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Posted: 4:32 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2011

KRMG Morning News "Stack of Stuff" and Notes 1/18/11 

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By Joe Kelley, Host of the KRMG Morning News

  1. KOTV - Tulsa Police are searching for a gunman who killed one man and injured a woman in a shooting in rural Tulsa County Monday. The shooting happened in the 14800 block of East 171st Street, between Bixby and Leonard, about 5:30 p.m. Deputies said the homeowner was in his backyard when the suspect came out of the woods and opened fire. Deputies said the homeowner was shot and killed. Deputies said woman tried talking to the suspect, but then he turned the gun on her. "After the assailant had fired shots at her, striking her, she fled to the wooded area for refuge, she actually had her cell phone, she was able to call in and alert police what was transpiring," said Sergeant Shannon Clark, with the Tulsa County Sheriff's Office. The woman was taken by Life Flight to a Tulsa hospital.  Deputies said despite her injuries, the woman was able to tell them what happened.
  2. KOTV - A Tulsa Police officer has died after battling cancer. Officer Jennifer Mansell died at her home in Collinsville Monday evening.  She served on the Tulsa Police Department for more than 20 years and was a long time member of the honor guard. Last November, two hundred Tulsa Police officers showed their support for Mansell by standing outside her hospital room with signs and flashlights. Officer Mansell went home a few days after the vigil and spent her last few months at home. Tulsa Police officers escorted her body from Collinsville to the funeral home in Owasso Monday night.
  3. KRMG - Your mom said it isn't polite to point but a seven year old Oklahoma City area boy got more than a scolding for doing it.  Lydia Riley says her son was suspended for one day last week from a Mid-Del district school because he acted like his finger was a gun and pretended to shoot a wall. Riley says she got a call from the Parkview Elementary principal to let her know what had happened.  She says she was told that type of behavior can't be tolerated in this day and age and that her son would be suspended for three days if he did it again. Riley calls the punishment ridiculous.  She says the kids were told not to play that way at the beginning of the year but she doubts a seven year old has the cognitive ability to distinguish between what play is or is not appropriate.
  4. The Guardian UK - The White House is to throw a lavish reception for the Chinese leader, Hu Jintao, on Wednesday in an effort to patch up relations after a difficult year dominated by tensions over currency rates, jobs, North Korea and other international issues. President Hu is due in Washington tomorrow for the start of a four-day visit, the highlight of which is to be a state dinner at the White House on Wednesday evening. Hu is to go from Washington to Chicago on Thursday for two days. The mayor of Chicago, Richard Daley, announcing details of the visit last week, including a gala dinner as well as trips to a Chinese car spare parts factory and a Chinese language school, reflected US excitement about the trip. "It is a big deal. Big, big, big, big. Big deal," Daley said.
  5. CNN - A team of scientists from Japan, Russia and the United States hopes to clone a mammoth, a symbol of Earth's ice age that ended 12,000 years ago, according to a report in Japan's Yomiuri Shimbun. The researchers say they hope to produce a baby mammoth within six years. The scientists say they will extract DNA from a mammoth carcass that has been preserved in a Russian laboratory and insert it into the egg cells of an African elephant in hopes of producing a mammoth embryo. The team is being led by Akira Iritani, a professor emeritus at Kyoto University in Japan. He has built upon research from Teruhiko Wakayama of Kobe's Riken Center for Developmental Biology, who successfully cloned a mouse from cells that had been frozen for 16 years, to devise a technique to extract egg nuclei without damaging them, according to the Yomiuri report. The U.S. researchers are in vitro fertilization experts. They, along with Kinki University professor Minoru Miyashita, will be responsible for implanting the mammoth embryo into an African elephant, the report said.
  6. LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Host Ricky Gervais may have turned off the audience members and critics at Sunday night's Golden Globe Awards, but viewers seemed turned on, watching the show in larger numbers than one year ago. The Golden Globes, an annual film and TV awards show in Hollywood, drew just under 17 million total viewers to network NBC, which was up slightly from 2010 when British comedian Gervais, who is known for his acerbic sense of humor, hosted for the first time, according to audience figures released on Monday. Last year's ceremony was up 14 percent from 2009's roughly 15 million viewers, and the upward trend shows the telecast is recovering somewhat from the 2008 Hollywood writers strike which reduced the Globes to a news conference. Still, this year's viewership of 16.99 million show is down from 2007, when some 20 million viewers tuned in to watch Hollywood's A-list stars parade up the red carpet in their finest gowns and tuxedos and, for the lucky few, accept awards for movies, TV shows, performances and music.
  7. TUCSON, Ariz. -- Donated corneas from the young girl killed in the Arizona mass shooting have saved the eyesight of two children, the girl's father told The Associated Press on Monday. John Green said the Donor Network of Arizona told him and his wife about the successful transplants. He said he doesn't know whether any of 9-year-old Christina Taylor Green's other organs have gone to any other children, but he's under the impression that her wounds rendered her internal organs unusable. Christina was the youngest victim of the shooting that left a total of six dead and 13 others wounded - including Rep. Gabrielle Giffords - on Jan. 8. Green said he and his wife Roxanna didn't hesitate to allow doctors to use Christina's organs.
  8. Doctors have removed bone fragments from U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords' fractured eye socket. The fragments were removed this weekend to relieve pressure, her neurosurgeon at University Medical Center, Dr. Michael Lemole, said at a news conference today. Doctors removed the bone chips and reconstructed the roof of the eye socket through an incision above her eyebrow, he said. Giffords also had surgery over the weekend to replace her breathing tube with a tracheotomy in her windpipe. Her condition was upgraded from critical to serious.
  9. Oak Park (IL) River Forest High School administrators have identified a student they believe is responsible for an "inappropriate ranking list" of female students that circulated the school in print and on Facebook, officials said. That student will not be in school this week as part of disciplinary measures outlined in the school's code of conduct. The range of punishment for cyberbullying, bullying and inappropriate use of technology can lead up to and include expulsion, said Kay Foran, spokeswoman for school. Administrators are asking for parents' help as they continue the investigation and determine whether other students were involved, Foran said. The list, in which 50 girls were ranked by descriptions of their bodies, promiscuity and other derogatory terms, circulated the school early Friday afternoon.
  10. FOXNEWS - CAIR -- the Council on American-Islamic Relations -- has removed a poster on its website that promotes an upcoming conference and advises people not to talk to the FBI. CAIR says that they did not intend to tell people not to talk to the FBI, and that the poster... well, they don't have an explanation, other than to say that they'll pull the artwork because it might be "subject to misinterpretation." What, exactly, would the PROPER interpretation be?
  11. Just how big is Starbucks' new Trenta size? The Trenta, available only for iced drinks, will be in every U.S. Starbucks by May 3. The 31oz addition to the Starbucks lineup is 325mL larger than Starbucks' previous largest size, the Venti. At 916 mL, the Trenta is actually larger than the average capacity of the adult human stomach (900mL).
  12. Minnesota Vikings quarterback Brett Favre officially filed his retirement papers on Monday. In November, Favre told former NFL coach Steve Mariucci on the NFL Network that he will not be returning to play in 2011. After sitting out in the season finale against the Detroit Lions due to a concussion, Favre said "it's time" in a postgame retirement speech. "I know it's time, and that's OK. It is," the 41-year-old said. "Again, I hold no regrets, and I can't think of too many players offhand that can walk away and say that. Individually and from a team standpoint, it was way more than I ever dreamed of." Favre retired in 2008 with the Green Bay Packers and in 2009 with the New York Jets, only to return both times.
  13. Apple CEO Steve Jobs has announced that he is taking a medical leave of absence.  While it's unclear what the reason is for the medical leave, Jobs' previous medical history includes Pancreatic cancer as well as a liver transplant. In 2004, Jobs contracted Pancreatic Cancer, which he beat. Then Jobs underwent a liver transplant in 2009, and also made a full recovery. During Jobs' absence in 2009, COO Tim Cook took over Apple's day-to-day activities, similar to this situation. We may hear more about Jobs health condition today, when Apple releases Q4 and 2010 earnings.
  14. MASHABLE - Pac-Man, one of the most popular video games of all time, is being turned into a reality TV show. Yes, this means Pac-Man could be joining the ranks of Survivor and Jersey Shore. Namco Bandai Games, the creators and owners of Pac-Man, have teamed up with Merv Griffin Entertainment to produce the new unscripted TV show, reports Deadine.com. It will apparently be similar to Wipeout, a reality show where contestants must complete various obstacle courses (like its famous "Big Balls" challenge) or get knocked into the muddy water. "The idea we have is to take what Pac-Man is and bring it to life, to bring what is essentially the world's biggest game of tag to television," said Roy Banks, Merv Griffin Entertainment's president of television. The show is still in the planning stages and is currently being shopped to the major networks. But if ABC (abc) was willing to pick up I Survived a Japanese Game Show, then surely some network will pick up Pac-Man. Our hope is that the show will consist of contestants in red, cyan, pink and orange suits chasing a guy in a giant yellow ball. Or perhaps the game will consist of four obstacles called Blinky, Pinky, Inky and Clyde. The possibilities are endless.
  15. A report from the Detroit News suggested that without government aid, the city of Detroit will be forced to close down nearly half of the city's public schools in the next two years. Additionally, the paper warns that average high school class sizes will swell to 62 students by the following year. These startling statistics were laid out in a deficit-reduction plan filed with the state of Michigan by the city's Emergency Financial Manager Robert Bobb. Bobb's role is working to slash the $327 million deficit the Detroit school district has accrued over the years. According to the Detroit News, Detroit Public Schools considered filing for bankruptcy in 2009 but declined. In the past year alone, debt in the district has increased by more than $100 million, brought on by a "mix of revenue declines in property taxes, reduced state aid, declining enrollment and an unplanned staffing surge this past fall."
  16. (Reuters) - Disgraced rider Floyd Landis, the man who was stripped of his 2006 Tour de France title for doping and accused Lance Armstrong of cheating, has retired, the American said. "I'll never start on a line on a road and try to get to another line on a road faster than another guy. That's over," Landis, 35, told ESPN.com. Landis won the Tour in 2006 but failed a dope test for testosterone during the race and was stripped of the title. He denied any wrongdoing until last May, when he admitted to doping and accused former team mate Armstrong, a seven-times Tour champion, and others of doping when they were both riding for the U.S. Postal team. Landis took part in a few races in 2010 as an independent rider but failed to secure a proper contract.
  17. INTERESTING BUT DANGEROUS: It is possible to lose 20 pounds in 24 hours. Tim Ferriss, author of the 4-Hour Workweek and the 4-Hour Body, has made a career out of experimenting with exercise, supplements and the limits of the human body. The former kickboxer writes that he has lost over 20 pounds in 24 hours on more than a dozen occasions, with the most dramatic example being a loss of 33 pounds in 20 hours. Ferriss employed rapid dehydration (which, performed improperly, can be fatal) to drop from 185 to 152 pounds by following a process he describes openly and in detail on his website.
  18. PEOPLE TWICE AS LIKELY TO BECOME OBESE AFTER MARRIAGE: New research shows that within a few years of getting married, individuals are twice as likely to become obese than their unmarried counterparts. Researchers studied 6,949 people for several years and found that married people are more likely to become obese than those who are just dating, and that young people who live with their partners also tend to gain weight. The study also showed that unmarried women who have lived with their boyfriends for five years or less had a 63% increased chance of developing obesity. On the other hand, men had no increased risk of gaining weight during cohabitation. Why does this happen? It appears that mealtime became a more important routine than it was when the people were living alone. Secondly, workouts don't get done the way they used to -- individuals begin to feel loved and accepted for who they are, and for some this may mean letting themselves go.
  19. THINKING ABOUT EXERCISE MAKES PEOPLE EAT: Just thinking about physical exercise makes us eat more, according to new research. People who read and think about exercising apparently eat 50 percent more food. Researchers believe it is due to a subconscious reward theory which suggests that when physical or mental effort is spent on exercising, we reward ourselves by eating more. Two groups were asked to read a scenario describing a 30-minute walk during which they were listening to music or focused on exercising and how tired they felt. The third, a control group, did neither. Afterwards, the men and women, who did not know the study's purpose, were offered food from bowls of sweet or salty snacks as a reward for their time. Those who read about exercising ate 58.9 per cent more sweet snacks and 51.9 cent more salty snacks than the control group.
  20. In Green Bay, WI, a woman who purchased a refurbished vacuum cleaner took it to a repair shop to find out why it had lost suction. Turns out there was two pounds of crystal meth and another two-point-two pounds of cocaine inside. Cops theorize that the drugs may have been placed there when the machine was re-assembled after being serviced in Mexico.
  21. The House of Representatives is slated to begin debate this afternoon on the repeal of President Barack Obama's healthcare law. The House is set to vote on the repeal this week, fulfilling a campaign promise of Congressional Republicans and setting up a clash with the White House and Senate Democrats. House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, has scheduled a floor debate on the measure today and a vote on Wednesday. The new GOP majority, in keeping with its "repeal and replace" mantra, will instruct various House committees to craft alternatives to the law. The nation is divided over the law, but the strength and intensity of the opposition appear diminished. An AP-GfK poll finds that 40 percent of those surveyed said they support the law, while 41 percent oppose it. Just after the November congressional elections, opposition stood at 47 percent and support was 38 percent. As for repeal, only about one in four say they want to do away with the law completely. Among Republicans support for repeal has dropped sharply, from 61 percent after t he elections to 49 percent now. Also, 43 percent say they want the law changed so it does more to re-engineer the health care system. Fewer than one in five say it should be left as it is.
  22. A Federal criminal investigation targeting John Edwards is examining how much the two-time Presidential candidate knew about money used to cover up his extramarital affair and out-of-wedlock child and whether he had other practices that pushed the bounds of campaign finance laws. A federal grand jury meeting in Raleigh, North Carolina, is combing through records and testimony involving several political organizations and individuals connected to Edwards and trying to determine if the former U.S. senator from North Carolina and 2004 vice presidential nominee broke any laws. A recently issued subpoena focuses on a web of these political groups allied with Edwards. The case largely stems from money spent to keep Edwards' mistress, Rielle Hunter, in hiding along with former campaign aide Andrew Young, who initially claimed paternity so Edwards could continue pursuing the White House without the taint of the affair. Investigators are looking chiefly at whether funds paid to Hunter and Young -- from outside political groups and Edwards' political donors -- should have been considered campaign donations since they arguably aided his presidential bid. And they're also looking closely at whether any entities linked to Edwards operated illegally.
 
 

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