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/*
    编辑器构造函数
*/

import $ from '../util/dom-core.js'
import _config from '../config.js'
import Menus from '../menus/index.js'
import Text from '../text/index.js'
import Command from '../command/index.js'
import selectionAPI from '../selection/index.js'
import UploadImg from './upload/upload-img.js'
import { arrForEach, objForEach } from '../util/util.js'
import { getRandom } from '../util/util.js'

// id,累加
let editorId = 1

// 构造函数
function Editor(toolbarSelector, textSelector) {
    if (toolbarSelector == null) {
        // 没有传入任何参数,报错
        throw new Error('错误:初始化编辑器时候未传入任何参数,请查阅文档')
    }
    // id,用以区分单个页面不同的编辑器对象
    this.id = 'wangEditor-' + editorId++

    this.toolbarSelector = toolbarSelector
    this.textSelector = textSelector

    // 自定义配置
    this.customConfig = {}
}

// 修改原型
Editor.prototype = {
    constructor: Editor,

    // 初始化配置
    _initConfig: function () {
        // _config 是默认配置,this.customConfig 是用户自定义配置,将它们 merge 之后再赋值
        let target = {}
        this.config = Object.assign(target, _config, this.customConfig)

        // 将语言配置,生成正则表达式
        const langConfig = this.config.lang || {}
        const langArgs = []
        objForEach(langConfig, (key, val) => {
            // key 即需要生成正则表达式的规则,如"插入链接"
            // val 即需要被替换成的语言,如"insert link"
            langArgs.push({
                reg: new RegExp(key, 'img'),
                val: val

            })
        })
        this.config.langArgs = langArgs
    },

    // 初始化 DOM
    _initDom: function () {
        const toolbarSelector = this.toolbarSelector
        const $toolbarSelector = $(toolbarSelector)
        const textSelector = this.textSelector

        const config = this.config
        const zIndex = config.zIndex

        // 定义变量
        let $toolbarElem, $textContainerElem, $textElem, $children

        if (textSelector == null) {
            // 只传入一个参数,即是容器的选择器或元素,toolbar 和 text 的元素自行创建
            $toolbarElem = $('

')
            $textContainerElem = $('

')

            // 将编辑器区域原有的内容,暂存起来
            $children = $toolbarSelector.children()

            // 添加到 DOM 结构中
            $toolbarSelector.append($toolbarElem).append($textContainerElem)

            // 自行创建的,需要配置默认的样式
            $toolbarElem.css('background-color', '#f1f1f1')
                            .css('border', '1px solid #ccc')
            $textContainerElem.css('border', '1px solid #ccc')
                            .css('border-top', 'none')
                            .css('height', '300px')
        } else {
            // toolbar 和 text 的选择器都有值,记录属性
            $toolbarElem = $toolbarSelector
            $textContainerElem = $(textSelector)
            // 将编辑器区域原有的内容,暂存起来
            $children = $textContainerElem.children()
        }

        // 编辑区域
        $textElem = $('

')
        $textElem.attr('contenteditable', 'true')
                .css('width', '100%')
                .css('height', '100%')

        // 初始化编辑区域内容
        if ($children && $children.length) {
            $textElem.append($children)
        } else {
            $textElem.append($('

'))
        }

        // 编辑区域加入DOM
        $textContainerElem.append($textElem)

        // 设置通用的 class
        $toolbarElem.addClass('w-e-toolbar')
        $textContainerElem.addClass('w-e-text-container')
        $textContainerElem.css('z-index', zIndex)
        $textElem.addClass('w-e-text')

        // 添加 ID
        const toolbarElemId = getRandom('toolbar-elem')
        $toolbarElem.attr('id', toolbarElemId)
        const textElemId = getRandom('text-elem')
        $textElem.attr('id', textElemId)

        // 记录属性
        this.$toolbarElem = $toolbarElem
        this.$textContainerElem = $textContainerElem
        this.$textElem = $textElem
        this.toolbarElemId = toolbarElemId
        this.textElemId = textElemId

        // 绑定 onchange
        $textContainerElem.on('click keyup', () => {
            this.change &&  this.change()
        })
        $toolbarElem.on('click', function () {
            this.change &&  this.change()
        })
    },

    // 封装 command
    _initCommand: function () {
        this.cmd = new Command(this)
    },

    // 封装 selection range API
    _initSelectionAPI: function () {
        this.selection = new selectionAPI(this)
    },

    // 添加图片上传
    _initUploadImg: function () {
        this.uploadImg = new UploadImg(this)
    },

    // 初始化菜单
    _initMenus: function () {
        this.menus = new Menus(this)
        this.menus.init()
    },

    // 添加 text 区域
    _initText: function () {
        this.txt = new Text(this)
        this.txt.init()
    },

    // 初始化选区,将光标定位到内容尾部
    initSelection: function (newLine) {
        const $textElem = this.$textElem
        const $children = $textElem.children()
        if (!$children.length) {
            // 如果编辑器区域无内容,添加一个空行,重新设置选区
            $textElem.append($('

'))
            this.initSelection()
            return
        }

        const $last = $children.last()

        if (newLine) {
            // 新增一个空行
            const html = $last.html().toLowerCase()
            const nodeName = $last.getNodeName()
            if ((html !== '
' && html !== '
') || nodeName !== 'P') {
                // 最后一个元素不是

,添加一个空行,重新设置选区
                $textElem.append($('

'))
                this.initSelection()
                return
            }
        }

        this.selection.createRangeByElem($last, false, true)
        this.selection.restoreSelection()
    },

    // 绑定事件
    _bindEvent: function () {
        // -------- 绑定 onchange 事件 --------
        let onChangeTimeoutId = 0
        let beforeChangeHtml = this.txt.html()
        const config = this.config
        const onchange = config.onchange
        if (onchange && typeof onchange === 'function'){
            // 触发 change 的有三个场景:
            // 1. $textContainerElem.on('click keyup')
            // 2. $toolbarElem.on('click')
            // 3. editor.cmd.do()
            this.change = function () {
                // 判断是否有变化
                const currentHtml = this.txt.html()
                if (currentHtml.length === beforeChangeHtml.length) {
                    return
                }

                // 执行,使用节流
                if (onChangeTimeoutId) {
                    clearTimeout(onChangeTimeoutId)
                }
                onChangeTimeoutId = setTimeout(() => {
                    // 触发配置的 onchange 函数
                    onchange(currentHtml)
                    beforeChangeHtml = currentHtml
                }, 200)
            }
        }
    },

    // 创建编辑器
    create: function () {
        // 初始化配置信息
        this._initConfig()

        // 初始化 DOM
        this._initDom()

        // 封装 command API
        this._initCommand()

        // 封装 selection range API
        this._initSelectionAPI()

        // 添加 text
        this._initText()

        // 初始化菜单
        this._initMenus()

        // 添加 图片上传
        this._initUploadImg()

        // 初始化选区,将光标定位到内容尾部
        this.initSelection(true)

        // 绑定事件
        this._bindEvent()
    }
}

export default Editor


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Buin is a city and commune of Chile, in the Maipo Province, Metropolitan Region of Santiago, which forms part of Greater Santiago. It is a city composed of the towns of Maipo, Viluco, Linderos, Valdivia de Paine, Alto Jahuel, Los Guindos and El Recurso. Buin is located about  south of Santiago in the Maipo Valley wine region.

Demographics
According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Buin spans an area of  and has 63,419 inhabitants (31,440 men and 31,979 women). Of these, 53,506 (84.4%) lived in urban areas and 9,913 (15.6%) in rural areas. The population grew by 20.1% (10,627 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.

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As a commune, Buin is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a municipal council, headed by an alcalde who is directly elected every four years. The 2012-2016 alcalde is Ángel Bozán Ramos (IND). The communal council has the following members:
 Patricio Silva Gonzalez (PPD)
 Hernán Henriquez Parrao (PRSD)
 Miguel Araya Lobos (UDI)
 Ramon Calderón Hormazábal (PDC)
 Sandra Meneses Tapia (PPD)
 Nicolás Romo Contreras (UDI)

Within the electoral divisions of Chile, Buin is represented in the Chamber of Deputies by Ramón Farías (PPD) and José Antonio Kast (UDI) as part of the 30th electoral district, (together with San Bernardo, Paine and Calera de Tango). The commune is represented in the Senate by Guido Girardi Lavín (PPD) and Jovino Novoa Vásquez (UDI) as part of the 7th senatorial constituency (Santiago-West).

References

External links
  Official site of City of Buin
  Second site of Buin

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Populated places in Maipo Province
1844 establishments in Chile

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April 13, 2013 By JimmyG Leave a Comment
Senior police and politicians are meeting tonight to finalise details for the funeral of former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher after fears surfaced that the procession would be disrupted by parties celebrating her death…
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/police-fear-death-parties-will-disrupt-margaret-thatchers-funeral-procession-8568710.html
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Senior Editor, Huffington Post College
05/01/2013 06:09pm EDT | Updated May 2, 2013
Cammie DeCastro, principal of the Pine Eagle Charter School in Halfway, Ore., admits that the plan she had to protect her school from an armed gunman is in tatters after two masked men stormed in and appeared to open fire on a meeting room full of teachers last Friday, The Oregonian reports.
Luckily, the bullets were blanks, the gunmen were school staffers, students were not in the building that day, and the whole thing was a drill. But the teachers were surprised.
If the exercise had been real, teacher Morgan Gover told the newspaper, only two of her colleagues would have survived. She said she was "shot" several times in the back and chest.
Pine Eagle Charter's drill is similar to that of other schools across the country, conducted with perhaps greater urgency in the wake of the recent Sandy Hook massacre. While a national debate raged over gun control and whether teachers should arm themselves, a man stood in a hallway of Cary-Grove High School in Chicago on Jan. 30, firing blanks from a starter pistol as teachers scrambled to secure their rooms and students ducked under their desks, according to FOX 32. NPR member station KLCC reported that helicopters were going to land outside Elmira High School in Oregon to transport fake victims of an active-shooter drill scheduled for April 27.
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Cary-Grove parent Kelly Wright told FOX 32 that the school's "code red" drill is too much. "I think they can hold a drill without doing that. I think that there is going to be a lot of emotional trauma with the kids," she said.
School officials, however, have defended their drills, arguing that high-stress tests can more accurately identify flaws in emergency response plans.
Jeff Puma, a spokesman for the school district overseeing Cary-Grove, told the news station that kids should know what live rounds sound like so they can respond appropriately if a real shooter ever shows up.
For DeCastro, fake was real enough, according to The Oregonian, and the drill convinced her that prior drills had been insufficient.
"For us not to know how we were going to respond is leaving us open," she told the newspaper.
CORRECTION: An earlier version of this article said shots fired in Pine Eagle Charter School's drill were rubber bullets.
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"I Did Everything I Could To Bring Everybody Home": An Attack Helicopter Pilot In Vietnam
Stephen C. Darrah
MAJ(R) Stephen C. Darrah graduated from West Point in 1965 and commissioned into the Infantry. After several years at Fort Campbell in the 101st Airborne Division, he transferred to aviation and deployed to Vietnam as a pilot, where he served two tours as a gunship platoon leader and assistant Operations Officer in D Company, 229th Assault Helicopter Battalion, and as the Executive Officer of C Troop, 2/17 Cavalry. In this interview, Steve Darrah talks about his time at West Point, his experiences playing squash and tennis, and one of his early mentors. He describes his decision to switch from Infantry to Aviation and the armament common to the type of gunship he flew. He provides examples of the types of missions he flew, including "Firefly Missions," and explains the differences between UH-1B & C Huey model gunships and the AH-1G Cobra gunships. He then discusses several operations supporting Long Range Reconnaissance Patrols and Special Forces missions, along with flying through heavy anti-aircraft fire in the A Shau Valley. He concludes the interview by comparing his first tour with his second tour and subsequent assignments, ending with observations about his career.
topics War in the Air Wartime Decisions USMA 1965 Army Athletics Leadership
interviewer Fredric Laughlin
date 11 April 16
name Stephen C. Darrah
service Infantry / Aviation
unit D Co, 229th Assault Helicopter Battalion, 1st CAV / C Trp, 2/17th CAV, 101st ABN
Thomas S. Abraham Jr.
"When You Get Tired Of Losing, You'll Start Winning": Success At West Point, In The Army, And In Business
Frederick R. Grates
"My Life Is A Series Of Happy Incidents": Memories Of A Dustoff Pilot
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Not My Will, But The Army's: Three Decades of Service to the Nation


What to make of auspicious and inauspicious omens?
NOW I WILL REVEAL TO YOU THE EFFECTS of various dreams. Normally a disciple could have supremely auspicious visions in dreams during the night prior to the performance of an initiation or any other special ritual. If such dream occurs in the first quarter of the night, the disciple would reap its benefit within one year. If it occurs in the second quarter of the night, the effect of the dream would materialize within six months. If it occurs in the third quarter of the night, the effect of the dream would be seen within one month. If the dream occurs in the fourth quarter of the night, its effect would manifest immediately. There is no doubt about such occurrence of the effects of dreams.
The radiant and resplendent Sun; the Moon enclosed by stars; fire blazing forth, nourished by daily oblations; shining lamps with exceeding brilliance; mother, father, wife, sons or daughters; good-hearted persons—if these are seen by the disciple in his dream, then he will attain inexhaustible wealth. It is specifically good to see in a dream the capturing of cows, lions and elephants of the enemy in a battlefield. Studying the Vedas and the Agamas; being smeared with food; the sprouting of grass or a tree from one's navel; holding flower; water and the tips of kusha-grass; being smeared with the unguent of white sandal; being attired in white cloth; seeing a brahmin and hearing his words of blessings; seeing white fruits, a hand-held fan, flag, or an umbrella made of lotus flowers and leaves; seeing a mirror studded with diamonds; witnessing light, cowrie, weapons, lotus-shaped insignia, pure water, brilliant gold; conversing with the nation's leader—these experiences are conducive to the attainment of auspicious benefits.
Seeing the following in a dream would result in inauspicious effects: seeing trees with red flowers; an outcaste; a fowler; the eating of well-cooked meat and sesame and the drinking of blood; dancing; marriage; singing; playing music with non-string instruments; plunging into a stream; taking a bath with cow dung and cow urine or with a muddy substance; lying on the stomach of one's mother; climbing over a funeral pyre; lightning and thunder; the setting sun, moon and stars; occurrence of portentous phenomenon in distant space; middle space and earth; wrath of the devas, brahmins, king and the guru; embracing young ladies; one's own body being tortured; being purgative; vomiting; proceeding towards the southern direction; being highly affected by disease; the house falling down; cleaning the house; being seized and tormented by ghosts, demons and other cruel spirits; being seized by monkeys or men; being disrespected by others; outburst of mental worry due to that disrespect; being dressed in ochre cloth; being smeared with oil; drinking; plunging.
If a person sees in his dream a Deity, a brahmin, ancestor, yogi or king who is revealing messages to him, whatever has been told by them would actually materialize.
Usually, the dreams manifest indicating the auspicious benefits or inauspicious effects according to the mature state of one's own karmic fruits. These dreams are viewed as the indicating factors of auspicious or inauspicious nature of the near future. Such dreams occur of their own accord; they do not manifest "from" the stored karmas of a person.
Dreams occur in two ways—as related to the future events and as related to the concentrated thought of person. If a person continuously thinks of an object already experienced or to be experienced by him and goes to sleep with same concentration, that object would manifest in his dream. For such dreams which occur as related to the concentrated thought, there is no need for the performance of any rite.
There are some unusual or abnormal appearances or events—such as a lion appearing with two heads, winged horses, mountains dashing against each other, riding on two-headed or winged animals—which would occur in dreams. It is such dreams that synchronize with one's own future events and indicate the inauspiciousness or auspiciousness of the future events of his life. Such unusual events may actually modify or affect the future events of a person.
In this Agama, various dreams have been spoken of only to enable the disciple (sadhaka) to construe in a general way the good or bad nature of the events which are to occur in near future. They have not been spoken of with the intention of alarming him.
The auspicious or inauspicious dreams seen by the disciple are equally based on the important future events of his life. Various dreams mentioned here are true as far as the effects are concerned, because they are related to the happenings of the future. Dreams which indicate inauspiciousness should be appeased. Such appeasement would minimize the severity of future events. But the dreams remain without being falsified; the nature of being the real indicators of the future is not altered. It could be seen by the actual occurrences of the future events, if appeasing rites are not performed.
DR. S. P. SABHARATHNAM SIVACHARYAR, of the Adi Saiva priest lineage, is an expert in ancient Tamil and Sanskrit, specializing in the Vedas, Agamas and Shilpa Shastras. This excerpt is from his recent translation of the Uttara Kamika Agama.


And it's time for yours.
Mom, you're messing up my mane!
It better not be anyplace dumb.
So, where is this really cool place?
- Around the water hole.
I'll show you when we get there.
Mom, can I go with Simba?
What do you think, Sarabi?
As long as Zazu goes with you.
the sooner we can leave.
So, where are we really going?
J ust look at you two.
what with your being betrothed and all.
I can't marry her. She's my friend.
Yeah, it'd be so weird.
It's a tradition going back generations.
that'll be the first thing to go.
- Not so long as I'm around.
- Well, in that case, you're fired.
N ice try, but only the king can do that.
Yeah, so you have to do what I tell you.
a pretty pathetic king, indeed.
-No one sayin', "Do this"
-No one saying, "Be there"
-No one sayin', "Stop that"
-No one sayin', "See here"


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Addressing the Vad Lee situation
Thread starter Eric
southernhive
Jolly Good Fellow
bke1984 said:
Not exactly the same though. GOL left Tech after the '91 season and returned as D-coordinator in the '94 season. It's not like he was completely absent from the program. Based on what I've seen in the world of recruiting, I would have to assume that he helped recruit many of the players that were on the '94 team, and had already been in contact with many of the players he signed in the few years to follow. That gives him a bit of a leg up on anyone new coming in.
Chan was a good recruiter, but I'm hesitant to say he was great. It's not like we were signing top 20 classes every year, he just happened to land some big-time players in there...but if you look back, most of those NFL guys were not top-tier prospects coming out of high school. Look back at the 2002, 2003, and 2004 classes on Rivals. Clavin was a 4-star, not a 5, and he turned out the be one of the greatest to ever play here...look at the other 4-star guys from those classes though...did any of them go to the NFL?
The truth of the matter is that outside of the 2007 class, most of our NFL talent did not arrive at Tech with many expectations of getting to that level.
To this point, Paul's recruiting classes have not produced great results...I have to agree. However, 2011 and 2012 are basically the results of his first two classes. If we're going to give Paul credit for winning seasons in '08 and '09 with recruits that Chan signed in his 6th year as coach, shouldn't we give Paul's sixth year recruiting class a chance for the same success?
As mentioned in a previous post, coaching changes hurts recruiting. Changing coaches right now would hurt our classes over the next few seasons, but perhaps another coach would come in and win with the 6th and 7th year classes of PJ...then a few years later you might hear: "Yeah, but he's winning with Paul Johnson's recruits."
Roof will help get some studs on defense. Coupling that with the changes to the recruiting staff, let's just give it a few more years and see how it pans out with the recruiting classes he's pulled and is continuing to pull after his first two seasons.
Excellent post. I had not thought of GOL being here in the Bobby Ross era, but that definitely gives him a head start on recruiting. Plus, recruting at GT has changed since GOL left.
wuzjrbuzz said:
Yep, it was either change the offense to suit Vad's skillset, or find a QB that can run the option. Otherwise, it would be more of the same. This transfer is not a surprise at all, and a reason for some optimism.
Agree didnt think he would ever come to tech either after all he was spread qb in NC and had over 5000 passing yds..Hope he does well.
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Rodney Kent said:
O'Leary's defenses were horrible! If he did not have the Fridge to bail him out on offense, his record would be on the negative side of Hades. I often used the phrase in favor of the Fridge, "He aint my brother, he is just heavy". I am sure you remember me using that phrase on the Hive. I and most others liked the Fridge, but GOL was not the catalyst for winning, it was the Fridge. Now, I am glad GOL is winning at UCF, and I hope he continues, but I never want him back at Tech.
WEll we did do some good things with GOL on defense.We certainly rushed the passer with more speed than now and we were not that bad vs the run but......and I agree..........a noodle limbed qb with a slow footed pass reciver would eat our lunch.I still remember Clemson and its third and 18 etc and tghey throw the ball and complete it.I also agree I think that Ralph is and was then best OC in the country..we ran everything it seems and man was it exciting to watch.....Naw GOL is looking at retirement and heading to Lake Oconee when that comes.
CuseJacket said:
Vad Lee was not considered a passing QB out of HS. That is revisionist history. He was a dual threat QB and not a highly recruited one at that. He had only a handful of high major QB offers. And I don't recall a single post on any boards questioning CPJ's decision to recruit Vad.
No one considered Vad incapable of adapting to CPJ's offense until this year. The results on the field in 2013 (i.e., not 2011 or 2012) proved it didn't work out. But it's not fair to state that he had a magical arm that was underutilized. That is completely conjecture and there is no proof one way or the other at this point.
Not to belabor the point but many of us on the other board that is now not working wondered about his ability to take punishment since at that time he was tall and kind of thin.He did have several good years throwing the ball in HS according to NC guys on the board...that may or may not be true.
runnerbuzz said:
First post but felt compelled to do so. Some people on here are ridiculous.
1. CPJ is not a liar. Any ability to pass in this offense is predicated on the run, period. Vad could not run the option effectively. I'm sure CPJ assumed as any of you would have that a very smart and very athletic hs qb could come in and learn the option stuff. Would you rather he recruit a raw athlete and teach him how to pass or a athletic qb and teach him how to run? If VL had picked up the option he would have passed more in this offense based on what the defense gave us. We were never going to become a pass-first team and you can be sure he never promised that.
2. 50% completion percentage in this offense would be damn good. What percentage of passes in this offense are greater than 10yds? 15yds? Hint, it's a lot. Take a look at the following stats for the top qbs in the ncaa this year. Anything jump out at you? For the lazy, I'll summarize: Qbs with gaudy completion stats throw a lot of passes less than 10yds. VL made some great throws this season. He's a good qb, but he never bought in to this offense. And he was in way too many obvious passing situations. http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/2244447/QBCompletion.jpg
3. Our OL is above average. Any ability to run in this offense is predicated on making the right reads, period. OL was definitely not great but for what we need them to do I thought they did a good job. You can make arguments about Sewak, false starts, etc but honestly the players there weren't the issue. No, they're not great in pass blocking or picking up blitzers in obvious passing situations but I'm not sure we can reasonably expect that. It was obvious the offense had bigger issues than the OL.
Looking forward to next season. Wish Vad success wherever he goes. He's a good kid.
I agree with you doubt Vad was going to set world afire and start AIR TECH but PJ probably wanted a guy who could run and throw and if we looked closely at the clipping PJ sort of said that Vad had trouble picking up the option system.Line wise we dont pass protect and that hurts since a loss and our run game sets up third and long etc but hey you don't make the right reads and this offense and others dies a painful death.We just got too predictable this year on offense and without Godhigh coming through we would have been alot worse in my humble opinion.
MacDaddy2
San Somewhere
gtdrew said:
You're wrong. You don't need a team laden with future NFL players to rise above 6-6. I venture to guess that no more than 2-3 players from this year's Duke team will end up pros, and they went 10-2. Conversely, UNC, a roster swelling with NFL talent, had a worse season than we did. x/o's are just as important, and anyone who says otherwise is plain wrong. Sorry you don't like it, but it doesn't make it less true.
We will simply agree to disagree while both cheering for the Jackets. For me, I want a program that is more than the occasional fluke 10-2 (Duke) or the consistent 7-5, 6-6 (Ga Tech). 1-15 against the big four ( Miami, VT, Clemson and ugag) over the past four years is enough for me. Will never pull against GT but the Triple Option will not work against better teams without NFL talent.
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IronJacket7
awbuzz said:
Really??? you don't think we'd pass more if we did it well in practice? I'm hard pressed to think that's true. Passing for the sake of passing is senseless. If we are doing it well we'll continue to do it. There were may times when - under "normal" pressure - the ball was not thrown well by VL. Ex. 1st pass of the bowl game...
No. What I am saying is this is not a passing offensive scheme. A passing QB (i.e. VL) would be more successful in a scheme that is built around the passing game.
When Brian Bohannon was here he made the comment that VL had a knack for passing the football. The timing he had was a natural gift. In HS, Vad's passing statistics were indicative of a passing QB versus a scrambling QB.
I am simply saying Vad would be better suited for a passing concept offense as opposed to the flexbone. Hence the reason he is transferring. He has recognized where is talent would be of better use.
The scheme that CPJ runs is not a passing scheme. It has run and shoot principles but it is a run based offense. You know this. But I am not sure you are following what my point is.
Vad is only incapable of adapting because CPJ is unwilling to truly adapt this offense into what would be best suited for Vad.
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gtg936g
I think folks give Vad too much credit. I do not know many NFL caliber QBs that could not at least learn an option offense. I agree that it may not be the best use of his talent, as he is a better passer than an option QB. Vad was either incapable, or unwilling to learn the offense the other 10 guys on O could execute. That is what sunk this ship. To open up the CPJ offense for the pass, the TO has to at least be a teal threat.
CuseJacket
IronJacket7 said:
I think we're pretty much on the same page and are just splitting hairs. I agree Vad is not a good fit for CPJ's offense. He also wasn't a good fit for the expanded package out of the pistol or diamond. All of this was mostly decided after we saw the results, not prior to.
Good stuff on the Bohannon quotes. I hadn't heard that. I really don't know the context, but I feel like there's a good chance his comment on Vad's passing ability was relative to what we had on campus at the time. Or it was good recruiting/coach speak.
If Vad was truly a phenomenal passing QB he would have had plenty of passing QB offers to back it up. As it was he was recruited by us and only a few others as a dual threat with the potential of expanding the playbook if it worked.
MacDaddy2 said:
We didn't have a lot of NFL talent on offense in 2011 and were the #16 offense (football outsiders opponent adjusted, no garbage time) ranking. Heck, we were #22 in 2012 and #24 this year.
I agree with you that our records have not been good enough but the suggestion that the problem has been our offensive scheme doesn't make sense to me.
56JacketDE
GT Athlete
O'Leary's defenses were horrible! If he did not have the Fridge to bail him out on offense, his record would be on the negative side of Hades. I often used the phrase in favor of the Fridge, "He aint my brother, he is just heavy". I am sure you remember me using that phrase on the Hive. I and most others liked the Fridge, but GOL was not the catalyst for winning, it was the Fridge.
As a starter on one of those defenses I would have to say your remark wasn't always the case.
1998 Georgia game in Athens. I believe GT trailed 19-7 heading into the 4th quarter.
Georgia had 3 possessions in the 4th quarter. Georgia went 3 and out every series. If they get a couple first downs, change field position, and eat clock, think we'd a had time to win?
Funny how Oleary couldn't win without the fridge at GT yet wins consistently without him now. Our defense allowed us to finish 10-2 and #9 in the country in the final AP poll. We were also 2nd in the conference in sacks per game and set the NCAA record for returning 7 fumbles for touchdowns.
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I'm a big fan of O'Leary because he still hates Georgia, and he beat 'em.
@56JacketDE
Serious question: Do you have a feel for whether the current APR rules would have affected George's teams? Were there key guys who were not progressing toward graduation in four years?
The degree completion program was alive and well in during his era. People had to go to class and pass classes towards their degree. I'm sure creative solutions were reached but they were within the rules. GT has a narrow curriculum we know this.
I know y'all wont agree with me but the people I know now and knew there with chan never blamed the hill for not getting players, they blamed the recruiters... I won't name names but I would say that I was talking to the right people
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Georgia Tech Fan
Gonna miss Vad--he did as much as he could with the predictable play calling by PJ--that is the opponents defenses new what was coming there way from us
33jacket
AE 87 said:
I for one dont believe apr would have been and issue with GOL. U guys went to tech. U know how rigid our degrees were with prerequisites. Just by passing classes u progress enough to meet the standard.
I believe APR and flunkgate have been excuses to have harder restrictions. Even though flunkgate involved all sports and was a hill messup not a gtaa messup, the programs took the brunt of it.
56JacketDE said:
Thanks. FWIW, the current NCAA APR rules to which I was referring were put in place in 2004. I was just wondering. I was under the impression that the 10 football players of the 11 flunk-gate athletes came from GO'L's team, but I didn't know what the culture of the team was.
AND @33jacket
Thanks. My question was legitimately out of ignorance. I know when I was at Tech in the 80's it was possible to take classes that you didn't need to graduate or didn't further you toward graduation. If y'all are saying that 90+% of George's teams got their degrees or were on track to, that's great. Like I said, I'm ignorant on that. When I was at Tech, I don't think 50% of Freshman actually ended up getting their degrees.
Well I know we had good controls in the late 90s. I am not saying it was 90%, and APR doesn't ask for 90%...what I am saying is sure we still have electives, but the electives are part of the degree...and GOL was more on top of it than Chan was initially. That is for a fact. We had APR issues initially cuz of flunkgate etc...and from like 1991 to 1996 GT football was not in great position for graduating...it began to progress under george and I think had he stayed at tech for another 5 years it would not have been an issue
you have to analyze everything from where we come from. Like with a coach who takes over a zero win program vs 7 win. Well george also took over a zero win program in the W L column, but also poor academic performance and steadily improved it. That is far different than what Chan inherited or Paul both on the field and off.
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Matt E
33jacket said:
It is an absolute fact that GOL ran a much tighter ship than Chan when it came to class attendance. Checks from academic advisors decreased significantly when Chan started. Chan's approach was to "treat you like a man". O'Leary ruled with an iron fist but you cannot argue with the results.
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Big Quarterback Names Emerging from the Transfer Portal as Possibilities for Pitt
The question at first was will Pitt be looking to bring in a transfer quarterback to compete next season to replace Kenny Pickett.
Now, it is sounding as if the better question is which quarterback will that be?
Over the weekend, a couple more names have surfaced in Pitt's apparent search for a quarterback to add to their 2022 roster.
The original name to surface was Florida State transfer Chubba Purdy, who in fact took an official visit to Pitt last weekend.
Since that visit, things have been quiet as Purdy has kept details and future plans quiet.
Over the weekend, two new names surfaced with players from high profile programs. The big difference between these players and Purdy is the in-game experience that they'd bring.
The second name to be reported was Texas A&M quarterback Zach Calzada.
Calzada to Pitt (from what it looks like) is gonna be perfect for the guy! Can't wait to see what he does
— Barstool Texas A&M (@BarstoolTexasAM) December 18, 2021
Barstool Texas A&M reported on Saturday that "Zach Calzada will transfer to Pitt via the NCAA Transfer Portal."
Pittsburgh Sports Now has reached out to Calzada multiple times but haven't gotten a response.
Calzada (6-foot-4, 210 pounds) started the season as the backup to redshirt freshman Haynes King but that changed two games into the season as King suffered a season ending injury.
Calzada went on to start the final 10 games, the highlight of which was a 41-38 win over No. 1 Alabama. In that game, Calzada threw for 285 yards and 3 touchdowns. For the season, he threw for 2,185 yards, 17 touchdowns with a 56.3 completion percentage.
The native of Buford, Georgia was a member of Texas A&M's Class of 2019 and would have three seasons of athletic eligibility remaining.
The other interesting nugget comes from Chris Peak of Panther-lair, who reports that Calzada has recently made an unofficial visit to Pitt. Because it's the dead period, he wasn't able to be hosted by the Pitt coaches but he toured the campus and city on his own.
What a ride 🖤 pic.twitter.com/ydRnuM2e8e
— Zach Calzada (@ZachCalzada) December 13, 2021
The third name to be thrown around is one that's getting some steam and that's USC transfer Kedon Slovis.
Like with Calzada, a Barstool writer is saying Slovis will transfer to Pitt.
Kedon Slovis to Pitt.
Will be announced this week.
— Jack McGuire (@JackMacCFB) December 20, 2021
Slovis has a similar background to Calzada as he got an opportunity due to an injury. Back in 2019 as a true freshman, he stepped in for an injured JT Daniels and went on to throw for 3,502 yards, 30 touchdowns and was named PAC-12 Freshman of the Year.
During last season's COVID year, in 6 games, Slovis passed for 1,921 yards, 17 touchdowns and 7 interceptions. That performance got him named to the PAC-12 First Team.
Despite that success, Slovis fell into a quarterback rotation this season with freshman Jaxon Dart and finished 2021 with 2,153 yards, 11 touchdowns and eight interceptions.
Following the season, Slovis announced that he intended to transfer from USC. Slovis would have two seasons of athletic eligibility remaining.
One other interesting note about Slovis is that he has a familiarity with Pittsburgh and Pitt's campus because he reportedly dates Pitt women's soccer player Kate McCay.
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Does bringing in a transfer signal they don't have much confidence in any of Patti, Beville, and Yellen? If so….geez.
Wouldn't be surprised if one of them or none of them make it to Pitt. If it is the former, I've got to believe Yellen or Beville leaves.
COMPETITION! Nothing wrong with upgrading QB talent. Downside is 1 possibly 2 in the Current QB stable will be out Entering the portal.
And Round we go. Winning has advantages and on a personnel level, disadvantages.
Anything to upgrade the competition is a good thing for the program IMO.
Bring It!
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Amen!!! H2P!!!
Pitt Fan in White Oak
These are good transfer candidates because they have multiple years of eligibility remaining. Even if Patti isn't beat out, the transfer would either figure to start in 2023 or transfer out because Beville/Yarnell are better.
I'd would welcome a QB that beat Alabama
Katura Cassells
Beville is as good as any of these transfers they are considering. Getting Purdy would give Pitt two good starters.
Mark Recker
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Laughable. In 3 years, Slovis has thrown for 7,576 yards & 58 TD's. This season Calzada threw for 2,185 yards & 17 TD's. For his career Beville has thrown for 88 yards & 0 TD's.


Despite mythology, few Irish were transported for purely political offences. Some Irish belonging to secret societies, such as Whiteboyism or Ribbonism, were marginally political, and several United Irishmen and Defenders from the insurgency of the 1790s reached Tasmania. The leaders of the failed Young Ireland 1848 Rebellion obtained tickets-of-leave: William Smith O'Brien, John Martin, Kevin O'Doherty, John Mitchel, Thomas Meagher, Patrick O'Donohoe, Terence MacManus. The last four escaped to America, while their colleagues were pardoned and returned to Ireland. WP Dowling, a Young Irelander working with Chartists in London, remained in Tasmania as an artist and photographer. Seven humbler working men, transported after an attack on a police barracks at Cappoquin in 1849, worked their way through the convict system to relative freedom.
Further reading: R Davis & S Petrow (eds), Ireland & Tasmania 1848, Sydney & Hobart, 1998; R Davis, 'Unpublicised Young Ireland prisoners in Van Diemen's Land', THRAPP 38/3 & 4, 1991.


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The best thing about GMU is being close to DC. One thing I'd change would the parking lots..they get really overcrowded and the parking permits are expensive. But then again..so are all colleges. Mason is a good size..it has a huge student population but a smaller population living on campus which makes it more likely for you to see people you know daily. I spend most of my time on campus in the Johnson Center..the mall like designed center of campus where there's libraries, computers, and food. Fairfax isn't really a college town. School pride is growing..everyone loves the basketball team.
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The professors at Mason are all pretty cool. I work 30 hours a week and am taking 18 units and, although I stay busy, I'm surviving. The psychology department is awesome and gives its students great opportunities for internships and employment. The English department is also excellent, in particular the Creative Writing program (which is one of the top 10 graduate programs in the US.) All of the academic requirements are reasonable.
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Mason is in a dynamic period, with a lot of rapid change. Some of it is positive, and some of it brings growing pains. On t...
Mason is in a dynamic period, with a lot of rapid change. Some of it is positive, and some of it brings growing pains. On the good end, the administration has finally begun to figure out that we're not all commuters, and to actually have food and activities available on campus on the weekends. With our final four run in 2006 and our 2008 CAA championship, GMU has started to be better-recognized. I get fewer "George Mason? Where's that?" questions when I tell people where I attend now. After those basketball victories, applications flooded in as never before. The academic standards for incoming students were raised, and our ever-increasing student body demanded more on-campus housing. Which leads to the sad changes: when I first came here, much of the campus was forest, and wildlife was common--deer, racoons, foxes, all kinds of woodland creatures. Now many of those forests I loved have been chopped down to make room for a lot of new dorms and apartment-style living. There did not used to be a lot of school pride here, and it's still not the most enthusiastic group of students, although the recent basketball victories helped to change that too. My freshman year, I thought school pride was a myth. During our Final Four run, it was amazing how much different the campus dynamic felt. The campus never quite fully returned to its apathetic state, and the atmosphere again became electric when we were the CAA champions this year as well.
Since Mason is so diverse, it's pretty much expected that you'll have a broad range of races, ethnicities, religions, etc. in your classes. I've experienced a little religious tension when a Christian group I was active in had real trouble trying to reserve campus rooms for meetings and Bible Studies, when other groups seemed to have no problem. The only widespread ethnic/racial/religious tension I've heard about on campus has been in regard to the "meditation space" in the JC, which basically is the place where Mason's Muslim students go to pray when they're on campus. The "meditation space" is supposed to be open to all students, but it's pretty much understood that it's the place for Muslim students. I've heard of them kicking out other worshipers when it came time for their prayers.
A lot of people think of Mason as a small commuter school. We're known for our diversity.
Most professors seem to know our names and care about their students. Of course, there's always that adjunct guy who just comes in to teach a few math classes to pay his nice car off and doesn't care about his students, but not all adjuncts are bad. Ironically, some of the best teachers I've had have been adjunct. The music department has some professors who play in the National Symphony Orchestra and various military bands from the DC area. The communication department has had professionals from all kinds of backgrounds who come in to teach. While they may not be the most academic of professors, they certainly have real-life experience that they can share with us! I've heard from some professors that students at Mason are somewhat less participative during class than at some other schools. I've definitely been in situations that felt like I was either the only one in the class who knew the answer to the professor's questions, or at least the only one who really cared to answer. I wouldn't consider Mason a really "intellectual" place. But learning does take place, and it is in a really great location for internships and jobs in DC.
Fairfax is certainly not a "college town," but that's hardly an issue since you can hop on the metro or on I-66 and get to DC in a half hour. A lot of people party at clubs in DC. It's also great to be able to spend the day at the Smithsonian, the National Gallery of Art, the Kennedy Center, the National Mall. Mason is not as open a community as some other campuses I've visited. The dorm culture really depends on the dorm, but in my experience, most doors are closed. The Northern Virginia culture seems to exude "I'll do my thing and you can do yours, and we'll leave each other alone unless we have a reason to interact." Nevertheless, the people you have in your classes/group projects are mostly very nice and cooperative.
Mason is becoming less and less of a commuter school.
Laura Featured review
College town, or "what college town?" Mason is located in Fairfax, VA which is a very large city in Northern Virginia. It...
College town, or "what college town?" Mason is located in Fairfax, VA which is a very large city in Northern Virginia. It is not your average college town because we are so close to everything. There are both good and bad sides to living in Northern Virginia. For example, a great thing is the access to Washington, D.C. which leads us to great internships and job possibilities for the future. The negative thing about being in Fairfax is that we as Mason students don't have the typical college experience of living in a small town, getting away with having parties, etc because George Mason conveniently uses the police service of Fairfax county so they are not as lenient as a smaller town.
Are students politically aware/active? Are they predominantly left, right or center? Mason is a liberal liberal liberal campus. The students at GMU are very politically active especially since we are in campaign season, and the majority of them are on the left.
We're lazy! We're liberal!
Do students in the dorms leave their doors open? Nope. It is so weird how you can live across the hall with someone and not even know their name. We are encouraged to get to know each other and hang out with other people that live on our floor but it seems like everyone is too busy to have time to try and make new friends.
We are sometimes lazy or perceived as lazy because we often do not take Friday classes but most students participate in internships and having Friday's off is great because it opens up more time for us to go to work. We are so liberal it's annoying! Almost the entire Mason community is liberal- everyone from faculty and staff to the students. It is frustrating for the small percentage of us who are moderate or conservative to live day to day with out leftist views being pushed at us from everyone.
Do your professors know your name? Overall the academics at George Mason rank pretty average. There are some professors that speak very little English, or if they do you can't understand them so it can be very frustrating but there are also professors at Mason that are awesome. George Mason has a unique college of integrative studies, called New Century College. It is a much smaller community at Mason that is very close. The professors in New Century College know who you are, what you like, what you dislike, and are often very nice people.
Joe Featured review
It is a large commuter based school, but also many out of state students. Out of state students are mostly from PA, NJ, New E...
It is a large commuter based school, but also many out of state students. Out of state students are mostly from PA, NJ, New England area.
Many groups that are specific to race and ethnicity.
Because of commuters, campus may feel like a ghost town on the weekends
Depending on how much help you want, you can get it. Professors are more than willing to help you with industry connections, if you are willing to seek it.
Large Greek population, but they are unable to become more popular because of GMU and county restrictions. Large athletic population.
Rich and snobby or Arab/Persian
Kelly Featured review
I would change the Greek life here at GMU. I am an active member of Alpha Phi and I can honestly say that President Merten, a...
I would change the Greek life here at GMU. I am an active member of Alpha Phi and I can honestly say that President Merten, as well as, all of mason does not recognize greek life because we do not have a greek row or are given the freedom like most other colleges that have greek life. Because the state of Virginia enforces that no more than 6 women in a househould is a brothel, women cannot have greek houses here. Which I believe is insane because thats why most people are attracted to greek life.
YES, Students definitly talk about what they will earn one day. Alot of my friends are alumni of GMU now, and they all speak about what they make. For those who are seniors at the moment, they also tell me what each other their fields typically make. And since I am becoming a teacher in the fairfax area, I know the salary that I will be making. But thats important to know if you are going into a field just for the money or for the experience.
that the student body is mainly comprised of Asians. GMU is only a commuter school and on the weekends the campus is completely empty.
Off campus I work. But along with that are malls, lots and lots of restaurants. And DC is only a half an hour away.
somewhat. However, I am very involved in greek life, so theres always something to do on the weekends.
The most unique class i took was EDUC 300. I want to become a teacher, so the class geared itself around giving examples and fun games on how to work with children in the classroom. It was very hands on and the teacher made it fun for us students who were learning to teach otehrs in the future.
Patricia Featured review
I love the size of the university and not knowing every single I walk by on campus. It really helps you extend your social n...
I love the size of the university and not knowing every single I walk by on campus. It really helps you extend your social network and reach out to people you may not have normally reached out to in a small school. Also, this university actually offers a lot of fun events for its' students at no cost which is really good for those who are running low on cash but still want to do something. Most of the time, when I tell people I go to this university, I don't really get a reaction. A lot of people still don't know about this school. However, I'm still glad I chose this school. For the most part, the professors are helpful and makes themselves really available to its' students. Also, you really do get to meet people from everywhere.
For the most part, people keep themselves pretty open-minded on campus. I have had people throw out racial insults at me every once in awhile when I pass them but you'll find that sort of ignorance anywhere. I doubt diversity programs will do much to sway anyone's opinion, especially at our age.
The Greek life is very much a huge presence on campus but you don't necessarily have to be part of those to enjoy their events and parties. This university holds so many different programs and events every week to ensure that we have something to entertain us on the weekends. GMU does a good job in trying to keep the student body active in their social lives.
Most of the professors are good about making themselves available to students if the students needed help. However, some of the course requirements don't make sense to me. I understand the general requirements are there to help us have as broad of an education as possible. However, I'm a Communications major and wonder why I have to take courses such as Free Speech and Ethics. The whole course feels more like pre-law than it does a Communications course. There are other courses that make me feel this way and I think you will find the same concerns in the other departments as well.
Because the standards to get into the university were much lower a couple years ago, many people assume college isn't as hard for us as it is for them.
Andy Featured review
The best thing about GMU is how they put all the freshman in one area together. I lived in the Park and I had the best time o...
The best thing about GMU is how they put all the freshman in one area together. I lived in the Park and I had the best time of my life, that was my favorite year by far. You really get to know a lot of people in your class and it helps you to meet people. I would change how much they charge for parking on campus and for how many parking tickets they give out! I would also change where people are allowed to smoke on campus because I always hated walking out of the JC into a huge cloud of smoke, very gross and annoying. The school is getting to be too large for how much space they have. When I tell people I went to GMU, they now know what school I'm talking about since we went to the final four! When I was on campus I spent most of my time in the JC, and other than that, I spent most of my time in the dorms. GMU/fairfax is not a college town at all, that is one major downfall of going here. You don't have as much school spirit coming from the community as you do at other schools. I think GMU's administration is great, I really liked my professors in my Major (Tourism and Events Management). I think there is more school pride now after making the Final Four and then doing pretty well this year. The most frequent student complaints are parking and lack of food choices on campus.
I learned a lot about different religions and races during my time at GMU. I don't think any kind of student would feel out of place at GMU b/c this campus is sooo diverse. Students wear jeans and shirts to class, depends on the person. Yes different students interact but students of the same race also tended to join together, except when they were in Frats or Sororities because then they had to mix. You could tell that many students that went to Mason have money, or came from families that have money. Yes students are politically aware and active. Predominantly Democratic. Students talk about how much they dream to earn one day.
That it is a commuter school.
Sororities and Fraternities are popular to join, also political groups. I was involved with Alpha Phi Sorority. Freshman year students leave their doors open, but as you get into upper class dorms they don't. Athletic events are becoming more popular as we are getting better at sports. Theater is sort of popular. The dating scene is not the best. I met my closest friends freshman year because we all lived on the same floor. People party a lot at Mason even though people do not think Mason is a party school. Fraternities and Sororities are very important especially freshman year b/c freshman wouldn't have any parties to go to if there weren't Greek life, it's also a great way to meet people and make friends. Last weekend I went home for Easter. On a Sat night I can stay in and have a movie night with my roommates or go bowling or something like that, which doesn't have to involve drinking.
In my core classes all my professors knew my name. My favorite class was wedding planning and Meetings & Conventions class. My least favorite was Bio and Stat 250. My major/department is small which makes it nice because all the teachers know your name and come up and talk to you, are interested in your life and how you are liking your classes. My professors were very friendly. I think students study all the time, I know I did. Class participation is very common. GMU students do have intellectual conversations outside of the classroom. GMU's academic requirements are good. I did spend time with my professors outside of the class and had a great time, its nice to get to know them on a more personal level. My major was geared toward getting a job as I got into higher level classes.
Yes and no. Many people do commute but every year all my roommates were out-of-state students, so that shows that there are many students that come from different areas.
Lauren Featured review
The best thing about GMU is the area for sure! I would change the fact that they are completely unprepared for the growth the...
The best thing about GMU is the area for sure! I would change the fact that they are completely unprepared for the growth they encouraged. I think the size is great!!! People are almost always impressed when I tell them where I went to school! I think it's great that being a part of the final 4 two years ago really put us on the map:) When I went there, I spent a lot of time in the JC and my dorm. What college town? I think the administration needs some work. Parking and housing are huge complaints and Mason administration really needs to expedite work on these things or they're gonna find their admission numbers dropping.A
I didn't have any particularly exciting experiences other than being judged for being conservative. I would definitely say a good portion of the student body is liberal and left. The area in which the university is located probably has the largest effect on this. A lot of students at Mason come from affluent families, once again something prevalent in the area. I think there is a good portion of students that are politically aware/active! It is one of the things that made me proud to be a student there as I find pro activity to be particularly important.
*Commuter School *Too diverse *The university caters to certain cultures and religions more than others. *There are a lot of old people that attend the school. *People who work at the school need to learn to communicate in English. *The university does not always appropriate funds in the ways it should. *There is not enough emphasis put on student organizations and interests.
Fraternities and Sororities, Student Government, and religious organizations seem to dominate activity groups at Mason. I am a member of Gamma Phi Beta. I joined 1st semester freshman year and am still active as an alum. It is a lifetime commitment I made, and one I continue to be very enthusiastic about!!!I met many of my best friends during my collegiate years as a Gamma Phi!!! I am obviously biased in saying sororities and fraternities are very important:) Athletic events definitely gained popularity as my years as Mason passed.
I would say a lot of professors in my department knew my name when I was there. My favorite class was rhetorical criticism. Every student studies differently. I spent time with both Professor Dickerson and Professor Rowan outside of the classroom. I think the academic requirements are fair and helpful. You get out of an education what you put into it, just like anything in life.
I believe some of them definitely are and some of them definitely are not. The number one stereotype I believe is true is that there is not enough emphasis put on student organizations and interests. I have heard that Merten wanted to make the school an "ivy league university". But it's NOT one and shouldn't be molded into one. The student body needs to be allowed to mold the university into what THEY want it to be. That's when success will be attained.
Mason is huge and very diverse. I love the diversity in ethnicities and cultures, but I hate how they dismiss "the majority"....
Mason is huge and very diverse. I love the diversity in ethnicities and cultures, but I hate how they dismiss "the majority". White people are sometimes treated like second class in an attempt to overly please minorities. Christians are completely overlooked and often criticized altogether.
I'm a commuter, so I see everything as an observer.
From my experiences, I think they describe about half of the student population.
The Communication department is fabulous. The professors know your name, they want you to succeed, and they have the connections for successful job placement.
Mason students are either rich brats riding through school on their parents money, or they are hard working penny pinchers that desire a great education but can't afford to go anywhere else.
Pat Featured review
People think we are a dead campus on weekend because outsiders think we all go home.
Not at all. I have more fun on weekend than i do during the week, and probably see more people on the weekend than i do anytime during the week.
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So you've culled, edited and your images are DONE. You finished that session/wedding, hooray! It takes a LONG time I know! I deliver between 600 and 1200 images depending on the amount of wedding coverage for the day on average. Smaller weddings 400-500 but it's still a great amount and usually will average out to over 100 images an hour. Whew! That's a lot! How do you get these to your clients?
My preference is using a PASS gallery for uploading images. It takes me a long time, from an hour to three hours for them all to upload but I know my clients will be able to view their images right away in an organized fashion. They also have the option to view them and just download a couple and wait for their USB in the snail mail in the mean time, and I do love sending a flash drive still because I think clients should get something tangible. There are a lot of debates out there about how it's great to just be able to send a download link and that's it, but it means a lot to me to send a hard copy of the files to them, too. I love the packaging and the idea of sending a little gift to them in the mail after the wedding!
Also with PASS, I drag the folder to the program and it uploads them how I already have them organized into folders! PreCeremony, Ceremony, Portraits, Reception, etc! It's so convenient! That way clients can navigate easily through their gallery to find a specific moment or family portrait, etc.
Friends and family who were in/attended the wedding can go find images of themselves and download them, too. No watermark, high resolution – and for free. That's how I roll! I'm a shoot and share photographer so my pricing accommodates me not having to charge an arm and a leg for the digital files. I do not profit from prints, I simply give my clients the rights to print their images and share them freely. This is SO nice for brides to not have to pass around a disc to their family and friends!!! Anyone who wants to can go online and grab their images themselves. They can order prints if they like too, but they don't have to from the gallery if they don't want to!
So I've already mentioned but I do send a flash drive in addition to the online gallery. The online gallery and all images are usually done within 2-4 weeks after the wedding, the sooner I can do it of course the better because I LOVE a fast turn around time (why are some people waiting 6 months+ for their wedding images???? I don't know, not my place to judge either I guess, meh.) The flash drives however I am sending every 2-4 months because I like to make a big post office trip. My new workflow for next year will have me mailing those WAY sooner, I don't like the time frame people are waiting now on that! I will most likely prepackage all of them and have it easy to grab one from the closet, throw in the USB and write my thank you note and have it ready to send faster in 2014.
Submissions! There are a LOT of ways to do this, but my method is actually pretty simple and easy. I use Two Bright Lights, a platform for photographers, vendors and blogs/publications to be connected and submit images and their stories for features. It's $150 a year and to me, worth the price! Do I book weddings (so far) directly as a result of being published? No, not that I know of. But how does it feel to send a bride or client and email saying — your hard work on your wedding? It's being FEATURED. That's why I do it!! OF COURSE I LOVE getting an email that says they want to feature my work…I would be lying if I didn't say part of this was for little me! But there is something more rewarding about doing it for your client, too. It's a nice plus and wonderful to eventually add a Featured or As Seen On part to your website to showcase your hard work!
REALLY SIMPLE PROCESS– I upload the blog images to Two Bright Lights from a session or event. That's it! If I want to add more from the day, I do..if I need heavy details for certain blogs but for the most part the way I blog a wedding contains all of the images an editor could ask for. Details galore and lots of romance, too! One thing to remember to do ahead of time (before the wedding) is require a vendor list from your bride! That way, when you submit to be published you have all the info you need. You DO need all the vendors info and websites and additionally a short paragraph beautifully describing their wedding day! You get some buttons to also select and choose with descriptor words like "Summer" "Pink" "Classic" or "DIY" – etc. It's very user friendly. Your next decision is just Exclusive or Non-Exclusive meaning your event can either only be featured and published on ONE blog or on several. I highly recommend using this platform!


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