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James Marshall Crotty, Contributor
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Miami Heat basketball star LeBron James and Khan Academy founder Salman "Sal" Khan collaborated on a neat little video that shows how to calculate the probability of making ten free throws in a row.
Watch the video here:
You may not be a sports or NBA basketball fan (if you are, tonight's Miami-OKC game is must-see). Nevertheless, the Khan-LeBron video has lots of winning educational technology packed into it. According to educational tech consultant, Karishma Gurtu, the Khan-LeBron collaboration demonstrates pedagogical positives that could be modeled by teachers worldwide and by the kind of tech-centered educational startups funded by the likes of Netflix CEO Reed Hastings.
Why The Khan-LeBron Pedagogy Works:
First, according to Gurtu, the video uses "affective design" or design that emotionally appeals to the target user, and, thus, induces positive emotions and promotes better learning. Having a prominent, if unfairly maligned, sports personality set the problem up serves to both engage young learners and inspire them to problem-solve a question that their role model has faced. And LeBron has indeed faced this quandary. Until he made minor repairs of his shooting motion, James was known as an inconsistent free throw shooter.
Secondly, Guru explains that the basketball analogy serves to situate or "anchor" the learning to a real world problem: "What are the odds of making 10 consecutive free throws?" This follows the learning theory of "anchored instruction" that not only generates immediate interest from a learner (especially young learners passionate about professional basketball), but helps a learner perceive the problem as a real-world problem to be solved, and not just an abstract math concept with no apparent utility. By anchoring instruction in a real world situation, a learner is also able to transfer his learning from the video to future practical situations that would require knowledge of mathematical probability.
Thirdly, the video provides a player-controlled environment, where the learner can pace his or her own learning by rewinding, forwarding and pausing the video per his or her own needs.
Finally, the ability to comment on and discuss the video online gives learners the ability to share their experiences and helps build a supportive community of fellow learners. This, in fact, is one of the salient features of classrooms that deploy the Khan Academy model: students become tutors of fellow students.
There are, however, a few pedagogical weaknesses in the Khan-LeBron video collaboration.
Why the Khan-LeBron Pedagogy Does Not Work:
First, there is, according to Gurtu, too much reliance on observational learning. Gurtu suggests that the learning would be more effective and hands-on if the LeBron problem was broken down into shorter segments that could be practiced on their own. Moreover, the learner is asked to tackle a large chuck of a problem without any guidance or "scaffolding" of the instruction through his or her problem-solving process. On providing a wrong answer, the learner is only encouraged to try again without being provided any clue as to where he or she went wrong. If the problem-solving process were broken down into smaller segments of instruction, it would be easier for the system to point out to the learner where he or she went wrong.
I think this is a watershed moment for online learning. Yes, it's a simple approach with some pedagogical shortcomings but I think it's extremely effective.
With its 58,000+ views and great engagement metrics, it's clear this video connected with a young audience. This video exposes young people to online learning in a way that is both fundamental and natural.
It's a great start. I hope we see some momentum around this particular example – I'll certainly spread the word. Khan Academy is a great brand for these kinds of efforts.
Guy Greenbaum
I guess Sal doesn't think LeBron is smart enough to comprehend the correct answer to his question. What's the probability that King James will make ten consecutive free throws (i.e., what's the probability that on a given free throw attempt, James will begin a streak of ten straight free throws)?
The answer isn't the value expressed by (0.75)^10. Sal conveniently disregards the concept of conditional probability. Conditional probability is exactly what it's name suggests it is, to wit: the probability of a particular outcome or event given the conditions associated with the event.
Thus, if LeBron is having a lights-out-in-the-zone-rim-looks-as-big-as-a-hoola-hoop shooting game, then the probability that he will begin a streak of ten consecutive made free throws is probably greater than his mean lifetime free throw percentage.
Sal's answer is based on the erroneous assumption that LeBron's free throws are independent events, when they clearly are not. To determine this probability using his ten-step solution format, Sal would need to get Bayesian, but that's apparently a nut that's too tough for LBJ to crack.
James, yes it a great attempt at making math accessible as well as keeping within the confines of the K-12 math curriculum. Lee, and within these very confines I personally think it's acceptable for Sal to have taken certain liberties with simplifying the process of solving this probability puzzle.


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Some Hurricane Katrina victims in Mississippi are thankful for a truckload of relief supplies they received from Charlottesville. Now organizers are hoping to send even more.
This time, the truck is set up in the Colonial Auto Center parking lot along Route 29 behind the main show room. People have already started dropping off items.
This truck is bigger than the previous one and organizers are hoping to fill it up. They're asking you to give whatever you can.
"We don't care if you bring us 1 can or 100 cans, but we really want you to bring something, and, like I said, it's literally everything, cleaning supplies, male and female personal hygiene items, anything for babies, water, Gatorade," said organizer, Tom Powell.
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Finally, someone is asking the voters the tough questions. Which candidate would you rather kiss? Overwhelmingly Match.com users would rather pucker up with Barack Obama than John McCain. The 1,433 readers, per Reuters, rated Obama higher than McCain by a 77 to 23 ratio. The article goes on to mention that the poll was not scientific, which in this case probably means that the users had to practice kissing their hands rather than stand-ins for the Senators.
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"States do have a constitutional role – they weren't meant to just act as doormats to the federal government.
Thomas Jefferson wanted the states to act as the sentinels of the liberty of the people – they would protect the people from unconstitutional federal overreach. Those powers have by and large been stripped from the states over the years and they need to be reclaimed!"


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The job market is an ugly place right now but there's a segment of the financial industry in desperate need of young talent.
Finance jobs are typically associated with white-shoe investment banks or the opaque world of hedge funds. Everywhere you turn though there's another report about job cuts on Wall Street or yet another hedge fund struggling to beat the market. However, there's one financial job that's remained secure and increasingly relevant in today's market: the financial advisor.
"From the heights of the most frenzied bull markets, to the depths of the worst bear markets even as other professionals within the same industry are laid off, financial advisors today who are compliance clean, who generate a substantive amount of revenue, have the most secure job in the world," says Danny Sarch, a Wall Street recruiter and Forbes contributor.
Why? The demand for financial advice is increasing as Baby Boomers approach retirement and seek help getting there. Couple that with the fact that the average financial advisor (FA) is 50-years-old and you've a golden career opportunity for young graduates and professionals.
"Financial advisors are in a business that profoundly impacts the lives of their clients. It's financially rewarding, there's a degree of independence, it's intellecutually stimulating. But for some reason we are having a difficultly making it a compelling choice for a large number of people looking for a career," says Mark Tibergien CEO of Pershing Advisor Solutions, a BNY company.
Indeed, there's a great shortage of young talent in the financial advisory world. Less than 5% of the existing 316,000 financial advisors in the country are under age 30, according to Cerulli Associates. Plus, existing advisors are on the path toward retirement themselves and looking for younger FAs to take on their books of business.
That's why the FA world is expected to boom over the next decade with a 32% growth rate, according to the Bureau Of Labor Statistics. The average growth rate for all occupations is 14%, according to the BLS. The median pay for an FA was $64,750 in May 2010 but it could reach 4x that amount depending on the location and the type of advisory practice you work in. Plus, if you're part of an independent practice there's opportunity for an equity stake in the firm.
So, what's the first step in becoming an FA? A bachelors degree is key, and certain certifications like the Certified Financial Planner (CFP) designation are a big plus.
But advisors come from all different backgrounds. Take Eve Kaplan, for instance. She's a fee-only advisor (meaning she does not collect a commission) who runs her own advisory practice in Berkeley Heights, NJ. Before launching her financial career she was living in Japan and teaching history there. She had a change of heart. "I pulled my Plan B and got a CFP and opened my own practice," she says.
She's currently looking to hire a young advisor but is having trouble finding candidates. "It's a mystery to me as to why there's a shortage because this is such a great field to work in. Everyday I get to see how I'm helping clients," she says. The key things she's looking for are computer and organizational skills.
"Even more than finance is the ability to learn and not think any one thing is below him or her," Kaplan says.
One of the big misconception people have about her job is that she must have deep math and finance background. "I was a Ph.D. in Japanese History. It helps to have your CFP but a lot of it is on the ground training–be a mentor while that person is learning," she adds.
There are some barriers to entry, though. A decade ago, Wall Street brokerage firms like Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley, UBS, Smith Barney served as significant training grounds for young financial advisors. Their elaborate training programs produced some of the most successful advisors in the industry today. But those programs all but diminished as cost-cutting has become a major concern on the Street sending the number of new FA entrants to an all-time low. (Recently, some firms have tried to revive their training programs though far from their peak levels.)
Jonathan McQuade, Director of Business Management at the Ensemble Practice, says another reason for the shortage is a disparity in expectations. Wall Street's brokerage firms expect trainees to hit the ground running and develop business very quickly. "Most of the advisors today started in an age of cold-calling. Not many college grads are attracted to that anymore. They want mentoring and a comfortable learning environment," McQuade says.
Where there tends to be more mentoring and less of a "eat what you kill" mentality is on the independent side of the financial advice industry. Independent advisors are entreprenuers who run their own advisory business–they're paying their own rent, turning on the lights in the morning and hiring their own staff. Unlike Wall Street's brokerage firms where advisors are paid on salary and commission theses advisors are typically paid on a fee-only model where clients pay them a percentage on the assets they manage.
The independent advisory model is where McQuade expects to see the most growth in terms of new, young advisors.
"Independent advisors have more flexibility to plug in a younger advisor into an existing team without putting immediate pressure on him or her to start producing revenue. Wall Street wirehouses are trying it out too by aligning younger advisors with older ones but the younger broker is still expected to blow up his own raft," McQuade says.
Various models aside the overall financial advisory industry needs a wave of young professionals to fill the gap. The average advisor at age 50 is going to start thinking about his or her own retirement and will need a succesor in place. Ideally, that advisor wants to transfer the business to an advisor he's trained himself and who knows and understands the client base.
"Young advisors are generally most successful when they are working under an older, more experienced team," says Eric Sheikowitz c0-founder of Focus Partners.
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I entered this business in 1981 at the ripe old age of 23. I had been a bank examiner for 1 year and hated what I was doing. Obviously there are obstacles to overcome when you're young, but this profession can be very rewarding for those with a good work ethic and an open mind.
It's a wonderful feeling when you can help clients achieve investment goals. The BIG challenge is finding those people who are nice and willing to pay for your advice.
I'm not sure that a young FA should work closely with an older FA. I'm afraid that certain unhealthy biases could enter the young, open mind. No doubt about it, veterans can offer lots of valuable advice, but younger FA's need to develop their own business style.
This is a very important topic in the investment industry. Thanks for bringing it up.
Great article. As an older FA, I would offer some advice to the younger professionals considering this career. Be skilled, be competent, but most importantly, be able to relate to people and build relationships. Put down the iPhone, the iPad, the slick reports, etc. and just "visit" and relate to your clients. If you can't build trust with folks, nothing else matters.
You are so right!
As a college student with aspirations of entering the finance field, and perhaps the advising field one day, I think I speak for most people when I say that I would want my financial advisor to have a lot of experience. There is a reason why financial advisors are older…they have a much better idea of what works and what does not work on Wall Street. Having a 25 year old advise me on where I should put my money just does not seem practical.
It may be a better career for someone who has prior work experience because clients expect white haired advisors
Once you have a mentor who can partner with you then clients will be willing to work with you. Also its how you present yourself. We have a 23 year old in our company who earns 100k and has solid clients. He presents himself as a very matured individual and his clients take him very seriously. Its all about the presentation….from your appearance to your knowledge and it all comes with training.


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Today, July 11, is National Collector Car Appreciation Day across the U.S. That means...
Mercedes-Benz ad featuring Kate Upton dominates YouTube views
Super Bowl car ads are big business. To create even more of a buzz, many automakers pre-release commercials on YouTube in the days leading up to the big game.
So far Audi, Volkswagen, Fiat, Hyundai and Mercedes-Benz have released ads. As you may have guessed, Mercedes' ad -- featuring model and actress Kate Upton approaching in slow motion as a team of young football players washes her car -- has collected more than 5 million views. The Toyota RAV4 ad and Audi S6 spot are doing well too, each earning more than 1 million views so far.
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Lori Brothers
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Did I ever tell you the pot roast story?
It is something I heard in church and it really stuck with me. This is my rendition.
A little girl grew up helping her mother in the kitchen. She learned to cook by observing her mother's methods. The little girl bloomed into a beautiful young woman and married. She was excited to have her own home and to be able to cook in her own kitchen.
One day she telephoned her mother, perplexed by something she had always seen her mom do while preparing the pot roast. She asked, "Mom, why do we always cut the ends off of the roast before we put it in the pan?"
The girl's mother paused for a moment to ponder the question, then she replied, "I don't know dear, that's the way grandma always prepared the pot roast, as do I, we'll have to ask her." The mother and daughter agreed to ask the grandmother for more details about cooking the family pot roast. That very next weekend they set out for their visit.
Over a hot cup of herbal tea, the three generations enjoyed each other's company and then the conversation turned to the pot roast. The youngest of the three asked the oldest, "Grandmother, why do we cut the ends off of the pot roast before we put it into the pan?"
The girl's grandmother, who never cared to learn to drive a car, reflected for a moment. Then she said with a gentle laugh while shaking her head, warmly remembering her late husband, "No matter how often I reminded your grandfather to buy the medium-size roast, he always wanted the biggest and the best. I had to cut the ends off of the roast to fit it into the roasting pan. That man was so stubborn," she declared with a chuckle.
The sermon at church was about reviewing our family traditions and the things we do just because it's the way that it's always been done. Sometimes this is a very good practice. Sometimes repetitive behavior can produce unconscious habits that have no sense or wisdom.
It may be wise to become more aware of your habits, cooking or otherwise, to determine the source of what you are creating and why.
I see many people face the old habits established through generations especially when it comes to cooking and eating. Tastes and textures that are familiar can be hard to let go of, even if it means getting well, losing weight or feeling better.
This leads to another question. What do you do when you want to make changes for your health and well-being, and you don't have all of the right support team?
Sometimes altering a recipe or choosing differently than what others expect may be difficult. You must decide to feel good about your choices even through the criticism, rejection and ridicule. That's when it's important to do the best you can do. Always doing your best is an agreement worth living by.
If you make an effort to always meet some part of what you know you intend to achieve, and strive to maintain what you gain, you will develop awareness toward fitness and health. Establish what is personal to you with determined dignity. You are worth it.
Then you become your own coach, leading yourself beyond the limitations of "the way it's always been" with the power of positivity and choice. With even moderate success, you can win support of family and friends who will see and understand why you are changing old habits and choices to produce new outcomes. Then you will celebrate the new you.
Sometimes you can't teach an old dog new tricks, but you can buy a smaller pot roast.
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Location:Oakland, California, United States
Name: Beth Terry
Week: 20
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I am the founder of MyPlasticfreeLife.com and have been collecting my plastic and attempting to live as plastic-free as possible since June of 2007.
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List of plastic items REFUSED this week. (Yay!)
Plastic cups, bottles, bags, produce bags, and more…
Total items collected: 1
Total weight: .025 ounces
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1) One plastic envelope window. Read about what envelope windows are made from: http://myplasticfreelife.com/2009/04/year-2-week-42-results-05-oz-of-plastic/
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I will just continue to remove myself from mailing lists.
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You'd think I'd have learned by now.
It's 20 games into Indiana State's men's basketball season and I still expect the Sycamores' offense operate like a well-oiled machine from the opening tip.
Then 30 minutes into a game, invariably during a stretch where ISU's offense is bogged down, I'm left scratching my head as to how this team has played its way into Missouri Valley Conference contention and the NCAA Tournament at-large conversation. Saturday's 59-58 victory over Northern Iowa at Hulman Center on Saturday was no exception.
With ISU down five with 11 minutes to go against UNI and frustrated with what I was seeing from ISU's offense, I simply tweeted, "yuck."
But I should know better. Twenty games have proven that you don't judge the Sycamores' book by its cover. Or its first 30 minutes chapters.
Skip ahead to the last 10 minutes of ISU's games. That's where the story of the Sycamores' season is written … one which has ISU at 6-3 and in third place at the MVC's mid-point.
In its nine MVC games so far, ISU has outscored its opponent in the final 10 minutes of four of them and has been even in the final 10 minutes of two other MVC games.
That's not overwhelming evidence of ISU's late-game prowess, but a deeper look into the numbers reveals a different story. In the last 10 minutes of its MVC games — 25 percent of the game — ISU has only once failed to amass 25 percent or more of its points in that span once.
Sometimes, the late-game scoring percentages are drastic. ISU scored 38 percent of its points in the final 10 minutes of its Jan. 19 win over Evansville. It was 35 percent in Saturday's victory over UNI. The high-water mark was 42 percent in its Jan. 9 loss at Southern Illinois.
Some of that is down to late-game free throws … even if ISU hasn't always excelled in that department. Saturday's 10 of 11 performance at the line being an exception.
But late-game free throws don't explain ISU's improved second-half shooting in seven of its nine MVC games. The difference was stark against UNI. ISU shot 28 percentage points better in the second half Saturday than it did in the first half.
The Sycamores' timing is uncanny as the last 10 minutes are obviously the best time to turn it on. The Sycamores have either shot or defended their way into contention in the final minute of nearly every one of its games. It's what got ISU over the top in Hawaii as it hung in there and outfoxed Ole Miss and Miami for key nonconference victories.
Only once in MVC play — its 79-66 loss at Creighton on Jan. 5 — has the game not been in ISU's reach with two minutes to go.
Is ISU's late-game bravura by design? Not necessarily. It's not as if ISU is trying to pull off some elaborate rope-a-dope and lull opponents into a false sense of security.
ISU tries to establish offensive flow from tipoff. ISU almost always starts games with the idea of getting post feeds to attack the basket. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. Sometimes ISU falls a bit too in love with long-range jump shots it hasn't consistently converted this season.
But one thing ISU is great at is biding its time. For most of the season, ISU has been patient enough to work through rough patches, unlock the opposing defense, and let the game come to them offensively. Combined with their often stingy defense, its been a recipe for success.
As ever, ISU's fulcrum is point guard Jake Odum. The junior's default mission is to get his teammates involved and in a rhythm first. If that happens, then Odum doesn't have to worry about attacking the basket himself. It explains why he sometimes has only a few points at halftime of games.
But if the situation calls for it, Odum goes into attack mode, and that's what happened Saturday. Down six late in the first half, Odum got ISU pointed in the right direction by attacking the paint. He scored six points in a row for ISU to pull the Sycamores within a point of the Panthers.
He did it again in the second half. Down seven, Odum went to the hole and converted a traditional three-point play to get ISU untracked.
Once unlocked, UNI's defense had little to offer against ISU's attack mode. In the final 10 minutes, ISU scored all but six of its 27 points in the paint or at the free throw line.
ISU's late-game revivals may not be by design, but it does fall into ISU's cherished "grind" mentality. So whether by design or not, it's what works for the Sycamores. It's how they roll.
"We grind on them. The games we've won we've outscored teams in the paint. As the game progresses, and they start wearing down, we grind them on defense and offense. It takes a toll on the other team," Odum said.
So don't judge the Sycamores by the first 30 minutes. If 20 games and a 13-7 record are any indication, this team saves its best for last.
Todd Golden is sports editor of the Tribune-Star. He can be reached at (812) 231-4272 or firstname.lastname@example.com. Follow Golden on Twitter @TribStarTodd.


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A Monday morning fire destroyed a century-old home in Ball Ground, according to authorities.
A Cherokee County Fire and Emergency Services press release said that fire fighters were dispatched to the two story wooden home on Old Dawsonville Highway at 10:30 a.m. Monday. Visit Canton-Sixes Patch for more on this story.
Students, Adults Overcome By Carbon Monoxide at Atlanta School - Atlanta Journal Constitution
Nearly 50 people were taken to local hospitals Monday after being overcome by carbon monoxide at a southwest Atlanta elementary school.
The incident began about 8:30 a.m. at Finch Elementary School in the 1100 block of Avon Avenue near Lee Street. Visit the Atlanta Journal-Constitution for more on this story.
Man Identified in Fatal House Fire - Lilburn-Mountain Park Patch
Officials have determined the cause of death and the identity of man who died in an overnight fire in Lilburn.
The man is identified as John Hamilton, 50, of, Lilburn, according to Ted Bailey, an investigator with the Gwinnett County Medical Examiner's Office. Visit Lilburn-Mountain Park Patch for more on this story.
Airport Worker Accused of Throwing Eggs at Saints Bus Quits - CBS Atlanta
An official with Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport told CBS Atlanta News on Monday that the lone airport restaurant worker who was responsible for egging a New Orleans Saints bus has quit his job.
It all started Wednesday with a tweet from Saints tight end Jimmy Graham. He tweeted, "Bus got egged after landing in ATL by the ramp workers. Classy! "RISE Up" smh." Visit CBS Atlanta for more on this story.
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The mission of the Center for Informal Learning and Schools (CILS) is to strengthen science education through research and leadership programs that broaden conceptions of learning across formal and informal environments.
CILS was founded to develop a new generation of leaders (academics, researchers, and practitioners) who could better understand and support science learning across formal and informal settings. Between 2002 to 2008, CILS supported the development of fourteen new PhDs, thirteen postdoctoral fellows, sixteen science PhDs trained in informal learning and outreach, and over four hundred leaders from informal science institutions. Since 2008, CILS has received over $10 million in federal and private foundation grants to lead a set of new projects and studies to strengthen connections between research and practice across formal and informal settings.
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A nation is stunned after a heavily armed man entered a movie theater in Aurora, CO, early Friday and opened fire.
He killed at least 12 people and injured 50 others, including a 3-month-old child who was shot.
The attack occurred during midnight screenings of the new Batman film "The Dark Knight Rises."
The shooter, who police identified as James Holmes, also used a smoke or tear bomb to stun the audience before he started firing. Witnesses described scenes of pandemonium and chaos in the theater. Many in the theater did not realize what was happening even as the gunfire began.
Holmes, 24, was arrested soon after the melee. He is in police custody and the FBI says there is no indication that incident is tied to any terrorist groups.
The police originally announced that 14 people had been killed in the attack but revised the death toll earlier this morning.
Many across the country and globe are stunned by the mass shooting.
Both President Barack Obama and Republican Presidential Candidate Mitt Romney have expressed their horror over the tragedy and their sadness for the victims.
"As we do when confronted by moments of darkness and challenge, we must now come together as one American family. All of us must have the people of Aurora in our thoughts and prayers as they confront the loss of family, friends, and neighbors," Obama said, according to the Associated Press.
A Northeast Ohio cinema said it is taking extra precautions in the wake of the shootings.
Some police departments, , are concerned about copycats and have reacted by increasing security around movie theaters.
New York Police Commissioner Ray Kelly issued the following statement Friday morning:
"As a precaution against copycats and to raise the comfort levels among movie patrons in the wake of the horrendous shooting in Colorado, the New York City Police Department is providing coverage at theaters where the 'The Dark Knight Rises' is playing in the five boroughs."
Meanwhile, people from across the country try to come to terms with the tragedy. , a local editor for Urbandale Patch, writes:
Will I ever feel safe in a movie theater again?
Sadly, I think we'll be horrified for a few days. Movie theaters will tighten security. Perhaps we'll have to go through metal detectors to get into them, as we do at airports. And we'll accept this as a fact of modern life.
I flew after 9-11. I sent my children to school after the Columbine school shootings -- .
She then muses if these examples of extreme gun violence will ever come to an end.


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No doubt about it, Benjamin Mitchell's (Twitter @benjaminm ) presentation at SyncNorwich last night certainly resonated with attendees.
Kanban: What is it good for? An introduction illustrated with war stories
Approaching a hundred people packed into The King's Centre in Norwich for the monthly meetup of SyncNorwich, the geek-friendly interest group which was only launched 5th June this year and which has already proven to be a big hit with start-ups, developers and technologists from many tribes.
Mitchell, a Lean/Agile consultant and coach with experience in financial trading systems, delivered a proficient and well-grounded 45-minute keynote using nothing more than Post-It Notes and a powerpoint featuring index cards and even more Post-It Notes, clearly the stock-in-trade of a busy Agile Scrum master.
Repeatedly extolling the virtues of keeping things simple and avoiding the pitfalls of planning systems like Jira, he impressed on the audience the art of the possible with a few 'basic' techniques from Kanban – the manufacturing process democratised by Toyota – which, when applied to the world of application development, promises to transform lurching or limping projects into lean projects with little (or less and less) wasted time.
"Monitors in daily stand ups suck the energy," cautioned Mitchell. There spoke the voice of sometimes bitter experience, which came across loud and clear. I did notice several people in the audience stratching away on backs of envelopes, a 'note to self' for action next Monday perhaps. No shame in that. We were all here to learn something. My note to self: 'buy more masking tape'
His witty anecdotes and on-the-fly Questions and Answers engaged everyone and enlivened what could so easily have been a mundane or routine subject area for those without deep expertise. This meant that he connected with attendees at all levels, including those new to kanban with no prior knowledge of direct experience. Skillful stuff indeed.
Recounting tales of holding agile scrums in fire escapes (to avoid the attention of an enemy CTO) and Agile-sceptic managers who "won't blame you – yet", Mitchell performed like a one-man comedy store, blending hard facts and soft skills which, to me anyway, came across as persuasive and surprisingly compelling.
Mitchell recalled an Agile development project when he wore a t-shirt sporting the message "Our ambitions outstrip our capabilities" causing uproarious laughter amongst the developers and testers in the audience and a few wry smiles from secretly-embarrased managers. No names no packdrill here, mate, you're safe.
In all, it was a well-tuned and cleverly-crafted slot. Mitchell's delivery was as good as the content. It was hard to know how the organisers might top the Lightning Talks at the August meetup. We need not have worried.
As well as intros from Paul Grenyer, and cold beers, I think this is exacty the kind of quality that SyncNorwich will become known for.
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NORMAN — The music was not the only thing hot at the Oklahoma Tornado Relief Concert inside Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium. With a high of 95 degrees and a crowd packed to capacity, the temperature soared for the concert patrons as did the number of heat related illnesses and problems.
Kelly Wells, media relations coordinator for Norman Regional Health System, said at 7 p.m. 15 people had been transported to the hospital for heat-related complaints, 120 had been treated at the Gomer Jones medical facility inside the stadium and more than 500 people had taken refuge from the heat at the six cooling stations located throughout the stadium.
"We fear those numbers will rise as people start to drink more alcohol and begin to dehydrate," Wells said.
By 10:30 p.m., those numbers did rise.
Twenty-one people had been taken to the hospital and more than 170 had been treated on site for heat-related issues. Five hundred had been given over-the-counter-type aid such as ice packs, water or pain relievers and another 600 had found comfort at the cooling stations.
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A hodgepodge of ex-coaches, players, media and some politicians make up the 2014 College Football Playoff Selection Committee. How will it effect the SEC?
Now the Razorbacks just have to get to the point of being considered for the playoff
This will go over well in Hogville.
EA Sports NCAA 2014 is out and we have a copy ready to simulate the Hawkeye football season.
A look at the career and defensive background of new Bears DC Mel Tucker. Will his record of mediocrity continue in Chicago?
If Barry Alvarez doesn't find his man in the next few weeks, could we see him walk the sidelines for another season or two?
Former Hawkeyes are making headlines changing jobs and earning honors.
So just who is this guy that Arkansas is bringing down from up north?
Arkansas will hire Wisconsin's Bret Bielema as its next football coach, possibly throwing a wrench in the Eagles coaching search.
Sources have reported that Shawn Eichorst has resigned from the University of Miami and may be en route to Lincoln.
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Levi Showalter married Sarah WATKINS, the widow of Thomas DEWESE on 15 April 1858 in Hancock County.
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I certify that I have this day solemnized the marriage of Levi Showalter with Sarah Dewese. Witness my hand this 15" day of April 1858.
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Tomorrow at 4:00 PM EST, Michelle Kwan will have a google hangout session with her fans. People are encouraged to pose questions for her. I will definitely be there (even though I'm supposed to be working).
Tomorrow at 4:00 PM EST, Michelle Kwan will have a google hangout session with her fans. People are encouraged to pose questions for her. I will definitely be there (even though I'm supposed to be working).
"Corporation, n. An ingenious device for obtaining individual profit without individual responsibility." - Ambrose Bierce
PML and the first question wants to know when she's going to get pregnant. She may read these and bail.
Those who never succeed themselves are always the first to tell you how.
I'm sure that's a question that will receive the "diplomatic" non-answer it deserves!
I managed to get in on the last couple of minutes...just long enough to hear her answering the last few questions. She was absolutely nothing more than cordial, lovely, and having fun with it (but I did miss the early question! lol)...I just wish the whole thing had lasted for longer than 15 minutes!
Here's the video of the Hangout:
Some interesting tidbits...her favorite dress is the 2002 purple Rachmaninoff dress. She said it wasn't too comfortable though as she would scrape her arm on the beading from the sides when she went for a jump.
One piece of music she never skated to but would have loved to was Romeo and Juliet. Now which version, she never specified.
I also found a State Dept. video of Michelle Kwan addressing the public regarding the Disabilities Treaty:
She sort of looks presidential there.
"Corporation, n. An ingenious device for obtaining individual profit without individual responsibility." - Ambrose Bierce
I'm glad she had something to do on her "day off"
She leads a full, busy, and productive life.; which surely will be even more so, in the future.
She was asked about whether she would coach. Her answer was thoughtful in that she realizes how important it is for a coach to be fully committed and available to the athlete. Her busy schedule and many commitments would make that impractical, at least it seems, for now.
She also said that, if she could take up any Summer Olympic sport, it would be gymnastics. It made me wonder if Michelle had ever tried gymnastics. I know Sasha did. Or maybe it's just because she enjoys watching it. It was an interesting interview overall and Michelle looked beautiful, as always.
Ooze! lol
It isn't that I don't appreciate that Michelle and Kristi can bring a certain level of visibility to an event like the USOC media event this week , but is it just me, or does anyone else kind of find it sad that USFS and the USOC are using former medalists to draw attention to the event/upcoming Winter Olympics? Is it that the marketing folks can not create enough "buzz" around their current crop of athletes that they have to reach back for other "ambassadors" to help market these events? There is a certain amount of inspiration that can be derived from past medalists, but to be fair to the current crop of hopeful Olympians, the "game" has changed immensely since Michelle and Kristi competed, and I find it a little demeaning to the current crop of hopefuls to turn the media event that should be about them to something that turns the camera on someone like Kwan, who is going as a reporter, not a participant. We all appreciate updates on the Kween, but honestly, let's keep this about the current Olympic hopefuls.
Well, the US singles skaters that end up in Sochi are absolute long shots for medals and they more than likely won't be standing on the podium. I didn't mind having someone like Kwan talking about them, in fact, I think that's a good way to start getting their names out there.
I WOULD like to see USFS promoting Davis and White. They have a very realistic shot at winning the Olympics and their battle with V/M is every bit as compelling as the "Battle of the Brians" or the "Battle of the Carmens" (even more so, I think).
"I hit him with my shoes... if he had given me the medal like I told him to, I wouldn't have had to hit him!" -- 8-year-old Rhoda Penmark in "The Bad Seed"
I wasn't just talking about the figure skaters. And I agree, that Davis and White are under appreciated and under utilized by their NGBS and federation.
There were many other sports represented at the media event and to be fair to those athletes, many who attended are prior Olympic medalists in their sports, I wonder how they feel when the cameras are turned towards someone like Kwan, who then becomes the story, rather than staying in the role of journalist. :-/
Yes, Michelle was there as a Fox correspondent, but she also was interviewed. Perhaps she should politely decline those opportunities, esp when in light of the setting of this event. A learning moment for her. "Tell the story, don't become the story" , as a very well respected rhetoric prof would tell us in class.
You're really making a big deal out of this, aren't you? It's one 13 minute interview. It's not like there are banners everywhere with Kristi and Michelle's faces. In the past, when networks hired "celebrity" correspondents to cover their respective sports, those notable interviewers are often interviewed for their perspective on the sport. They have a lot of perspective they can provide that most other reporters cannot. Also, the Olympics not ONE story, it's multiple stories covering the sport for the upcoming Olympics. It'll be one thing if she was covering say...Patrick Chan winning gold but makes it all about herself. But this is just about the Olympic experience, training as a skater, and all the human-interest stuff that comes with the Olympics and figure skating.
Watch ESPN, it happens with other sports all of the time.
"Corporation, n. An ingenious device for obtaining individual profit without individual responsibility." - Ambrose Bierce
The whole idea is to create buzz. Past champions help with that process and help to bring visibility to the sport which, in turn, brings visibility to the up and coming athletes. Simple.


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Another Way To Police the WorldWritten by John F. McManus
The word "partnership" is the current coverup for treaty, alliance, or free trade agreement, but the favored policy of America should be "non-intervention."
Don't Believe Those Lying Job NumbersWritten by Chip Wood
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the United States gained 288,000 jobs in June. But the reality is very different.
Early in July 2014, for the first time in 1600 years, there was no Catholic Mass celebrated in the city of Mosul in northern Iraq. Islamic militants calling themselves the "Islamic State of Iraq and Syria" (ISIS) had taken control of the region.
Forewarned is forearmed: D'Souza's book and film entitled America: Imagine the World Without Her have golden nuggets, but the valuables must be separated from deceptive bits of fools' gold.
In "Reid World," the Border Is SecureWritten by Jack Kenny
Ted Cruz and Harry Reid are not necessarily the best of friends, but the junior senator from Texas did invite the Senate Majority Leader to visit him in the Lone Star State and join him for a sightseeing trip to the Mexican border.


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Date: February 6, 2013
by: Kurt Schultheis | Managing Editor
Sand is officially coming to the north end of the island this summer.
Town Manager Dave Bullock signed a beach permit Thursday, Jan. 31 that allows the town to renourish its beach in three areas. The permit also allows the town to place sand on the Key for the next 10 years. Town staff is modifying the permit to allow sand to be placed Key-wide as needed for the duration of the permit.
"This is the last major hurdle to the upcoming beach project," Bullock wrote in a Friday, Feb. 1, email to the Longboat Key Town Commission.
The beach project, expected to commence this summer, will place sand at the Broadway Beach Access to Gulfside Road, and from The Islander Club condominiums to the Colony Beach & Tennis Resort. Although the permit also allows for sand to be placed at the severely eroded North Shore Road Beach Access north to Beer Can Island, Public Works Director Juan Florensa said the town would hold off in that area until structures are permitted and built to hold sand there.
The town placed a bid for the beach project last week to solicit contractors. Bullock said the town is investigating whether it can save money on costs if it works with Collier County and the city of Sanibel, which are also seeking to perform beach projects at the same time.
"This particular U.S. Army Corps of Engineers permit and the lease with the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management are the result of many months of work," Bullock wrote. "Please join me in expressing our appreciation to Congressman Vern Buchanan for his assistance in both efforts."
The permit allows the town to remove sand from a borrow site miles out in the Gulf where a natural-gas pipeline is being placed in the next couple of years.
The town will take approximately 300,000 cubic yards of sand for the beach project.
"The sand is a bit darker and coarser," Florensa said. "That means it performs better and resists erosion."
The project is estimated to cost the town $9 million, although it's eligible for a $5 million reimbursement from Port Dolphin LLC if it moves forward with its pipeline project as anticipated.
In summer 2012, two tropical storms wiped out a $4.5 million sand project that was performed last year and took with it more than 150,000 cubic yards of sand.
As a long-term solution, commissioners have signed off on a project that Bullock recommends, which calls for the construction of two permeable, adjustable-type groins near North Shore Road on town property and a non-adjustable groin that would stick out into Longboat Pass on Manatee County property to keep sand from flowing north into the channel and into Sarasota Bay. Groin construction could begin as early as fall.
The town is currently obtaining permits for the three groins according to the Longboat Pass Management Plan. The sand-structure project will cost the town $6.2 million. The town might be able to procure more sand from the Port Dolphin sand site for that project.
Once the structures are in, sand from Longboat Pass will still need to be placed on the north end every four to eight years. During a 20-year period, sand placement will cost the town anywhere from $4 million to $7.5 million.
Longboat Key Beach Renourishment Project Description
The Science and Technology Journal of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management explains the town's upcoming beach project as follows:
"Longboat Key is a well-developed barrier island on the central Gulf Coast of Florida with approximately 10 miles of shoreline. Located in Sarasota and Manatee counties, its beaches have been renourished several times since 1993 — and have significantly eroded since 2004. Additionally, Longboat Key beaches were impacted by three hurricanes in August and September 2008, when waves and elevated tides caused an accelerated erosion of the dry beach. Longboat Key is seeking to complete multiple beach renourishments. However, sand sources in south Florida are decreasing, and the search for 'white sand' with comparable grain size is moving farther from project areas. The purpose of the project is to provide beach nourishment for storm protection from the north end of Longboat Key in Manatee County to the south end in Sarasota County."
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Liz Lang scored her first hole in one July 8, on the Resort at Longboat Key Club's Harbourside White Course, while celebrating her friend, Jane Hunter's birthday.
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Australian microphone manufacturer Rode has announced a new, lightweight mic, ideal for use with smaller cameras.
A patent application filed in 2012 by the Google-owned company and published Thursday details a wireless microphone that can be tattooed on the neck and connect to a smartphone.
Apple's EarPods offer much-improved sound over the previous standard-issue earbuds, but they won't fit all ears equally well -- and that fit will determine whether you think they're great or just so-so.
The thought of refurbished earbuds may be a little off-putting, but they're refurbished by Apple, so they should be just like new.
O2 has launched the Matchday app, giving fans the ability to eavesdrop on the ref's live mic feed during Six Nations games.
Two apps discovered on Google Play by Kaspersky were set up to record their victims by tapping into the Windows microphone software.
The earphones that ship with the new iPod Touch aren't the same as the iPhone 5's EarPods -- they're missing the remote/mic.
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The affordable Aiaiai Tracks push headphone design forward with an unobtrusive aesthetic. They sound as wonderful as they look and deserve your consideration if you're shopping for a new pair.
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I was over on the Library Journal site today reading their "Professional Media" reviews. How many books this month? All of three. I'm disappointed in LJ, because they only review professional titles once a month or less often, and the columns have been getting shorter and shorter. Am I alone in wishing for more coverage of professional titles in the literature?
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- Securing admin pages with additional (htauth) password
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- Creating an htpassword file online
- Creating an htpasswd file in a Unix shell
- Amending admin/.htaccess
- Summary
- Chapter 9: Advanced Features
- Advanced bounce handling
- Bounce rules and regular expressions
- Creating a new bounce rule
- Creating a new rule based on an existing bounce
- Auto-generating new bounce rules
- Checking current rules against bounces
- Domain-based e-mail throttling
- Adding attachments to messages
- Adding multiple files simultaneously
- Attaching files stored on your web server
- Securing your attachments stored on the web server
- Automatically repeat messages
- Sending a repeating message
- Forcing a repeating message to repeat before embargo
- Auto-generating messages from RSS feeds
- Enabling RSS support
- Associating an RSS feed with a list
- "Getting" new RSS items
- User requirements to receive RSS messages
- Sending a message including RSS
- Setting your RSS message's schedule
- Setting up processing automation
- Requirements
- Customize the CLI "wrapper"
- Summary
- Chapter 10: Hacking phpList
- Substituting user attributes in the subject line
- Caveat #1 – no attribute substitution for a third party
- Caveat #2 – "Forward message" page displays an un-substituted subject
- Sending system messages as HTML instead of text
- Code changes
- Creating the plain-text part of the message by stripping out the HTML
- Sending both the HTML and text versions of the message
- Stripping slashes from messages stored in the database
- Web interface changes
- Standard system messages
- Subscription and confirmation messages on the pre-existing subscribe page
- Tips
- Creating a messages archive page
- Customizing the number of messages displayed per page
- Adding a message summary to the list
- Hiding the summary in outgoing e-mails
- Linking the archives to the main index
- Sending messages using your e-mail client
- Installing MailToList
- Configuring the Mail To List
- Whitelisting users
- Manually adding users
- Importing users
- Processing incoming e-mails
- Automating Mail To List using cron
- Bugs in Mail To List
- Plain text messages will come out blank
- Plain text or HTML attachments will disappear
- Summary
- Chapter 11: Troubleshooting and Maintenance
- General fault diagnosis
- Test mode (the "dry run")
- Verbose mode – tell me what you're thinking
- Common errors and warnings
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- Fatal error: Cannot connect to database, access denied. Please contact the administrator
- HTTP Error 500: Internal server error
- HTTP Error 404: File not found
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- Warning: In safe mode, not everything will work as expected
- Warning: The attachment repository does not exist or is not writable
- Warning: open_basedir restrictions are in effect
- Warning: Things will work better when PHP magic_quotes_gpc = on
- Warning: Things will work better when PHP magic_quotes_runtime = off
- Warning: You are trying to use RSS, but XML is not included in your PHP
- Mailer Error: SMTP Error: Could not connect to SMTP host
- Creating a backup
- Backing up the database
- Backing up the files
- Upgrading phpList
- Where to find more help and information
- Summary
The most impressive and useful chapters of this book is how to implement this in several key systems—such as Drupal, Wordpress, and Facebook. All in all, phpList 2 Email Campaign Manager was a great book for utilizing a mailing distribution system
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What you will learn from this book
- Install and set up phpList on your web hosting platform
- Integrate subscription with third-party publishing platforms
- Configure intelligent bounce handling
- Integrate membership and features with Joomla!, Drupal, WordPress, and Blogger
- Automate list management and bounce processing
- Gain insight with user and click tracking reports
- Leverage advanced features for greater flexibility and results
- Secure phpList from attacks and future vulnerabilities
- Troubleshoot common issues
- Avoid dealing with spammers by implementing CAPTCHAs
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Tired of an e-mail BCC list that scrolls off the page, or fiddly and hard-to-manage bulk mailing systems? You need phpList – a high-powered, robust, feature-packed mailing system that will get out of your way and get the job done! You want to know more about phpList?
phpList is a popular open source e-mail campaign manager, sporting a powerful web frontend, rich message editor, and an advanced feature set.
phpList 2 E-mail Campaign Manager will guide you from basic installation and setup through management, reporting, and automation of phpList, the world's most popular open source e-mail campaign manager. It also covers advanced customization and configuration of phpList.
We start with a basic configuration, and finish with a full-featured e-mail management engine. You will work your way up from basic installation to advanced topics such as bounce automation, user and click-through tracking, and integration with third-party tools such as WordPress, Joomla!, Drupal, and Blogger.
Advanced topics such as securing your installation against spammers, attacks, and vulnerabilities are covered, as well as additional advanced and experimental features offered by phpList.
This book is an invaluable guide for any e-mail publisher who wants a robust and powerful engine to manage their small-to-huge e-mail distribution empire.
This book is a step-by-step, in-depth guide to the features and usage of the world's most popular open source e-mail campaign manager, phpList.
This is a step-by-step comprehensive tutorial with plenty of screenshots for easier and quicker learning and real-world examples for good pickup.
Who this book is for
This book is aimed at content creators and distributors who want to up their game to a full e-mail distribution engine.
Further, it will certainly appeal to you if you are technically inclined and would rather roll your own system than use an off-the-shelf product.
You are assumed to be familiar with the basic concepts of e-mail, editing text files, and managing remote files with FTP / SFTP.
Advanced topics will teach you to get your hands dirty in some of phpList's open-source code.


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Aug. 20, 2012
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Florida State head coach Jimbo Fisher termed Monday afternoon's practice session a "wet-ball day" as the Seminoles battled through a steady rain to start off their final week of preseason camp.
"It was a really good day to get out here and practice in the rain," Fisher summed it up afterwards. "The guys had good enthusiasm, practiced hard and got a lot done."
With a "wet-ball" in tow on a soggy field, FSU practiced for just under 2 ½ hours at the Al Dunlap Practice Fields. Wanting to take advantage of the weather, Fisher wrapped up practice putting his players through true game situations in 11-on-11 drills from late game-clock management to points needed while trailing on the scoreboard.
"Usually, you have to create a wet-ball day," Fisher said. "Sometimes, you go through camp and never get rain like that when you practice, because lightning usually knocks you out. It was really good to get out here in the rain because you play in the rain and you have to learn to take care of the ball, learn to catch it and throw it in the rain."
Inclement weather through preseason camp has forced the Seminoles to change their practice plans almost daily. After only squeezing out roughly 45 minutes of work on the first day back on Aug. 6 which included three delays -the last resulting in practice being called, Fisher moved the final practices that week to 5:30 a.m., while the `Noles wrapped up final exams. Week two saw the Seminoles battle some hot, humid days including a toasty scrimmage. Now, the final week of camp started with more unpleasant weather, but just rain and no lightning this time around.
"They accepted it and didn't use it as a crutch,' Fisher added. "It's an attitude. I used to look at it (rain) as a quarterback and think it was offensive advantage. We knew where we were going so we stuck our foot in the ground. It was a lot easier. On defense, one slip, one slide when you rush the passer, they have to be careful because those linemen now get a hand on and they slide. The first thing is mentality to play in the rain and understand it's an advantage for you.
"The defensive guys moved well. I didn't see a lot of slipping or falling down which is very encouraging. That's where your technique comes in. In whatever position, you have to be very technique sound."
FSU returns to the practice field Tuesday for what should be its final two-a-day practice. The Seminoles have an early 9:30 a.m. practice on the docket before a late night session at 7:30 p.m. FSU is slated for its final scrimmage Thursday.
Kickoff Luncheon on Tap
The Seminoles will take part in the 61st annual kickoff luncheon this Friday, Aug. 24, at the Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center. Lunch will be served at 11:30 a.m. with the program set to begin at Noon. For more information, call the Alumni Association at 850.644.2761 or register here.
Fisher notes following Monday's practice:
·Fisher said defensive tackle Jacobbi McDaniel most likely will redshirt this season. "When you're not redshirted early, you do have that luxury if you get injured later on in your career to get that extra year. Don't get me wrong he wants to play. He's doing a tremendous job as a leader with these young guys, but you have to give him that full year (to play healthy). We should have enough depth to be able to do that."
·Redshirt junior Bryan Stork and junior college transfer Menelik Watson missed Monday's practice. Fisher described Stork as having a jammed neck and Watson was held out with a stinger but both are expected back in a day or two.
·Fisher said redshirt senior defensive tackle Anthony McCloud is doing well, and he's been happy with his progress in rehabbing.
Quotable Fisher as he joked about freshman wide receiver and elite sprinter Marvin Bracy when asked if he was getting back in the groove after missing time early on in camp:
"We got him in on a little reverse. It's amazing how fast you can run when you're scared to death. I told him that's not a baton in your hand. They want it. They're going to take it away from you."


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STATE COLLEGE — That's 400 and counting for Joe Paterno.
JoePa became the first major college coach with 400 victories when Penn State rallied from a three-touchdown deficit tonight to defeat Northwestern 35-21.
Backup quarterback Matt McGloin threw for four touchdowns and the Nittany Lions (6-3, 3-2 Big Ten) shut down Wildcats quarterback Dan Persa in the second half to get the 83-year-old Paterno his latest milestone.
Only two other coaches have more wins. Eddie Robinson had 408 with FCS school Grambling State, while John Gagliardi had 476 entering the weekend with Division III St. John's, Minn.
Mobbed by players, fans and his wife Sue afterward, Paterno was carried off by the Nittany Lions from the sideline to a postgame ceremony near the end zone as backup tailback Stephfon Green held a sign that read "400. The Paterno Way."
"People ask me why I've stayed here so long, and you know what? Look around, look around. Now that the celebration's over, let's go beat Ohio State," he said as the crowd roared.
Persa ran for two scores and threw for another to build a 21-0 lead for Northwestern (6-3, 2-3).
But McGloin rallied the Nittany Lions and Silas Redd put them ahead for good with a 4-yard touchdown run for a 28-21 lead in the third quarter. McGloin finished 18 of 29 passing for 225 yards, while Redd had 11 carries for 131 yards.
Evan Royster added 134 yards rushing on 25 carries, and added a 13-yard TD catch in the fourth. Persa finished with 25 carries for 109 yards. He was 16 of 25 passing for 201 yards.
Northwestern had a last gasp when Persa drove the offense to the Penn State 9 with 8:13 left, but he threw incomplete into the end zone on fourth down. Penn State linebacker Michael Mauti led a furious second-half defensive charge to contain the dual-threat quarterback.
The 100,000-plus fans packed into Beaver Stadium began celebrating with anticipation, and chants of "Joe Paterno! Joe Paterno!" echoed through the stands with 6:30 left and Penn State up comfortably by two touchdowns.
Camera flashes lit up the stands and Paterno stood idly by on the sideline, hands in his gray Penn State parka, not paying much attention to all the ruckus.
As if enough history wasn't being made at raucous Beaver Stadium, the win also matched the biggest come-from-behind victory under Paterno. In 1994, the Nittany Lions also rallied from 21 down to beat Illinois.
The festivities at Beaver Stadium seemed as though they were going to be put on hold when Persa cut through Penn State early. He had touchdown runs of 6 and 4 yards in the first half, then found tight end Drake Dunsmore in the back of the end zone for a 9-yard touchdown pass for a 21-0 lead late in the first half.
It turned out to be Northwestern's last big play, and Penn State dominated from there.
Freshman quarterback Rob Bolden started for the first time since getting knocked out of the Minnesota game two weeks ago with a concussion, but was pulled after fumbling the ball away on a sack on his second series.
McGloin had a so-so start after entering before energizing the crowd with a 2-minute drill to close the first half that ended with a pretty catch by Brett Brackett in the back of the end zone to cut the lead to 21-7.
The Nittany Lions could seemingly do no wrong in the second half. McGloin found Nate Cadogan for a 3-yard score before hitting Derek Moye on perfect pass down the right sideline over corner Mike Bolden to tie the game at 21.
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LOGANSPORT — The Logansport Historic Preservation Commission is hoping state transportation officials will take a lesson from the Third Street bridge project as they consider work on a second historic bridge.
At its meeting Thursday, the commission discussed plans for the Market Street bridge.
The Indiana Department of Transportation has agreed to upgrade the Market Street bridge before handing it over to Cass County as part of the Hoosier Heartland project. In an interview after the meeting, Matt Deitchley, spokesman for INDOT's LaPorte District, said Thursday the state had no firm timetable for completing that work.
At the close of Thursday's discussion, Cathy Isaacs, the commission chairman, said she would direct a letter to INDOT asking that the commission be kept informed on the project's design.
Commission members have played a key role in the Third Street bridge project.
The $2.3 million restoration will include replacing the decking and restoring the bridge's historic concrete railing. The restored bridge also will feature historical lighting.
Work on the project had been delayed by the moving of telephone cables, but state transportation officials say that work is due to be finished by the end of the year.
The state decided in the 1990s to tear down the old bridge and build a new one, but commission members objected, noting that the structure was one of three remaining bridges designed by Daniel Luten, an engineer of the early 20th century.
"When it's completed, it's going to be restored to the original design because of the significance of Luten," said Teri Hawes, a member of the commission.
Engineers also determined that restoring the old structure might actually cost less than replacing it.
"We want everyone to see this as positive," said Kathy Dingo, a member of the commission. "The state was going to completely demolish it and put up a new bridge. We saved money by rehabilitation."
Isaacs said she and her colleagues were hoping for a similar finding with the Market Street bridge.
"It is more cost effective to restore it in this case, too," she said. "We want to make sure it's not demolished."
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