Showing posts with label Cleveland. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Cleveland. Show all posts

Monday, February 27, 2012

Suspect in custody in Ohio high school shooting -Video

A gunman opened fire inside a high school's cafeteria at the start of the school day Monday, wounding five students, officials said. A suspect was in custody.
FBI agent Scott Wilson said there was one suspected shooter. He wouldn't discuss the extent of the students' injuries. The Geauga County Sheriff's Office told CBS News that the suspect turned himself in after being chased out of the school by a teacher.
The sheriff's office also identified the victims as four male students and one female student.
Earlier, Civil Deputy Erin Knife of the sheriff's office said the shooting was reported around 7:30 a.m. at the

1,100-student Chardon High School about 30 miles east of Cleveland.

Wednesday, May 25, 2011

Mike Brown's arrival signals demise of triangle for Lakers

The triangle has been shuttered and closed for business — and it won't be reopening under the watch of Phil Jackson's successor with the Lakers. One of Mike Brown's former players was asked whether they ever tinkered with the triangle offense in practice in Cleveland, even a moment or two of curious experimentation. "Uh, no," said Clippers point guard Mo Williams, who played for Brown and alongside LeBron James for two seasons in Cleveland. "He had his own style. Like I said, he's not Phil [Jackson]. Obviously, he'll put his mark on the team. Knowing him, as a coach, I think he'll come in and do a great job.

He'll bring his stuff and be good at it." That style was a direct one, according to those who have known Brown for years. ESPN analyst Jeff Van Gundy called him a "straight shooter" and "realistic," saying: "He's not like, 'Everything is OK' if it's not OK." An NBA official, not authorized to speak publicly about the matter, suggested what might have tipped the Lakers into hiring Brown. "What he is not is a politician and a psychologist," said the official. "Maybe that's what attracted them. They want to get away from the triangle. They went far away from the Phil model. I think they're trying to find their [Tom] Thibodeau and that's the thing du jour now: defense, defense, defense." Thibodeau, a longtime assistant known for his defense, was hired last summer as the Chicago Bulls' coach. Williams used the same words when he was talking about the mantra in Cleveland under Brown. "As long as he's in L.A., you'll hear: defense, defense, defense, defense, defense and that's going to create a lot of offense for them," he said. "At the same time they have arguably one of the best players [Kobe Bryant] to ever play the game on the team. You can't forget that either." Williams thought it was a major mistake when Cleveland dismissed Brown a year ago and criticized the Cavaliers for making the move. Now he remains just as supportive of Brown joining the Lakers. "There's going to be pressure on him," Williams said Wednesday. "But he's dealt with pressure for five years in Cleveland. So pressure is nothing new to him. The pressure in Cleveland has prepared him for the ultimate pressure of coaching the Lakers." Said Van Gundy: "I thought he used LeBron great. They didn't have a lot of great weapons offensively. It was LeBron, Mo Williams and the shooting of [Zydrunas] Ilgauskas. It wasn't like a high-powered team, but I thought they executed well. "Everybody talks about style. With Mike, I know this — they'll play a winning style. They're going to win and win big." Additionally, Williams thought that Brown would work effectively with a veteran Lakers team. "He knows how to prepare veteran teams, when he's got guys up in age and needs their rest," Williams said. "And at the same time, even though you are a veteran, he still coaches you. He still teaches you… I was vocal about the departure in Cleveland because of one reason: He's a great coach." Williams said Brown was equally adept at listening to input from all sides: the starters and the bench. "Sometimes with veteran teams it's hard," Williams said. "But he did a great job with us as far as the ego aspect of it. He's a coach that listens to the Kobe Bryants, LeBrons, the Lamar Odoms, Pau [Gasol]. Not only those guys, it could be a Steve Blake and Shannon Brown, if they have something they see, he will listen" Williams, and others, have described Brown as someone who would stand up for his players, that he would take the heat, or a bullet, if you will. "Oh man. He'll take it," Williams said, laughing. "Without a bulletproof vest on."

Sunday, May 8, 2011

Sex, coffee may boost risk of brain aneurysm rupture

If you have a brain aneurysm, drinking coffee, having sex or even getting angry may boost the risk of it rupturing, a new study suggests.
Although the risk is extremely small, people who have aneurysms should be careful, said Dr. Sahil Parikh, assistant professor of medicine at University Hospitals Case Medical Center in Cleveland.
"For those patients who do have aneurysms, it would be advisable to avoid those behaviors," said Parikh, who's familiar with the study findings.

Aneurysms occur when the wall of an artery weakens and bulges out. They can occur anywhere in the body, but are particularly dangerous in the brain, where they can cause a hemorrhagic (bleeding) stroke if they burst.
In the study, published online May 5 in the journal Stroke, researchers asked 250 patients who had suffered a ruptured brain aneurysm about their exposure to 30 possible triggers before the hemorrhage.
The investigators found that being startled raised the risk of burst aneurysm in someone who already has an aneurysm by the highest level — 23-fold. Anger boosted the risk by 6 times. Other things raised the level, too: Coffee (2 times), cola (3 times), straining for defecation (7 times), sexual intercourse (11 times), nose blowing and vigorous physical activity (both 2 times).
The cause seems to be higher blood pressure, said study lead author Dr. Monique H.M. Vlak, since all eight activities cause blood pressure to rise.
Vlak said about 2% of the population has a brain aneurysm. They are often symptomless and frequently harmless.
"You shouldn't be scared because the likelihood of this happening is extremely rare," said Parikh. "I would encourage patients not to worry excessively about it and consult with their doctor if they feel at risk of an aneurysm."
Even if you do have an aneurysm, it's unlikely to bother you. "We think most aneurysms never rupture," said Vlak, a neurologist at the Utrecht Stroke Center at University Medical Center in Utrecht, the Netherlands.
"Most aneurysms are discovered incidentally, since they hardly ever cause symptoms before rupturing," she added. "If they do cause symptoms, most often it is double vision or an incredibly severe headache, which is maximal within less than a minute. The latter is often a small leak and is called a 'warning leak.'"
People with known aneurysms should avoid caffeine, Vlak said, and use laxatives if they're constipated.
As for exercise, Vlak said its positive effects on the body outweigh the extra risk among those patients.