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I Have Already Forgotten This Game
11/11/2017 – Michigan 35, Maryland 10 – 8-2, 5-2 Big Ten
something happened somewhere [Paul Sherman]
Details from Michigan's most recent football game are impossible to remember. I have literally just rewatched the game and written much about the specifics of what occurred below, but if you asked me right now what happened in the 2017 Maryland game I would start with "uh..." and maybe get to "I think we blocked a punt" before screaming "oh god what is that?!" and running away. My memory of last year's game against Maryland is vague annoyance at tunnel screens; the year before that Ty Isaac fumbled a couple times and there was a cool screen to Jake Butt. All other knowledge requires a lookup.
So too this season, which has featured two very memorable losses and a gray sea of immediately forgotten three-score-plus wins over bad teams. Per this site's preferred fancystat, S&P+, Michigan's best win this year is over #38 Purdue*. Indiana is next at #62, and then it's a bunch of teams 80th or worse. Marquee Nonconference Opponent Florida entered the weekend 103rd. Next week they will play Florida State for the Spiritual Apple Cup.
Mentioning Indiana just reminded me that Michigan went to overtime with the Hoosiers, which I had forgotten.
There was a mild hue and cry when Michigan was left out of the first cofopoff rankings of the season, well behind any other two-loss major conference team. But it was mild, because one glance at the schedule is sufficient to confirm the suspicion that Michigan hasn't actually done anything this season.
It's not their fault that Florida was until recently led by a man who had to leave the room when that Left Shark thing was going on. It's not their fault that usually decent-to-good programs like Cincinnati and Air Force have cratered this season. It's not their fault that Jim Delany added Rutgers and Maryland to the Big Ten, or that Minnesota and Purdue are two of their three crossover games. But when your best scalp is "moderately feisty 4-6 team"... I mean, don't be surprised when you aren't invited to the college football prom.
Michigan now has an opportunity to change that, with two top-ten teams to close the regular season. Wisconsin is this year's ultimate Ain't Played Nobody Team; their top S&P+ opponent is... Florida Atlantic, which is admittedly higher than Purdue in those ranking at #24. Their second best win is a virtual tossup between enigmatic Iowa and... yep, Purdue. Ohio State looks invincible some of the time, and some of the time they lose to Iowa by 31.
So it's possible. Michigan is a deeply flawed team currently on their third quarterback and second right tackle. They can't pass protect. They can't make a field goal of late. They can run a bit, and can throttle most opposing offenses. They've had three straight games in which they run out to a big lead and nurse it home with stuff they've already put on film; by this point the tendency-breaking whizbang stuff must be piled box upon box in the fireworks warehouse.
This would be a good time to see what they look like against #15. They've got S&P+s #3 and #1 teams on the docket, and that looks like a tough road to take. Even if you're skeptical of the number people on the computers, Vegas didn't see this weekend's game much differently. They installed Wisconsin as more than a touchdown favorite.
But there's no other choice if Michigan wants this season to be something other than a gray expanse pockmarked with the occasional depressing defeat. Which is fine, to some extent, since virtually the whole team returns next year. The howling of the radio Petes will be annoyingly shrill, though.
*[Numbers don't yet take this weekend's games into account, but when they do the gist will be the same.]
one point for mutumbo finger wag [Sherman]
Known Friends And Trusted Agents Of The Week
you're the man now, dog
#1 Josh Metellus. Metellus blocked a punt, had multiple instances of excellent coverage as yet another team tried to exploit Michigan safeties' man coverage, and regularly flashed into the screen to shut down outside runs for minimal gain.
#2 Chris Evans. 109 yards on just 17 touches, and many of those required Evans to dodge a tackle before he could get going. Should have had a bit more but Peters didn't see him on a mesh route that he was wide open on. Find this man in space.
#3 David Long. An interception with an 80 yard return and, with Hill going out, the lion's share of the work as Michigan held DJ Moore well under season averages. Also had another nice PBU.
Honorable mention: Mo Hurst does Mo Hurst things; Devin Bush was the main guy on the failed fake punt and did work on the incessant screens; Tyree Kinnel was forced into a lot of tackles and didn't miss any; Karan Higdon broke a big play from nothing and was generally effective; Zach Gentry had his most productive day as a WR.
KFaTAotW Standings.
8: Devin Bush (#1 Florida, T2 Cincinnati, T2 Air Force, #1 Purdue)
7: Karan Higdon (#1 Indiana, #2 PSU, T2 Minnesota).
6: Mason Cole (#1 Cincinnati, T2 Rutgers, T3 Minnesota).
5: Chase Winovich(#1 Air Force, #2a Purdue), Mo Hurst (#1 MSU, #2(T), Indiana), Rashan Gary(T2 Indiana, #1 Rutgers), Khaleke Hudson (T2 Cincinnati, #3 PSU, #1 Minnesota), David Long (T3 Indiana, #1 PSU, #3 Maryland)
4: Chris Evans(T2 Minnesota, #2 Maryland).
3: Ty Isaac (#2, Florida, #3 Cincinnati), Lavert Hill(#2 MSU, T3 Indiana)), Josh Metellus (#1 Maryland).
2: Quinn Nordin (#3 Florida, #3 Air Force), John O'Korn (#2 Purdue), Sean McKeon(T3 Purdue, #3 Rutgers), Mike Onwenu(T2 Rutgers),
1: Tyree Kinnel (T2 Cincinnati), Mike McCray(T2 Air Force), Zach Gentry (T3 Purdue), Brad Robbins(#3 MSU), Brandon Watson (T3 Indiana), Ben Bredeson(T3 Minnesota).
Who's Got It Better Than Us Of The Week
Michigan's motion discombobulates the Maryland defense so badly that Michigan gets an easy 30-yard pitch and catch TD that puts them up 21-0 and more or less ends the competitive section of the game.
Touchdown, Michigan!
Brandon Peters hits Zach Gentry for a 33-yard score with 11:21 left in the second quarter. Michigan leads Maryland, 21-0. pic.twitter.com/1aOJZDink3
— Evan Petzold (@EvanPetzold) November 11, 2017
Honorable mention: Metellus blocks a punt; Maryland tries a fake punt that goes Poorly; Higdon rips off a huge catch-and-run with a GET ORF ME stiffarm; Evans seals the game with a nifty inside zone run. Other things? I feel that other things did happen in this game.
Quinn Nordin misses a field goal of less than 40 yards, which officially puts us on #collegekickers watch after it went so well early in the season.
Honorable mention: Maryland has a touchdown drive. Michigan's third quarter features a lot of three and outs and not many yards. Peters misses a very open DPJ for a touchdown.
[After THE JUMP: hero-type substances on the half-shell]
Obligatory Peters eval. He looked functional, but not win-a-tough-road-game functional. He had some misfortune early when a couple of obvious pass interference calls went unmade, and he had a couple of misses—DPJ is getting openly frustrated that nobody can hit him when he's got a step or two on a post route. He did not throw into coverage and generally made good reads.
An early waggle looked like a bad throw and a bad decision but on replay it was clear that Peters had no short option and a throw behind a deeper TE was also a throw away from excellent Maryland coverage. That could be luck or purpose. A later PA on third and two—Q: why?—saw Wheatley break off a route short and Peters throw a corner, but it was third and two and the FB flat route was open because Ben Mason ran over a linebacker. That's not the time to try to fit in a debatably open corner route against cover two even if Wheatley is running that route. Similarly, Evans was wide open on a mesh play on third and three and Peters didn't see it.
To some extent all of this is fated because Peters cannot trust his pass protection, and that causes you to do things like bug out early on third and three when you've got a guy popping wide open.
easier than this looks [Sherman]
Harbauuuuuuuugh. Step by step on that free Gentry touchdown:
- M lines up in an unbalanced I-form with Gentry to the boundary. Ways lines up off the LOS.
- Gentry moves to the other side of the line.
- Bunting moves from "FB" to TE on the other side of the line.
- McKeon motions from a wing TE spot to WR.
- One of the safeties moves to cover McKeon.
- The LB and SAM/spacebacker over Gentry do not react like they no longer have safety help.
That was all RPS. Harbaugh was freakin' delighted afterwards, because they clearly thought they had something and it paid off.
BEEF TD. Henry Poggi's first ever touchdown was a sentimental item since he was playing near his hometown, but also: beef. Michigan had three fullbacks and seven OL in the game. Also they went tackle over with Cole next to JBB, with Spanellis next to Cole. This beef was barely necessary since Maryland left a big ol' gap in their line right where Michigan was attacking. That might be an RPS thing: Hill was away from the point of attack in a spot where he might get a dive play, and Maryland seemed to focus on stopping that.
Back to the zone. A week after Michigan had one zone play, Michigan returned to it with middling success. Michigan's line was generally able to block guys and provide a hole but the backs looked uncomfortable with it at times, missing creases with some regularity. Evans got to grips with it first on a couple of darting interior runs on Michigan's first touchdown drive, one of which featured a Maryland linebacker stunting inside in a way that should have wrecked the play, but Gentry shoved that guy all the way past Evans's gap.
something about up on tuesday? [Sherman]
On those running backs. Chris Evans had an excellent game, popping through small creases in the line and deploying his short-area quickness to get dudes grasping at air. Maryland had him dead to rights on second and goal from the five as they crashed a DE right at him; Evans downshifted and broke outside, burying himself at the one. His touchdown saw him give a subtle juke to an unblocked guy on the backside who was crashing down on him; that guy slowed and couldn't keep up when Evans resumed his flight path. On Michigan's last play, he converted a third and long with a Madden-esque back juke on a charging safety.
Higdon seemed to miss a few cuts but they were plays on which he might have turned 7 yards into 4 or 5 yards into 3, not egregious misses of chunk plays. And he bought those yards back and more with a couple of tackle-breaking excursions downfield, one on an improv dumpoff from Peters, one on a run where he broke two tackles simultaneously.
Screens and edge, screens and edge. No QB and no confidence you can block the opposition DL and you get the Maryland gameplan, which was the same as last year's game plan and similarly ineffective. Michigan's safeties weren't lining up eight yards deep but they were usually responsive enough to hold edge plays that didn't get crushed immediately down, sometimes to six yards and sometimes to two. Michigan also ran a number of zone looks that gave guys like Metellus an easy play when the ball came to them in the flat.
And then...
A switch flips. Maryland had a viable running game, with a number of chunk plays. Those plays:
- Harrison rips off a 36 yard run late in the first half; Winovich trips as he steps on the leg of an OL and McCray is held, blatantly, right in front of the referee, and in the hole.
- Brand rips off a big gain on an inverted veer keeper that cuts back; Hurst and Furbush are the guys who get creased and the LB level is flowing so hard playside that Maryland has an OL releasing who doesn't have anyone to block. Cutback seems intentional.
- Another big gain on a split zone sees Solomon blown out; Bush goes the backside of the play since he's in man coverage on the TE; McCray does not scrape over the Solomon issue and Winovich can't peel back.
- Winovich doesn't set the edge on a stretch and McCray gets outrun.
Was that the shortest QB Michigan's played? Like, ever? Maryland's offensive coordinator apparently told the announcing crew that Ryan Brand, while listed at 5'11", was more like 5'7" or 5'8". This is absurdly small. Surely the smallest QB Michigan has faced since leather helmets, right? I mean, look at this:
YOU WOULD LITERALLY* FIT IN MY BELLY [Sherman]
That looks like Mo Hurst trying to tackle an eighth-grader. A really, really good eighth grader.
Throwback throwback throwback. I wish I could look up stats like "most throws to the QB faced in a season." Michigan's seen it... five times? Purdue did it twice. I think someone else tried it. Maryland had a transcontinental set up for a long gain until they borked it, and later successfully executed a reverse pass to Brand. I'm not sure if it's realistic to expect a DL to see that a pass is backwards and not go in a mad pursuit dash—but maybe the backside end on these plays can be spent checking the QB without affecting much of anything.
McCray did it. Mike McCray got stuck in man coverage on a Ty Johnson wheel route and... did a great job? Yes. That is what the card says. McCray read wheel and, unlike almost every other time this has happened in the last two years, immediately took a conservative downfield angle, easily clearing the WR who was trying to pick him. I think he might have read it presnap since Johnson was a yard or two further outside than he would usually be.
Please Uche, hurt 'em. Josh Uche is working his way into the lineup on passing downs these days and provided a clear indicator why on a screen pass where he got to the QB so fast that he hit on the throw. This was actually a negative for Michigan since anything actually at the running back was likely to be intercepted by McCray; that's life. He had a second impressive rush when he bulled a tight end back into the QB on Brand's interception in the endzone.
Uche might be your leader in the McCray replacement derby at, which would be interesting since he was regarded as more of a viper sort earlier in the year. Or maybe he's just a pass rush specialist getting some time.
David Long: person who did a thing. After weeks of wondering how Michigan's cornerbacks were doing since they were always offscreen, never tested, David Long took advantage of an opportunity provided by the Michigan pass rush to turn a Maryland drive into a turnover. He was in man coverage on that play, but it was a slant so he was looking at the QB; he started falling off his man even before the throw was out since he thought Brand was looking at the corner. That was correct, and while it was unlikely be enough on a throw actually to the WR that did not transpire.
Long also had an excellent downfield PBU as he covered Moore. So did Metellus, albeit against some non-Moore WR. It was actually Lavert Hill who (should have) got hit with one in this game, when this...
...turned into a completion, at least until they overturned it. There's a lot of room to the outside there and Brand used it. This fade/corner from the slot receiver against man coverage is clearly what opposing OCs think is the weak bit of the Michigan pass D.
Interception luck doesn't have a good compound word. In addition to the two picks Michigan could have had a couple more. Bush just about undercut a drag route, and later a ball whizzed by his head on a screen; he was too focused on the running back to see the potential interception.
Punt blocked by #Michigan #Wolverines DB Josh Metellus (@NoExcuses_23) & recovered by LB Devin Gil (@devin_gil) vs #Maryland #DirtyBirds pic.twitter.com/AUKGSG4VJ1
— Sleeper Athletes (@SleeperAthletes) November 11, 2017
BLOOOOCK. Michigan's blocked punt was a little bit of brilliance from the special teams coaches. Maryland's punter is a rugby guy who rolls left. The first few punts saw Michigan fling three guys at the protectors at about where you'd expect: playside. Three guys blocked three guys and the punts got off.
On the block Michigan sent JKP off the backside. He had zero hope of ever getting there but the change in approach got inside the head of the rearmost protector, who saw a guy flashing in his peripheral vision and peeled off to block him. The second guy expects to have a buddy next to him; he does not. So Metellus dashes inside of him and wham.
That's a mental mistake, obviously, but Michigan did good work to induce it.
Kickoff issues. James Foug's first kickoff was a weird bouncer that didn't look like an intentional squib; fielded by an upback at the 15 it almost got returned for a big play. The second was a good kick, fielded by Ty Johnson at the one towards the left side of the field, but Michigan again almost got hit for a big play. Benjamin St Juste was able to peel back off a blocker and get an ankle tackle in or that could have been a touchdown.
Michigan did get a couple drives to start inside the 20 but when you have this defense and are playing a guy like Johnson it really does not seem like the risk is worth the reward.
What are you doing, Maryland punt unit? A fake on fourth and seven was... optimistic. Devin Bush read it and scraped over, absorbing a blocker intended for Hawkins. With Jaylen Kelly-Powell doing a good job to force and then come back that was comprehensively doomed.
SEEMS LEGIT [Sherman]
A woof game from the referees all around. Double missed PIs on Michigan's first drive; Michigan got away with two or three clear holds; Maryland got a huge run on an obvious hold; Lavert Hill had defensive hold so flagrant that the WR literally stopped; the replay official overturned the Jacobs catch on the above-screenshotted corner route. It's not like I expect better, but it is duty to keep mentioning it.
The overturn of the catch was boggling. I'm one of the people who complains that "incontrovertible" is a bad standard and it should be 60-40; I'm also a "if the ball touches the ground at all it's not a catch" zealot. And even I thought the Maryland catch was 1) likely a catch and 2) absolutely should stand as called since there wasn't any camera angle that even approached definitive.
Injuries. Most of this game was spent in "get out of here healthy" mode; Michigan did not. Higdon missed just over a half with what looked like an ankle sprain. Harbaugh just said it "sounds like positive news" on him, at least. Lavert Hill missed most of the second half with a concussion, per Harbaugh. Long was gimpy with what looked like a cramp; Rashan Gary went out with a recurrence of the arm issue he's had a few times this year; Kinnel was limping late.
Harbaugh did just assert in his press conference that Onwenu was likely to return.
Redzone offense: not real. Via @BronzingProcess, your TD% leader in Big Ten conference play:
Michigan is 12th if you account for all games. This kind of wild in-season swing is characteristic of a stat that sucks.
Complain about the scorers, get temporary results. Chase Winovich gently complained to the media last week that he had been robbed of statistics all year. Shaken by this public callout, the box score dude gave Winovich 3 TFLs, one of which was Khaleke Hudson blitzing and tackling as Winovich helped. We yammered about this on the podcast, and sure enough: a half-TFL has been moved from Winovich to Hudson.
I would like to shout out the Maryland band. Their rendition of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles theme song is awesome and should be recognized as such.
So from a fan standpoint, it's been a blast to watch Michigan steamroll a couple of mediocre teams to this degree. But as someone who, for some illogical reason, tries to write an interesting recap of said contests each week, picking out meaningful nuance and at least a handful of semi-intelligent insights, it's been a little rough. Against Rutgers you had the "excitement" of a QB change, Brandon Peters finally getting his moment to shine. Against Minnesota there was Peters's first start, a game where the opposition knew what to expect and could have, I guess, tried to game plan for him instead of trying to cross one of Minnesota's many lakes. Against Maryland you had Michigan's first road game with Peters at the helm, but at that point we're definitely getting into Malibu Stacy's new hat territory in terms of meaningful differences. Rutgers, Minnesota, and Maryland all occupy the same basic space in college football's hierarchy; teams with enough talent to put up a fight but not nearly enough to damage a good team capable of taking a couple body blows. But this was always a four-game season, with MSU slotting into the spot we all sorta assumed Florida would have occupied, and this 3-game stretch was always a prelude to a more exciting conclusion, the Rocky montage of the 2017 season if you will.
Also more Wolverines in Japan action.
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I mentioned it to Lisa at IBD Kitties and she told me that information is covered by HIPAA (Health Information Portability and Accountability Act) because of the owners, so there went that idea.
You know, the great thing about the HIPAA act...you can give permission for any part (or none) of your information to be shared. All the vets would have to do is say "We're doing this. Are you willing to have your pet be a part of it? If so, please sign here_________."


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Until you step inside this flat, you won't be able to gauge the overall size of it.
The main lounge area adjoins to the stairs up to it from the ground floor and offers space for the comfy sofas, as well as a table and chairs for dining.
The kitchen area is of a good standard and offers plenty of work surfaces for which to prepare those lovely meals when entertaining friends and family.
Watch the spectacle of Cliffe and South Street Bonfire processions on November 5 each year from the comfort of your own home.
The bedrooms are just off of the lounge area, one double and one single making the property perfect for a young family who want to really settle into Lewes life or accommodation for guests should they wish to make a weekend of it.
Cliffe High Street is a vibrant area, half of which is pedestrianised and has everything you could want, from coffee shops to clothes shops, restaurants to pet shops, the list goes on... and that's before mentioning the famous Harveys Brewery at the end of the road.
It's the oldest independent brewery in Sussex dating back to 1790.
Head up towards the golf course nearby or along the banks of the River Ouse for countryside walks among the South Downs National Park.
The mainline train station is a 10 minute walk away providing direct links to London and Brighton. Price: £275,000.
For more information or to arrange a viewing, please contact Cubitt & West on 01273 471231.


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Frazier at Geibel
These photos were shot at Geibel Catholic High School's Homecoming October 2nd 2005. Geibel hosted Frazier HS. Geibel perservered despite a tough first half. The Gators played well in the third and fourth quarters to win their first game of the season 44 to 38. As of October 11th aproximately two thirds of the photos have been uploaded. There are more photos to be edited and added - check back soon.Read More


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Located in Palm Beach County, Jupiter, FL is one of the northernmost suburbs of the Miami metropolitan area. This area at the mouth of the Loxahatchee River was the former home of Hobe Indian tribe. Today, Jupiter is a vibrant area of commerce, leisure, marina life, and luxury real estate. You may have seen the Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse in before, as it is one of the most iconic landmarks of American history on the Atlantic coast. Built in 1860, the lighthouse designed by George G. Meade cost a whopping $60,000 and can be seen for 25 nautical miles at sea. The Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse also played an important role in the Civil War as the Confederacy brought in supplies via the light of the lighthouse.
The lifestyle in Jupiter, Florida is laid-back, with plenty of things to do whether you are a resident or one of its many visitors throughout the year. During the Springtime, the St. Louis Cardinals and the Miami Marlins host their spring training games and practices at Roger Dean Stadium. Throughout the year, the white sand beaches and vibrant culture surrounding Jupiter will also captivate your time and attention. In terms of real estate, Jupiter is one South Florida's high-end areas
The Jupiter community has something to offer everyone, from luxury Jupiter real estate, to cozy beachside rentals. You'll also find plenty of surfing, golfing, restaurants, bars, hotels, and state parks as well.
Fun Facts:
- Hundreds of loggerhead turtles nest at Juno Beach.
- In 2012, Jupiter was ranked in the top 15 of America's seaside town by CoastalLiving.com
- Jupiter is home to Ernie Els, Jack Hanna, Tori Amos, Celine Dion, Rickie Fowler, and Bill Parcels among others
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What You Should Know About I-1552
OFFICIAL BALLOT TITLE: Initiative Measure No. 1552 concerns gender-segregated facilities and civil liability. This measure would override state/local protections against gender-identity discrimination in certain public-accommodation facilities, require that public schools restrict access to some facilities based on sex at birth, and allow related lawsuits against schools. (Full language of the initiative)
- The law is impossible to enforce without inviting confusion, abuse and harassment. To prove one's "sex at birth," I-1552 potentially requires people to carry their original birth certificates, comply with genital checks, or submit to genetic DNA tests each time they want to use public accommodations. I-1552 Sec. 6
- By targeting transgender students who already face high rates of harassment, I-1552 will lead to more bullying of transgender students and other students who don't fit gender "norms."
- In Washington, and in the more than 200 cities and 19 states with these same non-discrimination protections, transgender people have been protected from unfair discrimination with no increase in public safety incidents as a result. (Source: National Task Force to End Sexual and Domestic Violence Against Women)
- I-1552 is opposed by law enforcement and safety groups including Former Snohomish County Sheriff John Lovick, Coalition Ending Gender-Based Violence, Washington Coalition of Sexual Assault Programs (WCSAP), Washington State Coalition Against Domestic Violence (WSCADV), and others.
- Gives hundreds of thousands of K-12 students the ability to sue their public schools for a minimum of $5,000 for every time they encounter a transgender student in a gender-segregated facility. As named defendants, Washington's public schools will be forced to drain limited budgets to pay for lawyers and payouts to plaintiffs, putting more pressure on Washington's taxpayers. I-1552, Section 2 5(e)(i)
- Economic experts say Washington State could also lose billions if it passes laws like I-1552. Williams Institute study. North Carolina's economy has lost an estimated $600 million since a similar law, HB2, went into place last year and experts warn that state will lose more than $3.7 Billion over the next 12 years as businesses, tourists and conventions go elsewhere. Associated Press
- Local and Washington businesses including Alaska Airlines, Amazon, Adobe, Airbnb, Microsoft, Vulcan and Google all oppose 1552 and endorse Washington Businesses Won't Discriminate. Seattle Times
- I-1552 opens the door to employment discrimination by allowing places of public accommodation – including hotels, restaurants, government agencies, and businesses — to prohibit transgender people from using gender-segregated facilities that are consistent with how they live their lives. By restricting employee locker rooms and restrooms, managers could use this provision to discourage transgender job applicants and force out transgender employees. I-1552 Sec. 5 4(b)
- I-1552 requires our public schools to discriminate against transgender students by denying them access to gender-segregated facilities that are consistent with their gender identity. I-1552 does not require schools to provide separate but equal accommodations; I-1552 provides for access to alternative accommodations only if they are "already available." I-1552 Sec. 2 2(a)
- I-1552 would override county and city rights, preventing local governments from passing or enforcing non-discrimination ordinances protecting transgender people from discrimination in gender-segregated facilities. I-1552 Sec. 5 4(b)
- "We don't need that in Arkansas," said that state's GOP governor, Asa Hutchinson, earlier this month. "If there's a North Carolina-type bill, then I want the Legislature not to pass it."… Kentucky's GOP Gov. Matt Bevin, though a staunch social conservative, has dismissed the proposal as unnecessary government intrusion…. The centrist conservative Republicans in the [Texas] House, led by Speaker Joe Straus, view SB 6 as an unwanted distraction." Associated Press
- "Legislation to create more uncertainty and reduce the rights of any minority does more to divide us than to bring equality" [said Former WA Republican State Senator Steve Litzow]. Seattle Met
I-1552 is sponsored by Just Want Privacy, a political committee that's closely linked to the Family Policy Institute of Washington – the two groups share staff and resources.
Just Want Privacy does not list its endorsers on its website. However, Just Want Privacy's political contributions are required to be recorded with the Washington State Public Disclosure Commission and made available to the public.
Just Want Privacy has been criticized by law enforcement and others for its campaign tactics, including:
- Being forced to apologize for misusing the Golden Garden's sexual assault survivor's image and story to raise funds for its political campaign. MyNorthwest
- Encouraging petition signature gatherers to break the law by following women into restrooms and harassing them. Q13 Fox
- Misleading their own donors and petition signature gatherers. Seattle Times
Associating with extreme anti-Muslim groups and alienating Washington State's Muslim community. Daily Beast
- Encouraging hate speech, which can lead to harassment and violence against transgender people. Tacoma News Tribune
- Just Want Privacy is also linked to the Alliance Defending Freedom, which was recently classified as an extremist group.
I-1552 is opposed by more than 500 faith organizations, ministers, nurses, law enforcement officials, public safety groups, businesses, labor unions, chambers of commerce, school board members and other elected officials including:
- Alaska Airlines
- The Dow Chemical Company
- Former Snohomish County Sheriff John Lovick
- League of Women Voters of WA
- Trinity Episcopal Church – Everett
- Washington State Nurses Association
- Northshore School Board Director David Cogan
- Federal Way School District Board President Geoffery McAnalloy
- Skagit County Sheriff Will Reichardt
- Mom's Rising
- Tacoma School Board District Board President Catherine Ushka
- WA Coalition of Sexual Assault Programs
- National Asian Pacific American Women's Forum
- American Federation of Teachers of Washington
- YWCA Pierce County
- And more…
Proposals Like I-1552 Are Also Opposed By:
- Seattle Times: Editorial: Transgender law would be an utter embarrassment for Washington
- Seattle Times: Editorial: Don't roll back transgender protections
- Tacoma News Tribune: Editorial: Restroom war distracts from fight against real sex crime
- Olympian: Editorial: Decline to sign bathroom initiative
- The Columbian: In Our View: All Of Us Must Coexist
- Everett Herald: Editorial: Unfounded fears of transgender people can't justify discrimination
- Spokesman Review: Editorial: Leaders right to face down discrimination
- Kitsap Daily News: Editorial: All persons deserve protection from discrimination
- Wenatchee World: Editorial: Say 'no' to fear
- Everett Herald: Editorial: Bathroom initiative plays on unwarranted fears


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When almost everyone else thought their season was over in early March, Duke's lacrosse players were not too concerned.
A losing record in March? Ho hum, no big deal.
A blowout loss to conference rival Maryland? No sweat, there were still two months left in the season.
What appeared to be disaster has become routine in Durham, N.C., after Duke completed its improbable run to the NCAA Division I championship Monday by defeating top-seeded Syracuse, 16-10.
Jordan Wolf had four goals and fellow attackmen Josh Offit and Josh Dionne each had three to lead Duke (16-5). But the story of the Blue Devils isn't about a high-scoring offense or their athletic midfielders, but the preaching of patience and trust by coach John Danowski.
It's been the same theme for the seven years Danowski has been at Duke, but it was never more evident this season after the Blue Devils got off to a 2-4 start.
"It's not foreign to us to be 2-4 early in the season," said Duke junior midfielder Christian Walsh (Boys' Latin), who had a goal and an assist. "We're built to play in May. We struggle early every season, but our goal is to [get to] May, play one game at a time and keep playing for another week. Well, there was only one more week left and we finished it off today."
The philosophy sounds corny, but it's vintage Danowski. The Blue Devils were near rock bottom Feb 22 when they lost to Penn, 14-9, and appeared to hit it March 2 when Maryland blew them out, 16-7.
Duke typically goes through some growing pains every year, but this time was different. They had two new assistant coaches in Matt Danowski (John's son and the former Duke All-American attackman) and Ron Caputo, and the wear and tear of the season was beginning to show on John Danowski's face.
The bags and stress lines under each eye were growing with each loss.
"Nobody envisions that," Danowski said of the 2-4 start. "It's about showing up every day to work and taking each day one day at a time, and I think when you're involved in athletics, you learn to live that way. It's Tuesdays in the weight room or film days or pre-game, night-before meetings. You just keep on working and keep on staying on task.
"Everything that we do is team-oriented. It's like having children. When they step out of line, you have to let them know, but we let them know why. And the guys in the end, when you win, they buy in. At 2-4, as a coach, you're scared stiff that they're not buying in, but the hope is that the lessons are learned."
But there were doubts, even from the younger Danowski.
"I started wondering if it was me — was I messing this thing up?" said Matt Danowski, the offensive coordinator. "But my father has always taught us to keep working, no matter what. We preached that if you trust us in practice that we will trust you on the field.
"We also knew that most of the teams we played early in the season, we were the first game on their schedule, so they had a month to prepare for us. We knew that if we stayed with it, got some ACC wins, they would be quality wins and we could get back into this thing."
There were some changes made, like moving Walsh from starting attack to midfield and replacing him with freshman Case Matheis. Instead of changing the offense, Matt Danowski spent more time working with his players on shooting, movement and improving basic IQ.
Six days after losing to Maryland, Duke upset Loyola, 9-8. Five days later, the Blue Devils stunned North Carolina in Chapel Hill, 11-8.
"It was just a matter of us getting our best six players on the field," Walsh said. "Here, we never have any doubt because we've been in tough spots before, but we have the systems in place and we believe we have the best coaches. Once we beat Loyola and UNC, we were back in business. We just had to keep plugging away."
Few coaches can make adjustments as well as John Danowski during the course of a season. He now has a 19-5 NCAA tournament record at Duke and is 24-5 in May. Duke finished off this season by winning 14 of its last 15 games.
The title game was Duke's season in a microcosm. The Blue Devils were down, 5-0, with 14 minutes and 18 seconds left in the half. Danowski didn't panic. He didn't scream at his players or yell at officials.
The Blue Devils stayed with the game plan, and worked a lot from the side of the goal finding cutters across the middle. They also got a lot of help from Brendan Fowler, who helped Duke win 21 of 30 faceoffs.
"This was a job for the staff and the support staff and the seniors. I would look back at that and say that sometimes I wonder if we demand too much from them in the fall," Danowski said. "They're in the weight room four days a week at 7 o'clock in the morning. They're running four days a week. And I'm always saying to the coaches, 'You know what? If I'm those guys, I'm not playing. I'm doing something else.'
"So we demand a lot of them all year round, but I've been here for seven years, and nobody's ever quit. Nobody's ever quit the team. Nobody transfers. One hundred percent of the guys graduate. They buy into what's being taught. So it starts early. … And your seniors have to buy into what you're trying to teach them."


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Monday, May 16, 2011
CR84FN 28 Color Challenge
I am playing along with a super fun Color Challenge from CR84FN. I loved the colors of this challenge and here is my take.
All Supplies Papertrey Ink unless noted: Stamps - Chevron Stripes, Flower Fusion; Ink: Scarlett Jewel, Lemon Tart; Paper - My Minds Eye, Vintage Cream; Flowers - Prima Sprites; Ribbon - Scarlett Jewel Grosgrain; Buttons - Scarlett Jewel; Other - Edger #1 Die
Posted by sillyleann at 10:51 PM
4 comments:
- Mona L. Pendleton said...
Lovely CAS design LeAnn! Those embossed flowers look darling! Thanks for joining along with CR84FN :)
- 12:42 AM, May 17, 2011
- Debgem said...
A bold, bright card - I like the backing paper and the yellow flowers are so sunny!! Thanks for playing along with CR84FN this week!
- 12:59 AM, May 17, 2011
- Sue Lelli said...
LeAnn, your card made ME smile! LOVE the polka dots and the FAB flowers and sentiment! THX for playing with us at CR84FN!
- 5:03 PM, May 17, 2011
- Andrea M said...
Gorgeous LeAnn!!! Love the polka dot background and the loverly yellow flowers! Thanks for playing along with us at CR84FN! Hope you'll join us again next week!!!
- 6:55 PM, May 17, 2011
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Do you enjoy driving around the race car tracks of the All American Speedway? Are you the one who had come on a trip to Roseville to visit the popular tourist destinations of Antique Trove and Golfland Sunsplash and then decided to stay on attracted by the many employment opportunities in this part of California? Then in all probabilities, you have seen the lures of a truck driving life in Roseville.
A truck driving life, Roseville professionals agree, gets the edge with the pay that drivers in this region get to draw. In fact, not only in Roseville, but also in other parts of the state, truck drivers get paid almost 10 percent more than their counterparts in other parts of the country. To add to the attractions of a truck driving life, Roseville employers also reward the truck drivers in their employment when they complete a certain specific period of employment or have driven a certain number of miles on the road.
Of all the benefits of a truck driving life in Roseville, professionals probably value their ability to choose the number of hours of their operation and the amount of off-time in between their shifts. This allows them to spend more time with their families and do the activities they love most. Also, some Roseville employers are even known to let drivers take their kids and pets along with them on short trips.
All these benefits of a truck driving life in Roseville come with the guarantee of a stable job. According to the U.S. Department of Labor, there is a steady increase in the demand for trained and certified truck drivers. So, these benefits of a truck driving life in Roseville are all yours once you acquire a commercial driver's license (CDL). And to ensure you have the best preparation, at TDA Drivers, we have devised a comprehensive curriculum. Call us at 1-800-TRUCKER (1-800-878-2537) or visit our campuses in and around Roseville, like Sacramento, Elk Grove, and Lodi, to know more about the training programs.


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20 Delicious Food Photos That Will Make Your Appetite Go Wild
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Food is something vital to our survival but the raw look of it has changed in our evolution. If a few thousands years ago a freshly chopped animal leg was the most desired gift in the tribe, today we play with our food like it's some sort of art. Actually it's called culinary art and the main purpose is to make you drool and crawl to your fridge. Food photography is not an easy task because you not only need a delicious plate but you also need to know what exactly do you have to focus in that picture. Is it the lettuce? Is it the t-bone? Well, check out these photos but as a warning: first go ahead and grab a snack just to avoid an imminent hunger.
Bogdan is the founder of Top Design Magazine. You can find him in Bucharest-Romania so next time you want to drink a beer there and talk about web and stuff, give him a message.
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Tips To Get The Best Junk Car Buyers
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This morning, filmmakers and media makers with projects at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival came together at the Riverhorse for a brunch. Looks like everyone had a great time!
Monthly Archives: January 2018
Sundance Trojan Spotlight: Steve Holleran
Let's start with your name and graduation year. Hi I'm Steve Holleran and I graduated in 2013.
So we're here to talk about your Sundance film A Boy A Girl A Dream. Can I get a quick pitch? It's about two strangers who fall in love the night of the presidential election last year. The film is shot as a single take oner which immerses us in the last ninety minutes of the election. It stars Meagan Good and Omari Hardwick and was directed by Qasim Basir. It premieres next week at Sundance.
What was your role on the project? I was the cinematographer on the film.
How did you get involved with the project? There was a lot of serendipity with the way the film came together. The director Qasim Basir and I had actually met in person at the Laemlee in Hollywood when my last Sundance feature, The Land, came out in theatres in 2016. We met again to talk about A Boy A Girl A Dream the day of the Women's March last year. I remember we found this hole in the wall coffee shop in the LA Arts District and talked for
hours about not only the film but about life. It was clear by the end that we were going to do the movie together. It felt like a great fit not only for our similar creative sensibilities but our outlook on life and the future of our country. We both wanted to create a film that said love and hope trumps hate.
Were you excited or worried? About the one take? It was a mixture. I'd always wanted to do a oner but — at the same time — we had some pretty serious constraints on the film in terms of time and budget. It was a difficult challenge to make it seamless but at the end of the day we decided it was the right way to tell the story.
On a technical level it was very exciting because I was able to bring together a lot of technology that hadn't been used on a feature or a oner before. I had tested the prototype rig called the Anti-Gravity Cam on my Netflix series "Fire Chasers" which came out last fall. The rig is body mounted so it revolutionizes gimbal use and stabilized shots in general. With the rig you can move the camera from zero feet to nine feet and pan and tilt it all around like a mini jib. It's like combining a remote head, jib, and steadicam into one mobile device. I'd never seen another feature shot in this fashion and for the mobile needs of the production it was a perfect fit.
What were some of the technical problems that you have to overcome to shoot in that style?
The camera had to follow our actors into a lot of live cramped and crowded spaces where crews don't fit easily. You quickly realize in these environments that ceilings aren't as tall as they seem and doorways aren't as wide. Fitting through nightclub hallways, doing three sixty rotating shots, and keeping up with the actors moving at full speed was the ultimate film ballet. We even had to get the camera into a car without cutting. Twice. It required us to find a way to dismount the camera mid shot from the rig to temporarily hand it off to another operator in the car. We started calling it the Frankenstein rig due to its unique build and requirements. Since then named everything from the Terminator to the Preying Mantas!
I was looking over your IMDB and it seems like your projects have a wide variety. How do you go about choosing what you're going to work on?
I've shot two features since graduating in 2013, both which have have premiered in the NEXT category at Sundance. With these films, I gravitated towards the underdog narrative. The Land is a story about kids trying to make it from the rough part of town in Cleveland. In A Boy A Girl A Dream its two strangers inspiring each other to follow their dreams when the world seems to be falling apart.
On my Netflix original series Fire Chasers, again it's the story of the underdog, in this case people banding together in the face of an insurmountable enemy, wildfire. There's a very strong dynamic of good versus evil in my work and I find it's that conflict which inspires me and attracts me to a project.
So you graduated in twenty thirteen. Do you remember your decision to come here?
It was a circuitous route coming to USC but in retrospect it makes a lot of sense. I grew up in San Diego but my family has been in Los Angeles for five generations so SC has been a big part of my life whether through the watching the football team at family gatherings, studying film legends like Lucas, or alumni in the family. I applied as an undergrad but actually didn't get into the film program so I decided to go east to Bowdoin College in Maine where I studied history. My passion for film persisted and pushed me to apply for a post-graduate grant called The Watson Fellowship. The fellowship affords 40 graduating seniors from across the country individual grants to leave the country for one whole year to pursue a project they each design. I was awarded one in 2008 and set off to create a feature length environmental documentary about overfishing in the Pacific. For one year, I lived on my own in fishing villages across Samoa, Chile, and New Zealand shooting and editing a project that became much bigger than I had ever imagined. It was doing this documentary on the edge of the world that taught me volumes about filmmaking and eventually became my submission film to USC's MFA program.
Cinematography isn't the first thing you hear from students. We have a long history of it but most people think directors producers and writers. What was USC right for you — as a cinematographer?
What I wanted to learn at USC was story. Knowing how to talk about a story is an essential element in a cinematographers bag of tricks and in my opinion, out of all the film programs, USC is the king of narrative. Whether it was the script writing classes, directing exercises, or budgeting meetings, we constantly came back to how each element of a film was tied into the story. I learned how the narrative connected to each shot that I wanted to create rom the lighting to camera placement and movement. This was a powerful tool for me and one that has come in handy over and over again on every set I've been on. So in that sense I think USC is a wonderful school of cinematographers.
If you can take yourself back to your time here what are some lessons that you learned here — navigating the School of Cinematic Arts — that you feel a student should know before they get here.
School is what you make it and USC's School of Cinematic Arts has a ton of different opportunities. I quickly learned to hone in on what I loved to do and to squeeze every little bit of juice out of each moment. Plus the school is loaded with of lots of like-minded young artists so it's an ideal moment to begin collaborating.
Were there individual professors or classes that really formed you as an artist?
Yes my 507 instructor Larry Carroll.
That's the first production class? Yes. And I remember one moment after we screened our first films, Larry brought me up to the front of class and said, "What did you do wrong?" I remember saying, "Nothing." Then he pointed out that I had committed a cardinal rule as a cinematographer and had crossed the line in one of my dialogue scenes with the character's eyelines. That moment really stuck out to me.
What's "the line?" It's an imaginary line that you draw in a scene between two or more characters in which you get to place your camera to maintain an eyeline. There's all sorts of different rules about it and you can break it but at the time I didn't understand it's applicability and I was just blowing it. In front of the class.
I had another instructor, Chris Chomyn — who taught my cinematography class. He had me come up in front of the class one day and pick up a C-Stand, a metal stand on which you can place a variety of lights and other grip related items. I picked it up by the inside collar and Chris instantly grabbed the outside arm which pinched my hand inside the stand. He literally held it up for the class to see with my hand stuck between the stand and I'm sure a look of shock and pain on my face. He said "This is why we don't pick up the C-stand from the inside." I never forgot it.
These two lessons drilled home a dedication to craft and the notion that there's a set of rules in the film industry that's standardized. It's stuck with me to this day.
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NPA CEO wins another award
The Chief Executive of the National Petroleum Autho-rity (NPA), Moses Asaga, has been recognised by the Oil and Gas Ghana Awards (OGGA-2015) for his immense contributions to the development of local content in the oil and gas industry in Ghana.
He is recognised for his role in the development of the local content in the oil and gas industry which ensures that Ghanaians have a stake in the burgeoning oil and gas industry.
A former legislator and former Chairman of the Parliamentary Select Committee on Mines and Energy, Mr. Moses Asaga relentlessly championed the development of local content policies and the relevant laws to ensure that Ghanaians are prioritised in terms of employment in the country's oil resources.
Today, the oil and gas industry in Ghana has Ghanaians participating in varying levels.
The Oil and Gas Ghana Awards (OGGA-2015) also awarded the Minister of Petroleum, Emmanuel Armah Kofi Buah with the patron of the Ghana oil and gas industry for his contribution to the development of the oil and gas sector. Other local service providers also received various awards for their contribution to the oil and gas industry.
The awards recognised achie-vements from local and international companies involved in Ghana's oil and gas sector and rewarded those that have played a defining role in moving the industry forward.
It represents a cross-section of oil and gas stakeholders ranging from government, upstream, midstream, downstream, regulators, financial institutions among others.
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Following the announcement that the former Oasis frontman will headline Parklife Festival in his home city of Manchester, Liam Gallagher's very first solo LP has gone platinum. 'As You Were', aptly named after his associated and frequently used slogan, was released in October of last year, and now, the twelve track venture has hit the 300,000 sales mark. Featuring singles 'Wall of Glass', 'For What It's Worth' and 'Chinatown', Liam's solo project is less of an Oasis-style britpop sound and explores more psychedelic tinted elements with his staple arrogant vocals keeping it true to his own signature style. Also in LG news, the Gallagher brother has banned the use of potato peelers at Parklife Festival - following an ongoing running joke regarding his estranged brother Noel using scissors as an instrument, Liam took to Twitter asking somebody to come and peel potatoes at his gig - which, to his surprise, was followed through by a fan. Now, as the joke has gotten a little out of hand, the kitchen utensil has had to be marked as a forbidden item for the upcoming June Festival.
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We hd a group of guests come to the farm today. They are a team of Dr's and dentists that have been running clinics in Kyrgyzstan . Today was their last day so they cam for a visit an a day in the mountains .
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on our way home we passed through the strawberry fields , so of course we had to stop and get some for desert .. absolutely nothing like them .
As I am writing this, Julie is waiting to board a flight in the Paris airport then on to Bishkek with a connection in Moscow. They have been there for 6 hours with still another six hours to go. But she did tell me that her bags have been checked right through to Bishkek, and the connection was very smooth.
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Saturday, February 26, 2011
It came to me the other night - the World Of Warcraft expansion, Cataclysm, might be intended as an allegory for global warming. (Yes, you know how I like to sniff these out in popular culture!)
Consider this (I include observations on pre-Cataclysm game play, just to set up how the game world uses lots of real world references):
The WoW world is divided between two super powers, neither of which has a pure record on either human rights or environmental issues. (The one power, The Alliance, is just better-looking, in general, with better dental care.)
Overlapping with these is one race, the Goblins, who seem pretty clearly the industrialists / capitalists of the world - everywhere they go they strip mine, deforest, drain lakes, and build armies of robots to protect their assets or to carry on their plots. When they give missions to players, they never have military objectives (unlike quests given by Horde or Alliance NPCs) - they always want you to steal or acquire some materials for their latest project, or sabotage the competition.
The only other group (that I can recall) that has significant overlap and interaction with both superpowers is called the Cenarion Circle. They are basically Green Peace with weapons. Any mission they give players will be about saving animals or plant species, killing intrusive species, assassinating members of the foresting or mining cartels, or finding samples of rare plants.
Okay, on to Cataclysm: A giant fire-breathing Dragon has broken free and caused massive damage all over. The most visible is that huge parts of the coastal areas are now underwater. The place that looked like Monument Valley, Thousand Needles, is especially striking, as it now looks like Lake Powell, with mesas sticking up out of the water of a vast lake. Several cities now exist with their buildings half-submerged but still inhabited. This cataclysm is said to cause a rupture within the elements of their world themselves.
Now, the allegory would be perfect if the industrialists had set the Dragon off, but as far as I know, that is not hinted at anywhere. He's just a bad dragon. But flying over all these people up to their knees in water, while standing in their city streets, sure looked like a global warming scenario to me.
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Seattle Post-Intelligencer, April 10, 2003
Change in operation of dams threatens salmon, environmentalists say
Three years after the Clinton administration declined to disable four Snake River dams to help imperiled salmon, the Snake can be counted among the most endangered rivers in the nation, an environmental group says in a report due out today.
The report's release coincides with a decision expected today by a federal planning agency about changing operation of the Snake and Columbia rivers' dams in a way that fish advocates fear will harm salmon.
American Rivers, a Washington, D.C.-based group that focuses on river health, lists the Snake in an annual report as the eighth-most-endangered river in the country.
The fault can be laid with the Bush administration, American Rivers says, because it is failing to keep promises made in 2000 by the Clinton administration. Then, the federal government said it would make extraordinary efforts to help the fish without disabling the dams.
At the time, President Bush said on the campaign trail, "I say we can use technology to save the salmon, without leaving the door open to destroying these dams." Key members of Congress agreed.
But federal agencies have been dragging their feet, environmentalists say.
"The administration has not been asking for full funding and the Congress hasn't been providing it, but that's what they promised," said Michael Garrity of American Rivers.
A "report card" by the environmental groups said federal agencies should get a passing grade on fewer than one-third of measures promised to help the salmon.
Citing internal federal documents from November 2000, they say the budget for the project -- $271 million this year -- stands at only half the amount necessary.
Important projects are behind schedule, Garrity said, such as plans to rebuild salmon habitat where the Columbia meets the Pacific.
Federal officials, though, reject the criticism.
"I object to the (environmentalists) issuing a report card before we've had a chance to take the final exam," said Brian Gorman, a spokesman for the National Marine Fisheries Service. "Even if their numbers were right, and I don't believe they are, it still wouldn't be fair because we're talking about a 10-year project, and we've completed two years of it."
Bob Lohn, the Fisheries Service regional administrator, acknowledged "we're a little behind schedule" on a few things, but said overall the program is going well.
Lohn said the early budget estimates cited by environmentalists aren't realistic because agencies are still working on the recovery plan.
"Until you have a blueprint for the project, it's way too early to say how much that project will cost in total and certainly premature to say you're failing because you don't have the cash on hand," Lohn said.
Snake River chinook are some of the most imperiled salmon in the region. Snake River coho are extinct; sockeye are close to gone.
Four Snake dams built in the 1960s and '70s harm migrating young salmon each spring. Scientists documented how pressure changes blow out their eyes, poison gases suffocate them and a gantlet of spinning metal blades slices them.
Some other fish, collected to be loaded onto barges to bypass the dams, shoot down quarter-mile tubes with two 90-degree bends at 30 feet per second. Many later die.
Despite their clear disadvantages for salmon, dams have important advantages for people. They make cheap transportation of goods by barge possible, provide irrigation to 13 large farms, and produce enough electricity to run the city of Seattle.
With the Snake dams left in place, it fell to the Northwest Power Planning Council to recommend how federal agencies should operate those dams and about two dozen other federal dams in the Pacific Northwest. A pivotal issue is how much water should be sent downstream in the spring and summer, when young salmon need a boost getting to the ocean.
A Power Planning Council plan released last year worried environmentalists and Indian tribes. They feared that enhanced water flows envisioned in the salmon-recovery plan -- already missed in the plan's first two years -- would end up even further off track.
Council members were still working on the proposal yesterday.
The debate about how to save the salmon comes as returns of the fish are hitting levels not seen for decades. Scientists believe a shift in climatic conditions that improved salmon's ability to survive in the Pacific Ocean is largely responsible. However, that shift is likely to be reversed at some point, they warn.
Doug Marker, the council's director of fish and wildlife, argues that efforts to make inland rivers more hospitable to salmon must continue.
"We need to see these returns over a number of more years to see what this means for the populations" in the long run, he said. "What's going on in the ocean isn't going to lead to recovery."
Environmentalists fear that the respite provided by better ocean conditions will lead federal officials to go too slow on salmon recovery.
"This is a time when the federal government should be capitalizing on these returns to make them permanent instead of squandering the opportunity," Garrity said.
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