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"Part of that showcase is to try and convince people to come back here again."
While officials are excited about the prospect of hosting the event, they understand the vast amount of preparation needed to make the event a success.
"It would be a tremendous amount of work," said associate athletics director Jim Marchiony, "But with an event like The Special Olympics, there really is no downside."
Although Lawrence is the only city that has officially submitted a bid for the games, Hahn notes that cities in Washington, Massachusetts and Florida have unofficially expressed interest and might submit bids in the near future.
"The search committee is supposed to announce their decision before the end of 2010," Hahn said. "Hopefully we'll know by then where the event is going to go."
Edited by Leslie Kinsman
STATE
County Sheriff finds 830 pounds of pot
JUNCTION CITY, Kan. - Authorities have uncovered about 830 pounds of pot during a week end bust in northeast Kansas.
The Geary County Sheriff's Department said in a news release that a sergeant discovered the pot Saturday night after pulling over a tractor-trailer's driver for following another vehicle too closely on interstate 70.
The release said the sergeant became suspicious after talking to the driver and received permission to search the vehicle.
The bales were found in the cab of the truck in a false-ceiling compartment.
The driver was arrested and is being held in custody.
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non changed over time, Zhao said. But Zhao and Weraka's discovery is like a "radar gun" for spin currents.
tion changed over time. Zhao said.
Werake said it's important to see the spin current when it's happening rather than when it's over.
By using powerful lasers and a series of about 100 mirrors and lenses, the team discovered a way to know if spin current is present. If a red laser beam is shined at a semiconductor and a blue light comes out the other side, spin current is present. This occurs because of an optical effect known as second harmonic generation.
"The intensity of the blue light is proportional to the strength of the spin current," Werake said.
future research of spintronics.
This discovery will help propel
The team's findings will be published in the September print edition of Nature Physics, a leading peer-reviewed science journal. A CAREER award from the National Science Foundation funded this
research.
"This of course, it not the conclusion, but only the beginning of the research being done," Zhao said.
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Glass also loaned the equipment with its return in mind. The check's fate is still in question.
"I'm working with my bankruptcy attorney to figure out exactly
where that money is supposed to go." Glass said. "It needs to follow the terms of the bankruptcy."
said the nine-member commission meets once a month, looking at campaign finance or state employee conflict of interest issues.
Glass saw no conflict of interest in the company's relation
A case begins with a sufficiency
"It is in the commision's hands. It's their process."
ship with Perkins. He said the company also loaned equipment for use in evaluations or in places that used Medical Outfitters equipment that was being repaired at the time.
STEPHEN MCALLISTER
Perkins'attorney
The Kansas Governmental Ethics Commission will meet Sept. 21. General Counsel Judy Moler
hearing before going to a three-member probable cause hearing to discuss evidence. Moler said if the commission finds probable cause, the case advances to full
commission where a public hearing is then set for the next month. It is then determined whether to issue a fine, the amount of which varies on a case-by-case basis.
— Edited by Leslie Kinsman
TIMELINE OF INVESTIGATION
Aug. 2004: Medical Outfitters donated in-kind a combination electrical stimulation and ultrasound device valued $6,190. Medical Outfitters co-owners, Mark Glass and Patrick Carpenter, inadvertently received no seating upgrade for the 200405 basketball season.The two saw upgrades under Athletics" points system" for seating the following year.
2005:William Dent helps install exercise equipment in Athletics Director Lew Perkins's home. The equipment was loaned to Perkins by Medical Outfitters, whose co-owners Dent alleged received seat upgrades.
2006: Medical Outfitters makes about $78,000 in sales from KU, an increase in sales of $50,000 one year after loaning Perkins the equipment.
2007: Medical Outfitters files for bankruptcy, Medical Outfitters makes about $300,000 in sales from KU.
Nov. 2007: Dent resigns from KU.
April 15, 2010: Dent writes Perkins's attorney with allegations about the exercise equipment as well as other allegations about Athletics' drug testing policy and the eligibility of some student athletes.
April 16, 2010: Perkins identifies himself as a victim of blackmail.
May 26, 2010: KU issues report finding a loss of between $1 million and $3 million in football and basketball tickets sold or used by five former Athletics staff members and a consultant
June 9: The University concludes an internal investigation finding no evidence of Perkins exchanging preferential seating for exercise equipment.
June 10: Perkins announces he will retire Sept.4,2011.
NATIONAL
Two men questioned for airport contraband
ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON — Two men on a United Airlines flight from Chicago to Amsterdam were questioned by Dutch authorities after U.S. officials found a cell phone taped to a Pepto Bismol bottle and a knife and box cutter in checked luggage connected with the men, a law enforcement official said.
The official identified the men as Ahmed Mohamed Nasser al Soofi and Hezam al Murisi. Al Soofi had a Michigan address, the
official said, but it was not immediately clear where the two men were from.
As of Monday night, FBI agents had visited the southwest Detroit neighborhood where several addresses were found for variations of al Soofis name, according to neighbors who declined to give their names to The Associated Press.
ABC News, which first reported the incident Monday, said al Soofi was from Detroit and that both he and al Murisi were charged in the
Netherlands with "preparation of a terrorist attack," but U.S. officials would not confirm that.
Another law enforcement official said, as of Monday night, the men had not been charged with anything in the U.S.
The law enforcement officials spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the ongoing investigation and sensitive security issues.
Al Soofi was questioned as he went through security in Birmingham, Ala., on his way to Chicago, according to one of the
officials. He told the Transportation Security Administration authorities he was carrying a lot of cash. Screeners found $7,000 on him, but he was not breaking any law by carrying that much money. Officials also found multiple cell phones taped together and multiple watches taped together in his checked baggage.
AlSoofi was supposed to fly from Chicago to Washington Dulles International Airport in Virginia, and then on to Amsterdam, the official said. But when he got to
Chicago, he changed his travel plans to take a direct flight from Chicago to Amsterdam. Al Murisi also changed his travel plans in Chicago to take a direct flight to Amsterdam, raising suspicion among U.S. officials. Federal Air marshals were on the flight from Chicago to Amsterdam, a law enforcement official said.
Homeland Security spokeswoman Amy Kudwa said once officials found suspicious items in luggage associated with two passengers on Sunday night's flight.
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