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QUOTE OF THE DAY
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAS
WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 4 2009
"All truths are easy to understand once they are discovered; the point is to discover them."
FACT OF THE DAY
The Earth is not a sphere! it actually is an oblate spheroid; it is squashed slightly at the poles and bulges out at the equator due to its rotation.
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INTERNATIONAL 1. Hillary Clinton attempts to restart peace talks
CAIRO — U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is holding hastily arranged meetings with Egyptian leaders to discuss the stalemate over restarting peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians.
She flew to Cairo on Tuesday night from Marrakech, Morocco, instead of returning to Washington as scheduled.
The change reflected Obama administration eagerness to tamp down Arab worries that the U.S. is dropping its demand that Israel halt construction of housing in Jewish settlements in the West Bank and east Jerusalem.
2. African nations end climate conference boycott
BARCELONA, Spain — African countries ended a boycott of meetings at U.N. climate negotiations on Tuesday, after winning promises for more in-depth talks on how much rich nations need to cut greenhouse gas emissions.
Due to the Africans' demands, most of the rest of this week's talks in Barcelona will be devoted to discussing carbon-cutting pledges rather than other issues including carbon offsets and action by developing countries, said John Ash, chairman of the negotiations on emissions.
The Africans, supported by about 70 other developing countries, said industrial nations were making weak commitments to stave off dramatic temperature rises while Africa was being devastated by droughts and floods blamed on global warming.
TOKYO — Former President George W. Bush threw out the ceremonial first pitch Tuesday before Game 3 of the Japan Series between the Yomiuri Giants and Nippon Ham Fighters.
3. Bush throws out pitch at Japanese baseball game
Bush, wearing a Yomiuri warmup jacket, took the mound at Tokyo Dome and threw a pitch to Giants catcher Shinnosuke Abe that bounced once in the dirt before being caught.
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4. Rapper indicted on capital murder charge
FARMVILLE, Va. — An aspiring California rapper has been indicted on capital murder charges in the deaths of four people four'd bludgeoned to death at a central Virginia home in September.
The Prince Edward County Circuit Court indictments were returned for 20-year-old Richard "Sam" McCroskey of Castro Valley, Calif.
McCroskey is charged in the Sept. 18 deaths of his girlfriend, 16-year-old Emma Niederbrock; her parents, 50-year-old Presbyterian minister Mark Niederbrock and 53-year-old Longwood University professor Debra Kelley; and Emma's friend, 18-year-old Melanie Wells of Inwood, W.Va.T
ELDORADO, Texas — A Texas judge is ordering that some documents showing multiple women allegedly married to the
5. Texas judge excludes documents in bigamy case
same man in a polygamist group be excluded from his trial on charges of child sexual abuse.
District Judge Barbara Walther on Tuesday ordered that a document listing one pregnant woman and three nursing mothers, all allegedly married to 38-year-old Raymond Jessop, be redacted. He has pleaded not guilty.
6. Rhode Island ends indoor prostitution law
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Rhode Island Gov. Don Carcieri has signed legislation closing a loophole that made indoor prostitution legal and allowed more than 30 suspected brothels to operate around the state.
The bills signed Tuesday end Rhode Island's status as the only state that allowed indoor prostitution statewide. The practice is legal in parts of Nevada. The new law took effect immediately.
Carcieri praised the new law as a step forward and said it ended Rhode Island's "terrible" distinction.
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Better know a major Atmospheric
BY MICHELLE COOMBS mcoombs@kansan.com
Major: Atmospheric science
Degree(s) Offered: Bachelor of Science, minor
College or School: College of
Liberal Arts and Sciences
meteorology, hydrometeorology and news media forecasting. For a minor in atmospheric science, students must complete 20 credit hours.
Atmospheric science
Required Credit Hours: The student is required to complete a total of 124 credit hours to earn a Bachelor of Science. Of those hours, 95 are general requirements for all students majoring in atmospheric science. The remaining 29 hours are specific to the four specialized options within the major of atmospheric science, general meteorology, air pollution
Sample of Major Courses:
"Weather Forecasting," "Unusual Weather," "Climate and Climate Change," "Air Pollution Meteorology," "Special Problems in Meteorology."
In addition, there are many students who go on to work for the National Weather Service or in
Career Possibilities: Students graduating with degrees in atmospheric science are prepared for careers in education, business communications and various governmental sectors.
broadcasting. By choosing one of *the four options, students also have the opportunity to enter into more specialized career fields.
Additional Opportunities:
Students majoring in atmospheric science have the opportunity to graduate with honors by completing a minimum of nine hours of upper-division credit with a grade point average of 3.5 in all atmospheric science courses and a minimum 3.25 grade point average overall. The student must also complete ATMO 499, an independent study course where the student will prepare an honors paper, which he or she will present to a committee.
- Edited by Tim Burgess
WHY DID YOU DECIDE TO PURSUE THIS MAJOR?
BRAD MOORE Overland Park sophomore
"It's interesting to learn about why we get tornadoes, hail and all of that stuff. Weather is really interesting to me."
ODD NEWS Town prohibits ownership of more than three cats
of more than three cats
DUDLEY, Mass. — It's now illegal in one Massachusetts town to own more than three cats without getting a special
license. Voters at a town meeting in Dudley on Monday night added language to a town bylaw that makes it illegal to own more than three cats without a $50 residential kennel license. Dudley is about 60 miles southwest of Boston.
The article was in response to a neighborhood feud over the 15 cats owned by Mary Ellen Richards.
The suspect has targeted a Tamarac BankAtlantic so many times that during the last heist one of the tellers said, "He's here again."
The Telegram & Gazette of Worcester reports that one neighbor claimed the cats have ruined his yard.
Richards has put her home up for sale and says she plans to move to a "more cat-friendly community."
He wears different clothes each time, but during Saturday's heist the suspect wore all-black clothes, gloves and a black hat.
Police search for man who robbed bank four times
TAMARAC, Fla. — Investigators are searching for a man who has robbed the same South Florida bank four times in the past year.
Investigators said the man ordered tellers to fill a bag with cash, then casually walked out.
The alleged robber is heavyset and has dreadlocks.
Valet attacks man trying to steal woman's purse
BOSTON — A Boston parking valet armed with an umbrella is being credited for helping a woman fight off a knife-wielding purse snatcher. Police said Tuesday that 61-year-old Barbara Pero of Auburn was attacked Monday night outside a Boston condominium just after her car was brought up by a valet parking service. A man forced his way into the car and threatened to kill her.
23-year-old Valet Felix Vega grabbed an umbrella from his manager's office and began beating the suspect.
The USS Executive Committee governance will begin at 11:30 a.m. in Alcove G in the Kansas Union.
Associated Press
The Education Career Fair will begin at 12:30 p.m. in the Kansas Union.
Diabetes Education will begin at 11 a.m. in the Kansas Union.
ON THE RECORD
The Graduate Programs Open House will begin at 9 a.m. in Locke Atrium in Eaton Hall.
About 9 a.m. Sunday near 21st Street and Bishop Court, a University student reported an auto burglary and the theft of an iPod, at a loss of $55.
About 8 a.m. Sunday near 23rd Street and Naismith Drive, a University student reported criminal damage to his vehicle, at a loss of $200.
ON CAMPUS
About 11 a.m. Sunday near 13th Street and Crestline Drive, an university student reported an auto burglary and criminal damage to his vehicle, at a loss of $500.
About 11:30 a.m. Sunday near 16th and Massachusetts streets, a University student reported the theft of a driver's license, at unspecified losses.
About noon Sunday near 6th and Michigan streets, a University student reported criminal damage to his vehicle, at a loss of $300.
About noon Sunday near 26th Street and Dover Square, a University student reported an auto burglary, criminal damage and the theft of a CD player, at a loss of $600.
About 1 p.m. Sunday at a parking lot on campus, someone reported criminal damage to the driver's side mirror of his or her vehicle, at a loss of $200.
About 4 p.m. Sunday near 9th and Arkansas streets, a University student reported an aggrieved burglary and criminal damage to a window.
About 4 p.m. Sunday near 15th Street and Crestline Drive, a University student reported an auto burglary and the theft of a CD player, at a loss of 580.
About 11 p.m. Sunday near McCollum Hall, someone reported a criminal threat.
About 5 a.m. Monday near 23rd and Harper streets, a University student reported an auto burglary, criminal damage and the theft of a GPS and satellite radio receiver, at a loss of $1,100.
About 7 a.m. Monday near 23rd Street and Haskell Avenue, a University employee reported an auto burglary and criminal damage to a vehicle, at a loss of $430.
About 7 p.m. Monday near 14th and Ohio streets, a University student reported the theft of a purse and contents, at a loss of $457.
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