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{phocagallery view=category|categoryid=33|imageid=187|displayname=0|float=left}One out of every seven soldiers in Europe, trained here in Tennessee, McGee said.
McGee said the veterans, who are commonly referred to as The Greatest Generation, were no different than anyone else. He noted many were brave and some were frightened about going to war. He said they all possessed the same qualities and flaws that are seen in every generation.
But, McGee said the human qualities and flaws of World War II veterans made their bravery and sacrifice all the more important.
Id like to applaud and thank the University for recognizing the veterans of these maneuvers, McGee said.
Maj. Gen. Robert Harris, Assistant Adjutant General, Army, Tennessee National Guard, said he recalled meeting a resident in his hometown of Tullahoma, who was only 12 years old during the maneuvers.
Harris said the then 12-year-old boy watched as hundreds of parachute infantrymen slowly descended and landed on his familys farm almost 70 years ago. Quickly, the boy rushed to a paratrooper and asked how many times he had jumped.
"None, but Ive been pushed 23 times, Harris said the paratrooper told the boy.
Referring to locals remembering the maneuvers, Harris noted, Their impact in almost every case is mentioned in a positive way.
CU Chairman Board of Trust Edward Thackston and trustees Col. (Ret.) Sam Hatcher and Lt. Col. (Ret.) Forrest Shoaf presented the degrees to each veteran.
For most of the veterans, returning to Lebanon for the first time in decades was a trip down memory lane, and many spent the morning sharing stories with fellow soldiers and meeting others who served in the same unit, but they had never met during the war.
{phocagallery view=category|categoryid=33|imageid=186|displayname=0|float=right}Pvt. Robert L. Vaught, of Crawfordsville, Ind., clad in the uniform of the 517th Parachute Infantry, 17th Airborne Division, remarked how training in Middle Tennessee prepared him to deal with the weather and terrain of Western Europe.
Vaught parachuted into Italy and France, noting, We jumped behind German lines. He also served in the Battle of the Bulge in Belgium in the winter of 1944. During the maneuvers he was stationed in Watertown, negotiating the hills, hedges and woodlands of Wilson County.
It was all rain, mud and just terrible weather while we were here, he laughed. The area made such an impression on him, he moved to Wilson County in 1969.
Technician George Hundley, of Martinsville, Va., was stationed in Middle Tennessee in 1943 as part of the 12th Armored Division. Hundley said things had changed a lot since he was last in Tennessee.
Training during the maneuvers helped him once he arrived in Europe, but Hundley said it was much different when the real bullets began flying.
The only thing I didnt do, like in school, I didnt take it as seriously here, Hundley said.
L.B. Perry, of Jonesboro, Ark., was part of one of three divisions to be sent to the South Pacific after the maneuvers. Perry served with the 321st Infantry, 81st Infantry Division, most notably on the small island of Peleliu, where more than 14,500 Americans were killed or wounded.
Perry said there was little that could have prepared him for fighting in the Pacific, where Japanese soldiers fired from hidden caves, spider-holes or in trees. He said often the only way to avoid enemy fire was to lay flat on the ground.
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Ernest Suttle Jr., of Portland, Tenn., served in the 106th Infantry and trained in Tennessee prior to landing in France after Allied Forces landed in Normandy on D-Day, June 6, 1944.
Suttle said he also fought in Belgium and Germany. Late in the war, after his unit drew within 30 miles of Berlin, Germany, they were ordered to stop. The Soviet Union captured the city in May 1945. Recalling his experiences during the maneuvers Suttle said, It definitely was good training here.
Im proud of what I did and Id do it again. If I could, Id join up tomorrow, he said.
Mike Buczkowski of Marysville, Ohio, received an honorary degree in memoriam of his father, Bruce, of South Bend, Ind. Buczkowski said his father participated in the maneuvers from September through November 1943.
Upon embarking to France, Bruce Buczkowski served in the 94th Infantry with Gen. George S. Patton Jr., who led the assault on the German Siegfried Line in 1944, a series of fortifications from the Netherlands to Switzerland.
Buczkowski said it meant a lot to receive the degree in honor of his father, who joined the military after completing his sophomore year of high school.
My father never finished high school, so to receive a Masters degree, its really special, Buczkowski said. His father passed away in 1982.
{phocagallery view=category|categoryid=33|imageid=180|displayname=0|float=right}It was 69 years ago when the Tennessee Maneuvers brought Ray and Mary Farley together. He was in training and Mrs. Farley was working with the United Service Organizations, or USO.
I remember exactly how long he was away from me, she said while stroking a piece of blue fabric pinned to her shoulder.
The fabric was given to her by her husband. It was a part of his war game uniform.
There was the Red army and the Blue army. Ray was Blue, she explained.
They met when Farley helped arrange a dance for the maneuvers and the USO workers. The couple went on two dates before he left for Europe, part of the 5th Armored Division. He was gone for more than 19 months.
When Farley returned from Europe, she met him in New York and he proposed. They were later married in Watertown, N.Y.
Cpl. Kelton Herndon met his friend Chester Crausy at the maneuvers. They trained together and returned to Lebanon together. Herndon was stationed in Fort Stewart, Ga., with the 565th Anti-Aircraft Battalion.
We used to have reunions with everyone. But our last one was about 40 years ago, Herndon said.
Now living in Winchester, Crausy could not believe how much Lebanon has changed.
He took me for a ride yesterday and I didnt know where I was, Crausy said later adding, Ive been to so many places in this world, I dont remember them all.
As he looked through the weapons on display, Roland Stewart recalled carrying at least 85 pounds of equipment on his back through Germany. He was part of the 172nd Battalion and spent eight days lying in a ditch staring at Germans that were positioned in the distance. They had orders not to shoot.
We didnt want them to know we were there, he explained.
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The Labor leader, Mark Latham, has dismissed as "politically motivated" suggestions that his hero, the former prime minister Gough Whitlam, apologise for failing the Australian people.
Mr Latham was responding to comments made by Sir David Smith, official secretary to the former governor-general Sir John Kerr who sacked Mr Whitlam as prime minister on November 11, 1975.
In a public lecture at Old Parliament House on Sunday, Sir David, who read the proclamation to dissolve parliament after the Whitlam government's dismissal 29 years ago, said Mr Whitlam should no longer be allowed to "strut the national stage as the wronged legendary hero of Australian politics".
But yesterday Mr Latham said Sir David's comments showed his lack of objectivity. "He's just as politically motivated, and as keen as Kerr."
Mr Whitlam did not respond to Herald requests for an interview.

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With friendly artists and welcoming staff, a wide variety of jewellery, artwork and artists working to customise any idea you have, we are confident you will be in good hands from start to finish.
Originiality Studios sponsor the Essex Spartans water bottles, and are also the player sponsor for Gary Warren.
Nearly a quarter of a century ago, Ed's opened its doors in the Soho district of London, bringing to town the culture of 1950s America. To the story of all classic diners - a quick bite, reliable food, great service and customers always remembered - Ed's added fun and nostalgia! Everyone loves Ed's. Nothing works quite like Elvis Presley, a great hamburger, a big bowl of fries and the best milkshake in town! And nowadays, Ed's is even a hotspot choice for film and TV locations, photo shoots and celebrity guests. So if you're looking for a place to chill out, a sprinkle of stardust, great tasting food and legendary music, then come by to say hi and see for yourself what everyone's talking about! If you're in a hurry, we also have a take-away service so you can enjoy your favourite food and drink on the go. So - take a stool at the counter and place your order - Ed's is open for business!
Ed's Easy Diner are a new sponsor for the 2012 season and the team are proud to display their logo on the new black home kit.
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Operating across a variety of industries, Fast Track Management Services supply to the demands of Construction, Engineering, Management, Building Services, Automotive, Rail & Aviation industries - fulfilling their staffing requirements. Their wide spectrum of specialist areas enables Fast Track to provide their customers with a vast, knowledgeable and experienced service.
Fast Track Management Services have sponsored the Spartans since the 2011 season and the team are proud to display their logo on the white away kit.
For over 10 years ESS Engineering Recruitment Ltd has specialised in the recruitment of technical staff in a number of specialist industries - London Underground, Network Rail, Security, Construction, and Facilities Maintenance. ESS Engineering Recruitment Ltd has based it's business ethos upon understanding their clients individual needs, policies and working procedures, whilst maintaining a high level of safety and professionalism. ESS Engineering aim to provide qualified and properly matched candidates. As part of this all candidates undergo an in depth face to face interview and competency verification in their offices.
ESS Engineering Recruitment are a new sponsor for the 2011 season and the team are proud to display their logo on the new white away kit.
Marston Group is the largest privately owned specialist UK company operating in the field of civil and High Court Enforcement. Owned by its directors, who have 140 years combined experience, Marston Group is the only agency that can assist you in every step of your recovery - from amicable recovery to enforcement. Marston Group provides an ethical and professional approach for clients seeking effective, firm and fair recovery solutions across all enforcement disciplines.
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How To: Pick a Major
Still deciding on a future career? We've got some tips for you!
By SLU Staff Writers
It's no wonder you freeze up thinking about your undergraduate major. It's a lot to commit to before you're even out of high school. The good news is that college isn't just about what you want to do - it's a lot of about finding out who you are.
So where do you start?
Take Tests and Quizzes
If your problem is figuring out a career path that matches your talents and personality, try a few college quizzes. From multiple-choice assessments of your hobbies to in-depth looks at your personality style, these tests don't have all the answers but they can give you a quick idea of what undergraduate majors might suit you best. Never taken one? Try ours.
Assemble a College Dream Team
A university's academic advisers, faculty mentors and career development specialists can all work with you one-on-one to help you chart your path. At SLU, the Major Exploration Academic Advising Office meets with undergraduate students three times a semester to talk about what career paths match their skills, interests and abilities.
Get Involved on Campus
In way, you've been exploring majors your entire life. If you loved to sketch early on, maybe you're interested in majoring in architecture now. That volunteering you did in high school might have sparked an interest in majoring in public health or social work.
The same is true at college. Campus activities are fun, but almost all of them can also give you a hint about yourself and what you want to do in life. At SLU, there are more than 200 student organizations, clubs and activities to try out.
Try a College Internship
Don't waste your first summer during college waiting tables. Aim for internships that let you explore your dreams. If you think you want to major in business, do social media work over the summer for a local start-up. Interested in teaching? Look for an opening in a non-profit focused on education.
Internships are also built into many degree programs, so before you graduate from college you can spend some time trying out your major.
Study Abroad
Sometimes exploring the world can also help you explore yourself. An introduction to different cultures or getting a global perspective could spark an interest in anything from world health or sustainability to a passion for politics or international business.
At SLU, more than 25 different countries are open to undergraduates for semester-long study abroad programs, with additional opportunities to travel through mission trips and exchange programs over fall and spring break.
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text: Politics 22 January 2010 EU clears Oracle-Sun deal The European Commission has formally and unconditionally approved Oracle's takeover of Sun Microsyst Sign up for our weekly email * The EU originally launched an investigation into the deal in September 2009 amid concerns that the deal would prove anticompetitive, as the takeover of Sun would give Oracle ownership of the open source MySQL database alongside its own closed source database products. "The Commission's in-depth investigation showed that although MySQL and Oracle compete in certain parts of the database market, they are not close competitors in others, such as the high-end segment," said an EU statement. "The Commission's investigation showed that another open source database, PostgreSQL, is considered by many database users to be a credible alternative to MySQL and could be expected to replace to some extent the competitive force currently exerted by MySQL on the database market." Opposition to the acquisition was strong from within the open source community and MySQL co-founder Monty Widenius recently set up a website to raise awareness about the potential conflict of interest that would arise if the deal went through. "Given the specificities of the open source software industry, the Commission also took into account Oracle's public announcement of 14 December 2009 of a series of pledges to customers, users and developers of MySQL concerning issues such as the continued release of future versions of MySQL under the GPL (General Public Licence) open source licence," the EU confirmed. The campaign has recently shifted to Russia and China but Oracle is very confident that the deal will still win regulatory approval there as well. "Oracle expects unconditional approval from China and Russia and intends to close the transaction shortly," the company said in a statement. David Axmark, MySQL's other co-founder, recently told CBR that he thought Oracle would have no grounds to continue to its support if the deal was to go through. "I do believe that Oracle has no real reason to support MySQL. I don't think the competition between them was enormous, but it is growing and has been growing for a number of years. I don't think it's healthy for Oracle to continue to grow it," he said. "I am now satisfied that competition and innovation will be preserved on all the markets concerned. Oracle's acquisition of Sun has the potential to revitalise important assets and create new and innovative products," said Competition Commissioner Neelie Kroes. Subscribe from just £1 per issue More


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Michael Williamson is being vilified.
Williamson is widely reported to be the "best-paid unionist in the country". But at a paltry $330,000 a year, the suspended Health Services Union boss with the Black "Centurian" Amex card makes less than half the wage of a union boss in the business world.
Business Council of Australia boss Jennifer Westacott earns around $850,000. The BCA is the nation's ritziest union. Its members are the chief executives of Australia's top 100 companies.
And if the speculation is correct, Westacott's wage is trumped by the boss of the company directors' union, John Colvin, who is said to be paid around $1 million.
It's hard to tell exactly. According to the accounts – which are a bit vague - the top seven staff at the Australian Institute of Company Directors share $3.2 million. That's an average of $457,000 per AICD union heavy.
They might pay their bosses a bit more but the union members of the BCA and AICD can be pretty certain that, when it comes to alleged nepotism and extravagant spending on the union credit card, Williamson and his former colleague Craig Thompson, are a tough act to beat.
The great class rivalry
Here we are at the great class rivalry, the old struggle between labour and capital. How do the labour unions and the business unions compare?
As far as straight pay goes, the blue side wins hands down. When it comes to transparency in union accounts, red and blue are neck and neck.
In the contest for supremacy in side deals, such as poorly disclosed super fund directorships, red is clearly in the ascendancy.
But when it comes to alleged cash withdrawals on the alleged union credit card, let's just say the business unions are not even in the game.
BusinessDay looked at the accounts of three business lobby unions, BCA, AICD and Minerals Council of Australia. They seemed to be clean as a whistle, though not much was disclosed.
The bosses' bosses might be paid higher salaries but their secret faceless boardroom deals are not even in the same league.
In the case of the BCA, the only union whose bosses earn but a fraction of their members, fee income rose to $7.1 million last year, from $6.1 million the year before.
Bear in mind that the members, being chief executives, don't pay their fees themselves. That's what shareholders are for.
There was a surplus of $1 million, $4.2 million in employee benefits and the chief executive's pay was disclosed. As former chief Katie Lahey was replaced by Jennifer Westacott in February – and Lahey had been paid $847,315 the year before – it is a reasonable assumption that Westacott is remunerated at a similar level.
Incidentally, PwC performed the audit for a mere $25,000, proof that big audit firms can give discounts even when there is no quid pro quo on the tax advice front.
Unions don't pay tax. In this regard, labour and capital unions are in a dead heat. Such is the magnificent contribution to society of these dual lobbying movements that they are deemed exempted.
No shortage of firepower
The Minerals Council of Australia (MCA) represents the country's exploration, mining and minerals processing industry in its soi disant "contribution to sustainable development and society".
MCA members produce more than 85 per cent of Australia's annual mineral output and have a tendency to be able to do away with prime ministers such as Kevin Rudd when they get annoyed.
The MCA accounts, needless to say, are flush. There must be another bunch landing soon, as the last accounts were for December 2010. These showed revenues jumping from $10.7 million to $35 million, no doubt due to the exigencies of fighting a cruel and scurrilous minerals tax.
The advertising bill seemed to rise from $38,000 to $15.8 million while consultants' fees were up from $1.6 million to $5.9 million. Net assets were $8 million and key management personnel accounted for $3.1 million, up from $2.4 million.
That would have included the MCA union boss Mitch Hooke, who wouldn't come cheap, and was a sum apparently shared by 13 people. So, the MCA is far more parsimonious with its members' money than comparable business unions.
It ought to be noted too that, in distinction to the BCA, the MCA is transparent enough to put its accounts on its website so members don't have to search the ASIC database to catch a glimpse of what their union bosses are doing with their shareholder-funded members' fees.
Pay averaged $242,000. That is a far cry from the $457,000 per AICD union boss, virtually half in fact, so the MCA members such as BHP and Rio are getting value for money.
These multinationals might be fighting tooth and nail with their arch-enemies from the labour unions over coalminers' costs but, being members of the BCA and AICD too, corporations and their directors are more prolific unionists than their proletarian brothers, and sisters. Viva la revolucion!
For its part, the AICD is sitting pretty on $15.6 million in cash. Members' funds rose from $12.6 million to $13.7 million and the salary bill was up from $12.2 million to $15 million. Revenues stood at $42 million.
Plenty of firepower there. Utterly well-funded as the AICD is, we will all be hearing a lot this year about the miserably burdensome life of the company director - in particular how the poor director urgently requires legal reform to protect it from taking responsibility for its corporate decisions.
It should be said that the AICD used to be a basket case when it came to its own finances. It is now ship-shape.
Transparency in the bosses unions then is probably in line with the workers. Even the HSU accounts are more visible on the website but a quick check of the peak union, the ACTU, for instance and we were unable to find any financial accounting.
All up it's a mixed bag for the labour unions. Some disclose well, others barely at all.
Union side deals
But it is in side deals that the red unions really outdo their class-war counterparts.
The union official wages are but one aspect of a typical union boss take. Although disclosure and transparency are abysmal, union bosses often enjoy directorships of related superannuation funds and other entities.
Michael Williamson for instance has his $330,000 HSU pay bolstered by $150,000 from assorted government and union-related positions. The unions like to keep this lurk quiet but a recent Victoria/NSW stoush saw it spill into the public domain in statements of claim lodged with the Federal Court.
Bernie Riordan, a NSW unions heavy was alleged to have picked up $1,807,884 in fees since 1998 from sitting on the boards of the Energy Industries Superannuation Scheme, Futureplus Financial Services, Chifley Financial Services Limited and Mert Limited.
Another couple of ETU union officials, Neville Betts and Paul Sinclair, were mentioned. From 1998, Betts had taken home $595,374 from directorships of state-owned electricity company, Transgrid, and the ACT Building and Construction Industry Training Fund Authority.
Sinclair had kept $991,839 from sitting on the board of the electrical industry super scheme and Integral Energy, it was alleged. There is a need for urgent reform in this area – full disclosure.
The business lobby pales in comparison. It has nothing on these lurks from its labour union boss rivals.
The bosses' bosses might be paid higher salaries but their secret faceless boardroom deals are not even in the same league as the secret faceless backroom deals.


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January 2013 D.C. DEMA Meeting
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Please join us for an exclusive invitation-only meeting. All Private Service Professionals and Vendor Members in Washington D.C. and the surrounding areas are welcome to attend.
This is a great opportunity to network with your peers and learn valuable information to help maintain your estate.
This month Beth Bittenbender from Pure Strategies, will present, "Chemical-Free Training"
She will teach you how to safeguard the health of your principals using revolutionary technologies developed to care for homes using NO toxic chemicals. There will be hands-on demonstrations and opportunities to use some of the products so that when you make recommendations, you know they work.
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Beth is an expert in the field of sustainable, toxic chemical-free systems. She believes passionately in the benefits that this field has on people, especially young children, and the planet. Reducing and eliminating toxic chemicals from our homes safeguards the health of everyone. In her work with Pure Strategies, she helps clients materially change the way they maintain their estates, with systems approaches that have a significant impact on the health of principals and their children, and measurable financial benefits. Her practical experience and innovative approach has made her the leading expert in the application of cutting-edge toxin-free cleaning technologies.
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There will be a USATF Track Certification clinic held at Marion County High School on Monday, Feb. 25, at 6 p.m. Anyone interested in becoming a USATF official/member is invited to attend. The clinic will be put on by Gordon Bocock, (USATF Kentucky Chairman), and the cost is $25 per person.
All parents of Marion County track athletes are encouraged to attend in order to get certified before we host the region this year.
Marion County High School senior offensive and defensive lineman Alex Hyatt signed with Campbellsville University to play football recently. Hyatt is among a group of 38 high school seniors to sign with the Tigers from states as far away as Hawaii.
Marion County Head Football Coach Jeff Robbins said Hyatt was a "hard working kid that gives exceptional effort."
In total, Campbellsville University now has 70 members in its recruiting class, the largest under current Head Coach Perry Thomas.
National Rankings
ESPNW Power Rankings: Week 8
Marion County: No. 7 (27-0) as of Feb. 7
USA Today Sports Super25
Marion County: No. 6
MaxPreps Xcellent 25 Writer's Poll
Marion County: No. 5
National Poll: No. 16
The Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) announced the 20-player roster for the 22nd WBCA All-American Game presented by Nike to be played on April 6 in New Orleans.
Nineteen of the 20 All-Americans are ranked in the 2013 Full Court Fresh 50. In addition, players from 11 states were selected to participate in the prestigious game. California led the way with five players while three players from Georgia got the nod. Only one player from Kentucky made the team, Rebecca Greenwell from Owensboro Catholic.
The Marion County Aquaknights competed in the region three swim meet held in Russell County recently. As a team, the girls finished in 13th place overall with 44 points and the boys finished in 17th place with 36 total points.
"We took 22 swimmers to region this year, compared to 12 last year," Head Coach Holly Buckman said.
Buckman also noted that several swimmers and relay teams broke records or trimmed some time off of their previous bests on the season.
The Marion County High School Knights basketball team traveled to Radcliff Friday to take on North Hardin. The Knights managed to stay in the game throughout the first three quarters, but their offense stalled in the fourth quarter as the Trojans went on to win the game by a final score of 88-60. Alex Smith led the way for the Knights with 24 points.
Four minutes into the game, the Knights found themselves in a 15-4 hole. Marion County battled back, and was sparked by a four-point play by Alex Smith to trim the deficit to 23-17 as the quarter ended.
The Lady Knights headed to East Hardin Middle School to tangle with the third ranked Henderson County Lady Colonels in the Duke's Sporting Goods Valentine's Day Shootout Saturday.
Marion County blew Henderson County away early on, and the Lady Colonels could never recover. Makayla Epps led all scorers with 35 points helping Marion County win by a final score of 67-40.
The win marks the 29th in a row by the Lady Knights. The 29 wins now have surpassed the previous mark of 28 consecutive wins set in the 1979-1980 season.
The Marion County High School freshman Lady Knights won their district tournaments at Adair County High School recently. The Lady Knights were 6-0 in district play and 15-1 overall.
The Lady Knights defeated Taylor County in the opening, 41-9, and hung on to topple Adair County, 39-36, in the title game.
Marion County 6 6 16 13 – 41
Taylor County 6 0 0 3 – 9
The Marion County Knights varsity basketball team traveled to Springfield Saturday to play the Washington County Commanders in a pink out for Relay for Life. After defeating the Commanders earlier in the season, the Knights looked to do the same again, and were successful in a 63-54 win. The Knights were led by a career high 25 points from Alex Smith.
Marion County High School honored its 1993 state championship boys basketball team before the Knights game with Taylor County Friday night. The 1993 squad finished the season 38-2.
They defeated Lexington Dunbar in the state championship game, 85-77.
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(CNSNews.com) – Prominent Islamic clerics in Saudi Arabia recently debated whether sex with virgins is possible in the Muslim afterlife, and whether that should motivate jihadists -- terrorists -- to have sex with virgins, according to a Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI) report.
In June of this year, Dr. Anwar Bin Majid 'Ishqi, head of the Saudi Middle East Center for Strategic and Legal Studies, wrote an article titled "Paradise is Above Sex: The Dark Eyed Virgins are Not for Sensual Pleasure" in the Saudi publication Al-Risala.
"Two things induce me to write about sex in paradise," 'Ishqi wrote. "First, the fact that the terrorists exploit adolescents, telling them that if they carry out suicide operations and kill and destroy, they will become martyrs, and as soon as they die, the dark-eyed virgins will welcome them in Paradise. Second, I have discovered that a number of religious scholars and prominent intellectuals believe that sex is practiced in Paradise."
According to Dr. 'Ishqi, sex does not take place in Paradise because those who dwell there do not have any sexual organs.
"(T)here is no sex in Paradise. The sex organs of the people [who go there] disappear, because they have no need for them," he wrote.
'Ishqi also wrote that Adam and Eve, who are recognized as the first humans and as Muslims in Islam, were not kicked out of Paradise by God because of their disobedience, but because they grew "shameful parts" after eating the forbidden fruit.
In contradiction to 'Ishqi's claims, several Saudi clerics wrote dissenting articles arguing that there is indeed sex with virgins in Paradise.
Saudi cleric Khaled Muhammad Al-Nu'man wrote, "when we consider [Allah's] words – 'Surely the dwellers of the Garden shall on that day be [engaged] in a joyful occupation. Together with their spouses, they shall recline in shady groves upon soft couches' [Koran 33:55-56] – and what the exegetes say about them, we discover the opposite of what is claimed by the learned Dr. ['Ishqi]."
He added, "According to a large number of Koranic exegetes, the occupation... [referred to] in these verses is the deflowering of virgins."
In a separate article, Saudi cleric Muhammad Kamel Al-Khoja wrote: "As for the enjoyment of sex in the Paradise, which is promised to the believers, Paradise is not above it. What is concealed, and known only to the Creator, is 'how' [sex is experienced in Paradise]. However, I and all those who believe in the powers of Allah maintain that the pleasure of sex in Paradise will be higher, sweeter, and more joyous than the pleasure [of sex] in this world."
Another cleric, Khaled Babtin, a member of the Saudi Association of Islamic Jurisprudence, cited scholars of the Prophet Muhammad who have written that the Prophet Muhammad himself assured Muslims that there would be sex with virgins in Paradise.
"On the authority of Abu Hurayra: 'The Prophet was asked, 'Shall we have sexual intercourse in Paradise?' And he answered, 'Yes. A man will have intercourse with one hundred virgins a day," wrote Babtin.
All of the Saudi clerics agreed that terrorist organizations exploit the Muslim teaching about sex with virgins in Paradise to seduce young people into performing terrorist acts.
"We see then that Dr. 'Ishqi was affected by the words of the terrorist leaders and those who organize those sinful, criminal operations from which our country has suffered in the past – [the words] with which they seduce the youth. Indeed, what these terrorists do is wrong and unacceptable, from the perspective of both Islamic law and common sense. It is [their] way of stirring up the emotions and impulses of young and unsophisticated boys," cleric Khaled Babtin wrote.


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St. Ambrose University offers a Bachelor of Arts in International Studies.
Comprised of a cluster of culture, language and international affairs courses, the International Studies major requires 37 credit hours. Degree requirements are listed here.
Students majoring in International Studies graduate with an awareness of their place in a rapidly changing world and with the attitudes and the skills to allow them to participate effectively in the contemporary global community. It combines courses, projects and overseas experiences to develop competency in contemporary global and international issues.
By collaborating with the International Studies director, students are able to create their own flexible plan of study that corresponds to their individual interests and/or career goals. This plan can focus on a region of the world or a thematic issue. The director can provide direction and coordinate the various components of the major, as well as give advice to students about choosing a track or area that best suits their interests and career expectations.
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An integral component of the International Studies major is Study Abroad. When students live in a culture different from their own they can gain – in ways not possible in a U.S.-based course of study – a sophisticated knowledge of world affairs that will be increasingly necessary for a variety of careers in the 21st century.
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Christmas, and Poems on Slavery for Christmas, 1843
A set of Christmas and antislavery poems published by Thomas Hill (1818-1891) for the Boston antislavery fair. Digitized by the Antislavery Literature Project.
Thomas Hill (1818-1891) was born and educated in Brunswick, New Jersey. He received a first degree from Harvard in 1843, graduated from Harvard divinity school in 1845, and assumed the pulpit of a Unitarian church in Waltham, Massachusetts. He remained there until 1859, when he succeeded Horace Mann as president of Antioch College. In 1862, Hill became president of Harvard College, where he remained until 1868. After leaving Harvard he served in the Massachusetts state legislature, joined Louis Agassiz on a scientific expedition to South America, and re-entered the ministry as pastor of a Unitarian church in Portland, Maine.
Hill gained a national reputation as a mathematician and inventor of calculating machines. His major works include Geometry and Faith (1849 and succeeding editions); Jesus, the Interpeter of Nature, and Other Sermons (1860); The True Order of Studies (1876); Wentworth & Hill's Practical Arithmetic series (1881); In the Woods, and Elsewhere (1888); and The Postulates of Revelations and of Ethics (1895), together with numerous arithmetic instruction books, essays on mathematics and astronomy, and published sermons. Hill's writings view science as a means of discovering divine laws, and he expressed opposition to Darwin.
While still a student at Harvard, Hill published this small tract containing five poems for charity sale at the year-end Boston antislavery fair in 1843. Such tracts were common fund-raising devices for the abolitionist movement. Two of Hill's poems, "The Mother's Prayer" and "The Runaway," were among the better-known antislavery poetry. Hill's poems on slavery have a dramatic quality that distinguishes them from the more generic sentiments of his religious poetry.
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The SHU is the Segregated Housing Unit. It is a solitary confinment area for prisoners who are threats to others and prison safety. Prisoners are sent there for certain time periods as punishment for a bad usually violent actions. Sucre spent time in the SHU for being discovered with a Shank.
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'Small business' shows up in Congressional Record more times than 'debt limit'
How hot is small businesses among U.S. politicians? So hot that the phrase "small business" showed up in the Congressional Record more than 10,000 times in the past two years, according to the Sunlight Foundation's Capitol Words database, as reported by NPR.
That is fewer than the number of times members of Congress referred to taxes, but more than 'debt limit' came up, notes NPR.
The Capital Words database tracks the most popular words and phrases used by legislators in Washington.
So why is 'small business' so popular?
"The small-business owner is always the good guy in the movies," Frank Luntz, a language specialist and GOP pollster, told NPR by way of explanation.
"Being a small-business owner is the American dream. It's the epitome of success. People respect that individual," he said.
Mr. Luntz told NPR he has done some testing about the language. "I've tested 'small-business owner,' 'job creator,' 'innovator,' 'entrepreneur' and nothing tests better than 'small-business owner' because it represents all of those. It represents someone willing to take a risk. It represents hard work and perseverance," he was quoted by NPR.
Signs that others have picked up on the smarts of a small business connection: More than a quarter of those running in California for the state legislature or Congress have listed themselves on ballots as small business owners or business people – even though for some of them, it's a stretch, one expert told NPR.
Paypal's Thiel funds 'radical' science and tech startups
Peter Thiel, Paypal co-founder, financier and backer of entrepreneurship, has launched a new program under his Thiel Foundation to support 'radical innovation' in science and technology. And today it announced the first half-dozen startups that will get funding, with focuses ranging on slowing the aging process to figuring out what makes the brain unique to helping with space travel.
The foundation's Breakout Labs will invest up to $350,000 in these very early-stage biotech companies.
Among them, Immusoft is studying ways to to re-program human immune cells to produce therapeutics in the body – technology that could "dramatically improve the ability to treat a range of diseases, as well as enhance longevity," according to the release.
3Scan is aiming to develop 3-D digital reconstruction of brain tissue, to help understand what makes the brain unique. Arigos Biomedical is looking at methods of cooling organs for long-term storage, to make banked organs immediately available for transplants. And Positron's work could be a source of "energy-antimatter propulsion for space travel," according to the release.
U.S. small business tax cut faces threat of presidential veto
Fresh on the heels of a blocking of the Buffett Rule, the White House is threatening to veto a small-business tax-cut bill sponsored by House majority leader Eric Cantor, calling it a $46-billion (U.S.) "giveaway" to the "most fortunate," according to various reports.
The bill would give a 20-per-cent cut to companies with fewer than 500 employees to help spur small-business investment. It would affect up to 22 million small businesses, according to reports.
But the White House yesterday criticized the bill, citing analysis that nearly half of the benefit of the bill would go to taxpayers making more than $1-million a year.
"The bill is not an effective way to incentivize small business investment and job creation," the administration said in a statement. "If the President is presented with [the bill] his senior advisors would recommend that he veto" it, according to the reports.
The House is scheduled to consider the bill on Thursday.
You can read various reports about it on the Huffington Post, UPI.com, Reuters, The Hill and elsewhere.
Innovation: Telus Challenge event
Learn more about innovation for your business by joining Jim Senko, Telus's vice-president of small business marketing; Globe Report on Small Business editor Sean Stanleigh; Angela Quinton of Sandberg Labs, winner of last year's contest, and others, at an event being held tomorrow in Toronto. Telus and the Canadian Youth Business Foundation will also provide details on a program to help young entrepreneurs. For further details, click here.
The event will also give you a chance to hear more about the $100,000 small business Challenge, the second annual contest held by The Globe and Mail and Telus for small business owners to present their biggest challenge and have an opportunity to win a grant from Telus to overcome it. Entry deadlines close on May 28. For more details on that, click here.
Small Business Summit: Calgary
The Small Business Summit is just a week away. The event by Achilles Media in partnership with The Globe and Mail's Report on Small Business takes place on April 25 in Calgary. To check out the full lineup for the day, including speakers, workshops, networking, other opportunities and registration, click here.
Venture capital rejection leads to crowdfunding record
Eric Migicovsky, the Canadian entrepreneur who has set a record in pledges on crowdfunding site Kickstarter to finance production of a new smartwatch for iPhone and Android smartphones, failed to attract interest ifrom venture capitalists before capturing the imagination of the public.
Entrepreneurs must fight fear of selling
Entrepreneurs may often be bold and risk-taking, but they're not immune to a fear of selling, recounted a piece last June. Fear of rejection, personality characteristics, and intimidation by the business environment are all factors. Whatever is behind it, entrepreneurs need to come to terms with their fear of selling if they want to succeed.
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From OpenWetWare
Virus-Binding Claw
The primary structure under investigation is a DNA origami 'claw' consisting of three rigid 'prongs' joined by three flexible linkages. This structure is composed of one long circular 'backbone' strand of ssDNA (m13p18 plasmid) held in shape by many short linear 'staple' strands. The overall structure can be diagrammed in two dimensions:
For FRET analysis, we add fluorescent dyes to the ends of some of the 'staple' strands. By varying the strand to which these dyes are added, we can change the location and orientation of the tags on the macrostructure.
Origami Triangle Rigid Control Structure
This DO triangle[3] presents a surface area similar to that of the claw and can be functionalized with single-stranded binding elements. It differs from the claw in that it is rigid, so binding with the substrate should not cause a change in conformation.
Model Virus Capsid
We used wild type bacteriophage MS2 as the control ("blunt") molecule
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We previously reported about an issue with Apples latest MacBook Air having Wi-Fi issues. One of the major upgrades found in the new iteration of the hardware was the inclusion of 802.11ac Wi-Fi but a recent discovery points toward an issue in OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion found to be hampering the laptop from reaching peak data transfer speeds. In a review of the mid-2013 13-inch MacBook Air, Anand Lai Shimpi of AnandTech found real world 802.11ac file transfer speed to be artificially slowed by an apparent software issue in OS X Mountain Lion.
After discovering speeds hitting a cap of 21.2MBps or 169.9MBps over 802.11ac, much lower than the boasted 533Mbps throughput seen with networking testing tool iPerf, Shimp narrowed down the problem to Apple Filing Protocol (AFP) and Microsofts Server Message Block (SMB). After investigating the issue further, it was found that OS X doesnt scale TCP windows to the appropriate size, therefore limiting the performance of the newly implemented Wi-Fi protocol. According to Shimpi:
The bad news is that in its shipping configuration, the new MacBook Air is capable of some amazing transfer rates over 802.11ac but you wont see them when copying files between Macs or PCs. The good news is the issue seems entirely confined to software. Ive already passed along my findings to Apple. If I had to guess, I would expect that well see a software update addressing this.
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'Pre-requisite: PAD 712 Quantitative analysis introduces basic statistical techniques used to analyze and draw conclusions from citizen and client surveys; program and policy evaluations; and performance and operations data. These techniques include chi square, lambda, gamma, correlations, and analysis of variance, t test correlations, and multi-variate regression. Knowledge of these statistical techniques empowers managers by giving them the ability to evaluate the work of consultants, access the policy and management of literature, and analyze data using the analytical tools available in commonly uses statistical software, such as Microsoft Excel and the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS).'


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Source: Sunday Sun, March 16, 1958 -- Column entitled "All Around The Town" by Mildred Taylor.
Our Miss Books
Sunlight streaming through tall winders slants down on a desk in the center of the floor of a room lined with books. A slender woman smiles as she stamps a volume for a little girl wearing a kerchief and reaches for the book preferred by a boy waiting his turn.
Usually, the woman is busy in her own office or elsewhere in the large pleasant building. Today she is filling in in the Children's room because of illness of a member of the staff. Her name is Miss Agnes C. Norton, director of the Teaneck Public Library, who is known and admired by thousands of residents of the community. In her office is the plaque she received in 1951 when she was named Woman of the Year in Teaneck by B'hai B'rith for her work toward brotherhood.
She laughs when she recalls how her mother remarked that she was sure to become a rolling stone when she left a job in Hanover, N. H. in 1929 to take the Teaneck position. Born in Proctor, Vt., she had gone to Normal school in Fitchburg, Mass., taken library training in Springfield, Mass., and Columbia University. Her first job was in Attelboro, Mass. After that she worked in the Children's Library of Boston City Hospital before going to Hanover. The "rolling stone" began her 30th years in Teaneck this month.
Today is a special day for Miss Norton. In observance of National Library Week, open house will be held from 3 to 6 p.m. In the library of which she is so proud. She will receive visitors with members of the library board headed by Allen Walsh. Practically everyone will be there sometime during the afternoon -- township officials, member of the Board of Education, civic and cultural groups and many who just love books and the library.
Bill Messner's film, " This Is Teaneck", will be shown every half hour in the auditorium. Staff members will conduct tours through the beautiful building. The Garden Club has made flower arrangements for the occasion and paintings by several members of the Bergen County Artists Guild will be on display.
Miss Norton will think back to the small library with white pillars that served Teaneck when she arrived. That building, designed by Frederick Warner, had opened in 1927 with 650 books. Today there are 65,535 books in the library. The original building has become the Young Adult room. Additions designed by the late George M. Cady in 1936 and 1953 retained the Georgian architecture chosen for the first buildings.
The library really began before the first building was put up on the Municipal Grounds. It began in the sunroom of the home of Mrs. Archibald N. Jordan 1910. Her brother-in-law had given her a collection of books he did not want to more. She circulated them among the neighbors. A group of women she became known as "The Library Ladies" joined the project. It outgrew Mrs. Jordan's sunroom and moved to a candy store, then a drug store. The women incorporated so they could own property. They brought property on Teaneck road and Bedford Avenue where the old Slone cabin stood and opened their library in the cabin in 1923, promising to pay $18 a month on a $2,000 loan.
They met the payments by dint of bake sales, concerts and tea dancers. Two years later they sold the property at a handsome profit--$15,000! They agreed to finance a public library if the township would donate land and appropriate $5,000 a year for maintenance. The project was approved at a special election with 179 citizens voting for and 11 against the library. The first building was erected on the Municipal Grounds.
Teaneck is a reading town. That is apparent any day of the week when the library is open--which is 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Friday and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays. In the morning baby carriages and strollers surround it as young mothers stop in for books on child care, novels, materials for club papers or to look at books and magazines on interior decoration.
When school is out, bicycles are parked on the walks along with more baby carriages. The children's room, presided over by Mrs. Friedrich, is filled with youngsters who are polite and well behaved. Girls in pony tails and youths in Argyle sweaters fill the young adult room, their book satchels and top coats parked on the floor. In the evening older students come to pore over books and look up reference material.
All day long the adult reference room with its polished tables lighted by reading lamps shaded in dull gold is in use. A clergyman is preparing a sermon, a young man in horned rim glasses is poring over physics tables, a pleasant woman is inquiring about records circulated from the music room.
Most recent addition to the library is a ceiling projector given by the Teaneck Kiwanis Club for the use of people who are bedridden and unable to hold a book in their hands. Pages of the book are projected on the ceiling and the person unable to hold a book may read, operating the projector with his toe or his elbow.
Those who visit the library today will see on display a collection of firearms owned by John Malloy, James Osborne and William F. Haeker Jr., son the township treasurer. It includes two Winchester saddle carbines and seven Colt percussion pistols of the police, Army, Navy, Root and pocket varieties.
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Check Out the "Alphabet Burger" . . . a Burger With One Topping For Every Letter of the Alphabet
A guy named Nick Chipman from the website DudeFoods.com just put together the "Alphabet Burger." It's a hamburger with 26 toppings, one for every letter of the alphabet. Here's what he went with . . .
Avocado, bacon, cheese, Doritos, egg, fish sticks, garlic bread, ham, Italian sausage, jalapeno peppers, a Krispy Kreme donut, lettuce, mac and cheese, noodles . . .
Onion rings, pepperoni, queso dip, ramen, spinach, turkey burger, Usinger's bratwurst, veal parmesan, waffle, xylocarp, yams, and zucchini.
"Xylocarp" is a fancy name for coconut. The other stretch is Usinger's bratwurst for "U" . . . Usinger's is a brand of sausages out of Milwaukee.
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September 28 is the kick-off program. It will take place at Beckman. It will be a split-day program with different sessions in the morning and afternoon. The lunch period will be used to brainstorm content for the rest of the year. Beth Woodard is working with Sue and Linda Smith on the program.
Possible topics are learning styles (Beth Woodard), peer observation (Kirby Barrick from ACES), and teaching portfolios. The grant from PITA has money for lunches, materials, and a graduate assistant, but no money for outside speakers. PITA emphasizes using local resources so that we share our knowledge with each other.
The general library brochure created by Lori, Cindy, and Bob has been printed and will be given out at Quad Day and other orientation events.
Bob will be attending the graduate student information fair.
Cindy will be going to the new faculty and academic professional orientation. Cindy has a new table-top display, pens, and magnets for the orientations. The Development Office is also going to the State Fair. They have a library trivia sheet in which all the answers are the UIUC Library.
Lori is coordinating New Student Week tours and UGL will also be offering tours during the first three weeks of the semester.
The library workshop schedule has been set and the workshop flyer will be given out at Quad Day, tours, and the Welcome Desk.
Lori will also be attending Residential Life's Campus Resource Fair for new resident assistants.
The contract hasn't been signed yet. ISCC met to discuss teams and membership. There will be a training team headed by Beth Woodard; we will need a liaison to that group. Executive Committee will meet to finish committee assignments. Cindy will be leading the campus communication efforts.
Should we keep the monthly luncheons? The teaching alliance will also be having brown bags during the year. We decided to keep the luncheons and agreed that it is good to have a discussion topic. Sue will send a message to LIBNEWS asking for topic suggestions.
Possible new committee members were discussed due to the departure of Elizabeth Clarage.
The need to promote the Library more in the Faculty Senate. New classes are approved without considering the impact on the Library's collections. We also need more Library representation on University committees (for example, the General Education Committee).
The Learn to Use the Library Web site was created by a subgroup of the User Education Committee several years ago. Many of those members have since left the committee, and the site is being maintained by Lori. During fall semester, we need to get a new group of people together to update and create more content for the site. All members of the User Education Committee have permissions on the library web server to access the files. We also have space on the file server to share and store documents (i.e. agendas, minutes, and other user ed related documents).
Sue reported on a recent meeting with Ken Spelke (ACES), Michelle Kazmer (GSLIS and Education), Lanny Arvan (CET), and Gail Hawisher (Writing Studies) on ideas for teaching students information literacy/Web evaluation skills. They discussed the idea of creating an online learning package that professors could have students use, not necessarily for a grade, but as a requirement for the course. They pointed to the sentiment that professors have too much to do, so they don't have time to do the necessary instruction or to have their students do research papers.
A search committee for the Coordinator of Information Literacy Services and Instruction position will be appointed soon.
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|Abortion-Neutral Amendment Fails Again, But 40% Support It
"The National Education Association supports family planning, including the right to reproductive freedom. The Association urges the government to give high priority to making available all methods of family planning to women and men unable to take advantage of private facilities. The Association also urges the implementation of community-operated, school-based family planning clinics that will provide intensive counseling by trained personnel."
The pro-life delegates' modest proposal usually takes the form of a New Business Item that would insert the phrase, "with no position on abortion," after the phrase in support of family planning. This year, delegates introduced a similar motion as a bylaw amendment instead of as a New Business Item. This meant that the assembly voted on it by secret, written ballot instead of by voice vote. The proposal never previously received more than about 25% support by voice vote. When delegates were given the opportunity to privately cast their votes on the issue, however, an amazing 39.4% favored the abortion-neutral amendment to the family planning resolution.
Supporters of the amendment who spoke during the debate in open forum reminded delegates that the union was losing members over its pro-abortion politics, among other reasons to support the measure.
Retiring general counsel Bob Chanin laid out for delegates the potential consequences of approving the amendment. NEA would have to remain silent on the issue if Roe v. Wade were challenged, would not be able to lobby for taxpayer-funded abortions, and would not be able to advocate abortion as a means of ending teen pregnancies.
The union's rejection of the amendment, even though it was by a surprisingly small margin, provides yet more proof that NEA is not neutral on abortion.


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The Dreamers Behind the Interstate Highway System
Recently chosen as a Top 10 Urban Planning Book of 2012 by Planetizen, Earl Swift's The Big Roads: The Untold Story of the Engineers, Visionaries, and Trailblazers Who Created the American Superhighways explains that the Interstate Highway System didn't just magically appear after Eisenhower proposed it.
Stephens writes:
"Though the Interstate Highway System bears Eisenhower's name and is generally credited to him, Swift gives credit to the forgotten engineers who envisioned a national road system while Ike was scarcely out of Basic Training."
Stephens says the book takes a fairly neutral tone to the project, explaining all sides of the story, including how the new highways divided cities along racial lines:
"All told, the government committed 750,000 eminent domain takings in the construction of the interstates."


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wikiHow to Report a Post on Facebook
Three Parts:Reporting a Photo or VideoFlagging an Inappropriate Post via the TimelineFlagging an Inappropriate Post on Your News FeedCommunity Q&A
Facebook overflows with all sorts of sensibilities and opinions. You agree with some, not so much with the others, but you live and let live. However, sometimes you see something that's just downright offensive. If it's on your page, you can easily erase it, unfollow the offending party, or even unfriend him. But what if you want to take a stand one way or another against a vulgar image, an insensitive status message, comment, or as it often happens, spam? Flag them!
Part 1
Reporting a Photo or Video
1Click on the picture or video. This will expand the post to display the functions available to you.
2Go to "Options." A very small window will open up with actions you can choose from.
3Click on "Report" or "Report Video." This will open another window that will ask why you're reporting the photo or video.
4Tick off the reason that applies. Facebook lists down possible reasons why the post is undesirable:
- I don't like this photo of me.
- I think it shouldn't be on Facebook.
- It's spam.
5Leave the rest to Facebook. After going through the process, wait for the Facebook team to review your complaint and to take action accordingly.
Part 2
Flagging an Inappropriate Post via the Timeline
1Go to the Timeline. This Timeline could be yours, a friend's, or even a page's. Look for the post that offended you. This could be a lewd status, hate speech, a threat, spam, or language that's meant to bully someone.
2Hover over the offensive post. This will display the arrow-down icon to the upper-right corner of the post.
3Click "Report/Mark as Spam." It will prompt Facebook to investigate. In the meantime, the post will become invisible to you.
Part 3
Flagging an Inappropriate Post on Your News Feed
1Click on the arrow-down icon. All posts on your Home News Feed will have that icon readily displayed. Clicking on it will display a menu of actions.
2Select the action that applies. The choices slightly vary than when flagging via Timeline. In any case, any of these will at the very least hide the off-color post:
- I don't want to see this.
- This is spam.
- Unfollow [friend/page's name].
- Hide all from [friend/page's name].
3Resolve the problem. Obviously, if you clicked on "I don't want to see this," Facebook will consequently want to know why. After it minimizes the post, Facebook will display a window with reasons you can choose from.
Community Q&A
When I go to a person's timeline to report their post with my photo and remarks, nothing happens when I hover over the photo. And when I click on the photo of me, there is no option to report photo. Instead I see the post just as it appears on my timeline, and the options are strictly for me, not including the option to "report post". Do I need to go to a computer that isn't mine, or can you help me report the post?AmberWhen you click on the photo there should be an option that says 'I don't like this photo' and then you can report it.
- Don't abuse the Report privilege. Although Facebook has a dedicated 24-hour team that takes reports seriously, things you don't like seeing don't always constitute a violation of Facebook terms.
- Be discerning as lots of things are relative. For example, what you may think of as vulgar may be considered art by others.
- You can address those concerns without flagging. Facebook advises to just hide the post from your News Feed, message the original poster or the sharer why the post bothers you, or you can unfriend and totally block that person.
- The neat thing about Facebook is they notice the things you don't want to see, and manipulate the algorithm so certain things don't appear on your News Feed.
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I wore my crazy horses to my wedding!
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Hi there, My name is Candice Brooks, from Ontario Canada. I recently got married on November 19th 2010. My husband and I hired a photographer, who never gave us any photos after payment. We didn't have any memories of our special day, so we decided to do a photo shoot this year so that my husbands father who was sick with cancer could see us. Unfortunately his father passed away 2 days ago. So we posted this on his wall on Facebook . I wear my Blundstone boots everywhere. Even if it means wearing them under my wedding dress. It was cold out, I wanted my little feet to stay warm and dry. These are my crazy horse originals. Love 'em. Thanks blundstone!! Candice brooks
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Brewers predictions for 2013
The baseball season is underway and, as they say, hope springs eternal (or is in internal?).
Six months of drama, excitement, fear and loathing. It's a time to think, to make wishes and to predict. Yes, it's time to set your dreams aside and face the cold reality of what you think will happen. Not what you want, but what you think will happen.
Predictions. Some serious. Some not.
- Ryan Braun will be suspended by Major League Baseball. I don't know if he took performing-enhancing drugs or not, but he violated one of the most sacred rules in life. It's not nice to mess with Mother Nature. Mother Nature in this case is baseball and when Braun beat his last suspension on a technicality, baseball got mad. Now they have this Biogenesis investigation and they are going to use that to slap Braun down. If I'm Doug Melvin, I'm already looking at alternative action to take once this hits. Braun out of the lineup for 50 days or whatever will have a pretty severe impact on this team. He's the best player they've got.
- The first player to be traded by the Brewers this season will be backup catcher Martin Maldonado. He has all the earmarks of someone who is going to be a good big-league catcher and those don't grow on trees. With Jonathan Lucroy's death grip on the position, the Brewers will be able to dangle Maldonado as bait for a significant upgrade for pitching or a position player.
- The Brewers are going to have three pitchers win 16 games or more. Yovani Gallardo and Kyle Lohse will be two of them. Then either Willy Peralta, Marco Estrada or Mike Fiers will have a breakout year.
- Even if Braun is out of the lineup for a period of time the Brewers seem like a team that can score runs.
- With no official help from the team, an organic fan club will spring up for Yuniesky Betancourt. He may not have been the player everyone hated when he was in Milwaukee before, but he was at least in the top few villains. He was a favorite whipping boy for sports talk radio but this year he is going to emerge as a people's hero. Much like Nyjer Morgan was the last couple of years.
- The American Heart Association is going to rate ballpark food and hand out awards for heart-healthy dining. With it's ever-increasing emphasis on smoked meats Miller Park is going to come in last place in the major leagues. The association will take out an ad that plays on the big screen. Brewer fans will respond with the chant, "We don't care! We don't care!"
- Bob Uecker will, after many years, slip up and will tell a dirty joke on the air. The Federal Communications Commission will levy a fine. Uecker will refuse to pay. Brewers fans will respond with the chant "We don't care! We don't care!"
- The Brewers will set a Major League record for sacrifice bunts. They will have more than twice as many as any other team in baseball. When asked about it, Ron Roenicke will use the word "fundamentals" five times in one sentence.
- The Brewers will stage a whole bunch of promotions. One of them will be an attempt to set a Guinness record for the most people logging onto Facebook with smartphones while standing for the seventh inning stretch.
- Ridiculous things will happen at Miller Park:
- An errant parachutist will land on the roof during a game and his legs will get stuck before he falls to the ground.
- The Milwaukee Symphony will plan a flash mob event but security will confiscate all instruments, including a half-million-dollar violin owned by Frank Almond.
- And the most ridiculous of all: Scott Walker will demand to throw out the first pitch in September so he can announce he is running for President.
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Manu is Back!
Good news for spurs fans who had been worried about Manu Ginobili retiring or taking is talents elsewhere.
The fan favorite taking to twitter this morning, putting those thought to rest
Thrilled to announce that as I always hoped, I'm gonna stay with the @spurs for two more years. #gospursgo.— Manu Ginobili (@manuginobili) July 3, 2013
No word yet from the Spurs as to the terms of the deal.
Earlier this week, the team signed Tigao Splitter to a four year deal worth $9 million a year.


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Part-time M.B.A. program ranked top 25 in nation by U.S. News & World Report
Williams College of Business offers part-time M.B.A. in weekend, executive, off-site programs such as GE, Fairfield | June 1, 2006
The ranking is part of U.S. News & World Report's "America's Best Graduate Schools 2007." This is the first year the rankings have included part-time M.B.A. programs.
"It is especially gratifying that we are the only part-time M.B.A. program so recognized in Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana," says Ali Malekzadeh, dean of the Williams College of Business. "The strength of our M.B.A. program is in the faculty, who go out of their way to help students succeed."
In a recent survey of graduates who have gone through the part-time M.B.A. program in the last five-years, 93 percent said they would recommend the Williams M.B.A. to their colleagues.
The Williams College of Business part-time M.B.A. program is in its 40th year and is offered in weekend, executive and off-site programs such as GE and Fairfield. The program is the largest part-time accredited program in Ohio. Students in the core evening program can expect to complete their studies in about three years. The evening program allows for flexible course schedules, which many working professionals find convenient. Students in the weekend, executive and off-site programs usually complete their degree in two years.
Xavier is in good company on this prestigious list. At the top of the list is New York University followed by the University of Chicago and the Kellogg School of Business at Northwestern University in Evanston, Ill. The rankings are based solely on ratings by business school deans and directors of accredited master's programs from the list of schools surveyed. They were asked to nominate up to 10 programs for excellence in each of the areas listed.


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Variety of V/STOL design concepts could herald age of urban aviation
As world population continues to rise, long runways and space to accommodate them are increasingly unavailable.
GBA Heliplane
The DARPA-funded GBA Heliplane project was used to validate gyrodyne design scalability in terms of speed and payload potential.
Named the Heliplane by DARPA and priced at $6.4 million, this aircraft will exploit GBA's gyrodyne technology to take off and land vertically, reach a top speed of 400 mph, and carry a 1000-lb payload over a 1000-mile range without refueling. It will be the first rotary-wing aircraft with performance comparable to that of an airplane in terms of speed and efficiency.
AgustaWestland AW609
In 2003, Bell/Agusta made aviation history with the inaugural test flight of the world's first civil tiltrotor, the BA609. Pricing in 2004 was $8–10 million, depending on year of delivery.
By 2005, concurrent certification (European and FAA) was expected in 2008 with deliveries of 60 orders to follow shortly thereafter. Although orders grew to 80, certification was pushed back to 2011. In Jun 2011, AgustaWestland took full ownership of the delayed program and renamed the aircraft the AW609.
It is designed as a multimission aircraft. As the first pressurized production rotorcraft, it will be capable of flying above adverse weather at speeds twice that typical of helicopters and with a range of 750 nm. It features an advanced glass cockpit and full fly-by-wire (FBW) digital controls—and it will be certified for dual-pilot IFR/flight into known icing conditions (FIKI)/ flight more than 50 nm over water.
Eurocopter X3
The X3 is an experimental compound aircraft used to validate the concept of a high-speed helicopter which slows down the rotor speed to avoid drag from the advancing blade tip and which avoids retreating blade stall by unloading the rotor while a small wing takes up lift instead.
By 2020, Eurocopter expects to offer a slowed rotor/compound system carrying 12–19 passengers (which does not require a flight attendant) and later one that can carry 20–50 passengers. In May 2011, the X3 reached a speed of 232 kts in stabilized level flight.
Sikorsky X2
The Sikorsky X2 is another experimental compound helicopter but with coaxial rotors and a pusher propeller (propulsor). In addition, the aircraft will be used as a "flying wind tunnel" to determine the main rotor to propulsor aerodynamic interaction, shaft angle optimization for performance, and blade tip clearance for a range of maneuvers.
The X2 uses an integrated FBW system allows the engine/rotor/ propulsor system to operate efficiently, with full control of rotor rpm throughout the flight envelope, high lift-to-drag rigid blades, low drag hub fairings, and active vibration control. In Sep 2010, the X2 reached a speed of 260 kts in a shallow dive.
The future of urban aviation
With the V/STOL aircraft population largely unpressurized, traffic density in lower airspace segments will increase dramatically, as will reliance on high-precision navigation (such as NextGen), 4D glass cockpit displays and automated flight control.
By 2015, advances in materials and nanotechnology will further improve weight, strength and fatigue properties.
By 2050, R&D into electromagnetic propulsion may begin to show promise of eliminating both external noise and rotor downwash.
The war-fighting environment of the past 10–15 years has driven helicopter production rates up and R&D funding down to balance. With reduced R&D funding, the engineering talent needed to advance the state of V/STOL has dwindled.
Advances in rotorcraft technology have been incremental rather than inspiring, excepting the 30-year development of the V22 Osprey. Given such limited commitment, the future of civil V/STOL lies in commercializing tiltrotor, slowed rotor/compound and gyrodyne configurations and introducing new concepts in propulsion. These will be key to ensuring that the needs of the urban community are met by urban aviation.
Don Van Dyke is an 18,000-hr TT pilot and instructor with extensive experience in charter, business and airline operations. A former IATA ops director, he has served on several ICAO expert panels and is a Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society.


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