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5yearsin,weexpectanappforthat
That’sreallywhat’ssoremarkable
aboutthefive-yearanniversaryof
Apple’sAppStoretoday,howithas
inarelativelyshorttimetrans-
formedourverylives.Tenmillion
appsweredownloadedthatfirst
weekend—AppStoredownloads
havesurpassedanastonishing50bil-
lionsince,withmorethan900,000
appscurrentlyavailable,agreat
numberofthemfree.Google’sown
Playstoreisrightontheirheels.
Poolsidethispastholidayweek-
end,thedreadedmosquitoeswere
outinfullforce.Someonepulledout
aniPhoneandtappedaniconfor
AntiMosquito,asonicmosquitore-
pellentappthataimstokeepthean-
noyingsuckersatbay.ThePico
Brothersappemitsahigh-frequency
sound(thatnoteveryhumancan
hear)thatthepestsapparentlyfind
distasteful.
It’shardtoverifytheefec-
tivenessoftheapp,butit’sa
lot lessmessythanbug
spray.
The surprising thing
aboutappsthataimtorepel
mosquitoesisthattheir
mereexistencenolonger
seemssurprising.Notwiththe
hodgepodgeofappsthatturnyour
phoneintoaflashlight,radio,scan-
ner,GPSlocator,gamemachine,
translator,walletandalotmore.
Couldyouhaveimaginedfive
yearsagousinganapptonotonlyor-
derataxibuttopayfortherideas
well?Oranappthatletsyoudiscover
thenameoftheunfamiliarsong
blaringawayinthecrowdedbar?
WhileApplehascondi-
tionedustoexpectjust
aboutanything,wecanonly
fathomwhatthenextpoten-
tiallydisruptivefiveyears
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advancesinwearablecom-
puters,andtheappsthat
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mentapps.Andexpectappsthatwill
notonlygetfasterandsmarterbut
willdoabetterjobofanticipating
ourneedsandwhims,whetherwe’re
athome,intheoiceorinthecar.
EdwardC.Baig
ebaig@usatoday.com
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“There’sanappforthat.”Indeed.
Appletrademarkedthecatchy
(andbynowwell-worn)phrasein
2010.Butithasbecomemorethana
lineusediniPhonecommercials.It’s
actuallyanexpectationthatwhat-
everweneedrightthenandthereis
onlyasfarawayasthesmartphones
inourpockets—justgivemeamin-
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Marriage
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JUNE2013
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todiscussordeal.
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Thelegalbattleoversame-sex
marriagehasshiftedfromtheSu-
premeCourttostatecapitalsand
lowercourtsassupportersseekto
buildontheirsuccessandopponents
hopetothwartthatprogress.
Armedwiththejustices’decision
strikingdownakeysectionofthe
DefenseofMarriageAct,lawyers
representinggaycouplesfiledalaw-
suitinPennsylvaniaonTuesdayand
vowedtofollowsoonwithothersin
NorthCarolinaandVirginia.Those
caseswillbeaddedtoatleast11
pendingfromNewJerseytoHawaii.
“Therearealotofcasesoutthere,”
saidJamesEsseks,directorofthe
AmericanCivilLibertiesUnion’s
LGBT&AIDSProject,whichfiled
thePennsylvaniachallenge. “It’s
quitecleartomethatthisissueis
headedbacktotheU.S.Supreme
Courtandislikelytogettheresome-
timeoverthenextseveralyears.”
Theflurryofactivityisprompted
inpartbywhatgay-rightsgroupssee
aslong-termimplicationsofJustice
AnthonyKennedy’sruling.Iffederal
benefitscannotbedeniedtolegally
marriedsame-sexcouples,theysay,
statesultimatelycannotdenygays
andlesbianstherighttomarry.
Thelegalefortsarewelcomedby
opponentsofsame-sexmarriage,
whoworrythatthehighcourt’srul-
inghasleftlowercourtsinlimbo.Al-
thoughtherhetoricinKennedy’s
opinionseemedtomakeanydis-
criminationagainstsame-sexmar-
riagesunconstitutional,theruling
reiteratedstates’ jurisdictionover
marriagepolicy.Thatcouldhelpop-
ponentsincourtsthatarelessin-
clinedtosanctionsame-sexmarriage
thanthoseinstatessuchasNew
YorkandCalifornia.
“I’dliketoseethissettled,”said
JohnEastmanoftheNationalOr-
ganizationforMarriage,whichop-
posessame-sexmarriage.Ifjudges
ruleagainstthenewchallenges—as
districtcourtshavedoneinNevada
andHawaii—“thenthatwillstopthe
trainforthetimebeingandgiveCon-
gressanopportunitytoweighin.”
Sofar,market
pessimistswrong
Despitehigherratesanda
plannedshiftinFedpolicy,
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WEDNESDAY,JULY10,2013
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WORLD
Egypt’sMansourappointsgovernmentoicials
Rulingdeclaration
raisesworries
aboutdemocracy
werenotattheforefrontforthedraf-
tersofthisconstitutionaldeclara-
tion,”saidZiadAbdelTawab,deputy
directoroftheCairoInstitutefor
HumanRightsStudies.
The2012constitutionwillbere-
visedintheinterimperiod,which
couldseeparliamentaryandpresi-
dentialelectionscompletedbythe
springof2014.
Fornow,theconstitutionaldecla-
rationrules,disappointingsomeand
worryingothersinEgypt.
“Ifyourstandardisthebestlevel
ofdemocracyintheworld…thisis
veryworrying,andthereareserious
problems,”saidZaidAl-Ali,senior
adviseronconstitutionbuildingat
theInternationalInstituteforDe-
mocracyandElectoralAssistancein
Cairo.Thewholespiritofthetextis
inkeepingwithEgyptianconstitu-
tionaltradition—forbetterorworse,
Al-Alisaid.“Iwouldsayworse.”
Whentherevolutionstarted,“we
hadveryhighhopesforwhatdemoc-
racyinthiscountrycouldbe,and...
althoughimprovementshavebeen
made,itdoesn’tlooklikeitwillbeto
theextentthatweoriginallyhoped,”
saidAl-Ali,whoisIraqi.
Oneconcernisthepresidentholds
almostallexecutiveandlegislative
powersuntilaparliamentiselected.
Itisunclearwhenpresidentialelec-
tionswilltakeplace,Al-Alisaid.
Therearealsohumanrightscon-
cerns,suchastherestrictionoffree-
domofexpression.Therightto
freedomofassociationisrolledback,
a
f
ectingnon-governmentalgroups,
AbdelTawabsaid.Thedeclaration
restrictsrightssuchasfreedomofre-
ligion, similar to the 2012
constitution.
Thewordingofthenewdocument
issimilartoaconstitutionaldeclara-
tionissuedinMarch2011whenthe
countrywasundermilitaryruleafter
theousterofHosniMubarak,said
HebaMorayef,theEgyptdirectorof
HumanRightsWatch.
Inthisdeclaration,aprovisionwill
allowformilitarytrialsofciviliansto
continue,Morayefsaid.Insteadof
spellingoutrights,thedocument
statestheyareguaranteed“inac-
cordancewiththelaw”—notprovid-
ingconstitutionalprotection.
SarahLynch
SpecialforUSATODAY
CAIRO
Egypt’sinterimPresidentAd-
lyMansourcappedo
f
aflurryofpo-
liticalactivityTuesdaybynamingan
interimprimeministerandadeputy
presidentforforeigna
f
airsasthe
militarymovedtolimitfurtherpro-
testsinwhich51peoplewerekilled
Monday.
MansournamedeconomistHa-
zemel-Beblawi,acompromisecandi-
datesupportedbyakeyIslamist
party,asinterimprimeminister.
HealsoappointedformerUnited
NationsnuclearagencychiefMo-
hamedElBaradeiasdeputytothe
president,responsibleforforeignaf-
fairs,spokesmanAhmedEl-Musala-
manisaid.
MilitarychiefAbdel-Fattahal-Sis-
siwarnedpoliticalgroupsagainst
factionalismthatwouldhurtthepo-
liticaltransitionfromoustedpresi-
dentMohammedMorsitoMansour.
TheappointmentsfollowedMan-
sour’sdeclarationMondaynightset-
tinguparulingdocumentinplaceof
Egypt’sconstitution.Thatdeclara-
tionpromptedconcernfrompro-de-
mocracygroupsaboutpolitical
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Mansour’sdeclarationreplacesthe
nation’s suspendedconstitution,
whichwasdraftedbyanIslamist-
dominatedbodybeforeitwasap-
provedinanationwidevotelastyear
despitelackofconsensusamongpo-
liticalgroups.
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mainthecountry’srulingdocument
untilanewconstitutionisvotedin—
possiblyinaboutfourmonths.
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U.S.,allieshavesaid
theevidencepoints
toAssadregime
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Therebelshaveblamedthegov-
ernmentfortheattack.TheU.S.,
BritainandFrancehavesaidallthe
evidencepointsat theSyrian
government.
InWashington,WhiteHouse
spokesmanJayCarneysaid,“We
haveyettoseeanyevidencethat
backsuptheassertionthatanybody
besidestheSyriangovernmenthas
hadtheabilitytousechemicalweap-
onsorhasusedchemicalweapons.”
Churkintoldreportersafterdeli-
veringan80-pagereporttoSecre-
tary-GeneralBanKiMoonthatthe
AssadregimeaskedRussia,itsclosest
ally,toinvestigatetheattackaftera
U.N.teamofchemicalweaponsex-
pertswasunabletoenterthecountry
inadisputeovertheprobe’sscope.
Thesamplestakenfromtheim-
pactsiteofthegas-ladenprojectile
wereanalyzedataRussianlaborato-
rycertifiedbytheOrganizationfor
theProhibitionofChemicalWeap-
ons,Churkinsaid.
Theambassadorsaidtheresultsof
theanalysisindicatetheBashar3
rocket“wasnotindustriallymanu-
facturedandwasfilledwithsarin.”
Hesaidthesamplesindicatedthesa-
rinandtheprojectilewereproduced
in“cottageindustry”conditions.
Theabsenceofchemicalstabiliz-
ers,neededforlong-termstorageand
lateruse,indicatedits“possiblyre-
centproduction,”Churkinsaid.
“Therefore,thereiseveryreason
tobelievethatitwasthearmedop-
positionfighterswhousedthechem-
icalweaponsinKhanal-Assal,”
Churkinsaid.
“Accordingtoinformationatour
disposal,theproductionofBashar3
unguidedprojectileswasstartedin
February2013bytheso-calledBash-
aralNasserBrigadeailiatedwith
theFreeSyrianArmy,”hesaid.
OnMonday,SyriainvitedAkeSell-
strom,headoftheU.N.fact-finding
missiononallegationsofchemical
weaponsuseinSyria,andU.N.disar-
mamentchiefAngelaKanetovisit
Damascusforforeign-ministerlevel
talksonconductingaprobeofthe
Khanal-Assalattack.
Britain,FranceandtheUnited
Stateshaveprovidedthesecretary-
generalwithinformationonotheral-
legedchemicalweaponsattacksin
Syria.Banhasrepeatedlysaidhe
wantsabroaderinvestigation.
TheObamaadministrationsaysit
has“highconfidence”thatSyrian
PresidentBasharAssad’sforceshave
killedupto150peoplewithsaringas.
TheAssociatedPress
Russia’sUnitedNationsambassa-
dorsaidTuesdaythatRussianex-
pertsdeterminedthatSyrianrebels
madesarinnervegasanduseditina
deadlyattackoutsideAleppoin
March.
Ambassador Vitaly Churkin
blamedoppositionfightersforthe
March19attackinthegovernment-
controlledAlepposuburbofKhanal-
Assal.Hesaidtheattackkilled26
people,including16militaryperson-
nel,andinjured86others.
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NATION
NTSB:Asianapilotsknewjetwastoolow
Saythrottlesdidn’t
maintainspeed
Online
TODAY
Whatwe’refollowing
Alookaheadtonews,
features,photosand
videoswe’llbepostingtodayat
usatoday.com
andonourfree
appsforallmobiledevices.
saidDeborahHersman,chairwoman
oftheNationalTransportationSafe-
tyBoard.
“Hetoldthepilottopullback,”
Hersmansaidoftheinstructorpilot
o
f
eringadvicetothetrainingpilot
whowascontrollingtheplane.
ThefourpilotsonboardtheAsia-
naflight,threeofwhomwereinthe
cockpitwhenitattemptedtoland,
werealsonotgivendrugandalcohol
testsaftertheaccidentthatlefttwo
deadand168injured.
Hersmansaidfederalregulations
requiredrugandalcoholtestingof
crewmembersfollowinganaccident
onboardaU.S.-basedcommercial
carrier,butthoseregulationsdonot
coverforeign-licensedpilotsorfor-
eign-basedairlines,liketheSouth
Korean-basedAsianaAirlines.
Aninspectionoftherunwayand
debrisfieldshowedtheplane’sland-
inggearstrucktheseawallfirst,fol-
lowedbythetailoftheaircraftasit
descendedtooslowandtoolowfora
properapproach,shesaid.
Twoflightattendantsintheback
oftheplanewereejectedduringthe
crashbutsurvived,shesaid.
Hersmansaidinvestigatorshave
interviewedthreeofthefourpilots.
Thepilotatthecontrolsintheleft
seatoftheplanewashalfwaythrough
hiscertificationtoflythe777plane
butwasexperiencedinotherbigjets,
shesaid.Intherightseatwasanin-
structorpilotwho“reportedthatthis
washisfirsttripasaninstructorpi-
lot,”shesaid.
Shesaidtheinstructorpilotre-
ported“theywereslightlyhighwhen
theypassed4,000feet”ofaltitude
andthecrewsettheircontrolsfora
descentof1,500feetperminute.
“At500feet,herealizedtheywere
low,”shesaid.
Shesaidthepilotsreportedsetting
airspeedfor137knots,thetargetap-
proachspeed,andtheinstructorpi-
lot“assumedtheautothrottleswere
maintainingthatspeed.”By200feet
aboveground,theyrealizedthey
werestilllow,and“herecognizedthe
autothrottleswerenotmaintaining
speed.”Shesaidthepilotwentto
pushthethrottleforwardtoapply
morepowerandfoundtheleft-seat
pilothadalreadydoneso.Theplane
strucktheseawallsecondslater.
CharisseJonesandBartJansen
USATODAY
ThepilotsofAsianaAirlinesFlight
214realizedat500feetthattheir
Boeing777wastoolowonapproach
toSanFranciscoInternationalAir-
portbutwereunabletocorrectthe
problembeforecrashing,federalin-
vestigatorssaidTuesday.
Thepilotssawcoloredlights—
threeredandonewhite—attheend
oftherunway,whichindicatedthey
weretoolow,becausetheyshould
haveseentworedandtwowhite,
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Bigeconomic
newstodaywiththerelease
ofthe
FederalReserve
’s
minutesfromlastmonth’s
meeting.That’swhenChair-
man
BenBernanke
saidthe
Fedcouldbegintoslowits
bondpurchaseslaterthis
yeariftheeconomyim-
proves.Healsospeaksata
Bostoneconomicconference
today.Watchwhat’ssaidat
usatoday.com/money
.
u
MONEY
TheCommerce
Departmentreleases
whole-
saletradeinventories
for
Maytoday.Checkitoutat
usatoday.com/money
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HENNESPAYNTERCOMMUNICATIONSVIAAFP/GETTYIMAGES
Inthevideofilmedlastweek,AmandaBerry,
27,asksthepublic“togiveustime.”
HENNESPAYNTERCOMMUNICATIONSVIAAFP/GETTYIMAGES
MichelleKnight,32,sayssheisbuildinga
“brandnewlife”afteradecadeincaptivity.
AbductedClevelandwomen
HENNESPAYNTERCOMMUNICATIONSVIAAP
GinaDeJesus,23,speaksbrieflytoo
f
er
thankstosupportersandlovedones.
saythanksinYouTubevideo
‘Theydon’t
wanttotell
theirstories’
J.SCOTTAPPLEWHITE,AP
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NEWS
The
Senate
istrying
againon
studentloans
and
holdsaproceduralvoteto-
daytorestoretheinterest
rateto3.4%foroneyear.
Interestratesdoubledto6.8%
lastweek.Lookforactionat
usatoday.com/news
.
“Imayhavebeen
throughhelland
back,butIam
strongenoughto
walkthroughhell
withasmileonmy
face,andmyhead
heldhigh.”
MichelleKnight
onbeingheldcaptive
tivelyandexpressgratitudeforthose
whohelpedandsupportedthem.
Theyoungwomenhavenotap-
pearedinpublicsinceBerrybroke
throughadooratthehome,while
ArielCastrowasbrieflyaway,and
shoutedtoneighborsforhelp.Police
quicklyfreedthewomen,alongwith
Berry’s6-year-olddaughter,whowas
fatheredbyCastro.
“Imayhavebeenthroughhelland
back,butIamstrongenoughtowalk
throughhellwithasmileonmyface,
andmyheadheldhigh,”Knightsays,
readingfromastatement.“Iwillnot
letthesituationdefinewhoIam.I
willdefinethesituation.Idon’twant
tobeconsumedbyhatred.”
The32-year-oldKnight,whowas
21whenshedisappeared,sayssheis
buildinga“brandnewlife.”
ThevideowasfilmedJuly2and
releasedbytheHennesPaynter
Communicationspublicrelations
agencyonthewomen’sbehalfwith
thecooperationoftheirlawyers.
“Iwanteveryonetoknowhow
happyIamtobehomewithmyfam-
ilyandfriends,”saysBerry,who
sportsshorthairwithablondstreak.
“Ithasbeenunbelievable.”
“Theywantedtosaythankyou,”
andtherewerethreeoptionsconsid-
eredforthat,saidBruceHennes,
managingpartneratHennesPaynter
Communications:Theycouldhave
selectedonereportertospeakwith,
andhavethatreportactasa“mega-
phone”todispersetheirgratitude;
theycouldhavetakenoutanadin
The
(Cleveland)
PlainDealer
;orthey
couldhavereleasedavideo.The
womencollectivelydecidedonthe
videooption,Hennessaid.
“Theydon’twanttodointer-
views,”Hennesaid.“Theydon’twant
totelltheirstories.”
That’stobeexpected—andcanbe
ahealthyapproachafterahorrificor-
deal,saidCharlesFigley,professorin
disastermentalhealthatTulaneUni-
versityinNewOrleansandtheeditor
ofthe
EncyclopediaofTrauma
.
Insteadofrecountingatraumatic
situation,thewomenareinsteadfo-
cusedonthehealing,Figleysaid.
Castro,52,whohaspleadednot
guiltytokidnappingcharges,was
deemedmentallyfitlastweekto
standtrial.ItissettobeginAug.5.
LauraPetrecca
USATODAY
Theywanttosaythanks,butthey
don’twanttotelltheirstory.
That’sthewishofthreeCleveland
womenwhowereabductedandheld
captiveforalmostadecade,accord-
ingtotheirpublicrelationsrepre-
sentative.Andthatthinkinghelped
toshapetheplanfortheirfirstpublic
remarks,whichcameviaavideore-
leasedmidnightMonday.
Insteadofbeingqueriedinahigh-
profileTVintervieworsharingde-
tailsoftheirhorrificordealthrougha
magazinesuchas
People
,Amanda
Berry,GinaDeJesusandMichelle
Knighteachspeakbriefly,andindi-
vidually,inathree-minute,30-sec-
ondYouTubevideo.Smilingand
appearingupbeat,theyspeakposi-
“Iamgettingstrongereachday,
andhavingmyprivacyhashelped
immensely,”shesays.
The27-year-oldBerry,whoseface
asamissing16-year-oldwasplas-
teredonClevelandstreetsafterher
disappearance,callsonthepublicto
“giveustimetohaveanormallife.”
DeJesus,whois23,brieflyo
f
ers
thankstothepublic.Hermother,
NancyRuiz,alsoappearsonthe
videoandurgesanyonewithamiss-
ingchildto“pleasecountonyour
neighbors.Don’tbeafraidtoaskfor
theirhelp,becausehelpisavailable.”
CHRISPIZZELLO,AP
u
NEWS
PresidentObama
awardstheNationalMedal
ofArtsandNationalHuman-
itiesMedaltoday.Recipients
include
StarWars
creator
GeorgeLucas
(above),mu-
sician
HerbAlbert
andPulit-
zerPrize-winningplaywright
TonyKushner
.Findmoreat
usatoday.com/news.
Contributing:DougStanglin;AP
ForensicsexpertbacksZimmerman’saccount
Saysevidenceshows
teenagerwasontop
thanthreeminutesafterthe
shootingandprobablywas
consciousforatleast10to
15seconds.
Zimmerman,a29-year-
oldneighborhoodwatch
volunteer,ischargedwith
second-degreemurderafter
shootingTrayvon, 17, in
whathecallsself-defense.
HeclaimsTrayvonjumped
himinadark,residential
area.Zimmerman,whoisHispanic,
wasfollowingTrayvon,whoisblack,
becausetheteenappearedsuspicious
tohim.
DiMaiotestifiedthatZimmer-
man’sheadinjuriescouldhavebeen
causedbycomingintocontactwith
concreteandthatsuchinjuriescan
beverydangerous.Thattes-
timonysupportedZimmer-
man’sclaimthatTrayvon
wasslamminghisheadinto
asidewalk.
DiMaiosaidZimmerman
hadatleastsixinjuriesfrom
thestruggle:twoheadlacer-
ations,twowoundstohis
templesandwoundsonhis
noseandforehead.Those
injurieswereconsistent
withhavinghisheadbangedintoa
sidewalk,DiMaiosaid.
DiMaiotestifiedthathedidnot
takeintoaccountwitnesseswhosaid
Zimmermanwastheaggressorinthe
struggle.Healsosaid,whenpressed,
thatZimmerman’sinjuriescould
havebeencausedbyrollingaround
onconcretewithTrayvon.
Zimmerman’s attorney,Mark
O’Mara,latergrilledSanfordCity
ManagerNortonBonaparteabout
hisdecisiontoplay911callsfromthe
nightoftheshootingforTrayvon’s
familyinagroupsetting.Adayearli-
er,formerSanfordpolicechiefBill
Leetestifiedthatherecommended
thetapesbeplayedindividuallyto
relativestoavoidimproperinflu-
ences.Atissuewaswhetheritwas
TrayvonorZimmermanheard
screamingforhelpononetape.
“Wethoughtitwasacourtesyto
letthefamilyhearitbeforeitwason
thenews,”Bonapartesaid.“Wewere
notlookingatthemaswitnesses.We
werelookingatthemasfamily
members.”
2008PHOTOBYFRANKAUGSTEIN,AP
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TECH
T-Mobile
holdsa
newsconferencetodayin
NewYorkCity
toannounce
whatthecellphonecompany
iscallingsomeofits“boldest
movesyet.
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Wefillyouinat
usatoday.com/tech
.
YamicheAlcindor
@Yamiche
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SANFORD
,
FLA
.
GeorgeZimmer-
man’sclaimthatTrayvonMartinwas
ontopofhimwhenZimmerman
firedthefatalgunshotisbackedup
byforensicevidence,anexperttesti-
fyingforthedefensesaidTuesday.
“Themedicalevidenceisconsis-
tentwithMr.Zimmerman’sstate-
ment,”saidforensicpathologist
VincentDiMaio.Hesaidhealso
foundthatTrayvonlivednomore
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KrogerbuysHarrisTeeter
grocerychainfor$2.4B
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Cops:Hernandezbehaved
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RandyTravis’hearttrouble
couldbelife-threatening
INBRIEF
EdwardBurkhardt,CEOofthe
railway’sU.S.-basedparentcompany,
RailWorld,suggestedthatshutting
o
f
thelocomotivetoputoutthefire
mighthavedisabledthebrakes.
Lambertdefendedthefiredepart-
ment.“Thepeoplefrom(therail-
road)toldus,‘That’sgreat—thetrain
issecure,there’snomorefire,there’s
nothinganymore,there’snomore
danger,’”Lambertsaid.“Wewere
givenourleave,andweleft.”
TransportCanada, thegovern-
ment’stransportationagency,said
Tuesdaytherearenorulesagainst
leavinganunlocked,unmanned,run-
ninglocomotiveanditsflammable
cargouphillfromapopulatedarea.
fortoday.Themeasurethengoesto
theSenate,wheretheRepublican
majorityislikelytoapprovethebill.
Thebillwouldrequiredoctorsto
haveadmittingprivilegesatnearby
hospitals,onlyallowabortionsinsur-
gicalcenters,dictatewhenabortion
pillsaretakenandbanabortionsaf-
ter20weeks.
JackMustardofBrownUniversity.
NASAnowoperatestworoverson
Mars:Curiosity,launchedin2011,
andOpportunity,launchedin2003.
TheMars2020roverwouldhelp
NASAtake“thenextstep,”inan-
sweringthequestionaboutwhether
lifeexistedonMars,NASA’sJohn
Grunsfeldsaid. —DanVergano
CRIMINALPROBEENSUESIN
FATALCANADIANTRAINWRECK
HERE’SMUDINYOUREYE
Canadianauthoritiesopeneda
criminalinvestigationTuesdayinto
thefierywreckofarunawayoiltrain
inthetownofLac-Meganticasthe
deathtollclimbedto15,withdozens
morebodiesfearedburiedinthe
burned-outruins.
QuebecpoliceInspectorMichel
Forgetsaidinvestigatorshave“dis-
coveredelements”thathaveledtoa
criminalprobe.Hegavenodetails
butruledoutterrorismandsaidpo-
licearemorelikelyexploringthe
possibilityofcriminalnegligence.
ProvincialpolicespokesmanSer-
geantBenoitRichardsaidnoarrests
havebeenmade.
Thesametraincaughtfirehours
earlierinanearbytown,andtheen-
ginewasshutdown—standardpro-
cedurebythetrain’sowners,Nantes
FireChiefPatrickLambertsaid.
NEXTSTEPONMARS:BRINGING
PIECESOFITDOWNTOEARTH
ALSO:
u
DoctorstreatingTeresaHeinz
Kerry,wifeofSecretaryofStateJohn
Kerry,haveruledoutbraintumor,
strokeorheartattackaspossible
causesoftheseizurelikesymptoms
sheexperienced,aspokesmanfor
KerrysaidTuesday.HeinzKerry,74,
whobecameillSunday,remainsin
fairconditionatMassachusettsGen-
eralHospital,StateDepartment
spokesmanGlenJohnsonsaid.
NASA’snextMarsrovershouldre-
coverrocksamplesforeventualre-
turntoEarth,aspaceagencyreport
recommendsaspartofane
f
ortto
findsignsoflifeontheRedPlanet.
TheMars2020ScienceDefinition
TeamreportreleasedTuesdaysets
outthegoalsforNASA’snext
plannedrover,settoarriveinthe
nextdecadeonMars.
“Hadlifeeverbeenthereanddidit
leaveamark?”saidreportchairman
PAULSANCYA,AP
ZachMiller,10,ofLivonia,Mich.,wipes
hisfaceTuesdayashundredsofkids
sloggedthrougha7-by-150-footmudpit
duringWestland’sannualMudFest.
ABORTIONRESTRICTIONSMOVE
FORWARDINTEXASHOUSE
Tuesdaytotoughnewabortionre-
strictions,makinggoodonathirdat-
tempttopassthemeasurethisyear.
Afinal,formalvoteisscheduled
Aftermorethan10hoursofde-
bate,theTexasHouseofRepresenta-
tivesgaveprovisional approval
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WEDNESDAY,JULY10,2013
STATE-BY-STATE
NewsfromacrosstheUSA
tiveAmericansinScience,which
providedtheschool$40,000in2012.
ARIZONA
ALABAMA
Montgomery:
Former
secretaryofStateJimBennett,73,is
returningtotheoicetocomplete
thetermofBethChapman.Gov.
Bentley,aRepublican,announced
themoveonTuesday,sayingBennett
willreplaceChapman,whoisbecom-
ingaconsultantfortheAlabama
FarmersFederation.Bennettwas
appointedassecretaryofStatein
1993andwaselectedtofulltermsin
1994and1998.
Payingtributeto19
fi
re
fi
ghter‘saints’
OREGON
CentralPoint:
Traic
wasslowedtoacrawlbyalargetur-
tle.Severaldriverscalledpolice,
worriedtheturtlewouldberunover.
JimWalsh,ScottCraven
andEddiTrevizo
USATODAY
PENNSYLVANIA
Monroeville:
A
motoristfoundagun,stungunand
otheritemsbelongingtoapolice
oicerwholosttheitemsafterleav-
ingthemontopofhispickupand
drivingo
f
whenhisshiftended.
PRESCOTTVALLEY
Onadayfilled
withspeechesfromdignitariesin-
cludingthevicepresident, the
wordsofthelonesurvivorofafire
crewoverrunbyflamesresonated
deepestinanarenapackedwith
firefightersfromacrossthenation.
Astone-facedBrendanMcDo-
noughwalkedontothestageatthe
endoftheserviceTuesdayand
o
f
eredwhat’scalled“The
Hotshot’sPrayer,”calmlyre-
citingthewords:“Forifthis
dayonthelineIshouldan-
swerdeath’scall,Lord,bless
myHotshotcrew,myfamily,
oneandall.”
Heconcludedbytellingthe
crowd:“Thankyou.AndImiss
mybrothers.”
McDonoughspokeatame-
morialforthe19membersofthe
Prescott-basedGraniteMountain
HotshotswhodiedJune30whena
wind-fueled, out-of-controlfire
overranthemastheytriedtopro-
tectaformergold-miningtown.
VicePresidentBidenpraisedthe
valor,courageandsacrificeofthe
firefighters.“Theysawtheirjobs
notasjobsbutasadutytodefend
theirfellowcitizens,”Bidensaid.
“Firefightingisnotwhatthey
did.It’swhotheywere,”hesaid,
andquotedanoldsaying,“Allmen
arecreatedequalbutthenafewbe-
comefirefighters.”
ALASKA
Anchorage:
Amotorcycle
driverdiedinacrashonedaybefore
his21stbirthday.JustinAshleywas
drivingnorthontheOldSeward
Highwayandstruckthebackofa
pickupturningontoIndustryWay.
Ashleywaswearingahelmet.
RHODEISLAND
Providence:
The
cityisrunningafreeprogramto
ensurethatchildrengetnutritious
mealswhileschoolisoutofsession.
Thefederalprogramservesfree
breakfastandlunchat31locations,
includingrecreationcenters,pools
andcommunityorganizations.
ARKANSAS
Blytheville:
Businessesindowntown
areaskingforhelpin
catchingthieveswho
hasbeenstealing
plantsthatarepartof
abeautification
e
f
ort.Thethefts
havebeentaking
placeforseveral
months.Among
thevic-
timsarea
salon,a
bankand
aministry.
MICHAELCHOW,THEARIZONAREPUBLIC
OtherhotshotcrewsattendamemorialserviceatTim’sToyota
CenterinPrescottValleyonTuesdayfor19fallencolleagues.
SOUTH
CAROLINA
Greenville:
Legendary
bluesman
MacAr-
noldisopen-
inga
restaurantand
musicvenuein
hishometownhere.
Hisband,MacAr-
noldPlateFullO’Blues,will
bethefirstacttoperforminthe
PendletonStreetartsdistrictvenue
afteritopensonLaborDay,
The
GreenvilleNews
reported.Arnold,
whoplaysaguitarmadeoutofagas
can,expectstobookawiderangeof
actsatthe200-seatrestaurant.
DanBatesoftheUnitedFire-
fightersofYavapaiCountyreferred
tothefallenfirefightersas“the
saintsofPrescott,”fulfillingGod’s
planfortheirliveswhilemaking
theultimatesacrificetoprotect
Yarnell,population650,about50
milesfromhere.“Inallmyheart,I
knowthatGodwasguidingthem
home,”Batessaid.
Thecrewspentmorethan500
hoursbattlingwildfiresandalso
trainedfellowfirefighters.Their
mostrecentcontributionwasfight-
ingtheDuceFireonGranite
Mountainacoupleofweeksago.
BatesalsosingledoutMcDo-
nough,whosurvivedbecausehe
was the lookout.McDonough
warnedthecrewthatthewindshad
changedandhewasmovinghispo-
sitiontosavehisownlife.
Thenameofeachfirefighterwas
readduringtheserviceasafire-
fighterrangasilverbell.APulaski
tool,usedtocreatefirebreaks,was
presentedtoeachgrievingfamily
withU.S.andArizonaflags.Each
familyalsoreceivedtheInterna-
tionalAssociationofFirefighters’
goldmedalofhonor.
CALIFORNIA
Truckee:
Apedestrian
struckbyapossiblydrunkbicyclistat
DonnerLakeontheFourthofJuly
hasdied.Sparks,Nev.,residentLeon-
ardRichardWhitlow,46,su
f
ered
headinjuriesinthecollision.Police
sayPetraBakker-Borhani,24,hit
himabout9:30p.m.Thursdaybefore
afireworksshow.Shewasarrested
onsuspicionofdrivingunderthe
influence.
Walsh,CravenandTrevizoalsoreportfor
TheArizonaRepublic
Gary/ChicagoInternationalAirport.
Airportoicialshaveannouncedthat
completionoftheexpansionwillbe
delayedatleastuntilSeptember2014
becauseofenvironmentalproblems
anddisagreementsamongrailroads.
INFOCUS:
DELAWARE
‘SECONDAMENDMENTNIGHTMARE’NEARSEND
COLORADO
Denver:
Gov.Hicken-
looper,aDemocrat,isannouncinga
statewidechallengetoencourage
Coloradanstobemoreactive.The
GetMovin’challengebythenon-
profitorganizationLiveWellColora-
dowillhaveresidentsgoonlinetolog
theirdailyphysicalactivityinAugust.
Participantswith30daysofactivity,
withanaverageofatleast30min-
utesdaily,getafreeshirt.
SOUTHDAKOTA
Pierre:
Therewill
benosagegrousehuntingseason
thisyear.TheGame,FishandParks
Commissionhasdecidedthatno
seasonwillbeheldthisfallbecause
thebird’spopulationhasfallenin
recentyears.
MIDDLETOWN
Prosecutorson
Mondaydroppedafelonychargeof
carryingaconcealedfirearm
againstaMiddletownengineer
whoseTennesseefirearmpermit
expiredwhenheobtainedaDela-
waredriver’slicense.
TheJunearrestof
JeremyPreston,33,who
saidhewasenduringa
“SecondAmendment
nightmare,”waschron-
icledinMonday’s
News
Journal.
“It’sdefinitelyaloado
f
myback,
that’sforsure,”Prestonsaid.
Prestonsaidhewouldsoontake
thenecessarystepstogetthearrest
expungedfromhisrecordinhopes
ofsalvaginghiscareerdesigning
eiciencysystemsfornuclear
plants.
SincehisJune17arrest,hehas
beenprohibitedfromenteringthe
PeachBottomnuclearplantinYork
County,Pa.,andhasbeenworking
fromhiscompany’soiceinWil-
mington.
Althoughtheattorneygeneral’s
oicehadinitiallyinstructedMid-
dletownpolicetofilethe
chargeagainstPreston
thatcouldhaveputhim
behindbarsforupto
eightyears,prosecutor
MarkDenneysaidamore
thoroughreviewofthe
factspersuadedauthoritiestodrop
thecase.
“Thiswasnotsomethingthat
neededtobetreatedasaviolent
felonyorsomeonewhohadahor-
riblecriminalhistory,”Denneysaid.
IOWA
Sumner:
ThestateDepart-
mentofNaturalResourcessaysit
beganloweringthewaterlevelMon-
dayatMartensLakeintheSweet
MarshWildlifeManagementArea.
Thedrawdownwillexposebrittle
naiadplantsanditsseeds—anin-
vasiveaquaticplant.
TENNESSEE
Chattanooga:
Heavy
rainsovertheweekendhavepushed
theTennesseeRiveruptoflood
stage,closingChattanooga’sTen-
nesseeRiverparkanda
f
ectingabout
30familieshere.
CONNECTICUT
Middletown:
The
stateistryingtomorethandouble
thenumberofelectricvehiclecharg-
ingstationsbytheendoftheyear.
in
America
KANSAS
KansasCity:
Oicials
havebeenconsideringthelong-term
possibilityofaddingtollstosome
highwaysintheKansasCityareato
easetraiccongestionandhelppay
forroadimprovements.Tollsmaybe
anoptiondecadesfromnowforparts
ofInterstate35,Kansas10andother
highways,
TheKansasCityStar
re-
ported.
TEXAS
Galveston:
Thedaysoffree
parkingonthebeachfrontSeawall
Boulevardarecomingtoanend.It
hasnotbeenannouncedwhenthe
newfeeswillgointoe
f
ect,butitwill
cost$1anhourforuptoeighthours.
DISTRICTOFCOLUMBIA:
Restaurant
ownerAnthony“Tony”Chengand
hisson,AnthonyChengJr.,pleaded
notguiltytochargesofbribingpublic
oicialstoobtaintaxicablicenses.
UTAH
CedarBreaksNational
Monument:
NowthroughJuly21,
themonumentisahostingitsannual
WildflowerFestival.
TheSpectrum
reportedthatguidedwildflower
walksandsmartphoneappsare
availabletohelpvisitorsfindand
enjoythepeakwildflowerseason.
FLORIDA
Geneva:
AndewHudson,
17,wastreatedforpuncturewounds
onhisheadafterbeingbittenbyan
alligatorwhileswimminginthe
LittleBigEconStateForest.Hudson
kickedwhathethoughtwasalogbut
anearly10-foot-longalligatorcame
upbehindHudsonandjerkedhim
underwater.
CrisBarrish,The(Wilmington,Del.)
NewsJournal
KENTUCKY
Louisville:
Louisville
Distilling,makersofAngel’sEnvy
bourbon,onTuesdayannounced
planstobuildadistilleryandvisitors’
centerdowntown.Thecompanywill
investabout$12milliontorenovate
abuildingnearthecity’sminor-
leaguebaseballstadiumandplansto
openthedistillerynextyear.
willremainoutsidetheCivicCenter
untilcityandtriballeaderscandis-
cussitsplacement.Thesta
f
ismade
ofironwoodwitheaglefeathersand
ribbonstiedtothetop.It’sconsid-
eredaflagtotheAnishinaabepeople
andwasplantedduringarallyin
November2011.Itwasreplanted
duringarecentspiritualceremony
afteritwasvandalizedforathird
time.
theyinvestigated30reportedbur-
glaries.
NEWJERSEY
Wildwood:
This
beachtownhasyettowriteaticket
foranyoneviolatingitssaggypants
ordinance,whichtooke
f
ectoverthe
JulyFourthholidayweekend.The
ruleprohibitsanyoneontheboard-
walkfromwearingshorts,swimsuits,
pantsorskirtsmorethan3inches
belowthewaist.
VERMONT
Montpelier:
Thestateis
joining14otherstatesandcitiesin
urgingtheEnvironmentalProtection
Agencytoadoptproposedrules
callingforbigcutsinvehiclepollu-
tionby2017.Thestandardswould
cutsmog-producingemissionsfrom
vehiclesby80%andsootby70%.
GEORGIA
Atlanta:
Nationaltests
beingcreatedfortheCommonCore
educationalstandardscouldcostthe
statemorethanitscurrentbudgetof
$25millionforalltests.
TheAtlanta
Journal-Constitution
reportedthat
thetestsbeingcreatedbyaconsor-
tiumknownasthePartnershipfor
AssessmentofReadinessforCollege
andCareershassetaceilingof
$18.50perstudentfortheEnglish
testand$18.50forthemathtest.
Georgiaspends$8to$9perstudent
onallassessments.
LOUISIANA
Farmerville:
The
UnionParishSchoolBoardhasvoted
tocloseMarionElementarySchool
andtoreducethestudentpopulation
atbothSpearsvilleK-8andBernice
Elementary.
MISSISSIPPI
Jackson:
AHinds
CountyCircuitjudgeplanstoruleby
theendofthisweekwhetherthe
opencarry/concealed-weaponlawis
unconstitutionallyvague,
TheClari-
on-Ledger
reported.Afteranearly
two-hourhearingMonday,Judge
WinstonKiddsaidhewouldextend
hisorderblockingthelawfromgoing
intoe
f
ectuntilhehastimetoissuea
finalruling.Thelawwasscheduledto
gointoe
f
ectJuly1.
NEWMEXICO
SantaFe:
Funeral
servicesforformergovernorDavid
CargowillbeheldFridayatCathe-
dralBasilicaofSt.FrancisofAssisi.
Cargo,whodiedFridayatage84,will
lieinstateintheCapitol’srotunda
Thursdayfrom10a.m.to4p.m.,
followedbyamemorialservice.
VIRGINIA
Charlottesville:
State
policewillreviewtwoalcoholagents’
arrestofaUniversityofVirginia
studentaftersheboughtsparkling
water.Shehadfledtheplainclothes
agent,whosuspectedshebought
beer.
MAINE
Augusta:
Abilltoallow
citiesandtownstoredotheir
schools’budgetstospendunexpect-
edstatefundswithoutvoterapproval
hasfailedintheMaineHouse.
Thebillrequiredatwo-thirds
majorityvotebecauseit
wouldhavetakene
f
ect
immediately.
HAWAII
Honolulu:
De-
fenseDepartmentcut-
backsarestartingtobe
feltlocally.Clinics,
commissariesanda
beacharea
f
ectedby
furloughsthatbegan
Mondaybecauseofse-
questration.ThePearl
HarborCommissaryand
commissariesatSchofield,
HickamandKaneoheare
closedMondays,and14,000
commissaryworkersare
losing20%oftheirpay.
WASHINGTON
Seattle:
TheChil-
dren’sHospitalpulledbusadsthat
listedautismwithdiseases.Thesign
onKingCountyMetrobusesshowed
apictureofaboyandthewords
“Let’swipeoutcancer,diabetesand
autisminhislifetime.”
NEWYORK
Fishkill:
Aformeroral
surgeonwholedanillegalbodyparts
harvestingringdied.MichaelMas-
tromarino,49,hadbeensu
f
ering
fromcancer.
MISSOURI
TownandCountry:
Aldermenwillallowa40-foot-tall
flagpoleatachurchfamilycenterto
goupinthisSt.Louissuburb.The
polewillholdaflaghonoringveter-
ans.St.NicholasGreekOrthodox
Churchhadhopedtohaveitupby
theFourthofJuly,butapprovalcame
afewdayslate.Thesuburbhasa
35-footlimitonflagpoles.
MARYLAND
Cris
fi
eld:
Amateurchefsareinvited
tosubmittheirorigi-
nalChesapeake
BlueCrab
recipesfor
consider-
ationinthe
49thAnnual
CrabCooking
Contest,setfor
August30.Apanel
offoodexpertswill
choosethemost
mouthwatering
entriesinthe
appetizer,soup,
maindishandcrab
cakecategories.
NORTHCAROLINA
Fayetteville:
SuperiorCourtJudgeErwinSpain-
hoursaidthetownofHopeMillscan
suecompaniesthatbuiltadamthat
failed.
WESTVIRGINIA
Welch:
Statepolice
areinvestigatingtheabandonmentof
newborntwinboysinMingoCounty.
Policesayawomanleftabasket
containingtheinfantsataresidence
nearGilbertwithanotethattheybe
takentoWelchCommunityHospital.
NORTHDAKOTA
Bismarck:
About
30,000Americanwhitepelicanshave
returnedtonestonaguano-rich
islandatthe4,385-acreChaseLake
NationalWildlifeRefuge.
MONTANA
Livingston:
Thebodyof
amissingmanhasbeenfoundabout
amilefromwherehiscarwasaban-
doned.CoronerAlJenkinssaidBrad
Spaldingm27,committedsuicide.
Spaldingwasreportingmissingon
June14,andhiscarwasfoundatthe
GeorgeLaketrailheadthreedays
later.
IDAHO
TwinFalls:
Idahois
oneoffourstatesparticipat-
inginaprogramtoo
f
er
Greekyogurtasameatsub-
stituteinmealsservedat
publicschools.Ifthepilot
programsucceedsinIdaho,
Arizona,NewYorkandTennes-
see,Greekyogurtcouldbecomea
permanentpartoftheschoollunch
programnationwide.
WISCONSIN
Madison:
Thestate
SupremeCourtruledagainstParnell
Burditt,avolunteerfirefighterwho
arguedhewasimmunefromliability
afterdrivingthrougharedlightand
collidingwithanothervehiclewhen
respondingtoanemergencycall.
OHIO
Columbus:
FranklinCounty
CommonPleasJudgeCharles
Schneiderleftatemporaryrestrain-
ingorderinplacebar-
ringprotestsbya
conservative
Christiangroupin
frontofoneofthe
state’slargest
churches.Mem-
bersofMinutemen
Unitedmustpro-
testonlyacrossthe
streetfromthe
8,500-memberVineyard
Columbuschurch.
WYOMING
Lander:
TheDepart-
mentofStateParksandCultural
Resourcesplanstoholdanevent
July20tocommem-
oratethelastbighorn
ramthatlivedin
Sink’sCanyon.Oi-
cialscalledtheram
BamBam.Thede-
partmentistryingto
raise$5,000tohave
afull-bodytaxider-
mymountand
dioramaabout
bighornsinstalled
intheparkvisitorcenter.
MASSACHUSETTS
WestBridgewa-
ter:
TheShaw’ssupermarketchain
saiditisclosingsixunderperforming
storesinMassachusettsandRhode
Island.TheMassachusettsstores
scheduledtoclosebyearlynext
monthareinFallRiver,Fairhaven,
StoughtonandTaunton.
NEBRASKA
Lincoln:
Higher-than-
expectedtaxrevenuewillboostthe
amountofmoneyintherainy-day
fundtoahighof$679million.
ILLINOIS
Chicago:
MayorRahm
Emanuelsaid5%oftheelectricity
providedtothecitythroughitsnew
aggregationprogramwillcomefrom
Illinoiswindfarms.Emanuel’soice
announcedTuesdaythatithad
reachedadealwithenergysuppliers
todoubletheamountofwindenergy
consumersgetthroughCommon-
wealthEdison.
NEVADA
CarsonCity:
Boatingat
LahontanReservoirisgettingtricky
andrisky.ThestateDivisionofState
Parksannouncedthatbothlaunch
rampsatthestaterecreationarea
nearFallonareclosedbecauseoflow
waterlevels.Theagencywarnedthat
thoughbeachlaunchingisstillavail-
able,boatersdosoattheirownrisk.
MICHIGAN
TraverseCity:
A
$10,000rewardisbeingo
f
eredafter
abicyclistwasstruckandkilledbya
hit-and-rundriver.KellyAnnBoyce
diedafterbeinghitabout2a.m.
Friday.Policearelookingforthe
driverofadarkSUVorpickup.
OKLAHOMA
Tulsa:
A
newprogramatOklaho-
maStateUniversitywill
helpNativeAmericanstudentspur-
suingdegreesinscience,technology,
engineeringandmath.Theprogram
isfundedthroughtheSocietyforthe
AdvancementofChicanosandNa-
INDIANA
Gary:
JohnClark,the
formerCEOoftheIndianapolis
InternationalAirport,hasbeenap-
pointedtooverseeatroubled
$166millionplantoexpandthe
NEWHAMPSHIRE
Manchester:
Policeheresaidthey’veseenajump
inburglariesinthepastweek.Police
saidthatfromJuly1throughJuly7,
Compiledfromsta
f
andwirereportsby
TimWendelandDennisLyons.Designby
MichaelB.Smith.GraphicsbyBobLaird.
MINNESOTA
Duluth:
AnAmerican
Indiansta
f
,vandalizedthreetimes,
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USATODAY
WEDNESDAY,JULY10,2013
WEATHERINGTHE
CHANGE
Climateexperts:Ifyou
thinkthisisbad,justwait
v
CONTINUEDFROM
1A
Restaurant
co-ownerPete
Clarkshows
wherethenor-
malwaterlevel
isforLake
Travisnear
Austin.The
lakehasbeen
drainedby
drought.
causes,climatescientistssayglobal
warmingisalong-termcontributor
thatcouldbeexacerbatingcondi-
tions,especiallyinthealready-arid
Southwest.Theysayitwillprobably
domoredamage.Why?Highertem-
peraturescausemorewatertoevap-
orate,andunlessthere’senoughrain
too
f
setthat,thegrounddriesup.
Moreheatisontheway,too.U.S.
temperaturesareexpectedtorise3
to10degreesby2100,partlybecause
oftheheat-trappinggreenhousegas-
esemittedintheburningoffossilfu-
els,accordingtoadraftcopyofthe
thirdNationalClimateAssessment,a
federalreportcompiledbyhundreds
ofgovernmentandacademicscien-
tists.Asaresult,thereportexpects
summerdroughtstointensifyin
mostU.S.regionsaswellaslingering
watershortagesintheSouthwest,
SoutheastandHawaii.
Drought,whichstruckasmuchas
two-thirdsofthelandinthelower48
contiguousstateslastyear,stillaf-
flicts44%ofthatareaand87%of
Texas,theU.S.DroughtMonitorre-
ports.TheNationalWeatherService
predictsitwillpersistorintensifyin
muchofthewesternUSA,including
thewesternhalfofTexaswhere
droughtcausedbillionsofdollarsin
damagein2011fromcropfailures,
herddie-o
f
sandwildfires.
“Climatechangeislikelyprolong-
ingthedurationandseverityofnatu-
rallyoccurringdrought inthe
Southwest,”saysMartinHoerling,a
researchmeteorologistattheNa-
tionalOceanicandAtmosphericAd-
ministration.Hesaysthemaincause
ofU.S.droughtisalackofrainfall,
butbycentury’send,thekeyculprit
mightbehighertemperatures.
Forvideosand
moreonwater
challengesfacing
theSouthwest,visit
climatechange.u-
satoday.com
WENDYKOCH,USATODAY
Plains.Hesaysthemaincausewasa
lackofmoisturethatusuallysweeps
upfromtheGulfofMexico.
Otherclimatescientists,acknowl-
edgingtheroleoftheseweatherpat-
ternsandnaturalvariability,say
climatechangeexacerbatedthe2012
droughtpartlybyhelpingtokeepthe
jetstreamnorth.
“Allthesethreefactorscombineto
contributetothedryconditionsin
TexasandelsewhereintheSouth-
west,”saysGeraldMeehl,seniorsci-
entistattheNationalCenterfor
AtmosphericResearch,afederally
fundedlaboratory.
Despiteyear-to-yearfluctuations
intheseareas,hesays,“youhavethis
long-termtrendtowarddryness.”
Globalwarming,byraisingtem-
peratures,madethe2011Texas
drought“distinctlymoreprobable”
thanwouldhaveoccurred40to50
yearsago,saysastudyledbyDavid
RuppandPhilipMoteofOregon
StateUniversity.
Anotherstudy,co-authoredby
HoerlingandTexas’stateclimatolo-
gist,TexasA&MprofessorJohnNiel-
sen-Gammon, saysthiswarming
madethedroughtslightlyworse.The
researcherssayitdidn’ta
f
ectprecip-
itationbutaccountedforabout20%,
or1degree,ofthe5-degreejumpin
temperatureabovethesummer
norm.
CLIMATECHANGE’SIMPACT
ONDROUGHT
Thoughdroughthasmanycauses,
includingyear-to-yearclimate
patternssuchasLaNiña,scientists
saytheybelieveglobalwarmingis
intensifyingalready-aridconditions.
TOMTINGLE,THEARIZONAREPUBLIC
Inthedesert,“youcanneverhaveenoughwater,”saysArizona
climatologistNancySelover,andtheflowisbeginningtodecline.
Waterworriesgrow
indesertSouthwest
Manypartsofthe
westernUSAarestill
strugglingwithdrought.
1
Heatwaves,wildfires
alsobigconcerns
“Idon’tbelievewecansustain
thestatusquo”whenitcomesto
wateruseandmanagementinthe
Southwest,Garfinsays.
Flyingovertheharshbutgor-
geousdesertlandscapeofArizona
inahelicopterinlateMayprovides
abird’s-eyeviewofthesystemin
placetobringwatertothethirsty
peopleofPhoenix—amassivese-
riesofreservoirs,damsandcanals
fromtheSaltandVerdeRivers.
“We’veplannedfordroughtand
builtfordrought,”saysCharlieEs-
ter,themanagerofwaterresource
operationsfortheSaltRiverPro-
ject,whichsuppliesmuchofthe
waterandenergyforPhoenix.
EsterpredictsthatPhoenix“can
getthroughanydroughtinthehis-
toricalrecord.”
GarfinsaysPhoenix’sabilityto
deliverwatersuccessfullyisdue
mainlytoitsthreesourcesofwa-
ter:theColoradoRiver;theSalt
andVerdeRiversandtheirreser-
voirs;andthecity’sunderground
watersupply.
Soeventhoughthesupplyfrom
theColoradoRivermightbedwin-
dling,GarfinsaysPhoenixmay
verywellbeabletocontinuetode-
liverwaterinthedecadestocome.
Watermanagementagencies
notethatanynewdevelopment
mustprovethattherewillbe
enoughwaterfortheresidentsfor
100years.
Ifnot,“thendevelopmentwon’t
getapproved,”saysKathleenFer-
ris,executivedirectoroftheArizo-
naMunicipalWaterUsers
Association. “There’snoother
statethat’srequiredtoprovea100-
yearwatersupplyfornewhomes.”
Arethesemeasuresenough?
“They’vegottheireyeontheball
inPhoenixandhavemadebig
changesinplanning,”Garfinsays.
“They’vepaidattentiontothesci-
enceandaretakingitseriously.
“Butdotheyreallyknowwhat
climatechangewill throwat
them?”heasks.“Whatabout
abrupt changeora50-year
drought?Cantheysustainwater
supplyforthelongestdroughts
thatwe’veknownintheColorado
Riverbasin?”
ThoughPhoenixmaybeableto
withstandafuturewithclimate
changebecauseofitsthreewater
sources,otherlocationsinthe
Southwestmaynot:Garfinsaysthe
mostvulnerableareasforwaterin
theSouthwestareNewMexico,
California, theColoradoFront
RangeandLasVegas.
Extremeheatwavesanddevas-
tatingwildfiresarelikelytoworsen
intheSouthwestbecauseofcli-
matechange,accordingtothefed-
eralassessment.
Theperiodsince1950inthe
Southwesthasbeenhotterthan
anycomparablylongperiodinat
least600years,thefederaldraft
assessmentsays.
Wildfireswillbeasignificantis-
sueintheSouthwestinthedec-
adestocome.“We’reseeingthat
withthedroughtconditionsand
morewarmth,thereismorepo-
tentialforwildfires,”Seloversays.
Thoughtheremaybeareduc-
tioninthenumberofblazes,the
onesthatdoformaremuchlarger,
accordingtoareportfromtheAri-
zonaDepartmentofForestry.
“Droughtsare
aslow,painful
death.
”
PeteClark,
ownerofCarlosn’Charlie’s,a
Tex-Mexwateringholethat’sshortonwater
Texasisoneoftheworst-hit
areasintheUSA.Communities
acrossthestatearerestricting
wateruse.87%ofthestateis
nowinadrought.
2
DoyleRice
@USATODAYWeather
USATODAY
PHOENIX
Thecanal,itsbluewater
sparklinginthemorningArizona
sunshine,hasbeenthereinsome
formformorethanathousand
years.
Morethan10centuriesago,Na-
tiveAmericansdugcanalstobring
water—thedesert’smostprecious
resource—intotheirfarmsand
communitiesintheharshclimate
ofwhat’snowPhoenix.
Today,the56millionAmericans
inthefast-growingdesertSouth-
west—includingthemegacitiesof
Phoenix,LosAngeles,LasVegas
andSanDiego—arefacedwitha
challengebeyondtheregion’snat-
uraldryness:copingwithanuncer-
tainfutureofman-madeclimate
Texas,pronetodrought,isparticu-
larlyvulnerable.Itssupplyofwateris
shrinkingwhileitsdemandforwater
isrisingamidaboominpopulation
andfossilfuelproduction.Inhydrau-
licfracturing,orfracking,huge
amountsofwaterareblastedunder-
groundtobreakapartrockandre-
trieveoilorgastrappedinside.
WHAT’SSTRAININGTHESUPPLY
What’sexacerbatingwaterworriesin
partsofTexasiswater-intensive
fracking,whichistakingo
f
insome
ofthestate’sdriestareas.
Fifty-onepercentofTexas’oiland
gaswellswerein“highorextremely
highwaterstress”regions,according
toareportinMaybyCeres,aBos-
ton-basednon-profitgroupthatpro-
motes corporate sustainability.
Nationwide,thereportsays,47%of
thesewellsareinwater-stressed
areas.
InTexas,water for fracking
jumped125%inthreeyears—from
36,000acre-feetin2008toabout
81,500in2011—andwillcontinueto
increasebeforelevelingo
f
inthe
2020s,accordingtoaUniversityof
Texas-Austinstudythisyearbyre-
searchscientistJean-PhillippeNicot.
TheUTstudysaysoilandgasdrill-
ingaccountsforlessthan1%ofwater
usestatewide.Butasimilar2011
study,alsobyNicot,founditac-
countsforatleast20%ofwaterin
somecountieswherefrackingisbig.
HughFitzsimons,aDimmitCoun-
tybisonrancher,suspectsfracking
hasdepletednearbywellssomuch
thatoneofhiswellsisrunninglow.
“I’vehadtroubleirrigating,”says
Fitzsimons,whoseherdhasdropped
from400in2007to100.
Furthereast,thewater-intensive
processofricefarminghasalsogen-
eratedconcern.
BobReed,whohasgrownricein
BayCitysince1980,sayshehasbeen
unabletoplantbecausericefarmers
werecuto
f
frommunicipalwater
suppliesthepasttwoyears.
“Youcan’tdoitwithoutirriga-
tion,”hesays,addinghislandisideal-
lysuitedtorice—notothercrops.
Heandotherricefarmersgotfed-
eralcropinsurance,whichReedsays
coveredaboutathirdofhislosses.
MikeBurnside,65,whohasgrown
riceon1,000acresinBayCity,says
it’sriskytobuyequipmentand
switchtorowcropssuchascorn,mi-
loorsoybean,becausethey’redepen-
dentonrain.
“I’llcontinuetofarm,”hesays.
“It’sacalling.I’llprobablydieonthe
farm,untilmywheelsdon’twork
anymore.”
Clarkhopesforastorm.Inhis26
yearsofdoingbusinessalongLake
Travis,nearly56feetbelowcapacity,
he’sseenotherdroughts—andfloods
—butneveranythingthisbad.
“Droughtsareaslow,painful
death,”Clarksays,notinghemightbe
forcedtocloseCarlosn’Charlie’s.He
triestoremainoptimistic,recalling
howthelakeoncerose36feetin24
hoursduringastorm.
“Itispossible,”Clarksays.“That’s
whywestayinbusiness,because
technicallyit(drought)shouldn’tlast
forever.”
Climatechangeexacer-
batesdroughtconditions
whengreenhousegasesare
emittedasfossilfuelsare
burned…
3
TIFFSOVERFRACKING
Conflictsareflaringbetweenfrack-
ers,whoaregivingwhatlandowners
call“mailboxmoney”fortherightto
taptheirwaterwells,andresidents
whosewellsarerunningdry.Ti
f
s
havearisenevenwithinfamilies,as
sometakethemoneyandothers
don’t.MuchofTexasfrackingisdone
inthenorthernBarnettShalenear
FortWorthandthesouthernEagle
FordShale.
IntheAustinarea,wherefracking
isn’tanissue,lawsuitshavebeenfiled
overwaterdistributionasbusiness
ownersupstreamcompetewithrice
farmersdownstream.
“Thisdroughthasa
f
ectedevery-
one,upanddownthebasin,”says
RyanRowneyoftheLowerColorado
RiverAuthority,aquasi-stateagency
thatrunslocalwatersystems.
Lastyearandagainthisspring,the
LCRAcuto
f
watertomostrice
farmersbecausereservoir levels
reachedrecordlowsinLakesTravis
andBuchanan.Rowneysayslevels
are“rivalingthoseofthe1950s
drought—thedroughtofrecord,”a
seven-yeardryspellthatcausedagri-
culturalandotherlossesestimatedat
$22billion.
“Thingsarelikelytogetworse,”
saysRobertMace,whodirectswater
scienceandconservationattheTex-
asWaterDevelopmentBoard.State-
wide,hesays,reservoirlevelsareat
theirlowestsinceatleast1990.By
year’send,29Texascommunities
couldfollowSpicewoodBeachand
adjacentLakesideBeachinrunning
outofwater,accordingtotheTexas
CommissiononEnvironmental
Quality,astateagency.
That’sleftmanywonderingwhat
thefutureholdsastemperaturesrise.
“I’mnotafirmbelieverthatmen
areasourceofclimatechange,”says
Brandon,who’slaido
f
allworkersat
hisdeserted“lake”resort.Still,what-
everitscause,heseesitsimpact:
Thelinkbetweenclimatechange
anddroughtiscomplicated.Drought
hasmultiplecausesthatinclude
year-to-yearclimatepatternssuchas
LaNiñaanddecadalshiftsinocean
temperatures.Climatescientistssay
itremainsachallenge,despiteim-
provedcomputermodels,tofigure
outwhatportionofdroughtcanbe
attributedtoglobalwarming.
“Thisisnotquitelikerocketsci-
ence,”Hoerlingsays,addingthatcli-
mate modeling is more
“interpretive.”
Heco-authoredareport,released
inApril,thatsaysglobalwarming
playedlittle,ifany,roleinlastyear’s
historicdroughtinthecentralGreat
“Idon’tbelieve
wecansustain
thestatusquo
”
withwater
usage.
GreggGarfin,
climatescientist
…thenairtemperaturesrise.
4
changeandhowitwillimpacttheir
life-sustainingsupplyofwater.
Althoughworriesaboutwater
leadthelistofclimatechangecon-
cernsintheSouthwest,otheris-
sues,suchasextremeheatwaves
andfuriouswildfires,arealsohigh
onthelist.
“Waterisourbiggestissue,”says
stateclimatologistNancySelover
fromheroiceatArizonaState
University.Inthedesert,“youcan
neverhaveenoughwater.”
Arizona’scapitalcitygetsless
raineachyearthananyotherma-
jorU.S.city—about7.5inches,
whichisclosetowhatMobile,Ala.,
receivesinanaverageJuly,Nation-
alWeatherServicedatashow.
“Recentdroughthasbeenun-
usuallysevere, relativetothe
droughtsofthelastcentury,”saysa
reportreleasedthisyearaspartof
thedraftofthethirdfederalNa-
tionalClimateAssessment.
Thedroughtis“monumental,”
saysGreggGarfin,aclimatescien-
tistattheUniversityofArizona
andoneoftheassessmenteditors.
WaterflowintheColoradoRiv-
er—whichsupplieswatertomore
than30millionpeopleinthe
Southwest,includingLosAngeles,
PhoenixandLasVegas—isdeclin-
ing,alongwiththespringsnow-
packinthemountainsthatfeeds
theriver,becauseofincreased
warmth.
TemperaturesintheSouthwest
arerisingmorequicklythanin
otherregionsofthenationasare-
sultofclimatechange,accordingto
arecentpaperpreparedbythe
WhiteHouse.Arizonaisthefast-
est-warmingstateinthenation,
basedondatafrom1970to2011,
warmingatarateof0.6degrees
perdecade,aClimateCentralre-
portfound.
Thatcausesmoistureto
evaporate,whichfurther
driesoutthesoil.
5
Ifthereisnotenoughrainto
compensate,droughtwill
intensify.
6
Temperaturesareexpected
toriseanother2to4
degreeswithinafew
decadesandupto
10degreesbycentury’send.
7
DROUGHT
USATODAYisexaminingclimate
changeinaseriescalled“Weathering
theChange.”Lookforiton
usatoday.com.
Source
USATODAYresearch
KEITHCARTER,JOANMURPHYANDWENDYKOCH,USATODAY
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