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Spring Practice Presser Transcript 3-14-13: Brady Hoke
- TE Nate Allspach, S Drew Offerdahl, and DL Kenny Wilkins have left the team.
- Everyone who was injured last season (Blake Countess, Chris Wormley, Fitz Toussaint, Chris Bryant) will participate in spring practice in some capacity. Wormley seems pretty far along and may be able to do everything. Fitz is recovering faster than expected.
- Will Hagerup is still suspended.
- Manball is still happening, even with Devin at QB.
- Interior linebackers will be expected to practice at both positions. Earlier I tweeted that Desmond Morgan will switch to MIKE and Joe Bolden will switch to WILL. Ignore that for now -- they'll be doing both.
Brady Hoke
Opening remarks:
"It's exciting. I like how we worked during the winter and the winter conditioning and that phase of it. Excited for Saturday to get started. Spring ball's for a lot of different things. You find out your competitiveness. You find out the guys -- who's made the biggest improvements since fall and winter. [We're excited to] have a great competition positionally on offense and defense. And just excited. Really, we all like how we've come to work every day and what the guys have done from a genetic (?) standpoint and what they've done in the weight room with Aaron Wellman. So we're excited."
First Look: 2013 Defense
- S Jordan Kovacs. Long time safety blanket specialized in open-field tackles, especially on fourth down, and was rarely victimized by his brain. Speed exposed by speedy South Carolina receivers, but you'll miss him early when someone screws up and you remember what it's like to have a safety biff a tackle and turn not much into lots.
- SDE Craig Roh. Journeyman switched positions every year, finally finding a home at SDE. Four sacks were second on the team to Jake Ryan; did a lot of non-boxscore stuff. Quality player; never quite panned out into the QB terror he was purported to be. Production should be replaceable.
- MLB Kenny Demens. Started every game, finished second on team with 82 tackles, 50 of them solo. Surprisingly quality in coverage; never great; guy you can win with.
- DT Will Campbell. Long-time disappointment got serious in 2012 and turned in adequate, blocker-absorbing season. Not an impact player—1.5 TFLs on the year. May go late in NFL draft thanks to sheer size.
- CB JT Floyd. Three-year starter turned career around after debacle of 2010, but was always kind of a sore spot as teams went after him and his lack of speed over and over again. Rarely cracked; had to be covered for at times. Iffy run defender. NFL FA type.
- WLB Brandin Hawthorne. Nonfactor.
Ryan, Ross, QWASH
- SLB Jake Ryan. Barbarian was Michigan's sole impact player on defense; shut down screens consistently, explosive rusher led team with 16 TFLs and four forced fumbles. Remember that thing he did? Yeah.
- MLB Desmond Morgan [probably]. With James Ross champing at the bit to enter the starting lineup, the stout Morgan is likely to move over to middle linebacker, allowing Ross to flow freely. Morgan was third on the team in tackles last year—M's linebackers were 1-2-3 like nature intended, with Gordon and Kovacs next—and displayed tackling prowess. He'll get pushed; he'll have to be forcibly unseated.
- NT Quinton Washington. Season surprise turned nose tackle from looming liability to actually kind of a strength. Not a Martin-type penetrator but ended up powerful and difficult to block. Range spans from merely okay to All Big Ten. Has future as wrestler named QWASH if football doesn't work out.
- CB Blake Countess. Freshman starter was hyped up as next great Michigan corner before being hewed down in the first game covering a punt. Will likely return to the field corner spot he locked down in the offseason.
- CB Raymon Taylor. Stepped in for Countess after Courtney Avery didn't seem up to the task and held his own for the most part. Teams mostly went after Floyd, leaving him alone. Did get burned for a touchdown in the bowl game. Tendency to get lost on zones should attenuate; has better size than any other experienced corner and will probably end up at boundary with Floyd's departure.
- WLB James Ross III. Bloodhound as a true freshman but too slight to take on blockers and big tailbacks effectively. With a season in the weight room should go from promising to excellent. 2012 : Jake Ryan :: 2013 : James Ross.
- FS Thomas Gordon. Unsung counterpart to Kovacs has not made as many flashy TFLs but is part of the Michigan defense's remarkable ability to prevent big plays over the last couple years. Probably takes over Kovacs's frequent blitzes.
- MLB Joe Bolden. Played a lot as a true freshman and will push Morgan and Ross equally. Survey says he loses the starting job but gets so much time he's essentially a third ILB starter. Needs to get a little meaner, work on pass drops, all that freshman business. Will be quality.
- Nickelback Courtney Avery. Diminutive but quality underneath cover guy; PBU and INT sealed OSU game; also a crappy edge tackler; fine option as a third corner.
- DT Jibreel Black. Spotted Roh, could not take his job; may be a candidate to move to SDE if he can put on the weight; emergence of Frank Clark threatens to cut into playing time.
- WDE Brennen Beyer. Best of the three WDEs at run D; nonfactor getting to the QB. Let's all focus our Heininger Certainty Principle at him.
- WDE Frank Clark. Co-starter at WDE made more plays behind the line (9 TFLs) and batted down a lot of passes, but had trouble beating blocks—thus all the batted passes—and still blows contain responsibility on the read option a maddening amount. Up or out for him.
- SDE Keith Heitzman. Redshirt freshman flashed a couple things in the spring game and came on as a rotation guy about halfway through the year, grading out okay. Could emerge into SDE starter or could maintain that rotation thing another year.
- NT Ondre Pipkins. Massively hyped recruit was rotation partner with Washington. Got knocked over by a running back once; did bull his way into the backfield impressively a couple times. DTs need time; Pipkins should make a leap in the offseason.
- WDE Mario Ojemudia. Hilariously undersized high school DT promised to be mini-Martin… still working on that. Needed size, technique; may burst past WDE competitors with strong offseason.
A couple guys on the DL. Last season this post focused on the three departures from the line, found only Washington and Campbell and what seemed like a woefully undersized Roh, and was pushing any button available whether it was marked "PANIC" or not. A year later, Roh was good, Washington dang good, Campbell at least serviceable, and we're all like COME AT ME ATTRITION BRO.
The problems here are insignificant compared to last year. Michigan gets Matt Godin, Willie Henry, Chris Wormley, and Tom Strobel off redshirts. They'll add an early-enrollee in Taco Charlton plus a couple of guys who just showed very well at their respective all star games in Maurice Hurst and Henry Poggi. They return Washington, Pipkins, Black, Heitzman, and three guys who saw time at WDE. They will find folks to fill in the gaps.
They do have to figure that out. First up: dollars to donuts Black moves to SDE. It's a better fit with his size, he spent that fateful final drive of the Outback Bowl running around the South Carolina left tackle, and even if it's a horde of redshirt freshmen who would hypothetically replace him, there is a horde.
At the now-vacated three-tech spot, pick from Wormley, Henry, and Godin. I bet Wormley is the winner there. There will be rotation, and improvement, and you will feel fuzzily positive about this in September.
Lineback—nevermind. Demens was missed in said bowl game, but with another offseason behind Morgan, Bolden, and Ross the ILBs should actually get better next year.
Not having an utterly reliable tiny linebacker at safety bailing your ass out for four years. Miss you, small guy xoxo.
Keith Heitzman is like a living breathing miracle of having a two deep
DEPTH DEPTH DEPTH DEPTH DEPTH DEPTH DEPTH WOOOOO! We covered the line. Each positions has a two-deep of non-true freshmen, many of them proven or hyped. At linebacker there are three quasi-starters plus a solid rotation at SLB. The secondary is a bit dodgier but Terry Richardson should be serviceable as a sophomore.
Experience. Michigan loses five starters, yeah, but that's almost literally all they lose. Mike Jones may or may not return for another season of staring from the bench, other than that the only player they lose is Brandin Hawthorne, who was exclusively special teams as a senior. They return 16 heavy contributors to the D, 17 if you count Jarrod Wilson.
Linebackers. Ryan, of course, and then you've got Ross/Bolden/Morgan returning in the middle. Many people will pine for Michigan's linebacking corps next year.
My difficulty in thinking about bullets for the following two sections. Only got two in each.
looks good; was Mattison getting a free rusher at Miller's backside
Getting to the quarterback. Mattison generates lots of free blitzers with his schemes; other than that the only guy to consistently generate pass rush was Ryan. WDE, the glamor spot in a 4-3 under, barely produced. Three guys had three sacks between them last year. All of those guys are back, and Charlton gets added in. The time for someone to step up is now.
Matters should be a bit better on the interior, as whoever replaces Campbell is going to be a leaner, quicker guy who can get more penetration than he did.
A lack of outright stars. You've got Ryan, and I think Ross will get there next year, and then… maybe Countess, but that's asking for a lot after an injury like he had, and… dot dot dot.
Will not having Jordan Kovacs doom Michigan to a Yards After Safety kind of life? I don't think so but the parade of incompetents (and Jamar Adams) before him makes me leery.
Can anyone step in right away and be a QB terror? Looking at you, Taco Charlton. He and Ojemudia seem like the best bets for a truly fearsome edge rusher—we've seen a lot of Frank Clark this year and he just hasn't done much.
I was worried about a backslide last year. If there was one, it was exceedingly minor. In 2011 Michigan was 17th in yardage, 6th in scoring defense, 36th in pass efficiency D, and 39th in rushing D. Last year those numbers were 13th/20th/50th/51st, and if you'd added Blake Countess for the whole year, well…
I tend to trust the poorer numbers there since Michigan moves at such a slow pace and their YPC average allowed—3.8—is pretty meh. Pre-Outback Bowl, FEI has them 20th, and that feels about right.
Michigan is probably still a year away from being capital E elite, but you could see how they get there ahead of schedule. It requires three things:
Countess comes back and is a "war daddy," to use super secret football lingo.
Someone emerges as as serious pass rush threat at WDE.
Kovacs, peace be unto him, is adequately replaced by Jarrod Wilson.
#1 is possible. #2 seems doubtful, and #3… I hesitate to predict anything about that because it will blow up all over.
Anyway. Michigan tightens up its run D, moving from around 3.8 YPC allowed to under 3.5. The pass defense looks worse superficially because the Big Ten isn't as terrible at throwing the ball next year (right?) but is actually better since neither starting corner spends the entire year getting balls thrown over his head. The D moves up to around tenth in the advanced stats, stays static in yardage and improves pass D efficiency.
Wednesday Presser Transcript 11-21-12: Brady Hoke
- Desmond Morgan should be back.
Opening remarks:
"Happy Thanksgiving, number one. I know some of you have turkeys in your ovens so I'll be brief today. I thought we had a good practice yesterday. I thought our intensity was what it should be when you play Ohio. The way our guys went to work was very industrious. It was a physical day like Tuesdays and Wednesdays are, and I thought our guys did a nice job."
Will Desmond Morgan play Saturday?
Is there a different buzz about this week as you'd expect?
"Yeah. Always is. I think is the 109th time we've faced each other. I think that rivalry and just the excitement that follows with it and the passion that people have, I think it spills over."
The players have talked about driving into the stadium and seeing the fans make … gestures. What's that like?
"I think when you go to any of those great institutions that have great passion and passionate fans -- I can remember being at Oregon State and going into the Civil War and going down to Eugene. That rivalry, obviously when we go to East Lansing, I think you get the same thing. When you go to Notre Dame. But I think they're just passionate about their team. They don't like you, and that's okay. They're not supposed to."
Will you do a walk-through on the field?
"Yeah, we're going to Friday. We go back and forth a little bit. Most of the time we practice here and go late, but we're going to do some things in the stadium."
Do you talk about Nebraska-Iowa on Friday?
"No, not really. I think I mentioned it once. We can control only one thing. That's the important thing, and that's going to play our hearts out for our seniors and our hearts out for Michigan on Saturday afternoon at 12:01."
MGoQuestion: What do you make of Ohio State's success on special teams this season?
"I think they've got good athletes, and that's where it starts. It always starts there, and I think they've done a nice job putting them in the right places to execute and to be successful."
MGoMootFollowup: Are there ways to counteract their effectiveness?
"Play harder. Play better. Play with better technique."
How has Denard's week of practice been?
"Good. It's been great."
Doing everything?
Who are you starting at quarterback?
"It's day to day."
Russell Bellomy?
"He's doing great."
Is he available to play?
"Oh yeah."
Is Jack still the backup?
"Jack's on the travel team with us, yeah."
Does it change your preparation having a holiday?
"Not really, you know. We'll change because we'll practice tomorrow morning, and then at one we'll have over 500 family members and team having Thanksgiving together. It's pretty neat."
What was that like last year?
"Awesome. It's neat. It's neat to see all the families."
How's Thomas Rawls?
"Great. He's done a nice job."
Does he seem ready to shoulder this responsibility? Would Vincent Smith also be in the mix to get some more carries?
"Yeah. Those two. And I don't know if Thomas has a choice."
How has he handled that pressure?
"Seems fine. Pretty confident. Most guys who have ability at this level, they're pretty confident in their abilities."
Anything you can take from Ohio State's film from last year?
"Not really. Not from a defensive standpoint besides from the elusiveness that their quarterback has. I think Carlos Hyde, and I don't even know if he -- played a couple plays, maybe. I don't think he played much. I know the other guy who's a back, can't remember his name right now --"
Boom Herron?
"Boom. Herron was back. But you try and look at the guys that are all a year older, the ones who have played. The offense is obviously a different scheme, but last year's film really is irrelevant."
MGoQuestion: James Ross had a good game last Saturday, but a couple times when he tried tackling a bigger back like Mark Weisman he got carried downfield. Is that a concern against someone like Carlos Hyde?
"No. You always tackle really well when you have more than one guy tackling."
Will Desmond start at that spot?
"We'll see. Right now they're competing."
How many friends and families will you have Saturday?
"I don't know. Over 500."
How often do you get to spend with players' families?
"Not often during the season. Once in a while on a Sunday, once in a while early Friday morning, but not very often."
Are you going to have over 500 family and friends at the game?
"Who me? Personally? Oh."
Yeah. I was going to say. You're more popular than I thought.
"No. No idea. I'm not in the ticket business. Mrs. Hoke handles all those things. She'll tell me sometime Thursday night over pizza who's coming."
You expect to have some people?
"Yeah. We'll be represented."
Monday Presser Transcript 11-19-12: Brady Hoke
- Fitz's surgery went well. He should be out of the hospital by now.
- Denard is improving. May be able to throw.
- Desmond Morgan should be back.
- There's some kind of football game happening on Saturday.
Opening remarks:
"Number one, Fitz had surgery. Went very well. Saw him yesterday. Should get out of the hospital today, and should have a full recovery, and we'll move forward and he'll move forward. But everything went well, as well as it can as far as having an injury. No one wants that for any kid.
"The Iowa game was one where we have to play much better than we did this week to be successful. The great thing about it was our guys, the seniors of this team, being able to come up that tunnel for the last time and sing the Victors in the locker room here. That was a real positive and as we look forward, we've got a great challenge in front of us and an opportunity, one that -- this is a fun football game. Any time you have a rivalry like this, this is a fun game to play."
How much will it help your team that having been able to get game experience using Denard the way you used him?
"Well, I think it helps our football team. When we moved Devin, and he wanted to move to wide receiver, we were helping our football team because you're putting your best 11 on the field. I think Denard fits in that either as a quarterback or as a slot receiver or wherever it may be. It helps our football team. Was it good to see him in live action? Yeah."
Iowa Postgame Presser: Brady Hoke
Opening remarks:
"It was a good game. A good football win. The seniors got to go up the tunnel singing The Victors for the last time in the stadium. We put a lot of emphasis on that because of the struggles and what they go through when you look at a guy who's been here four or five years. So it was great for them and great for our team that the younger guys, younger classmen went out there and competed for them. That's an expectation. The guys who are seniors who were playing in their last game at Michigan Stadium, I thought they did a nice job of going out there and playing 60 minutes of football."
How bittersweet is it to see your seniors play at home for the last time?
"It's always difficult because I'm a very emotional person, good or bad. So pick your poison. But we get very tight and close with the players because we are there to help them grow. From a personal life standpoint to an academic, to social, to everything else, they're one of your sons, and that's how we look at it."
When did you make the decision for Denard to play, and when did you decide on his role?
"I didn't make the decision for him to play. Once he got cleared, he felt good healthwise. We had talked about doing this for 18 months. You know, Al, when he got home last week after the Northwestern game, that night he had nine plays ready. And then we put six more in. I think Al does a tremendous job of taking your personnel and the playmakers that you have on your team and having the ability to get them the ball and let their god-given ability take over."
How much do you know about Fitz's situation?
"He's in the hospital now and he's had surgery. I think we'll leave it at that for now and make sure -- his mother wasn't here, he had two brothers here -- but we'll leave it for that."
How important was it to try out the Devin-Denard offense before the Ohio State game?
"You know, next week really never had anything to do with it. We had to beat Iowa. We're still in a championship race. We wanted to win this game for our seniors and also because we're still in a race for the championship."
Was there any thought of using Denard as a passer or did you just decide to give him a limited role?
"Well, I think it would be unjust for us not to use him in the best way that we thought would let him be the most successful. He's throwing the ball a little bit, not throwing it a lot, so we thought this was the best. This kid has put up with a lot of criticism at times and also he's been praised at times --"
[Someone's phone goes off, ring tone is "The Victors"]
"That's a good song. He's a competitive guy who loves the game and loves his teammates, and he showed great maturity the last three weeks and great leadership."
Along those lines, did you have to do any convincing with Denard to tell him that he wouldn't play quarterback?
"No … He wanted to play. Where could he help us best playing?"
Can he throw the ball?
"Yeah. But not as well as he'd like to."
Can you talk about Denard and how hard it might be for a senior quarterback to not call plays in the huddle?
"Well, I think it tells you what kind of kid he is. What kind of a young man, I should say. And his development, his growth, his character, and the integrity -- this kid had some unbelievable moments here at Michigan and Michigan Stadium and have had some moments that weren't so good, but he's grown within this team, and this is his team. Him and Kovacs, all the seniors have a big piece of it, and I know that Devin said it the other day: he has been the face of Michigan football."
Devin had six touchdowns…
"Say that again? I'm sorry."
Devin had six touchdowns. They looked pretty easy for him. Can you tell us about his development?
"Um. He had six touchdowns?"
He had six touchdowns.
"Did he really. See, I don't remember that stuff."
He was pretty good.
"I -- well, I think you answered the question. He was pretty good."
Did you hear the crowd chanting "Beat Ohio"?
"Yeah, and I said to someone next to me, 'We need to beat Iowa.' "
You haven't lost at home in two years. Is there something to that?
"I think there's always, and you see it all kinds of sports, playing at home is something that's treated us well. Familiarity with everything. I wish I could tell you. I just think there's a comfort, I guess."
Have your teams always been so much better at home?
"I have no clue. Again, it's something that I don't think about."
Is this your offense moving forward, or could Denard move back to quarterback full time?
"Um … I don't know. I guess he could. I don't know. It's an option."
When was Denard cleared, and what did he have to do to get cleared? Can he grip the ball?
"Yeah. Yeah."
When was he cleared?
"What's today? Saturday? Probably six days ago."
Is he cleared for good now, or do you have to go through another process? Is he day to day?
"He might be day to day."
You talked about being an emotional person. You've just beaten Iowa, but what does the Ohio State game mean to you?
"It's fun."
It's fun?
"It's fun. Because it's a great rivalry and there's a lot of respect on both sides for those programs. For both programs. It's fun. You asked? It's fun. It's going to be fun."
You had a lot of success in vertical passing. How come?
"I think some play action set it up. And then I think Gallon made a terrific catch with concentration. The ball was where it needed to be, and it was defended pretty decently. I think one of the best throws and catches was an out on the sideline to Roy. I thought Roy did a nice job with his hands. That's one thing I said this last week, but I thought Roy is catching the ball more with his hands and not with his body as he had earlier."
When did you see that change for him?
"Eh, shoot. I don't know. Some time. Probably in practice."
It looked like you threw out things for Ohio State to think about. Is that something you planned to do?
"If I was that smart to do that, I would have done that. But no, we were trying to beat Iowa. We were trying to put our players -- because it would be selfish of us as coaches for us not to give these kids the best chance to win a football game. And whatever we do offensively or defensively or prepare, if we don't do that then we're short-selling this program and these seniors and these kids, and we're not going to do that."
You said you've been planning this offense since 18 months ago. What prevented you from using it earlier?
"How would I answer this …"
"Um. I would say, in doing it, it would have been done kind of like we did last year a little bit more when we had both of them on the field. And we just added to it. And we just added to it. And there's a maturity level for everybody to be able to handle those things."
So do you mean Denard at quarterback and Devin at receiver?
"Maybe. Sort of."
Synergy between Gardner and the receivers?
"Yeah, and I think there's a lot of truth to all of that. But I think our front's blocking better. Part of it is the play-action game. Part of it is the play-action out of the I-back. I think that's helped."
How tough is it for the defense to prepare for your new formations?
Well, you have to spend some time on it. So sometimes that's the biggest thing. You're spending time maybe on a formation that was run maybe three times and thinking, okay, what can you do out of it, what can they do out of it? So as a coach, you're spending your time, and then you're taking practice time. So it's time. And there's one thing none of us have, is a lot of time."
How confident are you that your team can quickly move on to Ohio State?
"Well they're going to have to. I'm pretty confident in how our seniors have led and how we've gone to work every Sunday, win and lose."
"Yeah. You know … we missed some sacks. We don't tackle. They're knocking us off the line of scrimmage earlier. It was awful."
Desmond Morgan?
"We thought he'd be ready, but he's not."
Gary Moeller was honored today --
"Yeah, it was cool."
What did that mean to you?
"Means a lot. Coach Mo as a person, as a coach, as a man. Means a lot. Means a lot to Michigan."
Upon Further Review 2012: Defense vs Northwestern
Formation notes: We've already talked about Michigan's 3-3-5 at the end of the game, which was really blue for some reason:
filmed in post-apocalyptic-Denzel-Washington-vehicle-o-vision
The rest of it was as per usual. Michigan goes with an even front against spread packages and flares the LBs out to deal. This results in things like this…
…and is a declaration of immense faith in the DTs. Here's Ryan over the slot again:
Michigan used some super wide splits once, when they were sick of getting edged by the option:
This was a FB dive that looked dangerous before Pipkins spatted the ballcarrier for two yards.
Finally, here's something. What? I'm not sure. THANKS DIRECTOR GUY
I swear these guys who come in and think they're Football Tarantino.
Substitution notes: Secondary as it always is. The front seven saw the same rotation they have in the last couple games, with CGordon/Bolden/Ross backing up Ryan/Demens/Morgan at LB and Heitzman/Black/Pipkins/Clark backing up Roh/Campbell/Washington/Beyer. Heitzman's increased PT continued; Bolden got relatively few snaps. Ross got more, including the last drive, but maybe not as many as I expected he did going in.
[AFTER THE JUMP: getting gashed, responding, Kovacs in your grill]


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text: This week's theme for PhotoHunt is "Nautical". I thought I'd show a photo of our boat. Notice the name - "Scott Free". My husband came up with that one. His name is Scott, and he enjoys the freedom the boat gives him. (Plus the name makes people wonder what he got away with!) It's not a huge boat (24 feet), but it's big enough for the two of us to go out on for a few days, and sleep on. We usually take two inflatable kayaks with us. You'll see one on top, and my husband is in the other one taking this photo.


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By Bill Py
Angry, yet energized, my partner Mario and I just got back from San Diego where we attended the huge LGBT protest rally organized by VOICES '96. Voters Organized In Coalition for the Elections, a/k/a VOICES '96, hosted a terrific week-long series of events at the site of the GOP National Convention. Despite the anti-civil rights agenda of the Republican Party, it was most empowering to GO to San Diego and BE SEEN AND HEARD!!!
Over 2,000 of us queers marched through the heart of Downtown to voice our objection to the GOP's platform of hatred and bigotry. Shouting pro-gay slogans to the persistent beat set by lesbian drummers at the front of the march until we were tired and hoarse, we advanced with pride and purpose to the Dole - Kemp - Robertson - Reed - Buchanan fortress.
A Queer Who's Who of stellar keynote speakers marched for several blocks with us to the protest staging area. Donna Red Wing from GLAAD, Candace Gingrich of the Human Rights Campaign, and Melinda Paras of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, comprised just a few of the heavy-hitters who helped bring about VOICES '96.
Arriving early in the day, and coming from hot, oppressively smoggy Los Angeles, we decided to eat lunch in a Republican-filled restaurant, Anthony's Sea Grotto just for fun. We were adorned with Clinton/Gore '96 campaign buttons and rainbow pride paraphernalia. We drew plenty of stares, but no one openly scoffed. Perhaps it was appropriate that we were seated smack in the middle of the restaurant, directly adjacent to a lesbian couple with infant children. We exchanged a few good-natured barbs about our surroundings with the women, and suddenly felt very comfortable knowing we were dining with "family." At another table near ours, a family of tourists smiled and complimented our campaign trinkets. The message was undeniably clear: Not everyone in town was a Republican.
We also paid homage in a brief visit to Old Town. Although merchants were clearly rolling out the welcome mat to the Conventioneers, we had two different shop owners admire our campaign pins so enthusiastically that we made a point to proudly give each of them one along with a few Clinton/Gore '96 campaign signs we just happened to be carrying around with us. They were placing them in their store windows as we left. It was an especially proud moment for this committed Democrat -- knowing that one of the merchants ran a shop right next door to where Dole & Company ate lunch only a few hours before that same day -- to find so many openly Clinton supporters unabashed in the heart of the Dole-drums.
How many vehicles does it take for a presidential candidate to go to lunch? According to someone who was there to witness it all, Dole's entourage included 8 press vans, five sedans, 12 police cruisers, four secret service suburbans, 15 police motorcycles and one helicopter, which occupied San Diego Avenue where Bob et al chowed down at the Old Town Mexican Cafe.
Enough about Dole...Soon after, we were on our way to Pantojas Park where the queer throngs were assembling for the protest march to the court-designated protest site at 4th and "K." No one was happy we were separated from the RNC by trolley tracks and a makeshift chain-link fence, but it was a lot closer than where the Republicans wanted to place us...(Tijuana, perhaps?) We compensated for our distance from the Convention Center by being L-O-U-D and fabulously visible using a wide array of posters and props. Virtually everyone carried signs, including yours truly. This wheelchair-bound activist anchored the NGLTF's "Stop the Scapegoating, Justice for All" poster in his lap for the entire event. Another fellow protester carried a sign that read, "Queers are fabulous -- Dole is decomposing!!" I particularly liked that one.
As protesters, we were admonished before we even began, to remain peaceful by organizers of VOICES '96 via loudspeaker. I don't believe anyone expected it to be anything else. Queer vendors capitalized on the huge assembly by promoting their wares, which included everything from tee-shirts to stovepipe rainbow hats at ten bucks a pop -- (I confess we surrendered to the latter -- I know, we sold out to shameless commercialism. But after all, we are from Los Angeles!)
Hands down, the highlight of the entire day for me was my meeting with Candace Gingrich. On a personal level, she is quite charming, and inspiring as a speaker before the crowds. Candace also expressed her joy that Prodigy has such a growing queer presence in cyberspace by saying, "What you and Prodigy are doing is great. We [the gay and lesbian community] need more Moderators." Candace also conceded this was her first lesbian and gay rights protest. I personally conveyed our appreciation to her for being there.
Speakers at the protest site included San Diego's own Brenda Schumacher of VOICES '96, who said earlier, "Republicans are here to scapegoat our community along with people of color, immigrants and the poor as the cause of the country's problems." Schumacher also said, "We are here to challenge their scapegoating and expose them for what they are -- a threat to democracy, a threat to pluralism and the real threat to family values in this country."
Co-organizer of VOICES '96, Tony Valenzuela, said the goal is to point out that in a country that values fairness, gays and lesbians are being treated unfairly.
"In many parts of the country," Valenzuela said, "gays and lesbians can be fired from their jobs simply for being gays and lesbians." He also said America needs to fight harder against the AIDS epidemic.
"We are not just a group of angry people who are merely frustrated," he said. "This is about our lives."
Urvashi Vaid, recently voted most favored representative of the queer community, former Executive Director of the NGLTF and author of "Virtual Equality: The Mainstreaming of Gay & Lesbian Liberation," gave a rousing and eloquent speech. Current NGLTF Executive Director Melinda Paras spoke in an engagingly high-pitched, excited tone.
Paras said our presence in San Diego "provides a historic battleground against the Pat Buchanan view of America," which earlier she said embraces jingoism, the beating of illegal immigrants and the outlook that people with HIV are enemies and dangers to society.
San Diego City Councilwoman Christine Kehoe really revved-up the crowd with her inspiring words. The crowd frequently cheered her on and chanted "Ke-Hoe, Ke-Hoe!" Could Kehoe be the next Mayor of 'the most livable city in the U.S.'?
My only criticism of the event -- if I had to come up with one -- is that I couldn't see the speakers while they were speaking. This wasn't only due to the fact that, seated in my powered chair, I only see at about a 4-foot high level. Many other protest participants who were standing couldn't see, either. At least the outdoor sound system was nominal. Besides, I was still ecstatic from my productive visit and interview with Candace Gingrich to make further issue of my situation and protest the protest, if you know what I mean...
We also heard from GLAAD's Donna Red Wing (whom the Radical Right calls "the most dangerous woman in America"), and of course, Candace Gingrich, the lesbian half-sister of the House speaker. Oddly enough, with the exception of Newt, the other family members pronounce their surname as "Gingrick." Mom says she doesn't know where she went wrong raising her son. She never taught him that hate was a family value.
Candace said her mother asked her on the morning of the protest by telephone to "be nice to your brother." (Mom really needs to have a talk with her baby Newt.) "I'll be 'nice' to my brother," Candace relayed, "and the GOP when they start being nice to immigrants ... the poor ... people with HIV and AIDS ... people of color ... and women. I refuse to be nice to them until they start being nice to gays, lesbians, bisexuals and transgender people," Gingrich said. In her rallying speech she also spoke out about the GOP's stance against same-gender marriages.
Two remarkable incidents occurred on our way back from the protest site at 4th and "K." First, during our long walk back to our minivan, we literally bumped into Ralph Reed of The Christian Coalition! Mario wildly waved a huge sign in front of him from the Human Rights Campaign which Candace Gingrich gave us and shouted, "GAY RIGHTS NOW, RALPH REED!!!" Long, sleek, baby-faced Reed, never looked Mario in the eye, but was clearly shaken. Instead, he picked up the pace of his already good clip and continued to slither southward toward the sanctity of the Convention Center. It was electrifying.
As if that wasn't enough, soon after the Ralph Reed incident, we witnessed an elderly man in a wheelchair (who was also a Republican Delegate, according to his badge), attempt to cross a busy downtown street. Suddenly, the front wheels on his wheelchair hit a rut in the curb cutout causing him to be thrust forward out of his wheelchair. He experienced a spectacular fall where his buttocks met the pavement of the street. The man was not injured.
Along with the help of two other protesters, Mario instinctively rushed to the Delegate's aid, lifting him back into his wheelchair. Clearly, the Delegate was embarrassed yet grateful that a bunch of queers came so quickly to his rescue. A do-nothing crowd of other able-bodied Republicans in $500 suits looked on but extended no physical assistance. Need I say more? The man never said 'thank you,' but commented, "I've been doing this for nineteen years and that has never happened to me before!"
In retrospect I wondered exactly what he meant: Did he mean that in the past 19 years, he never fell out of his wheelchair during a Republican Convention? Or, perhaps he meant that in 19 years, he never had to rely on the assistance of queers? It seemed so typical for Republicans simply to stand around and gawk and talk while liberal gay Democrats moved into action to do a job and fill a need -- no questions asked; no fear of litigious Good Samaritan reprisals -- .Sorry to transgress in a string of political rhetoric and cynical metaphors, but really now -- what can one say?
Event organizers said that the LGBT VOICES '96 March and Rally was the largest single protest of its kind ever assembled at a political convention. San Diego Police said they did a headcount and arrived at a figure of around 2,000 activists, while the ultra-conservative San Diego Union Tribune pegged the number at around 400 to 1,000 participants. Despite whose count you believe, it doesn't include the hundreds of spectators and supporters who lined the streets for blocks all along the march route cheering us on, many of whom were waving their own signs supporting immigrants' rights and pro-choice issues. I was surprised only a handful "fundies" carried signs saying that we were all going to burn in hell and the like. There was one disturbing billboard in town that was against the GOP's platform against same-gender marriage which was vandalized with red paint, replacing the word 'gay' with 'faggots.'
All in all, it was a remarkably successful event, although I would have liked to have seen more press coverage. Apparently the mainstream media didn't want to do anything to upstage the Republicans -- or cause them to awaken from their comas.


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It can be a little scary if he gets your cell phone number. I've never learned to write my notes fast enough to keep up with the words flowing from his mouth. But when Jack calls I listen.
Way back when I was a newbie program officer with the responsibility of creating a strategy for vulnerable youth, he was one of the people who convinced me that the second-chance system was primarily about getting students back into school with a diploma in their hand. Of course we need a youth employment system, especially for young people of color who face horrifying bias in the job market. However, the second-chance system needs to be primarily under the auspices the education system. It's civil rights issue -- students that have grown up in low-performing schools have a right to the full state per pupil dollars, not the measly $2400 under the Workforce Investment Act. Equally important, the Total Quality Management efforts of the 1980's taught business a basic lesson that education leaders are still learning. Systems need feedback loops so that they can improve.
I keep a eye on how Jack is positioning his advocacy as he is often the first to frame a new way to focus attention constructively on helping more young people get their diploma. He and his allies have a great track record over the years in getting access to education funding through charter schools and state funding.
The focus of the next advocacy event on December 6th is keep students in school. The event is co-sponsored with the Chicago Urban League, the Illinois Association of Regional School Superintendents and others. The flyer reads:
Keeping Truant, Suspended and Expelled Students in SchoolIt's an easy mantra for everyone to remember, whether you are a teacher, principal or judge -- do what it takes to Keep Kids in School.
Re-Enrolling Students Who Have Dropped Out of School
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Journal of Environmental and Public Health
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 180186, 11 pages
Cadmium Exposure and Pancreatic Cancer in South Louisiana
1Epidemiology Program, School of Public Health, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, 2020 Gravier Street, 3rd Floor,
New Orleans, LA 70112, USA
2Department of Global Community Health and Behavioral Sciences, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Tulane University, 1440 Canal Street, Suite 2300, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA
3Epidemiology and Genomics Research Program, Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, National Cancer Institute, 6130 Executive Boulevard, Room 5140, MSC 7393, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
4Clinical Chemistry Core, Pennington Biomedical Research Center, 6400 Perkins Road, Baton Rouge, LA 70808, USA
Received 17 July 2012; Accepted 4 November 2012
Academic Editor: Habibul Ahsan
Copyright © 2012 Brian G. Luckett et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Take I-526 East to Long Point Road. Take a left at the end of the exit ramp. Go 1 mile, turn right on Whipple Road. We are 0.7 miles up on the left.
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- Air Conditioning
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- New/Renovated Interior
- Oversized Closets
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- Washer & Dryer Connections
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- Accepts Electronic Payments
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- Pets AcceptedWeight restriction: 75Deposit: 300Some Agressive Breeds Prohibited
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Newly Renovated, make the right choice and move to your new home at Anchorage Apartments today! We feature one, two and three bedroom apartments with all of today's conveniences just minutes away. Choose a 3 to 13 month lease term. You're uniquely valuable at Anchorage Apartments. Call today to set up your personal tour.
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- Growth Since 2000
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- Population Density
- 1510
- Male
- 48%
- Female
- 52%
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- $68,975
- Average
- $102,660
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Monday: | 01:00 PM to 06:00 PM |
Tuesday: | 09:00 AM to 12:00 PM |
Tuesday: | 01:00 PM to 06:00 PM |
Wednesday: | 09:00 AM to 12:00 PM |
Wednesday: | 01:00 PM to 06:00 PM |
Thursday: | 09:00 AM to 12:00 PM |
Thursday: | 01:00 PM to 06:00 PM |
Friday: | 09:00 AM to 12:00 PM |
Friday: | 01:00 PM to 06:00 PM |
Saturday: | 10:00 AM to 04:00 PM |
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3-Month, 4-Month, 5-Month, 6-Month, 7-Month, 8-Month, 9-Month, 10-Month, 11-Month, 12-Month, 13-Month
AMCS is a locally owned and operated investment real estate property management company. Its principal, James J. Kerr, Sr., has been in the real estate business in Charleston for over 35 years. AMCS was founded by Mr.Kerr in 1990 to provide property management services to residential apartment communities. Mr. Kerr started with six employees and three properties. Now, AMCS manages a varied portfolio in seventy locations, employing ninety-three employees.
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I am very pleased so far with my experience with anchorage! The first time I inquired about living here, I felt welcomed immediately. I'm enjoying and feel comfortable!
Thank you for the great review! Our residents satisfaction is our goal and love when we accomplish that goal!
Sincerely, Your Anchorage Team
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The recent improvements to the Apartment Complex have been wonderful. The new Windows keep the heat in and the cold out, which in turn keeps the electricity bill low! The layout is wonderful and spacious, making for an incredibly comfortable place to call home!
Thank you for your review! It is always great to see happy residents, as this is our #1 goal! Your Anchorage Team
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Awaiting installation of promised items, namely, wooden closet doors as shown in model prior to move-in (to replace the old, metal doors) and clear bathroom mirror (to replace the heavily marred one in place).
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We lived through the renovations and although its aesthetically nice, the work was not quality. We have unaddressed work requests. Overall, Anchorage is a quiet, nice community.
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the fact that we are not permitted to put anything outside to make the place our own. also vehicles are parking on the curb and makes it hard to see coming around bend, if emergency vehicle had to come in middle of night would have hard time getting pass the cars. a no parking sign was posted but nothing is done about it, still parking there, people still parking in other peoples parking spaces. when making complaints to loud music and kids jumping at night nothing is done about it
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Did you miss us? We're relaunching Boston's favorite online art journal and need your help. Read more
Did you miss us? We're relaunching Boston's favorite online art journal and need your help.
About this project
Big Red & Shiny is back!
After a two-year hiatus, Big Red & Shiny is relaunching. With a new editorial team at the helm, we are creating a bigger and bolder Blog devoted to New England art & artists and a monthly web-based Journal with perceptive and incisive writing from around the globe.
Big Red & Shiny's mission has always been to support the arts community. We'd like to mark our return to the city with an afternoon of lively debate at MIT and an evening of shameless celebration at the Boston Center for the Arts' Mills Gallery, gathering artists and art-lovers alike to relax and let loose. Best of all, these two events are FREE and open to the public!
On Saturday, September 29th, from 6-10pm The Mills Gallery has kindly donated their space to accommodate all that we've planned including live performances, dance, music, video projections, a pop-up art show and the heaving crowd we plan to draw. Special thanks to the Boston Center for the Arts.
And on Saturday, October 27th, at 4pm MIT will host Big Red and our guest speakers at their Bartos Theater. It'll be a lively event with two separate panel discussions—first, a moderated talk about art writing & criticism to be followed by an active exchange of thoughts on community. Mix and mingle with the brightest. Special thanks to the List Visual Arts Center.
Help us start off with a BANG! Help us throw Boston a whale of a PARTY!
What is this Kickstarter funding?
That's a great question! You are supporting our entire relaunch including:
1. the first SIX ISSUES of Big Red & Shiny's NEW MONTHLY JOURNAL live October 15, 2012, expanded to include all kinds of cool multimedia projects, commissioned artwork, slideshows, and social media widgets. Your donations will help pay all of our talented contributors: writers, artists, designers.
2. the PANEL DISCUSSIONS. This, in addition to our free party at the BCA, is the cherry on the cake. There would be no need for a Big Red & Shiny relaunch if it weren't for the Community we are supporting. This is why we want to gather all of you for a bold and brainy love-in.
It sounds as though this is definitely going ahead - what happens if you don't raise the money?
How long do people like to work for free? We're pulling out all the stops on this one and asking some pretty impressive players to go out on a limb for us. We're counting on all of you to help us build long-lasting collaborations!
A PREVIEW of our REWARDS
We've been gathering some top quality loot for you all as thanks for pitching in. From ampersand tote-bags to exclusive work by local artists, donated especially for our relaunch, it's all up for grabs.
- For $5, we sing your praises on Twitter
- For $10, two 6 x 4.25" postcards—one with a note of gratitude from us and another for you to use—that double as a cool sticker
- For $25, a Big Red & Shiny tote bag, 2012 edition
- For $35, a limited edition release of Marc McNulty's Powdered Iron Rods
- For $50, your choice of a Big Red & Shiny poster.
- For $75, your two reserved seats at our MIT panel discussions and a copy of "Big Red & Shiny 2007 Annual," with essays by Jane Hudson, James Nadeau, Marrikka Trotter, Meg Rotzel, Heidi Aishman, Matthew Gamber, Steve Aishman and Matthew Nash
- For $100, own a special BR&S edition of Ted Ollier's 'MBTA Icosacomposites'
- For $125, an archival 12 x 9" print of 'Exit' by Scott Listfield
- For $500, an 11 x 14" print by Bahar Yurukoglu from her 'Neoscapes' series
- For $500, the complete Collector's edition of ASPECT: The Chronicle of New Media Art DVDs
- For $1600, a gelatin silver print byMatthew Gamber, from the Any Color You Like series.
- For $3500, a 36 x 48" oil on canvas by Scott Listfield entitled 'Bear Right for Hoth'
Please include your twitter handle in the notes of your chosen reward so we know how to thank you. If you prefer a Facebook shoutout, do let us know as well.
After you donate, don't forget to follow us on
Twitter: http://twitter.com/BigRedandShiny
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BigRedandShiny
Have a question? If the info above doesn't help, you can ask the project creator directly.
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For backing us we'll spread around how amazing you are with a shout-out on Twitter!
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2 Big Red & Shiny postcards—one with a penned note of gratitude from us and another for you to mail to loved ones, long-lost friends and pen pals. Did we mention the postcard doubles as a cool sticker? Plus a shout-out on Twitter!
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A first of its kind Big Red & Shiny tote bag stuffed with a secret note from us, 2 BR&S postcards, and we'll sing your praises on Twitter!
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4 backers Limited (16 left of 20)
Lovers of the invisible arts this one is for you! A limited edition CD of sound artist Marc McNulty's 1998 album 'Powdered Iron Rods', released by Plate Lunch. And our gratitude bellowed out on Twitter & Facebook!
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Your choice of Big Red & Shiny poster, specially photographed and printed locally! We'll throw in our BR&S tote, 2 postcards and make you the talk of the town on our Twitter feed!
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Two reserved seats in the first rows of the Bartos Theater for the panel discussion we are holding at MIT. A rare remaining copy of the "Big RED & Shiny 2007 Annual: A collection of writing by contributors" (limited edition publication). A Big Red tote bag and 5 postcards.
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A special BR&S edition of artist Ted Ollier's 20-layer videos from his "MBTA Icosacomposites" series. Conveniently available to you either as a DVD or on a portable USB flash drive. Your name will be added to the "Big Thanks" Category.
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A signed archival print of Boston artist Scott Listfield's 12 x 9 inch work "Exit". And our "Big Thanks"!
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A complete Collector's edition of ASPECT: The Chronicle of New Media Art DVDs including all issues of ASPECT published so far, plus ASPECT Presents and ASPECT-EZ DVDs, featuring many friends and BR&S alum. Approximately 25 DVDs in total!
You really earned our "Red Thanks"!Estimated delivery: -
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A colorful creation by Boston-based photographer Bahar Yurukoglu printed especially for you! Own an 11 x 14 inch print from her Neoscapes series. You just made it into our "Red Thanks" Category!
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Gorgeous 20 x 24" Gelatin Silver Print by photographer and former BR&S Editor-in-Chief Matthew Gamber! Your name emblazoned in the "Shiny Thanks" Category.
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The HTC One Design Story shows how one of the best-looking phones today was made [Video]
Posted By Enrique Manalang On May 3, 2013 @ 4:51 PM In Android | 9 Comments
It's kind of hard to deny that the HTC One hardware is one of the most beautiful available today. To a number of people in the industry, it matches the quality build of the iPhone, maybe even surpass it. So a releasing a video about the phone is made is probably the perfect thing to do marketing-wise — and that's exactly what HTC has done.
If you're used to seeing these design videos, you'll be right at home. As expected, you'll hear a bunch of the phone's designers talk about how important design is to them and they'll tell you about all the complicated processes that went into making the phone, such as electro-chemical etching. But the nice part about all of that when it comes to the HTC One is that you have reason to believe them — they've made a beautiful phone.
I'm looking at you Samsung [2].
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Nominee for head of FERC withdraws
Ron Biz, Obama's nominee to be the nation's top energy regulator, withdrew Tuesday, conceding he did not have enough support for confirmation.
Energy ups number of employees at risk after cyber attack to 53,000
The Department of Energy first reported in August 14,000 current and former employees had their Personally Identifiable Information stolen. The department now says that number is nearly four times what it had originally thought.
DHS pitches cyber projects to Silicon Valley, eyes commercialization
Eight cutting-edge technologies developed by the government are being shown off this week to venture capitalists and investors in Silicon Valley, with the hope of attracting someone to take the applications to market.
Hackers break into Energy's computer networks, put employees at risk
The Energy Department confirmed 14,000 current and former employees are at risk of identity theft as cyber attackers gained access to their personal information. This is at least the second hacking incident this year.
DoE restructures management offices to cut waste, improve security
The Department of Energy detailed to House lawmakers Wednesday its plans to create a new undersecretary for management and performance and expand its undersecretary of science office.
House bill cuts renewable energy budget
House spending bill targets renewable energy programs for cuts
DoE's Silverman helps us breathe a little easier
Josh Silverman, director of the Department of Energy's Office of Sustainability Support, led a team that identified and eliminated 1 million tons of dangerous greenhouse gases that were being emitted from DoE facilities.
Energy's Environmental Management office still struggling to manage contracts
The Energy Department's Office of Environmental Management (EM) faced scrutiny in a hearing Thursday that questioned EM's contract management. DOE has been on the GAO's High Risk List for contract management since 1990.
Energy officials land summer jobs for their kids
Report: Energy Dept. officials land jobs for their children, relatives despite nepotism rules
Senate confirms physicist Moniz as energy chief
Senate unanimously confirms Energy nominee Ernest Moniz
LEED green building standard clears first hurdle for governmentwide use
The Green Building Advisory Committee recommends GSA establish the LEED certification as the governmentwide standard for all federal buildings. GSA will work with Energy and DoD to come up with the final decision.
Acting energy secretary to be sworn in Tuesday
Energy Secretary Steven Chu is ending his tenure after four years and three months. Deputy Energy Secretary Daniel Poneman will serve as acting secretary beginning Tuesday and serve until a successor is sworn in.
Nearly 250 laid off at Wash. Hanford nuclear site
The Department of Energy announced that 235 people will be laid off, and more than 2,500 will be furloughed for several weeks, as a result of automatic federal budget cuts.
Energy nominee favors all-of the-above approach
Obama energy choice backs natural gas as 'bridge fuel' to reach clean energy
Obama nominates next heads of EPA, Energy
President Barack Obama signaled his willingness to tackle climate change with his pick of Gina McCarthy to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, one of three major appointments he announced Monday.
Obama nominates Wal-Mart's Burwell as budget chief
Obama nominates Wal-Mart's Sylvia Burwell as next budget chief in midst of fiscal battles
DOE: Budget cuts may slow nuclear waste cleanup
Energy Department says budget cuts could delay cleanup at highest-risk nuclear sites
Four generations of public service help Williams succeed at Energy
With 30 years of experience as a federal employee, Thomas Williams considers the government a great place to work. He even encouraged his youngest daughter to follow in the footsteps of her father, grandfather and great-grandfather. His leadership skills have earned him the honor of being names one of Federal News Radio's Top Leaders in Federal Service.
Energy Secretary Chu to step down
Energy Secretary Steven Chu, who won a Nobel Prize in physics but came under questioning for his handling of a solar energy loan, is stepping down.
NNSA CIO Osborn retiring
Bob Osborn, the National Nuclear Security Administration's chief information officer, is leaving the government after more than 36 years of service.


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Seattle Mariners blog
Seattle Mariners MLB news, including Seattle Mariners trades, roster, rumors, game and schedule information
Monthly Archive for February, 2014
Who is that guy? Meet some of the lesser-known players vying for Seattle Mariners roster spots
Visit seattlepi.com for more Seattle news. Contact Ari Liljenwall at email@example.com or @arissportstalk.
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Seattle Mariners CEO blasts anti-gay Arizona bill
The Seattle Mariners came out against a proposed bill in Arizona that would allow businesses to deny service to customers based on sexual orientation. Team CEO Howard Lincoln released a statement Wednesday from the team, which has held spring training in the state for over three decades. Here it is in its entirety: The Seattle […]
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Poll: How would you feel about a .500 Seattle Mariners squad?
Our friends over at Sportspress Northwest alerted us to the fact that at least one Las Vegas sports book is predicting a .500 season for the Seattle Mariners. Some additional research reaffirmed the notion that a number of people whose jobs depend on their ability to predict the outcome of sporting events feel like the […]
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Report: New York Mets interested in Seattle Mariners infielder Nick Franklin
In need of a shortstop, the New York Mets are reportedly interested in a trade for Seattle Mariners infielder Nick Franklin. Franklin, 22, enamored Seattle fans when he was first called up from Triple-A Tacoma last May. He got off to a hot offensive debut in the major leagues, sustaining his batting average around .290 […]
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Former coach criticizes Seattle Mariners' Robinson Cano
New York Yankees hitting coach Kevin Long generated headlines earlier this week after voicing his frustration over Robinson Cano's supposed lack of effort to the New York Daily News. Talk about Cano's sometimes lackadaisical nature — particularly on the basepaths — is nothing new. The 31-year-old infielder has been one of the most consistent offensive […]
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Five things to watch from Seattle Mariners spring training
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Photos from Seattle Mariners spring training
The Seattle Mariners held their first full-squad workout of spring training Tuesday in Peoria, Ariz. Visit seattlepi.com for more Seattle news. Contact reporter Stephen Cohen at email@example.com or @scohencopy.
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Mariners' Robinson Cano lobbies for slugger Nelson Cruz
Seattle Mariners fans have been clamoring for the club to sign free-agent outfielder Nelson Cruz, and the team's newly minted 240-million-dollar-man agrees. Speaking to reporters after the M's first full-squad spring training workout on Tuesday, second baseman Robinson Cano said that he would like to see Cruz, a fellow native of the Dominican Republic, suit […]
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Taijuan Walker has shoulder soreness; pitching becoming a big question for Seattle Mariners
Wednesday's big news out of the first day of Seattle Mariners spring training — other than Jesus Montero's apology and lack of fitness, again — was that Cy Young finalist Hisashi Iwakuma has a strained tendon in the middle finger of his throwing hand and will miss four to six weeks. But Thursday we learned […]
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Seattle Mariners' Franklin Gutierrez will miss 2014 season as gastrointestinal problems return
Poor Franklin Gutierrez. The 30-year-old Seattle Mariners outfielder, who missed much of the past three seasons, has informed the team that he won't play this year. The club announced Thursday that Gutierrez has "suffered a relapse of many of the symptoms he struggled with last spring" and will not report to spring training Monday. The […]
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Omar Wilson
- Faith by Omar Wilson ft/DMX Feat. DMX
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Audiences are continually 'wowed' by the performer, re-affirming the emotional reaction he received as a child during church performances. In fact, Omar has captivated audiences and has wowed his way to three time Apollo winner since 2007 and maintained his victory upon becoming Best R&B Male of the Year for both 2008 and 2009 at the Underground Music Awards held at BB Kings in NYC. In addition to his repertoire of awards, Omar released his 1st record nationally "Get to Know You Better" featuring platinum recording artist Angie Stone. Also in the summer of 2011, Omar plans to release a second mixtape entitled "The Product". He will then release a second single entitled "Faith," featuring renowned rapper/actor, DMX in the near future. Most recently, Omar performed the National Anthem at Mohegan Sun Casino during the live broadcast of a TKO boxing event. Reflecting on his growing career It is apparent that Omar will continue to amaze the world with his talent!


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School Of Music
Office hours & location
Aaron Copland School of Music
Room 203
Queens College C.U.N.Y.
65-30 Kissena Blvd.
Queens, NY 11367-1597
(Tel) 718-997-3800
(Fax) 718-997-3849
Mon-Thurs 9:00 am - 4:45 pm
Friday 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
The Placement Examination is required of all students who wish to take music major courses. The examination includes a written test in rudiments, melodic dictation, general knowledge of music and individual examinations in sight-singing and keyboard skills, and a brief test in voice or an instrument. There is a more advanced test in music theory for students with previous training or schooling. The more advanced test includes figured bass realization, melody harmonization, species counterpoint, and keyboard harmony.
These tests are given solely to determine the student's level of preparation. The results are not recorded in the permanent record but are used to determine the proper course and section assignments in theory, ear training, music history, and major ensemble. The examination is scheduled in May and in August for Fall registration and during January for Spring registration. For current examination dates, please see important dates and deadlines.


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Monday Sector Leaders: Utilities, Financial
In afternoon trading on Monday, Utilities stocks are the best performing sector, higher by 0.3%. Within that group, Ameren (NYSE: AEE) and Wisconsin Energy (NYSE: WEC) are two large stocks leading the way, showing a gain of 1.8% and 1.3%, respectively. Among utilities ETFs, one ETF following the sector is the Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF read »
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Perfect Holiday Gifts For The Cyclist In Your Family
Written by Boston Biker on Dec 10Here are some of the latest pieces I have been working on, read on to find out how to get one of your very own.
If you want to buy anything from the store you need to do so before Dec 18th to insure it gets to you on time.
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- Power To The Pedals Screening February 25, 2015TweetWenzday and the folks at Metro Pedal power are awesome, check out this great movie about their efforts to revolutionize the way goods are delivered in big cities. Power to the Pedals: Wenzday Jane and the Culture of Change Trailer … Continue reading →Boston Biker
- This…This Is Awesome, 40 ft Snow Tunnel Built By Cyclists February 25, 2015Tweet From Youtube: The MBTA blocked access to a bike path with a giant snowbank when they plowed the parking lot at Wellington Station. We decided to do something about it! more awesome back story here. This is a great … Continue reading →Boston Biker
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username: Sacek
age: 27
AOL screen name: Cyberbob120
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Electric Guitar for 3 years
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yeah.. it was. was it ok???
Posted Wed Mar 12, 2008 3:20am by nikiwish
lol.....i havent add anything yet because i havent gotten the time to do so..
nah... i'll take a look at them though!!
So what do you do on your free time?
Posted Tue Mar 11, 2008 8:41pm by nikiwish
Nice shredding.
Posted Tue Mar 11, 2008 3:19am by nikiwish
Born in Ny Moved to Nc in first grade. Waldorf through and through.(those who know, know. those who don't find out!!). and i have lived in carrboro and chapel hill ever since.
Where do i begin. Yngwie Malmsteen, Paul Gilbert, Symphony X, Dream Theater, Children of Bodom, Ensiferum, Wintersun, Bach, Beethoven, My Dad, Slayer, Metallica, and many many more.
1 Carlo Robelli Electric guitar, 1 Ibanez RG Series Guitar, 1 Peavey Rage 158 Amp, 1 BOSS GT-6 Guitar Effects Processor Pedal, 1 Macintosh G4 with Garage band Software.


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If a tour of North Texas is on your horizon, make sure Allen, Texas, is at the top of your itinerary! Already a favorite stop for group tour providers, motor coach operators and travel booking agents, Allen will wow any visitor to the area. If our over-the-top hospitality doesn't convince you, our more than 5 million square feet of
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Featured Businesses
All seven of our nationally recognized hotel brands have complimentary parking areas for group tour buses and are within short distances of our
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Watters Creek at Montgomery Farm
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While you are in Allen, make sure to check out all of the entertainment and action the
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