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Sunday's 1:00PM ET GameSeattle @ AtlantaA primary concern for Seattle's defense in this matchup is generating pressure. The Seahawks lost sack leader Chris Clemons to a season-ending knee injury in last week's win at Washington, and their pass rush was struggling before that. Seattle has managed ten combined sacks in its last eight games, including just three the past three weeks. Matt Ryan is capable of picking apart any defense from a clean pocket. Absorbing only four sacks over the final three regular-season games, Ryan completed 76-of-104 passes (73.1 percent) for 787 yards (7.57 YPA), and an 8:0 TD-to-INT ratio. ... At the same time, working in the Seahawks' favor is the physical corner duo of LCB Richard Sherman and RCB Brandon Browner, who will match up with Roddy White and Julio Jones. Browner limited Redskins go-to receiver Pierre Garcon to 50 scoreless yards on four catches in the Wild Card Round, and no other Washington wideout cleared 30 yards. Based on where they lined up on the field for most of 2012, Jones can expect to square off with Browner often Sunday while Sherman sticks to White. ... Because Seattle fields the premier cornerback tandem in this year's playoffs, it's fair to argue that Pete Carroll's club matches up with Atlanta's pass-first offense better than any team left in the postseason. Tony Gonzalez would seemingly be the Falcons' best way to attack a Seahawks defense that can shut down the perimeter. Perhaps the first-round playoff bye will rejuvenate 36-year-old Gonzalez, but he struggled to get open down the stretch, averaging 44.7 yards over Atlanta's final seven games. He averaged 68.6 in the first nine.Atlanta is the most disciplined team in the NFL, setting league records this season for penalties accepted and penalty yardage. Mike Smith's club also finished top-five in turnover margin. This team doesn't make many mistakes. ... On the other hand, Smith's playoff history is abominable. He's 0-3 lifetime in the postseason with a combined scoring margin of 102-47. Smith's Falcons have been blown out 48-21 and 24-2 in their last two playoff tries. ... Although the Seahawks' run defense was a bit up and down this season, it shut down the Redskins' No. 1-ranked rush offense for the final three quarters of the Wild Card Round. After allowing 61 first-quarter rushing yards at Washington, the Seahawks settled down and permitted 43 yards over the final three frames. Offensively, rushing offense is Atlanta's weakness. The Falcons finished the season 29th in both rush yards per game (87.3) and yards per carry (3.69). Turning 31 next month, lead back Michael Turner needs outstanding blocking to be sprung for successful runs, and Seattle's defensive team speed is capable of bottling up scatback Jacquizz Rodgers. If the Seahawks' front seven plays as stoutly as it did for most of the Redskins game, it can render Atlanta's offense one dimensional.There is a perception that Russell Wilson struggles on the road, and that was true early in the season. But he made major strides over the course of 2012, posting a 2:7 TD-to-INT ratio in his initial four away games before improving to 8:1 in the past five. The home-away factor still works in Atlanta's favor, but not nearly to the extent it might have before. ... Despite the improvement of Wilson and recognition he's received as a serious Rookie of the Year contender, the Seahawks' offensive backbone is the run game. Playcaller Darrell Bevell hasn't strayed from it all year. After finishing the season third in rushing offense, Wilson and Marshawn Lynch poured 28 combined attempts for 199 yards (7.11 YPC) and a touchdown on Washington's top-five run defense in the Wild Card victory. Seattle imposes its will on the ground, and it's the one area in which Bevell and Carroll own a decided edge on Atlanta. The Falcons' front seven is easily moved in the run game, ranking 21st in regular-season run defense and 29th in yards per carry allowed (4.80). A poor tackling team, Atlanta surrendered 863 rush yards after contact in 2012, the second highest total in all of football.Seattle's 24-14 Wild Card win over Washington looks rather convincing on paper, but it could've been much more so. Wilson flat missed two would-be touchdown bombs on throws downfield, and No. 2 tight end Anthony McCoy dropped another potential score. The Seahawks must make good on those kinds of opportunities in order to knock off 13-3 Atlanta. ... Look for Sidney Rice to run most of his pass patterns Sunday against Falcons LCB Asante Samuel, while Golden Tate takes on RCB Dunta Robinson. Atlanta's backend matches up well with Seattle's receivers. Tate's bread and butter is run after catch, and Robinson is arguably the premier tackling cornerback in football. Getting open against Samuel is a struggle in and of itself, and some teams discourage their quarterbacks from challenging him at all because Samuel is such a proficient jumper of routes. Unless one somehow catches a break -- like an Atlanta blown coverage -- neither Rice nor Tate seems likely to have a particularly big game. ... In-line tight end Zach Miller stepped up for a team-high 48 yards on four receptions against the Redskins, while Doug Baldwin and fullback Michael Robinson combined for four more grabs, 62 yards, and a touchdown. Robinson, Baldwin, Miller, and the aforementioned McCoy are complementary players in Bevell's offense, but they are capable of efficient football when opportunities arise. If Rice and Tate struggle to get open, as predicted here, a big play from explosive slot man Baldwin could be the difference in this game.Score Prediction: Seahawks 24, Falcons 23Sunday's 4:30PM ET GameHouston @ New EnglandThree of this year's Divisional Round games are regular-season rematches. The Pats' Week 14, 42-14 evisceration of the Texans might be most difficult to forget. While the result isn't necessarily indicative of things to come, it seems to have had a lasting effect on the mindset and subsequent performance of Matt Schaub. Whereas Schaub opened the season with a 7.41 yards-per-attempt average and 21:9 TD-to-INT ratio in 12 games before the New England loss, he's regressed to one touchdown, four interceptions, and a 7.15 YPA in five games since. Schaub has been tentative and hesitant, struggling each time out. A light must suddenly flip on for Schaub if Houston is going to stay competitive on the scoreboard in Foxboro. His recent play suggests the odds are stacked heavily against it. ... The Patriots' defensive coverage strategy appears pretty predictable for this game. They'll shadow Aqib Talib with Andre Johnson while impressive rookie corner Alfonzo Dennard matches up with the Z receiver rotation of Kevin Walter and DeVier Posey. During his funk, Schaub has been all too willing to settle for checkdown-type completions to Owen Daniels, Arian Foster, Garrett Graham, and James Casey. New England figures to be willing to surrender those so long as Johnson doesn't get behind the secondary. The Texans simply don't have enough explosive weapons to keep pace with the Patriots' juggernaut offense unless Houston's defense plays its best game all year and Foster absolutely goes off on the ground.Bill Belichick has a famous knack for eliminating his opponent's most potent skill-position player, and his defense executed when New England held Foster to 46 yards on 15 runs (3.07 YPC) in Week 14. The Pats played top-nine regular-season run defense, permitting under 4.0 yards per carry, so clogging lanes and setting the edge comes natural to Belichick's group. Even better for the Patriots' chances of limiting Foster's impact would be grabbing an early lead and putting the game in overwhelmed Schaub's hands. ... Run-based and theoretically defensive-minded, the Texans are a rhythm team whose effectiveness is compromised when its rhythm is thwarted. The Pats can pound its enemy into submission with a power-zone run game, spread out defenses and attack college-style, or run the speed-no-huddle, limiting substitutions and tiring out an opponent. There isn't an offense in the league better equipped to throw an adversary off its game and take away its rhythm. From that perspective, this game is a mismatch heavily favoring the Patriots.The Pats dismantled the Texans in the Week 14 game, and they did it without Rob Gronkowski. Not only is Gronkowski an unstoppable red-zone receiver, his run blocking reached new heights when healthy in 2012. To say Gronk's presence is worth seven points per game would probably be conservative. He's going to be an every-down player in the Divisional Round, and that's great news for Tom Brady and Stevan Ridley. It should worry the heck out of Houston. ... As alluded to in last week's Wild Card Matchups piece, the Texans' most glaring defensive weakness is inside linebacker play. The Bengals made a fruitless attempt to attack coverage-liability ILBs Barrett Ruud and Bradie James by targeting Jermaine Gresham on seven pass plays. Gresham, vastly inferior to Gronk and Aaron Hernandez, generated a pathetic seven yards on those seven targets, dropping three balls. The Pats likely took note of the Bengals' mishaps in their game-plan preparation, and where they occurred on the field. Hernandez, Gronkowski, and slot receiver Wes Welker can make good on the opportunities Gresham and Andy Dalton missed. ... Brady shredded Houston for four touchdowns, no picks, and 296 yards on 35 throws (8.46 YPA) in the aforementioned Week 14 beatdown. Texans slot cornerback Brandon Harris was Brady's primary whipping boy.Although LE J.J. Watt came away from the Texans-Patriots regular-season game with four tackles, three QB hits, and a forced fumble, the Pats held Watt sack-less and generally neutralized him with double and triple teams. In the meantime, the Texans have failed to find a pass rusher capable of distracting extra attention from Watt. He's been their lone consistently high-impact defender all season long, and New England has displayed an ability to strategize so that Watt doesn't ruin their offense. ... Houston defends inside runners like Stevan Ridley more effectively than backs who get out in space, but Ridley has proven a reliable chain-mover and is sure to have some impact on Sunday's game, even if he doesn't break off any long runs. Ridley may not be the centerpiece of playcaller Josh McDaniels' Divisional Round game plan, but he'll be called on to generate three yards and a cloud of dust and execute in short-yardage and goal-line situations. ... Brandon Lloyd might be the likeliest Patriots pass catcher to draw single coverage against Houston, squaring off with CB Johnathan Joseph on the outside. Quiet for most of the season, Lloyd came on a bit down the stretch and at the very least will occupy the Texans' best cornerback's coverage. Houston's defense is more vulnerable underneath and down the seam.Score Prediction: Patriots 28, Texans 17
Saturday's 4:30PM ET GameBaltimore @ DenverThe Broncos are 13-3 all time in home playoff games. But how big of an effect does Denver's thin air have on opponents, really? "When I played there," ex-Eagles safety Brian Dawkins recalled this week, "... our trainer tried to tell us, 'It's a mind thing. The altitude is a mind thing. Don't think about it.' But when I got out there and we started playing and we got behind -- and that's the key -- it's not a mind thing. It's a lung thing. The lungs don't get enough oxygen." Combine home-field advantage with Peyton Manning's hurry-up offense, and there's reason to believe this game could get out of hand quickly if the Ravens play anything like they did against the Broncos in Week 15. Baltimore was at home for that one, yet still allowed Denver to grab a 17-0 first-half lead en route to a dominant 34-17 victory. ... Manning is masterful at identifying advantageous matchups, and he attacked Ravens RCB Cary Williams relentlessly in the aforementioned meeting. Z receiver Eric Decker was the beneficiary, securing eight passes for 133 yards and a touchdown. On the score, Decker blew by Williams' jam as Manning play-actioned to Knowshon Moreno and found Decker open deep behind Williams from 51 yards out. ... Demaryius Thomas was quiet in the Week 15 matchup (four catches, 13 yards), but he's Manning's hottest receiver with a team-high 16 grabs for 224 yards and two touchdowns in Denver's last two games. In the Ravens' nickel package, special teamer Chykie Brown plays left corner with Corey Graham covering the slot, in the old Lardarius Webb role. Brown is playing extensively only due to injuries and is just as vulnerable as Williams in coverage. Both Denver wideouts can have big Divisional Round games.Since starting running back Willis McGahee tore his MCL in November, Moreno has admirably stepped into the Joseph Addai role in Manning's offense. An underwhelming talent -- much like Addai -- Moreno has cleared 4.0 yards per carry in just one of his last five starts. But he's an asset in pass protection and has displayed reliable workhorse capability by handling 25 touches per game without a fumble since the McGahee injury. Although Moreno is unlikely to break off big plays in the run game, he is a chain-moving grinder willing to work for hard yards between the tackles. Moreno was the unsung hero of Denver's Week 15 win over Baltimore, heating up the Ravens for 115 yards and a touchdown on 21 attempts (5.48 YPC). ... Slot receiver Brandon Stokley and tight ends Jacob Tamme and Joel Dreessen are role players in the Manning attack; essentially checkdown receivers for whom plays are rarely designed. Sure-handed Stokley finished the regular season with just two drops on 58 targets. Tamme is a "move" tight end who often aligns in the slot. Dreessen is Denver's in-line tight end. He's an impact run blocker and caught five touchdown passes in 2012, four of which came inside the opponent's ten-yard line.Perhaps the biggest key to Denver's Week 15 dominance of Baltimore was slot corner Chris Harris' elimination of slot receiver Anquan Boldin. In addition to returning a 98-yard pick six, Harris held Boldin catch-less on six targets, frustrating the veteran to the point that Boldin was penalized for unnecessary roughness in the second half. It was Boldin's first game without a reception since '05. Look for the Broncos to employ the same strategy this weekend. ... While Harris tracked Boldin on virtually every Week 15 passing down, Denver used Champ Bailey to shadow deep threat Torrey Smith. Before exiting with a third-quarter concussion, Smith managed one catch for 14 yards on three targets. Bailey has been a legit shutdown corner this season, and the Broncos' first-round bye should freshen the 34-year-old's legs for Saturday's game. ... Will Joe Flacco have open receivers in the Divisional Round? The odds appear to be against it. Flacco tends to hold onto the ball too long, make poor decisions, and simply not move the offense when Smith and Boldin don't get separation. Indecisive quarterbacking would be bad news for Baltimore against a Denver defense that led the NFL in sacks and has a pass rusher in Von Miller who is capable of single-handedly ruining an offense. This is a very difficult matchup for the Ravens' pass game.During the regular season, the Broncos allowed the most touchdowns and seventh most receiving yards in the league to tight ends. If Denver's second-ranked defense has one soft spot, it's coverage over the middle and down the seam. Ravens tight end Dennis Pitta capitalized for seven catches, 125 yards, and two touchdowns in the Week 15 game, securing the first score on a deep seam route and the second with a trio of broken tackles after a quick curl, taking Flacco's short pass 61 yards to the house. Beyond Ray Rice, Pitta is the likeliest Ravens skill-position player to give Denver trouble. ... In large part because Baltimore fell behind so fast, Rice was bottled up and underutilized en route to 41 yards on 15 touches (2.73 average) in the Week 15 Ravens-Broncos game. Playcaller Jim Caldwell has been committed to featuring Rice in Baltimore's two meaningful games since, and he's responded with 275 total yards and a touchdown against the Giants and Colts. As is always the case for running backs, critical to keeping Rice involved is a competitive effort both on the field and scoreboard. The Ravens can't afford to let Denver grab a commanding first-half lead. ... It seems like a long shot, but if Baltimore is the early aggressor in this game, No. 2 back Bernard Pierce has flashed ability to be an X-factor and impact player. Pierce has 387 yards on his last 61 carries (6.34 YPC), and he hasn't fumbled once on 128 rookie-year touches.Score Prediction: Broncos 30, Ravens 23Saturday's 8:00PM ET GameGreen Bay @ San Francisco49ers defensive end Justin Smith is expected to return for the Divisional Round from a partially torn triceps in his left arm. Smith suffered the tear on Dec. 16 and will be just over three weeks removed from the injury on Saturday night. His effectiveness is a big question mark. Although Smith's 2012 numbers don't jump off the stat sheet, he's a critical puzzle piece on the 49ers' defense, attracting double teams for Aldon Smith to essentially rush quarterbacks unblocked off right end. It's no coincidence that Aldon is sack-less during the nine quarters Justin has missed. The Aldon-Justin tag-team combo is the Niners' primary means of generating pass rush, so there are big implications from this injury as San Francisco attempts to contain scorching-hot Aaron Rodgers. ... Rodgers has completed 102 of his last 149 passes (68.5 percent) for 1,310 yards (8.79 YPA), 11 scores, and no interceptions. He hasn't been picked off in 177 throws. The 49ers' top-four run defense is capable of shutting down Green Bay's DuJuan Harris-led ground game, but putting breaks on Rodgers' aerial assault may be impossible if San Francisco coordinator Vic Fangio can't bring any heat. There may not be an aspect of Pack-Niners that has a greater impact on the game's outcome than Justin Smith's ability or inability to play effectively through his arm tear.Fangio's defense doesn't mix coverages much. It's a straightaway scheme that jams receivers on the perimeter, is immovable up front, and closes at inside linebacker as if Navorro Bowman and Patrick Willis were shot out of a cannon. Carlos Rogers will cover the slot on all nickel downs, with Chris Culliver at left corner and Tarell Brown on the right. A matchup to watch is Randall Cobb versus Rogers in the slot. Cobb is cat-quick and Rogers doesn't move as well, so the Packers would be smart to attack there early and often. When Green Bay hosted San Francisco in Week 1, Rodgers went 9-of-9 for 77 yards throwing to Cobb. ... One potential disadvantage for Green Bay's passing game is injuries to Jordy Nelson (ankle) and Jermichael Finley (hamstring), each of whom played limited snaps in the Wild Card Round. Nelson was ineffective aside from two catches on one late first-half drive. Finley will draw Willis and strong safety Donte Whitner in coverage, and their physicality will make life hard on Green Bay's mentally unreliable tight end. ... Greg Jennings enters the Divisional Round as Rodgers' hottest weapon with team highs in receptions (19), receiving yards (226), and touchdowns (3) the past three weeks. Jennings plays both in the slot and outside, roaming around the formation depending on personnel groupings. ... James Jones, who led the NFL in regular season receiving scores (14), was a late-game near-hero in the Week 1 loss to San Francisco, ripping off a 49-yard catch and ten-yard TD in the fourth quarter.The 49ers finished the season 11-4-1. There is a noticeable trend in their non-wins, as virtually all occurred when the opponent successfully ran on San Francisco's normally stout front. Marshawn Lynch (26-111-1), Ahmad Bradshaw (27-116-1), Steven Jackson (29-101-1), and Adrian Peterson (25-86) each tagged the Niners for consistent chain-moving gains for four quarters; they didn't just rack up stats in clock-killing mode. Scatback DuJuan Harris is serviceable when play design springs him into space, but ultimately Green Bay lacks a runner capable of posing the kinds of problems Lynch, Peterson, S-Jax, and Bradshaw did. ... The final score (30-22) of the Week 1 Pack-Niners game suggests a competitive battle, but that wasn't the case. The 49ers held a 23-7 lead until a pair of fourth-quarter Packers touchdowns, including one on a 75-yard Cobb punt return. Where San Francisco's offense really dominated was in the trenches, overwhelming Green Bay's defense en route to 170 yards and a touchdown on 26 combined carries (6.54 YPC) by Frank Gore, Kendall Hunter, and then-package player Colin Kaepernick. Kaepernick has since replaced Alex Smith at quarterback and Hunter is gone to injured reserve, but Gore is still playing at a high level and will be fresh after a first-round bye. Green Bay finished the regular season a middling 17th in run defense, allowing the seventh most yards per carry in the league (4.53). Offensive line play and run game are the biggest advantages San Francisco has on Green Bay.Kaepernick has had ups and downs through seven starts, but far more "ups" while exhibiting big-time playmaking ability with a howitzer arm and game-breaking speed. Perhaps most impressive is Kaepernick's resiliency, bouncing back from adversity. After Seattle's defense shut down San Francisco's offense in Week 16, Kaepernick rebounded to light up Arizona's top-five pass defense in the regular season finale for two touchdowns and 276 yards on 28 attempts (9.9 YPA) without a turnover. Quietly, it may have been Kaepernick's best game of the season. The Niners won't struggle to move the ball on Green Bay's defense, and Kaepernick's dual-threat talents will play a big role. ... Michael Crabtree is playing the best football of his life -- coach Jim Harbaugh does an outstanding job of scheming Crabtree open as his featured pass option -- but the Niners could really use an injection of Vernon Davis. Although he compensates somewhat as a butt-kicking blocker, Davis has been a passing-game afterthought since early in the season, clearing 40 receiving yards once over his last 11 games. Green Bay allowed the second-fewest yards and seventh-fewest receptions to tight ends in 2012, so the on-paper matchup suggests breaking out in this particular game won't be easy. ... With Mario Manningham (knee) done for the season, expect to see Randy Moss and raw rookie A.J. Jenkins line up at outside receiver for the majority of Saturday night's game. Crabtree will take on Packers rookie Casey Hayward in the slot, while Moss and Jenkins deal with LCB Tramon Williams and RCB Sam Shields, respectively. A big play out of Moss or Jenkins could be the difference in what projects as a high-scoring, close affair.Score Prediction: 49ers 34, Packers 30


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Wea Ridge Middle School
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The energy management program at Wea Ridge Middle supports the district's commitment to providing the high quality educational programs that its students deserve. Established in 1996, the program provides a complex, highly structured, people-oriented strategy for the district. TSC improved its energy performance by managing energy strategically across the entire organization and by making cost-effective improvements to its buildings. Through commitment, changed behavior patterns, and careful ongoing auditing, the district has saved more than $14 million (38 percent) in annual energy bills over a 12.5 year period and prevented greenhouse gas emissions equivalent to 115,611 metric tons of carbon dioxide, the emissions from 20,751 cars, or 2,957,109 tree seedlings grown for 10 years.
To qualify for the ENERGY STAR for superior energy performance, TSC took the following actions:
? 1996: TSC Board of Trustees was proactive in hiring an Energy Manager (Sequoyah Bible) for the district and a consulting firm (Energy Education), which implemented its people-oriented Transformational Energy Management Process. Also in 1996, the district, in collaboration with Energy Education, established energy guidelines that enabled every staff member, student, and patron to make a difference in conserving energy and help be good stewards of taxpayer dollars.
? 2007: TSC makes a commitment to take the ENERGY STAR Challenge.
? 2008: Sixteen TSC schools earn the ENERGY STAR for superior energy performance.
? 2009: An additional TSC school is awarded the ENERGY STAR.
? 2009 - present: TSC continues energy awareness by implementing hedging strategies for historic cost, maintaining an energy efficiency ethic, and being proactive toward alternative energy (including installing solar panels at
Energy reports are developed monthly for administrators. An annual energy management report is provided for the School Board. An annual energy management update letter is provided to all TSC staff members, students, patrons, and facility users. Media contacts are made aware of the energy program progress at TSC. Visits to principals, custodians, cafeteria managers, teachers, and support staff are made on a monthly or as needed schedule to keep them informed, answer questions, and continue the energy ethic while promoting good stewardship. All interested people are invited to visit tscschools.net and click on Greening TSC to observe ongoing sustainability efforts with energy and environmental stewardship.
"Tippecanoe School Corporation is pleased to accept EPA's ENERGY STAR in recognition of our energy efficiency efforts. Through this achievement, we have demonstrated our commitment to every student, staff member, patron, taxpayer, and a commitment toward environmental stewardship while also lowering our energy costs."
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Last week I wrote about the slow death of common sense in this country. A couple of days later, I got an email from a friend that was an obituary from the London Times on the same subject. They did a much better job than I did in the commentary but I thought it showed that I was not alone in my thinking.
Last week I wrote about the slow death of common sense in this country. A couple of days later, I got an email from a friend that was an obituary from the London Times on the same subject. They did a much better job than I did in the commentary but I thought it showed that I was not alone in my thinking.
I said that there were two events that caused me to write about the demise of "common sense." The first was the discussions surrounding the upcoming fiscal cliff that this nation is getting ready to jump off of head-first. The second issue is the question of gun control that was once again brought to the forefront after the fatal shooting involving a Kansas City Chief football player.
Many people in our society think that we could solve the issue of violence if we would just ban guns or at least control them to the point where the average citizen would not be able to own one. Aside from the extremely rare accidental discharge, guns do not kill people on their own. There is always a live person on the other end of the barrel that makes a decision to pull the trigger.
I fully understand that there are probably instances where people died because a gun was available and if there hadn't been then the person might still be alive. But, does that mean that we need to ban anything that could be reasonably considered to be dangerous? What about hunting knives, axes, or any number of other dangerous items that could be used as weapons?
As you can probably guess, I am a huge advocate of the 2nd Amendment. Our forefathers knew that it was imperative that each of us be prepared to defend ourselves against oppressors and they preserved that right by installing it into our most basic of protections – the U.S. Constitution.
Now, many say that guns are dangerous so to protect the citizenry we need to ban them. OK, so now is where the death of common sense comes in – not killed by a gun but rather by people who just aren't thinking straight. What happens if you take guns out of the hands of law-abiding citizens? Do you think the bad guys are going to give up their guns?
So, what would happen if the bad guys still have their guns but the good guys don't? Do I really need to answer that question? Common sense would tell you that someone is not going to mess with you if they think you have the means and the will to protect yourself. But, again, common sense is rapidly disappearing in this country as too many people look first to the government to solve all their problems and provide all their protection.
We have great law enforcement personnel in this area but the fact is that they can't be everywhere at the same time. I like the idea that there are a lot of law-abiding citizens with conceal and carry permits. I feel a lot safer knowing that the good guys can protect themselves against the bad guys – that just makes common sense.
This week another issue made the national news that doesn't fit into the common sense debate but it does illustrate how reactionary we have become in this country. A Penn State sorority made the headlines because they all dressed up in Mexican costumes at a Halloween party and had signs poking fun at our neighbors to the south.
They were wrong in what they did and they should have gotten in trouble with the university – that much is a given. But, come on, it made national news and drew outrage from national political leaders. Give me a break. Since when do the antics of a college sorority rise to the level of national news? No laws were broken and no one was hurt – they made a mistake in bad judgment. But, to hear the commentators go on and on, it was a national disgrace.
We have so many issues that are truly important in this country but yet we have to make a big issue out of a bunch of college kids making fun of someone. Was it wrong? You bet. But in the scheme of things was it that big of a deal? No way. But, in this reactionary society in which we live, every mistake is a crisis and every slight is cause for the PC police to arrive in full riot gear.
Maybe this does fit in this column because if we still had common sense we would know when a molehill should become a mountain and when it shouldn't. But, alas, I fear that our friend common sense may be too far gone for a successful revival and that is reason for mourning.
Kevin Wilson writes a weekly column for the Daily News.


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If this is a Monday that deletes winter from spring and delivers sunshine all the way to Memorial Day, then maybe we really can trust that day. This Monday certainly was not everything we hoped it would be, nor was it something we could guarantee, but we still feel rather bullish about these three quick-hitters from an N-Sider's point of view.
No 1: Congratulations to Nebraska's Media Relations Team, led by Assistant Athletic Director Keith Mann. That hard-working group was more than worthy of another "Super 11" designation from the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), headquartered in Dallas. Tim Griffin, the FWAA's 2010 president and chairman of the Super 11 selection committee, says the award represents "the best of the best" sports information departments that support football. Griffin pointed out that Nebraska is the only school that has won a Super 11 honor from two different conferences and told me that is considered no small feat by the selection committee, which admires the NU Media Relations Team's ability to adapt and adjust to dramatic change. If asked to choose 11 words to describe what fuels 'Super 11' status, the first seven would be culture, content, contacts, conduct, criteria, conferences and coaches. The last four would be media access and player accommodation, before and after practices and pregame/postgame. Nobody does it better than Nebraska, which has a long, proud, half-century history of meeting media demands. Of the 11 schools achieving Super 11 status for 2012, nine are first-time honorees in this four-year-old category. Georgia, Nebraska's New Year's Day opponent in Orlando's 2013 Capital One Bowl, has earned Super 11 status in all four years. USC ranks second with three Super 11s and Nebraska is tied with three other NCAA Division I schools with two awards each. Clemson, Utah and future Big Ten member Rutgers are the only other multiple winners. Kudos to Mann's full-time staff: Jeff Griesch, Shamus McKnight, Jeremy Foote, Matt Smith, Hilary Winter, Scott Bruhn, Annie Wood and Vicki Capazo. Mann's team is uniquely gifted in the way it integrates the efforts of other full-time staff members and student interns to accommodate the media in every way possible. If Nebraska doesn't serve the largest media corps that regularly covers a college football program, it would have be close to the largest. The only other three Big Ten Conference schools that have merited Super 11 honors are Minnesota (2012), Michigan State (2011) and Northwestern (2010).
No. 2: Monday's announcement from Mann's team that Nebraska will host two BTN primetime games struck a chord here. Love opening the season at home in a 7 p.m. CT nationally televised game Aug. 31 against Wyoming, the school that sent Bob Devaney to Lincoln and Nebraska to immediate and unprecedented heights that include the best record in college football over the last half century and 50 consecutive years of home sellouts at Memorial Stadium. A week later, on Sept. 7, Nebraska will host Southern Miss in another BTN nationally televised non-conference contest. Kickoff for that one is 5 p.m. Hey, maybe we can invite Drew Carey to the game. It will be, after all, a five o'clock world when the whistle blows, and Tim Beck will have his offense tuned up and ready because, one week later, UCLA comes to town for the third of five consecutive home games (followed by South Dakota State and Illinois). By the way, does anyone remember Memorial Stadium ever having a 5 o'clock kickoff? Mann can't remember one, but that only means the answer will require some research.
No. 3: How do you feel about Nebraska selling out its men's season basketball ticket allotment six months before Pinnacle Bank Arena opens its doors to big-name entertainment and big-time Big Ten basketball? Stunned is the first word that comes to mind. I mean, I know former players and even loyal donors who were shocked with that development but are only blaming themselves for failing to act. One thing seems certain. If the new season ticket holders are unavailable for just about any game in the upcoming inaugural season, they won't have trouble finding friends, family or others who want in on the action. Tim Miles was the consummate communicator whenever he had a spare moment, and Husker fans bought what he was selling. The next step, of course, is bigger and decidedly more difficult, and Miles doesn't sidestep what he wants to see to help hold up his end of the bargain. "I want everybody to show up," he said. "I want everybody to stand up, and I want everybody to shout at the top of their lungs when they get inside the arena." The fans who shared Miles' vision will be the ones sitting in their precious new seats. Now I know what Nebraska Chancellor Harvey Perlman meant when he said Husker fans seized this opportunity to get in on the ground floor. "You know how we've all watched for a long time those people who bought 50-yard line tickets to Memorial Stadium in the 1920s and how successful that's been as an investment," Perlman said. "It's like buying an insurance policy for future success."
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When asked whether or not the PC version was developed in-house, Dugas told Shack: "No. Well, it was done in-house, but with a partnership." According to Dugas, Eidos Montreal will utilize the services of Netherlands-based developer Nixxes Software BV to bring Human Revolution to PC gamers this August.
For a number of years, Nixxes has been the go-to team for Eidos' multi-platform release calendar. Most recently, Nixxes helped deliver the PS3 and PC version of Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light, a "full featured PC port" of Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days, and porting the PS3 and PC versions of Tomb Raider Underworld. Ties to Eidos with Nixxes goes back as far as bringing Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver to the Dreamcast.
Neither the official Deus Ex: Human Revolution or Nixxes websites make any mention of the partnership; however, various employees at Nixxes have been actively promoting their involvement on the game via social media for some time.
In the upcoming interview, Dugas promises that the team at Eidos Montreal is very involved with the game's PC version. "All the design and changes to the design has been done in Montreal and sent to [Nixxes]," he told Shacknews. "We review the builds. We review and then give comments about what works and what doesn't. It's the same process. It's the exact same process, except that the programmers aren't in the same office. It's the same game and the same creative team taking care of it."
The reason for the partnership is due to logistics, Dugas said. Eidos Montreal was established in 2007 and does not have the manpower to effectively develop all three versions at once. "It was more of a logistic problem more than anything else and having enough people to make sure it's all on the same level, all the time. So, yeah. It was more about manpower and logistics."
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GameFly, the subscription-based video game rental service, plans to make a dramatic entry this coming holiday into the digital market for PC games. The company announced plans to debut an online digital store for PC games within a digital client that includes a number of other features, such as "Unlimited PC Play." GameFly subscribers will have access to "a large and ever-growing collection of titles" for the Windows/Mac that can be downloaded and played as many times as they want.
Users of the client will able to catalog their video games and create personal customized game libraries to share. In addition, GameFly subscribers will be able to manage their queues for game rentals. The client also includes a store where anyone, including non-subscribers, can pre-order upcoming new release games and purchase used games.
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We just completed a trade that went completely by the book. Good comunication and prompt shipping. I would absolutly trade with him again.
We just completed a trade that went completely by the book. Good comunication and prompt shipping. I would absolutly trade with him again.
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tobz great seller everything was as described fast shipping great commmunication. wasnt hapy due to the fact that I THOUGHTthe chrome would have a brighter shine but thats not his fault. i would gladly do business with him again. it wasnt his fault that i ASSUMED.great seller
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Bought some 'Mag gear from me and paid within minutes of agreeing on a price. 100% trustworthy.
Just received a X-valve from tobz and the transaction went smooth. Valve looks as discribed, communication was fast, good deal overall.
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Thanks for all of the feedback. I am only posting in here because a few times people have used the search function and they searched the buyer/trader feedback thread and put my name in the username field. Since I haven't posted before this, they never found anything and just started new threads for me.
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Extremely cool guy. We made a deal and I paypaled teh money, only to realize a while later that the part wouldnt work for me, I asked for a refund and his response was "No Problem". Thanks a ton man.
Class act: he made an offer, I accepted, he sent payment immediately, gave me plenty of time to ship, and confirmed everything arrived safely. Doesn't get better than that, definitely worth trading with.
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A+ buyer, excelent and prompt communication. Would gladly do business with him again. He got a cocker barrel from me.
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T.J. (tobz) is truely one of the BEST people on this forum. This guy has done endless things for me. Not only did he sell me the gun of my dreams in flawless condition at a STEAL OF A DEAL, but he has yet to quite helping a guy out. Tobz has helped me out with general paintball questions, and even did a 3rd party for me. When the tank that he third partied for me did not arrive on time, T.J. went out of his way to 1 day ship the tank for me. Not to mention he is a cool guy to just bull**** with .
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tobz is a great seller as you can see in this thread. he shipped the item as soon as he received payment. i would definitely do business with him again. thanks for the bolt!
Great seller, everything came in as described and as pictured. Good comunication and fast answers to emails.
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EDIT: I have edited this post to reflect the fact that I have now received the item I purchased from Tobz. It took awhile due to some unforseen circumstances, and I am happy with the outcome. I wish he'd been able to respond to my messages in a more timely manner, but stuff happens.
Given that I got what I paid for, coupled with all the other positive feedback he has, I would still do business with him again.
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Wendell Barnhouse is a nationally-known and respected columnist who has spent over 20 years covering collegiate athletics. He has reported from 25 Final Fours and more than three dozen bowl games and has written about the Big 12 and its schools since the conference's beginning. Barnhouse will be updating the Big 12 Insider on happenings and behind-the-scenes information about the conference.
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The Gadsden County Tourist Development Council was in a generous mood during its March 19 regular meeting.
Wayne Gregory asked for $5,000 but received $3,000 to help promote the Havana Merchant's Association's Havana Day and Billy Dean Concert. He estimated the entire event would cost approximately $26,000 this year about $6,000 more than estimated was spent last year on the event. TDC member Matt Thro, said to the best of his recollection the event drew 3,500 people during the day and 1,800 for the Dean Concert. He said about 1,000 tickets were sold for the concert at various prices between $50 for VIP seating and $13 for an open area with no seating.
The practice of the TDC has been to place advertising for pay the media outlets.
Gregory said the 2011 event was a success, although there were some security problems the Havana Police Department did a great job.
TDC member Sherrie Taylor reminded Gregory that the idea of using tourist dollars was to fill hotel and bed and breakfast beds because that's where TDC funds come from. She said when there is an event is using TDC dollars there must be some way to measure the bed taxes.
"I appreciate the ticket sales but lets just figure out a way to measure the bed tax dollars," she said.
Peter Patel also recommended that anyone hosting an event such as a festival or concert suggest that employees of musicians, road crews and other stay at a Gadsden County hotel for the night.
"The entertainment personnel, stage hands and others need to be directed to select local hotels. If they book so many rooms they will get a special rate that way we will assure that at least some will book rooms," said the TDC member who was re-appointed this year after two years off the council.
The $3,000 will also include marketing funds as well as money for a survey that will identify people who will spend the night. The taxes on those overnight stays are what generate funds that are used to operate the TDC.
In other business, the TDC asked Homer Hirt to come back in April after they have had the opportunity to learn more about Riverway South, a research organization that works with eight other counties to promote the rivers and the recreational uses they offer.
The TDC, however, has shifted its focus to mainly include events that can be measured by those who stay overnight.
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It has been apparent that there were Two Howard families in Baltimore. Better stated, I thought there were two, but hadn't found anything to prove or disprove this. Some might call this Conflict Resolution. There may be a third, but I am not ready to go there yet.
I heard Thomas Jay Kemp say in a Webinar, "Don't forget the Newspapers". Oh yeah, I have said that here as well, but after listing to what GenealogyBank.com can provide us. Besides, I needed to look at some new records.
I was reminded that one of the Howards was in the Garrison Forrest section of Baltimore County, when I found a newspaper article about General John Eager Howard. He is one of the Revolutionary War people that I have found using the Revolutionary War records.
I have visited St. Thomas Episcopal Church Garrison Forrest a couple of years ago while doing some Worthington research. Later I have a talk for the Maryland Historical Society about a house "just down the road" in Worthington Valley. I have also Blogged about that house here, Montmorenci.
When I visited St. Thomas, I picked up the history of that Church, and low and behold General Howard was listed in that book, as was the Worthington's I had been researching.
The "conflict" was this Howard family from England in the mid to late 1600's, being Anglican, or the Quaker Howards that came to the colonies much earlier.
From the information that I have on hand, and the information I have from this History book, I can but This Howard line aside for a while, because if may not be the same Howard Line that David Ridgely Howard is in.
Many of the names that I added to my database today are also mentioned in this book from St. Thomas Garrison Forrest. But that's another story (for now)
If only I could find David R. Howard's grandparents.
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After the game, Pittsburgh owner Mario Lemieux, often visible but hardly an everyday presence in the locker room, walked through a nearly empty locker room and bent down to chat briefly with his netminder, who was still sitting at his stall in his pads. Lemieux shook Fleury's hand in what might have been a gesture of thanks, which, on this night, was the overriding sentiment of Penguins fans everywhere.
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well, you are absolutly right on a lot of things. However the point of this is not a company enforcing their rights.. it's a discussion about if they should have the right. Does SP have the right to patent the electro? Other companies HAVE patented things, and noone has thrown a fit about it. Does anyone think it's ok to copy the shocker or Imp? NO. Don't go making those clones, but the basis for the design is public knowledge, and has been for some time.Originally posted by shartley
This has NOTHING to do with SP wanting the sport to grow or not. It has to do with them thinking they have a right to something and are now attempting to enforce that right. We may not agree with it, and they may be wrong in thinking they have a right� but they deserve to be able to state their case in court.
Again� if AGD, WGP, or ANY other company (aside from BE, since folks seem to hate them as well� for running their BUSINESS like a BUSINESS), were to aggressively enforce what THEY thought were their rights, folks would cheer them for it. Enforcing what you consider your rights does not mean you don�t want the sport to grow. Heck, it would actually be to your benefit if it DID grow, all the while getting what you deserve from its growth.
Folks just want to be polarized on this issue because of personal feelings� I can understand that. But at least be honest about it. I don�t think any company listed, if held up to scrutiny on each and every decision they made, would walk away shiny and clean under the same standards folks want to hold the �bad guys� to.
This has nothing to do with who wants the sport to grow or not. But of course, as in most cases, it is common practice to make the other side �look� bad�. whether they truly are or not. It is easier to form a �like� or �dislike� about a person or company, than it is to just look at what is actually happening�.. that is why not everyone makes good Police Officers, or Judges.
And as for this being competitive and just standard jockying in business, that's not true. Patents are inherently anti-competitive. They are there to promote innovation. If noone has the assurance that their ideas won't be stolen, it gives them less incentive to design new things. Patents don't make things more competitve, they eliminate competition. That's not necessarily bad, as you can see, innovation is a good thing. However when someone patents an invention that isn't theirs, what do you do?
So no, this isn't all just a polarization, whipped up by emotional exuberance. It's about intellectual property rights, and their affect on an industry many use and depend on for goods. The argument is that SP shouldn't be allowed to force others to stop producing, because they have no legitimate claim to the invention of these products.
not a major disagreement, I try to be as unbiased as possible. But I've seen enough to know that SP knows that what they are doing is shady, and yet they continue.


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Kembe has been watching his brother and sister go off to preschool for a month now. To be perfectly honest, those mornings have been tough on both of us. He always seems really low when they are gone. Karis naps half the time, and I think a quiet house where he is the only kid is not a familiar scene for him. When we pick the kids up, he seems so relieved. He has also seemed curious about the preschool thing, and recently started asking to go. Last week, he started crying every time they left. "Mwen vle ale preschool" was a frequent request.
Finally, we decided he was ready to go. He started on Monday and had a great day. His English is coming along so well, and it really helps that he is in India's class. He was so excited to have a little lunchbox of his own, and to walk out the door in the morning knowing he wasn't coming straight home. He talked for the rest of the day about how he went to preschool, too, and how much he liked playing basketball on the playground. Today, when I went to pick him up, he threw an out-and-out tantrum about leaving. He wanted to stay and play basketball with his new friends.
Speaking of, this afternoon the kids had basketball practice again. Some of you asked if we were going back after the incident last week. I didn't even think of not going back. I did feel a little apprehension about seeing the other mom, and wondered how I could try to move past the awkwardness of last week. She and her son weren't there. The other little boy (whose mom I didn't talk to) was not there either. I confess that I felt a little relieved, but also bummed if that mom felt she had to remove her kid from the class because of the conversation we had.
A few people chided me for talking to the mom about her son's behavior. I must say, I am in the "it takes a village" camp. I think kids benefit from guidance from their community at large. I generally don't go around scolding other kids, but if I see a child doing something egregious, I will tell the parent. If the parent is not around, I might even talk to the child directly. I would really hope that another parent would do the same for me if my kid did something I missed. It seems strange to me that an adult would observe a child behaving badly and then do nothing . . . but that's just me.
Where do you land on this one? If you saw a neighbor or a kid at the park doing something offensive, would you alert the parent, or talk to the child if they weren't around? Or do you take the stance that it isn't your place to parent someone else's child?
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I, too, would have spoken to the mother about her child's actions. In fact, I have spoken to other mother's more than once in regards to staring at my son. My children were both inter-racial adoptions and my son is blind. There have been times that children have stared at my son as his eye is noticeably (sp?) different, and I have asked a mother to please have her child stop staring. I have encountered moms who abide by my request with a huff or moms who do so apologetically.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous4:08 AM
Yes, I would have said something, too. Perhaps not quite as gracefully as you did, but around here with the neighborhood kids we talk to the kids about how they're doing as well as mild discipline. (nothing too harsh, just "we don't talk like that around here, if you can't behave we'll have to send you home).ReplyDelete
Definitely need a village...
One of my favorite me experiences happened on the soccer field playground. Two ten-year-olds were sitting around dropping the f-bomb loudly with no parents in sight. I snuck up behind them, shoved my head in between theirs, and said in their ears, "there are small children here. Please go take your naughty words somewhere else." The look on their faces was priceless! They left and I laughed at myself the rest of the day. I haven't heard them do it since.ReplyDelete
I think you did the right thing. If you see a kid doing something bad/wrong, unless it is life threatening , you should talk to his parents. No parent can watch their kid 100% of the time. But people also need to handle it properly, and discuss it like you did, not fly off the handle and put the parent on the defensive.ReplyDelete
I wouldn't have said anything at the moment. Some children who are placed in uncomfortable situations that are unfamiliar to them are entitled to react as, well, children. However, I would have watched like a hawk to see if the behavior continued or, if like most children, once they get used to a situation, would have become friends.ReplyDelete
I would not have assumed "racism" at first. There were no names called, just surprise and uncertainty by a child. But I would have been aware and watchful for anything that would hint of the behavior continuing, then I would act.
that being said....it is easier to be objective when it isn't my child in that situation.ReplyDelete
I am a momma bear, ferociously protective, so who's to say what I would have done.
I usually try to redirect my kids when someone is being not nice, but I am sure I would've said something to the parents too.ReplyDelete
My nephews are Ethiopian and my kids are very comfortable with huggins and kissing brown kids. I was thinking about your post from the other day and I am not sure what my kids understand. All of the brown kids they know are adopted by white families and they will most likely have very few "children of color" in their school. I have a lot to think about. We don't talk about race, except to say that God created everyone in His image. Hmmm... lots to think about.
- Anonymous6:40 AM
i just cried little happy tears for Kembe (and you!) What a journey! I have loved reading your blog, following your and your families stories. I have had the honor of being at the heartline orphanage many times over the years and was thrilled when I found your blog - another person who "gets it" and then blogs about it so eloquently!ReplyDelete
I am a nanny, don't have kids of my own, but am still so protective of them - I would have and have talked to other parents/nannies numerous times about things their children had done/said. Because I would want to know if "my" little girls were doing the same behavior.
Also, I grew up in the "village" kind of atmosphere - I'm actually visiting home this weekend....and my mom and I were just talking about this today - my moms best friend/our neighbor used to reprimand me often (when i deserved it - i was a bit of a rambuncious (sp?) kid:) and I LOVE her SOO much for that. I have always thought of her as a second mother.
So I agree with you 100%! I think that it would have been a disservice to your children, their children and yourself if you had not. The world needs more mothers like you and your readers!!!
Yay - Kembe in preschool!ReplyDelete
Kerrie's comment is priceless! Laughing out loud funny.
I'm definitely with you, but I do go too far. I taught (mostly middle school) for years, so I feel compelled to correct behavior. Once I was driving through a mall parking lot in a strange city and a teenager just dropped trash. I pulled up alongside him and said, "Pick that up. Throw it in the trash can." And he did, because clearly I was crazy. And I have the hardest time not walking up to people chewing gum and saying, "Spit that out!"
I agree 100% with what you did. I think that's what is wrong with society today... adults look the other way and ignore. Could write a book about it... drives me crazy! Good job you for saying something. It certainly takes guts!!! :)ReplyDelete
Love your blog and your honesty. You're a great mom! Keep up the good work!!!
- Anonymous7:19 AM
It definitely takes a village, and I appreciate when others "help" me out. I pray that I will be objective about my children if/when someone approaches me about their behavior. I mean I am always on my kids' side, BUT I pray I can assess each situation with an openmind. While my children are precious to me, they are human and fallen and need correcting (as do I). And I've seen too many parents blindly assume that their child is right and "would never have done ..." Really? Wake up, they are kids.ReplyDelete
So, to answer your question...I might have hesitated in talking to the other parent (at that moment), to be sure I wasn't responding out of emotion or being defensive for my baby. But I might have also exploded in their face.
With all that said, I would love for you to provide some suggestions for discussions with my children about race. We are white, my kids nanny is black, and I've honestly never thought anything about talking with my kids about it. It's not an issue, so I'm confused, b/c it seems like talking about race makes it an issue. Please hear this as a request for you to teach me, and not a crack. I rally appreciate your opennness and honesty and would appreciate your insight. Thanks and God bless!
I am a "talk to the kids" type of person and I tend to stick my head in and say things like, "WE are all different and we all play together. You wouldn't like it if someone didn't play with you because you are wearing a green shirt, right? That would be silly. Cool, now let's play. What's your name? This is ________." Of'course that wouldn't have worked with your situation because the kids were in a group. I would've also talked to the coach because it is his/her responsibility to protect and facilitate the kids when they are in his/her care.ReplyDelete
I'm working on talking to other parents because I am the most non-confrontational person....to a fault...but I know that it is of the utmost importance to defend my children, so I will face my fears and do it!!!!
I can't believe those parents weren't there. If they quit because you talked to them, that is pathetic!!! Talk about perpetuating the problem...yuck!!
Oh yeah. If I see any child doing or saying something that I believe can do hurt/harm, I usually look around first to see if a parent is going to step up. Not one around? Then I "correct" as gently as I can. I suppose I should want to do it as much for the offendee's sake as the offended, but usually, I just can't take a kid being hurt.ReplyDelete
I am a "talk to the parents" kind of gal. When they aren't around, I try to redirect the behavior or say, "That isn't a good choice." or "Would your parents be happy knowing you are doing X? I think you need to go find your Mom/Dad/Nanny." Had to tell a Mom a couple of months ago that her child (4+) bit another child at the indoor play park. She was mortified but thankful because she hadn't seen it.ReplyDelete
I was raised in a family where all adults corrected bad behavior, regardless of location of the parents. This has gotten me into trouble with my friends because my first reaction used to be to correct the kid rather than let the parent have a chance to correct them first. So, I try to locate parents now and let them have the first chance. I have a tough time when I know that the parents have seen the bad behavior and do nothing (currently happens each week in my daughter's gymnastics class). I have been trying to use positive talk to all of the kids making good choices, "Wow Sally, you did such a good job listening and following directions today!" because her mom has no clue that when her daughter runs amok during class, it is disruptive to everyone else.
I'm with the majority.The Village majority.ReplyDelete
we were in a local shop about 6 months ago, when my oldest (5 yrs) did something really inappropriate and out of character. The dad of the boy involved followed Hayden over to me (I had my back to the boys at the moment) and told me what had just happened. I had to keep my embarrasment in check, but I was really thankful the Dad came to me. If I'd had no idea, I would have had no opportunity to teach my son what was appropriate behavior in that scene. (I was horrified, and practically RAN from the shop, dragging my kid, but still).
I grew up in a "village" of sorts. I grew up in the country, on a long street with just a few houses. There was a mixture of families with kids, older persons and people without kids. And it was a known fact to all the kiddos that if we stepped a toe out of line, that ANY of the adults would and could be responsible to correct us and report back to our parents. Our parents relied on each other (and the other neighboors) to help each other out with us.ReplyDelete
With my son, I kind of expect that if someone else sees him cut out of line that they (at least) tell me about it. I'm a single mom. While I am the final authority, I do appreciate the help.
yeah. i'd speak to the child if the parent isn't around, for sure. and if the parent is around, i still will talk to the child (and the parent, if it's a big deal) if he/she is interacting with one of my children in a way that i'm not cool with. children should be able to take instruction from other adults, as long as it's done with gentleness and love.ReplyDelete
i think it does take a village, and although it can make us feel uncomfortable sometimes, i think it teaches our children to respect their elders, a slowly vanishing attribute in the coming generations...
- Anonymous10:11 AM
I think there is a fine line...we play at the park regularly and there are a group of nannies who come with children. They (the nannies) sit at the picnic table together and pay little attention to the children, I too am guilty of enjoying the sunshine and free time, but there is little supervision. I had to speak up this week and step in on a group of unruly little girls (5 yr. olds)who were bullying a group of little boys (4 yr olds.)...kinda crazy. I don't normally do that sort of thing, but this weird protection thing comes over me and I can't help myself. I just told them we all need to use kind words and that they needed to move on along and let the boys push their trucks in the sand in peace. My kids are only 2 and 4 so I'm sure it will get more interesting as they grow older and experience new things and environments.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous12:23 PM
I have always worked with kids, so I do tend to help them with their behavior when a parent isn't around, or if their behavior is affecting someone negatively and their parent isn't doing anything about it. I would have done the same thing in your situation. I think if my kid didn't notice what had happened, I would have let it go in the moment, but if they did, I might have stepped in with something like what Calmil2 said -- introductions between kids goes a long way. I do hope the two families come back, but it's their loss if they don't, you can't win 'em all I guess...ReplyDelete
and Rachel, if you're still here... my son came to the conclusion that all brown kids were adopted, and I didn't figure this out until a caribbean woman asked me to hold her baby while she got her things situated, and my son ran over saying... no, shouting... "IS THAT THE BABY WE'RE ADOPTING?????" ...more than a little embarrassing. we had been planning to adopt for a while, looking at websites, blogs, etc, and all the kids he saw were black. We had a neighbor friend who was black, adopted from the US (to Vancouver, Canada) and that was all he knew of adoption. Once I realized this little gap in his understanding, I pointed out to him two of his friends mothers who had been adopted as babies (white women) and explained that most black children to get to grow up in their original families, but not all, and that there are children of all races all over the world who need families.
- Anonymous1:19 PM
I am a speaker-upper but then I am also the girl who would go home and roll through the emotions similar to those you outlined on losing a FB friend...about the 2 complete strangers...and be completely freaked out about seeing those women the next week...and be so relieved when they weren't there...which is why I read your blog everyday...oh, and THANK YOU...for inspiring me to talk about race with my 5 year old son...you are a smart momma...ReplyDelete
I join the ranks of the other school teachers--we are the village that has been trusted to pitch in with society's kids, so it's hard to shut that off as soon as we walk off a school campus. Plus, I personally cannot resist the looks on kids faces when I just lean in and innocently say, "Whacha doin'?" with a smile. Generally, they respond well (and much like Nola said it's clearly because they think you are crazy!) and say something to the effect of, "We were just about to (insert change of behavior here)." Plus, as a parent, I love when people my kids don't know reinforce our values of treating people with kindness, playing fairly, etc. It goes a long ways in helping them realize that we aren't just making this stuff up to make their lives hard!ReplyDelete
I help raise other peoples children for a living so I have absolutely no problem gently correcting children that do not "belong" to me.ReplyDelete
BTW - I had a great conversation with the girls I take care of the other day. They were discussing kids in their class and how one girl "talks like a black kid." I asked her what exactly "a black kid" speaks like and why it was a seemingly "bad" thing. The girls seemed confused and we discussed how it doesn't matter what you sound like or what color your skin was. :) We then talked about the beautiful features of our friends of different cultures. Thanks for making me a more aware nanny!! :)
- Kristin3:56 PM
The sad thing is at the park, so many nannies (or moms even) are busy talking to their friends they don't see the terrible things their kids are doing. So in that case, I tell the kid they weren't being kind and they need to apologize or whatever. But otherwise, I usually take the passive aggressive approach (not good) with other moms and don't directly tell them if I disagree. Instead I try to hint around at how I handle supposed situations. Very few moms are open to direct suggestions (I happen to be a direct person but I find most people aren't and thus, don't want advice). Plus, I happen to have one of the hardest children on the planet to raise and SO many of my own "I'll never do that" or "I'll handle my child this way" has caused me to put my foot in my mouth that I realize I can't make suggestions to other moms unless they are really good friends or family whose kids I know. I've learned that "one size does not fit all" when it comes to kids personalities and parenting.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous4:06 PM
You did the right thing - I have a feeling that your coming forward to those two moms created some sort of dialog in their minds about the whole topic of racism and while you may not have changed their belief systems, I will bet that they are second guessing their child's behavior. Well done.ReplyDelete
I'm a fan of viewing the parenting world as a village definitely. I do - appropriately and tastefully - correct other children or approach parents when something is off in a situation and I am HAPPY when someone else does the same in return. Being "hands-off" in general hasn't gotten us very far...if we see a problem...let's TAKE A CHANCE, CORRECT IT, AND LEARN FROM IT!!ReplyDelete
The older I get, the bossier I get (and I'm a high school teacher), so I tend to get rather confrontational with bratty kids, smart-assed teens, and clueless tennis matrons (with their dull polo-shirted, top-sider wearing husbands). I believe the truth will set you free (especially MY truth--heh heh).ReplyDelete
Seriously, there is enough feigning fawning crap in this world to sink it. You did the right thing. You are my shero.
First, I think you are an amazing mom. I just want you to know that.ReplyDelete
And secondly, I think you did the right thing. I abhor confrontation, but I don't avoid it. Especially when it involves my children. I have surprised myself at the park before because I turn into a SuperHero Confrontation Mama if someone does something to my children. I usually wait for a parent (or in this yuppy town...a nanny) to do something, but if they don't (and they usually don't)... I am quick to talk to a kid. Especially if they are physically hurting another one. And double especially (I made that up)...if they are hurting my kids.
Sad to think that those parents would not have come back because of your conversation...but not surprising. Hopefully, they learned something and are just too embarrassed to come back. Although, now they have taught their kids about not only being racist, but being a coward too. What a world.
- Anonymous4:18 PM
My rule of thumb is to let the parent handle it if they are present and have seen the incident. If the parent isn't to be found, I have no problem stepping in. I am way more lenient and nicer than I would be with my own kids, but I will do something if the behavior I'm seeing is clearly out of bounds. I would want someone to do the same to my kids if I wasn't there to correct them.ReplyDelete
By the way, thank you for the post about talking to our kids about race. I had a gut-check talk with my kids after that. I was pleased to hear that they are getting the message that everyone is unique, we all look different from each other, and God loves us all no matter how we look or talk. We also got to talk about having courage and stepping in if we see someone being treated unfairly.
As for kids noticing race, mine proved it just this past weekend. Two of them were buying dolls with their allowance money. I thought they were buying the same exact dolls so I asked how they were going to tell them apart (to avoid fights down the road). My little one had picked out the "dark-skinned" baby so they could tell them apart. She picked it because it looked the most like her. So, it's not bad, they do notice and we just have to teach them to love and respect everyone.
Being a teacher makes me feel very at ease speaking with other people's children. I just put on my teacher hat and away I go! I find that when I don't say anything I have regrets, and that's never fun. We live in a diverse neghborhood economically and racially & I've never had a problem speaking up when kids need reminders... or help, praise or encouragement, for that matter.ReplyDelete