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LEWISBURG, Pa. – A former Bucknell faculty member who had been jailed in Ethiopia since November 2005 has been released, along with 37 other opposition members.
Berhanu Nega, who taught economics at Bucknell from 1990-94, was jailed shortly after being elected mayor of Addis Ababa. In a move that rights groups claim was politically motivated, he and others were charged with treason, inciting violence, and trying to overthrow the government.
Nega's release and pardon comes four days after the prisoners were given jail terms, 35 of them receiving life sentences. The prosecution had been pushing for the death penalty.
Support for Nega from the collegiate community began soon after his imprisonment in 2005, and continued up until the announcement of his release.
An email thanking supporters was sent to faculty and staff Friday by Janet Knoedler, associate professor of economics; John Rickard, professor of English; Jean Shackelford, professor of economics; and Charles Sackrey, a retired economics professor:
"Berhanu is, for the first time in 18 months, with his family. Bucknell's full and continued support of Berhanu helped to keep pressure up for his release, and we want to express our great appreciation to all of you who wrote letters and made phone calls on his behalf."
Contact: Office of Communications
Posted July 20, 2007
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CA – PaleyFest 2018: The Orville
February 9, 2018 by Colin Solan
Filed under Animation, California, Movies, Science Fiction and Fantasy, Signing and Appearance Profiles, Television
Seth MacFarlane, Adrianne Palicki, Scott Grimes, Penny Johnson Jerald, Halston Sage, Peter Macon, J. Lee, Mark Jackson, Chad Coleman, David Goodman, Brannon Braga, and Jason Clark appear on Saturday, March 17, 2018 at 2:00 PM at the Dolby Theater as part of PALEYFEST 2018!
This is your chance to see some of your favorite stars IN PERSON and watch your favorite shows on the big screen along with other ultimate fans, followed by a moderated Q&A with members of the cast and creative team.
PaleyFest LA is the premier television festival. Join us at Hollywood's world-famous Dolby Theatre March 16 to 25, 2018, as the hottest stars and creative talents in TV and entertainment gather to delight fans with exclusive behind-the-scenes scoops, hilarious anecdotes, and breaking news stories of their favorite shows that are the hallmark of PaleyFest.
Dolby Theatre
6801 Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles, California 90028
(323) 308-6300
CA – Animated Voices of Christmas
November 7, 2012 by Colin Solan
Filed under Animation, California, Comic Books, Other, Signing and Appearance Profiles, Television, Top Stories, Video Games
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Rachael MacFarlane (Hayley Smith on American Dad!) hosts a holiday musical revue to benefit Children's Hospital of Los Angeles at the Catalina Jazz Club on Sunday, December 2, 2012 at 7:30 pm. Special guests include: Dee Bradley Baker, Alex Borstein, Corey Burton, Grey DeLisle, Anna Graves, Seth Green, Scott Grimes, Jennifer Hale, Jess Harnell, Kevin Michael Richardson, Tara Strong, Cree Summer, Kari Wahlgren and more!
$50.00 tickets available at the link.
Catalina Jazz Club
6725 W. Sunset Blvd, Hollywood, CA 90028
Phone: 323.466.2210
CA – An Evening with American Dad
September 19, 2011 by Colin Solan
Filed under Animation, California, Movies, Other, Science Fiction and Fantasy, Signing and Appearance Profiles, Television
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Seth MacFarlane and the cast of American Dad! appear on Wednesday, September 21 at 7:00PM!
Good morning, USA! The animated Smiths of 43 Cherry Lane, Langley Falls, Virginia, led by patriarch Stan Smith, a rabid but clueless CIA agent, are just your typical American brood: devoted wife, dorky son, political-activist daughter, plus a sardonic alien and an anthropomorphic goldfish with the brain of a German Olympian—understanding of course that they inhabit the twisted terrain of Seth MacFarlane, creator of Family Guy, and two former writers from that show, Mike Barker and Matt Weitzman. Blending satire with good old-fashioned (and not) family comedy, American Dad! has been described by MacFarlane as "sort of a Family Guy meets All in the Family kind of show." Whatever it is, it's working; American Dad! is a legit cult hit about to embark on its seventh season on Fox. Join us for a preview screening and chat with the voice cast and creative team.
Tweet questions to Seth and team for the event with #hululive.
Seth MacFarlane, Executive Producer; Voice of "Stan Smith" & "Roger"
Mike Barker, Executive Producer
Matt Weitzman, Executive Producer
Kara Vallow, Producer
Wendy Schaal, "Francine Smith"
Scott Grimes, "Steve Smith"
Rachael MacFarlane, "Hayley Smith"
Dee Bradley Baker, "Klaus"
Moderator: Chris Hardwick
Tickets available here ($15 for members, $20 for non-members)
The Paley Center for Media
465 North Beverly Drive, Beverly Hills, CA 90210
20th Century Fox TV Schedule for SDCC 2011 Announced
June 17, 2011 by Brian Pate
Filed under Animation, California, Comic Books, Comic-Con International, Convention News, Science Fiction and Fantasy, Television, Top Stories
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Via Deadline:
Napoleon Dynamite: Original cast members from the hit indie film, Jon Heder,Tina Majorino, Efren Ramirez, Jon Gries, Sandy Martin, Diedrich Bader and Executive Producer Mike Scully (The Simpsons) present a new series following your favorite awkward teenager like you've never seen him before – animated! Join us for a sneak peek at never-before-seen footage of the newest member of FOX's Animation Domination lineup and a "sweet" Q&A session.
Awake: Since the trailer was unveiled at NBC's upfront presentation in New York, this spellbinding sci-fi drama about the power of the mind from the brilliant creators Howard Gordon(24) and Kyle Killen (The Beaver) has been one of the most eagerly anticipated series of the 2011-12 season. While most viewers will have to wait months to sample this series about a detective Jason Isaacs (Harry Potter) desperately straddling two realities as he copes with immeasurable grief, Comic-con fans will get an exclusive first look at the entire first episode of the series, and an audience with Gordon, Killen and star Isaacs.
Bones: Creator/Executive Producer Hart Hanson, Executive Producer Stephen Nathan and Stars David Boreanaz and Emily Deschanel will be on hand to discuss the shocking finale of Bones season 6 as well as what's in store for Booth and Brennan in an exciting season 7! Hart Hanson will also introduce the audience to the stars of The Finder, his new Fox series premiering in January, followed by fan Q&A.
Bob's Burgers: Creator/Executive Producer Loren Bouchard and Executive Producer Jim Dauterive and Bob's Burgers cast H. Jon Benjamin, John Roberts, Dan Mintz, Eugene Mirman and Kristen Schaal, will be on hand to entertain animation fans with hilarious never-before-seen clips from season two followed by a fan Q&A.
Terra Nova: Star Stephen Lang (Avatar), executive producer Rene Echevarria (Castle, Medium, The 4400, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine), executive producer Brannon Braga (24, Star Trek: Enterprise) and co-executive producer Jose Molina will finally unveil this epic adventure series 85 million years in the making, set to premiere this September on Fox. This new event drama from the brilliant minds of Steven Spielberg (Jurassic Park, The Pacific) and Peter Chernin follows an ordinary family on an extraordinary journey back in time to prehistoric Earth as a part of a massive expedition to save the human race.
Futurama is back! Again!!! On stage will be Creator/Executive Producer Matt Groening, Executive Producer David X. Cohen, and stars Billy West (Fry, Professor Farnsworth, Dr. Zoidberg), Katey Sagal (Leela), John DiMaggio (Bender), and Maurice LaMarche (Kif Kroker, Calculon, Morbo). Get a sneak peek at never-before-seen footage of Futurama reincarnated as Japanese anime, along with a thrilling preview of this summer's all-new season on Comedy Central. Plus more! Much more! Moderated by Bill Morrison.
The Simpsons: Now entering its record-annihilating 23rd season on Fox, and airing its landmark 500th episode on February 19, 2012, The Simpsons has won 27 Emmy awards, was the subject of an international film smash in 2007, inspired a ride you ride again at Universal Studios, and Homer Simpson was named the greatest television character of the last 20 years by Entertainment Weekly. Get an insight into the daily doings of this series from Creator Matt Groening, Showrunner Al Jean, Co-Executive Producer Rob Lazebnik, Co-Executive Producer Matt Warburton, Supervising Producer Mike Anderson and Producer/Panel Moderator Tom Gammill.
Family Guy: Join Alex Borstein, Seth Green, Adam West (Batman) and executive producers Mark Hentemann, Steve Callaghan and Kara Vallow for a sneak peek at the all-new episode "Stewie Goes For A Drive" featuring voice guest star Ryan Reynolds followed by a Q&A session with the audience.
American Dad: Catch a preview of the season seven premiere of American Dad, featuring guest star Cee-Lo Green as a signing hot tub, followed by a Q&A with cast members Wendy Schaal, Scott Grimes, Rachael MacFarlane and Dee Bradley Baker and executive producers Mike Barker, Matt Weitzman and Kara Vallow.
GLEE: Join Creator/Executive Producer Ryan Murphy and Creator/Executive Producer Brad Falchuk and stars of the sensation Glee for a tuneful sneak peek at never-before-seen footage and behind-the-scenes secrets, followed by a Q&A session in which fans can ask everything they ever wanted to know about the Golden Globe winning musical series hot off its blockbuster international concert tour.
Allen Gregory: Join Creator/Executive Producer and star Jonah Hill (Superbad, Get Him to the Greek) Showrunner David Goodman (Family Guy), and Creators/Executive Producers Andrew Mogel and Jarrad Paul along with an all-star voice cast for a sneak peek at FOX's new animated series that tells the story of the most pretentious 7-year-old of our time. Glimpse exclusive Allen Gregoryanimation followed by a fan Q&A session.
The Cleveland Show: Join the cast and executive producers for a look at The Cleveland Show's not-to-be-missed parody of Die Hard followed by a discussion with panelists Mike Henry, Sanaa Lathan, Kevin Michael Richardson,Reagan Gomez, Rich Appel and Kara Vallow.
20th Century Fox TV Bringing Eleven Shows to SDCC 2010
June 23, 2010 by Brian Pate
Filed under California, Collectibles, Comic Books, Comic-Con International, Convention News, Science Fiction and Fantasy, Top Stories
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David Boreanaz, Matt Groening, Seth MacFarlane, Molly Shannon, Katey Sagal, Ron Perlman, Patton Oswalt, Seth Green, Stars of "Glee," "Terra Nova," "Futurama," "Cleveland Show," "American Dad," "Bob's Burgers," And "Neighbors From Hell" Among Those Scheduled To Appear at the Studio's New Booth on the Convention Floor
June 21, 2010, Hollywood, CA – Twentieth Century Fox Television will once again dominate the San Diego Comic-Con convention, with stars and creators of eleven of its signature shows heading down to the world famous fan gathering next month. In addition to exclusive sneak peeks of its programs and panel discussions with the stars and creators of its shows, the studio will unveil its brand new larger and more central booth on the convention floor. The sleek new design includes a 25-foot multi-media cyclone tower stretching high into the rafters allowing the booth to instantly transform between various properties, and provides generous space for autograph signings, premium giveaways and merchandise sales.
Descriptions, times and locations of the Fox panels follow:
11:00-12:00 Bob's Burgers: Creator/Executive Producer Loren Bouchard (Home Movies) and Jim Dauterive (King of the Hill) will be on hand to introduce animation fans to their hilarious new series premiering on Fox in January 2011. There will be a screening of never-before-seen footage followed by a Q&A in Room 25ABC.
12:00 – 1:00 Neighbors From Hell: Executive Producers Pam Brady (South Park) and Mireille Soria (Madagascar) screen a never-before-seen episode of their newly launched TBS animated series, and take questions from the audience along with their all-star voice cast including Molly Shannon (SNL), Patton Oswalt (My Weakness is Strong, Ratatouille), Will Sasso (MADtv), Kurtwood Smith (That '70s Show), David Soren (DreamWorks animation veteran), Kyle McCulloch (Mr. Wong) and Tracey Fairaway (Chicago 8) in Room 25ABC
2:00-2:45 Bones: Creator and Executive Producer Hart Hanson and Star David Boreanaz – Hart Hanson and David Boreanaz will be on hand to discuss what went down in season 5 of Bones and the cliffhanger finale as well as what's in store for Booth and Brennan in an exciting season 6! The Q&A will take place in Ballroom 20.
3:30 – 4:30 Terra Nova: Executive Producers Brannon Braga (24, Star Trek: Enterprise), David Fury (24, Lost) and Director Alex Graves will reveal a glimpse into the most highly anticipated epic family adventure 85 million years in the making. This new event drama slated for midseason on FOX comes from the brilliant minds of Steven Spielberg (Jurassic Park, The Pacific) and former News Corporation President and C.O.O. Peter Chernin and follows an ordinary family on an extraordinary journey back in time to prehistoric Earth as a part of a massive expedition to save the human race. This exclusive look behind the scenes takes place in Room 6A.
11:00 – 11:45 Family Guy: A freakin' sweet discussion on all things Family Guy with Seth MacFarlane, Alex Borstein, Seth Green and more! And don't miss never-before-seen clips of the third Star Wars parody in Ballroom 20.
11:45 – 12:30 The Cleveland Show: Join the cast and producers of The Cleveland Show for a sneak peek at Season Two, a live table read of one act of Cleveland's upcoming trip to Comic-Con and an audience Q&A session featuring Seth MacFarlane, Mike Henry, Rich Appel, Sanaa Lathan, and Kevin Michael Richardson in Ballroom 20.
12:45 – 1:30 Join the cast and crew in celebrating Futurama's triumphant re-return to the airwaves! World-premiere footage will offer an exciting and informative glimpse of Comic-Con in the year 3010. Panelists include Executive Producers Matt Groening and David X. Cohen, cast members Billy West, John DiMaggio, Katey Sagal, and Maurice LaMarche, director Crystal Chesney-Thompson, writers Ken Keeler and Patric M. Verrone, and Animation Producer Claudia Katz.
1:30 – 2:15 Now entering its record-annihilating 22nd season on Fox, The Simpsons has won 25 Emmy awards, been the subject of a smash feature film in 2007, inspired an awesome ride at Universal Studios and Homer Simpson was just named the greatest television character of the last 20 years by Entertainment Weekly. Get an insight into the daily doings of this series from Creator Matt Groening, Showrunner Al Jean, Executive Producer Matt Selman and Supervising Director Mike Anderson.
12:30 – 1:15 American Dad: See a never-before-seen episode of American Dad in various stages of animation followed by a Q&A session with producers Seth MacFarlane, Mike Barker & Matt Weitzman and cast members Dee Bradley Baker, Scott Grimes & Rachael MacFarlane in Ballroom 20.
1:30 – 2:30 GLEE: One year after the cast and creators of Glee came to Comic-con for the first time, the show has exploded with blockbuster ratings, number one albums and a sold-out concert tour. Get an exclusive first look at what's in store for season 2 from executive producers Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk along with stars Chris Colfer, Amber Riley, Jenna Ushkowitz, Kevin McHale, Mark Salling, Heather Morris and Naya Rivera, as they share some never-before-seen footage, spill behind-the-scenes secrets and take questions from the crowd, in Ballroom 20.
2:45 – 3:45 FX Presents Sons of Anarchy: Comic-Con welcomes for the first time Sons of Anarchy, with series stars Charlie Hunnam, Katey Sagal and Ron Perlman, and series creator Kurt Sutter in Ballroom 20.

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Irish-American supergroup Solas makes its seventh appearance on Mountain Stage, recorded live in Charleston, W.V. Bandleader Seamus Egan, who founded the group in 1996, was a teen prodigy; he recorded his first album at 16 and toured with Ralph Stanley and Peter, Paul & Mary. The group counts Bela Fleck and Emmylou Harris among its fans — as well as rap producer Timbaland, who sampled a Solas track in his radio hit "All Y'all."
Solas' current lineup includes Winifred Horan on fiddle, guitarist Eamon McElholm, Mick McAuley on accordion and the newest member, vocalist and violist Niamh Varian-Barry. The band's Mountain Stage set draws from its latest project, Shamrock City; the album tells the stories of Egan's family, who came to Butte, Mont., in the early 20th century to work in the copper mines.
Solas is followed by Julie Adams and the Mountain Stage band, with the Etta James tribute "It Must Be Love."
This performance was originally published on April 25, 2012.


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Okay, Lacey (fka Lucy) and Jackson (fka Puff-Puff) have turned 1 year old this month. They've been at my house since January. :rolleyes::rolleyes:
*raises white flag in defeat*
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From tribes to chains; from community to cargo; from farms to ships to plantations; from South to North; from slavery to freedom - the migration routes of black people from Africa to America form the subject of Betye Saar's new series, Migrations/Transformations.
In seventeen mixed media collages and assemblages, Saar narrates seventeen distinctive journeys. By layering carefully selected clues - a gold button, an African mask, a slave ship diagram, a weathered photograph, a pressed leaf, a tattered American flag - she constructs fictional biographies of nameless characters that represent the historical passages of millions. Haunted by memories of Africa or the trauma of the Middle Passage, Saar's journeys remind us that history is not simply the recording of past events - it is a living, breathing entity, filling the space of our present and shaping contemporary identities.
A fully illustrated color catalogue with an artist statement and essays by Whitfield Lovell, Tracye Saar-Cavanaugh, Lowery Stokes Sims, and Sean Ulmer accompanies the exhibition.
Born in Los Angeles in 1926, Betye Saar received her BA from the University of California, Los Angeles in 1949. She continued her education through graduate programs at California State University at Long Beach, the University of Southern California, and California State University at Northridge. A self-described mixed media collage, assemblage, and installation artist, Saar is recognized for works that incorporate the many materials and objects she has found, collected, and preserved. In 1972, she became widely known with her celebrated assemblage The Liberation of Aunt Jemima (now in the permanent collection of the Berkeley Art Museum, University of California).
Saar has been the recipient of numerous awards of distinction, including two National Endowment for the Arts Fellowships (1974, 1984) and a J. Paul Getty Fund for the Visual Arts Fellowship (1990). In 1994, Saar, along with artist John Otterbridge, represented the United States at the 22nd Biennial of São Paulo in Brazil.


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A NID would give the neighborhood a voice
March 20, 2012
Three years ago my husband and my three wild boys made a huge change in our lives. We sold our home in Dallas, quit our jobs, and moved to the South Side…a homecoming for me as I was born in Pittsburgh. We opened up a coffee shop and moved our family upstairs excited to live just as the Kohler's did in the 1880s.
Why….because we wanted to raise our kids in a historic Pittsburgh neighborhood. Change is scary, but change can be good and we are happy we took the risk. My kids go to Phillips Elementary School (right here in South Side) and it is wonderful! They play soccer, basketball and wiffle ball with Coach Steve at the Ormsby Recreational Center. They swim at the pool in the summer and ride their bikes to the pretzel shop as often as they can convince me to take them.
We love to sit on our stoop, draw with sidewalk chalk and visit with our neighbors. They love to walk down Carson Street and find a new restaurant to visit. If you ask the boys what their favorite activity is…sliding down our 125-year-old banister wins hands down. This is the South Side they see and they love it!
My adult eyes see more (and I am sure you do also)…..and that is why I am taking action.
I am a member of the Improvement District Steering Committee. I am not paid…I volunteer my time and I must say it is not easy juggling a 3, 6 and 8 year old. I joined the committee because I want this neighborhood to have a voice.
As a member of the committee, I am learning about the strong history and sense of community many folks remember and mourn. As a newcomer to the South Side, I see many wonderful things that benefit my children today and I do not want to lose them. I want families to stay in the South Side!! I believe the presence of children playing is a sign of a healthy neighborhood.
South Side has too much to lose to wait for the city to find the funds to fix the playgrounds and parks…or to repair the curbs…or to update the lighting on the side streets. The improvement district can solve these problems. These are things that we can fix.
I know there are problem bars, but there are also great businesses that are already giving back to the South Side. Many do so silently and will continue, but the improvement district allows them to also have a stronger voice. It is not easy, but we need to do more than just point fingers. We need to take action.
Change is scary, but change can be good and I believe an improvement district is a wonderful opportunity for this neighborhood.
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They Sold The Farm
The Feedback Farmers sell out! OK, probably not news to anyone who's been paying attention, but they made it official on the last programme.
Poor Steph traveled all the way to Austin, Texas, to attend the South by Southwest music festival (aka "South By"), and while there she conducted interviews and prepared a special report for WXYC. But when she tried to broadcast her recordings, the boys thwarted her at every opportunity.
Apparently, while Steph was out of town, her testosterone-fueled fellow Farmers were lining up advertisers to pad their pockets, and the show was continually interrupted by commercials. Commercials are annoying in their own right, but beyond that you had to feel bad for Steph whose hard work didn't receive the respect it deserved.
Why she puts up with them is another mystery not to be solved.
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UMD: A Globally Connected University
SIT Study Abroad Panama: Tropical Ecology, Marine Ecosystems, and Biodiversity Conservation
SIT Study Abroad Panama: Tropical Ecology, Marine Ecosystems, and Biodiversity Conservation
Major Topics of Study
- Contemporary environmental and sociocultural issues shaping Panama
- Environmental research methods and ethics
- Development and conservation
- Interdependent tropical ecosystems
- Poverty and the environment
- Indigenous cultures and conservation
Please visit the SIT Study Abroad website for details on the program courses (including syllabi), educational excursions, and housing.
Program Structure
There is no "typical day"on an SIT program. Activities may take place on any day of the week and at any time of day to be in accordance with according to local norms and to take advantage of once-in-a-lifetime learning opportunities. Thus, the schedule and structure of the program are likely very different from what students are used to on their home campuses. The semester progresses in phases:
- The program begins with a thorough orientation.
- During the first two and a half months of the program, students are engaged in foundational coursework, including:
- thematic seminars, including education excursions,
- language instruction focused on improving practical communication skills, and
- a field research methods and ethics course that prepares students to conduct independent research.
- For the last month of the program, students conduct an Independent Study Project (ISP) on an approved topic of their choosing.
- Finally, students present their project, participate in program evaluations, and prepare to return home.
What Makes SIT Unique
- SIT Study Abroad offers a field-based, experiential approach to learning.
- Each program has a small group of students (typically 10–35).
- On an SIT program, students gain high levels of access to many different stakeholders and experts relevant to the issues the program is examining.
- While some learning will be conducted at the SIT program center, extensive learning is done outside the classroom — in host communities, field stations, NGO headquarters, ecological sites, health clinics, and art studios.
- Many students go on to use their Independent Study Projects as a basis for senior theses on their home campuses. Others use their undergraduate research and overall study abroad experience to successfully apply for fellowships such as Fulbrights and Watsons.
Money Matters
Be sure to discuss how study abroad costs are handled at your school with your study abroad advisor.
SIT tuition and room and board fees include the following:
- All educational costs, including educational excursions
- All accommodations and meals for the full program duration
- Transportation to and from the airport, and on all educational excursions
- Health and accident insurance
- SIT awards nearly $1.3 million in scholarships and grants annually.
- All scholarships and grants are need-based.
- Awards generally range from $500 to $5,000.
- The SIT Pell Grant Match provides matching grants to all students receiving Federal Pell Grant funding when it is applied to an SIT Study Abroad semester program.
- Contact the financial aid and/or study abroad office(s) at your college or university to learn if your school's scholarships and grants and federal and state aid programs can be applied to an SIT Study Abroad program.
Contact SIT Study Abroad
- Visit our website: studyabroad.sit.edu
- Request more information or email us: email@example.com
- Call an admission counselor: 888-272-7881
- Contact a former student.
- Apply to SIT.
To apply to this program, you must complete two main steps:
- Submit a UMD approval application - start by clicking "apply now" at the top of this page. This application allows UMD Education Abroad to approve your study abroad program selection so you may earn credit in a program outside of UMD.
This application will require you to meet with your EA advisor, who will communicate important details related to participating in this program. If you do not complete this application by the stated deadline, you may not receive credit for your study abroad program and will lose your student status for the time you are not studying at UMD.
- Apply directly to the program provider. After receiving UMD approval, you should submit the program application directly to the program sponsor by their deadline. Your program sponsor will determine your official acceptance to a program. You must adhere to the provider's timeline, eligibility standards, and application requirements.
After being accepted to your program, your EA advisor will guide you through the course pre-approval process where you will determine which credits you will fulfill abroad.
Because of the experiential nature of the SIT program model, UMD students are strongly encouraged to review the course structure with their academic advisors BEFORE starting the application for SIT. Certain majors may not be permitted to transfer the credits for the independent study project to Maryland, and all students must have at least 12 transferable credits.
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Johnson, Wilson battle it out on TV
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Tribute dinner: The Youngstown Warren Black Caucus is holding its fourth annual dinner at 6 p.m. Sept. 28 at Mr. Anthony's in Boardman. The event is a tribute to Yvette McGee Brown, the first black female justice on the Ohio Supreme Court. State Sen. Nina Turner of Cleveland, D-25th, will serve as mistress of ceremonies and the keynote speaker is Bishop Timothy Clarke of Columbus, a civil-rights activist.
Tickets are $50 each or $375 for a table of eight. Tickets can be purchased by calling Jaladah Aslam at 330-727-5758 or email her at email@example.com. Ticket sales end Sept. 24 and no tickets will be sold at the door.
FOP endorsement: The Ohio Fraternal Order of Police State Lodge has endorsed U.S. Rep. Bill Johnson, a Republican from Marietta, in the 6th Congressional District race. Johnson is being challenged by Democrat Charlie Wilson of St. Clairsville, who lost to the Republican in the 2010 race.
The rhetoric and accusations are already running wild in the 6th Congressional District race between U.S. Rep. Bill Johnson and Democrat Charlie Wilson.
Now it's hit the airwaves.
Wilson, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee and the National Republican Congressional Committee started airing critical television commercials this week.
Wilson, of St. Clairsville, who lost to Johnson in the 2010 election, already had a commercial that began airing in late August.
Johnson, a Republican from Marietta, had a small $9,390 buy on Youngstown TV network affiliates.
Johnson has a new commercial that begins airing Monday. His campaign has reserved $106,150 at the Youngstown network affiliates.
That's small compared to $288,760 for Wilson, $474,490 for the DCCC and $390,000 for the NRCC.
Of course, as this race gets closer to the Nov. 6 general election, any and all parties can increase or decrease their buys.
Wilson's new commercial touts his "independence" during his four years in the U.S. House.
The commercial states Wilson voted 105 times against bills supported by House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi including cap and trade.
During his four years, Wilson voted with his party about 97 percent of the time, according to congressional voting databases.
That's 3,422 votes with Pelosi.
"Wilson says he voted against San Francisco liberal Nancy Pelosi 105 times, but he voted with her more than 3,000 times, which includes helping to pass Obamacare and putting Pelosi two heartbeats away from the job of commander in chief," when he supported her for speaker of the House, said Mark Weaver, Johnson's campaign spokesman.
The commercial has received national attention because Wilson is critical of not only Pelosi, but President Barack Obama's "bad trade deals."
The commercial isn't a strategic move to distance Wilson from Pelosi, President Obama and fellow Democrats, but to show his independence, said J.R. Starrett, Wilson's campaign manager.
Also the Johnson campaign is criticizing the DCCC commercial that states he profited when a company he worked for, before becoming a congressman, closed manufacturing plants in the United States and moved them overseas.
But it's not the content that is being criticized.
The end includes a small piece of video of Johnson taken by a campaign staffer for Wilson that is posted on a "raw-footage" YouTube website channel.
The channels are run by Democratic candidates, but have similar web addresses making it easy for others to find them and use them.
Johnson's campaign claims it shows Wilson and the DCCC illegally coordinated their efforts. However, there is no proof of that and both deny the allegation.
The NRCC commercial states because Wilson voted in favor of the $831 billion federal stimulus package while serving in Congress, he helped create jobs in China.
That bill resulted in about $2 billion going to foreign counties, including China.
The NRCC has used the stimulus-China criticism in this and other races that have a Democrat who voted for that bill.
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The Character Advisory Committee and the National Office of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) recently selected the University of Montana Western as a 2011-2012 Five Star Champions of Character Institution.
The NAIA is made up of almost 300 member institutions divided into 25 conferences and are located throughout the United States and Canada. The Champions of Character program within the NAIA raises the bar on athletics, enhancing character development in young athletes and basing the true competitive spirit on five tenets: integrity, sportsmanship, responsibility, respect and servant leadership.
Student athletes, coaches, officials and spectators alike benefit from the positive game environment the NAIA Champions of Character program develops. Building community relationships by example is another innovative way the program can be implemented by member institutions who are recipients of the honor.
For more information about the NAIA and the Champions of Character program, visit the NAIA website at http://naia.cstv.com/member-services/institutions/.


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More than 200,000 Spanish-speaking people in the United States suffer from Alzheimer's disease and, according to the Alzheimer's Association, that number could potentially increase to 1.3 million by 2050 – a growth rate of 600 percent.
Alzheimer's presents its own set of problems in the general population, but it seems to affect the Latino population at a higher rate. Latinos, studies suggest, possess more risk factors (diabetes, high blood pressure) for developing dementia than other groups and exhibit Alzheimer's symptoms at an earlier age than non-Hispanics. In addition, surveys indicate Latinos' reluctance to see doctors may result from financial and language barriers or because they mistake dementia symptoms for normal aging, thereby delaying the diagnosis.
KLRU presents Compassion for Those We Love: A Town Meeting on Caregiving for Alzheimer's in the Hispanic Community on Friday, July 24th at 8pm on V-Me; Sunday, July 26th at 1 pm on KLRU; Monday, July 27th at 6 pm on KLRU Q. Taped in Spanish in front of an audience—and subtitled in English—this program focuses on the human stories of the caregiving crisis in a town-hall style format. Hosted by Tsi-tsi-ki Felix, a Telemundo news anchor and reporter, this program features a panel discussion and a question-and-answer session with experts including Dr. Maria Carrillo, Ph.D from the National Alzheimer's Association and clinical neuropsychologist Dr. Marla Marquine, Ph.D from the University of California, San Diego.
One of the Hispanic community's strengths—the strong cultural value of family responsibility and the desire to care for elders and loved ones in the home—make the need for accurate information and access to care giving resources all the more critical. This educational program addresses these issues and others in a linguistically and culturally sensitive manner. Although geared specifically to the Hispanic community, much of the information presented is universal and applicable to most Alzheimer's caregivers.
Compassion for Those We Love: A Town Meeting on Caregiving for Alzheimer's in the Hispanic Community airs:
Friday, July 24th at 8 pm on V-Me
Sunday, July 26th at 1 pm on KLRU
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Series: (Series N2009- 3, Koreshan Unity; Papers, ca. 1887-1990.)
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Article of Agreement Governing the Relations of the Ecclesia of the Koreshan Unity with the members of Association.
THE ECCLESIA or Home of the Koreshan Unity is an association of absolute common interest in all things tolerated in the Order of the Ecclesia.
My signature at the bottom of this article indicates my agreement to fulfill the obligations taken upon myself in this relationship. I agree to turn over to the Trusteeship and treasury of The Koreshan Unity, all property held in my own right before entering the Ecclesia, and all property that may in any way fall to me personally; this shall include all pension, annuities, and other incomes, from whatsoever source, and all sources of allowances. I voluntarily enter the Order, and as voluntarily commit all I have and am to the interests and promotion of the cause of Koreshanity. My performance of use shall be property of the Commonwealth, to be directed and utilized by the Order according to the appointed methods of the system. I do hereby agree to obey, in all things, the properly delegated authorities of the Order, performing cheerfully the uses assigned me. I do hereby further agree to leave the Order at the decision of its authorities, when in their judgment I have violated its rules and am regarded as no more a worthy member of its association. It shall be optional with the Order to allow me little or much or nothing, as the Trusteeship shall judge. If I voluntarily withdraw myself from the association and cease to be a member, I will leave the matter of any gift to me from the association entirely at its discretion, holding no claim against it.
In view of the above voluntary statement, the Ecclesia of The Koreshan Unity, through its Board of Directors, agrees to deal justly, according to the spirit and letter of the communism of Koreshanity,- not too hasty in judging of the shortcomings of its members, slow to condemn, always cognizant of the fact that the spirit of often willing when the flesh is weak,- and will use just and liberal discretion in any gift or contribution it may make to a departing member. Signed by the President of the Board of Directors of The Koreshan Unity, in behalf of the Ecclesia:
By President.
And in behalf of the person by the undersigned:
Estero, Fla.,   ;19
The Koreshan Unity, Inc., Estero, Fla.
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I ............................................., of .................................................... herewith apply for probationary membership in The Koreshan Unity, Inc., at Estero, Florida. Realizing that it is necessary for the said Koreshan Unity to have some form of written agreement when taking strangers into their midst, I willingly and voluntarily have made myself a party to the following contract:
For and in consideration of the sum of ONE DOLLAR, to me in hand paid by The Koreshan Unity, Inc., receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, I hereby agree and covenant to work for said Koreshan Unity, Inc., for the period of six months from date as a Probationary Applicant for membership in said Koreshan Unity. I herewith agree to work under direction, uncomplainingly and to the best of my ability, in whatever industrial department I may be placed by the Management during the term of this agreement. I pledge myself to abstain from use of tobacco, alcoholic beverages and narcotic drugs. I further agree that if at any time during the term of this contract the Management of said Koreshan Unity, Inc., shall decide my presence to be no longer desirable, that on receipt of one week's notice I will remove myself and my personal effects peaceably from the premises of said Koreshan Unity, Inc., and will make no claim whatever for other wages or remuneration than the amount stipulated in this agreement.
In consideration of the foregoing, the said Koreshan Unity, Inc., herewith agrees and covenants to treat said Probationary Applicant with due courtesy and consideration, as is accorded to members in full fellowship, requiring of said Applicant the performance of no task which, in the opinion of the Management, he is mentally or physically unable to do. Said Koreshan Unity, Inc., further pledges, during the life of this agreement, to furnish said Applicant, in exchange for his services, with shelter, food, clothing, laundry work, dentistry, medical attention, and other requirements that the community treasury can afford, and which, in the judgment of the Management may be deemed essential.
In the event that general conduct of said Probationary Applicant should prove entirely satisfactory to the Management of said Koreshan Unity, Inc., it may at any time waive the six months' probationary period and receive said Applicant into full membership in the community.
It is herewith mutually understood that this agreement may be terminated by either party thereto on one week's notification in advance.
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................................................... The Koreshan Unity, Inc.
To the Second Court of the Koreshan Unity.
I believe in God as the Divine Person, that Personality being also the Divine Human. I believe in the biunity of God, in his two-in-oneness. I believe that the Lord embodies the masculine and feminine principles and elements in one person, and I utterly repudiate and renounce-if having believed it-the terrible heresy of the tri-personality of the Godhead. I believe that the Lord was the visible and tangible manifestation of the Godhead, and the fullness thereof-the fullness of the Godhead bodily; that He was the Father and the Son, also the Bride and the Bridegroom.
I hold Victoria Gratia the Pre-Eminent of the Koreshan Unity, and will revere her Official position, her Title, her Executive will; and will bestow upon her all the attention and devotion that the dignity of her station as Empress of the Unity warrants and demands.
I believe in the destruction of the wage system, and in the substitution of the Co-operative and Communistic Systems of United Life. I desire to enter the Communistic Order. I believe in the severance of the marital and family ties, and in the substitution of the Divine Fellowship.
I will never use intoxicating drinks as beverages, nor tobacco in any form whatsoever. I will never use profane nor vulgar language. I will not speak evil nor disrespectfully of dignitaries in the Koreshan Unity.
I accept CYRUS as the Messenger of the Covenant, the Lord's Anointed.
I will strive with all my powers to perform the will of the Unity, will strive to obey all its laws and ordinances, will endure and share its privations, and willingly suffer its persecutions.
Being deeply interested in the purposes of your Society, and wishing to identify myself therewith, I respectfully present my name, and request admission to membership.
Name ..........................
The Society Arch-Triumphant is but the initiatory degree and one joining it does NOT automatically become a member of the Koreshan Unity or Ecclesia at Estero. (over)
PURPOSE: Inauguration of the divine fellowship in the earth.
REQUISITES: Sobriety, Chastity, and Brotherly Love.
MEMBERSHIP DUES: $2.00 per year, in advance.


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If you're reminiscing over all of the great albums released in 2011, keep in mind, there's plenty to look forward to next year. Guest host Allison Keyes finds out what to keep an ear out for. She talks with two of the biggest music fans on the Tell Me More team: freelance producer, Veronica Miller, and Sarah Ventre, a freelance music journalist.
Music in 2011 Rocked, What About 2012?
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Beasts of the Southern Wild
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Beasts of the Southern Wild
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Teeming with magic, beauty and pure joy, this crowd-pleasing winner at the Sundance Film Festival has emerged as one of the year's most acclaimed films. Newcomer Quvenzhané Wallis delivers an "Oscar®-worthy performance" (Philadelphia Daily News) as Hushpuppy, the six-year-old force of nature in an isolated bayou community. When her tough but loving father Wink (Dwight Henry) succumbs to a mysterious malady, the fierce and determined girl bravely sets out on a journey to the outside world. But Hushpuppy's quest is hindered by a "busted" universe that melts the ice caps and unleashes an army of prehistoric beasts.
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**The Making of Beasts of the Southern Wild
**Theatrical Trailer
Cast & Crew
A beautiful, strange tone poem about childhood and innocence.
The atmosphere Zeitlin develops here is moist with promise and danger, and he moves back and forth between outright fable and pungent reality with an astounding sureness of vision for a first-time director.
Beasts is film as natural mystery museum.
Beasts of the Southern Wild marks one of the most auspicious American directorial debuts in years.
Beasts of the Southern Wild is like outsider art: patched together with found materials, conjured up by untrained artists (the actors), and evocative of a truly American attitude of eccentricity, boldness, transcendence.
It hews to no aesthetic or political party line. It is simply life, seen through the kaleidoscope eyes of a brave, imaginative child.
It's unlike any film you've seen.


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Associated Press
Points at a premium
The San Francisco 49ers-Seattle Seahawks showdown on "Sunday Night Football" features the NFL's two best scoring defenses. Amazingly, the two teams are separated by only one point allowed over 14 games, with the 49ers surrendering 218 points to the Seahawks' 219.
Ross D. Franklin/Associated Press
Four score
San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick threw four touchdown passes in his team's 41-34 win over the New England Patriots in Week 14. That four-touchdown game came in Kaepernick's fifth career NFL start; in 75 career starts, Alex Smith never threw for four touchdowns in a game.
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A fight to the finish
The Cincinnati Bengals finish the season with games against the Pittsburgh Steelers and Baltimore Ravens. This does not bode well for the Bengals' playoff aspirations. Cincinnati has lost nine consecutive games to Pittsburgh and Baltimore. Bengals quarterback Andy Dalton is 0-6 against those two teams in his brief career, while posting a 17-7 record against all other teams.
Associated Press
Finding it better to establish the run
Adrian Peterson has had at least 75 more rushing yards than the Minnesota Vikings had passing yards five times this season, including in each of the last three games. The only other players in NFL history with four-plus games of this kind in a season are O.J. Simpson (six times for the 1973 Buffalo Bills) and Walter Payton (four times for the 1977 Chicago Bears).
Associated Press
Tale of two quarterbacks
Since Week 1 of the 2011 season, New York Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez has played in a total of 30 games and committed 50 giveaways. By comparison, it has taken New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady a total of 76 games to commit 50 giveaways, a period dating back to October of 2007.
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Follow the leaders
The dynamic duo of coach Bill Belichick and quarterback Tom Brady has led the New England Patriots to nine playoff appearances. The Patriots went in as the No. 1 or No. 2 seed six times, and reached the Super Bowl in five of those instances. In the three instances that the Patriots were seeded lower than No. 2, the Patriots have not reached the Super Bowl.
The Patriots have yet to win a Super Bowl since installing artificial turf in Gillette Stadium.
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Red zone = score zone
Since becoming the full-time starting quarterback for the Green Bay Packers in 2008, Aaron Rodgers has thrown for 102 touchdowns and just two interceptions in the red zone. That includes 18 touchdowns and no interceptions in the red zone in 2012.
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How's that for starters?
With Kirk Cousins' Week 15 win against the Cleveland Browns and Robert Griffin III's win over the New Orleans Saints in Week 1, the Washington Redskins became the first team in a non-strike season to have two different rookie quarterbacks win their first career starts in the same season since 1983. In that year, both John Elway and Gary Kubiak were rookies, and each won their starting debuts for the Denver Broncos.
In Cousins' debut win, he threw for more yards (329) than RG3 has thrown for in any of his 13 starts. Cousins also has more 300-yard passing games (1) than the Seattle Seahawks' Russell Wilson (0).
Aaron M. Sprecher/Associated Press
This is Watt's up
Houston Texans defensive end J.J. Watt leads in the NFL in passes batted down at the line (14), quarterback knockdowns (41.5) and stuffs (17.5), and is tied for the league lead in sacks (19.5).
(Stuffs are tackles of rushers for a loss of yardage.)
National Football League
'The Bears are what we thought they were'
In the last meeting between the Chicago Bears and Arizona Cardinals at University of Phoenix Stadium (on Oct. 16, 2006), it resulted in the infamous Dennis Green postgame tirade.
The Cardinals took a 23-3 lead with 1:47 left in the third quarter, but the Bears stormed back into the game with 21 unanswered points (all coming via defense and special teams). Despite four interceptions thrown by Rex Grossman, the Bears prevailed 24-23 to improve to 6-0.
After the game, Green went on an epic rant, saying, "the Bears are what we thought they were. ... The Bears are who we thought they were. That's why we took the damn field. Now if you want to crown them, then crown their ass! But they are who we thought they were. And we let 'em off the hook!"
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MAPLE PARK – Police are investigating a suspicious incident that happened Tuesday near Maple Park after receiving a report that an older man offered a child a ride in his vehicle.
The Kane County Sheriff's Office received a report of the incident – which was in the 44W400 block of Beith Road – shortly after 5 p.m. Tuesday. A suspicious vehicle pulled into the driveway of a home where an 8-year-old boy was outside. The driver asked the child if he wanted a ride, and the boy ran to the house, according to a news release.
The mother of the child also saw the vehicle, describing it as a maroon 1990s model four-door car, possibly with a hatchback. She said the vehicle also had a loud muffler. She described the driver as an older male with white hair, glasses and a wrinkled face.
Deputies checked the area but didn't locate the vehicle. They received no additional reports of a suspicious vehicle in the area.
Authorities are cautioning parents to keep an eye on their children while they are outside.


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- Sensor technology: Advanced Optical Tracking
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- Battery life: (6-month battery life*)
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Posted: November 28, 2012
Amy Radik
As a 23 year-old father of two, "community college," according to Jeremy Lombardoni, "was my only life-saving choice. It was local, accessible, affordable, and offered the closest nursing program. It met all my career choice needs."
Jeremy, however, didn't start out looking to earn a degree in nursing. "After high school, my best friend and I went to Bible College in Pennsylvania with plans to do mission work," he explains. "Instead, I got married and started working to support my family. I left my best bud in Pennsylvania, moved back to New York, and took a back-breaking job lifting heavy boxes all day long. My friend also got married, but he used his brain instead of his back, by finding work in a hospital with plans to find a nursing school. I liked his idea, and in 2002, we both started nursing school. I can honestly say this great field of nursing actually found me; I wasn't looking for it!"
After graduating, Jeremy took a job as a RN at Nathan Littauer Hospital. He considered going on to become a Physician's Assistant or Nurse Practitioner, but discovered that his RN salary with some overtime was almost equal to that of those occupations. He did, however, continue his education.
"I earned my bachelor's degree in Nursing through SUNY Plattsburgh's online program and chose Nurse Anesthesia as my career path. The closest anesthesia school was at Albany Medical College so I applied for a job in one of their ICUs. While buying our first home and finishing my last year of the bachelor's program, I started working in the Heart Transplant Unit at Albany Med. I applied to the Nurse Anesthesia program in 2008, completed my bachelor's degree in 2009, and began the journey through what I like to call 'the fourth circle of hell' – anesthesia school – in August 2009."
Jeremy explained his anesthesia clinicals took him from Albany to Massachusetts and places in-between. Graduation and full preparation for entry into practice was November 2011. "I finally earned my M.S. from Albany Medical College with a concentration in Nurse Anesthesiology. Although I'm not an anesthesiologist, I do the same work," says Jeremy.
Currently, Jeremy is working at Nathan Littauer Hospital as an independent Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist. "Although I've met my career goal, I wouldn't mind getting my doctorate in nurse anesthesia down the road, if my wife lets me," he jokes.
Jeremy and his wife Sarah, also an RN, live in Gloversville with their children: Jeremy, 11 (future Philadelphia Eagles' future running back or nurse if that doesn't pan out); daughters Abigail, 10 (future Iron Chef); Lyndsay, 8 (future veterinarian or nurse); and Riley, 4 (who wants to be the center of the universe like her mother).
"I'd be remiss not to mention my mother, who inspires me every day," says Jeremy. "She graduated from FM with high honors after dropping out of high school, after earning a GED, and while working full-time and raising a family."
After thousands of hours of studying and hard work, Jeremy says it has all been worth it. "FM is not for everybody; nursing and nurse anesthesia are not for everybody; but, FM can get you there. I dare you to find a less expensive, faster, easier way to make it to six figures!"
Amy Radik is Coordinator of Public Relations & Marketing at FM.


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The whole "Michigan State spent too much time on Michigan" meme is absolutely ridiculous.
They were better prepared. They beat us. End of story.
Or, a selection of emails that are sort of old:
I noticed something potentially of interest in the Hennechart. There's an absolute lack of batted balls. There are ZERO and Tate's reputed to be a midget. By comparison, Navarre was a giant, and I seem to recall that one of the most frustrating things about watching him was that he would seemingly fire at will into the raised arms of D-lineman (I don't have a Hennechart reference to back that up because it hadn't been invented yet, right?).
So, questions: Is this schematic? Does our offense now somehow help our QBs avoid the batted ball in ways that the previous offense did not? (A comparison of Tate vs. Death last year might help as a reference, but Death wasn't very good, so…) Does Tate have a special knack for avoiding batted balls? He's always been short and Navarre was probably always tall, so maybe it's something he developed by necessity, whereas Navarre never had to worry about that sort of thing until he reached college.
Forcier got his first two batted balls of the year against Iowa, and both were on third down when Broderick Binns just sat back and waited for Forcier to throw his way; he wasn't even rushing. Even so, the batted ball phenomenon is seriously reduced from past years. The reasons are partially schematic, as Michigan runs a lot of rollouts that open up passing lanes, and partially Tate creating his own fake rollouts by bugging out of the pocket after his first read is covered. As Michigan moves to more pocket passing they'll see the batted balls creep up, but it's not likely to ever approach the frustrating levels it did when Navarre was the statuesque Michigan pocket passer of choice.
Are Kovacs and Leach on scholarship? I know they are referred to as walk-ons but are they now on scholarship?
If not, what are the odds that Kovacs and possibly Leach earn scholarships this year? Kovacs is appears like he is going to be a major contributor the rest of the year with Leach seeing some time too.
I realize that there aren't many scholarships left, but RR also wants to develop a solid walk on program. I've always figured that one of the ways to make sure you have a good walk on program is for the walk on's to know that there's a chance, albeit very slim, that you could earn a scholarship.
Obviously, the fans and I'm sure RR would like to use the scholarships on incoming fresh but if Kovacs keeps up his play and isn't on scholarship, how do you tell him he hasn't earned one?
Michigan's only got 76 scholarship players on the roster now, but teams always hand out bonus scholarships to their walk-ons when they end up short. I'd assume Sheridan, Kovacs, Leach, Heininger, Olesnavage, and Pomarico (the long snapper) are all getting this year of school for free. Three other guys who are less obvious are also getting money.
Those scholarships—all scholarships, actually—are one-year deals. If Michigan fills out its roster next year the walk-ons will be out of luck; usually what happens is Michigan fills up in February and then sees some offseason attrition that opens up a couple slots, but not nine, for the top of the walk-on crop. Kovacs, who looks like he'll start the whole year, might be an exception to that.
I am curious to hear your thoughts on whether or not Tate and Denard have been making the right reads on the zone read option. I've seen a lot of criticism directed at these two indicating that they are keeping it too often and making the wrong read. I know RR has said he'd like to have them not have as many carries. My question is this - are they actually making the wrong reads? On the zone read option, Isn't the correct read against the scrape exchange for the QB to keep it? Or do they need to read the scraping LB/DB (the guy filling the hole vacated by the backside DE)? It just seems a little knee-jerk to say that they are keeping it too often. I know we've come up with a set of plays to counter the scrape exchange, but I'd be curious to hear how the scrape exchange has impacted the reads on the bread-and-butter zone read option play.
I realize it's difficult to assess whether they are making the right reads as we have no idea if a play was a called run or keeper but it might be interesting to try and track whether it appears the correct read was made when you are doing the offensive UFRs.
Tony Sinicropi
This was before the Iowa game and an interesting development in that game: Michigan blocked the backside end frequently and, I believe, had Forcier read the appropriate "scrape" linebacker if he read anyone at all. It looked like Michigan took away many of Forcier's reads in the run game and just told him to hand off to the back, because Iowa frequently left no one for contain on him and he did not keep the ball.
The one time he did, though, he made a wrong read, pulling the ball from Minor when the backside DE was keeping contain; he managed to juke the guy and pick up six yards anyway. This has been a frequent occurrence, which isn't unexpected when you're dealing with a true freshman adjusting to a ton of backside games.
The thing I'm wondering about: where is the zone read with Denard Robinson? He's run a ton of draws and called runs but other than a reverse pitch here and there, there's been precious little misdirection from the Robinson package.
what's the difference between the zone read dive and the zone read veer? is a "veer" just the term for any play that reads the frontside instead of the backside?
- bml
The "zone read dive," or zone counter dive, is not a read play. Michigan pulls the TE to the backside to block the DE back there and always hands it off with the intent of hitting the gap between that DE and the rest of the line, which down blocks. The play gets rid of the extra defender that read plays get rid of by assuming a linebacker to that side of the line has containment on the QB and will run himself out of the play. While it looks like Forcier has an option on the play, he really doesn't.
The veer is a true read play on which the tailback's desired hole is between the backside tackle and the backside DE*. If Viddler had any idea what fair use was I could show you some killer examples from Brandon Minor a year ago, but alas it is not to be. But the idea is this: you block down.** This looks exactly like a stretch play until it's too late and all the DL have slanted past the OL and out of the play. The QB reads the backside DE like a normal zone read, but the tailback cuts hard and swift upfield behind everything, hitting into the secondary immediately since the DE's been dragged outside. Minor had touchdowns on it against Purdue and Wisconsin where he ran virtually untouched into the endzone.
Opponents took away the veer most of the year by crashing the DE down and scraping, which necessitated Michigan's response to that. By the end of the Michigan State game it was clear they weren't scraping, so Michigan ran a version of the veer that was bleedingly open, but Forcier kept it and turned a lot of yards into four.
The key takeaway: any time
*(In Michigan's offense so far. It has a lot of different forms.)
**(Blocking down is the polar opposite of stretch or reach blocking. You basically shove a guy you started playside of; this always leaves an unblocked defender or two behind you. Power off tackle plays seek to get rid of him by pulling guards and tight ends around; the veer tries to do it with a read.)
You have mentioned a couple of times that the performance of the Michigan rush offense against Michigan State the past two years has been a statistical outlier. I think you have also mentioned that this may be a result of State spending more than the usual amount of preparation time for this game. If that is the case, how much more time do you think State is putting toward Michigan than a typical opponent and what kind of negative impact might that have on State since that would be time they are not spending on their current opponent?
Andy Heck
Steve Sharik has it from sources inside the MSU program that Dantonio came up with much of the defensive game plan himself, which is unusual. MSU blogs have been complaining about Pat Narduzzi all year. So, yes, Dantonio "gets the rivalry" and Rodriguez "has an injured freshman quarterback."
As far as the question: one thing I might have overlooked in the aftermath of the State game was State getting a test run against Michigan's offense when they played Central Michigan. That did not go well, obviously, but it did give State an entire game film with which to scout themselves and fix a bunch of their problems. Then they went out and laid an egg against Wisconsin in all aspects of the game… it's hard to not see the correlation. Too bad Illinois is such a debacle or we would have gotten some more interesting information out of that game.
The whole "Michigan State spent too much time on Michigan" meme is absolutely ridiculous.
They were better prepared. They beat us. End of story.
go hand in hand. they were better prepared because they didn't spend time preparing for anyone else.
Sounds like a whole lot of whining to me... making excuses for our own coach's lack of preparedness.
the wisconsin game? because if they prepared for wisconsin and still played like that...
and as far as our own preparedness, it's hard to install new things for the week when your QB misses practice time that week with an injury
...during the week against us than other opponents. They didn't. But during the off-season, every team has opponents that they prepare for more than others. MSU's obvious #1 target: Michigan. The majority of their off-season strategic planning had to be for Michigan. And when the HC (and ex-OSU DC) puts in the defensive game plan for the first time during his tenure as HC, you know they did something special for Michigan. This explains much of the discrepancy in defensive success from CMU/ND/Wisky and then, abruptly, Michigan.
While there may be some similarities b/w CMU and us b/c of the Rich/Butch connection, CMU is more of a throwing spread and not much zone read. We are the opposite. I don't buy the CMU-as-scrimmage theory.
"And when the HC (and ex-OSU DC) puts in the defensive game plan for the first time during his tenure as HC, you know they did something special for Michigan."
Completely aside from the rivalry aspect, this was a pretty freaking important game for us (MSU): a loss, and we would have been 1-4 (0-2). That was an unprecedented situation under Dantonio, so I don't think it's any less implausible that he took personal control over the defensive planning in an effort to, you know, save the season.
Two other thoughts, briefly: playing well against Michigan and very poorly against Wisconsin doesn't mean that we prepared for Michigan at the expense of Wisconsin. If the defense played like garbage against Illinois, for instance, the week before the Michigan game, I might buy it. But Wisconsin is a good team -- at this point, clearly better than Michigan -- and we played them at Camp Randall (where we've won once since 1993) the week after a semi-heartwrenching loss to Notre Dame. Under any other circumstances, this would have been an understandable performance, though certainly a disappointing one. But because it was the week before Michigan, somehow it's major evidence that we neglected planning for Wisconsin to look ahead to the rivalry game? To me, that proves waaaaay too much.
And in any event, at the basest level, the charge is that, for the second year in a row, we prepared too thoroughly to play our biggest rival. And, um, that's all right with me.
...specifically "they spent too much time on us" and "they were better prepared" are not mutually exclusive. if anything, they are directly related. they were better prepared because...they spent so much time preparing.
look, i don't know if it's true or not - but it's certainly plausible, isn't it? at the very least, some of the circumstantial evidence over the past two seasons - the timed snap counts are a perfect example - might suggest it.
that, and the fact that they have a freaking clock in the locker room that counts down to the next michigan game.
i don't know why anyone would have a problem with it, either...i want our team to be thinking about ohio state every day of the year, in-season and out, whether it's ohio state week or not. what's the problem here?
I saw Dantonio struggle with rotating QBs, the same defensive problems they had against ND and CMU... but nothing that would suggest they hadn't prepared. They were flat out beat by a better prepared team.
If people want to whine about other teams spending more time planning, that's fine. I just think it's a lot of sour grapes.
FWIW, from a Spartan fan:
MSU's defense was victimized by CMU (Lefevour was moving the ball 5 yards at a time, at will). What galled me while watching the game was MSU's steadfast refusal to show anything but a soft 4-3 base or 4-3 nickel against CMU's 4- and 5-WR sets, their zone reads, etc. The only "adjustment" made seemed to be dropping the LBs and CBs back into deeper-set zones.
My theory after the fact: MD didn't want to gameplan for CMU's offense, because that gameplan would be identical to the one for U-M--and then laid bare on tape for U-M coaches to prepare for. Ergo, State tried to beat CMU with one defensive hand tied behind their back--and if not for the best-executed onside kick I've ever seen, and a holding penalty giving their kicker a close-up re-do on the GW field goal, AND those darn meddling kids, it would have worked, too.
Ty @ The Lions in Winter
Isn't there someone who does an MSUFR type thing for a Spartans blog who has addressed this? If I remember right he said it was the same defense they've been playing all year, they just executed far better against Michigan than they had in their first few games.
I think MSU's defensive success against us is probably better attributed to a banged up Tate and the extra emotion with it being THE game for them every year than it is because they kept all their tricks in the bag. The flop against Wisconsin could easily be attributed to looking ahead to Michigan week.
Again I don't doubt that Dantonio and State focus on Michigan more than other teams, but I have a hard time believing they're willing to keep things under wraps to such an extent that it costs them other games.
If you are playing Wisconsin in one week and then the next week playing Michigan. There is NO REASON EVER to overlook Wisconsin (or any opponent for that matter). It's not like Wisconsin is some scrub team. If you want to say that if UM plays badly against DSU sure I could believe that we were looking ahead to DSU, but you can not legitimately say that "we overlooked this very good team because we were jacked up about Michigan in 2 weeks".
yes you can. we've overlooked many solid-to-good teams in preparation for rivalry games. everyone does.
I do the MSUFR for defense at The Only Colors. MSU ran the same defense against everyone this year. And last year. And in 2007.
From the MSUFR:
"Throughout the first 3 quarters Michigan was basically in yakety sax mode on offense. Forcier threw into the flat to a HB who never looked for the ball forcing Michigan to take a FG on their first drive. On Michigan's last drive of the first half, they ran a play that involved three players staring at each other in the backfield and pondering why Brandon Minor had the ball. That was followed with a bad snap that led to a sack/intentional grounding. Michigan simply self destructed in the redzone and got a FG. In the second half there was the play where 99 Worthy literally fell backwards on Tate Forcier and prevented him from getting a first down. Which was followed with the are you kidding me fake punt. Later, Michigan had a Denard Robinson drive end when Robinson decided standing in the pocket for 5+ seconds and seeing no one open required him to stand in the pocket longer. If he had tucked the ball and ran at any point he could have gotten a significant amount of yardage. We've all see the Robinson highlight against Western Michigan so we know what he can do with the ball on the run. There were other plays where open receivers simply dropped the ball. Through the first three quarters Michigan's mistakes on offense made the MSU defense look good."
Throughout this year MSU has been adding small adjustments to the defense. Against CMU, the DBs were 10 yards off the LOS. Against ND, they would show press coverage and then back out before the snap. Against Wisconsin they actually had press coverage. I honestly don't recall anything new against Michigan.
The lack of much misdirection in Denard's shown playbook has been the biggest question mark for me so far this year.
People constantly talk about him needing to pass to open up the run, and this is true, however even having minor as an option to hand off to to take some pressure from the defense has to give Denard new available creases to work with. Even just using a roll out pass to set up a run would seem to have a lot of potential.
Is it still just that running these plays with effectiveness will take more time in the system for DR to learn everything?
It'd be nice to see us be able to deploy some of that stuff against PSU.
It's the base play in the offense. For some reason, Denard doesn't execute it well. Perhaps he doesn't read it well. Perhaps he takes too long to read it and doesn't pull the ball quickly enough, causing a lot of fumbles. Perhaps they're saving it for Penn State or Ohio State. Who knows?
One thing I do know: if we've thought about it, the coaches have thought about it a long time ago.
But not quite. I'm having trouble with the very last bit. I get that on the zone counter dive the h-back or whoever comes across to smash the backside DE and that on the veer the QB reads him. what I'm not getting is the difference between the "veer read" and what I've come to think of as the "regular zone read." When I envision a "regular zone read" going left I imagine the RB coming from the QB's right and then heading outside left. When I envision the counter dive I see the same thing except he heads upfield immediately. Where does the RB start and finish in the veer, assuming the QB decides to hand off?
First, let's assume the RB is on the left and, therefore, the blocking scheme is going to the right.
Differences for the OL:
Regular zone read: OL zone blocks to the right, trying to reach (cut off) a defender no matter what.
Veer zone read: OL zone blocks to the right, but if they can't reach a defender, they block him to the right.
Difference for the RB:
Regular zone read: RB runs to the right and towards the outside while reading the DE to the right. If the DE is reached, the RB takes it outside. If the DE isn't reached, the RB cuts inside of him.
Veer zone read: RB runs downhill toward the *backside* B gap.
How you'll be able to tell pre-snap:
Regular zone read: QB even with or slightly behind RB.
Veer zone read: QB in front of RB.
are keying on the pre-snap read you mention above? If they see the QB even with the RB or in front of him, are they able to adjust their defense accordingly? Just curious.
...the QB will align normally and then quickly step forward just before the snap. The defense doesn't have time to adjust, usually. A well-coached and studious LB core will be able to account for this at some point, however. Since this is basically a backside play, the LB won't care if the D is playing scrape exchange. If, on the other hand, the DE is the "thief" (term for defender responsible for QB keep on the read play), then the LB being aware of veer is important b/c he can now meet the OT in the hole and closer to the LOS.
Thanks sir, v. helpful as always.
Brian I think there was already an article that discussed Olesnavage and how he decided to study for a Masters and ended up receiving a scholarship after his debut.
"...which isn't unexpected when you're dealing with a true freshman adjusting to a ton of backside games."
That's it - I'm officially not sending my daughter away to college.
By comparison, Navarre was a giant, and I seem to recall that one of the most frustrating things about watching him was that he would seemingly fire at will into the raised arms of D-lineman (I don't have a Hennechart reference to back that up because it hadn't been invented yet, right?).
Even 6+ years later, those are still frustrating. More frustrating, I submit, was watching Navarre throw it into the back of his offensive linemen's heads.


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