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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 10.2010
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--increased taxes. He has a family to feed and needs this extra money to support them.
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--increased taxes. He has a family to feed and needs this extra money to support them.
Conan O'Brien was hilarious last night. I posted this in advance because there is no doubt
Justin Bieber look-alike in Anschutz!
--increased taxes. He has a family to feed and needs this extra money to support them.
I just finished a paper about the Kansas-Mizzou rivalry. It made me realize just how much I hate Mizzou.
I really regret opening my mouth and talking to you.
--increased taxes. He has a family to feed and needs this extra money to support them.
Falling asleep watching "Dexter" was one of the worst ideas I've ever had. Nightmares. Terrifying, terrifying nightmares.
--increased taxes. He has a family to feed and needs this extra money to support them.
My flirting style: tequila.
--increased taxes. He has a family to feed and needs this extra money to support them.
I don't think my eyes can last much longer with all these people and their Uggs.
--increased taxes. He has a family to feed and needs this extra money to support them.
I kissed a Gentile and I liked it. Hope my rabbi won't mind it.
--increased taxes. He has a family to feed and needs this extra money to support them.
Drinking wine and discussing art history is the definition of classy. Let's do it every weekend.
--increased taxes. He has a family to feed and needs this extra money to support them.
--increased taxes. He has a family to feed and needs this extra money to support them.
I love Conan. He is the man of my dreams.
I'm a girl and I absolutely love men celebrating no shave November
--increased taxes. He has a family to feed and needs this extra money to support them.
I finally get the nerve to talk to you, then I don't see you for a week. Fail.
--increased taxes. He has a family to feed and needs this extra money to support them.
Am I a bad student if I choose "Glee" over KU basketball? Editor's note: Neither of these options involve studying, right?
--increased taxes. He has a family to feed and needs this extra money to support them.
I don't turn my clock back when daylight saving time ends. That way, I think it is, let's say, 4 p.m., and I start freaking out, but it's really 3 p.m., and I feel much better.
--increased taxes. He has a family to feed and needs this extra money to support them.
I'm running out of things to print off just so I can have a reason to talk to you in the library
You just said the word "intercourse" in normal conversation. Fail.
To the ridiculously hot girl who sat next to me in class: I may not be a frat guy, but if you've always wanted to date a nice guy, I'm your man.
--increased taxes. He has a family to feed and needs this extra money to support them.
What are you babbling about?
--increased taxes. He has a family to feed and needs this extra money to support them.
CONSERVATISM
Opposition to reform does not equal greed
A few people have labeled me "a greedy Republican" for opposing Obamacare and not wanting to help people in need.
According to this popular democrat ideology, Republicans only are concerned with their money and big business. They are seen as being evil people in general. This ideology is misleading, and in my opinion, completely wrong.
Now, I'm not saving that no Republicans are greedy. What I'm really saying is that the generalization is a misconception that needs to be looked at in a different light.
An average American named Joe has a family with two kids. Let's pretend that Joe has started up a new business. He has worked for countless hours of every day for the past four years. Finally, he begins to see more and more profit in his company.
I've already shown in previous articles that the government inefficiently handles money and turns everything it touches into debt. To pay for these government programs, Joe will have no choice but to give up his money for something he doesn't want through
BY SETH ROBINSON robinson@kansan.com
Another average American named Bill started his own company about 30 years ago. His business started off very similarly to Joe's. Through perseverance and very difficult work, the company was able to expand. Now, his company has locations all over the country. Naturally, Bill accumulated wealth. With increasing government programs, Bill will also have no choice but to give up his money for something he doesn't want.
Now, are Joe and Bill "greedy Republicans" for not wanting to give up their money? Absolutely not. Joe wants to save up as much money as he can so he can provide
for his family. He just wants to provide for his family first, and then help out others if he still can. This isn't being greedy at all.
Being wealthy, Bill should surely be able to give up some of his money. Holding on to your wealth to support what's best for you is not being greedy. To be frank, I feel that the government can be greedy by taking Joe or Bill's money. These people worked very hard for it and want to keep it.
Nobody should be forced to give his or her money away for anything. Instead, it should be that person's choice.
Part of the engineering building where I study wouldn't be there today without the help of private donations. These donations were made by that person's choice alone for the purpose of helping educate future engineers.
No one should be forced to spend money on anything, and they are not greedy for thinking that.
EDITORIAL CARTOON
Robinson is a civil engineering major from Houston, Texas.
NICHOLAS SAMBALUK
GUEST COLUMN
Shutting down Limewire won't stop illegal swaps
It's a sad day for music lovers. A huge force in the industry has fallen.
Like so many more before it, and after years of investigation, file sharing and peer-to-peer network LimeWire has been ordered to be shut down after a ruling last week by a federal judge.
U. S. District Judge Kimba Wood of New York issued the permanent injunction, stating LimeWire must disable the "searching, downloading, uploading, file trading, and/or file distribution functionality" of its website.
"This is an official notice that LimeWire is under a court-ordered injunction to stop distributing and supporting its file-sharing software. Downloading or sharing copyrighted content without authorization is illegal."
The site must also inform its workers, investors and customers of the injunction — as well as file a progress report to Wood within 14 days to make sure all conditions are being met.
The Recording Industry Association of America said in a statement the injunction "will start to unwind the massive piracy machine that LimeWire and [founder and Chairman Mark] Gorton used to enrich themselves immensely," according to The New York Times.
When visiting LimeWire's homepage, I was met with the following notice.
This move follows the pattern of other popular peer-to-peer sites
The RIAA can make statements all it wants about how it will start to end piracy with this new injunction, but its statement is about as similar as people claiming they are going to end world hunger by sending one french fry to each starving person in the world.
such as Napster, Grokster and Kazaa being sued and eventually shut down because of file sharing.
LimeWire chief executive George Searle said the injunction only applied to LimeWire's file-sharing product. "Our company remains open for business," Searle explains.
Sure it helps for now, but soon everyone will be starving again.
When one falls, another will rise.
He also says the company is deeply committed to working with the music industry.
Even though LimeWire received its injunction Tuesday, that doesn't mean the case is necessarily over.
— received its injunction to shut down in 2001.
LimeWire formed in 2000, one year before Napster - easily the most recognized file sharing site
When Kazaa was shut down, a settlement was reached at $100 million.
That would buy a lot of CDs.
While it’s obvious to understand why the RIAA is coming down so
hard on these sites — users are effectively stealing music — it seems as if their struggle is futile.
Similarly, back in the early to mid 2000s, when teenagers and housewives were being sued for ludicrous amounts of money for the handful of songs they downloaded illegally to help prove some point, it quickly ended because it became too expensive and time-consuming to handle all of those lawsuits.
If the RIAA plans to bring down every single file-sharing website, it has a lot of work to do.
Knowing how expensive
lawsuits are, I'd be surprised if
the RIAA didn't start losing more
money than it made on its quest to
bring down online piracy.
I personally quit using LimeWire about a year ago and moved onto BitTorrent and Pirate Bay (another site dealing with legal issues).
No matter how many of these sites are shut down, others will form to take their place. It's just a never-ending cycle the music industry will have to learn to understand.
Besides, what was it we learned in elementary school growing up?
Sharing is caring — it can be fun!
-From UWIRE. Adam Arinder for The Daily Revelille at Louisiana State University.
FASHION
Men's fashion ideas come in handy for women, too
— One man's shirt is a woman's dress
Throughout history, men's wardrobes have consisted of the same types of garments. Women's fashion is always changing, but we've always seemed to steal looks from men
While searching through the racks at vintage and second-hand shops, I've realized I don't find some of today's trends on the women's racks, but on the men's side. It's easy to save money while shopping for popular looks, like oversized sweaters and masculine pants, by adapting men's clothes to create a powerful and feminine wardrobe.
Whenever I go to a vintage shop, my first stop is the men's button-up shirts, also known as Oxford. These shirts work for women as well, and you can usually find them in unique colors and prints. A men's small or medium can usually be worn as a women's shirt, but I prefer XL and XXL. A very oversized men's button-up, belted, can be worn as a dress when paired with leggings or tights. A belt around your waist over a men's shirt will feminize the look.
The Hemline
- Slacks for men, high-waisted pants for women
When looking for an inexpensive pair of edgy dress pants, go to a consignment shop and try on a pair of men's slacks. A nice pair of new, high-waisted pants sell for $20 or more, but a vintage pair of men's pants sell at Goodwill or Saver's for less than $10. The dropped crotch design of men's pants makes room for women to wear around the top of their waists, and because you wear them higher, the length should be right. Make this look even edgier by finding a pair that's pleated at the top. Wear with tucked-in shirt, belt and a masculine pair of flats.
— Fitted blazers and oversized
Vintage blazers are difficult to find in a modern, cropped fit
BY ALEX ESPOSITO
aesposito@kansan.com
on women or men's sides of the store. If you want a cheap blazer, look in the boy's section. Little boys' dress jackets in bigger sizes will fit your torso. The sleeves will trendily end just below your elbows or three-quarters down your arm. Complete the look by wearing this hip jacket over a men's button-up shirt and a pair of matching skinny pants and boots.
Everyone should own an oversized sweater because they're stylish and cozy. For a dressier look, wear a large men's button-up cardigan with a v-neck tee and jeans. For a comfortable and warm outfit, wear a big pull-over with leggings. Like shirts, oversized sweaters can also be worn as dresses by belting them. If you're wearing a sweater or shirt with leggings, make sure it's long enough to cover your rear and front to hide embarrassing wedgies and camel toe.
Finish off your menswear inspired look with some masculine accessories like a leather men's messenger bag or an oversized watch. Buy old ties and wear them as belts, headbands, or even in the traditional fashion. Vintage men's dress shoes come in interesting styles and smaller sizes can be worn by women with bigger feet.
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Femenized men's fashion gives an outfit a classic, powerful look that says "I mean business but can still be sexy and stylish."
Esposito is a junior from Leawood in journalism and film.
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—"zonggong" in response to "Unreasonable to single out Four Loko" on Nov. 9.
"KU is definitely the most intellectually and ethically questionable place I have ever had the misfortune to experience. Like all southern-influenced places, only even more so than peer institutions that are more highly ranked, KU is rife with dishonest conflicts-of interest that pull the best scholars down and do not allow decency and competence to survive and thrive. The University needs to get in step with the 21st century and hold itself accountable instead of resorting to viciously and illegally bullying those who care about doing the right thing."
“"Denver" in response to "KU in danger of losing research cred- itliltv" on Nov. 8.
"Maybe KU lost focus when it became a University of Phoenixknock-off diploma mill. Too many students. Too many C'-students. They crowd out thought, the ability to speak to professors and change the University's goal from knowledge generation to tuition generation. Lose the fat, KU."
— "metacognition" in response to "KU in danger of losing research credibility" on Nov. 8.
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