News 2008-08-05 Andanh.com

Panic Atop The Mountain Tue, 5 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Dutch Climber Tells Of Ordeal On K2

A Dutch survivor of an ice avalanche that led to the deaths of at least nine climbers atop K2 over the weekend described a desperate scramble for self-preservation, with panicked mountaineers abandoning one another in the search for a way down the steep rock face.

Foreign Interrogations At Gitmo Probably Recorded Tue, 5 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400
The Bush administration informed all foreign intelligence and law enforcement teams visiting their citizens held at Guantanamo Bay that video and sound from their interrogation sessions would be recorded, according to documents obtained by The Washington Post.

Attack In Northwestern China A Terrorist Strike, Authorities Say Tue, 5 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Authorities said they were treating a brazen attack that left 16 police officers dead and 16 others injured Monday as a terrorist strike, China's state-run media reported.

In Era Of Pills, Fewer Psychiatrists Doing Psychotherapy Tue, 5 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Cartoons about the psychiatrist's couch were recently the subject of a museum exhibition. Now, the couch itself may be headed for a museum.

Immigrant Kids In Study Even Less Active Than U.S.-Born Children Tue, 5 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Many immigrant children get even less vigorous exercise than their U.S.-born counterparts, the largest study of its kind suggests.

Primatologists: 125,000 Western Lowland Gorillas Found In Congo Tue, 5 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400
More than 125,000 western lowland gorillas have been discovered deep in the forests of the Republic of Congo, dramatically increasing the estimated population, primatologists said today.

Panel: Stop Using Prostate Test For Older Men Tue, 5 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Benefit Of PSA Screening For Cancer Challenged By Task Force

The blood test millions of men undergo each year to screen for prostate cancer is so problematical that doctors should stop testing elderly men, and it remains unclear whether the test is worthwhile for younger men.

Candidates Feeling Heat Over Energy Tue, 5 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Shifts A Reaction To Public Mood

With the politics of energy shifting as rapidly as gasoline prices, Democrats, led by presidential candidate Barack Obama, are retreating from long-held positions and scrambling to offer distressed voters more immediate relief from spiraling costs.

Anthrax Case: Sorority Fixation Tue, 5 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400
May Explain Site Of Mailings

His decades-long obsession with a college sorority may link a former Army biowarfare scientist to four anthrax-laced letters dropped off at a New Jersey mailbox in 2001, authorities said Monday in the latest twist of one of the most bizarre unsolved crimes in FBI history.

South Glastonbury Farm Uses Falcons To Guard Its Crops Tue, 5 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400
A growing number of farmers in the U.S. are turning to falconers to protect their crops. As more farmers find their fields hemmed in by suburban developments, the old methods of wildlife control -- noisemakers, shotguns and poison -- are less tolerated.

UConn Health Care Center Has Five Suitors Tue, 5 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Five local hospitals — including the region's two health care heavyweights — have stepped up as potential saviors of the cash-strapped University of Connecticut Health Care Center.

Governor Joins Campaign Against Guard Training Site Selection Tue, 5 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400
The governor and the attorney general are the latest to question the Army Corps of Engineer's choice of an environmentally sensitive site in the Westfield section of Middletown for a huge regional training facility.

Activist Shares Lessons Learned From Nelson Mandela Tue, 5 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400
An anti-apartheid activist who was imprisoned with Nelson Mandela shared lessons he has learned from Mandela with his own audience of learners in a keynote speech at a University of Connecticut conference on human rights and leadership Monday.

Convicted In Slaying, Man Faces Unrelated Charges Tue, 5 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400
A man convicted of first-degree manslaughter with a firearm after accidentally killing his best friend in New Britain, is now facing unrelated charges, including attempted first-degree assault on East Hartford police officers.

Hartford Police Make Arrests In Two Slayings Tue, 5 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Hartford police have charged three men with murder in connection with the shooting death last month of a New Britain man, and made an arrest in the 2007 slaying of an Avon man.

Berlin Train Station Could Get Upkeep Tue, 5 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400
The town's brick Victorian train station, with its stained-glass windows, has crumbling mortar, water-stained interior walls and peeling paint.

Middletown To Army Corps: Stop Pursuing Westfield Site Tue, 5 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400
The common council Monday night passed a resolution urging the Army Corps of Engineers to stop pursuing a site in Westfield for a large National Guard regional training base.

E-Mails Show Cromwell's Shingleton Wanted To Fire No. 2 Officer Tue, 5 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400
When Jeremy Shingleton "dismissed" Police Chief Anthony Salvatore via e-mail in February, his target was actually second-in-command Capt. Roy Nelson, according to the e-mail correspondence.

Middletown Woman Faces Murder Charge Tue, 5 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Prosecutors are proceeding with a murder charge against a 41-year-old city woman who said she stabbed boyfriend Robert Stowe to death last month in self-defense.

Tiny Working Families Party A Coalition Pushing Labor Agenda Mon, 4 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Of the 1.9 million voters in Connecticut, only 15 are registered with the Working Families Party.

Primaries Abound Among Legislative Races Sun, 3 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Four Democrats, each with at least 16 years of service at the state Capitol, are being challenged in primaries this month.

McCain Raps Obama Over School Vouchers, Union Ties Sat, 2 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400
John McCain, the father of private school students, criticized Democratic rival Barack Obama on Friday for choosing private over public school for his kids.

Rell, Legislators Plan Session On Heating Oil Costs Sat, 2 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Gov. M. Jodi Rell reached a broad agreement Friday with Democratic legislative leaders to hold a special session to help consumers with skyrocketing heating oil prices expected this winter.

China Seeing Stars Tue, 5 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400
State Allows Glorification Of Celebrities, If They Behave

In China, Yao Ming is more than a famous guy who plays basketball in the U.S. He is Michael Jordan, Benjamin Franklin and Sergeant York all in one. He is proof of China's ascendancy on the world stage, an ambassador to the world and a loyal patriot who returns home to lead the Chinese basketball national team in its most important Olympics ever.

China's Transformation Mon, 4 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Disparities In Living Standards Abound As Development Continues Unabated

In 1950, according to a BBC profile of China, city dwellers represented 13 percent of the total population. That figure is now 40 percent, or about 520 million of the nation's 1.3 billion people, and is expected to reach 60 percent by 2030.

TV Standards Sexier? Tue, 5 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Reversal Of Breast-Baring Fine Raises Concerns

Uh-oh. The indecency fine against CBS for Janet Jackson's televised breast-baring at the 2004 Super Bowl has been dismissed. Partner-swapping has gone prime time, thanks to the TV show "Swingtown." And the latest ads for the CW series "Gossip Girl" promise hotter sex than the average TV viewer probably ever experiences.

Taking Some Chinese Words To The Mat Tue, 5 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400
On the eve of the Beijing Olympics, let's watch closely to see how several Chinese words flipped like gymnasts into English.

At Work, Dirty Little Secrets Mon, 4 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400
The average office has hundreds of times more bacteria than a toilet seat. The "enter" button on your office fax machine is probably a rank stew of vile bacteria. And here's a controversial bit — women spread more germs in the workplace than men.

Lab Reports: Sleep-Deprived Fruit Flies And You Mon, 4 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Researchers may have found a way to keep people alert for longer periods of time without the use of drugs. In a study out of Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, published in Current Biology, the groups of fruit flies were tested as they navigated their ways through mazes. Sleep-deprived flies had a tougher time finding their way to the end than the more-rested ones.

Exercise Is Only Part Of Abs' Firm-Up; Diet Counts, Too Mon, 4 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Watching The Middle Matters, But Ditch 'Baywatch' Body Dreams

T he annual Beach Body propaganda begins sometime in the dead of winter. That's when the prospect of summer sex appeal is used to mount a crusade for the grail we're all supposed to covet: washboard abs, chiseled, chain-mail six-packs that channel sweat like Paul Newman on a shirtless road gang or that tuck inside a swimsuit in sleek silhouette.

Link Found Between Weight, School Performance Mon, 4 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Overweight kids are at risk for a host of health complications, including elevated cholesterol, diabetes and high blood pressure. They also might do more poorly in school.

Beating The Heat Is A Breeze With These New Products Mon, 4 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400
No Sweat: Beating The Heat Is A Breeze With These New Products

You think it's hot now? Need we remind you, it's August.

Corps Ought To Listen Wed, 6 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Community opposition is only getting stronger to the Army Corps of Engineers' selection of Boardman Lane in Middletown as the site of a regional training facility. The Corps ought to respect the wishes of local residents and state officials and find a more suitable location in Middletown -- or, better yet, somewhere else in central Connecticut.

The Death Of Mr. Ivins Wed, 6 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Bruce E. Ivins apparently killed himself, but that doesn't make him guilty. Considering the FBI's overzealous handling of its investigation into five deaths in 2001 from anthrax-laced letters, Mr. Ivins may have been hounded to death.

Regulating Tobacco Wed, 6 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400
It's time — well past time, in fact — that the federal Food and Drug Administration be given authority to regulate the tobacco industry.

Shut Down Rifle Ranges Tue, 5 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Officials for the state Department of Environmental Protection should seek a court order shutting down rifle ranges at the Blue Trail Range & Gun Store until state police can figure out where bullets that have been hitting homes in the Tri-Mountain Road section of Durham are actually coming from.

For 5th House District Tue, 5 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Correction appended

For 6th House District Tue, 5 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400
H ector Luis Robles lost his first try for the state's 6th House District seat in 2004, but never lost interest in serving the residents of Hartford. Now, with the decision by fellow Democrat and six-term incumbent Art J. Feltman to step down, Mr. Robles' grasp of the political problems facing the city make him the best choice for voters.

For 1st Senate District Mon, 4 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Unemployment in Hartford is at 10.4 percent, according to the most recent state figures. About 30 percent of residents live below the poverty line. The city desperately needs jobs, housing and other amenities that will bring back middle-class people.

Highway Shooting Mon, 4 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400
On Feb. 2, Hartford and East Hartford police cornered a man named Vincente Bermudez on I-84. When he resisted arrest, the officers shot and killed him. Was the killing justified?

Op-Ed Artist Mon, 4 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Eleanor Mill's work was known to anybody who picked up a metropolitan newspaper in the late 20th century. She was a prolific illustrator for op-ed pages around the nation, starting in April 1981 with her first publication in The Hartford Courant.

Colt Closing On Goal Sun, 3 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Planning is going on in Hartford this summer that could have a major impact on the capital city and its legacy. In the coming weeks, an ad hoc committee of stakeholders in Coltsville will be setting the parameters for a national park there that could draw visitors from all over the world.

Connecticut Online: Excerpts From State Blogs Sun, 3 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400
CONNECTICUT COMMENTARY

Paper Dragon Sun, 3 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Despite Its Growing Might, China Is Saddled With Problems That Will Frustrate Its Dreams — And Western Fears — Of Domination

Nikita Khrushchev said the Soviet Union would bury us, but these days, everybody seems to think that China is the one wielding the shovel. The People's Republic is on the march — economically, militarily, even ideologically.

Clang, Clang, Clang – Sounds Like Great Idea Sun, 3 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400
I was stopped at the light at Farmington Avenue and Sigourney Street earlier this year and noticed an artifact that didn't want to stay buried. A piece of trolley track had heaved into view.

Real House Of The Future Is No Disney Dream Sun, 3 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400
A "House of the Future," a concept of what tomorrow holds for cutting-edge living, usually tells us more about the dreamers than the dream.

Iraq: Beyond What's Best For Us Sun, 3 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Abu Ibrahim, a Western-educated businessman in Baghdad, was quoted in a July 17 New York Times article as saying: "In no way do I favor the occupation of my country, but there is a moral obligation on the Americans at this point."

State Fairs: A Summertime Tradition Sun, 3 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400
My old professor, geographer Fred Kniffen (1900-1993), loved the state fair. Who doesn't? The cacophonous midway, corndogs and funnel cake, and big-name entertainment have considerable appeal. But Kniffen saw the state fair as a celebration of an American tradition: agriculture.

Want Well-Adjusted Kids? Raise Them In Hartford Sun, 3 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400
My husband and I have raised three daughters in Hartford. Well, we're actually not quite done. One is fully raised — entering her junior year in college in Pennsylvania — another has one more year to go in high school, and the last has a ways to go yet, as she is not quite 10.

Refusal To Drill In U.S. Shifts Burden Abroad Sun, 3 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi opposes lifting the moratorium on drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and on the Outer Continental Shelf. She won't even allow it to come to a vote.

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