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Flotilla Diplomacy Proves the Importance of Hard Power
With diplomatic efforts to stop this year's flotilla to Gaza a seeming success, a new myth has arisen: The success of this year's effort proves Israel could also have stopped last year's flotilla without bloodshed had it only been a bit smarter. Max implied as much here; Haaretz said it openly. But the sorry truth is Israel's diplomatic efforts succeeded this time only because of its willingness to use deadly force last year.
Since Israel's diplomatic efforts failed so utterly last year, they garnered no international attention. But in fact, Israel tried desperately to stop the flotilla peacefully right up until its commandos boarded the ships. It negotiated frantically with Turkey, whose nationals comprised the bulk of the passengers, and even reached an agreement under which the flotilla would dock in Israel and the Turkish Red Crescent would then transfer the cargo to Gaza; but Ankara reneged at the last minute. It begged the countries whence the ships were sailing (Turkey, Greece and Ireland) not to let them depart and urged other Western countries, especially the U.S., to employ their diplomatic leverage. But all to no avail: The unanimous response was democracies can't bar peaceful demonstrators from sailing the high seas.
So why was it suddenly okay for democratic countries to intervene this year? Because this year, they had an excuse: The intervention was meant to prevent bloodshed. Indeed, officials worldwide said this explicitly. Greek Foreign Minister Stavros Lambrinidis said Greece was barring the ships from departing to prevent the "humanitarian disaster" that might ensue from a confrontation with Israel's navy. State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland explained Washington's opposition to the flotilla similarly: By seeking to break the naval blockade of Gaza, the ships "are taking irresponsible and provocative actions that risk the safety of their passengers."
It was also last year's bloodshed, though for different reasons, that led Ankara to pressure the Turkish organization IHH to withdraw from this year's flotilla shortly before it was due to sail. IHH, which has close links to Turkey's government, was the driving force behind last year's violence; its activists brutally assaulted the Israeli soldiers, forcing them to open fire in self-defense. The problem for Ankara is that a UN panel investigating last year's flotilla is due to present its findings shortly, and astoundingly, it reportedly concluded that Turkey also bore some responsibility for the deadly outcome. Ankara is now frantically trying to get Israel to agree to soften the wording (both countries are on the panel), so the last thing it needed was for IHH to spark another round of bloodshed.
Like Max, I still think Israel mishandled last year's interception. Yet it now turns out last year's violence was necessary to achieve this year's peaceful resolution. That's certainly a pity. But it also proves, once again, that "soft power" works best when backed by hard power – and the willingness to use it.
Flotilla Diplomacy Proves the Importance of Hard Power
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The Trump Right's Martyrdom of Kim Guadagno
Too many martyrs make a movement.
If the GOP is to be converted into a vehicle for politicians who evince Donald Trump's brand of pragmatic center-right populism, Trump will have to demonstrate his brand of politics can deliver victories for people other than himself. Presidential pen strokes help to achieve that, as do judicial appointments. Nothing is so permanent, though, as sweeping legislative change. On that score, the newly Trumpian Republican Party is coming up short. If the passive process of transformational legislative success fails to compel anti-Trump holdouts in the GOP to give up the ghost, there is always arm-twisting. It seems the Republican National Committee is happy to play enforcer.
The RNC's nascent effort to stifle anti-Trump apostasy by making examples of high-profile heretics has claimed its first victim: New Jersey's Lieutenant Governor Kim Guadagno. The Republican is running to replace the nation's least popular governor, Chris Christie, and the effort has been a struggle. Trailing badly in the polls and facing the headwinds associated with trying to succeed an unpopular outgoing GOP governor in a blue state, Guadagno needs all the help she can get. That help won't be coming from the RNC. According to NJ Advance Media, the committee's objection to helping Guadagno isn't the imprudence of throwing good money after bad. It's that she was mean to President Trump in 2016, and she must be punished.
"[The president] is unhappy with anyone who neglected him in his hour of need," said a source billed as an RNC insider. The specific complaint arises from an October 8 tweet from the lieutenant governor said that "no apology can excuse" Trump's "reprehensible" conduct on the infamous "Access Hollywood" tape. "Christie was not as stalwart as some people in the party, but at least he didn't go against him the way she did," the insider added.
This source's version of events was supported by former two-term New Jersey Governor Christine Todd Whitman. "She went down there, and the (Republican National) Committee was reluctant to back the campaign in the way one would have expected," she said. "The implication was, 'Well you were not a Trump supporter in the primary, and so don't expect much money.'"
This is almost certainly a pretext. Republicans are facing stiff competition and an unfavorable political environment in November's gubernatorial elections in Virginia and New Jersey. In 2017-2018, 27 GOP-held seats are up for grabs, nine of which are in some jeopardy of falling to Democrats. Republicans are going to have to husband their resources and triage their officeholders. That's a forgivable, if demoralizing, condition. Declaring Guadagno to have offended the leader and to be cut off from the font of Republican goodwill is not only unjustifiable, it's terribly foolish.
If Republican women are to be punished for saying that Trump's comments about sexually assaulting unsuspecting females were unacceptable, there are going to be a lot fewer Republican women. Moreover, the RNC has invited the perception that there is a double standard at play here. A slew of Republicans called on Trump to drop out of the race after that tape, but the RNC is unlikely to withhold support for Senators Rob Portman or John Thune when they need it. Among those calling on Trump to drop out was his own chief of staff, Reince Priebus—a fact the president reportedly won't let Priebus forget.
Cults of personality can be bullied into existence, but they rarely outlast the personality around whom they form unless that personality can claim some lasting achievements. In lieu of any compelling rationale, the effort to remake the GOP in Trump's image by force will only create dissidents. The ideological conservatives who once dominated the Republican Party are unlikely to make peace with the ascendant populist faction at gunpoint. And the RNC is not solely to blame for this boneheaded move. Even if the notion that Guadagno is being punished for disloyalty is a pretense, it is a response to a clear set of incentives promoted by this White House.
Maybe the most intriguing question of the present political age is whether or not conservatives in the GOP will come to terms with a man they once saw as a usurper. A heavy hand will only catalyze resistance, and Trump needs his own party as much or more than they need him. Guadagno's gubernatorial bid is on no firmer ground today than it was yesterday, but the Republican candidate's allies can now legitimately claim persecution at the hands of personality cultists. Too many martyrs make a movement. The White House and the Republican National Committee should tread lightly.
The Conservative Crack-Up, 2017 Edition
Podcast: Conservatism in shackles while O.J. goes free?
On the second of this week's podcasts, I ask Abe Greenwald and Noah Rothman whether the health-care debacle this week is simply a reflection of the same pressures on the conservative coalition Donald Trump saw and conquered by running for president last year—and what it will mean for him and them that he has provided no rallying point for Republican politicians. And then we discuss OJ Simpson. Give a listen.
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Macron's Terrorism Idiocy
Hyperbole yields cynicism, not the other way around.
Newly-elected French President Emmanuel Macron surprised almost everyone when he invited President Donald Trump to celebrate Bastille Day with him in Paris, especially after the two leaders' awkward first meeting in Brussels in May. After all, between now and then, Trump withdrew the United States from the Paris Climate Change Agreement, and Macron has become perhaps the most vocal critic of Trump among European leaders.
In hindsight, Macron's reason for embracing Trump might have been to get the president to reverse course on the Paris agreement. From the Associated Press:
French President Emmanuel Macron says his glamorous Paris charm offensive on Donald Trump was carefully calculated — and may have changed the U.S. president's mind about climate change…. On their main point of contention — Trump's withdrawal from the landmark Paris climate agreement — Macron is quoted as saying that "Donald Trump listened to me. He understood the reason for my position, notably the link between climate change and terrorism."
According to Macron, climate change causes droughts and migration, which exacerbates crises as populations fight over shrinking resources. If Macron really believes that, France and Europe are in for some tough times.
First, droughts are a frequent, cyclical occurrence in the Middle East, the Sahel, and the Horn of Africa. The difference between drought and famine is the former is a natural occurrence and the latter is man-made, usually caused by poor governance. Nowhere is this seen more clearly than in the Horn of Africa, where the same drought might kill a few dozens of Ethiopians but wipe out tens of thousands of Somalis.
Second, the common factor in the wars raging in the Middle East today is neither climate change nor extreme weather, but brutal dictatorship, radical ideologies, and the militias supported by the Islamic Republic of Iran. Yemen could be a breadbasket. Its terraced fields rising up thousands of feet in the mountains grow almost every fruit imaginable. Yemen also catches the tail end of the monsoon. If Yemenis planted exportable crops like coffee rather than the mild drug qat, which does not bring in hard currency, they might be fairly prosperous.
It is not climate change that denied the Syrian public basic freedoms and liberty for decades, nor was it climate change that dropped barrel bombs on civilian neighborhoods, tortured and killed 13-year-old Hamza Ali al-Khateeb, or used chemical weapons. For that matter, when it comes to radicalization, the problem is Syria was less climate and more decades of Saudi-and Qatari-funded indoctrination and Turkish assistance to foreign fighters.
Regardless of all this, another obvious factor nullifies Macron's thesis: When drought occurs in regions outside the Middle East, the result is seldom suicide bombing.
Terrorism does not have a one-size-fits-all explanation but, generally speaking, when it comes to Islamist terrorism, ideology plays a key role. Most terrorists are educated, middle class, and relatively privileged. Islamic State caliph Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, for example, has a Ph.D. Many of the 9/11 hijackers were educated. In the Gaza Strip, Hamas recruits inside schools. Simply put, there is no linkage between climate change and terrorism.
Not only would Trump be foolish to buy Macron's argument, but environmentalists who believe climate change puts the Earth in immediate peril should be outraged. It is hyperbole. Moreover, it is the casual invocation of climate change as a catch-all cause for every other issue that breeds the cynicism that leads so many to become so dismissive of everything climate activists say. Macron may look down up Trump as an ignorant bore, but Macron's own logic suggests he is also living in a world where facts and reality don't matter.
Trump Quietly Gives Putin What He Wants
Quid pro quo?
Until now, the notion that Donald Trump was providing Russia and Vladimir Putin with concessions at the expense of U.S. interests was poorly supported. That all changed on Wednesday afternoon when the Washington Post revealed that Donald Trump ordered his national security advisor and CIA director to scrap a program that provided covert aid to anti-Assad rebels in Syria.
The president made that decision on July 7, within 24 hours of his first face-to-face meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The sources who spoke to the Washington Post accurately characterize it as a reflection of "Trump's interest in finding ways to work with Russia." That is a fool's errand but, more important, this move demonstrates that the United States is willing to cede ground to adversaries and bad actors as long as they are persistent enough.
I endeavored to demonstrate as thoroughly as I could why American interests in Syria and those of Russia not only do not align but often conflict violently. The president appears convinced, like his predecessor, that his personal political interests are better served by allowing Moscow to be the power broker in Syria—even if that makes America and its allies less safe.
Moscow has made it a priority to execute airstrikes on American and British covert facilities in Syria, and Donald Trump has just rewarded those air strikes on U.S. targets. Trump has sacrificed the goodwill he garnered from Sunni-dominated Middle Eastern governments when he executed strikes on Assad's assets and, as recently as June, the U.S. downed a Syrian warplane for attacking anti-ISIS rebels laying siege to the Islamic State capital of Raqqa.
America will continue to provide support to indigenous anti-ISIS rebels, despite the fact that those forces are often under assault from both Russian and Syrian forces. It should be noted, however, that the CIA suspended aid to Free Syrian Army elements when it came under attack from Islamist in February. The agency said it didn't want cash and weapons falling into Islamist hands, but this move exposes that claim as a mere pretext.
This concession to Russia is significant not just because it removes some pressure on Moscow's vassal in Damascus. It sends a series of signals to the world's bad actors, who will inevitably react.
The phasing out of aid for anti-Assad rebels (presumably the indigenous Sunni-dominated factions) gives Russia and Syria the only thing they've ever wanted: the ability to frame the conflict in Syria as one between the regime and a handful of radicals and pariahs. A cessation of aid will squeeze the remaining moderate, secular rebel factions in Syria and compel them to seek whatever assistance they can—even at the risk of augmenting the ranks of Islamist insurgents. How that advances America's interests is entirely unclear.
This move will only further embolden not just Russia and Syria but their mutual ally, the Islamic Republic of Iran. It will convince the region's Sunni actors that the United States is not on their side—a matter of increasing urgency in Iraq. The insurgency in Syria is unlikely to end so long as regional fighters have a means of getting into the country. America will simply sacrifice its leverage over those groups.
This move will confirm, finally, that the use of weapons of mass destruction in the battlefield is survivable. A truly resolute American administration might fire off a handful of Tomahawk missiles at an abandoned airfield, but regime change is not in the offing. That will only beget other bad actors who will test the parameters of America's willingness to defend the international norms prohibiting the use of WMDs. Because American servicemen and women are stationed around the world in unstable theaters, the likelihood that they will one day be fighting on chemical battlefields just became a lot more likely.
American covert involvement in Syria also filled a vacuum that the Obama administration allowed to expand in 2011 and 2012. "One big potential risk of shutting down the CIA program is that the United States may lose its ability to block other countries, such as Turkey and Persian Gulf allies, from funneling more sophisticated weapons—including man-portable air-defense systems, or MANPADS—to anti-Assad rebels, including more radical groups," the Washington Post speculated. Ironically, American withdrawal from the anti-Assad effort could actually fuel the fire, but in a way that we can neither control nor effectively influence. We've seen that movie before. We know how it ends.
And all of this is for what? To garner goodwill with the bloody regime in Damascus? To court Moscow or Tehran? There is nothing to gain from cozying up to these regimes that is not offset by the sacrifice of American national interests and moral authority associated with rapprochement. For all of the Trump administration's criticisms of Barack Obama's policy with regard to those regimes, this decision suggests he's willing to double down on Obama's mistakes.
Voters in the Age of Affect
Is it Trump's posture, or is it simpler than that?
Though it enjoys a level of political dominance unseen since the 1920s, the Republican Party's agenda is stalled. Yet, despite their failure to repeal and replace ObamaCare, Republicans are damned like Sisyphus to keep trying. Republican office holders must now administer health care's taxes and subsidies, and the rest of the GOP agenda cannot advance without freeing up the revenue dedicated to the administration of ObamaCare. A dysfunctional, one-party Congress led by an unpopular neophyte in the Oval Office should precipitate a backlash among voters. But that outcome is far from certain. Ubiquitous surveys and studies dedicated to uncovering the mystery that is the curious and contradictory Trump voter suggests that this may indeed be a new political epoch.
Nationally, Trump's job-approval rating hovers around 40 percent. By contrast, a recent Wall Street Journal/NBC News survey of adults in "Trump country" (e.g. the counties that voted for Donald Trump) found the president enjoying a 50 percent job approval rating. Reflecting on these numbers, WSJ columnist Jason Riley observed that the political world may still be operating on a set of assumptions that do not apply to Trump; critically, that voters are transactional and that their support for politicians is contingent upon delivery.
"I think there's a lot of evidence to support the idea that Trump's main appeal was validating the fears and concerns of a certain segment of Americans who felt they were being ignored by elites in the media, elites in politics, elite Republicans," Cato Institute scholar and pollster Emily Ekins told Riley. That assertion is supported by the findings of another survey. A Washington Post/ABC News poll taking the temperature of the potential midterm electorate found that registered voters prefer a Democrat-led Congress over Republicans by a staggering 14 points. Democrats shouldn't celebrate too soon, however. The survey also showed that those who "strongly support" Trump are more motivated to vote in 2018 than are those who strongly disapprove of the president, and by a whopping 11-point margin.
This should not be. Voters should be discouraged by legislative failure, internecine feuding, and sprawling legal investigations into a nascent presidency. Voters should be repulsed by a party that sends to Congress members who physically assault journalists. They should be disgusted by a president who describes people on television he dislikes as "psycho" and "bleeding badly from a facelift." They should be unnerved by the fact that this president spent months spinning an erroneous exculpatory tale about his campaign's links to Russian-affiliated operatives only to pivot to defending those links when the lie was exposed for what it was. But they're not.
This is politics in the age of affect. As Riley observed, the voters who have received disproportionate scrutiny from the press demonstrate time and again that their support for the president is not contingent upon his achievements but his posture. He speaks to their concerns, even if he is ineffectual in his attempts to address them. His speech is not overburdened with pompous language. He does not moralize; he does not lecture; he clings to his character flaws like a security blanket. He eats poorly and his physique reflects it. Trump is no Olympian figure; he gets down into the mud even when he shouldn't.
Republican political professionals are starting to build an identity for their party around Trump's effective affectation. If Republican voters no longer care about the policies that allegedly so vexed them in the Obama years, then they will have to run on the cultural anxiety that Donald Trump so effectively marshals. There may be no better way to accomplish that than to use the political press as a foil.
A striking McClatchy report in June indicated that Republican strategists are preparing to rely heavily on media-bashing to retain control of Congress in 2018. "The press is held with disgust and contempt," said Tobe Berkovitz, an advertising expert who advises state-and district-level campaigns. "Battling the press isn't a bad strategy."
It is, however, possible that political reporters and analysts are reading more into this moment than it deserves. Perhaps Trump's voters are as transactional as anyone, but we're reading the receipts wrong. Maybe Trump's prickly demeanor and bull-headedness is part of his appeal, but not all of it.
The polling suggests that something simpler may be at work here. Only 40 percent approved of Donald Trump's job performance in the latest Bloomberg survey released on Monday, but it also found that 58 percent of respondents reported feeling closer to realizing their career and financial goals (a record high since the question was introduced in early 2013). On the economy and "creating jobs," Donald Trump dramatically outperforms his overall job-approval numbers (46 and 47 percent approval, respectively). The Washington Post/ABC News poll confirmed Bloomberg's findings. Despite his abysmal 36 percent job approval rating in that survey, 43 to 41 percent reported approving of Trump's handling of the economy.
Surely some of this is perceptional; the Trump administration's handling of the economy is six months old and characterized not by substantive reforms but by aesthetics and gestures. It is also aspirational. After eight years of recession and a sluggish recovery, Trump-country voters are exhausted by insecurity. The benefits of the Trump years are tangible for Trump voters, even if political journalists see them as illusory. Maybe political analysts are poring over the Trump voter to their own detriment. Maybe it's still the economy, stupid.


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The Aeros increased their season-high winning streak to six games and raised their Eastern League-leading record to 15-6 with a 3-2 win over visiting Binghamton Monday night at Canal Park.
The Aeros snapped a 1-1 tie in the eighth inning when DH Chun Chen led off with a single and LF Nick Weglarz followed with a walk. After Ben Copeland came on to pinch run, 2B Ryan Rohlinger followed with an RBI single to score Chen. A throwing error by Binghamton 3B Jefry Marte also allowed Copeland to score, as the Aeros took a two-run lead.To read more or comment...
The Aeros (14-6) were only scheduled to play two seven-inning games Sunday.
They ended up playing 20 innings and six hours of baseball. Akron beat Altoona 4-3 and then 3-2, both in walk-off fashion and both times with Ryan Rohlinger crossing the plate to win the game. Catcher Michel Hernandez drove Rohlinger in to end the first game in the bottom of the 13th inning. With the bases loaded in the bottom of the seventh, a wild pitch allowed Rohlinger to end the game once again.To read more or comment...
The Aeros wrap up a three-game set with Bowie tonight at Canal Park in the season's first rubber match. Akron won on Monday 6-3 but lost last night 4-2 thanks to a couple of errors and wild pitches.
Starting Lineups:
Bowie (5-8)
1. Buck Britton, L, RF
2. L.J. Hoes, R, CF
3. Zelous Wheeler, R, 3B
4. Brandon Waring, R, 1B
5. Tyler Townsend, L, DH
6. Jonathan Schoop, R, SS
7. Caleb Joseph, R, C
8. Travis Adair, L, 2B
9. Antoan Richardson, S, LF
Starting Pitcher: LHP Cole McCurry (0-1, 4.35 ERA)
The Aeros are playing the second of a three-game set with Bowie tonight at Canal Park. Akron took the first game 6-3 behind Ryan Rohlinger's three-run home run to right field last night.
Starting Lineups:
Bowie (4-8)
1. Buck Britton, L, RF
2. L.J. Hoes, R, CF
3. Zelous Wheeler, R, 3B
4. Brandon Waring, R, 1B
5. Manny Machado, R, SS
6. Caleb Joseph, R, C
7. Robbie Widlansky, L, DH
8. Jonathan Schoop, R, 2B
9. Antoan Richardson, S, LF
Starting pitcher: Jacob Pettit (1-0, 2.95)
Quick Hits: Ryan Rohlinger broke the game open with a three-run home run to right field in the second inning. Toru Murata pitched three innings in place of the injured Paolo Espino, allowing two earned runs and four hits while striking out two. Bryce Stowell came on in relief and struck out seven of the 10 batters he faced over three innings.
Stowell has been developing a changeup for a while, first with his father and now pitching coach Tony Arnold.To read more or comment...
The Aeros will begin a three-game set against Bowie (Baltimore's AA affiliate) tonight at Canal Park.
Staring lineups:
Bowie (4-7)
1. Buck Britton, L, RF
2. L.J. Hoes, R, CF
3. Zelous Wheeler, R, 3B
4. Brandon Waring, R, 1B
5. Manny Machado, R, SS
6. Caleb Joseph, R, C
7. Robbie Widlansky, L, DH
8. Travis Adair, L, 2B
9. Antoan Richardson, S, LF
Starting Pitcher: RHP Bobby Bundy
Quick Hits: Starting pitcher Eric Berger was much improved over his first start, but again tired in the fourth inning. Trenton's Cody Johnson belted a solo home run to right field that even cleared the inflatable slide that sits behind the bleachers. Berger threw five innings, gave up two earned runs on five hits and struck out four.
Down 2-1 in the eighth inning, the Aeros had runners on the corners with no outs. Juan Diaz struck out and Jared Goedert popped out to shortstop.
Chun Chen was walked on four pitches to load the bases for Nick Weglarz, who weakly popped out to third to end the inning.
Next game: Toru Murata (0-0) will notch his first start against Bobby Bundy (1-1, 3.27 ERA) and Bowie Monday night at 7:05 p.m. at home.
Akron goes for the four-game sweep of Trenton today at 1 p.m.
Starting lineups:
Trenton (3-6)
RHP Craig Heyer (0-1, 1.93 ERA)
1. Dan Brewer, R, LF
2. Ronnier Mustelier, R, 3B
3. Zolio Almonte, S, RF
4. Cody Johnson, L, DH
5. Melky Mesa, R, CF
6. Jose Gil, R, C
7. Luke Murton, R, 1B
8. Addison Maruszak, R, 2B
9. Walter Ibarra, S, SS

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Alice Taylor-Colbert to lead USC Union
By Peggy Binette, email@example.com, 803-777-7704
Alice Taylor-Colbert has been named dean of the University of South Carolina Union, building on a nearly 30-year career in higher education administration that includes serving as a dean and then associate vice president for academic affairs at Lander University since 2010.
Her appointment was announced Thursday (May 9) by South Carolina Palmetto College Chancellor Susan Elkins, who said it was Taylor-Colbert's strong academic leadership experience in a small college setting coupled with an enthusiasm for the Union campus and community that led to her selection.
"Dr. Taylor-Colbert has a vision of leading Union to greater heights, building on the past successes along with initiating creative, new endeavors. She has a stellar record as a teacher-scholar as well, and we are delighted to have her as a member of the Palmetto College leadership team serving the Union community," says Elkins.
Palmetto College comprises the university's four regional campuses at Lancaster, Salkehatchie, Sumter and Union as well as online bachelor's degree programs.
Elkins says she will work with Taylor-Colbert to ensure the success of Palmetto College in meeting the state's education needs.
"An educated workforce is essential to having a strong economy in South Carolina. Palmetto College is working to expand access to higher education to the state's citizens, and USC Union is playing a vital role in realizing that mission in the Upstate," Elkins says. "I look forward to working with Dr. Taylor-Colbert as she continues to enhance the USC Union student experience and the quality of its associate degree programs. I welcome a close collaboration as we make online programs for earning a bachelor's degree an accessible and affordable option for Union area students beginning this fall."
Taylor-Colbert, 57, said she is excited about the future of both USC Union and Palmetto College.
"Dr. Elkins' vision for Palmetto College and the role of the regional campuses will produce a national model for other universities to emulate. I am honored to be part of the USC team," Taylor-Colbert says.
She says it was the opportunity to be a campus leader and work with dedicated faculty and staff while participating in the evolution of Palmetto College that attracted her to the position. "I consider the position an invitation to have fun while we accomplish great things for the Union campus and community," she says.
The opportunity to lead and collaborate was only part of Taylor-Colbert's attraction to USC Union's top post. She says the beauty of the Upstate and the warmth of the people in the community were equally alluring.
"I grew up in a small town. I gain personal strength and inspiration from the beauty in nature. It is a major reason why I have chosen smaller communities for the locations of my work. The natural beauty sustains my spirit and gives me energy for the work of the colleges and universities I have had the pleasure in serving," Taylor-Colbert says. "The other reason I'm drawn to smaller communities is the many kindnesses that people share with each other. We need each other to accomplish great things. To thrive we must establish partnerships because we all seek what is best for our community."
Much of Taylor-Colbert's academic career was established at Shorter College in Rome, Ga., where she joined the faculty at her alma mater as a history professor in 1984. There she forged a leadership path that took her from chair of the social science division and history and political science department to dean of the School of Education and Social Sciences. She also served as director of the College Museum and Archives during the last half of her 21 years at Shorter.
After serving five years as a chairman of a department that included five social science and liberal arts disciplines at the University of Arkansas-Fort Smith, Taylor-Colbert chose to make South Carolina her home in 2010, serving first as a history professor and dean of the College of Arts and Humanities and later as associate vice president for academic affairs at Lander University.
Taylor-Colbert earned dual bachelor's degrees in English and history from Shorter College and her master's and doctoral degrees in American Studies from Emory University. Her research and scholarship has focused on Southern and Cherokee history and culture. She serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Cherokee Studies and is a past co-editor of the Journal of the Georgia Association of Historians.
An Atlanta native who was raised in Snellville, Ga., Taylor-Colbert is married to James E. Colbert Jr., an associate professor of chemistry and an assistant vice president for academic affairs at Lander University. Her appointment will become effective June 1.
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text: Muslim History Detective's log, 08/7/13 TALIB SHAREEF, a retired U.S. Air Force veteran and imam of Washington, DC's Masjid Muhammad, eloquently delivered the opening prayer during last Wednesday's session of the U.S. House of Representatives. What a refreshing sight to behold during the final few days of the blessed month of Ramadan. At one point, [Read More…]


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Seminary spring convocation - "Leaving Home to Find It"
When Tuesday January 8, 2013 @ 11:00 AM (1658 days ago)
Where Seminary, Martin Chapel
Duration 1 hour
Dr. Lonnie Yoder, Associate Seminary Dean, Professor of Pastoral Care and Counseling
The entire campus community is invited to every chapel worship service on campus.
Eastern Mennonite Seminary hosts chapel gatherings in Martin Chapel every Tuesday
and Thursday; EMU Campus Ministries hosts chapel gatherings every Wednesday and
Friday in Lehman Auditorium.
Intended Audience General Public
Contact Information
Name Seminary
Phone # 540.432.4260


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Spending the day with an Ocelot
Yes, I know LinuxCon is next, and that's in mid-August, but I think they've got the publicity thing covered, especially with the 20-year thing and with Linus being there and all. But if you're going to the next show, make it the Ohio LinuxFest in September. Bradley Kuhn and Cathy Malmrose are keynoting, so you'll not want to miss that (especially Cathy — Go ZaReason!)
First things first: No one in their right mind would review an alpha version of a distro, just as no one in their right mind would take the advice in a review of an alpha version. I can't remember who said it recently — for some reason, Jeff Hoogland of Bodhi Linux comes immediately to mind (and if it wasn't you, Jeff, I apologize) — but reviewing an alpha version is like telling someone how a cake tastes after just trying the batter. So let me make it perfectly clear this is not a review — I repeat, "This is not a review!" I mention this because to the first person that says, "Larry the Free Software Guy reviewed Oneiric and he said . . . " I'd like to remind you, ahem, THIS IS NOT A REVIEW.
Got it?
After reading a few articles about the Alpha 3 version of Ubuntu 11.10 Oneiric Ocelot and finding that it was available (though it's a little hard to find — perhaps by design — on the Ubuntu site), I thought I'd give Oneiric Alpha 3 a try since I had a day to spare — actually a unusually slow day at work — and not much else to do with it. Such is my life on a Saturday.
The caveats: I didn't install Oneiric but ran the distro on the ThinkPad T30 from a USB stick. Also, sucking it up and taking a deep breath, I promised myself I would resist rolling my eyes this time and took a proactive approach to the Unity desktop environment, brushing up a little on Unity before going back in there to avoid repeating my disastrous introduction to it.
I still think that Unity leaves way too much to be desired, however the Ubuntu 11.10 Oneiric Ocelot Alpha 3 remarkably behaved like a version of a distro well beyond the alpha stage. Programs come up quickly — bear in mind again that I'm running this from a USB stick — and there were no noticeable hiccups normally associated with early pre-release versions.
However, I did encounter a crashing program for which I was prompted to file a bug report through Launchpad, which I attempted to do. Unfortunately, when signing in to Launchpad, I was told that I was "stale" — no truer words were spoken, perhaps. After "freshening up" my account, though, I wasn't able to reproduce the glitch, so I wasn't able to file a bug report.
But on the whole, if this alpha version is any indication of what Ubunteros have to look forward to in October, this should be a good release.
Things I liked about Oneiric (bearing in mind it's an alpha) :
Things I didn't like about Oneiric (and, remember, it's still in the alpha stage) :
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16th April 2012 02:59 AM #1
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Willingness in doing household chores
My daughter is 11, at her age she's now doing some household chores. What do you think is the best way to teach children on willingly doing the household chores.
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17th April 2012 01:05 AM #2
Hi Ghie,
I think it's good to make it a fun activity - like a game. Lots of young children like to copy their parents anyway and are keen to have a little job to do. You could put on some of her favourite music when it is time to do a chore or do it together and play a word game at the same time.
When I was this age, every Saturday morning my siblings and I would have a job to do around the house - but my memories of this are of fun, family times. Then we would have a treat in the afternoon (e.g. going to a special park)! We would also take it in turns to help with the drying up and keeping our bedrooms clean.
I too will be interested to read other mums suggestions.
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Hello Ghie,
I start my children on chores when they are 2. At that age, they can fold washcloths, sort some clothes, clear their dishes from the table, set the plates and napkins on the table and more. When you start young, it makes it a lot easier because the children are trained in knowing that they area a valuable contribution to the family. They're also eager to learn at that time, and doing chores just becomes a part of their daily life.
If your daughter is resisting doing her chores quickly and with a good attitude (which it sounds like she is) then you could start by training her and having her work along side you. If she's the oldest child in the house and hasn't done chores on a regular basis in the past, she will most likely be resentful that she is now being asked to do some work around the house, when she used to play.
Think of her as your shadow. You will want her to shadow you while you work together to clean the house and make the meals together. This is valuable training time where you are teaching her new skills, while at the same time, having some good mother/daughter bonding time.
Once she's happily working with you, you can gradually step out at times and ask her to complete a task on her own. When she completes a task be sure to praise her and let her know how much you appreciate her help. This is important in helping to turn a negative attitude into a positive one.
You could also try to find work around the house that she actually enjoys. My 10 year old LOVES to cook and bake. She can read a recipe and create many dishes on her own. But she's also still learning different techniques in the kitchen and I work with her on those. By the time they are 13, they are fully proficient in the kitchen and can make full means for Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner. But there's training involved. Training takes time, initially, but it frees you up later, when your child can take over some of what you do.
I have 5 children, and mostly I'm a manager. I just manage the household, and do cooking where needed. Our two oldest are in college and one has a job (the other is getting a job) so their involvement in meal prep is minimal now. This means I've had to step in to do more of it. My 13 year old son LOVES to bake, so we have goodies around regularly now, and I find myself doing more of the main meal cooking and training my 10 year old and 7 year old daughters in this (they work along side me as a team).
If it comes down to a situation where your daughter just refuses to do her chores with a good attitude, then you'll need to consider taking away the fun things until she is willing to do her work. No TV, no video games, no playing with friends, etc. until the work is done, and done with a good attitude.
To give you some ideas of what your daughter is probably capable of doing, my 10 year old daughter's responsibility is cleaning the bathrooms each week, training her younger sister to help clean the bathrooms with her, stripping and making her bed, doing dishes/cleaning kitchen, cleaning floor, some cooking, all the ironing and she also helps with laundry when asked.
My 7 year old daughter is responsible for her part of the bathrooms, folding all laundry, setting the table, unloading the dishwasher and drying/putting away dishes when asked (these are all things my 10 year old did when she was younger).
Hope this gives you some ideas on how to train your daughter to be diligent in her work with a good attitude. In the end it will make it very pleasant for you to have a happy helper in the home.
Warm Regards,
17th April 2012 06:28 PM #4
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Hello everyone,
Thanks for the great ideas...It's really nice to meet all the mums out there who truly shares their experiences and techniques in dealing with their kids...
17th April 2012 10:38 PM #5
Hey Ghie - glad you found some of the suggestions helpful. I look forward to reading more of your posts on this forum.


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MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- Wisconsin is heading into the Big Ten season with perhaps its toughest player back in form.
Mike Bruesewitz returned to the starting lineup in style, scoring a season-high 13 points as the Badgers closed out their nonconference schedule with an 87-51 victory over Samford on Saturday.
Bruesewitz suffered a concussion in practice on Dec. 6, missed two games and came off the bench last Saturday in a win over Milwaukee. He was one of five players in double figures for Wisconsin (9-4), which opens Big Ten play Jan. 3 at home against Penn State.
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Ryan Evans added 14 points and a career-high 12 rebounds, Sam Dekker scored 12 and Jared Berggren had 10 for Wisconsin, which shot 54.5 percent on 3-pointers (12 for 22), surpassed 80 points for the fifth time this season and was a point away from its season scoring high.
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mues try kills primer white it covers solid on just bout anything, n get some fat caps youll b aight
Rib, solid thorws as usual. The Klaus thing is off tha hook.
Hit da wallz wit that shit homies, make it big, nah'meen?
post some flicks, if yall will be doin it, lookin forward for it.
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Klaus has posted a paint flick a while back, he definitely gets down. And yeah man, I did use fats for the fill but I'll use it for the outline too. Peace.
yo that was a pretty dope fable thow, just dont personally like the E but keep writting!!
any crits?
The E is fairly solid, but every other letter falls off. the R could be confused for an A, and just has odd shapes in it in general. The A isn't really much of a letter. The Y looks like an S and the S is just odd. I wouldn't do those weird squiggle lines either. Keep at it. Keep it simple for now. The ERAYS hand at the bottom isn't too bad, again minus the squiggles. Stay up.
the blueish one was done today had to go over some assholes peice since he went over mine
the red out line a couple of days ago
my original throw is the one i did today
not feeling thatG
something quick i need some ideas for my throw R, its looks forced idk i can't figure it out...dont mind the ahhhh piss above it that was my buddy and i got bored so i added drips cuz we all now they look better on paper lol lmk what ya think
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im not really feeling that yo, make all the letters similar to the e
the last one is my original throw the others are jus fooling around now CRIT MY SHET
skina - the second one is the best, i dont like how the bottom leg of the S goes all the way up, and on the other two the holes in the letters are to big
crits please
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comeone guys anyone?
skina:whats up with the lines that r in the shadow, is it supposed to be a highlight cuz those would be on the opposite side of the shadow i think...either way i think u should ditch em all and leave just plain black
give crits to get crits, just cuz u don't like his shit doesn't mean he can't tell u what he thinks u need to change,
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fuck you skina u asked for crits so i gave them to u, just cause my throw sucks doesn't mean i cant improve it, you always put up the same thing and it never looks any better
rough draft, i think i wanna take the lower part of the s and put it behind the curve a little instead of infront...crits
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"Try Something You Never Thought You Would Try" …and Other Tips for a Great Freshman Year
What advice would rising sophomores and juniors give to their pre-frosh selves if they had an opportunity for a "do over?" As the College's dean of freshmen I enjoy asking this question when I have the opportunity to speak to our current students. They have shared much thoughtful advice with me including:
- Don't worry about how people around you are doing, just focus on doing the best you can
- There is a lot to do and it is better to sample things a bit at a time
- It's OK to say "no"
- You don't have to know everything now
- Take an art class
- No one will wake you up in the morning
- Remember how you wanted to be a doctor last year, but now you are SURE you want to be a psychologist? Remember that next year when you decide on the next thing you want to be
- Trust yourself
- School is a full time job
- Take a study skills course—even if you don't think you need one!
- Visit your professors during their office hours
- Try something you never thought you would try
First year students will quickly discover that college is very different from high school: new academic demands, many competing (and tempting) diversions, freedom to go to class—or not, intellectually exciting course choices, and bright, engaged students and faculty. All of these opportunities—and more—create a dynamic community. There is much to know, and even more to do.
How can new students be assured that they are getting off to the best possible start? Freshmen will find that there are a multitude of resources available to provide guidance on almost every topic from picking first semester courses to finding help in calculus: academic advisers, professors, study skills counselors, pre-major advisers, resident advisors, the dean of freshmen, and other campus administrators and peers are a few important examples of good people to get to know. Building relationships, beginning with the very first day of school, can make the difference between students who "survive" and students who "thrive" during their years in college.
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text: In 'Staff' Key members of staffProfessional ServicesStaff Back to 'Birmingham Business School' Professor Joanne Duberley The Department of Organisation, Work and EmploymentProfessor of Organisational Studies Contact details Telephone+44 (0) 121 414 6387Fax+44 (0) 121 414 firstname.lastname@example.com AddressBirmingham Business SchoolUniversity HouseBirminghamB15 2TT Jo is a Professor of Organisation Studies. She has previously worked at Heriot Watt University, Sheffield University, Leeds University and Sheffield Hallam University. Jo has taught OB, HRM and change management to postgraduate and undergraduate students. She has supervised 6 PhDs to completion and is currently supervising 7 PhD students and 1 DBA student. Qualifications BAPhDMIPD Teaching Director of BSc Business and Management Suite of Programmes Postgraduate supervision Jo would be interested in supervising students in the following areas: Work-life balance and the relationship between home and work in family businesses. Women entrepreneurs – in particular issues around access to finance The organisation and management of science. Careers of professional workers - I am particularly interested in those who choose to leave traditional organisational employment. Research degree opportunities Research Jo has two main areas of research interest: The study of career: Jo has lead a number of projects exploring careers in a variety of contexts, including academic scientists, women entrepreneurs, NHS managers and women approaching retirement. She has received funding for this from ESRC, the British Academy and NHS SDO. The management of science: She has held two ESRC grants examining the organisation of science and the careers of scientists. Her most recent project examined the career transitions of scientists moving from the public to private sector. She has been successful in gaining funding for this from ESRC, and EPSRC. She is currently developing research looking at the relationship between the public and private sector in the development of stem cell science and technology. She adopts a qualitative approach towards research andmaintains an interest in innovative approaches towards methodology. She has also co-authored textbooks on organisation theory and epistemology in management research. Grants: Jo has recently won a small amount of funding from the Child Poverty and Social Mobility commission to investigate non-educational barriers to entry to elite professions with Hilary Somerlad (law) and Louise Ashley (Royal Holloway) £15,000. Jo recieved a grant from the Birmingham/Nottingham strategic collaboration fund to examine careers of women in research in both institutions with Laurie Cohen (Nottingham) £11,000. Publications Books Mcauley, J., Duberley, J and Johnson, P (2006) Organisation Theory: Challenges and Perspectives, Pearson Phil Johnson and Joanne Duberley (2000) Understanding Management Research - An Introduction to Epistemology Sage. Refereed Journal Articles Carmichael, F, Duberley, J & Szmigin, I (2014), 'Older women and their participation in exercise and leisure-time physical activity : the double edged sword of work' Sport in Society, pp. 1-19 Duberley, J., Carmichael, F., & Szmigin, I. (2014). Exploring Women's Retirement: Continuity, Context and Career Transition. Gender, Work & Organization, 21(1), 71-90 Cohen, L and Duberley, J (2013) Constructing careers through narrative and music: an analysis of Desert Island Discs, Journal of Vocational Behavior, forthcoming Duberley, J and Carrigan M (2013) The Career Narratives of 'Mumpreneurs': Women's experiences of combining enterprise and motherhood, International Small Business Journal forthcoming Carrigan, M and Duberley, J (2013) Time triage: Exploring the temporal strategies that support entrepreneurship and motherhood, Time and Society, forthcoming Cohen L, Duberley J and Ravishankar M (2013) Examining the interplay of career, migration and national cultural identity: the case of Indian scientists, International Migration Journal forthcoming MacFarlane, F Duberley J and Powell, M (2012) Talent management in the NHS: human resources or resourceful humans? Public Money and Management, forthcoming Johnson, P and Duberley, J (2011) Anomie and Management Studies: Reappraising Durkheim, Organization, 18(4) 563-584 Duberley, J and Cohen, L (2010) Gendering Career Capital: A Study of UK Women Scientists, Journal of Vocational Behavior, 76, 2, pp187-197 Cohen, L., Duberley, J and Musson, G (2009) Work-life balance? An autoethnographic exploration of everyday home-work dynamics, Journal of Management Inquiry, 2009 , vol 18, pp229-241 Duberley, J., Cohen, L and Leeson, E (2007) Entrepreneurial academics: developing scientific careers in changing university settings, Higher Education Quarterly, 61 (4), 479 - 497 Cohen , L and Duberley (2007) Organizing Science: Editors introduction, International Studies in Management and Organisation, 37, 1, pp2-8 Musson, G and Duberley J (2007) Change Change or be Exchanged… The Discourse of Participation and The Management of Identity, Journal of Management Studies, 44, 1, pp164-185 Duberley, J. Cohen L. and Mallon M (2006) Constructing scientific Careers: Change Continuity and Context Organization Studies 27,8, pp1131-1151 Duberley, J. Mallon, M and Cohen, L (2006) Structuration and Career Research: Accounting for Transition, Personnel Review, 35, 3, pp281-296 Mallon, M, Duberley, J. and Cohen L (2005) Scientific Careers in the Public Sector, Orientations and Implications, R&D Management, 35, 4, pp395-407 Cohen, L. Duberley, J and Mallon, M (2004) Social Constructionism and Career, Journal of Vocational Behaviour, 64, 3, pp407-422 Cohen, L. Duberley, J and Musson, G. (2004) Enterprising Professionals: scientists, doctors and their customers, International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation 5 (1) 15 - 24. Johnson and Duberley (2003) Reflexivity in Management Research, Journal of Management Studies, 40 (5) 1279 - 1303. Cohen, L. Mcauley, J and Duberley, J. (2001) Continuity in Discontinuity: Changing Discourses of Science in a Market Economy, Science Technology and Human Values, 26, 2, 145-166 Duberley, J., Johnson, P., Cassell, C. and P. Close, (2000) 'Manufacturing Change: The Role of Performance Evaluation and Control Systems', International Journal of Operations and Production Management 20 (4): 427-440 McAuley, J., Duberley, J., and Cohen L., (2000) 'The Meanings Scientists Give to Management and Strategy', Human Relations, 53(1): 87-116 Mallon, M. and Duberley, J. (2000) Managers and Professionals in the Contingent Workforce: A Challenge for HRM, Human Resource Management Journal 10(1): 33-47 Cassell, C., Close, P., Duberley, J. and Johnson, P (2000) Surfacing Embedded Assumptions: Using Repertory Grid Methodology to Facilitate Organizational Change, European Journal of Work and Organisational Psychology, 9(4): 561-573 Darwin, J., Duberley, J. and Johnson, P (2000) Managing Relationships: CCT in 10 British Local Authorities, International Journal of Public Sector Management, 13(1): 38-57 Tranfield D R, Duberley J P, Smith J S, Musson G, Stokes P, (2000) 'Organisational Learning: it's a matter of routine' Management Decision, 38(4): 253-260 Cohen, L., Duberley J. and J McAuley (1999) 'Fuelling Innovation or Monitoring Productivity - The Management of Research Scientists', Organization 6(3): 473-497 Cohen, L., Duberley, J. and McAuley, J. (1999) 'The Purpose and Process of Science: Contrasting Understandings in UK Research Establishments', R&D management 29 (3): 233-245 Duberley, J and Johnson, P (1999) 'Contracting in Local Authorities: Factors Influencing the Development of Contracting Relations', Public Management 1(4): 531-554 Johnson, P, Duberley, J. Close, P and Cassell, C.M (1999) Negotiating field roles in manufacturing management research: the need for reflexivity . International Journal of Operations and Production Management 19 (12): 1234-1253 Darwin, J., Duberley, J and Johnson, P., (1999) Contracting in English Local Authorities: A Behavioural Analysis, Local Governance 25(1): 13-24.


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To figure out if you can appeal a trial court's decision, there are three questions you have to consider:
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Under normal circumstances, a change of grade after the end of the incomplete period (42 calendar days after the end of a fall or spring term) may be submitted by the course instructor only to correct an error in the original grade, or as a result of a successful grade appeal by a student to the Academic Standards Committee. Student-initiated requests for changes in a final course grade must be submitted to the associate dean for academic affairs not more than one calendar year after the original grade was submitted. Such a time period allows for individuals to appeal grades if they have been away from campus for study abroad, leave of absence, or other separations from the College. It is not appropriate to change a grade based upon options, such as supplemental assignments, that are not equally available to all students.


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Safety at Xavier
The purpose of this site is to provide a central communication point providing current information regarding campus safety issues and focuses on,
- Providing important safety updates. In the event of a campus incident, this site will provide the most current information;
- Actions students can take to stay safe on campus and in the community;
- Resources Xavier provides for campus and student safety and security;
Campus Safety
Xavier University is a community of almost 8,000 persons working, living, and studying on campus. As in all communities, personal safety, crime, and the loss of property can all be issues. Crimes of opportunity such as the theft of unattended books, computers or backpacks compose 95% of campus crime. Crimes related to personal behavior and relationship issues, involving alcohol or substance abuse and personal responsibility, make up the balance. It is important to note that most, if not all, of these crimes are preventable. As you explore this website, we provide suggestions and tips on how to keep yourself and your property safe.
How Safe is Xavier
Families and students are always concerned about safety and want to know "How safe is the Xavier campus?" simply and directly, Very Safe. Campus crimes decreased by 27% during the 2009-2010 academic year as compared to the previous year, even though the residential population on campus grew by 17%. In fact, personal and property crimes have remained flat over the last four years. However, it is important to note Xavier is part of a larger urban community and we make the personal safety and security of all students, faculty, staff and visitors a top priority.
The Greater Cincinnati Community
Xavier is located primarily within the city of Cincinnati, recently rated 9th among America's 40 safest cities by Forbes magazine. The list recognizes the nation's top metro areas with the lowest rates of violent crime, workplace deaths, fatal crashes and natural disasters.
The Xavier campus is surrounded by three very different neighborhoods. The city of Norwood welcomes many of our students in off-campus housing and retail stores and venues. Evanston is one of several transitional neighborhoods in the area, and many of our students volunteer in the recreation center after school hours and work with the neighborhood children. North Avondale is one of the oldest, grandest neighborhoods in Cincinnati and is where several faculty members own homes and many students rent, taking advantage of its close proximity to campus. Learn more about living in Cincinnati.
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We cannot, however, do the job alone. Every member of the Xavier community should safeguard their personal safety. As a student, important actions you can take:
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After quarters of confounding Wall Street "expert" analysts with better-than-expected earnings, could Apple, Inc. (
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Cirrus's chip stock fluctuates primarily with the sales of its largest customer Apple's devices. Thus the large stock of unsold chips indicates weak sales of Apple's flagship devices.
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