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

VIDEO AUDIO
TEASE TEASE

2 SHOT, CAMERA 2 JOHNSON: I’M KAREEM JOHNSON

WELLS, JOHNSON
WELLS: AND I’M PARRIS WELLS

JOHNSON: BIG CHANGES ARE COMING TO THE

STRUCTURE OF GRADUATE SCHOOLS AND THE
PROVOST POSITION IS MAKING A CHANGE, TOO.
WE’LL TELL YOU MORE.

WELLS: A RACIAL INCIDENT INVOLVING TWO

SLU STUDENTS MAKE SLU STUDENTS EVALUATE
RACE RELATIONS ON CAMPUS.

JOHNSON: WILL IT STAY WARM, OR WILL OLD

MAN WINTER COME BACK FOR ANOTHER
ROUND? WE’LL HAVE THE WEATHER WEEK
AHEAD.

WELLS: (SPORTS TEASE)

JOHNSON: THOSE STORIES AND MORE, NEXT, ON

SLU NEWS 22.

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2 SHOT, CAMERA 2 (ESTABLISH SHOT)

WELLS, JOHNSON

1 SHOT, CAMERA 1 JOHNSON: GOOD EVENING AND THANK YOU FOR

JOHNSON JOINING US THIS EVENING. PRESIDENT BIONDI’S
JANUARY 27TH MESSAGE TO THE SLU COMMUNITY
OTS: SLU CHANGES ANNOUNCED SOME DRASTIC CHANGES IN THE
STRUCTURE OF THE UNIVERSITY.

THE UNIVERSITY PROVOST POSITION HAS BEEN

ELIMINATED, AND THREE SENIOR VICE-
PRESIDENTS WILL TAKE THEIR PLACE, WITH ONE
FOR THE FROST CAMPUS, ONE FOR THE HEALTH
SCIENCES CAMPUS, AND ONE FOR THE MADRID
CAMPUS.

THE GRADUATE SCHOOLS WILL SEE CHANGES,

TOO, WITH EACH COLLEGE IN CHARGE OF ITS
GRADUATE PROGRAM.

WITH THESE CHANGES, THE FROST CAMPUS WILL

STILL BE WITHOUT A PERMANENT VICE
PRESIDENT, A POSITION BEING TEMPORARILY
HELD BY MANOJ PANTANKAR, WHICH HE WILL
REMAIN UNTIL THE POSITION IS PERMANENTLY
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FILLED.

WELLS: LAST WEDNESDAY’S STUDENT

1 SHOT, CAMERA 2 GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION MEETING BEGAIN
WELLS WITH 7 NEW SENATORS, WITH SGA PRESIDENT
MICHAEL HARRIS DELIVERING THE STATE OF THE
OTS: SGA MEETING ASSOCIATION ADDRESS.

HARRIS HIGHLIGHTED THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS

OF THE 37TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY, NOTING THE
LEGISLATION THAT EXPANDED THE HOURS OF
THE PIUS XII (12) LIBRARY, AND THE AMOUNT OF
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE GIVEN OUT THIS
ACADEMIC YEAR.

FOLLOWING THE ASSOCIATION ADDRESS,

DIRECTOR OF HOUSING AND RESIDENCE LIFE
ALVIN STURDIVANT ADDRESSED SGA ABOUT THE
THREE PERCENT INCREASE IN ROOM AND BOARD
RATES, AND THE NEW RULE REQUIRING
FRESHMAN AND SOPHOMORES TO LIVE ON
CAMPUS.

FINANCIAL VICE-PRESIDENT ROBERT MOEHLE

ALSO ADDRESSED THE ISSUE OF STUDENT
ORGANIZATIONAL FUNDING, NOTING THAT AN
ORGANIZATION MUST ATTEND A ANNUAL
FUNDING PRESENTATION, UPLOAD A
CONSTITUTION, SUBMIT EXECUTIVE BOARD
INFORMATION, UPLOAD MEMBER LISTS, AND
HAVE A BUDGET COMPLETED BY MARCH.

JOHNSON: CHIEF METEOROLOGIST DAVID

3 SHOT, CAMERA 2 KOELLER IS HERE WITH US FOR FIRST WEATHER.
JOHNSON, WELLS, KOELLER I THOUGHT I SAW WHEN YOU WERE WORKING ON
THE FORECAST SOME 40S? SUNDAY WAS
BEAUTIFUL.

KOELLER: (WEATHER AD-LIB)

GRAPHIC: FIRST WEATHER
WELLS: IN OTHER NEWS, A LOCAL LANDMARK
1 SHOT, CAMERA 1 BY VILLAGE APARTMENTS CLOSED IT’S DOORS
WELLS SATURDAY NIGHT.

IGGY’S MEXICAN CANTINA OPEN TWO YEARS

AGO IN AUGUST OF 2007, AND HAS SERVED
STUDENTS MEXICAN FARE ALL OF THOSE TIMES.
THE OWNER, FERNANDO AGUIRRE (A-GWIRE)
CONFIRMED IT’S CLOSING WITH THE UNIVERSITY
NEWS.

JOHNSON: TEMPERS ARE RUNNING HIGH OVER

1 SHOT, CAMERA 2 AN ALLEGED RACIAL INCIDENT. AT SGA’S
JOHNSON JANUARY 20TH MEETING, MEMBERS OF THE
BLACK STUDENT ALLIANCE SPOKE ABOUT THE
OTS: RACIAL SLURS INCIDENT AND RACIAL RELATIONS AT SLU. BSA
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SENATORS MYIAH JOHNSON AND CHARLES
TURNER, TWO VISIBLY DRUNK WHITE MALES
ALLEDGEDLY BANGED ON HER DOOR.

THE FEMALE VICTIM CALLED THE DEPARMENT

OF PUBLIC SAFETY, AND TOLD THE STUDENTS TO
LEAVE. ONE OF THE MALE STUDENTS
ALLEGEDLY BY YELLING A RACIAL EPITHET,
AND THE REFERED TO LYNCHING AFTER
REPEATING THE SLUR.

DPS DIRECTOR LAUER STATED IN AN INTERVIEW

WITH THE UNEWS THAT THE INCIDENT WAS
TREATED AS A PEACE DISTURBANCE CALL. HE
ALSO STATED THAT THE STUDENT THAT MADE
THE REMARKS WILL LATER ARRESTED BY THE
ST. LOUIS METROPOLITAN POLICE.

SCOTT SMITH, DEAN OF STUDENTS STATED THAT

THE BIAS INCIDENT COMMITTEE IS IN PLACE TO
RESPOND TO INCIDENTS LIKE THIS. THE
COMMITTEE HAS REPRESENTATIVES FROM
VARIOUS CAMPUS ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING
HOUSING AND RESIDENCE LIFE, STUDENT
CONDUCT, DPS, AND ATHLETICS.

WELLS: WHEN WE COME BACK, A ST. LOUIS

2 SHOT, CAMERA 1 FAVORITE HANGS UP HIS CLEATS
JOHNSON, WELLS
JOHNSON: AND THE PRESIDENT MAKES SOME
CHANGES TO NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND. STAY WITH
US.

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1 SHOT, CAMERA 1 JOHNSON: FASTER TRIPS MAY BE COMING SOON

JOHNSON THE ST. LOUIS – CHICAGO ROUTE ON AMTRAK
AND BETWEEN KANSAS CITY AND ST. LOUIS. THE
OTS: AMTRAK UPGRADES OBAMA ADMINISTRATION IS SETTING ASIDE $1.1
BILLION TO THE STATE OF ILLINOIS TO INCREASE
THE SPEED OF TRAINS FROM THE CURRENT
SEVENTY-NINE MILES PER HOUR UP TO ONE-
HUNDRED AND TEN MILES PER HOUR TO CUT
ABOUT FOUR HOURS OFF OF THE FIVE AND A
HALF HOUR RUNS BETWEEN ST. LOUIS AND
CHICAGO. THE CONSTRUCTION IS EXPECTED TO
BEGIN THIS YEAR, AND COMPLETE IN 2012.

MISSOURI IS RECEIVEING THIRTY ONE MILLION

DOLLARS TO REDUCE DELAYS BETWEEN ST.
LOUIS AND KANSAS CITY.

AMTRAK PROVIDES THE NATION'S ONLY TRUE

HIGH-SPEED RAIL SERVICE IN THE
NORTHEASTERN UNITED STATES. THE ACELA
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EXPRESS, WHICH REACHES TOP SPEEDS OF 150
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 FISCAL YEAR, A DAILY
AVERAGE OF 1,583 PASSENGERS. THE FIVE DAILY
TRAINS STOP AT SEVEN CITIES ALONG THE WAY.

WELLS: KURT WARNER, THE QUARTERBACK OF

THE ARIZONA CARDINALS, AND PREVIOUSLY OF
1 SHOT, CAMERA 2 THE ST. LOUIS RAMS ANNOUNCED HIS
WELLS RETIREMENT FROM THE CARDINALS LAST
FRIDAY.
OTS: WARNER RETIRES
IN 124 REGULAR SEASON GAMES, WARNER
COMPLETED 65.5 PERCENT OF HIS PASSES FOR
33,344 YARDS AND 208 TOUCHDOWNS. WARNER
AND FRAN TARKENTON ARE THE ONLY NFL
QUARTERBACKS TO THROW FOR 100
TOUCHDOWNS AND 14,000 YARDS FOR TWO
TEAMS.

NO PLAYER IN NFL HISTORY REACHED 10,000

YARDS PASSING IN LESS GAMES AND HE TIED
MARINO AS FASTEST TO REACH 30,000.

HE HAS THE TOP THREE PASSING PERFORMANCES

IN SUPER BOWL HISTORY. HIS 1,156 YARDS
PASSING IN THE 2008 PLAYOFFS BROKE THE NFL
RECORD OF 1,063 HE SET WITH ST. LOUIS IN 1999.

JOHNSON: LAWS THAT FORBID MOTORISTS

FROM USING HAND-HELD PHONES OR TEXTING
WHILE DRIVING MAY NOT HAVE A SIGNIFICANT
1 SHOT, CAMERA 1 EFFECT ON THE NUMBER OF CAR CRASHES, AT
JOHNSON LEAST IN A REPORT BY THE HIGHWAY LOSS
DATA INSTITUTE EXPECTED TO BE RELEASED
OTS: TEXTING WHILE DRIVING FRIDAY. THE STUDY COMES AMID STEPPED-UP
EFFORTS BY FEDERAL HIGHWAY-SAFETY
REGULATORS TO BAN TEXTING WHILE DRIVING
AND CURB OTHER FORMS OF DRIVER
DISTRACTION.

TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY RAY LAHOOD

LAST WEEK ANNOUNCED RULES TO FORBID
COMMERCIAL TRUCK AND BUS DRIVERS FROM
TEXT MESSAGING WHILE DRIVING. THE
TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT IN A
STATEMENT FRIDAY CRITICIZED THE HLDI
FINDINGS, SAYING "IT IS IRRESPONSIBLE TO
SUGGEST THAT LAWS BANNING CELL PHONE USE
WHILE DRIVING HAVE ZERO EFFECT ON THE
NUMBER OF CRASHES ON OUR NATION'S
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ROADWAYS.

THE HLDI, A RESEARCH ORGANIZATION

SPONSORED BY THE INSURANCE INDUSTRY,
STUDIED DATA ON MONTHLY COLLISION CLAIMS
IN FOUR STATES THAT BANNED THE USE OF
HAND-HELD PHONES BY MOTORISTS BEFORE
AND AFTER THE BANS WENT INTO EFFECT. THE
HLDI ALSO COMPARED COLLISION DATA FROM
STATES THAT ENACTED BANS ON DRIVING WHILE
TEXTING OR PHONING TO ACCIDENT CLAIMS IN
STATES THAT DIDN'T ENACT SUCH BANS.

IN NEW YORK, HLDI SAID ITS RESEARCHERS

FOUND THAT COLLISION CLAIMS DECREASED
COMPARED TO OTHER STATES, BUT THE
DECREASE BEGAN BEFORE THE STATE'S BAN ON
HAND-HELD PHONING TOOK EFFECT. ADRIAN
LUND, PRESIDENT OF THE HLDI AND THE
INSURANCE INSTITUTE FOR HIGHWAY SAFETY,
SAID IN A STATEMENT THAT THE FINDING
"DOESN'T AUGUR WELL FOR ANY SAFETY
PAYOFF FROM ALL THE NEW LAWS THAT BAN
PHONE USE AND TEXTING WHILE DRIVING."

WELLS: TOYOTA MOTOR ON MONDAY SAID

REPAIRS TO ACCELERATOR PEDALS IN MILLIONS
1 SHOT, CAMERA 2 OF RECALLED VEHICLES WOULD BEGIN LATER
WELLS THIS WEEK AS IT TRIED TO REASSURE
CUSTOMERS AND SHOW THAT IT HAD THE
OTS: TOYOTA RECALL SITUATION UNDER CONTROL. TOYOTA SAID
MANY DEALERS WOULD HAVE EXTENDED HOURS
AND SOME WOULD STAY OPEN AROUND THE
CLOCK SO THAT THE PEDALS COULD BE FIXED AS
QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.

THE PRESIDENT OF TOYOTA MOTOR SALES U.S.A.,

JAMES LENTZ INSISTED THAT THE PEDAL
REPAIRS, ALONG WITH MODIFICATIONS AIMED
AT PREVENTING THE PEDAL FROM GETTING
TRAPPED UNDER THE FLOOR MAT, WOULD
RESOLVE THE PROBLEMS WITH UNINTENDED
ACCELERATION THAT PROMPTED THE RECALLS.

JOHNSON: THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION IS

PROPOSING A SWEEPING OVERHAUL OF
1 SHOT, CAMERA 1 PRESIDENT BUSH’S SIGNATURE EDUCATION LAW,
JOHNSON NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND, AND WILL CALL FOR
BROAD CHANGES IN HOW SCHOOLS ARE JUDGED
OTS: NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND TO BE SUCCEEDING OR FAILING, AS WELL AS FOR
THE ELIMINATION OF THE LAW’S 2014 DEADLINE
FOR BRINGING EVERY AMERICAN CHILD TO
ACADEMIC PROFICIENCY.
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EDUCATORS WHO HAVE BEEN BRIEFED BY

ADMINISTRATION OFFICIALS SAID THE
PROPOSALS FOR CHANGES IN THE MAIN LAW
GOVERNING THE FEDERAL ROLE IN PUBLIC
SCHOOLS WOULD ELIMINATE OR REWORK MANY
OF THE PROVISIONS THAT TEACHERS’ UNIONS,
ASSOCIATIONS OF PRINCIPALS, SCHOOL BOARDS
AND OTHER GROUPS HAVE FOUND MOST
OBJECTIONABLE. CURRENTLY THE EDUCATION
LAW REQUIRES THE NATION’S 98,000 PUBLIC
SCHOOLS TO MAKE “ADEQUATE YEARLY
PROGRESS” AS MEASURED BY STUDENT TEST
SCORES.

SCHOOLS THAT MISS THEIR TARGETS IN READING

AND MATH MUST OFFER STUDENTS THE
OPPORTUNITY TO TRANSFER TO OTHER SCHOOLS
AND FREE AFTER-SCHOOL TUTORING. SCHOOLS
THAT REPEATEDLY MISS TARGETS FACE
HARSHER SANCTIONS, WHICH CAN INCLUDE
STAFF DISMISSALS AND CLOSINGS. ALL
STUDENTS ARE REQUIRED TO BE PROFICIENT BY
2014. THE CHANGES WOULD HAVE TO BE
APPROVED BY CONGRESS, WHICH HAS BEEN AT A
STALEMATE FOR YEARS OVER HOW TO CHANGE
THE POLICY.

WELLS: THE WHITE HOUSE SAID SUNDAY IT

1 SHOT, CAMERA 2 WILL RESUME A U.S. MILITARY AIRLIFT OF
WELLS HAITIANS SERIOUSLY INJURED IN THE
EARTHQUAKE -- SOME WITH DEVASTATING
OTS: HAITIAN AIRLIFT BURNS, HEAD AND SPINAL CHORD TRAUMA,
AMPUTATIONS AND OTHER WOUNDS -- TO
AMERICAN HOSPITALS. THE HUMANITARIAN
EFFORT WAS SUSPENDED FIVE DAYS AGO
FOLLOWING COMPLAINTS FROM THE STATE OF
FLORIDA THAT ITS HOSPITALS WERE
OVERWHELMED.

THE FLIGHTS WERE HALTED ON WEDNESDAY

AFTER FLORIDA OFFICIALS COMPLAINED THAT
THEIR HOSPITALS WERE OVERWHELMED AND
THAT THEY NEEDED A PLAN FOR
REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE CARE THEY WERE
PROVIDING. FEDERAL AND STATE OFFICIALS
WORKED THROUGH THE WEEKEND TO ADDRESS
CONCERNS ENOUGH TO RESTART THE MEDICAL
EVACUATIONS.

WITH AN ESTIMATED 200,000 PEOPLE IN HAITI

DEAD AND A SIMILAR NUMBER INJURED, THE
HALT TO THE EVACUATIONS QUICKLY EVOLVED
INTO A ROILING CONTROVERSY DISTRACTING
FROM THE ENORMOUS EFFORTS MADE BY THE
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UNITED STATES TO HELP. AID GROUPS

COMPLAINED THAT THE SUSPENSION WAS
PUTTING LIVES AT RISK, WHILE OFFICIALS FROM
FLORIDA TO WASHINGTON PROVIDED
CONFLICTING EXPLANATIONS AND DISCLAIMED
RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE DECISION.

THE WHITE HOUSE, ACUTELY AWARE OF THE

LESSONS FROM THE RESPONSE TO HURRICANE
KATRINA, STEPPED IN TO REVERSE THE
SITUATION. THOMAS E. DONILON, THE
PRESIDENT’S DEPUTY NATIONAL SECURITY
ADVISER, LED AN EFFORT THROUGHOUT THE
WEEKEND ALONG WITH MILITARY AND CIVILIAN
AGENCIES TO ADDRESS THE CAPACITY ISSUE. IN
PORT-AU-PRINCE, DOCTORS WELCOMED THE
NEWS OF RESUMED AIRLIFTS, WHICH THEY SAID
WERE VITAL FOR SOME OF THEIR NEEDIEST
PATIENTS.
1 SHOT, CAMERA 1
JOHNSON JOHNSON: HAITIAN (HAY SHIN) AUTHORITIES
HAVE ARRESTED 10 AMERICANS FROM A U.S.
OTS: HAITIAN ARRESTS BAPTIST CHURCH AFTER THE GROUP WAS
CAUGHT TRYING TO TAKE 33 HAITIAN CHILDREN
OUT OF THE COUNTRY. THEY STAND ACCUSED OF
ABDUCTING THE CHILDREN BUT THEY SAID THE
EPISODE IS A RESULT OF THEIR NOT
UNDERSTANDING THE PROCEDURES. THE FIVE
MEN AND FIVE WOMEN WERE ARRESTED FRIDAY
NIGHT AS THEY WERE TRANSPORTING THE
CHILDREN ON A BUS BOUND FOR THE
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC.

A STATEMENT FROM THE CHURCH'S WEBSITE

SAID THAT THE CHILDREN WERE HEADED FOR
AN ORPHANAGE ACROSS THE BORDER IN THE
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. HAITIAN OFFICIALS
DETAINED THE CHURCH MEMBERS OUT OF
CONCERN THE CHILDREN MIGHT BE
SUSCEPTIBLE TO CHILD TRAFFICKING.

THE AMERICANS MAINTAIN THAT THE EPISODE IS

A MISCOMMUNICATION RESULTING FROM THEIR
UNFAMILIARITY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS.
SPEAKING FROM A JAIL CELL IN PORT-AU-
PRINCE, LAURA SILLSBY SAID SHE INTENDED TO
RETURN TO HAITI TO COMPLETE THE REQUIRED
PAPERWORK AFTER THE CHILDREN WERE SAFE.
2 SHOT, CAMERA 1
JOHNSON, WELLS KAREEM: WHEN WE COME BACK, APPLE
UNVEILS THE MUCH ANTICIPATED IPAD.

WELLS: AND THE GRAMMYS WERE LAST NIGT,

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WE WILL TELL YOU WHO WON.

KOELLER: (WEATHER AD-LIB TO BREAK)

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3 SHOT, CAMERA 2 WELLS: WELCOME BACK TO SLU NEWS 22. DAVID

JOHNSON, WELLS, KOELLER IS HERE WITH A LOOK AT THE UPCOMING
WEATHER WEEK. (AD-LIB)

1 SHOT, CAMERA 3 KOELLER: (WEATHER AD-LIB)

KOELLER (UNTIL END OF 7-DAY FORECAST)

1 SHOT, CAMERA 2 JOHNSON: ON WEDNESDAY, IN A HIGHLY

JOHNSON ANTICIPATED EVENT, APPLE INTRODUCED ITS
LATEST CREATION, THE IPAD, A 9.7-INCH
OTS: APPLE IPAD MULTITOUCH TABLET COMPUTER. THE TABLET
RUNS ON SOFTWARE SIMILAR TO THAT OF THE
IPHONE OPERATING SYSTEM. THE NEW IPAD HAS
A 16, 32 AND 64 GIGABYTE MODEL, AS WELL AS A
3G OPTION. MODELS WITH 3G WILL BE
UNLOCKED AND WILL BE ABLE TO USE GSM
MICRO SIMS. AT&T WILL OFFER TWO DATA PLAN
OPTIONS – $14.99 FOR UP TO 250 MB PER MONTH
AND $29.99 PER MONTH FOR UNLIMITED DATA.

NO CONTRACT IS REQUIRED FOR EITHER OPTION,

AND FREE ACCESS TO AT&T'S WI-FI HOT SPOTS IS
INCLUDED. THE IPAD WILL HAVE STANDARD
APPS FOR PERSONAL INFORMATION
MANAGEMENT, INCLUDING AN ADDRESS BOOK
AND CALENDAR, ALONG WITH E-MAIL, SAFARI,
GOOGLE MAPS, AND NOTES. A SPECIAL VERSION
OF ITUNES IS ALSO ON BOARD TO PROVIDE AN
OPTIMIZED BROWSING EXPERIENCE ON THE
DEVICE'S 9.7-INCH SCREEN.

WELLS: ACCORDING TO SCOTT FORSTALL, THE

1 SHOT, CAMERA 1 IPAD CAN RUN "VIRTUALLY EVERY" APP
WELLS WITHOUT MODIFICATION, WITH AN ON-SCREEN
BUTTON TO SCALE AN APP'S RESOLUTION UP AND
OTS: APPLE IPAD DOWN AS DESIRED. IPHONE USERS WILL NOT
NEED TO RE-PURCHASE APPS TO LOAD THEM
ONTO AN IPAD. A NEW APP, IBOOKS WAS ALSO
INTRODUCED. APPLE REFERENCED AMAZON'S
KINDLE AND DESCRIBING THAT THEY WANTED
TO "STAND ON THEIR SHOULDERS AND GO A
LITTLE FURTHER."

THE IBOOKS APP HAS A STORE - THE IBOOKSTORE

- FEATURING CONTENT FROM PENGUIN,
HARPERCOLLINS, SIMON & SCHUSTER,
MACMILLAN, AND HACHETTE BOOK GROUP. NEW
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IPAD-SPECIFIC VERSIONS OF IWORK
APPLICATIONS ALSO MADE AN APPEARANCE AT
THE EVENT, WITH DEMOS OF KEYNOTE, PAGES,
AND NUMBERS. AT THE END OF THE EVENT, JOBS
DESCRIBED THE IPAD AS THE COMPANY'S "MOST
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY IN A MAGICAL AND
REVOLUTIONARY DEVICE AT AN UNBELIEVABLE
PRICE."

JOHNSON: IT IS A CRITICISM FREQUENTLY

LEVELED AT THOSE PROMOTING WIND OR SOLAR
1 SHOT, CAMERA 2 POWER AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO FOSSIL FUELS:
JOHNSON WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THE WIND DOESN'T BLOW
OR THE SUN DOESN'T SHINE? WELL, NOW THERE
OTS: POWER GRID UPGRADES IS A SMART ANSWER, AT LEAST FOR EUROPE --
SIMPLY AND INSTANTLY SWITCH TO ANOTHER
SOURCE OF CLEAN, GREEN POWER.

PLANS FOR A MASSIVE ELECTRICITY GRID

DEDICATED TO UNITING THE VARIED SOURCES
OF RENEWABLE ENERGY AVAILABLE IN
NORTHERN EUROPE HAVE TAKEN A STEP
FORWARD IN JANUARY AS NINE COUNTRIES
FORMALLY AGREED TO WORK TOGETHER ON
THE PROJECT. THE GIRD SHOULD MEAN THAT
WHEN ONE SOURCE FALLS SHORT, ANOTHER
TAKES UP THE SLACK TO ENSURE CONTINUITY
OF SUPPLY.

THE COUNTRIES SIGNED UP -- GERMANY,

FRANCE, BELGIUM, THE NETHERLANDS,
LUXEMBOURG, DENMARK, SWEDEN, IRELAND
AND THE UK -- HOPE TO HAVE THE GRID
WORKING WITHIN THE NEXT DECADE. IT IS SEEN
AS AN ESSENTIAL STEP TOWARDS THE
EUROPEAN UNION'S PLEDGE TO SOURCE 20
PERCENT OF ITS ELECTRICITY FROM RENEWABLE
ENERGIES BY 2020.

WELLS: GOOGLE IS CONTINUING TO KILL OFF

SUPPORT FOR INTERNET EXPLORER 6 IN ITS
SERVICES; THE SEARCH GIANT HAS ANNOUNCED
1 SHOT, CAMERA 2 THAT TWO MORE OF ITS WEB PROPERTIES WILL
WELLS STOP SUPPORTING IE6 AS OF MARCH 1. "MANY
OTHER COMPANIES HAVE ALREADY STOPPED
OTS: GOOGLE DROPS IE6 SUPPORTING OLDER BROWSERS LIKE INTERNET
EXPLORER 6.0 AS WELL AS BROWSERS THAT ARE
NOT SUPPORTED BY THEIR OWN
MANUFACTURERS," A BLOG POST ON THE
OFFICIAL GOOGLE ENTERPRISE BLOG EXPLAINS.

"WE'RE ALSO GOING TO BEGIN PHASING OUT OUR

SUPPORT, STARTING WITH GOOGLE DOCS AND
GOOGLE SITES. AS A RESULT YOU MAY FIND
THAT FROM MARCH 1 KEY FUNCTIONALITY
WITHIN THESE PRODUCTS -- AS WELL AS NEW
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DOCS AND SITES FEATURES -- WON'T WORK
PROPERLY IN OLDER BROWSERS." OLDER
BROWSERS, ACCORDING TO GOOGLE, INCLUDE
ANYTHING PRIOR TO IE7, FIREFOX 3.0, CHROME
4.0, AND SAFARI 3.0.

JOHNSON: COUNTRY-POP STARLET TAYLOR

SWIFT, WHO ROCKETED TO STARDOM WITH
BALLADS OF TEEN LOVE THAT SHE WROTE ON
1 SHOT, CAMERA 1 HER BEDROOM FLOOR, SUNDAY BECAME THE
JOHNSON YOUNGEST ARTIST TO WIN THE COVETED
GRAMMY FOR ALBUM OF THE YEAR. SWIFT, WHO
OTS: GRAMMYS TURNED 20 IN DECEMBER, TOOK HOME FOUR
AWARDS AFTER BEING NOMINATED EIGHT
TIMES. SHE HAD NEVER PREVIOUSLY WON ANY
GRAMMYS.

HER SECOND ALBUM, "FEARLESS," WAS THE

MOST POPULAR RELEASE IN THE UNITED STATES
LAST YEAR. U.S. SALES TO DATE STAND AT 5.4
MILLION COPIES. IN WINNING ALBUM OF THE
YEAR, SWIFT BROKE A RECORD HELD SINCE 1996
BY ALANIS MORISSETTE, WHO WAS 21 WHEN SHE
WON FOR "JAGGED LITTLE PILL," AN ALBUM
WITH DECIDEDLY MORE ADULT CONTENT. SWIFT
ALSO WAS THE FIRST SOLO FEMALE COUNTRY
WINNER EVER OF THE AWARD, AND THE FIRST
FEMALE POP WINNER SINCE CELINE DION WON IN
1997 FOR "FALLING INTO YOU." THE FRESH-FACED
SINGER HAD BEEN EXPECTED TO DOMINATE THE
MUSIC INDUSTRY'S TOP AWARDS.

WELLS: BUT SHE WAS OVERSHADOWED BY R&B

SINGER BEYONCE, WHO WON SIX AWARDS
INCLUDING SONG OF THE YEAR -- THE MOST WON
BY A FEMALE ARTIST AT A SINGLE EVENT.
1 SHOT, CAMERA 1 BEYONCE WOULD HAVE WON SEVEN AWARDS IF
WELLS HER HUSBAND JAY-Z HAD NOT BEATEN HER IN
THE RAP/SUNG CATEGORY. HE ENDED UP WITH
OTS: GRAMMYS THREE GRAMMYS OVERALL, TAKING HIS CAREER
HAUL TO 10. BEYONCE'S CAREER TALLY ROSE TO
16, INCLUDING THREE WITH HER FORMER GROUP
DESTINY'S CHILD. BOTH BYONCE AND SWIFT
WERE ECLIPSED FOR RECORD OF THE YEAR BY
TENNESSEE ROCK BAND KINGS OF LEON, WHO
WERE THE SURPRISE HONOREES FOR THEIR POP-
RADIO HIT "USE SOMEBODY."

THE TELEVISED CEREMONY WAS PACKED WITH

DIVERSE PERFORMANCES, SINCE 100 OF THE 109
CATEGORIES WERE ANNOUNCED DURING A LOW-
PROFILE CEREMONY EARLIER IN THE DAY. MARY
J. BLIGE AND ITALIAN TENOR ANDREA BOCELLI
EARNED A STANDING OVATION FOR THEIR
VERSION OF "BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER,"
PERFORMED AS A FUNDRAISING TRIBUTE TO
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EARTHQUAKE-RAVAGED HAITI. THE SONG WENT
ON SALE AT ITUNES IMMEDIATELY
AFTERWARDS, WITH ALL PROCEEDS GOING TO
THE AMERICAN RED CROSS.

JOHNSON: “AVATAR” WAS THE TOP FILM IN THE

U.S. AND CANADA FOR THE SEVENTH WEEKEND
IN A ROW, BECOMING THE FIRST MOVIE TO
SURPASS 2 BILLION DOLLARS IN COMBINED
GLOBAL AND DOMESTIC TICKET SALES. JAMES
1 SHOT, CAMERA 2 CAMERON’S 3-D SCI-FI ADVENTURE EARNED 30
JOHNSON MILLION DOLLARS IN U.S. AND CANADIAN
THEATERS THIS WEEKEND, HOLLYWOOD.COM
OTS: AVATAR TOPS WEEKEND BOX- OFFICE SAID YESTERDAY IN A STATEMENT.
THE FILM HAS TAKEN IN 2.04 BILLION DOLLARS
WORLDWIDE SINCE ITS DECEMBER 18 RELEASE
BY NEWS CORP.’S 20TH CENTURY FOX,
ACCORDING TO HOLLYWOOD.COM. “AVATAR”
MAY ECLIPSE THE 600.8 MILLION DOLLAR
DOMESTIC RECORD OF “TITANIC” TOMORROW OR
FEBRUARY 3RD, HOLLYWOOD.COM SAID.
CAMERON, MAKER OF THE TWO TOP-GROSSING
MOVIES OF ALL TIME, HAS THE CHANCE TO
AUGMENT HIS FILMMAKING LEGACY WITH THE
ACADEMY AWARD NOMINATIONS TOMORROW.
“AVATAR” WON THE GOLDEN GLOBE FOR BEST
DRAMATIC FEATURE AND SURPASSED THE $1.84
BILLION RECORD SET BY HIS OSCAR-WINNING
1997 PRODUCTION, “TITANIC,” LAST WEEK.

WELLS: “EDGE OF DARKNESS,” MEL GIBSON’S

FIRST STARRING ROLE SINCE 2002’S “SIGNS,”
OPENED AT NO. 2 WITH SALES OF 17.1 MILLION
DOLLARS. THE ROMANTIC COMEDY “WHEN IN
ROME” OPENED IN THIRD PLACE, TAKING IN 12.1
1 SHOT, CAMERA 1 MILLION DOLLARS. THE “TOOTH FAIRY,”
WELLS STARRING DWAYNE “THE ROCK” JOHNSON, HELD
STEADY AT FOURTH PLACE, AND “THE BOOK OF
OTS: AVATAR TOPS WEEKEND ELI,” THE POST-APOCALYPTIC THRILLER
FEATURING DENZEL WASHINGTON, SLIDING
FROM THIRD LAST WEEKEND, ROUNDED OUT THE
TOP FIVE.

JOHNSON: WHEN WE COME BACK, WILL

WHITEHEAD WILL HAVE SPORTS…

WELLS: AND CAN YOU GET BANNED FROM A

TOWN? ONE MISSOURI TOWN HAS DONE JUST
THAT. WE’LL BE RIGHT BACK.
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3 SHOT, CAMERA 1 JOHNSON: WILL WHITEHEAD IS HERE WITH

JOHNSON, WELLS, WHITEHEAD SPORTS.
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WHITEHEAD WHITEHEAD: IN SPORTS, ITS THE BEST WEEKEND
OF THE YEAR FOR NFL FOOTBALL FANS.  THIS
SUNDAY, SUPERBOWL 44 WILL BE HELD IN MIAMI
FLORIDA, FEATURING THE TWO BEST TEAMS IN
THE NFL.  NO MAJOR UPSETS, NO WILD CARD
TEAMS, NO SHOCKING COMEBACKS – IT’S THE
SAME TWO TEAMS THAT HAVE BEEN AT THE TOP
SINCE WEEK 1.  SUNDAY’S GAME BETWEEN THE
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS AND THE INDIANAPOLIS
COLTS IS EXPECTED TO BE A BARN BURNER, AND
PREDICTIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY SAY THE
GAME WILL BE CLOSE.  IN LAS VEGAS, THE COLTS
ARE 4 POINT FAVORITES, WHILE SAINTS FANS
ARE MUCH CLOSER TO THE GAMES SITE IN
MIAMI.  AS IS ALWAYS THE CASE ON SUPER
BOWL SUNDAY, NUMEROUS NETWORKS WILL
PROVIDE HOURS OF COVERAGE, BUT KICKOFF IS
SCHEDULED FOR 5:00 CENTRAL TIME ON CBS.

 IN BILLIKEN BASKETBALL, THE MEN STRUGGLED

THROUGH TWO LOSSES THIS PAST WEEK.  LAST
WEDNESDAY, A HEARTBREAKING OVERTIME
LOSS TO GEORGE WASHINGTON PUSHED THE
BILLS TO 3-2 INSIDE THE A-10.  BUT SUNDAY, SLU
WAS EMBARASSED BY RICHMOND, DROPPING TO
3-3 INSIDE THE CONFERENCE.  THIS WEEK, SAINT
LOUIS FINALLY RETURNS HOME TO CHAIFETZ
ARENA, AS THEY TAKE ON ST. BONNAVENTURE
ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT AT 7:00.  ATHLETIC
DIRECTOR CHRIS MAY AND HEAD COACH RICK
MAJERUS HAVE BOTH SAID THAT THEY ARE
CONFIDENT IN THIS TEAM’S TALENT, BUT THEY
HOPE TO HAVE MORE SUPPORT FROM THE
STUDENT BODY FOR HOME GAMES.  THE BLUE
CREW HOPES TO HAVE A LARGE AND LOUD
STUDENT SECTION ON WEDNESDAY.

 THE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL TEAM IS ALSO

HOME THIS WEEK, WITH A GAME TUESDAY
NIGHT AGAINST DUQUESNE.  THE LADIES ARE
JUST 1-5 IN CONFERENCE PLAY, BUT THEY HOPE
THAT THE UPCOMING HOMESTAND CAN
CATAPULT THEM IN TO A-10 CONTENTION.

A HANDFUL OF SPRING SPORTS ARE FINALLY

GETTING STARTED ON CAMPUS AS THE WEATHER
WARMS UP.  MEN’S AND WOMEN’S TENNIS HAVE
BOTH BEGUN NON-CONFERENCE MATCHES –
TRACK AND FIELD IS OFF AND RUNNING,
OPENING THEIR YEAR WITH A SUCCESSFUL MEET
AT NORTHERN IOWA – AND THE MEN’S
BASEBALL TEAM IS JUST WEEKS AWAY FROM
STARTING THEIR SPRING WORKOUTS.  AS THESE
SEASONS PROGRESS, WE’LL CONTINUE TO KEEP
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YOU UPDATED ON BILLIKENS SPORTS.

WELLS: IN ODD NEWS, A MAN IS BANNED FROM

A CENTRAL MISSOURI TOWN.

JOHNSON: WE’LL TELL YOU WHAT LED UP TO

THAT AFTER THE BREAK.

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1 SHOT, CAMERA 1 JOHNSON: FINALLY, TONIGHT, HOW DO YOU GET

JOHNSON BANNED FROM TOWN? PAY A TEENAGER TO
VANDALIZE THE TOWN STATUTE.
OTS: MAN BANNED/STATUE
FIFTY-SEVEN YEAR OLD REX BARSTOW SR. WAS
SENTENCED TO 60 DAYS IN JAIL AND FOUR
YEARS OF PROBATION AND MUST PAY NEARLY
$8,000 TO COVER DAMAGE TO THE STATUE IN THE
TOWN OF CLARK, IN CENTRAL MISSOURI, ABOUT
25 MILES NORTH OF COLUMBIA. A JUDGE ALSO
ORDERED BARSTOW TO STAY OUT OF THE TINY
COMMUNITY IN SOUTHERN RANDOLPH COUNTY.

BARSTOW WAS CONVICTED IN DECEMBER OF

PAYING A 14-YEAR-OLD ACQUAINTANCE
BETWEEN $20 AND $60 TO KNOCK OVER A NEW
STONE MONUMENT COMMEMORATING THE LIFE
OF 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 THE

3 SHOT, CAMERA 2 WEATHER AHEAD.
JOHNSON, WELLS, KEOLLER (WHITEHEAD?)
KOELLER: (WEATHER AD-LIB)
GRAPHIC: 7-DAY
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