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I was puzzled when I saw the Twitter comment yesterday from a Southwest DeKalb High School mother that the school lacked math teachers, which sounded impossible. And, in fact, the high school has math teachers, 15 of them.
However, the school did not have the two math teachers needed for an elective class called math support. And that was what alarmed a mom who discovered her daughter was in PE rather than math.
(Two teachers are supposed to be starting this week, according to the county. I am now hearing from other teachers that their schools are also down math teachers and kids have been having long-term subs. Isn't this what was supposed to be resolved by the closer alliances between k-12 and the public colleges? Can't Georgia Tech help with math teachers?)
The mother expressed shock that a high student would go a semester without any math, but that is not uncommon in block schedule schools that follow the model in which a yearlong course is compressed into a single semester.
Under block scheduling at my local high school, my son once did not have math courses in either the spring or fall semester, which meant he went a full year without sitting in a single math class.
When Southwest lost its two math support teachers, the school switched students into another elective, said spokesman Jeff Dickerson.
But what I don't get is how 55 Southwest DeKalb High students could have been enrolled in math support without being enrolled in a core math class at the same time.
The state Department of Education describes math support as "an elective class that should be taught concurrently with a student's regular mathematics class."
Purpose: The purpose of the Mathematics Support class is to address the needs of students who have traditionally struggled in mathematics by providing the additional time and attention they need in order to successfully complete their regular grade-level mathematics course without failing. Mathematics Support is an elective class that should be taught concurrently with a student's regular mathematics class.
Who should teach this course? The course should be taught by a certified mathematics teacher, preferably one with experience in differentiating instruction to meet the needs of struggling students. The Mathematics Support teacher should work closely with the teacher(s) in the regular academic mathematics class to align content, instruction, and assessments.
What credit is earned for the Mathematics Support class? One unit of elective credit is earned for this course.
Dickerson says that the students enrolled in math support this semester were scheduled to take their regular math course next semester. Based on the DOE information about how math support is supposed to function, I am not sure about the advisability of splitting the math support and regular math classes.
Dickerson also said one of the students whose mother was upset is scheduled to take an AP math next semester. "Why do we have a student in math support class at all when she is taking AP Algebra next semester?" he said.
That ought to be a question directed to or the school counselor and the school, which I assume had to approve the student's schedule. A reader pointed out that there is no AP Algebra so unsure what Dickerson meant. Perhaps, honors algebra?
–From Maureen Downey, for the AJC Get Schooled blog
September 18th, 2012
1:39 pm
Since when has there been an AP Algebra course?
September 18th, 2012
1:39 pm
And why is Jeff Dickerson blabbing about what courses this student signed up for?
September 18th, 2012
1:44 pm
First, there is no such thing as AP Algebra (see http://www.collegeboard.org). Mr. Dickerson should check such things out.
Second, many thanks to Maureen for making this public. DCSD should be ashamed for misusing a math course, especially for its neediest students (those who need extra support).
Further, this points out a deficiency with the block scheduling system. I would never allow my child to suffer through block scheduling. I've been told that block scheduling is popular with school systems due to lower staffing costs but I haven't seen any data.
September 18th, 2012
1:48 pm
Pre AP Algebra? To my knowledge the AP math exams are Calculus (AB & BC) and Statistics. I'm unaware of an AP Algebra exam. Maybe the question ought to be why is the student going into AP-anything if they're registered for math support.
When does the student take ownership of their future and the associated coursework?
I think it's crazy that any student should go an entire week of school without a Reading/English/Language/Literature course or a Math course. Madness.
September 18th, 2012
1:59 pm
A good question to ask is why DCSS has been so slow to get the teachers the schools need. This is the 6th week of school. For students on the block, this is a third of the school year.
I know of several elementary schools that the principals can't get the permission to hire the staff they need. We will be on week 8 before new classes are formed.
Are you kidding me?
September 18th, 2012
2:04 pm
Stay on it Maureen. You'll get to the bottom of it. You always do. Thanks.
September 18th, 2012
2:20 pm
I know someone who's certified for math and interviewed for a position in south dekalb a couple of weeks ago. He never heard back from them so went onto another job……
September 18th, 2012
2:37 pm
Maureen, you are right – it is a failure of leadership. DCSS has Kendra March over this area and calls all the shots. Maybe she could explain how we are in this mess. There are schools throughout DeKalb still needing teachers. Some have been given permission to hire and others still need additional staff but don't have permission. Schedules are still being changed yet the 4.5 week progress reports went home yesterday. Classes don't have textbooks or desks. Classes are still
over the maximum class size.
As for Mr. Dickerson, his PR skills are lacking – his uninformed statements over the past two weeks have done more harm than good.
As for the math at Southwest DeKalb – it also goes back to leadership: the expertise of the AP in charge of master scheduling, his/her principal, the student's counselor, the regional superintendent who oversees the school. And don't forget the challenge of block schedule – a student has to take 32 course opportunities- if they aren't failing courses, then they have to come up with an extra 8 classes beyond the 24 credits required…so maybe they get fluff classes like "math support", "office
volunteer", etc.
September 18th, 2012
2:38 pm
Is this a math support class for Coordinate Algebra, GPS Geometry, Math II, Math III, or is it Math III Core Support? Math III Core Support can be taken WITHOUT a core math class. It is to prepare the student for the Math III class and the math portion of the GHSGT.
September 18th, 2012
3:11 pm
It could have been Advanced Algebra Support which (like Math III Core support) is taken prior to Advanced Algebra or Math III respectively. Of course, the students could be in Coordinate Algebra support, but that course should be taken along with Coordinate Algebra. The students could be in Math I support which should be taken along with Math I. There is a Math II support class to go along with Math II as well as a GPS Geometry support course to go along with GPS Geometry. The is no support class that is taught along with Math III or Advanced Algebra. There is no AP Algebra course and their is definitely no support class for this imaginary course. You see, here in Georgia we have found multple ways of screwing up math education. Thanks Kathy!
September 18th, 2012
3:19 pm
Anonymous: Block scheduling is MORE expensive, as most teachers teach only 75% of the day, as opposed to 83% of a six period day or 86% of a 7 period day. Now, if you are a coach, you probably only teach 2 blocks instead of 3.
My younger daughtes did fine on block, but she was super focused and super motivated. My son would have struggled, I am sure, and my elder daughter would have probably been okay.
All in all, I don't think block is developmentally appropriate for underclassmen, unless they are unsually motivated.
September 18th, 2012
3:21 pm
BTW, who is on first in Dekalb?
Seems like too few know what is going on, or even care!
September 18th, 2012
4:21 pm
There are several types of block scheduling. Alternate day block, Rotating block and the 4 x 4 block. The 4 x 4 block is the worst one of all. Of course this option was the one that Georgia schools adopted. I currently teach on an alternating block where I see students 85 minutes every other day. I LOVE it. Most teachers at my school do not teach then let the children do homework. We use the time to provide meaningful activities that bring more depth.
There is and will always be a shortage of math teachers. This is nothing new.
September 18th, 2012
4:43 pm
I have never heard of a Math Support class. How about getting a tutor and keep it moving?!?!? I doubt very seriously that this fabricated class would offer credit towards a Core class. It appears to me that Counselors are needed as well.
September 18th, 2012
4:53 pm
When the high school I recently left made AYP, we got more students. When we didn't make AYP the following year, the county took away teachers and put them in other schools (higher-performing and lower-performing); but our enrollment did not go down. We've been understaffed ever since, and I left when I had 35-40 students in all but one of my classes. I understand that class sizes are even larger for many teachers in DeKalb, especially with school closings and other economy measures. Principals may beg the county for teachers, but apparently it takes public intervention to remedy the staffing problem.
September 18th, 2012
5:10 pm
Does SWDHS have enough football coaches? Or, on a more philosophical plane, can a GS HS ever have enough football coaches?
September 18th, 2012
5:22 pm
"She needs a well versed expert on DeKalb schools in that job or at least someone who has the time to develop an expertise."
You didn't have a resume in your hand while you were telling her this did you? LOL
September 18th, 2012
6:00 pm
They are all about their marching band. Do they have enough band directors?
September 18th, 2012
6:14 pm
Advanced Algebra Support? really? does anything seem weird about that title?
September 18th, 2012
6:31 pm
I just like how many of you who are not affiliated with SWD are speaking, for lack of a Bette term, on SWD's behalf. Math support @2:38pm said it best…. Students in Math III support, or whatever it is called now, are students who barely scraped by in Math I, Math II and need the extra support before ey take the Grad test in March.
September 18th, 2012
6:32 pm
Better term not Bette term obviously
September 18th, 2012
6:53 pm
Maureen, I'm the mother you are talking about and let me tell you this: Dekalb County did not have any Math classes going on before I talked with Channel 2 I have proof because I have an email from the Math Chair confirming that.
September 18th, 2012
7:52 pm
Show me the money!! PE instead of Math support! Math support is for students who scored low on their math CRCT or math 1 eoct or math two eoct. It is to ment to provide a tutor like assistance for students struggling in math. I wonder where they found a math teacher? If you want math and science positions filled prior to the 1st day, you need to attract. If Georgia's continues to gut, public education, with amendments and charter/voucher schools, it will be hard to retain the ones you have.
September 18th, 2012
8:02 pm
Affiliation with the named school is a requirement for posting? I apologize. Where I teach, Advanced Algebra Support is intended just as d has said. Students take it their 3rd year and then take Advanced Algebra as their 4th math course. Of course, the state didn't provide a curriculum or course outline for AA Support, so teachers developed their own.
September 18th, 2012
8:28 pm
i find this story hard to believe.. i cant believe this would happen in Dekalb County and at a great school like Southwest Dekalb High?? very puzzling
September 18th, 2012
9:07 pm
@Maureen…SWD is indeed teaching math classes this semester.
September 18th, 2012
9:25 pm
I guess none of the "Friends and Family" are certified to teach math, so the jobs go unfilled.
September 18th, 2012
9:30 pm
For what it's worth @gsmith, SWD was one of few hig schools in DeKalb that made AYP in the last year that that was a measure. SWD has constantly had among the highest if not highest number of students certified work ready using ACT's Work Keys assessment, students come out of SWD with millions in athletic and academic scholarships every year. SWD was recognized by the College Board for having the largest number of minority students who scored 3 or higher on the AP US History and AP Macroeconomics tests in the nation. Yeah, there are some issues at the school now, but to hint that SWD is a problem in DeKalb is just showing ignorance.
September 18th, 2012
9:30 pm
Everyone will tell you that their child is taking ap math or ap english even in middle school. Parents don't realize that it's not ap it's a little more than average called advanced math or accel. They do no realize that ap classes don't start until high school with an ap exam. Once again parents being blinded by what they are told by the gov't schools. The parent and student feel better if it is called ap.
September 18th, 2012
9:32 pm
Then again who knows what they might be calling it this year!!!! In Georgia the math is always changing. So very sad for students. Life is like a box of chocolates… you never know what your gonna get!!!
September 18th, 2012
10:30 pm
I think that one of the largest problems at SWD was the change of administration. The API is new to the job and does not know how to do it. Other adminstrators are just there to get their check. Also, the county office will not let the principal hire teachers that are needed, ie math teachers. Why would the county office lay off or move teachers without having an accurate account of the enrollment at the school? Business as usual in DCSS. Several classes still have more than 38 students. The morale is very low when we are faced with issues like this. To restate the AP issue, the only AP math courses are Calculus and Statistics. SWD has a strong AP program and can out preform any school on the south side of the county if we can give the resources to do so.
September 18th, 2012
10:33 pm
So this is how we achieve "Victory in Every Classroom." This situation has me wondering how many other schools have this same problem and does it occur with the other core subjects? I think the only certainty is that this school system goes above and beyond to cover their dirt. It's shameful that two teachers were placed at the SWD the day after Channel 2 showed up with a camera. That just goes to show that two teachers could have been assigned there (most likely) at any time. For some reason it was decided that this school and those students did not need/merit teachers until a parent asked questions and the news crew arrived. What AdvanceED standard (if any) does this violate?
September 18th, 2012
10:42 pm
One of the SWD APs has a suspension for Ethics violation listed on the Georgia Certification website.
September 18th, 2012
11:00 pm
From the wsbtv report:
"So she sent an email to the school last week. The chairman of the math department emailed back saying: "You are correct in that these children, not just 11th grade, but 9th and 10th as well have been without a teacher. We are in need of math teachers."
September 18th, 2012
11:27 pm
@Maureen Downey "This is a failure of leadership. Plain and simple."
Absolutely! This story is baffling because SWD HS has just received a new principal, Ms. Carolyn D. Williams, former administrator of Stone Mountain HS and I was under the assumption that she was one of the best high school administrators in DeKalb. I can make only one point to defend Ms. Williams however, since she is a new principal (at the site but has previous experience) she might have dismissed former teachers who did not meet her standards and could find replacements in enough time. That being said, PE is no replacement for a remediation math course! Ms. Williams should have temporarily reassigned administrators (with math backgrounds) to pick up the classes or higher long-term subs until a permanent replacement was found. These are students who need additional support in the subject area and the school is failing to provide it for them.
I have been an assistant principal and if this were to happen at my former middle school, the administrator would be demoted to the lowest pay-scale possible at the worst school in the county – and I have seen it happen many times.
DeKalb country is thinking very backwards when it comes to high school reform. You do not need 4 assistant principals at a school where their is only 1,000 students, reduce that number to 2 and you can hire 4.5 new teachers at starting salary. The 4×4 block schedule has been proven obsolete time and time again. Logic tells you a teacher can only teach 75 students (if the class cap is 25) on a block schedule however, on a 7 period schedule the instructor can teach up to 150 students creating more sections for students and smaller class sizes.
SWD HS has 1,471 students (using last year's March 1, 2012 headcount). Maureen reported 15 math teachers, each teaches 3 classes totaling in 45 sections; therefore the average math class size has to be 36.7 students (very high). If the school were to switch to a 7 period schedule its 15 math teachers could teach 90 sections reducing the average math class size to 16.3 students (reasonable). Doesn't that make more sense? And you didn't even have to cut any of your assistant principals or hire any additional staff!
The major problem with education is we have vision-less administrators who make decisions that are clearly negative on a child's development and they don't give a damn.
September 19th, 2012
12:15 am
Seems like Dekalb needs to make nice with Georgia State.
Teacher Residency Program (special education, math, or science): Net-Q
While enrolled in an 18 month initial certification program at Georgia State, teacher residents are placed with a mentor teacher in a high-needs school and receive a $25,000 living stipend. The residencies are in special education (elementary/middle/or high school), mathematics or science (middle or high school) Successful completion ensures a job with the school district where the Teacher Residency Program is completed.
September 19th, 2012
12:16 am
Was the principal not provided a listing of staff needed for the school year? Did the principal not meet with the Assistant Principal for Instruction? This is really weak!! Could two retired certified teachers not sub for one month to provide these students with Math classes? The Director of Human Resources should be terminated along with many others.
The arrogant Arabia Mountain parent had a comment. Arabia Mountain is not what it used to be when it opened in 2009. In fact, Arabia Mountain has had a high Math teacher turnover rate. I'm also an Arabia Mountain parent. We have had some of the worse Math teachers!!!
September 19th, 2012
6:24 am
In these tough economic times, many school systems are careful not to overstaff. But they are far quicker to respond to needs than DeKalb has been this year.. I fear that Atkinson isn't being informed by her staff where the holes are and how long ago the senior staff was notified that these needs exist.
I hear that some of her senior staff can't handle parental complaints and doesn't understand the environment they walked into. Involved parents don't know which way to turn when things re going wrong in the schools — it seems as principals and their direct supervisors are just being told to placate and not work for any real solution.
September 19th, 2012
7:19 am
"I know someone who's certified for math and interviewed for a position in south dekalb a couple of weeks ago. He never heard back from them so went onto another job……"
Maybe he was the wrong race.
September 19th, 2012
7:25 am
"SWD has a strong AP program and can out preform any school on the south side of the county "
Damning with slight praise.
How do they compare, say, to East Cobb Schools – Walton perhaps?
September 19th, 2012
7:50 am
I agree with you Maureen about using resources like high level math students in college. This is why we must coordinate administration with colleges and 9 – 12 th grade. This is a classic example of a simple solution if everyone was working together. We have the resources in many cases, just a lack of coordination.
September 19th, 2012
10:38 am
There is no excuse for a lack of teachers and the Principal should be held accountable. If they just could not find someone qualified to teach by mid August there should be alternatives. I noticed several alternatives mentioned in the comments. One I did not notice is online math course. There are
Plenty of good online math courses, as well as complete K-12 curriculum (certified). There is a reluctance by the Educational field to use this tool and instead permit this kind of thing to take place. I am presently completing a free college course on the Constitution 201 – taught by Conisutional Scholars. What better teaching could one have. It is a made up of 10 45 minute video Lectures,additional reading assignment, test an FAQ if desired. I am also taking a free Computer 101 courses online – programing, etc. That course is taught by a professor at Southern California. Why not these options when no teachers appear to be available. Oh, I forgot to tell you that I am 77 years of age and might not qualify as a student.
September 19th, 2012
11:37 am
i have to say: If I have an engineering or math degree from GT I will not be teaching any math classes. lets see, no coffee breaks, you can't even go to the rest room when you need to. everyday you have to be "on". some prinicpals are bullys. why would anyone want to put up with the BS?
September 19th, 2012
2:24 pm
There is a real shortage of math teachers. I've talked to two education degreed teachers who siad thet were afraid to teach middle school math because they coyuldn't do it themselves. This points out the worth of an education degree. Every teacher should be able to teach any high school math class. If they cannot, they din't deserve a college degree.
We need teachers with real educations not people with a piece od paper drom a diploma mill.
September 19th, 2012
2:28 pm
"There is no excuse for a lack of teachers and the Principal should be held accountable. If they just could not find someone qualified to teach by mid August there should be alternatives."
That's not the way it works in DeKalb. Principals can only ask. HR decides. There is a strict chain of command in DeKalb. Principals and the schoolhouse are not very far up that chain of command. It's rigidly enforced. Principals are to do what they are told to do even if it conflicts with what is best for the school and ultimately the students. Principals who want to stay in that position or rise in the county hierarchy know where their loyalties and priorities must lie.


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Sean: XHTML 1.1 to me isn't necessary, HTML 4.01 does the job, and there isn't any real value of using XHTML over HTML since IE doesn't serve up xml documents properly anyway. There's also some absolutely silly standards, like not being able to use _target attributes in an anchor element because it won't validate if you do. WTF? Javascript is the less favourable way of doing the same thing in XHTML!http://doc.silverstripe.org/doku.php?id=html
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I copied the 4_first_steps/mysite/_config_example.php file to the 4_first_steps/mysite/_config.php file, and changed the database credentials to suit my setup – this is what the GitHub page says to do (I think…)
I had to manually create a database using PHPMyAdmin, then imported the database.sql included in the sample.
Then I attempt to load http://localhost/4_first_steps/ and get the error:
Fatal error: 'continue' operator with non-constant operand is no longer supported in C:\wamp\www\4_first_steps\sapphire\core\ManifestBuilder.php on line 151
So I edit (line 149 of) that file to include a missing end-of-line semicolon.
Then a get a series of errors:
Strict standards: Declaration of Controller::handleRequest() should be compatible with RequestHandler::handleRequest($request) in C:\wamp\www\4_first_steps\sapphire\core\control\Controller.php on line 12
Strict standards: Declaration of CMSMain::getRecord() should be compatible with LeftAndMain::getRecord($id, $className = NULL) in C:\wamp\www\4_first_steps\cms\code\CMSMain.php on line 11
Notice: Array to string conversion in C:\wamp\www\4_first_steps\sapphire\dev\Debug.php on line 558
With some quoted code in between.
Doubtless I'm making some fundamental mistake - can anyone help with this? Note that the demo site set up as part of my first clean install works fine.
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The book by Ingo/Steven was written for SS v2.X. I'm betting your using SS v3.0. The example files you refer are probably written for v2.X as well so they won't be compatible with SS v3.0. While you can still definitely learn a lot from the book (I haven't read it but i'm sure its quite good) some code will not be compatible with v3.0.
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You're running an old version of 2.3/2.4 on PHP 5.4. Either upgrade to 2.4.10, downgrade to PHP 5.3 or upgrade to 3.x.
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That would explain it - glad it's not my imbecility ;)
I'll forge ahead without that code.
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Victoria Interrante, Henry Fuchs, Stephen M. Pizer, "Conveying the 3D Shape of Smoothly Curving Transparent Surfaces via Texture," IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics, vol. 3, no. 2, pp. 98-117, April-June, 1997.
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Abstract—Transparency can be a useful device for depicting multiple overlapping surfaces in a single image. The challenge is to render the transparent surfaces in such a way that their three-dimensional shape can be readily understood and their depth distance from underlying structures clearly perceived.
This paper describes our investigations into the use of sparsely-distributed discrete, opaque texture as an "artistic device" for more explicitly indicating the relative depth of a transparent surface and for communicating the essential features of its 3D shape in an intuitively meaningful and minimally occluding way. The driving application for this work is the visualization of layered surfaces in radiation therapy treatment planning data, and the technique is illustrated on transparent isointensity surfaces of radiation dose.
We describe the perceptual motivation and artistic inspiration for defining a stroke texture that is locally oriented in the direction of greatest normal curvature (and in which individual strokes are of a length proportional to the magnitude of the curvature in the direction they indicate), and discuss two alternative methods for applying this texture to isointensity surfaces defined in a volume.
We propose an experimental paradigm for objectively measuring observers' ability to judge the shape and depth of a layered transparent surface, in the course of a task relevant to the needs of radiotherapy treatment planning, and use this paradigm to evaluate the practical effectiveness of our approach through a controlled observer experiment based on images generated from actual clinical data.
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Weighs 15 pounds, 2 ounces and is in the 75th percentile for weight.
Is 23.5 inches long and is in the 40th percentile for height.
Rolls over from back to tummy within 2 seconds of being on her back.
Has a newly discovered hatred of being on her tummy, so obviously her problem solving skills are lacking.
Can laugh like you wouldn't believe, especially at her daddy.
Likes to swim and gets excited for bath time.
Is very content and rarely cries unless she's starving or tired. Mostly it's tired (obviously - she's pretty well fed).
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Loves to be read to and now actually pays attention to the words and looks at the pictures.
Reaches toward toys and pulls them toward her to play with.
Is a great traveler for short and long distances (a big milestone!).
Loves being outside.
Is just so sweet. I really love her. Seriously.
And for all you "crafty" bloggers, I've enjoyed seeing the pictures of the fruits of your labor and have promptly put them all on my to-do list. I'm also more than a little jealous that you have time and energy to put into little gadgets because they really do seem oh so fun and cute. Someday my time will come. However, this working momma has a new hobby, too - It may not be on the mantel but it IS in the freezer:
That's right, that right there is some good ol' fashioned pureed broccoli and green beans to be consumed by Haze after she's 6 months old. I'll be expanding her diet with more than just the green, but you have to start somewhere and that's where we're at. Bon appetit!
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- Ledebuhr Family said...
Mmm...broccoli and green beans!!
You'll find time for projects eventually - and if not, I'll make you something! :)
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Hockey Day In America. Sounds like an oxymoron, doesn't it? NBC is trying to change that as the network hosts its second annual "Hockey Day In America," a nine-hour block of hockey-related programming across various NBC platforms.
While hockey can't seem to find a solid, widespread fan base in the United States, it's as popular as ever in Canada and Europe and NBC, which owns the broadcast rights to NHL games, would love to see that popularity shift to the U.S.
Lets dissect what Hockey Day In America will consist of before getting into why hockey isn't, but should be more successful in the U.S.
Starting at Noon ET, three different NHL games will be aired on NBC. Depending on what region of the country you are in on Sunday morning, you'll see either the Pittsburgh Penguins at the Buffalo Sabres, the San Jose Sharks at the Detroit Red Wings or the St. Louis Blues at the Chicago Blackhawks.
Once the first round of games wraps up, the defending Stanley Cup champion Boston Bruins will take on the Minnesota Wild in front of a national audience on NBC. The fun continues on NBC Sports Network (formerly Versus) with the New Jersey Devils at the Montreal Canadiens, also nationally televised, at around 6pm ET after the conclusion of Bruins at Wild.
NBC chose some great match-ups as each game features star players and intriguing story lines. From Team USA goaltender Ryan Miller in net for the Sabres to the Red Wings attempting to stretch their home winning streak to a whopping 23 games, there's something for everyone to gravitate to, including the casual NHL fan and even someone who doesn't know a thing about hockey.
But nobody is counting on back-to-back-to-back games to do the trick and convert your typical "any sport other than hockey" fan into an NHL sweater-wearing believer. NBC is weaving the details of the game and its culture throughout the nine-hour telecast in the form of features and human interest stories designed to keep the television audience engaged and actually teach people a thing or two about hockey.
While many of us think of hockey as a Canadian sport, the U.S. makes plenty of contributions to the game which will be showcased Sunday. For example, a disproportionate number of NHL players come from two tiny high school hockey programs in Minnesota. Located in towns with populations under 3,000, Roseau High School and Warroad High School will be featured on NBC as the rival schools pump out professional hockey players at an abnormally high rate.
Other tales to be told during Sunday's telecast are those of a groundbreaking program created by the Tampa Bay Lightning Foundation which provides sled hockey for the physically challenged and "The Program," which gives American kids interested in hockey a legitimate path to the NHL without having to leave the country for the Canadian junior leagues. American-born players will be featured and interviewed throughout the telecast.
The NHL had a small window of opportunity to increase its fan base during the NBA lockout, but in the end, there just wasn't enough time to forge a grassroots movement to attract new viewers.
I once had a conversation with a front office employee of a non-Original Six (Bruins, Blackhawks, Red Wings, Canadiens, Rangers and Maple Leafs) NHL team about how hard it is for his team to grow its fan base. He said the organization had seemingly tried everything to increase ticket sales and TV ratings but nothing would stick. Putting butts in seats inside the arena wasn't as much of an issue as the TV ratings, which he said were extremely hard to grow.
It's no coincidence that four of the NHL's Original Six teams will be featured in "Hockey Day In America" as Boston, Chicago, Detroit and Montreal will bring their strong fan bases with them and perhaps NBC's presentation of the traditions and folklore of those teams can get others outside of those markets interested in the sport and its history.
Sure, baseball is "American's Pastime" and its roots run deep through U.S. soil, but football surpassed baseball as the country's most popular sport years ago and basketball is beloved by Americans from every walk of life. If only sports fans realized that hockey has the violence of football, the speed of basketball and the agility and skill superior to both, they would certainly fall in love with the NHL.
They say "hockey doesn't translate on TV," and while there is some truth to that, once you learn the rules and understand the game, hockey is just as exciting to watch on television as any other sport. Seeing a game in person is also a fantastic experience.
Being able to watch hockey on TV was in jeopardy after the NHL lockout as the league was dropped by the networks that carried the games before the 2004-05 season which was lost completely due to the labor dispute. Luckily, NBC came along and partnered with the NHL (which I think saved the league from collapsing). NBC got one heck of a deal as they did not have to pay rights fees for the games, instead, agreeing to simply split ad revenue with the league.
The higher the TV ratings, the more money NBC and the NHL take home. Unfortunately, this year's Winter Classic game between the Rangers and Flyers had the lowest ratings in the short history of the event, in it's fifth year. It's not all bad news though because the game was moved from prime time on New Years Day to mid-day on Jan 2 (competing against college football) due to weather conditions which is probably a likely explanation for the ratings drop. The 2011 Winter Classic between the Capitals and Penguins drew the event's highest ratings with help from HBO's reality series "24/7" leading up to the game (the cable network also featured this season's Winter Classic teams) and because the match-up featured the NHL's top players in Sidney Crosby and Alexander Ovechkin.
Given the massive programming block of Hockey Day In America, the NHL and NBC should be able to capitalize off a Sunday devoid football or baseball. Plus, NBC has a full hour of hockey all to itself before any NBA or NCAA basketball games start. That should be enough time to plant the seed and convert the non-believers into hockey fans, slowly but surely, beginning with nine hours of Hockey Day In America.
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A town of some 14,824 people, Chestermere sits on a lake just 10 kilometres east of Calgary.
It's a popular residential community for Calgary commuters that is developing its own retail and industrial sectors.
The foundation for a community in the area of Chestermere really started in 1884 when railroad pioneers recognized the value of having an irrigation system for the region. The innovators built an irrigated water supply that ended up forming today's Chestermere Lake.
Fast-forward over a hundred years to 1993, and the town of Chestermere is officially incorporated. Today, while still having town status, its present population actually makes Chestermere larger than some Albertan cities.
Chestermere is part of the Rocky View School Division. There are public elementary, middle and high schools in the community, as well as Catholic and alternative schools.
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We love this recipe! I like a little more protein in my meals, so I use only 1 cup of onions and add 8 oz ground turkey or turkey sausage and then saute the filling before making the flatbreads. They come out great. I thought it would be hard to work with the dough but it actually was much easier than I expected. I often make this for a special occasion meal and I would definitely make it for guests. I think you could get the flatbreads all done and ready to go and then cook them after the guests arrive. You could experiment with different fillings in case not all guests like the same things (the original filling, peppers instead of onions, etc.)
Moroccan Flatbreads (R'ghayef)
Photo: Randy Mayor; Styling: Leigh Ann Ross
Pair these veggie-stuffed flatbreads with a colorful bell pepper and feta cheese salad with olives for an inspired North African meal. Make up to one day ahead; reheat breads in a warm oven. A leftover flatbread with soup makes a good light lunch.
Yield: 4 servings (serving size: 2 flatbreads)
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Nutritional Information
Amount per serving
- Calories: 331
- Fat: 8.9g
- Saturated fat: 1.2g
- Monounsaturated fat: 5.7g
- Polyunsaturated fat: 1.3g
- Protein: 7.8g
- Carbohydrate: 54.5g
- Fiber: 3.6g
- Cholesterol: 0.0mg
- Iron: 3.9mg
- Sodium: 730mg
- Calcium: 40mg
- 1/2 teaspoon dry yeast
- 3/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon warm water (100° to 110°)
- 9 ounces all-purpose flour (about 2 cups)
- 3/4 teaspoon sea salt
- Cooking spray
- 2 cups chopped onion
- 1/2 cup finely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
- 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 2 teaspoons paprika
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
- 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper
- 1 teaspoon canola oil, divided
- 1. Dissolve yeast in warm water in a large bowl; let stand 5 minutes. Weigh or lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Add flour and 3/4 teaspoon salt to yeast mixture; stir with a wooden spoon until smooth. Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface; knead 3 minutes. Shape dough into a ball; invert bowl over the dough, and let stand for 15 minutes. Uncover; knead dough 3 minutes. Divide dough into 8 equal portions, shaping each into a ball; lightly coat with cooking spray. Cover with plastic wrap; let stand for 30 minutes.
- 2. Combine onion and next 6 ingredients (through pepper) in a bowl.
- 3. Working with one dough portion at a time (cover remaining dough to prevent drying), carefully flatten each portion into a 6 1/2-inch circle (dough will be delicate). Spoon 2 tablespoons onion mixture in center of dough. Fold sides of dough over filling (see "Foolproof Flatbreads," below). Fold one short side under dough. Fold other short side over dough. Gently press square of dough to seal. Repeat procedure with remaining dough portions and onion mixture.
- 4. Heat 1/2 teaspoon oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add 4 flatbreads to pan; cook for 2 minutes on each side or until crisp and golden. Transfer flatbreads to a parchment paper-lined platter. Repeat procedure with remaining 1/2 teaspoon oil and 4 flatbreads. Serve immediately.
- Foolproof flatbreads. Homemade breads are at the heart of Moroccan cuisine and culture: Used as serving utensils to scoop up food at meals, they're also a symbol of hospitality since bread is shared with guests. Carry on the Mediterranean tradition by welcoming diners to your table with Moroccan Flatbreads, substantial enough for an entrée or as a partner for soup or salad. Add cheese or herbs to vary the filling. Follow these steps for working with the dough and shaping the breads.
- 1. Lightly spray your hands with cooking spray, if needed, to avoid tearing the dough. Carefully flatten each dough portion to a 6 1/2-inch round; the dough will be delicate and very thin at this point.
- 2. Fold the dough to make a square package: Fold 2 opposite sides over filling; then fold one short side over dough and one short side under dough. Lightly press the square to seal.
- 3. Because the dough is tender and thin, it crisps and browns nicely when heated. Carefully turn flatbreads over when golden and slightly crisp on bottom.
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Moroccan Flatbreads (R'ghayef) Recipe at a Glance
- COURSE: Breads
- CONVENIENCE: Make-Ahead
- CUISINE: Moroccan
- MAIN INGREDIENT: Rice/Grains
- DIETARY CONSIDERATION: Low Cholesterol, Meatless
- PUBLICATION: Cooking Light
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Orbital invasion of basal cell carcinoma (BCC) may lead to disfigurement, blindness, or even death.1 Orbital exenteration, although disfiguring and blinding, is often the only option for cure when incompletely excised medial canthal tumors extend into the orbit.2 The US Food and Drug Administration has recently approved a hedgehog pathway inhibitor3 with an adequate safety profile,4 vismodegib (Erivedge), for oral treatment of basal cell nevus syndrome5 and locally advanced or metastatic BCC.6 We describe a patient with BCC invading the medial orbit who was treated with oral vismodegib, resulting in near-total tumor shrinkage that permitted complete excision with clear surgical margins. Histopathologically, the excised tissue contained scattered residual tumor cells exhibiting squamous differentiation and low proliferative capacity.
Before vismodegib treatment, magnetic resonance imaging shows a left medial orbital basal cell carcinoma (arrows) (A and inset of A), and hematoxylin-eosin staining (original magnification ×40) (B) and immunohistochemistry with K903 antibody staining (original magnification ×40) (C) for high-molecular-weight keratin show tumor cell content. Following vismodegib treatment, magnetic resonance imaging reveals a reduction in size (D), while hematoxylin-eosin staining (original magnification ×40) (E) and immunohistochemistry with K903 antibody staining (original magnification ×40) (F) reveal reduction in tumor cell content.
Histologic analysis of the excised residual tumor with hematoxylin-eosin staining reveals predominant pattern fibrosis (original magnification ×40 [A] and ×100 [B]) and degenerative nests (original magnification ×200) (C) with a lymphocytic infiltrate (original magnification ×200) (D). Leukocyte phagocytosis of degenerated cells is noted on hematoxylin-eosin staining (original magnification ×100) (E) and CD68 immunohistochemistry (original magnification ×100) (F). In contrast to a high pretreatment proliferative index as indicated by extensive nuclear immunostaining for Ki67 (original magnification ×100) (G), posttreatment tumor shows virtual absence of immunoreactivity (original magnification ×100) (I, representing the only area of the excised tumor with any hint of Ki67 staining). Histologic analysis of corresponding adjacent sections was performed with hematoxylin-eosin staining (original magnification ×100) (H and J).
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