Does this sandwich at IHOP actually look appetizing to you in any way? The cheese appears gluey, the bread too toasted, there's some glob of white stuff poking out, and (most of all) the color of the roast beef is bleh. Y'all couldn't pretend it's high quality? You had to go for the shade of purple between the pink of medium rare and the brown of well-done? The idea sounds delish. The sandwich itself could scare me away from IHOP for a long time.
Most composition courses that American students take today emphasize content rather than form, on the theory that if you chew over big ideas long enough, the ability to write about them will (mysteriously) follow. The theory is wrong. Content is a lure and a delusion, and it should be banished from the classroom. Form is the way.He is lying, of course. But he is doing so because form is where the kids need instruction. And some people think grammar's not sexy and don't want to teach it... pfft. [bugmenot NYT and thanks to Hassiotis]
A more diverse faculty is important, said religion professor Jace Weaver, partly because a university wants "to have people in front of the classroom that look like the people who are sitting in the classroom."Apparently, it does, except that most professors are dudes, and the majority of UGA students are female.
The fiberglass fidos can stay up because the Athens-Clarke Commission specifically approved them, Mayor Heidi Davison said. An agreement between the woman's club and the county government lasts until July 2006. It could be renewed, but Davison and Ford said they haven't discussed it yet.3) Tony Eubanks writes about ACC taking control of Milledge and Prince Aves instead of the state. He thinks this would enable local govt to make them both more pedestrian (and bike) friendly. I'm not sure he covers the way it would get paid for well enough.
Commissioners cut two of 54 new positions proposed by Davison in the $155 million budget - an urban planner and a coordinator for government Web sites - but made no other changes.No opportunity to build killer robots after all. At least not in one place. Work will be contracted out, most likely.
Commissioners removed the two positions to balance the budget because they recently decided to let county employees count unused sick days toward retirement, which will cost an estimated $133,000. About $131,000 was budgeted for the e-government coordinator and urban planner.So not because they thought the positions weren't necessary. Still no money for transit. It's all wait and see what the people want.
About two-thirds of students in the Clarke County School District - almost 8,000 children - live in families poor enough that they qualify for free or reduced-price lunch during the school year. Those students - children of the poor and the working poor - don't have enough inexpensive summer activities they can participate in, Gardner and Tucker said.Wrap your brain around the first part of that.
Many UGA Foundation members insist the rift that led to their group's demise came as a result of concerns about Adams' use of foundation funds, but an audit ordered by the foundation failed to convince the regents that blame for any serious fiscal shenanigans could be laid at the president's doorstep. The roots of the troubled relationship can more accurately be traced back to Adams' decision not to extend the contract of popular former UGA athletics director Vince Dooley, and the subsequent decision by some foundation members to flex some political muscle with the audit.Because they can't both be true.
Failing to keep Adams in a position to do his job effectively carries the risk of hampering the school's ability to get those ever-more-important private dollars.You mean, like the ones Foundation members are now refusing to give? Not antagonizing people is free, you know. Added: There's also this letter in the AJC, which reads:
The much-discussed 2003 report prepared by Deloitte & Touche at the request of the University of Georgia Foundation describes a falsified board of trustees resolution relating to future compensation to President Michael Adams. The document is signed by two foundation officers and certifies that the board adopted the resolution in February 2003. The report makes it clear the board never considered or adopted it.7) Brad Aaron corrects the way he was quoted wrt public transit.
I cannot understand why some authority (including Attorney General Thurbert Baker, the Clarke County District Attorney or the foundation board itself) has not investigated this falsified resolution. In the publicly held company world, it would set off alarm bells. Even if law enforcement officials did not become involved, the company itself would launch an investigation. Many publicly held companies today require employees to cooperate with such investigations, and such a policy (applied to UGA employees and foundation trustees) would have gone a long way toward getting to the bottom of the falsified resolution.
Okay, they're not really famous or anything, but it was pretty unexpected to find Tim Schreiber and the rest of Col. Knowledge and the Lickity Splits at my local bagel haunt last Thursday. Unexpected 'cuz I live in Boston, you see. They had played a show the night before, and were loading up on some bagel sandwiches before shoving off to Pennsylvania. Good to see them.Note that it is the context that is crucial here.
Assault: On May 21, deputies were called to a home on Rogers Road in response to an assault. When they arrived, a man in the house said Daisy Mae Priest, 62, had told him to get her a beer. When he refused, she picked up a knife and tried to stab him. During the struggle, he was cut on the arm. Deputy Shane Partain saw Priest sitting on a couch with blood on her hands. She was arrested for aggravated assault.The length of this tale is what impresses:
Arrest: On May 16, Deputy Jay Parker was at the Oconee Connector when he saw a Toyota Avalon pass and noticed the passenger was not wearing a seat belt. When he turned on the blue light, the car didn't stop, so he turned on the siren and it still continued. Speeds got up to 65 mph and he noticed a lot of movement by the passenger. After nearly 3 miles, the car pulled over, and Parker exited with his gun drawn and ordered the passenger to the ground. He placed handcuffs on the passenger and he noticed several bags and some residue of a substance on the floor of the car. Deputy George Roberts arrived and pulled out a Quick strawberry milk container and poured it out. Some blue pills came out, but they were dissolving. A plastic bag also was stuffed in the milk. The deputies recovered some scales and three cellular phones. The driver, who falsely identified himself as Under Wilson, said he didn't know why those items were in the car, but he said he had been with a girl at the Perimeter Inn in Athens. The passenger said the drugs belonged to the driver. Deputies contacted Athens-Clarke police about the woman. The driver, James Robert Paul Miller, 24, of Rose Drive, Watkinsville, was charged with failing to yield to an officer, driving while his license was revoked. The passenger, Samuel Henry Wickster, 19, of Prince Avenue, Athens, was charged with not wearing a seat belt. Both suspects were charged with possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute. In Athens, a police drug and vice unit officer went to the Perimeter Inn and arrested Ashley Brooke Yarborough, 20, of Loganville on charges of possessing marijuana and methamphetamine with intent to distribute.All the rest.
But the increased emissions would not significantly harm Athens' air quality, state regulators said after reviewing CertainTeed's first application.And y'all are doing a ton about that, right?
Most of Athens' air pollutants come from such sources as the vehicles we drive, state officials say.
But a good heart and a good academic background don't necessarily combine to produce a good administrator. And there is reason to question whether Edwards has the skills needed to handle the serious responsibilities of his job, particularly with regard to management of the Clarke County Jail.This isn't very fair. I believe Edwards's point is that the reason those positions aren't currently filled is that when they are, the jail is still understaffed, leading to stress and high turnover. Whether or not his request should be granted is another question, but it's not totally crazy.
Saw my first Real Celebrity all by myself without someone pointing him out to me: Danny Masterson at Starbucks on Friday. Woo, that boy is some cute.
When the UGA program began in 2002, the university did not know the regents would create a new college in Gwinnett County, said UGA Provost Arnett Mace.Isn't the college being created there because the UGA programs have shown the demand for it? Some UGA programs will continue there, just not undergraduate-level ones, and they'll have to find a new space.
But UGA professors and instructors who teach freshman English courses said UGA freshman generally perform well on writing assignments.Compared to what?
"My experience is that freshmen at UGA are extremely well-prepared," said Bob Cummings, who has taught at other universities and now serves as the assistant director of UGA's First-year Composition Program.
The state cut about $2.7 million of the money Clarke County should have gotten under student funding formulas for the 2005-06 budget. State mandated pay increases, health care cost increases and an increase in the number of required teachers increased the budget about $3.8 million over last year's budget, but the state only paid about $2.2 million toward those expenses, according to figures put together by school district staff.4) ACC Commission does realize night and weekend bus service is needed or wanted. Credit to Dodson for speaking up in favor of it. In sidewalk display ordinance news,
A section of the ordinance banning the display of live animals concerned Commissioner States McCarter, who said it could allow merchants to display dead animals such as a skinned goat.5) Kidd will run for Kemp's seat.
"That never occurred to me," said County Attorney Bill Berryman, who wrote the ordinance. "I think health regulations would take care of that."
Future possibilities for so-called "e-government" including streaming video of commission meetings on the Internet, along with relevant documents and other information; or holding virtual town hall meetings where residents can chat with government officials, he said.Now hang on a cotton-pickin' minute. $70K? In this town?
Local officials haven't discussed those possibilities, Davison said, because commissioners' laptops aren't capable of sending e-mail, and holding meetings on-line is a legal gray area. "It's an intriguing idea, but I'm not sure we're ready," she said.
Davison is proposing about $70,000 in the county's 2006 budget for an e-government coordinator, who would help maintain the county's Web site and design separate Web sites for county departments, Davison said.
The student fee will generate about $1.6 million a year for the next 30 years, enough to finance the Tate Center expansion, Adams said. Parking fees would pay for the garage, which would be free to students after 5 p.m. to try to relieve parking problems near the learning center.So 1.6 million times 30 = $48 million. If parking fees are paying for the garage ($16 million, according to Adams), and the total cost of the project is budgeted at $41 million, then what is the extra $24 million collected from students going to? Also, they're talking about a sales tax exemption on textbooks, which would save you, oh, $10 a semester. Whoop-de-doo. Other suggestions are better.
"We think we have a satisfactory plan," he said. "We think we have satisfactory support from the students and the staff."
This year's budget for the UGA Foundation's unrestricted funds also included nearly $400,000 to support the $500 million Archway to Excellence Capital Campaign and $92,300 in discretionary money for UGA President Michael Adams.Somebody's not gettin' a new boat this year...
"I believe the culture we have, we'll never have a lot of people riding bikes," Athens-Clarke Commissioner States McCarter said.Um... you do read the paper, right, States?
"This idea of people riding bikes is a dream. People in my area (southeastern Clarke County) will never ride a bike to the University of Georgia."
Harassment: On May 12, a female resident of Price Mill Road in Bishop reported she received a telephone call from a Texas woman, who threatened to come to Georgia and "stomp her. ..." She also called her some names.Cover-up not effective, part 1:
Arrests: On May 12, Deputy Brad Williams came up on a Chevrolet Yukon traveling 75 mph on U.S. Highway 78. When he stopped the vehicle, he smelled the strong odor of cologne and the slight odor of marijuana. The driver, Demetrius Dowdy, 24, of Stapler Road, Athens, got out and Williams frisked him. He found $2,077 in cash on Dowdy, in numerous bills including 10 $100 bills and 16 $20 bills. The passenger, Nicholas Antione Rowe, 36, of Rustwood Drive, Athens, also was patted down and he was carrying $206. A bottle of liquor was found under the passenger seat and some marijuana was found in the console. Dowdy was charged with speeding and possession of marijuana and Rowe was charged with possessing marijuana and having an open container of alcohol.Cover-up not effective, part 2:
Arrest: On May 14, Deputy Marvin Williams was in a parking lot of Oconee State Bank on Old Macon Highway when he saw a car drive into the nearby Arbor Express store. Williams knew the driver, Willie Gene Ambers, 46, of Moreland Heights, Watkinsville, didn't have a license. As Williams got on his radio, Ambers walked to a vehicle at the gas pumps and got into the passenger seat and Williams told him to get out. "I'm just talking with my friend," Ambers replied. He was charged with driving while his license was suspended and obstruction.The rest.
This month's committee agendas include run-of-the-mill items such as authorizing construction, and rental projects and making administrative appointments.2) Navy School closing will lead to psychological pain?
But, two potentially significant items do appear on committee agendas: the presentation of the University System's annual financial report and discussion of textbook costs.
This newspaper has consistently framed the issue of quality of life as a residents-vs.-students issue. Yet this is a flawed argument. It suggests that most, if not all, of the 20,000 students who live off campus would prefer a town with decaying neighborhoods and a polluted environment. I have spent more time around University of Georgia students than perhaps anyone on the Banner-Herald editorial staff, and I can say with some authority this is a ludicrous idea. The loudest objections to quality-of-life enforcement come from those who profit by the students' presence, not the students themselves.Well, yes, but they don't respond to much of anything, do they? It's not like students are agitating for qol ordinances.
"We're fortunate in that the Navy school is prime real estate in a community that's experiencing a tremendous amount of economic growth," Barrow said. "So, if the defense department makes a mistake, Athens will not suffer as much as others. In fact, we might actually come out of this pretty good.while saying he'll fight the good fight. ABH says there's a shot at keeping it open and here.
"But we recognize the Navy School is an economic engine that's already in place, it serves the community well and, more importantly, serves our nation better here than it can anyplace else," Barrow added.
Perdue and Adams clashed over money when Perdue proposed budget cuts in 2003 and 2004, but at the ceremony Adams lauded Perdue's "forward-looking programs and initiatives," and thanked him for fully funding UGA this year. Other than a graduate who waved a Perdue campaign sign, politics were kept to a minimum. Adams gave Perdue a gift after his speech, joking that it was "within the new ethical guidelines" Perdue approved.Ethics are hilarious. You know what else is awesome? Making a speech about charity while signing into law legislation designed to pick on the poor.
Most observers think at least two challengers will emerge: One of a group of lawyers, such as Jeff Rothman, Dean Clark or Regina Quick, who are upset with Davison over the Municipal Court judge controversy and what they see as overzealous ordinance enforcement, and a pro-business, Chamber of Commerce-backed candidate.8) And Jim thought he got a lot of letters about the bike column. Hoo boy...
Today, metro Atlanta is awash in violent crime. Local TV news has turned into little more than a daily recital of drive-by killings, domestic homicides, kidnappings, rapes, robberies, etc.are not only inaccurate but dangerous.
To watch an episode of “Dallas” today is to be stunned by its glacial pace—by the arduous attempts to establish social relationships, by the excruciating simplicity of the plotline, by how obvious it was. A single episode of “The Sopranos,” by contrast, might follow five narrative threads, involving a dozen characters who weave in and out of the plot.Dallas comes up over and over again (presumably because it's in the book?) as an example of old, dumber TV. But y'all, I've been watching Dallas, and such a characterization is grossly unfair. There is less plot than in 24. But this is the case of almost every show ever aired, and it doesn't mean that there's not plenty going on. There are lots of things that aren't spelled out. There are long arcs. There are knowing looks exchanged between characters. There are plenty of relationships to keep in one's head (so and so is married to so and so, who used to date so and so, who's now going out with the first so and so's ex-boyfriend, and they all live on the same compound!). Pick another example, jerkasses.
Quantitatively speaking, our brains may well be evolving so as to take in, sort, and make sense of more information than ever before in human history. But what is TV leading us to think about? Consider the complicated plotlines on a show like 24: Perhaps, as you argue, they require more of the viewer than Starsky & Hutch once did. But mostly, it seems to me, 24 trains us to tolerate ever-increasing levels of stimulation, distraction, and finally, a docile receptivity to increasingly implausible plotlines (not to mention some pretty dubious stereotypes). One man's mental challenge can be another's hamster wheel.Her original response is better, but still. It kind of sounds like she should be reviewing video games instead, based on enthusiasm.
