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NEWS
THE UNIVERSITY OF HARRY KANSAS
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2006
quote of the day
"It's the mentality of inexperienced players to overemphasize the use of rock."
— Graham Walker, leader of the World RPS Society, on choosing rock, paper or scissors
fact of the dav
Rock Paper Scissors was invented by the Japanese in the late 1800s. Bonus Fact: The winner of the 2005 Rock Paper Scissors World Championships, Andrew Bergel of Toronto, entered the tournament with the team "Team Bls for Spanky,"
Sources: wikipedia.org, rpschamps.com
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1. Fans flock to sports bars
1. Fans flock to sports bars
2. Biology professor bargains with publishers for low text-book price
3. Lo: Smoking cigarettes is sexy, sometimes
4. Sexual health requires caution
5. Phillips: Enroll soon in new fall football classes
et cetera
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CAMPUS Car burns in fire at Lewis parking lot Friday night
A mechanical fire completely destroyed an 18-year-old KU student's Ford Explorer and damaged two other cars Friday night in the Lewis Hall parking lot.
Kollin Black, Overland Park freshman, had returned from watching a movie with his girlfriend, Jessica Vaughn, when the Explorer's engine began to smoke from its hood as they pulled into the parking lot at Lewis.
KU Public Safety officers tried to control the fire, which began in the vehicle's engine. Flames quickly engulfed the rest of the Explorer and the heat heavily damaged a Pontiac Grand Am that was parked next to it and another unidentified vehicle.
Lawrence and Douglas County Fire and Medical arrived and contained the fires. No one was in-
KU Public Safety officers reported that they believed the fire to be accidental, and the Fire and Medical responders confirmed that no accelerators were present in the blaze.
David Linhardt
LAWRENCE Commission to consider changes to current laws
The Lawrence City Commission will meet today to discuss various changes to the Public Offense code.
torney Scott Miller released a list of laws needing revision.
After noticing several laws and ordinances were lacking clarification and direction, city staff at-
Such city codes include theft, unlawful assembly, carrying concealed weapons, prisoners escaping from custody and window peeping. Within the report, Miller detailed what the current law stated and how it needed to be improved.
Check back Wednesday for a complete list and detailed descriptions of the altered laws and the city commission's comments on them.
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odd news
Brazilian man wants to set record for popping out eyes
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil — Claudio Paulo Pinto is looking to break an eye-popping record. Literally.
Pinto can pop his eyeballs at least 7 millimeters (0.3 inches) out of their sockets, a national record for eye-popping, according to RankBrazil, an organization modeled after the Guinness Book of World Records that lists Brazilian records.
FRIANT, Calif. — A man who claims he hit a $737,203 jackpot on a nickel slot machine has hired an attorney after the club claimed the big win was a huge mistake.
A former driver, Pinto got a job scaring visitors in a commercial haunted house in Belo Horizonte, 210 miles north of Rio de Janeiro. But he recently was laid off and now seeks international recognition for his ability.
"I was measured by an ophthalmologist on television in January. I could pop my eyes out 7 millimeters." Pinto said by telephone Saturday. "Since then, my capacities have improved over 50 percent."
Sompasser Unkeewannulack, 31, was playing the nickel slots at the Table Mountain Casino on Friday when the "Deep Pockets" machine announced he hit the jackpot. But when Unkeewannulack began celebrating, officials at the Indian gaming club said the machine was broken and he wasn't eligible for any prize.
Miller, a one-time mail carrier in the eastern Kentucky city of Grayson, said it was simply laziness.
ASHLAND, Ky. — It was neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night that kept Charles Fred Miller from his appointed rounds.
Judge sentences lazy postal worker for hiding mail
A federal grand jury indicted Miller in July on felony counts of stealing mail, possessing stolen mail and obstructing correspondence, along with a misdemeanor charge of deserting the mail.
The 32 year-old pleaded guilty Friday to a federal charge related to undelivered mail. He told U.S. District Judge David L. Bunning that he stuffed more than 500 items of undelivered mail into garbage bags in a storage shed behind his house.
"I just got lazy." Miller said.
"They immediately said there was a malfunction," said Unkeowan-nulack, a self-described professional gambler who lives in Clovis.
Jackpot winner may not be collecting cash after all
of the machine with his cell phone, and his friend called attorney Scott Kinney.
"The CEO came out and said the symbols on the screen weren't a winning configuration, but he couldn't show what the winning symbols would look like," Kinney told The Fresno Bee.
John Mayewski, Table Mountain Casino chief executive officer, said there was no winning combination of symbols on the screen signifying a jackpot. He said the maximum prize for the particular machine was $2,500. The maximum progressive prize for the entire group of machines where Unkeowannulack was playing was $10,000 or a motorcycle.
VIENNA, Austria — The world's tallest man says he's happy with his height but used to wish he were "normal."
World's tallest man keeps record in Guinness Book
Unkeowannulack took a picture
At 7 feet,8.95 inches, Xi Shun, of Mongolia, has held the world record as the tallest living man since January 15,2005, according to London-based Guinness World Records, Ltd.
"Before I wanted to be normal, but now I like it," Xi Shun, a herdsman, said in an interview Sunday with The Associated Press on the sidelines of Vienna World Records Day. The event was open to anyone who wanted to set a world record.
Dressed in a traditional embroidered blue shirt, pants and brown sandals, Xi Shun, speaking through a translator, said he lives in a house built specifically for him.
Associated Press
n the record
A 21-year-old KU student was arrested Sept. 15 by Lawrence police for operating a vehicle under the influence.The student was released the next afternoon after posting $500 bond.
A 23-year-old KU student was arrested Sept. 17 by Lawrence police for disturbing the peace and interfering with the duties of a law enforcement officer. The student was released the same morning after posting $300 bond.
An 18-year-old KU student was arrested Sept. 17 by Lawrence police for criminally damaging property.The student was released early the same morning after posting $100 bond.
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corrections
Monday's The University Daily Kansan contained an error The outline of the photo with the article "Sunday morning blaze leaves two dead," misspelled the name of Mariyana Johnson.
-Zach White
Monday's The University Daily Kansan contained an error The article, "Sunday morning blaze leaves two dead,"should have said Terry Stafford was holding his nephew.
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Thursday's The University Daily Kansan contained an error. The article, "New club takes students back in time," misspelled the name of Rachele Vierthaler.
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