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In his comments to the state Board of Education Thursday, new school chief Michael Thurmond intimated that he was uncertain he would stay at the helm in DeKalb if the board that hired him was replaced, but it sounds like he is staying put.
Dear DeKalb County Community,
Our district is undergoing a tremendous amount of change. From my appointment as interim superintendent to the election of a new Board of Education chairman, Dr. Melvin Johnson, to the legal proceedings involving our Board, 2013 has been full of new challenges and new opportunities.
Yesterday, the State Board of Education voted to recommend to Gov, Nathan Deal that six members of our Board of Education be suspended with pay. Three members, Dr. Johnson, vice-chair Jim McMahan and Marshall Orson, were not included in the recommendation. The final outcome of the process is yet to be determined; however, by working with our Board and my staff, we will bring the spotlight back to the task entrusted to us – educating our young people.
I recognize that we have made tremendous demands upon our employees, and I pledge to work to make things better for our educators and our students. Please avoid speculation and rumors and take this as an opportunity to become even more focused on our greatest resource – our 99,000 students. My commitment to our students, our employees and our community is unchanged.
We are beginning our budget planning process, and we will strive to place more resources in our schools, but we will also involve you – our parents, community members, taxpayers, business representatives and faith leaders – in the decision-making process.
We owe a great deal of appreciation to you for your commitment and dedication to the DeKalb County School District. It's difficult not to be distracted by the ongoing controversy, but please know we're grateful that you continue to trust us with your most precious resource – your children. Thank you.
I am truly looking forward to both working with you and for you. Together, we're going to make a difference in DeKalb.
Michael L. Thurmond
-From Maureen Downey, for the AJC Get Schooled blog
February 22nd, 2013
5:25 pm
Avoid rumor and speculation. Like the textbook lease issue. Didn't even ask the CFO. Dang.
February 22nd, 2013
5:33 pm
"[W]e will bring the spotlight back to the task entrusted to us – educating our young people." Mr. Thurmond, why was the spotlight ever elsewhere?
February 22nd, 2013
5:33 pm
In the best Professor Marvel-stle out of "The Wizard of Oz", "Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain."
Of course he's going to stay and get paid $250K + perks per year. He's an out-of-office politician with no reasonable prospects of being elected to an office that pays that kind of money.
February 22nd, 2013
5:36 pm
What rumors? The ones that say he hasn't really done any work in his first two weeks that impacts students? That he didn't ask Mark Elgart to delay a meeting until he could at least say hello to the principals? The one that says his priorities are clearly different from parents of the system?
Which rumor? Lord help us.
February 22nd, 2013
5:37 pm
Haaa Haaa! A little bit too late. Dekalb will definitely be hiring!
February 22nd, 2013
5:38 pm
Commitment to the students? Really? This coming from the same person that said to keep the board. The same board that completely ran the county into the ground. Sure, Mike, we believe you.
February 22nd, 2013
5:43 pm
Please all teachers dig deep and give reverend Trotter $528 of your hard earned money so he can represent you. You know it will be money well spent. Just take a look at all the fine endorsements on his website. For only $528 you can join the LION!!
February 22nd, 2013
5:44 pm
1- its really sad to see someone toss away their integrity and dignity so publicly.
2-NOW someone at the BOE gives a damn about the kids? somewhere a bull just fell over dead in a field
February 22nd, 2013
5:49 pm
@ comment
I often disagree with John, but I respect his take and his willingness to fight for it.
what do you stand for?
February 22nd, 2013
5:51 pm
Please avoid speculation and rumors and take this as an opportunity to become even more focused on our greatest resource
the government teat that is allowing me exploit this opportunity in ways I couldn't even imagine a few short weeks ago – our 99,000 students.
For the children.
Of course
February 22nd, 2013
5:57 pm
Regarding the new budget
As a former DCSD teacher (for 20 years) I sincerely hope the new budget isn't put on the backs of the teachers and staff once again. There have been no raises in five or six years, yet insurance premiums and the cost of living continue to rise. Most staff members/teachers are making less than they made ten years ago. Be creative, Thurmond and new Board, and give the employees a break.
February 22nd, 2013
5:58 pm
Educators and students…………………….how about the taxpayer? How long have you been on the public dole. Our backs are sore from the incompetent weight we've been totin' !!
There should be a clawback from oustered pretend board members for attorneys' fees and forgone federal grants. You all make us sick and perpetuate the impression about you!
February 22nd, 2013
6:01 pm
He's a politician, what did you expect him to say?
We're doomed. Save yourselves, move while you can!
Which, might be closer to the truth, but no politician would ever say it.
Once again, I'm thanking my lucky stars I don't live in metro Atlanta.
February 22nd, 2013
6:07 pm
Why not get rid of all school boards? Do they do anything?
February 22nd, 2013
6:18 pm
I have to say I am more disturbed by the so negative comments of the bloggers here directed towards Mr. Thurmond who has JUST been hired to provide governance and leadership. As a parent of a student in Dekalb county school system, I appreciate his letter and comments. Turnaround must begin somewhere and I for one am willing to give Mr. Thurmond a chance. His appointment is only for one year; therefore he knows what his job is. Who do you think would do a better job?
February 22nd, 2013
6:24 pm
You have got to be kidding. For the past few weeks he has been on the news shows talking about it being important to keep the BOE intact. I never heard him mention the education process for the students. Never heard him mention that the schools needed to be kept in intact.
He was "asked" to come to talk to the board about being the interim superintendent before there was a confirmation that the full time superintendent had left. That is a scandal in and of itself.
While he wants us to not heed to rumors, then answer these questions and put the rumor mill out of business.
Who invited him to discuss his possible interim status? When did the BOE know that the interim position was available? May we see his and Dr. Walker's phone records to see how much phone contact they had since December when chatter really started to increase about Cheryl's departure? What are his connections between Wilson, Walker, Ramsey, and Baker?
Whose idea was it to pay $150K to Thurbert Baker's firm for governance training although the GSBA has this training for free, and the BOE members have attended several times?
Why was his stomping speech more akin to protecting the board members jobs instead of protecting the future of students and taxpayers?
Since he claims that he needs time to rein in the board, is he saying that he will now control the board, and not according to how DCSD is set up, where the superintendent answers to the board? And if he has so much control over the BOE members, can he demand that they do the honorable thing and resign? After all it's suppose to be for the children.
When will all those illegal firings to allow friends of Cheryl and Kendra be addressed? Will those people be lied to and told they will keep their job, then at the last minute- BAM, you're fired?
How do you state in a hearing that we know exactly which room the books are in, but not the school? Are we all that stupid to believe that line?
February 22nd, 2013
6:34 pm
So, to avoid speculation, what are the facts and why aren't they made public to the community who pays the education bill in exchange for effective oversight and administration?
February 22nd, 2013
6:45 pm
@Say What….IMHO your attitude and comments are those that move us no where forward. So what he defended the people who just hired him…. But now he has moved on in a different directions. To me you folk on here (such disharmony) are no different from the Board members you complain of. What good does the attacks do? Talk is so cheap…. Let's see what Mr. Thurmond actions are AND then judge him; since we must be so judgemental.
February 22nd, 2013
6:48 pm
So far it does not seem like Mr. Thurmond has used his time wisely for those children!
What I dislike almost more than the mess these people have made are putting more credence in/power for SACS, and having our Governor in charge of appointing anyone.
It's one of those times when you are in the skillet or in the fire.
February 22nd, 2013
6:52 pm
Mr. Walker, why don't you have a town hall meeting/forum in your district and ask your constituents if they want you to fight this decision? Give them a TRUE estimate of the costs of the legal fees associated with this legal action and be sure to tell how much the district owes to various law firms. After that we will see what they want and you will, too.
February 22nd, 2013
6:54 pm
Even smaller county school systems require prospective superintendents to have a six year degree. A quick check on PSC only shows someone with a para certification with the same name. Wonder what GSBA thinks . What are his qualifications…?
February 22nd, 2013
6:59 pm
February 22nd, 2013
7:00 pm
@Why so Negative? did you not listen to his LIVE news appearances in the early mornings since he was brought on? Did you NOT hear the words out of hIS mouth on yesterday that if these people are let go, he may have to give in as well; which, means that his loyalty is to the board and not you nor your child.
There is not attack, just a response to him stating that people need not listen to rumors.My list of questions are rumors heard around town and around the schools. He fired off the word "rumor" first, I kindly put it back in his court. He has an opportunity to kill the negativity with the truth, and then be seen as a truthful trusting leader.
Why so negative is more like howfarcanIpushmyheadinthesand? Or, you are related to the people that the rumor mills are talking about.
February 22nd, 2013
7:03 pm
@ why so negative
you must be kidding.
who could do a better job? anyone with intergrity
February 22nd, 2013
7:05 pm
on second thought…..if DeKalb wishes to become Sudan, who am I to stand in their way?
just don't use a cent of state money.
February 22nd, 2013
7:12 pm
How can this illegitimate idiot, tell us ANYTHING.
Why isn't this incompetent
gone with the rest of the garbage?
February 22nd, 2013
7:28 pm
Speaking of student welfare, it seems that Marietta's Public School's "PANIC BUTTONS" and Biden's 'SHOTGUNS" are a match made in heaven–er, Earth.
According to CBS Local, the public schools have installed special buttons teachers can press that automatically call 911.
"Once that happens, we send EVERYBODY WE HAVE to that school until we can determine what the exact cause of the threat is," Marietta Police Officer David Baldwin told WGCL.
Now, that is when you need a semi-automatic shotgun AT HOME………..
February 22nd, 2013
7:49 pm
This is a great start.
It was not possibly to move forward with the same microbial pathogens we were calling a Board. Now DeKalb parents have to come together and do their work on this end to make sure the kids do homework. Make sure they are in schools when they are supposed to be. make sure they have the books and resources that they need.
Eugene Walker will go down in history as one of the most destructive forces this community has and probably will ever see. he is proof that education, intelligence, ethics and common sense are
all very different things.
February 22nd, 2013
8:04 pm
Why thank you, "Comment," for your endorsement. MACE, however, doesn't endorse any politicians, but MACE does indeed protect and empower classroom educators…one member at a time.
February 22nd, 2013
8:05 pm
Betcha the governor's PR staff is working overtime in order to deal with this little firecracker.
February 22nd, 2013
8:13 pm
So he addresses the DeKalb Co. community and AGAIN he forgets to mention the TEACHERS!! They are the ones who can make a real difference in the lives of children, and they are being left out again. If he wants to improve the lives of children, he needs to engage his teachers for input and ideas and leave the politics where it belongs…in the toilet. Get a clue, Thurmond. This isn't Rocket Science. (And fyi, I'm not a teacher, I'm a parent.)
February 22nd, 2013
8:17 pm
Maureen Downey, you should be ashamed of yourself.
You have shown no objectivity on this subject, because you have/had children in the Dekalb County School system. With you advocating that Governor Deal remove the school board, you are taking the power away from the people. The 2011 law giving the governor this type of power is clearly unconstitutional, and I don't know how it could stand in a court of law. Only the citizens of Dekalb should be able to replace the school board. The notion of Governor Deal– WHO CAME INTO OFFICE UNDER INVESTIGATION– having the authority to remove elected officials is disgustingly undemocratic. Regardless of how you feel about the board, how dare you write an editorial promoting this abuse of power.
And to all you hypocrites in north Dekalb who love to frequent this blog, you would be crying and complaining about "unfairness" if a black Democratic governor decided to remove a predominantly white Republican school board. You know you would. You like the law now because it suits you.
February 22nd, 2013
8:41 pm
IMO – the Board knew it was likely they would be suspended. They made sure Atkinson was gone so they could hire Thurmond to try to protect them. If he could not protect them, at least he could protect their Friends and Family.
February 22nd, 2013
8:44 pm
Perhaps we need to email Mr. Thurmond and suggest the teachers are the most important employees in the system. If he does not involve them, anything he does is for naught. Click on the link below to email him your thoughts:
February 22nd, 2013
9:20 pm
Mr. Thurmond its time for you to do the right thing by the Taxpayors of Dekalb County, Parents,Staff,Employees and the children. Resign NOW! Do it quickly! That would the wisest thing and the best gift you could give to this Crisis right now. Request from the Board to find someone internally in the school system or around the State who are much better qualified,experienced and does not require the hand holding you will. Refuse the additional 3 months of Pay. Say, Thank-you and make mention that your only intent was to provide assistance. Then leave the Stage.
You will be a better person for it and so will the Dekalb County School System. If this advice is not heeded. You will surely find yourself floundering around and accomplishing NOTHING! Now is the time for you to consider your own future political ambitions. If you stay and fail…..You are through politically!
You will be known through out the state as the politically connected former Labor Commisioner who became Superintendent woefully unqualified, inexperienced and failed miserably. One must know when to cut one's losses and the Dekalb County School system for you is a LOSING HAND!
My best advice for you is Leave and play another DAY! Resigning Now will not harm you at ALL. However, if you Fail? Legal employment will be your retiring Profession.
February 22nd, 2013
9:35 pm
Mr. Thurmond has talked more about what a great decision our board made in hiring him than he has about what he plans to do to make the lives of our students and teachers better immediately.
His first action was to help the adults in the system who never see a child, the BOE, by spending $150,000 on training.
So far we have paid him $275,000 to shake the hands of President Obama, various state legislators, an exec at Coke, Pepsi, and other corporations, and talk to hear himself talk like all lawyers like to do.
I still hold out hope that he is political enough and in this for his reputation enough to do some good things, but his actions do not match his words thus far.
His honeymoon period is going to be very short. As a DeKalb resident, he didn't come into this job blind.
February 22nd, 2013
9:47 pm
No offense to Mr. Thurmond, but you could hire six teachers for the same money he is paid. Six teachers at $10k more, each, than what experienced teachers with graduate degrees are making.
February 22nd, 2013
10:25 pm
I was talking about the editorial you wrote that was in the Print Edition last week. The one where you said the school board should be removed. I was just commenting on you and many others' stance on this issue. I'm not saying that all the school board members deserve to stay. But there is no way that I support a governor who resigned from Congress because he was under investigation, to have the power to remove other elected officials. That is just insane. The 2011 law giving him that type of power is awful. Again, I'm not saying the school board shouldn't be held accountable. But this business of letting the governor remove elected officials and then appoint who he wants is undemocratic, and I don't support it. Just think about how bad the law is. What if Bill Campbell was the governor and he removed the Cobb County school board? How many fans of this law wouldn't be fans anymore?
February 22nd, 2013
10:34 pm
Tim, I am guessing that greater education shaping initiatives are hardly the work of one person. I expect there is a consensus on this action across many organizations, governmental and otherwise. It is my opinion that someone is taking the reigns and confronting the situation and taking action. Just the part alone about DeKalb County schools being a magnet for lawsuits is notable. During the hearing and questioning, one of the state board people said, incredulously, "I've never sued anybody, but I've been sued many times. The thing to do is to go to the person and work it out (and get rid of the lawsuit and suing and solve the problem). This is not what DCSS board has been doing, they've been using law firms, like ten of them, like running up a bar tab that never ends. Just this one factor of operational ineptness is incredible. One might say there is opportunity due to lack of law to prevent them from doing otherwise, but their methods of using law firms to handle situations is just literally off the charts, and demonstrates a complete void in actually managing and remedying situations.
February 22nd, 2013
10:34 pm
Wow some of you guys are really disturbed. I feel so sad for you. To come to a blog an spew this much hatred and venom again and again is not healthy. We ALL get that you are angry and want change, but last time a checked. Posting repeatedly on a blog that has no power to implement anything you say is a bit bonkers. I mean seriously I feel like some of you may headed down the path to a stroke or heart attack. I like blogs and the debates that they sometimes create, but some of this is just too far. Amazingly enough many of you attack the blogger like she is the sole cause of all the problems she writes about. My goodnes get some perspective people. Calm down. Now I know this will cause some of the main offenders to start foaming and typing, but seriously get a grip.
February 22nd, 2013
10:35 pm
Tim, They ran up $10 million in law firm fees in one year alone.
February 22nd, 2013
10:41 pm
This probably has something to do with why the recent action is being taken: "DeKalb lawsuit cost now at $37 million." http://blogs.ajc.com/get-schooled-blog/2012/05/03/dekalb-lawsuit-cost-now-at-37-million-pass-me-the-aspirin/
February 22nd, 2013
10:42 pm
I do not want to hear another word from Thurmond until he talks with his principals and teachers. I would also suggest that Ms. Tyson NOT sit in the same room, like she did when Atkinson was meeting with them.
Trust and Transparency is what many would like to see. Find the entire audit that Clew destroyed, do a new FORENSIC audit of everything and RELEASE EVERY WORD OF IT!. Get the check register for payables online, like so many school systems do today. Fire the entire Clew Crew and the F&F network. Establish a new financial and acheivement baseline and never look back!
February 22nd, 2013
10:52 pm
@Private Citizen
I hear what you're saying about the use of law firms. But I must say, I don't blame them for trying to stop the state hearing. Knowing that the Georgia Board of Education could give Governor Deal the power to remove them, I don't blame then for contesting that. We had states that fought Obamacare all the way to the Supreme Court. Do you really think that school board members who were elected by the people were just going to lay down and let the Governor remove them based on reports from an unelected, unaccountable agency like SACS? If I was a school board member, I would have fought back to.
We just can't go down this road, giving a governor dictatorial powers. A governor that has been under investigation himself. A governor who has constantly appointed his friends to positions in government in which they had no experience. And he now has the power to remove school board members? No way. He's been under investigation more than the school board members.
February 22nd, 2013
11:07 pm
@Tired Taxpayer
REALLY? You want the teachers to burden themselves yet again on your lazy behalf? I mean REALLY? I am lucky that I am married. There is NO way I could survive if I was on my own. You don't realize that the good teachers who want to stay take on a second job. Of course this has a knock on effect because those teachers are tired and cannot give 100% as they should. Once again….REALLY?? Enough is enough!!
February 22nd, 2013
11:13 pm
Tim, Allow me to repeat that it is my opinion that this is not the action of one person, the governor. At the end of the hearing, it seemed to me that at least two of the board members where quite arrogant toward the idea of accreditation, practically ridiculing it. I have no romance with SACS, however it is their job to cover the basics and DCSS is out of line on the basics, therefore it is inappropriate for these board members to ridicule or ignore the big-house that is tasked with regulating them. It is is really an incredible situation. Once the state DOE posts the video online, which takes them a few days, I encourage you to watch at least the last hour of it and see how these boards members act about the concept of accreditation and the things that they say. They act like bad children when daddy is out of town, "I don't know." "The vase is broken? Must have been the wind that came through the window." That sort of thing. It appears to be rhythm for them. I don't care for the school board system on a good day, but the little I saw of the hearing, they seem completely out to lunch. The problem is the size and scale of DeKalb County makes it serious. This hokie pokie stuff might work in a small county somewhere. I encourage you to watch the hearing video once it is posted on the DOE website.
February 22nd, 2013
11:33 pm
@Private Citizen
I'm not saying the school board is blameless. But at the end of the day, it is one person- Governor Deal- who will decide whether they go or stay. Whether you have a problem with the board or not, this is not the solution. Please just answer this one question– Why should a governor who has been under investigation more than the school board members have the power to replace them? It's not like he has the ethical high ground here…..
February 22nd, 2013
11:40 pm
Thurmond is and always will be a political animal and as such he is not interested in the children or the teachers of the DCSD. He was hired as interim superintendent by Walker another political animal. Thurmond is only interested in his position, salary, and power and in keeping all of them. I would be surprised if he is able to do anything other than kick the can down the road for someone else to fix. Thurmond is not qualified to be superintendent, he doesn't have the education or more importantly the experience to fix the problem or much less understand the problem.
The new superintendent needs to clean house in administration, cut expenses, and empower the educational professionals to do educate.
@Bernie – I agree with you that……
Mr. Thurmond its time for you to do the right thing by the Taxpayors of Dekalb County, Parents,Staff,Employees and the children. Resign NOW! Do it quickly! Request from the Board to find someone internally in the school system or around the State who are much better qualified,experienced and does not require the hand holding you will. Refuse the additional 3 months of Pay.
You will be a better person for it and so will the Dekalb County School System. If this advice is not heeded. You will surely find yourself floundering around and accomplishing NOTHING! Now is the time for you to consider your own future political ambitions. If you stay and fail…..You are through politically!
You will be known through out the state as the politically connected former Labor Commisioner who became Superintendent woefully unqualified, inexperienced and failed miserably.
February 23rd, 2013
6:53 am
Thankfully we do have a law that allows for SACS and Govenor Deal to balance the actions of an incompetent School Board, not matter what color or political party any of those people are.
Not having met Mr. Thurmond I cannot speak for about his personality. I do think, though that his appointment to this position was Political and not functional. If that is the case, then I would think his is not at all qualified to be part of the DSB no matter how much they paid him.
Aside from what has been reported in all the media, I am sure there has been alot of manuvering by alot people that we do not know about. At this point it is highly improbable that there will not be some Politics involved in whoever replaces the 6 outgoing members.
BTW. So what if those members were duly elected. That does not mean that the so called Will Of the People was correct. If you assume that it was truly the majority of the people in those respective areas, those people could have been voting from a standpoint of habit and fear of the unknown. The Majority is not always right or correct. Up untill a few hundred years ago a majority of humans thought the earth was flat.


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Many American kids like myself grew up eating chicken pot pies at some point during their childhood, whether homemade or store-bought and frozen. I used to love them because they smelled delicious, were very filling and simply reminiscent of simple comfort food. I haven't made chicken pot pies in years and recently have been craving this type of food, but I didn't have ... Read More »
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The chorus, a 501(c)(3) non-profit arts organization now beginning its 12th season, is the direction of founding director Dr. Dan Gibbs.
Its membership is comprised of singers from Webster, Claiborne, Bossier and Caddo parishes who rehearse each Monday evening during the concert season in the City Art Works Center in Minden.
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Guild Wars 2 sells 3.8m copies in China
ArenaNet's recent Guild Wars 2 launch in China has doubled the game's sales worldwide.
WildStar - Retail Essentials
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MCV takes a look at the eagerly anticipated sci-fi MMO from Carbine Studios.
PC games retail has become polarised, says NCSoft
Only a handful of PC games are breaking through at UK retail, says publisher NCSoft.
Is WildStar the next World of Warcraft?
We've heard this story before. There have been countless MMO games hyped to be the next great contender to the World of Warcraft throne.
WildStar's business model explained - Everything you need to know
Most MMOs fall into one of two camps: subscriptions or free-to-play. But NCsoft's upcoming WildStar is attempting something a little different.
NCsoft claims Guild Wars 2 MMORPG sales record
Guild Wars 2 has claimed an impressive sales record, if publisher NCsoft is to be believed.
How the new MMO from NCsoft's Carbine studio wants to change the genre
The MMO bandwagon has trundled along since World of Warcraft won over gamers back in 2004. Countless rivals have attempted to overtake, but even the biggest brands have run into ...
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"They say that you've never seen our wounded warriors smile as wide, or heard them laugh as loud, as when they get a visit from their secretary of defense. And whatever the challenge, Leon, you always give it to us straight, sometimes in words that can't be repeated here in public."
Panic at the Pumps Before Nemo: Why a Blizzard is Conjuring Dark Memories of a Hurricane
Fear of a repeat of Superstorm Sandy is driving many New Yorkers to the gas pumps
"According to DOD, in 2012, the number of contractors in Afghanistan exceeded 109,000 compared to the approximately 84,200 military personnel present at that same time."
Huge Storm Blankets Northeast With Two Feet of Snow
Snow began to fall around the Northeast on Friday at the start of what's predicted to be a massive, possibly historic blizzard, and residents scurried to stock up on food and supplies ahead of the storm
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Senior Obama Administration officials reportedly believe the U.S. nuclear arsenal can be cut by at least a third without hurting national security.
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Police Facing Off With Snowstorm in California Mountains in Hunt for Accused Cop Killer
Police have tracked suspected gunman Christopher Jordan Dorner to Big Bear Lake, a ski resort 100 miles east of Los Angeles, but the trail may be growing cold.
Chad Littlefield, 1977-2013: The Other Shooting-Range Victim
Chad Hutson Littlefield would have turned 36 on Monday. Instead, he will be buried Friday.
Littlefield was killed, along with ex-Navy SEAL sniper Chris Kyle, allegedly by an Iraq war veteran at a shooting range last Saturday …
The Upside of Pentagon Budget Cuts
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta was on Capitol Hill Thursday testifying about the slaying of four U.S. officials in Benghazi last September. But the looming Pentagon budget cut slated to take effect March 1 came up often. "This …
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In a recent essay entitled The Force of Tomorrow, General Ray Odierno, the Army chief of staff, describes a globally engaged Army, an Army that promises all things to all people inside the Beltway, an Army that if reduced in …
The Lesson of the Bush Family Email Hack: Be Worried
A hacker by the name of Guccifer has apparently hacked into several Bush family AOL accounts, pilfered private photos and messages and posted them online.
Gun Owners Trust the NRA but Agree with Obama
Gun-toting Americans are not aware that they are closer to Barack Obama than the NRA on the gun control debate.
How You Can Tell Our Austere, Remote (And Originally Temporary) Outpost in Djibouti Has Become Permanent
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Greatest Hits (PlayStation range)
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Greatest Hits are video games for the North American Sony PlayStation, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, and PlayStation Portable consoles that have been officially re-released at a lower price by Sony. While the term "Greatest Hits" only applies to selections in America, equivalent programs exist in PAL territories (as "Essentials"), Japan and Asia (as "The Best"), Korea (as "BigHit Series") and Brazil ("Favoritos").[1]
Greatest Hits titles are colloquially referred to as "red label" (or "green label" for PlayStation titles) referring to the colored band that is added to the packaging to differentiate it from regular releases (which are similarly referred to as "black label"). A game can earn this distinction if it meets certain sales criteria within two years after its release. The original versions of the game (often referred to as "black label") are often sought after as collectables and the other label is white, which is named as Collector's Edition, is similar to the green version, but it usually contains mainly the released games from one series in one pack.
When Sony introduced the program for PlayStation in 1997, games could become Greatest Hits titles after selling at least 150,000 copies and being on the market for at least a year.[2] Minimum sales required eventually rose to 250,000.[3] When the program came to PlayStation 2 in 2002, games could become Greatest Hits titles after selling at least 400,000 copies and being on the market for at least 9 months.[4] Suggested retail prices of Greatest Hits titles were initially $24.99, but they now typically retail for $19.99. Though Sony-published games are virtually guaranteed to eventually be Greatest Hits titles after they meet their sales and age marks, other companies are not required to release their titles on the Greatest Hits label even if they meet the criteria. In addition, Sony also allows other publishers some flexibility in the pricing of their own Greatest Hits titles, though most companies stick to the agreed-upon suggested retail price. Games that are multi-million sellers may become Greatest Hits titles much later than 9 months to maximize profits. It is also a common practice for a game to re-release on the Greatest Hits label at a close proximity to the release of that game's sequel or follow-up.
In 2006, Sony extended the Greatest Hits program to the PlayStation Portable.[5] To qualify, a title must be on the market for at least 9 months and have sold 250,000 copies or more. The Greatest Hits price for PlayStation Portable games typically begins at $19.99.
On July 28, 2008, the program was introduced on the PlayStation 3. A PlayStation 3 game must be on the market for 10 months and sell at least 500,000 copies to meet the Greatest Hits criteria. PlayStation 3 Greatest Hits titles currently sell at $29.99.
"Special edition" Greatest Hits[edit]
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While Greatest Hits titles are usually just a reprinting of the original game with altered packaging and a lower price, occasionally a game is given a "special edition" of its original version, released under the Greatest Hits label. Usually these additions are small bonuses, such as the inclusion of bugfixes, new game demos or soundtrack CDs, or slight improvements such as adding analog control or vibration functionality to games that did not have these features in their original releases. Occasionally, significant changes are implemented into the game. Noteworthy examples of this are the Greatest Hits special editions of Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening,[6] Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 3, Heavy Rain,[7] Jet Moto 2,[8] Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition,[9] Midnight Club Los Angeles,[10] Silent Hill 2, Virtua Fighter 4: Evolution,[11] and Spyro: Year of the Dragon, which were enhanced significantly from their original releases with added characters, levels, modes, features, etc. However, "special edition" enhancements such as these are typically uncommon in Greatest Hits releases.
List of official Greatest Hits titles[edit]
This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it.
The following titles have been released on the Greatest Hits label for PlayStation.[12]
PlayStation 2[edit]
The following titles have been released on the Greatest Hits label for PlayStation 2.[13]
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The following titles have been released on the Greatest Hits label for PlayStation 3.[14]
PlayStation Portable[edit]
The following titles have been released on the Greatest Hits label for PlayStation Portable.[15]
PlayStation 4[edit]
As of yet, there have been no titles given the Greatest Hits label on PlayStation 4.
See also[edit]
- Nintendo Selects (the Nintendo equivalent)
- Platinum Hits (the Microsoft equivalent)
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Summer Meals for Kids
Now is the time—find a summer meal site in your community!
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Resources for families: WithinReach allows you to search for summer meal sites in your neighborhood by zip code. For questions about the Summer Meals Program or the Basic Food Program, call The Family Food Hotline (toll-free) at 1.888.436.6392.
There are hungry kids in every county in Washington during the summer
367,000 families in Washington face the threat of hunger every day; 452,076 schoolkids get free or reduced price meals during the school year. Many of them rely on the federal Summer Food Service Program (Summer Meals) that provides free meals and snacks to children and teens to ensure they have enough to eat when school is out.
What is the Summer Food Service Program?
The Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) is a federally funded child nutrition program that provides reimbursement to local organizations that provide free, nutritious meals to low-income children when school-year meal programs are not available. Most programs can offer up to two meals per day: breakfast, lunch, dinner and/or snacks.
The SFSP is vital for many low-income children. Free school breakfasts and lunches provide these children with up to 75% of the Recommended Dietary Allowances for key nutrients. When school is out, these meals are lost and may not easily be replaced by families struggling to make ends meet. SFSP fills a crucial gap, helping to ensure that students return to school ready to learn because they have had access to the nutritious meals they need to grow and thrive through the summer months.
The SFSP is severely underutilized. 42% of all Washington students are eligible to receive free or reduced-price school meals, yet in summer of 2009, only 11% of students regularly receiving subsidized school meals participated in the summer meal program. Four counties had not a single summer meal site. The program also is severely under-utilized by older youth and by children in rural areas. The average program in 2009 served meals only 30 out of approximately 60 weekdays during the summer.
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When you return to work, plan to get up a little earlier than usual to allow time to breastfeed your baby before leaving for work. Many mothers find they maintain milk production more easily if they breastfeed before showering or getting ready for work and then breastfeed again just before leaving the baby with the care provider.
If possible, develop a pumping routine based on when the baby would normally breastfeed, especially when first returning to work. However, you, your baby, and your milk production will adjust to a new routine if you are able to pump often enough. Many mothers do find pumping sessions go more quickly when they are able to pump at approximately the same time each day.
Most mothers prefer to pump both breasts at once with a double collection kit about every 3 hours, for 10 to 15 minutes. Double pumping minimizes pumping time, but the frequent sessions are needed to "empty" the breasts for continued milk production and avoid any breast discomfort. Pumping less frequently, even for longer than 15 minutes, does not help maintain milk production. If unable to keep a regular pumping schedule at work, expressing small amounts of milk during quick bathroom breaks can help to maintain milk production better than going for longer periods without expressing any milk.
Do not pump just prior to leaving work for home (unless you learn your baby just ate a big meal). Plan to breastfeed your baby when you pick him or her up at the care provider or as soon as you get home. Ask your care provider not to feed the baby, or to limit the amount a hungry baby is fed, for 1 to 2 hours before you arrive. This will ensure that he or she will still want to breastfeed soon after your arrival. It may help to call the care provider when you are ready to leave work so he or she knows when you are on your way.
You may need to arrange your evening schedule so you can spend more time with your baby when you get home. Breastfeeding more frequently in the evenings and on weekends can help you better maintain milk production, plus you and your baby will enjoy the time together after separation.
As your baby grows and solid food or other liquids are slowly added to his or her diet, you may find you do not have to pump as frequently to keep up with your older baby's current need for breast milk. However, deleting pumping sessions should be done gradually, and 1 at a time. Once small amounts of solid food are introduced, you may want the care provider to offer it, so your baby continues to breastfeed more when with you. This also may allow you to begin gradually extending the time between pumping sessions.
Regardless of the actual time frame, the first few days or weeks after you return to work may be difficult until you and your baby develop a new routine. You can expect a period of adjustment as your body and your baby respond to the change. Some mothers experience a decrease in milk production the first week they return to work due to the stress and changes in schedule. If this does occur, it should quickly resolve and milk production should increase with frequent pumping sessions. Continue to breastfeed your baby as often as possible when not at work.
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Ironwood is an Australian-based ensemble, committed to exploring music of the baroque, classical and romantic periods on early string and keyboard instruments. The members are some of Australia's most respected early and contemporary chamber musicians. The ensemble was established in 2006 as a flexible group of players, drawing on a wealth of experience from across the globe. Ironwood believe that historically informed performance should be complemented with new material and has an active commissioning program for music on early instruments. The group performs widely and has produced recordings for ABC Classics and Vexations840. Ironwood have been Artists in Residence at the Bundanon Trust, NSW since 2007 and also run a Developing Artist program in Victoria and NSW.
Ironwood's 2013-14 program encompasses a mix of professional performance projects, and professionally led/tutored education projects for students and young people in historically informed performance.
Ironwood has had an annual performance program of 3-6 concert seasons per year since 2007, and an annual education program of between 1-4 projects per year since 2008.
Ironwood's 2013 performance program includes self presented performances in NSW – Sydney & regional, at Sydney Conservatorium of Music and for Musica Viva Australia Chamber Festival; concerts for Melbourne Recital Centre Local Heroes series, as well as self presented concerts in Hobart, & regional Tasmania, as well as ABC Classic FM Sunday Live, and concerts as part of Melbourne Festival.
Ironwood is working in conjunction with several organisations in 2013-14, including Big hART & Victorian College of the Arts on education projects for community and young people. We are presenting a chamber music program for strings at the Victorian College of the Arts-Melbourne University during the winter semester break, and will develop the project with Big hART further during the latter half of 2013, for delivery in 2014 & beyond.
During 2014, Ironwood's performance program includes concerts at Peninsula Summer Music Festival, with a recording project of classical works for natural horn & strings for ABC Classics with Anneke Scott (UK-Aust), a tour of their 19thc performance research in Brahms chamber music to the USA (Stanford University, and re-invitations to Eastman School of Music , Princeton, Yale & concert series in NY state) with a recording for ABC Classics from this project as well.
Ironwood is working with Musica Viva Countrywide & local music societies & schools to present a regional tour of Northern NSW & SE Qld in May.
All these performance and recording projects need additional support for artist fees and touring costs.
2014 presents the possibility of expanding the education program once more – as well as collaboration with Big hART in NW Tas on programs for community & young people, we aim to have a larger pre-professional education program in the winter semester break for students studying in the HIP area. We would like to aim to work with Bundanon Trust in the Shoalhaven area again in 2014, and this will require additional development funding to make it equitable & accessible in low socio-economic areas, so we are very grateful for the Australian Cultural Fund's assistance. Our Education program is multi layered, and in 2014 we are aiming at funding two part-time positions within the company that will run this program for pre-professionals, young people and schools education.
To support Ironwood's work, visit the Creative Partnerships Australia website to donate online.
A Different Sort of Brahms
Click here to link to the power-point presentation from a lecture-demonstration on a new approach to Brahms' sound world. Neal Peres Da Costa and Robin Wilson from Ironwood talk about and demonstrate how to play Brahms on historical instruments.
Ironwood Developing Artists
Chamber Music School Music Winter School 2014 - Melbourne
The Melbourne Conservatorium of Music and Victorian College of the Arts present the Ironwood Developing Artists Chamber Music Program.
A creative five-day intensive for young adults: tertiary music students, pre-professional and professional musicians – both period and modern instrument specialists. (Please refer to participant section below for information on your suitability, prerequisites and material to bring)
The Ironwood program focuses on Classical chamber music repertoire (1750 – 1830), including works for strings, winds and fortepiano.
The rigorous yet enjoyable week involves structured daily coaching, private and open rehearsals and lectures/demonstrations. Final day public performances by tutors and participants round out the week.
VCA & MCM short course participants receive constructive individual feedback, aiding student development and improving performance. Our quality courses are performance and improvement-oriented and set within a friendly, supportive group environment. Tutors are practicing educators and industry professionals.
The Ironwood program is unique in Australia in bridging the gap between student and professional performance, for musicians working in historically informed performance. The program offers exceptional study and performance opportunities, led by Ironwood's specialist musicians.
Monday 7 July – Saturday 12 July, 2014
$350.00 (inc GST)
20% discount for University of Melbourne students & staff
10% discount for University of Melbourne alumni
Melbourne Conservatorium of Music
The University of Melbourne
Parkville Campus
Royal Parade
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Baroque Orchestra Winter School 2014 - Riversdale
170 Riversdale Road ILLAROO NSW AUSTRALIA
And we're back with our education 'retreat' at Riversdale on the gorgeous Shoalhaven River for 2014.
Come and enjoy the sounds, silence, views, food, wildlife (and friends) & some amazing music!!
The Baroque Orchestra Winter School will offer emerging and developing musicians, the unique opportunity to enhance their skills by working with international performers and teachers specialising in Historical Performance Practice, in an inspiring natural environment. The 5-day residential workshop will include daily orchestral sessions and tutorials, for students of strings, keyboard, woodwind, brass & timpani on Baroque repertoire.
Neal's book Off the Record: Performing Practices in Romantic Piano Playing is published by Oxford University Press, 2012
Performing Practices in Romantic Piano Playing
Neal Peres da Costa
Analyzes Romantic performing practices as preserved on early piano recordings and piano rolls
Challenges accepted ways of performing nineteenth-century piano repertoire
Demonstrates gulf between theory and practice by comparing audible evidence and written texts


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Minnesota Fringe Festival PreviewsBy Gary Elfert | July 30, 2009
VISI is proud to sponsor both the Fringe Festival and the first annual Fringey Awards. The Minnesota Fringe Festival is a Minneapolis-based nonprofit organization that organizes an annual, 11-day festival. The Fringey Awards is a video contest for Fringe companies.
In a nutshell, each of the Fringe companies can upload one 60-second video trailer or preview for the show they'll be performing at the Minnesota Fringe – a trailer which they feel captures the essence of their performance in a less than a minute. The trailer can be an excerpt from the performance itself, or not. It can be funny, dramatic, shocking or whimsical.
Evaluation of the videos were conducted by three independent judges with backgrounds in theatre, media, and technology, providing 75 percent of the judging weight. In addition, anyone visiting the Fringey Web site is allowed to vote three times for their favorite Fringey videos — these online votes will be combined to count as a fourth judge (or 25% of the total).
The voting period was July 1st thru July 28th, 2009. We've tallied the votes and the results are in. We will be announcing the winner on August 9th at the Guthrie Theatre. For now, we'll list the three finalists (in no particular order):
Sarah, Your Ovaries Are Drying Up: The Musical
The Harty Boys in: The Case of the Limping Platypus
The Minnesota Fringe Festival starts today! Visit the Fringey Awards or the Fringe site to pick out the shows you want to see. Leave me a comment with your favorite shows!


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Defense Propels Spartans Past Buckeyes
(AP) Kirk Cousins threw a 33-yard scoring pass to B.J. Cunningham and Michigan State's No. 1-ranked defense overwhelmed Ohio State 10-7 Saturday, shutting out the Buckeyes until the final seconds. Michigan State (4-1, 1-0 Big Ten) came in as the national leader in total defense (172 yards per game) and passing defense (101 ypg) and almost matched those numbers. The Spartans allowed just 178 total yards and 143 yards through the air. The Buckeyes (3-2, 0-1), behind true freshman quarterback Braxton Miller, stumbled and bumbled all day on offense. Joe Bauserman led Ohio State to its only score, a 34-yard pass to Evan Spencer with 10 seconds left. The Spartans then recovered the onside kick. Read the full AP recap, check out the box score and see our Big Ten scoreboard.
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Salvaged Material Prefabs by Reclaimed Space
Prefab company Reclaimed Space, spotted before at Dwell, use quality craftsmanship to transform reclaimed building materials into standard line prefabs.
Reclaimed Space began in 2007 as a special project for Austin-based DIRTCO Construction. DIRTCO founder, rancher and environmentalist Tracen Gardner began constructing portable buildings using primarily reclaimed material, and eventually turned the project into Reclaimed Space.
Reclaimed Space harvests old wood from old barnwood, shiplap, hardwood, as well as other deconstructed materials from old buildings like corrugated metal and reclaimed fixtures. All of the materials are carefully extracted from old homes. Each home is unique, yet built on the same principles of simplicity, functionality and reuse.
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I sort of like the first photo, but the rest of them confuse me. Why would you use reclaimed materials to make a building with a unified look? Is this shanty-style the intention of the builder?
Sorry, looks like s#it to me! I have seen nicer tailor park dwellings!
I think they're gorgeous. And it's wonderful to see someone re-purposing those amazing materials.


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Out With A Bang
In the temporally challenged world of fashion, three days counts as a week, kind of like dog days. The men's "week" that finished in London on Wednesday night showed us why. So much sensation so successfully shoved into such a short space of time that it was no wonder the closing-night festivities struck a note of triumph. Paul Smith, Tinie Tempah, and GQ editor Dylan Jones—each in their own way a figurehead of the city's menswear renaissance—hosted a dinner at Sketch. It was a seven-ages-of-man scenario: over there, Marshall Lester, who, decades ago, backed London icons Katharine Hamnett and Michiko Koshino; over here, Harry Styles, 1D's serial sexologist.
Two things really stood out for me. In his speech, Tinie Tempah saluted the dedication of all the people who worked right through Christmas to ensure that designers would have their stuff in time for the shows. Given the way the industry slams to a halt while Italy and France enjoy their grande vacance, that was a point well-made. The other striking thing? Comedians! Tony Award winner James Corden shared a table with Styles and Michael McIntyre, who may have just found out that he was last year's most successful stand-up guy, with a take-home of £21 million. Something else to celebrate: Savile Row's sweetest soul, Richard James, was turning…oh, who's counting? It's just a number…but the size of the cake hinted at the seriousness of the anniversary. The rousing chorus of "Happy Birthday" was a reminder of how intimate and supportive British fashion folk are. It's not simply a matter of everyone knowing everyone else's business—it's just that people care.
Then all those caring sharers got up and walked over to Loulou's, Robin Birley's rococo rabbit warren, where Tom Ford was throwing a party to mark his commitment to London's primacy in fashion's global pecking order. And what stood out there was how Tom turned the hottest boîte in town into a (extended) family affair, with friends and collaborators like Elizabeth Saltzman Walker, Colin and Livia Firth, Sharleen Spiteri, Sam Taylor-Wood, and Julia Restoin Roitfeld in attendance. And Harry Styles and the comedians, of course (with the addition of Graham Norton, who's not by definition a comedian but who is nevertheless a very funny man).
"New movie, Tom?" we asked. "No, I've been having a baby," he answered. He and partner Richard Buckley were the best kind of advertisement for parenthood. It's taken years off them both. Tom's longtime Ms. Fixit, the sensationally sequin-clad Whitney Bromberg Hawkings, twigged that secret two babies ago. Mind you, she insisted she'd be first on the dance floor, and at midnight, we were still waiting.


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Because it's not like you're going to go there to read.
Libraries are a dying institution, filled with bound pages that you have to borrow, lug around, and then return. Or, in other words, it's a really heavy, inconvenient internet. But Mayfield Library in Midlothian, Scotland, found the key to reviving this ancient institution…by replacing the books with pole-dancing.
Well, they didn't technically replace the books — they just added free pole-dancing classes for their annual "Love Your Library Day," which aims to encourage communities to use their local libraries. In addition to the pole-dancing, Mayfield Library also offered Scottish country dancing, head massages, and "booky table tennis," in which players use books in place of paddles. See, books aren't totally worthless!
Reading, though? Pssssh. That's what the internet is for.
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Glenn Greenwald's new book, "With Liberty and Justice for Some: How the Law is Used to Destroy Equality and Protect the Powerful," offers a scathing critique of what he calls the two-tiered system of justice that ensures the political and financial class is virtually immune from prosecution in the United States. Greenwald explores how the media, both political parties, and the courts have abetted a process that has produced torture, war crimes, domestic spying, financial fraud, and even the assassination of U.S citizens.
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2013-12 Season
◊ Senior who saw double-digit minutes in eight games and was extremely active on the boards.
◊ Averaged 2.2 rebounds per game despite averaging just 7.7 minutes of PT.
◊ Came within a point of her third career double-figure scoring game against Savannah State, a victory which represented Andy Landers' 850th win at the University of Georgia.
◊ Grabbed a season-high seven rebounds in the SEC opener against Missouri, one off of a game-high tally.
◊ A solid contributor at Alabama, grabbing six rebounds and hitting all three free throw attempts - including coming off the bench to complete a three-point play for an injured Jasmine Hassell.
◊ Recorded a rebound in each of the Lady Bulldogs' six post-season contests - two at the SEC Tournament and four in the NCAA Tournament.
2011-12 Season
◊ Scored eight points and grabbed eight boards in the exhibition win over West Georgia.
◊ Earned the start for the season opener against TCU after Anne Marie Armstrong missed the week leading up the contest due to an illness.
◊ Enjoyed her most significant collegiate performance against arch rival Georgia Tech in Athens.
◊ Scored a season-high nine points - all in the first half - against the Yellow Jacked by making all four of her FG attempts and converting a three-point play.
◊ Extremely efficient from the floor in a four-game early-December span from Georgia Tech to Montana State, hitting a combined 12-of-17 (.706) FGs.
◊ Solid and consistent contributor on the boards during non-conference play...five or more rebounds in five of the last eight pre-league games.
◊ Posted her SEC-high for rebounds of five boards three times - against Arkansas, Tennessee (in Athens) and Ole Miss (in Athens).
◊ Produced her most points in SEC play (six) all in the first half against Florida in Gainesville.
◊ Enjoyed her two most productive - and offensively efficient - SEC outings in successive contests at Florida and against Ole Miss, averaging 7.0 points by connecting on 100 percent of her FGs and FTs.
2010-11 Season
◊ Connected on a team-best 52.5 percent of her FGs.
◊ Notched what were then career-best tallies of nine points and eight boards in the season opener against Georgia Southern.
◊ Made the most of her first start as a Lady Bulldog by upping her career-high for the second time in as many games with 12 points against Chattanooga.
◊ Scored more points in the first two games of 2010-11 (21) than she recorded in 13 games played during her freshman year (17).
◊ Bested her career-high rebound count with nine boards against Loyola Marymount in the championship game of the Lions' Thanksgiving Classic.
◊ Logged a career-high 24 minutes against Florida in Athens and provided a solid rebounding effort after the Gators dominated the boards early.
◊ Scored five points in a span of just 25 seconds in the second half at LSU, trimming a 36-30 lead down to one in the process.
◊ Stepped up her SEC contributions as the season prgressed. After averaging 1.3 ppg and 2.3 rpg in first three league dates, chipped in 5.8 ppg and 5.2 rpg in last 10 regular-season outings.
◊ Knocked down a pair of free throws with 5.9 seconds left at Ole Miss on Feb. 13 to ice the victory.
2009-10 Season
◊ Missed the first 10 games of the season for personal reasons before returning to eventually log playing time in 13 outings.
◊ Knocked down her first field goal attempt - following a nice catch on a nifty pass from Jasmine James - with 1:25 left in the Detroit game.
◊ Continued her impressive per-minute production with four points and three rebounds in four minutes of PT at Savannah State.
◊ Equaled her career-high with four minutes played at Auburn and continued to look more and more comfortable on the floor.
◊ Played a career-high 10 minutes in the first half at Kentucky and equaled her top performances for points, rebounds and blocks during that stanza.
High School
◊ Coached by Hilda Hankerson at Westlake High.
◊ Rated as the nation's No. 34 overall prospect by the Collegiate Girls Basketball Report.
◊ A major reason that Georgia's 2009 recruiting class was ranked No. 3 in the nation.
◊ Ranked as the No. 80 overall prospect in the nation by Hoopgurlz.
◊ Selected first-team All-State by the Georgia Sports Writers Association as a junior (Class AAAA) and a senior (Class AAAAA) after earning second-team status as a sophomore (Class AAAA).
◊ Named the Metro Atlanta Player of the Year by the Atlanta Tipoff Club as a senior.
◊ Selected as the South team's MVP in the 2009 Georgia Athletic Coaches Association (GACA) All-Star Game.
◊ Helped lead Westlake on three deep State Tournament runs - the "Elite Eight" and semifinals in Class AAAA in 2007 and 2008, respectively, and the "Elite Eight" for Class AAAAA in 2009.
◊ As a senior, led Westlake to a 27 -2 finish as the Lady Lions moved up to Class AAAAA and reached the quarterfinals of the state tourney.
◊ As a junior, averaged a double-double of 22.0 points and 10.0 rebounds - as well as 3.0 blocks per game.
◊ Led Westlake to a 22-4 finish and the semifinals of the 2008 AAAAA state tournament before falling to eventual champion Southwest DeKalb.
◊ Helped Westlake reach the "Elite Eight" round of the Class AAAA state tournament as a sophomore in 2007.
◊ Born August 11, 1990, Tamika is the daughter of Angela Willis.
◊ Major: Child & Family Development.
◊ Recipient of the Tom and Edwina Johnson Scholarship for the 2009-10, 2010-11 2011-12 and 2012-13 seasons.


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Many people need their coffee to get up and going in the morning. Here at Arrowhead Addict, we understand that for a Chiefs fan, coffee is simply not enough.
Here's all that's happening around Chiefs Kingdom this morning.
Welcome to The Morning Fix.
–Protecting the football is something Kansas City does very well. Alex Smith is known as being a great quarterback in regard to accuracy, and that's something the Chiefs have apparently really emphasized so far this season. Offensive coordinator Doug Pederson talked about ball security recently, per a report from Reid Ferrin of KCChiefs.com:
"It's like basketball; it's like soccer – if you're turning the ball over, you aren't giving yourself an opportunity," Pederson said. "In football, the prized possession is the football. We know, as an offensive unit, that we must protect the football; it's kind of that written rule. Our guys understand that. We don't emphasize it, but we talk about it and we bring it up."
Smith also talked about turnovers, or lack thereof:
"It's something, offensively, we take a lot of pride in," Smith said Wednesday. "When you look around, the statistics are overwhelming on your chances to win a football game, when you win the turnover battle."
–Even though Kansas City faces off with an 0-3 New York Giants team this weekend, they still have to prepare for a talented team. The record does not necessarily indicate how good New York can be. Eli Manning is arguably one of the best quarterbacks in the NFL, and defensive coordinator Bob Sutton talked about that, per Ferrin:
"Eli (Manning) has been an outstanding player there for a number of years now, with two Super Bowl wins," Sutton said. "(He's) one of the best two-minute quarterbacks in our league. There's not a pass that he can't throw. He's a very accurate deep-ball thrower; that's always been one of his greatest strengths. He's got a great touch on it and gets it there fast."
–Rachel Santschi of KCChiefs.com breaks down some of the numbers surrounding this upcoming game vs. New York:
–The Chiefs are featured on Peter King's MMQB site, in this very cool breakdown of KC's pass rush by Greg A. Bedard.
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In keeping with its tradition of educating students to live responsibly in an interdependent world, Marywood's School of Architecture is a member of the United States Green Building Council and is located in a LEED Gold adaptive reuse facility. The building is designed to be a teaching tool to help assist with the development of a new generation of architects and interior architects who will assume major responsibility for our built environment.
Students enrolled in both the Architecture and Interior Architecture programs will be introduced to current sustainable building practices and technologies throughout each level of their studio experience to help cultivate their own instinctual sustainable design practice.
Additional graduate level coursework includes a class based on the study of the national LEED accreditation system for the LEED Green Associate certification as well as LEED AP for New Building Construction and LEED AP for Commercial Interiors.
All students over the age of 18 are encouraged to join the USGBC and apply to take the LEED Green Associates exam. By passing this exam, students earn a professional credential that distinguishes them as professionals with expertise in green building practices and would be a valued supplement for their matriculation into the professional design community.
LEED -- Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design -- is a rating system developed by the USBGC --United States Green Building Council -- to encourage the global adoption of sustainable building practices. For additional information on the LEED building rating system and personal LEED credential advancement, please contact the United States Green Building Council at www.usgbc.org