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QUOTE (IlliniKrush @ Apr 8, 2012 -> 09:00 AM) Finally stopped for a little while at about 1:00am, slept 2 hours, started again at 3:15 and didn't stop for 2 and a half hours. I didn't know that was possible. The person we got it from said just to leave her cry like that, you can't go console her or take her out, she just has to break in. Any other thoughts, let me know. The first night I usually allow them to sleep next to the bed. I've read you can attach their leash to you bedpost, so they can't wander around, and they should wake you if they need to go. Your pup is young, and is experiencing a LOT of stress. From leaving its family, to going to a new family and home, and now sleeping alone in the dark...that's rough. I prefer a more gradual transition to crate training, but many people, in fact most, do it just the way you described. Now that you've made it through a night like that, perhaps the worst is over.

QUOTE (Tex @ Apr 8, 2012 -> 09:38 AM) I wish it was that easy. But that's not how laws are written and interpreted. Common sense tells us that when there is only a year or two it shouldn't be a problem. Common sense thirty years ago was a 15 year old male having sex with a 23 year old woman was OK and he was a lucky kid. Hell a lot of people believe that today. Bottom line, with termination the most likely outcome for not reporting, common sense says that teachers will report. Remove the penalty for not reporting, and common sense may come more into it. But when the law basically says if you have prior knowledge of, and do not report, an act of abuse or illegal activity involving a student, you will be disciplined, possibly terminated, teachers report. And "I didn't think it was a crime" is not a defense. Remember, I'm with you, that common sense should come into play. A teacher should be able to say I didn't believe a 18 and 17 having sex was illegal and should be enough to stop any discipline. But by a strict reading of the Texas laws governing reporting, if later it turns out to be illegal, the teacher is in trouble. How can you blame someone for protecting their career? Again, contacting our on campus cop protects me, and if the relationship is illegal, protects the victim. If it is legal, the cop does nothing, and life goes on. But I agree, teachers should be allowed common sense. But as we move more and more towards national standards and such, teacher judgement is valued less and less. And remember that a teacher having all this information is extremely rare. I would have no way of knowing the age of a non student. I have no way of knowing they are having a physical relationship unless something really unusual happens. Most teachers will go their entire careers without ever confronting this situation. We are far more likely to learn of a student living on their own, being physically abused, being truant while working in the fields, etc. than anything involving sex. A student in my class of 8th graders saying he's having sex with some girl in the next town I can ignore because I have no knowledge, nor would I want any, of the other girl. About the only investigating I can recall being done was involving child pornography when a boy was showing pictures of a naked, underage,female. We followed the law, looked at his phone, and he was turned over to the police. I think your jobs have become more difficult as kids have begun to get into real trouble at an earlier age. There is also a lack of respect for authority figures and their elders in general by kids. However, if legislators try to put you in the role of teachers AND parents, you will likely fail at both.

Alex is 3-7 lifetime against Harrison, and Lillibridge is 3-10...wouldn't mind seeing De Aza take a seat today and playing Brent in center.

It's a great story, but it's one game. Let's see him do it a few more times...

QUOTE (Tex @ Apr 8, 2012 -> 07:35 AM) Schools can't regulate, society does through laws. Just like schools do not regulate child endangerment, we have to report it when we learn about it. Schools have to follow the laws and have to err on the side of reporting. Taxpayers, who would bear the burden of a large settlement if we didn't, demand it. Schools are reporting because the law requires us to. We are trained that we are not police officers, attorneys, judges, or juries, we are teachers and we have a duty to report and allow trained professionals to decide what, if any, actions need to be taken. And of course there has to be something that brings it to the school's attention. Schools should not be out playing detective trying to bust kids. But when events happen and knowledge is obtained, it has to be reported. If you believe society would be better if teachers were not required to report possible cases to police with the punishment of losing their careers if they don't, have the laws changed. No, we just expect you to use common sense and good judgment, which you darn well should have already if you're teaching children for a living.

Take it all back, Alex haters!

Chris Capuano pitching for the Dodgers and Jamie Moyer pitching for the Rockies...don't tell me the NL isn't a s***tier League overall.

Reading this thread a few innings behind is pretty funny...

Nothing wrong with that inning...now let's get something cooking against pornstasche!

QUOTE (fathom @ Apr 7, 2012 -> 07:38 PM) And to think they might have gone after Prince if they didn't get Darvish. Oh my....

QUOTE (Reddy @ Apr 7, 2012 -> 07:35 PM) god this texas lineup is just terrifying. power after power after power. And just when you think you got through it, Napoli comes to the plate...

QUOTE (JoeCoolMan24 @ Apr 7, 2012 -> 07:31 PM) An opposite field approach is a good one. No one wants to be a pull hitter. It wasn't til he started swinging with authority last year that he began to hit. The opposite field approach is his "trying not to get sent down approach."

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Apr 7, 2012 -> 07:20 PM) No, but I'm surprised that it hasn't been tweeted, mentioned in the pregame, or noted by Hawk/Stone if he was. Hawk said he was in the lineup earlier, and they switched it...would imply he's not injured.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Apr 7, 2012 -> 07:15 PM) Terrible work, Rios. You worry about Morel, I'll worry about Rios...

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Apr 7, 2012 -> 05:41 PM) They also get a dividend check back from the energy industry annually. Yeah, in the neighborhood of $1200 or so if I'm not mistaken.

My god, Jamie Moyer is a spitting image of Ed Harris out there tonight...

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Apr 6, 2012 -> 01:37 PM) I bricked my phone ?

QUOTE (chw42 @ Apr 6, 2012 -> 01:22 PM) The plate is super wide for Lewis. He got an inside and outside strike in that AB with Morel. And please, lay off that s***ty cutter Lewis throws. It's never a freaking strike. And Morel's biggest defender is back...

QUOTE (Y2HH @ Apr 6, 2012 -> 07:09 AM) But IMO, that's what makes Obama is a good modern debater...they don't actually "debate" much anymore. Obama does tend to stutter his point when put on the spot, but he has a good speaking voice, so he's not annoying to listen too. In modern debates, they can ask a question, and they often ignore whatever question it was and just reinforce an unrelated talking point or respond to an opponents previous point, despite the debate having moved onto a new subject. I guess you could say Obama isn't very good at old school debates, or debates where the moderators keep things on track, but they don't really exist anymore...more often than not the moderators have little to no control. It's more or less come down to being able to articulate/sound intelligent. And Obama is very good at that. In actual debate presence, coupled with the ability to speak off the cuff, I've not seen anyone come close to Reagan in my lifetime, but of modern candidates, Obama is better than anyone that's tried. ** It's also possible that I only view Obama as a good debater because of the modern competition he's gone up against are that much worse. Just thinking of some debaters in recent years...Bush Jr. (not against Obama, but still), McCain, "Not Bill" Clinton,...the hodgepodge of republican candidates today. This is also probably why people believe Biden is a good debater...he was up against Palin...so of course he looked godly in comparison. I think the best debaters can frame the issues in a way that the average person understands how it affects them and what their stake in the issue is, and what the competing interests are and what the alternative solutions may be. I think Obama does that better than most.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Apr 5, 2012 -> 09:11 PM) Kenny Williams statement regarding the targeting of his son Great statement, but next time, spell Harbaugh's name correctly.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Apr 5, 2012 -> 06:38 PM) I loved Kenny's statement on this. And that was...?

QUOTE (CrimsonWeltall @ Apr 5, 2012 -> 12:20 PM) Resume: I have examined many things in the past. I look at them closely and make note of their characteristics. This gave me a good chuckle. Cheers, my good man!

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Apr 5, 2012 -> 11:47 AM) This speech was at the team hotel the night before, not in the lockerroom. Plus, the Saints had already been told to stop their bounty program a few years prior, so it wasnt like Gregg Williams didnt know that the NFL already was on to him. Saying it in front of a guy who was videotaping/recording it was just sheer ego and stupidity, IMO. And yeah, Im sure there are a lot of speeches that are inflammatory and designed to inspire rage, but looking at what happened here, Williams just thumbed his nose at it all and did it anyways. I am sure you're right...the only effort he made was to use the $ symbol with his hand rather than saying it aloud...

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Apr 5, 2012 -> 11:22 AM) Williams said all this in front of a guy filming a documentary. wow I'm sure nearly everything in the NFL is filmed these days...and I am sure NFL Films has deleted or edited tapes of dialogue just as bad or worse than this before. This is bad for the NFL, insomuch as I am sure a LOT of locker speeches sound like this. And honestly, what goes on in those locker rooms should stay in those locker rooms. They're just battle speeches, right? He's just trying to light a fire underneath his guys, right? It's over-the-top, inflammatory language designed to inspire confidence and rage. But it's bad in light of the scandal, obviously. But absent the scandal, would this be a big deal? Without any other proof, would the NFL take any action against the Saints or Gregg Williams?

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Apr 5, 2012 -> 08:14 AM) Griffin leads with his forearm on every "poster" dunk he does. It started with him putting his nuts in Mozghovs face, and it won't stop because he has the "oh s***" factor. The only time it will get called is if he does it to another superstar. And even then, it will be 50/50 depending on the ref and situation Honestly though, if Gasol is jumping into Griffin and whacking him, and Griffin is coming in with a swinging forearm, what should they call? I'd like them just to not call anything, if they really need to have Griffin making those poster dunks so badly...