South Bend, Indiana; May 13, 2008

Local

Street Work Causes Detours: Street construction, which began Monday at three major instructions in South Bend, will cause detours for the next several months.

At Ireland Road and Miami Street, crews are working on street lighting and sidewalks.

Portage Avenue at Kinyon, Queen, Bulla, McCartney, and King Streets could see delays as crews work on pedestrian crossings there.

Twyckenham and South Bend Avenue will be closed for the next week as workers install a water main extension.

Get Out of Car in Tornado: Eight of the 23 recent tornado victims in Missouri and Oklahoma died in cars, troubling experts who say the inside of a car is one of the worst places to be when a tornado hits.

Cars have the same problem as mobile homes in a storm: they aren’t anchored to the ground, so winds can get underneath them. A meteorologist says winds of less than 100 miles-per-hour can flip a car.

Weekend storms killed 26 people in Missouri, Oklahoma, Georgia, and Alabama.

Indiana is also a prime target for tornadoes.

Announcements

Running Club Members To Meet: Jeff Rowe, the volunteer who is organizing the running club for CFH guests, plans to meet with all those interested in this program on Thursday, May 15, at 5:30 p.m., in the CPC building’s community room.

If you are interested in this program and have not yet signed up, please leave your name for Peter Lombardo at the front desk—and arrange to be at the meeting next Thursday.

Vehicle Registration for CFH Guests: If you have a vehicle (bike or automobile), you need to register it.

Cars can be registered at the front desk. They could be towed away if not registered.

There are bike registration sheets on the basement door by the men’s lounge.

ABE

. ▪GED Commencement: The official South Bend Community School Corporation GED Commencement Ceremony will be May 15. ABE will be closed for this event.

▪Computers: Beginning—Fridays, 10:30 a.m.-noon, started May 9; you can still sign up this Friday (May 16).

Intermediate Computing—Fridays, 1-2:30 p.m., starts May 16.

▪Math Seminar Series: Mondays, 3-4 p.m., SOSH room.

▪Math Study Session: Thursdays, 6:30-7:30 p.m., SOSH room.

▪GED Essay Writing Class: Are you working on your GED? Do you need to write an essay or refine your writing skills? Then join us for the Essay Class, Wednesdays, 3-4 p.m.

▪Submit Your Poem: If you like to write poetry in your free time, this is your chance to be a published author! Submit a poem to any staff member in the ABE room and it may be published in the next ABE Newsletter. Also, we will hopefully start another Poetry Jam in the Fall; let us know if you are interested

▪The Write Stuff: Are you the only person who can read your handwriting? Come join us on Tuesday afternoons from 2-3 p.m. to learn writing that will look great on job applications, love letters, and everything else. Class starts May 6. Sign up in ABE.

▪Writing: Wednesdays, 3-4 p.m., ABE. Improve your basic writing skills under the guidance of a trained instructor.

Herald Sports

Western Michigan Baseball 6, ND 4: Sophomore A.:J. Pollock went 2-for-4 with a two-run homer in a losing effort for the host Irish (33-15-1).

The Irish loaded the bases in the eighth inning, but Sean Gaston flew out to end the inning.

ND Softballers Get NCAA Bid: The Notre Dame softball team (37-20-1) has received a bid to play in the NCAA championships; it is the 10^th consecutive season the Irish have made it to the tournament.

The second-seeded Irish face third-seeded Kent State Friday, May 16, in Arbor, MI. Game time is 4:30 p.m.

Loons 3, Silver Hawks 0: Two Great Lakes pitchers combined for a 4-hit shutout against the visiting Hawks (13-21).

Matthew Oxendine had two hits for South Bend.

Starter Joshua Collmenter (2-3, 5.73) took the loss.

The teams meet again tonight at 7:05 p.m.

Monday NBA Playoff Scores: Cavaliers 88, Celtics 77 (Series tied 2-2).

Monday NHL Playoff Scores: Red Wings 5, Stars 2 (Red Wings lead 3-0).

Monday MLB National League: Cubs 12, Padres 3; Pirates 5-1, Braves 0-8; Nationals 10, Mets 4; Reds 8, Marlins 7; Brewers 8, Cardinals 3; Astros 7, Giants 3.

Monday MLB American League: Angels 10, White Sox 7; Twins 7, Red Sox 3; Indians 3-0, Blue Jays 0-3 (second game 10); Rays 7, Yankees 1; Rangers 13, Mariners 12 (10).

Monday MLS Scores: No games scheduled.

Monday WNBA Exhibition Scores: Silver Stars 74, Shock 64.

Nation/World

30,000 Buried in China Quake Debris: About 12,000 people are confirmed dead and 29,000 more were still thought to be buried under rubble in two earthquake-ravaged Chinese cities, according to the official state media.

The state-controlled news agency, Xinhua, said 3,629 were confirmed dead and 18,645 buried under rubble in the city of Mianyang. Essential services had also been affected by the quake.

It took rescue workers until Tuesday to reach Mianzhu, 60 miles from the quake’s epicenter. The estimate that 10,000 people remained buried in that city came soon after a group of 1,300 People’s Army troops reached the city.

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao flew to Sichuan Province to inspect the situation. The Chinese government has sent 50,000 troops into the area.

Rescue workers are being hampered by rain and aftershocks as great as 6.0 on the Richter scale.

In the town of Juyuan, south of the epicenter, a three-story high school collapsed, burying as many as 900 students and killing at least 50, Xinhua reported.

The news agency reported today that another 1,000 students and teachers were buried and feared dead when a high school collapsed in Beichuan County. The building was reduced to a pile of rubble two yards high, it said.

In Beichuan County, 80 percent of the buildings fell and 10,000 people were injured, aside from 3,000-5,000 dead, Xinhua said.

Myanmar Regime Accused of Hoarding Cyclone Aid: The United Nations said today that only a tiny portion of international aid needed for Myanmar’s cyclone victims is making it into the country, amid reports that the military regime is hoarding good-quality foreign aid for itself and doling out rotten food.

The Myanmar government has agreed to accept relief shipments from the U.N. and foreign countries, but has largely refused entry to aid workers.

Logistical bottlenecks, poor infrastructure, and the junta’s restrictions have delayed the distribution of the aid; however, and much of it is piling up at the airport in Yangon.

Cyclone Nargis has left about 62,000 people dead or missing, according to the Myanmar government.

Weather

Today High 74 Low 54 Partly Cloudy

Wed High 65 Low 43 Chance Storms

Thu High 61 Low 43 Partly Cloudy

Fri High 63 Low 43 Chance Rain

Sat High 63 Low 45 Chance Rain

TV Schedule: 16—8-9 p.m., Most Outrageous Moments (two episodes); 9 p.m., Law & Order: Special Victims Unit; 22—8 p.m., NCIS; 9 p.m., Shark; 25—8 p.m., Beauty and the Geek; 9 p.m., Reaper; 28—8 p.m., American Idol; 9 p.m., Hell’s Kitchen; 46—8 p.m., Lester Sumrall Teaching; 8:30 p.m.; Paid Programming; 9 p.m., Harvest; 57—8-9 p.m., According to Jim (two episodes); 9 p.m., Dancing With the Stars; 69—8-9 p.m., Street Patrol (two episodes); 9-10 p.m., Jail (two episodes).

Today’s Birthdays: Joe Louis (1914-81), Empress Maria Theresa (1717-80), Harvey Keitel (69), Stevie Wonder (58).