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This column can be written every year. In fact it is, usually. Except last year. I couldn't muster the energy. It's too depressing to write about all these great high school football players who lack the size to be great college football prospects.
It's hard to get to know these guys and watch them build high school stardom while understanding all along that their career path will likely meet a dead end.
Every year, same heights, same weights, just different names.
College scouts go down the rosters and see 5-foot-6, scratch him off. Five-seven, ditto. 5-foot-5, forget about it. You even have to be outstanding to get any looks if you are 5-8 (See Dee Hart, 2011, U.S. Army high school football National Player of the Year. Hart wasn't even on the initial Rivals.com Top 100 list that spring. But 50 touchdowns in a season will get that scribble removed from atop your name.
Hart ended up at Alabama. How's that for moving up the ladder. He tore his ACL in a summer workout, however, and is rehabbing during what would have been his freshman season.
And this year, like Dee Hart last year, athletes are starting to force the hands of college recruiters. And who can blame them. Recruits are the livelihood of NCAA coaches and their job security. When a coach making a million dollars a season wants to make an investment in his career, he wants to take out the guesswork.
But the trends are changing, and these short guys are too talented to overlook. While some schools stand hard and fast by their recruiting rules, others are beginning to open up their recruiting philosophy.
So who are we talking about this season? There are tons, and one of the best is Gary Holmes at Loxahatchee Seminole Ridge. Holmes is listed at 5-foot-9, but he says he's 5-8, 175 pounds.
At least he's honest. So far he has Middle Tennessee State and Western Michigan offers. I asked one state D I-A head coach what he thought of Holmes and his answer was quick. "Too small. It's a shame, but he's just too small."
In his first two seasons, Holmes rushed for 2,188 yards and 24 touchdowns, against 6A competition. He also runs a 40-yard dash in 4.39 seconds.
"Most schools are just concerned about my height," Holmes said in June while attending the UCF team camp. "It can be frustrating at times, but what can I do about it?"
So, like all the other smaller players, he plays football, and waits.
Some of the top short players in the state do have a few offers. Bruce Natson (5-8, 165) of Lauderdale Lakes Boyd Anderson has even committed to Utah State already. Natson, a wide receiver, had only one other D I-A offer from Ohio, so snapping up the Utah State offer shows the urgency for these players who lack size.
D.J. Abnar (5-8, 170) of Tallahassee Lincoln has the most with offers from Illinois, Iowa State, Middle Tennessee and Southern Miss, but he's listed as an athlete and can play defensive back. There are also super talents like Jamie Gilmore (5-8, 165) of Citra North Marion and Dazmond Patterson (5-8, 165) of Plant City. Patterson, one of the most impressive short players in the state, has only an Ohio offer. Hakeem Lawrence (5-7, 160) of Hialeah Miami Lakes has Western Michigan.
Then there are tons of others with no official offers: Tyler Floyd (5-8, 160) of Orlando Bishop Moore; Nigel Barker (5-6, 160) of The Villages; Brett Biller (5-8, 160) of St. Cloud; Albert Settles (5-6, 155) of Orlando First Academy; Omari Albert (5-7, 192) of Apopka Wekiva; Woodly Oralus (5-8, 165) Ocala Forest, to name a few more.
"Couple schools Northwestern and Purdue and actually UCF, they like me as a player, but at the same time they wanted a bigger person, taller," Omari Albert said. "Most schools care more about the size than actual playing. It's going OK though. I'm just being patient. I've talked to Georgia Tech, Temple and also Washington State and Michigan State. They all want film after the first three games and so by October I should know where I stand in the whole recruiting process."
As for Floyd, who tore his ACL during spring ball last year and missed his junior season, the injury has set him back just a little. And, we do mean a little. He had 16 carries for 125 yards and three touchdowns in winning 34-10 over First Academy on Friday.
"I had schools like Georgia Tech, looking at me, and actually UCF before I got hurt, but once I got hurt, they all kind of backed off and wanted to see how things started off this season," Floyd said. "But since the season started I haven't talked to any coach, so far. I just have to try to play best I can and hopefully the coaches will come around."
"The knee feels pretty good … like back to normal. I think it feels stronger than the other knee, I feel confident in it."
And then last but certainly not least is a well known name in Tampa Carrollwood Day quarterback/linebacker Deuce Gruden ... that's right, son of former Tampa Bay Bucs' coach Jon Gruden. Deuce is 180 pounds of muscle packed into a 5-foot-6 frame.


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Led Zeppelin have announced the complete details of the latest remastered and expanded versions of their first three albums. Each album will be released in various formats on June 3rd. Going forward, Led Zeppelin's other six albums will get similar treatment in chronological order.
All three albums will be released on CD, digitally, and 180-gram vinyl. The vinyl release will attempt to replicate the original packaging perfectly (including 'Led Zeppelin III"s original wheel and die-cut holes).
There will also be a "Deluxe Edition" (available in all three formats) of each disc containing a set of bonus tracks. 'Led Zeppelin 1' contains an October 1969 show from the Olympia Paris in it's entirety. Meanwhile 2 and 3's deluxe editions will have alternate takes and mixes, instrumental backing tracks and previously unreleased songs.
In addition, there will be a Super Deluxe Boxed Set for each album that contains the Deluxe Edition on both CD and vinyl, with a card for high-definition digital download. Also included in the Super Deluxe Boxed Set is a hardcover 70+-page book about the album and a high-quality print of the original album cover, with the first 30,000 individually numbered. The set for 'Led Zeppelin' features a replica of the press kit from that album
You can pre-order all formats except digital from their website. ORDER HERE
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Inside Out"I turn myself inside out.
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Meet Alex Rider in his first adventure: Stormbreaker!
Stormbreaker, by Anthony Horowitz, is an awesome book filled with tons of action. If you like reading action books or like mysteries then you want to read this book because it is one of the best books I have ever read. A kid named Alex Rider lives with his uncle named Ian Rider. One day he arrives at home and the police come to his house. His uncle is dea, they said he died in a car accident but Alex Rider doesn't believe them. Throughout the story he finds clues that his uncle's death was not a car accident it was a murder. Read this book and help Alex find out what really happened to his Uncle. ~Tyler, 7th Grade
I read the book Stormbreaker. This book has seat-rising action that glues your eyes to the book. Alex finds out in the middle of the night that his uncle died in a car accident, according to the police. He grows suspicion that this is not true. he went to the junkyard nearest to the street that he died. He found his uncle's car with bullet holes. This means it was not an accident. He almost dies trying to find out about what happened. He later discovers a secret that few people knew. He gets involved in dangerous groups of people trying to find the secret of his uncle's life. I would highly recommend this book to people who like action, mystery, and realistic fiction. ~Will, 7th Grade
I read Stormbreaker by Anthony Horowitz. It is the first book in the series of Alex Rider adventures. It is a great book. Alex goes through hard times when his uncle dies in a car wreck but Alex thinks that people are lying about the way his uncle died. He always wore his seatbelt wherever he went. You will like this book if you like great books. ~C.J., 7th Grade
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South Pole Temperature:
Average temp... -45.2°C / -49.4°F
Maximum temp... -35.1°C / -31.2°F on day 21
Minimum temp... -52.0°C / -61.6°F on day 19
South pole Wind:
Average wind speed.......... 11.6 mph or 10.1 knots
Prevailing wind direction... Grid East
Maximum wind speed.......... 31 mph or 27 knots on day 21
Maximum wind direction...... Grid Northwest
Average vectored wind....... 056 degrees at 5.6 knots
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Highest pressure... 688.2 mb on day 20
Lowest pressure.... 676.2 mb on day 17
Average physio-alt = 10534 ft/ 3211 m
Highest physio-alt = 10772 ft/ 3283 m on day 17
Lowest physio-alt= 10320 ft/ 3146 m on day 20
Sky Cover:
Average cloud cover (8ths)... 4
Days clear................... 3
Days partly cloudy........... 2
Days cloudy.................. 2
Sunset on 22 March 2013
Average hours per day... 17.5
Percent of possible..... 73
0 days with visibility of 1/4 mile or less.
Balloon flight data:
Number of soundings for the week..... 14
Average height of soundings.......... 20.7 mb, or 26520 meters
Highest sounding..................... 8.8 mb, or 32215 meterson day 21/00Z flight
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February 19th: The temperature of -52.0°C/-61.6°F broke the previous minimum temperature record of -51.6°C/-60.9°F set in 1997.


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Car's aside, we've long regarded carbon fiber as an aesthetics play so after market manufacturers can charge you an extra arm and a leg. Turns out that's not always an accurate assumption, at least in the case of the Carbon Fiber Magic Mouse. According to the maker, the carbon fiber finish provides just the right amount of texture to increase tactile response, which should result in improved accuracy when it comes to swipes, points and perhaps even clicks.
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MILWAUKEE (WTAQ) - A former spokeswoman for Governor Scott Walker's election campaign has been sentenced to 20 days in jail for her second drunk driving conviction.
25-year-old Nicole Tieman of Waukesha pleaded guilty Wednesday in Milwaukee County Circuit Court, after she had pleaded not guilty just a week earlier.
She'll start her jail time no later than June 3rd at the county correctional facility in Franklin, with work release privileges so she can look for a job. Tieman was also fined $950, and she lost her driving privileges for a year.
Her attorney told the Journal Sentinel she regretted her decision to drive drunk, and is taking responsibility for it.
The paper also said the Walker campaign would not confirm that her drunk driving conviction was the reason she resigned.
Tieman quit without explanation last Friday as a spokeswoman for the Walker campaign.
She's listed in online court records under her maiden name, Nicole Larson. The conviction was the result of an OWI arrest in June of 2011, with a blood alcohol level of between 0.08 and 0.15.
Charges in the matter were not filed until a month ago, because Tieman's original drunk driving case had to be settled first.


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How can we improve education in such a way that it promotes, supports, nurture and facilitates creativity?
We all know that our education systems, worldwide, are killing creativity. This is the cause of all the problems on earth because education is the supplier of human capital to all the industries. So, how can we solve this problem in such a way that maximum results are obtained?
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Oct 25 2013: the answer is simple and impossible - reduce class sizes to a one-to-one ratio.
creativity cannot be taught. it can only be fostered with support and time - both of these are logistically difficult in current schools systems.
also, the focus needs to come off assessment systems and onto individual students..many people balk at this idea and cannot fathom education without traditional, standardised testing..
Oct 26 2013: Teaching children how to be creative is very important. We teach people carpentry. Maybe you were referring to mental processes? Teaching children how to think is very important as well. We do that all the time as well when we teach math and logic and philosophy. There are plenty of ways to teach people how to use their thought process to be more creative. Why would you say that creativity can't be taught? I am not getting something here.
Oct 29 2013: I would love to see the text book on how to be creative.
It cannot be taught because it is not like teaching a set of skills as you would with carpentry, even though creativity has obviously been involved in the development of carpentry techniques over the years.
It cannot be taught because it is extremely subjective - it would be the antithesis of creativity itself to assess the level of someone's creativity and make no mistake, in education, this must happen. Not because it is the only (or even a good) way to operate education systems but because of the financial and political elements involved.
What can be done is discussing the value of coming up with new ideas but how would you teach someone to have a new idea other than encourage one?
Allowing time and opportunities to be creative is vital and this should be catered for in schools.
Also, valuing the efforts made by students is important as well as teaching them how to self-evaluate and articulate the process they went through (which would maybe give other students ideas about how to do something similar).
There is also the danger of confusing the process of being creative and the outcome. Striving to create is laudable but the end result often is not (other than it's value as being part of developing the creative process itself).
Oct 29 2013: The only prerequisite is curiosity. Given that, yes I can teach people to be more creative, everyone is inherently creative; it comes with the brain architecture. People could not survive in our society without being creative. Maybe we are using the word differently? This statement would not even be controversial in the neurological or psychiatric field, I am pretty sure.
Yes, I do in fact have techniques that I use to teach people to increase their creative abilities. This is not theory I am discussing. I already do this. Thank you for the book idea. I will get started on it right away. Actually I will incorporate it into the one I am working on now. I feel a little silly for not having thought of it before.
Yes, I am talking about the creative process which is directly linked to the 'product' as you say. The better the process, the better the product. Just remember, the fact that you cannot conceive of how to teach creativity or that your reality model does not permit it does NOT mean that it cannot be done. It just means that you don't know how. Other people with a different way of looking at things may have solved the problem, such as in this case. Thanks for the reply.
Oct 30 2013: my thought is that this is merely one of the current trends in education. Obi Wan Ken Robinson does a nice talk but offers very little in the way of practical application to improve 'the system'.
i agree with you that the potential for creativity is innate in all of us and yet it is an ephemeral concept rather than a set of skills. by setting parameters to be taught or adhered to, you would be restricting the very thing that, at it's heart, requires no restrictions.
that's the main reason i said that it cannot be taught, only catered for.
i cannot agree that the creative process automatically leads to quality content. in fact, it rarely does, so banging on about creativity sounds great and, like so many things in this modern information/propaganda age, looks good on paper but that's about it.
the problems within most educational institutes will not be solved by any current models. the time, money and expertise restrictions prohibit any robust improvements in fostering creativity.
better to encourage a change in attitude in all those people that prefer to see black and white test scores over subjective or individual success criteria because current assessment practices are the greatest limiting factor in education systems and are holding back all kinds of progress.
a student-centered curriculum is far more important than teaching creativity - it puts the reins in the student's hands and this, more than anything else, encourages students to take control of their learning which in turn leads to confidence in their ideas and approach to education.
Oct 30 2013: OK. One of the first things is to recognize that just because we don't understand something does not mean it is not correct. It is important to question the person that says something that we find implausible. That is the only way to expand horizons. Of course if one believes that the already understand the universe under discussion, well then not only can I not teach them how to be creative but no one can teach them anything. You may fit into that category, I don't know but you certainly did not pose any questions. So, maybe you are correct with respect to yourself. I did not mean to say that everyone can be taught, some do not want to learn. That is why I mentioned the prerequiste of curiosity in my first sentence. At any rate, many creative people have discussed the topic. If you were interested it is not difficult to find. I was willing to discuss it but you don't seem interested. Good luck. There is plenty on the internet.
Oct 30 2013: You are correct, of course, Michael, that teaching creativity, or fostering creativity, or removing obstacles to creativity has over the last several decades become quite an industry! There are thousand if not hundreds of thousands of systems in circulation, hundreds of thousands of blogs, books, consultants, training programs...
I think you and Scott may, indeed, have different ideas in mind. I think you may be talking about strategies for encouraging divergent thinking or familiarizing students with an array of design tools, while Scott may be thinking you are saying you have a system for making every child a Leonardo, a Picasso, or a Shakespeare.
I think he is thinking about what some people in the discipline call Big C Creativity and you are talking about something much more universally accessible.
Oct 31 2013: I have misunderstood the point of the thread, my apologies for the 'interference'. I had no idea that serious people thought that they could 'create' another Newton or Russell or VanGogh. I personally see value in asking other creative people what it is that they do and comparing notes about how creativity works within our own (us) minds and perhaps discuss how to apply our own personal techniques or at least explain our techniques so that they might be useful to others. That was my interest at any rate; This is TED after all. Sorry for the intrusion.
Oct 31 2013: I think the question in the thread is wide open! If you look back at what Oduetse asks, the inquiry is about supporting and facilitating creativity. I hear you and Scott both saying that that is both possible and desirable.
In this, as you write, there is and has long been much sharing of ideas.
I think Oduetse and others would be very interested in your specific ideas or approach, as in anyone else's who chooses to respond in the thread..
I believe Scott is a professional musician and brings that perspective to TED.
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An Illinois commission issued a report concluding that people of color facing low-level drug charges receive harsher and more frequent penalties than whites facing the same charges do, the Associated Press reported Jan. 31.
Nearly one in five African-Americans charged with Class 4 drug felonies in Illinois was imprisoned, compared to four percent of whites with the same charges, according to the study by the Illinois Disproportionate Justice Impact Study Commission (DJIS). Disparities were found in 62 of the state's 102 counties.
To address the problem, the commission recommended greater use of treatment and other alternatives to prison to save money and reduce drug use. Inmates serving time in prison for Class 4 drug felonies accounted for 4.4 percent of the state's prison population last year.
Pam Rodriguez of Treatment Alternatives for Safe Communities, said that people of color might go to prison more often than whites for the same charges because they could have difficulty obtaining legal representation, and they might be more likely to accept a plea agreement that would put them behind bars – either because they were unaware of other options, or because poorer communities might have fewer alternatives.
Some commission members disagreed with the report's conclusions. State Rep. Dennis Reboletti (R-Elmhurst) said that the study did not consider "gang affiliation" as a factor that might explain the disparities, according to the Associated Press. Anita Alvarez, state's attorney for Cook County, said that because arrested "minorities" were more likely to be repeat offenders, they were more likely to go to prison.
A pilot program called Adult Redeploy Illinois saved the state about $4.5 million last year by diverting 157 offenders from prison, according to Jack Cutrone, who directs the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority.
The program is federally funded with grants scheduled to end in 2013.
Rodriguez also said that it cost Illinois around $25,000 a year to house an inmate, but only $4,000 to $7,000 to provide treatment.
"We went for years being tough on crime," said Cutrone. "We need to be smart on crime."
The commission's executive summary (PDF) and full report (PDF) are available online.


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A concerned crowd of north DeKalb parents whose small "underutilized" schools are on a list for possible closings heard two critical pieces of information at a lively session with county officials Thursday night: In deciding which of 23 targeted schools to close, academic performance will not be considered and their schools are unlikely to be closed because they are not that far below capacity.
Described as an emergency meeting of the Tucker cluster, the session drew 260 parents from Midvale Elementary, Brockett Elementary and Smoke Rise Charter. They are among the schools being looked at by the Citizens Planning Task Force for possible closure due to Dekalb's $88 million budget deficit.
The parents were disappointed in the lack of consideration of academics since their schools are doing well, but were delighted with the prediction from DeKalb schools planner and forecaster Daniel Drake that there are other schools on the list with far more worse enrollment to capacity ratios that are more likely to be closed.
Drake also told parents that the decision to not weigh academic performance in deciding school closings came from "the powers that be" and those "above my pay grade."
Of course, being DeKalb, parents weren't completely reassured by anything Drake said because as several people noted, weird things happen in DeKalb. (Little did any of us know that a few miles away from our meeting in Livsey Elementary the DeKalb school board was discussing the temporary stepping down of Superintendent Crawford Lewis now that he has become enmeshed in the DA's school construction probe. So, yes, weird things can and do happen.)
Drake clarified initial news reports that only schools with 300 or fewer students would be closed since the cluster schools in Tucker have enrollments in the 400-plus range, The issue was not a set number of students, but whether the school had far fewer students than its capacity allowed. He also said the four schools were a general target, but that it could end up being two to six schools that are closed.
The possible closings put the cluster schools in an awkward position, pitting each against the others in a quest for survival. While the schools are all part of the same feeder system and many of the families know each other from swim teams and church, it was clear the parents at each school were intent on saving their school. One of the most ardent groups was Midvale, which showed wearing the school's color, green, and had the only sign in the front of the room: "Money can't buy education: We love our school."
Of course, money can buy education, and it's a dearth of funding that has led DeKalb to the desperate point of closing schools. The citizen task force meets March 9 and April 13 to discuss which of the schools should close. The school board gets the recommendation on April 14, holds two public hearings on May 6 and May 11 and then casts its final vote on May 14 .
At that point, a week before school concludes for the year, several DeKalb communities will be upturned as parents learn their neighborhood school is closing and their children are going to a new school next year. There will likely be a run on transfers if kids are reassigned to lower-performing schools.
The parents were told that the school board does want to hear from them about their schools and why they should remain open. That led to some audience rumblings that Smoke Rise Charter received earlier notice that it was on the list of possible closures because it had a local ally on the citizen task force so it was able to already launch a campaign. Parents at Smoke Rise have met and created a PowerPoint on the crisis.
At the meeting Thursday, Smoke Rise shared that PowerPoint, which summarized the facts of the closings and presented strategies to respond. While the other parents appreciated the well-done PowerPoint, there were a few huffs that the school could assemble such an effective Powerpoint because of its earlier notification.
The parents also received advice on how to respond and fight for their respective schools from area assistant superintendent Terry M. Segovis, who counseled them to bombard school board members with short, concise and fact-rich e-mails about why their schools deserve to live on.
Wanting to avoid traffic, I arrived at Livsey pretty early and expected to find an empty parking lot. I did not. I found parents already in their seats, principals and assistant principals on hand and a clear consensus that they were not going to give up their schools without a fight.
Good for them. A school is far more than a building that educates students. In many communities, the school becomes a focal point, the connective tissue that brings together families who otherwise would never have met. Yes, kids will survive a transfer to another school. But it is a lie to pretend that a shuttered schoolhouse where hundreds of children and families once found friendships does not take a toll on a neighborhood.
There is the obvious impact on property taxes, as audience members cited in their questions, but there is a psychic toll, too, from losing a neighborhood center, from walking past a silent, empty building where you once attended talent shows and carnivals and science fairs. (The shuttered schools will likely not be sold since DeKalb learned from its experience in Dunwoody that it is a mistake to sell off property when you close a school and then have to buy very expensive land 15 years later for a new school when demographics shift, said Segovis.)
February 26th, 2010
9:06 am
Dekalb should consider leasing closed schools to start up charters rather than let them set and deteriorate are pay to maintain them.
February 26th, 2010
9:06 am
or pay
February 26th, 2010
9:13 am
Mo, according to charter law—the school system must maintain property—i would think that a $1 a year lease with waivers requiring the charter to maintain property and liability ins.would work—but then i'm no attorney
February 26th, 2010
9:13 am
So when the committee goes to close schools in poorer and less empowered neighborhoods, what then?
While I appreciate the passion of these communities, and believe that redistricting could solve their enrollment challenges, it is important to note that no community wants to see its school closed. And simply because the parents don't have the resources, skills or knowledge shouldn't make their school more vulnerable than a school that does.
DeKalb must close schools. It is about money, but not just operating funds. DeKalb is no longer eligible for state construction dollars because DCSS has so many empty seats. This is a big problem in a school system with a rapidly aging infrastructure.
It is a shame that school closures are being done in isolation. Redistricting is also desperately needed.
February 26th, 2010
9:20 am
Write your board–
No the real shame is places like gwinnett–where they continue to build knowing they will never fill the buildings.
February 26th, 2010
9:23 am
Commission charter schools are not given the same privileges/rights as it relates to surplus buildings as system approved start ups.
February 26th, 2010
9:44 am
perhaps the commission should re-convine
February 26th, 2010
9:49 am
Write your board.
I wholeheartedly disagree. A school is a representation of the community that surrounds it, and as such those very factors you mention should be taken into consideration. If the test scores are abysmal and parent participation non-existent in addition to low enrollment–those schools should be at the top of the list to go. Dekalb hasn't met AYP as a district in a while, and closing down schools that perform well and have demonstrable community support would be foolish.
Many times poor people are less empowered because they CHOOSE to be. They have access to the same libraries, board meetings, political representatives, and the like that everyone else does. For a great majority, they are just not interested in taking advantage of it. Stop making excuses and start making changes. I worked in APS in the front line with many of the very parents you describe I assure you they just.don't.care.
February 26th, 2010
9:49 am
It isn't the commission, it is the law related to surplus properties.
February 26th, 2010
9:50 am
What "privileges/rights" are you talking about? The well-established, system-approved charter International Community School (ICS) wanted to use Forest Hills when it closed 3 years ago, the community was very supportive of the idea, and the Board either (depending on who you speak to, as no decision was made public, natch) turned it down or wanted so ridiculously high a rent as to make it impossible.
February 26th, 2010
9:55 am
then perhaps the legislature should be approached—either way i see this policy as a toatl waste of taxpayer assets
February 26th, 2010
10:11 am
Where can we find the list of possible closures?
February 26th, 2010
10:11 am
The county should redraw its lines first and then decide which schools to close.
February 26th, 2010
10:18 am
Taxpayers want school systems to provide front-door bus pick-up service for delivery to our neighborhood school and they want all this without the requirement to pay taxes to make it happen. I simply cannot figure this one out. Y'all help me understand how schools are supposed to be able to provide unlimited services without the funding to pay for it.
February 26th, 2010
10:25 am
NA, list of closures is here: http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/public/cptf/CPTF_Mtg_1_Presentation_20100209.pdf
February 26th, 2010
10:28 am
"Y'all help me understand how schools are supposed to be able to provide unlimited services without the funding to pay for it."
PFM works. (pure–magic)
February 26th, 2010
10:37 am
"Y'all help me understand how schools are supposed to be able to provide unlimited services without the funding to pay for it."
That rather describes a lot of problems. Schools, Education, Health Care, Car Insurance, home mortgages, etc. We want stuff for free or close to free.
February 26th, 2010
10:37 am
Maureen, I have a comment that was caught in the filter for the earlier blog. Could you place it in this blog as it may be more appropriate here.
February 26th, 2010
10:40 am
JimD, one recommendation for closed schools is to lease them to the county for greenspace. Some communities in DeKalb don't have much thus this could be a good PR move. If there is a need again for a school in that location, the county would provide it back to the school system.
At the end of the day, this is tax payer dollars. Wouldn't it make sense for both entities to collaborate on behalf of the citizens?
February 26th, 2010
10:40 am
Tucker, learn a lesson from Nancy Creek. Tax payers, learn a lesson from closing of Nancy Creek. It was all a sad sham, and had nothing to do with academic performance or the fact that Nancy Creek was a jewel in DeKalb. Dr. Lewis does not care about our children; he cares about lying about ciphoning gas out of his car. It's pathetic that this farce is still going on.
You can fool some people all of the time and all people some of the time, but not all people all of the time.
February 26th, 2010
10:45 am
Ernest–Raise trees or raise smarter better educated kids—you decide
February 26th, 2010
10:49 am
JimD, I think you and I are cut from the same cloth in this area. I'm responsible for raising better educated kids, not the school system. I do look for them to help but ultimately it is my responsibility. Time will tell if we did a good job….
February 26th, 2010
11:15 am
Make the empty buildings community service building, rent them out. Start looking at developing a marketing plan for businesses to buy the buildings and all that they could with them.
Buildings need to be closed because there are not enough children to fill all of the space.
February 26th, 2010
11:16 am
What are the unintended concequences of this? Good and bad?
While I want to point the finger at DeKalb on this one, I can't (yet) as they are trying to reduce spending. Anyone with more inside knowledge on other things that can be cut first? I'd like to think closing a good performing school is a potential emotional play for something else…
February 26th, 2010
11:18 am
Say What?
They could fill them as commissioned charters—lessening the load at surrounding schools
February 26th, 2010
11:35 am
DeKalb Conservative, DeKalb County Schools has more facilities than any other school district in the state. This is only part of the complex puzzle to attempting to reduce costs. There will be both maintenance & operations along with labor savings by doing this.
Since overall labor costs are said to be 91% of the budget, obviously reducing this must be considered. It must be done in a strategic manner, with impact to classroom learning being a factor.
I would love my children to be in a school with less that 400 children and less that 15 students to a class. I don't think that citizens with 900 children at their school with 25 or more students in a class will want to pay for me to have situation. Add in those that do not have children in a school and that is where the discussions begin.
February 26th, 2010
11:36 am
Sorry if this appears twice, it seems the first version got eaten by the filter.
Lynn– What "privileges/rights" are you referring to system approved charters having? The system approved, well-established charter International Community School (ICS) attempted to lease Forest Hills in 2007 when it closed (BTW, Maureen you seem to have missed that, given your comment). The community was very supportive of the idea, but the Board either (depending on who you speak to, of course no public announcement was made) just didn't want to lease it to ICS or wanted rent so high as to make it not possible. So Forest Hills sits empty.
February 26th, 2010
11:56 am
I live about a 1/8 mile from Forrest Hills elementary and it is starting to decay and bring troglodites to our neighborhood. Some low life sprayed graffiti and turfed the lawn behind the school. Muesuem School officials say that Dekalb scoffed at them about leasing the property.
How about sell it to a developer and make lofts???
February 26th, 2010
12:00 pm
Maybe if the board and district stopped overpaying administrators, engaging in criminal behavior and encouraging corruption-we'd have the $$$ to educate our kids.
February 26th, 2010
12:14 pm
Doesn't it seem obvious that the best move would be to improve the educational system in DeKalb county?? That way people would move here and have the confidence to put their kids in the schools and the people that already live here could save a few bucks by taking their kids out of pricey private schools and put them in this system. That is how you take care of your enrollment problem, addkids, not give up and close schools.
February 26th, 2010
12:20 pm
redistricting IS in fact in Phase 2 of the Task Force's job. School closures is Phase 1. So, we'll get 2-6 schools closed THEN we will have resdistrciting done…most likely next year. After this is done then we will even perhaps have to look at closing middle schools and highschools as well. It's a terrible situation.
February 26th, 2010
12:22 pm
Cordelia, I completely agree! The years of excessive spending, administrative shenanigans & corruption in DCSS is the problem. If they had redrawn lines long ago before spending untold millions on building new facilities that weren't truly needed (but lined certain individuals' pockets), the deficit probably wouldn't be so overwhelming. Also, certain administrative personnel get paid more than the US President! Effective long-range planning and the willingness to alter draw-lines would have prevented a lot of this! Granted, no one could have predicted the severity of the economic downtown, but frugal spending as a rule would certainly help in any situation.
February 26th, 2010
1:40 pm
ICS has the right to sue DeKalb County for the property. Any locally approved start up charter has the same right in regards to any vacant property.
Dr. Lewis had planned on using Forest Hills for a single gender school, which DCSS can no longer afford.
February 26th, 2010
2:05 pm
Mr. Segovis stated last night that buildings cannot be sold because they feel that they'll have to turn around and buy new ones when the population surges again in a few years. In addition, they feel they wouldn't get any value for them in this economy.
I fully agree with Better Education Please… if DeKalb were offering a quality education, we wouldn't be facing this crisis.
February 26th, 2010
2:17 pm
Right, Lynn.
ICS, which is dependent on DCSS for its charter, and, like any charter, running on a shoestring budget, is going to spend money it does not have to antagonize the very people who could write it out of existence. Quite a privilege.
February 26th, 2010
3:42 pm
llllllllllllllllease not SELL
February 26th, 2010
3:54 pm
The issue of obtaining closed school facilities is a complex one, governed by both state law and the preference of the county. DeKalb has a right to fear that changing demographics may require them to rebuild the very schools they sold in five or ten years, when the property they need to do it is no longer available, or available at so high a price it cannot be purchased. So when they want "market value" for their property, as Crawford Lewis states in the 2/9 Task Force meeting minutes, what they really want is replacement cost. In the case of Forrest Hills they wanted $15MM as I understand it, for ICS to purchase, and then steered them toward Hooper Alexander, a facility no school in their right mind would want. Also, Forrest Hills, though far better then their current facilities, is not the right long term solution for ICS, as so much of the property is in a flood plane that no reasonable expansion could occur. I believe ICS would be better served to take control of their own destiny, rather than continue to wait years hoping DCSS will change their culture.
ICS could conceivably sue, but as they are dependent upon DCSS for their charter this would hardly be a smart move. Years of negotiotiation, however, have netted nothing. I do not believe ICS will ever be allowed access to one of the empty facilities, and if they were it would be in lease periods so short they could never obtain commitments for the necessary funding. No foundation will fund costs for a charter school to obtain or renovate a facility can be jerked out from under them in 3 or 5 years – foundations want a ten year commitment, which DeKalb is unlikely to make. It is, therefore a Catch-22.
The state commission charter schools such as The Museum School of Avondale Estates, are a different animal. They have no right to "excess" county facilities in any scenario. Only county chartered schools must be considered for occupancy under the law passed this past summer. So The Museum School could only purchase or lease a facility if DCSS allows it out of the goodness of their heart. This is rather unlikely, since DCSS is spending a portion of their limited funds in a lawsuit to prevent the school, and all state charter commission schools, from opening.
The Museum School must work from private funds or funds obtained from foundations for their capital facility costs, and the same limitations apply for as for any leased facility.
The sad fact is that DeKalb parents will continue to take their children out of DeKalb public schools without a sea change in personnel, culture, and results. Boards such as DCSS that operate unethically, without transparency, and without consideration of input and in defiance of checks and balances provided by the community, will fail, as will the school system beneath it. DeKalb is undergoing a permanent change, as parents regain control of their children's future. There is a reason so many schools are being chartered – parents only have ONE CHANCE to educate their child, and they are no longer willing to bet on a hope that their school system, doing the same thing over and over, will somehow produce a different result.
February 26th, 2010
4:00 pm
I agree with both Tonya T. and Cordelia. Schools with uninvolved parents and poor academic performance are never going to improve. Close underperforming schools and re-route those children to high-achieving schools with active parent participation so that those children from underprivileged neighborhoods can benefit from the high level of support. When I volunteer at my son's school, I am not just helping him, obviously.
I think the level of graft and corruption in DeKalb schools is the primary problem that needs to be dealt with here. How much have Crawford Lewis, Pat Pope, and all their cronies stolen from DeKalb students.
And by the way, I am sick to death of people complaining about paying taxes to support schools when they don't have kids.
Good schools benefit the entire community. You don't want your home broken into? Well, maybe if the kid who broke in had a decent school to go to and teachers who gave a damn, he would have chosen a different path? Want to complain that the store clerk doesn't speak proper English? Make sure she has a good English teacher at a decent school. Want to ensure your property values don't deteriorate even further in this crime-riddled county run by corrupt officials? Make sure your neighborhood school remains strong to attract new young families into the community.
February 26th, 2010
4:32 pm
Thanks Laura.
Basically TMS (or any other commission charter) has no right de jure to DCSS buildings and ICS (or any other system-approved charter) has no right de facto, so it pretty much amounts to the same thing.
February 26th, 2010
5:28 pm
Folks, I live in DeKalb and have students in the public schools and pay plenty of taxes. We have to close some schools and consolidate others. We have an $88 million shortfall for the coming year and the following year is projected to be just as bad if not worse. Yes, it is painful and disruptive but it has been done in other cities and communities. APS has been closing its underutilized schools.
And yes I am disgusted with the many years of administrative excess. The school system is very top heavy and needs drastic trimming. But the system must cut back on all levels including consolidating schools.
If we have an empty building that the Museum School is willing to pay a fair rental price for, then the system should negotiate a lease.
February 26th, 2010
7:05 pm
Good post DeKalb Mom!
February 26th, 2010
7:43 pm
"Hurry Daddy! We can take over! Just like in Clayton! Call Uncle Glenn!"
February 26th, 2010
8:05 pm
PS Parent–
Not just the Museum School. Most of the charters would like to have a fair shot at a decent lease for DCSS property. Probably not going to happen unless we get a much different BOE.
February 26th, 2010
8:33 pm
My understanding is that the Museum School's first preference is to be within the City of Avondale Estates. Forest Hills is not, it is however within their school district.
February 27th, 2010
8:15 am
Bubba….One difference between Clayton and Dekalb. Dekalb's Board isn't infiltrated by members of an offbeat union for bad teachers whose mission it is to destroy the school system.
February 27th, 2010
3:34 pm
My daughter was a student at Chamblee Middle School some years ago. She and I were shocked to see its condition when we passed by recently. It looks like a prop from the movie "End of the World", or like it had been in a very smoky fire. It's all empty and gray and just sitting there totally unused. What a shame. I certainly would'nt want that monstrousity sitting in my neighborhood.
February 28th, 2010
10:29 pm
One former site they have leased out or sold is the old Northwoods Elementary site now occupied by Yeshiva High School To my knowledge DCSS sold it for a fair price but has the option to by it back if they need the school site.
March 1st, 2010
1:52 am
DCSS Parents, The time to forward communications to Board members is now. If you have not already done so, please take the time to present your opinions to them, e-mail or call. Budget trimming decisions will be made in April that will impact the system, with C Lewis away, it is going to be an interesting time. He has said that magnets are off the table – If you have an opinion about this, please let it be known. Though I think that these specialty programs are wonderful, we should look closely at the areas of our system that need trimming and frankly, this is one. Magnet settings cost more money, the transportation costs are in the millions. It has always been a controversial topic but parents have tolerated the inequality. It is time to speak up and let the board know that decisions should be made in the best interest of ALL of the students in the county.
March 1st, 2010
1:29 pm
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Brad Feldman and Jeff Causey recap the Revs' controversial 2-2 draw with the New York Red Bulls on October 5 at Red Bull Arena.
As we discussed on this week's Far Post Podcast, Revolution analyst Tim Crawford had a fun idea earlier this week (presumably at lunch or between algorithms) - a heat map of Jay Heaps' movements throughout the course of a match. Behold, the "Heaps map:"
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This week on State of the Revs, Abby Chin chats with Jay Heaps, Jeff Causey recaps the Revs' 1-1 draw with Houston while Brad Feldman provides analysis on the match. Plus, Jessica Camerato sits down with Matt Reis.
This week on State of the Revs, Abby Chin chats with Jay Heaps, Brad Feldman and Jeff Causey recap the Revs' 2-1 win over D.C. United, and Revolution strength and conditioning coach Nick Downing gives an inside look into his role on the team.
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Brad Feldman and Jeff Causey recap the Revs' 2-1 win over D.C. United at Gillette Stadium.
The MLS 24 Under 24 list has been fully revealed over at MLSSoccer.com. Despite having three(!) players in the top 10 (Andrew Farrell #9, Juan Agudelo #6, Diego Fagundez #5), Revs fans do have a legitimate gripe when it comes to second-year midfielder Kelyn Rowe - who did not make the list at all - let alone finish in the top 10. Jeff Lemieux (as always) puts things into perspective:
Think about this. #NERevs are all over #24under24, perhaps most exciting young team in @MLS. And already in a playoff race. #FutureIsBright
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I think we can all agree that list or no list, this team's future is very, very bright.
MLSSoccer.com's "Armchair Analyst" Matt Doyle also thinks Rowe should have made the list:
Why he's on my list: Same reason he'd be on everyone's list if the votes were tallied now: he's arguably been the league's second-best attacking midfielder since the end of July. Once Jay Heaps moved Rowe central, he became a force.
So congrats to Andrew, Diego and Juan for making the list and just think - Kelyn Rowe has two more years of eligibility for this list. He'll be there next year.
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On this week's State of the Revs, Abby Chin has her weekly chat with head coach Jay Heaps, plus a sit down with Revolution President Brian Bilello. Plus, Brad Feldman and Jeff Causey recap the Revs' controversial 3-2 loss to the Chicago Fire last Saturday.
Kelyn Rowe is turning heads across the league with his recent hot streak. From this week's Weeky Update:
"Since August 17, the second-year midfielder has scored five goals and added one assist, and has recorded at least one point in each game … the five-game point streak is tied for fourth longest in MLS this season … on the season, Rowe has seven goals and seven assists in 27 appearances."
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An increase in credit card solicitations, delinquencies and fruitful sign-on bonuses indicates 2012 may, in fact, be a big year for credit cards.
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Ken Lin, CEO of Credit Karma -- "2012 should be the year for rebuilding credit. Consumers can take proactive steps by reviewing their credit report for errors, creating a plan to pay down any existing debt, and monitoring and tracking their credit scores to gauge their success." (Estimate your credit score for free.)
John Ulzheimer, CEO of SmartCredit.com -- "When choosing between retail store credit card debt and other general use credit card debt (like Visa or MasterCard), choose to pay off retail store card debt faster. The rate on those cards is 10 percentage points higher on average, so you'd be exhausting the most expensive debt the fastest."
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Tim Chen, CEO of Nerd Wallet -- "For those who are carrying a manageable balance, if you're paying more than 10% on your credit card, call a few local credit unions and see if they can do better. Chances are that they can beat your bank's rate, no matter where your credit stands."
Curtis Arnold, CEO of CardRatings.com -- "The first half of 2012 should be a great time to shed debt incurred in 2011, including holiday debt. There will be some great 0% (no interest) balance transfer/teaser rate offers for up to 18 months that consumers can take advantage of."
Adrian Nazari, founder and CEO of Credit Sesame -- "So many people focus on coupon-clipping and penny-pinching, yet continue overpaying on their mortgages. So in 2012, instead of wasting hours of your valuable time wondering how to split your hard-earned dollars, resolve to look at the big picture -- the big debt picture -- and you may be surprised at the savings you're able to find." (Try this calculator: Should I refinance?)
Beverly Harzog, card expert with Credit.com -- "Remember that you're the boss. If you have excellent credit and you have a credit card with a high interest rate, call the issuer and negotiate. This can be really effective if you have a few low-interest credit card offers in hand from a competitor. You're the one who decides which credit card issuer gets your business."
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Since the release of Windows Vista, Creative has lied about their Sound Cards being 'Vista Ready'. Users found their cards feature crippled. Creative insisted that features such as Decoding of Dolby Digital, DTS signals and DVD-Audio which worked fine in WinXP, would not work on Windows Vista. With Creative releasing less than one new driver a year, things seemed bleak. Fortunately, a talented user, Daniel_K, was recently able to fix many of the drivers, enabling the incompatible features and also fixing many bugs. Feeling a little embarrassed that they had been caught out Creative decided to put a stop to this. They removed all links to his modified drivers, and banned several users who were posting links to the now banned drivers.
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The "Francis" film – update, August 2014
We're pleased to say filming took place at Hilfield Friary as planned during July. It was widely considered a success. No film's without its moments of panic, but this one went pretty smoothly. The experience was enjoyed by all – director, crew and actors but also by the host community at Hilfield, many of whom found themselves among the cast. We think "Francis" is going to be a fresh and striking look at the story, simply shot in modern dress and presenting Francis as an attractive and compelling figure for contemporary and especially younger audiences.
Do have a look at these early stills – two images from the film itself, and two others. They include both the younger and older Francis.
So at the beginning of August we now have large amounts of film "in the can", and a lot of optimism about the eventual result. What next? Firstly much reviewing of the footage, then intensive editing throughout September to include sound, music and the specially commissioned painted stills showing Umbrian scenes to complement the Dorset setting.
Then in no time after that we need to be promoting and marketing the film, hoping to ensure DVD sales but also to try to get a foot in the door at one or two film festivals and if possible with a mainstream film distributor. If you have any contacts that might help us with this promotion, please let us know! With a bit of luck "Francis" may be available in time for Christmas 2014.
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Summer camp is traditionally a place where kids get together, run around, swim, play games, maybe ride horses. And then there's one particular camp that's taken the games-playing to a new level.A Largo, Fla., Country Day School summer camp has been running a "Hunger Games" themed tournament, where 26 participants are expected to fight one another to the "death," as the young people in the fictional "Hunger Games" books and movies do.In a piece reported by the Tampa Bay Times, the adolescents don't really fight to the death -- it's all playacting. But the way the kids take on their roles means they end up telling each other things like, "I will probably kill you first" and "I might stab you." The children "kill" one another by pulling flag belts from their enemies' waists, and the camper with the most "lives" when the tournament ends wins. But the staff at Country Day School has received worldwide attention for choosing a "Hunger Games" theme for its program that ended last week."Real-Life Hunger Games Camp Where Children Expect to Fight Each Other to the Death Exists" was the title Vanity Fair used for its website report of it. Other sites like The UK Daily Mail have also written versions of what happened."Everybody -- when they hear Hunger Games -- they think death, fighting, children ... stuff like that," said 12 year-old Alyssa Stewart. "That was not the case at all for the camp. The camp was mainly team-building and trust."The story in the Tampa Bay Times quoted clinical psychologist Susan Toler as saying the camp idea was "unthinkable," noting that "when [children] start thinking and owning and adopting and assuming [those killer] roles, it becomes close to them. The violence becomes less egregious."In a statement posted to its blog, Country Day School denied that it encouraged violence. "Country Day School always prioritizes the emotional and physical safety of our students," the school wrote. "As we purposefully promote peace and kindness with all of our students, it is unthinkable that Country Day School would ever support or encourage violence."The school also explained its decision to offer a "Hunger Games" camp: "After careful consideration, we decided to offer a camp for middle school students centered on 'The Hunger Games' in response to adolescent interest in the popular book trilogy. "Our decision was predicated on the development of a curriculum that replaced any subjects of violence with positive themes of character development and team building.""I think the point of the camp was teamwork and learning how to survive with a partner," agreed 12-year-old camper Rylee Miller. "The Hunger Games is pretty dark in the books, but we're trying to put it in a teamwork-like way."Rylee's mother, Kelly Miller, said she was 'perfectly fine' with the theme."You have cowboys and Indians back in the day," she said. "You've got Star Wars ... you have Harry Potter. Now you have Hunger Games. There's going to be another one. There will always be another one."She, however, did say camps should err on the side of caution."I think you really have to know the administration and the school that's going to provide that camp and you have to trust and understand the expectations," Miller said.The Tampa Bay Times' response to the camp's stance indicates they are standing by their story. A statement the paper gave to NBC News reads: "Our reporter spent 20 hours over three days observing the camp. We published a fair and accurate story about what we saw, noting several times that camp leaders tried to steer the children away from violent themes."The Tampa Bay Times article ended, however, by showing that the camp was far from violence-free. One 11-year-old noted that he was "stepped on." "I'm sure it was an accident," said camp director Jared D'Alessio.The boy begged to differ, saying he'd been knocked down. "I got stepped on," he said.Country Day School denied the incident."This misrepresentation and the suggestion that a child was hurt while in our care could not be further from the truth," the school wrote on its blog.
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Lee Dewyze and Crystal Bowersox from American Idol 9 sang Falling Slowly as a duet just recently. Kris Allen from American Idol 8 sang this as a solo.
This was the original performance of Falling Slowly in the film Once. I never saw the movie yet but this video seems to be an accurate sneak peak at what the movie is all about: true love sought and found. ;)


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The entire goal of completing the intricate process of making your account and conversing with other members is to meet them in. However before your first meeting you should take a few precautions. With a doubt pick a location that is where other people are around. Make sure a friend knows the spot where you will meet. Lastly do not let the date come to your house that first time. Getting to know new daters online can be a positive experience for most if they always follow sensible dating guidelines.