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Show 2 Thursday, March 18, 201 0 BULLETIN www.dailyutahchronicle.com All stories and photos from The Associated Press Army soldiers drop bayonets, bust abs in training revamp FORT JACKSON, S.C. —New soldiers are grunting through the kind of stretches and twists found in "ab blaster" classes at suburban gyms as the Army revamps its basic training regimen for the first time in three decades. Heeding the advice of Iraq and Afghanistan combat veterans, cornmanders are dropping five-mile runs and bayonet drills in favor of zigzag sprints and exercises that hone core muscles. Battlefield sergeants say that's the kind of fitness needed to dodge across alleys, walk patrol with heavy packs and body armor or haul a buddy out of a burning vehicle. Trainers also want to toughen recruits who are often more familiar with Facebook than fistfights. "Soldiers need to be able to move quickly under load, to be mobile under load, with your body armor, your weapons and your helmet, in a stressful situation," said Frank Palkoska, head of the Army's Fitness School at Fort Jackson, which has worked several years on overhauling the regime. "We geared all of our calisthenics, all of our running movements, all of our warrior skills, so soldiers can become stronger, more powerful and more speed driven," Palkoska said. The exercises are part of the first major overhaul in Army basic fitness training since men and women began training together in 1980, Basic training soldiers, private Joel Yuhas, back, and private David Glisson, front, battle each other during pugil stick training, which is intended to hone warrior skills, at Fort Jackson in Columbia, S.C., on Wednesday. he said. The new plan is being expanded this month at the Army's four other basic training installations—Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., Fort Sill, Okla., Fort Benning, Ga., and Fort Knox, Ky. Drill sergeants with experience in the current wars are credited with urging the Army to change training, in particular to build up core muscle strength. ated an opportunity for them to take back the governor's mansion for the first time since Scott Matheson left office in 1985. Corroon is the highly popular mayor of Republican-leaning Salt Lake County and has earned a reputation for being fiscally conservative since he was elected in 2004. In a rally at campaign headquarters, Herbert acknowledged that Corroon will be a formidable opponent. However, Herbert was quick to note in an interview afterward that he was on the same ticket as Hunts- man and was part of the team that led to high approval ratings by voters and recognition from several groups as the nation's best managed state. Corroon and Herbert are both campaigning largely on the same three issues: economic development, energy development and improving education. So far, it's been difficult to distinguish many of their differences on those topics. Both say the state should place a greater focus on providing tax incentives to businesses already located here. en, is awaiting further verification of her parents' identities. The lengthly verification process, led by Haitian social services authorities, is why the reunifications took so long, orphanage spokeswoman Line Wolf Nielsen said. The children had been underfed and some were incontinent from stress, the orphanage said. On Wednesday they were dressed in their Sunday best to return home with parents who had given them away to foreigners a month and a half before. Many will go back to living under bed sheets or in tin shacks because their parents' homes were destroyed by the quake. Some children and orphanage workers cried as they left. The parents, who have had some contact with the children in recent weeks, wore broad smiles. Each family was given about $260 along with food and blankets. The orphanage has also been providing counseling to the children, who they fear will feel rejected, and to parents about the dangers of child trafficking, Nielsen said. Pakistani court charges 5 Americans with terrorism ISLAMABAD—A Pakistani court charged five young Americans on Wednesday with planning terrorist attacks in the South Asian country and conspiring to wage war against nations allied with Pakistan, their defense lawyer said. The men—all Muslims from the Washington suburb of Alexandria, Virginia—pleaded not guilty to a total of five charges, the most severe of which carries a maximum sentence of life in prison, defense lawyer Hasan Dastagir told The Associated Press. "My clients were in good shape and high spirits," Dastagir said. PROTEIN continued from Page 1 This research could be implemented more quickly to help fight against N The men, all in their late teens or early 205, were charged by an antiterrorism court inside a prison in Sargodha, the city in Punjab province where they were arrested in December. They were reported missing by their families in November after one left behind a farewell video showing scenes of war and casualties and saying Muslims must be defended. Their lawyer has said they were heading to Afghanistan and had no plans to stage attacks inside Pakistan. The court also charged the men with planning attacks on Afghan and U.S. territory, said Dastagir. The these viruses and bacteria before a cure is found. It could also be used to help counteract the effects of biological weapons such as anthrax, he said. "The world is very worried about infections," Li charges did not specify what was meant by U.S. territory but could be a reference to American bases or diplomatic outposts in Afghanistan. The men also were charged with contributing cash to banned organizations to be used for terrorism and with directing each other to commit terrorist acts. "This last charge carries life in prison while the rest of the charges have lesser punishments," Dastagir said. The trial will begin March 31, and the prosecution is slated to present more than 20 witnesses, Dastagir said. said. "The world is very worried about biowarfare." This research is years away from becoming from available for humans, Li said. There are some biotech companies that are interested in working with U scientists to turn this research into medication, he said. The study was published in Science Translational Medicine on Wednesday. d.rafferty@ chronicle.utah.edu EWS ODDITIES FISH GOTTA SWIM, BIRDS GOTTA SHAVE NASHVILLE, Tenn. The Tennessee State Senate has endorsed fish tanks and live birds in barber shops. The Senate on Wednesday voted 30-I for a measure allowing barber shops to display live fish and birds. A companion bill passed the House earlier this month and the legislation is headed to the governor. Barber shop owner Lori Corbin had been asked to drain the built-in fish tank at her shop in nearby Mt. Pleasant following a state inspection. Existing law bars birds, fish or other live animals in barber shops, except for animals that help people with disabilities. The bill has provoked some laughs on Capitol Hill. Corbin said she wants fish in her barber shop because they "make you relaxed." Partly cloudy 46°/38° • FIRST Robotics Competition: Revenge of the Robots: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. @ Huntsman Center • Odyssey Dance Theatre's Spring Repertory Season: Romeo + Juliet: 8 p.m. @ Kingsbury Hall Weather from the department of atmospheric sciences: http://foreaistutah.edu Haiti parents take back kids given to missionaries PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti—Joyful parents Wednesday recovered the children that they gave to American missionaries about six weeks ago. The 33 children had been living at the SOS Orphanage on Portau-Prince's outskirts since police stopped a group of io U.S. Baptist missionaries from taking them across the Dominican border Jan. 29 following Haiti's devastating earthquake. Orphanage officials said all but one of the children were given back to 22 families. A remaining child, whose age and gender were not giv- Mostly cloudy 54°/43° • Odyssey Dance Theatre's Spring Repertory Season Let It Be: 8 p.m. @ Kingsbury Hall • Hinckley Lecture in British Studies: Gendering the Globe: 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. @ Tanner Humanities Building, Eccles Auditorium • Lobbying in America: A Changed Game: 10:45 a.m. @ Hinckley Caucus Room 19 Friday Herbert, Corroon file to run for Utah gov Gov. Gary Herbert and Democratic rival Peter Corroon filed to run for governor Wednesday, setting up a showdown that will largely focus on Herbert's job performance since taking office last summer. Herbert and Corroon are vying to complete the remainder of former GOP Gov. Jon Huntsman's term, which expires in 2012. Huntsman resigned in August to become U.S. ambassador to China, leaving Herbert in charge. Huntsman was the most popular governor in state history and Democrats believe his resignation has cre- 18 Thursday STRANGE BEDFELLOWS PITTSBURGH—Police said a man broke into a Pittsburgh home and climbed into bed with its owner, apparently because he was drunk and cold following a rap concert. Homeowner Frank Fontana said he was in bed when the man climbed in about 5:3o Wednesday morning. Fontana said he asked whether it was a woman who has keys to his home—and he grabbed a baseball bat when a deep male voice answered, "No, it's not." Police said Fontana kept the man at bay until police arrived but didn't hit him with the bat. Police said the intruder told them he was looking for shelter after a Tuesday night concert by rapper Jay-Z at the Mellon Arena. 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