Morning Metro: Walking and Rolling, a Tour of Scottdale, and the Myth of 8 Hour Sleep
Decatur Metro | February 23, 2012
- A photo report on FAVE’s Walk and Roll to School day [Be Active Decatur]
- Will cell tower at Briarlake Elementary take over instruction space? [DeKalb County School Watch]
- Atlanta Opera performing “Rabbit Tales” at DHS this Sunday [Oakhurst Message Board]
- A quirky tour of Scottdale [PecanneLog]
- Red Pepper Taqueria at LaVista & Briarcliff gets high marks in review [CL]
- IKEA adding solar panels in the Southern U.S. [Patch]
- The myth of the eight-hour sleep [BBC]
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Your 8 hour sleep link is actually linking to the Rabbit Tales info
Is this the link you meant to post? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-16964783
I would be hopping mad if my school system tried to replace a playground or outdoor classroom with a cell tower, especially since that tower would generate profits for the school system, not the school. Hopefully nothing like that could happen in CSD, no matter who was in charge, without the School Leadership Team of the school in question approving it. This would be a school, not “systemic”, issue under the CSD system charter, I would hope.
I had been reading about this cell tower a while back and it was the final straw in our decision to buy in the city of Decatur as opposed to Postal Decatur or whatever the term should be. Of course there were other factors that went into our decision but this was truly the one that told us DeKalb County School District is not the place for us. I know there isn’t much evidence to PROVE that the towers are bad for your health but we’re talking about kids and their teachers being next to it every single day. Why take the chance? I’m with you in hoping something like this wouldn’t happen in CSD.
If someone were looking for a home in Dekalb, the elementary and high school in these neighborhoods are considered good. They’re fairly affluent, homes hold their value and I’m pretty surprised they couldn’t do anything to stop this. But this situation accurately depicts the problems with Dekalb, they’re going to do whatever they want to despite anything else. I wouldn’t want my kid going to school in a building with a big a** tower on top of it, especially at the expense of currently used play/instructional space.
Oh, yes! I had a super yummy salad at Red Pepper Taqueria recently. Would certainly recommend it.
If you are interested in more solar projects in Georgia, I would encourage you to follow this:
http://www.ajc.com/news/georgia-government/solar-bill-may-get-1359836.html
Lack of sleep leads to memory decline – Independent http://bit.ly/wsewjW
Lack Of Sleep Causes Diabetes Risk – Medicalnewstoday http://bit.ly/psoKRH
Lack of Sleep Leads to Unethical Behavior – CBS News http://bit.ly/zsNnE6
Lack Of Sleep Causes Body Clock To ‘Alter’ Immune System – Huffington Post http://huff.to/AyIfNk