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Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Wisconsin Civil War Hero gets Medal of Honor 147 years later
So, 147 years after Wisconsin's troops saved the union, another forgotten local hero from that conflict surfaces to get his belated medal of honor. On the third day at Gettysburg, there was Picketts Charge. The very focus of this great massed assault was the forward guns of Alonzo Cushing, better known as the Beloit Battery. The tip of the great southern wave crashed into and over these Wisconsin guns. By then, Cushing and his fellow gunners were dead or lying on the ground, badly wounded. The painting above, one of many that depict this moment, shows the southern traitor...I mean General...Lewis Armistead valiantly leading his men over the battery. Confederate high tide and yet another painting celebrating all things lost cause. The assault pretty much ended right there - at Cushings guns. The outcome of the battle was determined well before the charge - Wisconsin's Iron Brigade stopped an entire rebel corps in it's tracks and denied the southern army certain victory. Picketts charge was a last ditch desperate effort and a criminal waste of lives. The painting doesn't show the mortally wounded Cushing and his wrecked battery mowing down rows and rows of advancing rebels. No...all we get is a deluded southern fool with a hat at the end of his sword climbing atop a cannon. Madness. Delusion. Here's the article, I added all things parenthetical...
DELAFIELD, Wis. – Seven score and seven years ago, a wounded Wisconsin soldier stood his ground on the Gettysburg battlefield and made a valiant stand before he was felled by a Confederate bullet.
Now, thanks to the dogged efforts of modern-day supporters, 1st Lt. Alonzo Cushing shall not have died in vain, nor shall his memory have perished from the earth.
Descendants and some Civil War history buffs have been pushing the U.S. Army to award the soldier the Medal of Honor, the nation's highest military decoration. They'll soon get their wish.
Secretary of the Army John McHugh has approved their request, leaving a few formal steps before the award becomes official this summer. Cushing will become one of 3,447 recipients of the medal, and the second from the Civil War honored in the last 10 years.
It's an honor that's 147 years overdue, said Margaret Zerwekh. The 90-year-old woman lives on the land in Delafield where Cushing was born, and jokes she's been adopted by the Cushing family for her efforts to see Alonzo recognized.
"I was jumping up and down when I heard it was approved," said Zerwekh, who walks with two canes. "I was terribly excited."
Cushing died on July 3, 1863, the last day of the three-day battle of Gettysburg. He was 22.
The West Point graduate and his men of the Battery A, 4th U.S. Artillery were defending the Union position on Cemetery Ridge against Pickett's Charge, a major Confederate thrust that could have turned the tide in the war.
Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee was planning an invasion of the North; both sides knew how important this engagement was.
Cushing commanded about 110 men and six cannons. His small force along with reinforcements stood their ground under artillery bombardment as nearly 13,000 Confederate infantrymen waited to advance.
"Clap your hands as fast as you can — that's as fast as the shells are coming in," said Scott Hartwig, a historian with the Gettysburg National Military Park in Pennsylvania. "They were under terrific fire."
The bombardment lasted two hours. Cushing was wounded in the shoulder and groin, and his battery was left with two guns and no long-range ammunition. His stricken battery should have been withdrawn and replaced with reserve forces, Hartwig said, but Cushing shouted that he would take his guns to the front lines.
"What that means is, 'While I've got a man left to fight, I'll fight,'" Hartwig said. Within minutes, he was killed by a Confederate bullet to the head.
Confederate soldiers advanced into the Union fire, but finally retreated with massive casualties. The South never recovered from the defeat.
The soldier's bravery so inspired one Civil War history buff that he took up Cushing's cause by launching a Facebook page titled "Give Alonzo Cushing the Medal of Honor." Phil Shapiro, a 27-year-old Air Force captain, said such heroism displayed in one of the nation's most pivotal battles deserved recognition, even at this late date.
"We need to honor those people who got our country to where it is," said Shapiro, of Cabot, Ark.
Zerwekh first started campaigning for Cushing in 1987 by writing to Wisconsin Sen. William Proxmire. Proxmire entered comments into the Congressional Record, she said, and she assumed that was as far as it would go. But current Sen. Russ Feingold (Thanks Russ, and take FLW off of your ad) later pitched in and helped Zerwekh and others petition the Army.
After a lengthy review of historical records, the Army agreed earlier this year to recommend the medal.
More than 1,500 soldiers from the Civil War have received the Medal of Honor, according to the Defense Department. The last honoree for Civil War service was Cpl. Andrew Jackson Smith of Clinton, Ill., who received the medal in 2001.
The Cushing name is prominent in the southeastern Wisconsin town of Delafield. A monument to Cushing and two of his brothers — Naval Cmdr. William Cushing and Army 1st Lt. Howard Cushing — stands at Cushing Memorial Park, where the town holds most of its Memorial Day celebrations.
Shapiro, the Facebook fan, said he thought of Alonzo Cushing plenty of times last year as he faced a number of dangerous situations during a five-month stint in Iraq.
"I'd think about what Cushing accomplished, what he was able to deal with at age 22," Shapiro said. "I thought if he could do that then I can certainly deal with whatever I'm facing."
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I just read this article and your "comments" above it. As a Southerner, born and raised I must say I take great offense at two of your comments:
"The painting above, one of many that depict this moment, shows the southern traitor...I mean General...Lewis Armistead valiantly leading his men over the battery."
"No...all we get is a deluded southern fool with a hat at the end of his sword climbing atop a cannon. Madness."
I suggest you get your facts straight before making such comments. Lewis Addison Armistead was a brave man who served in the U.S. Army as an officer including in combat in the Mexican American War where he was also wounded.
The man suffered many tragedies in his life, the destruction of his families home and all their possessions by fire (pre CW), the death of two wives and his only two children.
When the South succeeded he, as did many others, went with his native state of North Carolina. You must understand that in those days in the south your state of birth was considered to be "your country". Upon leaving he made this comment to his friend Winfield Scott Hancock: "Goodby; you can never know what this has cost me."
He was torn, leaving the service of the Army and country he'd fought and been wounded for, close and dear friends but to follow what he and his peers considered a higher calling.
During the charge you refer to in the painting where you refer to him as a fool, he let his unit farther than all the others. It was known as the "High Water Mark of the Confederacy." He was also wounded, albeit not what the doctors considered seriously. But he then learned that his dear friend Hancock had been in command of that part of the line and had also been wounded. Armistead did two days later of fever and what many consider to have been a broken heart.
He served both the U.S. and then the Confederacy with honor. He certainly does not deserve to be called a fool. As to being called a traitor, those in the North would consider him as such but to those in the South he was and is, rightfully a hero of that war so long ago.
Again, before you make such comments you might consider doing a bit of research to fully understand what you are talking about, and you might also consider how your words might affect others. As a Southerner I'm offended by the fact that the cause our ancestors fought and often died for and indeed our history as a whole has been attacked and denigrated for so many years now. Seems everyone is entitled to their proud heritage except those from the South. Shame on everyone who takes such a view. I do not in any way condone slavery yet you'll find, if you truly study the Civil War that most Southerners were not fighting for slavery but for states rights and the freedom to live their lives as they saw fit without the dictates of the Federal government. How little things have changed.
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Siheyuan: Old Beijing Style Appeals to Many
Text by Chen Nan
They are comfortable homes, closeted worlds in which families have cared for each other for centuries. One often finds them filled with memories, family treasures or pets. In their courtyards you may still find fruit trees or arbours draped in grape, gourd or wisteria vines.
For centuries, siheyuan or courtyard homes were centres of family life and the lives of the laobaixing or "hundred surnames" in Beijing. These walled, individual family worlds lay enclosed within a wider world of living experience that was itself enclosed behind a protective Beijing city wall. The families there produced some of China's greatest statesmen, restaurateurs, tea house owners, medical practitioners, artists, writers and thinkers.
And today, despite a seemingly endless sprouting of skyscrapers, office complexes, shopping centres and high-rise apartments, and despite the swirl of construction dust, racing dump trucks and mantis-like construction cranes that symbolize the emergence of a new more cosmopolitan Beijing, the siheyuan and their legacy remain.
Their value is measured in the prices people are willing to pay today to connect with the sensibility that the siheyuan represent.
Preserving the Soul of Beijing
A siheyuan, regardless how large, is usually enclosed within four walls. A typical siheyuan has a south-facing main room and wing rooms. Dwellers of the main room commonly had a higher social status than those living in the wing rooms, which may have house kitchens, guest or servants quarters, studies or personal libraries. This was the style of a traditional Beijing residence, which dates back by more than 800 years to a time when Beijing first became a capital city; their construction typified the capital's architectural style.
Siheyuan occupy a rich and historical place in Beijing's culture. They represent a kind of architecture, but also serve as a window on the life of old Beijing, a kind of "encyclopaedia" of the history and culture of Beijing.
A systematic demolition of old urban buildings began with China's rapid economic development in the 1990s. This was accompanied by the large-scale disappearance of siheyuan as the municipal government implemented a housing renovation policy that allowed developers to replace old and derelict dwellings with high-rise buildings.
To protect these historic buildings, a long-sought law to protect Beijing's historical and cultural heritage was passed by the city's legislature in 2005. The Beijing Regulation for Historical and Cultural City Protection, which took effect on May 1, 2005, stipulates that the city will protect its more than 3,500 listed heritage sites but also its unlisted sites deemed to be of significant historical or cultural value.
To encourage greater participation in the conservation and repair of Beijing's old districts and cultural and historical conservation areas, the municipality on May 2004 launched its "Circular Encouraging Groups and Individuals to Buy Siheyuan in Beijing's Old Districts and Cultural and Historical Conservation Areas." For the first time, foreigners were allowed to buy siheyuan. Under this plan, buyers actually own the real estate and have a legal right to sell, lease, mortgage, present or transfer it. A sale price is based on negotiations between buyers and sellers. The new policy has helped make many people's dreams come true, including some non-Beijingers, returned overseas Chinese, and some foreigners.
Chinese-style siheyuan emerge in the market
While supporting the development of western-styled villas and apartment buildings for more than a decade, real estate developers have also focused attention on building increasingly popular traditional-styled Chinese homes on the model of the siheyuan, sometimes with phenomenal results.
Driven by favourable regulations and a revived passion for the historical, the market for siheyuan homes flourished to the point that it is now considered fully developed. With a ban on future villa development in the city, the values of existing siheyuan, old or new, are expected to rise.
Existing ancient siheyuan are mainly located in Dongcheng, Xicheng, Chongwen and Xuanwu districts, but the best-preserved are those in Dongcheng and Xicheng.
Despite being a "new" target for sales in the market, most of the traditional Chinese-style developments have experienced good sales results. Developers in Beijing say that sales of siheyuan have increased, since the new policy came into effect, and that more than 60 percent of buyers are foreigners or non-Beijingers.
The most highly valued siheyuan are found in or around Shichahai in Dongcheng District and are selling very well. The chief of the Wandecheng Real Estate Agency said, "They can be sold for more than 10,000 yuan (US$1,210) per square metre." One 2,000-square-metre siheyuan in Shichahai sold for an incredible 40 million yuan (US$4.9 million). They are generally priced at 7,000 yuan to 10,000 yuan (US$871.90-$1,245.50) per square metre.
There are approximately 7,000 to 9,000 siheyuan for sale. According to a real estate agency that began dealing in siheyuan transactions in 2005, some people bought the siheyuan out of personal interest, but most buyers were non-Beijingers seeking a solid investment. Because of the siheyuan's high cultural value, the profits range from 100 percent to 200 percent per sale or more.
What's more, the siheyuan trend has inspired a market for buildings in the siheyuan style.
Opening on September 10, 2005, the Cathay View villas, developed by Tsinghua Unis Real Estate Development, are Chinese-style high-end villas located in northern Beijing. The development includes 350 villas designed like siheyuan.
Cathay View is not unique. Several traditional Chinese villa projects have emerged in recent years in China's vast real estate market.
Cathay View's villas sell for about US$2,600 per square metre. A 300-square-metre villa will generally cost US$800,000. That is more expensive than the villas in developments neighbouring Cathay View.
Also in the market is the Beijing Lucky Hope Real Estate Company, which has developed its I-House project that has 300 siheyuan-like villas in Beijing's Shunyi District. Prices range from 6,900 yuan (US$833.33) per square metre for houses connected to each other, to 10,000 yuan (US$1,207.73) per square metre for detached, single-family units.
Buyers Crave Traditional Siheyuan
Siheyuan stir the souls of Beijing residents because they spark the recall, perhaps, of childhood happiness or pleasing images lodged in their memories. From a foreign visitors' point of view, siheyuan, with their street side markets populated with fruit sellers, bicycle repairers, tofu salesmen and more all scattered along narrow hutong lanes, have a bewitching charm that suggests old Beijing and a life away from the modern hub-bub. Here people have a chance to interact with the local people and to observe their daily lives. Siheyuan, in effect, bring people together.
Laurence Barron, president of Airbus China, said of his siheyuan residence: "While many westerners would not dream of living in other than western-style housing, I like to try something different. I was lucky enough to find a courtyard situated in a park. Every day, I awake to the chirping of birds outside my window, and my bedroom is close to the river which gives me a great sense of relaxation." His home has helped this western-suited, non-Chinese-language speaking westerner build on his strong affinity for China.
A French woman who just moved into her newly bought siheyuan said she thinks that no buildings can compare in stature with the dignity and mystery of the siheyuan.
Whether foreigners captivated by the spatial harmony of siheyuan or locals who yearn for a return to the good old days, they appreciate a dwelling that is part of a holistic melody, with a rhythm and structure that has unfortunately been lost with much of contemporary architecture.


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The Thunder are adding help.
According to Yahoo Sports, recently waived Caron Butler has agreed to sign with the Thunder once he clears waivers this weekend.
Butler, 33, was bought out by the Bucks on Thursday.
The Thunder have two open roster spots available and about $2.3 million in cash to spend under the tax line, though terms of the deal are unknown.
In 34 games with Milwaukee this season, Butler averaged 11.0 points and shot 39 percent from the field, with a true shooting of 49 percent.
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Basic Geometry
Volume of Prisms & Cylinders
The volume of a solid is the amount of space inside the object. It's how much water fits inside a bathtub, how much sand fills a bucket, or how much soda your friend can chug and hold in his stomach.
Take a look at this rectangular prism:
If we consider the front face (Rectangle ABCD) to be the base we can see that it has an area of 12 square units. There are four rows of this face, each with 12 cubes in it.
So, if we multiply the area of the face (12) by the 4 rows, we find that there are 48 cubes, or a volume of 48 cubic units!
Let's look at another type of prism: a cube! Here's a sample of the surface area and volume of a cube.
Now let's look at a cylinder:
If the area of the circular base is equal to 16π square units, and there are five rows of these circular bases, then the volume would be 16π × 5 = 80π cubic units, or approximately 251.2 cubic units.
Look Out: volume is always cubic units (units3). This is because we are dealing with the three-dimensional objects now. You're in the big time!
This is pretty much all you have to do to find the volume of any prism or cylinder: find the area of the base and multiply it by the height.
Volume of a Prism or Cylinder = area of the Base x height
Volume = Bh
Look Out: note the difference between small "b" and large "B". In the examples above (and often in geometry in general), small "b" is the length of the base of a 2D shape. Large "B" is the area of the base of a 3D solid.


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Record gasoline prices are changing the equation of the refining business, generating unprecedented profits for the companies that transform crude oil into fuel. For every barrel of oil they use to make gasoline, refiners are pocketing more than $30 in profit before taxes and other expenses. That is the most they have reaped per barrel since Hurricane Katrina in 2005.
BP PLC and mining company Rio Tinto PLC said they are forming a jointly owned company, Hydrogen Energy, to develop clean-coal technologies.
Energy companies have benefited from tight gasoline inventories and high refining margins. The next wild card is how they handle hurricane season, which starts June 1. If big storms hit, as they did in 2005, it could knock out refining-and-transportation capacity around the Gulf of Mexico, bolstering energy-company margins and profits. If storms don't hit, as in 2006, energy prices could fall and squeeze producers.


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Jackenstein was actually the highest level creature in my playthrough but still no trouble if you are following the guide and level 50 or above playing on Playthrough 1. Just shoot the metal parts on his back and then defend yourself from Hyperion Loaders for a minute or two, rinse and repeat then shoot him in the chest after both metal protrusions are off his back. Having a character that can distract him would prove helpful as well, whether that is a friend or use Maya (utilize "Thoughtlock"), Axton, Zer0 or Gaige. If following the guide though it is completely not necessary in my opinion.
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MONDAY, April 14, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- The percentage of Americans with diabetes has doubled since 1988, with nearly one in 10 adults now diagnosed with the blood-sugar disease, researchers report.
In the late 1980s and early 1990s, the rate of diagnosed and undiagnosed diabetes was 5.5 percent of the U.S. population. By 2010, that number had risen to 9.3 percent. That means 21 million American adults had confirmed diabetes in 2010, according to the researchers.
Several encouraging findings emerged from the study, however. A smaller proportion of people have undiagnosed diabetes, the report found, suggesting that newer screening techniques may be more efficient.
And the researchers found that overall blood sugar control was improved, although the disease was less well controlled in some minority groups.
"Diabetes has increased dramatically. The rates have almost doubled since the late '80s and early '90s," said Elizabeth Selvin, the study's lead author and an associate professor of epidemiology at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, in Baltimore.
"This study also highlights that the increase in diabetes really tracks closely with the epidemic of obesity. The diabetes epidemic is really a direct consequence of the rise in obesity," Selvin said.
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Tuesday, June 28, 2011 - 7:30pm to 8:30pm
Rally at the RI State House Tuesday June 28 at 3:30 pm to support the bill, H – 5263A to curb racial profiling by the police in RI. Follow that by visiting legislators. Keep the focus sharp please - See the SENE resource list at the bottom of the SENE website for a fact sheet. Points to reinforce:
- The bill simply puts into law what most police have said are best practices.
- It does not limit police from searching or conducting inquiries as long as they have reasonable suspicion or probably cause.
- The data monitoring is not new. In fact every police department in the state has already signed an agreement with the federal government to do this and has grant funds for that work.
- The community has tried for five years (or longer) to reach a negotiated agreement with the police. Those agreements keep falling apart. It is time for the legislature to step in and insist that there be increased efforts to curb these practices.
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FABONGRASS FABONGRASS Oct 6, 2013 08:37 Flag
Yes Moyes selected an 18 yr old against Sunderland in a bid to resurrect ManIOUs season and the lad had an IMMEDIATE IMPACT!!!!
With grace, with guile with courage and speed Januzaj ........................DIVED!!!
Straight out of Fergie school!!!
QUICK! QUICK! pretend your not frequenting this board any longer!!!
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Loyal Gunner Loyal Gunner Oct 6, 2013 12:37 Flag
He is a special talent that comes round rarely. Mature arsenal fans who just appreciate the game like myself will enjoy watching such a player emerge, he has greatness written all over him.
Reminds me of Bergkamp who was also partial to a dive, like many others under wenger.
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FABONGRASS FABONGRASS Oct 6, 2013 15:57 Flag
Oooer! Looks like another glory boy hiding behind an ID is CHOMPING again.
You've given up calling for Wenger to be sacked I presume.
Snow Munchers! Snow Munchers! Oct 6, 2013 12:07 Flag
Two goals against the rat race mackems who are rock bottom of the Premier League and this Januzaj is overrated and hyped up already just because he plays for manUre.
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Power dressing is all about making the right statement and getting that sartorial edge in the boardroom. This week, we focus on a very basic item of men's apparel, but one that makes a powerful first impression: your shirt.
While the best shirts are tailored to fit, if you're short on time, you might have to opt for Ready-to-Wear (RTW) ones. But before you swipe that credit card, keep these basic guidelines in mind:


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Texas Construction Company Worker Pleads Guilty To Taking Kickbacks
A former project manager of a construction company pleaded guilty to soliciting and accepting kickbacks from subcontractors on a federal contract with the U.S. Army, the Justice Department said Thursday.
Juventino Rosas, according to a three-count criminal information filed Sept. 9, solicited and accepted the kickbacks from November 2008 until May 2009, including an air-conditioning system worth $14,000 installed at his home, as well as tile and painting work at a bar he partially owned.
The plea stems from an ongoing investigation into federal contracts at Fort Bliss, an army installation in El Paso, Texas. Rosas faces a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine, the Justice Department said.
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Definition of trustafarian in English:
A wealthy young person who adopts an alternative lifestyle incorporating elements from non-Western cultures.
Example sentences
- Apart from a few spoiled Trustafarians, young people with large debts do not have any capital to fall back on.
- If he's accompanied by the security services, I must say they disguise themselves as Trustafarians and Chianti-drinkers very well.
- At the same time I'd observe that Trustafarians are victims too.
1990s: blend of trust fund and Rastafarian.
reggae from [1960s]:
This word for a popular style of music with a strongly accented subsidiary beat may be related to Jamaican English rege-rege 'quarrel, row'. At one time reggae was strongly associated with Rastafarians (mid 20th century). They got their name from their belief that Ras Tafari, another name for the Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethopia (1892–1975), was God Incarnate. This word has been a model for new coinages, of which the best known is the trustafarian—young people who can spend their time having fun because they have an income from a trust fund.
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Scratches on the LCD screen
I bought my D60 s/h for a very good price indeed it has however got some light scratches on the LCD screen not enough to impare the vision but you can see them visibly.
My thoughts, do I :-
1. Use a plastic screen saver stick-on
2. Find a light abrasive and polish it out (slightly concerned at this idea have to admit unless others tell me it's simple
3. Ignore it as it is cosmetic.
#1. "RE: Scratches on the LCD screen" | In response to Reply # 0MEMcD Nikonian since 24th Dec 2007Thu 24-May-12 01:15 PM
Hi Derek,
By trying to polish the scratches out, you might cause additional damage that may require replacing the LCD screen.
I would just live for the scratches.
Adding a screen protector will help prevent getting addition scratches on the LCD.
Good Luck and Enjoy your Nikons!
Best Regards,
#2. "RE: Scratches on the LCD screen" | In response to Reply # 1Thu 24-May-12 01:26 PM
Thanks you echo my thinking, it would be a vanity thing to polish them out.
I did this lunchtime butcher a spare anti-scratch screen from my Tomtom and it masks the scratch perfectly so will invest in a pack and Job done!


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What to expect the first week after sinus surgery
We will be asking you to use a saline mist spray and sometimes do a nasal wash after surgery. There is no wrong way to do this – it may feel like the spray/wash just runs right out – and that is all right. The reason for the spray/wash is to keep the inside of your nose moist and to restart the normal cilia action of the nose. Most patients do not complain of "pain," just a congestion/pressure feeling, like when you have a bad sinus infection. We will give you some pain medication, but most patients take just Tylenol/acetaminophen. Sleeping can sometimes be an issue because of the nasal congestion, so it may be helpful for you to elevate your head at night.
Your restrictions are:
- do not bend your head down
- do not lift anything over 15 pounds
- do not exercise, get overheated or do any strenuous activity
- do not blow your nose until your first office visit
You may return to work when you feel like it as long as your work does not require you to do any of the above restrictions.
What to expect at your first office visit
What to expect long-term from your surgery
The purpose of nasal and sinus surgery is to reestablish normal function of your nose and sinuses. You may still get an occasional sinus infection, but it will be easier to treat. You should breathe considerably better through your nose and many patients, particularly those with blockage due to nasal polyps, will experience an improved sense of smell. Although sinus surgery will not cure your allergies, in most cases allergy medications used after surgery will better control symptoms due to the ability of the sinuses to function in a more normal fashion.


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Putin Says Snowden Was In Touch Before Coming To Russia
MOSCOW—Russian President Vladimir Putin has admitted that Edward Snowden contacted Russian diplomats in Hong Kong a few days before boarding a plane to Moscow but that no agreement was reached to shelter him and he decided to come to Russia on his own without warning.
Mr. Putin had initially said Mr. Snowden's arrival at Moscow's Sheremetyevo International Airport on June 23 was a "complete surprise," but now acknowledges that he had some prior knowledge that the fugitive former U.S. National Security Agency contractor might be headed Russia's way.
"Mr. Snowden first appeared in Hong Kong and met with our diplomatic representatives. It was reported to me that there was such an employee, an employee of the security services. I asked 'What does he want?' He fights for human rights, for freedom of information and challenges violations of human rights and violations of the law in the United States. I said, 'So what?'," Mr. Putin said in an interview with Russia's Channel One and The Associated Press.
He said he had been willing to allow Mr. Snowden to come to Russia but only if he stopped leaking highly classified details of U.S. intelligence programs.
"If he wants to stay with us, please, he can stay with us, but only if he stops any activity that could destroy Russian-American relations. We are not an NGO, we have the interests of the state and we do not want to damage our relations with the U.S.," he said. "He was told about it and he replied 'I am a fighter for human rights and I urge you to fight with me. I said 'No, we won't fight, you are on your own.' And he left."
The Russian leader said the next time he heard about Mr. Snowden was two hours before the Aeroflot flight that brought him to Moscow was due to land. He had initially planned to connect with a flight to Cuba and ultimately to Ecuador where he had been promised asylum, but was stopped in his tracks when the U.S. voided his passport.
Mr. Putin, who was in the KGB during the Soviet Union, criticized that decision as poor tradecraft as it stranded Mr. Snowden in Russia where U.S. agents would be unable to get to him.
"Representatives of the American special services–and I hope they won't be angry–but they could have been more professional, and the diplomats as well. After they found out that he was flying to us, and that he was flying as a transit passenger, there was pressure from all sides — from the Americans, from the Europeans — instead of just letting him go to a country where they could operate easily," he said.
Mr. Putin said Russia would not consider returning Mr. Snowden to America to face trial as the two countries do not have a formal extradition treaty.
"We do not protect Snowden. We are protecting certain norms of reciprocal relations between two countries," he said, while raising the possibility that an agreement could be reached.
"It's clear we will not give him up, he can feel safe here. But what's next?" Mr. Putin said. "Maybe some compromises will be found in this case."
Mr. Putin said he didn't fully understand Mr. Snowden's thinking, and called him "a strange guy."
"This is his destiny, but he chose it. He believes this is noble, that this is justified and such sacrifices are necessary. That is his choice," he said.
Russia granted Mr. Snowden temporary asylum on Aug. 1, straining relations between Russia and the United States. A week later, President Barack Obama cancelled a meeting with Mr. Putin in Moscow ahead of the Group of 20 economic summit in St. Petersburg which starts Thursday.
Mr. Snowden's lawyer in Russia could not immediately be reached.
In a poll published Wednesday by the state-run All-Russian Public Opinion Research Center, 37% of Russians who responded said they supported the decision to grant Mr. Snowden asylum, with just 15% opposed. Another 38% said they have no opinion.


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Bent Nielsen schrieb:
> I have font I need convent to use on geos
> Who have a convent program?
This is a two-step process.
1) you'll need a font converter which can read the font oyu have and
write it in Nimbus-Q format. In your case, FontMonger should do it fine.
2) you'll need the Nimbus-Q Font Converter from GEOS 1.2 (doesn't run
under 2.x and above) to convert the file into GEOS format.
I could do this for you.
If Microsoft would invest only 5 minutes to make Windows boot 1/1000
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Hi all,
I've been neglecting the blog somewhat as I've been trying to focus on building the website, adding more content, information, tips and advice relevant to having a baby in Spain but I had to write about the pregnancy calculator that's now on the site!
I have been searching for weeks now to find a decent enough pregnancy calculator that allows you to simply input the dates of your last period and allows you to estimate the potential due date of your baby. I hadn't found one that quite fit the bill until this week and finally there is a fantastic online pregnancy calculator on the My Baby Spain website!
The easy to use calculator is a lot more comprehensive than many of the calculators I have seen on other sites and not only estimates the baby's due date but also gives you an idea of the day you are most likely to conceive on during the month following your last period, the different trimester periods you can expect and if you input a certain date you can see how many weeks pregnant you will be at that point.
Another unique feature to the Baby Spain Fertility Calculator is the option to calculate conception. Having put in my birth date I have found that I was most likely conceived on July 23rd 1980! Euwww, I'm not sure I want to know what my parents were doing that day, I like to live in blissful ignorance thank you very much, I was brought by a stork don't you know….. 😉


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The inaugural H2O Water Awards successfully concluded on 25th November, 2010 at Atlantis, The Palm in Dubai.
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Design and supervision of Mechanical systems of High Rise building for Etisalat in Dubai.
Project value: 250 million Dhs.
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All new, regular administrative, service and support staff are to attend the first formal orientation session offered after they begin their employment. Nonregular employees are also encouraged to attend.
To facilitate attendance, formal orientation sessions are scheduled at frequent intervals. Orientation session schedules may be obtained from Human Resource Services. The orientation program will provide useful and necessary information concerning staff responsibilities, benefits, educational opportunities, history, programs, facilities and major policies of the University of Missouri.
Department supervisory personnel are responsible for providing each new staff member with the necessary on-the-job orientation. (HR 108)
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The Films of Thrillmaster Alfred Hitchcock Are Featured in the 2014 Series Searching the Psyche Through Cinema Series
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The Films of Thrillmaster Alfred Hitchcock Are Featured in the 2014 Series Searching the Psyche Through Cinema Series
The popular Searching the Psyche Through Cinema series returns to the Kansas City Public Library with four screenings devoted to the work of Alfred Hitchcock, the legendary "Master of Suspense."
Presented on select Sundays in January and February 2014 at 1:30 p.m. in the Truman Forum of the Plaza Branch, 4801 Main St., The Psychology of Suspense series offers four of Hitchcock's most entertaining and provocative titles. Each film is followed by a discussion featuring experts in cinema and psychoanalysis.
Psychoanalysis and Hitchcock's films are "a natural and historically significant pairing," according to Kansas City psychoanalyst David Donovan, one of the series' organizers.
Even as psychoanalytic practice and theory exerted a growing influence in the interpretation of all human activity and the arts in particular, Donovan says, "Hitchcock began to build his own body of work that questioned and titillated the filmgoer's ideas of what motives and drives are at the heart of human behavior."
Hitchcock (1899-1980) was the son of a London greengrocer who learned his craft in Britain's silent film industry. By the mid-1930s he already had an international reputation for directing thrilling stories of suspense and crime. Among his early hits were The Lady Vanishes and The 39 Steps.
Then he came to Hollywood, where his first studio production, Rebecca, won the Oscar for best picture. After that it was one hit after another: Foreign Correspondent, Shadow of a Doubt, Notorious, Rear Window, To Catch a Thief, The Man Who Knew Too Much, Vertigo, North by Northwest, The Birds, Psycho.
Hitchcock also became a fixture on television with his long-running series Alfred Hitchcock Presents.
The schedule:
Notorious (USA; 1946) on January 12, 2014
A seminal film for Hitchcock both artistically and thematically, this romantic thriller stars Ingrid Bergman as the "kept woman" of a cultured sophisticate (Claude Rains), who after World War II has relocated with his fellow Nazis to Brazil. She is recruited by a cynical American agent (Cary Grant) to inform on her lover, putting her life in danger. What's more, both men are in love with her. MPAA rating: NR. 101 minutes
The post-film discussion will be led by Marilyn Metzl, Ph.D., psychoanalyst, and Thom Poe, Ph.D., professor of communications and film studies at the University of Missouri-Kansas City.
Strangers on a Train (USA; 1951) on January 26, 2014
In this clever psychological thriller (based on a novel by Patricia Highsmith, author of The Talented Mr. Ripley), a tennis pro (Farley Granger) has a theoretical conversation with a stranger (Robert Walker) on how two men could get away with the perfect murder by killing the other's wife. What the athlete doesn't realize is that his psychotic new acquaintance is eager to turn theory into reality. MPAA rating: NR. 101 minutes
The post-film discussion will be led by Earl Bland, Psy.D., professor of psychology and dean of the School of Behavioral Sciences and Counseling at MidAmerica Nazarene University, and Caitlin Horsmon, MFA., associate professor of film and media arts at the University of Missouri-Kansas City.
Rear Window (USA; 1954) on February 9, 2014
Often cited as one of Hitchcock's finest films, this may also be his most fully realized and psychologically intriguing. A photographer (James Stewart), confined to his Greenwich Village apartment with a broken leg, uses his telephoto lens to spy on the lives of his many neighbors. This meditation on voyeurism turns deadly when the snoop uncovers evidence of a murder. Grace Kelly makes her first appearance in a Hitchcock movie. MPAA rating: NR. 112 minutes
The post-film discussion will be led by psychoanalyst Bonnie Buchele, Ph.D., psychoanalyst,and Melissa Lenos, Ph.D.,assistant professor of English and film studies at Donnelly College.
The Birds (USA; 1963) on February 23, 2014
The birds of the air begin attacking humanity...but that's just one of the horrors in this disturbing depiction of madness and sexuality. Hitchcock's new find Tippi Hedren (the director was reputed to be obsessed with her), and Rod Taylor play a couple whose growing love must contend not only with rampaging Mother Nature but also with his domineering and possessive mama (Jessica Tandy). MPAA rating: NR. 119 minutes
The post-film discussion will be led by psychoanalyst David Donovan, Ph.D., psychoanalyst, and Julie Farstad, MFA, associate professor of painting at the Kansas City Art Institute.
Searching the Psyche Through Cinema is presented in partnership with the Greater Kansas City and Topeka Psychoanalytic Center. It is co-sponsored by the University of Missouri-Kansas City.
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For the first time since 1993, enrollment has dipped at Mississippi's eight public universities.
Figures released by the College Board show that the preliminary fall student count at the schools is down 0.6 percent to 80,532 students.
Enrollment rose at Delta State University, Jackson State University and the University of Mississippi. But it fell at the state's other universities, dropping sharply at the University of Southern Mississippi and Mississippi Valley State University.
College and university enrollment is usually counter-cyclical, rising when the economy is bad and falling when it's better. But officials say tightened rules on federal financial aid for poor students and reductions in funding for graduate students are also cutting enrollment.
The College Board has pushed Mississippi's universities to recruit more students to offset state budget cuts.


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China Airlines has the worst safety record for its region, with an accident rate of 4.59%
China Airlines Jet Explodes Into Balls Of Flame On Runway
Plus all that lead paint burning! Japan is going to be pissed.
So…it's become the Chinese Poison Plane?
Glad no one was hurt.
FTA: Boeing 737-800. And were it a plane made in the land China Airlines serves, it would be stamped "Made in Taiwan."
Though this is a Boeing aircraft, Made in the USA, aircraft and other complex products are as good as their maintenance.
If were a systematic problem with all Boeing aircraft we would have 737's blowing up all over the place, not just a China Airlines plane.
The video says 165 people, consumerist says 120… which is right?
China Airlines has one of the worst accident rates in the world. Fly at your own risk.
Wow — amazing that everybody got out just in time. I'd say the emergency procedures and passenger safety design really paid off here.
Holy sh*t those people are very lucky, it's amazing no one was even hurt.
Am I wrong to think that the ride down the slide looked somewhat fun?
Yeah, Taiwan Air aka China Airlines has a pretty shoddy safety record.
Unconfirmed reports cite a group of enraged American cats boarding the plane before the event, with litte, tiny – but so cute! – suicide bomber vests. Linguistic experts say that before the explosion, the TerrorCats mewled, "Eat THIS, poisonboy," "Death to import murderers," and "Did someone hear a can opening?!"
See that "Made in China" tag is funny because of course the airline was a Boeing 737, and China Airlines is a Taiwanese carrier. They love being mistaken for mainland China.
Isn't it the responsibility of site like Consumerist not to jump on the mainstream news hysteria train?
Not exactly "Made in China." How about Evandale, OH and Le Bourget, France? CFM56 engines are made by a partnership of Snecma France and GE Aerospace. In fact, these engines are all the company produces.
even my amazing toyota motor will eventually blow up if i don't change the oil.
maintenance is the culprit here, i assure you.
But then they wouldn't start flame wars!
Oh yeah, and it also wouldn't feed the propaganda train!
Perhaps we should take moment to thank the flight attendants, since this is what they train for.
The 4.59% accident rating cited in the article is completely wrong and way inflated. If you look at the referenced web site, it means that China Airlines had 4.59 more accidents than the "average airline" per million flights.
Note that this was fairly obvious by the fact that a number of airlines have negative numbers in that column, and unless you believe in reincarnation, it should be obvious that this number is not a percentage.
This news report is completely unfair and very sensationalist. The airplane appeared to be fine. In fact, the ENGINE IS NOT MADE BY BOEING AND IS SELECTED BY THE CARRIER. If an engine blows up, it's not the air frame manufacturer's fault at all. IN FACT it looks like that BOEING 737 saved hundreds of lives by absorbing the impact from that engines eruption. Secondly, even if the engine exploded, the chances that it is the fault of the engine maker are very low. GE and Rolls Royce, who are big airplane engine manufacturers, make an extremely high quality product that tend to have almost no problems, UNTIL the carrier fails to properly maintain them.
Often, especially in CHINA fake parts are used to repair aircraft and engines resulting in these problems. I am willing to bet that once the investigation is completed on this incident, we will see that it is not the fault of either the plane or engine manufacturer.
Flight 120, 165 people safely deplaned (it's still a dumb word).
I guess they had to serve roasted peanuts on that flight.
Considering China Airlines' history, I'm fairly certain that it will come to light that this was a maintenance issue.
At least everyone got to safety because it blew up on the ground, unlike other China Airlines flights!
Layer some chicken fingers, beef teriaki, and crab rangoon around that thing and you've got one hell of a pu pu platter!
before I started to travel a lot for work, the old hands in the company gave me a piece of advice. Avoid any airline with the word china or russia in their name.
Still holds true today.
This never would have happened if it were all Chinese made as the entire fuselage would have been made from solid asbestos, then covered in lead paint.
I'm sure their government will refuse the next shipment of these American deathtraps.
Why is it one way or another it is always China's fault? Now that the product was made in America, it's not the manufacturer's fault, but the maitenance? and is it China or Taiwan Airlines?? 120 or 165 people? maybe people really need to get their facts straight first before posting or making ignorant comments.
@gibsonic: when was the last time a 737 blew up at all? I'm sure this is a rare occurrence, exaggerated once again my the media in an attempt to China bash. Why don't people realize that the government is turning China into America's scapegoat?
So does this effect the sub-5% accident rate? Does your plane exploding nudge it a few more points than, say, a leaky toilet? I would hope so.
Yeah, I just wanted to pop into the comments section to see how many people were going to jump the gun and blame China for this.
Good thing the pilot got out safe. I'm sure when he gets back to China he will be excuted for being a deficient member of society who has caused shame for the great nation of China.
What's with all the China jokes? The airline involved is China Airlines, not Air China, this belongs to a country commonly known as Taiwan, correctly labeled as such in the caption. It is unlikely that the Pilot has ever or will ever set foot in China. History lesson anyone?
1. China Airlines is a Taiwanese carrier (and has a checkered safety history).
2. Taiwan is the Republic of China and although the People's Republic of China diputes this, Taiwan is a different country than the Consumerist whipping-boy.
3. Although the Chinese as a culture eat some strange things, widespread cat-eating is a myth ([www.snopes.com]).
4. Everyone made it off the plane alive–thank goodnes. The last massive accident involving an airplane occurred in Brazil in which everyone perished. My point being that it would be super-neat for people to dial down the xenophobia.
OK, there are several things that people need to keep in mind.
There is an Air China, and a China Air. Air China is run by the People's Republic of China. China Air is run by the Republic of China, also known as Taiwan. The People's Republic of China is Communist and where all the poisoned stuff is coming from. The Republic of China is not.
There is a difference, and if you can't bother to distinguish the two, you shouldn't be reporting the news.
Is Consumerist (and the whole Gawker network, for that matter) really so desperate for pageviews that it can't/won't embed movies on the front page? As a user, I find it incredibly annoying to click what appears to be an embedded movie only to go to a separate page where I have to click it again. Frustrations like this will cost you visitors.
@esqdork: The confusion between PRC and ROC is annoying, but it is indisputable that China Airlines (neither Air China or China Air) has an abysmal safety record.
@DingoDigger: up. that clearing for Thanks
old US slogan
"Blame Canada"
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"Blame China"
"China Airlines has the worst safety record for its region, with an accident rate of 4.59%"
That is FLAT OUT WRONG. Yes, they have the worst rating, but the idea that there is an accident 5% of the time is INSANE. PLEASE READ THINGS CAREFULLY. Here is the calculation:
The Accident Rate is calculated as follows:
Accident Rate = (actual number of accidents – expected number of accidents) or
Accident Rate = D – (A *(B/C))
A = number of million flights completed by the airline
B = sum of fatal events for all airlines
C = sum of million flights for all airlines
D = adjusted fatal events
The Adjusted Fatal Event is calculated as follows:
The actual "fatal events" is adjusted upward or downward depending on what percentage of people are killed in each accident. The calculation of "D" or Adjusted Fatal Events is illustrated in the following example.
An airline has 3 fatal accidents:
In the first accident 120 out of 120 passengers are killed.
In the second accident 75 out of 150 passengers are killed.
In the third accident 5 out of 200 passengers are killed.
120/120 = 1
75/150 = 0.5
5/200 = 0.025
Instead of 3 fatal events for D in the formula above, 1 + 0.5 + 0.025 or 1.525 is used.
@NickRB: The 737 series doesn't have engine options; for the original -100 and -200 versions, you got the P&W JT8D. The -300 and later use the CFM56 family.
So the engine choice was actually made by Boeing.
Coming soon from China; "Exploding Thomas The Tank Engine"
*shakes head at people still bashing China over this one*
@BrockBrockman: What's that? You expect people to read the comments before commenting themselves?
@humorbot: Yeah it's a novel concept, isn't it?
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Dr. Ruben Carbonell, Frank Hawkins Kenan Distinguished Professor of Chemical Engineering and director of the Kenan Institute for Engineering Technology and Science at North Carolina State University, and Dr. Keith E. Gubbins, W.H. Clark Distinguished University Professor of Chemical Engineering at NC State, have been elected Fellows of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE).
Founded in 1908, AIChE is a professional association of more than 50,000 members that provides leadership in advancing the chemical engineering profession. Fellowship is reserved for those members who have displayed significant service to AIChE and the profession, and who have achieved significant accomplishments in the field of chemical engineering.
In keeping with one of AIChE's primary goals — to assure the safe and environmentally sound manufacture, use and disposal of chemical products — Carbonell serves as co-director of the National Science Foundation's Science and Technology Center for Environmentally Responsible Solvents and Processes and co-director of the Kenan Center for the Utilization of Carbon Dioxide in Manufacturing. Carbonell has also done ground-breaking research on the separation and purification of biological molecules for therapeutic applications. Gubbins' research is in the area of computational nanoscience and is currently focused on novel nanoporous materials and self-assembled structures and their use in chemical processing. According to Gubbins, these structures possess many novel properties that could form the basis of future technologies, including energy storage, sensors and separation processes.
Carbonell joined the faculty at NC State as a full professor in 1984. He served as head of the Department of Chemical Engineering from 1994 to 1999. He received his bachelor's degree in chemical engineering from Manhattan College in 1969 and his Ph.D. in chemical engineering from Princeton University in 1973.
Gubbins, who joined the NC State faculty in 1998, received his bachelor's degree in chemistry from the University of London in 1958 and his Ph.D. in chemical engineering from the University of London in 1962. He won the Alpha Chi Sigma Research Award in 1986 and the William H. Walker Award for Excellence in Contributions to Chemical Engineering Literature in 2001, both from AIChE, and is a member of the National Academy of Engineering.
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Academic Program Review of the
University Honors Program
April 2007
Prepared by the Academic Program Review Subcommittee:
Michael Hoffman
Victoria Calmes
The University Honors Program (UHP) resides in the College of Liberal Studies and is administered by a Program director and a committee comprised of faculty who teach in the Program. Students in this 15-credit Program take honors classes within various General Education categories. In recent years, the Program has averaged about 142 students, with about 16 graduating per year.
The Program submitted its self-study to the Dean's office in the fall of 2006. There was no external review of this Program.
Summary of program goals and objectives:
The original goals and objectives, from when the Program was started in 1978, focused on providing an avenue for recruitment and retention of exceptional, academically unique students. Over the years, the "exceptional" students that the UHP sought to attract became the norm as admission to UWL became more selective. Thus, many of the original goals and objective are somewhat outdated. In 1998, as part of an effort to enhance the UHP, this Statement of Purpose was developed:
The University Honors Program is designed to develop and strengthen the critical skills of reading, writing, judging, and thinking. These objectives translate into practices and curriculum, activities and expectations that deliberately and systematically cultivate the life of the mind. The University Honors Program reflects a serious questioning of what an educated person should know and know how to do. The University Honors Program integrates knowledge, encourages research, promotes reason, cultivates awareness, and in so doing, honors the life of the mind.
To reflect the fact that incoming UWL students are better prepared for college, and to provide direction for future restructuring of the UHP, the following tentative Mission Statement was developed in 2005.
The University Honors Program is General Education that teaches students to apply their university education to making a difference.
Summary of how the Program attempts to reach its goals and objectives and the extent to which those goals and objectives have been achieved:
The UHP has a dedicated director and talented faculty committed to delivering quality instruction in small class settings. The Program has engaged in strategic planning in recent years, but implementing changes for improvement has been difficult. This is largely attributed to the UHP being embedded in the General Education curriculum and, since General Education has been in a state of protracted limbo, progress on UHP initiatives has not been possible.
- The biggest strength of the UHP is being able to offer small classes taught by committed, talented faculty.
- Students were very satisfied with the Program and also identified the small class size as the Program's most important benefit.
- The UHP offers faculty the opportunity to test innovative pedagogy.
- The UHP has a director (Deborah Hoskins) who is very aware of multiple issues concerning the UHP and is dedicated to improving the program.
A number of important issues currently face the Program.
- The UHP lacks a clear identity.
- The role of the UHP in the University needs to be better defined and articulated.
- The UHP has been hit hard by budget cuts and has had to reduce course offerings and restrict enrollment in the Program.
- Assessment of student learning has been weak.
The UHP has an identity problem. Students and faculty are, in general, not very aware of the Program. Additionally, the role of the UHP for this University is not well defined or understood. As an example of the identity problem, the goal to "provide an avenue through which the University's concrete commitment to developing academic excellence can be achieved", taken from the 1977 goals and objectives, does not distinguish this Program from any other on campus. To address these issues of identity, there first needs to be an open, campus-wide discussion on the importance and role of the UHP at UWL.
If this discussion affirms a role for the UHP on campus there may be a need to restructure the Program. The UHP was first established to help recruit and retain exceptional students. The Program can still serve this function. However, exceptional students now coming to UWL often have 30-40 credits and therefore have fulfilled numerous General Education requirements Thus, potential UHP students don't enter the Program because they do not want to take extra courses in General Education categories they have already tested out of. Furthermore, the UHP is striving to be more interdisciplinary, but that has been difficult given the need to fit classes into the established General Education categories. Both of these points indicate a need for rethinking the structure of the UHP. The current director is very aware that a unique character for UHP has not been defined but, with UHP faculty, has developed ideas for the future identity and structure of the UHP.
Curriculum and Personnel:
University Honors Program classes are taught by faculty "borrowed" from various departments. Even when the UHP can provide replacement costs, it has become increasingly difficult for departments to release faculty to teach in the Program. Recently, because of this problem, the number of Honors courses taught per semester dropped to three courses. Additionally, commitments to teach Honors courses are made on a semester-by-semester basis. Because of these issues students are unable do long-term course planning and have difficulty fitting honors courses into their schedules. This is particularly a problem in the sciences where students have laboratory courses and thus more difficulty in finding open times in their schedules. The lack of accessible courses is probably the primary reason that less than 50% of the students that start the Program actually finish the Program. Obviously, given the choice between going an extra semester to take an honors course that may or may not be offered, and taking a standard General Education course, many students choose to graduate. It is imperative that, to remain viable, the UHP offers more than three courses per semester.
Assessment of Student Learning and Degree of Program Success:
Learning outcomes and an assessment plan for the UHP were developed in response to the previous Academic Program Review (in 1998-9). This assessment plan involved students keeping a variety of assignments in a portfolio. The portfolio was to serve as the source of data for assessment of student learning. However, the plan was not followed through and only a few, incomplete portfolios have been found. The plan was never embedded in the Honors curriculum. Furthermore, no assessment reports were generated from this plan.
Clearly, a new assessment plan is needed. As noted in the Dean's letter, development and use of a functional assessment plan will allow the Program to determine if it is going in the right direction and show the campus the value of the Program. This process should begin with the development of learning outcomes specific to the Honors Program that represent achievable and assessable student learning outcomes.
Previous Academic Program Review and New Program Initiatives:
The UHP was reviewed last in 1998-9. Among the recommendations were:
1. The Program goals and objectives should be revised to align with the mission of the University and to distinguish the Program from other across the University.
As noted previously, attempts to clarify the Programs goals and objectives have occurred, but there is still an issue with defining the identity of the Program. This issue continues to be addressed.
- The Program should revise its Program assessment.
Attempts to deal with this issue have not been successful.
- The Program should do more to recruit and retain minority students.
The Program has good relationships with Admissions, the Advising Center, the Pride Center, and the Office of Multicultural Student Services and will continue to work with these organizations as the Program changes.
- The Program should seek to gain firm commitments from departments to ensure faculty availability for the teaching of Honors courses.
This UHP agrees with this recommendation, but, due primarily to limited resources, has not been successful in securing firm, longstanding commitments to teach Honors classes.
It should be noted that at the same time as the previous APR report, an Ad Hoc Faculty Senate Committee was appointed to provide recommendations to guide the development of a new honors program. This was in response to Strategic Planning and Budget's listing of an enhanced Honors Program as a priority. This committee dealt with many of the issues mentioned in the previous APR report. However, only two of the Committee's recommendations were adopted by Faculty Senate. Other recommendations were tabled and not considered again.
Seven faculty, including the director, teach in the UHP. Because there is a need for more Honors courses, there remains a need to have more faculty involved in the Program. The UHP may attract additional faculty and serve an important role on campus as a Program that facilitates professional development. Opportunities related to course development and assessment driven by learning outcomes, rather than content, are needed by the UHP and the campus in general. Other opportunities for faculty development that the UHP could help foster include innovative pedagogies, and development of interdisciplinary and team-taught courses.
Comments on Dean's letter:
The Dean's letter was strongly supportive of the Program, but did recognize that the Program is at a crossroads. The Dean's letter did reiterate the identity and assessment issues, and made several excellent suggestions for setting the Program on more solid ground. The suggestions were:
- Develop a comprehensive assessment plan for UHP.
- Consider establishing an Honors advisory council to participate in the assessment of the quality of the Program and to provide feedback on building the Program.
- Create an Honors faculty development plan.
- Strengthen the Program's recruitment efforts to attract students of color and nontraditional students.
- Involve various constituencies of the University in strategic planning initiatives for the Honors Program.
- Increase the visibility of the Honors Program campus-wide.
- Establish a realistic timeline for the various action steps related to Program goals.
Some areas to address - the Program should submit a progress report to Faculty Senate/Provost's Office in three years. This report should focus on progress regarding the APR recommendations.
Summary of recommendations:
- The University Honors Program needs to establish a solid identity on campus. This step is the most critical as all following recommendations will become easier if this first step is achieved. The process of establishing and identity could begin with a Faculty Senate discussion on possible ways the UHP could be restructured. The current director has numerous ideas on how the program could be redesigned. If a restructured program is affirmed, resources must be made available to make the new Program viable.
- The assessment strategies of the Program need to be strengthened.
- Better means for faculty to teach in the Program need to be established. This is critical as additional faculty are needed to deliver more than three courses per semester.
- The Program should continue it's efforts to recruit and retain minority students.
- The Program should establish a timeline for the steps outlined in this recommendation.


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Sherman and the former Laura Ann Lewis were united in marriage July 12, 1958, at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in New Madrid.
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Or came to be in such a shape.
I do not know whereof I speak
Nor even how I came to write
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Within which are my life contained.
I wonder how I came to be
And why I am both deaf and blind
And even lack the sense to feel.
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And voices that may me express
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Private Equity's $1 Billion Call Option
It seems like a lot of money, but it might actually be one of the best deals in the market.
We refer to the theory put forward on the M&A Law Professor's Blog that the reverse break-up fees on many of the big pending leveraged buyouts aren't much different from regular old call options.
The fees, which became standard on many of the big LBOs struck this year, enable buyout firms to walk away from deals before they close, for a price — and a relatively modest one at that. Reverse break-up fees tend to amount to roughly 3% of the value of the company being bought. In the case of the $32 billion TXU buyout, for instance, the buyout firms (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts, Goldman Sachs and TPG) would have to pay $1 billion to walk away; in Sallie Mae's case, it would cost J.C. Flowers & Co. $900 million to cut and run.
In a call option, the owner pays a fee for the right to decide later whether to buy a stock or not at a preset price.
We at Deal Journal are no experts on options, but 3% seems like a pretty good deal for the private-equity firms, given that it isn't that hard to see the value of the companies they are buying fluctuate more than 3%, especially in this manic market.
The possibility of buyout firms paying these fees to walk away from deals is more than an academic exercise. With the stock market plunging, the perceived value of companies under contract like TXU, Sallie Mae, First Data and Alltel is surely falling also. No buyout firm may actually exercise the nuclear option, so to speak. Still, they may be able to use the threat of it to negotiate a lower price, as the case of Home Depot Supply may show.


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Ten Reasons Why You Should Sign the Petition at RepealSeditionLaw.in
September 10, 2012
- Section 124(A) of IPC criminalizes the 'disaffection' towards the government by words, either spoken or written, or by signs or by visible representations
- This 1860 draconian colonial law was created to stifle dissent during colonial rule.
- Tilak, Gandhi, Maulana Azad and Annie Besant were convicted under this law
- Today, the law is used to suppress legitimate criticisms of the government
- Journalists, Human rights activists, political dissenters, public intellectuals, and even farmers and tribals are targetted by this law
- The law goes against the inalienable fundamental right to expression enshrined in our Constitution
- The law goes against the very nature of democratic process which relies on active consent and dissent/opposition
- The law goes against the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which guarantees freedom of speech and expression
- All major world democracies have either repealed this law or discontinued prosecutions
- The existence of sedition laws in India's statute books and the resulting criminalization of 'disaffection' towards the state is unacceptable in a democratic society.
To sign the petition, go to RepealSeditionLaw.in
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natarajan permalinkSeptember 14, 2012 11:40 AM
Those who have a new found interest in removing 'sedition' law in the wake of one cartoonist's arrest, need also to, equally vociferously, take up the issue of hundreds of villagers in Idinthikarai (Tamil Nadu) charged with the same draconian, colonial and outdated sedition law. The people of Indinthikarai and surrounding areas are protesting the commissioning of the Koondankulam Nuclear Power Plant. Share this if you are against such anti people laws and approaches. http://www.dianuke.org/koodankulam-womens-letter-2/


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A suspect accused of killing a Pike County man during a high-speed chase was found guilty of murder in Dothan.
Prosecutors contended Phillip Lutz, 20, led police on a chase from Florida into Alabama in July of last year.
The chase ended when Lutz crashed his truck into a car and killing 66-year-old James Williamson of Goshen.
Lutz faces a maximum sentence of life behind bars.
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