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Thursday October 19,2000
HOROSCOPES
Today's Birthday (Oct. 19). Use your brains to increase your income. You can do it with a combination of talent and sensitivity. The person who's most annoying in October could be your guide to success. Learn a new role in November and be well-rewarded for it. Study something you love in December, and romance could be a byproduct. A game could lead to a commitment in February. Dip into your savings to make yourself look better in May. Abundance comes from far away in June, and somebody who nags you is your best coach in July. That burr under your saddle keeps you going in September.
Aries (March 21-April 19) — Today is a 5.
Your mind's probably on a domestic matter, no matter where your body is. Go over your scheme during your coffee break. If you've already figured out your plan by the time you get home, the job will be a lot easier.
Taurus (April 20-May 20) — Today is an 8.
If you're single, a close friend or your favorite sibling might find you the perfect mate. If you're committed, double dating with that same sibling or close friend would be fun. Right now can be better than the good old days!
Gemini (May 21-June 21) — Today is a 5.
Deep down, you're lucky. You express yourself well, and that doesn't hurt. Don't become too talkative. Don't pass along the news you just got from a co-worker. Keep doing your job. You'll make a better impression on those who already know.
Cancer (June 22-July 22) — Today is a 6.
You're anxious to get going today. The information you're seeking is there, but you'll have to dig for it. Being angry about that isn't bad, by the way. It gives you more energy.
Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) — Today is a 6.
Resolving an old issue is worth the effort. It may take longer than expected, though. Once the cat's out of the bag, you could learn all sorts of interesting things. Keep asking and listening.
Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Today is an 8.
Have you felt thwarted lately? Held back?
Unable to unleash your full potential? Conditions are improving for your personal growth. Finish that degree. If you already know it all, teach. Now that's a learning experience.
Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — Today is a 6.
Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — Today is a 7.
**Scorpio** (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — Today is a 7.
A distant friend or relative could come up with a fabulous scheme. If it involves a reunion with the old gang, the timing's perfect. Volunteer to be in charge of the mailing list. You'll be great at tracking everybody down.
Did somebody promise you money and never pay up? Remind them. That goes for the boss who owes you a raise, too. Unfortunately, what goes around comes around. You may need the money because somebody's bugging you!
Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — Today is a 7.
Your luck's getting better. Venus, symbol of good luck and love, is coming into your sign. Don't race off and do something foolish, however. Other indicators advise discretion. As you know, that's sometimes the better part of valor.
Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — Today is a 7.
Move quickly on an idea you want to push through. Getting your way is going to be more difficult for a while. Line up your team so you won't be working alone. You always do better with a few friends on your side.
Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Today is an 8.
The grapevine works well for you. Need an attor
ney? A friend of a friend could be the perfect
person. A recliner for the living room? Somebody
may be about to toss one out. Call around and let
people know what you're after.
Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) — Today is an 8.
Your dream vacation may be a while off, but you can practice. In the privacy of your home, share an exotic recipe with a cuddly friend. If you're no cook, have it delivered. Add a romantic video, and voil! The perfect midweek mini-holiday!
Note: Horoscopes have no basis in scientific fact and should be read for entertainment purposes only.
Ritual Chinese dance tells tale of Buddha
entertainment briefs
Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan will perform "Songs of Wanders," a modern dance performance, at 8 tonight at the Lied Center.
The company, founded in 1973 and consisting of 24 dancers, is led by artistic director and founder Lin Hwaimin. The dance company is renowned in the United States, Europe, Asia and Australia. The company has performed at venues such as the Kennedy Center and the Sydney 2000 Olympics Arts Festival.
The name comes from a 5,000-year-old ritual Chinese dance. It is the first contemporary dance company from a Chinese-speaking community. The company's roots stem from Asian myths, folklore and age-old beliefs.
the featured dance originated from a trip that Hwaimin took to Bodgaya, India. Bodgaya is the place where, according to legend, Buddha attained his enlightenment. Hwaimin created the work in an effort to illustrate the quest for quietude and to take the audience through a cycle of spiritual searching, cleansing and renewal, said Karen Christiles, interim associate director and director of marketing for the Uied Center.
*waimin studied Chinese opera in his native Taiwan, modern dance in New York and classical court dance in Japan and Korea. He is best known for blending traditional theater elements with Western dance techniques, Christies said.*
Hwaimin will give a pre-concert lecture from 7 to 7:30 p.m at the Oldfather Studio.
Tickets are available through the Lied Center box office at 864-2787 or any Ticketmaster outlet. Prices are public $27 and $22 for the public, $13.50 and $11 for students, and $26 and $21 for senior citizens.
— Katie Nelson
Erin Taggart, Overland Park sophomore, had to reschedule her midterm exams next week.
Taggart didn't really care, though, because she is flying to Los Angeles on Saturday to attend the premiere of Charlina's Angels.
Barrymore look-alike wins trip to premiere
The arrival of the stores at the premiere and the look-alike winners will be broadcast Sunday night on www.countingdown.com/chartiesangels.
Taggart won an online Drew Barrymore look-alike contest.
Taggart said Entertainment Weekly and Inside Edition were planning on covering the contest and story.
Concert to benefit local women's shelter
— BriAnne Hess
Local bands will play for a cause at 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 25, at the Granada, 1020 Massachusetts St.
Meg Hooper, Burtlington junior and member of Muddie Mae, said the "Escape Into to the Night" benefit was being held to raise money for the Women's Transitional Services, a shelter that helps women escape abusive home lives.
Single calls Celia, Sheri Martin,
Stephanie Hewett and Julia Peterson;
and bands PSO, Sturgeon Mill,
Muddie Mae and headliner Soulmatic
will perform.
"Our goal is to raise enough money to help make the WTCS shelter less drafty," Hooper said. "Winter is coming, and a lot of the women have small children who get sick easily."
"Being in an abusive situation is a catch-22 because society thinks that these women are dumb for staying and that they shouldn't get any help because they choose to stay," she said. "However, many of the women who are at the shelter here in Lawrence do not have the financial means or family support to leave."
Tickets cost $5 for 21 and older and
BriAnne Hess
Stand-up comedian to perform on campus
$6 for 18- to 20-year-olds
"if I ever had twins, I'd use one for ports."
Such is the act of Steven Wright, the frizzy-haired comedian whose delivery is comparable to Ferris Bueller's teacher calling roll.
Wright will bring his deadpan act of offbeat oneilers to campus at 8 p.m. Saturday at the Lied Center. Tickets are $26.50.
Wright has been touring the United States and Canada with his comedy routine. Last July, he traded his one-lineers to write, direct and star in One Soldier, a short film about a man obsessed with the unanswerable questions of life.
Wright's beginning as a standup comedian in Massachusetts soon propelled him toward comedy and movie stardom. He performed on the Tonight Show With Johnny Carson in 1982; within a week, Carson invited him to appear again. Appearances on Saturday Night Live and an appearance on Late Night with David Letterman followed, which paved the way to two HBO comedy specials.
In recent years, Wright has starred opposite Mike Myers in So I Married An Axe Murderer, and has roles in Natural Born Killers, Reservoir Dogs and HalfBaked.
GQ released "The Comedy issue" in June 1999 with five of Wright's oneliners among the 75 funniest jokes of all time:
"I've been getting into astronomy, so I installed a skylight. The people who live above me are furious."
"When I was a little kid, we had a quicksand box. I was an only child ... eventually."
Wright continues to appear regularly on latenight shows with David Letterman, Jay Leno and Conan O'Brien.
Amanda Bealin
Kansan.com poll
Note: This poll is not scientific. Fourty-one people voted.
Last week's question
The '90s
What fashion era do you think should make a comeback?
The '80s
X
The 80s The '70s
The '70s
The 1800s
Next week's question:
The '60s
wnat's your favorite new television series so far? It's still a wasteland, Fox's Dark Angel, NBC's Ed, WB's Gross Pointe, MTV's Jackass and Other. Log on to www.kansan.com to cast your vote on this issue. Results will be posted in next week's Jayplay.
Creative judge rejects train hijacker's appeal
DENVER — Abner Youts may be singing the blues after getting nearly four years in prison for stealing and wrecking a train — but at least the judge suggested a few tunes he could use.
Youts asked the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to overturn his 1994 conviction for hijacking two Union Pacific railroad locomotives in Wichita and then derraling them at full throttle after hopping off.
One locomotive wound up on a city street, and the other was on another.
The federal court turned down Yout's appeal. But Chief Judge Stephanie Seymour of Tulsa, Okla., delivered the bad news Tuesday in a ruling sprinkled with lyrics from two songs and footnote references to four others.
"He made that freight train boogie, as he rolled down the line," Seymour wrote, opening her summary of Youts' misadventure with a line from John Denver's version of "Choo Choo Ch'Boogie."
Youts was sentenced to 46 months in prison and ordered to pay $234,000 in restitution.
Seymour also turned to the Grateful Dead's version of "Tons of Steel" to describe the derailment: "Nine hundred thousand tons of steel, out of control ... These wheels are bound to jump the tracks before they burn the ties."
Racy photos adorn university directory
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Samford University's student directory is called "Faces," but the new issue has generated a buzz because of other body parts — the cover features a mosaic of hundreds of tiny images featuring nude women and sex acts.
The Baptist-affiliated school distributed thousands of the 100page directory last week.
Sharp-eyed students quickly informed school officials that the cover mosaic over an image of model Christy Turington contained pornography.
The cover's artist, senior graphic design major David Carrigan, said he took the uncopyrighted mosaic from a Web site and blurred the images with a computer.
Coke winner ineligible for $20,000 award
DELAFIEL, Wis. — An 82-year-old man who found a winning chip worth $20,000 in a 12-pack of Coca-Cola had his fizzles fizzle when he learned that his part-time job as a food-store bagger made him ineligible for the prize.
"What really hurts is that I promised six of the girls working as scanners at the store each $100, and I feel so badly for them because they're such nice girls," Stanley Iracki said
Saturday.
Iracki also acknowledged he could have used the $20,000. He said he received no retirement benefits other than Social Security, and he exhausted his life savings during a long illness suffered by his wife, who died seven years ago.
He works 18 to 24 hours a week at the store to make ends meet
Game officials told Iracki he was ineligible to win because he works at the Pick 'n Save store.
Pick 'n Save was a co-sponsor of the game, and the rules state that employees of participating retailers, wholesalers and distributors are not eligible to win.
Volunteers clean lint from dirty caverns
CARLBAS CAVERNS NATIONAL PARK, N.M. — It's a dirty job, but people actually volunteer to do it: cleaning lint from one of the state's largest tourist attractions.
When dirt covers the formations, carbonic acid in the water that forms the cave becomes trapped and begins to erode the formations, said camp coordinator Pat Jablonsky.
About 20 guests participated this year in the Carlisbad Caverns National Park Lint Camp — gathering about 30 pounds of lint.
"It's like in your house," chucked Linda Schumann of Denver. "In the cracks and crevices, you always find more."
The pickers use brushes to gather lint with static, naturally. Gloves keep away oil from human hands, which could stop the formations from growing, park officials said.
Bull moose takes dip in residential pool
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — It took heavy construction equipment to extricate a wayward 850-pound bull moose that took a dip in a backyard swimming pool.
Hulda Jowett looked out her bathroom window and saw the moose standing up to its thighs in water, calmly taking a drink.
"I closed my eyes, opened them again and said," Omigod, there's a moose in my pool." Jowett said.
She called police, who arrived with wildlife officers, firefighters and a city crew with a bucket loader.
After being shot with a tranquilizing dart, the large bull moose hopped nimply onto the pool when it appeared to fail into a doze.
but as workers were slipping straps under the moose to lift it with the bucket loader, the animal awoke, stumbled to its feet and toppled into the deep end of the pool.
The moose was hauled out of the pool with the bucket loader and released back to the Berkshire woods.
RUGBY
STUDENT SENATE
- South on Iowa past Southwind 12 theaters
· 2 miles west on Hwy 458
· Fields on right (North) side
Kansas and Burge Unions
veteran sportscaster
Tom Hedrick
will sign his new book:
The Art of Sporscasting How to Build a Successful Career
(paperback, $24.95, Diamond Communications)
At the Mt. Oread Bookshop
9 am - 11am Saturday, Oct 21
before the Homecoming Game
Mt. Dread Bookshop *Kansas Union*
Level 2 *884-4431* www.jayhawks.com
Homecoming time 9 am - 5 pm
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