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Clean Air Act reaches 40th birthday By Spencer Hunt The Columbus Dispatch MCT
The Clean Air Act, the foundation of our nation’s efforts to clear pollution from our lungs, is now 40 years old, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is using the occasion to tout its achievements. They are impressive. Since 1970,
the emission of the six most common health threatening pollutants have been cut in half nationwide. Toxic compounds from chemical plants, petroleum refineries, and paper mills have been reduced by nearly 70 percent, and car exhausts are nearly 90 percent cleaner. The U.S. EPA also provides estimates on the health consequences of its rules and clean air standards, including the prevention of 205,000
premature deaths. More health benefits can be viewed by clicking here. Much of the attention these days is paid to whether the Clean Air Act is really the law that should be used to limit emissions of carbon dioxide and other gases linked to climate change. As Congress debates competing bills, the agency is currently putting together its own plans and regulations that would install those limits on cars, trucks and power plants.
Company turning dump into solar-energy development By Kevin Riordan The Philadelphia Tribune MCT
Atop a sealed mound of industrial waste on a historically toxic swath of Gloucester County, N.J., Bill Geary sees a sunny future. His company awaits delivery of about 6,500 solar panels for the former Rollins Environmental facility, where six people died and at least 30 were injured after a massive explosion on Dec. 8, 1977. This notoriously wounded place looks far from hellacious; in fact, it’s sort of scenic. Geary and I climb the slope of the defunct landfill that rises above the marshy grass in the heart of the site. With maps and renderings, Geary indicates where “an array” of 6-by-3 -foot solar panels will be connected “like Legos.” Covering six of 90 acres of the landfill’s grassy surface, it will generate 1.5 megawatts of electricity, potentially enough for 1,100 homes. “This is our very first solar array, and we’d like to have it energized by the end of January at the latest,” said Geary, an affable Bostonian who’s president of Clean Harbors Environmental Services. Founded in 1980, the Massachusetts-based firm is among the largest hazardous-waste
cleanup companies in the Northern Hemisphere (it’s been working on the Gulf of Mexico oil spill). Clean Harbors obtained the 480-acre Logan Township property in 2002, and maintains crews and equipment there for response to regional environmental emergencies. In the unregulated era before the 1970s, industrial waste of all sorts was transported to, and stored and incinerated at, Rollins. The facility operated in stunning proximity to the Raccoon Creek, the Delaware River, and farms and homes. It closed in 2001 after its owner at the time, a company called Safety-Kleen, went bankrupt. “The remediation itself will be powered by renewable energy,” Geary said. Noting that the New Jersey township has installed solar panels on the municipal building, Logan Mayor Frank Minor is enthusiastic. “It’s wonderful,” the mayor said, who hopes the project will generate jobs as well as electricity. Surplus power could well be an incentive for adjacent development, Geary says. “We can also sell it back” to the utility grid, he added. “Turning brown into green,” Robert W. Bucknam Jr., the Haddonfield, N.J., lawyer who helped Clean Harbors obtain the approvals required for the project, said.
The chair of the land use and environmental permitting group at Archer & Greiner, Bucknam praises the state’s innovative and aggressive incentives for solar development. No wonder private firms are rushing to install solar panels atop the vast warehouses along the turnpike; closed landfills are likewise attractive. Arrays are already in place on two former landfills, and 15 more are in development elsewhere in the state. “We looked at 20 other locations in other states, but we decided on this one because of New Jersey’s incentives,” Geary said, citing in particular the state’s Solar Renewable Energy Certificates (SRECs). Funded by utility ratepayers, SRECs are bought and sold like commodities and are currently valued at $605.97 each, according to the state Board of Public Utilities. The Logan project also “allows us to reuse a landfill that otherwise would have no use,” Geary said, taking pains to add, “The landfill is closed; it’s capped; it’s never going to be opened again.” The Sierra Club of New Jersey has come out in favor of landfill solar projects. And solar support crosses party lines, says Bucknam, noting that federal and state incentives have continued despite political changes in Washington and Trenton, N.J.
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• At 12:08 a.m. Monday, Samantha C. Hrabczuk, 18, New Kensington, was charged with underage drinking after she was found in the fourth floor women’s restroom in Elkin Hall, according to campus police. • Michael Hartman, 21, New Kensington, yelled at pedestrians and was charged with public drunkenness at 3:35 a.m. Sunday at Wallwork Hall, campus police said. • Salvatore J. Dangelo, 18, Narberth, was cited for underage drinking and public drunkenness at 2:04 a.m. Sunday, after he was found in the first floor lounge of Elkin Hall intoxicated, according to campus police. • At 2:02 a.m. Sunday, Justina M. Williams, 19, Northcumberland, was found by campus police to be intoxicated at Breezedale Circle, according to a news release. She was cited with two summary charges and released to a sober adult, police said. • Kenneth M. Thompson, 20, Edinboro, urinated along side the Theta Chi fraternity house and was stopped at 12:35 a.m. Sunday by Indiana borough police, who determined he was intoxicated. Thompson was cited for underage drinking and released from the scene. • At 12:14 a.m. Sunday, Spencer Seigel, 21, Moon Township, was cited for public drunkenness, disorderly conduct and public urination after he was observed urinating on the back of a building at the 500 block of Gompers Avenue, according to borough police. He observed the arresting officer and began a short foot pursuit, police said. • Marni A. Lambert, 25, Ulster, was cited for public drunkenness after she was observed to be visibly intoxicated, staggering, and stumbling across an occupied roadway at Pratt Drive and Grant Street on Saturday at 3:38 a.m., according to borough police. • Saturday, at 2:14 a.m., Jeffery R. Jackson, 20, West Chester, was cited for underage drinking and released to sober adult after he was observed acting suspiciously along the 200 block of Rice Avenue, borough police said. It was determined that he was urinating in public, was intoxicated and was under the age of 21. • At 1:47 a.m. Saturday, Jacob T. Popham, 19, Kennett Square, was arrested for public drunkenness, underage drinking and disorderly conduct, after he fell on the ground at the 900 block of Wayne Avenue, borough police said. • Charles Bonge, 19, Bethlehem, was cited for underage drinking and public urination after he was observed urinating in the 100 block of School Street on Saturday at 12:36 a.m., borough police said. • At 11:59 p.m. Friday, Patrick A. Formica, 19, Johnstown, was arrested for false reports to law enforcement, underage drinking and public drunkenness after he was found in his underwear in the hallway beating on a door in Elkin Hall, according to campus police. He was transported to campus police station after he gave false identity, police said.
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Obama rejects criticism that he’s been too hard on Wall Street By Michael A. Memoli Tribune Washington Bureau MCT
President Barack Obama sought to challenge critics who say his administration has been hostile to businesses, arguing in a televised forum Monday that measures he has taken to stabilize the economy have boosted the private sector. During an event styled as a town-hall meeting on business news channel CNBC, the president acknowledged that the economic recovery was not proceeding as quickly as he would like. But he said he has “absolutely not” vilified or enacted policies harmful to the business community. “As a consequence of reckless decisions that had been made, the economy was on the verge of collapse. Those same businesses now are profitable; the financial markets are stabilized,” he said. “The only thing that we’ve said is that we’ve got to make sure that we’re not doing some of the same things that we were doing in the past that got into this mess in the first place.” While some have accused him of being hostile to Wall Street, Obama said a “big chunk” of the nation “feels like I’ve been too soft on Wall Street.” “It’s very hard to find evidence of anything we’ve done that’s designed to squash business as opposed to promote business,” he said. “What I’ve tried to do is just try to be practical.” Even as he pointed to a new report marking the official end of the recession, Obama acknowledged the “understandable” frustration of many who feel the economy has barely improved. “The hole was so deep that a lot of people out there are still hurting, and probably some folks here in the audience are still having a tough time,” he said. “So the question then becomes, what can we now put in place to make sure that the trend lines continue in a positive direction, as opposed to going back in the negative direction?” Part of that discussion included the debate over Bush-era tax cuts. Obama tread familiar ground, saying he would only support extending relief for the middle class. He did not answer specifically whether he would rule out a compromise to allow tax cuts to sunset only on those earning more than $1 million. During the hourlong event, Obama offered rare commentary on the “tea party” movement. America, he said, has “a noble
tradition of being helpfully skeptical about government,” but activists this year have been “misidentifying sort of who the culprits are.” Today’s federal government is actually “less intrusive” than it was during Ronald Reagan’s presidency, he said. He also challenged candidates running on a tea party-favored platform of smaller government to be specific about what they would do if elected. “It’s not enough just to say, ‘Get control of spending.’ I think it’s important for you to say, ‘You know, I’m willing to cut veterans’ benefits,’ or, ‘I’m willing to cut Medicare or Social Security benefits,’ or, ‘I’m willing to see these taxes go up.’” Republicans criticized the president for what they said was a PR campaign that misrepresents his failed record. “The president’s insistence on raising taxes for small businesses is only further proof that Democrats will never let good, pro-growth economic policies get in the way of
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Free flu vaccines given to students By John Boddington and Amanda Pearson Penn Staff the-penn@iup.edu
With fall comes sweaters, scarves and boots. But the downside of the leavechanging, crisp weather season is the sniffles and sneezes. Symptoms of the flu include fever, headache, muscle aches, stomach symptoms, cough and extreme tiredness, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. “The 2010-2011 flu vaccine will protect against three different flu viruses: an H3N2 virus, an influenza B virus and the H1N1 virus that caused so much illness last season,” according to the CDC. Claudia Ager and Judy Fairbanks from the Center for Health and Wellness gave their time and free flu shots Saturday from 1 to 4 p.m. Students were lined up all day to make the statement that they wish to stay flu-free. “Flu shots are a great way to stay healthy,” said Amy Perkins (senior, sociology). “I like that IUP does them for free, because I probably would not pay for one.” Although IUP Day has been showcasing different organizations and clubs for four years, the complementary flu shots made their first appearance this year at IUP Day 2010. The Center for Health and Wellness had to send a request to
the state for approval of the shots and the state sent them as many shots as they could muster, keeping in mind all of the other various places that provide the same services. Right beside Suites on Maple East, the volunteers made locating the shots easy and convenient. “It is easy and free, I don’t have to walk very far and I trust the people giving the shots at IUP,” said Kelsey Jordan (freshman, nursing). Before receiving their shot, students were required to fill out standard consent forms. These students had to be over the age of 18 and answer all questions completely and accurately. After all the necessary paperwork was completed, students sat down, and in a matter of seconds, received their shot, a bandage and protection from the flu. “I think it is super awesome that IUP does this and I think everyone should get them, no flu for me,” said Megan Johnson (sophomore, nursing). This year, IUP recieved approximately 900 shots that were free to students. “Although we don’t have shots left, students can check with Giant Eagle, Walmart and CVS,” said Scott R. Gibson, Director of the Center for Health and Well-Being. Another clinic is scheduled for later this semester and students can check with the Center of Health and Well-being’s website for dates and times.
The Office of Housing and Residence Life hosted an Off-Campus Housing Fair Friday for students looking to move out of the dorms. The Ohio Room welcomed multiple property managers to discuss their rentals with students. Some of these rentals included the Copper Beech properties, Thomas Hall, University Square Rentals and properties from Kuzneski & Lockard, Inc. Each manager handed out information and pamphlets to prospective students. “[Copper Beech] is a new standard of luxurious living,” a brochure said. “It combines all the amenities of home with floorplans designed around today’s busy lifestyles.” The Copper Beech properties are located off Oakland Avenue, right behind Martin’s Food Market. They offer one-bedroom apartments, as well as two to four-bedroom townhomes. There are furnished apartments as well as unfurnished apartments for a lower cost. As with many of the rentals at the fair, Copper Beech handed out rental applications to prospective residents. Its website with pictures and other information is copperbeechtownhomes.com. Thomas Hall also had a table in the Ohio Room, offering its take on off-campus housing, which isn’t so much off-campus. Located across the street from the Eberly School of Business, Thomas Hall provides a convenient location for students. Each of their private rooms are said to be large, spacious and
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furnished. There is on-site parking, laundry rooms, and free summer storage for residents who lease an apartment for four semesters. They can be found online at thomasrentals. com. University Square provided students with packets on its properties, but was not available to talk to anyone at the fair. With multiple properties close to the campus, University Square offers students variety. Depending on the property, the units may be fully furnished and include cable, Internet, and one parking space, but all other utilities may be the responsibility of the tenant. For more information of the University Square Rentals, their office is located on Grant Street. Kuzneski & Lockard Real Estate provided their services at the off-campus fair, and handed out pamphlets with their rental units
listed. K & L offers apartments, duplexes, houses, and townhouses ranging from space for one tenant, to space for five tenants. These rentals are spread out across Indiana and offer some closer to campus. They offer three different ways to rent each space: rent for 9 months, rent for 12 months, or rent by semester. They are accepting applications for next fall, and can be found on North Sixth Street. The fair provided multiple rentals for prospective students looking to live in an apartment or townhome next year. The main aspect that the property managers stressed was time; if students are looking to live off-campus next year, it is important for them to start looking as soon as possible. Space is limited, and if a student wants a nice, affordable apartment, it’s important to start researching.
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Council of Trustees discusses budget, awards faculty By Jeff Brunermer Staff Writer J.C.Brunermer@iup.edu
The IUP Council of Trustees met Friday in Gorell Recital Hall. Led by David Osikowicz, the Council met to address certain aspects impacting all sectors of the university. These matters included reports from the interim president and the following committees: administration and finance, academic affairs, university relations and student affairs. “I’ve had a wonderfully warm welcome to the entire community,” Werner said. Werner was named interim president Aug. 1. He is still getting settled in at his new position. Externally, he has been meeting with leaders in the Indiana community and has been working on relationships with these leaders. He also talked about how Indiana wants to see its university continue its success. After the president addressed the audience, Osikowicz allowed the public to ask questions. As it was the first public meeting of the school year for the Council of Trustees, the crowd remained silent. Osikowicz then allowed Gealy Wallwork to provide his report to everyone. Wallwork, of Kittanning, was elected unanimously to represent the Administration and Finance
Contributed Photo Jim Miller, IUP Council of Trustees, chairman of the University Relations Committee of the Trustees and David Osikowicz, chairman, IUP Council of Trustees identified Tom and Patrice Harley and Dr. M. Dorcas Clark as donators to the KCAC.
Committee prior to the Council of Trustees meeting. He moved for the motion of a decrease of $668,291 in state appropriations and an increase of 4.5 percent in tuition. Wallwork also informed the public that the budget is presently balanced due to reduced expenditures by all divisions during the fiscal year of 2010 and 2011. Finally, he concluded his report with the
announcement that the Hazard Mitigation Plan received a “satisfactory” rating from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. After Wallwork’s conclusion, the attention was turned over to Susan Delaney. Delaney, Vice Chair of the Council, represents the Academic Affairs Committee for the 2010 and 2011 academic year. She mainly recognized
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award recipients in the IUP criminol- Clark and Tom and Patrice Harley ogy department. The first awarded as donators toward the Kovalchick professor was Dr. Rosemary Gido. Convention and Athletic Complex. “To teach is to learn,” Gido said. “It The Council of Trustees extendis a pleasure being here every day to ed their deepest appreciation learn from our students.” for the generous support of the Gido is a professor and coordinator new facility, located adjacent of internships for the depart- to the university along Wayne ment, and is one of 21 recipients Avenue. across the nation to receive Miller also moved for the Academy of Criminal the naming of Andrew Justice Sciences Mentorship W. Stephenson Hall. Award. The name will take the Dr. Alida Merlo received place of the current name, the same award, and is a Crimson Suites. professor of criminology and The Council of Trustees coordinator of criminolthen moved attention ogy graduate programs in to the Student Affairs Monroeville. Both resolucommittee. Although tions of commendations Carolyn Snyder had litWerner were approved, and Osikowicz tle to announce as the turned the attention over to the committee chair, she emphareport from the University Relations sized that the Committee is conCommittee. tinually providing guidance for James Miller, treasurer for the student retention. council, represents the University After Snyder’s announceRelations Committee. He first ments, Osikowicz set the moved for the resolution of the date of the next Council of Naming of the Welcome to Indiana Trustees meeting. The next public Reception Area. He presented Dorcas meeting will take place Dec. 16 and 17.
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High-tech gadget transforms teaching and learning By Trish Wilson The Philadelphia Inquirer MCT
Freshman Sarah Speicher stared down at her syllabus in the bookstore at Temple University, considering her next purchase. “Clicker?� she asked out loud. “What’s a clicker?� A clicker, she soon discovered, is a “personal response device,� a small electronic gadget the size of a slim calculator that she and her 399 classmates in Law and American Society would be toting to class. The trendy, high-tech learning tool, used to take attendance, poll student opinion, and administer quizzes, is taking hold on campuses across the country, with an estimated two million college students now using them, transforming teaching - and learning. “I think they are the greatest educational innovation since chalk,� said Neil Sheflin, an associate professor of economics at Rutgers University. The use of clickers, which can cost $35 to $45 apiece, is shifting education away from the age-old practice of putting a professor at the front of a room to lecture to a passive audience. Instead, it forces participation from all students and encourages peer learning. It is, as one pair of professors titled a journal article, like “waking the dead.� Michelle Benton, a junior at Gwynedd-Mercy College, said the format has let her know if she understood the material. “And you get to see where you stand in comparison to your classmates.� On a recent Tuesday morning, the first day Speicher would use her clicker, she filed into a large lecture
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hall at Temple and found a desk in the amphitheater. A “Seinfeld� rerun played on the cinema-size screen as students settled in. At 8:10, “Seinfeld� faded out, and law professor Samuel D. Hodge Jr. popped the first question onto the big screen: “What year in school are you in?� There were five multiple-choice options. The students started clicking, while a small counter at the top of the screen scrolled the number of responses and a stopwatch
measured the time. Within seconds, the transmitter in Hodge’s computer - which collected the signals by radio frequency - spit out the results. They flashed on the screen: 66 percent were freshmen. Students had registered their clickers online, so each click could be traced back to them. The clickers would count for about 7 percent of the final grade reflecting participation in class polls and grades on clicker quizzes. Then Hodge launched into the difference between common law,
determined by judges, and statutory law, made by a government body. A cartoon version of Eagles coach Andy Reid appeared on the screen, talking about whether fans who lost their season tickets should be given new ones, or have to pay for them. If there was no law on the books; it would be up to the judge. Hodge told the students about a real case involving a Jets fan who sued after he lost his tickets and the team refused to replace them for free. A clicker question popped up. Was
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Solazyme to provide Navy with algae-based fuel By Dana Hull San Jose Mercury News MCT
In a big boost for biofuels, Solazyme has announced the U.S. Navy has ordered an additional 150,000 gallons of its algae-based fuel. Based in south San Francisco, Solazyme grows algae in large vats and then extracts the oils for a variety of applications, from fuel to foods and the cosmetics industry. The new contract with the Navy is more than seven times the size of an initial 20,000-gallon contract awarded last year and completed this week. The Navy is eager to find alternatives to its HRF-76 Naval Distillate, the shipboard diesel that it uses to power gas turbines and boilers. “Reducing dependence on foreign oil is a national security imperative,�
Solazyme CEO Jonathan Wolfson said in a prepared statement. “Solazyme’s technology focuses on producing an abundant, domestic and renewable source for oil and fuels.� Navy Secretary Ray Mabus, a former ambassador to Saudi Arabia, has laid out ambitious goals for the Navy to get half of all its energy needs for its 3,700 aircraft, 290 battle ships and thousands of buildings from non-fossil-fuel sources within 10 years. Mabus stressed the vast amounts of fuel used by the Navy come from some of the most volatile places on Earth, and he noted the high cost of merely moving fuel to American Marines and soldiers fighting in Afghanistan. Solazyme says it is likely to produce about 100,000 gallons of its algae-based oil by the end of the year.
the law on the fan’s side? “Who should win?� asked Hodge. “The fan or the team?� The students started clicking. The counter scrolled the number of responses, and then a bar chart displayed the results: 75 percent of the students voted for the Jets. “That shocked me,� Hodge said later. “Usually, the students are consumer-oriented, but they did it on a business basis. They looked at the law. It was great.� Hodge started using clickers more than five years ago in hopes of captivating the elusive attention of the college student. “They’re used to getting visual stimulation,� Hodge said. “Not only do they want to be educated, they want to be entertained.� The clickers allow both Hodge and his students to gauge comprehension and gather opinions. Throughout class, Hodge marches up and down the aisles, calling on students and repeating their comments into his mike. Sheflin, at Rutgers, says that by forcing participation from a sometimes somnambulant audience, clickers offer “proof of life.� “Clickers allow me to teach in pseudo-Socratic dialogue,� he said. “I ask them something, and they are pushed to respond.� About 90 percent of his students like using the clickers, he said. “The majority find that it’s a lot more fun and a lot more interesting and a lot less sleep-inducing.� “It can be very intimidating in front of 400 people to raise your hand and answer the question,� Nicholas Staich, a Temple senior who is a teaching assistant for Hodge, said. “There is a security in anonymity.“
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Iran, women and barbarism Chicago Tribune MCT
Iran’s decision to release Sarah Shourd, a 32-year-old American who was imprisoned in the Islamic republic on ridiculous charges of espionage, is drawing cheers this week and rightly so. Shourd was hiking along the IraqIran border with her fiance and a friend in July 2009 when they were arrested by Iranian officials and thrown in prison in Tehran. They have been behind bars for more than a year. While she was held in solitary confinement, Shourd found a lump in her breast. She was diagnosed with precancerous cells. Ramin Mehmanarast, the Foreign Ministry spokesman, told Iran’s Mehr news agency that President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad intervened in Shourd’s case in part because of the “special viewpoint of the Islamic Republic of Iran on the dignity of women.” Never mind the international pressure to release the three Americans or the $500,000 in bail paid for Shourd’s release. But since Mehmanarast brought it up, let’s examine the special viewpoint of the Islamic Republic
of Iran on the dignity of women, if that’s what he wants to call it. Let’s examine execution by stoning, a sentence that Iran imposes far more often on women than men. Under Iran’s penal code, men and women convicted of adultery are to be stoned to death. Yes, it’s as gruesome as it sounds. A woman is buried up to her chest; a man is usually buried to his waist. The stones are not to be large enough to kill the person on just one or two strikes, or so small that they could not be defined as stones. They are used to pummel the victim until she dies. Amnesty International points out that the system makes women more prone to such a fate. Men are allowed multiple wives in Iran, and evidence presented by a woman in court is given less weight than that by a man. At least 11 Iranians in prison face stoning, and eight are women, according to Amnesty. The case of one prisoner — Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, a 43-year-old mother of two who was sentenced to be stoned for a 2006 adultery conviction — has drawn worldwide outrage. As a result of the attention, Iranian officials said they would drop the sentence. The government
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has also stepped back from carrying out plans to stone to death Mariam Ghorbanzadeh. She was six months pregnant when she was beaten in Tabriz prison and suffered a miscarriage, according to Houtan Kian, an attorney for the two women. Is Iran showing mercy? Hardly. The government changed Ghorbanzadeh’s sentence — to hanging. Iranian officials have reframed the case against Ashtiani, saying she is guilty of complicity in the murder of her husband, which could lead to a death sentence. Kian, who represents two other women in Tabriz prison on adultery convictions, worries about the cases that have not entered the global spotlight. “My fear is that Iran executes Mariam and those others whose cases have not attracted media attention,” he told the Guardian. Last week, the president of the European Commission, Jose Manuel Barroso, lashed out against Ashtiani’s stoning sentence, calling it “barbaric beyond words.” That message needs to echo around the world. An execution of any kind for adultery is barbaric. Iran’s “special viewpoint” on women is barbaric.
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A man in his 30s was diagnosed as brain dead Saturday under the criteria stipulated by the revised Organ Transplant Law in Japan, representing the 10th such diagnosis since the law came into effect in July, the Japan Organ Transplant Network said. The man had been hospitalized in the Kinki region. He had not expressed in writing a desire to be an organ donor, but his family agreed to the harvest of his organs — the ninth case of organ donation with only a family’s consent under the new law. The revised law made it possible to transplant organs from a brain-dead person with only his or her family’s permission, as long as the person had not clearly expressed the wish not to donate or be declared brain dead. The organ transplant network quoted one of the man’s relatives as saying the man had told his family: “Organ transplants can save people’s lives.” “We wanted to respect his will. We’re proud that parts of his body will be alive in other people and help them,” the relative was quoted as saying. The man’s heart, lungs, liver, kidneys and pancreas will be transplanted into six patients throughout Japan. The country’s first organ transplant from a brain-dead donor was conducted in February 1999, about a year and four months after the initial Organ Transplant Law was put into force in October 1997. The 10th organ transplant from a brain-dead donor was not conducted until January 2001, about three years and three months later. Before the law’s revision, organs could not be donated from brain-dead individuals unless they had left a written statement expressing their desire to do so. The relaxation of the criteria has clearly contributed to a sharp increase in organ transplants. Among the nine cases in which
organ transplants have been conducted with only the families’ consent, brain-dead patients had verbally expressed desire to donate in just three. In all the other cases, the families decided to donate the brain-dead persons’ organs because they wanted parts of their loved ones’ bodies to live on in others. “I believe the public’s understanding of organ donations has deepened,” said Prof. Atsushi Aikawa of Toho University, the top spokesman for the Japan Society for Transplantation. If the current pace continues, the annual number of organ donations from brain-dead donors will likely rise sixfold, to about 60, from the number that took place each year before the law’s revision. The figure is still far less than in the United States and Europe. The United States sees about 2,000 heart transplants from brain-dead donors each year, and there are several hundred in Europe. But if the number of organ donations from brain-dead patients continues to increase, it might make it difficult for workers in emergency medical care facilities and network personnel to follow all necessary procedures. Emergency facilities suffer from a chronic shortage of doctors, and the network has only 26 organ transplant coordinators. Whether organ transplants in Japan will be able to take root as a medical treatment conducted at a global standard depends on the nation’s efforts to improve its medical services. “Without long-term observation, we can’t know whether this pace can continue,” said Jiro Nudeshima, a bioethics researcher at the Tokyo Foundation. “But even the current number is among the lowest in the world. If many people feel the current pace is high, it means (the concept of) organ transplants still hasn’t taken root in this country.”
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On campus or off? Either way – it’s not cheap
A melting Arctic hits home By Scott Highleyman and Henry Huntington MCT
As the Arctic melts due to climate change, its iconic marine mammals are feeling the heat. The Arctic Ocean held less sea ice in June of this year than any previous June on record. For the last four summers, the ice melt has exceeded what even pessimistic climate models predicted only a few years ago. Yet ice and its inhabitants define this region: take away the ice, take away the Arctic. Without wildlife conservation measures and a serious attempt to address climate change, the adverse impacts will only grow. Between 1979 and 2000, the Arctic held an average of 7 million square kilometers of sea ice even in late summer. In 2007, only 4.3 million square kilometers of ice remained, meaning that 40 percent of this habitat was lost. By comparison, about 20 percent of the Amazon rainforest has been destroyed by clear-cutting — an environmental tragedy that has been widely covered. Changes this large impose consequences. Since prehistoric times, up to 250,000 walrus have moved northward each summer into the Chukchi Sea, following retreating sea ice. There, off the northern coast of Alaska, walrus feed on clams in the seabed, resting on ice between their
dives. Female walrus nurse their young on the ice floes. When the ice rapidly disappeared there during the summer of 2007, thousands of walrus were forced onto land where they risked trampling deaths, predation by bears and depletion of food sources. As an occasional occurrence, this might not be cause for alarm. A few dozen walrus have often come ashore in Alaska. Along the Russian coast of the Chukchi Sea, thousands of walrus congregate on beaches in late summer before heading south to the Bering Sea. But the conditions in today’s Arctic are prompting a major ecological shift and walrus face new pressures as they try to adapt. In the eastern Canadian Arctic, the narwhal’s future is just as uncertain. Long a source of fascination, Europeans once thought that the creature’s long spiral tooth protruding from the front of its head was like the horn of the unicorn. Instead, scientists discovered that the tooth is an extraordinary sensor for temperature, salinity and other ocean conditions and may help with navigation and feeding. Today, up to 60,000 narwhal, or 85 percent of the world’s population, migrate in summer through Lancaster Sound, at the eastern entrance to the Northwest Passage. They spend winters feeding on Greenland halibut more than a kilometer below the surface
of Baffin Bay. As sea ice retreats and takes longer to re-freeze each fall, narwhal will also have to respond. Scientists have rated it as the marine mammal most vulnerable to the loss of sea ice. As with walrus, however, habitat changes are not the only risks for narwhal. Increased commercial fishing in Baffin Bay could reduce the species’ food sources as well. The development of a sound, fishery-related ecosystem management plan will allow these marine mammals every chance to adapt as best they can. The Canadian government’s promise to create a national marine conservation area in Lancaster Sound also is a crucial step towards helping protect narwhal. Losing sea ice not only impacts high-profile animals such as walrus and narwhal. Many species have adapted to live only in the Arctic, supporting a food web that begins with tiny algae growing under and in the ice. Conservation measures that encompass wildlife, fishing, shipping and drilling are needed now in Arctic waters, lest its ecology becomes a historical artifact rather than a vital part of our global heritage. And ultimately, if the loss of sea ice is to be slowed or reversed, the human causes of climate change must be addressed. An Arctic without ice deprives not just the narwhal and walrus, but all of us.
Any student can see that housing costs have increased significantly every year. IUP’s transition from traditional two-person dorms to suites has brought a hefty price tag for everyone – even those students who no longer live on campus. A few traditional residence halls remain on campus. This school year, students living in a double occupancy dorm pay $2,065 for housing. That’s $1,097 less than the least expensive suite option, a two-person shared semi-suite for $3,162 this year. Suites residents also get a $95 “Commons Fee” tacked on to their housing bill, which does not cover any incidental damage that may be charged to residents during the year. Living in the suites also means you have to clean your own bathroom and supply your own toilet paper. And everyone living on campus must submit to the force that is the meal plan. This fee hike on campus also means that off-campus realtors and landlords can raise their fees somewhat significantly. Even a price hike of a few hundred dollars can still be cheaper than living on campus these days, though many students can ill-afford even the slightest cost increases. Four students can shack up in a two-bedroom apartment from University Square for slightly less than a double-occupancy dorm. While they’ll have more space and a bathroom they don’t have to share with an entire floor, they’ll have to pay for electric and garbage tags, as well as the random incidentals, like paper products, that are part of the cost in a traditional dorm. There are other pitfalls to off-campus living as well. You might be far away from campus, utilities may not be included in your rent, and you have to cook and clean everything for yourself. Getting roommates and having some clever budgeting options can help keep these costs in check, but it remains that the cost of living for students in Indiana is getting pretty steep, both on and off campus. This is problematic in a down economy when many students are struggling just to pay tuition.
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‘Unknown Component’ makes success through one-man band By CLARE WELSH Contributing Writer C.C.Welsh@iup.edu
Give Garfunkel’s imagery a gritty, Midwest voice and set it sailing on piano overlay and the name of the ship would be Unknown Component. Hailing from Iowa, this one-man band is described by blogger Ryan Spaulding as “an unlikely creative hammer striking the anvil of Indie pop,” an “existential smorgasbord,” according to Jim Musser of the Iowa City Press-Citizen. A philosophy major turned musician, his ideas often originate as streams of consciousness. “There’ve been some amazing songs written from newspapers. Bob Dylan’s ‘Hurricane,’ for instance,” Lynch said during an interview. “But the majority of my songs begin emotionally, not cognitively. Last night I wrote four or five beginnings to different songs, just by playing around.” Working without a label, Lynch wrote, mixed and produced eight albums from his studio. A ninth album, “The Infinitive Definitive,” will be released Oct. 12. “I tried to be as positive as possible with the title,” Lynch said. “I’m not saying the album is definitive of my career as a musician. I’m always progressing, trying different techniques
and updating my equipment. I was more forwarding the idea. That’s my inspiration — the idea.” Even with electronics Lynch’s sound is naked. His voice, an honest gospel, is rough yet young. The album ‘It’s a Fine Line’ evokes the commentary of Pink Floyd, describing a system where “education is built on knives.” Thankfully, Lynch omits the chanting overture of 2nd graders, choosing instead to draw from his own experience. “I want the music to come from me. Everyone has influences. You can’t live in a vacuum. But you don’t consider your influences as you write. If I had to pick one thing that influences me, it’d be philosophy, the idea of trying to figure things out that haven’t been figured out yet.” Lynch’s work merits pondering. In “Meek,” life is portrayed as a “parade,” a wooden stage where the “actress struggles to remember a sentence of lines.” His images are islands in a sea of musical overlay. With overlay, there is always a risk of sacrificing authenticity. When mixed, the parts can sound mechanical, synthetic even. In order to avoid the superficial, Lynch approaches his work as a living being, a creature to be sculpted organically rather than diagramed. “When it comes to recording the
way I record, you still react to it, it’s just you react at a different time. It could be five minutes or five years later. Coming back to a song, I’m never the same person.” In 2009, Unknown Component was featured on “Live From Studio One.” Dave Scott, one of the music gurus behind Liverpool’s “Glasswerks,” predicts European popularity for Lynch, who is currently touring the Midwest. Lynch is proof that record labels are not definitive of an artist’s success. “Figure out how it works. The label’s job is to make money. The artist’s is to make music. You have to incorporate both.” No publicist? No problem. Just keep your Mac Book open. For Lynch, the Internet is an important publicity magnet. Television offers very little outside of car commercials. For young people, even mainstream radio takes a backseat to Facebook and Twitter. All of Lynch’s albums, including The Infinitive Definitive, can be purchased from his website, www.unknowncomponent.com. Keith Lynch is sole captain of his ship. In a sea where record labels make less waves than they used to, Unknown Component is a premium example of what it means to write, produce and sell your own music.
MCT Choosing the most sustainable wild-caught seafood has been made easy with a color-coding system to help the consumer make the best choice.
Selecting sustainable seafood: Go by colors for better choices By sandy bauers The Philadelphia Inquirer MCT
Selecting the greenest seafood — fish and shellfish that is sustainable — has always been possible, but a tad cumbersome. I have a little wallet card and theoretically anyway I take it out when I’m at the seafood counter and use it. But if I have to know where XYZ seafood was caught, and the sales clerk doesn’t know, I might be sunk. Or I might lose patience, checking various seafoods against various criteria of sustainability. As my recent article on tuna showed, things can get complicated, although the obvious point of the wallet cards is to help us sort things out. But things just got a whole lot easier. Whole Foods Market recently launched a color-coded rating program for wild-caught seafood. (The company has separate farmed seafood standards.) This is in partnership with the two organizations
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that have the most comprehensive wallet-card and online guides: the Monterey Bay Aquarium and Blue Ocean Institute. Here’s how they describe it: “Green or ‘best choice’ ratings indicate a species is relatively abundant and is caught in environmentallyfriendly ways; yellow or ‘good alternative’ ratings mean some concerns exist with the species’ status or catch methods; and red or ‘avoid’ ratings mean that for now the species is suffering from overfishing, or that current fishing methods harm other marine life or habitats.” Whole Foods says it is the first national grocer to provide a comprehensive, science-based sustainability rating system for wildcaught seafood. “At the end of the day, it’s a team effort. Our customers, buyers, fishermen and fishery managers can all make smart decisions that move us in the direction of greater seafood sustainability,” Carrie Brownstein, Whole Foods Market seafood quality standards coordinator, said in a press release.
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Bloomsburg tramples Hawks, 47-20 By kyle predmore Sports Editor K.R.Predmore@iup.edu
Despite the Crimson Hawks having an early a 10-0 lead, that did not stop Bloomsburg from came back in to win big, 47-20 With quarterback Pat Smith out for the season, new starter Bo Napoleon was in to take his place and was expected to come in and be able to take command. Instead Napoleon completed only 12 out of 32 passes with five interceptions — the second most in a game in IUP history. “I was in shock after the first quarter. We had played with so much discipline.” IUP Head Coach Lou Tepper said in an interview after the game. Two fumbles by Bloomsburg contributed to a 35-yard field goal by IUP kicker Craig Burgess and a 7-yard touchdown run by IUP tailback Teddy Blakeman to give IUP the early 10-0 lead. However, this lead did not last very long. It was at this point that Bloomsburg started its 47-3 run over IUP. The seven offensive turnovers from IUP did not help out at all. Bloomsburg was able to start its comeback with a 68-yard touchdown pass from Pat Carey to Kyle Fisher. IUP was able to end the first quarter with the lead, but was only able to respond to that touchdown with a 29-yard field goal. IUP was done scoring until the final minutes of the game. Carey finished the game with 237 yards two touchdowns and threw no interceptions interceptions. Forty unanswered points from Bloomsburg put the game out of hand for IUP, but the players weren’t the only ones surprised by how fast everything fell apart. “The unique thing about [the players] is how well we played the first two games, just doing the things we asked
them to do, Tepper said. “Today we didn’t have that offensively or defensively.” Harvie Tuck left during the game with an apparent foot injury, but said that he should be good to play next week. In his place were Blakeman and James Johnson who collectively picked up 140 total rushing yards. Blakeman picked up the only two touchdowns for the IUP offense. Bloomsburg’s Franklyn Quiteh picked up 91 yards on 22 carries. Known for its running game, Bloomsburg didn’t win the game on the ground, as it only gained 20 more yards that IUP. It was the passing game that killed IUP defensively and offensively. “I know while the media glare is probably on the quarterback and the turnovers,” Tepper said, “it’s much, much more than that.” “Defensively, we gave up some big plays that got them back into it, and offensively we couldn’t move the ball as we thought, and it’s a credit to Bloomsburg. I’m disappointed in the way in which we executed,” he added. Up next for IUP is Slippery Rock in the PSAC West opener (3-0) at 1 p.m. at George P. Miller Stadium.
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IUP tennis breaks even over weekend By Mike WiLson Contributing Writer M.J.Wison3@iup.edu
Jesse Smartt/The Penn Bo Napoleon threw five interceptions in the loss to Bloomsburg on Saturday.
The IUP women’s tennis team dropped its first match of the season to Bloomsburg Friday, but bounced back with wins over East Stroudsburg and Shippensburg Saturday in a PSAC crossover series at Clarion. Katie Eaton, who won all three of her singles matches over the weekend, recorded a straight set victory over Bloomsburg’s Emily Palko, 6-1, 6-2. IUP’s Emilia Osborne and Kelly McBryan both won in three sets, despite both dropping their first sets 2-6 respectively. The Huskies took the advantage in doubles, however, sweeping all three matchups and defeating IUP, 6-3. “We’re a very young team,” IUP Head Coach Larry Peterson said. “Typically with younger players there is a learning curve with doubles. Coming out of high school, most players are used to singles. They gave us a lot that we can work on.” The Crimson Hawks rebounded with a shutout victory over East Stroudsburg, including a dominant 6-0, 6-1 singles performances from Ranvita Mahto and Alex Ballard. The doubles teams of Eaton/Alex Ballard and Rabvita Mahto/Miller Barmasse had no trouble against the Warriors, winning 8-1 and 8-0, respectively. Osborne/Tabtip Louhabanjong needed a tiebreaker to defeat ESU’s Jamie Ferrigno/Amanda Kaufman, 9-8 (7-5). IUP continued their success later in the day with an 8-1 victory over Shippensburg. The Crimson Hawks
went 5-1 in singles competition against the Red Raiders, only losing two games during the matches in those five wins. Louhabanjong, Ballard and Barmasse won in shutout straight sets. Katie Eaton’s stellar weekend wasn’t limited to singles as she teamed up with Louhabanjong for an 8-0 doubles victory over Shippensburg’s Monica Berardi/ Hanna Lolley. “This weekend was just learning from my mistakes at the end of last year,” Eaton said. “It’s just focusing on what you want and not letting your opponent get what they want.” IUP’s Miller Barmasse/Mahto defeated Lisa Snader/Cassie Sidone, 8-4, and the team of Kelly McBryan/ Kelsey Shaulis beat Andrea Rubin/ Lauren Wagner, 8-3. The Crimson Hawk’s 2-1 performance this weekend improved their record to 4-1. Eaton, Osborne, Louhabanjong and Mahto will compete at this weekend’s Intercollegiate Tennis Association Regional Tournament in Charleston, WV.
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Hawks shutout Clarion, 3-0 By Damon Boykiw Contributing Writer D.M.Boykiw@iup.edu
The day was warm and play was hot from the opening whistle at South Campus Field Saturday, with the IUP Crimson Hawks looking to win one at home after consecutive losses in the last two conference games. The Clarion Golden Eagles were not prepared to give up without a fight and guarded vigilantly against the Crimson Hawk attack. At 9:29 in the first half, IUP junior phenom Heather Robbins, with an assist from Melissa Kornock, beat Eagles defender Stephanie Harrison by faking left and shooting right into the top right corner of the net. IUP continued an offensive drive for the period up to the 22nd minute and kept Kulick busy for the duration. The Hawks took the north side of the field in the second half and faced into the sun. Despite spite having the sun in their eyes, IUP’s bench was able to
keep the ball on Clarion’s side of the field and maintain offensive pressure against the Golden Eagle’s starters throughout the half. “Being the best starts with how you train and how you approach your game.” Hawks head coach Adel Heder said after the game. “It’s always good to win a conference game. We have 19 freshmen and try to give experience to
people and they responded well. We needed this game.” Up Next for the Crimson Hawks is PSAC rival Mansfield. Mansfield is 1-4-1 overall, just coming off of another loss, 6-0 to West Chester. IUP, with four points, is 9th in the PSAC standings, only two points behind Slippery Rock, and one point ahead of Clarion.
Peyton beats brother on the field, 38-14 By neil best Newsday MCT
At least Giants fans don’t have to endure another Manning Bowl until 2014. Until further notice, though, Peyton Manning will retain the family bragging rights over his little brother Eli after taking his lunch money, kicking his dog, stealing his girlfriend, reading his diary and giving him a noogie Sunday night. The good news for Eli was that the nationally televised egg the Giants laid was certainly not primarily his fault; he even began the second half with a 54-yard touchdown pass to Mario Manningham. But in a way, that was bad news for the Giants, because their problems were rosterwide. Conversely, the Colts’ victory was far from a Peyton-only effort. They took advantage of the Giants’ determination to control Manning’s passing by running the ball far more often than usual. Moral of story, as often is the case in the NFL: Drawing grand conclusions after Week 1 almost always is a mistake. Thus the Colts are not nearly as bad as they looked in losing to the Texans, and the Giants’ opening victory over the Panthers and quarterback Matt Moore seems less meaningful now. By the halfway point Sunday night, the Colts already had the 24 points
they need to score to ensure Colts fans free coffee or soda at local Denny’s for the 24 hours after the game. The statistical differences after two quarters were so absurd as to be comical. The Colts led in first downs, 18-5, and in total yards, 278-69. Peyton’s passer rating was 135.0. Eli’s was 6.2. The weird thing: The consensus entering the game was that unlike in the first meeting between the brothers in 2006, in which Eli played well in a 26-21 loss, this time the brothers were far closer to equals, each having won a Super Bowl since then. But this looked like Peyton’s Colts against one of Eli’s Ole Miss teams. Or Peyton at the University of Tennessee against Eli at Isidore Newman High School in New Orleans. The Giants showed some life early in the second half, taking the opening drive for the scoring pass from Eli to Manningham to get the Giants within 24-7. But soon enough, Dwight Freeney was blowing past David Diehl to sack Eli, who fumbled. Fili Moala picked it up for the Colts’ fourth touchdown. End of Giants comeback. Watching all this from a suite at Lucas Oil Stadium were Archie and Olivia Manning, the quarterbacks’ parents, who entering the game vowed to try to have more fun with it than they did in 2006. The lopsided first half surely made that a tad difficult. The buildup for this meeting was
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not quite what it was the last time, partly because that game was the season opener, and partly because it was a first. But the brothers took advantage of the rare meeting to speak in person for what might be the only time all season. Peyton came over to the 32-yard line on the Giants’ side of the field after warm-ups at about 6:45 p.m. and shook Eli’s hand, then gave him a brief hug. Eli should have tripped him when he had the chance.
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MCT Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo threw for 370 yards during the loss to Chicago Sunday.
College Football: What to look for By Chris Dufresne Los Angeles Times MCT
Why is it Oregon is the only major college state brave (or dumb) enough to take on games at Boise State? A year after Eugene’s Ducks risked their reputations on the blue turf, the Beavers of Corvallis take their Rodgers’ brothers act into Saturday night prime time against the nation’s No. 3 team. Last year, Mississippi had a top quarterback, Jevan Snead, and Alabama on the home schedule but couldn’t overcome the Crimson Tide. This week, Arkansas and Ryan Mallett welcome Alabama to Fayetteville in a key Southeastern Conference West matchup with national title implications.
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Brian Kelly’s first year in South Bend is off to a shaky start. Notre Dame is 1-2 after consecutive heartbreaker losses to Michigan and Michigan State with 3-0 Stanford coming to town. There were years when Notre Dame would have driven to the airport to pick up a sure win in Stanford. This isn’t one of them. Get your kicks? Texas has waited 13 years to settle a 66-3 score with UCLA in Austin. The 1997 loss ranks as one of the most embarrassing in Longhorns history, and Texas fans have long memories. Push comes to shove in Tempe when high-scoring Oregon opens its Pacific 10 schedule against hard-hitting Arizona State. Oregon has scored 189 points in 180 minutes this year.
In the NFL standings, they are 0-2. In their locker rooms, they are “Uh-and-Oh!” The Dallas Cowboys were going to be the first team to play a Super Bowl on its home field. And the Minnesota Vikings? Their overflowing talent was the reason Brett Favre came back for a 20th year, one season after bringing them to the brink of a Super Bowl appearance. But heading into Week 3, both franchises are still looking for their first victory. Is it too early to panic? In a word, no. “We’ve got to climb our way out of this,” Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo said Sunday after a 27-20 loss at home to Chicago. “You sit there and you
wonder if you’re ever going to win a football game. At this point I’d think that’s not what you’d expect going into the season. It’s frustrating. We’ve got to do things better, and we need to figure it out in a hurry.” Although an 0-2 start does not spell curtains for the season, it’s worth noting that none of the 12 teams that made the playoffs in 2009 began their season with consecutive losses. The Vikings lost to Miami, 14-10, at the Metrodome, a place where Minnesota went 9-0 last season and outscored opponents by an average of 33-14. A year after he had 33 touchdowns and seven interceptions, Favre already has four interceptions to go with his lone touchdown. Sidney Rice, his favorite receiver, is out with a hip injury.
That has prompted talk that the Vikings might swing a deal with San Diego for Vincent Jackson, the 6-foot-5 Pro Bowl receiver who’s suspended for at least the first four games and currently embroiled in a contract dispute. If he isn’t traded by Wednesday, Jackson will have to sit out the first six games. After the loss Sunday, Favre was asked about the possibility of acquiring Jackson but said, “It’s not for me to decide.” “I’ve heard the talk just like everyone else has heard, and I’ll tell you the same thing I tell everyone else: You know as much as I do,” said Favre, who as a Packer lobbied heavily for Green Bay to sign Randy Moss. But we’ve got to play Detroit (on Sunday) and all I know is we have to get better, the guys we have in the room. I can’t speak for other guys who are not here.”
Lebron adjusting with Wade By berry jackson McClatchy Newspapers MCT
TV analysts have talked about LeBron James needing to adjust his game to play with Dwyane Wade. Both players invariably will, but Heat coach Erik Spoelstra is not pushing that notion. “I made the point to LeBron that I don’t want to reinvent his game,” Spoelstra said in a wide-ranging chat recently. “I don’t want him to feel uncomfortable. As a two-time MVP, we want to make sure what he does best, he will be able to do in our system.” James will play at least three positions (small forward, point guard, some power forward). Spoelstra has not asked him to scale back his scoring, though that is an expected offshoot of playing with Wade. “LeBron certainly will play minutes during the game at point guard and handle the ball a lot,” Spoelstra said. “He will be a playmaker. But he has also been a scoring champ. He will be at the end of plays to finish them. He will be a facilitator. We want to take advantage
of all his skills.” Spoelstra will use preseason (camp opens Sept. 28) to decide whether to start Mario Chalmers or Carlos Arroyo or an intriguing lineup with swingman Mike Miller starting and James and Wade handling the ball. James was sixth in the NBA in assists last season, Wade 10th. Defensively, James, Wade and Miller “are smart enough to know how to get in position against smaller point guards,” Spoelstra said. “Dwyane has guarded point guards often, LeBron the same. Mike has guarded three positions virtually his whole career. He once played half a season as Memphis’ backup point guard.” So which player will handle the ball mostly late in games? “Depends on the game,” the coach said. Spoelstra loves his roster’s versatility: “It’s not conventional. Our system is going to be designed where multiple players can handle the ball and make plays, which hopefully will make us more dynamic. On one possession, one guy looks like the point guard, and on the next possession, the other one looks like the point guard.”
Spoelstra’s vision? “We want to be aggressive and attacking, make stops to create opportunities in the open court. Play at a pace that takes advantage of our skill and athleticism.” At least one of the three stars will always will be on the court, Spoelstra said. On James, who spent three weeks here this summer and had lunch with the coach: “Great work ethic. He’s tireless. He’s a magnetic personality, engaging, makes people feel comfortable.” Starting power forward Chris Bosh “won’t play the majority of his minutes at center” but will play some there, Spoelstra said. He and Udonis Haslem “could be a very good defensive and rebounding duo.” Spoelstra, who met with every player and is “making sure guys are in world-class condition,” is “grateful” to owner Micky Arison and team president Pat Riley for the chance to coach this unique team: “The summer was exhilarating. For me, the celebration ended in July. After that, Pat’s words were ringing in my ears, ‘Just coach the team and do your job.’ “
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Good lucking trying to not let the bedbugs bite By Sarah Avery McClatchy Newspapers MCT
For anyone hoping there’s a quick, easy treatment for bedbugs in the near future, take note of the hesitation in Coby Schal’s response. Schal is a North Carolina State University urban entomologist — the academic title for a guy who studies cockroaches and, of late, bedbugs — and he gets asked all the time whether a miracle might soon hit the market to stem growing infestations of the blood-sucking pests. Pause. Long, scary pause. “I wish I had a short-term answer to that,” he says. Another pause. “But I don’t.” Oh, agony and woe. And the pessimism among leading bug scientists is nothing compared to the downer from exterminators, who now rank bedbugs among their worst and most prevalent problems. Donnie Shelton, owner of Triangle Pest Control in Raleigh, said his bedbug business has increased 400-fold — just this year. He bought a dog, named Scout, who is specially trained to sniff out
bedbug infestations. Next month Shelton will offer a heat-based eradication system, which uses industrial heaters to roast the bugs dead in their tracks. Pesticides, he says, are increasingly ineffective. “They become more resistant every single day,” Shelton says. “They’re insane. You can’t do anything with them. Everything in the arsenal isn’t working.” Overuse of pesticides has likely contributed to the bedbugs’ resurgence, and that exact process is one of the mysteries Schal’s team at NCSU is trying to figure out. “Bedbugs just drive people mad,” Shelton says. “The thought of an insect coming out and biting you when you’re sleeping — it makes people crazy.” Infestations have hit area hotels, North Carolina State University and Wake Forest University dorm rooms, a home for the elderly in downtown Raleigh and untold numbers of private residences. Treatments can be extensive and expensive, requiring repeat visits that can run costs to well over $1,000. When bedbugs first started showing up in North Carolina four years
ago, Shelton says, a pesticide that relied on the chemical compound pyrethroid worked well. That didn’t last. Exterminators then switched to another chemical, also a pyrethroidbased compound, and it, too, failed. Schal says he has dunked bedbugs in pyrethroid — literally soaked them — and they live. “They just walk away,” he says. As a result, he suspects the bugs that are now infesting the United States hitchhiked here from Africa or South America, where pyrethroidbased insecticides have been sprayed liberally to eradicate mosquitoes that carry malaria and so-called kissing bugs that transmit Chagas disease. When poisons are usedover and over again, the vulnerable bugs die, while the hardy ones live and breed, creating a master race that is impervious to the toxins. And since bedbugs are notorious travelers — they can hop on luggage, clothing, purses — they easily spread in a go-go world. Schal’s group at NCSU has a $350,000 grant to use DNA sequencing to trace the origins of current bedbug populations in the United States. The information, he says, will clarify “where they came from, and why
they’re here and why we’re having problems now that we didn’t have two decades ago.” The failure of pyrethroid-based insecticides has created a unique situation in the battle against bedbugs. With cockroaches, which have also grown resistant to the pesticide, exterminators have other weapons. They can use baits to attract the insects. The baits, spiked with another poison the insects eat, kill the critters and others that come in contact with them. But bedbugs are built to suck blood, not scrounge food particles. In addition, scientists don’t know exactly what draws bedbugs to humans, other than the prospect of a blood meal. Answering that question is another goal of Schal and his team at NCSU, in hopes the knowledge may result in something that lures bedbugs from the nooks and crannies where they hide. That would be a major advance, because it’s a sneaky breed. Bedbugs can go months without a meal, burrow deep into furniture and walls, and are creative in where they hide their progeny; eggs have been found in picture frames, behind baseboards, even along the threads of headboard bolts.
Pest experts note that such survival skills make it hard for trained exterminators to clear an infestation, let alone do-it-yourselfers. They particularly caution people from using pesticide “bombs,” which contain pyrethroid and are generally ineffective. Multiple bombs only put residents at risk, not the bugs. Mike Waldvogel, another NCSU entomologist, says there are steps people can take to prevent infestations in the first place. He says people who travel should check their hotel rooms for tell-tale signs of bedbugs, notably brown stains along the seams of mattresses.. Once they return home, he says, people should unpack in the bathtub, where they’re more likely to see a hitchhiking bug, and immediately wash and dry all their clothes. He also recommends sequestering the suitcase outside or in the garage. And while Waldvogel urges diligence, he also says there’s no reason to panic. “You can’t just stay at home and hunker down and watch TV and never invite anyone into your house,” he says. Then again, that doesn’t sound quite so bad.
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