Suspect in New York City terror plot pleads not guilty – Cleveland Plain Dealer

Suspect in New York City terror plot pleads not guilty – Cleveland Plain Dealer
Elizabeth Williams / Associated Press Al-Qaida terrorist Najibullah Zazi pleaded not guilty on Tuesday in New York. NEW YORK — A former prosecutor says authorities’ refusal to discuss the whereabouts of three people alleged to have helped a suspected al-Qaida operative buy beauty supplies to make

Chicago Olympics: How the Copenhagen vote will work Friday – Chicago Tribune
COPENHAGEN — – Most of the International Olympic Committee ’s members have only one significant decision-making role, and they get to exercise it only every two years. Secretly. That role is voting for Olympic host cities in an election that since 1991 has taken place seven years before the Winter

Drop in consumer confidence weighs on stocks – Kansas City Star
NEW YORK | A surprise drop in consumer confidence tripped up investors Tuesday, a day after a round of corporate takeovers set off a steep market rally. Stocks fell after the Conference Board said its consumer confidence index fell in September. Economists had been expecting a reading of 57; instead

Fox Invests in 1st Chinese Film, a Romantic Comedy – ABC News

Fox Invests in 1st Chinese Film, a Romantic Comedy – ABC News
Fox Filmed Entertainment says it has invested in its first Chinese film, becoming the latest Hollywood studio to enter the booming mainland movie market. The Chinese-language romantic comedy “Hot Summer Days” will be a co-production between Fox International Productions, China’s Huayi Brothers Media

Quake triggers tsunami in the Samoas, killing 82 – Biloxi Sun Herald
APIA, Samoa — A powerful earthquake in the South Pacific hurled a massive tsunami at the shores of Samoa and American Samoa, flattening villages and sweeping cars and people out to sea, leaving at least 82 dead and dozens missing. Survivors fled the fast-churning water for higher ground and

Iran says to enter Geneva talks with good intentions – Reuters
TEHRAN (Reuters) – Iran is entering talks with six world powers this week with good intentions, the Islamic Republic’s chief nuclear negotiator said on Wednesday as he left Tehran for the one-day meeting in Geneva. Saeed Jalili, echoing comments by other Iranian officials in the run-up to Thursday’s

Toyota cites stuck accelerator risk for big recall – Boston Globe
WASHINGTON— Toyota Motor Corp. said Tuesday it will recall 3.8 million vehicles in the United States, the company’s largest-ever U.S. recall, to address problems with a removable floor mat that could cause accelerators to get stuck and lead to a crash. The recall will involve popular models such

Chicago Olympics: How the Copenhagen vote will work Friday – Chicago Tribune

Chicago Olympics: How the Copenhagen vote will work Friday – Chicago Tribune
COPENHAGEN — – Most of the International Olympic Committee ’s members have only one significant decision-making role, and they get to exercise it only every two years. Secretly. That role is voting for Olympic host cities in an election that since 1991 has taken place seven years before the Winter

Quake triggers tsunami in the Samoas, killing 82 – Biloxi Sun Herald
APIA, Samoa — A powerful earthquake in the South Pacific hurled a massive tsunami at the shores of Samoa and American Samoa, flattening villages and sweeping cars and people out to sea, leaving at least 82 dead and dozens missing. Survivors fled the fast-churning water for higher ground and

More thorny challenges ahead for health overhaul – Kansas City Star
Senate Finance Committee member Sen. Jay Rockefeller, D-W.Va., during the markup of health care legislation on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2009. A sweeping health overhaul bill has survived a major challenge from the left, but onslaughts loom from the right on thorny issues

Fox Invests in 1st Chinese Film, a Romantic Comedy – ABC News
Fox Filmed Entertainment says it has invested in its first Chinese film, becoming the latest Hollywood studio to enter the booming mainland movie market. The Chinese-language romantic comedy “Hot Summer Days” will be a co-production between Fox International Productions, China’s Huayi Brothers Media

Alpha Five Version 10 Feature Peek #31: Client-side system events

Alpha Five Version 10’s grid component has a rich client-side event model. We’ve put together two videos to show how you can use client-side events to put up a simple “sorting….” message while the Ajax callback is taking place after the user has clicked on a column heading to sort the grid.

Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AlphaSoftware/~3/3YT0BhUTO0Q/alpha-five-version-10-feature-peek-31.html

Strut that stuff (against violence)

Many men are quite skilled at walking in heels – at least here at UMKC.

Last Tuesday evening, more than 100 people gathered at the University Playhouse to participate in and watch this year’s “Walk a Mile in Her Shoes.”

The event, sponsored by the Women’s Center, is an International Men’s March to Stop Rape, Sexual Assault and Gender Violence.

Source: http://www.unews.com/news/2009/09/28/News/Strut.That.Stuff.against.Violence-3785678.shtml

Always dry, but occasionally wet campus

Attention has recently been drawn to some seemingly contradictory statements in UMKC’s alcohol policy.

UMKC is a “dry campus,” although there are a few exceptions.

The alcohol policy listed in the student handbook states, “The use or possession of any alcoholic beverage is strictly prohibited on all university property except where appropriate university approval is given, subject to legal requirements.

Source: http://www.unews.com/news/2009/09/28/News/Always.Dry.But.Occasionally.Wet.Campus-3785680.shtml

Veterans find financial relief

When Shane McCracken was relieved of active duty from the Marine Corps, he planned to use his GI Bill benefits to fund his college education.

But actually receiving the benefits proved difficult.

“I came from Metropolitan Community College and … I was getting the Montgomery GI Bill and they were just absolutely a terror when it came down to getting my cash and paying off school to the point where they would not let you attend classes till the government coughs up cash for it,” McCracken said.

Source: http://www.unews.com/news/2009/09/28/News/Veterans.Find.Financial.Relief-3785683.shtml

SIFE discovers whole new world

With seven days, six schools and a world much different than our own, the UMKC SIFE team became trail blazers for the future of international education.

From Sept. 12-19, nine members of the Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) travelled through China, speaking to more than 1,600 Chinese students interested in studying abroad about what it’s like to be a student in America.

Source: http://www.unews.com/news/2009/09/28/News/Sife-Discovers.Whole.New.World-3785684.shtml

Alumna selected as Missouri’s Teacher of the Year

Susanne Mitko was a semester away from earning a law degree from UMKC when a trip abroad changed her life.

After conducting field research in Ireland, Mitko returned to the United States and gave speeches on behalf of the International Relations Council.

Source: http://www.unews.com/news/2009/09/28/News/Alumna.Selected.As.Missouris.Teacher.Of.The.Year-3785687.shtml

Petitions bring crime awareness

With theft-related crimes on the rise, residents of the Old Hyde Park neighborhood are putting their foot down.

A series of crimes over the course of the summer – including a murder – led the residents of the 3500 block of Wyandotte Road to start being proactive about crime prevention.

Source: http://www.unews.com/news/2009/09/28/News/Petitions.Bring.Crime.Awareness-3785688.shtml

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