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Dr. Edwin Hardy McDowell Jr.

Dr. Edwin Hardy McDowell Jr. peacefully passed away Friday, Sept. 19, 2008, at his home in Merritt Island, surrounded by family and friends. Dr. McDowell, a third-generation Floridian, was born on Nov. 13, 1924 in Orlando, the only child of Louise and Edwin McDowell. Dr. McDowell honorably served in the U.S. Navy during World War II as a member of the Seabees, assigned to Honolulu, Hawaii. While in the Navy, he attended the University of Hawaii.

Upon discharge, Dr. McDowell attended and graduated from Emory University, and Emory University Medical School in Atlanta, Ga. He practiced urology in Decatur, Ga., and was the Chief of Urology Services at DeKalb General Hospital for 18 years [until 1970].

Dr. McDowell was an honored member of Sigma Chi Fraternity and an active alumnus of Emory University.

South Lake Press

Notes & open discussion for Sunday, 9/28/2008

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Remember that the repaying of a 5.7 mile section of Ponce/Scott begins tonight. Decatur Metro has the press release with details.

The new DHS alumni site at dhsga.com is still  looking for your alumni class links, your identification of alumni players, and your comments. A photo of the football team and a tribute to Charlie Stubblebine have been added.

Leon's Full Service [the name of the Brick Store spin-off where Rue de Leon was] now has a page on Facebook. See the logo there, and become a fan.

Downtown Decatur on Facebook now has 368 fans, and growing.

BLOGGERS OF DECATUR [BOD] ROUNDUP

Dennis @ Next Stop... Decatur notes the Greene's "food" store in the old PO building will open on 10/1. Let's all go buy some fun!

231 Sycamore reminds us the Garden Tour continues today.

Rusty talks about clown parades, but it's not what you think.

Cooking for Monkeys has been recognized by The Trendy Mommy.

DEKALB

DeKalb County’s surge of early voting soared past the 10,000-voter mark Friday as the earliest-ever opportunity to cast ballots in Georgia wrapped up its first week.

For coverage of central DeKalb County, up to five miles from the historic courthouse, see Decatur-DeKalb.com.

ATLANTA

Gas remains tight in the metro ATL area. On Twitter at 11:20a, it has been reported the big Kroger will have gas for 2-3 more hours.

Anybody wonder is this is just a trick to make us happy to be able to buy gas at any price?

The Grant Park Tour of Homes continues today from noon to six.

The Feminist Women's Health Center (FWHC) will hold its annual "PUSH! A Party for Reproductive Justice" event on Sunday, Sept. 28, 7PM to midnight. PUSH! includes an afternoon Feminist Find Scavenger Hunt as well as a party from 7 pm to midnight at the Five Spot in Little Five Points. [Atlanta INtown]

GEORGIA

UGA lost to 'Bama in Athens, 41-30.  UGA won the second half 30-10, after falling behind 31-0 in the first. If the Dawgs don't lose another game, they still have a longshot for the NC.

US

Looks like a tentative deal has been reached in Congress, and a vote on the financial fix may be held Monday. [Fox5]

Paul Newman [RIP] donated over $150M (per the AM news -- link to be added soon)

POLITICS (fact only -- read and type opinion at Decaturight.com)

So far, campaign spending on TV ads in 2008 is down 36 percent from the $11.5 million total candidates spent during the same period in 2004. [AJC]

On the Sunday AM talk shows, urrogates for both McCain and Obama are saying their man was influential in working out of financial fix deal suitable to all sides.

WJC interview with Brokaw this AM on Meet the Press was interesting.

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Android vs. Apple phone worlds

RR @ the iPhone Blog compares the pros and cons of the Google Android and Apple iPhone environments.

For a hardware comparison of the Apple 3G vs. T-Mobile (HTC) G1 (the first of the phones using Google's Android operating system, see this post.

This old blogger likes the idea of a mobile device which can be loaded with applications sold in a free market, like one's home computer.

Ryan Gainey to speak in Birmingham

Renowned Southern garden designer and author Ryan Gainey will appear at the Birmingham Botanical Gardens on 10/3/2008 for a 10:30 a.m. lecture on how to make a better garden.

"I'm coming to talk about the elements that are essential to good garden making, which includes manipulating plants and working with other materials to create patterns," said Gainey, as he worked in his Decatur, Ga., conservatory amid citrus trees, fragrant camellias and a collection of exotic plants.

CTG | Birmingham News | 9/27/2008

Art in the Afternoon in Avondale today, 9/27/08

This tour infuses a traditional "Afternoon Tea" concept, taking it to another level by including an Art Sale with the artists on site in select historic homes throughout Avondale Estates. Iced tea, scones, and various culinary delights serve to compliment the atmosphere and beckon the art enthusiast in all of us.

Tickets are $10 and will be on sale on the day of the event at the Twin Oaks Shopping Center and each of the event homes. After August 27th, tickets will also be available at Avondale Estates City Hall.

Art in the Afternoon offers a unique afternoon of relaxation and admiration of fine art in historic Avondale Estates. Five local home-owners will open their homes to a fine art walk and sale Saturday, Sept. 27th.

Art in the Afternoon

Decatur sky foretold storm by Buford

Ancient mariners believed a red sky foretold a coming storm.

Actually, a red sky at night was considered good, but that destroys the analogy, unless you were looking at it from the viewpoint of a Buford fan.

Decatur's sky foretold a 31-0 rout by awesome Buford:

This image has NOT been photoshopped. No color correction, even though that would have made it look even more dramatic.

Incidentally, Storm Johnson scored a TD for Buford on a 55-yard run in the third quarter.

Source: AJC gallery

Notes & open discussion for Saturday, 9/27/2008

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#1 Buford shut out DHS 31-0 last night. The Bulldogs played tough for the first half, holding the score to 3-0. Buford has beat DHS 9 times in a row. DHS in now 1-3 under its new coach.

Remember the Decatur Garden Tour is today and tomorrow.

Downtown Decatur on Facebook has 298 fans, as of this posting.

Goldtimer is still looking for links to DHS class alumni sites to add to dhsga.com, a new unofficial alumni site. Please e-mail them to goldtimer@mail.com, or post them in forum there. Help is needed to ID the alumni players with comments to this Flickr gallery.

BLOGGERS OF DECATUR [BOD] ROUNDUP (links to selected posts by Decatur bloggers)

A hearty congratulations to Nick @ Decatur Metro for his blog's first anniversary as the second oldest active general Decatur blog.  A good trivia question: What was "Decatur Metro" called during it's first week?

Decatur Mom explores the transition from Montessori to public school.

DM links to a CL article about Emory's drive to use locally sourced food.

Dennis @ Next Stop ... Decatur notes the 6th Annual Low Country Boil will be held at the Solarium in Oakhurst on 10/23, to raise money for the Decatur Education Foundation.

Dan @ 231 Sycamore reminds us tonight is the last Concert on the Square, 7-9PM.

Moanique @ The Chillettes found an iPod with a Tiara.

GEORGIA

At least one organization lobbied for a cancellation or delay of tonight's GA/AL game because of the continuing gas shortage. The Governor (a UGA alum, is he not?) says NO WAY!  The UGA police chief suggests those who cannot make it to and from the game on a tank of gas stay home. That's about as likely as a male dog not chasing a b**** in h****.

US

Paul Newman, the Academy-Award winning superstar who personified cool as an activist, race car driver, popcorn impresario and the anti-hero of such films as "Hud," "Cool Hand Luke" and "The Color of Money," has died of cancer, a spokeswoman said Saturday. He was 93. [mail.com]

One of my favorites! RIP.

POLITICS (fact only -- read or write opinion at Decaturight.com)

Reviews very widely in who "won" last night's presidential debate. Neither made any gaffes. Neutral reviewers are calling it a draw. Daily tracking polls over the next few days willl measure the impact on the public as a whole.

GAS

There is no great tool for checking availability of gas in the ATL. Twitter appears to be about the best we have. [h/t SpaceyG @ Mostly Media]

Buford shuts out Decatur, 31-0

The Wolves hatched their worst half in years - two fumbles and no first downs with 9 minutes left in the second quarter and only a 3-0 lead against a team they had beaten eight consecutive times, never failing to score fewer than 40 points.

Decatur’s short-lived upset bid - Buford won 31-0 - perhaps showed just how remarkable the decade of the Wolves has been.

They’re 114-6 since 2000. The best won-lost record for a full decade is Valdosta’s 125-10 run in the 1980s.

Buford’s emergence as a state power arrived in 1996 with Dexter Wood, who played under Bear Bryant. Simpson, who played for Wood at Marietta High and then for Pat Dye at Auburn, was a long-time Wood assistant who took over in 2004, just as Buford was setting a state record with 47 consecutive victories.

Simpson actually has a better winning percentage - he’s 43-2 - than his mentor.

Some say Buford benefits from allowing a limited number of tuition-paying students, who don’t live in the district, to attend. But Decatur has that policy, too.

TH | AJC | 9/26/2008

Access North Georgia has more details.

Decatur High's biggest problem is it can't hold onto a good coach. When we do find one, he soon gets an offer from a bigger school. Price Jones [promoted from being an assistant]  is our third head coach in three years. He may yet prove to be a good HC, but he's not getting off to a good start.

The crowds on both sides were considerably smaller than for the grand opening game last week.

AJC gallery

See a much better photo of the visitor stands at Next Stop ... Decatur.

In an image there, you can see about 50- 75 people taking advantage of the free seating on the wall behind the visitor's stands. Another 25 or so were watching from the fence on Commerce.If you can't afford $7 for a ticket [or have higher priorities for your money, like beer and cigs], come join them at future games. The view is good.

It's all conference games from here on out, with only three home games left, on 10/3, 10/10, and 10/31.

Decatur native commands new destroyer

The Northrop Grumman Corporation-built (NYSE: NOC) Aegis guided missile destroyer Truxtun (DDG 103) moved one step closer to completion by successfully performing two days of builder's sea trials in the Gulf of Mexico last week.

U.S. Navy Commander Timothy R. Weber, a native of Decatur, Georgia and 1990 graduate of Vanderbilt University, is the ship's first commanding officer and will lead a crew of 276 officers and sailors. The 510-foot, 9,200-ton Truxtun has an overall beam of 66.5 feet and a navigational draft of 31 feet. Four gas-turbine propulsion plants will power the ship to speeds above 30 knots.

Global Newswire

Truxton Page

Note the XO is a woman.

It would be interesting if Commander Weber were the commanding officer of the USS Decatur (DDG73) [also in the Arleigh Burke class].

Haven Trust to sell, then lease, Decatur branch

Duluth-based Haven Trust Bank has put on the market its 12,000-square-foot Decatur office [2175 Lawrenceville Hwy, just north of N. Druid Hills Rd]. The price for the 3-year-old building and land is $3.52 million.

The bank plans to lease back the space and sign a 20-year agreement, according to broker Elliott Kyle of Shane Investment Property Group LLC.

Haven Trust was started in 2000 by a group of Indian-American investors, including Mike and R.C. Patel of Diplomat Cos. Originally it was Horizon Bank, but the name was changed in 2005 to avoid confusion with another bank.

AJC

Why can't other banks do this to raise operating cash?