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UCO holds 2007 International Pageant

by Abha Eli Phoboo Staff Writer

by Vista photographer Laehyung Lee

Michael Hermann from Ivory Coast and Ilia Pant from Nepal win Mr. and Miss UCO International 2007 March 30 in Constitution Hall.

Mr. and Miss UCO .

International 2007 Scholarship Pageant took place March 30 at the Nigh University Center.

There were 12 participants in the contest: six males and six females. The countries represented were Colombia, India, Japan, Indonesia, Nepal, Kenya, Nigeria, Ivory Coast, and Pakistan.

The contestants were judged on the basis of their presentations in the various rounds: Introduction, Casual Wear, Talent Competition, Evening Wear, and Interview.

Ilia Pant of Nepal was crowned Miss UCO International 2007 and Michael Aka Hermann of Ivory Coast Mr UCO International 2007.

Each won scholarships of $750.

Both had danced in the talent round and given answers in the interview round.

"I didn't expect to win, but I'm so very happy to have been able to represent my country

and to win the title. My friends gave me tremendous support and believed in me more than I believed in myself," Pant, freshman biology major, said, As the new Miss UCO International, Pant hopes to be able to help the international community on campus address problems that foreign students are faced with.

"Many students are bewildered and in culture shock for a while, even months after they arrive. It takes time to reach a stable state of mind and I want to be make it possible for such students to have their voices heard, to meet their country representatives on campus," said Pant, who herself has been in the States for three months only.

Mr. UCO International 2007 Hermann echoes the same sentiments. "I want to contribute to the improvement of the international community on campus," he said.

A finance sophomore, Hermann recollects the ela-

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by Vista photographer Laehyung Lee

Ilia Pant from Nepal showcases her traditional dance March 30 at Constitution Hall.

Music Theatre demonstrates songs from the silver screen

by Lyndsay Gillum Staff Writer

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A tornado touches down in a rural area south of Silverton, Texas, Wednesday, March 28. The storm swept through the Texas panhandle from the Rockies, killing at least four people in three states, authorities said Thursday.

Nature's weapon of mass destruction UCO students need to be aware of what to do in case a twister makes its way across campus in the middle of classes.

by Andrew Knittle Staff Writer

Spring is officially upon Oklahoma, bringing with it pleasant weather, good moods, the promise of summer and potentially lethal swirling vortexes of earth and debris capable of destroying millions in property in mere seconds.

A fact of life in This part of the country, tornadoes are a very real threat in the Edmond area.

Despite this looming danger, Department of Public Safety Chief Jeff Harp said many residents don't take the prospect of tornadoes too seriously — at least not at first.

"Most of us are Oklahomans; we just go outside and watch the storm until it's time to act," Harp said "Then we start moving."

Harp said the DPS has start-

ed to take the seasonal precautions associated with severe weather, which includes thunderstorms as well as tornadoes.

"This week was the first glimpse of tornado season and we've started to prepare," Harp said. "By next week, we'll be more ready and so on."

Tornadoes have already claimed the lives of two Oklahoma residents this spring, the first in nearly six years.

A Beaver County couple died March 28 because the pair couldn't hear the emergency sirens at their country home, according to media reports.

Because it's not a matter of if a tornado will hit, but when it will hit, UCO students need to be aware of what to do in case a twister makes its way across campus in the middle of classes, Harp said.

Watch News Central Channel 6 @ 5 p.m.

Detailed instructions are available on UCO's website, under the Administration and Finance heading, listed as the Environmental Health and Safety option.

Included in the data are tips on what to do before, during and after a tornado, as well as evacuation procedures for particular buildings.

Harp said this information is important because not all buildings have adequate basements or sealed spaces to protect against the enormous forces that accompany tornadoes.

For further information regarding tornado safety and evacuation procedures, visit UCO's website or call the university's DPS at 974-2345.

The UCO Music Theatre Department will pay tribute to the music of the movies with "Blame it on the Movies" at 8 p.m. April 12 through April 14 at the UCO Jazz Lab. "Blame it on the Movies" is a fun-filled musical celebration of songs from the silver screen, according to the College of Arts, Media and Design website. It is a fast moving variety show that pays tribute to the classic tunes from the movies of the 1930s and 1940s.

The musical features unforgettable tunes from movies such as "The Wizard of Oz," "Rocky," "Gone With the Wind," and "Footloose." Movie music fans will hear such familiar songs as "The Way You Look Tonight," "You Stepped out of a Dream," "The Way We Were," "Something's Gotta Give," "What's New Pussycat," and "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang."

"Blame it on the Movies is a terrific show for the students to work on," said Billie Thrash, show director and choreographer, in a press release.

It represents a vast variety of song styles from the wonderful songs of the thirties that also became pop hits to contemporary melodies. We even touch on film scores, not

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Music Theatre students (left to right) Becky Merkley, Heather Rouba and Mick Gelona in "Blame it on the Movies."

just songs. There will be singing, dancing and comedy."

According to Musical Theatre International, the original production had a long run in 1988 at the Coast Playhouse in Los Angeles. The original cast included Bill Hutton [the original Broadway Joseph], Barbara Sharma, Anne Marie Runolfsson [Les Miserables] and Michelle Nicastro, who has since recorded two popular solo albums of movie songs. The show was so successful that it spawned. a sequel, which was performed in the fall of 1988.

"Blame it on the Movies" pays respect to movie musi-

cals, comedies, westerns, thrillers, action-adventure flicks and historical epics. The musical is classified as a comedy, mystery/ thriller, nostalgia and romance.

UCO Music Theater students Becky Merkley, Heather Rouba and Mick Gelona are among the featured performers. Tickets are $12 and can be purchased at the Jazz Lab. Reservations are strongly recommended. For further information, call the Jazz Lab at 359-7989.

Lyndsay Gillum can be reached at lgillum@thevistaonline.com .

Normans play dress-up at fair

by Justin Langston Staff Writer

The UCO Medieval Society returned to the annual Medieval Fair held in Norman for the 13th year in a row. This year, the Medieval Society focused on the Normans at War. "This is a way for UCO students to show their knowledge with thousands," Stephen

Andrew Knittle can be reached at aknittle@thevistaonlinacom.

Law, chair of Humanities and Philosophy Department said.

"This becomes more real as they engage the interests of the public."

The Medieval Society presented three suits of handcrafted Norman chain mail; one suit was mail ordered. A UCO alumnus made one and Law

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'In God We Trust,' just not anymore greatly affected the overall presence of a dominant faith. While Christianity reigns as America's prevail- The battle of removing ing religion, the pressure "In God We Trust" from of political and social ideAmerican currency is a sub- als continue to drive past tle one. With nonreligious its impact on the people. citizens claiming the unnec"In God We Trust," printessary influence of deities ed on money for 150 years, in a torn nation between has become the new taboo spiritual and secular beliefs, for Americans to quarrel it was only a matter of over. It appears this nation time before an incident has already been controlled that reflects all those legal and manipulated by athecases of abolishing prayer ists and secular beliefs that and creationism in pub- the people have undergone lic schools would arise. dramatic changes throughHere we have history out its history. With the repeating itself. It appears incorporation of Origin of every decade has some Species in public schools, social issue concerning the the abolition of prayer, opinions of the people. The and now President Bush's problem is, none of these so- attempt to ban gay marriage called problems are impera- constitutionally, religion has tive. It's just the fact that become a primary target for people love creating conflict civilians to focus on. in a drama-obsessed world.

Supposedly, Bush is a We clearly live in a coun- religious politician . (ifyou try that is still ambiguous could say they ,aptually on its religious foundation. exist), but what rno t,people Although the United States don't realize is t , af banwas founded On religious ning gay marriage is against freedom, the evolution Christian teachings, since it of American society has involves biased judgmentof

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a particular group of people.

What it comes

down to is the forcing of beliefs that don't necessarily reflect true Christian standards, and therefore creating circumstances that could represent the same power atheism has over the political system.

Everyone nowadays loves to cause drama, especially when it comes to legal accusations. People are suehappy. They're willing to go to court over something that really has no effect on their lives. Removing the

statement from currency doesn't affect the wellbeing of the people, nor will it causes any tension

among t h e nation's citizens. It's simply a phrase based on tradition when the people of the 1800s were expressing their religious convictions during the Civil War. If something like that has existed this long, what purpose does it serve to take it away now?

If people are so eager to do away with something that counters their personal beliefs, we might as well do away with the Declaration of Independence since it was written from a religious

perspective that 'all men are created equal.' No matter how many things people try to eliminate from a nation's history, it will never be enough to satisfy everyone.

By the time it's all over, there will be nothing left to distinguish a nation from its historical and traditional roots. And that only leaves one conclusion: all great empires eventually fade.

All this for a few little words practically invisible to the money-holder.

may have even had results.

Then, somewhere the idea to begin removing God from our schools, work, homes and currency blossomed. And, what do you know? God began removing himself. Watch your evening news and see if God's hand is anywhere to be found. Are we prepared to stand alone or are we standing alone while things are good and change our minds when things go bad?

This is not an issue of religious beliefs or separation between church and state.

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Once upon a time trusting in God was a frequently used concept. Who knows, some Americans

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Holocaust becomes main focus at conference

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Steve Kreidler, UCO vice president, speaks to participants about becoming leaders in the Oklahoman community on March 31.

by Abha Eli Phoboo Staff Miter

The Oklahoma Conference on College Student Character was held on March 31 in the Nigh University Center.

The theme for the event was CONNECT (Communicate, converse, Network, Nurture, Educate, Create and Tolerate).

Organized by UCO's Volunteer and Service Learning Center, the keynote

speaker of the day was Mike Korenblit, president and cofounder of Respect Diversity Foundation, and author of "Until We Meet Again."

Korenblit told the story of his parents who were among the few survivors of the Holocaust and emphasized the importance of learning from such stories.

"What happened to my parents 65 years ago is important today. The HoloCaust did not start with mass murder but with harassment and bully-

ing. We are never better than other people," said Korenblit.

The Nazi party in Germany came into power in 1932 winning a close majority in the elections.

"Every election plays a role.

As students, it affects the condition of student loans you get, the education. More people voted in 'American Idol' than in the last presidential elections," said Korenblit. When the good people do not act and make sure their voices are heard, what happened in the 1940s can happen again, he said.

Korenblit compared the Jim Crow Laws, rules set down by the whites for AfricanAmericans during the period of segregation in America, with the Nuremburg Laws laid down by Nazi Germany against the Jews. He presented the counts of "Never Again" promises that various U.S. presidents made against genocide. Yet, each time genocide and crimes against humanity were taking place. Today, genocide is happening in Sudan, and in the mid-90s in Rwanda.

"The emphasis made on tolerance, respect for diversity and character was immense and extremely relevant, especially in the UCO campus today," said Amber Price, a participant.

The conference then divided into three different sessions with speakers presenting topics which dealt with diversity; communication; working in generational cultures; networking toward your career; changing the world; connecting with self and others; creativity; and balancing commitments as a college student.

"Games that we played in our childhood taught us the basics of communication. Each of us look at things through different glasses and communication is very important in how clear or what our perspectives are," said

Emily Overocker, director of Student Leadership Programs who lead one of the sessions.

As young college students, we believe we can change the world and set out do so, not realizing that every moment through every action, we create a ripple effect and are already changing the world, said Susan Wortham, assistant vice president of Undergraduate Admissions, who presented the "You Can Change the World" session.

"By just smiling in the hallway at somebody, you are changing the world. You are affecting that person's state of being, the people that person will come into contact with, and those that they will come into contact with. What you say and what you don't say, what you do and what you don't do, all have an impact, whether positive or negative," said Wortham.

Most participants in the conference were members and leaders of various organizations on campus. They could easily relate to "Balance: Stop the Insanity," presented by UCO Student Body President Michael Goodman and Vice President Teara Flagg. They talked about learning to balance and work toward cornmitments without losing focus.

The sessions allowed participants to break off into smaller groups, to interact with other participants and learn in an intimate surrounding. Although the number of participants did not meet the expectation of the organizers, the quality of the conference more than made up for it.

Abha Eli Phoboo can be reached at aphoboo@thevistaonline.com .

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The UCO Medieval Society presents its exhibit on the Normans at

the Medieval fair in Norman, Okla. made l itsther one. Furthermore, prides itself on," Law said. the society had a collection of The society hopes to information about the Normans bring a kind of living histoposte& :inside its pavilion. ry to the Medieval Fair and The members of the its patrons, which at times Medieval Society worked hard can be difficult with the sheer for the past two months to pre- volume of work involved. pare for the fair. The society When two members of the also made historically accurate Society competed in the cosgarments, which the members tume contest, they scored rather wore. These garments includ- well. One member got first place ed tunics, dresses, shoes and and another member got third. belts. They also hand-made hisNot all things worked out torically accurate shields to go well, however. The Medieval with the presented chain mail. Society had planned to bring "It's been pretty intense," and use a 21-foot trebuchet to Dana Redd, Medieval Society the fair. The trebuchet, which president said. "I haven't had a originally premiered at the fair weekend in about two months." in 2000, had been mothballed All together, the Medieval for a couple of years because Society crafted 13 shields it didn't fit the theme the socifrom leather and wood and ety was presenting. However, made 25 pairs of shoes, all due to the rains on Thursday historically accurate for the and Friday, the society was time period. In addition, unable to transport the siege the society crafted count- engine onto the fairgrounds. less belts and other garments, Theresa Vaughan, one of using about 85 yards of wool. the Medieval Society's coWhile preparing, the students sponsors said the students would attended workshops on efforts had really paid off. the weekends and learn how "We're very proud of the to create the garments. They amount of work the students had separate workshops put into this," Vaughn said. for shoes, belts, shields, etc.

"Accuracy is some- Justin Langston can be reached at thing the Medieval Society jlangston@thevistaonline.com.

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UCO students, faculty and staff are participating in this year's Oklahoma Heart Walk as they host the "Heart of a Broncho" fundraising campaign April 28 at the AT&T Bricktown Ballpark.

The Oklahoma Heart Walk is a noncompetitive walk held annually at the Bricktown Ballpark. Along with being geared toward companies, anyone interested in joining the fight against heart disease and stroke is welcome to participate.

In a recent press release, Jo McGuffin, director ofthe Student Health Center, said, "As the first university in the state to have gotten involved in the Oklahoma Heart walk event, UCO has really become a trendsetter.

"The student and faculty involvement has mushroomed, with the entire UCO community getting involved and a growth in participation every year."

This event is part of the national American Heart Association campaign that hosts walkers, donors and vol-

unteers from across the state.

Participants have accepted to be part of the Oklahoma Heart' I'VValk's . -mission as they aim to ttleate Hope, Inspire Change alit Celebrate Success."

"Heart 'df a Broncho" will host . 'teams from different dephittnents throughout campus and will all work together to contribute to the fundraiser. According to Pat Casey, International Student Services and board member of the UCO campaign, this year's goal is to raise $12, 500. Up to now, $860 has been raised.

UCO has been participating in the Oklahoma Heart Walk for 10 years and in the past two years have raised over $10,000, Casey said. Fun activities happening throughout April will help with fundraising for the "Heart of a Broncho" campaign.

Each Thursday in April is "I Love My Jeans." When participants donate $5, they will receive a special sticker that allows them to wear their favorite pair of jeans to work and to class.

The statewide goal this year is $1,045,000 and will go towards cardiovascular and stroke research in the Oklahoma

City area. According to Casey, the Oklahoma Heart Walk also helps to raise awareness of these diseases.

Currently, the American Heart Association is funding 11 cardiovascular research projects worth $1,628,000.

"Virtual Walk" will also take place during April. Students, faculty and staff can go by the Food Court in the Nigh University Center and join in the "virtual walk" by putting their footprints on the lake windows.

Sponsored locally by , MidFirst Bank, the Oklahoma Heart Walk event begins at 9 a.m., with the official walk starting at 10 a.m. For more information and/or to participate in "Heart of a Broncho," visit www.ucok.edu/heartwalk, or contact McGuffin at 974-2316.

Since 1924, the AH.A has helped protect people of all ages and ethnicities from the effects of heart disease and stroke. These diseases are the nation's No. 1 and No. 3 killers, claiming more than 949,000 American lives a year,

Lyndsay Gillum can be reached at Igillum@thevistaonline.com.

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'Idiocracy,' a great follow-up for Mike Judge Greeks compete in Maybe the mere fact that we're laughing at some of the foot-togroin slapstick and crude sight gags should scare us a little.

by Nathan Winfrey Senior Staff Writer You may not have heard of "Idiocracy," Mike Judge's futuristic sci-fi follow-up to his 1999 cult hit "Office Space," and some say that's because The Man doesn't want you to see it.

It's about an average man (Luke Wilson, "Old School") who is selected for an Army experiment where he and a prostitute (Maya Rudolph, "Saturday Night Live") are to remain in suspended animation for one year. When the officer in charge is arrested for attempting to start a prostitution ring, the human guinea pigs are forgotten about for 500 years. When they finally wake from hibernation, they find a world where the average IQ has dropped drastically, due to excessive reproduction among the world's dumbest inhabitants.

In the future, Starbucks provides sexual favors, commercialism is even more rampant than it is today and a sports drink similar to Gatorade owns the FDA and is now the staple of all life. The letters in the restaurant "Fuddruckers" have been rearranged in the funniest possible way, electric guitars are the only instrument that exists and the number one movie in America is simply a naked butt that farts for 90 minutes.

Now the smartest people in the world, the recently-awakened duo must help President Camacho, who dresses like a

pro wrestler and drives through city streets on a motorcycle flipping his constituents the bird, solve the world's problems using their superior intellect and find a way to reach a mythic "Time Masheen" that may be able to take them home.

After a repeatedly postponed release date and a complete lack of promotion, "Idiocracy" was finally released in September on little more than 100 screens nation-wide, without trailers, TV spots or press kits, with a domestic box office intake of less than half a million dollars.

It should seem strange that the movie, even though test audiences responded positively (after reshoots following a negative reaction), would sink below the radar, given the popularity of his earlier work "King of the Hill" and "Beavis and Butthead." And it becomes suspicious when you consider the potentially controversial subject matter "Idiocracy" deals with. It unflinchingly bashes everything from Carl's Jr. to FOX News and stores like Wal-Mart, and it's not exactly good business to offend possible advertisers.

"Idiocracy" is a movie that was doomed to fail; some say it was sabotaged. It doesn't take a genius to realize that Judge is trying to warn us about where our consumer-zombie nation is headed. Now on DVD, Judge has a second chance to have his message heard.

If there is a problem with that message, it's that it's too

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optimistic. I don't think it will take humanity 500 years to become as dumb as it portrayed in this movie. If the popularity of tractor pulls, bands like "Nickelback" and the number of grammatical errors in an average Facebook profile are any indication, I think we should expect to see this level of widespread idiocy much sooner.

According to people of the future, Charlie Chaplin was leader of the Nazis and World War II was fought by dinosaurs. Watching Jay Leno's "Jaywalking" segments reveal a similar unfamiliarity with history among today's idiots.

Flipping through network television channels reveals many asinine programs not too far removed from ' popular future TV show "Ow, My Balls," where an unsuspecting man is racked in increasingly brutal ways while mouth-breathing troglodytes point and guffaw.

Ever ask a friend which university is their favorite? Ever ask why? Did their answer have something to do with the proficiency of that school's sports teams? I rest my case.

On the laugh meter, "Idiocracy" doesn't hold a candle to workplace satire "Office Space," but the intelligence of this movie is not in its dialogue or acting, but in the idea behind it all.

DVD extras are sparse.

All we really get are some deleted scenes. Only one of which, featuring a cameo by

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John C. Reilly ("Magnolia," "Talladega Nights") and a hilarious "Museum of Fart," is worth watching.

It's an on-par comedy with some heavy laughs, but just as many jokes fall flat. A look just under the surface will reveal a cautionary tale with a message as direct and potent as anything the dystopian future novels of the 20th Century have given us, but the tone here is of desperation, not armchair postulating about what might happen to our children's children's children. It's clear that Judge thinks we've got a ways to go before all is lost, but we're not far off.

Maybe the mere fact that we're laughing at some of the foot-togroin slapstick and crude sight gags should scare us a little.

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OK, SO MY SUBS REALLY AREN'T GOURMET AND WE'RE NOT FRENCH EITHER. MY SUBS JUST TASTE A LITTLE BETTER, THAT'S ALL! I WANTED TO CALL IT JIMMY JOHN'S TASTY SANDWICHES, BUT MY MOM TOLD ME TO STICK WITH GOURMET. SHE THINKS WHATEVER I DO IS GOURMET BUT I DON'T THINK EITHER OF US KNOWS WHAT IT MEANS. SO LET'S STICK WITH TASTY!

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by Aaron Wright Staff Writer There is a time set aside every year for members of the Greek community to come together and compete. This year, Greek Week will be held April 9 through April 13.

This year's theme is "Being Greek is so hot right now."

"We were all wanting to do something fun and different, and a bit more unique. Yet still wanting a theme open enough where people could be creative and have fun with it," said Whitney Davis, public relations for the Greek Week committee.

The committee is comprised on 10 students representing different Greek organizations.

They have been meeting since the first week of February.

The Greek houses are divided into four teams comprised of a mix of houses from each council- Interfraternal Council, Panhellenic and National PanHellenic Council. Each team competes against the others to earn the most points for the week through a series of activities.

"The reason why I like participating in Greek Week is it helps me get out of the box a little bit. It helps me educate other Greek houses about my organization and other NPHC organizations as well as learn from other houses and councils," said Norman Markland, recreation management senior and member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. Members of the houses sign up on a day roster, a night roster or both.

Attendance points are given for teams who have certain per-

centages of those on their roster sign in at events. The more people that come, the more points each team will receive.

A scavenger hunt will be held April 9 at 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. for students on the night roster. That night a Greek/ UCO Trivia Night will follow at 7:30 p.m. in the ballrooms.

Teams will compete in a canned food drive and sculpture contest from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Nigh University Center south of the convenient store. Members of Order of Omega will host penny wars between the team also beginning Tuesday. The wars will continue until April 12. The proceeds will benefit the American Heart Association Heartwalk. "United we Stomp!" will be held at 7:30 that evening in Constitution Hall.

A blood drive will begin April 11 though April 12 on the second floor of the NUC. It is open to all UCO students. Voting for Greek God and Goddess starts during these days. Guest speaker David Stollman will present "Buy In or Get Out" at 7 p.m. in Ballrooms A and B. Members on the day roster can participate in the ropes course April 13 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Dancing, singing and acting will be part of the festivities that night in Hamilton Field House as teams perform their Spring Sing routines.

The show begins at 7 p.m.

Non-greek students are invited to attend the step show, Spring Sing, the guest speaker and the blood drive.

Aaron Wright can be reached at awright@thevistaonline.com.

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"It was a very difficult decision for the judges to select the winners," said Dr. Dennis Dunham, director ofthe Office of International Student Services.

Singer and pianist Deah Johnson, singer and guitarist Sylvester Lewis and dance group Rendezvous as guest performers kept the audience entertained in between the different rounds. Dr. Ronald Paddock, founder and former director of the Office of International Student Services, asked the

questions in the interview round.

Miss UCO International 2007 Luciana Kirana and Mr UCO International 2007 Stephen Ondiek performed on stage for the last time before handing over their titles to the new winners.

Kirana played the Star Spangled Banner on the Angklung, an Indonesian percussion instrument. Ondiek performed a dance.

Judith Andrea Jimenez of Colombia won the Miss Congeniality award and Abdul Rub Syed of India won the Mr Congeniality award. Narisa Suzuki of Japan and Jonathan Mworia of Kenya were declared first runners-up, receiving scholarships of $500 each.

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY Today is Tuesday, April 3, the 93rd day of 2007. There are 272 days left in the year.

agreed to meet with U.S. representatives to set up preliminary peace talks.

Today's Highlight in History:

In 1974, deadly tornadoes struck wide parts of the South and Midwest before jumping across the border into Canada; more than 300 fatalities resulted.

On April 3, 1860, the legendary Pony Express began service between St. Joseph, Mo., and Sacramento, Calif.

On this date: In 1865, Union forces occupied the Confederate capital of Richmond, Va. In 1882, outlaw Jesse James was shot to death in St. Joseph, Mo., by Robert Ford, a member of James' gang.

In 1936, Bruno Hauptmann was electrocuted in Trenton, N.J., for the kidnap-murder of the Lindbergh child.

In 1946, Lt. Gen. Masaham Homma, the Japanese commander responsible for the Bataan Death March, was executed outside Manila, Philippines.

In 1948, President Truman signed the Marshall Plan, designed to help European allies rebuild after World War II and resist Communism.

In 1968, the day before he was assassinated in Memphis, Tenn., civil rights leader the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his famous "mountaintop" speech to a rally of striking sanitation workers.

In 1982, Britain dispatched a naval task force to the south Atlantic to reclaim the disputed Falkland Islands from Argentina.

In 1996, an Air Force jetliner carrying Commerce Secretary Ron Brown and American business executives crashed in Croatia, killing all 35 people aboard.

Ten years ago: About 2,000 youngsters in California and Georgia lined up for shots to protect them against hepatitis from a contaminated shipment of frozen strawberries.

Five years ago: Israeli tanks rolled into the West Bank's largest city, Nablus, and other troops laid siege to a refugee camp in Jenin, battling Palestinians who barricaded entrances and fought back with bombs and guns. Soldiers also encircled hundreds of Palestinian gunmen holed up in the Bethlehem church marking Jesus' birthplace.

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One year ago: Former Liberian President Charles Taylor pleaded not guilty before an international war crimes tribunal in Sierra Leone,

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denying he'd helped destabilize West Africa through killings, sexual slavery and sending children into combat.

Florida beat UCLA, 73-57, to win its first NCAA title in men's basketball. Charles Barkley, Dominique Wilkins and Joe Dumars were among six people elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame.

Today's Birthdays: Actresssinger Doris Day is 83. Actress Miyoshi Umeki is 78.

Former German Chancellor Helmut Kohl is 77. Jazz musician Jimmy McGriff is 71.

Actor William Gaunt is 70.

Actor Eric Braeden is 66.

Actress Marsha Mason is 65.

Singer Wayne Newton is 65.

Singer Billy Joe Royal is 65.

Singer Tony Orlando is 63.

Comedy writer Pat Proft is 6'0. Singer Richard Thompson is 58. Country musician Curtis Stone (Highway 101) is 57. Rock musician Mick Mars (Motley Crue) is 51. Actor Alec Baldwin is 49. Actor David Hyde Pierce is 48. Comedian-actor Eddie Murphy is 46. Rock singer-musician Mike Ness (Social Distortion) is 45. Rock singer Sebastian Bach is 39. Rock musician James MacDonough is 37.

Actress Jennie Garth is 35.

Comedian Aries Spears is 32.

Actress Cobie Smulders is 25.

Actress Amanda Bynes is 21.

FDA doesn't find rat poison in pet food WASHINGTON (AP) Recalled pet foods contained a chemical used to make plastics, but government tests failed to confirm the presence of rat poison, federal officials said Friday. The Food and Drug Administration said it found melamine in samples of the Menu Foods pet food, as well as in wheat gluten used as an ingredient in the wetstyle products. The FDA was working to rule out the possibility that the contaminated wheat gluten could have made it into any human food, but was not aware of any risk to people.

Guantanamo detainee makes torture claims WASHINGTON (AP) A Saudi terror suspect says U.S. interrogators tortured him for five years and he confessed to involvement in the bombing of the USS Cole just to satisfy them and "make the people happy," according to a Pentagon transcript of a military hearing at Guantanamo Bay. Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri, a Saudi of Yemeni descent, is the second "high value" detainee to contend he was tortured while being held in secret CIA prisons prior to transfer to the detention site in Cuba last September.

Tsunami hits South Pacific's Solomons HONIARA, Solomon Islands (AP) A bone-rattling undersea earthquake sparked a tsunami that sent 10-foot-high waves crashing into parts of the Solomon Islands on Monday, wiping out one village and killing at least 13 people. The death toll was expected to rise. Large waves struck the western town of Gizo, inundating buildings and causing widespread destruction within five minutes of the earthquake.

Iranian radio reports 'positive changes'

Thought for Today: "The difference between gossip and news depends on whether you TEHRAN, Iran (AP) Iranian state radio reported that all 15 British sailors and mahear it or tell it." _Anonymous. rines held captive by Iran have confessed to illegally entering Iranian waters but in an

apparent softening in the dispute, said their statements would not air because of "positive changes" from Britain. The softer tone was apparently mirrored in London, where an official said Britain has agreed to consider discussing with Iran how to avoid future disputes over contested waters in the Persian Gulf.

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KIRKUK, Iraq (AP) A suicide truck bomber targeted a police station in the oil-rich northern city of Kirkuk on Monday, killing at least 13 people and wounding dozens, including many children from a nearby school, police said. The attacker rammed the truck into the concrete blast barriers protecting the back of the compound at about 11:30 a.m., detonating his explosives, which were hidden under bags of flour, local police spokesman Brig. Gen. Sarhat Qadir said.

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Court denies appeal from Gitmo detainees .

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DID YOU KNOW THAT Saturday mail delivery in Canada was eliminated by Canada Post on February 1, 1969.

A 27 year old heir to a sausage empire was handed a ticket for 116,000 pounds for driving at 80 km/hr in a 40 km/hr zone. This is because the speeding tickets in Finland are based on how much money a person makes.

In a study conducted' regarding toilet paper usage, Americans are said to use the most toilet paper per trip to the bathroom, which was seven sheets of toilet paper per trip.

It was during World War II that clothes with elastic waists were introduced.

This is because the metal used in zippers was badly needed for the war.

Since the United Nations was founded in 1945, there have been 140 wars.

On average, the life span of an American dollar bill is eighteen months.

An artist from Chicago named Dwight Kalb created a statue of Madonna made out of 180 pounds of ham.

Play-Doh was introduced in 1956 by Hasbro Inc. The only color available was an off white, and it came in one size which was a one and a half pound can.

Cotton crops can be sprayed up to 40 times a year making it the most chemical-intensive crop in the world.

Some toothpastes and deodorants contain the same chemicals found in antifreeze.

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The first modern toothbrush was invented in China. Its bristles came from hogs hair or the mane of a horse that were then put into ivory handles.

Angel Falls in Venezuela is the world's highest waterfall, at 979 meters.

This waterfall is sixteen times the height of Niagara Falls.

The sun shrinks five feet every hour.

The world's worst earthquake occurred in the Eastern Mediterranean in July 1201, killing over one million people that were predominately in Egypt and Syria.

You can send a postcard from Hell. There is a small town located in the CayThe cover artwork for the man Islands called "Hell." seventh and final "Harry Potter" They even have a post ofbook, "The Deathly Hallows," fice. was released last week, so I

removed nearly every shred of plot and character development from the novel to make way Former U.S. President Jimfor special effects-heavy action thought it would be interesting scenes. If you can't fit it all my Carter's boyhood home The WD in WD-40 stands Soil that is heated by gey- to re-imagine where the series into one movie, split it in two! was built from plans pur- for Water Displacer.

If Tarantino can figure that could have gone if writer J. sers are now making it poschased from a Sears cataK. Rowling had been open to out with "Kill Bill," why can't The first commercial mi- sible to produce bananas in other avenues, and maybe if the others in the industry? It's not log. she took up smoking crack. like kids wouldn't pay another crowave oven was called Iceland.

I'll try my best to not bring eight bucks to see how it ends.

High Priests in ancient the "1161 Radarange" and "Harry Potter and the Sevenup anything that could be Egypt were the only ones was the size of a refrigera- In France, the Big Dipper considered a spoiler for those Figure Book Deal" – No one is called the "casserole." who were allowed to wear tor. who aren't caught up on the knows exactly how much series, and use generalities Rowling makes for spinning her garments made from cotlike "the one with red hair" to yarns (though that information ton. help the uninitiated keep up. probably exists in some obscure No modern cultural phe- corner of the Internet) but one nomenon spans the genera- would expect she's made about tions quite like the angsty little a gagillion pounds so far. For would-be wizard. You're just those of us Okies, "pounds" are as likely to see a middle-aged what the funny Brits call "dolsoccer mom thumbing through lars." They also ride around in the pages as you are a two-year- flying cars and have magical nanold squishing around in a full nies that glide using umbrellas.

"Harry Potter Loses 'IC"— diaper with a copy of the book tucked under one arm and a This would be a coming-ofdrool-covered pacifier in hand. age story, of sorts, though it Mention of Harry Potter would require Harry to grow instantly conjures affectionate a moustache and install a zipnostalgia or poisonous hatred per somewhere in those robes (the latter usually from people of his. It would begin with a who've seen the crappy mov- hilarious scene where Harry ies, but not read the books). uses his invisibility cloak to spy Whether you would like to pour on female students while they hot lead down his throat or shower, and would climax with would wait in line (or "queue," a massive Hepatitis C scare, for our Muggle readers 'cross where the Hogwarts school is the pond) to have his baby, very shut down and mandatory testfew people don't have an opin- ing is enforced on all wizards ion they will defend with torch- and witches who got within 10 es and pitchforks, if need be. miles of that tramp Hermione.

"Harry Potter and The first possible title Rowling likely discarded was Goblet of Cat Brains" "Harry Potter and His Two – REEEeeeeEEEEeee!!

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rival gang, the Hufflepuffs, and quickly rises though the ranks, eventually gaining the respect and power he needs to exact his revenge. At the end, Harry would discover that there are far too many characters and places that begin with the letter "H" in these books, and would go on a rampage with his owl, Hedwig.

"The Potter Code" – Combining "Harry Potter" with "The Da Vinci Code" seems completely logical to me. Why not merge the two books that irritate book-burners the most?

It would make protesting much easier, and it would cut down on the amount of burned paper and ink entering our atmosphere, thus decreasing the hole in the ozone layer. Everybody wins!

"Harry Potter and Hagrid's Chocolate Salty Balls" – Harry, Ron, Hermione and chubby Neville would be stylistically reimagined to be short, obnoxious children with large eyes set too close together who perpetually wear winter clothes. The search for evil wizard Voldemort's final horcrux leads the foursome to Tom's Rhinoplasty in Southpark, Colorado. Ron, wearing an orange coat with the hood pulled far too tight, would die somehow in every chapter. The underpants gnomes would likely figure integrally into the plot.

"Voldemort Wears Prada" – After graduating from Hogwarts, Harry gets a job as a low-level intern at a major fashion company in New York City. Unbeknownst to our hero, his new boss is none other than the evil, snake-faced wizard himself, who has fabulized his wardrobe with top-line fashions and the most expensive accessories. Luckily, Voldemort is no longer interested in world domination, and has shifted his energies to procuring the rights to his favorite musical, "Rent," which he plans to force Harry and the gang to reenact indefinitely.

While I don't expect Rowling to like some of my ideas, hopefully this list will somehow reach her and inspire future books in the series. Face it, when Harry plays his last game of Quidditch, a little something will die in all of us.

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Bush apologizes for Walter Reed Medical Center conditions "Walter Reed is still broken. The DOD health care system is still broken. ... Our troops need their commander in chief to start working harder for them."

-Bobby Muller, president of Veterans for America, President Bush apologized Friday for the shoddy conditions at Walter Reed Army Medical Center and promised during a visit to the facility for war veterans that "we're going to fix the problem."

Critics questioned the timing of Bush's visit six weeks after poor conditions and neglect of veterans were exposed there.

Bush toured the main hospital and Abrams Hall, where soldiers were transferred after they were vacated from the facility's Building 18, the site of moldy walls, rodent infestation and other problems that went unchecked until reported by the media. He said his conversations with those who had been in Building 18 left him "disturbed by their accounts."

"The problems at Walter Reed were caused by bureaucratic and administrative failures," the president told about 100 medical workers and patients at the hospital. "The system failed you and it failed our troops and we're going to fix it."

Among the areas of the hospital that Bush toured were a typical _ but empty _ patient room in Abrams Hall that featured a large wide-screen television and a Macintosh computer, and the physical therapy unit of the main hospital. Along the way, he awarded 10 Purple Hearts to soldiers recovering 'from - serious wounds suffered in Afghanistan and Iraq.

"It is not right to have someone volunteer to wear the uni-

form and not get the best possible care," the president said at the end of his more than two-hour visit, cut short from its planned length by almost an hour. "I apologize for what they went through and we're going to fix the problem."

He said important steps, including the replacement of military leadership in charge of the hospital and the establishment of several commissions to study the facility and the broader military health care system, have been taken already.

But, Bush added: "We're not going to be satisfied until everyone gets the kind of care that their folks and families expect."

The president devoted much of his brief statement to praising the medical care that members of the military and veterans receive at Walter Reed.

"The soldiers and Marines stay here only for a few months, but the compassion they receive here stays with them for a lifetime," Bush said. "Americans must understand that the problems recently uncovered at Walter Reed were not the problems of medical care. The quality of care at this fantastic facility is great and it needs to remain that way."

Retired Maj. Gen. Paul Eaton, among retired military officers who took part in a conference call before Bush's visit, praised the president for seeing wounded soldiers. But, he

added: "I'm convinced he would honor them more if he would

refrain from using soldiers as props in political theater."

"I would be very happy to see him do the Walter Reed visit more like the commander and secondarily as an inspector general, rather than as a politician," he said.

Bobby Muller, president of Veterans for America, said Bush wasn't seeing areas of the hospital most in need of change.

He cited Ward 54, where soldiers are suffering from acute mental health conditions, and outpatient holding facilities where soldiers see long waits to get processed out of the Army.

"Walter Reed is not a photoop," Muller said. "Walter Reed is still broken. The DOD health care system is still broken. ... Our troops need their commander in chief to start working harder for them."

White House spokeswoman Dana Perino called it "an unfortunate characterization" to say Bush was using Walter Reed as merely a picture-taking opportunity. She said it took some time to clear enough room on the president's schedule to spend an afternoon with patients and staff at Walter Reed.

"There is no more personal moment that he has, and it's one of the memories that I cherish the most of working for the president, because you see his gratitude, and they share hugs, and they share laughter, they share tears," she said.

Perino also said that when the situation at Walter Reed

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President Bush speaks at the Red Cross Hall during his visit to Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, Friday, March 30, 2007. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) first came to light, "the president immediately took action."

Walter Reed is considered one of the Army's premier facilities for treating the wounded.

The revelations in mid-February of poor treatment and neglect of those wounded in war was an embarrassment to Bush, who routinely speaks of the need to

support the troops and praises the care they receive back home.

Troops and veterans say many of the issues have been wellknown for a while, and have long been in need of greater attention.

In the wake of reports of problems at Walter Reed, three high-level Pentagon officials were forced to step down and

lawmakers on Capitol Hill were outraged. This week, the House voted to create a coterie of case managers, advocates and counselors for injured troops. The bill also establishes a hot line for medical patients to report problems in their treatment.

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Odds and ends from around the country lady," has babied rats for Astronomers may have about eight years, ever stopped calling Pluto a since her daughter brought full-fledged planet, but home a lab rat named it's on its way to regaining "Wicket" from Western that status whenever it's Michigan University. The visible over New Mexico. one-pound, white male A nonbinding memorial rat with pink eyes would approved this week by the fall asleep in her lap while state House of Representa- she watched television. tives declares that Pluto be She and her husband, Don, designated a planet when- once had as many as 13 rats ever it "passes overhead in their home. It's not unthrough New Mexico's common for Morin to have excellent night skies." a rat or two on her shoulThe International Astro- der. The preschool teacher nomical Union reclassi- lets them crawl all over her. fied Pluto as a dwarf planet The little animals _ her curlast August because its rent critters are "Cubby," orbit overlaps with Nep- "Sweet Pea" and "Little tune's. That caused hard Bit" relieve the stress of feelings in New Mexico, the daily rat race.\"They home of Clyde Tom- help me relax a whole baugh, the astronomer bunch. They're gentle who located Pluto in 1930. creatures, and they're "We really took it as an af- just very loving," she front," saidDemocratic Rep. told The Bay City Times.

Joni Marie Gutierrez, who Unlike wild rats, the dointroduced the memorial. mesticated rodents don't The measure was pend- pose health risks, Morin ing in the Senate as law- said. They groom themmakers go into their final selves frequently and day of work Saturday. even groom each other.

Patricia Tombaugh, the Her 26-pound minia94-year-old widow of ture schnauzer, BobbiPluto's discoverer, said Anne, herds the three Bthe memorial probably ounce rats like a border won't change any scien- collie rounds up sheep. tific minds. "But it's a very "She thinks they're her nice gesture," she said. babies," Morin said. "She lets them chew on her BANGOR TOWN- beard, and sometimes SHIP, Me. they'll lie on her back."

Marylou Morin has no use ALIQUIPPA, Pa. for mice, but she thinks their bigger cousins make Police in western Pennsylgreat pets. That's right, domesticated rats. And her vania say the signs of theft were obvious there were dog likes them, too.

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Someone stole 22 stop signs and two road directional signs from Independence Township, about 20 ?riles northwest of Pittsburgh. Also missing were nine residential mailboxes.

Someone rocked the aluminum signs back and forth and pulled them out sometime after 11 p.m. Sunday, Police Chief Robert Baron said.

"I don't know what's going on," he said. "I don't know if it's high school kids or just someone who needs money."

The signs might have been stolen to be sold as scrap, but the resale value would be low, Baron said. The total replacement cost is about $2,500.

No traffic problems have been reported because of the missing signs, many of which have already been replaced.

"But it's a very big concern of mine," Baron said.

MONTPELIER, Vt. Thirteen-year-old Katharine Tuck's sneakers smell as bad as they look.

Now, at least, the Utah seventh-grader can afford some new ones.

On Tuesday, she out-ranked six other children to win $2,500 in the 32nd annual National Odor-Eaters Rotten Sneaker Contest, stinking up the joint with a pair of well-worn 1 1/2-yearold Nikes so noxious they had the judges wincing.

"I'm so proud of the little stinker," said her

mother, Paula Tuck.

Ah, thefoul smell of success.

Katharine has used the sneakers to play soccer and basketball, hiked in them, even waded into the Great Salt Lake, where they became infiltrated with brine shrimp.

The contest, founded in 1975 as a sporting goods store promotion and\ now sponsored by the manufacturer of anti-foot odor products, pits children from around the nation who have won state-level competitions for the generally cruddy condition of their footwear.

Kyle Underwood, 9, from Las Cruces, N.M., entered with his low-cut black Starters, the ones with the blown-out toe on the right foot. "These are bad," sighed judge Andy Brewer.

"Ooh, these are really bad."

Michael Nduka, 9, of White Plains, N.Y., sported ratty black-and-white lowcuts, which, like the others, were passed from judge to judge for inspection. Judge William Fraser held one up using the tip of a pen.

Contestants had to jump in place once and make one full turn in place before taking off their shoes and handing them to the judges. It was 24 degrees outside, but only one of the kids wore socks foot sweat is a boon, not a bane, in this game.

Katharine and her father missed a connecting flight and had to drive part of the way to Vermont. Their luggage still

hadn't arrived Tuesday.

Her mother had the foresight to warn her not to ship her prized shoes in her checked baggage. Mercifully for airport security screeners, she didn't wear them, either, opting to carry them in her purse.

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The 40-something Rolson last week dropped by Superior Senior High School, where he graduated in 1977, to get a copy of his FLUSHING, Mich. transcript for a plumbA nasty bite on the hand ing apprenticeship. That's that a man got from when he found out he had his ,sister's Siamese two outstanding debts cat i-s= ,r1worth $122,400. $7.95 for a missing algebra A jury on Friday award- book and $5 for an unpaid ed Michael Sabo, 57, the physical-education fee. moneyfor an injury he got A secretary told him he when the cat, Randy, bit his had to pay up before he right hand in March 2004. could get his transcript.

Sabo's fingers swelled so "Itoldher,'do yourealizethis much that they looked like was 30 years ago?" he said. "plump hot dogs," his at- Rolson says he doesn't untorney, Tom Pabst, told derstand why the school The Flint Journal, and an didn't contact him earlier. infection put Sabo in a After all, he still lives in hospital for three weeks. Superior and his daughHe had to pay thou- ter attends the school. sands in medical bills. "Nobody contacted me, so I Pabst said Sabo's sister, ended up paying the $13 to Jean Toney, had warned get my transcript," he said. people not to pick up State law prevents a school Randy because he had district from withholding bitten people before, but documents such as tranthe newspaper said the scripts and diplomas, said cat leapt into Sabo's lap. district superintendent Jay Sabo initially tried to get Mitchell. But it's not unhis sister's homeown- common for districts to er's insurance policy to try to collect unpaid fees cover the cost of treat- and fines before providment. When that request ing documents, he said. was refused, Sabo had no Rolson caught choice but to take the mat- one break, though. ter to court, Pabst said. "She did forget the $2 fee There was no answer Sun- for the transcript," he said. day at a telephone list- He's also grateful the school ing for Toney. A call to didn't charge him interest.

Pabst on Sunday wasn't immediately returned.

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New Orleans far from pre-Katrina form, despite what Google shows

Iran and England to negotiate terms for 15 held captive Al-Alam also aired video showing Faye Turney, the only woman in the group, wearing a headscarf and saying: "Obviously we trespassed."

AP Photo by Alex Brandon

A burned car sits on the street in the Holy Cross area of the Lower Ninth Ward of New Orleans, Friday, March 30.

Just put in big bold this: `Google, don't pull the wool over the world's eyes. Let the truth shine.'"

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Mounds of debris wait to be taken away as The Plaza mall is being torn down in eastern New Orleans, Friday, March 30.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) Google's popular map portal has replaced post-Hurricane Katrina satellite imagery with pictures taken before the storm, leaving locals feeling like they're in a time loop and even fueling suspicions of a conspiracy.

Scroll across the city and the Mississippi Gulf Coast, and everything is back to normal: Marinas are filled with boats, bridges are intact and parks are filled with healthy, full-bodied trees.

"Come on," said an incredulous Ruston Henry, president of the economic development association in New Orleans' devastated Lower 9th Ward. "Just put in big bold this: `Google, don't pull the wool over the world's eyes. Let the truth shine.'"

Chikai Ohazama, a Google Inc. product manager for satellite imagery, said the maps now available are the best the

company can offer. Numerous factors decide what goes into the databases, "everything from resolution, to quality, to when the actual imagery was acquired."

He said he was not sure when the current images replaced views of the city taken after Katrina struck Aug. 29, 2005. flooding an estimated 80 percent of New Orleans.

In the images available Thursday, the cranes working to fix the breach of the 17th Street Canal are gone. Blue tarps that covered roofless homes are replaced by shingles. Homes wiped off their foundations are miraculously back in place in the Lower 9th.

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After Katrina, Google's satellite images were in high demand among exiles and hurricane victims anxious to see whether their homes were damaged.

The new, virtual Potemkin village is fueling the imagination of locals frustrated with the slow pace of recovery and what they see as attempts by political leaders to paint a rosier picture.

Pete Gerica, a fisherman who lives in eastern New Orleans, said he printed pictures of his waterside homestead from Google to use in his arguments with insurance adjusters.

"I think a lot of stuff they're doing right now is smoke and mirrors because tourism is so off," Gerica said. "It might be somebody's weird spin on things looking better."

Henry also wondered whether Google's motives might be less than pure.

"Is Google part of the conspiracy?" he said. "Why these images of pre-Katrina?

Seems mighty curious."

Ceeon Quiett, spokeswoman for Mayor Ray Nagin, said that as far as she knew, the city did not request the map change.

"My first reaction was, that's a bit problematic," she said.

Ohazama, the Google product manager, said he "personally" was not asked by city or state officials to change the imagery, but he added that Google gets many requests from users and governments to update and change its imagery.

Google has become a goto service for people looking for up-close satellite imagery.

"I use it on a regular basis in my class," said Craig Colten, a geographer at Louisiana State University who has written extensively on New Orleans. He called Google's switch "unbelievable."

"I'm sure the mayor is thrilled," he quipped.

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TEHRAN, Iran (AP) Iran's chief international negotiator on Monday called for an end to "the language of force" in the dispute over 15 British sailors captured in contested waters of the Persian Gulf and said there was no need to put the crew on trial.

The comments from Ali Larijani, who last week had suggested that the crew "may face a legal path," came as both Iran and Britain appeared to be seeking a way to soften their approach to the dispute.

Earlier Monday, Iranian state radio said there would be no more broadcasts of the detained crew, though it said all 15 captive Britons had admitted illegally entering Iranian waters.

And in London, an official said Britain had agreed to consider discussing with Iran how to avoid future disputes over contested waters in the Persian Gulf. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the dispute.

Larijani said his country's priority "is to solve the problem through proper diplomatic channels."

"We are not interested in letting this issue get further complicated," he told Britain's Channel 4 television news.

"We definitely believe that this issue can be resolved and there is no need for any trial."

Britain contends the sailors were in Iraqi waters, however, and has refused Iranian demands for an apology. It has also criticized the airing of footage of four of the sailors confessing so far, saying the statements appeared coerced and the broadcasting of captured military personnel violated international norms.

Larijani, the top Iranian negotiator in all his country's foreign dealings, had suggested last week that the eight sailors and seven marines might be put on trial. Iranian television has aired footage of several of the crew members appearing to admit that they trespassed in Iraqi waters.

Larijani called for all involved to stop using "the language of force."

"There is a difference of view between the UK government and the Iranian government, and this issue should be resolved bilaterally," he said.

On Britain's part, "a guarantee must be given that such violation will not be repeated," he added, Larijani also called for a delegation "to review the case, to clarify the case, first of all _ to clarify whether they have been in our territorial waters at all." He did not say who might be in such a delegation.

"Through sensationalism, you cannot solve the problem," he said.

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The first sailor, who was identified as Royal Marine Capt. Chris Air, said the Iranians supplied the group with GPS coordinates which he said were "apparently" in Iranian waters.

Air pointed with a pen to a location on the map where he said two boats left a warship of the U.S.-led coalition in Iraq around 8:30 a.m. on March 23. He said the seven marines and eight navy sailors were captured around 10 a.m.

He said "we were seized apparently at this point here on their maps and on the GPS they've shown us, which is inside Iranian territorial waters."

The second sailor, identified as Lt. Felix Carman, pointed to an area on the map and said that location was where he and the 14 others were arrested.

"I'd like to say to the Iranian people, I can understand why you are so angry about our intrusion into your waters," he said.

Britain has released its own maps and GPS coordinates showing their location to be in Iraqi waters at the time of the capture.

In a letter sent in response to a note from Iranian officials, Britain agreed to consider discussions about how to avoid similar disputes in the future, said the British official. Britain's response _ most of which has been kept secret _ may have prompted the report Monday from Iran's state-run radio.

British Prime Minister Tony Blair's spokesman earlier in the day called the broadcast confessions "stage-managed," and said Britain had not changed its demand for the sailors' unconditional release.

The 15 Britons were detained

by Iranian naval units on March 23 while patrolling for smugglers as part of a U.N.-mandated force monitoring the Persian Gulf.

They were seized by Iranian naval units near the mouth of the Shaft al-Arab, a waterway that has long been a disputed dividing line between Iraq and Iran.

Al-Alam broadcast longer videos of the Britons earlier this week, including footage on Friday of captured marine Nathan Thomas Summers apologizing for entering Iranian waters "without permission" and admitting to trespassing in Iranian waters.

Al-Alam also aired video on Wednesday showing Faye Turney, the only woman in the group, wearing a headscarf and saying: "Obviously we trespassed." Iran has also made public three letters purportedly written by Turney. The last letter contained an apology.

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Ultra-Orthodox Jews burn leavened items in a final preparation for the Passover holiday in Jerusalem, Monday April 2, 2007. All leavened food, such as bread, is forbidden to Jews during the week-long Passover holiday commemorating the Israelites' hasty departure from Egypt. The holiday begins at sundown Monday.

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Rabbi Moise Weiszberger, leader of the Hungarian Orthodox Jewish community, left, is making Matzah; an unleavened bread for the Jewish holiday of Passover in the basement of their synagogue in Budapest, Hungary Monday April 2. All leavened food, such as bread, is forbidden to Jews during the week-long Passover holiday, which begins at sunset Monday, commemorating the Israelites' hasty departure from Egypt. Today Hungary's Orthodox Jewish community counts only a few hundred people, while Hungarian Orthodox Jews numbered hundreds of thousands ,-before the Holocaust.

Passover commemorates the Exodus and freedom of the Israelites from ancient Egypt.

Passover marks the "birth" of the Children of Israel who become the Jewish nation, as the Jews' ancestors were freed from being slaves of Pharaoh and allowed simply to become followers of God instead.

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Rabbi Yaakov Horowitz, who oversees matzoh production at the Manischewitz factory in Jersey City, N.J., watches as uncooked matzoh are moved along into the oven at the plant on March 5. Matzoh is the unleavened bread product eaten by Jews around the world during the eight-day Passover holiday.

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Florida and Ohio State to play for national title, again AP-They have money, fans and facilities, three key ingredients that make any athletic department great.

That begins to explain how Florida and Ohio State have come to dominate the year in college sports like no two programs ever have.

On Monday, they meet for the men's basketball title.

Three months ago, they played for the football championship. The Gators are already the first program to hold the two titles at the same time.

Funny how things turn out when you've got a few extra million to spend on sports at your university.

Though the schools operate in different regions, they share more common traits than differences.

One key similarity: These are, or at least once were, schools where football was king, and they learned how to use that to their advantage.

Success in football drives success in everything else at most universities. With the exceptions of a few elite basketball programs, there's simply more money to be made by filling 105,000 seats in the Horseshoe, or 90,000 at the Swamp, than by filling a basketball arena one-fifth their size.

"The correlation between 105,000 people on a Saturday afternoon in the Shoe definitely helps all programs," Ohio State coach Thad Matta said.

"I think it's helped us through the recruiting process. The notoriety of the football program is something we try to work hand-in-hand with."

Thanks in large part to revenue from the football program, Ohio State led the NCAA in revenue last year, bringing in

nearly $105 million. Florida brought in $78 million. Both programs made enough profit that they were able to donate to their schools instead of having the school supplement them.

The days of basketball coaches defending their programs' status on these campuses are long gone. Instead, they bask in the football teams, taking recruits to games and bringing those coaches in for motivational speeches to their teams.

"It's everything at Florida that's good," Gators coach Billy Donovan said. "Certainly the football program is terrific. As I said earlier, I think where there's problems on campuses with coaches is when all the focus is totally just on one sport."

Harmony aside, this isn't to say these programs are perfect. It's just that their solutions to the problems, when they arise, are better.

The OSU football program has moved on from the Maurice Clarett imbroglio. The star of the 2002 national championship team, Clarett created problems while he was in school by accusing administrators of not caring about him and caused even more drama afterward when he said he received thousands of dollars in improper benefits, an accusation never proved.

In basketball, Matta was hired to clean up the program after former coach Jim O'Brien was fired for giving $6,000 to a recruit, which helped land the Buckeyes on probation.

The probes led to the departure of embattled athletic director Andy.- ng-er, who said he was burned out from all the turmoil .that, he laid much of the ro wprk for the current succ s, s replace-

ment, Gene Smith, has overseen a smooth transition for what is largely regarded as the country's biggest athletic department.

Foley, the Florida AD, runs a department that is not so lovingly known by some as "The Firm," for its dispassionate ability to make problems go away.

Many feel Florida will pay whatever it takes to keep Donovan if Kentucky comes calling after Monday night's game. Rumors are circulating that Foley is willing to pay 51 million for a new women's basketball coach in an attempt to rebuild the only long-struggling program in the department.

In the football title game in January, Florida won 4114 to earn the school's second national championship. Now, basketball gets its chance to pull back into a tie.

"It's unheard of it's special and you don't take it for granted and you enjoy every single minute of it," Foley said of the unprecedented run Florida is now enjoying.

At Ohio State, the football program has four titles and basketball has one.

For all the money and success these programs have generated, the trips to the title games aren't big money makers all by themselves. In fact, most money earned from a Final Four or Bowl Championship Series trip is divided evenly among all the teams in the participant's conference. In some cases, these trips are actually money losers for the schools, after all the expenses are paid.

Regardless of the result of their meeting Monday, it will be hard to call either of these schools losers.

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Ohio State guard Ron Lewis reacts after a win over Memphis in the NCAA South Regional final in San Antonio on March 24.

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Savage Storm sinks Bronchos; UCO drops two

by Jeff Massie Sports Writer The Broncho baseball team ventured on a five-game road trip and came away with three victories to bring the team's record to 23-11-1.

The away games featured a Broncho sweep of East Central University anda three game series against Southeastern Oklahoma State University. UCO won only one game in Durant, Okla., against Southeastern.

The two-game series against the East Central Tigers started divisional play for the Bronchos.

UCO was the champion of the Lone Star Conference North Division last year.

"We got lucky to win two," head coach Wendell Simmons said. "We haven't played very good."

UCO found itself in a hole, falling behind by three after the first inning, but the Bronchos were able to even the score after the third. The Bronchos would add two more runs in the fourth inning, followed by an addition-

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Shortstop Michael Pollock slides into first and avoids the tag on Feb. 24 at Broncho Field.

al three runs in the fifth inning.

The Tigers would pull within one run in the bottom of the fifth,

adding four runs of their own. added another run in the sixth UCO would stand strong and inning and held on to win 9-7. not relinquish the lead, the team Third baseman Bryan

Covington was instrumental in to play," Coach Simmons the first game ofUCO's division- said about Southeastern. al defense. He knocked in a trio UCO would earn its win in of runners via two hits in three the second game, a narrow 6plate appearances and hit his 5 victory. After five innings, second homerun of the season. the Bronchos were up six runs Breck Draper and Tyler to none, but the Savage Storm Carroll each added a home- would grow angry and score five run, and contributed two RBIs runs in the bottom of the fifth. between the two of them.

The road trip would be In the second game, ended with a loss. A 9-5 defeat UCO almost surrendered the over the span of nine innings. lead in the seventh and final Both Bradon Blackburn and inning. Up by four runs, the Dustin Dailey had homeruns Bronchos gave up three in the in the game. Dailey was seventh inning, but held on perfect at the plate, going to earn the won-run victory. 2 for 2 with a few RBIs. Centerfielder Carroll had Second baseman Tim another homerun in this game, his Sullivan also had a big day batninth of the season. Carroll went ting. In four appearances at the 1 for 2 and scored three runners. plate, he managed three hits.

Following the Tiger beat, Up next for the Bronchos UCO played a three-game is a doubleheader at home series at Southeastern. The against Southwestern Bronchos lost the first game Oklahoma State University 4-1. The lone run was a homer on Wednesday, April 4. hit by catcher Draper. UCO managed only five hits, two of which coming from designated hitter Bryce Columbus.

"It's a hostile environment. Jeff Massie can be reached at The hardest place in the world jmassie2@ucok.edu

Bronchos beaten badly

by Jeff Massie Sports Writer The Broncho tennis team was defeated soundly by Abilene Christian on March 30.

Abilene is currently ranked 28th in the nation, and the Wildcats defeated UCO 7-0.

The Bronchos are unranked and have fallen on tough times this season, having lost 11 of their last 15 matches.

Two match-ups were left unfinished as defeat was already ensured after the first four contests. The match against Abilene Christian con-

eluded conference play for the Bronchos. The next five games will all be against nonconference opponents, including an away match on April 14 with the University of Tulsa.

UCO fell behind quickly.

They were down 3-0 after dropping the first few doubles match-ups. Julie Vo and Dasha Titkina dropped their game 8-4. Domi Kovacikova and Kasey Adams followed and had the same result, an 8-4 defeat. The tennis court did hot agree with UCO in the third and final doubles match.

Amy Cabato and Kyra Cody

suffered a lopsided 8-2 defeat.

In singles play, the Bronchos did not fare any better. Julie Vo was outmatched in her contest against No. 17 Irene Squillaci. Vo was defeated 6-1, 6-3. Dasha Titkina only won- a single game in the two sets she played and UCO fell behind 5-0.

The next two games had the same results. Kasey Adams also lost her match 6-1, 6-0.

In what proved to be the final match of the day, UCO's Kyra Cody also managed to win only one game in her match against Abilene Christian.

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team. UCO's roster includes six sophomores and a lone freshman. The youth did not triumph

in this game though, losing by a combined score of 72 - 17. Jeff Massie can be reached at jmassie2@ucok.edu

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Over the weekend, UCO Softball team traveled to Irving, Texas, to compete in the Lone Star Conference Crossover.

Although most of the series was rained out, the team still managed to play one game against West Texas A&M. UCO defeated West Texas 6-0.

"We just continued to hit the ball," head coach Ginny Stidham said. "Hopefully, we're out of our hitting slump."

UCO's offense began in the second inning, when Molly Shivers hit an RBI single that brought the score to 2-0. In the next inning, third baseman Jodi Craig hit an RBI double giving UCO a three-run advantage.

UCO scored again in the fifth inning when outfielder Megan Campbell was batted in thanks to an RBI from shortstop Stacy Walden. Walden was eventually batted in when first baseman Karmen Kauk hit a single. Centerfielder Emilee Bounds finished up UCO's scoring drive by batting in Kauk.

Alli Blake pitched the entire game, earning six strikeouts and allowing only five hits.

Craig led the team in hits, hitting three and turning one of those into an RBI. Campbell, Shivers and Bounds each had two hits. Campbell earned two runs, Shivers earned a run and an RBI and. Bounds turned one of her hits into an RBI. Because of the rain, UCO did not get to play a couple of the games they wanted to play, particularly against some of the nationally ranked teams in the Lone Star Conference.

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UCO softball player Alli Blake bats against Southwestern Oklahoma State University on March 13 at Broncho Field.

like Angelo State," Stidham header on April 10 at 1 p. said. "But hopefully, we'll get to play them in post season."

UCO will take the rest of the week off and prepare for its next home game, host- Justin Langston can be reached at ing Cameron in a double- jlangston1@ucok.edu