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1. Charles Kelly has no magic formulas. Georgia Tech's interim defensive coordinator is just trying to emphasize the basics.
In his first interview since being elevated from secondary coach in the wake of Al Groh's firing, Kelly endorsed a simple approach to coaching defense.
"I believe this," he said. "I believe you try to put guys in the best situation, let 'em play fast and let the chips fall where they may."
Tech went through its second practice of the bye week Wednesday. The Yellow Jackets will practice again Thursday and then be off until Monday. Tech plays Boston College at home Oct. 20. Players and coaches described the Wednesday practice, conducted in full pads, as energetic.
"The energy in our live drills has changed," cornerback Louis Young said.
"He has great energy, fire, passionate," outside linebacker Jeremiah Attaochu said. "That's all you can really ask for."
Kelly said the first priority in his preparations is to make sure players know where to line up and how to execute plays. Under Groh, improper pre-snap alignment and mental errors were often problems. Coach Paul Johnson said Wednesday he thought Tech had 47 missed assignments in its 47-31 loss to Clemson, Groh's final game.
"The biggest thing we want to do is concentrate on going back and working on the fundamentals of the game," he said. "This game, it's not very complicated."
2. Aside from having a new coordinator, most players on the defense are working with new position coaches thanks to a shuffling of responsibilities. Special-teams coordinator David Walkosky is coaching the defensive line, for example.
"They're sponges. They absorb coaching," Walkosky said of his new charges. "It's been a great adjustment."
Said nose tackle T.J. Barnes of his new coach, "It's been cool. He's a ball of energy."
Walkosky is leaning on Andy McCollum, who had been coaching the line and is now working with the inside linebackers. Walkosky said his plan is "to try to let them run to the ball and set them loose a little bit."
Tech will limit the amount it plays "two-gap" defense, in which linemen were tasked with controlling the gaps to their left and right and will instead play more "one-gap." In that scheme, a lineman is responsible only for one crease and can play with a more attacking style. Johnson said that Tech was playing two-gap defense "a lot more than anybody else in the country" and didn't have the right personnel to play it.
3. Young called Groh's firing "bittersweet." Young had been recruited to Virginia by Groh when he was coach there, then ended up at Tech after Groh was hired as defensive coordinator in Jan. 2010. Young had said previously that he saw Groh as a father figure.
"It hurt a little bit, but I understand it's a transition and that's just part of growing up and being a man," Young said.
Attaochu also was recruited to Virginia before Groh switched jobs.
"I shot him a text message, just telling him how much we appreciate him over here, how much he's taught us," Attaochu said. "He's a man of class, so I thought I'd show him some class."
4. Guard Shaquille Mason and center Jay Finch were among those missing practice Wednesday with undisclosed injuries. Guard Omoregie Uzzi returned to practice after being held out Tuesday. Johnson said there were no serious injuries and that "everybody should be back on Monday," the one exception being safety Fred Holton.
5. With the bye, Tech players and coaches will have their only weekend off until December. Many won't get too far from the game. Quarterbacks and B-backs coach Brian Bohannon said he planned to watch his sons play football Saturday morning. Offensive tackle Ray Beno and Young both want to watch their younger brothers play. Barnes is going the opposite direction. He said he's going to Daytona Beach, Fla., by himself to lie on the beach. Barnes grew up there.
"Just to get away from football for a little bit," he said.
In case you missed it…
Notes: Jackets move forward without Groh
Jeff Schultz: Radakovich says Johnson is 'right person for this job'
Audition begins for interim Charles Kelly
Mark Bradley: Groh goes, but question about talent remains
October 10th, 2012
10:08 pm
What is wrong with Holton? I just don't understand "never-healing" injuries to kids this age?
October 10th, 2012
10:14 pm
Surprised I'm first – I'm usually in bed long before now.
October 10th, 2012
10:14 pm
Guess I was more asleep than I thought!
October 10th, 2012
10:19 pm
Nice for Coach Kelly to have a bye week. He's a busy man right now. Go Jackets!
October 10th, 2012
10:21 pm
It's nice to read some good / positive news on this blog for a change. Here's hoping that the new coaching changes bring the desired results quickly to the defense and subsequently to the team as a whole. Best of luck to Groh in his future – whatever that might hold for him – and best of luck to everyone left behind. Change isn't always easy as we all can attest.
October 10th, 2012
10:22 pm
If these reports are true, and with Ken they usually are, it sounds as if a big weight has been lifted off the defense. They were doing WAY too much thinking and reacting…trying to remember the scheme and where they were supposed to be.Sounds like they have been set free to play more instinctively and aggressively. I guess we'll see soon enough. Nice report, Ken.
October 10th, 2012
10:23 pm
I like the optimism, but the firing of one has been coach, does not change the reality of what we have.
2 star players! Look for the same. The enthusiasm will last for about three quarters, and then BC will kick our Azz too. We might not win another game this year, especially the only game that means anything, the UGA butt sniffers.
October 10th, 2012
10:24 pm
When we're "running to the ball" let's hope we don't get caught up in our aggressiveness and have the offense pop one for a score using mis-direction.
October 10th, 2012
10:24 pm
Why the chicken cross the road?
To kick bulldawg azz!
October 10th, 2012
10:30 pm
PJ is not a Tech Man. He doesn't hate UGA.
Maybe he will after a couple more losses to them will cost him his job.
Too late then.
George Godsey, our next coach!!!!
October 10th, 2012
10:40 pm
BC has a poor record and lost to Army, but they have a good passing attack so it will be a good challenge for us. FSU will take out their loss to NCSU on them which will only help.
I hope we don't think the O is fine and needs no work. We need improvement in all 3 areas to do well down the homestretch.
October 10th, 2012
10:45 pm
Don't know that kicking Groh to the curb will do any good or not. Sure seems like everyone left is pointing to him as the problem. I guess we will see if the guys can get off the field on third down a little more often over the next six games. It's time to put up or shut up guys.
Thanks for the report Ken.
October 10th, 2012
11:06 pm
TML….boy I hope so! I expect to see an energized team come on the field come the 20th. GOOOOO JACKETS THWGeorgie
October 10th, 2012
11:17 pm
What I saw in the MTSU and Clemson losses was a defense that never caught up with the hurry up offense – a defense that never seemed to "get the message" quickly enough. That is a coaching issue.
October 10th, 2012
11:28 pm
I really want to be optimistic, but it's difficult. We'll see, I guess.
October 10th, 2012
11:37 pm
I think Barnes is doing himself some good. Getting away is good as long as you can recharge. Playing football…or any sport needs a bit of reflection and down time. Just come back and get after it!
I like the energy. Lets see it gameday. Get after it…just because you can!
October 10th, 2012
11:39 pm
on some D plays vs clumpson one or two of the mid LBs were turned, looking backwards over their shoulder when the dang ball was snapped, WTH was that.?
October 10th, 2012
11:42 pm
I think CAG is a fine man and has had a terrific carreer and may have more but at times on the sidelines did he have a lost look on his face.? —–to me , yes.
October 11th, 2012
12:17 am
I have hope and here's why:
If we had 47 missed assignments last week, then that's not so much a lack of athletic ability, but a lack of understanding. Clemson had 93 offensive plays so that's a missed assignment every other play although there could be several on one play. So how many of those missed assignments resulted in positive plays for Clemson? It's one thing to be blocked or miss a tackle, it's a whole different problem if you're totally out of position. It's an unforced error. They are gimmes to our opponents. If we simply go where we are supposed to go, then the only failures are getting beat athletically or a bad play call—we blitz against a hot read etc. Eliminating the majority of positive plays by opponents due to missed assignments will increase our ability to make stops and get the D off the field.
Let's say that 25% of those missed assignments last week occured on 3rd down—that's 12 screw ups. If half of those were the cause of Clemson getting a first down that's 6 gimme first downs and if just 1/2 of those were prevented because we were in the right place, then that's 3 3rd down stops—forcing a punt for Clemson. If that would have happened, we would have won the game.
I don't think we're as bad as we seem. Hopefully Coach Kelly will re-scheme things to get us in the right position to make plays. We won't always make the play, but cutting down on unforced errors will dramatically improve our chances.
October 11th, 2012
4:29 am
I love the quote by Young, "It hurt a little bit, but I understand it's a transition and that's just part of growing up and being a man."
Just part of growing up and being a man?! Seriously!? I'm glad you're so cold to the fact that you're (and your teammates) performance on the field got a coach fired. Way to go kid. Unbelievable.
Let's just face facts. This defense as a whole just doesn't have talent. It doesn't matter who the coach is. If you don't have the athletic talent you won't make the play on the field. Groh is just a scapegoat, but everybody will only see this AFTER the season is over, unfortunately.
October 11th, 2012
4:30 am
Oh, and let me just say that I know it's the coaching staffs responsibility to make sure that the team does have the talent in order to succeed, and therein lies the problem. I mean seriously, when has GIT ever had the talent to ever compete w/ the big boys of college football??
GIT = coaching graveyard.
October 11th, 2012
4:32 am
…and then you have UGA, and they are at the complete opposite end of the spectrum. Now they do have the talent. You can look at multiple NFL rosters to confirm that. That team does have a coaching problem. Too bad Richt waits until it's too late to try something new (IE firing DC Willie Martinez after YEARS of horrendous play).
October 11th, 2012
6:07 am
its time to do away with 3-4 defense and play the 4-3.
October 11th, 2012
6:32 am
I agree with the blue eagle– transition back to a 4-3
October 11th, 2012
6:43 am
Groh got himself fired.
He was hired to be an improvement over Wommack and wasn't.
Although Groh was not owed by Virginia as much as Gailey and Hewitt were by us, he still is a multimillionaire on the college welfare system.
When a coach wants to leave, they tear up their contract and no one ever holds them to it.
When they get fired, then the contract becomes written in stone and they demand every last cent.
If they can tear up contracts, then the AD should be able to when they are fired.
That is the way the system is?
I'll be thinking about that when time comes to renew next year.
And I hate to agree with WnE, but I don't like the way he showed up here ready to stab the prior defensive coordinator in the back.
What was he doing here but hoping Wommack got the ax.
What a guy.
October 11th, 2012
6:50 am
Groh – a bad hire.
Maryland new D coordinator Stewart – a good hire.
Ken provided a link to an article in the Washington Post.
Stewart uses the 3-4 too but blitzes a lot.
Guess what?
Maryland went from being the ACC's punching back to having a stout defense.
They have already won as many games as they did the prior year.
That is what a good coordinator could have done for us.
The Groh hire was the easy choice.
Who else did CPJ consider?
Might as well have kept Wommack.
Wommack, btw, was the scapegoat for the 2009 Uga loss.
Groh got the job because someone else was scapegoated.
October 11th, 2012
6:54 am
The mere fact the Paul Johnson had been on top of this issue since last season, and had been discussing it openly, with his former Defensive Coordinator since then, tells me he had already warn CAG about the potential ramafications of a repeat of some of the epic fails of the defense from last season. My guess is that CPJ also expressed his concern about why he thought were some of the reasons the players were having issues. I would also suspect that after the Miami game, there was a "conversation" between the two men, just to compare note, and then after MTSU, a bit more than a "conversation". After Clemson, and seeing nothing had changed, my guess is CPJ saw that CAG had dug his heels in and refused to make any changes, and knew by now there was going to be continued issues with the defense, so he felt he had no choice but to make his change now, rather than wait until the end of the season.
No Head Coach likes to fire their Assistant Coaches, in particular their Coordinators. The fact that GA Tech has one that's willing to do so, even in the middle of the season, because it's the best thing for the success of his program, means we are a very fortunate program. There are some Head Coaches who won't do anything for years, hoping things will eventually turn themselves around on their own, or they're so "comfortable" in their position they just don't care if the team wins or loses.
October 11th, 2012
7:25 am
No head coach likes to admit making a big mistake.
Stewart – great hire. (Maryland)
Groh – terrible hire.
In case u haven't noticed, our already small fanbase is getting smaller again.
You have heard about the Michigan – Ohio State rivalry?
That is because Michigan State seldom defeats Michigan.
Michigan State fixed that by winning 4 in a row.
It can be done but the opportunity may have passed.
No sense in firing Wommack if we were not going to get anything better.
Tenuta blitzed too much.
Groh blitzed too little.
October 11th, 2012
7:26 am
@yeller bug – I agree. I think our offense is good enough to carry us through BC and UMD (maybe BYU?) with only slight improvement by our defense – which could come only in the way of enthusiasm and running cover-2 or simple blitzes. College football is a game of momentum. We haven't seemed to carry momentum as much as lose it for the past two years. This team needs a shot in the arm. Playing hard and fast against a BC team should do the trick. That said, if we can't beat BC, we probably ought to give up.
Lastly, the World Wide Leader's ACC blogger still has us as a bowl team, even though she wrote a NASTY article about CPJ/CAG.
October 11th, 2012
7:34 am
Jimmy, Tech had the talent to compete with big time football when college athletics was really about learning, not providing the academically challenged gimme degrees in return for significant revenue generation on Saturdays. Tech will never compete with big time football as long as it has no P.E., Turfgrass Management, (fill-in-the-blank) Studies Majors. UGA has those and thus can recruit the best 5 star blue chippers.
October 11th, 2012
7:37 am
And before you start citing Stanford, Notre Dame, etc. as counter examples, those schools also offer non-technical liberal arts degrees. Why do you think Duke's basketball team mostly majors in Sociology?
October 11th, 2012
7:54 am
Engineering school = advanced math
Liberal Arts school = many more choices
It really does make a difference but we can be successful with smart players too…let's not use it as an excuse.
October 11th, 2012
7:57 am
@Jacket Detective, who would your choice for DC be?
October 11th, 2012
8:00 am
@GF jacket – agree with a lot of what you said except Duke's basketball team. During one game they showed their test scores/grades. By my quick math, they actually beat out the average GT student, not just athletes.
Also, we were competitive in the late 1990s and early 2000's with national championship teams.
October 11th, 2012
8:00 am
CPJ made the best hire he could at the time, Groh has had a successful career building good defenses. If Paul had hired a no-name DC and he failed, you'd be criticizing that. He had to make a change, the defense was fundamentally awful, really, seriously bad. It wasn't a matter of better athletes beating us, we were often way out of position, listless, just clueless…
People are saying the right things about playing with energy, simplifying things, getting to the ball, etc. Hell, if we're just in the right place and tackle a little better I'll at least feel like we're improving!
Lots of football to be played, let's win a few of these!
Go Jackets
October 11th, 2012
8:09 am
It sounds simple, but I haven't really heard too much about the D lining up out of position before. Why give receivers an 8 or 9 yard cushion on 3rd and 6? Even Sneezy and the other LBs were lining up outside of the tackles. That is a recipe for disaster. Lots of medium yardage passing and gashing up the middle. The guys need to "stay home" and as CPJ has said, not try to trick anyone.
October 11th, 2012
8:12 am
@Tokyo jacket.
Someone smart enough not to get outcoached every week obviously.
Some have offered lists.
I mainly follow Tech and have not looked around.
We succeed at football when we have coaches smarter than the other side.
We stole Heisman from Clemson.
We promoted Dodd because he was an obviously smart assistant.
And it is a great shame, we did not encourage O'Leary to leave sooner so we could promote the brains of the outfit, Ralph Freigen.
Without the Freigen hire, O'Leary would never have defeated Uga and been fired.
Look at the improvement in the Falcons once they hired better coordinators and got rid of the ones holding them back.
Mike Smith looked around and hired two with great reps.
That is what should have happened in 2009 if we were not going to give Wommack another year.
CPJ better get this one right or I'll get Falcon season tickets instead of Tech.
October 11th, 2012
8:15 am
2-star recruits does not a good defense make.
"Re-energized"… Hilarious. UGA will drop 60+ on these guys.
October 11th, 2012
8:15 am
Dawg fans are comparing their coach to the Dalai Lama.
One said Richt was an energy vampire.
Got to compliment them on their creativity.
October 11th, 2012
8:23 am
You may be right Birmingham Jacket but we have seldom had highly ranked classes.
Georgia Tech has succeeded with guys who outcoach the other side.
Thomas, Attaochu and Hunt Days have talent.
It is impossible to evaluate our secondary when we allow every QB to get comfortable, even in our own stadium, from lack of pressure.
If u cannot get pressure from your lineman, then u have to occasionally blitz.
AnotherJacket fan suggested early and often.
U don't want to be too predictable about it though.
QBs make bad decisions when pressured.
Someone else besides Tevin should be getting the pressure in BD stadium at the veryt least.
Bobby Dodd stadium should not be home away from home for opponents QBs from the lack of a coordinator who will turn the guys loose.
We are not all 2 stars.
And some 2 stars can be coached up.
Prove me right guys.
October 11th, 2012
8:33 am
Maryland's head coach knew he had to make a good hire after his first year was a near disaster.
He did and their defense is now ranked 8th in the country I think.
Much improved anyway.
CPJ may not be on the hot seat with his contract and what we are paying Hewitt but he better figure out who would be a good fit here.
If he hired Groh because he would come cheap, he learned u get what u pay for.
If Kelly gets them to play great, he could win the job but a mild improvement should not land him the job.
I am not recommending Kelly.
This is CPJ's call and he better get this one right.
October 11th, 2012
9:13 am
@Jacket Detective
Certainly entitled to your opinions but a couple points of order if you will allow.
1) George O'Leary was a fine HC and his record reflects that. If not for O'Leary, TEch fans would not have had lofty expectations for Chan. Friedgen was the O-coordinator and had great relationships with QBs (especially Lil' Joe).
2) Friedgen's record (10 yrs HC at Maryland) would lead people like you to level the same criticism that CPJ endures (won with previous coaches players, can't recruit). Here are the Terps finishes in the Conf // Div under the Fridge – 1st, T-2nd, 2nd, 8th // 4th, 2nd, 5th, 3rd, 6th, T-2nd.
Honestly, how many H.S. recruits and their parents are going to be impressed when a 400 lb slob sits in their living room and talks about commitment, character, etc.?
3) Forget about the number of stars (recruiting blather). I certainly am no expert, but it seems to me the Jackets do have more talent than is shown on game day. Although the D is weak in the interior (line and LB), guys like Brandon Watts, Q Nealy, Dieke.
Our WRs lack strength and body control but it's because they are young and still filling out. CPJ has done a great job of tall, rangy WRs.
Just me $.02
October 11th, 2012
9:15 am
Said all along too much 2-gap! No one can play it given legalized holding by the O. Groh's 2 gap was complicated as to rules for rules for rules in each situation and therefore was meant as auto pilot once taught. No chess match with OC of opponent, With the spread and 20 more O plays a game at least and legalized holding doomed to fail and it did.
October 11th, 2012
9:20 am
Man I miss the good ol glory days of Wommack's defenses.
Really? Even with several NFLers the '09 defense was awful. Not as bad as the last 3 games this year, but they gave up over 6 yards a play. Sorry that Groh did not work out, but a change was needed.
October 11th, 2012
9:29 am
CPJ better do this and better do that?? Or what? You gonna wet your pants?
Tech has enough talent to score 33 points a game, without the Presbyterian game. That should be enough to win. Tech's defense would be better just lining up in a base defense and playing hard.
I thought the Al Groh hire was great given the man's experience and accomplishments. It proved not to be a good fit at Tech. Al had a chance to prove that he could get it turned around, but did not do it.
Just like fatigue making ball players play like cowards, so does indecision. Figure out what the defenders' strengths are and put them in the scheme that fits them; give them three or four calls or stunts and let them play.
My prediction is that GT will beat Georgie this year in Athens and win their bowl game.
October 11th, 2012
9:38 am
I think, barring excellent improvement from Kelly, bringing in Randy Shannon is probably the best move we could make right now – national championship ring as a player and defensive coordinator, great character guy, knows the ACC, can recruit Florida and Texas, and is currently the LB coach for a squad ranked number 9 in total D and 10 in scoring defense. Combine that with our offense and I think we'd be in GREAT position.
October 11th, 2012
9:48 am
@Freddie Blassie.
Or CPJ joins the now long list of failed football and basketball coaches at GT.
Tech ADs have been mostly clueless since Dodd.
But you know what.
I do not like contributing to the Hewitt 1.7 million per year AD mistake.
Any good lawyer would have advised against the only rollover contract in the country.
I'll leave that to u Freddie.
October 11th, 2012
9:48 am
I have watched our down linemen get virtually no push into the back field this season, I like the idea of simplifying and lets try some simple bull rush, swim and spin moves. Let the down line men wreak havoc and have the four linebackers clean up the mess
As Johnson says this game isn't that difficult.
October 11th, 2012
9:51 am
@Tokyo jacket.
Good suggestion.
I hope CPJ considers him.
If CPJ hired Groh without looking around then Virginia left a trojan horse at our door who we let in.
You do not fire coordinators midyear unless something is badly wrong.
October 11th, 2012
10:00 am
So, again, what exactly is wrong with Fred Holton, and is he lost for the season? Things have been awfully quiet about a guy who was supposed to be the best defensive back on the team.

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The success of the plan will depend on several things. For example, we must integrate all of our research efforts. What we learn in the clinic not only must be translated into new or better treatments, but must also inform the next generation of discovery and development. We also must leverage our resources. We must forge more partnerships, establish more collaborations, and look for synergies in public and private research efforts.
How will the strategic plan affect how NCI operates?
It's already had an impact. The process of developing the strategic plan influenced the creation of an "enterprise fund" of dollars redeployed from the divisions' budgets. That fund will be used to support research projects that cut across all divisions and centers. It also led to the development of the Integration Implementation, or I2, teams, of which there are three so far: advanced imaging, bioinformatics, and lung cancer.
A final point to emphasize is that the strategic plan is a guide. We understand that circumstances change: Opportunities present themselves, research provides new insights that alter how we think about things like diagnosis or treatment. We are committed to being flexible, to taking advantage of opportunities, and to working with the entire cancer research community to achieve 2015.


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Converting existing CO2 to oil is know as a neutral carbon exchange. Burning fossil fuels requires removing sequestered CO2 and ejecting it into the atmosphere.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. - President Obama's visit to McGavock High School Thursday is not open to the public. Metro Schools are working with various agencies, including the Secret Service, to organize the invite-only event that will include students and Nashville's elected officials.
"This is not a public event," Tony Majors, Metro Schools Assistant Superintendent of Student Services said. "So parents are not allowed to attend. This is for the students."
Not every student will be able to hear the President speak. Majors said it's logistically impossible, but a selective group students will make up a majority of the crowd. Still everyone at McGavock will be subject to extra security measures.
Metro Schools is implementing what they learned from Mrs. Obama's visit last year.
"I think one thing that we learned from Mrs. Obama's visit is that from the school system side when it comes to ticketing we have to be very scripted and very detailed," Majors added.
The First Lady was the Commencement speaker at Martin Luther King Magnet's graduation where Shunn Turner was the Principal.
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Months later Turner said the official picture, a thank you note from the First Lady and a White House Christmas card continue to make the whole experience feel like it happened yesterday.
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"I would say really enjoy the recognition for his hard work, for his students (and) for his school."
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Drivers need to be aware that the president's travels will cause brief closures of roadways between Nashville International Airport and McGavock High School between midafternoon Thursday into the start of rush hour.
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The Colorado Avalanche have announced the signings of forwards David Jones, Chris Durno, Darren Haydar, Matt Hendricks and Brian Willsie, as well as goaltender Tyler Weiman.
Jones, 24, played in 40 games for the Avalanche during the 2008-09 campaign, totaling eight goals and 13 points. The Guelph, Ontario suffered a season-ending shoulder injury on Jan. 27 that forced him to miss the final 34 games. The 6-foot-2, 210-pound right wing was Colorado's eighth selection (ninth round, 288th overall) in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft.
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SALISBURY — City Council approved two rezonings Tuesday night, despite opposition from neighbors and concern about stormwater runoff.
Council members gave the nod to rezonings that will allow construction of Summerfield, a planned 80-unit, rent-controlled apartment complex and clubhouse on Gold Hill Drive, as well as renovation of Colonial Village, an existing 98-unit complex built in 1972 on D Avenue.
Developers of both projects are competing for tax credit financing through the N.C. Housing Finance Agency, which is expected to announce winners — likely just one in Rowan County — late this summer.
Summerfield Apartments
Charlotte developer Jud Little wants to build a $9 million campus-style complex on 12 vacant acres with one exit and entrance on Gold Hill Drive. He's agreed to reserve part of the land for a public park and to pay the city to improve sidewalks.
Resident Nancy Owen said she has lived for 45 years on Gold Hill Drive, which has heavy traffic all hours of the day and night. Motorists trying to turn onto Faith Road "sit there forever," Owen said.
She also warned council members about a pond on the property, drainage problems and environmental concerns about an old landfill.
"Somebody's not looking at this like they should," she said.
Gold Hill Road resident Harry Owen, no relation to Nancy Owen, said he believes the complex would increase the crime rate in the area.
Rick Carter, who lives at a nearby intersection, said he is concerned about crime, as well as "sidewalks that will not go anywhere."
Mayor Paul Woodson said he had heard numerous comments from Salisbury residents about water issues on the property and asked city staff about the concerns.
Planner Trey Cleaton said the developer and professional engineers by law must study and address water and environmental issues on the site before they can start construction.
Cleaton said he has confirmed there was a pond on the property, as well as a dump, but assured residents and council members that Little is responsible for due diligence.
Councilwoman Karen Alexander asked Little if he would preserve as many existing trees as possible. She is co-chair of a City Council committee studying proposed rules to protect the canopy.
The trees provide a good buffer between the site and Interstate 85, Alexander said.
Little said he would preserve trees on the undeveloped parts of the site, which should continue to screen the interstate.
Councilman Brian Miller said Little was sensitive to neighboring developments when he created plans for Summerfield, putting the tallest, three-story apartment buildings at the lowest elevations on the site.
Miller also praised the landscaping and said projects that win tax credits from the N.C. Housing Finance Agency are held to higher standards.
"It's not my ideal site, but it's a decent site," Miller said.
Alexander also praised Little's placement of buildings and said sidewalks that he will pay for "don't make a lot of sense now but might in the future" as other areas develop.
Councilman Pete Kennedy said he sympathizes with homeowners who oppose the project.
"No one likes change in their neighborhood," Kennedy said.
But Kennedy said he supported the development because the city needs additional rental housing and Little is going through the tax credit competition.
"We are not the only ones looking at the project," he said. "… If it's a good project, he will get the tax credits. If not, it will not go."
Councilwoman Maggie Blackwell reminded neighbors that even though tenants would have to qualify with low incomes to live there, Summerfield would house people who make the starting salaries of firefighters, teachers and police officers.
"You can find crime anywhere," Blackwell said.
The campus-style layout — where buildings face each other — would make the development feel more like a community, Blackwell said.
Woodson said he walked the property Tuesday morning and felt the development would improve the area, even though it would mean more traffic.
Alexander asked city staff to study lowering the speed limit on Gold Hill Drive and consider installing a traffic signal at the intersection with Faith Road.
Colonial Village Apartments
Raleigh developer Thomas Urquhart plans to renovate the 98-unit complex on D Avenue, including new roofs, landscaping and a community building.
Urquhart said the complex was zoned incorrectly in 2008 when the city adopted the Land Development Ordinance, and his request would correct the error.
Ken Owen, no relation to Nancy Owen or Harry Owen, lives on nearby Sherwood Street and showed council members photos of stormwater runoff from Colonial Village that floods his property during a heavy rain.
The flooding looked so severe, Miller compared the images to Niagara Falls.
With construction of an additional building on the site — a community center — Miller said he's concerned about even more water coming down D Avenue.
Although new developments have to capture their stormwater runoff, Colonial Village was built before the city had such rules. Stormwater from the property simply flows to the lowest point, which is Sherwood Street.
Alexander, an architect who said the new, slanted roofs going on Colonial Village could exacerbate the runoff problem, asked if the city could require Urquhart to meet the current stormwater code, since he requested a Conditional District Overlay and will construct a new building.
Planner Preston Mitchell said Urquhart's new construction was not large enough to trigger the city's stormwater requirements. Requiring a developer to retrofit an existing complex to today's standards could be exorbitant, Mitchell said.
Under terms of a Conditional District Overlay, the developer has to agree to any additional conditions.
Alexander asked Urquhart if he would be willing to correct the stormwater issue.
Urquhart said there is no room on the property for a retaining pond, and the N.C. Housing Finance Agency would not approve his project with a higher cost.
"They will look askance at us spending money on a stormwater problem that we didn't have anything to do with," he said.
Blackwell suggested sending the Colonial Village project to a committee for further study, but Urquhart warned that he has to submit his application by May 17.
Woodson resisted forming a committee. He noted Alexander's concerns but said the renovation would benefit the residents who live there, regardless.
Miller said forcing a developer to retrofit for new stormwater requirements would be unprecedented. While he said he's sympathetic with Sherwood Street residents, "water runs downhill," Miller said.
"We are trying to fix something that was broken 40 years ago," he said.
Miller suggested referring the problem to the city's new stormwater utility to see if staff could engineer a better solution, possibly funded by the city's new stormwater fee.
Blackwell said the city should try to allow renovation of the apartments and improve the stormwater situation at the same time.
"It's a real problem, and I don't like just sweeping it under the rug," agreed Alexander.
Woodson asked City Manager Doug Paris to look into the issue and see what can be done.
Kennedy said he would not penalize Urquhart by requiring stormwater changes or making him wait longer for a rezoning he needs to apply for tax credits.
"If we had zoned the property correctly, he would not be here today," Kennedy said.
The rezoning passed 4-1, with Alexander voting no.
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General: What are your thoughts on the Republican presidential candidates' policy positions? Which issues would you like the Republican candidates to address as this nominating process continues?
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It hardly matters what they say! No modern republican has spoken for the working class and/or for most Americans since the 19th century...and it was to preserve the Union, not average people, even then. Democrats have done the better work!
Connie Lobur
None of the Republican wannabes are acceptable on any level to me. They all are part of the social and fiscal reactionary element of the party and stand against everything I think is needed and good for the society. From our perspective they are fronts for the most reactionary elements in the society and I think would turn this country further towards the 19th Century with all the benefits for the richest people and only exploitation and misery for the economically insecure. I think that the media is doing us a big disservice in focusing so exclusively on these so-called races.
Dr Paul G Shane
Right to work laws really means right to work for less for everyone. These new laws are really awful. They will make the rich-richer and the poor-poorer. Republican's should check out the facts and stop lying about these laws. They are misleading people. They should concentrate on how they can help out the unemployed. They should also concentrate on bringing back our jobs to the US.
mary Yonkers
Explain exactly why you have consistently supported policies, such as right to work laws, that are specifically designed to undermine workers' rights to unionize?
Harold Buttitta
What's the recommendation of AFT's leadership for members registered as Republicans or who live in states without permanent party registration (where all voters can vote in Republican primaries). /// Four choices: // 1. Vote for the Republican who comes closest to what you like or stands most likelihood of listening. // 2. Vote for the Republican who stands the least likelihood of winning the general election. // 3. Change registration to Democrat (and thus, in some jurisdictions, disenfranchise oneself from the only local elections that matter). // 4. Don't vote. /// Which choice does the leadership recommend?
David Ramsey
If we want the candidates to address the jobs issue, they don't have to look any farther than this item gleaned from wikipedia: Some of the most compelling arguments come from analysis of the data. Northwestern University economist Thomas Holmes, now at University of Minnesota, "compared counties close to the border between states with and without right-to-work laws (thereby holding constant an array of factors related to geography and climate). He found that the cumulative growth of employment in manufacturing in the right-to-work states was 26 percentage points greater than that in the non-right-to-work states." [6]
Paul Killian
- Right to Work - is WRONG! - Why aren't you mentioning Children and Education Equity in our United States.
Cynthia DeNardis
I am a former Republiban that has become completely disgusted with the tenor and direction of the GOP in the last 12 years. I voted for Obama, and will again. The GOP is out of touch with the middle class, the people whose labor has built this country, and the corruption of money has accelerated the detachment. In FL, the legislators should by now, realize that we as voters are fed up and willing to get active in getting rid of them. As for Congress, my member, Connie Mack has been a joke. Now he wants to run for the Senate. A clown still riding daddy's coatails. He is not alone, and that's got to change.
Steve Pricer
I wonder if they would be as supportive if they had to work under the right to work that they so embrace. Gentlemen, I support the right to VOTE OUT Congresspersons and candidates that support not creating jobs and who support protecting their rich friends at the cost of the middle class.
S Rod
All of the Republican presidential candidates' policy positions on jobs is an oxymoron. They say that they are going to create all of these good jobs for Americans, yet they endorse "right to work" which lowers the income structures for public employees. I wonder if they would endorse lowering the minimum wage so that "businesses can better afford to hire new workers?" My other big issue is affordable healthcare for ALL. One of the things that they spout against the Obama Healthcare legislation is that people "won't get to choose their own doctors." On current healthcare plans you are limited to the doctors on the plan.
Anna Marie Garrett
What will you do to shorten the electoral process to avoid the excess of spending and the spewing of negative ads so that even the winner looks like a loser? Until the process changes,some outstanding candidates won't run for office.
Marilyn Disbrow


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- Amy Winn
- Clementon, NJ
- United States
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Why is it that other people's behavior bothers us?
Today I witnessed a young mom with two small children and one on the way smoking a cigarette and it bothered me. So I am asking the question why, and does that bother you too?
We have all seen the disapproving glances that are given to someone with lots of tattoos or piercings by someone that has none. We have all seen drivers that are paying attention to anything but the road, and we shake our heads in frustration. We watch our neighbors spend money on beer when their kids have holes in their shoes, and get a knot in our stomach over it. But these issues do not involve our lives, our money or our decisions, so why do we care? Everyone says "butt out", or "it's not your business", and at the same time I keep hearing that phrase "It takes a village to raise a child."
So, folks, which is it, does it take a village, or do we mind our own business? When do we speak up and when do we stand back, and how do we control feeling torn apart when other peoples' behavior bothers us?
Feel free to share what bothers you, whether or not you did anything about it, what exactly you did, and if you believe that it made a difference.
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2006 Honda CR-V
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Bottom Line:
Thoughtfully designed CR-V remains one of best compact sport-utility vehicles.
The Honda CR-V provides nearly everything most people want in a compact sport-utility vehicle, despite a few annoying flaws.
The CR-V was one of the first car-like SUVs when introduced for 1997. It likely would be called a "crossover" vehicle if it arrived for 2006 because it has crossover features such as a convenient size, roomy interior and car-like ride and handling.
The reasonably handsome CR-V comes in entry level LX trim with front- or all-wheel drive. The midrange EX and top-line SE versions have all-wheel drive, although there's no low-range gearing for serious off-road driving.
List prices are up slightly for 2006, ranging from $20,395 to $25,450. But proven reliability should help the CR-V continue to have high resale value.
The sophisticated 2.4-liter 4-cylinder engine generates 156 horsepower, but competitors such as the Ford Escape offer a quieter, smoother V6. The CR-V engine has enough punch for lively in-town use, but highway performance is just average partly because this SUV is rather heavy with its long list of standard features.
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The EX adds a power sunroof, an in-dash 6-disc CD changer, steering wheel radio controls and alloy wheels. The SE adds leather upholstery, heated front seats and heated mirrors.
While it's no highway tiger for maneuvers such as passing, the CR-V is an easy open-road cruiser once up to speed. The tachometer reads a relaxed 2300 rpm at 70 mph with the responsive 5-speed automatic transmission. A 5-speed manual gearbox is offered, but only for the LX.
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Estimated fuel economy is 21-23 mpg in the city and 26-29 on the highway. Regular grade gasoline can be used.
Notable Safety Features
The CR-V has fairly large 16-inch wheels, but the moderately wide 65-series tires are more for ride comfort than flat cornering. Those tires and an all-independent suspension provide a supple ride. There's marked body lean when the CR-V is driven rapidly through curves, but it has generally nimble handling and is stable at higher speeds.
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A low floor and wide door openings make it easy to slip into the CR-V. Occupants sit high in the nicely designed cockpit, which is airy and plenty roomy for four tall adults. The back seat slides fore and aft a lot for more legroom. However, there's noticeable wind and road noise above 70 mph.
The front seats provide good side and thigh support, and gauges can be quickly read. Audio controls are placed high for easy use, and the climate control system has unusually large controls—although some occupants may feel they are positioned too low.
Small storage pockets are in all doors, and the dashboard has two moderately large storage bins with covers for such objects as cell phones and cameras.
A flip-up tray with dual cupholders is between the front seats, and a third cupholder pops out from the center of the dashboard.
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The CR-V should at least offer an optional V6 engine, but is above-average in most respects.
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- Ellen Feig
- Yonkers, NY
- United States
Professor, Bergen Community College
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Can one teach young people to be moral? Is morality something that must be taught in the home? Is it innate?
Currently I am working on a professional development platform focused on teaching college students ethics and morality. Young people seem to be incredibly disengaged from others, have little sense of what it means to be moral, gracious or ethical and don't care. How can we teach morality or is it something that is innate?
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Jan 26 2013: yes morality is innate, there have been many studies that show that even animals have morals, and most of them are connected with society, in that when you behave morally you will not be ostracized from the group and have to fend for yourself. there was an interesting bbc documentary quite a few years back no (sorry don't remember the title) that examined the flaws of game theory. basically in a single encounter sure you're likely to get more from acting in your own interest, but in a society where interactions tend rarely to be once off (and even if they are there's also your reputation from previous one-off interactions) both parties come out ahead when both parties play nice. they also found that punishing those who do not play nice leads to great sharing and increased future benefits for the one punished, as well as the 'victim'.
that said we have the potential for both - ie were are innately moral but we also innately try to get the upper hand, and children need lessons in that regard, to reinforce that their innate feelings of fairness get followed while the innate urge to try to get away with having more is understood to be self-defeating.
Jan 26 2013: Very interesting re: game theory as I was of the belief that games (and competition) teach one to further their own interest rather than the interest of the whole. Having just spent some time reading about the conflict in Sudan, there are some strong global examples of the immorality that comes from acting to further one's objectives while ignoring the needs of the group.
Jan 27 2013: Game theory actual includes consideration of games in which there are repeated interactions as well as games in which the best outcome is achieved only if the parties recognize and act on their mutual interests. There are zero sum games in which every win is paired with a loss, but there are also games that are not zero sum.
Jan 27 2013: "Very interesting re: game theory as I was of the belief that games (and competition) teach one to further their own interest rather than the interest of the whole."
Depends upon the type of game such as win/lose , win/win, or lose/lose. Chess - self (individual) versus other (individual), war - us (ingroup) versus them (outgroup). We tend to define our morality in terms of the "whole" or "other" by our ingroup such as self, family, friends, town, tribe, city, state, country, and mankind. As ingroup gets larger, the activation of our emotional brain (limbic) tends to decrease or becomes completely inactive because we were designed to be local by evolution. However, culture can accentuate ingroup/outgroup differences and can lead to the "other" being defined as stupid, lazy, evil, etc. (limbic) or maybe we are just "ignoring the needs of the group" (apathy, nonlimbic). Isn't that all of us, Ellen? Thanks for letting me respond to your thoughts.
Jan 27 2013: chess only if you go for a single game though. you start a league where multiple interactions are likely and cooperation is likely to spontaneously appear. it even happened during the first world war, confounding the generals as peace was breaking out along the front, with soldiers deliberately missing and warning the other side before they sent off artillery.
agree with you about the group/other, as does steven pinker evidently as he lists the increasing size of our groups as one of the 4 possible reasons as to why violence has been steadily declining for millenia. mark twain also seems to agree as he said "Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness".
Jan 28 2013: Thanks Ben. Great points regarding multiple interactions leading to cooperation. Regarding group/other, I was actually taking a more pessimistic view of our chances for a more peaceful world because of our evolutionary limitations. However, after watching Pinker's talk on TED, I realize he makes a strong case for the decline in the rate of violence because of technology, increased standards of living, and trade which increases the size of our ingroup. However, couldn't one make the case that technology has amplified both the power and accessibility of weapons that can destroy so therefore even though the rate of violence has decreased historically the probability of a catastrophic event has increased?
Jan 28 2013: i see what you mean in that 1 person could have a much larger effect than in the past, however the repercussions have also grown. if there was a catastrophic event the perpetrator would have nowhere to go these days, so even if a strong party such as a state approved of the action, they wouldn't be able to actually give support because it would be known and they'd suffer all manner of boycotts and other forms of lashback. recently the bank UBS chose just to pay nearly $2 billion (not million!) in fines over their libor scam rather than contest them, my guess is that this is because they know they'd lose a lot more if their practices became more widely known. with elections too back in the day you only ever had to give the impression of being decent when your picture was being taken, but nowadays there are recorders behind every vase to catch you in the act before you get the chance to do anything heinous.
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The story of the deplorable conditions that returning veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan faced at Walter Reed Army Medical Center made national news and captured the coveted Pulitzer Public Service Award for The Washington Post.
Post reporters Dana Priest and Anne Hull described how they uncovered the story in a discussion that included Roy Harris Jr., author of "Pulitzer's Gold: Behind the Prize for Public Service Journalism."
Priest and Hull's styles complemented each other in the course of reporting and writing their series.
"It's not just an investigative story about government, it's about people's lives," Priest said. "I can spend forever with a government person, trying to get them to tell me the secrets of what they do at work, and Anne does the same thing with people and gets them to describe their own lives."
The two reporters spent months learning firsthand about the wounded soldiers' living quarters and troubles dealing with bureaucracy.
"We wanted to see everything with our own eyes. We wanted an eyewitness account of every allegation," Hull said. "You need to see what's happening."
Harris explained that the public service award often goes to journalism that not only reveals problems but also effects change.
"In the Walter Reed case, clearly the exposure of these … cataclysmic problems at this institution, the fact that it was finally exposed was a huge public service," he said, "and at the end of that, there were actually reforms made and people ousted from their positions."
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