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Former Colorado football coach Jon Embree insisted his team had good leadership last season despite having only eight seniors on the roster and most of them missing significant chunks of time with injuries.
But the results the team produced on the field told a much different story and led fans and media to wonder if the Buffs quit in the fourth quarter of several blowout losses in the Pac-12 Conference.
It won't surprise many to hear that some members of last season's team thought leadership was lacking at times and that the program didn't necessarily have one or two vocal go-to guys capable of rallying an entire locker room when needed. It also didn't help that the 2012 Buffs were a divided bunch at times, generally split along the lines of those who were recruited by Dan Hawkins and those who were brought to Boulder by Embree.
The Buffs are immersed in their first spring under new coach Mike MacIntyre and his coaching staff and they're doing a lot of learning. Leaders aren't necessarily written in stone at this time of year, but with the first scrimmage of spring ball scheduled for Friday, it will be an opportunity for those Buffs who see themselves as potential leaders to take hold of that role.
MacIntyre said he looks for a few qualities in players on the practice field when trying to spot the likely candidates to be captains and leaders in the 2013 season and beyond.
"No. 1, I'm looking for effort," MacIntyre said. "No. 2, I'm looking for young men that listen, and No. 3, I'm looking for tough guys. So I think that kind of sums it up.
"They will start appearing more and more. I'm excited with the way the guys are listening and participating and doing now."
Center Gus Handler is a likely candidate because of his experience and the position he plays.
Handler said he has tried to be a leader since his sophomore season when he first began earning significant playing time. As a center, he was forced into leadership role because he must make calls for the offensive line. But Handler considers himself more of a lead-by-example type.
"I think every senior has a different way of leading," Handler said. "I don't really think we've had a vocal leader at least since I've been here. ... I think we need to have more vocal leaders and leaders who lead by example at the same time."
Handler said he doesn't mind becoming a more vocal leader if the team needs him to fill that role.
Linebacker Derrick Webb also is going into his senior year. He began to emerge as a team leader last season. He also didn't mind standing up and saying what needed to be said at times in the locker room. Webb said he intends to be a leader in his fifth and final season in Boulder
"It means everything just because it's my last year," he said. "Pretty much, there is no second chances after this. So you want to leave feeling like you've done everything you can do, make your teammates better as best as you could and give yourself the best opportunity to say, 'I left it all out there my senior year.'
"As a senior that's pretty much my goal is to say I left an impact on my teammates and my program."
Webb said a good leader and one who is vocal, needs to pick his spots. He said he doesn't necessarily believe the team needs vocal leadership as much right now in spring as it needs guys doing all the right things and leading by example. He said the time will come for him to be a more vocal leader when fall camp comes and the season arrives.
Senior tackle Jack Harris said he also tends to be a lead-by-example guy who often concentrates his leadership efforts with his fellow offensive linemen first. However, he recognizes the importance of the team needing a vocal leader or two to rally or focus everyone at certain times.
"A lot of guys need that I think," Harris said. "I think they need someone to kind of look up to and kind of follow. I think it's good to get people going and keep people focused so it's not the coaches out there yelling. It's someone in your shoes who is encouraging you and pushing you."
Linebacker Paul Vigo describes his leadership style as bring people together. He might make a good negotiator, perhaps a Secretary of State later in life.
"My role that I take on is embracing all the guys, younger and older guys and keeping them together and then on top of that being an example," Vigo said. "I try to stay out of trouble and get them to be disciplined. Some of the guys have trouble with that, but at the end of the day, I still show them support because I know they will grow and mature and be a better player."
Vigo said if there has been anything lacking in leadership at CU in recent years it has been playing together and staying together.
"It's that family quality," he said. "We've got to get better at that, just embracing each other, which has been a tremendous improvement."
CU will practice on the lower fields for about 60 minutes Friday before moving into the stadium for the first scrimmage of spring ball. ... CU coaches are conducting a football clinic for high school coaches and will have about 75 coaches attending. ... MacIntyre said the scrimmage will be very basic and straightforward. Quarterbacks will be off limits to tackling. ... MacIntyre said Yuri Wright and Jeff Thomas have been held out of practices to this point because of nagging leg injuries. Neither is expected to participate in the scrimmage but both are expected to begin practicing soon. He said he might consider holding them out until after spring break to make sure they are fully recovered.
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(WMC-TV) - The federal government shutdown forced hundreds of Mid-Southerners to go on emergency furlough Tuesday.
Although 1,600 civilian workers are furloughed at the Naval Support Activity Mid-South about 200 civilian workers will still work. Also, anyone on active duty in the military will still get paid.
The WIC federal program that provides nutritional food and services for women, infants and children will no longer receive funding in Mississippi. But the Magnolia State's distribution centers will remain open.
In Arkansas, the WIC program will be funded on a week-by-week basis. Arkansas Governor Mike Beebe says the shutdown impacts real people in his state.
"There are people that are going to get hurt by this stuff, by what's going on in Washington, real people and usually, there are children and there are people in nursing homes that aren't going to be protected," said Beebe.
In Tennessee, national parks like the Great Smoky Mountains and Shiloh National Military Park are closed.
Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam says the debate in Washington should have never gotten to this point.
"I'm one of those who believes that the government, the federal government has to quit spending way more than it's bringing in, but this is not the way to do that just to have an arbitrary shut down of government that is going to impact service," said Haslam.
In downtown Memphis at the Falls Building, native Memphian Leon Smith was seen going into the IRS office to pay his mother's monthly bill.
"I went in to pay the IRS. I always pay my mamma's taxes to help her … That's my mother and I went in there and the door was closed it was locked," Smith said.
The office closure is also part of the government shutdown, causing delays and hurdles in the productivity.
At the Federal Immigration office the hallways were empty. Signs written in both Spanish and English on the door indicated their closure due to the government shutdown. Also workers at the Department of Labor office were setting up their emails for out-of-office replies and recording voicemails to inform anyone who calls of the suspension of federal government services.
In addition to active duty military, the Postal Service is self-funded and will not close.. So you will still get your mail. Unemployment, Medicare and Medicaid payments will still go out. Air traffic controllers will also remain on the job, but FAA safety inspectors will not.
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Two adults and a juvenile have been arrested for a murder in Covington.
Donnell Brown, 57, was found at 1315 Greenup Street on Thursday.
Police have charged Austin Eash, 21, Tiffany Herrera, 27 and a male juvenile, all of Covington, with murder, tampering with evidence, abuse of a corpse and theft.
Police say Eash and Herrera lived at the address where Brown was found. Police do not think that Brown lived there, but did live in the area.
Brown was found by a person who had been doing work on the property.
Investigators are waiting for the medical examiner's report prior to discussing the cause of death.
The Associated Press is reporting that Brown's estranged wife said his arms and legs were severed. Spike Jones with Covington Police would only say that Brown's body was "mutilated."
Brown's wife said he moved from Burlington to Covington in August and was staying with his son and the son's wife. They last saw him early Monday.
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Reality star, Atlanta Falcons special teams standout and key defensive end backup Kroy Biermann is close to agreeing to an extension, according to a report in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. The deal would reportedly be for three years and worth about $10-12 million.
Biermann is known to most of the world because of his involvement in Bravo's "Real Housewives of Atlanta" in which he's married to Kim Zolciak, but he has also started making a name for himself on the football field. The former fifth-round draft pick out of Montana has quietly put together a solid four-year NFL career. He has played in every game during that time, making 143 tackles and 12.5 sacks in his career.
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LAUREL COUNTY, Ky. —
While the past weekend marked the one-year anniversary of the devastating tornado that changed Laurel County forever, it is a bittersweet 'anniversary' in my own life.
Personal illness kept me out of the loop of news reporting following the tornado, but the disaster I witnessed upon returning to work the Monday after the killer storm was unbelievable. Seeing the wrath of nature first-hand was a humbling and semi-religious experience that will remain imprinted on my heart and mind forever.
So will the date of March 3, 1993. Having talked to my Aunt Norma the day before and checking on my mother who had gone to Ohio to see her brother, I was not surprised when I got the call that Uncle Fred had died. Although he had undergone several surgeries and had some health problems, his sudden illness and hospitalization was unexpected. Just months after passing his 59th birthday, my red-headed uncle had passed on.
Sunday marked 20 years since my second uncle left a hole in our family circle. Many changes have passed in those years — we have lost the rest of the 'elder' generation except one, and we 'grandchildren' are now the grandparents.
With this date fresh in my mind, it was purposely that I gave my resignation to my job in Chattanooga and made plans to make my journey back to my hometown on March 3, 1994. My children were then just 13 and 10 and a half years old, respectively. We embarked on a new life that has been more productive and positive than the one left behind, even though that new life has not come without troubles.
Being back 'home' brought its shares of culture shock — the lack of call waiting and living on a gravel road was a huge change for my children. Seeing Chicago, the Allman Brothers and The Judds at the yearly Riverbend festival in downtown Chattanooga was replaced with the various entertainment of the World Chicken Festival — most of which we were not familiar with. The chain and franchise stores that were commonplace in the larger metropolitan area of Chattanooga were limited to Walmart, Kmart and Goody's, while the smaller family-owned-and-operated stores symbolized the true small town spirit.
There were two middle schools and a new high school that did not exist when I left London in 1980. The area of Ky. 192 that housed shopping centers were just fields during my younger days and the graveled and rutty roads of my youth became asphalt speedways to rural dwellers. Jobs were tight during 1994 and 1995 with the closing of Micro Devices, Caron Spinning and Westinghouse and the controversy over the proposed one-percent occupational tax was bringing hundreds of protesters to the Laurel County Courthouse.
The evolution of London over the past 19 years is tremendous and the progress is immeasurable. There have been ups and downs, but the strength and dedication of our leadership spared the majority of Laurel Countians from the financial disaster of many other towns when the economy crashed in 2008. That one-percent occupational tax has been the saving grace that kept many local people working while other towns resembled the ghost towns of the western movies.
London and Laurel County has now become the hometown of my children and grandchildren. I call it my own form of "Hotel California" — "You can check out any time you like, but you can never leave." The memories made in this town are ones that run true to life. There are problems but there are also answers, if you try hard enough and work hard enough. There are issues, but cooperation and concern create solutions.
Having recently read local author Vicki Blair's novel, "Gravy, Grits and Graves," I appreciate the small town life but hints of the city offered here in Laurel County even more than before. The book paints the picture of small town life and political corruption without dwelling solely on politics. Instead, you know the people of the town and the day-to-day issues that define their lives. It is rare that I read a novel these days and even rarer that I find one that doesn't have some boring parts, but the story of the people of McWhorter, Ky., is one that will keep you coming back and offers a surprise ending that unravels right before your eyes without your realizing it.
"Gravy, Grits and Graves" should be on the "must read" list to truly appreciate both the small town life and the unbridled talent that lies within this southeastern Kentucky county that we call home.


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The Cornmarket Street, Oxford, and Castle Street, Banbury, outlets were not among the 66 UK stores to be closed by administrators Deloitte yesterday.
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The Otsego Lake Association will hold its 2013 annual meeting at historic Camp Minnetoska, a former Girl Scout camp now privately owned by the Clark Foundation, at 759 County Highway 31, north of the village of Cooperstown.
A free program of topics related to Otsego Lake nostalgia will be offered from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday. It is open to the public.
The Saturday morning events will kickoff with coffee and doughnuts and a version of "Dough Boys," a campfire snack, before a brief business meeting, which will include the election of officers and the presentation of the Lake Citizen Award.
Several presentations will be provided.
Following the meeting, Paul Lord, faculty member of the State University College at Oneonta Biological Field Station will present the first public display of video of two wrecks recently found in Otsego Lake.
Professor Cindy Falk, of the Cooperstown Graduate Program, has prepared a slideshow using images from the New York State Historical Association library collection and contemporary lake camp photographs of noted photographer, Richard Duncan.
Curator Sue Friedlander will talk about the Overnight Children's Camps. Professor Will Walker and students from the CGP will share oral histories from their Community Stories project.
According to OLA President Wayne Bunn, "The Otsego Lake Association is hoping people will enjoy the presentations and feel free to share their own histories and stories of camps. We also encourage people to bring their lake-related items to share."
In addition to the presentations, a scanner will be provided to record photos that residents may wish to preserve. Participants who wish to share their own memories of the lake may sign up to be considered as possible future interviewees.
Photo panels from the exhibition, "Lake Otsego: Past and Present," courtesy of NYSHA and the Otesaga Hotel will be displayed, alongside the "Aqua-cycle," which was discovered by local divers a few years ago. The event will also feature a silent auction.
A representative from the Farmers' Museum Gift Shop will sell autographed copies of Richard Walker's and Cindy Falk's books. In addition, Otsego Lake Association branded clothing will be on sale.
For more information, call (518) 542-6630.


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HOLLY SPRINGS — Construction is in full swing at 12 Oaks, a large residential development that once was paralyzed by the recession.
A year after the project changed hands, its new developer is cutting new roads and opening new phases in the largest neighborhood under construction in Holly Springs.
"We took an unfinished business, that was impacted so severely by the recession, and we just finished what had been started," said David Mason, who guided the project through receivership, the period during which Wells Fargo bank controlled the land.
Now Mason works for Landeavor, the new developer, as general manager of the project. The new developer's goal is to offer a range of pricing, from about $200,000 to $900,000 for homes, in an interconnected development.
In all, 12 Oaks could grow from its current total of about 350 houses to about 1,400 over the next six years. Homes have been selling at an increasing clip since 2010, with more than 60 residences bought through June.
"It sounds corny, but we want our residents to ... not just sleep here; we don't want them to have to leave here to have a lifestyle," Mason said.
So as custom home builders lay out scores of new homes, Landeavor's expanding its network of walking paths, planning a potential new community center and carving space for new parks and gathering spaces.
Maybe most unique is a community garden program, which could open several plots up for the neighborhood's green-thumbs.
Touring the freshly turfed neighborhoods, each studded with "SOLD" signs, it's hard to imagine the situation of a few years ago. The long-planned project ground practically to a halt with barely 20 homes occupied, 50 vacant and only a handful of members at the golf course.
Back then, 12 Oaks was caught up in the financial troubles of L.M. Sandler & Sons, whose subsidiary, Wakefield Development Company of Raleigh, headed up the project.
In 2009, a court appointed a third party, LandTech, as the land's caretaker, while Wells Fargo Bank doled out funding to keep up the project it had financed.
"I was worried that some of my friends at Wakefield were in dire straits, but I was quite confident that someone would come by and pick it up," said Town Councilman Chet VanFossen, who lives in 12 Oaks. "It was too good of a development."
It was a stressful time for homeowners and builders who had bought into the land. But the market soon began to thaw, and locals saw reasons for hope.
Even in receivership, the neighborhood remained one of the Triangle's best sellers.
Last May, Walton Street Capital paid $29.2 million for almost 600 acres of 12 Oaks, including the golf course, and David Mason's job turned from caretaking to full-on development.
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Wet weather and near freezing temperatures could lead to dangerous roads for commuters on Wednesday.FOX 5 Storm Team Chief Meteorologist Ken Cook said snow is likely to fall in many parts of north Georgia early morning, and that icy roads are possible.While some people have the luxury of being off of work, others must brave the highway.Gene Swayne is a driver who delivers parts for the Appliance Doctor at night."If people want their ovens to work for Thanksgiving, I got to get the parts so the techs can fix the ovens and stuff," Swayne said. Swayne said he was on the lookout for black ice and trying to drive slowly.Heavy rain caused some flooding in Gilmer County on Tuesday. Several roads had to be shut down. There is concern that more precipitation could cause more flooding there on Wednesday.
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You might have heard about a mobile microscope lab from NYSCI's recent blog post, 'NYSCI Welcomes Bio-Bus'. Being "the coolest bus ever" and a great platform for both educators and learners, the team members of Bio-Bus are also environmentally conscious.
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Recently the Coast Guard began implementing a new command, control and communications system – Rescue 21 – which is now being installed in stages across the United States. It will vastly improve the Coast Guard's ability to save lives and property. (For more information see www.uscg.mil/Acquisition/rescue21/strategy.asp.) Harnessing global positioning and other advanced communications technology, this fully integrated system will cover coastlines, navigable rivers and waterways in the continental United States, Alaska, Hawaii, Guam and Puerto Rico, and help eliminate 88 known radio coverage gaps.
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Memories of death and destruction from the 2010 Haiti earthquake still haunt members of Highland Park United Methodist Church.
But a medical team decided to return anyway and reopen an eye clinic four years after it was destroyed in the quake that leveled towns and killed more than 100,000 people.
Karen Gardner – an ophthalmic assistant -- recalls that day.
"I felt a vibration under my feet and then I looked out the window and the road was whipping and then everything shook like we were in a box," she said.
Gardner was trapped under rubble near dear friend and fellow missionary, Jean Arwine.
"I woke up underground, spitting dirt out of my mouth to breathe. It was chaotic, there was a lot of noise and Jean asked me "what happened, what happened," said Gardner.
The team worked feverishly to the sound of screaming all around. The women were eventually freed, but Arwine died from internal injuries.
"I don't think a day goes by that we don't think about Jean," said Lila Foree, a clinic leader with her husband Dr. Kenneth Foree since 1976.
They started going to Haiti in the 70s feeling the need was too great to ignore.
"Do you do anything useful in the world? Well, fit a guy with a pair of glass, they're useful to him," said Dr. Foree.
"For them it can mean being able to work or not work, go to school or not go to school. It's big," said Gardner.
So when it came time to decide if they'd go back and rebuild, the moment of hesitation was as fleeting as the earthquake itself. Exactly four years later, the clinic opened its doors once again.
"We had the time, we had the abilities, and it would be criminal if we didn't go," said Dr. Foree.
During the five day mission trip, the team served 600 people.
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MLB, Fox release a joint statement about the lack of a Tony Gwynn tribute on Tuesday night
Calcaterra with the joint blowing statement.
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Wednesday, July 16, 2014
Michael Jeter?! Twitter goof births All-Star game's most popular meme
"But what set this apart was how the Internet scooped up Michael Jeter and adopted him as the meme of the night. It was the No. 1 trending topic on Twitter worldwide. A @MichaelJeterNY Twitter account debuted. And the Photostops started to roll in:"
I had a meme…..a meme just for you…..LYDIA!!!!!
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Pittsburgh Press, July 16, 1914:
I find it fascinating that this is buried deep in the "baseball notes" column. If eight players from one team got ejected in one game in 2014, it would be the top sports story everywhere in the country.
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MGL: What's in store for the Tigers in the second half?
Tigers don't suck…at least according to MGL.
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Tuesday, July 15, 2014
Adam Wainwright says he grooved pitch for Derek Jeter to hit in All-Star farewell
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Fivethirtyeight: Derek Jeter And the Other Worst All-Star Starters of the Past 40 Years
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Neyer: Get ready for Just A Bit Outside ... FOXSports.com's new baseball destination
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MLB names Billy Bean its first ambassador for inclusion
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With hitting down, should MLB lower the mound?
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Margalus: 10 minutes with Frank Thomas before his Hall of Fame day
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Monday, July 14, 2014
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Rod Carew: Former Twins Oliva, Kaat, Morris deserve place in Hall of Fame
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U's defender Thompson confident of Pompey return
8:20am Thursday 31st January 2013 in Local Sport By Jonathan Waldron
Josh Thompson is winning his race to be fit to face his former club Portsmouth.
And the Colchester United centre-back would like nothing more than to return from Fratton Park with three precious points, this weekend.
Thompson hopes to shrug off an ankle injury so he can return to Pompey on Saturday, less than three months after leaving them for the U's.
The 21-year-old spent just six weeks at crisis club Portsmouth before joining Colchester last November, initially on loan.
And ahead of his return to the south coast, the defender said all he is focused on is helping Colchester secure a crucial win in their quest for survival.
He said: "I'm training this morning and I'm confident of being fit for Saturday."
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Russell Moore: Death by 1000 Cuts—RI Style
Monday, March 03, 2014
The state had a higher unemployment rate in December than previously reported—coming in at a whopping 9.3 percent—two-tenths of a percentage point higher than expected. We were already had the distinction of being the highest unemployment state in the nation before the negative revisions took place.
To make matter worse, Cox Communications, one of the state's largest private sector employers, announced plans to lay off more than 234 people. The company decided to consolidate by closing their smaller call centers and relying more on their larger ones. According to their spokesperson, it was not part of a cost cutting effort (say, what?).
Bad to worse
That means, we'll soon be adding another 234 people to the ranks of those who desperately need work, but thanks to our miserable economic climate—will have trouble finding it.
National Grid then announced later in the week that the company was seeking a natural gas rate hike that would cost consumers an average of 16 percent. It's not just Rhode Island's ridiculous tax and regulatory climate and high health insurance costs—it's also the high energy costs that inhibit our economic growth as much as anything else. Last week brought us just one more instance of our troubles increasing—not going the other way.
Slot threat
But wait! There's more. We learned that Plainridge race course, located a measly 12 miles (a short distance even by RI standards given how the track is right off of 495) away from Twin River Casino (it will always be Lincoln Greyhound Park to my mind). This is a bigger slot threat than Wes Welker.
It was amusing to watch the local network television stations tried to play down the significance of Twin River taking on world class competition literally just up the road. I suspect this had something to do with the fact that they're not looking to irritate one of their larger advertisers.
Twin River reportedly is only expecting a 10 percent drop in revenues. That's a borderline laughable prediction unless they're changing their business model and marketing campaign to something other than "so close".
Once you get past the folks who prefer to whistle past the graveyard, it's hard to underestimate what type of a blow represents to not only Twin River, but the state of Rhode Island as a whole. Rhode Island relies heavily on gaming. It's our third largest source of instate revenue. The latest available data, which dates back to June 30 2012, shows that the state raked in $321 million from slot machines alone—the preponderance of that revenue from Twin River casino.
Nothing to see here
In other words, when your state is addicted to gaming revenue, the last thing you want to see is the fixes get cut back. Just ask Nevada, our biggest competitor in the highest unemployment race what its like to see a drop in gaming revenue.
Golocal reported that the addition of slots to Plainridge could mean a loss of $422 million. For the math disinclined, that makes the 38 studios fiasco seem like a drop in the cup of coffee milk.
Surveys and studies have shown that approximately 51-percent of the vehicles parked at Twin River have Massachusetts license plates. Granted, some of the patrons will show loyalty to Twin River, but on the other hand there will be plenty of folks from Rhode Island who will check out the new competition. So those numbers stand to reason.
Make no mistake about it: the new slot operators at Plainridge are world class casino management. They currently operate 23 gaming facilities in 18 different states. That means they know what they're doing, and they'll be doing their best to take business away from Twin River. (The silver lining in all of this is that the gaming experience will be better for the customer as Twin River will be forced to treat its customers better to retain their business.)
Beaches, Del's, Coffee milk
It's always interesting to hear the folks who say Rhode Island is suffering because we're just not thinking positively enough. These pollyannas types who claim the realists are just too negative. Governor Chafee and former Governor Lincoln Almond are among the people who point fingers at folks living in a reality based world and say that we're just a bunch of Negative Nancy's. The rest are usually other connected people who have benefitted quite nicely from the state and local governments here in Rhode Island at the expense of the rest of us.
But when we have the highest unemployment, high energy costs, and are about to see a huge drop in our third largest source of revenue—in other words when the situation is dire—it's irresponsible to make like an ostrich and pretend everything will be fine. (Yes, I know we have coffee milk, beaches, hot wieners, and Del's lemonade.)
And oh, did I forge to mention that Providence doesn't have any salt for today's storm?
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Comment #1 by Fruma Efreom on 2014 03 03
We need to slow the outflow of taxpayers--thus reduce taxes. Reducing COLAs does this--a painful step--but a necessary one. Frankly, COLAs shouldn't be reduced on the smaller pensions, but that is a policy decision. Wouldn't you rather have 3/4 of a pie than none?
Comment #2 by Jimmy LaRouche on 2014 03 03
Here's an idea, go retire on a houseboat in hurricane alley and do forget to batten down the hatches.
Comment #3 by Odd Job on 2014 03 03
There was a saying back in the day, "Don't count your chickens before they hatch." RI has been counting the chickens before the eggs were laid.
Comment #4 by Wuggly Ump on 2014 03 03
Comment #5 by Fruma Efreom on 2014 03 03
"The revenue the state will lose in state income tax and sales tax will be enormous."
The state gets at most 5+% on income (so a nickel on a dollar spent on a COLA) and 7% on (some) sales. At best, that is 12 cents on the dollar. The state saves a whole dollar on not spending on the COLA.
Even if you argue some multiplier effect from increased spending by seniors (whose propensity to consume is less than younger folks), there is a corresponding offset because that dollar has to come from someone else.
"So the retirees leave the state. The revenue the state will lose in state income tax and sales tax will be enormous. Cities and towns will lose property tax and individual homes will lose value in a wave of selling"
First, take it to its logical conclusion, given the majority of people own homes. If all the retirees sold, there would need to be willing buyers. RI has a net decline and the in-flows are primarily lower income socio-economic groups. Given the burden of property and other taxes, RI is not attracting the families to move in and buy those houses nor providing the economic opportunities for young people to stay and eventually become homeowners. Cities and towns won't lose property tax because unless the housing stock is destroyed, the current owners are on the hook and if they can't pay, well yes, the vast amounts of foreclosure will mean cities and towns replace tax revenue with hard to liquidate fixed assets.
Also, now that Rhode Island has demonstrated that state laws are not considered contracts, what business would want to start-up here or relocate here"
Well, assuming the business climate improves, business owners who would fear less that they'll be punished even more to pay for implied "promises" demanded by the unions. But fear not, with brilliant legislators proposing bills that businesses can't "shut down operations", I'm sure there won't be many businesses looking to relocate here.
"This state is very unfriendly to seniors in general."
Just seniors? Fear not, the same brilliant legislators will probably pass a law that forbids people from leaving the state without paying a massive penalty too..
Comment #6 by Prof Steve on 2014 03 03
Democrats, for whom reality is an annoyance on the way to reelection.
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Riding Assignments for Firefighters - Part 1
Fire departments seeking to maximize their capabilities should consider just how effective it would be to implement riding assignments as part of their daily routine.
Departments seeking to maximize their capabilities should consider just how effective it would be to implement riding assignments as part of their daily routine. Riding assignments are a pre-arranged format for responding personnel. Whether the department is a career organization or a volunteer fire company, the advantages of pre-arranged riding assignments offer enormous value.
The issue is this: today's response assignments consist of a finite amount of resources and it is important that we maximize these resources. Using the concept of "Division of Labor," we can pre-organize personnel into specific areas or specific specialties. What we will attempt to show in this series of articles is just how riding assignments can enhance a department's speed and effectiveness and improve its command and control ability as well as organizational safety.
The Dread of Micromanaging
Have you ever been to a scene where the incident commander (IC) ends up micromanaging many individual tasks? For example, the IC tells the first-due engine to stretch a line or orders the first-due truck to force entry into the fire building, or orders the second-due engine to establish a sustained water supply and feed the first-due engine. While all of these tasks are critical, such commands on the part of the IC takes away from his or her time to size-up the building and concentrate on strategic factors and safety issues such as warning signs of flashover, backdraft, building collapse, as well as a host of other issues.
What if many of the tasks associated with the first two engine and ladder companies were pre-assigned for the most typical responses? For example, what if every first-due engine company knew it was their responsibility to establish a sustained water supply and stretch the first line to protect the greatest life hazard? Or the first two engine companies team up to assure a line is rapidly placed into operation? Or that the first-due ladder company always provides an unimpeded path to the seat of the fire?
Such a pre-assigned series of tasks would alleviate the IC from having to micromanage these more common activities. This is the benefit of riding assignments. For the more typical responses, being pre-organized allows the IC to concentrate on the larger picture. Will there be times where pre-organized plans will not apply? Of course! But for the more typical responses you participate in every day, certain common issues arise. Think about it … at the typical building fire, do you want a line stretched? Do you need a door opened? Do you need to search for victims? Do you need a water supply? Your companies can go into action instantly without the IC having to order numerous assignments.
Riding Assignments
While riding assignments are suitable for the more typical responses, they are not a cure-all for every response. Rather, they are geared towards the simple tasks that would be expected of the first-due companies at the most common incidents and responses. These assignments would be the typical actions expected unless the situation presented something unique from the norm.
Pre-arranged tasks and pre-arranged tool assignments offer exceptional flexibility to the most common incidents. For example, the actions of first-due companies to a small room and contents fire in a two-story private dwelling will generally be similar to past operations. The actions while operating at a call for a report of a smell of smoke or an alarm activation in a commercial occupancy along Main Street, USA will have similarities to responses in the past. Riding assignments allow the IC to know that certain responsibilities are already being covered or ready to be covered if so needed. This is based on past experiences and knowing what has worked successfully in the past for the more typical incidents.
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Allyson Jackson, M.S.
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The Mercury in Forest Songbirds Project is the result of many years of collaborations both within and outside of BRI. We have worked to build a dataset that illustrates the extent of mercury contamination in forest songbirds throughout the country. Previous mercury investigations have focused mainly on aquatic-foraging species (e.g., loons and eagles), but we have discovered that songbirds who feed primarily on invertebrates (especially spiders) often accumulate mercury levels similar to those of their aquatic-feeding counterparts.
We have identified four goals for this project, which focus on building our knowledge base from the most foundational research (i.e., drivers of variation in mercury bioaccumulation in songbirds) to more applied (i.e., effects of timber harvest and climate change on mercury cycling). In all of our investigations, we strive to produce peer-reviewed manuscripts to share our information with other scientists, but also outreach materials that help the public understand the importance of our research.
Project Goals
Focus 1. Songbird Mercury Exposure - What is the extent of mercury exposure in forest songbirds and what factors drive differences in mercury bioaccumulation?
- Hidden Risk: Mercury in Terrestrial Ecosystems of the Northeast
- Riverine Mercury Footprint Study
- Northeast Songbird Spatial Model – using the data collected from 11 years of opportunistic sampling, what conclusions can be made about spatial trends in mercury across the Northeast?
Focus 2. Songbird Mercury Effects - What effect does mercury have on songbirds? We investigate changes caused by mercury contamination ranging from reduced nesting success to compromised immune function.
- Carolina Wren Nest Success Mercury Study
- Effects on behavior, brain neurochemistry and immune competence (in collaboration with the Institute for Integrative Bird Behavior Studies at the College of William and Mary)
Focus 3. Mercury and Forest Management Practices - Do varying forest management practices affect mercury release and subsequent uptake by songbirds in forested river systems?
- Trask Watershed Mercury Study (in collaboration with U.S.Geological Survey)
Focus 4. Mercury and Climate change - How will climate change have an effect on mercury cycling in forested wetlands?
- Mercury pollution in an uncertain climate future: using songbirds as bioindicators


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haha yeah i use my iphone as my ipod and i CANT STAND getting a call on it. Last deadlift session during my lift one of my friends called me with 2 more reps left and when i answered after the sets (she called back.) she wouldn't stfu so i did that stupid thing where i made weird noises with my voice and said i was losing connection lol.
Man, excuse my french but this is ****ing dedication; i always love venturing here and seeing what you're up to. do you know how much you weigh now?
I was 336 before my carb up, was up to 342 after that, now back to 337.4 this morning. Gotta keep plugging away, little by little. This diet is so hard because I all but fatally wounded my metabolism by not eating. I ate enough to keep a dog alive, around 800-1000 calories a day. My coach whipped me, I'm at around 2200 a day now, give or take a bit.
Today I just did some stretching in the gym, worked on squat form with 135 (don't know reps, just changed form up a little each rep to see how it felt). My wrist has been bothering me, or wrists rather but mostly my right one. It hurts pretty bad when I squat, and especially right after I let go of the bar after racking it. I'm going to get some inzer wrist wraps and see if those help at all. I've got to figure something out, I love to squat, not giving it up just because of some wrist pain. Metroflex does have a safety squat bar as a last resort, but I'd rather not go there.
"Light Weight"
260's by May
You seem to be doing a nice variety of awesome exercises man. Workout logs are looking really solid overall.
And I know what you mean by not wanting to use "safety squat" stuff lol. It pains me to even think about not doing the real thing. Hope your wrist gets sorted. Wrist stuff always sucks.
Lifting Journal
Age: 20, Height: 5'7", Weight: 165, Deadlift: 405, 9.5" Squat: 230 x 10, Bench: 195 (3x5)
Originally Posted by fatrb38
Ah, good old Metroflex workout tonight.
Bar x 6
235 x 4
185 x 6 x 2 Pause at the bottom
Notes: Coach said first set of 185x6 was best looking sets, exploding at the bottom, both sets looked light, but overall, form is the best it's ever been right now, which is exciting.
365 x 2 Much more explosive this week off the floor. I think deficit dead lifts have really paid off in this area.
195 x 3 x 7 sets Got excited on these. I was exploding like crazy off the floor, thrusting hips forward to lock out, felt amazing, and crazily light all the way through.
60lbsx6repsx3 sets each leg
Notes: Never ever done these. Coach said he saw a sprinter use these to strengthen hamstrings and core, and boy did they do the trick as far as feeling it in thighs, hamstrings, and core. For anyone that hasn't done these yet, you should give them a shot. Start with dumbbells, it's easier at first, oddly enough.
Stand on one leg, put the other slightly behind you, then bend at the hips. The leg off the floor moves behind you, the dumbbells move slightly out in front of you, tap the ground, leg comes back to the other one, arms at your side, try to not let foot touch the ground for the entire set. Pure Awesomeness.
-DEATH BELLS- Ok Kettle Bells, not death, at all.
Kettle Bell Swings 85lbs x 12 reps x 6 sets (Last week was 45lbs x 10 reps x 6 sets)
Notes: I threw up in my mouth (water) on the 5th set, chugged some water and hit the last set. I was hurting bad, grunting, yelling, but hell yeah got it done baby! I was told if I couldn't handle the 85 pounder we could go back down to the 45, hell no! It's all mental, gotta push, gotta do whatever is asked of me, if it burns it works. There's a saying written on the wall right in front of the dead lift area where I was, it says "If it's easy, it's not worth doing." So much inspirational stuff written on the wall by my coach Josh Bryant, Ronnie Coleman, Branch Warren, and all the other pros up there. It's amazing.
Overall, tonight was absolutely amazing. The feeling after the work out, the burn, legs shaking, damn it feels good. I know I'm making progress by the way I feel. Oh yeah, I did get some Inzer wrist wraps. Anyone having wrist issues while squatting, GET SOME! It took the shoulder pain, and wrist pain right out of there, wrist is only as sore as it was before the work out, usually it's really bad afterwards. I went out to House of Pain in Fate, TX...right down the highway from my house, and that place is awesome. Anyone in the area, or even on the web, check em out. They've got great deals, great looking shirts, and great gear, extremely friendly guys there too.
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hitting it hard, i see. squatting and deading in the same w/o is tough.. when i did bill starr 5x5, it would sap me. and ya, i def agree with the deficit deads. I have only ever done them in tandem with a calorie deficit so I can only imagine what it will do for me off the floor once i can start maintenance or better in a few months.
lots of heavy movements in one day. I'm liking it! Respect for squats and deads.
Yesterday was an off day from the gym. I try to get in some outdoor stuff on Wednesday. We bought a basketball goal from a friend, she paid like $250 for it new, sold it for $45...heck yes! So, here's a joke of a rundown of what I did yesterday.
Mowed front and back yard
Weed-eated front and back yard...CRAP!- Got in a good cardio work out. Stupid weed eater wouldn't start. It's brand new...I always flood it first, ha.
Set up basketball goal out back, played basketball a total of probably 2 hours afterwards. Good stuff, even in the rain.
Dug up grass and weeds from around the air conditioner, laid landscaping fabric, carried massive bricks to A/C, laid them with some recycled rubber potting soil like stuff, was a lot of fun carrying bricks around the yard.
Went to the park and played baseball with my wife and kids. Really had fun. (Side note, don't even underestimate your wifes ability to hit a baseball...just don't..I was completely impressed by my wifes hitting ability afterwards)
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Thought I updated this since Thursday mornings workout at Metroflex but I guess I didn't. So here we go.
Thursday Morning (Metroflex)
Bench Press w/pause at bottom-140lbsx10repsx4sets
Notes: These felt really good. I'm having to really dig deep on the last set still, and re rack the weight around the 6-7th rep then hit the last 4 or so, but the weights gone up a little since last bench day, and I'm still re racking around the same area so I guess it isn't all too bad eh?
Wide Grip BP-125x6x2
Notes: No re racking, felt awesome and smooth. Last time I did wide grip and close grip I had to re rack on last few reps, not this time.
Close Grip BP-125x6x2
Notes: Felt smooth and good here. Even popped a few more reps out on the last set. Good burn.
Dumbbell Fly-20x12x4
Notes: I try to keep the dumbbells around my belly button while laying on the bench, but on the last few reps of set 3 and 4 it gets shaky. Good burn here.
Three Way Delt Raise-15x11x3
Notes: These suck quite a bit, but leave a great feeling of accomplishment when completed. Feels good.
Hammer Curls-20x12x3
Notes: No complaints, feels good.
Iso Prone Abs-35 secondsx1x3
Notes: Yeah I still hate these while I'm doing them but afterwards, feels good.
Tomorrow is squat day, and I get to add iso prone side raises to the mix. Should be a good workout.
Today I played basketball for 30 minutes, worked up a good sweat. Afterwards I did some jump rope, as much as I could stand, about 5 minutes of it total, but was broken up in intervals. 30-40 seconds on, 60 seconds off.
Weight after breakfast:335.0 New PR this go round. Looking for 330.0 by next Thursday, that'll be my carb day. Looks like I'm gonna make under 330 by May. It's been my goal to get under 330 enough to enjoy some food on our cruise. I plan on still eating a lot of good foods, but upping the intake, haha. We are planning a nice hike to the Mayan Ruins, should be some good cardio, plus swimming and such, good times.
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Solid work Mark, looks like you are very dedicated to this. Thanks for stopping by my journal!
Appreciate it man. Thanks for stopping by here bro.
Last edited by Mark!; 03-26-2010 at 11:23 PM.
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I agree. You are very dedicated and your journal entries very much show that. I know you'll achieve all your goals with this attitude and mentality. Keep up the good work with everything.
Lifting Journal
Age: 20, Height: 5'7", Weight: 165, Deadlift: 405, 9.5" Squat: 230 x 10, Bench: 195 (3x5)
Originally Posted by fatrb38
Looks awesome, good luck with the squats.
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15 minutes, 9 cycles 45sec jog/45sec run
Dead Lift
225x10,x5,x10. I wanted to hit 20 consecutive reps but whimped out, pissed about this.
A lot of pre workout stretching, it really made a big difference.
N: Felt good, no real issues. On the 4th set I hit the safety bar on the way down, screwed that rep up but I recovered mid rep and all was fine. Felt light.
N: Better balance this time, no real blunders. I think if I was on a hard surface barefoot, it'd be better, will try that next time.
N:Light weight
N: Felt good, last few reps on 4th set didn't want to move easily, but squeezed it out.
N:Easy stuff, felt light.
30 seconds 3x
N: Getting easier.
N: Don't like these much right now.
No issues, felt good all work out. Really enjoyed this workout, weights felt light, I paused at the bottom of at least 2 squats each set, paused for about 4 seconds then exploded out of the hole. Felt like I was really getting some intensity. Everything else was good, felt good.
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good stuff man, lots of volume
I wasn't going to work out much today but yeah, guilt hit me and pissed me off while sitting back all fat and happy on my couch. I played some basketball out back, then cooked my meals and my wifes meals for the day, sat on the couch looking for something to watch. The Biggest Loser was on Fox Reality, and although I haven't been a big fan of it, I started watching it. Those men and women were going at a high intensity their entire work out, pushing everything they could until they had nothing left...it pissed me off. I've been working out good, but my intensity blows monkey balls. Today...that all changed...
30 minutes timed...shoot, if it goes in, grab it job back and shoot again, if it misses, go for layup or quick shot from where I get the ball from until I make it again, then jog back at shoot free throw again.
It was at this time that I thought about my intensity, or lack there of during my workouts. Tuesday nights I'm pushing all I can out with my coach, to the brink of throwing up, shaking, and breathing crazy heavy.
On my way to work I was trying to think of some sort of cycle I could do to really get me going. I decided to do the following...
-HITT 2 minute, we'll call them 2 minute drills-
1 minute jog, 30 seconds spring, 30 seconds jog (all on 3.5" incline)
-Good Mornings-
-Romanian Deadlifts-
-Bent Over Barbell Rows-
-Bench Press-
-HITT 2 Minute Drill-
-----This done 4 times, with 45 seconds rest in between each set-----
After that cycle, I started a second round, like this:
-Good Mornings-
-Romanian Dead Lifts-
-Bent Over Rows-
-Bench Press-
-Bike for 6 minutes at 100 RPM--
1.2 miles done in 6 minutes
----Done as a cycle, GM's, Romanian DL, Bent Over Row, Bench Press for 5 reps, then did it again with 4 reps, then 3,2,1 reps, then bike ride----
I was pouring sweat, shaking, my body felt like it had just been through a grinder. It was an intense, heart pounding work out, felt freaking amazing afterwards man.
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I love workouts like those. Congrats man. I just had some brownies and ice cream today, I am feeling guilty lol. By the way, do you ever do shorter interval HIIT sprints? I just find that much past 10-12 seconds and it isn't really a "sprint" anymore and is more of a fast run and from what I understand the higher the intensity the more efficient the metabolic reaction afterward.
Keep up the good work.
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Age: 20, Height: 5'7", Weight: 165, Deadlift: 405, 9.5" Squat: 230 x 10, Bench: 195 (3x5)
Originally Posted by fatrb38
I've been reading more in to HITT and have been wanting to try a pyramid type set up, something like:
Jog Run
30sec 15 sec
30sec 20 sec
30 sec 25 sec
30 sec 30 sec
30sec 25 sec
etc, but I've yet to give it a whirl. Treadmill HITT sucks...it's not too bad with the treadmill we have because it has an interval button, just tap it and it switches to whatever run/jog speed you set when you started your work out, it's easier then having to be all out running at 9.0 and trying to hold the dang speed down button...ha.
Checked my blood pressure again today, 125 over 74, still just about perfect for a fat guy.
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Haha, so you are carb cyclin' it up? What's your diet setup look like? How often do you load on carbs?
I use the Gymboss Interval Timer and sprint out on a park near my house for HIIT, it's pretty sweet. I've never actually run on a treadmill before, but I could imagine how annoying interval training would be on that! Let me know how that pyramid goes, sounds like it'd be worth testing out.
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Age: 20, Height: 5'7", Weight: 165, Deadlift: 405, 9.5" Squat: 230 x 10, Bench: 195 (3x5)
Originally Posted by fatrb38
Meal 1 = Eggs and Bacon/Sausage
Meal 2 = Lean Beef Steak/Fish and low carb veggies
Meal 3 = Chicken and low carb veggies
Meal 4 = Chicken/fish and low carb veggies
Meal 5 = Lean Ground Beef
Right now I'm 12 days low carb, 2 days carb up. I absolutely love it. I've always enjoyed eating chicken, steak, salmon, and veggies it was just all the other stuff I've cut out like pasta, pizza, sweets (my sweet tooth is horribad, I can eat ice cream all day long). It was harder though to actually eat food. I was practically starving myself trying to lose weight, now I'm eating twice as much, and losing weight.
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Heck yeah, love me some meat! I'm also big on green beans, spinach and broccoli so this diet is pretty awesome to me.
Today I woke up tired, couldn't wake up at all so I figured just lounge around until work time, which was good. I played about 25 minutes of basketball out back, just leisurely shooting around, nothing too crazy.
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Damn well good job with that. I don't know if I could ever do low carb cycling, I'm too much of a pussy haha. Your diet does sound tasty though. Keep up the good work!
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Age: 20, Height: 5'7", Weight: 165, Deadlift: 405, 9.5" Squat: 230 x 10, Bench: 195 (3x5)
Originally Posted by fatrb38
On my lunch here at work I did some dead lift work, nothing too crazy just lifting some weight...
385x3 I guess this would be a PR for reps, I've lifted 405x1, but never 385 for 3, eh ok.
I thought about trying to pull 405 but ha, didn't wanna chance it.
(I usually just do some OHP's after dead lifts cuz I gotta re rack the bar anyway, figured I was already there, knock em out.)
Zottman Curls
Cable Chest Pulls V/Bar
Dumbell Press
70x10 each arm
I hate that I go to the gym, not going to do much, and then I just start doing things, whatever I feel like doing I'll do. I wanted to dead lift some, that was it since it's technically my "off" day, ****...yeah right. I feel like crap if I don't do something...if I don't workout, if I don't lift something my body feels sluggish. I don't know. I'm gonna be doing quite a bit of cardio over my weekend (Tues, Wednesday, Thurs) so we'll see. Get a new yorkie later today, will post pics of my bastard yorkie along with the little princess we'll be getting.
Weight this morning after breakfast...333.4LBS.
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Updated 1:59pm Thursday 13th February 2014 in News By Andrew Bardsley, Reporter
A music student from Radcliffe has set his sights on becoming a superstar DJ after being singled out by a record label.
Danny Lynch is celebrating after one of his tracks has been signed to Swiss record label Hochspannung.
He uploaded the demo on to music website Soundcloud where it was spotted by the record label, who asked Danny for a finished version and then asked him to create a further six demo tracks.
Danny studied a diploma in music in 2010 at Bury College and then progressed to music technology.
His enthusiasm for electronic music continued at the Academy of Contemporary Music in Guildford, the only academy in the country to offer a degree in electronic music production.
Danny, a former pupil at St Monica's RC High School in Prestwich, has already performed as a DJ in Ibiza during the summer months.
He said: "Having a signed track really opens a lot of doors and makes me a more credible DJ. Eventually I'd like to be playing my own songs in clubs, so this is the first step.
"Bury College helped me turn my interest in music into a proper career aim and taught me about contracts and the music business, which has really helped me understand the industry."
Danny hopes to be able to DJ at festivals and use his skills to travel the world.
He added: "The tutors at Bury College are already in industry so it is good to benefit from their experience."
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