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QUOTE OF THE DAY
"An optimist is the human personification of spring."
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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11, 2009
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Peter Cullen was the first voice of Optimus Prime and he continues to play the role today, as he will play the part in this year's "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen."
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1. Panel says sea levels could rise 20 to 39 inches
COPENHAGEN — Top climate scientists warned Tuesday that sea levels could rise twice as much as previously projected as they presented the latest research on global warming.
A 2007 report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change predicted a sea level rise of seven to 23 inches (18 to 59 centimeters) by the end of the century.
But scientists meeting in Copenhagen dismissed those estimates as too conservative, saying new data suggests that sea level rise could exceed 39 inches (1 meter) and is unlikely to be less than 20 inches (50 centimeters).
2. China's government denies harassing U.S. ship
He said the ship "broke international and Chinese laws in the South China Sea without China's permission."
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BEIJING — China has rejected a United States accusation that a U.S. Navy mapping ship was harassed by Chinese vessels in the South China Sea, saying the American ship was breaking international laws.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Ma Zhaoxu said Tuesday that "the U.S. claim is totally inaccurate and wrong."
says Chinese ships surrounded and harassed the Navy vessel in international waters Sunday, at one point coming within 25 feet (8 meters) of the American boat and strewing debris in its path.
BELFAST, Northern Ireland The Protestant and Catholic leaders of Northern Ireland mounted an exceptional display of unity against rising violence from Irish Republican Army dissidents and vowed Tuesday to defeat hardliners with the power of popular will.
3. Protestants, Catholics unite in Northern Ireland
The scene itself was an unprecedented surprise. More stunning were the clear-cut words from McGuinness, whose Sinn Fein party has faced years of outside pressure to embrace British law and order.
He pledged his personal support to the English police chief, and demanded that his own police-loathing supporters abandon their traditional code of silence and expose the IRA dissidents in their Irish Catholic communities.
Former IRA commander Martin McGuinness, who long hoped that slaying police officers would help him achieve his dream of a united Ireland, stood shoulder to shoulder with his Protestant partner atop the government, Peter Robinson, and Northern Ireland police commander Hugh Orde.
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4. Collector might have found Lincoln's last photo
WASHINGTON — A collector believes a photograph from a private album of Civil War Gen. Ulysses S. Grant shows President Abraham Lincoln in front of the White House and could be the last image taken of him before he was assassinated in 1865.
NEW YORK - Wall Street has had its best day of the year, storming higher after some good news from Citigroup.
Although authenticating the $2\frac{1}{2}$-by-$3\frac{1}{2}$-inch photo beyond a shadow of a doubt could be difficult, several historians who looked at it said the evidence supporting the claim was compelling and believable.
If it is indeed Lincoln, it would be the only known photo of the 16th president in front of the executive mansion and a rare find, as only about 130 photos of him are known to exist. A copy of the image was provided to The Associated Press.
Citigroup Inc. says it operated at a profit during the first two months of the year. That energized financial stocks and in turn, the entire market. Surprised investors drove the major indexes up more than 5.5 percent to their biggest one-day rally of the year.
5. Citigroup spurs best day on Wall Street this year
The Dow Jones industrials shot up nearly 380 points.
However, many analysts are still cautious — noting that Wall Street has seen many blips higher since the credit crisis and recession began. Word of Citi's performance broke a months-long torrent of bad news from the banking industry but analysts weren't ready to say the stock market was at a turning point and about to barrel higher after a slide that's lasted more than 16 months.
6. After 35 years, 'Cheers' bartender serves last beer
BOSTON — Eddie Doyle was the guy who really did know everybody's name, at least when he started working at the tavern that inspired the television show "Cheers."
To the tens of thousands of tourists that later passed through, Doyle remained behind the bar to offer a smile, a beer and tips about where to find the Boston that wasn't shown on TV
Now Doyle is out of a job, laid off from "Cheers" after 35 years. The bar's owner has said a tough economy and sagging business forced the move, which was one of several layoffs.
Doyle said he's not bitter, just surprised and a little sad.
"This bar, for me... it was not just another job," Doyle said. "It was the perfect job."
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Jayhawk Shuffle
Scott Zimmerman, Overland Park graduate student
What is your favorite song on this list and why?
"My favorite would have to be'Found Out About You'by Gin Blossoms.I've liked them since high school.It helped me get over a girl."
The first 10 songs on shuffle on his iPod:
1. "Hey, Jealousy" by Gin Blossoms
2. "Title and Registration" by Death Cab for Cutie
3. "Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car" by Billy Ocean
4. "Something Happened on the Way to Heaven"
by Phil Collins
4. "Something Happened on the Way to Heaven" by Phil Collins
5. "Miss Independent" by Kelly Clarkson
6. "Found Out About You" by Gin Blossoms
7. "Sweetest Girl" by Wylclef Jean
8. "Good" by Better Than Ezra
9. "I Dare You" by Shinedown
10. "Around My Way" by Talib Kweli
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The University Support Staff Senate governance will begin at 10:30 a.m. in the International Room in the Kansas Union.
The Pizza and Politics "Blogging Kansas" event will begin at noon in the Bruckmiller Room in Adams Alumni Center.
The Goldenburg Duo concert will begin at noon in the Central Court in the Spencer Museum of Art.
The "Values, Art and Responsibility: Three Years after the Cartoon Conflict" university forum will begin at noon in the ECM Center.
The Guggenheim Panel with Elijah Gowen, Michael Engel, & A. Mark Smith panel discussion will begin at 1:30 p.m. in the Conference Hall in Hall Center.
The "Blackboard Strategies and Tools" workshop will begin at 1:30 p.m. in 6 Budig Hall.
The "F-1 OPT S.T.E.M and H-1b Cap Gap Extensions" workshop will begin at 4 p.m. in the Olympian Room in the Burge Union.
The "Michelangelo's David: Naked Men in Piazza" lecture will begin at 5 p.m. in Room 211 in the Spencer Museum of Art.
The Etiquette Dinner will begin at 6:30 p.m. in the Malott and Kansas Rooms in the Kansas Union.
"The Geography of Kansas: What Dorothy Didn't Know About a Place Called Home" seminar will begin at 7 p.m. in the Continuing Education building.
The "Broadcast News: No Pants Required" seminar will begin at 7 p.m. in 156 Regnier Hall on the Edwards Campus.
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Several hundred KU students attend summer classes at the KU Edwards Campus in Overland Park. Many Lawrence campus students take advantage of their upper-level undergraduate course offerings over the summer.
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