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For anyone looking for last week's game I actually wrote the game story for the paper. You can check that out here.
It's rivalry week. Everyone is fired up to play Akron. It was just two years ago Kent State surprised everyone and returned the Wagon Wheel to Kent after starting the season slow. I believe they went on a five gamed winning streak after that. Can it happen again this year?To read more or comment...
The Long awaited men's hoops schedule has finally arrived. I have listed the schedule below with a few notes on a few possible key games. I really didn't get into the Mid-American Conference schedule much though. Maybe I'll get to that later.
Mon, Nov 10
Muskinghum (Exhibition) 7:00 pm
Mon, Nov 17
North Carolina Central 7:00 pm
Wed, Nov 19
at Saint Louis 8:00 pm
Anyone who has met me knows how much I love the spring sports, especially baseball. Last year I started watching softball a little more intently as well. It's a completely different sport and just as enjoyable, if not more, than baseball.
How many No.2 hitters in baseball and hit .299 and only have tow RBI's on the year? Kent State's Lauren Brocklehurst spent all of last year doing just that and doing it well, a master if the infield single.To read more or comment...
Game 4: Kent State (1-2) at Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin Cajuns(0-2)
At: Cajun Field in Lafayette, LA.
Kickoff: 7 p.m. EST.
Honestly this game really does not mean much in the larger picture of things as the Mid-American Conference schedule is just a week away. But for Doug Martin's sake I hope the Flashes don't take that main focus with them to Louisiana.
For those of you wondering where this year's basketball schedule is just hold tight. It is on its way. I was told today that there is one date still holding up its release. It is St. Mary's if I remember correctly.
As soon as that is finalized the schedule will be good to go. You can count on seeing St. Mary's, Kansas, Temple, UNC-Wilmington and Hampton on this year's slate. The Flashes will also play either Texas A&M or Tulsa, depending on who wins early in the San Padre Invitational.To read more or comment...
Kent State snapped the nation's longest losing streak by beating Delaware State 24-3 Saturday afternoon at the newly renovated Dix Stadium.
Edelman almost seemed like a one man show today as both Eugene Jarvis and Jameson Konz saw little to no action because of ankle injuries.To read more or comment...
Game 2: Delaware State versus Kent State
At: The Newly Renovated Dix Stadium
Kickoff: 2:00
First impressions:To read more or comment...
KENT STATE (0-2) Vs. DELAWARE STATE (1-0)
Game time: 2:00 p.m.
At: The Newly-renovated Dix Stadium.
The best cure for what ails the 0-2 Kent State football team right now would be a home victory, and no fumbles, in the newly renovated Dix Stadium.To read more or comment...
Note: I apologize for not getting this up sooner. it has been a busy week. I'll have a preview for Delaware State up tomorrow. -- Jonas
Welcome back Kent State! To ESPN'S bottom 10 that is. The Flashes checked in at No. 10 this week. David Duffey had to this to say about the Flashes…To read more or comment...
Kent State basketball player Chris Singletary has been "indefinitely suspended" by the Kent State Athletic Department after being arrested over the weekend. He will be allowed to participate in team activities.
Singletary was arraigned yesterday morning on charges of resisting arrest and loud noise/disturbance. He pled not guilty, according to court records. A pretrial will be held Oct. 9 at 10 a.m.To read more or comment...
Kent State basketball player Chris Singletary was arrested early Sunday morning for violating a noise ordinance after receiving a warning at his Olympus Drive apartment, according to a Kent police report.
Singletary, 20, became uncooperative with police offers on their second visit to the residence and was arrested, the report said.To read more or comment...


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HRTV's Scott Hazelton and noted racing personality Caton Bredar will be on-site at Gulfstream Park for Saturday's Grade 3, $400,000 Holy Bull Stakes, an early Kentucky Derby prep race.
Hazelton and Bredar will be in Hallandale to report on all the events surrounding the Holy Bull, including interviews with key personalities, up-to-date news, and race analysis. The Holy Bull has drawn a field of 10, and post time is slated for 5:05 p.m.
The Grade 2, $200,000 Forward Gal (post time, 4:05 p.m. ET) is the supporting feature on the excellent 11-race card.
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Eric Church's 'The Outsiders' returns to number one
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Eric Church is making a return trip to the top of the Billboard Country Albums chart with The Outsiders. The singer says the album reflects his maturity and confidence as an artist.
Church adds that he got a laugh out of the initial comments he heard about the album. The country star explains that people were basing their opinions on the title track, and "thought it was going to be a progressive rock record." But Eric says he believes "The Outsiders" is actually "the most introspective" album he's made to date. The 12-song set also features Eric's current top ten hit, "Give Me Back My Hometown."


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Kelly Rowland & Paulina Rubio debut as 'X Factor' judges
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The third season of "The X Factor" is under way. Kelly Rowland has joined the judges' panel this season, and was welcomed with a rousing performance from a 54-year-old grandmother on the premiere Wednesday night.
Lilly McCloud sang Cece Winans' "Alabaster Box," bringing Kelly and judges Simon Cowell, Demi Lovato and fellow newcomer Paulina Rubio all to their feet for the first standing ovation of the season. McCloud walked out on stage in a stylish, tight-fitting leather outfit, and shocked the judges when she revealed her age. Demi likened her voice to Whitney Houston's and said that she'd "ripped [her] heart out of her chest."
Yayyy Lillie McCloud!!!!!! 💗💗💗 #XFACTORUSA— demetria lovato (@ddlovato) September 12, 2013
Another contestant, 13-year-old Rion Paige, won the heart of Paulina. The Mexican pop star was moved when she sang Carrie Underwood's "Blown Away." Rion opened up to the judges about the physical disability in her joints she was born with making her hands bend downward, but said she wanted to be judged on her voice alone. Paulina told the teenager that "music heals everything" and that she was "honored" to witness her performance.
"X Factor" continues Thursday on Fox.
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583K still have no power after ice storm
(NEWSER) – Utility crews were working feverishly to restore power to hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses in Pennsylvania and surrounding states that were still in the dark and cold today after an ice storm knocked out electricity to more than a million customers, damage one official likened to that from a hurricane. What made this storm—the Northeast's second of the week—stand out, and caused all those outages, was the thick coating of ice it left on trees and power lines. At its height, the storm knocked out power to nearly 849,000 customers in Pennsylvania, most of them in the counties around Philadelphia.
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Transportation and Logistics Jobs in bahawalnagar Pakistan
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Transportation and logistics are a vast field and we can say that this is the backbone of the business industry in all over the world and in Pakistan also. Transportation and logistics jobs in bahawalnagar Pakistan are available at RightJobs.Pk, if you are skilled person you can drive or you can supervise or manage things or if you are an educated person and you can handle accounts, you have good communication skills and you can interact with people, you know how to build relations, if you are a good administrator. If you are not a skilled person and you also don't have any degree with you even then you can adjust yourself in this vast field, you can work as a loader for that you need to have a healthy body because loading work is very hard. Transportation and logistics jobs are of very vast variety one can see that there are educated persons working in this field as well as uneducated but skilled person are doing work in it and at the same time one can find a person who don't have a degree and he is not skillful on the same time but even he gets job in this field.
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The driver is the key person in the field of transportation and logistics as in this field you need to move things from one place to another and for that one need a driver who can drive the vehicle to move the things from one place to another. There are thousands of goods transporters stand in each country of Pakistan, so if you are a driver and have a valid driving license, which must be LTV / HTV driving license the you can easily get a job in this transportation field. Normally you are asked to drive trucks/ Dumpers/ multi wheeler trucks to move the goods.
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If you are and graduate person and you want to work in transportation or logistics filed you can fit yourself in this filed as logistics officer/ supervisor. You need to manage the procurement and delivery. You have to make effective management of inventory, you need to coordinate with branches/partners throughout Pakistan for supply, demand and delivery of the goods. You need to book the ordrers and coordinate with your internal team to get orders and work efficiently. In some organizations who are doing transportation and logistics work on a larger scale you need to liaison with government office coordination with different courier companies, freight forwarders and clearing agents. You also need to properly monitor the mail movement from one location to another.
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One can work in the departments of accounts in this filed. Transportation and logistics business involves many accounting entries and they need a fully devoted person who can handle their accounts as they need to work with different partners/ freight forwarders / they have to manage the payroll of different type of persons at the same time and they have to manage the record of fueling and repair and maintenance of vehicles they owned. They also need a person who can maintain the record of their bookings which customer gave them. For an accountant or accounts officer job you need to have a graduation degree, especially in commerce or accounting field and you should have the skills to manage the accounts of transportation or logistics field. You should have a good communication skills and a strong and strict personality so you can communicate with different persons as per their level and no one can cheat you in accounting.
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If you have no bachelor/ graduation degree and you are unable to enhance your education and you want to work in an office environment, it is recommended that you should get a diploma of computer operator or improve your computer using skills then you can get job as computer operator in the transportation and logistics field. A computer operator is mainly required to update the records/ inventory. He needs to issue slips or generate bills for customers who book their goods/ luggage from your company. For this you need basic level training on how to operate the computer.
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Transporters who are running a large scale business of transportation and logistics used to hire their own mechanics to keep their vehicle operational and proactively these mechanics check the vehicle after every tour so they can identify and fix a problem even if it is not arrived yet. If you are a good mechanic and have the previous experience, then you can get a job with big transporter as mechanic. For this job you don't need any degree or diploma but you do need past experience. To get this job you do require reference along with your skills as your previous can only be recognized or verified by references.
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Clintons v. Christie: Equals in Thuggery?
Let's say Chris Christie survives the bridge scandal and does go on to become the 2016 GOP nominee. It's looking less likely, but let's just say it for the sake of this column. And let's say he does end up facing Hillary Clinton. A clash of titans. A death-match of icons. And most of all, given what we've just learned about Christie and what we've known about the Clintons for 20 years, a squaring off of two of the most ruthless political machines of our time. Right?
That's what a lot of political journalists are going to write and a lot of hosts are going to scream on TV. And maybe it's a just harmless way to get people not to change the channel. But let's take a look at these mighty, terrible machines. We'll see some important differences.
It turns out, according to a new book excerpted in Politico, that two Clinton aides kept an enemies list, comprised of the pols whom the Clintons had helped over the years who then went off and endorsed Barack Obama. The Clintons seethed, plotting their revenge. They, you see, will stop at nothing. You know the story, you've been hearing it for two decades.
There is a small problem, however, which is that the Politico excerpt, overheated as it is in certain passages, can't muster a single allegation that the Clintons ever did anything with this list beyond read it. Actually, it doesn't even assert that. So this whole list business may have been limited to aides. In any case nowhere does the excerpt allege that the Clintons ever tried to do political harm to anyone who crossed them.
The worst offender by their lights was Missouri Senator Claire McCaskill. Bill and Hillary had supported her strongly in 2006 (as had Obama). But during that year, McCaskill said something on Meet the Press about keeping Bill away from her daughter.
The Clintons were steamed. And what did they do about it? Oh, the horror. Bill was "gracious" to McCaskill during a phone call, according to the story. As for Hillary, McCaskill tried to avoid even having to run into her in the Senate, but eventually Hillary scheduled a lunch and was sweetness itself. When McCaskill endorsed Obama, the Clintons were hurt and felt betrayed, but the article offers no evidence that anybody lifted a finger to try to visit harm upon McCaskill's career in any way.
On and on the article goes, listing various slights the Clintons endured as first this one and then that one whom they'd helped over the years endorsed Obama, and as the Clintons go on to do…exactly nothing to any of these people. So beyond two aides keeping a list, and the Clintons feeling (understandably) miffed at this and that pol, not a thing actually happened. Yet the story is headlined "Hillary's Hit List," which is clearly meant to do a lot of heavy sinister implying, and this idea that "she" "kept" such a list is going to become mixed in to the cement of the conventional wisdom.
Read The Full Article On The Daily Beast
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The people of ancient Mexico, Central, and South America, like other early societies of the world performed rituals to communicate with their gods and ancestors to ensure life, health, and sustenance. Sacrifice and bloodletting were important ceremonies among Pre-Columbian cultures and believed necessary for the survival of gods and humans.
This exhibition explores elite class sacrifice and ritual through the themes of feasting, hallucinogenics, bloodletting, and the ritual ballgame. Artifacts from the Dr. Michael and Mannetta Braunstein Collection of Pre-Columbian Art will be on display.
The exhibition was curated by UNLV students enrolled in Gallery Practices (ART 309)
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Rihanna & Ellie Goulding to perform at MTV Movie Awards
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MTV is passing out Golden Popcorn on Sunday with some musical performances peppered in.
Rihanna and Eminem lead the musical lineup for this weekend's MTV Movie Awards, bringing their hit "The Monster" to television for the first time ahead of their summer tour.
Ellie Goulding will also be on hand to sing her theme song "Beating Heart" from action movie Divergent. Dance music star Zedd is set to deliver his contribution to the same soundtrack called "Find You." He'll be joined on stage by singers Matthew Koma and Miriam Bryant.
MTV will also be putting the spotlight on one of its new "Artist To Watch" acts, a Twenty One Pilots.
The MTV Movie Awards are set to air live from the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles on Sunday night with host Conan O'Brien.
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If it isn't our problem, don't solve it, say Americans
If you thought Americans were war-weary after the Korean War…
And if you really thought we were done with combat overseas after Vietnam…
Well, today the anti-war sentiment in the U.S. has never been higher. The numbers aren't even close.
According to a Pew Poll in December, Americans are more apathetic about any kind of military intervention than ever before. For example, in 1976, after years of fighting in Vietnam and nearly 60,000 American casualties, 42 percent of Americans agreed that "the U.S. should mind its own business internationally and let other countries get along the best they can on their own." Today, that number is 52 percent, marking the first time since the poll was first taken in 1964 that a majority of Americans have felt this way (for context, that number was only 30 percent in 2002).
Of course, members of both parties in DC talk to their constituents and know the feeling out there, which is why we don't hear a thing about military options when it comes to stopping Vladimir Putin taking over Ukraine and Crimea like he's playing a drunken game of Risk.
Critics of the President's handling of the Russia's aggression are justified when stating his strategy is incoherent and inept. The problem is, while there isn't a shortage of the usual amount of complainers, seemingly no one has a solution of their own with any real teeth. We've seen this movie before when in Iran, Syria and now Ukraine; Mr. Obama has few options outside of threatening sanctions and talking tough, with the latter action being seen as a punch line by the macho Putin more than anything else.
Read The Full Article On The Daily Beast
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WATCH: Vin Diesel shares personal footage spotlighting Paul Walker friendship
(Yahoo!) - Vin Diesel is keeping his late friend Paul Walker's memory alive.
In honor of reaching 60 million likes on Facebook, the actor used the milestone to share a personal and heart-warming new video he made of his pal and "Fast & Furious" co-star Walker, who died in a fiery car crash on Nov. 30.
"A glimpse... of Dom and Brian… off screen," he wrote on Monday night, referring to their "Fast & Furious" characters.
The footage, which runs for 18 and a half minutes, features various clips of them spending time together through the years — both behind-the-scenes and promoting their film franchise. It's often very light-hearted and fun, showing them goofing around (often around cars) and laughing a lot. But it does have more loaded moments — like Walker talking about the car James Dean died in. It ends with a simple but poignant message: "Miss you…"
And, needless to say, you'll need a tissue. It's hard to look at Walker's movie star smile — or his sweet friendship with Diesel — without wondering: What if…
A day before Diesel posted the video, he hinted that he had something special in the works, telling his fans, "You have always been so supportive, especially in these past two months. So, I wanted to share something personal that I worked on through the New Year, in honor of my brother Pablo… Paul."
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The Newark Star-Ledger reported that free agent safety James Butler was expected to fly to Cleveland Saturday after a visit with the St. Louis Rams.
Butler's agent, Carl Poston, told the Star-Ledger that he and the Rams were ''still a bit apart'' in negotiations for the four-year veteran who made the New York Giants' roster as an undrafted rookie from Georgia Tech in 2005. Poston told the newspaper that the Browns were next on Butler's radar and they had tentative plans to fly to Cleveland if a deal with the Rams could not be finalized.To read more or comment...
That is the hot rumor right now, which was started after Coles asked for an received his release from the New York Jets on Wednesday.
Tony Grossi of the Plain Dealer ponders the Coles to Cleveland question here.
The logical landing place for the nine-year veteran is Miami, where he would be reunited with close friend and Dolphins quarterback Chad Pennington. The Dolphins need a receiver, so that is a possibility.
Cleveland is an option because Coles and new Browns coach Eric Mangini bonded when Coles' contract demands were not met by the team.
Last season, Coles had 70 receptions for 850 yards and seven touchdowns. By comparison, Browns leading receiver Braylon Edwards had 55 receptions for 873 yards last season and Kellen Winslow had 43. Of note, 43 of Coles' receptions were for first downs, so he could be a dependable second receiver.
The problem is that Coles is 31 and wanted a long-term deal before last season. He won't be cheap and the Browns are already paying a lot of money to Donte Stallworth. The team also has bigger needs at other positions.
Free agency begins at 12:01 a.m. Friday.
Notes... Vic Carucci of NFL.com broke down the AFC noting team needs and top free agents. Here's what he said about the Browns' needs:
With free agency set to begin on Friday, here is a quick look at the team's free agents:
Mike Adams, Safety 2009 season starting age: 28 2008 stats: Played in 14 games, starting five. 44 tackles, 2 interceptions, 2 passes defended Cap value: $658,600 Notes and prediction: Adams is a dependable backup defensive back who has seen spot start duty and can play both free safety and cornerback. Should re-sign.
Travis Daniels, Cornerback 2009 season starting age: 26 2008 stats: Played in seven games, starting one. 5 tackles, 0 interceptions, 0 passes defended Cap value: $927,000 Notes and prediction: The Browns traded their seventh-round pick to the Dolphins to acquire Daniels, who play sparingly. Has played cornerback and safety. Should re-sign.
Andra Davis, Linebacker 2009 season starting age: 30 2008 stats: Played and started in 16 games. 90 tackles, 0 sacks, 1 interception, 3 passes defended. Cap value: $3,600,000 Notes and prediction: In his career, Davis has led the Browns in tackles three times. However, he doesn't appear to be a great fit in the 3-4 defense. Should not re-sign.
Darnell Dinkins, Tight end 2009 season starting age: 32 2008 stats: Played in 14 games, starting two. 5 receptions for 41 yards, 1 touchdown Cap value: $661,688 Notes and prediction: Dinkins has been a good third tight end, playing a lot on special teams. He's not much of a pass catcher, however. Should re-sign.
Lennie Friedman, Guard 2009 season starting age: 32 2008 stats: Played in 16 games 2008 cap value: $488,960 Notes and prediction: Friedman is only a special teams player who rarely sees the field on offense. Should not re-sign.
Kris Griffin, Linebacker 2009 season starting age: 28 2008 stats: Played in 10 games. 7 tackles, 0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 passes defended Cap value: $704,800 Notes and prediction: D'Qwell Jackson's backup rarely sees the field and doesn't make a lot of plays on special teams. Should not re-sign.
Daven Holly, Cornerback 2009 season starting age: 27 2007 stats: Played in 15 games, starting 6. 48 tackles, 0 interceptions, 8 passes defended. 2008 cap value: $1,423,360 Notes and prediction: Holly missed the entire 2008 season after tearing two ligaments in his knee. He is solid, but unspectacular, when he does see the field. Should re-sign.
Sean Jones, Safety 2009 season starting age: 27 2008 stats: Played and started 12 games. 56 tackles, 4 interceptions, 4 passes defended. 2008 cap value: $ 2,415,720 Notes and prediction: The Browns' top free agent, Jones was hurt most of the season and didn't look like the player he was in 2007 where he had 96 tackles and five interceptions. However, he wants top dollar. Should re-sign.
Willie McGinest, Linebacker 2009 season starting age: 37 2008 stats: Played and started 14 games. 56 tackles, 1 sack, 2 passes defended 2008 cap value: $3,666,668 Notes and prediction: Clearly a step slower than when he was in his prime in New England. Many think he played in 2008 because of his friendship with former head coach Romeo Crennel. Should retire.
Seth McKinney, Guard 2009 season starting age: 30 2008 stats: Played in 16 games, starting 3 2008 cap value: $490,640 Notes and prediction: McKinney is listed as the direct backup to center Hank Fraley. He's also played guard and is dependable in spot duty. Should re-sign.
Shantee Orr, Linebacker 2009 season starting age: 28 2008 stats: Played in 15 games. 10 tackles, 0 sacks, 0 passes defended 2008 cap value: $445,000 Notes and prediction: Orr was often overshadowed by rookie linebacker Alex Hall. He was initially cut by the team in August but brought back. Should not re-sign.
Jason Wright, Running back 2009 season starting age: 27 2008 stats: 15 games played. 23 rushing attempts for 85 yards, 0 touchdowns. 22 receptions for 156 yards, 1 touchdown. 2008 cap value: $945,500 Notes and prediction: An above-average receiver for a running back, but little else. Should not re-sign.
Scott Young, Offensive tackle 2009 season starting age: 28 2008 stats: Played in one game 2008 cap value: $520,000 Notes and prediction: Rarely saw the field. Should not re-sign.
Charles Ali (fullback), Brad Cieslak (tight end), Louis Leonard (defensive lineman), Chase Pittman (defensive end) and Syndric Steptoe (wide receiver) are all exclusive rights free agents. That means they have less than two years of service in the NFL and can only sign with the Browns. If they do not sign a contract the Browns tender, the player has to sit out the season.
Ali and Steptoe saw the most time last season for the Browns.
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The Browns have already released linebacker Antwan Peek, quarterback Ken Dorsey and defensive back Terry Cousin had their contracts terminated, while quarterback Bruce Gradkowski, punter Mike Dragosavich, kicker Jason Reda and offensive lineman Eric Young were waived.
Ohio State linebacker Marcus Freeman had a big workout day at the NFL
Scouting Combine Monday at Lucas Oil Stadium.
Freeman ran the 40-yard dash in 4.74 seconds, tying for seventh among
linebackers. He tied for first in the vertical jump (37 inches) and was tops in
the 20-yard shuttle (4.12). The bench press results from Sunday were altered
and Freeman's 30 reps of 225 pounds tied for first. He tied for fourth in the
3-cone drill (6.98).
OSU linebacker James Laurinaitis posted unofficial 40 times of 4.80 and
4.81. He was third at his position in the 3-cone (6.93) and
sixth in the 20-yard shuttle (4.24).
The top linebacker performer was probably Aaron Curry of Wake Forest.
Projected as a top five pick, Curry turned in the best marks in the 40 (4.56),
broad jump (10-4) and 60-yard shuttle (11.35) and tied for first in the
vertical jump (37 inches).
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4:30 UPDATE: According to Mary Kay Cabot of the Plain Dealer, Rogers' agent has met with the Browns. He wouldn't reveal much, but said "there are no financial or contract concerns on our behalf."
Following a Pro Bowl 2008 season, defensive tackle Shaun Rogers reportedly wants out.
That is according to a Tuesday night report from Adam Schefter of the NFL Network. Schefter reports that Rogers despises new head coach Eric Mangini so much that he told the organization not to pay him a $6 million roster bonus due next month and to release him.
Should the Browns release Rogers, it would cause a $9.7 million hit against the team's salary cap. But according to Schefter's source, the Browns have no intention of releasing Rogers.
Rogers is reportedly upset after Mangini failed to acknowledge him during two offseason functions.
The source told Schefter that Mangini remains optimistic that he can change Rogers' mind. Mangini had to deal with a similar situation when he was coach of the New York Jets. Wide receiver Laveranues Coles was a initially skeptical of Mangini, but the two eventually bonded.
The Browns traded a third-round pick and cornerback Leigh Bodden to the Detroit Lions to acquire Rogers prior to the 2008 season. Rogers finished the year with 76 tackles and 4.5 sacks, which secured him his third Pro Bowl invitation.
In 2006, Rogers was suspended four games by the NFL for violating the league's substance abuse policy.
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Coach Eric Mangini might have crossed the line of the NFL's tampering rules when he said Friday the Browns were interested in New York Giants running back Derrick Ward. Free agency doesn't begin until Feb. 27, so technically Ward is still the Giants' property. ''He's a guy that we'd look at. I can tell you, we're looking at all the free agents,'' Mangini said. ...
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We asked, and you told us. More than 1,100 of you voted on whether or not Browns quarterback Derek Anderson will be with the team for the 2009 football season.
A resounding 82 percent of you said he would not.
In 2008, Anderson threw for 1,615 yards with nine touchdowns and eight interceptions. That came following a season in which Anderson threw for 29 touchdowns and almost 3,000 yards on his way to the Pro Bowl.
So, following a season of resounding disappointment, let's assume the Browns trade Anderson in favor of Brady Quinn. What exactly could Anderson bring the team in a trade?
At one point in the season, Peter King of Sports Illustrated said the Browns could get a second round pick.
One reader, "jusayin," thinks the Browns could get much more.
"A reasonable exchange for DA," he wrote, "would be to Tampa for a two, three and Brian Griese, the type of limited-arm vet QB who should make an excellent mentor and backup for Brady Quinn."
That wouldn't be bad, but it's unlikely the Browns could get that much.
Tony Grossi of the Plain Dealer practically wrote off Anderson's trade value. He thinks the Browns would also have to eat a lot of Anderson's $5 million roster bonus due in March.
If new general manager George Kokinis gets the feeling that will increase Anderson's trade value, expect owner Randy Lerner to open the checkbook. Anderson then could be held onto until the draft where the Browns could set his value against where the top three quarterbacks, Matt Stafford, Josh Freeman and Mark Sanchez, are falling in the draft. That would also mean the Browns will have to pay Anderson's entire roster bonus.
But who could be the teams in play for Anderson?
The Vikings could be a choice, but many expect them to go after the recently released Jeff Garcia. Conversely, with the Buccaneers releasing Garcia, they could be a player for Anderson's services. The Jets seem to be after a veteran quarterback. San Francisco could theoretically need one with Shaun Hill just being average. Kansas City is also somewhat up in the air at quarterback. New coach Todd Haley uses the vertical passing game a lot, which fits Anderson perfectly.
So, for now, we're still left with plenty of questions. Help us find the answers. In the comments, tell us who you think will trade for Anderson and what the Browns could get for him.
Notes... The Browns hired two more assistant coaches today. Steve Hagen is back with the Browns to coach tight ends. He held the same position with the team from 2001 to '03 and was quarterbacks coach in 2004. Hagen was on Butch Davis' coaching staff at the University of North Carolina.
The team also hired Gary Brown as its running backs coach. Brown, an eight-year NFL running back, held the same position with Rutgers University in 2008.
Browns coach Eric Mangini has hired former NFL running back Gary Brown to handle his old position and ex-Butch Davis assistant Steve Hagen to direct tight ends.
An eighth-round draft pick of Houston in 1991, Brown played eight seasons for the Oilers, San Diego Chargers and New York Giants and recorded two 1,000-yard seasons. He spent last year at Rutgers. The Penn State product has also worked at Williamsport Area (Pa.) High School and Lycoming College.To read more or comment...
Browns coach Eric Mangini has hired the University of Minnesota's George McDonald as offensive quality control coach, the team announced Wednesday.
McDonald, 32, spent the past two seasons as receivers coach for the Golden Gophers and tutored standouts Eric Decker and Ernie Wheelwright. As offensive coordinator at Western Michigan in 2005-06, he worked with receiver Greg Jennings, a Biletnikoff semifinalist now with the Green Bay Packers.To read more or comment...
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Eric Mangini Q & A:¶ On the importance of bringing in players who are good people:¶ ¶ ¶¶
On the status of building his staff: ``I can tell you that since we've
last met, I've hired George Warhop for our offensive line position and retained
Tom Myslinski as our strength coach. Alan DeGennaro will continue to work with
the strength staff as well.''¶
On Pro Bowl defensive tackle Shaun Rogers and not talking with him at
last month's Cleveland Sports Awards ceremony:¶
``I didn't really realize at the time that Shaun was there,'' Mangini said.
``I know that's probably hard to believe with how big he is and how big I am, it's like two destroyers missing each other. … I've really enjoyed watching him
on tape. I always appreciate a 360-pound nose guard that's powerful and
disruptive and has a high motor.''¶
On the Browns Hall of Fame mural that was recently removed from a wall
in Berea: ``When I got here, that was something that we had, a tribute area that
organizationally we were discussing moving to the front of the building. We had
a lot of different ideas in terms of how we are going to present that, but I
thought that would be better in a more prominent place with a higher traffic
area where anybody who comes to the building can appreciate that. … I believe in
the importance of the history of this organization and the men that have made
this team great. I think that tribute would be better out front where everybody
can have a chance to enjoy it.''¶
``I don't want to watch the player on tape until I know about the player
as a person. What's he going to be like in the locker room? Who's he going to
affect? That stuff is extremely important. I've seen it over and over again how important it is in a locker room when things are going well and when things
are going poorly. Those things win games.''¶
On the 15 people who were recently laid off while ``redecorating'' the
``It's not like we're just throwing up some new drapes. … I understand the
difficult times we're in and I appreciate those things. I never would treat
that with anything but absolute seriousness. The changes that we do make are
made with the intent of helping us improve as a team and as an organization,
that is the only objective or motive.''¶
On meeting Tuesday with former coach Romeo Crennel:¶
``Romeo and I talked yesterday and went out to dinner. That friendship,
that relationship hasn't changed. He's got a lot of great insight. But one of
the great things about Romeo is he wants me to be as objective as possible. We
definitely talked about a lot of different issues and he was as helpful as he
could be.''¶
On the status of veteran quarterback Derek Anderson: ``It's still tough
to say just because a lot of things to look at in terms of this season. I like
to look back at previous seasons as well. … I also want to spend time with him
and learn more about him.''
Can you see a situation where you'd keep both QB's?: ``I don't really have it defined which way I have to go. I'm open to all different possibilities.''¶
On the status of young quarterback Brady Quinn: ``It's the same thing
that we talked about with Derek. It's ongoing in terms of getting to know him
better and watching him work. … It wouldn't be a fair assessment and not
something at this point you can define, with the quarterback position,
especially. It's how they work, how they lead, (their) huddle presence, the
system they're in, their mechanics, the way that they improve in areas and how
quickly that takes place.''¶
On running a 3-4 defense: ``You're always looking to be able to stop the
run. I think that's where it usually starts. Then, you're looking to not give
up big plays. … The real strength in my mind of the 3-4 defense is its
flexibility. Your ability to create whatever front you want to create based on
moving one or two pieces.''
On the status of veteran linebacker Willie McGinest: ``I haven't talked
to Willie. He sent me a text and we talked a little bit through that medium.
But I gotta see where he's at. Anytime a player has played as long as Willie
and has done as much as Willie, it takes some time for them to figure out where
they want to go and what they want to do.''¶
On the rivalry with the Steelers: ``What I definitely appreciate is the
rivalry and I appreciate the tradition and I appreciate the excitement behind
those games. I was here before, I remember that. I get that and we love that
aspect of it. … But you're always trying to balance that with the fact that you
don't want to create so much mystique with the opponent that you go into the
game with a competitive disadvantage. … They are the best in the NFL right now,
they were the best in the division.''¶
On the kind of offense he envisions: ``We started with a system that
looked very similar to what was here last year, more the digit system in that
family tree. I like a lot of elements of that offense, I like the multiple
personnel groups, the shifting, the motion, the no-huddle, the problems that
you can create formation-wise with that.''¶
On the passion of Browns fans: ``The passion will be here, the passion
is built in. It's never an issue.''
Eric Mangini Q & A:¶
On the importance of bringing in players who are good people:¶


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(Detroit, MI) -- Senior officials with the Obama administration will reportedly announce nearly $300-million in grants for the city of Detroit during a meeting with state and local leaders on Friday. Many of the funds have been awarded to the city in the past years, but the White House is now speeding up the delivery of the money. The grants include more than $100-million for removal of blighted buildings, nearly $140-million for transit upgrades and $30-million for public safety. The meeting, which will be held at Wayne State University, is one in a series of discussions since the city of Detroit filed for bankruptcy.


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WATCH: Climate change activist says members of GOP should be tried for treason
On Tuesday, OFA, Obama's advocacy arm, held a nationwide "Action Day" on climate change. The results, like most recent OFA events, were rather underwhelming. Mostly a handful of people gathered outside some congressional district offices and held signs. In DC, it was worse. No one showed up. A Breitbart reader, though, caught up with an OFA activist in Huntington Beach, CA outside the office of Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R). While most activists stuck to talking points, this one had some interesting ideas about overcoming opposition to climate change legislation. Arresting opponents and putting them on trial.
The activist began in typical classy OFA style:
I think Congressman Rohrbacher, whatever his name is, he is a loser. A big loser.
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Rodney Atkins getting married next month
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Rodney Atkins will soon be a married man once again. The country star tells TheCountryVibe.com that he and fiancée Rose Falcon are planning a November wedding.
He's also raving about his bride-to-be. Rodney describes life with Rose as "unbelievable," saying with their relationship "it's just complete peace of mind of what love's supposed to be."
The singer says he met Rose during a time of introspection, "like when things go crazy and you go through struggles in your life, and you kind of leave that door open for God" and ask "God, what do you got in store for me?" Rodney and Rose became engaged back in July.
Atkins' previous marriage came to a stormy end. Rodney filed for divorce from his then-wife Tammy in November 2011, after he was arrested for allegedly attacking her during an alcohol-fueled altercation.
While Atkins' rep claimed the incident was nothing more than an "unfortunate verbal dispute," a judge still ordered the singer to complete 30 hours of community service and to not have contact with Tammy for a year. Rodney and Tammy were married for 13 years, and have one child together.
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On top of an amazing lineup already, more artists have been announced to perform on the Grammy stage this year.
Taylor Swift, John Legend, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Keith Urban, and Kacey Musgraves will all be performing!
Sarah Bareilles, who scored big with her hit "Brave" this year, will also be taking the stage with this year's MusicCares Person of the Year and music legend Carole King for a special performance.
Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr will also be performing during this year's show and will also be honored with the 2014 Recording Academy Lifetime Achievement Award during the ceremony.
All of these amazing artists will be joining Katy Perry, Lorde, Daft Punk, Nile Rogers, Pharrell, Stevie Wonder, Robin Thicke, Metallica, Kendrick Lamar, Imagine Dragons, P!nk and Nate Ruess of fun., and special performance featuring Merle Haggard, Kris Kristofferson, Willie Nelson, and Blake Shelton on the Grammy stage on Music's Biggest Night.
LL Cool J will return to host the Grammys on Sunday, January 26th. CBS will televise the event live at Staples Center in Los Angeles from 8:00 pm to 11:30 pm Eastern.
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Bugs and suggestions
- Featured projects
- Category browsing
- Set up RT for bug tracking and tiket making
- need to create "Category:Review-triaged" once RT has been set up.
- need to implement mass-emails about email verification, and directions for changing preferences.
- Turn off 1,000 character limit for strings
- Turn off error/warnings in SMW
- Searching for "python" or "ruby" shouldn't lead to "License:Python" or "License:Ruby"
- List of categories on Main_Page is too long
- fix the program tagging, so all programs are included in the main page redesign.
- Update the Form:Bug report to include the Category:Bug_report tag through a template.
- Then update the pages in the name-space to visibly contain the category tag.
- Then update Template:Bug_report to not include it automatically.
- Make sure that the Bug_report pages and Review pages have links that are easily accessible by contributors.
For pages in Category:Review, we should have a link to create the relevant page (such as Review:xprog -> xprog) with Form:Entry if it doesn't already exist. We would need to use regular expressions to cut of the "-REV-ID-1" stuff. (or we could just set the proper pagename value as a property when Form:Submit is called.)
- Rename the "Editor" property to "Editing", etc. (because the "Use" property is its parent, and its related value is "Editing", not "Editor". There are multiple instances of this dual naming.)
- Verify that '-'s have replaced spaces in all properties and their values.
- Make sure that program names submitted through Form:Submit don't have leading or trailing spaces.
FSS subscribe box points to the wrong place (should point to <https://crm.fsf.org/civicrm/profile?reset=1&gid=31">, not lists.fsf.org.
- We should be able to easily browse to all categories from an entry
- Fix link at bottom of page that links to "Free Software Directory:Copyrights" (in Style files)
- home page of every GNU package (yes, really) to be listed as <http://www.gnu.org/software/PKGNAME>
- conditional statements should be created for various properties (e.g., "Audio:mp3" should result in "works-with::Audio" being set on a page automatically).
- Create Form Edit tab for appropriate users.
- delete Audio, etc. (cf. Property:Property_name)
- this page has a broken title: 2532_Gigs
- Mark priority projects
- Fix links to licenses
Export all entries in XML format.
- Create cron job to do this
- Create cron job to update CSV output page of GNU all projects
- Add "table of contents" header above tabs inside noscript tags so that it only displays when javascript is turned off.
- We can use the autoedit links for things like allow admins to do things like confirm that they have reviewed an entry or as a way for "voting-up" etc. Or any number of things. See autoedit section at bottom of Semantic Forms page.
proprietary program search
When a person searches for a proprietary program, a list of free software replacements for that program should appear in the search results, *however*, the proprietary program and its name should not appear anywhere on the wiki. To achieve this functionality, we may want to use the Enhanced Retrieval extension.
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When doing license verification, we need to ensure two things:
- More than one person checks a license
- We have a system in place for training volunteers (via some sort of mentorship) on how to properly check a project's license.
Point system and mentoring
Some ideas we have discussed is that we might have some sort of scoring system, so that more experienced individuals who check a license have more "points" than people less experienced. Let's say we have three tiers: level-1, level-2, level-3; with level-1 being the most experienced. A check by a level-1 person might be worth 15 points, a level-2 might be worth 10 points, and a check by a level-3 person might be worth 5 points. It might be that a license is properly "checked" if it has a score of at least 25 points. To coordinate this work we might consider using an extension such as Semantic Tasks.
But, more important than the point system is ensuring that level-3 individuals are not only verified by level-1 individuals, but, that some 1-on-1 guidance and help/mentoring is provided to level-3 individuals from level-1 individuals.
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It'll be a sell out crowd at Los Angeles' Staples Center for the reigning "King of Country" George Strait. The singer's upcoming show there on February 8th sold out within nine minutes of going on sale Friday. It's the first date of the last leg of Strait's two-year farewell tour to go on sale.
Tickets for the next round of dates, which include Omaha, Nebraska; San Diego, California; and Phoenix, Arizona, will go on sale October 4th. The Staples Center date will mark the ninth stop on the 2014 itinerary for "The Cowboy Rides Away Tour." Strait's shows will include special guests each weekend, including Jason Aldean, Eric Church, Sheryl Crow, Ronnie Dunn, among others.
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1000 math teachers from around the state will meet in Akron on Oct. 14 and 15 for the 60th Annual Conference of of the Ohio Council of Teachers of Mathematics.
On the agenda are the state's new Common Core math standards, including the requirement of all Ohio high school graduates to pass Algebra II, beginning with this year's ninth-graders. The educators will be meeting at the John S. Knight Conference Center and Akron City Centre.To read more or comment...
The Ohio Department of Education has named 13 area schools from 8 districts "Schools of Promise." They were among 161 schools statewide with high levels of poverty recognized for their efforts based on last year's state report card.
Springfield Local Schools:
Roosevelt Elementary School
Young Elementary School
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''The threshold has now been crossed,'' said astronomer R. Paul Butler of the Carnegie Institution of Washington, one of the planet's discoverers, in a press briefing September 29. ''The data says this planet is at the right distance for liquid water, and the right mass to hold on to a substantial atmosphere.''To read more or comment...
The new "Waiting for Superman" movie is sparking lots of conversation about education reform. Here are some different takes on the film, by the same filmmaker, Davis Guggenheim, who made "An Inconvient Truth" about Al Gore's public presentations on global warming.To read more or comment...
The National Merit Scholarship Corporation has announced semifinalists in two competitions.
Three area students are among 1,600 semifinalists selected out of 160,000 juniors who took the qualifying test for the National Achievement Scholarship Program, which has recognized promising black students from around the country since 1964. They will compete for 800 scholarships.To read more or comment...
Akron Public Schools is still tweaking its credit flexibility policy this week in anticipation of parent meetings beginning next week to explain how high school students can test out of certain courses or complete an individualized project instead of sitting in class. Credit flexibility is a state creation, but each district has to decide how it will be implemented. See brochure here.
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Akron school board vice president Jason Haas, speaking for himself only, told the board Monday night in public session that he will vote against Issue 17.
That's the charter amendment that would divert about $13 million in income tax revenue currently devoted to the school construction project to safety forces over the next three years.
The city now wants voters to approve the diversion of a third of the income from that tax increase for safety forces for three years, adding five years at the end of the collection period.
Superintendent David James said when the proposal was announced that he didn't foresee the diversion affecting the building schedule.
However, Haas said that no one he's talked to sees it that way.
''In the days following the announcement of this ballot issue, several dozen people reached out to me by email, by phone calls, by stalking me wherever they could find me in town,'' Haas said. ''Not one, not a single person, was in favor of the proposal. The most common complaint was simple: 'I voted for new schools, not this.' I echo that sentiment. I too voted for new schools.''
Haas said the proposal puts the district in a difficult position.
''While it's true that voters have a chance to vote up or down on this issue, it's bothering those that I've talked to that it's even being put to a vote,'' Haas said. ''They believe a trust has been broken because in the 2003 campaign, we said this money would never be used for anything but school construction. And yet here we are, seven years later, discussing that very thing.''
He said he understands that local governments are in a bind because of decreased tax revenues.
''But I wish this ballot issue wasn't being held up as a temporary or permanent solution to an economic problem,'' He said. ''This proposal puts APS in a bad spot by having to explain a baffling financial system and looking like we support breaking a campaign promise. It's for those reasons, when I vote, I will not be supporting Issue 17.''
This was also posted at the Akron Beacon Journal education blog, First Bell.To read more or comment...
Akron Public Schools will seek a waiver from a new state requirement to collect and report data on student weight as part of legislation enacted in June to reduce childhood obesity.
Ohio Senate Bill 210, also known as the Healthy Choices for Healthy Children Act, requires school districts in Ohio to conduct body mass index (BMI) screenings each year for students. (Click on the above link to the Ohio Department of Education for frequently asked questions and other documents).
The testing would be for all students in kindergarten, third grade, fifth grade and ninth grade.
A BMI score, which may indicate whether someone is overweight, is calculated with a formula based on a child's height and weight.
All districts must report individual results to parents, who can opt out of the test, and also must report aggregate BMI data to the Ohio Department of Health by June 1 each year, according to the state.
However, districts may obtain a one-year waiver of the screening requirement.
As of early last week, the state had received waiver requests from 124 districts or more than one in six in the state.
Akron Superintendent David James said Akron wants more time to figure out who is going to perform the measurements, how the information will be integrated using the district's new computer software for student data, and whether any student privacy concerns need to be addressed before beginning to collect the data.
By John Higgins
Beacon Journal staff writer
The Akron school board agreed on Monday to spend about $300 million on operations for the 2010-2011 school year almost 2 percent more than last year.To read more or comment...
The Cincinnati Enquirer wrote last week about a Michigan-based group's billboard campaign aimed at criticizing teacher sick leave benefits and step increases in pay schedules with provocative slogans such as ``Did you get a raise for not dying this summer?" (a reference to step increases for years of service). Fordham Institute's Flypaper blog also takes note of the campaign.
Here's the description of the Education Action Group Foundation founder and vice-president from its Web page.
The Flypaper blog at the Thomas B. Fordham Institute looks at some high performing charter and district middle schools, including Columbus Collegiate Academy, a Fordham-sponsored charter school that ranks 4th among Big 8 urban middle schools based on their Performance Index scores on the 2009-2010 state report cards.
But check out Fordham's chart, which ranks Miller-South School for the Visual and Performing Arts Number One, followed by Number Two, the National Inventors Hall of Fame STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) middle school. Hyre ranks 7th and Litchfield comes in at 12th. Note: these rankings don't include Cincinnati or Dayton schools because Fordham was looking at schools that serve middle grades ( so no K-8 schools or 7-12 schools) are included.To read more or comment...
Today's story about two Buchtel High seniors receiving grants to improve dropout rates talks about one of the programs of America's Promise Alliance, the organization General Colin Powell founded in 1997.
That organization also has recognized Hudson as one of the 100 best communities in the country for young people, focusing on the efforts of Hudson Community First.
By John Higgins
Beacon Journal staff writer
A national organization that Gen. Colin Powell founded gave out 36 grants of up to $20,000 each this month to students around the country with good ideas about how to encourage their classmates to stay in school and graduate.To read more or comment...
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The troubles of the U.S. education system are getting a big screen close-up.To read more or comment...
By John Higgins
Beacon Journal staff writer
A children's choir sang the school song at a dedication ceremony for the new Leggett Community Learning Center on Thursday.To read more or comment...
School officials dedicated the new Leggett Community Learning Center this evening. It's been more than 120 years since a new elementary school was dedicated in this neighborhood south of the University of Akron. We'll have a story in tomorrow's print edition, but here's a video of the children singing the Leggett school song.To read more or comment...
Folks seemed to have enjoyed reading about the Army dad who traveled across the country to walk his son to school Wednesday morning. Scroll down in this blog or click here for the story and video.
Our news partners, WEWS Channel 5 caught up with Staff Sgt. Darrell Stamps Sr. and did a nice piece that aired last night. See it here.To read more or comment...
By John Higgins
Beacon Journal staff writer
Nearly 4,000 area dads and other male caregivers walked their children to school Wednesday in the third annual Fathers Walk.To read more or comment...
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The State Fire Marshal has ruled the blaze that required the evacuation of more than 800 students on Monday was intentionally set.
''They do have additional interviews to complete,'' Fire Marshal spokesman Shane Cartmill said Wednesday afternoon.
''With that many people in the building at the time, there's a lot of follow-up work to do. The [Medina County] sheriff's department and the Fire Marshal investigators will continue to work through all of that.''
The Fire Marshal eliminated all accidental causes and concluded that the fire, which originated in a shower area of the east gym that was being used for storage, was an arson.
''It's an ongoing criminal investigation so we just cannot release a lot of additional details at this time,'' Cartmill said.
The fire was started just after first-period classes, which required an evacuation of the building that serves 820 students in grades 6-8.
Fire and smoke damaged the gymnasium, several classrooms and two hallways.
District spokeswoman Dawn Marzano said the fire caused $350,000 in damage, according to initial estimates.
Release from the State Fire Marshal's public information officer this afternoon after the jump:
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Darrell Stamps Sr., stationed at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, flew across the country last night so he could walk his 5-year-old son, Darrell Stamps Jr., to school this morning at the new Portage Path Community Learning Center.
Portage Path was among all but a handful of Akron elementary schools (along with Perkins and Litchfield middle schools) to participate in the Third Annual Fathers Walk. Organizers also arranged walks at Revere Middle School, Brunswick Middle School in Medina County and some schools in Stark County and in northern Summit County both today and yesterday.
The last time Sgt. Stamps saw Portage Path, where he went to school, it was about to be torn down. The new Portage Path school was dedicated on Aug. 30. He was quite impressed with the new school.
A former Canton City Schools administrator sentenced in July to 18 months in prison Monday for molesting a Timken High School senior in 2008 will be released early, according to the Canton Repository.
Heath also barred Irvin from any contact with the victim and any person under the age of 18, without the approval of a probation officer.To read more or comment...
Highland Middle School will be open today for classes after a fire on Monday required an evacuation of the building.
The fire started Monday morning around 8:20 a.m. in the shower area of the boy's locker room in the east gym.
That area, along with the band and choir room will not be available for classes, according the district, but all events and activities will proceed as scheduled.
''No cause has been determined yet and the initial damage is estimated at about $350,000,'' said district communications director Dawn Marzano said Tuesday afternoon.
How many times have you heard that "right-brain" people are more creative while "left-brain" people are more logical and analytic? If it's a figure of speech, fine. But if it's meant as a scientific description or a prescription for teaching practices, than you're headed down the rabbit hole of another neuro-myth (playing Mozart for your babies makes them brilliant!). The brain is much more dynamic than that, especially in complicated tasks such as reading. So says cognitive scientist Daniel Willingham in the Washington Post's education blog, The Answer Sheet.
We have known for at least 30 years that this characterization is incorrect.To read more or comment...
By John Higgins
Beacon Journal staff writer
Highland Middle School was evacuated this morning after a teacher noticed smoke in the boys' locker room of the east gym around 8:20 a.m.
The staff got all the students (enrollment is about 820 sixth through eighth graders) safely out of the Granger Township building and over to the nearby high school. Most parents have picked up their children and the few remaining will spend the rest of the day in a study hall and ride the bus home.
Firefighters haven't told the school yet what started the fire, said district communications director Dawn Marzano, but there is smoke and fire damage.
She said classes are definitely canceled for tomorrow and possibly longer, depending on on what firefighters determine this afternoon.
The Plain Dealer has some photos:To read more or comment...
Washington Post reports new STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) initiative here.
A Centers for Disesase Control and Prevention survey of teens finds that although 97 percent of of males receive formal sex education before turning 18, only 62 percent were taught about birth control methods. 96 percent of female students received formal sex education, but only 70 percent were taught about birth control. The data is taken from the 2006-2008 National Survey of Family Growth.
CDC report here.
Representatives from The University of Toledo will talk to Akron Public Schools students on Friday about its unique scholarship program that covers 100 percent of tuition for four years for qualified students.
The presentation begins at 9:15 a.m. at the former Central Hower High School, at 123 S. Forge St.
The Blue and Gold Scholar Award is a four-year, renewable scholarship that covers the total cost of tuition and general fees, after state and federal aid and other UT scholarship monies are applied, according to the University of Toledo.
It is open to seniors attending a high school in the the state of Ohio or Monroe County, Michigan.
To qualify, students must have a cumulative B average, fill out a federal financial aid form, show Pell Grant eligibility, and apply to the University of Toledo.
The scholarship pays whatever tuition isn't covered by federal or state aid.
Via the Frontal Cortex blog at Wired, this paper from The Dana Foundation about a more accurate way to describe Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder.
Parents of children with ADHD, for example, may find it hard to fathom that a child who can spend hours engrossed in a video game has a problem with attention. Teachers may be confounded by a student who is fully engaged in a music lesson but is distracted or disruptive in other classwork.To read more or comment...
I spent part of a beautiful day today at Archbishop Hoban High School, where social studies teacher Jason Edwin Anderson put on an incredible living history lesson for about 375 fourth and fifth-graders from private and public schools around the area, including Robinson elementary school, which is down the hill from Hoban
The students and staff, dressed in Colonial-era garb, showed the students various aspects of 18th century math, history, economics and science, focusing on Ohio's only Revolutionary War fort, Fort Laurens, down in northern Tuscarawas County near Bolivar. In the battle scene at the end of this video, the kids are throwing little plastic balls.To read more or comment...
Whittier Elementary School in Massillon is among 254 public and 50 private named Blue Ribbon Schools this year by the U.S. Department of Education. The schools will be honored at an awards ceremony Nov. 15-16 in Washington, D.C.
List of all the winners available here.
Photo courtesy of Ray Sanderbeck
Ray Sanderbeck, whose 15-year-old daughter, Michelle, was killed in a traffic accident in 2006, has led the effort to improve driver education with driving simulators through the Michelle's Leading Star Foundation, named for his daughter.To read more or comment...
By John Higgins
Beacon Journal staff writer
CUYAHOGA FALLS: It's time for American diplomatic efforts in Haiti eight months after an earthquake killed 230,000 people and left more than a million homeless to pivot from humanitarian assistance to reconstruction.To read more or comment...
The First Bell education blog now has state report cards for our area from the 2005-2006 school year though the most current report cards for last year. Look for them in the right hand column, just below the links for local school districts (reminder, I've linked to the Summit County districts, but there's also a link in the middle of the list that will take you all districts in Ohio with a Web site).
The report card data was compiled by our computer assisted reporting manager, David Knox, and appears on Ohio.com each year and is reproduced in the print edition each year. Now you can click on all that data in one place. We break it down by district, high school, middle school and elementary school. We also have data on local charter schools.To read more or comment...
By John Higgins
Beacon Journal staff writer
A Summit County sheriff's deputy was so angry that a Green bus driver skipped his street Tuesday afternoon without dropping off his 5-year-old son, he filed an incident report with the sheriff's office.To read more or comment...
Folks from Triumph Learning called today (I'd hoped to speak to someone yesterday from the textbook publisher) and they confirmed that indeed, the scanned version of the problem that appeared in the photo is from the first edition of their textbook and was corrected for the second printing in April, 2008. The text is now in its seventh printing.
If there's a cautionary tale in all this for teachers, it's this: ask the publisher's permission to scan pages for projection on a Smart Board so you don't get caught with out-of-date information. But again, the problem the girl in the photo was asked to solve, and in fact did solve, is not the problem that appears on the board. The kids have the updated textbooks, it's the scanned version that was out of date.To read more or comment...
By John Higgins
Beacon Journal staff writer
Fifth-grader Kayla Connelly answered the problem correctly.To read more or comment...
This photo of Kayla Connelly, a fifth-grader at Erwine Middle School in Coventry is on our front page today, illustrating a story about how Erwine and Coventry Junior High have achieved positive results on the state math tests by doubling the time they spend on math each day.To read more or comment...
Congratulations to Connie Hathorn on his new job as the Youngstown Superintendent.
Vindicator has the details here.To read more or comment...
The National Science Foundation is funding development of a mobile phone technology that would transmit the brain's electrical signals over wireless technology, which could have profound implications for educators.
The grant abstract is described here:
Congratulations to National Inventors Hall of Fame 6th grader Brandon Smith, who won a $1000 U.S. Savings bond in Time Warner Cable's ''Coolest Creation'' contest sponsored by Local on Demand channel 411.
His principal instructional leader Traci Buckner announced that he had won at the dedication ceremony for the new school yesterday morning.To read more or comment...
Longtime Akron Public Schools administrator Connie Hathorn is a finalist for the superintendent's job in Youngstown, according to the Vindicator.
Hathorn was with Akron for 19 years, finishing his tenure as executive director of student support services. Budget cuts this summer eliminated his senior position (and the job of communications director, held by Karen Ingraham, also a 19-year APS veteran).To read more or comment...
The Thomas B. Fordham Institute a staunch defender of the charter school movement nationally and the sponsor of six charter schools in Ohio has a detailed analysis of the 2009-2010 state report cards here. They dig deep into Akron here.
Akron charter students were much more likely to be in Academic Emergency (29 percent) than Akron district students (6 percent) . Akron district students also were much less likely to be in the lowest rating compared with district students in the Big 8 as a whole (21 percent). Of all the Big Urban 8 charter students, 28 percent attended schools in Academic Emergency, about the same as Akron charter students).To read more or comment...
By John Higgins
Beacon Journal staff writer
An independent panel created to find common ground between school districts and charter schools made four recommendations to the Ohio legislature Tuesday that both sides of the contentious debate support.To read more or comment...
To qualify for the Governor's Award, each school conducted a local science fair with 20 or more students, sent one or more of these students to one of the Academy's 16 district science days, and involved students in one or more youth science opportunities beyond the classroom such as State Science Day, visits to museums, mentorship programs and extended field trips.To read more or comment...
This in the email from Progress Through Preservation:
The Ohio School Funding Advisory Council subcommittee charged with finding better ways for district schools and charter schools to co-exist has issued its recommendations. Click on NEW! Report released by the Traditional Public/Community School Collaboration Subcommittee for the full report.
The top recommendation is to pay charter schools directly instead of churning the state money through the home district of each charter school student and then deducting the charter school funds from the state money the district receives. This deduction-transfer system has always raised a key question because districts combine state aid with the money they raise locally through tax levies: Are local taxpayers funding charter schools that they have no control over? Charter school proponents have always argued that the money for charter school students is pure state money, unmingled with local taxpayer money. Many public school treasurers would beg to differ, including Akron's Jack Pierson, who is on the subcommittee.To read more or comment...
By John Higgins
Beacon Journal staff writer
Akron Public Schools can expect about $6.6 million in federal help to pay its teachers.To read more or comment...
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Beacon Journal staff writer
East Akron has celebrated Labor Day with a parade every year since 1972, but not this year, because organizers say it's gotten too big and is no longer about the neighborhood.To read more or comment...


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Kerry: Peace Talks "New Moment Of Possibility"
(Washington, DC) -- Secretary of State John Kerry calls Middle East peace talks a "new moment of possibility." Representatives of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas began direct negotiations at the State Department this week. The reps joined Secretary Kerry for a meeting with President Obama at the White House. Afterward, Kerry warned of a difficult road ahead but said, quote, "We can get there."
Kerry said the U.S. will continue to be a "facilitator" as talks move back to the Middle East. He called for "reasonable compromise in the name of peace." Kerry said the U.S. remains firmly committed to a two-state solution which ensures security for Israelis and Palestinians.


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35 Disney Workers Busted in Kid-Sex Crimes Since '06
(NEWSER) – Before that next family vacation to a Disney theme park, consider this: Since 2006, at least 35 Disney employees have been arrested and accused of crimes involving children and sex. Those include sex crimes involving children, attempting to meet minors for sex, and possessing child pornography, a CNN investigation reveals. None of the cases involved minors who were actually visiting the theme parks, but two of the child porn cases took place on Disney property. The network's six-month investigation (which appears to have been focused on Florida theme parks) also found that five Universal Studios employees and two SeaWorld employees have also been arrested on similar accusations.
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Red Sox Win Evens World Series
ST. LOUIS – Jonny Gomes swings a baseball bat with a brief and heaving hack, as if his body were entangled in baling wire. In left field, he's slightly less graceful than that. He's a sight.
There's this saying, though. It goes, "They don't ask how." And Gomes is beautiful enough in his rolling, tattooed, bewhiskered simplicity, how he attacks the whole game with a thick, barreled-out body and eyes alight with the opportunity. Man, he loves to win. To be around guys he likes and then to win. Then sometimes it seems enough just to try, and Lord knows he's done plenty of trying in plenty of places. It's worked and it hasn't, depending on the time and place, and then depending on who believed with him, or in him, and who didn't, and in the end there was Jonny, finding the best of it and probably having a laugh and maybe already off looking for the next chance.
So it came to be that he'd stand in the on-deck circle Sunday night with what seemed like the World Series on the line. Nothing would be won or lost, necessarily, but Gomes' Boston Red Sox had gone down painfully the night before, and weren't hitting, and were down in the series, two games to one. They'd have to fight now to return the series to Boston, against the momentum of the St. Louis Cardinals.
In a 1-1 game with two out and two on in the sixth inning, Gomes would bat against Seth Maness, a right-handed sinkerballer he didn't know. He walked to the plate. He set his back foot, then the front. He drew his hands near his right ear, the bat high. Maness threw him four pitches, all of them sinkers, all of them near Gomes' knees, and the count stood at 2-and-2. Dustin Pedroia led off second base, David Ortiz off first.
At that moment, Gomes was hitless in eight at-bats in the series. The Red Sox were batting .184. If something was going to happen, it would be there and then.
In the bullpen, out beyond the left-field fence, the veteran Ryan Dempster sat bundled up on a bench against the back wall. Craig Breslow sat beside him. He'd tucked his baseball glove behind him.
Dempster turned to Breslow and said, "I should probably grab my glove in case I have to catch this."
Breslow nodded. Dempster retrieved his glove and started to stand up.
In the dugout, behind Gomes from the batter's box, Jake Peavy sat beside Jarrod Saltalamacchia. He turned to the catcher and said, "I will take this guy in any situation, really in life, but in any baseball situation at any point in any game. Give me Jonny Gomes and I'll take him."
Gomes raised his bat again, and sat heavy into his legs, and readied that swing that could only be his.
"He has no follow-through," catcher David Ross said. "Like the little guy in the pinball machine."
A rookie who hadn't given up an earned run in seven playoff appearances, Maness threw a fifth sinker to Gomes. This one was not at the knees, however. It rode up higher, maybe overthrown in the moment, and it was slightly in, and there is maybe nothing in the world Gomes likes better than to turn on a 90-mph fastball.
"It's a heavyweight fight," Gomes would say, "and you have to win as many rounds as you can."
His bat barrel struck the ball clean, and the sound stunned the Busch Stadium crowd into silence, and then a gasp. Matt Holliday turned and quickly sidled to the warning track, then the fence. Dempster took a couple more steps forward, out of the darkness, then stopped. Between Dempster and the fence, John Lackey was warming up. "I didn't want to take a fastball to the chest," he said. Peavy's and Saltalamacchia's heads turned with the ball, following it toward Holliday and the fence and the bullpen. Holliday took one last step and threw himself into the air. His body hit the wall and, as it did, his glove whiplashed back and forth.
The ball hit the bullpen grass on the fly. Dempster caught it in his glove on one hop. Gomes howled and pounded his chest and carried that big ol' square body around the bases, Pedroia and Ortiz somewhere out in front of him. The Red Sox had taken a 4-1 lead, on their way to a 4-2 win and a World Series tied after four games. Gomes had learned half-way through batting practice that he'd even play in Game 4, and then only because starting right fielder Shane Victorino was suffering from a sore back, and starting left fielder Daniel Nava would move to right field, leaving Gomes to left.


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WATCH: Dave Chappelle 'crashes' 'Today Show'
Dave Chappelle "crashed" Tuesday's "Today Show."
Kind of.
The comedian "interrupted" the show's hosts by banging on the Rockefeller Center studio window with a sign advertising his upcoming shows at Radio City Music Hall.
Matt Lauer came outside to chat with him.
Check out the video below!
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Developing a User-Centric Secure Mobile Strategy: It's in Reach
Only a few years ago mobile strategies were rudimentary at best. However, as Bring Your Own Device became more commonplace, companies are having to play catch-up, balancing the need to give users the mobile experience that they are asking for while still maintaining some semblance of security. This is key since, when IT can't keep up, end users simply go rogue, accessing company data with their own devices. This leads to security issues across the board – on the device, in the datacenter, and on the desktop as well.
Join mobile and social content management experts Cengiz Satir and Ian Story from IBM in a roundtable discussion with Karen Bannan, Contributing Editor from InformationWeek to answer YOUR questions. Questions submitted in advance are also welcome. Send them to Mia Winn email@example.com to be sure that they are answered during our live event.
During this discussion, we will touch on:
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- Why it's crucial to view your mobile strategy as part of a larger enterprise content management strategy
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PHOTO: Britney Spears' sons are adorable in her 'Ooh La La' music video
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Britney Spears' song for the upcoming "Smurfs 2" movie, "Ooh La La," recently made its radio debut, and now Brit Brit has alerted fans that a video is on its way very soon. She gives a sneak peek at the video with a screenshot featuring her two sons, Jayden and Sean.
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Putin: Crimea was aways part of Russia
(NEWSER) – Vladimir Putin opened his mouth and let the West have it today during his fiery formal proposal to annex Crimea, which he claimed "has always been part of Russia"; he likened the annexation to the reunification of East and West Germany. Putin declared the referendum to join Russia "more than convincing," reports the BBC, and denied other regions would follow, saying, "we don't need the division of Ukraine." The speech was "a classic Putin performance," tweeted the Guardian's Shaun Walker, going from loud and angry "to quiet clever exposition of hypocrisy. He's enjoying himself." He was greeted with a standing ovation; afterward, Russian and Crimean leaders signed a treaty making the territory part of Russia as the national anthem played. Elsewhere on the Crimean front:
- Russia's lower house responded to US sanctions by suggesting "that the Americans include all the members of the Duma on their sanctions list," reports CNN. "Our principles aren't for sale and we aren't afraid of sanctions."
- Mikhail Gorbachev hailed Crimea's secession vote a "happy event," the AP reports. It revealed that "people really wanted to return to Russia," the former Soviet president said, noting that Russian-speaking eastern Ukrainians should have the same opportunity.
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