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Thursday September 28,2000
HOROSCOPES
Today's Birthday (Sept. 28).
A new and crazy idea you try could work. Do it with an imaginative and creative loved one, and your odds of success are greater. Jot down your plans in October. Figure out how much they'll cost in November. Something you learn in December could amaze you, but it's about time you found out. You and a loved one can win at a gamble in February. A risk you take in April is less likely to succeed. June's good for anything creative. Watch out for a reality check next September.
Aries (March 21-April 19) — Today is a 5.
Let somebody else do the driving, make the decisions and take on the responsibility. You don't need to be in control of this situation. Somebody else can do that quite well, so relax.
Taurus (April 20-Mav 20) — Todav is a 7.
13 (April 20-May 20) — today is a 7.
A lucky break could go in your favor. You may be able to provide what's needed on a moment's notice. Watch for the opportunity by paying attention to your supervisor, teacher or anybody else in a position of authority. Think ahead, and you could earn a reward
Gemini (May 21-June 21) — Today is an 8.
Follow through with a project that involves a foreigner, a foreign language or a college class. It should turn out quite well. Also, take a vow to keep your comments to yourself for the next few weeks. Dispense information on a "need to know" basis.
Cancer (June 22-July 22) — Today is a 6.
You should feel better and come up with lots of new ideas. You should communicating with a loved one is easier, too. Sometimes you're stuck for the right words, but that's less likely to be the case for the next few weeks.
Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) — Today is a 7.
July 25-Aug. 22) — TODAY is a 7.
You may run into difficulties you hadn't predicted, but that's all part of the learning process. Don't stop; keep reading! You'll get better at a new skill with practice, too. You're going from the theoretical to the tangible, and that's sometimes awkward. Don't give up.
Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Today is a 7.
Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — Today is a 9.
Worries about money could fade, as you continue to rake it in. Don't stop to count it until the game's over, which might not be until this weekend. Finish something you've started, and the rewards may be greater than expected. It's still a lot of work, though
Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — Today is a 7.
You may have overcome a big obstacle. All you have to do is finish something you've started, and the prize is within your grasp. You might rather play with somebody you love, so even a simple task could seem bothersome. It won't take long.
You're smart and cute. This gives you an advantage, with a rather demanding person. Instead of feeling stressed, act like you know something the other person would find interesting. That may be the case, too. And the other person may be willing to trade.
Sugmaris (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — Today is an 8.
You are always interested in learning, and today you could get a good chance. A friend of yours could open the door to a whole new area for you. You ought to keep the discussions to a minimum. Practice instead.
Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Todav is a 7.
Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Today is a 7.
Watch for a job that nobody else wants. A friend might let you know about a good one. If you're in business, this may cost you a little, but it's a good investment. If you're an employee, accept less money to start. It could turn into more than you expected.
Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — Today is an 8.
Aquarius Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — Today is an 8.
If you've already made the commitment, congratulations. If not, it may almost be too late. Hurry, or it could cost you more than you bargained for.
Follow through on a done deal. Don't take off in a new direction.
Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) — Today is a 7.
A tough assignment is just about complete. A crazy idea could work, and another option could become available. Don't lose faith, even if this is costing more than you thought. If you build something that will last, it should appreciate in value 9.
Entertainment briefs
School of Fine Arts focus of new program
Brown Bag Classics, a new program sponsored by the School of Fine Arts and the Kansas Union, begins tomorrow.
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The goal of the program is to create an awareness of student and faculty performers in the music and dance departments as well as educate audiences about the programs offered through the school, said Toni Marie Montgomery, dean of the school of fine arts.
-Katie Nelson
Jazz, piano, choral and chamber music will likely be performed. A schedule will be released later this month.
Community theatre releases fall schedule
The Lawrence Community Theatre,
1501 New Hampshire St., has 2000-
2001 season ticket packages avail-
able. They can be ordered by calling
785-843-7469. Passes are $74 for the
general public and $69 for students
and seniors. Each package allows
access to all of the theatre's six shows.
This year's season opens in September with "Inherit the Wind," based on the Scopes trial, by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee.
"Nuncracker," by Dan Goggin, which will run in December, is this year's Christmas show. In January,
"The Last Night of Ballyhoo," winner of the 1997 Tony for Best Play, will be performed. "All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten" will be presented in March. Tennessee Williams" "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" will run in April and the musical "Hello Dolly" will close the season.
- Katie Nelson
"The Gilded Age: Treasures from the Smithsonian American Art Museum" is showing at the Spencer Museum of Art through Sunday, Nov. 19. The exhibit is free, but a suggested donation of $3 is requested.
Smithsonian exhibit comes to KU museum
"The Gilded Age" is one of the eight traveling exhibitions available from the Smithsonian American Art Museum, soon-
"Great ambition characterized this period in America," said Elizabeth Broun, director of the Smithsonian Art Museum and University of Kansas alumna. Broun also was a former director of the Spencer Museum.
sored by the Principal Financial Group. The display includes 60 major paintings and sculptures from American artists from the 1870s through the 1920s.
Portraits by John Singer Sargent, Cecilia Beaux, and Louis Comfort Tiffany's travel piece "Market Day Outside the Walls of Tangiers, Morocco" (1873), are among some of the pieces on display. The exhibition will also include bronze castings by sculptors such as Saint-Gaudens "Diana" (1889), which was once on top of New York's Madison Square Garden, and seascapes by Winslow Homer.
More information regarding the exhibit can be found on the Smithsonian American Art Museum web site at AmericanArt.si.edu.
The Gate Theatre Dublin, an award-winning company and home to European and experimental drama, will perform two of Samuel Beckett's best-known plays "Krapp's Last Tape" Sunday at 7 p.m. and "Waiting for Godot" Monday at 8 p.m. Both are held by the Lied Center.
Lied Center stages experimental drama
"Krapp's Last Tape" is a one-man comedy-drama focusing on the title character's 69th birthday. Krapp, the ill-mannered main character who over indulges in bananas and booze, made it a custom to record a ret
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rospect of the year on tape as well as listen to past years' recordings.
Tickets are on sale at the Lied Center Box Office at 785-548-ARTS or any Ticketmaster outlet at 785-234-4545 or 816-931-3330. Either Visa or Mastercard are accepted. Seats for Krapp's last Tape are open for general seating. Ticket prices are $13.50 for students, $26 for senior citizens, and $27 for the general public. Seats for Waiting for Godot are reserved. Prices are $13.50 and $11 for students, $26 and $21 for senior citizens, and $27 and $22 for the general public.
"Waiting for Godot" is the story of two homeless people — one arrogant, the other humble. A tragic comedy in two acts, the play revolves around the uncertainties of the past and present.
After both shows, members of the Gate Theatre will be available on stage for a post-performance talk with the audience.
-Katie Nelson
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Law firm sends fake
grenades, scares clients
SAN JOSE, Calif. — On second thought, it might not have been so bright for a law firm to send 600 packages containing fake hand grenades to would-be clients.
The Los Angeles firm of Quinn Emanuel is now apologizing for a promotion that was so explosive it prompted two bomb scares in Silicon Valley.
Puzzled bomb squares are wondering just what the lawyers had in mind. It can be against the law to mail such items.
Because the intent was not malicious, the U.S. Postal Service said it would not pursue action.
The firm wanted to send the message that business is war. Trouble is, office workers took the fake grenades to be real.
Bread destruction reign ends with man on trial
DOYLESTOWN, Pa. — A man accused of causing three years of bakery aisle mayhem has gone on trial for squeezing bread loaves and crushing cookies.
Jurors were told yesterday that Samuel G. Feldman, 37, damaged 175 bags of bagels, 227 bags of potato dinner rolls and 3,087 bags of sliced bread in his reign of baked-goods destruction.
Feldman, 37, was arrested in January and charged with criminal mischief and disorderly conduct. Feldman has pleaded not guilty. He faces up to four years in prison if convicted.
Gibney said handprints and finger marks were found on $7,100 worth of his merchandise at the Giant Food market in Yardley.
Infant's driver's license could be suspended
FREDERICK, Md. — Marcos W. Vargas can barely walk but he's already in trouble with the Motor Vehicle Administration.
A letter was mailed to Marcos shortly after his first birthday Sept. 10 notifying him that his failure to appear in traffic court could result in suspension of his license unless he paid a $340 fine.
Marcos' parents had obtained the boy's state identification card when he was 4 months old.
When a man cited for driving without a license gave the name Marcos Vargas to police, police ran a check and retrieved the infant's state ID information, said JoAnn Fleishel, assistant manager of the MVA branch office.
Citations were then issued to the boy for driving without a license and without vehicle registration.
Fleshell said the mistake would be corrected.
State rules new toilets not handicap accessible
The Architectural Access Board has denied the city permission to use the public toilets, which cost $250,000 each and are self-cleaning. The city plans to appeal the decision.
BOSTON — A state board has flushed plans to install fancy public toilets on the streets of Boston because they are not fully accessible to the handicapped.
The toiletts feature computerized plumbing, automatic doors and touchpad controls and were designed by Wall USA. The city was planning to install between six and eight toiletts around the city.
City officials said they featured a swiveling seat, which the company said handicapped patrons could use more
easily and safely than a stationary seat.
WWII veterans finally get to dance at prom
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Nearly 60 years after they left high school early to serve their country, a group of World War II veterans finally got to build their room.
About 100 World War II veterans and their spouses turned up for the ceremony in Milton, Fl., which was a graduation, class office elections and senior prom all rolled into one.
A recent decision granted missing high school diplomas to all honorably discharged veterans inducted into the service between Sept. 16, 1940, and Dec. 31, 1946.
Man holds onto truck for days to win contest
Try standing next to the truck with at least one hand flat on any part of its body — no leaning allowed — for several days.
That's the object of the annual "Hands on a Hardbody" contest, where about two dozen people set out last Tuesday to outlast all the others.
LONGVIEW, Texas — What would you do to win a pickup truck and boat?
Houston resident Warren Heame — who calls himself "The Shark" — beat out two final competitors Sunday with a record-breaking 126 hours and 46 minutes of excruciating pain and endurance.
The previous record, set last year, for the self-inflicted torture was 107 hours. All three of the final survivors broke that.
Vulture makes home at Nebraska golf course
LINCOLN, Neb. — Golf enthusiasts are well aware of a Tiger stalking the
nation's courses. But a vulture?
One recently took up residence at the North Forty Golf Course. It was big and ugly, according to witnesses, with wide wings, a hunched back and small, darting eyes.
It invited itself to sit in tee boxes and roosted on Callaway drivers resting in golf bags.
Course regulars came to expect the winged visitor when they arrived for a round. The vulture made itself at home on the nine-hole course for several weeks this summer.
Bird experts say the vulture probably has flown south for the winter.
Historical monument gets accurate plaque
DOBBS FERRY, N.Y. — Few might care when an old inscription on a George Washington monument here gets replaced. Historians, however, will be cheering.
"No one will have to look at those falsehoods again," said Robert Stackpole, president of the New York chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution.
Over the weekend, the Dobbs Ferry Historical Society and Stackpole's group agreed to cover inaccurate information on the monument with a bronze plaque that is more historically accurate.
The new plaque will say simply that the French joined the Americans at nearby Philipsburg in August 1781 after a 19-day march.
All it claims for Dobbs Ferry is that one month earlier, Washington had "ordered the building of two artillery batteries and a redought."
"Maybe it's not much, but it's true," Stackpole said.
- The Associated Press
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