SLU NEWS 22 - NEWSCAST 4 (SPRING)

8/7/2019 SLU NEWS 22 - NEWSCAST 4 (SPRING)

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SLU NEWS 22 02/01/10 SCRIPT [NEWSCAST #4 SPRING] (WELLS/JOHNSON)

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JOHNSON: IM KAREEM JOHNSON

WELLS: AND IM PARRIS WELLS

JOHNSON: BIG CHANGES ARE COMING TO THESTRUCTURE OF GRADUATE SCHOOLS AND THEPROVOST POSITION IS MAKING A CHANGE, TOO.WELL TELL YOU MORE.

WELLS: A RACIAL INCIDENT INVOLVING TWOSLU STUDENTS MAKE SLU STUDENTSEVALUATE RACE RELATIONS ON CAMPUS.

JOHNSON: WILL IT STAY WARM, OR WILL OLDMAN WINTER COME BACK FOR ANOTHERROUND? WELL HAVE THE WEATHER WEEK

AHEAD.

WELLS: (SPORTS TEASE)

JOHNSON: THOSE STORIES AND MORE, NEXT,ON SLU NEWS 22.

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OTS: SLU CHANGES

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JOHNSON: GOOD EVENING AND THANK YOUFOR JOINING US THIS EVENING. PRESIDENTBIONDIS JANUARY 27TH MESSAGE TO THE SLUCOMMUNITY ANNOUNCED SOME DRASTICCHANGES IN THE STRUCTURE OF THEUNIVERSITY.

THE UNIVERSITY PROVOST POSITION HAS BEENELIMINATED, AND THREE SENIOR VICE-PRESIDENTS WILL TAKE THEIR PLACE, WITHONE FOR THE FROST CAMPUS, ONE FOR THE

HEALTH SCIENCES CAMPUS, AND ONE FOR THEMADRID CAMPUS.

THE GRADUATE SCHOOLS WILL SEE CHANGES,TOO, WITH EACH COLLEGE IN CHARGE OF ITSGRADUATE PROGRAM.

WITH THESE CHANGES, THE FROST CAMPUSWILL STILL BE WITHOUT A PERMANENT VICEPRESIDENT, A POSITION BEING TEMPORARILYHELD BY MANOJ PANTANKAR, WHICH HE WILL


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OTS: SGA MEETING

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GRAPHIC: FIRST WEATHER



OTS: RACIAL SLURS

REMAIN UNTIL THE POSITION IS PERMANENTLYFILLED.

WELLS: LAST WEDNESDAYS STUDENTGOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION MEETING BEGAINWITH 7 NEW SENATORS, WITH SGA PRESIDENTMICHAEL HARRIS DELIVERING THE STATE OFTHE ASSOCIATION ADDRESS.

HARRIS HIGHLIGHTED THE ACCOMPLISHMENTSOF THE 37TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY, NOTING THELEGISLATION THAT EXPANDED THE HOURS OFTHE PIUS XII (12) LIBRARY, AND THE AMOUNT OFFINANCIAL ASSISTANCE GIVEN OUT THISACADEMIC YEAR.

FOLLOWING THE ASSOCIATION ADDRESS,DIRECTOR OF HOUSING AND RESIDENCE LIFEALVIN STURDIVANT ADDRESSED SGA ABOUTTHE THREE PERCENT INCREASE IN ROOM AND

BOARD RATES, AND THE NEW RULE REQUIRINGFRESHMAN AND SOPHOMORES TO LIVE ONCAMPUS.

FINANCIAL VICE-PRESIDENT ROBERT MOEHLEALSO ADDRESSED THE ISSUE OF STUDENTORGANIZATIONAL FUNDING, NOTING THAT ANORGANIZATION MUST ATTEND A ANNUALFUNDING PRESENTATION, UPLOAD ACONSTITUTION, SUBMIT EXECUTIVE BOARDINFORMATION, UPLOAD MEMBER LISTS, ANDHAVE A BUDGET COMPLETED BY MARCH.

JOHNSON: CHIEF METEOROLOGIST DAVIDKOELLER IS HERE WITH US FOR FIRSTWEATHER. I THOUGHT I SAW WHEN YOU WEREWORKING ON THE FORECAST SOME 40S?SUNDAY WAS BEAUTIFUL.

KOELLER: (WEATHER AD-LIB)

WELLS: IN OTHER NEWS, A LOCAL LANDMARKBY VILLAGE APARTMENTS CLOSED ITS DOORSSATURDAY NIGHT.

IGGYS MEXICAN CANTINA OPEN TWO YEARSAGO IN AUGUST OF 2007, AND HAS SERVEDSTUDENTS MEXICAN FARE ALL OF THOSETIMES. THE OWNER, FERNANDO AGUIRRE (A-GWIRE) CONFIRMED ITS CLOSING WITH THEUNIVERSITY NEWS.

JOHNSON: TEMPERS ARE RUNNING HIGH OVERAN ALLEGED RACIAL INCIDENT. AT SGASJANUARY 20TH MEETING, MEMBERS OF THEBLACK STUDENT ALLIANCE SPOKE ABOUT THE


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INCIDENT AND RACIAL RELATIONS AT SLU. BSASENATORS MYIAH JOHNSON AND CHARLESTURNER, TWO VISIBLY DRUNK WHITE MALESALLEDGEDLY BANGED ON HER DOOR.

THE FEMALE VICTIM CALLED THE DEPARMENTOF PUBLIC SAFETY, AND TOLD THE STUDENTSTO LEAVE. ONE OF THE MALE STUDENTS

ALLEGEDLY BY YELLING A RACIAL EPITHET, ANDTHE REFERED TO LYNCHING AFTER REPEATINGTHE SLUR.

DPS DIRECTOR LAUER STATED IN ANINTERVIEW WITH THE UNEWS THAT THEINCIDENT WAS TREATED AS A PEACEDISTURBANCE CALL. HE ALSO STATED THATTHE STUDENT THAT MADE THE REMARKS WILLLATER ARRESTED BY THE ST. LOUISMETROPOLITAN POLICE.

SCOTT SMITH, DEAN OF STUDENTS STATEDTHAT THE BIAS INCIDENT COMMITTEE IS INPLACE TO RESPOND TO INCIDENTS LIKE THIS.THE COMMITTEE HAS REPRESENTATIVESFROM VARIOUS CAMPUS ORGANIZATIONS,INCLUDING HOUSING AND RESIDENCE LIFE,STUDENT CONDUCT, DPS, AND ATHLETICS.

WELLS: WHEN WE COME BACK, A ST. LOUISFAVORITE HANGS UP HIS CLEATS

JOHNSON: AND THE PRESIDENT MAKES SOME

CHANGES TO NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND. STAYWITH US.

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OTS: AMTRAK UPGRADES

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JOHNSON: FASTER TRIPS MAY BE COMINGSOON THE ST. LOUIS CHICAGO ROUTE ONAMTRAK AND BETWEEN KANSAS CITY AND ST.LOUIS. THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION ISSETTING ASIDE $1.1 BILLION TO THE STATE OFILLINOIS TO INCREASE THE SPEED OF TRAINS

FROM THE CURRENT SEVENTY-NINE MILES PERHOUR UP TO ONE-HUNDRED AND TEN MILESPER HOUR TO CUT ABOUT FOUR HOURS OFFOF THE FIVE AND A HALF HOUR RUNS BETWEENST. LOUIS AND CHICAGO. THE CONSTRUCTIONIS EXPECTED TO BEGIN THIS YEAR, ANDCOMPLETE IN 2012.

MISSOURI IS RECEIVEING THIRTY ONE MILLIONDOLLARS TO REDUCE DELAYS BETWEEN ST.LOUIS AND KANSAS CITY.


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OTS: WARNER RETIRES


OTS: TEXTING WHILE DRIVING

AMTRAK PROVIDES THE NATION'S ONLY TRUEHIGH-SPEED RAIL SERVICE IN THENORTHEASTERN UNITED STATES. THE ACELAEXPRESS, WHICH REACHES TOP SPEEDS OF150 MPH, SERVES NEW YORK, BOSTON,PHILADELPHIA AND WASHINGTON.

AMTRAK TRAINS CARRIED 577,801 PASSENGERS

ON SOME PARTS OF THE ST. LOUIS-TO-CHICAGO RUN DURING THE 2008-09 FISCALYEAR, A DAILY AVERAGE OF 1,583PASSENGERS. THE FIVE DAILY TRAINS STOP ATSEVEN CITIES ALONG THE WAY.

WELLS: KURT WARNER, THE QUARTERBACK OFTHE ARIZONA CARDINALS, AND PREVIOUSLY OFTHE ST. LOUIS RAMS ANNOUNCED HISRETIREMENT FROM THE CARDINALS LASTFRIDAY.

IN 124 REGULAR SEASON GAMES, WARNERCOMPLETED 65.5 PERCENT OF HIS PASSES FOR33,344 YARDS AND 208 TOUCHDOWNS. WARNERAND FRAN TARKENTON ARE THE ONLY NFLQUARTERBACKS TO THROW FOR 100TOUCHDOWNS AND 14,000 YARDS FOR TWOTEAMS.

NO PLAYER IN NFL HISTORY REACHED 10,000YARDS PASSING IN LESS GAMES AND HE TIEDMARINO AS FASTEST TO REACH 30,000.

HE HAS THE TOP THREE PASSINGPERFORMANCES IN SUPER BOWL HISTORY. HIS1,156 YARDS PASSING IN THE 2008 PLAYOFFSBROKE THE NFL RECORD OF 1,063 HE SET WITHST. LOUIS IN 1999.

JOHNSON: LAWS THAT FORBID MOTORISTSFROM USING HAND-HELD PHONES OR TEXTINGWHILE DRIVING MAY NOT HAVE A SIGNIFICANTEFFECT ON THE NUMBER OF CAR CRASHES, ATLEAST IN A REPORT BY THE HIGHWAY LOSSDATA INSTITUTE EXPECTED TO BE RELEASED

FRIDAY. THE STUDY COMES AMID STEPPED-UPEFFORTS BY FEDERAL HIGHWAY-SAFETYREGULATORS TO BAN TEXTING WHILE DRIVINGAND CURB OTHER FORMS OF DRIVERDISTRACTION.

TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY RAY LAHOODLAST WEEK ANNOUNCED RULES TO FORBIDCOMMERCIAL TRUCK AND BUS DRIVERS FROMTEXT MESSAGING WHILE DRIVING. THETRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT IN A


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OTS: TOYOTA RECALL


OTS: NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND

STATEMENT FRIDAY CRITICIZED THE HLDIFINDINGS, SAYING "IT IS IRRESPONSIBLE TOSUGGEST THAT LAWS BANNING CELL PHONEUSE WHILE DRIVING HAVE ZERO EFFECT ONTHE NUMBER OF CRASHES ON OUR NATION'SROADWAYS.

THE HLDI, A RESEARCH ORGANIZATION

SPONSORED BY THE INSURANCE INDUSTRY,STUDIED DATA ON MONTHLY COLLISION CLAIMSIN FOUR STATES THAT BANNED THE USE OFHAND-HELD PHONES BY MOTORISTS BEFOREAND AFTER THE BANS WENT INTO EFFECT. THEHLDI ALSO COMPARED COLLISION DATA FROMSTATES THAT ENACTED BANS ON DRIVINGWHILE TEXTING OR PHONING TO ACCIDENTCLAIMS IN STATES THAT DIDN'T ENACT SUCHBANS.

IN NEW YORK, HLDI SAID ITS RESEARCHERS

FOUND THAT COLLISION CLAIMS DECREASEDCOMPARED TO OTHER STATES, BUT THEDECREASE BEGAN BEFORE THE STATE'S BANON HAND-HELD PHONING TOOK EFFECT.ADRIAN LUND, PRESIDENT OF THE HLDI ANDTHE INSURANCE INSTITUTE FOR HIGHWAYSAFETY, SAID IN A STATEMENT THAT THEFINDING "DOESN'T AUGUR WELL FOR ANYSAFETY PAYOFF FROM ALL THE NEW LAWSTHAT BAN PHONE USE AND TEXTING WHILEDRIVING."

WELLS: TOYOTA MOTOR ON MONDAY SAIDREPAIRS TO ACCELERATOR PEDALS INMILLIONS OF RECALLED VEHICLES WOULDBEGIN LATER THIS WEEK AS IT TRIED TOREASSURE CUSTOMERS AND SHOW THAT ITHAD THE SITUATION UNDER CONTROL. TOYOTASAID MANY DEALERS WOULD HAVE EXTENDEDHOURS AND SOME WOULD STAY OPEN AROUNDTHE CLOCK SO THAT THE PEDALS COULD BEFIXED AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.

THE PRESIDENT OF TOYOTA MOTOR SALES

U.S.A., JAMES LENTZ INSISTED THAT THE PEDALREPAIRS, ALONG WITH MODIFICATIONS AIMEDAT PREVENTING THE PEDAL FROM GETTINGTRAPPED UNDER THE FLOOR MAT, WOULDRESOLVE THE PROBLEMS WITH UNINTENDEDACCELERATION THAT PROMPTED THE RECALLS

JOHNSON: THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION ISPROPOSING A SWEEPING OVERHAUL OFPRESIDENT BUSHS SIGNATURE EDUCATIONLAW, NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND, AND WILL CALL


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FOR BROAD CHANGES IN HOW SCHOOLS AREJUDGED TO BE SUCCEEDING OR FAILING, ASWELL AS FOR THE ELIMINATION OF THE LAWS2014 DEADLINE FOR BRINGING EVERYAMERICAN CHILD TO ACADEMIC PROFICIENCY.

EDUCATORS WHO HAVE BEEN BRIEFED BYADMINISTRATION OFFICIALS SAID THE

PROPOSALS FOR CHANGES IN THE MAIN LAWGOVERNING THE FEDERAL ROLE IN PUBLICSCHOOLS WOULD ELIMINATE OR REWORKMANY OF THE PROVISIONS THAT TEACHERSUNIONS, ASSOCIATIONS OF PRINCIPALS,SCHOOL BOARDS AND OTHER GROUPS HAVEFOUND MOST OBJECTIONABLE. CURRENTLYTHE EDUCATION LAW REQUIRES THE NATIONS98,000 PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO MAKE ADEQUATEYEARLY PROGRESS AS MEASURED BYSTUDENT TEST SCORES.

SCHOOLS THAT MISS THEIR TARGETS INREADING AND MATH MUST OFFER STUDENTSTHE OPPORTUNITY TO TRANSFER TO OTHERSCHOOLS AND FREE AFTER-SCHOOLTUTORING. SCHOOLS THAT REPEATEDLY MISSTARGETS FACE HARSHER SANCTIONS, WHICHCAN INCLUDE STAFF DISMISSALS ANDCLOSINGS. ALL STUDENTS ARE REQUIRED TOBE PROFICIENT BY 2014. THE CHANGES WOULDHAVE TO BE APPROVED BY CONGRESS, WHICHHAS BEEN AT A STALEMATE FOR YEARS OVERHOW TO CHANGE THE POLICY.

WELLS: THE WHITE HOUSE SAID SUNDAY ITWILL RESUME A U.S. MILITARY AIRLIFT OFHAITIANS SERIOUSLY INJURED IN THEEARTHQUAKE -- SOME WITH DEVASTATINGBURNS, HEAD AND SPINAL CHORD TRAUMA,AMPUTATIONS AND OTHER WOUNDS -- TOAMERICAN HOSPITALS. THE HUMANITARIANEFFORT WAS SUSPENDED FIVE DAYS AGOFOLLOWING COMPLAINTS FROM THE STATE OFFLORIDA THAT ITS HOSPITALS WEREOVERWHELMED.

THE FLIGHTS WERE HALTED ON WEDNESDAYAFTER FLORIDA OFFICIALS COMPLAINED THATTHEIR HOSPITALS WERE OVERWHELMED ANDTHAT THEY NEEDED A PLAN FORREIMBURSEMENT FOR THE CARE THEY WEREPROVIDING. FEDERAL AND STATE OFFICIALSWORKED THROUGH THE WEEKEND TOADDRESS CONCERNS ENOUGH TO RESTARTTHE MEDICAL EVACUATIONS.


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OTS: HAITIAN ARRESTS


WITH AN ESTIMATED 200,000 PEOPLE IN HAITIDEAD AND A SIMILAR NUMBER INJURED, THEHALT TO THE EVACUATIONS QUICKLY EVOLVEDINTO A ROILING CONTROVERSY DISTRACTINGFROM THE ENORMOUS EFFORTS MADE BY THEUNITED STATES TO HELP. AID GROUPSCOMPLAINED THAT THE SUSPENSION WASPUTTING LIVES AT RISK, WHILE OFFICIALS

FROM FLORIDA TO WASHINGTON PROVIDEDCONFLICTING EXPLANATIONS AND DISCLAIMEDRESPONSIBILITY FOR THE DECISION.

THE WHITE HOUSE, ACUTELY AWARE OF THELESSONS FROM THE RESPONSE TO HURRICANEKATRINA, STEPPED IN TO REVERSE THESITUATION. THOMAS E. DONILON, THEPRESIDENTS DEPUTY NATIONAL SECURITYADVISER, LED AN EFFORT THROUGHOUT THEWEEKEND ALONG WITH MILITARY AND CIVILIANAGENCIES TO ADDRESS THE CAPACITY ISSUE.

IN PORT-AU-PRINCE, DOCTORS WELCOMED THENEWS OF RESUMED AIRLIFTS, WHICH THEYSAID WERE VITAL FOR SOME OF THEIRNEEDIEST PATIENTS.

JOHNSON: HAITIAN (HAY SHIN) AUTHORITIESHAVE ARRESTED 10 AMERICANS FROM A U.S.BAPTIST CHURCH AFTER THE GROUP WASCAUGHT TRYING TO TAKE 33 HAITIAN CHILDRENOUT OF THE COUNTRY. THEY STAND ACCUSEDOF ABDUCTING THE CHILDREN BUT THEY SAIDTHE EPISODE IS A RESULT OF THEIR NOT

UNDERSTANDING THE PROCEDURES. THE FIVEMEN AND FIVE WOMEN WERE ARRESTEDFRIDAY NIGHT AS THEY WERE TRANSPORTINGTHE CHILDREN ON A BUS BOUND FOR THEDOMINICAN REPUBLIC.

A STATEMENT FROM THE CHURCH'S WEBSITESAID THAT THE CHILDREN WERE HEADED FORAN ORPHANAGE ACROSS THE BORDER IN THEDOMINICAN REPUBLIC. HAITIAN OFFICIALSDETAINED THE CHURCH MEMBERS OUT OFCONCERN THE CHILDREN MIGHT BE

SUSCEPTIBLE TO CHILD TRAFFICKING.

THE AMERICANS MAINTAIN THAT THE EPISODEIS A MISCOMMUNICATION RESULTING FROMTHEIR UNFAMILIARITY WITH THEREQUIREMENTS. SPEAKING FROM A JAIL CELLIN PORT-AU-PRINCE, LAURA SILLSBY SAID SHEINTENDED TO RETURN TO HAITI TO COMPLETETHE REQUIRED PAPERWORK AFTER THECHILDREN WERE SAFE.


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KAREEM: WHEN WE COME BACK, APPLEUNVEILS THE MUCH ANTICIPATED IPAD.

WELLS: AND THE GRAMMYS WERE LAST NIGT,WE WILL TELL YOU WHO WON.

KOELLER: (WEATHER AD-LIB TO BREAK)

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OTS: APPLE IPAD

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WELLS: WELCOME BACK TO SLU NEWS 22.DAVID IS HERE WITH A LOOK AT THE UPCOMINGWEATHER WEEK. (AD-LIB)

KOELLER: (WEATHER AD-LIB)(UNTIL END OF 7-DAY FORECAST)

JOHNSON: ON WEDNESDAY, IN A HIGHLYANTICIPATED EVENT, APPLE INTRODUCED ITSLATEST CREATION, THE IPAD, A 9.7-INCHMULTITOUCH TABLET COMPUTER. THE TABLETRUNS ON SOFTWARE SIMILAR TO THAT OF THEIPHONE OPERATING SYSTEM. THE NEW IPADHAS A 16, 32 AND 64 GIGABYTE MODEL, AS WELLAS A 3G OPTION. MODELS WITH 3G WILL BEUNLOCKED AND WILL BE ABLE TO USE GSMMICRO SIMS. AT&T WILL OFFER TWO DATA PLANOPTIONS $14.99 FOR UP TO 250 MB PERMONTH AND $29.99 PER MONTH FOR UNLIMITEDDATA.

NO CONTRACT IS REQUIRED FOR EITHEROPTION, AND FREE ACCESS TO AT&T'S WI-FIHOT SPOTS IS INCLUDED. THE IPAD WILL HAVESTANDARD APPS FOR PERSONAL INFORMATIONMANAGEMENT, INCLUDING AN ADDRESS BOOKAND CALENDAR, ALONG WITH E-MAIL, SAFARI,GOOGLE MAPS, AND NOTES. A SPECIALVERSION OF ITUNES IS ALSO ON BOARD TOPROVIDE AN OPTIMIZED BROWSINGEXPERIENCE ON THE DEVICE'S 9.7-INCHSCREEN.

WELLS: ACCORDING TO SCOTT FORSTALL, THEIPAD CAN RUN "VIRTUALLY EVERY" APPWITHOUT MODIFICATION, WITH AN ON-SCREENBUTTON TO SCALE AN APP'S RESOLUTION UPAND DOWN AS DESIRED. IPHONE USERS WILLNOT NEED TO RE-PURCHASE APPS TO LOADTHEM ONTO AN IPAD. A NEW APP, IBOOKS WASALSO INTRODUCED. APPLE REFERENCEDAMAZON'S KINDLE AND DESCRIBING THAT THEYWANTED TO "STAND ON THEIR SHOULDERS ANDGO A LITTLE FURTHER."


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OTS: POWER GRID UPGRADES


OTS: GOOGLE DROPS IE6

THE IBOOKS APP HAS A STORE - THEIBOOKSTORE - FEATURING CONTENT FROMPENGUIN, HARPERCOLLINS, SIMON &SCHUSTER, MACMILLAN, AND HACHETTE BOOKGROUP. NEW IPAD-SPECIFIC VERSIONS OFIWORK APPLICATIONS ALSO MADE ANAPPEARANCE AT THE EVENT, WITH DEMOS OF

KEYNOTE, PAGES, AND NUMBERS. AT THE ENDOF THE EVENT, JOBS DESCRIBED THE IPAD ASTHE COMPANY'S "MOST ADVANCEDTECHNOLOGY IN A MAGICAL ANDREVOLUTIONARY DEVICE AT AN UNBELIEVABLEPRICE."

JOHNSON: IT IS A CRITICISM FREQUENTLYLEVELED AT THOSE PROMOTING WIND ORSOLAR POWER AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO FOSSILFUELS: WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THE WINDDOESN'T BLOW OR THE SUN DOESN'T SHINE?

WELL, NOW THERE IS A SMART ANSWER, ATLEAST FOR EUROPE -- SIMPLY AND INSTANTLYSWITCH TO ANOTHER SOURCE OF CLEAN,GREEN POWER.

PLANS FOR A MASSIVE ELECTRICITY GRIDDEDICATED TO UNITING THE VARIED SOURCESOF RENEWABLE ENERGY AVAILABLE INNORTHERN EUROPE HAVE TAKEN A STEPFORWARD IN JANUARY AS NINE COUNTRIESFORMALLY AGREED TO WORK TOGETHER ONTHE PROJECT. THE GIRD SHOULD MEAN THAT

WHEN ONE SOURCE FALLS SHORT, ANOTHERTAKES UP THE SLACK TO ENSURE CONTINUITYOF SUPPLY.

THE COUNTRIES SIGNED UP -- GERMANY,FRANCE, BELGIUM, THE NETHERLANDS,LUXEMBOURG, DENMARK, SWEDEN, IRELANDAND THE UK -- HOPE TO HAVE THE GRIDWORKING WITHIN THE NEXT DECADE. IT ISSEEN AS AN ESSENTIAL STEP TOWARDS THEEUROPEAN UNION'S PLEDGE TO SOURCE 20PERCENT OF ITS ELECTRICITY FROM

RENEWABLE ENERGIES BY 2020.

WELLS: GOOGLE IS CONTINUING TO KILL OFFSUPPORT FOR INTERNET EXPLORER 6 IN ITSSERVICES; THE SEARCH GIANT HASANNOUNCED THAT TWO MORE OF ITS WEBPROPERTIES WILL STOP SUPPORTING IE6 AS OFMARCH 1. "MANY OTHER COMPANIES HAVEALREADY STOPPED SUPPORTING OLDERBROWSERS LIKE INTERNET EXPLORER 6.0 ASWELL AS BROWSERS THAT ARE NOTSUPPORTED BY THEIR OWN MANUFACTURERS,"


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OTS: GRAMMYS


OTS: GRAMMYS

A BLOG POST ON THE OFFICIAL GOOGLEENTERPRISE BLOG EXPLAINS.

"WE'RE ALSO GOING TO BEGIN PHASING OUTOUR SUPPORT, STARTING WITH GOOGLE DOCSAND GOOGLE SITES. AS A RESULT YOU MAYFIND THAT FROM MARCH 1 KEY FUNCTIONALITYWITHIN THESE PRODUCTS -- AS WELL AS NEW

DOCS AND SITES FEATURES -- WON'T WORKPROPERLY IN OLDER BROWSERS." OLDERBROWSERS, ACCORDING TO GOOGLE, INCLUDEANYTHING PRIOR TO IE7, FIREFOX 3.0, CHROME4.0, AND SAFARI 3.0.

JOHNSON: COUNTRY-POP STARLET TAYLORSWIFT, WHO ROCKETED TO STARDOM WITHBALLADS OF TEEN LOVE THAT SHE WROTE ONHER BEDROOM FLOOR, SUNDAY BECAME THEYOUNGEST ARTIST TO WIN THE COVETEDGRAMMY FOR ALBUM OF THE YEAR. SWIFT,

WHO TURNED 20 IN DECEMBER, TOOK HOMEFOUR AWARDS AFTER BEING NOMINATEDEIGHT TIMES. SHE HAD NEVER PREVIOUSLYWON ANY GRAMMYS.

HER SECOND ALBUM, "FEARLESS," WAS THEMOST POPULAR RELEASE IN THE UNITEDSTATES LAST YEAR. U.S. SALES TO DATE STANDAT 5.4 MILLION COPIES. IN WINNING ALBUM OFTHE YEAR, SWIFT BROKE A RECORD HELDSINCE 1996 BY ALANIS MORISSETTE, WHO WAS21 WHEN SHE WON FOR "JAGGED LITTLE PILL,"

AN ALBUM WITH DECIDEDLY MORE ADULTCONTENT. SWIFT ALSO WAS THE FIRST SOLOFEMALE COUNTRY WINNER EVER OF THEAWARD, AND THE FIRST FEMALE POP WINNERSINCE CELINE DION WON IN 1997 FOR "FALLINGINTO YOU." THE FRESH-FACED SINGER HADBEEN EXPECTED TO DOMINATE THE MUSICINDUSTRY'S TOP AWARDS.

WELLS: BUT SHE WAS OVERSHADOWED BY R&BSINGER BEYONCE, WHO WON SIX AWARDSINCLUDING SONG OF THE YEAR -- THE MOST

WON BY A FEMALE ARTIST AT A SINGLE EVENT.BEYONCE WOULD HAVE WON SEVEN AWARDSIF HER HUSBAND JAY-Z HAD NOT BEATEN HERIN THE RAP/SUNG CATEGORY. HE ENDED UPWITH THREE GRAMMYS OVERALL, TAKING HISCAREER HAUL TO 10. BEYONCE'S CAREERTALLY ROSE TO 16, INCLUDING THREE WITHHER FORMER GROUP DESTINY'S CHILD. BOTHBYONCE AND SWIFT WERE ECLIPSED FORRECORD OF THE YEAR BY TENNESSEE ROCKBAND KINGS OF LEON, WHO WERE THESURPRISE HONOREES FOR THEIR POP-RADIO


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OTS: AVATAR TOPS WEEKEND


OTS: AVATAR TOPS WEEKEND


HIT "USE SOMEBODY."

THE TELEVISED CEREMONY WAS PACKED WITHDIVERSE PERFORMANCES, SINCE 100 OF THE109 CATEGORIES WERE ANNOUNCED DURING ALOW-PROFILE CEREMONY EARLIER IN THE DAY.MARY J. BLIGE AND ITALIAN TENOR ANDREABOCELLI EARNED A STANDING OVATION FOR

THEIR VERSION OF "BRIDGE OVER TROUBLEDWATER," PERFORMED AS A FUNDRAISINGTRIBUTE TO EARTHQUAKE-RAVAGED HAITI. THESONG WENT ON SALE AT ITUNES IMMEDIATELYAFTERWARDS, WITH ALL PROCEEDS GOING TOTHE AMERICAN RED CROSS.

JOHNSON: AVATAR WAS THE TOP FILM IN THEU.S. AND CANADA FOR THE SEVENTH WEEKENDIN A ROW, BECOMING THE FIRST MOVIE TOSURPASS 2 BILLION DOLLARS IN COMBINEDGLOBAL AND DOMESTIC TICKET SALES. JAMES

CAMERONS 3-D SCI-FI ADVENTURE EARNED 30MILLION DOLLARS IN U.S. AND CANADIANTHEATERS THIS WEEKEND, HOLLYWOOD.COMBOX- OFFICE SAID YESTERDAY IN ASTATEMENT. THE FILM HAS TAKEN IN 2.04BILLION DOLLARS WORLDWIDE SINCE ITSDECEMBER 18 RELEASE BY NEWS CORP.S 20THCENTURY FOX, ACCORDING TOHOLLYWOOD.COM. AVATAR MAY ECLIPSE THE600.8 MILLION DOLLAR DOMESTIC RECORD OFTITANIC TOMORROW OR FEBRUARY 3RD,HOLLYWOOD.COM SAID. CAMERON, MAKER OF

THE TWO TOP-GROSSING MOVIES OF ALL TIME,HAS THE CHANCE TO AUGMENT HISFILMMAKING LEGACY WITH THE ACADEMYAWARD NOMINATIONS TOMORROW. AVATARWON THE GOLDEN GLOBE FOR BEST DRAMATICFEATURE AND SURPASSED THE $1.84 BILLIONRECORD SET BY HIS OSCAR-WINNING 1997PRODUCTION, TITANIC, LAST WEEK.

WELLS: EDGE OF DARKNESS, MEL GIBSONSFIRST STARRING ROLE SINCE 2002S SIGNS,OPENED AT NO. 2 WITH SALES OF 17.1 MILLIONDOLLARS. THE ROMANTIC COMEDY WHEN INROME OPENED IN THIRD PLACE, TAKING IN 12.1MILLION DOLLARS. THE TOOTH FAIRY,STARRING DWAYNE THE ROCK JOHNSON,HELD STEADY AT FOURTH PLACE, AND THEBOOK OF ELI, THE POST-APOCALYPTICTHRILLER FEATURING DENZEL WASHINGTON,SLIDING FROM THIRD LAST WEEKEND,ROUNDED OUT THE TOP FIVE.

JOHNSON: WHEN WE COME BACK, WILL


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WHITEHEAD WILL HAVE SPORTS

WELLS: AND CAN YOU GET BANNED FROM ATOWN? ONE MISSOURI TOWN HAS DONE JUSTTHAT. WELL BE RIGHT BACK.

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JOHNSON: WILL WHITEHEADIS HERE WITHSPORTS.

WHITEHEAD: IN SPORTS, ITS THE BESTWEEKEND OF THE YEAR FOR NFL FOOTBALLFANS. THIS SUNDAY, SUPERBOWL 44 WILL BEHELD IN MIAMI FLORIDA, FEATURING THE TWOBEST TEAMS IN THE NFL. NO MAJOR UPSETS,NO WILD CARD TEAMS, NO SHOCKINGCOMEBACKS ITS THE SAME TWO TEAMS THATHAVE BEEN AT THE TOP SINCE WEEK 1.

SUNDAYS GAME BETWEEN THE NEW ORLEANSSAINTS AND THE INDIANAPOLIS COLTS ISEXPECTED TO BE A BARN BURNER, ANDPREDICTIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY SAY THEGAME WILL BE CLOSE. IN LAS VEGAS, THECOLTS ARE 4 POINT FAVORITES, WHILE SAINTSFANS ARE MUCH CLOSER TO THE GAMES SITEIN MIAMI. AS IS ALWAYS THE CASE ON SUPERBOWL SUNDAY, NUMEROUS NETWORKS WILLPROVIDE HOURS OF COVERAGE, BUT KICKOFFIS SCHEDULED FOR 5:00 CENTRAL TIME ON CBS

IN BILLIKEN BASKETBALL, THE MENSTRUGGLED THROUGH TWO LOSSES THIS PASTWEEK. LAST WEDNESDAY, A HEARTBREAKINGOVERTIME LOSS TO GEORGE WASHINGTONPUSHED THE BILLS TO 3-2 INSIDE THE A-10. BUTSUNDAY, SLU WAS EMBARASSED BYRICHMOND, DROPPING TO 3-3 INSIDE THECONFERENCE. THIS WEEK, SAINT LOUISFINALLY RETURNS HOME TO CHAIFETZ ARENA,AS THEY TAKE ON ST. BONNAVENTURE ONWEDNESDAY NIGHT AT 7:00. ATHLETICDIRECTOR CHRIS MAY AND HEAD COACH RICK

MAJERUS HAVE BOTH SAID THAT THEY ARECONFIDENT IN THIS TEAMS TALENT, BUT THEYHOPE TO HAVE MORE SUPPORT FROM THESTUDENT BODY FOR HOME GAMES. THE BLUECREW HOPES TO HAVE A LARGE AND LOUDSTUDENT SECTION ON WEDNESDAY.

THE WOMENS BASKETBALL TEAM IS ALSOHOME THIS WEEK, WITH A GAME TUESDAYNIGHT AGAINST DUQUESNE. THE LADIES AREJUST 1-5 IN CONFERENCE PLAY, BUT THEY


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HOPE THAT THE UPCOMING HOMESTAND CANCATAPULT THEM IN TO A-10 CONTENTION.

A HANDFUL OF SPRING SPORTS ARE FINALLYGETTING STARTED ON CAMPUS AS THEWEATHER WARMS UP. MENS AND WOMENSTENNIS HAVE BOTH BEGUN NON-CONFERENCEMATCHES TRACK AND FIELD IS OFF AND

RUNNING, OPENING THEIR YEAR WITH ASUCCESSFUL MEET AT NORTHERN IOWA ANDTHE MENS BASEBALL TEAM IS JUST WEEKSAWAY FROM STARTING THEIR SPRINGWORKOUTS. AS THESE SEASONS PROGRESS,WELL CONTINUE TO KEEP YOU UPDATED ONBILLIKENS SPORTS.

WELLS: IN ODD NEWS, A MAN IS BANNED FROMA CENTRAL MISSOURI TOWN.

JOHNSON: WELL TELL YOU WHAT LED UP TO

THAT AFTER THE BREAK.

END BLOCKKICKER


OTS: MAN BANNED/STATUE

3 SHOT, CAMERA 2JOHNSON, WELLS, KEOLLER (WHITEHEAD?)

GRAPHIC: 7-DAY

KICKER

JOHNSON: FINALLY, TONIGHT, HOW DO YOUGET BANNED FROM TOWN? PAY A TEENAGERTO VANDALIZE THE TOWN STATUTE.

FIFTY-SEVEN YEAR OLD REX BARSTOW SR. WASSENTENCED TO 60 DAYS IN JAIL AND FOURYEARS OF PROBATION AND MUST PAY NEARLY$8,000 TO COVER DAMAGE TO THE STATUE INTHE TOWN OF CLARK, IN CENTRAL MISSOURI,ABOUT 25 MILES NORTH OF COLUMBIA. A JUDGEALSO ORDERED BARSTOW TO STAY OUT OFTHE TINY COMMUNITY IN SOUTHERN RANDOLPHCOUNTY.

BARSTOW WAS CONVICTED IN DECEMBER OFPAYING A 14-YEAR-OLD ACQUAINTANCEBETWEEN $20 AND $60 TO KNOCK OVER A NEWSTONE MONUMENT COMMEMORATING THE LIFEOF BRADLEY, A CLARK NATIVE AND FAMED

ARMY GENERAL IN WORLD WAR II.

THE MEMORIAL HAS SINCE BEEN REPLACED.

WELLS: DAVID HAS A FINAL LOOK AT THEWEATHER AHEAD.

KOELLER: (WEATHER AD-LIB)

JOHNSON: WE THANK YOU FOR JOINING USTHIS WEEK. FOLLOW US ON ONLINE AT SLUTV-


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