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Posted: 4:36 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 28, 2010

KRMG Morning News "Stack of Stuff" and Notes 10/28/10 

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By Joe Kelley, Host of the KRMG Morning News

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  • OKBlitz.com -- STILLWATER, Oklahoma -- Oklahoma State receiver Justin Blackmon has been suspended for one game after he was arrested on a complaint of driving under the influence, coach Mike Gundy said Wednesday night. Blackmon was pulled over early Tuesday morning in Carrolton, Texas for going 92 in a 60 mph zone. After the officer smelled alcohol on his breath, he put Blackmon through field sobriety tests and took Blackmon into custody.
  • KJRH - Some Green Country towns are rescheduling trick-or-treating. Halloween falls on a Sunday this year, so many towns will be celebrating a day early. Glenpool, Dewey, Ramona and Ochelata plan to celebrate on Oct. 30. Officials say they don't want kids out too late because of school the next day. 2NEWS checked with other local cities, all said they had no plans to change the trick-or-treating date.
  • TULSA WORLD - The City Council will vote Thursday on whether to request that Mayor Dewey Bartlett extend his external search for a police chief to longer than the one week he has allotted. Councilor Maria Barnes, who is pursuing the council consensus, said that is not enough time for a serious process. "It takes more than seven days for outside candidates to know that a search is going on, research the city and get their application in order," she said. Barnes said extending the search to at least 30 days should be no reflection on interim Police Chief Chuck Jordan, who has confirmed he will be a candidate.
  • KTUL - Time to throw another blanket on the bed. The coldest air so far this fall is settling in across the sooner state. The strong low pressure system that brought strong winds to Oklahoma and everything from tornadoes in the Ohio Valley to heavy snow in Colorado, is now slowly making its way across the upper Great Lakes Wednesday. On the backside, cold air is filtering down the plains from North Dakota all the way to Texas.
  • NewsOn6.com -- TULSA, Oklahoma - A teenage boy was killed in a drive by shooting in east Tulsa Wednesday night, Tulsa Police said. It happened about 8:20 p.m. near Admiral and HWY 169.  Police said the gunman pulled up to a house and opened fire on a group of people in a garage. Officers said about five or six people were inside the garage at the time. "Quite a few shots fired," said Tulsa Police Captain Rick Helberg.  "We have got about ten shell casings, something like that, in the street in front of the residents." EMSA said the 19-year-old was taken to the hospital in critical condition.  The victim's name has not been released.
  • NewsOn6.com - The west leg of the Inner Dispersal Loop, or eastbound I-244, in downtown Tulsa is expected be open in time for the Thursday morning commute, according to Oklahoma Department of Transportation. ODOT said drivers should still expect short-term closures while crews take down the detour signs that routed traffic away from the construction.
  • TULSA WORLD - The Federal Aviation Administration confirmed Wednesday that it is reviewing Sen. Jim Inhofe's recent landing on a closed runway that one eyewitness said endangered workers at a small Texas airport. FAA investigators were at the Port Isabel-Cameron County Airport on Friday, the day after the incident, to receive statements from eyewitnesses, reposition vehicles that were in the area and take photos. The top issues for the agency are expected to be why Inhofe, R-Okla., landed a twin-engine Cessna on a runway clearly marked as closed with giant X's and what he knew about a so-called NOTAM, which are issued to notify pilots of such matters. Inhofe, 75, is a veteran pilot with a commercial rating and more than 50 years of flying experience.
  • KRMG - Two more groups come out against State Question 744.  Both the Oklahoma Fraternal Order of Police and the Oklahoma State Troopers Association are concerned the measure would lead to funding cuts that would jeopardize public safety.
  • PRESS RELEASE - Former Congressman J.C. Watts officially endorsed Mary Fallin in her race for Oklahoma governor today. Fallin and Watts are campaigning together today in Lawton, where the two hosted a "Countdown to Victory Rally" at Cameron University. "Mary Fallin will stand up for Oklahoma against the failed policies of the Obama administration.  She will work hard to create more jobs in Oklahoma, improve our schools and eliminate wasteful government spending. As a former quarterback, I know the importance of having the right person lead your team. I believe Mary is that person," said Watts. Fallin said she was thrilled that Watts could join her on the campaign trail.
  • WHAT?! ABC - The Democratic National Committee formally has asked the Pentagon for reams of correspondence between military agencies and nine potential Republican presidential candidates, a clear indication that Democrats are building opposition-research files on specific 2012 contenders even before the midterm elections. An internal Army e-mail obtained by ABC News indicates that the DNC has filed Freedom of Information Act requests for "any and all records of communication" between Army departments and agencies and each of the nine Republicans -- all of whom are widely mentioned as possible challengers to President Obama. The agencies are asked to respond to the request by this Friday, just four days before Election Day.
  • NBC - Researchers have determined that genetics could matter when it comes to some adults' political leanings. According to scientists at UC San Diego and Harvard University, "ideology is affected not just by social factors, but also by a dopamine receptor gene called DRD4." That and how many friends you had during high school. The study was led by UCSD's James Fowler and focused on 2,000 subjects from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health. Scientists matched the subjects' genetic information with "maps" of their social networks. According to researchers, they determined that people "with a specific variant of the DRD4 gene were more likely to be liberal as adults." However, the, subjects were only more likely to have leanings to the left if they were also socially active during adolescence.
  • NBC - BALTIMORE -- The Baltimore City Health Department issued its first environmental citation for repeat violations of the city's trans fat ban. The Health Department issued Healthy Choice, a food facility in the 400 block of Lexington Street, a $100 fine on Thursday. "It was the second time they were found with a high trans fat level in their ingredients," said Health Department agent Juan Gutierrez. Officials said that during inspections in July and this month, the facility was found to be using a margarine product with trans fat levels in excess of what the law allows.
  • DAILY MAIL UK - Mohammed has become the most popular name for newborn boys in Britain. It shot up from third the previous year, overtaking Jack, which had topped the list for the past 14 years but was relegated to third spot. Olivia topped the list for little girls for the second year in a row, behind Ruby and Chloe. A total of 7,549 newborns were given 12 variations of the Islamic prophet Mohammed's name last year, such as Muhammad and Mohammad.
  • NY DAILY NEWS - Under headline of "President's Diminished Brand" -- He went on ESPN twice to announce his Final Four picks. He went on "The View" (drawing 6.5 million viewers). He had a "Christmas at the White House" special with Oprah Winfrey. He went on Jay Leno - becoming the first sitting President to appear on a late-night show. He was on the cover of Rolling Stone, giving a revealing interview looking back on his first 18 months in office. In December, he'll be going on the Discovery Channel's "MythBusters."
  • DAILY MAIL UK - The mission is to boldly go where no man has gone before - on a flight to Mars. The snag is that you'd never come back. The U.S. space agency Nasa is actively investigating the possibility of humans colonising other worlds such as the Red Planet in an ambitious project named the Hundred Years Starship. The settlers would be sent supplies from Earth, but would go on the understanding that it would be too costly to make the return trip. NASA Ames Director Pete Worden revealed that one of NASA's main research centres, Ames Research Centre, has received £1million funding to start work on the project. The research team has also received an additional $100,000 from Nasa.
  • WaPo - Federal law enforcement authorities arrested a Northern Virginia man Wednesday in connection with an alleged plot to carry out terrorist bombings at stations in the Washington Metro system. Farooque Ahmed, 34, of Ashburn conspired with people he thought to be al-Qaeda operatives to bomb the Arlington Cemetery, Pentagon City, Crystal City and Court House stations, according to a federal indictment. An Obama administration official said Ahmed, a naturalized U.S. citizen born in Pakistan, first drew the attention of law enforcement officials by seeking to obtain unspecified materials. He later became the target of an undercover sting, officials said.
  • DEADLINE.COM - We just learned that James Cameron is telling Hollywood that Fox made a "huge" donation to his environmental green fund, and in return he committed to making the Avatar sequel and threequel his next films. That also caused him to withdraw from Sony Pictures' Cleopatra with Angelina Jolie, even though he'd told the studio that he'd always wanted to film the Queen Of The Nile's story. With this move, Twentieth Century Fox effectively ties up James Cameron through December 2015, apparently putting a hold on Sony Pictures' hopes for the director to helm a fast-tracked Cleopatra starring Angelina Jolie in 2012:
  • BMW is recalling more than 150-thousand vehicles because of fuel pump failures. The company says its 2007 to 2010 model year vehicles with twin-turbo six-cylinder engines will get software updates. As many as 40-thousand of the recalled vehicles could also get replacement pumps. BMW is also recalling its 2008 model year X5 six-cylinder SUVs for replacement of low-pressure fuel pumps.
  • Toilet paper has gone tubeless. Gone are the days of glue-laced toilet paper. Kimberly-Clark, the makers of Scott toilet paper, have created a new "natural" toilet paper that has no cardboard tube inside, so every last piece of toilet paper is usable. The tube-less toilet paper rolls will be sold in Wal-Mart stores and Sam's Club warehouse supermarkets across the Northeast and will expand nationally (possibly globally) if sales spike. The lack of a cardboard tube means putting a dent in the 160 million pounds of trash produced from toilet paper rings, which is enough cardboard to stretch from here to the moon and back --twice.
  • That fun couple, RANDY and EVI QUAID, were released yesterday after six days behind bars in Vancouver. And, thanks to the fact that her father was born in Canada, the Canada Border Security Agency says they now consider her to be (quote) "a prima facie Canadian citizen," and they'll actually consider her request to remain in Canada with her husband. As far as Randy's status goes, he's married to a Canadian citizen, but will have to apply to remain in the frozen North. Obviously, even if they are granted resident status in Canada, they could still be extradited for skipping that California arraignment hearing over charges that they were squatters in their former home.
  • Is it time to bring "Charlie's Angels" back to TV? That's what ABC-TV believes. Deadline.com reports the network is ready to shoot a pilot for the reboot, and DREW BARRYMORE, who produced the two "Charlie's Angels" movies in 2000 and 2003 is one of the producers for the new TV series as well. No word on casting yet.
  • Tired of the same old candy and chips at the vending machine? Here's something new. The Daily Telegraph reports vending machines in China are now dispensing live crabs. In fact, several of the new machines have been installed in Chinese train stations. And, they're very popular with commuters. And, if you put your money in and a dead crab comes out --don't worry! The company says they'll give you three free live crabs in exchange.  WU ZHENDI, manager of the Twin Lake Crab Company, says "We are selling hundreds each day, and more at weekends."
  • NEW 'BATMAN' MOVIE NAME REVEALED: The name of the third Batman movie has been released and it will be called -- The Dark Knight Rises. Director Christopher Nolan told the Los Angeles Times' Hero Complex blog that the film won't feature The Riddler as was previously reported. It's scheduled to hit theaters in July of 2012.
  • WOMEN ARE MORE ATTRACTED TO MEN WITH FACIAL HAIR: According to a new study, women are more attracted to men with facial hair than without. Fifty-four percent of women polled said they preferred a man with facial hair. Only one in three said that they preferred a clean-shaven look, while the remaining 14 percent didn't mind. Seventy-six percent of the women who admitted to liking facial hair said that they found a man with facial hair 'more masculine,' and subsequently more attractive. One in ten admitted that they thought clean-shaven men 'often looked young.' Two thirds of the women who said they favored facial hair said that they most liked all-over stubble, while just 12 percent preferred a beard. Nineteen percent said that they most liked a moustache when it came to facial hair, but just six percent favored goatees.
  • ARE WATCHES OUT OF STYLE? Is the wristwatch an accessory of the past? One in seven people say they have 'no reason' to wear a watch, according to a survey. The change has been attributed to the rising number of time-telling gadgets we carry around, such as cell phones, iPods and laptops. Most of those surveyed by market researchers Mintel said they relied on their phone or PC, rather than a watch, to tell the time. Although 86 percent of people still own a watch, more than nine in ten own a mobile. And those aged 25 or younger were twice as likely as those in their forties or fifties to have stopped wearing a watch, with 28 percent not having one.
  • MARRIED COUPLES GET BORED AFTER 10 YEARS AND 11 MONTHS: Married couples begin to grow bored with each other after ten years and 11 months, according to researchers. Their survey suggests that after a decade of marriage the romance has often died and partners have become fed up with their daily routine. A quarter of those questioned said their marriage has lost its sparkle because they no longer bother going out together or make romantic gestures. A fifth of couples said they weren't excited at the thought of having sex. And 12 percent could not remember the last time their partner paid them any sort of compliment.
  • PET SUPPLY COMPANY MAKES SILICONE GIRLFRIEND FOR YOUR DOG: A pet supply company has manufactured an inflatable doll for dogs who are big on humping human legs. The doll cost $150 dollars and comes in three sizes, small, medium and large. The inflatable dog comes with a hole in the back and suction cups on its paws for traction. The pet supply house says that the toy can function as a modern piece of art when it's not in use.
  • The superstar Cyrus clan has been undergoing some drastic changes over the course of this year. First, Miley and Billy Ray Cyrus wrapped production on the final season of Disney's fantastically successful Hannah Montana TV series. Second, Miley decided to make over her cute teen-girl image into a racier new persona. Third, Billy Ray changed a bit, himself--he took a turn away from his established country music career to record a more rock-oriented album (under the name Brother Clyde). And now, sadly, another family institution is crumbling: Namely, Billy Ray and wife Tish Cyrus's 17-year marriage. According to People, the couple filed divorce documents on Wednesday, citing irreconcilable differences.
  • Authorities in North Carolina said today they have found a prosthetic leg that they believe belonged to Zahra Clare Baker, the 10-year-old disabled girl who is missing and feared slain. Hickory police made the announcement today during a late-afternoon media briefing at police headquarters. According to Hickory Police Maj. Clyde Deal, the prosthetic leg was found in a "brushy area" at a search site off of Christie Road. While authorities are not yet certain the leg is Zahra's, Deal said it is "consistent with what Zahra's would be like." Authorities are trying to match the serial number on the leg to hospital records to see if it is a match to the one that was fitted for the hearing-impaired girl, who lost her leg to bone cancer, WRAL reported.
  • SOUTH BEND, Ind. (Oct. 27) -- A Notre Dame student died Wednesday after the tower from which he was filming football practice fell over. Declan Sullivan, a 20-year-old junior from Long Grove, Ill., was transported from the LaBar practice complex to a South Bend hospital, where he died. "Our thoughts and prayers go out to Declan's family and friends," coach Brian Kelly said in a release. "Declan was a diligent student worker in our video department and had a tremendous personality and great sense of humor. He brightened the days for all that had the privilege to work with him, and the Notre Dame football family will dearly miss him." Authorities were investigating the incident. The hydraulic scissor lift, which can be lowered or raised depending on needs, stretched across a nearby street.
  • President Barack Obama has already named more gay men and lesbians to administration positions than any White House, according to an institute keeping tabs on the appointments. Obama has appointed 150 gays to high-level slots at agencies, commissions, and White House staff positions compared to 140 named by President Clinton during the entire eight years of his presidency, the Associated Press reported Tuesday.
  • FRESNO, Calif. -- A Clovis woman who reached a $1.4 million settlement with her former employer after being spanked in front of jeering co-workers finally has the right to get paid. Janet Orlando reached the 2006 settlement after Anaheim-based Alarm One Inc. appealed an earlier jury verdict. Orlando originally was awarded $1.7 million for being humiliated by the so-called team-building exercise, in which employees spanked each other with competitors' yard signs. But the former alarm system saleswoman never got a penny. The company and its liability insurers challenged the settlement contract, saying that no bank would finance the deal so they weren't bound by it. A Fresno County Superior Court jury on Tuesday found the companies breached the contract, and Orlando was entitled to the money.
     
     

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