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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26, 2009
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INTERNATIONAL
1. Legal battle brewing over 13-year-old sailor
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Thirteen-year-old Laura Dekker wants to become the youngest person to sail solo around the world, and her parents think that's a great idea.
But the Dutch Council for Child Protection is so concerned about the dangers of the marathon voyage it has asked a court to grant it temporary custody of Laura so it can do what her parents refuse to: Halt the trip.
Judges at Utrecht District Court were to announce Friday whether they will scupper Laura's record-breaking plans.
2. Drought endangers Kenyans and economy
NAIROBI, Kenya — Crops have shriveled, hundreds of cattle are dead and the World Food Program said Tuesday that 3.8 million Kenyans need emergency food aid because of a prolonged drought, which is even causing electrical blackouts in the capital because there's not enough water for hydroelectric plants.
Business owners say they're losing money, harming Kenya's rebound from the violent aftermath of a 2007 presidential election that eviscerated the
economy and killed more than 1,000 people.
3. Beer-drinking woman could escape caning=
The chief judge of Pahang state's Shariah court decided on Monday to defer the caning of 32-year old Kartika Sari Dewi Shukarno pending a review, as it was deemed too extreme, said Women, Family and Community Development Minister Shahrizat Abdul Jaili.
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — An Islamic court in Malaysia put on hold indefinitely the caning of a woman found guilty of drinking beer because the sentence was too harsh, a Cabinet minister said Tuesday.
The developments will likely defuse growing consternation in Malaysia over the unusual sentencing, which if carried out would have made Kartika, a part-time model and mother of two, the first woman to be caned in the country.
Kartika was arrested by Islamic morality police for drinking beer at a beach resort in Pahang in December 2007. Her plight has drawn international attention to the use of Islamic laws and raised questions whether a radical brand of Islam is taking root in this traditionally moderate Muslim-majority country.
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4. Man remains secretive after winning Powerball
Solomon Jackson Jr.of Columbia refused Tuesday to say much about himself or his plans, including whether he will take his winnings annually over three decades or in a $129 million lump sum.
COLUMBIA, S.C. — A retired South Carolina state employee who spent two bucks on the lottery last week is the winner of a $260 million Powerball jackpot.
Jackson did reveal he was an assistant supervisor for the state Revenue Department who retired in 2000. He says he is married but would not say how many children he has.
5. Actor to appear in TV drama despite guilty plea
NEW YORK — An actor who pleaded guilty in New York City to a Social Security number scheme will appear in at least the first several new episodes of the teen television drama "One Tree Hill."
"One Tree Hill" co-stars Tanner as high school basketball star-turned-coach Skills. It's in
CW network spokesman Paul McGuire says it's unclear what will happen later in the show's seventh season following Antwon Tanner's guilty plea.
production in Wilmington, N.C. It returns Sept. 14.
He admitted in a Brooklyn federal court Friday he sold more than a dozen Social Security numbers for $10,000. He's expected to get as much as a year in prison at his Nov. 20 sentencing.
His lawyer hasn't returned telephone and e-mail messages sent Tuesday seeking comment.
6. Woman defends description of Madoff
NEW YORK — An investor who says she had an affair 16 years ago with failed financier Bernard Madoff said Tuesday she described Madoff as "not well-endowed" because she thought the detail was key to understanding his personality.
Sheryl Weinstein, 60, described her $1/2-$year sexual relationship with Madoff to The Associated Press, in one of a series of public appearances to promote her account of her affair, "Madoff's Other Secret: Love, Money, Bernie and Me."
She said the affair with the man who lost billions of investors' money — including her family's fortune — followed a five-year buildup, in which Madoff pursued her from the moment they met.
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BY LAURA DREES
ldrees@kansan.com
Required Credit Hours: The B.A. option in Italian requires eight courses numbered 300 or above, with a total of 24 credits, plus the prerequisite completion of "Intermediate Italian II" or equivalent testing-based placement. In addition, a student must complete the 124 credit hours required for graduation by the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, 45 of which must
be numbered 300 or above.
College College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Bachelor of Arts in Italian
Resources: The department of French and Italian offers scholarships, particularly for study abroad. There is also a campus organization, Circolo Italiano, which meets to celebrate Italian culture.
Sample of Major Courses:
Composition and Conversation;
Italian Literature in Translation;
19th and 20th Century Poetry;
Dante's Divine Comedy I
Additional Opportunities: Study abroad programs, which are strongly recommended but not required include semester and summer programs in Florence, Italy, for Italian majors or students of any level, and more specialized programs through the Schools of Business, Architecture and Education. Student-initiated programs or study abroad programs sponsored by other accredited U.S. institutions can also be arranged for study in Italy.
— Sources: www.studyabroad. ku.edu, www.frenchitalian. ku.edu, www.catalogs.ku/ undergraduate/, www.ku.edu, students/orc/iCircle_8826.html
GET IN TOUCH WITH THE DEPARTMENT
To learn more about a major in Italian, contact the department of French and Italian office at 785-864-4056 or contact Marina DeFazio, Coordinator of the Italian Language Program, at defazio@ku.edu. Further information can also be found at www.frenchitalian.ku.edu/
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CRIME
Feud between families leads to street brawl
Two families lined opposite sides of a small-town street and hurled rocks, tools and pieces of wood at each other in a riot that had its roots in a disagreement that began years ago with schoolchildren
Members of the Sawyer and Moore families were in jail Tuesday, a day after their feud swelled into a melee among 150 people, including friends and gang members. The police chief was struck with a crowbar, but he was OK.
"They came with guns, sticks, bricks, golf clubs. It was a bad situation," chief Tony Bufford said Tuesday.
State police and officers from other west Alabama towns were called to keep the peace in Marion, a city of 3,300 about 85 miles west of Montgomery. The city remained under a 10 p.m. curfew Tuesday.
Bufford said the families have been feeding for at least two years over a disagreement that began with schoolchildren, but he wasn't sure exactly what happened.
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BUSINESS Economic decline leads to less junk mail sent
CHICAGO — Thanks to the economic downturn and rising shipping costs, junk mail volume was down 16 percent in the nine months ending in June compared with the same period a year earlier, on pace for the steepest annual decline in decades.
Businesses that are still sending junk mail are sending less of it — shrinking their catalogs and using thinner paper to save money. It's a sign stores are still struggling, but it also means less paper to toss in the garbage or lug to the recycling bin.
J. Crew Group Inc. cut its catalog circulation by 27 percent earlier this year. Crate & Barrel and the parent company of the Victoria's Secret catalog are tweaking their mail strategy.
Williams-Sonoma Inc., parent company of mailbox mainstays Pottery Barn and West Elm, plans to cut in half the number of pages in its catalogs by 2011. It also plans to target the customers who are most likely to spend.
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John Schnatter, the founder of Papa John's pizza,sits with his beloved 1971 218 Camaroid outside his home in Louisville, Ky, Tuesday. Schnatter sold the car in 1983 to save his father's business and open up his own.
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CELEBRITY
Papa John reunited with Camaro
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With the help of a $250,000 reward, the founder of the Papa John's pizza chain has finally reunited with the muscle car he sold years ago to help keep his family's business afloat.
But he still missed his beloved Camaro and spent years searching for it. He created a Web site on the search, held promotional appearances and eventually offered $250,000 to whoever found it.
John Schnatter sold the gold-and-black 1971 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 for $2,800 in 1983. The money helped save his father's tavern in jeffersonville, Ind., and he used the rest to start what would become a worldwide pizza business.
It turns out he didn't have to leave Kentucky, where the pizza chain is based in Louisville. The car only changed hands twice from the original buyers, ending up with Jeffery Robinson in flatwoods, about 165 miles to the east.
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The original buyers of Schnatter's car heard about the search when he appeared in a TV
interview before an NFL game this month. An online search led them to the car blog Jalopnik, which has followed the search and tipped off Papa John's.
Robinson, who bought the car about five years ago for $4,000, recently delivered the Camaro to Schmatter, earning the $250,000 reward. The original buyers will get
$25,000 for their help tracking it down.
Schnatter says it looks very much the same as it did when he sold it in 1983, but with a larger motor and fatter tires for drag racing.
In honor of the reunion, Papa John's planned to offer all Camaro owners a free pizza at stores today.