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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2008
FOOTBALL
Not just fair weather fans Rain, shine or hurricane, students say they'll be there
BY B.J. RAINS
rains@kansan.com
For a few days last week, it seemed as if Hurricane Ike would be a real threat to the Kansas-South Florida football game Friday night in Tampa, Fla.
- Edited by Becka Cremer
Kansas fans share their thoughts on traveling to see the Jayhawks play.
Then, the hurricane headed
Message boards went crazy. Rumors that the game could be moved to Lawrence flew. Some Kansas fans were even looking to sell their tickets and cancel airline reservations in an attempt to avoid the storm.
south. It appears to be headed for Texas — nowhere near Tampa or Raymond James Stadium for Friday's 7 p.m. ESPN2 marquee match.
Emily Wold, 2008 graduate and Lawrence resident
"I was going no matter what. It's football. There's a game rain or shine. I went this last weekend and stood in rain so at least it won't be cold and rainy in Tampa. I love football and my best friends from high school live in the area. Plus, airfare was cheap."
"My friends and I saved up for a long time but it was well worth it. We planned it for like a year. We were only there for three days but it was definitely worth it. There were actually a lot of KU fans there so I don't think we were the only ones that did it. Anytime you watch KU on TV, there are always KU fans in the stands." Tular Harbord, Oltia senior
Tyler Herbold, Olathe senior
Herbold spent almost $600 to travel to Los Angeles last year to visit family and to see Kansas beat USC in basketball.
"Kansas hadn't been in an Orange Bowl for like 60 years and I wanted to make sure I was there. It was definitely worth the money. It was something that you'd been waiting for as a KU football fan for a long time. I wasn't about to miss it, no matter the cost. ... You know how much it sucks to lose at home? Well I just love seeing the opponent's fans feel that way. You can see it on their face when you leave the stadium. It's great."
- Matt Bradbury, Olathe senior
Bradbury watched the Jayhawks defeat Virginia Tech, 24-21, at the Orange Bowl in Miami last January. He also attended the KU-K-State football game last year.
Database offers info on auto deaths
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WASHINGTON — The government unveiled a new public database Wednesday that will enable consumers to look up the number of alleged deaths, injuries and cases of property damage involving passenger vehicles.
Consumer groups have sought the information, which was part of legislation passed by Congress after the massive recall of Firestone tires in 2000. The
data was released because of a ruling by a federal appeals court in July that barred the government from withholding key data reported by manufacturers. Some data was allowed to remain confidential, including warranty claims and field reports submitted by the manufac
in 2000. The
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration database provides information from 21 automakers. It includes alleged deaths, injuries and cases of property damage.
turer.
law required manufacturers to provide data on numerous safety complaints and was devised to help the government quickly detect potential problems.
The so-called "early warning"
The data, which goes back to 2003, is reported to the National H i g h w a y Traffic Safety Administration by automakers, tire makers, motorcycle companies and child
seat manufacturers on a quarterly basis. The public database now provides information from 21 automakers.
During the first three months of 2008, the most recent data available.
General Motors Corp. reported receiving complaints of 52 deaths and 610 injuries, according to an analysis by The Associated Press, Ford Motor Co. said it had received reports of 40 deaths and 340 injuries and Chrysler LLC reported receiving complaints of 23 deaths and 149 injuries during the span.
In the same period, Toyota Motor Corp. advised NHTSA of 8 deaths and 106 injuries, Nissan Motor Corp. said it had allegations of 7 deaths and 34 injuries and Honda Motor Co.reported 3 deaths and 22 injuries.
Wade Newton, a spokesman for the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers, cautioned that the data often includes unsubstantiated claims and could not be used to confirm a safety problem.
He said a company with a large global presence reports data from foreign countries in addition to the United States and a manufacturer's size and vehicle sales would play a large role in the data set.
Consumer groups said it would be useful information to car buyers. Joan Claybrook, president of Public Citizen, a consumer watchdog group that sued to have the data made available, called it a "smashing success for consumers."
She recommended that owners and car shoppers use the database to learn more about specific vehicles.
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"I'm not convinced we're winning in Afghanistan. I'm convinced we can."
War proves to be complex; U.S. 'running out of time'
AFGHANISTAN
NHTSA said they had been using the data since December 2003 as a supplement to the estimated 40,000 consumer complaints they receive each year. Through the end of August, NHTSA said it had used the early warning data in 84 defect investigations, which can sometimes lead to vehicle recalls.
An Italian soldier with the Nato-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) stands guard after a suicide car bomb attack on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan. No troops or civilians were killed, a provincial police chief said.
WASHINGTON — Even with American troops headed soon from an increasingly quiet Iraq to a more turbulent Afghanistan, defeating extremists in Afghanistan is
U. S.commandersinAfghanistan say they need another 10,000 troops — about three times as
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Joint Chiefs of Staff, told the House Armed Services Committee on Wednesday, referring to the international effort to stabilize Afghanistan.
"I'm not convinced we're winning in Afghanistan," said Mullen, adding quickly, "I'm convinced we can."
icant territory within the country; however they are trying to reassert themselves ... and they will not be successful"
What is needed, he said, is better Afghan governance, more foreign investment, a viable alternative to poppy farming, greater cooperation with Pakistan and more U.S. nonmilitary assistance.
Mullen and Defense Secretary Robert Gates, testifying together one day after President Bush announced that one Marine battalion and one Army brigade would be shifted from Iraq to Afghanistan this fall and winter, both stressed the futility of relying too much on military power in Afghanistan.
"We cannot kill our way to victory," Mullen said.
"As in Iraq, until the insurgency is deprived of safe havens, insecurity and violence will persist," Gates said. He was alluding, at least in part, to the effect of having eliminated Iraq's Anbar province as a haven for Sunni Arab insurgents — a key to recent overall security improvements in Iraq.
Gates said the insurgency in Afghanistan has gained "greater ambition, sophistication and coordination" since 2006, and he underlined the importance of denying them have in neighboring Pakistan.
Mullen, who has visited Pakistan frequently since he became Joint Chiefs chairman last fall, made a similar point.
Gates did not address the issue of whether U.S. forces are winning, but after the hearing his press secretary, Geoff Morrell said Gates sees the conflict as an ill-fated attempt by the Taliban to overthrow the government.
"Until we work more closely with the Pakistani government to eliminate the safe havens from which they operate, the enemy will only keep come," he said.
"The secretary believes we won the war in Afghanistan back in 2001-2002 when we drove the Taliban from power," Morrell said. "They no longer run the country. They no longer control any signif-
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He lauded the efforts of U.S. and allied troops to hunt down the Taliban and other insurgent forces and their progress in training and expanding the number of Afghan security forces.
"But until those Afghan forces have the support of local leaders to improve security on their own, we will only be there as a crutch—and a temporary one at that," said the four-star admiral.
The House committee hearing was remarkable in its lack of partisan debate over U.S. strategy in
Meeting with Bush in the Oval Office on Wednesday, Iraqi President Jalal Talabani praised the president's military buildup, saying, "There is no inch of Iraqi land under the control of terrorists."
Bush told Talabani — who recently had knee surgery and a shunt placed in an artery at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. — that conditions remain difficult in Iraq, but security gains were allowing him to pull out troops.
Iraq and for its sharp focus on what more can be done to stabilize Afghanistan, the launching pad for al-Qaida's terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. In response to those attacks, U.S. forces invaded Afghanistan in October 2001 and drove the Taliban out of power in a matter of weeks.
The Iraq war began in March 2003 and has consumed vastly more U.S. military resources.
"The Iraqis want there to be fewer U.S. troops," Bush said. "The United States wants there to be fewer U.S. troops. But both of us want to realize that vision based upon success."
Rep. Ike Skelton, D-Mo., the committee's chairman, applauded "the military's successes" in Iraq while also arguing that the Bush administration has failed to do all that is necessary in Afghanistan.
"When will the conditions in Iraq be good enough, and when will the conditions in Afghanistan have deteriorated enough to warrant the re-prioritization of focus and resources that's required to ensure the long-term success of the Afghanistan mission?" Skelton asked in his opening statement.
Neither Gates nor Mullen had a precise answer. Both made clear that Iraq will remain a priority, and Gates said he hoped the next U.S. administration takes a "cautious and flexible" approach to Iraq.
"I would also urge our leaders to keep in mind that we should expect to be involved in Iraq for years to come, although in changing and increasingly limited ways," Gates said.
Lawrence Electronic Recycling Event
Saturday, September 13,2008 9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Free State High School parking lot 4700 Overland Drive
The City of Lawrence invites residents and small businesses to recycle old, unwanted electronic equipment.
Electronic recycling will be provided by Asset Life/Cycle, LLC. A recycling fee applies for computer monitors ($5), televisions ($15) and optional onsite hard drive destruction ($5). Items accepted for recycling: Computer Monitors Desksets, Laptops, Keyboards, Other Peripherals, Printers, Copiers, Scanners, Telephones, Cell Phones, Pagers, Fax Machines, Televisions, VHS/DVD Drives, Hardware.
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