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QUOTE OF THE DAY
THE UNIVERSITY OF DAILY KANSAN
THURSDAY JANUARY 22 2000
"Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter."
FACT OF THE DAY
MOST E-MAILED
webvulture.com
Vultures urinate to cool off (they lack sweat glands) and to disinfect their legs. Vulture urine kills any germs picked up walking through a carcass.
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4. Licensing fee may increase rent for some
1. Withey comes to Kansas full of potential
2. Six degrees get even closer
5. Patton: Governor lacks leadership
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NATIONAL
1. Mysterious powder mailed to Harvard Law
NEW YORK — Authorities investigating white powder found in envelopes at New York's Wall Street journal say similar mail was received at Harvard Law School in Massachusetts.
The FBI said the letter with powder was received at Harvard Law School, addressed to political commentator Alan Dershowitz. He recently published an opinion piece in the Journal defending Israel's actions in Gaza
2. New president stirs hope, fear over abortion
NEW YORK — The advent of the Obama administration is rousing enthusiasm among abortion-rights supporters and
deep anxiety among opponents as both sides mark today's anniversary of Roe v. Wade.
Abortion-rights groups view President Barack Obama as an ally. Anti-abortion activists fear multiple political setbacks and are urging the Republican minority in the Senate to filibuster if necessary.
3. Palin criticizes media in defense of her childrer
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is going on the offensive against news organizations and bloggers she says are perpetuating malicious gossip about her and her children.
Palin's criticism raises questions about her motivations because she has said she is open to a presidential run in 2012.
INTERNATIONAL
4. Iraqi official evades death in car bombing
BAGHDAD — A top official of Iraq's biggest Sunni party escaped assassination in a Baghdad car bombing that killed at least two other people Wednesday.
5. Visit to Castro quells rumors of his poor health
The U.S. military blamed al-Qaida in Iraq for the attack against Ziyad al-Ani, deputy secretary-general of the Iraqi Islamic Party and dean of the Islamic University, a Sunni institution.
Al-Ani was not injured.
HAVANA — Argentine President Cristina Fernandez met with Cuba's ailing former leader Fidel Castro on Wednesday, easing rumors that his health had badly
deteriorated.
It was the elder Castro's first confirmed meeting with a foreign leader since a Nov. 28 encounter with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev.
6. Polygamist defense cites gay marriage laws
VANCOUVER, British Columbia Canada's decision to legalize gay marriage has paved the way for polygamy to be legal as well, a defense lawyer said Wednesday as the two leaders of rival polygamous communities made their first court appearance.
Winston Blackmore, 52, and James Oler, 44, are each accused of being married to more than one woman at a time. The charges carry a maximum penalty of five years in prison.
Associated Press
KANSASCITIES
El Dorado
JOEL PETTERSON jpetterson@kansan.com
City: El Dorado
County: Butler
Location: South central Kansas, northwest of Wichita
Nickname:"EI-Do,""El-Dog," "The E-L-D"
Distance from Lawrence: Two hours or 135 miles
Founded: 1871
★ El Dorado
Population: About 12,600
Population: About 12,600
Destinations: Downtown shopping and dining district, Kansas Oil Museum, El Dorado Lake.
- Lawrence
Butler Community College, Main Street Sculpture Alley, Historic Butler County Courthouse and McDonald Baseball Stadium/El Dorado Baseball Hall of Fame
Interesting Fact: Barack Obama's grandparents and mother are originally from El
Dorado, and they lived there until his mother was 13 years old. Obama visited the city for the first time in January 2008 during the presidential primary campaign.
-Sources: www.city-data.com, www.visitel-
doradoks.com, www.mapquest.com, www.
telearche.co.uk
WHAT DO YOU LIKE ABOUT LIVING IN EL DORADO?
Megen Bromlow El Dorado freshman
"Butler County Community College has a really awesome football team, so one of the things we always did was go to their football games."
Justin Sailer
El Dorado junior
"It's the atmosphere. We're a small town, but we're also really close to Wichita. It's easy to get involved and make connections and know people."
Kate Bird El Dorado junior
"It's small enough that everyone knows each other, but we're also close enough to a really big city. It's fun during the summer because I lived five minutes from the lake. We could go out on boats or go into the coves."
Sara Freeman El Dorado senior
“It's one of those little towns that everyone knows each other. You get closer to the people – I've been close with most of my friends since second grade. It's cool that we all keep in touch.”
The PowerPoint 2007: What's New workshop will begin at 11 a.m. in the Budig PC Lab.
ON CAMPUS
The Dreamweaver: Getting Started workshop will begin at 8:30 a.m. in the Instruction Center in Anschutz Library.
The Geography Brownbag Series lecture will begin at 12 p.m. in 210 Lindley Hall.
The EndNote I in 60-Minutes workshop will begin at 6 p.m. in the computer lab in the library on the Edwards Campus.
The SUA Feature Film "High School Musical 3" will begin at 8 p.m. in Woodruff Auditorium in the Kansas Union.
The Conversation & Coffee academic date will begin at 5:30 p.m. in Room 125 F in the Regents Center on the Edwards Campus.
The Conversation IV: Construction/Destruction panel discussion will begin at 5 p.m. in the 20/21 Gallery in the Spencer Museum of Art.
The SPSS II: Building SPSS Skills workshop will begin at 1 p.m. in the Instruction Center in Anschutz Library.
ODD NEWS Indiana man shaves eyebrows for charity
BLOOMFIELD, Ind. — A 72-year-old man with eyebrows so long he brushed them each morning raised $1,600 for charity from people who paid to take turns trimming his out-of-control brows.
Some of the hairs measured more than three inches long.
The "Controls on Sedimentology and Geomorphology of Holocene Isolated, Shallow Topical Carbonate Platforms" lecture will begin at 4 p.m. in 103 Lindley Hall.
Lawyers, bankers and others put up $100 each for their turn to snip away at Burgher's eyebrows, with the money going to Rotary International's PolioPlus, which has raised $500 million for polio eradication since 1985.
The eyebrow-trimming campaign started when Rotary Club members wondered aloud what it would take to get Burgher to tame his brows.
Associated Press
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