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NSA data center uses less water than expected

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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - The massive National Security Agency data center about 25 miles south of Salt Lake City is using far less water than expected, utility records obtained by The Salt Lake Tribune show.

Records from the city of Bluffdale, which sells water to the facility, show monthly water use at the $1.7 billion data center peaked last July at 6.2 million gallons. Thats well below what the 1 million gallons a day that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers predicted the center would need to cool its computer processers.

Water records from January 2012 through February 2012 show the centers use has fluctuated, consuming more water in summer months as temperatures rise. The centers December bill showed 3.8 million gallons were consumed. In January, water consumption rose to nearly 4.9 million gallons before falling in February to about 2.8 million gallons.

With those numbers so far below what engineers predicted, it raises questions about to what degree the center is operational. NSA officials have refused to say if the center is up and running after its scheduled opening last October was stalled by electrical problems.

NSA spokeswoman Vanee Vines did not respond to messages seeking comment Tuesday.

I would guess that its not up and fully running, James Bamford, the author of several books on the NSA who in 2012 wrote about the Utah center in Wired magazine, told The Associated Press on Tuesday. The difference between what they were planning and what they are actually using is magnitudes of difference.

That makes it logical to assume the center is not fully operational and may be having further problems, Bamford said.

Its not likely that initial estimates about how much water the center would need were wrong, he said.

Building a data center is not very unique, Bamford said. Theyve done it many times all over the country, and Im sure they can judge how much water will be used.

Records show the NSA has made contract-required minimum monthly payments to the city, which were about $29,000 a month in July and increased to about $32,000 a month in January 2014.

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In a blog post, White House cybersecurity coordinator Michael Daniel discussed how the U.S. National Security Agency decides whether to keep a cyber security flaw secret, or disclose it to the public.

TORONTO In a bid to make citizens more confident about how the U.S. National Security Agency operates, the agency has revealed that some cyber vulnerabilities are kept secretin the interest of national security.

In a blog post, White House cybersecurity coordinator Michael Daniel discussed how the U.S. National Security Agency decides whether to keep a cyber security flaw secret, or disclose it to the public.

Disclosing a vulnerability can mean that we forego an opportunity to collect crucial intelligence that could thwart a terrorist attack, stop the theft of our nations intellectual property, or even discover more dangerous vulnerabilities that are being used by hackers or other adversaries to exploit our networks, read the blog.

The blog directly references reports that the NSA knew about and exploited the recently discovered Heartbleed bug a flaw in OpenSSL which made it possible for hackers to snoop on encrypted Internet traffic.

READ MORE: NSA knew about, exploited Heartbleed bug to gather intelligence

In early April, Bloomberg reported that the NSA decided to keep the major vulnerability secret in the interest of national security. Both the White House and the NSA have denied these claims.

In the blog, Daniel said that building a huge stockpile of undisclosed vulnerabilities would not be in the interest of national security or U.S. citizens but, he goes on to say that collecting some vulnerabilities provides a way to conduct intelligence collection in order to protect national security.

Weighing these tradeoffs is not easy, and so we have established principles to guide agency decision-making in this area, the blog read.

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What Scalia knows about illegal searches

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Editor's note: Brianne Gorod is appellate counsel at the Constitutional Accountability Center, a progressive law firm and think tank. Gorod is a former law clerk to Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer and was an attorney-adviser in the Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel. She is one of the authors of her firm's amicus brief in Riley v. California and United States v. Wurie, two cell phone privacy cases before the U.S. Supreme Court. The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of the author.

(CNN) -- It won't surprise anyone that Justice Antonin Scalia wrote a scathing dissent in a Supreme Court case that came down last week. But it might surprise some people that three members of the court's so-called liberal wing joined him.

Scalia argued that searching the car of Prado Navarette, pulled over on suspicion of drunken driving, violated the Fourth Amendment's protections against unreasonable searches and seizures. Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Elena Kagan and Sonia Sotomayor agreed.

This seemingly idiosyncratic lineup is a developing bloc in Fourth Amendment cases, and it's one to keep any eye on as the court hears two even bigger such cases Tuesday. In Riley v. California and United States v. Wurie, the court will consider whether the police may search the contents of an arrestee's cell phone without a warrant. This means that if you get arrested for jaywalking or littering (and in some places, you can be), the police can search your smartphone -- and everything on it.

There should be little doubt about what Scalia will say about these searches. He has become a regular champion of the Fourth Amendments protections against "unreasonable searches and seizures." In Navarette v. California, Scalia disagreed with the court's conclusion that the police could lawfully stop a car after a woman anonymously called 911 and reported that the car had driven her off the road. Scalia wrote that such stops were not the constitutional framers' concept of a "people secure from unreasonable searches and seizures."

And in Maryland v. King, a case decided last term, Scalia disagreed with the court's conclusion that the police may lawfully take a cheek swab of someone's DNA after he or she has been arrested for a serious offense. He expressed "doubt that the proud men who wrote the charter of our liberties would have been so eager to open their mouths for royal inspection."

Those proud men adopted the Fourth Amendment in large part to respond to the British use of "general warrants." These warrants were not specific about the people or items to be searched and thus gave the government broad discretion to search people's homes and the personal papers and effects within. The Fourth Amendment was adopted to ensure the American people would not be subject to such broad searches.

As Scalia put it simply in the King case, "suspicionless searches are never allowed if their principal end is ordinary crime-solving." That's precisely why the police should not be able to search the modern-day equivalent of one's "papers and effects" -- the contents of one's cell phone -- without a warrant.

Fortunately, there's reason to think that Scalia won't be on the losing side of this one. To start, searches of cell phones have the potential to be far more invasive than the searches in Navarette and King. In Navarette, the search was a brief traffic stop. Even the search in King -- a light swabbing of the cheek -- while more physically invasive, does not reveal all of a person's most private communications and the intimate details of one's life the way searches of a smart phone can.

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Fourth Amendment in the digital age: Supreme Court to decide if police can search cellphones without a warrant

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Today the Supreme Courtis hearing two cases on law enforcements ability to search a persons cellphone without a warrant. It is an important decision in a time where a hand-size device can contain troves of personal data, some of which may or may not be pertinent to a case.

The decisions boil down to the Fourth Amendment: What are unreasonable searches and seizures?

The decision could affect a wide swath of the population. The New York Times notes that 12 million people are arrested every year, often for minor offenses, and that about 90 percent of Americans have cellphones.

Currently, the courts allow law enforcement to do warrantless searches when a person is arrested. For example, if someone is pulled over and a cop has probable cause he might check the car. This is often justified as a way to ensure police safety and avoid the destruction of evidence.

In its entirety the Fourth Amendment reads:

The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.

But what about a cellphone? Can a cop flip through your contacts, or browser history or Dropbox without a warrant? Are those papers or effects, or not?

The two cases being heard are on opposite ends of the spectrum. The first is Riley v. California. In 2009, David L. Riley had an expired car registration, and was pulled over in San Diego. Police also found two loaded guns and text messages that associated him with a gang. A further search of the phone linked him to an attempted murder. He was convicted and received 15 years in prison.

Both the guns and phone were found without a warrant; a California appeals court ruled that the search was like going through a persons wallet or address book and did not require one.

The second case isUnited States v. Wurie.Brima Wurie was arrested in Boston in 2007 on drug and gun charges. Officers searched his flip-phones call log without a warrant. A Boston federal appeals court threw out the cellphone records as evidence. Judge Norman H. Stahl wrote, Today, many Americans store their most personal papers and effects in electronic format on a cellphone, carried on the person.

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Letter: NRA opposes reasonable responses

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Do many people actually read the Second Amendment? It states that a well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms shall not be infringed.

A well regulated militia is the National Guard. The United States also has a standing military force. Any other armed, militant group today would be an anarchic organization opposing the United States. When the amendment was drafted, real concern existed that Britain or some other nation had desires to take over our new nation. While those concerns no longer exist, the article still states we can own firearms.

The National Rifle Association uses the Second Amendment to justify its arming of the country far beyond the flintlock rifle. While member gun owners think their dues are the real support of the NRA, it is the manufacturers of weapons who are the true supporters and who want to sell millions or billions of dollars of arms.

We are facing, in Topeka and elsewhere, an epidemic almost of shootings and murders largely due to firearms. In an attempt to reduce these murders and shootings, the mayor and police chief of Kansas City, Mo., recommend universal mandatory background checks on the sale of all firearms and mandatory reporting of stolen or lost guns.

Multiple studies have shown that 85 to 90 percent of Americans support universal background checks, including 74 percent of National Rifle Association members. Our legislators, state and national, ignore this fact because the NRA gives them large campaign contributions.

No situation exists for the need for multiple shot clips or automatic weaponry. Relatives tell me these guns are fun to shoot. They may be, but the primary objective of the manufacturers is not amusement, but making a gun to kill.

BARTLETT W. RAMSEY, Topeka

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Were Sterlings First Amendment Rights Violated? Nope.

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Doc Rivers: Silver Decision Was Right One

Clippers coach Doc Rivers spoke to the media before Game 5 of LAs first round series against the Warriors. Rivers shared his thoughts on NBA commissioner Adam Silvers decision to ban Clippers owner Donald Sterling from the league for life and the effort to force Sterling to sell the team.

Clippers coach Doc Rivers spoke to the media before Game 5 of LAs first round series against the Warriors. Rivers shared his thoughts on NBA commissioner Adam Silvers decision to ban Clippers owner Donald Sterling from the league for life and the effort to force Sterling to sell the team.

Search crews have found a father and his two children who had been missing for more than two days in the vast woods and swamps of the Congaree National Park in South Carolina, officials said Tuesday.

John Lackey followed his last outing against the Yankeesa gem which manager John Farrell called arguably the right-handers best showing in a Red Sox uniform with another impressive showing Tuesday night, as the Red Sox beat the Rays 7-4 at Fenway Park. Lackey went eight innings, giving up two runs on six hits and a with five strikeouts. He earned the win, improving to 4-2, lowering his ERA from 4.22 to 3.83.

The moment Bruins and Canadiens fans have been waiting for has finally arrived, as the NHL officially announced on Tuesday the date of Game 1 of their series.

The moment Bruins and Canadiens fans have been waiting for has finally arrived, as the NHL officially announced on Tuesday evening the date of Game 1 of their second round series.

An Oklahoma inmate whose execution was halted Tuesday because the delivery of a new drug combination was botched died of a heart attack, the head of the state Department of Corrections said.

Move over Samsung, there's a new endorsement for David Ortiz in town. Ortiz announced on Tuesday that he has signed on to be the spokesperson for Dunkin' Donuts.

An explosion and fire possibly caused by a dust buildup at a Southern California metal-polishing shop injured 11 people Tuesday, including two men who were critically burned, fire officials said.

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New Bitcoin student club at MIT will promote the virtual currency

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Students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology want to give Bitcoin a boost.

Two students at the prestigious university announced Tuesday the creation of the MIT Bitcoin Club, which will distribute US$100 in bitcoins to all of the schools 4,500-plus undergraduates who opt in to the program.

The project is aimed at creating a hyper-concentrated community of backers around the technology, which could support the development of new software and services built on top of bitcoins infrastructure.

It could also be thought of as equal parts a mini bitcoin economy and techy social experiment.

Bitcoin is a very important technology, said Jeremy Rubin, a sophomore studying computer science at MIT and the projects co-founder. MIT is not super focused on it right now, but we should be innovating in this space.

Plans for the project involve a range of activities, including working with other professors and researchers to study how students use the bitcoins, as well as possible entrepreneurial activity at the school, the projects founders said in their announcement.

Their hope is to establish MIT as a global hub where Bitcoin-related research, ideas and ventures can be studied, discussed and developed.

The project has $500,000 in funding, the bulk of which comes from MIT alumni, with additional support from the bitcoin community. The funding will cover the distribution of the bitcoins to undergraduates, as well as infrastructure and informational activities. Rubin said they were still working out which exchange would be used to distribute the bitcoins.

At current exchange rates of roughly $444, $100 is equivalent to less than one-quarter of a bitcoin. Bitcoin also faces an uncertain future, given the risks of cyber theft and the increased oversight from government regulators.

By the time the fall semester comes around, the state of the industry could be vastly different from today.

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Comets' Final Visit Was Special

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April 29, 2014 - American Hockey League (AHL) Utica Comets At first glance, Anna looks like your average 8th grader. A 14-year old from New Hartford, New York, Anna is a competitive member of the Notre Dame softball team and dedicated student. What Anna has experienced in the last few weeks, however, is far from average.

Last summer, Anna's family brought her to the doctor after she complained of nausea. After receiving a head injury during basketball practice in December of 2013, Anna's parents brought her to the emergency room. As her symptoms seemed to improve, she did not get a CT scan and went on with her life. In March, her vision seemed to decline, and headaches became more prominent. Anna went to an eye specialist who spotted some fluid in her optic disk; she headed in for a stat MRI.

That's when Anna and her family received some devastating news. On Friday, March 14th, the doctors told Anna that she had a brain tumor and needed emergency surgery.

About two weeks after a successful surgery that removed the entirety of Anna's brain tumor, she and her family received a wonderful visit. Comets players Frank Corrado, Brandon DeFazio, Patrick Kennedy, Darren Archibald, Cal O'Reilly, Kellan Lain and Ray Kaunisto surprised Anna at her house while she recovered from the surgery. An avid Comets fan, Anna was shocked and elated to see some of her idols on the ice sitting on her sofa, chatting with her about her experience and her daily life. Most people cannot even imagine what Anna went through, especially as a 14-year old, and the Comets players did not hesitate to make her recovery that much more special.

While Anna still has a lot of recovery time ahead of her, her spirits are high and her prognosis is promising. While she still needs therapy three times a week and has some trouble balancing, she was all smiles as she met her favorite Comets player, Frank Corrado.

"I felt like I was dreaming and I had to look twice," Anna exclaimed. "I couldn't believe the Utica Comets were at my front door! Not only are they my favorite hockey players but the nicest guys and I cant tell them how much everything has meant to me."

"It was great to visit Anna," Corrado explained. "She is stronger and braver than I can ever imagine."

Moved by his visit with her, Corrado made it a point to make sure Anna felt special. At the Comets game on April 18th, he presented her with a game used autograph stick after the game, which brought tears to Anna's eyes. The emotion in the room was tangible, and everyone around Anna could feel her appreciation and Corrado's thoughtfulness.

With summer on the horizon, it is important not to forget the impact that the Comets players had both on and off of the ice. They were able to brighten Anna's day, as well as the days and lives of many others in the Utica area, during the crucial last games of the season. It is undeniable that next season, we will experience more Comets in our community helping out those who need it.

And, with Anna present at the last two games of the season (both wins), she has become a good luck charm for the Comets. When asked if we will see her at games next fall, a smile broke out across her and her family's faces as she said, "Of course."

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Crater baseball coach says Comets are worthy of their OSAA No. 1 ranking in Class 6A

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The OSAA rankings say Crater of Central Point is the states top Class 6A program this spring, meaning at a minimum, the Comets must be state title contenders, right?

You wont get an argument from Crater coach Jay Campbell.

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Yeah, I think so, Campbell said. I have 10 seniors and we have played a lot of baseball over the past couple years. We have the make up. We just dont have one or two guys. Were 10 to 11 guys who are solid baseball players.

Crater, No. 4 in the coaches poll, proved its mettle Saturday when it swept a doubleheader from North Medford, currently No. 2 in the OSAA and coaches rankings. Most impressive was the Comets 8-7 15-inning win in the nightcap. Crater (13-4) rallied to tie the game in the bottom of the seventh, eighth and 11th innings to stay alive, then won it in the 15th on Taylor Tibbets single.

Thats type of kids they are, pretty resilient, Campbell said.

In 2013, Crater won two state playoff games before losing 2-1 to eventual 6A champion Sheldon in the quarterfinals. From that team, the Comets return seven starters. Last summer, Crater won the state and regional American Legion Class A tournament.

Tibbets, who has his six home runs this season, leads Craters offense that Campbell says doesnt have a weak bat in the lineup. The Comets also have a formidable pitching staff, led by seniors Nolan Bastendorff and Ty Fox and junior Dylan Pearce. Crater has given up two runs or fewer in 11 of its 17 games this spring.

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