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The AJC has an interesting story about an Easter egg hunt canceled due to out-of-control parents who jumped the gun to ensure their kids got the eggs. In the piece, the canceled hunt is used as a metaphor for the overly involved helicopter parents who want their children to win at everything and who don't understand boundaries.
(Personal note: It only took one public Easter egg hunt for me to never go to one again. The kids and parents were so aggressive that I feared a toddler trampling. I found it easier to buy plastic eggs and strew them about my lawn.)
I have been thinking about appropriate parent involvement this week after reading some of the long tirades from Alpharetta parents about the deposed student body president at Alpharetta High. Parents are entitled to post that his lawsuit was baseless and complain that it besmirched the high school's good name. But the rancor and the details about this young man's purported failings as a student, school president and scholar went way too far.
I took the offending comments down as I don't think adults should anonymously attack a teenager who has put his own name behind his allegations.
I wonder about parents who are so involved in their children's lives that they go online and post long critiques of a classmate, down to his grades. Reminds me of a friend whose daughter won a prestigious college scholarship, beating out 1,000 applicants, including several classmates from her own high school. My friend learned later that the mother of one of those classmates sent a letter to the scholarship committee contending that her child was the more deserving and listing all the deficiencies of the winner, including the fact that she was late with class projects.
I grapple myself with how involved to get in my kids' school lives, from the simple things — bringing a forgotten lunchbox to school — to the more complex issues — reading over an essay that they wrote and offering advice. I only have two still young enough for me to hold any sway, and neither are interested in having me read over their work or check their homework. My son, in particular, reminds me all the time that the essay is supposed to be his work and that I should not even change a comma.
Here is the excerpt from the Easter hunt story:
That hunt was over in seconds, to the consternation of egg-less tots and their own parents. Too many parents had jumped a rope set up to allow only children into Bancroft Park in a historic area of Colorado Springs.
Parenting observers cite the cancellation as a prime example of so-called "helicopter parents" — those who hover over their children and are involved in every aspect of their children's lives — sports, school, and increasingly work — to ensure that they don't fail, even at an Easter egg hunt. "They couldn't resist getting over the rope to help their kids," said Ron Alsop, a former Wall Street Journal reporter and author of "The Trophy Kids Grow Up," which examines the "millennial children" generation.
"That's the perfect metaphor for millennial children. They (parents) can't stay out of their children's lives. They don't give their children enough chances to learn from hard knocks, mistakes."
Alsop and others say the parenting phenomenon began in earnest when Baby Boomers who decorated their cars with "Baby on Board" signs in the 1980s began having children. It has prompted at least two New York companies to establish "take your parent to work day" for new recruits as parents remain involved even after their children become adults.
–From Maureen Downey, for the AJC Get Schooled blog
March 27th, 2012
1:16 pm
parents are the worst… they ruin little league , they dont let their kids go outside and play, they micromanage their kids, they never let their kids have free time, they run their kids all over towsn for piano , baseball , soccer, gymnastics instead of letting their kids play outside in the neigborhood with other kids, they make them have playdates instead of just letting their kids ride their bikes over to their friends house ( without a helmet ) and let them play in the afternoon,
March 27th, 2012
1:19 pm
Atlanta issues are unique to Atlanta, and I think it's sad that they are trying to paint the rest of the nation as sad as they are. The majority of individuals in this city are left overs from the rest of the nation. They are some of the most poorly educated individuals I have met and worked with in my career.
Focus on your city and the lies and deceit that you have perpetuated on the rest of us. I have worked all over this nation and none is more ethically flawed than this city. The children of Atlanta Public Schools are by far the dumbest children I have worked with. Rude, hostile, and careless about their actions
March 27th, 2012
1:21 pm
Just so you know, Reuben's dad posted nasty comments about other students here:
"I took the offending comments down as I don't think adults should anonymously attack a teenager who has put his own name behind his allegations."
I agree. However, let's be honest that parents on both sides were "attacking" kids. Calling students "little brats" and claiming that they will be eaten alive by their attorney is ludicrous:
One excerpt from NL's tirade.
"These little brats will be eaten alive by Reuben's attorney when they get cross examined (yes, their identities are known and they are involved in keeping Reuben off the council for selfish reasons). So you can rest easy. Reuben is all that and a bag of chips. He being called lazy is laughable."
March 27th, 2012
1:21 pm
In response to the headline: "Yes." Sometimes children should be allowed to fail and allowed to suffer the consequences of their bad decisions. There is a tendency of parents to want to always run up to the school to "rescue" their children. I have told my children on a few occasions that I am not going to run up to the school to "rescue" them. They know what the teachers expect as far as academics and comportment are concerned, and I expect them to live up to those expectations, and if they don't, they will have to suffer the consequences. Real love has to be tough love…for the child's sake…even if it hurts us to watch them suffer the consequences of their bad decisions.
March 27th, 2012
1:56 pm
Yes, parents swoop in way too much, and our children are sufferring for it.
It kills me to let my little ones "do" and "fail", but they learn independence and self-sufficiency.
March 27th, 2012
2:00 pm
Yes this happens a little too often. I agree that parents should be their child's biggest advocate and supporter, but they should also not be their crutch or enabler…
some parents dont even allow the kids to make or learn from mistakes, we cannot and should not protect them from everything
this country is becoming softer than wet tissue paper and it gets worse with every generation
March 27th, 2012
2:14 pm
From the perspective of 26 years of parenting, this issue is overall the most difficult one I've had to grapple with. Not that I was to be found trampling toddlers, but the urge to "fix" things, to advocate, to smooth the path, to avoid hurt is very strong, and the areas a parent wants to "fix" become increasingly complex as the child matures.
There is nothing wrong with this instinct, and it keeps a child alive in those vulnerable baby years. As with most parental judgement calls, however, it is very hard to stay out in front of a child's maturity level. I certainly found myself playing catch-up as I loosened boundaries and changed oversight as my children's development progressed and I found myself needing to reassess their abilities.
As you expand your children's boundaries, though, a parent needs to consciously restrict their own in order to avoid usurping your child's responsibilities. Since naturally a parent can intervene in the adult world on a more equal footing than a child, can demand respect, can negotiate difficulties, can add expertise to reach higher standards and thereby hand their child solutions on a plate, it is more expedient to take over and spare your child pain and frustration. There are no good guides for where to stop until you do find yourself trying to justify stealing Easter eggs from toddlers and realizing you have gone seriously astray.
I have made many of these mistakes, primarily on the back of my eldest child to whom I have apologized (his sisters have benefited from my learning curve with him). Watching your precious child fail at something you could easily turn into a success is very, very hard — the only thing I have found that helps is to remember that such a "success" is really yours, not the child's, and intervening parents are only putting off the lesson that must be learned, usually with more severe consequences.
March 27th, 2012
2:56 pm
Heretofore, any parent jumping the line or barrier rope will be taken out back and adminstered a beating by the Easter Bunny.
March 27th, 2012
3:13 pm
Who could've imagine that an Easter egg hunt would become competition between adults trying to grab more eggs for their little ones. These are the same parents that demand everyone get a throphy, the same parents who belittle or attack coaches and teachers, the same parents who won't let their off-spring wipe their own snotty nose or pull up their own bootstraps. In otherwords we are creating a culture of immature dependent adults who can't or won't think for themselves. Haven't we had enough of the helicopter parent? Most rational people are fed-up…..to cancel a time-honored tradition is just plain sad and ridiculous.
March 27th, 2012
3:23 pm
As a high school counselor, I see this all too often. I have to wonder how some of our students will survive when they leave our school and head off to college (or rather, I wonder how the parents will survive when they realize that their child's professor is legally restricted from talking to them about their performance in the college class). I try to learn from the poor examples and I hope that I will be able to resist the urge to get over-involved in my own child's life. He is only a toddler, but at times I already have to remind myself to let him do things for himself, even if it makes things a little more difficult (or messy) for me.
@ Tony – you lose all credibility when you equate over-scheduling children with allowing them to engage in unsafe behaviors. Having children wear bike helmets is common sense and an indication of good parenting (not to mention, being a law-abiding citizen, as helmets are required for riders under the age of 16).
March 27th, 2012
3:36 pm
I am becoming increasingly tired of hover parents, and they get worse every year. Unfortunately, in my experience as a high school teacher, I have found that the parents who are the worst are educators themselves.
March 27th, 2012
3:57 pm
Actually I don't think this is anything new. I've heard similar Easter egg hunt stories in years past, in different places. In a way, it's like people showing their fanny at Little League games. Too many parents are trying to live through their kids. Maybe the adults should accomplish something for themselves and let the kids be kids, instead of trying to live off their kids' achievments..
March 27th, 2012
4:04 pm
Does a bear swoop in the woods?
As John Rosemond might say, parents are deficient is Vitamin N (Vitamin NO!) and consistently overdose their kids on Vitamin E (Vitamin ENABLER)
Ironically a healthy dose of Vitamin NO can provide a healthy balance of the RIGHT Vitamin E-Vitamin EMPOWER
March 27th, 2012
4:18 pm
Every time we see/read of some gd parent(s) going overboard on this stuff…be it attacking football coaches, intervening between kid-on-kid disputes, or acting as traffic cop at the Easter Egg Hunt…we can see where/why today's youth are so gd screwed up. Just as with my observations that kids should be held to much higher standards, both in terms of academic performance, and basic decorum, the very same standards should apply to the sperm doners of these kids. These sperm doner people (I will neither respect nor recognize them as parents) are only the beginings of one long line of generational decline; they were the products of the very begining of educational destruction…over-focus on extraneous issues of artificial self esteem and similar issues of absolutely no direct bearing on human growth…and their kids will/are simply the continuation of this nonesense. ONLY, repeat, ONLY when the powers that be start doing the right; the tough things will we POSSIBILY start seeing some meaningful changes. Kids will graduate from hs and college actually prepared to assume meaningful, responsible duties on the totum pole of civilization.
It has, therefore, become painfully aparent that the younger adults, the 30/40-somethings who find themselves responsible for their kids, are, in no way prepared to perform their responsibilities; their kids are probably ruined forever. Do we have to become a police state in order to assure civilized behavior? Do we have to become a Nation of savages, bent on self-destruction? I certainly hope not, and I certainly hope you gd parents (you know who you are) get your business together.
Maureen, if you find my form of expression too unpleasant, please feel free to remove my comments. They are, however, meant to serve as "punch-in-the-gut" comments toward the harsh realities of abject irresponsibilities, NOT soothing words from the Bible, and certainly NOT words which only serve to gloss over topic of pending National doom.
March 27th, 2012
4:39 pm
So I guess it's okay that my son and his buddies are off "running the neighborhood" as I call it. They are doing normal boy stuff and will come home dirty and their pockets full of treasures. No organized activity, other than summer camp, is ever this much fun.
March 27th, 2012
4:39 pm
@ Atlanta Best-
This happened in Colorado Springs, not Atlanta, so apparently this is not a phenomenon unique to Atlanta.
March 27th, 2012
6:02 pm
Just for your information, it is a state law in GA that requires people under the age of 16 to wear a helmet while riding a bike. FUN FACT.
March 27th, 2012
7:41 pm
@ Ole Guy. Over and over, you complain about today's youth as compared to your generation. This is what Hesiod wrote of the Five Ages of Man circa 700 BC. Some things never change……
"For now truly is a race of iron, and men never rest from labour and sorrow by day, and from perishing by night; and the gods shall lay sore trouble upon them. … The father will not agree with his children, nor the children with their father, nor guest with his host, nor comrade with comrade; nor will brother be dear to brother as aforetime. Men will dishonour their parents as they grow quickly old, and will carp at them,
chiding them with bitter words, hard-hearted they, not knowing the fear of the gods. They will not repay their aged parents the cost their nurture, for might shall be their right… There will be no favour for the man
who keeps his oath or for the just or for the good; but rather men will praise the evil-doer and his violent dealing. Strength will be right and reverence will cease to be; and the wicked will hurt the worthy man, speaking false words against him, and will swear an oath upon them. Envy, foul-mouthed, delighting in evil, with scowling face, will go along with wretched men one and all. "
March 27th, 2012
8:39 pm
Hillbilly D is right that this is nothing new. In the early 1990s I took my youngest nephew, his brother and a cousin to an Easter egg hunt sponsored by my employer. (I wasn't teaching then.) The youngest was about five at the time, and I'll never forget him coming to me during the hunt and telling me that he had fallen and spilled the eggs from his basket. He added that someone had picked up his eggs and taken them. He hadn't seen the person and couldn't identify her, but when a 2-year-old won the prize for the most eggs–I think it was thirty-two–I knew exactly who had done it. Even though I was really ticked off that she had done this to my little nephew, I just let it go. I doubt she would have done the same thing.
March 27th, 2012
8:53 pm
My husband and I observed this same phenomenon Sunday evening, in a different form…our son's high school basketball awards dinner lasted FOREVER, because every single player on every single team (9th, JV, varsity) for both boys & girls was recognized in great detail, including statistics and anecdotes about plays & games during the past season, along with certificates & medals for every single player. In my opinion, this really diminished the value of the true standouts, such as the Most Valuable Player award winners. It's one thing to do this for recreation sports, but high school? Everyone cannot be the best player. Everyone is not the smartest student. Good grief.
When I was in high school, back in the 1970s (when the earth was cooling, according to my kids), I distinctly remember as a freshman and sophomore basketball player being determined to work as hard as I could to win one of the three awards that were handed out at our end-of-year athletic dinner. I was so proud as a junior finally to win "Most Improved Player" and be called up and recognized in front of my peers. My senior year, after the three award winners were recognized, my graduating teammates and I were called up to receive our gifts from the coach–he presented each of us with a framed collage of photographs that had been run in the local newspaper during the season, along with our career statistics in his handwriting under the collage.
It was such a privilege, and it gave us all something to work for. Simply making the team was considered a high honor. Nowadays it seems that everyone has to be equally honored, and that's a shame for the kids who have really achieved something that should set them apart from the crowd.
March 27th, 2012
9:15 pm
"Helicopter" parents tend to reap the whirlwind when their children remain "children" into their twenties and thirties. Hovering over one's child sends a message to the child that "we don't have confidence in you." A better plan is to teach one's child basic principles, step back and see what happens. It is possible to show interest in and support for one's child without "hovering." The rewards are great. The most important concept for a parent to grasp is that "your child is NOT YOU."
March 28th, 2012
4:52 am
The parents behavior at an Easter egg hunt does not indicate how a parent parents.
This is a silly and false connection.
I went to an Easter egg hunt at my chuch when my kids were toddlers. I did hover over my children because I was concerned he would get trampled.
The organizers in the event were kind-hearted and had the children's best interest at heart but they didn't know how to plan for crowd control.
Kids get excited and run! They run over everthing including little children.
What needs to happen is phased and timed releases of kids, not a bunch all at once running over one another.
This article has nothing to do with any indication of whether parents are helicopter or not. It has everything to do with poor planning.
March 28th, 2012
4:54 am
Hey Pot, I know you really want to talk about the Reuben Lack story but this is the wrong topic. There is a topic for Reuben Lack and his story. You can find it on the right side of the Get Schooled blog. If the topic disappears and you want to talk about it some more, email Maureen. I'm sure she'll consider it.
March 28th, 2012
6:30 am
I think the issue of helicopter parents is symptomatic of the selfish, narcisstic, competitive nature of life today. For many people, life is all about them. What can I get for me? What's in it for me? How can I show off that I am better than everybody else? So little kiddie events like an Easter egg hunt, which the children don't care all that much about anyway, is reduced to a free for all for a bunch of SMALL grown folks who want to show that they are better than everybody else.
Let's be honest. Were they giving away $10,000 to the winners of the Easter egg hunt? Or was the competition all just clean fun? In today's SELFISH society, there is no more "clean fun". Everything is about what can be gained from the activity. How am I enriched in some way? Image? Recognition? Social status? Job advancement? Money? Grades? Destroying my "competitor"?
It is sad that life in America has degenerated like this for so many people.
March 28th, 2012
9:06 am
Local Girl- Helicopter parents don't stop when the kids get to college. I recently spent a couple of years teaching at Emory. I had several instances of parents calling me to ask how their children were doing and even asking me to change grades. I had one parent who was a big donor threaten to withdraw his funding unless I passed his son (The kid hardly ever came to class and didn't show up for any of the tests). Thank god for FERPA (the federal law protecting student's privacy).
March 28th, 2012
11:32 am
Two examples: I had a class that was breaking a pinata. These were 3rd graders. The mother of one of the kids, a parapro, was looking out her classroom window, decided "Precious" wasn't getting enough candy, OPENED THE WINDOW AND CLIMBED OUT AND RAN OVER TO WHERE THE PINATA WAS AND HELPED HER CHILD SCOOP UP CANDY! I kid you not!
Another example from a colleague's class: A mama came stomping in after school, to complein that her "Little Snowflake" was embarassed and upset that his name was on the board and he had to stay in and clean up his desk. Mama cleaned the desk out, and demanded to know WHAT TIME OF DAY WOULD THE MESSY DESK BE JUDGED, and WHAT WERE THE CRITERIA FOR A DESK TO BE JUDGED MESSY! Then, every day the rest of the year, she came in after school and cleaned up his desk.
See the line? She stepped WAAYY over it!
March 28th, 2012
11:34 am
"complain" sorry
March 28th, 2012
1:08 pm
Prof, I'm greately heartened to see that someone, for whatever reason, follows my observations. Have you ever been in an auto accident? Everything seems to go into slow motion while the near-uncontrollable events transpire just inches outside the window…this is exactly what seems to be happening today, albiet in what some may deem as merely isolated events.
Sure, my gen…as all gens…was just as screwed up as the imagination could possibly fester-up. However, earlier gens…mine, and, quite possibly, yours…had one thing in our corner: definite, and generally quite undesirable CONSEQUENCES.
I cannot believe I have been obliged, several times in past observations, to further discuss, with you, the finite detail of my "antiquated" thoughts toward current-day youth. One would presume, by the nature of your chosen nom de plume, that you just might possess a modicum of insight into the issues surrounding the youth culture version of the 21st Century, and the attitudinal spillovers into the adult realm.
What I see today: helo parents, watered-down education, nonsensical crime over the gdamndest issues such as "dissing", an overwhelming desire to covet shoes, food, and electronics, all at any-and-all costs up to and including murder, etc, etc, etc. Prof, my friend, these are,to say the very least, serious issues which all interrelate; which all start with the basic component of how to manage…yes, manage…the behavior of youth.
While my generation, steeped in the self discipline borne of the fear…yes, the raw fear…of consequence…often-times extremely unpleasant consequence…finds itself forced to assume a sidelines posture, (presumably) your gen appears to have ignored the tried and proven old ways of demanding only the very best (efforts) of our youth.
While the education community can only wring their hands, complain about the issues du jour, and celebrate the shards of mediocrity, entire generations head, at mach speed, toward the slippery slopes of social insanity. We complain about this and that…high fuel costs, lousy stinkin education, economic invasion from abroad, and a broad host of socioeconomic ills…BUT WE DON'T DO A FREQUIN THING ABOUT IT…except complain.
March 28th, 2012
1:08 pm
I'm a little confused here and rightly so.
The same teacher-bloggers claim that parents are not involved enough in their kids' lives are the same ones claiming that parents are helicopter parents, which means they are too involved.
It has to be one or the other; it can't be both at the same time.
March 28th, 2012
1:14 pm
I do, however, hold great faith in the future of this great Country when young folks, like Mr Lack, speak up and shout "Now wait just a gd minute"! My gen did the very same thing. Whether they were right or not is another story for historical debate…but they took a stand; a stand on the Viet Nam War, a stand on social injustices, a stand on the myriad of issues which their 21st century counterparts choose to simply (figuratively) suck their thumbs and complain.
March 28th, 2012
1:16 pm
Helo, this is not a simplistic black n' white issue. There comes a time when ya gotta LEAD, FOLLOW, OR GET THE HELL OUTA THE WAY.
March 28th, 2012
2:18 pm
Ole Guy. I'm sure your parents' generation said the same thing about yours, that you're saying about the generation today. Point is that YOU were younger then, so you remember the past as being better than the present.
Hesiod's point: it aint never gonna change.
March 28th, 2012
6:31 pm
Ironically, I have been accused of being too hands off by the truly helicopter parents and too much of a helicopter by the truly hands off parents. But my gut instinct tells me I am doing it just right.
I get involved when a real issue (like academic or behavior trouble at school) comes up and hands off when a stupid issue (like my best friend's girl friend cheated on him, so I am mad at her) comes up.
I also have left my kids to deal with the consequences of poor choices on their parts and stepped in when the consequences didn't fit the circumstances.
March 28th, 2012
11:43 pm
Last weekend, as my 6 year old was preparing to take the field for her soccer game, I overheard a mom/daughter conversation that made me laugh. The daughter (about 7 years old) had just finished her game and told a friend that they lost the game. Which was true, they had their butts handed to them on that day. But her mom quickly piped up adamantly denying that she/her team had lost. I was shocked and have no idea what she was trying to prove by saying it, but the girl was not stupid… she knew. So silly.
March 30th, 2012
10:31 am
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The economic impact of recent financial woes of our ailing economy is unmeasurable. The policy changes which will follow are unpredictable. The changes that will occur with the Health reform initiatives are unknown. However, one thing is for certain, there will be changes.
I am not the financial specialist but I do realize that when the economy is not so healthy, the budgets of state and federal organizations can become sick. This can result in decreased funding for programs that support Health initiatives which focus on population health improvement. Therefore, potentially reducing innovative research aimed at technology, practice improvement, and chronic disease management. Without new solutions to improve population health the cost of healthcare could continue to rise.
The cost of treating preventable chronic diseases and related illnesses account for a disproportionate share of the health care cost in this country. The people who bear most of this burden are the uninsured and under-insured. A 2009 Harvard study showed that the US has an excess of 44,800 deaths per year due to a lack of insurance. When I hear this number I wonder about the cost of healthcare leading up to the death. Whether it was an acute event or a chronic disease you can imagine that the cost can get pretty significant for someone without the proper insurance. US statistics show that almost half of all foreclosures and nearly 62 percent of bankruptcies are caused by financial issues stemming from medical costs.
With the changing economy we must make sure we leave some money on the table to improve the health of this nation. To improve health outcomes we must assure that our population has access to evidence based preventative health care. It will also be even more important that our communities wake up and take advantage of the education and training that is offered for the prevention of chronic diseases. The weight of improving the Healthof the nation lies mostly with the public. Lifestyle changes have been shown to be a most important factor in the prevention of most of the common diseases that are associated with the highest morbidity and mortality rates. This includes Obesity, Diabetes, Hypertension, Heart Disease, Substance Abuse, and common forms of cancer.
The World Health Organization reported that the US has the highest health care cost, we rank 37th in performance (health care outcomes), and 72nd when it comes to overall level of health. Make no mistake! The US is the best place to be if you have an acute illness but when it comes to taking care of the population and it's chronic diseases, we don't do so good. If you have good health care and an education you fair much better than those without one or the other or both.
I have difficulty sometimes with understanding the stock market and the financial systems. Again that is not my area of specialty. However, I am hoping that we can gain a stable "Economy of Health" that will enable this country to continue to provide for programs that support innovative technology and approaches which will change our Health Care System to one that is more efficient (reduce cost) and produces better health outcomes.


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(September 18, 2014) -- The Washington Post reporter Mari-Jane Williams recently shared a piece on "4 Things Parents of Kids with Special Needs Wish You Wouldn't Say," based on her experiences with her 10-year-old son on the autism spectrum.
Autism Speaks staffer Kerry Magro interviewed Tiffany Johnson to discuss her work as a doctoral candidate at Pennsylvania State University's College of Business. As a member of the Management & Organization department, she has been using survey and interview data to better understand the workplace experiences of adults with autism spectrum disorders.
Kerry Magro: Hey Tiffany! Can you tell our audience a little bit about your background in the field of autism?
(September 5, 2014) - From New York Collaborates for Autism and the Arc of Westchester
WASHINGTON, DC (September 8, 2014) -- Autism Speaks has named Angela Lello, a policy expert in Medicaid and longterm care and the mother of a child with autism, as its first Director of Housing and Community Living. The position was created in response to the rapid growth of individuals with autism "aging out" of school-based services into adulthood and the lack of services that await them.
(August 25, 2014) - Aaron Seldomridge is a 21-year-old with autism whose parents are focused on integrating him into his local community as much as possible.
During Aaron's first trip to his local Starbucks in March, his mom asked barista Anisa Dujnic if they had a picture menu he might use to order. On his next visit, Anisa came over with one and walked him through the ordering process using the pictures. From there, a unique bond was formed.
(August 20, 2014) - Like many others with autism, Lindsay Thompson faced challenges emotionally, mentally and physically. Lindsay, who has Asperger Syndrome, had a very difficult time with trust and affection.
At the same time, six-year-old horse Joleen was known for her violent outbursts and challenging behaviors. But when the two met one afternoon, everything changed remarkably.
(August 19, 2014) -- Tragic stories involving the abuse of individuals with autism continue to appear on the news across the country, a few of which occurred in recent weeks.
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Austria has one of the most competitive cell phone marktes in the world. T-mobiles net uses HSDPA not just UMTS. Maybe the Euro 2008 (soccer) is part of the reason too? Tmobile ist not the sponsor (A1/Vodafone is) so this may be a way to steal their thunder and get everybody talking about them.
3G Rumors: Austria to Test 3G iPhone?
Apple Insider reports that, according to T-Mobile, the 3G iPhone is slated for immanent testing in Austria:
Specifically, a German-laguage report in derStandard.at states that officials from the carrier said a "UMTS version" of the iPhone would be made available in Austria "shortly," and that the country would be one of just a handful to serve as a "testing" ground for the next-generation device."
Why Austria and, most importantly, why UTMS and not the specific UTMS-extending protocol everyone and their Laporte bandies about in the US, HSDPA?
More controllable territory combined with more widely spread technology standard and deeper market penetration, perhaps? Or is this just T-Com talking out of their collective assumptions again?
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The sugar in these pancakes makes it necessary to cook over a low, even heat to prevent browning too quickly. For a fresh alternative to plain maple syrup, serve these pancakes with a mixture of 1 cup sour cream and 1/4 cup maple syrup (also great with Potato-Leek Pancakes, page 155). Prep: 5 minutes, Cook: 6 minutes per batch.
Yield: Makes 1 dozen (4-inch) pancakes
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His biggest concern is that by expanding the diagnosis of ADHD, more children and adults will be put on stimulant medications, such as Adderall, Ritalin, Concerta and Vyvanse.
"In the short-term, performance is improved, which makes it highly desirable. In the long-run, there's a risk of addiction. Would you think it's OK for people to take steroids to improve their tennis game? It's pill-pushing," Frances said.
"If we decide as a society that the use of stimulants is good, it shouldn't be done through a fake medical diagnosis. Making it a medical diagnosis is what's wrong here," Frances explained. "I'm not against these drugs being legal, but I'm against the backdoor medical diagnosis."
Another concern is that people who have other psychiatric disorders may be wrongly classified as having ADHD.
"Every single psychiatric disorder has distractibility as part of it. If you misdiagnose someone with bipolar disorder as having ADHD and put them on stimulants, you'll throw them into mania," he cautioned.
Norcross agreed that ADHD diagnosis in adults needs to be done very carefully. But, he said the traits of inattention and disorganization often do continue into adulthood. And, for teens and young adults, ADHD can have an impact on education and employment opportunities.
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Recently I was in the car when Maroon 5's latest single 'Animals' came on, and I thought, whoa, that is one naughty song -- I like it! I may not be a fan of Adam Levine personally, but his music is catchy, mmmkay? I like Maroon 5.
However, I am not a fan of this creeptastic music video for "Animals," and I dare say it may have ruined the song for me. Instead of being about the animalistic side of love, or even the toxic draw of some dysfunctional relationships, it's about ... actually butchering animals. Plus Levine plays a stalker worthy of America's Most Wanted as he follows and photographs a chick played by his real-life wife, Behati Prinsloo.
You've seen Nicki Minaj's "Anaconda" video, right? I'm not implying you should have seen it because it's, like, an impressive artistic achievement or whatever, but I'm assuming you've been unable to avoid it. I myself have watched it many, many times, although the version I prefer has been edited to replace Minaj's music with fart noises.
While a salacious music video in which over two minutes of semi-NSFW content has been dubbed with a variety of farts is pretty awesome, Ellen DeGeneres has topped this by digitally inserting herself into Minaj's original production, acid-washed jorts and all. Any time Ellen dances, it makes me happy, but there's something particularly fantastic about seeing Ellen awkwardly twerking while Minaj jiggles her butt.
We're used to seeing Kristen Stewart in guyswear, but this takes it to a whole 'nother level. In a video for Jenny Lewis' new song, "Just One of the Guys," actresses Stewart, Anne Hathaway, and Brie Larson dress up in drag. All three beautiful women are total dudes, with mustaches and baseball caps and poses -- yo, that's what makes a guy a guy, right? No?
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It's a Destiny's Child reunion! That's right -- one of our all-time fave girl groups got together again for a new song that's bound to make your ears happy. Michelle Williams drafted her former band mates Beyonce Knowles and Kelly Rowland for her song "Say Yes" off her upcoming album Journey to Freedom, out September 9.
The track is an inspirational and uplifting Jesus jam that you just can't help but want to dance along with. The girls all croon, "When Jesus say yes, nobody can say no," and remind us why we fell in love with them in the first place. They all have fantastic voices individually and together -- plus, they're just so dang fun to watch. You can tell they're having a total blast.
Have you heard Eminem's song "Headlights" off his new-ish album, The Marshall Mathers LP 2? It's about his dysfunctional relationship with his mother, Debbie Mathers, but unlike most of the other songs in his discography that have ripped her a new one (one example lyric of many: "But how dare you try to take what you didn't help me to get / You selfish b***; I hope you f***king burn in hell for this s***"), this one's essentially an open apology … and the Spike Lee-directed video takes things even further with a story that seems to take a major step towards reconciliation. (Or at least forgiveness.)
It's a powerful video, really. Raw and honest and the sort of thing that delivers a gut-punch to anyone with family issues, however different they may be. Oh, and here's something interesting: Eminem released it on Mother's Day.
There are some people who are naturally magnetic, who possess a star quality that makes others want to pay attention. And then there are people who go to great lengths to get attention. The latter, often feels unauthentic, contrived, annoying. That's how I'm feeling about the band ADAM who just released (perhaps in a few different ways) a new music video for their song Go to Go.
The video features the members of the all-female Dutch band having an orgasm as they sing. Yeah.
"An embarrassment in any language." "A grating earworm that squeezes Gwen Stefani's Japan fetishization into an even more unseemly package." "So awful it reaches some kind of like next plateau of terribleness." These are just a few of the not-so-glowing reviews for Avril Lavigne's new "Hello Kitty" video, which has received so much backlash the video was yanked from YouTube the same day it was posted.
Lavigne has issued no official comment on the video's removal yet, but the outcry isn't just about the dubious entertainment quality of the video -- it has to do with what some are perceiving as outright racism.
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KNOXVILLE (WATE) - People in Knoxville got a chance to sign up for the American Cancer Society Prevention study Tuesday night.
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Now Cord dont you be hatin on the best arrows in the world/Easton....lol...j/k...I had the same problem and went back to maxima hunters...I will probably try the carbonforce arrows this year....
Thats one of the problems with HITs, if the glue isn't perfect or you dont use the chamfer stone they do Dat.
I think the traditional collar inserts are better.
I had some axis arrows do that and also crack in that area so I gave up on them...Its just how those inserts are I guess but not a good feeling when you see that....I hate that for ya Cord....
Not a fan of the HIT inserts myself. You can do everything right, and still have this happen.
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The Internet: Has it made us more or less social?
I believe that whilst the internet, used well, can open up so many more social possibilities for everyone, I feel that it has made us more insular too.
Maybe not TED users so much, but a lot of people using social networks have ironically made us more tunnel-visioned than ever. When I look at how many of my friends on Facebook use it to reach out for acceptance of almost every facet of their existence I find it a sad state of affairs. Cry-for-help statuses, choosing the best profile picture and so on.
It also makes us more lonely. For example if someone has experienced a terrible break-up and posts increasingly desperate statuses about it, less and less people like it and comment on it making the poster feel even more alone.
The way we reach out is different now and has expanded our horizons in a way not possible even when I as a teenager (I'm 30 now) is incredible in many ways. But the focus on the self and how to best represent it has become for a lot of people their raison d'etre and has made us more insular.
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Tej ShahOct 28 2013: Internet hasn't made us more or less social, it's actually upto the person how he chooses to use it. Definitely, it has opened up new opportunities to interact with people living thousands of miles away but then it's just interaction, and doesn't make us more social or less social. It's a way of communicating ideas across the world. Social networking sites do bring people closer, but only virtually. Thousands of friends on SNS can't replace the physical presence of few close friends you can hangout with or spend quality time with.
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Wooden Stir Fry Slicing Play Set
Kids are in for some hot and spicy fun with the Wooden Stir Fry Slicing Play Set from Melissa & Doug! This 20-piece, chunky wooden set includes all of the ingredients and tools needed to make a sizzling and savory stir-fry dish. Choose your favorites like shrimp, mushrooms, snow peas, and bok choi, all attached with Velcro and ready to "slice" with the included knife. When the prep work is done, stir-fry the food in the wok and stir with the spoon or traditional chopsticks for the hungry customer. Wit this great play food set, kids have an authentic meal that is as fun to make as to serve!
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Simple Machines-Grade 4
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Forces - Springs/Direction If an elastic band (or spring) is stretched, it pulls on whatever is stretching it.
MIKIDS - Simple Machines Simple machines make work easier for us by allowing us to push or pull over increased distances. There are six simple machines. . .
Edheads - Simple Machines Learn about simple and compound machines while you explore the House and Tool Shed!
Simple Machines The purpose of this web site is to teach elementary students about the six simple machines. Each of the machine pages contain information and activities for the students to use.
Inventors Toolbox: The Elements of Machines These devices were all in common use for centuries before Leonardo's time. Each one makes work easier to do by providing some trade-off between the force applied and the distance over which the force is applied.
Simple Machines A machine is a tool used to make work easier. Simple machines are simple tools used to make work easier. Compound machines have two or more simple machines working together to make work easier.
Pulley System You can raise or lower the load with the mouse. If you click on the mouse button, a spring balance will appear showing the tension in the string. You can change the weight of the load and the hanging pulley(s) by using the appropriate boxes.
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Look! Egg Carton Lamp
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Yesterday, we posted about paper lanterns with a link to a DIY over on ATSF that suggested how to make one yourself. Today, while surfing, we noticed this lamp over at Addicted2Decorating. While at first glance, it resembles a tight cluster of lilacs, a closer look revealed it to be made from egg cartons...
It reminded us both of the eggcrate Dancer lamp we posted about during ICFF, that we were drawn to both for its beauty and for the way that it repurposed an object that would otherwise be discarded as trash and of the eggcrate chandelier at the end of Kristin's post on Junk Chandeliers. Is this a trend in the making? Click here for instructions.
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LOVE this!
I think this is the most creative side to eggcarton chandeliers I've ever seen. I can totally picture it being used... such a conversational piece... some will hate it, some will love it and some may touch it and destroy it... jeje
Maybe in a garden room?


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A struggling rural community deals with the consequences of banking its future on a new prison in this documentary. Susanville, California was once a thriving town dominated by farming, sawmills and dairy plants, but as family farms began to collapse under competition from larger corporate agricultural firms, work became scarce in Susanville. In the 1990's, it was proposed that a prison be built in Susanville, and while many locals objected to its presence, city fathers believed it would provide needed jobs, and now three prisons call Susanville home. However, years later many local residents contend the economic windfall they were led to expect has never arrived, and the damage to the community has outweighed any economic benefits. In addition to examining Susanville and its prisons, Prison Town U.S.A. puts a particular emphasis on three local residents -- two men who were forced by economic necessity to leave jobs elsewhere in town to become guards at the prison, and an ex-con who, after serving sixteen months for stealing $40 worth of groceries to feed his family, is out on parole and is looking for work in a city where corrections is the only game in town. Prison Town U.S.A. was originally produced for broadcast as part of the PBS documentary series P.O.V..
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Milton High will have one of the talented-loaded basketball rosters the state of Georgia has ever seen this year.
The Eagles have six players who are holding major-college scholarships after rising junior Shaquille Johnson was offered by Auburn. The 6-foot-4 junior guard is a transfer from Rockdale's Salem High and has a ridiculous 38-inch vertical jump. He is known for his rip-roaring dunks and made headlines earlier this summer for breaking a rim on a Tomahawk dunk at an AAU tournament.
"Yes, it was exciting to get my first offer," Johnson said. "Auburn is a great school, and I like them. I'm going to keep working hard and hopefully earn some more."
Johnson's next offer could come from Clemson at camp later this month.
The Milton All-Stars already have a lineup that has college coaches drooling, with four senior prospects — point guard Shannon Scott (committed to Ohio State), shooting guard Dai-Jon Parker (multiple offers, including Georgia Tech and UGA), power forward Julian Royal (Georgia Tech, Alabama, UGA and Wake Forest), and guard Jordan Loyd (Gardner-Webb and Furman). This week, 6-8 junior swingman Evan Nolte — considered to be one the nation's best outside shooters — added Iowa to his list of more than a dozen offers, which includes Georgia Tech and UGA.
Also, Minnesota coach Tubby Smith revealed this week that he is taking a serious look at Loyd after observing summer ball.
Milton is the defending state champion in Georgia's largest classification and considered one of the top contenders for this year's mythical national championship.
Now it's YOUR turn. Has there ever been a Georgia basketball team this stacked??? If so, please list the team and players below.
Note: Milton's Scott and Parker, along with Greenville High shooting guard Kentavious Caldwell (committed to UGA), combined together to lead USA South to the championship of the Nike World Games on Monday.
August 11th, 2010
5:43 am
The Southwest Macon Team which had Terry Fair and Jeff Malone (I think that is his name) — didn't they go undefeated? I heard during warmups they looked like the Harlem Globetrotters.
August 11th, 2010
6:50 am
This Milton team should be considered for top national rankings. If the team chemistry is there they will be unstoppable.
August 11th, 2010
6:59 am
I thought transferring in high school required a student to sit out a year? What is the story here or am I misunderstanding the rules. This is all starting to sound a bit fishy. How did all of a sudden all this basketball talent show up enrolling @ Milton. I used to live in the Miton area and most of these kids were not living in this area before the coach came to Milton!!! Just a thought
August 11th, 2010
7:16 am
Douglas, as a grad. of SW-Macon, I can tell you we won many games because of the warmup routine. It was something to see.
August 11th, 2010
7:26 am
Let God will be done thru this blog http://lightoftheearth.blogspot.com/
August 11th, 2010
7:28 am
Per Chris I guess the accusations start now because of what you don't know. Is there a regulation that controls who moves into the Milton school district. I always thought that if you could afford it, you can move where the parents decide. Am I wrong?
August 11th, 2010
7:41 am
Per Chris and Mike, it's simple. The coach recruits players and the money at Milton helps the prospect rent a home in the Milton district. Milton is well known in basketball circles for recruiting. They have a girl on their girls team who was expelled from her Cobb County school and the district for theft. Milton scooped her up quick. They have two boys that "moved" from Marietta High School. None of these people could ever in a million years afford any property in the Milton district.
August 11th, 2010
7:57 am
Wheeler in '95 had Shareef Abdur Raheem (CAL) Russ Wheeler (VaTech) DA Layne (UGA) Antoine Dixon (FSU) That was one of the best teams I've ever seen
August 11th, 2010
8:05 am
Reading article after article from the same reporter on Milton, its sorta sad. Come on guy, report on something else.
August 11th, 2010
8:05 am
The 79 Southwest team had Terry Fair, Jeff Malone, Micheal Hunt, Bobby Jones and Hook McCarthy as starters. Nobody on Miltons team could handle Fair or Malone. Micheal Hunt could guard S. Scott, J. Malone could guard D. Parker and T. Fair would kill J. Royal. Bobby Jones-1980 grad, went to and starred at Western Kentucky. Fair led Ga to the Final Four, Malone was a NBA Allstar many years and Hunt had a stellar career at Furman after turning down the other MAJOR offers. And do not forget who coached them, DON "DUCK" RICHARDSON. One of if not the best high school basketball coaches in GA history. This team also had several juniors and sophmores that would go on to earn college scholarships. I have seen Milton play 4 or 5 times and they could not handle that SW 79 squad. It was a well oiled machine. I still have the newspaper insert that told the story of the 79 team from the Macon Telegraph. Brings back grat memories every time it's brought up over 30 years later.
August 11th, 2010
8:06 am
To liz & others – believe it or not, there is inexpensive housing in Milton to buy or rent. I know, I live in some. I don't know if the coach recruits actively, or if kids seek him and his program out because of their success – my guess is it is the latter. But to suggest that the only way these kids get to Milton is to have someone pay for their housing is quite revealing of your lack of cranial fortitude. Gotta love anonymous blogs – people can say the dumbest stuff without any accountability!
August 11th, 2010
8:11 am
Remember Caleb King? 3 high schools in 4 years. Easy to do when you can get a section 8 house. You knew this was going to happen when ESPN started adding high school sports to their programming.
August 11th, 2010
8:14 am
The point of my comment was is there a rule about transferring in high school or not? I admit that I don't know so please clarify if there is and what it is. It just seemed strange to me that sort of out of the blue a Basketball program that was less than stellar almost overnight becomes a national powerhouse! If the coach is that good then the Milton folks should be proud to have him. Just clairfy the rules so everyone understands them is all I was asking!
August 11th, 2010
8:37 am
Chris, the rule you're referring to applies to the NCAA. In high school, if the parents move to a residence located within the school district, the kid is eligible right away. Keep in mind we are talking about extracurricular activities offered by a high school. There would be no grounds for excluding a student who was attending the school legitimately because his parents moved into the district. Does recruiting take place? Absolutely. But, I would bet that many more parents choose to move into a certain district in order for their child to receive what they perceive to be better coaching.
August 11th, 2010
8:40 am
Roswell High School 1997 State Champs
Scott Pohlman – Auburn
Abe Smith – Auburn
Jermaine Phillips – UGA, now starting strong safety for tampa bay bucs
Frank Schaefer – West Point
Brad Westbrook – Presbyterian
Dustin Watts – Presbyterian
And they took down Ezra Williams (former UGA star) in the championship when Marietta was a powerhouse.
August 11th, 2010
8:44 am
The rule states as long as there is proof the child lives in the district, the child can play immediately. I have been part of basketball in GA for 6 years and this is more of a case where kids go where the successful coach is at. The kids want to win and get into colleges. The coaches with the most success have the most college contacts. I know recruiting goes on and the rule that Chris is talking about is in many states but not in GA.
August 11th, 2010
9:02 am
Scott, Parker , Royal and Nolte played AAU together before they all came to Milton. That story was in the paper 2 years ago. The coach is a good coach and players want to play for him. He may may have lucked up with getting a group this good, but its like that some time. Remember, its not what you know , but what you can prove. Good luck to all of them!
August 11th, 2010
9:14 am
Douglass High School season of 87-88
August 11th, 2010
9:17 am
I am amazed that when black kids moves into a pretty good neighborhood, his parents can't afford it. We know nothing about these kids parents.
August 11th, 2010
9:17 am
The 1997-98 Westlake boy's squad was loaded (and beat my alma mater in the Region Playoffs). They went undefeated the following year and won the state title in 1999.
Center – Senior David Jacobs (Georgia Football)
PF – Junior Keyaron Fox (Georgia Tech football)
SF – Junior AJ Moye (Indiana)
SG – Junior Alexis McMillan (Stetson)
PG – Junior Kerry Willis (Georgia Southern)
Off the Bench:
Junior Sean Jones (Georgia Football)
Freshman Adam "Pac-Man" Jones (West Virginia Football)
August 11th, 2010
9:19 am
Trevor and Rudy: I went to Cedar Shoals High School when they played SW Macon — they killed us in the playoffs — matter of fact, nobody even came close to beating them. Weren't they eventually named national champions? Also, I noticed Norm Nixon, a future pro also played for them from '79 to '83.
August 11th, 2010
9:37 am
Inexpensive is relative uncle milton. I've been involved in basketball around here for several years and it's a well known yet unspoken fact that Norcross, Wheeler and Milton are the biggest offenders when it comes to recruiting. Recruiting is against GHSA rules. It's easy to be a "good" coach when you have a team of Michael Jordan's playing for you. Do some homework and check out the rosters and where players played previously. It might open your eyes to your ignorance.
August 11th, 2010
9:47 am
Mississippi High School ball is the best ever! Murrah High in Jackson.
August 11th, 2010
9:52 am
things like this is what is wrong with the sports talk media. they are high school kids. the last team the ajc named possible best team ever Marietta lost in the final four….too much pressure….instead of covering high schools cover lower d1 and d2 teams in their spot and put pressure on these teams to win and succeed not on high school kids and math teachers
August 11th, 2010
9:54 am
Please, how all of a sudden all this D-1 talent has moved to the Milton district. Wheeler, Norcross, Milton I guarantee you that there is not 1 decent ball player that actually live in those communities.
August 11th, 2010
10:10 am
Actually, G-dub, Nolte and Royal have played in the Milton district for many years. They came up through the Milton feeder program.
August 11th, 2010
10:18 am
Sylvan-Atlanta 1961 – Upset winner in 1960 and brought everybody back in '61 to repeat as state champs. Lee Defore (Auburn).Tommy Roberts
August 11th, 2010
10:51 am
How about the Norcross team? I know I can't remember them all but it had
Jodie Meeks (Kentucky, NBA?)
Gani Lawal (GT NBA)
Mohammad Massaquai (Wake Forrest LOTTERY Pick)
There were more, somebody help me. And yes I know I screwed up spelling their names, wasn't exactly like it was John, Tim and Bob.
That Norcross team has got to be the best team from Georgia ever.
August 11th, 2010
10:56 am
Honorable mention to the Lou Williams (NBA), Mike Mercer (UGA / USF), and Avery Jukes (Butler) led South Gwinnett teams from 5-6 years back. That little PG signed with Georgia St. too (Delano Howard). I think Brandon Sims went JUCO as well. Pretty stacked team. Would have been fun to see a SWAC (Dwight Howard and Javaris Crittendon) vs. SG game (perimeter oriented vs. post oriented).
August 11th, 2010
10:57 am
Think you meant Al-Farouq Aminu. MoMass was a UGA WR.
August 11th, 2010
11:05 am
About Southwest Macon: Douglas, this was one of Don Richardson's best teams. Fair, Malone, and a kid whom I recall signed with Furman (Michael Snow?). Terry Fair signed with UGA and Jeff Malone with Mississippi State. Duck's (Richardson's nickname)1971-72 team was a very loaded team also (Norm Nixon of the L. A. Lakers fame, Miles Patrick of Auburn, Lewis Linder of Kentucky State, and Jones at point guard of Western Kentucky) but was upset in the Region 1-AAA (highest classification at the time) tournament by a talented Jordan Vocational High School team out of Columbus. This team had James King (signed by Gene Bartow of Memphis which had just finished 2nd in nation to UCLA), Michael Edwards, Ike Mitchell, Truck Mitchell (who had played for a Carver High team the previous year which had won the State title), and a kid named Hollowell. Jordan is the same school which defeated North Hall High for the State title two or three years ago.
August 11th, 2010
11:11 am
Rudy: Thanks for the info about Southwest Macon. I read your post after I just posted. Yes, the kid was Michael "Hunt" who went to Furman. (I said "Snow" with a question mark because it didn't sound right.) This Southwest Macon team was ranked Number One in the nation. Duck Richardson had a strong, strong team nearly every year, and I talked to his daughter once, and she confirmed that the Jordan defeat of Southwest Macon in 1972 still irked him. That 1971-72 team with Norm Nixon was loaded.
August 11th, 2010
11:37 am
The 1989 – 92 Westover H.S. teams. Dontonio Wingfield(Cincinatti Univ), Antonio Smith(New Orleans Univ), Greg Anderson(Mississippi St), Shaun Sheffield(Univ of Tenn), Andre Lewis(Western Kentucky), Reginald Tinch(UGA), Leroy Davis(Auburn), Derrick Pace(Mercer)and also end of the bench players who would later start Lavor Postell(St. Johns Univ) and Ashley Kelly(Ga. Tech). The 89-90 team beat the Matt Harping led St. Pius X team,and the 90-91 went on to beat the James Forrest led Southside H.S. team.
August 11th, 2010
11:54 am
Come see high powered Milton HS matched up vs national power Melrose HS-Memphis TN (Saturday Jan 1) at Hoops In Overdrive Shoot-Out (Centennial HS)
August 11th, 2010
11:57 am
Also, Friday Dec 31- Norcross HS vs Melrose HS (Memphis,TN) Hoops In Overdrive Shoot-Out (Centennial HS)
August 11th, 2010
12:14 pm
Choo Choo, get on board the Fox Train before it leaves the station. NCAA here we come, now and forever under CMF.
August 11th, 2010
12:18 pm
David Boyd is a cheater and a chicken. He cheats by recruiting and is chicken to coach his own talent, so he recruits and stocks his teams with other schools players. His ego is the size of Texas and he thinks he is the guru of coaching. He needs to be a college coach but there again he is chicken because then everybody he is competing with would be recruiting and be on the same playing field and that would not be good for the great David Boyd .He is only fooling himself because anyone in the HS loop knows he is a cheater and chicken.
August 11th, 2010
12:35 pm
Mr CVS Jr ,
You hit the nail dead on the head. I was in Albany during the reign of the Westover Patriots. Anyone that remembers know they brought the state championships to Albany from Atlanta for that reason. I don't think the state will ever see the kinda dominance Westover put on during the early 90s and the caliber of players the late Coah Willie Boston had their.
August 11th, 2010
12:54 pm
Rudy, re: your post of 8:05
I saw Southwest Macon play somebody that year…maybe Baldwin County?…and Southwest had a player who was only about 5′6″, but he was out-dunking everybody. He didn't play much in the actual game…just a few mop-up minutes at the end of quarters…but his vertical leap must have been the best on the team. You remember who that could have been?
August 11th, 2010
1:03 pm
I think Westover won 4 straight state titles. Dontonio Wingfield was one of the most gifted basketball talents to ever come out of Georgia. For awhile, Albany was by far the best basketball city for its size in the nation. Besides Westover, Dougherty was really good, and the Melvin Drake Albany teams a state power.
I still will go with the 1979 SW Macon team as the best I have seen in this state. Norm Nixon was mentioned as an earlier SW Macon player. Walter Daniels played there and was another quality player.
August 11th, 2010
1:20 pm
It's well known that most of Milton players come from the southside of Atlanta. I've heard the parents complain at the state finals about the "kids from SW Atlanta are stealing my childs playing time".
August 11th, 2010
1:29 pm
Anybody remember the Hickory Huskers, led by Jimmy Chitwood. They were pretty good back during the 51-52 season.
August 11th, 2010
1:32 pm
Dont forget the SW Macon team that had Sharone Wright (Sixers), Ivano Newbill (Hawks), Chris Robinson (Vancouver), Reggie manuel (UNLV), and also the PG played for Indiana State. There were other college kids but I dont recall them all but how many high school teams can say they had a 6 11 center and power forward to go along with a 6 7 small forward and a 6 4 shooting guard.
August 11th, 2010
1:38 pm
Oh please get over it everyone talks about Milton and recruiting so here's a quiz:
How many of the key players on Milton's team will have been at Milton for 3 or more years by the time they graduate???
Answer all but 1 player in the top 8 will have been there for less than 3 years Milton had ZERO new kids last year that played at all and has never had a one year player like Norcross, Wheeler, Centennial
August 11th, 2010
1:55 pm
Make that all but 1 will have been at milton for 3 years or MORE
August 11th, 2010
2:33 pm
Southwest in those days were unreal. The SW team of Malone, Fair and company wee if fact 57-3 in 3 years. When they all were sophs they lost to Macon NE at the buzzer, lost 2 in their jr years, and were untouched their sr year, playing a national schedule. The Macon coliseum held about 10,000. The doors for the championship game were closed at 5:30. Game time was 8:00. I coached in middle Ga at the time, and met Coach Richardson. He was class. His kids were disciplined and prepared for life, opponent, and college. I think he won 5 state titles. terry Fair's STANDING VERTICAL AS A JUNIOR WAS 41″.
The year before those guys came to SW, they won the title with no one over 6-1. They outscored ther semi-final opponent something like 50-10 in the 2nd and 3rd quarters.
The end of the warmup-timed to happen just as the horn blew to go to the bench- was Globetrotter like. As players were splitting the post at the foul line, the post spun the ball, rolled it down his extended arms, and kicked the ball with his heel into the hands of the last cutter.
The best ever in Ga. Period.
August 11th, 2010
2:36 pm
'94 Dunwoody team was pretty loaded – starting line-up was G Ray Harrison (UGA), C Nick Patrick (Richmond), G Atiba Prater (Vanderbilt), F Evans Davis (Ga State), and G EJ Jacobs (who had offers from everyone including Kentucky but never got in school). They beat the vaunted Wheeler team with DA Layne and Shareef in the 4A Finals and went undefeated. I've never seen a team dominate good teams like they did.
August 11th, 2010
3:09 pm
What about those Bob Rhinehart (sp) Decatur teams of the early to mid 80's, I think it was 1983? I remember them playing at Milton for the region finals againt St. Pius and just dominating. St. Pius had a big kid that I think went to play for Denny Crumb at Louisville
August 11th, 2010
3:20 pm
The best player in GA is still north of the city 6.6 PG at etowah high school
August 11th, 2010
3:37 pm
Douglas, my freshman year at UGA, '77, my SW-Macon team came to Athens to play Cedar Shoals. There was two cars loaded with people from Uga that came with me to the game. I remember before the game Cedar Shoals was really getting the crowd into the game while SW-Macon went throught their pre-game stretching. With about 4 mins til game time, "Duck" Coach Richardson, stood up and motioned to the team by spining his finger in the air. They formed three lines and put on a show the Harlem Globetrotters would have been proud of. Guards dribbiling and passing the ball with their feet, Orlando Lee dunking with his left and right hand together- what a show. All of the players and coaches from Cedar Shoals was watching the show. In fact, the ball they were warming up with rolled off the court. Game Over before it Started!


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Monday July 21, 2008
Louisville Metro CouncilMedia AdvisoryFor Immediate Release Contact: Chris Lewis574-1351 / 419-9014
Louisville, KY – The Metro Council's Government Accountability and Audit Committee will meet today July 21st at 3:30 p.m. to begin its investigation into the approximately $19.5 million dollars in housing grants that have been lost, forgotten or unclaimed. These grants were awarded for important human service programs such as Project Warm, Lead Safe Louisville, the Healing Place and various Neighborhood Partnerships.
The Committee will hear testimony from Mr. William Meyer of Strothman & Company PSC who will be presenting the Single Audit Reports under OMB Circular A-133, the latest published federal grant audit. He will be covering the findings from their 2007 audit which includes follow up from the 2006 audit. Their responsibility is to express an opinion on Metro Government's compliance with requirements contained in the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-133 Compliance Supplement for each major federal program, as well as issuing a report on internal control over financial reporting.
Mr. Mike Norman, Director, Office of Internal Audit, will also speak before the committee to discuss their role in auditing/reviewing grants in the past and their plans for the future.
This issue caught the attention of Metro Council members during Budget Hearings in June with the Department for Housing and Family Services. Council members expressed concern and suggested that further investigation by the Government Accountability Committee was necessary.
The Government Accountability and Audit Committee will begin its review today, July 21st at 3:30 p.m. in the Metro Council Chambers. The review will be conducted over several meetings and will seek answers from all agencies involved.