Author: Andre
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In Review – October 2016
October has left us and we are now in Worlds bid season for dance teams. Several cheerleading groups engaged in national anthem protests, including groups from the University of Michigan, Omaha Central HS, and Cornell HS. One of the Omaha Central cheerleaders wrote a guest piece for the Omaha World-Herald. ABC News published Cheerleader Hit…
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A Visual History of Social Dance in 25 Moves by Camille A. Brown
Camille A. Brown presented A Visual History of Social Dance in 25 Moves as a TED Talk.
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9 Undefeated Teams Remain
Nine teams remain undefeated in major college football, 7 from the power conference and 2 from the Group of 5 conference. Alabama, Michigan, Clemson, and Washington clearly control their own destiny, meaning if they win out they’ll be the 4 teams in the College Football Playoff. I believe Nebraska also controls it’s own destiny because…
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Architecture That’s Built to Heal by Michael Murphy
Michael Murphy presented Architecture That’s Built to Heal as a TED Talk.
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On and Off the Bus
“It’s about getting the right people on the bus and the wrong people off the bus.”
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A Full Circle
A recent week reminded me of the full circle of my life. It included work and play, meals alone, meals with friends, drinks alone, and drinks with friends. It included a gay wedding and a straight wedding. It had travel, cheer stuff, and website stuff. It also involved a pregnant lady, a child’s death and…
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How to Raise Successful Kids – Without Over-Parenting by Julie Lythcott-Haims
Julie Lythcott-Haims presented How to Raise Successful Kids – Without Over-Parenting as a TED Talk.
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A Year Later
A year ago today, about the time this was published if I remember correctly, I was in surgery getting a defibrillator implanted into my chest. See A Long Week if you want a recap of that experience. Since then the defibrillator has done pretty much nothing, which is a good thing. It’s only supposed to…
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Why Helmets Don’t Prevent Concussions – and What Might by David Camarillo
David Camarillo presented Why Helmets Don’t Prevent Concussions – and What Might as a TED Talk.
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In Review – September 2016
September came in quietly, but ending with another loss in our community. Taunton Daily Gazette published Tragic Anniversary: Bridgewater State Student 2nd Person Killed on 495, about the loss of 19 year old cheerleader Hayley Sandford. Cynopsis Media published Varsity Brands Talks Good Cheer. Athletic Business published No Longer Sidelined, Competitive Cheerleading Evolves. BET published…
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Let’s Teach for Mastery – Not Test Scores by Sal Khan
Sal Khan presented Let’s Teach for Mastery – Not Test Scores as a TED Talk, suggesting edits to the way we teach.
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Greatness is Doable
“Greatness is doable. Greatness is many many individual feats and each of them is doable.”
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The Agony of Trying to Unsubscribe by James Veitch
James Veitch presented The Agony of Trying to Unsubscribe as a TED Talk, bringing humor to a situation many of us have gone through.
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We’re the Only Plane in the Sky
Politico published We’re the Only Plane in the Sky, a unique look at September 11th from those near the President.
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Why You Should Talk to Strangers by Kio Stark
Kio Stark presented Why You Should Talk to Strangers as a TED Talk, with a slightly different look on talking to strangers.
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Whole Staircase
“Faith is taking the first step even when you don’t see the whole staircase.” – Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
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In Review – August 2016
August came and went, unfortunately taking a couple members of our community with it. Former Louisville cheerleader Shanae Moorman died in a car accident, as reported by the Louisville Courier-Journal. CBS Chicago reported the 7-Year-Old Girl Who Died At Cheerleading Camp Had Rare Heart Defect. Lindsay Benton, a Wilmington, NC, area cheerleader, died following a…
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How the Blockchain is Changing Money and Business by Don Tapscott
Don Tapscott presented How the Blockchain is Changing Money and Business as a TED Talk, explaining future uses for the technology behind Bitcoin.
Andre J. Carter 