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OLYMPIA – No new areas will open to recreational crabbing this Saturday (Jan. 15) when the commercial crab season opens on the coast.
OLYMPIA – No new areas will open to recreational crabbing this Saturday (Jan. 15) when the commercial crab season opens on the coast.
That's what the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) has told hundreds of callers since last week, when a newspaper printed a story that failed to mention that the upcoming opening applies only to the commercial fleet fishing in coastal waters.
Since then, several other news outlets have picked up the story, also failing to note that the regulation issued by WDFW specifically applies to the commercial fishery.
"Our phones have been ringing off the hook," said Lew Atkins, assistant director for the WDFW Fish Program. "People heard there was a crab opening, and jumped to the conclusion that it was for recreational fishers in Puget Sound. That's just not the case."
Atkins noted that the opening of the coastal commercial fishery, set to begin on Saturday, has been delayed since Dec. 1 because the crab have been slow to fill out. The opening applies to commercial fishers in Washington and northern Oregon, north of Cape Falcon.
Coastal waters are open to recreational fishing with crab pots through Sept. 15, and year-around for all other gear. However, the only waters currently open to recreational crab fishing in Puget Sound are in Marine Area 13, south of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge, Atkins said.
"We don't expect to open any other areas to recreational crabbing in Puget Sound or the Strait of Juan de Fuca until next summer," Atkins said. "We'll be announcing those openings in a month or two."
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August 21, 2017
UAB Music announces fall season of free recitals and concerts, gospel and choral performance
The College of Arts and Sciences' Department of Music presents many free student, faculty and guest performances, the UAB Piano Series featuring Rachel Kudo on Sept. 24, and Chamber Music @ AEIVA on Nov. 2.
The UAB Summer Band will perform a collection of popular and patriotic songs, in a new location, on the Green between The Commons and Blazer Hall.
Faculty and staff from the College of Arts and Sciences' Department of Art and Art History, Department of Music and Department of Theatre explore their skills locally and abroad.
Published in Faculty Excellence
May 22, 2017
UAB piano student Mira Walker wins national award
Applied music major Mira Walker submitted her performance of works by Bach, Beethoven, Brahms, Chopin and Liebermann, and received a $3,000 award for first place.
Presented by the Mid-South Chapter of the National Association of Composers, USA, the concert will feature new works by its members.
May 03, 2017
Yo-Yo Ma, Alvin Ailey Dance top phenomenal new season just announced by UAB's Alys Stephens Center
A sampling of the varied new season includes Emmylou Harris, Bruce Hornsby, Marc Broussard, Angelique Kidjo, Maceo Parker, dance, family and Salon series, plus free shows by Spanish Harlem Orchestra and Red Baraat.
April 17, 2017
Graduating UAB senior Aleksandra Kasman has chosen The Juilliard School after being accepted to nation's top music schools
A senior in the College of Arts and Sciences' Department of Music and the Honors College's University Honors Program, Kasman, pianist, will graduate April 29, then embark on a tour and graduate school.
Sean Murray will begin his role leading the UAB Marching Blazers in May. He comes to UAB from Florida Atlantic University.
Published in Faculty Excellence
Tours like this are transformative experiences, says Director Brian Kittredge. The choir is requesting donations to help make the trip a reality for as many students as possible.
March 21, 2017
UAB Gospel Choir presents free Palm Sunday concert at 16th Street Baptist Church on April 9
The concert will feature music from the choir's "MIRRORS" and "Nu-Soul City" recordings, plus classics and director Kevin Turner's ode to the four little girls killed in the 1963 bombing, "You Don't Know What I Could Have Been."
Students studying voice are offered free screenings of their vocal cords by professionals in the UAB Voice Center to check for overuse, allergies or reflux and to prevent potential damage.
Published in Focus on Patient Care
March 17, 2017
Chamber Music @ AEIVA April 7: UAB Music presents four world premieres within installation exhibition by Jessica Angel, "Facing the Hyperstructure"
The musical performance "Air in a Loop" will feature four world premiere compositions by members of the Birmingham Art Music Alliance, performed within Jessica Angel's site-specific, large-scale installation.
March 08, 2017
UAB Piano Series presents pianist Esther Park on March 26
For the final performance of the 2016-2017 UAB Piano Series, Esther Park will perform a program of works by Beethoven, Schubert, Debussy and Messiaen.
Students, alumni and a professor from the College of Arts and Sciences Department of Art and Art History, Department of Music, and Digital Media won 15 Best in Show, Gold and Silver awards.
Adjunct Professor Matthew Bryant will perform at the Root Signals Electronic Music Festival, and music technology senior Drew Romanowski's piece "Eatit-n-Leave" was accepted and will be presented at the National Student Electronic Music Event.
February 02, 2017
UAB Piano Series presents former students of Yakov Kasman
Four former students – Maeve Brophy, Edward Forstman, Kseniia Polstiankina and Cahill Smith – will perform works by Carter, Liszt, Medtner and Rachmaninoff in honor of Professor Yakov Kasman's 50th birthday and his 15 years of teaching at UAB.
February 02, 2017
UAB's Alys Stephens Center presents the Yellowjackets Feb. 23 in "The Essentials Volume 5: Contemporary Jazz," hosted by Eric Essix
The Grammy Award-winning band, among the pioneers of contemporary jazz groups, will also lead a clinic with UAB Department of Music students, and member Bob Mintzer will perform for schoolchildren with the UAB Jazz Ensemble
January 24, 2017
UAB Music presents annual Trumpet Symposium Feb. 10-11 for high school and college musicians
The Department of Music's annual Trumpet Symposium will feature two free concerts at 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 10, and 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 11, in the Hulsey Recital Hall.
January 20, 2017
UAB Music presents new spring season of free student and faculty performances, guest artist recitals and symposiums
From the UAB Piano Series and Chamber Music @ AEIVA to dozens of free concerts and recitals by students and faculty, the UAB Department of Music offers a new season of outstanding performances.
January 09, 2017
UAB Music presents its 15th annual UAB Clarinet Symposium, with guest artist Richard Stoltzman, Feb. 4-5
Clarinetists of all ages and abilities are invited to participate in the symposium; registration includes a ticket to see guest artist and Grammy winner Richard Stoltzman perform with the Alabama Symphony Orchestra.


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This Month in MGoBlog History - January 2007: Rose Bowl Aftermath and Recruiting Scrambling
On Monday, January 1 USC beat Michigan in the Rose Bowl 32-18. First Half. Second Half.
January 3 - Wednesday
January 4 - Thursday
Brian recaps his experience at the Rose Parade. The whole post is entertaining.
7:52 AM. So you're walking down this parade route in front of people who have been dourly camped out waiting for something to watch for hours, possibly days. They watch you, and if they're USC fans they shout something like "WOOOO USC" and since it's really early in the morning and you feel silly because you thought California was much warmer at 6AM and you've spent the first hour of your day trudging from Rose Bowl to Rose Parade, your mood is black black black. The prospect of doing all this to sit down and watch a parade conjures up memories of boredoms past and generally ruins your day.
January 5 - Friday
Brief thoughts on the game. Henne played pretty well, the defense performed adequately, but the OL gave up pressure all afternoon. It was very reminiscent of 2004. Should Carr be fired? No. Should Andy Moeller be fired? Maybe.
January 8 - Monday
Unverified Voracity Tolls Stewie. The New York Times recognizes Brian's nickname for Tressell "Cheatypants Sweatervest".
Hello: Mike Williams. He has a rough few year ahead of him.
Alan Branch is having a press conference today to announce his draft intentions. He's leaving.
January 9 - Tuesday
Recruiting Board Update with all star game updates. CBs Ron Johnson and Donovan Warren are two of the remaining targets on the board.
January 10 - Wednesday
Part 1 of the nominations for the CFB blogging community.
January 11 - Thursday
Brian's final Maxwell pundit award ballot. His top three are: Reggie Nelson, Alan Branch, and Darren McFadden.
A recap of a couple rumors. Ryan Mundy will not be returning for the 5th year. Rumors persist that Andy Moeller will not return as OL coach. Instead it is said he might be joining new Stanford coach Jim Harbaugh.
January 12 - Friday
Unverified Voracity Sterilizes the BCS. Ryan Mallett, Vince Helmuth, Austin Panter, and Artis Chambers are early enrollees. I bet that will help their Michigan career. Also, Colt Brennan won the Maxwell pundit award. Brian is not pleased.
January 15 - Monday
Michigan sports has a rough weekend. The hockey team is struggling, the hockey team is falling apart, and IN S Jerimy Finch decommitted to go to Indiana. Not ideal.
January 16 - Tuesday
Mailbag with topics covering opponents and the 'M' bye week, Zoltan Mesko reading MGoBlog, and Lloyd's perceived jet lag problems, i.e. the inability to win games west of the Mississippi.
January 17 - Wednesday
Unverified Voracity Probably Affected by Gravity. The first mention of new MSU coach Mark D'Antonio. He comes complete with new countdown clock.
Yes. That's exactly what Michigan State needs: more focus on the Michigan game to the exclusion of everything else on the schedule. Just in case they were ever thinking of winning a game after it ever again.
Query: what should this clock be labeled? ("Countdown to Disappointment" was a submission from the Victors, por ejemplo.)
Mmm yeah, not so much.
January 18 - Thursday
Safeties coach Ron Lee has left. No one is sure why.
The final preview review as Brian looks at his Big Ten previews from the summer. This was from the top of the conference and also represents his biggest miss. He had Iowa #2 in the country and going to the Rose Bowl; they finished 6-6.
January 19 - Friday
Recruiting board update. Here's where things stand:
So... yeah, Finch. Even with a hypothetical RoJo commit he would have been easily the third best recruit in the class. His loss moves the class a fair chunk of the way from "disappointing" to "outright disaster." No RoJo == outright disaster, on a par with the 2000 class. If we do get him, we'll have addressed the crying needs at QB and CB from last year's excellent class and shouldn't have a Willingham-esque gap between quality recruits that's going to hammer Notre Dame's lines next year. (Other than the current gap at cornerback that's already hammering us.) There will be a lot of pressure on the Michigan staff to put together a 2008 class on a par with the 2006 group -- one bad recruiting class won't kill you but two in a row will cause problems.
January 22 - Monday
Hockey update. This past weekend was markedly improved on the previous one. Brian asserts that TJ Hensick might be the best player he's seen at Michigan, outside of maybe Mike Comrie.
January 23 - Tuesday
January 24 - Wednesday
Unverified Voracity Avoids Draft-Related Puns with lots of updates on the prospects of 'M' players in the upcoming draft.
January 25 - Thursday
Liveblog of the basketball game against #2 Wisconsin. Brian stops when Wisconsin gets up by 20.
Unverified Voracity Moves On. There's a link to Boubacar Cissoko's Myspace page. The link no longer goes to his Myspace page. Also, there is a rumor that Ryan Munday will go to Pitt. This is possible because of a new rule that allows a player with an undergraduate degree to transfer without penalty.
January 26 - Friday
Unverified Voracity is Suddenly Frequent. There are stronger and more frequent signs that this will be Lloyd's last year. Also, a video of the MacGyver theme on acoustic guitar.
At this point there is nearly a month long gap in posts on the current site. From here on we will switch to the old Blogspot site.
January 29 - Monday
Recruiting Board Update. Illinois commit Ronaldo Sagesse is a new name that has popped up as a possible add before signing day. Rashad Mason is a possibility at WR. Ronald Johnson made a trip to Florida, and the fear in his recruitment is starting to amp up.
The Detroit News is exploring who will Michigan's 12th opponent in the upcoming season. This post has a great deal of sad irony as Brian refers to "Christian-Lion" matchups. At least that's what the first game of the upcoming season is supposed to be. Brian will still go though.
There's no way around it: I'm a sap. A mark. A rube. The dirty Victorian era ne'er-do-wells in the athletic department have entwined me in a confidence scheme. (They call me "guv'nor" to my face, though.)
January 30 - Tuesday
Unverified Voracity Puzzled by Puzzlement. Some early speculation on who could replace Amacker. Billy Gillespie, Mike Montgomery, and Tubby Smith are a few of the names mentioned. Also, Vanderbilt won't be Michigan's opening opponent.
A link to a bracketology that is no longer from 10 years ago.
January 31 - Wednesday
More CFB blogger award announcements. This one is won by EDSBS.
Brian's internet has been down, so he knows nothing about RoJo, but things are not looking good.
2017 Big Ten Hoops Week 3 Recap
Anthony Cowan [Maryland Athletics]
Last Week's Results
Indiana 72 - Maryland 75
Minnesota 47 - Michigan State 65
Michigan 69 - Illinois 85
Ohio State 66 - Wisconsin 89
Northwestern 69 - Rutgers 60
Purdue 78 - Iowa 83
Nebraska 85 - Michigan 91
Minnesota 50 - Penn State 52
Maryland 62 - Illinois 56
Rutgers 57 - Indiana 76
Michigan State 67 - Ohio State 72
Iowa 54 - Northwestern 89
Current Standings
1. Maryland (4-1)
2. Wisconsin (3-1)
T-3. Michigan State (4-2)
T-3. Northwestern (4-2)
T-5. Nebraska (3-2)
T-5. Penn State (3-2)
T-5. Purdue (3-2)
T-8. Iowa (3-3)
T-8. Minnesota (3-3)
T-10. Illinois (2-3)
T-10. Indiana (2-3)
T-10. Michigan (2-3)
13. Ohio State (1-4)
14. Rutgers (0-6)
A Dark Horse Emerges
Since joining the Big Ten for the 2014-15 season, Maryland has been one of the best programs in the conference, posting an impressive 30-11 record in league games and finishing in the top three in both seasons that have been completed with the Terrapins as a member. Despite losing four starters before this season, UMD is the surprising outright leader of the Big Ten early on this season (it's worth noting that Wisconsin is tied in the loss column, but has played one less game than Maryland has). Non-conference play offered little indication that Maryland would get off to such a hot start; they barely beat a couple of bad teams and won three games against decent opponents by just a single point.
Melo Trimble has been a huge part of Maryland's success, of course - although his offensive rating (92.9) and usage rate (30.7, third-highest among B1G players in conference play) likely aren't sustainable. Freshman Anthony Cowan, who was correctly compared to Trimble often as a recruit, has arguably been better, as he's been able to score at the rim and get frequent trips to the free throw line despite his lack of size. Another freshman - Kevin Huerter - has also excelled, shooting an impressive 46% from behind the arc with 13 made threes in five conference games. Damonte Dodd, a senior big man coming off of an injury-related absence, has been the cornerstone of Maryland's excellent defense when he's been on the floor; Ivan Bender and LG Gil also receive minutes at the five.
It's difficult to assess how much of Maryland's early success in Big Ten play is schedule-related: they've swept a mediocre Illinois team, beat Indiana at home in what was essentially a coin-flip game, and won on the road against Michigan. Their only loss came after blowing a double-digit lead late at home against Nebraska. While their remaining schedule is relatively unchallenging compared to those of other teams, it's probably more difficult than the games they've already played. Kenpom has Maryland just inside the top 50 nationally - a far cry from the quality of supposed Big Ten title contenders. A lot of that is due to their non-conference schedule, which resulted in a lot of wins that weren't well-regarded by his algorithm.
Whether or not the Terps regress to the mean will be a major storyline. Many people (including myself) have been predicting that regression for quite a while, only to see Maryland continue to put up wins on the floor. Since they've been so dominant since entering the Big Ten, there's good reason to think that they might continue to flaunt statistical wisdom, despite their youth. Maryland's an undeniably talented team and having an excellent point guard helps bring everything together.
More on Big Ten hoops after the JUMP
Michigan Hockey 16-17, Game #20: Minnesota 4, Michigan 2
***I was cooking/eating a pizza during the 2nd, so my attention to detail was not as high***
(Patrick Barron) This does not mean what you think it means
FIRST: Michigan actually generated a little bit of offense in the first period. They had 15 attempts at the net! Cooper Marody dangled into the crease, but was harassed from behind and couldn't flip the puck into the open net. They also tied Minnesota in total shots at 7. However, aside from Marody's adventure, nothing was from a particularly dangerous position.
SECOND: Ummmmmm, NOPE. 7 attempts. 3 shots.
- THIRD: Michigan scored 2 goals in the 3rd! The first career goal by Stevel Merl was just thrown at the net from the sideboards (and I bet Schierhorn wishes he had that one back). The second was a shot from the point by De Jong that Evan Allen redirected past Schierhorn. That was the correct play by De Jong and great hand-eye coordination from Allen. Great goal. Piazza also rang the post, later, almost tying the game. I was unable to get a shot chart from the 3rd, so I cannot give data on location and corsi number.
FIRST: Feelingsball says that Minnesota didn't look very sharp at all in the first period. They threatened a little early and then again late, but nothing very consistent. Michigan's defense allowed 3 attempts from inside the dots, but the remaining 10 came from a distance. That's a nice improvement, so far. Michigan did have a couple of bad DZTOs and had a couple instances where they struggled to exit the zone. However, sign me up for more of these periods, instead of some of the other periods I've seen, lately.
SECOND: Well, back to the usual. Shots from everywhere! They allowed 18 attempts on net and 11 of them were shots. That's not the worst I've seen this year, but it makes sense given how the period played out. Michigan has had poor 2nd periods lately (sorta a hottaek but not really). They've just struggled to clear and control the puck. The goal was called a goal on the ice and it stood. If it wasn't called a goal, I'm not certain it would have been called a goal.
- THIRD: The defense didn't surrender a goal in the third, except for the EN at the end. I was unable to get a shot chart from the 3rd, so I cannot give data on location and corsi number. I will chart the 3rd myself, tomorrow, for the season stats but that doesn't help this recap.
FIRST: Until just under a minute to go, there were no special teams in play. Unfortunately, after an unimpressive beginning to the PP, Vinni Lettieri throws a seemingly harmless shot at the net, just inside the blue line and it gets past Lavigne. It seemed that potentially Piazza screened him, and if he did, that just sucks. If not, it was a very soft goal.
SECOND: No Power Plays for M. They will start the third on one after Minnesota gets the extra penalty in the scrum after the 2nd. Michigan took 2 more penalties but they were successful in killing them off. Lavigne made a terrific save during the 2nd penalty. Minn: 1/3 M: n/a
- THIRD: Michigan draws 4 penalties, including the man advantage awarded after the end of the 2nd period. They did create a few dangerous opportunities and even hit the post. Score, they did not, however. While on their 1st PP, the Wolverines surrendured a breakaway in which a penalty shot was called and converted. Michigan took 2 more penalties in the 3rd and killed off both of them. Warren drew a shorthanded penalty shot and ultimately missed it. In the end, it would up being the difference. Not a great night on special teams.
FIRST: Hayden Lavigne started in net, tonight, and looked very sharp early on. Minnesota got a few chances but ended up getting very few on frame. Still Lavigne looked in decent position and made the correct situational plays. The goal was either dumb luck or stupidly silly...depending on if he saw it. My initial thought was Piazza screened him, but its tough to actually tell. If he was screened, oh well. It happens and just another great period from a Michigan goaltender. If he saw the puck, that one would be pretty bad.
SECOND: A great period for Lavigne, including a great PP save from the slot on a one-timer. The goal came through traffic and got tucked in the top corner. It was a laser. I don't think he saw that one and I doubt he would have had the time to react to it. Great shot. Outside of that, he's kept Michigan in striking distance.
- THIRD: Lavigne had a solid 3rd period, as well. The goal was a penalty shot. Other than that, he gave Michigan a chance in a game that they were severly outplayed. Minnesota didn't seem as sharp as last night, but they still created more than Michigan did and Lavigne made a solid case for why he should be in net. Saved 25/28 shots.
FIRST: Minnesota had a 2v1 that their pass got deflected. Other than that, nothing.
SECOND: Distracted by some pizza, but I did not catch any.
- THIRD: Minnesota had a breakaway in which Lettieri was pulled down during an M PP and awarded a penalty shot. He then scored on said penalty shot.
- OMRs not a major concern tonight. Obviously, the breakway on a PP is not good. But looking at the game overall, there are bigger concerns.
I had (through 2 periods): Minnesota 31, Michigan 22
www.collegehockeynews.com had: Minnesota 49, Michigan 32
Michigan Hockey 16-17, Game #19: Minnesota 5, Michigan 2
(Patrick Barron) This is a great photo!
FIRST: The goal was very nice. Allen rushed the puck in behind the net, Winborg continued it on and found a cutting Shuart in the slot with a one-timer. Shuart also out-raced a Gopher Dman to create a breakaway but could not convert. Sanchez also got in alone after a terrible Gopher turnover, but he missed the net, as well. Other than that...there was very, very little. Three fantastic looks and not much else.
SECOND: At one point, M was being outshot 10-1 in the period. About halfway through the period, Marody put in a great shift and got a couple of attempts and drew a penalty. That was about it for the 5v5 offense. They were killing some penalties, but these forwards are generally looking overmatched, regardless of which line is on the ice. They had a period corsi score of 5.
- THIRD: Michigan had trouble touching and controlling the puck all night long. Penalties didn't help that, but even 5v5 was not that much of a better scenario. Michigan tallied 6 attempts on net in even strength play. That is quite poor.
FIRST: I'm honestly not even going to wait for the shot chart for this. The defense was not good. Surprise! The last 2 goals came from unchecked attackers in the slot or in the crease (ugh, how??). Those are the most critial places to mark someone, I would guess. Also, on the first goal, Lohan just got whipped. Pitlick just went right by him. Not to mention the usual inability to clear the puck, exit the zone, etc.
SECOND: Once again, not great. Minnesota registered 17 5v5 attempts. The goal should again be tallied to the defense. Three guys surrounded the goal scorer but didn't exactly harass him. Also, obligatory defensive zone turnovers, failed clears, and the like. Ben Clymer described it as "Michigan's defensemen watching each other watch the puck." YUP.
- THIRD: The third period was much like the previous couple. M takes a couple bad penalties because they can't get the puck out of their own zone and are now tired from chasing pretty much the entire game. They also give up some great scoring chances that Nagelvoort managed to paper over. Minnesota registered 12 more attempts on net, totaling 52. That's not the worst number they have given up, but after the PP goal made it 5-2, the Gophers played a little safer.
- FIRST: Michigan did not draw a penalty. They did go to the box once and managed to negate the Minnesota PP. The Gophers did look very dangerous and got multiple good looks. Nagelvoort bailed Michgan out more than once on the one PK. Minn: 0/1 M: n/a
SECOND: Michigan finally drew their first PP thanks to the best M shift of the night, so far, from Cooper Marody. Kile had a snipe goal stolen by Schierhorn that would've tied the game. Calderone also had a very good look. The Wolverines couldn't capitalize, but looked good and created a few chances. Unfortunately, they also took 3 penalties, but miraculously did not cede a goal, yet. Minnesota missed quite a few great looks and Nagelvoort swept away a few more. Seems like its only a matter of time if M keeps up the parade to the box. Brendan Warren DID however score the easiest goal of all time as a Gopher Dman coughed up the puck LITERALLY in his own crease. So, yay gift shorties! Minn: 0/4 M: 0/1
- THIRD: Michigan drew a penalty late in the third and created a few more great looks but did not score. The game was also effectively over at that point, anyway. They did, however take 2 more penalties, including a 5 min major that got De Jong ejected and a triping during that 5 mins PP. Not surprisingly, Minnesota picked a corner around a screened Nagelvoort and finally got a ST tally. Some of these penalties were just loose play, others were the result of bad positoning. They do find a way to kill most of these penalties, but top notch goaltending and bad shooting luck are large contributors, it appears. Minn: 1/6 M: 0/2
FIRST: Well, 3 goals isn't good. He did manage to keep Minnesota off the board for the first half of the period, despite Minnesota getting great look after great look. The first goal seemed to be short-side, despite Lohan just getting toasted. The last 2 goals came on a tip from an unmarked attcker in the slot and an unmarked attacker in the crease. I can't put either of those on him. The weird thing is that I spent a large part of the first period thinking about how great Nagelvoort's position was and how many saves he made just to keep Michigan level in this game. Regardless, other than the first short-side goal, I can't ask for much more.
SECOND: I thought Nagelvoort had another solid period. The first half of the period was definitely tilted towards him and he made more fine saves. I can't put the goal on him as Sheehy was surrounded by Dmen next to the crease (but none of them were actually checking him) and he batted the puck out of the air past Zach. Not a great position to be in. If he makes that save, it would be an SC Top10.
- THIRD: Zach looked very good, again, in the third. He made countless saves on the penalty kill, including a few flat-out steals. The 5th goal came on a 5v3 that he could not see and hit a top corner. That's just a great shot. He was under siege all night and honestly did his part. With the amount of time M spent in the attacking zone (not much) and lack of tight defense Minnesota attacker faced, I'm not sure what else a goalie can be asked to do. He faced 45 shots. All 3 M goalies have .900+ save %s.
FIRST: I am watching on TV at home, but I did not see any. A couple that were close to 3v2s, but nothing that gave a decided advantage.
SECOND: I still didn't find any Minn OMRs.
- THIRD: There was one 3v2 rush for Minnesota. They got a shot but nothing too threatening. OMRs held in check, tonight.
I had: Minnesota 52, Michigan 25
www.collegehockeynews.com had: Minnesota 52, Michigan 32
Recent Trends in S&P+ OL Metrics
If you prefer to regard our beloved Meeechigan football teams through rose-colored glasses, then maybe you should stop reading here. Otherwise, if you have the intestinal fortitude to take a long, hard look in the cold light of day while the bombs fall around you, then by all means, keep calm and carry on.
Now that a couple of weeks have transpired since the Charlie Foxtrot that was the Orange Bowl, a consensus seems to have emerged that the root cause of many of Team 137's deficiencies is associated with the Offensive Line. Alas, this is not a new story, and the explanations as to how Michigan's OL has reached such a state are well documented. Nonetheless, some folks might still contend that the OL has improved under the tutelage of the new coaching staff, and any underperformance is simply a reflection of the available talent having maximized its potential. Maybe, but then again, maybe not.
Anyway, to get to the point of this post, Bill Connelly of S&P+ fancy stats fame now has available the 2016 season wrap-up metrics for OL performance. What's more, the same metrics are also available for the previous 2 seasons. So, after a bit of mousing around in the Excel, the following chart captures everything S&P you'd want to know about the OL's of Teams 135, 136 and 137:
To interpret the data, the pseudo-color scale is based on the ranking range of 1 to 128 (green = 1, yellow = 64, red = 128). Averages for the run-blocking and pass-blocking metrics are also calculated to give some sense of aggregate performance. The trend lines are keyed to the raw values, with green markers denoting the best performance values; red markers, the worst.
What these results show is a nearly wholesale regression in performance from 2015 to 2016, both in pass-blocking and run-blocking. All pass-blocking metrics have declined, with the PD Sack Rate being the worst over the past 3 seasons. As for run-blocking, SD Line Yards, Opportunity Rate and Power Success Rate are improved, but to start, SDLY and Opp. % couldn't have gotten much worse. On the other hand, Stuff Rate, PD Line Yards and Adjusted Line Yards all hit 3 year lows. In a nutshell, the OL shows qualified improvement in pass-blocking over Hoke's last season, but a general decline in the run-blocking metrics.
Just looking at the raw numbers is somewhat stunning in a few cases. A PD Sack Rate of 9.2% means that the QB is getting sacked about 1 in every 11 drop backs on passing downs. With that sort of sack incidence, it's no wonder the PD Line Yards are nearly the worst in the NCAA. Also, a Stuff Rate of 19.5% means that a TFL occurs on about 1 in every 5 rushing attempts. Poor damn Fitzgerald Toussaint has been replaced by poor damn Deveon Smith (and just nevermind poor damn Thomas Rawls).
To sum up, the bubble-gum-and-bailing-wire approach to installing an Offensive Line can only do so much and last so long. Talent, depth and experience make up the three-legged stool on which an Offensive Line Program is established. Alas, UM is still early in the process of building an OL Program. One or two five-star recruits do not an OL make, because like a chain, the OL is only as strong as its weakest link. A key injury can lead to disaster without depth to backfill and experience that can span the gaps.
Yours in football, and Go Blue!
TBT: Catching up with Doug James
Previously: Todd Plate Ken Higgins Brent White Mike Reinhold David Key Mike Dames Tim Williams Clay Miller
Now that the season's over, it's a good time to catch up with some of the guys who played for Bo back in the 80s. I'll try to do this every Thursday but it's entirely dependent on the responses I get back. At this point, I don't have a subject for next week. LOL. Nice work, eh?
I have a couple college-aged kids so I'm vaguely familiar with the term "OG". Urban dictionary defines OG as someone who's "been around", "those true gangstas from back in the day that jacked ya and left nothing but your boxers and socks". I don't know about leaving you with nothing but your skivvies, but I do know this next guy was a legend. Don Brown would call him "a dude". Harbs would refer to him as a "Known Friend and Trusted Agent." He was the most unforgettable teammate I ever had. He was literally a man amongst boys: tough as tool steel and more loyal than a rescued dog. He would do anything for his team, could motivate you like nobody else, get in your ass for taking a play off, then have you falling on the locker room floor, laughing your ass off. I can still picture him standing there with his big bushy mustache and booming southern drawl, captivating everyone's attention.
I remember the first night of my very first camp. After dinner and meetings were done and we returned to our rooms, I almost called my parents to come get me. I was WAAAAY out of my league. I didn't have a chance in hell of playing against guys like this. It was the most intimidated I had ever been. These were guys I watched on TV the year before. Half were high school All-American's and almost all of them were All-State. Who am I to even think I can play with them? Luckily I didn't make that call because I would have missed spending a year on the same team as "Fried" (short for Bo's pet name for him - Kentucky Fried Chicken). We were only teammates for one season but he left an indelible mark on me (figuratively and literally).
This guy had his own term for an "OG" - Big Daddy Crow. I don't know where it came from but he used it a lot when telling stories, and man, could this dude tell stories. I'm not 100% positive, but I'm pretty sure he coined the phrase. It was either him or Jim Scarcelli, I forget. Anyway, it was a term of respect. You were a Big Daddy Crow if you did something memorable. He finished a lot of his stories with "……(yada yada yada) like a Big Daddy Crow". Every time I think of that term - or look in the mirror* - it reminds me of our captain and the original OG, Doug James.
Doug came to the University of Michigan by way of DeSales High School in Louisville Kentucky where he played for head coach Ron Madrick. Although Louisville wasn't exactly a recruiting pipeline to Ann Arbor, Bo was quite familiar with the Colts program. It's where he found All-America offensive tackle and 3-time Super Bowl Champion, Bubba Paris.
Doug knew from an early age that he wanted to play for Michigan. In spite of never visiting the school nor ever stepping foot in the state, he told his dad when he was 13 that he would play college football in Ann Arbor. Doug first met Bo when he was a high school sophomore and he was paying a visit to Coach Madrick and Bubba. Two years later, Bo returned to Louisville to find his future captain. Desitiny and dreams were just about fulfilled. On Doug's official visit, Bo offered him a scholarship and told him, "You're coming to Michigan. You're a Michigan Man." When Doug returned home, he told his folks and called Earle Bruce to cancel his visit to Ohio State.
Doug arrived on campus in the fall of 1980 as a defensive tackle. His hard work and talent earned him a spot on the travel squad, and he even got into a game – a 38-13 win over Cal. That season started out 1-2, but the Cal victory was the start of a 9 game winning streak that culminated with a Big Ten AND Rose Bowl championship - Bo's first.
Despite playing in that one game, Doug was able to redshirt that season. As a redshirt freshman in 1981 he played 6 games at Nose Guard and 4 as Defensive Tackle. He missed the Purdue and Ohio State games due to a separated shoulder, but returned in time to play in the Bluebonnet Bowl victory over UCLA.
Prior to the start of spring ball in 1982, offensive line coach (and Doug's primary recruiter) Paul Schudel met with Doug and told him they were moving him to offensive guard – a position he hadn't played since he was a freshman in high school. Without question, he went to work on learning the position and prepared to compete for a spot on the line. By the opening game of the 82 season, Doug was the starting Strong Guard (we used to flip the line back then). After just 4 games at his new position - 2W and 2L - Coach Schudel met with Doug again. This time, they were moving him to offensive tackle. Doug remembers telling his coach, "I don't even know what I'm doing at guard." It was just days before the Michigan State game and they wanted to change his position again. When he asked, "Will I start at tackle?" Schudel said he'd have to earn the spot. "Nothing is given". He played about half the snaps in the victory over State, and then got the start against Iowa and All-American defensive tackle Mark Bortz the following week. He finished the final seven games, including the Rose Bowl, as the starting tackle, on a line that included Rich Strenger, Tom Dixon, and Stefan Humphries – 2 All Americans, 1 All Big Ten, and all of them future professional football players. (Not to mention two eventual attorneys (Strenger and Dixon), and a physician. That has to be the smartest and most talented and starting offensive line in the history of Michigan football.)
In 1983, he finally got a chance to concentrate on just one position, starting all 12 games at tackle. He made it through the season healthy but the team failed to achieve its goal of a Big Ten title. They beat Michigan State and Ohio State but lost to Illinois for the championship. In the Sugar Bowl, they lost a hard fought game 9-7 to Bo Jackson and the Auburn Tigers. It wasn't how Doug pictured his career ending.
A few weeks after the season, Bo called Doug into his office for his customary post-season meeting with every player. During that meeting, Bo asked him to return for a 5th year. However, playing another season of football was not something Doug had considered. He made a promise to his high school sweetheart, Patty, that he would marry her once he graduated. With degree in hand, the future Mr.&Mrs. James had wedding plans. Bo had a dilemma. He wanted this extremely valuable player to return, but he was opposed to a married man on his squad. He was old school and he'd never allowed that before. It was deal breaker for Doug. After a little more conversation, Bo relented and the two shook hands. Doug would return as the first married man to play for Bo. As he was walking out the door, Bo had one more thing to say.
"Oh, by the way, we're moving you back to guard."
Son of a…………
The 1984 season started out great for Doug and the Wolverines. He was elected team captain, and the team just beat the defending national champion Miami Hurricanes, intercepting Bernie Kosar SIX times. But things would not go so well the remainder of the season. After a loss to Washington, we were 3-1 with close wins over Wisconsin and Indiana. The following week was the infamous game against Michigan State when Harbaugh broke his arm diving for a loose ball. We lost that game and 4 more after that, including the Holiday Bowl to eventual national champions, BYU. That season finished equally as bad for Doug. Following a poor performance against Purdue, he got tangled up in a pile during practice, dislocating his ankle and breaking his leg. His career at Michigan came to an unceremonious end.
All told, Doug finished his career with a 42-18 record, two Rose Bowls and participated in 5 total bowl games while playing 4 different positions.
Well….5, technically.
In the spring of his freshman year, Mr "Play Any Position For The Team" was asked to add one more. Injuries had claimed THREE snappers during spring practice (Spring ball was a hell of a lot more grueling back then, even for the specialists). Doug was asked to step in. It was an experiment that would not end well. Two of Doug's five snaps sailed over the punters head. As you might imagine, this displeased the old man. "KENTUCKY FRIED! You are screwing up my entire kicking game." The next day, Doug had yet another meeting with Coach Schudel. This one was brief. "You're fired ."
Another highlight of Doug's career was sitting in the front row for Bo's famous "The Team, The Team, The Team" speech.
Bo and Doug shared a very close relationship. When you are someone who is willing to switch positions without so much as a raised eyebrow, you endear yourself to the coaches. When you get to the point where you can exchange jabs with him, you know you're in his good graces.
Bo used to tease Doug about his physique. "Fried, you have the worst body in the history of Michigan football." One time, Doug replied with, "Well, if my body is so bad, why do I play so much?"
"Because I'm a hell of a coach."
On another occasion, Bo told Doug, "James, you aren't half the tackle I was."
Doug shot back, "That's because you had a better coach."
/damn bro gif
With his football career over, Doug set out on life with his new bride and aspirations of doing sports broadcasting. He landed a job as a color commentary for the Michigan football games on WTRX in Flint. Back then, there was no dedicated radio "network" for the games. Several stations around the state carried a broadcast. As a matter of fact, both major Detroit stations – WJR and WWJ – each did their own broadcasts from the stadium. It was a crowded press box back then.
Since broadcasting games was seasonal employment, Doug needed a job for the remainder of the year. He got a tip from former volunteer assistant and college football legend Alex Agase to get into media sales and marketing. (Ags' sons were in the business). In 1986, WTRX hired Doug as a sales person and he's been in the business ever since.
After a couple years in Flint, he and Patty moved back to his hometown to take jobs at various startions throughout Louisville. While working his way up the ladder, he also did radio color commentary for Louisville football.
Then, in 2011, he was recruited to New York City to be the Director of Sales for legendary radio stations WBLS, Hot 97, and WLIB.
Steve Harvey and Doug in New York City
4 years later, he was hired as VP/General Manager for three radio stations in the Charlotte North Carolina market where he continues to work today.
Doug and Patty have been married for 32 years and have 3 daughters: Amanda works in Alumni relations at the University of Louisville, Beth is a training coordinator for St. Joseph's Children's Home in Louisville, and Katie is a singer/songwriter.
Doug and Patty are also involved in a number of charitable endeavors:
He serves on the Board of Trustees of Jewish Hospital St. Mary's Healthcare
The board for DeSales High School
Chairman of the DeSales Foundation
Chairman of the Holy Rosary Foundation
Chairman of the Caritas Foundation
Board Member of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
Board Member of the Kentucky Broadcasters Association
Chairman of the Radio Broadcasters Association
He received the Lifetime Service Award by the American Women in Radio and Television and was elected to the DeSales High School Hall of Honor in 2008.
He is the ultimate Michigan Man and the BIGGEST of the Big Daddy Crows.
Those who stay….
Doug played from 1980 – 1984 and wore #73
His favorite restaurant in Ann Arbor was Steve's Lunch. It was a diner on South U. Doug also liked Rick's Café but "I don't remember eating there much."
The best dish he makes is smoked chicken wings, chili, and mac-n-cheese
If he had a son he would let him play football but he wouldn't let him start as early as he did (4th grade). "The rule changes, such as targeting, are good for the safety of the players. Injuries are part of the game and this is something you have to understand going in. Despite the fact that I had a lot of injuries and have aches and pains today, I still believe it was worth it."
John Wangler, Rich Hewlett, Jack and Jackie Harbaugh, Jeff Hewlett, Doug and Patty James tailgating at this year's Orange Bowl.
And now for the * explanation:
That is, indeed, a Big Daddy Crow tattooed on my arm. My poor wife and kids put up with me. It remains a mystery.


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SUN CITY, Fla., Oct. 19 (UPI) -- Vice President Joe Biden and the Republican ticket of Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan campaign in Florida Friday, their staffs said.
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More than 200,000 people have signed a petition requesting Target to not open on Thanksgiving evening.
More than 200,000 people have signed a digital petition urging Target to push back the time it opens on Black Friday.
This year, Target is planning to open its stores at 9pm on Thanksgiving evening instead of midnight on Black Friday, as it did last year.
The petition was started by Target employee C. Renee. During the day Renee works as a substitute teacher, and in the evenings and weekends she's at Target.
"I'm not complaining about being a minimum wage worker," Renee wrote in her change.org petition.
"Target, as a company, does some good and maintains a commitment to charity. Thanksgiving, though, is one of the three days retail workers get off a year, a day most spend with family. Midnight last year was pushing it. How can you expect workers to spend time with family and then stay up all night. It's inhumane and inconsiderate."
Renee's petition has collected 209,000 digital signatures so far. She is 90,000 away from her stated goal.
In 2011, Target employed 355,000 people across 1,763 stores. That same year, Black Friday sales "increased 6.6 percent to the largest amount ever as U.S. consumers shrugged off 9 percent unemployment and went shopping," Bloomberg News reported. This increase was in large part to retailers like Target opening their doors earlier to accommodate eager shoppers. Wal-Mart, which has capitalized on such tactics, is also facing blowback from employees.
Since early October, employees at 28 different Walmart's in 12 different states have staged walkouts and strikes.
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Unfortunately, we won't get another one until May. It is amazing how much better life is with only four days of work. It got us thinking: what if we had more of them?
1. Post Patty's Day
We aren't asking you to give us the day off for St. Patrick's Day — that would be selfish. But we are asking you to give us the day off following St. Patty's Day.
With the entire holiday basically devoted to drinking, it is just plain odd to expect us to work the next day. So perhaps we all use March 18 to take a time-out, spend the day with our families, and recover from our horrendous hangovers. Trust us, our work will be all the better on March 19.
2. Opening Day
As Joe Dimaggio once said, "you look forward to it like a birthday party when you're a kid."
Baseball is the American pastime, and yet most Americans work the day away during the first baseball games of the season. People wonder why football has become the most popular sport — it is simple logic: the sport is played when people don't have to work.
Having this day free every April will help bring baseball to the forefront of American's lives again. The people who already love the sport will be able to watch the games, and those who don't will inevitably fall in love with the sport, due to the fact they get the day off.
3. Too Hot Day
August is a miserable month. It is the hottest time of the year, school starts, and there is not one holiday in sight. The closest holiday is Labor Day, and that holiday represents the end of Summer.
There has to be something to look forward to during the month that gave 'dog days of summer' it's name. August 18 is traditionally known as one of the hottest days of the year. It is a perfect day to do nothing. Most people have already been in school for a week — give 'em a day off. There really is no better way to boost school morale that a day off school.
4. Election Day
We are Americans. We have democracy.
Lets not forget how good we got it. Every first Tuesday of November, we deserve the day off. When it is an election year, it ensures everyone is given ample time to vote. When it is an off-year, it is a great day to celebrate ourselves.
5. Surprise Day
And finally, everyone loves a good surprise.
This holiday should occur every year at a surprise moment. It is decided by the Senate in early January, but announced only a week before the day. It could be in February, it could be in June, or it could be the day after Christmas.
The beauty of this day is it changes every year and no one knows when it will be. (Sure, there may be a few scandals with the Senate using this holiday to serve their best interests, but we'll cross that bridge when we get there).
This holiday will indeed make traveling hectic, and cause mayhem is some people's lives, but that is all part of the fun. If airlines give random discounts as soon as the day is released, it will be a race to get those last-minute plane tickets. What would America be without the fun of competition? And you always enjoy competition more when you have a four-day work week.


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Zoey's P.O.V.
Zoey Marken was quite a ordinary girl, she lived in an ordinary house, with ordinary parents and she went to an perfectly ordinary church every Sunday, just like a lot of ordinary people do.
But one perfectly ordinary day everything changed for Zoey.
It was at the end of F.O.Y on a Friday evening when the Pastor, Kenny, had asked her to go and look for his son's, friends, Tom and Declan.
She looked everywhere but couldn't find them and she was getting increasingly worried when she realised that she hadn't searched upstairs yet.
She ran to the bottom of the stairs, the door was shut but she knew that they could still be up there, "They probably think that it's really funny for me to of wasted all my time looking for them when they'd been up here the whole time." Zoey thought bitterly as she punched in the code for the door. She stomped up the stairs. By the time she'd got to the top she'd worked herself into such a frenzy that she almost missed the two figures that were slumped in a corner of the room.
Zoey let out a small squeal of surprise when she saw them, she walked slowly towards them and she lent down beside them.
She gingerly poked Declan in the arm, but she didn't get a response so Zoey shook his shoulders, all this did was make his head lounge from one side to the other.
By now Zoey was starting to feel rather sick, she'd found two unconscious boys that she had known for the past nine years and she had to do something now.
There was one problem, she couldn't move because now that she payed closer attention to them she noticed that Tom had a deep gash on one cheek that was bleeding heavily and there was blood trickling down the side of Declan's head.
She finally decided that she would go and get Kenny.
She ran to the top of the stairs and froze.
A man with long flaming red hair stood at the bottom of the stairs looking up at her, his burgundy eyes sent chills down her spine and made her skin crawl. There was so much hate and violence in those eyes.
She took a step back and instantly regretted it. There was a blur of movement and the man was standing behind her. 'Zoey, there's no need to be afraid my dear.' He purred sending a new wave of chills running up and down her spine.
"How does he know my name?" She thought to herself and almost jumped out of her skin when the man replied. 'I know your name because I know more than anyone person could possibly know.' He
said, sounding as if this was a fact that was as well known as "The sun rises in the morning and sets in the evening."
Zoey felt as if she knew this strange man but she just wasn't sure where she'd seen him before. Her train of thought was interrupted when she felt a hand on her shoulder.
She spun around and attempted to punch him in the gut but he caught her fist easily and held it in front of her. Zoey tried to pull her hand out of his grip but he was much stronger than he looked, so she just glared at him instead.
All of a sudden she sensed rather than saw two hunched figures walk over to Tom and Declan, they knelt down and picked them up.
Zoey spun around and was instantly hit with the aroma of rotting meat, rotten eggs and an arrange of other fowl smelling things.
She had to surpress a scream, the..... Things that stood before her were in ragged black cloaks and they were making this weird clicking noises.
They were holding crudely wrought daggers against Declan and Tom's throat.
'What are you doing?!' Zoey screamed jumping forward, then crying out in pain for the man still hadn't let go of her arm.
'Now now my dear, there is no need for your friends to get hurt.' He hissed into her ear. 'If you come with us then we will just let them go.' He smiled and Zoey noticed that the man's teeth were all filed into points.
Then all of a sudden a name popped into her head, she had the strangest feeling that the name belonged to the man.
'Tenzo.' It wasn't a question she knew that was his name. Tenzo's brow knitted together. 'How do you know my name?' He asked quizzically. Zoey wasn't completely sure herself how she knew she just… did.
'Never mind. Hurry up, my friends here are very impatient.' He grinned wickedly.
Zoey was thinking as hard as she could, she didn't know what to do, should she go with this strange man and his creepy friends or… she couldn't think of an alternative.
She didn't have to because just then a boy opened the door and ran up the stairs, he was on his phone so he didn't notice them at first but when he did his mouth made a perfect "O" shape, he took a step back and almost fell down the stairs. Zoey jumped forward and caught his arm just before he fell, she pulled him closer to her so that could whisper in his ear. 'Don't say or do anything stupid, okay Zack.'
'Who are they?' He replied before nodding.
'I'm not completely sure who the two in black cloaks are, but the one with red hair's name's Tenzo.' She muttered. Pulling him along behind her they edged towards the giant window that occupied the wall opposite the three strangers.
'We grow impatient Tenzo.' Hissed one of the men in cloaks.
'Hurry and make a decision Zoey or your friends will not live to see the light of day.' Said Tenzo, ignoring the man that had just spoken. The men in black started pressing their daggers harder into Tom and Declan's necks so that little drops of blood dripped down them and into their clothes.
Zoey let out a strangled cry at the sight of the blood.
'Alright, alright, I'll go with you just don't hurt them.' She said, surprising herself at how calm she sounded.
A grin tugged at the corners of Tenzo's mouth. 'A wise choice my dear.' He waved his hand casually and the two men dropped Declan and Tom to the floor, unconscious. Zoey and Zack jolted forward and crumpled down beside them.
'What're you gonna do?' Zack asked, looking at her questioningly. Zoey was just about to answer when she noticed a strange tingling feeling at the base of her skull and judging that Zack had started to rub the back of his head he had the same feeling. She looked at the floor in front of her and concentrated, the tingling went away, she smiled inwardly.
"So that's how Tenzo knew my name." She thought to herself grimly.
'Concentrate on the floor.' She told Zack. He nodded but asked. 'Why.'
'Because Tenzo's reading our minds so if you concentrate on something plain like the floor then he won't be able to.' Even as she said this she didn't know how she knew but she did, he gave her another questioning look but then diverted his attention to the ground.
Zoey heard Tenzo's breath catch and then she felt a great stabbing pain in her head, she screamed, it was a high piercing scream. Then just as quickly as it had started it stopped.
Her scream turned into a sob and then she felt a hand on her shoulder.
'You really shouldn't of resisted me.' Said Tenzo, glaring down at her. 'Because that's what you get.' He snapped before bending down, grabbing her wrist and then straightening up he started to drag her away from the boys.
Zoey let out a strangled cry and before she knew what she was doing she had sunk her teeth into Tenzo's arm.
Tenzo shouted out in pain and batted her away. She went flying and landed in a heap next to Tom and Declan. Zoey didn't know what to do, tears started sliding down her cheeks, she crawled in between them, she took both their hands in hers and then Zack put his on hers to so they were all connected. "What shall I do?" She wondered silently to herself. Then a thought hit her out of no-where: maybe she could magic them out some how. She'd never believed in magic before but after all that'd happened she didn't think that anything else could surprise her. So she concentrated on being some where else as hard as she could, after a little while nothing happened, but as she was just about to open her eyes she was hit with the sensation that she was completely weight-less.
Zoey heard a huge crack and then everything went black.
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Job-hunting tips from the February 14, 2011, issue of QuintZine.
Startup America is the White House initiative to celebrate, inspire, and accelerate high-growth entrepreneurship throughout the nation.
This coordinated public/private effort brings together an alliance of the country's most innovative entrepreneurs, corporations, universities, foundations, and other leaders, working in concert with a wide range of federal agencies to dramatically increase the prevalence and success of America's entrepreneurs.
Startup America aims to:
- Expand access to capital for high-growth startups throughout the country;
- Expand entrepreneurship education and mentorship programs that empower more Americans not just to get a job, but to create jobs;
- Strengthen commercialization of the about $148 billion in annual federally-funded research and development, which can generate innovative startups and entirely new industries;
- Identify and remove unnecessary barriers to high-growth startups; and
- Expand collaborations between large companies and startups.
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Approximately 25 percent of today's franchisees are female, reports Matt Wilson, citing data from Pricewaterhouse Coopers and the International Franchise Association. Franchisors are taking note and starting to specifically target their business opportunities at female franchisees," Wilson writes. He notes that FranchiseHelp.com conducted an informal poll to find out which franchises were most attractive to females looking to start their own business.
You can find the list (in slideshow form) of 20 franchises that poll respondents thought women considering launching their own business should get to know here. The information comes from FranchiseHelp's franchise blog.
On the site, FranNet, Ronald Lorne Smith offers a two-part series on the Top Ten Traits of Effective Business Owners. Find Part 1 and Part 2.
As the jobs slump continues, "many unemployed and underemployed people will need to create their own jobs by starting their own little enterprises, business opportunities, or entrepreneurial ventures," Jay Block writes on Personal Branding Blog. "But whether you work for yourself or are still fortunate to be employed, you must not only begin to think and act like an entrepreneur, you must master value-based entrepreneurial skill sets." Block discusses the idea of value-based entrepreneurial skills and offers a list of eight principles to brand yourself an entrepreneur.
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Create Amazing Blues Solos With Open StringsIn part 1 of this video series you learned a very unique way of integrating open strings into your solo lines on guitar. Today we will dig a little deeper and look at how we can take this technique and apply it to a very common scale pattern on the guitar that I am sure you know. Once we are done applying our open string technique to this pattern however, what you hear will be anything but common. I am going to show you how you can rip awesome blues solos using this very pattern, coupled with the open string approach learned in video 1.
A Word On KeysIn the first video we worked in the key of Em. This key worked well with our open string technique because all the open string notes exist in this key:
The key we will use in video 2 will be Am. This too is a great key for open string playing because it also contains all the open string notes:
However not all keys will be compatible with this way of playing. There are others besides Em and Am, however because the open strings are constant, (ie. they don't change), many keys are not suitable simply because they don't have enough open string notes in them. When you find yourself in such a key the solution is simple, use a capo.
A Different Take On An Everyday Blues Scale PatternIf you've been playing guitar for a while, the following pattern is one I'm sure you've seen and used before. It is a great pattern for blues playing, and in todays video we will be playing this pattern in Am.
However, we won't be playing the pattern as you've done before. Once we apply our open string technique to it, the result will be the following:
With this pattern and our open string approach applied, you can now move horizontally across the fretboard, not just vertically up and down, opening up many more possibilities with your open string soloing.
To learn how to create this scale in detail, watch the video. You will also hear this scale being applied musically over a blues in A. The result is some pretty awesome and unique sounding solo lines that are sure to immediately grab the attention of anyone hearing you play. I will also demonstrate how this technique seamlessly integrates into your everyday riffs and licks you play so it's there to use whenever you want.
For more creative ways to play guitar, check out this free ebook/audio download on how to spice up your guitar solos using open strings.
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AIDS Services of Dallas will host its No Tie Dinner and Dessert Party at 7 p.m. Saturday at the Frontiers of Flight Museum at 6911 Lemmon Ave.
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This apartment is in the Castleberry Hill neighborhood in Atlanta. Nearby parks include Castleberry Hill Historic District, Georgia International Plaza and Omni Coliseum (historical).
Northside Plaza Apartments has a Walk Score of 86 out of 100. This location is Very Walkable so most errands can be accomplished on foot.
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One of Casio's best-selling watches for men just got a growth hormone treatement. After receiving fan requests for a bigger timepiece, the G-Shock design team spent two years redesigning their classic 6900. The result is a watch 10% larger than the original model. That should please those size queens for a while.
The oversized case leaves enough room for bonus features such as an LED flash alarm, a world time function,
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