THE UNIVERSITY BABY KANSAN FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2007
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2007
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Meeting tackles climate issues Economic, environmental problems at forefront of discussions
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Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice speaks at the Major Economies Meeting on Energy Security and Climate Change at the State Department in Washington on Thursday. Rice called for a compromise that let economies grow without widening the gap between developing and developed countries.
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WASHINGTON - President Bush's climate meeting opened Thursday with its main problem on full display: The biggest polluters industrialized and developing nations alike - say their economies are more important than global warming.
Not for the richest nations, retort Europeans, the United Nations and some developing nations.
Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, anticipating such divisions, urged all sides to work together to "accelerate the prospects" of a U.N.-led solution later this year at talks in Bali, Indonesia.
"Pitting the developed and the developing countries against each other will not lead to economic development and environmental sustainability," he said in remarks prepared for Thursday night. "We must tear down artificial barriers that impede the spread of today's clean technologies. There is no moral or economic reason for tariffs or non-tariff barriers on environmental goods or services."
The U.S. talks, following on the heels of the United Nations' climate gathering Monday, is an attempt to influence what happens after 2012, when the U.N.-brokered Kyoto Protocol mandating greenhouse gas cuts by industrial nations expires. The emphasis, as with much of Bush's climate approach, is on the
sharing of green technology.
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice called for a solution "that does not starve economies of the energy they need to grow and that does not widen the already significant income gap between developed and developing nations."
But she left it to nations to set their own goals and priorities.
"Let me emphasize that this is
not a one-size-fits-all effort," Rice said at the start of a two-day climate meeting called by Bush. "Though united by common goals and collective responsibilities, all nations should tackle climate change in the ways that they deem best."
Though the White House-led meeting includes Britain, France, Germany and other nations in the Kyoto accord, many European officials expressed concern that Bush's meeting would sidetrack the U.N. negotiations that have been the main forum for addressing global warming.
Three Chicago mobsters responsible for murders
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CHICAGO - A federal jury held three aging mobsters responsible for 10 murders Thursday after an extraordinary trial that included colorful witnesses who exposed the seedy inner workings of organized crime in Chicago.
Jurors deadlocked on blame for eight other murders after eight days of deliberations in one of the biggest mob trials in the city's history.
Marcello, described by prosecutors as a top leader of the Chicago Outfit, was held responsible for the June 1986 murder of Tony "The Ant" Spiltro, the Chicago mob's longtime man in Las Vegas and the inspiration for the Joe Pesi character in the movie "Casino."
The defendants remained poker-faced as U.S. District Judge James B. Zagel's clerk read the verdicts one by one in a packed federal courtroom.
All four men were convicted Sept. 10 of taking part in a racketeering conspiracy that included illegal gambling, extortion, loan sharking and the 18 mob murders, which had gone unsolved for decades.
A fifth defendant, retired Chicago police Officer Anthony Doyle, was convicted of racketeering conspiracy but not accused of any murders.
After convicting the four men, the jury began a second round of deliberations to determine whether the defendants were individually
responsible for any of the 18 murders listed in the racketeering count, qualifying them for possible sentence of life in federal prison.
Calabrese's defense attorney Joseph Lopez left the courthouse grumbling that there was no way to give his client a
"I don't think anyone charged with a case like this can get a fair trial anywhere, because of publicity prior to trial, because of shows that they make in Hollywood
"I don't think anyone charged with a case like this can get a fair trail anywhere because of publicity prior to trial."
Joe Seifert said. "I never had a total picture, so I wanted the total picture — to fit all the puzzle pieces together."
and because of scripts they write in Hollywood," he said. "Al Capone is probably the most famous Chicagoan we have."
Lombardo, 78, accused of being the capo of a Chicago mob "street crew," was blamed for the September 1974 murder of businessman Daniel Seifert, a federal witness who was hunted down and shotgunned by masked gunmen.
He said he knew Lombardo would likely spend the rest of his life in prison, but "he's had a lot of time
Joe Seifert, Daniel Seifert's son, said he attended nearly all of the trial because he was a child when his father was killed.
In addition to Tony Spilotro's murder, Marcello was found responsible for the death of the victim's brother, Michael. Witnesses said they were lured to a suburban basement where they were beaten and strangled at Marcello's direction. The brothers were later found buried in an Indiana cornfield.
JOSEPH LOPEZ Defense Attorney
free."
"I just wanted some information,"
Calabrese, 70,
a portly, bearded
loan shark
who according
to witnesses
doubled as a hit
man, was found
responsible for
seven mob murders.
Witnesses including his own brother, Nicholas
Calabrese, said he
strangled victims with a rope, then cut their throats to make sure they were dead.
Ellen Ortiz said she had been
"hoping and praying" for the day when Calabrese would be held responsible for the July 1983 murder of her husband, Richard D. Ortiz, who prosecutors say was killed because he had committed a murder not authorized by the Outfit. But she said it was a struggle to sit through the trial.
"it's been very hard, very hard," she said. "It brings back all the memories."
But jurors, who confessed that they were hopelessly deadlocked, did not return verdicts pinning responsibility for one other murder on Marcello and six on Calabrese. Each of the jurors was asked by Zagel whether "further deliberations by the jury could not lead to a unanimous verdict on any of the issues on which the jury is divided."
They said it would be no use to go on.
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Patrick Cohen, Leawood junior, was asked to leave The Wheel when he showed up on the first game day this season wearing a sleeveless KU shirt.
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Robert Farha, owner of The Wheel, said he would not allow men in with sleeveless shirts or pants that are worn too low. Everyone also has to be wearing shoes, and hats can't be worn sideways.
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"I think it's disgusting to see guys in tank tops when people are trying to eat food," Farha said. "It's a personal rule."
"I was just trying to be a fan," Cohen said. "But I understand about certain attire not being allowed."
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Dress codes at some local bars are causing improperly dressed students to be denied at the door or asked to leave.
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Dress codes help bars curb crowds
Brian Crawford, Knoxville, Iowa, senior, said he didn't have a problem with the dress codes.
"There are obvious reasons why they have them," Crawford said. "If people don't like them, they can go to a different bar."
Zach Owen, Club Axis security manager, said the bar had a sign posted outside and inside the bar with all of the dress code rules, and he wouldn't let people in who didn't abide by them. In addition to the same rules as The Wheel, Club Axis doesn't allow sunglasses, doorags, large jewelry, oversized clothing, sweatpants, jerseys, other than University of Kansas jerseys during game days and several others.
"We get a variety of people in here, and as long as they behave, they're fine," said Cindy Weigel, an assistant manager at Jet Lag.
"We just want to make sure everyone gets home safe," Owen said.
Farha said he had people thank him for asking people to either pull their pants up higher or leave.
"I'll make the determination on whether it's a safety matter," Owen said. "But if it's just something funny, then it's not a problem."
"The main thing is image",
Farha said. "I'm just a little old-
fashioned."
Farha said that he didn't allow props such as golf clubs in The Wheel during a theme party as a safety concern. He also said that for Halloween they had to be able to see people's faces so he didn't allow masks.
There are some bars where the rules aren't as strict. Quinton's Bar and Grill doesn't have a dress code, and Jet Lag's only rule is that people must be wearing a shirt and shoes.
Owen said when people came in with props such as canes he would have people throw them in a corner and get them later.
Owen said he turned someone down at least once every night because of the dress code, and that he had turned down as many as 30 people before.
"Sometimes people get upset, but I just point at the dress code
"If people show respect for the bar, they're less likely to cause a problem," Owen said.
"I guess they just don't want certain people coming in," Seitter said. "But people should have enough respect for themselves not to have their underwear hanging out."
Rachel Seitter, Olathe sophomore, said she didn't know that bars had dress codes, but that businesses lost money when they kicked others out.
sign, and it's right there in black and white" Owen said.
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