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Welcome to a weekly in-season series looking at the coming weekend slate of college football games with observations and prognostications of varying degrees. This week, we've still got plenty of big games and a lot to determine, but let's consider what we know right now.
The 5 Most Surprising Teams
Minnesota Plenty of smart people thought the Gophers could win the Big Ten West. But being a playoff contender? Not a chance.
Baylor Again, surprise conference contender? Sure. Playoff team? You'd have been the lone voice backing the Bears.
Louisiana Tech Conference USA looked like it would again be ruled by UAB and FIU. But while FAU has returned to its place back atop the East division, the Bulldogs have come out of nowhere in the West and are 8-1.
Air Force They can't win the Commander-in-Chief's Trophy, but I doubt many thought the Blue Falcons would manage to start 7-2.
Indiana Michigan and Penn State loom, but that means the Hoosiers can still go 8-4, which would be shocking enough.
The 5 Most Disappointing Teams
UCF The Knights seemed to have gotten back on track the last 3 weeks, but then they lost to Tulsa. 9-3 is not a bad season, but it's not close to sniffing their intended destination of the New Year's Six.
Utah St The Aggies have one of the nation's most underrated quarterbacks in Jordan Love, but they'd lost three of the last 4 games prior to escaping Fresno State.
Washington It's true that Oregon emerged as a challenger in the Pac-12 North that many didn't think the Huskies would have to deal with. But the losses to Cal and Stanford are inexcusable.
Houston The loss to Tulane seemed to push a slow start over the edge. The good news? The Cougars acted quick and started handing out redshirts, so they'll have another chance for a big season next year.
Syracuse From an Orange Bowl favorite to winless in conference play. No one had higher expectations and fell further than the Orange.
The 5 Silliest Conference Winners that can Still Happen
UCLA The Bruins upsetting Utah this week puts them in a tie for first place in the Pac-12 South, and they'd be able to win the division outright when they play USC. Somehow, Chip Kelly has manage to keep this team afloat after going winless in conference play.
Hawaii The Rainbow Warriors still have a meeting with division leader San Diego State to come next week. If they win, they may very likely punch their ticket to the Mountain West championship game.
Oregon St If Oregon found a way to lose the next 2 games, the Beavers would have a shot at the Pac-12 North in the Civil War. While it's definitely not happening, the fact we're talking about OSU doing any kind of winning is already pretty silly.
Temple Another UCF loss moves the Owls into second place in the American East, and if they hand Cincinnati one of a potential 2 losses, they claim the division. Remember, for all the good like the upset of Maryland, this same team lost by 6 touchdowns to UCF.
Texas Oklahoma has to lose twice and the 'Horns have to win out, but put preseason expectations aside for a minute. The UT defense has been so bad this year that it would feel like a minor miracle if they got to 10-3.
5 ACC Teams that can Still Make the Orange Bowl
Wake Forest The loss to Virginia Tech hurts, and Clemson is looming this weekend, but 9-3 is going to be the best a lot of the other teams in the conference will do. The Demon Deacons are likely still in the driver's seat.
Virginia If they can finally win the Commonwealth Cup, the Coastal is theirs, as well as a leg up in the Orange Bowl race.
Virginia Tech The Hokies are not nearly as good as seasons past, and yet they're on track to win the Coastal. This division has achieved new levels of suck.
Pitt 9-3 is still possible. When things get stupid, never doubt that Pitt will be at the center of it.
Miami If they go 8-4, the Orange Bowl probably can't resist the idea of selling tickets to the home crowd (even if they won't show up).
5 (or More) Stone-Cold Locks for Week Twelve
Record last week – Straight up: 17-8; ATS: 17-8
North Carolina (+4.5) at Pittsburgh The ACC Coastal is going to come down to the Commonwealth Cup. But continuing to win makes you appetizing for the Orange Bowl. Let's take Mack Brown to beat at least one expectation and score a big win for bowl eligibility. North Carolina 34, Pitt 31
Louisiana Tech (+2.5) at Marshall A potential Conference USA championship preview, but there's a long way to go and the race has been chaotic. The Thundering Herd are going to throw an extra dash of chaos in there. Marshall 35, LA Tech 34
Kansas (+17.5) at Oklahoma State The Cowboys are probably the most confusing team in the playoff rankings, as their lone signature win is against Kansas State. But that's not going to really matter this week. We know the Pokes move the ball well thanks to Chuba Hubbard, and they're facing a porous Jayhawk defense. Oklahoma St 49, Kansas 28
Florida (-7) at Missouri The Gators have thrown up some stinkers in recent years against the Tigers. But even with Kelly Bryant's return, the offense has been so bad for MU during their 3-game losing streak that UF should be able to win a slugfest. Florida 27, Mizzou 14
Wisconsin (-14.5) at Nebraska The Badgers still have life in the Big Ten West, so they're not throwing away that opportunity. Also, be honest: why would you trust the Huskers at all? Wisconsin 24, Nebraska 14
Michigan State (+13.5) at Michigan The Wolverines are doing their traditional "clicking in late October/early November" thing under Jim Harbaugh, and Sparty just doesn't do anything consistently well on offense. Michigan 24, Michigan St 10
Alabama (-19) at Mississippi State Angry Saban is the Saban most likely to throttle you, especially when you're lacking talent like the Bulldogs. Alabama 49, Mississippi St 17
Indiana (+14.5) at Penn State Of the 2 games over the next 2 weeks, this is the one that the Hoosiers have to play on the road. But if #9WINDIANA is to become reality, this is the more beatable opponent. The Nittany Lions showed their flaws on defense against Minnesota, and backup QB Peyton Ramsey is extremely capable. If the wheels were going to come off for PSU, this is the time. Indiana 31, Penn St 28
West Virginia (+14) at Kansas State Even in defeat, the Wildcats made Texas work for it down to the final seconds. Chris Klieman should be in Coach of the Year conversations. He's built a winner right away. K-State 31, West Virginia 14
Wake Forest (+34.5) at Clemson They might have thrown up a dud against Virginia Tech, but the Demon Deacons are the best team that the defending champs will see in ACC play. QB Jamie Newman has been sensational, but the Deacs took a hit with the loss of start receiver Sage Surratt. That will be enough to keep them from getting too close. Clemson 45, Wake Forest 21
Ohio State (-52) at Rutgers That's an all-time spread. #BUTTGERS. Ohio St 63, Rutgers 7
Navy (+7) at Notre Dame First time in a while these old rivals are playing an on-campus game, and certainly the first time in a long time they're both ranked. The option is tough to shut down, but not only are the Irish prepping for it every year, they've been solid enough against the run, yielding less than 4 yards per carry. Notre Dame 28, Navy 27
Memphis (-10) at Houston The Tigers can't afford to get tripped up, and the offense won't slow down. But the Cougars score enough points every week that they'll hang around. Memphis 45, Houston 38
Georgia (-2.5) at Auburn It doesn't bode well that the 'Dawgs still seem stymied on offense despite their 4-game win streak. The Tigers will be perhaps the best defense UGA sees all year, and despite Jake Fromm and D'Andre Swift doing all they can, I don't think the offense busts out. The good news? No Boobie Whitlow again for War Eagle makes them completely vulnerable to losing a slugfest. Georgia 28, Auburn 27
Texas (+7) at Iowa State There's probably no better 4-loss team in the country than the Cyclones, whose combined margin of defeat is 11 points. They're going to make the Longhorns work for it, and Brock Purdy should make enough throws at home to finish what he couldn't against Oklahoma. Iowa St 35, Texas 31
Minnesota (+3) at Iowa Against Wisconsin, the Hawkeyes never slowed down Jonathan Taylor, meaning when the Badgers did throw off play action, they had success. If the Gophers get Rodney Smith going much better than he did against Penn State, Tyler Johnson and Rashod Bateman are going to have plenty of opportunities to put on another show and keep rowing the boat. Minnesota 31, Iowa 24
Appalachian State (-16.5) at Georgia State The Mountaineers making the playoff rankings means they still have a shot at the New Year's Six. But they've got to get by a Panther team that's been one of the Sun Belt's surprises this season. Even if it's not pretty, they'll keep on rolling. App St 35, Georgia St 21
Louisiana State (-21) at Mississippi In year's past, this is a game that trips up the Bayou Bengals. Maybe the Rebels put together a couple of good drives. They're not slowing down Joe Burrow. LSU 49, Ole Miss 24
South Carolina (+10.5) at Texas A&M The best unranked team in the country? That would be the Aggies, and they'll join the playoff's rankings after dispatching of the Gamecocks. Texas A&M 38, South Carolina 21
California-Los Angeles (+21.5) at Utah The Bruins are somehow a win away from first place in the Pac-12 South, but while they won't dominate the game, the Utes are not giving up their newly-renewed playoff hopes. Utah 24, UCLA 10
Cincinnati (-14) at South Florida Will the Bearcats get tripped up? The Bulls made Temple work for it, but as long as Michael Warren and the run game keep trucking, Cincy's going to keep getting the job done. Cincinnati 35, USF 17
Oklahoma (-11) at Baylor This is the Bears' moment. Either they prove they deserve a playoff shot or it all goes up in smoke. The defense has been suffocating, and the run-first approach from Matt Rhule means BU can hammer away as Kansas State did if they take an early lead. But I'm not sure Jalen Hurts will let the Sooners fall behind too much, and the Bears don't really have a one-on-one answer for CeeDee Lamb. Oklahoma 35, Baylor 28
New Mexico (+28) at Boise State The Broncos had to hang on for dear life against Wyoming. The Lobos are not going to provide such theatrics. Boise St 45, New Mexico 14
Arizona (+27.5) at Oregon The Ducks are agonizingly close to getting into the playoff, so the goal down the stretch is to take care of business in style over the final 3 games. The Wildcats limp in, so that shouldn't be a problem this week. Oregon 49, Arizona 17
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We still have the very exceptional evening show of having Venus and Jupiter very close together in the Western skies. Enjoy while you can and send your pictures in!
Mercury is best seen from 3.35 am to 4 am in the constellation Taurus, and after in Orion. Venus is best seen from 9.35 pm to 11.30 pm in the constellation of Leo. Mars is too close to the Sun. Distance to the Sun only 6.7° West in the morning. Jupiter is best seen from 9.50 pm to 11.30 pm in the constellation Leo. Saturn is best seen from 10.30 pm to 2.35 am in the constellation Libra.
We have Full Moon on Wednesday 01 July and Last Quarter Moon on Wednesday 08 July. The Sun rises at 4.44 am and sets at 9.36 pm.
At 7.49 am the Moon in maximum declination South. This is the 2nd southernmost Moon position of the year. Former more southern Moon position was at 18 January 2015. Next more southern Moon position is at 24 May 2016. Get a clear horizon to see the Moon easily.
At 8.51 am Venus in conjunction with Jupiter. Only 20.7' separated from center of Jupiter. And at 3.15 pm Venus in conjunction in Right Ascension with Jupiter. Venus is only 24' or less than a Lunar diameter separated from the center of Jupiter. Watch these two planets at and after Sunset. A beautiful evening show and worthwhile a picture.
The International Space Station (ISS) is very close to the Sun. You will not be able to see. But if you have a Solar Telescope or telescope with special Solar filter, locate yourself at Middleton-by-Youlgrave and you will see ISS crossing over the Solar disc at 2.10 pm. Contact me if you wanted last minute calculations. Do NOT look directly into the Sun!
At 7.04 pm the Moon in maximum Libration South. The South Pole of the Moon is tipped into the Earth's view. The Moon rises at 8.39 pm.
The Great Red Spot transits the disc of Jupiter at 10.10 pm. You will need a small telescope or a binocular to see. A flare appears at 10.59 pm in the West at an altitude of 29° in the constellation of Leo. Only 2 minutes later, at 11.01 pm, a brighter flare is visible at nearly the same spot in the West at an altitude of 28° in the constellation of Leo.
At 3.19 am it is Full Moon. It is the first Full Moon of this month. This is also the southernmost Full Moon of the year. The former more southern Full Moon was on 13 June 2014. The next more southern Full Moon is on 20 June 2016. Look in the early morning for the Moon. As the Moon is very low on the horizon, it seems to look bigger. This is of course only an illusion. The lower position in the sky makes the Full Moon look bigger in the summer months.
Mercury rises at 3.35 am in the North East in the constellation of Taurus and just a little over an hour before Sun rise. Use a binocular to spot.
At about 10.20 pm the Moon is close to the star called Rho1 in the constellation of Sagittarius. The limb separation is 1.49° or 2.78 lunar diameters.
Look for Mercury in the early morning at 3.35 am in the North East in the constellation of Taurus.
Today in 1987 Richard Branson and Per Lindstrand became the first to cross the Atlantic by hot-air balloon, named the Virgin Atlantic Flyer. They jumped into the sea as their balloon went down off the Scottish coast.
Low at the horizon, look for the Moon an hour after Sun set at about 10.40 pm. The star called Dabih is close to the Moon. The limb separation is 1.81° or 3.35 lunar diameters. At 10.58 pm a bright Iridium flare appears in the West North West at an altitude of 26° in the constellation of Leo. Another flare appears after midnight at 0.15 am in the West South West at an altitude of 48° in the constellation of Serpens Caput. Once more a flare at 3.27 am in the East South East at altitude 47° in the constellation Pegasus.
Mercury rises in the North East in the constellation of Taurus at 3.27 am.
Besides the close Venus-Jupiter watch you have a relax evening on Saturday. After midnight on Sunday morning, an Iridium flare appears at 0.09 am in the West South West at an altitude of 49° in the constellation of Serpens Caput. And look for Mercury, the small planet rises in the North East at 3.35 am.
Today in 1996 Dolly, the first cloned sheep was born at the Roslin Institute in Edinburgh Scotland.
At 8 pm the Moon is in Perigee. Distance Moon center to Earth center is 367065.8 km. At 10.55 pm a bright Iridium flare appears in the West North West at an altitude of 23° in the constellation Leo Minor. Another flare at 11 pm in the North North West at only an altitude of 7° in the constellation of Auriga.
Mercury rises at 3.36 am in the North East in the constellation of Taurus. Use a binocular to have an easy spotting.
At 1.20 pm the comet called Pan-STARRS with numbering C/2014 Q1 is at perihelion. The distance to the Sun center is 0.315 AU, and the distance to the Earth is 1.251 AU. The comet sky distance from the Sun or elongation is 11° and is later in the morning visible in the constellation Gemini. Note: 1 AU is 1 Astronomical Unit or the average distance Sun – Earth.
The Earth reaches aphelion at 2 pm. At 10.58 pm an Iridium flare is visible in the West North West at an altitude of 20° in the constellation of Leo Minor.
After midnight, in the early morning of 3.37 am, Mercury rises in the North East. The comet Pan-STARRS is at its brightest. Try to locate with a binocular in the constellation Gemini.
For many of us still of importance: Today in 1550 Europe introduced the first chocolate. What would we have done without? Also, today in 1339: An annular-total eclipse, with the total part of the track finding its way between the Orkney and Shetland Islands without touching either. At this location the track of totality was only 1 km wide, with duration of 1 second! Presuming that you could position a boat to an accuracy of 1 km, totality must have been a ring of Baily's Beads.
Not that you will notice, but for those doing Solar observations, at 8.26 am the rotation axis of the Sun is straight up.
Only 10 minutes after Sun set, at 9.42 pm a flare might be visible in the North North East at an altitude of 73° in the constellation of Draco. Another flare at 10.29 pm in the North North West at an altitude of only 12° in the constellation Auriga. One more flare at 10.38 pm at nearly the same spot in the sky in the North North West at an altitude of only 10° in the constellation Auriga. And if you do not have enough flares, at 10.58 pm one in the West North West at an altitude of 18° in the constellation of Leo. And to close of the night (early morning of Wednesday) at 1.31 am a flare in the South at an altitude 58° in the constellation of Vulpecula.
Close of your "flare hunting" by watching Mercury. The small planet rises at 3.39 am in the North East in the constellation Orion.
At 11.09 am ISS or International Space Station, is very close to the Sun. Not visible, but if you have a good Solar Telescope or Telescope with good and safe Solar filter, you will see the big satellite crossing the Sun's disc between Mayfield and Cubly. Contact me if you need last minute calculations.
You must have seen it for a few weeks now, the planets Venus and Jupiter are getting closer and closer together in the Western evening skies. In February they were on opposite sides of the sky. Jupiter was rising in the East and Venus was in the Western sky after Sun set. Now, Jupiter is creeping close to Venus with its final rendezvous this week. After, and even during Sun set, when you have a clear blue sky, you can see both planets very close to each other. The distance is less than a Lunar diameter.
The planets appear to be aligning in the evening sky. But Jupiter and Venus are actually many millions of miles apart from each other, as seen from above the Solar system. As the Earth moves in its orbit, the Sun appears to be heading East into the constellations, which creates the illusion that Jupiter is drawing toward the Sun set. Because of this, Jupiter will soon slip behind the Sun, as seen from the Earth. Venus, however, has recently moved out from behind the Sun, and heading toward the general direction of Jupiter, and is thus moving into alignment.
You can't miss Venus and Jupiter, because they are the brightest "stars" currently visible in the evening sky. They are often confused with airplanes or even UFOs by people who do not closely observe the sky. But in case you're still not sure, go out in the evenings this week and watch.
Nop! It might be the closest Venus-Jupiter conjunction or close alignment for 2015, but it happens quite often. The conjunctions between Venus and Jupiter, as seen from the Earth, take place at mean intervals of 13 months, more precisely every 398.88 days. This is the mean synodic revolution period of Jupiter in case you wondered. Of course, a Venus-Jupiter conjunction is very obvious and spectacular, as Venus and Jupiter rank as the third-brightest and fourth-brightest celestial bodies, respectively, after the Sun and the Moon. The next (after this one of today 1 July 2015) closest Venus-Jupiter conjunction will be 27 August 2016.
Venus, the second planet outward from the Sun, races along at 35 kilometers or 22 miles per second whereas Jupiter, the fifth planet outward, plods along at 13 kilometers 8 miles per second. Jupiter's orbital path is a solid seven times longer than that traveled by Venus. For that reason, Venus will zoom toward the bright star Regulus in the constellation Leo day by day, whereas Jupiter will travel at a snail's pace.
Keep an eye on 18 July 2015. Venus will almost be in conjunction with Regulus, a slight bit ahead of Jupiter in the great race to the constellation Leo's brightest star. On July 18, the crescent Moon, Venus and Jupiter will all fit within a circle sporting a diameter of less than four degrees. Four degrees of sky approximates two finger-widths at an arm's length. Don't miss out on this close-knit celestial grouping. Attached star maps (if you can use) of 1, 18 and 19 July.
Some closer planet conjunctions we had this year were 19 January 2015 when Mars was 14' South of Neptune; and 4 March 2015 when Venus was only 6' North of Uranus; and on 11 March 2015 when Mars was 17' North of Uranus. But Neptune and Uranus are not visible without binocular or telescope. So not that spectacular to see. Other close encounters to come for 2015 are: 16 July 2015 when Mercury is 8' South of Mars but only 9 degrees form the morning Sun; and on 17 October 2015 when Mars (the same distance as now 1 July for Venus and Jupiter) is 24' North of Jupiter – as well in the morning.
Close encounters for 2016 are on 9 January when Venus is 5' North of Saturn (morning); and on 27 August when Venus is only 4' North of Jupiter (evening). This will be a watch! And if you want to mark your dairy for the future on Venus-Jupiter conjunctions: On 13 November 2017 Venus is only 17' North of Jupiter; and on 24 November 2019 Venus is 1°24' South of Jupiter.
The closest planetary conjunction between the years 1990 and 2020 was on 22 March 2013 between Mars and Uranus with the least distance of only 39" (arc seconds). This distance is about the size of the International Space Station (ISS) seen from here! The closest Venus-Jupiter conjunction between the years 1990 and 2020 was on 17 May 2000 with a distance of only 1' (arc minute) or less than the size of ISS seen from here! The Venus – Jupiter conjunction for next year 27 August 2016 is only 4' distance.
And in case you did not have enough of the above, during the years 1901 and 2100, there are 204 Venus-Jupiter conjunctions. But can Venus occult Jupiter? Oh yes! The last time Venus occulted Jupiter was on 3 January in 1818. The next time Venus will occult Jupiter is on 22 November in 2065. This will be only 8° from the Sun. The next relative favorable mutual occultation does not occur until 2123 when Venus occults Jupiter where this happens only 16° from the Sun. Wait and see!
The event of today 1 July 2015 is called a triple conjunction as we have 3 rather close encounters for 2015: Being 1 July 2015 with 0°21' distance, and 4 August 2015 with 6°55' distance, and 25 October with 1°02' distance. The last triple conjunction was in 1994. The next triple conjunction will be in 2036. Enjoy!


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Q: What data type is the CreatedById I am trying to query records (of a custom object) that were created by the current logged in user.
I am trying to use the Created By field to check this. However I can't figure out what the field really is or how to compare it. If I get the record thusly:
SELECT id, Name, CreatedById '+'FROM Reservation__c

And then display this in a VF page I get a first name last name format with a link. I know that is listed as a lookup field, but is there a way to get the id number?
But on the same page if I use this VF markup:
Hello ID {! $User.Id }

I get an 18 digit user ID.
How can I get a CreatedBy ID that I can compare to the current user ID in Apex code?

A: CreatedById is an Id field just as Id is, so you can compare the two very simply.
To query records created by the current logged in user:
[SELECT Id, Name, CreatedById FROM Reservation__c WHERE CreatedById = :UserInfo.getUserId()];

--or--
Database.query('SELECT Id, Name, CreatedById FROM Reservation__c WHERE CreatedById = \'' + UserInfo.getUserId() + '\'');

... with all lookup and master-detail fields, the field itself (when queried) is an Id.  Salesforce's UI recognizes that it's a reference and instead displays the corresponding record's Name field.
Standard fields toggle the Id demarcation at the end:
Id   = CreatedById
Name = CreatedBy.Name
Custom fields toggle the __c for __r at the end:
Id   = ParentRecord__c
Name = ParentRecord__r.Name

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One Irish person not mentioned in the last post is the Duke of Wellington. Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, was born in what is now the Merrion Hotel in Dublin.
According to the Dublin Bus Tour, the Duke was not particularly fond of his Irish Heritage. The quote that they repeatedly use in reference is: being born in a stable does not make a man a horse. This is said to come from the Duke, however, it is misattributed and was made in a speech by Daniel O'Connell (1843) in reference to the Duke.
I mention all of this because the Ha'penny Bridge in Dublin was known for many years as the Wellington Bridge (the Iron Duke). In 1816, the cast-iron bridge replaced a ferry system that had fallen into disrepair and the ha'penny refers to the toll that people payed to cross.
The locks you see in one of the photos are Love Locks. Locks are affixed to a fence, gate, bridge by couples to symbolize their everlasting love.


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Baird fires executive for conduct that 'does not align with our expectations'
October 08, 2019, 4:07 p.m. EDT
An executive at Robert W. Baird has been fired from the firm for "conduct that does not align" with its values, according to an internal memo sent to Baird employees from Chairman Paul Purcell and CEO Steve Booth.
"Following an internal review, Bill Mahler … is no longer with the firm, effective immediately, as a result of conduct that does not align with our expectations of Baird associates," according to the memo, which was obtained by Financial Planning.
Mahler served as chairman of equity capital markets and equity asset management and was a member of Baird's board and executive committee, according to the memo. He also serves as director of the Baltimore-based hedge fund Greenhouse Funds, which is affiliated with Milwaukee-based Baird, according to SEC registrations and Bloomberg.
Mahler did not respond to three immediate requests for comment via phone and email. The memo did not specify what conduct led to the termination.
"Bill Mahler is no longer with the firm as a result of conduct that does not align with our expectations of Baird associates," Baird spokesman John Rumpf said in an emailed statement, declining to comment further.
"We have already begun working with the ECM, equity asset management, and marketing & communications teams to address any needs resulting from Bill's departure," the executives wrote in the memo. "In terms of the board and executive committee, we have every confidence in the exceptional leadership we have in place and our ability to succeed by putting our clients' needs first has never been better."
The memo instructed employees to bring any client inquiries about Mahler's departure to the attention of senior leaders or their business heads.
The assets in Baird's equity asset management division have grown by 24.5% annually since 2014, according to the company. Last year, Baird launched a new SMID Growth mutual fund and reduced mutual fund fees.
Baird's annual net revenue was about $1.8 billion in 2018, up from $1.5 billion the year prior. There are more than 3,600 associates at the firm.
At the end of November 2018, Baird said it would acquire Hilliard Lyons, a regional BD with approximately 380 advisors, a deal that expanded its ranks by about 44%.
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The Shocked Reaction to Martin Luther King's Assassination
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It was a moment of dismay for the entire country. A moment people felt insurmountable loss and bewilderment, and whose shock can still be felt today. When news spread that Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was shot and killed in Memphis on April 4, 1968, many of his aides and other contemporaries spoke out about the dangerous racial narrative that existed in America at the time.
In this video, the Smithsonian Channel captures their reaction to what happened to their leader in the march to equality that night. Two of them Rev. Jesse Jackson and Andrew Young, were with King at the moment he was assassinated and the shock can be heard in their voices. Robert F. Kennedy, who was U.S. Attorney General at the time informs a crowd he was addressing as they shriek in terror.
The killing, some 49 years ago, was one of several through the 1960s, including Medgar Evers, Malcolm X, John F. Kennedy and ultimately Robert Kennedy, that marked the tumult of that decade. Click play above to hear the reactions to King's death.
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Many of the continued symptoms associated with concussions may be attributed to either cervical or vestibular system disorders. Many times, cervical muscular tightness or weakness has a direct correlation to the headaches and other symptoms. Treating the cervical spine can help alleviate some of these symptoms. The vestibular system disorders may be caused by dysfunctions of the inner ear. Treatment for this consists of exercises for postural awareness, balance training, and even oculomotor training. A therapist may even utilize some manual treatments and maneuvers, such as the Epley maneuver, to treat these dysfunctions.
At Performance Physical Therapy, we have the ability to perform a return to play protocol in a clinical setting, allowing for a safe method to return the athlete back to competition. Continued communication between the physician, the patient, and the therapist/athletic trainer is key through this process - each return to play process is unique to the individual. This is one of the more important phases in post-concussion management and should not be rushed through.


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/ Letters to Credit Unions and Other Guidance
Projected 2014 Stabilization Fund Assessment and Share Insurance Fund Premium Range
13-CU-14 / November 2013
Corporate Resolution Program
Federally Insured Credit Unions
Dear Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer:
Since 2009, NCUA has provided a projected range for Temporary Corporate Credit Union Stabilization Fund (Stabilization Fund) assessments and National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund (Share Insurance Fund) premiums. The projections are provided to assist credit unions in developing budget estimates for the upcoming year.
For 2014, NCUA projects no assessment for the Stabilization Fund and a Share Insurance Fund premium range of 0 to 5 basis points (bps) of insured shares.
2014 Projected Range
Basis Points
Stabilization Fund None
Share Insurance Fund 0 - 5 bps
Combined 0 - 5 bps
NCUA this month announced its participation in the $13 billion legal settlement between the U.S. Department of Justice and JPMorgan Chase. NCUA will receive $1.417 billion in gross proceeds. The net proceeds will be paid to the U.S. Treasury to reduce NCUA's outstanding borrowings related to the corporate resolution program, which currently stand at $3.9 billion.
NCUA continues to vigorously pursue legal action to hold 16 other securities firms accountable for selling faulty mortgage-backed securities to the five failed corporate credit unions. NCUA thus far has recovered a total of $1.75 billion in legal settlements.
In light of the latest settlement and the continued strong performance of the legacy assets underlying the NCUA Guaranteed Notes (NGN) portfolio, NCUA does not project an assessment for the Stabilization Fund for 2014.
However, if a major, unexpected development – such as a severe economic downturn – arises in 2014, the NCUA Board may have to reconsider an assessment based on those adverse conditions.
The table below provides estimated and actual Stabilization Fund assessments and Share Insurance Fund premiums for the past five years and projected ranges for 2014.
Estimated Stabilization Fund Assessment
Actual Stabilization Fund Assessment
Estimated Share Insurance Fund Premium
Actual Share Insurance Fund Premium
2009 N/A 4.73 bps N/A 10.27 bps
2010 5-15 bps 13.4 bps 10-25 bps 12.42 bps
2011 20-25 bps 25.0 bps 0-10 bps 0 bps
2012 8-11 bps 9.5 bps 0-6 bps 0 bps
2014 None TBD 0-5 bps TBD
Stabilization Fund Projection Considerations
Even without the funds pending from the latest legal settlement, the low end of the assessment range is now negative. This means that, under optimistic economic assumptions and after accounting for NCUA's other legal recoveries of $335 million through October 2013, there may be funds remaining after all obligations have been repaid.
However, the Treasury debt must be fully repaid before any remaining funds on hand may be distributed to credit unions. This is not likely to occur prior to expiration of the Stabilization Fund in 2021.
It is important to note that the assessment range is generated using legacy assets cash flow projections. These projections are generated by BlackRock based on a number of different economic scenarios that can change at any time. As the housing market and economy in general have improved, the projected cash flows have increased.
A great deal of disciplined work and careful planning has kept the corporate resolution on-track. These latest estimates are very good news. NCUA's recoveries from Wall Street firms responsible for the corporate crisis, and our continuing efforts to effectively manage losses, along with an improving economy, are significantly reducing costs to credit unions.
Share Insurance Fund Projection Considerations
The Share Insurance Fund remains slightly above the 1.30 percent normal operating level as of September 30, 2013. NCUA will transfer any equity in excess of the 1.30 percent to the Stabilization Fund, as required by statute.
The following factors will drive the Share Insurance Fund's equity ratio in 2014:
Growth in insured shares,
Yield on Share Insurance Fund investments, and
Cost and pace of credit union failures.
Even though the cost and pace of credit union failures has declined, the equity ratio is projected to decline to a level between 1.25 and 1.29 percent due to strong growth in insured shares and low yield on Share Insurance Fund investments.
As a result, the projected range of 2014 Share Insurance Fund premiums is 0 to 5 basis points.
For credit union planning purposes, NCUA is projecting a combined Stabilization Fund assessment and Share Insurance Fund premium range for 2014 of 0 to 5 basis points of insured shares. Actual events and unforeseen changes in financial trends or the overall economy could cause the 2014 assessment or premium to differ from the estimates provided.
While NCUA provides this information to assist credit unions in planning for the following year, the actual assessment and premium levels are determined by the NCUA Board when declared, and could vary from projections based on a variety of factors. Credit unions should not expense any assessment or premium until actually declared by the NCUA Board, nor use the projection as the basis for any accruals of future expenses.
For more information related to the corporate resolution and the NGN program, visit these recently updated web pages:
Corporate System Resolution Costs
http://www.ncua.gov/Resources/Corps/RCost/Pages/default.aspx
NGN Program Information
http://www.ncua.gov/Resources/Corps/NGN/Pages/default.aspx
If you have any questions related to this letter, contact NCUA's Office of Examination and Insurance (703-518-6360 or EIMail@ncua.gov).
/s/
Debbie Matz


In 2015 we celebrated 100 years of humanitarian action. Read the stories below about the beginning of our refugee resettlement programmes and services.
On 31 October 1944, 733 children and 102 adults arrived in Wellington on the USS General Randall. They were then taken by train on 1 November 1944 to Pahiatua, to the "Polish Camp" where they were to be resettled.
After the 1956 Hungarian Revolution, New Zealand Red Cross opened the Hungarian Revolution relief response. The New Zealand Prime Minister at the time, Sidney Holland, opened the appeal by making a £10,000 ($474,905.77, 2014 inflation) donation.


Implementing a successful Digital Transformation can be a crucial point in a company's development. Utilising new digital technology to improve infrastructure, decision making/strategy and external brand awareness can often require several different specialities.
An extensive Digital Transformation is typically more than just using new technology. It requires a company to change its culture and put the right people in the right place to assure a full transformation is understood throughout the entire company.
Hiring an experienced Program Manager is typically vital to any large-scale project or program to assure coordination and management. A good Program Manager, especially one who has experience within the IT /digital sectors, will possess the skillset and experience needed to assure a successful Transformation.
It is the role of a Program Manager to articulate objectives, implement strategy and asses associated risks, this coupled with a background in digital / IT would likely assure an effective and straight-forward Transformation.
Like a Program Manager, a Project Manager must possess a diverse set of skills to be capable of balancing several responsibilities at once.
A specialist IT Project Manager will be able to utilise their technological knowledge to assure that the right technology and strategy are being used to implement a fully successful Digital Transformation.
Depending on the size of the Transformation, it could be necessary to hire both a Project Manager and Program Manager to work collaboratively to strengthen and implement a full, cultural and technological change.
A Business Analyst is typically responsible for assessing the current performance of a company's internal computer systems, monitoring current performance, identifying ways to improve operations and communicating with stakeholders to highlight and understand business change needs.
All of which are skills that are vital to the implementation of a Transformation. An experienced Business Analyst will be able to assess the transformation as it happens and get a rounded view of what needs to be changed/improved, then communicate this with the relevant people so assure that it is carried out.


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Basically what I want is to have the Morning and Afternoon cells of each day to have always the width of the widest td.team-cell within the corresponding side (right for Afternoon, left for Morning) day of the week.
If you look for example at Monday, the widest team cell is the second one on the right, then I would like Afternoon to be of the same width in order to keep the thead sync with the tbody.
I would like it to look somehow like this (I have padded Afternoon with some  , of course this is not a solution):

What is the best known approach, best practice in such situations?
Thanks for the attention.

A: If you want cells have the same width over rows, then you should avoid using a nested table in each row.
Why already tried to use colspan (for the week days it makes sense). But the rest of the approach doesn't make any sense. Get rid of the nested tables - it's all possible with only one table and all data in just plain table cells.
Think you can do it yourself? Or should I help you with your dom structure?
Just as impression: https://jsfiddle.net/cjtvvwrq/7/

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OK Go, Tesla, Lotus and More in This Week's Show Announcements
by Joseph Hess
Bryan Sutter for RFT
OK Go - Saturday, April 4 @ the Pageant.
Here again is every newly announced show for the week! On page one you'll find a quick list of shows that particularly caught our attention, followed by embedded YouTube videos of artists you may not be familiar with. Page two contains our complete listing of new shows, so you can do some digging of your own and let us know which ones you are excited about! Click through, and start planning ahead.
Big Head Todd and the Monsters: Thu., Feb. 26, 7:30 p.m., $25/$27.50. The Pageant, 6161 Delmar Blvd., St. Louis, 314-726-6161.
Blackberry Smoke: W/ Temperance Movement, Ben Miller Band, Thu., Feb. 19, 8 p.m., $22.50/$25. The Pageant, 6161 Delmar Blvd., St. Louis, 314-726-6161.
Bump and Hustle 29: w/ DJ MAKossa, DJ Needles, Hal Greens, Mo Manley, Sat., Nov. 15, 9 p.m., $5. Blank Space, 2847 Cherokee St., St. Louis.
Chris Isaak: Thu., Dec. 11, 8 p.m., $50. The Pageant, 6161 Delmar Blvd., St. Louis, 314-726-6161.
Dark Star Orchestra: Sun., Feb. 8, 8 p.m., $22/$25. The Pageant, 6161 Delmar Blvd., St. Louis, 314-726-6161.
The Devil Makes Three: W/ Joe Pug, Thu., Jan. 22, 8 p.m., $17.50/$20. The Pageant, 6161 Delmar Blvd., St. Louis, 314-726-6161.
El Monstero: Fri., Dec. 19, 8 p.m.; Sat., Dec. 20, 8 p.m.; Tue., Dec. 23, 8 p.m.; Fri., Dec. 26, 8 p.m.; Sat., Dec. 27, 8 p.m., $27.50-$47. The Pageant, 6161 Delmar Blvd., St. Louis, 314-726-6161.
Hozier: W/ Asgeir, Tue., Feb. 24, 8 p.m., $25. The Pageant, 6161 Delmar Blvd., St. Louis, 314-726-6161.
Less Than Jake: W/ Reel Big Fish, Authority Zero, Tue., Feb. 10, 8 p.m., $22.50/$25. The Pageant, 6161 Delmar Blvd., St. Louis, 314-726-6161.
Lewis Black: Sat., May 9, 8 p.m., TBA. Peabody Opera House, 14th St. and Market St., St. Louis, 314-241-1888.
Lotus: Fri., March 6, 8 p.m., $19.50/$22. The Pageant, 6161 Delmar Blvd., St. Louis, 314-726-6161.
Milo Greene: Sun., March 1, 8 p.m., $15. Blueberry Hill, 6504 Delmar Blvd., University City, 314-727-4444.
Miranda Sings: Thu., Feb. 5, 7 p.m., $29.50-$55. The Pageant, 6161 Delmar Blvd., St. Louis, 314-726-6161.
OK Go: Sat., April 4, 8 p.m., $20/$22.50. The Pageant, 6161 Delmar Blvd., St. Louis, 314-726-6161.
Scotty McCreery: W/ Danielle Bradbery, Sun., Nov. 16, 7:30 p.m., $30.50-$60.50. The Pageant, 6161 Delmar Blvd., St. Louis, 314-726-6161.
Taylor Swift: W/ Vance Joy, Tue., Oct. 13; Wed., Oct. 14, TBA. Scottrade Center, 1401 Clark Ave., St. Louis, 314-241-1888.
Tesla: Wed., Feb. 4, 8 p.m., $25-$35. The Pageant, 6161 Delmar Blvd., St. Louis, 314-726-6161.
Twin Shadow: Wed., April 15, 8:30 p.m., $15/$20. The Ready Room, 4195 Manchester Ave, St. Louis.
A Wilhelm Scream: W/ Braddock, Sat., Jan. 3, 8 p.m., $12/$14. Fubar, 3108 Locust St, St. Louis, 314-289-9050.
Three Merry Widows: Sat., Feb. 7, 8 p.m., $20. The Ready Room, 4195 Manchester Ave, St. Louis.
Big Head Todd and the Monsters: Thu., Feb. 26, 7:30 p.m., $25/$27.50. The Pageant, 6161 Delmar Blvd., St. Louis, 314-726-6161. The Big Idea: Wed., Nov. 26, 11 p.m., free. Halo Bar, 6161 Delmar Blvd., St. Louis, 314-726-1414. Big Rain: Sat., Nov. 15, 6:30 p.m., free. Sky Music Lounge, 930 Kehrs Mill Road, Ballwin, 636-527-6909. Bitchin Bajas: W/ Circuit Des Yeux, Wed., Dec. 10, 9 p.m., TBA. Plush, 3224 Locust St., St. Louis, 314-535-2686. Blackberry Smoke: W/ Temperance Movement, Ben Miller Band, Thu., Feb. 19, 8 p.m., $22.50/$25. The Pageant, 6161 Delmar Blvd., St. Louis, 314-726-6161. Breakbeat Mechanic vs. DJ Black Guy: Sat., Nov. 22, 11 p.m., free. Halo Bar, 6161 Delmar Blvd., St. Louis, 314-726-1414. The Brothers: An Evening of Allman Brothers Music: Sat., Dec. 6, 8 p.m., $15/$17.50. The Pageant, 6161 Delmar Blvd., St. Louis, 314-726-6161. Bryan and Lola: Wed., Nov. 19, 7 p.m., $5-$10. World Chess Hall of Fame, 4652 Maryland Ave, St. Louis, 314-367-9243. Bryan Duckham and Jim Cady: Sat., Nov. 8, 8 p.m., free. 612 Kitchen & Cocktails, 612 West Woodbine, Kirkwood, 314-965-2003. Bump and Hustle 29: w/ DJ MAKossa, DJ Needles, Hal Greens, Mo Manley, Sat., Nov. 15, 9 p.m., $5. Blank Space, 2847 Cherokee St., St. Louis. Cantus: Fri., Feb. 6, 8 p.m., $10-$34. Blanche M Touhill Performing Arts Center, 1 University Dr at Natural Bridge Rd, Normandy, 314-516-4949. Captain Courageous: Sat., Jan. 10, 8:30 p.m., $8. Cicero's, 6691 Delmar Blvd., University City, 314-862-0009. Cascadian Mass: Sat., Nov. 8, 7 p.m., $10. 1900 Park, 1900 Park Ave., St. Louis. Chamber Music Society of St. Louis: Mon., Nov. 10, 7:30 p.m.; Tue., Nov. 11, 7:30 p.m.; Wed., Nov. 12, 7:30 p.m., $36. The Sheldon, 3648 Washington Blvd., St. Louis, 314-533-9900. Chris Isaak: Thu., Dec. 11, 8 p.m., $50. The Pageant, 6161 Delmar Blvd., St. Louis, 314-726-6161. Coma Regalia: W/ Unraveler, Highwayyys, Mariner, Anodes, Sun., Nov. 16, 8 p.m., $5. Lemp Neighborhood Arts Center, 3301 Lemp Ave., St. Louis, 314-771-1096. Dane Aaron: Sat., Jan. 10, 8:30 p.m., free. Cicero's, 6691 Delmar Blvd., University City, 314-862-0009. Dark Star Orchestra: Sun., Feb. 8, 8 p.m., $22/$25. The Pageant, 6161 Delmar Blvd., St. Louis, 314-726-6161. The Devil Makes Three: W/ Joe Pug, Thu., Jan. 22, 8 p.m., $17.50/$20. The Pageant, 6161 Delmar Blvd., St. Louis, 314-726-6161. DJ Leon Lamont: Fri., Nov. 14, 11 p.m., free. Halo Bar, 6161 Delmar Blvd., St. Louis, 314-726-1414. Earthsol: Sat., Nov. 8, 9 p.m., $5. Station House, 3502 Papin St, St. Louis, 314-577-1378. Edhochuli: W/ Laika, Thu., Nov. 20, 8 p.m., $5. Lemp Neighborhood Arts Center, 3301 Lemp Ave., St. Louis, 314-771-1096. El Monstero: Fri., Dec. 19, 8 p.m.; Sat., Dec. 20, 8 p.m.; Tue., Dec. 23, 8 p.m.; Fri., Dec. 26, 8 p.m.; Sat., Dec. 27, 8 p.m., $27.50-$47. The Pageant, 6161 Delmar Blvd., St. Louis, 314-726-6161. Chamber Project St. Louis presents Epitaph: Fri., Nov. 14, 8 p.m., $5-$15. The Chapel, 6238 Alexander Drive, Clayton. Estevan: Fri., Nov. 7, 8 p.m., free. The Engine Room at Ferraro's, 7700 Ivory Ave, St. Louis, 314-256-0500. Etana: Thu., Nov. 6, 7:30 p.m., $25/$30. 2720 Cherokee Performing Arts Center, 2720 Cherokee St, St. Louis, 314-276-2700. Fairchild: W/ Connie Fairchild, David Torretta, Michele Isam, Mike Newman, Wed., Nov. 26, 7:30 p.m., $20. The Focal Point, 2720 Sutton Blvd, St. Louis, 314-560-2778. Fred Eaglesmith and The Traveling Steam Show: W/ Tif Ginn, Wed., Nov. 12, 7 p.m., $20. Peaceful Bend Vineyard, 1942 Highway T, Steelville, 573-775-3000. Gaelic Storm: Tue., Feb. 17, 8 p.m., $25/$27.50. The Pageant, 6161 Delmar Blvd., St. Louis, 314-726-6161. Gateway Big Band: Wed., Nov. 12, 8 p.m., free. Sky Music Lounge, 930 Kehrs Mill Road, Ballwin, 636-527-6909. Haunter: Mon., Dec. 1, 8 p.m., $5. Lemp Neighborhood Arts Center, 3301 Lemp Ave., St. Louis, 314-771-1096. Home(s) For the Holidays: Sun., Dec. 14, 7 p.m., $20. The Pageant, 6161 Delmar Blvd., St. Louis, 314-726-6161. Hozier: W/ Asgeir, Tue., Feb. 24, 8 p.m., $25. The Pageant, 6161 Delmar Blvd., St. Louis, 314-726-6161. The Illumine Ensemble: Fri., Nov. 14, 8 p.m., $10. Tavern of Fine Arts, 313 Belt Ave, St. Louis, 314-367-7549. Jake's Leg: W/ Aaron Kamm and the One Drops, Wed., Nov. 26, 8 p.m., $10. The Pageant, 6161 Delmar Blvd., St. Louis, 314- 726-6161. Fri., Jan. 2, 8:30 p.m., $7. Cicero's, 6691 Delmar Blvd., University City, 314-862-0009. Jimmy Tebeau: Fri., Nov. 21, 9 p.m., $5. Melt, 2712 Cherokee Street, St. Louis, 314-771-6358. John Flynn: Sun., Nov. 9, 2 p.m., $15. Espenschied Chapel, 317 County Road, Mascoutah, 618-566-7425. Less Than Jake: W/ Reel Big Fish, Authority Zero, Tue., Feb. 10, 8 p.m., $22.50/$25. The Pageant, 6161 Delmar Blvd., St. Louis, 314-726-6161. Lewis Black: Sat., May 9, 8 p.m., TBA. Peabody Opera House, 14th St. and Market St., St. Louis, 314-241-1888. Lojic Reunion Show: W/ Village Idiot, Mathias and the Pirates, Big Brother Thunder and the MasterBlasters, DJ Mahf, Fri., Nov. 21, 7 p.m., $10/$15. Plush, 3224 Locust St., St. Louis, 314-535-2686. The Loose Hinges: Sat., Jan. 17, 8:30 p.m., free. Cicero's, 6691 Delmar Blvd., University City, 314-862-0009. Lotus: Fri., March 6, 8 p.m., $19.50/$22. The Pageant, 6161 Delmar Blvd., St. Louis, 314-726-6161. Memories of Elvis: W/ Steve Davis and the MidSouth Revival, Thomas Hickey, Anna Blair, Sat., Jan. 10, 7 p.m., $20. The Pageant, 6161 Delmar Blvd., St. Louis, 314-726-6161. Mike Apirion and Jim Cady: Thu., Nov. 20, 8:30 p.m., free. Thu., Dec. 4, 8:30 p.m., free. Massa's Italian Bar & Grill, 3072 Winghaven Blvd., O'Fallon, 636-561-5202. Milo Greene: Sun., March 1, 8 p.m., $15. Blueberry Hill, 6504 Delmar Blvd., University City, 314-727-4444. Miranda Sings: Thu., Feb. 5, 7 p.m., $29.50-$55. The Pageant, 6161 Delmar Blvd., St. Louis, 314-726-6161. Nathan Leigh: Tue., Nov. 18, 8 p.m., $5. Lemp Neighborhood Arts Center, 3301 Lemp Ave., St. Louis, 314-771-1096. No Such Thing As Monsters: W/ Googolplexia, Sole Loan, The Carondelettes, Pizza Boys, Thu., Nov. 6, 7 p.m., free. Blank Space, 2847 Cherokee St., St. Louis. OK Go: Sat., April 4, 8 p.m., $20/$22.50. The Pageant, 6161 Delmar Blvd., St. Louis, 314-726-6161. Pat Sajak Assassins: W/ Bagheera, Green Harper, Sat., Nov. 15, 10 p.m., free. Mangia Italiano, 3145 S. Grand Blvd., St. Louis, 314-664-8585. Paul Bonn and The Bluesmen: Sun., Nov. 9, 5 p.m., free. Sullivan's, 907 N. Illinois St., Belleville, 618-233-7060. Thu., Nov. 13, 8 p.m., free. Hammerstone's, 2028 S. 9th St., St. Louis, 314-773-5565. Fri., Nov. 14, 8:30 p.m., free. Night Moves Incorporated, 900 McClintock Ave., Belleville, 618-233-3663. Fri., Nov. 21, 10 p.m., free. BB's Jazz, Blues & Soups, 700 S. Broadway, St. Louis, 314-436-5222. Pet Rock: The Musical: W/ Smooth Talkin' Perverts, 33 On The Needle, The Mussy Cluves, Thu., Nov. 13, 9 p.m., $6. The Crack Fox, 1114 Olive St., St. Louis, 314-621-6900. RED: A Tribute To Sammy Hagar: W/ Fire & Ice: A Tribute To Pat Benetar, Wed., Nov. 26, 8 p.m., free. Pop's Nightclub, 401 Monsanto Ave., East St. Louis, 618-274-6720. Red Letter Days: Thu., Nov. 13, 11 p.m., free. Halo Bar, 6161 Delmar Blvd., St. Louis, 314-726-1414. W/ Tidal Volume, Static Life, Guava, Mon., Dec. 22, 7 p.m., $10. The Ready Room, 4195 Manchester Ave, St. Louis. Sarah Phelps and the Saddle Cactus Riders: Sat., Nov. 22, 9 p.m.; Sat., Dec. 20, 9 p.m., free. R.T. Weiler's, 201 N. Main St., St. Charles, 636-947-1593. School of Rock: W/ Valley, Fri., Jan. 9, 6:30 p.m., $8. The Firebird, 2706 Olive St., St. Louis, 314-535-0353. W/ The Feed, Sat., Jan. 10, 7 p.m., $8. Plush, 3224 Locust St., St. Louis, 314-535-2686. Sun., Jan. 11, 5 p.m., $8. The Ready Room, 4195 Manchester Ave, St. Louis. Scotty McCreery: W/ Danielle Bradbery, Sun., Nov. 16, 7:30 p.m., $30.50-$60.50. The Pageant, 6161 Delmar Blvd., St. Louis, 314-726-6161. Seth Patrick: Wed., Dec. 3, 9 p.m., free. Station House, 3502 Papin St, St. Louis, 314-577-1378. Sound Advice: W/ Mock, Fri., Nov. 14, 6:30 p.m., free. Sky Music Lounge, 930 Kehrs Mill Road, Ballwin, 636-527-6909. St. Louis Metropolitan Ensemble: Tue., Nov. 11, noon, free. Old Courthouse, 11 N. Fourth St., St. Louis, 314-655-1700. Stephen Molyneux: Sun., Jan. 18, 8 p.m., $5. Lemp Neighborhood Arts Center, 3301 Lemp Ave., St. Louis, 314-771-1096. Stevie Ray Vaughan Tribute: Sat., Nov. 29, 8 p.m., $15/$17.50. The Pageant, 6161 Delmar Blvd., St. Louis, 314-726-6161. Street Fighting Band - A Rolling Stones Tribute: Fri., Nov. 21, 8 p.m., $12/$15. The Pageant, 6161 Delmar Blvd., St. Louis, 314-726-6161. The Sun and the Sea: Wed., Dec. 3, 11 p.m., free. Halo Bar, 6161 Delmar Blvd., St. Louis, 314-726-1414. Suzie Cue: W/ Tim McAvin, Devon Cahill, Gene Starks, Thu., Nov. 6, 9 p.m., $3. Venice Café, 1903 Pestalozzi St., St. Louis, 314-772-5994. Taylor Swift: W/ Vance Joy, Tue., Oct. 13; Wed., Oct. 14, TBA. Scottrade Center, 1401 Clark Ave., St. Louis, 314-241-1888. Tesla: Wed., Feb. 4, 8 p.m., $25-$35. The Pageant, 6161 Delmar Blvd., St. Louis, 314-726-6161. Three Merry Widows: Sat., Feb. 7, 8 p.m., $20. The Ready Room, 4195 Manchester Ave, St. Louis. Tommy Halloran: Thu., Dec. 18, 8:30 p.m., free. Cicero's, 6691 Delmar Blvd., University City, 314-862-0009. Toney Rocks: Thu., Jan. 29, 8:30 p.m., free. Cicero's, 6691 Delmar Blvd., University City, 314-862-0009. Triple Threat: W/ Nexus, Creative Delusions, Tue., Nov. 25, 7:30 p.m., free. Tavern of Fine Arts, 313 Belt Ave, St. Louis, 314-367-7549. Trophy Mules: Sat., Nov. 29, 9 p.m., $5. Station House, 3502 Papin St, St. Louis, 314-577-1378. Twin Shadow: Wed., April 15, 8:30 p.m., $15/$20. The Ready Room, 4195 Manchester Ave, St. Louis. Vitamen A: Fri., Dec. 26, 8:30 p.m., $7. Cicero's, 6691 Delmar Blvd., University City, 314-862-0009. A Wilhelm Scream: W/ Braddock, Sat., Jan. 3, 8 p.m., $12/$14. Fubar, 3108 Locust St, St. Louis, 314-289-9050. The Wytches: W/ Tone Rodent, Mon., Nov. 17, 8 p.m., $10. The Demo, 4191 Manchester Ave, St. Louis. Yankee Racers: Fri., Nov. 21, 11 p.m., free. Halo Bar, 6161 Delmar Blvd., St. Louis, 314-726-1414. Zion: Fri., Dec. 19, 9 p.m., free. Station House, 3502 Papin St, St. Louis, 314-577-1378.


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Shalom, Haver
What a full-tilt couple of weeks it's been for me and so many of my temple family. There was the March 10 20th anniversary celebration, including great food, a beautiful video presentation, speeches, jazz, and so many members of the TBA flock, not to mention old friends from many years ago. And a week later we were saying goodbye to our rabbi emeritus, Bob Miller.
I was so sad when Rabbi Miller told me he wasn't feeling up to attending the party on Saturday night. First, I know he loved a good party. Second, his loving support of my rabbinate has been a true gift.We had a bond of friendship and common cause. We both loved Beth Avodah, and we loved and appreciated each other.
Rabbi Miller's dedication to Beth Avodah was and will remain deeply inspiring. It's in that spirit that I share the eulogy I delivered on Sunday, March 18th.
.נולד אדם – הכל שמחין, מת – הכל בוכין. ואינו כן
When a person is born, we all celebrate, and when a person dies, everyone cries. But it shouldn't be this way. Rather, when a person is born, it's not appropriate to celebrate for him because no one knows what his portion will be and on what deeds he shall stand, whether he will be righteous or wicked, good or evil. But when he dies, we should indeed rejoice, for he has passed away with a good name and left the world in peace.
It is like a parable of two ships near a harbor. One was going out to sea, and the other was coming in from its voyages. Everyone around the harbor was celebrating for the one setting out, while no one celebrated the ship coming in. Someone came up and said, "These actions are backward! We shouldn't celebrate the ship that's first starting out on its journey because none of us knows what it shall encounter out there: how long will it last, and what storms will it face? Likewise, we should celebrate for the one that's returning home because it enters in peace."
So it is when a person dies. Better to rejoice and celebrate, for he has left this world in peace and with a good name.
From Kohelet Rabba 7:4
Rabbi Miller always loved a good text. No matter what the occasion: a bar mitzvah, a wedding, a Shabbat service, a funeral: he found just the right citation. He did it without Google or a software package. Rabbi Miller had a great memory for Torah and Torah commentaries. That had something to do with his Yeshiva background, as well as his training at HUC for the Reform rabbinate. He absorbed it all – it was in him. No, it WAS him.
With all his heart, he believed that his rabbinate was a sacred calling. Rabbi Miller's generation of Reform rabbis saw themselves as teachers of the tradition, as living transmitters of the ancient teachings of Judaism. But they also carried a heavy responsibility as creators of an all-new, post-war, post-Holocaust, postmodern Judaism that now included a state of Israel.
Rabbi Miller also loved rabbis. He went out of his way to gather with them, shmooze, study, learn with them. His colleagues, still active or retired have written to me praising his memory, his kindness, his menschlichkeit, his humanity, and his laughter.
Rabbi Miller took that mantle of the rabbinate seriously and wore it with pride all of his days. He was a gifted teacher and a skilled homilist. He spoke with insight and passion, and always with a good text. He knew his way around the liturgy and never felt as if he had to look over his shoulder at his more traditional contemporaries. His background gave him the vocabulary to daven with the Orthodox and the traditional Conservative communities. In fact, this knowledge base gave him a valuable carte blanche enabling him to enter different circles of the Jewish community. He strongly supported the establishment of the JCC in Newton and the Rashi School.
Rabbi Miller's erudition was unassailable. But he didn't lead with that aspect of his rabbinate. Yes, he loved Judaism. But more than that: he loved Jews. It was why God put him on this earth: to serve the Jewish people. He loved our mores, our culture, our unique ways of living our lives. Nobody could shmooze like Bob Miller. Nobody could interrogate a complete stranger with such innocent wonder.
Rabbi Miller cared about his flock. He held them close and loved them. He treated them with compassion and understanding. He listened with warmth and concern. When people had difficult issues in their lives and came to him with their tzuris, Rabbi Miller listened and did not hold back when he believed they were headed in the wrong direction. He was an authentic, unpretentious man who loved his life and the people in it.
Having said all this, I don't want to leave the impression that Rabbi Miller cared only about Jews. He did deeply believe that all men and women were created in God's image. Which is to say that he was an equal opportunity schmoozer. I can recall so many times when we were together, and if a Hispanic person were working near him, he'd look at their name tag and begin a conversation in a terribly butchered Spanish. But it worked every time.
As much as he loved being a rabbi, he approached retirement without much ambivalence. He had literally given himself to his congregation for so many years and realized, to his chagrin, that he had missed so many important moments with his kids and grandkids as well as with his partner, Margaret.
Margaret was an essential part of Bob's life. She was his companion, ever present and ever vigilant. She was his fierce defender. Margaret brought Bob the soft edges he lacked. She introduced him to the broader world of art and music. She adored Bob. And he thought himself to be a lucky man to have such a classy, beautiful, erudite wife.
They had big plans for his retirement, which included being designated clergy on a cruise ship around the world. It was during that cruise that Margaret began to show symptoms of what would be diagnosed as Parkinson's. They had to leave the ship and come home.
I know how this terrible confluence of events broke his heart. He told me that he had waited too long, that he had done a disservice to Margaret and the kids. But most of all, his heart broke for his Margaret. She was supposed to be the stronger one. She was supposed to take care of him. Whenever we spoke of Margaret and the terrible ravages of Parkinson's, he would shake his head in disbelief, as if this could not be happening to her. He shlepped her to doctors' appointments, picked up medications, spoke with her physicians, got her to PT. He devoted his life to her. And he never ever once complained, never once bemoaned his fate. He said his heart wept for Margaret every day.
When he had the accident, landing face first at the bottom of the steps in their home, we all feared that he would die. Then we feared he would have brain damage and perhaps paralysis. When I saw him at the hospital the day after the accident, he looked terrifying. That he fully recovered is truly miraculous. It was a combination of stubbornness and his reluctance to leave Margaret that kept him going.
Margaret's death devastated him. I watched it wash over him like a tsunami. The waters of grief receded to the horizon and then rose and overwhelmed him. He had to reconfigure his life from the center of a large congregational family to becoming a widower with grown children. The steadfastness of his children was his lifeline, his reason to keep going. Your love, your empathy helped your dad survive. He missed so many events in your lives, but he never doubted your love for him, nor did you ever doubt his love for you.
Bob's move to Newbridge was a brilliant decision. It was a new chapter in his life, one he adapted to with vigor and joy. Rabbi Judi Ehrlich of Newbridge is here this morning and will speak of his life there. Suffice to say that those of us who loved Bob found such solace in his new life there. Walking with Bob down the hall, in the cafeteria, anywhere on the grounds of his new home, was like being with the mayor of Newbridge.
Twenty-one years ago, as Bob prepared to retire from the temple he loved so much, he said to his people, and often repeated the words, "You can love two rabbis." It wasn't a suggestion; it was a subtle request. What a gift that was to me, a gift I will never forget.
This past year at Rosh Hashanah, Bob blessed me on my 20th anniversary. He came up to the bimah and said how great it was to celebrate two big events: the 20thanniversary of my tenure at Beth Avodah, and the 20th anniversary of his retirement. Then he laughed that laugh, that right from the belly, unexpurgated laugh: so loud, so unrestrained, so him! His kindness and his loving approbation were in his words, in his laughter, in his embrace.
Bob and I spoke last on Wednesday. He was foggy and exhausted, yet he wanted to know how the 20th-anniversary celebration had gone. I described the event, and he kvelled. I told him that I had acknowledged how I had come into what had been his world for almost three decades and proceeded to change things: a lot, and that I didn't get it right all the time. He shook his head. "Every rabbi has to be true to himself. I brought new ideas with me when I got to Beth Avodah. You did the same; it's the only way it can be."
Even at the end of his life, he was full of affirmation and kindness.
Bob Miller was a loving son and brother, a passionate husband and father and grandfather. He was a learned, great and kind rabbi. He loved Temple Beth Avodah with a deep and abiding strength.
Bob Miller was my dear friend. He was my rav muvhak – a teacher of rabbis. He was a delight. And I will miss him with all of my heart.
הכל צריכין
לשמוח ולשבח שנפטר בשם טוב בשלום מן העולם הוא


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Shaquille O'Neal and Rob Gronkowski Are Teaming Up for a Good Cause
By Us Weekly Staff
Shaquille O'Neal and Rob Gronkowski. Gilbert Flores/Broadimage/MEGA; Chelsea Lauren/Shutterstock
Partying for charity! Shaquille O'Neal and Rob Gronkowski have joined forces to participate in an event for a good cause: Shaq's Fun House vs Gronk Beach.
Celebrity Charity
Presented by General Insurance, the virtual affair will feature various challenges between the two all-star athletes. Other famous guests including Diplo, Snoop Dogg, Steve Aoki and DaBaby are expected to stop by to give musical performances. The charitable party will be hosted by Turner Sports broadcaster Taylor Rooks and comedian JB Smoove.
Both O'Neal, 48, and Gronkowski, 31, coined the event a "party with a purpose to benefit social justice" for a reason. The live-stream event aims to raise money for the NAACP and the Boys & Girls Club. With this in mind, DoorDash pledged to donate meals to people in need through their partnership with Feeding America. DoorDash's generous contribution is contingent on the number of viewers who tune in — meaning, the more fans who watch, the more donations the food delivery company will make.
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"I always say there are two things that truly bring people together, sports and music," the NBA legend explained. "So I called up my brother Gronk and my partners at The General and together, we created a party with a purpose."
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers tight end said that he was eager to come on board to have another chance at challenging Shaq after their 2018 dance-off. "The winner of each challenge will earn a donation to their charity," Gronkowski said. "Team Gronk is representing the NAACP and Team Shaq is representing [the] Boys & Girls Clubs of America."
O'Neal and Gronkowski will go head-to-head in six different challenges: a Lip Sync Battle presented by The General Insurance, a game of HORSE presented by YAPPA, jousting presented by Monster Energy, the Buffalo Wild Wings Blazin' Challenge, the McCormick Grill Mates Steak Challenge and the Rocket Mortgage Sports Showdown.
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Though viewers won't physically be permitted to attend the event, O'Neal and Gronkowski aimed to find a way to still make the live-stream an interactive experience. To make this possible, General Insurance created The General Fan Cam so that fans can show themselves singing and dancing along from home.
"We want everyone involved regardless of where you are located, and now we can," the former Los Angeles Lakers player said before adding, "Let's make this a night to remember!"
Shaq's Fun House vs Gronk Beach will stream for free on www.ShaqVsGronk.com and TikTok on Saturday, June 27, at 8 p.m. ET.


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Građevine u Sankt-Peterburgu
Ulice u Rusiji

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On 25 October, Norway celebrated the anniversary of its liberation by the Soviets from German occupation in 1944. In commemoration of this important day, Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg hosted Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov in Norway.
Neither Belarusian nor Ukrainian officials were invited to attend, despite the substantial contributions of both these nations to the Soviet struggle against Nazi Germany. Unfortunately, letting Russia claim victory for itself during WWII at the expense of other post-Soviet countries has become a trend in the international community.
Moscow monopolises the Soviet WWII narrative for propaganda purposes at home and abroad. Russia's monopoly on the victory is especially tragic for Belarus whose people overwhelmingly sided with the Allies and paid a much higher price for this historical victory over Nazi Germany than many other European nations.
Moscow continues to drop hints of their moral superiority over the West as a result of the high price the Soviet Union paid for its victory over the Nazis. The Kremlin is also continuing to exploit the Soviet Union's collective victory during WWII in support of its current foreign policy objects.
[u]nder Russian interpretation of history, the struggle that began with the German invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941 continues for Russia today, in a direct line through the generations, with the conflict in Ukraine.
The Kremlin can be accused of many things, but modesty is not one of them. In 2010, Putin announced that Russia would have won the war with Nazi Germany even without Ukraine's assistance, "because we [Russians] are the victors," and "the war was won mostly thanks to the resources of the Russian Federation".
Amazingly, Russia's attempts to monopolise the Soviets' victory has been met with very little resistance in the West.
Earlier this year, the French government declined to invite Belarusian representatives to the 70th anniversary of the Allied forces landing in Normandy. Instead, out of 15 former Soviet republics, Paris invited only Russia's President Putin and President Poroshenko of Ukraine – the latter apparently primarily to carry out negotiations on the Ukraine crisis.
The previous 60th anniversary of the Normandy landing, which was commemorated back in 2004, also featured President Putin – and not a single other official representative from the ex-soviet states were in attendance.
Even historical institutions are culpable in this historic justice – thus, the former Soviet military museum in Berlin became the German-Russian museum in the 1990s. Putin's have demonstrated a similar stance. In its article "Russians Rewrite History to Slur Ukraine Over War", Time magazine describes Moscow's exploitation of the conference on memory of the Nazi atrocities to promote its present day policies. Despite these insights, Time effectively appropriates the narrative that the Soviet victory was Russia's victory.
The non-Russian populace from the Soviet Union, however, contributed at least as much as the Russians to the war, especially the Eastern Slavic nations of Belarus and Ukraine. The war waged primarily on Belarusian and Ukrainian lands and barely touched Russia proper.
Many of the bloodiest episodes of the war – stagnate front lines, guerrilla warfare and counterinsurgency – also primarily took place in Belarus and Ukraine. They resulted in catastrophic losses. The counterinsurgency operations by Nazi forces in Belarus burned down either completely or partially 5,295 Belarusian villages and led to the death of 150,000 of their inhabitants.
A recent article by Andrej Kotliarchuk in the Journal of Belarusian Studies shows that the total number of Belarusians who died in WWII is still a matter of debate. The estimated casualties among civilians inside Belarus vary between 750,000 and 1.4m. Together with Belarusians who died fighting Nazi Germany or died at the hands of the Nazis outside Belarus, the total figure of Belarusian casualties is estimated to be around two million people (out of a pre-war population of 10.5m), including many Belarusian Jews.
Before 1939, Belarusians lived a life divided – some lived in Soviet Belarus, others in Western Belarus, which was at that time ruled by Poland. Yet throughout WWII Belarusians in the east and west sided with anti-Nazi forces. Ethnic Belarusian soldiers in the Polish Army bravely fought against the German invasion in 1939. Later on, ethnic Belarusians and Ukrainians constituted up to a third of the Anders' army, a Polish force, that was deployed to the Middle East and Italy.
After the German invasion of the Soviet Union, the Belarusian population largely avoided collaboration with the Nazis. 1.3m ethnic Belarusians and natives of Belarus joined the Red Army, despite the large-scale political violence from years past in the Soviet Union. Others headed to the woods with gun in hand.
Already by the end of 1941, 12,000 armed Soviet Belarusian partisans were actively at work in the nation's woods and swamps. By 1 April 1944, 185,000 armed fighters fought were in the ranks of the Belarusian Soviet partisan units that were subordinate to the Belarusian Staff of the Guerrilla Movement (BSGM). Ethnic Belarusians in the BSGM units made up over 65% of their fighters.
In addition, a number of non-Belarusian guerrilla units operated in Belarus which were subordinate inter alia to the Central Intelligence Directorate of the Soviet General Staff (GRU). They stood out for their more skilled fighters – some of them even parachuted in from Moscow. But Belarusians fought in these units as well and among them were the creme of the Belarusian intellectual class, including famous Belarusian philologist Fyodar Yankouski who worked as an intelligence chief for a GRU partisan unit near Minsk.
To understand the full scale of the partisan movement, one needs first to add to these figures the huge losses that the partisans suffered. Second, there were large Polish partisan units active in western Belarus as well. All in all, a very large number of Belarusians – of all ethnic backgrounds – actively participated in the anti-Nazi struggle, even under the most severe conditions of occupation.
For the sake of comparison, in France (which in terms of population was about four times bigger than Belarus) 170,000 Frenchmen and women joined the armed resistance.
The clearly substantial contribution of Belarusians as well as Ukrainians to the struggle against the Nazis and their allies was among one of the arguments for Soviet Belarus and Ukraine inclusion as founding members of the United Nations.
Despite some claims to the contrary, collaboration with the Nazis remained very limited. The maximum number of armed pro-Nazi units was around 60,000 men. Many of them had been forcefully mobilised and easily deserted or joined the partisans.
Is Lukashenka Worse Than Putin?
Some media explained that Lukashenka's authoritarian dictator image that was to blame for an invitation not being extended to him to attend the Normandy landing anniversaries and other WWII-related events.
These perceptions have resulted to a gross injustice being done to Belarus. These idealistic arguments about not inviting Belarusian officials on the grounds of their authoritarianism contradicts its own logic as both Putin and Lavrov of Russia have been invited to these and other ceremonies.
The Kremlin knows how to exploit WWII ceremonies to support its propaganda through a well-funded domestic media and its careful targeting of a foreign audience with media outlets like Russia Today.
The international acknowledgement of the Soviet Union's contribution to the victory over Nazis will not, in and of itself, lead to permitting Russia to monopolise this tragic, yet heroic, historic episode for its own purposes. The Soviet history of WWII also belongs to Belarusians and other former Soviet peoples who fought against the Nazis to win peace in Europe.
Belarus ranks 53rd out of 187 countries in the 2014 Human Development Index (HDI). That places it ahead of fellow post-Soviet states Russia (57th), Kazakhstan (70th), and Ukraine (83rd).
To measure development, HDI underscores the importance of "people and their capabilities" rather than economic metrics. It combines three dimensions of development: population health, access to knowledge, and the standard of living.
Belarus scores extremely well on the knowledge dimension. However, it does far worse on population health and the standard of living, the other HDI components. It appears that Belarus boosted its HDI ranking largely by prolonging the time its population spends in school.
Are Belarusians living long and healthy lives?
HDI assesses population health by measuring life expectancy at birth. This component drags Belarus down in HDI rankings. Belarus's life expectancy at birth has reached 72 years, which is five years lower than in neighbouring Poland and thirteen years below the HDI maximum value of 85 years.
Premature death of Belarusian men constitutes the main problem. Men in Belarus live an average of 66.6 years, an entire decade shorter than women.
The number has decreased since the 1980s and is now two years below the world average. About half of Belarusians who die prematurely have been smoking, drinking, or both.
Do Belarusians enjoy a decent standard of living?
The HDI standard of living component uses the logarithm of gross national income (GNI) per capita. The logarithmic transformation reflects the diminishing importance of income with increasing GNI.
Belarus's standard of living has improved throughout the 2000s. Between 1990 and 2013, GNI per capita increased by nearly 100%. In September 2001, an average Belarusian earned merely US$ 90 per month. By 2014, the average monthly income reached US$ 603.
Belarusian IT specialists earn the highest wages (around US$1,500 per month). Despite Belarus's small size, regional income gaps persist. Minsk residents earn nearly 1.5 as much as the residents of Mahileu, the poorest part of Belarus.
Even though Belarusians' incomes have grown, they are lower than the incomes in Belarus's Customs Union partners – Russia and Kazakhstan. Moscow remains a key destination for Belarusians searching for higher-paying jobs.
How useful is education for Belarusians?
Education is where Belarus excels. An average Belarusian attends school for eleven-and-a-half years. Belarusian children are expected to study for nearly sixteen years – only two years fewer than the maximum number of years allowed in the HDI education scale.
Belarusians have the Soviet Union to thank for their current educational success. Unlike other colonial powers, the Soviet Union sought to eradicate illiteracy and made education free for all. In the Russian Empire, which since the 18th century incorporated two thirds of today's Belarus, literacy rose from 56% in 1916 to 99% by the 1970s. All Soviet states provided eight years of compulsory education.
All post-Soviet states have retained high enrolment in primary and secondary education to this day. The Soviet education legacy gives Belarus a leg up over many developing countries in Asia, Africa, and Latin America.
Over half of the Belarusian population aged 25 and older has attained a tertiary education, which is greater than in all countries of Central and Eastern Europe except Russia, where nearly two thirds of the population have attained tertiary education. For comparison, only one fifth of Poles and less than a third of Lithuanians have tertiary degrees.
Is such a high rate necessary? Belarusians with tertiary education make up 13% of the unemployed in Belarus, according to the World Bank. Indeed, in 2008 address to the nation President Lukashenka said that Belarus needs more "carpenters and joiners" than people with university degrees.
The length of time spent on a school bench is not synonymous with the quality of education either. Gauging the performance of Belarus's education system is impossible since Belarus does not participate in any international assessment programmes, such as PISA scales, TIMSS and PIRLS comparisons. If the results in other post-Soviet states are assumed to be representative, Belarus's performance would average to poor.
In 2014 the Belarusian State University ranked 763rd in the Webometrics Ranking of World Universities. While the Belarusian media framed the ranking as making the top 3% of all universities worldwide, the 763rd position is low when considering that many developing country universities rank higher, and that BSU is by far the best Belarusian school.
According to the UNDP report, Belarus's HDI of 0.786 exceeds the average of 0.735 for countries in the high human development group (there is also a very high development group). The report compares Belarus to Serbia and Azerbaijan, countries with similar population size and in the same geographic region. Belarus' rank of 53 indeed compares favourably with these countries' respective rankings of 78 and 76.
The data clearly shows that Belarus outperformed all other post-Soviet states. But should Belarus set the bar so low? Were Belarus to look to its democratic neighbours to the west, a very different picture would emerge.
In 1991, Belarus and Poland had equal life expectancies. Today Poles live five years longer on average. In 1991, GNI per capita in Belarus was $2,000 less than in Poland. Today the income gap is nearly three times greater.
Ironically, Belarusians flock to shop in Poland because many goods and products (excluding cigarettes and alcohol) cost less across the border.
Belarus has beaten Poland only in the expected years of education – Belarusians entering school today will be studying a few months longer than Poles. Of course, the quality of their education may not be any higher than that in Poland, since Belarus does not participate in any international education quality assessments.
While Belarusian sausage may contain no toilet paper, Belarus still has a long way to go in terms of improving the lives of its people. And yet, because of the weights used in the HDI calculation, a country with maximum GNI per capita and life expectancy would rank lower than Belarus if its population were uneducated.
Because of the mathematics behind HDI calculation, a country with the highest GNI per capita and the longest life expectancy in the world would get a maximum score of 0.666 – or much lower than Belarus's 0.786 HDI – if its population were uneducated.
A more lasting solution for Belarus is to improve public health, reform the economy, and not least, equip students with the skills they need to succeed in the workforce, rather than just a degree.


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All-Star Dubnyk Delivers for Wild
Devan DubnykMinnesota Wild
He either leads the league or ranks near the top of the list in a number of statistical categories, but all-star goaltender Devan Dubnyk remains the ultimate team player.
Pick a number, any number. Twenty-two wins, a 1.77 goals-against average, a .940 save percentage and five shutouts.
There's no doubt that Dubnyk, Minnesota's towering 6-foot-6 man behind the mask, has been simply spectacular in 2016-17.
Yet, in spite of all the individual success, including punching his ticket to his second straight All-Star Game, the 30-year-old veteran consistently shrugs off the personal recognition, focusing instead on helping keep the Wild in the upper ranks of the Western Conference.
That winning attitude hasn't gone unnoticed by Dubnyk's teammates.
"He's just been unbelievable in net for us this year," praised Minnesota forward Charlie Coyle. "He keeps on coming up big."
Dubnyk currently rules the roost in goals-against average, save percentage, is tied for first in shutouts and second in wins.
The Saskatchewan native has also set the franchise standard for longest win streak (10 games) and point streak in a single season (14 games, 12-0-2) and was integral in helping lead Minnesota to a franchise-record 12-game win streak.
Traded from Arizona to Minnesota almost two years ago, Dubnyk has a record of 81-42-11 with a 2.04 GAA, .928 SV% and 15 shutouts in 138 games with the Wild.
The 14th overall selection of Edmonton in 2004 was the recipient of the NHL's 2015 Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy for perseverance, sportsmanship and dedication to hockey, was named to the NHL's Second All-Star Team and finished third in Vezina Trophy voting and fourth in Hart Trophy voting.
In all, Dubnyk is 151-124-35 with a 2.52 GAA, a .917 SV% and 24 shutouts in 330 career NHL games with Edmonton, Nashville, Arizona and Minnesota.
At the end of the month, he'll make his second straight NHL All-Star Game appearance, this time in Los Angeles.
While his teammates are only too happy to help Dubnyk add to his impressive stat line this season, it's not the goalie that drives the players to see him succeed.
"I think even more importantly than how fantastic he's been for us is the fact that he's just a great person and a solid teammate," noted Coyle. "It's very easy to play for a guy like him."
A guy that is utilizing an effective two-pronged approach to achieve remarkable net gains.
"I'm not someone who is superstitious by nature," said Dubnyk. "For me, it's more about routine. I like to keep my game simple. There are too many variables every game and you don't want to overthink situations. I want to be intense when I'm in there, but I look at it as being a mix between simplicity and intensity."
BETWEEN THE BLUELINES WITH DEVAN DUBNYK
The Oilers netminder talks about his ideal poker game, his love of the city of Edmonton and the toughest players he faces in the NHL today
Bringing a Simple Intensity
Devan Dubnyk works to stick to his routine, keep things simple yet be intensely focused on helping the Oilers succeed
And Down the Stretch They Come!
Devan Dubnyk, Mark Recchi & Jhonas Enroth in the spotlight this week as the 2010-11 season winds down
Devan Dubnyk announces retirement after 12 NHL seasons
Dubnyk was a Masterton Trophy winner and Vezina Trophy finalist for 2014-15 season.
Rookie Matt Boldy shoots for a breakout season with the Minnesota Wild
The former Boston College standout points to his Minnesota Wild teammates as a big reason for his on-ice success.
NHL players prepare their paddles for Smashfest X
Set for July 20 in Toronto, several NHL players will take part in an evening that raises money for rare cancer and concussion research.