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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2014 | VOL. 118 NO. 22 | MARSHALL UNIVERSITY’S STUDENT NEWSPAPER | marshallparthenon.com

CONSTITUTION WEEK

CATCH UP WITH KETCHUM Q&A with West Virginia Supreme Court Justice Menis Ketchum By TAYLOR STUCK | MANAGING EDITOR

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he West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals is returning to Marshall University’s campus Tuesday to conduct a session as part of Marshall’s annual celebration of Constitution Week. This will be the court’s sixth session for hearing legal arguments at Marshall in the past decade.

The public is invited to attend the session, which begins at 10 a.m. in the Joan C. Edwards Performing Arts Center. A reception will follow the session honoring the justices in the Performing Arts Center lobby.

The court, led by Chief Justice Robin Jean Davis, will hear four cases on appeals. Other justices are: Brent D. Benjamin, Margaret L. Workman, Allen H. Loughry II and Menis E. Ketchum II. Ketchum is a former member and chairman of the Marshall Board of Governors. Ketchum attended Ohio University and went to law school at West Virginia University. He remained a private lawyer until his election to a 12-year term on the Supreme Court in 2008.

Ketchum was interviewed by The Parthenon Friday, which he said was his first interview with media since taking office in 2009. The interview covered a range of issues, including the occasion for the court’s return to Marshall, Constitution Week, and his transition from a successful attorney Alcan Rolled to a justice. The interview was edited for space considerations.

Products Ravenswood, LLC v. Terry W. McCarDo you have any advice for students on how the thy, No. 13-1080 court works when they come to attend the sessions?

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This first appeal arises from Review and the Adminan order entered in the Circuit istrative Law Judge's It’s important to study the Constitution or know a little bit about the decision that the responCourt of Mercer County that afConstitution because every law that is passed by a legislature must firmed the Municipal Court of dent, Terrry W. McCarthy, meet the guidelines set forth by the Constitution. And if the legislaBluefield's order to euthanize engaged in gross misconture passes laws that don’t meet those guidelines, then the Supreme the petitioner's dog. duct under West Virginia Court declares them void. So, that’s a big part of what we hear in Code 21A-63. cases. Is the law in a particular case valid under the principals of State of West Virginia our Constitution? That’s why they need to know. v. Justin Sean Gum, No. State of West 12-1292 Virginia v. ChrisProcedural background: In topher D. Cox, No. How did you decide you wanted to move Case No. 2 on the docket, the 13-0778 from being a lawyer to a justice? petitioner, Justin Sean Gum, apProcedural backpeals the Lewis County Circuit ground: In the final case I was 64 years old, and I had always wanted to be on the Supreme Court's order finding sufficient on the docket at Marshall, Court. I was at lunch one day with a friend of mine on the Marshall evidence to support a convicthe petitioner, Christoboard named Bob Shell talking about politics in the state and the tion of second-degree murder pher D. Cox, appeals his Supreme Court and I just all at once said, ‘I think I’ll run.’ So, it was and sentencing the petitioner conviction for first-degree a spur of the moment decision, though it had been in the back of to 40 years at the William murder without recommind a long time. The problem is this is a big state….You think peoSharpe Hospital. mendation of mercy.

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ple know you, but really no one knows you outside of your own little community. So, it was a big gamble.

Why was that something you wanted to do?

I’m interested in the law and I was a lawyer. I felt like the Supreme Court of our state was going in the wrong direction, and so I wanted to be on the court to see if I could swing it back around in what I considered to be the right direction.

Do you miss your association with Marshall?

Yes I do. I was chairman for four years and vice chairman for two years. It’s probably the most enjoyable thing I’ve done in my life. I came up to Marshall almost every day working on something. It was really enjoyable. For instance, I went to every faculty senate meeting and almost all the classified staff meetings. At the time, we were trying to buy a lot of property and obtain the financing for the two new freshmen dormitories and the Rec Center, as well as get started on laying the groundwork for the new engineering building. It was a lot of fun.

You didn’t attend Marshall, though.

No.

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OTHER CONSTITUTION WEEK EVENTS

Sept. 24: the President’s Invitational Quoits Media Challenge at 11:30 a.m. on the west end of Buskirk Field.

WSAZ’s Tim Irr and Keith Morehouse will return to defend their championship. Before the competition, President Stephen J. Kopp will cut the John Marshall birthday cake on the Memorial Student Center plaza. Kettle corn and punch will be served.

Sept. 25: The Robert C. Byrd Forum on Civic Responsibility featuring Huntington Mayor Steve Williams at 12:30 p.m. in the Francis-Booth Experimental Theatre.

Williams will speak on “Civic Responsibility and Obligations Citizens have to the Local Government.”

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RISK OF COLD INCREASES AS TEMPS DECREASE

By IMANI SPRADLEY

THE PARTHENON Fall is rapidly approaching and with the change of the leaves and brisk cold wind also comes cold and flu season.

“The constant change in weather is one of the main causes for the common cold,” said Regine Lemour, a registered nurse. “The body fights to adjust to the climate changes.”

Cold temperatures lead to drier air, preventing the body from effectively defending against respiratory virus infections.

Viruses may linger longer on exposed surfaces, such as doorknobs and countertops, in cold weather.

Marshall University’s campus can leave students susceptible to something as simple as the common cold, especially for out-of-state students who aren’t used to West Virginia weather.

Yewande Godwin, senior biology major, said when she moved here freshman year, she was treated for pneumonia, and her brother was treated for bronchitis.

She said she was fine one day and the next day she was at student health.

Student Health Services, located inside Cabell Huntington Hospital, is free for all full-time Marshall students and $20 for part-time Marshall students. Transportation is provided to Cabell Huntington Hospital via a free shuttle service.

SHS hours are 8 a.m.10:45 a.m. and 1 p.m.-4 p.m. Monday through Friday when classes are in session.

To combat the spread of viruses, campus officials encourage students to use the hand sanitizer stations located in every building on campus.

Imani Spradley can be contacted at spradley@marshall.edu.

THIS WEEK’S WEATHER TUESDAY: 30 percent chance of showers, high of 72 WEDNESDAY: clear, high of 73 THURSDAY: mostly sunny, high near 71, low of 51 FRIDAY: high of 77, low of 57.

SATURDAY: high of 80, low of 41 SUNDAY: 40 percent chance of thunderstorms, high near 78

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Housing and Residence Life invites students to show their style

By KELLY PATE

THE PARTHENON Marshall University Housing and Residence Life will run a room decoration contest for all on campus residents called myPad: Does Your Room Have What It Takes?

Contest applications will be accepted until 4 p.m. Friday.

Applicants must fill out an online form with photos on the contest website. The contest requires at least one photo.

Jim Clagg, Marshall Commons residence director, said the importance of this contest lies in the idea that personalization makes students feel more in their element while at college.

“We know that it is important that our students have an environment they feel is their own,” Clagg said. “By promoting the idea of personalized living spaces, we hope to help our students be more successful while at Marshall by creating an atmosphere where they feel at home while creating a deeper connection to the campus. This is also a great opportunity to show our students who may not have decorated their rooms some examples of the amazing things other students have done to motivate them to personalize their own space. The myPad competition was created because we wanted to recognize our residents who have worked very

hard and used their creative abilities to make their rooms stand out.”

Roomates Lexi Sharp and Brittany Holley, who live in the Freshman South dorm, said they think they have a shot at winning this contest.

“All last year I was looking up ideas on Pinterest and WeHeartIt and making online purchases leading up to decorating my dorm room,” Holley said. “Our room is adorable, and I think it could win.”

The winners will be chosen based on the most aesthetically pleasing and most interesting room in any dormitory hall.

Any student who lives on campus and has approval from their roommate may enter the contest.

Judging period will be from Sep. 22- Sep. 25. HRL and student staff members choose the winners, who will be announced Sept. 26.

According to the contest website, the top three best decorated rooms will win prizes.

First place will receive a 16GB iPad mini, second place will win $100 in Marshall gear and third place will win $50 in Marshall gear.

Rooms must meet all requirements of the Housing and Residence Life Residence Hall Guide as well as all Student Codes of Conduct.

Kelly Pate can be contacted at pate20@marshall.edu.

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New Red Cross app to help save lives

By TAYLOR WATTS

THE PARTHENON Last week, the American Red Cross launched a firstof-its-kind Blood Donor App that places the ability to give blood and save lives in the palm of one’s hand.

The free Blood Donor App, available for download now, allows users to schedule blood donations, track their total donations, earn rewards and invite friends to join them on a lifesaving team.

Marianne Spampinato, External Communications Manager

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Maggie will have to endure a long healing process, but she is ready to fight.” > ELIZABETH SHEETS, DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF COMMUNICATIONS

THE PARTHENON The Office of Community Engagement will host Maggie’s Lemonade Stand on the Memorial Student Center Plaza at 11 a.m. Wednesday. There will be fresh squeezed lemonade, cookies and cupcakes available for purchase. The prices are all by donation.

The event will be a benefit for Maggie Holton, a four-yearold girl with cancer. Holton was diagnosed in early August with neuroblastoma, a rare bone marrow cancer that has spread to her lymph nodes and adrenal glands.

The family needs help paying for medical expenses, as well as everyday living expenses. Elizabeth Sheets, director of the Office of Community Engagement at Marshall University, said the lemonade stand will help Maggie for the fight ahead of her.

“Maggie will have to endure a long healing process, but she

is ready to fight,” Sheets said.

“We wanted to do a lemonade stand, and after some research, doing it for Maggie seemed like the perfect fit.”

The lemonade stand is part of the Office of Community Engagement’s efforts to be a part of the WV Day to Serve 2014.

Day to Serve runs from Sept.

11 to Sept. 28 and is a unique annual event that transcends political and religious differences. It unites people of all faiths, races, cultures, and backgrounds with the shared goal of helping people and improving the communities where we live.

Governor Earl Ray Tomblin said it is important for everyone in the state to become involved with this effort.

“By volunteering in our communities, we have the opportunity to give back to our friends and neighbors while preserving our state’s longstanding tradition of neighbor helping neighbor

Red Cross is the nation’s single largest supplier of blood and blood products, and it is uniquely positioned to bring this cutting edge technology to blood and platelet donors.

Marshall University’s Red Cross club brings many blood drives to Marshall’s campus throughout each semester. Kyle Kurtz, president of the MU Red Cross Club, sets goals for blood donations on campus.

“Our club will bring six more blood drives to

campus this fall 2014 semester, and we have set a goal of getting 48 donors at our next drive,” Kurtz said. “We are always looking for volunteers as well as donors.”

The next blood drive on campus will occur Wednesday at Marco’s, located in the basement of the Memorial Student Center. Other Marshall blood drive dates can be located on the group’s Facebook or Twitter pages.

Taylor Watts can be contacted at watts164@ marshall.edu.

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for the Red Cross, said the app expands on the effort to help meet the never-ending need for blood.

“The Red Cross Blood Donor App is a new way to help meet the constant need for blood,” Spampinato said. “The app makes it easier, faster and more convenient for users to schedule and manage their donation appointments, track the lifetime impact of their donations, and recruit friends and family to roll up a sleeve with them.”

and community spirit,” said Tomblin. “Through our collective efforts, and by sharing our time and talents with others, we can strengthen our hometowns and ensure a brighter future for West Virginia.”

The Holton family and the Office of Community Engagement hopes that the community will come out to support Maggie. Sheets talked about how events like this are so important on a college campus.

“This event is an opportunity not only for us to live up to what Governor Tomblin expects for the WV Day to Serve, but to help out a little girl with a genuine need,” Sheetz said. “It is so important for Marshall to get involved in things like this, and to help give back to our community that we love so much.”

Taylor Watts can be contacted at watts164@ marshall.edu.

Bike thefts on the rise across campus

By TIM CARRICO

THE PARTHENON A common form of transportation for students wanting to get to class and across town is now becoming a hot commodity for thieves. Marshall University Police Department reported a spike in bicycle thefts across Huntington’s campus. Police Chief Jim Terry said the thefts have been occurring for the past two years at an unusual rate.

“This increase in bike thefts is something we haven’t seen in a long time,” Terry said. “We always have bike thefts here on campus, but this year it’s been off the charts.”

“The thieves are targeting any type of bike.

I’ve seen everything from really cheap bikes stolen, to high-end bikes.

Unfortunately, this year, these guys are stealing

high-end bikes that are up to $2000.”

There are ways for students to protect themselves from falling victim to the crime. Marshall Police Sergeant Scott Ballou said a few simple steps could make the difference in saving yourself from a huge headache.

“First, make sure you have the serial number of your bike,” Ballou said.

“Also, make sure to have the make and model, along with a receipt of purchase of the bike. If it’s possible, take your bike inside a building.

If you’re not able to take it inside, buy a U-Lock. The U-Lock is solid and is not a chain or cable. It makes it nearly impossible for the thieves to use a bolt cutter or something to pull the bike off the bike racks across campus.”

If students do fall victim to the bicycle crooks, Terry

said there is a good chance the police department will be able to retrieve the bicycles.

“Normally, these people that steal bikes take them to places and businesses that have to register the bikes on an online database,” Terry said. “We have access to that database and can usually track down the bike. Not to mention, if someone steals a bike and tries to cash it in, they must provide identification. So, we can normally track down the thieves and make an arrest.”

Terry said Marshall Police have made several arrests this semester in connection to the bike thefts. If a student has been a victim of the crime, contact Marshall University Police at (304) 696-HELP. Tim Carrico can be contacted at carrico26@ marshall.edu.

Bike Safety Tips from MUPD

>Lock your bicycles in racks provided by Marshall University >Use an engraver to place an identifying mark on unpainted major bicycle components, or bring it to the Office of Public Safety and we can engrave and register your bike here. >During the day at home, keep the bicycle out of sight, or at least at the rear of the house. >At night and when not at home, keep the bicycle inside a locked structure.

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>Be sure to retain all evidence of purchase including the serial number, and keep this information in a safe place. >Be able to identify the bicycle...not only by its color, but by its features. >Have one or more close up color photographs of the bicycle and its owner. >Register the bicycle at the Marshall University Police Department.

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ERIN SIMMONS NAMED C-USA OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK

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She’s doing a great job for us,and I’m thrilled that she has earned this award.”

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Forward Erin Simmons playing in the match against cincinnati last week.

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Marshall junior forward Erin Simmons (Gahanna, Ohio) was named Conference USA Offensive Player of the Week for her performances against Cincinnati Friday and Eastern Kentucky Sunday, the league announced Monday.

"I think it's awesome that we have a player who is finding herself again after an ACL injury over a year ago," Coach Kevin Long said. "While she played last year, she is much more comfortable on the field this season. She's carrying the load offensively and it's having a great impact on our team. She's doing a great job for us and I'm thrilled that she has earned

this award. She's in some elite company with Erika Duncan."

The honor is the first of her career, and a first for the Thundering Herd since Erika Duncan - now the Marshall assistant coach - earned the title for the week of Oct. 25, 2010. Simmons is the third Marshall player all-time to earn the weekly award after Duncan (2008, 2010) and Molly Snead (2009).

Simmons netted a goal in both games for Marshall over the weekend, including the Herd's only goal to earn a tie with Cincinnati. The forward kept her nerve against the Bearcats as she stepped up to convert a first-half penalty, Cincinnati's first

HERD MEN’S SOCCER FALLS TO APPALACHIAN STATE

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The Thundering Herd men’s soccer team was unable to rally after two second half goals helped the Appalachian State Mountaineers defeat Marshall University 2-0 before a crowd of 317 at Hoops Family Field at Veterans Memorial Soccer Complex.

Appalachian State is now 2-3-1 on the season, while Marshall falls to 0-2-2.

Appalachian State opened the scoring with a goal from Stanley Broaden in the 55th minute.

Broaden received a pass from Donovan Japp at the six yard box and slotted the ball home for his second goal of the season. The play was started by Alex Herbst, who found a running Japp on the goal.

Broaden then continued to show his form by collecting his third goal of the season in the 62nd minute. The goal was created after a long ball was sent in from the right side by Cooper Coughlin. The ball fell to Broaden, who converted a half volley.

The Mountaineers attempted 15 shots, with five on goal, compared to seven shots by Marshall, with two on goal. Daniel Jodah (Mississauga, Ontario), led the way with four shots (one on goal) for the Herd. page designed and edited by JESSICA STARKEY| starkey33@marshall.edu

allowed goal in 247 minutes. In a 3-1 victory at Eastern Kentucky, Simmons converted in the 62nd minute to stretch her goal-scoring streak to three matches. Marshall is undefeated (2-0-1) this season when Simmons scores a goal. Her threematch streak of goals is the longest since Chelsey Maiden in 2012.

Simmons tops the team with 22 shots and 11 on-goal for a .500 percentage. She is tied for seventh in C-USA with 3.14 shots per match. Her three goals and nine points rank second on the Herd.

Marshall will conclude non-conference play against Miami (Ohio) on Friday at 4 p.m. in Oxford, Ohio.

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Editorial The U2 Invasion: The new and improved type of advertising “It’s not about the album being unwanted. People are irritated about the fact that their devices are so easily accessible, which is an issue all its own.”

U2’s new album “Songs of Innocence” has jumped up on iTunes top 100 charts after popping up on Apple users’ devices.

Responses on social media have deemed the sales tactic as “creepy,” and “annoying.” “Just delete it if you don’t want it,” a few have said. It’s not about the album being unwanted. People are irritated about the fact that their devices are so easily accessible, which is an issue all its own.

Is this the new thing in music advertising? Is this how artists are going to sell albums?

Albums are going to be periodically popping up on consumers’ iDevices unexpectedly, which will skew the results of the top 100 charts significantly. Smaller bands won’t be able to break through the

surface without a fat stack of cash to promote their music to everyone’s devices.

This is the result of an age where nothing is immune to advertising. Your Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr and Instagram are all delivering advertising right to your eyeballs with sponsored posts. In some cases, it is much more effective than traditional methods because it is catered to you, and only you.

Everything you post and every website you visit gives advertisers information on who you are and what you will buy.

Your friends, mom, dad and grandma all see different advertisements than you do based on their online activity.

The reason this invasive advertising exists is because it not only works, but

it works tremendously. U2’s album sales on iTunes shot through the roof as 26 of their albums made the top 100 chart.

Everywhere we go and look, we are being sold something - buy this, buy that. Those who wish to avoid advertising completely nowadays have to cower behind paper books and the archaic and elusive public radio stations. Yes, they still exist.

Invasive advertising is here to stay because big bucks are being made. People who are opposed to the idea of this new uninvited advertising should protest in the best way they can: don’t buy into anything that utilizes invasive advertising.

Short of cutting yourself off from the internet, it’s the only thing you can do.

The Constitution of the United States of America

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people to peaceably assemble; and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

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Don’t use religion to cloak bias toward LGBT families

By JULIA BLECKNER

LOS ANGELES TIMES (MCT) Growing up with two moms in the San Francisco Bay Area, I thought a family was defined by loud dinners, birthday parties, overprotective parents and unconditional love.

Then, when I was 7 years old, a girl in my class told me I couldn’t sit with her and her friends because I wasn’t a “real person.”

The reason? I didn’t have a mommy and a daddy — so how could I possibly have been born?

My classmate hardly understood how babies were made, yet she was certain that a family couldn’t be a family if it had two moms. Adults, of course, should know better. Yet, judging from a bill currently before Congress, at least some of the adults representing Americans in Washington don’t understand that families come in many varieties.

The Child Welfare Provider Inclusion Act of 2014 would allow federally funded child welfare service providers in any of the 19 states where marriage equality is the law to deny adoption rights to same-sex couples without fear of losing taxpayer funding.

The bill, written by Sen. Michael B. Enzi, R-Wyo., and Rep. Mike Kelly, R-Pa., never specifically mentions same-sex couples, but its intentions are clear. It would bar state governments that receive federal funding for child welfare services from taking any adverse action against an agency based on its refusal “to provide, facilitate or refer for a child welfare service that conflicts with, or under circumstances that conflict with, the provider’s sincerely held religious beliefs or moral convictions.”

In some of the states that allow same-sex marriages, faithbased providers have shut down rather than let LGBT parents adopt or foster children. This bill would provide those agencies with a loophole, allowing them to deny services to same-sex couples without repercussion.

But cloaking discrimination in the language of “religious beliefs” and “moral convictions” doesn’t change the fact that the law would be discriminatory.

The law’s introduction is disheartening, especially at a time when so much momentum has built for more inclusive laws and policies. I know firsthand the harm that can come to families when laws are inequitable.

When I was 10, I learned that my parents had never gotten married, because same-sex marriage was illegal. That didn’t compute.

I had loving, dedicated parents, yet those in power were denying them the right to be a legal family?

The law also denied me a legal relationship with my non-biological mother. She was every bit as much a parent to me, but according to the state she wasn’t my family, let alone my mom. In order for Judy to be allowed to adopt me, my birth mom, Teri, would have had to forgo all her parental rights, and even then the adoption would have had to be approved. It is alarming, in retrospect, to think that if Teri had passed away, Judy would have had no automatic legal right to continue being my parent. That changed in 1999, when the state allowed secondparent adoption in domestic partnerships, a reform upheld by the California Supreme Court in 2003. But in many states, such laws have not been reformed.

Freedom of religion is crucial.

But it should never be used as a cover for discrimination, which is exactly what the Child Welfare Provider Inclusion Act would do.

As many as 6 million Americans today have LGBT parents. These are real families entitled to real rights without loopholes. I hope a majority of the U.S. Congress will see this proposed law for what it is: a legislative assault on basic human rights — and on families.

And for those having difficulty figuring out what a family is, just ask any child raised by gay parents — we’ll be happy to tell you.

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Obama’s hard stance on ISIS a long time coming “Basketball coaches and baseball managers challenge the referees and umpires not because they believe they can overturn a call, but to get their attention. As a sportsman, Obama should have learned that lesson. We needed him to get MADDER THAN HELL.”

By DAN K. THOMASSON

MCCLATCHY-TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE (MCT) Listening to the president’s address to the nation regarding the crisis with ISIS or ISIL if you prefer, I was struck by the lack of indignation in the president’s presentation.

Where was the visible anger, the fist-pounding oratory that made it clear in no uncertain terms the nation would not tolerate this threat to our interests and, for that matter, humanity?

Even the warning that the vicious psychopaths who slaughter and torture innocents should not believe they can hide from justice was delivered dispassionately — almost as though it were a lecture by a college professor who had given it dozens of time.

There was none of the urgency or fire of a Teddy Roosevelt challenging the Barbary pirates. There was no fist-pounding declaration of “Perdicaris alive or Raisuli dead” that TR delivered to the Lord of the Berbers over the kidnapping of an American citizen who really wasn’t. It worked.

Granted, that is not Barack

Obama’s style, and he seemed almost reluctant to take such a firm stand after years of resisting entreaties at home and abroad to take one in the Syrian civil war. His pledge to interdict the expansion of this most vicious group of fanatics carried with it the promise that it would be limited to air power and to U.S. military advisers to train indigenous forces. There will be no boots on the ground, he said.

Uh-huh! So what occurs if the air power fails to halt the advancement of those who know nothing about borders except to ignore them, spreading their brand of rule by fear under the guise of religion? Most military experts agree air assaults alone won’t do the job. Will Obama be forced to break his promise, like so many others he has made and has failed to keep, including those about swiftly ending the stress of Iraq and Afghanistan and closing the prison at Guantanamo? This has been a president who might have been better off not making so many pledges, pledges seasoned veterans of Washington, D.C., warned were beyond him. It is that history that is now catching

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up with him as his seeming lack of leadership qualities are reflected in his low public opinion ratings. Americans who saw him as the harbinger of change in the first election and with slightly less renewed support in the second have become increasingly disillusioned and untrusting of his follow through. There is a strong suspicion that his decision to move now was influenced at least in part by the need for his party to stave off Republican Senate challenges in the coming election.

A total GOP congressional majority would euthanize his presidency two years early. It will be tough sledding for him anyway.

At this stage, while there might be questions about whether the maniacs in ISIS are a threat to this nation’s and to the world’s security, as some experts have suggested, there is little doubt that left unchecked they soon would be. Most Americans, no matter how reluctantly, agree with this, the polls show. The beheading of two American journalists and now a British aid worker has punctuated that explicitly.

Can Obama put together the

coalition, which necessarily must include stable Middle East governments, or has he waited too long? His then Secretary of State Hillary Clinton advised him to step forward on Syria much earlier. He did not do so and the foothold ISIS was able to establish has led to this crisis.

The president’s dithering for weeks, even when it seemed obvious this was not just a minor incursion by a few zealots, made him look indecisive. Meanwhile, ISIS has grown from a force of 10,000 butchers to one estimated at 25,000 to 30,000.

Had Obama gone to the public earlier, looked the American people in the eye and through clenched teeth not only denounced these monsters but announced that we would do whatever it takes to eliminate them from the earth, his ratings might have shown a return of public trust.

Basketball coaches and baseball managers challenge the referees and umpires not because they believe they can overturn a call, but to get their attention. As a sportsman, Obama should have learned that lesson. We needed him to get madder than hell.

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Continued from page 1 So why did you get involved?

The board is appointed by the governor, and I’m from Huntington. There wouldn’t be much of a town if Marshall wasn’t here. They asked me to do it and I said, “Yeah!” It’s my city’s university and I think that it’s the most important economic engine in the city, or in this part of the state. I just really enjoyed it and thought it was important to be on it.

What is your favorite about being a justice?

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I like to hold court. There’s a lot of reading and I’m reading legal briefs almost every day when I’m at home and on the weekends, but I like when we have arguments and when I get to interact with the lawyers with their arguments. You’ll see Tuesday that we will ask a lot of questions and we interact with them.

We won’t sit up there and be bumps on a log.

The oral arguments are my favorite part.

What’s been the hardest moment in the courtroom, either as a lawyer or a justice?

I don’t think I’ve had a hard moment in the courtroom since I’ve become a justice because I’m the boss. The hardest moment in the courtroom as a lawyer though is when a judge would think that I was doing something wrong or making some type of invalid argument and would call me on it.

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Really delicately. You have to be respectful to the court.

What former justice do you try to emulate?

Nobody. You’ve got to be yourself. If you are not yourself, you’re not going to be a good judge. As a matter of fact, you can’t be a good judge until you get over yourself.

Do you think there is a best justice of all time?

Well, probably the most important justice – we wouldn’t have federalism today, and Congress and the president wouldn’t have the authority it has today if it weren’t for John Marshall, who really is the court’s first chief justice. The Supreme Court wouldn’t be important today at all if it wasn’t for John Marshall.

What do you do before court to prepare?

Like for the cases Tuesday, we read all the briefs in each case and we read the record that was made in the trial court below. If we have questions on the law, we do our own additional research and then we talk to each other, too, and discuss it before the oral arguments. Before the lawyers argue Tuesday, we will have discussed the cases among us.

As a matter of fact, we will know more about the cases than the lawyers do. You will see that in some of these cases.

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Apple Watch: Battery life, iPhone dependence, other troubling issues

By PARESH DAVE

LOS ANGELES TIMES (MCT) The Apple Watch, which is to go on sale early next year with more than 20 different looks and a minimum price of $349, has its share of innovations: A screen made out of sapphire glass on some versions to increase its scratch-resistance.

A "digital touch" feature that allows people to give their contacts physical taps on the wrist via the Internet. And an invention Apple compared to the iPod's click wheel _ a watch crown that can be pressed or rotated to scroll, access Siri and return to the main screen.

There were some details, though, that Apple didn't discuss much Tuesday that could become troublesome for Apple Watch's success.

In announcing Apple Watch, the company made no mention of the word "battery." You charge the watch by slapping a magnetic connector onto its back, a solution that came out of a goal "to make Apple Watch easy to charge in the dark without looking while being only partially awake," Apple said.

Turns out that process might have to happen every night. Technology analysts had hoped for at

least a couple of days of juice.

Apple didn't respond to a request to comment on the battery, but the Wall Street Journal reported it was told by an Apple spokesman that the watch will have to be charged once a day.

NOT SHIPPING THIS YEAR Though the timing was expected, the price of Apple shares on the stock market dropped when Apple officially declared the watch would ship next year, according to financial analysts who follow the company.

Like the iPod until everybody had one, a watch makes for a good holiday present. But Apple had a few reasons that might have driven it to release the Apple Watch next year.

Apple needs more time to debug the device based on the testing members of the media and analysts did after the Apple event Tuesday.

Launching a product for Christmas forces a company to manufacture more of it to meet the higher demand than during a slower shopping season. That means if there's an issue caught after the fact, Apple would need to correct fewer watches by skipping Christmas; it

would also avoid a public relations fiasco.

The company might have also wanted the watch to launch with a large app library and needed to give app makers more time.

Carl Howe, an analyst at 451 Research Mobility, said there had been hope that the original iPhone would have come out for Christmas. Instead, it launched in June 2007.

"They are not a company that does things only for schedule," he said. "They will wait on things until they get it right."

The blessing in disguise is that a late winter or early spring release could give Apple a second-straight quarter with strong revenue, said Tony Sacconaghi Jr. senior research analyst at Sanford C. Bernstein & Co. Apple usually sees a spike in sales during the winter.

IPHONE CONNECTION Although the Apple Watch can connect to Wi-Fi, it'll need to be connected to an iPhone via Bluetooth to be fully functional. The watch doesn't have a separate GPS chip, for example.

That concerned some observers and analysts who had hoped the

Dell unveils new ultra-thin tablet

By BRIAN GAAR

AUSTIN AMERICAN-STATESMAN (MCT) Dell Inc. this week unveiled what some are calling the thinnest tablet on the market.

Company founder and CEO Michael Dell showed off the eight-inch device _ which is only 6 millimeters thick, 20 percent thinner than an iPad Mini _ this week at the 2014 Intel Developers Conference in San Francisco.

The ultra-thin device _ named the Dell Venue 8 7000 _ has incorporated a new Intel technology called RealSense that creates a kind of depth map of images viewed through the device's multiple cameras. A user can trace a finger along the edge of an object in a photo and the tablet will display its dimensions.

The camera technology will also allow consumers to refocus pictures after they've been taken and even measure objects like furniture to see if they would fit in a room.

That functionality will help set Dell's new tablet apart, said analyst Patrick Moorhead of Moor Insights & Strategy.

watch would be more of a standalone product, especially given that Apple released three versions (Apple Watch, Apple Watch Sport and Apple Watch Edition).

The forced iPhone pairing caused Sacconaghi to say that his forecast of 30 million Apple Watch sales in the first year "now appears optimistic." Other analysts are now predicting that 5 million to 20 million of the devices will be sold next year.

LOOKS Mixed reviews of how attractive the Apple Watch looks could have been expected. Since last year though, Apple has brought on executives from fashion labels such as Burberry and Yves Saint Laurent.

Given the star-studded team, many people expressed surprise that what was unveiled was the best they could do.

Though it's "the first smart watch with a reasonable amount of appeal," it underwhelms overall, said Alex Gauna, an analyst at JMP Securities.

Some designers suggested that although the watch was not iconic on its own, the Apple name would be enough to get it to sell.

"The Dell Venue 8 7000 will be one of the most differentiated tablets in the market when it becomes available," Moorhead said.

Steve Howard, a Dell spokesman, said the technology "has a lot of future application potential."

"We're continuing to look for ways to innovate in the (tablet) space," he said.

The tablet's possibilities have created a buzz in the technology media.

"In our hands-on with a prototype unit, the depth-sensing wasn't perfect and the Dell software to manipulate those images was quite buggy, but I saw enough examples to be convinced the technology really works," wrote Sean Hollister for the tech site Gizmodo.

Another site, The Verge, called the tablet "the most exciting Android tablet this year."

The tablet will be available for purchase in November, but Dell officials did not release pricing information.

The new tablet is part of Dell's strategy to continue investing in the personal computer and tablet markets.

It’s a real headache. The next time we come back to Marshall I will be chief justice in 2016. We are all equal, the five of us, but every year we rotate it and one of us is chief justice. The chief justice administers the court. We have 1,700 employees and a $131 million budget. The chief justice has to manage those 1,700 employees and the $131 million budget, in addition to supervising every judge and magistrate in the state. So, it’s a real headache. You are glad when the year’s up.

What do you do in your spare time?

I like to work in the yard. I’m 71 years old and it keeps me healthy and fit. Plus saves a lot of money.

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What do you think is your best quality?

I’m not sure I have any good qualities. The best quality is, if I had one, is I’m a hard worker.

What’s your favorite novel?

I really like the Jack Reacher novels by Lee Child. They are always a mystery.

Who do you think has influenced your life the most?

Probably my father. He was a lawyer. When I was a kid in high school, I guess I was a little rebellious and not a good student. He was understanding and got me through it. I don’t think there is any doubt my father had a big influence on my life. If it hadn’t been for him I would probably be in jail.

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U2 takes the stage to play one song at the Apple media event at the Flint Center Sept. 9, in Cupertino, California The band played after the tech company announced the introduction of the iPhone 6 and the Apple Watch.

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LOS ANGELES TIMES (MCT) U2’s invasion of iTunes libraries with the group’s new album “Songs of Innocence” may not have put the Irish band back on top of the sales chart, but that doesn’t mean the impact of last week’s stunt can’t be seen.

In the wake of the free — and uninvited — distribution of the album to 500 million iTunes shoppers and iPhone users on Tuesday, music fans have been hungrily revisiting the group’s catalog, and as of Monday, 11 of its albums were back in the iTunes’ top albums rankings.

And that’s almost a week later. Within two days, 17 albums had returned to the digital store’s Top 100. At the peak, 26 U2 collections were on the chart. None of the group’s albums were in the Top 100 one day before Apple’s latest product

and content unveiling in Cupertino, Calif.

The favorite?

“Joshua Tree (Remastered),” which as of Monday was still in the Top 20, at No. 19, followed by “U218 Singles” at No. 32, “Achtung Baby (Remastered)” (No. 41), “U218 Singles (Deluxe)” (No. 42) and “War (Remastered)” (No. 50).

The remainder inside the Top 100: “Rattle and Hum” (No. 57), “The Unforgettable Fire (Remastered)” (No. 62), “All That You Can’t Leave Behind” (No. 72), “Under a Blood Red Sky (Live)” (No. 85), “Boy (Remastered)” (No. 87) and “The Best of 1980-1990” (No. 89).

Bono & Co. just missed reaching an even dozen with “How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb,” which was residing at No. 101 on Monday.

It’s the latest in the longstanding collaboration between

New York Fashion Week: India upbringing shaped designer Sheena Trevedi

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the band and Apple, which gave the world the first signature model iPod with the U2 edition in 2004, numerous TV, print and billboard ads and the PRODUCT(RED) campaign from which a portion of sales are donated to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS in Africa.

As previously reported, Billboard quickly announced that “Songs of Innocence” will not qualify to be listed on its Top 200 albums ranking, despite being the most massive distribution of an album ever, because copies were given away, and therefore are not tracked by the Nielsen SoundScan retail sales monitoring service on which the Billboard chart is based.

It will become eligible for the Billboard chart once the album goes on sale for physical purchase on Oct. 14.

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PITTSBURGH POST-GAZETTE (MCT) Stitch together the traditions of India with the comfort of Pittsburgh living and the chicness of New York City, and you’ve got the style of fashion designer Sheena Trivedi.

Since 2012, when she launched her first collection, the 30-year-old Pittsburgh native has been making a name for herself in the New York and international fashion scenes with women- and menswear that combine classic and contemporary design elements.

“I wanted to create garments and a line that isn’t a hassle to wear,” she says. “What makes me the happiest is (seeing) someone walking down the street wearing something I created. That’s the most amazing feeling.”

Her clothes were paraded down the runway during New York Fashion Week, which concluded last week. Pieces that were featured were from her spring/summer 2015 collection.

She credits her family for fueling her interest in fashion at a young age. She attended events at India Fashion Week during her family’s trips there, and her mom is an accessories designer.

“It’s always been part of my life,” she says.

After attending boarding school in Switzerland as a teen, she returned home to study international business, marketing and sales with a minor in Spanish at the University of Pittsburgh, followed by taking part in an entrepreneurship program at the university’s Katz Graduate School of Business.

TREVEDI In 2009 she moved to New York City. To get her foot in the city’s competitive fashion world she participated in workshops at the Fashion Institute of Technology and Parsons at The New School. She put her new knowledge of the industry to work as a buyer at Saks Fifth Avenue.

“I wanted to learn a little bit about everything,” she says.

Starting a fashion line also has presented its share of on-the-job learning.

“Everyday I face challenges. It’s the fashion industry. It’s one of the most cut-throat industries,” she says. “There’s the creative sense and there’s also the business side. You can make pretty things, but if it doesn’t sell and you can’t deliver there’s no point.”

She strives to differentiate her style from what else is on the market by keeping her aesthetic an amalgamation of her background. Her clothes are made in a factory in New Delhi, but she designs them in New York. Many pieces mix fabrics, and they can range from jersey to chiffon. More elaborate styles are embroidered by hand.

And there’s a bit of Pittsburgh in there, too.

The city possesses “a comfort factor,” she says, adding that she incorporates that comfort into her collection through luxe interpretations of streetwear. “That’s the whole essence of Pittsburgh. It becomes one big family. Everyone comes together, especially when the Steelers are playing.”

Her latest collection that debuted at Fashion Week is entitled “Lovers of Today,” partly influenced by her own recent wedding.

“It almost struck me like a lightning bolt,” she says about falling in love. “If you look at the collection there are a lot of references to lightning bolts and weather. … At the end of a rainy day there’s always something good that comes out of it.”

So far good things have come her way. Her clothes are carried at boutiques across the country, including two international accounts. Her dream is to open boutiques someday in the places she loves: New York, Paris, India and, of course, her hometown.

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