Saturday, April 27, 2013
Can they be stopped?
The return of warm weather means a lot of great things—swimming, cookouts, parades, baseball. But it also means the return of one of the Mid-Atlantic states' most ubiquitous pests—the Halyomorpha halys, or brown marmorated stink bug. Somehow accidentally introduced in the United States during the late 20th century (or thereabouts), stink bugs are now so prevalent that exterminating them—or at least trying to do so—has become quite the industry. A "stink bugs" search on Amazon.com shows a number of traps and sprays for sale—and even a book—that are designed to get rid of the exotic insects. But how can they be prevented from first coming into our homes, where they buzz and fly and create a foul odor when crushed? And, lest we forget, they'…
Friday, April 19, 2013
The prevalent creepy-crawlies typically feast on abundant prey.
If you haven't seen them crawling around your house, consider yourself lucky. But for those that have Scutigera coleoptrata, or house centipedes, inside of their homes, they can be a big (literally)—and creepy—nuisance. Yes, though their venomous bites can be painful, centipede venom is "not normally life endangering to humans," according to Orkin.com. But, according to Steve Jacobs, an urban entomologist at Penn State University's College of Agricultural Sciences, "If house centipedes are seen frequently, this indicates that some prey arthropod is in abundance, and may signify a greater problem than the presence of the centipedes." "During the daytime, the centipedes inhabit dark, damp locations in the home and come out at night to forage…
Tuesday, January 1, 2013
The late Moon Area High School football coach William Scherer is remembered for his lengthy list of athletic accomplishments.
A former Moon Area High School athletic director and football coach died December 28 in his Moon Township home. He was 87 years old. William "Rip" Scherer lead Moon's athletic program for two decades, marking just one accomplishment on the retired educator's lengthy career in athletics. He served as the director of physical education and athletics at Moon Area High School from 1969 to 1991, also coaching the school's varsity football team from 1969 to 1974. Prior to his career in Moon, the North Side native served as a running back for Penn State during the inaugural Cotton Bowl in 1948. He went on to receive Pittsburgh's Dapper Dan award for outstanding achievment in 1959 and began his coaching career at Millvale, Norwin, North …
Friday, September 14, 2012
Popular creamery opts to recall products sold from May 16 to Aug. 11 due to reports of plastic objects found in it.
If you stocked up on ice cream or frozen yogurt during a summer visit to the Penn State Berkey Creamery at the University Park campus in State College, better check the label before you finish off what you've got left. The creamery is voluntarily recalling all ice cream and frozen yogurt it produced between May 16 and Aug. 11 due to isolated reports that people have found small plastic objects in the frozen treats, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. No injuries have resulted from those incidents. The creamery is "erring on the side of caution and safety for the consuming public" in issuing the voluntary recall, FDA officials said.The recall also covers ice cream and frozen yogurt purchased through the creamery’s website …
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Sunday, August 5, 2012
A Penn State study says middle school-age texting habits could lead to declining language and grammar skills. What do you think? Take our poll.
"Tweens" who use text messages to communicate with friends and family might be at risk of declining language and grammar skills, according to researchers at Penn State University. The middle school-age children who frequently use language adaptations, known as techspeak, when they text performed poorly on a grammar test because they often use shortcuts, such as homophones, omissions of non-essential letters and initials to compose a text message. Examples are LOL (laughing out loud), gr8 (great), nite (for night) and *$ (Starbucks). The researchers said using these shortcuts can hinder a tween's ability to switch between techspeak and proper grammar. Will texting spell the end of proper grammar and spelling? What do you think? Take our …
Monday, July 23, 2012
The NCAA imposes $60 million fine, reduces scholarships, bans bowl appearances.
Stopping short of cancelling the season, the NCAA Monday imposed severe, wide-ranging sanctions against Penn State football in light of the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal. “This is just an unprecedented, painful chapter in the history of intercollegiate athletics,” said NCAA President Mark Emmert. The sanctions include: The NCAA also will require Penn State to employ a chief compliance officer. The NCAA will select an ethics integrity monitor who will report to the NCAA as well as to Penn State and the university’s trustees as to the school’s progress. Emmert said Penn State has signed a consent decree, indicating the university will not appeal the punishment. The sanctions are meant to "ensure that Penn State will rebuild an …
Take our poll and let us know whether you agree with the decision to remove the statue honoring the legendary late coach—in the wake of the Sandusky scandal and Freeh report.
Once one of the most revered coaches in the NCAA, the legendary Joe Paterno was honored on Penn State's campus about a decade ago with a bronze statue that's become a landmark. But in the wake of the Sandusky scandal and the subsequent Freeh report, Penn State removed the statue at dawn on Sunday. Fox News reported earlier this week that some Penn State students had begun a vigil to protect the statue from vandalism. CNN reported that a small plane flew around the Penn State campus last week carrying a banner that read, "Take the Statue Down or We Will." Other tributes to the much-honored former coach have begun to fall. This week, Paterno's alma mater, Brown University, removed his name from its annual award to the outstanding male …
Sunday, June 24, 2012
Jerry Sandusky will probably spend the rest of his life in prison. Do you agree with the verdict?
Disgraced ex-Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky was found guilty on 45 counts of child sex abuse Friday night, likely resulting in a life sentence for the 68-year-old. The guilty verdicts include 25 felony counts. Combined, Sandusky could be sentenced to 442 years in prison. The Centre Daily Times, WPXI, The Associated Press, The Huffington Post and numerous other local and national news organizations reported the news within minutes of the verdict's release. Television shots of the courthouse showed a crowd outside cheering when the verdict was made public just after 10 p.m. Earlier Friday, Sandusky’s attorney Joseph Amendola said he would “probably die of a heart attack” if the ex-coach was found not guilty. A sentencing…
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
'With the benefit of hindsight, I wish I had done more,' Paterno said, hours before the Penn State University Board of Trustees ousted him and President Graham Spanier. How should the university act now to repair the damage from the sex-abuse scandal?
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Wednesday, November 9, 2011
The following is the prepared statement of Penn State's hall of fame football coach Joe Paterno, who announced Wednesday that he would retire at the end of the current season. Hours later the university's trustees fired him and announced the departure of university's President Graham Spanier: "I am absolutely devastated by the developments in this case. I grieve for the children and their families, and I pray for their comfort and relief. "I have come to work every day for the last 61 years with one clear goal in mind: To serve the best interests of this university and the young men who have been entrusted to my care. I have the same goal today. "That's why I have decided to announce my retirement effective at the end of this season. At …
Big Dawg
6:01 am on Friday, April 19, 2013
Hope I'm not repeating what I attempted to post earlier, but Vietnamese Centipedes, sold as exotic pets are much bigger, nasty looking and have huge fangs. Be glad we don't have those. Be glad we don't have bird eating spiders either more ›