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The nighttime portion of the 55th annual Grammy Awards at Staples Center in Los Angeles on Sunday was filled with tons of performances, tributes, promotions and Fun., as in the New York City pop band that took home two key trophies.
Singer-songwriter Gotye, the English folky band Mumford & Sons, rockers the Black Keys and R&B/hip-hop artist Frank Ocean also made their marks, but otherwise - unlike last year, when Adele dominated - there were no clear big winners.
"Last year, we didn't get a taste because Adele swept up everything," said Marcus Mumford when he accepted the album of the year award - for "Babel" - from Adele. The band had five other nominations and had come up empty until winning the big prize.
In a surprise, record of the year went to Gotye's "Somebody That I Used to Know" featuring Kimbra.
"I didn't expect to win anything. I'm still processing," Gotye said backstage. He had accepted the record of the year award, along with New Zealand artist Kimbra, from Prince. "We're pretty huge fans," he said of the music icon, adding that "under his breath" Prince "said he loves the song, which was a pretty big thrill."
Song of the Year, which is given to the songwriters, went to Fun. for the ubiquitous anthem "We Are Young" written by the three members of the group - Nate Ruess, Andrew Dost, Jack Antonoff - and their producer Jeff Bhasker.
"If you see our faces in HD, you know we aren't young," said lead singer Ruess, referring to the fact that the band struggled for a while before their breakthrough. He turns 31 later this month. Later, when they won best new artist, he cracked, "We're so old."
The Black Keys took their third Grammy of the day with best rock performance for "Lonely Boy." Earlier, the Akron, Ohio, duo won best rock song ("Lonely Boy") and best rock album ("El Camino"). Dan Auerbach, who produced the album, was named producer of the year.
Best pop vocal album went to Kelly Clarkson's anthem "Stronger." "I didn't know I was going to win," said a genuinely surprised Clarkson. She then thanked her fiance "who looks sexy tonight, y'all."
The first award of the evening was for Best Pop Solo Performance and it went to last year's Grammy darling Adele for a live version of "Set Fire to the Rain." The British diva received the statuette from Jennifer Lopez, whom she called "my good luck charm" after receiving a trophy from her last year. "My love to all the other girls," said the recent mom. "we make it look so easy."
Backstage, the seemingly always smiling Adele was asked about motherhood after winning six Grammys last year. "I've been up since 6 a.m.," she said. "I find I'm a bit more balanced about things." As for a new album, she added, "I'm definitely not very far along I'm mostly doing nursery rhymes."
Carrie Underwood won best country solo performer for "Blown Away" "Country music has always been good to me," said the former "American Idol" winner after accepting the award.
The Zack Brown Band took home the award for best country album for "Uncaged." To all my guys who backed my play," said the namesake of the band.
Best urban contemporary album went to Frank Ocean for "Channel Orange." It was a popular win.
"I want to look at you all as kids in tuxedoes," the hip-hop- R&B influenced Ocean - once a songwriter for the likes of Justin Bieber and Brandy - told the audience.
Ocean was also part of the best/rap/sung collaborations for "No Church in the Wild" with Jay-Z, Kanye West and The Dream. Earlier, Jay-Z and West picked up two awards for "N*****s in Paris."
Since only 11 awards are given during the telecast, performances are paramount to any Grammy night.
In a set inspired by Alice in Wonderland and Cirque du Soleil, Taylor Swift opened the show with her latest breakup anthem, "We Are Never Ever Getting Together," which was nominated for record of the year. Swift won a Grammy earlier for co-writing "Safe & Sound," which was used in the movie "The Hunger Games."
Sir Elton John and young British sensation Ed Sheeran performed his hit "The A Team." Looking like he's readying for his next pirate movie, Johnny Depp introduced Mumford & Sons, who performed their hit "I Will Wait," and The Lumineers had the audience join in on their infectious ditty "Ho Hey."
Then they brought on Jack White who did "Love Interruption" and a searing version of "Freedom 21" from his debut solo album, "Blunderbuss," tossing his guitar at the end of the performance.
Ellen DeGeneres and Beyonce introduced Justin Timberlake's national debut of his new music with a medley of "Suit & Tie"/ "Pusher Love." Backed by a big band and in a tuxedo, Timberlake's performance was well-received by the audience and included a cameo by Jay-Z.
Fun. was literally rained on as they performed their hit "Carry On." The Black Keys were joined by New Orleans legendary pianist Dr. John and the Preservation Hall Jazz Band for a version of "Lonely Boy."
Bruno Mars and Sting offered a tribute to reggae giant Bob Marley and his influence on music, including Mars' "Locked Out of Heaven" and Sting's "Walking on the Moon." They were then joined by Marley family members Ziggy, Stephen and Damian along with Rihanna for a rousing version of Bob Marley's "Could You Be Loved."
Clarkson did a tribute to two lifetime achievement award winners - Patti Page and Carole King - with a medley of "Tennessee Waltz" and "Natural Woman."
As she performed "Blown Away" and "Two Black Cadillacs," graphic artists used Carrie Underwood's billowy white dress to project different designs on.
There was a tribute to jazz great Dave Brubeck by Chick Corea, Stanley Clarke and Kenny Garrett before the segment when the music academy honored those who have died. Elton John then led version of "The Weight," which was originally sung by the late Levon Helm of The Band.
The awards were hosted by CBS "NCIS: Los Angeles" star, rapper and Grammy winner LL Cool J, who performed "Whaddup" to end the evening.
The Recording Academy also announced the first Music Educator Award to recognize music teachers and their positive influence. Nominations are welcomed at www.grammymusicteacher.com.


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Kansas visits West Virginia for Big Monday and in honor of the Mountaineers' Big 12 debut on that national franchise, John Antonik of WVUSports.com offers up his list of the five best opponents to play at West Virginia.
The last minute of a blowout, two non-scholarship reserves, an unintentional elbow creating a bloody nose ... odd ingredients that helped form a friendship.
Texas coach Rick Barnes hopes that freshman Connor Lammert will provide continuity to the Longhorns' program.
Jeff Withey's shot blocking has led to the Kansas video crew coming up with a "Withey Block Party" video and web site that features a disco theme. Here's the video that was shown on the video board at Allen Fieldhouse Saturday.
Chuck Carlton of the Dallas Morning News offers up a well-informed look at what the Big 12 athletic directors will be discussing during two days of meetings that start Monday.

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"Big Cats/Fantastic Flour"
Big Cats - When Sally and Nick have difficulty sneaking up on Nick's Mom to surprise her, The Cat brings them to meet some great sneaker-uppers - cats! Three big cats in particular. The kids learn to be patient from a snow leopard, speedy from a cheetah and the trick of distraction from a lion. Back in Nick's yard they sneak up on his mom and surprise her! Then Nick and Sally are surprised when the best sneaker-upper sneaks up on them - The Cat! Fantastic Flour - Nick and Sally are making their "Best Ever Yummy For Your Tummy" muffins when they realize they don't have enough flour. D
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TUSCALOOSA | Is there anything more miserable looking than a man standing over a grill in the rain? I was reminded of that Thursday as the deluge arrived at about the same time my coals and burned down just to the point where I was ready to put my hamburgers on.
TUSCALOOSA | Is there anything more miserable looking than a man standing over a grill in the rain? I was reminded of that Thursday as the deluge arrived at about the same time my coals and burned down just to the point where I was ready to put my hamburgers on.
Fortunately, I have a Webber Kettle Grill that allows you to cook in the rain and the burgers turned out as good as any I've cooked in quite some time. Still, I wouldn't want to replicate the situation for the sake of a better tasting burger. At one point, I muttered, "I hate rain," although I really don't. When It rains I don't have to water the grass and I have a legitimate excuse to skip my morning walk.
This year, anybody who has done much fishing has probably broken out the rain suit. They make really good rain suits these days that breathe so you don't turn into one big sweat ball.
Before the breathable suits, like the set of Frog Toggs I got from Vicious Fishing a few years ago, there wasn't much point in putting on a rain suit in the summer. You'd sweat so much in the darn things you'd be just as wet as if you hadn't worn it. It basically left you with a choice of being cold and wet or hot and wet.
When I was a kid, I couldn't have cared less. One muggy Saturday afternoon a thunderstorm blew up when my father and I were fishing in a farm pond south of Demopolis. Dad retreated to the truck but I took a Rapala jerk minnow, waded into the pond next to a couple of other boys who were doing the same thing and kept fishing.
As the rain pounded down, the fish became more active and I wound up with a nice 3-pound bass. That was darn near a trophy to me and no big deal if I was soaking wet.
Things change when you get older. Back in 2003, I found out just how valuable a good rain suit can be. BASS was holding the Federation championships here and the BASS staff gave me the opportunity to ride in the boat with the previous year's champion, Ken Christ, while he practiced.
I got a lecture informing me that once we left the dock, I was on the boat all day no matter what. The competitive anglers were serious about their practice and I wasn't supposed to interfere with it in any way.
There was a high probability for rain so I carried my rain suit that morning. It was obvious when I jumped on the boat with Christ that I'd need it. A huge storm was rolling in from the west and we could see the lightning on the horizon and hear the thunder.
Not to worry, I thought. I have my rain suit. I put it on and so did Christ. BASS delayed takeoff until after the storm passed but we were stuck in the boat. Christ and I just drifted around with 50 or so other bass boats in the little bay next to Rock Quarry Landing on Lake Tuscaloosa.
It hit with fearsome strength right at dawn. The raindrops were big and very close together and it was like somebody turned a hose on us. Not long after the rain started, I discovered that my rain suit wasn't very waterproof.
I'd had the stuff for a while and worn it quite a few times hunting. But the winter rains we hunted in were usually light and drizzly and I usually had heavy clothes under them. This was no light winter drizzle.
It felt if some giant bully had pulled my coat away from my collar and poured a glass of water down my back and then done the same to the back of my pants and the front. I had injured my knee in a boat ramp accident and was scheduled for arthroscopic surgery the next day. The painful knee and cold wet soaking combined for complete misery.
And the worst part was knowing that I couldn't come back to the boat dock when I was done with my interview. I was going to be in wet clothes all day.
Christ, dry inside his rain suit, seemed happy as a lark to be out on the lake about to go fishing despite the wind, rain and lightning. He was a really pleasant fellow and under any other circumstances, I'd have enjoyed spending all day on the lake with him.
Finally the rain slacked up and we were able to go fishing. I pulled out my pad and started taking notes. Christ chatted happily about winning the prestigious tournament the year before and how happy he was that the defending champion was invited back to fish.
He pointed to little rivulets of water running into the lake and explained why they were good places to toss a lure. The water washes all kinds of critters into the water and baitfish hang out there to eat the bugs and other organism. Bass eat the bait fish.
Every once in a while the rain would get heavier and we'd retreat under a boat house until it passed. After a couple of hours, I had all the pictures and notes I need, so I sat in the boat, rubbed my knee and chatted with Christ.
After a while the cold and stiffness set in and it was hard to get comfortable.
"You don't look so good," Christ said. "Do you want me to take you back to the dock?"
"You don't mind?" I asked.
"No. I've got all day to fish," he said happily.
I expressed my gratitude as I stepped off the boat and then went home for a hot shower and a warm bed. I've got three rain suits now and one of them is usually close at hand when I'm hunting or fishing.


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The Wartburg College Spring Invitational became an 18-hole tournament when the final round was cancelled because of heavy rain.
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Milford city government is preparing to undertake several capital improvement projects in the coming months.
Milford city government is preparing to undertake several capital improvement projects in the coming months.
Some are needed to handle the explosive growth the city has experienced in the last 15 years.
But most, according to City Manager Richard Carmean, are needed to simply to replace Milford's aging infrastructure.
The following is a sampling of municipal projects on the not-to-distant horizon:
1 Wickersham Water Tower
COST $5 million
COMPLETION TARGETED Summer, 2014
Earlier this year, the developers of the long proposed, 200-home Wickersham townhouse development project between Cedar Creek Road and Coastal Highway, agreed to donate 3 of their 43 acre property to the town for a municipal well, a water treatment plant and the future construction of a 750,000-gallon water tower.
"We've had explosive growth on the southeastern side of town in recent years with new neighborhoods like Hearthstone Manor, Orchard Hill and the Meadows at Shawnee, Carmean said. "Right now, all the water that goes to those neighborhoods is treated and stored downtown, which has a big impact on the water pressure over there."
The addition of a new water supply and storage tower – the town's fourth – would provide valuable redundancy in the municipal water supply, Carmen said.
The addition of the well and treatment plant also could help kick start the development, which would need municipal well and sewer service.
Test wells on the property have indicated the water supply from the Wickersham would meet the city's needs. Work has already begun on portions of the water main, while a contract for construction of the tower is expected to be awarded by the end of the year.
2 Washington Street Water Treatment Plant/Sewer Pumping Station
COST $4 million
COMPLETION TARGETED late 2014
The city's water treatment plant and sewer pumping station off Washington Street, both just south of the Mispillion River, are in need of major upgrades.
The sewer pumping station upgrade was approved by voters as a part of a 2008 bond referendum. The state also approved a $4 million, low-interest loan for the water treatment plant project last year.
The water treatment plant is more than 60 years old while the sewer pumping station dates back more than 35 years. Both have reached the end of their useful life and require costly repairs to maintain.
As part of the water treatment plant replacement, the city also plans to demolish the existing building a 5 S. Washington Street to construct a new administration and billing office for the Milford Water and Wastewater Departments. The Greater Milford Chamber of Commerce and Downtown Milford Inc. vacated the city-owned building in September.
Both projects were awaiting the completion of the Washington Street Bridge replacement project, which wrapped up December.
On Monday, City Council awarded a $762,400 contract to Bearing Construction of Sudlersville, Md., to complete the sewer pump station upgrades. Contracts for the demolition of 5 S. Washington St. and the existing water treatment plant are expected to be awarded in the coming months, however those steps have been delayed by the recent discovery of a 100-year-old dump site on the property.
City officials are currently trying to determine how much it would cost to remove about 8 feet of soil and whether that added expense will make plans for a new Water and Wastewater office cost-prohibitive. Carmean said he is investigating whether to relocate the administration and billing offices to the current PNC Bank on South Walnut St. after the branch is closed in April.
3 New Milford Police Station
COST $9 million
The Milford Police Department headquarters in the Richard Carmean Building on Northeast Front Street was built in 1979 with capacity for 24 officers. The department currently employs more than 30 sworn officers and civilian personnel.
Milford Police Chief Keith Hudson says the facility is overcrowded and lacking storage space – problems that will only worsen as the town continues to grow and the demand for additional officers increases.
The city has identified a nearly 16-acre parcel at the corner of Northeast Front and Fourth streets, just a few hundred yards away from the existing police headquarters, where they would like to build a new facility.
In December, City Council submitted a proposed purchase agreement to the property's current owners, Growmark FS, that would allow Milford to put down a $50,000 deposit in exchange for a three-year hold on the land, during which the city would have the option to buy the property at a fix cost of $875,000.
During that time, City Council would seek grant funding and voter approval of a bond referendum to raise the $8 million needed to construct a new police headquarters.
The city is currently waiting to see whether Growmark will approve the proposed purchase agreement as offered.
4 Multiple road resurfacing and streetscape projects
COST Unknown
COMPLETION TARGETED Unknown
Several roadway improvement projects that have been holding spots on the city's wish list soon could be moving toward fruition, Carmean said.
On Northeast Front Street, the city would like to undertake a large-scale streetscape that would include the burying of utility lines.
Airport Road is in need of resurfacing and the addition of new turn lanes to accommodate heavy truck traffic and the impending completion of Cascades, a 76-unit townhouse and garden apartment neighborhood currently under construction.
Plans for a milling and overlay project on Southeast Front Street were shelved last year when the city opted to investigate the addition of stormwater, water and sewer infrastructure upgrades along the same stretch of road.
Carmean said work on Southeast Front Street is slated to begin this summer at an estimated cost of $1.5 million.
Limited improvements on Airport Road will follow in the near future, although some of the larger-scale improvements have not yet been budgeted.
The Northeast Front Street Streetscape is not in the town's immediate timetable, although it could be moved up City Council opts to allocate the funding.
Milford city government isn't the only entity preparing to take on major capital improvement projects.
The following are some of recently completed and future non-city-funded projects:
1 Milford Memorial Hospital Expansion
COST $200 million
Bayhealth is planning to build a new, 300,000-square-foot hospital to replace the existing 75-year-old Milford Memorial Hospital on West Clarke Avenue.
The new full-service hospital is expected to include state-of-the art inpatient and ambulatory care capabilities, as well as units including emergency services, intensive care, surgical, diagnostic and imaging, inpatient dialysis, OB/GYN and inpatient rehabilitation.
Last August, Bayhealth chose Philadelphia-based EwingCole to design the new facility. Those drawings are expected to be unveiled early next year.
No start date for the project has been announced.
2 Milford Solar Farm
COST $50 million
COMPLETION TARGETED Finished in late December
Delaware's largest solar field came online off of Milford Harrington Highway just before Jan. 1
Owned by PSEG Solar Source, a subsidiary of the New Jersey-based Public Service Enterprise Group, the field's 62,000 solar panels produce 12-megawatts of AC power distributed into the Delaware Municipal Electric Corporation's power grid for use by the power company's customers in nine cities and towns, including Milford.
The 80-acre solar field is currently feeding directly into a pair of city-owned transformers that eventually will be replaced by a new, $8,500,000 substation currently under construction.
Milford officials say PSEG is expected to donate about $300,000 worth of solar panels to the city for use at various municipal government buildings.
3 Milford Middle School
COST Unknown
COMPLETION TARGETED Unknown
The Milford School District has determined that Milford Middle School's deteriorating condition and expense of repairing the facility is too great to keep the 84-year-old building open beyond the current school year.
The district will move students in grades 6 through 8 to the Milford Central Academy and the ninth grade into the adjacent Milford High School, starting in the fall.
No decision has been made about the future of the Middle School building.
District officials have said they are looking to partner with a community organization that might be willing to take over the building.
However, the demolition of all or a portion of the building have not been ruled out entirely.
School board president Patrick Emory said he expects the district to make a final decision by the end of the school year.


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Read the latest blog from the Uffda Lady.
Read the latest blog from the Uffda Lady.
She shares a wonderful way to "pay it forward" for the holidays.
Just scroll down to the middle of the page on this website and on the right hand side select "blogs" and local - "read more" to get the whole story.
She's also posted a photo of one of the kittens the Uffda Fund is helping.


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REGINA — Texters beware — your thumbs may be at risk.
The Arthritis Society is predicting a swell in the incidence of arthritis in the coming years.
"Twenty per cent of Canadians will develop arthritis in the next 20 years," said Kelly Pierson, the education facilitator with the society's Saskatchewan division.
As the bulge of the baby-boomer generation heads into its 50s — prime time for arthritis — and with the rising popularity of texting, thumbs are at risk because those digits are prone to osteoarthritis, Pierson said.
"I have two kids who text constantly and I really feel that overuse of the joint is abusing the joint," Pierson said. "I think it will come back to haunt them down the road."
About one in six Canadians 15 years and older have arthritis.


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Thanks to webcams and Skype, Reede Gray fourth graders to watch author/illustrator Stephen McCranie show how he creates a book — as they suggested ideas to him.
Many childrens book authors sit alone in their rooms, wondering what sort of reaction their words and pictures get out in the real world.
Author/Illustrator Stephen McCranie doesn't have to wonder. He just sets up his webcam and visits his readers in their own classrooms all around the country.
Mr. Okeson's fourth graders at Reede Gray Elementary School not only got to chat with McCranie on Wednesday afternoon, courtesy Skype.
With matching webcams and microphones, the students and McCranie spent half an hour chatting and seeing each other.
McCranie said getting ideas isn't that tough: you just think up a character, then give him or her a problem to solve.
To show how it works, McCranie had the students make up a story that he illustrated on the spot.
While McCranie sketched on a digital drawing pad at his home in New Mexico, the students could see his drawing appear before them on the classroom's smart board.
At one point, McCranie asked the student sitting over a thousand miles away from him to raise their hands so he could call on them for questions.
One of the first questions was the standard, "Where do you get your ideas?"
"People think ideas are something you find, like things alongside the road," McCranie said as he sketched. "You get ideas by practice, by making up stories to draw."
One student asked if McCranie can draw realistically.
"I can, but if I want a realistic picture of something, I can take a photo," McCranie said. "I choose to draw cartoony because it's more fun.
"It's okay to make mistakes. I make them all the time. the more mistakes yo make, the more you learn," McCranie said.
Before the webcam meeting, Okeson checked out several of McCranie's books from the Redwood Falls Public Library so the students could get familiar with his work.
Okeson used the experience to teach the kids about storytelling.
"What does every story have?" he asked his students.
"Conflict!" several of them called out.
"Are you famous?" one student asked.
"Nah," McCranie laughed.
"You are to us," another student muttered.
After the chat, Okeson said, "It was exciting how interactive it was. He said, 'Give me a challenge,' and he drew the story for them. His screen became our screen."
"The kids looked at him as being a very, very famous person," said Okeson. "For many of them it's the first time they've spoken to the author of a book. I'm glad, because it got the kids enthused about going to the public library and checking out books."


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CORAL GABLES, Fla. - Junior right-hander Drew Van Orden threw six scoreless innings and the Blue Devils totaled a season-high 13 hits for the third straight game as the Duke baseball team defeated No. 24 Miami, 9-2, Saturday evening at Alex Rodriguez Park at Mark Light Field. With the two victories this weekend, Duke has taken two games from Miami for the first time since the 1966 campaign.
Van Orden (1-1) struck out four batters and held Miami to three hits to earn the victory. He had 1-2-3 innings in the first and fourth and allowed only one runner to reach third and another to reach second.
"[Van Orden] pitched great," said head coach Chris Pollard. "I think the key to the ball game was a couple times he went to three-ball counts and he was able to fight his way back into the count and record an out instead of a walk. That shows a lot of toughness and a lot of competiveness. To me, that was the difference in the ball game."
Duke's offense stayed hot in game two of the series as the Blue Devils scored at least one run in six-of-nine innings. Junior Jordan Betts was 3-for-5 on the day with an RBI, while classmate Matt Berezo turned in a 2-for-5 performance with a pair of RBI. Leadoff man Andy Perez served as the catalyst for the offense, going 2-for-4 with three runs scored.
"[Andy Perez] has been a spark plug and we like having him up there for that reason," Pollard said. "He comes up, he gets a hit, he steals a base, he advances on the overthrow and ends up scoring. He's providing the type of spark you like to see out of your leadoff guy."
For the third time in as many games, Perez ignited the offense with a single to lead off the first. The Roswell, Ga., native then stole second, recording his team-leading six stolen base of the year, and advanced to third on a throwing error by the Miami catcher. After Hurricane starter Javi Salas (2-1) recorded a pair of strikeouts, first baseman Chris Marconcini delivered a two-out single up the middle to score Perez for the first run of the game.
Salas would take the loss for the Hurricanes, allowing five runs on eight hits in 3.2 innings of work.
The Blue Devils opened up the game with five runs over the third, fourth and fifth innings. A three-run third made it 4-0 in Duke's favor as the Blue Devils would add a run in both the fourth and the fifth to take a 6-0 advantage.
Freshman Kenny Koplove began the third with a leadoff walk, which Perez followed with a double to the left center gap. Senior Jeff Kremer recorded the first of his two RBI in the game to score Koplove. Perez would come home on a Mike Rosenfeld single up the middle and an RBI single from Berezo scored Marconcini for the final run of the inning.
Koplove again began a rally in the fourth, dropping in a double down the left field line with one out. Kremer then laced a 1-0 pitch to third base, which took an awkward hop at Miami third baseman Brad Fieger. The play resulted in an RBI double for Kremer to make it 5-0 Blue Devils.
Marconcini scored Duke's sixth run of the game in the fifth, coming home on an Anthony D'Alessandro RBI double down the right field line. An RBI single off the bat of Berezo made it 7-0 in favor of the Blue Devils in the seventh before Duke tacked on two more in the top of the eighth for a 9-0 advantage.
A pair of walks to start the ninth allowed Miami to score two in the final frame. A sac fly from Roger Gonzalez scored Chris Barr from third and aGrant Heyman RBI single scored the final run of the game.
Freshman Nick Hendrix pitched two scoreless innings in relief for the Blue Devils, allowing just one hit while striking out four. Sophomore Sarkis Ohanian came on in the ninth and recorded the final three outs of the game.
The series finale will take place Sunday at 1 p.m., at Alex Rodriguez Park at Mark Light Field. Duke then returns to Durham for midweek games against N.C. Central and Quinnipiac before hosting ACC foe Virginia Tech next weekend.


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WILMINGTON -- Despite town officials' concerns that delays in the construction process would drive up costs, bids for the new high school fall within the budget approved by the Massachusetts School Building Authority.
Trade and subcontractor bids unveiled at Thursday night's High School Building Committee meeting added up to $66,998,650. Included in the total are alternate design features of an orchestra pit and polished ground-face concrete block, a type of masonry committee members said would be more durable.
"There's a lot of projects out there that are over budget, so overall this is pretty fantastic news," said project manager Bill Cunniff of Joslin, Lesser and Associates.
To come in under the MSBA budget of $67,536,513, the committee decided against including a screen that would shield the air-conditioning unit on the building's roof.
The committee ruled out the screen because it would have brought the price tag to $67,661,054, more than $124,000 over the approved amount.
"It's out of the picture for now, but that's not to say it couldn't be revisited," Cunniff said. "It's the type of item that could be added in later in the project."
Budget estimates reviewed by the committee in September, when the plans were considered 90 percent complete, gave a cost of $68,268,597, with the roof screen and all other alternate features.
Cunniff said while some bids, including those for heating and cooling systems, came in below estimates, others were over. Bids for the polished concrete blocks, he said, were almost $200,000 over what had been planned.
At a selectmen's meeting last month, board Chairman Mike Newhouse, who also sits on the High School Building Committee, projected construction delays brought on by a series of environmental appeals would add $1,765,000 to the cost.
Resident Kevin MacDonald, a previous high-school appellant, asked the building committee Thursday where that claim came from, since the bids were within budget.
"I'm thinking it's just fabricated or rhetoric," he said.
In response, Superintendent of Schools Joanne Benton said that the bids had not been completed.
"If we had not had a delay of a year, we probably would be saving the town $1.7 million," Benton said. "I can tell you that from the numbers we reviewed earlier this evening."
Construction begins next week, with the installation of temporary fencing around the high school gymnasium. Demolition of the gym will start the following week.
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LONGMONT -- On Tuesday night, Longmont banned fracking. By Wednesday morning, the question was already being asked: "What next?"
It's a question the city staff would like answered, too.
Part of the challenge is that city officials don't yet know what they're reacting to. Sure, the city charter now forbids hydraulic fracturing, the use of high-pressure fluid to crack open oil and gas deposits far below the earth's surface. And sure, they're expecting a legal challenge -- an upgrade of the city's oil and gas regulations last July drew a state lawsuit just a week later.
But until the state or the industry or a mineral rights holder makes that challenge, all the city can do is anticipate.
"We're mostly waiting for the other shoe to drop," said city spokesman Rigo Leal.
That said, there are some questions with answers. Just not many.
What happens to the TOP Operating contract? At this point, nothing. Last July, the city signed a deal with the drilling company TOP Operating, permitting eight multi-well sites near Union Reservoir and three near Sandstone Ranch, so long as TOP followed certain standards. But while the contract covers where those sites will be and who will own or lease what property, it doesn't cover what technology will be used to drill the wells.
On the other hand, the contract also included a guarantee that TOP would not sue the city over its new oil and gas regulations. The company made no guarantee about the charter amendment.
How does this affect existing permits? An application for a state drilling permit includes a lot of detail -- where the well will be, who owns the minerals, what kind of casing will be used to keep oil or gas from escaping the well bore, and so on. But there's no requirement to frack in creating a well. At the same time, there's not usually a wide range of alternates being considered; it's estimated that between 80 percent and 90 percent of all modern wells involve fracking.
Is this a "taking?" That's a trickier question. As a rule, if a government regulation leaves land without a reasonable economic value, it's considered a "regulatory taking" and the government has to pay compensation. But whether a fracking ban destroys that value may depend on whether a court considers just its effect on the mineral rights or on the whole "bundle of sticks" -- that is, all the rights attached to a piece of property. A 2001 Colorado Supreme Court case involving La Plata County took the second view, saying the Animas Valley Sand and Gravel company wasn't necessarily facing a "taking" just because its mineral rights had been damaged; the whole value of the land it owned had to be considered.
Complicating things, it's possible -- and even likely -- in Colorado for a person to own just the mineral rights on a piece of ground. "In Colorado, if we were to start from scratch, I wouldn't want the split estate system we have," Gov. John Hickenlooper said in September. "It creates a difficulty in terms of establishing 'What is someone's property right?'"
If the ban is challenged, does the city have to fight it? Again, that's complicated. On the one hand, under the city charter, the city attorney must represent the city in all legal proceedings and "shall perform all services incident to his position as may be required by this Charter," a charter that now includes the former Ballot Question 300. On the other hand, there's precedent for a surrender at the state and federal levels: the state of California, for example, refused to defend in court the voter-adopted Proposition 8, a ban on gay marriage.
Of course, even if the city could put up its hands, that doesn't mean it will. That's up to the City Council -- and again, the council doesn't have a lawsuit to make a decision on yet.
If the ban goes to court, will it survive? Only the judge can say for sure. But attorney Rick Samson, who's represented the city before on oil and gas cases (including the current state law) wasn't optimistic about its prospects.
"I don't believe it has a legal chance in the courtroom," Samson said. Mineral rights are state-recognized property rights, he said, and removing the most common means of exploiting those rights was likely to be pre-empted by the state.
"If they're not now able to extract, you have a problem," he said.
On the upside, Samson said, between the ban and the concern over drilling in other communities, the state is on notice that its existing practices may not be good enough.
"I would hope the state and the COGCC (Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission) are genuinely concerned that this will happen in other cities and start looking at creating different regulations," he said. "That may be a real positive."
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I just finished posting to a thread with a question about an AutoMag valve. In my response I posted the link to part 1 of 9 of Tom's videos on YouTube which together make up the video shipped with the original Mags. I have posted that link in many other "there's something wrong with my gun, I need help" threads. I don't know if the people actually watched the videos, or if the videos were of any help, but I think that they are a huge asset to our community. I think that they should be stickied here in the tech section, possibly with some information as to what is in each segment. And I don't just mean the links, but actually embedding the videos in the post so people don't always have to be jumping over to YouTube. That way we can just direct people to the stickied thread instead of having to go over to youtube, find the videos, copy the link, then go back to the post and paste the link. I don't see any reason why we COULDN'T do it (copyright and whatnot), but I guess now the question is should we do it?
I just figured I'd post up the videos here anyway. I think that anyone who owns a Mag (whether its a Classic Valve or not) should watch these videos. For the most part, teching a Classic Valve is done the same way as an X-Valve or RT. Plus, its just something that everyone should watch at least once just to see what really makes our great shooters tick, some of the original prototypes which led to the Mag, and kind of what things were like almost 20 years ago. (not to mention Tom's rockin' 'stache)


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I've been testing different things to see what is possible for improving the standard valve trigger pull. I've been using a modified RT on/off.
but the reactivity created, kicks the trigger back only about half way. the reduced shaft of the bottom of the on/off pin does not consistently return the trigger when it has to work against the wieght of your finger. this will end up causing accelerated bolt and sear wear.
I do have a better understanding of how the shims in the ULT work. normally, the on/off is approx. .555" long and the hole in the valve body where it goes is approx. .590" deep with the o-rings in it. when the the gun is pressurized, the o-rings and the on/off are pushed down by the air pressure until the on/off is stopped by the body.
this means that the pin can go up into the o-rings way past the point of sealing.
with the ULT, shims lengthen the on/off so that you can make the o-rings stay in place. this holds them up higher. so that the sear does not push the pin way past the point of sealing. instead it can be made so that the pin just seals. thus increasing the recharge rate to it's maximum point.
with the homemade e-mag, http://www.automags.org/forums/showt...hreadid=125891
I've been using the modified RT on/off along with a quad o-ring for the on/off top o-ring and a soft buna o-ring for th e small o-ring inside the on/off. by using lvl10 shims with it, I've been able to increase the recharge rate to the point where the standard valve can do 18 bps, without drop-off. the quad o-ring definitely helps. it makes it possible for the pin to open to a larger area of flow, faster, because the o-ring seal is closer to the edge of the o-ring.
the modified RT on/off works well with the e-mag mod because the pin does not have to push back and return the trigger. it does not feel the wieght of you fingers. it also makes it possible to use much less force to actuate the sear. by fine tunning the on/off a high rate of fire is attainable even when using a lvl 10 that slows the bolt down and uses more air.
on a side note, after trying quad o-rings on the the lvl 10, I'd say they don't realy help any more than using plain buna-n o-rings.


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WASHINGTON — Sen. Bob Casey took to the media Monday to warn about the massive federal spending cuts looming if the $85 billion sequester goes into effect Friday.
Casey, speaking via conference call, also championed a Democratic counterproposal that would delay the sequestration and make the massive cuts more gradual.
The Democratic senator said he's most alarmed by the 26,000 civilian contractors employed in Pennsylvania by the Department of Defense who would be furloughed by the sequester.
Included in those cuts are $150 million in defense pay reductions as well as the cutting of more than $7 million to operate Army bases in Pennsylvania.
"A lot of jobs are at stake here that relate to our defense budget," he said. "And just having the threat of that kind of job loss or substantial furloughing is not good for anyone."
Casey also lamented the fact that more than $73 million could be cut in funding from the National Institutes of Health, money that goes to medical research and innovation.
"We're at a time where we should be increasing funding in that area," he said. "But the sequester would take that in the opposite direction in a very bad way."


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During Breast Cancer Awareness Month, we are asked to support and honor women from all over who are living with the disease. Whether it's wearing your pink ribbon, donating to Living Beyond Breast Cancer, or simply talking with a friend or loved one who has been diagnosed, you are doing your part. Today, the LBBC Blog welcomes back avid writer, Randi Rentz, as she discusses the ups and downs of comforting a newly diagnosed woman.
A friend called recently. She had just learned that another friend of ours was diagnosed with breast cancer. She could not stop crying after she received the news and had not yet called our friend to offer her…what? What is the right thing to say? What, as a good friend, do you do? My friend called me, thinking I had all the correct answers. She wanted to know if she should stop by our friend's house (in between sobs). She also wanted to know if she should leave her alone. Seriously. What to say? What to do?
As a survivor, I was touched by the many people who reached out to me, but sometimes, I really had to wonder, what people were thinking. I should have written down some of the things people said to me. Wishful thinking. Although people had good intentions during my diagnosis, I really yearned for friends and acquaintances to "Think Pink" before speaking the "Pink Language." Let's face it, my friends were well-meaning, but I was irked.
As we all know, pink is the universal color for breast cancer. It is everywhere. I've always loved the color pink, all tones, tints and tinges of it. What can I say? I'm a girlie-girl who loves any shade of pink; especially hot pink. It's way bolder than blush-and not the least bit bashful. Although I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE, the color pink, please don't tell me pink is my color; especially the same day of my diagnosis. Yup.
Empathy is wonderful, but please don't say, "You MUST live!" (Duh!!!) or "Are you going to die?" (Geez!!!) And, PU-LEAZZZE don't say, "My aunt, friend and/or grandmother died of breast cancer." Ugh!
(I digress…sorry) To be honest, I didn't know what I wanted other than to inch into my bedroom and wait for my doctor to call me with the next bit of medical information. I was completely self-centered (totally deserved.) I did not think about whether or not I wanted my friends to call, so in hindsight, I can see what a predicament the situation put them in.
So now I know you are thinking uh oh. What did Randi say to her friend who called her or what if I call a sick friend and say the wrong thing? What if I give them words of support and they want to say something snarky to me? Or, what if I bawl my eyes out when I hear her voice?
I can only tell you based on my own journey into "Cancerville" what I think might be just the right thing to do. Here is my short list of do's and don'ts:
- DON'T make remarks about your friend's lifestyle. Keep your comments such as "How can you not know that by smoking you were putting yourself at risk?" to yourself. People need to come to their own conclusions about themselves.
- DO Listen. You are there to give your love and support.
- DON'T ask your friend if you can bring a meal or help somehow.
- DO say I'm going to take your carpool days. What time do you pick up the kids from school? Or, I am bringing over a meal for Sunday. What time works for you? Whether it's a carpool, a doctor's appointment, a meal or an errand, make yourself available, and be specific about what and/or how you will be helping your friend. Just DO it! My dearest friend made a meal chart, sent it out to all my friends via email and had everybody sign up for a meal (breakfast, lunch or dinner) during my entire treatment. She really earned her golden angel wings for taking charge!
- DON'T say, "You are going to be fine!" That was the one-liner that really irritated me. In fact, any reference to being fine can magnify the situation. Do you know for sure that your friend will be fine?
- DO say, "I'll be here to support you during and after your treatment. Enough said.
- DON'T call your friend and unveil the story of how you heard the cancer news, where you were when you found out, how you were told and how upset you are. Also, please don't say, "Why didn't you call me right away?" Please remember, this isn't about you and your feelings, it is about how much you want to support your friend. All of the other details can come later. As she processes her experience I practically guarantee that she will want to tell you anyway.
- DO call your friend and offer your support and encouragement. You can open the conversation like this: "Oh Dee! I just heard that you are sick. How are you doing?" It's really not so horrible to cry, as long as you don't make the conversation about you.
When I was diagnosed with cancer, I believe people saw me differently. Deep down I knew that I was still me, and I wanted to be treated the same as ALWAYS. In the back of my mind, I couldn't believe I had a diagnosis of DCIS. Breast Cancer? ME? Being sick is so overwhelming, that to have friends come along and lift you out of many overshadowing thoughts, even for 30 minutes, is TRULY wonderful. It made me feel almost normal. Doesn't normal feel so good?
As I said, I am not an expert. I know only how I felt during my journey into "The Pink Bubble." I think as a whole, the dos and don'ts are great guiding principles to stick to. As a friend, your role is to support, help and send love. That pretty much sums it up.
To learn more about Randi you can peruse her blog or read excepts from her book, Why Buy a Wig…When You Can Buy Diamonds!, when you visit her website.


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A public scoping meeting was held Thursday at the Indian Wells Valley Water District to gauge public response as part of a process to remove a municipal use designation to specific basins located on Navy property.
A public scoping meeting was held Thursday at the Indian Wells Valley Water District to gauge public response as part of a process to remove a municipal use designation to specific basins located on Navy property.
The Navy is seeking to amend the designation for groundwater in the Salt Wells Valley and the shallow groundwater in certain areas of the Indian Wells Valley, according to Mary Fiore-Wagner and Omar Pacheco of the California Water Boards.
Pacheco, an engineering geologist from the Lahontan Water Board Victorville office, said the Navy had done research on the areas proposed to be amended and found the groundwater contained high levels of total dissolved solids, causing high saline levels.
"The objective was to get an understanding of naturally occurring inorganics in the aquifer, including TDS and arsenic," he said. He said the resulting Navy study indicated high concentrations of both arsenic and TDS that rendered groundwater non-drinkable.
The investigation began when the Navy began studies and cleaning up contaminants in the soil and groundwater at Naval Air Weapons Station, China Lake.
One discovery was that the groundwater was deemed too impaired to be used as drinking water without further, extraordinarily high treatment costs.
The proposed amendment is required to follow a California Environment Quality Act process including a public comment period and the release of substitute environmental documentation.
The documentation would include a draft basin plan amendment, a staff report and CEQA checklist.
Fiore-Wagner, an environmental scientist with the Lahontan Water Board, said the change would only apply to the shallow groundwater in the Eastern Indian Wells Valley and the Salt Wells Valley basins within the confines of NAWS China Lake.
"All other uses will remain in effect and unchanged," Fiore-Wagners said. She also indicated the deeper groundwater used by Indian Wells Valley residents would still have a municipal use designation.
Fiore-Wagner also said there was no indication the Navy had sought any plans for using the water for potable use.
Under the state policy, any water capable of being used for drinkable source was designated as municipal and domestic supply beneficial use.
The policy went into effect in 1988 and applied to all of the state's water boards, including the Lahontan Board.
"There was a realization that the MUN use was being applied to poor quality water and the rationalization may have been given the scarcity of water in the region, some day there might be advances in technology that could treat the water," Fiore-Wagner said.
However, Fiore-Wagner said the state allows exemptions under certain criteria, including whether the water is above contains specific TDS levels and is not expected to be introduced into a public water system. Other exemptions include an inability to reasonably treat the water for public use or there is an insufficient water supply.
"Part of the Navy's technical justification was that some of the water was not conducive to treatment," she said.
Fiore-Wagner said various organizations, including the IWV Cooperative Groundwater Management Group, had agreed with the Navy's assessment.
She also indicated that the Navy's justification included high cost of treatment for the water after looking at different processes including reverse osmosis.
"Economically it was infeasible, as you expect with reverse osmosis, the disposal of brine is cost prohibitive," she said.
Fiore-Wagner said the CEQA process would include a checklist of all categories including aesthetics, air quality, biological and agricultural resources, noise and public services.
Additionally, they would be looking at potential environmental impacts pertaining to the desert tortoise and Mojave Tui Chub fish, water supply to accommodate population growth, whether it would affect the petroglyphs.
She said the timeline was to have all written comments submitted by June 10, followed by release of documentation and results, a 45-day comment period following the report's release, a public hearing before the Lahontan Water Board before being kicked up to the state Water Board and Office of Administrative Law for final approval.
Possible approaches include adopting the Navy's request to remove the municipal use designation, modify the proposed area of de-designation, or not adopt it at all.
"We want to facilitate the Navy's continued groundwater cleanup at the base," she said. "If there's no change, we may be hindering the base and cleanup standards would be held to a very stringent level."
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Famous Brands International, the Mrs. Fields cookies maker that recently settled its headquarters in Broomfield, plans to open a flagship TCBY frozen yogurt shop near its corporate operations at Arista Place, officials announced Thursday.
The store, which will be the 12th TCBY in Colorado, will sell the company's Super Fro-Yo and Greek soft-serve frozen yogurts and also introduce the brand's first "Live Culture" bar consisting of Greek yogurt and juices to create smoothies, officials said.
As the company's flagship location, the shop at the base of Arista Place also will be a hub for research and development and serve as a training center for franchisees across the globe.
"We are very excited to open our first corporate store and the 12th TCBY location in Colorado right here in Broomfield," Tim Casey, TCBY's CEO, said in a statement. "The tremendous growth opportunity at Arista will be very advantageous for the advancement of the brand."
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Mrs. Fields Famous Brands LLC, which does business as Famous Brands International, earlier this year relocated its headquarters to Broomfield from Salt Lake City. The company employs more than 35 people at its office that spans the sixth floor of Arista Place.
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A San Francisco judge will decide this month whether to approve a settlement in a class-action lawsuit that could affect more than 70 million Facebook users. The $20 million deal would mark the end of a years-long battle over the social network's "Sponsored Stories" advertising.
But Facebook users' images could still appear in ads if they don't change their settings. And many users say the deal before the judge doesn't go far enough to protect their privacy.
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The lawsuit alleges that the company "unlawfully used the names, profile pictures, photographs, likenesses, and identities of Facebook users in the United States to advertise or sell products and services through Sponsored Stories without obtaining those users' consent."
It happened to the teen daughter of Kim Parsons of Hermitage, Tenn. Neighbors called Parsons when they saw her daughter's picture posted with an ad for a local ice cream store. At first Parsons thought her 13-year-old had managed to visit the ice cream shop without her, but she hadn't. Her daughter had just clicked a "like" button online.
Her daughter's photo and the endorsement of the business were being used by Facebook to make money online. That's generally how the Sponsored Stories service works. Facebook started the program in 2011, and typical posts show a photo of a user with the tag line saying, for example, "Steve Henn likes Patriotic Pants." (Friends would see that ad because sometime in the past I clicked "like" next to one of their ads.)
Parson's daughter had clicked "like" on Facebook more than 200 times. So her daughter's image was being used in ads constantly. And Parsons felt like she had no way to stop it. "I should not have to come in on the back end trying to protect my child; that should be understood," she said.
"There is a very strong legal case here," said Heidi Li Feldman, a law professor at Georgetown University who specializes in class-action torts and ethics. "I have no question in my mind that as a matter of business ethics Facebook acted entirely unscrupulously. This is bad behavior. They intentionally and knowingly appropriated people's images without getting their permission for commercial use."
Facebook denies any wrongdoing, but in the settlement deal before a judge, the company has agreed to pay $20 million. If approved, it could result in $10 payouts for individual users.
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As part of the settlement proposal, Facebook will let adults opt out of this ad program, but only for two years. The settlement would also create an elaborate system to give parents the ability to prevent their kids' images from appearing in these ads. But before that could happen, both the parents and children would have to tell Facebook they are related, and then the parent would need to dig into his or her settings and ask Facebook to stop using the child in ads. Feldman says it's laughable.
"Do you know what is hilarious about that?" asked Feldman. "That becomes just another data collection mechanism for Facebook. I mean, just think how valuable it would be for them to find out who is related to whom on Facebook. For marketing purposes — I mean, my God — parents are already targeted."
The settlement does provide one option for parents who are not on Facebook. If they would like to prevent their children's images from being used in Facebook's ads they can submit an online form and attach a "notarized statement declaring your rights as a parent or guardian."
Facebook sent a mock-up of what this form could look like to the court. In the mock-up, the company added, "If you don't submit this statement or we find it to be insufficient we won't be able to process your request."
The price of getting a letter notarized at the local UPS in Facebook's home town of Menlo Park, Calif., is $10, which coincidentally is the same amount Facebook is offering to pay users whose images were used in Sponsored Stories without permission.
Facebook calls this settlement proposal both fair and adequate. If the judge doesn't sign off next month, the attorneys will try to negotiate a new deal or head toward trial.
Parsons, the mother of three from Tennessee, has another idea. She'd like the court to require Facebook to simply stop using images of minors in ads. And, she says, if the company wants to use her picture it should have to ask first — for each and every ad.
NPR's Elise Hu contributed to this report.
Next month, a federal judge will decide whether to approve a settlement in a class action lawsuit against Facebook that could affect more than 70 million Americans. The suit began when Facebook started using the likes and pictures of its users as endorsements, in ads the company calls "sponsored stories." As NPR's Steve Henn reports, a number of groups are calling the proposed settlement unfair.
STEVE HENN, BYLINE: Facebook started this ad program, sponsored stories, back in 2011. And it works like this: If I click on a "like" button next to a product - say, Coke - Facebook can then use my picture to send an add to my friends saying, Steve Henn likes Coke. The more you click on like buttons, the more ads you can appear in.
Facebook also started doing this with clicks and likes it collected from kids.
KIM NATALIE PARSONS: I have three children, and two are on Facebook.
HENN: Kim Natalie Parsons says she was furious when she realized her daughter's photos were being used in ads on Facebook without her knowledge or permission.
PARSONS: It was brought to our attention by another friend of ours, who is linked to my daughter on Facebook.
HENN: Parsons say her community in Hermitage, Tenn., is tight-knit.
PARSONS: We do a lot of watching each other's children, making sure that nothing is getting missed by the parent. And her picture was posted with an ad.
HENN: For a local ice cream store. At first, Parsons thought her 13-year-old had managed to sneak away and visit the ice cream shop without her knowledge. Then, she realized she hadn't. Her kid had just clicked a like button online. And it turned out, her daughter had clicked like buttons more than 230 times.
PARSONS: I should not have to come in as the parent, on the back end, trying to protect my child. That should be an understood.
HENN: Actually, it turns out a lot of states, including California, have laws on the books that ban companies from using people's images in advertising without explicit permission.
HEIDI LI FELDMAN: There is a very strong legal case here.
HENN: Heidi Li Feldman is a law professor at Georgetown, who specializes in class action torts and ethics.
FELDMAN: This is bad behavior. They intentionally and knowingly appropriated people's images without getting their permission, for commercial use.
HENN: Quickly, the company was hit with a class action lawsuit. By the summer of 2012, Facebook caved and tried to settle, offering $20 million. Scott Michelman is an attorney at Public Citizen.
SCOTT MICHELMAN: Well, the settlement agreement had a number of problems, the major one being that no money was ever to go to class members - under any circumstances.
HENN: Instead, $10 million was supposed to go to the plaintiffs' attorneys who brought the case, and $10 million was supposed to go to charity. A federal judge rejected that deal, ruling it was unfair to Facebook users like Kim Parsons. Now, Facebook is trying to settle the case again.
MICHELMAN: The second deal looks, in many respects, like the first. Neither prevents Facebook from violating state laws by using the images of minors without parental consent.
HENN: Facebook declined our offer for a recorded interview. But the company denies any wrongdoing, and calls the latest offer fair and adequate. If this deal goes through, adults will get the chance to opt out of these sponsored stories, but just for two years; and parents will be able prevent their kids' images from showing up in these ads as well. But for that to happen, the parent has to be on Facebook. Both the child and the parent have to tell Facebook they're related to each other; and then the parent has to dig through Facebook's settings and find the right button to click, to turn sponsored stories off.
[POST-BROADCAST CLARIFICATION: After this story aired, Facebook contacted NPR to say that it will provide a way for parents who are not on Facebook to prevent their children's pictures from being used in ads. If the settlement is approved, parents who want to disable the feature will be able to submit a form online, and attach a notarized statement declaring their "rights as a parent or guardian."]
Georgetown law professor Heidi Li Feldman says that's laughable.
FELDMAN: Do you know what is hilarious about that? That is just - becomes another data-collection mechanism for Facebook. I mean, just think about how valuable it would be to find out who's related to whom on Facebook. For marketing purposes? My God.
HENN: And many parents like Kim Natalie Parsons, the mom from Tennessee, are proposing a simpler idea. They've asked the court to require Facebook to stop using images of their children in advertising - period. And Parsons says if the company wants to use her picture in an ad, it should have to ask her first - each and every time.
Steve Henn, NPR News, Silicon Valley. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.


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Students will be on shorter schedule next week
Taft Union High School students will show what they've learned when they take the state-mandated STAR (Standardized Testing And Reporting) test over the next two weeks.
Testing began Wednesday and Thursday with sophomores taking the science tests and juniors taking the social science tests, but testing did not affect the school schedule.
Next week, April 15-19, school will begin at the regular time, 7:45, but get out earlier as students take the English and mathematics portions of the test. Freshmen, sophomores and juniors will take the English tests Monday and Tuesday and the math portion on Wednesday and Thursday, all in their Period 1 classes. School will get out at 12:55 those days, with busses running 10 minutes later and sports practices running immediately after school lets out.
Friday, April 19, will be a makeup day with school getting out at 2:10.
Seniors are scheduled to go to Magic Mountain on Wednesday, April 17.
The third week, April 22-26, will be a regular bell schedule, 7:45-2:55, and students will take science and social science tests.
The high school is providing free breakfast during STAR testing.
Superintendent Blanca Cavazos said students should be well rested for the tests. Test results are an important measure of student progress. Results are used to place students in the correct class and to measure the progress of Taft High against others in the state. Students should do well on these tests as a matter of personal, school and community pride, she said.


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Yesterday's blog, I mentioned briefly one project that I was a volunteer for at the PGSA. Today, Stanczyk wanted to mention that genealogical volunteerism can be a Random Act Of Genealogical Kindness (RAOGK).
Of course, I know that the original RAOGK web site is currently offline (due to the unfortunate demise of the founder). Well there are many ways to be RAOGK genealogist. You can volunteer for a local genealogical society. You can help by answering an email or a questions in a forum or a Yahoo Group or a Tweet from Twitter or a question on a Facebook Group. But, did you know that Family Search has a volunteer umbrella organization for all kinds of Genealogy Indexing projects? Well, they do. They have a computer app, FamilySeaching Indexing or a smartphone app (iPhone & Android) and they have many projects spanning all sorts of locales that may be of interest to you or your family.
My picture below is my modest contribution, across a number of projects so far in 2012. Why not give it a try yourself?


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Well, I did another one of my silly tests... all in the name of engineering curiosity...
Since I'm still a little green when it comes to EMAGS, I hope I'm not rehashing anything that has already been discussed in detail previously.
After recently recording some demonstration videos, I noticed I was not able to rip as fast consistantly (without skipped shots) on the EMAG as my TIMMY.
Why couldn't I rake the emag as fast (consistant rhythm without skips) as I normally do?
Was it the trigger setup?
Was it the HES?
Was it the 2.4 board?
Knowing that I can rake a trigger faster than 15 bsp (as seen in my Tunamax and GZ Clammy videos), I wanted to test the MAX ROF settings on the EMAG 2.4 board to see what the results would be.
If I can rake the trigger faster than 15 cps, then if the MAX ROF is set to 8, then I should be able to record a max rate of 8 cps. Like wise for ROF = 10, 12, 14.
For ROF=16, 18, and 20 I should be at my theorectical limit and not be able to reach top ROF.
The quesiton which drives me is:
Are the MAX ROF settings on the EMAG accurate?
ANYONE with and EMAG and a COMPUTER w/mic and sound analysis software can duplicate this test.
- I removed the left panel grip of my EMAG and placed my computer microphone next to the noid.
- After setting the MAX ROF at various limits (i.e. 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20), I raked the trigger as fast as I could.
- I recorded each session to a WAV file in order to analyze my true ROF (noid cycling rate). I isolated the fastest split times between noid clicks, which where represented be the peaks in the audio signature.
For each MAX ROF setting I was UNABLE to achieve the MAXIMUM SPEED!
When the ROF was set to 8, I could only average 6.6 cps. I should have topped out at 8! This doesn't make any sense since I know for a FACT that I can rake at least 15-17 cps.
In order to better understand the results, I conducted the same exact test for MAX ROF settings of 10, 12, 14, 16, 20.
ALL ACTUAL RECORDED ROF were about 18-20% SLOWER than the MAX ROF set in the gun.
If you set your 2.4 board to 20, be advised that you can only shoot a max 16-17 bps...
It is not you who can not shoot 18-20 on an EMAG, it's the gun.
(I have the sound file recordings saved, however, they are too large to post)


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This is an opportunity to step back to an era only talked about in our local history. At this time will be a first-time chance to journey back into time past!
This is an opportunity to step back to an era only talked about in our local history. On Dec. 15, the historic town of Linn Creek will be alive and shimmering with Christmas decorations. Stand where early Camden Countians stood, see what their home surroundings were like in those eras lost in time.
A few of the hometown folks in Linn Creek are sharing a piece of history with us. The 1st Annual Old Tyme Christmas at Linn Creek will be a one-day event inviting the public to tour six vintage structures and two log cabins and the old Hall School.
This day-trip Christmas event begins with a Breakfast with Santa at Tonka Hills Restaurant. Kids can visit with Santa and those who are ages twelve years old and under can have a free pancake between the hours of 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 15. Included will be a photo taken with Santa.
The Camden County Museum opens at 9am for folks to enjoy some holiday hot chocolate, hot cider, and snacks. Visitors can tour the vintage Linn Creek School (now the Camden County Museum) and purchase the home-tour tickets for a donation of $5.00 per family. From the Museum visitors can continue their historic homes tour using the map and history guide provided with the cost of their ticket.
Included in this year's tour will be the 1930's Linn Creek School Museum, the (work-in-progress) Jones Log Cabin, the Lon King Old Linn Creek "Painted Lady" and guest log cabin, the 1883 Hall School and early Ezard home. Also, the Old Linn Creek Watson/Esther home, a home original to the 1930's new town of Linn Creek, and the Linn Creek Methodist Church.
This historic vintage neighborhood is a rarity at the Lake of the Ozarks. Here is a "sneak preview to what visitors will discover about history during their tour:
On the 1883 Hall School wall where his coat was hung, is the carved name of "Virgil Earp, Linn Creek, Mo." The 1889 Goodspeed History Book states that Virgil (1888-1951) was the son of farmers, James Carrroll and Sallie Sarah Jane Kelly Earp who married in 1870. They farmed about nine hundred acres in Camden County. Virgil's grandfather arrived here in 1850. This school and land later became part of the old Linn Creek School District, then the Camdenton School District, and then it sold to W.O. Esther.
Around 1835, the first location of what is now the Linn Creek Methodist Church was in Old Linn Creek and was known as "Blue Springs" because of the indigo-colored water of the creek that emptied into the Osage River. The Methodist Sunday School class was founded in 1875 and the church was officially organized in 1882. The church was demolished when old Linn Creek was destroyed to make way for the Lake of the Ozarks. The original stain-glass windows are just a portion of the original church that has been preserved for todays and future generations to enjoy.
Tucked away on the hillside in new Linn Creek quietly rests a historical home from days gone by. Built in 1892 this large Victorian house has been host to several local families. The first owners were the family of Lon King. Important history has come forth from this vintage "Painted Lady" home that was once at home in old Linn Creek.
William O. Esther owned several farms in Camden County, including the farm that became the town of new Linn Creek. In 1930, the over nine hundred acre farmland was subdivided and became the new Linn Creek. Along with several other houses, their home in old Linn Creek was moved up the valley to new Linn Creek. Mr. Esther served in numerous Camden County offices as well as business and civic activities that helped further the success of Camden County. William O. and Aura Esther made some of their farm land available in new Linn Creek for the school (built by Union Electric) and land for use by the Methodist Church. In 1998 the surviving children of William Odus and Aura Gertrude Claiborne Esther deeded the Linn Creek School and land to the Camden County Historical Society for use as the Camden County Museum.
Tour participants can return to the Museum for the drawings for those who purchased tour tickets. Three Cash Awards will be presented to Linn Creek home owners judged to be the best outside Christmas decorated homes. The public is invited to take a driving tour of Linn Creek to enjoy the Christmas lights after 5pm this evening. Outdoor lighted Christmas decorations will be on (by chance) throughout the holidays.
Many appreciative thanks are extended to the citizens of Linn Creek for inviting us into their historic town and for opening a few of their homes for us to enjoy in this Christmas Holiday time of year.
The Methodist Church was demolished when old Linn Creek destroyed to make way for the Lake of the Ozarks.


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200 Maps Celebration!
That's right, Conquer Club has now reached the 200 Map mark and we're celebrating with a few exciting treats for the community!
Congratulations to Seamus76 and V.J. who created our 200th Map Tribal War Florida. The development topic for which can be found here and it has just gone beta! So head over to Join a Game OR Start your own Game and try it out!
All Maps are Open!
- To celebrate Conquer Club reaching the 200 Map mark we are opening all of our limited edition maps up to public play for a whole week! That means that all of our 5 limited edition maps (St.Patricks Day, Easter, Christmas, 2010 World Cup and 2011 World Cup) which are currently closed will be open for you all to enjoy for the next week
[Vote] Conquer Club's Favourite Maps!
- To celebrate this milestone on Conquer Club, we want everyone who possibly can to come and vote for their favourite maps! We want to find Conquer Club's most popular maps and celebrate the diversity we have here on Conquer Club.
- Click on the links below to take you to each of the 4 categories.
- Vote for your favourite maps in each category, each category is made up of 50 Maps.
- You are permitted to vote for 15 maps in each category.
- You DO NOT have to use all 15 votes but that is how many you are allowed to use.
- You CAN change your vote(s) at any time.
- The Favourite Map Polls will be open for 2 Weeks Ending on the 2nd of November 2011.
- Once complete, we will list the Top 12 Maps according to your votes
All 200 Maps have been randomly placed into FOUR categories, each category has their own topic and poll.
How it works:
VOTE: Category ONE
VOTE: Category TWO
VOTE: Category THREE
VOTE: Category FOUR
Spot The Differences Contest!
- Ready for something a bit different? Well here we go, we've taken 5 Conquer Club Maps and made 5 subtle alterations to each of them! You're job is to locate and identify ALL FIVE changes that we've made to each map and write them down in the spaces provided.
- You have a 24 hour window in which to complete each set of differences. A Countdown timer is displayed at the top of the web page telling you how long you have left.
- You MUST use your CC username so that we know who to award medals to, if you don't then we cannot verify and award you your medal.
- You MUST use the same mail address for all sessions (Everytime you participate). If you don't then our scoring system will not be able to add up your scores correctly.
- You MUST fill in ALL FIVE DIFFERENCES to receive a medal, once you submit there is no going back you should not submit a partially incomplete entry.
- You should try to explain the difference in the best way you can. There are no character limits.
- If you can't find all 5 at once, write down the ones you have and come back later to find the rest.
- If you can't find all the differences within the timeframe, there are 5 different maps to try, each on a different day (see below for date/times).
- VERY IMPORTANT: You must not post any answers in this topic, if you do, you will not receive a medal. Any answers posted here will be seen as deliberate attempts to ruin the spirit and fun of the event and may result in other consequences.
For those who can correctly locate and identify all 5 differences for any ONE map, they will receive a General Achievement Medal!
As a bonus, anyone who correctly locates and identifies EVERY difference on EVERY map will receive a Second General Achievement Medal, at the end of the contest!
How it works:
Times for the event are as follows:
Map #1: CC Time: 2011-10-18 18:00:00 until CC Time: 2011-10-19 18:00:00
Map #2: CC Time: 2011-10-20 18:00:00 until CC Time: 2011-10-21 18:00:00
Map #3: CC Time: 2011-10-22 18:00:00 until CC Time: 2011-10-23 18:00:00
Map #4: CC Time: 2011-10-24 18:00:00 until CC Time: 2011-10-25 18:00:00
Map #5: CC Time: 2011-10-26 18:00:00 until CC Time: 2011-10-27 18:00:00
So head on over to our external Spot the Differences Contest and have some fun, can you spot them all?
Thanks to thenobodies80 for making this possible
Official 200 Maps Tournament!
- To celebrate Conquer Club reaching the 200 Map Mark we are also having a tournament involving all 200 maps. We need 160 players for the tournament, you can check out all the details in the tournament topic linked below.
Note: The tournament is now full, and is only accepting reserves.
Prizes include 12 months of Premium Membership as well as General Achievement Medals for all Finalists
This is a PREMIUM ONLY tournament.
For All Details and Sign-Up CLICK HERE
- And last but certainly not least i would like to thank all map-makers past and present for their contributions to this great website. Without them we'd have none of this, so please show your appreciation by saying thanks in this thread. Thanks to all our Cartographers past and present for making the Map Foundry what it is today as well as our 3 Foundry Foremen past and present AndyDufresne, MrBenn and thenobodies80.
I'd like to leave you with the winning entry of our 100 Maps Video Competition back in 2008, it is well worth a look and very entertaining Congratulations n00blet for creating this masterpiece in celebration of Conquer Club's vast map selection.
And cheers to many, many more fantastic maps in the future!
-The Entertainment Team


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Luther lost a 3-2 double overtime decision to University of St. Thomas this afternoon in St. Paul, Minn.
The Tommies Nick Rapisarda scored his sixth goal of the year assisted by Alex Bernhardt at 106:58 that secured the victory.
The Tommies never trailed in this contest scoring first at 1:39. J W Slauson (3) evened the score with an unassisted goal at 11:09. Twelve minutes later, the Tommies took a 2-1 lead at 23:26 that would hold until the 49th minute, when Ryan Medina (1) scored his first goal of the season assisted by Josh Parris (1).
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The Red Clay Consolidated School District's Conrad Schools of Science and Richardson Park Elementary School were among the three schools named the state's first Green Ribbon award winners, becoming Delaware's nominees for the national award.
The Red Clay Consolidated School District's Conrad Schools of Science and Richardson Park Elementary School, both near Newport, were among the three schools named the state's first Green Ribbon award winners, becoming Delaware's nominees for the national award.
St. Andrew's School, a private boarding school in Middletown, was also among the Green Ribbon winners while Red Clay's Heritage Elementary School in Pike Creek and Baltz Elementary School in Elsmere were recognized as honorable mentions.
The Green Ribbon program recognized schools for exemplary achievement and considerable progress in three areas: 1) reducing environmental impact and costs; 2) improving the health and wellness of students and staff; and 3) providing effective environmental and sustainability education by incorporating STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics), civic skills and green career pathways.
State education officials recognized the winners Tuesday at a ceremony held at Richardson Park.
"Congratulations to the educators, students, families and communities who are supporting each of these buildings for working to reduce their building's environmental impact while championing student learning," Secretary of Education Mark Murphy said. "Their collaboration has resulted in innovative initiatives that we hope other school communities across the state will learn from and build upon."
In Red Clay, the work includes district-wide energy-efficiency upgrades that will reduce electric use by 28 percent, saving 7,537,061 kWH of electricity and 198,192 Therms of heating fuel annually as well as 10 million gallons of water. The project is the first of its kind in Delaware.
Both Conrad and Richardson Park also have undertaken efforts to reduce paper use and started composting programs. Students sort their lunches into trash, compost and recyclables. All left-over food, napkins, paper products and liquids are composted, significantly reducing the amount of solid waste, according to the schools.
Students are learning about the environment hands-on, too. For example, at Richardson Park Elementary, students plant, water and harvest vegetables in a garden behind the school. Learning Center students stay after school to learn about fly fishing and hiking the Appalachian Trail.
At St. Andrew's, of the school's 2,200 acres, 44 percent is devoted to purely ecologically beneficial uses and much of the rest is farmed in ecologically responsible ways. The school manages a rain garden by the school boathouse, swales by the school tennis court and several naturalized areas next to Noxontown Pond. The storm water runoff from the footprint of the newly constructed field house – which is LEED Gold certified – was reduced 94 percent due to a unique infiltration bed design, the school said.
The school uses environment and sustainability to develop STEM knowledge and thinking skills, too. Students in a mathematics economics class learn how environmental pollution often is treated as an externality and learn about the benefits of carbon emission trading. The biology curriculum is largely based on the environment with studies studying things such as how oak trees proliferate by collecting acorns outside and finding out how many were infested and thus unable to become an oak tree. Environmental science students conduct a year-long independent study of water quality on Noxontown Pond as well as biodiversity studies of plants, insects and birds on campus.
"Congratulations to the three Delaware Green Ribbon winners and the Department of Education for promoting the Green Schools program," said DNREC Secretary Collin O'Mara. "By working to reduce their environmental footprints, these three schools are outstanding examples of creating a prosperous and sustainable future through cost-efficient and energy-saving green buildings."
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All three county girls teams lost their season openers this past week in the first week of FHSAA basketball.
The Robert F. Munroe Lady Cats opened their season first with a 45-37 loss to Maclay. An anemic fourth quarter turned a 34-33 lead into an 8-point loss.
The score was knotted a 18 at the half.
Sophomore Beth Summerford led her team with 13 points and point guard Kristen Allen was one assist from a triple double. Allen had 12 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists.
Summerford added nine rebounds.
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— The Damascus Area School Veterans Day Assembly was held this past Wednesday and was a rousing success.
This was the sixth consecutive year that Damascus has honored local veterans. The master of ceremonies, eighth grade student Rebecca Gavin, called the standing-room-only crowd to attention.
DAMASCUS — The Damascus Area School Veterans Day Assembly was held this past Wednesday and was a rousing success.
This was the sixth consecutive year that Damascus has honored local veterans. The master of ceremonies, eighth grade student Rebecca Gavin, called the standing-room-only crowd to attention.
Max Kraft led Boy Scout Troop #122 and Cub Scout Pack #110 of Damascus Township in the Posting of Colors and the Pledge of Allegiance.
Students in fourth grade sang, "The Star Spangled Banner." Later in the program they also performed other patriotic songs including "America," "Battle Cry of Freedom" and "There's a Star Spangled Banner Waving Somewhere."
Rachel Musetti gave a presentation entitled "Veterans Day" that explained the history and distinction between Memorial Day and Veterans Day. Brett Diehl and Ally Meyer introduced the patriotic musical videos "My Name is America" and "God Bless America."
The keynote speaker was Eric Johannes. Pvt. 1st Class Johannes is a 1998 graduate of Honesdale High School. He serves as a military police officer in the United States Army.
Johannes spoke to the students about the values instilled in him by the Army, such as self-sacrifice, respect, personal courage, honesty and integrity, and the importance and application of these values in their lives. On behalf of the Damascus Area School, Student Council President Nicole Freiermuth presented Johannes with a plaque in appreciation for his service to the school and our country.
Mrs. Elaine LoCicero explained the Flag of Thanks Project. All students and staff at the Damascus Area School wrote thank you letters to unknown veterans. These letters were each attached to a piece of construction paper that formed an American flag that hung from the rafters in the gymnasium during the assembly.
These letters will then be delivered to veterans during the upcoming holiday season.
Another highlight of this year's event was the Damascus Area School Flagpole Rededication. As a tribute to former head custodian Ed Justice, the students and faculty cleaned and replanted flowers and shrubs around the flagpole.
Justice was a Vietnam veteran and a mentor to many Damascus students. Each day he would take down the flag and teach different students how to properly fold the flag. This project was planned and overseen by retired Damascus teacher, Mrs. Faye Rossi.
The third grade class also sang a number of patriotic songs including "America the Beautiful," "Anchors Aweigh," and "The Marine's Hymn." Mr. Chris Gallo, music teacher, directed all musical presentations during the assembly.
The assembly concluded with a student presentation by Lyle Galloway entitled "The Story of Taps."
This piece explained the historical significance of "Taps" and how it became prominent in the military. After Mr. Gallo performed a stirring rendition of "Taps" for a silent audience, the Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts retired the colors, drawing another momentous Damascus Veterans Day commemoration to a close.