July 28 & July 29,
2004 In the News
Thursday July 29, 2004
NEW ADDITIONS
STRENGTHEN SUSTAINABLE ENERGY BOARD: JOHN FORZANI AND ROBERT
PENNER CA JOIN BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Sustainable Energy Technologies Ltd (TSXV: STG) ("Sustainable
Energy" or "the Company"), a leading developer
of advanced power electronics for clean energy industries, is
pleased to announce that subject to regulatory approval John
M. Forzani and Robert D. Penner CA will join the Company's Board
of Directors. … Mr. Forzani is the founder and Chairman
of the Board of The Forzani Group Ltd. (TSX: FGL), Canada's
largest retailer of sporting goods. Mr. Forzani has a business
degree from Utah State University and is also very involved
in charitable fundraising events on a major scale, across Canada.
(Canadian Corporate Newswire, 07/27/04)
ANT MAN AFTON
FAWCETT
"We're thinking of making an ant farm. Some of our customers
have been asking about it. We know nothing about it, but we
need a supplier who can supply ants for us." The request
came from one of Fawcett's customers in New York, a wholesaler
to Sears and Roebuck and Montgomery Ward. … Fawcett set
out to gather his first batch of ants. "I went around the
whole county, gathered up ants in different colonies and sent
them to Utah State University and they identified them for me.
Then I experimented with them," said Fawcett. (Hurricane
Valley Journal, 07/21/04) Click on: http://www.hvjournal.com/articles.php?id=1245
PET BASHERS ABUSE
PEOPLE TOO, SAYS RESEARCH
Sydney: Research shows that those who abuse animals often abuse
people as well. So should veterinarians be obliged to report
to Police cases of animal cruelty to enable early intervention?
… Psychologist Frank Ascione, currently on a speaking
tour in Australia, thinks they should. He believes vets can
hold the key to episodes of domestic violence, incest or to
the personality traits of serial killers. Alerted by vets to
cases of animal cruelty, Police could check to see if the perpetrator
was also being cruel to humans. (Star of Mysore, 07/28/04) Click
on: http://www.starofmysore.com/main.asp?type=sparklers&item=1586
U., USU A SUCCESSFUL
RESEARCH TEAM: 2 SCHOOLS RAISED $500 MILLION IN FUNDING THIS
YEAR
The University of Utah and Utah State University have raised
almost $500 million in research funds over the past fiscal year,
a fact state officials are seeing more and more as a huge economic
boon for the state. … At $186 million, USU increased its
competitive research dollars raised by $36 million from fiscal
2002 to fiscal 2003. Those numbers are significant, said USU
President Kermit Hall, because they underscore a time of economic
struggle in Utah when the U. and USU have been able to keep
research programs up and going without asking for additional
state tax dollars. (Deseret News, 07/28/04) Click on: http://deseretnews.com/dn/print/1,1442,595080243,00.html
KSL NEWSCAST:
TIP OF THE WEEK
Pauline Williams of USU Extension talks about decorating flip
flops. She added foam fish and seashells, flowers, buttons,
etc to flip flops. (KSL news, 5 a.m., 07/27/04)
KTVX NEWSCAST:
USU PRESIDENT TO SPEAK AT CONFERENCE
USU President Kermit Hall will speak at a Chief Justices Conference.
(KTVX news, 5:30 a.m., 07/27/04)
Wednesday July 28, 2004
WHY DO SOME
NFL PLAYERS WALK AWAY?: UNCONVENTIONAL AND BRIGHT, THESE PLAYERS
DIDN'T GET CAUGHT UP IN THE STARDOM OF THE NFL
They have all left fans mystified and angry. Why would a person
walk away in the prime of his career, leaving financial comfort
and superficial celebrity for freedom of choice? … "My
guess is this wasn't a decision that occurred overnight,"
said Richard Gordin, a Utah State University and sports psychologist.
"That kind of career change indicates that he's spent some
time thinking about it. People are throwing their hands up,
but only Ricky can answer that question." (Orlando Sentinel,
07/27/04) Click on: http://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/football/pro/dolphins/orl-sptretire25072704jul27,1,3117115,print.story?coll=orl-sports-headlines
EVOLUTION OF ROBOTS UNLIKELY TO THREATEN; ACCIDENTS
DO OCCUR, BUT IN GENERAL AUTOMATONS ARE LESS DANGEROUS TO MANKIND
THAN CARS
On July 21, 1984, at about 1 p.m., Harry Allen, 34, a diecast
operator at Diecast Corporation in Michigan entered a restricted
area. Apparently, he planned to clean up some scrap metal from
the floor. In the process, he obstructed the machinations of
an industrial robot. He was trapped between a factory pole and
the back of the machine and suffered a heart attack. …
Hugo de Garis - an associate professor of computer science at
Utah State University - goes even further, forecasting a civil
war between them and us. (South China Morning Post, 07/27/04)
USU'S HALL TO
LEAD PUSH FOR RESEARCH
Utah State University President Kermit Hall will lead a consortium
of eight research universities - the Inland Northwest Research
Alliance (INRA) - to bolster the research potential for the
schools, their states and their regions. … INRA is a nonprofit
scientific and educational organization focusing on research
in environmental sciences, national security and energy. Member
universities are USU, Boise State University, Idaho State University,
Montana State University, University of Alaska at Fairbanks,
University of Idaho, University of Montana and Washington State
University. (Salt Lake Tribune, 07/27/04) Click on: http://www.sltrib.com/portlet/article/html/fragments/print_article.jsp?article=2382321
THE NEXT BIG
DROUGHT MAY BE MORE PAINFUL
If history is a guide, this six-year drought should have ended
already. Chances are good it will end this year. Or next. …
"We've got to get away from historic planning and look
at new hydrologic realities of a shrinking snowpack and changing
seasonality of runoff," says Fred Wagner, a Utah State
University professor emeritus and expert on global warming.
"It is potentially a serious problem that needs serious
analysis." (Salt Lake Tribune, 07/27/04) Click on: http://www.sltrib.com/portlet/article/html/fragments/print_article.jsp?article=2383436
UTAH SPORTS IN
BRIEF: UTAH STATE SOFTBALL GETS NEW COACH
Lonny Sargent is taking over Utah State's softball program
after spending one season as an assistant coach. … Sargent,
a former head coach at two Oregon schools - Warner Pacific College
and Mount Hood Community College - replaces Debbie Bilbao, who
resigned May 23. Randy Spetman, USU's new athletic director,
announced Sargent's hiring Monday. (Salt Lake Tribune, 07/27/04)
Click on: http://www.sltrib.com/portlet/article/html/fragments/print_article.jsp?article=2382340
USU PRESIDENT
TO LEAD INRA
Utah State University President Kermit L. Hall will serve as
president of the Inland Northwest Research Alliance, a consortium
of eight research universities in the northwestern United States.
… A nonprofit, scientific and educational organization,
INRA fosters collaborative research programs to educate America's
future scientists and engineers. Since its inception in 1999,
the alliance has brought $27 million into the inland northwest
region in the form of new innovative research and educational
programs. (Standard-Examiner, 07/27/04) Click on: http://www.standard.net/standard/news/print_story.html?sid=00040726231507277228
EVALUATING USU'S LANDSCAPE: NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION
VISITS CAMPUS TO HAND OUT RATINGS
University officials are hoping that participation in a national
landscape evaluation program can suggest improvements to an
already highly revered campus. America in Bloom, an independent,
non-profit organization that promotes beautification programs
nationwide, has two judges at Utah State University this week
to evaluate the use of flowers, landscapes and trees on campus.
(Herald Journal, 07/27/04)
THE NEW PRESIDENT
HALL: OFFICIAL NAMED LEADER OF RESEARCH ALLIANCE
Utah State University President Kermit L. Hall was named last
week as the president of a prestigious collegiate research alliance.
… The Inland Northwest Research Alliance, or INRA, is
a group of eight research universities that fosters collaborative
research programs to educate America's future scientists and
engineers. Since the alliance was formed in 1999, it has brought
$27 million into the inland northwest region in the form of
new research and educational programs. (Herald Journal, 07/27/04)
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