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by Brian Costello - July 20, 2008 9:51 AM UTC
When predicting next season's standings the Lightning didn't get much respect, but at least one of us thinks they'll make it to the playoffs.
Thursday was the day the great minds at The Hockey News got together in the boardroom to discuss our predictions for the coming season. A few months earlier I saw the play 12 Angry Men, starring Richard Thomas from The Waltons fame.
by Brian Costello - July 13, 2008 9:41 AM UTC
Todd Bertuzzi has never been liked in Calgary, so now that he is part of the team a lot of fans don't know what to make of it.
I recently received an email from my father, who lives in Calgary, that had steam oozing from it as I viewed it in my inbox. The subject line was: Sutter's Last Stand.
by Brian Costello - July 6, 2008 12:18 AM UTC
The recent Blackhawks UFA signing has a lot to prove before he can join the crop of the game's top tenders.
Who knew Cristobal Huet was so popular. Since mentioning him on my list of the top 10 confusing signings of the free agent season, I've been bombarded with feedback from fans who now want me drawn and quartered.
by Brian Costello - June 28, 2008 9:43 AM UTC
Giving up draft picks to sign a player for big money isn't the best move in the salary cap era, so don't expect it to start happening more.
The hockey establishment was given a good stiff figurative kick in the groin last summer when the Edmonton Oilers signed restricted free agents Thomas Vanek and Dustin Penner to expensive offer sheets.
by Brian Costello - June 23, 2008 2:59 PM UTC
The interim GM had to give up two assets to draft a player they could have had by firing Paul Maurice during the stretch drive.
Toronto interim GM Cliff Fletcher got the man he wanted Friday at the entry draft, but paid a high price in doing so. Fletcher moved up from the No.
by Brian Costello - June 15, 2008 9:49 AM UTC
The Lifetime Achievement Award is a nice touch to honor the game's past, and while Gordie Howe was the perfect selection, "Terrible" Ted Lindsay should be next.
It was nice to see the NHL borrow an idea from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science people – among other organizations – in coming up with a Lifetime Achievement Award.
by Brian Costello - June 7, 2008 5:59 PM UTC
If the Wings had of taken our advice, the final second of Game 6 would have passed with no worry... and the wonderful sounds of the NHL.
Naturally lost among the celebration of Detroit's Stanley Cup title was a last-second attempt by the Pittsburgh Penguins to send Game 6 into overtime.
by Brian Costello - June 1, 2008 11:13 AM UTC
From bluechipper Steven Stamkos to the plethora of high-end blueliners, there's a lot to like about the prospects in the '08 draft class.
The list of hockey prospects you see on the pages of The Hockey News' Draft Preview has the hearts of NHL scouts all aflutter this spring.
by Brian Costello - May 25, 2008 11:30 AM UTC
The Bruins blueliner, along with one fan, will be scaling Mt. Kilimanjaro for charity this summer.
They say the air gets thin when you climb a mountain or are as tall as Zdeno Chara. So what happens when the tall man climbs one of the world's most prominent peaks? Well, sign up to accompany him and you could witness it first hand.
by Brian Costello - May 18, 2008 12:48 PM UTC
It's time the former NHLer and current color man for Hockey Night in Canada moves on.
Craig Simpson should find a new job. Like back behind the bench as an assistant coach or head coach. He just articulates the finer points of the game so well, it's almost a shame he doesn't have a more direct influence on what happens on the ice.
by Brian Costello - April 23, 2008 1:10 AM UTC
Sharks get full marks for their Game 7 victory... and what exactly did Mike Keenan bring to the table?
The better team won Game 7 Tuesday night. If not in the Washington-Philadelphia series, then certainly in the San Jose-Calgary series, won 5-3 by the Sharks.
by Brian Costello - April 20, 2008 9:43 AM UTC
It was players whose glory days had supposedly past who led Colorado to victory... and should Montreal turn to Halak?
Hockey Night In Canada play-by-play man Jim Hughson had the line of the night in Denver saying: "They call this place the Pepsi Center, but it could be nicknamed the Time Machine the way this season has gone.

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CALGARY, Alberta -- Sharks forward Raffi Torres said his recovery from surgery to repair a torn ACL in his right knee is going well, although couldn't offer a time frame for when he may be able to rejoin the team.
Torres, who has been skating since Oct. 24, did some light skating again Tuesday morning as the Sharks got set to play Calgary, their second game of a five-game road trip.
Torres had surgery on Sept. 26 and was expected to be out at least three-five months, and chances are will still not return anytime before late December.
"All my edges are there right now when I skate. It's more what I don't have right now, which is that first quick, explosive step. That just comes with time," Torres said. "As far as my edges, and how my leg feels in a brace, that all feels the same."
Torres, signed to a three-year, $6 million contract extension in June, said there was some swelling in his knee after he skated for the first time Oct. 24 in Boston. But after he let the swelling subside, he's been "pushing it pretty hard the last couple weeks since that, and there hasn't been any setbacks."
Torres was hurt when he collided awkwardly with forward Anaheim forward Emerson Etem in San Jose's 3-2 overtime preseason loss to the Ducks on Sept. 20. His injury created an opening for rookie Matt Nieto, who has two goals and four assists in 15 games.
Torres said it was nice to be on the road with the team as he continues his recovery.
"It's always good to be on the road. Some long days, but it's good to be with the guys. It's either that or being at home going bananas," Torres said.


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Under Armour, Under Performing
By Gael Marchal, Hardy Drackett, Kali Poza, Robert Bigot, Venkat Srinivasan and Veronica Borrowdale
"We must protect this house" is Under Armour's rally cry; however, in broadening its brand the company has failed to protect the market it created. Under Armour recently has made several strategic missteps compromising its unique position. Its failure to make difficult trade-offs and CEO Kevin Plank's inability to articulate a clear strategic focus will ultimately dilute the Under Armour brand and hurt the bottom line.
Since its inception in 1996, Under Armour has been seen as an improbable success story in an extremely developed and competitive industry. It effectively created the performance apparel market, a blue ocean within the sports apparel industry. In this market, Under Armour's focus was centered on compression fit and moisture wicking fabrics, a product that filled the needs of many athletes unhappy with the standard cotton t-shirt. This blue ocean allowed for tremendous company growth, expanding from $17,000 in sales in 1996 to $856.4 million in revenues in 2009. (2009 Annual Report) Along with this growth came a very strong and recognizable brand. In fact, according to a survey of teenagers, Under Armour "is now the #2 brand among teens, behind Nike". (Lefton) Naturally, this success has bred imitation and, together with Under Armour's failure to protect their position, the blue ocean has turned red.


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Wednesday, 11/25/1992
Keswick Theatre, Glenside, PA
Set 1: Buried Alive > Poor Heart, LandladyThe Landlady, Fee[1] -> Maze, Sparkle > It's Ice > CoilThe Squirming Coil > Cavern, Sweet Adeline[2], Cavern > AntelopeRun Like an Antelope[3]
Set 2: CDTChalk Dust Torture, Foam, FEFYFast Enough for You, YEMYou Enjoy Myself, LizardsThe Lizards[4], Tweezer -> HYHUHold Your Head Up > Cracklin' Rosie > HYHUHold Your Head Up, MSOMy Sweet One > TweepriseTweezer Reprise
Encore: HoodHarry Hood, Carolina[2]
[1] Trey sang verses through megaphone.
[2] Without microphones.
[3] Simpsons signal.
[4] Stopped twice. Trey apparently forgot the lyrics.
Average Song Gap: 4.08
Performers: Trey Anastasio, Page McConnell, Jon Fishman, Mike Gordon
Notes: Trey sang the verses of Fee through a megaphone. Adeline and Carolina were performed without microphones. Antelope contained a Simpsons signal. Trey stopped Lizards after forgetting the lyrics. He took advantage of the break to welcome his grandfather and explain to him that they don't usually mess up like that. Upon restarting the song, Trey realized that he still didn't remember the second verse, so he stopped the song again and asked the audience for help. During the second break, he explained the Big Ball Jam to the crowd and claimed that he didn't really forget the words to Lizards, he just wanted to explain the Big Balls. Fish was introduced before Rosie as "Henrietta, Eyeball Man." Before Hood, Trey noted: "Hope everyone has a nice day tomorrow. Don't feed any turkey to your dog."
Song Distribution:
6 A Picture of Nectar
4 Rift
3 Stash
3 Lawn Boy
3 Junta
2 The White Tape
1 The Man Who Stepped into Yesterday
Songs by Debut Year:
This show was part of the "1992 Fall Tour."
Ok, we start off with a good Buried Alive and Poor Heart to get settled in. Not bad besides the feedback. Then we have another opener song with the Landlady and more feedback. Not settled in yet? Mike wrecks Fee right out of the gate coming in early. It was ok. Then Trey keeps on his harmonics going into Maze making this intro awkward too. Again, just ok for this one. Page rocks as usual. Sparkle is normal. It's Ice has timing problems throwing Page off vocally in the second verse. The whole thing was a little rough. Coil was a little redemption song tonight after that Ice. Page is great as usual. Cavern is pretty good. Sounds like Trey is teasing Metallica or something. They stop and throw in the Adeline, with much shushing, before the last note. Antelope sounds extra groovy tonight. Good jam but this one has a weak climax for my taste. Nice closer for an ok set.
Well I wish I could say that it got better but, not really. Monitor feedback stayed here and there. Chalk Dust was a solid opener until the very end got blown. Foam was pretty good. FEFY was nice as this one gets better every time. Trey blows the intro to YEM making it somewhat awkward all the way through. The vocal jam was good and included sounds like "Don't sit on my jacket!" and ended very pirate like from Fishman. Lizards' second verse was completely forgotten by Trey making everyone laugh. After a shout out to Grandpa and a Big Ball explanation they finish it in style like nothing happened right? Tweezer is a pretty good jam leading right into the HYHU jam. Fish explains that he got new cymbols while Page and Mike go over the music to Rosie. My Sweet One was fine. No problems. Tweeprise was pretty normal. Sub-par set.
Hood had some weak spots like before the Mr. Minor part but, was otherwise ok. Sounds like Trey was teasing Demolition Man by The Police. For some reason the crowd likes to tease Carolina, so again, we have another one tonight bringing the show to a close.
Just not locked in tonight. Bad beginings and endings on songs and forgotten lyrics make this a really below average show. Not to be too harsh but, they are better than this.
Then we had Turkey
We weren't getting many monster shows back then, as the boys grew into their shoes - but we were treated to some high energy music from a future powerhouse band in development. 20+ years later and I still vividly recall the scene that evening, home from college & scoring tix with some friends to see Phish @ a quaint 1,300 seat venue - settled in for an evening to enjoy. Fantastic acoustics filled the early 20th Century theatre.
As we settled into our seats a few rows from the stage, the boys opened with a Burried Alive that came out hot. My first time hearing this song, and it impressed. Fun little Poor Heart followed by a lost classic, The Landlady. 3 quick openers followed by a nice little megaphoned Fee - did Page tease the theme from Taxi or was it just me? Hit a few from the new CD, "Rift" w/ Maze, Sparkle & It's Ice - all three were full of energy. This Maze is particularly good, and Trey was clearly enjoying himself as he adds a "thank you" to the audience @ the finish. Always love a Coil, Page is a beautiful man. Cavern was hard rock, but take care of your shoes either way. Fast fwding to the Antelope, and although I don't like to kiss and tell (wait, yes I do), it was so full of electricity - Trey wailing & jamming through the climax, which they didn't exactly nail but was beyond solid none the less.
Set 2 included a strong Chalkdust opener - Trey loves to play Chalkdust in the Philadelphia area, close to home I guess?
Can't go wrong w/ YEM, not perfect but trampolines, classic early 90's. One of my favorites, Lizzards, still good even interrupted (I remember yelling the lyrics up to the stage, along w/ a dozen + others, but hey we were sitting near Trey's gramps so that was cool.
Got some new cymbals - the other ones... were destroyed. Cracklin Rose was a highlight. Thanks eyeball man.
So in summary... Secret Language, Trampolines, Harry (no "Hood"), TV theme teases & a Twee/prise. Just me and 1,000 other hippies witnessing the birth of a supergroup. Give this show a B+ and appreciate it for the early 90's gem that it was.
Thanks Phish!


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John McAfee, who is expected to be flown back to Belize for questioning in the death of his neighbor after Guatemalan authorities denied his request for political asylum, was rushed to a hospital Thursday after suffering from what his lawyer described as stress, hypertension and a rapid heartbeat.
McAfee was taken away a stretcher from a Guatemalan immigration department facility where he was being detained, but later emerged from a Guatelama City hospital and was hurried away from a media mob in a police car, Reuters reported. Earlier in the day, McAfee's lawyer had said he suffered two mild heart attacks.
After nearly a month on the run from Belizean authorities, McAfee surrendered to Guatemalan police and Interpol agents Wednesday on charges of illegally entering the country. McAfee bragged of sneaking across the Guatemala-Belize border on Tuesday with two journalists and one of his young girlfriends in tow.
McAfee spent the night in a Guatemalan facility and continued to blog, as he has done throughout his nearly monthlong evasion from police questioning. McAfee said in his blog that U.S. Embassy officials denied his request to be returned to the United States instead of Belize, and he also mentioned that the coffee was good.
McAfee's request for asylum in Guatemala -- based on his claim that the police in Belize were persecuting him for failing to pay bribes -- was denied Thursday without further comment by Guatemalan officials, and Belizean authorities expect him to be flown back to their country soon, The Associated Press reported. In Belize, the former Silicon Valley anti-virus software pioneer is a "person of interest" in the killing of Gregory Viant Faull, according to officials; McAfee counters that Belizean authorities are crooked and will kill him if they capture him.
Faull, an American who lived part time next to the beachside compound McAfee owned in Belize, was found shot to death on Nov. 11 by his housekeeper. About a month before his slaying, Faull hand-delivered a letter to the San Pedro Town Council complaining about McAfee's security detail and his dogs. Two days before Faull's death, several of McAfee's dogs were poisoned, though McAfee has said that the Belizean authorities are responsible for the poisonings and possibly the shooting.
The 67-year-old guru-turned-fugitive claims to have used disguises to hide in plain sight from authorities while proclaiming his innocence in the death of Faull, 52. McAfee maintains that Belizean authorities in San Pedro Town -- where he lives with armed guards and, by his own accounts, a coterie of young women -- are out to get him for failing to pay a bribe.
San Pedro Town Police spokesman Raphael Martinez told this newspaper on Monday that investigators still considered McAfee a "person of interest" in Faull's killing, but no charges await him in Belize for evading their questioning, Martinez said.
McAfee's namesake company produces McAfee anti-virus software, a pioneering product widely in use around the world. In the process, its founder became a multimillionaire, wealthy enough to pursue an extraordinary range of passions, from modern art and yoga to antique automobiles and desert-skimming aircraft.
As the head of McAfee Associates, he staffed his business in Santa Clara with an entourage that included a group of Wiccans -- practitioners of pagan religion -- while he nurtured a company culture that saw its employees participating in a risque office game that awarded points based on where and what time of day they had sex in the building.
"I didn't look down on anything as long as work got done," he told this newspaper in a 2001 interview, although he said he was unaware of the office sex tournament.
Long before authorities began searching for him, McAfee had been following his own path of unconventional pursuits.
After graduating from Roanoke College in Virginia in 1967, the British-born McAfee worked as a software engineer at Lockheed in the 1980s. He also briefly ran the American Institute for Safe Sex Practices, which provided identification cards to people who tested HIV-negative.
When that business died, McAfee turned to the growing problem of computer viruses and in 1987 founded McAfee Associates, which broke ground in anti-virus software, becoming an early Silicon Valley success story.
But managing dozens of employees wasn't something McAfee enjoyed, he once told this newspaper, and he quit the company in 1994, moving to Woodland Park, Colo. There, he built a 10,000-square-foot home with three guest houses and four trout ponds and launched another enterprise, Tribal Voice, an Internet chat site that he sold for $17 million in 1999.
During this period, McAfee taught yoga and sang Vedic chants. He also reportedly rode around on all-terrain vehicles, motorcycles, personal watercraft and lightweight aircraft called "trikes" in Arizona and at a 157-acre New Mexico ranch he bought in 2004.
But two people died in a trike accident at the ranch in 2006 and one of the victim's relatives blamed it on McAfee's negligence, slapping him with a lawsuit that is still pending.
McAfee moved to Belize two years later. In 2009 he sold the ranch -- reportedly his last U.S. possession -- to avoid paying damages for the accident, according to the victim's lawyer, Frank Fleming.
"He believes he is beyond the power of execution of any American judgment in Belize," Fleming said, adding that he believes McAfee sold off his U.S. property so he'd have no assets here to seize.
But in a 2010 interview with the publication Fast Company, McAfee said he wanted to go to Belize to help humanity by developing a new kind of antibiotic from the herbs that grow in the rain forests there.
During that time, McAfee's fortune -- which had been once estimated at around $100 million -- reportedly shrank to about $4 million in the soured economy.
The company that still bears his name is now owned by Santa Clara chipmaker Intel (INTC).
Staff writers Dan Nakaso and Steve Johnson contributed to this report. Contact Jeremy C. Owens at 408-920-5876; follow him at Twitter.com/mercbizbreak.


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Thomaston girls undaunted by big task in Class S final
It's the inevitable analogy: "Hoosiers."
The tiny school embraced by the whole town vs. the tough, intimidating, top-ranked team from the big city.
Except that if you ask Thomaston High girls basketball coach Bob McMahon about the David-vs.-Goliath theme for today's Class S state championship game against No. 1 Capital Prep, he'll turn grouchier than Jim Boeheim during a Syracuse winter.
"I think people will find out," he harrumphed, "that we're bringing some pretty good players, too."
Actually, the "Hoosiers" storyline doesn't work on a few levels.
Yes, Capital Prep is seeded No. 1 in Class S and ranked No. 1 in the state. But the Hartford magnet school actually has an enrollment that's half of Thomaston's, small as that may be, and the Trailblazers have been around such a short time that they have little history in the sport, save for a 10-point loss in last year's final.
And Thomaston's girls, while indeed the darlings of their community, aren't exactly coming out of nowhere.
The Golden Bears are ranked third in Class S, have won the Berkshire League three of the past four years and bring a 23-2 record into the game that is nearly the equal of Capital Prep's 24-2 mark.
In only one regard does McMahon agree with the "Hoosiers" comparison: With all of the hype about Capital Prep in the run-up to this morning's 11:30 tip-off at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, his team is overlooked and underrated.
"By the experts around the state? Definitely. By the people who know it all? Definitely," remarked McMahon. "By Thom-aston people? No, no way."
That some people might be handing the trophy to Capital Prep before the first basket has even been scored is, in some ways, understandable. The Trailblazers have gone on a blitzkrieg through the Class S bracket, disposing of Old Saybrook (79-31), Valley Regional (105-23) and Morgan (94-38).
Sophomore forward Kiah Gillespie has averaged 24 points and 15 rebounds in the tournament, freshman forward
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Desiree Elmore 25 points and eight rebounds, and junior guard Taylor Williams 19 points.
"We're a very athletic, very aggressive team," said coach Tammy Millsaps, who has been criticized by opponents for running up the score. "We get in your face. We pressure you. We intimidate you. That's our style."
After losing last year's Class S final to Coginchaug, 58-48, Millsaps decided her school's league, the Constitution State Conference, didn't provide enough competition for her rising program. So she scheduled five nonleague rivals from New York and New Jersey, and went 3-2 against them. Capital Prep also beat Career Magnet, ranked third in the state, 76-57, in an early-season game.
"We walked out of that locker room (after the Coginchaug loss) with the goal that we were going to get back," said Millsaps. "I felt that we didn't have enough competition (in the CSC). What I did was go out and get a competitive, tough nonconference schedule. We played six tough teams that I felt would challenge us. We accomplished what we needed to do."
McMahon, for his part, didn't try to line up patsies, either. The Golden Bears scheduled Coginchaug and Sports Medicine outside the league and walloped both, 54-41 and 85-44, respectively.
Thomaston has been led all season by the 1-2 punch of senior guard Maggie Eberhardt (18.7 ppg.) and junior forward Abby Hurlbert (14.3).
So, how can the Bears be bad news for Capital Prep?
"We need to come out the same way we always do, no matter what, and we need to go out there and play our game," said senior guard Sydney Keith. "We have to play hard and play with confidence in ourselves, our teammates and our coaches."
"When we played Shepaug on opening night, we were prepared. We're going to be prepared (today), too," added McMahon. "We need to do the same things we do against everybody: Keep their best player or players in check and, hopefully, get some rebounds. ... They've got good players, but they're not our main concern. Our kids are our main concern."
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Gore's response to it all: "I'm going to do what I do."
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Many are expecting Gore to fade into the history books. The 49ers' all-time leading rusher is supposed to be on his swan song. Don't buy it.
As long as he stays healthy, Gore will be pivotal for the 49ers this season as they pursue the Super Bowl ring that has eluded them three straight years.
Gore isn't likely to recapture his dominance of yesteryear. But he isn't done.
He still cares too much not to put in the work. He still has elite vision and patience. He still has the kind of heart that makes Ronnie Lott smile.
And he hears the doubters.
"For him to have younger guys say they want his spot, for guys outside of this organization to count him out, say that he's over the hill ... that's real motivating to him," 49ers receiver Anquan Boldin said before Wednesday's practice.
An improved passing game, owing to upgrades in the receiving corps and the anticipated growth of quarterback Colin Kaepernick, should create more space for the running game. In the end, though, the 49ers run on toughness, on grind, on will. And that's Gore.
His defiance of the odds fuels the spirit of this team. The immovable chip on his shoulder gives the 49ers a rock in trying times. If he can be preserved so that he's fresh late in games, it borders on insanity to think Gore won't produce.
Eventually, time will catch up to Gore. Certainly, it is gaining on him. Last season, he posted a career-low 4.1 yards per carry, and his 70.5 yards per game was his lowest since his rookie year, when he started just once. According to Pro Football Focus, which grades how ball carriers perform in open space, Gore ranked 46th among NFL backs in elusiveness.
Running backs over 30 don't tend to get better. But Gore has gotten good at beating back age. He had 276 carries last season, third-most of his career, and still fumbled only three times, same as in 2012.
Anyway, he's past the point of being justified by numbers. Gore's worth isn't measured in total yards as much as it is in clutch yards.
"Frank gets football," coach Jim Harbaugh said. "Frank keeps himself in tremendous shape. When you're with him hourly, daily over the course of three years ... you see the way he takes care of himself, the way he understands the game. This is a man who comes in at 6, 6:30 in the morning doing cardio and studying film."
The 49ers are smart enough to know they need a strong backup behind Gore, a guy with the potential to start. That's why the season-ending injury to Kendall Hunter hurts. It's why Niner Nation hopes Lattimore is as good as he thinks.
But if he, or anybody, is going to knock Gore off the top of the depth chart, he will have earned it. Because Gore says he isn't ready to pass the torch.
"He doesn't look any different to me," Boldin said. "He looks explosive. He's still one of those rare backs that can find the smallest hole and get through it. Out of all the guys that I've played with, he's that guy."
Contact Marcus Thompson at email@example.com. Follow him on Twitter at twitter.com/ThompsonScribe.
Frank Gore's productivity over nine seasons with the 49ers:
Position: RB » Age: 31 » Ht: 5-9 » Wt: 217 » College: Miami
Year GP Car Yds TD Rec Yds TD
2005 14 127 608 3 15 131 0
2006 16 312 1,695 8 61 485 1
2007 15 260 1,102 5 53 436 1
2008 14 240 1,036 6 43 373 2
2009 14 229 1,120 10 52 406 3
2010 11 203 853 3 46 452 2
2011 16 282 1,211 8 17 114 0
2012 16 258 1,214 8 28 234 1
2013 16 276 1,128 9 16 141 0
Totals 132 2,187 9,967 60 331 2,772 10


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Raymond Streifel, 87, of Esmond, N.D., passed away Saturday, December 22, 2012 at Trinity Medical Center in Minot, N.D.
Mass of Christian Burial will be Thursday, December 27 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Esmond, with Fr. Brian Bachmeier, celebrant. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be Wednesday at the church from 5 p.m. until 6:30 p.m. with a 6:30 p.m.
Rosary followed by a 7 p.m. parish vigil.
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VAIL, Colorado - The neighbors of the Vail golf course clubhouse won a recent victory in the group's lawsuit against the town of Vail and Vail Recreation District.
The town and recreation district had asked District Judge Frederick Gannett to dismiss the suit, filed last year. Gannett on Jan. 15 rejected that motion. That means the town and recreation district now have to answer the homeowners' complaint.
That complaint is based in large part on one paragraph of a 1984 document that sold the golf course property to the town - for $2.65 million. The Pulis family, which owned one of the original ranches on the valley floor, had first leased the golf course property to the town.
Part of that sale document contains language known as a "covenant" that requires the buyer to maintain the property "... in perpetuity for a public golf course or open space or park for the benefit of the public and only such other related support facilities required for those purposes."
"That's a cornerstone of our case," said attorney Chris Toll, of Denver-based Holland and Hart, the law firm representing the golf course neighbors.
Toll said part of the legal wrangling will probably involve just who can interpret and enforce the covenant attached to the property.
Sam Maslak, one of the golf course neighbors, said the idea of whether or not that covenant can be enforced goes beyond this dispute with the town.
"If (town officials) can ignore the covenant here, they can ignore covenants elsewhere," Maslak said. That, he added, could affect property values across the town.
And it's property values that lie at the heart of the neighbors' complaints. Neighbors believe their homes might be worth less if the town continues with plans to use the golf course clubhouse as a small events center, aimed primarily at weddings and private parties.
Weddings are held at the clubhouse now but only about 15 per year, Maslak said. A small events center could bring 100 events over 120 days or so, he said.
"That's a massive, invasive increase in scale," Maslak said.
And that simply doesn't fit in with the neighborhood.
Maslak and his neighbors also are worried about the parking needs that would come with such a center. Even if wedding parties are required to take shuttles to the clubhouse, Maslak said parking is already at a premium at the course.
Since the dispute with the neighbors is in court, Vail Town Attorney Matt Mire wouldn't comment on the case. Vail Town Council member Greg Moffet wouldn't go much farther but did have one comment.
"If you look at the ballot language and the vote total ... there you go," Moffet said.
While the neighbors say they don't want what's currently proposed, Maslak said the group does want the clubhouse renovated.
"I can't see a problem with 15 weddings a year," Maslak said. "But the idea of a place that businesses in town use as part of their business plans is just too much."


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Hank Cherry overcomes spill to contend in Bassmaster Classic
TULSA, Okla. If Hank Cherry doesn't win his first Bassmaster Classic in his rookie try, he likely won't blame a fish that got away, or one that fell out of the boat or one that died before he could weigh it in for a score.
No. Cherry, a no-nonsense former baseball player at UNC Penbroke who said he played "a little bit everywhere," will only blame himself. He said it's all on him for a misstep, a slip, something, whatever it was that caused him to tumble from the top of the stairs on the shuttle bus on the eve of his first ever Classic, the 43rd edition on Grand Lake of the Cherokees.
"All I know is I hit the top step and went airborne and landed on my back and wrist," Cherry said. "It didn't really hurt me. It could have been bad. Skeet Reese and Jared Lintner were with me and they thought it was going to be real bad."
Cherry just refused to think it was bad at all. His only submission to his injuries and pain was to quit about a half hour early, not so much because of the pain in his neck and back and wrist, but because his left hand kept locking up on him. That's the hand he uses to work jerkbaits.
"It got terrible. At one point I had to pry my fingers off my rod," he said. "I caught one fish and wasn't even sure I could get it out of the water. I couldn't let go of the rod."
Asked if he planned to go to the hospital to get it checked, he said, "No way. I'm here and I'm going fishing. I'll worry about X-rays later."
Fish, he did, and really well. Cherry, 39, of Maiden, N.C., is in third place with 20 pounds, 15 ounces. He's one of three anglers to top 20 pounds with his five-bass limit. The other two, Michael Iaconelli of Pittsgrove, N.J., and Cliff Pace of Petal, Miss., were tied at the top with 21 pounds, 8 ounces. It was the first time ever that two anglers tied at the top, according to BASS historian Ken Duke.
Cherry knew he was in good company when he arrived at his spot and saw four-time Classic champion Kevin Van Dam there fishing at the mouth of Honey Creek.
It was only natural that he would say his biggest challenge was staying calm.
I had some jitters early, and when I didn't catch a bass in the first hour, I just reminded myself about how hard I worked to get here," Cherry said. "I told the marshal that I didn't have any pressure."
Cherry, 39, won the B.A.S.S. Southern Open on Lewis Smith Lake in Alabama in September to qualify for his first championship. He won four times on the FLW Tour, where he fished 74 events. This is the first time he ever had to fish one-handed.
If he wins he can say he beat the likes of Kevin Van Dam and Michael Iaconelli . . . with one hand. It's doubtful, but hey, this is bass fishing, a sport where Chris Lane, the heavily promoted and highly touted defending champion, blanked. Didn't get so much as one bite in 7¾ hours of fishing. Anyone who says the worst day of fishing is better than the best day in the office never blanked in a Bassmaster Classic. This IS these guys office right here.
On top of putting a zero on the board, Lane had to suffer the further indignation of seeing his championship banner unfurled while he stood on stage holding nothing but memories of last year's trophy.
"I'm going after them tomorrow, no doubt. It happens to the best of us," Lane said. "This sport can humble you quickly, and it sure did that to me today."
Cherry was and is at the other end of the spectrum right now. He and his wife, Jaclyn have a 3-year-old son, Christian, and are expecting a little girl in June. Christian got to see his dad on stage at a weigh-in for the first time.
Cherry would like nothing more than to be able to bank that $500,000 first-place check and not worry about another mouth to feed, college educations and a wedding day some day when that baby girl grows up. Yep, the X-rays will have to wait.
Notes: Anglers reported long lulls of two and three hours between bites. Iaconelli said when things got a little boring in his area he asked his flotilla of fishing fans to play some Led Zeppelin. "Someone pulled it up on their iPod and we had Led Zeppelin," Iaconelli said.
"Ike" wasn't quite as loose at the mike as Gerald Swindle, but he did have an interesting answer when asked if he was "doing something unique out there."
"I'm throwing, you know the A-rig that we can't use? I'm actually using the Jersey Shore rig. That's Snooki, The Situation, Vinnie, you know, hanging off different wires."
But then he got serious and said, "I don't think I'm doing anything different. I'm using finesse in my strategy. I'm mixing in spinning rods and finesse technique to maximize my areas I'm fishing."
Iaconelli and Van Dam didn't agree on what weight it was going to take to win it. Iaconelli felt 18 or 19 pounds would do it over the next two days. Van Dam believes it will be over 20, and possibly up to 25 pounds on one of the days.
Former San Diegan Dean Rojas had a better day than he's had the first day of the last few Classics, but he felt it could have been much better. He lacked a couple of big bites that would have given him a top 5 or 10 weight. Instead he's in 22nd with 13 pounds and will need to find good fish Saturday to stay above the cut line.
Rojas said he was amused by the parade of boats that hustled up and down the lake chasing Iaconelli, Van Dam and others, but not him.
"I knew I wasn't catching enough because they were all following BASSTrakk and knew who was catching fish," Rojas said. "The cold didn't bother those fans at all. They just don't care. They're out there wearing helmets and snowsuits. They're just happy we're here. They want to follow their heroes no matter what the conditions are out there."
Rojas said he dealt with the cold by layering up and using the aid of warmers.
"I had hand warmers, toe warmers and head warmers and . . . warmers for other places, too," Rojas joked. "I had a bunch of them."
Swindleisms: And oh yes, Swindle rattled off his one-liners, AR-15 style.
"My feet were colder than Michael Jackson's out there," Swindle said. "And we know his feet are cold."
In describing his fishing technique, Swindle conjured up another black musician, saying, "I was like Stevie Wonder out there with a white cane."
"It was so cold out there I couldn't pick my nose," he said. "I would have had to use an ice pick."


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Out against Nadal
The clash of the titans at Indian Wells turned out to be a non event – unfortunately with our Roger on the losing side against Rafa Nadal 4-6, 2-6. Our Champ – always the gentleman – refused to blame the problem with his back saying: "I'm happy to be out there and able to compete, but it's obviously a small issue," he said. "That doesn't work against guys like Rafa". He added, "you could see at least I could serve full basically, and that always gives you a direction". He also said that he didn't want to talk about his back too much "because I don't like to undermine his performance, either". Rafa was just as magnanimous in victory saying "if I think that I am better than him because I beat him 19 against 10, I will be very stupid and very arrogant," he said. "This is not the case."
Roger had a miserable match against his old foe with only a slight glimmer of hope in the second set to get to 2-3 from 0-3 but Nadal took the remaining games in the set to win the match. It has to be said to Roger's immense credit that he continued to play when obviously hampered by injury. There are a lot of players who would have retired rather than battling on never mind fashioning a break so early in the second set.
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Boys basketball: Buzzer basket lifts Thomaston over Chiefs
Alex Gagne hit a shot from two steps over halfcourt at the buzzer to lift the Thomaston boys to a dramatic 49-48 win over Nonnewaug in BL action Thursday night in Woodbury.
On the game-winning basket, Gagne (12 points) got a pass from Drew Gagne, who also scored a game-high 20 points for the Golden Bears (9-9).
With less than four seconds left, Nonnewaug's Greg Porcelli hit a 3-pointer to put the Chiefs (11-6) up two, 48-46.
Porcelli had 16 points and Nick Uberti added 12.
Gilbert 81, Housatonic 43: Yoharky Sarmiento netted 30 points and pulled down 15 rebounds to lead Gilbert over Housatonic in Winsted.
Luis Cordova added 19 points and nine assists. The Yellowjackets (12-4) played without BL-leading scorer Robert Skinner (22.2 ppg.), who was out with an illness.
The Mountaineers (0-18) were led by Jeremy Stiewing with 18 points and Justin Dean with 10 points.
St. Paul 91, Seymour 53: Kyle Dube recorded 18 points and 10 rebounds for St. Paul as it rolled to victory over Seymour in NVL Brass competition in Bristol.
Logan Marchi added 10 points and 10 rebounds for the Falcons (9-9), while Brendan Carroll had 14 points.
Tyler Jones contributed six points and seven assists, and Jake Kawiecki chipped in with 11 points.
Tyler Stevens led the Wildcats (1-16) with 20 points.
Oxford 54, Brookfield 53: Kyle Chudoba drained a 3-pointer with three seconds left to earn the Wolverines their first victory ever over Brookfield in an SWC game on the road.
Marcus Esteves hit four 3-pointers, all in the first half, to finish with 12 points while Jason Mraz had 10 points, 12 rebounds and six blocks for Oxford (4-12). Antonio Lopez and Steven Mahoney both chipped in with eight points.
Darric Myers had 16 points and Mustafa Sakhi 14 for the Bobcats (5-11), who took their final lead with 18 seconds left.
Chase Collegiate 64, Forman 48: Kyle Bonicki recorded 15 points and 10 rebounds for Chase Collegiate as it defeated Forman in Litchfield.
Greg Facey scored 12 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for the Highlanders (11-7), while Charles McClain added six points and 10 rebounds. Billy Robinson chipped in with eight points.
The Lions (6-5) were led by Jon Moor with 17 points.
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"American Idol" is down to just six contenders (five if you don't count Lazaro Arbos). But do you think that fazes the show's producers? Oh, heck no. They're STILL padding this thing out to a couple of hours.
That means lots of filler, plenty of verbose critiques and two songs apiece from the singers. Fortunately, the evening gave us two extraordinary performances by Candice Glover, who is making it known that she's a force to reckon with.
First up on are numbers by the team of Burt Bacharach and Hal David -- a theme that undoubtedly sent the contestants rushing to Wikipedia. Then comes
songs that the contestants wish they had written.
Here we go:
Round 1: Bacharach/David Tunes
-- Angie Miller ("Anyone Who Had A Heart"): It's a smooth and easy, if fairly routine performance, and we're totally with Keith Urban who says he wants a little more passion out of Angie. Nicki Minaj agrees, adding that it felt "old-fashioned." (Um, this is Burt Bacharach. It IS old fashioned). Randy Jackson is basically on board with that. Mariah Carey says something about over-pronouncing the lyrics, but we're not sure because we don't have an interpreter on duty tonight.
-- Amber Holcomb ("I Say A Little Prayer"): Wow, Amber looks amazing again. Bonus points for her fashion savvy (light demin pantsuit, highlighted by rhinestones). As for the performance, it's solid, with just a couple shaky notes in there. Nicki absolutely loves it. "You have just become my favorite girl in this competition," she raves. "You owned that song." Randy blurts, "The competition just started tonight." Mariah gives it an "A+" and Keith compares her to a summer breeze.
-- Lazaro Arbos "(They Long to Be) Close To You": OK, we're getting really ticked off at the people who are voting to keep Lazaro in this competition. It's torture for us -- and for him. Poor guy. This is a dreadful slog. Just painful. Almost as hideous as his green and blue suit. Says Randy, "I'm actually kind of speechless .... All I can say is, 'No. No. No.' That was horrible." Mariah says she's been accused by the "powers that be" of being too nice, and amid a lot of dizzy rambling, she points out that he's not keeping up with the key changes. Keith says more about the key changes and Nicki, mercifully, tells Ryan Seacrest to give her a pass because this is taking forever. Meanwhile, Lazaro is sweating.
-- Kree Harrison ("What the World Needs Now Is Love"): Kree, as usual, is smoothly confident, gliding through this old-time hit with tenderness as clouds of dry-ice fog gather at her feet. We want a little more power. It's as if she's holding back. Still, it's Kree and it's pretty. Mariah likes it. Keith says he feels the compassion and humanity in her voice. Nicki calls her "endearing" and says she's ready for the Country Music Awards. After suffering through Lazaro, Randy is just happy to hear a melodic voice. "This is a singing show. That girl can sing. ... America, that's what it's about."
-- Janelle Arthur ("I'll Never Fall In Love Again"): Janelle brings her twangy sweetness to this standard and it works for the most part, though it's a little sleepy. At least she puts a really sweet touch on her closing line. Keith says he saw a different side of Janelle during the song. If that's true, it was a "really boring" side, according to Nicki. Meanwhile, Randy uses the word "lackluster," saying he wants more "good nice cookies" in her voice. Mariah appreciates Janelle's "effervescence."
-- Candice Glover ("Don't Make Me Over"): Maybe Candice came into the night with a chip on her shoulder after most of the judges didn't include her in their personal Top 3 last week. Maybe she has something to prove. Whatever the case, she's right on the mark here, with power and grace to spare. It's easily the best performance of a pretty boring first round and earns a standing "O" from the judges. Nicki praises Candice's commitment to the song, saying she made it sound like a current R&B hit. "That was exquisite," she says. The others, of course, agree. "It was simplistic, beautiful and I loved it," says Mariah. Keith tells her she has set the bar high and that Candice has now jumped into his Top 3. It's about time.
Round 2: The Song I Wish I'd Written
-- Angie Miller (Kari Jobe's "Love Came Down"): It's an obscure choice, but one that Angie says has helped her stay focused. She's on the piano again and that's where she thrives. Pure magic. The judges are on their feet again. Randy raves ("Unbelievable. So good."). Mariah can't express her praise, which is par for the course. Nicki lays on the love, but warns that Angie NEEDS to stay on the piano. Angie sheds tears.
-- Amber Holcomb (Beyoncé's "Love On Top"): Amber says she likes this song because it's about a guy who put his woman first. Again, it's a solid performance, but it seems like she gets lost in it and just can't muster that Beyonce-like swagger. Mariah says it's not her favorite Amber vocal, but gives her kudos anyway. Keith calls it a "natural fit." Nicki says Beyoncé better watch out -- Amber has arrived. Randy trots out his moldy ol' line, saying "Amber is in it to win it!"
-- Lazaro Arbos (Robbie Williams' "Angels"): It's not the disaster that his earlier number was, but it's not great either. Too sluggish. Too easily forgettable. Keith points out what we all know: The girls are "crazy good" and Lazaro is just kind of hanging in there. Nicki passes again and Randy and Mariah agree that Lazaro's performance was "slightly better" than his previous one. PLEASE, don't vote for this guy. End the nightmare!
-- Kree Harrison (Kris Kristofferson's "Help Me Make It Through The Night"): Personal admission: LOVE this song. Always have. Kree delivers a stripped-down version, which allows the words to breathe and, yes, she feels every one of them. It's lovely in its simplicity. This woman just has IT. Nicki says that Kree, unlike her country counterpart, Janelle, can take a song she's never heard of and "make me fall in love with it." She just knows how to sell it. Randy calls Kree a "natural" singer who brings the right amount of emotion to a song. Keith calls it a "buckle polisher" (Huh?) -- just beautiful and pure. He also predicts that Kree has the Grand Ole Opry in her future.
-- Janelle Arthur (Garth Brooks' "The Dance"): What happened to the momentum Janelle seemed to be building just recently? This is better than her first performance, but she's losing ground to the other girls. "I didn't think this was your best performance ever, but I believed your story," Randy says. Mariah had never heard the song before, but she appreciates the heart that Janelle put into it. Keith thinks she should have done it while strumming a guitar. And Nicki says what we've already said: That Janelle wasn't able to get a leg up on the other girls.
-- Candice Glover (Adele's version of The Cure's "Love Song"): Wow, just wow. Another hauntingly beautiful performance by Candice. Another standing "O' by the judges. Mariah even walks up on stage and tosses a handful of glitter like a fleshy Tinker Bell. Randy calls it one of the best performances in the 12 years of "American Idol" and the judges leap to their feet again. Candice is in tears. She's overwhelmed.


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Dr. Katherine "Kate" Skaggs will join High Country Healthcare OB/GYN Specialists in Frisco beginning Sept. 17. Her new role at the practice marks Skaggs' return to the Rocky Mountain region, where she practiced in Vail from 2002 through 2010.
"We are thrilled to add such a beloved practitioner to the High Country Healthcare family," said Rhonda Koehn, CEO. "Our OB/GYN Specialists office is already hearing from former patients of Kate's who are anxious to make appointments to see her."
Skaggs is returning to Colorado after a two-year stint at the University of Wisconsin Health Partners Regional Health Center in Watertown, Wisconsin, where she served as the medical director for women's services. She completed both her undergraduate and medical education at the University of Wisconsin and spent more than 20 years at various posts in the Badger State.
"While I went to school in Wisconsin and spent many years working there, Colorado has always felt like home," Skaggs said. "I look forward to reconnecting with former clients and old friends, and know that my family and I will be welcomed by new ones."
Skaggs' specialties include high-risk pregnancies, urogynecology and general obstetrics and gynecology services. And like many Summit County practitioners, the doctor has embraced service abroad with four medical aid trips to Columbia. She earned her original board certification from the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology in 1993 and was re-certified in 2011.
Skaggs will begin seeing patients in mid-September. For more information or to schedule an appointment, please call High Country Healthcare OB/GYN Specialists at (970) 668-5771.


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From Dull to Dazzling: Using Pennies to Test How pH Affects Copper Corrosion
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AbstractPennies are bright and shiny when they're new, but become quite dull with time. What causes such a drastic change? Oxygen in the air combines with the copper in the penny to form copper oxide, which makes the penny look dull and dingy. You can make the pennies look like new again by soaking them in water that is corrosive enough to strip off the copper oxide layer. It turns out, however, that the same process that makes the pennies shiny has bad consequences when it comes to copper pipes: it also corrodes the pure copper thus releasing excess copper into the drinking water and wearing holes in the pipes! In this science fair project, experiment with copper chemistry using an easy test that turns copper-containing solutions a deep blue. How does making water acidic change its ability to corrode copper?
Experiment with the effect of pH on the corrosion of copper using a test solution that contains a chemical that turns deep blue in the presence of copper.
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Copper is an essential element for all known living organisms, including humans. You need a small amount of copper in your diet to stay healthy. On average, most people will eat and drink about 1,000 micrograms ( μg) of copper per day—drinking water normally contributes approximately 150 μg per day. Levels of copper found naturally in ground water and surface water are typically very low—about 4 μg of copper in one liter (L) of water or less—however, drinking water may contain higher levels of copper, usually as a result of flowing through copper pipes. High levels of copper can occur if water that is corrosive comes in contact with copper plumbing and copper-containing fixtures. Many factors can make water corrosive for copper pipes: dissolved salts and minerals, bacteria, and suspended solids, such as sand, sediment, and rust. The level of copper in drinking water increases with the corrosivity of the water and the length of time it remains in contact with the plumbing. If the copper level gets too high, the water may have a metallic taste and you might notice blue or blue-green stains around sinks and plumbing fixtures. It will be highest in the morning because the water will have been exposed to the pipes overnight. If you are being served by a public water system, the owner of the utility will have results of copper sampling, which is a process that has been done in parts of the water-distribution system.
In this chemistry science fair project, you will investigate another possible factor in making water corrosive for copper — the pH of the water. To learn more about pH, you can check out the Science Buddies Acids, Bases, and the pH Scale guide. You will test the theory that acidic water is more corrosive for copper pipes than non-acidic water. In the procedure, dingy copper pennies will be placed in either plain water or in water with acetic acid (vinegar). You may know that newly minted pennies have bright, shinny copper but over time the copper and air react and the pennies build up a layer of copper oxide on them. The copper oxide is the dull, dark coloration on well-used pennies. In this experiment, if the water is corrosive enough to strip off the copper oxide then you will see the progress of the reaction by watching the pennies go from dull and dingy to bright and shiny. The pennies get shiny because the copper oxide is being stripped off by a reaction, which results in increasing levels of copper in the liquid. Unfortunately, water that is corrosive slowly eats away at the pure copper, as well as at the copper oxide. For houses with corrosive water systems, this can result in elevated levels of copper in the drinking water. On a purely practical level, houses with corrosive water systems might find that their copper pipes are springing leaks, and that the whole house needs to be re-piped with plastic pipes!
To measure the amount of copper present in the solutions that are used to clean the pennies, you will perform a color-based chemical test. The chemicals for the test are contained in a small tablet, which is dissolved in water. When the tablet is dissolved, the solution turns reddish-orange. If no copper (or very small amounts of copper) is present, the solution remains reddish-orange. If copper is present, the solution will turn blue. There are additional tests in the kit for iron which you can use for other experiments, but this science fair project focuses on the copper test. If you are interested in trying this chemistry science fair project, search your house or your parents' car for some old pennies and let's get started!
Terms and Concepts
- Copper
- Element
- Corrosive
- Acid
- pH
- Acetic acid
- Control solution
- What is the concentration of copper in your tap water, according to the government organization that supplies your drinking water? They test for copper and many other water contaminants to make sure the water supply is safe.
- What does the pH scale measure?
- Based on your research, what are some ways your body uses copper?
- Based on your research, what are some negative consequences of having too much copper in your water supply?
- Winter, M. (2009). Copper. Retrieved October 24, 2009, from http://www.webelements.com/copper/
- Wikipedia Contributors. (2009, October 26). Copper. Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved October 24, 2009, from http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Copper&oldid=322183844
- Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. (2003). Copper and Your Health. Retrieved October 25, 2009, from http://dnr.wi.gov/files/PDF/pubs/DG/DG0027.pdf
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Materials and Equipment
These specialty items can be purchased from the Science Buddies Store:
- Copper & Iron Test Kit (1). Includes:
- Copper test tablets (10).
- Test tubes, size 16 mm x 150 mm (4)
- Graduated cylinder, 10 mL volume
You will also need to gather these items:
- Distilled water; available at most grocery stores (1 gallon)
- Skewers, bamboo or metal, for mixing
- White vinegar
- Permanent marker
- Lab notebook
- Plastic cups, 16-ounce (oz.) size (12)
- Pennies, should all be dull and dingy (30)
- Note: Pennies made before 1982 were 95% copper, whereas pennies made after 1982 are mostly zinc with a thin copper plating. Both kinds will work in this procedure.
- Timer or stopwatch
- Strainer with a handle, small
- Paper towels
- Liquid measuring cup, metric
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Experimental Procedure
Important Note Before You Begin: The procedure below is designed for students who have not yet had a chemistry class in school. It can be modified to provide more-accurate readings of the copper concentration by using more-advanced test kits, if desired. See the Variations section, below, for sources of more-advanced chemistry kits.
Creating the Control Solutions
- Using the graduated cylinder, fill one of the test tubes with 10 milliliters (mL) of distilled water.
- Fill another test tube to 10 mL with vinegar.
- Add a copper test tablet to each tube, following the directions in the kit.
- Using skewers, mix the contents in the test tubes until the tablets disintegrate and fall apart.
- Make a note of the colors of the solutions in your lab notebook. The plain distilled water, without copper in it, should be a reddish-orange color, similar to Figure 1.
- These are control solutions that show the baseline color—meaning, without exposure to copper.
Figure 1. Once the copper test tablet is fully dissolved in the distilled water the color of the solution will look similar to this photo.
Placing the Pennies in the Water and Vinegar Solutions.
- Label four of the plastic cups, as follows:
- Water 1
- Water 2
- Vinegar 1
- Vinegar 2
- Using the liquid measuring cup, pour 100 mL of vinegar in the cup labeled Vinegar 1.
- Pour 100 mL of distilled water in the cup labeled Water 1.
- Drop five pennies into each cup.
- Note: The kit suggests adding salt, but leave it out for this procedure. Vinegar contains acetic acid, which makes the reaction proceed faster.
Figure 2. In the presence of large enough quantities of copper, the copper test tablets will turn the water blue as shown in the test tube on the right.
- Start the timer. Wait for 10 minutes.
- Remove the pennies from the cups, using the strainer, as follows.
- Pour the contents of the Water 1 cup into the Water 2 cup, catching the pennies with the strainer.
- Rinse the pennies with tap water and place them on some dry paper towels. Make sure you keep track of from which cup they came.
- Pour the contents of the Vinegar 1 cup into the Vinegar 2 cup, catching the pennies with the strainer.
- Rinse the pennies with tap water and place them on some dry paper towels, again keeping track of from which cup they came.
Testing the Solutions for Copper
- Using the graduated cylinder, fill a clean test tube to 10 mL with the water from the cup labeled Water 2 (which was originally the water from the Water 1 cup).
- Always rinse and dry the graduated cylinder between uses.
- Fill another test tube to 10 mL with vinegar from the cup labeled Vinegar 2 (which was originally the vinegar from the Vinegar 1 cup).
- Add one copper test tablet to each test tube.
- Use the skewers to mix the contents of the test tubes until the tablets disintegrate and fall apart.
- The solution will turn blue if a large enough quantity of copper is present as shown in Figure 2.
- Hold the test tube against the white part of the Copper Color Chart that is supplied with the kit.
- Match the color of the solution to the color on the chart.
- Record the results in your lab notebook.
Cleaning the Test Tubes and Repeating the Tests
- Pour out the contents of the two test tubes from the cups with pennies into a sink.
- Wash the solutions down the drain with running water.
- Rinse out the test tubes with water.
- Place them upside down on paper towels.
- Carry out the procedure two more times, as follows. This will demonstrate that your results are repeatable.
- Start with the Placing the Pennies in the Water and Vinegar Solutions section.
- Do not repeat the controls.
- Use fresh pennies and cups.
- When the procedure is complete, rinse out the test tubes that contained the samples and the controls and allow them to dry on paper towels.
- Make a data table showing the color of the water and vinegar test solutions for each trial.
- What do your results tell you about how pH affects the corrosion of copper pipes?
For troubleshooting tips, please read our FAQ: From Dull to Dazzling: Using Pennies to Test How pH Affects Copper Corrosion.
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- Measure the concentration of copper in the solutions using a test kit that provides more-accurate readouts for copper concentration, such as the Hach Copper Color Cube Kit, item# 21822-00, 0-2.5 mg/L Cu. Visit www.hach.com to find where you can buy this kit.
- Devise a procedure to determine how the rate of copper corrosion varies with the pH of the water.
- Test the copper concentration in the drinking water at your home using a copper test kit. Compare the levels in the morning vs. later in the day after the system has been flushed out.
- Devise a procedure for testing how salt (sodium chloride) affects the rate of corrosion of copper pipes.
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2011-09-11 12:31:57
What was the most important thing you learned?
i learned that copper is intresting and ah-maz-ing! :D
What problems did you encounter?
alot... dont inhale ammoinia ahhh and be careful... :)
Can you suggest any improvements or ideas?
well don't use the copper kit... we didn't!
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2011-08-10 20:09:54
What was the most important thing you learned?
This is the most common project EVER!
What problems did you encounter?
It was used alot when i presented it.
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Make a rare to not rare chart showing if the project ius done alot or hardly at all based on reviews and personal experiance.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
- The most easily visible change should be that the pennies get a bit cleaner from being in the vinegar. However, if you are using pennies that are already really clean, it's going to be difficult to see a large difference. It is still very possible that the copper of the penny reacted with the vinegar, which should be revealed using the copper test kit.
- It may take some time to be able to visibly see that the reaction has taken place between the copper in the pennies and the vinegar. After they are treated with vinegar, let the pennies sit on the paper towels for about an hour and then see if the pennies have changed.
- It is possible that that particular test just didn't work for some reason. This is why it is important to always repeat your procedure to have more data to corroborate, or back up, your claims. When repeating the project again, make sure that every step is followed carefully and see if the pennies look different!
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For the past few months, the James Brown Music Festival has stirred controversy...and that's something festival planners hope to prevent next year.
News 12's Stephanie Baker talked to planners about how to make next year's festival run smoothly.
There were lots of bumps in the road...like the question of who would perform, a lower than expected turnout, and a last minute altercation with the sheriff's department. We talked to commissioners and organizers about how they planned to improve next year's festival.
Months of planning and uncertainty all came down to one weekend...and planners did not draw the crowds they expected.
Resident Christy Borders did not attend the festival. "Bad planning, too much misinformation...so we just didn't waste our money on a ticket," she says.
Festival chairman Champ Walker says that "misinformation" caused some sponsors to back out, leaving the festival without much-needed funding.
"This is a personal vendetta against Champ Walker...and it should not have been," he says.
Walker says he plans to hire a public relations firm and an attorney for next year's festival.
"It takes a lot of people, a lot of committee heads...and you got to have people with experience for sure."
Commissioner Joe Bowles adds that working out all the details takes time: "An event of that magnitude over three days with that many acts can take a lot of planning."
Walker says the planning for next year started the day this year's festival ended.
Commissioner Bowles says that while the budget deficit could keep the city out of details like planning, funding, and security, they can encourage the crowds.
"You could easily have ten to fifteen thousand people downtown each day...and that would fill up hotels and businesses downtown," he says.
Walker's worry for next year is what he calls negative press. But if all the planners can get a solid game plan well in advance, more people like Christy Borders may buy tickets.
"I definitely would," Borders says. "If it was better planned, I would."
A representative from Mayor Deke Copenhaver's office says they are planning a meeting with the festival planners to talk about next year.
Another problem was an altercation between Champ Walker and the Sheriff's Department over payment.
Next year, payment for the sheriff's department may be left completely to event planners because of the city budget.
Champ Walker says he plans to get help from a different county.