2 THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN WWW.KANSAN.COM News WEDNESDAY, JULY 9, 2008
quote of the week
"There is something about the outside of a horse that is good for the inside of a man."
—Winston Churchill
fact of the week
James Watt, a Scottish engineer who lived from 1736 to 1819 chose the expression HORSEPOWER to describe the rate at which an engine works. In order to define the power of an engine he performed experiments using heavy dray horses. He discovered that a horse could lift a 100 pound weight at the rate of 220 feet per minute which equals 22,000 foot-pounds per minute. He increased this figure by one half (33,000 foot-pounds per minute or 550 foot-pounds per second) and called it one Horsepower.
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Fireworks explode over the Lake of the Ozarks at an Independence Day display sponsored by Tan-Tar-A Resort. The resort has been putting on the display for over 20 years.
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Smoke on the water (and fire in the sky)
WEDNESDAY,JULY9
Astronomy in the Park (Free)
9 p.m.
South Park,
12th and Massachusetts streets
All Ages
The Americana Music
Academy Jam (Free)
7:30 p.m.
Signs of Life, 722 Massachusetts
All Ages
THURSDAY,JULY 10
The Fairer Sex ($2)
10 p.m.
The Eighth Street Tap Room,
801 New Hampshire St.
21+
FRIDAY,JULY 11
Victor Continental X Comedy Theater ($10)
10 p.m.
Liberty Hall,
644 Massachusetts St.
All Ages
SATURDAY, JULY 12
Downtown Lawrence
Farmers' Market (Free)
7 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Eighth and New Hampshire St.
All Ages
Ad Astra Per Aspera ($3)
7 p.m.
The Replay Lounge,
846 Massachusetts St.
All Ages
Newmatica/ Dead Girls Ruin
Everything/ Sunset Drive
(N/A)
9 p.m.
The Bottleneck,
737 New Hampshire St.
All Ages
SUNDAY, JULY 13
Roller Derby: Capital City
Crushers vs. ICT Roller Girls ($8-$10)
6:30 p.m.
Sk8away, 815 Fairlawn Rd.,
Topeka
All Ages
The Cast Pattern/ Prevail in the Hail of Gunfire/
The Eriking ($5-$7)
10 p.m.
The Jackpot Music Hall,
943 Massachusetts St.
18+
MONDAY, JULY 14
The Spanktones Open Jam
(S2)
10 p.m.
The Jazzhaus,
926 ½ Massachusetts St.
21+
TUESDAY, JULY 15
The Spanktones Open Jam
"The Girl, the Grouch, and the Goat" ($10-$16)
7:30 p.m.
Murphy Hall, 1530 Naismith Dr.
All Ages
Megafaun/Ample Branches
($2) 10 p.m.
The Replay Lounge,
946 Massachusetts St.
21+
— Kristin Hoppa
ON THE RECORD
A 25-year-old women reported a peeping tom around the 1500 block of Tennessee St. Sunday night. Reportedly the women was sleeping on her couch when a man wearing a blue hat was spotted in the window. The suspect fled after being spotted. Police searched the area but were unable to locate the suspect. He is described as a white male last seen wearing a blue shirt and blue baseball cap.
60-year-old female reported the theft of her wallet at 4911 W.27th St. Stolen goods valued at $825.
52-year-old male reported criminal damage at 725 N. Second St.Damaged property valued at $475.
41-year-old male reported criminal damage at 305 California St. Resident reported three holes in his siding, reported costing $600.
—Christine D'Amico
KANSAN.COM
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WEATHER
Wednesday, July 9
High: 86
Low: 66
Partly Cloudy
Thursday, July 10
High: 87
Low: 70
Isolated T-Storms
Friday, July 11
High: 93
Low: 75
Isolated T-Storms
Saturday, July 12
High: 87
Low: 67
Partly Cloudy
Sunday, July 13
High: 90
Low: 67
Partly Cloudy
Monday, July 14
High: 91
Low: 68
Partly Cloudy
Tuesday, July 15
High: 88
Low: 68
Scattered T-
Storms
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INDEX
NEWS . P.3
OPINION . P.15
ENTERTAINMENT . P.18
CLASSIFIEDS . P.25
SPORTS . P.29