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Sandy Springs, Georgia
|Sandy Springs
|City of Sandy Springs
A large portion of modern Sandy Springs skyline is composed of the Concourse office towers.
A large portion of modern Sandy Springs skyline is composed of the Concourse office towers.
Location in Fulton County and the state of Georgia
Location in Fulton County and the state of Georgia
|Metro Atlanta
Coordinates: 33°56′15″N 84°22′7″W / 33.93750°N 84.36861°WCoordinates: 33°56′15″N 84°22′7″W / 33.93750°N 84.36861°W{{#coordinates:33|56|15|N|84|22|7|W|region:US_type:city |primary |name=}}
|United States
|December 2005[1]
|• Mayor
|Rusty Paul[2]
|• City Manager
|John F. McDonough[3]
|• Total
|39.0 sq mi (101.0 km2)
|• Land
|37.7 sq mi (97.7 km2)
|• Water
|1.3 sq mi (3.2 km2)
|1,093 ft (333 m)
|Population (2014)
|• Total
|99,419 (US: 293th)
|• Density
|2,596.8/sq mi (1,002.0/km2)
|Time zone
|• Summer (DST)
|ZIP codes
|30328, 30327, 30338, 30342, 30350, 30358[4]
|Area code
|FIPS code
|GNIS feature ID
Sandy Springs is a city in northern Fulton County, Georgia, United States, north of Atlanta. According to the 2010 Census, Sandy Springs has a population of 93,853.[6]
- 1 History
- 2 Geography
- 3 Demographics
- 4 Arts & culture
- 5 Parks
- 6 Government
- 7 Education
- 8 Economy
- 9 Media
- 10 Infrastructure
- 11 Diplomatic missions
- 12 Notable people
- 13 References
- 14 External links
In 1842, the Austin-Johnson House was erected on what is now Johnson Ferry Road. It is the oldest house in Sandy Springs.[7] In 1851, Wilson Spruill donated five acres (two hectares) of land for the founding of the Sandy Springs United Methodist Church, near the natural spring for which the city is named. In 1905, the Hammond School was built at Johnson Ferry Road and Mt. Vernon Highway, across the street from the church.
In 1950, the state legislature blocked Atlanta from annexing the community, which remained rural until the Interstate Highway System was authorized by the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956. In 1959, after a fire at Hammond Elementary School, Atlanta Mayor William Hartsfield urged residents to support annexation so that the area would have better firefighting protection. Community opposition killed the proposal. In the early 1960s, Georgia 400 and Interstate 285 were constructed, connecting Sandy Springs to metro Atlanta and initiating a housing boom that brought new residents and major land development. In 1966, annexation by Atlanta was defeated in a referendum, with two-thirds voting against.
Debate over incorporation began in the 1970s when the city of Atlanta attempted to use a state law to force annexation of Sandy Springs. The attempt failed when the Supreme Court of Georgia ruled that the law was unconstitutional. In response, the Committee for Sandy Springs was formed in 1975. In every legislative session, state legislators representing the area introduced a bill in the Georgia General Assembly to authorize a referendum on incorporation. Legislators representing Atlanta and southwestern Fulton County, who feared tax revenue that would be lost from incorporation, blocked the bills using the procedural requirement that all local legislation be approved first by a delegation of representatives from the affected area. In 1989, a push was made for Sandy Springs to join neighboring Chattahoochee Plantation in Cobb County. This move was blocked by Speaker of the House Tom Murphy.
On January 16, 1997, Eric Rudolph bombed an abortion clinic in Sandy Springs.
When the Republican Party gained a majority in both houses of the General Assembly in 2005, the procedural rules previously used to prevent a vote by the full chamber were changed so that the bill was handled as a state bill and not as a local bill. The assembly also repealed the requirement that new cities must be at least three miles (4.8 km) from existing cities, because the new city limits border both Roswell and Atlanta. The bill allowing for a referendum on incorporation was introduced and passed as HB 37.[8] The referendum initiative was approved by the Assembly and signed by Governor Sonny Perdue.
The referendum was held on June 21, 2005, and residents voted 94% to 6% in favor of incorporation. Many residents expressed displeasure with county services, claiming, based upon financial information provided by the county, that the county was redistributing revenues to fund services in less financially stable areas of the county, ignoring local opposition to rezoning, and allowing excessive development. Many residents of unincorporated and less-developed south Fulton County strongly opposed incorporation, fearing the loss of tax revenues which fund county services. County residents outside Sandy Springs were not allowed to vote on the matter. Efforts such as requesting the U.S. Justice Department to reject the plan were unsuccessful.
A mayor and six city council members were elected in early November 2005, with Eva Galambos, who had initiated and led the charge for incorporation, elected mayor by a wide margin. Formal incorporation occurred on December 1, making Sandy Springs the third-largest city ever to incorporate in the U.S.[1] The city's police force and fire department began service in 2006. In 2010, the city became the first jurisdiction in Georgia to successfully "bail out" from the preclearance requirements of Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act.[9]
The boundaries of Sandy Springs are Atlanta to the south, Cobb County (at the Chattahoochee River) to the west and north, Roswell (also at the river) to the north, and Dunwoody and Brookhaven, at the DeKalb County line, to the east. A small panhandle in the northeast extends between the Chattahoochee River to the north and Dunwoody to the south, ending in a very small border with Peachtree Corners in Gwinnett County.
Sandy Springs has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa). During January and February 2014, Sandy Springs and Atlanta experienced an ice storm which gained national attention due to the huge traffic jams all over interstates such as 285, 75, and on GA 400. People were forced to stay in their cars overnight in freezing temperatures.
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- Downtown: Although it does not resemble a traditional downtown, the area around bounded by Abernathy Road to the north, I-285 to the south, and Sandy Springs Circle to the west, and Hildebrand Drive to the east is defined by the city and business groups as "Downtown Sandy Springs." Northside Tower, located at Roswell Road and Sandy Springs Place, has served as an unofficial landmark for the center of the district since its completion in 1971. Downtown is also the site of the actual sandy springs that spurred the name of the city. The city owns the former site of the Target store on Johnson Ferry Road at Sandy Springs Circle, with long-term plans of redeveloping the site into a mixed-use municipal complex, complete with a city hall. Also, the city is seeking to add more roads to the district so it resembles a more traditional street grid pattern.[11]
- Riverside: Riverside is the western district of the city, bordering the Chattahoochee River and forming the western border with Cobb County. It is a residential area marked by winding, hilly roads. The main roads are Heards Ferry Road and Riverside Drive, and it is located off the Riverside Drive exit of I-285.[12]
- Dunwoody Panhandle: The Dunwoody Panhandle is a residential area bounded by the Dunwoody city limit to the south, the Chattahoochee River to the north, Georgia 400 to the west, and the Peachtree Corners city limit to the east. The district's name is derived from the fact that it is wedged between the river and Dunwoody, forming a geographic panhandle. Major roads include Dunwoody Club Drive and Spalding Drive, and Interstate access is through the Northridge Road exit of Georgia 400. The Dunwoody Pandhandle is a controversial area for the city, as it had been considered Dunwoody for many years. Tension mounted when Dunwoody street sign toppers were removed and replaced with Sandy Springs street sign toppers, and a street sign topper compromise proposed by the Dunwoody Homeowners Association was rejected by the Sandy Springs city council. The area also resisted being within the city limits, with residents stating that they considered themselves Dunwoody. Sandy Springs responded with a claim that the area would be marketed as Dunwoody in Sandy Springs, much like Buckhead in Atlanta, but this has yet to be seen. Many residents still refer to their address as Dunwoody.[13]
- Perimeter Center: Perimeter Center is a commercial edge city and business district surrounding Perimeter Mall. Although about 40% of Perimeter Center, including the mall, is located in Dunwoody, the western 60%, including most of the area's office towers, are located in Sandy Springs. Pill Hill is located in the Sandy Springs section of Perimeter Center, and is the largest medical center in Georgia. It includes Northside Hospital, St. Joseph's Hospital, and Children's Health Care of Atlanta. Landmarks include Hammond Park and the Sandy Springs and Medical Center MARTA stations.[14]
- North Springs: North Springs is the large northernmost area of the city, and is generally defined as the area west of Georgia 400, east of Brandon Mill Road and the Chattahoochee River, and north of Abernathy Road. The North Springs MARTA station, the terminus of the MARTA North-South line, serves the district.[15][16][17]
- Sandy Springs ITP: A small portion of Sandy Springs extends inside the Perimeter to the Atlanta city limit. Most of this area is comfortably affluent and centers around scenic, mansion-filled single-lane roads such as Northside Drive, Mt. Paran Road, and Powers Ferry Road.[18][19][20]
|Historical population
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U.S. Decennial Census[21][22]
(Note: the 2000 census numbers are for Sandy Springs prior to incorporation, but cover the same area.)
According to the 2010 census the population of Sandy Springs was 93,853. There were 42,334 households. The racial and ethnic composition of the population was 65.0% white, 20.0% black or African American, 0.3% Native American, 5.0% Asian, 6.9% from some other race and 2.7% from two or more races. 14.2% of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.[24]
In the official census of 2000, when there were 85,781 people, 39,288 households, and 19,683 families residing in the CDP, the population density was 2,274.1 people per square mile (878.1/km²). There were 42,794 housing units at an average density of 1,134.5 per square mile (438.0/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 77.55% White, 12.04% African American, 0.18% Native American, 3.29% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 4.94% from other races, and 1.95% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 9.93% of the population. According to a 2006 report by the Atlanta Jewish Federation, 15,300 Jews reside in Sandy Springs and the adjacent city of Dunwoody.[25]
There were 48,288 households, out of which 21.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.1% were married couples living together, 7.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 49.9% were non-families. 35.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.17 and the average family size was 2.87.
In the CDP the age distribution of the population shows 17.8% under the age of 18, 10.5% from 18 to 24, 40.3% from 25 to 44, 21.6% from 45 to 64, and 9.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 96.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.0 males.
According to a 2008 estimate, the median income for a household in the city was $106,240, and the median income for a family was $129,810. The average income for a household was $116,406 and the average income for a family was $169,815. Males had a median income of $60,053 versus $50,030 for females. The per capita income for the city was $70,790. About 3.1% of families and 7.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.9% of those under age 18 and 1.9% of those age 65 or over.[26]
Arts & culture
Annual festivals
Sandy Springs offers a host of annual events each year.
The Sandy Springs Festival is the largest community event in Sandy Springs with approximately 30,000 attendees. Established in 1984, the annual Festival will celebrate its 30th year in 2015. The Festival features a juried Artist's Market, Civic and Business Expo, performances by regional acts and community bands, a children's area with crafts and activities, a teen territory with bungee jumps and inflatables, the annual Kiwanis Pet Parade, the annual Doug Kessler Lighting 10K/5K race,a food court, and more. The Festival serves as the primary fundraiser for Heritage Sandy Springs, a nonprofit dedicated to building community through preserving and promoting the historic and cultural identity of Sandy Springs. Heritage Sandy Springs also maintains Heritage Green, a 4-acre park in the heart of Sandy Springs. The 2015 Festival will be held September 19–20, 2015.[28]
Sandy Springs Artapalooza is the only free Fine Arts Festival that is held each year in Sandy Springs. Artists from around the county apply to participate in this event and each year anywhere from 125 to 150 notable artists from across the country have the opportunity to participate. This year the event will be held on Lake Forrest Drive - between Hammond and Mt. Vernon and will take place on April 20–21, 2013. Organizers of the event include the Georgia Foundation for Public Spaces and ArtsSpring two groups that are dedicated to bringing free arts programs to the community.[29]
Stars and Stripes Celebration is an annual community fireworks display held over the July 4th holiday at the Concourse Corporate Center. The community gathers on the Concourse lawn, for fireworks and live music.[30]
The Annual Chattahoochee River Summer Splash begins at Morgan Falls Dam and finishes at Cochran Shoals - Powers Island National Recreation Area, Sandy Springs, Georgia on July 25, 2015. Bring your kayak or raft and beat the heat with a six-mile float along the Chattahoochee River. After completing the float, enjoy an afternoon of live music, food and fun for the entire family during festivities at Powers Island. Guests can bring their own kayak, canoe or raft, or rent one from one of our local outfitters.
Points of interest
The Heritage Sandy Springs Museum that opened on March 20, 2010. It is dedicated to the history of the Sandy Springs community and is located in the repurposed Williams-Payne house at Heritage Green. Two notable exhibits are "Sandy Springs: Land and People" which tells the changing story of Sandy Springs as the home of Native Americans, rural farmers, and modern suburbanites and "A Land Nearby" which features a collection of 20 photographs of Georgia's Barrier Island taken by Dr. Curt Hames Jr. Sandy Springs also has a museum devoted to Anne Frank.
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Sandy Springs' sixteen parks and green-spaces offer more than 950 acres of parkland.[31]
- Heritage Green - a 4-acre park at the center of Sandy Springs' new downtown development. It is the site of the original underground springs for which the city is named and is anchored by the Heritage Sandy Springs Museum. It is operated and managed by Heritage Sandy Springs, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization dedicated to building community through preserving and promoting the historic and cultural identity of Sandy Springs. Heritage Sandy Springs presents a full calendar of public programs and events, including the Sandy Springs Festival, Museum exhibits, lectures and programs, three concert series, children's educational and enrichment programming, community gardening programs, and more.
- Hammond Park - Multipurpose building, gym, game room, AstroTurf soccer field, lighted tennis courts, basketball courts, picnic pavilions, playground, restrooms
- Morgan Falls Overlook - Picnic pavilions, children's playground, boat dock/fishing pier, hiking trail, fire pit, porch swings, scenic views, restrooms
- Morgan Falls Athletic Complex - Baseball fields, T-ball fields, football fields, picnic pavilions, playgrounds, concessions stand, restrooms
- Sandy Springs Tennis Center - Clubhouse, pro shop, restrooms, locker rooms, lighted tennis courts, jogging trail
- Abernathy Park - Tennis courts, playground, picnic tables, arts center
- Allen - Playground, multipurpose court, walking trail, basketball court
- John Ripley Forbes Big Trees Forest Nature - trails, tree, plant and wildlife sanctuary[32]
- Ridgeview - Nature trails, picnic pavilion, playground
- Abernathy Greenway - Currently the city's newest park, Abernathy Greenway is a linear park opened in 2014. The park features playable art sculptures.
- Mayor: Rusty Paul
- District 1: John Paulson
- District 2: Ken Dishman
- District 3: Graham McDonald
- District 4: Gabriel Sterling
- District 5: Tiberio "Tibby" DeJulio
- District 6: Andy Bauman
- City Manager: John McDonough
Sandy Springs has gained notoriety for contracting private companies to perform the majority of its services in a public-private partnership model of government. While many governments contract with private-sector companies on a per-project basis, Sandy Springs is believed to be the first American city to outsource its services for the majority of ongoing operations, and the city regularly hosts delegations from other governments that are interested in the model.[33] Services not outsourced include police, fire-rescue and city management.
The city's police department took over services from Fulton County on July 1, 2006 with 86 Police Officers from all over the State of Georgia, and is now staffed by 137 officers. The city's fire department began operations in December 2006. The department consists of 97 full-time firefighters. The former Police Chief Gene Wilson Jr. was replaced by current Police Chief Terry Sult in 2009 while the fire department is headed by Chief Jack McElfish. It is staffed by 91 full-time firefighters and 52 part-time firefighters. The police department answered 98,250 calls in FY 2010 while the fire department handled 17,000 responses to 8,205 calls for service.
The city of Sandy Springs has purchased the old Target Corporation building (originally Richway) located on the corner of Sandy Springs Circle and Johnson Ferry Road.[34] The building has sat vacant since the December 2008 purchase. This location will one day be the new home to the Sandy Springs City Hall.[35]
Primary and secondary schools
Public schools are operated by the Fulton County School System. Elementary schools serving sections of Sandy Springs include Dunwoody Springs Charter Elementary School, Heards Ferry Elementary School, High Point Elementary School, Ison Springs Elementary School, Lake Forest Elementary School, Spalding Drive Charter Elementary School, and Woodland Charter Elementary School.[36] Two middle schools, Sandy Springs Middle School and Ridgeview Charter Middle School, and two high schools, North Springs Charter School of Arts and Sciences and Riverwood High School, are in and serve Sandy Springs.
Private schools located in Sandy Springs include:
- Brandon Hall School (5th grade through high school)
- Springmont (formerly First Montessori School of Atlanta) (preschool through middle school)
- Greenfield Hebrew Academy (k–8)
- Holy Innocents' Episcopal School (preschool through high school)
- Mount Vernon Presbyterian School (preschool through high school)
- St. Jude the Apostle Catholic School (k–8)
- The Alfred and Adele Davis Academy (k–8)
- The Doris & Alex Weber School (high school) – Rated Top High School by the Sandy Springs School Association in 2009.
- The Epstein School (k–8)
- Holy Spirit Preparatory School (k–12)
- Cumberland Academy
Public libraries
Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System operates the Sandy Springs Branch.[37]
The largest employers within Sandy Springs are hospitals, headquarters and regional offices from a variety of industries including computer related services, package delivery, telecommunications, media, financial transaction processing and more.
Sandy Springs is home to three hospitals: Northside Hospital, St. Joseph's Hospital and Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, comprising 40 percent of the hospital beds in the region.
Top employers
According to the City's 2014 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report,[38] the top employers in the city are:
|# of Employees
|Cox Enterprises
|Cisco Systems, Inc.
|United Parcel Service
|Manheim Auctions
|AT&T Mobility
|National Account Service Co
|Walden Security
Some notable newspapers that cover areas of interest to Sandy Springs include the Sandy Springs Reporter, Sandy Springs Neighbor[39] and The Atlanta Journal Constitution.[40] Two television series are recorded within the city: Auction Kings at Gallery 63 on Roswell Road, and Say Yes to the Dress: Atlanta at Bridals by Lori on Hammond Drive. The Vampire Diaries series also regularly films scenes at Glenridge Hall, which is portrayed as the main characters' home.
Sandy Springs is served by two major limited-access highways, Georgia 400 − which runs north-south − and I-285 − which runs east-west. Major surface streets include Roswell Road (U.S. 19 south of I-285 and Georgia 9 entirely), Hammond Drive, Spalding Drive, Johnson Ferry Road, Abernathy Road, Glenridge Drive, and Dunwoody Club Drive.
Recently completed major road projects include the widening of Abernathy Road between Johnson Ferry and Roswell Roads from two lanes to four plus a road median. The western intersection has being reconfigured so that traffic to and from Johnson Ferry Road − which carries heavy loads of Cobb County commuters across the Chattahoochee River at rush hour − now flows directly with Abernathy to and from the northwest. Additionally, the Roswell Road bridge over I-285 has been widened to add a turn lane in each direction. There had previously been talk of a tunnel under the freeway to bypass the highway interchange altogether, however this proved to be much too expensive. Another state project is the addition of a half-diamond interchange to Georgia 400 on the north side of Hammond Drive, allowing southbound traffic to exit and northbound traffic to enter the highway. (Ramps on the south side were not possible due to the proximity of the 400/285 interchange.)
The city's public works department has made significant improvements in the conditions of roads and traffic signals since incorporation in December 2005. The department has cleaned approximately 1,500 catch basins, striped Script error: No such module "convert". of roadway, responded to more than 2,000 calls for repair and service, re-timed hundreds of traffic lights to help improve the flow of traffic and reduce automobile idling, and repaved 60 miles (nearly 100 km) of roads.
The 2008 fiscal year saw the creation of the Sandy Springs Traffic Management Center (TMC). The TMC was constructed and began to operate in less than six months. Construction began in February 2008, five cameras viewed traffic along Roswell Road by the end of June. Special features of the TMC include a webpage that allows the public access to real-time traffic conditions and voice-activated controls. By June 2009, 16 traffic cameras are now available and can be viewed onilne at the city's website.[41]
Transit systems
The major provider of mass transit is MARTA, which operates a heavy rail rapid transit line and several bus lines through Sandy Springs. The city is served by the Medical Center, Sandy Springs and North Springs stations. The Georgia Regional Transportation Authority also operates express buses from the North Springs station (which has its own ramps to and from 400) to other counties.
Diplomatic missions
The city has three consulates general.[42] The Consulate-General of Colombia in Atlanta is located in Suite 405 at 5901 B Peachtree Dunwoody Road.[43] The Consulate-General of Nigeria in Atlanta[44] is located at 8060 Roswell Road.[45] And finally, the Counsulate-General of India at 5549 Glenridge Drive.
Notable people
- Harris Barton, former NFL offensive lineman
- Mike Bettes, works for The Weather Channel on AMHQ
- Todd English, celebrity chef
- Eva Galambos, first mayor of Sandy Springs
- David Justice, former Atlanta Braves baseball player
- Simon Kornblit, studio executive, actor
- Hines Ward, retired Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver
- ^ a b Daughters of the American Revolution, Sandy Springs Chapter (2010). "City of Sandy Springs - From the Daughters of the American Revolution, Sandy Springs Chapter". City of Sandy Springs. Retrieved 2010-07-27.
- ^ City of Sandy Springs (2010). "City of Sandy Springs - Mayor's Office". Retrieved 2010-07-27.
- ^ City of Sandy Springs (2010). "City of Sandy Springs - City Manager's Office". Retrieved 2010-07-27.
- ^ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved 2012-02-15.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "American FactFinder". Factfinder2.census.gov. Retrieved 2012-12-18.
- ^ SandySprings.com (2009). "Sandy Springs GA History". Retrieved 2010-07-27.
- ^ Wilkinson, Joe; Willard, Wendell; Geisinger, Harry; Lindsey, Edward (2005). "Georgia General Assembly - House Bill 37". Georgia General Assembly. Retrieved 2010-07-27.
- ^ "U.S. Reaches Agreements with Kings Mountain, N.C., and Sandy Springs, Ga., to Terminate Coverage from Preclearance of the Voting Rights Act". Justice.gov. 2010-09-22. Retrieved 2012-12-18.
- ^ "Average weather for Sandy Springs". Weather.com. Retrieved 13 August 2009.
- ^ "'Downtown' Sandy Springs: What can bring the core together?". :. 2010-06-18. Retrieved 2012-12-18.
- ^ [1][dead link]
- ^ December 18, 2012 (2006-07-25). "Sandy Springs vetoes Dunwoody toppers - Dunwoody Crier: Local News". Thecrier.net. Retrieved 2012-12-18.
- ^ http://www.perimetercid.org/about.html
- ^ "MARTA - Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority". Itsmarta.com. Retrieved 2012-12-18.
- ^ http://www.northspringshigh.com/Who_We_Are.php
- ^ [2][dead link]
- ^ "Sandy Springs ITP". intowninsider.com. Retrieved 2012-12-18.
- ^ http://www.5265longisland.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=82&Itemid=114
- ^ "Startups, Entrepreneurs and Innovation - Upstart Business Journal" (PDF). Portfolio.com. Retrieved 2012-12-18.
- ^ United States Census Bureau. "Census of Population and Housing". Retrieved August 20, 2013.
- ^ Census numbers enumerated were for "Sandy Springs CDP"
- ^ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012". Retrieved August 20, 2013.
- ^ 2010 profile of general population and housing characteristics of Sandy Springs from the US Census]
- ^ "Highlights of Jewish Community Centennial Study 2006". Shalomatlanta.org. Retrieved 2012-12-18.
- ^ Sandy Springs 2007 Income Estimates
- ^ http://www.sandyspringsga.gov
- ^ Sandy Springs Festival
- ^ Sandy Springs Artapalooza
- ^ Stars and Stripes Celebration Fireworks Display
- ^ [3]
- ^ Hurd, Hatcher (August 1, 2012). "John Ripley Forbes, the great man nobody knows: Left indelible (green) mark on North Fulton, Atlanta". Alpharetta and Roswell Revue & News (Appen Newspapers Inc). Retrieved 2014-04-01.
- ^ David Segal (June 23, 2012). "A Georgia Town Takes the People's Business Private". New York Times.
- ^ "Sandy Springs to purchase former Target site | Sandy Springs Homes for Sale - Sandy Springs Real Estate - Restaurants - Businesses - Events". 2008-12-11. Retrieved 2012-12-18.
- ^ http://sandyspringscitycenter.com/ Sandy Springs City Center Redevelopment Website
- ^ "Sandy Springs Elementary School Attendance Boundaries School Year 2009–2010." Fulton County School System. Accessed October 26, 2008.
- ^ "Sandy Springs Branch." Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System. Retrieved on February 24, 2010.
- ^ "City of Sandy Springs, GA CAFR". sandyspringsga.org. Retrieved 2015-04-13.
- ^ Sandy Springs Neighbor
- ^ The Atlanta Journal Constitution
- ^ Capital Improvement Projects
- ^ "Consulates." Georgia Department of Economic Development. Accessed October 26, 2008.
- ^ Home page. Consulate-General of Colombia in Atlanta. Accessed October 26, 2008.
- ^ " Consulate-General of Nigeria in Atlanta. Accessed November 10, 2008
- ^ Consulate Location
External links
- Sandy Springs Hospitality and Tourism
- City of Sandy Springs
- Sandy Springs community site
- Heritage Sandy Springs


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9 So give your servant a discerning heart to govern your people and to distinguish between right and wrong. For who is able to govern this great people of yours?"
10 The Lord was pleased that Solomon had asked for this. 11 So God said to him, "Since you have asked for this and not for long life or wealth for yourself, nor have asked for the death of your enemies but for discernment in administering justice, 12 I will do what you have asked. I will give you a wise and discerning heart, so that there will never have been anyone like you, nor will there ever be.
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As surveillance technology is rapidly advancing — including facial recognition and devices such as Amazon's Ring doorbell cameras — the ability to regulate these tools is not keeping pace, agreed a panel of experts at today's 2019 GeekWire Summit in Seattle.
That reality creates a tricky balancing act, leaving tech companies to police themselves and lawmakers trying to implement controls without overstepping their role.
"I don't think it should ever be about how to stop technology and innovation," said Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal, who represents Washington's 7th District. The issue, she said, is "how do we put in place the rules and limitations and regulations that will allow for those technologies to be used in the best possible way?"
Seattle Police Department Chief Carmen Best said that her organization is working to make sure it's transparent in its use of technology and is moving cautiously. She meets regularly with the ACLU, for example, to discuss privacy and civil rights concerns.
"We want to make sure that whatever technology we're using, that we're not abusing it in any way," Best said.
Technology companies including Axon, which makes Taser devices, has set up its own ethics advisory panel with tech experts, law enforcement and academic leaders to help it navigate the perils of deploying surveillance tools, said president Luke Larson.
Before incorporating surveillance capabilities into its products, the company has asked itself, is the technology "mature enough that it won't have bias introduced?" Larson said.
When it came to facial recognition, Axon leaders decided that the answer was no. The company opted to "hit pause," Larson said, and not incorporate those capabilities.
"Even if it's perfect, what is the implication if we role this out in real time, to an officer on the street," he said, "where they become judge, jury and executioner?"
So what's the solution? The GeekWire Summit panel members agreed that better regulations and guidance from lawmakers was key, but slow in coming.
Jayapal said that Congress, so far, has only been able to push through smaller, Band-Aid amendments addressing the technology and its intersection with civil liberties.
"What we really need is a quick, big piece of regulation, and that is not easy to get across," the lawmaker said. She's hoping that within about two-years time some new, more comprehensive rules would be possible.
And while regulations and concern about surveillance in policing is certainly warranted, Best reminded the audience that this isn't the only privacy matter that needs scrutiny.
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Speaker: Dr. Paul O'Keefe
Title: Interest Mindsets: How They Influence Openness to Interests and the Motivation to Pursue Them
Date: 1 April, 12-1pm
Venue: AS4/02-08 (Psychology Department Meeting Room)
People are often told to find their passion as though passions and interests are pre-formed and must simply be discovered. What happens when people buy into this idea? I began by assessing people's implicit theories of interest—whether they believed that personal interests are inherent and relatively fixed or instead subject to growth and development. It was found that when people were already invested in a particular interest domain, a fixed theory predicted less interest in topics outside that area and, overall, a narrower range of interests (Study 1, 2, and 3). These implicit theories had other key motivational implications. A fixed theory fostered the idea that passions automatically provide limitless motivation, whereas a growth theory fostered the expectation that pursuing a passion could well be difficult at times (Study 4). Indeed, when engaging in an interest became difficult, fixed theorists' interest flagged significantly, whereas growth theorists' interest was relatively sustained (Study 5).This research has implications for intervention, such that a growth theory may have particular benefits for long-term goal pursuit.
About the Speaker:
Paul A. O'Keefe, Ph.D. is a social psychologist and Assistant Professor of Psychology at Yale-NUS College. He is also Director of the Mindsets & Motivation Lab, which focuses on research pertaining to goal pursuit with particular attention to motivational factors, including interest, implicit self-theories, and self-regulation.
Prof. O'Keefe earned a bachelor's degree in psychology from the University of California, Berkeley. Subsequently, he joined the Yale University Center for the Psychology of Abilities, Competencies, and Expertise as a research assistant where he worked with Robert J. Sternberg. In 2009, he completed his doctoral training in social psychology at Duke University, after which he was awarded the Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Postdoctoral Fellowship, a position he held at Stanford University where he worked with Carol S. Dweck.


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Hunched over a large gray Lenovo laptop in the Ojai Valley School robotics lab on a recent afternoon, senior Leo Liang banged out a line of crucial code: PathSegment .generateTurn. Angle: -20. Power 0.7.
To a person with limited knowledge of engineering and robotics, the code most likely would be incomprehensible. But to Leo and his fellow tech fanatics, it's the driving force behind one of robotics team's greatest achievements: a six-wheeled, silver-plated, 24-pound robot that goes by the name of Spudnik.
Spudnik is the product of years of hard work and dedication by Ojai Valley School Robotics Team, which was launched four years ago and has this year emerged as a mighty force on the robotics scene.
In its first three years, the robotics program at the Upper Campus earned just one victory — and that was in a preliminary "Meet Zero" last year, which doesn't count as an official contest.
This year, however, OVS robotics is on a roll.
OVS robotics teams — there are two of them, Spudnik and Spudbot — have combined to win all four league meets this school year, including a victory earlier this month by Team Spudnik, which took on and defeated teams from five other schools in the latest League V FIRST Tech Challenge.
Now that the last league meet has been completed, the robotics competitors are gearing up take part in an inter-league contest in Palmdale in mid-February, where they will vie for the opportunity to compete at the state regional. Do well there and they can earn the right to compete in the state meet and beyond.
"As we have gained more experience, we have come together as a more cohesive team," said Leo, one of two founding members of the robotics program still active today. "We still need to continue working toward our success and work harder to get ourselves a place at the state level."
For OVS, the recent string of dominating performances is all the more remarkable given that they come a year after the program suffered devastating losses when the Thomas Fire destroyed the Lucila Arango Science and Technology Center, which housed all the robotics equipment and creations.
That fire, in early December of 2017, destroyed and damaged other parts of the campus as well. The girls' dorm burned to the ground, the ceramics studio was gutted and the headmaster's house was so badly scorched that it had to be demolished.
But for the robotics team, the loss of the science and technology center hit especially hard.
"There was nothing left of robotics except for a few screws I accidentally brought back to my room in my pocket," said Leo, who was so moved by the experience that he wrote about it in his essays for his college applications.
Like many who saw the science and technology building reduced to ashes, Leo said he cried when he learned that the robotics equipment had been destroyed. But while the fire stripped away their lab, robots, and equipment, it did not touch the team's perseverance and grit.
"We were determined to start the robotics program again," Leo added. "It tested our resilience and it made us stronger."
Leo's robotics coaches and teammates echo that sentiment, agreeing that the fire in many ways served as a turning point for the program.
Rebuilding the program was much different than starting it from scratch, team members said. They knew much more about coding and robotics design the second time around. And they had veteran experience that post-fire made it much easier to program and prepare for the games that are prescribed each year by the FIRST Tech Challenge.
"The first year, we didn't really know what we were doing," said senior Ivy Sun, the other remaining founding member of the robotics team. "Even though the game is different every year, the theory of designing hardware is the same and basic programing is the same. The experience we had worked to our advantage."
Most importantly, post-fire the robotics team members were bonded by a resolve to re-create what was lost.
"We rose from the ashes," said robotics teacher Chris Wescott. "We've been able to do very well and I'm proud of how our teams have competed."
Indeed, it's amazing how far OVS Robotics has been able to come in just a year.
Equipment has been replaced and students have dedicated countless hours — after school, on weekends and various other free time — preparing for league competitions.
For the first time, those league meets were hosted this year at the Lower Campus, and have drawn interest and support from the OVS community and beyond. Teachers, students and parents from Upper and Lower have volunteered to staff those meets, taking on a variety of jobs necessary to bring them about.
And now, with the last league meet out of the way, it's crunch time.
Led by Mr. Wescott, and aided by physics teacher Micah Sittig and calculus teacher Rosalynn Wolfe, the OVS robotics squad will now go on to compete Feb. 16 with teams from across Southern California at an Inter-League Tournament in Palmdale, with top-ranked teams advancing to compete in a state regional meet.
Team Spudnik — who in addition to Ivy and Leo consists of seniors Jacky Cai and Vincent Wang, junior Gary Zhou and sophomore Ethan Gao — will be there. So will the school's second robotics team, Spudbot, which won the final league meet of the season. Spudbot is made up of seniors Conway Gilbreth and Niklas Weckerle, juniors Angela Qu and Siyu Lai, and sophomore Mark Pindur.
Based on points and wins throughout the season, Spudnik is the top-ranked team going into that inter-league competition and Spudbot is ranked seventh.
Top-scoring teams at the regional meet will advance to the state robotics competition, vying for the right to advance to a national competition, with the winners of that taking on teams from all over the world.
Leo says he expects the OVS squads to do well at the inter-league meet. But regardless of how those competitions pan out, Leo said he is proud of what the robotics program has accomplished in its short existence, especially this year given all the adversity it had to overcome.
"It's going to be really hard for me to leave this place," said Leo of the program into which he has quite literally poured his blood, sweat and tears over the past four years. "On the other hand, it's great to see more and better people working on robotics every year. I look forward to coming back from my college next year to see how well they are doing."Share


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The previous meeting was held at IT Tallaght in August 2012.Talks and schedule
The conference began at 10:45 on 26 August, and ended at 16:20 on 27 August. Click to see a few conference photos. Registration and conference dinner
There was no registration fee.
The conference dinner was on 26 August at 7pm in Picaderos restaurant.
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Hope you're happy in the kitty afterlife, Tablet dear, and I hope we are together again one day, and I miss you the most of all my Ded Kitties, and I know you're snorting "Hmpf! And that's as it Should Be! Because I am the KITTY QUEEN!"
I had a very nice dream just before I woke up. Sometimes, when you want something badly, but it ain't gonna happen in real, waking life, you get it, peace and piece, in a dream instead. And you keep it like a secret and hold it close to yer heart because it is Yours, and All You've Got, and in some ways perhaps Realer than the real world, where dreams don't come true and get taken out with the trash.
There were giant brown rabbits in the dream. But unlike "Night of the Lepus," they didn't attack anybody. They just played happily with people on suburban lawns.


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Marnie Simpson Flaunts Growing Baby Bump As She Gushes About Pregnancy Response
The Geordie Shore lass is overwhelmed by the support she's received.
Marnie Simpson is feeling all the love after announcing her pregnancy.
The lass says she's overwhelmed by all of the support she's received since debuting her bump on Monday.
Play the video to see Marnie and Casey Johnson play a game of Mr and Mrs...
Her Geordie Shore pals took to social media to congratulate her with the sweetest messages.
Sophie Kasaei wrote: "THE SECRETS OUT! I can finally share my happiness and excitement for my @marns and @caseycodyj having a BABY! I cannot wait to meet my new niece or nephew! Love you so so much"
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"We have been through so much together and grew up together and it's mad to still think your going to be a mam but a couldn't be happier for you and Casey you will be the best parents and a can't wait to be an aunty love you so much [sic]."
And Holly Hagan chimed in: "Congratulations to my sister @marns I cannot believe you are going to be a mammy. So proud of you and so pleased we have been able to connect more recently. We have so many exciting things to look forward to the beginning of a new chapter. Love you loads you'll be the best mama [sic]."
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The world-changing innovators of tomorrow may not be who you think
Our world is moving fast. We need smart, workable solutions to the world's biggest problems and we need them, urgently, to keep up with our rapidly changing societies. More investment in science, technology and innovation (STI) is needed, but so is more investment in a wider range of voices from outside the traditional STI powerhouses of academia and the private sector. Solutions can come from—and already are coming from—young people, community-based organizations, civil society organizations, indigenous groups and more.
From 14 to 15 May, the United Nations will welcome experts from all these diverse groups to its Headquarters in New York for two days of stimulating discussions on how STI can generate new solutions to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The annual STI Forum, organized by UN DESA, will also look at the impacts that new technologies are having on communities around the world.
This year's Forum will look in detail at the innovative solutions that can push the needle on the critical issues of education, decent jobs and economic growth, inequality, climate change, peaceful and just societies, and partnerships for the goals.
These are also the topics and Goals that will be reviewed by this year's High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development. The STI Forum will look at the links between these goals through the lens of creative, real-world examples of STI in action. Additionally, a session on youth, innovation ecosystems and development will show how young people help drive SDG implementation through their unique networks. For the first time, the Forum will also include a special ministerial segment entitled "Strengthening capacity and policy for the development of STI roadmaps."
For the third year in a row, the STI Forum will highlight 10 inspiring projects from across the world that are already helping to implement the SDGs. The innovative entrepreneurs in charge of these projects will be featured in an Innovators' Showcase in the UN General Assembly lobby. They will also have the opportunity to pitch their innovations to the Forum audience in hope of building new support networks.
This year's winning innovators, selected from more than 350 entries in a global competition organized by UN DESA with the support of the Global Innovation Exchange, are working on the ground to reduce food waste, improve access to legal services, build sustainable housing and achieve other big goals.
Other highlights of the Forum will feature the contributions of indigenous and traditional knowledge towards improving scientific knowledge and providing practical solutions for the SDGs, as well as a special exhibit on the contributions of women scientists to the SDGs, to be held in the Visitors' Lobby. A dedicated session will examine how to attract, retain and enhance the contribution of women and girls to STI for the SDGs.
The STI Forum is a part of the Technology Facilitation Mechanism (TFM) envisioned by the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Addis Ababa Action Agenda. The Forum is supported by the Inter‑Agency Task Team on STI for the SDGs (IATT) currently comprising 42 UN entities, as well as the Secretary-General's 10-member group of experts to support the TFM.
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By Gregory Kane, J.D., M.B.A.
HHS was granted final judgment by the district court in its ruling that the department had exceeded its statutory authority in reducing the 2018 and 2019 Medicare reimbursement rates.
Summary. The district court entered final judgment on its previous ruling that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) exceeded its statutory authority in implementing rules that reduced the 2018 and 2019 Medicare reimbursement rates for drugs under the 340B Program by roughly 30 percent. Both rules were previously remanded to the agency, but not vacated, and the court had retained jurisdiction over the matter to ensure prompt action by HHS. HHS had argued that final judgement was necessary for expeditious review on the merits in the D.C. Circuit (American Hospital Association v. Azar, July 10, 2019, Contreras, R.).
Background. HHS's Outpatient Prospective Payment System directly reimburses hospitals for outpatient services and pharmaceutical drugs provided to Medicare beneficiaries based on predetermined rates. The Secretary sets the annual rates under methodology authorized by Congress using hospital acquisition cost survey data or the average annual sales price for the drug plus 6 percent. Rates may be adjusted by the Secretary as necessary. This methodology is used to set rates for separately payable drugs covered by the 240B Program. A significant gap exited between 340B prices and Medicare reimbursement rates. 340B Program participants could purchase drugs at steeply discounted rates then seek reimbursement for those purchases at higher Medicare Part B rates. The Secretary attempted to narrow this spread by proposing a reduced reimbursement rate for 340 drugs from the average sales price (ASP) plus 6 percent to ASP minus 22.5 percent. The Secretary's statutory ability to reduce the 2018 340B rate was limited by the data available to him—he did not have hospital acquisition cost data for 340B drugs and could therefore not invoke his express authority to set rates according to the drugs' average acquisition costs—so the Secretary used his authority to adjust rates set by the drugs ASP.
Plaintiffs, a group of hospital associations and non-profit hospitals, objected to the adjustment during the notice and comment period, but the Secretary adopted the proposal anyway. Plaintiffs brought suit arguing that the Secretary had exceeded his statutory authority in violation of the Administrative Procedure Act and the Social Security Act. The court agreed holding that the Secretary violated the plan text of his authority when he adjusted the rates downward by 30 percent based on the drugs estimated acquisition costs rather than the drugs average sales prices. The court ordered supplemental briefings on proper remedies. Meanwhile, the Secretary opted to apply the same 340B rate in 2019 using the same rationale as in 2018—a rationale that the court found unlawful. The district court again found that HHS had exceeded it statutory authority in 2019 and remanded the 2018 and 2019 rules to the agency and retained jurisdiction over the matter so that the court could reconsider its remedy if HHS did not act promptly (see 2019 340B Reimbursement rate unlawful as 2018 rate, (May 9, 2019).
Plaintiffs moved for a firm date by which defendants had to propose a remedy to the court. HHS moved for reconsideration of the court's order to remand and requested entry of final judgment so as to ensure expeditious review on the merits in the DC Circuit.
Final Judgement. Defendants argued that the district court's retention of jurisdiction upon remand constituted clear error. While a court may retain jurisdiction, it is not required to do so. The discretion to retain jurisdiction is typically used in cases where an unreasonable delay of agency action or a failure to comply with statutory deadlines is present, no evidence of which existed in the present case. In addition, the Administrative Procedure Act does not permit the court to review a proposed rule before it becomes final. In order to afford the parties the opportunity for expedited review by the D.C. Circuit, the district court granted the motion for entry of final judgment. In doing so, the plaintiff's motion for a firm date was rendered moot.
The case is No. 18-2084 (RC).
Attorneys: Margaret M. Dotzel (Zuckerman Spaeder, LLP) for American Hospital Association and Association of American Medical Colleges. Justin Michael Sandberg, U.S. Department of Justice, for Alex M. Azar II.
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Preventing death from choking is possible if you have the S.O.S Breathe app on your cell phone. This app teaches you what to do in an emergency and is an essential tool for everyone who works in the public arena. Download it from the Apple Store and Google Play.


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This past weekend in San Francisco was not just an opportunity to meet Felicia and her family, it was also a working vacation. Last year, I applied for a Canadian Institutes of Health Research Journalism Award and proposed a series on organ transplant research. Well, my timing was right on because earlier this year, Ottawa announced funding for a new Canadian National Transplant Research Program. My application was successful and I have spent the past few months researching, setting up interviews and working extra hours to get this series off the ground.
I have been impressed by the amount of research Canadian investigators are working on right now that could change the lives of transplant patients including Addison. While transplant isn't a cure now, it could be one day…hopefully in our lifetimes?! While this project will take me away from home (and the Princess) for a few more work trips, I think it is important to get the public informed about the challenges facing transplant patients and offer them hope. Perhaps it will galvanize people to help fund transplant-specific research too.
So you may have noticed a TV cameraman in the pictures from our visit with Felicia. Sergio came down to document our meeting for the series, plus we interviewed a world-reknown researcher UCSF who has been conducting a groundbreaking study weaning pediatric liver transplant patients off their immune-suppression drugs. We met Desiree, a wonderful and inspiring teen who has been completely off her meds for six years now. Her family welcomed us (all of us) with open arms and our transplant circle has expanded yet again.
Addison once again impressed me with her sense of adventure, zest for life, boundless energy and love of new experiences. She was so generous with her hugs and kisses, even to people who had been complete strangers only 15 minutes earlier. She was rarely whiny or cranky, even under the most trying circumstances that frustrated the adults. She kept us entertained with her nonstop stream-of-consciousness chatter. She was exasperating in her desire to remove her shoes at every possible opportunity. She enjoyed the company of "Auntie Sergio" as she insisted calling our colleague, even though we repeatedly told her he's "Uncle", not "Auntie". She was on a single-minded mission to find a merry-go-round as we drove through Sonoma to get to Desiree's interview. Would you believe there actually was a merry-go-round? We didn't have time to stop but the next day, I found her a merry-go-round at Pier 39, next to the famous sea lions. The Princess thoroughly enjoyed her ride and was adamant at getting a second turn. It was such a joy and delight to travel with Addison, even while working. As I said to Sergio one afternoon laughing, "This has got to be the weirdest work trip you've ever been on!!" But oh so memorable.
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This has happened several times recently. I highlight a word in ESV, NASB95 or LEB and when I get the pop up I tap 'look up'. It takes me to an English Dictionary. Unless I was dreaming it used to give me a word study. Did I turn something off accidently?
Although I was on wyfi my system didn't realize it was on wyfi so it didn't work. Problem solved.


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Developmental Screening
The Lowell Public Schools provides monthly developmental screenings to children between the ages of birth to 5 years old.
Parents may request a developmental screening if they are concerned about their child's development. Developmental screening – provides a snapshot of your child's development.
Screening consists of vision and hearing screenings as well as a developmental screening of a child's social, emotional, physical, and language development.
Monthly screenings are conducted on the first Monday of the month during the school year at the NFI Family Resource Center located at 27 Prescott Street, Lowell. Screening generally takes an hour and is provided free by appointment. Please call Susan LaCroix at 978-674-2050 or email email@example.com to set up a time.


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A blog dedicated to random thoughts of old and newer television, controlled by my neighbor's sound-based remote. Please don't rattle your jewelry, the TV could change channels!
Sunday, August 7, 2011
Yeah, buddy!
There has been a lot of ink spilled, and online, a lot of pixels lated over the inglorious ousting of Jerry Lewis from the Muscular Dystrophy Telethon. There are those that feel that the MDA have loused up royally by not allowing him to leave on his own terms, there are those that say Lewis was a horrible man to deal with and what he got is what he deserved, others (in particular a friend of mine who is in a wheelchair due to polio) felt that they didn't care for the way that MD sufferers were portrayed.
Ken Levine, in his wonderful blog mourns not only the exit of Lewis, but the loss of that era of showbiz and accompanying schlock factor. I agree. Where else would you see the tap-dancing alligator routine performed by a very bored-looking Charlie Callas? Heck, when would you see Charlie Callas? I would argue, that there are other telethons in my memory that are just as schlocky, even though their causes were and are laudable.
My brother and sister-in-law remembered watching the "Parade of Stars" with Lou Rawls and said that Rawls may have worshipped a tad too ardently at the Shrine of Bacchus and said "Yeahhh, Buddy!" ad nauseam.
My favorite was the Sickle Cell Anemia Telethon, hosted by Nipsey Russell. Mind you, a telethon is not what you call a big-budget event, like the Academy Awards, since the idea is to RAISE money, but this show was very much the waif-at-a-bakery-window quality show. I can't recall where it was here, or the Parade of Stars, but I remember Douglas Grant (Zack of the Short Circus in the "Electric Company" and Eddie in "Good Times") singing "I Can't Stop Loving You" and I remember him being introduced as having performed and choreographed his routine.
He sang the song and stamped one foot. Choreographed?
The greatest feature of this telethon was the fact that when someone contributed money, they had someone ring a bell, Russell would then say, "Ring that bell, for Sickle Cell!", which, on the face of it sounds as if one wants to contract the disease, not combat it. I don't remember a tote board, so the bell and what Russell said was the record of the donations. Not surprisingly, the bell became quite intrusive. As some executive was speaking the bell was rung and this fellow said, "...and that beautiful noise should be stopped", at which point Russell said, "She's just ringin' that bell, for sickle cell!", in the hope of smoothing ruffled feathers. By the way, that's singer Big Maybelle (singer of the original version of "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On", the co-composer Roy Hall and Jerry Lee Lewis' version came after, as well as "Candy" and "Gabbin' Blues") standing next to Russell.
For those of you mourning in Southern California, there's always the Chabad Telethon...
P.S. Lou Rawls, according to his website, he helped raise $200 million dollars for education. You can read about that here:
You can donate to Muscular Dystrophy here.
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Thursday, May 19, 2011
The Quiet Revolution of the Electric Company
From 1971-1976, there was a small revolution being waged. The Children's Television Workshop was successful with Sesame Street and they created a second show for a slightly older demographic. "The Electric Company" was, by the time it came on, too "young" for me, but I enjoyed and still enjoyed the humor of the show.
"Love of Chair", the odd faux-soap,
- A prince played by Skip Hinnant finding out that a Duke had a daughter of marrying age, so he writes a letter to the Duke saying, "Dear Lord Ellington...", but, the real revolution of this show, for me was in its casting.
My favorite exchange, perhaps of the entire series, was this one between Skip Hinnant as a carnival barker and Judy Graubart as a young customer. She was guessing various words Hinnant was showing her (correctly), which prompted the following:
Hinnant: Say, little girl, that's right! You're not as dumb as you look.
Graubart: (shyly, with a smile) My Daddy says no one's as dumb as I look.
Because there were so many shows and there were so many sketches, everyone had to do a lot. Perhaps out of expediency, everyone was cast according to talent and it was a rare thing for any show of the time to have people of color in so many roles.
The show had my attention when they cast Bill Cosby, who left before the end of the run, but look how some of the roles were spread around:
- Luis Avalos played a doctor (albeit a pretty goofy one, Dr. Doolats), an infuriated orchestra conductor and a plant shop owner.
- Rita Moreno played a bratty little girl and a movie director
- Morgan Freeman played a clown, a park ranger, Marcello the put-upon cue card holder for Moreno's director and a DJ (well, that role dates a bit)
- Judy Graubart was Jennifer of the Jungle and even took a shot or two as a director.
As a little boy, the takeaway from this was that I could do anything. I wonder if other kids got the same message? It was and is astounding to me at the time to see. The times were slooowly, with extra o's moving for diversity in casting, at this time, "Room 222" featured a multiracial cast, "Temperatures Rising" fetured Cleavon Little as a doctor, Flip Wilson hosted a show, but there was still the air of novelty about people of color (you'll note the lack of Latinos and Latinas on this list).
"The Electric Company" jumped in with both feet. "Sesame Street" certainly did as well, however by dint of longevity, they've managed to address a lot more communities, but for a five-year run, TEC did quite a lot.
...and it made me laugh a lot, too. Catch it on DVD.
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A debate over the value of recycling has been simmering for years; longer, probably, than I've been separating aluminum and glass and paper from the other disposable stuff our household sheds week after week.
It's second nature for us to take the simple step of tossing recyclable materials into the narrow, but deep, cardboard Amazon box we keep beside our trash can solely for this purpose. Every few days we fill our re-used Amazon box with plastic bottles, pasta jars and newspapers; and once its full — or we're tired of looking at it — we throw those recyclable items into the big blue bin outdoors, the one reserved for recyclable items. The big brown bin sitting beside the blue one, both of them parked at the top of our driveway and wheeled to the street for collection on the appropriate day, is for the rest of the trash.
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The debate may continue on the benefits/limitations of "recycling," but of our collective efforts as a society to practice the three R's — Reduce, Re-use and Recycle — I'm certain there are quantifiable benefits to much of what we do.
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The backbone of a project manager's work is the Project Management Plan. This plan is the document which describes how the project will be executed, monitored and controlled. It integrates and consolidates all of the subsidiary plans and baselines from the planning processes. In this subject, you will be creating components of a Project Management Plan for your selected Case Study.
Project Scope Management includes the processes required to ensure that the project includes all the work required, and only the work required, to complete the project successfully. Managing the project scope is primarily concerned with defining and controlling what is and is not included in the project.
Effective scope management is one of the key factors determining project success. Failure to accurately interpret a client's needs or problems will produce a misleading definition (scope of work). If this causes rework and additional effort, there may be project cost and time implications. Therefore project success will be self-limiting if the scope of work is not adequately defined.
This assessment has two parts: Module 2 Discussion Activity (Part A) and Scope and Time Management documentation (Part B).
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Schedule Management.
How might changes to project scope affect the project's schedule, and how would a project manager
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Provide an initial discussion of approximately 250 words by the first half of Module 2. Respond with approximately 250 words for each feedback/comment to at least one fellow student's discussion by the end of Module 2 (Total 500 words for Assessment 1 Part A).
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Isolation of a murine copper transporter gene, tissue specific expression and functional complementation of a yeast copper transport mutant.
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A polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based strategy was used to isolate a mouse cDNA (mCtr1) encoding a Cu transport protein. The deduced mCtr1 protein sequence exhibits 92% identity to human Ctr1, and has structural features in common with known high affinity Cu transporters from yeast. The expression of mouse Ctr1 functionally complements baker's yeast cells defective in high affinity Cu transport. Characterization of the mCtr1 genomic clone showed that the mCtr1 coding sequence is encompassed within four exons and that the mCtr1 locus maps to chromosome band 4C1-2. RNA blotting analysis demonstrated that mCtr1 is ubiquitously expressed, with high levels in liver and kidney, and early in embryonic development. Steady state mammalian Ctr1 mRNA levels were not changed in response to cellular Cu availability, which is distinct from the highly Cu-regulated transcription of genes encoding yeast high affinity Cu transporters. These studies provide fundamental information for further investigations on the function and regulation of Ctr1 in Cu acquisition in mammals.
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- August 2000
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Discussion in 'Standard Guitars' started by Church2224, Feb 15, 2012.
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That's beautiful man. Is that all you have left? You had a ton before.
Yup, I have actually parted with everything except for USA and CS ESPs. That's what I like the most, so I'm going to pick up another USA model with my Tax Returns.
It's like jazz, it's the lack of other guitars there that says the most.
Good fucking god
My most recent purchase - nothing crazy just an EC-1000T/CTM, but it's still pretty kickass. Gotta swap the EMGs out for something else, though.
I'd like to inquire about an ESP USA model / custom (after NAMM, of course - I expect great things from them this year!) but using their e-mail on the ESP website I've received no response. Anyone got a link or e-mail for them that's responsive?
They usually respond within a few days, but they could be busy getting ready for NAMM. Sometimes a longer delay this time of year.
Fantastic guitar.
Got a nice Horizon III for xmas. I don't really get the E-II thing, but it is definitely a nice guitar. Also no idea why a purple guitar is called reindeer blue. The pickups are nice but I might end up putting something modern in there because I don't have any guitars with that sound. I'll wait on that though because I just don't like modding new guitars until I've played them for a while.
H-IIIs are awesome. First rule of ESP club is post some pictures of said ESP. Second rule is don't question why Reindeer Blue is purplish or even why a Reindeer would be blue in the first place... just bask in the glory of one of the best finishes they offer.
My standard series Horizons.
I'm not a red guitar guy, but the see thru red on that flame looks sick!
I'm deciding on a six string to buy with my tax return and honestly i fucking love ESP. The best guitar I've ever owned was an ec-II that I had to sell a few years back unfortunately. The only guitar I own right now is a Ibanez rg7421 and I'm completely over seven strings outside of my bands purpose. Only problem is, I really have a bad oiutlook on ordering guitars online. I just don't want to go through that hassle and I'd rather play a guitar before I buy it unless I know the seller is a stand up person. I really really want a horizon super bad. There are no ESP dealers near me in Fargo ND. Does anyone know of any ESP dealers towards Minneapolis or anywhere around MN/ND?
My standard series Horizons.
The pictures don't do justice to them really.. And feel and sound just amazing!
I have heard awesome things about working with Capitol Guitars in St Paul. Looks like they might just have one EII and one ESP USA plus a bunch of LTDs right now though.
I have a custom shop ESP NV on order through Capitol Guitars and have ordered (probably too many) Jackson custom shop guitars from them. They are great to work with and will take care of you. If they don't have it in stock they can get it or walk you through the custom order process. I think they will be getting in a bunch of the 2018 ESP / LTD guitars this week
Who needs a dealer? There is always Reverb, Ebay, and even Amazon and other sources. Just keep a watchful eye out over a number of months to see pricing trends.
Amazon was having 20% off the legit street price of certain LTD models for several days before Black Friday last year! If you also have an Amazon Prime Visa, you get another 5% cash back, and still get the guitar with 2 day shipping. Unbeatable!