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1. University sends out swine flu warning
2. Freshman finalist at MTV Video Awards
3. Montemayor: Aqib Talib has lost it
4. New cross-country coach has big plans
5. Cities in Kansas: El Dorado
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NATIONAL Connecticut senator recovering from surgery
connecticut Sen. Christopher Dodd has been released from the hospital after undergoing surgery for prostate cancer.
A statement from his office said the 65-year-old was released Saturday from Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center.
Dodd spokesman Bryan DeAngelis said the senator was recovering well and was at home in East Haddam with his family.
The five-term Democrat announced last month he had been diagnosed with an early, treatable stage of cancer. He expects to return to a full Senate schedule later this month.
Dodd has said the cancer would not affect his plans to seek a sixth term next year. He is chairman of the Senate Banking Committee and is playing a leading role as Congress seeks to overhaul the nation's health care system.
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1. Minibus bombings in Iraq kill 11, wound 11
BAGHDAD — An Iraqi police official said bombs attached to two minibuses exploded southeast of Baghdad, killing at least 11 people.
The bombings are the latest in a series of attacks in Iraq that have killed hundreds in recent weeks, raising fears about the abilities of Iraq's security forces to protectragis.
The official said 11 also had been wounded in the bombings in the primarily Shiite city of Kut.
The official said the first bomb exploded at about 1 p.m., killing nine. He said a short time later a second bomb exploded, killing two.
2. Venezuela claims its sixth Miss Universe title
NASSAU, Bahamas — The 2009 Miss Universe says her title fulfills a lifelong dream.
Stefania Fernandez, an 18-year-old Venezuelan, said Monday in an interview with The Associated Press that despite the rocky start, she continued competing in order to keep busy.
"I don't like to be at home doing nothing," Fernandez said. "I entered the world of 'misses' and by chance life kept rewarding me bit by bit."
Fernandez's win made Venezuela the first country to claim the title two years in a row. She is also the sixth Miss Universe from the beauty-obsessed South American nation.
MINGORA, Pakistan — Nearly three months after Pakistan retook the Swat Valley from the Taliban, bloodied corpses are still turning up on the streets.
3. Pakistani security forces suspects in killings
"Previously we were afraid of the Taliban. Now, we're afraid of the army," one man said, standing at the site where the bodies of two people, 35-year-old butcher Gohar Ullah and his younger brother Zaoor, 30, were found last Friday.
This time, the victims are suspected militants - and the killers are alleged to be security forces.
Last week, two suicide blasts rocked the main town of Mingora in another deadly reminder of the threat the militants still pose.
NATIONAL 4. Rhode Island to shut down state government
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Gov. Don Carcieri will shut down Rhode Island's state government for up to a dozen days and make other cost-cutting moves as he struggles to balance a budget hammered by surging unemployment and plummeting tax revenue, a union official said Monday.
In a briefing with union leaders Monday, Director of Administration Gary Sasse said the plan would require state workers to forgo up to 12 days of pay, said J. Michael Downey, president of Council 94, the largest state employees union.
Besides shutting down government, Carcieri wants permission to withhold state spending already approved in the budget.
AUGUSTA, Maine — Rangers at Acadia National Park insisted Monday that they had done all they could to warn visitors before beauty suddenly turned brutal, launching a hurricane-generated wave over a group of gawkers.
5. Hurricane-generated wave kills 7-year-old
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dragging three into the Atlantic and killing a 7-year-old girl.
The wave swept over 20 people,11 of whom were taken to the hospital with injuries including broken bones from being slammed onto the rocks, officials said.
The park dispatched seven rangers to the area to warn spectators to keep away from the rocks, where 12- to 15-foot waves were breaking.
6. Obese eighth grader dies on football field
ST. LOUIS — An obese eighth-grader's sudden death during a football conditioning lap has reived discussion about whether testing children's hearts before they engage in sports or strenuous activity is necessary.
Anthony Troupe Jr. collapsed last week on a football field before he finished running a lap before practice. He was pronounced dead at a local hospital an hour later.
An autopsy was performed but cause of death won't be available for several weeks pending tissue and toxicological test results.
Associated Press
Spotlight on Organizations: Prison Ball Club
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BY MICHELLE COOMBS
Among the 634 student organizations currently registered on campus, some are professionally oriented, such as Advertising Club and Pre-Pharmacy Club, and some are more recreational, such as Prison Ball Club.
Alex Gordzica, Lawrence senior and co-president of the group, said one of the things that made Prison Ball Club interesting was that it's very different from the typical student organization.
"The name itself kind of sets us apart, because we aren't like a traditional club that focuses on scholarship and study" Gordzica said.
The group has 40 registered members,but at times many more people show up to play,and new participants are always welcome. The group meets weekly in the Ambler Student Recreation Fitness Center.
Bracciano and Gordzica had such a great time playing the game in junior high school that they continued with it at Lawrence Free State High School and then at the University, Robert Halloran, Lawrence freshman, was president of Prison Ball Club at Free State High School and said that Prison Ball was extremely popular among students there.
"If you are looking for some downright kid fun, that's what this is, and it reminds us of how much we loved playing this game in junior high," Brian Bracciano, Lawrence senior and co-president of the group, said. "It's a game everyone can play and have a great time."
at the University.
"Students came to get physical exercise,let out anger,for the social aspect and because Prison Ball Club is a very welcoming activity." Halloran said.
"It deserves a place at KU because of the friendly competition it creates and it's another means of aerobic exercise," Halloran said. "It has the potential to be as popular as something like Ultimate Frisbee."
As for the years to come, Bracciano hopes to see Prison Ball Club grow in popularity and continue as a part of the campus community.
"Don't expect it to be like dodgeball," Gordzica said. "It is similar to dodgeball, but what makes it really fun is that you can always get back in, and you are never really out of the action."
In regards to the game itself, the group has words of caution for prospective members.
"It would be great to come back here in five years and see a Prison Ball League, almost like an intramural sport," Braccciano said.
Edited by Megan Morriss
RULES OF PRISON BALL
Prison Ball applies the same rules as dodgeball, except there are two jails; each at opposite ends of the room. When a person is hit with a ball, rather than being removed from the game, that player enters the jail of the opposing team. To be released from jail, a teammate must throw a ball into the other team's jail. When a player is released from jail, he or she will resume playing.
Source: Brian Bracciano, Lawrence senior and co-president of Prison Ball Club
HEALTH
Officials urge residents to take flu precautions
TOPEKA — Kansas officials planning for the next wave of swine flu urged residents on Monday to take a common-sense approach to battling the virus: Wash your hands frequently, stay home if you're sick and get flu shots.
BY JOHN MILBURN
Associated Press
Emergency management, health officials and other leaders from across the state were meeting in Topeka for a day long flu summit, preparing for a possible outbreak that could put a strain on government.
"The assumption is that we are going to be in this ourselves." Maj. Gen. Tod Bunting, state adjutant general and head of the Kansas Division of Emergency Management said. "We have a team, and this is not new to us."
Bunting a worst-case scenario would mean some state
Worldwide, the virus has killed 1,400 people since being discovered earlier this year. Some health officials estimate it to 40.
services, such as inspections or license renewals, would have to be temporarily suspended while agencies deal with an outbreak.
"We have
H1N1 virus will
be this fall," Gov
Mark Parkinson
said.
The H1N1 virus has been confirmed in 50 of 105 Kansas counties, including one death.
"We have no idea how bad the
of the summit, telling the 300 people gathered that the key is getting the message out to schools and employers about the potential of the virus. She said those infected should stay home and not feel pressured to go to school or work.
"We have no idea how bad the H1N1 virus will be this fall."
percent of the world's population could catch the virus within the next two years.
MARK PARKINSON Kansas governor
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sobelius spoke by telephone during the opening
Earlier Monday,
Sebelius and
Education Secretary
Arne Duncan said
schools should consider alternative methods for educating sick students, including putting assignments online or on DVD, or printing out homework packets.
"We think this is an all-hands-on deck moment," Sebelius said. "This clearly is a young virus."
which has seen the state's largest outbreak of swine flu to date and a relatively high proportion of in children and young adults, said Dr. Paul Benne, chief of preventive medicine there.
Also, Benne noted, pregnancies are more common on post than in other Kansas communities, and pregnant women are listed as a target group for swine flu vaccinations.
"The average age for this area of Kansas is much younger than any other community," he said, pointing out that the post also is close to Kansas State University. "This particular virus means a lot to Fort Riley and our area."
Of particular concern is Fort Riley and the surrounding area,
Eberhart-Phillips and Insurance Commissioner Sandy Praeger sent a letter Monday to 164 insurance companies asking them to provide resources and information to policyholders about the H1N1 vaccination.
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The Blackboard Strategies and Tools workshop will begin at 9 a.m. and again at 1:30 p.m in 6 Budig.
The State of the Cancer Center Address will begin at 2 p.m. in the Simons Research Laboratories Auditorium in the Higuchi Biosciences Center.
The Kansas African Studies Center Fall Welcome Reception with Food and Refreshments will begin at 3:30 p.m. in Bailey Hall.
"The Gendered Nature of Sexual Scripts" will begin at 3:30 p.m. in the Seminar Room in the Hall Center.
The Welcome Week at the KU Edwards Campus will begin at 3:30 p.m. across the Edwards Campus.
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ODD NEWS Man claims to be official from CIA to avoid ticket
MOUNT CARMEL, Tenn. — Police in northeast Tennessee say Scott Gibson isn't the deputy director of the CIA — and he'd have to pay his $75 speeding fine even if he were.
On June 29, a Mount Carmel speed camera clocked the 56-year-old Rogersville resident going 66 mph in a 55 mph zone. He was sent a ticket.
Gibson was arrested for criminal impersonation and released on $500 bond. Campbell said federal charges were also pending.
Assistant Police Chief Mike Campbell said Gibson mailed back a copy of the citation with a handwritten note, claiming he wasn't subject to local speed zones because he was the deputy chief of the CIA.
British ATMs offering unique withdrawals
LONDON — You'd better get ready to use your loaf if you want to get your hands on some bread.
Over the next three months a cluster of East London ATMs will be offering customers the chance to withdraw cash using written prompts in Cockney rhyming slang, the area's colorful and often impenetrable dialect.
ATMs run by a company called Bank Machine offer a language option allowing customers to enter their "Huckleberry Finn" instead of their PIN, and rather worryingly informs them that the machine is reading their "bladder of lard" at a prompt about examining their card.
It works by replacing a word with a short rhyming phrase. For example:"Money"becomes "bread and honey,"which in turn is shortened to "bread." Similarly,"head"becomes "loaf of bread,"and then just simply "loaf."
The origins of Cockney rhyming slang are obscure
Gabriella Alexander, who made a withdrawal from an ATM, near Spitalfields Market, said the stunt was fun. But she added that withdrawing "sausage and mash" — or cash
"made me a little uneasy."
Associated Press
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