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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAS TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2006
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"A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on"
—Winston Churchill, former British Prime
Winston Churchill, former British Prime Minister
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1. Perkins' work pays off for athletics department
2. Bush shows support at Topeka rally
3. Editorial board endorses candidates
5. Self reinstates Giles
4. Weekend victory lifts bowl game hopes
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Man confesses shooting murder during party game
JACKSON, Mich. — The party game asked people to name the stupidest thing they had ever done. Police say Jerry Rose answered, "Shot a guy in the head."
Now, Rose is charged with open murder and armed robbery in the March 22 slaying of 60-year-old Eddar Hawke.
Hawke's wife and 14-year-old granddaughter found his body at the bottom of the basement stairs in his Parma Township home. A large amount of cash and a .22-caliber rifle were missing, The Jackson Citizen Patriot reported Saturday.
Police were making little headway in their investigation until officers in neighboring Calhoun County questioned Rose's girlfriend about a series of break-ins. She told them about Rose's confession during a summer party, and they gave the information to Jackson County sheriff's detectives.
Rose, 29, was arrested Wednesday at his mother's home. He was arraigned Friday and was being held without bond pending a preliminary hearing Nov. 15.
New York law typo leads to low blood-alcohol limit
ALBANY, N.Y. — Drinking a shot of beer in New York could get you arrested for drunken driving. At least that's the way the state law reads.
Lawmakers this year approved a bill that sets the standard for driving while intoxicated at 0.18 grams of alcohol in a person's blood.
Instead of using grams, the law should have used blood-alcohol content as a measure.
A person's body might produce
"It was a typo," said Assemblyman David Gantt, who heads the transportation committee that approved the bill before it went to the Legislature. "If you go through our laws, mistakes are made all the time. We're human beings."
The purpose of the law is to set a level — 0.18 percent blood-alcohol content — that bans prosecutors from taking pleas to a lesser count of driving while impaired, similar to a traffic ticket. The law also would increase the penalties for a 0.18 blood-alcohol content.
that much alcohol naturally, said Ed Fiandach, a DWI lawyer in Rochester.
The law was supposed to go into effect last week. But prosecutors won't be able to enforce it until legislators fix the typo, said Kristin Splain, who heads the DWI bureau in the Monroe County District Attorney's Office.
Gov. George Pataki signed the bill into law in September. Fianchad said he was told by Pataki's office the governor was aware of the error but figured the Legislature would correct it with an amendment.
The Legislature could return in a special session this year to resolve the typo, or the law could be amended next year, Gantt said.
MIDDLESBORO, Ky. — Pearlie Sutton didn't know what to what to make of a letter from the Social Security Administration informing
her that benefits would be cut back — nine years ago.
Woman gets nine-year-old letter canceling benefits
Sutton, 81, received the unopened letter last week, even though it was dated 1997.
Sutton 81 received the
TOKYO — Are the chefs slicing the raw tuna correctly? Is the rice sticky enough? Is that paprika in your sushi roll?
Tokyo is launching a campaign to crack down on restaurants abroad that bill themselves as authentic Japanese — but fall short of culinary standards at home.
"It has been so many years since I received Social Security," she said. "I was surprised and shocked that it had been so many years in getting the letter."
A panel of food experts was appointed Thursday to discuss a certification system that would presumably certify restaurants that serve dishes served in the true Japanese tradition.
The letter informed Sutton there had been a mistake in the amount of Social Security she should be receiving and that some would be deducted for a year until the overage was repaid.
Though short on specifics, the system would promote "authentic Japanese culinary culture" abroad, according to the Agriculture Ministry.
Sutton said she's unsure how or when the SSA will respond to her inquiries about the letter, given that it set a 60-day limit to object to the withholdings.
Japan plans restauran certification program
"There are many restaurants overseas that call themselves Japanese, yet use culinary techniques and ingredients far removed from those of authentic Japanese food," said a ministry statement.
It's not just Japanese traditionalists who want to weed out the fakes.The system will also promote Japanese agricultural exports and help Japanese food companies sell their products overseas, the ministry said.
man purchases old missile base in Missouri
It wasn't clear when the new system would kick off.
PLEASANT HILL, Mo. — When Gary Pipes bought a decommissioned missile base site near Pleasant Hill, he wasn't thinking about what the 15 acres used to represent — the Cold War, nuclear missiles and international unrest.
He was thinking about making money.
Pipes isn't sure yet what he'll get for the decommissioned missile base he bought in October for less than $200,000. The land includes three enormous underground bunkers, where Nike defense missiles once were poised for launching at a moment's notice.
Such Cold War relics are found across the country, and are now being used in myriad ways, for homes, scuba diving and schools.
"There are a lot of dreamers out there," said Ed Peden, who lives underground in a converted Atlas missile silo near Topeka. "And these are very unique opportunities."
Peden makes a living finding missile bases and similar structures throughout the country, then marketing and selling them.
Associated Press
TUESDAY top10
BY ZACH WHITE
Top Ten Counties By Voter Registration for 2006:
1) Johnson 340,005
2) Sedgwick 230,423
3) Shawnee 103,300
4) Wyandotte 84,496
5) Douglas 75,627
6) Reno 40,802
7) Leavenworth 40,448
8) Butler 37,099
9) Saline 35,733
10) Riley 30,179
Source: Kansas Secretary Of State
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The University Career Center will hold a Dynamic Interviewing Skills workshop at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday in 149 Burge Union.
The University Career Center will hold a Jumpstart Your Job Search workshop at 3:30 p.m. Thursday in 149 Burge Union.
CAMPUS Tool to help premature babies learn to eat
A motorized pacifier may be available by 2008 to help premature babies learn the basics of feeding themselves.
KC BioMediX, a Kansas startup company, has purchased the licensing on two medical devices that will help the newborns learn how to suck, which is important to developing motor skills.
The tools were developed by Steven Barlow, a University of Kansas researcher, and Don Finan of the University of Colorado.
KC BioMediX is the first medical device company spinoff from Kansas'Lawrence campus, according to university officials.
"It is hopefully the first of many,"said James Baxendale, Kansas' director of technology transfer and intellectual property
The devices are an Actifier, a diagnostic tool that tests a baby's ability to suck, and NTrainer, a pacifier-type instrument that is attached to computer-controlled sensors and a special motor. The device delivers vibrations that mimic the pattern of sucking.
"Those cues help the brain establish timing," said Barlow, a professor of speech-language hearing, neuroscience and human biology.
Michael Litscher, a co-founder of KC BioMedIX, said the company is developing prototypes of the two devices and hopes to begin selling the system, which will cost $125,000 each, in 2008.
Premature babies often are connected to oxygen and feeding tubes or fed intravenously. When the tubes are removed, they can struggle to learn how to feed on their own.
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