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Jon Entine, Contributor
I write skeptically about science, public policy, media and NGOs.
Are GM foods harmful or nutritionally less beneficial when compared to conventional or organic foods? Scientists and regulators almost universally say "no." That's why a study published this week claiming that GM corn causes cancer in rats is creating such a furor. What's the story behind the story? Jon Entine, executive director of the Genetic Literacy Project, reports.
Does Monsanto's Roundup Ready corn (Europeans call it maize) cause health problems? It's a reasonable question. It's been asked and answered, at least to the satisfaction of most researchers.
There have been more than 100 peer-reviewed studies over the years—many by independent, non-industry scientists—that have demonstrated the safety of GM crops and food. This study by a team of French researchers in the journal Food and Chemical Toxicology is the first to seriously challenge the scientific consensus—and its release comes just in time to play a disruptive role in the upcoming California vote on Proposition 37, which would require mandatory labeling of all food products that include any biotech component.
In a nutshell, the team of French researchers claimed to have found that rats fed a high dose lifetime diet of Monsanto's genetically modified corn or exposed to its top-selling weed killer Roundup suffered tumors and multiple organ damage.
Lead researcher Gilles-Eric Seralini of the University of Caen said they found that rats fed a diet containing NK603—a seed variety made tolerant to the spraying of Roundup—died earlier than those on a standard diet. They reported that 50 percent of males and 70 percent of females died prematurely, compared with only 30 percent and 20 percent in the control group.
Considering these controversial findings—out of synch with all of the published research so far showing GM food and crops to be safe and nutritionally equivalent or even superior (as a result of vitamin enhancement) to conventional and organic foods—it's no surprise that the story exploded on the web. More than 10,000 articles appeared in a matter of hours.
It was euphorically received by anti-GM campaigners around the world who immediately moved to leverage the conclusions. "Setting aside possible health issues, the pervasive use of herbicide-resistant crops in the US is perpetuating a rapidly escalating arms race with insects and weeds that develop a resistance to the industry's potent poisons as they become more common," wrote Aviva Shen at Think Progress. The study may also buoy anti-Monsanto food activists who organized 65 protests this past week alone at Monsanto facilities across the country.
The reaction to the report by scientists who are expert in this area has ranged from bewilderment to derision to hints of research malpractice.
"Even though I strongly support labeling, I'm skeptical of this study," said Marion Nestle, professor in the Department of Nutrition, Food Studies and Public Health at New York University. "It's weirdly complicated and unclear on key issues: what the controls were fed, relative rates of tumors, why no dose relationship, what the mechanism might be. I can't think of a biological reason why GMO corn should do this."
Mark Tester, a research professor for the Australian Centre for Plant Functional Genomics at the University of Adelaide noted that the findings raised the question of why no previous studies have flagged similar concerns. "If the effects are as big as purported, and if the work really is relevant to humans, why aren't the North Americans dropping like flies? GM has been in the food chain for over a decade over there—and longevity continues to increase inexorably," he wrote in a comment emailed to Reuters.
As one researcher noted, for nearly 20 years, billions of animals in the European Union and the United States have been fed soy products produced from genetically modified soybean, mainly from Latin America. Yet, no problems have been reported by the hundreds of thousands of farmers, officials and vets.
The London-based Science Media Centre, which assists reporters when major science news breaks, posted an entire page of criticisms from scientists, researchers and professors. David Spiegelhalter of the University of Cambridge writes that the methods, statistics and reporting of results were all below standard. Among the concerns highlighted:
Wendy Harwood, senior scientist at the John Innes Centre in Norwich, UK, reviewed the study, concluding: "The findings do not contradict previous findings that genetic modification itself is a neutral technology, with no inherent health or environmental risks. These results cannot be interpreted as showing that GM technology itself is dangerous."
Mr Entine, when you say that GMOs have been around for thousands of years you show a complete ignorance of genetic engineering.
Genetic engineering involves taking genes from one species and inserting them into another. For example, genes from an arctic flounder which has "antifreeze" properties may be spliced into a tomato to prevent frost damage.
Genetic engineering is in no way precise.
It is impossible to guide the insertion of the new gene. This can lead to unpredictable effects. Also, genes do not work in isolation but in highly complex relationships which are not understood. Any change to the DNA at any point will affect it throughout its length in ways scientists cannot predict. The claim by some that they can is both arrogant and untrue.
GM bears no resemblance to traditional breeding techniques. The government's own Genetic Modification (Contained Use) Regulations admit this when it defines GM as "the altering of the genetic material in that organism in a way that does not occur naturally by mating or natural recombination or both".
Traditional breeding techniques operate within established natural boundaries which allow reproduction to take place only between closely related forms. Thus tomatoes can cross-pollinate with other tomatoes but not soya beans; cows can mate only with cows and not sheep. These genes in their natural groupings have been finely tuned to work harmoniously together by millions of years of evolution. Genetic engineering crosses genes between unrelated species which would never cross-breed in nature.
Substantial equivalence is a legal concept invented by the biotech industry. The industry claims that a GM food or food supplement is "substantially equivalent" to, or the same as, the non-GM version and therefore does not require labels or extensive testing.
Regulators have blindly accepted the substantial equivalence doctrine without backing up their belief with independent scientific research.
Jon, you seem to be as as hyper-pro-GMO as some of the people you complain about are against it. Just because we haven't yet found a substantial direct cause of GMO foods leading to ill health does not mean that we should charge forth without concerns and consume them without any cautions. And what are these numerous health measures which you suggest in the statement above "Almost every health measure that we have in the US is trending downward. I'm just stunned at this ignorance." What FACTS are you citing here, because I think the readers of Forbes would be interested in this statistic. Is Obesity trending downward? Diabetes? Alzheimiers? Celiac disease? ADD and ADHD? Depression? Anxiety? Irritable Bowl Syndromes? There may not be any direct evidence as to the cause being GMO, but do you really believe that there is not a food or nutritional epidemic going on right in front of us? Is it not true that the American diet as it is exported internationally is also causing a rise in these problems in new markets outside the U.S.?
Sadly most people are either too stupid or lazy to be able to implement an objective and empirical view. People are somewhat right (in some ways, think checks and balances) to view big gov'ts and corporations with a critical eye but in this case as in many others, this attitude is holding back society a bit. Or should I say could, if this mania over GMOs increases, hold back society. It's just too bad that people are so responsive to fear tactics. I'm sure whole foods and the like are providing generous funding to these groups, and with great returns (I hear sales of non-GMO labeled foods have gone up 30%) but they are small and "organic" and those are two words people have applied a very positive connotation to in regard to food products. I am personally much more worried about pesticides and the adaptations pests have made to them.
-An aspiring biology student (currently first year)
You stated: "the result of genetic modification over thousands of years", "there is nothing biologically unusual about adding a protein to a crop. Humans have done that for thousands of years."
Are you implying or trying to make the claim that the genetic modification of a transgenic organism, involving the mutation, deletion or insertion, from completely different species, is the biological equivalent of a hybrid organism, and/or the biological equivalent of same species breeding?
I just find it interesting how "experts" throughout history have debunked public concerns about things that threaten health, yet years later are found to be harmful and banned; lead in Paint and DDT to name a couple. You'd think the absence of independent and controlled studies on genetic modification would be a red flag, in and of itself. Shouldn't controlled studies be a requirement BEFORE the such are introduced to the public? It would seem those same scientists debunking a study that showed possible harm to the public health should be vocal in demanding that better or more studies be conducted to ensure our health. I don't understand their mindset.
Nice try. With this piece, you have primarily succeeded in destroying your credibility as a scientist, an author, and the integrity of this publication. Shame on you!
I hope the French government also notes that they were able to grow GMO corn and conventional corn on adjacent plots without contamination. I am constantly told that's not possible, but it's right there in their methods section.


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By STEVE CORNELIUS, CJ Sports Editor
Commonwealth Journal
Somerset —
Southwestern High School senior Trent Massey recently announced that he would be playing football at the next level, as he signed with Campbellsville University before friends and family in the Warriors Fieldhouse.
Over the past two years, Southwestern High School senior Trent Massey has done a lot of things for the Warriors' football program.
Last season, Massey was a big part of the Warriors' lines as he doubled between defensive tackle and offensive guard. This past season, Massey played on both sides of the ball and he served as a team leader for the younger players.
"The two years I have coached here, Trent has been solid on the line and he has been real big for us as a team leader," Southwestern head football coach Andy Stephens said. "He has played guard for us and he played defensive tackle this past season.
"We asked him to play about every snap of the football this season," Stephens added. "He turned out to be a good leader for us. Of course, his senior year didn't turn out maybe the way he wanted it to, but he worked hard and did a lot of good things for us. He had a lot of young guys around him and he did a good job of getting those players ready to play and he pushed them to help us get a little better."
"Our defense was really young, and Trent really led that squad," Stephens concluded. "Best of all, the younger kids looked up to Trent. When things got really tough, the younger kids turned to Trent for guidance. Trent still talks to those younger kids today, and they all still look for his leadership."
Massey looked back in fondness of the success of his Warrior 2011 regional championship team, and his role as a team leader for the 2012 Warrior football team.
"Winning the region my junior year was something I will never forget, I made some great friends in my teammates and I had some of the best times ever in that Warrior uniform," Massey said.
"Being a senior leader this year changed my life," Massey stated. "It changed me as a player and it changed me as a person. It is kind of like having a bunch of little followers and they are all a shadow of me."
Massey's high school coach sees even greater things for his star lineman at the next level of his career.
"At the college level, Trent should be able to play on either side of the ball," Stephens explained. "I don't think the Campbellsville coaching staff knows where they are going to use him as a guard or a defensive tackle or end. Trent has good strength and has been working hard in the weight room. Campbellsville is young and I think Trent will have a good opportunity to play his freshman year, and I am looking forward to see that."
For Massey, he looks at his experience on the high school playing field and being part of a Warrior regional championship program as preparation for him on his new journey.
"I think what I did at Southwestern prepared me for the next level in football," Massey said. "I think my leadership role this season and the success we had as a team last season has made me a complete player."


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Column by BRIAN WOODSON
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
There are times when the sport of choice can be cruel. No one knows that better than PikeView junior Hope Nester.
Nester was playing in a basketball game at Concord last summer when an opponent hit the side of her knee, tearing her ACL, MCL and the meniscus in her knee.
Normally, that is an injury that can sideline a player for a year or possibly on a permanent basis.
Not Hope Nester.
While Nester, who had set a single season state scoring record in soccer the previous season, couldn't play the "beautiful game" in the fall, she wasn't about to miss her true love.
Injury or not, Nester was back on the court.
"I love this game," Nester said.
Some athletes might feel sorry for themselves or find someone to blame, but Nester simply fought to come back and play the game she loves so much.
"Even though this happened, I don't know why it did, but God has a reason," Nester said. "Hopefully we will just be able to come back and go hard the next game."
Count on it.
Nester was there last Wednesday night when the Panthers were playing Summers County for the right to play in the Class AA state tournament this week in Charleston.
While PikeView is a young team with plenty of talented parts, Nester is the leader, and she played like it, providing 15 points, four assists and three steals, helping the Panthers to a surprisingly lopsided 57-38 co-regional win over perennial power Summers County.
Both sides played hard, yearning to get to Charleston, but it was Nester who simply refused to lose. The game was stopped once while Nester adjusted a slipping knee brace, but she kept the ball in her hands, drove to the basket, grabbed loose balls and found teammates for open looks.
"It gives me some trouble sometimes," Nester said. "My knee brace is slipping, but hopefully we will be able to get that fixed and hopefully we can get to be 100 percent."
That dream of 100 percent isn't something Nester has seen for a while on the court, but she refuses not to play.
"It gave me a little bit of trouble tonight, but I am no where near where I need to be," Nester said. "This was a big surgery and it is hard to just bounce back from it."
Nester has been up to the task, even if the PikeView coaching staff and her family have been careful with her, trying to give her needed rest, which she got at times against Summers County, or even taking games off when needed.
No athlete wants to miss out on games, but Nester understands.
"I have missed a couple of games," she said. "I started out this season being able to play, but there have been games where I have hurt it and I have had to sit out just being cautious with it because I wanted to play the whole season."
This week is why Nester has been willing to put up the pain and frustration of injury to help her Panthers play in the state tournament for a third straight year.
"I wanted to be able to get to this point where we are going now," Nester said. "Sometimes you have to sacrifice and miss some games, but I am glad to be able to go with my team this year and go upstate."
PikeView has a mighty task ahead of it this week. The Panthers (14-10) have won six games in a row, but the overall record wasn't deemed good enough for better than an eighth seed in the Class AA tournament that begins on Thursday in Charleston.
Yet, the Panthers do have the experience of being there, having lost in the opening round in 2011 and reaching the semifinals last season.
"We have been there two years," Nester said. "I have been lucky enough to as a freshman to be able to start and go up there with these girls here. We have been there before, not all these girls have, but we are very young."
Yet, PikeView, which has just one senior, hasn't reached this point by padding its schedule with gimmes. The Panthers have played seven games against Class AAA squads — going 3-4 in those contests — and have faced such Class AA playoff foes as Westside and Nicholas County.
Lyndsey Hatfield, one of six sophomores for the Panthers, likes that type of competition, which can only prepare PikeView for what awaits this week. Hatfield was the "sixth man" on the team that reached the state semifinals last season so she has valuable experience.
"It will help us playing against bigger and better teams down there and just the experience of how to play with them and do better," Hatfield said. "We are playing triple A teams and they are harder than double A teams and that just gets us prepared for each double A team.
"It paid off."
Up next for PikeView is Westside, which is 23-1, defending state champions and has one of the best players in West Virginia is Hope Lester. (Imagine the quandary of a public address announcer with Hope Lester and Hope Nester).
While the Panthers will be prohibitive underdogs against the favored Renegades, don't count out PikeView just yet. Greenbrier East was the favorite in Class AAA with an undefeated record and lost to Capital with its 10-13 record earlier this week.
It can happen, even if the Panthers are comprised of a team with loads of potential, but also lots of youth.
"It is going to be a different ball game, it is going to be hard for us to able to understand and keep our composure," Nester said. "We haven't played in a big game like this before, it is going to be a new experience, but we hard worked hard to get there."
Especially Nester.
Sometimes, as PikeView girls basketball fans will tell you, all you need is Hope.
Brian Woodson is the sports editor for the Daily Telegraph. He can be contacted at bwoodson@bdtonline. com.


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Sometimes a reporter has more information in his notebook than he is able to fit into an article for the paper, so it's nice to have a blog to amplify our original coverage.
This week, we ran an article about Uniland Development Co.'s Eastport Commerce Center in Lancaster, a site that has sat vacant for eight years despite the company's $7 million investment in roads and utility connections to the property.
Erie County is now saying Uniland will have to pay back a $490,000 federal grant --- money that passed from HUD to the county to the Town of Lancaster to Uniland --- because Uniland hasn't met the job-creation requirements included in the terms of the grant.
The status of the 120-acre industrial park has come up at recent Lancaster Town Board and Lancaster IDA meetings, so here's a few things that came out of those discussions worth pondering as we wait for the Bills to take the field Sunday against the Bengals:
---As The News reported, the Eastport site at Walden Avenue and Pavement Road was one of the properties Yahoo considered for the data center the company eventually built in Lockport. Several Lancaster officials said they believe Yahoo was scared off by the price Uniland was seeking. Similar parcels in that part of town were going for $30,000 to $40,000 per acre, while Yahoo was given a price of $77,000 per acre, several Lancaster officials said at a Town Board meeting. Buffalo Niagara Enterprise officials confirmed Yahoo's interest, but said the price wasn't the factor that drove Yahoo to look at other data-center sites. Lancaster Superviser Bob Giza said he's not sure the price scared off Yahoo, but one IDA member, channeling Jimmy McMillan, said "The price is too damn high."
---Will Uniland really have to pay back the $490,000 HUD grant by March 2012 if they don't bring in a tenant? Paul Leone, a Lancaster IDA consultant, said he's not sure, "politically speaking." At this month's IDA meeting he said he suspects that top officials from the well-connected development company will call County Executive Chris Collins to lobby him before any money is returned.
---Buffalo Niagara Enterprise officials say the Eastport site has received interest from a number of companies, and Giza said this month that the federal government considered the property, and adjoining land, as a site for a National Veterans Cemetery proposed for Western New York. If the Lancaster site had been selected, it would have been good for veterans and their families in Erie County but it would have taken the property off the tax rolls, Giza said at the IDA meeting. The federal government has not yet announced where it plans to build the cemetery, but Giza said it's likely to be somewhere in Genesee County.
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- Saturday, 11 Dec 2010
- Alex Theatre
- 8 pm
- Sunday, 12 Dec 2010
- Royce Hall
- 7 pm
- Michael Stern, conductor
- Joshua Ranz, clarinet
- Andrew Shulman, cello
- Daniel Kellogg Mozart's Hymn
- Osvaldo Golijov Last Round listen
- Copland Clarinet Concerto listen
- Wolf Italian Serenade listen
- Schumann Cello Concerto in A minor, Op. 129 listen
Cheer on principal clarinet Joshua Ranz as he performs the iconic Clarinet Concerto that Copland wrote for jazz great Benny Goodman. Then, celebrate the bicentennial of Schumann's birth with principal cello Andrew Shulman in the composer's tender, elegiac Concerto. Wolf's blissful Serenade is the perfect foil for the melancholy of Schumann, and Kellogg's textured tour de force, an homage to Mozart, contrasts with the wild beauty of Golijov's Last Round, deemed "the best Piazzolla tango Piazzolla never wrote." (Gramophone) It's a program that showcases the extraordinary versatility of the LACO musicians.
Please Note: Dynamic conductor Michael Stern steps in to lead the LACO concerts on December 11 and 12. It is with great regret that LACO music director Jeffrey Kahane must withdraw from these concerts. He continues to recover from an extended illness and looks forward to returning to LACO as his health permits.
"Solo clarinetist Joshua Ranz and his plummy sound lent a pure and supple urgency…and was a source of pleasure all evening." (The Chautauquan Daily)
Andrew Shulman's "interpretation was of the highest caliber…[he] gave a fabulously nuanced and impassioned performance." (Salt Lake Tribune)
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Intelligence plus character, that is the goal of true education. Dr. Martin Luther King made this statement over 50 years ago.
Imagine a teacher sitting behind a desk, with seven students standing in front of him.
The students consist of a crow, tiger, bear, elephant, goldfish in a bowl, seal and a puppy. There is a large tree standing behind them. The teacher tells the students, "For a fair selection everybody has to take the same exam: Please climb that tree."
This comes from a journal "Our Education System." It was created by Diane Morim. This pretty much covers the educational problem in a nut shell.
My interest is children and their education. My ideas may be a little off base to some, but I believe them to be common sense. I have sent this message to several of our state and federal officials.
I am hoping to initiate some meaningful dialogue leading to constructive changes in curricula in the lower grades that may affect the entire country.
I was under the impression that all of our state (Mississippi) vocational classes started in the 10th grade — not true — 70 percent of our vocational programs start classes in the 9th grade, while 14 percent start in the 7th grade. Imagine how many kids would consider staying in school versus dropping out if they had the option of starting vo-tech in a lower grade.
Why don't more schools start their vocational programs at the 7th grade level? It has become necessary to include more technology and computer literacy courses to become more in line with the needs in the workplace.
As a teenager, I visited a junior high school in York, Ala. This school was equipped with state-of-the-art classrooms, awesome athletic facilities and a vocational curriculum that offered an outstanding array of programs geared to help develop teenagers into productive young men and women.
The needs of all the students were being met. This was a black segregated school and George Wallace was the governor of Alabama. This school could have easily been a prototype for the successful modern school.
Somewhere, someone or group decided to carry education in a different direction, which was partially understandable considering the times. In 1957, Russia launched the first satellite into space and set off an academic panic in America called the Sputnik Crisis.
Increased emphases were placed on math and science courses and educating all of our children was no longer a priority. Many of our vocational courses were abandoned and replaced with advanced math and science classes. Once the quest to the moon was completed, we realized there had been a high failure rate amongst low socioeconomic groups. Rather than adjust the curriculum to include more hands-on courses for the children who lack an aptitude for math and science, we decided to use a curriculum heavily laden with college preparatory courses.
We must all agree our jails are filled with poorly educated inmates, many of whom are under the age of 25. Most educators would also agree there is a correlation between a lack of education and crime.
Today in Mississippi, do we build new state-of-the-art prisons because we have a high crime rate or because we anticipate a high crime rate? If it is the latter, then public education plays a major role.
I have been accused of being an advocate for the creation of a permanent second class citizenry when I speak out for truck driving schools, courses in plumbing, concrete finishing, electric wiring, weatherizing and roofing, carpentry, auto mechanics and jobs in the field of technology, all of which have the potential of paying more than a teacher with a master's degree.
We are talking about head of household, active father, and community involvement. Is this a second class citizen? I think not!
Mississippi is ranked last or near last in public education and has been for many years. How can we consider making cuts to education, when there is money available in a so-called "rainy-day fund?" People it is raining! It is raining hard.
If I didn't know any better, I would think we are purposely undermining efforts to improve education. We need to diversify our public education programs to ensure that all young people graduate from school with knowledge and skills needed to become successful adults.
Unless we truly make a commitment to educate all of our children, the repercussions will be felt far and wide. We need a comprehensive educational plan for rural children.
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By Sue Chang and Barbara Kollmeyer, MarketWatch
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Shares of Seagate Technology Inc., Research In Motion Ltd. and Edwards Lifesciences Corp. made big moves during U.S. trading Tuesday, while Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., and Dell Inc. were among top trending tickers.
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$AAPL: Apple /quotes/zigman/68270/delayed/quotes/nls/aapl AAPL -2.60% shares recouped losses amid conflicting comments from analysts ahead of its earnings release on Wednesday.
Brian Marshall at the ISI Group called Apple's ecosystem the best in class. "In our view, the investment community has become too negative on AAPL's demand and gross margin outlook," he said. Marshall has a strong buy rating on Apple with a price target of $710.
The upbeat view is, however, in contrast to UBS analyst Steven Milunovich who cut Apple's price target to $650 from $700.
"We have moderated our iPhone price estimates because the survey (by Consumer Intelligence Research Partners) finds that (1) demand for storage has declined from about 30GB with the 4S to 20GB for the iPhone 5 with fewer customers opting for the 64GB model, and (2) demand for older models has increased from 33% in the 4S cycle to 50% so far for the 5," Milunovich wrote. Apple results not just about iPhones
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"The software company hasn't made a commitment, but if it were to join an investor group for a Dell buyout, its investment would likely be in the range of a couple of billion dollars," reported The Wall Street Journal, citing a source familiar with the discussions.
Chief Executive Michael Dell has been negotiating with Silver Lake Partners to take the company private for $13 or $14 a share, the Journal said. Read: Microsoft in talks to help finance Dell buyout
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Gary Cheney was sitting around the Thanksgiving dinner table with his family when he was called to action several years ago by "one of those still, small voices that you hear that comes from deep within your heart."
"When our family comes together—religion and politics are often a topic of discussion," said Cheney, an independent insurance broker and chairman of the New Lenox ShareFest organization that is gearing up for its annual good deed/collection drive Sept. 1-11. The drive recently was hailed as "Eleven Days of Giving" by mayor Tim Baldermann.
"We can debate that in a civil manner and actually enjoy it," Cheney said. "One Thanksgiving back in '06, we were gathering as a family and there were a number of things in the world that had happened, all of the Enron stuff, the corporate greed and some other terrible things.
"One of our daughters brought up the question and said, 'What would you do to solve that? What would you do if you had all the money in the world?' It went around the table. Then, somebody said, 'Well, if I had all the money in the world, I would start a TV show or a news show and it would only be about good news.'
"People are beat up with all of the chaos that is going on. That's when that voice came to and said, 'It's time.' "
Later that night, Cheney started putting together a power point and, now six years later, he stands at the head of a ShareFest organization that has come to be recognized as a pillar of community activist strength in the Southland. The organization focuses much of its attention on recycling and reuse but also has a collective eye trained on assisting senior citizens, feeding the hungry and preserving green space.
On Sept. 8, ShareFest volunteers will team with New Lenox village and township officials and the Will County Land Use Department to host its annual Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day. The event, made possible through an intergovernmental agreement, will run from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the parking lot at Spencer Trail School, 1701 S. Spencer Road, New Lenox.
The hazardous waste pickup day rates as one of the highlights during ShareFest's Eleven Days of Giving. The pickup day offers Will County residents a chance to pitch in by cleaning out their garages, emptying their kitchen cabinets and discarding unwanted items ranging from automotive batteries to outdated medication.
While the hazardous waste pickup is limited to Will County residents, their friends and neighbors around the Southland are encouraged to stop by and donate old clothing or used books. All of the items will be collected and recycled or redistributed, thanks to the work of Cheney's ShareFest team.
"I see it as taking responsibility to do what I feel I've been called to do," he said. "That takes going out and making relationships to get it done. It's not me, really. You need to consider all of the people involved. We have 70 organizations involved in ShareFest.
"It takes an village, so to speak, to accomplish things like this hazardous waste and electronics collection and Styrofoam and wood and paint and oil—all of that. I think the part that I get excited about—not only do we accomplish that and have that environmental impact—but what I really get a kick out of is the cooperation, the unity in the community.
"We have so many people in this community—I believe we're a chosen community to actually be an example for other communities. We are one, big bright spot in this state of Illinois. That comes from the township, the village, Will County, the Proud Americans in New Lenox. I like to look at it as it's a huge responsibility to be a great community, a courageous community, but that's what we have to do."
Cheney works with many like-minded and like-thinking individuals, including New Lenox Township supervisor Bill McCollum.
"Well, first of all, the township and I am personally committed to recycling," McCollum said. "As we know, it's a problem with the landfills. They're filling up all too quickly. And I think the EPA and others have taken the initiative that we need to be doing something better with these materials.
"The township has a charge with the recycling constituents here in New Lenox. They have voiced their concerns about this. They want to recycle. They want to be good stewards of the environment. They've told us that. And this is our response."


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NORMAN — The stakes for the 6A Oklahoma State Championship for football just got a little higher for Friday's 7:30 p.m. faceoff between the Norman North Timberwolves and the Jenks Trojans at Boone Pickens Stadium at Oklahoma State University.
Norman Public Schools' Superintendent Dr. Joe Siano has challenged Jenks Superintendent Dr. Kirby Lehman to a wager: The superintendent of the defeated team has to wear the victor's football jersey at the next regular board of education meeting in his community.
"I don't expect to have to swallow that pill, but if I do, it will be a bitter one," Siano said. "A Jenks Trojan jersey has absolutely no place in a Norman Board of Education meeting. I am good friends with Dr. Lehman and I think HE will look very regal sporting a Timberwolves jersey at his next Jenks Board of Education meeting."
In accepting Siano's challenge, Lehman offered some light-hearted hyperbole of his own.
"As one who is less conversant with terminology like 'bet' and 'wager' than is my esteemed colleague from Norman, along with great trepidation based on the numerous high-quality, scholar-athletes at Norman North High School this year, I accept the Norman superintendent's challenge on 'jersey wearing' at our respective next school board meeting," he said.
Both superintendents expressed their respective community's enthusiasm for Friday's game. While Jenks has earned 12 state championships in its district's history, this will be the first time Norman North has been in the game since the high school was established in 1997.
And, with the districts' lack of proximity to one another and their respective high schools playing in different Oklahoma 6A divisions, it isn't often that their schools even meet one another on the gridiron.
"Our community's theme for Friday is 'All In,' and it aptly describes our support for our Timberwolves," Siano said. "In all sincerity, our worthy friends from Jenks have a storied, successful program, and we look forward to a very exciting matchup with them come Friday."
"In Jenks, we respect and admire the academic and athletic traditions associated with the Norman School District. On Friday, it will be 'business as usual' in the Jenks School District classrooms," Lehman said. "Friday evening, both teams have a wonderful opportunity on the field at Stillwater. Hopefully, it will be a great and safe evening for players and fans. However, I do not look good in green."
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Yields on Brazilian interest-rate futures contracts dropped for a third day on speculation the European debt crisis will prompt policy makers to make deeper cuts to the benchmark rate at the two-day monetary policy meeting beginning today.
Traders are anticipating central bank President Alexandre Tombini will reduce the 9 percent target rate by 50 basis points, or 0.50 percentage point, and to as low as 8 percent by the end of August, according to rate futures yields.
"The deterioration abroad could give a more dovish tone to the Copom meeting" Andre Perfeito, the chief economist at Sao Paulo-based Gradual Investimentos, said in a telephone interview, referring to the monetary policy committee. Financial turmoil abroad is provoking a "strong deceleration" in the Brazilian economy, said Perfeito, who expects Tombini to reduce the Selic rate by 75 basis points this week.
Yields on the futures contract due in January 2014 fell 11 basis points, or 0.11 percentage point, to 8.39 percent at 11:27 a.m. in Sao Paulo. The real depreciated 0.7 percent to 1.9944 per U.S. dollar after touching 2.1062 on May 23, the weakest level since May 2009.
President Dilma Rousseff is concerned Spain's crisis may undermine investment in the Latin American country and will discuss the matter in a meeting with King Juan Carlos next week, Valor Economico reported, citing an unidentified government official. An official at the Ministry of Foreign Relations in Brasilia didn't immediately return a call seeking comment.
Real's Decline
Brazil's real was the worst performer among 16 major currencies tracked by Bloomberg, snapping four days of gains that came as the central bank auctioned currency swaps last week to curb the currency's decline. The real has lost 4.3 percent this month, after weakening by the same amount in April.
Concern Europe's debt crisis is worsening overshadowed speculation the central bank will auction more swaps to limit the real's losses, Perfeito said.
"If there were a brutal deterioration in the external environment, the real could go to 2.3 per dollar," he said.
The swap sales are a reversal from last month's policy of stepped-up dollar purchases aimed at weakening the real to help exporters. Policy makers bought $7.2 billion in the spot market in April, the most since purchases of $8.4 billion in March 2011.
Target Rate
The central bank has lowered Brazil's target lending rate by 3.5 percentage points since Aug. 31 to 9 percent, the biggest reduction among the world's 25 largest economies, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.
Latin America's largest economy probably expanded 1.3 percent in the first quarter from a year earlier, according to the median forecast of 37 economists surveyed by Bloomberg News, down from 1.4 percent growth in the last three months of 2011.
Analysts expect industrial production was unchanged in April from the prior month following a 0.5 percent contraction in the prior month, according to the median estimate of 40 economists surveyed by Bloomberg News before the May 31 report.
"We are facing an escalation of the international crisis," Finance Minister Guido Mantega told reporters in Brasilia last week. "This demands that we redouble our efforts to maintain economic growth at a reasonable rate."
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Recorder's Notes for The San Diego Natural History Museum
Core Challenges | Programs | Exhibits | Research | Management/Leadership | Funding | Others
Session #4 began at 8:35. Ms. Chandler greeted everyone wishing all a Happy New Year and said she was looking forward to the continuation of the strategic planning.
Dr. Hager continued, saying that 2001 was a good year. The Museum opened, fund-raising was good and projects were on target, and that today this session represented the most important one of the strategic part of the planning process. Dr. Hager said, "Leadership is making sure the ladder you're climbing is against the right wall." This is the "leadership day." He said there was likely good news to be announced at a later time and said that the SPT members need not feel restrained by budget and funding constraints. He compared this point in time of the Museum to the earlier strategic planning process in 1992 and said that was what brought the Museum to where it is today.
Dr. Hager introduced the "Economic & Demographic Data Representing the San Diego Region" prepared for the Museum by Campbell Mithun. Dr. Hager also introduced an analysis done by Ms. Willet regarding the results of the ArtsMarket visitor survey. Dr. Hager mentioned other research data for the Task Forces in developing their KRAs titled "Conservation Organizations Qualitative Research;" "Education Professionals Qualitative Research;" "Minority Community Leaders Qualitative Research;" "Latino, Asian & African American Qualitative Research" also prepared by Campbell Mithun. There is a much larger store of secondary research materials should anyone need details of the main demographic reports. Ms. Maryann Beck, Dr. Hager's assistant, can provide assistance in loaning or providing these materials.
Mr. Smith reminded the SPT members of earlier reports on ten or so research efforts available to assist in developing KRAs. The concept for the day's work was "think big and creatively." Mr. Smith addressed the Plan for Planning, "Part IV. Where we want to go and how we're going to get there together" on the agenda. He said, "The process is as important as the plan" and that, as the process evolves, renewed statements of the Mission and Vision will be finalized. Dr. Hager reminded the group to use sticky notes to add their comments at anytime.
Graphics were displayed with definitions of Mission and Vision. Graphics for KRA definitions and some examples were also put up.
Mr. Smith shared that at the December 6th Museum Board Meeting the members had breakout groups and drafted KRAs and Core Challenges. Dr. Hager reviewed and provided a handout of their suggestions.
Dr. Hager presented the Core Challenges deduced from Session #3 participants' comments. The handout "Guideline for KRA Task Force Breakout Groups" was distributed to guide thinking for breakout groups. Mr. Smith advised the groups to address related topics under each Core Challenge as they develop KRAs. These topics may well become Strategies. The members were encouraged to be open-ended and to consider if more than one KRA was needed and to develop more strategies if warranted. Co-chairs were assigned for each Task Force, comprised of one staff person and one Board member. The rest of the SPT members selected the Task Force in which they would participate. A model for writing KRA statements previously distributed was referred to, titled "Full Circle--The Natural History Museum For the 21st Century."
The Core Challenges assigned to the Task Forces, and the KRAs which came from their discussion, were presented after Task Forces' meetings:
CORE CHALLENGE #1A - We do not have outreach programs that serve our entire region
Challenges identified by the SPT that led to the above core challenge:
Co-Chairs: Ms. Shelly/Ms. Chandler (with Dr. Hager, Dr. Fege, Dr. Hambleton, Mr. Trumpfheller, Mr. Page)
Key Result Area
Potential Objectives/Strategies:
CORE CHALLENGE #1B - We do not have adequate exhibits
Challenges identified by the SPT that led to the above core challenge:
Co-Chairs: Ms. Shelly/Ms. Ducheny/Mr. Bundy (with Dr. Hager, Mr. Sharp, Ms. Clark)
Key Result Area
Create an engaging, relevant, memorable exhibit experience founded on the real thing and inspiring action.
Potential Objectives/Strategies:
Co-Chairs: Ms. Shelly/Ms. Chandler (with Dr. Hager, Dr. Fege, Dr. Hambleton, Mr. Trumpfheller, Mr. Page)
Key Result Area
Potential Objectives/Strategies:
CORE CHALLENGE #1B - We do not have adequate exhibits
Challenges identified by the SPT that led to the above core challenge:
Co-Chairs: Ms. Shelly/Ms. Ducheny/Mr. Bundy (with Dr. Hager, Mr. Sharp, Ms. Clark)
Key Result Area
Create an engaging, relevant, memorable exhibit experience founded on the real thing and inspiring action.
Potential Objectives/Strategies:
CORE CHALLENGE #2 - We do not have adequate research teams and culture
Challenges identified by the SPT that led to the above core challenge:
Co-Chairs: Dr. Deméré/Ms. White (with Dr. Hager, Ms. Bingham, Dr. Engstrand, Dr. Cato)
Key Result Area
Build and expand our research culture both internally and externally to strengthen and capitalize on our scientific niche.
Potential Objectives/Strategies:
I. Establish a clear identity of our scientific niche.
II. Define and develop the infrastructure to support quality research.
III. Establish ourselves as a leading research institution and forum for scientific discussion and cooperation.
CORE CHALLENGE #3 - We do not have the management/leadership infrastructure for the future
Challenges identified by the SPT that led to the above core challenge:
Co-chairs: Mr. Benard/Mr. Roncaglia (with Dr. Hager, Ms. Bruder)
Key Result Area
Create management and leadership that is supportive, skilled, innovative, creative, flexible and participatory, to achieve the 2012 Strategic Plan.
Rationale for the KRA:
Potential Objectives/Strategies:
CORE CHALLENGE #4 - We do not have a stable funding base
Challenges identified by the SPT that led to the above core challenge:
Co-chairs: Mr. McDonald/Ms. Laddon (with Ms. Willett)
Key Result Area
Enhance financial stability.
Potential Objectives/Strategies:
Suggested other Key Result Area candidates:
Mr. Smith led the discussion of which of the above might be strategies rather than KRAs:
Ms. Shelly felt there was a need for some sort of "identity KRA." Rather than a marketing strategy for each KRA, they could be merged. She gave funding as an example.
Mr. Hambleton said that the tax structure between both countries is limiting. In Mexico you cannot get a tax deduction for contributing to a U.S. program. However, there is a way to structure it to obtain Mexican funding for Mexican projects, not U.S. projects. Ocean Oasis is a good example of a partnership with the Museum and Mexico.
Ms. Bingham asked what the Museum wanted to do in Mexico--kind of project, need for it, how to fund it, what a Mission statement would be for our goal in Mexico.
Ms. Bingham suggested the Mexican component be addressed as a new KRA.
Dr. Fege said building capacity, engagement and involvement in Mexico is important.
Ms. Laddon said the Museum has done good things in Mexico; now there is an opportunity to look at them more strategically.
Dr. Hager made the point that we agreed awhile back that everything we do should include Mexico; therefore, Mexico should be across all KRAs.
Mr. Smith suggested the KRAs be reduced to no more than six and to look at some candidates as possible objectives or strategies.
Dr. Hager referred back to Mexico and said that when trying to get funding for Mexico programs, there was great difficulty for Mexican philanthropists to fund U.S. programs, even if it benefited Mexico. The solution is to get general funding dollars and then share universally in a whole package where each project is funded.
Ms. Bruder said a plan for Mexico is missing and needs to be designed ... cannot deal with Mexico until we know what is involved. She also said funds should not be designated until a plan is completed and felt that Mexico should be a separate KRA.
Mr. Hambleton said the plan for Mexico needs to be articulated.
Ms. Bingham said perhaps a new plan is not needed; instead, maybe it's time to review and integrate our presence in Mexico (as opposed to starting over).
Ms. Cato felt our presence and objective in Mexico was a matter of a leadership position.
Mr. Hambleton said that many things in Mexico and the U.S. are similar in terms of this institution because of the region. The only difference is that the region is in two countries.
Ms. Shelly said she would welcome the combination of outreach and exhibits as a KRA and felt they would become stronger being linked. However, she felt Mexico should be its own KRA because it is not integrated yet--it is more piece-meal.
Dr. Hager said that one thing was missing from the KRA which was volunteers and should be under Management/Leadership.
Mr. Trumpfheller wondered if the Northern part of our region--Santa Barbara through Carlsbad--had been left out of the KRAs.
Mr. Page observed, regarding Mexico, that on one hand we have an integral relationship, and on the other, Mexico is an after-thought.
Dr. Hager said for ten years the Museum has struggled with the relationship with Mexico--sometimes after-thoughts, but lessons were learned. Examples were Probea which is very integrated with what goes on in Mexico, and Ocean Oasis with binational board, funding, rewards. But it is a concept the Museum struggles with.
Mr. Sharp suggested that the Mexico KRA might be to evaluate and ensure that Mexico is an integral, equal partner with the Museum.
Mr. Smith then capsulated the KRAs resulting from the Task Forces:
After discussion it was decided to combine suggested KRAs #1A and #1B as listed above.
The agreed upon KRAs and leaders of each are as follows:
Mr. Smith said there was an opportunity for others to serve on Task Forces. He said that there will be two Task Force Action Planning training workshops which will be two hours (with a Task Force meeting a part of it). Mr. Smith and Ms. Carson will facilitate. Ms. Beck will inform members of the dates for these sessions based on participants' availability.
Mr. Smith referred to a visual for Rationale (which explains why something is a KRA), Objectives, Strategies, Action Plans, and Cost/Benefit Analyses. This information was distributed to be used as a training kit or "roll out" for the Task Forces to follow as they complete their KRAs.
Mr. Smith said that the KRA objectives and strategies are to be completed by the next session on April 23rd, 2002, and hopefully the drafting of Action Plans will be well underway.
The session was adjourned at 3:55 p.m.
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Retread tires? Has anyone used them?
On Facebook, a friend of mine posted that he was looking for new tires for his wife's Jeep. He wanted to find the best deals, and was asking for recommendations... Well, someone responded with a place that sells "retreaded" tires. Curious about it, I started looking through and seeing what they had...
So, my question is :
A) Have you used or purchased a retreaded tire in the past?
B) If you have, did you have any problems with it? Or do you think it was a good deal?
C) If you haven't, would you consider them? Do you think they're safe?
Any input is greatly appreciated. I'm about a month away from buying new tires, and the tires I usually buy cost about $210 each. But the no name retreaded brand, with the exact same tread as the tires I have now, they're about $100 less each tire.00 Chevy Tahoe LT, 5.3 4x4
Most states retreads are illegal except for trailers or for semis99 K1500 Suburban LT "THE BEAST"
Hypertech III, K&N, true dual
I have never bought them. I would not buy them. As posted above it may be illegal in some states. Driving down the freeway I am sure that you see the retreads laying on the road all the time. On a semi if the trailer looses a retread it is not a major issue because of the dual tires and most the time loss of control does not happen. On a passenger vehicle, if you loose a retreat at highway speeds you can loose control and crash or worse roll it. In my opinion the $400 you would save is not worth risking your safety.
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I was curious and did some research. Apparently, the DOT says that they are as safe as a new tire and that the rubber on the roadways is a mix 50/50 from new and retreads. As far as legality, I would stop and ask a law enforcement officer in your area. I asked a friend of mine that is a Sheriff deputy in Michigan, he said that a long standing law in Michigan is that you can not have retreads on the front tires of any vehicle.
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I've used them, years ago when we didn't know any better. They are inherently hard to balance and as others have said, they will de-laminate. I would buy Chinese before retreads.
However, give this a try, I've used it a number of times. Go to a local Chev dealer and ask if the have any "take offs". This is a great buy if you want (are happy with) OEM tires.
"Take offs" are from new trucks that are sold with dealer installed tires (usually something more aggressive than the OEMs). They are new (10 miles maybe), but considered used, are less than 1/2 the price of an over the counter mate.
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'05 Envoy XL (sold)
I haven't used them, either, but I do see the "gators" all over the highways. I agree with the rest, that the cost is worth the peace of mind. I only buy tires from one shop where I live - we go back to grade school, and they drop what they're doing to help in an emergency - worth every penny over mail-order.
Now our van, Da Bus, has never been given a new set of tires. I run LT245/75R16's on it - same as a near by ambulance service. When they have a tire failure on one of their rigs, they toss the blown one, and replace all six with new. The other five slightly used tires go into a wharehouse until they're sent to scrap. Every now and then I'll go over and dig through the piles and put together a matching set - for free! Same idea as RayVoy, 'cept cheaper...
If you don't already have a "tire-guy", a craigslist or ebay search will locate those take-offs, too.
Good luck,
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K&N, reworked cai, Thrush cat-backs
Vinyl, cranks, floor shift, and rear air!
I run them, on ranch trucks, don't run them on my vehicles that see any highway service. I do run them on my Jeep, but - it doesn't see speeds above 65 & thats rare. Personally, only lost one cap, no problem at the time, just the agrivation, the tire didn't blow, it just seperated & I had plenty of warning. Lots of those "gators" you see on the highway are the result of underinflation or running one tire flat on a set of duals. I worked for a couple of oil field companys that ran caps on all the drive and trailer tires on thier semi's and the rears on most of their dually service trucks. Did not have as many problems as you would think, the issues we had with all tires, caps or new, were lack of maintaining proper tire pressure or just ignoring symtoms of a possible problem. Am I recomending the use of recaps to you - NO. They have their place, but in modern highway service by the average driver - no way ! Ken
My usually tire of choice is a BFG All Terrain.. but you can't ever find them as take off's or used.. unless they're in horrible shape... I don't ever take my truck far. Just maybe ten minutes on the highway at most to get to the next town.... I've read plenty of reviews, and most of them are as Grampy said, lack of maintenance, or under inflation...
C) If you haven't, would you consider them? Do you think they're safe?
Any input is greatly appreciated. I'm about a month away from buying new tires, and the tires I usually buy cost about $210 each. But the no name retreaded brand, with the exact same tread as the tires I have now, they're about $100 less each tire.
That said you want to be sure of what you're getting and understand the age of the carcass, the warranty, whether there's a deposit on the carcass or something, etc. I would be skeptical, but maybe there really are deals out there.Minneapolis area - 1997 K2500 regular cab long bed + 8.5' Western Unimount plow + modified transmission + 2nd battery + modified camper charge circuit + 1971 Cayo camper -and- 2004 4x4 Suburban 2500 8.1 + Maxbrake controller + 2nd battery + modified trailer charge circuit + Reese receiver, pulls 30' Airstream trailer
Treadwright is who I use. I buy their "max trac" mud tire with what they call "Kedge Grip" . It's the only mud tire we ever used that was also good on hard pack snow and ice. We have these on three ranch vehicles, soon to be four. A lot of my tire expenses are due to sidewall damage or rock cuts. Hard to spend over 200 each for new 10 ply tires when caps will do the job for a bit over 1/2 the price. We don't use caps on either of our pickups that we use on the highway and tow with. Won't use them on the stock trailers either - we use 14 ply trailer tires only. Ken
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