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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN FRIDAY, AUGUST 21, 2009
OUOTE OF THE DAY
Malcolm Forbes, In Forbes Magazine
The largest meteorite crater in the world is in Winslow, Arizona. It is 4,150 feet across and 150 feet deep.
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INTERNATIONAL
1. Maltese ship is found,
but mystery is unresolved
MOSCOW — Russian authorities questioned crew members from the Arctic Sea cargo ship after the seamen and eight alleged pirates were returned to Moscow on Thursday, adding new details to the mystery of the ship's monthlong odyssey.
Three heavy-lift air force jets, reportedly carrying 11 crew members, the alleged hijackers and other investigators, arrived at a Moscow region military base.
The ship was found nearly two weeks after it was to have docked in Algeria, thousands of miles off course and long out of radio contact.
2. Winner of world title undergoes gender test
BERLIN — A day after winning her first 800-meter world title amid a gender-test controversy, the father of South African teenager Caster Semenya dismissed speculation his daughter is not a woman.
Jacob, told the Sowetan newspaper: "She is my little girl. ... I raised her and I have never doubted her gender. She is a woman and I can repeat that a million times."
Semenya dominated her rivals to win the 800 on Wednesday despite revelations that surfaced earlier in the day that she was undergoing a gender test. Her dramatic improvement in the 800 and 1,500, muscular build and deep voice sparked speculation about her gender.
3. Taliban threats affect Afghan voter turn-out
KABUL — Taliban threats scared voters and dampened turnout in the militant south Thursday as Afghans voted for president for the second time ever. Insurgents killed 26 Afghans in scattered attacks, but officials said militants failed to disrupt the vote.
A top election official told The Associated Press he thinks 40 to 50 percent of the country's 15 million registered voters cast ballots — a turnout that would be far lower than the 70 percent who cast ballots for president in 2004.
The 18-year-old runner's father,
NATIONAL 4. Survivor gains support of ACLU after prison return
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The American Civil Liberties Union on Thursday said it was appalled that "Survivor" winner Richard Hatch was returned to prison for granting two unauthorized TV interviews.
Hatch had been serving out the end of his tax evasion prison term on home confinement, but was jailed Tuesday after giving several interviews — to NBC's "Today" show, NBC affiliate WJART-V and the NBC-owned "Access Hollywood." His lawyer said the Bureau of Prisons told her Hatch was jailed because the agency had authorized only the "Today" interview, not the other two.
5. Guantanamo inmates are not wanted in Mich.
STANDISH, Mich. — Opponents have dominated a town hall meeting on whether Guantanamo Bay terrorism suspects should be transferred to a maximum-security prison in rural Michigan.
Every speaker but one criticized the idea during the two-hour meeting Thursday at a local church.
The Obama administration is considering sending the 229 detainees to the prison, which is scheduled to close this year because of state budget cuts. Critics say the detainees' presence could make Michigan a terrorist target.
6. Two teens are charged as adults in hate crime
BALTIMORE — Two teenagers were charged as adults Thursday in what police say was the racially motivated beating of an elderly black fisherman.
Zachary Watson, 17, and Emmanuel Miller, 16, told police they were with Calvin E. Lockner when he attacked the man early Tuesday in a city park on the Patapsco River, but they claimed not to have participated in the beating, according to charging documents. The three suspects, all of whom are white, are charged with attempted murder, assault and armed carjacking, among other crimes.
Associated Press
ODD NEWS Man fulfills promise to find lost wedding ring
WELLINGTON, New Zealand
— A New Zealand man who promised his wife he would find his wedding ring after it fell into the capital's murky harbor has suic
ceeeded—16 months later.
ceeeded — 10 months later.
Ecologist Aleki Taumopeau was checking Wellington harbor for invasive plant species in March last year when the ring went into 10 feet of water.
"It flew off into the air and everyone on the boat was looking at it and said it was like a scene from 'Lord of the Rings' in slow motion,"
Rachel Taumoepeau was quoted as saying in Thursday's Dominion Post newspaper.
He tossed an anchor overboard to mark the spot and pledged to Rachel, his wife of three months, that he would find it. She offered to buy a replacement."I just said 'No, I'll find it,"he said.
An initial search three months
after the loss failed, but Taumoepeau was determined. He returned again recently for another dive, risking chill midwinter temperatures.
He spotted the anchor — with the ring lying just inches away.
Associated Press
KANSASCITIES
El Dorado
BY SHAUNA BLACKMON
sblackmon@kansan.com
City: EL Dorado
Nickname: The Prairie Port of Kansas
Location: 30 miles northeast of Wichita
County: Butler
Distance from Lawrence: Two
hours and seven minutes or 135
miles
Founded: 1871
Population as of 2000: 12,057
Destinations: World War II History
Center, El Dorado Baseball Hall of
Fame and Museum, Skating Rink
and Bowling Alley, Courts Memorial Museum of Art, Frontier Western Celebration, El Dorado Lake, Hudson Gardens, Star-Vu Drive-In Theater, Freedom Memorial, Butler County Community College, Butler County History Museum & Kansas Oil Museum, El Dorado Main Street, Iron Horse Concert Hall
Interesting Fact: Stanley Dunham, the maternal grandfather of President Barack Obama, lives in El Dorado.
Sources: www.eltdoks.com, www.wikipedia.com, www.googleapis.com
WHAT WAS YOUR FAVORITE PART OF GROWING UP IN EL DORADO?
CHHAYA KOLAVALLI Sophomore
"I really love swimming at our lake and rock quarry. Swimming and tanning are basically the only things to do there in the summer."
JESSE WAUGH Freshman
"It's a small town atmosphere and was close enough to a big city (Wichita) so you could still have the bigger city experience."
ON CAMPUS
The Blackboard Strategies and Tools workshop will begin at 9 a.m. in 6 Budig.
The Info Fair for Student Groups will begin at 10 a.m. in the fourth floor lobby in the Kansas Union.
Tunes @ Noon will begin at noon at the Union Plaza outside of the Kansas Union.
The Blackboard 8.0 Grade Center: Hands-on workshop will begin at 2 p.m. in 6 Budig.
The Family Arts Festival will begin at 6 p.m. at the Lied Center.
The KU Student Pizza Party &
Info Flar will begin at 5:30 p.m.
on the Lied Center stage.
ENTERTAINMENT KPR to host movie night at Liberty Hall tonight
"The first one was such a success that we decided to do more," Brogdon said. "There's a lot of retro spirit here in Lawrence."
The night will begin with the 1968 film "Danger: Dabikol" and will be followed by the 1965 film "Seven Golden Men."
Brogdon said many guests for the first retro movie night came dressed up for the night's "Nacho Libre" theme. He said he expected a similar costumed turnout tonight.
"I've heard rumors of people dressed as go-go girls," Brogdon said. "I'm excited to see what people come up with."
Kansas Public Radio will host its second-ever Retro Cocktail Hour Movie Night starting at 7 p.m. tonight in Liberty Hall, 642 Massachusetts St. The movie hour will feature two retro European films and music from the 60's. Tickets cost $7 to see both movies.
Darell Brogdon, program director of KPR, said the event would give members of the community an opportunity to see two rarely-seen films on the big screen.
KPR will host the third retro movie night on Friday, October 23.
Daniel Johnson
Brogdon said the first movie night KPR hosted in early summer was a huge success. More than 250 people went to watch the films.
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