176 - Kansas City - Sulfsted - T - Cincinnati backup LT 185 - New Orleans - White, Mitch - T - on the milk carton 194 - Baltimore - Maese - C - Baltimore ST C 199 - Tennessee - Haayer - T - Minnesota backup G 201 - San Diego - Gorin - T - New England starting RT 203 - Cleveland - Zukauskas - G - Cleveland backup LG 211 - Carolina - Williams - C - on the milk carton 217 - N.Y. Jets - Peko - G - Indianapolis starting RG 219 - Atlanta - Forney - G - Atlanta starting RG 220 - Indianapolis - DeMulling - G - Indianapolis starting LG 222 - Seattle - Norman - T - Jacksonville backup C 225 - Minnesota - Crawford - T - on the milk carton 242 - Dallas - Dorsey - T - on the milk carton (edited to add Sullivan to NE roster)

I'm not going to do that level of research, but I do know six teams teams started rookies on the OL this year: Raiders, Chargers, Panthers, Cardinals, Titans, Dolphins. Rd 1 Raiders-RT-Gallery Rd 2 No starters Rd 3 Chargers-C-Hardwick Panthers-LG-Wharton Rd 4 Cardinals-C-Stepanovich Rd 5 Titans-LG-Bell Rd 6 Dolphins-RG-Hadnot Rd 7 Chargers-RT-Olivea

Starting Offensive Lineman can be found in the draft. Maybe not that often, but finding rookie starters in the draft is tough, period. The Chargers selected their starting Center, Nick Hardwick with their second pick in the third-round, 66th overall. They selected their starting Right Tackle, Shane Olivea, with their second pick of the seventh-round, 209th overall. There's a couple examples. It can be done.

Jeffery Goldberg interviewed Al Manar's news director two years ago for a New Yorker article. Interesting quotes: I began by asking him to compare Al Manar and the most famous Arabic satellite channel, Al Jazeera. "Neutrality like that of Al Jazeera is out of the question for us," Fadlallah said. "We cover only the victim, not the aggressor. CNN is the Zionist news network, Al Jazeera is neutral, and Al Manar takes the side of the Palestinians." ... He said Al Manar's opposition to neutrality means that, unlike Al Jazeera, his station would never feature interviews or comments by Israeli officials. "We're not looking to interview Sharon," Fadlallah said. "We want to get close to him in order to kill him." ... Mansour [a video editor at the station] pressed a button, and the images disappeared from the screen. "The idea is that even if the Jews are killing us we can still kill them. That we derive our power from blood. It's saying, 'Get ready to blow yourselves up, because this is the only way to liberate Palestine.' '' The video, he said, would be shown after the next attack in Israel. He said he was thinking of calling it "We Will Kill All the Jews." I suggested that these videos would encourage the recruitment of suicide bombers among the Palestinians. "Exactly," he replied. Free speech isn't a free-for-all. Inciting violence and murder is not protected.

That certainly puts a different light on it. No excuse for business as usual at that point.

Dear Retard, I must refuse your order to move, as it only had 40 exclamation points, and it's my personal policy to ignore any and all orders with anything less than 41 exclamation points.

BTW, I do blame her husband, to some extent. But I can't help but feel sorry for him. Every time I see/hear a story about a mother going nuts and killing her children and/or committing suicide, I feel like someone walked over my grave. Having a family member deteriorate into psychosis is not something most people are prepared to deal with on any level. Recognizing it as mental illness can be difficult enough. Getting the family member the proper treatment and monitoring their daily prescription routine, while maintaining the care for the rest of the family, can consume every moment of your every day - not just the waking ones either. When your loved one repeatedly relapses and sometimes worsens because treatment is not an exact science, nightmares and panic attacks begin to invade the precious few hours of sleep you allow yourself. Weeks, months, and years melt away in your insulated world. Insulated because the illness intrudes into every personal and professional relationship you have. He was in a bad spot, and the only way out was take a stroll through hell of his own volition, or have it eventually visit upon him. There's a lot of folks who can't take that walk. But if any of you dear readers with a family ever have the devil give you the choice that man had, take the walk. I can't guarantee you'll make it through, but I do know you will never be alone. And if you do make it through, when you say 'even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I fear no evil' - you'll fuggin' mean it like never before.

My friend's house in Idaho was broken into when he was growing up. The only thing that was stolen was ID's - Birth Certificates, Social Security cards, Driver's Licenses, etc. By the time he was in his mid-30's, he had maxed out the lifetime benefits possible for Social Security when he retires. Who knows how many illegal aliens are using that same Social Security number.

The first thing I thought of when I read this involved glue, rubber and wood.

That was pretty cool. Except there's someone registered as cawingnut who's all over a canadian hockey forum. Imposter!

No kidding. That hurt so much, as much as I liked Ronnie Harmon, I understood he had to go. Part of me felt good for him that he still had a productive career elsewhere, but he had to go.

I don't know about shaking habits but I think there is a Korean proverb about Pats fans - "An empty tin can makes a loud noise".

The psychologist called by the prosecution testified under oath that the woman killed her children by drowning shortly after watching a TV show about a mother who drowns her children, then receives a "not guilty by reason of insanity" ruling at trial. Since the doctor was testifying she was not insane and was as able to differentiate between right and wrong as well as any of us, this lie would suggest a thought process and state of mind that was not necessarily the case, since there was no such show. The appeals court ruled there was a reasonable likelihood that his false testimony could have affected the judgment of the jury. The defense attorney has no intention of trying to seek her release from prison, btw. He realizes that's the safest place for her right now. What he's trying to do is get a insanity ruling and get her sent to a mental hospital. The Bush comment at the end will serve you well if you wish to categorize yourself.

Oh, they're out there, but it's going to cost a few more bucks this time. Like about $25k for this one.

I'm just saying, what the govt spends just kills me. And I know there's very little I can do about it. I moved to Florida just in time for the hurricanes. I know quite a few people who are receiving govt aid right now. Including some who could make do without it.

Another worthwhile post. The thought of fighting this puts me in mind of standing against a hurricane. Which is probably a bad analogy considering how many people I've met the last few months who are getting government aid right now due to hurricanes. Cripes.

Funny how teams with great offensive lines keep coming up in discussions about a QB's ability to win a SB. Wonder why that is? What are the teams that won SB's with what you would call average or mediocre players on on the OL?

Take it easy, you guys. This is true to a certain extent, a great player on any squad masks other weaknesses - but teams that rely on it are often exposed. Stud QB's don't run block, for example. Really, though - there's a lot wrong with this offense, and it's not just one player, so you can see the other side of it too, yes?

Still a team game, is it? Wouldn't a SB MVP like Mark Rypien complete our team? He had the ability to create an invisible force-field around himself that extended 6-7 yards out for 5-6 seconds nearly every play. That's the kind of QB we need. I'd throw in the Steeler's OL, or perhaps KC's also for models. Our OL starters and backup depth will hopefully continue to improve through various personnel moves and training.

I've tried to keep up with you guys, but the number of posts is overwhelming, so if you've already mentioned this and I missed it, I apologize in advance. Most of the offense shortfalls are well-documented here, but I didn't see learning a new scheme discussed as part of the problem. The offense was pretty putrid all year, but this was the first year in a new offense, so isn't that part of the problem of lack of production? Don't QB's and WR's take longer to learn a new offense than everyone else? The OL and RB's usually show results faster in a new offense (and most recognize they have shown improvement over this season), but QB's and WR's tend to take longer to learn their roles, don't they? I'm not trying to make excuses for anyone, just saying I won't give up on one particular player or another. PS if anyone is within hearing range of my house, the things I yell at the TV on Sunday were never meant for public consumption, and I in no way believe I am qualified on whether or not individual players, coaches or GMs should keep their jobs or not.

I'm sure the 300C is a nice ride, but I'd rather be behind the wheel of a superbee.