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Goessling closes loan with Fifth Third Bank, construction to begin on Ludlow BENJAMIN GOLDSCHMIDT CHIEF REPORTER NEWSRECORDNEWS@GMAIL.COM

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BACK ON TRACK City, Duke Energy reach agreement on streetcar BENJAMIN GOLDSCHMIDT CHIEF REPORTER NEWSRECORDNEWS@GMAIL.COM City hall and Duke Energy have reached an agreement, meaning the streetcar project could be back on track.

The Cincinnati streetcar is set to move forward with construction downtown as early as April.

Cincinnati Mayor Mark Mallory and Milton Dohoney Jr., city manager, announced Friday the city came to an agreement with Duke Energy to move its utilities from under the tracks. Duke and city officials worked together on the project for the past two years, and this new agreement ended the gridlock over utilities.

Though it is currently undecided which party will bear the cost, Duke employees will begin the removal process immediately, Mallory said. The Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas will decide if the bill will be paid by Duke or the city in the next two weeks.

“From the beginning, I said that we would come to agreement with Duke, and we have,” Mallory said. “The distinction that needs to be made here is we are jointly going to seek declaratory judgment. We have our interpretation of the law, and Duke has theirs.”

Blair Schroeder, media spokesperson for Duke, said it’s too early to tell if there will be an appeal from Duke, but believes both parties will exhaust any reasonable effort to see a favorable ruling.

“This lawsuit is the result of two sides working together as opposed to two sides

walking away,” Schroeder said.

“This lawsuit should not be misinterpreted to reflect a major conflict between Duke Energy and the city of Cincinnati. We simply have reached an impasse.”

Mallory also cautioned against interpreting conflict due to the lawsuit, and said the city’s relationship with Duke is “not adversarial,” and it is “one of the strongest corporate partnerships Cincinnati has.”

The city set aside $15 million in an escrow account in case the judge rules the city has to pay for the utility work, but if the judge rules Duke is responsible, the money will be returned to the city for other uses, Mallory said.

Schroeder noted the $15 million is probably an accurate estimate, but Duke previously estimated it would cost approximately $18.7 million to move the utilities three feet away from the tracks.

“One thing that gets lost is, we’re not just talking about the customers along the route of the streetcar,” Schroeder said. “The facilities that we’ve been asked to move, it’s sort of what powers most of downtown.

This isn’t anything that Duke was trying to be difficult on.”

Dohoney said there are four major components that need to be resolved to go forward with the project — such as building and powering the tracks — but is confident the streetcar will be successful.

“Some people wondered if the Banks would ever get built, and it got built,” Dohoney said. “And then there was the casino — it opens in a couple of weeks.

And some people wonder if the streetcar will get built. Every time we make an

announcement, it solidifies what we said in the very beginning — it’s going to get built.”

Opponents of the streetcar say the project is simply too expensive amid Cincinnati’s $34 million deficit, and the prospect of the city incurring this $15 million cost worries some.

It is unclear whether or not the ruling will affect the streetcar’s construction as other funding issues have in the past.

Supporters of the streetcar say it is an economic stimulus for businesses, but some value declined when Ohio Gov. John Kasich pulled $52 million in state funding for the project in 2011 — which kept the route from extending to Uptown.

“There’s no question that there’s value when businesses know that there’s going to be a permanent people mover,” said Greg Landsman, Cincinnati City Council hopeful.

“Especially when it lost its funding, I think it became a lot less desirable. But we’ve torn up streets and we’ve spent millions of dollars — I’m not going to vote to spend millions of dollars to repave torn-up streets.”

Mallory is confident the $110 million budget for the streetcar is enough. He added that it is hard to approximate large projects like this, and the potential $15 million bill the city faces is one example why.

Mallory and Dohoney both said they’d like to see the streetcar up and running before Major League Baseball’s All-Star Game comes to Cincinnati in 2015, but couldn’t say for sure if it would actually be ready by then.

“It is hot in Cincinnati, and people need to accept that,” Dohoney said.

After a series of setbacks, construction of the Clifton Gaslight Market — a grocery store located on Ludlow Avenue — could start as soon as Feb. 11.

Steve Goessling, owner of the old Keller’s IGA, closed a $1.89 million loan approved by Fifth Third Bank for the construction. Goessling said the construction schedule will be posted soon on his Facebook page.

The new store will be in the same location as Keller’s IGA, but will include 25 percent more shelf space and a corporate office on the lower level to replace the one Goessling will close in Reading. The plan will cost approximately $4.1 million altogether.

The store will feature approximately 20,000 products, an organic section, an in-house bakery, and a wide variety of beer and wine, said Marilyn Hyland, owner of the marketing firm working with Goessling, the Marilyn Hyland Agency.

If constructed, the grocery store will be the only one within walking distance for Clifton residents. Clifton Town Meeting is pushing for the store because it wants Clifton residents to have all the amenities they need to do the majority of their weekly shopping within the Clifton Business District.

CTM helped facilitate the financial process for the store.

The store, if opened, could employ up to 120 people to both full and parttime positions, Hyland said.

Pete Schneider, former president of CTM, worked with Goessling during his tenure at CTM to ensure he contacted the right people.

“We don’t want to see a long-term decline because of the community’s lack of a grocery store — which is a fundamental element of any community,” Schneider said in a September 2012 interview.

Clifton offers just about everything a consumer needs within walking distance except a grocery store, which sends business to other places instead of keeping it in the community, Schneider added.

“I think it’s fantastic news,” Hyland said. “The grocery store is the social food center in the community. You meet with friends in the neighborhood there.

It’s great for students, faculty and staff [of the University of Cincinnati.”

The project was delayed many times due to financial issues, and Goessling spent $1.4 million of his own money.

UC looks to combat off-campus crime University paying $174,000 for additional cameras, improved lighting RYAN HOFFMAN NEWS EDITOR NEWSRECORDNEWS@GMAIL.COM The University of Cincinnati is paying $174,000 to increase security and improve safety in the area surrounding campus.

UC will spend $158,000 to install five cameras on Wheeler and Warner streets, south of campus where there is a high density of students. Along with the five new cameras, three additional cameras will be placed near the Morgens, Daniels and Siddall residence halls.

“Cameras are a deterrence,” said UC Police Chief Michael Cureton. “They’re being placed in an area where we have crimes, we would say, of a specific difference.”

The cameras are being placed in areas with a high crime rate.

The university will pay $16,000 to improve lighting in 60 different spots around campus. The city already replaced 23 lights on Clifton Avenue and Calhoun Street, and UC recently reached a tentative agreement with the city to increase lighting on Jefferson Avenue and Martin

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Luther King Jr. Boulevard, Cureton said.

The cameras and lighting are meant to prevent crime on and around campus.

“The lighting is a huge proactive step,” said Lane Hart, student body president.

“It’s a measure that I think will actually drive crime down.”

Cureton didn’t know how the cameras and lighting will be paid for.

UC President Santa Ono requested a safety commission consisting of university and city officials shortly after he officially became president.

Since the first safety meeting Nov. 26, 2012, patrols around campus increased 30 percent and the Cincinnati Police Department is implementing additional tactics — including undercover officers in Corryville — to combat off-campus crime.

Other suggestions include a “students on patrol” program and a mobile police substation. The safety committee will meet again in March or April.

“I see a lot of positive things happening and now that we have all the right people at the table we’re taking concrete steps to combat [crime],” Hart said.

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Researchers create cancer vaccine UC researchers work to prevent recurrence of breast cancer KYLE KAUFFING CONTRIBUTOR NEWSRECORDNEWS@GMAIL.COM A new oral breast cancer vaccine created by researchers at the University of Cincinnati could be effective in preventing the recurrence of breast cancer.

Researchers found mice showed “significantly improved survivals” when a virus called recombinant adeno-associated viruses was administered orally compared to intramuscular injection.

It is the first study utilizing oral delivery of AAV as a cancer vaccine, said Jason Steel, assistant professor of medicine at UC. “The goals were sort of two-fold,” Steel said. “One was to develop a vaccine for breast cancer that would give you long term

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systemically throughout the body and the protection. The second goal was to develop second serotype stayed localized within an oral vaccine. One of the problems the stomach region, Steel said. with most people I guess is that “What we found was that if you had a choice serotypes of the between getting an oral One [goal] was to certain virus could actually be treatment or getting an administered to the injection, 99 percent develop a vaccine mice by mouth rather of the people are for breast cancer than by injection going to say give me and result in a very something oral.” that would give strong immune “So that was you long term response against the something we tumor and prevent looked at was do proteciton. the tumor from we have a virus growing,” said John that can be delivered - Jason Steel, Morris, professor of orally, will it survive professor of medicine medicine at UC. the stomach, and will it “[The oral vaccine] work?” gives you a better immune Two serotypes of AAV response,” Steel said. “More were tested in mice — AAV5 antibodies and a stronger cell mediated, or and AAV6 — the first serotype traveled

T-cell immune response. The animals that we vaccinated orally survived much longer and they were also able to be able to be re-challenged with the virus and survive that re-challenge. So you are getting a long term protection.”

Steel and his team of researchers also are working on a similar vaccine for lung cancer.

“Lung cancer is very important. It kills more people than any other cancer,” Steel said. “So we want to look at using the same vaccine in lung cancer. Lung cancer develops on the epithelial layers of the lungs, so if you’re putting in a vaccine that’s generating an immune response in a mucosal area, it may be more beneficial actually in the lungs rather than the breasts, so that’s pretty much where we want to look.”

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Professors presented with annual stipends to conduct innovative research BRANDON WEINSTEIN STAFF REPORTER NEWSRECORDNEWS@GMAIL.COM Faculty members from the University of Cincinnati are using grant awards to further innovative research.

Twenty faculty members were recently presented Faculty Research Grant Program awards to fund research projects in various academic fields ranging from physics to philosophy.

The University Research Council selected 20 faculty members out of 53 applicants Jan. 21. Winners of the award will receive annual support up to $6,500 or a stipend of $4,000 per month for a total of $8,000.

Among the award-winners is Rebecca Sanders, a professor of political science, who plans to use her funding to prepare a manuscript examining post Sept. 11 American security policy.

“The project explores how and why law has and has not constrained the use of contentious interrogation, detention, and surveillance practices,” Sanders said.“This topic is relevant and worthy of attention because it addresses ongoing public policy debates over the legitimacy and legality of counterterrorism.”

Dawn O’Neill, executive director for research programs at the UC Office of Research, said faculty submit applications for the award to their academic department committees for review.

There are four different committees: the arts and humanities, behavioral sciences, life sciences and physical sciences.

After reviewing applications, the committees make recommendations to the research council, which in turn makes the final decision on who receives an award.

The office of research receives a portion of the funding for UC’s ongoing research, which in turn is used to fund the Faculty Research Grant Program and other research grants.

“Our portion of state funding has been reduced and reduced and reduced over the years,” O’Neill said. “[The Faculty Research Grant Program uses] money that is available from research funds to support future research.”

O’Neill said faculty who receive the award often continue their research by submitting proposals to external agencies such as the National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation.

“What we’re all about is giving people a leg up,” O’Neill said.

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TALENT SHOW WINNER University of Cincinnati student Bianca Graham preforms her rendition of Alicia Keys’ “Diary” during the UC X-Factor competition in Zimmer Hall Friday night.

Slavery issues to be discussed Event invites attendees to make changes in way they think about, treat people MOLLY SHOCKEY CONTRIBUTOR newsrecord.living@gmail.com University of Cincinnati students and educators will be able to openly discuss the history of and issues associated with slavery Tuesday during “Freedom Time: Touching History Institute.”

The event was created by the Center for Interfaith Community Engagement, the Department of Childhood Education and Literacy, and the College of Education at Xavier University in conjunction with the UC’s School of Education and the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center.

The history, present and future of slavery — both in the Cincinnati area and around the world — will be discussed during this free event from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Mark Kohan, an academic director in the school of education at the UC, hopes the event will call attention to the issue of slavery and truly make a difference in the Cincinnati community. “[Freedom Time] invites, or even requires, us to make changes in the way that we teach, think about or treat people today,” Kohan said. “We have the opportunity to go back in time for a moment — in this institute — and recognize why history matters.”

The first half of the day will focus on the historical institution of slavery, and the second half will open a conversation about the legacy of slavery.

Between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. the event will be open to educators, those studying to become educators, as well as teachers and their students. At 4 p.m., the event will be open to any community member who wishes to attend. The second half of the day will begin with a presentation about human trafficking, followed by the Touching History Presentation at 7 p.m. in the Kennedy Auditorium at Xavier University. The presentation will include discussions from keynote speakers, including Marian Spencer, the granddaughter of a freed slave.

Busses will be available at McMicken Circle at 3:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. to take students to Xavier University and will return every hour. Additional free parking will be available at Xavier.

“It’s really exciting because it’s not the easiest things to publicize, but it’s something that we believe in strongly,” Kohan said.“It’s not just within education — it’s across programs to make sure that we are perpetuating a healthy community and healthier interactions.”

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University of Cincinnati students faced off in a talent competition with singing, rapping, dancing and hula hooping in Zimmer Auditorium Friday.

Hosted by Gentlemen’s Quarterly, a UC student group dedicated to uniting men of color both inside and outside of the UC community, the UC X-Factor Talent Competition gave the audience a Hollywood feel with a red carpet, photo backdrop and two disc jockeys, DJ HD and DJ Magnificent.

“My favorite part of the night was all the breaks in between acts when DJ HD and DJ Magnificent would play a mixture of songs,” said Paulette Burks, a fourth-year communications student, who came to the show because of her love for arts, music and desire to see local talent.

The event was the culmination of several rounds of auditions, during which five judges narrowed down the 83 initial contestants until only 12 remained. Those 12 people competed live for a crowd of more than 200 people.

“I came to see my friend Kathleen [O’Donnell] perform because she always talks about her hula hooping and I’ve always wanted to see her perform,” said Brooke Lyness, a first-year ballet student.

Because of her dance background, Lyness also enjoyed watching the dancers, especially Samantha and Willie, who

performed a joint hip-hop routine.

The audience members joined in on the performances, sometimes even singing or clapping along with the music.

Supporters of one contestant even brought a hand-painted sign that read, “Josh, sing your heart out.”

After watching all 12 competitors, the judges narrowed it down to the top five, and the audience then voted for its favorites.

The winners were announced on GQ’s Facebook page Saturday. Bianca Graham, who sang and played piano during a rendition of Alicia Keys’ “Diary,” won the competition. Kathleen O’Donnell, who hula-hooped to music, took second place.

Deondre Drakeford, a singer and rapper, placed third.

GQ hosted the competition both to gain exposure for the group, which started just three years ago, and to raise money for at-risk youth in Cincinnati, said Antwone Cameron, president of the group and thirdyear dietetics student.

The group wanted to host an event to “bring people together for a positive reason on a Friday night,” Cameron said.

In the future, Cameron said the group hopes not only to be able to donate money, but to help Cincinnati youth.

The group is still working on finding a school to partner with, but would like to be able to mentor and tutor young men in the community, and to “let them know that it is possible to make it,” Cameron said.

Steele puts dubstep in ‘Flux’ Flux Pavilion explodes convention, enters mainstream Christian WARNER CONTRIBUTOR newsrecordent@gmail.com In the past two years electronic dance music gained a great deal of recognition, especially its sub-genre of dubstep.

Joshua Steele, a 24-year-old United Kingdom native, known professionally as Flux Pavilion, is one of the most popular names in the genre.

With the mainstream emergence of dubstep in the United States, fame is quickly catching on for Steele and other popular dubstep disc jockeys.

Flux’s first two EPs, “Boom” and “Lines in Wax,” were both commercially successful in the UK. But “Blow the Roof,” his third EP, was released worldwide, which might establish the popularity of EDM for years to come.

On the first track “OneTwoThree (Make Your Body Wanna),” Steele creates a funky, original feeling with a clear-cut trap music influence. Flux Pavilion usually doesn’t dabble in the genre of trap music, but this song proves he is a DJ with more than one trick up his sleeve.

“The Scientist” includes an oriental string riff and features vocals by Steele himself.

His nasally — but clean and deep-toned — voice resonates throughout the song. His voice makes diehard Flux fans remember why they first fell in love with his music.

The English rappers P Money and Sway can be heard on “Double Edge.” The song mixes chaotic rapping with a fast tempo, which makes for an enjoyable hip-hop and dubstep combo.

Most of the album represents a signature dubstep sound — it beats the beat up and tears it down with soul-crushing bass drops — but one song doesn’t fit the description.

“Blow the Roof” sounds like it should be played to a rowdy mosh pit. The song is not bad, it just doesn’t blend in, making it stand out in a bad way — which is ironic considering it’s the title track.

It is evident Flux’s style of dubstep works with hip-hop. It’s no wonder Flux gained

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BLOW THE ROOF Joshua Steele, better known as Flux Pavilion, releases his third EP, “Blow the Roof,” but this time ditches the conventions of his previous albums. so much fame, as he is creative enough to merge the two genres. No one except Flux Pavillio would ever thought of featuring Childish Gambino, a multi-talented rapper, on a dubstep track. But the song “Do or Die” matches Gambino’s flow perfectly.

“Starlight” brings the focus back to Steele’s ethereal vocals, and is a good way to finish the EP.

Flux Pavilion could easily just produced more dubstep songs and thrown them on an EP. Instead Flux went outside of his comfort zone the box and took a risk. The effort and time put into making the EP deserve a lot of credit and recognition.

Just like Flux manipulates his beats, the EP won’t “Blow the Roof” off a party, it will tear it down.

Experience Ra Ra Riot Band harkens back to the ’80s with new release TESS WEBB CONTRIBUTOR newsrecordent@gmail.com A lot of bands find it necessary to reinvent its sound in order to stay relevant.

Ra Ra Riot attempts to extend its relevance to the synthesized pop scene in the band’s third studio album, “Beta Love.”

The album leaves behind all traces of Ra Ra Riot’s traditional sound, something sure to earn the disinterest of loyal fans.

With the departure of cellist Alexandra Lawn, the band lost its well known melodic strings, and the New York indie band’s sound is now reminiscent of ’80s music.

“Beta Love” brings back the electronic keyboard and synthesized beats some people loved — and many others despised

— about the era. While many will applaud Ra Ra Riot for taking a risk, fans might be left wondering whom they are listening to.

Beyond the risky transition into the electronic world, “Beta Love” lacks substance and depth.

With only 11 tracks and none reaching four minutes, the album lacks diversity.

Each song sounds similar to the next because the construction of instruments completely blends together. The tunes might be catchy, but the energy does not last.

The opening track, “Dance with Me,” exemplifies the album’s lack of creativity.

Frontman Wes Miles’ shouts resemble the vocals of Maroon 5’s Adam Levine. With repetitive lyrics and beats, Ra Ra Riot dives right into popular music — which isn’t necessarily a good thing.

Without any organic instrumental elements, “Beta Love” feels completely robotic, meaning there’s no resonating connection with the listener.

Jumping on the bandwagon of electronic-pop, Ra Ra Riot tries too hard to be something it simply isn’t. The album is a copycat of Passion Pit’s style, yet fails in comparison.

Ra Ra Riot did attempt to reinvent its sounds — whether the attempt was successful or not, it’s a risk that draws a lot of attention.

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But if Ra Ra Riot wants to be acknowledged for its talent, the band should consider hiding this album — and maybe bring back cellist Alexandra Lawn.

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Suicide bomber attacks embassy ‘Far-left, outlawed’ group member blamed for attack former prisoner PATRICK J. MCDONNELL LOS ANGELES TIMES BEIRUT — A suicide attacker detonated a bomb Friday outside the U.S. Embassy in Turkey, killing himself and a Turkish guard but failing to damage the main embassy building or cause serious casualties among U.S. personnel, authorities said.

Turkish officials later identified the suicide bomber as a member of an outlawed, far-left domestic group.

The White House labeled the incident in Ankara a terrorist attack, and U.S. officials praised Turkish authorities for their quick response.

“We have worked shoulder to shoulder with the Turks to counter terror threats,” White House spokesman Jay Carney told reporters in Washington.

Turkey is a staunch U.S. ally and the eastern bulwark of the NATO alliance.

“The attack aimed to disturb Turkey’s peace and prosperity and demonstrated a need for international cooperation against terrorism,” Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said.

The bombing comes almost five months after a devastating Sept. 11 assault by suspected Islamist militants on a pair of U.S. diplomatic compounds in Benghazi, Libya, resulting in the deaths of U.S. Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens and three other American personnel.

That attack generated blistering criticism of lax security in Benghazi and

prompted a review of security practices at U.S. diplomatic outposts worldwide.

On Friday, U.S. officials said that the procedures in place prevented further bloodshed and damage.

“The level of security protection at our facility in Ankara ensured that there were not significantly more deaths and injuries than there could have been,” U.S. State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland told reporters in Washington.

Among the injured was Turkish television journalist Didem Tuncay, 38, a former reporter for the private NTV channel, who was reported in critical condition.

U.S. Ambassador Francis J. Ricciardone visited her in the hospital and told reporters that that the journalist had come to the embassy on Friday in response to his invitation to tea, the semiofficial Anadolu news agency reported.

The ambassador lauded the slain guard, identified as Mustafa Akarsu, 36, as a “hero.”

Two other guards suffered minor injuries.

The bomb dislodged masonry from a front wall and blasted an entry door off its hinges, photos from the site show.

Flying debris injured several embassy staffers, who were treated at the scene.

The embassy is on a heavily secured street in the center of the Turkish capital, close to the German and French embassies.

U.S. embassies generally have a much higher degree of protection than small American missions like the ill-fated

installations in Benghazi.

Buildings housing U.S. diplomats are typically set back from public thoroughfares; gaining access generally involves passing through several layers of security checkpoints and searches.

After the Ankara attack, U.S. authorities warned Americans in Turkey not to visit the embassy or U.S. consulates and to avoid demonstrations and large gatherings.

Media reports in Turkey identified the attacker as Ecevit Sanli, a member of the outlawed Revolutionary People’s Liberation Party/Front, which espouses an anti-U.S. and anti-capitalist agenda. The bomber’s motives remained unknown.

The far-left group — considered a terrorist organization by Turkey and the United States — has been implicated in attacks going back to the 1970s, authorities said, reportedly including several involving U.S. targets.

Sanli was imprisoned in 1997 for attacking a military guest house in Istanbul with a flame thrower, reported the website of Hurriyet Daily News, an Englishlanguage Turkish newspaper.

He was released on probation in 2002, the newspaper reported. Friday’s attack occurred at a moment of considerable tension in the region.

Turkey shares a more than 500-mile border with Syria, where a bloody, almost two-year rebellion is raging against President Bashar Assad.

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Some Turkish leftists have accused their government of bowing to U.S. pressure to help topple Assad.

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Path settles court case Media group agrees to pay up for privacy violations LINDSAY WISE MCCLATCHY NEWSPAPERS WASHINGTON — A popular socialnetworking application has reached a settlement with federal regulators over allegations that it collected address book information from users’ mobile phones without their knowledge or consent, the Federal Trade Commission announced Friday.

The company that operates the app, San Francisco-based Path Inc., agreed to implement a comprehensive privacy program and to submit to independent privacy audits for 20 years. Path also will pay a fine of $800,000 over accusations that it collected personal information from about 3,000 children under the age of 13 without parental consent, a violation of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act. FTC officials said the case should serve as a warning to other mobile companies.

“If other companies don’t wake up and do better, my sense is the industry is much more likely to face regulation down the road,” FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz said in a conference call Friday.

“Tell your customers what you’re doing with their data, don’t mislead them, and then once you have that data, don’t misuse it,” said Leibowitz, who’s stepping down from his post this month.

Path is a so-called “digital journal” that allows users to share their locations, photos, thoughts and music with a network of up to 150 friends through their smartphones.

In its complaint, the FTC accuses Path of deceiving consumers by leading them to believe that their personal information would be collected only if they clicked on a “find friends from your contacts” option. In fact, Path automatically downloaded address books from users’ mobile devices without their permission and without notifying them, according to the FTC’s complaint. The information included first and last names, addresses, email addresses, dates of birth, and user names for Facebook and Twitter, the complaint said.

The complaint also alleged that Path had violated the law by failing to notify parents and obtain their consent before collecting children’s personal data and allowing the kids to post their precise locations, photos and other private information online.

In a statement posted on its website, Path said the company had allowed “a very small number” of children to sign up for accounts early in its history but those accounts have since been closed.

“As you may know, we ask users their birthdays during the process of creating an account,” the company said.

“However, there was a period of time where our system was not automatically rejecting people who indicated that they were under 13. Before the FTC reached out to us, we discovered and fixed this sign-up process qualification, and took further action by suspending any underage accounts that had mistakenly been allowed to be created.”

Path added that the company wants to share its experience to remind others in the industry of the importance of making sure that mobile services are in full compliance with the law.

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REFUGEES FLEE NORTH Ten days after more than 100,000 people fled a Syrian government bombardment of two towns in north Hama county, the Free Syrian Army’s Farouk Brigade obtained a trucked of small tents to distribute to people still living in the open or in caves near al Sahriah.

REFUGE SOUGHT Amidst civil war, Syria draws Iranian political concern FRANK ZELLER MCT CAMPUS MUNICH — U.S. Vice President Joe Biden on Saturday offered Iran direct talks to end its nuclear program and said Syrian “tyrant” Bashar al-Assad must step down.

UN-Arab League envoy Lakhdar Brahimi, however, said he had little hope of a quick end to the conflict that has claimed 60,000 lives, while Russia reiterated its support for key ally al-Assad.

Syria, Iran, Mali and other global trouble spots were the focus of the Munich Security Conference, where much debate but few concrete results were expected on the world’s top security challenges.

Biden used the annual event for his first address abroad since President Barack Obama started his second term, and ahead of Obama’s State of the Union address next week.

One US strategic priority was “maintaining our commitment to the elusive — elusive but essential — goal of Middle East peace” and of strengthening democracies, he said.

Biden reiterated a US offer to Iran

of bilateral talks on ending its nuclear program, which the West suspects is aimed at building a bomb, a charge the Islamic republic denies.

“There is still time, there is still space for diplomacy to succeed,” Biden said. “The ball is in the government of Iran’s court. It is well past time for Iran to adopt a serious good-faith approach to negotiations.”

Asked about the specifics of his offer, Biden said: “We would be prepared to meet bilaterally with the Iranian leadership . . . .

That offer stands, but it must be real.”

He said there needs to be a clear agenda as Washington is “not prepared to do it just for the exercise.”

The US offer for direct diplomacy was backed by EU foreign affairs chief Catherine Ashton and German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle, who urged Iran to “take the extended hand.”

Iran’s Foreign Minister Ali-Akbar Salehi was scheduled to speak at the conference on Sunday, as was Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak.

On Syria’s bloody conflict, in its 22nd month, Biden said al-Assad “is no longer fit to lead the Syrian people, and he must go.”

But Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov reiterated the Kremlin’s support for its ally, action against whom Moscow and Beijing have blocked in the UN Security Council.

Lavrov cautioned that “we should avoid a forceful intervention, especially without a mandate from the UN Security Council” and also spoke out against “arbitrary sanctions” against Damascus.

Asked about the risk of the regime using unconventional weapons, Lavrov said “the greatest danger is the possibility that the chemical weapons will fall into the rebels’ hands.”

Biden said the United States is looking for areas of cooperation with Russia but also pointed to “serious differences on issues like Syria, missile defence, NATO enlargement, democracy, human rights.”

On Syria, Brahimi told the conference late Friday: “I am much more conscious of the difficulties and of the country being broken day after day than I am of a solution around the corner.”

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Moaz Al-Khatib, head of the National Coalition of Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces, reiterated a willingness to negotiate with Damascus to end the killing.

But if talks don’t work, he said, he would like Western military support against the regime, which he accused of massacres, atrocities and sexual crimes.

Al-Khatib said: “It is just not acceptable for the international community to be a bystander, just watching what’s happening to the Syrian people.”

The other conflict that occupied the 400-strong conference was Mali, where French forces intervened three weeks ago to stop an advance on the capital by alQaida-linked militants.

French President Francois Hollande visited troops in Mali on Saturday and said the operation against Islamist rebels was not yet over.

Germany, which has offered some logistical support in Mali, will send 40 military trainers, said Defense Minister Thomas de Maiziere, to help modernize Mali’s military.

NATO chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen said, in view of emerging security threats, the alliance must ready for more missions as it prepares to end combat operations in Afghanistan by 2014.

“When I look at our world, I see an arc of crises stretching from the Sahel to Central Asia,” Rasmussen said.

“This does not mean we will have to intervene everywhere, nor that we are set for confrontation. But it does mean we must stand ready to deter, and defend against, any threat.”

He also appealed to cash-strapped NATO members not to cut funds to the US-European alliance, saying “security challenges won’t wait while we fix our finances.”

About 1,000 peace activists demonstrated without incident outside the Munich conference venue, which has been guarded by 3,400 police deployed for the three-day event.

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UC survives Pirate’s late game raid Kilpatrick scores 21 points, carries Bearcats to victory once again Annie Moore Senior Reporter sports.newsrecord@gmail.com

University of Cincinnati men’s basketball coach Mick Cronin won his 200th career game Saturday, as the Bearcats defeated Seton Hall 65-59.

Junior guard Sean Kilpatrick led the Bearcats with 21 points, while senior guard Cashmere Wright added 17 points, three rebounds and four assists to help Cincinnati to its fifth victory in six games.

The Bearcats led by as many as 20 points in the second half, but the Pirates went on a 20-4 run to close the gap to four points, 52-48, with 6:46 remaining in the game. But Cincinnati’s defense, which held the Pirates to just 38.2 percent shooting, and consistent makes at the free-throw line carried the Bearcats to victory.

Wright sunk all seven of his free throws, and senior guard JaQuon Parker made 6-of-8 shots from the line to help put the Bearcats ahead for good.

Cincinnati started the game stagnant, opening the door for Seton Hall to take

an early lead, but the Bearcats closed out the first half on a 14-5 run to take a 33-28 lead at the half.

Cincinnati carried its momentum to a 15-0 run in the first five minutes of the second half. The Pirates offensive drought finally ended with a 3-pointer from junior guard Fuquan Edwards. Edwards and sophomore forward Brandon Mobley both scored 16 points for Seton Hall.

The Bearcats slumped offensively as the second half progressed, which Seton Hall capitalized on with its 20-4 run. During that 13:28 span, the Bearcats only scored one field goal — and missed 12 shots.

After narrowly weathering the Pirate’s onslaught, a pair of free throws from Wright and a 3-pointer from Kilpatrick sealed the game for Cincinnati.

“It’s good to see a kid like Kilpatrick develop the way he has,” said Pirates head coach Kevin Willard. “He’s been patient, he’s taken his time … he really developed himself into a good player.”

Kilpatrick and the Bearcats continue Big East play against Providence, Feb. 6 at 7 p.m.

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TEAM ON HIS BACK UC junior guard Sean Kilpatrick looks to dribble past a Rutgers defender during UC’s 62-54 victory over the Scarlet Knights last Wednesday.

Opinion: Lebron vs MJ debate rages on Regardless of Jordan’s Legacy and following, Lebron transcends the game Lou Klug contributor

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If I asked whom you would take — in their prime — between Michael Jordan and Lebron James, I would guess 90 percent of you would pick Jordan.

Why are so many people are infatuated with this debate, when James is the clear-cut choice?

Both will certainly go down in history as two of the greatest players to ever pick up a basketball. This is not a question of who is better talent wise — because James has more than Jordan lovers will ever admit — but rather whom would you take if you were building a team?

Before Jordan fans get all bent out of shape, just listen for a second.

I know, Jordan won everything there is to win at every level of basketball — an NCAA National Championship, Wooden and Naismith Awards, six NBA title, six NBA Final’s MVPs and five league MVPs. But he won titles in an NBA era containing superstars … and then

everyone else. There weren’t guys like Rudy Gay or James Harden — guys that weren’t Superstars every night, but who could shine like a Superstar on any given night — when Jordan played. On the other hand, James is currently dominating the most talented NBA ever. “The chosen one” wore a target on his back ever since his hometown Cavaliers drafted him as an 18-year-old freak of nature.

Jordan was the superstar — and everyone knew it. Just ask the executives at Adidas, who got outbid by Nike to sign Jordan. Even with a better NBA, everyone knew James would be a No. 1 draft pick by the time he turned 16 years old.

Jordan also had a mile wide ego. He didn’t defer to teammates, he didn’t want to play with Isaiah Thomas on the Olympic team, and he left the sport he dominated to try baseball — assuming his talent would carry over. Jordan was driven and talented, but also a self-centered player who didn’t trust anyone but himself.

Although James made a horrendous mistake with “The Decision,” his lack of ego is refreshing in today’s sporting world.

Every athlete has an ego, it just seems like outside of his “decision,” James’ ego

is a lot smaller than other Superstars. For what it’s worth, I couldn’t stand James until he won his first title. Then I saw all the things he does so well, like how great of a teammate he is or the pure joy he displayed after winning the championship.

Take his latest SportsCenter top-10 highlight: How do you not love the guy who runs out on the court and bear-hugs a fan who makes a ridiculous half court hook shot to win $75,000? James cares about the game, but also about the fans.

What’s more important than any of those things is that James is the greatest athlete of our generation. A human being his size should not be able to move like he does — but somehow he does. After improving his game’s only weaknesses — the 3-point shot and his post game — James is far and away the most complete player the NBA has ever seen.

So when asked who I would rather have in my locker room, hands down, without a doubt it’s King James.

He is a team player, and there is no aspect of the game he doesn’t dominant.

He is the modern day Michael Jordan — a better Michael Jordan.

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