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Deepak Chopra, an Indian medical doctor and proponent of alternative medicine
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3. Student's script comes to life
Deepak Chopra's son changed his name from "Gau-tama" to "Gotham" because the latter sounds more hip.
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What courses do you teach? This is my first semester, I teach Introduction to "International Politics," "Russian Foreign Policy and Eurasian Security," and I will be teaching "Introduction to Human Rights."
Where did you go to college? I'm originally from Russia and already
had a university education for undergraduate studies, but I went to Purdue University in Indiana for my master's and doctoral degrees.
What inspired you to teach? I think that it's the awareness of the fact of making a difference in the way a student interprets political events international and domestic — having this "self-power" that can be used positively is inspiring.
What clubs or organizations were you involved in? I was involved in the Purdue Student Government. I was also president of the Political Science Graduate Student Association and president of Purdue's Salsa Dancing Club.
Professor Mariya Omelicheva Department of Political Science
What's your prediction for KU football? I've been trying to follow the team, and I think they'll have great success.
What is the worst job you've ever had? I've actually been blessed in that I've enjoyed every organization that I've worked at.
What is your craziest moment from college? Purdue has these two beautiful big fountains. When it's warm out, we would run through them.
Do you have a favorite sport to watch? I don't watch sports, but I love to play sports.
Did you have a favorite cartoon growing up? I grew up in Russia, and there was this cartoon which translates as "Wow Let's See What
What is your funniest teaching moment? I'd say grading students papers because of the way they spell. They spell it the way they think it's pronounced.
Happens". It was a cartoon about a wolf and a hare. The wolf was constantly chasing the hare. The cartoon had some valuable lessons in it, but at the same time it was very hilarious.
What is your favorite candy? I like Belgium milk chocolate.
Where have you traveled to? I've been to Singapore, Malaysia, Egypt, Estonia and Georgia.
What's currently in your CD player? Salsa, 99 percent of the time.
What is your ideal weekend? Working hard, producing a lot of things and going out at night.
What is your favorite restaurant? I like any authentic Chinese Restaurants, and I like Ethiopian too.
What is your favorite color? I have many favorites from red and blue to black and white.
Do you have a favorite KU tradition? I'm looking forward to the graduation ceremony. I think it's interesting and unique.
— Edited by Elizabeth Cattell
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A veterinarian examines a giant panda cub at the San Diego Zoo during the cub's weekly exam in San Diego on Aug. 14. The San Diego Zoo's panda cub finally has a name: Zhen Zhen, or Precious. Following Chinese tradition, the zoo waited until the cub, which was born Aug. 3, was 100 days old before giving her a name Monday.
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ODD NEWS Voice of London subway fired for bashing system
LONDON — The woman behind the gentle, even voice which warns London's subway commuters to "Mind the gap" was fired after telling a newspaper she thought the transit network was dreadful.
Emma Clarke has been recording messages for London's sprawling subway network, popularly known as the Tube, since 1999. In addition to warning passengers to watch their step in walking between subway cars and the platform, she also reads the trains' stops, tells Londoners how long they have to wait until their next ride, and delivers service updates.
The paper also featured Clarke's Web site, which hosts a series of spoof Tube announcements, including one warning a passenger not to stare at a woman's chest and another telling American tourists, "You are almost certainly too loud
She said using the service every day had been "dreadful!"
Transport for London, the body responsible for running the subway, said Monday that Clarke, 36, was fired for telling The Mail on Sunday she avoided using the mail whenever possible.
"We wouldn't employ somebody to promote our services who simultaneously criticizes those services." Hodges said.
Transport for London noted that some of the spoof announcements were quite funny, but spokesman Dan Hodges said Clarke's attack on the subway itself had crossed the line.
Clarke's voice will continue to fill London's subway cars until a replacement is needed, he said.
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Filipino's 5.7 ton Israeli flag is world's largest
MASADA, Israel — The record for the world's largest flag now belongs to an Israeli banner produced by a Filipino evangelical Christian.
The huge blue and white flag, measuring 2,165 feet long and 330 feet wide and weighing 5.7 tons, breaks the record for the world's largest, according to the Israeli Ministry of Tourism.
Filipino entrepreneur Grace Galindez-Gupana said she decided two years ago to produce a giant Israeli flag as a testament to her love for Israel and the Jewish people and as a celebration of 50 years of diplomatic relations between the Philippines and Israel.
The flag was unfurled Sunday beneath the ancient Jewish desert fortress of Masada. Representatives of the Guinness Book of Records measured the flag and later confirmed the record.
"God spoke to me in thunder and lightning," Galindez-Gupana said. "The Lord said, 'Make the flag of Israel, the standard of my people.'"
"This is a tall order," she said, breaking down in tears.
— huge, but not quite as big. It weighed about 4.2 tons.
The Israeli flag was accompanied by a giant Philippines flag
Large stones anchored both flags as they billowed in the desert winds.
There are about 31,000 Filipinos in Israel, most of whom are foreign workers, said Gilberto Asuque, consul general of the Philippine Embassy in Israel.
"This flag expresses the friendship between the Philippines and the state of Israel, and also the friendship between Jewish and Christian communities," said Shaul Zemach, director of the Israeli Ministry of Tourism.
British pigeon racers push for'sport' status
Even if it's not officially classified a sport, "pigeon racing has been recognized as a sport for well over 100 years and this latest turn of events will cause many clubs to struggle to make ends meet". Sim said.
Racers, known as "pigeon fanciers;" house their birds in sheds — buildings the British government now wants to tax, beginning in April. Sports clubs can get tax relief, but pigeon racing is not classified as a sport, which would leave racers footing a hefty tax bill.
Local representative Geoff O'Connell said he wanted to raise the matter with British tax authorities.
LONDON — Pigeon racers are petitioning Queen Elizabeth II to have their activity officially classified as a sport.
The Belford Racing Pigeon Club hopes the British monarch, the patron of the Royal Pigeon Racing Association, will intervene in a dispute that could see them pay millions of dollars in taxes, chairman Eric Sim said.
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