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Man accused of molesting girl, 13

By Michael Reschke · Monday, Jan. 29,2007 11:24 p.m.

A 26-year-old Bloomington man was arrested on one count of child molestation Sunday. The man confessed to Bloomington Police Officer Joe Henry that while waking up a 13-year-old female relative who had stayed the night at his house he fondled her, Sgt. Jeff Canada said while reading from a police report.

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Around the World

Monday, Jan. 29,2007 11:20 p.m.

Sara Lee Corp. will lay off nearly 1,700 employees as part of a reorganization plan to increase business performance.

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Healthy oil introduced at McDonald's

By Dave Carpenter · Monday, Jan. 29,2007 11:20 p.m.

CHICAGO -- McDonald's has finally selected a new trans-fat-free oil for cooking its famous french fries after years of testing, the fast-food chain said Monday. While it has developed a healthier new oil, the company still is not saying when it will be used in all 13,700 U.S. restaurants. It already trails competitors in committing to a zero-trans-fat oil.

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A full-time job

By Gal Shifron · Monday, Jan. 29,2007 11:19 p.m.

One of the most common stressors for college students is, by nature, academic. School is a full-time job. Personal responsibilities that are required from students include attending class, reading assignments, preparing and taking tests, completing research papers and anything else professors might require. The average student carries 15 hours of class and needs at least as many hours of preparation time.

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Are we alone?

By Savannah Worley · Monday, Jan. 29,2007 11:17 p.m.

Answers about whether people are alone in the universe might lie beneath Earth's surface. The subsurface of Earth is very similar to that of the planet Mars, said IU geology professor Lisa Pratt. Pratt leads a team of scientists from the Indiana Princeton Tennessee Astrobiology Initiative, which is funded by the NASA Astrobiology Institute. Pratt and her team recently found bacteria living in the subsurface of Earth. The key to life in the subsurface seems to be sulfur, which also exists on Mars. Pratt said that if it's possible for the bacteria to live here, there is a possibility that a similar organism could survive on Mars. "It's very philosophical," Pratt said. "We're finding out we're not alone, where life originated and how it is evolving all over the universe." Because the subsurfaces of Earth and Mars are so similar in their geographic and chemical makeups, the probability of microorganisms living on Mars is high, Pratt said. "We should actually prove that (life) is not there," she said.

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Around the World

Monday, Jan. 29,2007 11:07 p.m.

Sara Lee Corp. will lay off nearly 1,700 employees as part of a reorganization plan to increase business performance.

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Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro euthanized Monday

By Aaron Beard and Dan Gelston · Monday, Jan. 29,2007 11:03 p.m.

KENNETT SQUARE, Pa. -- Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro was euthanized Monday after complications from his breakdown at last year's Preakness, ending an eight-month ordeal that prompted an outpouring of support across the country. A series of ailments -- including laminitis in the left rear hoof, an abscess in the right rear hoof, as well as new laminitis in both front feet -- proved too much for the gallant colt. The horse was put down at 10:30 a.m. "Certainly, grief is the price we all pay for love," said co-owner Gretchen Jackson at a news conference.

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Dungy overcomes tragedy to seek his first Super Bowl title

By Aaron Beard and Dave Goldberg · Monday, Jan. 29,2007 10:59 p.m.

MIAMI -- After his brother died in an auto accident last September, Reggie Wayne returned to the Indianapolis Colts to find Tony Dungy waiting to console him -- as only a man who has been through his own personal tragedies can do. "I was at the lowest point," Wayne recalled last week. "Just to hear it from someone who has been through it helps you a lot. Coach Dungy is a strong man -- a strong soul. It was huge for me." Dungy's tragedy came 13 months ago -- the suicide of his 18-year-old son James.

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Students embody cell-only trend

By Shannon Dahmer · Monday, Jan. 29,2007 10:39 p.m.

Busy signals, random surveys, phone cords and expensive landlines are becoming a thing of the past for most IU students. Instead of paying extra for a home phone, students are increasingly using just their cell phones. This trend is not unique to IU. Young people are more likely to only use cell phones, according to a May 2006 Pew Research Center report. The number of cell-phone-only users is growing nationwide, and it is high in Bloomington because of the population's college-student-skewed demographics. According to the report, people under the age of 30 who are not married and are not homeowners are less likely to have a landline.

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Smithsonian announces licensing deal with Corbis for images

Monday, Jan. 29,2007 9:10 p.m.

WASHINGTON -- The Smithsonian Institution and Corbis Corp. announced a deal Wednesday to begin selling images from the Smithsonian's collections for editorial and commercial use through the digital-media company.

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More young children taking formal music lessons

Monday, Jan. 29,2007 9:08 p.m.

INDIANAPOLIS -- His stockinged feet barely touching the floor, Adam Hammerle scoots to the edge of the piano bench for practice. He's one-fifth the weight of the instrument, but when his fingers press the keys to perform "A Snail's Dream," Adam takes control of the shiny black grand. He takes a 30-minute lesson once a week, and he practices 10 to 15 minutes daily. At age 7, he's performed his first recital and already knows more music theory than his mother, Patti Hammerle, 38.

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Turn that hippy crap off! A lesson in accepting different tastes

By Ryan Brown · Monday, Jan. 29,2007 9:07 p.m.

A few weeks ago, I was driving with my cousin, listening to quite possibly the greatest road band ever, Umphrey's McGee. I had the sound turned up on a song that is near and dear to me for its out-of-this-world guitar fingering, its rock danceability and its outstanding work at perfecting nonlyrical expressiveness. My cousin saw otherwise. "Will you turn that crap down? It sounds like dying pirates!" she exclaimed.

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IMA returns to free admission

Monday, Jan. 29,2007 9:06 p.m.

There's a place you can go to find paintings by Rembrandt and Van Gogh, a steel plaque featuring a medieval African soldier and Robert Indiana's iconic pop-art painting "LOVE," for free -- the Indianapolis Museum of Art. The museum is returning to its no-cost general-admission price for the first time in more than two years.

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A shot at good health

By Brittany Hite · Monday, Jan. 29,2007 6:19 p.m.

If things go well in the state legislature, Indiana could be a leader in women's health next year. State Sen. Connie Lawson, R-Danville, recently authored a bill that would require girls entering the sixth grade to receive a vaccine for HPV, a sexually transmitted disease that can cause cervical cancer and genital warts, when they receive other standard vaccinations. The FDA approved the vaccine in June.

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R.I.P. "The O.C."

By Stefania Marghitu · Monday, Jan. 29,2007 6:18 p.m.

Growing up, I have always tried to live the American Dream. For me, this dream consisted of roaming the halls with the likes of Zack Morris and Kellie Kapowski and Brenda Walsh and Dylan McKay. I longed and hoped that when I finally came around to the best years of my life, there would be a show like "Saved by the Bell" or "Beverly Hills, 90210" I could relate to.

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