Saturday, July 21, 2012

Places to stay near Fort Benning, GA

Places to stay near Fort Benning, GA?
I want to go to Ft Benning for my friend's Army graduation and I'm having trouble finding information on the area. How far is Fort Benning, Columbus from Atlanta? I can't seem to get a direct flight there! Are there any hotels in the area that would be close enough to the army base that I wouldn't have to rent a car? Should I just drive down? (I live in NJ- should take about 17 hrs)
Atlanta - 2 Answers
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Atlanta to Columbus is an easy drive. Atlanta airport is near I-85 south which will take you directly to Columbus. Less than 2 hours. Columbus has plenty of good hotels. Use Mapquest to get directions. Use Travelocity, Hotels.com or the like to find a hotel. Should be easy.
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First things first: congratulations on your very brave friend and to you for supporting him! Now - it is a very easy drive from Atlanta straight down I-85 probably about 45 min, an hour at the most. You can take one of the smaller planes into the Columbus airport but it will probably be quite expensive. Sometimes there is a 'hospitality hotel' on bases that traveling soldiers and guests can stay in. When my daughter got married on Hunter Army Air Base in Savannah, she was able to reserve rooms for family members. Check out www.benningmwr.com/lodging31905.htm I can't remember any hotels right at the reservation, but there are quite a few of the usual Popular Hotels in Columbus * Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott * Hampton Inn * Marriott Columbus * Residence Inn by Marriott * Hilton Garden Inn * Wingate by Wyndham * The Rothschild Pound House * Wyndham Garden Hotel * Sleep Inn * Country Inn & Suites By Carlson, Columbus, GA Good luck in your travels and give my very best to your friend.

Saturday, July 14, 2012

Who is The Most Influential Man in History

Who is The Most Influential Man in History ?
The following is from Michael Hart's book and lists Prophet Muhammad as the most influential man in History. A Citadel Press Book, published by Carol Publishing Group Ranking of the twenty from the list of 100: Prophet Muhammad Isaac Newton Jesus Christ Buddha Confucius St. Paul Ts'ai Lun Johann Gutenberg Christopher Columbus Albert Einstein Karl Marx Louis Pasteur Galileo Galilei Aristotle Lenin Moses Charles Darwin Shih Huang Ti Augustus Caesar Mao Tse-tung -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MUHAMMAD, No. 1 The 100, a Ranking of the Most Influential Persons in History by Michael H. Hart My choice of Muhammad to lead the list of the world's most influential persons may surprise some readers and may be questioned by others, but he was the only man in history who was supremely successful on both the religious and secular levels. Of humble origins, Muhammad founded and promulgated one of the world's great religions, and became an immensely effective political leader. Today, thirteen centuries after his death, his influence is still powerful and pervasive. The majority of the persons in this book had the advantage of being born and raised in centers of civilization, highly cultured or politically pivotal nations. Muhammad, however, was born in the year 570, in the city of Mecca, in southern Arabia, at that time a backward area of the world, far from the centers of trade, art, and learning. Orphaned at age six, he was reared in modest surroundings. Islamic tradition tells us that he was illiterate. His economic position improved when, at age twenty-five, he married a wealthy widow. Nevertheless, as he approached forty, there was little outward indication that he was a remarkable person. Most Arabs at that time were pagans, who believed in many gods. There were, however, in Mecca, a small number of Jews and Christians; it was from them no doubt that Muhammad first learned of a single, omnipotent God who ruled the entire universe. When he was forty years old, Muhammad became convinced that this one true God (Allah) was speaking to him, and had chosen him to spread the true faith. For three years, Muhammad preached only to close friends and associates. Then, about 613, he began preaching in public. As he slowly gained converts, the Meccan authorities came to consider him a dangerous nuisance. In 622, fearing for his safety, Muhammad fled to Medina (a city some 200 miles north of Mecca), where he had been offered a position of considerable political power. This flight, called the Hegira, was the turning point of the Prophet's life. In Mecca, he had had few followers. In Medina, he had many more, and he soon acquired an influence that made him a virtual dictator. During the next few years, while Muhammad's following grew rapidly, a series of battles were fought between Medina and Mecca. This was ended in 630 with Muhammad's triumphant return to Mecca as conqueror. The remaining two and one-half years of his life witnessed the rapid conversion of the Arab tribes to the new religion. When Muhammad died, in 632, he was the effective ruler of all of southern Arabia. The Bedouin tribesmen of Arabia had a reputation as fierce warriors. But their number was small; and plagued by disunity and internecine warfare, they had been no match for the larger armies of the kingdoms in the settled agricultural areas to the north. However, unified by Muhammad for the first time in history, and inspired by their fervent belief in the one true God, these small Arab armies now embarked upon one of the most astonishing series of conquests in human history. To the northeast of Arabia lay the large Neo-Persian Empire of the Sassanids; to the northwest lay the Byzantine, or Eastern Roman Empire, centered in Constantinople. Numerically, the Arabs were no match for their opponents. On the field of battle, though, the inspired Arabs rapidly conquered all of Mesopotamia, Syria, and Palestine. By 642, Egypt had been wrested from the Byzantine Empire, while the Persian armies had been crushed at the key battles of Qadisiya in 637, and Nehavend in 642. But even these enormous conquests, which were made under the leadership of Muhammad's close friends and immediate successors, Ali, Abu Bakr and 'Umar ibn al-Khattab, did not mark the end of the Arab advance. By 711, the Arab armies had swept completely across North Africa to the Atlantic Ocean There they turned north and, crossing the Strait of Gibraltar, overwhelmed the Visigothic kingdom in Spain. For a while, it must have seemed that the Moslems would overwhelm all of Christian Europe. However, in 732, at the famous Battle of Tours, a Moslem army, which had advanced into the center of France, was at last defeated by the Franks. Nevertheless, in a scant century of fighting, these Bedouin tribesmen, inspired by the word of the Prophet, had carved out an empire stretching from the borders of India to the Atlantic Ocean-the largest empire that the world had yet seen. And everywhere that the armies conquered, large-scale conversion to the new faith eventually followed. Now, not all of these conquests proved permanent. The Persians, though they have remained faithful to the religion of the Prophet, have since regained their independence from the Arabs. And in Spain, more than seven centuries of warfare, finally resulted in the Christians reconquering the entire peninsula. However, Mesopotamia and Egypt, the two cradles of ancient civilization, have remained Moslem, as has the entire coast of North Africa. The new religion, of course, continued to spread, in the intervening centuries, far beyond the borders of the original Moslem conquests. Currently it has tens of millions of adherents in Africa and Central Asia and even more in Pakistan and northern India, and in Indonesia. In Indonesia, the new faith has been a unifying factor. In the Indian subcontinent, however, the conflict between Moslems and Hindus is still a major obstacle to unity. How, then, is one to assess the overall impact of Muhammad on human history? Like all religions, Islam exerts an enormous influence upon the lives of its followers. It is for this reason that the founders of the world's great religions all figure prominently in this book. Since there are roughly twice as many Christians as Moslems in the world, it may initially seem strange that Muhammad has been ranked higher than Jesus. There are two principal reasons for that decision. First, Muhammad played a far more important role in the development of Islam than Jesus did in the development of Christianity. Although Jesus was responsible for the main ethical and moral precepts of Christianity (insofar as these differed from Judaism), St. Paul was the main developer of Christian theology, its principal proselytizer, and the author of a large portion of the New Testament. Muhammad, however, was responsible for both the theology of Islam and its main ethical and moral principles. In addition, he played the key role in proselytizing the new faith, and in establishing the religious practices of Islam. Moreover, he is the author of the Moslem holy scriptures, the Koran, a collection of certain of Muhammad's insights that he believed had been directly revealed to him by Allah. Most of these utterances were copied more or less faithfully during Muhammad's lifetime and were collected together in authoritative form not long after his death. The Koran therefore, closely represents Muhammad's ideas and teachings and to a considerable extent his exact words. No such detailed compilation of the teachings of Christ has survived. Since the Koran is at least as important to Moslems as the Bible is to Christians, the influence of Muhammad through the medium of the Koran has been enormous. It is probable that the relative influence of Muhammad on Islam has been larger than the combined influence of Jesus Christ and St. Paul on Christianity. On the purely religious level, then, it seems likely that Muhammad has been as influential in human history as Jesus. Furthermore, Muhammad (unlike Jesus) was a secular as well as a religious leader. In fact, as the driving force behind the Arab conquests, he may well rank as the most influential political leader of all time. Of many important historical events, one might say that they were inevitable and would have occurred even without the particular political leader who guided them. For example, the South American colonies would probably have won their independence from Spain even if Simon Bolivar had never lived. But this cannot be said of the Arab conquests. Nothing similar had occurred before Muhammad, and there is no reason to believe that the conquests would have been achieved without him. The only comparable conquests in human history are those of the Mongols in the thirteenth century, which were primarily due to the influence of Genghis Khan. These conquests, however, though more extensive than those of the Arabs, did not prove permanent, and today the only areas occupied by the Mongols are those that they held prior to the time of Genghis Khan. It is far different with the conquests of the Arabs. From Iraq to Morocco, there extends a whole chain of Moslem nations united not merely by their faith in Islam, but also by their Arabic language, history, and culture. The centrality of the Koran in the Moslem religion and the fact that it is written in Arabic have probably prevented the Arab language from breaking up into mutually unintelligible dialects, which might otherwise have occurred in the intervening thirteen centuries. Differences and divisions between these Arab states exist, of course, and they are considerable, but the partial disunity should not blind us to the important elements of unity that have continued to exist. For instance, neither Iran nor Indonesia, both oil-producing states and both Islamic in religion joined in the oil embargo of the winter of 1973-74. It is no coincidence that all of the Arab states, and only the Arab states, participated in the embargo. We see, then, that the Arab conquests of the seventh century have continued to play an important role in human history, down to the present day. It is this unparalleled combination of secular and religious influence which I feel entitles Muhammad to be considered the most influential single figure in human history. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The following is from Michael Hart's book and lists Prophet Muhammad as the most influential man in History. A Citadel Press Book, published by Carol Publishing Group Ranking, list of 100 most influential persons in history: Prophet Muhammad Isaac Newton Jesus Christ Buddha Confucius St. Paul Ts'ai Lun Johann Gutenberg Christopher Columbus Albert Einstein Karl Marx Louis Pasteur Galileo Galilei Aristotle Lenin Moses Charles Darwin Shih Huang Ti Augustus Caesar Mao Tse-tung Genghis Khan Euclid Martin Luther Nicolaus Copernicus James Watt Constantine the Great George Washington Michael Faraday James Clerk Maxwell Orville Wright and Wilbur Wright Antoine Laurent Lavoisier Sigmund Freud Alexander the Great Napoleon Bonaparte Adolf Hitler William Shakespeare Adam Smith Thomas Edison Anthony van Leeuwenhoek Plato Guglielmo Marconi Ludwig van Beethoven Werner Heisenberb Alexander Graham Bell Alexander Fleming Simon Bolivar Oliver Cromwell John Locke Michelangelo Pope Urban II Umar ibn al-Khattab Asoka St. Augustine Max Planck John Calvin William T.G. Morton William Harvey Antoine Henri Becquerel Gregor Mendel Joseph Lister Nikolaus August Otto Louis Daguerre Joseph Stalin Rene Descartes Julius Caesar Francisco Pizarro Hernando Cortes Queen Isabella I William the Conqueror Thomas Jefferson Jean-Jacques Rousseau Edward Jenner Wilhelm Conrad Rontgen Hohann Sebastian Bach Lao Tzu Enrico Fermi Thomas Malthus Francis Bacon Voltaire John F. Kennedy Gregory Pincus Sui Wen Ti Mani Vasco da Gama Charlemagne Cyprus the Great Leonhard Euler Niccolo Machiavelli Zoroaster Menes Peter the Great Mencius John Dalton Homer Queen Elizabeth Justinian I fJohannes Kepler Pablo Picasso Mahavira Niels Bohr Honorable Mentions and Interesting Misses: St. Thomas Aquinas Archimedes Charles Babbage Cheops Marie Curie Benjamin Franklin Gandhi Abraham Lincoln Ferdinand Magellan Leonardo da Vinci -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The non-Muslim verdict on Muhammad (PBUH) If a man like Muhamed were to assume the dictatorship of the modern world, he would succeed in solving its problems that would bring it the much needed peace and happiness. George Bernard Shaw People like Pasteur and Salk are leaders in the first sense. People like Gandhi and Confucius, on one hand, and Alexander, Caesar and Hitler on the other, are leaders in the second and perhaps the third sense. Jesus and Buddha belong in the third category alone. Perhaps the greatest leader of all times was Mohammed, who combined all three functions. To a lesser degree, Moses did the same. Professor Jules Masserman Head of the State as well as the Church, he was Caesar and Pope in one; but, he was Pope without the Pope's pretensions, and Caesar without the legions of Caesar, without a standing army, without a bodyguard, without a police force, without a fixed revenue. If ever a man had the right to say that he ruled by a right divine, it was Muhummed, for he had all the powers without their supports. He cared not for the dressings of power. The simplicity of his private life was in keeping with his public life. Rev. R. Bosworth-Smith Muhammad was the soul of kindness, and his influence was felt and never forgotten by those around him. Diwan Chand Sharma, The Prophets of the East, Calcutta 1935, p. l 22. Four years after the death of Justinian, A.D. 569, was born at Mecca, in Arabia the man who, of all men exercised the greatest influence upon the human race . . . Mohammed . . . John William Draper, M.D., L.L.D., A History of the Intellectual Development of Europe, London 1875, Vol. 1, pp. 329-330 In little more than a year he was actually the spiritual, nominal and temporal rule of Medina, with his hands on the lever that was to shake the world. John Austin, "Muhammad the Prophet of Allah," in T.P. 's and Cassel's Weekly for 24th September 1927. Philosopher, Orator, Apostle, Legislator, Warrior, Conqueror of ideas Restorer of rational beliefs, of a cult without images; the founder of twenty terrestrial empires and of one spiritual empire, that is Muhammed. As regards all standards by which human greatness may be measured, we may well ask, is there any man greater than he? Lamartine, Historie de la Turquie, Paris 1854, Vol. 11 pp. 276-2727 It is impossible for anyone who studies the life and character of the great prophet of Arabia, who knows how he taught and how he lived, to feel anything but reverence for that mighty Prophet, one of the great messengers of the Supreme. And although in what I put to you I shall say many things which may be familiar to many, yet I myself feel whenever I re-read them, a new way of admiration, a new of reverence for that mighty Arabian teacher. Annie Besant, The Life and Teachings of Muhammad, Madras 1932, p. 4 Muhummed is the most successful of all Prophets and religious personalities. Encyclopedia Britannica I have studied him - the wonderful man - and in my opinion far from being an anti-Christ he must be called the saviour of humanity. George Bernard Shaw in "The Genuine Islam" By a fortune absolutely unique in history, Mohammed is a threefold founder of a nation, of an empire, and of a religion. Rev. R. Bosworth-Smith in "Mohammed and Mohammedanism 1946."
Other - Society & Culture - 7 Answers
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Jesus Christ the son of God hands down. Edison was pretty cool, but nothing compared to the Lord Jesus.
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It is Prophet Mohammad
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Prophet Muhammad (PBuH)
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I own and I've read that book. He gives a good, historical reason for listing Mohammed #1. From a purely historical standpoint, he's correct. But if we believe Jesus is God, of course, he's totally off-base.
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So, you have a few opinions. Everyone has opinions. Unfortunately you have jumped to the conclusion that if something is recorded in a book, that somehow that makes it true. I can show you more books that disagree-so who is the most influential man in history?
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Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)
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How about a little pragmatism: My father; his father; his father; his father... Side note: Pragmatism is becoming very popular in America, I am not sure I am pleased with that.

Saturday, July 7, 2012

Should I text him to see if he got home okay

Should I text him to see if he got home okay...?
Sooo this guy that I have feelings for came to visit me in Columbus last night. We both have feelings for each other by the way. He left earlier this evening and his flight got in an hour ago I think. Would it be weird If i texted him and asked if he got home okay?
Singles & Dating - 2 Answers
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I don't think so. I believe it is perfectly normal to do that. Friends do that to you if your on a long trip or something. So no it's not wierd.
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I think it would a good act on your apart. It is not unnatural to be genuinely concerned with someones health while disregarding love or other gestures of intimacy. Suppose his seat was beside a single mother with two crying infants, and he is frustrated beyond words. Reading your text of concern might put some smile back on his face. He may think he made an impression on you, you can let him think all he wants until his heart contends. But even if it isn't at least he knows your concerned about his return flight, perhaps when one day you are logging your flight hours he will remember to return the favor :)

Sunday, July 1, 2012

how to book military flights

how to book military flights?
I will be needing to book a flight to go to my husbands graduation for November 30, 2010 through December 3, 2010 and I will be leaving from Dayton, OH to Columbus, GA and i will have an 1 month old infant baby with me, how do i go about booking a flight with my military card? Your answers are greatly appreciated. Thank you *military id
Military - 8 Answers
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Military card? What do you mean? Edit-- You book a flight with your credit card. Not a military ID. Call the airlines or go to their online site and book a flight from those two locations for the days needed. This is not a military matter. Edit-- Are you talking about Space flights? DonĂ¢€™t even bother. It is space as available with random times of flight. No guarantee you will get a seat and I doubt any are leaving out of your area of Ohio. People in the military and their dependents tend to fly on commercial airlines.
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A military flight would be space available only on a military aircraft. I doubt there are flights leaving Dayton and getting to GA. It would be way more trouble than its worth. Im not sure spouses can go that route unaccompanied. If you mean getting a military discount on a commercial airline, its just for service members as far as I know.
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Why the hell are you trying to get a space A flight to a graduation? You want to get there right? Well donĂ¢€™t even try to take a Space A flight. The chances of you even finding a military transport heading between those two locations on those dates is slim to none. You need to buy a ticket. Go to a ticket site or the commercial airlines website and purchase your ticket. You can also get a rental care too at the same time while getting the ticket. Traveling is going to be your responsibility, not the military's.
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1. Determine which airline you want to fly. Recommend you choose the one which gets you closest to Columbus and uses the least number of connections. 2. Call the airline and request reservations. 3. Ask them for a military discount. Note: they are not required to provide one. 4. Book flight and use credit card to pay for it.
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Space A will not be an option at all for you to fly to his graduation. You will need commercial flight but don't have to pay for the child. You can book it online or go to a travel agent and pay for it by credit card. You then show your ID whether it is Military or DL today.
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space a is mainly for military members and their families overseas...its not for use within the united states you are going to have to pay out of pocket for a flight
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you can not travel space A in the Continental USA like you can overseas. only military can. listen to everyone here. find an airline going your way and make reservation and pay with credit card or cash. space A is not an option.
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you don't. you cannot fly AMC without your sponsor. you can only fly commercial and a military ID is not worth anything other than as a form of ID when you go through security.

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