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Today's Photos

BY DI PHOTOSTAFF | JULY 23, 2009 7:30 AM

Contributed photo/ Kari Kolts
Mark Craiglow of Iowa City demonstrates his automatic slinky machine on Washington Street on Wednesday. The machine uses electrical current to make the slinky shake, rattle, and jump.

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Iowa sophomore Matt Gatens puts pressure on former Hawkeye Darryl Moore during a Prime Time playoff game between Armstrong and Vinton Merchants in the North Liberty Community Center on Wednesday. Gatens scored 16 points and had 10 assists.

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A small two-passenger plane crashed on North First Avenue on Wednesday afternoon. The pilot, Ron Miller, was attempting to fly the plane from Grinnell to Long Island, N.Y., when the engine stopped functioning.

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Iowa sophomore Aaron Fuller rebounds during Imprinted/Goodfellow’s Prime Time playoff game against Culver’s in the North Liberty Community Center on Wednesday. Fuller scored 16 of his 20 points in the first half in a 101-93 loss.

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A car drives by a speed trailer along Mormon Trek Boulevard on Wednesday. Despite rumors that law-enforcement officers have speeding-ticket quotas, local officials say writing tickets is not motivated by revenue and quotas would not directly benefit local police departments.

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A leather recliner and scanner sit on the curb outside a Dumpster at the Pentacrest Garden Apartments on Wednesday. Rummage in the Ramp, a local program that began in 2007, tries to save quality furniture and clothing.

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Iowa men’s gymnastics assistant coach Dmitri Trouch assists camper Max Piper on the parallel bars during the team’s Gymnastics Camp on Wednesday in the Field House. Ethan has been taking gymnastics lessons for two years.

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Trucks and cars speed down I-80 on Wednesday. On July 17, law enforcement increased the number of patrol cars on I-80 during Operation I’s.

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Combined Efforts Drama actors rehearse Zombie Hotel at City High’s Little Theatre on Wednesday. The nonprofit theater program includes performers both with and without special needs, academically or physically.

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Combined Efforts Drama actors rehearse Zombie Hotel at City High’s Little Theatre on Wednesday. The group was started so high-school graduates and community members could continue being involved in theater.