Stair climber Keith Dowell, Lawrence, and his dog Spank race up a set of stairs west of Memorial Stadium on the campus of Kansas University in this Jan. 30, 2009 file photo. Dowell is set to compete in the "Vertical Mile" urban stair-climbing competition Feb. 20, 2011 in Cincinnati.

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Crossing guard Marilyn Wiggins assists Nate Robinson, a fourth-grader at Cordley Elementary school, cross Mass. St. at 19th Street Monday, Feb. 2, 2009. Wiggins has been a crossing guard for 4 years. If the state cuts its budget like planned, the city will respond with many cuts of its own, including participation in the school crossing guard program.

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A unidentified employee of Out of Town News, in the Harvard Square neighborhood of Cambridge, Mass., examines a copy of USA Today, Friday, Jan. 30, 2009. USA Today publisher Gannett Co. reported lower preliminary fourth-quarter earnings Friday, but even those profits will be wiped out once the company takes pretax write-downs of as much as $5.9 billion to reflect the declining value of its newspapers.

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Former Vice President Al Gore points at a screen showing the new Google Earth 5.0 at the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco, Monday, Feb. 2, 2009. Google Inc. is launching a new version of Google Earth that will let users explore the oceans, view images of Mars and watch the Earth's surface change over time.

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John Griffiths, a handler of the weather-predicting groundhog Punxsutawney Phil, holds Phil in the air after removing him from his stump at Gobbler's Knob on Groundhog Day, Monday, Feb. 2, 2009, in Punxsutawney, Pa. The Groundhog Club said Phil saw his shadow and predicted six more weeks of winter.

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Commuters walk over Westminster Bridge, in London, Monday, Feb. 2, 2009. Heavy snowfall in much of Britain caused widespread travel problems throughout the country Monday morning, causing hundreds of flight cancellations and rush hour chaos in London.

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Kentucky National guard members William Swartwood, left, and Jerry Bailey help unload branches from the back of a truck owned by Russell Justice on Monday, February 2, 2009., at the quarry in Danville, KY.

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Kansas guard Sherron Collins penetrates through the Baylor defense as he elevates to the bucket during the second half Monday, Feb. 2, 2009 at the Ferrell Center in Waco.

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Kansas guard Tyshawn Taylor sends home a jam on a fast break against Baylor during the first half Monday, Feb. 2, 2009 at the Ferrell Center in Waco.

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Kansas guard Brady Morningstar puts up a three over Baylor guard LaceDarius Dunn during the first half Monday, Feb. 2, 2009 at the Ferrell Center in Waco.

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Kansas forward Marcus Morris lays in a bucket over the Baylor defense during the second half Monday, Feb. 2, 2009 at the Ferrell Center in Waco.

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Kansas guard Sherron Collins lays a bucket in over Baylor defenders Kevin Rogers (23) and Quincy Acy during the second half Monday, Feb. 2, 2009 at the Ferrell Center in Waco.

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Kansas guard Tyrel Reed is fouled as he drives around Baylor guard Henry Dugot during the second half Monday, Feb. 2, 2009 at the Ferrell Center in Waco.

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Frustrated Baylor forward Kevin Rogers walks back on defense after a turnover by the Bears during the second half Monday, Feb. 2, 2009 at the Ferrell Center in Waco.

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Kansas center Cole Aldrich adjusts his protective mask in the first half Monday, Feb. 2, 2009 at the Ferrell Center in Waco.

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Oklahoma center Courtney Paris (3) waves to the crowd in the second half after fouling out of an NCAA college basketball game against Tennessee in Oklahoma City, Monday, Feb. 2, 2009. Oklahoma won the game 80-70, but Paris' record 112-game double-double streak came to an end.

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