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QUOTE OF THE DAY
"If it weren't for Philo T. Farnsworth, inventor of television, we'd still be eating frozen radio dinners."
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2009
Johnny Carson
FACT OF THE DAY
General Instrument's Video Cipher division announced the first digital hi-definition television system in 1990.
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INTERNATIONAL
1. Dominican soldiers aid local, rural development
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic — Authorities plan to relocate soldiers and their families to border communities that are home to thousands of illegal Haitian immigrants and increasingly fewer Dominicans.
Dozens of families will move next year as part of a pilot program to reforest the area, repair run-down homes and teach locals how to read and write, Military Secretary Pedro Rafael Pena said Wednesday. The first families will move to the southwestern province of Pedalernes.
2. Catholic Bishop charged with child pornography
TORONTO — Authorities say a Roman Catholic Bishop who oversaw his diocese's settlement with victims of sex abuse is facing child pornography charges.
Royal Canadian Mounted Police Sgt. Bridgit Leger confirmed the charges against Bishop Raymond Lahey on Wednesday.
The accusations stem from the bishop's arrest following a random search of his laptop computer at Ottawa's airport earlier this month.
Lahey didn't mention the arrest when he resigned as bishop of the diocese of Antigonish in Canada's province of Nova Scotia this past weekend.
3. Indonesian earthquake kills at least 75 people
JAKARTA, Indonesia — A powerful earthquake struck western Indonesia on Wednesday, triggering landslides and trapping thousands under collapsed buildings
— including two hospitals, an official said. At least 75 bodies were found, but the toll was expected to be far higher. The magnitude 7.6 earthquake occurred at 5:15 p.m., just off the coast of Padang, the U.S. Geological Survey reported
It occurred a day after killer tsunami hit islands in the South Pacific and was along the same fault line that spawned the 2004 Asian tsunami that killed 230,000 people in 11 nations.
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4. Maine honors former president with plague
STUART, Fla. — A Florida man is facing charges after authorities said he was naked and covered in feces when he broke into a resident's backyard and jumped into the pool. A Martin County Sheriff's Office report shows 21-year-old Robert Stark Higgins was charged with burglary to an occupied dwelling, disorderly conduct and misdemeanor theft.
KENNEBUNKPORT, Maine — Former president and World II naval aviator George H.W. Bush has been honored by some of his neighbors in Kennebunkport. The group unveiled a Navy anchor and a plaque acquired as a way to thank Bush for his service as president and for being a good neighbor.
Bush spoke briefly Wednesday to his neighbors in Maine after they surprised him with the 6,000-pound anchor and plaque.
5. Theft charge for feces-covered skinny dipper
The resident told deputies he heard Higgins crash through the screen of his pool and take a splash Saturday night. Authorities said Higgins took a towel and fled. Deputies used a K-9 to track Higgins to a home. Higgins told deputies he had been drinking.
6. Growing marijuana at home becomes a problem
SAN FRANCISCO — San Francisco police are cracking up on a boom in indoor marijuana growing operations in an unlikely part of the city.
Since March, police say they have raided 36 homes and warehouses teeming with pot plants, mostly in the sedate Sunset District near the Pacific Ocean.
Dozens of marijuana dispensaries sell pot to patients with a doctor's recommendation. But police Capt. Paul Chignell says the grow houses bring the threat of fire and violence.
Officers have seized 20 guns, more than 8,000 plants and nearly $85,000 in the raids.
Associated Press
Spotlight on Organizations
BY THEA GLASSMAN tglassman@kansan.com
It's already dark at 7 p.m. on a Sunday night, and Oldfather Studios, nestled in its own little nook off the corner of ninth and Avalon streets, looks completely dead. Yet inside, the building bubbles with life and energy.
Seated in a makeshift screening room, a large group of students is laughing loudly at the flickering images before them, letting out cheers of approval as the credits roll and the names of their peers appear on screen. It's High School Movie Night and the members of KU Filmworks have come prepared. Loaded with films shot when they were in high school, students exhibit an array of movies ranging from "Spiderman PSAs" to "Dating for Dummies".
Founded in 1999, KU Filmworks was created by students who felt they were not given the freedom they needed to make the movies they wanted. In turn, they formed an organization that encouraged aspiring filmmakers to work together and create any type of
project they liked.
"You do what you want to do"
Jessica White, Topeka freshman and Filmworks member said. "If you have an idea, you check out equipment and make a movie."
While most members arrive with a love of film, others find their passion along the way. Before coming to the University, Kim Lopez, Bucklin freshman, changed her major from film to history. And yet,
"Being in Filmworks reminded me why I wanted to be a film major in the first place," Lopez said.
shortly after arriving, she had another change of heart.
"And I pretty much knew the second I walked into
Groups are warned to be prepared to answer questions, but those who are veterans of KU Filmworks have dealt with far bigger pressures.
The group meets every Sunday night at 7 p.m. at Oldfather Studios. Every pitch night members propose a five-page script to a jury of officers in the hopes of getting it produced.
While many attribute the success of the group to its officers, Chelsea Alderman, Lawrence sophomore and president of the group, said she believed every member was responsible for the continuing effectiveness of the organization.
"If you have an idea, you check out equipment and make a movie."
"It's run by everyone," Alderman
the door that I wanted to switch back"
JESSICA WHITE Topeka freshman
Alderman does believe, however, that she plays a main role in keeping interest in the group high.
said. "It's up to everyone to keep it going."
Alderman said.
"I want to try and do a lot of production with them,"
"This is really the place to go over fears you have with working with people. Because if you want to have a film career you need to know how to work with people."
Edited by Betsy Cutcliff
MADISON, Wis. — A Wisconsin tourism lobbying group is changing its name after realizing its initials formed a crude acronym.
ODD NEWS 'WTF' acronym spurs group's name change
The Wisconsin Tourism Federation group did a quiet re-branding in July, changing its name to the Tourism Federation of Wisconsin and updating its logo from WTF to TFW after it was featured on Web sites and blogs poking fun at it. When it was founded 30 years ago, the letters did not have a crude association.
Chet Gerlach, lead lobbyist for the group, said Wednesday that the federation made the change after the meaning of the common text message lingo was brought to their attention. FWIW (For what it's worth), officials say Wisconsin's tourism industry is a $13 billion business
Associated Press
ON CAMPUS
The Volunteer Fair will begin at 11 a.m. in the Kansas Union.
Tea Time will begin at 3 p.m. in the lobby in the Kansas Union.
The Applied Physics Seminar will begin at 4 p.m. in Malott Hall.
The "English Only Please" panel discussion will begin at 6 p.m. in GSP.
The Classics Club Movie Night will begin at 8 p.m. in the Kansas Union.
"The Hangover" showing will begin at 8 p.m. in the Kansas Union.
ON THE RECORD
About 2 a.m. Sunday near 14th and Tennessee streets, a University student reported a case of battery.
At 10:30 a.m. Monday near 13th and Louisiana streets, a University student reported an auto burglary and the theft of car audio equipment, at a loss of $400.
At 8 a.m. Tuesday near Peterson and Crestline roads, a University student reported an auto burglary and the theft of a purse with contents, at a loss of about $100.
If you haven't already signed up for the text messaging system for campus safety alerts, just go to Enroll & Pay. Sign up is in the KU Address Verification section.
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