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Playing hardball
Karsten Lunde/KANSAN
Tyler Bollinger, a freshman from Overland Park, plays sand volleyball on the courts by Watkins Health Center on Saturday afternoon. The weather is expected to remain warm with plenty of sunshine early this week, but Wednesday through Friday may bring more rain and thunderstorms.
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Group celebrates and educates about Israel
Sunday marked the start of the second annual Israel Week presented by Hatikvah, an independent student organization. In Hebrew, the word 'Hatikvah' means 'The hope.'
"The goal of Israel Week is not to make any sort of political statement, but just to educate people about Israel," she said.
The purpose of Israel Week is to celebrate the Israeli culture in a way that educates and entertains, Alexandra Atlas, a sophomore from San Antonio and Hatikvah member, said.
Activities include a concert by a popular Israeli reggae band, Hatikvah 6, as well as Israeli food, speakers, and the commemoration of fallen Israeli soldiers.
CALENDAR OF ISRAEL WEEK EVENTS
— Roshni Oommen
TODAY
Falafel and Hookah on the
Hill
Stauffer:Flint Lawn
TODAY
TUESDAY
Lecture by Dan Senor
7 p.m.
Big 12 Room
WEDNESDAY
Israel Unleashed
7:00 p.m.
KU Chabad
9 p.m.
Granada
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
Hatikvah 6
Shabbat
6 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Hillel at Burge Union
or
Chabad House
Tel Aviv Discotheque
10 p.m. - 1:30 a.m.
Jo Schmo's
SATURDAY
INTERNATIONAL
Brunch
11:00 a.m.
KU Hillel
Test flights show little danger for planes in Europe's ash-filled skies
BY ARTHUR MAX Associated Press
AMSTERDAM — Major airlines that sent test flights into European air space found no damage Sunday from the volcanic ash that has paralyzed aviation over the continent, raising pressure on governments to ease restrictions that have thrown global travel and commerce into chaos.
Is it safe to fly yet? Airline officials and some pilots say the passengerless test flights show that it is.
European Union officials said air traffic could return to half its normal level on Monday if the dense cloud begins to dissipate. Germany allowed some flights to resume.
Eighty percent of European airspace remained closed for a devastating fourth day on Sunday.
with only 4,000 of the normal 20,000-flight schedule in the air, said Brian Flynn, deputy head of operations for Eurocontrol, which supports the air traffic control network across the European Union's 27 states.
The test flights highlighted a lack of consensus on when to reopen the skies. The microscopic but potentially menacing volcanic grit began closing airports from Ireland to Bulgaria on Thursday, stranding countless passengers and leaving cargo rotting in warehouses.
None of the pilots reported problems, and the aircraft underwent detailed inspections for damage to the engines and frame.
KLM Royal Dutch airlines, the national German carrier Lufthansa. Air France and several regional airlines sent up test flights, probing altitudes where the cloud of ash has watted over Europe since the volcano turned active on Wednesday. British Airways planned an evening flight
over the Atlantic from Heathrow,
one of Europe's busiest hubs.
Civil aviation authorities in each country must decide whether to resume commercial traffic, but the 27-nation EU said if weather forecasts are correct it expected half its flights to operate normally on Monday. While it was still unclear how the dust would affect jet engines, the EU said it was encouraged by promising weather predictions, at least for the next 24 hours.
Meteorologists warned that the situation above Europe was constantly changing because of varying winds and the continuing, irregular eruptions from the Icelandic volcanos.
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