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diff --git a/customindex/map-pin-9.png b/customindex/map-pin-9.png
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diff --git a/customindex/views/default/customindex/content.php b/customindex/views/default/customindex/content.php
index fc235c0aa264f9de4e9fa5b2be821b8cb2ee7920..485bf889566e2f62002dbadf441ab3ddd8e28331 100644
--- a/customindex/views/default/customindex/content.php
+++ b/customindex/views/default/customindex/content.php
@@ -19,6 +19,13 @@
 	
 ?>
 
+
+<link rel="stylesheet" href="<?php echo $CONFIG->url ?>mod/customindex/views/default/customindex/globesplash.css" type="text/css" />
+<script type="text/javascript">var config_url = "<?php echo $CONFIG->url ?>";</script>
+<script type="text/javascript" src="http://globe.poly9.com/api.js"></script>
+<script type="text/javascript" src="<?php echo $CONFIG->url ?>mod/customindex/witw_people.js"></script>
+<script type="text/javascript" src="<?php echo $CONFIG->url ?>mod/customindex/views/default/customindex/globesplash.js"></script>
+
 <!-- begin splash code from ucommcoleman/workspace/wdntempaltes/splash.shtml -->
 <div id="splashwrapper">  
     <div id="splash">
diff --git a/customindex/views/default/customindex/globesplash.css b/customindex/views/default/customindex/globesplash.css
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..2dc393a09f6e1b6f66f7b2b2c302d4a09141e753
--- /dev/null
+++ b/customindex/views/default/customindex/globesplash.css
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+<style type="text/css">
+p.witw_location {
+	text-transform: capitalize;
+}
+</style>
+<!--[if IE]>
+	<style type="text/css">
+	    #FE_InfoWindow {
+			margin:10px 0 0 15px !important;
+		}
+		#maincontent>ul.wdn_tabs {
+			width:920px;
+		}
+		form#searchform .search_submit_button {
+			font-size: 0px;
+			line-height: 0px;
+		}
+	</style>
+<![endif]-->
+<!--[if IE 8]>
+  <style type="text/css">
+	    #FE_InfoWindow {
+			margin:0 0 0 5px !important;
+		}
+  </style>
+<![endif]-->
+
diff --git a/customindex/views/default/customindex/globesplash.js b/customindex/views/default/customindex/globesplash.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..b977cae20988a08a15ee4647a3fefb95a97fdfe5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/customindex/views/default/customindex/globesplash.js
@@ -0,0 +1,170 @@
+
+	function showLinks() {
+		WDN.jQuery("#promoVideoList").show();
+	};
+
+	WDN.jQuery(window).load(function(){
+		WDN.jQuery("#FE_InfoWindow").wrap("<div id='xxx'></div>");
+		//WDN.jQuery("#promoVideoList").hide();
+	});
+	WDN.jQuery(document).ready(function(){
+		WDN.jQuery("#headlines>div").click(function(){
+		    panelClicked = WDN.jQuery(this).attr("id").split('headline')[1];
+	     	WDN.jQuery("#headlines>div").removeClass("activepanel");
+	     	WDN.jQuery(this).addClass("activepanel");
+	     	WDN.jQuery("#posters>div").hide();
+	     	if(WDN.jQuery(this).attr("id") == "headline1"){
+		     	WDN.jQuery("#poster"+panelClicked+"").show().css({'z-index':'99'});
+	     	} else {
+	     		WDN.jQuery("#poster"+panelClicked+"").show().css({'z-index':'105'});
+	     	}
+		   	if(WDN.jQuery(this).attr("id") == "headline1"){
+		   		WDN.jQuery("#xxx").show();
+		   		var pause = setTimeout('WDN.jQuery("#FE_InfoWindow").css({"z-index":"200"});',1000);
+	   		} else {
+		     	WDN.jQuery("#xxx").hide();
+		     	WDN.jQuery("#FE_InfoWindow").css({'z-index':'0'});
+	   		}
+	   });
+	   //Controls for the video section
+		WDN.jQuery('#promoVideoList a').click(function() {
+			WDN.jQuery("#promoVideoList").hide();
+			//unload the current swfObject
+			swfobject.removeSWF("promoVideo");
+			//create a new div since it was removed
+			WDN.jQuery('#poster3').prepend("<div id='promoVideo'></div>");
+			//run swfObject again with the new video
+			var flashvars = {
+					file: WDN.jQuery(this).attr("href"),
+					autostart: true,
+					skin: "http://www.unl.edu/ucomm/templatedependents/templatesharedcode/scripts/components/mediaplayer/UNLVideoSkin.swf"
+				};
+								
+			swfobject.embedSWF("http://www.unl.edu/ucomm/templatedependents/templatesharedcode/scripts/components/mediaplayer/player.swf", "promoVideo", "640", "408", "10.0.0", false, flashvars, params, attributes, showLinks);
+			//WDN.jQuery('object#promoVideo param[name=flashvars]').attr({value: "allowfullscreen=true&amp;quality=best&amp;wmode=transparent&amp;file="+WDN.jQuery(this).attr("href")+"&amp;image=mod/customindex/videoStill.jpg&amp;autostart=false&amp;skin=http://www.unl.edu/ucomm/templatedependents/templatesharedcode/scripts/components/mediaplayer/UNLVideoSkin.swf"});
+		   	//WDN.log("New video loaded");
+	   		return false;
+		});
+	 });
+
+
+
+
+
+<!-- begin poly9 globe js -->
+
+
+var c=0;
+var t;
+var pinsonly=true;
+      
+function startMap() { 
+	//these are needed when the globe is turned off by clicking on another panel, then when it's restarted it begins here
+	pinsonly=true;c=0;
+	
+	//turn off the overlay
+	this.toggleDashboard();
+	
+	letsdothisloop('0');
+	pinsonly=false;
+	c = Math.floor(Math.random()*30);
+	var pauseforasec =setTimeout("letsdothisloop('5000');",1500);
+};
+
+function letsdothisloop(delay) { 
+	if(c==0) displayNancyAndreasen();
+	else if(c==1) displayAtorodAzizinamini();
+	else if(c==2) displayClaudeMBoltonJr();
+	else if(c==3) displayWarrenBuffett();
+	else if(c==4) displayBingChen();
+	else if(c==5) displayGranvilleCoggs();
+	else if(c==6) displayDrLTreyColeman();
+	else if(c==7) displayPamDingman();
+	else if(c==8) displayChristopherElbow();
+	else if(c==9) displayShaneFarritor();
+	else if(c==10) displaySheriFritz();
+	else if(c==11) displayRulonGardner();
+	else if(c==12) displayDavidHarwood();
+	else if(c==13) displayJohnHoerner();
+	else if(c==14) displayMichaelHoff();
+	else if(c==15) displayJohnJanovyJr();
+	else if(c==16) displayJayKeasling();
+	else if(c==17) displayScottKillinger();
+	else if(c==18) displayNithalKuwa();
+	else if(c==19) displayCindyMcCaffrey();
+	else if(c==20) displayBetsyOBrien();
+	else if(c==21) displayJuanitaPage();
+	else if(c==22) displayLarkinPowell();
+	else if(c==23) displayJeffreyRaikes();
+	else if(c==24) displayBrettRatcliffe();
+	else if(c==25) displayJorgeAlbertoRodriguez();
+	else if(c==26) displayTedSorensen();
+	else if(c==27) displayBobThacker();
+	else if(c==28) displayKenVogel();
+	else if(c==29) displayCharlesWood();
+	else if(c==30) displayJohnYohe();
+	else {
+		if(pinsonly) {
+			c=0;
+			return;
+		}
+		else
+			c=-1;
+	}
+	c=c+1;
+	if(pinsonly)
+		letsdothisloop(delay);
+	else
+		t=setTimeout("letsdothisloop("+delay+")",delay);
+};
+
+function openLocation(lng, lat, username, location, displayname, title, comment, linkname) {
+	if(!pinsonly)
+		clearTimeout(t);
+	var latlng = new FE.LatLng(lat,lng);
+	if(!pinsonly){	
+		setTimeout(function(){map1.panTo(latlng,1.5,"easeInOutQuad")}, 50);
+		map1.zoomTo(19505000,1.5,"easeInOutQuad");
+	}
+	label = window.label = new FE.Pushpin(latlng,new FE.Icon(config_url+'mod/customindex/map-pin-12.png'));
+	//make pins clickable
+	if(pinsonly) 
+		FE.Event.addListener(label, 'click', function() { openLocation(lng, lat, username, location, displayname, title, comment, linkname);});
+	map1.addOverlay(label);
+	if(!pinsonly)
+		applylabel(latlng, location, title, comment, displayname, username, linkname);
+};
+
+function applylabel(latlng, location, title, comment, displayname, username, linkname) {		
+	if(!linkname){ //these are the most recently joined users
+		if(comment != undefined && comment != "")
+		label.openInfoWindowHtml('<div id="witw_wrapper">'+
+								'<a href="'+config_url+'pg/profile/' + username + '"><img class="witw_icon" src="'+config_url+'mod/profile/icondirect.php?username=' + username + '&size=medium" width="60" height="60" /></a><h1>' + displayname + '</h1>'+
+								'<p class="witw_location">' + location + '</p><p class="witw_title">' + title + '</p>'+
+									'<p class="witw_comment"><strong>Why here?</strong><br /><em>\"' + comment + '\"</em></p><p class="witw_comment" style="margin-top:-6px; padding-right: 12px; text-align:right;"><a href="'+config_url+'pg/profile/' + username + '">View Profile</a></p>'+
+								'</div>', 256, 154);
+		else
+		label.openInfoWindowHtml('<div id="witw_wrapper">'+
+								'<a href="'+config_url+'pg/profile/' + username + '"><img class="witw_icon" src="'+config_url+'mod/profile/icondirect.php?username=' + username + '&size=medium" width="60" height="60" /></a><h1>' + displayname + '</h1>' +
+								'<p class="witw_location">' + location + '</p><p class="witw_title">' + title + '</p>'+
+									'<p class="witw_comment"></p><p class="witw_comment"><a href="'+config_url+'pg/profile/' + username + '">View Profile</a></p>'+
+								'</div>', 256, 154);
+	}
+	else //these are the featured WITW Huskers (like Buffett, etc)
+		label.openInfoWindowHtml('<div id="witw_wrapper"><img class="witw_icon" src="'+config_url+'mod/customindex/witw_icons/' + linkname + '_medium.jpg" width="60" height="60" /><h1>' + displayname + '</h1><p class="witw_location">' + location + '</p><p class="witw_title">' + title + '</p><p class="witw_comment">' + comment + ' <a href="'+config_url+'featured/husker/' + linkname + '/">Continue Reading...</a></p></div>', 256, 154);		
+};
+
+WDN.jQuery(document).ready(function() {
+	try{
+	   window.map1 = new FE.Map(document.getElementById("globeInner"));
+	   map1.onLoad = startMap;
+	   map1.load();
+	}catch(e){}
+	
+	WDN.jQuery("#YourselfOnTheMap").qtip("show");
+	
+});
+
+
+<!-- end poly9 globe js -->
+
diff --git a/customindex/views/default/customindex/metatags.php b/customindex/views/default/customindex/metatags.php
index 040faa1750663ba1cc63c0cc36b516aed4588aea..c3f4a5386f89e5dd48a9e2520759cf104b7c7652 100644
--- a/customindex/views/default/customindex/metatags.php
+++ b/customindex/views/default/customindex/metatags.php
@@ -16,203 +16,3 @@
 
 ?> 
 
-<style type="text/css">
-p.witw_location {
-	text-transform: capitalize;
-}
-</style>
-<!--[if IE]>
-	<style type="text/css">
-	    #FE_InfoWindow {
-			margin:10px 0 0 15px !important;
-		}
-		#maincontent>ul.wdn_tabs {
-			width:920px;
-		}
-		form#searchform .search_submit_button {
-			font-size: 0px;
-			line-height: 0px;
-		}
-	</style>
-<![endif]-->
-<!--[if IE 8]>
-  <style type="text/css">
-	    #FE_InfoWindow {
-			margin:0 0 0 5px !important;
-		}
-  </style>
-<![endif]-->
-
-
-    
-<script type="text/javascript">
-	function showLinks() {
-		WDN.jQuery("#promoVideoList").show();
-	};
-
-	WDN.jQuery(window).load(function(){
-		WDN.jQuery("#FE_InfoWindow").wrap("<div id='xxx'></div>");
-		//WDN.jQuery("#promoVideoList").hide();
-	});
-	WDN.jQuery(document).ready(function(){
-		WDN.jQuery("#headlines>div").click(function(){
-		    panelClicked = WDN.jQuery(this).attr("id").split('headline')[1];
-	     	WDN.jQuery("#headlines>div").removeClass("activepanel");
-	     	WDN.jQuery(this).addClass("activepanel");
-	     	WDN.jQuery("#posters>div").hide();
-	     	if(WDN.jQuery(this).attr("id") == "headline1"){
-		     	WDN.jQuery("#poster"+panelClicked+"").show().css({'z-index':'99'});
-	     	} else {
-	     		WDN.jQuery("#poster"+panelClicked+"").show().css({'z-index':'105'});
-	     	}
-		   	if(WDN.jQuery(this).attr("id") == "headline1"){
-		   		WDN.jQuery("#xxx").show();
-		   		var pause = setTimeout('WDN.jQuery("#FE_InfoWindow").css({"z-index":"200"});',1000);
-	   		} else {
-		     	WDN.jQuery("#xxx").hide();
-		     	WDN.jQuery("#FE_InfoWindow").css({'z-index':'0'});
-	   		}
-	   });
-	   //Controls for the video section
-		WDN.jQuery('#promoVideoList a').click(function() {
-			WDN.jQuery("#promoVideoList").hide();
-			//unload the current swfObject
-			swfobject.removeSWF("promoVideo");
-			//create a new div since it was removed
-			WDN.jQuery('#poster3').prepend("<div id='promoVideo'></div>");
-			//run swfObject again with the new video
-			var flashvars = {
-					file: WDN.jQuery(this).attr("href"),
-					autostart: true,
-					skin: "http://www.unl.edu/ucomm/templatedependents/templatesharedcode/scripts/components/mediaplayer/UNLVideoSkin.swf"
-				};
-								
-			swfobject.embedSWF("http://www.unl.edu/ucomm/templatedependents/templatesharedcode/scripts/components/mediaplayer/player.swf", "promoVideo", "640", "408", "10.0.0", false, flashvars, params, attributes, showLinks);
-			//WDN.jQuery('object#promoVideo param[name=flashvars]').attr({value: "allowfullscreen=true&amp;quality=best&amp;wmode=transparent&amp;file="+WDN.jQuery(this).attr("href")+"&amp;image=mod/customindex/videoStill.jpg&amp;autostart=false&amp;skin=http://www.unl.edu/ucomm/templatedependents/templatesharedcode/scripts/components/mediaplayer/UNLVideoSkin.swf"});
-		   	//WDN.log("New video loaded");
-	   		return false;
-		});
-	 });
-
-</script>
-
-
-
-<!-- begin poly9 globe js -->
-<script type="text/javascript" src="http://globe.poly9.com/api.js"></script>
-<script type="text/javascript" src="<?php echo $CONFIG->url ?>mod/customindex/witw_people.js"></script>
-<script type="text/javascript"> 
-var c=0;
-var t;
-var pinsonly=true;
-      
-function startMap() { 
-	//these are needed for when the globe is turned off by clicking on another panel, then when it's restarted it begins here
-	pinsonly=true;c=0;
-	//turn off the overlay
-	this.toggleDashboard();	
-	letsdothisloop('0');
-	pinsonly=false;
-	c = Math.floor(Math.random()*30);
-	var pauseforasec =setTimeout("letsdothisloop('5000');",1500);
-};
-
-function letsdothisloop(delay) { 
-	if(c==0) displayNancyAndreasen();
-	else if(c==1) displayAtorodAzizinamini();
-	else if(c==2) displayClaudeMBoltonJr();
-	else if(c==3) displayWarrenBuffett();
-	else if(c==4) displayBingChen();
-	else if(c==5) displayGranvilleCoggs();
-	else if(c==6) displayDrLTreyColeman();
-	else if(c==7) displayPamDingman();
-	else if(c==8) displayChristopherElbow();
-	else if(c==9) displayShaneFarritor();
-	else if(c==10) displaySheriFritz();
-	else if(c==11) displayRulonGardner();
-	else if(c==12) displayDavidHarwood();
-	else if(c==13) displayJohnHoerner();
-	else if(c==14) displayMichaelHoff();
-	else if(c==15) displayJohnJanovyJr();
-	else if(c==16) displayJayKeasling();
-	else if(c==17) displayScottKillinger();
-	else if(c==18) displayNithalKuwa();
-	else if(c==19) displayCindyMcCaffrey();
-	else if(c==20) displayBetsyOBrien();
-	else if(c==21) displayJuanitaPage();
-	else if(c==22) displayLarkinPowell();
-	else if(c==23) displayJeffreyRaikes();
-	else if(c==24) displayBrettRatcliffe();
-	else if(c==25) displayJorgeAlbertoRodriguez();
-	else if(c==26) displayTedSorensen();
-	else if(c==27) displayBobThacker();
-	else if(c==28) displayKenVogel();
-	else if(c==29) displayCharlesWood();
-	else if(c==30) displayJohnYohe();
-	else {
-		if(pinsonly) {
-			c=0;
-			return;
-		}
-		else
-			c=-1;
-	}
-	c=c+1;
-	if(pinsonly)
-		letsdothisloop(delay);
-	else
-		t=setTimeout("letsdothisloop("+delay+")",delay);
-};
-
-function openLocation(lng, lat, username, location, displayname, title, comment, linkname) {
-	if(!pinsonly)
-		clearTimeout(t);
-	var latlng = new FE.LatLng(lat,lng);
-	if(!pinsonly){	
-		setTimeout(function(){map1.panTo(latlng,1.5,"easeInOutQuad")}, 50);
-		map1.zoomTo(19505000,1.5,"easeInOutQuad");
-	}
-	label = window.label = new FE.Pushpin(latlng,new FE.Icon('<?php echo $CONFIG->url ?>mod/customindex/map-pin-12.png'));
-	//make pins clickable
-	if(pinsonly) 
-		FE.Event.addListener(label, 'click', function() { openLocation(lng, lat, username, location, displayname, title, comment, linkname);});
-	map1.addOverlay(label);
-	if(!pinsonly)
-		applylabel(latlng, location, title, comment, displayname, username, linkname);
-};
-
-function applylabel(latlng, location, title, comment, displayname, username, linkname) {		
-	if(!linkname){ //these are the most recently joined users
-		if(comment != undefined && comment != "")
-		label.openInfoWindowHtml('<div id="witw_wrapper">'+
-								'<a href="<?php echo $CONFIG->url ?>pg/profile/' + username + '"><img class="witw_icon" src="<?php echo $CONFIG->url ?>mod/profile/icondirect.php?username=' + username + '&size=medium" width="60" height="60" /></a><h1>' + displayname + '</h1>'+
-								'<p class="witw_location">' + location + '</p><p class="witw_title">' + title + '</p>'+
-									'<p class="witw_comment"><strong>Why here?</strong><br /><em>\"' + comment + '\"</em></p><p class="witw_comment" style="margin-top:-6px; padding-right: 12px; text-align:right;"><a href="<?php echo $CONFIG->url ?>pg/profile/' + username + '">View Profile</a></p>'+
-								'</div>', 256, 154);
-		else
-		label.openInfoWindowHtml('<div id="witw_wrapper">'+
-								'<a href="<?php echo $CONFIG->url ?>pg/profile/' + username + '"><img class="witw_icon" src="<?php echo $CONFIG->url ?>mod/profile/icondirect.php?username=' + username + '&size=medium" width="60" height="60" /></a><h1>' + displayname + '</h1>' +
-								'<p class="witw_location">' + location + '</p><p class="witw_title">' + title + '</p>'+
-									'<p class="witw_comment"></p><p class="witw_comment"><a href="<?php echo $CONFIG->url ?>pg/profile/' + username + '">View Profile</a></p>'+
-								'</div>', 256, 154);
-	}
-	else //these are the featured WITW Huskers (like Buffett, etc)
-		label.openInfoWindowHtml('<div id="witw_wrapper"><img class="witw_icon" src="<?php echo $CONFIG->url ?>mod/customindex/witw_icons/' + linkname + '_medium.jpg" width="60" height="60" /><h1>' + displayname + '</h1><p class="witw_location">' + location + '</p><p class="witw_title">' + title + '</p><p class="witw_comment">' + comment + ' <a href="<?php echo $CONFIG->url ?>featured/husker/' + linkname + '/">Continue Reading...</a></p></div>', 256, 154);		
-};
-
-WDN.jQuery(document).ready(function() {
-	try{
-	   window.map1 = new FE.Map(document.getElementById("globeInner"));
-	   map1.onLoad = startMap;
-	   map1.load();
-	}catch(e){}
-	
-	WDN.jQuery("#YourselfOnTheMap").qtip("show");
-	
-});
-
-
-</script>
-<!-- end poly9 globe js -->
-
-