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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 2011
Page
3
A draft IPCC summary obtained by AP warns freakish storms and record floods will intensify, driven by greenhouse gases. It says costs will rise and some areas may become marginal to inhabit, with a two thirds probability that extremes have worsened already. The final report is due after an Uganda meeting.
U S health officials report overdose deaths from powerful painkillers tripled over a decade, with nearly 15 000 deaths in 2008 including Heath Ledger. CDC says prescription opioids such as OxyContin Vicodin and methadone drive the rise while about 5 percent of Americans 12 plus abused painkillers in the past year. Oklahoma shows highest abuse rate. Nebraska and Iowa lowest.
Antwain Black, 36, among the first to go free, returns to Illinois after early release from federal prison. The policy cuts crack penalties toward parity with powder cocaine, affecting about 12,000 prisoners over years and about 1,900 eligible for immediate release.
A U.S. study of more than 100,000 nurses links three alcoholic drinks per week to a slightly higher risk of breast cancer versus non drinkers. It notes the association does not prove causation and suggests other factors may explain the link.
Kansas State University President Kirk Schulz told the Kansas Bioscience Authority board he will seek its help to recruit four to five elite faculty members over five years. He aims to attract members of national academies in animal health, plant pathology and food safety, leveraging the Eminent Scholars program with state and private funding.
About 150 people attended the 2011 Economic Forecast Breakfast by the Lawrence Chamber of Commerce. Kansas University professor Charles Krider warned that the local economy needs a more technical workforce to attract high tech business. Lawrence-based Computerized Assessments & Learning struggles to fill six software engineering roles, with founder Ron Guerin noting many engineers are found in India and considering outsourcing.
Douglas County judge Chief District Judge Robert Fairchild weighed whether 32-year-old Dale D. Patterson Jr. should be released on parole or kept in custody for further sex-offender treatment after his 2003 guilty pleas to two counts of aggravated criminal sodomy. Prosecutors argued Patterson remains high risk due to a mental abnormality, while defense contended expert testimony cited by prosecutors relied on hearsay. Fairchild planned to rule later.
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