Community Middle SRO requested

Board member Ron Adcock made the motion during Tuesday's meeting. Chad Graham amended the motion to clarify that the request is for SRO coverage whenever the Sheriff's Department ends its extended school coverage. Off-duty deputies are filling in as acting SROs at schools that do not have trained SROs.

Adcock said the Community Middle-Elementary School campus is the only campus in the outlying areas of the county that does not have a trained SRO. Community is about 12 miles from the sheriff's department, and he worries about response time in the event of an incident. He discussed the possibility of the board taking other steps to add security features at schools in Shelbyville.

Derick Ledford with Systems Integration presented his company's security offer. The firm already works with the school system's security cameras. Ledford discussed options that focused on securing doors to the school buildings and providing wireless panic buttons that select school staff would carry.

Ledford identified doors at each school campus that would be used primarily for students, faculty, public or food service; other doors would be blocked from outside access and would only be available as emergency exits.

He provided a breakdown of what it would cost to secure the doors by each category: secure entry systems for public building entrances would cost $42,100; faculty door control would cost more than $46,700; student door control would cost more than $66,600; and cafeteria control would cost $35,660. Computer control software would cost over $12,000.

Staff would gain entry through their doors by using a Smart Card with a computer chip that logs every time he or she goes through a secured door, Ledford said. Office staff would admit visitors through a security camera at the designated public entrance. The system is flexible and could be adapted to each building's access needs, he said.

The wireless panic buttons can be programmed to either alert an SRO on the campus, the Sheriff's Department or anyone else, Ledford said. The buttons could also be given to students with health problems and act as a medical alert. Once activated, the devices allow authorities to monitor the person's movements on a computer-generated map of the school.

Dawson exploded for 50 points and scored the go-ahead basket in overtime to lead the Bolts to a nerve-wracking 118-116 win against the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters Wednesday, the final day of the elimination round of the PBA Commissioner’s Cup at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. Dawson also had 14 rebounds and five steals.

The win, Meralco’s seventh in 14 outings, propelled the Bolts to take the sixth spot in the standings, setting the stage for a best-of-three quarterfinals match against the San Mig Coffee Mixers (8-6), the third seed, starting on Friday.

The Bolts and the Barangay Ginebra San Miguel Kings actually finished the elimination round with an identical 7-7 card but the Bolts took the higher seeding due to their higher quotient. As a result, the seventh-seeded Kings now face the second-seeded E-Painters (9-5) in their own quarterfinals match, with Rain or Shine needing just a win to advance to the semis.

It was actually a no-bearing match for the E-Painters as they were assured of the No. 2 seeding, and the twice-to-beat advantage that goes with it, regardless of the outcome. Yet the E-Painters played their guts out, determined to end the elimination round with a morale-boosting win.

Meanwhile, the Kings will be coming into their quarterfinals match with the E-Painters Saturday with a stronger roster. Just before the deadline for any trade Wednesday, Ginebra completed a trade with Barako Bull, getting high-scoring point guard Josh Urbiztondo in exchange for Keith Jensen and a 2015 second pick.

In the nightcap of the Wednesday double-header, the Petron Blaze Boosters defeated the Talk N Text Tropang Texters, 87-76, in a no-bearing game since both teams had already been assured of their spots in the playoffs prior to the game.

The Boosters thus finished the elimination round with an 8-6 card, the same card held by San Mig Coffee. However, the Boosters claimed the No. 3 seed in the playoffs having won over the Mixers in their only meeting this conference. 

Mashery employees received an internal email on Wednesday telling them they'd been acquired, according to Read Write Web. Intel and Mashery execs subsequently confirmed to The Register that the acquisition is going ahead and is expected to within this quarter.

"The plan is that Mashery will be a key tech element of [Intel's] overall service strategy, and Mashery employees are critical to that," Mashery marketing veep Julie Gibbs said.

Mashery makes tools for managing APIs. Companies can use its tech for API key management for partners, publishing interactive API docs, and running support forums. Functionally, its technology is equivalent to that pioneered by venture-backed startup Mulesoft.

"This acquisition is the next step in building an integrated Intel suite of services (cloud services, digital store fronts, location services, network services and security)," an Intel spokeswoman told The Register. "Mashery brings technology and expertise in the management and exposure of enterprise APIs. Mashery's expertise in key verticals will enable Intel to further provide user experiences enhanced by service capabilities."

Intel used Mashery's tech for its Intel Expressway API Manager, which was announced in November. The manager paired Mashery's API management portal with Intel's security/service gateway to give enterprises what Intel termed a API management system "for enterprises looking to maximise security, performance, and developer adoption". Other Mashery customers include CBS Interactive, Argos, Best Buy, Channel 4, Comcast, and Coca Cola.