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Community Calendar
Published: Tuesday, January 3, 2006 at 4:30 a.m.
Last Modified: Tuesday, January 3, 2006 at 12:00 a.m.
Henderson County Board of Commissioners will meet at 5:30 p.m. today in the commissioners' meeting room, 100 N. King St.
Henderson County Board of Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisors and Employees will meet at noon today in the USDA Service Center, 61 Triple Springs Road.
Mills River Planning Board will hold meet at 7 p.m. today in the Town Hall.
Fletcher Town Council will hold an agenda meeting at 6 p.m. today at the Town Hall.
Fletcher Parks and Recreation will meet at 6 p.m. today at the Town Hall.
Brevard City Council will meet at 7 p.m. today in the City Hall.
Saluda Planning Board will hold a special meeting at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Saluda Public Library to consider changes to the Saluda Comprehensive Plan and review any proposed subdivision plans which may be submitted to the board.
Hendersonville City Council will meet at 6 p.m. Thursday in City Hall.
Health events
Free Women's Health Screening will take place in Park Ridge Hospital's Wellness on Wheels van from 9 a.m. to noon Tuesday, Jan. 10, at the Ingles in Fletcher. Information, appointments: 650-6800.
Free Men's Health Screening will take place in Park Ridge Hospital's Wellness on Wheels van from 2 to 4 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 10, at the Ingles in Fletcher. By appointment only: 650-6800.
Health Insurance Guidance provided by N.C. Senior Health Insurance Information Program counselors will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 10, at the Pardee Health Education Center, Blue Ridge Mall. Free. Appointment required: 692-4600, www.pardeehospital.org.
Bone Density Screening will be held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 10, at the Pardee Health Education Center, Blue Ridge Mall. Cost: $15. Wear short sleeves. Appointment required: 692-4600, www.pardeehospital.org.
The New Science of Happiness, part of the UNCA Philosophy Lecture Series, will take place at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 10, at UNCA's Kellogg Center, 11 Broyles Road, Henderson County. Speaker: Don Emon, Institute for Applied Philosophy program chair. Open discussion will follow. Donation: $5. Information: 891-5068.
Carolina Camera Club will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 10, at the Polk County Campus of Isothermal Community College, Columbus. Program: Helpful Hints for the Digitally Challenged. Speaker: Norm Powers. Evaluation, discussion of work submitted by club members. Information: www.carolinacameraclub.org.
Democratic Women of Henderson County will meet at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 10, at Three Chopt Sandwich Shoppe. Social time: 4:30 p.m. Speaker: George Oldham, recent trip Clinton Library in Arkansas. Information: 696-4793.
Timmy Abell, songwriter and musician, will perform for children at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 10, in the Henderson County Public Library. Information: 697-4725.
Daughters of the American Revolution Joseph McDowell Chapter NCDAR workshop will be held from 10 to 11 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 10, in the Genealogy Room, Henderson County Public Library, for women wishing to join DAR. Free. Reservations: 891-3654.
Other events
Wolf Howl will take place from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 10, at the WNC Nature Center, Asheville. Presentation on red and grey wolves. For all ages. Dress warm, bring flashlight. Tickets: $5, in advance; 298-5600, Ext. 305.
To Kill A Mockingbird will be shown at the first meeting of the new Henderson County Book Club at 4 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 10, at the library. Pick up registration form at library.
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Looks like the Prayer Warrior is involving himself in the fallout from the Brier police officer shooting…
September 13, 2006
Dear Prayer Warriors,
Please pray for me today as I deal with the situation with Gary Starks and the Brier Police. I am receiving many requests for interviews as I represent the family, and need wisdom in dealing with this very difficult situation. Please pray for all involved; for the family of the officer, and for Gary and Leona.
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A Jewish organization creates unforgettable summer experiences for special needs kids and their parents.
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Some Mountain Jews believe they are descendents of the Ten Lost Tribes and were exiled to Azerbaijan and Dagestan by Sancheriv.
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Gush Katif families reflect on their journey to a permanent home
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Collecting Jewish antiques entails a bit of dedication as well, as there are many different categories of art that we have to deal with.
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I wonder out loud how Ruchoma would have handled her father's putting down the law so strongly had she been a young girl growing up 100 years later.
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OneFamily's support naturally extends to the families of terror victims.
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Gottlieb, who immigrated as a boy from Kiev, Ukraine, was a founder, player and coach of one of the most important teams in basketball history: the South Philadelphia Hebrew Association club known by its acronym, the Sphas.
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"Most grew up with the Holocaust as a silent, dark mystery," said Dr. Jerry Jennings, a clinical psychologist who has published three Holocaust memoirs on behalf of survivors. "They were denied the truth of what deeply shaped their parents' and their own upbringing and they have strong emotions about touching a subject that was explicitly or implicitly forbidden by the parent."
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Just a few months ago, I was having a difficult time getting a refund for a missing product processed via the customer service call center at a major retailer. After spending hours on hold and having my request denied, I sent a Tweet to the company's Twitter account.
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While critics lament the lack of haredi integration into both the military and the Israeli workforce, Beit Shemesh, located 20 miles west of Jerusalem with a population of 100,000, is home to innovators like Rabbi Joel Padowitz, whose ventures have a direct relationship with the haredi community.
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Wouldn't it be great if you had a chavrusa working with you, guiding and helping you in your work environment?
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What made an M.I.T. scholarship student, taking time off from his doctorate in medicine, to backpack, and then decide to backtrack, chuck it all… and get a haircut? Perhaps it is easier to understand a Harvard law student becoming enamored with the logic of Gemara and settling down to struggle with the intellectual challenges of Aramaic acrobatics.
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The battle over partnership minyans is just the latest scuffle in the war over women's roles in the Orthodox community.
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According to Maimonides, the great medieval Jewish scholar, "Gifts for the poor [matanot l'evyonim] deserve more attention than the seudah and mishloach manot because there is no greater, richer happiness than bringing joy to the hearts of needy people, orphans, widows and proselytes."
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Imich was born in 1903 in Poland, where he later earned his Ph.D. in 1927, despite the best efforts of anti-Semitic professors to sabotage his thesis
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Have you seen drivers mindlessly block traffic to load or unload passengers and cargo while a huge parking space is only a few feet away?
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People often ask me why do we need another Holocaust center? The story of Isaac Avigdor is the answer.
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Almost every year I am invited to attend the grand banquet of the International Shluchos Convention, the climax of a four-day weekend that attracts some 2,500 Chabad shluchos from all over the world – from Argentina to Australia, from Thailand to Kazakhstan, and from every state in the U.S. It takes place the weekend of Chaf Bet Shevat, the yahrzeit of Rebbetzin Chaya Mushka, wife of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, zt"l.
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And Gardasil has the added bonus of being a funny name for a drug that prevents against the venerable wiggeties.
I don't know about anyone else but when I was getting vaccinated at that age I had no idea what those shots were for. All I knew was that I was getting out of homeroom. I think the whole arguement against the vaccine gives 13 year olds way too much credit.
Picky, I know, but technically the vaccine is not nearly 100% effective at preventing HPV. It's nearly 100% effective at preventing the four most dangerous strains of HPV, which in turn are responsible for something like 80% of the cases of cervical cancer.
Now, not that I disagree, but I have to think that anyone equating sexual activity with stepping on a rusty nail isn't doing one of them correctly.
You step on the nail your way, I'll step on it mine, OK?
I hate to ask the obvious question, but does anyone have the addresses to these soon-to-be-slutty middle school girls? Don't worry, I'll pick up a rubber from the neighboring elementary school before I visit...
I always laugh at that 'it'll promote sex' argument. Conservatives are fools. Teenagers ALREADY ARE sexually active. They were even fooling around in the allegedly sacred 40's and 50's.
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The center and right lanes of Highway 41 northbound near Main Street were closed from mid-morning through the afternoon hours.
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THOMAS R. MILLER, Ph.D., Associate Dean for Administration and Faculty
LLOYD DEMAR BROOKS, Ed.D., Interim Associate Dean for Academic Programs and Research
SHELLEY BENNETT, M.A., Director of Undergraduate Advising
MARK E. ALPUENTE, M.A., Advisor
MARY J. JOHNSON, B.S.Ed., Honors Student Advisor/Scheduling Coordinator
KENNIDI R. RIDGELL, M.S., Advisor
FELICIA RODDY-JACKSON, M.A., Graduation Analyst
CHARLES DANIELS, M.B.A. M.A.Ed, Advisor
KENTON B. WALKER, Ph.D., Director
LESLIE I. ADAH (2014), Instructor: B.S., 1986, M.S., 1988, Jackson State University;
C.P.A., 2001, Mississippi
CHARLES D. BAILEY (2003), Professor: B.B.A., 1969, M.B.A. 1973, M.P.A., 1980, Ph.D. 1981, Georgia State University; C.M.A., 1980
JOSHUA A. COYNE (2014), Assistant Professor: B.S., M.Acc., 2010, Brigham Young University; Ph.D., 2014, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
KENNETH R. LAMBERT (1982), Professor: B.S.B.A. 1968, Southeast Missouri State University; M.B.A., 1972, Ph.D. 1976, University of Arkansas
CRAIG J. LANGSTRAAT (1987), Professor: B.S., 1972, Arizona State University; J.D., 1978, Arizona State University College of Law; LL.M., 1982, University of San Diego School of Law; C.P.A., 1974, Arizona
JAMES M. LUKAWITZ (1989), Associate Professor: B.S., 1983, Ph.D., 1989, Florida State University; C.P.A., 1985, Florida
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LARRY MOORE (1987), Associate Professor: B.A., 1971, Vanderbilt University; M.A., 1974, Memphis State University; J.D., 1976, Washington University
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DARRYL V. POOLE (2011), Instructor: B.S., 1968, Bentley University; S.M., 1973, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
ZABIHOLLAH REZAEE (2001), Professor and Thompson-Hill Chair of Excellence in Accounting: B.S., 1976, Iranian Institute of Advanced Accounting; M.B.A., 1980, Tarleton State University; Ph.D., 1985, University of Mississippi
CHARLENE P. SPICELAND (2008), Instructor: B.A., 1983, University of Mississippi; M.Ed., 1987, M.S., 2000, University of Memphis, C.P.A., C.M.A., Tennessee
J. DAVID SPICELAND (1981), Professor: B.S., 1971, University of Tennessee; M.B.A., 1972, Southern Illinois University; Ph.D. 1976, University of Arkansas; C.P.A., 1975, Arkansas, 1976, Louisiana
KENTON B. WALKER (2014), Professor, Director: B.B.A., 1974, M.S., 1978, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater; Ph.D., Texas A&M University
IRVIN LEE TANKERSLEY (1973), Associate Professor: B.B.A., 1967, Memphis State University; J.D., 1972, Tulane University
JOSEPH H. ZHANG (2012), Assistant Professor: B.S., 1996, Zhejiang University; M.S., 2004, M.A., 2006, C.P.A., University of Illinois; Ph.D., 2012, Louisiana State University
WILLIAM SMITH, Ph.D., Chair
CARMEN ASTORNE-FIGARI (2012), Assistant Professor: B.S., 2002, Universidad del Pacifico;
M.A., 2008, Ph.D., 2012, Washington University in St. Louis
DOUGLAS A. CAMPBELL (2006), Instructor: B.S., 1994, University of Tennessee; Ph.D., 2006, Georgia State University
CYRIL F. CHANG (1981), Professor: B.A., 1969, National Chengchi University; M.A., 1972, Memphis State University; Ph.D., 1979, University of Virginia
JOHN E. GNUSCHKE (1976), Professor; Director, Center for Manpower Studies and Bureau of Business and Economic Research: B.S., 1969, Utah State University; M.A., 1971, Ph.D., 1975, University of Missouri
MICHAEL J. GOOTZEIT (1975), Professor: B.S., 1961, City College of New York; M.A., 1963, Ph.D., 1966, Purdue University
ANDREW J. HUSSEY (2006), Associate Professor: B.A., 2000, St. Olaf University; M.A., 2001, Ph.D., 2006, Duke University
DAVID M. KEMME (1994), Professor, Shelby County / William N. Morris Chair of Excellence in International Economics: B.A., 1973, Miami University; M.A., 1975, Ph.D., 1980, Ohio State University
JOONHYUNG LEE (2012), Assistant Professor: B.A., 2002, Korea University; Ph.D., 2009, University of Texas at Austin
JOSE JOAQUIN LOPEZ (2014), Assistant Professor: B.A., 2002, Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo, Mexico; Ph.D., 2014, University of Chicago
ALBERT A. OKUNADE (1987), Professor: B.S., 1980; M.S., M.B.A., 1982, Wright State University; Ph.D., 1986, University of Arkansas
WILLIAM T. SMITH (1993), Professor, Chair: B.A., 1979, American College in Paris; M.A., 1980, University of Miami; Ph.D., 1987, University of Virginia
JAMIN D. SPEER (2014), Assistant Professor: B.A., 2007, Vanderbilt University; M.A., 2009, M.Phil., 2011, Ph.D., 2014, Yale University
PANKAJ K. JAIN, Ph.D., Interim Chair
CHONGYAN CHEN (2014), Visiting Assistant Professor: M.B.A., 2007,Ph.D., 2009, University
of Texas at Dallas
QUENTIN C. CHU (1984), Professor: B.S., 1977, National Chiao Tung University ; M.A.S., 1979, Ph.D., 1984, University of Illinois
RICHARD DENMAN EVANS (1978), Professor: B.A. 1970, M.A., 1971, Ph.D., 1974, University of Missouri
LEI GAO (2012), Assistant Professor: B.A., 2000, Peking University; M.S., 2006, Michigan State University
PANKAJ K. JAIN (2002), Professor, Interim Chair: B.Com., 1993 Rajasthan University, India; M.B.A., 1995, Indian Institute of Management: L.LB., 1998, Bombay University; M.S., 2000, Ph.D., 2002, Indiana University
CHRISTINE X. JIANG (2001), Professor: B.S., 1984, Fudan University; M.S., 1998, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Ph.D., 1992, Drexel University
STEVEN J. JORDAN (2012), Visiting Assistant Professor: B.S., University of Massachusetts; M.S., California Institute of Technology; Ph.D., 2006, Yale University
LESLIE R. MATHIS (2000), Instructor: B.A., 1983, Vanderbilt University; M.I.M., 1986 Thunderbird-Garvin School of International Management; M.A., 1997, University of New Orleans
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SANDRA C. MORTAL (2008), Associate Professor: B.A., 1996, Universidade Catolica Portuguesa; M.B.A., 1998, University of Central Florida; Ph.D., 2003, University of Georgia
NAPOLEAN H. OVERTON (2010), Instructor: B.S., 1980 University of Tennessee at Knoxville; M.B.A., 1982, University of Memphis
C.S. PYUN (1970), Professor: B.A., 1950 Kyang Hee University; M.B.A., 1962, Miami University; Ph.D., 1966, University of Georgia
RONALD W. SPAHR (2005), Professor: B.S.M.E., 1966, South Dakota State University ; M.B.A., 1969, University of Southern California; Ph.D., 1976, University of Wisconsin
MARK A. SUNDERMAN (2008), Morris F. Fogelman Chair of Excellence in Real Estate: B.S., 1974, M.S., 1976, Ph.D., 1986, University of Illinois at Urban-Champaign
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DAVID G. ALLEN (1998), Professor: B.S., 1991, M.S., 1993, Georgia Institute of Technology; Ph.D., 1999, Georgia State University
RABI S. BHAGAT (1990), Professor: B.S., 1969, Indian Institute of Technology; M.A., 1972, Xavier Labor Relations Institute; M.A., 1974, Ph.D., 1977, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
V. CAROL DANEHOWER (1989), Associate Professor: B.A. 1977, Hendrix College; M.A., 1978, University of Arkansas; D.B.A., 1987, University of Kentucky
BARBARA D. DAVIS (1994), Associate Professor: B.S. 1974, Knoxville College; M.A., 1975, University of Kentucky; Ed.D., 1990, Memphis State University
FRANCES H. FABIAN (2008), Associate Professor: A.B., 1983 Smith College; M.P.P., 1985, Harvard University; Ph.D., 1997, University of Texas at Austin
HAN JIANG (2014), Assistant Professor: M.Phil., 2009, Tulane University; Ph.D., 2014, Arizona State University
BENWARI L. KEDIA (1988), Professor, Wang Chair of Excellence in International Business: B.Comm., 1960, University of Rajasthan; LL.B., 1964, University of Bombay; M.B.A., 1966, Atlanta University; Ph.D., 1976, Case Western Reserve University
KIMBERLEE M. KEEF (2003), Instructor: B.A., 1976, M.B.A., 1980, Ph.D., 1987, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
THOMAS R. MILLER (1971), Professor, Associate Dean for Administration and Faculty: B.A., 1966, M.B.A., 1968, Ph.D., 1972, The Ohio State University
KELLY A. MOLLICA (2007), Instructor: B.S., 1983, Western Carolina University; M.S., 1989, University of Tennessee at Knoxville; Ph.D., 1997, The Pennsylvania State University
CHARLES A. PIERCE (2004), Professor, Chair: B.S. 1990, Syracuse University; M.A., 1992, Ph.D., 1995, University at Albany, State University of New York
ROBERT W. RENN (1989), Associate Professor: B.S., 1982, Kennesaw State College; M.S., 1984, Ph.D., 1989, Georgia State University
MARTHA D. ROBINSON (2007), Instructor: B.S., 1978, M.B.A., 1991, Tennessee State University; Ed.D., 2004, Vanderbilt University
ALEX L. RUBENSTEIN (2014), Assistant Professor: B.S., B.A., 2009, University of Washington; Ph.D., 2014, University of Florida
ROBERT R. TAYLOR (1983), Associate Professor: B.A., 1970, Rollins College; M.A., 1976, Ph.D., 1979, Louisiana State University
KATHY A. TUBERVILLE (2012), Instructor: B.S., 1978, M.S., 1982, Ed.D., 2014, University of Memphis
ROBERT ROEBUCK WIGGINS (2002), Associate Professor: A.B., 1975, Vassar College; M.B.A., 1977, Ph.D., 1995, University of Texas at Austin
PETER WRIGHT (1988), Professor, Chair of Excellence in Free Enterprise Management: B.A., 1969, Ohio State University; M.B.A., 1973, Ph.D., 1975, Louisiana State University
ROBIN SUZANNE POSTON, Ph.D., Interim Chair
LLOYD DEMAR BROOKS (1971), Professor, Interim Associate Dean for Academic Programs
and Research: B.S., 1964, Middle Tennessee State University; M.S., 1968, Ed.D. 1971,
University of Tennessee
JUDITH COMPTON BROWN (1964), Assistant Professor: B.B.A., 1961, Memphis State University; M.S., 1962, University of Tennessee
JASBIR S. DHALIWAL (2005), Professor, Interim Vice Provost and Interim Dean of the Graduate School: B.S., 1982, University of Malaya; M.B.A., 1986, Ph.D., 1993, University of British Columbia
MARK L. GILLENSON (1995), Professor: B.S., 1969, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; M.S., 1970, Ph.D., 1974, Ohio State University
WADE M. JACKSON (1985), Associate Professor: B.Sc., 1974, Lambuth College; M.B.A., 1976, Memphis State University; Ph.D., 1983, Texas A & M University
BRIAN D. JANZ (1995), Professor: B.E.E., 1984, M.B.A., 1987, Ph.D., 1995, University of Minnesota
WILLIAM J. KETTINGER (2007), Professor, FedEx Chair of Excellence in Management Information Systems: B.A., 1976, Northeastern University; M.P.A., 1991, University of Massachusetts; M.S., 1991, Ph.D., 1992, University of South Carolina
RICHARD KUMI (2014), Instructor: B.A., 1987, University of Ghana; M.A., 1992, Brock University; M.S., University of North Texas; Ph.D., University of Arkansas
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JONG SEOK LEE (2013), Associate Professor: B.S., 2005, Soongsil University; M.S., 2008, Univeristy of Arizona; Ph.D., 2013, Georgia State University
ROBIN SUZANNE POSTON (2003), Associate Professor, Interim Chair: B.S., 1987, University of Pennsylvania; M.S., 1992, University of Central Florida; Ph.D., 2003, Michigan State University
SANDRA M. RICHARDSON (2006), Associate Professor: B.S., 1997, University of New Mexico; M.S., 2002, Texas Tech University; Ph.D., 2006, University of Central Florida
MARGARET R. SCHULTZ (2007), Instructor: B.A., 1979, University of Toledo; M.B.A., 1982, Cleveland State University; Ph.D., 2004, University of Memphis
JUDITH CANFIELD SIMON (1975), Professor: B.S., 1961, Oklahoma State University; M.B.A., 1969, West Texas State University; Ed.D., 1976, Oklahoma State University
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I have an intranet where I want to configure all Excel/Word documents to open in the browser window. How do I change this setting for all users?
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In Windows XP, to configure Internet Explorer to open Office files in the browser window, as opposed to the appropriate Office program, follow the steps below:
In Windows 7 I believe this is located in the Default Programs (accessible from Control Panel).
If you need to do it on many computers, you can run a script to change the registry.
PS: I personally always want excel and word documents to open outside the browser window as it can lead to weird behaviors when opening multiple documents...
If you open an Excel or Word document in a browser, it'll save the file somewhere else. Browsers can't open things that aren't HTML.
If what you mean is "I want people to use Online Office / Software as a Service", then you need to configure a service like that, be it Sharepoint, or Google Docs. That's beyond the scope of this question.
If what you actually mean is "I made a registry change so that the default application for .xls and .doc files is 'Default Web Browser' and I want to push that out to everyone in the domain", then your answer lies with Group Policy Objects.


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Situated on the rich Ganges River delta, Kolkata is one of India's largest cities and the dominant urban center in the eastern part of the country. It was formerly known by its anglicized name, Calcutta. The city is the capital of the state of West Bengal. It was the capital of British India from 1772 to 1911.


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I was asked if I could implement a credit card payment function on my wordpress site, I guess I can. But before I investigate the internet for that, is there by chance anyone in this forum that knows something about that?
What is a good choice, Paypal, other?
I'm not sure yet if there is going to be a lot of different pricing, but I guess a couple for some different training course prices.


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Michael Lombardi Joins New England Patriots As Assistant To Coaching Staff
Michael Lombardi officially joined the New England Patriots on Thursday. Lombardi's official title with the Patriots is "assistant to the coaching staff." Lombardi was expected to have a front office role since he has never served in a coaching capacity. Lombardi traveled with head coach Bill Belichick, director of player personnel Nick Caserio and offensive coordinator Josh...
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Michael Lombardi could be reuniting with Bill Belichick in the front office of the New England Patriots. "It's looking like" Lombardi might be headed to the Patriots, according to Chris Fedor of 92.3 The Fan in Cleveland. Lombardi was fired on Tuesday by the Cleveland Browns. He had served as the Browns' general manager since January 2013. Lombardi previously worked with...
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Rahm for Senate?
He may be one of the Democrats' most viable candidates in Illinois.
We're hearing that Team Obama is increasingly eager to throw the Democratic Senate candidate from Illinois, Alexi Giannoulias, under the bus and replace him with someone who can win. The news gets worse and worse for the former wonderboy of Illinois politics. Mr. Giannoulias's family bank, Broadway Bank, collapsed and was seized by federal regulators. Now there are allegations of bank fraud. No wonder Democrats in the state are hyperventilating.
Mr. Giannoulias lags behind Republican Mark Kirk in money and in the polls, though he still has the support of the senior senator from Illinois, Dick Durbin. But the White House wants the "Obama seat" to remain in Democratic hands. Mr. Giannoulias is unmistakably seen as damaged property.
One intriguing idea being considered: Force Mr. Giannoulias out of the race and replace him with . . . Rahm Emanuel. Mr. Emanuel is still popular in Illinois and there was a big push to get him handpicked as the Obama successor back in late 2008. Democrats have used the shaft-and-shift strategy before, as in New Jersey in 2002 when they dumped a walking wounded Bob Torricelli as their Senate candidate a few weeks before Election Day.
Republicans, of course, are perfectly happy with the current field. "We want Giannoulias to be the Democratic candidate," says Republican Illinois House member John Shimkus. "We hope he doesn't dive too much in the polls at this point." But he also adds: "Our biggest worry would be that they replace him with Lisa Madigan." Ms. Madigan, the state's attorney general and daughter of the long-time speaker of the Illinois House, has so far said "no" to constant entreaties to run for Senate. Mr. Kirk has told me: "Lisa is the one Democrat I would not want to run against."
In the meantime, the Kirk campaign is hitting Mr. Giannoulias hard on bad bank loans he made when he worked at Broadway Bank. The campaign says their Democratic opponent engaged in "reckless business decisions that drove his bank into the ground." These decisions, the Kirk campaign alleges, will wind up costing the federal taxpayers nearly $400 million.
What seems increasingly certain is that if Mr. Giannoulias stays on the ticket, he will hand the Senate seat to Republicans. Democrats need a replacement and muscling Rahm Emanuel onto the ticket as the Democratic candidate has obvious appeal. This is the Chicago way of politics, and no one does it better than Rahm.
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- Kleinbaum, Rob & McManus, Walter, 2009. "Fixing Detroit: how far, how fast, how fuel-efficient," MPRA Paper 19607, University Library of Munich, Germany.
- McManus, Walter, 2007. "Economic analysis of feebates to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from light vehicles for California," MPRA Paper 3461, University Library of Munich, Germany.
- McManus, Walter, 2007. "The link between gasoline prices and vehicle sales:economic theory trumps conventional Detroit wisdom," MPRA Paper 3463, University Library of Munich, Germany.
- McManus, Walter, 2006. "Can proactive fuel economy strategies help automakers mitigate fuel price risk?," MPRA Paper 3460, University Library of Munich, Germany.
- Walter McManus, 2005. "The Effects of Higher Gasoline Prices on U.S. Light Vehicle Sales, Prices, and Variable Profit by Segment and Manufacturer Group, 2001 and 2004," Industrial Organization 0505010, EconWPA.
- David L. Greene & K.G. Duleep & Walter McManus, 2004. "Future Potential of Hybrid and Diesel Powertrains in the U.S. Light-Duty Vehicle Market," Industrial Organization 0410003, EconWPA.
- Rogozhin, Alex & Gallaher, Michael & Helfand, Gloria & McManus, Walter, 2010. "Using indirect cost multipliers to estimate the total cost of adding new technology in the automobile industry," International Journal of Production Economics, Elsevier, vol. 124(2), pages 360-368, April.
- Walter McManus, 2007. "The Link Between Gasoline Prices and Vehicle Sales," Business Economics, Palgrave Macmillan, vol. 42(1), pages 53-60, January.
- Walter S. McManus, 1990. "Labor Market Effects of Language Enclaves: Hispanic Men in the United States," Journal of Human Resources, University of Wisconsin Press, vol. 25(2), pages 228-252.
- McManus, Walter S. & Rosalsky, Mercedes C., 1985. "Are all asymptotic standard errors awful?," Economics Letters, Elsevier, vol. 17(3), pages 243-245.
- Theil, Henri & Rosalsky, Mercedes C. & McManus, Walter S., 1985. "Lp-norm estimation of non-linear systems," Economics Letters, Elsevier, vol. 17(1-2), pages 123-125.
- McManus, Walter S, 1985. "Labor Market Costs of Language Disparity: An Interpretation of Hispanic Earnings Differences," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 75(4), pages 818-27, September.
- McManus, Walter S, 1985. "Estimates of the Deterrent Effect of Capital Punishment: The Importance of the Researcher's Prior Beliefs," Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press, vol. 93(2), pages 417-25, April.
- WALTER S. McMANUS, 1985. "Labor Market Assimilation Of Immigrants: The Importance Of Language Skills," Contemporary Economic Policy, Western Economic Association International, vol. 3(3), pages 77-89, 03.
- McManus, Walter & Gould, William & Welch, Finis, 1983. "Earnings of Hispanic Men: The Role of English Language Proficiency," Journal of Labor Economics, University of Chicago Press, vol. 1(2), pages 101-30, April.
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- McManus, Walter & Gould, William & Welch, Finis, 1983. "Earnings of Hispanic Men: The Role of English Language Proficiency," Journal of Labor Economics, University of Chicago Press, vol. 1(2), pages 101-30, April.
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Re: Quick question about trading in my car.... Please help me.?[ Edited ]
05-24-2008 12:39 PM - edited 05-24-2008 12:44 PM
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Me and my mother basically got screwed 3 years ago (i didnt know what i know now) when we financed through a bank (dont say their name) at 18.2% interest on an auto loan that doesnt mature for another 3 years. So, we're talking 2005-2011 for an auto loan at 18.2%.
The car is a 2002 Ford Explorer XLT, which retailed at around $18,000 when we bought it. Now, I'm stuck paying 459 dollar monthly payments on a USED car that's 6 years old now. What are my options? we have about $17,000 or so dollars left to pay on the auto loan.
I tried to go to a credit union and get my auto loan refinanced, but he told me they cant refinance it at more than what it's worth (my car is valued at 10 grand right now) My auto loan from the bank has a buyout of 13 grand right now. Should i just try to trade it in at the dealer and plead with them to refinance my loan too? I mean, the montly payments are 459, we send 500 dollars to them every month and it's on TIME every month.
PLEASE SOMEONE HELP!! will the lender (dealer or credit union) look at my Perfect, and timely payments so far and say "Hey, you were able to make those high payments on time EVERY month, so you seem to have a handle on it"? Or will they just say fuk it?
Your best option now is find ways to cut other living expenses so you can pay much more than 500 dollars per month into that loan for a while. WAIT until you have built up some equity, and then buy a used car that costs NO MORE THAN FIVE TIMES the amount of cash plus equity you bring to the transaction. Do not buy a new car until you can bring at least 25% of its price in cash plus equity to the transaction, because a new car instantly drops in value the moment you buy it. Do not even consider starting off already upside-down on your next car, new or used.
And don't tell me you NEED to replace that 2002 model now. I myself am driving a 2000 Camry I bought in 2004 and plan to keep until maybe 2009. You may think it's expensive to maintain because some things will need to be done, but even several major repairs cost a lot less than a new car would.
PS: take a look at the calculators section on www.bankrate.com and check out auto loan calculator. Enter the numbers for your loan and click the Amortization Table button: you will see that by now you have already paid most of the interest you are going to pay on this loan, so by this point that high rate is mostly water under the bridge, it's really too late for a refi to do all that much good, just pay it off as quickly as possible.
High schools really should have a required class in personal finance in which they look closely at some realistic case studies before learning it the hard way.
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Swindle in Swanton, VT
Byors said he'd traveled in China and Saudi Arabia cutting deals, and that Swanton was the only place in the world that possessed this grade of marble — that it was prized not only for its color but for its hardness and durability, "almost gem-like." Later, he agreed to buy land in the town's industrial park for his marble museum, and maybe a hotel, too. He even contacted the Discovery Channel about producing a documentary on the history of the marble industry.
"It sounded quite grandiose and aggressive for Swanton, but we had a responsibility to pursue it, to do what we could to maximize the town's tax base," says Thompson. "It seemed too good to be true. I thought, 'Wow! This could put Swanton on the map."'
Much of the Marble Man's past is shrouded in mystery, but this much is known: He said he came from Massachusetts — from Marblehead, of all places. He said that his father and his grandfather were in the construction business on the North Shore. He worked for a time in the family business, specializing in ductwork, but he didn't get along with his father and struck out on his own.
In the early 1980s, when he was in his mid-twenties, Byors was a student at a carving studio in Proctor, Vermont, a hub of the marble industry. In the early 1990s, he was a hair stylist, with a salon in Swampscott, Massachusetts, with his own line of hair-care products that he peddled to area salons.
"John had a lot of artistic ability," recalls Frank Macrina, a Salem hair stylist. "He had marble busts that he had sculpted for sale in his salon."
Byors eventually gave up his hair-products business, and "disappeared," says Macrina. About eight years later, in 2000, Byors reappeared and announced that he owned a quarry in Vermont.
"He asked me if I knew anybody who was interested in doubling their money," Macrina recalls.
Macrina introduced Byors to a friend, Mark Pasquale, who owns Halftime Pizza, a bustling restaurant in Boston, across from the TD Banknorth Garden. Pasquale loaned Byors $50,000.
Byors based his business in the heart of downtown Burlington, Vermont. He also ran an art gallery and rented an office upstairs and a marble showroom in suburban Williston. Byors told Pasquale that the money wasn't just in the blocks quarried for decorative use in elegant homes and fancy buildings, but in the marble waste left behind. The smaller stones could be ground into dust in crushing plants and used in molds to make columns, table legs, fireplace mantels, and other objects.
Any skepticism about who would spend money on expensive marble evaporated when Byors uttered the magic word: Dubai. The wealthy Arab enclave was in the midst of an extravagant building boom, carving whole cities and playgrounds for the rich from the desert. Opulent hotels, skyscrapers, condos, and palaces were going up, and there was an insatiable appetite for marble. Byors would return from trips to Dubai with stories about meeting princes and attending horse races.
About a year later, Pasquale and Macrina took a ride up to Swanton, in a freak autumn snowstorm, to look over Pasquale's investment. Byors showed him the workers cutting the marble, the crusher turning the excess marble into dust. Pasquale noticed that Byors's cell phone kept ringing, and that he'd often check the number and not answer. But he was a busy man, and Pasquale was so impressed with the operation, and the volume of stone that was being quarried, that he rolled over his $50,000 investment.
"You'd walk by the rock, uncut, unfinished, but think, 'Here's a solid investment,"' says Pasquale. "He talked about meeting us on an island, having cocktails, playing golf."
One time, frustrated that he wasn't being paid faster, Pasquale screamed at Byors when he found out that he'd bought a $90,000 Land Rover. Eventually, Byors repaid Pasquale's $50,000, then borrowed another $125,000 and made Pasquale a partner in his expanding empire. Byors said he faced such a high demand for stone that he was going to buy a second quarry in Canada, and still another one in Oklahoma, where, Byors said, the outlaw Jesse James had buried some of his loot.
"One time I said to him, 'John, you're buying quarries, doing all these things, can we settle on a price [for my investment]?'" Pasquale recalls. "He said, 'What do you think is fair?' I said, 'You tell me. I feel guilty — you're doing all the work.' He said, 'Three million.' I said, 'Fine.'
"Then I asked, 'You're so generous — what are you going to be making?' And he said, 'Twenty, thirty times that.' That's what I wanted to hear."


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