Friday, October 2, 2009

News 10-2-09

A GRANT HAS BEEN GIVEN TO A KANSAS STATE RESEARCH PROJECT. ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF MANAGEMENT GEORGE CAI WAS GIVEN 225-THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR HIS PROJECT ABOUT SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT. HIS RESEARCH BUILDS MATH EQUATIONS SO SUPPLIERS AND RETAILERS CAN DETERMINE PRICING…CHANNEL DISTRIBUTION…AND REVENUE MANAGEMENT.


ACCORDING TO THE KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT THERE HAVE BEEN FLUCUATIONS IN THE BIRTH AND DEATH RATES IN KANSAS. THE BIRTH RATE IS DOWN FROM 2007 WITH 15.1 BIRTHS TO 14.9 PER THOUSAND POPULATION. THE DEATH RATE IS UP FROM 8.8 IN 2007 TO 8.9. MARRIAGES PER DAY ARE ALSO DOWN WHILE DIVORCES ARE UP.


A REPORT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SHOWS THE KANSAS PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM IS BANKRUPT. STATE OFFICIALS DON’T THINK THIS IS RIGHT BUT DO KNOW THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH FUNDING FOR THE PENSION FUND. K-P-E-R-S OFFICIALS SAY NO CURRENT RETIREE’S BENEFITS ARE AT RISK.


WHILE PEOPLE ARE STILL LOSING THEIR JOBS ACROSS THE COUNTRY…THE JOBLESS RATE HAS RISEN FOR SEPTEMBER. WITH A TOTAL OF 263-THOUSAND JOBS LOST LAST MONTH…THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE ROSE TO NINE-POINT-EIGHT PERCENT. THIS IS THE LONGEST RECESSION SINCE THE 1930S AND IS STILL GOING.


A C-B-S EMPLOYEE IS CHARGED WITH TRYING TO EXTORT 2-MILLION DOLALRS FROM DAVID LETTERMAN. LETTERMAN’S MONOLOGUE WAS A LITTLE OUT OF THE ORDINARY LAST NIGHT WHEN HE WAS FORCED TO TALK ABOUT HAVING INTIMATE RELATIONSHIPS WITH FEMALE EMPLOYEES. WITH JOKES MIXED IN…LETTERMAN GAVE THE MONOLOGUE INFRONT OF MILLIONS OF VIEWERS. ACCORDING TO
C-B-S… THE PERSON IN CUSTODY WORKS FOR THE SHOW 48 HOURS.


TODAY WE WILL FIND OUT WHERE THE 2016 OLYMPICS WILL BE HELD. PRESIDENT OBAMA IS IN COPENHAGEN TO TRY TO GET THE GAMES IN CHICAGO. HE’S USED EMOTIONS TO GET TO THE I-O-C WHEN PRESENTING CHICAGO. THEY SHOWED LETTERS FROM CHILDREN…VIDEOS OF THE PEOPLE OF CHICAGO…AND A STORY OF THE FIRST LADY’S DISABLED FATHER. THE DECISION IS BETWEEN CHICAGO…RIO DE JANEIRO…MADRID…AND TOKYO.


NEARLY THREE THOUSAND PEOPLE MAY STILL BE TRAPPED AFTER AN EARTHQUAKE HIT INDONESIA TWO DAYS AGO. THE DISASTER MANAGEMENT AGENCY SPOKESMAN SAYS 715 PEOPLE ARE CONFIRMED DEAD AND ANOTHER 24-HUNDRED ARE HOSPITALIZED. THEY’RE AFRAID THE DEATH TOLL COULD REACH OVER ONE-THOUSAND BECAUSE SO MANY PEOPLE ARE STILL TRAPPED. SEARCH TEAMS ARE LOOKING FOR PEOPLE AND THERE ARE TENTS… MEDICINE…FOOD…AND EMERGENCY WORKERS THERE TO HELP.


KANYE WEST IS STILL FEELING THE CONSEQUENCES FROM HIS ANTICS DURING THE M-T-V V-M-A AWARDS. JUST TWO WEEKS AFTER HIS JOINT TOUR WITH LADY GAGA…FAME KILLS… WAS ANNOUNCED…IT WAS CANCELLED. LIVE NATION SAYS PEOPLE WHO BOUGHT TICKETS CAN GET REFUNDS WHERE THEY BOUGHT THEM AND PHONE AND ONLINE PURCHASES ARE AUTOMATICALLY REFUNDED. THE TOUR WAS SUPPOSED TO START NEXT MONTH.

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