Cleveland Browns organizational structure: cutting edge or too complicated ...

Billy Manziel

CLEVELAND, Ohio Is it any wonder Jimmy Haslam is looking for ways to reduce the Browns" margin for error?

Having erred on coaching searches, erred on drafts, erred on free agent signings, erred on being "directionally correct."

(Feel free to add uniform re-designs if you want. That"s so far down the list, I have no opinion.)

Browns hire Paul DePodesta of "Moneyball" fame

Haslam is looking for a smarter way to operate. At least that much is understandable.

So is the desire to put intelligent people (Sashi Brown, Paul DePodesta) in high positions.

Those two will qualify as the smartest people in most rooms where the Browns leadership team will conduct head coaching interviews.

But the most important person is still the head coach.

It"s one thing if the fan base doesn"t get Haslam"s new structure. And, judging by social media, the structure is viewed as only slightly less bizarre than a "Billy" Manziel sighting in Vegas.

It"s quite another if layers of organizational input (coaches tend to think of it as interference) scare prospective candidates away.

That"s the concern that can"t be allayed until we see the result of the coaching search.

The Browns are competing for talent. What makes Cleveland a good job for a head coach is that it"s one of 32.

Beyond that, there hasn"t been much to recommend it without the additional uncertainty attached to ceding authority over the roster to a former lawyer and a former baseball executive.

People who know Brown and DePodesta say they have terrific analytical minds, can solve problems and are men of vision.

This search will involve coaches who don"t know them in many cases. Some will be coaches coveted by other teams.

Will they see the new structure as cutting-edge, or simply more complicated?

We are told DePodesta will be involved in the search along with the Haslams, consultant Jed Hughes and Brown.

It will begin in earnest this week.

That might not give the Browns enough time to hire what they could really use for this portion of their latest reboot: a salesman.

Source: http://www.cleveland.com/budshaw/index.ssf/2016/01/cleveland_browns_flow_chart_cu.html

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Porsche Design"s New Desktop Drive Shares Power With Your 12-inch MacBook

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Apple is so massive that even a design flaw on one of its productslike the single USB-C port on the 12-inch MacBookcan spawn hundreds of devices dedicated to solving the problem. Even LaCies new Porsche Design Desktop Drive promises to keep your port-challenged MacBook charging while its connected.

A giant external drive sitting on your desk used to be the exclusive domain of video editors. But vast collections of high-def movies and thousands of digital photos demand a lot of storage, far more than the tiny SSDs used in ultra-thin laptops can hold. An external drive is now a must-have, so why not opt for something with a little style?

LaCies new Porsche Design Desktop Drive comes wrapped in a sand-blasted all-aluminum enclosure, and 4TB, 5TB, or 8TB capacities starting at $210 when available come March.

It does require power, so say goodbye to yet another outlet on the already crowded power strip under your desk. But that also means the drive can share power with a 12-inch MacBook when its connected to the tiny laptops single USB-C port. An additional USB port on the new drive would have been useful for accommodating other accessories, but its hard to point the finger at LaCie when the company is already trying to solve Apples mistake.

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Source: http://gizmodo.com/porsche-designs-new-desktop-drive-shares-power-with-you-1749158431

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Hip Hop Album Sales: Drake, Future & J. Cole

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Many artists saw surges in sales right before theNew Year as people reflected on their favorite albums of 2015. Fetty Wap"s numbers grew 69 percent, Bryson Tiller saw a 59 percent increase in sales and Rae Sremmurd wentfrom #148 to #47 for an 85 percent jump. Adele"s25album remains in the #1 position of Billboard"s Top 200 albums chart in its sixth week, selling 363,000 album equivalent units. Chris Brown sees a 70 percent drop inRoyalty"s second week on the list, but is still in the Top 10 at #8.

Drake & Future Reclaim Chart Position

Drake and Future reach #14 in this week"s chart with a 63 percent surge in sales forWhat a Time to Be Alive. The album sold40,544 album equivalent units prior to the New Year"s holiday. Each rapper"s individualproject from 2015 also saw sales increases. Future"sDirty Sprite 2 is the #18 album of the week, selling34,341 album equivalent units for a 45 percent increase. Drake"sIf Youre Reading This Its Too Latesurges 43 percent to land at #29 with27,670 sales.

J. Cole Fans Prepare For His Homecoming

J. Cole has been releasing his series of behind-the-scene documentaries leading up to the release of his HBO homecoming documentary Saturday (January 9). His2014 Forest Hills Drive was released at the tail end of 2014 and was certified platinum in 2015. This week, the album lands at #30 with a 26 percent increase in sales with25,909 album equivalent units sold.

Kid Ink Debuts With Surprise Project

Kid Ink surprised fans with the Christmas release ofSummer In The Winter. The album debuts at #50, selling15,885 album equivalent units and being streamed 1.5 million times. Kid Ink"s 2014 album,My Own Lane, debuted at #3 on the chart in 2014. HisFull Speed project peaked at #14.

Top 10 Billboard Top 200 Rap & R&B Albums For The Week Ending 12/31/2015

Note: The first number below is this weeks total album equivalent units count, an intersection of album sales, single sales, and streams implemented by Billboard"s new rating system. A pure album sales figure is available in bold in parenthesis and information about each album"s streaming count is available in brackets.

#5 Fetty Wap -Fetty Wap -70,434 (18,517) [18,178,125]

#6 The Weeknd -Beauty Behind the Madness -69,153 (24,747) [23,675,888]

#8 Chris Brown -Royalty-54,723 (36,067) [13,022,572]

#10 Bryson Tiller -Trapsoul-52,823 (24,869) [24,063,282]

#13 G-Eazy -When It"s Dark Out -44,712 (21,925) [14,597,709]

#14 Drake and Future -What a Time To Be Alive -40,544 (10,888) [18,160,934]

#18 Future -Dirty Sprite 2 -34,341 (13,845) [15,365,445]

#29 Drake -If Youre Reading This Its Too Late -27,670 (11,227) [12,565,133]

#30 J. Cole -2014 Forest Hills Drive -25,909 (10,701) [10,987,164]

#43 Travi$ Scott -Rodeo -18,749 (4,741) [7,653,283]

Source: http://hiphopdx.com/news/id.36898/title.hip-hop-album-sales-drake-future-j-cole

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Periodic table welcomes 4 new elements

A Tour of the Periodic Table

Staff ReportsPublished: January 5, 2016, 4:41 am

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) For the first time since 2011, the scientific periodic table is being updated.

Scientists in Japan, Russia and America have discovered four new elements.

Elements 113, 115, 117 and 118 have been formally recognized by the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry.

The discovery of the new elements meansthe seventh row of the periodic table is finally complete.

The periodic table categorizes chemical elements according to their atomic number.

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Source: http://wishtv.com/2016/01/05/periodic-table-welcomes-4-new-elements/

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Two men wounded in Pilsen drive-by

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A Pilsen neighborhood drive-by shootingMonday nightleft one man dead and another wounded, police said.

The victims, ages 33 and 36, were standing outside in the 1700 block of South Leavitt about 7:30 p.m. when someone in a passing vehicle shot them, according to Chicago Police.

Both were taken to Stroger Hospital. The younger man was shot int he chest and buttocks, and was later pronounced dead, police said.

The older man was shot in the buttocks and his condition had stabilized.

Source: http://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/7/71/1226462/two-men-wounded-pilsen-drive

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Will Zinedine Zidane be a great boss like Johan Cruyff and Kenny Dalglish?

Zinedine Zidane nuevo entrenador del Real Madrid • 2016

Being a superb player does not always translate into being a successful manager. So what category will Zinedine Zidane fall into?

Three great players who made great managers

Johan Cruyff won over 20 trophies, including three European Cups in a row with Ajax

ZIZOU"S RECORD AS A MANAGER

Castilla

Segunda Division B

Games: 57

Wins: 26

Draws: 17

Losses: 14

Clean Sheets: 14

Last six results

(A) 2-2

(H) 1-1

(A) 1-1

(H) 1-0

(A) 1-1

(H) 0-0

JOHAN CRUYFF

One of the greatest ever, Cruyff won over 20 trophies, including three European Cups in a row with Ajax. He also revolutionised the game as a manager, winning 14 trophies, including four league titles at Barcelona, where he set the blueprint for the clubs modern success.

KENNY DALGLISH

The Scot won over 30 trophies as a player, including three European Cups with Liverpool. He backed it up as a boss at Anfield, winning three titles and two FA Cups. He also won the Premier League with Blackburn.

Kenny Dalglish lifted 30 trophies as a Liverpool player and five more as manager at Anfield

Carlo Ancelotti won the European Cup in 1990 with AC Milan and guided Real Madrid to success in 2014

CARLO ANCELOTTI

As a player, the Italian won Serie A with Roma and back-to back European Cups with AC Milan. As a manager, he has won the league in Italy, England and France and led Real Madrid to their 10th European Cup.

And here are three who didn"t cut it

ALAN SHEARER

The all-time Premier League top scorer with 260 goals and 30 for England Shearer is one of the countrys greatest ever forwards. But his spell as boss of hometown team Newcastle ended in disaster. After taking over in 2009 for the final eight games, he lost five of them and Newcastle were relegated.

Alan Shearer"sspell as boss of hometown team Newcastle ended in disaster and relegation in 2009

Paul Ince had spells in charge atat Macclesfield, MK Dons, Blackburn, Notts County and Blackpool

PAUL INCE

Ince won two league titles with Manchester United, including the double in 1994, and was one of Englands finest defensive midfielders. But his managerial career did not hit the same heights, with middling spells at Macclesfield, MK Dons, Blackburn, Notts County and Blackpool.

DIEGO MARADONA

There is no questioning Maradonas place among the all-time great players he effectively won the 1986 World Cup single-handedly for Argentina. But as a manager he could not match his playing talents, leading his country to a 4-0 quarter final defeat by Germany at the 2010 World Cup.

DiegoMaradona inspired Argentina to World Cup glory in 1986 but could repeat the feat as a manager

Source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-3384647/Will-Zinedine-Zidane-great-boss-like-Johan-Cruyff-Kenny-Dalglish-flop-like-Alan-Shearer-Diego-Maradona.html

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Tyga: Belstigte er das 14-jhrige Model Molly O"Malia?

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Tyga soll Molly O"Malia ber Instagram gestalkt haben Action Press, gettyimages

Model Molly OMalia (14) fhlte sich von Tygas Annherungsversuchen belstigt. Der verteidigt sich: Es ginge ihm nur um ihre Stimme.

"Tyga ist in eine Minderjhrige verliebt", titelte die US-Ausgabe des "OK Magazine" vor Kurzem. Und damit war nicht seine On-Off-Freundin Kylie Jenner (18) gemeint, sondern das blonde Model Molly OMalia (14). Nur rudimentr war ihr Foto in dem Beitrag gepixelt.

Jetzt meldete sich die blonde Schnheit in einer Pressekonferenz zu Wort. Unter Trnen und gesttzt von Promi-Anwltin Gloria Allred verlas sie eine Erklrung, in der sie ihre Sicht der Dinge darstellte: Tyga (26) habe sie ber ihren Instagram-Account kontaktiert. In der Annahme, dass er sich fr ihre Musik interessiere, erwiderte sie den Kontakt. Als er sich allerdings auch in der zweiten Nachricht nicht explizit danach erkundigte, wurde sie misstrauisch. Dreimal versuchte Tyga, mit ihr auf Facetime zu telefonieren, doch Molly lehnte das ab.

In ihrem Statement prangert sie aber vor allem an, dass sie verbal angegriffen worden sei, weil sie sich zwischen Tyga und Kylie drnge. Das "OK Magazine" habe im Rahmen der Recherchen weder mit ihr noch mit ihrer Mutter gesprochen. Eine Klage strebe sie jedoch nicht an.

Inzwischen meldete sich Tyga zu Wort: Auf "TMZ" sagte er, dass er sich ausschlielich fr Mollys musikalisch Talent interessiere. Sein Manager Anthony Martini sagte, Tygas Team habe Molly O"Malia als Kandidatin fr sein Plattenlabel Last Kings Records auf dem Schirm gehabt und sie deshalb kontaktiert. In ihren Nachrichten soll Molly behauptet haben, sie sei 17. Als er mit ihr telefonieren wollte, sa er angeblich mit seinen Produzenten im Studio.

Ist das Ganze also ein groes Missverstndnis? Das nchste Mal solle der rappende Talentscout Tyga am besten von Anfang an Klartext reden. Dann wissen seine Neuentdeckungen gleich, woran sie sind.

Source: http://top.de/news/2SjW-tyga-belaestigte-14-jaehrige-model-molly-o-malia

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