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DormSplash.com ranked the best dorms and RAs across the country and Georgia State University ranked No. 1 with best overall dorms. It also ranked highly for best RAs.
The site ranked the Best 14 Dorms in the Country, Worst 14 Dorms in the Country, 14 Biggest Party Dorms in the Country, 14 Schools with the Best Dorms, 14 Dorms with the Hottest Residents, and 14 Schools with the Best RAs.
GSU was No. 1 with best overall dorms in the country.
GSU was No 4 in Best Dorms in the country. (It is not clear to me what the difference is in these categories.)
GSU was No. 6 for Best RAs.
Here is the link to the full lists.
I can't tell exactly what the rankings were based on. It looks like it was based on the 7100 reviews on the site (at the time). I found this one paragraph of explanation but didn't find any other info on how they were picked:
"Today we're excited to launch DormSplash.com! A dorm review website with over 7100 reviews as of today! Check it out to read and write anonymous reviews of college dorms all across the country. Along with the launch, we're releasing our first annual Dormy Awards!"
It is still great for Georgia State to get some recognition even if the methodology is unclear. UGA and Ga. Tech are not ranked in the top on any of the lists.
Are you surprised that Georgia State's dorms were ranked above other universities in the state? Have you had a child stay in the GSU dorms? What did they think?
Did your college students stay in dorms or apartments when they went to college? Which dorms did they have the best experiences with? What were you looking for in dorm life and what were your kids looking for? Did you have much faith in the RAs? Did you feel like they were really keeping an eye on things?
– Theresa Walsh Giarrusso, AJC Momania
March 21st, 2011
1:13 pm
Good for them. Their dorms are all almost brand new, so it's not much of a surprise.
Not sure how much it will help them though. My guess is that their student population is still 90% Atlanta metro. Don't expect this to help them expand much.
Downtown is not a great place for a live on campus school in my opinion. Not much nightlife at a college kid's budget in town.
March 21st, 2011
1:18 pm
No experience with Ga State. Both of mine lived in the dorm at UGA their freshman year and then move out. I never met either of the the RA's for my kids. My son never mentioned his but my daughter likes hers.
My kids are not perfect but I am not sure an RA can actually keep an eye out for them. They know what their Dad and I expect and we have made it, so far.
Daughter told me of someone, who lives in our neighborhood, and is living in the dorm at Ga Gwinnett College. We are 8 miles away. I think living in the dorm is a GREAT experience for all kids. Not sure I would want to foot the bill if it were just 15 minutes away. That may be just me.
March 21st, 2011
1:19 pm
At for your last question, I lived in a dorm for one year. I moved off campus as a Sophmore.
I only vaguely remember my RA. Can't even remember his name; it was either Paul or John, but then again I may be confusing him with the Beatles.
March 21st, 2011
1:22 pm
T, all of Georgia State's dorms, overall, ranked 1st in the country. The specific dorm, University Commons, was the 4th best dorm building in the country. I'm frankly surprised, since I consider Georgia State more of a commuter-based university, as opposed to, say, UGA or Georgia Southern, for example. And I'm really surprised that Washington University in St. Louis's dorms didn't make the list — those rooms were GORGEOUS. Not to mention the Lawn at U.Va – who wouldn't like having a working fireplace in their room?
My son stayed in a dorm the first two years (the location was perfect, roll out of bed and be in class inside of 10 minutes, including a stop for breakfast), but has been in a fraternity house off campus for the last two years. My daughter was in two different dorms her freshman year, a dorm over summer school last summer, and a different dorm this past year — she will be sharing a house with a friend next year. I dont think either one of my kids ever considered the R.A. as anything other than an administrative paper-pusher. When my daughter went to an R.A. after a problem with her first roommate (whose boyfriend spent the night 4 nights out of 7, some stealing, etc.) she was basically told, "Well, try to work it out." Not much support, there.
I was a dorm rat for all four years in college — three different dorms all within a stone's throw of each other, loved the cameraderie and having a hall full of friends ready for anything at 3 am! But back then, where I was, it wasn't unusual for upperclassmen to be on campus.
The thing that surprises me these days is the security on these dorms — wow, my daughter has to have her card/code, AND a biometric handprint to get into her dorm, as she walks by the security desk. I'd have felt like I was in jail, with that much security. Part of the fun when I was in college was that people could just drop by whenever, they didn't need an appointment or escort.
March 21st, 2011
1:29 pm
My sister lives in the commons @ GA State and their dorms are really nice. However, she lives on the 12th floor and has a great view of the city. The staff is really nice and always make sure the students are safe with the many id checkpoints they have.
March 21st, 2011
1:32 pm
I lived in the University Commons the first year they opened and for a year in the old Univeresity Village before that. I will say GSU put a lot of effort into making these places as secure as possible, necessary considering the campus is right in the middle of downtown. I actually had to use the RA's a few times and had a fairly friendly relationship with the ones on my floor, chatting with them and occasionally hanging out. Overall it was a great experience. I've visited other schools dorms before, both my siblings went to Valdosta State and I know I couldn't deal with those dorms. A tiny room with a sink and two people and one set of public bathrooms/showers for an entire floor…
March 21st, 2011
1:45 pm
I lived on campus for 2 years, then off campus for the last 2 years, either in houses with other girls or in my own apartment. It was really nice to walk to class, and parking was $expensive$, but I worked the last 2 years, so driving was a necessity. The dorms weren't very nice, but as DB said, the camaraderie was fun. We had one bathroom per hall – that gets old pretty quickly.
March 21st, 2011
1:48 pm
Tech dorms are very small and getting old. Crime has been an issue in some of the Tech dorms, but the GTPD have stepped it up recently. Tech RA's are very good though, if not just because their Hall Directors are very strict.
March 21st, 2011
1:56 pm
There was an article about all the robberies happening to GSU students in the AJC recently (last week?), but strangely you never hear about those when they happen. However, we are quick to hear about a robbery on Tech "campus". Even if the robbery occurred 1 block from the Georgia Dome.
March 21st, 2011
2:01 pm
My daughter wants to go to GSU next year, but get an apartment, or commute from home. I'm open for the commute….rent's still free at mommy's house…..
I don't want her living downtown. Not with all the crime around GSU & Tech. Too many kids getting held up and robbed…….
March 21st, 2011
2:03 pm
Good for them! I searched the site for my own alma mater, UCLA, but apparently it does not have enough reviews yet for them to list any statistics or rankings. That said, I have no basis for comparison to any other dorms, as those are the only ones I ever lived in.
March 21st, 2011
2:07 pm
@JJ: If she went anywhere other than Georgia State, she'd proably be living on campus, etc. — and personally, I think that is a HUGE part of the college experience, learning to live on your own, be responsible for your own living conditions, budgeting your time, meals, etc. If I were a mom with a kid looking at a local school, I would be encouraging them to live away from home. JMHO.
March 21st, 2011
2:20 pm
New motto for GSU: Great Dorm Life; Crappy degree
March 21st, 2011
2:35 pm
GSU's dorms are nice, but a bit overpriced. By the time you pay for housing and parking, you very well could have paid for a nice apartment and live by yourself or live somewhere else cheaper if you split with a roommate. Recommended for freshmen though. And the security is necessary…have you seen where GSU's dorms are located?? And have you not heard of the every other robberies at GSU lately? Definitely wouldn't want it where someone could just walk in.
March 21st, 2011
2:35 pm
NAGA you should have said Great Dorm Life: Great Degree. I have one of those GREAT degrees and have nine folks reporting to me who have degrees from UGA, GT, Tenn, GSU, UAB. Three of them obtained MBA's. Thanks GSU!!!
March 21st, 2011
2:35 pm
DB – True, however, the money has run out for education. She has to get a job now and help pay for college expenses. Her free summers are OVER..plus she now has a car she needs to start supporting.
My idea is for her to come home this summer (early May) and get a full time job. Work all summer, and save at least 50% of what she makes (for education). She can continue to work in the fall, and just take a couple of classes, and commute from home to ANY number of commuter colleges. This way, she can work part time, go to school parttime, and she can start her "nest egg" and in January of next year, she can go get an apartment.
Trust me, I don't want this child on my couch when she's 30……
March 21st, 2011
2:36 pm
AND we put pen to paper, and coming home will allow her to make and save more money, than if she is paying rent, cable, utilities, etc. Her living at home until at least January will save both of us a tremendous amount of money.
March 21st, 2011
2:54 pm
DB…With all of the crime downtown, midtown, and especially in the college areas, I would think all of that security would be welcome in preventing unwanted people from entering the dorm areas. Things have changed since your college days; security is extremely important, so stop knocking it, and hope that all of that security keeps your child, and others safe and secure!
March 21st, 2011
3:01 pm
I graduated from GSU when there weren't any dorms.
March 21st, 2011
3:02 pm
I graduated without really having the "college" experience.
March 21st, 2011
3:08 pm
Having the best dorms is a must for Georgia States continued existance since it's suicidal to walk the surrounding streets. Likely more dangerous than Techs off campus area.
March 21st, 2011
3:08 pm
@NAGA I too graduated from GSU and have absolutely no complaints with my education. I too have lead teams of people who graduated from "more" prestigious colleges and have MBAs.
I never lived in the dorms at either VSU or GSU though I've visited both. VSU's are really old and really small as are a lot at UGA (again, just visited friends who lived there). GSU's are new so it's no surprise they rank high.
I took mostly night classes at GSU and I must say that in 3 years of attending there, I can count on 1 hand the number of times I was approached by someone even when getting out of class late at night. Usually it was a bum wanting some change and they would go away once I said no.
I actually do hope my son wants to stay in the dorms his freshman year if for nothing else, than to really experience college life. Hopefully it will make him appreciate what he has had growing up a little more (i.e. a big room with his own bathroom and a game room!)
March 21st, 2011
3:11 pm
@arlene: I wasn't knocking the security, in fact, I love the idea that no one can get to my daughter unless they really, really work at it! I'm just bemoaning the need for it. I went to college at a large university in a small college town in the 70's — our security was a key, and most of us didn't bother with even it. In this case, I don't think the cultural changes have been an improvement. *sigh*. My son is graduating from the same university in May — the dorm he lived in was in the same community I lived in for four years 35 years ago, and the security has definitely been dramatically increased! I'm just saying that *I* would have felt like I was living in a prison, but the kids today don't even seem to notice.
March 21st, 2011
3:26 pm
GSU dorms are great for a late night stroll around the neighborhood.
March 21st, 2011
3:34 pm
I read recently that GSU only has dorms for 7000 students, which is a fraction of their enrollment. My eldest lived on campus at UofMiami for all 4 years. Second son entered GA Southern with a brand new dorm room, but only for freshman. His soph. year he moved off campus into a complex with a pool and a gym for less than the old dorms available. Youngest is now at UGA in Russell Hall. He was eligible for the newly build village style dorms next year (minimum GPA required), but has opted to live off campus. I was thrilled once I found out the village dorm was $700./month!
March 21st, 2011
4:01 pm
People are getting robbed at GSU because they walk down the street without a care in the world listening to their Ipod's and talking on their Iphone. If they put those things away then the robberies would go down. It's crazy to walk by a student and see them jamming out to whatever and not paying attention their surroundings. We are in Downtown Atlanta… be ready to run if necessary….
March 21st, 2011
4:05 pm
Mattie: Once the latest dorm construction project is finished, GSU will house around 4,000 students. 2,000 in the Commons, 1,000 in the Piedmont North dorm (which used to be a hotel complex), 450 in the Lofts, 350 in the freshman-only hall, and about 150 in Greek housing. That's 4,000 beds for 32,000 students. Now obviously most of those are not going to want to live in a dorm, but nevertheless we desperately need more housing space.
I am a freshman at GSU and I live in the Commons. It's really nice, although I wish it were cheaper. I would agree that the security can be really annoying at times (I have to swipe my access card three times before I can get on the elevator to get to my room) but it's good to know people can't just waltz in from off of the street.
March 21st, 2011
4:06 pm
When we toured Kennesaw, they were all impressed with their new dorms. They had a fridge and microwave in each suite. One mom asked, "where is the sink to do the dishes?'
Reply…"the sink is down the hall and you can carry your dishes down there to do them…"
I laughed. My daughter shot me a look. WHAT COLLEGE STUDENT WILL CARRY DISHES REGULARLY DOWN THE HALL TO DO THEM IN A COMMUNITY SINK?
Maybe they changed it. Anyone?
Any comments on footing the bill for a dorm room 8 miles from home. Maybe I AM the only one who thinks it is a bit silly. Makes more sense to buy a condo for an investment…close to home.
TWG…did you get my e-mail recommending the water park?
Mattie…I think apartment living is usually cheaper than on campus at UGA. Most of my daughter's friends are going to ECV but she opted for an apartment.
March 21st, 2011
4:10 pm
Glenn Dorm at Georgia Tech is a rite of passage for freshman guys. Last rennovation in the 1970's…built in the '30's. Archrival Towers is right across the quad (intramurals teams are a must.) You eat your meals at Britain Dining Hall. You live right next to the stadium, so gameday's on your mind year-round. Freshman math and sciences tutored nightly in the basement. Almost all the Glenn guys go Greek since they're just down Techwood from the Greek Neighborhood. Perfect place to feel like you're growing up way too fast!
It'll never net GT a great dorm ranking, but if you do your first year of Georgia Tech in Glenn you have a badge of honor for the rest of your life. It's a Tech tradition all its own.
March 21st, 2011
4:11 pm
Does this not present a contradiction in terms? "College dorms" and the "worse/best" arguement makes little sense to one whose 60's era dorm was littered with chicken bones, empty chile cans, and piles of dried-up puke. Mine was the ORIGINAL Animal House!
March 21st, 2011
4:46 pm
You also have to remember that GSU never really had traditional students until 1997 (after the Olympics) so the majority of students are commuters. I think they're trying to become more balanced and have done a good job in the past 14 years trying to get there. I'm hoping with the dip in property prices maybe they'll pick up some more nearby properties to convert to additional classrooms and dorms.
@MJG – paying for a student to live on-campus 8 miles from home seems a little wasteful unless the parents/kid really need some space apart. I moved out of my parents' house two weeks after I graduated from high school and moved all of 5 miles away because I wanted to. I was going to Valdosta State at the time but b/c I already lived locally, I was exempt from the "Freshman must live in the dorms" requirement. I love my parents dearly but it was a constant battle of wills and I just couldn't take it anymore. I paid for everything including all of my living expenses so it's not like they were footing the bill for any of it either.
March 21st, 2011
4:57 pm
I am thinking these parents are footing the bill but you do make a good point. My daughter was home last week and we really enjoyed the time with her. She and I get along SO MUCH better than I did with my own parents!
March 21st, 2011
5:05 pm
Dorms are great as long as you are living with your boyfriend.
March 21st, 2011
6:11 pm
My deal with GSU and crime; any student and their parents need to realize that Georgia State is located in the centre of downtown Atlanta and thus crime rates will be higher than say, Berry or Georgia Southern. Also people need to realize that 4 people getting robbed at State is a much smaller percent of the population than say 4 people getting robbed at Valdosta simply because State has such a large population. The main point Is if you walk around during the day, you will be fine. Downtown is literally cluttered with other students walking around campus so during daylight there's is absolutely no problem. As for after dark, if you walk in a group and stick to well lit areas you'll be fine. It's the same rules as if you were in the middle of New York or Chicago. For a couple of years Tech had a problem with kids getting mugged, but I wouldn't suggest that it was a problem with the school, just a problem with students not understanding how to safely live in the city.
As for the worth of a degree at GSU, I know that I'm getting a world class education in biology, just search for the number of recent accolades and achievements State has gotten just in the past year alone
March 21st, 2011
6:22 pm
I actually got my undergrad from GSU and the dorms weren't in place yet. For a commuter school, they have come a long way.
March 21st, 2011
7:11 pm
@MJG-my son goes to Kennesaw State and we were a little confused by no sink at first too. I believe those are the freshmen dorms. As freshmen, they are required to purchase a full meal plan. I guess the figure that with a full meal plan, there won't be much cooking in their rooms. They also told us that the community kitchen down the hall was to encourage first year students to get out of their rooms and socialize. In the year he lived there, my son and his roommate did cook several times with other friends in the common kitchen, but ate in the really nice, brand new dining hall most of the time. He said it's like a food court on steroids! When he did cook in his room it was microwave cooking, or cereal, and eating with plastic. We did look at the other dorms where four students share a common kitchen/living area and each have a separate bedroom. Now those were really nice, but very expensive. He now has an apartment off campus and doesn't pay nearly what the dorm would cost, but hates trying to find a parking place some mornings. Doesn't hate it bad enough to move back into the dorms though.
March 21st, 2011
7:28 pm
@new blogger, my neighbor's daughter commuted to Kennesaw last year. She HAD to buy the meal plan, even though she didn't live on campus. Sooooo, every Sunday the entire family went to the dining hall for dinner. She told me her daughter swiped her meal card 5 times to get them all admitted, and the food was incredible.
March 21st, 2011
7:37 pm
Hey KoolAid (couldn't resist)! I hear you and also got my 1st degree at GSU before they had dorms. Itsmeagain, good points but I actually feel safer walking around NYC at night than Atlanta because there is a greater police presence in NYC.
March 21st, 2011
8:14 pm
Mattie…I cannot imagine having to buy the meal plan, if you do not live on campus and have never heard of such a thing. Seems like a waste of $$ to me.
March 21st, 2011
9:09 pm
I worked for a while at GSU (also got my degree there, but before they had dorms) and the dorms are indeed very, very nice. The ones I saw were pretty much each small apartments, with a common living room and kitchen per suite, but personal bedrooms and bathrooms. The dorm I lived in at UGA was just a long hall with bedrooms and a communal bathroom for the whole hall.
March 21st, 2011
11:21 pm
MJG, I love the way you write things. They just make so much sense! LOL.


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Riverfield completely failed my child. She is dyslexic and they refused to test her with the claim "she'll catch up, she's young". She came in to kindergarten with letters from her preschool teachers stating that while she was " bright and socially on par with peers, some piece was missing as she wasn't learning incidentally as the other children were". I made a written request for a PPT and they offered her reading support. After a miserable 2 years with Riverfield I pulled her and her lie self esteem out of there and brought her to Coleytown in Westport. They, without my even asking, figured out there was" something missing" and asked our permission to test her. Turns out she has a very high IQ yet is dyslexic. Will start fourth grade next year and is back to the happy, confident girl who knows while it will always be a struggle to read and write, she is learning strategies to assist her in the best possible way. Thank god we were able to move her. If you have a " mainstream" child I'm sure it's a great school. If your child is a different learner or struggling, try somewhere else.
I hate this school! The principal is rude and into power, also the teachers are horrible. Some of the worst teachers I've ever had have been here. I am gifted and this school does not challenge me or do and better with special need children. I have 6 staff members that currently work here that are rude. This school is all about unnecessary discipline also we spend about 20% of are time doing patriotic things. There is nothing wrong with that they are just forcing beliefs on us. The principal makes my friends and I feel horrible for doing nothings its like she's following you when your trying to learn. Some staff members have been so crazy that I come home and cry and complain to my parents they try to take action against the teacher but she just punishes me for it. I feel so bad for the special need children they are always being yelled at like they can help it. I am so glad that i wwill no longer be at this school next year i hate it somebody needs to do something about these teachers and the principal.
As a teacher in another district with kids at this school I can attest that Riverfield has its act together! The faculty and staff are professional, caring, and there is a great sense of community. The new principal has clearly instilled a proactive attitude when it comes to addressing student needs. I was thrilled to hear from my son's reading intervention teacher on the FIRST day of school. This school is definitely moving in the right direction.
Riverfield Elementary is a an amazing school. The teachers are extremely professional and well connected to the students needs. The new principle is has formalized the curriculum for all grades and worked hard to achieve the best learning environment for the students. As a parent there is a great community feel and plenty of opportunities to be involved or volunteer.
As a former Elementary School teacher, this is the worst school I've ever experienced. I have 4 chikdren and we've moved throughout the US And now have my youngest in 3rd grade at riverfield . Her teacher is burnt out and agitated and even short with me when I try to reach out. My daughter is very shy and really takes it personally when the teacher scolds the special needs children constantly. She's also so distracted with other teachers coming into help children who need help. I thought every class was inclusion but seems like hers is filled with behavioral boys. Maybe this is why her teacher is so frustrated. The Principal ought to spend time in each class to see how the children are being treated. This is the gossip of the town nut no one wants to step forward! I would have bought my home in another school district if I knew what goes on here. They're academically behind also but that's not the worst problem. Do not go there. It will take the new Principal years to fire all of the terrible staff.
i went to this school and it was one of the worst periods of my life. This was 20 years ago plus but as I plan the life and set the educational goals for my child, this experience is my guide on what to NOT do. The lack of cultural diversity and sensitivity, dismissive attitude of the facility, and poor leadership will forever be with me. I had a couple of family members attend this school and they had the same experience. Hopefully they have made some fundamental changes within Riverfield. I attended K-6 and remember the dred I felt at the beginning of each school year, and how the reckless and insensitive behavior of the teachers and principal made me feel as a young person. An experience I will never forget but am thankful becuase I know very clearly what I will not tolerate for my daughter and what to look for in a school overall.
For all you high star raters... if this school is so great, then why does it continue to fail the CT State Mastery Tests? This is the lowest performing school in our district. It's a shame, since the first 6 years set a student up for higher levels of learning later in life..
One of the worst experience in my child's educational career.They dropped the ball and did not give her the reading support she required which left her struggling behind her peers.Poor communication between parents and school.I could go on,but won't waste any more of my time on Riverfield.
Excellent school!!!! Ask any Riverfield parent! This gem may be the best school in Fairfield - and that says a lot!! Amazing teachers. The ideal mix of parents, teachers, and staff working together to create a dynamic, rewarding atmosphere for learning.
Great teachers, well-organized parents, neighborhood feel, and an excellent principal. Riverfield offers kids a great education and a wonderful experience of growing up.
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1625 Mill Plain Rd
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Phone: (203) 255-8328
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Trying out my new Pally alt down in Gnomeregan, I get bored witht he MT thing, and decide to play with my trinkets. He's an engineer, so I fire up the Gnomish Universal Remote, and mind control one of the mechanical sentries. Amazingly, the control holds fighting off 2 other sentries. As the timer is about to run out, the thing's got maybe 10% health left.. Now this is in that upper deck of the hangar, so I get the bright idea "drop it over the railing and let it smash to bits"... and over the rails i send it..
About a minute later, I spot the consequence of my stupidity as everything from the lower decks and back comes charging around the ramp onto the upper deck.. My party's freaking cause the instance has frozen, they're trying to figure out what's happening.. I finally explain it over TS, and it takes the instance a full minute to finish crashing enough to unfreeze and acknowledge we're all dead dead dead..
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Chapter 10 - 'Sorry.' Shouldn't Cover It, But It Does...6 Reviews
Things reach a peak...
She flicked one shoe off the other as she smoked a drag of her long awaited cigarette. It was plucked from her hand rudely and she looked up to find Michael, he took a long drag of the cancer stick. He handed it back to her and blew it out, a long flume of grey smoke entering the atmosphere.
"Your homeboy was discharge last night." He said factually. Bea glanced up at him.
"Your wife called the other night." She said back with as much charm as possible. His face fell from cocky stance of dominance over this woman to utter fear, she could almost smell it off him.
"Yeah..." Bea said, tapping her cigarette and then inhaling another drag.
"It's funny...I can't help but think that you have always wanted to have the upper hand over me Michael." She said, standing up.
"And now - hm! Well now....You don't." she smiled up at him.
His face was stone like , he was pretty sure he wasn't going to let this woman rattle him. As she walked away, he gripped her wrist and she clenched her teeth, he pulled her back. Bea's eyes fixed on his single hand wrapped around her arm.
"I will not ask you this again." She said firmly.
"Take your hands...off...me." She looked up at him and there was strength in her eyes. He hadn't seen that for a while, he'd ensured she was made to feel as vulnerable as possible.
""Fine." He responded, dropping her hand.
"I regret every kiss and every night I spent with you." She said, shaking her head.
"No you don't..." he said, a smirk tugging at the corner's of his mouth.
She yanked away from him and stared at him.
"I'm applying for a transfer out of here." She said, he entertained the thought for a while before cracking a smile.
"With my referral?" he asked.
"Don't threaten me Michael. You'll do your job, that's the only decent thing you can do for me."
"And then what - you run away with your mentally institutionalized lover?!"
That was enough for her to snap and she shoved him hard.
"He's more of a man than you could ever dream of being." She informed him, her tongue lashed out the words in scorpion like fashion. She rushed away, deeply upset at the exchange they'd had.
She turned her engine off and sat outside that familiar house for what felt like an infinite moment. Now her hands were clamming over the steering wheel and he heart beat thudded steadily against he rib cage. It had been 3 weeks since Pete left the hospital. She hadn't quite mustered up the boldness to visit him. Uncertainty plagued her decision as to whether she would be a welcome visitor or not.
She edged up the garden path and pressed the intercom.
"It's Beatrice." She said softly.
"Who?" The male asked.
She heard fumbling.
"Beatrice?" She heard Mrs Wentz ask.
"Uh...yeah." She replied nervously, the gate clunked open. She felt even more nervous as she saw Patrick's vehicle parked up. She stopped and just looked at the house.
"This isn't a good idea..." she whispered to herself, twisting on the balls of her feet and heading out.
"Bea??!" Mrs Wentz called, she turned to see the woman waving, wondering what she was doing walking in the other direction.
"Damnit..." She muttered under her breath.
The house was quiet. Eerily quiet.
"Thought you may have come sooner." Pete's Mom said, without a vicious intent.
"I wanted to but-" She stopped. The older woman just smiled slightly at her.
"How is he?" she asked, without shame of the real reason why she was there.
"Not good. He won't get the help he needs, thinks that this will all blow over when he gets the divorce over and done with Sarah."
"Divorce? So it's....it's really going ahead, they're not trying to work it out?" she frowned.
"No. He won't and can't forgive her."
"oh..." Beatrice said, taking the hot drink from the woman's hands.
"She wants custody of Samuel, that's affecting him badly, biological or not, he's been there that whole child's life..." she said.
"Of course...It must be devastating...." She said to herself.
"Beatrice, hi!" Patrick said.
"Hey you, how's it going?" She asked, he hugged her tightly. Pete frowned as he saw Patrick's hand linger on Beatrice's back gently.
He slipped back behind the door.
The three of them chatted for a while before Beatrice, with the encouragement from Patrick and his Mom, went to find Pete and try and help him in any way she could.
Knocking softly on the wood of his bedroom door, he opened it abruptly and it made her jump.
"You scared me!"
His eyes looked over her, she hadn't changed a thing in the 6 years they'd been apart.
"How are you feeling?" She asked. He turned and walked into his bedroom, back to his writing.
"Your Mom said you haven't been in touch with the psyche unit yet -
"-Don't Bea...just don't." he said grumpily.
This was going to just as difficult as she thought.
She silently came in and sad down on the edge of his bed.
"She also said you're going through with the divorce..."
Pete put his pen down and looked at her.
Beatrice feared that look in his eye and stood up.
"You don't scare me." She said, shaking her head slightly.
"I'm not trying to." He replied.
"But I'm going through all of this because of you..." he said, Bea frowned, why did her act of heroism sound like she'd signed his death certificate anyway?
"I did what I thought was best!" she whispered.
"What was best was that I just died and got out of everyone's lives!" he said angrily. She shook her head.
"No Peter..." she said sadly.
"That wouldn't have been for the best at all, what about Samuel? He needs you!" She said upset.
He walked towards her, his eyes were cold, without sorry or emotional stability.
His hand softly wrapped around her neck, he felt her swallow hard. His grip tightened a little, it was now a firm hold of her throat.
"Don't Pete..." She said, her head shaking slightly.
"I know you're angry!" she said alarmed as his hand suddenly clenched right under her throat and she gasped hard.
"You don't have any idea!" He said through gritted teeth.
"Pete!" She squeaked silently, he now had both hands around her throat and squeezed the life out of her as hard as he could.
He wanted her to feel the pain he did, he wanted her to know the frustration that his damned words couldn't and he wanted her to know it was not OK and that what she had done was not what he wanted.
Bea's arm thrashed out and knocked over the CD rack by his door, it went crashing to the floor.
She could feel her life edging away second by second as his iron like grip snuffed her airways. The will to fight went as the oxygen starved every single muscle in her body. The lights flashed in her eyes and she felt them roll back, she was losing, quickly.
"Are they OK?" Pete's Mom frowned, hearing the huge crash.
"They're probably..." Patrick stopped, remembering it was his Mom there.
"Peter - everything all right??" His Mom asked up the stairs.
"Peter?" She called.
She heard another crash on the floor and she hurried up the last set of stairs, pushing open his bedroom door, she gasped instantly upon seeing Bea in a crumpled heap on the floor, Pete standing over her.
"What have I done?!" He cried, horrified.
Patrick upon hearing this, raced up the stairs.
Pete fell to his knees and pulled Beatrice up into his arms.
"Oh my God!!" Patrick cried out.
"Pete, what did you do?!" His Mom asked.
"Call 911!!" She instructed Patrick, who grabbed his cell from his pocket.
"I didn't mean to!!" Pete sobbed.
"What did you do??!" His Mom asked angrily, pulling Bea from him and resting her on the floor, tilting her head back, she saw the hand marks on her neck.
""Peter??" She gasped, looking at him.
"I didn't mean to - Oh God, Bea!! I'm So Sorry!" He sobbed,
His Mom pushed him off her and leaned down to check if she was breathing.
"She's not breathing!" she cried,
"She's not breathing!!" Patrick blurted out to the operator.
"CPR!" He relayed back to Pete's Mom.
She leaned down, pinching her nose and breathed into her mouth and then compressed her chest, it was like an instinct with in her. Maybe's it's a skill we're innate with.
"Keep doing it!" Patrick relayed, kneeling down by Beatrice's head.
"Again - breathe again!" he said, as the operator communicated with him.
She did and as she did this time, her chest heaved up and she gasped for air.
Pete clambered over quickly from his place on the floor and grabbed her.
He didn't say anything, just sobbed and squeezed her body into his.
As oxygen made it's way to her body, she slowly lifted her arms around him and held him gently. At that moment, she wasn't capable of expressing anger towards him, her slow steady breaths continued to feed her body the essential supplies it needed and her fingers loped around his hair as he buried his head into her chest and sobbed.
"I'm so sorry!" was all he kept repeating.
Patrick and Pete's Mom could only look on as they watched this nightmare slowly wake up.
"Are you going to press charges?" Michael asked as he examined her throat.
"No." She said factually, as he legs dangled over the edge of the bed.
"He killed you."
"He tried to...I'm alive aren't I?" she asked.
"Open your mouth.." he said, she did and he shone the light down her throat.
"You stay away from him." He said in a deep tone
"You're not my father-"
"-I won't be the one to bag you up next time he gets all unstable on you!" He snapped back. Tears pricked at her eyes, she clenched her lips together hard.
"He needs serious help Beatrice! He strangled you!"
"He didn't mean it!"
"He had his hands around your throat and he held it until you stopped breathing - which part did he not mean!??" He yelled, a couple of Doctor's looked in the room from the corridor.
"Everything alright in here?" one asked.
"Everything's fine!" he said calmly. Bea smiled weakly.
She got down off the bed.
"You're not going anywhere - I'm keeping you in overnight." He said, stopping her with her hand on her chest gently.
"I'm alright." She said weakly.
"You need to stay in over-"
"-Michael!" She said firmly.
She discharged herself moment later.
Her throat was raging, the pain was awful, but nothing else seemed to matter as she held his hand gently and they walked towards the clinic. He stopped and she stared at him.
"You can do this.." she whispered, he looked so scared. He was the lost boy.
He looked again at the building and Bea's hand gently squeezed his as they made their way to the Clinic of Mental Health, his new home for the foreseeable future...
Authors Note: I don't have much faith in this chapter, but I may be wrong....


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|Lucas Hernandez (Class of 2013) records a story from a local artist as part of the Good Stuff Good Works program.
When Lucas Hernandez (Class of 2013) arrived at Rollins two years ago, he immediately embraced the College's mission of global citizenship and responsible leadership and dove into academic and co-curricular opportunities to explore the numerous dimensions of service and international development. But it was during his recent trip to Ecuador that he really began to understand the complexities of international service work.
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The rural development work Social Entrepreneur Corps facilitates is designed to give participants a chance to experience, first-hand, the inherent risks and limitations involved in third world development. "The biggest lesson I will take away from my experience is that there are a very broad variety of service-international development models out there. All are far from perfect, and many can do harm," said Hernandez. "But when one model fits a community and works with people in the correct manner, the impact is immeasurable, both in the short- and long-term."
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By Bhaktin Priya Naidoo
Last night I attended the Sunday Feast at the SSRR temple-it also happened to be Snana Yatra so the devotees had more energy and enthusiasm than usual. What was more striking however, was a fun, creative and seemingly spontaneous presentation from The Blue Mountain Children's tent team and the Youth Lounge, two dynamic preaching events at the Durban Festival of Chariots this year during the Easter weekend. I was completely enamored and uplifted as I watched these presentations, which combined wit and humor, humble appeals, and just down to earth bare devotion to Lord Jagannatha. I can say, without a doubt, that I caught the Ratha Yatra fever!!I was enthused about the upcoming festival as I am always struck by the absence of proper engagement and preaching for children and the youth. This morning, I received this letter in my mailbox and felt inspired to share it with you. I am sure it will also leave you enthusiastic and willing to help from wherever you are. It is surely setting a trend in the way we approach festivals. Jaya Jagannatha!
Your servant,
Bhaktin Priya Naidoo
KZN, South Africa
Dear Devotees,
Please accept our respectful obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.
The Blue Mountain, Nilachala Children's Village will be a highlight at this years Festival of Chariots (Ratha Yatra) from April 6-9 in Durban, South Africa. Inspired by HH Jayadvaita Swami upon seeing the lack of engagement for children and the youth at such festivals, and HH Indradyumna Swami's love and enthusiasm for children, the Sri Sri Radha Radhanath Temple of Understanding decided to host this wonderful endeavor order to create an age appropriate forum for children to also relish the festival.
The Blue Mountain will feature a goshalla where children can worship the cow and learn how to make multigrain laddus and cow-dung patties. The sound of hammering and sanding in the Daru Brahma wood working tent will surely attract the crafty children who will be treated to an experience of building and painting their very own chariot and Jagannatha deities. The Kala Ksetra craft area will have something for everyone–from the making of intricate lotus flowers, a barnyard of cows, constructing the eyes of Lord Jagannatha in traditional Pippli applique style, stringing jewels which the children will have to find buried in the crevices of the mountain to finally painting their very own pocket stones to stuffing a special Nilachala animal pillow.
Other experiences include a Vedic kitchen complete with a cow dung cob stove, a candle dipping cave, a gopi dots and hair braiding garden, traditional tattoos and face painting for the boys, exciting new games and competitions, and story time with sweet bhajans.
A highlight of the village is the Yatri BazaarÑwhere children can engage in a wholesome shopping experience. Here they will find treasures to bring home as memories of their visit to The Blue Mountain. In fact, the Yatri Bazaar has something for everyone and every occasion so stock up for those special days! Items are limited and exclusiveÑand mostly handcrafted, so don't delay.
To help keep you informed with the development of The Blue Mountain, we have opened a Facebook page which will be updated periodically before the event.
Please click on the following link to view the page:
If you click the LIKE button on the Facebook page you will be notified each time we make an update. Please also SHARE this page on your wall. Find us on CAUSES and give us a tweet on Twitter on thebluemountainry.
The website www.thebluemountain.org is ready! You will be privy to The Blue Mountain exclusive Silent AuctionÑwe traversed Jagannatha Puri and West Bengal looking for unique items to grace your home and life. Our specialty item is CONCH and the amazing jewelry made from it. There are unlimited health and spiritual benefits to wearing and using conchÑfind these details on our website. It is no wonder that Jagannath Puri is also called Sri Sankha Ksetra! You will also find descriptions of Nilachala Jagannatha, prayers, future plans, how The Blue Mountain began, the inspiration behind it, and donation opportunities.
Please share this letter with your network of associates and friends so as many devotees as possible can be kept up to date with this "juggernaut" event. Please also publish the link in your newsletters and web pages to help us maximize the online audience.
Looking forward to seeing you during the Easter weekend at The Blue Mountain.
Jaya Jagannatha!
Your servants,
The Sevaites of Lord Jagannatha
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I have some leftover items from my interview with GM Rick Dudley last week for the Offseason Update Story that I wrote. It's already posted online and will run in the Sunday paper.
I thought I would share one today so we have a blog posted through the weekend. Covering the Braves on Saturday and will spend Father's Day with the family.
Dudley shared his philosophy for scouting players and spoke about how he has tweaked the way the scouting department files player reports. Here is what he said:
"We have three criteria we go for and it's pretty easy. We have character, we have hockey sense and we have speed. There was a time when size was an equal component. It's no longer quite the same component.
"We break those out into, 12 or 14 categories that we identify from game to game. If you look at them, between pro and amateur, if you get a consistent number from scouts that watch a player then you can pretty much target that this guys is one heck of a good skater. You can check that off.
"Then you look at the category that has things like work ethic and grit and aggressive play. You put that component together and you can say that this guy is a pretty high character player.
"The hockey sense, to me, is the tough one. We try to break that out into the offensive side of things and the defensive side of things. If you get a player that has all three of those components you are in pretty good shape. Now, if you want to throw in that the guys is 6-foot-3, all of sudden we are getting pretty excited about this players. I don't think people look at it in those terms. I think they say 'Well, he scored 46 goals, he's got to be a pretty good player.' [I might] look at him and say 'He's a big guy that scored 46 goals but he's dumber than a sack of hammers.' If that's the case, he's going to have a tough time playing in the National Hockey League."
Scouts are now required to fill out more extensive reports than in the past, breaking down players in all the above criteria. The reason is simple, according to Dudley.
"This is just me, but I think there is too much guess work. There is Too much 'I think this guy is a good player.' Or 'My gut tells me this guy is a good player.' Before you get to that point, I want him broken down into as finite of categories that you can have. I think you can do it."
Wanted to give you some more insight into the way Dudley has tweaked things since taking over his new role.
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Police have charged two Savannah men after an officer was attacked in a fight at a downtown restaurant and bar Sunday morning.
Charles Howell, 22, of a Wilemere Dr. address, and James Edward White, 22, of a Staley Ave. address, were arrested after the 2:15 a.m. incident at Taco Abajo on West Broughton St.
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Should we switch to Geniocracy??
Geniocracy is the " Government of the people ,For the people and by the Genius".
And as Teilhard De Chardin said" Nothing in the Universe can resist a suffieciently large number of linked and organized Intellects".
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Will geniocracy help to achieve World Unity and Happiness?
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Yes high level specialist whomw are respected and care for society can do the job. But i belive more in ex business politicians then ex teacher and lawyer and helath care politicans , who are not creators but the best manipulators((( So why not let normal people chiose their un uncle or star they trust and let the etical leaders chose themselevs denpending on how many respect them by their votes ??
Political parties ar epower houses like banks with for sure double agendas and bookpeeping , so we should forget them , they are second hand car dealers that sell third hand truths with a lot of m edia training and nice smiles ...
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DeMar DeRozan stars as Raptors eclipse Suns
Phoenix, AZ, United States (4E Sports) – DeMar DeRozan tallied 15 points and five teammates submitted double-digit scores as the Toronto Raptors ended a five-game losing skid with an easy 98-71 triumph over the Phoenix Suns Wednesday at US Airways Center.
Amir Johnson had 14, Sebastian Telfair added 13 against his former team while Jonas Valanciunas, Terrence Ross and Mickael Pietrus scored 10 apiece as the Raptors (24-38) ended the Suns' three-game winning run.
"Anytime your spot is taken or given away you want to come out there and show you are a player. I do this for my family and my kids. I got to do this," said Telfair, who played just seven minutes before this game.
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The Raptors also turned the Suns' season-worst 29 turnovers into 39 points.
Markieff Morris was the only scorer in double-digit with 12 points for the Suns (21-40), who lost center Marcin Gortat in the first quarter.
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Miller's Pond can be found in a pleasant, secluded site with semi-natural woodland and wildlife areas which is an important green open space within Sholing. Miller's Pond is managed for both angling and wildlife. The area is also the home to the Sholing Valleys Study Centre who take a major part in its management and upkeep.
Millers Pond is 1.9 kilometres from the shores of Southampton Water at Weston Point with which it is connected by continuous valley habitat. Station Road marks the northern edge of the Miller's Pond site and the southern edge is formed by the railway and Portsmouth Road. The valley divides at Miller's Pond and the two branches continue to the north and north-east, to Bursledon Road at Sholing Common and Weston Common respectively and then beyond towards the corridor of the M27. Miller's Pond thus sits at a pivotal point along the valley which itself comprises a corridor of wooded and semi-natural green space known as Shoreburs Greenway – also the name of the footpath along the valley.
The city council has recently declared a new Local Nature Reserve (LNR) at Miller's Pond in the Shoreburs Greenway. The project to achieve this status has been a joint endeavour between the council and the Sholing Valleys Study Centre Association (SVSCA).
SVSCA is one of the most active of the many open space volunteer groups in Southampton. As volunteer input is a requirement of LNR declaration (a council function) this made Miller's Pond an ideal site to gain this status.
Work has included two rounds of public consultation and the production of a management plan funded by a grant, obtained by the SVSCA, from LUSH Retail Limited. The LNR was formally launched at the SVSCA's spring fair on 19 May 2012.
The LNR designation, only the second in the city, recognises the wildlife value of the site and its importance to the local community. A work programme, run by the SVSCA, aims to involve local people in habitat management and interpretation work. This will improve the biodiversity value and make the site more interesting and accessible.
The strong working relationship between the SVSCA and the council has been key to the achievement of LNR status and a formal relationship has been built into the plan. The technical expertise available within the council complements the local knowledge and enthusiasm of the SVSCA resulting in a very effective partnership.
LNR status provides the site, which is already very important to the local community, with additional recognition. Whilst it is termed a nature reserve this will not change the way that people are able to use the site.
The focus of LNR's is education and is designed to enable people to encounter and enjoy wildlife a stone's throw from their doorsteps. It is hoped that the enhanced status will assist in attracting additional resources to help deliver the management plan.
An early map of 1610 shows the area as a flooded valley and marsh.
By 1770 there was a mill at Weston.
In 1866 Sholing Station was opened, on the Sholing – Netley Hospital (and later Portsmouth) railway. The construction of the railway line had caused the road to be slightly diverted and the pond reduced on its southern margin. Nonetheless, maps of 1896-7 show the pond as much larger than the present feature, in an 'L' shape extending into both of the valleys.
Almost all the site appeared open in 1896, apart from the southern margin against the Portsmouth road, which had some tree cover. The area that is now wooded, east of the present pond, was entirely open then and shown as 'brick field' and there are kilns shown within the area of present woodland.
Other symbols on the 1896 map indicate that there were also gravel pits and it is likely that gravel had been taken from the surface deposits, so accentuating the valley shape and leaving the steep-sided pits that are evident today in the northeast of the site and forming the eastern rim of the main wooded area. The underlying clays in the area of the present woodland and northern field and the site of the study centre, were where the brickworks was in operation, utilising the local clay for brick making. The shapes of some of the clay diggings can still be discerned within the wooded area today.
A map of 1909-10 shows a similar land use and character but with more marsh or swamp encroaching into the northern end of the larger pond limb. The road (now Station Road) was then called Brick Yard Hill Road.
A map of 1933-46 indicates a continuing trend for the upper reaches of the two arms of the pond to be encroached by swamp but the streams feeding into the pond were still evident as surface features. By now the area north or east of the pond arms was either open brickworks (the present woodland) or shown as rough ground; the former fields here must by this time have been abandoned and reverted to heathy scrub.
The Sholing Brickworks Company ceased to operate in the 1930s and during the 1960s much of the pond and the valley upstream of the eastern pond arm were in-filled and the streams flowing into the two pond arms were culverted. The pond, in its present form was restored in 1978 and the Study Centre opened in 1988.
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SINGLE FAMILY HOME: 3 bed, 2 full bath. This 4. 6 acre property is being sold "as is" due to a fire in the main house. The home is brick anMore info