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The University Daily Kansar
HOROSCOPES
Thursday, March 15, 2001
Today's Birthday (March 15). It's all about career this year, and you're at the head of the class. Do what you promised in May, and reap the rewards in April. Learn how to do something new in May. In June, find something long forgotten. Go for the love, not the money, in July, and money will probably follow. Serve in September and share in October. Relax in November and push hard in December. Clean out your closets in February.
Aries (March 21-April 19) — Today is a 7.
Lies (March 2 4:19 PM) — Today is a 7.
Complications interrupt your travel plans tomorrow, so get what you need now. That goes for romance as well as errands. A connection you make now may not be available again until next week.
Taurus (April 20-May 20) — Today is a 5.
An investment could take off today, but don't do anything foolish. The strategy that works now is a calculated risk that's hardly any risk at all.
Cancer (June 22-July 22) — Today is a 6.
You'll be working overtime, because you're in the mood to get stuff done and get out of there. You're also making life easier for a person who wields considerable influence. That won't go unnoticed.
Gemini (May 21-June 21) — Today is a 7.
A good partner could help you achieve your goals. In fact, send that person into the trenches and stay behind. The less attention you draw to yourself, the better. Don't interrupt somebody who's furthering your cause.
Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) — Today is a 7.
You're going full speed ahead, but don't get extravagant. Something a loved one suggests is too expensive. That line of credit isn't the same as money in the bank, so be cautious.
Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Today is a 5.
The activity seems revolves around your house
Are you changing things around, getting rid of the old, bringing in the new? If you're not, you should be.
Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — Today is a 7.
Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — Today is a 7.
The more questions you answer, the more questions emerge. A new line of study could lead to a new line of work for you. Do something you're passionate about and money will follow.
Scorpio (Oct, 23-Nov. 21) — Today is a 5.
A lucky break could bring more treasures.
There's work involved and quick action required, so it's not a done deal. But you could win big, so do it.
Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — Today is a 7.
You're changing so fast you hardly recognize yourself, and neither does anyone else. The changes are mostly for the better, especially if you steer the transformation.
Capriorm (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Today is a 6.
If you can't find what you want for your home at a price you can afford, make it yourself. What you don't know how to do, you can learn. Get the book that tells you how, and go from there.
Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — Today is a 7.
With a little help from you, your friends can push a project over the top. You're just the brains behind the operation, and you might provide a little financial help.
Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) — Today is a 6.
All it takes is a little confidence, and you could step up to the next level. The boss has the confidence already — in you. If you don't, fake it.
What feels like a lie may be closer to the truth than you realize.
Note: Horoscopes have no basis in scientific fact and should be read for entertainment purposes only.
Eating right can be easy
By Julie Taylor
joyplay@kansan.com
Joyplay columnist
By Julie Taylor
Most of us have seen the food guide pyramid and know what we should eat. But come on — we're college students, It's hard to eat sensibly on a student's budget and schedule. Fortunately, there are always options.
You don't have to weigh your food or count calories to eat sensibly. Just try to eat natural, unprocessed foods and watch how much you eat. A lot of people tend to overeat, so keeping track of your portions can help you control the amount of calories you consume each day.
A portion of food is roughly equal to the size of your fist or the palm of your
hand. For example, a portion of meat is the size of a deck of cards, and one piece of bread is a portion of carbohydrates.
Realistically, a sandwich can be a complete meal with lean chicken or turkey, wheat bread, mustard, vegetables and a piece of fruit on
the side. It may not sound like much, but if you eat a meal like that six times a day, you're incorporating most of the basic food groups and eating sensibly.
Julie Taylor KU Fit columnist jayplay@kansan.com
Also, eating smaller meals more frequently throughout the day will help accelerate your metabolism and keep your energy level stable because the food is more efficiently absorbed and processed. The benefit is that you'll feel fewer hunger pangs. Losing weight all comes down to this simple fact: you have to burn more calories each day than you consume, but not by starving yourself or overexercising.
(Not that I recommend eating six sandwiches a day — variety is good.)
It may feel like a slow process, but with proper nutrition and exercise, you'll see healthy results that will be easier to maintain throughout your lifetime.
Taylor is a Sacramento, Cal., senior and a trainer at Lawrence Athletic Club.
CD REVIEWS
Soulful album a rarity in today's music scene
Greg Trooper Straight Down Rain (Eminent)
No, I haven’t heard of him either.
But based on the evidence in the 12 tracks of *Straight Down Rain*, Greg Trooper is a singer-songwriter you should get familiar with. He’s not particularly cute, doesn’t sing bubble-gum pop and doesn’t perform any duets with Carlos Santana. Instead, he has created an album (along with the able assistance of producer and backing musician Phil Madeira) of solid, catchy tunes and
If you need any proof of the album's worth, go straight to the last song on the record, "I'm Dreaming." It sounds like a song
you have known all your life, and Trooper sounds like he has been singing it since he was a child.
it's eloquent, simple, soulful — and a rarity in today's bubble-tum music world.
It's hard to define what kind of music is on the album, exactly. "Real Like That" is a bouncy faux-country romp, but "Trampoline" is closer to straight-
ahead, harmonic rock. Whatever one calls Trooper's music, it's always engaging. His melodic, laid-back voice combines with nimble instrumental backing to form an album that is worth listening to in its entirety.
Troop is an old hand at songwriting, having worked in Nashville for many years, but he's only released a handful of solo albums. With any luck, this won't be the last one.
Clapton vocals prove he can still groove
Clav McCuistion
Eric Clapton Reptile(Reprise)
Eric Crapton Repline (Reprise)
It's hard to compete with the past when you've had such a storied career as Eric Clapton. Most of his work from the past two decades has been derided by some as lazy because it has lacked the gun-slinger mentality he displayed with John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers and Cream
His new album, *Reptile*, lacks any guitar heroes but makes up for it with a laid-back groove Clapton hits with such musicians as Billy Preston, who played organ on the Beatles "Let it Be," and Andy Fainweather Low, who has been a regular in Clapton's band
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for the past decade.
Clapton begins and ends the album with instruments—soft, souful pieces that exemplify the easy-going mood of the rest of the album. The Clapton originals range from nostalgic.
gic, such as "Find Myself," to trite, as in "Belle in Life." He does, however, find occasion to stretch his legs during the solo on
one of the手握of covers, the Ray Charles blues piece "Come Back Baby."
The vocals are the most impressive aspect of the album. Clapton's singing is stunning, which is amazing considering he once claimed he couldn't sing.
This CD is probably won't appeal to people who are only fans of the hard rock Clapton used to play. Instead, it is more suited to those who prefer Clapton's more recent work, such as Unplugged.
J. D. McKee
ODDITIES
Salesman stabs friend in back about haircut
BOULDER, Colo. — Instead of splitting hairs, a traveling salesman is accused of trying to split a co-worker with a pair of scissors in a dispute about the cost of a haircut.
Danny L. Johnson, 38, of Gary, Ind., is accused of stabbing 23-year-old Kevin Leonard Hicks of West Memphis, Ark., four times in the back with haircutting scissors in Johnson's hotel room.
Hicks told officers Monday that Johnson offered to cut his hair for $3, but upped the price to $7 when finished.
Johnson was held on a $25,000 bond for suspicion of attempted second-degree murder, first degree assault and third-degree assault.
Officers also arrested Hicks, who police said instigated the fight by punching Johnson in the head. He was treated and released from hospital with minor stab wounds.
The men sell magazine subscriptions door-to-door.
ABERDEEN, Wash. — The deposit was routine. The withdrawal was anything but.
Clerk's hand get stuck putting money in safe
It took a walter, a locksmith and two fiery incisions to free a 7-Eleven clerk who got her hand stuck in a safe Friday night,
she had been dropping rolls of coins in the safe, but the rolls kept falling out. She pushed her fingers farther into the deposit chute, trying to get them to stay put.
A short time later, she was on a gurney with the 3-foot-tall, 600-pound safe latched onto her hand.
Paramedics drove her straight past a hospital to an industrial shop where workers used a small crane to lift Meford and the safe onto a makeshift operating table.
Brian Ozman, owner of Ozman Service Co., removed the locking mechanism. The door opened and Mefford, who had been slightly sedated, was freed.
Elizabeth Mefford, 27, told rescuers
The mini-mart's owner gave her Saturday night off.
Chicago thieves take off with secret service car
CHICAGO — The blue 1991
CHICAGO — The blue 1991 Oldsmobile must have looked like easy pickings when Antonio Tate spotted it parked on a South Side street early one November morning.
Tate smashed a window, hot-wired the car and roared off through the pre-dawn darkness. How could he know it would mushroom into a federal case?
Tate, 19, pleaded guilty Friday to stealing a Secret Service car plus the contents of the trunk; two bulletproof vests, a chemical bihazard suit, a gas mask and a Secret Service encryption radio.
Thomas Preyer, 23, is also accused of the theft. Preyer was arrested by police on an unrelated charge and a search turned up a Secret Service bulletproof vest.
Tate could face up to 10 months in federal prison when he is sentenced June 27.
He pointed the finger at Tate.
The chemical and biological protection suit, a bag used to carry the bulletproof vests and a Secret Service parking placard were found in a garbage can outside Preyer's home, authorities said.
City changes plans to keep eagles happy
WESTMINSTER, Colo. — Jefferson County has found the perfect site for its new middle school. The problem is that it's already occupied by two nesting eagles.
Lewis Carlson, a field supervisor for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, said he was worried that the site, which is a quarter of a mile away from the nest, is too close.
The eagles have been living near Standley Lake for years, and their young seem to have become comfortable in the urban setting.
After federal wildlife experts said there might be too much disturbance for the eagles, school and city officials started considering other sites.
John Carpenter, Westminster's director of community development, said the city was willing to compromise to avoid any threat to the eagles.
The Associated Press
LIVE MUSIC
Today
DJ J.P. at Brown Bear Brewing Company, 729 Massachusetts St.; $2 cover; 21 and up.
Live DJ at Abe and Jake's Landing, 8 E. Sixth St.; 21 and UP
Slackers and Secondhands at the Bottleneck, 737 New Hampshire St.: 18 and up.
Ron Levy's Wild Kingdom at the Jazwaa, 926 1/2 Massachusetts St.; $4 cover; 21 and up.
Tomorrow
Holstein at Abe and Jake's Landing,8E. Sixth St.;21 and up.
DJ Kliby at Brown Bear Brewing Company, 729 Massachusetts St.; $2 cover, ladies in free; 21 and up.
massachusetts St.; $2 cover,
ladies get in free; 21 and up.
Holstein at Abe and lake's
Saturday
DJ J.P. at Brown Bear Brewing Company, 729 Massachusetts St.; $2 cover; 21 and up
HoneyPot at the Jazznaus,
926 1/2 Massachusetts St.
$5 cover; 21 and up.
BMX Joe's Birthday Party with Kill Creek, Casket Lottery and Nymb at the Bottleneck, 737 New Hampshire St.; 18 and up.
Big John Dickerson and Blue Chamber at the Jazhaus, 926 1/2 Massachusetts St.; $5 cover; 21 and up.
*Death Cab for Cutie, John Vanderslice and Appleseed Cast at the Bottleneck, 737 New Hampshire St. 18.1 and up.*
Sunday
Acclylore at the Granada, 1020 Massachusetts St.; 18 and up.
Creature Comforts and Secret
Liquor Cure at the Replay
Lounge, 946 Massachusetts
St.: $2 cover; 21 and up.
Monday
■ DJ Kilby at Brown Bear Brewing Company,
729
Massachusetts St.; $2 cover,
ladies in free; 21 and up.
Jazzhaus Open Ham with the
Spanktenks, 926 1/2
Massachusetts St.; $2 cover;
21 and up.
Tuesday
Open Mike at the Bottleneck,
737 New Hampshire St.; 18
and up.
Wednesday
Overstep, Gwen Mars, The Manhattanizers and TK Webb at the Bottleneck, 737 New Hampshire St.; 18 and up.
Julie Peterson at Brown Bear Brewing Company, 729 Massachusetts St.; $2 cover; 21 and up.
FINE ARTS
Tour du Jour of Women Artists and the Spaces of Femininity ca. 1799-1900 at 12:15 p.m. at the Museum of Arts, New York
Student Recital Series: Gary Holmes, trumpet at 4:30 p.m. at Swainthorst Recital Hall: free.
- Women Artists and the Spaces of Femininity lecture at 7 p.m. at the art museum.
Student Recital Series: Lisa Katich, violoncello at 7:30 p.m. at Swarthout Recital Hall; free.
■ Diavolo Dance Theater at 8 p.m. at the Lied Center; $22 and $27 general admission, $11 and $13.50 students.
Saturday
KANU Goodtime Radio Revue Celtic music spectacular at 8 p.m. at Liberty Hall; $10 general admission.
KU Softball
2001 Holiday Inn Invitational
Home Opener
Fri., Mar. 16, 1:30
KU
vs.
Loyola
Fri., Mar. 16, 3:45
KU
vs.
Western Michigan
Sat., Mar. 17, 11:15
KU
vs.
Tulsa
Jayhawk Field
Fun Contests Free Giveaways
Free Admission with KU ID
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