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MaryAnn Rush Wallace has joined as coordinator of athletic programs. Wallace has a Doctor of Education from West Virginia University, and a master’s in exercise science from California University of Pennsylvania. Wallace also earned a Bachelor of Multidisciplinary Studies from West Virginia University. |
Andrea Watkins has joined as a women’s assistant basketball coach. Watkins has a bachelor’s in rehabilitation and human services from Penn State Lehigh Valley. |
Mark Gruskin was named associate professor of finance and accounting. Gruskin earned a doctorate in finance and econometrics from Wayne State University, and an MBA in accounting and a bachelor’s in computer science from Penn State. |
Elizabeth Flaherty was named associate teaching professor of art history. Flaherty also serves as coordinator of the art administration program and the honors program at Penn State Lehigh Valley. Flaherty earned a doctorate in interdisciplinary urban education from Temple University, and a master’s in art therapy from ... |
Karen Kackley-Dutt was named associate teaching professor of biology. Kackley-Dutt earned a doctorate in botany and plant pathology, and a master’s and bachelor’s in ornamental horticulture, from the University of Maryland, College Park. |
Kevin Kelley was named associate teaching professor of psychology. Kelley earned a doctorate in counseling psychology from Temple, and a master’s in counseling from Kutztown University and a bachelor’s in individual and family studies from Penn State. He also earned a graduate certificate in women’s studies from Temple... |
What Would A KFC Olympics Sponsorship Ad Look Like? |
Another tasteful entry in The Drum UK's Fauxlympics Ad Contest. Ad agency: unknown. |
737s are selling like hotcakes. Everything else -- not so much. |
Boeing 737 sales have dominated the first weeks of 2016. Image source: Boeing. |
Boeing (NYSE:BA) played second fiddle to Airbus (NASDAQOTH:EADSY) last year, selling far fewer planes than its rival over the course of 2015. Partly, that was owing to a slow start in January 2015 -- a month in which Boeing sold a grand total of just five planes. |
Well, Boeing's not going to make that mistake again. |
Last week alone, Boeing booked more plane orders than it did in all of January 2015. And on Thursday, Boeing expanded its lead several-fold. First, Thursday morning, the company confirmed the sale of 40 Boeing 737-700s to United Airlines. And just five hours later, we received word that the U.S. Department of Defense h... |
Five hours, 60 planes sold. Not bad for a half-day's work. |
With no orders cancelled so far this year, these 47 gross orders are also 47 net orders -- and until Airbus reports its first plane tally (for the entire month of January, due out sometime next week), Boeing holds the lead in 2016. |
That will be the big question for Boeing investors as 2016 progresses. Earlier this week, Boeing reported earnings that featured not only a small decline in revenues and a much bigger drop-off in earnings, but also a significant cut in the rate at which the company is delivering airplanes. |
At the same time, Boeing's big sales push at the tail end of 2015 helped reverse the decline in backlog of planes awaiting construction and delivery. Pegged at 5,648 airplanes in mid-December, backlog levels hit 5,795 planes at last report. Now the question is: Will Boeing continue to permit backlog to expand, partly b... |
Or will the company resume working to whittle down the backlog, and get more planes in customers' hands -- and take more cash off customers' hands, before they get a chance to rethink their orders and perhaps cancel them? Will Boeing take a hard line on pricing, preserving profit margins but potentially sacrificing sal... |
This early in the game, it's hard to say. But we've got a fun year ahead of us, trying to figure out how Boeing will play the game in 2016. |
By Garett Sloane . Published on March 21, 2018. |
Mark Zuckerberg on Wednesday finally broke his silence about the abuse of data on the platform by Cambridge Analytica, promising to redouble efforts to safeguard user privacy after the exposure of the massive data breach. |
Since Friday, Facebook has been on the defensive over reports that Cambridge Analytica improperly obtained data on 50 million users, information that it tried to use to influence the 2016 U.S. elections and Brexit referendum. |
"We have a responsibility to protect your data, and if we can't then we don't deserve to serve you," Zuckerberg said in a post on the social network he founded. "I've been working to understand exactly what happened and how to make sure this doesn't happen again." |
Don't worry. There is "good news," per Zuckerberg. |
"The good news is that the most important actions to prevent this from happening again today we have already taken years ago," the Facebook CEO said, referring to a 2014 rule that prohibited developers from accesing data on users' friends. The Cambridge Analytica breach before that. "But we also made mistakes, there's ... |
Third, we want to make sure you understand which apps you've allowed to access your data. In the next month, we will show everyone a tool at the top of your News Feed with the apps you've used and an easy way to revoke those apps' permissions to your data. |
But as Zuckerberg said, the most important change may have come in 2014, when Facebook limited developers' access to data on users' friends. Before that, a researcher employed by Cambridge Analytica was able to reach 300,000 Facebook users with a quiz app and, using the data yielded from that quiz, build profiles on 50... |
Facebook said that the researcher, Aleksandr Kogan, claimed his work was academic. In 2015, when Facebook learned that Kogan had passed the data to Cambridge Analytica, he was banned from the social network and Cambridge Analytica promised to delete the data. Now, of course, there are reports the data was never deleted... |
Facebook is facing pressure from the British Parliament and the U.S. Congress to explain how the data was handled, and could face regulatory scrutiny from the Federal Trade Commission. |
An Army captain gave a master sergeant the go-ahead to kill an insurgent in Afghanistan who was plotting an attack on a medical convoy on its way to treat local women and children. |
But shortly after the NCO killed the insurgent, both he and the captain were charged with murder and violating rules of engagement. |
The rules of engagement, or ROE, govern when it’s OK to shoot and when it’s not. After-action reviews of commanders’ decisions have led to courts-martial, career-killing bad evals and endless second guessing. |
Hesitating to act can also get troops in trouble. The careers of two Army officers were all but ended for repeatedly denying air and artillery support to a Marine company pinned down by insurgents. |
See more about the dilemma for soldiers in the war zone, and what they should know, in this week’s Army Times. |
The rough-terrain jumpers of the 57th Sapper Company make up a unit like no other. As part of a global response force, the paratroopers can get a foothold on any terrain anywhere in the world with just hours’ notice. They can do long-range recon, employ demolitions, sniff out IEDs, build fortifications, clear airfields... |
They can pack rubber boats, concrete saws and Jaws of Life for rescues. |
Find out what makes these engineers a team that no conventional unit can match — and what they can do for others. Read about them in this week’s Army Times, on newsstands now. |
The Army has announced names of nearly 1,300 field-grade officers and senior noncommissioned officers of the active component who were picked for brigade and battalion command, command sergeant major and key billet positions. |
They were chosen by selection boards that met in recent months to select commanders, command sergeants major and key billet officers from the Army Competitive Category, Army Medical Department and Army Acquisition Corps. |
Now the names are out. See Army Times this week for who’s slated to take command. |
Politics and war do not mix.I served in Iraq from 2003 to 2004, and I am glad I did not have to deal with this crazy R.O.E.. Also, we had a chain of command that backed every move we made. They were committed to bringing all troops home alive. |
Lawyers should not get the blame for the ROE. ROE are always, always, always set by the commanders and are informed by the parameters of the treaties the US has willingly subjected itself to (I would say “international law”, but that’s pejorative)). Commanders have become risk adverse. If you lived under a “zero defect... |
Does a rose by any other name really smell just as sweet? Judging by Tiffany & Co.’s new rose tinged metal collection, Rubedo, it seems so. |
Rubedo, which is made from a mix of metals with copper being the predominant alloy, has a look similar to rose gold, but is lighter in weight as well as on the wallet. The collection debuts in March to mark the jewelry company’s 175 anniversary and is priced from $200 to $8,000 and is part of the brand’s Tiffany 1837 c... |
According to the company, the wearability of the metal is similar to sterling silver in strength, but there’s no mistaking the warm color, which is similar to rose gold -- a popular trend in fashion and jewelry, yet astronomically priced (currently around $1,700 an ounce) high even for avid gold consumers. |
There are around 20 styles to choose from in the Rubedo collection and the blush tone and sleek design make the pieces easy to layer and pair with gold or silver. While Tiffany & Co. insists the metal is not a substitute for rose gold, the color, look and well, price makes us feel like Rubedo rather than rose gold isn’... |
Tiffany & Co. Rubedo Collection is in Tiffany & Co. stores and online at Tiffany.com now. |
Men's Accessories: Fancy a beard hat for that buttonhole? |
Photos: Pieces from the Tiffany & Co. Rubedo collection. Credit: Tiffany & Co. |
The major indicies are all up more than five percent in the last two weeks. How long will the rally last? Robert Doll, vice chairman and global CIO of equities at BlackRock, shared his market insights. |
“Despite the fact that we’ve come a long way in a short period of time, we’re still uncertain what the economic recovery will look like—how subpar will it be,” Doll told CNBC. |
Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke is expected to speak later today on economic conditions. While investors are keen for signs of how the Fed will remove stimulus measures from the economy, Doll said he doesn’t necessarily expect any market-moving statements. |
“Ben Bernanke and the other Fed governors will continue as they did between the last two meetings, to make sure people understand that they’ve got their eye on all these things and that they’re not going to let inflation begin to rear its ugly head,” he said. |
“So they’ll keep talking down and keep with a pretty easy policy until they think they need to do the other extreme, but it’s going to take some time." |
Meanwhile, Doll said he prefers the industrials and materials sector compared to the consumer areas. |
Strategists See More Upside — But How Much? |
No immediate information was available for Doll or his firm. |
Bundle up. It’s going to be a brutally cold one. |
Bundle up. It's going to be a brutally cold one. |
Communities across the northeastern edge of Alberta are contending with some bone-chilling weather. |
As of 4:30 a.m. Monday, Environment Canada had issued extreme cold warnings for areas including Lloydminster, Wainwright , Bonnyville, Cold Lake, Lac La Biche, Fort McMurray and Fort Chipewyan. |
The wind chill in some areas will hover between minus 40 and minus 45. |
Fort McMurray can expect a high of -17 C with a wind chill of minus 41 in the morning and minus 25 in the afternoon. |
In Fort Chipewyan, residents can expect a high of -23 C but the wind will make it feel like it's minus 42. |
Environment Canada is reminding the public, when temperatures plunge, frostbite can develop in minutes. |
"Extreme cold warnings are issued when very cold temperatures or wind chill create an elevated risk to health such as frostbite and hypothermia," stated an advisory from Environment Canada. |
"Extreme cold puts everyone at risk." |
Very cold wind chills are expected to ease off by this afternoon. |
Carl Icahn, the activist investor who pushed for some of the big changes that have taken place at Yahoo, announced his resignation Friday from the company's board of directors. |
In a letter to the board that was also released to reporters, Icahn said he no longer sees a need for an activist investor at Yahoo. He praised the work of Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz and said the search deal Yahoo struck with Microsoft would "provide great long-term benefits, the potential of which many still do not underst... |
Icahn was one of Yahoo's most vocal critics last year, when he pushed for the removal of Jerry Yang as CEO and for Yahoo to accept an unsolicited acquisition offer from Microsoft. He accused Yang and the board of acting against the interests of Yahoo's shareholders, at one point referring to them as "self-destructive d... |
Yahoo has since replaced Yang with Bartz and entered a 10-year search and advertising deal with Microsoft. Part of the deal calls for Yahoo to use Microsoft's Bing search engine to power Yahoo's results. |
"When I joined the board, the company was in a state of turmoil. In the period since then, we have all worked together to achieve much for the company, most notably bringing Carol on to be the CEO and then consummating the search deal with Microsoft," Icahn wrote in the letter. |
He said he was "proud to have played a role in both these decisions." |
Icahn joined the board last year after threatening to launch a proxy fight to replace the entire board and remove Yang as CEO. Ultimately, he agreed to drop the proxy battle in exchange for a board seat for himself and two other people he handpicked. |
Yahoo said Icahn had been an important member of its board who has "helped us through some significant transitions." |
It said it was grateful for his "active role shaping the future of Yahoo." |
After four weeks of civil unrest, the fall of the Tunisian president Ben Ali played out for all the world on Twitter this Friday, some dubbing it a “Twitter Revolution” like the election protests in Iran and Moldovia. Increasingly, collective events from TV shows to the World Cup to #lessambitiousmovies to the fall of ... |
Christopher Golda of Backtype (which does Twitter analysis) provided us with snapshot of Tunisa mentions on Friday January 14th. Not surprisingly the hashtag peaked at 28 tweets per second at 21:27:56 Tunisian time (20:27:56 GMT, 12:27:56 PT), a couple hours after the first reports that Tunisan president had left the c... |
It’s interesting to note that only three of the top tweets are from a mainstream media source (only one from the US), four (including @alfarhan’s) are breaking the news of Ben Ali’s departure and two are breaking the news of the dissolution of Parliament. The most retweeted account, @VoiceofTunisa with its 496 follower... |
The fact that Facebook, like Twitter, sees an increase of activity around times of political change and facilitated communication between activists this time around explains its appearance at the top of the leaderboard here. More active international media like the Guardian, the BBC and Al Jazeera round out the top fiv... |
Since we spend so much time on the sites ourselves, there is a tendency for bloggers and reporters to be myopic when it comes to the use of Twitter in mediating significant events. Because news about Tunisia saturated our Twitter streams, it can seem like Twitter played a crucial role in instigating the news itself. |
And while the jury is still out on just how much tweets can influence something as monumental as the fall of a government, it is worth noting that the critical mass of Tunisia related activity on Twitter happened after Ben Ali fled. |
The British songstress reflects on her painful past when a man sexually assaulted her as a young girl. While she looks over childhood photos and cries in her basement, Ne-Yo rushes over to console her. |
Marsha’s sophomore album Friends & Lovers is due next year featuring Ne-Yo and a collaboration with Alicia Keys. |
Grab some tissue and watch the emotional clip below. |
Zsa Zsa Gabor's longtime Bel-Air estate has sold for $11 million in a court-approved deal that will enable the ailing actress to remain in the home for three years. |
The French Regency-style mansion, used as the setting of the Liberace biopic “Behind the Candelabra,” sits on a 1-acre-plus gated promontory with views of downtown Los Angeles, Santa Catalina Island and the ocean. |
The 28-room home, built in 1955, has a formal sitting room with an antique French fireplace, an oversized dining room with city views, a butler's pantry off the kitchen, six bedrooms and seven bathrooms in 8,878 square feet of living space. |
Former residents include Howard Hughes and Elvis Presley. Gabor bought the house in 1973 for $280,000. |
Her scores of TV and film appearances include a starring role in "Moulin Rouge" (1952) and guest appearances on "The Hollywood Squares" in the 1960s and '70s and "The New Hollywood Squares" in the '80s. |
Roger Perry of Rodeo Realty was the sales agent. Janet Farzan of Janet Farzan Real Estate in Beverly Hills represented the buyer. |
With six simple steps you can boost your position, reputation, and responsibilities at work. CNN's Fredricka Whitfield talks to life coach Valorie Burton about the small steps you can take to improve your career. Valorie is the author of the book "What's Really Holding You Back?" |
Pokémon Go may be the most downloaded app in its first week post-launch ever, and is said to be raking in some $1.6 million daily on iOS alone, but a new report out on Friday suggests that the popular game’s paying user base may have already shrunk. According to data from Slice Intelligence, the app’s paying users peak... |
Players spend real money to buy PokéCoins in Pokémon Go, which allows them to buy items that can be used in the game, like Poké Balls, Lure Modules, Lucky Eggs, Incense and more. |
Because of Pokémon Go’s massive footprint and traction, as of July 15th, the purchase of these PokéCoins accounted for 52 percent of the entire mobile gaming market’s revenue, making Pokémon Go potentially the most lucrative game ever. |
That being said, it’s common for mobile games to see its buying population decline at some point after launch. |
And even though Pokémon Go may have already hit that point, if Slice’s data is accurate, it still held out a lot longer than any other mobile game. For example, Clash Royale’s paying users topped out the fourth day after launch, while Pokémon Go grew an entire week before it reached its plateau. |
Slice’s data, for background, is extracted from e-receipts, including those that reference in-app purchases on iTunes and Google Play. For this study, the firm says it looked at receipt data from 237,484 players. |
In addition, Slice found that the game has been strong with repeat buyers — again, more so than its peers. Half of paying users who bought an item in the game during its first week returned the next week, and spent, on average, $20 each. Clash Royale, on the other hand, only saw 39 percent of its players make a repeat ... |
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