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THE UNIVERSITY BABY KANSAN
UESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2014
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arts & features
HOROSCOPES
Because the stars
know things we don't.
Aries (March 21-April 19)
Today is an 8
You're sharp as a tack for the next few days. Figure out what you want, get the tools you'll need and inspire your team.
Expect the best from then. Love goes both ways.
Taurus (April 20-May 20)
Today is on 9
Taurus (April 20-may 20)
Today is an 8
You're spurred to take action.
With study and a loved one's
backing, you can win. You're
good at finances now, so estimate
your income and expenses.
Ask your partner's advice. Score
top billing.
Gemini (May 21-June 20)
Today is a 7
Spend less and save more.
Don't argue about money (or
anything else), increase self-dis-
cipline and gain productivity.
Practice looking at things from a
different viewpoint.
Cancer (June 21-July 22)
Today is a 6
Definitely cut costs wherever possible. You're under pressure with deadlines, but don't let them get you down. Keep chugging along. When in doubt, breathe deep. Oxygen does wonders.
Leo (July 20-Aug. 22)
Today is a G
Consult with your partner.
Leadership comes with listening.
Love wins again to surprise a cynic. Don't be afraid to ask others to contribute. Likewise,
offer to make a difference for others.
Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Today is a 7
Today is a 7
You're a true artist and have a lot to say. Say it. Don't worry if you're misunderstood; that's part of the process. Repeat yourself using new words and different expressions. Friends help you get the word out. Follow your job
Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)
Today is a 6
It's adventure time! Water is definitely involved. Set social priorities. Postpone a romantic interlude, but don't obsess.
When in doubt, consult with your team. Study options. You'll know what to do.
Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)
Today is a 7
If you're not sure what you want next, ask your partner or someone that knows you as bigger than you see yourself. Take a survey. Circumstances open up time in your schedule. Gamble later. Gather opportunity ideas.
Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)
Today is an 8
Don't fall for a trick. Anticipate some friendly ridicule. Take it slow to get farther. Spend time with your partner now. Repay a favor. Limit sweets in your diet for balance. Follow a strong recommendation
Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)
Today is a 6
Fantasy clashes with facts. Offer your wisdom to a person who's feeling sad. Work interferes with travel. Call upon energetic friends. Your idea may take several tries. Avoid frivolous distractions. Add to your holdings.
Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)
Today is a 5
Anticipate disagreement. Your partner may misunderstand you.
Just talking really does help.
Don't travel right now. Answer questions directly. Your luck's improving today and tomorrow.
Take your work home with you,
and stay responsible.
Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)
Today is a 6
today is a 6
Learn something new. Watch for hidden agendas dotting the trail. Take a breather. Expand later. Don't be stopped by failure; you're gaining skills.
Check instructions for errors or changes. Replenish reserves. Get the facts.
the facts.
Black Friday starts earlier each year
ROBERT F. BUKATY/ASSOCIATED PRESS
By Maegan Bull @Maegan bull
Black Friday sales have typically began in the early morning hours the day after Thanksgiving, but this holiday season sales started on Thanksgiving day and continued through the weekend.
Target shoppers Kelly Foley, left, Debbie Winslow, center, and Ann Rich use a smartphone to look at a competitor's prices while shopping shortly after midnight on Black Friday, Nov. 28, in South Portland, Maine. The Black Friday shopping weekend may be losing its mojo. A survey of shoppers released Nov. 30 by the National Retail Federation shows how early discounting, more online shopping and an improving economy have fewer people shopping on the weekend that kicks off the holiday shopping season.
Black Friday, which picked up popularity along with the start of the modern Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in 1924 according to BlackFriday.com, is considered the unofficial start to the Christmas shopping season. But in recent years the deals have started earlier and earlier and now start on Thanksgiving day.
This year companies such as Walmart, Target, Best Buy and more released Black Friday advertisements up to three weeks in advance. These ads gave consumers a chance to plan their gift shopping, but also helped to make consumers aware that these stores would start having sales as early as 6 p.m. on Thanksgiving.
According to National Retail Federation's Thanksgiving Weekend Spending Survey conducted by Prosper Insights & Analytics, 55.1 percent of holiday shoppers were in stores and online over Thanksgiving
weekend, down from 58.7 percent last year.Additionally, more than three-quarters (77.2 percent) say they took advantage of retailers online and in-store promotions to buy non-gift items for themselves or their family.
While consumer sales might have been down, Black Friday is still one of the biggest shopping days
in America. NRF estimates that 86.9 million shoppers were in stores and online on Black Friday; nearly one-third of the people surveyed (32.2 percent or 43.1 million) say they shop on Thanksgiving Day.
"Reports of record-breaking online sales and store crowds point to a more confident and savvy holiday shopper who knows
when, where and how to take advantage of all the promotions retailers are offering," president and CEO Matthew Shay said in a statement.
Does starting sales and encouraging shopping on Thanksgiving ruin the holiday? For Kaley Robinson, a junior from Lawrence, there can be a happy medium. I don't think it take away
from the holiday unless you do stuff with your family all day," Robinson said. "I don't need all day for Thanksgiving. I didn't go (shopping) with the expectation of finding good stuff; I just went shopping with my family."
"I don't think it takes away
Judge allows publication of 'In Cold Blood' files
— Edited by Miranda Davis
ROXANA HEGEMAN Associated Press
CHARLIE RIEDEL/ASSOCIATED PRESS
WICHITA, Kan. — The son of a Kansas law enforcement officer who helped investigate the 1959 killings that inspired the book "In Cold Blood" can publish his father's field notes that he contended Monday substantially contradict the account found in Truman Capote's literary masterpiece.
TOP: A grain truck passes by a park dedicated to the Herbert Clutter family in Holcomb, Kan., on Oct. 19, 2009. A Kansas judge has decided that the son of a deceased Kansas Bureau of Investigation agent, who investigated the Clutter family murders and kept records at home, can publish his father's files from the 1959 murders that inspired the book "In Cold Blood." ABOVE: The former home of the Herbert Clutter family is seen in Holcomb, Kan.
In a ruling made public Monday, Shawnee County District Court Judge Larry Hendricks said he made an error when he initially blocked publication of the criminal investigation files in 2012. His decision means that Ronald Nye of Oklahoma City can use his father's files for a book he plans about the slayings of prominent farmer and community leader Herbert Clutter, his wife and two children in Holcomb.
The Kansas attorney general's office had sued Nye to keep him from publishing the files. Nye had planned to auction the records, but later decided to write a book with author Gary McAvoy. Nye and McAvoy can now work with agents and find a publisher for their book.
Nye's father, Kansas Bureau of Investigation agent Harold Nye, kept the case files at his home. Hendricks ruled Nye's First Amendment right to publish the material outweigh the government's interest in maintaining the confidentiality of its investigative records. Nye and McAvoy would not reveal exactly what is in the files, but Nye said his father's notebooks had "vast discrepancies" from what Capote wrote.
"Our belief is that there is no other reason (Kansas) would want the materials we have suppressed were it not for the information we found in them." McAvoy said. "That information connects to other research I've done and supports a pretty compelling new theory — one that I am reluctant to even discuss at this point."
The state's lawsuit also asked the court to decide legal ownership of the case files. The judge has made no ruling on that issue.
Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt's office did not respond to email and
pnone messages seeking comment Monday.
Clutter; his wife, Bonnie Mae Fox; and their children, 15-year-old Kenyon and 16-year-old Nancy, were killed at their rural farmhouse. The hunt for their killers mesmerized the nation, drawing journalists from across the U.S. to the small, western Kansas town. Parolees Dick Hickock and Perry Smith were executed for the killings in 1965.
Capote's book about the crime inspired a movie of the same name.
The judge wrote that Kansas had not shown a legal justification for suppressing the material or for interfering with the public's right to know what is in them. He also rejected the state's argument that the Clutter family's privacy concerns justified blocking their release.
"The court is sensitive to the plaintiff's concern about publicity and its effect on the Clutters," Hendricks wrote. "However, publicity continues to follow this case even fifty-five years after its
occurrence."
O. Yale Lewis, Jr., an attorney for Nye and McAvoy, said his clients hope to have their book published in time for the 50th anniversary in September of the publication of Capote's book.
Ronald Nye said his late father took detailed notes about the case. Nye recalled that his father was so disappointed in Capote's book that he read only about 115 pages before throwing it across the room. He said his dad walked out of the movie's premiere after just 15
minutes.
Harold Nye worked for the Kansas bureau from 1955 until his retirement in 1975; he was its director from 1969 to 1971.
The state's lawsuit names as defendants Harold Nye's adult children, Ronald Nye and Terry Hurley; his widow, Joyce Nye; and McAvoy and his Seattle-based auction company, Vintage Memorabilia, which specializes in film and literature relics.
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