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THE UNIVERSITY OF HARVEY KANSAN
MONDAY, AUGUST 25 2008
quote of the day
"One morning I shot an elephant in my pajamas. How he got into my pajamas I'll never know."
Groucho Marx, American comedian
fact of the day
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A fusion of the nose and upper lip, an elephant's trunk may contain more than 40,000 muscles that allow the elephant use it to gather food and water.
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Come on, baby, lick my fire
Richard Holmgren of Salina teases a crowd of onlookers as he repeatedly lowers a flaming torch to his tongue Friday night during Lawrence's inaugural Busker Festival, held Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Visit kansan.com to see an audio slideshow featuring the sights and sounds of the festival.
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ODD NEWS Nuns the main attraction in online beauty pageant
The "Miss Sister 2008" contest will start in September on a blog run by the Rev. Antonio Rungi and will give nuns from around the world a chance to showcase their work and their image.
ROME — An Italian priest and theologian said Sunday he is organizing an online beauty pageant for nuns to give them more visibility within the Catholic Church and to fight the stereotype that they are all old and dour.
"Nuns are a bit excluded, they are a bit marginalized in ecclesiastical life." Rungi told The Associated Press after Italian media carried reports of the idea. "This will be an occasion to make their contribution more visible."
Rungi, a theologian and schoolteacher from the Naples area, said that visitors to his site will have a month to "vote for the nun they consider a model."
Typo almost rewards employee six-figure bonus
OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma officials say a typo resulted in a state employee receiving a bonus of $850,000 — but it was only temporary.
Jo Harris was supposed to receive an $850 longevity bonus for working at the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission for seven years. But a misplaced decimal point turned that into a six-figure windfall.
Officials say they caught the error before the $850,000 left state funds.
Harris's original paycheck issued in February was canceled and a new one was issued with the correct bonus. Officials told Harris about the mistake and asked her to watch her personal bank account.
Harris said she would let state officials know right away if the extra money entered her account because "I don't go to jail for anybody."
Associated Press
WEATHER
Prepare for a cold winter, almanac says
BY JERRY HARKAVY ASSOCIATED PRESS
LEWISTON, Maine — People worried about the high cost of keeping warm this winter will draw little comfort from the Farmers' Almanac, which predicts below-average temperatures for most of the U.S.
"Numb's the word," says the 192-year-old publication, which claims an accuracy rate of 80 to 85 percent for its forecasts that are prepared two years in advance.
The almanac's 2009 edition, which goes on sale Tuesday, says at least two-thirds of the country can expect colder-than-average temperatures this winter, with only the Far West and Southeast in line for near-normal readings.
"This is going to be catastrophic for millions of people," said almanac editor Peter Geiger.
The almanac predicts above-normal snowfall for the Great Lakes and Midwest, especially during January and February, and above-normal precipitation for the Southwest in December and for the Southeast in January and February. The Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions will likely have an unusually wet or snowy February, the almanac said.
The almanac — not to be confused with the New Hampshire-based Old Farmer's Almanac which is 26 years older — attributes its forecasts to reclusive prognostica-
In contrast, the usually wet Pacific Northwest could be a bit drier than normal in February.
tor Caleb Weatherbee, who uses a secret formula based on sunspots, the position of the planets and the tidal action of the moon.
Weatherbee's outlook is borne out by e-mails the almanac has received in recent days from readers who have spotted signs of nature they say point to a rough winter, Geiger said.
These folklore signs range from an abundance of acorns already on the ground to the frequency of fog in August.
The almanac is at odds with the National Weather Service, whose trends-based outlook calls for warmer than normal weather this winter over much of the country, including Alaska, said Ed O'Lenic, chief of the operations branch at NOAAs Climate Prediction Center.
The almanac and the weather service are in sync; however, in pointing to a chance of a drier winter in the Northwest.
O'Lenic wouldn't comment specifically on the almanac's ability to forecast the weather two years from now, but said it's generally impossible to come up with accurate forecasts more than a week in advance.
"Of course it's possible to prepare a forecast with any lead time you like. Whether or not that forecast has any accuracy or usable skill is another question," he said.
Geiger sticks to his guns, saying the almanac was on target in the 2008 edition when it said the Northeast and the Great Lakes would have a long, cold winter with lots of snow.
on the record
On Sunday, the KU Public Safety Office reported that:
— On Aug. 20, someone punctured two tires on a vehicle parked on the KU campus.
— On Aug. 20, two vacuum cleaners valued at $500 each were removed from Haworth Hall. A third vacuum cleaner, valued at $200, was removed from Fraser Hall.
— On Aug. 20, an unspecified number of suspects broke a window on the third floor of McColum Hall in order to gain roof access.
— On Aug. 21, responding to a 911 call, officers arrested a possible suspect in a possible battery of a female in the Stouffer Place apartments.
— On Aug. 21, a 50-inch plasma television, valued at $1,200, was removed from the media room in Memorial Stadium.
CAMPUS Students must update contact information
Beginning this semester, the University is requiring students to update their contact information.
When students log in to Enroll and Pay, the first screen will ask them to review and update their address, phone number and emergency contact. Students cannot proceed on Enroll and Pay until they confirm the information. The screen also asks them to subscribe to an optional emergency text messaging.
Joan Hahn, assistant university registrar, said the University would use the information during the times of crisis and emergency.
"If your information is correct, then you just check the box and go on." Hahn said. "It allows students the opportunities to review their information. If there are changes, then go ahead and make changes."
Hahn said the University would ask students to review their information again sometime later this semester. Previously the University wanted to ask for updated information regularly but could not because the technology was not available.
She said the new process was simple and should not create any confusion. Students can contact the Office of the University Registrar if they have questions.
— Sachiko Miyakawa
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