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6-Orono Weekly Times, Wedncesday, February 8, 1984 Kirby- Kendal Public Gold Medalists College to offer Office system admin DURHAM COLLEGE There is a lot of excitement the girl's team returning from-i Public f'or the overal title of Brian Rodd and Todd Gray, around the Kirby-Kendal the tournament wýithi the the tournament., (back, row) Jamie Bail, Public School these days wvithi silver medal. Fr-ont row (left te righit) Dwayne Souch, Lain Allini, the boys winning the Giold Pictured above is the Giold Greg Leach,, Brian Dusti-n Reid, and Coach Jim Medal in a recent 12-teami Medalists in the boys division Mereweather, Treffor Dupuis. Absent fromi the pic- Volleyball tournamnent and who defeated Newcastle Davies, Anthony Webb, ture Andy Taylor. Kirby-.Kendal1 Si/ver Medalists In September 1984, Durham College will be of- fering an exciting new pro- gram in Office Systems Ad- ministration. Designed to prepare graduates to work in the electronic office--of the future, the three-year Dîploma course will cover the latest techniques and equîip- ment involved in the process- ing of information. Students will combine hands-on experience of various Word-Processing systeins, mainframe and microcomputers with a strong background in business studies, and should be wel-prepared for the of- fice of the late-eighties. An important feature of the pro- gram is the inclusion of field training. In each of the se- cond and third years, students will obtain practical experience with local firms on a regular basis. ment. In this case, critics, a rguIle t hat t he new pseudomonas microbe may reproduIce outside the laboratory, entirely displace or destroy the naturally- occurring variety and cause unsuspected damiage to flora and fauna. So far neither the field tests nor the lawvsuits have reached north to Canada. ln fact, this technological wizardy has not sparked any real enthusiasmn among Canada's food scien- tists. According to Dr. Chris Andrews, a research scientist wvith Agriculture Canada, the bacteria miay work where temperatures rarely dip below 0, C. But inCanada's It is anticipated that graduates will find employ- nment in the management training programns of large commercial organizations; using their word-processing and microcomputer skills with smaller companies, or in the various levels of govern- ment. Careers should be available in ahl areas --, manufacturing, finance, government or the profes- sions -- in any organization requiring 'information specialists to assist in the design and operation of the integrated electronic office. Those interested in the pro- gram- should contact the Durham College Admissions Office at P.O. Box 385, Oshawa, Ontario LIH 7L7, or phone 576-0210, extension 262. foodlands, when ice starts forming fromr super-cooled water at m.inus 100 C, instead of minus 10' C, it is a far more rapid and destructive process. Plant tissue is thoroughly penetrated and dies. So the new bug won.'t like-, ly appear nïext to the fertilizer and pesticides at your favourite garden store this Spnring. That's probably for the best. The fedieral govern- ment is only now beginning to discuss the issues raised by biotechnology and gene- splicing, including the need for regulatory controls on this brave new world. The Kirby-Kendal Public Newcastle Public School. trjàtreet, Bowmanville, nant, Barb Byers, Lesley 3chool girls' team returned Teams in the tournamnent Vincent Massey and Lord Westheuser, K im M aas, from the Bowmanville were entered from Newton- Elgin, also from Bowman- (back row,) coach, Bruce Kinismen Volicybali tourna- ville, Orono, Lockharts, En- ville. -Lush, Dawn Parry, Candis ment the silver medalists be- niskillen, North Hope, Bow Pictured above (front row) Richardson, Patti Reid, Lori îng defeated in the champion-' Valley, Oshawa, Waverley, Kim Har ris, Charmaine Ten- Wood, Angela Kortekaas. shipgamne by the entry from Bowmanville Central, On- by Arlin Hackman,- Federation of Ontario Naturalists This comning May, on theý outskirts of Tulelake, California, genetically engineered organisms will be released outsîde the laboratory for the first time. If they do their job, they may ultimately affect the availability and price of fresh produce on your table. If they don't, well, who knows? The bugs in question are variations of a common bacteria known as Pseudomonas syringae. They're found at the centre of raindrops and frosi on plants. And they have a remarkable charactcristic. Something on their surface encourages water to arrange itself in a crystalline struc- ture, front whence it readily forms ice. 0f course frost damiage to fruit and vegetables in the American suinbelt costs billions of dollars each year. Dr. Stephien Lindow of the University of California thinks hie may have the solu- tion, and he wants to spray it over a smnall field of potato plants at the University research station. Dr. Lindow, hias mnanaged to cut out one gene from the bacteria's genetic code, eliminating its ability to make ice. The assumption is that these new imprQved bugs will compete with and replace the normal model. So what, you say. We al know water automatically freezes at 0' Celcius. right? Wrong! In fact water often solidifies at minus 10 C and without the assistance of nor- mal pseudomonas syringae the temperature may faîl to between minus 6 and minus 10' C before ice forms and plants are damaged. Therein lies the proposed solution to frost damnage - a solution that is borne out so far, by ex- perimlents on green vegetables. Genetic research remnains highly controversial of course. lt's entirely possible that Dr. Lindow's spray pro- grain inay be prevented by lawsuits now before the U.S, courts. Many people, scien- tists included, are concerned by the fact that such scientific breakthroughis continue to outpace the ability of govern- ments to predîct and mionitor their impacts on the environ- Tee bugs may assist produce production Apple Blossom Shop Main Street, Orono, Ontario Telephone 983-5291 DeYY Fresh and Silk Flowers Roses - Carnations and Spring Flowers