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Spring Practice Presser 3-31-15: DJ Durkin
What do you know about your defense now that you didn't know six weeks ago?
"I think we have a pretty good handle on our personnel right now in terms of strengths and weaknesses of guys individually and I think as a unit, too. It's been a really good spring. We've had quite a bit of reps out there in practice, in four hour practices. I think the main thing that I figured out about our defense is that they are willing to work. The guys, they competed every day we've been out there and they've really put the time in."
You said you kind of have a feel for their strengths and weaknesses. Would you say what their strengths are right now?
"Yeah, no, not necessarily more than that. Like I said, I think our group is really willing to work. They've been great in terms of learning our scheme throughout the spring. They come to meetings prepared, they come to practice prepared. I think that anytime you've got a hungry group that way I think there's good things ahead."
You came out here about a month ago said you wanted to throw as much at them as you could and then sort of whittle it down from there. Have you started to figure out what you think is going to work?
"Yeah, we have a pretty good idea. Starting on Saturday and then today's practice we started to move that way and narrow it down and sort of hone in on some of the things we'll be doing more of and they've really responded well to that, too. We probably got to a point there later in the spring where it was becoming overload for them, which was good. We pushed them to that limit and they saw we scaled back how they performed; a credit to them, They've grasped what we've thrown at them."
You said everyone would start with a clean slate. Who are the impact players?
"I think to name just a few guys – there are a lot of guys who really made strides throughout the spring. There are some guys we just pointed out the other day on film from day one of spring until now they've made huge strides. Lawrence Marshall is a guy who– he's a young guy, he's a freshman – the first two practices it didn't barely look like he could lineup. Now he's out there and he's playing really well for us. We expect him to help us. But there's a lot of guys. There's a whole group of guys that are veterans who've played a lot of football around here that have made those improvements as well. I just think that they're pushing each other really well and they're in the mindset every day whether it's meetings or practice to come to get better."
You guys lost both ends. Who's at the head of the defensive ends this spring?
"We've got several guys playing there. Wormley's playing some end, I mentioned Lawrence, Royce Jenkins-Stone is playing some end, we've even moved Mo Hurst out there a little bit to play some end, so we've done a combination of a lot of things. I think one of the bonuses to what we do schematically is the concepts carry over in fit so we're moving guys in different spots so when you do get injuries, you get nicked up, that's part of football– we have some guys we can put in there."
[After THE JUMP: linebacker talk and your regularly scheduled batch of Jabrill Peppers questions]
Monday Presser 10-27-14: Brady Hoke
News bullets and other items:
Desmond Morgan will be redshirted, allowing him to return next season as fifth-year senior
Jabrill Peppers was removed from the depth chart and will not "travel" with the team, but has not been ruled out for the season
The stake thing, according to Hoke, was not meant to disrespect anyone. Hoke called Dantonio to apologize for it.
Devin Gardner will start against Indiana
The team's goals are still out there (because the new goal is to take it one game at a time and beat Indiana)
Opening remarks:
"Thanks for coming. Obviously we're very disappointed in the outcome and the results last week. We came in as a team yesterday. We looked at it. We were critical constructively with each other about what we need to do. The opportunities that we had, because there were plenty of opportunities to make some plays on both sides and that's something that we weren't very – executing the consistency with it, we need to be better. There's always a great emotion in a rivalry game. I think that always happens and we're excited about the opportunity to have those rivalry games but win or lose you've got to move forward from them, and I think that's an important part for us with Indiana coming here for homecoming, with Tevin Coleman coming here as the leading rusher in the country. We have to play a lot better against the run defensively than we did the other day. One injury update: Desmond Morgan we're going to redshirt this year and then he'd be back as a fifth-year senior next year.
When you talk about consistency, you seem to hit a lot of the same themes each week. Is there something about the message to your team that isn't getting through?
"Well, I… one of the big things this week, which was a little different, was that we had seven drops and we haven't done that. We've caught the ball decently. When you look at it, and as you look at it as coaches, we're pretty much consistent on what is a drop and what's not but we had some opportunities. You move the chains, you have an opportunity to keep the flow going better. You also if you execute in those things you have a chance to change the mindset a little bit of how a guy calls defenses against you, and so those are the execution things that we've been pretty good [with]. Did we run the ball well enough? No. The offensive line was good enough, though, if we execute in some other areas.
On Saturday night you said you were going to think about what was going to happen with the starting quarterback. Have you made a determination there?
"Yeah, Devin will be our starter. I mean, Devin had some good throws the other day. Some of them we've got to come down with. And on the shovel pass, Justice gets knocked off. It's a timing play and so it looks like he flipped it to the linebacker, which is actually what happened, but we get knocked off on the shovel and so the timing of that. We've got to be better mechanically when we had the fumble. You get a fumble and then you fumble it right back. It was an opportunity that we had. But no, he'll be the starter."
Talk about the run defense and what specifically has to get better team like Indiana that's running the ball really well.
"Well, first let's go back so last week. Not that I don't want to talk about Indiana, but we've got to do a better job at the point of attack, and that was a disappointing thing. There were some double teams that we've got to hold on to a little better so the linebackers can run. At the same point, we missed some tackles and opportunities there, so from that standpoint we need to play a lot better and the same thing for Indiana. Block schemes are block schemes and we've got to do a better job of playing those.
[After THE JUMP: I'm askin' bout practice]
Wednesday Presser 10-15-14: Brady Hoke
News bullets and other items:
Hoke expects Devin Gardner to start against MSU, with Shane Morris now healthy enough to be his backup
Hoke identified zone coverage, the run game, and creating big plays as areas for improvement over the final five games of the season
Kyle Bosch will re-join the team in January after taking a leave of absence for personal reasons
Willie Henry could have played against Penn State if it was necessary
Hoke alluded to being past the point of making a decision regarding Desmond Morgan redshirting and was evasive when asked if he'd miss the rest of the season
The coaches go over negative highlights from around college football each week in team meetings
If you're wondering why there were no MGoQuestions it's because they were all about MSU, and I decided to save them for Monday since Hoke said the coaches are only in the preliminary stages of gameplanning
Opening remarks:
"Number one, thanks for coming out today. It was good to get a win. Obviously winning's an important aspect of what you do when you compete. The atmosphere, I think, in Michigan Stadium was unbelievable and I know our kids, the energy, they feed off that and it was through the whole game. It was loud when it needed to be loud [from] our students and our fans so we really appreciate that.
"Yesterday we had a shortened practice. We'll go a little longer today. Just fundamentals and techniques being the main emphasis. A little bit on our next opponent, Michigan State, but a lot of fundamental work because we've got some young guys who want to continue to grow and continue to get them as many reps as we can, and then you've got some older guys who've played a lot of football in seven games [over] seven weeks so you want to get them some rest when you can but at the same time try and get some of the early game planning stuff. And with byes, to get physically healthy is an important part of it as much as you can; you're never going to be all the way. And then we've got a great rivalry game with Michigan State.
'So the other thing we'll use the bye week for is recruiting. The other part of it will be for us to– for us as a staff to do some self scout with where you're at and what you've done so far and where you might want to change some details up and I think that's one thing Michigan State did – not Michigan State, Penn State, the other night when you look at some of the down and distance and formation things in the first half from an offensive standpoint. They had the bye week and I think they went in seeing that they needed to change up a little bit and I think they did that."
Do you expect Devin [Gardner] to start at Michigan State?
"Yeah, I would. I think having Shane back and healthy also is a big part of it and as much as we are going to talk about injuries yeah, we expect Devin to be there."
You've touched on this in the past, but what would you say is the biggest area of improvement in Devin since you've known him?
"I'd say as much as anything I think [it's] his leadership. I think nowadays kids, not a lot of them have that natural leadership. And a lot of that is, and this is an opinion, I haven't studied this but they play so much AAU now. It used to be you go in a backyard or churchyard and you'd say [to] 10 guys, 'Okay you're the captain of this team and you're [the captain] of this,' then pick. Now we have adults making decisions that I don't believe kids get to make and it doesn't help them grow and so that's just part of what I think. So it's a little tougher at times to help kids grow in that department."
[After THE JUMP: more details on stuff summarized in the bullets]
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At least let people prove they're bonafide. Michigan oversold basketball season tickets again. This time the sheer extent is lesser, as they've only sold 3250 tickets for 3000 seats instead of the 4500 last year, but they've again announced the rules after the tickets were bought… and you wonder if last year's policy reduced the number of people willing to buy this year. It's not like the team outlook is a whole lot different—Michigan was not expected to rampage through the Big Ten a year ago and looked a lot like a bubble team early.
Fewer claim periods (only three vs. six last season)
Missed claimed game penalties will only affect the ability to claim in the 3rd and final claim period (vs. penalties in each claim period last season)
Students will have the ability to return up to three (3) claimed games up to 24 hours before a game to account for last minute plans (not available last season)
Electronic tracking of scanned tickets for confirmation of attendance (not available last season)
I get that attendance is an issue; this is all stick, no carrot, though. There's a core of attendees who were at every game last year. They should get to just have normal tickets since they've proved their bonafides.
OSU is facing a ton of cover zero. They are rushing for 4.9 YPC anyway.
Well… more time isn't going to fix things. Not that you need convincing of this but here are the boggling numbers Ohio State is putting up minus Braxton Miller:
Ohio State ranks second in the Big Ten and 12th nationally in total offense at 523.6 yards per game. The Buckeyes' 44.6 points per game are second in the Big Ten and fifth in the country. And redshirt freshman quarterback J.T. Barrett ranks third in all of college football in passing efficiency.
And that's with the one-off collapse against Virginia Tech when Bud Foster reached deep into the playbook to bring out Buddy Ryan's old bear fronts. Opponents are trying to replicate that success weekly now, and Ohio State has adapted quickly.
OSU's line is mostly new and a bit more experienced than Michigan's, but it's the smallest possible gap. Michigan has two fourth year players, two third year players, and a freshman for a total of 10 years already on campus. OSU is at 11. They've only got one senior. Meanwhile, their backfield consists of all second year players: JT Barrett, Ezekiel Elliott, Dontre Wilson, and Jalin Marshall are all sophomores or redshirt freshmen.
If you know what you're doing you can put together some killer offenses without piles of experience these days; the coaching gap between Michigan and Ohio State is vast.
Upcoming quarterbacks. Nate Sudfeld is out for the year for Indiana, which is a huge blow for them after both Cam Coffman and Tre Roberson left the program this summer. Indiana went from one of the most solid situations in the league to auditioning true freshmen they hoped to redshirt. Unless they catch lightning in a bottle that's looking like a win. Indiana's defense is so permeable even Michigan will go up and down the field on them. Iowa scored consecutive 60-plus-yard TDs. I mean.
Northwestern is also having some issues with Trevor Siemian:
Siemian went down against Northern Illinois and needed to be taken out of the game without putting any pressure on his leg. It turns out it was an ankle injury. It was clear that if there was a game the next week, he would not have played. He healed during the bye week, and although he was not 100 percent, he played against Western Illinois.
It appeared the injury was improving, but this week, Siemian was limping at times, and he had a massive ball of tape on his ankles.
Northwestern's policy is that Pat Fitzgerald will not discuss injuries in-depth. He will get as specific as "upper body" or "lower body."
Maryland has CJ Brown back after a wrist injury, FWIW.
Redshirts? Michigan won't talk injuries but a lot of people are reading bad things into this statement from Hoke's teleconference yesterday:
With five games remaining for the Wolverines (3-4 overall, 1-2 Big Ten), Hoke was asked if it is time to consider looking at a redshirt for Peppers.
"We would handle that when the time would come," Hoke said.
I'm not sure how he's supposed to answer that question with the usual level of vagueness without implying that a medical redshirt is possible, so I don't read too much into that. I have heard that the injury is severe enough that it's certainly on the table. How much does that mean if Peppers is still likely to be a three-and-out guy? Maybe not much.
Meanwhile, Desmond Morgan is also eligible for a medical redshirt if he does not return and that was broached:
"I don't think there's any difference (between Morgan and Peppers), it just depends on how guys progress," Hoke said. "Us not doing anything or doing something with (Morgan), yeah (we could)."
Is there a cutoff point you have to get to in order to make that decision?
"I think we're kind of by it, in some way," Hoke said. "I didn't say (he'd miss the season), (but) I think there's a lot of possibilities."
That would make sense, as Michigan's not doing anything this year and Morgan might prefer another crack at being a senior… especially if he thinks he's got a shot at the NFL.
The Orsoning. He came, he saw, he cackled madly like he was Walter White in Crawl Space while looking almost exactly like Walter White in Crawl Space, and he writes about it:
The normal Michigan crankiness involves the complaints that all fanbases spanning a wide age range involve: that they do not run the ball enough, that the stadium speakers play music too loudly and too frequently now, that someone's knees stick into your back in the cramped stands, even with the rows of empty seats visible here and there. We don't run the ball enough. Bo, sainted Bo Schembechler, would never, ever have let a team not run the ball like this.
Those are normal complaints, the kind of ideological complaints any fanbase has in variation. See "Any older portion of the fanbase wondering why they're playing hip-hop where there are children," or "Team raised on fierce offense and naked aggression gets saddled with a dullard defensive coach." That might be me talking about Florida, because it is. The point is that every fanbase is unhappy in its own unique key. When Alabama fans are unhappy, it is because a linebacker has just missed a tackle or because someone has unleashed the horror of a passing touchdown on them. When Michigan is unhappy, it is cold, someone is edging onto your seat cushion, and someone has just done something deeply unSchembechler-ish.
The abnormal grievances, the ones indicative of a real theological schism in the church of Michigan, come from the older gentleman standing up when Michigan takes a timeout -- with one second left on the clock in the first half and Penn State leaving for the locker rooms -- and yelling:
Grievances of that severity can't hide.
He did not mention a guy at Marlin Jackson's Go Blue Bowl tailgate asking Roy Roundtree to do his Donald Duck impression, but he got everything else.
Etc.: Orson talks Ann Arbor at about the ten minute mark in the latest Shutdown Fullcast. Everything is dappled, he says. Will Leitch on how Todd Gurley may as well GTFO without taking more hits before he can get paid.
Picture Pages: MLB Is About Mitigation
Ryan under the microscope [Eric Upchurch]
Hello. As per usual, a game against a tomato can causes me to dig up something negative because I figure that the bad things that happen against weak teams are more likely to recur than the good ones. I'm not being negative, I'm being useful!
After this opening paragraph it may not surprise you that I didn't think Ryan had a particularly good game as Michigan's MLB. There were a couple of opportunities to contrast him with Desmond Morgan on similar plays that didn't come out well for Ryan. To the stillmobile!
Taking on blockers
App State had one drive of any consequence before Michigan started throwing third stringers on the field. That was a 75-yard march on which they ran an old Rodriguez staple, the "belly," repeatedly for good yardage.
Belly is designed to attack the soft underbelly of the backside of a defense facing inside zone. The end gets optioned off and then the goal of the defense is to use the backside DT's natural desire to shoot the gap to the playside against him. This usually sees the backside tackle get a free release on a linebacker on a quick-hitting play. (A quick google search indicates that this is Rodriguez-exclusive terminology, so your local guru's verbiage will vary.)
This was tough for Michigan to defend as aligned because the backside DT saw zone action and went GRRAAAH at it, driving himself way out of the play because he's Willie Henry and he is 1) strong and 2) not yet super disciplined. This put linebackers in bad spots, facing free OL while trying to shut down a ton of space.
Here's Morgan in that situation:
It feels like Michigan is a little misaligned here, with the linebacker shaded to one side against a formation that has no TE.
On the snap Beyer is let go and must respect the keep, so he flows upfield. Henry will get his own momentum used against him and get way out of the play, which I have designated by putting a frown at the end of his line. Morgan has an OT coming at him and a problem.
Beyer plays the mesh point well, inducing a give but forming up near the LOS so he can respond to a handoff. Henry is about to leave.
Here is the the key thing for Morgan on this play: he takes the contact. He in fact initiates the contact despite not having much forward momentum (which it is hard to get on a quick hitting play like belly). He impacts the OL and rocks him back:
Note that the guy next to him is Henry, who is trying to fight back to the play by giving ground. Also note that if Henry was anywhere near where the line would like him to be, Beyer is tackling as people wall up.
The back actually bounces off the OL…
And then a bunch of guys tackle him after six yards.
This is not a good result and I think Morgan's original alignment had something to do with that. He ends up taking the block to the inside instead of square and that gives the back room to the outside when otherwise this could have been a third down coming up. But: tough job in a lot of space. I gave him a half point for slowing down what could otherwise have been bad.
[After the JUMP: Jake Ryan tries his hand.]
Credible Rumor: Desmond Morgan Out With Arm Injury
Not like this [Bryan Fuller]
This is still in the not-gospel category but it looks like Desmond Morgan is going to be on the shelf a while.
This morning, the internet started rumoring about a linebacker out injured. This was vaguely confirmed (no name, no timetable) by Sam Webb. Now there are reports that Desmond Morgan has been spotted on campus with a cast on one arm. This confirms a report from our message board that I think is legit; I've followed up with the poster to get more detail.
Someone is hurt, and two different reports that it's Morgan, one eyewitness. I expect that he will be out for a bit; six weeks is the internet timetable, but I wouldn't put a ton of stock in that.
In Morgan's absence expect to see more James Ross. ND's offensive scheme will put Michigan in the nickel for most snaps, all but eliminating the WLB spot that Ross and RJS are occupying at the moment. Ross got some time at ILB against App State when Mattison was displeased with the starters. Michigan is going to need an option there if either starter doesn't live up to offseason hype.


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6s r a fav, but this gold is wack
no more lace swaps ill take that shine
All they need is a lace swap
Dope but they just not up to the DMP Blacks 6's to me..t
wow y'all really don't see the 8s?? 2nd page last pic... pass for me, only gonna cop obsidian 12s, bred 11s, raptors, maybe olympic 7s, and Columbia 11s if they drop..
I dont see no VIII's, someone point me to these so called VIII's that you see
What 8s?
ima pass on every jordan except bred 11's bred 4's olive 9's and obsidian 12's i might pick up raptor 7's and olympic 6's but these 6's are horrible quality, DEFINATELY waiting for the NIke Speed Turfs.
I'll take those 8's over these 6's anyday
air jordan vi golden moment i have 5 pairs size 8and 81/2,9,11,12
B grade early release
Seems like the laces give off a little shine in the light. Nice touch.
at least he didn't put up no ridiculous ass buy now like everyone else who sells kicks early.......
I assume he's talkin about the 8's in the background of one of the pictures, which are nice but I wouldn't take em over these VI's. I can't wait til this pack drops...
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What's your email address? or the best way to reach you?
Hit me up I want the size 9
Everything isnt a b grade that release early. You do understand that the production is done on this shoe right. They come out in august
yea but anyone sellin em early on ebay is sellin Bgrades. If you trust that crap, buy it and let us know how bad they are. Or r u the guy sellin em??
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Someone has got to get Best Buy to wake up. Neighbors and friends are behind me and I will hand out fliers, make a Better Business Bureau complaint and in time through word of mouth, perhaps Best Buy will wake up...or end up as Circuit City did. You cannot treat people this way and expect a good reputation. When talking to agents, there speech is obviously canned and statements like "We understand your frustration" truly means nothing...what they really mean is too bad, so sad, perhaps you would like a jar of vasoline cuz you've just been S________D.
If you have had similar experience I urge you to register complaint, contact TV and radio stations, file reports, hand out flyers, whatever it takes. All attempts with Best Buy have been in vain to resolve this matter...They truly don't care.
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-Ebaying from barclays email address during work hours.
-Several disputes/claims of items not received on Ebay.
-Claims most of her post goes missing on a regular basis when they are sent standard delivery, but does not pay addition charges for recorded delivery.
I have had a problem with this buyer on Ebay who claims the items have not been received, I linked the buyer to a family members account who sells the same items and she also confirmed the buyer claimed her item not received.
When confronted with the above her response implied that all her post goes missing when sent standard delivery but did not choose recorded delivery option.
Currently investigating Royal Mail theft/Fraud and other possibilities however we should mention that this buyer has a track record of items not received problems.
In addition to this should a proffesional reprensenting Barclays be Ebaying from a barclays email address?
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I have the Facebook plugin (latest 1.3 version) installed, and have several issues I can't figure out. I only have the Like + Send button and Comments box enabled, and don't have any other FB plugins installed. I also have the regular WP comments disabled.
1. When a user posts the first comment in each comment, it doesn't update the UI with the new comment. In fact, it doesn't do anything - so the user thinks their comment isn't posting. They need to refresh the page manually to see their comment. After the first comment is posted, future comments are added dynamically.
2. The number next to the Like/Send box (i.e. 2 people like this.) seems to indicate the number of Likes + the Number of comments. Shouldn't this just show the number of Likes?
3. Is there any way to be notified of new comments? Searching the forum, it seems like the answer is no, but why can other FB plugins do this, and the Official plugin can't? Or is there at least a way to see them in my FB Developers App console? I would think they would show up in Apps > [my app name] > Insights > Likes and Comments or the App Timeline View, but none of my test comments/likes show up, even though I entered in "App ID" and "App Secret" correctly. In fact, the only stats I get are basic ones about User numbers. I can't imagine having to go through hundreds of stories on my site, to see if there are any new comments somewhere.
4. EDIT - It also seems like the number of Comments made in the FB comments box don't seem to be reporting to WP anymore, when that used to work fine, before.
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ITT Technical Institute Takes advantage of the disabled in Henderson, Nevada
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*UPDATE Employee: ITT-Tech and the Disabled
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I would not have sent the report, but found many complaints, including the ones regarding the disabled. My son is 29 years old and had a traumatic brain injury. I am not sure how he was contacted by ITT Tech, but he is now a student there and doing miserably. Just as others have said - he passed the proficiency exam. I have an associates and a bachelor's in accounting with a minor in criminal justice and and I can tell you that the material he is learning is way above his head. He keeps saying - oh but they will get me a job when I am done - yada yada yada. He wasn't even to fill out his own application and FAFSA - they did it for him!
I am encouraging him to quit and go to the Community College if he wants to continue. To their credit, ITT Tech has provided tutoring - which my son goes to just about every day. He is still not doing well and it's really affecting his self-worth. He does not drive, so he takes the bus and does a lot of walking. Because he has fused vertebrae in his back, his mobility is limited.
Bottom line is - they took advantage of him. He is on social security and medicad, so they know he is limited in ability. I would like him to quit and either get a break on the tuition or give more time to pay it back. My next step is to research and contact the agency that enforces the American with Disabilites Act.
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If a person that is disabled is attempting to become better, should you try to stop him from succeeding?
I do not see ITT-Tech as taking advantage of the disabled as not only am I technically disabled, so is the head of the department. A school can not tell me that I am not capable because of my disability as that is illegal. They can however try everything they can to help those that are interested.
I am sorry that he is having a hard time but I know that ITT-Tech relies on a much larger support structure than other colleges and the simple fact that he is trying is essential to his success.
Americans with Disabilities Act is a good start for you. I hope that you learned the same thing that I have in that no location can discriminate because of a disability and it is up to the person with the disability to decide if they are able.
I would not become a firefighter or a track star because I beleive the lack of a leg prevents me from such things but no one has the right to tell me that I can not do something as a disabled man... that is what ADA is interested in... a fair chance to choose our own path without being judged without even getting the chance to try.
I am happy with ITT as a computer instructor and they are one of the few businesses that overlooked my disability in interest of my mental capability. I am also happy that he is trying.
As one disabled man to another, way to many disabled people get stuck in the rut of 'poor me' and expect others to do their bidding. I am happy to see you try and remember... it is always harder for a disabled person. That is a fact. But when we succeed, we ARE better than the others and in due right. Do not give up and organize your studies to managable chunks because when you do show you can do better, you are showing you can do better with less than those around... leaving you as the icon of strength to the rest of us.
I wish you the best.
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AUTHOR: Robert - (U.S.A.)
SUBMITTED: Tuesday, October 27, 2009POSTED: Tuesday, October 27, 2009
If he is competent enough to make his own decisions and get around on his own, I am not sure what violations you think they committed. At least you feel that he is competent. As he was able to be contacted by them, have the applications filled out, take the tests, and enrolled in the school without you knowing or raising any objections.
Also, as far as I am aware the ADA mostly involves discrimination AGAINST a person with disabilities. How did they discriminate against him if they enrolled him in the school and are trying to provide tutoring? Had they actually denied him this education after passing the "proficiency" test, he may have actually have been able to turn around and sue them for discrimination.
Also, except for the cost, what makes you think that a Community College would be any different? Have you been to one lately? Just trying to get a class can be an experience...not a pleasant one. If he struggles at a CC how easy do you think he would find access to tutoring? Do you think he is always going to get Instructors or Professors who will spend extra time with him when they have hundreds of other students.
I am not defending ITT or knocking Community Colleges. Just giving something that you need to think about.
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NEW YORK – A stick-up kid with a laundry list of past crimes testified Tuesday about the botched robbery he planned with four other men that led to the shooting death of a New York City police officer.
Ariel Tejada took the stand in the murder trial of two men in the Dec. 12, 2011, death of Officer Peter Figoski. The 23-year-old detailed how he'd held a gun (but never killed anyone), assaulted people, acted as a lookout and robbed and burgled. He'd been given at least two chances by the courts to set his life straight, but instead he fell into a gang and started robbing drug dealers with his buddy, Nelson Morales, he said.
"We was in cahoots all the time," he said. They once shook down a drug dealer for $34,000 and some cocaine. Another time it was $11,000, he said.
"It was easy for us," he said of the decision to rob drug dealers. "They wouldn't go to police to say they have been robbed for drugs."
Tejada testified that he trusted Morales and didn't ask questions when he said he had a new drug dealer to rob – the basement tenant at his uncle's Brooklyn building. Tejada said Morales told him his uncle was in on it, but he really wasn't. The uncle, Carlos Feliciano, testified Monday that he called 911 when he heard the break-in.
The men beat up the tenant and asked him where the marijuana was, Tejada testified. When the first two officers arrived, Morales and Tejada pretended to be victims, while two other suspects, Kevin Santos and Lamont Pride, hid in an unfurnished boiler room near the front door, Tejada said.
Assistant District Attorney Kenneth Taub said Pride fired the fatal shot as he was trying to escape while Figoski and his partner attempted to enter the building as backup. The suspected getaway driver, Michael Velez, was arrested running down the street with no coat on in the cold, Taub said. The two men have pleaded not guilty to murder.
Morales and a fourth man, Kevin Santos, are facing a separate trial.
Tejada pleaded guilty to murder and robbery and will get a reduced sentence if he testifies truthfully about the crime, he acknowledged. He said he felt nervous that so many people were coming with them on the job, when usually it was him and Morales.
Pride has said that he didn't mean to fire the shot and that Tejada didn't witness the shooting because he was talking with other officers. But he testified that Pride had the gun and that Velez wanted a cut of the job.
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During testimony, Figoski's father, Frank, became unresponsive and was hospitalized, briefly halting court proceedings. The court cleared in silence as he was examined. Judge Alan Marrus told jurors that the 79-year-old Figoski was seemed to be doing fine and was taken to a hospital as a precaution.
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The father who shopped son to police after he ran up a £3,700 bill playing games on his iPad
- Father claims teenage son was unaware he was being charged
- Wants Apple to scrap the charge but company has so far refused
- Only way to recoup money is to report purchases as fraudulent
- Son could now face arrest and questioning by police
When he discovered he had run up a £3,700 bill on his father's credit card playing games on his iPad, Cameron Crossan expected a very stern telling off at least.
The 13-year-old was mortified by what he had done – but worse was to come. For instead of punishing him, his father filed an official police complaint effectively accusing him of fraud.
Doug Crossan, 48, said he was horrified when his credit card company informed him of the amount his son had spent on the games in Apple's online App Store.
Charges: Mr Crossan claims his son was unaware he was being charged for the in-game purchases and wants Apple to scrap the charge
Cameron could now face arrest and questioning by detectives.
But that is not the reason the
teenager was shopped. If Mr Crossan had wanted him to feel the force of
the law he could have done it himself – he is a PC with Avon and
Somerset Police. He contacted the national Action Fraud helpline in the
hope of getting his money back from Apple.
He says Cameron was unaware he was being charged for the purchases and wants Apple to refund the cash. But the technology giant has so far refused, so Mr Crossan believes that by reporting the purchases as fraudulent his credit card company will have to foot the bill.
Mr Crossan, of Clevedon, Somerset, said yesterday: 'I am sure Cameron had no intention to do it, but I had to have a crime reference number if there was any chance of getting any credit card payments refunded.
'In theory the local police station
would contact me and ask for Cameron to come in to be interviewed. I
could make it difficult, of course, and refuse to bring him in, and they
would have to come and arrest him.'
Games: Cameron Crossan racked up more than 300 purchases on games such as Plants vs Zombies, Hungry Shark, Gun Builder and Nova 3 on the iPad
Mr Crossan logged the details of his MBNA Virgin credit card with Apple when he used his son's device to download music.
Cameron then racked up more than 300 purchases on games such as Plants vs Zombies, Hungry Shark, Gun Builder and N.O.V.A. 3. Many of them are free to download but users can buy in-game extras. In one game Cameron had purchased a virtual chest of gold coins costing £77.98.
He would have had to key in a password before each of the purchases was processed.
When his father confronted him, Cameron quickly confessed but said he did not know it was costing money as the games were initially free.
Plants vs Zombies: One of the games Cameron purchased on the iPad
Mr Crossan said: 'There was no indication in the game that he was being charged for any of the clicks made within it.
'He innocently thought that, because it was advertised as a free game, the clicks would not cost anything.'
Apple has refused to cancel the charges, citing parental responsibility and pointing out that iPads contain password locks to prevent accidental or unwanted purchases.
Aid: Cameron has only owned the Apple tablet computer since December after he and other pupils at his school were bought them to aid them in class
But Mr Crossan said: 'I am a father
of a studious, polite and sensible 13-year-old who has been duped after
uploading free children's games on his iPod and iPad.
'Our son is mortified to think that
this has happened. I wonder how many others there are in the UK that
have suffered at the hands of these apps?'
Of his decision to report Cameron to Action Fraud, Mr Crossan said: 'Really I just want to embarrass Apple as much as possible. Morally, I just don't understand where Apple gets off, charging for a child's game.'
A spokesman for the Home Office, which runs Action Fraud, said last night: 'It sounds like this would be a matter to resolve with Apple. It doesn't sound like a fraud has taken place.' Cameron could in theory end up with a criminal record as he is over the age of ten. But a legal source doubted whether the Crown Prosecution Service would think a prosecution was in the public interest.
Virgin Money has declined to comment on the case.
With more than half a billion active accounts, the App Store is the most popular online marketplace in the world.
Mr Crossan is among a growing number of parents caught out by their children's unauthorised spending on apps.
Earlier this year, five-year-old Danny Kitchen spent £1,700 buying weapons and ammunition in the iPad game Zombies vs Ninjas.
Apple refunded the money to his parents Greg and Sharon.
In the US, Apple is paying £66million in compensation to parents whose children ran up huge bills. The case is unlikely to affect British families
This is by no means the first case of a parent being shocked to find their child had run up a huge bill on their computer by playing games.
Earlier this month MailOnline reported how Theo Rowland-Fry had racked up a £980 bill by buying virtual doughnuts while playing a Simpsons game.
And just last month five-year-old Danny Kitchen (pictured right), from Bristol, made 19 purchases totalling more than £1,300 for extra software to help him play the game Zombies vs Ninja.
By pressing a shopping trolley icon on the screen, Danny was offered the chance to buy extra animated 'ammunition'. He bought dozens of in-game 'weapons' and 'keys' which cost up to £69.99 a time.
His parents were refunded after they contacted Apple.
Customers who accidentally rack up large bills on iTunes do not have an automatic right to a refund, although Apple does appear willing to return the cash on a case-by-case basis.
But in the US, the company is paying out £66million in compensation to parents whose children ran up massive bills while using its free apps.
Now, as many as 23million people are eligible for a refund. However, the decision is unlikely to affect British families.
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Truck drivers are highly trained and experienced drivers who make their living by safely delivering their cargoes to their destinations. They don't make a fortune on any single delivery. They never want to risk an accident, because their living depends on being able to make another delivery tomorrow or next week or the month after, and an accident or traffic violation can mean a suspended license, which means the end of work forever.
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There are billions of dollars at stake in the balance between what trucking companies pay to keep their trucks on the road and how quickly they can get cargo delivered.
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Maybe one driver will be in a position to turn down a delivery with an unrealistic schedule, but others, especially drivers kept in a stable or pool by a large company, know they have to take the work to keep their job, or maybe they just have to take this job, today, to make a rent payment or get school clothes for their children.
Whatever the reason, the trucking company makes the rules of the road and drivers must comply. While government entities such as the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), a division of the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA), seek to regulate the industry, industry lobbyists have again and again shown their power to shape the government's guidelines, including limitations on how long drivers can be on the road, called Hours of Service (HOS) rules.
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Sprint Sprint PCS Scammed at the counter, then lied to by Corporate HQ. Sprint pulled a job on me. Chicago, Illinois
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Fine, salesperson lied to me. I can move on. Then the next I get my first phone bill. It's about $15 more a month than what I was paying for service at my previous carrier. When I asked for pricing I was given an estimate that was about $20 less than my previous carrier, tax and fees included. However Sprint, for some ridiculous reason, seems unable to put the logic together in a computer and tell you what your exact taxes and monthly fees will be when you're signing a new contract. The result is you're buying a contract but not being given an accurate full price. That's bull. So I filed an FCC complaint and got a call from Sprint HQ. A woman spoke to me, telling me that stores were independently owned and she couldn't do anything about it. Then she told me she could accurately tell me what my monthly bill should be.
But then I don't get a bill for two months. I get text alerts from Sprint telling me I'm late payments. I make payments on faith because I haven't seen a bill. But call over and over to find out what's going on and why they can't get me a bill. Finally four months later I've got a bill. It's got a late fee and from that I can tell there's been other late fees. So I call to get the late fees cancelled. They won't do it. It's my fault for not checking up on them.
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- The salesperson at the store located at 3954 North Lincoln Ave in Chicago will lie to get you to sign.
- The salespeople will not tell you accurately what your monthly bill will be
- If you complain to corporate HQ, they will deny culpability
- Corporate HQ will also lie about your monthly bill, if you ask for an accurate estimate
- They will not reverse fees they cause.
In addition, you should know the service itself is horrible. I live in a metropolis and have dropout and bad call service, and several places outdoors I cannot get a decent data connection, and when I do it's as slow as EDGE from AT&T was. Worst. Cell Company. Ever.
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I was billed $98, properties on current hotsheet are as high as $650, and there were no $99 properties. After faxing in the request, I have yet to recieve any information on links for the website (has been 10 days now). I would be interested in knowing if anyone has ever recieved a referral check!
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Ok, so Gex isn't the most exciting town on the planet. Few people beyond those that live there even know of its existence. But it does have some excellent redeeming features. For a start.. the views. Check these photos out, views of the mountains surrounding Mont Blanc taken out of the window of the apartment I was staying in.
You don't get much better than this do you?
What is more, Gex is close enough to Geneva to make it commutable, so you can enjoy the pleasures of France while getting the pay of Switzerland. ;-)
Gex is also very near to the Snowfields of the Jura. In winter you can just pop up the road to enjoy a ski or walk through the stunning scenery.
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I may choose to study in Gen�ve and I was worrying about the Swiss prices, but JLBG advised me I'd live in Gex and study in Gen�ve. I see you are of the same opinion. Nice photos!
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But is this idyllic working environment paying off in the final product? It's a fair question to ask -- only a small handful of games media has seen Ghost in action, and Blizzard has kept a tight lid on the development process. Judging by the time we got to spend with Nihilistic's "tactical-action" game, however, the team (composed chiefly of ex-LucasArts folk) not only works well together -- they've also got some serious game-making talent.
By now, it's likely that you've read a preview or two of Ghost. Chances are you're already familiar with Nova, the foxy operative sent by Cover Ops Commander Jackson Hauler on a series of military missions. You know that the game's based on StarCraft, the immensely popular PC strategy classic, and that you'll encounter enemies from all three classic StarCraft races -- Terran, Zerg and Protoss. If you've been paying very close attention, you might even know about Nova's abilities -- a worrying arsenal of weaponry, a set of three psi powers, and the support of the Terran team backing her up.
But what does all this come together to create? Curious gamers who've been staring at Ghost screenshots for the past year might guess that the game's a sort of sci-fi Splinter Cell, featuring Nova shimmying across wires and dragging dead bodies about. This, as it turns out, isn't far off from how the real game plays. Nova is a Ghost, and Ghosts work best when they're under cover -- either hiding in shadows or crates, or cloaked in psi-enhanced invisibility. You can drag bodies around (even throwing them off tall cliffs if you'd like), and just like in the Clancy games, this is necessary at times to avoid setting off a general sentry alert. There are also a variety of surveillance devices, from cameras to roving scanner drones, which can be disabled temporarily with an electrostatic shock or two from Nova.
If you jump to the conclusion that Ghost is a Splinter Cell wannabe, however, you'd be a fair bit mistaken. Stephens' crew at Nihilistic has taken pains to avoid the little annoyances that plagued Ubisoft's thriller -- the high difficulty and the heavy repetition that awaited you with each mistake. Stealth is important in Ghost, but what's more important is the story and level design. If you're no good at this sneaking-around stuff, there are other ways to solve many problems: a lovely variety of guns, special weapons (including a spider-bot straight out of
To better explain how Ghost works, it may be wise to go through an example level. Let's examine Nova's first mission, where she's assigned to investigate a Terran base where something's gone wrong.
- Nova begins outside the base and works her way inside, slinking across a long, dank corridor. It's a bit dark, but you've got a light you can use to illuminate the surroundings -- a very subtle but nice effect.
- Once inside the main hall, you encounter a series of cameras scanning the area. If you'd like, you can turn on invisibility and simply walk past, assuming it's a very dumb sort of camera that has no infrared capabilities. (Psi powers run off a separate "spirit" meter which automatically refills over time.) If you'd like to take a more technical approach, try disabling the cameras or the electrical switchbox powering them.
- Once past this array, you discover what hit the Terran base -- a horde of Zerg aliens have broken in, killed everyone, and established a hatchery. Enemies can be dispatched by gunfire or by other means you discover along the way -- for example, a remotely-activated gun turret. You can also stealth-kill opponents if you succeed in sneaking up behind them, but stealth kills don't work on Zergs (as Stephens explained, the team couldn't come up with a Zerg stealth-kill animation that didn't look silly).
- You run into another dark room, this one infested with enemies. Nova has the power to see in the dark (one of her psi abilities), and firing off sniper shots at enemies in darkness is the only way to overcome certain tricky bits. There's even a move where Nova dangles herself off a ladder, whips out her sniper rifle, and fires precise shots while hanging upside down. She's very limber, you see.
Eventually Nova finds a way out of the infested base, and after a debriefing, it's on to the next mission (no branching paths, unfortunately).
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