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Giants' Andre Brown can run, but he can't block
Excerpt: "The Giants planned that running backs Ahmad Bradshaw and Andre Brown would split the snaps, and carries, at about 50/50 last week against the Philadelphia Eagles.
But Bradshaw played 58 of the 68 offensive snaps. Brown was in on just nine and had five carries for 14 yards.
On Thursday, offensive coordinator Kevin Gilbride gave the simple answer: The Giants don't trust Brown enough in pass protection, and they had been forced to throw more than they had planned.
Brown knows that's the case and is looking to improve as a pass blocker." Read more..
Victor still Cruz-ing despite increased defensive attention
Excerpt: "Victor Cruz still looks at the same things on every play. He watches the cornerback before him, and then he eyes the safety, trying to discern the opposition's coverage scheme.
It's something he's done since his days at UMass, he said, but lately, he's had to hone that presnap detective work more.
"I've had no choice," he said.
For the first time in his brief NFL career, he's become the focal point of NFL defensive game plans. A year ago, he set the Giants' single-season receiving yards mark and made 29 catches of 20 yards or more.
This season? Cruz continues to pile up numbers, but the big plays are no longer there. He will enter Sunday's game against the Cleveland Browns with only four catches of 20 or more yards, and secondaries use a variety of tactics to shackle him. Yet Cruz continues to pile up numbers; his 32 catches for 388 yards still rank among the NFL leaders." Read more...
Osi dares Richardson to come get "candy"
Excerpt: "Trent Richardson believes he can run on the Giants defense. And Osi Umenyiora can't wait to see the Cleveland Browns rookie tailback try.
"If (Trent) looks on tape and he thinks he sees come candy, come try and get it," Umenyiora said Friday.
It was the Giants' first response to Richardson, who had said a day earlier that he thought the Browns could "get good yardage" on the Giants run 'D'.
"I think that if we cover the edges and run hard, no doing all this juking and that, one move and go, I think we can have success in the running game," Richardson had said." Read more...
Umenyiora: Time to step up the pass rush
Excerpt: "Osi Umenyiora is in his 10th season and has played alongside plenty of talent from future Hall of Famer Michael Strahan to the youthful Jason Pierre-Paul. He knows excellence and he knows mediocrity and he knows the Giants defensive line hasn't been living up to the lofty standards it has set for itself.
"There's no excuses," Umenyiora said yesterday. "They pay us to do a job. They pay us to stop the run and get after the quarterback and we have to find a way of doing a better job of that."
Umenyiora will make $6 million this year. Justin Tuck will earn $4.8 million and Jason Pierre-Paul will pocket $2.2 million. But the Giants haven't gotten much for their money thus far in 2012." Read more...
Giants need youngsters to make majot contruibutions
Excerpt: "The Giants have plenty of experience at plugging holes and replacing injured players. And with defensive tackle Rocky Bernard the latest to be ruled out for tomorrow's game against Cleveland with an injured quadricep, Big Blue will need to ask some youngsters to step up and veterans to play out of position.
Inexperienced tackles Markus Kuhn and Marvin Austin will be thrust into key roles next to Linval Joseph, a 23-year-old somehow thrust into the unfamiliar role as seasoned leader. And defensive ends Jason Pierre-Paul and Justin Tuck will likely be forced to play inside for several snaps." Read more...
Injuries to test Giants' depth against Browns
Excerpt: "The injury-riddled Giants' vaunted depth will be tested, with wideout Ramses Barden (concussion), defensive tackle Rocky Bernard (quad), corner Jayron Hosley and safety Kenny Phillips (knee) all ruled out for tomorrow's game against Cleveland at MetLife Stadium.
"It's well-tested,'' said coach Tom Coughlin. "As we always say, it's a great opportunity for the next guy. He's going to have plenty of opportunities to show what he can do. Here we go.''
RT David Diehl (knee) and LB Keith Rivers (hamstring) are listed as doubtful.
WR Hakeem Nicks (knee/foot) already had been ruled out, leaving Big Blue dangerously thin at receiver, with Domenik Hixon expected to start and rookie Rueben Randle the No. 3 wideout.
Nicks did a little jog-through work yesterday, and his improved spirits bode well for next weekend against San Francisco.
"He's getting there, I think. He mentally feels better, that's for sure," said Coughlin. "He feels like he's getting there.'' Read more...
Giants' Coughlin: At this age, losing kills you
Excerpt: "The older he gets, the more the losses hurt and stay with him.
"It's 10 times more difficult,'' at this stage of his career, Tom Coughlin admitted in an interview with Giants.com.
Coughlin, 66, and the Giants are coming off a 19-17 loss to the Eagles and Coughlin has reviewed the last minute of that game in his mind countless times, figuring what he could have done differently. "It's not healthy,'' Coughlin says but yet it's what he does.
"Losing, it kills you,'' Coughlin said. "We had a minute and something left. We're going to win the game. Now, to be honest with you, we always have our timeouts preserved and if we had one timeout in our pocket, I believe we're going to win the game.' Read more...
Giants' Lawrence Tynes not shaken by miss against Eagles
Excerpt: "Lawrence Tynes is no longer perfect this season.
After getting the chance to kick the Giants to victory in Philadelphia and coming up short, there was obvious frustration and disappointment for all involved.
The distance never mattered to Tynes, although the game-winning attempt from 54 yards out was longer than any he had made during his nine-year NFL career.
The result still elicited the same emotion as a chip shot would have – and Tynes had not experienced that sort of emptiness in a while.He had made 25 field goals in a row for the Giants, including preseason and the playoffs since having a second-quarter try blocked during the team's NFC divisional upset triumph in Green Bay nine months ago on the road to Super Bowl XLVI.
That streak doesn't make this one any easier to take, of course.
"We lost, so I take it pretty personally that I didn't come through at the end of the game," Tynes said. "Regardless of where it was from on the field, I treat every miss the same way. I mean, I can make that kick. It just didn't work out and it's frustrating, but I can't let it affect what I do going forward." Read more...
The Coughlin Corner: Set for Browns
Excerpt: "The Coughlin Corner, Giants.com's exclusive weekly interview with head coach Tom Coughlin
Q: When you've been an NFL coach for 17 years, you're inevitably going to have disappointing games like the 19-17 loss last week in Philadelphia, but you have the next game. At this stage of your career, is it harder or easier to move on from those games?
Q: Is it really?
Coughlin: "It's 10 times more difficult."
Coughlin: "Losing, it kills you. For whatever reason, whether there's somewhere in your mind back down the road about having success…you just think, particularly based on our experiences, that when we're in that position, we're going to win. We had a minute and something left. We're going to win the game. Now, to be honest with you, we always have our timeouts preserved and if we had one timeout in our pocket, I believe we're going to win the game.Lawrence Tynes
"Everybody wants to know about (the last) 15 seconds. Well, let me just tell you about the 15 seconds. With no timeouts, the ball cannot go inside. You're not going to get another play off. We practice what we call 'cobra' all the time and 'cobra' means the guy who catches the ball gives himself up and declares himself down. You run up on the ball, but when we do it on the practice field, there's no umpire. There's nobody that has to put the ball down. There's nobody waiting for the signal. Eighteen seconds – maybe you can do it. Maybe 15 seconds. I don't care if it's a five-yard gain, that's the last play of the game.
"Over all the years of experience that I've had in this league, if you get to one play - I tell this to our defensive coordinator - you get to one play and the team has no timeouts, you're going to have people stacked along the sideline. Now does that mean you don't try it? No, of course it doesn't mean you don't try it, but what it means is the chances…there are two or three things that can go wrong. One is a pick if you're forcing it. Two is if you don't get out of bounds and three – you're taking a chance. We're right on the cusp of what his (kicker) distance was. You're taking a chance on anything happening. Of course, if you're sacked, the game is over. If it's a tip-ball interception, the game is over. Whatever it is. They know where the ball is going. You have to go to the sideline. So there's risk involved in that, too.Giants Injury Report 10/5/2012
"The third variable that people don't think about is you're on the road. If there's anything in terms of management or anything like that type of a thing, it just doesn't factor in the way you want to operate. My number one thing was we were going to kick a field goal to win the game. I was not going to put our team in a situation where we walk off the field, saying, 'Well, we never really had a chance to kick it.' Were we able to react well after the ( offensive pass interference) penalty? No. Obviously, we didn't. That would have been the time for, and we almost did get it out of bounds when he scrambled and threw it up and it was right off (Domenik) Hixon's fingertips, but those are the kinds of things that happen in a game like this.
"When we're in that position, we believe we're going to win. The other factor you have to understand is that if you normally send somebody out to kick a field goal on third down, the other guy is a little hesitant about what you're up to. Which means there is a chance you may not get the rush they normally would have. Now, that's not what happened. They came with everything they had, but there are people that will play that in a more conservative role because it's third down.
"To your original question, which I didn't spend any time answering, the losses are much more difficult to get over the further you are in your career. They're killers. You don't sleep. I went on that couch right there at 3 o'clock in the morning and I could not get to sleep because, to be honest with you, I kept going over, over and over saying, 'How could I have helped our team when it was 15 seconds left?' Of course, I've got all the scenarios the next morning. Sure, it's easy. But who's telling you a 44-yarder is an easy field goal? We had made two yards on a run and they know we're throwing the ball." Read more..
Excerpt: "Here is the latest Giants Injury Reporthttp://www.giants.com/
WR Ramses Barden (Concussion - DNP)
DT Rocky Bernard (Quadricep - DNP)
CB Jayron Hosley (Hamstring - DNP)
WR Hakeem Nicks (Foot/Knee - DNP)
S Kenny Phillips (Knee - DNP)
T David Diehl (Knee - LP)
LB Keith Rivers (Hamstring - LP)
LB Michael Boley (Hip - LP)
S Antrel Rolle (Knee - LP)
G Chris Snee (Hip - LP)
CB Corey Webster (Hand/Hamstring - LP)
C David Baas (Hand - FP)
CB Michael Coe (Hamstring - FP)
Limited Participation (LP) = less than 100% of a player's normal repetitions
Full Participation (FP) = 100% of a player's normal repetitions
Did Not Participate in Practice (DNP)
Out = definitely will not play
Doubtful = at least 75% chance will not play
Questionable = 50-50 chance will not play
Probable = virtual certainty will be available for normal duty
Are New York Giants' fans tapping out already?
Excerpt: "There is absolutely no doubt that upon entering the 2012 NFL Season, New York Giants fans had set a high bar: Repeat. There is nothing wrong with that as Head Coach Tom Coughlin wanted to build on the strengths of how 2011 closed and the word continuity has been uttered more than fail has.
The concern at hand when setting sights so high is frustration can arrive faster than a waiver claim for a fantasy sleeper on a Sunday evening. Oh, that and some fans tend to seriously lose any ability to approach a situation with rational thought. Humor isn't even close to being used and absurd and unfounded comments come through lips that usually part to scream pro-team clichés. Week 4's painful loss to another division rival (the Philadelphia Eagles) created some ugly ogres – either that or Mr. Hyde came out early from many." Read more...
Giants' Cover 2 defense has ecome the "cover who" defense
Excerpt: "Recent babble about the New York Giants defense has been about the front four or injuries. What about the overloaded strength they had going into training camp – the linebacker corps and the secondary?
Unfortunately, much of the pressure and accountability is (and looks to remain) on the secondary. Cover 2 defense is the New York Giants' base D, sort of. The two safeties are primarily responsible for the two deep zones, but with Perry Fewell, S Antrel Rolle is legitimately all over the place (when he's not playing nickel). The idea behind the Cover 2 (Tampa-2) is to diminish need for defenders back deep to stop the long pass threat – leaving more of them there to play closer to the line of scrimmage. This provides faster run support and help with the short/dump-off passes and timed routes. However, this is what the Giants are getting punched in the mouth with, consequently letting them get burned on the deep pass." Read more...
Where the Giants' scouts are, Week 6
Excerpt: "I missed last week's installment of where the scouts were, but for those interested New York Giants scouts were, according to Chris Steuber, at the Indiana at Northwestern game, the Clemson at Boston College game, and the South Carolina at Kentucky game.This might be entirely insignificant, but last week was the third time of the year the Giants went to a South Carolina game.
This week, according to Steuber, Giants' scouts are attending four games: UConn at Rutgers, Illinois at Wisconsin, Florida State at North Carolina State, and Nebraska at Ohio State.
Let's take a look at this week's games. I'm a big proponent of the Giants going heavy on defense in the upcoming draft and if they are looking defense early in the draft Florida State at North Carolina State offers a lot of potential picks." Read more...
Kevin Gilbride discusses Hakeem Nicks, running backs, more
Excerpt: "With a game against the Cleveland Browns coming up on Sunday, the New York Giants are without their star wide receiver Hakeem Nicks for the third week in a row. Offensive coordinator Kevin Gilbride has guys like Victor Cruz and Domenik Hixon to pick up the pieces, but there are other aspects Nicks brings besides his play on the field.
"You're losing a football player who's not only extremely important to what you do, he's invaluable just in terms of his leadership and his ability in the bigger moment to make the bigger play, so you lose that and you know that you're not going to make it up with one guy," said Gilbride. "What you hope is collectively the rest of everybody will contribute enough that you can make up for his absence to enough of a degree that you win the game. That's what you're looking for."Aside from Nicks' injury, Ramses Barden suffered a concussion last week against the Philadelphia Eagles and will not play.
That leaves the Giants with the rookie Rueben Randle, whose work ethic was called into question by NBC broadcaster Cris Collinsworth earlier in the week. Gilbride reminds everyone that Randle is young and he's improving." Read more...
NY Giants' news and notes: Ready or not, Marcus Kuhn and Marvin Austin are next up
Excerpt: "Good morning, New York Giants' fans! Here is your Saturday morning notebook.
Rookie Markus Kuhn and second-year man Marvin Austin, bit players thus far in 2012, could have big roles Sunday with defensive tackle Rocky Bernardout with a quadriceps injury. Head coach Tom Coughlin said Friday "we play with what we have." Kuhn and Austin are what the Giants have.
"I have to step up since Rocky is down," Kuhn said. "I've been practicing all week like I always have and now it's time for me to go out there and improve what I can do even more."
"I know for myself and Markus Kuhn, it's a big opportunity and to whom much is given, much is expected," Austin said. "So we've got to go out there and be prepared and step up." Read more...
Giants don't trust Andre Brown in pass protection
Exerpt: "New York Giants offensive coordinator Kevin Gilbride made it clear on Friday why running back Andre Brown didn't play much during last Sunday's loss to the Eagles. He said they simply don't trust Brown in pass protection.
"It's all about gaining the trust and keep going out there every week and letting them know that I can pass protect and picking up all my blitzes," Browntold The Newark Star-Ledger. "I just got to keep going out there and taking advantage of all the opportunities that I have and continuing to grow on that side of the game."Brown believes he'll only get better."I'm progressing. I'm still going to go out there every week and work hard, and I know it," Brown said. "I feel like if I continue to go out there each week and just continue to keep showing progress, I'll be all right. Eventually, one day I'll be out there and I'll gain their trust." Read more...
Folger's Forecast: Giants vs. Browns
Excerpt: "The possibility of a Giants letdown against the winless Browns is not far-fetched. We can very much see the Giants suffering a hangover from their Eagles loss that came so very close to being a last-second win. Being home isn't always the answer with this Giants team that so often plays better on the road.
The Browns have a shortage of skill and big-play makers, but they play hard and stay in most games playing a hard-nosed, physical style of ball. Their no-name roster will be underdogs all year, but they'd love nothing more than to knock off a distracted Super Bowl champion, especially in enemy territory." Read more...
Sash was "suffering" when he couldn't play
Excerpt: "So what exactly was Tyler Sash doing on Sundays for the last month?
"Suffering," said Sash, who had to miss the Giants' first four games due to a suspension for violating the NFL's performance-enhancing drug policy.
"I'd try to be an encouragement to my teammates, sending them texts, and just trying to stay connected to my teammates and stuff like that, definitely the night before the game. But on Sundays I was sitting at home watching the game and it was tough. I can't just watch a game. I feel like if you're a player, you gotta make all the calls and see what you're doing and make all the adjustments and stuff like that." Read more...
Giants' Osi Umenyiora challenges Brown's RB Trent Richardson
Excerpt: " New York Giants veteran defensive end Osi Umenyiora issued a challenge to confident Cleveland Browns rookie running back Trent Richardson.
"If (Trent) looks on tape and he thinks he sees some candy, come try and get it," Umenyiora said Friday.
Umenyiora's challenge came in response to comments Richardson made earlier in the week."I think that if we cover the edges and run hard, no doing all this juking and that, one move and go, I think we can have success in the running game," Richardson said.The Giants rank 22nd in the NFL in rushing defense, allowing 118.3 yards per game.Last Sunday night, Philadelphia's LeSean McCoy rushed for 123 yards against them on 23 carries, an average of 5.3 yards per attempt. As a team, the Eagles ran for 191 yards on 36 carries." Read more...
Richardson, 21, Cleveland's first-rounder out of Alabama, has rushed for 222 yards and three touchdowns on 64 carries.
Andre Brown's playing time limited by his pass protection
Excerpt: "Giants running back Andre Brown ran the ball very well when Ahmad Bradshaw got hurt early this season, but when Bradshaw was healthy enough to play again on Sunday, Brown went back to the bench. The Giants say that's a reflection on Brown's blocking.
Giants offensive coordinator Kevin Gilbride told theStar-Ledger that the Giants don't trust Brown enough in pass protection, which is why he was limited to nine offensive snaps on Sunday against the Eagles. Brown carried the ball on five of those nine snaps, while Bradshaw was on the field for 58 offensive snaps and carried 13 times.
Brown said he knows he needs to do a better job pass blocking so that the coaches are comfortable with him on the field in passing situations.
"It's all about gaining the trust and keep going out there every week and letting them know that I can pass-protect and picking up all my blitzes," Brown said. "I just got to keep going out there and taking advantage of all the opportunities that I have and continuing to grow on that side of the game and keep continuing to gain their trust so they can leave me out there." Read more...
Giants' depth will be on display against Browns on Sunday
Excerpt: "Michael Boley believes that one of the main reasons the New York Giants won the Super Bowl last season - and remain a solid contender this year in their eyes - is their depth straight across the board.Look no further than on the defensive line.
''You have guys who are willing to step up and fill in,'' said Boley, a linebacker who remains on the Giants' injury report with a hip problem. ''We have a lot of athletes on this team that can step up and play at any time. It shows the team's character. It shows that guys are always prepared.
''We have guys who know that this week could be their turn.''Marvin Austin and Markus Kuhn are two players who realize that Sunday might be their chance to shine along the defensive line. And playing a young and winless team - Cleveland (0-4) - might be a good starting off point." Read more...
NFL Monday QB: Top 5 QB-WR combos
Excerpt: "Phil Simms, Rich Gannon, and Steve Beuerlein discuss who they think the top 5 QB-WR combos are in the NFL.NFL Monday QBairs Monday nights at 6:30 p.m. ET on CBS Sports Network." VIDEO
3TFO: Browns @ Giants, Week 5
Excerpt: "To many, Sunday's matchup between the winless Cleveland Browns and the defending champion New York Giants has 'Survivor Pool Pick' written all over it. The Giants have never started worse than 5-2 under coach Tom Coughlin. And the Browns have not given the Cleveland faithful much reason for hope in the past few years.
But don't dismiss this game just yet.
The last time these two teams played, the defending champion Giants strutted into Cleveland Browns Stadium on Monday Night Football with a 4-0 record and left with an embarrassing 35-14 defeat. And it was this same week last season when the Seattle Seahawks traveled to the east coast as double-digit underdogs and pulled off an equally stunning 36-25 upset in front of the New York home crowd.
With an unforgiving schedule and high hopes for this season, the Giants can ill afford to take the Browns lightly. And despite their 0-4 record, Cleveland has gone toe-to-toe with three teams that are currently 3-1. Don't be surprised if one of the matchups below decides the outcome." Read more...
PFF Pick 'EM: Week 5
Excerpt: "Week 4 was one of those weeks where a blindfolded dart-tosser could have collected. So many picks that made sense and so many of them coming through. The entire staff (well, sorry Steve, almost the entire staff) posted great cards and, yes, my 12-2 led the way. Included in my pair of misses was a particularly stinging one where the faith I had in Oakland to actually show up in Denver was not repaid. I will not be picking the Raiders this week.
We are now a combined 21-4 when agreeing across the board and you'll find another six such selections from the team this week. Our lone wolf record took a hit thanks to that Raider loss and now stands at 10-2 on the year. The Colts, Redskins, Chiefs, and Chargers are each backed by a solitary PFF-er this time.How's your card look?" Read more...


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Italian pianist, composer and researcher, winner of 'On Piano Creativity' Permanent International Contest and recognised for both his fine playing and his interesting compositions by such famous figures as Alexander Lonquich, Héctor Ulises Passarella, Rodion Shchedrin, Frederic Rzewski, Piero Rattalino and Yoshiko Okada. His repertoire includes music from Bach to Ligeti as well as his own music (experimental works and innovative jazz arrangements), and also music composed by non-musicians through the Brainarm method, which is his main achievement in the musical research field. Since 2016 he is an appointed juror of the WPTA International Piano Competition (member of the Alink-Argerich Foundation). He studied at Conservatoire of Fermo then was awarded a scholarship in 2000; also studied in Conservatoire of Milan, Incontri col Maestro Academy of Imola and École de Musique Mozart in Bruxelles. Finally he graduated in 2006 from Fermo Conservatoire with a post-MA in piano and a first class BA in compostion. He studied composition with Marco Di Bari, harmony, analysis and counterpoint with Fulvio Delli Pizzi, analysis with Michele Ignelzi, while his piano teachers have included Piero Rattalino, Enrico Belli, Fausto Bongelli. In parallel he also attended piano masterclasses of such great masters as Alexander Lonquich, Boris Petrushansky, Jörg Demus, Franco Scala, Massimiliano Damerini, François-Joël Thiollier, Pierluigi Camicia and Giovanni Valentini; also Pier Narciso Masi and Alain Meunier for chamber music. His performances in Italy and abroad made him collecting great success as a very communicative and charismatic musician. In 1998 he has been the first pianist to perform in Italy Gyorgy Ligeti's works for two pianos. He is passionate about improvisation and experimentation and has worked in genres ranging from contemporary music, modern jazz and ambient/psychedelic. These experiences have led him to develop his own style, which he terms "Narf", a kind of inside-impressionism characterized by minimal diatonic constructivism. An example of this is in his work Dentro, which is in the catalogues of Orléans Concours International de musique XX siècle. Where Dentro is sacred inspired, delicate and suspended, the collection Prophandances is very colorful, rhythmical and iconoclastic, taking elements of acid-jazz to create a large form genre out of it. Among his works are various ensemble and several piano solo pieces. During the years 2002 to 2004 he took part to Alexander Lonquich's and Marco Di Stefano's theatre companies, working as a pianist, improviser, composer and actor. In 2004 he wrote and performed some arrangements of famous songs of the early 1900 for the theatre Piccolo Re di Roma. A complete musician with eclectic artistic personality but also an inventor and a researcher of new methods to teach as well as composition music systems, his formation is full of experiences with various oriental disciplines and philosophies before his definitive discovery of the first century Christianism. He has taught piano, theory, composition, harmony, arrangement, counterpoint, improvisation in a number of music schools in Italy for approximately 15 years, developing and launching in 2008 a method he has called Analogic, which is focused on developing consciousness through music and tries to describes music through a development of symbols and archetypes, for application in composition, analysis and performance ("from inner-world to outward" is the motto he uses to define it in simple words). This type of approach led him to invent and develop a very helpful system of symbols he called PTS (Piano Tecnique Stenography), to assist pianists and students with approaching a piece of music and learning it without technical mistakes. In 2012 as well as founding a school known as the Accademia Professionale di Musica, he started making public demonstrations of his Brainarm method, which gives non-musicians tools to compose high quality music without requiring that they have any prior knowledge of theory or technique. Going against a common belief that it is only possible to compose good quality music once someone is already highly versed in theory and usually an extremely accomplished pianist, the Brainarm method is for anyone: a way of empowering everyone who wants to write music, no matter what their level of musical knowledge. Interestingly, despite taking advantage of the instrumental technique and the experience of the tutor, no influence comes from him during the composition process. To listen to some music composed by beginners and non-musicians, please visit the music section in www.brainarm.com.
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Lower Division Courses:
MUSC 1000 Approaching the Arts: Music (3)
An introduction to the appreciation and understanding of the basic elements, genres, and style periods of Western music. Classical and popular styles will be presented; some live concert attendance will be required. Arts and Sciences Core Requirement for non-majors.
MUSC 1100 Music Fundamentals (3)
An introductory course in music notation and the basic building blocks of western musical thought. Includes study of pitches, clefs, key signatures, scales, intervals, rhythms, symbols, terms, and basic harmony. Fulfills the Core Arts requirement for non-majors. If needed, it can serve as a preparatory study of music theory for music majors, but does not count toward the music degree.
MUSC 1150 History of Jazz (3)
An introduction to the development of jazz and related American styles through lecture and extensive audio-video examples. Course work includes reading and listening assignments, two exams, one review of a live performance and one brief paper. Arts and Sciences Core Requirement for non-majors. May be used as a music literature elective for music majors.
MUSC 1260 Class Piano I (2)
A course for beginners at the keyboard, open to both music and non-music majors. Beginning keyboard and musicianship skills are learned, including reading and playing in bass and treble clefs, simple rhythm symbols and patterns, major and minor five-finger patterns, major scales and arpeggios, and basic chord progressions. Repertoire includes song arrangements with simple accompaniment patterns and elementary-level piano repertoire. Beginning work in harmonization, sight-reading, and transposition is included. Taught in small group setting.
MUSC 1270 Class Piano II (2)
A continuation of MUSC 127. Second course in class piano, for both majors and non-majors at the late-elementary or early-intermediate level of performance. Course work includes minor scales and arpeggios, seventh chords and inversions, more extensive chord progressions, and more advanced repertoire. The study of sight-reading, harmonization, transposition, and collaborative skills is continued.
MUSC 1400 Lower Division Class Music (2)
Brass, Voice, Strings, Piano, Guitar, Woodwinds. Class instruction in voice or instruments.
MUSC 2000 Recital Attendance (0)
Required of all music majors. Attendance at Music Department events and participation in ensembles and recitals are required for each semester.
MUSC 2010-2100 Applied Music (1-2)
Brass, Guitar, Organ, Percussion, Piano, Strings, Voice, Woodwinds. An Applied Music Fee is required. Private studio lessons on voice or an instrument; fourteen half-hour lessons per semester. Appropriate technical exercises and repertoire are assigned individually. End of semester jury before a panel of teachers is required.
MUSC 2260 Music Computer Skills (1)
Hands on instruction in the use of MIDI software and hardware. Programs in Music Notation, Music Sequencing, and Computer Assisted Instruction will be practiced and evaluated.
MUSC 2270 Music Theory I (3)
The first of the four-semester sequence of intensive theoretical study required of all music majors. Not an entry-level course: Students enrolled in this class should be literate musicians with considerable prior experience performing/reading music. Specific topics include review of basic principles of notation, major and minor scales, key signatures, intervals, triadic harmony, figured bass, melody and two-voice counterpoint, fundamentals of diatonic harmony, and part writing in two, three, and four voices. Course tests, sight singing practice, and weekly computer assignments in ear training. It is strongly recommended that non-pianists concurrently study class piano.
MUSC 2280 Music Theory II (3)
Second course in the required sequence for music majors. Continuation of Theory 1; includes treatment of triads in inversion, cadences and beginning musical form, non-harmonic tones, and diatonic seventh chords. Prerequisite: MUSC 227.
MUSC 2500 Class Piano III (3)
Prerequisite: MUSC127. A continuation of MUS-A127. Class Piano III is a course at the early-to-mid intermediate level of piano training. It is the third in the series of four class piano levels designed to develop basic skills and techniques at the keyboard. These skills are applicable to all musical styles, including classical, jazz, and popular music, and the series culminates, for the music major, in achievement of the piano proficiency requirement required for the degree in music. However, class activities and assignments are structured to accommodate both music majors and adult amateurs who are learning an instrument for pleasure and enrichment. Prerequisite: MUSC 127.
MUSC 2510 Class Piano IV (3)
Prerequisite: MUSC 250. A continuation of MUS-A250. Class Piano IV is a course at the mid-to-late intermediate level of piano training. It is the last in the series of four class piano levels designed to develop basic skills and techniques at the keyboard. These skills are applicable to all musical styles, including classical, jazz, and popular music, and the series culminates, for the music major, in achievement of the piano proficiency requirement required for the degree in music. However, class activities and assignments are structured to accommodate both music majors and adult amateurs who are learning an instrument for plea-sure and enrichment. Prerequisite: MUSC 250
MUSC 2850 Piano Proficiency
MUSC 2980 Independent Study (1-3)
Permission of Instructor required.
Upper Division Courses:
MUSC 3270 Music Theory III (3)
Third course in the required sequence for music majors. Study of secondary dominants, chromaticism and altered chords, modulations, and binary-ternary forms; traditional and contemporary harmonic usage. Prerequisite: MUSC 228.
MUSC 3280 Counterpoint (3)
Required of theory majors. Study of two-, three-, and four-part writing of common period style and analysis of contrapuntal forms. Prerequisite: MUSC 327.
MUSC 3290 Music Theory IV (3)
Fourth course in the required sequence for music majors. Continuation of the study of the complex harmonic vocabulary of the late 19th/20th centuries, including extended chromaticism and tertian harmony, modes, Neapolitan and augmented sixth chords, enharmonic modulations, serialism, parallelism, aleatoric works, pandiatonicism, etc. Prerequisite: MUSC 327.
MUSC 3300 History of Music I (3)
The study of classical musical styles, genres, and masterworks from antiquity through the Middle Ages, Renaissance and Baroque eras, ending with the music of J.S. Bach in 1750.
MUSC 3310 History of Music II (3)
Continuation of MUSC 330. The study of classical music styles, genres, and masterworks from the style gallant of 1750 through Romantic, Impressionist, and Twentieth-Century styles to the present day.
MUSC 3350 Music of Women Composers (3)
A survey course studying representative music written by women composers from the Middle Ages to the present. Keyboard, vocal, and instrumental works will be examined. Writings about specific women composers will be discussed, and recordings and scores will be compared with works from the music history canon. Course work will require reading, listening to specific works, and attendance at concerts.
MUSC 3360 Music Literature Seminar (3)
A seminar offered periodically, on varying historical and musical subjects; examples include "American Popular Music, " "History of the Oratorio," "Piano Repertoire." Course covers the significant characteristics of selected musical style periods, genres, or composers, examined in their musical, social and historical frameworks. Course work includes presentation of a research paper, two exams, reading and listening assignments, formal analysis of musical examples, and attendance at live musical presentations. Prerequisites: MUSC 227, MUSC 330, MUSC 331 or consent of instructor.
MUSC 3420 University Chorale (0-1)
Study and performance of choral arrangements and masterworks for large mixed ensemble. Open to all students with some choral experience and/or vocal aptitude.
MUSC 3440 University Mastersingers (0-1)
Highly selective small vocal ensemble; frequent public performances of early choral music and a capella works. Entrance by audition only which generally takes place on the last Thursday of the Spring Semester.
MUSC 3450 Jazz Ensemble
MUSC 3460 String Orchestra
MUSC 3480 Guitar Ensemble
MUSC 3490 Concert Wind Ensemble
MUSC 3500 Piano Ensemble
MUSC 4270 Music Analysis (3)
Required of theory majors. Study of recent theoretical concepts and application of them to the analysis of musical structures of various periods; emphasis on contemporary composition. Prerequisite: MUSC 327.
MUSC 4410 Conducting (3)
Theory and practice of conducting vocal and instrumental organizations. Required of music majors. Prerequisite: MUSA227 and MUSA228 or special permission of the instructor.
MUSC 4850 Senior Capstone (0)
Senior Recital or Lecture-Presentation required of Music Performance and Music Studies Majors. Senior Recitals are 50-60 minutes long, comprised of several groups of classical music selections of varying style periods, and are performed from memory for the public in a University venue. Senior Lecture-Presentations are readings or demonstrations of studies in related fields, supervised by the student's primary advisor, and delivered in a University classroom or auditorium.
MUSC 4950 Senior Residency (0)
MUSC 4980 Independent Study (1-6)
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The 12' lengths come in 4' sections and include aluminum crossbars
All boards are standard surfaced 2x6 with actual dimensions of 1.5" x 5.5". Two boards stacked on top of each other give the raised beds their base height of 11 inches. Raised beds can be stacked as high as 27.5 inches.
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Questions about the Natural Cedar Raised Garden Bed - 4' Widths
- From Christine at 8/22/13 1:58 PM
- I have aspen in my backyard with an extensive root system and suckers which come up. I am thinking I should use landscape fabric under the beds. Also I have occasionally seen the mounds of dirt and hole which are made by moles/voles. Would it be good to put down a 2" mesh wire under the beds to keep them out?
- The aspen is a problem. We have been there, and found the only solution was to dig a trench along the inner fence line separating the garden from the Aspen. The trench was 12" wide and down to hardpan, about 3' - 4'. Sheets of HDPE plastic were set in on edge so the top edges just protruded above the soil surface. We saved the rocks from the digging and threw them in first on the bottom, then put the dirt back in. The migrating Aspen roots were revealed when digging the trench, and cut. The roots on the garden side were then pulled up.
The HDPE sheets were available at no cost from a feed store where they were used on pallets of feed during shipping. There are other materials you could use of course.
If you suspect moles or voles, we recommend that you use 1/2" or even 1/4" hardware cloth (galvanized mesh) across the bottom of the beds and bent up 3" along the inside edges, where they are stapled in place. Then fill your beds. The 2" mesh you mention is not enough for long term protection from burrowing pests.
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- From Aine at 2/9/17 4:51 PM
- For the beds with stacked sides, what prevents the water from seeping between the boards? This seepage also contributes to faster rot.
Thank you, Aine
- Adequately moist soil, paired with the pins fastening the board to each other keeps water from seeping out. Soil that has become too dry lose a lot of their absorption power, which could lead to excess seepage.
Soil that is moist enough will absorb the water downwards too quickly for it to come out the sides.
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- For the beds with stacked sides, what prevents the water from seeping between the boards? This seepage also contributes to faster rot.
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It's fair enough to suspect Lance Armstrong of doping, and since 1999 he'd been put through the hoops time and time again. Yet, nothing. Other cyclists tested positive -- not Armstrong. I haven't a clue if Armstrong was, or was not, using banned substances. All I know is that it has never been proven. If you can't prove something, you can't convict him.


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A record number of registered voters who haven't mailed in ballots could trudge to polls across Southern California on Tuesday for a nailbiter of an election.
But few expect them to nudge the neck-and-neck presidential showdown between President Barack Obama and Gov. Mitt Romney, whose victory may be decided by other key states.
Instead, residents will for the first time choose leaders from top-two primary candidates - including fierce combatants within their own party - drawn from new citizen-defined districts. This has made for at least 10 competitive House races.
They'll also chart a vital course for the cash-strapped Golden State. This means deciding among 11 state ballot measures on the fate of the death penalty, three-strikes prison terms, the political future of organized labor and billions of dollars budgeted for K-college education and more.
"What's interesting this year is our ballot is dominated by statewide ballot measures that could impact the future of California," said Dean C. Logan, Los Angeles County registrar-recorder/county clerk.
To influence votes, what appears to be a record amount of campaign money has rained down from out of state, election officials and analysts say, much of it drawn from newly legal special-interest, super-PAC funds.
By the time weary voters reach the bottom of their tickets Tuesday, they'll have chosen among a slew of local tax measures and issues - from porn condoms to transit taxes in Los Angeles County to a sex scandal-related recall in San Fernando to a soda tax in El Monte to the first local tax in La Mirada history.
"In California, we have a ton of ballot initiatives," said Lawrence Becker, a political science professor at California State Northridge. "Too many. Too much confusion.
"It's frankly ridiculous. The initiative process is so broken, it's depressing."
And confusing.
Consider Prop. 30, backed by Gov. Jerry Brown, and Prop. 38, bankrolled by civil-rights attorney Molly Munger, two tax measures that would generate billions for education. Experts say their fate depends on whether voters believe their money will be spent wisely.
Prop. 32 would strip unions and corporations from spending money deducted from paychecks for politics. While it wouldn't affect corporations, it could end an era of labor clout in California.
While unions spent millions of dollars to support Prop. 30 and fight Prop. 32, millions more has been spent in opposition, much of it from out of state.
One $11-million check came from the Arizona-based Americans for Responsible Leadership, a clandestine nonprofit that appealed a California court order to disclose its members.
The Sunlight Foundation, a nonpartisan group that tracks political spending, reports $36 million in outside contributions was spent on House races in California, more than any other state.
But both the Secretary of State and the Fair Political Practices Commission say they have not tallied out-of-state independent expenditures spent on legislative or ballot measures.
"It is a pain to get this information; we only have 70 employees," said FPPC Chairman Ann Ravel. "We think its a record amount of money."
One thing was clear: no matter how much is spent in California to boost Romney's prospects, few contend he can deliver the nation's largest state. Of those registered to vote, 43 percent were Democratic, 30 percent Republican.
That means the nation will eye election returns in nine other more evenly divided states, such as Ohio, Florida and Virginia.
The challenge may be Romney's, who so far has counted on 191 electoral votes to Obama's 237.
"If Romney can't get Ohio, he's got to have Virginia, he's got to get Wisconsin, Colorado, New Hampshire and he's got to get Nevada, too," said Martin Saiz, another CSUN political scientist. "If he loses New Hampshire, he's gone."
With California out of play, some say voters will largely fight for congressional favorites or ballot measures. Some say a surge in online registrations could favor Democrats.
In six weeks leading up to the registration deadline, the number of voters in California surpassed 18 million, a record. Of 1.4 million new voters, nearly half registered online.
In Los Angeles County, voter registrations increased 9 percent since 2008 to a record 4.7 million voters, including 90,000 who registered online in one day.
Of those, nearly 1 million were between 18 and 29. Fifty percent identified as Democrats, 22 percent as Republicans, while 19 percent declined to state.
"I think we're going to have a high turnout," Logan said. "But it may not match the (82-percent) participation level of 2008."
Some pundits say it would be the Congressional races, not the propositions, that would help drive voter turnout.
As a result of redistricting and primary election changes, at least 10 House seats are in play - which could alter the balance of power in Washington.
Voters will decide the nationally watched race between Democratic Reps. Brad Sherman and Howard Berman in the San Fernando Valley. The race turned physical last month with Sherman grabbing Berman during a debate.
It's also drawn $13 million in rival contributions, making it one of the largest Democratic potlatches in the nation.
Attacks between Republican candidates, Rep. Gary Miller and state Sen. Bob Dutton in the Inland Empire had GOP officials warning they not break an "Eleventh Commandment" never to speak ill of party members.
In San Bernardino County, two Republicans, Gregg Imus and Assemblyman Paul Cook, were both battling for a House seat by attacking big government, new taxes and illegal immigration. Both support the right to bear arms.
Two other career politicians, Republican state Sen. Tony Strickland and Democratic Assemblywoman Julia Brownley are running hard against one another to represent a newly drawn congressional district seat in Ventura County.
The Strickland-Brownley race has been a classic partisan battle involving differences over stem cell research, abortion, jobs and taxes.
"There's a lot of activity on a local level - including Berman-Sherman - that should drive more voters to the polls than any ballot measure," said Allan Hoffenblum, co-founder of the nonpartisan California Target Book, which analyzes political horseraces.
"Nobody's going around yakking about propositions. They have opinions, but it's not driving them to the polls. You go to the polls if there's some guy taking away your gun."
Although young people make up the most new voters, some say apathy may diminish their turnout, especially among college students who have the most to lose if measures such as Prop. 30 fail.
"Apathy is epidemic at our school," said Ty Halen, 20, of West Hills, president of the CSUN Young Democrats, who hopes to become the nation's first openly gay president. "People are frustrated. Obama came in, everybody expected a miracle.
"For the most part, (students) have given up."
In the Inland Empire, where joblessness still surpasses 14 percent in some cities, others say students are more active.
"Currently, it is a busy time for college students," said Jeremy Smith, 24, political director for the Inland Valley Young Republicans, of San Bernardino County. "But it is a presidential election. They're concerned about jobs and the economy.
"I think they're getting more involved than ever. If they're not absentee voters, they'll be going to the polls."


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elegance & comfort in central Barcelona
Size100 m²
Floor No.1(with elevator)
- Family/child friendly
- Internet/WiFi
- Kitchen
- Washer/dryer
- Smoking allowed
- Disabled access
- Elevator in building
- Towels
Accommodation summary
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The apartment offers three bedrooms. The master and second bedroom each offer comfortable double beds, and the third bedroom contains a bunk beds. There are two bathrooms.
The stunning Cathedral of the sea is only a 2-minute walk away. The vibrant attractions of La Rambla Street are only 600 metres away from the conveniently placed apartment. Guests can enjoy the shops, restaurants and street performers.
Jaume I Underground Station and nearest bus stops are only a 1-minute walk away.
House rules- It will NOT be accepted, from any point of view, any type of celebration in the apartment. If you are looking for a place to celebrate a bachelor party or a birthday, for example, this is not the right place for you, so I kindly invite you to look for other options.
- Please be polite, quiet and discreet inside the building and of course, in the apartment all the time (especially at night) There are fmilies living in the building, so if I get a complaint from them, you must leave the apartment and you will not get your money back.
-The check-out is until 11:00 am.
|Weekly rate for up to 6 guests
|Monthly rate for up to 6 guests
|Price for > 6 guests
|$ 29 US per guest/night extra
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|On arrangement
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Reviews of this property
Very nice apartment, very centrally located. The only downside, the traffic noise at night, especially when it is not used.
Appartement très agréable, très bien situé au centre. Le seul bémol, le bruit de la circulation la nuit, surtout quand on y est pas habitué.
I have to say one word PERFECT, location, cleanliness, the apartment is great and there is everything you need, Nicola is very friendly and welcoming. Really a bit of noise at night but frankly nothing serious! Nicola thank you for everything and not only will I recommend it to my friends and I would go back but!
je n'ai qu'un mot à dire PARFAIT ,la situation ,la propreté, l'appartement est génial et il y a tout ce dont on a besoin ,Nicola est très sympathique et accueillant .C'est vrai un peu de bruit la nuit mais franchement rien de grave ! merci pour tout à Nicola et non seulement je vais le conseiller à mes amis mais et j'y reviendrais !
Perfect place, perfect host.
We (family 2 kids) stayed in Barcelona for four nights. The appartement is centraly located and good starting point to discover the city. Nice rooms and more than enough space. Nicola and Pablo have been very friendly and helpfull. With no doubt worth a very positive reccommendation.
Very welcome from Nicola. Spacious and clean, functional kitchen. Conveniently located near LAS RAMBLAS, very pedestrian shopping streets and the Plaza Catalunya, starting very practical tourist bus for a tour of the city and the airport bus. The only problem is the noise, our nights were very short our Spanish friends are very noisy (Saturday and holiday eves)
Très bon accueil de la part de Nicola. Appartement spacieux et propre, cuisine fonctionnelle. Très bien situé, près de LAS RAMBLAS, des rues piétonnes très commerçantes et de la Place Catalunya, départ des bus touristiques très pratiques pour une visite de la ville et des bus pour l'aéroport. Seul problème, le bruit, nos nuits furent très courtes nos amis espagnols étant très bruyants (veilles de fêtes et samedi)
We ( familiy with two kids, 12y and 16y ) had a great stay in Nicolas apartment, which really is within walking distance to every spot downtown Barcelona and exactly at a subway station. The apartment is spacy and clean, although pretty noisy due to central location ( therefore only 4 stars) . But with ear plugs no problem. We defenitely recomend the place and would come again! Also Nicola and Co. have been very friendly and helpful. Thank you for the lovely week!
Nicola thank you very much for staying at the apartment! Excellent location! Very comfortable 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms very clean, well equipped kitchen and living room very comfortable. It has internet, works perfectly! The era building is very well preserved.
Muchas gracias Nicola por hospedarnos en el departamento!!
Excelente ubicacion! 3 dormitorios muy comodos, 2 baños muy limpios, cocina muy equipada y living comedor muy comodo. Tiene internet, anda perfecto!
El edificio es de epoca, muy bien conservado.
A fantastic apartment, great location and very pulito.Spazioso, bright and well furnished! Nicholas is a kind and helpful. recommend this house to everyone! Perfect stay!
Un appartamento fantastico, ottima posizione e molto pulito.Spazioso, luminoso e arredato bene! Nicola è una persona gentile e disponibile. consiglio questa casa a tutti! Soggiorno perfetto!
Excellent location close to historic district, charming apartment, spacious and very clean and our host was very accommodating Nicola .. therefore recommend!
Excellent emplacement proche quartier historique, appartement charmant, spacieux et très propre et notre hôte Nicola est très arrangeant..A recommander donc !
A beautiful apartment and an ideal starting point for all activities in Old Town. Located near the airport buses stop. The host is very nice, polite and courteous. We would come back again and again. Apartment is very good for four persons.
Eine schöne Wohnung und ein idealer Ausgangsort für alle Aktivitäten in der Altstadt. Günstig gelegen zur Haltestelle der Flughafenbusse. Der Gastgeber ist sehr nett, höflich und zuvorkommend. Wir würden immer wieder zurückkommen. Wohnung ist für vier Personen sehr gut geeignet.
I highly recommend this house, located in the heart of Barcelona, in front of the Palace of Music. Ideal for those who like to walk around and for those who use public transport since it is nearby the metro station and bus terminal. The house is clean, spacious and well furnished. Nicholas is a kind, friendly and always very helpful. We were really good and this made the stay even more beautiful and enjoyable.
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I have been treatment free for about 15 months now. I mean that in the "truest" sense - no manipulations or additions of any kind for the purpose of combating mites. The bees have struggled, and one could say that the treatment free approach I'm using is "not working" very well. So I have been considering my alternatives. And I find myself wondering if it's really fair to ask treatment free to "work". Isn't it really just choosing a different way to approach beekeeping - one with a certain set of challenges that must be overcome? One could say that it's "living with mites", but then again, that is what everyone does. I feel like it's often just about living with mites, and not fighting them directly.
I quit treating last April, and entered last winter with 11 hives. Came out with 8. Lost two or three through the spring and early summer and have built back up through cut-outs and swarms to 18 at this point. I have just set up nucs for the year. 10 of my number are those nucs.
Over the last few years I have done a lot of study; reading everything I could find on ways of dealing with varroa, working with the bees - and in the end, I feel that for me personally, it just make the most sense not to interfere with the mite.
At the end of the day, I've come to believe that keeping bees without treatments (for the most part) really just amounts to managing bees with mites. Sure, you can graft from your best and work toward a more resistant bee, but with most of us living in areas where there are plenty of other, treated bees around, your progress could be slow.
Many people who are treatment free talk about making increase from "catching swarms" and "feral survivors", but I believe that most of those bees are just swarms from other people's treated bees, so all that collecting just amounts to replacing lost bees with new bees. The only difference really is that you worked for them, rather than paid for them, and in many cases, you can at least count the fact that if they came early enough in the season, the queen probably wintered at least once in your locality.
There are so many challenges that face bees (pesticides, pests, disease, weather) and beekeepers (economics, pests, disease, weather, insanity) that the death or poor performance of a colony could be the result of any combination of things. Mites are one, albeit a major one.
If you look at treatment free in the broadest sense; across all the people who take that approach, it really isn't about some genetic secret. It isn't about small cell. It isn't about not feeding sugar syrup, pollen sub or using three deeps or all mediums. There really isn't "a solution" in terms of some remedy that will rid the bees of mites.
It's about not treating.
So from what I can see, it really boils down to not fighting mites, and then managing day-to-day, month-to-month around the results. It's about deciding that you don't want to artificially combat mites and then replacing the work of doing so with other work.
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what size hose do most use, 2 1/2" ? is the shop vac type hose with ribs ok ? has any one made a bucket type vac container with a screen container to catch the bees ?
what size hose do most use, 2 1/2" ? is the shop vac type hose with ribs ok ? has any one made a bucket type vac container with a screen container to catch the bees ?
You will get a lot of opinions on this. I made mine it is a bucket type like the one they sell at brushy. I used the rigid bucket vac from home depot. You have to remove the cage and the ball and trim the cup around the intake that the ball is sucked into. I built my cage from screen for a bottom board conversion. It is a lot cleaner look than the brushy. Smooth hose is better but not a necessity. I worked on vacuums and installed central vacs for about 12 years. I will try to upload some picts if I can figure out how and get the time, I have a 2 year old and a 6 month old need I say more. I am great with wires and mechanics just never realy got into the tech thing.
All beekeepers can agree on one thing, and that one thing is, that all beekeepers can't agree on one thing.
This one from our buddy Rick on this forum works like a charm. Over 30 vacs with hardly any dead bees. All the queens made it as well and are doing fine.
I used a piece of pool hose for the intake. While it's corrugated on the outside, it's smoother on the inside than shop vac hose.
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I just built a bee vac and used for my first cut out. I used the same principle as the plans shown on this site but mine goes on your back. My way of thinking was if the bees were to be injured it would be when they were crashing through the hose. With it on my back I was able to make the hose shorter, only 6'. It is sch40 1" flexible hose (it's smooth inside and out). I Initially thought about a bucket but I'm pretty happy with what I made. I put a port on the bottom that you hook to any shop vac. I built a couple of cages so I could swap it out when it got full of bees. The cages have a removable bottom so they're easy to dump in the hive. Their held in the vac with a plexi glass cover so you can see to adjust the vacuum. Here's a few pictures...
hey, i built one based on the bushkill design. put 20 ft. 1" clear tubing on it, sucked up a swarm and had 4 dead bees and a good queen when thru.
I picked up a bushkill vac from Robo. Its one of my best investments!
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Here's a page I started building on my vac that I designed. It's something like the bushkill in that it can be used as a temp. hive, but I personally think mine's a little gentler on the bees as they are stopping against a loose screen in mine, as opposed to solid wood or plastic. I use a 1.5" "water transfer" hose from TSC on this one, it's smooth inside & out, and comes 20' long; I've done 2 vac-outs where I found no more dead bees in the vac upon release (36hrs later) than with a "control" swarm that I hived in the vac box without sucking them up, then re-hived after the same (36hrs) duration of captivity. A word of caution: I did a third vac-out and suffered 95% losses due to my failing to give them anything to eat while they were captive for about 18hrs....PLEASE don't be as dum as I was that time, bees need food, regardless of where they are; if you don't give them back some of their comb with stored honey, DO NOT neglect the syrup sprayer (big oops)!
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Got to use my bushkill bee vac for the first time today. What a sweet design! Worked like a charm.
Used it one this:
When I got home and transfered everything over to a hive, I found about 8 bees dead, and for all I know they could have been injured or dead when I moved the hose end into the cluster against the wood. Very easy to use and very gentle on the bees. Score: 10
Regards, Barry
Nice work Barry! Looks like you put a good paint job on the vac too.
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Great job Barry, I should paint mine. It works great but is heavy. 2x6 cause it was free! I may break down and coughup the money for proper material and build another. I had fun doing it.
I built mine very similar to what Barry has, the bushkill. I used an old Kelly's plastic bottom board with some modifications. The hose that sucks the bees up is a 1 1/2 inch pool vac hose. Works great.
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Checked the cutout first time today. Found some day old eggs and then . . .
Regards, Barry
She's a beaut!
What Charlie said...she's a nice'un!!!!!
I found a nice sized plastic box and was just planning on using with a shop vac. Cut three strategic holes, screen the end, and be done. It's big enough to hold a pretty big cut-out.
What's the concept of using the box in a box design? I'm not seeing much of an advantage.
I think the main advantage sought with the box-in-box design is airflow decelerization in the inner box by having HUGE sections of screen on the sides of it, thus allowing all of the air to leave it, without needing any high flow speed. This would allow the bees a "softer landing" upon entering the vac box.
The advantages to a design like the bushkill vac, or one like mine, are that you don't have as much solar heating of your bees if you're doing an outdoors cut-out on a warm day, the brood from a cut-out can be spliced into frames, then immediately "given back" to the bees in your vac, and the vac itself can function as a temporary hive (admittedly, with the bushkill vac serving as a slightly more "permanent" hive than my own). Both of these vacs have one-direction airflow (as opposed to the often split-direction airflow in the box-in-box designs), but decelerate the air through the sheer volume and cross-sectional area of the box.
The bucket-vac beevacs' main advantage is in cost & ease of construction. I've seen many different bucket-vac designs, with some of them accomplishing deceleration better than others, and with variously good, or bad, "kill rates." Unfortunately, like box-in-box designs, no bucket-vac I've seen can function as any form of hive, nor can they accommodate brood comb. That said, they can be very inexpensive and easy to build, light, and easy to keep a "reload" empty bucket available for really huge cut-outs.
I'm sure there is plenty that I missed in that brief summation, but I hope it "touched all the bases" and proves informative for those of you who are trying to decide which type of vac will be best for you
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjA04sbZoxg Kurt, here is the explanation.


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Most diseases have a "reservoir" in nature, usually a species that is not effected or at least not strongly effected by the disease. Its these reservoirs that make it impossible to eradicate the disease species because they provide a continual source that re-infects the host species even if all of hosts are cured.
The only reason small pox could be eradicated was because it had no natural vector, it was only spread from humans to other humans.
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