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RE: my bolded part: yes, I worked in SPED. :) DD, if the girl had DS, it isn't to assume that she wasn't verbal. Sign is no easier or harder than any other primary language. As a secondary language, it may be even more beneficial. What I don't understand is how people can say that...

No worries. Most people say 'babba-cue', anyway. :cool2:

Grendel, even though you're using the term correctly, there's no point. :/ No one will concede to your opinions, which is rather unfortunate as I find you very refreshing.

If she isn't guilty via American law, how do you know she is guilty? She's innocent until proven guilty. The prosecution failed to prove her guilt. So...this case proved that there was not enough evidence to convict her because she's reasonably innocent.

As if the TSA needs one more reason to feel up my boobies! :o

I took whatdidyousay!'s post to mean that he/she did not want to go. But many HEARING people try to skirt jury duty and I'm sure they're all complaining about this verdict right now! :D At any rate, she was acquitted by a jury of her peers. Twelve of them. Twelve people that the prosecution...

an·ti-Sem·i·tism (nt-sm-tzm, nt-) n. 1. Hostility toward or prejudice against Jews or Judaism. 2. Discrimination against Jews.

I read this thinking, "America's Biggest Teacher? Is that a new reality tv show?" I really need to get more sleep! Derh!! :)

Somehow I wonder if drug users were mostly white people in Florida and Georgia, how would this all play out? Drugs is an 'us' v. 'them' thing. Rx drugs and people who can use drugs and function are not criminalized. (Thinking about you, Limbaugh, Lohan, et al.) Drug use at the hands of...

Jury duty is a patriotic thing. It's part of your civil service. Not sure how right it is to be judgy about twelve other jurors' actions when you don't want to do it yourself.

I do "hmm?" or "pardon?" and I'm hearing. Well, deaf in one ear, so that's probably why I'm constantly pardoning people for not talking clearly enough. :D

Isn't that called politics? :D

I was banned for talking about religion in a historical context, so, yeah, take it with a grain of salt. That being said, I'll venture out on a limb: Re-defining marriage does change it for everyone. When society starts to consider 'bedroom business' as a part of an 'anything goes'...

I think I'm more likely to see someone from the future than I am an alien. Considering all that has been noted about evolution + our knowledge of space + the 10,000 other things that would have to fall into place, eh, no. Bending spacetime sounds more plausible.

I just re-read through parts of this thread and found myself amused. How many times have I heard the case that a Deaf school IS usually the least restrictive environment for d/hh? So when you take girl with d/s and who is deaf (common) and you start to cry, "Well, it's about the academics!" and...

*sigh* She was found not guilty by a jury of her peers- something that's rather extraordinary, considering she is not famous, was quite vilified for three years in the media, and the entire state of Florida was ready to act as a lynch mob. Would you prefer she be ran through the gauntlet again...

Sooo, someone told me that they've seen President Obama being referred to in one of two ways, and I can't remember the exact sign/s, but it was something like: A 'B' sign moving towards an ear (but not in 'deaf' way). An 'O' sign that, and pardon, I don't remember the rest, but that person...

I'm thinking I came on here to wish Alex a happy birthday and I donno where that thread is! D'oh!

What academia do you hail from? Arabs have been using that excuse for YEARS: We're not anti-Semitic; we're Arab! Gimme a break. Antisemitism is just a replacement for the 'hatred' of Juden, or an English version of Judenhass or derogatory Yid (short i). Anti-Semite refers to bigotry and...

It was my polite way of saying to her, 'You are wrong.' Plenty of people take dirt from Israel. It's practically a tradition. Hell, they sell necklaces with Israeli sand. Taking an artifact is another matter.