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PNew Year’s shutdown
'hemical plants to close for calender change
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) —
md major chemical manufactur-
s plan to suspend operations on
ew I Year’s Eve as a precaution
>ainst toxic accidents and produc-
311 foul-ups caused by Y2K com-
iteij trouble.
Rhone-Poulenc, DuPont, Mon-
tntcj and Ashland Chemical all said
ley will idle some North American
anl operations on the weekend
hem the calendar turns from 1999
i2000.
“We feel secure that we’re Y2K-
jmpliant, but we made a deci-
on that where prudent, we will
ot produce,” said Tom Dover,
ipport manager at the Institute,
/.Va., plant where Rhone-
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re the ra:|uli / gene that causes Rett syndrome, one of the most
ill be putiMmon causes of mental retardation in females,
issue oi ®he discovery should help doctors better diagnose
etics. Tns'Bdisease, which can be confused with other condi-
known a: sons, and find out what goes wrong in the brain. That
tanisms night lead to a treatment.
said ge:*ett syndrome almost invariably strikes girls. They
la of CiBelop normally until age 6 months to 18 months,
in Beihei gradually lose the ability to speak, walk and con-
e causalivtHtheir hands. They withdraw from contact with oth-
f mutation;;B>eople and develop repetitive hand-wringing and
to start irMures. No cure is known.
ew ways o.Bfhe syndrome probably affects 8,000 to 10,000 girls
H women in the United States, said Dr. Alan Percy,
answered Birman of the professional advisory board of the In
gestions erjiational Rett Syndrome Association,
tig whetlieBlhe search for the gene has been hampered because
?d in non-iiiMt only rarely runs in families. The vast majority of the
disease. |ie, it strikes just once, apparently because of a one-
e genetic mutation in an egg or sperm.
The discovery of the gene that becomes mutated
|s reported in the October issue of the journal Na-
e Genetics by Dr. Huda Zoghbi of the Baylor Col
lege of Medicine in Houston and the Howard Hugh-
“We’re not going to
operate those
[chemical] process
es that have some
of our hazardous
materials in them.”
-Tom Dover
Support manager at the Institute
3,000 people in the world’s worst
industrial accident.
He added: “We’re not going to
operate those processes that have
some of our highly hazardous ma
terials in them.”
For the same reason, Rhone-
Poulenc is also planning to elimi
nate its stockpiles of methyl iso
cyanate before the end of the year,
Dover said.
Some experts fear that with the
arrival of 2000, older computers
that read only the last two digits
of a year might mistake the year
for 1900, causing shutdowns and
malfunctions.
The chemical companies want
to avoid not only accidents but also
ruined batches of chemicals if com
puters shut down or if power and
other utilities are interrupted.
The New Year’s Eve shutdowns
go beyond the way many compa
nies often suspend operations
over holiday weekends.
Many chemical companies nor
mally run at least some of their
plants around the clock every day
of the year.
Icientists find faulty gene
es Medical Institute, Dr. Uta Francke of Stanford Uni
versity and the Hughes institute, and others.
Scientists do not know yet whether it is the only
gene that causes the disorder.
But it probably is at least the main gene, said Eric
Hoffman of Children’s National Medical Center in
Washington.
Dr. Duane Alexander, director of the National In
stitute of Child Health and Human Development,
which helped pay for the work, called the discovery
“a definite turning point, which we hope will soon
lead to better diagnosis and, ultimately, treatment
for this disorder.”
The gene, called MECP2, lies on the X chromo
some. Males have only one copy of that chromosome
per cell, and if it carries a defective MECP2 gene,
they die before birth or shortly after. Girls have two
X chromosomes, one inherited from each parent.
Zoghbi’s study found mutations in MECP2 in five of
21 Rett patients, as well as in two affected half-sisters.
The remaining patients may have mutations in parts of
the gene that have not been examined yet, she said.
Zoghbi said she sees no reason to screen all new
born girls for the genetic defect until an effective
treatment is developed.
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October 4
Tuesday,
Oct. 4
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The Women’s Week 2000 Committee is seeking students, faculty
and staff to engage in a campus-wide conversation on gender.
Gender Issues
Lunch
Would you like to express your opinions/perceptions of gender issues on
campus? Are you interested in discussing your ideas and opinions with
students, faculty, staff, and administrators to help bring about any needed
changes?
Based on your interest, lunches will be scheduled throughout the semes
ter to discuss these important issues. From those who respond, individu
als will be randomly chosen to attend the lunches Our goal is to create
an atmosphere where students, faculty, staff, and administrators can openly
discuss both problems and triumphs of gender issues on this campus.
If interested, please contact us at
wweekOO@provost.tamu.edu
orship
Directory
Assembly of Qod “EpiscoptU
Bethel Temple Assembly of God
2608 Villa Maria, Bryan
776-4835
Sunday Worship 8:30,10:45, 6:00 pm
College & Career Class Sun. 9:30
Randy Scott, Pastor
www.startel. net/bethel
St. Thomas Episcopal
906 George Bush Dr. • College Station, TX
(Across from Duncan Dining Hall)
Sunday services at 8:00, 9:00 and especially
for late rising Ags, 11:15 a.m.
Next door to Canterbury House,
the Episopal Student Center
(Baptist
Lutheran
First Baptist Church Bryan
200 South Texas Ave • 779-2434
Sundays: 9:30 College Bible Study, 10:50 Worship Service
8:00 pm Chapel Bible Study @ All Faiths on campus
Wednesdays: 7:30 p.m. High Pointe College Bible Study
www.fbcb.orgcollege@fbcb.org
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Beautiful Savior Ev. Lutheran Church
1007 Krenek Tap Rd. • College Station
693-4514
Service Time: 10.T5 a.m. Sunday School: 9 a.m.
Sponsor - A&M Lutheran Collegians
Try us out!
You can expect...
• Upbeat worship
• A casual setting
• Friendly people
• Practical messages
Living Hope Baptist Church
Ofpn-^enomimitioTuU
Danny & Janet Green,
lovenant Pastors
I Family Church Sunday 10:30 a.m.
I "Success Begins Wednesday 7:30 p.m.
| on Sunday ^
E-Mail: greencfc@aol.com
www.covenant-family-church.org
4010 Harvey Rd., (Hwy. 30) College Station
774-1269
Sunday Schedule: We are currently meeting at
9:45 AM Bible Study Rock Prairie Elementary
11:00 AM Worship School on the comer of
6:30 PM Worship welsh and Rock Prairie in
INFO: 690-1911 College Station.
f BiS(e
Grace Bible Church
700 Anderson, College Station
693-2911
Services: 9:15 a.m., 11:00 a.m., 6:00 p.m.
College Sunday School Class 11 a.m.
CatfioRc
St. Mary’s
603 Church Ave., 846-5717
Pastoral Team
Rev. Michael J. Sis, Pastor
Rev. David A. Konderla, Associate Pastor
Campus Ministers
Deacon Bill Scott • Martha Tonn
Lillian Smith • Maureen Murray
Heidi Nicolini
Daily Masses
Mon.-Fri.: 5:30 p.m.
Tues, Thurs: 12:05 Noon
All Faith’s Chapel on A&M Campus
Sat.: 10:30 a.m. (Korean)
Weekend Masses
Sat. - 5:30 p.m. (English), 7:00 (Spanish)
Sun. - 9:00, 11:00 a.m., 5:30, 7:00 p.m.
Cfuistion
First Christian Church
900 South Ennis, Bryan
823-5451
Sunday School 9:30 a.m.
Morning Worship 10:45 a.m.
Dr. Andrew Pate, Jr., Minister
Cfmrcft ofCfirist
Bryan / College Station Church of Christ
Sunday Wednesday
Bible Class 9:00 a.m.
Worship 10:00 a.m.
Worship 6:00 p.m.
Bible Class 7:00 p.m.
College Station Conference Center
(Just across George Bush from TAMU Go* Course)
(409) 731-1230
Email: mark-d @ tamu.edu or mwm@tamu.edu
'Presbyterian
Westminster Presbyterian Church, RCA
3333 Oak Ridge Dr. (behind Bryan High School)
Rev. Scott Wilkinson
Rev. John Ferguson, Campus Minister
Sunday School: 9:30 a.m.
Worship: 8:15 a.m. & 11:00 a.m.
First Presbyterian Church (USA)
''JL* 11 C’ arter Creek Parkway
\ M l 823-8073
Dr. Stephen W. Smith, Interim Pastor
Rev. Matthew Drumheller, Assoc. Pastor
Rev. Kyle Walker, UCM Dir./Parish Assoc.
Sunday Worship @ 8:30 a.m. & 11 a.m.
Church School @ 9:30 a.m.
(Please call 823-8073 rf a ride is needed)
Activities Hot Line: 822-7063
Childrens Center: 779-6358
United Methodist
A&M United Methodist
417 University Dr. (on Northgate) • 846-8731
Sunday Services: 9:00 & 11:00 a.m.
College Sunday School 9:45
Sr. Pastor Chailes Anderson
amumc@myriad.net
First United Methodist Church
28th & Houston St.,
1 block E. of Texas Ave., in Bryan
779-1324
Sunday Worship 8:40 &10:55 a.m., 6:00 p.m.
Harral Dunnam, Pastor
St. Paul’s United Methodist
2506 Cavitt, Bryan 779-7608
(between S. College and Texas)
Worship Services: 8:30 & 11:00 a.m.
Sunday School: 9:45 a.m.
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large enough to serve you. ”
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