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As listed in Chases Annual Events, International Tuba Day was created to recognize tubists in musical organizations around the world who have to go through the hassle of handling a tuba. What hassles do tubists have? Tuba players obviously have hassles due to the size and weight of their instruments, but what is actually more of a hassle for tuba players is the prevalence of stereotyped attitudes among people towards tubists and their role in a musical organization.
Think for a minute: What does the tuba mean to you? Unfortunately, many non-tuba players think of the tuba as just being one of those big, loud instruments that go "oompah" in the back of parades - having no real importance and being easy to play - they're just there to look nice. As for tuba players, many people view them in the old stereotyped way: they have no real musical talent, no personality, just big, fat bodies with puffy cheeks and powerful lungs.
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WL Western's Hudson Likely to Turn Heads Turning Into OT (freep.com; Dorsey)
One of the biggest prospects in the nation for the class of 2017 is Walled Lake Western lineman Robert Hudson. Checking in at 6-foot-8 and 295 pounds, Hudson has college coaches very intrigued by his potential. The last few weeks, Hudson has seen a bevy of college coaches stop into his school and his offer list has also grown.
“Buffalo, Kent State, Cincinnati, Michigan State, Toledo, Syracuse, Iowa State, Indiana, UCF and a few more, I really can’t remember all of them," Hudson said. "Cincinnati and Temple offered me last week, those are the most recent.”
Hudson’s offer list is very impressive when you consider most teams see him playing offensive tackle at the next level. As a junior, Hudson focused almost exclusively at defensive tackle for Western so he has little to no game film on offense.
Hudson has worked over the past year to get himself to where he is today with his weight. At one point, he was 385 pounds. He has spent a lot of time re-shaping his body with diet and exercise and that has allowed him to become stronger and faster. Last fall, he was a key piece of the puzzle for Western coach Mike Zdebski as the Warriors went 12-1 and reached the state semifinals. The expectations for 2016 are high with Hudson and MSU wide receiver commitment Cody White leading the way.
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2016 Opponent Preview: Connecticut Huskies (TNIAAM; Cassillo)
The offseason's halfway over for the Syracuse Orange (and every college football team). But given the excitement around the fan base for the start of the Dino Babers era, why not get going a little early on previews? We begin with our opponents, which are... yup, still incredibly difficult. Each week, we'll take a look at a team on Syracuse's 2016 schedule. Today, we continue with the::
Connecticut Huskies
School: University of Connecticut
Mascot: Huskies
#BRAND Slogan: "Real World, Real Learning, Real Impact."
Alternate #BRAND Slogan Suggestions: "More Storrs Than Your Nearest Mall." "Desperately Trying to Join Another Conference Since 2011."
Recommended Blog: The UConn Blog (also tune into @NoEscalatorsfor lulz)
Conference:
Coach: Bob Diaco, 3rd year. Despite bottoming out (2-10) pretty hard in year one, Diaco's Huskies quickly rebounded in his second season over in Storrs. The team created an identity around defense, ball control and... pretty much the exact opposite of every other AAC squad, as Bill Connelly points out. UConn made a bowl with six wins, and even if you choose to doubt the teams those wins came against, they did happen. And that's all that matters. Now, what does he do for an encore?
2015 Record: (6-7) (4-4)
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Chinese Tech Company Opens US Headquarters in Syracuse (PS; Moriarty)
A Chinese-owned company that is developing applications for a new type of biometric identification will open its U.S. headquarters in Syracuse under the state's Start-UP NY tax-free zone program.
Snow Dragon, which is developing applications for finger vein security authentication, will open an office in the Syracuse Technology Garden IIbusiness incubator in AXA Towers on Madison Street.
The company will lease space that has been set aside in the incubator for State University of New York at Oswego partners in Start-UP NY. Under the program, startup companies or companies new to New York are eligible to operate tax-free for up to 10 years. They must partner with a SUNY school to participate in the program.
Snow Dragon is a spinoff of Cein Biotechnology Ltd., of Beijing, a company established in 2014 to develop customized uses for finger vein scanning hardware and software to serve the security needs of clients in the public security, insurance, examination, healthcare and financial systems markets. Within a year, Cein Biotechnology went from five to 50 employees at over 14 locations in China.
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