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james nicholson
April 19, 2013, 01:07 PM
This http://www.wboy.com/story/22020264/8th-grade-student-arrested-over-gun-t-shirt This is from WBOY TV 12 Clarksburg WV facebook page.
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Shadow 7D
April 19, 2013, 01:13 PM
What are you suprised, the Union will pony up and protect the teacher, the school district will settle and the DA will drop charges...
April 19, 2013, 01:24 PM
I think a lawsuit big enough to pay for a college degree [6 years, maybe] is needed to make a point, and police dept. needs to have their hand spanked.
April 19, 2013, 01:32 PM
a synapses of the story for those who don't click links:
An 8th grade boy was suspended from school and arrested for disturbing the educational process for wearing an NRA shirt with a picture of a hunting rifle on it. The story says it is not against school policy and he did not become aggressive.
-When I was in school, I think I might have had a shirt that didn't have a gun on it.-
April 19, 2013, 01:36 PM
This is how the ruling class wants it; zero tolerance. If the ruling class remains in power, their policies (written and unwritten) remain in effect.
Seriously, in today's America, if any of our kids walk out the door with an AR15 rifle image printed on their shirt and they enter a public school, who thinks they won't leave in handcuffs?
No, it shouldn't be happening but it is and does every single day in America. We could fill a library with articles like this; kids arrested for playing Cowboys & Indians, children suspended for talking about a hunting trip, etc.
After reading about children who nibble pop-tarts into the shape of a gun and are then punished under our zero tolerance rules, how can any parent allow their kid to go to school with such a t-shirt on and not expect an arrest later in the day?
April 19, 2013, 01:42 PM
I think a lawsuit big enough to pay for a college degree [6 years, maybe] is needed to make a point, and police dept. needs to have their hand spanked.
I agree 100%
Jeff H
April 19, 2013, 02:28 PM
This is how the ruling class wants it; zero tolerance. If the ruling class remains in power, their policies (written and unwritten) remain in effect.
Seriously, in today's America, if any of our kids walk out the door with an AR15 rifle image printed on their shirt and they enter a public school, who thinks they won't leave in handcuffs?
No, it shouldn't be happening but it is and does every single day in America. We could fill a library with articles like this; kids arrested for playing Cowboys & Indians, children suspended for talking about a hunting trip, etc.
After reading about children who nibble pop-tarts into the shape of a gun and are then punished under our zero tolerance rules, how can any parent allow their kid to go to school with such a t-shirt on and not expect an arrest later in the day?
I wouldn't have expected the arrest, but I certainly would expect that my child was sent to the Principal's office or suspended. That is just the way it goes anymore. Hell, when I was a kid, we brought plastic guns to school all the time and played cowboys and Indians at recess. My grade school aged children aren't even allowed to bring a plastic knife to school to put cream cheese on their bagel.
Sad, but that is the way it is and every parent with school age kids should know that.
April 19, 2013, 03:15 PM
With rights come responsibility. Unless you live underground you'd know this could be a problem. I wear T's with gun slogans when I go out sometimes. But not everywhere and not all the time.
April 19, 2013, 03:23 PM
In New York I could believe it, but in West Virginia?
If this was my son, he would never, ever return to the public school system.
This is just too much. :fire: :fire:
It was the image of a gun printed on Jared's t-shirt that sparked a dispute between a Logan Middle School teacher and Jared, that ended with Jared suspended, arrested and facing two charges, obstruction and disturbing the education process, on his otherwise spotless record.
Shadow 7D
April 19, 2013, 03:26 PM
Don't blame the victim, the school HAD HIM ARRESTED
this isn't a call from the principle, this is a call form the POLICE, 'come pick you kid up from JAIL' if he saw the inside of a cell....(couple court cases about kids that young and cells)
April 19, 2013, 03:36 PM
That young man may just get a school-board funded scholarship to college. I hope.
Big Boy
April 19, 2013, 03:41 PM
I can't even handle the "political correctness" of this country anymore.
I bet if he would have been wearing a pro gay marriage shirt he would have been fine and simply "standing up for peoples rights"
April 19, 2013, 03:42 PM
Holy smokes. Probably the same thing would happen in many school districts.
I appreciate the balanced news report! Seriously, not bad.
April 19, 2013, 03:43 PM
Oh yes! Tee shirts are dangerous. I had a red one that I caught rubbing on the barrel of my Glock.
April 19, 2013, 03:43 PM
Something does not sound right with this story.
While the school might be out on a limb by suspending him, how does that turn into an arrest for obstruction and disturbing the education process?
April 19, 2013, 03:48 PM
So we hear/read these types of stories every single day now. How many families have ever filed and/or won a lawsuit over the whole zero tolerance lunacy?
Any links to articles would be appreciated about a family winning a lawsuit because little Johnny made a lego gun and was suspended, arrested, punished, etc.
April 19, 2013, 03:48 PM
I would suggest that anyone who doesn't like public education and their rules make the financial sacrifice of private education - if you can find one of those you agree with. There is also home school.
This is what happens when you pay others (teachers) to educate your children, but allow someone else entirely (school board) to make the rules with which, and on what policies, your educational tax dollars are spent.
I would make it a point to wear a pro-2A shirt or gunmaker shirt without a gun on it every day for the rest of the year.
April 19, 2013, 03:49 PM
And yet, I suspect the vast majority of U.S. school systems would have no problems with a student wearing a T-shirt commemorating a mass murderer like Mao or Che Guevara.
The young man's T-shirt was pretty innocuous on the surface, and didn't even meet any of the criteria for violations according to the County's dress code policy.
We have really rounded the bend on statist stupidity and thought control.
wild cat mccane
April 19, 2013, 03:51 PM
Lots of attacks on "PC" or "ruling class"
It is only offensive until it is your group that is being picked on.
How about a shirt that says Christians can't kill in war because of all the crap Jesus said, you know, the CHRISTian part?
2 sides of the story.
No distractions in school really is a good policy.
April 19, 2013, 03:53 PM
Where is the ACLU on this one? This is not even truly a gun rights issue: this is a bona fide 1A issue which this school system apparently is too blind to see- and represents what is slowly happening all over the country. Not only should this young man and his family fight this one all the way, but I would expect/demand some support from both our national 2A organizations, and (although almost certainly won't happen due to the often hypocritical nature of many of these) ALL of the pro 1A organizations such as the ACLU.
We have been talking for months about getting pro 2A candidates; clearly we have to appeal to the multitude of other rights that are being progressively encroached upon (ironic pun properly applied!).
April 19, 2013, 03:56 PM
Arrested for disturbing the educational process? If that was a crime back when I was in school, I would have got the chair!
April 19, 2013, 04:03 PM
It is only offensive until it is your group that is being picked on.
Which group did his shirt 'pick on'?
April 19, 2013, 04:10 PM
April 19, 2013, 04:11 PM
Lots of attacks on "PC" or "ruling class"
It is only offensive until it is your group that is being picked on.
How about a shirt that says Christians can't kill in war because of all the crap Jesus said, you know, the CHRISTian part?
2 sides of the story.
No distractions in school really is a good policy.
Not if there is no school policy against it, he was not disruptive, etc. This is a PUBLIC school. Smells like a 1A matter to me, IMHO.
April 19, 2013, 04:12 PM
Which group did his shirt 'pick on'?
Future Democratic Senators of America? :D
April 19, 2013, 04:28 PM
I would make it a point to wear a pro-2A shirt or gunmaker shirt without a gun on it every day for the rest of the year.
I like this idea!
April 19, 2013, 04:31 PM
We are missing some things, like what specifics on the crime, what was actually said/done. Class room full of witnesses, all underage.
If the police were called because the kid refused to change into a gym shirt, (usual action for an offensive shirt), or turn it inside out, then they probably ordered him to the principals office, which would of course escalate with an angry 14 year old. I would really like to know what transpired to call the police...and if my son's school called PD for this reason, I would own them, lock stock and gym socks.
Shadow 7D
April 19, 2013, 04:38 PM
Read it again, reports say, the kid was calm
Uncle Richard
April 19, 2013, 05:13 PM
What were the two charges against the young man?
April 19, 2013, 05:18 PM
I'll be digging up my NRA hat to wear on Sunday at my kids' school function.
Hell, I might even open carry.
April 19, 2013, 05:18 PM
The school is a government institution, funded by tax dollars and technically open to the public. Children are required upon pain of arrest to attend these schools until a certain age is reached. This changes things slightly.
Nobody is forced to post/read THR. My child is forced to go to public school - I can't afford private school nor can I home school him at this point. So he MUST go to this school.
I see pictures from schools who tore down the US flag and raised the flag of a foreign nation instead, and nothing was done. I read reports of s child sent home for wearing a t-shirt that shows an American flag, and now this.
The only t-shirts I couldn't wear in high school were ones with swear words, or ones deemed as offensive by admin under certain guidelines. Having read the school's criteria on another story, it appears that it was not a prohibited item, though I would hazard a guess that an emergency meeting of the school board will make sure anything relating to guns/firearms/Bill of Rights/NRA/Second Amendment will be added as "offensive".
Schools are for teaching, not for crazy parents to politicize their kids.
Fascinating - so we are crazy for being NRA members, is that what you said? Or are we crazy for letting our children wear clothes of their choosing that promotes something they believe it in that has nothing defined in law as pornographic or illegal? Kids wear shirts all the time promoting things that are not in school, from Tinkerbell to Maroon 5, shall we send them home, too?
I doubt that kid wore that shirt because his dad forced him to do so.
April 19, 2013, 05:38 PM
I'll vote for "if I had a shirt that DIDN'T have guns on it when I was in school, I can't recall..." :)
First it is imperative that the ACTUAL events are understood, and the ACTUAL charges are made clear. We do ourselves a disservice when we automatically flock to the defense of folks who turn out to have been clearly in the wrong, and that -- unfortunately -- happens fairly frequently.
(However, nothing so far indicates that this actually IS the case here.)
If not, this is a grand opportunity for the young man to really get something out of his education -- like a fat settlement! :) May flights of angels bring to him better lawyers than the school district has!
April 19, 2013, 05:54 PM
ACLU and NRA need to get involved in this one. Lawsuit time!
we are not amused
April 19, 2013, 06:28 PM
Lots of attacks on "PC" or "ruling class"
It is only offensive until it is your group that is being picked on.
How about a shirt that says Christians can't kill in war because of all the crap Jesus said, you know, the CHRISTian part?
2 sides of the story.
No distractions in school really is a good policy.
And your point is?
I have seen shirts with a lot worse on it, (and as a Christian, I understand the difference between war and murder, although I understand many atheist don't) and it is generally considered "Free speech", you know, the whole First Amendment thing!
Jframe is correct, I have seen the T-shirts he described in schools, and the kids wearing them weren't being sent to the office.
If no distractions in school was a good policy, we would ban good looking girls from classes or make them wear burkas!
Wait, strike that last one, no sense giving the fascist running the schools any ideas.
April 19, 2013, 07:18 PM
We do ourselves a disservice when we automatically flock to the defense of folks who turn out to have been clearly in the wrong, and that -- unfortunately -- happens fairly frequently. I agree. There is no doubt more to this story. Then again, we all know the automatic response to having our feelings hurt is to sue...sue...sue.
April 19, 2013, 08:41 PM
Anything students wear or do at school that causes a disruption are not allowed. It has always been this way, nothing new here. When I was in school during he 60's and 70's I would have been suspended for wearing that shirt as well. The dress code called for shirts with collars. T-shirts, shorts and sneakers were only allowed in gym classes. Otherwise you were expected to wear proper clothes. Sleeveless shirts were not even allowed in gym classes.
The things that disrupted classes in the 60's and in 2013 are far different. A pocket knife or even a gun in the truck wouldn't have raised an eyebrow back in the day. An NRA shirt can, and did cause a class disruption today. That is why they don't allow anything controversial at school. It is not just gun related. Wear Pro-life, or Gay pride a T-shirt and the same result would have happened.
Over the years I've seen students suspended for chewing gum, hair too long, too short, the wrong color, uncovered tattoos, unusual body piercings, skirts too short, having a walkman, cell phone and even girls wearing jeans to school. In my day girls had to wear dresses or skirts unless the morning temps were in the 20's and then it had to be dress slacks, no jeans. No short pants by anyone even in Georgia in September with no AC. Most of those things, and much more are SOP in most schools today, but would have gottenkids susbended at various times in the last 40 years.
This kid was suspended for knowingly violated school rules just to draw attention to himself, he was arrested for unruly behavior.
April 19, 2013, 09:51 PM
This kid was suspended for knowingly violated school rules just to draw attention to himself, he was arrested for unruly behavior.
That seems to be exactly untrue. The article specifically says there is no such policy and the kid was NOT unruly.
None of us has read the policy nor were we there to observe his behavior, so it's probably best not to cast such stones.
And how in the world could any of the ridiculously sedate slogans the NRA prints on its licensed t shirts ever be considered "disruptive?" I know poodle skirts and bobby socks might have caused quite an uproar back in the day, but we've come a little ways since then! :)
April 19, 2013, 10:39 PM
I have two shirts with the word American real big across the front, American flag on the sleeve, and an ar15 on the back. I try to wear them any time I can. I often wear them to tee ball practice and other social events. I wouldn't allow cops to tell me my shirt is disruptive and that I have to change it. Why should any citizen be arrested for that no matter where his location.
April 19, 2013, 10:42 PM
My kid wears his camoflauge to school every now and then and carries his coyote brown back pack everyday.
April 19, 2013, 10:45 PM
My highschool tried to have a special day called dress to kill. Appearantly they meant tuxedos. Everybody showed up dressed like hunters and soldiers. They didn't have the dress to kill day anymore. They also tried to make a dress code that included all of us had to tuck our shirts in. We revolted and they changed their minds.
April 19, 2013, 11:28 PM
Just the facts, Ma'am (Joe Friday?). The truth lies somewhere between fact and fiction. Let's wait for all sides to weigh-in.
April 19, 2013, 11:51 PM
From Keith Morgan President of the WVCDL of which I'm a card carrying member. The WVCDL was instrumental in getting 5 pro 2A bills through the state legislature in the last session, which just ended. Our House was pretty Pro but the Senate was tough.
WVCDL Official position regarding the Logan school incident:
The WVCDL finds major fault with the school system based upon the facts as presented by media. However, having said that, the WVCDL's rather extensive experience with the media has exposed bias, a tendency towards overblown sensationalism, and an almost universal failure to get a single fact correct in any given story. In short, the media prints or airs stories for a single purpose, and that purpose is the generation of advertising revenue. A sensational story like this is a near guarantee to draw eyes to advertisements from across West Virginia, and likely from across the nation. Understand that with modern media, facts are secondary to advertising draw.
Thus, the WVCDL stands in direct opposition to the Logan school system, and in strong support of the student, if the facts reported are accurate and complete. However, absent more detailed information regarding the behavior of the student, the escalation cycle, and how both parties behaved leading to an arrest, the WVCDL is reserving a formal position at this time.
We are in a limited position to help the student, but assuming the facts shake out over time as reported, we will do what we can to support him and do what we can to ensure that this does not occur again in West Virginia.
April 19, 2013, 11:56 PM
My grade school aged children aren't even allowed to bring a plastic knife to school to put cream cheese on their bagel.
What's a bagel.. is that something like a biscuit? You put gravy on biscuits, not cheese :)
April 20, 2013, 12:17 AM
I'm a junior in highschool and wear my NRA shirt once a week. Never had any official issues, just some angry looks from a few teachers and administrators. If they want to challenge me on it, bring it on. I know my rights and will not back down.
April 20, 2013, 12:30 AM
It's just a darned good thing that shirt didn't have a ND!:what:
There has to be more to this story IMO.
April 20, 2013, 12:49 AM
I'd be looking for the best, hugriest lawyer I could find to feed his appetite on the school district and shame the police department for unlawfully stripping this boy of his first amendment and second amendment rights.
April 20, 2013, 01:35 AM
Could be this lad was another of "those bratty kids", always asking "why ? " ( ! I had one of those ! ) IME, a lot of today's "teachers" (1) haven't much subject matter knowledge, (2) are constrained by the pedagogy pogrom, (3) resent any thing "threatening" to their "authority", (mostly, I suspect, because they're well aware of how slim the knowledge margin twixt student and teacher is.) >MW
April 20, 2013, 11:13 AM
With rights come responsibility.
WHAT responsibility?
To pander to malignantly narcissistic bullies?
Not happening.
Not long after Columbine, a friend and I stopped at Starbucks on the way back from the rifle range. The slacker behind the counter said to me, "Boy, it sure takes a lot of guts to wear that hat THESE days!"
I replied, "Why? Who's going to make me take it off?"
April 20, 2013, 11:36 AM
I think a lawsuit big enough to pay for a college degree [6 years, maybe] is needed to make a point, and police dept. needs to have their hand spanked.
There's a lot of talk about major law suits, etc.. coming out of this.
Ultimately, what a jury is going to see is that a kid didn't get to wear the shirt he wanted, got in trouble with the teachers/principal, and ended up spending a few minutes (maybe at worst a few hours) in a cell.
No permanent harm, no major damages, no lasting detrimental impact. Just one messed up school day. Somehow I don't see this being worth the big bucks for a private school bachelors degree.
Not to say his rights weren't wrongfully infringed upon. He's got a good case, but probably not worth huge sums of money unless there are some other factors at play that we don't know (ie, he was raped while in lock up and now has psychological damage, his entire social life is now ruined and he is forever mocked as the the kid who got arrested, etc...)
April 20, 2013, 12:33 PM
It was a big mistake twenty years ago when school districts and police departments started putting police in public schools. The rather distinct line between school disciplinary matters and juvenile charges has been made rather fuzzy. The cops are now "enforcers" for school administrators. Students are students and not inmates of a correctional facility. I can at least understand the impulse of putting cops in the schools of downtown Detroit, but now every podunk school in surburbia and rural areas seems to have "resource officers" roaming the halls. It makes even less sense considering the nationwide decline in crime over the last twenty years.
April 20, 2013, 02:43 PM
My nephew wrote a piece for his creative writing class wherein he described how to select, sight in and accurately fire an AR15.
Nobody died.
Nobody was expelled.
April 20, 2013, 03:28 PM
I taught for 32 years in public schools, and every time I see one of these threads it amazes me how quick folks are to go sue crazy as they line up to crucify the educational system. I should be at the range doping loads before the wind comes up, but just for kicks I did some research on the school in question. Let's just say it appears the school has an abundance of issues. Low ratings in areas like school climate, student achievement, discipline problems, etc. I wouldn't be surprised to learn the entire situation was mishandled by all parties involved. Should be interesting to see how this shakes out.
April 20, 2013, 04:05 PM
All of this is interesting. I have 28 years in education and the last 15 as an administrator in the public sector. I am now a private Christian School Principal.
1. There is likely more to this story. So far we have only heard one side - his - "he stayed calm." Heard kids say that before in my office.
2. It is called compulsory education. Depending on your state, it is to age 16 when parents can sign you out or 18 you can sign yourself out. You have the ability as parents through your school board elections and public comments at board meetings - use it. But when you do, get your facts together. Ours are on T.V. here.
3. A general understanding of school law gives administration the ability to make decisions based on the good of the whole. That means not everything has to be written down word for word but if he/she thinks something is interrupting the educational system they can intervene. Not sure how that fits here but it could.
4. The interesting part of all of this to me is calling the police. There had to be some kind of refusal to obey or something to do that. I have only done that one time and the kid was out of control and interestingly enough, the parent was also the LEO.
5. Talk all you want about suing and winning. School administrators are threatened to be sued nearly every week. They are government agencies and there is a certain amount of immunity there. You have to prove some damages and negligence. Without knowing all details it is hard to say but I would think it is likely.
I worked in a a rural area and wonder what would have happened in my HS had this happened. I would hope it never would have gotten to this point. Good luck and I hope this comes out well for the student and parents. Schools are tough places to work and that is why I retired from public ed early
Black Knight
April 20, 2013, 11:51 PM
Sounds to me the father needs to contact the Rutherford Institute. There was a similar case in a local area school a few years ago. I don't recall the exact outcome but the school system did do some serious back stepping.
Gaucho Gringo
October 5, 2013, 11:06 PM
When I was in grade school and high school everyone had a pocket knife and we used to play mumbly pegs with the knives. Nobody got hurt and no one thought of even attacking anyone. If we would have we would have got a beating unlike any other when our parents were informed. Things have changed for the worse IMO.
October 6, 2013, 08:19 AM
This is nothing new, and in this case the story is from April, so let's call this one done.
October 6, 2013, 12:17 PM
Charges dismissed in June.
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Wednesday, May 29, 2013
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A beach volleyball club that has bounced around a half dozen locations in the past 13 years, including a less-than-beachy location behind the old Whitesides Elementary School in Mount Pleasant has finally found a home.
Wanna play?
What: Charleston Beach Volleyball & Social Club is offering pickup games as well as league play.
Where: All games are played at Santi's Restaurante Mexicano, at 1471 Ben Sawyer Boulevard in Mount Pleasant.
When: Pickup games are 6-8 p.m. Thursdays, 10 a.m. to noon Saturdays and 5-8 p.m. Sundays from now until Aug. 31. Junior leagues started Monday. Adult leagues start June 24 and 25.
Cost: The fees are $5 for pickup games; league play is $50 for eight weeks.
More info: www.charlestonvolleyball.net/
Weeks ago, the Charleston Beach Volleyball and Social Club began play on three newly created beach volleyball courts carved from the woods beside Santi's Restaurante Mexicano in Mount Pleasant.
In its 13th season, the private-but-affordable club has a renewed sense of energy as it enters into summer league play, particularly given the aftermath that the folks on Sullivan's Island and Isle of Palms put club founder Jeff Hefel in the summer of 2012.
That's when the town of Sullivan's Island and The Windjammer on the Isle of Palms basically said the club was not welcome, largely because Hefel charged fees.
The island even presented Hefel with a $1,000 ticket.
Hefel moved the club behind Whitesides, on grass courts, and hatched a plan to put courts next to Santi's and started working out the details with his business partner, the landlord and town officials.
"It (all the trouble) was a blessing in disguise," says Hefel, in reference to an improved facility and the club's first-ever permanent home.
Participants are enjoying the deeper, more consistent sand, ease of parking, and easy access to post-game refreshments.
Hefel likes having nets that are permanently up and not having to worry about high tide or excessively high winds.
"The level of play has increased because the rallies are going longer," says Hefel.
Filling a void
I have long wondered why the Charleston area, with basically six beach towns, has such a miniscule beach volleyball scene.
The Windjammer is the hub with courts and tournaments. Sullivan's Island Park has one court, which is rarely used. One beach court near the Folly Beach pier is usually always in use in the warm months. And Creekside Tennis & Swim Club has three sand courts that play host to the College of Charleston women's sand volleyball team.
But it's been the Charleston Beach Volleyball and Social Club that has done the most to offer a variety of league play and regular pick-up games.
For Hefel, who is co-owner of Santi's, the club was never about making money. At best, with it's fees of $50 for eight weeks of league play and $5 for pick-up games, he says it's a break-even proposal.
"I believe in living a healthy lifestyle and beach volleyball combines fitness with social interaction," says Hefel, who first got hooked on beach volleyball when he lived in Chicago where 1,000 people would show up to play on 100 courts along North Avenue Beach during the summer.
Volleyball belongs
Since starting the club in May 2002, he's been one of the most steadfast ambassadors of the sport in Charleston, albeit quite the nomadic one.
Hefel started it at The Windjammer. He then moved to two courts behind the former A Dough Re Mi Pizzeria on the Isle of Palms. When that was sold, he found a home on the faux beach at the Charleston Harbor Resort in Mount Pleasant, which later needed the space for "other opportunities." He then headed to Sullivan's Island, where he set up and broke down courts on the beach near Station 22, and the courts on the beach near The Windjammer. And after the controversies, he kept things alive behind the old Whitesides Elementary in Mount Pleasant.
Dee Knight, 49, of Mount Pleasant, has been playing volleyball with the club for eight years because she loves the competition, fellowship and "scenery." She's very pleased with the new facility.
"Every time I come out here, it's like a dream - is it really real?" says Knight.
Is his string of being bounced around over?
I wondered if he had a crossed the line with anyone in Mount Pleasant and contacted Mayor Linda Page, who has a long, long-time business, Linda Page's Thieves Market, next door.
"I'm OK with it and have heard no complaints about it," says Page. "I think it's great seeing folks playing volleyball."
Reach David Quick at 937-5516.
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1st Generation GWS WW2 War Bird fighter collection complete
P-51 Mustang has recently been added to the collection..have yet to maiden it. At this point, I think the ME-109 is the best of the bunch. I had a Camo Spitfire along with the red\white one but it was lost in a crash 2 years ago this october.. I may order a new decal set for it and do a repaint back to military colors..I have a new zero in the box that I would trade for a new camo spit.
Now you'll need to add the P-40, AT-6, and FW-190 to your collection. Probably not the way you'd build one as you like to keep things light (nothing wrong with that), but I built the FW-190 with retracts, scale split flaps, a bomb drop, as well as a 12x8 3 blade prop.
Its also running a 4s 2200 battery so the plane is not light at all. Motor is putting out 550+ watts at WOT. It weighs 44oz ready to fly, but man does it fly great. GWS lists the flying weight at 23oz. Mine is almost twice that, but she'll still land pretty easy without the flaps deployed. I will note, that I have NOT flown the plane at WOT. Fastest I've dared go so far is half throttle, but will do a full speed pass after I get more comfortable.
I do like the first gen birds like you pictured. I do have the zero, corsair, ME-109, and P-38(though not really a 1st gen like you mentioned).
Are you going to go an ME-262? As you know thats a WWII plane also.
I wouldnt mind doing a GWS Spit or P-51, but have too many Spitfires already.
And the AT-6 is not my type of plane...but could be modded into say a dauntless dive bomber or Avenger torpedo bomber.
I think you've seen the plane already...so will only post one pic for those visiting the thread.
odd. I havent read through the GWS thread on the AT-6. Has there been others that ran into this problem too?
Kinda sounds like an esc cutting out or having a short in it, or a bad rx, but since I havent seen the plane fly, Im not going to say I think its this or that. I'll take your word that somethings not right with your plane.
Yea I must have done something wrong in the build with the AT-6 or something is out of alignment. I'm pretty sure its not the radio equipment as I have had 3 different setups in it including a DX-6. The problem occurs when doing coordinated turns. The plane has been taken out of service for now and maybe someday I'll try it again or maybe not. I have to many good flying planes to be messing with a problem child and the AT-6 is a problem child to me. Anyway..its probably me because I have not heard anyone else complain about it.
Power Plants
The Zero and Mustang have the same Engine\Gearbox. The Mustang has the better lighter lipo though so has a small advantage. The Corsair is the only one with an outrunner and has a fresh lipo so it has the power advantage over the rest. All of these planes are setup for Endurance over speed. A simple prop change could increase the power on all of them. The way I have them setup they basically can run WOT for 10 minutes. I time every flight and set it for 10 minutes. Any longer than that, There tends to be problems like crashes over heating or over discharge of the lipos so 10 minutes per plane works for me. I usually fly 5 warbirds at a time so thats 50 minutes total flight time in an outting..thats enough at one time for me.
Awesome collection.. While i am a huge fan of dogfight ready looking paint schemes...that Spitfire is my favorite of the bunch!
Thanks for sharing your pictures... awesome stuff.
Have you tried that Venom Zero on 3s yet? Its a hoot.
I had two of those spitfires Smokescreen and its camo scheme was so good, I often lost orientation when flying that one. The red\white Spit is easy to see and I often fly it last just before dark. MY flying friend has one of those Venom zeros and he keeps asking me to try it for him and I will sooner or later but it looks just like the GWS zero and is a clone by the looks of it.
1st Gen warbird Videos
Here are videos with ROG and landings on pavement. I'm still working on getting video for all 5 war birds.
Zero...Just basic flying..wheels have since been upgraded to foam.
Spitfire..the wind is blowing so hard the plane cannot even Taxi..but it can fly
Ohh..I see. The battery that you're runnining your Zero is a Venom..I thought the plane was the Venom kit. You're right... its identical...and its a total blast. Good airframe. The 3-blade prop looks extremely cool on yours.
Wasn't there some kind of an issue with the angle of the wing of the GWS A6M Zero? Seems okay on my venom clone.
Yea that 3 blade prop on the zero is a Flying Styro prop. The GWS Zero comes with a 3 blade prop and a cool 3 blade spinner. That stock spinner works with the 3 blade FS prop. There is some issue with the wing incidence on the GWS Zero but its really not an issue with a normal power system..the guys that are complaining about it have installed 200+watt power and wonder why it climbs so fast I just realized that the way I worded the power description on the zero that people may think its a Venom plane. No its a GWS with a Venom lipo. I had a 3 cell lipo in the zero with about 100watts power and it did seem to want to climb but I just adjusted the elevator and all was good. I prefer the zero at a lower power level as it looks more realistic when flying at lower speeds..I prefer scale type pattern flying. Check this video and you will see why I like the zero with lower speed..I try to emulate what the pilot does in this video..
This is a video at a Japanese air show..Turn your speakers up and listen to the engine in this zero..its got a real nice sound..
Radio gear
New Spitfire 400
On this one I'm going to remove some foam from inside the tail area in an effort to build one around 14 oz. These plane just fly well if there about that weight IMO. Then I will re-pose the planes and get a shot of American, Japanese, British, German planes in a row. This is the third Spitfire I have owned. I had one that looked just like the one on the box painted the exact same way. It was totaled in a crash two years ago and I'm finally going to replace it. This time however I'm going to do it in a solid color (green) like the mustang and 109 but leave the bottom white. I had problems with the camo scheme on the spit and was always losing orientation of the plane.
Nice collection. I really like the looks of that 109.
That is a very good flying plane planekiller. It was difficult to balance because on the long fuselage. Its the only one that has clay dead weight added to the nose (1oz).
here is the build thread for the 109....http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=868662
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Pitts: GOP's biggest problem is itself
"How ya like me now?" -- Barack Obama
OK, so President Obama didn't really say that but surely, he must have thought it behind a private smile at some point Tuesday night.
There are no smiles among the Republicans, however, only a pressing question: Can the GOP fix itself? Can a party whose appeal is wholly white and mainly male learn to appeal to a rainbow electorate which is neither? Especially after it has spent so many years denigrating that rainbow, drawing lines in sand, placing chips on its shoulder.
There are hopeful signs that our long national hissy fit may at last be over. House Speaker John Boehner was making conciliatory noises about resolving the economic impasse the day after the election. Some of the party's most prominent voices, including Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, have been speaking of the need for the GOP to broaden its appeal. So maybe the adults are finally returning home.
But the place is a wreck, because the kids (looking at you, Michele Bachmann and Herman Cain) have been having quite the party. And repairing it is going to be a long and difficult process.
In the first place, any sudden GOP outreach to those it spurned while courting angry older white men must unavoidably appear conniving, self-conscious and self-serving. And once you get past the problem of appearances, there is the simple question of what it will take to undo the damage the party has inflicted upon itself with those groups.
How long will it be before gay men and lesbians are willing to forgive and forget that the party has routinely demeaned their relationships and impugned their moral fitness?
How long will it take before Hispanics are willing to let bygones be bygones with a party that spoke of "self-deportation" and cheered the notion of a border fence to electrocute undocumented Mexican workers?
And how much time must go by before African-Americans are willing to look past the GOP's unrelenting and deeply personal disrespect toward the nation's first African-American president, its insistence on treating him as some foreign Other who, in John Sununu's memorably tawdry phrase, must "learn how to be an American."
All that said, the biggest question here is not whether the GOP can transform itself, but whether it can even try.
At this point, the Republicans are less a traditional political party than what disenchanted former GOP staffer Mike Lofgren has called an "apocalyptic cult."
Indeed, even as Rubio and Boehner were talking sense, party icons were talking the same old craziness.
Donald Trump called for revolution in the wake of Obama's re-election. Ted Nugent called Obama supporters "pimps, whores ... welfare brats" and "soulless fools." Bill O'Reilly said people voted for Obama because he will "give them things."
This, then, is the dilemma Republicans have created for themselves by their own short-sightedness.
For years, the party has won elections by inventing enemies for angry white men to fear. But at this point, the GOP has no bigger enemy than itself.
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Federal prosecutors said Fazzini, who became a "made" member of the Philadelphia mob in 2007, had been a loyal associate of the mob since the 1990s and had previously served a lengthy prison sentence for racketeering.


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UPDATED: U.S. falls short of medal round in Greco-Roman at World ChampionshipsJesse Thielke went 2-1 during his first World Championships appearance on Saturday afternoon in Budapest. Tony Rotundo photo.
BUDAPEST, Hungary -- The United States fell short of the medal round at the World Wrestling Championships on Saturday at Papp Laszlo Sports Arena.American Greco-Roman wrestlers Jesse Thielke, Jordan Holm and Caylor Williams suffered losses and were not pulled back in for the repechage. All three wrestlers were competing in their first Senior Worlds.
Thielke overcame an early 3-0 deficit to roll to a 9-4 win over Greece's Christos Theodorakis in his opening match at 60 kg/132 lbs.
Thielke followed by building a 3-0 lead before headlocking and pinning India's Ravinder Singh in the second period of the second round.
Thielke then dropped a 7-4 decision to Korea's Jae-Seung Woo in the quarterfinals. Thielke took a brief 4-3 lead with a gut wrench midway through the first period before Woo came back to regain the lead. Thielke tried two headlocks late in the match, but was unable to score.
"I would say I performed pretty well even though I didn't get the outcome I wanted" Thielke said. "The Korean basically stalled. He obviously knew if I got to his body I was going to throw him. He didn't engage me at all."
Thielke, a Junior World bronze medalist, was eliminated when Woo failed to reach the finals.
"I could've won it today" Thielke said. "I can win it on any day."
Holm opened with a 4-1 win over Spain's Pedro Garcia Perez at 84 kg/185 lbs. Holm scored a first-period takedown that led to a two-point gut wrench.
Holm dropped an 8-0 decision to 2011 World bronze medalist Rami Heitaniemi of Finland in the round of 16. Holm was eliminated when Heitaniemi fell short of the finals.
"I feel like I'm right there" Holm said. "I know I can wrestle with any of these guys. I wasn't able to demonstrate that today. I'm going to fight really hard to get back here next year. I feel like I've been able to take noticeable steps in the last three years. I just need to continue to improve."
Williams was defeated by World bronze medalist Cenk Ildem of Turkey in a bizarre opening-round match at 96 kg/211.5 lbs. Williams trailed 2-0 late in the second period before being called for a third caution that disqualified him from the match.
Williams countered a first-period lift attempt and Ildem's back landed squarely on the mat, but Williams was not awarded any points. The U.S. challenged the call, but to no avail.
Williams was eliminated when Ildem fell short of reaching the finals.
"The Turk has a lot of experience" Williams said. "There was a lot of head-butting going on and he just flopped at the end. There wasn't much I could do about it. I just need to come back strong from this. The next time I get an opportunity like this one, I'm going to take full advantage of it. I'm going to win this thing."
Champions crowned on Saturday were Bulgaria's Ivo Angelov at 55 kg/121 lbs., Iran's Taleb Nematpour at 84 kg/185 lbs. and Russia's Nikita Melnikov at 96 kg/211.5 lbs.
The seventh and final day of the World Championships is set for Sunday in Budapest. Americans Ellis Coleman, Andy Bisek and Robbie Smith are set to compete for the U.S. in Greco-Roman.
Papp Laszlo Sports Arena, Budapest, Hungary
60 kg/132 lbs.
Gold - Ivo Angelov (Bulgaria)
Silver - Ivan Kuylakov (Russia)
Bronze - Jae-Seung Woo (Korea)
Bronze - Elmurat Tasmuradov (Uzbekistan)
5th - Edward Barsegjan (Poland)
5th - Almat Kepispayev (Kazakhstan)
84 kg/185 lbs.
Gold - Taleb Nematpour (Iran)
Silver - Saman Ahman Tahmasebi (Azerbaijan)
Bronze - Javid Hamzatau (Belarus)
Bronze - Viktor Lorincz (Hungary)
5th - Damian Janikowski (Poland)
5th - Rami Hietaniemi (Finland)
96 kg/211.5 lbs.
Gold - Nikita Melnikov (Russia)
Silver - Artur Aleksanyan (Armenia)
Bronze - Balasz Kiss (Hungary)
Bronze - Shalva Gadabadze (Azerbaijan)
5th - Mahdi Aliyarifeizabadi (Iran)
5th - Norikatsu Saikawa (Japan)
Gold-medal matchups
60 kg/132 lbs.
Ivo Angelov (Bulgaria) dec. Ivan Kuylakov (Russia), 3-2
84 kg kg/185 lbs.
Taleb Nematpour (Iran) dec. Saman Ahman Tahmasebi (Azerbaijan), 5-3
96 kg/211.5 lbs.
Nikita Melnikov (Russia) dec. Artur Aleksanyan (Armenia), 2-2 criteria
U.S. results
60 kg/132 lbs. - Jesse Thielke, Germantown, Wis. (Badger WC) - 8th
WIN Christos Theodorakis (Greece), 9-4
WIN Ravinder Singh (India), fall 4:40
LOSS Jae-Seung Woo (Korea), 4-7
84 kg/185 lbs. - Jordan Holm, Minneapolis, Minn. (Minnesota Storm)
WIN Pedro Garcia Perez (Spain)
LOSS Rami Heitaniemi (Finland), 0-8
96 kg/211.5 lbs. - Caylor Williams, Greensboro, N.C. (U.S. Army)
LOSS Cenk Ildem (Turkey), disqualification 5:15


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Magic Draft Night 2013 : Rob Hennigan Press Conference
Once the 2013 draft was over, Rob Hennigan takes questions from the press. The press questions Hennigan aggressively on how Victor Oladipo and Romero Osby will benefit the Orlando Magic. Watch and see the full press conference that happened after the 2013 draft.
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Among other civil rights milestones, this year marks the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington, the historic rally that concluded with Martin Luther King Jr. unleashing his most legendary words on a watching nation. Today, "I Have a Dream" stands alongside the Declaration of Independence and the Gettysburg Address as possibly the most significant piece of American rhetoric known to the world. However, it's become pretty common over the past few decades for those of us who regularly opine on King's legacy to take a contrarian stance and push back against the notion that "I Have a Dream" was his defining statement to the world.
Scholars such as James Cone and Michael Eric Dyson have vehemently argued that the bright-eyed King of the dream rhetoric must make way for the more pessimistic and radical King that came later. As Vincent Harding, a personal friend of King's who is currently a professor of religion at Morehouse College, put it, "We Americans have insisted that King live forever in the unbroken sunlight of that historic August day on the Mall when hundreds of thousands of us stood in that place, and millions more gathered before television sets across the nation, to affirm our solidarity with his vision of racial harmony and triumphant freedom."
The problem with the "Dream language," says Howard Divinity School professor Cheryl Sanders, is that it draws attention away from the comprehensive message of King's life. "There's a danger of only seeing him as a dreamer," adds Sanders, who is also the pastor of Third Street Church of God in Washington, D.C. "If we only see him as a dreamer, we too easily let ourselves off the hook from dealing with the realities that he was dealing with." In addition to racism and segregation, those realities included poverty, militarism, and overall socioeconomic injustice.
I think all of these scholars have it right: King is far more than "I Have a Dream." In fact, over the last year I've worked on a book project that has required me to delve deeply into King's "Letter from Birmingham Jail," an equally profound piece of rhetoric that also marks its 50th anniversary this year. Written mostly from a jail cell following his arrest in Birmingham, Alabama, the letter was composed as a response to a public statement from eight white clergymen who supported the general aims of the civil rights movement but felt King's methods were too disruptive and extreme. More than any other writing or speech by King, "Letter from Birmingham Jail" captures the spiritual and social essence of the man and his mission. In it one can observe all the religious, philosophical, and political ideas and principles that shaped his Christian vision for justice and nonviolence. It's the one work from King that best represents his message in its entirety.
Over the past few weeks, however, I've been reconsidering the implications of King's "I Have a Dream." After a contemptuous presidential election year, a controversy leading to the withdrawal of evangelical pastor Louie Giglio from the program of President Obama's second inauguration, and increasingly heated national debates about issues such as healthcare, immigration reform, and the Second Amendment, it's possible to come away feeling that our nation is incapable of overcoming its deep social and ideological fissures. Will conservative evangelicals and some members of the gay-rights movement ever find common ground on which to engage? Will pro-lifers and pro-choice advocates ever move beyond viewing each other as subhuman? Will political conservatives and political liberals ever find the courage to rise above their acrimony and truly work for the common good of the nation? Humanly speaking, I'd have to say it's doubtful, so severe is our polarization. Yet, when I listen to America's most famous sermon and allow myself to strip away the familiarity of King's lyrical voice as he describes his dream "that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed," I'm struck by how at the heart of the dream is a vision rooted not just in "the American Dream," as King explained, but in the biblical "substance of things hoped for" and "evidence of things not seen."


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Berkeley, Calif. -- Tom Sawyer Software has been selected as one of seven grant awardees for Component-Based Software Technology Development (competition 95-09), from the Advanced Technology Program at the National Institute of Standards and Technology.
Founded in 1990, the Advanced Technology Program (ATP) invests directly in the nation's economic growth by working with industry to develop innovative technologies with strong commercial potential. The Advanced Technology Program provides cost-shared funding for industries with high-risk R&D projects with the potential to spark important, broad-based economic benefits for the United States. The ATP accelerates, and in many cases enables, potentially important R&D projects that industry would otherwise not undertake because of the technical risks involved.
ATP awards are made on the basis of a competitive review based on both scientific and technical merit. The program in "Component-Based Software Development" supports research on practical technologies. The program emphasizes approaches based on semantic analysis of software components, so that each component is automatically transformed at the point of use to be compatible with the target market.
Systems for engineering, database design, systems and network management, telephony, project management, scheduling, work-flow management, software engineering, financial systems management, chemical and biochemical design, and others depend on graphs to portray complex information. Graph drawing theory is a growing academic discipline, seeking algorithms that automate the process of visualizing a graph to depict a particular set of data. While academic papers have been published, it has proven to be very difficult to commercialize this research.
"Tom Sawyer Software, a leading supplier of graph layout and editing tools for the software industry, proposes to develop advanced software techniques that bridge the existing gap between commercial graphing tools and theory," said Brendan P. Madden, president and CEO of Tom Sawyer Software.
"We plan to do this by smoothly integrating techniques that enable interactive and incremental editing of graphs with techniques for global layout. The theory underlying this union is not yet well understood, but if solved and captured in component-software tools, would bring major improvements to a segment of software development that has been handicapped by a lack of high-quality automated solutions," he added.
Tom Sawyer Software will draw extensively on the resources of two leading universities for graph drawing theory.
Tom Sawyer Software is a tools development company that produces portable graph layout systems, portable graph editors and finished applications for specific market segments.


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The word is out on the Altoona Mountain Lions: Trap 'em.
"Traps have caused us trouble this year," Altoona coach Paul Hasson said. "Teams who have beaten us have trapped us, so the word is out."
Cumberland Valley obviously got the word. The Eagles' pressure defense helped force the Mountain Lions into 20 turnovers Saturday afternoon and CV carted home a 60-48 win from the AAHS Fieldhouse.
"We work on it, and we've just got to get better at it," Hasson said of the trap.
"Plus, we're not playing four quarters."
Altoona led 13-12 after the first quarter before falling behind 25-23 at the half. However, CV took control in the third quarter with a 10-3 spurt in the first two minutes.
The Eagles outscored the Lions 16-7 in the third to build an 11-point (41-30) advantage, which they were able to protect by outscoring the hosts, 19-18, in the fourth period.
"That's been the story of our season, not playing four quarters," noted Hasson, whose Lions fell to 1-4.
"We got a couple of overplay steals and were able to finish some plays which we didn't do earlier," CV coach Mike Hibbs said of the third-quarter spurt.
"Our other guys, not our main guy, stepped up and made some plays," Hibbs said. "That loosened up everything for everybody."
"Main guy" Matt Tamanosky scored 14 of his game-high 22 points in the first half while the "other guys" - John Peterson and Adam Hawk - combined for nine points in the third. Hawk finished with 13 and Peterson nine.
CV improved to 6-1 with the non-league win.
"This is a good game for us, and I think the feeling is mutual," Hibbs said. "Coach Hasson does a great job with them and they always play hard. When they come down to us, we've had some very good games."
Hasson knows the Lions have room for improvement, but he said there's plenty of season left.
"Our guards have to pick it up," Hasson said. "We're turning the ball over too much and that's guard play, but there's a long way to go."
When reminded the Lions made only 11-of-22 free throws, Hasson quickly added, "that's horrible."
Manny Span scored 16 points for Altoona and three other Lions finished with nine apiece, including Tony Acrie, whose eight rebounds led that category.
"We're going to keep working," Hasson said. "All is not lost. It's a long season, and I think there are a lot of good pieces here.
"Hopefully, we'll look back a couple months from now and say how much we came together."
The Mountain Lions will play in the Altoona Area School District-Jaffa Shrine Holiday Classic Dec. 26-27. They face East Stroudsburg North on Thursday, Dec. 26 at 7 p.m. and play again at 5.30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 27.
CUMBERLAND VALLEY (60): Toohey 3 1-4 8, Peterson 3 2-3 9, Schutjer 1 2-4 4, Hawk 5 3-4 13, Tamanosky 9 4-4 22, Stevenson 0 0-0 0, Waggoner 1 0-0 2, Craig 1 0-0 2. Totals - 23 12-19 60.
ALTOONA (48): Span 7 2-4 16, Acrie 3 1-2 9, Givens 4 1-3 9, Samuel 1 6-11 9, Berardinelli 0 0-0 0, Simmons 2 1-1 5, Kerwin 0 0-0 0, Port 0 0-0 0, Corl 0 0-0 0. Totals - 17 11-22 48.
Cumberland Valley12 13 16 19 - 60
Altoona13 10 7 18 - 48
3-point goals: Cumberland Valley 2 (Toohey, Peterson); Altoona 3 (Acrie 2, Samuel).
Officials: Sean Albright, Mike Andrews, Dave Heim.
Records: Cumberland Valley (6-1); Altoona (1-4).
JV: Altoona, 42-31.High scorer-Zac McConnell, A, 8.


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BEREA — There is no question that the future of who will be the Browns starting quarterback moving forward is being evaluated. There are many decisions expected to be made within the next couple of weeks regarding the direction of the Browns front office. However, none might be as big as who the quarterback will be as the team looks to 2013.
"I can't worry about that," Brandon Weeden said. "I need to play well for myself and the guys in the locker room."
With two games to play, Weeden hasn't shown the progress many expected him to make by now. Amidst speculation of a possible new coach/general manager combination, all bets might be off, even though Weeden was selected with the 22nd overall pick in April.
"I can't say I'm completely happy with my season," Weeden said. "There are times I played well and times that I didn't play well.
"I'm not going to blame that on being a rookie because that is long gone," he said. "I have to be more consistent and that is on me."
New CEO Joe Banner recently said that all aspects of the team were being evaluated, including the quarterback.
Pat Shurmur was asked what he expects to see out of Weeden in the final two games.
"I want him to play consistent winning football," Shurmur said.
When pressed further, Shurmur explained a little bit more in detail.
"You need to get completions and you need to execute well," he said. "We've got to make sure we do everything in the run game right. We've got to get the team in the end zone. You want to be efficient, explosive and play good quarterback."
Currently, Weeden is ahead of just Mark Sanchez (67.9), Matt Cassel (66.7) and John Skelton (55.4) with a rating of 72.4. The other three quarterbacks have all been benched.
However, Shurmur said he didn't think about replacing Weeden against the Redskins.
"I've been at places where it has happened," Shurmur said. "I did not think about it (against the Redskins)."
Colt McCoy, who has yet to throw a pass in 2012 had better statistics in 2011 than Weeden has thus far in 2012. Even though it wasn't by much, in 2011,McCoy was 265-of-463 for 2,733 yards (57.2 pct.) with 14 touchdowns and 11 interceptions. His rating was 74.6. In 13 games, McCoy was 4-9 as the starter. For his career, he has a 6-15 record and is 400-of-685 (58.4 pct.) for 4,309 yards with 20 touchdowns and 20 interceptions. Overall, his rating is 74.5. He also has rushed 91 times for 346 yards.
Through 14 games, Weeden is 285-of-498 for (57.2 pct.) for 3,281 yards with 14 touchdowns and 17 interceptions for a rating of 72.4.
Another big area of struggle for Weeden is the fact that he throws a lot of interceptions. Drew Brees and rookie Andrew Luck lead the NFL with 18 interceptions each and Weeden is right behind, as he's tied with Mark Sanchez with 17 interceptions. Brees and Luck have thrown 76 and 66 passes more, respectively, than Weeden has.
"You have to be smart," Weeden said. "If you get too cautious, you make mistakes. At this point (of the season) I have to let it fly.
"If you look at my track record and you look at guys that are aggressive, they are m ore susceptible to interceptions."
Another dubious category that Weeden leads the NFL is in batted down passes. Despite being 6-3, he has had 21 passes batted down.
"What's important is we just keep looking to throw the ball in lanes," Shurmur said. "It's very hard to throw over guys. It happens at times, but we just try to keep working on it and try to eliminate them."
Weeden seemed to be turning the corner after the bye week when he posted four- straight games with a passing rating above 78 with three interceptions and three wins.
"I want to go back and play like I did the previous weeks before (the Redskins game)," Weeden said. "Not turn the ball over and going out and playing well. I need to get better and finish strong."
Shurmur said he grades Weeden constantly, but wouldn't divulge his findings.
"I evaluate him based on every throw," Shurmur said. "I've said it all along, when he has the opportunity to throw the football, it comes down to decision-making, timing, accuracy and all those things. You grade him plus or minus in all that. Just like my conversations with the player remain private, my grades of the player remain private. I think what's important is we all try to do what we can to play winning football and we didn't. I think the same can be said for a lot of the team."
Shurmur was asked if he thought Weeden was still the answer at quarterback for the Browns.
"I'm looking forward to him having a better game (each) week," he said. "I think that's where the focus needs to be.
"I think of him as a rookie. I think he'll be much better in his second year."
There was a report out of Denver Wednesday that the Broncos were interested in possibly drafting Weeden in April. Shurmur said that didn't influence the Browns to draft Weeden in the first round.
"We were aware of the fact that the Broncos liked Weeden and had a decent idea on who liked him," Shurmur said. "We had a draft strategy and that's how it worked out."
Weeden confirmed the Broncos showed interest in him.
"There was interest, but it is what it is," he said. "I'm a Cleveland Brown and that's where I want to be."
There's no question in today's NFL that teams have to have the quarterback situation right and it Cleveland, it's no different.
Two Down: The Browns placed DB T.J. Ward and LB James-Michael Johnson on injured reserve with knee injuries. Neither player is expected to need surgery according to the Browns.
Ward finished the season with 68 tackles, one sack, one interception, four passes broken up and three forced fumbles. It is the second-straight season Ward finished the season on injured reserve. He missed the final eight games of the 2011 season with a sprained foot. Most likely, Ward will be replaced by rookie Tashaun Gipson.
"T.J.'s done a nice job and it is unfortunate he has to go on IR," Shurmur said. "Fortunatley, he didn't require surgery. It's just going to take a little bit of time. He was doing a nice job. He had an interception in the last game. We'll move on and play other guys."
Shurmur said that DB Usama Young will move to strong safety and Gipson will play free safety.
"(Gipson's) going to get his chance," Shurmur said. "We feel good about it. He's a good athlete. He's been very productive. He's one of a large number of rookies that's gone in and played. His role each week has been a little bit different, some weeks larger than others. He's going to get a real good look this week of course."
Johnson finished his rookie season with 32 tackles in eight starts. He missed the first four games with a rib/oblique injury. LB L.J. Fort and LB Craig Robetson are expected to replace Johnson.
"We'll play a lot of nickel and move the guys around," Shurmur said.
Shurmur Mum on Patterson: Shurmur refused to answer why the Browns released DB Dimitri Patterson. All he would say is that he was happy that he caught on with the Dolphins. By Patterson signing with the Dolphins it saved the Browns $3 million that was guaranteed to Patterson next year as Miami will take over that payment.
"No, I'm not going to talk about the whys or what-fors there," Shurmur said. "I will say this though, I'm happy for him that he's going to be able to finish out the year in Miami. That will be great for him."
DB Buster Skrine is expected to replace Patterson as the nickel cornerback.
The only comment made by the Browns was in a three sentence press release on Dec. 17.
"The Cleveland Browns (today) waived defensive back Dimitri Patterson. Patterson, who joined the club as an unrestricted free agent in 2011, appeared in seven contests this season with four starts. He totaled 28 tackles and broke up five passes."
My Captain: LB Kaluka Maiava is the fourth captain for this week's game. Maiava is known mostly as a special team player, but has been forced into a starter's role with the season-ending injuries to LB Chris Gocong and LB Scott Fujita.
Maiava has started 12 games with 48 tackles, three passes broken up, two sacks and two forced fumbles. He also has five special team tackles.
No Frostee or Cameron: DE Frostee Rucker (groin) was not at practice after getting injured against the Redskins. Also, TE Jordan Cameron (undisclosed) was also not at practice. All other players were accounted for. WR Jordan Norwood, who was placed on injured reserve early in the season with an ankle injury was practicing. Norwood was designated as a player that could return.
New Guys: The new players added to the roster are LB Adrian Moten, DB Prince Miller and DL Hall Davis to the active roster. Davis was on the Browns practice squad.
The three players take the roster spots of T.J. Ward, Dimitri Patterson and James-Michael Johnson.
The Browns added TE George Bryan to the practice squad to replace Davis. Bryan was an undrafted free agent signed by the Cowboys after playing at North Carolina State.
No Sitting TRich: Shurmur was asked since it's common knowledge that RB Trent Richardson is less than 100 percent with a rib injury if he thought about sitting him down for the final two games.
"No, no thoughts (of shutting down Richardson)," Shurmur said. "He'll play. None of us are 100 percent right now. When you get to the point where you can't play like T.J. or JMJ, then you shut them down, but if you're nicked, you play."
No Quit: Being eliminated officially from the playoffs, Shurmur said he is confident that the players won't give up in the final two games.
"I reminded the players this is what we do," Shurmur said. "At some point, somebody is going to tell you can't play anymore and you're going to miss it."
Shurmur still refused to talk about anything more than this week's game.
"My focus is on winning in Denver," he said. "We owe it to ourselves to play well."
New Prez: The Browns introduced Alec Scheiner as the team's new president on Tuesday and Shurmur was asked what he knew of the former Cowboys' executive.
"I know little about him," he said. "It's more of a business move and I'm focused on the football side. We're excited to have him."


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I have a question, and what I feel the answer is, but I am shakey at best.....this is a new subject for me: Name one disadvantage of having multiple chromosomes?
I am leaning towards, with more chromosomes cell replication becomes somewhat more complex, making errors more common? It just seems a little too simple of an answer. Can anyone out there enlighten me?
http://www.bio.net/bionet/mm/btk-mca/19 ... 01711.html
Might be in difficulty of expression, look up down's syndrome.
Plants seem to have no problems with it.
But it seems the real answer is beyond an introductory class.
Living one day at a time;
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Accepting hardships as the pathway to peace;
The whole question was what is one advantage/disadvantage of having multiple chromosomes? What organism holds the record for having the most chromosomes?
Being that is a fern, I was gearing my answer around the fern. This is what I put so far:
it is advantagous because it allows for a higher level of gene expression and faster development or is it so it can reproduce asexually???
Is this correct??
This was my first shot at the disadvantage: Would a disadvantage be that if a polyploid mates with a normal diploid, the F1 hybrid is triploid; this causes massive amounts of aneuploidy in the offspring, leading to almost invariable sterility of hybrid offspring??
I was told these are not good answers???? Thats when I came up with the answer for the 1st one I posted. I really appreciate your input, thanks a million!
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