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THE UNIVERSITY HARRY KANSAN
QUOTE OF THE DAY
"These aren't the droids you're looking for."
— Obi-Wan Kenobi
FACT OF THE DAY
Less than $10 million was invested in the creation of the Star Wars trilogy; to date, the return has been more than $4 billion.
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INTERNATIONAL
1. Short skirts, dancing land TV manager in jail
KABUL — The manager of an Afghan television network who refused to censor images of women dancing in short skirts and plunging necklines was arrested in what appeared to be a new sign of the government's struggle to define the role of Islam in a country once led by extremists.
The government has previously censured television stations and taken others to court, but the arrest of Emrose TV's Fahim Khodamani on Monday was the first for airing overly salacious content, the Afghan deputy attorney general said Tuesday.
2. Bank governor calls for world to abandon dollar
BEIJING — China is calling for a new global currency to replace the dominant dollar, showing a growing assertiveness on revamping the world economy ahead of next week's London summit on the financial crisis.
The world economic crisis shows the "inherent vulnerabilities and systemic risks in the existing international monetary
The surprise proposal by Beijing's central bank governor reflects unease about its vast holdings of U.S. government bonds and adds to Chinese pressure to overhaul a global financial system dominated by the dollar and Western governments. Both the United States and the European Union brushed off the idea.
system." Gov. Zhou Xiaochuan said in an essay released Monday by the bank. He recommended creating a currency made up a basket of global currencies and controlled by the International Monetary Fund and said it would help "to achieve the objective of safeguarding global economic and financial stability"
3. Mass beachings continue as 70 whales,1 dolphin die
Zhou did not mention the dollar by name. But in an unusual step, the essay was published in both Chinese and English, making clear it was meant for a foreign audience.
That may help explain why the animals accompany each other in what turns into a mass beaching, but as Australian officials work to rescue survivors from the latest group to strand itself, scientists still cannot explain what draws the deep-sea animals so close to shore in the first place.
The latest group — 87 longfinned pilot whales and five bottlenose dolphins — stranded on a beach in Western Australia state Monday. Before rescuers could respond, more than 70 whales and one dolphin had died.
SYDNEY — The whales that have been beaching themselves in Australia in recent months are from an extremely social species, known to follow pod members into danger.
Five large pods, totaling more than 500 animals, have beached themselves in Australia since November, with most of them dying
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4. Judge rejects bid to save $8 billion on prison health
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A federal judge on Tuesday denied Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's request to remove a court-appointed receiver who wants the cash-strapped state to spend $8 billion on new health care facilities at state prisons.
U. S. District Judge Thelton Henderson rejected, among other things, the state's claim that the receiver, J. Clark Kelso, is violating federal law by seeking the money.
Henderson appointed the receiver in 2006 after finding conditions in the state's 33 adult prisons so bad that an average of an inmate a week was dying of neglect or malpractice.
The Schwarzenegger administration argued that Kelso is no longer needed because the state can run its own prison health care system.
While rejecting that argument, Henderson promised to make sure Kelso's plans don't exceed what is needed to improve conditions.
5. Wife handcuffs herself to husband as he sleeps
FAIRFIELD, Conn. — A woman attempting to reconcile with her estranged husband handcuffed herself to him as he slept and then bit him on his torso and arms as he phoned for help, police said.
Helen Sun, 37, told police she
wanted to have a conversation with Robert Drawbaugh without him leaving. She changed the locks on their bedroom door and, while he was sleeping Monday, handcuffed herself to him, authorities said.
Drawbaugh was able to dial 911 from his cell phone. Nearly out of breath, he told dispatchers he woke up handcuffed, was still bound to his wife and was holding her down, according to a recording released by police. Dispatchers heard Drawbaugh scream in agony, apparently as his wife bit him.
6. Sheriff given 79 years for five counts of rape
OKLAHOMA CITY — A former western Oklahoma sheriff was sentenced to 79 years in prison Tuesday for using his power over female drug court defendants to force them to have sex with him.
Former Custer County Sheriff Mike Burgess, 56, apologized to two victims but maintained that he was innocent of allegations that he had also abused others. Defense attorney Steve Huddleston described the sentence as "way too harsh" and said an appeal is planned.
A jury in Major County found Burgess guilty in January of 13 felony counts, including five counts of second-degree rape. But jurors acquitted him of 23 other counts, including second-degree rape, forcible sodomy and rape by instrumentation.
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Jayhawk Shuffle
Haley Wenthe, Salina freshman
What is your favorite band or artist?
"Definitely Coldplay — they are in all of my playlists."
The first nine songs on shuffle on her iPod:
1. "Message in a Bottle" by John Mayer
2. "Brick" by Ben Folds
3. "Honky Cat" by Elton John
4. "About an Hour Ago" by OAR
5. "#27" by Dave Matthews Band
6. "Another Brick in the Wall" by Pink Floyd
7. "Just Like a Woman" by Bob Dylan
8. "Californication" by Red Hot Chili Peppers
9. "Level" by The Raconteurs
10. "Scientists" by Coldplay
Barbara Platts
ON CAMPUS
The "Word 2007: Controlling Document Layout" workshop will begin at 9 a.m. in the Instruction Center in Anschutz Library.
The "Resumes for Interviews" workshop will begin at 9 a.m. in 204 JRP Hall.
The "Chinese & Japanese Garden Design" seminar will begin at 2 p.m. in the Continuing Education building.
The "SoftChalk LessonBuilder" workshop will begin at 2 p.m. in Room 6 in Budg Hall.
The "Two Billion Cars: Driving Toward Sustainability" presentation will begin at 3:30 p.m. in Room 2 in Eaton Hall.
The Celebration of Books Published by Humanities, Social Sciences and Fine Arts Faculty in 2008 will begin at 4 p.m. in the Conference Hall in Hall Center.
The "Copyright and Fair Use: for Faculty" workshop will begin at 3 p.m. in the Instruction Center in Anschutz Library.
The "Broadcast News: No Pants Required" seminar will begin at 7 p.m. in 156 Regnery Hall on the Edwards Campus.
The Golden Dragon Acrobats show will begin at 7 p.m. in the Lied Center.
ON THE RECORD
A wooden fence by Battenfeld Scholarship Hall was criminally damaged at a loss of $200 Sunday, campus police reported.
A 21-year-old KU student reported a battery in the 900 block of Massachusetts Street Sunday.
DAILY KU INFO
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It was almost 100 years ago today that the campus power plant steam the student began marking the end of each hour's classes. Before March 25, 1912, it was used as a 7:45 a.m. wake-up call and a nightly announcer of curfew.
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