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Lesson Plans: The Language of Respect, About Lesson Plans (3 clicks)
October 11 2008
Lesson Plans: The Language of Respect. About Lesson Plans: In an age of charter schools, home schools, No Child Left Behind, standardized testing, overstretched public schools, the battle for resouces, voucher plans and evolving notions about special education and special needs, the act of teaching has never been more complicated. In Lesson Plans, a group of teachers chronicle their experiences during the first weeks of the school, offering first hand accounts of today’s classroom challenges f

REVIEW - The Solaris Book of New Fantasy (Part 3) (3 clicks)
October 11 2008
Been quite busy lately. But here's the third part of my serialized review of The Solaris Book of New Fantasy, with comments for another three stories. For those who missed it, part one is here and part two is here. The ninth story in the anthology is The Wizard's Coming by Juliet E. McKenna, a piece about a company of riders running from a terrible mage in a medieval-like setting. It is a short epic that drags on many characters, places, and plot twists to tell a tale of duty and betrayal.

Amy Cohen Efron - ABC’s Supernanny: Baulisch Family - A PLUS / FOUR STARS... (4 clicks)
October 11 2008
Amy Cohen Efron expresses her feelings after watching ABC’s Supernanny show with Jo Frost and the Baulisch Family in Nebraska. This show is extremely tasteful, and it emphasizes a very positive image of American Sign Language! Jo Frost said American Sign Language (A.S.L.) at least over 20 times throughout the show, and I am [...]

Supernanny Signs and Saves Deaf Family! (3 clicks)
October 11 2008
Supernanny Jo Frost faces a new challenge tonight, deaf parents with four daughters who hear normally. The three youngest girls take advantage of Mom and Dad, and older sister Melissa ends up acting like a second mom. “When I’m home, I don’t get treated with respect,” Melissa says, thinking her parents only want her around to babysit and clean up. Dorothy and Kip Baulisch have four children, age 5 -18. The little girls fight constantly. “Jennifer is very, very explosive. She’s always angry

Back from HighEdWeb ‘08 (3 clicks)
October 11 2008
I’ve just returned from HighEdWeb ’08. I came down with a cold the day I left and am just now starting to feel normal, so I was way less bouncy than usual and didn’t attend much of the after-hours stuff. Still had a great time, though. If you’ve been following my Twitter stream, I imagine things got a little confusing there. Here’s where I was all week: Saturday getting sick. getting on plane. sinus pressure + airplane descent = ow. Thank goodness for short regional flights. Located my co-c

Supernanny S05E02 (3 clicks)
October 11 2008
Baulisch Family A deaf couple with four children receives help from Jo. only the oldest of the children knows sign language and is stressed out by trying to help his parents keep the younger kids from misbehaving Supernanny S05E02

Before They Get Stale: Wyatt Cenac, George Lopez and Christian Finnegan (3 clicks)
October 11 2008
Wyatt Cenac compares being a presidential candidate to being a stand-up comedian. [The Advocate] The Daily Show and The Colbert Report suspend hiatus to work through the election and will have a live one-hour event on election night. [Broadcasting & Cable] Deaf comedians perform stand-up comedy using sign language. This is awesome. [Guardian] If you missed Punchline Magazine's 3rd Anniversary show or just want to relive the hilarity, here are the pictures. [Punchline Magazine] Sarah Si

October 11-12, 1492-Columbus Diary (3 clicks)
October 11 2008
Thursday 11 October He sailed WSW. They had a rough sea, rougher than any they had had throughout the voyage. They spotted some petrels and a green reed near the flagship. The crew of the caravel Pinta spotted a cane and a twig and they fished out another piece of stick, carved with iron by the looks of it, and a piece of cane and other vegetation that grows on land, and a small plank. The crew of the caravel Niña also saw signs of land and a branch covered in barnacles. At these signs they b

Before They Get Stale: Wyatt Cenac, George Lopez and Christian Finnegan (3 clicks)
October 11 2008
Before They Get Stale: Wyatt Cenac, George Lopez and Christian Finnegan October 10, 2008 AT 07:39PM | Comments (0) Wyatt Cenac compares being a presidential candidate to being a stand-up comedian. [The Advocate] The Daily Show and The Colbert Report suspend hiatus to work through the election and will have a live one-hour event on election night. [Broadcasting & Cable] Deaf comedians perform stand-up comedy using sign language. This is awesome. [Guardian] If you missed Punchline Magaz

PDA's Newsbucket (4 clicks)
October 11 2008
PDA's Newsbucket • Play.com launches 3m tracks from all four majors >> paidContent:UK • YouTube starts running full-length CBS shows >> paidContent • Fast Company lays off 20 as digital fold into print >> paidContent • Ofcom in talks to prevent digital radio crisis >> Guardian • Sign language YouTube round-up>> Guardian • For News Corp, MySpace offers hope >> GigaOM • Apple shares surge, investors like valuation >> Reuters • Seesmic lays off 1/3 of s

“Can you believe in it?” Saimoe ‘08 [3AB-2] results and [3CD-1] preview (1 click)
October 11 2008
The matches continue to be a close fight, and this time, it was the clash of Hanyuu and San that proved to be a nailbiter, especially for Higurashi fans that got burnt once before. But on the flip side, Seto no Hanayome fans bet all their stakes on this round, with both their characters fighting in separate matches … in the end, both their characters were in the same place in the end of the round. But was that fate victory or utter defeat? And meanwhile, everyone had their eyes on Kirino of

Italy Travel 101 (6 clicks)
October 11 2008
Italy is a very popular travel destination for many visitors. Here are some quick Italy travel tips Italy Travel Tips Try to not arrive when everyone else does: June thru September. Instead aim for the shoulder season where the crowds will less, the prices lower and the queues shorter. Packing light is key to easy trip. One small bag that you can easy carry yourself on and off planes, trains and up and down stairs will give you a lot more freedom. Don’t expect every hotel to have an elevator

Dyspraxia: The Myth of Lazy* (0 clicks)
October 11 2008
http://www.wetcoastwomen.com/2008/dyspraxia-the-myth-of-lazy/. Just this week Jake came home; brow furrowed, and promptly dropped his books on the floor. Whoa, boy. Teen drama. Wonder what this one is. “Mom, I want you to photocopy the letter that the doctor gave you with my diagnosis so that I can take it to school and prove to the kids that I have dyspraxia.” What the….? Jake has been doing fantastic in his new high school this year. He loves his teachers, who understand his disability, a

Nick Keenan is a tyrant, and probably deaf, says the Chicago Reader (1 click)
October 11 2008
Nick Keenan is a tyrant, and probably deaf, says the Chicago Reader October 11th, 2008 Ah, perpetuating a stereotype: I left the Goodman thinking we need to end the tyranny of the great and powerful–and probably deafened–guy in the sound booth. So says Deanna Isaacs in the Chicago Reader’s Onstage blog. Here’s my other favorite line: Didn’t they crank the volume at Gitmo? I can’t, and won’t speak to to Deanna’s experience at this production. It was her experience. But, as a experienced

Ajay leaves Tusshar dumb struck! (3 clicks)
October 11 2008
A few days ago before leaving for Paris, when Ajay Devgan had a chat with Tusshar Kapoor about his next release Rohit Shetty’s Golmaal Returns, little did Tusshar realise what was in store for him. Tusshar, who is presently in Tirupati, says, “Ajay saw Golmaal Returns before he left for London and Paris and told me that he appreciated my work in the film but I must be very particular about the dubbing. Ajay said to give myself completely to the character. I play a mute guy and it’s tougher for

A Dyke and Her Truck: A Love Story (0 clicks)
October 11 2008
- Cynthia Rodriguez My whole life until just this year I always questioned people's obsession with their vehicles. I always viewed it as a shallow, materialistic, self-indulgent preoccupation fueled by the media, upbringing, and pure narcissism. How full of shit was I? That all ended when I finally got my very own vehicle, going through the gamut of a dealership, grueling bank protocols, and never-ending, pocket-draining monthly payments, and then some.... I'm not gonna bother bitchin' and m

Twitter Tweets about Delusions of Grandeur as of October 11, 2008 (1 click)
October 11 2008
angellwings: "I’m out of it for a little while and everybody gets delusions of grandeur." — I heart Han Solo 2008-10-11 01:33:32 · Reply · View Cephas: "I’m standing here in pieces and you’re having delusions of grandeur" 2008-10-10 23:16:03 · Reply · View Cephas: "I’m standing here in pieces and you’re having delusions of grandeur" 2008-10-10 23:16:02 · Reply · View mmurch: @afischer oh the babies Theo and I would raise… peeing on things, deaf, alcoholic, delusions of grandeur 2008-

Michael Barone Sounds The Alarm About the Coming Thugocracy of Obama…"First They Came for the Communists" MSM and Some Conservative Elite Tone Deaf to Their Mortal Danger. (0 clicks)
October 11 2008
Michael Barone Sounds The Alarm About the Coming Thugocracy of Obama…"First They Came for the Communists" MSM and Some Conservative Elite Tone Deaf to Their Mortal Danger. October 11, 2008 – Raila Odinga, Bill Ayers and wife Bernadine Dohrn, Reverend Wright, Father Phleger, ACORN, Joyce Foundation… The list goes on and it is a list from which Barack Hussein Obama has, when it was politically expedient, not only run from but thrown under the bus. All the while the Mainstream Media in it’s love

It's About Damn Time!!!! (1 click)
October 11 2008
An alleged act of sexual misconduct between a male high school student and a female elementary school student enrolled in the Louisiana School for the Deaf (LSD) has resulted in an internal investigation by the Department of Education and LSD. The alleged incident, which reportedly occurred on a motor coach-type bus on Friday, Sept. 26, also resulted in the termination today of the LSD chaperone who was directly responsible for the oversight of the LSD students at the time. Another adult on th

Bonnie Morris on ‘womyn’s’ festival culture (1 click)
October 11 2008
Even in the gay and lesbian community there is a typically American ambivalence toward mother-aged women activists…Psychiatrists blame domineering mothers for male homosexuality, the Promise Keepers movement urges Christian men to take back the leadership role in the family. Female leadership and initiative, in short, are customarily presented to us as a form of social pathology. What is astonishing is not merely gay and lesbian America’s casual disrespect for older feminist activists, who fo

District 10 Football Scores For Friday October 11 (1 click)
October 11 2008
District 10 Football Scores For Friday October 11 By newsroom | - 12:12 am - Posted in Community Events, Local Sports, Pennsylvania, food news Friday Football Score Card District 10 Gateway 30, McDowell 18 Strong Vincent 62, Bradford 0 St. Francis DeSales 41, Cathedral Prep 21 General McLane 41, Central Tech 16 Grove City 29, Corry 20 Girard 28, Northwestern 6 Fairview 42, Maplewood 13 Saegertown 41, Linesville 35, OT Meadville at Slippery Rock Seneca 33, Harbor Creek 21 Union

HillDogs: Obama campaign a corrupt enterprise? (1 click)
October 11 2008
Related: "Team Hillary exposes ACORN network" More ACORN stories: here • Voter-fraud stories: here Clinton supporters sharing evidence for RICO case against Obama campaign If you haven’t been a regular here at HillBuzz, you might not know about Gigi Gaston’s documentary “We Will Not Be Silenced” on the caucus fraud deliberately orchestrated by the Obama campaign during the primaries. Voter intimidation, registration fraud, vandalism, threats of violence, you name it, Obama’s supporters did it.

Teaching Hearing Impaired Children at the Nonverbal Level (1 click)
October 11 2008
Teaching Hearing Impaired Children at the Nonverbal Level Teaching language to nonverbal, hearing-impaired children is in fact, a very controversial matter. The controversy stems from the idea that either of two goals is being targeted. One of which states that after language is learned, the child will be able to communicate orally; while the other states that the child will be able to communicate, not verbally, but manually. Issues With This ApproachAlthough you may think that the best end

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