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Tom Magliozzi, the much-loved co-host of the National Public Radio show "Car Talk," died Monday from complications of Alzheimer's disease.
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Tom Magliozzi, the much-loved co-host of the National Public Radio show "Car Talk," died Monday from complications of Alzheimer's disease.
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Although still new to most Apple users, iTunes Radio has just received an significant upgrade: its first non-music station. National Public Radio, one of the leading talk radio networks in the U.S., became the first talk station on iTunes Radio on Monday. See also: The Comcast-Netflix Deal: Fact vs. Fiction The U.S.-only 24-hour stream is currently available on the desktop and mobile versions of iTunes Radio.
NPR is embarking on its first major homepage redesign since 2009, introducing a cleaner, simpler layout on Wednesday the organization believes will increase reader engagement and better suit its storytelling style. The previous homepage of NPR.org was box-like and overwhelming in the way that most news websites are -- with lots of links (more than 100, in fact). This created a "paradox of choice" for readers, as NPR explained in a video overview shared with Mashable.
A story of a mistaken identity reveals a lot about the history of black women in America, the challenges of understanding the past, and who we are today.
You can't employ good journalists without making a few enemies along the way, as National Public Radio recently learned the hard way. After putting the violent situation in Syria under the microscope, NPR found its site on the receiving end of vandalism, courtesy of the Syrian Electronic Army. The SEA is a group of Middle Eastern hackers that acts as an attack dog for the current regime under President Bashar al-Assad.
The NCAA March Madness tournament starts today, but the real action is in public radio feuds. Radio station 89.3 KPCC has 32 NPR shows going head-to-head in an NCAA-style tournament bracket. The smart money is on Bullseye to take the whole thing against Car Talk in the finals. It's not uncommon around this time of year for people to try to cash in on March Madness by making a bracket for just about anything.
A college professor and his student developed a CSS jack that applies an 8-bit treatment to NPR's Election Night Scorecard. According to creator Jeremy Gilbert, NPR supported the NES-style project that was developed to "best enjoy the night's election results the way they are meant to be seen." To activate the hack, simply drag the bookmarklet button on Gilbert's website into your bookmark bar. Open NPR's Election Night Scorecard and click the bookmark again for instant 8-bit fun.
Each year Mashable hosts the Media Summit to celebrate and discuss the biggest trends in media. We consume media in different forms every day, from online to print, and we're gathering the best minds in the industry to share their thoughts. Held on Nov. 2 at the TimesCenter in New York City, this year's Mashable Media Summit will welcome Brooke Gladstone, co-host of NPR's On the Media, who will speak with Mashable's editor in chief, Lance Ulanoff.
KCRW, an NPR affiliate station and Los Angeles indie music mainstay, introduced on Tuesday a new digital music submission system that will help independent artists make their way onto public radio. The new-and-improved MALCOLM, as the station affectionately calls its internal record filing system, offers artists the chance to create profiles that include a bio, photo, social media links and three of their best tracks.
From the risque to the semi-offensive, there were many interesting new arrivals in app stores this week. We sorted through them to find the apps we could actually imagine using and selected the best five of them to highlight in the gallery above. We hope you enjoy this week's 5 best new apps. More New App Resources from Mashable This Week: - 10 Apps for Finding Apps - Community Managers Share The Best Apps and Tools For Productivity - FTC: Apps for Children Raise Privacy Concerns.
As the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks approaches, news websites throughout the world have been organizing social and digital media projects that commemorate the day that changed lives forever. The event is unlike any other. It touches every community in the country and many across the globe, prompting discussion, emotion and remembrance. For news organizations, it's an opportunity to inform, engage and, with social media, listen to readers.
Vivian Schiller, who was pressured to step down from her role as CEO of NPR earlier this year, has been named chief digital officer of NBC News. Her two-year stint as the head of NPR came to a close following two high-profile controversies towards the end of her tenure, which the board determined were so distracting that she could no longer lead the organization, NPR reported in March.
Now a top-five referrer to the websites of many a publisher, as well as a valuable feedback tool, Facebook has become an essential part of the content and audience development strategies of most media organizations. To capitalize on the potential of Facebook and other user-heavy social networks, publishers have hired community managers and digital strategists to optimize traffic and engagement on those platforms.
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Digital media, as many a Mashable reader is aware, is evolving at a rapid pace. It's three months in to 2011, and already we're witnessing the realization of many of our predictions for news media, digital advertising and startups this year. Social tools, such as Facebook and Tumblr, are coming to play a new role in news reporting and distribution, while brands are taking on the role of the media by creating and publishing content themselves.
Instagram, the hit mobile photo-sharing service for iPhone users, is out with an update Thursday that introduces hashtags to its users and opens the service up to brand campaigns. App users can now add hashtags to their own photos in the caption or comment fields. Each hashtag has its own page where all photos with the same hashtag are displayed.
From apps to podcasts, Facebook to Twitter, Flickr to YouTube, and more, mainstream media has embraced a number of new, technology-driven -- and often social -- platforms in the past decade to grow and engage its audiences. These tools have, in addition, created new opportunities for newsgathering and conversation.
NPR has just released a fascinating set of stats about its Twitter followers, including information about how much they click through, how they get their news, how they interact with content and even how old they are. In a survey of more than 10,000 respondents, NPR found that its Twitter followers are younger, more connected to the social web, and more likely to access content through digital platforms such as NPR's website, podcasts, mobile apps and more.
Not all YouTube channels are created equal. Some were born for greatness just like the musicians and performances they showcase. Within the viral genre of people hurting themselves in backyards and kittens eating their way out of things is a sect of YouTube channels devoted to unique, extraordinary musical performance. Making this list was harder than expected, and essential performances had to be left off.
Alexander Hotz is a freelance multimedia journalist and public radio junkie based in New York City. Currently he teaches digital media at Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism. Follow Alex on Twitter at @hotzington. Along with SPF and sunglasses, a captivating story can be essential for a trip to the beach. But this summer, beach goers should expand their narrative appetite beyond the written word.
First came the indie pop cover, then the Chatroulette medley, followed by the military version -- Lady Gaga's "Telephone" has been done and done and done again. I thought it was (thankfully) over... and then came this lip synch by NPR. Yeah, you heard me, N-freaking-PR. Shereen Marisol Meraji, producer of All Things Considered, recently posted this vid to her YouTube channel, and it basically made my morning.
The nominees for the 14th Annual Webby Awards have just been announced. For 13 years, the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences has given out Webby Awards to blogs, web TV shows and other new media that has set a standard of excellence in web content. Nominees who appear in multiple categories include The New York Times (15), College Humor (6), The Onion (6), Next New Networks (6), Funny or Die (5), Crackle (5), NPR (5) and the Cheezburger Network (4).
In August, NPR released its own iPhone app. Not only does that app allow users to read through the latest stories, but it also supports listening to any NPR station or NPR program live, and makes past shows and podcasts available. It's a truly exceptional app and is one of my favorites of 2009. Today, the company has widened its mobile reach to include Google's Android platform. Powered by NPR's API, the NPR News app brings many of the features of the iPhone app to Android handsets.
NPR finally has an iPhone app, and it is awesome. NPR News [iTunes link], which just became available for download, offers the same core features of other news apps like AP Mobile [iTunes link], primarily that you can browse the day's big stories and read news articles in multiple categories. However, no other news app is linked to 1000+ NPR radio stations, news programs, and live streams, meaning you can listen to your news anywhere, anytime.
In March of this year, National Public Radio (NPR) revealed that by the end of 2008, 23.6 million people were tuning into its broadcasts each week. In fact, NPR's ratings have increased steadily since 2000, and they've managed to hold on to much of their 2008 election coverage listenership bump (with over 26 million people tuning in each week so far in 2009), unlike many of their mainstream media counterparts.
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I am a music educator, and a classically trained musician with a masters degree in performance-- so finding the right ceremony musician was a big deal for me. Ashley did a wonderful job, she plays beautifully and expressively, and was very professional. Also, she will play just about anything you want her to - she has a wonderfully varied repertoire list including many genres of popular music. We selected the ceremony music at an in-person consultation, which was a treat in itself, in which Ashley played through as much music as we needed to hear to make our decisions. The harp was just perfect for our intimate ceremony, (if you are having a large or outdoor ceremony, she is able to amplify her harp) I would highly recommend Ashley!
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The all-new Audi A3 sedan, which was launched in India on 7th August this year for a starting price of Rs 22.95 lakhs, has been in great demand, reveals the manufacturer.
Audi India aims A3 to get 15% of overall sales
Audi A3 compact sedan has been successfully launched in India priced between INR 22.95 lakhs and 32.66 lakhs. Coming in to gain an edge over rivals, the new A3 will cement Audi India in its leadership position in country's luxury car market even while facing some stiff competition from German compatriot – Mercedes Benz (GLA and CLA).
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Audi A3 is a threat to competing cars in the price bracket, enjoyed until now by premium luxury hatchbacks of other German automakers. If you can get an entry level premium luxury sedan in same price range, which one would you go for? Here is on paper technical specification comparison of lavish cars drawn into competition by Audi A3 sedan in India.
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Audi A3 sedan is finally launched in India and is set on a mission to assault all cars in its price range and also to allow more Indian customers join Audi family. Here we compare the most affordable Audi with the previously least expensive Audi sedan in India – A3 vs A4.
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India's first compact luxury sedan from a premium car manufacturer, Audi A3 is here for a mouth watering starting price of just Rs 22.95 lakhs. Offered in a choice of petrol and diesel engine options, here is a first drive review of the 2014 World Car of the Year.
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Audi A3 sedan is launched at starting price of Rs. 22.95 lakhs ex-showroom Delhi which is astonishing as an Audi is now more affordable than ever in India. However, this is price of base variant A3; a C segment sedan would comfortably sit between this and price of top end Audi A3. Lets check out variants on offer and variant-wise features.
India's largest luxury car maker, Audi India launched its new entry level sedan, the Audi A3 in India today at a mouth-watering price tag of just Rs 22.95 lakhs, ex-Delhi. Offered in a choice of petrol and diesel engine variants, the starting price tag is for the 2.0l TDi diesel variant.
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Audi A3 sedan will be launched in India in a few hours from now. India's first entry level compact luxury sedan, slated to be the most affordable Audi in India, is expected to come with a price range of Rs 25-33 lakhs. Bookings are open, and dealers have confirmed that the response has been unlike any other Audi till date.
The much anticipated entry level sedan Audi A3 has made its presence felt in Malaysian markets where it is on sale for a price of RM180k (34.29 lakhs). Available in two petrol variants, 1.4 TFSI is priced at RM 179,900 while the second variant 1.8 TFSI quattro has a price tag of RM 240,888 (Rs 45.90 lakhs).
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Check this out it's awesome and yes I have one on order!!!!!
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Thanks, just got an order in.
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AT the moment it is very limited!!!, The guy running it is waiting to be sponsored by some more companies, I think he nearly clinched a deal so there should be more stock soon!!!
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It wont be too long before more stock arrives - hopefully! He's just waiting on sponsors!
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Looks like they "get" you on delivery
How bizarre, I can see the link at home, bit in school there is no link!!
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OSLO--Norwegian oil company Statoil ASA (STO) said Monday that a project to boost the gas output at the Kvitebjorn field in the North Sea may be delayed after a footbridge to the Floatel Superior accommodation unit has been closed due to damage.
No-one was hurt in the incident last night--Floatel's second safety issue in less than a year--but a Statoil spokesman said it is likely to put back the December completion deadline for the project as the cause of the incident is investigated and corrected.
"The bridge was closed for traffic due to the weather," Statoil spokesman Lars Gunnar Dale said in an interview. For some reason the bridge bumped into the Kvitebjorn platform deck, and was too damaged to be used, he said adding: "The area has been cordoned off."
The incident happened just months after 336 people were evacuated from the Floatel Superior in the Norwegian Sea amid gale force winds, snow and 10-meter waves in November, when an anchor punctured a ballast tank, causing the Floatel to tilt by up to four degrees.
"We don't have any opinion about that," Mr. Dale said. "These [incidents] are very different."
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Statoil said it would investigate the event.
Production at Kvitebjorn has been shut down this summer to complete the project, Statoil said. In May, the most recent production month on record, the Kvitebjorn field produced 187,900 barrels of oil equivalent a day, most of it gas but also some crude oil and natural gas liquids.
Statoil expects to boost the field's output by some 10% by installing a new on-board gas compressor to boost the export capacity, allowing it to produce the field's gas faster while also boosting the recovery rate.
The installation was supposed to be completed in December, but will likely be delayed for some time, Mr. Dale said, without elaborating.
"We must find the cause and prevent this from happening again, and compensate for the loss of personnel transport capacity between the Floatel Superior and Kvitebjorn," he said. "There can be multiple outcomes."
Some workers had to spend the night at the Kvitebjorn platform. About 100 people would normally cross the bridge during a 12-hour shift, Mr. Dale said. Workers are being taken between the platforms by helicopter to keep the project moving, he added.
Kvitebjorn is operated by Statoil which has a 39.55% ownership stake. Petoro AS owns 30%, Centrica PLC (CPYYY) has a 19% stake, Royal Dutch Shell PLC (RDSA) subsidiary Enterprise Oil Norge has a 6.45% stake and Total SA (TOT) has a 5% stake.
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As many of our readers know, we have been mentioning the spring release of the Ben Stein film Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed. The film will be opening nationally on Friday, April 18. You can find the closest showing to you at the Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed Theatre Locator.
Ben Stein is not a Christian and as far as I know is not opposed to the idea of Darwinian Evolution. By his own admission in the Expelled Super Trailer he grew up believing God created everything that exists. He also was aware that others believed in Darwinism. Living in a free nation with freedom of speech, freedom of expression and freedom of thought there was a healthy challenging of ideas. Ben Stein came to realize that is no longer the case.
In Dr. Norman Geisler's talk "How Secular Humanism Took Over America," Dr. Geisler points out that in the Scope's Monkey Trial the attorney for the ACLU, Clarence Darrow argued that it would be sheer bigotry to teach only one view of origins. There is currently only one view of origins allowed in the educational system and Dr. Geisler correctly pointed out that bigotry hasn't changed only the bigots have. Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed is calling attention to the bigotry and bias being practiced by those who hold to Darwinian evolution. It is, in the final analysis a faith claim no different than belief in a creator.
Those who advocate for Darwinism being the only valid view and those who argue for a creator (whether it is Intelligent Design, Progressive Creation or Young Earth Creation) have the same sets of evidence from which to work. I am aware that some reading this will be unsatisfied that I am not taking a public position on the "when" of creation and depending upon which camp they find themselves in may assert a variety of reasons to expose me as a heretic on the level of someone denying the physical resurrection, deity of Christ and/or salvation by grace alone through faith alone in Christ alone. As a bit of a side bar, although this impacts those who advocate for Darwinism as much as for those who advocate for creation, at this point in time none of us can get back on the other side of the event and give an authoritative informed response. The timing is more a matter of faith even than the mechanism for the timing is predicated on how the mechanism worked and how or if it continues to work in the same way. Such things as star light and time factor in to the question. Has starlight consistently traveled at the same speed since it came into existence? Do we assume it did and project backwards? For Christians this is an important question but I would suggest a secondary question. It is a matter of orthopraxy (how one practices or lives out the faith) and not orthodoxy (what the faith is). Like many areas of orthopraxy MCOI has no official position on the "when" question and focuses more on the "how" question. From nothing and by nothing for no apparent reason or by a Creator Who called all things forth?
Does the evidence point more clearly to an intelligence outside of the universe which brought the universe in to existence or does it point more clearly to the universe and all that is in it having come from nothing and by nothing? Did everything that came to be explode in to existence from nothing for no apparent reason? We can look back in time and see King David's response to the evidence when he wrote in Psalm 19:1:
The heavens are telling of the glory of God;
And their expanse is declaring the work of His hands.
Later his son Solomon decided to see if there was any meaning or purpose to life using only his fives senses and concluded that if there is no God life is meaningless and purposeless. We came from no where, live a few short meaningless years, die and go in to nothingness and nothing we have done matters. It is a bleak and depressing view to be sure. The product of his search is the book of Ecclesiastes where he writes in 9:4:
For whoever is joined with all the living, there is hope; surely a live dog is better than a dead lion.
This is only true if there is nothing beyond death.
Centuries later the Apostle Paul argued that the very existence of the universe is testimony to God's existence in the first chapter of Romans but that humans distort or ignore the evidence in order to live contrary to God's expressed limitations on behavior.
I am glad Ben Stein is publically exposing and calling for an end to the bigotry that is being practiced in the halls of academia. We are being afforded an opportunity to challenge culture in these days of growing paganism and atheism. Do we have enough believers who are trained by their churches and are willing to move out and further challenge culture to think through these issues? With the dearth of sound biblical teaching and intellectual training in much of the church today I am inclined to doubt it.
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Your musings on the "purpose of life" remind me of my favorite short story by the late, great Isaac Asimov, "The Last Question". You'll love the ending!
I was at Biola University on April 27th and saw Ben Stein in person. It was an interesting discussion how very learned scientists such as Caroline Crocker, PhD (formerly of George Mason University) and Guillermo Gonzalez, PhD (formerly of Iowa State University) have literally lost their jobs in academia only because they have suggested in their published writings that Intelligent Design, not even mentioning "creation" might be a factor that should be studied.
Ben Stein was presented with the Philip E Crocker Award that night.
There is actually nothing bigoted about questioning someone who believes the world is flat or that the sun revolves around the earth. We would say the evidence proves otherwise and would not allow them to teach. Thankfully, we have amazing advances in science that now hold up a candle in the dark and it has illuminated many areas we once left to superstition and faith.
Once again, the creationists and ID side has yet to offer up any evidence as to why their side should be taught. Not to mention the same Christians are not open to EVERY version of creation being taught. Only their own and yet the world has several of those fireside stories. Judge Jones, a conservative judge himself appointed by Bush, even said in the Dover case:
"Saying the school board made a decision of 'breathtaking inanity,' Jones found that intelligent design — the notion that life is too complex to have arisen through natural selection and must have been designed by an intelligent agent — was not science and 'cannot uncouple itself from its creationist, and thus religious, antecedents.'
Jones' 139-page ruling in Kitzmiller v. Dover (online at http://www.pamd.uscourts.gov/kitzmiller/kitzmiller_342.pdf) was the first legal test of intelligent design as a scientific theory. Jones agreed with the plaintiffs' experts that intelligent design was untestable and therefore not a scientific theory.
Repeatedly in this trial, he wrote "plaintiffs' scientific experts testified that the theory of evolution represents good science, is overwhelmingly accepted by the scientific community, and that it in no way conflicts with, nor does it deny, the existence of a divine creator."
After the trial, Jones and his family received death threats and were given around-the-clock protection. Of course they were. We have come to expect nothing less of "Christendom."
So, if they want to teach something, at least make sure it can actually hold up as true science with validation and testing behind it. Not just loose ideas that are based in some sort of God of the Gaps theory.
The National Academy of Science shows that less than 1% of scientists believe anything other than evolution. Maybe they are just all clouded by the devil or something. An excuse that seems to never get old.
Sorry but a lot of what you are saying are just empty words and whining. Again, if someone approached us and said the world was flat, agnostic/atheist and Christian alike would all have a good laugh. The difference is you stopped laughing at this nonsense and somehow try to defend it.
thank you for your time
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ROCKFORD — Last year's Rockford College men's basketball team took what head coach Ryan Rebsom called a couple of "nice steps" toward getting the program to where he wants it to be.
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Rockford won six in a row and battled its way to the Northern Athletics Conference tournament semifinals last year, where it fell 76-66 to Wisconsin Lutheran. The strong finish helped Rockford to a 17-10 overall mark and a 10-6 NAC record, and with nine total returners, it also helped them start to build a winning attitude.
Some of the players are even using that final loss as extra motivation for this year.
"It got to a point where every time we'd step into the gym that score (76-66) would be up on the scoreboard, or somewhere," Armelin said. "It hurt. It hurt. We have to go out and make it better this year."
Rebsom expects to run up and down the floor with this team, and he expects to score a lot of points every night. He plans on using the talent he has returning as much as possible.
Garrett Staniec started 26 games last year, and led the team with 7.8 rebounds an outing. Randon Williams averaged 7.9 points and 7.4 rebounds, and Taylor Stinson was sharp from the outside, draining almost 40 percent of his 3-point shots.
Also returning is Tyler Nauman and Robert Malone, two key role players last year, as well as new talents Leon Alford and DeAndre Steward.
"If we can stay healthy, and get better every day, this could be a very special year," Rebsom added. "Heck yea, we can win a title. A lot of things have to fall our way, but I wouldn't be doing these guys justice if I didn't believe they can win a conference title. We've got the pieces."
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From two outposts on the shores of Mission Bay, Adventure Water Sports launches vessels and seafaring classes to introduce customers to the joy of cutting through veils of spray and sunshine. Both launching points are near the bay's full-speed zone, so captains hoping to tote skiers behindpowerboats or do donuts on a scuba diver?s lawn in waverunners don't waste valuable time idling through the no-wake zone. Kayaks, pedal boats, and paddleboards cut across the steel-blue mirror of the no-wake zone, an ideal stretch for learning and exploring.
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For years, most educated women in South Korea who wanted to work could follow but one career path, which began and ended with teaching. The situation started to change after the 1998 Asian financial crisis. Thousands of men lost their jobs or took salary cuts, and their wives had to pick up the slack 1. (operating system) slack - Internal fragmentation. Space allocated to a disk file but not actually used to store useful information.
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But at the top 400 companies, many of which are family-run conglomerates A Conglomerate is the term used to describe a large corporation that consists of diverse divisions. Conglomerate companies tend to be large multinational corporations with operations in multiple regions of the world. , it's hard for women to reach the upper ranks. In all, about 8% of working women hold managerial positions. (In the U.S. nearly 51% do.) "We have a long way to go," says Cho Jin Woo, director of the Gender Equality Ministry.
South Koreans are grappling with traditional attitudes about women, a hierarchical A structure made up of different levels like a company organization chart. The higher levels have control or precedence over the lower levels. Hierarchical structures are a one-to-many relationship; each item having one or more items below it. business culture, and the need to open up the workplace to compete globally. A senior manager at SK Holdings, which controls the giant mobile phone carrier SK Telecom, says he avoids hiring women because he believes they lack tenacity. When deadlines are tight, he says, "you need people prepared to put in long hours at the office." Park Myung Soon, a 39-year-old woman who is in charge of business development at the carrier, says, "Many men are preoccupied pre·oc·cu·pied
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Sonia Kim, who is in charge of TV marketing at Samsung Electronics Samsung Electronics (SEC, Hangul:삼성전자; KSE: 005930, KSE: 005935, LSE: SMSN, LSE: SMSD) is a South Korean multinational corporation and the world's largest and leading electronics and information technology company. , says her male colleagues rarely argue with the boss, even if they think he's wrong. Kim, though, persuaded her manager to let her develop a promotional campaign rather than rely on an ad agency she thought had lost its creative edge. Kim also says some of the men used to overturn decisions made during the day while out drinking after hours Adv. 1. after hours - not during regular hours; "he often worked after hours" . Since she and other women at Samsung complained, Kim says, the practice has mostly stopped.
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"The Rules for Online Dating" advise a woman to wait 24 hours to respond to an email. I think this is probably a bit much, but, I agree with their overall philosophy of not being so damned available. The idea is to appear interested but not over-eager, and that you've got a life. This may seem like a game, and in a way it is, but I think a little restraint in the beginning is a good thing. You can get to know someone at a slower pace. I don't believe in making a man "work" to get to know me, but for me, it works better if the man has to pursue me a little. I wasn't always this way, much to my regret.
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- With broad support from Republicans and Democrats, a House committee Wednesday approved legislation to tackle the growing problem of sexual assault in the armed forces by taking away the power of military commanders to overturn convictions in rape and assault cases.
The bill passed by the House Armed Services Committee also requires that anyone found guilty of a sex-related crime receive a punishment that includes, at a minimum, a dismissal from military service or a dishonorable discharge.
"The word should go out clearly and strongly that if you commit a sexual assault in the military, you are out," said Rep. Michael Turner, R-Ohio. Turner and Rep. Niki Tsongas, D-Mass., wrote many of the provisions in the House bill.
By stripping commanders of their longstanding authority to reverse or change court-martial convictions, lawmakers are aiming to shake up the military's culture and give victims the confidence that if they report a crime their allegations won't be discounted and they won't face retaliation.
Frustration has been building on Capitol Hill for weeks over the Defense Department's failure to staunch sexual assaults in the ranks.
The Pentagon estimated in a recent report that as many as 26,000 military members may have been sexually assaulted last year, up from an estimated 19,000 assaults in 2011, based on an anonymous survey of military personnel. While the number of sexual assaults that members of the military actually reported rose 6 percent to 3,374 in 2012, thousands of victims were still unwilling to come forward despite new oversight and assistance programs aimed at curbing the crimes, the report said.
"The military has obviously been unable to solve this problem independently," Tsongas said.
The legislation is part of a sweeping defense policy bill that the Republican-led Armed Services Committee pulled together during a daylong session. The $638 billion measure for the fiscal year beginning Oct. 1 included $86 billion for the war in Afghanistan as well as contentious provisions on the U.S. detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and nuclear weapons.
The full House is expected to vote on the bill next week.
Despite the congressional clamor to cut the deficit, the committee bill rejects several Pentagon attempts to save money. It spares a version of the Global Hawk unmanned aircraft, rebuffs attempts to increase health care fees for retirees and their dependents, and opposes another round of domestic base closures.
In fact, the panel didn't just say no to more base closings, it went as far as including a provision barring the Pentagon from even planning for another round.
That drew ridicule from Rep. Adam Smith, D-Wash., who offered an amendment essentially eliminating the prohibition on the Pentagon thinking ahead. Smith said it made no sense to tie the Pentagon's hands as it faces smaller budgets.
"I don't think this committee has the luxury of being so darn parochial anymore, to say every single time any one of the (military) services comes into our state and says, 'Look, we've got to rearrange,' that we're going to fight tooth-and-nail to stop them," Smith said.
But Smith's amendment was soundly rejected, 44-18. Several Republicans argued that they didn't want the Pentagon wasting time planning for an effort that Congress would never accept.
The committee approved an amendment to provide $140 million as a down payment to install ground-based interceptors at a new missile defense site on the East Coast to expand the country's defenses from a potential ballistic missile attack by Iran. The measure would require the site at a yet-to-be-determined location to be ready by 2018.
Overall, the bill fails to acknowledge the automatic, across-the-board spending cuts that Washington has grudgingly accepted. The cuts of $41 billion hit the Pentagon on March 1 and forced the military to furlough workers and scale back training.
The Pentagon faces deeper reductions in projected spending of close to $1 trillion over a decade, but the bill did not reflect that reality for next fiscal year. The Pentagon likely will have to cut $54 billion to meet the numbers dictated by the so-called sequester.
The committee's action on sexual assaults came one day after a high-profile Senate hearing during which senators grilled military leaders about the scourge in their ranks. The leaders conceded that they have been less than diligent in dealing with the problem, but pushed back against far-reaching legislation to give the authority to level charges to a military prosecutor rather than the victim's commander.
Military leaders are more receptive to the House provisions, would strip commanders of the discretion to reverse a court-martial ruling, except in cases involving minor offenses. Commanders also would be barred from reducing a guilty finding by a court-martial to guilty of a lesser offense.


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Translation as Liberal Arts Pedagogy
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Aron Aji, Director of MFA in Literary Translation at University of Iowa - "Translation for Global Literacy: Integrating Translation Across the Curriculum"
Tim Arner, Associate Professor of English - "Translating Backwards"
Amy Holmes-Tagchungdarpa, Assistant Professor of Religious Studies - "Translation as Inevitable Failure: Encounter, Adventure and Inadequacy in Moving Between Voices, Words and Worlds"
Hai-Dang Phan, Assistant Professor of English - "The Difference Translation Makes"
Priya Satia, Associate Professor of Modern British History, Stanford University
Tuesday, December 2, ARH 302
"The Great War in the Middle East"
The Middle East was a critical arena in the global conflict known as World War One. British tactics on that front were also uniquely innovative. In this talk, Prof. Satia will examine the origins of those creative tactics and their enormous cultural and political impact in Europe, South Asia, and the Middle East itself.
Priya Satia is Associate Professor of modern British history at Stanford University. Her first book Spies in Arabia: The Great War and the Cultural Foundations of Britain's Covert Empire in the Middle East (OUP, 2008) won the 2009 AHA-Herbert Baxter Adams Book Prize, the 2009 AHA-Pacific Coast Branch Book Award, and the 2010 Pacific Coast Conference on British Studies Book Prize. Her work has also appeared in the American Historical Review, Past and Present, Technology and Culture, Humanity, as well as several edited volumes and popular media such as the Financial Times, Nation, and the TLS. With support from the NEH and the ACLS, she is currently finishing her second book, Empire of Guns: The British State, the Industrial Revolution, and the Conscience of a Quaker Gun-Manufacturer.
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The Dean's Office and the Center for the Humanities are delighted to announce the first annual Grinnell Lecture, which recognizes outstanding scholarship by a faculty member. This year's recipient, Tyler Roberts will present "Critical Thinking After Critique in Religious Studies and the Humanities."