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1. Shazam rolls out new features for iPhone
Shazam will be updating its iPhone app, with an emphasis on TV results, music videos and lyrics. The update, armed with a brand new look, will give quick access to lyrics with a preview, direct access to the music video, and recommendations unique to Shazam. Users will also be able to preview the track on music services such as Rdio and Spotify.
The app will also use cards (think Google Now), replacing the more compressed mobile Web look that was previously used.
Read more: "Shazam revamps iPhone app in hope of increasing engagement" (TechCrunch)
2. Create your own ads on Groupon with 'Deal Builder'
Groupon has released its first self-service feature, Deal Builder, which will allow businesses to craft package deals for their own companies through the site.
The service can be found on the company's website, with a cheery, "How can we help your business?" banner welcoming customers to the site. Customers can choose from a variety of deal templates, adding their own photos, descriptions, titles and savings. It can even be used from a mobile phone or tablet, which should help business owners with ease of usability.
Read more: "Groupon launches self-service Deal Builder for 'almost' all local US merchants" (TheNextWeb)
3. Close your eyes, and listen to The Beatles on Apple TV
In case you haven't heard, The Beatles' 50th anniversary of their appearance on 'The Ed Sullivan" show is this year, and everyone is doing something to commemorate the event.
Apple TV is joining in the fun with a Beatles channel that has "limited time available" concert footage, including the entire "Ed Sullivan Show" performance in its entirety, screaming girls included. I suggest turning down the surround sound a bit — or turn it up, the footage is just remarkable.
Read more: "You can now relive The Beatles' US invasion on your Apple TV" (Engadget)
4. Singtrix steps up the karaoke action
Sure, karaoke is fun, but how many times can you hear "Don't Stop Believing," before it just isn't fun anymore?
Solution found.
The Singtrix karaoke party bundle comes with all the karaoke gear that you need to have your own, do-it-at-home karaoke night. But the cherry on the top of the package is the effects console.
With 350 different audio effects, you could spend an entire evening exploring the different options and still not try every one. With effects that help you harmonize, correct your pitch, and transform your voice into a robot, you'll never have to sound terrible again — which could be good or bad.
Read more: "This miracle karaoke machine will fix your terrible voice" (Wired)
5. Bonnaroo 2014 meets XBox One
The newest entertainment platform from Microsoft will allow users to stream the Bonnaroo music festival, which will take place from Jun. 12-14 in Manchester, Tenn., live through their console.
The stream will feature high definition performances, with users having the capability to choose multiple streams for the same event, and rebroadcast past performances.
The Bonnaroo 2014 lineup will be announced Wed., Feb. 19, so in the meantime, enjoy using your XBox One to play Madden 25.
Read more: "Bonnaroo will be broadcast on Xbox devices this June" (Polygon)


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Garnering bipartisan support, FISA was rushed through the Senate to be extended another 4 years. The bill awaits a signature from President Barack Obama before being signed into law.
Senators voted 73-23 Friday morning to extend warrantless surveillance powers afforded to the government through the FISA Amendments Act. Passed with bipartisan support, the bill is an extension of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act originally passed in 1978 in lieu of the Watergate scandal. But in the wake of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the powers granted under the act were dramatically expanded to allow surveillance of foreign nationals and American citizens alike. National Public Radio writes that "the controversial bill, which allows federal agencies to eavesdrop on communications and review email without following an open and public warrant process, has long been a target for privacy and rights groups such as the Electronic Frontier Foundation and the American Civil Liberties Union, which is involved in a Supreme Court case over FISA. But there was some measure of dissent from within the Capitol Building as well. Some of the most staunch criticism stemming from within the Senate was offered by Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), who suggested an amendment to require warrants in order to conduct surveillance, whether while snooping through emails or wiretapping. That amendment was rejected. Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore) offered another amendment that would have required intelligence agencies to find out exactly how many Americans have been spied on without a warrant, but that amendment was also shot down. "Americans have no way of figuring out how their laws are being interpreted," Wyden said. "We don't expect the public to, in effect, just accept secret law." It seems that's exactly what is happening. An Agence France Presse report appearing in Business Insider reported that the National Security Agency deemed Wyden's request "beyond the capacity" of their office. Michelle Richardson of the ACLU also lamented over what happened yesterday morning, according to a post in Mother Jones. "It's incredibly disappointing that such modest amendments that would have done nothing more than increase transparency and accountability failed to pass in the Senate," she said. The bill awaits president Barack Obama's signature. Sources: https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2012/12/why-we-should-all-care-about-senates-vote-fisa-amendments-act-warrantless-domestic http://www.aclu.org/blog/national-security/today-supreme-court-right-challenge-warrantless-wiretapping http://www.businessinsider.com/senate-renews-controversial-law-which-allows-warrantless-wiretapping-of-us-citizens-2012-12 http://www.motherjones.com/mojo/2012/12/senate-fisa-warrantless-wiretapping-votes http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2012/12/28/168220266/congress-extends-fisa-wiretapping-act-to-2017-awaits-obamas-signature


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This is the fundraiser that takes most advantage of the winter fun in our part of the southern Rocky Mountains.
The Dave Spencer Classic, the primary way the Adaptive Sports Association raises money, gets folks out on the slopes of Durango Mountain Resort to ski and laugh, often at the same time. This years theme was Downhill Abbey, which is a perfect take on well, either you get it, or I dont have enough space to explain it.
This year, 24 teams of five people each raised pledge money, with prizes going to those who could provide the closest estimate for their teams cumulative time down the mountain, create the best team costumes and/or brag about the best wipeout of the day.
Only 15 minutes off their estimated time, the Tafoya, Barrett and Associates team, also known as the April Fools, won that contest. Team members were Brad Wolter, Ellen Tomsic, Heidi Holland, Sean Boris and Pat Barrett.
Wackiest Team Costume went to the Bi-Kings, made up of Barry and Robin Mason, Lynn Evans (who competed on a bi-ski, so stop thinking risqué thoughts this was a family event), Scott Beckstead and Amie Bruder. All I can say is, I hope they didnt actually ski in those helmets, because a fall with those horns could put an eye out.
The Best Team with a Theme Award went to the Mercury-sponsored group, also known as Down the Rabbit Hole. Members Raquel Rhodes, Jaren Sorenson, Sandy Herb, Heather Hormel and Joel Chambers had some fun paying homage to Alice in Wonderland.
The Top Fundraising Team honors went to Smokey and the Bark Beetles, with members Dave Trautmann, Jack Irby, Jay Davis, Miles Lillard and Brian Shafer bringing in $15,631. Shafer was the top fundraiser with $5,401.
And last, but far from least, the Dave Spencer Award went to Bill Millener. The award is given to the person whose enthusiasm and support most honor Spencers memory.
ASA board member Dave Dowrick organized Sundays Mountain Rally, which was a fun event all around. It included a poker run and scavenger hunt, in which contestants struggled to answer trivia questions correctly and other enjoyed a number of other goofy happenings.
Not all the fun takes place on the mountain, of course. An opening reception at the Lost Dog Bar & Lounge kicked off the festivities, and an awards party for participants at the DoubleTree Hotel closed out the week.
The ASA Photo Reception at the Open Shutter Gallery on March 1 reminded everyone why they were there to raise money so cognitive and physically challenged people can enjoy the great outdoors here as much as the able-bodied do. In 2012, the organization served more than 450 individuals in its winter and summer programs, including those through its affiliation with the Wounded Warrior Project.
Those who are new to Durango may be wondering who the eponymous Dave Spencer is. After losing a leg to cancer while attending college in Wisconsin, he came to then Purgatory Ski Area as part of his rehabilitation after seeing a ski magazine advertisement. Later, he joined forces with veteran ski-school instructor Joe Wilson, who had a small program teaching blind skiers the tricks of the hill, and what would become the Durango Adaptive Sports Association was born.
Spencer lost his battle against cancer in 1986, but his belief that a disability didnt mean stopping living still drives ASA, which expanded to include a summer program in 1998.
And if I may have a drum roll, the event raised nearly $70,000, thanks to event coordinator Karen Esser and her fellow ASA staff members, including Executive Director Tim Kroes, Program Director Ann Marie Meighan, Assistant Program Director Iris Gardner, office manager Lee Hagar and bookkeeper Judy Abercrombie.
I hear lots of great stories from nonprofits about what they do, but its always Adaptive Sports that makes me realize how were only as generous a community as how we treat some of our more fragile neighbors. ASA makes me think were pretty darn great.
Its farewell Pisces, hello Aries for these birthday celebrants David Tabar, Elena Breed, Emmett Stottlemyer, Richard Gjere, Joyce Erickson, Dottie Robinson, Dale Rodebaugh, Conor Nelson, Loreta Beam, Tamara Volz, Annemarie Nobman, Nancy Custer, Greg Wiley, Nicholas Bastin, Mark Chambers, James Fulton, Bryan Hondru, Zeke Longwell and Patti Ann Rancatti.
Special greetings go to one of my very favorite people, Sarah Butler Sumner.
The quest for back information in The Durango Herald is a little easier, and the key to the kingdom is your Durango Public Library card. The digitization project will soon come to fruition, but that will require going to the library to do your research about any Herald editions in the papers 130-plus year run.
From the comfort of your own home, you can access the Herald because it has been available online (since 1998 or so) by taking these steps: Go to www.durangopubliclibrary.org, click on Research then Databases. Select General Reference, Newspapers & Encyclopedias, select NewsBank, enter your card number, which is on the back under the barcode, and theres the link, Durango Herald, The.
And start your (search) engine. I found my first Neighbors column and my father, Charles Butlers, obituary, in no time flat.
I understand the library wont renew its subscription to NewsBank unless it sees more usage, so that should encourage all of us to go back and find those articles stat.
Thanks to Julie Pickett for giving me the solution to my search woes.
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Megan Huth, an eighth-grader at Rugby Middle in Hendersonville, recently organized a schoolwide fundraiser for the Blue Ridge Humane Society.
Megan Huth, an eighth-grader at Rugby Middle in Hendersonville, recently organized a schoolwide fundraiser for the Blue Ridge Humane Society. The idea for the fundraiser sparked from a service project that she decided to take a step further.
During the fundraiser, students at the school donated more than 90 items to the humane society, including canned food, cleaning supplies, kitty liter and rawhide bones.
Megan and her mother prepared a flier asking for needed items, and the fliers were distributed throughout the school and on the school's TV announcements. Megan also used Facebook and word of mouth.
The teen has been a volunteer at the humane society since February, working from from noon to 3 p.m. every Saturday.
"I just love the animals," she said, adding that she hopes to pursue a career in helping fish and wildlife.
When she was young, Megan's parents served as trainers for Southeastern Guide Dogs. They would get puppies at 6 weeks old and had to teach them a list of commands. The dogs were taken to restaurants, stores and public places. At age 1 and a half or 2, the dogs were returned to Southeastern Guide Dogs.
Megan and her family have adopted two dogs from the humane society. One is a three-legged dog named Lady.
The Blue Ridge Humane Society was formed in 1950, and the organization works closely with Henderson County Animal Services to provide secure homes for animals.
In 2011, 409 animals were transferred out of the county shelter, and the humane society found homes for all the animals. In 2012, about 200 animals from the county shelter were transferred out and found homes; the number dropped because the humane society was closed for four months for renovations.
The community can help by volunteering their time and adopting animals, humane society officials said. Adoptions are for people who have the time and knowledge to care for the animals, and who are non-abusive.
Volunteers are needed to walk and mingle with the animals to help them cope with being in the shelter, officials said, and future adoptive families benefit from the time volunteers spend with the dogs and cats. There are volunteers as young as age 5 years who help with their parent's assistance.
Huth, age 14, can't wait to turn 16 so that she can walk the dogs, as the society has a rule that a volunteer has to be 16 or older to walk dogs without their parents.
As part of a Community Help Food Bank, the society gives food to those who qualify who are having a hard time feeding their pets.
"What Megan has done is not only a help to the society, but also to the community," said Lutrelle O'Cain, director of the Blue Ridge Humane Society, adding that she is thankful for everyone who took part in the fundraiser.


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There is, perhaps, no good way to handle the horror of being asked to leave your home while fires burn increasingly closer, but grace under pressure characterized the response of most fire evacuees victimized by the Weber and Roatcap fires in 2012.
The fear, worry and sheer panic that hundreds of residents felt during these fires is difficult for those not impacted to comprehend.
Nearly 200 homes were evacuated in the county during the course of the two fires, 140 during the Weber fire and another 30 in the midst of the Roatcap fire. Evacuees stayed close during the Weber fire, many standing at the top of Mancos Hill watching the flames creep over the hills toward their homes. Little drama existed while fire crews battled the Mancos blaze, as the community drew together to support one another during the week-long evacuation period. Drama, however, was a highlight of the Roatcap evacuation. Cortez Middle School teacher John McHenry was arrested after an altercation with a Montezuma County sheriff's deputy enforcing evacuation orders. The altercation occurred when McHenry was told he would not be allowed onto a blocked road. McHenry has been charged with second-degree assault on a peace officer, a felony, and misdemeanor chargers of obstructing government operations, resisting arrest and obstructing a peace officer.
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A video rendering of the enhancements proposed for Hoke Sloan Tennis Center, the home of the Clemson men's and women's tennis teams, is now available on ClemsonTigers.com. Click on the link below to view the video rendering in TigerCast.
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Aaron Richard Cobb, 21 of Olathe, KS, passed away Friday November 9, 2012 in Rolla MO due to injuries from a car accident.
Funeral Services will be 10:00 AM Saturday, November 17, 2012 at Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Lenexa, KS.
There will be a visitation Friday, November 16, 2012 from 5-7:00 PM with a Rosary at 7:00 PM at the Porter Funeral Home, Lenexa, KS.
Aaron was born January 27, 1991 to Richard and Stacy Cobb. He was a 2009 graduate of St. Thomas Aquinas. Aaron excelled in soccer and went on to play for the Kansas City Wizards/Sporting K.C. with Paul Rideout and was said to be an outstanding and hardworking player by his coaches.
Aaron was currently attending Missouri University of Science and Technology (UMR) where he was scheduled to receive his degree in Civil Architectural and Environmental Engineering in December 2013. He was member 1451 of the Sigma Nu Fraternity.
Aaron is survived by his parents Richard and Stacy Cobb, brother Max Cobb, paternal grandmother Judy Cobb, stepmother Julie Cobb and stepbrother Richard Kubiak.
Aaron is preceded in death by his maternal grandparents ElHalcon and Vivian Bartlett, paternal grandfather Dwight Cobb and a older brother Ryan Cobb.
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Arrangements are under the direction of Porter Funeral Homes & Crematory, 8535 Monrovia, Lenexa, KS (913) 438-6444.


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Augusta's boys tennis team didn't have the strongest start to the season Tuesday at the Wellington Quad.
While in the van on the way back from Wellington, the kids talked about all the homework they had to do. Coach Brian Hallmark offered to take the Orioles straight home, but they quickly refuted the notion of not going to Jason's Deli, the team's traditional spot after every tournament.
Several Orioles, led by seniors Dustin Blake and Isaac Gonzalez, have a great chemistry together that bonds the team both on and off the court.
Hallmark doesn't have a lot of numbers out for the team this year, but with the group he does have, there is plenty of team spirit.
"I love the kids. They have great attitudes," Hallmark said.
While none of the Orioles really play tennis all year long to put themselves on the same level as the powerhouse schools in the area, the Orioles have plenty of goals on a day-to-day basis.
"We try to be as consistent as possible, try to keep it in play," Hallmark said.
Gonzalez and Dustin Blake will be the team's top doubles pairing. Chase Wolf and Cody Reynoso, both of whom got extended play time on the junior varsity level, will start at No. 2 doubles.
Newcoming senior Brenan Wiswell will attempt to handle No. 1 singles, which means facing opponents' top players. Jacob Lowery, who won the Orioles' lone match Tuesday, will start at No. 2 singles.
Hallmark does have an added benefit to a smaller team. Not only does he get to work more closely with each player, but he will be able to place them where they're most comfortable. For the first time, Hallmark is letting the players sort of choose where they want to play each tournament. The Orioles have better opportunities to figure out with whom they're most comfortable to play.


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For students, revealing the semester's report card to a parent can be cause for either celebration and high-fives or trepidation and sweaty palms.
But for the moment, the tables have turned. Rather than giving out grades, it's the schools themselves under the microscope.
According to a report issued last month by Colorado School Grades, a coalition of 18 foundations and advocacy groups, most public schools in Montezuma County held steady or trended slightly worse in academic year 2011-12 compared to 2010-11.
It's the second time Colorado School Grades has published rankings for elementary, middle and high schools around the state. With help from R-Squared Research and the University of Colorado-Denver, the coalition inspects Colorado Department of Education statistics and generates its own grading scale - in the familiar A to F lettered format - intended to be more user-friendly. The statistics are accessible to the public and broken down in more detail on the coalition's website.
Tim Taylor, president of Colorado Succeeds - one of the 18 groups involved - says the scale is a more rigorous and accurate depiction of school quality. By CDE's, 70 percent of schools, from the 30th to 100th percentile, are considered "performance", the top category. To Colorado School Grades, 30th percentile entails a C grade.
"Parents would never accept rampant grade inflation in the classroom that gives 70 percent of the students an A grade, and we don't think they should have to accept a state ranking system that does the same thing with schools," Taylor said in a December statement.
Other coalition partners include the Colorado Children's Campaign, Stand for Children, the Professional Association of Colorado Educators, Get Smart Schools and the Walton Family Foundation.
Not everybody is a fan. The A-F scale has drawn criticism from the Colorado Association of School Executives, which represents some 2,000 principals and superintendents.
CASE executive director Bruce Caughey believes CDE's accountability benchmarks, reformed in 2009, are adequate. Plus, he said, the state offers a comparable, easy-to-read website in SchoolView.org.
"Do we really need the privately developed School Grades metric to judge a school's performance, particularly when their system is based on an arbitrarily determined bell curve?" he said by email.
To calculate the Colorado School Grades, researchers take into account academic achievement (test scores), growth (progress over previous scores) and growth gaps (accounting for disadvantaged subgroups like low-income, minority, special needs and English-learning students). Growth is given the most weight. High schools also incorporate "college and career readiness", which tracks graduation rates, dropout rates and ACT scores.
The report was fairly dismal for Montezuma-Cortez Re-1.
The only school that improved was Kemper Elementary, from a rock-bottom score of F to D-, equal to Manaugh Elementary. Mesa Elementary held steady at C-. Lewis-Arriola Elementary and Cortez Middle School were the district's best performers, each earning C grades, although Lewis-Arriola dropped from a B last year. Montezuma-Cortez High School dipped from a C- to D+, and was ranked 282 out of 327 high schools in the state.
Southwest Open School, the hands-on, field trip and project-based alternative school serving high-school age students, got a C- in its first year evaluated.
Data was unavailable for tiny Pleasant View Elementary and Battle Rock Charter School.
Superintendent Alex Carter is among the A-F scale's detractors, calling it "completely bogus". His objections are two-fold: first, the grading curve that assigns a predetermined number of schools to each letter grade, and second, that the graders are far removed from Southwest Colorado. He lambasted the findings as predictable, given that test scores and the socioeconomic level of a county are often correlated.
"There are no surprises (in the report). It's just another way for people to judge schools without stepping foot in them to see the (improvements) going on," Carter said. "Cortez Middle School has one of the best growth rates in the state. Kids go there and flat-out learn. So you have to question the methodology."
The diminutive school districts in Mancos and Dolores fared somewhat better. In Mancos Re-6, the elementary, middle and high schools received C, C+ and B grades respectively. Dolores was near identical, with both elementary and middle schools receiving marks of C+ and the high school a B.
No schools in Montezuma County received A+, A or A- distinctions, reserved for the top 10 percent, although Dolores High School garnered an A- in last year's report.
All three districts slipped down the CDE rankings compared to 2010-11. Of Colorado's 178 districts, Mancos dropped from 62nd to 78th and Dolores from an impressive 13th to 36th - still within the top quintile. Cortez fell near the bottom of the pack, dropping to 176th from 170th last year.
Re-1 is in year two of its five-year state-mandated plan to improve test scores. If progress isn't made by the 2015-16 academic year's end, the district risks losing accreditation and drawing sanctions from the CDE.


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Due to circumstances beyond my control, securing a Nokia Lumia 920 in Canada (my Northern home) was an unfairly hellish affair. It was two full weeks before I finally held that hulking, black slab in my sweating palms, but it was worth it. I was in love. Though my knuckles dragged on the pavement, unable to support the tremendous weight of Nokia's latest brick, I was assured it would get easier by my sales rep, Kelly, who flashed her own Samsung Galaxy Note 2 at me. A week or so later and it seems her prediction has come true. Not only have I adjusted to the Lumia, but I am flourishing. I'm enjoying the Lumia's bulky build and actually find it more comforting than a lighter device. The Lumia 920 feels solid, built to last, meant to conquer.
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This all sounds very self-absorbed and ostentatious but coming from an iPhone 3GS – after a brief affair with a Nexus S – the Lumia 920 is paradise. At least, for now. Why shouldn't I share that experience with everyone that comes within ten feet of me? Yes, it's obnoxious and probably annoying as hell, but I feel like it's my duty to spread the word.
My Lumia and I have our own fun too, it's not all about the glitz and glamor of popularity. I have spent hours downloading new apps and experimenting with Live Tile configurations. The core software is speedy with hardly a hiccup. Most of my core app needs are met as well: LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, etc. It's not all perfect. Some of my favorite apps, like Pocket and Dropbox are missing, which I am struggling to live without. I bought Angry Birds Star Wars (my new favorite version of the popular physics game) and basked in the supersized screen. Obi Wan "Bird" Kenobi soared effortlessly through the air before blasting through a tight group of piggies. It was like freedom on a 4.5-inch screen.
The standout aspect of Windows Phone 8 is its fluidity. WP8 is leagues ahead of Android in terms of stutter-free animations. Apple's iOS is generally smooth as well, but WP8 still feels faster, even if it is grounded more in perception than reality. Not only is WP8 fluid, but it's also one of the most visually consistent operating systems on the market. Design elements like the cut-off text and a focus on typography remain prevalent throughout the user experience. Core apps like Phone, Mail, and Messaging all showcase this minimalist approach to smartphone software with impressive results. Some third-party apps succeed at this, but others need work. Even with a lackluster turnout from developers, it is an impressive feat for a relatively new mobile platform – Android only recently implemented a cohesive design. Consistency was never a problem in iOS, and Windows Phone is finally up to snuff.
The cloud storage offered by Microsoft Office has already proven itself to be useful. The other day I was in a coffee shop working on an article and instant messaging with my editor. In the middle of our in-depth discussion, catastrophe struck (an event I will delve into at a later article) and I was forced to hastily vacate the premises. I had no time to alert my editor of the situation as I quickly slammed my laptop shut, grabbed my bag, and ran out. On the way to another, more secure location, I pulled out my Lumia 920 from a pocket and picked up right where we left off. The conversation was synced with the cloud so I was able to tell my editor what happened. And as we continued to chat, I used my Lumia to open the document I had been working on along with some point form nonsense in OneNote. This might seem commonplace, files syncing in the cloud, but it was the way it came together that has me falling for the platform. I didn't have to specifically save my document to SkyDrive because that happened automatically. My smartphone knew it was the most recent document I had been working on and provided a link to it when I opened the Office app.
It may be too early to tell, but it feels like this is truly Microsoft's time to shine.
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Cursed earrings cause death.
Posted 29 August 2012 - 11:35 PM
This still bothers me more then anything & thought other's might take it as a precaution to buying or accepting ANYTHING that you get that deep down bad feeling from. About 8 years ago I went to a jewelry store in Laguna Beach CA and while shopping with my friend came across a pair of blood red teardrop earrings. I have no idea what the stone was but the hooks were both tarnished & to be honest I did NOT want to even touch them. My friend & the shop keeper talked me into buying the pair saying they would look great with my dark hair... well with extreme hesitation I got them. About a month later I wore them for the first time & sure enough I had a terrible, creepy feeling all day. Just about a week later a very beloved friend of mine died in a freak accident at my home! Scared knowing for sure with out a doubt it was the earrings that caused the accident & (yes I had reservations about this) gave them to a coworker/friend that was a spiritual person thinking she'd "take care of them". Sure enough a month later owning them, her beloved Aunt in perfect health died!!! I told her I thought it was the earrings & couldn't apologize enough to her! She said she knew it was the earrings & angry at herself for accepting them she said she took them to a friend of hers to be cleansed in the ocean during a ritual & what happed after that too them I have NO idea. But recently I have been thinking about them & don't know why all of the sudden after all of these years but I just felt for some reason I should share my cautionary tale!
Does anyone know what a blood red stone might be used for & does this sound like a familiar story???
Posted 30 August 2012 - 12:27 AM
Sometimes though things just carry energy from previous owners. either negative or positive. That's not to say the earrings caused deaths. That would be just coincidental that you joined the deaths with the earrings.
Otherwise we border on superstition ,which leads to living in fear of everything.
On the other hand, if I ever get a bad feeling about some thing that I might want to buy, old furniture or whatever, I either walk the other way or take it home and give it a blessing. You didn't want those earrings to start with probably because they felt "odd". We should listen to our "gut-feelings". That's what they're there for. BUT.... earrings don't cause deaths but you can give them the credit if you like.
Posted 30 August 2012 - 01:10 PM
Posted 30 August 2012 - 04:50 PM
Does anyone know what a blood red stone might be used for & does this sound like a familiar story???
This sounds like a very familiar story...three others that pop into mind are the curses of the Hope Diamond, The Koh-I-Noor Diamond and King Alfonso XII's Opal.
When it comes to "cursed" jewelry, the color of the stone really does have a lot less to do with its reputation. Past owners and even the stone's origin have more bearing (think, blood diamonds). Still, there is very little tangible evidence that the jewelry in this story, or any other, actually is cursed.
Rather, what you have is the phenomena of apophenia...people trying to make meanings and correlations from things where there is none. How could a pair of earrings kill someone who they didn't even belong to? Sometimes when we're trying to make sense of such freak tragedies, we try to connect the dots in ways we normally wouldn't.
That's not to say that an item cannot be haunted...there are many objects that have attachments to them, and many objects, especially jewelry, that seem to hold on to the negativity around them. These objects WILL feel off, something can sometimes be remedied by a cleansing, but its very rare that they would actually affect the wearer themselves so negatively, much less an innocent third party. As in any purchase, if you have reservations, I would advise to step away, no matter what pressure...and if you DO think the item is cursed or haunted...don't give it away to someone without disclosure, lol.
Posted 30 August 2012 - 06:24 PM
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Posted 31 August 2012 - 07:12 AM
The reverse also would hold had the feeling been opposite. You could have fell in love with the earrings, bought them and went out and won a lottery. No that would not have made them "lucky earrings", but certainly that impression would have come across and many would believe that.
Even when you passed them along you did so with a negative aspect...."gave them to a coworker/friend that was a spiritual person thinking she'd "take care of them". ... So the negativity was passed along, the impression made and of course when something happened the earrings got the blame.
Look at the overall picture objectively, completely disregarding the earrings. Over a period of about 8 plus years two people you are aware of have died, one a friend another an aunt of a co-worker. How unusual is that? Most of us have experienced two deaths of those we know over that time frame. In fact death is usually much more frequent than that. Just because two people also came in contact with a pair of earrings is not that much of a connection. Consider too how many pieces of jewelry or other items are passed down to descendants when a person dies, and nothing happens, it is pretty clear why I don't ascribe to items carrying any influence of those who previously owned them. If they did there would be a lot more evidence present. To me an earring is simply an earring.
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Posted 31 August 2012 - 10:06 PM
Also I didn't tell my coworker friend how I felt about the jewelry but rather that I just gave them to her & told her 'I had only worn them once & they simply weren't for me.' I had not told her anything figuring I might just be paranoid. Knowing that she's very spiritual I thought if she did have a strange feeling she would have "taken care of them" before anything bizarre happened. (Which she did have an uneasy feeling but didn't tell me about till later not wanting to sound crazy to ME!)
I found out later that we both had nightmares prior to these events occurring of similar events!
Having them in our possession for 1 month & then with in one week of wearing them for the first time, a freak accident occurring, to a beloved person in both our lives and the fact that we both kept them for the same exact amount of time prior to wearing them!?
This all seems to be way to far fetched for me to rationalize no matter how many times I have tried too.
I enjoy reading all of the responses it's very interesting, I do like to stay open minded on all views. Thank you!
(Your not "snarky" Puti... no worries!)
Posted 01 September 2012 - 01:02 AM
Blessings to you.
Posted 01 September 2012 - 01:25 PM
Edited by creepyjon, 01 September 2012 - 01:25 PM.
Posted 01 September 2012 - 05:48 PM
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Posted 07 September 2012 - 07:43 PM
As for the second death, seemingly healthy people die every day. It sucks, but it happens. There are a host of medical issues that can go undiagnosed, and often, people don't always disclose full details of their illnesses to family. Again, I think its personally a stretch that it is in any way connected to the earrings.
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The survivors of a wreck Saturday morning that claimed the life of their friend are still in shock, family members said.
The survivors of a wreck Saturday morning that claimed the life of their friend are still in shock, family members said.
Karen Lyda, mother of 20-year-old Dustin James Lyda, of 1322 Ridge Road, said her son was riding in the back seat of the 1994 Jeep Cherokee when it sped off of Deep Gap Road in Flat Rock and down a 39-foot embankment, where it went airborne into a tree.
Dustin Lyda and the driver, James Anthony Kitchen, 24, of 134 Piney Mountain Road, escaped with non-life-threatening injuries.
Caleb Womack, 20, of 212 Highland Park Road, died instantly.
Karen Lyda said they are all deeply saddened by the loss of such a "good guy," who was so funny and has been a friend to her son for years. She thinks Womack may have saved her son's life that night.
"My son wanted to be in the front seat and his friend said, 'No, you sit in the back.' His friend (Womack) saved his life," she said.
But Troopers noted in the crash report that Womack was in the back and Lyda was riding in the front seat when the Jeep careened into a tree.
Sgt. B.E. Hipp, a trooper with the N.C. Highway Patrol, said the Jeep was traveling at a high rate of speed and Womack was not wearing his seat belt when the vehicle ran off the road. Kitchen was freed from the mangled Jeep by Dana Fire and Rescue with the Jaws of Life. He was airlifted to Mission Hospital.
Lyda walked away from the wreck, but was taken to Pardee Hospital.
"This has been a very hard, horrific thing," Lyda said. "That Jeep was demolished... I don't know how my son even made it out of there alive."
Kitchen has been charged with misdemeanor death by vehicle. Hipp said troopers are still investigating whether alcohol was a factor in the crash. No more charges had been filed as of Tuesday.
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Trojans defeat Tigers 66-39 in SHU Holiday Tournament consolation game
The Madison High School boys basketball team rolled past Hudson 66-39 Saturday in the consolation game of the third annual Siena Heights Holiday Tournament.
Madison (7-1) led 33-25 at the half before exploding in the third quarter, outscoring the Tigers 20-3 and putting the game out of reach.
"I have to give Hudson a lot of credit; they shot very well against us early on," said Madison coach Jeff Webster. "At halftime I challenged the team to keep them under 40 points for the game, and they stepped up. Our defensive intensity picked up and that led to offensive success."
The game started off even. Hudson (1-6), missing its largest forward Justin Boies due to injury, was lacking in height and had to concentrate on shutting down Madison's post players. The Tigers succeeded at that, but were forced to leave Madison's Collin Slates with several open looks behind the arc. Slates made the Tigers pay, hitting three of his five 3-pointers in the first half.
"I thought our 2-3 zone played very well for us," said Hudson coach Wayne Perry. "We were putting bodies on bodies and having some success. Slates really hurt us from outside, though. It was a decision we had to make, and we thought it was better for Madison to shoot a 30-foot shot instead of a 2-foot shot."
Hudson's offense keep pace with the Trojans early on. Hudson was making shots from everywhere on the court, both in the paint and from 3-point range. Hudson only trailed 21-17 after the first.
The second quarter saw both defenses step up. Hudson was able to contest Madison's outside shooting, while the Trojans were able to use their height and reach advantages to smother Hudson's passing lanes. For the first four minutes of the quarter, neither offense was able to develop a rhythm as the two teams combined for just six points. Madison got a bit of a spark as its height advantage came into play again. The Trojans simply began outleaping the Tigers, netting several offensive rebounds that turned into points. The sudden influx of second-chance points allowed the Trojans to pull away as the first half came to an end, leading 33-25.
Despite the lead, Webster wasn't pleased with his team's offensive performance.
"I thought we were settling in the first half," he said. "We'd pass it once and take a shot. We didn't work the ball inside and out and it affected the entire offense. We made sure to correct that for the third quarter."
The Trojans certainly corrected it. Madison began to dish the ball to its big men inside, before bouncing it back out the perimeter to Slates. In the first minute alone, Slates hit back-to-back 3s and got Madison rolling. Zach Mellon began to control the glass, grabbing multiple offense rebounds and putting them back in for points.
"The third quarter has been our Achilles heel this tournament," said Perry. "We've been outscored 40-5 in our two games, and you're not going to win too many games when you play like that."
For the Tigers, nothing went right in the third quarter. Hudson struggled to get shots off at all, turning the ball over repeatedly. The Tigers committed four consecutive turnovers at one point, leading to Madison's 17-0 run. It wasn't until the final minute of the quarter, after Madison had already put in their reserves, that Hudson put points on the board.
"Our challenge this year is to maintain that level of defensive intensity for all four quarters," Webster said. "As we move on with our season, we need to see more consistent play from both our offense and our defense. We need 32 minutes on consistency."
Every Madison player scored at least two points as the team cruised to a victory.
Despite being in a deep hole, the Tigers continued to play hard. Cody Nelson caught fire for Hudson in the closing minutes of the half, sinking four 3s as the clock wound down.
Slates led the way for Madison, leading all scorers with 19 points. Mellon posted a double-double for the Trojans, finishing with 12 points and 15 rebounds. Justin Webster had 14 points and four steals, while Prince Benson added four assists.
The Tigers were led by Nelson, who finished with 16 points. Adam Laser-Laughlin had 10 points and four assists, while Dan Komarynski finished with seven points and seven rebounds. Logan Milligan had eight rebounds, while Shay McDaniel added two points, two steals and three assists.
Hudson's Bubba Williams and Mellon were named to the All-Tournament team.


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