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NEWS
GET READY FOR THE BEAKEND
FRIDAY, JANUARY 27, 2006
By DAVID ARMSTRONG editor@kansan.com KANSAN CORRESPONDENT
School has been in session for a full week, which means that a new routine should be starting to sink in. That's all the more reason to mix things up a bit this weekend.
If posters aren't your thing, kick on your walking shoes and throw on a jacket. With the unseasonably warm temperatures this month, take advantage of the opportunity to be outside without a parka by making your way to the Downtown Friday Gallery Walk. It's free, and only happens on select Fridays from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Usually about a dozen galleries between Seventh Street and 10th Street participate.
As always, there's tons of fun to be had in this town of ours, it's just a matter of scratching beneath the surface to find affordable local entertainment. Student Union Activities has plenty planned at the Kansas Union this weekend.
Whether your walls at home are bare, or you've got some time between classes to spare, today is the last day to check out the poster sale at the Union, starting at 9 a.m.
The Lawrence Arts Center, 940 New Hampshire St., is a good place to pick up a map and start the adventure.
Looking at so much art can make your eyes spin. To get your ears engaged, just continue the art walk down to Sixth and Massachusetts streets where Yonder Mountain String Band will kick off its Cabin Fever 2006 Tour tonight and Saturday night at Liberty Hall.
There's also a ton of stuff happening tonight at the Kansas Union. Show up about 9 p.m., but don't forget your p.j.'s Student Union Activities is hosting its Winter Unionfest Pajama Party where pianist and vocalist Ross Copperman will be performing. There will also be a Scrabble tournament, a miniature golf course, a caricature artist and a scavenger hunt, all with a lot of prizes.
Come early, or come late,
because there are two screenings,
the first is at 7 p.m. and
the last is at 9:30 p.m. Tickets
are $2.
SUA is also hosting its first feature film, "Shopgirl," adapted from the novel by Steve Martin, at the Woodruff Auditorium in the Kansas Union.
Cosmic bowling happens on the bottom floor of the Union every Friday and Saturday night, starting at 11 p.m., and it's absolutely free. After all, there's nothing better than free bowling.
— Edited by James Foley
"Quote of the Day"
"There's nothing worse than being an aging young person."
— Richard Pryor
Fact of the day
In 2005, there were more than 200 summits of Mk. Everest. There were no summits of the world's second-highest mountain, K2.
Source: everestnews.com
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A Keene eye for art
Senior Caterina Benalcazar looks through original artwork by Steve Keene. "I have been a fan of his work for 10 years," Benalcazar said. Benalcazar first found out about Keene because of the album art he creates. Keenew will be creating work in the Kansas Union Gallery until Feb.14.
TECHNOLOGY
Zooming in on Google Earth
BY KRISTEN JARBOE
kjarboe@kansan.com
KINSHAN STUD WRIVER
While McClendon was working for Google, he co-founded Keyhole, which was then acquired by Google.
"I just modified it slightly one day a couple years ago," he said. "Last year, Keyhole was renamed Google Earth, released as a free product, and the rest is history."
It looks like Lawrence is at the center of the earth — at least, according to Google Earth it is. More specifically, Meadowbrook Apartments, near the intersection of Bob Billings Parkway and Crestline Drive, is at the center of the earth.
Brian McClendon, director of engineering for Google Earth is responsible for the Web site. He lived in Lawrence for 15 years and eventually graduated from the University of Kansas with a Bachelors of Science in Electrical Engineering in 1986.
Google Earth is a program on the Internet in which you can see a distant view of the earth for free. By using the zoom feature, you magnify the planet, which eventually zooms in on Lawrence.
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Last year, Keyhole was renamed Google Earth, released as a free product, and the rest is history."
Brian McClendon
Director of Engineering for Google Earth
by the apartment complex, but he called and said a manager seemed fine with it.
"We're really happy about it," said Roberta Floyd, resident manager.
Molly Bachand, Kansas City, Kan., senior, said, "It's interesting that of all the places in the world it could land, it lands here in Lawrence."
To actually see Lawrence though, the zoom feature has to be used. Someone who does not know of the Lawrence connection may never see it.
"It'd be cool if, as soon as you opened up the Google Earth site, it zoomed in on Lawrence on its own," Bachand said. "But it's still weird to think that it looks like we're at the center."
Edited by Jodi Ann Holopirek
PALESTINIAN ELECTION
World shocked by Hamas victory
BY RAVI NESSMAN
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
RAMALLAH, West Bank — Islamic militant Hamas' landslide victory in Palestinian elections unnerved the world Thursday, darkening prospects for Mideast peace and ending four decades of rule by the corruption-riddled Fatah Party.
The parliamentary victory stunned even Hamas leaders, who mounted a well-organized campaign but have no experience in government. They offered to share power with President Mahmoud Abbas, the Fatah chief, who said he may go around the new government to talk peace with Israel.
Underscoring the tensions between the secular Fatah and fundamentalist Hamas, some 3,000 supporters of the militant group marched through Ramallah and raised their party's green flag over the Palestinian parliament. Fatah supporters tried to lower the banner. The two sides fought for about 30 minutes, throwing stones and breaking windows in the building.
year to a four-year term as president of the Palestinian Authority, has yet to decide how closely to work with a group that built its clout through suicide bombings. But his Fatah Party decided not to join a Hamas government, said Fatah legislator Saab Frekat.
Abbas, who was elected last
"We will be a loyal opposition and rebuild the party," Erekat said, after meeting with Abbas.
Hamas won a clear majority in Wednesday's vote, capturing 76 of the 132 seats in parliament, according to official, near-complete results released Thursday. The results of the popular vote were not announced.
But leaders across the world demanded that Hamas, which is branded a terror group by the U.S. and European Union, renounce violence and recognize Israel.
"If your platform is the destruction of Israel, it means you're not a partner in peace, and we're interested in peace," President Bush said in Washington.
Hamas members, and senior Cabinet officials held an emergency meeting to discuss the repercussions of the vote. Acting Foreign Minister Tzizi Livni asked the EU not to deal with a "terror government."
Acting Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said Israel will not negotiate with a Palestinian government that includes
Hamas leaders immediately took to the international — and even Israeli — airwaves to send out a moderate message.
"Don't be afraid," Ismail Haniyeh, a Hamas leader, told the BBC.
At a victory news conference late Thursday, however, Haniyeh said Hamas will "complete the liberation of other parts of Palestine." He did not say which territories he was referring to or how he would go about it.
Hamas has largely adhered to the cease-fire declared last February, while a smaller militant group, Islamic Jihad, carried out six suicide bombings against Israelis during that period.
The Islamic group quickly reached out to Abbas to try to work out a partnership, Haniyeh said, adding that he did not expect the Palestinian leader to resign.
fore the vote they would be content to be a junior partner in the next government. The group campaigned mainly on cleaning up the Palestinian Authority — downplaying the conflict with Israel — and Zahar said Thursday that Hamas planned to overhaul the government.
"We are going to change every aspect, as regards the economy, as regards industry, as regards agriculture, as regards social aid, as regards health, administration, education," he said.
Hamas leaders had said be-
Some experts believed the Hamas victory would force it to moderate. Others feared it would embolden the group to remake Palestinian life in keeping with its strict interpretation of Islam.
"We don't want the Palestinian people and cause to be isolated. We don't want a theocracy," said independent lawmaker Hanan Ashrawi. "Hamas promises reform, sure they will do that, I would like to see reform. But what worries me is things like legislation on education, culture, social welfare, the ramifications for peace in the future."
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the Short Tree and the Bird that Could Not Sing by Dennis Foon
The University of Kansas Department of Theatre and Film University Theatre KU Theatre for Young People
1:00 p.m. • January 30 - 31 & February 1 - 3, 2006
10:00 a.m. • Saturday, February 4, 2006
2:30 p.m. • Sunday, February 5, 2006
9:45 a.m. • February 6 - 8, 2006
KU UNIVERSITY THEATRE The University of Kansas
William Inge Memorial Theatre Murphy Hall
general admission tickets will be on sale in the University Theatre Ticket Office one hour prior to each performance; seating is limited. Tickets are $10 public, $5 all students, and $9 senior citizens and KU faculty and staff.
This production is partially funded by the KU Student Senate Activity Fee; funding is also provided by the Kansas Arts Commission, a state agency, and the National Endowment for the Arts, a national agency.
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