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Show V- t - "t,'i iT & ' I 'it ti.&.rj.l,1ii&j uiVJfews. Wednesday, M.y 13. . computer may have a virus, get sick, even die Your iqq? j j Humans are not the only species subject to mortality. Your computer could get sick and die. Getting sick is bad. Dying is worse. Most people arc not aware that home computers can catch a deadly disease. A special type of program called a virus is specifically written to interrupt, and or destroy the use of your personal computer. A virus may do things like bound a ping pong ball back and forth across your screen. No bigproblem, except that it erases any characters it comes into contact with. Another virus runs a choo choo train across the bottom of the monitor. Your computer might catch a virus that plays music - even when you dont want music. My personal favorite of the watchable virus is the one where the letters fall off the screen into clumps on the bottom of your monitor. Some viruses will kill your computer. This can be accomplished by performing a simple reformat that wipes your hard disk clean. Other viruses may delete every 5th or 6th record from a data base. Some viruses watch for special programs and files and then destroys them. It is rumored that there is a new breed that will even do physical damage to the machine. How do you spare yourself the agony of a virus. Computer viruses got their name because of similarities they have with human viruses. They can be difficult to diagnose and detect. 4 T o'' j, ? , I 9 , f PROJECT SHOULD END THIS WEEK: Johansen Construction men and equipment are hard at work finishing Centerfield's sewer project. Work should be e ..u-- i among claims the nations most 'u!dier.aficdencrgyhold-i- ! The reason being in wold en-- . occurs whatever th..: remains: fact one g markets, on v iliation primarily depends oil , natural gas and coal for energy. According to Coastals Annual was v p h t - 1991, the company several in but 1955 ended k. ics (Luc back to the early 1900s. 1: is headquarted in Houston and ha 16,500 employees worldwide. The report suited that 1991 was a touch jeer to be in the energy ikinc'-- s alter die Persian Gulf War, ariner than usual weather and a kibbiim, woildwidc recession. As a result Coastal Corporations net com-- p u.mings were $96.3 million, in 1990. million .red to $225 6 Cut, as the year ended, signs of m. ery began to appear. Natural gas profits totaled $444. million, 13 percent ahead of 1990. Coastal subsidiaries totaled 1.87 L'dlion cubic feet of natural gas. CuJ i'per .tions set a record for i perai tu profit at $91.1 million, .J piikekt greater thin 1990. AjP loximateiy 77 percent of sales vi ere to domespe utilities, private p companies. sub-sidi- ui 1 power plants and industrial facilities. Coal operations continued to profit bom three (actors: large coal now in reserves of grow mg demand to meet the mandates of the Clean Air Act; low-comines; and long-tercontracts with customers. .Operating profit for refining and marketing was $24.9 million, compared with $243.4 million in 1990 and for Exploration and Production was $45.2 million, compared with S60.8 million the year earlier. Coastals marketing and distribution activ ities sold an average of 776,000 barrels of refined products per day , down 5 percent from 1990 level". low-sulf- Rut on me oilier side recent siims of an economic recovery point to more favorable margins in 1992. Environmental issues that are proving to be a stumbling block for others in the industry play to Coasud's strengths. Demand for g tuels is expected to increase as sine ter environmental regulations, including amendments to the Clean A;r Act, take effect in clean-burnin- the 90 s. To Coastal, that means increased natural gas throughput for their pipelines and, longer term, improved prices for Exploration and Production activities En viommentally desirable low-sulf- coal makes up most of Coastals reserves. The combination of contracts, promlong-ter- ising international markets and increasing pressure to use more environmentally acceptable fuels makes this are of business a winner for Coastal. Coastal has spent $1.76 billion over the last three years for capital spending piograms and 1992 will see the first of many fruits that are expected to come. A lot of this work has been done with natural gas pipeline expansions and world-- , w ide interests in overseas opportunities. In the coal business Coastal achieved record resulLs for the eight staight year. OPcrating revenues from the coal segment hit $465.2 million in 1991, up from $443.4 million a year carder while operating profits saw a 19 percent increase to $91.1 million. Coastal units mine, process and coal from extenmarket sive reserves in both the Appalachians and in Utah. In addition, Coastal manages a large royalty program and brokers coal for others. The company operates five coal preparation plants in three eastern states. Nearly 87 percent of the coal shipped in 1991 by Coastal subsidiaries has been sold under longterm contract. low-sulf- Coastals underground mining operations, which are extensively mechanized and employ the latest equipment and technology, are among the most productive in the industry. Productivity at the companys mines in Utah is approximately three times the U.S. average. In 1991 a second longwayy unit was added at the Skyline mine in Utah increasing capacity by two million tons a year. Total coal at Coastals two Utah mines was almost eight million tons in 1991, making Coastal the largest undergroung mine operator in the western United States and output is expeetd to increase again this year. Information you need to make a difference in your community! Intelligent people get involved with their hometown newspaper. Cl I .y If those in the Utah horse industry are silting tall in the saddle, they have a good reason. The number of horses has increased significantly, according to Bruce Godfrey, Extension farm management specialist. He said the first horse industry study in the state was conducted nearly 20 years ago, estimating that there were about 132,000 horses in Utah - of these, 40,000 were registered. According to preliminary results of a study Godfrey conducted appraising the importance of the horse industry in Utahs economy, the state now boasts some 72,500 registered horses. This compares to the estimated 80,000 milk cows, and 325,000 beef cows in Utah as of January 1, 1991. The two largest segments of Utah agriculture, when measured as a 528-311- 1 529-783- 9 caution in where you obtain software. Virus programs could sit on your system for many weeks. They can lay dormant for an extended period of time. Maintaining regular back ups of the important data on your computer is important. Some software companies market programs that v. ill check for viruses. I use Central Points Ami Virus. It works well with PC tools. It has already saved me from the ping pong virus. Check with your local computer retailer. Most vuus checkers are well under $100. Small price considering the money you have invested in the rest of your equipment. Test all commeicial software before you install it cm your system. Some companies like WordPerfect go to great lengths to insure that their programs are virus free. percent of cash receipts, arc beef (38 of total cash receipts) and dairy (20 total receipts). If this data for horse numbers are representative of the sales that may occur in Utah, Godfrey said the horse industry has poten tial to become one of Utahs leading agricultural enterprises. Many Utahns are involved in state, region and national horse organizations. Forexample, past presidentof theNational Cutting Horse Association, president elect of the American Point Horse Association, and the leading Quarter Horse Trainer are all from Utah. Its safe to say that not only are horses important in Utah, but so arc those who work with them. Some of the more influential leaders in the industry today call Utah their home, Godfrey concluded. Topping your trees isn't always the best pro-duct- io Get the Your best bet is not to catch a virus in the first place. Dont copy files from bulletin boards. Dont allow the exchange and use of disks from one machine to another. If you use disks between work and home make sure that both machines share disks only with each other. If you have kids that like to trade computer disks w ith friends and swap prated games back and forth, you could be asking for trouble. Although we have not really discussed software piracy, it is to your advantage if you exercise extreme Utah's horse industry is sitting tall in the saddle completed this week. Coastal Corp. is one of the country's most successful & efficient companies he Coastal Corporation - Topping is the removal of the top portion of the stem or major branches on large trees. It represents the single most destructive procedure people can impose on trees, according to Randall Miller, Wasatch Front Community Forester. Nevertheless, topping is a common occurrence. Some of the damage imposed on the tree by topping include: Starvation. As a tree grows, the crown, trunk and roots are balanced so each part is an appropriate size to maintain the others. Topping involves sudden removal of a large portion of the leaf area, and the tree can no longer produce enough food to sustain the remaining parts. The tree is weakened and eventually attacked by insect and disease pests. Internal Disease: Topping exposes the entire cross section of the trunk to disease. Topped trees often become hollow, presenting a hazard in the landscape. External cracks in the trunk: Topped trees often develop major cracks down the trunk. These may expand as a result of wind action, freezing and thawing or sun scale. Hazardous, dense top growth. A large number of rapid growing sprouts emerge near the wound site and the tree may become taller than it was before it was topped. Worse, these sprouts tend to be weakly attached. As they grow, they put increasing weight on a trunk that is steadily rotting. Root disease: Roots may begin to starve and become unable to resist pathogens. They may become unable to provide the tree top with adequate water and elements. Roots may also become unable to anchor the trees, causing it to topple. Any tree owners thinking of topping their trees should contact a competent arborist. Miller noted. Avoid those who make unprofessional recommendations such as topping, stubbing, flush cutting, or the use of pruning paint and climbing spikes, as they can all damage your tree. Miller suggests that you have your tree examined by arborists who are members of organizations such as International Society of Arboriculture or the National Arborists association, who will use professional standards in their work. Social Security answers your questions Q. My 17 year old daughter has a summer job cleaning house for a couple of neighborhood women. Are her earnings taxable for Social Security? A. Yes. If she earns more than $50 in a calendar quarter from one employer, her earnings are taxable. The employer needs to deduct Social Security tax from her earnings and report it to the IRS. For more information call Social Security toll free at and ask for fact sheet, Household Workers. or call their toll free number, Q. My son is starting a lawn mowing service this summer with several friends. What should he know about Social Security tax responsibilities? A. There are several things he should be aware of. IS your son the employer and his friends employees? Or do they each own equal shares of the business? He should contact the IRS for clarification of all tax reporting requirements. Your local Social Security office can provide information on Social Security and the d. POOR |