| POSTCARD USA: Shock Jock meets just deserts —Khalid Hasan
The power and majesty of public opinion was in evidence this week in America when the MSNBC and CBS networks were forced to fire the host of one of its most famous and lucrative shows because of racist remarks made by Don Imus, its long-serving host.
Imus, whose show Imus in the Morning came under fire when he referred to black Rutgers University women basketball players as nappy-headed hos. In hip-hop lingo, hos means whores. His producer called them hardcore hos. The public outrage at this racist slur was like a jungle fire and Imus, who has powerful friends and whose guests have always included important politicians and journalists with national reputations, lasted less than a week. The apology he offered, saying he is a good man who did something bad, was found unacceptable.
For New Douglass High
Faced with the task of a mammoth project, the partners of Maple Creek and J4 said they are excited about getting started right away.
"We've got plenty of work to do," Burk said.
Written by Eric Smith
This report compiled by Rosalind Guy with contributions from reporter Eric Smith and editorial assistant Rebekah Hearn.
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Climate zones to disappear
UP TO two-fifths of the Earth will have a hotter climate by the end of the century, according to a study that predicts the effects of global warming. The changes which will have a devastating effect on biodiversity in areas such as the Amazon and Indonesian rainforests will wipe out numerous animals that are unable to move to stay within their preferred climate range. They will have to evolve rapidly or die out. Lead author John Williams, of the University of Wisconsin, said: "How do you conserve the biological diversity of these entire systems if the physical environment is changing and potentially disappearing?" Studies already suggest that animals are shifting towards the poles at six kilometres a decade. Professor Williams' team used emissions scenarios set out by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change to predict changes in temperature and precipitation.
Regional Arts, Entertainment And Culture Calendar
Senior Fest: 150 exhibitors, free health screenings. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. The Agri-Plex at Allentown Fairgrounds (formerly Agricultural Hall), 302 N. 17th St., Allentown. 610-403-3925, http://www.seniorfest.net .
Lecture: ''To Everest and Back'': Meet Steve Goryl, leader of a team that scaled Mount Everest and removed more than 5,000 pounds of trash. 11 a.m. Northampton Community College, Lipkin Theatre, Kopecek Hall, 3835 Green Pond Road, Bethlehem Township. 610-861-5300.
Brown Bag Lecture: ''Aer ( ) Sculpture, Art Made Out of Nothing'': Presented by artist-in-residence Ioannis Michaloudis. 12:10 p.m. Free. Lehigh University, Sinclair Laboratory, 7 Asa Drive, Bethlehem. 610-758-5775. http://www.artslehigh.org .
Historical Lecture: The Lenape Indians: Presented by Elinor Fehr along with Donald Repsher, author of ''Of Forest and River: The Lenape of the Slate Belt.'' 7 p.m.
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