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Five Questions And Five Answers: Defense 2015
Previously: Podcast 7.0. The Story. Quarterback. Running Back. Wide Receiver. Tight End And Friends. Offensive Line. Defensive Tackle. Defensive End. Linebacker. Cornerback. Safety. Special Teams. 5Q5A: Offense.
1. So what is this defense again?
Last year Michigan moved from the 4-3 under they deployed in Mattison's first three seasons in Ann Arbor to a 4-3 over. DJ Durkin seems set to return Michigan to a defense that's going to seem a lot like Mattison's earlier outfits. Whether you call this a 4-3 under or a 3-4 is mostly a semantic issue. However, it's one that's driving me nuts every time a writer for the Wolverine talks about Michigan's forthcoming 3-4 transition.
The disconnect here appears to be based on one spot, the "BUCK". Many, many teams have a fancy name for their weakside end. It often designates a guy who is a LB/DE hybrid:
"Watching film on Dante (Fowler) and experience this position has been a ton of fun," he said. " The BUCK is like the hybrid on the field. You're sometimes standing up and sometimes have your hand in the dirt. Wherever you're at at that position, you're expected to make plays. You gotta get to the quarterback as quickly as you can and make tackles."
Durkin apparently calls his fancy spot the "buck linebacker." Therefore 3-4. Durkin's buck linebacker last year was 6'3", 260 pound Dante Fowler. Fowler almost always rushed the passer from a three-point stance. Sometimes he would drop into coverage or fold back into a run fit.
In this he is exactly—exactly—like what Michigan did with Frank Clark in the under. We even have a mascot for this, Slanty The Gecko. Slanty was inexplicably the first hit in Google Image Search for "line slant football" and has featured in multiple posts that describe Michigan's nominal weakside end going SYKE LINEBACKER MORPH and dropping back as the SAM plunges willy-nilly into the defensive line. Here is an example:
According to Mattison, Michigan did this on maybe 40% of its snaps from a 4-3 in his first year at Michigan. I'd say the BUCK concept is that only more so, but I don't think it can in fact be more so.
To me the real distinction between a 3-4 and a 4-3 is in your interior line. Are your guys planet-shaped gentlemen? Do you have Louis Nix? You're probably running a 3-4. Do you have Ryan Glasgow? You're probably running a 4-3. People will talk about multiple fronts, and Michigan will run multiple fronts. All of those will be efforts to confuse the offense as they inject their DTs into gaps and get penetration.
The upshot: this is not a big change, if it's even a change at all. It is a nomenclature tweak.
[After THE JUMP: additional strategically located Peppers talk.]
On Pattern Matching: Saban's Cover 3-Man Hybrid
Next time you see this you'll know what's going on
In previous layman's discussions on how fancy newfangled anti-spread defenses function I've talked about how Quarters works, and how MSU used aggressive alignments with it to dominate the run game at the cost of greater risk of getting beat over the top. Each time I alluded to the fact that Saban's defense is similar in concept except where Quarters is a Cover 2/Cover 4 hybrid, Saban's is a Cover 3/Cover 1 hybrid.
We will see it this year. Every defense uses some Cover 3 and Cover 1 as a changeup, but Saban's base system, now all over the SEC, has spread into various Michigan opponents. Penn State kept it around while transitioning to Bob Shoop's version of Quarters. Maryland had it last year; not sure if their 4-3 transition includes a coverage shift. I think BYU (which is going back to 3-3-5 with Bronco Mendenhall overseeing it personally) is expected to as well. Michigan State has played with it, since it's similar to what they do normally. Anyway I thought it'd be fun to get into it now, so we'll have it to reference later.
Resources/hat tips:
- Rufio of Cleveland Browns SBNation blog Dawgs by Nature.
- Matthew Brophy's incomparable series on Alabama's D: part i, part ii, part iii, and his "Rip/Liz" video.
- Eleven Warriors' Kyle Jones's film study
- Ricky Muncie of Crimson Tide SBNation blog Roll Bama Roll
- Chris Brown, of course. Of course.
- Pre-emptive thanks to actual football coaches who post in the comments and point out where I got something wrong or over-simplified.
I'm Not a Coach Disclaimer
I'm not a football coach. I'm a guy on the internet who read a lot about football.
Basics of One-High Defenses
Cover 3 is probably the most basic defense in existence. It is the defense you learn on Day 1 as a high school freshman, if not before. At that level it is a "go to this spot and then find work" scheme, past that there are techniques coaches teach to cover the gaps. Here are the two basic versions that Saban uses against standard 2x2 formations:
If you picked up on the fact that "Liz" and "Rip" begin with the same letters as "left" and "right" (or you know your port and starboard colors) you have my permission to eat a cookie.
Joe Paterno used variations of this (Rip is very close to his base defense*) since the Chatelperronian, and like Neanderthal toolkits it only looks crude until you see it in the hands of a master.**
Some things to know that we'll use later:
- The receiver numbering system is the same as in Quarters: start from the sideline and work your way in until you're at the center. It's where they are at the snap, not before, in case motion messed with that.
- The path you take to your zone matters a great deal. Note how guys running toward their zones are actually going through weak points in the coverage. This is for "routing" purposes: if you're there a receiver can't be.
The latter is true for all zone defenses, but it's a stress point for Cover 3 because the holes in the zone are places the offense can attack either quickly (7-9 yards downfield in the seam) or easily (deep downfield once the free safety has committed). Cover 3 coaches teach defenders to be in the way so receivers have to re-route to covered places.
The tradeoff is natural coverage strength to the middle of the field, to the detriment of the flats—if you've ever watched an NFL defense that seems to constantly be tackling fullbacks squirting out of the backfield, that's why.
The problem with Cover 3 is the same problem with Cover 2: those frikkity vertical routes:
The problem remains with pretty much any set of routes that stem from a vertical release.
The old-fashioned answer to this is play more man defense, and certainly Cover 1 (example diagram) is a complementary coverage to any Cover 3 team. In Cov1, aka "Man Free" defense, corners stay on the receivers, the erstwhile "curl/flat" guys stay on the #2's, and the middle linebacker over the RB takes the RB.
But if you're playing man-to-man defense, you'd better have men who can win their battles 97%+ of the time against theirs. If you need to activate that free safety to double up a dangerman, now you're giving up "front"—how many defenders are participating in your run fits, and once it's not an 8-man front anymore you're weak against the run. Offenses will also use rub routes, or exploit matchups, e.g. have a quick slot receiver sprint across the formation until he loses the linebacker trying to keep up.
These were problems for Saban to a much greater degree when he was dealing with the kind of talent the Cleveland Browns drafted during his DC days. By the time he got to MSU he already had his Rip and Liz and his Cov1 amalgamated into a hybrid scheme he called "pattern matching."
[After the jump]
* The Paterno-era "Hero", and "Sam" in the linked diagram were early examples of hybrid space players, and the zone-blitzing 8-man front it spawned was the basis of Rocky Long's 3-3-5 defense.
** …who discovered children were being sexually abused in his locker room and didn't tell the police because football reasons.
Practice Bits: Defense
3-4, 4-3, etc etc
I've said this before and I'll probably say it again several times before the season starts: Michigan is not likely to be moving to a traditional 3-4 system. Nor will they spend a lot of time implementing a traditional 3-4 to mix in with a 4-3. The time commitment to do so is prohibitive at the college level, and the kind of personnel who can effectively do both are too rare.
So what's with all the discussion about moving to a 3-4? It comes from the top, as this Sam Webb interview with Marcus Ray indicates:
Sam Webb: Michigan is telling kids that they are going to be basically 50/50 as far as 3-4, 4-3. As best you can without having a visual aid or a grease board, explain to people, how that will come to pass and why Michigan is saying that, why that makes sense.
Ray describes the 4-3 under as something that could be looked at as a 5-2…
Brennen Beyer, the stand-up SAM in this picture, bounced between SAM and DE for his career
…and says that a 3-4 can look a lot like the under. Both accurate, and as I've mentioned before you can look at the under as a defense halfway between the traditional Miami-style 4-3 even/over and a 3-4.
But I think the distinction here is a bit of a red herring. I asked Spencer Hall what Florida ran last year and he replied it was a 4-3 with a standup end (Dante Fowler); my observations of the Florida defense rarely encounter a nose tackle lined up directly over the center. He's almost always in a gap.
Could it shade to a 3-4? Sure, I guess. Why would they do that? There are two reasons:
- To run a 3-4! Obviously.
- To disguise their 4-3. Gap-sound unpredictability is a major goal of all defenses. Putting a nose tackle over the center gives him an advantage if he's going to slant one way or the other, but the idea is still the same: get in a gap.
Ray explains:
"If you line up in that A gap or that center believes that they know you have this gap then it is easier for them to block you because you're more of a standing target, they know what gap you're responsible for, but in that 30 front, you can slant and angle in either way. They don't know which gap you are responsible for and they have to guess and try to figure it out once the ball is snapped, but it gives the D-lineman the flexibility to go either way. And then let the truth be told, in that same 30 front, if you have a noseguard that is lined up right over the center and he slants to the strong side, then that is technically going back to under. If that noseguard slants to the weak side, in the weak side A gap, then that technically puts you in an over front, because the entire front has to shift along with him, so now that gives you some 4-3 flexibility from a 30 front if you just slant and angle, it puts you right into a 4-3 defense."
If you believe that Ryan Glasgow will hold the nose tackle job, a 30 front featuring him is an undeclared 4-3. Michigan doesn't have a Nix or a Gabe Watson to hold down the middle of that defense and two-gap the center unless Ondre Pipkins goes from afterthought to superstar in his final year or Bryan Mone is terrific as a sophomore.
Michigan may run a bunch of different fronts but at its heart the defense is probably a 4-3. And judging from Florida last year it's not going to seem that much different than Mattison's fronts.
Defensive Line
Lawrence Marshall is a name to watch. [Bryan Fuller]
Anyway this is all a lead-in to an assertion that for now I'm still assuming Michigan has a traditional 4-3 look this fall and I won't be changing up the nomenclature yet.
If and when we get enough data to do so it looks like the first change will be at WDE, which Florida folks sometimes call "drop end." Reports hold that Mario Ojemudia and Lawrence Marshall are frequently in a two point stance—something Marshall had never done and was taking some time adjusting to—this fall. Again, this gives the impression of a 3-4. In my mind it's taking the Mattison 4-3 under a half-step towards a 3-4 but whatever.
Marshall is doing well. His athleticism stands out and he's already about as big as Ojemudia. Ojemudia had to put on a bunch of weight and topped out around 250; unfortunately he hasn't displayed the explosiveness he had in high school at the bulkier number. A platoon is certain… unless Marshall wrests the job away and Ojemudia is again called upon to be a guy who plays spot downs to rest the starter. Michigan is trying out the occasional linebacker there as well, with Royce Jenkins-Stone the most prominent.
The other three spots have seen a ton of rotation, some of it involuntary. Injuries have held out big chunks of the line for a practice or three. When present, Willie Henry has been impressive. Chris Wormley is playing SDE again($), which makes sense given the depth chart (especially with Henry Poggi trying his hand at TE, and double especially if Michigan is moving back to more of an under). 4-3 under SDE is a better fit for him, as he can be that RVB type with a bit more pass rush.
There's as of yet no movement away from the presumed lineup of senior starters: Ross, Morgan, Bolden. With Greg Mattison still around I'm not surprised. 247 does mention a competitor to the presumed starters($):
[Ben] Gedeon has popped out early as a potential contributor in this year's defense. He has potentially the best combination of size, athleticism and intelligence at the position and it might turn into a situation where it's difficult to keep him off the field. For the second straight season, linebacker may be Michigan's deepest position, so if he stays on the field consistently, it will be because he's turned into a good to great player.
Scout also mentioned Gedeon as a potential breakout performer.
True junior Gedeon is a prime member of Team Why U No Redshirt who needs to start making an impact now. Michigan has rotated extensively in the past—not so much last year—and I expect he'll get playing time almost in line with the starters.
That is about all the chatter, with Ross/Bolden/Morgan the presumed starters. They look good when the DL isn't having them catch blocks all day, which has been something of an issue since a lot of guys have been out.
There have been plenty of reports on Jabrill Peppers, who is looking like the Jabrill Peppers everyone dreamed about when he committed. Peppers bounces from safety to nickelback and looks like Jabrill Peppers should. He is taking ownership of his unit even as a sophomore:
"He's a high energy, high motor guy and he's going to talk trash," Countess said last week. "And he's going to get everybody going. He's been one of those guys you want on the field.
"Even if he has a bad play, he's going to let you know. And if he has a good play, he's definitely going to let you know."
Countess loves the energy and the intent. But when asked if there is ever a time when he'd like to have the ability to quiet his younger teammate, he's quick with an answer.
No way.
"I love it," he says with a smile. "He says the stuff that I don't say, but everybody's thinking."
As Michigan State demonstrated last year, one of the most important positions on the field as an aggressive defense going up against spread offenses is the slot-side safety. He often gets tested deep in cover four.
It'll be interesting to see how Michigan aligns. I'm guessing Peppers just gets the field side as they rely on the restricted space to help Jarrod Wilson out. An observer from the coaching clinic did note that Peppers is usually "aligning to pass strength," so that is encouraging in terms of keeping Wilson in a FS-ish role he's comfortable with and maximally utilizing Peppers's skills.
Jourdan Lewis is also drawing consistent praise. He was Michigan's #1 corner by midseason last year, passing both Countess and Taylor; it sounds like he has picked up where he left off plus a little bit of tackling strength. With Blake Countess set to be a four-year starter the top four guys in the secondary are pretty set. The main question is: can Countess bounce back from some rough times last year and play man to man? 247 has heard he is in "lockdown" mode, so there's that. I'm reserving judgment.
Freddy Canteen is getting a few reps at CB, so… that's odd. Harbaugh loves flipping guys around to see what they can do, and Canteen is a guy who could theoretically be a good corner. Doubt it sticks, but whatever.
Picture Pages: ND Shift, Belly Defeat
Notre Dame has a very good defensive line, possibly great. If they still had Aaron Lynch holy pants man. They don't, but Tuitt is a 300 pound pass rusher, Nix is hard to move, and their Kapron Lewis-Moore/Prince Shembo combo at the other DE is a quality option. They've been making a lot of plays so far, and some of them against Lewan, who has a bunch of NFL hype and has shut down virtually every DE he's ever gone up against, including guys like Adrian Clayborn.
So Michigan was up against it against the Irish. They compounded those troubles with a spate of seemingly bizarre play calls that made it even harder for Michigan to execute since they often left key players unblocked, with the results you saw.
Here's a two yard run in the second quarter. It's first and ten on the first play of Michigan's first drive after the Smith interception. ND comes out showing a four-man front with one-high coverage, but will shift into their standard 3-4. Zeke Motta, currently 16 yards off the LOS, will approach the LOS for an eighth run defender against eight players in the box.
Post-shift, this is about standard for ND. Note that the secondary is showing extremely soft man coverage on the receivers, which is par for the course when you are in cover zero with three converted offensive players. Or at least, I'd imagine it's par for the course if anyone else ever did this.
Now, you may be thinking "AAAAAH DAMN AAAH BUBBLE." I am too. The defense is allowed to align like this because Michigan won't take a shot at that gooey soft edge. Constraint plays constrain what a defense can do, simplifying life for QBs. Here we've got a play, and it's a run despite the D showing a cover zero look.
On the snap it's revealed to be an inside zone play…
…but Lewan does something unusual by flaring out to go block Shembo as Denard reads Lewis-Moore. Meanwhile, look at Toussaint's upfield angle of attack:
This was supposed to be a midline type read. When ND showed a four-man front, Nix was shaded outside of Mealer. He would hit the frontside A-gap, allowing Barnum to release into the second level. Instead he's head up on the center and fights back, forcing Barnum to try and deal with him.
What Michigan thought it was doing
Meanwhile, Lewan's flare out on Shembo was supposed to be useful. Instead he's blocking a contain guy on a run up the middle. Lewis-Moore is not tearing up in a gap like a one-gap DL would but coming upfield under control.
So instead of a quick hit that got Michigan past the DT they get this:
Which is two yards thanks to an unblocked LB in the middle of where your belly is supposed to go.
This Looks Familiar
Denard's second interception is a terrible throw helped along by a totally unblocked Te'o as Barnum tries to help on Nix.
Terrible throw and all that but also not a shining example of coordinator mastery. This is a position to fail in, when you can't step into your throw because you'll get hit if you do so.
Things and Stuff
RB angle gives you the intended hole. Look at how vertical Toussaint is going. This is designed to go backside.
Checks: none. Once ND shifts to the three-man front, this play is in trouble, and once Motta slides down you're up against zero safeties. This would be a nice time to check. To what? Well, you are maybe probably getting some yards if Lewan changes his assignment and releases directly into that LB, or, you know…
…that OLB has eyes only for the backfield, so you've got one guy within twelve yards of the slot receiver. Who isn't a slot receiver, sure.
Since this was the first play of the drive I assume there was time to do this after the shift; nothing comes. This might be on Denard, or there just might not be a check for this. Rodriguez took that check burden onto himself with those plays where Michigan would call for a snap and then everyone would look to the sideline.
Constraints: none. A little later Michigan will block a QB sweep well but Motta will show in the hole as an unblocked eighth guy. Denard will abort and get three. ND again went cover zero with pudding soft outside coverage:
They're sitting out there waiting to give you their money! It's not the stupid little bubble itself that helps—though the yards from 2-8 averaging about 6 aren't bad—but the things that the defense can't do because they can't align with their secondary in Bolivia and bring down a run defender that erases your numerical advantage.
This alignment cannot be allowed to exist without a quick easy throw that invalidates it. Have we mentioned that both corners are converted offensive players? And one is a freshman?
Oy OL. Note that Nix not only drew a double but ripped through it to the backside hole, and that Tuitt has gotten inside of Schofield with ease. It may have been possible to get some yards here by getting Nix sealed and hitting a gap further to the playside, but none of that happens. I haven't gotten to the bit where Michigan just grinds on them yet, but so far there have been a lot of plays like this where Michigan OL get nowhere with their guys.
Why are we running a play that seems designed to go at a 4-3? ND will go to it but they are a 3-4 at heart and when they show a four man line it's usually short yardage or a passing down. I would expect an incoherent play like this to fire off when ND is giving Michigan a 4-3 curveball instead of the 3-4, especially after Michigan spent two weeks preparing exclusively for this defense. That Lewan flare-out is deadly to this play because Barnum has to help on a NT who is not shaded—and is rarely shaded. Meanwhile that guy on the edge is not a threat to Toussaint. RPS –1.
Mailbag: Schedule Motivation, Money Edge, 3-4 vs 4-3 Again
a place Michigan won't be going
Scheduling motivation.
Do you think the recent schedule announcements that have us playing more quality non conference opponents are in anticipation of the selection committee favoring teams with a quality strength of schedule?
To me it seems more like an economic thing than an attempt to gain a competitive advantage. One of the benefits of being squeezed hard—or at least having a subsection of the fanbase that is now dumping millions of dollars into club seats and suites—is those fans are now expecting more for their money. As the price you're asked to pay for tickets approaches its value to you, improvements in the product matter. Eight years ago it didn't matter who Michigan scheduled as long as it was a home game. That's no longer the case, or at least it's close enough that the AD doesn't want to take chances.
Combine that with rising rates for tomato cans and the importance of television and college football's economics are moving back towards having more real games.
That said, I do think a schedule like the 2015 slate is a good one if you're good enough to be in the playoff discussion. If that's the case you should be beating the two Pac-12 teams you've signed up, and that may give you the edge over a team from another conference that played East Nowhere. Brandon is due credit for the way he's set up the next few years of nonconference games. Hopefully he secures a home and home worth interrupting the Notre Dame series for in the near future.
Money gap == performance?
I've seen several of your entries over the months talk about the growing financial disparity between the B1G and the rest of the BCS conferences. By all accounts the BTN has been a success and helped put the B1G on very sound financial footing, and has kept the other BCS conferences scrambling to find a way to match revenue (realignment, renegotiated TV contracts, etc.)
I don't have any numbers, but I'm guessing that the B1G is about to enter a brief period where their revenues will outshine everyone in the BCS conferences and that gap will grow. Do you think this financial advantage will ever lead to a competitive advantage in football? Could more revenues, funneled down to the league members, create some national championships?
FWIW, I spoke with my brother (U-M grad and fan) about this and his opinion is that this might show up more in the middle and bottom of the league than at the top. Basically he says that seedy coaches, even seedier alumni boosters, regional talent bases and an obsessive focus on football can trump the money advantage.
What's your take?
If we're talking about the will to power here, don't you think we would have already seen some of that impact? Minnesota and Illinois aren't reaching deep into their pockets to hire a Mahlzahn or similar, they're making the same hires they always have when they're not hiring patently unqualified nutcases: guys who've done well in the MAC. Northwestern's married to Fitzgerald for a long time, Iowa's going with Ferentz, Bill O'Brien was not exactly a power move by Penn State (though he is recruiting well out of the gate in trying circumstances)… the easiest and most legal way to flex your dollars is by hiring big time coaches, and the middle and bottom of the Big Ten aren't doing that.
It's actually at the top where we're seeing that money spent in buckets. Michigan hired a did-well-at-lower-level type coach but paid him handsomely, and now they're giving both coordinators SEC-type money. Ohio State paid Urban Meyer a ton of money to rescue them from tatgate. The only middle-of-the-road program that is using money to its benefit is Michigan State, which is managing to hold onto its DC for another year or two by paying him mad money. And even the Spartans have seen big chunks of their coaching staff leave—it's one reason MSU hasn't been able to get a high profile instate guy without huge grade question marks since Hoke arrived.
Part of this is just the attractiveness of the job. Is Sexy Coach X confident he can make waves at Minnesota? Probably not. He's worried that his front teeth will start growing… and that he'll end up like Glen Mason in the best case scenario. There's only so much dollars can buy you when the alternative is almost as many dollars and a better shot at long term-dollars (and success).
I don't think the Big Ten's lead in money is going to make for a noticeable competitive advantage. The margins aren't that high. The SEC dumped $18.3 million on its member schools last year, the Big Ten $22.6. That gap narrows once third-tier rights—which Big Ten schools have signed over to the BTN and SEC schools do get some money out of—are considered, and narrows even further when you spread that bounty over two dozen sports that are all clamoring for something. The money advantage is washed away by having more local talent and more dudes willing to ply that local talent with other local talent.
My long term Big Ten dominance hope: global warming.
But seriously folks, the Big Ten is going to be better in the future. Penn State no longer has the Paterno millstone around their neck, OSU isn't going anywhere, and Michigan will in short order be This Is Michigan again. A large part of the conference's reduced standing in recent years has been because the big powers weren't pulling their weight, and it looks like that's coming to a close. Add in Nebraska and more equal footing is coming. Perfectly equal? Probably not.
Yes, I'm going to keep answering this until people stop asking me about it.
I was wondering if you could explain the advantages to using the 4-3 over the 3-4 this year. Although I understand the theory behind the different systems, it seems like Michigan's depth and more proven talent is at linebacker. Instead of having two unproven guys up the middle in Black/Washington and Campbell/Ash/Pipkins, why not line up with the best space-filler of the DT's, and then have Morgan, Demens, Bolden/Hawthorne/Gordon (the best of the three), and Ryan all lining up at LB. This would give us an option with fewer question marks and would allow Mattison to have some more fun with his blitz packages, which can generally be far more varied in 3-4 systems than in 4-3.
There are three main reasons Michigan's going with the 4-3 under this year.
ONE: IT IS GREG MATTISON'S DEAL, MAN. When I checked out Mattison's presentation at a Glazier Clinic earlier this year, he briefly paused at one point and said something along the lines of "if you think you can defend with three linemen, God bless you, but at Michigan we're using four. We'll be here for hours if you want to debate with me." Mattison's a 4-3 guy, especially on the college level. Asking him to run a 3-4 is not playing to his strengths. See: GERG 3-3-5.
TWO: IT IS THE SAME THING AS LAST YEAR. The last time Michigan went into a season with the same defensive coordinator running the same defense he ran the year before was 2007. That was forever ago, and we have felt the pain since. With most of the defense returning it makes sense to tell them to do the same things they were doing last year. Remember how much better Jake Ryan got at not screwing up as the year progressed? You're tossing some of that away by changing defenses.
THREE: IT DOESN'T ACTUALLY SOLVE ANY PERSONNEL PROBLEMS. The most obvious difference between the two systems is in what they ask the linemen to do. Michigan's one-gap 4-3 under generally asks defensive linemen to pick one spot between two linemen and attack it. Traditional 3-4s want all three defensive linemen to control the blocker opposite them and be able to come off on either side of the guy when the ballcarrier gets to them.
If that latter task sounds like it requires a big strong guy, yeah. The best example is Alabama's Jesse Williams, the Australian swamp beast who is moving to nose this year. This guy played DE for Alabama:
That is the kind of guy who occupies all three line slots in a 3-4.
Craig Roh is not a swamp beast. Nor is Jibreel Black. In a 3-4, those guys are either moving to outside linebacker or wandering Europe like a stateless refugee in WWII. They don't really have a role. Meanwhile, the WDEs all get drafted at OLB, leaving you with three spots to fill with tanks instead of one and a half.
The 3-4 is kind of an all or nothing setup, with 300+ pound guys who can squat dump trucks on the DL, Lamarr Woodley sorts at OLB, and traditional ILBs. In contrast the 4-3 under has a smooth size gradation from nose to three-tech to SDE to WDE to SLB to MLB to WLB. In a year when Michigan's not even sure if they've got one nose tackle, a 3-4 essentially asks them to have three.
Mailbag: Anticipating Future Problems
Roh: forever hybrid. Woolfolk: forever Woorfork
Dear Brian,
Is there any possibility we see Troy Woolfolk playing free safety this season? In 2009, it seemed to me that our most effective defensive games were the ones where Woolfolk was playing deep safety (which we called strong that season I believe). While JT Floyd is by no means good, I imagine that as an upperclassmen with some games started, he has a better shot of being effective or at least not terrible playing cornerback than Carvin Johnson or someone similar has at being effective or not terrible at free safety.
Do you agree with my premise? Is there any possibility of this happening?
If Woolfolk had been healthy enough to go through spring practice I could see him moving to safety, as the coaches would have had the time reconfigure their defense to account for that. Since they won't have a fully healthy Woolfolk until fall I'm not sure they have that luxury. He hasn't played the position since about the halfway point of the 2009 season. He'll be rusty either way; moving him only increases the risk a good chunk of his final year will be subpar due to his long layoff.
Anyway, the situation at corner isn't much better than safety. Courtney Avery will be decent but the guy starting next to him in the spring game was a walk-on. I'm not sure how much getting Floyd back is going to help. Last year he seemed worse than both Avery and Talbott and his recruiting profile doesn't exactly scream "this guy is going to get a lot better."
If you're moving Woolfolk the guy starting opposite Avery is either Floyd, a freshman, a walk-on, or a guy who seemingly got beat out by a walk-on this spring. That seems like a worse person to put in the starting lineup than Carvin Johnson, and Woolfolk will probably play better at the position he's more familiar with.
Further adventures in getting all these linebackers on the field.
Could Michigan enhance situational packages in the future running a 3-4 on occasion? Having four really talented linebackers may be too much not to use even though its not like Mattison to do so.
Dios mio, let's just do one thing for a while. Once people are complaining that our defense is too predictable we can start thinking about wacky packages.
Even in a hypothetical future where being predictably good or better is Michigan's biggest problem, when Michigan stems to 3-4 it won't get more linebackers on the field. The thing about the 4-3 under is that it's kind of halfway between a 4-3 and a 3-4. Relative to a straight-up 4-3 SAM linebacker and weakside defensive end are heavier and lighter, respectively, and both usually play on or near the LOS outside of the tackles.
This makes them a lot like mismatched 3-4 OLBs*. The reason Michigan kept calling their WDE a "rush linebacker" through the 90s and most of the 00s is that they used to be a 3-4. If Michigan changed to a 3-4 tomorrow Roh would be a starting OLB. Pulling him off the field in favor of a linebacker is actually making Michigan's fit with that defense worse. What's more, in the event Michigan does start running 3-4 fronts they'll use it as a change from their base defense. They'd like to show it as late as possible so the offense is confused. Flipping Roh/Beyer out for a linebacker tips their hand.
That attempt to find a spot for more than three of Michigan's thirteen linebackers next year is as valiant as "this guy can play position X" but no more likely to smooth out what looks like a roster imbalance. But, again, if the only thing we have to complain about is roster imbalance…
*[The way the defense plays differently is on the line, where opportunities to MAKE PLAYS fall almost exclusively to the linebackers; in the 4-3 under there's more opportunity for those guys to get into the backfield.]
Further adventures in anticipating problems.
Does Michigan recruit any offensive guys any more are we headed to the polar opposite of Rodriguez?
Seems like a ton of postings on the defense, I am wondering how much offensive recruiting success we are having.
This is just like complaints about Rodriguez not recruiting any defensive guys lodged in August of two years ago. That class ended up having more defensive players than offensive ones. Looking back on it the problem with it wasn't too many offensive players it was too few offensive linemen. And that people started bolting from it the instant it was signed. And the lack of a true nose tackle. And the inability to retain a quarterback with a Cone-like last name.
By position:
- QB: seemed to be in the lead for Zeke Pike until his Auburn visit and is pursuing all manner of pro-style QB in the Midwest; will get one, then will load up the charm wagon for instater Shane Morris in 2013.
- RB: Plenty of numbers; eight will be on the roster this fall with only Michael Shaw a senior. Will probably swing for the fences this year, taking only a high-profile guy. OSU commit Brionte Dunn will be on campus tomorrow
- WR: Obviously no need for slots; outside is an issue. No one seems particularly likely to commit but Aaron Burbridge buzz now has him in play.
- TE: Set unless there's still mutual interest for Ron Thompson.
- OL: No need for centers. Two guards already in the class and Michigan is considered the leader for highly-touted IL OT Jordan Diamond. Should add another two tackles, but with OL it often pays to wait and see who the Lewans and Omamehs are.
My only concern is at WR. Michigan can afford another Bellomy type this year if they're confident in Morris and while a blue-chip back would be great Michigan has plenty of guys there, including double-Jackson approved Thomas Rawls. At WR the four guys entering year two seem to be largely disappointing and there isn't much else on the roster that isn't short. Being concerned about one or two WRs nine months out from signing day is a manageable issue.
Further adventures in Denard's awesomeness.
Brian -- my friend works for a Charter school in NYC. the students were all assigned to write to someone they consider a leader. not all of the leaders responded to the kids, but #16 did.
check out the attached: a nice break from our passing game concerns ... and also, at long last, a story about Leaders that doesn't involve Legends
Go Blue,
The attached:
(Name removed),
Thank you for your letter and for asking me about how to be a leader. First of all, you need to believe in yourself and never just follow people. Always do what you think is right no matter what anyone else does or thinks.
Don't forget to ask people for help and thank those who help you. Don't be afraid to work hard, follow directions, and follow your dreams!
Good Luck and Go Blue!


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Academia Ignores a Major Issue for Women
As the wife of a physics grad student, I hear about the need for attracting more women into the field of physics. I have a specific observation to make regarding one major issue for women in graduate school, especially those in long programs (as physics often is). That factor is family-building, and it seems to be largely ignored.
It is a truth substantiated in studies (for example "The Shriver Report: A Report by Maria Shriver and the Center for American Progress") that whereas a male graduate student (or postdoc, or even beyond) can manage to start a family simultaneously with facilitating his career, females find it far more difficult, virtually having to choose one or the other.
The Shriver Report says: "Forty-six percent of female respondents began their graduate studies working toward a faculty position in a research university, but babies changed that, resulting in only 11 percent of new mothers saying they now want to continue on that path. And once again, fatherhood for men similarly situated in graduate studies appears to have less impact. Fifty-nine percent began their doctoral programs planning to pursue a research-intensive academic career and 45 percent still plan to do so."
In our small, local Christian fellowship, most of the single women members pursuing graduate degrees express the struggle with loneliness, depression, and anxiety over missing out on serious romantic involvement, marriage and children. There is a fear that their chances of ever realizing this aspect of life are diminished by their pursuit of higher degrees and the time it takes from important and limited family-building years.
A 28-year-old single woman, having just defended her doctoral thesis in physics, has roughly seven years to unite with Mr. Right, obtain a stable job, start and nearly conclude building her family. That isn't much time!! Now, add a two-year postdoc (though many are longer) to the wait time, while our female scientist of great potential seeks a stable research position in a competitive market. This narrows her window down to about five years.
The likelihood is, when she finds that position, the demand for high performance early in the game will lessen her ability to start a family even more. According to the Shriver Report:
"But, as with graduate students, childbirth often derails the scientific ambition of postdoctoral students. Forty-one percent of women graduate student scientists who have babies in the University of California system while working in a postdoctoral position decide not to pursue an academic research career…. Unfortunately, students and postdocs are also sometimes openly discouraged from having children by their mentors, who explain that, as mothers, they will not be considered 'serious scientists.' "
Maybe this is indeed why, or partly why, a childless woman has approximately equal chances with a similarly educated man of snagging a tenure-track position, while a woman with children has 37% lower chances (Survival Analysis of the Survey of Doctorate Recipients, op. cit. Shriver Report).
Media coverage has been fairly prolific on women in high-power positions of the business world requiring and finally receiving in some places of work the innovative accommodations necessary for their family-life, but academic institutions have regressed in this area. Twenty years ago my mother was able to take me on campus as a child, and even to class, and complete two degrees in statistics while being a wife and mother simultaneously, but today most universities abound with hostile policies toward children. Policies against children in the classroom for any reason are almost universal.
There are no family-friendly areas of campus; no changing tables in bathrooms; no space to nurse; no place where it feels "okay" for little ones to cry, play, or babble. No other mother of young children and wife to a grad student of my acquaintance feels particularly comfortable on campus either. I can't answer to women who are grad students with small children, because I rarely if ever meet any. Within the ranks of the department that I have seen, one finds not one female physics student with a child.
I would personally love to go to graduate school (albeit not in physics). I always intended to. And I look forward to the day when a family woman can also realize her academic potential. But not at the expense of my children; greater elasticity of the institution is required, in order to accommodate the basic reality of my womanhood as motherhood. Claiming to desire "diversity" through the presence of women, and yet requiring women to fit the mold of a traditional male student and ignoring other tangible, practical aspects of life distinct to womanhood, eliminates the desired diversity. It might make the numbers look nicer–it doesn't contribute to the actual flourishing of women in the field.
Keri Haruza
Rochester, NY
Letter Misses the Point Regarding Laser Isotope Separation
The letter in the April APS News by Frank Chen concerning isotope separation gives rather interesting information about activities at UCLA and Livermore's LLNL. It misses the point that Michael Goldsworthy's SILEX method for isotope separation by lasers (see Google: SILEX, Silex Systems) is being commercialized by General Electric-Hitachi Global Laser Enrichment (GLE) to produce fuel for carbon–free nuclear power plants in the market. Despite the necessary confidentiality of this technology, the inventors and original developers–Australian-listed company Silex Systems Ltd–said that the efficiency of the SILEX process is far higher than centrifugation, meaning that the capital costs for an equivalent capacity enrichment plant are expected to be about half that for a centrifuge plant. The company has also said that a SILEX plant will still be a very large industrial complex–a point Francis Slakey seems to consistently overlook (APS News Back Page, January 2013). In view of the enormous future potential of energy from nuclear power as fundamentally the only carbon-free base load electricity alternative to coal, the commercialization of this technology should be regarded as a key component of an essential industry for modern society. The related proliferation issue, consistently raised by critics of nuclear power and enrichment technology in particular, has also been discussed by Silex and GLE. Without doubt, the technical and logistical barriers to developing a laser based enrichment technology such as SILEX are infinitely higher than those for centrifuge technology. History has proven this fact over and over again. Billions of dollars have been spent by various governments and organizations around the world trying to develop laser enrichment technology without success–the only exception being the brilliant SILEX innovation from Australia. On the other hand, several countries have already successfully developed centrifuge technology (Iran, North Korea, Pakistan and others). Clearly, the SILEX technology represents a significant shift away from proliferation-sensitive technology.
The debate by Frank Chen also reveals the further role played by John Dawson leading to recent developments in the field of laser driven fusion energy. A potential solution may be closer than generally believed, using direct drive laser implosion volume ignition (Laser and Particle Beams, DOI:10.1017/S0263034613000219). This goes back to basic physics questions of electron beam interaction with laser beams as derived from the Kapitza-Dirac effect [Appl. Phys. Letters 102, 141119 (2013)]. It is pleasing to see the success of Alfred Wong recognized. His related early result on the measuring of cavitons generation by laser-induced ponderomotion following on from the Livermore result was pioneering (see Figures 2a and 2b of the review - Proc. of SPIE Vol. 8780 24; DOI:10.1117/12.2017534).
Heinrich Hora
Sydney, Australia
Ed. Note: Perhaps it should be mentioned that, in addition to his success in research, according to the May 9 Los Angeles Times, retired UCLA professor Alfred Wong "has agreed to plead guilty to federal fraud charges and pay almost $1.7 million for turning in false invoices related to nanotechnology research he was performing for the Department of Defense."
Definition Given for Proper Affirmative Action
I heartily concur with Meg Urry's description of equity (Back Page, May 2013 APS News), as "when women of slightly-less-than-world-changing ability succeed as easily as men of similar ability." This was true in the narrow window within which I received my PhD (l968), but probably not by the time she received hers, nor, perhaps, ever since.
She and I might, however, part company over my definition of the only appropriate form of affirmative action, encouragement, etc: Be sure the barriers look as high to white, upper class males as they do to everybody else.
Virginia Trimble
Irvine, CA
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This article was published 28/11/2012 (1727 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
For all their trials and tribulations in 2012 on the field and in the front office, the Winnipeg Blue Bombers Football Club should still turn a profit on their football team this season.
While the club will not earn anything remotely like the record $3-million profit they recorded on "normal operations" in 2011, a senior club official said Tuesday that the business of staging pro football in Winnipeg was still profitable in 2012.
"I'm very confident in telling you we will be in the black in normal operations," the club's chief operating officer Jim Bell told the Free Press on Wednesday. "Normal operations, we'll be fine. Of course, we'd like to do better, but given all that we encountered this year on and off the field, a 6-12 team and not being a playoff team is obviously going to affect your revenues and bottom line.
"But I think all in all, our fan support, our sponsor support... continue to demonstrate their loyalty through thick and then."
But there is a big caveat. While the Bombers were profitable in 2012 in what Bell describes as "normal operations" -- the running of the team and front office -- what isn't clear is whether all the extraordinary expenses the team had this season in continuing to construct a stadium will force the final full accounting for 2012 into the red.
"We have expenses related to stadium development that fall outside normal operations and I'm not sure where those will end up," Bell continued.
"But put it this way, if we do end up below the line, it's not going to be in the red to the extent some people might think it would be given the year we had relative to the year before... It's not like we're going to lose $3 million like we made $3 million the year before. It would be nothing like that, if it even happens at all...
"It's going to bring down our bottom line. It's just still a question of whether it puts us in the red or not."
While Bell refused to discuss specific numbers, some inferences can be drawn from the 2011 financial statement.
That document showed while the club's normal operations generated a $3.014-million profit, the actual net profit for 2011 was $2.333 million when the new stadium costs were deducted.
If those new stadium costs in 2011 (about $700,000) are comparable this year -- and Bell said they are -- that would suggest normal football operations in 2012 also generated a profit somewhere in that neighbourhood.
That would be down significantly from the profit in 2011, but that's hardly a surprise. The Bombers broke revenue and attendance records in 2011 in a season that saw the team go all the way to the Grey Cup, while revenues lagged in 2012 as the club missed the playoffs.
Bell said ticket revenue in 2012 was down six to seven per cent compared to 2011, while merchandise sales are expected to finish down seven to eight per cent once all the expected Christmas sales are counted up.
In addition, the club's expenses in 2012 also went up due in part to the extra costs incurred in not being able to move into the new-stadium as they planned.
Bell said the new stadium costs category this year does not include the unexpected extra costs of opening Canad Inns Stadium this season when it became clear the new stadium was not going to be ready in time. Bell said those costs -- as well as the costs of firing head coach Paul LaPolice mid-season -- were included in the normal operations category, dragging that profit margin down. Bell described the still-to-be tabulated new-stadium costs for this season as primarily professional fees associated with all the lawyers, accountants, consultants and other professionals the club has had to pay through the construction of the new stadium.
Bell said the club lost less than five per cent of its committed corporate sponsorships for the 2012 season when it became clear the team was not going to move into the new stadium in 2012.
But he added those corporate sales have since been made up and both corporate sponsorships and season-ticket renewals are at the same levels as they were at this time in 2011.
"We've already got the best fans in the country and with us moving into the best stadium in the country next season, we've got a lot to look forward to."
Beginning next year, the Bombers will have to make annual loan repayments to the province of $4 million to repay their share of the costs of building the $185-million stadium.
Bell said the club has also budgeted $40,000 to $50,000 for the upcoming year to move the team from Canad Inns Stadium to the new stadium.
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Joel Ferrell, who will be directing the Dallas Theater Center's upcoming production of The Rocky Horror Show, needs your help.
Part of Ferrell's concept for the show calls for "living set decorations" — gender-benders, elaborately tattooed and/or surprisingly pierced men and women, or those with special skills (think circus sideshows: sword swallowers, snake charmers and the like) to add atmosphere to the show. You don't need to know how to sing, dance or act — just be fun to look at. (And, FYI, there's no remuneration involved, it's just for your own pleasure.)
To track down those who'll fit, the DTC is hosting an open casting call at the Rose Room on Saturday, July 26. There are 50 audition slots open, which you can apply for my email to firstname.lastname@example.com. Just send her your name, age, phone number and brief description of your talent. Auditions will start at 3:30 p.m. The production of Rocky runs Sept. 11–Oct. 19, and those selected will be expected to appear at about half of the performances.
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Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Photographed by Natalia Alaverdian for Harper's Bazaar Russia April 2012
Since forever, I have kept my brown hair without coloring, highlighting, always straight, and with very little layering... It is comfortable, easy, and actually quite boring. Lately I have been feeling like the time has come for some change - I really want a new and fresh hairdo!
These photos really inspire me, all though I don't think I am quite brave enough to go green, orange, or pink. But I do admire it greatly on others, I think it looks absolutely fabulous (esp on natural blondes).
Would you go change your color to a really bright one? If yes, which color? xx
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i actually am obsessed with changing my hair color . I wrote a post about my whole hair color journey on my blog is your curious ( http://fashion-journal-bysuzannemarie.blogspot.co.uk/ few pages back ) right now i am itching to just go dark or really crazy and pink or turquaise :)ReplyDelete
green hair on first picture look amazing!ReplyDelete
Those pictures are gorgeous, beautiful styling...I wish I can play with hair color more often, but my hair is too thin and I prefer to have hair on my head...;)ReplyDelete
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I'm currently light lilac but I'm soon to go bright turquoise.
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- Olivia xx
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Ah, I totally hear you on wanting to change my hair - I've always wanted to try pink, but I'm just not that bold (sigh). Will leave it to the models, and admire from afar.
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A PERSON was killed after being hit by a train at New Milton railway station yesterday.
Police confirmed it received a call to the scene at 5.14pm on Saturday following reports a person had been struck.
A spokesperson for British Transport Police said a crew from South Central Ambulance Service attended the scene.
"It is currently being treated as a non-suspicious fatality," she added. "British Transport Police are currently trying to identify the next of kin.
"A file is currently being prepared for the coroner's office.
"Any witnesses should call us on 0800 405040 quoting nspis 370 of August 2."
Services between Bournemouth and Brockenhurst were suspended for several hours as a result of the incident and replacement buses were used in an attempt to minimise disruption.
South West Trains posted on Twitter at 11.05pm to confirm the track had been cleared and that trains were again running as normal.


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The Smile Shop. I don't know how many people even know what I'm referring to when I say that name, but just look at the middle word, and it pretty much sums up everything a person needs to know about the place: My hometown dentist.
Ironically enough, though, I'm almost positive that the majority of people give a groan when they think about taking a visit to the dentist. I wish I could sympathize with them, but I guess I must be brainwashed after all these years by going to The Smile Shop on Main Street in Wyanet because … I love going to the dentist!
Most people would probably consider me a weirdo for saying this, but I love plopping down in the big dentist chair and getting my teeth messed with and cleaned by the hygienists in the office. The best part about going to The Smile Shop, though, comes at the very end (and I'm not even talking about hearing that I don't have any cavities, though that is a huge bonus!). After opening and closing my jaws about hundred times and gargling a few mouthfuls of mouthwash, I get to patiently wait in another room for my cousin, Gary, aka Dr. Eckberg.
Ever since I was a little child I can remember him strolling into the room with the biggest, most gentle smile I have ever seen. Then, without a doubt, the first words out of his mouth would be, "Howdy partner!" Just envisioning that little episode brings a smile to my face.
Nothing life-changing ever took place in that room, but each and every time I left with a brightened day and a new outlook. We would exchange our hellos, and then while Dr. Eckberg inspected my teeth, we would chat and joke about school, wishing for summer break, how I need to become a dentist, and sometimes other things in-between.
He would always apologize for talking too much or kidding with me, but of course, I didn't mind. I mean, who could get enough of him? I don't think I have ever met another person who is more kind-hearted and easy going, and I just about bet you that any other patient of his would say the same.
To my disappointment, I went in for the last time a few weeks ago as The Smile Shop has said goodbye to our little town. I'm actually thinking about starting a petition that says we simply can't allow Dr. Eckberg to retire as it will cause great depression within society, but I'm not sure he would appreciate his short-lived retirement very much.
Though I am sad to see Dr. Eckberg retire, he will forever be an inspiration to me. Like him, I wish to be a worker that people want to come in and see; they get a smile on their face when they remember me or have to deal with me. Jobs can be long and tiresome, and some days not a soul wants to be there, but I can't ever think of a time when I walked into the dentist and Dr. Eckberg didn't brighten my day with his playful, kind manner.
That is my goal. Each and every day, whether I am delighted or downcast, I want to be a light for other people. I have seen what a simple, caring smile can do for me, so I want to help others in the same way.
Wherever my career and life may lead me (and dentistry may still be in the cards!), my goal is to work at uplifting and bringing smiles to anyone who might cross my path just like I have witnessed in my hometown dentist's office.
Somewhere I read and truly believe that "too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around."
Danae Ross of Wyanet is a freshman at Illinois Valley Community College. She can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Sole Spotlight Live
Friday / August 23, 2013 / 8:00 p.m.
Red Room at Cafe 939
939 Boylston Street, Boston, MA, 02115
Some of Boston's most talented R&B, hip-hop, and soul artists present an exciting night of music for the Sole Spotlight Live concert series.
Admission: $8 in advance, $10 day of show after purchase of TSL gear, $15 day of show
Berklee Boston Alumni BBQ
Sunday / August 25, 2013 / 3:00 p.m.
, Arlington, MA
It's that time of year again for the annual Boston Area Berklee Alumni BBQ!
Admission: Free
Berklee Alumni and the Fall River Arts District Collaborative
Tuesday / August 27, 2013 / 6:30 p.m.
Adagio Piano Lounge
227 South Main Street, Fall River, MA, 02721, United States
The Arts District of the Fall River area are anxious to meet Berklee Alumni regarding entertainment needs of the community.
Admission: Free
Rock Enroll
Wednesday / August 28, 2013 / 8:00 p.m.
Hard Rock Cafe
22-24 Clinton St., Boston, Massachusetts, 02109
Join us for the third annual Rock Enroll event raising scholarship funding for one gifted student entering Berklee to pursue a career as a rock musician.
Admission: Advance tickets are no longer available. Tickets are available at the door for $25 per person.
Sirma / Audri and Jonas
Thursday / August 29, 2013 / 6:00 p.m.
Institute of Contemporary Art
Putnam Investment Plaza, 100 Northern Avenue, Boston, MA, 02210
Born in Istanbul, Turkey and now living in Boston, Sirma is influenced by her multicultural background to strive for collaboration and connection. Audri and Jonas create music through the use of textural motifs, sounds in nature or space, and the live manipulation of electronic elements.
Admission: Free
Shira E / Home Body
Friday / August 30, 2013 / 8:00 p.m.
Red Room at Cafe 939
939 Boylston Street, Boston, MA, 02115
Shira E is a nationally acclaimed poet, musician, and artist who has shared stages with Ani DiFranco, Tune-Yards, and CocoRosie.
Admission: $8 in advance, $10 day of show, general admission
Unlimited Perception
Sunday / September 1, 2013 / 12:30 p.m.
Detroit Jazz Festival
400 Renaissance Drive, Detoit, MI, 48243
With members from Turkey, Israel, Colombia, and Japan, Unlimited Perception offers a unique blend of microtones, lyrical melodies, and South American rhythms such as bambuco and cumbia. The band, established at Berklee College of Music in 2012, invites listeners to join a musical conversation that emphasizes improvisation and draws upon its members' diverse roots to produce a harmonious, eclectic, and earthy sound.
Admission: Free
Anthony Fung Quartet
Thursday / September 5, 2013 / 12:00 p.m.
Kendall Square
300 Athenaeum Street, Cambridge, MA, 02142
An accomplished jazz drummer, Anthony Fung is a sophomore at Berklee College of Music studying at the prestigious Berklee Global Jazz Institute under Danilo Pérez.
Admission: Free
Jesse Ruben / Caitlin Crosby
Friday / September 6, 2013 / 8:00 p.m.
Red Room at Cafe 939
939 Boylston Street, Boston, Massachusetts, 0215, United States
Ruben's latest album features lush, soulful pop-rock, and a near-novelistic sense of character and setting on finely hewn tracks like "A Lack of Armor," "Bleeker and Sixth," and "Unbreakable."
Admission: $10 in advance, $12 day of show, general admission
The Green Room - A Boston Berklee Alumni Networking Event
Tuesday / September 10, 2013 / 6:30 p.m.
212 Hampshire Street, Cambridge, MA, 02139, United States
Admission: Free
Berklee in the Round
Tuesday / September 10, 2013 / 7:00 p.m.
Red Room at Cafe 939
939 Boylston Street, Boston, MA, 02115, United States
Berklee in the Round Tuesdays are free acoustic performances showcasing Berklee students, faculty, and alumni, plus special guests.
Admission: Free
Frank & Dependent / Ethan Thompson / Brave Elephant
Thursday / September 12, 2013 / 8:00 p.m.
Red Room at Cafe 939
939 Boylston Street, Boston, MA, 02115
Fresh Prospects is a showcase of the best up-and-coming college artists throughout Boston, at Berklee and beyond. This month's artists are Frank & Dependent, with Ethan Thompson and Brave Elephant as opening acts.
Admission: Free
Open Mic Night
Saturday / September 14, 2013 / 7:00 p.m.
Red Room at Cafe 939
939 Boylston Street, Boston, MA, 02115
Welcome back, Open Mic Night! We know you've been practicing and writing new material or reworking the classics, so come on down to the Red Room at Cafe 939 and show us!
Admission: Free
Amjad Ali Khan
Sunday / September 15, 2013 / 7:30 p.m.
Berklee Performance Center
136 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston, MA, 02115
"Amjad Ali Khan—improvising furiously around the melody line with repeated, rapid-fire playing and then letting his equally frantic tabla player take over—it was easy to see why great Indian music can be as exciting as classic blues and rock."—The Guardian
Admission: $48, $42, $37, $28 reserved seating
Practice Smarter, Not Harder
Monday / September 16, 2013 / 1:00 p.m.
Berk Recital Hall
1140 Boylston Street, Boston, MA, 02215
Stephany Tiernan, chair of the Piano Department, will be joined by faculty members Neil Olmstead and Doug Johnson to discuss how to get the most of practice time at the piano. Other instrumentalists are also welcome!
Admission: Free
Berklee Global Jazz Ambassadors featuring Joe Lovano
Monday / September 16, 2013 / 8:00 p.m.
Jazz at Lincoln Center Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola
Broadway at 60th Street, 5th Floor, New York, NY, 10023
The Berklee Global Jazz Ambassadors, the premier music ensemble of the Berklee Global Jazz Institute (BGJI), performs John Coltrane's Interstellar Space with saxophonist Joe Lovano.
Admission: Ticketed
Barnaby Bright / Nate Leavitt Band / Cara Domings
Tuesday / September 17, 2013 / 8:00 p.m.
Red Room at Cafe 939
939 Boylston Street, Boston, MA, 02115
Folk singer-songwriter duo Barnaby Bright tours in support of its brand new full-length record, The Longest Day. Nate Leavitt Band and Cara Domings will open the show.
Admission: $12 general admission
Avant-Garde Solo Percussion
Wednesday / September 18, 2013 / 7:00 p.m.
Berk Recital Hall
Conducting faculty member Jeffrey Means performs works for solo percussion from the European avant-garde. Pierluigi Billone and Martin Smolka are among the composers represented.
Admission: Free
Brass Master Class with Jeremy Pelt
Thursday / September 19, 2013 / 1:00 p.m.
Berk Recital Hall
Berklee alumnus Jeremy Pelt will present a brass master class.
Admission: Free
The Hillary Reynolds Band / The Furies / Little Ugly
Thursday / September 19, 2013 / 8:00 p.m.
Red Room at Cafe 939
939 Boylston Street, Boston, MA, 02115
The Hillary Reynolds Band, fronted by award-winning songwriter Hillary Reynolds, represents a high point of innovation in today's pop music. The Furies and Little Ugly will open the show.
Admission: $7 in advance, $10 day of show, $5 with college I.D., general admission


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ST. LOUIS — The Journal of the American Dietetic Association has published a list of nutritional practice guidelines for people with Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes in its December issue.
Researchers reviewed research literature to create recommendations and practice guidelines centered on carbohydrates, protein intake, cardiovascular disease and weight management. Dietitians, according to the article, can encourage lifestyle changes and select appropriate interventions based on recommendations that include balancing nutritional intake with insulin doses, physical activity, weight management strategies and use of blood-glucose data.
"This publication has reviewed the process for developing the guidelines; identified major and contributing factors for diabetes nutrition therapy; reviewed and summarized research; and stated the nutrition practice recommendations that are to be integrated into the nutrition care process," lead author and nutrition consultant Marion Franz said. "The nutrition practice guidelines provide recommendations for assessing client [and] patient needs and for selecting interventions, monitoring and evaluating outcomes."


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Special thanks to my Beta Puddinginthesky :) for giving me some information
Thank you also to my friends here at the wiki
And here it is my Twilight characters watching Eclipse
the words inside {} are just my thoughts
the last thing ENJOY:)
- The cullens and jacob sit in a dark room*
Bella(Curious): What are we watching again?
Carlisle(happy): we're watching a movie called eclipse!
Esme(being a mother): Now behave little children it's rude to be noisy when watching a movie.
Bella(Curious) Where's Jacob?
Rosalie: Oh you mean the mutt? I posted a sign "no dogs allowed" outside the door.
Jacob(angry): for the last time I'M NOT YOUR PET! FILTHY BLOOD SUCKERS!
Emmett: Could we start this movie already i'm getting bored.
- Jasper pushes the play button*
- scene shows riley*
emmett(suprised): hey this guy looks like my classmate 30 years ago!
esme: i'm sure this is just the descendant of your classmate emmett..
carlisle: unless he was transformed into one of us.
- scene shows Riley running for his life*
Rosalie(laughing): He looks funny when he's scared.It reminds me of Royce
Emmett(jealous): ....If you left him alive i would have played soccer with his head!
- scene shows Riley crying out of pain . He's on the floor*
Bella(curious): Why is Riley doing the robot dance on the floor?
Jacob: No he wasn't dancing the robot, he was scracthing his back on the floor because it was itchy.
- everyone looks at Jacob*
Edward(curious): How do you know that pup?
Jacob(insulting edward): my dog instincts told me. leech.
- Scene shows the tittle eclipse*
Jacob(bored): Bored NOW!
- jacob steals remote and presses skip*
- scene shows Edward saying "doesn't he have a shirt?"*
Edward(insulting): Yeah your poor you can't even own a shirt!!! POOR!!!!
Jacob(showing off): Hey at least i get more fans than you by showing my abs!!!
Rosalie(irritated): Shut up Fido!!! I can't hear the movie! Bella's mummbling too much..it's irritating plus there are no subtittles in this movie.
- scene shows Bella puching Jacob's face*
Jasper(sarcastic): Irresponsible move Bella.
Carlisle(interested): Impressive FACE PUNCH(bella hits jake on the face) counters with BREAK HAND(bella breaks her hand for hitting Jacob)
Emmett : Dog..your hard!!
Jacob: Yeah i'm hard that is why people call me the DOG of steel...abs.
Emmett(curious): You mean the man of steel retired and hired a dog to take his place? Superman retired and got replaced by this MUTT?!?
Jacob: Hey he aged now he's already a retired newspaper agent and a retired superhero. He told me i can take his place.
Edward(suggesting): If you want to be a super DOG i suggest you run in the cities with a pillow case cape and your underwear.
Jacob(curious and insulting): Why didn't you say with a "costume" just an underwear? DISCO BALL!!!
Rosalie(insulting): Because you can't afford a costume if you can't even own a shirt! Super stupid DOG!!!
- emmett steals remote and presses skip*
(scene shows Bella putting blood on trees)
Jasper(resisting very hard): It's tempting me again. Help me Alice!!!
Carlisle: Jasper it's just ketchup.
Alice: It's just ketchup Jazz.
Jacob(shocked): Bella first your about to commit suicide by jumping off a cliff now your vandalising trees!?!
Bella(begging): Please don't tell my dad i can get arrested.
Jacob(Happy): I'm gonna tell Charlie! {Charlie will ground Bella again like on New Moon }
Bella: Fine tell my dad i vandalised trees and i'll tell Billy you and your friends broke his flat screen tv and still haven't paid for it! {the flat screen t.v. came from my other fanfic "Wolf Pack watching new moon"}
Alice: Jacob you know what, that flat screen t.v. Billy brought is 2nd hand.
Jacob(curious): How the heck do you know that psychic!?!
Alice(explaining): Edward broke a t.v. last week and we put it on the dumpster. I had a vision of Billy ordering Seth and Leah to carry that flat screen t.v. at the dumpster to your home.
Jacob(curious): Why the heck is my dad going to a dumpster to find a 2nd hand t.v.?
Esme: It's because your dad is out of money. Don't you know your tuition fee for high school he used it to buy new clothes that you can wear when whenever you turn wolf and destroy them.
- jacob presses skip*
(scene shows Jacob saying "I'm hotter than you")
Edward: Fine your hotter than me ! BUt i'm cooler than you!
Jacob(insulting): Prove it if you can HAIRGEL BOY!!!
Edward: I'm so cool that icecubes are jealous of me getting more fans than them.
- jacob presses skip*
- Scene shows Edward and Seth fighting Victoria and Riley*
Alice(curious): Edward how much hairgel do you use?
Edward: It's cement actually. I thought you already seen that in your vision Alice.
Bella(shocked and curious): Why the heck would you use cement as a hairgel?
Carlisle(explaining): We have a hard time rebonding our hair because our hair is made out of cement too.
Jacob: You mean your really walking-bloodsucking statues!
Rosalie : I prefer the term manikin instead of statue! MUTT!!!
(scene shows Cullens burning the newborns)
Carlisle : We gone too far.. {he's talking about the newborn massacre}
Bella(curious): What?
Emmett*faces Bella*: He said we went to far.
Emmett*faces Carlisle with curiousity* : Why did we go to far?Jasper: Because when we burned them down we gathered around the fire and sang Spongebob's campfire song.
Jacob(shouts): Skip!
- scene shows credits*
edward(relieved): Finally the movie's finished. I'm going to the gas station!
Emmett(pissed and angry): GAS STATION !?!
(Everyone is curious and thinking why is Emmett angry)
Edward(curious): What's with the attitude?
Emmett(harsh voice): I HATE that place!
Bella(curious): What could you possibly hate in a gas station?
Emmett(looks grudgingly at Edward): It's when Edward didn't buy me a RESSE'S PEANUT BUTTERCUP!
Edward: You're still on to that? Emmett it was just chocolate.
Emmett(still grudging) : Yes I'm still on to that. I remember the date it was December 25, 1971 when you didn't buy me one!
{If you read the eclipse novel page 432 Alice says Edward is a groutch, well this blog proves it}
Edward(making an excuse) : Besides we didn't have the dollars for it. And even if we have the dollars for it.
Edward(thinking of his Volvo): We have much more things to spend it on than just OVER PRICED CANDY!
Emmett(still angry) : it wasn't just candy...it was a RESSE'S PEANUT BUTTER CUP!!!
Edward(apologetic): Ok sorry. If we find another store i will get you one...ok?
Emmett(STUBBORN): NO!
Edward: now your just being stubborn.Emmett(explaining): Since you didn't get me one on that Christmas day. I had to get what i want myself. i destroyed the surveillance cameras, killed 4 humans{probably 1 security guard,1 cashier and 2 UNLUCKY gasoline mart buyers} just to get a pack of RESSE'S PEANUT BUTTERCUP!
(everyone shocked except for emmett)
NEVER BE A GROUTCH TO EMMETT OR ELSE HE'LL KILL INNOCENT PEOPLE AND IT WILL BE ALL YOUR FAULT IF YOU DIDN'T GIVE HIM WHAT HE WANTS!!! Plus he's more angry if you don't give him what he wants on a Christmas day.


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Esquire Launches Weekly iPad Edition using Adobe Digital Publishing Suite
September 06, 2013
As the fashion world gears up for the Autumn/Winter season, stylish men across the UK with a thirst for the latest trends are set to have a new ally, as today sees the launch of a new digital weekly edition of monthly men's magazine, Esquire.
Dubbed Esquire Weekly, the new tablet format is designed for men on the move.
By introducing the digital weekly format, brought to you using Adobe Digital Publishing Suite, Enterprise Edition, it allows Esquire to become more up to date for their readers. It is an interesting shift, but a necessary one in order for Esquire to attract a new, younger audience.
The concept for the new weekly title is "your week in 20 minutes". Esquire promises it will deliver seven original features spanning culture, politics, comedy and food. Features will be brought to life with interactive functionality and video, and the app will also contain an in-built e-commerce functionality enabling people to search and buy product recommendations.
The move to introduce e-commerce functionality will have particular appeal to their target demographic. In 2012, some 12.7% of all purchases were made over the internet, according to a recent study, and this is projected to rise to 22% by 2018. Clothes are the most popular online purchases by men with 43% of internet users purchasing items online. Giving their readers the opportunity to 'get the look' with the swipe of a finger will have huge connotations not just for the title but also its advertisers. By using the Adobe Digital Publishing Suite Enterprise Edition Esquire will be able to drive tablet-commerce revenue by allowing customers to purchase using links to various eCommerce sites from within the app.
Other new additions for Hearst include the launch of bi-annual fashion magazine, the Big Black Book as well as a complete overhaul of the Esquire website in the spring, and a concerted push into mobile apps for smartphones.
The Esquire Weekly app will be sold exclusively through the Apple iTunes store. The app is launched with a 30-day free trial period and beyond that will cost 99p per week – Esquire currently costs £4.25 in print from a newsagent. A three-month deal, for £4.99, will provide 12 Esquire Weekly editions, three of the digital editions of the monthly magazine and one of the Big Black Book.
An Android version for other tablet devices set to follow in the near future, make sure you follow @AdobeUK for more updates.


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Many warn of the potential dangers of mixing politics and work.
That volatile concoction took center stage at the International Home + Housewares Show when New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg delivered the keynote speech at the annual industry breakfast.
Bloomberg— as accomplished and influential as a financial information tycoon as he is as the three-term chief of Gotham— covered an array of topics that bridge politics and business, primary among them the movement to restore domestic manufacturing fortitude. And he didn't dodge tough, non-business questions on such issues as gun control.
Urgent Fight
But if the industry is looking for a hook that best justifies Hizzoner's appearance at a trade show for pots and pans— and myriad other household implements— it was his commentary on the urgent fight against obesity in this country. The proposition of healthier eating has become the binder for cross-category housewares development— from non-stick cookware to task-simplifying kitchen tools to oil-less fryers to portion-control plates to hydration bottles to body mass scales.
Hardly new to housewares, the do-it-yourself nutrition movement continues to gain momentum as more public institutions enact restrictions to protect children and adults alike from the dangers of a fattening lifestyle. Some may question government regulation of the sale of oversized sugary drinks or over-caffeinated energy drinks, but few would deny the good intentions of such political intervention.
Empty Calories
Politicians assert the goal of such health-motivated legislation is increased awareness of potential dangers and not the all-out prohibition of their potential causes. Bloomberg suggested in his speech such measures are akin to empty calories if they are not accompanied by thorough and consistent consumer education.
The same is true for the housewares industry. Excitement over the introduction of the latest products designed for a healthier lifestyle easily is doused when the details that inspired their introduction have faded by the time the products get to the shelf.
Holistic Message
For an industry with limited marketing resources, though, the effort to develop comprehensive educational support for topical product initiatives should be commended.
Advanced web content and social media campaigns are combining with participation in instructional TV programming, charitable crusades and grass roots community programs to engage consumers with more than just bells and whistles. And don't discount the importance of detailed trade marketing and education to make sure the holistic messages behind products resonate at point of purchase.
These can be challenging, costly endeavors for a business that puts so much stock in hot pricepoints and gross margins. They can be worth every penny.
Family values are strong in housewares these days. Healthy eating. Clean living. Family time. The industry isn't just responding to these values. The industry is helping to cultivate them.
The effort doesn't stop with the launch of a new product inspired by a genuine cause, such as the fight against obesity. That's just the beginning.
Like serving as the mayor of New York City, the key to multiple-term leadership in the housewares industry is getting the word out and keeping your word.
Who says politics and work can't mix?


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Auditory Brainstem Implant (ABI) in Adult Non-Neurofibromatosis Type 2 Subjects
This study is currently recruiting participants.
Verified April 2017 by Dr. Daniel Lee, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Dr. Daniel Lee, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
First received: November 26, 2012
Last updated: April 3, 2017
Last verified: April 2017
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Detailed Description:
The purpose of this research study is to determine whether Auditory Brainstem Implant (ABI) can improve hearing in persons who are deaf in both ears and are not candidates for cochlear implants.
|Bilateral Hearing Loss for Causes Other Than Tumors
|Device: Nucleus 24 (discontinued) and ABI541 Auditory Brainstem Implants (ABI)
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|Study of Nucleus 24 and ABI541 Auditory Brainstem Implants (ABI) in Adult Non-Neurofibromatosis Type 2 Subjects
Resource links provided by NLM:
Genetics Home Reference related topics: nonsyndromic hearing lossU.S. FDA Resources
Further study details as provided by Dr. Daniel Lee, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- Perioperative and postoperative complications [ Time Frame: 5 years from date of surgery ]We will track any major and minor complications intraoperatively and postoperatively in all study participants.
- Audiologic performance [ Time Frame: 5 years from date of surgery ]We will complete physiological, psychophysical, and speech based tests to determine audiologic performance following ABI surgery.
- ABI electrophysiologic parameters [ Time Frame: 5 years from date of surgery ]We will examine parameters for electrode activation postoperatively in all study participants.
|Estimated Enrollment:
|Study Start Date:
|November 2012
|Estimated Study Completion Date:
|November 2022
|Estimated Primary Completion Date:
|November 2022 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Experimental: Non-NF2 ABI surgery
All subjects will be part of a single arm involving placement of the Nucleus ABI541 Auditory Brainstem Implant (ABI) device. The Nucleus 24 was discontinued and is no longer available.
Device: Nucleus 24 (discontinued) and ABI541 Auditory Brainstem Implants (ABI)
Nucleus ABI541 Auditory Brainstem Implant (ABI) surgery followed by device activation, testing, and clinical assessment for five years following surgery.
Other Name: ABI, Nucleus 24, Cochlear Americas, ABI541, Nucleus Profile
Detailed Description:
The goal of this MEEI Auditory Brainstem Implant (ABI) research study is to find new ways to improve hearing in patients who are deaf and cannot receive a cochlear implant. The ABI is a surgically placed bionic implant that converts sounds into electrical signals that are directly transmitted to the cochlear nucleus, the first auditory center of the brain. For many years, ABIs have improved the hearing of patients who are deaf due to brain tumors associated with a genetic syndrome called Neurofibromatosis Type 2 (NF2). However, a number of recent studies suggest that deaf patients who do not have NF2 and are not eligible for a cochlear implant may also benefit from placement of an ABI. These preliminary studies suggest that these non-NF2 or "nontumor" patients may actually have better outcomes after ABI surgery than patients suffering from NF2. Patients who do not have NF2 and are deaf due to damage to the hearing nerves or inner ears from infection, disease or injury are not cochlear implant candidates and there are no other options to improve hearing in these cases except for the ABI. Thus, the purpose of our study is to carefully analyze whether ABI surgery improves the hearing and quality of life of non-NF2 patients based on subjective and objective measures of their hearing before and after ABI surgery. In particular, we plan to study ABI outcomes in non-NF2 patients, characterize the parameters used on their devices, and determine the safety profile of ABIs in these patients.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- 18 years of age or older
- English as the primary language
- Medically and psychologically suitable
- Willing to receive/have received meningitis / pneumococcal vaccinations
- Able to comply with study requirements, including travel to the investigational site
Cochlear or retrocochlear anomaly/pathology that interferes with transmission of auditory information from the cochleae to the brainstem, resulting in severe to profound bilateral deafness (thresholds of 90 dB or worse in both ears on pure tone audiometry ranging from 250 to 2,000 Hz and speech recognition scores ≤ 30% in both ears). All subjects will undergo bone conduction audiometry and tympanometry to confirm sensorineural hearing loss and rule out potential middle ear disorders.
- Conditions that cannot be otherwise treated, with conventional hearing aids or cochlear implants. If CI were previously used, subjects will have had a failed response, defined as ≤ 30% speech recognition and patient perception of inadequate benefit to continue using the device.
Expected subjects include those with these diagnoses:
- Bilaterally severe/completely ossified cochleae
- Bilateral cochlear malformations leading to poor CI outcomes
- Bilateral temporal bone fractures, where the VIIIth cranial nerves have been disrupted
- Bilateral cochlear nerve agenesis
- Not a CI candidate based on above listed pathology, intolerable adverse effects with CI (e.g. stimulation of the facial nerve), or Evoked Auditory Potential testing predictive of a poor response
Exclusion Criteria:
- Anomalies/pathology involving the brainstem or cortex
- Retrocochlear pathology due to NF2 or other types of cranial nerve or brainstem neoplasm
- Co-existing medical conditions that require irradiation of the brainstem or auditory cortex
- Medical or psychological conditions that serve as contraindication to surgery
- Additional handicaps that would prevent or limit participation in evaluations
- Unrealistic patient or family expectations regarding the benefits, risks, and limitations inherent to the procedure and the prosthetic device
- Pregnant women
Contacts and Locations
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the Contacts provided below. For general information, see Learn About Clinical Studies.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01736267
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01736267
|Contact: Daniel J Lee, MD, FACS
|Contact: Barbara S Herrmann, PhD, CCC-A
|United States, Massachusetts
|Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
|Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02114
|Contact: Daniel Lee, MD, FACS 617-573-3130 email@example.com
|Contact: Sidharth Puram, MD 617-571-4049 email@example.com
|Principal Investigator: Daniel J Lee, MD, FACS
|Sub-Investigator: Barbara Herrmann, PhD, CCC-A
|Sub-Investigator: Sidharth V Puram, MD
Sponsors and Collaborators
Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
|Principal Investigator:
|Daniel J Lee, MD, FACS
More Information
Additional Information:
Keywords provided by Dr. Daniel Lee, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary:
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on August 23, 2017
Additional Information:
Colletti V, Shannon RV, Carner M, Veronese S, Colletti L. Complications in auditory brainstem implant surgery in adults and children. Otol Neurotol. 2010 Jun;31(4):558-64. doi: 10.1097/MAO.0b013e3181db7055.
Sennaroglu L, Ziyal I, Atas A, Sennaroglu G, Yucel E, Sevinc S, Ekin MC, Sarac S, Atay G, Ozgen B, Ozcan OE, Belgin E, Colletti V, Turan E. Preliminary results of auditory brainstem implantation in prelingually deaf children with inner ear malformations including severe stenosis of the cochlear aperture and aplasia of the cochlear nerve. Otol Neurotol. 2009 Sep;30(6):708-15. doi: 10.1097/MAO.0b013e3181b07d41.
Choi JY, Song MH, Jeon JH, Lee WS, Chang JW. Early surgical results of auditory brainstem implantation in nontumor patients. Laryngoscope. 2011 Dec;121(12):2610-8. doi: 10.1002/lary.22137.
|Responsible Party:
|Dr. Daniel Lee, Director of Auditory Brainstem Implant Progra, Department of Otolaryngology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01736267 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|November 26, 2012
|Last Updated:
|April 3, 2017
Keywords provided by Dr. Daniel Lee, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary:
Auditory Brainstem Implant
Nucleus 24
Hearing loss
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Hearing Loss
Hearing Loss, Bilateral
Hearing Disorders
Ear Diseases
Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases
Sensation Disorders
Neurologic Manifestations
Nervous System Diseases
Signs and Symptoms
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on August 23, 2017


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KATY, Texas - Authorities say a car crashed into a gas station in northwest Harris County on Tuesday.
The Harris County Sheriff's Department said the accident happened just before 1 pm at the Shell gas station at 19000 Clay Road in Katy.
Surveillance video shows a woman pulling into a parking space of the gas station, who apparently thought she had her foot on the brake.
Instead, the manager of the store said the woman hit the accelerator, causing her vehicle to go over the sidewalk in front of gas station and through the store's plate-glass wall.
A man was eating his lunch at a table a few inches from her bumper. He walked away uninjured.
No injuries were reported and the driver also wasn't hurt.
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