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SUMMER
EDITION

WEDNESDAY JULY 2, 2008

Two ECU students and
United States Marines
returned from lraq recently
with a big welcome from
family and friends. The two
have started taking classes
again at ECU.... Page 3

WALL-E premiered June

2/ in theaters all over the
country. This different but
intriguing cartoon comedy
about survival, love and
courage Is a must-see for all
ages.... Page 7

A former Pirate may be ??"

heading to the 2008
Olympic Games. Find out
which former track star
is close to reaching his
dream.... Page 10

OPINION Page 5
FEATURES : Page 6
SPORTS Page 10
CLASSIFIEDG....... Page 15

NC laws prohibit
certain fireworks
this year

(AP)

The legal booms
of fireworks on the
Fourth of July won't be
any bigger this year in
North Carolina.

The News & Record
of Greensboro reported
Tuesday that consumer
fireworks have gotten
bigger, louder and
more powerful around
the country.

But not in North Carolina.

The state limits fireworks to no
more than 200 grams of powder for
each device.

Donna Daniel at TNT Fireworks in
Greensboro said customers won't find any

- fireworks that move or project objects,

like mortars or roman candles. Daniel
is a volunteer who sells the fireworks to
raise money for the Bible Revival Ministry

??~Center in Kernersville.

??oIf it projects or if it moves, you can??Tt
have it here,??? Daniel said. ??oThese aren??Tt
those South Carolina fireworks. Some of
those might as well be bombs.???

Kristin Milam with the NC Fire
Marshal??Ts office has a warning for those

tempted to go south of
the border for bigger
explosive devices ??" it??Ts
illegal to bring the
bigger explosives back
into the state of NC.
??oBeing so close cer-
tainly increases the
attraction to wanting
to set them off,??? she
said. ??oYou can buy
them over there and set
them off over there, but
don??Tt bring them back
across the state line.
That??Ts illegal.???
Milam said people
who want a spectacular
display are better off
going to a professional show in their com-
munity because they are safer.

??oEven the novelty [fireworks] can be
dangerous. A sparkler can burn at 1200
degrees, and that??Ts hot enough to cause a
nasty burn,??? Milam said.

Use of fireworks in backyards has more
than doubled since 2000, up to more 280
million pounds, according to the American
Pyrotechnics Association.

Daniel said part of the growth is
because of better fireworks.

??oWe've got quite a few new products,
and they're brighter and more colorful than
they used to be,??? Daniel said. ??oIt??Ts a better
mix of colors, and they last a lot longer.
They??Tre works of art, really.???

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THE EAST CAROLINIAN ¢ NEWS

WEDNESDAY, JULY 2, 2008

Greenville water contaminated with bacteria

Greenville Utilities warned residents to boil water before washing dishes.

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JIMMY GALLOWAY
STAFF WRITER

On Wednesday, June 25,
Greenville Utilities Commission
(GUC) announced a warning con-
cerning the city??Ts drinking water.

GUC reported that they had
found fecal coliform bacteria in
the water supply, and warned citi-
zens to boil water before using it
for drinking, brushing teeth and
food preparation.

As a result, the Pitt County
Health Department suspended
the permits for all restaurants and
food stands served by GUC??Ts water
system. This left many, especially

??~those living on campus for the

summer, wondering. what to eat.

Rob Breiner, an ECU Orienta-
tion Assistant, said he and other
OAs decided to travel down the
road to Wilson to eat.

??oWe went to an Applebee??Ts in
Wilson,??? he.said, ??oWe decided we
didn??Tt care if we had to go out of
town to get something to eat.???

On campus, ECU Campus Living
staff members posted signs in all res-

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Greenville residents were advised to use boiled water for teeth brushing.

idence halls, including ??oDon??Tt Drink???
signs on water fountains and signs
on doors warning residents about
the contaminated water.

The ECU athletics staff was
careful to provide water and ice
to athletes that was from a source
besides GUC..Fecal coliform bac-
teria can survive being frozen, so
it was important to have ice made

from non-contaminated water.
Campus Dining,~ which
remained open during the warning,
took several measures to protect
its customers, such as serving only
food items that can be prepared
without the use of water. Only pre-
packaged food, milk and bottled

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WEDNESDAY, JULY 2, 2008

Master of
Library Science
students receive
scholarships

Program will- meet the
growing need of library
media specialists

NATALIE JURGEN
NEWS EDITOR

July 18 and 19 mark the second
annual Community Oriented

~ Librarian Recruitment Scholar-

ships (COLRS) summer work-
shops. The first of the workshops
will be held July 18 at the Joyner
Library Teaching Resource Center
and the second workshop will be
held at Pitt Community College
on July 19.

The workshops are hosted by
the ECU Master of Library Science
(MLS) program and are part of the
COLRS scholarship program.

The goal of the COLRS
scholarship program. is to fulfill
the. growing need for certified
library media specialists within

rural and eastern North Carolina

see COLRS page 4

THE EAST CAROLINIAN ¢ NEWS

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ECU students return home from lraq

After a seven month
stay, USMC soldiers
are back in town

NATALIE JURGEN
NEWS EDITOR .

This past April was an
exciting month for both Corpo-
ral Webster Guthrie and Corpo-
ral Reggie Warren--it marked
their return to ECU after seven
months in Iraq with the United
States Marine Corps.

Guthrie and Warren were
both deployed out of Camp
Lejeune in August of 2007 for
a seven month stay 60 miles
outside of Baghdad.

Just two days after ECU??Ts
2007 commencement cere-
monies, Guthrie and Warren

??~received the news that they

would be leaving the com-
forts of ECU to fight for their
country overseas.

Guthrie and Warren went
for two months of training
and in August were deployed
together. Initially, Cpl. Warren
was on the roster to be sent to

see SOLDIERS page 4

Contributed Photo

Two ECU students, Webster Guthrie and esse Warren, returned to the US i in Apel after a year in Baghdad.

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WEDNESDAY, JULY 2, 2008

WATER continued from page 2

drinks were served.

Campus Dining also used only paper and plastic
utensils and drink ware, and instead of hand-washing,
approved hand sanitizers were used by employees.
Additionally, Campus Dining posted signs at all water
sources to alert customers and employees of the con-
tamination. They also discarded food and beverages
prepared prior to the alert, and maintained communi-
cation with the Pitt County Health Department.

According to GUC??Ts website, fecal coliforms are
bacteria that indicate that water may be contaminated

with human or animal wastes. Microbes in these

wastes can cause diarrhea, cramps, nausea, headaches .

or other symptoms. They pose a special risk for
children, the elderly and people with ees age
immune systems.

Bacterial contamination in the water supply can
occur when increased runoff enters the drinking water
source, such as after heavy rains. It can also happen due
to a break in the distribution pipes, or due to a failure

??~during the water treatment process.

After discovering the contamination, GUC imme-

diately began testing sites around the system to deter-_

mine its extent, and began flushing the lines to clear
the bacteria out. The point of contamination was soon
discovered to be along County Home road, and the rest
of the city was cleared to use the water.

Two days after the alert was initially issued, on
June 27, Greenville Utilities officially rescinded the
alert for all-customers. Follow-up samples had been
tested and determined to be free of fecal coliform
bacteria, and were analyzed and cleared by State
Certified Laboratories.

Asa result, that day the Pitt County Health
Department lifted the suspension of permits for res-
taurants on the GUC water system, allowing them to
resume normal operations.

This writer can be contacted at
news @theeasicarolinian.com

SOLDIERS Se from page 3

Kuwait, however, plans changed
and Warren was sent to a combat
zone in Iraq. *

??oYou just have to roll ah the
punches,??? Warren said about the
change of plans. ??oThings don??Tt always
go as planned in the military.???.

Both Warren and Guthrie are
back in school at ECU since their
return home and each have three
semesters left before graduation.

??oI??Tve never been so excited to
go to school,??T Guthrie said. ??oAfter
serving and seeing that some
people lead such simple lives has
really made me value education.??? -

Guthrie and Warren??Ts time in
Iraq was an eye-opening experience
for both of them.

??oI was definitely hesitant at
first,??? Guthrie said. ??oI had to put
my whole life on hold. However,
nothing has been better then
to go for a year. It really is a
humbling experience; you don??Tt get
that in school.???

Both Guthrie and Warren are
happy with their time spent in Iraq
and feel they made the right deci-
sion to join the Marines.

??oIf it came up that we had to go
to Afghanistan, I probably wouldn't
volunteer, but I definitely would be
honored to go,??? Guthrie said:

Guthrie and Warren are just
two of hundreds of thousands??T of
US Marines that have served their
country since the US-Iraq war
began in 2003.

The war in Iraq will be an
important issue to consider for
many voting Americans in the
upcoming presidential election.

Contributed Photo

This writer can be contacted at
news@theeeastcarolinian.com

Contributed Photo

Guthrie's friends and family welcomed the student and Marine back home. .

Photo by Robyn Cates

COLRS continued from page 3

ana COLRS workshop will be held on July 18 in ECU??Ts Joyner ribfary:

school districts.

The COLRS summer work-
shops will provide the COLRS
scholarship recipients with a social
networking opportunity, familiar-
ity with the ECU MLS program
and hands-on experience in their
major??Ts field.

The COLRS workshops will
offer a wide variety of opportuni-
ties for students to become famil-
iar with practical and theoretical

??~experiences and resources and aid

them in both their educational and
work environments.

The workshops will host pre-
sentations by library practitioners
and ECU LSIT faculty members. :

??oThe presenters were chosen

based on their ability to meet the

needs of the graduate program
and continuing education needs,???
said Dr. Larry Nash White, the
Masters of Library Science pro-
gram director. and co-director

of the scholarship program. ??oWe

found out. what issues are devel-
oping and where we need help
and then found people to present
in those areas.???

This year??Ts workshops fea-
ture Donna Washington, a noted
NC storyteller and presentations
by Alan Bailey (multicultural-
ism), Dr. Ruth Clark (book
talking), Dr. Jami Jones (teen
resiliency) and interactive ses-
sions-on NC??T DPI°IMPACT
use on school media centers

and MLS faculty research and

professional issues.

This year 45 scholarships:

??ohave been allocated and these
students will receive full tuition
in the Master??Ts online program.

The workshops are not reserved
for only scholarship recipients, but
are open. to the entire library
science program.

??oThe scholarship program
was developed by Dr. John Harer
after research into the need for
library media specialists in NC,???
White said. ??oThe library spe-
cialist programs in schools are
not currently producing enough
graduates to meet the projected
need and there isn??Tt much diver-
sity in the program.???

The Institute for Museum and

_Library Services solicits those

who review grants for projects.
Harer had been involved with the
review process and was given the
criteria in grant proposals.
??oThe idea had been in my
mind and was a perfect fit with
the Latham Clinical Schools Net-

-work and the Wachovia Project,???

Harer, professor of library science
said. ??oIt??Ts hard to get profession-
als in the rural school districts
and that is what this program is
designed to do.

The COLRS scholarship pro-
gram has been made possible due
to a grant to the Department of
Library Science and Instructional
Technology at ECU of $668,000
from the federal Institute of Museum
and Library Services (IMLS).

This writer can be contacted at
news@theeastcarolinian.com

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WEDNESDAY JULY 2, 2008

RANT OF THE DAY

Thank you to Aramark/Campus Dining for
keeping limited service going the last few
days while the rest of Greenville went into a
shut-down frenzy!

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~ Opinion

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A closer look at lead
singer, Chris Martin

Front man, songwriter
and melody thief?
ANDREA ROBERTSON

OPINION WRITER

Since iTunes released its newest .

commercial featuring Coldplay
performing ??oViva La Vida,??? I have
fallen even more in love with the
band. This song has been the band??Ts
most popular, rising to number one
on the Billboard charts.

My love for Coldplay, however,
nearly faltered when I heard a
rumor of Chris Martin stealing
the melody of ??oViva La Vida??? from
Creaky Boards, an aspiring New
York band. .

According to Creaky Boards??T lead
singer, Andrew Hoepfner, his band
performed their song ??oSongs I Didn't
Write??? before Coldplay released their
song ??oViva La Vida.??? Creaky Boards
thought that they saw Coldplay??Ts lead
singer, Chris Martin, at a show where
they preformed ??oSongs I Didn??Tt
Write??? in October 2007.

Assuming that Chris Martin
stole their melody, Creaky Boards
found it to be very frustrating
to see the praise and fame Cold-

??~play was receiving for what they
believed to be their song, so they
moved forward with a claim that
Coldplay stole their melody.

I couldn??Tt fathom that a band
that I believed to be so original
had taken advantage of their fame
and assumed that no one would
even know that Andrew Hoepfner
was the real creator of the song??Ts
melody, meaning that Coldplay
felt it was all right to steal another
band??Ts music.

Luckily for Coldplay, this alle-
gation of plagiarism was proven
to be false. The night that Creaky
Boards thought they saw Chris
Martin, Martin was actually in
London recording. Also, Coldplay
began working on ??oViva La Vida???

??omonths before Hoepfner taught his
band ??oSongs I Didn??Tt Write.???

After gaining this knowledge,
Creaky Boards dropped their claim,

and Coldplay remains in my heart

as one of the best and most creative
bands to emerge from the 1990s.
Even though Coldplay was
found to be innocent of plagiarism,
many artists are getting away with
plagiarism in the form of sampling.

I don??Tt know if it is due to lack of
creativity or if it is flattery in the
form of emulation, but the influx of
songs containing the work of other
bands is getting to be ridiculous.

I find it very hard to respect
people as musicians and songwrit-
ers if they cannot create new and
original music.

With that in mind, it is a shame
that both Coldplay and Creaky
Boards created a melody that was
so similar. Andrew Hoepfner said
in jest that Nintendo??Ts Fairy Theme
from Zelda, which was his inspira-
tion for his melody, must have influ-

~ enced both bands at the same time,

making Nintendo the real winner.
Hopefully, neither band will

lose fans due to this alleged, but

false, plagiarism.

Ifanything, Creaky Boards will
gain fans from this publicity; I know
they have gained a fan in me!

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| totally agree; more John McCain
PLEASE!

Not only do | like to look at all these
new girls walking around during
orientation, | like looking at their hot

moms.

Libertarians are just constipated
Republicans.

So, even though | work two jobs
because my parents don??Tt support
me, I??Tve qualified for financial aid

in the past, and | filed my taxes
independently from my parents, | still
count as a dependent of them in the
US until ??T'm 24? And now | can??Tt get
financial aid? HUH?!?!

We should start a nudist colony on
campus. eae

Is it true the Avett Brothers are going
to be here for Barefoot on the Mall this
year? They rock!

You didn??Tt say nothin??T ??~pout no
Snackers!

It??Ts summertime! There??Ts no room for
Negative Nancys or Debbie Downers!!!

| love summer school!

Pil be your Scully!

| work with a girl who is addicted to
Adderall. ee

A girl | work with sweats like crazy; the
whole office smells like wild onions.

| watch the Olympic Trials religiously ??"
... because when | get back to school -
the only Olympics I'll be practicing are
beer.pong and FLIP CUP.

| aspire to be Mrs. Pantana Bob's.

Full loads both summer sessions
SUCK! ;

Why the hell does the Minges bus only -

run every 20 minutes now?

Why does everyone think Obama??Ts
NON-plan plan is so damn great?

You sing really well, but do you have
to practice it on the quiet floor in the
library a day before the exams?

ECU got name recognition on the

??oColbert Report.??? How cool is that?

To the guy | see walking down 5th
Street every morning in the khaki
shorts and no shirt: Dude, get some
sun ... seriously.

_ Must be nice to just show up whenever

you want.

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When will Imus learn?

It really bothers me that Campus
Living kicks us out of the dorms at 9.
a.m. Some of us still have finals to
take that afternoon. Thanks, guys. You
should have planned to have move-in
day for second session the day after
first session ended!

A lot of good the text message alert
system does when no one receives
one informing about contaminated
water. Thanks, ECU, for making me
sick!

The word sphincter makes me giggle.
REALLY ?!? Did you have to do that?
| think | need a lesbian lover.

Greenville has some of the hottest girl
bartenders!

Can we get a Dave and Buster??Ts
around here please?

My friend has been trying to lose

??~weight and she ??oaccidentally??? drank

some of the water ... let??Ts just say that
won't be happening again.

If you can??Tt contribute something
worthwhile to the conversation, stop °
talking tous! _ Bee

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Elise Phillips

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Features

Did you know?

On July 4, 1776, the Declaration
of Independence was approved by
the Continental Congress, starting
the-13 colonies on the road to
freedom as a sovereign nation.
As always, this most American
_ of holidays will be marked by
parades, fireworks and backyard
barbecues across the country. :

11 places have.,??oindependence??? in
their name. The most populous of
these is Independence, Missouri,
with 113,288 residents.

Five places adopted, the name
??ofreedom.??? Freedom, California,
with 6,000 residents, has the

largest population among these.

There is one place named
??opatriot??? ??" Patriot, Indiana, with
a population of 202. -:

There??Ts a one-in-six chance the
beef on your backyard grill came
from Texas. The Lone Star State
was the leader in the production
of cattle and calves, accounting
for 7.2 billion pounds of the
nation??Ts total production of 42.2
billion pounds last year.

The chicken on your barbecue
grill probably came from one of
the top broiler-producing states:
Georgia, Arkansas, Alabama,
~ North Carolina and Mississippi.

The value of production in each:

of these states exceeded $1
billion in 2002. These states

??ocombined for well over half of the

nation??Ts broiler production.

There??Ts a. one-in-four chance your
hot dogs and ribs originated in lowa.
The Hawkeye State had a total
inventory of 14.9 million hogs and
pigs as of March 1, 2003 ??" about
one fourth of the nation??Ts total.

$207 million is the value of
fireworks imported from China
in 2007, representing the bulk of
all US fireworks imported ($217
million). US exports of fireworks,
by comparison, came to just
$14.9 million in 2007, with Japan
purchasing more than any other
country ($3.8 million).

$17.3 million is the value of US
manufacturers??T shipments of
fireworks.in 2002.

Number of U.S. flags flown over the
U.S. Capitol last year at the request
of House and Senate members. On
July 4 alone, 1,200 were flown at
our nation??Ts capitol.

Faith-based initiatives
to stay if he Js igi ted

(MCT)

Sen. Barack Obama said Tuesday that if he were -

elected president he would have his own version

of President Bush??Ts office of faith-based initiatives ~

that would ??ohelp set our national agenda??? and inject
morality into policy debates about Sten ing from

_ AIDS to genocide.

- Obama, who has criticized Bush??T $s initiative as

politicized and underfunded, would prohibit religious
discrimination in hiring or services by the groups
that received federal funds from his ??oCouncil for
Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships.??? He
estimated that the program would. cost about $500
million per year. He said he would keep Bush??Ts 11
faith-based offices and expand participation by
smaller religious groups.

A former constitutional law professor, Obama said he
was committed to ensuring the constitutional principle
of separation of church and state. He said federal grants

-would go only to secular programs run by religious

groups, programs that don??Tt proselytize religion.

The prospective Democratic nominee??Ts remarks
drew much attention, as Obama again is presenting
a more centrist image to voters than he did in party
primary contests.

??oThere are some who bristle at the notion that faith
has a place in the public square,??? Obama said. ??oBut the
fact is leaders in both parties have recognized the value

of a partnership between the White House and faith- .

based groups.??T

His remarks followed a visit to a community
ministry in Zanesville, Ohio.

John Dilulio, a former director of Bush??Ts faith-
based program turned critic, praised Obama??Ts proposal
as ??omuch that was best??? of what Bush sét out to do.

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bama talks about faith

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WEDNESDAY JULY 2, 2008

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Barack Obama says that faith-based initiatives will be expanded, revised under his leadership.

Whet your appetite with these summer recipes

Summer picnics
can be a real treat

VERONICA CARRINGTON
FEATURES EDITOR

Summertime is picnic time!
Time to get outside in the sun and
soak up tons of food, fun and friend-
ship... and what better way to do
so than with a summertime picnic?
Whether your picnic is taking place
on the beach, boat, in a park or on
campus, these recipes will make
your special jamboree a true féte.

Muffuletta Sandwich
A Muffuletta is an Italian sand-

wich, with lots of meat and cheese
layered with olives. You can find
olives from any gourmet or spe-
cialty shop.

INGREDIENTS:

3 large garlic cloves, crushed

1 cup chopped green olives
stuffed with pimientos

1 cup pitted and chopped ??oblack-
ripe??? olives or Calamatas

1/2 cup roasted sweet red pep-
pers, chopped

1 cup olive oil

3 Tbsp. chopped fresh parsley

2 Tbsp. white wine vinegar

1/3 |b. salami

1/2 lb. provolone cheese

1/2 lb. mild cheese

1/3 lb. Mortadella

1/3 lb. prosciutto

Take one loaf of fresh Italian
bread (one big round for a tradi-
tional Muffuletta or individual sub

~ loaves will do fine for smaller sand-

wiches). Cut the loaf (or loaves) in
half, and scoop out a little of the
inside to make some room. Make
the olive salad by combining the
olives and roasted pepper, garlic
and vinegar. Drizzle some of the
olive oil and juice from the olive
salad on each side of the open

loaf -- use plenty. On the bottom, ©

place some salami, olive salad,
provolone, mild cheese and mort-

-adella. Top with the other half.

see RECIPES page 9

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WEDNESDAY, JULY 2, 2008

Story of a courageous robot hit theaters this week

Kids, adults alike
flock to see WALL-E

(MCT)

The most ambitious film
yet from the House of Pixar,
WALL-E is an intergalactic
epic about robot romance,

furious physical comedy and

the fate of humanity. |

If that??Ts a lot of ground
to cover, if the film??Ts reach
exceeds its grasp ... well, we
can forgive them.

You can??Tt advance an art
form without taking risks
and making a few missteps.
WALL-E bravely charges
into thematic territory and a
presentational style that few
movies--much less animated
ones--have dared to explore.

In the wordless but
exhilarating first half-hour
of Andrew Stanton??Ts film we
find ourselves on a barren
dusty planet littered with
the remains of civilization.
People once lived here, but
they're long gone, leaving
behind a ravaged landscape of
skeletal buildings and moun-

tains of trash.

We get this information
not through narration or Star
Wars-ish creeping credits
but simply by watching and
observing. This is the first

hint that WALL-E won't be

business as usual.

WALL-E (short for ??owaste
allocation load lifter Earth-
class???) is a boxy little robot
with big binocular eyes on a
long E.T. neck. Every day he
gets up, recharges his batter-
ies in the sunshine and gets
to work picking up armfuls
of junk. He places the refuse
in his trash-compactor body,
reducing it to large cubes,

which he stacks to form soar-_

ing pyramids.

There are lots of these
pyramids, suggesting that
WALL-E has been hard at
work for centuries. From the
carcasses of worn-out robots
we surmise that he once had
help, but now he??Ts alone.

Well, not quite. He does
have a pet cockroach, a sign
that inside his rusty frame there
lurks something like a soul. And
WALL-E is obsessed with an
old video of Hello, Dolly! that

he watches at night in the trash

bin he calls home. He??Ts particu-
larly fascinated with a scene in
which a boy and girl sit on a
bench and shyly hold hands. The
guy's a romantic.

So when one day a strange
spacecraft lands nearby and
deposits a sleek white robot

that floats effortlessly in mid

air, WALL-E is smitten. (You
can tell by his mechanical bur-
blings, whistles and sighs).
This graceful visitor is
Eve (Extraterrestrial Vegeta-
tion Evaluator), sent by what??Ts

left of mankind to check out
conditions on Earth. At first

she regards WALL-E as a
threat and very nearly blows
him away with her intimidat-
ing arsenal. Gradually she
learns to tolerate her annoy-
ing suitor. And when he pro-

duces what she??Ts been looking
for--a lone spindly seedling
that somehow has sprouted

up among the refuse --her

mission is complete and she
heads for home with WALL-E

a stowaway on her rocket.
What??Ts amazing about all

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FAITH continued from page 6

evidence continues to show that
local faith-based organizations can
make a measurable civic difference,???

Dilulio said in a statement released:

by Obama??Ts campaign.

Critics voiced two reserva-
tions: Some said that Obama??Ts rule
to ensure open hiring would dis-
courage some organizations from
participating; others said that any
partnership between religion and
government risked infringing on
freedom of religion.

Barry W. Lynn, the executive
director of Americans United for
Separation of Church and State, said
he was disappointed by Obama??Ts
stand because Bush??Ts program had
failed and. should be shut down.
However, Lynn praised Obama??Ts
support for church-state separation
in principle and his intention not to
subsidize religious proselytizing.

Michael W. Macleod-Ball, the
chief legislative and policy counsel
for the American Civil Liberties
Union, reserved judgment but said,
??oWe want to make sure that one
religion is not favored over any
other religion or over no religion. ...
the more contacts you have between
government and religion, the harder
it is to meet that standard.???

Jim Towey, a former director
of Bush??Ts faith office who??Ts now the
president of Saint Vincent College in

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Obama wrote of the danger he
sees in fellow Democrats minimiz-
ing religions??o We need to take faith
seriously not simply to block the
religious right, but to engage all
persons of faith in the larger project
of American renewal.???

Obama??Ts prepared remarks Tues-
day included goals dear to liberals, who
often are wary of faith-based policy.

??oIf we are going to do something
about the injustice of millions of
children living in extreme poverty,
we need interfaith coalitions like the
??~Let Justice Roll??T campaign standing
up for the powerless,??? Obama said.

That interfaith group pushed for
an increase in the federal minimum
wage in Congress last year. ©

Bush last week trumpeted his
own faith-based initiative as part of
his presidential legacy, saying that
??omore of our fellow citizens have
discovered that the pursuit of happi-
ness leads to the path of service??? and
that by his administration??Ts count,
35 governors--19 Democrats and 16
Republicans--had established their
own faith-based programs.

Asked about Obama's plan,
a White House spokeswoman,
Emily Lawrimore, said simply that
Bush hoped that the next admin-
istration would continue his faith-
based initiative. _

Latrobe, Pennsylvania, said he was
encouraged that Obama wanted to
continue the initiative. But Towey
said he expected that the hiring man-
dates would frustrate many org??~ani-
zations, including African-American
churches and evangelicals.

??oThe reality is an Orthodox
Jewish group ceases to be Orthodox if
they have to hire atheists or Southern
Baptists,??? Towey said. ??oWhat Sena-
tor Obama is saying is groups will
have to secularize if they play ball
with government and receive federal
funding, and that flies in the face of
what many small groups want. You're
going to sap these groups of their

from hiring people who have the same
heart and vision.???

Obama has been under pressure
to clarify his stance on religion??Ts role

tor??Ts racially polarizing statements
pushed Obama to leave his church of
two decades. Obama??Ts remarks Tues-
day could help him move beyond that
controversy and perhaps increase his
appeal to religious voters.

His stand is consistent with a
faith agenda that Obama, 46, has
long advocated. In his 2006 memoir,
??oThe Audacity of. Hope,??? Obama
wrote that he was drawn to join a
black church in his 20s because of
its tradition of social change and

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this is how invested we become in
characters lacking faces or human
voices. Stanton and his animators
suggest personality only through
body language, gesture and move-
ment. The makers of this film seem
to have tremendous faith in the
intelligence of their audience.

It??Ts in WALL-E??Ts second act
that things get iffy.

WALL-E and Eve rendezvous
with the Axiom, a massive ship that
is home to what??Ts left of mankind.
After 700 years of being waited on
hand and foot by robots, humans
have devolved into bulbous, pear-
shaped couch potatoes who drift
about on motorized recliners. Their
unused limbs have atrophied, their
minds have been numbed with non-

stop entertainment, their children

are bred in test tubes.

Which apparently is fine with
Auto, the computer autopilot that
runs the Axiom. Auto is shaped
like a ship??Ts wheel and has the same
single red glowing eye so familiar

from HAL 9000 in Kubrick??Ts 2001:

A Space Odyssey. (At one point the
soundtrack even blares out ??oAlso
Sprach Zarathustra.??? )

Ostensibly Auto serves his
human makers, but like many rulers
he wants to preserve the status quo.
WALL-E and Eve??Ts news that earth
is once again habitable threatens

his reign. It??Ts up to the usually
ineffectual ship??Ts captain (voiced by
Jeff Garlin) to defy this mechanical
mutineer and steer the Axiom back
to her home planet.

While the film??Ts opening passage
is quiet and measured, the Axiom
sequence is busy and a bit silly. A
small army of robots must be battled,
tricked or coerced by WALL-E and
Eve, and the high jinks are so dense
and frantic that it??Ts hard to keep
track of who??Ts who.

Worse, the film fritters away
its gentle, even heartbreaking
mood by attempting to placate the
kids in the audience. In its second
half WALL-E becomes confusing
and cluttered and fails to deliver

- the emotional payoff we??Tve been

waiting for.

Moreover, the film is rarely
funny in a conventional sense. Odd
and quirky? Certainly. Laugh-out-
loud? Hardly ever.

Whatever its shortcomings as
narrative, WALL-E is a brilliant
visual accomplishment, a sci-fi saga
in a palpably believable environ-
ment (at least until the cartoonish
humans show up).

An uneven blend of brooding
art film and kiddie comedy, WALL-
E falls short of greatness. Even so,
it pushes the animation envelope
with every frame.

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How TO 2 abroad with pennies RECIPES continued from page 6

You can still see the
world with minimal funds

VERONICA CARRINGTON
FEATURES EDITOR

With the economy struggling as it is today, may
luxuries associated with the American lifestyle have
been halted. According to American Airlines, leisure
travel is at an all-time low, while business travel still
drives the market.

However, these tips can help any traveler see the
world for a fraction of the regular costs. Though over-
seas travel may still be pricy, hopefully these tips will
help to make your travels affordable and enjoyable.

1) Check airline deals.

Europe??Ts low-fare carriers are good for more than
cheap airfares--many also sell packages (plane tickets
and hotel rooms for a bargain price) and offer hotel
and car-rental specials. Holidays.EasyJet.com has
hundreds of packages in dozens of European cities,
many departing out of London. However, the deals
will require careful planning and a fot of patience:
EasyJet does not fly to the US, so you will have to
connect to it in a hub like London.

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2) Dig deep into tourism websites.

Tourism bureau websites are often loaded with
overly rosy descriptions of a place, but some can also
have good deals. Just as you would save money on
gas at home, use a bike to get around the city you are
visiting. In Paris, about 20,000 bikes are available for
short-term rentals at hundreds of pickup and drop-off
spots. You buy a Vélib??T card for 1.50 Euros per day
or 7 Euros per week; each bike is then free for the
first half hour, 1.50 Euros for the second half hour, 3
Euros for the third half hour and 6 Euros for every
half hour after that.

3) Find free deals at your destination.

Though it is said there is no such thing as a free
lunch, you may find some free entertainment in the
city you are traveling to. Scour the Internet before
your trip for free museums, concerts, cultural events
and activities--you may be surprised by what??Ts out

there. The blog at EuroCheapo.com is a worthwhile .

source on how to find free stuff in Europe.

Here is hoping that your journey overseas will be
a safe and cheap one! Bon Voyage!

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ormer Pirate has golden aspirations

Former Pirate LaShawn Merritt looks to book his ticket to

Former ECU track
star eyes Beijing

(AP)

This was more a warm-up than the
real thing. Still, it??Ts hard not to pay
attention when Jeremy Wariner and
LaShawn Merritt are running side by
side. Going shoulder to shoulder in the
400-meter semifinals Monday night at
US Olympic trials, Wariner beat Mer-
ritt by .10 seconds to set up a rematch
in the finals Thursday.

Wariner, the defending Olympic
champion, improved to 12-2 lifetime
against the man who figures to be
his biggest competition this summer,

finishing in 44.66 seconds and setting |

aside a loss to Merritt in Berlin last
month that shook up the sport a bit.
??oI think all Merritt and me were
trying to do was just qualify, and
make sure we get a preferred lane,???
Wariner said. ??oWe both qualified 1-2,
so it??Ts going to be interesting to see

we'll be ready.???

In the decathlon, Bryan Clay made
his second straight Olympics with a
personal-record score of 8,832. That
marked the best score by an American

in 16 years and bested Dan O??TBrien??Ts???

Olympic trials record. .
While Clay can relax now, Wariner
and Merritt still have work to do.

It figures to be a two-man show when.
_they meet Thursday in the finals, though

you didn??Tt have to work hard to see them
go at it on this night, either -- even though
the air was thick with haze and smoke due
to winds blowing northward from the
forest fires in California.

Wariner was in lane 4, Merritt in
lane 5, and Merritt had a lead on the
backstretch. But at about the 250-meter
mark, Wariner started reeling him in. He
had a comfortable lead down the stretch
and, though Merritt closed the gap at the
very end, it wasn??Tt by enough.

Merritt said that, like Wariner,
his top priority was to make the final.

Asked if he wanted Wariner next to him

again Thursday, when the top three

finishers get trips to the Olympics, he
said ??olanes do make a difference.???

??oThey shouldn??Tt, but come Thurs-
day, all you??Tve got to do is run your
race. No matter what lane youre in, if
you run your race, you'll be all right,???
Merritt said.

Wariner has said he thinks he has a
good shot at Michael Johnson??Ts venerable
world record of 43.18 seconds at some
point this summer, and Johnson said Sat-

_urday he thinks Wariner might be better

off with someone pushing him.
Merritt appears to be the guy,
though his win last month was some-

-what unexpected. The only other time

Wariner hadn??Tt beaten him head-to-
head was when he pulled up and did not
finish. This was their first rematch.

??oIt didn??Tt startle me,??? Wariner said
in an interview Saturday. ??oThere have
been races in the past where LaShawn
has been with me at the 300 mark.
The difference was, in those races,
my finish was stronger. In Berlin,
when I tried to kick for my finish, I
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HART HOLLOMAN
STAFF WRITER

GK: Iker Casillas, Spain- Casil-
las cemented his status as the top
keeper in the world. ??oSaint Iker???
was pretty pedestrian through
most of the tournament behind
a surprisingly tight defense, but
performed fantastically when called

how the lineup is come Thursday. But

_ Spain erases 44 years of disappointment

into action, and bested Italy??Ts own??T

Spain??Ts Fernando Torres burns German keeper Jens Lehmann for the
only goal of the Euro 2008 final.

stellar keeper Buffon in a quarter-
final shootout.

DEF: Sergio Ramos, Spain-
Everyone is aware of his attacking
prowess down the flank and those
skills shown throughout the tour-
nament as he sent in dangerous
crosses galore, but it was his rock
solid defense that oozed class and
made his part of the field a no attack
zone for opposing offenses.

DEF: Carlos Marchena, Spain-
Marchena was the aerial stopper for

a height-challenged Spanish squad
and was rarely caught out of posi-
tion by opposing offenses. He came

??T into the tournament as the ques-
tion mark of the Spanish defense

but his steady and consistent play
outshone and often covered up for
the mistakes of the more cavalier
Carlos Puyol.

DEF: Yuri Zhirkov, Russia-
Zhirkov attacked down the left
flank with danger throughout -the
tournament while providing shack-
ling defense on some of the best
wingers in the world. His dead-ball

- delivery made almost every Russian

set-play a potential goal without
having a lot of height in the box
to work with. /

MID: Marcos Senna, Spain-
One of Luis Aragones??T more head
scratching selections when the

??~Spanish squad was announced

turned out to be one of brilliance
from ??oThe Wise Man from Hor-
taleza.??? Senna protected the Span-
ish backline with ease throughout
the tournament and often forced
opposing teams to play down the
wings because of how well he
patrolled the middle of the field.
And what??Ts.even more amazing, he
didn??Tt pick up a single booking the
entire tournament.

??~MID: Tuncay Sanli, Turkey-

Sanli was the heartbeat for the
??oCardiac Kids??? of the tourna-
ment. He was responsible for
pulling the strings in midfield
for a side that had the knack of
making goals out of nothing. He
roamed the area behind the Turk-

ish strikers and cut defenses apart

with his passing. And in the final
group match, when his keeper was
sent off with no remaining substi-
tutes for his side, he donned the
goalie shirt and finished out the
victory in goal.

MID: Wesley Sneijder, Neth-
erlands- Sneijder was the midfield
maestro for the team that appeared
to be the class of the tournament
after the group stage. Sneijder
scored two goals and set up two
more in three games of work during
the tournament. He seemed to be
the only Dutch player who wanted
to win against Russia in the quar-
ters and nearly put them through

_ by himself: He also scored the goal

of the tournament against France
when his curling, long range effort
beat the keeper and clipped the
crossbar on the way in.

MID: Andrei Arshavin, Russia-
Arshavin lifted his team to new
levels when he returned to the

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Bulls select Rose, Heat can't pass on Beasley

Kyle Weaver, Alexis Ajinca and D.

threads to the Charlotte media.

Best and worst of the
2008 NBA Draft .

JARED JACKSON
STAFF WRITER

To nobody??Ts surprise, the first
three ??~players chosen in the 2008 |
NBA Draft were Memphis guard
Derrick Rose by the Chicago Bulls,
Kansas State forward Michael Bea-
sley by the Miami Heat and USC

J. Augustin show off their new

guard O.J. Mayo by the Minnesota
Timberwolves. This marked the
first time in draft history that
the first three selections were

??~college freshmen.

UCLA guard Russell West-
brook made the jump from rela-
tive unknown to the fourth layer
taken overall by Seattle, while his
teammate Kevin Love was chosen
by the Memphis Grizzles with the

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EURO continued from page 10

Shatin of Spaniards greeted the national team upon its arrival
in Madrid.

line-up after serving a two-match
ban at the start of the tourna-
ment. He ripped the Swedish and
Dutch defenses to shreds with his
mazy runs and tricky ball skills.
Ashavin wasn??Tt quite able to get
things going against the Span-
ish in the semis, but it appears as
though he will have a chance to
play with some members of that
squad, as it is rumored he is on his
way to Barcelona before the end
of the summer.

MID: Lukas Podolski, Ger-
many- The natural striker was

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Low on the left side of midfield
throughout the tournament and to

great effect. He scored three goals
??~and set up two more, both to club

teammate Bastian Schweinsteiger.
His speed and ball control gave
teams fits and his powerful, long

range efforts made them think

twice about giving him too much

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FWD: Roman Pavluchenko,
Russia- The much-maligned front
man found his fitness and form in
Euro 2008. Guus Hiddink found

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often ??otoo big??? big-man. His aerial
prowess was a danger throughout
the tournament on set pieces and he
and Arshavin formed a wonderful
big man/little man combo up front
upon his return to the line-up.

- FWD: David Villa, Spain-
Often overshadowed by the exploits
of teammate Fernando Torres and
coming off a sub-par season with
club team Valencia, Villa came

~ into Euro 2008 with something to

prove: mission accomplished. He
led the tournament with four goals
and his late winner against Sweden
showed the type .of instincts pos-
sessed by a top striker. The teams
vying for his signature this summer
will really have to open their
wallets after his performance in
this tournament.

Player of the Tournament

Wesley Sneijder, Netherlands-
He set himself apart with his
skill and class in the group stage
and it seemed as though he was
the only Dutch player to get off
the bus when they played Russia.
The playmaker on the team that
left everyone. wanting more just
couldn??Tt quite do it alone, though
he did try and almost succeed. I
think everyone at St. Jakob Park

in Basel that night were left won-
dering what would have happened
had Robin Van Persie allowed him
to take that late free kick from his
favorite spot.

Young Player of the Tournament

Arda Turan, Turkey- His touch
and skill on the ball showed why
this 21 year-old has a host of top
clubs around Europe vying for his
signature. He showed a wide array
of passes and was especially effec-
tive sending in crosses from the
wings. Look for this young man to
make waves in future tournaments
along with the rest of this relatively
young Turkish side.

Biggest Disappointment

France- The World Cup 2006
runners-up exited the tournament

- after the group stage with two

losses, a draw and one goal. The
second oldest team in the tourna-
ment showed their age and by the
end it was obvious they needed
new blood. The loss of Patrick
Viera hurt, but the negative tac-
tics employed by coach Raymond
Domenech hurt more.

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Augustin with the ninth pick.

_ Stanford??Ts seven-footer Brook
Lopez's face was one of dejection
after the Bobcats passed on him
for a point guard.

New Jersey then took Lopez at
10th followed by Arizona??Ts Jerryd
Bayless at No. 11 to Indiana.

Bayless was later traded to
Portland along with Ike Diogu
for Brandon Rush, the No. 13
pick, Jarret Jack and former Duke
forward Josh McRoberts.
~ Sacramento chose Rider for-
ward Jason Thompson at No: 12,
the first senior chosen in the draft.

2008-2009 9 Rookie of the Year :

O.J. Mae wl be the NBA Hoakie??T of the Year next -
_season, simply because he is the highest caliber player that _
can start right away and make a seamless transition from
college to professional basketball. While others might say

Rose or Beasley, I believe that neither will make that same
transition quite as well as Mayo. I think that Rose will likely _
- come on the bench for the first couple of months to get used __
to the flow of the game while Beasley will _~ start, ??~but
his defense i is ase too 2 questionable .

number five pick.

By. 2 a.m. Friday morning how- .

ever, Love would swap places with
O.J. Mayo in a blockbuster trade.
Other than Mayo, Memphis also
received Antoine Walker, Marko
Jaric and Greg Buckner, while
Minnesota received Mike Miller,
Jason Collins and Brian Cardinal
??~in addition to Love.

The New York Knicks then
chose Italian forward Danilo Gal-
linari, who endured a chorus of
boos from the Knicks faithful at
Madison Square Garden.

Knicks fans don??Tt exactly have
the best reputation for being
receptive and the selection ??~of a

foreign-born player made for a
bleak welcome for Gallinari.

Gallinari, of Armani Jeans
Milano, has been compared to
the likes of Hedo Turkoglu and
Dirk Nowitzki.

ESPN??Ts Fran Fraschilla believes
Gallinari will reach Derek Jeter
and Michael Strahan ??ostatus??? in a
city obsessed with sports stars.

+ Indiana guard Eric Gordon was
chosen No. 7 by the Los Angeles
Clippers and was followed by West
Virginia big man Joe Alexander at
No. 8 going to Milwaukee.

The Charlotte Bobcats made
the earliest splash of the night by
choosing Texas point guard D.J.

To end the lottery portion of the
draft, Golden State chose LSU
forward Anthony Randolph with

the No. 14 pick.

NBA Commissioner David Stern
may be happy to see high school
players out of the draft, but now, the

??~top of the draft is becoming fresh-
~man-heavy. The first 14 selections
were made up of seven freshmen, one

senior and one foreign player.

The top of this draft could
go down as one of the best in the
history of the NBA if all of the

potential pans out.

This writer can be contacted at
sports@theeastcarolinian.com.

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hard to believe, but the Madden
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forms like home computers and
Sega Genesis.

9. 20° anniversary fea-
tures??"A Madden 09 Collector??Ts
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8. Cover athlete??"Brett Favre
seems the perfect fit for a 20" anni-
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the ??oMadden jinx??? won't come into
play??"if Favre stays retired, that is.

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4. EA Sports Backtrack??"
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ROOM FOR RENT!! Beautiful new
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SUBLEASER WANTED AT THE
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Looking for a professional person
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Multiple houses for rent. Walking
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Mention this ad and call for current
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5 or 6 people can live comfortably in

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Live on 5th Street across from ECU.
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located within a block or two of ECU.
There are only a few left and they will
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SUMMER
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WEDNESDAY JULY 2, 2008

Two ECU students and
United States Marines
returned from lraq recently
with a big welcome from
family and friends. The two
have started taking classes
again at ECU.... Page 3

WALL-E premiered June

2/ in theaters all over the
country. This different but
intriguing cartoon comedy
about survival, love and
courage Is a must-see for all
ages.... Page 7

A former Pirate may be ??"

heading to the 2008
Olympic Games. Find out
which former track star
is close to reaching his
dream.... Page 10

OPINION Page 5
FEATURES : Page 6
SPORTS Page 10
CLASSIFIEDG....... Page 15

NC laws prohibit
certain fireworks
this year

(AP)

The legal booms
of fireworks on the
Fourth of July won't be
any bigger this year in
North Carolina.

The News & Record
of Greensboro reported
Tuesday that consumer
fireworks have gotten
bigger, louder and
more powerful around
the country.

But not in North Carolina.

The state limits fireworks to no
more than 200 grams of powder for
each device.

Donna Daniel at TNT Fireworks in
Greensboro said customers won't find any

- fireworks that move or project objects,

like mortars or roman candles. Daniel
is a volunteer who sells the fireworks to
raise money for the Bible Revival Ministry

??~Center in Kernersville.

??oIf it projects or if it moves, you can??Tt
have it here,??? Daniel said. ??oThese aren??Tt
those South Carolina fireworks. Some of
those might as well be bombs.???

Kristin Milam with the NC Fire
Marshal??Ts office has a warning for those

tempted to go south of
the border for bigger
explosive devices ??" it??Ts
illegal to bring the
bigger explosives back
into the state of NC.
??oBeing so close cer-
tainly increases the
attraction to wanting
to set them off,??? she
said. ??oYou can buy
them over there and set
them off over there, but
don??Tt bring them back
across the state line.
That??Ts illegal.???
Milam said people
who want a spectacular
display are better off
going to a professional show in their com-
munity because they are safer.

??oEven the novelty [fireworks] can be
dangerous. A sparkler can burn at 1200
degrees, and that??Ts hot enough to cause a
nasty burn,??? Milam said.

Use of fireworks in backyards has more
than doubled since 2000, up to more 280
million pounds, according to the American
Pyrotechnics Association.

Daniel said part of the growth is
because of better fireworks.

??oWe've got quite a few new products,
and they're brighter and more colorful than
they used to be,??? Daniel said. ??oIt??Ts a better
mix of colors, and they last a lot longer.
They??Tre works of art, really.???