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The School of Pharmacy and Health Profession's Office of Faculty and Staff Development (OFSD) is dedicated to facilitating the career success and academic advancement and innovation of the faculty and staff. We believe that faculty and staff development is an important part of being engaged, active and vital members of our school.
As such, the OFSD supports faculty and staff in their ongoing pursuit for excellence in teaching, research, outreach, leadership, and professional and personal development by connecting information and resources while providing knowledge and skills needed to grow, excel and succeed in all realms of individual responsibility.
The OFSD collaborates with program directors, chairs and other school administrators to:
Provide leadership for the design, implementation and evaluation of faculty and staff development programs;
Solicit nominations for recipients for the school-based faculty and staff awards in conjunction with the Faculty Development and Recognition Committee;
Conduct faculty and staff enrichment programs including new faculty and staff orientation, all school workshops, and teaching effectiveness endeavors.
Faculty and Staff Development Programs
The Office of Faculty and Staff Development (OFSD) designs, implements and evaluates faculty and staff development programs for the School of Pharmacy and Health Professions. Many of the program offerings are archived in the Creighton Digital Repository.
To access past programs, please visit here.
Faculty and Staff Awards
Each year the School of Pharmacy and Health Professions recognizes faculty for service, scholarship and teaching, and recognizes staff members for excellence.
The Faculty Service Award is presented to a faculty member in recognition of outstanding service to the community, profession and/or University. The Scholarly Achievement Award is presented to a faculty member who has exhibited high achievement in scholarly activity based on publications, grantsmanship and scholarly presentations. The Excellence in Teaching Award is presented to a faculty member who has demonstrated the highest quality of teaching, exemplified by professional competence, communication and evaluation skills and effective interpersonal interaction.
The Staff Excellence Award recognizes a staff member who contributes positively to a team by providing encouragement and support, is responsive to helping others, shares valuable knowledge, and is reliable.
New Faculty and Staff Orientation
The Office of Faculty and Staff Development (OFSD) conducts new faculty and staff orientation programing to introduce new faculty and staff to the School, its mission, vision and values.
SGID and Peer Coaching Initiatives
A Small Group Instructional Diagnosis (SGID), led by a trained faculty and staff facilitator, is a process for gathering formative student feedback by conducting small discussion groups within a class. Instructors can receive feedback from students at any time during a course and then use the information to make adjustments to better facilitate student learning.
For more information about the SGID process and other peer coaching initiatives, or to request an SGID, please contact SPAHPOFSD [at] creighton [dot] edu.
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A privately owned and run wildlife park, the Koala Park Sanctuary is a great day out for all the family and where the kids can pet the wallabies, feed the kangaroos and experience close encounters with the reptiles. Visitors from all over the world flock to this part of the city to get up close and personal with the Australia's iconic wildlife. Visitors can even see koalas being fed at 10:20, 11:45, 14:00 and 15:00.


George Eustice has confirmed the Government is considering providing grants to invest in farm infrastructure to help deliver better animal health and welfare under a new domestic farm policy.
In an interview with Pig World, the Farming Minister shed more light on his plans to incentivise better welfare after the UK leaves the EU.
He said: "The RSPCA has suggested you could have several tiers, for pigs, for example, going from 'free range' at the top, down to barns with straw and 'outdoor bred', which means they have been outdoors for the first few weeks of their life.
He suggested two possible types of payment. "First, should we be looking at grant support to help farmers, and pig farmers are a good case in point, invest in new buildings that would enable and facilitate higher animal welfare?
The Government is also looking at the sort ongoing 'top-up payments' organic farmers currently receive.
"For organics, there is a premium in the market for those that are Soil Association-accredited, but there is also a top-up to the Basic Payment to recognise some of the costs of being an organic producer," Mr Eustice said.
He believes this new approach to farm husbandry could also help farmers reduce their reliance on antibiotics.
Mr Eustice refuted suggestions future trade deals with the likes of the US could result in the UK being swamped with cheaper lower standard imports.
"Ultimately, in these types of negotiation it doesn't really matter what the US asks for. What matters is what the UK is willing to grant by way of a trade agreement," he said.
The Cornwall MP also addressed growing doubts about the ability of the UK to secure free access to the EU single market after we leave the union.
An FTA built on similar arrangements would therefore be 'easier to put together than some people suspect', he said.


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The Institute of Science and Technology Austria welcomes you on November 17 (Friday), 2017!
Join lab tours and "Meet the Research Group" sessions, where you get the opportunity to meet our professors, PhD students, and postdocs, and can find out more about their research.
Find out about our PhD program and internship opportunities from the Dean (Prof. Nick Barton) and the PhD Program Chair (Prof. Gasper Tkacik).
Take a campus tour to learn more about the founding principles of IST Austria as well as its past and future developments.
If you would like to join for the Student Open Day, please register using the form below. Note that registration is compulsory and that the most up-to-date information will only be sent to registered visitors. For questions, please feel free to contact the Graduate School Office (gradschool@ist.ac.at).
A PDF of the program can be downloaded from this link.
16:00-16:45 Mato Lagator (Postdoc, Guet Group), Understanding evolution by finding out how things are built (click to download abstract of the talk).
Alternatively, you can use the regular IST Shuttle Bus (#142) or the public bus 239, which depart regularly from Heiligenstadt Wien (U4/S-Bahn station). A schedule is available here.
The following groups offer lab tour / "Meet the Research Group" sessions on Student Open Day 2017.


4 How can one learn math well?
If you had sufficient time and resources, a case may be made that you should learn all subjects in the curriculum well. But that's not possible in the real world. We still strongly recommend that you consider learning mathematics well, in addition to the subjects that fascinate you.
In general, a number of people do not learn math as well as their potential. Not everybody can become a genius at mathematics, but most people (including you) can get a lot better than they currently are. A lot of people mistakenly believe, or affirm, statements of the form "I'm not a math person" and these prevent them from achieving their potential.
If the resources at your school are not helpful (for instance, you have a bad teacher or peer learning environment) there are still many ways for you to learn math well. Some strategies are described and linked on this page.
Learning mathematics conceptually is hardest, but it generates greater benefits than learning mathematical techniques through rote memorization and practice. However, even the latter may be quite helpful to you relative to not learning the subject at all. If you are thorough with the computational processes, it would make it easier for you to learn math at a conceptual level later when you have access to quality teachers and resources.
Many people experience mathematical anxiety and believe that they're not well-suited to doing mathematics well, independently of their skill level. This belief can hinder their capacity to develop mathematical mastery.
It is certainly the case that some people have stronger cognitive skills and can learn mathematics faster. However, this does not mean that other people will be unable to learn math. There are many strategies for people to overcome limitations with working memory or processing speed in order to learn math well.
People often have the impression that others who seem to grasp a new idea conceptually and deeply somehow do so naturally and effortlessly. However, the people who have a strong mathematical intuition generally spend a lot of time thinking about math in general in order to develop that intuition. You may not want to reach that level yourself if math does not fascinate you enough to put in the effort. But you can reap good rewards by moving somewhat in the direction.
How can one learn math well?
There are some general good study habits that help with learning any subject well. There are also some general online mathematics learning resources. On this page, we describe some aspects of the strategies and resources that are specific to mathematics.
In many cases, students have access to straightforward descriptions of the procedure they need to apply to solve a particular class of mathematical problem. They read the process, look at a worked example, then try a few examples of their own. They find that their answers are correct, and conclude that they have learned the subject.
The practice is being done immediately after reading the procedure and looking at the worked examples. This means that the student may be learning the material using his/her short term memory rather than long term memory. He/she may well forget the technique and be unable to do problems of the same type just a few days later.
The textbook from which they are obtaining the problems may have deliberately designed the worked problem, and other problems to match each other very well. So students who learn in this way may be thrown off by similar but slightly different problems that they encounter later .
The student may not obtain any conceptual understanding of the material, so he/she may be completely unable to use the ideas behind the procedure in different contexts, or reconstruct the procedure in the event that he/she forgets it.
Maintain some spacing being doing a worked problem (where you follow indicated steps) and doing practice problems. In some cases, you may prefer to do one practice problem immediately after the worked problem, and a few more after a few days. This is a special case of the more general strategy of spaced repetition.
When you attempt practice problems a few days after doing the worked problem, pay particular attention to the parts that you are stuck at. These are probably the parts that you have conceptual trouble with. Do not just open up the worked problem again without making a serious effort.
Attempt practice problems that are framed somewhat differently from the original worked problem. Most books have large numbers of exercises to choose from, and good teachers generally give a varied mix of problems, but pay conscious attention to this issue if you are studying by yourself, or if your teacher isn't giving you a varied mix.
Wherever possible, try to acquire the conceptual intuition behind the steps. The texts or resources you use often do offer conceptual explanations, but these may not be highlighted because the authors expect that most students just want to master the algorithms and do not care about the explanations.
Note that websites often add new features and improve existing ones, so the information here may not be up-to-date.
Practice problems sorted by area?
Dependencies between topics explicitly codified?
ALEKS www.aleks.com No No Yes Yes, done at a considerable level of detail using knowledge spaces.
Khan Academy khanacademy.org) Yes; comprehensive coverage but not high quality No Yes Yes, but this is a new feature and may not be very thorough.
See our math reading recommendations page.
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DatingAdvice Forum | Do I still have a chance with him?
Do I still have a chance with him?
I noticed a guy at my college's gym who I would see all the time. I smiled at him and he said hi, and the next day, he initiated a conversation with me. We would see each other there a couple days a week and talk for about 20 minutes. He's 28 ,a grad student, and I'm 19. He SEEMED to show a lot of interest in me, he would remember EVERYTHING i told him, he would always ask me how my midterms or papers went, and he would look at me for a long time and smile and laugh at everything I said. This went on for several weeks, but he never asked me for my number.
Honestly, it kind of sounds like he doesn't know what he wants. I mean, a nine-year age difference isn't a deal-breaker for everyone, but it can still be kind of jarring. He might have been interested in you, but on the other hand, he's almost thirty. He's probably two thousand miles away in terms of career path or whatnot, and maybe he feels like dating a girl half his age at this point would be kind of creepy. I mean, if co-workers my age found out I was dating someone half or even two-thirds my age, eyebrows would be raised. Or, again, he just doesn't know what he wants. I think the best approach is to either ask him point-blank if he has feelings for you, or forget him. I can't say either option is painless, but it's better you know what he's thinking before you invest any more of yourself in him.
I know the age difference might be a turn off, but I'm really mature for my age. He's also introverted/soft spoken, so maybe he's nervous or inexperienced?
was he very energitic with this messages to you,what was his body language when you talked to him and did he said what he liked in girls or even talked about them?
Yes, his body language was always very attentive, facing me, and he would mostly ask me about my life, and seem genuinely interested, which is why I assumed he was.
I kind of agree with awkwardsaurus, I think he doesn't know what he wants. It looks like he definitely had some interest in you, but perhaps the age difference holds him back from making any kind of move. If you do like him, I think you should try and ask him how he feels about you, then that way you'll know and then you can move on from there.
Or maybe he may have seen you as a younger sister.
There is a girl at work that I find attractive and I entertained the idea a little of going out with her, she's 9 years younger as well and that threw me off 'cause it makes me think she's not ready to deal with kind of responsibilities I have.. Even if it is not true… He needs to figure out what he wants plus he might be feeling a little guilt and wondering what other people such as your parents will think. He also might not be interested in committing 'cause no guy in their right mind will pass an opportunity to hang out with the girl he likes. Be patient and don't hang on in what if..
Reply To: Do I still have a chance with him?
Dear, I'm sorry but I think when guys are interested they will go for it.
Of course you can try to get his attention (mostly flirting) then maybe you can make him feel interested in you. Once you have his interest, then the story is different..


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Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: Theresa May's Election Disaster and Brexit Season 4, Ep 15
A new installment of Stupid Watergate. James Comey tells Congress under oath that he had no doubt he was fired because of the Russia investigation, which everyone knew anyway but still sent shockwaves, and that wasn't the end of it.
And Now: There Is No Group Of People More Easily Amazed Than The Audience Of "America's Got Talent."
Main story: The continuing negotiations of the UK over Brexit, and the harm done to them by Prime Minister Theresa May's ill-considered snap election which lost her a lot of seats. YouTube (19m)
In the UK, much like from the classic Monty Python sketch Election Night Special, it's traditional for all the candidates to appear on stage together when results are announced, no matter how many votes they received, meaning Theresa May had to appear on stage with Elmo (three votes), Howling Lord Hope of the Monster Raving Looney Party (119 votes) and "Lord Buckethead" (249 votes), an "intergalactic space lord." The esteemed personage was flown in by LWT to New York to appear on the show, an event which he comemmorated on Twitter. [more inside]
posted by JHarris on Jun 14, 2017 - 6 comments
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: Marijuana Legalization Season 4, Ep 7
So what happened last week?
The Trump/Putin scandal continues, which the show has dubbed Stupid Watergate, because "it has all the potential consequences of Watergate, but everyone involved is really stupid." This week time it was Devin Nunez, whose claims of wiretapping Trump officials unraveled. Nunez himself was one of those alleged to have been wiretapped, a conflict of interest for an investigator.
British PM Theresa May invokes Article 50, beginning the process of leaving the European Union.
And Now: Yet Another Look at the Awkward Sex Talk on CBS This Morning.
Main Story: Marijuana legalization, or rather, how its differing legality at state and national levels causes grave problems for businesses and users alike. YouTube (17m)
And Now: Twenty-Seven Seconds of the Breakfast Foreplay That Is CBS This Morning.
Finally, more of the Bolivian Traffic Zebras, who responded graciously to John Oliver's gushing about them in the previous episode.
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posted by JHarris on Apr 5, 2017 - 3 comments
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: Brexit Update, Doping in Sport Season 3, Ep 17
This week....
The UK votes to leave the European Union, and in the wake David Cameron resigns as Prime Minister of the UK. YouTube (5m)
And Now: The Things News Anchors Are Scared Of
Main Story: Doping in the Olympics, and its creeping ubiquity. LWT provides an inspirational athlete bio that may be more realistic than the usual uplifting sports story. YouTube (21m)
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: The NRA and Brexit Season 3, Ep 16
The aftermath of Orlando shootings, from Trump's predictably awful remarks to the Democratic Party's filibuster, and the choke-hold the NRA holds over Congress and regulatory agencies, despite relatively low membership and campaign contributions. YouTube (11m)
And Now: "60 Minutes" Anchors Are Still Prompting People to Deliver the Exact Soundbite They Need
Main story: Brexit, that is to say, the motion to remove Great Britain from the European Union. Last Week Tonight debunks some of the reasons given for exiting. At the end, LWT provides their own (foul-mouthed, half-hearted) lyrics supporting staying in the EU, sung to the tune of Beethoven's "Ode To Joy." YouTube (16m)
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Home Business UK railways disrupted again as workers take action over pay and conditions
UK railways disrupted again as workers take action over pay and conditions
The railways will again grind to a halt on Wednesday as workers strike over pay, job security and working conditions.
The latest talks to avert the action failed last week, a month since three days of industrial action in June. The strikes involve more than 40,000 workers at Network Rail, 14 train companies, and members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT).
Transport for London services will be affected by the disruption as it uses sections of track that comes under Network Rail's jurisdiction. There will also be a stoppage by members of the Transport Salaried Staffs' Association (TSSA), who work for the Avanti West Coast firm.
"Network Rail have not made any improvement on their previous pay offer and the train companies have not offered us anything new," said the RMT general secretary, Mick Lynch. "The government need to stop their interference in this dispute so the rail employers can come to a negotiated settlement with us."
Today's strike came after union leaders rejected a "paltry" offer of a 4% pay rise for the remainder of 2022 from Network Rail, and a possible 4% next year if workers accepted changes in working conditions.
The strike collides with school summer holidays, and Network Rail and the government say it could affect the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, which start on Thursday.
After the strike announcement, Network Rail accused the union of "walking away" from talks and said the action could have been avoided. "It's now abundantly clear that their political campaign is taking precedence over representing their members' interests," said Tim Shoveller, Network Rail's lead negotiator.
The Conservative government is also pushing ahead with controversial plans to allow companies to replace striking employees with agency workers.
The latest railway strikes come as wider industrial action is considered across the public sector as workers demand pay rises amid the soaring cost of living.
Last week, thousands of Royal Mail workers voted to strike in August. Barristers in England and Wales staged a five-day strike earlier this month, and about 40,000 RMT members, including Network Rail signallers and train crew, will strike for two further days on 18 and 20 August.
The Conservative leadership hopeful Liz Truss has promised a further crackdown on trade unions, which has been criticised as the "biggest attack on civil rights" since the 19th century.
She has said she would introduce a law of minimum service levels on critical national infrastructure in the first 30 days of her premiership, which would restrict teachers, postal workers and the energy sector.
"Truss is proposing to make effective trade unionism illegal in Britain and to rob working people of a key democratic right," said Lynch. "If these proposals become law, there will be the biggest resistance mounted by the entire trade union movement, rivalling the General Strike of 1926, the Suffragettes and Chartism."
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US Government Suspends Private Charter Flights between the United States and Cuba
September 22, 2020 by Alison Stafford Powell, Jennifer Trock, Alexandre Lamy, Will Sohn, Alexander Matthews and Iris Zhang 3 Mins Read
On August 13, 2020, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo issued a statement requesting that the US Department of Transportation ("DOT") suspend private charter flights to all Cuban airports. This action will suspend all charter flights between the United States and Cuba over which the DOT exercises jurisdiction, except for authorized…
Trump Administration Approves Updated Unmanned Aerial System Export Policy
September 8, 2020 by Jennifer Trock, Sylwia Lis, Alexandre Lamy, Will Sohn and Ryan Poitras 3 Mins Read
On July 24, 2020, the Trump Administration announced a new policy (the "Updated UAS Policy") on exports of US-origin unmanned aerial systems ("UAS"), also known as "drones." The Updated UAS Policy follows the Trump Administration's UAS policy reforms announced in April 2018 ("April 2018 UAS Export Policy"), which allowed exports…


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A Kid in Edmonds, Wash.: I Play With the Grandkids and They See Me as Just Another Kid.
Is that a gorgeous looking young couple at right or what? Are they professional models? They are not.
They are our daughter Misha and her husband Ed on vacation at Redondo Beach, California. Barbara and I were at their home in Edmonds, Washington visiting for a month and watching our four grandchildren while they went away for a few days.
I know what you're thinking. Four kids? They look like they're 22 or 23. How could these two kids have four kids?
Well, they do. The oldest is Mia at 13. The youngest is Talula, at three. In between are Bella, 12 and Max, 8.
I'm not going to tell you how old their mom and dad are because I want to live. But Misha and Ed are NOT kids. Ed is a senior vice president at LA Fitness responsible for dozens of clubs. Misha is an incredibly talented party designer and planner with a popular website, A Lovely Design.
Why do Misha and Ed look so young? Over the last several months, Ed has dramatically changed his diet and followed a rigorous exercise program, losing about 45 pounds. Misha has also lost weight, but did not have as much to lose as Ed.
"You think you look good?" I said to Ed. "Wait till you see me this time next year."
He doesn't seem worried.
Misha and Ed are both fully grown up, serious adults, as is my good wife Barbara. Me? I go through the motions of being an adult. Been there. Done that.
At my age -- a number I have trouble wrapping my mind around -- and stage of life, having gone through the entire normal life cycle of career (teaching and publishing as a writer and editor), parenthood and doing all that must be done to build a successful life, I regularly and happily act like a child.
The four kids consider me one of them, though Mia at 13 who often watches her three younger siblings, is not sure of what to think of an old man acting like a child. But sometimes I get a laugh from her and that is good enough for me.
Now photos from our month in Edmonds, of my second childhood and of the remarkable lives of grandkids -- filled with art, music, dance and living the creative life to the fullest.
Above is a scene from the musical Shrek at the outdoor Forest Theater in which Mia, Bella and Max had dancing and singing roles. Mia is in the back at dead center, Bella is far left and front, and Max is the little guy in the far right behind Shrek.
Mia, right, belting out a song in Shrek
Bella, left, dancing it up in Shrek
Misha prepares the star of the play, Jason Gingold, for his role as Shrek.
The star of Shrek with his designer. Misha designed and sewed most of the costumes.
One day my fellow kids saw me crying. They asked what was wrong. "I'm tired of being bald," I said. "I want some hair."
They swung into action, below. Mia, right, did my eyes and eyebrows. Then she and Bella, left, gave me a new head of hair.
The new me. What an improvement!
I was so excited with my new hair that I broke into a dance. It was caught on video by Mia's friend, Darian, right. (The video is the first on the list at right, IMG--2033.MOV)
It's not enough that the kids sing and dance with top-level theater groups like Kitsap Forest Theater. In between these professional-level performances, they put on impromptu shows -- you're not going to believe this -- in the garage.
They even included me in their act, sitting there as an old fool. Max gave me a new head of hair and a top hat. It was a great impromptu performance, with the exception of my role in the audience. I wish we had gotten the garage play on video. Oh well, maybe next time.
Besides singing and dancing, Max is always drawing something. He did a portrait of me, which he holds up below. I told him I loved it and would have it framed and keep it always.
"It's going to be worth a fortune some day," I said to Max.
No fool, Max gave me a look that said, "yeah, sure."
I'll be back home Sept. 11. I'll try my best to be a grown-up adult, but I know it's going to be hard.
P.S. It's been nearly three months since my left hip replacement. Yesterday I went out and hit for the first time here at the tennis club in Edmonds. Though I took it easy, not running, I felt great. I'll be back playing in a matter of days. Yes!


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Movies and tv app windows 10 keyboard shortcuts. Movies & TV updated on Windows 10 with Photos editing
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Microsoft updates Movies & TV app for Windows 10 soylent-production-herokuapp-com.global.ssl.fastly.net
. For detailed information on the Mail for Windows 10 and Calendar for Windows 10 apps, go to. Keyboard shortcuts can save you time and effort as you use Windows and other apps. Double clicking anywhere on an open video in the app will toggle it between full screen and windowed mode. Also, what is the purpose of a forum that simply refers to articles that we can search for and find for ourselves.
The only way I figured out how to do that for now, is pressing on the button down there. Why would an app take out such a useful tool? To use the commands to open apps from a command prompt or script ex:. I want to use like Esc to go out of full screen, pressing twice on the video to move into full screen. One of the new shortcuts is the ability to finally toggle full-screen mode by double-tapping on a movie. Windows users can stop buffering by pressing Shift + Alt + Click Left mouse on the screen. Most of them provide accelerator keys to help make it easier to work with menus and other commands. Please answer the question asked as the user actually responds, the article says nothing about this issue being raised.
Netflix Keyboard Shortcuts and Handy Tricks
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Tom Rinaldi
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A correspondent for ESPN since 2002, Tom Rinaldi contributes to a wide variety of programs and fills a number of roles at the network. He is a weekly contributor to College Gameday, and serves as a sideline reporter for some of college football's biggest games, including the Rose Bowl and the national championship.
He is part of ESPN's golf coverage at the Masters as an interviewer and essayist. And in tennis, he has done play-by-play at Wimbledon, the Australian Open and the US Open. His feature stories are a staple on SportsCenter, E:60, and SCFeatured.
Rinaldi has won 12 national Sports Emmy Awards, six national Edward R. Murrow Awards, and a host of other honors for his work. Among his stories are the profile of "The Man in the Red Bandanna," detailing the heroism of Boston College athlete Welles Crowther during 9/11, which earned the national Sports Emmy award for long feature reporting; "Carry On," chronicling the relationship between two high school wrestlers from Cleveland and the television producer who made a pivotal difference in their lives. Sports Illustrated's media critic called the story "the best feature I've ever watched on ESPN." The piece won the national Edward R. Murrow award for best news documentary. Rinaldi's work has been nominated in five separate Emmy categories, including writing and feature reporting, a total of more than 40 times.
In March 2010, Rinaldi conducted the first interview with Tiger Woods, after the one-car accident in front of his home four months earlier, and the resulting scandal and implosion of his personal life. Clips or excerpts from the interview were broadcast or published by media outlets around the world.
In addition, he has conducted one-on-one interviews with some of the biggest names across all sports, including Kobe Bryant, Magic Johnson, Derek Jeter, Roger Federer, Jack Nicklaus, Nick Saban, Mike Krzyzewski, Serena Williams, Rafael Nadal, Andrew Luck and Mariano Rivera.
Rinaldi has also written pieces for ESPN The Magazine and ESPN.com. In 2016, he released his first book, "The Red Bandanna," the story of 9-11 hero Welles Crowther, which had previously been a Rinaldi television feature.
A native of Brooklyn, N.Y., he earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Pennsylvania, and a master's degree from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.
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But I do know a good poem when I read one. And this one made me understand in a flash why people write poetry — which happens to me sometimes, but not very often.
It landed in my email late last week.
"i wrote a poem about your kid in my writing project, which ended today," my friend Trish wrote.
I could write 100 blog posts and not come close to the essence of my kid — not in the way Trish does in a few lines.
Remember the name Tricia Parker, folks. Seriously. She's pretty freaking amazing. And kind enough to let me share her poem with you.
into fishes trapped in bowls.
and rice, and asks why?
for the corrections they are.
Why? She wants to know.
So you don't make a mess.
when I was a baby. Tell it now.
Wait until we finish eating.
She shakes her head, watching me.
Be-U-ti-ful poem. The images, the emotion. I'm now in love with Sophie and with Tricia Parker.
Fabulous – just love the imagery!
Absolutely beautiful, Trish. Thanks for sharing, Amy.
Really wonderful, Trish. My favorite — the glasses.


Explore prices and costs from 100 top window companies. Get product reviews and analysis, as well as industry standard pricing.
Affinity Windows prices range from $45 to $65 per square foot. Affinity offers three window series and their low and mid range models don't get much attention. Their premium option, the Energex Elite, is widely regarded as a very good vinyl window by contractors and installers.
Affinity windows has gone out of business and is no longer manufacturing and producing vinyl windows. Not good news for anyone who purchased these windows due to the lack of relief if issues should arise with your windows.
Alside windows prices range from $45 to $65 per square foot, depending on the upgrades, options and which distributor is selling you the window. Alside has been around for awhile and makes a number of vinyl window options, the majority of which are mediocre at best. Read product reviews and costs on the following window models.
American Craftsman Prices range from $15 to $25 per square foot for the window itself, which is at the bottom of the vinyl window costs range. The company sells their windows through big box stores such as Home Depot.
Amerimax prices range from $30 to $50 per square foot. Get product details and costs on their Masters Grande, Craftsman Portrait and Aristrocrat Casement models. Amerimax is a very solid mid range vinyl window manufacturer that offers a nice array of exterior color options.
Amsco costs range from $35 to $55 per square foot. Amsco is known for producing low end to mid range vinyl windows, they make four models that generally get mediocre to decent reviews, depending on the model (the Serenity noise reduction window is the star of the lineup). One of the big knocks is the lack of any warranty through the company itself.
Andersen Windows Prices range from $75 to $100 per square foot, depending on the model and series you choose. Andersen manufactures 4 main models, including the 100, 200, 400 and A series. They also make an E series, although this is really Eagle windows (which they own along with Silverline and Renewal By Andersen).
Anlin windows prices range from level 4 to 6 on the vinyl window price point scale. Anlin is based out of Clovis, Ca. and produces four vinyl window models that generally get good reviews from contractors and installers.
Atrium prices range from $35 to $50 per square foot. Atrium was at one time focused primarily on the new construction market, selling mainly to architects, builders and the like. More recently, they have gotten into the replacement window market, split between selling their own windows and selling to other companies who then relabel or rebadge them. Get product details and cost estimates on their most popular models.
Champion pricing ranges from $40 to $55 per square foot. The company is based out of Cincinnati Ohio and manufacturers their own line of vinyl windows and sell them in showrooms across the country - although they are much more heavily concentrated in the mid west and eastern states.
Don Young prices should range in prices from $40 to $70 per square foot for the windows themselves, depending on whether you go with vinyl or aluminum windows. Don Young Windows is a Texas based manufacturer who sells both aluminum and vinyl windows. The company now operates 5 manufacturing plants in the following cities: Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, Lubbock, and Oklahoma City.
Eagle prices will run from $80 to $100 per square foot. Specialty shapes, as well as bay and bow windows will run considerably more depending on the size and installation requirements. Andersen owns Eagle and markets the line of wood windows as their E Series (and as a part of their Architectural Collection).
Great Lakes Pricing range from $25 to $65 per square foot. In terms of quality, Great Lakes gets a solid grade. With the exception of their high end EcoSmart window, the other models are pretty standard faire, not much that sets them apart from other mid range vinyl window companies. The company's Uniframe model is quite a nice performing vinyl window.
Harvey prices run from $40 to $85 per square foot. Harvey is headquartered in Waltham Massachusetts and is a popular choice in the state, as well as in many of the surrounding states in the northeast of the United States. Harvey enjoys a good reputation for the top end vinyl windows, as well as their wood and acoustic windows.
Ideal Windows are a New Jersey based vinyl window manufacturer that has been in the business since 1924. The company manufacturers a number of series, including the UltraTite, DuraWeld, Majestic Signature, and the Platinum 3000.
Indow Windows Price are going to run $20 to $30 per square foot for the insert itself. $20 is the suggested retail price for their normal insert, while most consumers will pay roughly $25 for their upgraded models, including the Acoustic, Shade, Privacy and Blackout models. Unlike traditional storm windows that use a vinyl, fiberglass or aluminum frame and glass, Indow has come up with several innovations that make their inserts more adaptable, especially with older window openings that may not be perfectly square or plumb.
Jeld Wen Windows prices range from $45 to $90 per square foot. Jeld Wen is a large manufacturer that previously concentrated on the new construction market (meaning they sold to builders and developers, instead of to contractors and remodelers). The company sells a full range of products; vinyl, aluminum and wood clad options.
Loewen is a Canadian based company that has distirbution in the United States through local companies. Loewen is a high end manufacturer of wood clad and impact windows that are extrememly well made and quite pricey. Their Cyprium Collection is one of the ultra premium wood windows on the market that is a pretty stunning window in its beauty.
Marvin windows prices range from $70 to $100 per square foot. Consumers can customize the sizing, configurations, colors and more in creating the perfect wood window for their home. And for this luxury and versatility, you will pay a pretty penny. Loewen windows are amongst the most expensive on the market.
Milgard window prices go from $45 to $75 per square foot. Milgard is a mid size manufacturer that makes vinyl, aluminum, wood and soundproof windows. As a rule, they enjoy a good reputation for the quality and craftsmanship - they are one of the best mid range option in the West half of the United States.
Okna prices range from $55 to $75 per square foot. Okna Windows is one of the least well known vinyl manufacturers, although they enjoy one of the best reputations in the industry. They make four models, with their Starmark considered perhaps the best composites available.
Pella pricing ranges from $45 to $100 per square foot. The company is best known for making high end wood clad windows that are both very beautiful and quite pricey. Pella is a big company that sells tons of product so there are alot of opinions that are going to vary widely.
Polaris windows prices range from $55 to $75 per square foot. The company sells three vinyl models and the UltraWeld is in the conversation as one of the top vinyl options available. Polaris enjoys a good reputation as a manufacturer, particularly the consistency and quality of their windows. Their factory uses high end machiney and gets good marks from installers and contractors.
Ply Gem prices run from $25 to $50 per square foot. Get product details and pricing on the 1500 Collection, Contractor, Pro, and Premium series. Ply Gem tends to be a bit of a mixed bag in terms of quality, mainly because the company has acquired so many brands over the years.
ProVia prices range from $25 to $65 per square foot. ProVia started out as Precision Door, but eventually changed their name and included windows in their product lineup. Get product info and pricing on the Aeris, Integra and Aluminum Storm models.
Preservation prices range from $55 to $65 per square foot for the window itself. The Preservation Collection is considered Alside's high end vinyl replacement window and are priced as such. They include many upgraded features, components, and glass options.
Reliabilt prices range from $15 to $35 per square foot. Reliabilt enjoys a decent reputation for producing a low end to mid range affordable vinyl window that consumers can buy retail at the big box stores like Home Depot and Lowes.
Renewal By Andersen prices typically run from $80 to $105 per square foot. RBA is a franchise type structure owned by Andersen, which means they are individually owned and operated, but the windows themselves are made by Andersen under the RBA label.
Revere was owned by Gentek, who was then bought by Associated Materials, a large building supply conglomerate that owns Preservation and Alside, as well as a whole host of other siding companies. Explore Revere prices on their Amherst Plus, Berkshire Elite and Sovereign vinyl models.
Silverline prices range from $35 to $55 per square foot, depending on the models and series you choose. Silverline manufactures a number of different window models, including the 2900, 8500, 8700 and 9500. For the most part, Silverline manufactures low to mid grade vinyl windows that are sold in many of the big box stores.
Simonton window prices range from $35 to $55 per square foot. The company is well regarded for manufacturing solid products and high quality customer service. Their frames are often a bit wider then other manufacturers which makes them a bit bulkier but also helps them in their energy efficiency. Simonton is known for quality manufacturing, good vinyl extrusions, and clean corner weld lines.
Slocomb windows prices range from $40 to $65 per square foot. The company is headquartered in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania and sell a number of different vinyl window lines, including the Slocomb 115, Harmony 143, Slocomb 144, Slocomb 1143, ProTech 177, and the Windblocker 477.
Soft-Lite is are often mentioned in the discussion of top rated vinyl window manufacturers, along with Okna, Sunrise, Polaris and Milgard on the West Coast. The company is headquartered in Streetsboro Ohio, although they have a rather wide distribution market throughout much of the East, South, South West and Mid West.
Stanek prices range from $40 to $65 per square foot. (Click to find more on windows costs per square foot here.) Stanek is an Ohio based company that manufactures vinyl, wood veneer and hurricane windows. Stanek is more of a regional mid western window company that sells their series and models throughout the region. They are not available in the western and many of the southern states.
Sunrise window prices range from $55 to $75 per square foot. Sunrise manufactures 5 vinyl window models, one of which, the Restorations, is one of the best vinyl options out there. They don't have huge distribution so this means there tends to be less competition and higher prices (typically only one distributor in a single area). On the plus side, good distributors will typically provide better customer service and be around for longer, which is certainly helpful if you have an issue with the window. Read product reviews and costs on the following models.
Vista was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Lordstown, Ohio. The company makes a single line of vinyl windows and patio doors called the Panorama. I general, the Panorama line is considered right at the top end of the mid range of vinyl windows. Explore Vista products, pricing, warranty, reviews and ratings on their Panorama series.
Viwinco prices range from $35 to $50 per square foot. Viwinco manufactures lower end to mid range vinyl windows. Consumers who do go with Viwinco need to make sure they get good installation from a solid contractor or company to maximize the benefits of their investment.
Viwinco prices range from $40 to $75 per square foot for the windows themselves. The company is out of Maryland and manufactures three main vinyl window models; Georgetown, Fortis and the Potomac-hp. The Fortis and the Potomac-hp receive very solid numbers in terms of performance.
Wallside prices will range from $35 to $55 per square foot. The company sells their own line of replacement windows, as well as do their own installation - this is as opposed to other companies who sell their windows through distributors. Wallside is a Michigan based company that is considered more of a regional window company, although have been expanding very quickly over the past five years.
Wincore Windows And Doors was founded back in 2007 by former Simonton engineers and executives who were looking to branch out and offer their own replacement and new construction vinyl windows and doors. Some of these ex-employees felt that Simonton window production and customer service left something to be desired and therefore there was no opportunity in the market that they might be able to capitalize on.
Window World pricing range from their low end, headline grabbing $189 installed all the way up to say $400 per window fully installed. WW is one of, if not the, largest replacement window maufacturers in the country. It's important for consumers to understand that WW is a franchise and that means that each city or region is owned and operated by a different person or group.
Zen window prices will be much the same as Soft-Lite, the company that makes them, a well respected vinyl manufacturer that is headquartered in Streetsboro Ohio. Zen is a franchise of Soft-Lite, meaning each Zen location has a separate owner, installation team(s), pricing, marketing, etc.


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IU and city to have host of Black History Month events
Emily Ernsberger
Black History Month will be an eventful time in the coming weeks, with multiple ways to celebrate from the city of Bloomington and Indiana University.
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Under the theme "Black and Blooming," city events will honor up-and-coming black leaders in the community, state and nation.
Black History Month will start a tad early with the city, beginning with a kickoff event at 6 p.m. Thursday in City Hall, 401 N. Morton St. Following a reception, programming will begin at 7 p.m.
It will feature a talk by Dr. Gerald Onuoha II, who will reflect on his professional path and challenges as a Nigerian American. He currently works as an Internal Medicine Hospitalist Physician for the HCA Tristar System at Meharry. The kick-off will also feature a performance by Tiesha Douglas and a barbershop quartet performance by Tislam Swift, Darian Clonts, Dexter Griffin and Marcus Peterson.
The Bloomington Black Strategic Alliance will host its third annual State of the Black Community address at 5:30 p.m. Feb. 4 in City Hall, beginning with a reception at 5:30 p.m. Topics discussed by a coalition of organizations will provide perspectives on business ownership, male health and youth mental health in the black community.
Young scholars and historians will be honored at the 2020 Black History Month Essay Contest Awards Program at 6 p.m. Feb. 12 at Fairview Elementary School, 500 W. Seventh St.
The annual Black History Month Gala, will be Feb. 29 at One World at Woolery Mill, 2250 W. Sunstone Drive, which will feature a recognition of the annual Living Legend and Outstanding Black Leaders of Tomorrow award recipients. The reception and silent auction will begin at 6 p.m., with the program at 7 p.m.
Tickets may be purchased starting Thursday at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater, online at bctboxoffice.org/event/black-history-month-gala/ or by phone at 812-323-3020.
More events will be listed at bloomington.in.gov/bhm.
On campus, the events will share the theme "For the Culture," symbolizing contributions of black people from around the world and at IU. The Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center is also celebrating its 50th anniversary as one of the oldest black culture centers in the nation.
Most events will take place at the center, 275 N. Jordan Ave.
Friday at 5:30 p.m., the Black the Runway Art Exhibit and Fashion Show at the center will showcase art of black artists and masters of fine arts student Larissa Danielle Smith.
An open mic night at the center hosted co-hosted with the Kelley School of Business Office of Diversity Initiatives will be Feb. 12 for students of visual and performing artists.
Members of the IU African-American Dance Company will perform along with the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Co. at the IU Auditorium Feb. 22 at 8 p.m. A stage production of "The Color Purple" will be at the IU Auditorium Feb. 24 and 25, with both performances at 7:30 p.m. Tickets for both events can be found at iuauditorium.com.
A Black Knowledge Bowl will begin at 7 p.m. Feb. 27 at the center, with teams competing in answering black culture-related questions.
Lastly, the African American Choral Ensemble will perform at 5 p.m. March 1 at the center, in a performance titled Extensions of the Tradition: Celebrating Music by Black Composers.
Find more details at events.iu.edu/blackculture.


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Shaza's father is an actor and journalist. In Syria he voices his discontent with the regime of President Assad, which is known for arresting, torturing and even killing opponents. In 2012 the family decides to flee. First to Egypt and Turkey, and later to the Netherlands. Shaza and her sister can attend school in Egypt, but standards are much lower and they cannot play outdoors. Shaza's parents become increasingly concerned. Returning to Syria is impossible because of the civil war. But hopes of a bright future in Egypt are limited, and their savings are slowly dwindling.
When Shaza's mother hears that a friend of hers wants to reach Europe by boat, she decides to join her. While waiting for her mother's residence permit, Shaza and her father and sister Jawa move to Turkey. The girls are musical. In Syria they often performed with the oud and qanun, a type of Syrian guitar and harp. In Turkey they find a music teacher and can attend school. But after a while they have to return to Egypt because Turkey is too expensive. Jawa cannot travel with them because her visa has expired, and so she stays behind. Shaza and her father return to Egypt together. Another year passes before, at long last, her mother phones with the good news: she has received a residence permit in the Netherlands. Family reunification means that Shaza, Jawa and their father can join her.
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In March 2011 the Syrian people demonstrated peacefully for more democracy. The regime of President Bashar al-Assad brutally suppressed the demonstrations, provoking various opposition groups to take up arms. What started as civilian demonstrations developed into a civil war that involved surrounding countries and western countries.
Russia, Iran and the militant Lebanese group Hezbollah supported the regime of Assad. In 2014 the Islamic State (IS) also became involved in the war, and proclaimed the caliphate in large parts of Syria and Iraq. IS soon gained notoriety for its often gruesome reprisals against Shiites, Christians and Sunnites holding different views, and its acts of terrorism in the west, such as the attacks in Paris in November 2015. Western countries formed a coalition to halt this violent movement and were thus dragged into the conflict.
In 2016 — five years after the war — 80% of the population lives in poverty. There are almost no schools or hospitals. At least 400,000 people have been killed and roughly 11 million people have fled; 4 million of those have left the country. Most refugees end up in Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan and Iraq. As long as the war continues and the chance of returning to their own country declines, more and more people decide to flee to Europe in search of a better life.
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Most refugees do not come to Europe but find asylum in their region of origin. They flee to other parts of their own country (internally displaced persons) or to neighboring countries. There they end up in refugee camps run by the UNHCR, the United Nations refugee agency, or live in big cities, often in poor districts.
For years the main asylum countries have been located 'in the region'. In 2016 they are: Iran, Pakistan, Turkey, Jordan, Ethiopia and Lebanon. Providing asylum for hundreds of thousands of refugees puts a huge burden on these often underdeveloped countries. For example, almost a quarter of the Lebanese population is made up of Syrian and Palestinian refugees who need accommodation, medical care and education. But as cheap workers, they also compete with Lebanese people for jobs.
Therefore 'shelter in the region' is provided on a large scale. But it is not enough. The UNHCR and other relief organizations have limited budgets. Refugees in the region often have limited or no access to healthcare, education and work. People who hire a house in a city disappear off the radar of relief organizations. If their conditions deteriorate, for example because their savings run out, they are no longer able to seek help. They then have little hope of a bright future. And so some people flee again. To Europe.
Feelings started to run very high in Europe in 2014-2015 when the number of refugees arriving in Europe rose sharply. Some politicians and citizens argued that too many refugees were arriving. They feared a decline in wealth if a lot of money needed to be spent on housing and integrating refugees. Or they feared cultural and religious differences. They argued in favor of providing relief for refugees near Syria, despite the problems there.
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Boxing injuries can be quite severe. Usually a septoplasty in combination with a rhinoplasty will be required to repair the functional and cosmetic damage your nose has sustained. I would caution you that once you have had a septorhinoplasty performed you should probably not continue to engage in boxing as a form of exercise if you would like to keep the appearance and function of your nose.


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overseer, took himself off and only returned late this evening. Harriet, Mrs. Green Butler's maid, is the most trifling of the lot, but I can stand anything from her because she refused to go off with the Yankees when Mrs. Butler had her in Marietta last summer. Her mother went, and tried to persuade Harriet to go, too, but she said: I loves Miss Julia a heap better'n I do you, and remained faithful. Sister keeps her here because Mrs. Butler is a refugee and without a home herself. Jan. 16, Monday Sister has come back, bringing dear little Mrs. Sims with her. Metta and I are to spend next week in Albany with Mrs. Sims, if we are not all water-bound in the meantime, at Pine Bluff. The floods are subsiding up the country, but the waters are raging down here. Flint River is out of its banks, the low grounds are overflowed, and the backwater has formed a lake between the negro quarter and the house, that reaches to within a few yards of the door. So much the better for us,
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d residence, and that companies not full should be recruited to the limit fixed by law, which was then one hundred and one for infantry. Shortly afterwards John A. Andrew, now known in history as the Great War Governor of Massachusetts, assumed the duties of his office. He was not only a leading Republican before the war, but an Abolitionist as well. He seemed to clearly foresee that the time for threats and arguments had gone by, and that the time for action was at hand. So on the 16th of January he issued an order (No. 4) which had for its object to ascertain exactly how many of the officers and men in the militia would hold themselves ready to respond immediately to any call which might be made upon their services by the President. All who were not ready to do so were discharged at once, and their places filled by others. Thus it was that Massachusetts for the second time in her history prepared her Minute men to take the field at a minute's notice. This general order of
Robert Lewis Dabney, Life and Commands of Lieutenand- General Thomas J. Jackson, Chapter 8: winter campaign in the Valley. 1861-62. (search)
d with these words:--I do not feel at liberty to close this report without alluding to the conduct of the reprobate Federal commanders, who, in Hampshire county, have not only burned valuable mill-property, but also many private houses. Their track from Romney to Hanging Rock, a distance of fifteen miles, was one of desolation. The number of dead animals lying along the roadside, where they had been shot by the enemy, exemplified the spirit of that part of the Northern army. On the 16th of January, the whole Confederate army was again assembled near Romney. It was ascertained that the retreating force had gone to the neighborhood of Cumberland, in Maryland, a town on the north side of the Potomac, and opposite to the northwestern border of Hampshire county. Three important railroad bridges required their oversight in that region. One of these crossed Patterson's Creek, near its entrance into the river. A little west of this spot, the railroad, which pursues the southern bank f
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us, a thing not at all probable, for I believe there are those who are constantly on the watch for such dangerous characters, and they may possess the power to nip all embryo emperors in the bud. Some of our functionaries are not justly entitled to the great positions they occupy. They attained them by a species of snapjudgment, from which there may be an appeal hereafter. It is very certain that many of our best men have no adequate positions, and revolutions are mutable things. January 16 To-day, Mr. Benjamin, whom I met in the hall of the department, said, I don't grant any passports to leave the country, except to a few men on business for the government. I have ceased to grant any for some time past. I merely remarked that I was glad to hear it. Immediately on returning to my office I referred to my book, and counted the names of fifty persons to whom the Secretary had granted passports within thirty days; and these were not all agents of the government. Mr. Be
J. B. Jones, A Rebel War Clerk's Diary, XXII. January, 1863 (search)
t we may capture, handed over to the States to be dealt with as John Brown was dealt with. The Emancipation Proclamation, if not revoked, may convert the war into a most barbarous conflict. Mr. Foote, yesterday, introduced a resolution requesting the recall of our diplomatic agents; and, after a certain time, to notify the foreign consuls to leave the country, no longer recognizing them in an official capacity. A bill was introduced making Marylanders subject to conscription. January 16 Gen. Lee is in the city, doubtless to see about the pressure upon him for reinforcements in North Carolina. Gen. Smith still writes from Goldsborough for more men, with doleful forebodings if they be refused. From Eastern Tennessee, we have bad accounts of outrages by the disloyal inhabitants, who have fled, to escape conscription, to the mountains and caves, many of them taking their families. At night they emerge from their hiding-places, and commit depredations on the secessioni
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guard for a chew of tobacco, and he received the bayonet in his breast without a word. January 15 We have no news. But there is a feverish anxiety in the city on the question of subsistence, and there is fear of an outbreak. Congress is in secret session on the subject of the currency, and the new Conscription bill. The press generally is opposed to calling out all men of fighting age, which they say would interfere with the freedom of the press, and would be unconstitutional. January 16 General good spirits prevail since Northern arrivals show that the House of Representatives at Washington has passed a resolution that 1,000,000 men, including members of Congress under 50, volunteer to deliver the prisoners of war out of our hands. This produces a general smile, as indicative of the exhaustion of the available military force of the United States and all believe it to be the merest bravado and unmitigated humbug. Every preparation will be made by the Confederate Stat
J. B. Jones, A Rebel War Clerk's Diary, XXXV. February, 1864 (search)
rising in price. In Lowell not a spindle is turning, and 30,000 operatives are thrown out of employment! From England we learn that the mass of the population are memorializing government to put an end to the war! I saw a ham sell to-day for $350; it weighed fifty pounds, at $t per pound. February 21 Cold, clear, and calm, but moderating. Mr. Benjamin sent over, this morning, extracts from dispatches received from his commercial agent in London, dated December 26th and January 16th, recommending, what had already been suggested by Mr. McRae, in Paris, a government monopoly in the export of cotton, and in the importation of necessaries, etc. This measure has already been adopted by Congress, which clearly shows that the President can have any measure passed he pleases; and this is a good one. So complete is the Executive master of the situation, that, in advance of the action of Congress on the Currency bill, the Secretary of the Treasury had prepared plates,
of impressment. They need not fear. I have enough flour, meal, and beans (black) to subsist my family two weeks. After that, I look to the kind Providence which has hitherto always fed us. It is now rumored that Mr. Blair came to negotiate terms for the capitulation of Richmond, and that none were listened to. Better that, if it must fall, than be given up to pillage and the flames. If burning our cities had been the order in 1862, it might have been well; it is too late now! January 16 Clear and frosty. We learn vaguely that the attack on the defenses of Wilmington has been progressing since Friday, and that the enemy's land forces have effected a lodgment between Fort Fisher and the town. Another peace visitor has arrived-Hon. Mr. Singleton, of the United States Congress. It is said that the President (Confederate States) has pledged himself to appoint commissioners to fix terms of peace. This is but a forlorn-hope. No terms of peace are contemplated by an
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events, Diary from December 17, 1860 - April 30, 1864 (ed. Frank Moore), 1861, January (search)
Jan. 16. The names of William L. Yancey of Alabama, and James H. Hammond of South Carolina, appear in the Apalachicola Times of this day, as candidates for the presidency and vice-presidency of the Southern Confederacy.
set forth the intentions of his fellows, and expressed the greatest desire to aid in the suppression of the rebellion.--(Doc. 12.) The First Kansas regiment, which was sent from Sedalia, Mo., arrived at Lexington and arrested several of the most prominent and active rebels of the town, captured and destroyed about fifteen hundred hogs, which were being packed for the use of General Price's rebels, and took possession of a good deal of other valuable property.--National Intelligencer, January 16. In the United States Senate, the reports of the Judiciary Committee, in favor of the expulsion of Waldo P. Johnson and Trusten Polk, Senators from Missouri, were taken up and unanimously adopted. A copy of the resolutions for their expulsion was ordered to be sent to the Governor of Missouri.--New York Times, January 11. The first auction sale of confiscated cotton from Port Royal occurred in New York, under orders of the Government. There were seventy-nine bales in all, and t


Time to step up TG!
Newly appointed head coach of Tivoli Gardens, Philip Williams, says his players will have to step up their game if they are going to secure a spot in the play-offs of the Red Stripe Premier League (RSPL) competition this season.
Tivoli, who are currently in seventh in the standings on 35 points, were thrashed 3-0 by rivals Arnett Gardens in Williams' first game in charge on Sunday at the Edward Seaga Sports Complex. Only the top six teams will advance to the play-offs round of the competition.
Williams, who took charge of the team following the resignation of Omar Edwards last month, toldSTAR Sports that Sunday's defeat has severely affected his team's chances of moving into the play-offs.
"It is disappointing because we are at the point of the season where we definitely need all the points that we can get and playing at home and losing is definitely a disappointment for us," said Williams.
"Our job was hard before and so it just got a lot harder, but it is still attainable looking at the table and it is pretty close," he said.
"It is about six points that separate seventh place to about fourth place and so we just need to find some wins against one of these that we are playing and we should be able to secure one of these places in the top six," Williams.
Mount Pleasant are currently fourth in the standings on 41 points, followed by Arnett Gardens in fifth on 40, and UWI sixth on 38.
Williams added that his players must believe in themselves that they can still make it into the play-offs, but that they will have to improve their performances in order to achieve this.
"I just need to get the guys a little more focussed and realising that they are still in with a chance of making it into the top six," he said. "We have a squad that is suffering where injuries are concerned with some key players like Jermaine Johnson and Tevin Shaw just to name a few and this is also definitely affecting us," Williams said.
"However, the players just have step their game up and do what they have to do to pull us through to secure one of those (top six) spots," he said.


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Сильвио Аджич (; ) — немецкий футболист, вингер.

Клубная карьера
Молодёжную карьеру провёл в клубе «Кайзерслаутерн». В 1998 году стал получать вызов во вторую и основную команды «красных дьяволов». 30 сентября 2000 года дебютировал в Бундеслиге, выйдя на замену на 68 минуте в матче против «Энерги Котбус». Свой первый гол в высшем немецком дивизионе забил в своём первом сезоне в матче против «Гамбурга».

В 2003 году перешёл в состав команды «Любек» из Второй Бундеслиги. После вылета клуба в региональную лигу, Аджич стал игроком «Унтерхахинг», где сыграл 32 матча и забил гола.

Сезон 2006/07 провёл в «Кобленце», где не смог заиграть, сыграв 4 матча. Также играл за «Оггерсхайм», «Айленбург» и «Альтлайнинген». С 2015 года играет за «Нидеркирхен».

Достижения
 Финалист Кубка Германии: 2002/03

Примечания

Ссылки
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Футболисты Германии
Игроки ФК «Кайзерслаутерн»
Игроки ФК «Любек»
Игроки ФК «Унтерхахинг»
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AP Interview: Chief auditor says US must address waste, fraud in aid to Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan – With Washington set to send billions of dollars in fresh aid to Afghanistan despite the military drawdown, the U.S. official in charge of auditing assistance programs says "it's not too late" to address the fraud and mismanagement that has bedeviled the 14-year effort to rebuild the country.
The military intervention launched after the Sept. 11 attacks has cost the United States $1 trillion, including some $110 billion in aid aimed at rebuilding one of the poorest, most violent and most corrupt countries on earth. To this day Afghanistan relies on foreign aid as it battles an increasingly potent Taliban insurgency.
But John Sopko, who has spent more than three years probing U.S.-funded projects as the special investigator general for Afghanistan reconstruction (SIGAR), said the U.S. government is partly to blame for the misused funds.
"What I'm identifying are not just Afghan or Afghan-related problems, they are problems with the way the United States government operates," he said.
He said the Pentagon and the U.S. Agency for International Development suffer from corruption as well as poor planning, oversight and accountability. He said they often fail to coordinate with one another or measure programs' effectiveness.
In October, SIGAR reported on a compressed natural gas filling station in Afghanistan's far north that cost $43 million to build but has never been used because there is no demand for the fuel. A similar station built in neighboring Pakistan would have cost a little over $300,000, SIGAR said.
It said the Pentagon was unable to explain how the Afghan plant "produced no discernible macroeconomic gains and a discounted net loss of $31 million."
In May, Sopko wrote to Secretary of Defense Ash Carter about the building of a $36 million warehouse in the main Marine Corps base in Afghanistan. The warehouse was never used for anything, he said.
Other programs have suffered from outright fraud. In September, SIGAR reported that one current and three former U.S. soldiers had been sentenced to four to eight years in prison by a North Carolina court for their involvement in a bribery scheme in southern Kandahar province that resulted in the theft of more than $10 million worth of fuel.
Since it was created in 2008, SIGAR has identified more than $1 billion in potential savings to U.S. taxpayers and published hundreds of reports, including 50 audits of reconstruction projects.
"The money that's been wasted has been wasted," Sopko said. "But we have still got $10 billion that has been authorized, appropriated but not yet spent. And we're probably going to put in $6 billion to $10 billion a year, for years to come — because if we don't, the Afghan government will collapse."
The intensifying war with the Taliban and the withdrawal of aid groups and investors has devastated Afghanistan's economy and sent unemployment soaring to 24 percent. Officials say unemployed youth are increasingly joining the insurgency out of economic desperation, helping the Taliban to expand its footprint across the country.
U.S. personnel are increasingly holed up in embassies, making it difficult to visit project sites. Tours last 6-12 months, so there's little continuity or institutional memory.
"People have to realize that you can't do diplomacy in an environment like this without some risk, and we are becoming more and more risk-averse," Sopko said. "We cannot continue to do diplomacy with this totally 100-percent risk-free mentality because we are going to lose."
Sopko said it's time to "hit the reset button and take a look at what worked and what didn't work."
The biggest failure of the reconstruction effort, he said, was the outlay of nearly $8 billion since 2001 to eradicate poppies, the main ingredient in heroin and Afghanistan's chief export. The crop is worth some $3 billion a year and is a key source of income for the Taliban.
"It's the gorilla in the room we just want to ignore, but that gorilla will eat this room," Sopko said.
SIGAR found last year that the U.S. had spent $7.6 billion on counter-narcotics efforts in Afghanistan since 2001. Opium production has dropped by 50 percent this year, not because of eradication efforts, but because of drought, pests and other environmental factors, Sopko said.
"Any metrics you give — price, purity, addiction rates, production — the only improvements we have seen have been caused by Mother Nature," he said.
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Rock Ling, Genypterus tigerinus Klunzing
Rock Ling, Genypterus tigerinus Klunzinger, 1872
Scientific name: Genypterus tigerinus
Alternative name/s:
Ling, Rockling, Tiger Ling
The Rock Ling looks similar to the Pink Ling, Genypterus blacodes.
A Rock Ling, Genypterus tigerinus, at a depth of 7 m, Rapid Bay Jetty, South Australia, 19 January 2008. Image: Phil Mercurio
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tigerinus
Genypterus
Ophidiidae
The species grows to 1.2 m in length.
The Rock Ling has an elongate body with an eel-like tail. It occurs in temperate marine waters of the south-western Pacific.
The Rock Ling has an elongate body with an eel-like tail. Its jaw extends well behind the eye when the mouth is closed. The pelvic fins are positioned below the eye. It is white to grey with dark mottling.
The Rock Ling is found in caves and crevices in shallow marine waters down to a depth of about 60 m. Juveniles live in estuaries.
The species occurs in temperate marine waters of the south-western Pacific. In Australia it is known from the central New South Wales coast around the south of the country to south-western Western Australia.
The map below shows the Australian distribution of the species based on public sightings and specimens in Australian Museums. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.
Gomon, M.F. in Gomon, M.F., Glover, C.J.M. & R.H. Kuiter (Eds). 1994. The Fishes of Australia's South Coast. State Print, Adelaide. Pp. 992.
Gomon, M.F., Bray, D. & R.H. Kuiter (Eds). 2008. The Fishes of Australia's Southern Coast. Reed New Holland. Pp. 928.
Kuiter, R.H. 1996. Guide to Sea Fishes of Australia. New Holland. Pp. 433.
Yearsley, G.K., Last, P.R. & R.D. Ward. 1999. Australian Seafood Handbook, an identification guide to domestic species. CSIRO Marine Research. Pp. 461.
Ophidiidae Cuskeel fish
Ornate Cowfish, Aracana ornata (Gray, 1838)
Wobbegong Shark bites Australian Museum Cashier
Hairtail Blenny, Xiphasia setifer Swainston, 1839
Clark's Threefin, Trinorfolkia clarkei (Morton, 1888)
Kuhliidae - Flagtails
Harlequin Smiler, Opistognathus eximius (Ogilby, 1908)
Ovalspot Butterflyfish, Chaetodon speculum Cuvier, 1831
Blacktail Grubfish, Parapercis queenslandica Imamura & Yoshino, 2007
Southern Fiddler Ray, Trygonorrhina dumerilii (Castelnau, 1873)
Spotted Dragonet, Repomucenus calcaratus (Macleay, 1881)
Silverside, Argentina australiae Cohen, 1958
Flowery Flounder, Bothus mancus (Broussonet, 1782)
Blackfin Barracuda, Sphyraena qenie Klunzinger, 1870
Tasselled Anglerfish, Rhycherus filamentosus (Castelnau, 1872)
Bastard Trumpeter, Latridopsis forsteri (Castelnau, 1872)
Ophidiidae - Cuskeels
Access images and fact sheets of the ophidiid fishes on the site. These fishes have also been called lings and Torsk.
Giant Boarfish, Paristiopterus labiosus (Günther, 1872)
Whiskered Prowfish, Neopataecus waterhousii, (Castelnau, 1872)
Southern Cardinalfish, Vincentia conspersa (Klunzinger, 1872)
Pink Ling, Genypterus blacodes (Forster, 1801)
Largetooth Beardie, Lotella rhacina (Forster, 1801)
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Banded Morwong, Cheilodactylus spectabilis (Hutton, 1872)
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Release Date: April 2017Genre: JRPGDeveloped By: AtlusPublisher: Deep Silver
Persona 5 is a game about the internal and external conflicts of a group of troubled high school students – the protagonist and a collection of compatriots he meets in the game's story – who live dual lives as Phantom Thieves. They have the typically ordinary day-to-day of a Tokyo high schooler: attending class, after-school activities and part-time jobs. But they also undertake fantastical adventures by using otherworldly powers to enter the hearts of people. Their power comes from the Persona, the Jungian concept of the "self". The game's heroes realise that society forces people to wear masks to protect their inner vulnerabilities, and only by literally ripping off their protective mask and confronting their inner selves do the heroes awaken their inner power, and use it to strive to help those in need. Ultimately, the group of Phantom Thieves seeks to change their day-to-day world to match their perception and see through the masks modern-day society wears.
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Captain Beefheart's Clear Spot: a slick storm of blues, boogie, poetry, avant-garde jazz, space-rock, feminism, soul and zig-zag wandering
Two-disc clear-vinyl 50th-anniversary reissue of Captain's Beefheart and the Magic Band's Clear Spot, now with tasty extras icing the cake
By David Stubbs
For those for whom Captain Beefheart's 1969's album Trout Mask Replica seems a daunting, byzantine prospect, 1972's Clear Spot is the perfect gateway – equally brilliant but more accessible, without resorting to bland shortcuts.
On Clear Spot, he and his band meld a sleek storm of blues, boogie, poetry, avant-garde jazz, space-rock, feminism, soul and the uniquely irregular zig-zag wandering weave of the warped Beefheart groove. Each of the players has to assume an alter ego – e.g. Zoot Horn Rollo (Bill Harkleroad), Ed Marimba (Art Tripp) – as if to forfeit their selves and become instruments of Beefheart's will; become, like him, something else, man.
And Lord, do they jell from the get-go. Lo Yo Yo Stuff's down-below, frugging riff grinds deep, dark and soft, its gratification tempered by Nowadays A Woman's Gotta Hit A Man, slapping and sliding. Incidentally, Zoot Horn Rollo's slide is better than Jimmy Page's on When The Levee Breaks. It's with Too Much Time, My Head Is My Only House Unless It Rains and Her Eyes Are A Blue Million Miles, however, that Beefheart hits an entirely new register – Stax-soulful, plaintive, a whole other body and soul.
Still, the crest of Clear Spot, the climax, still rising after all these years, is Big Eyed Beans From Venus, on which Zoot hits that long lunar note, piercing a hole in the ozone layer through which the Venusian manna can flow, now as then.
Not many people knew it, but this was one of the albums of 1972. Its hugeness was in inverse proportion to its sales. In search of a commercial breakthrough, Beefheart had enlisted producer Ted Templeman and engineer Don Landee, who had helped polish and shape the Doobie Brothers and Van Morrison. Meanwhile, he ceded arrangements to the highly gifted Zoot Horn Rollo.
The second disc on this edition, one of a spate of reissues from Rhino, features rare out-takes, alternative versions and rough mixes from the Clear Spot sessions. While it's fascinating to hear how these tracks took shape, ultimately it's the rejected material, the sweet spot where Beefheart and the Magic Band alighted, that truly counts.
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David Stubbs
David Stubbs is a music, film, TV and football journalist. He has written for The Guardian, NME, The Wire and Uncut, and has written books on Jimi Hendrix, Eminem, Electronic Music and the footballer Charlie Nicholas.