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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2008
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"A laugh is a surprise. And all humor is physical, I was always athletic, so that came naturally to me."
Chevy Chase
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Chevy Chase, star of National Lampoon's Vacation turns 64 today
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Sleeping giant
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A tranquilized mountain lion lies in a transportation wagon at Casper's Wyoming Game and Fish Department office after being captured in the backyard of a home near downtown Casper, Wy., on September 29. The 80-to-90-pound manure had been found lounging on the back porch of a Casper resident's house before animal control tranquilized it.
Brady White as Santa shines the Neiman Marcus limited edition 2009 BMW Individual 7 Series Sedan during the unveiling of the 82nd edition of the Neiman Marcan Christmas Book in Irving, Texas, on Tuesday. The car is featured in the Christmas Book as a wow gift价了 $160,000.
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Neiman Marcus reveals new Christmas Book Luxury company markets expensive merchandise during economic crisis
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DALLAS — With stock markets sinking and fear of recession rising, what's the affluent consumer to do? Neiman Marcus hopes a few of them will escape the grim headlines by splurging on diamonds, Dior and other diversions.
The luxury retailer unveiled its Christmas Book on Tuesday and made surprisingly few concessions to the financial crisis running from Wall Street to Main Street.
You can be the first on your block to own a limited-edition BMW sedan, a backyard golf course designed by Jack Nicklaus or a collection of every top 100 record from 1955 to 1990.
"I think we all need a break," said Ginger Reeder, a Neiman vice president. "These gifts are not meant to be anything more than something to make you smile, make you go 'Oh my gosh, who would have thought about that?'
Reeder said Neiman's wealthy customers aren't much affected by the economy, but that so-called
aspirational shoppers — more middle-income yet yearning for touches of luxury — may shop less often and buy fewer items.
That contrasts with what Saks Inc. has been saying. The operator of Saks Fifth Avenue said in August that its high-end customers — not just the aspirational shoppers — were pulling back, and it gave a gloomy forecast for the second half of the year.
Analysts have warned that the stock market decline has damaged the confidence of luxury shoppers and that job losses and smaller Wall Street bonuses could also hurt.
reported last month that it lost $35.6 million in the quarter ended Aug. 2. Costs rose and sales at stores open at least a year, a key retailing statistic, fell 1.4 percent.
Neiman plans the holiday book more than a year in advance. Reeder said the only change this year is that Neiman also will send out a smaller catalog featuring gifts under $300. The privately held chain doesn't discuss sales from the Christmas Book, first published in 1926.
The company heads into the holiday season on a Grinch-like note. Neiman Marcus Group Inc.
Chairman and Chief Executive Burt Tansky said at the time — and this was before the worst of
the turmoil in financial markets and the $700 billion federal bailout — that Neiman's customers were heavily invested in the markets.
"We are anticipating the months ahead will be difficult," Tansky said then.
ODD NEWS Church services now open to members do
WEYMOUTH, Mass. — The Pilgrim Congregational Church is going to the dogs, and that's just fine with the Rev. Rachel Bickford
The church launched what Bickford hopes will be weekly "Woof n'Worship" services Sunday when parishioners can bring their pious pooches.
reading the Bible. She came across a Psalm that talks about "letting all living things praise the Lord" while her own dogs were at her feet. She says dogs provide so much joy when people struggle with everyday life.
Sara Diem went to the service with her Bernese mountain dog, Chloe."She's having a couple little health issues these days, so I just thought she could use the extra help,"she said.
Bickford got the idea from
All breeds are welcome. Bick
ford said — as long as they are leashed.
Duchovny out of sex rehab after month of treatment
NEW YORK — An attorney for David Duchovny says the actor has checked out of a rehabilitation facility for treatment of sex addiction.
Duchovny, who plays a sexobsessed character on Show-time's "Californication," voluntarily
entered the facility in late August.
Says lawyer Stanton Stein: "David has successfully completed his rehabilitation, he is out of rehab and will be starting a movie soon."
Duchovny starred as the conspiracy-minded Fox Mulder on"The X-Files"TV series and in two films.
The 48-year-old actor and his wife since 1997, actress Tea Leoni, have two children.
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The University Support Staff Senate meeting will begin at 10:30 a.m. in the International Room in the Kansas Union.
The university forum lecture "Architectural icon and Its Historical Significance for Our Community" will begin at 12 p.m. in the ECM Center.
The workshop "City as Interdisciplinary Intertext in Russian Literature" will begin at 12:30 p.m. in the Seminar Room in Hall Center.
The lecture "Study Group with Dole Fellow Ray Strother" will begin at 4 p.m. in the Dole Institute of Politics.
Two suspects were captured on a surveillance video early Monday morning forcibly entering and stealing a parked vehicle from a campus parking lot, according to the KU Public Safety office. The vehicle and its contents are valued at more than $16,000.
The workshop "Best Practices/ Security Awareness" will begin at 3 p.m. in the Budig PC Lab.
The student group event "Two Brothers Foundation - Club Brazil - Brazilian Fundraising Dinner" will begin at 6:30 p.m. in the ECM Center.
The student group event "Jewish New Year Celebrations Sponsored by Chabad at KU - 'Kol Nidrei' Service" will begin at 6:30 p.m. in the Jayhawk Room in the Kansas Union.
The volleyball event "Volleyball vs. Texas A&M" will begin at 7 p.m. in the Horejsi Family Athletics Center.
The workshop "Research Administration 101: Guide to the Administration of Sponsored Projects at KU" will begin at 2:30 p.m. in the Apollo Room in Nichols Hall.
The concert "Undergraduate Honors Recital" will begin at 7:30 p.m. in Swarthout Recital Hall in Murphy Hall.
The public event "One Month Out: Strategists Look at Obama-McCain" will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the Dole Institute of Politics.
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